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PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
 No. 22.
PRINCE GEORGE, B. C,   THURSDAY.   MAY  5,   1927.
FIVE CENTS.
Clean-Up Week Comes for Saw Mills and Yards
isance on  Bri.coe Mill   Site to  be Abated by Decision of
Fift
null lake
City Council.
.   Celebration    FaiU the Board   of Aldermen.
ruisance created by the oper-�'�-"^wmilling plants and wood-'L within the city limits furnished ?         considerable  discussion  at . ...tin*? of the city  council   on evening        Alderman  Opie, Em  of the  public works com-: .' lUl ntroduced   the   matter  with 1 , ;rt upon the condition created reet allowance  and lots on west   by   the   Briscoe
 stre  avenue
 be
He   suggested   that  steps t(,  remedy" the   matter,     lne ., ,.  allowances and  the lots were S with sawdust several inches V        Vrd there were encroachments ::;�: i^reet and lane with lum-
Ui""-   li     .       � _       t\--     oOPfinn   of  till
Field   in the  cemetery will also receive   attention.
Approval was given to the sale of the following reverted lots: Lot 14, block 152, at $145.22 to Mclnnis & Wilson; lot 6. block 161, at $178.12, to Peter Deagle; lot 8, block 122, at $58.33, to Carl G Lund; and lot 20 block 130, at $127.15, to Agnes J. Rogers.
An application from S. J. Watson to purchase lot 30, block 125, upon which there are improvements, will result in tenders being called for the same.
An application for a sidewalk on the north side of Sixth avenue, west of Vancouver, was referred to the public   works committee  for report.
It was decided to proceed with the grading and filling on Montreal street from Bailey to Winchester, the work to be handled by the committee.
The finance committee recommended the payment of account? amounting to $6612.48.
TRUE BILLS AGAINST
MOORE AND NICHOLS0N
Vancouver, May 3.�The ./grand jury today returned true bills against Robert Moore/and Angus Nicholson, chargecL^tth the murder of  Marshall  Dojrfflas.    A.  M.  John-
\     IV   This section of the   of  Marshall  Dowlas SSfen^ and residents   son,   K.C., ^Thave
avenue   would  require   the j prosecutj a             - access to   their   to caj
The crown is expected thirty-seven witnesses.
use of the lane for
of Alderman u^AjQauthier Charges
bv Alderman Fraser
........ to'refer the  matter.-to   the
|Sc works cummittee>rfth power
ded
REV '"DR. J. FERRY
DIED FRIDAY MORNING AT
HIS SON'S RESIDENCE
Rev    John   Ferry,   U|D.,   passed away at the home of his son, C. W. Ferry    of this city,   on   April   2rftn. The late Dr. Ferry    was    born    m Haswell,  Durham  County,   England, on June 3rd, 1841. Passing through Canada  in   1878  from   England    to Pennsylvania,  to  continue   his  work "as a coal mining official, he received a call, while in Toronto, to take the pastorate of    the     Bible     Chr.stian church   at   Holmesville,   Ont.       Dr. Ferry   accepted   the   invitation,    Ur sirce early manhood he had been a successful lay preacmr,  and though it   meant a   pecuniary   sacrmce     ne never hesitated, for he believed tlifl door of opportune had been operied; Three  years ie.ter found  him  enrolled as a stuaent in Pine Hill Presbyterian college, Halifax. N.b., from which lie graduated *�� \^*-    At^f two short pastorates in Nova Scotia, in  response to the  challenge  of the west   and   urged   by  Dr.   Robertson, the great superintendent, Dr. ferry came to  the  main work of his  long life in the province of Saskatchewan, where he lived and labored, with the exception of brief pastorates in the USA     for   over   thirty   years,     in recognition of his long, arduous and successful   ministry   in  the   province the St.  Andrew's college  of Saskatchewan, in the year 1919, conferred on  him the  highest degree, that of Doctor of Divinity.
