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PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1925.
FIVE CENTS.
Mayor Alward Stands Pat on Police Issue
Announces He Will Veto Any Re.c, lotion Calling for Reconsideration of Action.
Hirair
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run! re in the on the fettle: with a pin:; o the '!;
A. Carney Made Vigorous btest Against Invasion of Citizens' Rights.
,m a. Carney, former mayor city, was the spokesman for ds of one hundred residents, � mooting of the city council inday evening, who were pro-� "nr.-iinst the invasion of their , in the surrended of police 1 to the provincial authorities nbsence of any plebiscite up-question. Hiram was in fine and he pleaded a lost cause !l the fire of a people's cham-f oiio hundred years-ago. and nfers which he pictured as suit of the breach made in the kept
ramparl of public liberty mounting until his auditors
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LAND SALES IN B. C PEACE RIVER BLOCK HAVE BEEN
ALMOST NEGLIGIBLE
Ottawa. May 12.�A "return made to the house on Monday discloses the land sales made by the federal gov-emment in tie B. C. Peace River block have been almost negligible. This block, which contains three and a half million acres, was conveyed by the province as a lieo-land grant to make up for the alienations which had been made in the C.P.R. railway belt through the southern portion of the province, the latter being a subvention of the province to the dominion to assist railway construction. According to the return made only 1130 acres have been sold, on account of which $2324 have been received. Lands placed under lease total 75,231 acres for which $3490 have been received in rentals.
PRESIDENT HINDENBURG TOOK OATH OF OFFICE IN REICHSTAG ON TUESDAY
Berlin, May 13.�In the Reichstag yesterday President von Hindenburg took the oath of office before a gathering of men made up of friends and were \ enemies. The oath recited the presi-
t persuaded trjat the family i dent would devote all his energies nlatc might even slip away with the � to maintaining the German republic i-q of control of the municipal ; and the promotion of the welfare of
EFFICIENT PREVENTATIVE MEASURES ARE KEEPING
DOWN FIRE LOSSES
Victoria, May 14.�Reports from the various fire districts in the province place the number of forest fires this year at 64. Despite the fact that conditions are equally hazardous with those of the past two years the figures are much lower. For the same period in 1O2.'5 there were 95 (ires reported, and for 1 024 the number waS 128. Effective preventative measures are credited with trie im-rirovernent shown in the forest situation.
CARIBOO CONSERVATIVES NOMINATE C. H. DUNBAR
AS THEIR CANDIDATE
I CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SEIZES SCHOONER IN
RUM-RUNNING BUSINESS
opening Mr. Carney traced |,
the German people.
Istorv of the struggle of th* I TOWN OF MAYO SUFFERED of British Columbia to secure; hfavv i n<;�; in
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of their municipal police, as �> time when nolice com absolutely vested in tho at-
HEAVY LOSS IN FIRE
Dawson, May 12.�Word has been received here of a big'fire which for
(.y-geueral of the nroviice. The, 5eVera] hours threatened to wipe out i;- nf the city at this time no-a member of' the board o' pol. mnmjss'oners by virtue of. hi? � hut tlv; attorney-genera1 h?.d r!L''r.i to name the other two. In
the new mining town of Mayo. Six W Hidings were destroyed including the principal hotel. The local tire engine went.out of. commission and
oVone'of'nTs^nominee^thl1 thp citizens had all they could do to
prevent the town going up in smoke All the men and most of the women and children formed bucket lines
ney-general had an absolutely hand, and in the choice of Ijifc ' the only limitation was that
should be an elected 'incs anf^ this prevented the fire from ' spreading more than it did. The
nominee
lher of the council. This was the
with respect to all cities not �ating under a special charter,
it had the effect of giving the rney-general absolute control oi"
police machinery of the muni-lities. It required several years tiori on the part of the cities
'oss w^" run ->f dollars.
several thousands
C. W. Ferry, who attended the Kamloops Conservative convention as the delegate of the Prince George division of the Cariboo riding, which was held in Kamloops on Monday, reports the nomination of C. H. Dunbar as ihe candidate of the party in the forthcoming federal election. Mr. Dunbar has been a resident of the Kamloops district for several years. He ha?, always enjoyed great popularity and should make a good showing in an election. He was for a number of years in the employ of the provincial government.
