RN “RNR 4 : a f thd sce . THE DAILY NEws THE LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Daily and Weekly by THE PRINCE RUPERT PUBLISHING CO. LTD., PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING—50 cents per inch. Contract rates on application. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—To Canada, United States and Mexico—Dai.y, 50c¢ per month, or $5.00 per year, inadvance. WEEKLY, $2.00 per year. All Other Countries— Daily, $8.00 per year; Weekly, $2.50 per year, strictly in advance. j HEAD OFFICE Daily News Building, Third Ave., Prince Rupert, B. C. Telephone 98, ON PRES. W Newark, N. J., Dee, 13.—With the arrest of three woodchoppers accused of writing a letter to President-elect Woodrow Wilson threatening him with death un- BRANCH OFFICES AND AGENCIES Now Yoa« =National Newspaper Bareau, 219 Bast 23rd St., New York City | SeaTTLE—Puget Sound News Co. | LonDON, ENGLAND—The Clougher Syndicate, Grand Trunk Building, Trafalgar Square. Susscripers will greatly oblige by promptly calling up Phone 98 in case of non-delivery or inattention on the part of the news carriers. DAILY EDITION Editorial Notes and Clippings NO “SOUR GRAPES” ernment given the permission HERE. necessary for the sale of the The Empire, at this time, bonds, but this was withheld comes to the defence of ,the until the debt was paid, and government and approves } of now with but a couple of weeks of the year left the desired per- mission is granted. Had the government trusteu we Ccily to the manner in which the city work was held up—supports the attorney in his methods of colleeting the amount Owed by the same extent they uo the the city to the government. American land speculators it By some strange reasoning would have been aedifferent the Empire statgs that with us| Matter. it is a case of “sour. grapes’ because the city has money to go on with. Did we not want to see the work of development go on— were we of the “sour grape” |; disposition—we would not have called attention to the attorney general's high handed methods of collecting money. We would have made no mention of the fact that while the city work has been held up by the govern- ment because the bill (pay- ment on which, the Empire in- forms us, was never pressed was not settled, land specula- NO MONEY, NO AMBULANCE The Fate of the Man Injured in Winnipeg is a Hard One Winnipeg, Dee. 12—The Mar- ket License and Relief Committee of the city council have just discovered that when an accident happens the ambulance drivers of the city who reach the spot, first seek to find if the injured individual has the sum of $2.00 to pay for the trip before they will take the party to the hospi- tal. In some cases it has been Saturday, Dee. 14, 1912. from a supposed less he paid them 85,000, the authorities here expect the trio to confess the details of their plot before being arraigned on Monday. The men under arrest are Jacob Dunn, 35, known as “Nig’;|/deen were fined 85 or five days Warren Dunn, 32, brother Offin jail, Jacob, known as Pete,” and The women refused to either Seeley Davenport, 28, known @8/pay the fine or leave the dock, “Snake.” They were all living iN}and the gallant police officers huts at Ford Mine, an iron ore] were compelled to carry them riining settlement. out, Attorneys declare that the Shrill eries of “We protest, principal evidence aginst the men|“Shame, Shame!" issued from cannot be used. This evidence|/the throats of dozens of other consists of letters written by the} suffragettes who had assembled men since their arrest, contain-|in the court room. ing the same mistakes in spell- The woman who threw the ing and the same characteristics as the threatening letters The Federal law bars such writing from being introduced as evi- denee. It is reported that one of the Dunn brothers. made incriminat- ing statements, but this is not confirmed. It has developed that Presi- dent-elect Wilson started = for Bermuda earlier than he had planned owing to these letters. His family urged him to go, it is said, while the agents were probing the matter. The prisoners insist that they are good Democrats and that they are innocent. Jacob Dunn denies that he tried to strike one of the secret with an axe. secret service also srevice men Cured by Hammering Angeles, Dec. 13—To mauled by a mechanical device striking 10,000 60-pound blows a minute, is no pleasing ordeal, it effected a cure for W. C., who had been suffering fatal aneurism to statements last Southern California It is said that be Los yel Dean, according night to the Medical! Society. tors owed millions of dollars|necessary for the onlookers t6 . for first payments on lands|take up a collection to get this $2 Dean was subjected to two 5- staked’ wholesale throughout|before a severely injured man|"!Dute