May be Probed in Great Britain
t0The   John   Nehring   sawmill    also)
�eived some^ttention.    From the,                       ---------
;.' jcusaidn   tfne   gathered   that     Jtte   Jv%^      Morri.on Announce. He Will N'ehrinj? mill is an eyesore and a lire �Ztfr at the same time.    A permit | granted at the city hall for the :itr   of   the   mill,   but  the   civic, ! flies did not know at the time :  CourSe   May   be   Neces.ary   to   Clear
Hear Argument  of  Counsel on   Matter.
just what the nature of the structure ' 1,1 be.    As built it was not satis-! ory to the deputy  fire  marshal lit ions are in process of being
Up Conflict  as to Worth of Exhibit, Put In.
idditions are m process oID�mK        Victoriai  May   4.�The  investiga-
d to it which ^ak^Snth15loht^nrlof   tion of the charges of John A   Gau-
than   before.     On   n otion   oi:                           government employed
i:l"   f^\>**&&*&A   to   a number of persons to make liquor
an  Griffith,  it  wasi   � �i      -    )urchases on its behalf in order that
v Nehring that he would be re     p                 Jal      n of the comm,ssIOns
t plans ofh�^J       j  h   fi   , their way into the Liberal
council for approval.       s                che      underw�nt a new
to submit plans of his struc the city council for approval, ed   Bustin's  woodyard   came  in   ^^"p^ent'today.    When the issu-
an had
condemnation on the part of L.
of  the   commission   to  investi-
 nation on         p
 a communication he had
not be moved to a point outside the. wher.-  . ^.^
HON. T  D. PATTULLO HAS NO INFORMATION ON THE
LOCAL PAPER MILL
Vancouver.   May   2.�Hon.   T.   D. Pattullo,  minister   of   lands,   passed through the  city  today on  his  way to Prince Rupert.    In the  course of  interview  the   minister   said  he had   no   new   information   with   respect to the plans of the Promoters of the Prince George pulp and paper mill, but that the arrangements arrived  at with  them  had  not    been changed   so   far   as  he   knew.     Mr. Pattullo said he had no information as  to the  members   of   the    Fraser Timber Syndicate having transferred their interest for the present   from northern   British   Columbia   to    that section   of   Labrador   which   by  the recent decision of the privy council had been decided as forming part of Newfoundland.   The timber holding? of   the   syndicate   along   the   Frase" river  consist  of   251   special  timbe licences.
TIME EXTENDED TO
CLAIM PRIZES IN LEGION
POPULARITY   CONTEST
Owing to the fact that a large number of tickets in the beauty and popularity contest were sold to persons in outside points the management of the contest has decided to extend the time within which coupon holders may claim their cash prizes up to Saturday, May 14th. So far three of the prizes have been claimed. Mrs. Nielan, Giscome, won $10 with coupon 34,614; Mrs. Varley, also of Giscome, won $10 with coupon 36,664; and T. M. Watson, of this city, won $5 with coupon 62,-136. The following tickets have yet to be claimed:
$50  prize�35,747   and   29,863 $10  prize�62 508   and   52,245 $  5  prize�41,657   and   25,722. $  5  prize�48,279   and   17,633. $  5  prize�37,420   and   81,649. If  the  coupons  bearing the    fii'st numbers  are  not  presented   to    the committee the prizes will be awarded to the holders of the coupons bearing the second numbers, and if these are  not presented  within  a time  to be   fixed  the   amount   of   the   prizes will be turned over to the local hospital.    After paying all expenses the competition   is   expected   to   net  the local branch of the Canadian Legion $3000 toward its building fund.
Police Invoke New Section Under the Liquor Statute
Phyllis  Winn   Is  Charged  With   Permitting Joan  Ritchie to  Commit an  Offence.
Legal Argument of  Counsel  Will be
Heard   by   Magistrate   Tomor-
morrow Afternoon.
The provincial police are making an effort to stamp out bootlegging: in the city. Last week Joan Ritchie, a woman occupying a portion   of   the
Merchants Seek Better Observance of Closing Law
Stores   Which   Close   Contend   They Are Submitted to Unfair
Competition.
Public   Work*   Committee   Will   Submit Report on Coat of Street Sprinkling.
