GEORGE CITIZEN
8 No. 31.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1925.
utomobile Men of Cariboo Hold Annual Meeting
oqiiarlcr* of Association Moved From Que�nel to Prince George Center.
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*f It Favorable For Building Strong Organization for the Interior.
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annual meeting of the automobile association, h was held in the city hall on day evening, the headquarters he organization was shifted from _,., 1 to Prince George, as the � populous and central point in district; This was the wish of outhern members of the associ-as they believed a stronger nizationj could be built up if re.I on Prince George than i be
possible if the Quesnel
maintained.
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alters were
] men in attendance
: were J. L. Hill, at; A. S. Vaughan, ry; C. H. Allison,
sident; and John. ,A
EASTERN CANADA SECURES RELIEF FROM HEAT.'
WAVE OF I "AST WEEK
Ottawa. June 9�A break in the heat wave which held Ontario in its grip for the past week was broken today when the sky clouded-and the temperature went down to 7 6 * Yesterday it stood' at 94 in this city the highest recorded in any portion of the dominion. One death was reported from the heat, and members of the house of commons so far forgot the decorum of parliament as to appear in the chamber in I heir shirt sleeves. In several of the United States cities much higher temperatures were recorded than the highest in Canada, and deaths and pro-stractions have been more numerous than in several years.
FOUNDATION OF RUPERT ELEVATOR WILL BE
FINISHED THIS, MONTH
Prince Rupert, June 9
-It is
stated the substructure of the loeal grain elevator will be'finished by the Northern Construction
The Northern Construction company by the the end of the present month. ' The retiring | Carter-Halls company is now assem-retiring bling equipment for the suberstruc-retiring [ ture. The building will furnish
Men are Crossing Each Other in Dease Lake Rush
Conditions of Former Stampedes
Arc Repeated in the Present
Casjiar Excitement.
Scores Out
of Prospectors Are Coming but Hundred* of Others �Still Pressing On.
Fraser.l work for a large crew of men during J for their Supplies froii fficers of the association' 4Vi� �"�~~�
the
ummer.
A. Krai
e of the advantages of a
in the domicile of the asso-
and were followed by Johni
ci in a good neighborly talk!
enefits which would come to
northern towns when the
is finished, and the resi-
d �n opportunity for mixing
Woman Tells the Police of Killing of Janet Smith
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proceeding to the election of1 irs J. L. Hill, of Quesnel, be-� honorary president; Charles \ .of .Prince George, president;
Says Sh Little
Was Present When Scotch Maid Was Done
to Death.
II. Allison, of Quesnel, vice-presi-
at; and A. M. Patterson and I. B. Nliorney-General Manson Will. . of Prince' George, secretary Disclose Identity of Woman
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laws May
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at Present.
asurer respectively.
was decided to re-organize tho
iation and a committee on hy-was appointed consisting of
r A1 ward, A. McB. Young and
Shearer.
poiamittee of membership was hfls been the receipt of a confession
by the police from a woman who professes to have been present when the Scotch housemaid lost her life. The woman making the confession
Vancouver. .June U.�Another sensational dew! ipment in, connection with the Janet Smith murder case
. Seattle. June, 9.�The Dease'Lake stampede into the^Cassiar district is proving to be much the same <;s the other gold rushes into the north. Although Dease Lake is the most icccssible^ objective prospectors have ever, had in a gold rush, the "men nro crossing each other on the roads going in and coming out. There have been no new discoveries in the Dense Lake scc'tion this spring. There has m>t been sufficient time, as tho first arrivals have not more then got located, Despite this scores :ive coming out and are nnd*ing"a ready sale, pp u>n who are
willing to press their luck once more in a new field. There is quite a shortage of food and supplies of ail kinds, but the means of transport is of the best and the shortage will soon be remedied.' Tractors are being used very successfully in moving freight in to the district from Telegraph Creek. It will be another month before there can be anything �() show to warrant the movement which is now taking place, but the greatest percentage [of the men iro-ing in ;ire optimists who are prepared to blow their pile and stake the summer on the chance Of finding a .v\v gold camp. While the present rush is largely based upon the discoveries on Gold Pan creel: last f;?ll, all Ihv authorities agree the Dease Lake section is a promising u:i<- for the prospector.
lilMTAIN \\I> FItASOE
LIEAUH AGREEMENT ON
THE RHINE FHONTIHU
Geneva, June 'j�Great Britain and France have reached complete accord In regard.to European security, and if Germany agrees to the conditions a four-poyver pact, including Britain. France, Belgium and Germany wil come into being based oh the inviolability of the Rhine frontiers as delimited by the Versailles treaty.-
SMITHERS MEN HAD CLOSE CALL IN AUTO SMASH AT
HOUSTON LAST SUNDAY
travelling turned turtle ton. Both men sustained
SlYiithers, June 9.�Sam Eby and Neil Mclntosh, of Smithers, had a narrow escape from death on Sunday when an automobile,' in which the-y were near Hous severe bruises.
