THE DAILY NEWS Prey ar THE DAILY NEws | THE LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Daily hardly likely to have very much use for W. J. Bowser, either as a man or as an official. Hi. F. MeRAE, EDITOR AND MANAGER HEAD Daily News Building, 3rd Ave, Prince Rupert, B.C. TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING—50 cents per inch. Contract rates on application. DAILY EDITION -EDITO The report is again gaining that McBride | shortly Federal Premier the Cabinet as Minister of Marine, ground will enter and that a provincial election} first held so that the may have whatever as-| will be party sistance the Premier can ren-| der. While most of the coarse work done in this province can charged to the At- the Premier cannot wholly eseape in that | was through weakness, not his connivance, that So wrongs were done. forget that it was! the Premier who has strangled be largely torney ’ | | | | ! } General, his The peo- ple cannot this provinee with advances to| the C. N. R. and that it was he, too, who is responsible for the land policy that has prevented the development of the rural districts while the speculators built up abnormal cities that) are now toppling down. s * 2 ~The Conservatives will have | ‘to play with variations the old) tune that McBride found the, country embarrassed financial-| ly and that he not only restor- ed this but had $13,000,000 in the banks—-unless they mean banks of muskeg. When the McBride government teok hold of this provinee all her re- sources .were intact. Who) cares if for the meantime she} was stort in cash so long as her lands and timber were EEE ard Over a hundred families like this earn a living in British Columbia making and selling Royal Stand- When Flour YOU homes and moreover you get the best flour you ean buy. See that the flour you get is branded on the sack with our trade-mark. Vancouver Milling & Grain Co, Ltd. VANCOUVER NEW WESTMINSTER NANAIMO VICTORIA OFFICE Sa os GStiee vpeuen January 8, 1915. RIAL S SIRs AE The government will go out of of with worth millions. not but her fice only the ears in debt treasury, to most of her the opportunity and resources cast to McBride the of centuries. He came on the stage when pros- was through Canada like whirlwind and had he theleastsparkofstates- sunk winds. lost passing a perity manship he would have placed this province that that wé@uld greatness throughout the ages. Instead of that, he will have the ill-repute of all sue- ceeding generations piled his white head. ** * on a_ pinnacle resound his on * Will Attorney General Bows- er attempt to assume the reins of government in case of Me- Bride’s translation? Such pre- sumption ean hardly be put be- yond him. Yet if the people have anything to say about it his chances are very siim. An Attorney General who admitted that he knew the Dominion Trust was insolvent for two years and yet did all in his power to enable them to take deposits from the people against the law is hardly the man that any country wants at the head of its affairs. The people who lost their hard- earned money through the Dominion Trust Company are Flour. you use Royal Standard help to maintain these Telephone 98, McBride | a depleted; i province Declares That Poace Has Not All the Good Attributes That Have Been Claimed for It. “Peace is the breeder of vice and morality; war is the harbinger ROOSEVELT WOULD SOLVE | INTERNATIONAL WOES iow not keep Tsingtau eunntedindiaegme ? ‘ i neni , He Did Not a A -_ | eepaaelians woute Win ARTLING R EM the War. OF MR. H. H. STEVENS London, a. * The erning Post publishes a long interview, jwhich its special correspondent, A. Belcher, had with Colone! Roosevelt recently at Oyster Bay. When asked for his views the ex.President replied: “I am) just a plain American citizen and of virtue and a high standard of | thought,” was the startling lean say anything I like about any statement made by Mr. H. H. Stev- | subje et in the world, so fire ens, M. P., addressing the con-|"W4Y- | jfregation of the Trinity Metho-| “Is it true you informed a Ger | dist Church at 1898 Seventh Ave. |™@n professor the other day that nue East, Vancouver. The speak (Germany was bound to win the ler quoted several trite phrases |W@r?” T asked him whieh are frequently heard, such “That's another lie,’ be replied as “Peace and Plenty,” “Peace and Learning” and so on _ but stated that history had borne out the contradictory phrases ‘Peace and Oppression,” “Peace and Sensuality.” During the past quarter century the world has ex- perienced such peace as was nev- Has the result increase the world's standard of living, an upward tendency in morals? The speaker declared that the youngest boy or girl present could speak with confidence to the contrary. There had been an increase in vicious- Peace has not given the stimulus to higher things, but rather the reverse. The world had been er before known, been an in ness. living too and too easily. It had been observed in all ages that those who live in luxury are usually the oppressors of the poor. Ruskin, said the speaker, has observed that “it is worthier to live by war than by play, to ride a war horse than a race horse, to fight with one’s neigh- bor than to cheat him.” War, declared Mr. Stevens, brings out There was luxuriously the best im mankind. never a time, he said, when great- sympathy was by the jstronger nations for the stricken One of the be jer shown }Ones, than at present. of the large number of persons find That they would he weaned | blessings ithat a '“would war would themselves.”’ jis to say, away from the sloth of indiffer- jenee into which they had been led Juxury The principles national will them- The nation will be better having performed its duty in and ease. of the reassert iby past | basic |character selves. for jthis levery world with and with all present crisis confidence | honor. DUNDREARY WEEPERS TO ORNAMENT ARMY Facial Foliage to Combine Kais- @r’s Mustache and Josef’s Whiskers. Paris, Jan. 8.—Here are two daily fashion hints from Berlin as they are published in Paris: Dundreary are the for sol- aceording to a recommen- made by weepers |proper faee ornaments diers, dation a barbers’ con- just held in Berlin. The barbers decided that the ideal to. {ward . which ference strive resembling the {Austrian Emperor's, combined with the upturned mustache of they would were whiskers “What The professor came to emphatically. was this: see me and sketched his ideas of the He told had beat back Russia and would war. me Germany bring France to her knees and by hold the said, ‘we summer would ‘Then,’ he troops into next ehannel. England shall pour and capture London.’ * See,’ J will have to fight “"Why?' asked ‘ ‘Because, said, ‘and then you America.’ the don't fight, treated professor if we you will treat us as you have Belguim.’ “But what the use of con- tradicting lies like this. It only draws public attention to what an intelligent man knows is wild in- is vention.” “T asked him to give his views on America’s foreign policy, par- ticularly as it affects the Far East.” “Lamentable,’ ‘he exclaimed. “Take the question of Japan. I am convineed the only way to deal with Japan is by a combina- tion ef firmness and courtesy. That was my reason for conelud- ing the of 1907, for the absolute exclusion of further the but otherwise we agreement Japanese labor from Pacific Coast, must use the most serupulous courtesy in dealings with a highly civil- ized and sensitive nation. with our “Our relations Japan be- cause we were agreed upon recip- I knew then that Japanese were then perfectly cordial, rocal treatment. cultured might mix “with gentlemen on perfectly equal terms any American and Japan wanted to know if we would welcome her her trav- elers, her scientists and her bus- iness firms on an absolutely ciprocal basis, students, re- whether dealing with Japan or any other nation, we have neither firmness nor courtesy. “The Democratic party afraid of the labor vote they allow the unions of California to in- sult Japan. Then we give illu- sory promises of pacific inten- tions from Washington. Of pacific, but our present policy is criminal. When our navy is totally inadequate for but now, is so course, we are defensive purposes, what®can you expect when the Secretary of State lives in the clouds—,no, not in the clouds, but in the world of tenth-rate fiction.” “Col. at the idea of Japanese duplicity, as he regarded the steady, relentless ha- tred of Germany for the last nine- Roosevelt smiled the German Kaiser. teen years as the real reason for happened | Lsepenene entry into the wat and 1 saw ho Feason why Japan “T asked if there were any Fr adjustment of territory possible) | i ; p » situation) which could relieve the and added that I heard it sue gested it several quarters Ih Washington that the sale of the | Philippines might do this Ool Roosevelt laughed, “Ah. there you have the Demo eratic policy We have. stolen ithe Philippmes; now let us sell S.S. Prince Hot For Full Information and verona AGENCY ALL ATLANTIC ———————————— es MUSIC Teacher of Violin and All Band Instruments A. PESCOTT 2 Eighth Ave. East rey 327 them to the highest bidder. “Ts it true, as was recently re ported, that you are i favor of Hieaving the Philippines?” I asked “fr am in favor either of OV erning them or getting out ol them. Since our occupation we have governed the Philippines a little better than Cramer did the Sudan ‘Tf America leaves the Philip pines "how long will they Keep ithe ir indipendence? Just unti Japan steps in and annexes thy leountry. PFor-the rest of them, | thing they would prefer to be un der the American flag NEW BUILDERS’ SCALE. Employers’ Exchange Announces Rates Its Members Pro- pose to pay. Vancouver, Jan. 4.