VOL. lLJ^-^___________
'Candidates are Married in Most Constituencies
MacLeiTwill Head Liberal ^ Hcket In Capital And Don-aghy In Vancouver
PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1928.
Five Centa.
In
Victoria, �tioii of
ackenzie Replaces J.
^Liber.. C-U North Vancouver
M.
June 12.�With the ex-the cities of Vancouver �., Virtoria; which together* have &" ..-us in the provincial legislature, <-en v' ' ,, .{.� nnnetitnfincies have
constituencies have in the field and the litical campaign-is now nicely un-'.V-.. So far Major R. J. Burde
in any thi ir
ijs not appear I'Otistituency
,i, have
. Conservatives
in the line-up. In Aberni the Lib-
nominated L. A. Hanna, have named Percy 'and'the Labor party has V Barnard in the place inle In the Atlin riding the will" be between H. F. Kergin, ,1 and T. W. Falconer,
Xh, on >
General Nobile and Crew of Italia Await Rescue
Have Made Their Way To An Emergency Station But Suffer From Frostbite
Kingsbay, June 12.�Radio communication has been established with General Nobile and the crew of the dirigible Italia. The crew of the dirigible have been out of touch with the world since the great air-' ship was damaged in the storm about two week ago. In a late message which General Nubile has sent out he. states he is leading five of his men over the ice . in an effort to reach the relief ship Braganza,
CITIZEN ADVERTISING PAYS
Editor Citizen:�
"I have been thinking you might like to know of the success I had with the little advertisement I put in The Citizen some, weeks ago. I
was surprised to learn of the wide ______
circulation of The Citizen. I had re- � Cash Drawings In Connection With
Advance Tickets Find Ready Sale Along Railway
plies from the east almost to the Alberta boundary and shipped little pigs both east and west of the city. I shipped a pure-bred Yorkshire, for breeding, as far east on the C.N.R. as Kidd. I also secured a number or orders in Prince George, in Pine-
Prince George Celebration Will Bring Good Attendance
Good Programme and Absence of
Counter Attraction* Will Make
For Good Patronage
Farmers Oppose Nomination of Herbert Hoover
Movement For The Placing of a
Farmer Candidate In Field
Receives Much Support
Republican Convention Goes On Record In Emphatic Manner on Prohibition Issue
view, and one from a point thirty j Secretary J. O. Wilson, ' of the1 Kansas City, June 13�Although miles north of Prince ^George. You j prjnce George Agricultural and In- Herbert Hoover is conceded to be" a
jjygtj.jai Association, says the ad- strong favoi'ite as the Republican
will note the great extent of territory in which I advertised my stock
vancVsalen7tickets foTthe Domin-
y vancVsalen7tickets foTthe Domin-
through your jp&per for the small; ion Day celebration in this city has
sum of fifty cents.
my stock is up to ! portions, standard I should make sales readi-
! commenced to reach sizeable pro-
The tickets, which carry
a chance in the drawing for sub-
ri'ucn Liie renei snin �Sr;if:in7-i . ,, , t i_ i. il tuante in me uruwing lor sun-
which is now ftehtinir hi w-iv through ly another year wl\en l h?')G l"J)ut; stantial cash prizes on both days of
which is. nov.lighting its m, a Liberal.
station
�e. iwo of the men
with I injured when the dirigible crashed, and all of them are suffering from frozen hands and feet. The dirigible lost the greater portion of its provisions and equipment for emergency use when the airship crashed.
two days, to secure work on the roads."
Wishing The Citizen every .success,
F. E. HAMMOND, Salmon River, June 9th.
in Ch'illi
ef as a
wack and Columbia Hon. J A
tor of mines. The Conservatives have V. B. Harrison in the field and .the Labor party has nominated M. Bruce.
CANADIANS TAKE OFF FOR
FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC
Roosevelt Field, June 12.�The monoplane Columbia, carrying Miss Mable Boutillier. C. Boutillier, a Canadian war-flier, and Captain Ar-gles, a Toronto man, took off here
their names and addresses -are legib- prohibition plank is much stronger
ly written on the stub of the tickets than any other to receive endorsa-
purchased by them, as it will be the tion. The plank was fashioned
stubs which will be used in the largely upon th0 recommendation of
drawing and not the tickets. Senator Borah, of Idaho.
The Agricultural Association is A unexpected development was
reaching out for bigger patronage the action of the sub-committee on
for the celebration this year and to the drafting of the national plat-
secureit are offering larger prizes, | form in condemning the practice of
especially for the horse racing. It is incurring campaign deficits as was
y g t
confidently expected there will be
by Will Hayes, chairman of
n Chilliwack
I) Barrow and Speaker J. A. have been nominated, and
i-:.
