'VOL. 10. No. 23.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1927.
FIVE CENTS.
ig Public Works programme is Set For This Seasan
Roaci
,enditures in Fort G Riding Will Reach Total of $126,000.
truss bridee across the Cutbink
Holla, and involving an expenditure of $10,000 will be completed. This and the. bridge over the. Mud river, in connection with the cut-off, are
the only important bridge structures
Few Changes in
KegUlatlOflS TOT IMS
TOLL ON FRASER CANYON
MaTTTllt is announc ed hat the toll for automobiles ?4ve HnK" the Fraser valley section l will b fid
... the vicinity of McBrjde the chief work will be the conditioning
�
!)e
Old Cascade Division of Province
Recognized in the Latest
Regulations.
live passengers. This would make the return toll on such cars $2. Tin. lowest estimate of the number or j
cars which will pass over the
Prince George to Crown May Queen on Saturday
Effort to Introduce Ancient English
Festival Is Deserving of
Encouragement.
George This Year.
� ;>���: ��!!, district engineer
. lie works department, ari-
iai despite the backward
� road pr< igramme wil i be
iv in the Fort George dis-
e usual period. This is
ie to rthe efforts of H. G.
.;.!..A., in having the � � �
irk nuxd( ivailable wil �....� Id there will be $12 '. �i i I ie roads in the For; ig, the total inch..::
the provision made under
nays loan. Unfavorable
.;� traffic, while the roads
a soft condition, made a
� ijrhways leading into
e during the month of
\ have bieeji given pre-
�� ition, and by Sunday
: r1.
. big jobs to be completed
n are the Giscome-New-
� tion, and the cut-off � m
i VanderMbof in the vic-
��. � . conned the settlo-
1. � �� ime and Newlands.
n as to w"l etl er the road'
� the north or the sou43i
� ;1 ; lake has yet tj/bc I ui the engineeriif now
� � ; h decision/will he
� thii the next /wo week?,
� ruci ion wilK commence.
� '� nine-mile >gap has been ��ii i1 will Ire possible to get
� �� Geffirge as far east as
� . a /distance of 46 mile?, i-ingyfor the Aleza Lake and s i-dills road connection with
� '�< was furnished for the and Willow River mills. l>v
� of the Giscojne Connec-
| give MeBride direct road comn I cat ion wit h the outside v. . � 1 Edmonton highway is brought From Tete Jaun Cache it will be possible to motor to Albreda in i he North Thompson valley, and to Red Pass. The completion of this piece I of roadway may have an important ! bearing in the routing of the first j highway into Edmont n al< >ng t he ! Fraser river, since it w �uld not only.
, boo highv ay at Prim e .Geoi .. i ild also tap the existing � igl ,v iy ich s retches as far west a? Haz-elton. With the gap between Mc-
1 Bride and Tete Jaun Cache filled h tin re will remain but 1 1T miles of
truction at Aleza Lake a1 I ie e of the 1927 season.
. nt easor to complete the survey'
i ile : Aleza Lake to Kutfeon
with a view toyproceeding with eon-
duyfoe the
Aside fr
Aside froni/f'orming part of the high- I way wh/cii will ultimately give Prii ceyCieovise direct road connec-| tion Jwith Edmonton^ this piece of j road will provide direct communica-J ti/>n with Prince George tor all sawmills cast of the city as far as Hut-j ton.
Given Favorable Weather School
Children Will Present a Pretty
Pageant.
ia tl canyon section will brin^ the nteri >r sections into closer coramu-lication with the, coast cities. An estimate of tolls to be earned by the
Victoria, May 7��Open season!
for big game in British Columbia ,,umu,. ,,, i.,_,_ .....v ......... ... .
this year are fixed in regulations is- highway during the first year of it
sued yesterday, following their ap- use is given at from $27,000 to $30,-
\ . , , . 000 It is nothing ike interest on
provct by the cabinet on mOnunen- uuu- b ^ M fo reason.
dation oi the, game conservation �� � �
000.
t ];..
