GEORGE CITIZE Pro*. aa 7, No. 37. PRINCE GEORGE, B.C* JULY 10. 1924. FIVE CENTS. fG. Dawson (ays Brule Line is Not Adopted Strong Hope That Eventual Decision Will Favor One of the B. C. Routes jportc This Action, as Greatest )cvelopmcnt Can be Counted Upon CHARLES W. BRYAN IS NOMINATED FOR SECOND PLACE ON TICKET New York, July 10.�Charles W. Bryan, governor of Nebraska, and brother of William Jennings Bryan, was nominated as candidate for the vice-presidency in the Democratic convention today. The convention then adjourned. . G. Dawson, of Prince Rupert, member of the directorate of the adian National railway, passed ugh the city last evening on the home. During the half-hour Mr. Dawson received a dedega-from the Prince George board [trade consisting of Vice-President mson Ogg, J. H. Johnson, J. M. (Lean and J. D; Macleod, who wait-upon him for the purpose of se-ing a continuance of the co-opera-of the Prince Rupert board of de in the fight for a more wester-entrance into the Peace River than uld be provided by the Brule line. Mr. Dawson not only expressed self as in accord with the views the various boards of trade, as to desirability of * more western ute, but stated with some confid-ice that the federal minister of ilways had by no means made up mind that th$ Peace River district ould be tapped by what was known the Brule line. He intimated that preat deal appeared to be taken r granted in connection with the ufle line. Personally, he thought a rather uncertain matter as to hether the Brule line would ever be ilt into the Peace. River district, e greatest urge at the present time peared to be the desire to reach hat was known as the Hoppe coal ea. but this coal area could be ached by- a short spur fro*^ the ain line of the Canadian National, seemed to b'e rather well establish-I that the building of the Brule line to the Peace River would open up o new country, although it would rovide an outlet to the Pacific coast >r a section of the Peace River dis-ict which already had railway faci-tics, but handicapped with a long aul. Mr. Dawson -also intimated err.might be serious difficulties in e way of the construction of the. rule line, upon the question of costs compared with other available utes, There was also the very im-jrtant consideration from the tamipoint of railways management s to the development of new coun-which might reasonably be ex-bcted to furnish future traffic. In is own mind he felt confident that Teatcr development would follow e b'lilding of a line into the Peace iver from some point in British alumbia than could possibly be ex-ected if the line goes in from Brule. Ie was aware there were a number f British Columbia routes and his wn opinion was that the best of hose should be selected. The gov-rnmont had a great deal of infor-lation on these routes, as reconnais-fince surveys had been made of all J �f them, and he was' quite hopeful ; hat when the decision is eventually nade it will be found to be in favor �f one of the British Columbia j oules. Dawson was somewhat surpris-learn that Sir Henry Thornton �finitely arranged for a trip to Prairie in the immediate future in connection with the building of the Peace River extension. Although there was not very much heard of it in British Columbia very great pressure was being placed upon the federal government to complete the line to the Hudson's Bay. The information with respect to this venture was much more conflicting than that concerning the Peace River line, ana when he left the east it was the intention of Sir Henry to make a ti ip over it and size the situation up *or himself. Mr. Dawson had arranged to make t;e trip with him, �nd there was a doubt in the mind ot Sir Henry as to whether he would "� able to examine into both of the projects during the present summer. Ktnp over the Hudson's Bay line upon the transportation ar-which might be made. It \Vi 1, A ^^ hike� alld Sir HenrV 4 ' , .to be sure of reasonably good Inn' g One wa? �* least. If, as STu from the information read/ J tht? Princ* Geor*e board o*. n.1 %:blT ?en*"y has, decided upon rip first, it might was unable to make �rarigements for the examination and that left over for the present. i inclined to dis-nued on page 6) HUMPHREY MOVES TO DISMISS COMMISSIONERS IS RULED OUT BY THE COMMITTEE Ottawa, July 9�The motion of L. W. Humphrey, the Progressive member for East Kootenay, calling for the dismissal of th*. members of the board of pension commissioners, was ruled out of order yesterday by the chairman of the committee of pensions. SUTHERLAND FAVORED FOR PREMIER IN EVENT OF HON. JOHN OLIVER'S RETIREMENT Victoria, July 9.