Vol. 12. no. PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1930. Five Cents. Big Celebration in Prince George Dominion Day Decides to Restore Stampede Feature As Most Popular of Available Amusements Thirty Horses Will Await Signal To Be Sent Away In Two-Day Racing Card The directors of the Prince George Aericultural and Industrial Association have decided to restore the stampede feature to their annual Dominion Day nPlebration which will be held in this citv on Monday and Tuesday, July 1st and 2nd. This action was_taken after a careful canvass of the situation which disclosed that the stam-nede has greater pulling power than anv other attraction available. With the stampede comes back the wild horse race, which made a sensational hit when it was first presented in this city There will be a wild horse race at the close of each day's racing pro-prainme. The annual two-days race meet vhich features the Dominion Day celebration in Prince George has been crowing in favor each year. This year the meet will be bigger and better than ever. Already the race committee has been advised there will be fully thirty horses waiting for the signal to get away in the several events. All of the winners in the. big events of previous meetings will be on hand aeain this year, and there will be a number of new contenders who have shown speed on the tracks of Alberta and in the southern portion of the province. Two days of good horse-racK inp is a good programme for any>cele-bration, but it is only part/ of the measure of entertainment^which will be offered. / The half-mile track will be in even beter condition forthis year's meeting, pnd necessary^fepairs have been made to the roorof the grand stand. Another commendable thing accomplished is the removal of the stumps which were left in the stable end of the racing oval. These stumps always offended J. B. Turnbull, of Longworth, who had a hand in the building of the track, and this week he took matters in hand and started a subscription list to provide the funds for their removal. His action was heartily seconded by Karl Anderson, and in a short time enough money was available to warrant the letting of a contract for the necessary work. The log-chopping, log-sawing and tie-making contests which created so much interest last year will be re- Trappers Dance Will Entertain Large Company Committee in Charge Has Issued Seve Hundred Invitations To The Big Function Trappers Will Have Conference Wit Bryan Williams On Game Matters On Saturday Afternoon M. D. Dayton came into the citj from Dome Creek tnis week to givt nis personal attention to the big danc* which the trappers of the interior wil give in the Ritts-Kifer hall tomorrow evening. He says there is no othe: dance similar to that of the trapper: �T\ ""~1^" "*-" Jftai �*" "c,/c~ i throughout the whole of Canada an peated Good prizes are being.offer- Satfhe trappers will see to it tha d d l g�J ^y^J^ ed, and a large number of timbermen have expressed their intention of I competing. ! For the two days of celebration the Midway will blossom as of yore. This year the management of these at tractions will be in the hands of the officers of the local lodge of B. P. O Elks, and they promise to make this department of the big show a source of unfailing entertainment. The Prince George brass band wil be in attendance at the race track on both afternoons, and the celebration management has arranged with An drew D. Cruickshanks, of the Western Canada Airways, to^have his big plane at the service of^those who desire to make pleasure^riights during the celebration. There "will be a big dance in the Ritts-Kifer hall on Monday and ^Tuesday evenings, the music for which will be supplied by the orchestra of the Prince George band. This year the race track has been brought within one and one-half miles of the city by the construction of the new highway connection with the Vanderhoof road, thus placing it within easy walking distance for those without cars, who find it inconvenient to secure taxi service. trappers will see to it tha ^J^ as entertainers wil; Light and Water Services Going to Mandalay Ranch J. G. Whiteacre Begins Work On Well Appointed Ten-Room Ranch Building Model Ranch of the Central Interior Achieves Success in Grain and� Live Stock Products J. G. Whiteacre, owner of the Mandalay ranch �n the Stuart river, was in the city this week letting contracts in connection with the erection of a ten-room building which is going up on the ranch this summer. The building will be 46x25 feet, with full cement basement, and contain eight bedrooms, large living room and kitchen. The building will be of lumber construction, and will be lathed and plastered throughout. It will also be equipped with an electric lighting and water system, thus making it the most pretentious farm building in the district. The Mandalay is the model ranch of the interior. It comprises 3183 acres, and under the direction of George Loper, ranch manager, the acreage under cultivation is being steadily increased. At present there are 200 acres in crop, and an additional loo acres have been slashed and are- being prepared for the plow. Excellent results have been secured on the Mandalay in the production of hard wheat and oats in a commercial way. and