able
ird. Simplified by the division of province into two game district-. � west of the Cascade .Mountains BACKWARD WEATHER
e east of that rag, make little cl ange in t ic i � i n allowed fpr the sh iotm
he eastern district, male n en from September 1<� to I' i* 15; in Omineca riding, n< ri a tadian Nai ional railwa Oc1 . er 1 to October 31. e caribou may be killed fro mber ! to December L5 in th
HOLDS UP SAWMILL1NG
ALONG FRASER RiVER
!� �:'.'� ard weath< r ; - holding tin � illing along thi Fraser river. � of the si ream i arc in favorable :' ."ri for driving, with the resuli the log; scale of the district for 1 is lower than it has been for >��'' "cars. During the month was just under three mil-
utp district, except in Macken- l\ori fl'!"- whereas the scale for-Ap.-and Skeena ridings, and that par' ril, 1926 exceeded seven million t -�,, i.< ' . ,. feet The scale for the past month
the Cariboo
terni
he ope^eason on male mou
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ORGANIZE CITY BASEBALL LEAGUE FOR THE SEASON
being mad(
thi
.... , n fhe cut-off on the -...-.(� road, in the vicinity of creek was commenced last I pood progress is being While some rock work will � rci-cd the equipment is on ,i al with it. and the work � be delayed on this account. something unforeseen occurs xpected to have this cut-oft for travel by the middle of The cut-off has a length of niles hut it will reduce the dis-letween Prince George and rhoof by four miles, and will . a lot of treacherous roadway vicinity of the Mud river, creek and Squirrel creek. r work on the road to Van-f to receive attention this is the reconstruction of eight f highway between Sinkut i Vanderhoof. A piece of id was utilized' in the laying thig portion <>f the highway, has retained the charaeteris-a tote road ever since, haven ..tie of the pi orest stretches : between the two point-.
� e highway between Prince
� and Quesnel those portions rig gravel surfacing will I"1 attention during the summer. .;i>!- improvement will be put lile 11. This will be an earth " feet in length and 20 feet
iver a cement culvert. This
� ou1 the long horseshoe cun �� poini which has given con-
b e trouble since the roadway. � i aed. road to connect Prince George
� 'lley will be finished dunn c iinter-. This involves four E new work. The ferry is n -
in at Shelley, and by utilizing
���� four miles' of new work will
24-mile loop drive frSrft
George. Crossing the Fraser
ferry the (loose Lake country,
n be picked up. which comes
the Summit Lake mad. and
' in to the city can be made
the Nec.ha.ko bridge. Repair
'd improvement will also be
the Summit Lake highway,
inn re ted in baseball to organise a city league of three teajjis; and there is a prospect that the plan will be carried through. The city has always hud S lot Of good ball talent. m:; the distance-; have been so great that it has been found almost impossible tu bring in outside teams for games. This also forced the playing nf games on Sunday, to tit in with the train service. As a re-Suli th<- ball game was put into competition with the call to out-of-doors to the various summer resorts, and interest in the game waned. There are a number of good ball players in the city this year. Some of them are newcomers and others are hoys who have been developed in the junior teams. Tf the plan can be carried out it would mean the formation of three teams, and for the most part the games would be twilight con-!< sts. It is understood the officers <>r the local athletic association have been interested in the project and will lend their ossistnnre. A public meetine will he called for tomorrow
the North, of the Canadian Na-inal railway and in th^sr part 'f! iriboo and' Lill ioel soutn" oi the]
y-second parallel of latitu >� and j �-� of the Fraser. In F<.-r.>ii��, < 'ran j ook and Columbia the" season wil! j � open from Octobi r 1 to October
\ietrntoin gout may he kiHed in e eastern district from September'' Lo December 1"', except in a la
itinded by the international
was made up >i -v i.~ ?'- ceet of fir;
of pine; and 120,484 feet of balsam. For the first four months of the current year the district scale -lands at 17,302,391 feet, as a^ains- 21,891,-397 feet for. fctfe corresponding months in W�G.