CHANGES PROMISED IN
GAME ADMINISTRATION
Victoria, May 14. � Important changes in the administration, of the frame laws of the province, including the appointment of a chief inspector of prame, and if found necessary of an assistant inspector, as well as the reorganization of the game conservation board of the province, have been promised a? the result of a conference between representatives of the sportsmen's organization of the province and Attorney-General Man-son. The changes will be brought into effect at the next meeting; of the legislature.
Victoria, May 12.�Customs officers'made a seizure on Saturday of the7 schooner Lirio de Angus, at present flying tiu> Nicaraguan ensign but formerly of Canadian registry. The vessel had just returned from a trip to South America for, which she cleared from Vancouver with six thousand cases of whisky, returning to this port in ballast. Customs officers decline to make any disclosures as to the reason for the seizure until the report of the same has been received in Ottawa.
PREMIER OLIVER EXPECTS TO SECURE CONTROL OF
ALL LIQUOR IMPORTS
Owen W. Ross is Chosen as New City Clerk
Appcintee Has Had Twelve Years' Experience in Provincial Municipal Work.
Was the Unanimous Choice of Council Out of a Field of Forty-eight.
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Ottawa, May 14.�Premier Oliver, of British Columbia, expects to secure absolute control of imports and exports of liquor in his province during the present session of 'parliament. A bill dealing with the matter will he brought down within a few days and if it is not satisfactory as introduced it will He ninde so in its [ appiicant7have"hmV*expedence.1 but passage through the house. Attor-; with some of theni army expGrjenco ney-General Manson has made the : ig piea(jed, and one clinches representations on behalf of British | c]aim wlth thc aSBertion that
There are forty-eight ascertained persons who are willing to serve the city of Prince George in the capacity of city clerk and other offices which have been tacked on to it This wag made known on Monday evening when the council meet in special session to pick a successor for Stanley W. George, the retiring office holder. The applicants come from all parts of the province, but the greater number of them have Vancouver as their home address. The qualifications set up are as diversi-
Columbia and Premier Oliver is satisfied they will be given every consideration by the government.
RUPERT ELEVATOR VOTE ? GOES OVER UNTIL THE
TENDERS ARE OPENED
Ottawa, May 12�The vote of half
a million dollars for the superstruc-! favorite 'from' t'he* �-
ture of the Prince Rupert elevator; plj,.ation ne recited hi'wa, .,, ,^ia
h/^:J)C/LnJlas_S>e peqnle j rjvai of the train from Prince had expressed a wish for the trans- , George. Direction to the ceremony fcr th.T.� could be no question raised, j wns given n>' the McBiide Liberal hut In the manner in which the mat-] assOciation, but every organization tsteaders have beer, by
sees an increase
y | ^^jn the acreage brought under
ineil had exceeded the spirit '|tjvntion and the problem of a .�,.. w.------ .------------- ' i th atten
the letter of its powers, argument between the mayor r <\irnoy devloped to the wrangles, the mayor con-K the city council was within
market is now engaging the attention of the settlers as much as questions associated with crop prot'ue-
temlinu the city�council was within ll0JSr\.Rride i,as arrived at the stage ; P-Kal rights in the actcion which ��"�' -ts 'people indulge in ilreams had been taken, although the matter | 1l( <�.^ , L. Thoy already hay* irBumon/18111 might beOpen t0 I visions of a sawmill, which will
"sawmill, which market for local agri-
M�y�7r-Alward asserted that what-1 stimulate^ the market ior^ iocai ag,.-?'� ""TU there might be in the ' cultura p.�-1� c � I l e ^
forty-six, and it was given the plac of honor in the van of the parade which moved out from the town to the bridge, the farmers trudfing along behind a large cotton banner and wearing the colors of the institute.