the same it true with respect to the production of potatoes and other vegetables. Some excellent live stock is also produced at the ranch. An excellent highway connects the Mandalay with Vanderhoof and the ranch produce is moved to market on the ranch truck. J G. Whiteacre is a man of many sides. He is the active head of the Mason-Risch Piano Company, and in "dp lines there are few things which escape his observation, but the Man-(^y ranch is his pet hobby. He has opne a great deal to advance the agricultural development of the Stuart "ver section, and has brought the Mandalay to the point at which it is �^If-supporting. Justice Fisher Is Presiding at Spring Assizes Two Cases of Theft and False Pretence Make Up The Light Criminal Calendar Civil List Will Include a Number of Divorce Actions By City and District Residents The spring assize opened in the court house yesterday morning with Mr. Justice Fisher, a recent appointee to the bench, presiding. The grand jury is composed of the following: A. P. Andersen, William J. Allen, Charles A. Blue and Frank German, of Prince George; M. G. Hartman, Fraser Lake; John Gaul. J. M. Kinney. A. B. Mof-fatt and Thomson Ogg, Prince George; H. W. Ponsford, Fraser Lake; E. B. Smith, Vanderhoof; Robert S. Steele, Fraser Lake; and R. M. Taylor, Vanderhoof. There are twenty-four names on the petit jury panel. W. W. Abbott. Chilco; Frank W. Adair. Fraser Lake: Joseph Artho, Newlands: George Barlow. Fort. Fraser; Charles H. Bader Fraser Lake; George Belcham, Fort Fraser; R. M. Belt, Engen; Ivan Black. Fraser Lake; Emile Brinda.mour Fraser Lake; J. A. Chervat Fort Fraser: Samuel Denison Finmoore: Andrew Finnie, Finmoore, William H. Fawcett. Fort Fraser; Frank Foster, Fraser Lake S. F. Gilbert. Chilco: Fred Grundpark, Chilco; S. C. R. Hall. Giscome: A. P. McLaurin, Vanderhoof; Robert Park. Giscome; A. M. Peters, Fraser Lake: R. A. Poole, Pineview; Joseph Steiner be fully sustained Invitations have been sent out to 70' persons to attend the dance and th< greater number will be on hand. Following the dance Lhe trapper; will have a business session in the court house on Saturday afternoon when they will be addressed by Bryan Williams, the new head of the game administration for the province. A: the dance will bring together representative trappers from the central in terior and the northern portion of thi province Bryan Williams decided hi would take the opportunity presented for meeting the men most interested in game preservation and secure their views on the operation of the game regulations. The trappers have a lot of proposals to make to Bryan Williams and an interesting session should result. The coyote bounty of $7.50 which requires the surrender of the pelt to the government is not satisfactory to the trappers, as in many instances the pelt surrendered has a greater value than the $7.50 bounty. "Under the present system the pelts collected in the district are forwarded to the coast and the saleable ones disposed of. If the $7.50 bounty is retained the trapper: will ask that the pelts surrendered in connection with the bounty payment be disposed of in the district in which they are collected, thus giving the local fur-buyers a chance to secure them. What the trappers would prefer, however, is a reversion to a $3.00 bounty on coyotes and the right o: the trapper to dispose of the pelts upon which the bounty has been paid The pelts could be so marked that there would remain no chance for a second bounty being paid. The trappers also have a grievance in connection with prosecutions for trespass upon their trap lines. In these instances all skins found in possession of the trespasser are seized by the game authorities and disposed of. The trappers will endeavor to have some regulation set up under which pelts found on trespassers will be returned to the ow.inr of the trapline upon which the animals were taken. The existing regulations in connec-lon with the registration of traplines are not just to the liking of the trap-oers in that they are required to register each year. Many of them want to have registrations struid for five-year periods. The trappers will also ask to have some system devised under which the various so.tion".! of the province will have direct ti'-.n on the gam*'co v. il which detor-tvir.es matters affec''���<�>; trapping and the preservation of fur-bearers. Early Start To on McArthur Assurances Received In The City That Ground Will Be Broken Within Few Weeks Erection of Third Mill Within The Year Will Have Marked Effect On Local Development Assurances were received in'the city this week that the Northwest Lumber Company intends to proceed at once with the erection of the big sawmill on the Hudson's Bay Adition. Early last month Charles H. Blakie, of Edmonton, and George W. Erb, of Winnipeg, paid a visit to the city and looked the ground over. Mr. Blakie was mill superintendent for the late J. D. McArthur, and was giving his special attention to available timber supplies other than those controlled by the McArthur estate, while Mr. Erb who is Winnipeg manager for the Waterous Engine Company, gave his atention to the equipment of a mill with a cutting capacity of 100,000 feet per shift. While they were in the city they were very optimistic