VOL. 15, NO. 19
Several Changes Have Been Made in Placer Act
Claims Not jOpen to Location
for 6 Months Following Lapse
of Miner's Licence
PINEVIEW RESIDENTS PRESENT PLEASING THREE-ACT COMEDY
The .Community hall at Pineview **s niied to capacity on Thursday and Friday evenings to witness the production,of the 3-act comedy. "My irsh Rose" by residents of the dis-is a-'bright one,
PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN. T1FJRSDAY. MAY 11, 1933
Five Centa
aiting for the Outcome on the Tariffs
mack;
W'-dcw Hannigan
in Departure of U. S. from Gold Standard
SHE STANDS TO GAIN
Jessie Blackburn
performers made the" most "of. Dominion Not Concerned Much �;�� ^e Blackburn and Stanlev Willun had the leading roles and handled their parts in a highly satis-
�~ ; ! fj^tory manner. Stanley Klotz had
Crcixct Liberty Given in Group- i tne 1)art of llle farmer Colin McCor-� t ... . . n V ;mack- Fledda Palmer that of "--
ing or Adjoining Property "
for Development
Several amendments 'were made -to t>,c Placer-Mining-Act at the recent sess'-vn of the mc :j Important status of claims sou 61 the failure
to keen his F.M.C. m good standing. Claims fall:ng within this category .<-"i!! not be ope-n for re-staking until the lapse cf six months from the ckue cf tho expired licence, and not then if-the free miner avails himself of the
LOCAL ELKS WILL CONTINUE OBSERVANCE OF ELAG-pAY
H. G. Perry Will Lead Liberals of Fort George
that of May'M.cConnack; 'r KI0V7, ^mPr6vement *n Dollar Would that of the lazy farmhand Shawn Me- Make Settlements in New Gilly. Ruby Wilkin that of the sharp- v~ U \/T I fo -
toniufrd dr.mc-;:ic Pi--on Burke, and .York Much Easier
Ottawa, May 8th�Tncre .ire thou-
The Elks of Prince George have decided to observe flag-day in tlrs. city c-n Wednesday, May 24th. The Elks1 ftmds are low, but they have decided
they are not so low that they would ___
be justified in depriving the children i .,,, T , . a.
of an annual outing they have count- ! ^ as Unanimous Choice of Party ed upon with so much confidence since the observance -was f'rst introduced. The celebration will go ahead as in former years. Car-owners throughout | the city will be given another opportunity to assist in the transport of the youngsters from the city hall to 1 the sports ground, where a full pro- j Enters Vigorous Defence for the gram of races will be put on. In the ' evening the Elks will sponsor a* dance \n their hall, for the purpose of rais-
in Convention Held on Wednesday Night
PREDICTS EASY VICTORY
ing funds to break even on the day's
� Party Administration of Provincial Affairs
^ whTaV'notTixe: entertadmnent. Tickets .are going on ion Ls on or dffthe] ^ff* ^^;^f^Ly� ^e
Uackburn
The comedy funds for th'o st-tute. and the were rehearsim
is produced to iriboo Women's In-nrmbers of the cast their parts for the
whether the dominion Ls on or off the! gold standard, and the question has .solemnly debated in high places Actually there has been
Harry G. Perry war; tendered the -unanimous nomination of the L'b?rals
or not is not material. The purchase j oF^the^rt ^George"" riding1'at "their ,vp � M,�wt ,..in i,�i�. i^~ ,.~,��?� convention in the Elks''.hall en Wednesday evening. Delc^ale:; were in at-
ofa H? l ^,n hel'vlhe youngsters
�xt ye.ar" <3ffi
after Great Britain
fe3S
then the once over when their durhi'
tendance lrom all parts of on the .subject of
riding
av
will be produced in this a?� aiK* the Canadian government
privileges for reinstatement a^ pro- city next week to raise funds for one Prohibited, its export except under vided by the amending act, cr if the of the Prince George organizations u'cence. As no licences are Issued; ex-
property is jointly held by co-owners
who keep their licence in good stand- I BRIEF SESSION OF
The. first amendment to the Placer' ** COUNCIL HELD M'liing Act provides that a "legal ON MONDAY. EVENING
post" in addition to that- defined in j ____!_
the amended act, may be also "a I Monday cairn of stones not less than one foot i council was a
RAILWAY BILL PUT
cept rarely to banks, and then only j THROUGH ITS FINAL
in reference to gold held in their own reserves, there-is a most effective etn-borgo on the metal.