Biickhani .� -
the Conservatives have nominated
\V. Atkinson and E. J. Scovil.
Comox
William held by I pendent.
servatives
____ ... In
the Labor party has named Law for the seat formerly . P. Harrison as an Inde-
..... The Liberals have nomi-
I J. W. McKenzie and the Con-......__ Dr. 0. K. McNaughton.
In Cowichan-Newcastle C. F. Da-vie, former Conservative memjber, is being opposed by S. Guthrie, "Socialist, and it is said the Liberals are pot likely to nominate. The merging of these two constituencies by Premier Oliver operated as a shut-out for Guthrie, who had formerly re-|)ic!f�ntecl Newcastle, but if he can succeed in combining the greater part of the Liberal vote with that "i the Socialists Guthrie may get back into the- legislature, especially if St. (;. II. Gray remains in the fied ;is an Independent-Conservative.
in Cranbrook the Liberals have nominated F. M. McPherson against N. S. Wallinger who won the seat f' r the Conservatives in the last general election, and in Creston they have nominated F. Putnam against h>d Lish-r.
There appears to he a prospect for n lively fight in Delta where the Conservatives have placed J. W. B< rry in the field to contest the election with A. McD. Patterson. Hie liberals are counting on a win i" � the Delta, which/ was won on a very closc vote for the Conservatives by John A Catherwood. N. S. LouRheed has been named by the ( nnsefvativjes this time and he is
being
pp
sed .by W. J. Whiteside,
pp y
of New Westminster, former Liberal me.mbor for that city.
R. ii. Pooley, Conservative lead-'�'" i" the last legislature, is beinc opposed in Es'quimault by Mary El-Jen Smith who secured her election " the last election on the counting �i the absentee vote. Frank R. Car-low, who preferred the corruption charges against members of the gov-ernment is also in the field in Es-
nuimalt There if in Esquimalt,
I" the Grand constituency D.
as an Independent Liberal, little prospect for a change
Forks-Greenwood McPherson. who the neat for the Liberals in a ity-eleetion is being opposed by Dr. {[ M. Kinphton. and the .seat is both sides with equal
cl
issue out with ne honor of lands in th
mfidence
r- W. Peek. V. C. will fight the M. B. Jackson foi* representing the Is-iiceess has come to both men e constituency in the past. In the ridingp <>f Kamloops. Kaslo-�-.locan and Lillooet the Liberals �ave named the members in the last �wslatiffe; J. R. Colley, C. S. Leary �;"<> A. F,. Munn. and the fight will ^ with .r. ft. Mitchell. Capt. James ''.'tsimmons and E. C. Carson.
In the Mackenzie ridinsr Mike � "ansnti. Conservative, will be opposed hv W J. Heath. Liberal nomi-..,. " , '"'^e is an old campaigner :,,�(vs his way about the coast - mtie _ better than most of them. fJ", 't is said he will have a big t!� � hi, hands this time.
:L.eral3 have failed so far candidate in Nanaimo. vears by
lat
f�r
An interesting contest is expected; A�lintip flip-hf in Nelson where J. A. McDonald,
who ei als
carried the seat for the Lib-1 in the by-election necessitated .
by the. death of Premier Oliver, will j be again opposed by D. L. E. Bor-don, Conservative.
In New Westminster A. Wells j Gray who carried the seat in a by- i election for the Liberals will be op- j posed this time by Dr. A. M. Sanford, Conservative, who was defeated in the last general election.
In North Vancouver John M.
three times as many horses entered the Harding campaign in 1920. for the races as last year. All of the Kansas City, June 14.�The Hoo-
today on the first leg of a proposed tables which were represented at ver forces won the first test of Some time later last year's celebration will be en- strength in the convention yesterday the plane was reported' as passing tere'd again this year, and there will by the decisive margin of 659V^ x'">
ay to Har- be fully as many new ones. : 399% on a resolution to seat con-
1 A first class "grand stand attrac- tested delegates, tion has been .secured this year to] ��
fill in the wait between the horse FINANCE COMMITTEE OF racing. For this the McMahon-l DOMINION DAY CELEBRATION Wheeler combination, one of the, TO SOLICIT SUBCRIPTIONS
foremost grand stand attractions in
Kemntown, b01. Qrace
H
E. GILBERT PAYS VISIT IN INTEREST OF THE
BARBERS' ASSOCIATION
liryan, who secured his election on i ["UV'!'K cl
the absentee vote after being badly ';er sll+Ons- in ^Kin^."Js r
beaten on the resident vote, has the Clty shops Mr. Gilbert
been dropped out of the picture. ''ompanied by a health representa-
' turn at rn/� ^^^ u nim no I �tit I hntf f An nn
H. E. Gilbert, secretary of the barbers' association of the province, paid a visit to Prince George during the week-end with a view to improving conditions in the local bar-In making his rounds of was ac-
Hon. Ian Mackenzie, the new provincial secretary, has replaced Bryan as the Liberal candidate and the
Loutet.
