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Date 1912-05-04

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1912, Petre esetes 550.00 ) 600.00 850.00 1200.00 1260.00 1500.00 1100.00 bod spot to carried on as a for the company a assurance of a always been WO 235-d-tf 42,000 peasant own- i in his arguments min does not lack the he greatest generals e brains of nd manufactures of come from the Em- only salvation of t and present condi- , hands of the Irish re a generation has will be of as much he world as any han a Bank means to buy pro- Hat. And MacBean ua little bit the best ) want your listings. the News Block. BEAN CO. 3. Brokers. oh fe obs fe fe fe fe CE turned over iness for the ison, to The Hat Ice Co., thank my ids and pat- * eir generous during the years, and peak for the + a continu - ur esteemed 3. COOPER. hE EE ankle i fitter. Phe hehe bt - + + + + Int ed for-an-appropriation-to-reimbjlitse Present Dufly Average 1606 Copies. Advertisers in Daily get the benefit of the Weekly country circulation. No extra charge. Books open to ad- vertisers, MEDICINE A'F Ni VOL. 2, NO 252 lt; iBp.., MISSISSIPETS DEVASTATION CONTINUING Flood Conditions in Lower Part of the River Daily Growing Worse. RECORDS FOR HIGH WATER BEATEN BY GVER A FOOT Hundreds Marooned on the House Tops white Motor Boats Hurry to Aid (W. A. P. Dispatch.) Washington, May 4. The army has reached its limit in distribution of relief to the Mississippi river flood sufferers the entire appropriation ior the commission department having been used up, Major Normogle, in charge of relief work, was today in- structed by telegraph to contract for no more supplies, as to do so, would imake-him subject: to-prosecution un ) der the law. Congress-ha's-been-ask- the commissary department and it is expected the present order of the war department will have the effect of (W. A. P. Dispatch.) New Orleans, La., May 4 Flocd conditions in the lower Missir ippi seems to grow worse... Not oven those who have dea,t with similar problems will forecast the outcome of the passing of the greatest vol- ume of water ever recorded in the great stream. At New Orleans to- day the former record was buried by almost a foot. The water at Torras, La., is pouring through the levee 0 crevasse with an ever-widening gap. The breach is threatened there. The reports from the inundated sec- tion north of the New Roads are of gloomy character. rate toward Atchafalay River, aud ia nearing the main line of Texas and Pacifie railroads. A telephone message from Letts: forth early today says the town: was deep under water and hundreds of Persons are marooned in their homes in cotton gin-houses and on house tops. Motor boats have been sent, to Lettsworth for reseue work. Con- ditions at Baton are growing more menacing. A force of 1000 men work ed all night aiding by search lights trying to prevent a break direetly in front of the city. SHOOTING, FEATURE MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA,-CANADA, SATURDAY. MAY 4, 1912 Post Office Department: angement Mad Made by the LONG STANDING JESUIT QUESTION UP IN GERMANY Mey uae Minister has codified the law against the gt; Order. NEW. INTERPRETATION 1S. GIVEN THE NEW EDICT Chancellor Placed in Em- barrasing Position by The Opposition s Criticism. (W. A. P. Special Cable) Berlin, May 4. The Jesuit question has sprung suddenly to the fore in Germany and now has in the news- papers an importance almost as great ag in the days of Bismarck s famous and unsuccessful Kulterkampt or struggle against the Roman Catholic church, One of the first ucts of the new Bavarian ministry, coming into pow- er in consequence of the victory of the Clerical Centre party in the Bav arian elections; was the issuance of a decree modifying the severity of en- CASE ADVANCES Chambley Dam Suit Begun Twelve Years fal legislation against the Jesuit or- der in Germany and inthe resulting controversy it was brought out that of the imperial Ottawa, May 4. A direct exchange of parcels by post between Canada and France, and between Canada and Algeria and Corsica via France, came into operation today. This is in ad- dition to the existing parcel post ex- change by way of England. he direct parcel mails from Can- ada will be made up at Montreal dur- ing the summer s ason and at Mont- real and Halifax during the winter, and will be despatched by steamers of the Allan Line salling direct to Havre. The rates of postage on parcels sent from Canada to France by the direct route will be as follows: One pound, 18 cents, 2 pounds 26 c nts; 3 pounds, 34 cents- 4 pounds, 42 cents; 5 pounds; 50'cents; 6 pounds, 58 cents; 7 pounds, 66 cents; 8 opunds 74 cents; 9 pounds, 82 -cents; 10 Pounds, 90 cents; 11 pounds, 98 cents, Each parcel sent to Algeria dr Cor- sica wil be subject to a charge of 10 cents in addition to