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PRINCE GEORGE CITIZM
VOL. 10, No. 51.
PRINCE GEORGE, B. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1927.
Five Cents.
Sale of Lighting System Goes Over for Two Weeks
Condition   of    Machinery    in    Power Station   and   Distribution   System Will be  Enquired Into.
Prospect   for  Continuous   Power  Service   Is  Attractive  Feature  of Bowness Proposition.
The members of the city council decided on Monday evening to take up the offer of E. W. Bowness for the purchase of the city power plant and electrical distribution system at their next regular meeting. In the interim it is proposed to have an enquiry into the present condition of the machinery in the power house, as well as the condition of the distributing .system, with a view to determining' tile extent of expenditure necessary  to  maintain  efficiency.
Mayor Patterson suggested, when the Bowness offer was reached, that in view of the absence of Alderman Moffat and Alderman Griffith, it would be well to stand the matter over until it could be dealt with by a full council. He said he had written Mr. Bowne.-s since his offer hail been received, asking certain questions, but as yet had received no reply. The motion sending consideration over to the next meeting was moved by Alderman Fraser. seconded by Alderma'n Kennedy.
Alderman Opie suggested that before the council dealt with the purchase offer it should instigate an enquiry into the condition of the machinery in the power plant, and also learn something tion of the distribution system. In view of reports beintr circulated h(J was very desirous that Superintendent. Sutherland, of the power house, .should attend a meeting of the epi1 cil and inform the members of the actual conditions in the power station. The information had come to him that the machinery in the power station is virtually worn out, and that replacements would be necessary in the near future.    It came as
Accidental Death is Jury Verdict in Johnson Case
John  Johnson  Fatally  Injured   When
Struck   by   Falling   Tree   in
Vicinity  of  Guilford.
Victim  Died  on Freight  Train   Some
Hours  Later While Con.'ng to
City  Hospital.
The coroner's jury on Saturday afternoon found that John Johnson met his death on Friday as the result of being struck on the head by a falling tree, in the vicinity of Guil-ford, the force of the blow being sufficient to fracture the skull and cause concussion of the brain. The jury was composed of James Wilson, foreman; Arthur Leith, W. J. Pitman. John Duncan, O. N. Haydon and W. J. Matheson
CANADIAN NATIONAL WILL BUILD FLIN FLON BRANCH FROM HUDSON'S  BAY ROAD
Ottawa, Nov. 23.�Hon. Chas. A. Dunning, minister of railways, makes the announcement that the Canadian National will build the branch line from the Hudson's Bay railway into the Flin Flon mining district. The building of the lint, he predicted, would prove of immense benefit to Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The mining interests in the Flin Flon district have been moving to secure an exemption of royalties with a view to speeding up mineral development. Premier Gardiner, cf Saskatchewan. has gone on record as favorable to a provisional exemption  but will not
'The Beauty Shop"'   |Hearing on Cider Played to Capacity
For Three Nights
Local   Artists   Score   Marked   Success in   Presentation   of   Popular
Musical   Comedy.
Cases Adjourned Till Wednesday
E.   Wilson   Was   Not   Prepared
Proceed With the Cases of Yee
Kee and  Karl  Anderson.
to
Elks Entertainment Staged in Aid of   Action Taken  by  the  Local  Police   Is Charity   Gave   Full   Value   for                  Condemned4  as   Vexatious
Admission Charges.                                       Proceeding.
The  officers and  members of   the local   lodge   of   Elks   are   to   be   con-
Prosecutions are under way in the
consider""^ "exemption""extending fgratulatecTupon the  very successful  courts which will put  sweet cider off over so long- a period.                         I production   of   #'The   Beauty   sShop," the   market.     The   campaign   against
long a pericd
WESTERN  FUEL COMPANV REFUSES   TO   NEGOTIATE
WITH  UNION OFFICIAL
which   was auspices   in Monday,
presented     under    their the   Capitol   theatre    on
 ,the   cider   came   when    Sall      Danas
Tuesday   and      Wednesday  w�s cuiivi��a-ux  ux-uii*�uu�� evening* under the direction of C. H.  re&ult �f drinkin?.5id,er.in *_Chin,eSe
Nanaimo, No". l.-i.�Negotiations looking to a settlement of the dispute between the Western Fuel com- Irecordbreaking  runs
l
', was convicted of drunkenness as the.
