PRINCE GEORGE CITIZE?f
VOL. 10, No. 26.
PRINCE GEOHGE, B.C., THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1927.
FIVE CENTS.
School Trustees Favor Inclusion of Pineview District
first Step Is Taken in the Creation
of School Center in Prince
George.
Qui
fn
slion Cost
of Arriving at Basis Is Receiving Attention of Committee.
of
pro] ivste
losal to create a central m at Prince George which the surrounding districts this c-ity was advanced a a special meeting of the school trustees (in Friday As a result of the delibera-likely the section known leview .district will be in-with the city for school
iiirsc was advocated by In-1. H. Gower, in line with the ridations contained in the
:' the school system of the which was made in H�2."
Georges Messrs. Putnam and Weir do not assert that it would mean a saving of dollars. They admit there might even be a slight increase in cost with no increase in the number of teachers. They do claim there would be a greatly increased efficiency under the plan, and therefore a real economy. The working out of the plan will doubtless receive the sympathetic consideration of the Prince George school board and of the educational authorities of the province.
SURFACE WORK ON TOPLEY GROUP TRACES LEDGE
SIX THOUSAND FEET
Smithers, May 30.�Frank Taylor, manager for the company developing the mineral properties hVhl by the Topley Consolidated, is enthusiastic
over the results of the first week's work in tracing the main ledge through tin- claims. Mr. Taylor reports t'r
Hugh McRae Falls Giving First Aid in Florida Riot
Fort William Man Was Assisting
Wounded When Killed by a
Stray Bullet.
Police and State Troops Fight Off
Mob From County Jail With
Machine Guns.
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nd Fort C,e
aining in
brought isiderati is centerei use for a enterpri rthern en
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nnce G advanci 'd mmonded the
pro
for
� n of approximately twenty-ctibns of land, the assessed of which is returned �>'� $84,-1 his would involve finding ac-tlation at present for ten pu-:chool age. and providing
� r1 to and from the city for a
of ten miles, the cost of ..� iuld be met jointly by the : '.lie education department.
ition had been onie time, Fred C moved, seconded 'by C.
� r, that proceedings be taken
� <� amalgamation of the Pine-. district with'Prince George, and
carried without dissent.
. <-\. Wimbles then moved, sec-
�-: by Fred C. Saunders, that
rman J. 13. Lambert and Secre-
I. G. Quinn be appointed a cam-
. � to make the necessary nr-
� ments This was also carried out dissent.
will doubtless be the work of the 'tee to recommend a basis up-lich the cost of education will 1 arged against the property to Deluded in the Prince George dis-. and one which will be accept-to the ratepayers in South Fort rge as well as Fort George, since admittedly desirable to make �v George the educational center large a district as possible. To �nlplish this it may be necessary net away from the school rat.-t-d against civic property. In uf the outside districts the 1 levy ranges from 10 to 11 . whereas in Prince George flic levy became 22.2 mills this
� being advanced from 17.:! mills 1020, This increase was not due ny marked advance in school ex-
' ires, but rather to an over-' in not having made adequate
ion for interest and sinking I requirements upon expendi-� for school buildings. It is
� d that ratepayers outside the
cipal area would not relish be-
charged with amounts to cover
cost of school buildings within
y limits which form part of the
� ty fur municipal indebtedness,.
� is likely that an effort will bo j to arrive at a basis upon the per capita cost of education, j isive of capital expenditures for ; resent at least.
siken upon thi* basis, and disre-ling the government grant to-fls teachers' salaries, this would '� the annual charge per pupil in common school approximately | and that of the pupil attending high school $12:). Applied to 'View this would make a marked Tence, as it would represent an ial charge of $400 for ten pupilsj igainsi a charge of $1689.54 if same were fixed under the school tor tlie current year 1 >; matter of bringing about the usion of South Fort George and t.# George in the city school sys->�-� expected to follow~sr?nrtly. It . tate(| in tho course of the dis-! in that the property in the _n(ir school district, is assessed at -'3,256, and that the mill rate for p '"tirrent year is 10.5; and that in ,' s':^ter the assessed valuation is
r recommendation for the con-of the schools of the three
on the Topley group, posed for 2iniO feet i now been established four claims, a total dis
uge
>000 to 6000
ng in width
origin! n leng
right lance (
ri
it up to twi This proper from the main h"inL.- develop Silver-Lead i coming from would indicate best ore yet t> From, the ing ! oth ore that
feet in length an from four to fi lty feet � is less than faylor disc i by the npahy, at he latter t;: it they, are et to come from th main shaft they ar northerly dnd east i:.- shown values iroduced bv Tavlor
ly ex-
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across from vary-
e feel
i mile �cry now Standard reports property e in the he work. drift-rl.y in higher
toronto communists disavow connection
with soviet Russia
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onto, May 30..�Thi Communist party sued a statement mnectidn with the ! nt of R �u;ed in '
ssia. iew o
Th( the
names of some of raid upon the Ar< >n, which later led ance of relations by the eminent.