 ast  clea          p   ^^  the  commission   faiied  to  pro
 l  arrived,     un            foj> fche taki      of evidence out-
 Moftat, second-i       g ^ pr()vince
ed  by  Alderman  Fraser.  it was de-l �>�f we proving, cidetl to refer this matter    to    the    -T.In  the course  of  the hearing   in public works committee                       : Victoria a loc of correspondence has
Alderman  Moffat  introduced   the H****1?**? M evid�nce bearing upon � ct of co-operation  on the  part ; th<-> Gauthier charges, and there is a e city council with the board of   direct conflict as to the weight which 1 trustees and  the  agricultural, should be attached to it.    At yester-iatipn to secure a fitting obser- i day s   session   Mr.   Justice   Morrison of Canada's diamond jubilee,   announced he would be prepared to suggestion was not received    llsten   to  le^al   argument   from   the xt��_ nt fVio   counsel  appearing on the  investiga-
ject o
if th
his suggestion was not r  any  enthusiasm.     None ol me  h
 pearing         t
 wnetner ne should proceed  t      tk
ilenm'n
 enthusia                                  ^^ ^ to wnetner ne should p
 warmed  up  to  the  propo-         Scotland   and   England    to    take
or   Patterson   was   passive                      M     jtj      Morrison said
Mayor   Patterson   was   passive  t    b
uncil.
1).    Bottineau,    who    formerly the   city   as   poundkeeper   at
of the members of           g
official? of the government, but that
�erved
m'.o per
placed  upon
 proceduTe followed    in    the
 of government  liquor sup-
ade an application I =-=w�*...B  � ,
n  the  city's  relief i li'!es   a  multiplicity   of  agents    had en  employed in the purchase    of
FARMERS   ON   ASSINIBOINE ARE   FLOODED   OUT   AND SUFFER   HEAVY   DAMAGE
Winnipeg, May 2.�The flood situ ation   from   Brandon   west   is   much worse, and is hourly becoming more ln^nAcintr.     The  Assiniboine river is
menacing.
rising rapidly and residents in th large ilat are abandoning thei homes as quickly as possible. Ap als  are   being  made   for  boats   ir
pe
which they can make their way t high ground. Two days ago som fifty families in the flooded area decided to wait the flood out in the hope that the waters would subside. and undertook to make themselves as comfortable as possible on the upper floors of their buildings. There has come no drop in the water level, and the prospect is for an even greater rise, so a general evacuation of the flooded area is now in progress. There will be a very heavy Dr.op.erty damage as the result of the
lisi  pending the outcome of his ap-j           ^   and that out of tnjs a sys-
plicatiori to the board of commission- | ^^ ^ crown up under which the 1 r- fur a pension for injuries re-j nti," na{j contributed campaign ceived in the war. No action %v;ls j 'funds to the Liberal party out of ta1 � ' �                                           a-          their commissions on the government
On the application  of the officers   "*�hJJeg>
ol the Salvation Army for a gitt ot                announcement of Mr. Justice
9, block 135, on Fourth   avenue         _rison (.re!-tod considerable inter-t, as a site for army headquar-           m .    impij�S that much greater
and service, the council decided I importance attaches to the Gauthier
p flood.
J. E. BIRD MAKES FORMAL APPLICATION FOR NEW
TRIAL FOR SANKEY
Tremont rooms, was fined -$^0 following conviction upon a charge of having liquor in a room other than a guest room in an inn. Following this the police decided to lay a charge against Phyllis Winn, the owner oi the Tremont rooms, who is also ii occupation of a portion of the same She has been charged under sectior 98, which makes the owner or ten ant permitting an offence equal!; guilty with the person committing i and subject to the same penalties.
This  section  of the  act  is rarelj invoked   and   it   is   improbable    thi law will be satisfactorily settled un til it is passed.    The evidence in the cas<>  has been   taken  and  the  argument  of   counsel   will   be   heard   to- j morrow.    P. E. Wilson is conducting1 the case for the  prosecution  and J. M. McLean for the defence.
TRADES UNION BILL
CAUSES UPROAR IN
BRITISH   PARLIAMENT
 th
notify the   applicants that   it
 i                                                +      4
mportance attach
harges, than  was  given  to them   in  Thi            l      on
pared   to   make   a   grant   to   th<; Uu''"fw instance.    This was also one $455, being the amount  of
of the developments of the investigation in connection with the Carlov?
....   -w   �,.,,�........ .,                 charges     Should it develon that Mr.
