GEORGE
PRINCE   GEORGE   CITIZEN,    THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1932
Quesnel Stages track Meet for School Pupils
Quesne
 Conceded Lead of Few
snel
Points   in   Aggregate of the Days Events
LEAVE TO APPEAL IN OVERN CASE REFUSED BY PRIVY COUNCIL
FREE STATE SENATE BLOCKS ABOLITION OF OATH OF ALLEGIANCr
The judicial committee of !the Privy i Dublin, June 8�The senate today Council has refused leave to the Hud- j blocked the legislation originating in sen's Bay Company and Sheriff E- S. | the dail for the abolition of the oath Peters to. appeal from the decision of! of allegiance to the British, crown. The the Supreme Court of Canada grant- j senate did not throw the bill out, but :ng Mrs. Elizabeth Overn, of Vancou- ! adopted the more effective measure of ver, judgment for $11,000. This case : incorporating a clause'which provides was started before Judge Robertson in! the legislation shall not come into an action brought by John Strand of force until it has been satisfactorily Quesnel, to recover 'from a fur-trader determined what the status of the Free operating  at Whitewater.   Strand  se- j State in the British empire would be
HARRY BOWMiN TOOk-
TO  A TREE WHEN BEAR
MADE HIS APPEARANCE
"Z            f. i         j      operating  at Whitewater.   Strand  se-   State in the British empire wouia oe
q   :or Prince,George Vairis maae j c.ured judgment and tne  fur-trader's j in the event of the oath of allegiance 5eu               �.         o�        �___�            j pffw.fc: wm-p cr�iH  hv th� dioriff   ivyfrc i heine   abolished.  President  Eamon  de
Excellent Showing in Their Competitions
schools
 nupils
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of the Prince    George went down to  Quesnel in a to    engage  in track sports  sponsored by board,of trade.
effects were sold by the sheriff. Mrs. j being abolished. President Eamon de ' Ovem set up a claim to the property' Valera has asserted the abolition of sold by the sheriff and the litigation | the  oath  involves  no  change  in  the
was carried  through    the    provincial i courts to the Supreme Court of Canada, which found for Mrs. Overn. reversing the  decision  of  the court  of
appeal for British Columbia. This ends a somewhat celebrated case in  which
_. in * meet and the 'Quesnel     Dutuu �,;*��   �^�rry     7"ZC.~ i a  somuwnau  ceieoraiea  case  in   wiuuu
,.� ijvelv  contests  in  most  of  the , tne co^ aj.e sajd to exceed the amount I?Pnts but on the Whole the Quesnel  of the judgment.
�    were conceded a lead of a few                 --------------o-------------
^"wer    those   from    the   Prince; schools.   The day's outing was j
v�!S!*  Sports 400-vard relay race, girls under 15� t J        team 1st, Prince George pubhc j
 Jump,    girls under  13-Dawn! saa. <3' 10" .> Quesnel 1st; Norma oSf �3  9")  Prince George 2nd:    K. I Keen and R. McDonald, Quesnel, 3rd
Dominion Day to be Celebrated in Fitting Manner
 the  oath  involves               g
 status of-the Free State, and that it  will continue to enjoy the tariff advantages of a -member of the British empire This is generally questioned.  f    h          t    th
and by the action of the senate the j'
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McBride. June 8�Harry Bowman, colonization and immigration agent for the C. N. R. has a bear story of his own, but it is difficult to'get him to tell it. Bowman and George Keep were proceeding today from McBride to Dunster in a jitney, when they were held up by a puncture. It was while tire repairs were made that the bear appeared. Bowman saw the bear' first and streaked it for a tree, which he went up with the agility of a cat. The bear moved up toward Keep and George started in the direction of Dunster. In the meantime the jitney driver disappeared from the landscape. A following car came across the abandoned jitney and rescued Bowman from his perch. Keep was overtaken some milt's along the highway, but the driver of the jitney has yet to be accounted
 4th.
Three-Legged race, boys under 14� Quesnel 1st; Sisters* Creek 2nd. and Quesnel 3rd.
50-Yard race, boys under 15�Kenneth Winn, Prince George.  1st; 6 1-5 i
! Aquatic   Sports  Will   Be   Added
to Take Place of Ponies in Attraction
sea; Gene White and Jack Clapperton ; Big Program Presented on bach
future status, of the Free, State will be determined by a conference between representatives of the Free State and the imperial government to be held in London.
