PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
VOL. 10, No. 38.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1927.
FIVE CENTS.
Hon. Dr. King Makes Peace River via Summit Lake
Large Company of Newspaper Men
Ensures Publicity if the Trip
Appeal* to Them.
MinWter A��ure� Co-operation With
Board of Trade on Several
Local Issues.
Hen. Dr. J. H. King, minister of health and soldiers' civil re-establish-nient in the federal government, arrived in the city on Saturdy evening
lVer the Cariboo highway, accom-uanied by a large party which will
lake the trip into the Peace River district by way of the Summit Lake waterway. Included in the party were C Heidman, the minister's sec-ri-firv Don King, a nephew of the Ser; K. A. lilatchford M P of Edmonton; Pat Fraser and Sydney E lunkins, two of Vancouver s business men; R. J. Cromie, proprietor of the Vancouver Sun; J. E. Norcross, of..the editorial staff of the Vancouver Star, and formerly editor of the Vwcouver World; Lukin Johnston of the Vancouver Province; Russell Walker, of the Vancouver Sun, and j G Turgeon, former organizer for the Liberal party in British Colum-
''on arrival in the city the party wan met by H. G. Perry, M.L.A., and \rthur Dixon, district engineer for the provincial government, who will accompany them from this city. The �urangements for the trip in from Summit Lake had been ma4e by Mr. Perry in advance of the party s arrival and an early start was made for the lake on Sunday morning where two commodious boats were awaiting for the trip down the waterway.
The people of Prince George are indebted to Dr. King for his decision to spare the time necessary for the making of the trip by the famous waterway. Those who have been over it say it compares favorably with any summer trip afforded by any other section of Canada, but it stands in need of advertising. Fortunately � .. minister is,making it during the most favorable season of the year. T e water may le low in some places, but this should result in more atten-tion being given to it by the minister's t-olleaguas in Ottawa. As for advertising, the minister is taking with him an outstanding group of newspaper men. If the route de-LTvcs the good reputation which has ii given to it by other voyagers they will doubtless give it the pub-
� v it deserves, and the net result will be a stream of tourists over it next summer.
Another factor which may prove of advantage to Prince George is the pportunity which the trip will afford for studying the railway outlet for Peace River. It has been the contun-tion df British Columbians that the Peace River district should be tapped by a railway following the Peace River to the junction with the Par-� p, and from this point south, fol-lowing the waterway to be traversed '�y the King party as far as Prince George. Mr. Blatchford has taken in active interest in the Peace River railway outlet for a number of years, bui he has been boosting what is known as the Obod extension of the Canadian National. It may be that haying pone over the route from Prince George to the junction of the Peace and Parsnip rivers the Edmonton man mtiy find reason to change his views upon the railway issue.
1 Hiring Dr. King's brief stay in the !jty he was waited upon by a delega-tion of the Prince George board of trade consisting of J. O. Wilson, sec-fetary, H. B. Guest, second vice-president, and W. L. Armstrong, a member of the council of the board. They brought to the minister's notice a number of matters which have been advocated by the board, and on the whole received a very encouraging hearinjr, The proposal for the extension of the government telephone from Prince George to McBrHe was received with rendy approval bv the > nister, esoecially in view of the ''"'at service such a line would be,
'1 Which fan be secured at a corn-
'��'tivelv slitrht expense bv the utilisation of the pole lines of .the railwav "nipjinv between the two nointa. �lo minister had no hesitation in nd-vwinj? the member* of the delegation vb would urpro er.rlv construction of llr' 'inc unon his return to Ottawa.
'Tiy>n the construction of public
'Jrlinox! in Prince Georere .b* w"� not ^. ^�tx?tm1 of e^r'v 8<*coniT�l:�'"�men*.
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Prince George Fair Will Open Wednesday Next
Members of Local Band Will Give
Open-Air Concert on the First
Evening.
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Midway Will be Operated for Two
Days Under Supervision of
Pavich and Jonas.
The thirteenth annual fair held under the auspices of the Prince George Agricultural and Industrial association will open at the curling rink on Wednesday morning, and continue until Thursday evening. A feature of the fair this year will be an open-air concert by the Prince George band, the members of this organization having signified their willingness to donate their services for a concert on the first evening. They have been putting in a lot of practice in preparation for their trip to Quesnel on Labor Day, where the band will assist in the celebration on Monday and Tuesday, September 5th and 6th.