BERRY GROWERS SEEKING FURTHER LOANS FROM THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
Victoria, June 9.�The Colonist this morning announces that the provincial government will be asked to come to the relief of th� B.C. Berry Growers' association with loans of $100,000 and s::o,000.
Road Crews are Now Started on Highway Work
Nanaimo * Strike Wh, Cut in Wages Comes
Thirteen Hundred Employees of Western Fuel Company Decide to Quit Work.
En
jineer Dixon come Will be
Snys ' Road to Gis-in Shape Within Months.
Highway*' Between Prince and Vanderhoof Is. Alsc ceiving .Attention.
George Re-
Arthur Dixon, district engineer,
ippointed consisting of I. B.
Bainl, E. Opie, Jacob Leith, A. B.
Mo-Tat and W. L. Hughes. There is
said to be a membership of about
ninety in tne southern part of the'says she did not actually see the killing, but she was a witness to events which led "up to it, and she also saw
OF MRS. MAURICE O'ROURKE WAS ATTENDED 1JY LARGE NTJMTBElt ON FltlDA
The funeral of Mrs.
district, and when the auto owners in the-north are brought in it should result in a very strong organization., what followed.
The social and entertainment partj The confession, which comprises a of the organization will be looked statement extending over sixty after oy a committee composed of pages, is now in the hands of Attor-F, \V. IHinton, Alex Hutchison, F,. ney-General Manson, having come to P. Taylor, Paul Wielalnd and H. B,|him from the police officers. The
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attorney-generaLjjays the statement i i oe but h ds not
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President C. A. Pyne Is new to is an amazing one, but he does not the automobile game, but he is lull propose at the prqsen-t time to di-.. , � 1 u...�;.,cm'. Rollow'it bis "leo-jvulge its precise nature, nor the tion ho favored the members with an \ identity of the woman making-, it, as address on the important relation revelations of this nature might vhich the automobile now bears to seriously interfere with inve^tiga-the industrial and social life of tbg tions which the police have in hand, country, and the advantages to auto Attorney-General Manson said the owners in identifying themselves confession was not in the form of with organizations formed for thetiN an affidavit, but it would be carefully, checked by the police to determine the credibility of the woman
He first touched 'upon the of the tourist, business as a
for the public works department, got his road programme well under way this week. One crew of fifteen men was started on that portion of the iswAx j prmce George-Gisconie road, be-Maurice'tween this city and Willow River. This cre^v is working under the direction, of Dan McDonald. Another crew will be started on the section between Willow River and Giscomc in a few days. Within three months the engineer expects to have a gooc highway between the, big mill town and Prince George. It will not be
�."�ravelled this season., but will afford good means of communication, and most travelled
development of the. automobile, andj making it. Pie said the people .of predicted the next few (years jwoulcn �,ritish Columbia could rest assured -��� ; ri even greater nnd more pro�VM^he police would continue the inves-� growth than that which had tigation of the death of Janet Smith transformed conditions during the to tne. uttermost.. The confession "�� five. The tourist business, in had'^been in the hands of the police his ?opinion, was one which promised I for a weck befom any announce-tfehly. nnd was worth-nursing and nlent with respect to it appeared in planning for by the communities. In. the daily press. '� -V. -s of -this kind the Cariboo] automobile association should prove ." �� bs( ful. and sbc-ild commari �'� 'operation of all members
�:'':\ whether thev were auto
' nor or not.
mmittee on bylaws to see
Later developments suggest there *. i ;s nothing to the alleged confession
�,,,�! in the hands of the attorney-goiieral. thev were -auto It ^ ,na(]c , Earb pr�a^ an
?ALW�UJdJLkC^th;ef!employee in a Vancouver -lnp:ir> mental j-toiv.
O'Rourke took place from the Catholic church on Friday afternoon and was attended by a large number of the friends of the deceased, and of her husband. The services at the church und at the grave we{re conducted by Rev. Father Wolfe? and Reev. Father Leray,* the address in the church being- delivered by Rev Father Wolfe. The pall-bearers were Messrs. C. II. Guile. J. F. Mof-fatt and J. Hooker, representing the roebmotive engjneey, and Police Mapistre te' P. J. Moran, Alderman J. B. Lambert and David McDonald. There -ws a lac1' <><' coat'"1"" accommodation in the church for, . .
the company attending tbe funteral |?f men aml a power drag-line scrap-services, and at the cemetery was the greatest gathering of automobiles seen in the interior, the-number beinc placed at 150. The arrangements for the funeral were attended to by Police Magistrate Mor- I building of the roadway between
' Bedhesti and Cluculz crock. Tire re is a ten-mile stretch in the main highway between these Jwo points
should br one of the roads, in the north.
ads, in the n
Harry Thompson has started work the Mud River hill with a crew
there | er- rile work ;lt this PoilU consists in making a big cut -at the top of the hill, and taking out one of objectionable curves. - Mike Gosgrove is in charge of ihc
an.
