PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
VOL. 4, N'O
PB1NCE GEORGE, B.C.. FUIDAV. A1MUJ, :ju;
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Bluebeard'' J. R. Huirt Confesses Killing Two Wives
|\N ACCUSED OF BIGAMX IN TWKNTY-FOIK COUNTS, CONFESSES TO SLAYING TWO OF HIS VICT11VJS�HELD IN U)S ANGELES PENDING lUKTHJ'Jt INVESTIGATION.
!LUS ANGELES, April 30.- -James*1"'� FINE HOMJBMTE
lluirt, hold here while officers in-
Migated reports of nis marriage t0
(number of women, confessed late
[gterday that ho had Blaln two of
women, according to county of-
s. More than twenty-ilve marri-
havc been attributed by police
�era t<> Huirt.
R1M1.NAL ACTION PENDING
AGAINST SOLDIER SETTLER
rici Superintendent of Soldle�V
Hoard Tolls of Criminal Act*.
U ui
The district superintendent of the )ldlers' Settlement Hoard, Ex-Capt.
( Brown, paid a visit to Prince eorgc this week in connectiuu with ,,� Hoard's activities.
Whilst here Mr. Brown conferred ,, appointment Of Ex-Major J. F. :,inpbell as appraiser for the Hoard
Ibis district, which extends from orl Kraser to Tete Jaune Cache.
UI over the province, according to i Brown, the. Soldiers' Settlement oanl has contented returned men at ork on their farms, equipped by an- granted by the Board. In view desire to get the land In the of transportation under cul-livation, the Board has recently
UKht in a provision that no loans kill be granted which apply to lands
ther than l"> miles from transpor-
h'i>' are some exceptions to the of successful farmers among
.!� who have received the support
In- Hoard. One auch was cited by Brown in the case of a settler at
�i Krai er, against whom the dls-sunerintendent is now urging
i ommencement of criminal pros-
lil :ii.in. who was the owner of ��� purchased uuder the provls-i the Settlement Act� against 'U the government virtually holds � ii sold four cows aud two
� and butchered and sold seven and in addition, to this.
� uh wanton neglect, seven other
� ed. The man then left t^<-� i and will have to be located
� ! olice channels
. pointed out by Mr. Brown t;iai > 'i"i settler is allowed to s< ii i1 rty or stock, as all such holdup- chattel mortgaged to the rnmenti and any civilian buying
ON MARINE DRIVE
.Mr. Al. Johnson Purchases lieuutiful
si�c for Home on Vancouver's
Marine I>riv�\
Th<- following Item Troni a recent issue of the Vancouver Province, indicates that Mr. Albert Johnson, formerly in the hotel business at South Fort George, is contemplating remaining In the big B.C. ci'.y:
Mr. Al. Johnson, formerly proprietor of the Castle Hotel, of this city, is the purchaser of a beautiful site near the foot of Dunbar street, with a wide frontage on Marine drive. It lies on the southern slope of a hill, overlooking the broad stretch of farm land of the Delta country at the mouth of the Fraser. Altogether, it is made up of eleven and a half acres,
Mr Johnson stated this morning that he hud no immediate plans for building, but It was lor the purpose of erecting a residence on the land some time in the future that he had mnd> lhe purchase.
He recently disposed of his interests in the Castle Hotel and is for the present out of that business.
The vendor in the deal was Mr. A. Sturrock, a master mechanic in the C.P.H. Negotiations were handled by Mi. Frank L, Murdoff, real estate ;tgent, oi Vancouver.
oi.|> TOtBR RETURNS
A well-known old-timer in the Cariboo country, ^iiud at Prince George, returned to the city this week after a long absence in the per-son of Mr. Stuart AdamsouNNMr. A damson was one of the old-timK stage drivers on "U6 Cariboo Road for the B. c. Express Company, that famous stage route which has carried th<- traditions of the old-time "thor-ougttbrace" stages well Into the twentieth century. Later he was purser on the same company's boats, and he returns here to act as agent for the company at Quesnel. During the war Mr. Adamson was connected with the nine Cross Society in veterinary work in England. Hia many friends ar*> Klad to welcome him back hergagain. . _ /
CAUHIOO KO.tlf'llAI�
Not ill years has "the Cariboo road this end bj>><� ;i'..i t,.l by any citizen who owns to any pride in the city. l-iu* debris will be removed by tin-Health Department free <>i charge it place.1 on the back of lots.
