GEORGE CITIZEN PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1928 Junior Hockey League Formed forlWinter Play Pi,vine Schedule Has Been Arranged To Cover Two Months of CONSOLIDATED COMPANY WILL ERECT STEEL PLANT AT TRAIL NEXT YEAR Playing Season Game Will Be Played Tuesday an* Friday Evenings With First Game Tomorrow Th, Prince George Junior Athletic Tlu �.�,. or.mr�ipt��H t.Y\p nrelim- Association has completed the prelim- Ks In connection with the organ-"S of a junior hockey league. Suf-r Silent is available to admit of fUle ?im league. There will be no ;�;SS this year-but & SIg5 R will enter a team. The piay\ t< J\ practice on Wednesday/and ThuSay evenings and play injheir T games on Tuesday and Friday frSfolibwIng playing schedule has IJn arranged in halves with play-offs ,. the end of each half: v F day, Dec. 14-Bankers vs Elks. Say; Dec. 18-C.N.R. vs. Legion Prfihw ' Dec 21�Legion vs. Bankers KSKpec. 25-Elks vs. CNR, Pririiv ' Dec. 28�Bankers vs. Legion ?Sy Jan>k-Legion vs. C.N.R. ,,,v j.tn 4_Elks vs. Bankers Tuesday, Jan. 8-C.N.R. vs. Elks. Fridav Jan. 11�C.N.R. vs. Legion. Tuesday Jan. 15�Elks vs. Bankers. Fridav, Jan! 18�Bankers #vs. Legion Tuesday. Jan. 22�C.N.R. vs. Elks. Friday," Jan 25�Legion vs. Bankers. Tuesda'\% Jan.-29-C.N.R. vs. Legion - Fridaf; Feb. 1.�Bankers vs. Elks. Tuesday, Feb. 5�Elks vs. C.N.R. The following allocation of players been made but as the season ad-may be some tradmcr ne- Vancouver, Dec. 12.�It was announced at the parliament buildings in Victoria, today, that the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company has arranged to erect the first steel plant in western Canada at Trail, and will commence work next summer. The Consolidated company has been holding large iron deposits in Kootenay district for a long time. It is regarded �>s the greatest industrial development for British Columbia in many years, there being a large market for steel on the Pacific coast, o- TORONTO WOMAN MISSING FROM THE LINER AUSONIA London. Dec. 12.�Mrs. Herbert Davis, wife of Professor Davis, of Toronto, is reported to have disappeared from the liner Ausonia while the vessel was enroute from Plymouth to Cherbourg. Conservatives Elect Officers for the Year C. W. Ferry Came Through With A Good Vote To Socure The Office of President dot Against Life Herbert Hoover is Uncovered Police of Buenos Ayres Discover Lot of Explosives And Arrest One Suspect Plotters Aimed To Blow Up Train Carrying- Hoover As He Entered Buenos Ayres Five Cents Lively Contest Marks The Election of Members of Executive The Association For New York, Dec. 11.�A dispatch received from Buenos Ayres states that a plot against the life of Herbert Hoover, president-elect of the United States, due to arrive here on Thursday, has been uncovered by the Argentine police officials. Suspicions were directed to a certain house which upon being visited by the police was found to contain a number of bombs as well j as quantities of explosives and fire- \ arms. Among other things found in the house was a map of the railway line over which Mr. Hoover and his party will travel tomorrow on their j visit to this city and the theory of the police is that the plotters contemplat- j ed placing explosives upon the railway track which would be set off when the Hoover tram passed over them. The police have made one arrest. This man admits he has a knowledge of chemistry and the police believe lie, was the maker of the bombs and other I explosive devices found in the suspect- i cd house. i ALDERMAN OPIE IS CHIEF MAGISTRATE DURING ILLNESS OF MAYOR PATTERSON A special meeting of the city council was held on Monday evening for the appointment of an acting mayor during the illness of Mayor Patterson when the choice of the council fell upon Alderman Opie as the senior member of the aldermanic board. In consideration of health matters it was decided to appoint Dr. C. Ewert as medical health officer for the city until the end of January, which will i leave the new council free to make such appointment as it sees fit in February. It was also decided to leave the matter of the erection of an isolation hospital with Acting Mayor Opie and the health officer. Alderman Wieland was made a member of the court of revision in the place of Mayor Patterson. The court will meet in the city hall on Monday evening at 7.30 o'clock to consider matters King George is Passing Through Grave Crisis Hope For His Life Believed To Depend Upon Success of a Second Operation relating to the municipal voters' list. D. B. Plunkett Defeats MacLean in Close Vote Prince of Wales Reached Buckingham Palace Late Tuesday While Kin? Was Sleeping London, Dec. 12.