THE DAILY NEWS THE DAILY NEWS | cRUNTY GRUNDY SAYS: Even the outside publications are treating that Tory promise of a road ve, -aeU'e leading Paper Sn } ~ ame around the leland as a joke. VwoV—o—_—_—_ am. ~, 7 % ~ Ty “=r — SS ——— —_—— OL, V.. Nor aed PRINCE RUPERT, Be 6., TUNSDAY, JULY 44, 1944, 1 NOTHER COMPANY WILL DRILL FOR OIL NEAR SKIDEGATE-PUT IT UP TO NORWEGIAN GOV'T Y TREASURER’S REPORT --BURDEN ON MAN WHO PAYS EARS OF TAXES COMPELS CITY TO INCREASE LEVY THREE MILLS — SINKING FUND MADE UP FROM GENERAL REVENUE the Oity Gouneil last even-|eral fund to take up the bonds the city treasurer presented! redeemed and interest charges atement which shows that the Second Avenue Grading iver who is meeting his ob-| The total levy for 1014 ns to the city is compelled WEE ocvevcvovioese $10,325.00 Pay extra because of the ar iCash received 6,213.65 rs of taxes, particularly on| 1! improvements APPGOIE< 20 Fite cs 8 4,213.35 fter the report was read, Ald.|° Under this bylaw the amount lymont said he hoped the|required to be set aside for the «s would publish it in full and| payment of the sinking fund is Acting-Mayor hoped the citi- | $8 225.00, and the payment of in- s would thoroughly digest it.|terst $2,100.00, It will, there- report follows: | fore, be seen on account of these Ré your request|arrears general fund has had to the | find $3,061.35 already to meet the the above, Section Two im/|city'’s obligations, jentlemen standing of n! levies on and on Decem- ements were as follows: ther 1 will have to find $1,050.00 more to pay off interest charges Plank Roadways : due on that date. These improve- ham Avenue...... $ 8,500.00) nents at the present time, owing Avenue ..ceeees 12,306.60 | ¢,, delinquent payments, are in- i 14,840.00 debted to the general fund of the nleenth St. ...... 3,710.00 | city: ” On plank roadways. ..$14,376.60 Otal ..cccnetoetear $39,356.60 | On Second Ave. grade. 3,064.35 h collected and ty’s share ,..sses 24,980.00 DOU 6 xin l 5.4 ee i's 8 $17,437.95 rhese figures, I submit, are a ars, June 8...... $14,376.6 , rs, Jun + + 844,376.60 | Vivid iliustration of the import hese debentures matured OM| ance of ensuring prompt pay- ist and 2nd, and this - — cpececeemaeemengenetiilinani unt was provided out of gen Continued on Page 4 JRWEGIAN GOVENMENT WILL BE CALLED UPON TO ACT ICER OF STORSTAD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SINKING OF EMPRESS BEING A NORWEGIAN, CAN'T HAVE HIS CERTIFICATE CANCELLED HERE The Daily News a Norwegian and an officer of a taw luly 44 It is up to! Norwegian vessel, the Canadian N in Government to and British authorities are un the man who is respor ible to cancel his certificate, On the sinking of the Em- ly the government issuing it can f Ireland, do so. court of inquiry found The finding of the board of evi Officer Tuftness, of the dence taken will be forwarded to rstad responsible As he is | Norway at once. | ALASKA NORTHERN IS TO BE OPENED TO MILE 71 TEST CROP REPORTS ARE VERY ENCOURAGING | | Line for Use of Engineers Engag- ; ed Locating Route for Dspects Are That There Will New Railroad Be Exceptionally Heavy 1 Yield Seward, Alaska, July 44.—Col a ay i latest | Swanits has announced that the » reports received by the |!ine of the Alaska Northern rail tisties Branch of the Depart-‘road will be opened as far as Mile nt of Agriculture of Saskat-|71 this summer for the use of wan are very encouraging and/the Government engineers who speets are that there will belare working between Seward and exceptionally heavy yield of|Ship Creek urveying for a suit- 1in this year. What is from 15]able route for the Alaska railroad ‘O inehes high and is justiauthorized by Act of Congress, rting to head out In certain | One of the Government crewe tricts marquis wheat is 34 in.|js pow working at Mile 45 but will h and headed out. Crops "| move out along the line as soon mmer fallow and new breaking | as the railroad has been repaired » making the best showing enough to transport supplies to H. W. Green, formally seere-|the front. The telephone is be- of the Saskatchewan Grain |ing overhauled and will be in rs’ Association, has ¢X-/ operation as far as Kern Creek, 1 the opinion that forty!» Mile 74, this week. hels to the aere will be com General Manager Herbert To- ” this year, zier, of the Alaska Northern rail- ~ lroad, and Major John E. Bal. The Cradle laline will leave Seward soon for Born te Mr. and Mrs. Albert/the terminus of the line, going vidson, Monday, July 13, a son, |Overland to Portage Bay to make jan examination of that place dur- Launch Ranger, Ph. Blue 400, | ing the summer. AE A A a AR AA ARE TONIGHT EMPRESS THEATRE - TONIGHT == “THE TERRORS OF RUSSIA” 3 - In Three Parts - 3 This is a splendid feature Ploture dealing with life in the Russia Empire “THE JOLLY REORUITS,” A Rattiing Good Story “THE THORNY PATH,” A Beautiful Home Story PE LLLELAELAELELLLLLELLLELALL LLL Lidl dilslslelelsisleleleieiolelel | ‘SUGGESTED PLEBISCITE ON GRANT OF ROADWAY City Council Turned Down Propo- sition and Will Make Govt. Expropriate rhe application of the Domin- on Public Works Department for the granting of a piece of land on Acropolis Hill Park for a roadway to the armory site was up before the City Council last evening and the Counci Iturned the proposi- tion down. The Board of Works reported recommending a plebiscite. Ald. MeClymont could not the value of a plebiscite and con- see tended that the natural entrance was up Biggar Place. Ald. Dybhavn said the road would not enhance the value of city property and he was sure the ratepayers would not pass it. Acting Mayor Morrissey said the city had already given away a valuable piece of property, The city had been generous to both Govenrments and had got nothing in return The letter of A. CGarss stated the city was only asked as a mat- ter of courtesy because if they did not grant the road the gov- ernment would expropriate it. The motion to have a plebiscite was defeated. HIS LOVE SPURNED, HE TAKES OWN LIFE Pioneer Alaskan Dramatically CommitsSuicide in Fair- banks Fairbanks, Alaska, July 44. Benjamin Howland, for of Alaska, taking 14 years a resident committed suicide by early the residence poison morning last street of the Miss Barbara O'Connor, nurse at St Mathew’s hospital, after she had refused his proposal of ma- trimony. Thursday on in front ! ot Howland been a was a widower, had cesident of Fairbanks since the early days of the camp. He had lived in the Iditarod be- fore coming here. Soon after re- turning from a trip to the Chis- ana mining district he met and became infatuated with Miss O’- Connor. Howland went to her home at 3} o'clock yesterday morning and demanded that she marry him When she refused he went out on the sidewalk and took the poison Howland’s home was in Kan sas City, where he had relatives LOCAL LAUNDRY HAS IMPROVED MACHINERY The Pioneer Laundry has just installed a new machine that will give great satisfaction to their patrons. ‘The machine in ques tion is the latest word in collar ironing and moulding. The old machines, “less very carefully handled, usua’‘y erack ed the linen as it was turned over, and ironed a turned down collar flat. The new machine has a process that wets the before it bent and then it pressed in shape in such a way that an opened space for the tie is allow. ed, By the use of this machine col lars will last indefinitely ‘and there will be no more trouble with the placing of a tie. seam is 18 Piano Tuner Mr. ©. L. Spurrier, from Vie- toria, will be here again this week, Leave orders for piano tuning or repairing at Kauff- mann’s Music Store, opposite the postoMece. Player and Pianos a specialty. eleotric 160.2 Iron bed, spring and mattress for $10, at Tite's big furniture sale, iditf HOW AN EASTERN CITY BUYS POWER IN BULK Peterborough Alderman Makes a Brief Address Before Cit, Counci! F. H. Dobbin, an alderman of the city of Peterbor: who was a visitor Council chamber was invited by Acting Mayor Morrissey to address the Coun- cil, and made a few remarks con- cerning electric energy gh, Ontario, the City evening, in last as now secured in his home eity. Mr. Dobbin said as far as he could see from his short obser- vation that the municipal prob- lems were pretty much the same here as in the east exeepting that they were accentuated and mag- nifled here. In Peterborough the municipal- ity is buying electric power from the Provincial hydro electric commission. The commission gives the city a price in bulk and delivers the power at the city The municipality owns the distributing plants and con- torls the distribution absolutely. They have ne interest in where the power comes from but as a matter of facet the power Peter- borough gets is purchased from a private company. The speaker believes it is good business to let the private com- pany develop the power and pur- chase it in bulk. He had heard Prince Rupert had a _ similar proposition. limits. The Mayor thanaed Mr. Deb- bin and said unfortunately his advice was a little late. Warrants Out for Story Appear- ing in the Sunset Magazine San Franciseo, July 144. rants for the War- irrest of Charles K Field, editor of the Sunset Maga- zine and former president of the Bohemian Club; Robert J. Fowler, an aviator; Riley A. Seott, a writ er, and Ray 8. Duhem, a photog- rapher, has