the >nd<
SXecUt 1Ve
1 Ontarro] sclaiming | viet gov- i itatenient I uncovering i he members I os house in I 0 the sewr-! British gov-
Tampa, June 1.�The police have thrown a cordon around lour blocks which encircle the Hillsboro county jail to prevent a mob from lynching G, F. Levine, who is held as the confessed slayer of Herman Merrell, his wife and their four children. Machine guns are posted at commanding positions on the streets. Yesiterday a mob of 000 men attenmpted to take Levins from the jail but the move-'.vas successfully resisted. In the figrft with the police eight members
' of the mob were .--ho:, two of them
'� being seriously wounded.
Tampa, June 2.�Police and state
. troops have effectually quelled the
; mob outbreak to lynch B, F. Levine In all three attempts were made to rush t"n(_� jail, which was guarded by polrce and state troops. Four deaths have resulted from the oiitbreaR>one
; of the victims being Hugh. McRae, of Ft rt William, Ontario. McRae wa3
i on a visit to his sisters here, and was rendering aid to a wounded man ly-
j ing on the street when he was struck
i and killed by a stray bullet.
Levine in his statement says he
I killed the members of the Merrell family in mistake, thinking thej were members of another family against whom he had a grudge. lie was removed from Tampa Sunday night to the Hillsboro jail. This incensed a mob which had gathered with tlie intention of lynching Levine. In the subsequent attack made upon the jail the troops made use of machine guns and many civilians were struck by bullets several blocks from tin scene of the conflict.
OTTERSON SYNDICATE WITHIN 29 MILES
IS OF
MANSON CREEK CLAIMS
The Ottei'son syndicate, which during the past two winters has been endeavoring to move machinery in to Manson Creek by way of Vanderhoof and Fort St. James, has reached a point within twenty-nine miles of its destination. About one-half of the distance yet to be travelled is through heavily timbered country and the going will be slow. It is expected the machinery will be landed on the creek within a few months, but there will probably remain very little of the present season for working. The operations of the Otterson syndicate will be watched with interest and if they are attended with any measure of success a number of others will duplicate their performance of taking machinery in via Stuart Lake. Some startling values have been reported in the Manson 'reek gravels, but the Otterson syndicate is the first to attempt the movement of machinery into the district for economic handling of them.
Generous Support Should be Given the Celebration
Attractive Programme Should Bring
Hundreds of Visitors to
the City.
Great Opportunity Is Presented for
Putting Local Show on
Its Feet.
GIRLS OF McBRlDE SCHOOL DISTRICT WIN IN ESSAY COMPETITION WITH BOYS
Vanco
NORWAY MAY REPRESENT BRITISH INTERESTS IN
RUSSIA DURING RUPTUREj Beckius,
A , ,f ., . , ,. i as her former
Oslo, May 30.�According to newspapers here the British government lias requested Norway to represent British interests in Russia while the severance of British diplomatic relations continues
ASKS COURT TO PRESUME
HER HUSBAND'S DEATH
a
dre
LINDBERGH RETURNING
TO UNITED STATES
London, May 31.�Captain Charles Lindbergh, who established a record for the Atlantic flight, will leave Cherbourg for the United States on Saturday. He will make the passage on the U. S. destroyer Rreck. and will reach New York on June 14th, Lindbergh was decorated by King Geqrgt; with the air force cross.
has filed a
petition in the supreme court asking for a declaration that her husband. Gustaf Beckius, is dead, so that she may remarry. In the preamble to her petition she sets out that she and the members <>f her family arrived in South Fort George from Sweden in 1910. She says her husband directed her to come to Vancouver but did not fulfill a promise to join her in this city. She says the last seen her husband was in 1912 when borrowed $100 from her.
