PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN,
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., AUGUST 7 1924.
ailway Head Will Arrive in City Tomorrow
[li on His Way to Grand Prairie to
Look Over Rail Connection for
Peace River
Vancouver Is Pulling for Srule Line
and Premier Olirer for Peace
River Pass
Sir Henry Thornton is due to arrive in Prince George tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock, and will remain in the city until 10 o'clock. When he leaves Prince George the railway president will journey to Edmonton, and from there will go to Grand Prairie, where he will give consideration to the matter of the Peace River connection with the Pacific coast.
Sir Henry spent some time in Vancouver, where everything possible was done to impress him with the fact that the only logical route for a railway connection for the i Peace River district is by way of the Brule location. Vancouver is all for the Brule line* in that it would give the southern port a monopoly of the grain trade. Vancouver has no interest in securing traffic for the 500 miles of the national line running into Prince Rupert, in the development of the northern section of. the province, or in the fate of the I'.G.E.. if these matters conflict with the grain trade of Vancouver.
Premier Oliver had a conference for half an hour with Sir Henry on the railway issue in which he pressed strongly for the adoption of the Peace River route as against either the Pine Pass or Brule routes. The Peace River route by way of Finrilay Forks will be longer than a line through the Pine Pass, but in the opinion of the premier it would be the more profitable and wou'.d serve a larger area of productive country. The promised railway conference is expected to follow close upon the visit of Sir Henry to Grand Prairie, and in the opinion of Premier Oliver the fate of the P.G.E. wild largely de-pond upon the decision reached at it.
While Sir Henry is in the city he will be waited upon by representatives of the city council and the board of trade, and urged to erivfj adequate consideration of a British Columbia entrance into the Peace River, in view of the prospective development and traffic possibilities of siirh a route for the Grand Trunk Pacific division of the national railways.
LOCAL MASONS ACT AS
HOSTS TO LARGE COMPANY AT ANNUAL PICNIC
The officers and members of Ne-chako Lodge No. 86, A.F. & A.M., held their annual picnic ait Six Mile lake .yesterday afternoon which was attended by a large number of the members, as well as visiting members of the craft, and members of their families. It was a delightful day for a picnic, and the hospitality of the local Masons was enjoyed from early in the afternoon until late in the evening. A full card of races was provided for the little folk as wedl as the grown-ups, and there were th� usual ball games with the arge slippery ball which eluded all efforts to hold it. At the close of the afternoon the local master, W. G. D. Harper, invited the company to sit in to a great spread in the way of a supper. The company was so numerous it required two settings of the long
FIVE CENTS.
District Farmers Rock Creamery to Sleep Once More
Not Sufficient Cowi to Warrant
tne Necessary Cream
Supply
Vanderhoof Farther* Aik for Substantial Bonus on Land Clearing1 Cottt
The Prince George cieamery is still in the same class with the pulp and paper miM and the McArthur sawmill, in that it is something which the people are hoping for but have no very definite idea as to when it
f\>T tO of the best,
GISCOME BALL TEAM
WILL PLAY ANOTHER
GAME SUNDAY MORNING
DOUBLE DROWNING IN
COW1CHAN LAKE TUESDAY
Victoria, Aug. 6.�Mrs William Trott, wife of an employee of the �lames Logging company, and William Riley, employed as engineer by � -same company, were drowned in
picnic tables, and the corps of stew-i will materialize. The subject was the sen-ice was | brought up again at the meeting of the delegates from the several farmers' institutes, embrr.ced in what is known as District "C," which was held at the city hall on Friday, but
Arrangements have been made for in thc course �f the discussion ^ich the Giscome ball team to play an. followed it came out that the sue-other game with the local boys on cessful operation of a creamery Sunday morning. In their first en- called for a given number of cows counter the visitors found there were [ for cream supply, and that the same a number of holes in their line-up, are not available in the district, but steps have been taken to remedy , The business men of the city are this and it is promised there will be , strong for the dreamery idea, but a closer contest this time The game the farmers who are producing the
milk appear to be more cautious, and for the time it would seem as if the creamery idea would wait on the cows, and the coming of the cows will wait upon some assurance that a creamery wiM be established in the event of their being brought in.
S. Holmes, president of tho Vanderhoof creamery, and R. C. Abbott, who has charee of the creamery operation, were in attendance at the Warned Against meeting and gave tome information as to what was m-cossary in the way of a cream supply, as well as thc capital for creamery purposes When they got through with the subject and it had been talked over by W. F. Koelling. of Woodpecker. Robert i Pallatt. of Mud River, and R. S.
______ i Sutton and R. J. Blackburn, Prince
! Georgo, tho consensus of opinion was
Prince George is absolutely shut t'n;it Prince George was not ready off from participating in the tour- for a creamery, and not having any
is to start at 11 o'clock sharp.
