gays | to myself, gaye |i The News le the paper to buy gaye |. er rive pipes? vOL. Ill, NO. 129 Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., ‘SaruRDAY, June 1. 1912, -| THE DAILY NEWS ¢= PRICE FIVE CENTS VE NEW SERIES OF IMPORTANT PICTURES PROGRESS OF GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC BRIDGE AT SKEENA CROSSING Official Visit Today of the Dominion Railway Commission’s is habla Engineer, A. G. Kerr, With General Superintendent Mehan of the G. T. P. by Special Train---His Favorable Report Means Passenger Service Shortly to Skeena Crossing---The Bridge, the Most Important Undertaking in Western Division of Transcontinental, Will be Complete by July First of the Sehool Board of Prince Rupert, held yesterday in the Po- lice Court reom, that after the ; : wlaia ao) the summer yaeation this year a new , system in the method of distri- ae OR INE mere buting school books to the pup- h m the right a ils would be instituted. The idea g north is to increase the sanitary pre- cautions of the department in re- spect to school books, aererete Under the former system the books were called in from pup- 1) f Brit ils at the end of the session and | h O4 redistributed indiscriminately as ; regards former holders of them when next session began. This ’ system has been blamed for the b occurrence of epidemies am- dge 158 f ongst school children, and after a as the coming holiday season the new plan will be adopted of let- ting each scholar retain his or her books for use during the Se next session. By this plan the risk of spread 1) if waler in rivet ing infection amongst pupils SRS eae. will be considerably diminished, ai natin wt The new method was announced to the Sehool Board yesterday \ fi feat by circular from the Department, Matters regarding the staff ar- rangements and disposition af- ter the holidays will be discussed . M al a meeting to be held early this 4 month. At yesterday’s meeting the usual series of monthly ae- counts were disposed of. “The Real Cue” at the West- holme Opera House tonight. Customs Increase | ‘The comparative total collec- | }tions for the port of Prince Ru- |} pert for May are: “4 = ee ee me [se May, 4948: 5%. $14,916.26 ae : May, 4944 13,112.64 Poda he Daily News is able|the streteh of completed railway} gineer Kerr- on tHe special train| ing by 6 o'clock p.m, and by|/run direct into ans there | workers khown to engineers as fe Dc aeeaeen for the year 1942 publish the first series of pic-|track which extends between the| which left today a ce Poor eee ing to river hed ey i 6 be = eee Ses i) ste ea who 8 nos — ‘ : me aa ent s . eonstruction| Crossing and Prince Rupert, are|Mehan, of the G.T.P., who will}enabled to arrive in Hazelton by ne, steel cé ‘ushed) vation for the pier foundations. ere act eee ates Oe ae a eee te ans aia ees ae Pr a yhnat| suemontito Mn? amr: thats re-|7 or 8 o'clock the same day. over the new bridge the al-|The great piers can be seen in dite nent te ee cream Che four splendid pic-|important official visit By the} port to igang slags oe He ano Bridge won wie AAO PRADR MY a ee the bute and the ubecprireyeds 700 Shy ee eae whic ) ate s page! Prince tupert this morning | by telegraph so that the sche-} By the first of July, in the op-| the r ay B BIEY1O 1@ work may be roughly es- hand . : Vere aa es Pa ' Rel cnace Ber A. G. Kerr, assist-|dule can be put into force as| inion of General Superintendent Valley, and the iehe G.|/timated, There were difficulties eae liquors and cigars— Daily News, and show the great}ant engineer to the Dominion| quickly as possible after Mr.| Mehan, the Skeena Crossing|T.P. links up will be thus prow. during the building of the plers, 2 lge from various points. The} Board of Railway Commission-|Kerr’s examination, | bridge will be completed. The|#ht aan bitte. wonder aan labor trouble occurred, but this es show in convincing man} ers, rhe errand of the Assist- In the event that Mr. Kerr's | importance of this to the Hazel-| all ue sere es ce was of short duration, The piers, the imposing and magnitude}ant Engineer is to go over and) peport is telegraphed to the rail-| ton district, and the interior, as ee ) on tae 19 PX0C- | as may be seen in the views, are] the undertaking, and also ils|inspect the track as far as the} way commissioners and they|well as from the point of/@a Grossing briage, jhow receiving the great steel ‘pid progress. the record of|}Grossing and to report upon itS|sanetion the opening of the line| view of track-laying through the _ Construction of Bridge girders which have ben waiting Which has good reasoneto be alconstruction and condition, 80} hy wire, the G.T.P. new schedule | Bulkley Valley eannot be over- The bridge is at veh Prince Rupert in good time of satisfaction and credit|that the sanction of the Board}/cean be expected to be put intojestimated, At present the busi-|narrowest, and naturally leq) for their need, Everything is pro- ' General Superintendent Meh-|may be obtained at once for) operation within a very few days.