Signs of spring are already apparent to the eye vyhere new pjaint has bee-i spread upon various buildings. This is an example worthy oi emulation, lor one of tlie most urgent needs this community iKa coat of paint, in Certain quarters, and "Clean-up Week" would be a-i appropriate occasion to carry >>n this good work. \^
Officer Stole Liberty Bonds To Help Savior of His Life
man who si:i;\ i:i> as < attain with i ii:si < anadian division
AND KOSK I liO.M HANKS W1TJI IU-;< OKA I IONS ENTERS NOVKL PI.NA IN NKU VOltK�SKX'IKN< Kl) TO KKI'OIS.M^IOIIV.
I.K. IHiOl
IN it i:
AT LONDON SALIO.N
ruble \KJ,\YKI>SPRING HURTS \ ATHJ.KTIC ASSOCIATION
TltK RAILAOAD SCWBDUIjB^K t OICMKl) THIS WKKK
Heavy Freshets Wash Out Grades on l>uchx** Park Will Probably l><- Vix-All Lines and Tie I'p Tthiw <*<< I H tor Athletic Grounds by
portntion.
NEW ViHIK. April HO. Thai he slide J42UU worth of Liberty Bonds to Th'Ip out tin- man who had saved his life on the battlefields of France while In- wus seiV/ing with the First Canadian Division, wan the excuse offered by Captain Russell Holmes Fletcher, aged -'7. when he pleaded guilty i'' grand larcency in the second dugree in tlie General t*ossions court today. Fletcher enlisted a.s a
The late spring is responsible for chaotic conditions on the railroads generally, grades being washed out, and even bridges being swept away on the .spring freshets following the melting of snows in the mountains and hills.
The G.T.P. is no exception, and during the past week there have been many mishaps on the line east and ', west of this point. A small bridge, was swept out west of here, causing a transfer between the .stations of j Sheraton and Endako. Kast of this pulnt about 4 0 miles an engine and some freight cars went into the ditch, with no one seriously hurt, and at Resplendent the heayv snows melting brought down a rockslide which covered the tracks for about 250 feet in length and ten feet in height. Care-. ful handling of the trains has pre^v vented any casualties, as the greatest f arc has been exercised in this great. difficulty faring the railroad men.
On the C.N.R. and CPU. similar troubles in greater or les* extent have been experienced
Freight has been held up, and this is responsible for the delay of a day Jn the appearance of this issue, owing to^th^e non-arrival of news print shipped froiuV'ancouver on April 15th.
Condition*^?re now almost normal
A meeting wa\held in the Q.W.V. A. < 1 nI) Rooms on\\\'ednetiduy evening, which was open to all interested in athletic matters, forXhe purpose oi forming an Athletic Association. Mr. 11. A. Carney was elected\chalr-man of the meeting and Mr. (!(Wf?e at'ted as secretary,
It was decided to form an Athletic Association to be known as "The Prince George Athletic Association." The following officers were elected: President, M. C. McKay; Vice-l'resi-dent, Alex. Wimbles; Secretary-treasurer, Marshall Sales; Executive, J. C. �pidgeon, Fred Bunton, Frank Whit-niore ami .lack Kisch.
The object Of the association is to foster all branches of athletics in this district, and at present its efforts will centre on forming football and baseball teams.
^^U^is reasonably .sure that the city will clour Duchess Park as an athletic ground: --.This park can be made into one, of the tiiH�a,t atheltic grounds in Canada with verySiUle expense. This will make n stage for^ujl kind o"f athletic events this summer always, and this is t<> !)?' lookeil forward to keenly. This park is In close proximity to the public school and it will also form a splendid playground for th.' children.