�There was more uneasiness shown over the condition of the King yesterday � than at any time since His Majesty was taken ill. It was understood the Prince of Wales would arrive at Buckingham Palace at some time during the night, .. as the end of his hurried flight of 6000 miles from the jungles of Africa, and his coming was expected to bring a franker statement from the royal phy-} sicians as to the King's condition.' This I appeared to have been borne out by [ events. One bulletin admitted that ! the King had been unconscious from j noon until 5 o'clock in the evening. j The necessity for a second operation. I similar to the former one, is suggested. ______ I This involves the puncturing of the Tolimes Huge Majority of 2.781 Was! P.leural cavity of the lung., When the Melted Down In By-Election To Little 83 The Conservatives ol tM city of Prince George held their annual elec-ion of ^officers in the I.O.O.F. hnl) m Monday evening. There was a struggle to secure control of the a.�-ociation, and as a result some sixty-live members were in attendance. R. W. Alward presided over the meeting. The contest opened with the call for nominations for the office of Me\��Wimbles L awrence McLean and ] i: resident. O. N. Haydon, retiring president, was placed in nomination, as were also C. W. Ferry and D. G. Williams. The vote was close but the has vances there jssary to even up the teams: Lesion�E. Wilson. Dick Corless. Lloyd Harper, Len Hu-per. N. Izowsky. James Douglas. C N.R.�C. Izowsky, L. Raby. C. Wal-dof, E. Sibley. H. Rogers, W. McChes-ney, P. Parker. E. Shand, George Peters and R. Hogan. Bankers�W, Muirhead, D. McMillan, Tom Corless. E. Clark. A. Van Somer. H. Harper. W. Nehring and J. Par-miter. Elks�H. Gross. B. Graham, J. Van Somer. Bert Withian. Robert Kerr. S. McLean and Jack Quinn. LOCAL BREVITIES A miscellaneous shower was given Friday night at Andersen's Hall for Miss Wanda Pipke. whose marriage to Henry Houghtaling will take place on December 17th. Games were enjoyed �during the evening and later a luncheon was served to forty guests. Miss Pipke was the recipient of a large variety of useful gifts. Rev. A. W. Trinklein �-'�ill conduct both services in Connaught Hill Lutheran church Sundav. �---------o------------- Six prizes will be given for costumes worn at the masquerade dance to be Riven in the Ritts-Kifer on New Year's under the ansplces of the officers and members of the Canadian Lesion. The prizes will be awarded for the most original local-made lady and gentlemen's comic costumes, and for the most original lady and Gentlemen's hired costumes. Simper arrangements for the dance '�ill be in the hands of the ladies auxiliary of the Legion. -o Perry supporters elected their nominee. There was no division over the elec-'ion of the other officers. Levl Graham being selected as vice president; A. J. Peck, as secretary, and A. P. Andersen as treasurer. The opposing forces came together again on the election of the members of the association's executive, and upwards of sixteen persons were placed in nomination for six places. It was decided the six candidates receiving the higher number of votes should be elected. The voting was attended with n lot of excitement and the counting ot the ballots occupied, considerable 1 ime. The scrutineers reported the following as elected: R. W. Alward, O. N. Haydon. A. McB. Young, A. E. Sibley, A. P. Green and T. M. Watson, i.heir standing on the vote being given in the order, mentioned. first operation was performed the King was given anaesthetic, but since the first operation the troub}e in the lung Federal Prestige and Promises Proved has increased and the King's heart is Insufficient To Win Seat For j said to have become very much weak-Former Premier er. Early this morning the decision -------- as to whether this operation should be Victoria, Dec. 7.