Behind them, in a decorated auto, came H. G. Perry, M.L.A., and D. W. Hay, president of the McBride Liberal association. Then came a number of farmers' wagons and yans, carrying the-wives and children of the farmers as well as those of the town residents, and the . rear was brought up with local autos carrying the visitors. When the bridge was reached the autos in the parade jitneyed back to town and brought out others
The bridge ..has a length of G30 feet. Is is made up of two Howe trusses with spans of 100 feet, and a third truss with a span of 130 feet. The trusses are set on solid pile piers, with pile trestle approaches at either end. With the exception of the chord leaves, the bridge was built of local material} the- timbers being milled in the vicinity. The chord leaves are of coast timber, the output of a mil] in the Alberni district. The McBride end of the
bridge was
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ecorated with ever h
green V M
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cultura p
is a sheet oi \..un ^ ,_
to reconsider the iy manner. Guest said the position
a" 7e7itf�e*8?VThoUrn I. this site. ThQ/on h�,,� _�__*.._._ ___' Knanro,] limber on
Donci. jinn ... .....-
lent prospect of inducing the Otis " ;s Lumber company to build on
a lot of
ption�8rVwhom| i, (ro about ninety-six, was ! licenced taken by himself at the meeting J ^ich .s tr.b ;n Vra 22 C0Uncil took the actIon by 1111""
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Y Mr �arney WES
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Yh Mr �arney WES DOt fr,�m *L* lake by means of a Pjack- 6 meetinK and given a ed in the.lake dj would be
present the views of the ladder. This deVel�P" t as wen !..a8 he.,was satisfied In| u.,^^fj^ andTe people
f
io'ni,;1" PV,ent a vererence to the j '"� would have been decided up-
___ dissented from
� or Mayor Alward that the � narl arrived too. late. In his
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andTe people i t
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polling Together' to bring it
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and bunting, and when D. w!"kay wormed his way through the throng to get the proceedings under way there were upwards 01 three hundred persons jostling to see just what happened when a bridge was christened. , ; _ ...
Prai�e for the Buildera Arthur Dixon, resident engineer of the public works department, under whose supervision the bridge was erected, was first called upon. He intimated he was just as much pleas-�d s the residents of McBride dis, trict in seeing the completed bridge, was not possible to provide all of ho bridges as and when they were the D�a!es:baut in time the depart-
� around to the most deserv-inVcaVes, and it was a pleasure to be aWe to compliment the people of McBride upon tho completion of a bridge which would> not only fill a local necessity, but which was des-' I "0 become an important link highway system which
j The farmers had been advocating! said he regarded him highly and con-the construction of the bridge since! sidered him a very capable official. 1914. said Mr. Lloyd. It might be! other applicants who received admitted they had commenced their j more or less consideration from the agitation before the bridge was war* I council were* ranted, but they hadI persevered in Arthur Wright, of Vancouver, the development of. their lands until aj?ed 3S marr,ed> two chiidreni and the time arrived when the necessary with u yearS experience In rhunicl-expenditure could be justified, and ;pal work nine a of whicU ]mP through the persistent efforts of H. j was spont in Manitoba and the rest (j. Perry they were permitted to see the finished structure which meant
so much to them. The, address was
signed by P. G. McDonald, president
of the institute, and by Mr. Lloyd,
as secretary, and the presentation of 1^^^ anTt� in'Frinc^upeH!
it to Mr. Perry was the signal for a '
round of applause.
The McBride Spirit H. G. Perry received a very flattering ovation when he climbed up
an the bridge timbers to acknow- ... ... * ,t
edge the address. He thanked the I �fjf!h municipal matters for the last
members of the farmers' institute ' fiffoon VMrB His nrtlial c"ntflCf
for their very generous measure of of his "
in British Columbia
A. Cuthbert, formerly of Shere. B. C , and at present a resident of
Vancouver.