}ness of getting of goods into} the deepest portion of the Skee-| gressing rapidly and eatiafactor- ind his bridge building de-| passenger traflle ove this sec- This provides that a passen-|Hazelton is a tedious one, the}na River, a few hours drive from | ily, and the report of the Rail- -OPERA HOUSE... partment. tion if everything is in order to} gep leaving Prince Rupert on a}|steamers having to be loaded by ae - construction ne-| way bine waapyleh Sf inure pm ‘ee enee eee satisfy the official eye. Wednesday afternoon, for in-}a system of wire cable close by|cessitated the caissons,/gineer is confidently expected to ae Tho pleoma nae poe and| CRanienAavind Assistant Hn-|stance, can reach Skeena Cross- © bridge. When freight can be}and the employment of the hardy|be a favorable one. — | i ma AMATE UR Caledoni house tonight at 7.30 to play a| ANOTHER HOLD- UP | SAYS FISHERIES By seni eee, game from two sides picked by| FREE! FREE! FREE! CANADA GETS MAJORITY | V d ill eng able to get together a suffi! the executive rhis game will be} gare IN VANCOUVER ; Oo or ‘ WILL BE RUINED au evil e ciently strong team, owing toja good practice for Tuesday's} A big beautiful 88 key see! ay " Daily eee most o Cae pene et a ek Nete th lantric aver ano, wor songon, June rovern- Friday and Saturday Dloved On Aneta nen , - | Ti eee Eanrg ia ry At Point of Revolver Two Rob- ment returns show that dur erent pe te May. 314+ ankle tan been decided to canuinhs their| Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners. pool players in the Base- bers Hold Up a Dozen Men ing April a total 27,370 on . re ° 4 May st a 1 8 nal ; mer | . and Take Their Money—Men |{ 1 oncons emigrated to Can- triotions Upon uget Soun MnEsg ah ‘tech with the Callies until lues| Phone 4, ment pool room, Empress Were Unmasked. ¥ walaa Fisheries. Entire Change of Program “ay night, when they will put al} ony Theatre building. groan ada from the mies GF eae a ae get leam in the field who will give| Strictly fresh Kees for sale,|4., Daily New fo the oather Dominions tas nalivateaies) New Songs New Dances the cupholders a hard fight. The 745 Fifth avenue, corner of Tay- ——$———— —— ’ Special . “7 rip f th a the number 40,834 mpecias $0 sem y ag New Pictures Callies will meet at the club]lor street. if “AB a Vancouver, ou re BS. lM" and to the States Seattle, June t-—-Commission- Sin f etter Place Than dhavei most daring robberies under} 13,023, er Babeock, of British Columbia, == On Sunday evening at 7.30 inJarms took place here last night} told the members of the Wash-] {i Dramatic Sketch : ———————————SSSSaSS : Ba ssi ee\ihe Empress Theatre, Rey. F. W. when two unmasked men he ‘ld | ington State Commission of Fish 6 ” lkerr is going to preach on “A]¥P about a dozen others : ee gi eries, that with the present lax | The Real Cue PRINCE RUPERT TWENTY MINUTES AGO | Better Place than Heaven.’ On different rOoUls bf 19 persons It is understood that the botel/laws and non~enforeement of whe Tiesice ee the following Sunday Mother’s|> °°! mie © s ea ‘aad and restaurant employees of this/them, the fishing industry of a tee a eps da ie 48 Red ge ac arters | after Day will be observed by the Pres Nolyers, and took wey 101) city established scale of] Puget Sound will be ruined and] s+ ++++> G. B, Filemeurice Hed Devil lakes up its abode in new quarter es |} " ah songregation cine hioney, One man lost $35 and}. ges to take effect today, The depleted within ten years. A The Detective....A. Stowell “Wain ie ahould have been ee ane at ak P another: a40 Exenlly how a manag ement of Prince Rup-|econference is being held with the The Thief...W. R. Whitley Sibbald says Jack Hilditeh’s Post Olle ! flowanr in hahan’ AN iiaaathes Pees. wae taken the police arela., Gate were the to signjidea of promoting closer and pa erecte Se owe 5 ’ » to ascerte fs , 1a) Pantie 1 sabi . > 12 j J i. Ro Ea the fares to the south mas have and an appropriate sermon wil BPE ale | sear —_— ae ee ewe eee pers ne aan Two Shows Each Evening been raised, but there's somebody going to get a free trip fe be preached, Prince Rupert's leading hotel— | ; th is wage scale and the State ‘of \ ashington, : 730. and 9 'eGiees Seattle at the Westholme tonight Presbyterian morning servica ee oe | emery vee é ee tee ce : Senne von ree Finance Minister looking frisky over rumor round thal the jis held in the chureh hall on 4thj* ¥ ap : aa ‘ Don’ seing the drs tie Prices; Entire downstairs Bank of ta sutanes uae Es lot at gold in for Princ Rupert Avenue , ees os a 8, Gray returned this morn- on | msg BOPING M crane i¢ os ates bathed 45 cts Vancouver : believe the rain libel . icentiie Stalker & Wells cater to your;ing from an extended business | little sketch, The Real Cue,” at 4 ae y . iver lady visitor who wouldn't : a ai : : iat othe we , , ltr ‘eal and other east-|the Westholme Opera House to- Children lOc, Sallies forth with her parasol to try the faith eure Amateur vaudeville, Westholme| wishes and want to see you.jtrip to Montreal and o : pere oe }Opera House tonight, Grocers to the people, tf ‘ern cities, UG a No i i li BASEBALL SCORES National Boston 3-3; Brooklyn 9-8. Pittsburg 6; Cincinnati 2. St. Louis 6; New York 4. American Detroit 10; St. Louis 9. J Coast Sacramento 13; Portland 1. Vernon 5; Oakland 6. Los Angeles 5; Frisco 2. . SCHOOL BOOK SANITATION New Sysiem Provided for by the Department of Education it was announced at a meeting ee eee, arene one bie + ve aa a es a