PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
With Which Is Amalgamated the Prince George Leader
VOL. 0. NO. 20.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.O., THURSDAY, MAY 3rd, 1923.
gill to Shut Off Liquor Imports Again Introduced
SRKVATIVSi MEMBERS PROM BRITISH COLUMBIA MAKE- Af. TU k UPON LIQUOR ADMINISTRATION OF ATTORNEY-GENKIML M.WSdNV-ACTION OP THE HENATK IN KILLING PHEVIOU8 MEASURE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCCESS OF THE ��BOOT-
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OTTAWA, May .**�There was a lively argument An the,; Commons M-ster- afternoon on the government measure which is Intended to prevent > imjH>rt:iiioii of liquor into British Columbia except by manufacturer^ firs, in which Sir Lomer Gouin, General Clark, Hon. H. H. Stevens and U. <�� McQuarriO took purt. Mr. McQuarrio will resume the deb^td today. Sjr Lomer told the house the chief object of the bill whs to prevent .�bootiPKglnK." but the British Columbia members were all opiKwcd to It. fiencni) ('lark said the bill wan too radical and urged the takhig of a plcbiwil
(K)L'XTY (X>UUT CASES
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II. II. Stevens took occasion" thn debate to criticise tne li-ilinin stration of the provincial ment at Victoria, and in-1 th>< double hangi�>? at Fort 1,-atchewan as one of lho results of loose liquor administration. W. G McQuarrie" who will contthun the debate denounced the provincial liquor administration as rotten.
VICTORIA. May �">�Attorney-General Manson lost no time in making rejily tn iho criticism of his adminis-tra'inii in t)io Ottawa house. He has Issued i lengthy statement in which he places the blame for the present cond tions in British Columbia upon ;�;�,. senate by reason of its rejection of ihi Kovernment measure to give :k pr vincial authority power to prohibit liquor importations, except upon the or.lcr of the government li-quor board The attorney-general says there i> no necessity for a pleb-j^iti> upon the question, and that Hon. II. II. Stevens and certain other Conservative members of the house from I'.ritish Columbia have been swnyoil by political animus.'
In the County Court today, before his honor Judge Robertson, decision was given for the plaintiff in the sum of $73.99 in the action of George. McCullagh against C. P. Deykin and H. Bishop. The plaintiff sued for $14 0 for damages to a car in a ditch
BRITAIN MAKES PROTEST AGAINST CHESTER CONCESSION
LONDON, May 2�The British high commissioner at Constantinople has been instructed to register an emphatic protest on behalf of his government against the granting of the Chester concession to the group of United States capitalists by the Angora government.
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WILL HAVE BIG
HONEY CROP THIS YEAR
alleged to have been dug by the defendants. P. E. Wilson for the plaintiff, and W. P. Ogilvie for the do-1 WILLIAMS LAKE WILL HAVE
A honey production from the Vancouver city-Fraser valley district alone of 300 tons this year, was forecast by W. J. Sheppard, provincial apiarist, completing plans for handling the bee problems of the season.
The production from this area last year was 224 tons out of a total of 355 tons for the whole province.
The Victoria and Vancouver island production was about 30 tons.
Mr. Sheppard also announced that foul brood which caused heavy losses in the F'raser valley last year has now been conquered through work completed this week. This infection got control of 25 per cent, of the colonies last year. Italian bees, which have greater resistance than the ordinary black bees, are now being introduced into the territory, he said.
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FIVE CENTS.
Mrr^Wers of Constable -Lawson Executed Yesterday
EM1LIO PICARELLO WAS HANGED AT & O'CLOCK AT FORT SASKATCHEWAN, AND MRS. LAS8ANDRA HALF AN HOUR LATER� PIOARELIiO SPENT $3O4H><> IN HIS FIGHT FOR LIFE^ ,:
BANK ACT MAY BE I)IS1�OSED
OF BY NEXT MONDAY
OTTAWA. May 2�Chairman McLean, of the banking committee, cre-ited somo surprise today by expressing the opinion the Hank Act would
In de-
SIX HUNDRED. HUSH FARMERS HAVE SAILED FOR CANADA
LONDON, May 2�Six hundred farmers from the Irish Free State sailed loday from Belfast on the Re-irina Marvale with a view to taking it land in Canada. The departure of the party created quite a sensation. ,
ELLA.VGOWAN WINS THE 200 GUINEAS AT NEWMARKET
LONDON1. May 2�Lord Rose-berry's " El hi n go wart" won the 200 guineas stakes at Newmarket, with Lord Woolavington'a "Knockando" second, and Mrs. S. Whltburn's "Dor-say" third.
fendants.