He claimed four years which were had
At the later point he wa in the provincial as well as the municipal service.
James Fairweather, of Vancouver, set up his qualifications as a speclal-
fifteen was
years. His actual contact or eight years in "the as-
jehalf. and assured them he was not
on th* j -j"?
ancouvp.r,- had seven years to his credit in the of-
inmindful of evidences of such na- � trea3urer at Victoria.
;ure. The experience of the aver-1 pr J experience
ige member of the leg,slature assessor's office in the city of
>rought more kicks and bruises than : Saskatoon and before th|g fl e^rg ompliments and flowers, but he was; Ro ^
till human enough to prefer they . pana(]a
hould say it with flowers He was! 'Tho;; w nothinR nutstandlnp :,-, s greatly) pleased^ to attend the ; thfi appllcntlon8 of thp r^; of the opening of the, bridge as were the slxteen. They Caine from Cecil E eople of McBnde, as he considered 1 Syme3> Charles M. Kitson. and J. n" t marked an epoch in the develop- ; Tempi0(on. of Vancouver: R. K. lent of the district, connecting up Dyer. of Kindersloy. Saskatchewan: s it did the country to the east and w R piumb and Arthur Owens, of vest, as well as the north with the, Vancouver. N. P Lathan. of New atural center at McBride. - , Westminster: J. R. Wriggle worth, of
Mr. Perry paid a compliment to Armstrong: R. J. Selfe. of Cumber-he residents of McBride district up- ,aml: and Alex Sinc.iair and Percy n the co-operation they had always j A Qreen. who are residents of this hown in advancing, he cause of the | city.
.ridge. .Loyalty to their district was 1 Aftor the first sjxteen applications he dominating characteristic of the j harf been read ovpr it was
man
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th.
g na(] bcpn read over it s
McBride residents. It did not ap-1 upon motion of Alderman Taylor to pear to matter whether it was a! olimi"nntc� all but those of Messrs. bridge or anything else, if it meant i RosSt Wright, Fairweather. Symes, the advancement of the district the ! Kitsnn, Owens lathan and Wriggles-people were always able to get^to- worth, these' being the, applicants gether upon it, and although he had wjth tno �rrontest "municipal experi-done his utmost to advance the enre jn tne province, building of the bridge he felt confi-1 The eight applications were then dent it was the manifestation of the j comnarcd and the next move was n McBride spirit which had contribu- j motion by AlcM-mnn Guest, s h if hit |
ted to the" satisfactory achievement as much as any other factor. Cott Le�� Than E�timate
by Alderman Tpylpr, to drop th� np-nlications of Messrs. Symes, Kitson, Wrigglesworth and Owen, leaving
Since, his arrival^ in the district | the "applications of-Messrs! Wright,
Mr. Perry said he had heard some rather startling commtents as to the cost of the ridge. He had heard one McBride. The statement that the bridge had cost
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engineer paTd a deserved compliment In foreman "Louie" Johnson and his Sew o? builders for the ski 1 and expedition they had shown in the work of-construction.
Farmer. Pre.ent Addre.. T R. Lloyd, J.P.. secretary of the Hd farmers' institute, then H. G. Perry with au ad; dreS on behalf of the members of ?[s organization, in which apprec-
as much ns $50,000. h i
would
s uh ns $50,00
to set this right. Although local material had been used on construction, with the- exception of the chord leaves, such competence had been shown in the prosecutipn of the work that the bridge had been finished for $2000 less than the amount of the "engineer's estimate. The finished bridge would cost $28,000 and not (Continued on page 6)
Ross. Fairweather and Lathan for consideration.
The Ross application was the favorite. Not only had the applicant the greatest " municipal experience, but the reference given by Robert Baird, inspector of municipalities, gave the members of the council confidence in dealing with it. On motion of Alderman Opie, seconded by AJdermlan Guest, the council decided unanimously in favor of Mr, Ross, and he will be requested to take over the office as soon after the first-of June as possible.