�The retirement of Premier Oliver after the counting of the absentee ballots is taken so much for granted that the framing of the new cabinet is receiving attention on all sides. The most favored plan places Hon. W. H. Sutherland, the present minftter of public works, as prime minister and minis-ttr of railways. Hon. T. D. Pattullo figures in the line-up as minister of finance in the place of Hon. John Hart, who did not offer for re-election. Hon. William Sloan is given the lands portfolio as well as that of mines. J. A. Buckham, the member for Columbia, is the new minister of public works. This would make a cabinet with one less minister than the previous one and would leave Vancouver tion. without any representa- John W. Davis is Nominated by the Democrats Greatest Deadlock in History-Broken on Taking the 103rd Ballot, i � Mr. d lo had -1 had Mr Party i� Badly Torn by Dissensions Extending Over Two-Week. Fight. ______I New York, July 9�The deadlock in the Democratic convention over the nomination of a presidential candidate came today on the 103rd ballot, \y,hen John W. Davis, of West Virginia, former ambassador of the United States to Great Britain, was chosen amid a scene of tremendous excitement. The convention has, been record-breaking in the fight which was put up by the supporters of W. G. Mc-Adoo. secretary or the treasury in the Woodrow Wilson administration, and Governor Smith, of* New York. In jockeying for place in the nomination some very bitter religious feeling was let loose, and for a time it was thought the convention would split and both the McAdoo and Smith factions nominate. Governor Smith is a prominent member of the Roman Catholic church an& as a resullt the Klu Klux Klan was made an issue in the convention proceedings. In the drafting of the party platform an effort was made to have the klan denounced by name, as an organization which undermined properly constituted authority and trenched upon the liberty of the cftizen. This failed only by a few votes, out the feeling engendered became so bitter that there remained 1;ltle prospect for either McAdoo or Smith securing the required vote for a nomination. In the opinion of many, however, the split in the party has become so open that the chances for success at the poflls have been seriously threatened. After more or less constant balloting, extending over the greater part of two weeks, in which McAdoo maintained a lead of about one hundred votes over Smith, and with Samuel M. Ralston, of Illinois, Senator Glass, of Virginia, and John W. Davis, of West Virginia, showing alternate strength, it was decided on Monday to release all delegates to the convention from their pledges. Following this the eighty-third ballot was taken, but it failed to break the deadlock, as the vote came out about the save that Ralston dropped^ out Reconsideration of Dismissals is Requested Parents Express Dissent From Action Taken by Board of School' Trustees Chairman Pitman Contends That Desired Improvement Necessitated Changes A meeting was held in the board room of the public school last evening for the purpose of reviewing the action of the board of school trustees in summarily dismissing Messrs. P. C. Coates and Alex. Ogston, of the high school teaching staff. The me2t-ing was rather 'hurriedly called, but some fifteen parents were in attendance to receive the explanation of the board for the action which had been taken. W. J. Pitman, chairman of the board, was in the chair, and other members of the board present were Mrs. C. Ewert and Messrs. John Gaul and F. C. Saunders. The justilcatioji of the board's action was left with Mr. Pitman. He said he regretted the necessity for the action taken, but he hoped that nothing in the way of personal motives would be attributed to any. member of the board. The action taken was that of the board as a body. The members realized they had been placed by the citizens to expend the money entrusted to them to the best possible advantage. They realized also they had a duty to tfte pupils, and that they should strive to bring the high school to the highest state of efficiency. While regretting the necssity for their action they were convinced an improvement in the school was necessary, and that it could only b'e brought about through a change. While the parents present resented the manner in which both Messrs. Coates and Ogston had been treated in the matter of dismissal, the majority of them evidently were' in attendance to protest on behalf of Mr. Coates. The opinion was generally expressed that since he had taken charge at the high school he had given excellent service) and his dismissal was regarded as a distinct loss to the school. Objection was also taken to the manner in which the dismissal had been brought about. As to the ground