PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
VOL-
No. 33.
PRINCE GEORGE, B. C, . THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1927.
FIVE CENTS.
Telephone Service Not Satisfactory to City Council
Alderman Fraser Give. Notice of
Motion to Cancel Extension
of Franchise.
Trades Licence Bylaw Received Further Amendments on Monday Evening.
T; ,. members of the city council
,.'.' lost patience with the manage-
, � of the local telephone company "nl the matter of effecting improvements >n the service. About a year
, the company asked for an eight-ear extension of its existing franchise which would expire in 1932, , it's warrant for making the expenditures necessary to better the
rviee In consideration of this the company agreed to spend $5000 in betterments within a year. The council approved of the proposal and �onsente'd to certain changes in the Ci nipany's tolls. The issue was then | submitted to the ratepayers a)nd approved by them. The year has; run around, but the improvement is ,,ot very noticeable. j
Mayer Patterson and members of ,thc public works committee made a1 �,,�� of inspection of the company's, lines last week, in company with Manager H- A- Carney, and were far from being satisfied with the ef-; fort 'if the company to carry out its' part of the contract for the extension of the franchise. As a rule they, found excuses were tendered for ; failures in performance, and they are tired of excuses-
The matter became a subject for report from the public works cbtn-l mittee at Monday evening's meetingH Al lerman Opie, chairman of the com-1 � ittee, was absent, but he had pre-' l red ;i written report. It was very, brief and carried no recommendation! imply stating that no more than 2") ' : r cent of the work which the com- j ;. ny had agreed to perform had been I �arried out.
When the report was read it be-' , very evident the members of | the council had lost patience with i thi company. The agreement entered into with the council was called ! for It was found to provide that if th< company did not make the improvements specified, to the vslue of i $5000 within one year from the execution of the same, that the council : m[ two remedies. The one was the � cancellation of the eight-year extend sion of the franchise, and the other; was the imposition of a penalty of I $5 00 per day for each day the com-: pany might remain in default of|
HIXON AND WOODPECKER YOUNG MEN ORGANIZE AS
AN ATHLETIC SOCIETY
The young men of the Hixon Creek and Woodpecker settlements have organized an athletic society, and their first endeavor will be to get a baseball club. This is regarded simply as an initial effort, as the club is expected to give direction to a lot of athletic activities in the settlements. Sid Falkus is chairman of the club, and Bert Lockyer is secretary. Dick Yardley will act as manager of the ball team, with Frank Clifford as captain- Membership fee for the athletic club has been set at one dollar-
ARTHUR ALLEN AND BELLA BLACKBURN MARRIED ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Stefan Madzey Put Steel on Track to Stop Train
Judge Robertson Imposed Sentence
of Imprisonment for Term of
Sis Months.
Recommends Deportation of Prisoner as Undesirable at End of Sentence.
A pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mrs. R. J- Blackburn, Pineview, on Friday afternoon when her second daughter, Bella Stuart, was united in marriage to Arthur Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Allen of this city, Rev. G- B. Switzer officiating.
The bridal party entered the drawing room, which was decorated with an arch of white lace and pink roses, to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march, which was rendered by the groom's brother, George.
The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Robert, and was becomingly attired in Pekin blue crepe-back satin, and carried a boquet of bridal roses- She was attended by her sister, Ethel, who was gowned in apricot crepe de chine- The groom was attended by his brother, James-Immediately after the ceremony the relatives of the contracting parties sat down to a luncheon, after which i the happy couple left by motor for j Vancouver and points south, the j bride travelling in a suit of navy blue poiret twill, opening over a blouse, of pale pink crepe de chene. On their return they will reside in this city/N.
Hon. John Oliver Retains the Office of hirst Minister
Stefan Madzey, a Russian Pole, who has been a resident of Canada for four months, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment by Judge Robertson on Tuesday upon conviction of having placed an obstruction upon the Canadian National railway track. The court also recommended the deportation of the prisoner by the immigration authorities at the expiration of his sentence as a verv undesirable citizen-
Madzey secured employ:..j.. in .. lumber camp at Swilt Greek ;...u .tp-pears to be mentally deficient Orr June 20th he placed a large piece of railway steel on the track with the avowed intention of stopping tne east-bound passenger train from Vancouver, so that he could make the trip to Red Pass- The first section of the passenger train got within twenty feet of the obstruction before the engineer could stop it. Thirty feet behind the end of the train Madzey was standing, and he informed the conductor he wished to ride a? far as Red Pass- He boarded the train and in conversation with the conductor admitted he had placed the obstruction upon the track for the purpose of stopping the train-He made no attempt to leave the train at Red Pass, and on reaching Jasper was placed under arrest by the Canadian National police. He entered a plea of guilty to the lesser of three charges preferred against him when he apneared before Judge Robertson. P. E. Wilson appeared for the crown.