these rates, such additional charges to be prepaid by the sender. TO THE ELECTORS OF WARD I. The following letter should have appeared in last Friday's issue but owing to a misunderstanding did not appear. To The Electors of Ward 1: I am in the field as a candidate for Alderman in Ward 1. In acceding to the request of the gentlemen whose names appear on IN CHICAGO'S BIG NEWSPAPER STRIKE All Papers are Tied up by Pressman s Strike The Sterotypers have joined. (We. P. Dispatch.) Chicago, Ills., May 4 The strike the requisition which has been hand- ed to me I wish to thank them for this evidence of their confidence in my ability to serve the City in the council. that, as arrangements have been made for turning the Assiniboia Music Company over to the new owners on June. the Ist, I shall be able to give if necessary, practically all my time To the voters In Ward 1, I may say , of the pressmen on the. principle-Chi- cago papers took a more serious as- pect early today when the steroty- pers in all of the offices affected left their work in sympathy with the ori- ginal strikers. This makes the thi union to join in the strike,-the gon drivers having previously quit work. The walkout of the stereoty- pers compelled the publishers to con- dense the morning papers, only one edition was issued and this was without any advertisements. It was expected that the afternoon papers would act similarly and issue only one edition in consataed form. There eral newspaper offices, chief of whieh was at Madison and Dearbbrn street, where a large number of men say it was done by some of the rough ele- ment which had collected there. No one was injured but the police made several arrests. Newspaper wagoris under guard of policemen were being loaded at the time of the shooting. EEE EEE EEE TEESE that Medicine Hat will make, proximately, as great development in the next twenty years as Winnipes has in the last twenty, and buying of industrial sites, school sites and parks; estimates for water electric plants, widening of streets, and all city planning should be con- sidered and carried on, Insofar 9s the refitting, overhauling and equipping it i titferent stages of development will permit, and reason will warrant, with that prospective development in mind. and attention-to-city affairs. I believe that I am-suffiviently lib- eral in thought, and independent in action to serve the city without being influenced in my judgment conflicting interests, personal or oth- erwise. by any. As to my policy: I am convinced that all and In my opinion a city s development depends largely on the initiatory spir- it of the men in it's council. also the people's prerogative to put on the curb, and a council requiring moderate restraint is preferable to one requiring constant urging. It is I do not think that I have permitt- ed myself to become hide-bound in my-opintons on-matters of public in- + *learest, and, if elected i dom . , and, 5 + BOY WANTED a ent to honor the confidence placed tn i oe me. + Smart intelligent If 1 do not exnvass:-your-vore per- over 14 * Apply + News: ca to. + boy to learn the news- * paper end of the print-.+ + ing business. Must be ars of age, +, with good education. + Foreman, + composing room, Daily * EERE PEE EEE +e please be assured that I want it, and that circumstances, and. not disposition prevents my seeing you. Yours truly, + 8. B. Mc LELLAN. - WH. BABE'S FUNERAL wp The funeral of W. H. Babb which + will be held tomorrow afternoon will leave the English church at 2 o'clock instead of the bome,'516 Main St. - -f- Coupons and mone; Toronto, May 4 One ofthe walls of Neilson s ice cream building on Gladstone Ave., collapsed this morn ing, in which two people were killed) many injured, and it is-thought many are buried in the debris, Toronto, May 4. Cagrying-two and probably many others to death and maiming many employees, the south walle of the new Neilson building, 277-307 Gladstone Ave., collapsed this forenoon about eleven o'clock. Spurred on by the pitiful cries of the suffering men and women be- neath the ruins, every private ambul- ance and all. the police ambulances Buried U Walls of Building Disaster in Toronto This Morning when Walls of Neilson s Ice C ream Factory Collapsed--Women and Girls er ingeSpur the Rescuers On. WASP. of the city were at the scene of the disaster a few moments after its oc- euretice, and tender hands removed the Injirea and dying as fast as they erecovered. ae known fatalities, killed out Dragged out alive and badly hurt: E. Watson, 16 Russell St. Susly Burns, Summerh It Ave. Lottie Carley, 39 Degrassie St. Mabel Bowman, Dufferin St. W. Lambly, 14 Gordon St. Michael Irisayre, Central Ave. In the factory there were 160 to Fallen Suffer- 70 girls working and on the two flats in the neighborhood of which the walls fell out there were 40 