on which the dismissals were decided upon, the opinion of the par- HON. W. H. SUTHERLAND ASSURES CONTINUANCE OF WORK ON MAIN HIGHWAY H. G. Perry is in receipt of a telegram from Hon. W. H. Sutherland, minister of public works; in which he is requested to advise the Prince George board of trade that construction work has not been stopped upon the Prince George-Quesnel highway. The minister states that the engineer in charge has instructions which call for active prosecution of the work. CROWS NEST AGREEMENT IS AGAIN IN EFFECT Despite the protests of Vancouver business interests, the federal government has permitted* the Crow's Nest agreement on freight rates to ro into effect as from midnight on Sunday last. H. DEWART, K.C., LIBERAL LEADER, DIED ON MONDAY H. Dewart, K.C., for several years leader of the Liberal party in provincial politics in Ontario, died at his home, a short distance out of Toron* to, on Monday night. MAYOR NEWTON'S BONER ON fcLEVATOR VOTE Prince Rupert, July 10.�Mayor Newton has causes a storm of pio-test in charging Premier King, Sir Henry Thornton and Fred Styrk with breach of faith in the matter of the provision in the supplementary estimates for the Rupert grain elevator. The board of trade has decided to send congratulatory telegrams for the provision of $150,000 as an initial vote for elevator purposes, as the balance of the money can be voted as required. Ottawa Cools Off on Improvement of the Nechako Position Is Now Taken That Province Should Dredge Mouth of the River Railway and Public Works Depart-- ments Interested Only in Passing the Buck ents appeared to be that the ques- ! . The reclamation of the Nechako tion as to the school discipline might riverfront is one of the things Prince safely be left with the school inspec-' George will have to fight for if the tor, and in a report as late as Feb- j desired work is ever to be listed as ruary it was stated Inspector Gower j one of the things accomplished. All was on record as saying that Mr. that has been accomplished to date Coates continued to do good work in consists in the making of reconnais-his efforts in teach- sance by the federal government and subjects svere com-' the Canadian National managlment ' followed by a game of tag to determine whether the work should be undertaken jointly by the two federal departments chiefly concerned, or ing the e j mendable; and thnt he had been instrumental in building up a cooipara^ tively good laboratory equipment. When both sides of the question had been heard a resolution was of- j whether the provincial or even the fered cabling upon the members of j municJipjU_aU^hor^y_�1f ^ff e5�?5? the school board to reconsider the dismissal action. This was endorsee1 by the meeting. Mr. Pitman, in r.c-cepting the .same, said it would receive the due consideration of the board. He also took occasion to thank the parents for the interest they had shown in what they conceived to be for the welfare of the city school system. samp and his vote was scattered to Davis and Glass. The standing of the nominees on the eienty-third ballot wns: McAdoo 418. Smith 368. Glass 76 and Davis 72.5. From this on the drift set in for Davis and on the 103rd ballot he was declared to be the choice of the convention. APPOINTMENT OF CANADIAN MINISTER AT WASHINGTON AWAITS OTTAWA'S WISHES London. July 9�Premier MacDon-nld mnde the statement in the house of commons yesterday that the British government is awaiting the expression of thf Canadinn government's wishes in the matter of the appointment of a Canadian minister at Washington. AUTO OWNERS THANKED FOR ENTERTAINMENT OF EXCURSIONISTS ON SUNDAY At the meetinp of the board of trndo. which was heAd on Monday evening, a vote of thanks was^ tendered to the local auto-owners for their kindness in responding to the board's request in the inatter of the entertainment of the company taking in the third annual Pacific Coast tour of the Canadian National. There were all told 198 members in the excursion party, and they appeared to have enjoyed theit- trip immensely by the time they reached Prince George on Sunday. There were cara for all and to spare, and the excursionists pulled out with the conviction there'is more to Prince George than can be sensed at the railway depot. should not be called upon to contribute. T. G. McBride has been doing his best with the federal authorities to tret the work started but they Are so diligent in passing the buck he lies not been able to pet anywhere, and the $50,000 improvement job which should have been completed by this time is no nearer than it was three years ago. In a repoi-t to the local board of trade Mr. McBride states he has had the matter up repeateil'y with