FOUNDER OF FORT GEORGE ENDED EVENTFUL LIFE
IN GLENGARRY COUNTY
Simon Fraser was horn in Vermont in 177') and came to Canada with his mother after the American revolution. At the at:e of 16 he entered 'i.e employ of the ��orth-West i'';.i
boundary on the south, the Canadian company, "and in ten years was a Pacific railway on the north the Co ' l'ar:iu'r- In 1Si)l> llL' set out ?n llit lumbia river on the east 'and the exPed^ion which brought liim in Fraser river watershed on the west �July' 180S' l" the in"uth "f tne ]' r:l: A reserve is create,! here to protect ser rWerA and �? his way westward mountain goat recentlv ir ,,ni-,',i ' ;iP|i southward founded Fort Mc-froni Alberta imported j L^ {]ti firs1 traiiinK post in Britis}]
In the eastern district bear may Columbia; Fort St. Jarrtes, long- the be shot from September 1 1927 tc caPlta! "f New Caledonia; tort bra-June 30, 1928; but no bear may be ter an<* F�rt George There had trapped been white men on the coast before
Mule,' white tail and coast deer 'Vsntla>> iM?dkf"ole '';"! r.eachecj are open from September 1 to De Bella ' "1 Glengarry county as a farmer.
Barbara Nichols, May Queen of Prince George for 1926, will abdicate on Saturday to make way for -Maude i). Renwick, who was. selected by the school children as the queen for 1927. This year the coronation ci lemonv and Maypole dancing will take place in the vicinity of the residence of C. A. Pyne, and tfiven favorable weather an exceptionally pretty pageant will bo presented.
[ncidentaly it may be mentioned tl ere ^s a lot of work for the ladies of the women's hospital auxiliary in the attempt they are making to introduce the ancient .May Day festival of England, to this section of the province. The custom has been firmly rooted in the cities of the coast, where it is not uncommon for grandmothers, dowager queens of former years, to attend as guests of honor at the crowning of the queen for the current year.
It will be agreed it is a very desirable thing to preserve this age-old custom of care-free England of five centuries ago, but the season in Prince George is nor so favorable for perpetuation of the festival as is that of the southern portion of the province. Here in a late spring it may become necessary to put on a floral show in the absence of natural wild flowers which should form an important part, of its setting, and any day in May may bring its shower of rain. These factors increase the difficulties of the ladies who would keep the old custom alive, but in spite of them they will doubtless succeed, and merit the thanks of the community in years to come when the May queens of today are dressing their own little prirls to take part in the festivals of the future.
On Saturday the coronation procession will be formed at Hi' Prin-cess theatre at 2::!0 o'clock, and proceed through the business section of the citv to the place where the ceremony will be observed. Following the ceremony tea will he served at the residence of Mrs. C. A. Pyne.
WASHING AND IRONING
WILL NOT BE ALLOWED
ON VICTORIA DAY
in Glengarry county
wh h% di;,(] in ls,;2. at the ;i.
HON. S. F TOLMIE
WILL MAKE COMPLETE
TOUR OF PROVINCE
leaving the city shortly for San! Francisco, where she will remain for the summer, resuming'her musical j studios under one of her former teachers. In September it is her' intention to Lr<> to New York �> ! | resume singing in the Capito-1 �'� ��.��(<- j in that city. At present she has no intention quitting Prince George for prood. She plans on returning to this city, when she hopes to be able! to do something in the way of ]iro-viding an up-to-date audit >r.ium in the interest of musical productions. .' i announcement of Liic Forthcoming concert appears in another col-
PLANS
'�>�� demands upon it will be!
' ' '� than ever this year in con- The plant for the making of con-
' n with the development in the j Crete culvert pipe is in operation
I -main and is furnishing employment
diversion on the Chief Lake for ten men. There are, only two
� : which was commenced last year; places in the western region of the
' to be finished, and the old railway at which these nines are
,'� ' Will be reconditioned between made, at Prince George
hc New Lake junction and Chief hut it has been found t!
the Peace River section of the
:in, Hie chief work will be the
�''�'����ti(in*6f the highway leading
!' ]11 thp Alberta boundary through
�la and Pouce Coupe to Fort St.
hn and points west. This involves
istruction and reconditioning of
h"ut 100 miles of highway. The
George much cheaper and dt v �it orairie points in competition with the Rogina plant, despite the heavier carrying charges. It is expected the c parity of the local plant will be doubled this season and continue in operation until the frost closes it down in the winter.
been incorporated for" $250,000 in one million shares of twenty-five cents par value. TThe company is offering the1 10(5,000 of these shares al par' fof development. The c n i pany is a local organization whose officers are well known throughout the district and it lias acquired by purchase or holds under option some fifty-five claims situated in a very promising section, so that given good management the stock of the company should be readily saleable. The- announcement o.f the company appeal's in another column.