The action of Edith O'Cla against P. E. Wilson, as administra or of the estate of Joe Thibault, de ceased, was dismissed. The plaintl: was suing for the recovery of $5 9 claimed to have been advanced i Thibault. W. P. Ogilvie appearc for the plaintiff and J. O. Wilson fo the defendant administrator.
ITS A3TNUAL STAMPEDE
MONOPLANE STARTS ON TRIP ACROSS CONTINENT TO BK
MADE IN 24 HOUR
NEW YORK, May 2 � A gian monoplane started today on what i announced as a non-stop trip fron New Yoik to California. It is ex pected to cross the continent in 24 hours. The plane carries John Me Cready and Oakley Kelly as pilots.
BRITISH GOV'T DISCLAIMS
RESPONSIBILITY FOI? LATEST OFFER FROM GERMANY
LONDON, May 2�The British government has taken pains to make it clear to all the powers concernec that it was in no wise responsible for the latest offer of the German gov e.rnment in the matter of reparations payments. Press reports give the ImpreBRion that the German offer to settle for thirty billion gold mark was the result of intervention on the part of Lord Curzon.
P. G. E. Makes Serious Bid For Travel to the Coast
COJ�1BN(;l\g ON MAY 11th GENERAL MANAGER KILPATRICK WILL (JIVK PATRONS OF THE GOVERNMENT LINE THE ADVANTAGE OF DINING AND SLEEPING CAR ACCOMMODATION�MOTOR1 BOAT �'ROUNDER'1 WILL SUPPLY THE CONNECTION.
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MitiniciK|y night travel, the trip from
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oyernment line, marks '� of the summer travelling ,,',.',',".vvi"' the announcement that ay, May 11 tli. he will provide ''"'' dining and sleeping facili-the bi-weekly service which � HI give between Vancouver and rtw ' S" thi" �i*�vollor.s will be I,";1 il c|laiiBe of route which, in re-
rnm " '' tlllle antl COIllfort. Will
�Pare favorably with any other ^l service to tbo. coast.
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Quesnel to Vancouver being made in 27 hours and 15 minutes.
On Tuesdays and Fridays, instead of the train leaving Squamish as formerly in the afternoons, it will depart at 7:30 p.m., and proceed to Clinton during the night; arrive at Williams Lake the following day at 2 p.m.. nnd at Quesnel the same day .-it 7: :ui p.m. The boat will leave Vancouver at 3:15 p.m. to connect at I Squamish with this train, and for the
Dlv. , Kaa-boat "Rounder" will sup-j benefit of passengers an .extension � me link in the communication be *���" '�����"> ��"" '��� ?*"� rniiomv tn iii�
Rounder will sup link in the communication be- f.rinc� George and QuesneL It
has been run from the railway to the dock. This will do away with the and Fri- tedious and vexatious process of
"� South Fort George, leaving transferring Uaggago and passengers K at S:f>o in tho morning, and j from the dock to the train, a mile or
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connection the following with the. P.G.E. train for On the return trip the will leave Quesnel for '��jorge following tho arrival , " frouv the south on Thurs-^(1 Sundays.
' making provision for the PosRilii�f� Q"08nel it will still he Geor'! ? 10 Lrayeller from Prince G v � malco "I'1 trip over the P. ^t)- ( . fi>HKi tinir* us cun oo nifidp mlvantn3! W;iy of Jaaper, and have the '"w somT,' 'lf..8�?ln� Jl �'omraratively
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?n�,able or lho Pacific Great fal *"*y on May 11. After ,,epIli8 CflI's will be at- ')assp"Kur trains on the ic}* '�akes it possible to sc�edula for the cohven-ssengers wishing to save
more away, which has been necessary during the past year.
Return trips will be made from Quesnel to Squnmish on Mondays and Thursdays, leaving Quesnel at 7:30 a.m., Williams Lake at 12:30 p.m., and Lillooet at 10:30 p.m. The train will reach Snuamtsh on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6:45 a.m., in time to connect with the steamer which will reach Vancouver at 10:45 a.m. the;same day.
RERKLS EXECUTED FOR
KILLING STATE SOLDIERS
DT'BLrN, May L' -The execution is announced of two more irregulars, Christopher Qulnn and William Stiaughneasy. They were charged with the killiiiti of Free State soldiers.