treatments daily until he the province. has been got to relief as the dri-|°"°W¥e4 = appreciaible — improve- The city work would have|vers are all insistent on these |e?" gone ahead months ago and/terms. An inquiry is to be made Prince Rupert would be in ajand some explanation demand- Beautiful and rare things in great deal better shape today|ed.. The aldermen facing an el-|°@@ware not high priced, as a consequence had the gov-|ection are very indignant, either—things that ledies covet ° as Christmas gifts—can be se- Se ee Cor. ao ——icured in great variety at Wal- lace’s, 204tf For a present of real value and lasting quality, the diamond is easily in the van. We have on hand this sea- son a very choice collection for the holiday trade. Every stone is a perfect one. Prices will compare favorably with any in the Dominion. R. W. CAMERON Official Watch Inspector G.T.P. “FROM HOME TO HOME.” HOTEL ELYSIUM Sid. Sykes, Manager The Finest, Newest and Most Up-to-date Hotel’in Vancouver. Excellent Cafe. Moderate Prices. 1142 Pender Street West - - Vancouver, B.C. al Labor in Storage A percentage of your wages deposited in a Savings Account is so much of your labor in storage for emer- gencies or old age. Perrin’s Gloves Demers’. What seems an inexhaust- ible supply of strength may not last as long as you expect. Begin storing some of it now, this week, in the Savings Department of British North America Prince Rupert Branch, F. S. LONG, Manager. BLACK HAND METHODS TRIED MEN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING BLACK HAND METHODS ON THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF UNITED STATES— CONVICTION DIFFICULT THE DAILY NEWS OODROW WILSON CARRIED TO PRISON Suffragettes When Sentenced at Aberdeen Refused to Leave Dock London, Dee, 18—Three suf fragettes charged with having disturbed the chancellor of the exchequer's meeting at Aber. brick through the window of the automobile which was thought to contain the much-sought-after form of the chancellor, was fin- ed $10, Wait for the big Chirstmas VANCOUVER IS WET Toronto Clergyman says Vancou- couver is a Great Town for “Booze” foronto, Dee, 13 rhat is a great deal too much drinking there among the citizens of Vancouver and Victoria, was the statement made by Dr. Burke, of the Gatho lic Register, just returned after spending several weeks at the coast, Dr. Burke gave the = low price at which at which various wines and sold in the coast cities as the cause of consump liquors were the unusually large tion of intoxicants could be had in Vancouver for 50 cents a bottle, while other wines and liquors were proportionately | priced. Dr. Burke stated | that everything was booming the western towns and cities and enthusiastic Good port also in concern most | and ing the present possibilities of the future was prosperity SONS OF NORWAY Meets every Thursday at 7 p. m., at 319 3rd Ave. All Norwegians are welcome. ‘Valhalla’ of S.H. & E.F. (SCANDINANIAN SocteTy) Meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the hall at 319 3rd Ave. aaa STUART & STEWAPT sale at Mrs, Frizzell’s, commence. | ing Wednesday and continuing for five days only. See further announcements and advertise-| ments later, 294-295 | Lester W. David Co, Lt LUMBER First Ave. and McBride St. Box 865 PHONE 25 Prince Rupert, B.C. Westholme Lumber Co. —LIMITED— Lumber and Mouldings All Kinds of Building Supplies Firet Avenue Phone 186 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT PIONEER LAUNDRY Ltd. Successors to Pioneer Steam Laundry Thor- and Superintend- Prompt Service. 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FISHER Funeral Director and Embaimer CHARGES REASONABLE 2nd &t., cor. 2nd Ave. Phone 366 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT - Church Services - FIRST PRESBYTDRIAN CHURCH Services every Sunday in the Churenh Hall at 11 a.m. and Empress Theatre at 7.30 p.m. Sunday School at 2.30 p. m. REV. F. W. KERR, MLA., Pastor THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MCINTYRE HALL, SRD AVE., NEAR OTH 8ST. Services every Sunday at ll am. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday School 2H) p. m. Baraca Bible Class 2.30 p.m. REV. W. H.McLEOD B.A B.D. Pastor THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH SIXTH AVE. AND MUSGRAVE PLACE Gesview, veuy Sunteg. at li a.m. 0 p.m, unday School at 2.30 p.m. REV. C. R. SING, B.D. Pastor THE SALVATION ARMY CITADEL Granville Court Sunday services 11 am, 3 and& p.m. Sun- day School, 1:30 p. m. Week night services Mon- at Just a Typographical day, Wi , Thurs- dey and Satu . CAPT. AND MRS TUTTE Commanding Officers ‘| LINE Saturday RAND s sain §.5. Xa \c leaves for Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle FRIDAYS, 9 A. 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