CAPTAIN SAINT ROMAN
BELIEVED LOST IN FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTT
Rio de Janeiro. May 7.�Slight hopes are entertained for the safet' of Captain Saint Roman, the French aviator who, with two companions, essayed a crossinc: of the Atlantic from Senegal, West Africa, to Per-nambuco. The flyers made their departure on Thursday morning and maintained radio connection until near the close of the first day out. They were due at Pernambuco at midnight but have not been heard from. When last heard from Saint Roman gave his distance as 100 miles from the Brazilian coast. There is the possibility that the plane was forced down and that its occupants were picked up by some small craft not possessing radio equipment.
As the result of a meeting of the executive of the Conservative association which was held in' Vancouver on Thursday, it was decided that lion. S. P. Tolmie should make a complete tour of the province in preparation for the general flection which many think will be hold within the next few months. The Conservative leader will take the roai at once. _
NEW VANCOUVER BOND
ISSUE IS ANNOUNCED
uv
9 I
oi
in certain
econd, thi
almost ii
Columbia
ture whicl
This week a gi invest ment housi s fering of a nev Dredging Contrac boi ds, due -May Is
t: is [ggUe ;s in;.:- |
ways. First, its size;
fact th;u it i 3 being rai
i ; entirety in Britis
third, the convertible i
permits the conversion of this b< m
par Tor par with ",'< Participating
Preferred Shares of the Georgis
Hotel Limited.
This hotel opened Saturday las week, and was built to fill the ne.e( Vancouver has felt for some yean for another strictly high-class hotel The growth of that city as a tcurisi center, both in winter and in sum mer, has taxed the present hote capacity to the limit The addition o another hotel is to be welcomed.
Elsewhere in this paper will p< found financial particulars of specia interest to investors.
The International Bible Students association will deliver the third dis course on the "Divine Plan next Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock in their hall on Third fivenue.
Mayor Patterson announces that Victoria Day falls on Tuesday this year there will be no soecif1' power service on the morning of May -11th. While ii is nee sssary the home washing and ironing be at-ended to, he has decided that Vic-oria Dny at the washinc machine or roning hoard is.not a fitti?iir celebration of the day for mothers, and he has arranred to havp tho power service1 supplied on the morning of Monday, May 2Srd.
MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED WILL GRADUATE FROM
UNIVERSITY OF B. C.
Vancouver, May 11.�More than two hundred stud< nts at the University of 1!. C. became masters or bachelors of arts, science or agri-cujlture on Thursday as the result of the recent final examinations. Har old H Smith, arts, secured the goy-emor-gener.i.l'c medal, and H. R. Lyle Streight, honorable mention. W K. Lamb secured the historical society's '�; Ul medal in history, ami Undine Howay the Francais jrid 1 medal.
FOUR TICKETS IN BEAUTY
CONTEST STILL UNCLAIMED
Another ticket in the beauty contest drawing was claimed during the week. Wyman Cole, of Snowshoe, holding Xo. 37,420 which was the winner of $5. There are still four tickets to be claimed and unless they are claimed before the end of the week they will be cancelled and the associate numbers substituted for them. The tickets are:
$50 prize�35,747 and 29,863.
S10 prize�62,508 and 52,245.
$ ."> prize�41,65.7 and 2"\72l!.
:? "> prize�48,279 and 17,i):>."..
Respecting the ticket for the $50 prize, while the first number drawn has not been claimed, the hold?r of the substituted 29.86:; has been located as L. Rawson, of Dewey, and he stands a good chancv of securing the main prize.
FRENCH FLYERS MAY HAVE LOST LIVES IN ATTEMPT
TO CROSS ATLANTIC
New York, May 11.�No trace has been secured of the French aviators, Nungesser and Coli, or the plane Whitebird, in which they hopped off from France on Sunday morning on a non-stop flight for New York.