The reason for this step is fairly obvious. In the international exchange market the Canadian dollar, for no
with the
oH-� ~r 4-v, i+ i market the Canadia
;-- Thf moT gO�d iea"�n' feU in * one- The mot
�n of stones not less than one foot i council was a br-'e.' mo The most % �I� t. rr � :, � ^"li-"*�y .ni-*il ""^ diameter and standing four feet Important subject' of c.onSd.raUon^ad S^S^^^iSS^^S
above the ground."
relation to juvenile morals. In the
heavy obligations in the United States. The federal government, every pro-
Secuon 3 of the amending act re- �- ��inion of the members of the council v, a t sm municipalities and move., the e-xcept'on from the prop-! 'lere t arart /^e *)r]s ar? to� ?ld to be S�v" I tion on the national credit and the Section 4 repeals section 14 of the' er^a ,y ,- e cuffew bylaw. j Canadian dollar is easily imagined,
art dealing with the vesting of in- % 7 reducing the penalty on I ^ the dominion government as-
terest in co-owners on failure of any; ^^&J^!tJ!�!!aJ* J?-}�J?L?e~\ sumed control of all gold, kept intact
to renew certificate and substitutes """......~"~
.the follow.'ng:
?. r ^ | sumed control of all gold, kept intact
was put through its final stages on its legal leserve which stands behind moUon of Alderman Griffith, second- I +k~ �,�.mmr on^ i^ +ho H^iiQ^caoi-
, cd by Alderman Opie. Half of the pen-14�(1) The title of a free miner | alty ^n be aK x **� cate shall be open for location by! EMINENT SPECIALIST reason of such expiration by any other free miner during the period of six months after the expiration 01 . the free miner's certif'cate. On the expiration of six months after the expiration of a free miner'.s certificate, the owner thereof, unless he has obtained a spec'al free miner's certificate in accordance with section 0. shall absolutely forfeit' all his rights ;'iid interests 111 or to any mining property wh'ch may b? hold or claimed ;by him; Provided that if any co-owner fails to keep up liis free miner's certificate, or obtain a special free miner's certificate as hereinbefore i, such
itv durSs Ihe month o? sidered in the lOng run the leaSt �f ntj auuig uie montn ot lf+i ^s The ffovernmpnt
month of j Sternative "eviJsT"" The"
pro-
the only market inCanada for
viding relief for 294 persons. ! new old and ^ buySi through the
The finance committee recommend- , Canadian mint, the" total output of ed the payment of accounts amounting , Canadian mmeS, which averages some
Trenton, N. J. May 9�Dr Andrews Cotton, eminent braJn spe-
$5,000,600 monthly. Canada having become in recent years the second gold-producing country in the world. The producer is pa:d a premium equal to , the current premium in American � I funds in Canada, so that in effect he i receives the equivalent of the value Henry | Of his gold in New York.
.. Candida!;d obey
had but one thought. There wai no end c-f enthuo'asm from the beginning I of th-e meeting- to its jjlos's and this I was carii cci over i.;to the banquet pro-; vided by th^ Woinen'3 Liberal Associa-1 tion which followed.
Mr. Perry accepted the nom'jiation 1 in ,a fig'hving- .'.jjecch. He began by expressing his appieciation of the
------- i honor in naming him for the fourth
May 9�The bill to imple-j time as the Liberal candidate for the �recommendations of the Fort George ccnst'.tuency. He remind-
STAGE ON TUESDAY
Ottawa. ment the
Duff commission in the operation of the Canadian railways was put through its fnal stages today the vote being 84 to 47. An amendment offered by J. S. Woodsworth empowering the railway managements t^o provide pensions for the men released horn service as. the result of consolidations was ruled out by Speaker Black.
ed i he delcc;a!;e.j he had carried their standard to"" victory in the elections in 1920 and 1924, but had lost out by a few votes in tihe Conservative land-
UNITED STATES MAY FIND MONEY FOR AUTO HIGHWAY TO ALASKA
Tray Carmichael, a Pacific coast engineer, has ^revived in Seattle the plan for the building cf the auto
highway to connect Alaska
what the
approaching election would be he expressed himself most confidently. Mr. Perry commented also upon his defeat by John A. Fraser. M.P., in the federal election in 1928. In the federal constituency there were eight provincial ridings rolled into one. and although he had been defeated by a narrow majority it was worth - remem.ber.ng that he had secured a majority over Mr. Praser in seven of the eight provincial divisions lin a fight not only against the federal Conservative organizat'on but also against the full strength of the Conservative government of the province j and tthe expenditure of huge stuns of
northern end of the B. C. highway system near Hazelton. Carmichael has taken the matter up where it was left with the death of the late Mr. Hill, of Seattle, who was credited- with hav-
the j n"c"aev'Vof
lumbia for the winning of a federal seat. Of this Mr. Perry promised the electors cf Port George would hear a sreat deal more before the approach-
the coming contest-
ine- arrano-ed for the financ'nir of the i In enterinS the coming contesting arranged lor me nnancng oi tne i Mr pcn sald it was most lnferesfcln^
highway in return for gasoline and ( for tne Liberals to contrast the unity hotel concessions alonp. the route. His; which obtained in tfheir organiaat'on conception of the problem is a busi- j and the discord which featured what lik
nesslike one.
