y* [ We Hurry Phone 99 ght laxt Open Day # New Managem nf oo THE DAILY NEWS Aresqyy earvepetey 7 TA XI Phone 76 and 95 We Never Sleep PRINCE RUPERT AUTO 707 Second Avenue ire than 600,000 Men Are Affected; Loc apecial t© The News via .T.P, Telegraphs.) iondon, Sept. 26.—The conference between the railway-| »n’s representatives and the Government for an adjustment of ferences on the wages question has resulted in failure and «a neal strike has peen ordered taking effect tonight at mid- ght. The stoppage of work will affect probably more than 600,000 | mn. The Government has arranged to have the mails carried, geroplane and to have large motor cafs diverted from the; wernment services to be made available for the conveyance of | pplies from London to the big towns which will be seriously ected. , The locomotive engineers announced that they would have ned the strike but stated that the Government has arranged have many men who drove engines during the war make runs the principal train service routes, WWERNOR GEN, DRUGGIST is FINED UNDER REVENUE ACT WILL ARRIVE «meas: r ye ‘ Failing to Comply with Revenue in is Running on Schedule and | Act—Other Fines. Party Expected here ueieivcaitnsiaty at 8:30. ! Chere was considerable activity ‘ | in the local court this connection with breaches of various Civil laws. The adjourned case of Rex vs. hort time driving round the| W. J. MeCutcheon before d. He was presented Magistrate MeMordie and after a 4) an address and the whole|>rief discussion of the case the) hl ood was out to meet accused was fined $150 for far comply with the War Revenue Act in placing police morning in Duke of arrived at and spent Excellency the shire and party Luis ormink came ’ ed to arrive here |/n8 to Special time, the schedule allowing fo: i { sharp at 8:30 stanips on patent medicine goods; has been sent out to the > required Alex Manson ap- ins to form a guard o; Peared for the defense. | iniform, Auto J. D. Yamanacka and Wah Lee} arry the party appeared before the court or it Building where Charges of keeping 1 will be held, No in s are issued but all are. Y@manacka put in an] appearance at 10 o'clock, having | i provided a subhetitute by the name , plete preparations hav: 'wo policemen were the Canadian | 0! Tanacka it the Prince Ru-/| detailed to bring Yamanacka up. ow afternoon at 4 for. J. C. Gavigan and Kenny Rovd| en to assemble |4@ppeared on charges of keeping | t buildings at 3/ untidy ‘ying of the keel ag) fined ten dollars. Eddie Clapp was ilriving a ‘delivery car AO KEES Sr | REACHED VANCOUVER raveling Up Vancouver tetand | Oth Special’ by G. TP. Velegraphs.) Oday and Leaves for East | Vancouver, Sept. 26.—The first on Monday. |Davis rafts of cut lumber that ijhave entered Vancouver harbor Tr. P. Tetegraphs.) lno®t lie at the government wharf A, Sept. 26 lhe Prinee | awaiting shipment east The tue Hes Visited Yarrows, Limited, | boat Coutli, Capt. R. W. MeNeill, hs it, the Esquimalt, made the long haul from Masset pay lal and the Voea- Inlet to this port without incident. ‘i Training School vesthrday.| There are 2,500,000 feet in the made aj two bie rafts. They draw four feen feet. This lumber was cut premises and were each fined 85 for without ty | il party ip thy P th d calling at Dun b Ladysmith Nanaimo, Gour.| at the Masset Timber Company Py, and Qualicum for brief Mills at Buckley, on Masset Inlet 7 \Iteonsists entirely of spruce lum Royal Highness goes to ber, part of the preduction of the Westminstey tomorrow and, War-time airplane spruce cam fast on Monday, | Palen. The Masset Companys bought it from the Imperial Mu- initions Board, The Coutl i OOH VESSEL Speen neee, Te Gee IN THE QUICKSANDS \‘*"""*" NUMBER OF SALES . = Via 6.7 Telegrapha, ) t, Fla Sent nt Ihe EXCHANGE ‘ } ' e . Nish 5 sh *ntified as wet AT FISH } Passenger line, Valban aah is is ADpea ing in the quick.| ‘The following fish catches were of ele ‘ theta with her all| disposed of at the fish exehange 88 aeenen Up the fate of} this morning: " — nena, | Heligoland, 63,000 pounds, sold sold to the cold storage at 13%e ete @ and &8&e, RETURNED SOLDIERS ‘ *®teseesas * White Star, 7,000 pounds; the *) Rainier, 8,000; Niagara, 6,000, Ketur; * and Maghnel, 5,000 pounds to the ed go , requested 4, ldiers are | Booth Fisheries at 15 6-100 and he stn } = mble on #* 9% cents. Platforn } Might at g 1s . i to - Minnie V., 3,000 pounds to tue » Fuard of ae to act *! Royal Fish Go, at 15 6-10 cents ) T hong ; pak of Ritesh to the */and 10 cents, “ Clothes ®. Oivil ‘ “De P Stages Worn * Ladysmith Coal. The best. Prince PAILWAYMEN GO OUT ON STRIKE = (oxcxscan TONIGHT THROUGHOUT BRITAIN uot Joiu Others through Fear of Places Being Taken; Aeroplanes to be Used for Mails ted soldier. as a unsanitary | toilets and were each fined s1i0 LADY RHONDDA failed to PRINCE RUPERT, B. G., —— FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1919. — _—— i - Ss During the Visit of His Excellency The Duke of Devonshire. Friday Evening, 8:30.Arrival of special train. 