McBride, May "0�The result of| the school competitions Tor the best � ssay on the subject, "Why the For-est Should he Saved," have been announced by the district board of; trade. The successful pupils of McBride school were Helen Burke, first; and Jo-aji Hay, second. Other prize-j winningijupils in the competitionj throughout th^ McBride district were! Evelyn Nelson, Lee school, Dunster; Mary D. Wilson. Dunster school: El-lice Cochrane. Croydon school: Dora! Caukell, Beaver River ><�hool, andj Eleanor Leboe. Loos j>cf"iool>\
The competitions were arrang<^l by the district board of trade Canadian forei-f week. The i of the entertainment and dance helO during that week under the aivpices nf the board were used for the pur-chaso of useful prizes. Tnc board's purpose was to bring local public attention to the necessity of forost fire prevention in this district and i > continue the effort commenced Canadian forest, week to make protection a paramount inter
�res'.
t in
Much local interest the competition and essays of high stan-�ed. The essays wore P. Orchard. Prince forester. A remark-ubie feature of the competition ie that although boys and girls competed on equal terms, and although consideration was given to younger competitors on account of age, all the prizes were won by girls.
the community, was evinced in nearly seventy dard were receh examined by C. George, district
of he
RATTLESNAKE BITE KILLS CHARMER IN THIRTY MINUTES
HOME OF THE BUFFALO TO
BE MAPPED BY AIRPLANE
Edmonton, May 31.�The wood tiuffab preserve at Fort Smith, which is to be the home for the buffalo removed from the national park at Wainwright, is to be mapped by airplane. The work will be done under the supervision of the dominion topographical department.
Yakima, June 2.�Jo-Jo, a snake charmer with the Zeigler carnival, died here today. In the course of his performance the charmer placed a rattlesnake in his mouth. The snake bit him twice on the tongue, causing it to swell up so that it | finding "their v choked the charmer within thirty minutes.
LIQUOR SEEPAGE INTO
UNITED STATES ESTIMATED
AT 250,000,000 GALLONS
Washington, May 30.�Treasury! officials estimate that 250,000,000 gallons of liquor have secured illicit j entry into the United States since; the prohibition law came into effect.] The wholesale imports which marked the early stages of 'prohibition have been cut off, but it is admitted thai large quantities of liquor are still into the country.
SILVER KING OF NORTH
AMERICA DIES AT SEWARD
TILDEN CONTINUES
Seward.
Haas, a pic
Alaska, June 2.��John neer of Alaska since 1904,
WINNING STREAK
,I and known as th
silver
St. Cloud, May 30.�W. T. Tilden the United States tennis star, won his match from Charles Ashlimand, Swiss champion, in the international hard-court tennis contests, but Francis T Hunter, his partner, lost to D. B. Spence, the representative of Sout]i Africa,
PHILLIPPE GUILTY
ROLLEAU
OF MANSLAUGHTER
Quebec, May 31.�Phillippe lean, of Levis, has been found < of manslaughter in connection the deaths of several persons
Rol-
uilty with who
died of poisoning after drinking an alcoholic preparation, Rolleau was sentenced to five years imprisonment.
POLICE UNMASK SWEDISH
ARTIST AS COUNTERFEITER
Stockholm. May ."0.�Axel Nor-lander, an outstanding Swedish artist ami photographer, has been unmasked l>y the police as an international counterfeiter who specialized in the production of British and United States banknotes.
MINISTER OF REVENUE IS
BANQUETTED IN QUEBEC
Qpebec, May 31.�Minister of-National Revenue Euler was banquetted here last night. In the course of his address he assured his audience that every collectable dollar owing as arrears of sales tax would be collected bv Lire officiate of his department.
king of
North America, died here today at the age of 7(5. The deceased had both legs amputated us the result of a severe freezing when the Nome gold rush was on.
WILL CELEBRATE CANADA'S DIAMOND JUBILEE IN
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
MANY POLITICAL BANNERS
IN FREE STATE ELECTION
Dublin. May 31.�In the general elections throughout the Irish Free State, which are to be held on Wednesday next, there will be seven separate political groups. There are 153 constituencies and they will bi contested by some 400 candidates.