w
had once been the overwhelming fol- li f th CWti rt
g Until very recently it was the the-
cialiot internationally known for -his' oretical privilege of holders of Cana-achieyements in restoring sanity dian rhrobch surgical operations, died here today 'n his 56th year.
e oewelmng fol He said that !n his opinion the vast I lowing of _the CqnseWative, party
resources and wealth of Alaska could
headed bv Premier Tolmie which has
for the
be made easily accessible "to the UiTi- ! beetn steadily dlsihtegratin ted States by construction of a high- ^ ^ffih ?-� n n � � way across Canadian soil. "It will re- j %&&^�l**^&?\l;yB%: quire a generation of ncnnal progress ish Columbia. To his mind no elector before Britsh Columbia and the Yu- need have any apology to offer for his ken will connect their present high- I decis'-cn to align 'himself with the
currency to demand gold for J �\\ syyfem''With" the Alaska boundary.! .UbrnTl" party "or* with"'' any "political In practice the banks would | Neither the United Sraf.es nor Alaska party. In order to acliieve any rc-
INSPECTOR SAMPSON FATALLY INJURED IN SASKATOON RIOT
not release -gold on demand without cin wnit thafc. lon / eanada nas thp authority of the department of fi- anght-of-way; the United States has nance, and the department would give tjfe fund,_ � Whv not f R partner-such authority only m rare and yery '
has
no
of
suit in human endeavor, political, industrial or social, tihe necessity for 'team work stands out most conv'ne-ingly. At the moment the people of
X . I the province are fac;d with what
Carnr.ch.iol beleves that a plan ac-j might be called a hypocritical element ceptable to both countries could br in the province who are, denouncing
consequence -!n this cauntry bi-causo[ ;r'r.nnc'od wl^r'eby the' highway" would ! the "party "form of " government" and no question m, me saie.y 01 panics | bp constructed with American labor, who say there should be no political
Regina, May JM-Irispsctcr I,. J.
Samixrcn. of the R.C.M.P., was fatally has boon raisedjat^ any time^durmg'.| ,and"riiacnTnery and^Canadian" supplies J1'" divisions. To Uhese men Mi\P.erry said injured when his mount �j'ta'mpcc ' ...... "' r ' ' IJ "'.......' -'-:--'-:-- <�'--��-
keep
of tho said property, but the �i the co-owner who failed to
up his free miner's certificate ........
Jpso facto, be and' become vested in nis co-ownei-s, pro rata, according to their interests; and the filing in the 01 "Co cf the mining reorder of a certificate from the denar(.me"t rt. mmes that the free miner's certificate 'J/ the co-owner has elapsed* and wia.u his title lias not been revived 'nder the provisions of section 9, shall oe sufficient evidence thereof to vest Ule t Lie in the continuin en the record in mining recorder.'
^tion 5 amends section lr) of the i- by ac me
entered by free miners when ap-provai of such rntrv has boon �--�^"
during- the iuiemplojved riot. In?pec-
tcv Sambscn was thrown when the briny, with its export prohibited, gold animal became startlen, after briny has no purchasing power greater than
The government premium is
s luck
theh
r.v
; i: a 2 -
gcd about 100' yard;.. The deceased re- paid on new ecjved liis urcmo'.ion a-o inspector but rccMLtly, having been formerly outraged with the narcot'c squad of thc
the depression. Furthermore, save for I jjn^ 'hiateriais^ .Canada*wotildnot'nsed! ne w�uld .say they are shirlcihg their whatever �satisfaction holding-might J to funalsh any funds because she does l-J^H^^^^hl^SJ^f'S
,. need iho road Tho States needs | Ucn tney aIp takingi a'nd lh..t they are s re-1"! ar.,i -..c.ild buid it. � � �
Mr. .Carm'chaol is undoubtedly
>aper.
sold only, and so the has $2C
endeavoring to set themselves up as superior class of individuals to those
when ho assumes that i.f the projected I who elect to align theinsi Ives w'th
Alr-'kon highway is built within the established political parties, There is
co-owners tlic office of the
force at Vancouver. Ho is ^survived by officially to s-uspond the theoretical a widow and two children.