Had the senate rejected the bill it would have been possible for the dail j to have passed it a second time, when i i it would have become law without J i concurrence by the senate after the | lapse of a fixed period. The generally acepted view of the matter is that the abolition of the oath would sever the Free State from the empire, and put it without ths pale in empire tariff cons'derations. Should this be determined the people of the Free State may make their choice, but an affirmative decision in the matter will greatly weaken the de Valera government with both the agricultural and industrial elements in its following
2nd-and 3rd.
Hop-Step-Jump, girls open�Vema ! Briscoe 29' 10"; Pat Huble, 29' 1"; and ' D. Prest 28' 7", all of Prince George.
100-Yard  race,    girls    open�Betty j Hushes. V. Briscoe and T. Rice, all of Prince George. Time 12 3-5.
100-Yard race, boys open�Poster. Quesnel 12 1-5; W- Ogg and K. Winn. of Prince George, 2nd and 3rd.   x
Day   Rounded  Out   With   a Dance   Each   Evening
The Prince George Athletic Associa-t\on will introduce a welcome change in the programme which will mark the , two-day celebration of. Dominion Day ! in  Prince  George on Thursday.  June
Mussolini Victim of Attack by Man Seeking Republic
Alert  Police   Office*:  Frustrated
Intending Assassin's Purpose
To Kill the Premier
Prince George, 2nd ana ara.    -       ;�  --------   �
Pole Vault, boys under 16�R. Mac- i 30th- and Friday, July 1st. The change alister. Macalister, 8* 4"; Dick Craft,! wiu brin& in a lon� list of aquatic Quesnel 8' 2"; Ed. Williams. Macalister I ��sports, for which excellent facilities 8 ft                                                         i will  be  available,    and    a    horseshoe
Hop-Step-Jump,    boys  open�Ralph � Pitching tournament to be  conducted
Macalister.   33*   10";     Ross I under the rules and regulations of the   open    Tne winner in each event wmi Prince Georere 33'  1"-  Jake' Dominion Horseshoe Pitching Associa-   receive a medal. with ribbons for those
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TRACK AND FIELD
EVENTS SET FOR THE DOMINION DAY MEET
The Prince George Athletic Association has drafted the following program for the track and field meets in connection with the Dominion Day cele-braion at the exhibition grounds. The program has three divisions, junior boys and girls. 14 and under, boys" and girls intermediate, and boys and girls
Williams,   ______
Goodwin. Prince George 33'  1"; Spaner, Prince George 32' 9".
Pole Vault, open?-R. Williams. Macalister. 8" 5"; D. Craft. Quesnel 8' 3"; " 8\ 0".
open�Betty
RESCUER  IS  REWARDED
Rome  Stages  Great  Celebration
of  Mussolini's  Escape   and
Demands   Swift   Penalty
Rome. June 6�An unsuccessful attempt was made today to assassinate Premier Mussolini. It is believed the attempt would have been siicces^ful but for the alertness of a police officer who overpowered the would-be assassin before he could carry his plan into effect. In Fasc'-.t circles it is the belief the attack uixm their leader was the work of a gang of terrorists:
The assassin has not been identified, but in his cell the only regret he ex tht h   had failed in his
tion The various farmers' institutes throughout the district are being circularized go that the committee may know how many courts it will be ne-
 of the
7"; Ross Goodwin. Prince George 31' i Caine wUlbe  in� chaige 7":  George Johnson,  Quesnel  31'  6". I rolling.  Frank  whitemoie
50-Yard race, girls under 13�Dawn'after the outboard Grierson. Quesnel 6 4-5; Margaret Me- ! W. L,   Armstrong Glinchy and Delia Armstrong, of Prince   ""' George, 2nd and 3rd-
880-Yard    race,    boys  open�Ralph Williams,    Macalister  2:16   1-5:    Bill
 f the   og  will    look
 of the
wm!ams, Mflcaiisier. a:io io; �� Durrell and Norman Hilburn, Quesnel 2nd and 3rd
50-Yard race, boys under 11-A. Boyd Quesnel, 8 sec.; J. Mclnnis. Prince George 2nd; and H. Brown Quesnel 3rd          �---------------------r
50-Yard race, girls under 11�All places won by Quesnel girls. Time 8 1.5.                   ^
canoe and boat races. The program
 a.
