a OCR Cum Oe Twenty 1) yat. TEM 40 —— yO. I, THI __ ccc LAL WEATHER irs ending 6 a,m., “i BAR tN, RAIN 29,678 4 THE DAILY NE Formerly "7G —— : NVESTIGATION INTO COAL CHARGES = Exis PRINCE RupERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, December 6, 1911. TURNED OUT TO BE RATHER FUTILE ion passed that Council and the should attend day afternoon ers and Black | ads of coal in| vith the method | x the disputed | the light plant, | three Ww agons, | cil last night iissed the in- alleged coal but several witnesses testified to the loads being good With the evidence at sixes and sevens at midnight, and no sign of any-| thing definite in sight, Mayor} Manson and Council, consisting Douglas and Kirkpatrick, threw the investigation up in disgust. | The Mayor he said ed by Arthur| wharf on Friday For my own |part,” he said, “I am satisfied n proved a/that we are dealing with reput effort was/able men for our coal supplies, Diain accur-/and I think there is pretty wide L accuracy Was pa ) h methods of at as regards | checking ad I j It v be bet checking the for a pa s ha this plant. j final test made at the wharf to ts of the wag-| decide the matte: After the city coal were] weigh scales arrive no more doubt as to methods of y Mr, aera THE VOW OF POVERTY MEANS THE LOSS OF THE FRANCHISE :;*:"::: <>: WSTICE CHARBONNEAU GIVES JUDGMENT IN IMPORTANT CLERICAL CASE IN QUEBEC—HE DISENFRANCHISES SIXTEEN CLERICS AT RIGAUD. WONTH’S POLICE. WORK IN CITY FROM GALLOWS °°" Despatch.) in a judg-| jay by Jus-| members of} ot obedienc e iking yows and 1 making use} } franchise, of sixteen dei ce ac the or clerics of St. Viator now engaged in studying at Rigaud Roman Catholic College must be struck from the electora ists of that district The case establishes a prece in Queber iris} udence that may cause ina i ns through t the | IT SAVED THEM Chief Vickers at Yesterday's Sit-| Clarence Darrow Says That Noth- ting of Po Able to Ry haved Py ince NEW OFFICER ARRIVED Ensign Ha ult Charg¢ ] lice Commission Was port a Very Well Be-| Rupert, } of the Police} yesterday after-| Ss were reported favorable condi- ers gave his re-| iber of he past n all were dealt Lotaling $324.50. | were | police | month, | linposed nths for Darby} pplying liquor to} live months for | a vagrant of} No of herwise serious rded during the here are three constables and the rate case paid at nth, ilways pleases Many things rated potteries of ice's, Will Succeed in of the 8. A, Work, Mrs, Hamill and ‘trived on the Prinee morning to take he Salvation Army ly, The ensign is ed officer who has \ustralia and the \ grand welcome them tonight in the Chinaware so that it shipped anywhere, ing Could Have Saved MoNa- mara Bros. but Confession. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Los Angeles, Dec. 6 Last night Clarence Darrow chief counsel for the defense of the McNamara brothers, said that if the case had gone to the jury the inevitable result would have been that his clients would have gone to the galldws, the evidence against them was so overwhelm- ing. SOCIALISM AND PROHIBITION They Both Went Down to Defeat Together in the Los Angeles Municipal Elections Yesterday. Despatch.) Job Har- (Canadian Press Los Angeles, Dec, 6 the riman, Socialist who in the primaries a few weeks ago had a plurality of 3,000 over Alexander for mayor, was yester day overwhelmingly the having a majority of Harriman, Prohibition by a vole of 2 to 1 civic elections, Alexander 50,000 over also defeated Some 80,000 election was women yoted in the 2 p, m, and On Wednesday at two charming entertain dance a special mission free cents admission at night tableaux at night. Ad Kevery body is invited. candidate defeated in} 8 p. m. ments will be given at the St Andrew's bazaar in MacIntyre Hall. There will be a maypole | t both performances and | « in the afternoon, 50) |Council here has recived a novel} it Was Finally Decided to Have a Measuring Test on Friday Af- ternoon---Mayor Says He is Satisfied That no Shortage | ted---Lack of Civic Weigh Scale Causes Trouble | measurement, Every pound of} coal used at the plant will be weighed,” Messrs. Rogers and Black} agreed to furnish facilities for} }of Aldermen Clayton, Morrissey, the test on Friday and there the | ide until you want it delivered.