C. C. 1ULIAN SAYS BUSINESS WILL KEEP HIM IN CHINA
owner of a ' $20 gold piece
and not a cent more. ' j llext fiftv years'it will be under some! nothing in the hLs'.o:y of thc province
Recently the government took acton j prran^cmont bv which the Un'tcd ' to warrant tTne assuinption that party
States Wll furnish tho capital. This is one highway which cannot be built by ballyhoo!ng1 caravans, more cs.p'fal than Briti~l can raise at present, and doubtless nore than the� iirov-nce will bt> pre-
p py
aclrnn--ctrfl1 on in BriVsli Columbia
pared to spend when 33pita! becomes easier.
the.raising of
ict by adding- a proviso that govem-
lent rcGeryations for towns!tes may
1 ^tered by free miners when ap-
'; ;'f� 9f such rntry has boon g'von
'-> tho lieuteuant-governor in council, j returning to answ kceuon 37 of the amending act j. agr.rmt him, Ho s wnends that section dealihc wi-tli-tlie. .??rn-.s sc-m�= cil prf
^clidation of -leases which restrict- | consolidation to an area not ex-; '"'
Shanghai. May 8~C. C. Julian, tho Ccnr.dirn w.uited in the United State!; fev Craudulent use cf iho mails in connection ;.v;ih his company promotions, .says he has no intention of the charges he has run :.ts in China.
�development' of,-which will, keep for a very considerable
n aea
^ 640 acres. Bv the amehdmgQJt old secured after July 1st, 1933.
tiir.o.
p of
hold�
old redemption of notes, but in thus giving leq-al effect to a practical sit-.uation of long standing there was involved no now monetary policy.
Now trokl lo the value of more than ! j sixty "million dollars last year was utilized by thc government toward meeting its obligations in tho United States
and has b:cn a factor of great import- if amaha W/tt t n -n-i in a crlf'ca] situation. Undoubt- I t--/"kl>'*L./\ WlLLB cdly ithas doiv something to reduce | TO FLOAT REFUNDING the discount on the Canadian dgjlar. because without i". just that much more" American money must have been bought and the added demand would have put:;up 'the ' price. Thi.s vo.ir Canada'-; obl'gations in the United States, in interest and principal, amount, to S266.000.000. New gold will pcoo'.mt for a-boul one-quarter of the total-Canada thiw was not in a pa'sition to tool any immediate and pronounced effects when the United States fol-off the geld standard.
qc <*75O 000 OOO v-;r ?{->u,uuu,tuu
that by aligning thorn elves with the Liberal party, or for that inatt?r mv-r other porty. they me d!sch-irgihg tiiea* duty �'3 citizens s"nc-.e :: is only ihiough�unity of actjon that advance can b^> made. What might bo de-reribed as a ncn-pavty today becomes a dist-ir.i t party tomorrow if it ce'.s ::�� v.vl-.c.o." To his m'nd it. was mpos-r]hl? to ccnccivo ri any proui>-of�men ,.. v, .-,� jn., themvcivp-i for the purpose cf !?dvaii�lh'g t-h'e public interest nnd �: ". iiei'u1^ in ca'l ����: themselves a
O
H-
N.-Rhc
-It !�? m'n:
eoor'ed that �:� cf finance,
-pai \
an
5UT
f $750 000.000 for refundinsr [t. is .'aid tho new'loan will caiTy inUi.rest at 31-1 . At this interest �ra'e purchsocrs would receive one-per cent more interest than th� chartered banks are"n~w pay'ng on deposits.
th
j^y.be consolidated up to eight'"in! FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
th^ SnSn1OUt regard t0 ill acre� WILL FURTHER ASSIST Mining recovers for the rftttre will SOLDIER SETTLERS
e duplicate copies of all bills of j ottawn May 9�Thc federal govern- lowed her
Tii-ntrTias-ccnsented-to grant .fun.her . Thrro were hopes that (ltrr; nvght bo j NAMED AS -LIBERAL a?sio!:aiicc to soldier-settlers in con- a reduction in the"-dollar--discount. . M ANjnTnAT.p
uectjon with their payments of;, prri-] But Mi? ininrovement has been un-1 .oUKfNAtJ I LAlNUlUAlb
r:)i'c and :.ntcVe~t Vim .is t.n their important, Fluctuations follow'closo-� -------- '
hcl-Uivis". For the iioxi five years the iy tho movement of the pound ster-jrovoi ninont will bay dollar for dollar with soldier-settlers'-in mooting carry-:ncr .chai*ses.