Prince George is Heavy Loser on Road Issue
All Tourists Arc
Trying to Reach Here by the Blackwater
Big Travel* Can Be Expected When
Finishing Touches Are Given
Quesnel Highway
BOWSER RETIRES FROM
LEADERSHIP AT MEETING
CALLED FOR SATURDAY
Victoria, Aug. 7.�W. J. Bowser will retire from the leadership of the Conservative party on Saturday. This us the definite statement made by Mr. Bowser on Tuesday. He says he has arranged' to meet the Conservative members of the legislature on Saturday in Vancouver, and at j this meeting will formally withdrawj from the 'leadership.
LIBERAL ASSOCIATION OF NELSON TENDERS PREMIER OLIVER KOOTENAY SEAT
Nelson, Aug. 7.�The local Liberal h
ouncil Protests Delay in Completion of Highway
Chief of Police Most Nick Itinerant I Prof#s�iotea)i Men for Civic Licences
Traffic Bylaw Will be Enforced at
Once to Secure Safety on the
Street*
A strongly worded resolution will go from the city council to the meet-
in� of the Good Roads
association has tendered Premier i
Oliver an invitation to accept a" w
nomination for Nelson city. Ken-j�ts meeting in Penticton on Tuesday,
neth Campbell, who was successful i September 2nd. It will deal with the
in the general election, has signified j floss ancj inconvenience which has
, s gd
a willingness to retire in order to open a seat for the premier.
MAIL ROBBERS MAKE
HAUL IN MONTREAL AND
EFFECT THEIR ESCAPE
attended the delay on the part of the provincial government in com- pleting the renipining few miles in the highway which is to connect Prince George with the highway syst in the south of the province.
x� . i � r. t,v i . I terns in the south of the province.
Montreal. Aug. .�The mail pouch � This ti wil, bp taken a{. the in_ containing twen*y parcels of regis- j ^ of Alderman F, D, Taylor, tered mail which was taken by armed I rm... j__*��;____^ �i______i..*-- �_!.� �.
The drafting of the resolution will be
halted
meet the
halted the transfer men. One of; .tuatio which has virtually cut them covered the driver with a gun p . G t f communication
Prince George for another
Alderman Opie
of communication
brought up the madT'their' escap? without" moles ting j m^terf jJi^ll^^IL^B??!8^?^
located which contained at least two packages of money. The robbers d h
th rest of the mail.
P. C. Coates Applying for Re-Engagement
of Parents of High School Pupili
man at the council meeting on Monday evening, and the facility with which he managed to avoid the payment of civic licence for tho privi-; lege of doing business in the city. : There is a bylaw which covers mat-i tors of this kind, but it does not appear to <*et travelling medicos or specialists on the eyes, nose and throat. They taxi upon the local ---------- , field, make their clean-up and hop
the Support of Great Majority �? a&ain, hofore lh<* collecting agency
of thp city can catch up with them. On the motion of Alderman Ople, seconded by Alderman Lambert, it was decided to have the city cfterk
1st travel coming u Bri�Sh j^g^^ bia tins year by reason of the delay the creamery already in completing the fourteen miles of in Vanderhoof. V i
in operation
ta oonneet thw city wif.li yues- j The matter
T f i '
disposed of upon Bkik
a t y f ys j The matter , p
tiel. �The official ligures ot the' a motion by S. h". Van Buskirk. soc-stace of vVasnington snow that lor, onded by E. W. Kich, that R. J-'cne month of June 4U.440 persona! Blackburn b Vandeihoof th� state of Washington 15,004 cars ' butter throughout o m-!onditipninft of tho old school build->>;r for hiTh school nurposes, A re-�"<>'�� Hr't tli<> Provincial ntifhdritv hr"ld f>l-<> t'li^ "-ni'k in Hni'd wns locflU bonrd i'i view of
tho tourist centers theie was knowledge of the blackwater road; hut
gate to tho Advisory hoard would
troublo in securing their en-1 +niming for
g
have
i>IR HENRY THORNTON PUTS HEART INTO PRINCE RUPERT WITH HIS ASSURANCES
Rupert in ert in good spirits with the as-
'Tancc " " '
lutions to t'no Nochako institute for
trade bannuercTven in" his" honor : the knowledge there existed a good Sir Honrv\aid ncwould"seek auth-' r(>afl s>'stt'm ^iating from Prince ''Ration ^rXconSrSrtiJn o'"not i George, but "U -re con dent there "no but two ships at Prince Rupert; was no way of reaching it by car next year for the coast service He ; from the out-SI(k'- ,. , ,,
*?1 also do all he SninthT matter Much of the countrv which Mr' f the emotion of ! tourist hoteT Wieland passed through was severe-�n tho shipbuilding matter sSrIpnry!'y torched by tho continued drought �W he would tS �* Zl*.Z "t^iand heat, and for the most part the
Thero. v frmn tho institute.
ure n couple of resolutions Prince George farmers' Tho first called for tho
-r;l f-t- in
been built
"�*h ,*
reinstatement of the bounty upon
tho Interior. nv\ nn fit for school win tor.
thus rendering purooses in
..