the last house Mackenzie
tive of the municipality. They found conditions very good but an effort will be made to have the proprietors put on a clean-up week with a view upon their customers
g
the United States. has been secured,1 The finance committee of the and their acts wiil cover everything Dominion Day celebration will com-known to aerial, trapeze, tight and; mence soliciting subscriptions from
h ht l t k t
slack wire, tumbling performers.
and juggling, the merchants early next week to i assist in financing the big show. It
held one of the Vancouver seats. : In North Okanagar. W. F. Kennedy, Conservative member in the last legislature, has the field to himself, but the Liberals are expected to nominate within a few days.
In the Omineca Attorney-General Manson is being opposed by J. C. Shelford, Conservative candidate. In the last general election Shelfoi-d ran second as a Provincial in a three-sided contest. j
In Prince Rupert Hon. T. D. Pat-tullo is getting the breaks as he has two Conservatives opposing him. [ s< Janies Thompson is the regular Conservative nominee, but S. M. Newton has announced himself as an
ot tio^
Messrs. Pavich a.nd Jonas will be ! was demonstrated last year the cele-in charge of the Midway this year.; bration brought a large number of Experience gained last year has en- visitors to the city and greatly in-couraged them to book several new \ creased the volume of business of. turns. At this date they decline to the merchants. AH that the canvas-divulge particulars but give every sers are asking is that the merchants assurance of pleasant surprises. j give them a percentage of their
The officers of the Northern I urn- ; profits on the increased business precautions taken"for 1 bermen' Association have been asked : which the celebration will bring to
Premier MacLean Issues Manifesto to the Electors
Sale of the P. G. E. Is Presented As
The Outstanding Matter of
Provincial Concern
Confident of Effecting- A Sale That Further Work Is Not Advisable at Present
Victoria, June 8,�Premier MacLean hasf issued his manifesto to
Independent-Conservative.
In Revelstoke Hon. W. H. Sutherland will fight it out again with | the electors of the province. He Adam Bell whom he defeated in the i places the solution of the P. G. E.
j to draft the rules for the log-sawing I them, based upon the experience of 'and chopping contests which have' last year. The merchants will do been added to the programme for; much better this year in view of this year. There is evidence of keen ! the added attractions and the ab-rivalry among thn employee-.^ of thejsenee of counter celebrations at several sawmills in connection with i other places in the vicinity of Prince these contests, and several have al-i George.
ready intimated their intention ofr ---------�------�
preparing for and entering tho con-j HIGH SCHOOL REPORT
tots. ---------
Another new feature hi connec- Following are the results of ex-tion with th0 celoj-ration this year! amintions held during the week enTl-will be a tie making contest -"Tie-, ing June 8, names being arranged in making is one of tho outstanding in- order of merit:
i dustries of this district and all Latin, Grade X�Eva Morrell, | through the season there are rival-; Spencer Graham, Muriel, Williams, j ries in the bush which art- ncvei1 sat- Dixie Blue, Martha Huble, Dorothea isfut'tcrily settled. The content at Guest, Hazel Shaw, Lawrence Me-j the Prince- Georg? celebration will Lean, Samuel McLean, Maye Nault,
nature, i Rose Rice and Helen Kyle equal,
last general election.