The executive meets early In th� aruek to draw uj> .�.^�oiu-i i! ttiinii,
The. followiiiK report reached 1 h> Citizen by telegraph from New Vofk mi \\ ednesday last: �
" l be New York a,nnual spring fur auction closed toda> with total .sales
estimated al ?s.......,...... Beaver l)rivate '" 1!'14 ""<' rw '" the rank
wa.' tin- bust seller, ami not. only brought prices ranging from $8.5u io $6u each, inn showed an advance
ot .;......r cent over correspondng Iraedal wlli<;h he won while serving as
prices ai the spring sale here last a I)nvuto-
year. .Northern and
raccoon pelts respectively wen- 50
and 45 per cent higtier respectively
Raccoon prices ran from $1 to $15.
if captain, which be held when dis-' charged in 1 !� 1'.'
In court he wore the military
Before the war he was
southwestern for flve >'f>uls employed in the Dank of Montreal.
The judge said he was obliged to send the Canadian war hero to El-inira reformatory
POLKS GOING STRONU
WARSHAW, April 30.�Resist-] ance of the Bolsheviki has been ', broken in South Ukraine according | to today's official communique which j anounces that the Poles have captur-lilev and are now moving south east along Dneister. Poles have captured fifteen thousand prisoners, sixty cannon, hundreds of
motives since their offensive began.
NO SATURDAY' POSTS
ussoelation at its next general meet- i maChjne guns and seventy-aix loco �B, 'bis building will be purchased h> Mi- G.W.V.A. and will be fitted up as a club room and meeting place.
Election of Officers.
1><�� next regular meeting ot the ~~ ���!�� nf
iatlon will be held in the club Commencing,on May 1st, copies ot on Monday, May 3rd. at 7:30 Hie Saturday Kvening Post Ml members are requested to try Gentleman cannot be .�nt, a, a, this meeting noml- Canada by the Cnrtisa - will be accepted for the elec- Company owing to the pape. shor T officers. These nominations age until further notice, and sub-���� made In writing. : �crlptions to these papers are only to
^ be accepted after that date on th. |
understanding that they will bo sub-. ject to the exigencies of the paper
supply.
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>W.V, April 30.�Orders have '"' out from the Finance De-�i" today extending the time '"I'R income tax returns for the '"' dominion to May 31st.
VDVANOE IN PRINTING PRICES.
u" April lGth a further sharp advance in the price of printing Papers came Into effect. There havc been other advances pre-''"llni� this last which makes it necessary for The Citizen to re-vis(1 the prices for job printing �fk, in conformity with every "">� filming business.
OERA1AJS TUOOI'S MO.VINn
LONDON', April 30.�It Was offlci-' ally announced in Merlin today that Herman State Defence troops will march Into Southern Ruhr district for the protection of public order and Industry, says a wireless message from the German capital.
HA LOON ASCKNTION
On Monday night prior to the nrst . performance, fifty toy baloons will be turned loose from the Hex Theatre,; twenty-five of which will contain pas-for children to the showing of (
GEORGE CITIZEN. | Mary Pickford In "The Hoodlum "
Opinion from the Pe&ce Fliver' Alberta indicates that the settlers of that area have suffered another bittei disappointment by the failure of the Alberta Government to pjctend the K., D, & B. C. railway west from Peace River to Vaurena. The lattt>r place lies about 50 miles west of Peace River city, and about 30 mile north of Dunvegan.
In the territory lying north of Dun-vegan, in the great southern bend of the Peace River, there are a number of prosperous settlers who are cut off from transportation to the town of Peace Kiver owing to the proposed extension not having been provided for. There is at Peace River a $1, 000,000 bridge crossing from the town to the northern flats, and from j the northern bridgehead the extension towards Vanrena has been actually completed for about 18 miles. Feeling Is Hitter.
The "Peace River Record," a paper published at Peace River (the Cross- \ ing) has the following to say of the action of the Alberta Government in this matter:
"Had Dill No. 5f> t.f the lit20 ses-aion really been prompted by a desire to come to the assistance of the north ' it would have provided not for one , million dollars to patch up a defunct line, but would have made; ample provision not alone for the repair of . existing mileage, but as well, and equally Important, for the extension I of the ralway west tnrough the richest grain fields of the province, to Vanrena. Until the last, the Govern- | merit, by the action of its members, ! led the people of the north to believe that relief would be provided for at this session. Hut ii. the last hours of the session, at a time when no pro- : test could bo heard rrom those most : concerned, the requirements of the I north were passed by the board, and we see another million going to cover up the horrible evidences of mismanagement that was responsible for the shoestring railway policy that has been followed by the Government, a j policy aimed at cheap political advertising rather than the development of the country."