as to the launching of the big mill, but as they had to report back to the officers of the Northwest Lumber Company they were not in a position to fix a date for the commencement of operations. Since their departure there have been a number of circumstances which i ers in building materials��" have received instructions from their principals to quote special prices, and now comes the intimation that news as to the commencement of operations will break within the next few days and that Prince George is assured of one of the largest sawmilling plants in the district. Coming on top of the activities of the Alexander Sawmills, whose plant is due to commence cutting this week, together with those of the Foreman Lumber Company, which is steadily advancing construction on its mill opposite the city power station, the news that the Northwest Lumber Company will break ground this summer on the bis mill on the Hudson's Bay Addition has put a lot of old-time pep into the community. That this company should proceed with this mill enterprise is regarded as a logical move to liquidate the assets of the McArthur estate. These include large timber holdings on both the Fraser and Nechako rivers which are tributary to a mill at Prince George and with the question of the manufacture of the timber solved it is held the sale of the timber stands will be more easily effected. It was the original plan of the late J. D. McArthur to engage in paper-making as well as the manufacture of lumber, but it is believed the latter plans confirmed their optimism. Local deal- covpr the manufacture of lumber only. Plane Becomes Big Factor In Mining Fields Vancouver Men Covered Immense Area of Country In Few Hours They Were Flying LOCAL BASEBALL TEAM HANDS GISCOME 21-17 DEFEAT HON. R. b. BENNETT WILL DELIVER ADDRESS ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 Hon. r. b. Bennett, leader of the conservative opposition in the house �J commons, has included Prince '-'forge on his itinerary for his west-r� speaking tour. Dr. R. W. Alward �m receipt of a letter from John A. 'laser, at p advlsing tnat tne Con. leader ;will reach Prince on Wednesday, August 14th, 1 deliver an address on tho issues. eT CaiheTie WiU ^ no Benediction in the �"nolle Church on Friday evening. Fraser; and L. A. Willington. Fort Fraser. As it was the first appearance in Prince George cf Mr. Justice Fisher, since his appointment lo the supreme court bench. P. E. Wilson. K. C. extended a formal welcome to him on behalf of the bar and the residents of the district, and his remarks were added to by E. J. Avison. of Quesnel. The court responded in an easy manner, remarking that it was pleasant en his first official visit to the city to be welcomed by members of the bar with whom he had been acquainted for a number of years. In a jocular manner he commented upon the fact (Continued on page 6) -------------o------------- WEATHER REPORT R. B. Carter, local meteorological agent, reports the following maximum and minimum temperature readings for the week ending Tuesday, June 11th: Wednesday ............................. 82 42 Thursday................................. 82 56 Friday ....................................... 82 44 Saturday ................�..................,74 54 Sunday ...................................... 72 54 Monday ...................................... 78 40 Tuesday...................................... 74 51 Prince George cleaned up the third game of the baseball series with Giscome on Sunday last in a listless game by the score of 21-17. The score indicates that .It was a swat-fest with slow and loose play as the feature. After the third defeat chalked against them this season by the Prince George' team, the millmen have decided to rejuvenate their team with new men available in the camps and when seen in action here Sunday an entirely new line-up will be presented. The fourth game of the Prince George-Giscome series will be played on Duchess Park on Sunday at 2.30 and if possible the Prince George boys will make it four. straight. In taking the three pames from Giscome the Prince George baseball team has kept up last years reputation as interior champs and will be in good shape when the baseball tournament takes place here during the Dominion Dav celebration. The game here Sunday will commence at 2:30 sharp with Mr. Van Somers umpiring. The city team will be picked from the following players: Muirhead. Corless. Harper. Friend. Wilson. Stibbs. Taft.~-Izowsky, McMillan. Guile. McLeod. Rogers, Kerr, Wal-dof. C. H. Davis, engineer in charge for P. W. Graham & Sons, who have contracted for placing culverts in the C. N. R. roadbed, between Geikie and Terrace, was in the city this week and nlfced the last two gangs on the work between Geikie and Prince GeorRe. Mr. r>avis is making his headquarters at McBride, but when the work west of Colonel Nelson Spencer Surprises His Friends With Skill In Wielding: The Axe E. H. Burden, who has- made many trips Into the tngenika district which have taken a couple of weeks one way, is now all for the air transport. He made his first flight last Wednesday with the party of Vancouver men who went in to tha Ing-enika to look over fhe Ferguson mine now under development by the Ingenika Mines Limited. The