Hon. Dr. Kin^, minister of public works, also with Major Bell, deputy minister of railways, and on two occasions with Sir Henry Thornton, president of the Canadian National railways. Mr. McBride says Ottawa op'.nion appears to have crystallized in the assumption that the provincial government should take the initiative by having the mouth of the Nechako dredged. He considers he has reached the end of his string in the negi-tiations, and that it would be advisable for the local board of trade to have H. G. Perry bring the matter to the attention of the provincial minister of public works, and induce him to make a request on the part of the provincial government that the work be undertaken by the federal authority, ff this is done he advises the people of Prince George can rest assured he wilJ do everything in his power to induce the Ottawa authorities to meet the wishes of the provincial government. The matter was discussed at the meeting of the board of trade on Monday evening when it was decided to defer action until the result of the recent election in the Port George riding is known. Board Protests Work Stoppage on the Highway Quesnel Reports Only Two Small Gangs Loft and They Will Quit July 15 Programme of Minister Indicates further Money Is Available for Work The members of the Prince George board of trade took action on Monday evening in the matter of the suspension of work on the provincial highway, between Prince George and Quesnel. In the spring assurances were given the highway would be put through as far as Prince George early in the summer. There remained about fourteen miles of the road, to be b'uilt, and when a crew of about one hundred was put on the job some time ago it looked as if the highway would be opened for the greater portion of the present tourist season. That portion of the highway falling within the Fort George riding % was completed some time ago, and the work remaining to be done is being handled by the engineer for the Cariboo district, so that very little information has come through as to the progress being made. Following the election on June 20th word was received in Prince George that the men were being taken off the road, and on July 4th, as the result of a number of protests filed, George W. Fenwick, secretary of the local board of trade, wired the Quesnel board of trade for confirmation of the story that work on the highway had been discontinued. A. S. Vaughan, president of the Quesnel board of trade, in reply to Secretary Fenwick, advised that work on the Quesnel end of the highway had been seriously curtailed. He said there only remained two small gangs on the work, and it was rumored these would be called in on July 15th. Minister Sutherland had promised the completion of the highway this year. President Vaughan added that the Quesnel board of trade would appreciate advice as to actioTn taken by Prince George, as -it would probably support it. There was a general discussion of the situation folllbwing the reading of the correspondence, afld having no information before it other than relating to a curtailment of the work the members present decided to pass a resolution expressing their regret at the stoppage of the work and to request its early resumption. The drafting of the letter was left in .the hands of Vice-President Ogg and and they caused the following communication to be dispatched to Victoria and to the boards of trade at Quesnel and Vari-derhoof: "At a meeting of the Prince Georere board of trade, held last night, a resolution was passed expressing regret over the stoppage" of work on the Prince George-Quesnel highway, and that the honorable the minister of public works be communicated with, protesting against such action on the part of the government, and reminding him of his assurances that the highway would be completed to this city this summer without fail. That the Prince Georpre board of trade urpe the immediate completion of the road, nointintr out that considerable tourist traffic has been lost to the district already this season, as a lnrjre number of cars have turned back at Quesnel and Kamloops on lenroinnr o-f the road's noh-comple-fir"i. Advices assuring that the work will be resumed at once and rushed thronch to completion would be appreciated." Secretary Fenwick advised the members of the board that H. G. Perry was in communication with Hon. W. H. Sutherland on the matter of the bio-hwav. and exnected to have some information in the course of a dav or so. Prefcs reports, issued as la'.o as June 80�h, indicate that the government has no intention of stonnirg work on the hierhwny. as the minister's programme allocates a further *nm of $10,000 for that portion between Prince G�or