VOL. 9, No. 39. PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN PRINC 7ZZ2 \<* PRINCE GEORGE, B.Q., THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1926. Premier Meighen Will Speak Here Friday Evening Local Conservative* Will Erect Suit, able Platform So Greatest Number May Listen. Request Will be Made to Have Train Held for Meetings Here and at McBride. The electors of Prince George and vicinity will have an opportunity of listening to Premier Meighen tomor-p.w evening. Apparently a change iias been made in the itinei-ary of the premier, and he is now to visit Prince Rupert before he meets the electors of Vancouver and the southern portion of the province. J. E, Merryfield, Conservative organizer for the province, has advised A. E. Sibley that the premier will be on the regular west-bound train arriv-ing in this city aj, 7 o'clock on Friday evening, find that arrangements should be made for the delivering of i! address during the half-hour stop-i�ver. A meeting of the leading Conser-\ ..lives of the city was held on Tuesday evening when it was decided to make arrangements for an open-air n eeting at the railway depot. Peo-ple of all shades of political opinion be anxious to hear the premier, and it was decided to erect a suitable platform in the vicinity of the. railway depot so that the greatest possible number of listeners may be accommodated. In view of the relative importance of Prince George as the central lint in the north of the Cariboo riding a request will be made for the ! ilding of the train for an additional 1 fteeri minutes. This would give the r mier three-quarters of an hour in which to deliver his address and to meet ranking local Conservatives. The train carrying the premier will pass McBride at 12:30 noon on Friday, and it is the intention of the McBride Conservatives to arrange a hurt address, a request being made CAPT. HANSEN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL FOR THEFT OF FISH PURCHASE MONEY Prince Rupert Aug. 11.�Captain Hansen, of the "Zimbossa" fish boat was committed for trial here today upon a charge of having stolen approximately $4000 which was entrusted to him by one of the local fish concerns for the purchase of fish. The cash box of the boat was recovered by the police who sent a diver down in the vicinity in which the "Zimbossa" was moored. The diver brought up a sack in which was found the cash box containing $107.10 in silver currency. 'The defence of Capt. Hansen was that the cash box and contents had been stolen from his vessel. FIVE CENTS. BISHOP OF LONDON MAY NOT BE PERMITTED TO PERFORM CEREMONY Toronto, Aug. 11.�The fact that he is not a registered clergyman of Ontario may prevent Rt. Rev. A. F. Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London, froin officiating at the marriage ceremony of his niece in this city. His lordship is making a tour of Canada and an effort was made to have him perform the marriage ceremony. The suggestion that the bishop is not competent to perform a marriage ceremony in Ontario has caused considerable comment . RETURNING OFFICER MAKES ARRANGEMENTS FOR RECORDING VOTE There will be forty polling divisions in the districts reached from Prince George or by the Canadian National railway for the recording of the vote Tuesday, September 14. In the provincial riding of Fort George the following places have been selected: Aleza Lake, Beaver-ley, Bednesti, Chief Lake, Croydon, Dome Creek, Dewey, Dunster, Gis-come, Hutton, Isle Pierre, Long-worth, Mud River, McBride, New-lands, Taber Creek, Penny, Prince George, Mount Robson, Red Pass, Shelley, Summit Lake, Stone Creek, Snowshoe, Hansard, Salmon Valley, Shere, Willow River and Woodpecker. s In that portion of the riding in the provincial constituency of Omin. ect polling will take place at Chilco. East Francois, Finmoore, Fort Fra-ser, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, Hulatt, Mapes, Martin Lake. Necha- i CONFERENCE ON U. S. BLOCKADE CLAIMS NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY. London,Aug. (9�There is a report current that the conference to consider claims of United States citizens for damages arising out of the British blockade during the world war will be held in Washington during the month of September. The Daily Mail says it is unlikely that anything will come of the conference other than a display of mutual good will and tolerance on the part of the two nations since both parties had a common purpose in the struggle and the blockade is conceded to have been an important factor in the winning of the war. HON. VINCENT MASSEY WILL CONTEST ONTARIO RIDING Toronto, Aug. 11.