party hopped off from Six-Mile Lake at 5.45 on Wednesday evening and landed at Finlay Forku at 7.30 o'clock the same evening, cover-.ng'in less than two hours a distance which frequently occupied a week by he water and land route. The party emained at the Forks over night but ot away early on Thursday morning nd was over the Ferguson mines ithin a very few minutes . The pilot scouted over the country or some time, looking for a lake upon vhich to land, but could not find one o his liking in the neighborhood. He � inally selected a lake about fifteen niles from the mine. This meant a difficult trip but the Vancouver men were game although the going was very bad. The streams were all high and everyone gqt wet, one of the streams which they forded taking the men up to the middle. At one point it became necessary to drop an 18-inch spruce across a stream with a small axe. Mr. Burden started on the job as work to which he was accustomed and had put in the first cut in workmanlike fashion when he was surprised to get a request from Colonel Nelson Spencer that he be permited to try his hand with the axe. Mr. Burden gave way with some misgiving but was surprised with the skill displayed by the director of the P. G .E. as the tree dropped into place in a few minutes. Then the story came out that years ago the Vancouver man had been engaged in the bush, and that he was just itching when he saw Burden chopping at the tree to find out if he had lost the knack of dropping trees where he wanted them. He informed the com-pany it was 23 years since he had none any bush work, and that he fpared he was not so sood as he had been, but in the opinion of the the company he would have copped all the prizes if he had been much better with the axe in his younger days. The party fought its way through eight miles of bush and then decided to abandon the attempt to reach the rnme by the overland route and re-turned to the plane, when the pilot ipXrfori to nttemnt the landing in thp 'vail lake. The distance the men had snnnt hours in trying unsuccessfully to negotiate was covered in a matter o* minutes, and fi good landing was . The lake was not large ou to nermit the nlane to take ff with a load, and on the return trip it was decided the majority of the passengers should walk down to the mouth of the Ingenika and have the plane follow them. Provincial Jail Is Condemned By The Grand Jury Basement of Government Building Is Fire Hazard and Unsuited For Lock-up Purposes Hospital Directors Asked To Improve Drainage and Fire Bisk in Boiler Room . The lock-up maintained by the provincial government in Prince George, in furtherance of its agreement with the municipality for the policing of the city, came in for considerable condemnation by the members of the grand jury on Wednesday in their presentment. As a matter of fact the members of the grand jury are of the opinion the basement of the government building is unsuited for the purpose of a lock-up and they recommended the use for this purpose be discontinued. "We find them (the premises) damp, unsanitary, unsuitable, poorly lighted and a fire hazard, and with no proper .accommodation for the keep of female prisoners or insane inmates." The jurors made a further recommendation in connection with the lock-up: "We would also respectfully submit that a constable or guard be on duty in the police office at all hours during the day and night, as at present prisoners are left for long periods while the constable on duty is doing patrol work." The directors of the city hospital were also touched up in the grand jury's reference to this institution. "We would suggest," says the jurors in their presentment, "that reoairs be immediately made in the drainage�^ system, as we find obnoxious odors arising from the backing up of material from the cess pool. We also found the boiler room not to be fir proof.' ' Pete Pavich announces the arrival of a large range of samples of fur coats inspection oi which is invited at his business premises on George street. While the weather is rather warm for the consideration of furs money can be saved by placing orders at the present time, and winter with below-zero temperatures is an experience which can be safely counted upon. Atention is directed to the announcement which appears in another col- the citv is taken in hand he will move * On Friday morning it was decided up to Prince George. to make a cruise around the Peace Knox Church is to be favored by a visit on Sunday from Rev. Mr. Armour, of the Canadian Bible Society. He is staying off specially to speak to Knox Church people at the morning service, 11 a.m. River section. Accordingly at 7.15 the plane took off from the mouth of the Ingenika and made Finlay Forks at 8 o'clock. Here the plane refuelled, and the party cruised over Hudson's Hope and Fort St. John and made a A"ip up the Graham River, getting back to the Forks at 10.30 o'clock the same morning. The flight back to Prince George was made in quick time. Leaving Finlay Forks at 1:15 on the afternoon of Friday the plane dropped into Six-Mile Lake, a short distance out of Prince George, at 3 o'clock the same afternoon, and the Vancouver men transferred to other planes of the company and continued on their homeward journey to Vancouver.