�The Conservatives i resorted to was the outstanding mat-retained this constituency in the by- | ter for consideration with the members election yesterday when D. B. Plun-! of the royal family and the King's I kett defeated Dr. J. D. MacLean. for- j physicians. i mer provincial premier, on a close � The Prince of Wales arrived in the i vote. At the close of the count last j city at 10.30 and proceeded at once j night the vote was announced as! to Buckingham Palace in the Duke of ' Plunkett 5639, MacLean 5556, givingI York's car. being five minutes ahead -------- j Plunkett a majority of 83. There was! of his schedule on his 6000-mile .iour- M S Cain- ami rrinbronk SiwmilU I a dispute however between the records ; ney. Queen Mary received her eldest M. S. Caine and Cranbrook Sawmills I ^ i the scmtineers and the poll. j son in the drawing room of the pal-clerks in Ward Five and the claim is j ace, embracing him with every evi-made that MacLean's vote in this dence of relief. The first question of was was 1499 and not 1419. If this . the Prince was: "Is there any hope? ! error is established it will reduce, Queen Mary gave the Prince suchas- Sites Secured by Milling Interests at the Agree To Division of Lots Offered For Sale Caine May Proceed With Original Plan But Cranbrook Company Selling To Alexander THE HOME FURNISHERS PUT ON ATTRACTIVE SALE FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS WRIGHT'S JEWELRY STORE PROVES A MAGNET FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS Wright's Jewelry Store is proving a �?net for Christmas shoppers this d *n'cn I shoppers this A wonderful stock of goods. .; a wide ranee, is on display It l play would be dificult to surpass f t l any of tnp ��nce centers ln the g n From diamonds and other ,,p, , sklllf�nv set, the goods offering ''/ :'n kinds of high grade watches as l1 ,./,, , ki shiV as as a verv attractive i r"v.stnl gatin "eather ^ of the latest in silverware and The novelties shown are cap-including the newest in ��.. uding the newest in newrio nd bags> stcel beaded bags. lvorv sets, manicure S ? 7atterPlittle Plated nut ,�ne may set on a contem-iJ hase something to fill the nt can b f Attent can be at Wright's. be fonudat Wrights. �on is directed to the announce- Went n,, " v'"rciea to tne ann( nem �� Page five of this issue. r/ste \Sb^ of the Sunday school rh1stm S cnurch will hold their afthf aa party on Friday. December T'^n?�nJilllS-.local distributor for the "* Pri.,. ^.ltsributors. who entered 1st, sa � �nGcorpe field on Thursday 'r� with I new company is meet-very^ kind reception, not with nly in i av 1I3UV is >[ Que S Plan, g but alon& the the Present the com-^ f^rtbuting plants S nder Hnrbor. and a the New Westminster p t Th nster ?w"lnce -RuiSf .p.on?Pany will make he northS; L V?eir supplybase for er L V? pplybase fori Portion of the province. 1 The Home Furnishers annonuce a big sale of furnishings at attractive orices for Christmas shoppers. In furniture several bargains are offered in dressers and chiffonieres and white enamelled kitchen cabinets, dining-room furnitures and individual chairs. A large range of floor and table lamps has been priced all the way from $5.00 to $35. Some very attractive designs are showing in dinner sets and fancy cups and saucers. See the announcement which appears in another column Local curlers opened their playing leason at the rink last night when the president vs. vice-president competi-� ion was opened. The club has nineteen rinks this year and the members are counting upon a very successful season which will terminate with the greatest bonspiel ever held west of Edmonton. All the trophies will be supported with handsome individual orizes this year, those going with the Kc-lly cup consisting of four buffalo robes. The long-standing dispute betweer Martin S. Caine and the Cranbrook Sawmills Limited, foir-millsite privileges on the Nechako river in the vicinity . of Queen Street, was settled on Friday morning when Government Agent Milburn sold under the hammer several lots owned by the government in the sub-division of Lot 1511 west of Queen street. Although 145 lots in all were disposed of. there was no competition, each being knocked down for the upset of S10.00. The Caine and Cranbrook interests agreed upon the lots they would bid upon. M. S. Caine was the purchaser of 101 lots, namely 19 to 24, in block 1; 1 to 10 in block 2; 1 to 3 in block 3; 12 tol9 in block 33: 1 to 10 in