Thursday, March .18, 1937
Prince George, B. C.
guggested Partition of British
Columbia an Ill-Advised Move
High Priest of Secession Holds provincial Legislature Wreck-ing Vancouver' Island
ECONOMY JTHE REMEDY
Development of Government From Fur-Trading Has Had Interesting History
T, x , McKelre7edkor of the Y\c~ rr-oni�t has concluded the series '> -iwies in which he sets forth the 0 nvvvhv Vancouver Island should n: ?!vMited from the rest of British t0- > i-i ini for the future enjoy an CCSJai prliial status as it did in flv',.,' dav-- This new high priest T lesion 'has no desire to take S nrouvee" Island out of the empire. i,S-v.4tli-aU the vigor he can command nnment ne?d� of thc-Mninland beinrt w-"re evnended on the Mainland. Admitting th\s to have bfen the volley1 of ''urce~sive n-ovln-'"'aU legislatures U cannot be chnrtrod *i thp ronacitv rf the mjmb*"'11 ren1'"-vnHng the Mainland const'tuencies. At the time of the union of the two povernmente Vancouver Island held �he preponderance of representation in 'he, legislature, and as late as 1875 'ho Island had r-s many representatives ^ h.id the Mainland. Tneve--.was no ^mbia-nco of i>olitie�l pnr+v niv^ionc jn �ho legislature, and administrations ruoreeried each other with about the Rime frcnuencv ns has been noted in 'ho TVcnch chamber of deouties. Down '.*> th>.� time, twenty years later, despite 'n" narked development on the Main-�M its renvesentat'on in the leeisla-'""<* bad increased by but four scats. risind more favorable if Van- ' lRland had not been tricked
ban- �' lmlon w11" British Columbia )a^ !n 1866.
hoto fMdKe)vie is in the position of ver i�i rced to contend that Vancou-in inise , havir>* made a bad bargain ���.!?>' Should be Permitted to wfth-i�,e fIrom u 'n 1937. notwithstanding 'hp cm thnt fivc years after union 'lip ,m r of Brltish Columbia entered Cain i ration of the Dominion of u^- Mr. McKelvie asserts that if
Vancouver Island were permitted to withdraw from British Columbia it could, with its present revenues:
1-�Carry on all services of government.
2.�Expend $1,000,000 yearly on public works.
3.�Allocate SI.000.000 annually to retire the portion of the provincial debt] to be assumed.
4.�Reduce taxation by $750,000.
s-�Operate on a balanced budget.
This would be a consummation to be des'red, but if there is warrant for the belief it could be accomplished it ! becomes a matter for surprise~that ad-vesatc-j for separation have not appeared-on the stage earlier, and that secession as an issue has not been pre-(Continued on Page 7) -------------o------------..
Peace River Has Shipped 12 Cars Certified Seed
Policy of Government of B. C. in Furnishing Good Seed to Settlers is Justified
This Will Greatly Increase the Supply of Certified Seed Available This Year
CONSERVATIVES OF PRINCE GEORGE ELECT OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Prince George to Secure Air-Mail Service with Northern Points in May
At a meeting of the Conservatives of Pr'Jnce George held in Ande. en's hall on Tuesday evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing jear: E. J. Newman, president; Vincent Giles, vice-president: O. N. Hay-don, treasurer; and James Quayle. secretary. The following were elected members of the executive: Dr. R. w. Alward, M. S. Caine. Levi Graham. S J. Watson, Mrs. P. D. Taylor and Mrs W. � Graham. Delegates were,elected to a district meeting to be held in the city on Tuesday, April 6th.
J. G. Turgeon Advises Secretary of Board of Trade Order-in-Council Approved
TO COMMENCE MAY 29
TOHN D. CHARLESON PASSES AWAY IN CITY HOSPITAL SUNDAY
Weekly Service to Manson creek and Takla Landing and Less Frequently to Grahame
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Dawson Creek. Mar. 12�Pour car loads of seed oats- left Dawson Creek en Sunday morning, consigned to Quebec. These were shipped by the Feace River Co-Operative Seed Growers, and all graded No. 1. Three of these cars were loaded by George Dud-lev and one by Bullen and Leah>v. An-ether car wa-s loaded by Tom Jamie-son on Tuesday and this also graded No. 1 and was shipped to the province of Quebec.
It is estimated that the premium on the eight cars of oats already shipped will amount to approximately $2,000. This is over the value of the oats had they been shipped in the regular commercial way. In addition all hulled oats and small grain, for which the farmers are "docked." and upon which he pays the freight to the terminal elevator, were retained on his own farm for feed or sold for such. Some of the screenings were sold locally at 43c and 38c per bushel, almost the price all the oats would have been worth had they not been run through the cleaner.