NO NEED FOR PESSIMISM
REGARDING WHEAT CROP
Winnipeg. May :!0.�The Manitoba Free Press has issued the first wheat crop report for 1927. It declares there is no occasion for pessimis-as crop conditions are more favorable than weather conditions would indicate.
CANADIAN NATIONAL WILL
FLOAT LOAN FOR $65,000,000
Montreal, June 1.�A new bond issue is to be broujfht out by the Canadian National railway for $65,000,-000. Tenders will remain K>pen until Monday next.
London, May 30.�An impressive service will be held in Westminster Abbey on July 1st in commemoration of ttit* Canadian federation of sixty years ago. The diamond jubilee wil lie attended by all members of Premier Baldwin's cabinet.
Within the next few days a committee of the Prince George stampede management will start on its rounds soliciting subscriptions to assist in defraying the cost of the annual show which for th> the business interests of the city.
In the observance of Dominion Day Prince George has reached the point at which its right to put on the celebration for a very large district is not challenged. It i-- now-possessed of an excellent half-mile track for racing and a commodious grandstand. It has put on two cele- That in \'Xl~i made money in that there was a surplus which was available to cover part of the cost of ground preparation, The celebration last year was badly handled in that it. cost several hundred dollars more than the budgeted expenditures provided for. The net result j is th<> agricultural association finds itself in deb-.
This is really a debt of the citizens !. of Prince George rather than of the [ association, The associal on is in the widest sense a public body, with a fluid membership which changes each year. Its nolicy is shaped at meetings to which the public are invited to attend and in which the majority opinion governs
The "further Establishing of the Dominion Day celebration and the wiping out of the debt which lias attended the introduction of the samp therefore become matters of public concern. If all who can assist do so it will become possible to put on a very successful show this year and at least cut the debt in two. Bein nre^o^t. racetrack out of the jackpine bush in thirty d?'*" with nothinc to finance upon bu'k the (vntimism of the men who bnilded. Unless r>"Hic spirit has entirely departed, this highly rommendnhip effort will not be rendered abortive rtv slackness in contributing to the suc-eess of th" show this year. TOop Hiese considerations in mind when the canvassers call upon you.
FAVORS RETURN OF
NON-UNION MEN TO WORK
EDWARD STROM ATTEMPTS
SUICIDE IN POLICE CELL
Edward Strom, a resident of Rend. who was Icing held by the police for observation as to his sanity, made an attempt to take his life in his e -11 on Monday. Strom secured a piece of line wire and adjusting it around his neck fastened one end to the top of the cage. He then allowed His weight to fa1.! upon*tne wire, and had abou-1 completed, the iob of suicide when discovered. Medical air] was summoned and Strom was kept in the land of the living. He was taken south to Essondale on Tuesday. Strom was employed on one of the railway B. & B. crews working mil of this city, and had been under police observation for some time.
. Ottawa. May 27.�The majority report of the board of conciliation called upon to deal with the trouble between the Inverness coal company, of Nova Scotia, and its miners have recommended that the non-union employees of the company be permitted to return to work.
CANADIAN NATIONAL
EARNINGS INCREASE
Montreal, May 28.�The cross earnings of the Canadian National railway for the first four months of the calendar year show an increase of $4.90.�.,ISO. or �'..:'>() per cent over the earnings for the corresponding period of 102fi.
FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR MOVEMENT DIES
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND
DECIDES FOR UNION
U. S. MINISTER TO CANADA
RECEIVED AT OTTAWA
Otltawa. June 1.�Hon. William Phillips, first minister of the United States to Canada, was formally re-reived by the governor-general today arfd presented his letter of credence.
Edinburgh. May 30.�The assemblies of the Church of Scotland and
Sl
the United F^ee Church today voted by a large favor of a union o
d
of Scotland majority in the two bodies.
Boston. May 27. Clark, 75, founder Endeavor movement, of the world's Christian organization, died at his Newton yesterday.
-Dr. Francis E of the Christian and president Endeavor home in
POPE PIUS CELEBRATES
BIRTHDAY IN RETREAT
GEO B. FOWLER HEADS
ONTARIO CUSTOMS SERVICE
Rome. June 1.�Pone Pius cele-
Ottawa, May 30.�George B. Fowler, Ottawa, vias been appointed
brated his seventieth birthday today. I provisional chief of the reorganized He spent the entire day in spiritual I customs-excise preventive service for
the province of Ontario.
retreat