�Friends of Hon. Vincent Massey, who severed his connection with the management of the big Massey-iHarris company ko, Vanderhoof, Weber Lake and to enter politics last year, assert j Mr. Massey will be in the fight again and that he will contest one of the Log Scale Shows Gain of Sixty Per Cent For July _________ i Fort George District Will Hang Up New Record for Timber Cut in 1926. Large Stocks Are Drying in Mill Yards to Secure Big Savings in Freights. Stuart Lake. In the nortnern portion of the provincial distinct of Salmon Arm polls will be -held at Blue River, Swift Creek, Cottonwood Flats and at Albreda. From the foregoing it will be* noticed the polling station for Pine-view has been moved to the Taber Creek schoolhouse, the polling station at Tete Jaun Cache has been dropped, and new stations have been opened at Hansard, Mount Robson and Snowshoe.' So tar as can be learned there will be no changes made in the poll, �ng stations in the Peace River district. In this event the vote will be recorded at Cache Creek, Dawson Valley, East Pouce Coupe, Finlay Junction Fort St. John, Hudson's Hope, Kelly Lake, Pouce Coupe, Prairie Creek, Rolla, Sunset Prairie, Swan Lake Taylor's Flats, West Dawson and West Saskatoon The Fort George district turnee in a log scale of 10,437,694 feet for the month of July, and everything this instance also to have the points to the setting of a new high held for an additional fifteen recorti for the year 1926. The scale tor July was made up of 783,555 feet train minutes. MEIGHFN PROMISES COMPLETE REVISION OF THE TARIFF Deloraine. Man.. Aug. 11.�Speaking here yesterdav to the electors of Souris and Macdonald, Premier Meighen pledged the Conservative party to a complete revision of the EARNINGS OF RUSSIAN J y?2 feet ot lodgerole pine, and OIL COMPANY WILL AID 1464,030 feet ot baisam. As compar. V1CTIMS OF REPUDIATION ud with the scale for July, 1925, --------- which was returned at (5,632,271 London, Aug. 10.�Colonel T. R. ieet, that of last month shows a gain Moore, M.P., a director of the Rus- of close upon four million feet, all sian oil company, makes the an- of which is represented in the spruce ot fir, U,115,737 feet of spruce, 74,- i tariff in the evejit of its receiving py, nouncement he will apply the earnings of the oil company to aid persons who have been victimized by the Soviet debt repudiation. MANY CRIMES ATTEND CATHOLIC RESISTANCE TO output. The total scale for the seven months of the current year is 52,-084,675 feet, which is a gain of nearly twenty million feet on the scale for the seven months of 1925, i which was returned at 32,874,291 feet. northern Ontario constituencies the Liberal interest. Candidate Graham Has a Busy Time Ahead of Him H. G. Perry, M.L.A., Takes Charge of Campaign in North End of Riding. CANADA'S WHEAT YIELD IS OFF 100,000,000 BUSHELS Ottawa, Aug. 11.�The latest estimate of the wheat yield of the dominion is 316,960,000 bushels, which will be nearly 100,000,000 short of that for 1925. Sawmill By-Law Given Big Majority in Monday's Vote Property Owners of Prince George Approve Granting J. D. McArthur Right-of-Way. Projected Sawmill May be First Move in Plan for Pulp and Paper Mill. The property owners of Prince George voiced in no uncertain manner on Monday their approval of the bylaw which will authorize the closing of certain street ends, and the granting of a right-of-way across them to J. D. McArthur for the spui I line of railway which is to connect he pledged him- his projected 'sawmill on the Jiud- the endorsation > of the people Mn September. "We shall revise our tariff through and through," is the manner in self. "Theri&gff �5W!l be revised more ! son's Bay addition with the Cana- thoroughly than it has been within j d[an National tracks. the past twenty years." Both the j The voting on the bylaw was con- p y y Souris and Macdonald ridings returned Progressives .in November last, and in the cours^ of his remarks the premier was exceedingly bitter in f p his denunciation of the bitter in Manitoba fined to property owners, and although a great number are absent from the city sufficient of,, them turned out to give the bylaw the largest majority ever accorded in MEXICAN GOVERRNMENTi Some of the millmen in the dis-______ J trict are likely to have a very profit-Mexico City, Aug. 11.�Scores of j able season, as there is said to be deaths have attended the resistance ' between fifty and sixty million feet of the Catholic population to the ! of lumber stored in the various government order closing their yards between Fraser Lake and Red churches. In the Guadalajara dis- Pass. This is not the result of any t rict more than twenty-five deaths 1 slackness in the markets but is due are reported. One of these included I largely to the effort of the millmen the murder of Luis Gonzales, chief j to hold their lumber until the same can dry out. There is a saving of from $3.50 to $4.00 per thousand which can be made if the millmen can hold and ship dry, instead of green, and most of them are getting around to the point at which they f the secret police. He attended the church of Jesus Christ on Monday night and disclosed his hostility by shouting "Long live the constitution." He is reported to have �in stabbed to death in the church, economic boycott of .".ho church around p can hold their lumber and make the mbers has cut the trade of the ! saving. A few mills are still forced rcants in the cities fully 25 per | to ship green from the saw, but the ! number will become less each yea.r nt. CAPT. BERNIER'S ARCTIC SCHOONER IS SOLD INTO THE FISHING TRADE Quebec, Aug. 9.