Owing to the local branch of the seed growers being rather late in organizing, many farmers-who had good eed oats had already disposed of them and adverse road conditions are mak-ina it. impossible for those living a distance from town to load a car. It is expected that the^e are the last cars to go to Quebec but there may be a few more shipped to Saskatchewan.
The Legacy oats shipped in by the British Columbia department of agriculture last spring has resulted in a terse quantity of good -seed being �aLcod. There are n number of farmers having several hundred bushels of 'Irs grain for sale but not enough to "hip-out individual cnr'lots. There is no doubt but what this will be sold to neighbors ?o that next year moro; seed -)f high quality will be shipped. The. �ar load cf certified Garnet- wheat offered for -ale is practically all spoken for and if the Peace River Bl'^ck is favored with normal crop conditions during the coming season the ^ed sitr option, as far as Garnet whear and Legacy cats are concerned, should be very favorable. The wisdom of the ! government in a-ssisting the settlers during the unfavorable years to get ucod .^eed is now apparent and has turned out to be a very good investment.
MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE IN OTTAWA TAKES FIRM STAND ON RELIEF
Ottawa Mar. l(>�The municipal conference in session here today, which i<- attended bv the mayors of the chief cities throughout the dominion, took a firm stand on the federal government's responsibility in the matter of shouldering unemployment relief. They found unemployment a.'national responsibility which could not. be longer assumed by either the provincial or municipal authorities and called upon the federal government to relieve them of their present unemployment burdens. /___ f-- .,...
ABERHART WINS IN SUIT AGAINST HIM FOR UNPAID WAGES
Vancouver, March 12-Premjer Ab-erhart won in the action brought �eSinst him by John T, Love.scth and Mrs M Bower Hopkins for $1125 claimed' to be due them for wages in organizing a Social Cred't move, nmt, in British Columbia, for which work thev claimed to have been en-ca^cd bv the defendant. Absrhart's defence \�s p o-^v-m denial of having engaged tfie plaintiffs. �
John D. Charleson, SM.. of Vander-hcof. passed away in the city hospital on Sunday. The deceased wns one of ih� pioneer res'dents of the Central.! Interor. coming into the district about j the time the telegraph line was con-structed to Dawson. He was a teles-! rapher and was employed at different points along the line. The G. T. P. railway had not taken form at the time, and there was little in the way of settlement north of Quesnel. It was from tlvs point that mo.st of the early settlers drew their supplies, travelling the Telegraph Trail, the location selected first by the Collins Overland Telegraph for its line into Dawson. In Inter years Mr. Charleson went into the insurance business and was honored with an appo'ntment. as a stipendiary magistrate by the provincial government. He was a member cf the Mas-onic order for several years The funeral took place at Vanderhoaf. up-wards of twenty members of Nechako Lodge No. 86. A. P. & A. M. attending at the railway depot early Tuesday morning to place the body on the westbound train.
The earliest record of Mr. Charleson in the district comes from the diary cf John Munro. which records Mr. Charleson as being stationed at Hazel-ton in 1904 in the employ of the federal government oh the Dawson Telegraph line, and later'a.s serving as operator and Tneman at the Stony Creek station.
J. O. Wilson, secretary cf the Prince George board of trade I'eco'-ved a tels-gram Thursday morning from J. G Turgeon. M. P.. informing lr'm that an air-mall service bstvei/n Prince Gccige and Fs^rt McLeod, Pinlay Pork.1-
nnd Fort Grahame, has been approvud place on or about May 29th. To start by the federal government and that
will add grieatly to northern developments l-nd help Prince George."
Mr. - Turgeon's letter under date of March 12th, referred to in his telegram loaJ-iea Mr. W.lssn shortly in advance. In it the member for the district said:
"I am \ery happy to report success n our effort to have northern air-mail development based at Prince George. The measure of success is greater than you and members of your beard of trade looked for. as . I shall explain later.
"I have now succeeded, without official inspection by the po.st office department, in having- Pir-mail route4-established between Prince George, Fort McLecd. Pinlay Porks and Fort Grahame. The first flight will take
� crvice will bs instituted en Saturday.