� in
Lewis. "The Beauty Shop" is a restaurant conducted by Yee ,^ bright little musical comedy which A conviction was also secured against was  written   in   1SU4   and     enjoyed Yee Kee for permitting drunkenness
v   Ynrnr  on  his premises, and  then the   local
 New    Yorn
The deceased was in the employ of jpany and  its  empbype?   were
A.  McLarty at the tiiv.e of th dint, being engaged in  loggin
Com-  I I etui uiu irttivnii;    :uuo    in      *>cw       � <~>i n
dead- iand London, and in making their ar-   PG.hc:e officers sought to inform them-
accir Mocked   today   when" the   officers    of Irajrement   with   Mr.   Lewis   the    Elks He   the company refused to continue dis- 'secured a director who accomplished
ried, and a brother,  Victor Johnson, is  the   only relative  he  had    in    the
mittee   while   it   eor.unned   objectionable union  officials.    The  coal   com-
country.     Coroner   Guest   intimated   pany's representatives said the
|weeks preparation.
The production marked a very wel-
that while it was apparent the fatality  was an    accidental     death,     for which   no   one "was   blameworthy,   it nevertheless affected a claim    under the   W and  in all advisable to hold an inquest.
The evidence established that J< hnson was struck on the head by a tree which he was falling on Friday morning in the vicinity of Guilford. Dr. Sandiford, of McBride, was summoned and rendered such assistance as was possible. It was decided to bring Johnson to-the hospital in thi
were Icome change in the  way  of     public
ready   to   continue   negotiations   but [entertainments in Prince George, and that.'the  men's committee should   be   greatly increased 'the measure of ap-restricted to former employees.    The  preciatioh   of  available   musical   and  pcr c<~ul, ininers refused to consider any  such .histrionic talent.    It was put on with
rkmen's   Compensation   Act,  restrictions in the matter of the per- |a view to aiding the Christmas char-It  cases it was deemed   sonnel of their committee and nego->ity   fund   of   the   Elks   organization, tiations are  off for the present.         put it accomplished a great deal more
than this.     It was a show in   which
selves as to the kick which the cider contained. Samples were taken from Yee Kee, and also from the stock in Karl Anderson's warehouse, and for-
 the
This  resulted
THORNTON  MAY SUCCEED IN  GAINING  CONTROL OF
MEXICAN   RAILROAD
full value  was given  for the  admis-
disclosure    that for sale  had
: content of more than 5 and informations were laid against Yee Kee and Karl Anderson under the Government Liquor Act of keeping liquor for sale, the cider qualifying as a liquor in view of its alcoholic content.
The police then paid a visit to the
Mexico City, Nov. 23.�The state-was issued today that the Can- iproduction
sion charges, and winch undoubtedlv   Wilmon^Limited,and secured a sam-
opened the way for productions of a  �le of th* Clder] in ust�c^ ln lts wareT
similar nature in the future.              house     This cider had been received
When in his advance notices of the  but a  few davs    from     the    sellin�
 Lewis  intimated   he
 *"
__                           .                    adian authorities were likely to sue- I would find room on" the' stage "of the  fn alcoholic content of approximate-
to the condi- | city on a freight train, Dr. Sandiland   ceed in tneir efforts to secure control   Capitol for upwards  of seventy per-  lv 4;60 �er c*nt-    A list of the deal-
"           "                                                                                                                            ers to whom the cider was being sup-
plied   was  secured   and   informations
There were times, when the  were laid against the Wilmon Limit-believed  to  principals were doing- turns with the cd and lts customers, charging viola-Sir   Henry  full  cast on stage,  when  the chorus  tions of the liquor act in the keeping were    packed   against   the
accompanying him, "but the victim ,,f the railway crossing the isthmus formers there were few who believed died about 11 o'clock irr the evening from Puerto, on the Gulf of Mexico, he would_be able to make good, but while the train  was still four hours   to the Pacific coast.    The securing of |he did.
out of Prince George.