|that the first knowledge v ' matter stands, | | “PARLIAMENT PASSES G..P. BILLS Railway Company Has tended by the Government and Senate MUST COMPLETE LINE BY DECEMBER 1914 there will be This is the Outside Limit to be Allowed to Have Everything in Actual Running Order—Prairie Section to be in Running Order. by December 1912— All Appropriations for the Year are Now Passed (Special to Daily News.) Ottawa, De 6. Any uncer as to the relations between vernment and the rest last night, when the House of Commons sat late and rushed through several The Prince Rupert Optimist SECOND AVENUE RATEPAYERS ARE UP | AM IN TOUCH WITH THE RAINBOW” ACTING-MAYOR TOLD A CONTRACTOR Rainbow Incident is Revived in Supreme Court Case This Morn- ing in Damage Suit of Contractor Watson Against | the City of Prince Rupert COAL AT $2 A TON It Is Very Choice Athracite, Too, at That. aes | (Special to Daily News.) | Calgary, Dec. 6,—The City] | | proposition into the coal mining business. H, A. and W. T. Ford, who own 15 square miles of | anthracite coal near the city, | have offered to sell out or-to lease to the city on a royalty basis. to go They say the city could then sell ° P ° Mr. . @ 77 le » ane anthracite to citizens at $2 a ton. | Be. -ONHCR 4 pene ” opened fe ieee aie | the damage suit of Watson vs. Every woman loves chinaware,|the city of Prince Rupert this a Xmas gift. | morning, Wm. Watson being the He said} he had jor a time limit in the contract Get her some for select it now and we'll lay it as-|! first witness examined. WalUace’s. Chatter and Contracts Renewed and Ex- Charter Is Extended. jmountain section was also given Phe billevanaiidad one-to 6s until December, 19144, by which | : time the railway company must end the charter of the railway, | naye all work completed and the | and one to extend the contract | |jne open for trafic. } entered into between the Govern- } Reserves Authority. ment and the railway company, | | bills relating to the Grand Trunk] Under the extend®d eontract the | taken power to limit the period Pacific Railway, These were at] railway company is given until} | for the completion of the work onee rushed over to the Senate,/ December 1st, 1912, to complete} by order-in-council. The royal } which was sitting, and passed the} the work on the prairie section, | assent was also given to the sup- upper house From there they] ply bill, thus completing all the \ A » taken to the Governor-Gen- All Complete by 1914. | appropriations ri the current eral and received the royal assent. An extension of time for the! year, (Canadian Press Despatch.) tically in a state of seige within}; extensive captures of Arab pris- Washington, Dec. 6 The Ital-| the city. ;}oners, who are being sent for i ambassador to the United He states that the Italian! confinement to the fortress of St. Siates has issued a_ statement] troops are in undisputed poss¢ S-| Angelo at Taranto in Southern g the reports that the Ital-| sion of the city and surrounding} Italy until the war is over. ps have suffered reverses | districts, and are not suffering | _ and are prac everses. Italy has already made | fom and Jerry at the Savoy. ITALIAN SOLDIERS FIRING FROM TRENCHES IN TRIPOLI | This photograph was taken in the Bumeliana. the Italians’ most advanced point in Tripoli. The Italians were entrenched and the Turks attacked them and were repulsed with heavy loss. | ARE UP IN ARMS Ave. Ratepayers Hold In- dignation Meeting. Second mod avenue ratepayers took place office this lin T. D. Pattullo’s afternoon, The tradesmen are tired after eighteen months of lhaving the street held back, while \n indignation meeting of Sec- | }only those streets favored by| ANOTHER MOUNTAIN ROAD j}aldermen are pul in order, Dras- . tic measures are to be adopted! C, P, R. Man Says a Road Will Be unless the Council gives assur- Laid Through Pine Pass. ances that not only Second ave- ite nue, but all the downtown streets Vancouver, Dee, 6,.—— George are immediately put in order for] Bury of the CG. P, R. forecasts the trafic, construction of a line from Al- berta across the Rocky Mountains through Pine Pass to open up the far north of British Columbia, Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners, Phone 4, > NEXT MAILS , For SOUTH iS ce Rupert...... Friday 8 a.m. Princess May...... Saturday a.m. i was at the time of the strike. { The Judge—“What was the strike? You all know about that here, but I merely heard of it.” Witness in answer to questions by Mr. Williams explained the nature of the strike. He told how the alderman elected in Jan- uary had promised the 45 cent rate which had occasioned the trouble. City Solicitor Peters city admitted that there strike which stopped the work for six weeks. Witness told of his to get police protection and unresponsive reception by the city authorities. With other contractors he had gone to Act- ing Mayor Vernor