girls, chocolate dippers, packers and paper box makers, The three upper -flats were unoccupied, Winnifred Black was standing at a stitching machine when the wall gave way, the machine toppling over n her, but she Was far enough away t6 escape. The most seriously injured is Mrs. Thompson. Tae moans of Mrs. Thompson attracte the rescuing par- ties and she was taken out of a mass of debris, moulds and kettles, Both her legs are broken. HUDSON BAY EXPEDITION IS BEING ORGANIZED Govt. Steamer Minto to go into Labrador re H. B. Railway, QW. A. P. Dispatch) Ottawa, May 4 Preparations being made by the send within the next month a thor- oughly equipped expedition to Labra- dor and Hudson Bay in order to in- vestigate from the waterside, are government to Fort fees tt aeek OUR ELECTRIC LINE + + i. The survey for the electric sf railway which is to connect Medicine Hat with Dunmore and Elkwater is now being F carried on by an engineering ch party. 7 + FEET EEE EE JUDGE MABE GOVT. TAKES ACTION RE RY, TROUBLES Concilliation Bo: Board Named to Deal with U. 8. Train Crew Matter. (W. A. P. Dispatch) Ottawa, May 4 The Department of Labor today atithorized the appoint- ment of a conelliation board to in- auire e difficulties at. Winni- peg between inmen and the company over the drafting Of Canad- to Privy Counc Montreal, May 3. A case Involv- ing 1,340,000, which has been hang- ing fire in thre courts -tiere for twelve years and which owes its origin to defects arising in the construction of the Chambly power house and dam was advanced a stage by a judgment handed down in the Court of Appeals yesterday. The huge dam erected across the Richelieu river at the head of the Chambly Hlectric Manufactur- ing Company's generating plant in 1896, collapsed, the pressure of the water proving too great to be with- stood by the structure. The contract had been entrusted to the Eric and Smith Vails Company, of Dayton, 0.. who, in turn, sublet the concrete work to Peter Lyall. Th Montreal Tight; Heat hd Power Company, which had absorbed the Chambly Company, entered ace tion for damages against the con- tractors. These, later, in turn,-called P ter Lyall in as defendant, in war- ranty, maintaining that he was the one actually responsible for the de- fective construction -of the dam, When the case finally went before Mr. Justice Teller he rendered judg- ment adversely ini the interests of the plaintiff. The matter was taken to appeal, and the ruling sustained in the main, Mr. Justice Gervaise rendering Judgment in the name of his colleag- ues, It 18 understood that the case will be taken to the Privy Council to be threshed out anew before the lat- ter body. TO THE ELECTORS OF WARD 1. Ladiss and Gentlemen At the request of a number of re- presentative citizens I have decided to offer myself as a candidate for the vacancy in-the city council caus- ed by the resignation of Alderman Howson. If elected I will stand as I always have stood, for. a larger and better Medicine Hat built. on good, sound principles. In matters which come before the Coun il I shall always consider th ee to gO an interpretation JaW, not at all unfavorable to the Je- suit order, had been issued in Prus- sia, As it Is the duty of the Emperor and his Tesponsibie representative, the. Imperial Chancellor, who is also as it happens, prime minister in Prus- sia, to watch against infractions of imperial laws, the opposition papers have made much of Chancellor yon Bethmann - Hollweg s embarrassing dual role and there is no doubt that the question, which arose after the Emperor's departure for Corfu, formed most important part of the Chan- cellor s deliberations with His Ma- Jesty during his Haster visit in Corfu. b FURTHER TROUBLE Transit Duties Revived and Trouble Over Protec- tion Causes Outbreak. (W. A. P. Cable.) Amoy, Ching, May 4 Dissatisfac- tion is general in the Interior of China due to the revival and at the same time an increase in transit duties and to inadequate protection afforded the merchants against marauders. From Swatow, a treaty port, in the province of Wang Tung, comes the news of the renewal of hostilities between local troops under the command of General Ling and leader of 3000 Cantonese soldiers, The assassination of the Superior Judge is reported: from. Fu Chow, a treaty port and the capital of the province of Fo Kien, TAIT S APPOINTMENT AS G.1. HEAD DENIED Chairman Smithers Denies Churchill and Port Nelson as to theie suitability for terminating for the new roud which ts bettig pushed to the bay. It has been decided to send north the government steamer, Min-; to, which during the past winter has been used to carry mail between Prince Edward Island and the. main- land, Its work for the season will be completed in a few days when it will be turned over to the naval de- partment. They will at once start for