x\ LARGES® prerd * Je CITY AND NORTHERN pia os B we | BRITIGH COLUMBIA ———<———<—_———— oe — nda pee voL. [V., NO. 299 7 aa "a + ct ft : ; PRNCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1913 FIRE IN NAVAL DOCKYARD BRITISH VESSELS IN DANGER to The Daily News Special ’ i be kept within a p outh, Eng., Dec. 22 \ ed area was raging yesterday os b naval dockyard here Later The fire was extin- ; itened the whole district.|guislied Sunda The damage rhe | e started in a sail loft} wa ereat, estimated at between the Southwestern Rail- | $250,000 and $500,000. Two lives It spread rapidly. A|were lost The dead men remain- tower was used to sig j ed in the old signal tower calling adjacent warships and | for assistance until too late. This in the danger zone. All|semaphore tower was destroyed. ible” fire-fighting re~|[t was over a century old and in the port and of the|pre-telegraph days was used to were called into requi-|signal warships The origin of Crews from the battle-|the fire is unknown. It was first rt all went to fight the }seen from the battleship Queen ition The battleship} Mary Many valuable old records Qué Mary towed to safety. was in the fire zone | and models of warships were lost, Al the | ine luding records relating to this cable it was expected | Nelson, _- DERRICK HIT SCAFFOLD; MAN FELL INTO CHIMNEY Cement Worker Dropped Fifty Feet in Big Chimney at Dry Dock Yesterday Parry, a cement worker Rupert Takes George Schedule Just as The News was going to press a despatch from Vancouver that George announces the steamer dock, had a nasty fall|prinee Rupert will leave Vancou- Ga Poday he is in the} vor top prince Rupert immediate- il with a fractured leg. an woekine’ gomé. fifty ly on her arrival from the north. | the inside of the big |She will arrive in this city on being built at the dry|Thursday morning, a day later was on scaffolding.|than the George’s schedule. n derrick mm swinging heatiniiias 3 cked the scaffolding Re ’ serve Oil for Navy fell to the ground. His er ihe is broken just above the Ottawa, Dec. 22.—The exten- With the exception Of} ive yse of oil for fuel in the ses he was otherwise/ pritish Navy has brought about a He was immediately) jaw regulation in the leasing of the hospital, Parry|hominion oil lands. Henceforth 1 Chicago, but has been every lease issued by the Depart- cement constructi me weeks. FATHER DUNCAN DEPOSED on BY U. S. GOVERNMENT Well Kraven. Menionuoy 3008 At swe. ony on Which Life Work Was Spent Taken From Him will contain reserving the use of all oil wells for the use of the Brit- ment of the Interior a clause ish Admiralty in time of war if they are needed. French Politics St. Etienne, France, Dec. 21.— Ex-Premier Briand has begun a William Dunean, known campaign against the govern- orth as Father Duncan,|ment, He charges that the Radi- neer missionary AMONE|ealc have kept themselves in lians will be deposed, the) wer by splitting the country States Government having] intg warring factions instead of ers that he be practic-| uniting the people and endeavor- ed from the Indian cCol-|ing to attain to republican ideals. New Metlakatlah, Alaska, He mentions how Caillax sacri- Iding up of which helreeq the foreign interest in s Iie work. Father|ycadir and also refers to the his 84th year and)p.jpjoli and Balkan incidents. He irs he has labored) ejieves that Europe is carrying he aborigines of the}, yseless military burden and vas the first to preach} tnat | staggering to a fall. to the Haidas of the aan Vhalotte Islands. Years) thigh proclamation Ultra Vires eft British Columbia th him a band of Tsimp- i attari: Dec. °0.—The Times dians and founding the is authority for the statement nent for an industrial tion forbidding the importation ; of arms into Ireland is ultra ind the rights of citizen-| i)... Tt is said that a clause in The government has or- the act under which the proclam * \ sovernment school at the ation was made does not apply to colony and this will sup- Une old and respected mi General regret is hout | be made to set aside t Watching Mexico \\ \ hington, Dee, 20,—Briti the north and an e felt cs he sh erican gunboats have been ed to Tampieo, where Mexi- d fighting, Toronto Varsity Won Montreal, Vatrsif Arg Dee. 20. s by 44 goals to 3. derals and rebels have v Toronto hockey team defeated the \flor the theatre, ‘Palace Cafe. 284tf Mreroee. SPECIAL ATTRACTION HOLIDAY WEEK transportation of goods from one part of the Kingdom to the other ultimately intended for foreign exportation, unless Memories of Slave Days New York, Dec. 24.