GEORGE CITIZEN 1AH #4 192-4 6, No. 78. PRINCB GBORGE, B.O, MARCH 20th, 1924 ;ace River Railway Will be Discussed iportant Recommendations Will be Submitted at Board of Trade Meeting Tonight rcry Public Body in B. O., Along IJno of Canadian National Op-poses the Brnle Line An important meeting of the board trade will be held in. the city hall iis evening for the purpose of ad-incing the interests of the Prince (loorge route into the Peace River listrict, as the line which will con-|ect"the north with the Canadian Na-Jonal system. It is important that is many members of the board as possible should attend, in order to ptrengthen such action as may be Jeemed advisable to take. The outlook for the Prince George route is laid to have improved considerably within the past few days, and there b now said to be every reason to be-[ieve that this and" any other available routes in British Columbia will investigated before the government commits itself to the Brule line. The latest advices from Ottawa are to the effect that no provision will |l)(> made for the construction of the �Peace River line during the present �year. The advocates of the Brule lline are in the capital, and are lob-|bying as strongly as possible to jure a start upon the construction lof the Brule line before any of the (available routes in British Columbia wan be definitely reported upon by [the engineering department of the railway, but in this they are likely to meet with failure, as the intimation of the federal minister of rail-|ways is that nothing will be done in f-JSie mat'tbr of (ho Poac> River lino thi; year other ihun the completion of the necessary �ur>*�ys. This decision on the part of the minister of railways greatly improve? the chances for the Prince George route, and there are other factors, which will be disclosed at the meeting tonight, which are even more favorable. T. G. McBride, the representative [or the Cariboo riding in the houso of [commons, is advancing the cause of [the Prince George route to the utmost of his ability. He is not much [impressed with the proposal of semiring a delegation to Ottawa at the fpresent time, but is of the opinion there are other matters which the people of Prince George could take f under consideration as affecting the railway which would accomplish a Kreat deal more What Mr. McBride aims at is the means to make tbe management of the Canadian National see the advantages of tlio Prince George route a? he sees them There will bo plenty of timo for this endeavor in viow of the prssent policy of the govsrnmont to defer action on tho Peace River extension plan. While all are not united upon the Prince George route, as against the Brule lino, all the boards of trade between Prince George ond Prince Rupert have gone on record as ii� favor of the examination of the two available B.C. routes betore the Brule line, but they are content that the management of the railway should be guided by its engineering department as to which of the two routes should be adopted. ST. PATRICK'S ENTERTAINMENT ON MONDAY NIGHT PROVED AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS. The arrangements in connection with the entertainment which was Riven in the Rltts-Kifer hall on Monday evening, in honor of the memory of, St. Patrio.n, were such thut every one in the great company which patronized it, thouroughly enjoyed the evening. Tho earlier part of the evening was given over to a whist drive. In thia the honors fell to Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Mackenzie, who earned off the first prize. In the ladies' consolation the prize went to Mrs. R. J. Garvey, and in the gentlemen's consolation to Sergent Taylor and E. Powers. Later in the evening Miss Inga Andersen gave a very clever exhibition of dancing in tin Irish Jig, and Irish songs were contributed by Miss Highman and J. D. Quayle. a aance rounded out the Programme. It was rendered more than usually enjoyable by the sing-Ing of Irish songs, and it was three o'clock when the home waltz brought the affair to a cloae. WILL DOUBLE AIRPLANE FISHERY PATROL AT RUPERT Vancouver, March 20.�Major,Earl Godfrey, squadron leader of the Vancouver unit of the air force, advises from Ottawa that the government will this year increase the air patrol in connection with the Rupert fisheries. At least two planes will be in the service this year. VANCOUVER WAS DEFEATED IN STANLEY CUP SERIES Montreal, March 20.�The Canad-iens took the lead in the Stanley cup semi-finals yesterday by defeating the Vancouver team by a score of 3 to 2. Lehman, the Vancouver goal-tender, had his nose broken by the puck in the second period. JURY DISAGREE IN SECOND DELORME MURDER TRIAL Montreal, March 20�In the second trial of Abbe Adelard Delorfne, charged with murder, the jury yesterday disagreed and was discharged. HIBERNIANS DEFEAT THISTLES London, March 2 0.