Arrangements are under way to stage the fourth annual stampede at Williams Lake and an extensive programme is in course of preparation by the committee. A new, list of prizes is announced and these will be awarded for roping, riding and racing events. Including the point-to-point race from the top of Cougar Mountain to the grounds. Prizes will-also be awarded for the best stallion, the best draught team, the best driving team, the best pony driving team, the best four-horse stage and freight team. A vote will be taken to select the most popular girl in the Cariboo. Joseph Fleiger is directing the show, the date of which is not yet announced.
ae disposed of by Monday next. the house Hon. W. S. Fielding clared no purpose would be served by investigating the Merchants Bank failure. He said the revision of the act would provide for such cases.
FORT SASKATCHEWAN. May 3�The execution of Emflio PlcarcUo and Florence I^uwandra took place in tho prison yard here this morning.
IMcanilo was hanged at 5:30 o'clock and the woman half an honr later. The crime for which tho death penalty was oxucUMl was the murder of Provincial Constable S. O. I*awtw>n, at Coleman, Alberta. ~
> Picarello was the leading bootlegger in the southern end of the Kootenay district and in this manner was credited with having secured as much as $100,000. The defence is said to have cost him over $30,000 and the prisoners were hopeful up till the last that the death sentence would be commuted. The case was heard in three courts and was before the federal cabinet twice.
The Prisoners' Welfare League, which is opposed to capital punishment, made numerous representations in the matter and sought to Save Mrs. Lassandra from the scaffold when H became apparent tha'. clemency could not be expected for Picarello. The association represented the execution of the woman as degrading and revolting and had not. been witnessed in the dominion with--in the last twenty-four years.
Sheriff John McRae. from the Edmonton court house, who was respenr sible for the details of the execution, superintended the final .arrangements.
While no announcement is made of the name of the hangman, it is understood that he is the same man who executed Otis Dortch at Leth-bridge on April 11th last, and who also conducted the execution of Albert Le Beau, the Slavey Indian who murdered his wife and Infant child in the lato fall of 19 20, and was hanged at Fort Smith, November 1, 1921, after having been tried by a court
the
BRITISH I'RKSB RIDICULES
DECISION OF U. S. COURTS
LONDON, May 2�The British press ridicules the decision of the supreme court of the United States which prohibits vessels of any nationality bringing liquor into United States ports even under bond. Some of the newspapers suggest reprisals. The decision, if maintained, may have a marked'effect upon United States trade.-
HOSPITAL DONATION'S
The matron of the City hospital desires to acknowledge the following donations: W.H.A., 2 dozen anaesthetic towels, 2 mattresses and donations of fruit weekly; Mrs. A. P. Anderson, apple cake and cream; Mrs. Range, face cloths and sewing of baby napkins and mending of linen; Thomas Hughes, load of fertll-
PUROHA.SING AGENT
WILL VISIT HOME OF
SCOTCH WHISKE
James Paterson, provincial govern ment purchasing: agent, will leave fo tho Old Country in a clay or two o a buying trip. He is booked to sa from Montreal for Glasgow on Ma 10.
W. P. HINTON WILL EXTRACT OIL FROM TAR SANDS AT McMURRAY THIS 8UMMEI
A 250-barrel per day oil extraction and refinery plant is to be erected on tar sand leases near McMurray by W. P. Hinton. former vice-preslden of the G. T. P.
This plant will be the first unit o a more extensive plant that will be developed gradually, as circumstanc os warrant doing so. and the present outfit, which will, it is expected, be n place in July, will be in the nature of a commercial demonstration plan >nly.
The McMurray tar sands are of great potential value, says Mr. Hinton, and give about 2 per cent, higl' rrade gasoline and 27 per cent, kero-ene from tho process. In addition l high quality of lubricating oil i: produced, while, the residue ii isphalt of the best variety, which will he sold to paint manufacturers who rtre at present using an asphalt of much lower grade iu their manu-acturlng processes.
WITH THE BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL (HIDES
ihc thi
There was no meeting of Scouts and Cubs on account of neeting at the Princess.
Several Cubs, however, having expressed a preference for Cubbing, th'* ^ubmaster's offer still stands goori So if you have not altered your minds, boys, don't forget it is the choolroom attached to the English hurch, and not Seventh Avenue. Same time though.
We were wrongly reported, in part, ast week, in our request for olona-ions for uniforms. We called upon ur good "natured" friends, and not good "returned" friends as reported, ^o far, however, there has not been ny returns from the "returned" rlends, bo now it is up to the good natured" ones.