CANADA'S EXPORTS OF
WHEAT 244,645,657 BUSHELS
Ottawa, July 19.�Canadian exports of wheat lr.st month totalled 15,863,044 bushels. This brings the total for the past eleven months up to 244,645,657 bushels.
EFFORT BEING MADE TO
HAVE JOSEPH SANKEY
TRIAL IN VANCOUVER
Vancouver, July 18-�An effort is being made to have the next trial of Joseph San key conducted in this city instead of Prince Rupert- Sankey is of Indian blood, and is charged with the murder of Loretta Chisholm, a Port Essington school
Striking Events in B. C. History Passed in Review
Judge Howay Entertained Large Company Friday Witb Very * Entertaining Address.
Explains Reasons for Marking Points
by Historical Sites Board of
Canada.
His Honor F. W- Howay, of New Westminster, entertained the mem-local board of trade, and of ladies, for something
will
place on August 3
HAGWILGET BRIDGE OVER BULKLEY RIVER IS STILL AN ENGINEER'S PROBLEM
New Hazelton, July 18.�When the minister and deputy minister and the chief bridge man for the province were here last week the chief concern was about the high level~bridge over the Bulkley river at Hagwilet-The engineers for years have been condemning the structure and apparently condemning the site as well, for numerous engineers have t>een employed year after year to find I another or a better site- Thus far success has not been theirs.
The one site which might be substituted, 900 feet upstream from the
*e speaker professed toknow some-
thing, as well he might, since he has collaborated in the production of a very intimate and interesting history of the province, and is at the present time the representative of the four western provinces of the dominion on the historical sites board of Canada.
Judge Howay reminded his listeners that while the known history of British Columbia did not extend for more than 150 years, it was none the less interesting- In the beginning the province became known as the result of�the old search for a northwest passage to Asia. Then came the search for the sea otter along its coasts, and later the search for the beaver of the interior, which in turn was followed by the search for gold which culminated in the great rush
present bridge, would permit a rea- | f 1858 There was le materiai
sonable crossing but i would also i ^ t f th hit f th
sonable crossing, but it would also provide a long six per cent grade and considerable new road expenditure-
Premier's Duties Will be Assumed
by Hon. J. D. MacLean for
the Present.
performance-Alderman Fraser expressed him-j self as in favor of cancelling the franchise extension at once- He intimated he had no faith in the; promises of the company as to performance at the time they were i given; This appeared to be in accord j with the views of the rest of the1 council with the exception of Alderman MofTat. He reminded the coun-j til the agreement had been gntered | iriti for the sole purpose of assisting the company to finance in the matter of securing necessary improvements in the service. Admittedly they had not been made, but if the extension were cancelled matters would be in the same unsatisfactory state they were before the present agreement was entered into" He suggested it would be better to make re presentations in the matter to the company, and give it until tho end "' the calendar year for the com- j pletion of the work called for under, the agreement rather than cancel the: ' '� tension out of hand.
rhere was no support forthcoming :'t this suggestion, and after con-
leralble comment upon the deficien-1 !s of the present service, and the prospect of relief in inducing some
j'1'!" company to take the business; "'(i'. it was decided to deal with the �natter by way o1 a notice of motion. Alderman Fraser accordingly gave!
�tice that at the next regular meet-| �\jc he would move a resolution declaring that the extension of the
����phone company's franchise for it years from 1932 had been for-
''l-<'d by the company's failure to j
�mply with the terms of its agree-1 ; as to the making of improvements. This was agreed to without '�'ssent.
'� I tr:u'es' licence bvlaw was con-�'acred in committee when a number
J changes were made- J. D. Gillis peared before the committee and j opposed the suggested tax of $25
' "H>* six months upon firms engaged
^i the manufacture or delivery of
t drinks. H*� explained the busi-
*''���< had no volume except for four
�onths during the summer, hn't th*> j
-psted tax was so placed that to
r the season it would be ne^es-
v'rv to carry the licence for 8 f"ll
This would monn $F>0 and the
's'np�s would not stand it. Aulorman iFras^r exnressed the? Vle'-v that, as the Qillis firm was re-(Continued on nngr� 4.)
Government Will Seek to Gain Prestige in New Westminster Before General Election.