8:4E—Presentation of civic address at the Exhibition Building and presentation of flowers to the ladies. 9 P. M.—Public Reception. omotive Engineers do S\TURDAY, 10 A. M.—Visit to Sawmill, Seal Cove, Cold UBERALS NOT || “sas. WITH TOLMIE | » 7's <"errian ons Luncheon. 3 P. M.—Address to Schoo! Children at Government Building, Second Avenue. 3:30—Ceremony of the lay- ing of the keel of Prince Rupert’s first steel ship. Minister of Agriculture Will Be Elected, But Not With Enthusiasm. (Special via G.T.P. Telegraphs Victoria, Sept. 26.—While the Liberals of Victoria supported Dr. 8. F. Tolmie at the last elec tion wholeheartedly and without reserve it is a noteable fact tha’ LENINE HELD with the exception of the manage ’ of the campaign, King- A PRISONER ham, there is searcely a promin- ent Liberal on the campaign com- mittee this time. All the old rories are there but the Libera’ | Dershinski, Peopfe’s Commissary, in Control of Army and the Kremlin is Made of Good Use. Unionists are conspicuous by — - - their absence. Copenhagen, Sept. 26.—It is ~eecene~ Joshua The new minister of agriculture will probably be re-eleeted with- out any difficuity because thi local people rather resent the ideajreported from Stockholm that of importing a man from New! Lenine is being kept a. prisoner in Westminster in order to oppose|the Kremlin at Moscow. The him, even though he be a return-|people’s commissary, Dershinski is controlling the army. Dr. Volmie is personally very Paris, Sept. 26.—There is a popular here and having neverj|rumor in circulation on the taken part in politics previous to| Bourse that Nicolai Lenine, the his election, he is not looked on|Russian Bolshevik premier, has politician. It is not the|been assassinated. man, however,, to whom the Lib- | evals object, but the. policy of caution 4 wuss inathecs as has LEAVE FOR PORTLAND made the Ottawa Government any- thing but popular even with their own supporters. AT END OF OCTOBER J. A. Thomson and J. F. Mathe son of the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co. are leaving that in- stitution at the end of Octobe: and with their families will leave for Portland where they will go into business together. Mr. Thomson seen this morn- ing said that he much regretted leaving Prince Rupert where he had been for seven years. He thought, however, they should not miss this opportunity of going to the fish business, as oppor tunities did not always come. Mr. Thomson has already his house and will have every- thing ready for moving at the end of next month. He and Mr. Matheson handed in their resig nations at the end of last week Widow of Owner of Groundhog Coal Fields is on Sketching Tour. Last night’s train brought to the city a rather distinguished party headed by Lady Rhondda, widow of Lary Rhondda, late fuel controller in the British Cabinet. The late Lord Rhondda is better known as D, A. Thomas, the Welsh coal baron, Besides his immense interests in the old country he held extensive coal flelds in the sold HOSPITAL MUST HAVE MORE MONEY AT ONCE Strenuous measure to be adopted by the -Board ‘o bring financial condition of institution to sound financial basis. Over 3,000 behind already this year The finances of the General Hospital are in a parlous sta's \lready this year during the first eight months the institution has in behind over $3,060 and the debt fs piling up as a result. This | was reporled al the meeting of the Hospital Board last night and ii was decided lo take strenuous measures to put the finances of | the nstitutionlon a sound basis. With this in view the following } recommendations of the Finance Committee were adopted by the | Board: ad fand 825 That the rates for private wards be increased from $20 to $25 and $35 respectively. 2.—That we petition the City Couneil to make the city grant lon a basis of 70e. per day per patient treated in the hospital. 3.—That the Tite Ward be used as a semi-private ward and when so used a rate of $3 a day be charged patients. 4.—That the Hospital take immediate steps to enforce the collection of all outstanding accounts. e ».—That the that a strong effort be made to obtain a large membership. auftual membership fee be increased to $5 and 6.