 contests.
include a long list of track
competitions.      tug-of-war
horseshoe pitching, football
! ball games.   E. E. Gregg wil
the track and field events, and c*. ! Mealing will be in charge of the tug-: of-war competition. William Lockyei I will be in charge of the horseshoe j pitching. Irving Wilson will look .iftei
Broad Jump; boys under 15�Brown j the football arrangements ana a, a. Quesnel 15' 4"; Winn. Prince George. Taft will attend to the baseball games-15' 2"; Johnson. Quesnel - 15'  11".             R.  t.   Johnson is  president of tm
440-Yard relay race, open�Won by athletic a-soc'atlon his year, wgn w... Prince George high school team. com-| L. Hornsby. vice-president. Bruce ow j P�5ed of Ogg. Friend. Spaner and ; vehs. secretary and P. D. enrr. i,rra - , Godwin; Quesnel 2nd.                            I urer.   The finance committee is com-
50-Yard race, boys under 13�P. Pav- j posed of W. L. Hornsby. Fred Sheam
ntak?ng"second"'and third places. The program follows;
Broad Jump�Girls open.
100-Yard Dash�Boys intermediate.
75-Yard  Dash�Boys junior
Broad Jump�Girls Intermediate.
880-Yard Race�Bovs' open.
50-Yard Dash�Girls t/pen.
Broad7Jump�Girls junior.
50 Yard   Dash-Girls   intermediate.
ion-Yard Dash�Boys open.
220-Yard  Race-Boys  intermediate.
High Jump�Gil"1* open.
50-Yard Dash-Girls Junior.
Broad Jump�Boys  Junior.
Broad  Jump-Boys  open.
Discus Throwing-Boys open.
 Dash�Girls  open.              .
SSvS     Dash-Girls  intennediate
Broad   Jjimp-Boys intermediate.
T5-Yard  Dash-Girls junior.
Shot putthig�Boys open     __  Race�Boys open.
ich. Prince George 7 4-5; MclnnLs 2nd; Ian Ogg 3rd.
and   Alex   Wimbles.   Officers   for   the
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Sack Race, boys under 12�Won by i charge of the M'dway: J. T- Douglas. Quesnel boys                                           : gate and tickets; R. T. Johnson, adver-
Broad Jump, boys open�Foster. t,'-5lhg: P. A. Matheson. dances: Fred Quesnel. 16' 6"; Spaner. Prince George! Shearer, concessions: A. E. Sibiey. in 1R1 '"� Boyd. Quesnel 16'  1".                i charge of grounds; E. H. Burden, offi-
race. boys open�W.  Ogg. i cial marker; and Messrs. Alex
440-Yard Race�Boys open. �S-?�d Race-Boy   int=ed,ate. 440-Yard Race�Bow; juntoi. Pole Vault�Boys open. High Jump�Boys open-880-Yard  Relay  Ra�r-Boys open 440-Yard Relay�Bpj-s intermediate. 440-Yard Relay�Boys junior High Jump�Boys intermediate. Mile Race�Boys open. High Jump�Boys junior. Throwinc 16-lb. Hammer-Boys open
220-Yard race, boys open�W.  Ogii. i cial marker; and Messrs. Alex wunuies, ,               "~~7r^r t v
Prince George 1st; Foster 2nd; Boyd: a. B- Moffat and P. A. Matheson. com- j |QHN C. KbLXi 3rd-                                                      ! mittee in charge of program._______I -   ro�� MEND AT!
aO-Yard race, tirls under 15�Dawn j�'----:-----    - -.....�    " " .,            � '______� ,r�r-n
mittee in charge of program.
under 15�Dawn j                 -   - -.....�    �   -
- Quesnel 1st; L. Bell. Macal-   Goodwin.  Prince  George.  11   sec.    .^ i?ter 2nd. F. Olds. Prince George 3rd. i winn and S. Clark; Prince Geor 4": L. Bell. Macalis-I    High Jump, boys under 16�R-L -"O v : ?� Presfc> Prince George 4' 2". j 1'ams, Macalioter. 4'  10 ':  ff*L�
 � -^ v^mc ,;-,,i Iams, Macalioter. 4        ; J hvo,     d relay- ^:rls under 13�Wori! win. Prince George. 4 '9 ; J 2nd- n   el in 31 4"5:  Prince George! ton. Prince George. 4* 8'\
^2uesnel 3rd                                         i                                  il    i
.50-Yard
 and
3rd.