�The Hibernians defeated the Patrick Thistles with a score of 2 to 1 in the re-played game fo." the Scottish football association cup. Pneumonia Ends Greatest of the World's Romances Canada Cuts Expenditures by $26,939,385 Canada National Earnings ifcducc Tax Burden by tho Sum of $19,335,570 Requirement for Interest on Public Dept Has Been Reduced by Four Millions Ottawa, March 20.�Tho domin-ios estimate for the financial year 1924-25 as presented in the house yesterday by acting finance minister Robb provide for a total expenditure of $400,671,860. This is a reduction of $26,939.3^5 from the main estimates of the previous year, and including the supplementary estimates a total reduction of $46,373,-715. All departmental appropriations are cut, but tho greatest reduc- Leopold's Daughter, Who Eloped With Count Mnttut ich, Awajy Belgian Court Raised tho Ban Against Her Shortly Before Her Death The death of former princess Louise, of Belgium, daughter of the late King Leopold II* which occurred at Wiesbaden two weeks ago, following an attack of double pneumonia, ended one of the world's greatest romances. The princess gave up all the riches and high honors to which she was born for the sake of happiness and died virtually penniless after a life of poverty and persecution with the man she loved. It was a great price which she paid, but apparently she never regretted it, for to the last she maintained that all she had sacrificed for Count Mattatich was worth the happiness his love brought her. Princess Louise was born sixty-six years ago. When she was only 15 ishe was forced by court arrangements to marry Prince Philip of Saxe-Co-burg-Gotha, a man much older than herself, whom she did not love. There followed years of suffering and un-happinesg on her part. < One day while driving on tho Prater in Vienna with her husband the horses ran away. Count Mattatich, a dashing young officer of the Austrian army, stopped the horses and thereby won the momentary gratitude of the prinoo and the abiding love of the princess. After that the two were frequently seon together, and two years later European court circles were scandalized at the news that the princess in a ball dress and satin slippers had eloped with the count. In an effort to hush this scandal the courts of Vienna and Berlin took a hand. The count was arrested on a charge of forgery and Louise was declared insane and was transferred from one asylumTo^ another. After years of captivity the count was lib erated and immediately planned to roscue the princess. In 19 04 he snatched her from un- WINSTON CHURCHILL BEATEN BY A FEW VOTES ITS' ABBEY DIVISION OF WESTMINSTER London, March 20.�^ Winston Churchill, formerly a Liberal, but running as an independent and anti-socialist candidate, lost the fight yesterday in the bye-election for the Abbey division of Westminster by 33 votes. It was a four-sided contest but the bulk of the vote went to Nicholson, the Conservative, and Churchill. The result as announced was: Nicholson 8136, Churchill 81&3, Brockway (socialist) 6155, and Duckers (Liberal) 290. A rdcount haa been ordered. ATTORNEY-GENERAL MANSON PREPARES FOR CAMPAIGN Prince Rupert, March 20.�Attorney-General Manson has arrived in the north and is believed to be looking after his political fences. BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT COMMENCES ON TUESDAY London. March. 20.�The British flight around the world starts on Tuesday, when three aviators headed by squadron commander McLaren hops off from Calshot, Southampton. Their first stop will be at Lyons. France. They'will fly across the Pacific and cross British Columbia bv way of Yellowhead Pr.ss. tions come in the estimates for rail- i ways and canals which by reason of the increased earnings of the Canadian National railways are reduced by $19,335,576. Interest on public debt which is provided by statute is estimated at $134,258,371, and has been reduced by $3,999,992 the figures of the previous from year. For the first time in twenty years the government has been able to show a reduction in the cost of civil government which represents civil service salaries PRINCE GEORGE HAS HOST OF OF CITIZENS WHO ARE ANXIOUS TO BECOME EAGLES A promising aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles was instituted in the city on Sunday afternoon as a result of a few days' work by W. A. Redick, the Seattle organizer, assisted by Art Bothwell, of this city. There was a company of close upon one hundred in attendance in the I.O.O.F. hall and sixty-eight of them