—That while the hospital is greatly in need of paint, it is not recommended that the painting be done at the present time under the present financial conditions. 7.—That the eaves be repaired or renewed on the new wing. Before the adoption of this report a financial report was presented by the secretary which showed that the finances were sieadily becoming more involved and that some steps must be itken al once to right them, City Do Share. Application has already been made to the provincial govern- ment for an inereased grant, bul it was also fell by members of the board that the cilty would have to do its share as it was the ore interested. : Last year the city was supposed to make a grant of $5,000, bul owing to taxes not coming in the amount actually paid was only about $3,500, [t was impossible to rtin the jistitution on The amount to be asked of the city is something like $7,000 a year, varying according to the number of patients The provincial government pays 60ec. a day per patient and it was felt that the city should pay more than that to look ley its own people. In order to increase the membership fee it is necessary to hold general rhursday, October 9. STEEL STRIKE ARBITRATION 1S REFUSED (Special via G. 7. P. Telegraphs.) New York, Sept. 26.—The indi that amount. treated. a special meeting and this has been called fo. NO INVITATIONS FOR KEEL LAYING TOMORROW Everyone is Expected to be There Says Superintendent Schellenberg. hveryone is expected to attend the laying of the keel at the ship- yard tomorrow afternoon at 3:30. Groundhog valley in the interior of the province of British’ Colum- bia, and had in view the struction of a railroad opening up the distriet. Due to his many in- terests and plans for the opening up of the northern coal fields his name has become very well known cone LONG RANGE BATTLE WITH cations are now that the great steel strike will be a prolonged struggle bétween the men and the companies. E. H. Gary, the di- reeling head of the United States Steel Corporation, has refused ar. pbitration and a similar stand has wen taken by E. G, Grace, presi- Manager F. F. Schellenberg says that no invitations are being issued as he wishes to make it a democratic event, but that all are welcome and he hopes everyone will eome. It is one of the big events in the development of this city. THE POLICE (Special via G. T. P. Telegraphs.) Pittsburg, Sept. 26,—Strikers and local police engaged in a long range gun battle at Clairton early | today About a dozen strikers partly 1s proceeding from Prince) agan firing on their way to the Rupert by steamer to southern) too) plants for work. points. in this province. Lady Rhondda is at making a tour of Canada and is engaged on her travels with the making of sketches of interesting points en route, The present rusils eee ERE EH EH CEH ED INTERNATIONAL AIR os DERBY AROUND WORLD|: ‘sii. fully asked to decorate their premises during the (Special via G. T. P. Telegraphs.) a New York, Sept. 25.——Plans for|* visit of the Vice-Regal party next Friday «and an international air Derby around |* Saturday. the world with prizes amounting |* . MeCLYMONT, Mayor. £100,000 are announced by the |#* Aero Club of America, eee eee RES ——— = ro ‘ CANADIAN CLUB LUNCHEON is Excelenoy THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE a Luncheon to be held Hotel on a , xe * Will address the Canadian Club at at the Prince Rupert Saturday”, September 27 at 1 o'clock. or at the Hotel rickets may be obtained from the Secretary . ‘sees * Rupert Coal Company, Phone 16. TE sseeuuumeeueesmnuanaas dent of the Bethlehem Steel Uom- we erent TRADES. CONGRESS WESTOLME DENOUNCES 0. B. U. T"* Silver King Adopts Report of Executive With Chester Outing Picture Only One Dissenting Vote. Hamilton, Sept. 26.~With only one dissenting voice, the Domin- ion Trades and Labor Congress adopted the report of the Execy- tive Committee denouncing the One Big Union movement. TOURIST SEASON IS | NEARING ITS CLOSE F.MPRESS New shew Tonight | ihe C. BP. BR. steamer Princess | isa Mutt and Jeff Comedy Two Shows - TZ and 9.15 Admission, 35c and 15c Mary is due here this aflernoon VIOLA DANA with a heavy passenger list. The! ian tourist season is now drawing to) ” a close but the rush out of Alaska | “The Only Road and the Yukon by those spending opseameataal 8th Episode of the winter in the south is about to begin and as usual it is ex. | pected that all the available pas. senger accommodation will be taxed to its utmost in handling the traffic, “Houdini”---The Master Mystery” GaLe Henery Comepy Admission 16 and 30 cents two Shows, 7:15 and §. " os ao