'. men's ooen�Chapman, j Macalister 14' 2"; re IT 10"; MacGuire. Ques- | nel. _15' 7"; S# Vaughan. Macalister, MacalLste'-.  if ,    440-Yard relay race. 1
I Won by Quesnel. race,    girls    open�Betty   .
6 4-5; Tessie!    H'gh Jump,    boys
Piince George 5' 3": R-
 8\
 Gner.son.
Brlscoe. Prince  Ge�M*je,
alister   5' 2":  A. Boyd. Quesnel 4" 11" Jump, men's open-Chapman Prinze" George. 5' 3": Macalister, Mac-
under 15�t,   T3ell r; DU\wir2 : D< ^rtereon/Qne
100-yn-rt         w< Macalister 41 1"          men w; x-iiiiv^ uw�v----
^a race, boys under 17�Ross   alister. 27; Sisters Creole 2.
Kellv is receiving preaJ from the district man >eer of thp Canadian Industries limit ^manufacturers of the.sever*i va leties of fertilizer wluch Mr. Kell �i2 introduced to the d'stnet thi summer. Mr. Kelly has made so muc) neadway that the company will prob oblv send a represpr.tatlve into th Wrict to assl�* in lining up a. sale �>rcwram. Since he >ook wer th-o-encv Mr. Kelly has been moving ' ton of fertilizer each week, anc3 iisuieis has ju^ Mr. Kelly is ar-for men to put in experimen -al^piot.s in the Reid *f**-*��?_ Teaverlev and Woodpecker d-stnets t< SSSate the value of the fertilizeir vhich he will supply He expects al he successful fam^i � in the surround-n^ Sets Will bo sold on the fer-Steef. project  for their 1933 crops.
-Premier Tolmi'
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Uttie'to say respecting plan-P   G   E. railway- He i.' quoted as saying the existing nnanefca.-�Jituatlon precludes Prf^^?e^ 4on bv the federal government of an^
,ud^ awarded theJoU^lnj .^j^ , ^^^ZF%�% tSTr*^
^he ^yn1 w-nnVssior. on dominion raJ-way matters.
out in ins uc.i w.v �� pressed was that he had failed in his attempt to take the life of the premier. Should the opportunity present itself he said he would make the attempt again. He said he desired to remove Mussolini, as he constituted the chief obstacle to the establishment of an Italian republic. There is said to be   some   question   ~h�   to  the     man's
sanity.
The streets of Rome were filled tonight with students and Fascists who are celebrating the escape of-Premier Mussolini and demanding instant and rigorous prosecution of hie intended assassin, as a warning- to others who might be tempted to emulate his example. Fascist leaders are alive to the danger- No matter how perfect their organization may be. they realize the premier may become the target for an assassin's bullet at any time.
Shortly after his escape Premier Mussolini received the officer who had saved his life He made him a small cash award, gave him a promotion in the service, and several weeks holidays to commence at once.
Rome. June 8�The authorities have rounded up fifteen persons believed to be connected with a terrorist organization and will proceed against them on charges of be'ng implicated in the at-empt to assassinate Premier Mussolini and seeking to disturb the .security of Hip state in Italy.
FREDERICK GIVEN
ACQUITTAL ON THIRD TRIAL FOR MURDER
Word was received in the city last nigh* that Karl Frederick had been 3cnuitted by-a Kamloops jury on his third trial for the murder of Max Westphal. at Trembleur Lake in the mrlv part of June, 1930. On tvs fir-irt trial in Prince George the jury was unable to agree upon a verdict. Fredrick was placed on trial a second ulme in this city in September last vhen a verd:ct of guilty was returned \nd Frederick was sentenced to be langed on the following December 3rd. ^Tom this conviction Frederick entered n nnpeal and a new trial was ordered vhich resulted in his acquittal on Wednesday-
The  Trembleur   Lake    tragedy   was j me of thp most shock:ng in the his-;  ory of this section.    Frederick was it ! member of a  prospecting  onrtv con-l listing of three Germans�Max West-I >hal.  Herman Peters    and    himself� i  vhich went, into camp    at Trembleur ; '.ake.     Frederick   came out.  from   ?tv ; 'ake  and  several    months    later thf |  writes of WfstDhal    and    Peters wen '� 'oimd Jn a hidden grave, the head o*" i ^eters having been completely severed prom the body.   The defence of Frederick was that Westohal had been kill-�*d by Peters, who later took his owr 'tfe.   The killing he asserted took olaa "vhile he was absent from camp.  Wher he returned both his former compari-'ons were dead, and in fear he woulc1 V charged with the crime he disposed ">f the bodies and made his escape from l!v? country'.