Vancouver, July 20.�As the result of t'ne opinion expressed in the Liberal caucus Premier Oliver has decided to withhold his resignation as- premier. The caucus was not ready for the plunge into a general election, and the premier consented to remain as the nominal head of the government, with Hon- J. D. Mac-Lean taking over the duties of his office and acting as leader of the government party on the floor of the legislature- The by-election for New Westminster will be proceeded with. but may not be held until the end of the present year-Vancouver. July 20-�Vancouver salutes the record of Hon. John Oliver, and his willingness to go down into the great valley fully harnessed-It sees in the Liberal determination to retain his leadership something above the usual level of politics, and the prospect of a general election this fall dwindles, at least until the j result is known in the by-election in New Westminster. j
It is generally believed that should; the Liberals win in New Westminster Hon. .T D- MacLean will introduce tax reductions, a big public works | and highway programme, as well as j rural development, and go to the j peonle on that achievement-
This new trend somewhat upsets the predictions of the faithful Liberal organ? here and in Victoria, who were assiduous in propaganda and advice for a general election and confident of success- The Vancouver Star is frankly disappointed with the caucus decision to shelve Vancouver cabinet reoresentation, with no doubt thfl mental reservation that it delays cabinet rank for its owner. General Odium, who made somewhat start-ling revelations connected with his interview with Premier Oliver in his Ontario refuge, regarding the prem-ier's illness.
New Westminster is the big ques- j tion mark around which the whole ' destiny of Liberalism revolves. Everyone expects the government will take the full t'me limit to hold the by-election, which may not take ril^ce virittl the new year. Tho same statute of linvtations may be observed respecting the time of holding the gpneral election- Meanwhile Hon. J- D- MacLean and the other wo^Hprs of th� cabinet, as well as tho opvtv chiefs, are hard at wo^k ren^irir"- Liberal fences and consoli-dntine their defence.
KING FERDINAND DIED IN BUCHAREST YESTERDAY IN ARMS OF QUEEN MARIE
Bucharest, July 20----King Ferdinand, king of Roumania. died today in the arms of Queen Marie-The kin^ was in bis 72nd year and his body was wasted in the long fight which be made against the inroads of cancer- Prince Michael bas been proclaimed king under a regency. He is a son of Prince Carol, who some time ago renounced his right of succession to the throne of his father-Bucharest July 21� The funeral of the late king will take place on Saturday. Premier Bratiano, presented the resignation of his minis-try to the council of regency in cordance with tho rrovisions of the constitution, but it was not accepted-
Open-Air Concert by Prince George July
Arrangements Made for Entertainment of Large Party of Southern Excursionists.
in even this part of the history of the province for one or more Waverley novels, and all that was necessary is the finding of a Scott who will compile it and give it to the world- In the speaker's opinion there could be no real love for a country unless it 1 were founded upon an intelligent, OQ-f ' i rati�nal interest in the story of the ^i/t/l | country. To inspire such it was necessary to instil a sympathetic interest in the story of the past, in the
Band Concert Will be Followed by
Dance for the Entertainment
of Visitors,
y
great deeds and great achievements of those who are gone- This, in effect, was the mission of the historical sites board of the dominion, to advise the officers of its department as to the points in the dominion which, in their opinion, were worthy of commemoration.
The first point the board had sel-The first open-air concert by ,theected in British Columbia was Noot-
Prince George band will take place on the evening of Friday, July 29th, in front of the Prince George hotel, under the direction of Bandmaster A- H- Bayne- This concert is being
ka Sound. It was the point to which the Spaniards came four years before Cook arrived in 1778- It was the point at which the first vessel was built on the Pacific coast north of
staged under the auspices of the , Mexico. It was the first point of board of trade for the entertainment settlement in the province, the Span-
>f an excursion party which will ar-. | rive in the city from the south at 7 Vclock in the evening, whose members will remain in the city over-
PR1NCE GEORGE WILL HOLD FALL FAIR ON AUGUST
31ST AND SEPT. 1ST
iards having built a village to establish their claim not only to this part of the continent but to the Pacific ocean as well, and it remained until
At a meeting of the members of the Prince George Agricultural and Industrial association, which was held on Friday evening, it was decided to proceed with the holding of the fall fair on Wenesday, August 31st. and Thursday, September 1st. There was considerable discussion as to whether horse racing should be included, but the majority was against this and the racing will be dropped.
The fair will be held in the curling rink, and as added attractions' there will be a concert by the Prince George band and a number of midway features.