""ice.    This is made conditional up-           .     � Tvjorrjpon   will   continue    his
"    the    army    agreeing to erect a| ��"�        .    Great  Britain it will delay tructure on the lot within the year   v;n ^         ,         ks th    fiime:  of  his
army        ,__r ___^
accrued   taxes   against   the   lot,   the to   be   applied   as  a   purchase
Vancouver, May 2.�Fortified with a copy of the reasons for judgment of  Mr.  Justice  Me Phillips,   who   dis-
London, May 4.�There was renewal of the stormy scenes in house of commons today when Prc-m-ipr Baldwin undertook to speak on the second reading of the government's trades union bill, which limits the right of workers to order strikes. The second reading of the bill was moved on Monday afternoon by Sir I Douglas Hogg, attorney-general, and j met with bitter opposition from J. R. Clynes and William Thome, who were Leading the Labor party ill the absence of Ramsay MacDonald, and who announced the determination of the Labor party to fight the bill and the   government   until   it   is    driven
e        the lot
 a cost of not less than $1000. Al
Alde
Wieland,   chairman    of
for report.
ealth  committee, recommended
establishment    of    a    dumping   "'v'vVA*iTs BELOW THAT OF
�i 1   to   avoid   the   depositing    of                             ---------� * �-� �"
�   aloner  the   driveways    in   tho 'ty of the citv.    On  motion of
LOG SCALE FOR MARCH LLS BELOW THA SAME MOUTH LAST YEAR
The log scale of the Prince Goorge  h           th  of March
nan   Fraser,   seconded   by   Al-           .      d  rinp the month  of March
n Griffith, he was requested to   '_ ^"" t d   4f535,970     feet,     which
�  with   the   local     government   �ws    b�     8fiT   feet   Deiow the  scale
to see if a site for a dumping    ^   ^  corresponding     month     in
u   corresponding     month     in For the first three months of
bei
He
Chin<
bodie
have
t
to see if a site for a dumping '1 can be approved.
lerman  Wieland   submitted   the              tiC1El   7^.....-
of the lot subdivision which has J '"/qno'^' f'eet" which is only 477,-made in the cemetery grounds.' 3*', f ' t   hort of the scale for   the
 ^             t
 driven
 r
advised the council that the ;
3e were about to remove   the j
; of their compatriots, which ;iVf> been buried in the cemetery, / '.'liina, and that'the Chinese were !?8vrous of peruring a portion of the cemetery in which none but Chines oodles would be buried. He satd orervared to pay all sub-"ivisiop and otner charges to secure " '1'stinctivo Chinese burvin" plot, ""was authorized to treat with the ^Ucants and renort to the counci . I ^SS&mS^ T>e matter of establishing a Potter's   and balsam lop
 stands at
Milling conns  wc� "not*"favorable    during
?he figuresPfor April have been corn-March     scale     consisted     of 7  feet  of  fir;  3.580,994   feet snrace; 13,790 feet of pine, and niKlS feel  of  balsam.     As  com-nared with March 1926 the greatest ^ufJf^l mme in the scale of spruce
of ^
of  Mr.  �_.....
rented from the finding of the majority of the court of appeal in upholding the .conviction of Joseph Sankey for the murder of Loretta Chisholm, J. E, Biril will tomorroSw make an application to the minister of justice for a new trial. TVu> condemned man's counsel will urge immediate action. On the application to the court of appeal three of the judges were in agreement to confirm the conviction and two were in favor of granting n new trial.
HEALTH AUTHORITIES STOP VENICE-LOS   ANGELES
DANCE  MARATHON
Three hundred and fifty couples entered in the dancing marathon which was staged recently in Venice, and it is estimated 30,000 persons saw the dancers start off. The dance started in a Venice ballroom and the contestants were required,to dance their way to one of the Venice piers and from there to a dance hall in Los Angeles, a distance of seventeen miles. The music was supplied by an orchestra on a lorry. There were ten fagged couples in the contest when it had been going for twenty-one hours, and the health authorities decided to put a stop to it. The tirize of $1000 was divided between the twenty persons still in the contest, but their greatest reward* is expected in the form of theatrical contests.
from power  h    i
�mil powi-i.
In the introductory part of Premier Baldwin's speech the term "liar" was frequently heard, and one of tho Labor members was suspended for five days for the use of the epithet. The premier stuck to hi' ?run?, and during the latter prrt of his speech received something in the
hs   p
nature of a hearing
TORONTO MISSIONA^ AND DAUGHTER BAYONETTED
BY CHINESE BANDITS
Hongkong.   May   2.--Information
has boon received of tho ^�inJf ot Rev Morris Slichter, of Toronto So"was eneagod in the China Warn Mr    Slichter.  in   compan
The retail merchants of the city had a delegation wait upon the members of the city council on Monday evening to urge a better observance of the provincial statute regulating the early closing of stores. The deputation consisted of A. Primrose, F. W. Buntin, C. C. Reid and H. B. Guest.