M.  BRYAN  ASSURES LIBERALS P.G.E. PROBLEM
WILL BE SOLVED
this  piece  of railway  is
be  the   chief  mission  of  �..    ------..
Thornton, of the Canadian National .members railway,  in  Mexico.
f the cider for sale.
The cases against  Yee     Kee    and Karl   Anderson   were   called     before
'"You can rest assured the P. G. E. j railway problem will be solved at the , next   session   of  the   legislature,"   J. \
a surprise to him, and the story M. Bryan, M.L.A. foi North Vancou-might not have proper foundation, ver, said at the annual meetmg of but when a sale of me plant was be- -the Lynn Valley Liberal association ing considered  it  became important  last week.
to learn the facts as to its condition. ;     He also predicted  there  will  be a Mayor Patterson was not inclined railway-tapping    tne    Peace     River
country   from   the   west   before    another   five   years   has   passed.     "The
Ambitious Plan to Solve Problem of P. G. E. Railway
I back of the stage  like  sardines, but
.they  managed to     make    their    en-                                                m
trances and exits with the  minimum  Police Magistrate Moran on Tuesday of
afternoon.     P.   ll.   Wilson   appeared
to take seriously the rumors as to the condition  of the plant.     He said he
had heard similar reports ten years   Peace River country is all you have ago.     At  that  time   it  was  asserted   beard it is    and    more."    said     Mr. the plant could not be operated   for   Bryan,  who recently returned    from another year, but it had been running  there after a tour* with General Sut-ever since.   He agreed with the idea,  ton. however,  that the  members    should inform   themselves  as  to   conditions, and  suggested that  the  chairman  of the power and light committee should arrange     to     have     Superintendent Sutherland and Superintendent Freeman in attendance at the next meeting of the  committee  and  that     all members  of  thP  council  should   at-
Involves   Organization    of
With   Capital   of   $127,000,000 in    Great   Britain.
confusion.                                                                   ....
The burden of the production fell for the prosecution in both cases, to A. McB. Young in the role of Dr. Wlth J- M. McLean appearing for Yee iBudd, proprietor of the beauty shop. Kee- amI Karl Anderson appearing I He was happily cast, made the most   for  himself.    In  view  of the rather
unusual features of the case the prosecution was not prepared to pro- ceed with the V-?e Kee case, and on
British     Columbia     and     Alberta Take  Stock   for  Purchase  of Provincial   Lines.
of his lines, and sustained the character to the end in a very pleasing I manner.     The  same   can   be  said   of    ,
Company H. B. Guest, the Corsican undertak- the request of Mr. Wilson the hearer, and of Bruce Parker as the Cor- inff was enlarged until Wednesday sican innkeeper. The parts taken by n�xt- The same disposition was JT. S. Carmichael, A. D. Plant, Kcr. Douglas and Herbert Wood were also presented   with   commendable   merit.
to
made of the case against Karl Anderson. The cases against the Wilmon   Limited,  and   the   retailers     to
SALVATION ARMY HALL
WILL  BE  OPENED   ON SUNDAY  DECEMBER
11
Victoria, living   the
tend.    Mayor    Patterson    expressed the  opinion  that any  offer for   the
Captain Lyons, of the local Salvation Army corps, hns made arrangements for the opening of the new Salvation Army hall in this city on Sunday', December 11th. It was expected   that   Commissioner   Rich.
Nov. 21 �A scheme information of a $127,-000,000 company to take over the P.G.E. and the Edmonton, Dunve-gan and B.C. railways and to join them together as a western outlet for the  Peace   River     was     revealed     in
sale of the city plant should be care-   Winnipeg,   territorial   loader   for fullv considered; but he did not think   division   known   as     Canada     \\
while 'the�'dancYngVf'w".' C.~Morrison   whom it supplied the  cider, will  not
be called until the nist two cases are disposed of.