The prosecution in the ci-s-j was p very costly proceeding for .the -crown 'nvolving as it did the attendance of of Indians from
President Hoover ^ (iives Approval to Revenue Bill
Imposes  Prohibitive   Duties  on
B.  C.   Imports  of Lumber
Coal and Copper
PANIC WAS THREATENED
Big  Business    Brought Pressure
for Acceptance of Any Bill
To Balance Budget
Washington, June 6�President Hoover today affixed his signature to the revenue tax bill approved by congress, and the. same has become law- It is by no manner of means the measure the pres'dent fought for. but his pleading to the senate was rejected. The bill, while objectionable in many respects to the president, was approved for the reason that it holds the promise for a balanced budget, and the averting of what for a time threatened to become one of the greatest commercial panics in the history of the nation. It is believed no man in the United States appreciated the enormity of the threatened catastrophe more fully than did President Hoover, and thus is said to have determined his action in accepting the revenue bill as the lesser of feared evils.
The tariff features, providing for higher and prohibitive duties against imports of coal. oil. lumber and copper, remain in the bill. The opponents of the duty on copper were the first to abandon their fight, 'but the fight aga-'nst the coat. 611 and lumber duties was carried into the final stages, but without result. With the exception of' the oil schedule these duties strike^at Canada more than any other itation. They have been approved by^'epngress in the face of representations made bv Canada, and the veiled/hint that if they are imposed the^treaty between Canada and the United States for the improvement or the St. Lawrence waterway wiU/not be signed by Canada for some time.
The tremendous influence brought tipon/President Hoover to approve whatever bill might come from congress can hardly be appreciated by any not familiar with big business in the United States. Its representatives in New York are known to have been on the verge of panic for the past twp weeks by reason of the steady sinkins of the stock market, the unrelieved prostration of business, the ever-dwindling of business and the heaw withdrawal of gold from the United States. There will be a recovery now that the budget has been seeminglv balanced, but so much damaee has been done to\ the nation's business that the treasury is bound to suffer heavy losses from estimated income taxes. Corporation dividends are averaging 30r- less than last year, with the result that, income tax receipt's have been scaled down from sl.OOO.-000.000 to $867,000,000. and at present there is some doubt whether the revenues will exceed $750,000,000 from this source.
There are no illusions in British Columbia as to the effect of the new lumber. copix?r find coal duties mxm thp industries of this province. With respect to lumber it means the mills of the province must find some other market for approximately 30n'< of their annual cut, while the mills in this section of the province will have to divide the prairie market with those of the coast In coal mining the new tariff will probably close the chief market of the mines in East Kootenay. and hamper to. n marked extent the mines on Vancouver Island. The cop-opr duty is -admittedly prohibitive. Falling prices last year put the l>ig copper mine of the Granby company at Copper Mountain out of business, and there was n. marked curtailment in the output of the Brt-nnnta n\i:is on   Howe    Sound.   .
SCHOOL   TEACHERS   INDUCE
TRUSTEES TO MODIFY "STAND
Hie teachers of the Prince George school, who recently received notice of dismissal to permit of re-organizat:on plans by the board of school trustees, are reported to have succeeded in Inducing the trustee's to modify their position. The dismissal order still stands, but the qualification comes in the matter of the re-engagement of the teachers. As first announced the new Engagements would bo from year to veir.' teachers being re-engaged or �Iropped at the end oLeach term. This iepirturo was resented more strongly by thp teachers than the wholesale dismissal, wlrch they assert puts a blem-'sh upon their professional record. A yearly engagement, however, would deprive the teachers of anything in the nrcnve of oermanency in employment. Tust how the compromise will be workr "A out is not certain, but it is likely the old system of continuous engagement will be restored, with possibly �;h� salary question left open to be adjusted eaeh'vear. This would overcome the difficulty created by one board of trustees tying the hands of its successors w't-h fixed salaries extending over a number of years, and which it was sought to overcome by means of the rho!esal� dismissal of last moru-h.