This line to Vanrena will eventu- ' ally be built, and the projection for . Its continuance carries it along through the fine uencn prairie lands j
Block, th�-
north of th.' Peace River across this block and down t Peace River at Hurtsoo-'-s Hope in British Columbia.
Another extension will be necep^ .-ary in Alberta very shortly, jxllng from that point whtr�> tlx'/Crande Prairie branch line leu-tfe>s Spirit River, to a point ou 1he provincial b undary north of-Swan Lake, which i>> the ob.1<.'Ctiv**i>f the Pacific Great Eastern's^northern extension from this place. The gr\ne has been completed and ties are cut for this extension ill Alberta, which only lacks the
steel.
The Ijogititi I'u.s*.
, The Peace River pioneer and ex-member in the Alberta Legislature, Mr. .). K. Cornwall, �ias ;� vast knowledge of the new northern country, lie has been in the Peace River country for over twenty years. In eon-vernation with The Citizen this week he stated that he had been through every Pass in the Canadian Rockies, including the Sfton, the Laurier and the Arctic Pass. This latter Pass, he states, which from west to east traverses the valley of the Rat River, and down Bell River, where the Rocky Mountains commence to dip into the Arctic Ocean, is the only Pass lower than the South Pine River, which offers the most direct and feasible route between this point and the terminus of the E., D. & U. C. railway north of Swan Lake.
In spite of the fact that Mr. Cornwall is interested at the forks of the Findlay River, he gave permission to be quoted as being In favor of the Pine River Pass route rather than the tentative proposals to divert the P. G. E. by way of FIndlay Forks and the Rocky Mountain Canyon. '"It is a proposition of the shortest line between two points," he said, "and as the route is intended to give the most direct outlet to the sea for Peace River grain, the Pine Pass is the only-logical route."
The future of Prince George is wrapped up in the Peace River country to a great extent. The building of these Alberta railroads westward and the future construction of the P. G. E. .northwards towards these roads mark periods in the prosperity of this city,
.bray fox advanced 10 per cent, the
onlysdrpp for the day being in Aus- ___ ______
traliaikfox, which fell oil 40 percent.
The pooKst <>< these brought only "'"�"" GOVERNMENT LOANS ,igh price for thai fur The next sale scheduled
.'In cents
wus $;{.7
here by the New Vork Fur Sales (
poration will begin wi October."
The drop which hasNoceurr sales subsequent to the :\pr Vork sale ot lttl'.t is lost sigl
N M|I,MOX TO y D & BQ Ry
The Railroad Requirements of
The Vast Peace River District
IUV1H ALBERTA AND BRITISH COLl'MBIA AUK IILAMEI) HV PEACE HIVKR SKTTLKIW FOR FAILURE TO PRESS IfAlLROAI) CONSTRUCTION IN PEACE RIVKR (orXlltY.
ihese reports of the present by comparing prices at that s prices ut the sale just uonclu
Information from .New York which is independent of the fur sale.-* interests states that a large quantity of fur* offered was hid in by the auction salt- interests, and cable advices just received from London slate thai beaver and rats declined 50 per cent otter it) per cent at that sale. KronT~%ln' same source come,-, the in-foi maiion>hutt a drop of 25 i<� 40 per ceni is anticipated at (he next London sale, which w-TlTSae h'-ld shortly.
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WINMI'K*;. MAN.. April
Winnipeg labor will be solidly represented in the .May Day parade, ii
was claimed at office of Defence Committee today. All One Big Union units and practically ��very local of various internationals will take part, although some of latter will be represented by individuals only. As far ;is Winnipeg isyWiucpnicil. the May Day labor xiru-iitmii indicates no serious trouble of any kind, no strikes beipg in sight.
