PRINCE GEORGE VOL. 4, NO. 83. PRINCE GEORGE, B. O., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 277 UKil. Will Prince George Secure Central Experimental Farm l>i:. TOLMIE SAVS AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT IS ALIVE TO THE NECESSITY OP IT AND SITE WILL BE SELECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE�EASEMENT IN .REPAYMENT TERMS NOW URGED ON BEHALF OP RETURNED SOLDIERS. A meeting of the Hoard of Trade will be hold ia the City council chamber tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock when ji number of important mat-ters will be laid before the members for consideration. The road situation will be upitlon with soldier settlement loans again In a resolution which the The chief interest in this matter is board will be requested to endorse found In the circumstance that on behalf of the Newlands Farmers' Courtenay is the nearest center to Institute. This recites that the fail- the Merville soldier settlement, of ure of the government to construct which so much has been heard in necessary roads, or to keep existing , political circles for the past three roads in repair, has caused that dis- years. If the Courtenay board of trict to lose several desirable set- trade is well Informed the repayment tiers. There was a prospect of some conditions insisted upon are so*oner-relief this summer when work was ous that even a fairly successful far-commenced on one needed road to nier would have difficulty in making connect the settlement with Aleza them. The resolution which comes hake, but after some slashing had from Courtenay a9Ks ttiat instead of been done and timbers taken out for requiring returned men to make re-culvertB, the work was closed down, payment of loans for stock purchas-;md the promised resumption of work es in four years, that the same be in September did not materialize, amortized and be made repayable in The Newlands farmers are asking twenty years. It is also proposed for an appropriation of $1,000, half i that a similar action be taken with of which they wish to see expended1 respect to the payments for land in in extending the road along the rail- the cases of returned men who carry way line in the direction of Aleza out their improvement conditions at Lake, and the other half in making the end of their five year period. leigh road to tho settlement to The recommendation in this case is Along tin �J1D1C when the alleged libel by tho opposition leader occurred. By profession Mr. Cottsworth is an actuary, and Investigator of the statistical side of public undertakings. Tlis opinion on P.G.E. matters will be interesting. He asserted here that a number of the British Columbia politicians were endeavouring to hamper the further progress of the P.G.E. and he was here to gather some data for his own interpretation of the value of the road to the province. Belfast is Again the Scene of Armed Rioting TWO KILLED AM) THIRTY-SIX WOUNDED IN THE RIOTING WHICH OCCURRED IN EAST BELFAST ON SATURJDAY�LOOTING AND BOMB THROWING MARK THE OCCURRENCE�MACHINE GUNS EMPLOYED BY .MILITARY. tlie north of Newlands road to Aleza Lake there are 100 tons o<" hay to be moved as soon as a road is furnished, and in the that the amortization take place as " from the expiration of the five year period. This request from the Courtenay hoard of trade would seem to settlement to the north there are dispose of the provincial govern- tliirty tons of potatoes, among other ment's contention the soldiers in the produce, which require a sleigh road j Meryille settlement are satisfied with if they are to be marketed. the charges made for their lands and The Courtenay-Comox board of the terms for repayment, trade is asking the local board to ap- The matter of the establishment prove of a move made by it which of an experimental farm somewhere has for its object an easement of the in the central interior will come be- repaytnent requirements in ronnoo- (Continued on Page 51 I. S. PROHIBITION-IS NOW A FALLACY FUR-SALE CLOSED ON TOTAL OF $3,3�r>.(>00 BLACKMAIL CONSPIRACY ALLEGED BY ARltl CKLES DEFENDING COUNSEL SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. '2A\� Frank Doininquez, counsel for RJoscoe Arbuckle, in the Virginia Rnppe murder case, alleges that the charge arises out of a blackmail conspiracy. Se-manacher, manager of the dead actress, Virginia Rappe, the chief witness at the trial so fur, denies the charges before the grand jury, and has Instructed a lawyer to enter suit against Doininquez for defamation of character. The evidence of Alfred Se-manaeher, Miss Rappe>'s manager, at the trial of Roscoe Ar-bucklo on Friday, showed that Semanacher was in and out of Arbuckle'S party several tiine.s on the fateful afternoon of Miss Rappe's death. He said he only saw Arbuckle drinking with a crowd of a dozen men and women. He was unaware if Arbuckle was alone with Miss Rappe before the fatal seizure. Tho statement of Dr. Beards-ley confirms the medical opinion previously given that injuries from outside were the cause of death and not alcoholism. BELFAST, September il��Two wire killed and thirty-six wounded in the rioting whicli occurred in the east end of Belfast on Saturday. A public house at the north end of the city was looted ami burned down. Parties of armed and masked men raided the house of the general manager of the coal mine, where the, strike is in progress, and abducted General! Manager .). W. Whit taker and Manager J. Hargreaves. Snipers on east-side Belfast roads were silenced by soldiers and machine-gun fire. One version oi the origin of the latest rioting in Belfast was that tho Unionist crowds threw a bomb Into a grocery store on Mllewnter Road, which has hitherto been outside the riot area. A republican mob opposed the Unionists. Military reinforcements, which arrived on Sunday, applied vigorous measures to quell the disturbance. TO GOVERN HOCKEY OTTAWA, Sept. 27�-The Canad-I Ian National Hockey Association will j be formed in a few weeks to govern j hockey from coast to coast. Admission, to the hig leagues of the Alberta hockey association is almost certain, and Saskatchewan is now tentatively sounding the big leagues for admission of the league to be formed in that province. hall was the finest in his vast riding, and finished an eloquent speech by opening the doors and presenting the hall to the citizens on behalf of the women of "Our Club". Following the opening of the hall, sports, a bazaar, and other events crowded the day, finishing a very succeessful celebration by a big dance in the evening. MEMBER OPENED HALL AT FORT ERASER THURSDAY H. (i. Perry Officially Opened VOur Club" at Fort Eraser, Iluilt by Efforts of Women Strong Indictment of Prohibition by Police Superintendent �>f City of Chicago CHICAGO, Sept. 27�Police Superintendent Charles Fitzmorris informs the 1'nited States authorities that fifty per cent, of Chicago's five thousand policemen are involved in illegal liquor deals. He admits that he is unable to clean up the irregularities and asks assistance in exposing the guilty policemen. He asserts that prohibition is now a fallacy and that more deaths occur in Chicago today from drunkenness, than in the "wot" davs. New York Fur Sale Closed on Saturday with Grand Total Into Three Million Mark NEW YORK, Sept. 27�With a grand total of $3,265,000 the annual fall auction sale in the Masonic hall here came to a close on Saturday. Thr so-called fancy furs did especially well through the entire auction, and the withdrawals of these from the warehouse of the New York Fur Auction Sales Company have been particularly active. This is taken to indicate short stock in the hands of the dealers and manufacturers, and probably higher prices. The next sale will be held in January. Soviet GovernmeRt Charges FraRco-British Conspiracy MISS VIRGIN'IA KAPl'li THIRD INTERNATIONALE APPEALS TO WORKMEN IN COUNTRIES TO PREVENT SHIPMENT OF MUNITIONS TO NEIGH-BORING COUNTRIES OF RUSSIA�ACCUSES GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE OF ATTEMPT TO PRECIPITATE WAR. Moving picture actress who died ALLIED following a party in Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's rooms at a California On Thursday last, at 11 o'clock. IT. G-. Perry, member for the Fort George district in the legislature, officially opened the Community hall at Fort Fraser. This hall, known in the Nechaco valley settlement as "Our Club." has been built through the efforts of the women of that section. They tackled the job of securing a fine Community hall with spirit and enterprise, selling promissory notes, giving socials and concerts, until the funds were raised to . build the fine hall, 30x70 feet in dimensions. In opening the hall, Mr. Perry was introduced by Mr. Fred Fraser, as chairman of the occasion. Mr. Perry addressed his larse audience on the community spirit, as exemplified by tho erection of the hall by the women of Fort Fraser. He urged his audience to avoid the petty diaaffee-j tions which are so liable to arise in small communities, and to continii" to progress in the fine spirit which; was exemplified by the splendid hall. He warmly congratulated the women ; of that community upon the success ] of their efforts, declaring that the j f 4- ? 4- 4- 4- 4- 4 4 4 4 4- 4- 4- 4 4- f 4- 4- fH+mm + H* -f TRACKLAYING CREW 4- IS APPEARING HERE ? ______ 4. The Motor Boat Rounder 4- brought up a crew oi twelve; 4- of the head men in connec- 4- tion with the operation of 4- track-laying on the P. G. E. 4- on Sunday. With these men 4- came Mike Dunden, in charge 4- of track laying, and Foreman 4- Webster, in charge of the 4- pioneer machine. The pion- 4- eer is now at Squamish, en 4- route for Prince George, and 4- it is expected here very short- 4- ly. A full crew, of about 100 4- men, is on the way hero by 4- road and river, and it is be- 4- lieved that track laying south 4- will be under way here with- 4- in the next ten days. 4- 4-K4-4-4- + 4-4-4- + 4-4-4-4-4- BIG IRISH FUNERAL DUBLIN, Sept. 2G�A funeral nine miles lonti followed the bodies of William Riordan and Thomas Howard to the grave. Twenty thousand people were in the cortege, including 2.000 Irish Volunteers. The funeral took place in the republican cemetery and the coffins wort; draped v.iih the republican flags. Twenty priests officiated. ____ UELLEY BELIEVES MEIGHEN WILL CONTROL PARLIAMENT RIGA, September 27�The Third Internationale appeals to workmen Postmaster General Credits Meighen in Allied countries to block shipments of munitions to Poland, Roumania With Grotlp Large Enough to and other Russian neighbors, and asserts that France and Great Britain Control tlie- House arc conspiring to precipitate war in these countries against Russia. Karl TORONTO Sept. 27�Hon. L. G. Redeck, the Soviet minister, asserts that Lord Curzon's charges in h*8 Belley, postmaster