�The "Arctic," schooner in which Caj>t. Bernier �' a number of polar expeditions, en1 under the hammer last week >d was knocked down for $10,000. " ^launch little schooner will for p future be engaged in the fishing ATTEMPT UPON LIFE OF JACKIE COOGAN Los Angeles, Aug. 11.�An unsuc. ?sful attempt as made yesterday ""Hie life of Jackie Coogan. the lilni actor. The attack was frus-ed but resulted in the serious l(]ihg of J. B. Lock, his personal � ; fdian FIRST LICENCE ISSUED IN GREAT BRITAIN FOR BAIRD'S TELEVISOR London, Aug. 11.�The postmaster general has issued the first licence for the wireless telephone to G. L. Baird. the inventor of the televisor, an instrument which presents a pic tlki t th wing of the Progressive party, char. Prince George. While there was no acterizing its members as servile fol- question as to what the result of the g lowers of the Liberal party. Meighen said the tariff he would give the j country would be one which would i id i h dii q polling would be, many property owners made it a point to cast their ballots as an evidence of their inter- give every industry in the dominion i est in the sawmill proposal of Mr. g y y a chance to enjoy its home market without which no industry could hope to expand. erate tariff but McArthur. A great many of the property owners, however, did not h bl t hi bll It would be a mod- i take the trouble to cast their ballots, would extend the as they could not imagine that any protective principle to all production throughout Canada, to the produce of the farmer as well as that of the factory. MACKENZIE KING ACCUSES opposition would be presented to the bylaw. The next move is now up to Mr. McArthur, to secure the consent of the board of railway commissioners to the building of the spur, and the MEIGHEN OF ATTEMPTING ! indications are this will be advanced FAKE GOVERNMENT! as rapidly as possible. The terms Edmonton, Aug. 11.�"My resignation had nothing whatever to do with any vote of censure in parlia- ment," declared Mackenzie King crowded meeting g g "The mater of any possible vote of censure was never mentioned In conversations which took place between his excellencv and myself." At Wetaskiwiu in the Mr. King appealed for a of the bylaw require Mr. McArthur to commence work upon his sawmill within five months from the date of the approval of the bylaw, and to former Premier j complete the same within seventeen months. The bylaw stipulates that the mill shall have a cutting capacity of 50,000 feet per day. but in discussing his plans Mr. McArthur asserts the mill he will erect will have a cutting capacity of 150,0'i' feet in addressing a here last night. afternoon truce in g p in ten hours, and that it will modern in every respect, h h be personalities in the political warfare. ! There are those who express con- ture of the person talking to the one I He assailed the nature of the gov- | fidence the proposed mill of Mr. ture g receiving the conversation. While it is conceded the televisor may be impioved upon, it is in much better shape than was the telephone when it was first given to the public. Ex- ernment Premior Meighen had setj McArthur's represents the small edge up during the last few days of the recent parliament, and said was not i Conservative who there could successfully assert that it was either periments made by the inventor have I fair or constructional. _ "No single demonstrated the face of the speaker j man who supported a prime minister can be presented clearly at a dis- in the usurpation of office by trying tance of nine miles, even smiles be ' ing distinguishable. tance of nine miles, even smiles be- ] to set up a fake government de- sprves to be returned," added Mr. King, "and I say the man who will '>tfem^t such a thing will do anything." ~W OF LITTLE VIKING SHIP RESCUED OFF BOSTON Boston OFF BO Aug. 11.�The crew of h v.k men who made the trip across �viantic in a little vessel model-'.'""n the lines of the craft of the ?s fared better than some of early vovagers. They had run Provisions when they were � and towed into harbor here. count's'dXughter was Di.j r TA.KEN IN POLICE RAID '�,,!' p,' A,u�- 11-�A daughter of l'l-iHiU; n^ftf- a member of the ,,,,!;,'llcfan Dail, was included in a ' � nnw rf18011" take� in a raid by ^"'into \ C< ^nurehend ** group 11 upon charges of theft. OPPOSITION IN FRANCE DELAYS RATIFICATION OF U. S. DEBT AGREEMENT. Paris, Aug. 9.� The hostility throughout France to the ratification of the agreement for the funding of the nation's debt to the United States has become so pronounced that Premier Poinrare has felt oblieed to postpone ratification until the month of October WAR VETERANS REUNION AT NATIONAL EXHIBITION. p of the wedge \y,hich will prepare for the development of a pulp and paper mill on the Hudson's Bay site. Mr. McArthur has an intimate knowledge of the essentials for a successful pulp and paper mill, having been successful a short time ago in floating a six-miHion-dollar pulp and paper enterprise on the Winnipeg river. In the voting on Monday there were 120 ballots cast, and of this number 115 were marked in favor, three were marked against, and two were spoiled. Toronto, Aup,'. 