There will be no live stock exhibits at the fair this year with the exception of rabbits and poultry, but the indications point to a very fine exhibition of vegetables, grains and grasses. The decision of the Woodpecker fair association to cancel its district fair, which was scheduled for Monday next, should result in a considerable increase in the number of exhibits in these classes, as the farmers who had prepared for the same will doubtless arrange to have them brought in to Prince George now that their local fair is officially declared off for this year. This decision, however, may be detrimental to the district competition which has proved a very attractive feature of the Prince Georee fair in previous years in that the Woodpecker district may not be represented. Tt was the custom to assemble the best of the Woodpecker fair exhibits and enter them in the district competition of the Prince George fair, but in the existing situation the labor of gathering the exhibits throughout Wood�^cker to make up a district exhibit may be more than the farmers will care to undertake.
As side attractions to the local fair there will be the usual dance in the Ritts-Kifer ball on Wednesday evening, the music being supplied bv the Fusen orchestra. A Midway will also bo operated durine the continuance of the fair by Messrs. Pete Pavich and Cecil Jonas, in connection witV which several new features will bo introduced.
Thousands Paid Tribute to Memory of John Oliver
Farmer Premier of British Columbia
Was Given an Impressive State
Funeral
Half of Capital's Population Take
Part in Most Moving Spectacle
in Its History.
Victoria, Aug. 20.�John Oliver, who for thirty years was a prominent figure in the pliblic life of British Columbia, and who for the last ten years of his life was in control of the government, was buried today. He came to British Columbia fifty years ago as an immigrant, when the clothes he stood in represented his possessions, other than his ability to work. He was laid to rest as the mosi honored citizen, and accorded a state funeral which has not been equalled in the history of the province.
The funeral procession was formed at the parliament buildings from which point it proceeded to the First United church, where services were held, and then continued on its way to the Royal Oak burial park.
At the head of the procession ^rere Superintendent McMullin, of the provincial police, and Chief Fry, of the city police. Behind them marched the band of the Sixteenth Canadian Scottish, followed by Rev. Dr. W. G. Wilson of the First United church, the officiating minister; Rev. Archdeacon Laycock, representing the Bishop of Columbia; Rt. Rev. W. L. Clay of the First JPresbyterian church and Rev. James Strachan of the Baptist ministry.
The car following carried the honorary pallbearers, members of the premier's cabinet, and Chief Justice J. A. MacDonald of the appeal court, under whom Mr. Oliver served in the legislature. Hon. J. D. MacLean, Hon. William Sloan, Hon. T. D. Pat-tullo, Hon. A. M. Manson, Hon. W. H. Sutherland and Hon. E. D. Barrow followed the bier of their chief.
The active pallbearers, all old friends of the premier, came directly
Slight Hopes Now For Occupants of Missing Planes
United States Naval Authorities
Comb the Seas in Search of the
Five Aviators.
Fears Also Entertained tor the "Dallas Spirit" Which Wai Engaged in the Search.
Honolulu, Aug. 19.�The United States naval authorities will continue for five days an intensive search for the Golden Eagle and Miss Doran planes, which with their five fliers, are still missing out of the contestants in the flight from California to this point.
The airplane carrier Langley and the airplane tender Aroostock arrived on the great circle seaway off the Farallon Islands, where the "Miss Doran" disappeared in a bank of fog nearly sixty-four hours ago and the other missing plane, the "Golden Eagle," a half-hour previously, shortly before daybreak.
Rewards for discovery of the two missing planes increased to $40,000 during the night. The first offer was of $10,000 for each plane made by James E. Dole, sponsor of the tragic race. William Malloska, owner of the plane, "Miss Doran," offered a reward of $10,000 for the discovery of the plane or its occupants, according to word received from Honolulu, where he had gone to greet the brave little crew of the biplane. George Hearst, owner of the Golden Eag:e made a similar offer for the discovery of Jack Frost and Gordon Scott, pilot and navigator of his plane.
Experts today estimated^ the area of ocean to be searched at 540,000 square miles, and added that the navy's present efforts should cover the course in four days.
The area is 450 miles wide at Hawaii, extending fifty miles on either side of the islands, and tapers to the Farallon Islands, thirty out of San Fi-ancisco, over which all
after the honorary pallbearers. They four Dole flight competitors flew, wee A. D. Paterson, M.L.A., of Delta :| The Langley, with its twenty-eight
deputy minister of Weaver of Mud Bay
MAROUIC OF HEREFORD
ADJUDGED A BANKRUPT
London. Aug. 24.�On the petition
f his creditors a receiving order in
bankruptcy h?^ been issued bv the
t.:rt against the Marquis of Hereford.
PREMIER BALDWIN ENJOYED
HIS VISIT TO CANADA
Southampton, Aup. 24.�Premier Baldwin, returning today from lr.s visit to Canada, announced he hal a wonderful experience in the domin-on and had enjoyed every minute of his trip.