May 29th. The telegram reads:
"Order-in-eruncil approve:! lc-day (Wednesday) crver n�: air-mail rervices indicated In my Letter cf last Friday. Yr.u nny announce services tr
Forks iint) Fcrt .Grahame, times per- ycatr, commencing' on May 20th; also additional services weekly between Fcrt St. Jamc , Manson Creek imd T.�kla Landing. Very pleased with success, which
Finlay
Good Start Made in Move to Get a Covered Rink
Spirited Contest in Race For the Hockey Queen Honors Provides Substantial Surplus
COLORFUL CORONATION
Management Reports #735.90 Has Been Turned Over Trustees for Rink Fund
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MRS. W. G. FRASER'S j PUPILS IN SUCCESSFUL j � CONCERT SATURDAY
I The pupils of Mrs. W. G. Fraser's j s:n net proceeds j of the concert were $60. which sum ' Mrs. Fraser will divide between the ; Women's Hospital Auxiliary and the 1 building fund of Knox church.
The program opened with an ooer-
retta. a GhristniTis Dream, in wh'ch
i the following little girls wei'e heard:
Santa Claus. Bettv Aitken; Foiry j . Queen. Betty McGillivray: Sleeping Bcnuty. Marif* Miller; Cinderella. Dorothy Caine: Frar Tuck. Marjorie Al-' pxander: Robin Hood.'D^rothv Doue-: Ir.s: and Red Riding Hoed. Joan Cor-
This was followed in turn with the presentation cf an action .sons in which twelve little girls appeared, and
j then by the nursery rhyme. Queen of Hearts, presented by the M'llfir Add-
: tion class.
The last number was an oueretta. The Court of Queen Summergold. The cn�t in this was: Fairy Queen. Leslie Fra?er: Heatherwine. Betty Aitken: Snowflake, Svdncy Davis; Sunbeam j Mary Ogsr: Raindrop, Irene Davis/and j Zephyr. Doris Tilley.
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SEVERAL PERSONS WERE KILLED IN RIOTING IN PARIS ON TUESDAY
P?ris. Mar. 16�Sericus rioting broke out in Paris toniciht when a crowd of Communists spuaht to break \\v n r�Vf:et!nc beinc' hold bv a body of Fas-eist--!. P'rearms wore freely used before the police could restore order. Six perrons were killed and 150 seriously in-uired. ten of whom are believed to have received fatal injuries.
with this service will be eight times a year. This is the frequency that was arranged for this service based on Fort St. John, and then the service will be transferred from that point to Prince George, with the addition of Pert McLeod and the elimination of Gold Bar. "Referring to the measure of success, if you w:ll re-read by 'letter to ycu of December 30th last, with which I enclosed copies of final letters to the postmaster-general through his private j secretary, you will note my emphasis, I of the following paragraph quoted to you:
"Prince George is so -situated that your department will find it ad-vantageous later on to extend the proposed service to other points farther north and west than these-set out. above.'
"In Pdditicn to. the service from Prince George to Fort Grahame another route is being opened from Prince George to Fort St. James. Man-son Creek and Takla Landing, the last-named point being in the Skeena r'd-ing. This service gives Prince George a direct and potential connection with the mining development of the general Omineca a.nd Finlay River districts. "At its commencement and continuing during the proper season, the-service into the Omineca country w'U be weekly. The contract for both services out of Prince George will be with the United Air Transport, of which Grant McConachie iv? general manager. Mir. McConnachie'tells me that ths service will niajte it necessarv for h\s
The campaign for a covered rink got away to a good start as the result of
ihe hockey qus.en contest wheh was j company to maintain shop, planes and conducted during the past few weeks, several men^all the year round at It is needless to say the result exceed- prince George. The requirements of
ed the expectations of the management, i
the.service indicate a stop-over at Fo-t
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St. James each flight, so that he w"ll to keep_a~ plane and pilot at that also.
and it was largely due to the zeal
::hpwn by the respective candidates,.
Th?re were few who had any inkling
as to how the contest was going until j /'-you will be advised as soon as the-
the time came for count'ng the ballots, jnecessarv order-in-council passes with
a� u: ��..-,,ai ,�� ,,,�,,.,,,. ;,r ,,,!.. '�f'reference t0 port st. James. Will you
please convey my felicitations to his worslrp the mayor and members of vour board of trade."
As is usual in contests of tliis kind the candidates were holding cut votes to keep their rivals in the dark/and the weekly post'ng of the vote left much to bo learned a* to the true standing, the first four candidates alternating at the head of.Che poll.