the expedition, CW. A. P. Dispatch Winnipeg, May 4 The Industrial Bureau of Winnipeg is organizing a trip to Hudson Bay via Labrador and Sidney, thence back by railway. PEPE EE EE EEE + + ei + May 4, 1912 +f . This coupon, with one from each of the other issues of The Daily News of the week end- f-ing May 4th, and 10 cents, + entitles the holder to a photo- * gravure reproduction of Ed- * ouard Bisson's picture entit- fe let La Cigale. or Heward jf Hardy's The Last Change. f+ 1 be presented at The Dally - fe Daily News office any'time f+ Coupon No, 14. OF he fe ole oe fe fe ofe fe obo slo ohe ole NO-BETTER IS LATER REPORT HEAD OF RAILWAY COMMIssion CONTINUES TO LINGER BE- TWEEN LIFE AND DEATH DELAY 1N- OPERATING W Appendix was in. Gangrenous When He Consented to Ordeal. State (W. A. P. Dispatch.) Toronto, May-4. The condition. of: Judge Maybe is critical. There are no signs of improvement, The double operation has proven a severe test on: his otherwise strong, phyique. The docstors wanted to operate on him the night he was taken to the hos- pital but ft was not till the next mo - ning that he would consent to the op- eration, then the appendix was in a gangrenous state, It broke while it was being removed. Perftonis set in and: the second operation was neces- sary, At 12,30 the doctor's bulletin 4 after Friday. This picture can- e not be sent by mail, + Peeeeeeeeeeeed no better. He is still in a. critical condition, but some hop still remains for his itimate recovery. For all tin or Jol printing, try the News Toh Nenarement jan erews of the Grent Northert trains running Into Manitoba. The mien have named J. T, Murray of Win- nipeg as. their representative on the board, The department of labor today notified the C. N. R, of the authoriza- tion of the board and their represen- tatives, eens ed Fort-William, May 4 All vessels tied up in the Tee last night, got away today. boats have left since, but H-Mack C A praference to the interests of any interests of the city as a whole in corporation or individu T shall do my utmost to support a poliey of progress and improvement within the city and will welcome any scheme or proposition which will at- tain this end. It will be impossible for me to see. you all personally before election day so I take this opportunity of solicit- ing your vote and valued influence, the Grand Trunk. Montreal, Que., May 4. Message has been received from London from Mr. Smithers, chairman of the Grand - Trunk Railway, stating that the re- Sir Thomas Tait would sueceed Mr. Hays as: president of the Grand Tronk was absolotely without foun- Jaques, Kinmount, Glenmoint, West- mount, Kiministigla and Wexford will 1 e tonight. she ke fe oe he oleh be he ob tee ote STEEL INDUSTRY. Plans for the steel plant in- + dustry, which is to locate in Medicine Hat, are nearing completion in Pittsburg, to a firm. of experts in which city full information has been sent regarding the area of land which 8 at the disposal of the company. The specifications are to be drawn up in such a manner that the Company will be enabled to build in units, as the se of trade de- mands the expansion ofthe lafebusinosa The News expects to be fn a position jn a few days to place before its r ad- +f ers a full description of the of plans. eb hed PEELEEEEET EEE L ed with Yours sincerely, . P. DAY. PHONE RATE-CONDEMNED (W, AP, Dispatch) Winnipeg, May 4 The Industrial Bureau has unanimously. condemned the mentioned phone rats system in vogue in the cities of Manitoba and are of the opinion that a flat rate is the only free and satisfactory way in which to run the system. They are petitioning the government for a. flat rate, HARYESTER CO, HEARING CW. A. P, Dispatch) Chicago, May 4 Offigials of the International Harvester Co. were ser- subpocnas today directing thom to-appear in St.Paul, Minn., the nature of a selection has been made olive, May 4 can't Delleve that-th -story In true that Sir Thom- as Tait has been appointed president of the Grand Trunk Railway, sald William Wainwright, acting president, this morning. I haye had no word of it and I think surely T would have been notified, Mr. Smithers, chair- man of the board of directors, sails from London on May 1 and T am going to New York/to meet him. PEE EEE EE EEE EE - ae i ITALIANS SEIZE aie TURKISH ISLAND i (W. A. P. P. Cabl - : Rome, Italy, May 4. ie + A first Monday in June in the n on proceedings filed by Attotney- General Wickersham against. the In- ternational Harvester Co. Amon ERE EEE EEE EERE ELE EES those summoned..were Cyrush Mc- Cormick and Harold F.. McCormick. + ed the Turkish Island * of Rhodes this morn- * 7; img. + Pebeeeesedeee Torcement of the long-standing tmper CHINA-FACG That Late . P, R. Man port current here last night that +The Halian fleet seiz-

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