j railway problem as_Lht? first in im-
,J. H. Schofield, the veteran Con- j pbrtance to the people of the pro-sorvative member for Rosslan'd-Trail , vince He reiterates his policy in will be opposed by Donald McDon- i connection with the railway matter aid. Liberal; and in Saanich Hon. \ as calling for the completion of the
Generous prizes will be offered and; Thelma Fagan, Annie Wehren, Hal there promises to be a large field Robertson, Ernestine Stonehouse, of contestants. i Charles Perkins, Dorothy Hartley,
There will be no Dominion Day Virginia Taylor, Bill Porter, celebration at Smithers. Telkwa; Latin, Grade IX�Merle Mallery, Vanderhoof or Quesnel this year. Doris Goodell, Clara Wieland, Ralph All the road* will lead to Prince! Moffatt, Dorothy Bain. Maxine Blue,
S. F. Tolmie has as an opponent N. j railway into Vancouver and Prince j George"and'there' should"be"a record Erma Goheen, Lucille Watson, Chris-W Whittaker Liberal , George in the event of failure: of his attendance at both days of the cele-.j tine Thomas, Leonard Harper. Lulu
j pending sale negotiations but gives I ' ' Mfftt Alln Davi Lois Dixon
W Whitt g attenda
In Salmon Arm the Liberals nave j pending sale negotiations, but gives I ^ration yet to nominate, and R. W. Bruhn, | fresh�assurance of his confidence in j
Conservative, has the field to him- j the successful outcome of the ame. self; and in Sinvilkameen W. A. Me- So certain is the premier of the ap-j Ken'zie, Conservative is being oppos- � proaching success of his sale plan j er) hv C II Tupper, Liberal. i that he considers it unwise to com-
h Sk riding Dr. H. C. 1 mence the expenditure authorized;
is being opposed by the legislature during the recent
Moffatt, Allan Davis, jean MacMillan.
Lois Dixon,
In the Skeena Wrinch, Liben"l,
CONSERVATIVES APPOINT COMMITTEES
At a meeting of the Fort George
JOSEPH SANKEY ACQUITTED ON CHARGE OF MURDERING
LORETTA CHISHOLM
by Fi'ank N Dockerill, Conservative; session, and in South Okanagan J. W. Jones, Conservative, is being opposed by
The Premier did not reveal
of hip negotiations for
de-the
June 11. allowing committees were ap-
Young D. R. W. Alward, and C. W.
lands. Labor/has the field to him-'value of the railway, a land grant, self and the Liberals and Conserva- ' continuous operation, and comple-t.ive.s have yet to name their- candi- tion from Vancouver to Prince dates.
In Vancouver Hon. Dugald Don� ------- , TnWon
the Liberal ticket, but so far is the \ governments were assisting the P. I A ^Xtt rtavaon ana
only candidate in the field aside G. E. negotiations, andy urged; that {-^^r^-
At New Westmister on Friday the jury acquitted Joseph Sankey, the Port P^ssington half-caste charg-j ed with thc murder of Miss Loretta j Chisholm, who was employed at Port _ Essington as a school teacher. The jury considered its verdict less than half an hour. "At a previous trial I in Prince Rupert Sankey was found
i Georgo,' and extension to the Peace I Finance, G..S. Porter M C. Wig- J ^uiitv"and"sentenced"to be "hanged -, River." P'ns- L. Graham, A. P. Anderson and but a new trial was ordered by the
! A Johnson '
department of justice.
Somewhat the same situation ob- j of his government. Victoria where Premier will head the Liberal tic-
ke-t. He is the only candidate in the field aside from Joseph North, Victoria's erstwhile sensational police
commissioner.
In Yale the Conservative candidate R. H. Helmer, is the only candidate in the field. In Richmond-Point Grey no. candidates have been named; and in Fernie the race will
� .......v �,..�� UJ be between Tom Uphill, Labor, and
e Hon. William Sloan, minis- Captain M. McLean, Conservative.
kems^f government policy asfoU lows:
1�Substantial reductions in taxation in "the immediate future," consequent upon the general prosperity of the province, the return of federal railway lands to provincial control, and the prospective disposal of the P. G. E.
2�An agreement with the fed-(Continued on pag* 6)
WEATHER REPORT
R. B. Carter, local meteorological
and wo
don and A. B. Moffatt. j days 'The Fraser is now standing
the! Information as to the proceedings) at 10 feet abOve the low water -' the executive meeting were fur- mark> the drop since the hiph si
SlE-^l^iB^^^
Watson, secretary
for the association.
Rev. A. W. Trinklein will conduct b'oth services in Connaughf- Hill Lutheran Church on Sunday. In the morning he will|�.. speak on "The Polly of Making Excuses." and at 7.30 in the evening on "The Peril | of Resisting God." Sunday School service begins at 10 o'clock.
this summer being 6.fi feet. The following were the maximum and minimum readings for the week ending Tuesday, June 12th:
Wednesday ......-.............64 30
Thursday ........................71 36
Friday -w...................- -476 48
Saturday .......................,74 44
Sunday ..........................77 38
IVDonday ..........................79 43
Tuesday..........^..............82 44