—Virginia Vaughan, a writer of lyrics, was killed here today by a street car She was aged 81 years and was 4 daughter of John Champion Vaughan, who published an all's slavery newspaper. Pilgrim Fathers Boston,, Dee. 24.—The two hundred and ninety-third ann . versary of the landing of the til. erim fathers has just been cele. brated, Popular Prices Doors Open, 8 p.m, M9 fe TC; Ces WESTHOLME OPERA HOUSE Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 22 and 23 the beautiful 8 act comedy drama “Forget-Me-Not” as played by Miss Rose Coughlan and he Reserved Seats at Orme’s r London company 25c., 35c., and 50c. 8rd Ave. Drug Store Curtain Rises, 8,30 p,m, lets, Miners’ shacks in GCalmet, Mich., where George James and Henry James of Ontario, shot dead by strikers who attacked lodging house where they.ived and riddled them with bul- The British residents of Michigan have demanded an investigation of the affair, and the incident may develop into International correspondence. WHERE TWO CANADIANS WERE SHOT Canada, were FOR GRANBY BAY TRADE Ship Henry Villard Will Be Dis mantled and Converted Into Copper Barge In tow of the steam sehooner John A. Hooper, the wooden ship Henry Villard has reached Seatti from San Franciseo, She brought north a cargo comprising 5000 sacks of salt. The old windjaim- mer was recently purchased at San Francisco by Captain James Griffith of Seattle. She is to be converted into a barge and ope - ated between Puget Sound port, and the copper mines at Granby Bay, B, C. The Henry Villard was built at Bath, Me., in 1882, and was for- merly a member of the famous Atlantic clipper ship fleet. The barques Amy Turner and Gerard Tobey, which were recent- ly purchased at San Francisco by Captain Griffith, will also be dis- mantled and operated to Granby Bay. Holiday Travellers The Prince Rupert left this morning with the last of the Christmas visitors. She had a good passenger list including 14 round trippers. Tickets from here were for: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McLeod and child, GC. Harris, Ernest Fore, Louis Massey, B. Davis, B. Frizzell, Mr. Suther- land, D. L. Green, J. A. Higgins, W. J. Ledley, Mr. Howard, C, O. Wentworth, N. Demers, Mrs. V. W. Smith, D. Brown, J. D. Morri- son, F. Brown, 0. CG. Benson, H. Calder, R. O. Brown, C, Peterson, Mrs. G. Peterson, E, Hamblet. Thomas F. Longmuir Married Mr. Longmuir, who left the city early in the fall on a visit to En- gland, was married December 45 to Miss Dorothy Irene’ Bucke- ridge, of Pembridge Gardens, ondon, W. Mr. Longmuir hopes to return to Prince Rupert with his wife in the spring and has the heartiest congratulations and good wishes of his Prince Rupert friends. New Store Opened Mr. W. W. Wrathal! a new acquisition to the local business fraternity. He is opening his new store today and has a large dis- play of holiday goods. He has had the store formerly occupied by Douglas Suthevland fitted up expressly for his business. I is his intention to carry a large stock and at reasonable prices. is sell Ben Woodward Got Off Ben Woodward, store breaking and robbery, elected for speedy trial and ap- peared before Judge Young, this morning, The evidence did not warrant a conviction and the case was dismissed. charged with Fred Aeorial, the Indian bur- glar, pleaded guilly to robbing he Inverness store, He will be sentenced this afternoon, Basket Ball 1 Callies vs. Bankers, at the Au- ditorium tonight, Game called Big Deficit This Year According to a speech de- livered by Hon, W. J. Bow- ser at Vancouver, the dificit for the present year in ibe provincial accounts will be $7,500,000, making a total deficit of $13,400,000 in two years, * LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Gifts to Wallace's. the ladies.— 299 please Frank McKinnon of Smithers is a visitor here. * . * ‘her?” 299 Don't know what to get Come to Wallace's. * * * Ernie McKee of Terrace visitor in town. is a Miss Sawle of New Hazelton is visiting relatives in the city. There will be seven bylaws submitted to the property owners at the civie elections in January. Mr. Man, bring your gift blems to us-——cur business is “to please the ladies.’ Wallace's. 1 Mrs. V. W. Smith came down from New Hazelton yesterday and pro- left on this morning’s boat for Camrose, Alta. oe The Princess May came in early this afternoon on_ her northbound trip. She brought lot of Christmas mail. a It’s quite simple. Tell us how much you want to spend and we have hundreds of suggestions to offer and can deliver the goods. Wallace's. 295 Harris of the wireless sta- tion left this morning for Van- couver to spend the Christmas holidays. Daughters of the Empire in St. Andrew's Society Hall on Friday, December 26th. Tickets on sale at Orme’s. 800.3038 > * 7 Mrs. (Dr.) McNeil, who left on a visit to England several weeks ago has been spending some time in London. Her many friends will be glad to hear that - her health has considerably improv- ed. . . * The many friends of Mr, and Mrs. Gordon F. Barnewall will re- gret to learn of the death of their infant daughier, Annie Selena, which took place yesterday at the Prince Rupert General Hospital. Mr. Barnewall is a popular mem- ber of the G, T. P. staff in this city. . Mr. and Mrs. W. H, MeLeod and child left this morning for Vie- toria. Mr. McLeod is studying . * CHANGE IN AGREEMENT Prince Rupert MHydro-Electric Company Propose to Supply Sub-station at City Line Mayor Pattullo is in receipt of a wire to the effect that an alter- ation has been made in the agree- ment with the Prince Rupert Hydro-Electric Company, upon the request of the city. By the change the company agrees to deliver the power at the city line at 2300 volts, which will make it unnecessary for the city to erect a sub-station at a cost of $15,000. There is also a loss of four per cent in stepping down the power which will be saved under the change, should the agreement be accepted. While the change is not of great moment, it would mean some advantage to the city, and if was on this point that some opponents based their objections. Caught With the Goods Fred Aeorial, an Alaskan In- dian, was caught on Friday by the provincial and city police with the goods on him. He was suspected of robbing the Inver- ness cannery store, and the offi- found the goods under the bed in his room. There were silk handkerchiefs, Ingersoll watches, perfume, cigarettes and wearing apparel. Fred confessed to the crime. He is billed for a hearing this afternoon. cers Good Trapping Season The Indians of Masset and Skidegate have obtained this sea- son over one hundred black bear skins, the same number of mar- ten skins, and over fifty land ot- ters. Through the failure of the fishing season the natives spent a great.deal more of their time at the hunting grounds, and their returns from the sale of skins should be larger this year. Sam Interdicted Sam Pearce, the man who stole the apple, came up in court this morning and was discharged on that count, but the order was made in court that Sam be inter- dicted. He has been drinking too much, Two overnight drunks contrib- uted $5 and costs each to the au- thorities this morning. Daring Aviator it! Fresno, © Galif., Dec. 2 Reachey, the daring aviator, has just had a close call in endeaver. ing to loop the loop. With both hands off the steering wheel he made the attempt, and just tien the motor stopped. The bi-plane turned sideways and dropped 200 feet before he regained control, Beatrice South Vester The Princess Beatrice left for the south yesterday. She took quite a number of passengers, in- chuding a big list of holiday seek- at 8.15 sharp, Admission 250 4t law there in the offices of Mac s from Granby Bay, The local per cent......... BORO. ois hag 0.96 cts. Farlane and Gordon, Mr, A. ~ were: BG mule, H. B, oat ng Se O08 82) eka 0.87 ets. MacFarlane was formerly of rester, W. . Mc.|§ NOTE : : Prince Rupert, and his mi oe. T a a. _ 4 cent per kilowatt hour is equal to $23.00 per horse | friends here will be glad to. ee power year (Hydro-Electric Commission of the ; ore he | en Ver es ie eneer ©! of On 1009 Report, page 127), ' ae. since at bs sts : , ¢ : : as a * ? a , a? Bae] = 4 ey 4 / ec and lot, 4 e HE DAILY NEWS ——— PRINCE GEORGE AGROUND OFF VANCOUVER PORT WENT ON SIWASH ROCK—PASSENGERS ALL TAKEN OFF ON TUG—GEORGE GOT OFF WITH LITTLE DAMAGE Southbound in a dense fog off Vancouver the steamer Prince George went aground near Siwash ing. She was running slowly at the time and the shock was not heavy harbor, Rock on Saturday even- There was a little excite- ment among the passengers but this was soon quieted. The tug Salvor of Victoria went to the of the disabled boat and took the passengers off. At ten o'clock when the tide came up the George got off and proceeded to Victoria, where she will be overhauled. assistance “Forget-Me-Not” Tonight The Josephine Deffry Company