Brownies
Our first regular meeting will be
11 over by the time these Jottings, are(
ublished. but a full account of same
will be inserted in next week's paper.
Our previous meetings have been
leroly preliminaries to organize and
elect reliable leaders. Things look
ery good so far and we have great
xpectations.
We hope to announce soon a hange of meeting day from Wednes-ay afternoon to Saturday afternoon. >r this will mean more time for ork and play.
Hurry up, girls from 8 to 12 years, nd come along and see
GOVERNMENT TO SPEND
$35,000 ON THE ROAD TO
HUDSON BAY MOUNTAIN
The wagon road which Hon. Dr. Sutherland announced iu Vancouver would be undertaken at an early date, and. which will connect Smith-erg with the mining properties on Hudson Bay mountain, will cost in the neighborhood of $35,000. The owners of the Duthie mine will build about three miles of road to connect with the government work.
By reason of inability to secure the complete list of April examination results in the public schools. The Citizen will defer publication of the results handed in .until the next issue.
which journeyed to the rim of Arctic for this purpose.
NEW BRUNSWICK HAS
WORST FLOOD IN YEARS
ST. JOHN, May 2�The province of New Brunswick is experiencing its worst flood in a quarter of a century. Fourteen Tiighway bridges have been taken out and large areas are under water.
DANCING FOOLS HANGUP
NEW ENDURANCE RECORD
BALTIMORE, May 2�After dancing continuously for 167 hours, four men and girls at the Fourth Regiment Armory quit the contest as joint holders for the endurance record.
Prince George People Join In Gold Rush to Six-Mile
TWE.\TY-SL\ CLAIMS HAVE BEEN STAKED AND THE HOLDERS ARE CONFIDENT THEY HAVE GROUND WHICH WILL WARRANT THEM IN SPENDING REASONABLE SUMS TO PROSPECT�COARSE GOLD AND NUGGETS REPORTED AMONG THE FINDS.
Prince George has a pLu-er luliiiiiij; excitement all its own, and a number of its business men have deserted their stores and taken what they Uiiuk is the shorter rotul to wealth with the gold pan and sluice.
The scene of the excitement is at Six-Mile creek, which drains the lake of the same name into the Fraser river, nnd at the pr*eseiit time all he ground from the mouth of tho creek to the railway bridge, anil for some distance uhovc it, lias 1�< i-n stak feet. Just how important the new dls-4they convoy tho dirt to a couple, of
:overy will be remains to be seen as here are two factors which interfere vith the work of thoroughly testing he ground. One is the frost, which till holds for a considerable length m the creek, and the other is the tage of water which is still too high or prospecting a number of promis-ng stretches. As matters stand, all >f the locators.nppear to be satisfied ith their venture. All of them have ound colors, and most of them fairly oarse gold, and at one point beci-ock has been reached in 4^ feet vitli" very good results.
The present excitement is the re-ult of prospecting work done upon he creek last summer by William Conner. He met with so much en-ouragement last season that he in-uced a couple of partners named Mncent and Kipp to go in with him, nd on March 23rd they staked a umber of claims near the mouth of ne creek. It did not take long for :ie story to leak out and men kept ropping in on the creek in twos and hrees until all the ground between �e mouth and the railway bridge as located, ns well as eleven claims above the bridge.
Bonner and his partners have the best start, but even they, yet have to learn whether they have anything worth while or not. They have dug about 300 or 400 feet of ditch, and have 75 feet of flume through which
"grizzlys" in which the recovery is made. The "grizzly" is a box having a length of twolvo feet in which there are three or four divisions made by strips of blanket, and at the foot of each strip there is a riffle so that the gold not caught in the blanket is deposited in the riffle. They had the water on Friday and made a test clean-up at the end of the day, which they say was very satisfactory, but just what their recovery, was is not known.
In addition to the three original locators the following have secured claims between the railway bridge and the mouth of tho creek: Wallncn Cheor. Alex. Ilutchinson. Thomas Crozier, E. F. Ryan, Mat. Hurm, John Savage, W. P. Ogilvie, Frank Moffat, R. S. Aikins, M. C. McKay and E. Burden, and above the railway bridge locations harve boon made by R. McCaffrey, Stanley Williams ind ten others.
It is said colors and coarse gold can be found In the gravel on all of :he claims. Ryan and Cheer are said to have fiat bed-rock at 4 ^ feet, and ot one nugget the size of a bean, as well a.-* several pieces of gold the size of peas.
Several of the locators are men with placer mining experience and hey all seem to agree -that the ground will repay thorough investi-ratibn.