PREMIER KING OPENS
NORTH HURON CAMPAIGN
G. R. Naden, lands; Frank Joseph Brown of Surrey; John Lewis of New Westminster; A. A. Coleman of Delta; B. C. Nicholas, editor of the Victoria Times, and J- D. McNiven, | deputy minister of labor.
The hearse followed them and he-hind it came four cars, carrying the family of the premier and his intimate friends.
All Mr. Oliver's sons and daughters had assembled in the capital for the funeral, two of them coming across the continent. With Mrs. Oliver, the widow, were Dr. Robert Oliver of Hamilton; Charles of Penticton; Arthur of Delta; Joseph of Vancouver; John T., of Delta; Mrs. Charles Callow, of Seattle, and her husband; Mrs. R. E. Runnals, of South Vancouver, and her husband, and Mrs. Ar E. Savage, of Montreal.
planes, will cover about 125 miles between dawn and dusk daily, sending out its land planes in pairs to cover various sectors of the lane to the eastward.
The seven destroyers now from 100 to 500 miles out. are expected to deploy and speed westward to the half-way mark, covering about 250 miles daily. Four other destroyers under Admiral Jackson, will make similar speed, patrolling segments of the course around the halfway mark.
Twenty- three submarines station-d at Hawaii and three subchasers will work eastward, supplemented by airplanes and seaplanes from the islands. They will make about 12T< miles daily.
The Golden Eagle is regarded by experts here as comparatively seaworthy and the general opinion is that unless it crashed it could remain
Nicola Sacco and Vanzetti Executed Tuesday Morning
Communists Stage Demonstrations
in Many of the Leading Cities
of the World.
Disturbance Feared When United
States Legion Meets Next
Month in Paris.
A car bearing Lieutenant-Governor j afloat for many days.
Ottawa. Aug. 24.�Premier King, accompanied by Solicitor-General Cannon and Minister of Justice La-nointe. left, the canital today to open he Liberal campaign in the North Huron by-election.
DREDGE SWAMPED OFF
PORT DALHOUSIE
Port Dalhousie, Aug. 24.�The dredge Monarch, owned by the Do-ninion Dredging company, was swamped and sunk off this port to-lay by a heavy sea. The crew of thirteen was saved with difficulty.
Randolph Bruce followed. With him was Brigadier-General G. F. Trotter, who represented the Prince of Wales and thus confered upon the premier an honor never bestowed before upon the leader of a British Columbia government. Commander Percy C. Nelles, senior naval officer of the Es-quimalt naval station, accompanied the lieutenant-governor as the representative of the governor-genera?, Lord Willingdon.
J. A. Buckham, speaker of the legislature, rode with Engineer Commander Knothe, who represented the-British embassy in Washington, D.C.
Hon. Peter Heenan, minister of labor, attended on behalf of the federal government.
Behind the hundred official cars followed private cars which held u,i traffic for nearly two miles aiong the route to the cemetery. They carried citizens of all parts of the province.
The Miss Doran, however, was neither built nor equipped to stay afloat on the ocean, and some experts believe that the plane could not remain afloat for more than twenty-four to thirty hours. It has now been down for longer than that time. Too, the occupants of the Miss Doran, Auggy Pedlar, pilot; Lieut. Vilas K. Knope, navigator, and Miss Mildred Doran, j pretty Michigan school teacher, were not prepared to remain long without assistance. The only food they had j was some sandwiches and some hot coffee in thermos bottles.
Both planes were equipped with rubber rafts, but the practicability of these contraptions has never been proved. Ernie Smith, first civilian to cross the Pacific, expressed the opinion that a similar raft could not have
Boston, Aug. 23.�Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in the Charleston state prison this morning for murder���committed nearly seven years ago. ' The double-execution marked the end of one of the most remarkable cases in criminal jurisprudence in the United States.
New York, Aug. 23.�There were more or less violent Communist demonstrations in most of the large cities of the United States today which were staged as a protest against the execution of the condemned murderers, Sacco and Vanzetti.
London, Aug. 23.�A strong guard was posted at the United States embassy last night and throughout the day to check anything in the way of a Communist demonstration, and similar precautions were taken in Rome and Paris. The greatest outbreak is feared in Paris, but it may not come until next month when".the American Legion is scheduled to meet in the French capital. This meeting will be largely attended, and already the legionnaires are gathering. L'Humanite, the Communist newspaper, has already published a threat of reprisals against the legion for the executions of Sacco and Ven-zetti.
Montpelier, France, Aug. 23.� Communists exploded two bombs here today in protest of the Sacco and Venzetti executions. One bomb was placed near the police station and the other near the jail. Several policemen were injured and the windows in adjacent buildings were smashed.