MACKENZIE TABLET WILL EE UNVEILED BY JUDGE
HOWAY ON SATURDAY
His Honor Judge Howay. of New Westminster, wil] preside at the unveiling of the tablet to tbe memory of Sir Alexander .Mackenzie on Saturday aftomoon at - o'clock. While Captain Vancouver was exploring
which never has had any attention. The work is not heavy, but the present' condition of the roadway does not lit in very well with that on either side of it. When-finished the G d
Felief That 'rouble Will Spread to
.Mines at Ladysmith and Those
of Cumberland.
Nanaimo, June 9.�The situation in connection with the strike of the miners in the employ of the Western Fuel company remains unchanged. All of the 1300 men employed by the local company are on strike as the result of the failure of the agreement committee of the men to come to terms with the company over tho general reduction in wages amounting to 60 cents per day.
The action of the Western Fuel company in" deciding upon the roi'.uc-tion is said *o have been taken ns the result of an agreement with the company operating the big mines at Cumberland.
The Nanaimo miners nave simply voted tr. Lfcnia!n away from the properties of the Western Find 'company until such time as, the management sees fit to recpen negotiations. T!"-ey will, however, consult the miners r� Ladysntith, Cumberland and oth(n for the community, nnd the thing to be avoided was the over-barging of a willing spender. Any-H'ng of this nature reacted'quickly, ; l^o auto tourists were a very clan-'"sh hunch, nnd once a community "-'. the reputation for milking them >nc tourists avoided it as one would �''-, Plague spot. To his mind the tariboo automobile association ^' :,�not called upon to blaze any '.::"'ls' .-.Its members, could profit r'"'� the -experience of very many "lular organizations, and by avoid-- the mistakes \�hich they ' had 'ade could be developed into a won-"CcfiiJ asset for the car �evwne'rs, and :�T all the residents of the centTal wenc-r of the province.
I Saturday to determine if the lady is off her rocker.
^ OF SENATOR McCALL
- imcne, Ont., Jxine 11.�Senator {Alexander McCall, who had been ill jor several weeks, died at his home ^e yestd i H
Otti
the
, died a
yesterday morning. He vf>nrs old, and was taken i
nt
awa shortly after the opening of Present session of parliament.
PRFSMIEIC OLIVER CRITICIZES AIi ACTION IN IMIK HATHS HQin.
Victoria. June 9�Premier Oliver is not altogether satisfied with the federal government's ;>.r.tiou iu the submission cf the matter of freight equalization to the board of railway commissioners. He takes tho ground the order does ncrt necessarily re-move the present discriminatory rates against British Columbia. He goes even further and states that the Instructions given to the railway ^commissioners by the government are beyond the powers of the governor-gen eral-in-council.
NATIVE SONS APPROVE
<;<>OI> SI'OHTS IJILIi
FOR SCHOOL/CHILDICKN
At a meeting of the special committee of the Native Sons of Can,-ada on Tuesday evening a good programme of sports Tor the school children was approved in connection with the stampede arrangements. There will be a full card of events with first. soaurier Crescent early Sunday morning. The body was still warm when it was discovered. Coroner II. B. Guest was summoned, but did not consider an inquest necessary. From the position of the body the deceased had been taken with a seizure and had attempted to open the' door when he , fell to the floor. William Breeze farmed In different sections of the district'.' but latterly was working around the city. Heart disease is given as the cause of his death.
In the absence of any friends of " relatives Nechako L. O. L. No. 2919 took charge of the funeral arrangements on Tuesday. The service at Knox church � and-at the grave was conducted by Rev. S. T. Galbraith. The pall-bearers wore Messrs. T: Caddon. R. Caddon. F.' W. Shelton, A. Blackburn, B. fMackburn and A. Allan.
ASSIZE COURT OPENS
The ;i.ssi;'.e court opened at Prince Rupert on Tuesday. The Indian mians-lauerhter case, traversed from Prince George, was the first case taken up. . .
his visit should be the tablet erected George street.
commemorate at the head
J. A. CATHERWOCO IS
CONFIRMED iN HIS SE\T
FOR DEWDNEY RIDING
The court of 'appeal on Monday morning gave its decision in the election case of Maxwell Smith vs. J. S. Cathewoo'l, which confivrris M". Cntherwoocl in his seat for the riling of Dewdney. On the action of Maxwell Smith the Dowdney scp.!: was vacated by -Mr. Justice D. A. McDonald by reason of the failure1 of election officials to properly handle absentee- ballots. There war, no suggestion of any wrong-doing on the part of Mr, Catherwood and the attempt to penalize him for mistakes of election officials was not regarded as very sporting.
This is a picture of Mia* "Slim" 150-Mile Hotfte, who will ride ii
Mitltby, the school teacher at � i the Prince George Stampede.
the