On (he request of B. Briscoe for a sidewaQk on the south side of Seventh avenue, tho council agreed to lay tho piece of walk in question ; if Mr, Briscoe supplied the lumber. Permission was given the Seventh I Avenue garage to instal a gasoline pump and air tank in front, of the I garage premises.
Tho council agreed to tho sale of : lots 23 and 2-1 in block 15)5, on Ninth 1 avenue, to David Ross for the sum of $175.08, being the amount of the I nccrtied taxes against same.
N. J. Arnold had a request for a � resumption of electric light servico which was cut off some months ago on account of arrears. It was de-,. I cided to resume the service if the necessary deposit is paid,, and satis-
It, is oxpected a giivor.xble. reply
crows nnd hawks, and for increaping > will be received from tho educntional oyotes to $.'5.00. department, but there may be con-�itod the approval j ditions attached which will require �offere institute to, to be considered by the local board.
:: no would take the matter up at i anfI neat, "".- '"'/-"V T~> n once upon his return to Montreal j crops of various kinds a.- c o� gth a view to securing funds'at once to irrigated sections. T/><� shTn iTCommencemen-- oi the first some wonderful roads in he shlP- Ho was v�^,r �,n�iJiiL____! From Vancouver to CAc Mum. i
onfined are south.
if a sheen-broedors* Prince George dis-
He was very ontimistic con- � From ig tho future �f v,-;,,*., t',,,,,,vi i state
expre
e futur0 of Prince Rupert i state of Washington, a distance of ssed in no nnSSir mn R23 miles was. comfortably nejeotiat-
the bounty upon
The second r of tho Prince ' the organization association in tin trict.
P.oth resolutions were approved by tho meeting and their endorsa-tion by \hn Advisory Board will be urged-by R. J- Blackburn nt the fall session.
MAJOR MACLAREN ABANDONS WORLD FLIGHT AS RESULT OF TROUBLE WITH ENGINE
evening*.
Several day;
of
convor. It i hv th
tion
�*". uixnn. resident ^e ^provincial cepartment
atrin ? kR,,?r|11 'Pave �n Saturday
v rf P � Vlctoria. He will prob-
Wo\;"t 0Ver tbo Oneswiel-Prince , , .
"I inf^!!w*y and ^et some first- h"t there pro lar^
be Hn tlon as Tn what remains out of employment and the
spent in Vnn-
honpnttpd to a
MM;,,i .., ,, . constantly increasing tourist favel. The streets impress very busy nlace. of
^u't. �*et ^loeo. to f>"* business men in order to size up the situation.
CUMBERLAND MURDERER HAS DEATH SENTENCE
REDUCED TO LIFE TERM
Ottawa, Aug. 7.�The death sentence passed upon Alfred Corbett, for the murder of his wife at Cumberland. B.C., in April last, and which was to go into effect tomorrow, has Heen commuted to life imprisonment Corbett will be confined in the New Westminster penitentiary.
Cordova, Alaska, Aug. 7.�Major MacLai'en, the British airman, has given up his world "flight after having circled the gilbbe with the exception of the portion intervening between the Behring Sea and Great Britain. A wireless message nicked up here indicates that engine failure is the primary cause for the abandonment of the expedition. , Major MacLaren and his a&soriates are now on the trawler Thienval, en route for Vancouver. When engine trouble
factory arrangements made for the payment of arrears.
The bylaw regulating street traffic was reconsidered and finally passed. Whilfl it was before the council Acting Mayor Patterson explained that it had not boon doomed necessary to incorporate a. system of signals, as the same were fnrnishd in the government regulations. Under the Provprnment regulations tho signals are given by the driver or person
sitting on the To indicnte a
left side of the car. turn to the loft the
arm is thrown out in a horizontal position: for a turn to the right the arm is thrown upward* and for a stop the arm is thrown down.
In making a turning on the street the bylaw requires that the auto or vehicle be driven to the first street intersection, and turned on as nearly a right angle as possible.
It is the intention of the council to enforce the orovisions of the bv-
developed MacLaren decided he and , law at once, not only with respect to his associates would not have a! the parking and turning of cars but chance to complete the crossing to rilso in the matter of the speed
Alaska.
1 limit.