Geneva, Aug. 23.�Sacco-Venzetti demonstrators attacked and badly damaged shops conducted by United States citizens. They also raided moving picture theatres showing United States films, which they destroyed.
Copenhagen, Aug. 23.�There was heavy street fighting before the United States consulate at Gothenburg in connection with a Sacco-Venzetti demonstration. The casualties were about evenly divided between the police and the demonstrators.
Berlin, Aug. 23.�Communists in Berlin and other cities sought to stage demonstrations against the United States but were kept in check by the police.
* Sydney, N.S.W., Aug. 23.�Ten thousand Sacco-Venzetti demon strr tors marched through the streets of the city today singing red songs, and carrying banners protesting against the execution of the murderers.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 23.�Following the announcement of the execution of Sacco and Venzetti an immense crowd commenced the stoniner of the United States commercial houses in the business section of, the city. The demonstration was quickly quelled by the police.
ORANGE HOME MAKES
APPEAL FOR FUNDS FOR
CHILDREN'S HOME
G. C. Sinclair, of the local employment bureau, has been placed^, in charge of the appeal which the Protestant association is making in connection with the new home^for children now under construction in New Westminster. The estimated cost of the building is $85,000, and approximately $50,000 is required to clear
fnr 7v ,'nr the institution of debt. The struc-for an hour had i . . ______ ,___^__� .�
well, minister of agriculture, he was very much in favor of the establishment of one or two experimental farms in the section of the province served by the Canadian National railway, and he expressed the view thero was a very good prospect for a realization of the; hopes of the board of trade in the matter.
While the party was at Summit Lake, preparing to start down the waterway, C. A. Pyne, president of tho board of trade, took occasion to brine to the attention of the minister the desire of the board to secure the stocking of the lakes in the vicinity of Prince George with fish, which would add to tho attract'ons of the district for tourists. Th<* minister snid he anticipated no difficulty in this matter, and intimnted the fishery department would be found r�ndy to en-onerat* when %� renr"�<=t. f�W; 'V ptockine of on<� or more lakes in the district came before them.
EPIDEMIC OF INFANTILE
PARALYSIS IN TRAH AND
ROSSLAND IS ALARMING
he and his navigator, Emory Bronte, been forced to take to it. the
Victoria, Aug. 24.�The provincial health department has been advised of a serious outbreak of infantile naralysis in the cities of Trail and Rossland. In the smelter city fourteen cases have been reported, and two in Rossland. The matter will be immdiately investigated by the provincial authorities.
WARNS PROVINCES AGAINST
FEDERAL ENCROACHMENTS
Toronto, Aug. 24.�The Canadian bar association met in annual convention here today with Lord Hewatt lord chief justice of England, and other distinsruished legal men in attendance. -Sir James Aikins, presi-denj^of the association, in hia open-'njr adThpe�s. warned the several provinces nrainst the steadv encroachment b*�ui<� Inade tmon their powers by the federal government.
ture now in process of erection is to replace the building formerly used as a home, but which has proven unequal to
from the Oakland airport on Tuesday, August 16th, has alreadv cost three lives. Naval Lieuts. Covell and Wag- j ener lost their lives when their Tre- j maine monoplane, bound for the : starting point, crashed and burnpo1 near San Diego. Capt. Arthur V. i Rogers lost his life when the Angel. , of Los Angeles, crashed in a test j flight. The triplane, Pride of Los , Angeles, fell into the bay at Oak- \ land and was wrecked, but its three occupants managed to get ashore uninjured.
The flight from California to Honolulu covered a distance of 2400 miles and the competition was the result of a nurse of $35,000 offered by James Dole to the first of the planes to arrive at its destination.
San Francisco, Aug. 20.�-Hope for the occupants of the missing plane? Miss Doran and Golden Eagle, which nnrtiotnated in the Dole flight to Honolulu, is almost abandoned.
the home that while accommodation was available no child has been refused admission.
If able to do so, the relatives of children are required to pay a small monthly charge, but if they are unable to make such payment the, children are looked after by the association. The work has been carried on for seventeen years, since which time 700 children have found comfort and shelter within its walls, and of this number 80 per cent had no direct claim unon the association. Full particulars as to the home and the ap-neal now being made for funds can be secured from G. C. Sinclair.
TORONTO MEN WIN IN
COINAGE COMPETITION
Ottawa, Ail*. 16.�Gustav Hahn and O. C. E. Macdonald, of Toronto, were successful contestants in tlie coTTinetitinn for- ftesiems for the dominion jubilee ooinage.