imion. g throughout t Mr. Perm's e are nut t re5 of uiron Ins
nne rnn
he
in which" ieni-' is l\c';n^ province cam cnt'en.- He
c'utstatiding .vernmcn* in
the
ap-
e in
Act which aro not
�w amendments to the Mineral Act c-neflv directed to securing, uir-,LV Wth the Placer Mining Act m nojding privileges of free minem, the !w Provision being made for ^..uaMllS of six months of any
tne view . here that
'Vancouver. May 5�
Ella.
�tithe
world, today. Instances in which all tha different political divisions "had effaced thoin1 o'r.e- or had boon effaced to permit of th.^ government bv ens grouo v''hcut quest!on.. One of there i-i the ISTazi government in Ger-n'-'iv and fro ' her Ls tho Communist government of Ru-'-'ia. Tn the lisiht of wh.ii had�happene4�in�these- two-cc-unti'ies there coulo\ be no escape f.;�>�-) the conclusion tli,'' vhen nil the
Johnson won tho noiniiiation of Ihc
icple of a country agreed to r;ot to-r- wr for iho unquestioned povern-
sroun-i i x montns oi any
the " ,bGcommg vacant by reason of
h-s p,LuJe cf a ^ee miner to keep, ., ........ ........------------
other n (roo'"-loi->Vr> vtinri^; Olid fl'O t at niffht" i--i
>r
DISTURBANCE ANYOX ACQUITTED
the
s':t'a at Uia Granby ptv �>ever-'l ^-"�ks aax> rvll acquired by the
rceme.nl on a .revaluation of .the'r rold content.
o dominion therefore is watch-WashiiiEton with keen interest
week ending Tuesday, May 9. j and expectation. Our heavy debts in ��heie \ver2 51 hour.=s, Z0 minutes sun-! th& United States assure important �ii=nc, Riici total precipitatioh of .32j.fsaviHes 4f the Canadian dollar, per-of one inch. The maximum ahd-^mtn- mitted to find its own level, resumes ���"�Jin te-ir.pera.ture readings were: I'narity with tho American dollar. Our "wx'iv-day . 58.0 34.2
Thuisday
Pridav.....
Saturday ..... ......
Sunday ...............
ling, and it is
�^tabilTzation at ------- .... �
is1 not to be expected until the roll- I its candidate for Burnaby in the ap-| forced to agree to. such tienship of currencies is established I proaching elections, dgfeat'ng Dr
hv. in'onnlir;vi!^^---------- -��-,... n
srhns: Ccnse;valivo member fo rid'irig.
Mon day Tuesday
24.5 24.0 26.0 29.5 38.0
60.5 61.2 52.0 61.5 59.G 66.5 31-0 criticism of the prime minister by his come out of Washington.
a proceeding.
it became a ca-~e cf Goi he'u db^noc-the [TaGV. Any such a development1-,meant the f ncttiJ.ng but dic^torsnip by on^ class cv ihe ether. Jn the" chre of G-cr-i inanv it was die' atorship"by Mip Nazi ; or Fa.sc'.st and in tho case qf Russia I dic-fttoT>3hip by thf> Communists.
Mr. Pen-v admitted thc existence of ; a fertiris: of 1-ock bf confidence ap--i pro^chlns? contempt, for constituted Riithoritv throucrhout � the world, and +-1\i=' piT>nlied to tho government of B.C. but with res']>ect t^ tho la'tor he contended this constituted a condemna-'^t1. of but o^ of the two maioi* po-
.... , , . . . . lineal nirtdes i.n the province "nd did
politcal opponents is suspended and | n%5>.T>nlv in ajiv manner to the L'b-
LOS ANGELES PLANS TO DISMISS 1800 SCHOOL TEACHERS
Los Angeles, May 9�This city has decided to curtail its public .school expenditures bv thc immediate, dismissal of 1800 members of the teaching staff.
prosperity depends upon an export trpde. and a revival of world business, will have its reaction :n this country as quickly as anywhere. So murf.i
depends on the .-,;Rcosevelt-Bennett . .. . ,..............
I cr>nv