There   is   considerable   feeling  ex-
guerite Wilkinson made a very fav- pressed over the action of the police orable impression in her first appear- in a11 th� cider cases in that it is ad-ance   before   a   Prince   George   audi-   �"tted   the   jobbing  houses   and   the
retailers are innocent of any intention to violate the provisions of the liquor act. The cider was purchased by them in the operfmaxket, without knowledge of the alcoholic content. It is contended  it would  have     been
and Arnold Armour was highly creditable.
Of the lady performers Miss Mar-
ence, giving a very artistic interpretation of the character of Lola, a Spanish dancer. Miss Muriel Roper* in the  role  of  Dr.   Budd's  secretary.
government jand Miss Helen Quinn as the doctor's
plans laid  before     the     _                  twivt
of  this morning  by an  influential North j ward  acquitted  themselves  well,  but
the   Vancouver delegation.                          perhaps  the best piece   of  character   sufficient for all purposes, after the
The  cost   of < xtem1         "      "
th<
 no\v   na]]
officiate will' be
there was anything of interest to would be members of the council in the offer has been which had been received from Mr. to attend. Bowness.
Alderman Opie stuck to his position that it was of first importance to learn the condition of the plant which it was suggested to be sold. If the city is faced with heavy expenditures in the immediate future it would probably have a bearing upon the consideration given to the offer to purchase.                                .        .      . .,     n ,_..,;:.,� t c
An informal discussion of the pur-   branch of the Canadian Lc chase offer followed, in the course of   deeded  to  have  th< which  it came out that considerable importance  was  attached   to  the  securing of a continuous power service in  the event of a  sale   being made to the company represented  by  Mr.   to pr Bowness.    It was also intimated that  cured
est,
but it unable
tin
northward   to   the would   be   carried
P.G.E. ;acting was that of'Miss Lucy Taylor,   alcoholic content haci been ascertain-
Alberta  boundary   in  the   role   of thn  th.j   ..iarket.
In the event of a conviction being recorded against Karl Anderson he would be subject to a tine of $300, but in the case of Wilmon Limited, it being a corporation, the fine would
British scheme
capitalists      backing       the must   be   shown     financially
city  might  be   given which will be open to'associate   sound and   the  continuous operation and     Legion     members     and     their   of the extended railway scheme must
advantageous   to  the
secured.                                               t �     \
Alderman Fraser, chairman of the   mentis, light and power committee, intimated his willingness to call his committee and to secure the attendance of the   officials  desired   and   to  have   a report ready for the next meeting of , the   council.     The   meeting   will    be held on Monday evening.
COURT FIXES DATE FOR
EXECUTION OF RUTH SNYDER AND HENRY J. GRAY
b<> absolutely guaranteed. Mr. Philip said the next stop would he for him and his associates U go to Edmonton to interview the Alberta government.
- Linked   with the    company
ujld
HIGH-GRADERS  LEVY
HEAVY TOLL UPON MINES
IN  NORTHERN ONTARIO
Albany. Nov. 23.�The state court
of appeal today fixed the date for the   vast   colonization   scheme execution of Ruth Snyder and rlpnrv  which  it   would    seek Judd Gray for the murder of   Mrs.   SI0.000.000   from   th Snyder's  husband.     Unless   the viction  is upset the two will b(
the  railway   building-
undertake   a
to   finance grant     of
federal   gov-
con-exc-
�uted on  January  9th.
BRITISH  GOVERNMENT
PURCHASES   ITALIAN
AIRPLANE   INVENTION
Ottawa, Nov. 23.�In the course of the trial today of six men charged with having stolen gold ore in then-possession Noel Timmins made the ,                                   T) . . . statement under oath that he was! London. Nov. 22�^The air; mims-convmee