block 34; 1 to 20. in block 35: 1 to 20 in block 36: and 1 to 21 in block 37. The Cranbrook Sawmills secured 33 lo's, namely 7 to 12 in block 3; 1 to 14 in block 4> and 1 and 2 and 4 to 14 in block. Julia A. Bond was the purchaser of 11 lots in block 33. securing lots 1 to 11. Now that the dispute between the sawmillitig companies has been settled it is doubtful if either of the contestants willv build a sawmill on the disputed site. The Cranbrook Company some time ago purchased the assets of the Red Mountain Lumber Company, at Penny, and next spring give t.he operation of the Penny ulant undivided attention. Negotiations are under way. however, for the rale of the Cranbrook Company's interests in the Prince George site to Alfred Alexander, of Dewev. and the nrospect of Alexander building is said to be good. Since the dispute over the site at they majority to 53. I surances as she could As the, King The Liberals made a desperate ef- was still in a fitful state of slumber fort to win the seat, as the party holds since returning to consciousness about but one of the constituencies in the 5 o'clock, it was decided to defer rus province, and during the campaign I meeting with the prince. four members of the King cabinet took It is announced ? comultatwn has b d for today bet^n Jg a hand in the contest in the hope of It ? been arranged for today iLW a hand in the contest in the hope of been arg putting Dr. MacLean over. The re- <^ueen^th^Princ^nOLWHeWe ? ?ord suit of the federal minister's activities of York. Sir Stanley Hejett Lord may be seen in the heavy vote polled. Dawson of Penn a nd th? ^^^V The total vote polled in yesterday's cians who.have bee"i in ^ election was 11,195, as against 10.891 i upon the King At this c in the general election in 1926. j will be d There was something in the nature f another j te At this as to the desirability of contesting the Victoria seat in a by-election but the decision to do so was finally reached, and D. B, Plunkett was placed in the field. With an increase of 304 votes cast over that in the general election Plunkett secured 1,197 less votes than did Hon. S. F. Tolmie in the general election, while Dr. J. D. MacLean polled 1.501 more votes than did Carew Martin. Libera candidate in the general election. There was something in the nature f anothe p as an heroic measure of a division among the Conservatives j to^ave^Hi^Majesty.s ^ letin was issued stating the King was still deeping. Sir Stanley Hewetton leaving the palace at this hour stated His Majesty was then P�ss�}� through the most serious crisis in his illness. London, Dec. 12.�The latest bulletin on the condition of King George noted a slight improvement. The patient's temperature was somewhat lower and his general condition was a little better. The operation of drain-The Northern Hardware and Furni- I ing the lung was performed today and ure Company has added an attractive i it is intimated further drainage may feature to their easy payment plan on urniture purchases. During the holiday season the purchasers of any Jhesterfield set will be given his choice of any stand or bridge lamp oh the loor of their large showroom. In their hardware store the firm is making a drive on sheet-metal roasters for the preparation of the Christmas turkey. jiving a cut of ten per cent from the isual selling price. -------------o-------------- be found necessary- The Fraser River Hardware and Furniture Company has one of the most attractive window displays which has marked the advent of the Christmas season. This has been restricted to the smaller articles all of which are plainly marked. Inside the showrooms a large range of fancy furniture and furnishings suitable for the holiday trade is shown. Attention is directed WEATHER REPORT Postmaster Wimbles has arranged | to the company's announcement on with J. H. Johnson for the use of the | page 10 of this issue. ballroom in the Prince George hotel i "" _________o_________ on the evenings of Saturday. Decem- j her 2?nd. and Monday. December 24th. j for the distribution of the parcels in j the Christmas mail. That Prince j Grorge is proving is well evidenced | pach yenr in the increasing inabilitv Prince George enjoyed exceptionally the railway cache developed M. S. i to handle the Christmas mail through Cnine has been casting about