K< LIONS TO lMU'NII LAW
Objections to the Pound By-Law
will lie entered by people who have
cattle within the tnwnsite this week,
llWiltg Io tile excellent feed which
cattle can obtain on the townsite jusi now. They propose to cifer to maintain. ;i man who will be responsible for keeping these cattle off the main thoroughfares, and will petition might
No Kvtension Provided For, Hut Line Will Be Improved.
Xo extenson to the E., I). & B. V. :�. ilway will be built this year, either rom the e'iid of steel at Peace River r spirit, according to the decision >i the government during the closing ins of the session. The decision wbHje a surprise to many, was uoi niore\o than to some members of the
House, Vlld expected U|> to the last
few liouis\that some relief would have been afftmled to the big grain producing area t^itiK to the west of Peace River town ivnd extending to Dtiuvegau, n.
Likewise all expectation that th'* railway would be taken nveKJiy either i be provincial or the federal men! ;is new owners fell >n uuStKht the measures provided/by the vincial governmeut^permltting onl) (H^twsuminn niaiia^e>ufnt aud control of i iT^^roiMl^rtMth the const-lit ami Upon i he aoHLclusion of an agreement with ijiMiivni'rKj. D Mc'Arthur. In i:ilyHtg ov.er ihe m;Ttu^KOinent aud �'iiiiirol, the provincfi uiulr-ujalvOs to expend the sum of one million c toward the repair of the rood. No"* thing is to be spenl on ih Waterways line
During ihe course of the debute on i be bill on its second reading before the I louse, Mr. Kwinn described it as one full of "niggers" ;u every turn. iiiid seriously 'objected to the inclu siofi of the words '-any railway," which he claimed le'ft the government ui liberty to expend ;i million dollar-on each of several railways Hejool; the view that" with this wordng the goveniirient might spend one million dollars on the E3., D. Ai !'..<'. another million dollars <>u the Great Water wuys, and still further it might l>" conceivable that another million expended mi the Canada
ur>
Council to reconsider the meas- Central railway during th
The government
present scarcity of
i;.\i*i:ihtion not aiumminkh
LONDON. April 30. Roald Amundsen, Norwegian Arctic explorer, has not abandoned his expedition, but. after his impending visit to Nome, Alaska, he intends to enter the ice pack around Wrangell Island, off northern coast of Eastern Siberia, and thence drift across Polar Sea, suys a dispatch to the London Times from Christinia.
IMPROVEMENTS PIUMJKKSSINii
Work on the widening of Patricia Avenue round the northern part of Coniiaught Park has been re-commenced this week and will be carried to completion. The light railway will be again utilized to fill the yardage removed in the depression fronting the City Hall/ When completed this work will add materiall to the appearance of that part of tin- city.
should state exactly how much mone>
was required, ;uid .also state definitely on what roads it was to be expend oil. In response to this criticism thf premier granted tlie point raised, :iiul on the following day when tfifl i:li was presented for third readfr.f, ihe words "all) railway" hail been changed to "E., D. *:� B. C. Railway.' Tin- portion referring to the exten -ion of the ro:u' from Peace Rive:1 westward loward Vanrena and from Spirit Kiver io Ponce Coupe had been eliminated, the bill was finally passed without provision for these
sorely needed t'XtCllsiOUS.
SUCCESSFUL DANCK
The dance held in the KittH-Kifer Hall last night under the auspices of the I.O.D.E. for the benefit of the war memorial fund was a most successful affair, The music was excellent, and a large attendance made for the success of the occasion
KATTV AIlTIirCKI,i:
I>r�iiinland Theatre announces that ft Fatty Artbuckle film will be shown on Friday and Saturday next. This Is one of the famous Artbuckle comedies.
WANT POSTOFFICE.
A settler from Woodpecker Island ; district, on the P.O.B., reports considerable activity there. He brought to town samples of wild berry bushes breaking into leaf. Wild strawberries have already formed a new leaf
Ploughing started on the KerkholY homestead last week and thirty acres are expected to be under erop this spring.
Mr. E; .1 Down has secured sixty signatures to a petition for a post-office at Mile (ii. P.C..K.
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SI IIS< KIUKKS.
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