Smith, who had said “It only aggravates the stri- kers to attempt to start work ana wee have no adequate police pro- tection, but I am in touch with for the was a attempt limit and formed him that ample extension of time he Rainbow, and as soon as we get an answer from her it may be possible for you to start up.” Mr. Kelly asked about the time the Acting Mayor in- would be granted both for time lost and time required for reorganization. He gave a brief account of the Kelly's cut incident. Witness William Watson) went on to tell how he had ap- proached the Mayor for a final estimate of his work. The Mayor had told him that he could have it provided that he obteined from Messrs. Williams and Manson a copy of the original contract in their This the so- licitors refused to do, saying that it was their private matter. Mr. Watson had not retained the services of any solicitors up to then. possession. WILL MOUNT TWO LONG TOMS — ON SUMMIT OF SIGNAL HILL The Government has, however,| E1@ NAVAL GUNS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR EIGHT YEARS UN- MOUNTED—WILL SERVE TO PROTECT HARBOR OF ESQUIMALT IF NEEDED. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Victoria, Dee. 6.—Work will be | begun in a few days to mount | the two 9.2 guns on Signal Hill {at Esquimalt to augment the de- | fense of the Canadian naval base} jin the Pacific. The work is part | jof the scheme of defenses} planned about fourteen years ago by the Imperial Government. When the Canadian Government took over the defenses in i901 it was decided not to mount the guns, which have been lying at Esquimalt for the past eight years, with part of the mounting in place at the summit of Signal Hill. Prince Rupert's leading hotel savoy. TO DR THE JAPANESE | Vancouver Member Wants to) Bring Several Hundred Labra- dor Fishermen to Pacific Coast. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Vancouver, Dee. 6.—The opin- j}ion of Mr. H. H. Stevens, M. P., ithat several hundred Labrador fishermen could be transferred! to the Pacific coagt in view of the | |replacing of the Japanese has } been supported by the Board of | Trade, which last night decided to ask the Provincial Govern- |ment to aid the project, Wi LL REDUCE CABLE RATES E‘ritish Postmaster General In- tends to Cut the Present Rate in Two After New Year. (Special to Daily News.) London, Dee. 6.—It was an- nounced today by Postmaster General Samuel that all press messages to Canada, United VEOUT WHARF SITEFOR PORCHER ISLAND Many Settlers in City Today for First Time in Some Weeks— Urgent Need to Decide Where Wharf Shall Be. Half the population of Porcher Island is in the city today, the first opportunity having been seized by the islanders to visit Rupert after several weeks of stormy weather when gasoline boats could not cross over. It is claimed that a poor sery- ice of steamers is run to the island, the Prince John calling only on her outward trips at Refuge Bay, and even then the landing of passengers andgoods ou the beach is a danger and dis- comfort, All are agreed that a wharf is badly needed, but all are unfor- tunately not agreed as to the site of the wharf, Some settlers want it at Refuge Bay and others at Jap Inlet. The Government En- gineer on his last visit urged the settlers to agree on a site, then to represent to the authorities where they want their wharf, This course is being now strongly advocated,’ States and Australia subject to deferment will be accepted at half present rate, Ordinary messages in plain language will be accepted at half price after New Year. He | is also arranging for night letter | and week-end messages, FIRE DEPT. INVESTIGATION | _ | Committee Appointed to Go Into | Business and Report to Council. | An investigation is to be held! in the fire protective system of! the city, On the motion of Alder- | man Hilditch, seconded by Alder- man Douglas, a committee con- sisting of Aldermen Kirkpatrick and Clayton and the Mayor will look into the matter, Mail closes for the Old Country Thursday, December 7th. We have the most distinctive’ and unique line of Christmas gifts 9b- tainable, Drop in at Warks. The time is short, 2i A TRIP TO EUROPE Next Best Thing to Real Article is Fred Stork’s Lecture. Tonight in the Presbyterian hall ex-Mayor Fred Stork will de- liver an address on his recent trip to the prineipal cities of Europe, The lecture promises to be of exceptional interest. The meeting is open to the general public, p.m. ‘am. IN ord igh on ted hat bt- os Sir up ter Tth the rly rs, ate at Th ne or die 1e w ' i aati th ita hl gi a a i iit de =