—The mem bers of the Vaneouver Builders’ Exchange have revised their scale of wages for the various building A held on Tuesday at which the change was it decided to take action in this re. | trades. meeting was made, and was unanimously | Montreal, Jan. 7.—The an- nouncement is made that the Quebee Provincial government® has granted the sum of 200,000 £40,000) as a econtribu- tion from the Province of Quebec towards the fund of the national comunittee for the dents of Freneh franes aid of depen- soldiers. ‘Office: Smith Bik., Third Avenue AMERICAN TAILOR CUT PRICES — Call and Save Money i DR. GILMOY, DENTINT Orown and Bridge Work a Specialty. Sails for Vancouver, Vie- toria and Seattic on Fridays a (old Water in Every Stateroom Exceliont Cuisine, and Every Modern Appliance for Passer yo, - . S. S .Prince John For Vancouver at 7 P. M. on Sunday, January 3 4) 1 ete., arrives in Vancouver following Tuesdays ai op » Steamer PRINCE JOHN also enittinn semiemonthily service - Nase Rivere, Queen Ohartotte tsiands, eto. we G. T. P. RAILWAY Paseeuwer tritns, carrying Standard Sleeper and Par Prince Repert for Winnipes at 10 A. M. on Wednesday P connecting there with lines for St. Paul, Chicago, Toront treal, New York, ete Ring re No T. for Sleeping Car | For All Pointe East £ On ent arom RAIL Way STEM Ack nour TPT hired Avenue. New Wellington Gog George STEAMSHIP LINES ee hone 554 P.0) Bor 6( APERHANG)) AINTING OLISHIN( WALL TINT!) Higr Martin Swanson Second Avenue ANI hea The favorite Household oop Cleanest, Brightest, Gee (NEW WELLINGTON CoA. o¢ Rogers & Albert, Ax: Prone 1 MAJESTIC ROOMS CENTRALLY LOCATED Steam Heated—Ali Conve- — —— 174. Bor 974 ee a= HEATING SMITH & MALLE: rT La t stock, of Pipe ner Vv uver, Crane Valves a: rit tings, Pipes cut to order —tifteen “minutes after you have started the fire EASY TERMS 17.50 Cash $5.00 tst Month $5.00 2nd Montr $2.50 3rd Month, Same Old Price HARRY HANSON The Reliable Piumber Phone 489 card “with the object of placing the scale on a more cahanaimal niences—Very Moder ioe the , ge oy ate Price and fair basis. * — ay Alex, M Manson, B A. The seale, which was to take! SPECIAL MONTH ) W. EB. Willtape. © effect on January 1, is given be “| ' WILLIAMS @ MANSON low. It was stated at the meet Barristers, Sollottors, Ei ing that Vaneouver and San Fran- _peeteerennnnnnnnnnnenent Bou “eee cisco were the only two cities on | 5 ee ae ower, the continent’ with such a want 35--PHONE--35 3): —-—_—_—— P- * Office cormer @nd Street end ari ‘ve rate of wages. Montreal build-|« 3) ers have made a cut of from 5 a: + PACIFIC CARTAGE LIMIT {5 cents per hour, it was said, the; : TAXI 3 | (Sasecssers 00 Pecific Trans! prices of building materials lf +! General Cartage was pointed out, have been re- 1% z| LADYSMITH COAL duced in proportion. The rates | % 3| 03-—Phone—-03 are based on an eight-hour day: F snide tatiana : qxeciillbetaetiiamatiinsiiiieaastions Bricklayers, $5; bricklayers, la-/|*# i borers, $2.40; mortar mixers, |¥ wirieit ertrtetetetrteteted: : : JOHN CURRIE #3; stone cutters, 85; stone ma- i Contractor & Bulider sons, 85; plasterers, #5; plaster ee - Estimates Given on Moving © ‘ ers’ helpers, $3.50; tile and mar | Phone Biack 294 ble setters, 85; tile and marble DOMINION eee helpers, $2.80; building laborers, ae poet a - Seene sour let arene eae $2.40; exeavating laborers, 82; Caskets ane Undertakers’ kore’ Supplies metal lathers, $4.80; carpenters, | Terms ¢ a Soe Phone 41 C. B. PETERSON $3.60; painters, $3.60; glaziers, np ataTt, Gesee EXPERT ACCOUNTANT $2.50; plumbers, $4; plumbers’ AND AUDITOR helpers, $2.40; steam fitters, 84; : steam fitters’ helpers, 82.40; gas fitters, $4; sheet metal workers, . |——- 81; electrical workers, 84: strue- Grass- W idowers ! tural iron workers, $4.50: hoist and i JAMES GILMORE ing engineers steam , 84; hoisting engineers electrical), Bachelors Arohitect $3; (all 8-hour day 1 man, as sacs epee careranneal horse and cart, $4.50; (9-hour DON'T WASH | cuafantee 2nd Avenue, near MeBrid day, 1 man, team and wagon, &6. IN oe — a. —— — ICY WATER water the - frst in QUEBEC'S GIFT TO FRANCE. fe * cw ¢ etieened to any ou at Bpurr's Marre Pure Knott's Bakery anc | Fulton Cash Marke: Milk Govt. Inspected Cow The Best Equipped and Mos Sanitary Dairy is the Prince Rupert Dairy Phone Green 252 Drawn for The Daily News by SOME / WERE RIGHT NEAR TH’ ROYAL GAME PRESERVES- NOU TAKE 4 DAN OFF AND BRING Us Bank BEAR MEAT - GEE - NICE PLAC SHOOTIST —- WAUTS TH’ IDEA OF WISHING- ON ME TH SOB OF GETTING FRESH “IM NO BEARS SHOOTIN BEARS IN Not. The Modern Method For or Bagging Bi Bears DERN WARFARE | WHUT NEED a Tres un $ Li. a \ + Ms Sa \S— E 6 Ras aN Ss & Zee . Yea LA R34 ae (AON Wg) —_ a 4 YR = Sor Le % . 7 | d 7] . Sy | / 4 w i ® raw, “1S A SIEGE GUN AND A DISTANCE OF AT * LEAST TWENTY 4D MPL SNe -BALTO mp ; Pall