9�A big reunion of all war veterans has been planned as a feature of the Canadian National exhibition to be held in this citv. VICTORIA RESIDENT MURDERS WIFE AND THEN SUICIDES. LORD KITCHENER'S BODY DISCOVERED IN NORWAY London, Au;r. 9.�Aedording to the "Referee." one of the Sunday nnpers, the body of the late Lord Kitchener has been discovered in a j .Tames Simpson will run in North-cemetery in Norway, and is now on j West Toronto and John Macdonald the way to London. in West Center. Victoria, Autr 9�The bodies of Gerald Philip Haddon. 42. and hisf wife Elsie Haddon, 38, were found TWO REDS WILL SOLICIT in their Deal street home on Sunday LABOR VOTE IN TORONTO; afternoon by the police. The pop- ---------- I ition of the bodies indicated that Toronto, An?. 9�The labor un- Haddon had murdered his wife with ions here will be �sked to endorse | a rifle in the bedroom, and then the candidature of two red labor! committed suicide in the basement, men in the approaching election. Haddon was � former paymaster In Le�� Than Two Weeks Can be Spared for , Pe*ce River and Fort George Districts. H. G. Perry returned to the city on Thursday evening, following an extended trip to the coast and the southern portion of the Cariboo riding whei'e he has been interesting himself in the political fortunes of Joseph Graham, v/ho has been named as the Liberal candidate for Cariboo. Mr. Perry says the Liberal party has been peculiarly fortunate in this instance in securing a sterling candidate. He has been successful in his private business, and has hosts of friends in that section of the riding around Merritt, where he has resided for years. He describes Mr. Graham as a convincing rather than an eloquent speaker, and he is certain he will make a hit with the electors in the' Fort George and Peace River divisions of the riding where the lack of platform frills are not held to be a handicap with a candidate who can state his position on the issues clearly and firmly. Mr. Perry will devote the next four weeks of the campaign to putting Mr. Graham over in the northern end of the big Cariboo riding-, and knowing the feeling of the district he is satisfied that, having made a swing through it and given the electors a chance to size him up, Mr. Graham will be able to count upon a substantial majority in the north. Friends of long standing will handle the campaign in the southland they have the utmost confidence in the ability of the candidate to carry their portion strong. Mr. Perry has arranged to accompany Mr. Graham on a speaking tour through the Peace River section and will be with him on the platform. He left yesterday morning for Edmonton where he will meet Mr. Graham and continue the journey north. The itinerary calls for meetings at Pouce Coupe on Saturday, August 14th, at Fort St. John on Monday. August 16th, and at Rolla on Jthe following day. Returning, the candidate and Mr. Perry will address the electors of Prince George on Monday evening, August 23rd at 8 o'clock. On Tuesday, August 24th, the train will be taken in the morning1 for Dunster, where a meeting will be held at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Messrs. Graham and Perry will double back to McBride for a meeting the same evening at 8 o'clock. The electors of Fort Fraser and Vanderhoof will be addressed on Thursday and Friday, August 26th and 27th, and the train will be caught to bring the speakers into Prince George again on Saturday morning. From this city they will motor down the highway to Wood-peckgr, addressing the electors at that point at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and continuing on down to Quesnel where they will meet the people in John A. Fraser's home town at 8 o'clock. From the itinerary it will be seen candidates in the Cariboo riding will have to go some to cover all their territory between now and election day. CANADIAN PRAIRIE LANDS ATTRACT U.S. CITIZENS Ottawa, Aug.' 11.�While there is still a very large movement of Canadians to industrial centers in the United States, there is a considerable movement of United States farmers to settle upon the prairie lands of the dominion. The Canadian government agent at Fargo. N.D., reports that during the months of June and July 354 United States families passed through that port to take up lands in the three prairie provinces. OPPOSE ACTFON BY U.S. ON DISARMAMENT the i>avy, and at the time of his death was *pcretnry for the Dunwell �nines of Stewart. Geneva, Aug. 10.�Nearly every Latin and South American country has declared its opposition to the reservations made by the United States to the international disarmament proposals and has expressed its intention to abstain from attending the conference at The Hague which has been set for September 1st. The committee, charged with composing th.e., nirenda for the conference has decided to recommend some form of international control of armaments, b"t the representatives of the United States have voted against it. DISCOVERER OF X-RAY DIED FROM BURN EFFECTS ParK Aue\ 9.�D^, Mivine M<>n-ard, discoverer of the X-Rav, died here on Saturdav. His death was largely due to the effect of burns received from the ray in his constant effort to relieve human suffering.