general, says that latest note are ba.sed on false and forged notes sold to him by German agents. Lord Curzon has accused the Soviet government of a breach of Lord Curzon has accused the Soviet government of a breach faith, by a campaign of Intrigue against Great Britain. Two Hotels Burned Up at Smithers Last Night OVERTURNED LAMP IN III LKLEY VALLEY TOWN HOTEL RESULTS IN DESTRUCTION OF TWO FINE HOTELS�VOLUNTEERS FAILED TO SAVE BUILDINGS BUT PREVENTED FIRE FROM SPREADING �SECOND BLAZE THIS YEAR. SHIPPED RIG GINS TO IRELAND NEW YORK. Sept. 27 � George Cordon Ronrke, a commission agent in ammunition has been arrested, charged with a conspiracy to furnish the Irish Republicans with guns and ammunition, and to "instruct them in the use of such weapons." Bail of $3,000 has been granted. Uourke ia accused of ahipping firearms found on a ship on the east side recently. R AILJROADERS MAX STRIKE CHICAGO, Sept. 27�Leaders of the big railway brotherhoods last night said that it was almost certain that the railwaymen have voted for a strike rather than atcept a wage reduction, but that the wiser counsels the leaders may prevent a strike. y p The counting of the strike began last night. ballots HUNTER FOVND DEAD PRINCE RUPERT, Sept. 27�The body of "Mac" Laeoiile. engineer of 'he Naas River Cannery tender "Kit-wanga", was found on Saturday on the shore four miles from the Naas Harbor cannery. MOSES COTTSWORTH A VISITOR IN THE CITY he believe:; Quebec will elect as many Conservatives us in 1911. He is of j the opinion that Premier Meighen will secure a following large enough j for his group to control the political situation after the election. James Murdock, former commissioner of the Canadian Board of Commerce, and now president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, publishes in the Toronto Globe, a The pretence of Moses Cottsworth conviction that farmer or labor gov-in the r-ity. in connection with an i ernments, or a combination of both, independent examination into mat- js noj jn tne j)est interests of Canada, ters connected with the P.G.E. is o� , as tnjs wovli,i constitute a class gov-interest. Mr, Cottsworth has been I ernment. He says that he intends to registered at the Prince George bo-jreturn t0 Canada from Chicago to tel for a few days, and left thisi fight for the Liberal interests in morning for the south. While here ! Queboc SMITHERS, September iiT�Fire destroyed two large hotels here last nighL. supposedly following the overturning of a lamp in one of the ImmI-I'ooms of the Royal hotel. The buildings destroyed were the Ivoyal hotel, owned by I). A. McR;ie, and the Hotel Cecil, owned by Mrs. Yalin, which adjoined. Both hotels were located on the border of the ball park. Author of "The Crisis in B.C." Here Looking Into Pacific Great Eastern Matters The fire commenced about p.m. and spread rapidly. The 8.3 0 fire siren quickly brought a huge crowd Of volunteer helpers to the scene, but the efforts of there were unavailing to check the flames in the destruction of the two hotels, but were responsible for keeping the fire within these limits, and saving sev- eral houses which adjoined, and which were threatened by the confla-gation. This is the second disastrous fire which has occurred in Smithers this year, an outbreak some time ago, which started in a cold storage plant, having devastated part of the business section. MR. J. M. MERCER IS OIT OF DANGER he spent most of his time in securing data regarding the P.G.E. which he will submit in due course in the form of an independent research. At the present time Mr. Cottsworth is in the public eye in connection with the pending trial of a libel ac- Vice President and General Manager of Northern Construction Co. Is On the Mend �?�-?�?? STRONGLY ENDORSE VICTORIA. Sept. 27�Five hundred electors, at a public meeting endorsed the Nation- tion which he has brought against j 4- al Liberal and Conservative lion W I Bowser, leader of the; 4- organization, to support the opposition'in the provincial Iegi9ia-|4- candidature of S. F. Tolmie, ture This case finds its complaint] 4- who gave a brief address out- in a reply which Mr. Bowser made 4- lining the government's work to a brochure by Mr. Cottsworth, un- 4- and achievements, der the title of "The Crisis in B.C." The matter dates back to the year Reports from Edmonton, brought in by Mr. de Lacey, who left the Alberta capital on Saturday, indicate that J. M. Mercer, vice-president and general manager of the Northern Construction Company, who has been seriously ill. is much improved. He is taking nourishment and Dr. Lam-son, the Seattle physician who was rushed to him by special train to perform an operation, left for his home again on Saturday, after find- ing that an operation was unnecessary. Mr. Mercer has been suffering from a return of an old trouble, for which he was operated upon about five years ago. The special which carried the Seattle physician from New Westminster made a record trip to Edmonton, smashing all previous records for fast running over the C.N.R. The train left the Royal City at^: 35 on Monday night last week and arrived at Edmonton at 7:30 (British Columbia time) on Tuesday night. The running time was 2 2 hours 4 minutes, and the distance from New Westminster, 780 miles. This time includes the minutes lost in changing engines, taking water, etc., and is considered by C.N.R. officials an a very good performance.