signed the roll for the purpose of organizing the aerie. The following officers were elected: N. Moore, P.W.P.; Cyril Dupre, W.P.; H. G. Perry, V.P.; J. Ferguson, chaplain; Howard Gross, secretary; George Docherty, treasurer; B. Pinkerman, I.G.; R. Reid, O.G.; Ernie Thompson. G. C. Sinclair and H. W. Gross, trustees; and. R J. Garvey. conductor. A special meeting will be held in the Oddfellows' hall tomorrow when a class of forty will be on hand for initiation and the bylaws of the aerie will be considered. AGREEMENT REACHED WITH JAPAN ON' IMMIGRATION. Ottawa, March 20�In the house yesterday Piem.'er King made the announcement been reached an agreement had with Japan under which the number of Japanese coming to Canada as domestic servants or laborers would not exceed 150 per annum. E. Thompson, one of the moe.t successful farmers in the Pritfce Gsorge district, died at the local hospital on Monday. He was brought in to the hospital a few days before his death suffering from pneumonia. dor tho eyes of her guardian at a German watering place, and the two fled to Paris. Later they went to England, where they lived in poverty until public disapproval forced European royalty to intercede. The sentence of banishment was lifted and certain allowances of money were made by h�r relatives. But the couple's estates were npt restored to thorn nnd King Leopold disinherited his daughter. Her allowance, however, was paid to her in German maiks. and with the fall of tho currency she was again plunged into poverty. After the denth of her husband Lor.ise married Mattatich, but this failed to conciliate her relatives, who refused to aid her further. When, after having been an Invalid for some time due to a stroke of paralysis, the count died last September, she was without the necessary funds to pay for his burial. Queen Elizabeth of Belgium finally took compassion on the princess and arranged for the payment of the burial expenses and also for a comfortable allowance. Also the ban against her return to Belgium, which had been in force for more than twenty years, was lifted. But all this came a bit too late, for Louise's health began to fail after the death of the count, for with his passing, she said she had no further interest in life beyond that of erecting a suitable monument on his grave. DISPUTE OVER ACCOUNTING LEADS TO ARREST OF W. BELLOS ON THEFT CHARGE. A dispute between N. J. Nelson and W. Bellos, over the accounting for the proceeds of a wage cheque amounting to $148,44, lead to the arrest of Bellos on Tuesday evening on a charge of theft. Matters appear to be somewhat mixed up as between the parties to the dispute. Nelson it is said appointed Bellos his attorney, and asked him to Becure his wage cheque from the firm of Ma-goffin & Company of this city. The cheque was secured and cashed, but the delay in making payment over to jNeteon constitutes the 'gTOund for the theft charge. The case was called before Stipendiary Magistrate but was set over until Saturday. Bellos was granted bail. Progressives Solid Behind the Liberals Address in Reply Is Carried by Sweeping Majority on Division of 107 to 4ft �pro*' CENTS. George Campbell Loses His Life Crossing Fraser Goes Through Ice With Pack When Within Fifty Foot of the Shore Hurry to Catch Train Prompted Him to Take Ice Crossing Rather Than Bridge Progressives Critieiso But Aro Not Prepared to Throw Weight Against Goveument Ottawa. March 20.�The r.ddress in reply to the speech from the throne was carried yesterday by the biggest majority in the memory of old-time parliamentarians. The Conservative amendment was a technical want of confidence motion, which the Progressives would not support, and the address was carried on a division of 167 to 46. The debate lasted eleven working days, and was participated in by fifty members of the house. In the course of the debate the Progressives were very outspoken in their criticisms of the government, but they are prepared to give the cabinet a chance to meet their views on the tariff and matters before tliey throw other their weight against the govenment on a want of confidence motion. While the government party is in an actual minority in the houce the vote indicates that any sort of a working arrangement suitable to a number of the Progressives would enable them to carry on for the session. A more severe test is expected when the tariff measure is before the house. IX)OAL AND DISTRICT A meeting of the members of the tennis club will be held in the,city hall tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. All interested in the game of tennis are invited to attend. Martin Caine, of the Foreman Lumber company, has cleaned up in the delivery of