been issued at the request of John W. Preston, U. 8 Distriet Attorney here. rhe charge against al! four is the disclosure of military secrets, and the prison penalty in for such if made abroad and one year if made in the United States In April the published an article entitled “Can the Pan ama Canal Be Destroyed From the Air?” Reproductions of photo graphs taken frem an aeroplane is ten years disclosures Sunset and showing some of the fortifi- cations of the canal zone and of the San Franciseo presidio ace. companied the text. As soon as a copy of the num- ber was called to the athention of the war department it requested Preston to investigate YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL American Chieago, 2; New York, 0. Chicago, 1; New York, 3. The St, Louis - Philadelphia game called on account of rain. Cleveland, 0; Boston, 2. Detroit, 0; Washington, 3. National New York, 2; Chieago, 4, No game between Philadelphia and Concinnati on aceount of wet grounds, Boston, &: innings, St. Louis, 7; twelve Northwestern Vancouver, 4; Vietoria, 4. Tacoma, 4; Portland, 2. Seattle, 3; Spokane, 4, Pitoher Doty Soid President Brown of Vaneouve: has announced the sale of Pitcher Doty to the Cleveland American League team The purchase price is understood to be 82,400 Doty will flnish the season with Vancouver and report to Cleve ers at prices cut in two, land in time for Spring practice, |Tilo’s summer sale, $$ —_—_$_=_=_[_[__——=_= PRICE FIVE CENTS —— — === CHEAP PATRIOTISM SAYS ALDERMAN Wants His Money Back From the Picture Theatre Acting Mayor Morrissey told the Council he had been asked to make Saturday a half holiday be- cause of the visit of Ketchikan ball team. Ald. Montgomery favored it and hoped the visitors would be given a royal welcome. He condemned what he called a narrow-minded criticism in the city press of the display of an emblem in a prom- inent place in the city. He also objected to the cheap patriotism he had to listen to on the even. ing of Dominion Day when he had paid to see a pieture show and had to listen to a Dominion Day speech. Ald. Morrison. said Ketchikan had been given a royal welcome here and he eriticised Ald. Mont- gomery’s slighting remarks. The holiday question was left to the Aeting-Mayor to decide. BOND GUARANTEE G. T. P. to Get Money, It Is Said, When It Settles With Employees Ottawa, July 14.—It is asserted here that the details of the Grand Trunk Paciiic bond guarantee, voted by Purtiament, will not be arranged until the company has settied its dificulties with its ma- chinists. A board of conciliation named some time ago reported that the men should be paid the same wages as prevail on parallel lines in Western Canada. It is asserted that, to the re- egret of the Minister of Labor, the government action is being post- poned until the award of the board has been complied with. Pending the settlement of the trouble, it is stated that the G. T. P. is borrowing money on its own security and carrying on its un- dertakings, Rupert Producing Gardens to season very glad with progress of the that horticulture in the city is show- I am note the ing a marked improvement,” said Mr. A. H. Tomlinson, horticulturist. “The perennials and annuals are looking splendid and the roses are doing marvel- ously well,” Mr. Tomlinson finds the gar- dens looking much better than he anticipated and has great faith in the future horticultural beauty of the eity, provineial Tenders for Scow Tenders for building a for scavenging work were open- scow ed by the city council last even- ing They were: Wm. Anse OP b6-06cKes $3,400 i. Peewee: 06 wise un ote ake $2,690 Georgetown Sawmill ..... $2,941 Re eR $2,230 The awarding of the contract was left to the health committee with authority to employ an in- spector. Investigating Island Prospects H. Parsons, York, and Rh. G, financier of New Goodall, solicitor of Seattle, left last evening on the John for the Islands to in- vestigate timber and coal pros. pects near Cape Wilson. These were taken up originally by the Western Steel Corporation which Was incorporated by James Moore of Seattle, and later turned over to the hond holders, the Metro litan Trust Company of New York. This latter company is making the investigation, Leather easy ehairs and rock bd. Geo iettf RNMENT ANTICIPATES PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT = THIRD READING OF AMENDING BILL BEFORE HOUSE OF LORDS (Special to The Daily News) London, July 14.