When this statute was first enacted there was a general observance of its prohibitions, but during the past two years there has been a slackening off, and a number of the merchants consider they are being submitted to unfair competition in keeping their places of business closed during Wednesday afternoon, and on weekday evenings, with the _xception of Saturday at 6 o'clock, while other stores were permitted to remain open.
The statute exempts from its operation drug stores, stationery and fruit and confectionery shops and tobacconists, and provides in the cases of mixed merchandising that when the excluded wares constitute three-quarters of the sales volume such mixed businesses shall be exempted also.
After listening to the presentation of the merchants' case, members of the council discussed it in an informal way, but came to the decision it would be better to have the advice of the city solicitor before deciding upon its line of action.
H. B. Guest, of the Prince George drug company,  was noncommital  in the remarks he  made.    He said   he was  aware  that  a  number   of   the business   men   were   keeping     their places open during prohibited hours, but he thought this was due to the realization of the fact that the local merchants  could     not     successfully carry on with the purely local business.    There was considerable business done between trains, and from a  city standpoint it .was important that it be attended to in that it added to the local  merchant's volume, and   volume  was necessary for profitable operation.
On  motion   of  Alderman   Fraser, seconded by Alderman Moffat, it was decided to defer action in the matter until  the  next  meeting   of    the council, and in the interim the retail merchants   will   be   invited  to   make uch   further representations  in   the matter as they desire. F. W. Buntin presented the second equest  of the  association, that the ity council should devise some sys-.em for sprinkling the streets in the business section. The aldermen were all  in favor of  sprinkling,  but  saw great difficulties upon the  score  of cost.    There  was some  division    of opinion as to whether the necessary service could be given from the hydrants, or whether it would be necessary to  secure  a regulation   sprink-ing cart.     During the warm season .t was estimated it would require the constant  services   of   a   man   and   a team to keep down the dust on the business section of George street and Third avenue,  as well as additional help in the power house to keep the water at a proper level for fire protection.
It was finally decided, upon motion of Alderman Eraser, seconded by Alderman Moffat, to refer the matter to the public works committee for a report as to procedure and cost.
SECOND MAY DAY FETE
WILL BE  HELD  SATURDAY
AFTERNOON, MAY  14
The second annual M:vy Day fete, under the auspices of the women's hospital auxiliary, will be held on the afternoon of Saturday, May 14, on the vacant lots opposite the residence of C. A. Pyne. \vU*>n little Maude Renwick, the choice of the school children, will be crowned as May Qu'.'i'n.     There will be a rere-
mission
with his wife, two children and Roman Catholic missionary, wf making his way to Yunnan Fu unde military escort of 110 soldiers. Whei a short distance from their destina tion the soldiers were attacked b1 bandits and fled. Slichter was struc down bv one of the bandits with rifle. He had his eight- vear-ol daughter in his arms at the time ani as he lav on the cround t!je  fathe
y
tition of
 There w
 Maypole dancing which  f
tition of t!n   Maypoe            g
featured the festival last year, for which a number of little girls are practicing, and all that is required for the production of a very pretty pageant is favorable weather. Dur-injr the afternoon tea wil1 be served at the residence of C. A. Pyne.
REGINALD  MERRITT  KILLED
IN   AUTOMOBILE   ACCIDENT
Vancouver,  May �'.�One man   is dead and two ar�? suffering in hosii-tal as the  result of a collision    be t         d         tt  car  in
as  ne  1"^  "�l  ^"^   ,   ------,.7,        TVip' tal as  the  result  oi  �  lwihoiw.
and   child   were   bayonetted.      1 he | ta    ^                          & strppt  c
Roman Catholic missionary was Phot . ��                         .      (, p R<   ,
and   c
Roman Catholic
at. but
&Trsr*Ki& ^ �, t
at   but  v05*  n<"   nil,  ��'�   �����"<-
escape. ..Mrs. Slichter and her sjna                              q
son, together with Miss MarvCrav   , ana ^^ ^^    The con(iltlon
a   medical   missionary   of    Fnua" ,.� I Schroeder  is   considered very  gr,
car  in
tho (' P !l. deP'H. hwcu v,�. Reginald Merritt injured are Carl Schroeder ,,~ Cmovf     Tho condition of
a  medical  misionay t>hia. were made prisoners hut w>-later released,   and   are  believed   v be in the vicinity of Yannan Fu.