ieB under hi3 contract v/ith the railway company and commenced sawing lumber at the mill today. He ha3 taken ut about two million feet uf logs for the mill. A. Demas, of the Prince George Grill, who recently underwent a successful operation for appendicitis, is able to resume business. During his stay in the hospital he was greatly impressed with the efficiency of the hospital staff and equipment. Any person qualified to vote in the provincial e'ection, who failed to register bsfore the closing of the list in connection with the revision for tho taking of the plebiscite, m y have his or her name added by aprearing in person before the registrar at the tim-e of revision on Monday, April 7. Regulations for the registration of trap lines have not yet been worked out by the game board, and trappers are required to take ou; licences in the usual manner for the present. It is understood that the claims of all trappers to trap lines will be enquired] into before registration is granted, and it is thought the board will decide to advertise all applications for registration before acting upon them, the coBt of the advertisement being borne toy the applicant. George Campbell, a man of about thirty years, lost his life in the Fraser river on Sunday evening as the, result of his efforts to cross on the weakened ice-sheet. Campbell was a son-in-law of A. Damms, a rancher residing on tho east side o the Fraser, about six miles below the railway bridge. He had made an engagement to go to work in one of the logging camps to the west of the city, and was crossisg the ice to catch the train out of'Prince George when he went through and was lost. The accident happened about 7 o'clock in the evening and so far as known was not witnessed by anyone. Denis Poquette, who lives on the west side of the river, near the point where Campbell essayed to cross, heard cries coming from the river about this time, and calling his companion Charles Johnson, the two of them ran to the river bank to render any assistance possible. They did not catch sight of Campbell, but out on the ice, about fifty feet from the bank, they saw a cap, close to open water. They searched along the river bank for some time, but finding no trace of the person from whom the cries came, at once notified tho police. Search was continued the greater part of Monday but without result. It is known that Campbell had a pack on his back when he left the Damms place. It contained the blankets and personal belongings he was taking to camp, and he was doubtless carrying the pack when he went through the ice. In this event the pack, once it became saturated with water, would act as a weight and prevent the body from rising. It may be several weeks before the body is cast up on one of the numerous bars in the lower part of the river. At the point where Campbell is believed to have gone through the ice the water at the present time is about twelve feet deep, and there is quite a current. Where Campb 11 attempted to make the crossing was about the only remaining point along the river at which the ice-sheet appeared to reach from one shore to the other, and fifty feet up and down from the point of the accident the river was running open. It is said Campbell had crossed the river on the Saturday with a companion, and should have known at the time that the crossing was even then hazardous. A walk of a couple of miles would have enabled him to have crossed on the railway bridge, but he may have been pressed for time to catch his train and took the chance on the ice crossing with fatal results. The provincial police recovered the body of Campbell on Tuesday afternoon. It was found in an eddy a short distance below the point at which the unfortunate man went through the ice. FINE OF $100 IMPOSED IN CONVICTION OF SUPPLYING INDIAN WITH LIQUOR William Laird was convicted by Stipendiary Magistrate Milburn on Monday of supplying liquor to an Indian named Walter Quaw. The offense was committed in this city on March 1st, the liquor being purchased from the government vendor and left in one of the city hotels where ? he Indian could secure it. Sergeant Taylor of the R.C.M.P. conducted the case for the prosecution, and P. E. Wilson appeared for the. defence. The magistrate imposed a fine of $100 or in default two months' imprisonment. THE TEMPERATURES The temperature readings in the city of Prince George for the week ending Tuesday, March 18th, were as follows: Wednesday ...":..............54 32 Thursday.................48 34 Friday ... ..'..................*1 24 Saturday......................48 28 Sunday ........................48 30 Monday........................52 34 Tuesday......................*6 20 Max. Min.