—Premier As- quith has announced in the House of Commons that the Irish amending bill will be dealt with before the Commons adjourn. The new session will begin in the early part of the winter, but Premier Asquith has offered no information as to the probable duration of the present session but many people say it will end some time in August. The recognition of danger is inherent in the existence of two armed volunteer bodies and has imbued Lrishmen since they real- ize their added responsibility. The Battle of Boyne was com- memorated yesterday with trem- endous enthusiasm which was _ — F. C. Wright, of Queen. Char- lotte Islands, who has in Vancouver for some time in con- interests in the islands, came baek yesterday and leaves tonight for the islands. He is manager of the McKin- non Syndicate who are drilling for coal Graham Island and is very optimistic over the prospects of both coal and oil. Mr. Wright is an expert dia- mond drill operator and has been made a partner in a company who have yYineteen sections of oil land and $50,000 in cash to prospect them. The com- pany ealled the North Pacifie Development Company. They have engaged Mr. Wright to put down a test hole and the diamond drill outfit is now on its way here. Work will be started in a Week or two. Mr. Wright they will probably have to go 1,200 or 1.500 feet. The first well will be put down near Skide- wate, Cc been nection with his on leases is says INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN IRELAND BUT WELL INFORMED CIRCLES ARE OPTIMISTIC AS TO OUTCOME— HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT more noticeable by the absence of disorder than on past occa- sions. Following the custom, a great procession marched to Belfast and Brumberg where Sir Edward Carson made the now familiar speech of defying the Government to either totally exclude Ulster from Home Rule or come to fight. The report on the stage of the amending home rule bill is that it will be concluded in the House of Lords today, when they will consider it in its the third read. ing. Optimistic opinions prevail in parilamentary circles as to the prospects#of a settlement accep- table to all parties concerned. ANOTHER COMPANY TO DRILL FOR OIL ON GRAHAM ISLAND F. C. WRIGHT INTERESTED IN SYNDICATE WHO WILL PUT DOWN WELL NEAR SKIDEGATE—COAL AND OIL PROSPECTS GOOD coal properties will begin again about August 1st. Goal indica-~ tions are splendid though Mr, Wright believes mining will have to be down about 1,000 feet, Going South to Shoot The Civilian Rifle Association have selected the following team to represent them in the forth- coming prize meeting of the B. ©. Rifle Association at Vaneou- ver, July 21-23: D. C. Stuart, captain; W. Matheson, 8. P. Me- Mordie, Don Brown, W. M. Brown and H. H. D. Hemmill. The elub received a grant from the city couneil to help defray expenses. Roblin Has Four Majority The latest reports from Mani- toba give the Roblin government a majority of four. The govern- ment got both the doubtful seats of St. Rose and St. George. The standing Conservatives 25 5 Liberals with three deferred is: 4 Thousands of productiot in the history Probably if the world with marehing into battle. The Su perhuman energy his ta s white Frouch | Freneh fantry in charges and c in th st minute detail. } with arrival sian soldiers Thie historic event, le rewenacted on such @ | military plotures thus | NO ADVANCE IN PRICES The Empress Theatre TOMORROW NIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT ONLY THE GREATEST WAR PICTURE EVER MADE “THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO” 4 ~ FOUR MASSIVE PARTS - 4 soldiers and hundreds of horses used in the the most dramatic series ef events in the battle of Waterloo and,put an end to the career of Napoleon Bonaparte, This wonderful set of pictures shows marvellous fidelity all details of this titanic struggle. Wellington is seen marshalling his forces, Regiment af- ter regiment of the flower of the English soldiery is seen ereat is apparently every place on the fleld of battle al the same moment, Napoleen is seen seated on charger directing the movements of the Hegiment upon regiment of both the English and of General Blucher and his army of Prus- whieh took place one hundred yeare ho] igantic the paritive insignificance While drilbng for coal for) elections. Armstrong & Morrison last sum- ——_—_—_— mer, Mr. Wright struek an. oil Household goods and furniture seepage at a depth of only 288]as good as new at half price. feet, and again at 380 feet. Crosby's Seeond Hand Store, 839 Development of the MeKinnon| Third Avenue. 153-tf — - = —_—_—__—_—____——_ —_—_——_—_—_—— COMING! COMING!! COMING!!! were those which culminated English general with uuter charges is shown This great war drama closes seale that even far produced eink inte com- TEN & FIFTEEN CENTS