Arrangements have also been made for the holding of at least one dance during the fair.
With the exception of rabbits and poultry, the live stock department of the fair will be dropped this year, the entries in the various divisions not being sufficient to warrant a continuance-
The members of the association decided upon th<.� division of the surplus of $202491 resulting from the recent race meeting. It was decided $150 should be retained by the association bo cover preliminary expenses in connection with the fair; that the fixed charges of the association should be met, that all accounts of $10 or less be paid, and that tho balance be distributed pro rat:, among the creditors. This will leave the association with an unsecured Indebtedness of approximately $2000, which will be further reduced after the fair.
A vote of thanks was tendered the officers of the association for the manner in which the recent race meeting had been conducted, which was replied to by President F. D. Taylor, Treasurer W. L. Hornsby, Secretary J. O. Wilson and J. C-Kelly. All of them admitted that the success attained was due in a measure to the high-class performances which had been put on durine the two Drevious years, which had firmly established the reputation of the race nipptings given under the auspices of the association.
night. The excursionists, number) 178y Thig Httle village wag inter. 125, ar$ residents of the Sound and j egtin despite the fact that its occu. coast cities as far south as San bran-j ^ di(J not raise enough to feed Cisco, and are making the triangle tnemse)ves that its occupants diu no
trip over the Canadian National, going south from Prince Rupert on the railway company's steamer.
The arrangements call'for an auto trip for an hour after the arrival of the train. The band concert - will commence at 8 o'clock and continue until 9:30. A dance will be put on1 in the Ritts-Kifer hall by the board of trade at which the excursionists will be the guests of the board, the music being supplied by the band orchestra-
trading with the natives- They did raise the first cattle produced in British Columbia, and they had their little church. Another interesting thing about the village was that although it lasted for six years there never was a woman in it- The speaker said he would leave it to the imagination of his audience to speculate whether this added to the life of the village, or whether it would have survived for a greater length of time if there had been women
Sp
became the touchstone of Spanish claims to the sovereignty on the north Pacific- It was the developments at Nobtka Sound which estab-, lished the principle of international law that mere discovery of a piece
Tins, dance should be well patron- arouhd and thov hud bcen ^riven an zed by the citizens as it .will afford rtunitv to s. how th ings should
them an opportunity to show in a he conducted
substantial way their appreciation of It was at Nootka Sound that the the efforts of the members of the first lash came between the Span. band to provide the city with a mil- iards and the British with the seizure sical organization of tfhich they of fche British yessel for uniawfully have every reason to feel proud- Ad- | trading in whafc was alleged to be mission to the dance will he by ticket, , S]ianish territory- Nootka Sound the cost of which has been yet at 51-The proceeds of the dance will be split 00 per cent to the band, for the purchase of additional instruments, !>nd 40 per cent to the board of trade for advertising purposes. The
cess of the affair may affect the sug- f territory did nOt g.ive sovereignty, crested nrogramme of future concerts th it ga*e only an inchoate right
by tne Pang.____________ ; w^iL.a musti be implemented by the
I use of the territory within a reason-
WILLIAM BARNETT i ablc time. Nootka Sound was also
SERIOUSLY INJURED responsible for the establishment of
BY FLYING ROCK the international doctrine of the
freedom of the seas. When the
William Barnett, a former resident Spaniards seized the British vessel of this city, received serious injuries .lt Nootka Sound they set up the con-pit Criscome on Tuesday afternoon- \ tention that the Pacific ocean was Blasting was beimr done on the ex- the sam� as a ja] and that posses. tension of the highway between j s;on of the lands on the shores of G'scome and Newlands. and Barnett. j tne ocean gave Spain control of the who was employed at Giscome as a ocean. This contention was knock-MncVsmitn, was struck on the left e(j nut in the settlement which was leg bv a lar"� a bad compound fracture the Rritish vessel.
Gonzales Point was the next place
bnlow the knee- The in hired man
broi^M in to hosoita] on Tue�- j singled out to be marked. It owed
medi- its claim to recognition to"fche establishment of the fact that th<- Strait of Juan de Fuca was not the outlet
cnl attention bv Dr. C Ewert.
Brandon, July 1.�Mrs. C- G-I Sinclair. a""Pd RS, wife of James Sin-' Hair, of Nesbit, was trampled to I d�^h on Saturdav bv an angry cow ! 'vhil� she was gathering eggs in the ! barn.
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for the mythical northwest passage. This was really what Vancouver was ^arching for, and he examined all the inlets along the Pacific seaboard to find it-
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