for some j the local post office. The handling of other point at which to erect a mill To facilitate the distribution of the Christmas hampers the B.P.O. Elks Christmas cheer committee would appreciate receiving from any other organization, the names and addresses of families to whom a hamper would be acceptable. Send names to H. Wood Secretary. P. O. Box 328. --------------o------------- The annual meeting of the Women's Institute will be held in the Assembly room of the Legion building on Monday afternoon at three o'clock. --------------o------------- There is but one week remaining within which the boy scouts can accept old toys for repair for the Christmas season. The scouts feel sure they have not gathered enough toys to make all the children who should receive them happy on Christmas. They are making another appeal to the residents to turn in all the unused toys they have on hand. A phone call to 16M will ensure their being picked up and made presentable for the Christmas hampers. which would hove the advantage of being close to Prince George. He has 'wen in treaty with the Canadian National Railway for a site in the vicinity of the city power house, and will doubtless have the option of building upon it or the site at the cache. In any event one of the sites will be for sale. 'PATTY MAKES THINGS HUM* PRESENTED AS THREE-ACT COMEDY TOMORROW EVENING 'Pattv Makes Tilings Hum' is the the ordinary mail is often a matter of hours, but if the Christmas mail were j ending Tuesday, December For g y the greater part of the week the minimum reasings showed but a few degrees of frost with the lowest reading of five degrees above zero on Thurs- A year ago ! G Prince ly it would be a matter of days. Residents of Prince George and vicinity are reminded that Saturday next will be the last mailing date to j ensure the delivery of Christmas mail | George was in the grasp of its record breaking winter with minimum temperatures flirting around 35 and 48 below. R. B. to points in Ontario. Quebec and the J fj^h Yukon. Monday will be the last dav for mailing to points in the prairie provinces. To ensure the delivery of local mail before Christmas it should be deposited in the local post office not later than Saturday, December 22nd. -------------o-------------- Don't forget the dance Saturday title of a three-act comedy which will j night in the Ritts-Kifer Hall. Dancing be presented in Knox Church tomor- i from 9-12. Prince George 4 Orchestra.. row evening under the auspices of the ! -------------o-------�------- | ladles' aid of the church and the di- j Acting-Mayor Opie makes the an- j rection of Mrs. George Abbott. There : nouncement that the continuous power j are ten persons in th-? cast and they service will be inaugurated on Tuesdav have been giving their respective parts I next, when the power will be available close study during the past few weeks j without interruption for the full twen-with a view to creating an interest ; ty-four hour period each day. It is in dramatic mutters. All_ of them have shown themselves to be public entertainers of merit as will be recognized in a perusal of their names in the romedy announcement which appears in another column. expected the increased service will re- .duce the earning of the lighting plant for the first few months but as new . _ consumers are found the increased cost | of the Christmas menu which he will Carter, local meteorological a change may be expected in weather conditions within the next few hours. The barometer is rising; and colder weather is indicated. For the week ending Tuesday. December 11. the maximum and minimum temperature readings were: Wednesday............................. 22 10 Thursday .................................. 34 5 Friday ...................................... 37 25 Saturday .............................. 34 24 Sunday ...............�..'.'."................ 38 28 Monday ...................................... 43 # 33 Tuesday................................... 42*20 -------------o------------- Paul Wieland has arranged for the largest shipment of turkeys consigned to Prince George for the holiday season. He has also arranged for a supplv of local-killed prince beef. There will be nothing required on the, meat end of operating will be more than made up. be in a position to furnish this week.