The count of the vote was commenced at 5 o'clock en Friday, with Norman Radley nnd William Bette acting r-; scrutineers and Alderman W. Li Armstrong-'as referee, and was completed about 7 o'clock. Their statement of t.ho//po1l.Nw-rrtch is appended, showed Riibv Newsome to be a lone way out ;ri the lead and the winner of (he contest: . �
Votes Amount
Riibv Newsome 4R.250 $347.40
Mefn Keller 26.380 190.05
Flcrenc* Belinn 25.5^1 184.10
Haze] Goodwin .. 16.170 116.55
Helen Tvner 3.620 26.20
KING'S CIVIC I-TST
MAY REACK THREE AND
ONE-HALF MILLIONS
The contest was rounded out with a {oronation dance in the Prince?-! ballroom in the evening, which attracted rn- of tbo largest companies to meet in the ballroom, with the younger element largely in the majorty. The Indies committee in elinrge of the r~-v-criation ceremonies�Mrs. Ewert, Mrs. A. M Patterson and Mrs. G." B. Wil-1:^111=-�had their work well in hand and the coronation got under way Shcrtlv after 11 o'clock.
Mayer Patterson had the Ik nor of r-Erortins Queen Rnbv to the dn-. Th? nueen was nttended by the unsuccessful csnd'dates as her maids of honor, "nd thev nil lcoked vcrv nvetty in the'r finorv a<: they marched down the nisle nttended by Dr. C Ewert. Dr. ,7. G. McArthur, James Douelns nnd I. B. Guest. The coronation -speech was delivered bv Mayor Patterson, and after
AUSTIN CHAMBERLAIN DIED TUESDAY AFTER SUDDEN HEART ATTACK
London, Mar. 16.�Sir Austen Chambe.rlain. von of the Inte Joseph Chamberlain rf Birmingham, and half-brother cf Neville Chamberlain, o>nnceJlrr rf the ^exchequer, died trday in a heart ntt?ok from which - he fa'led to retrain cin* riousne-s. Mr. Ch'im-brr'rin rr^cd om evertful life in bis 73rd year. He ma^e hi, entr>-inlo public life in 1893, and held many important pests inrludbiff that of fhan^ellrr of the exchequer. I< wa� lamely threuarh his efforts thai the Locarno paw l*ict was cncludcd in tbe hop? rf brinijinsr r.crnnny back into the League of Nations.
CONSERVATIV1ES HAVE NOMINATED DR. A. H. BAYNE IN KAMLOOPS
Ko.mloops. M.ar. 17�Dr. A. H. Bayne war. nominated by the Conservatives of Kamloops hist night in a convention marked with considerable enthusiasm. Dr. Frank P. Patter-son, provincial Conservative leader, wr.s .in attendance and announced his intention of giving the affairs of the p?rty his full attention until after the election. Dr. Bayne is looked upon rs a very strong candidate, hav'ng been very
London. Mar. 16�It is reported the king's civil list calls for a number of i increases which may bring the total up I to $3,500,000. No provision has been made for the Duke of Windsor and it is assumed the duke will be taken care of by the king and the queen-mother.
WINGDAM COMPANY PLEASED WITH STRIKE j
Mnior Harold Brown, president of I 'Consolidated Gold Allu^'als and W. D. McLaren, one of the ^company's dir-ectors, have completed an inspection of the strike in the deeu channel at Wingdam which was made on Febru-p.ry 8ih. \\Hiile the work so far done is not suffie'erit to determine the continuity of .the deep channel the devel- | opment so far ha-s been attended with vcrv sratifyine: results and fully iusti-f'fd the heavy expenditures made by nf nfs
Dr'essM. printing. decora t.ine
nnd pr esrnts $115.95
Draw'nc orizes 85.00
200.95
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bv
fund .S735.90 rho winning t;rket= in .tb�> dnnvin-r
cDnnection with th� hpckev quefn ^�csi nn Fridn.v eveninqr vvere; No. >5 helH bv Neil MrTiit-osh. Princ0 irvp-e: No. 15213 held bv Mrs p^�o snn C-idonrn. Albertir nnd Nr>. 2057
Br.by Sylvia Peareon, Prince George.
> Robert Leishman. who is repir ! ins- the Ford Motors of Canada, .some time in the c:ty during the we>^k. I Leishman may not have been the youngest, man with the Canadian ' forces in France, but there were few ! who were his juniors. He enlisted at j Windsor at the age of 15. and proceed-� ing overseas was drafted to the 75th j Battalion to which a number of Cari-i boo men were attached. He was in \ the fighting at Amiens, in August. I 1918. when Dan Wright, a former well i known resident of Cariboo was killed. I While in the city Leishman foregathered with a number of war "buddies" | in the persons of W. H. Crocker. W. ii. Campbell. J. O. Wilson and others.