begin the second week of their four-week engagement at the Westholme Opera House tonight with the strongest drama yet of- fered, entitled ‘“‘Forget-Me-Not.” All actors have a favorite role and the role of Forget-Me-Not is considered by Miss Deffry and her managers to be one of, if not the best of her many roles, giving her every opportunity for the dis- play of the various emotions a woman! is heir to, running ‘the scale, as it does, from light friv- olity to deep emotion. There is also in the play a splendid role for every member of the cast, as well as ample opportunities for elegant costuming, which are amply taken care of by the ladies of the company. “Forget-Me-Not”’ will Monday and Tuesday nights. run Has No Money GRUNTY GRUNDY SAYS: When you hear a man intimating that he has a monopoly on honesty It is time to watch him. PRICE FIVE CENTS Word to the G. T. P. officials is to the effect that she sustained very little damage. The accident will interfere with the schedule of the G. T. P. steamers. The George was to have made two more trips before going into dry dock, but these have been cancelled. The Prince John, which was to have taken her place, is now being fitted as an oil burner and is not yet ready for commission. There will probably be some disappointment over the non-ar- rival of Christmas mail and holi- day visitors who would have been up on the Wednesday morning boat. PRINCE RUPERT HALIBUT REDUCES COST LIVING Shipment of Frozen Fish Sent to England Meets With Popu- lar Reception London, Dec. 16—The first shipment of frozen halibut from the North Pacifie waters of Prit- ish Columbia has arrived at Grimsby in splendid condition. The eleven tons which it con. tained were heartily appreciated by traders, who are paying pro. hibitive prices for the halibat caught by the home trawlers. The halibut is sent across by the British Columbia Fisheries, of which Sir George Doughty, M. P. for Grimsby, is the -chairman. and he promises regular con- signments in future, which will be welcome, as the home supply is steadily growing less. Methodist Christmas Services A fine musical programme was L. A. MacFarlane, who was or- dered by the court to pay $10,000 damages in the slander suit, was up again for examination on Sat- urday. Apparently he has no funds or property available. His ity property, including a house was made over to his ife last July, upon her paying up he deferred payments and inter- st. He also has an interest in a prairie subdivision, but this only brings in a small sum _ occa- ionally. t D Sleighs for boys, girls and ba- bies. See our Flexible flyer. Mc- Rae Bros. 298.299 Fresh crabs. Palace Sixth St. Cafe, 284tf given in the Methodist Church last evening. The programe was arranged by Mr. George Waddell and proved to be one of the best that has been rendered in this city. Miss M, Eason presided at the organ. The soloists were Mrs. J. E. Merryfield, Miss Kate Eason, Mrs. Hamblin, Miss Ethel Eason, Mr. Ted Ling, Mr. Clap- perton and Mr. J. L. Evans. The monthly pay checks for the city hall staff will be issued before Christmas in order to al- low the boys to interview Santa Claus. A chance to win the $106 Vic- trola with every dollar purchase at McKae Bros. Ovin evenings. 298-299 advt. 40 per cent....... 50 per cent......... yee ; 0 per cent..\. 50 or nant, “be ae _ (6) When the maximum done Nese “power. THE Prince Rupert Hydro- Electric Co. Comparison in Kilowatt Hours and Horse Power Years Load factor Total charge Total charge per k.w. hour per h.p. year (4) When the maximum demand for the month is 500 horse power or less. ce 40 ‘per cent..............:. WRG O SS cee 1.96 cts. 560 per cent.......4:50 SEBO i ies Hotes 1.87 cts. (2) When the maximum demand for the month exceeds 500 horse power and is less than 1,000 horse power. 40 ‘per cent......... SRE oo Seng co acune 1.46 cts. 50 per cent......... BIOS oh, ei Ae 1.37 ots. (3) When the maximum demand for the month exceeds 1,000 horse power and is less than 1,500 horse power. 40 per cent......... QOS a hee est hee 1.314 cts. 50 per ‘cent. ....%..... WORE ee need 1.22 cts. (4) When the maximum demand for the month exceeds 1,500 horse power and is less than 2,000 horse power, . $26.79 BAIOB bo. skew de 1.07 cts. (5) When the maximum demand for the month exceeds se power and is less than 2,500 horse power, at OTE 6 bs tewmaere 1.15 cts. BOS oi ieces .. 4,02 cts. % eign ot wee 1.16 ots. demand for the month exceeds me sired fe ese Sy oS hea ad ’