PRINCE GEORG1% CITIZEN A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Cem%� -itish Columbia - t loader Gives Losing F'Sht nt Sickness L Vol. 24; No. 9 HOCKEY Prince George, B.C., Thursday, February 27, #2.00 a Year Ten from Acute if someone else st look at my hori vou should irhv." scribbled these tragic a hem police piece of noiepaper and !' ,n pnvelope addres- the dresser In ie George Hotel, Z- (Louis) Blair isbe-e walked undressed into Saturday morning and through the head with $S falling head first v morning by T. S Haws, Lk of the hotel, when he t call him I the of t room to call him di h arert attending physician, his opinion that death from a combination of *7ound and drowning. j L Blair was 55 years land a resident of this city least 20 years. He was a lo-eagiiieer in the employ of For the past ten years he a sufferer from acute , and during the past two ad been almost wholly bed-His affliction made it im-for him to carry on as a live engineer and for the past trs he has been on retire-Pth a small pension. Recently been in Kamloops seeking treatment ir. an effor, to Jef from his ailment. rived in Prince George on ty's C.NJt. train at 1:45 ajn. ae to the Prince George Ho-he bus, asking the driver to the postoffice and drop two |in the mail-box there. After he was taken to room 27 . Numa, who placed his club I the floor and his suitcase on � at the side of the bed. Ha jftma to test the bath water, tdld before leaving the room left a call for 7 a.m. at on retiring, T.- R. Haws ;rk, rapped on the room door l time but sot no response. at 7:15 with the same ON PAGE KIOHT) Smithers Swamps Quesnel to Take Mutual Life Cup Cariboo Titlists Fade Before Starry Western Squad in Finals�Scores 5-2 and 9-0. BugSe Band and Marching Troops Liven City Streets Regiment of Troops Spend Hour Here En Route to Station on Pacific Coast. SMITHERS 5, QUESNEL 2 Prince George hockey For the first time since war was declared in September, 1939, Prince Georgians wore treated to a military tans got a parade complete with bugle and drum real treat when the powerful Smith- band on Friday last when the Rocky ers junior hockey club journeyed to Mount-in Rangers regiment detrain-town to meet the light, fast Quesnel . refused to go to the hospital and joined n? their comrades in a frantic search for victims. One of ............ $50.00 One of ............ 25.00 Four of .......... 10.00 Two of ............ 5.00 After deducting cost of tickets only, total net proceeds will be distributed in War Savings Certificates the object of the club being to boost Prince George's contribution to the Dominion's mighty war effort. n IS by Ya o� su SSi the Foreign Office had instruct- imipnt thereby have been reduced i, consul-general at Hanoi, Indo-China, |from that of murder to manslaught-arrangements for evacuation. There was in- er, and that the trial judge erred in A-4.~-__� _. - t , /-*i � . ___.l u~ istntirur to the jury that there was no t u ttlian5einents tor evacuation, inerc was in- r thiswe'dc^1?�*-?, f�r�e Indo".C^ina \� accfpt itS levuiomv oi i^�,,. ,�, ,n w. oith end "possible, and certainly before the ex- ing from tne jUry the consideration stating to the jury I evidence of provocation and in tak- | idti 0 so troo , y truce on March 7. The implication seem- an was prepared to impose peace by force if it y diplomacy. S DENY TROOPS IN BULGARIA n troon? 2? (.BUP)�The German Legation denied any lti�n of L ^-ere in Bulgaria, adding that Germany has no sending troops across Bulgaria. ADMIRAL WARNS JAPANESE b 27 (Bup)� Admiral of the Fleet Lord he hoPed Japan would not be so foolish as i th F E B" id " d ! saidI ^strafn nthe-Farl East. "But,'' he said, "we need -..�,� East, though we could ill afford any would n �Ur meaSre naval resources, as ouv fighting once again come to our aid." of^tfie question of provocation. ________.o------------- James Rink Wins Bank Trophy jimmy James' curlers defeated V. Morgan's rink in the finals for the Baiik of Commerce Cup, but it took 13 ends to decide the winner. George Kolias' rink captured the Consolation prize of the annual bon-spiel of the Prince George Curling-Club by defeating Neilson's rink in the final game. Several rinks are still in play at tflip Prince George curling rink to decide the winner of the Chevrolet Cup. matter altogether, and it is one worthy of intelligent debate. We do not like the story of the abrupt ending of the conference, but on the other hand we do not like all the recommendations of the Sirois report. Times are much too grave for us to add fuel to the flames of discord by censuring anyone. The facts speak for themselves, in that the long hoped for parley was abortive. But something must be done. A remedy for our constitutional and economic problems must be found that will unite us firmer for war and in peace, and a way of finding the remedy must be provided. This is the first step: providing the method of finding the remedy. We believe the conference of premiers and their galaxy of ministers was not the right kind of gathering for the purpose of securing a permanent solution of problems affecting the constitution and legislative authority of the Dominion and provincial parliaments. "Dressed in brief authority," the ministers of the day have no more right to define the permanent responsibilities of the federal and provincial parliaments than had the temporary governments of Bennett and Tolmie. The legislatures would all have to be called into session to debate the subjects and enact legislation. Therefore, to secure harmony and concord and to ex-(Concluded on Page Two) Bruce Wilson Sells Stage Line The Cariboo Stages and B.C. Coach Lines operated by Campbell. Black-well and Wilkinson with headquarters in Kamloops. have purchased the P.G.E. Stages from Drucc Wii-son in Prince Geo-fje and will take over and oi>erate the busii>ess as from March 1. Bruce Wilson acquired the P.G.E. Stages from his father-in-law, K. A. Houghtaling. in September. 1937, and added to the equipment several high-class passenger cars, and has maintained a regular service between Prince George and Quesnel in connection with the Pacific & Great Eastern Railway, also acting as their agent in this city. On turning over the business on March 1, Mr. Wilson and family will move to Vancouver w!~ere Bruce will take an aviation course as a pilot, and intends to engage in commercial flying for the future. Hockey League's Season Playoffs The play-offs of the Commercial Hockey League will start next Monday with the Merchants meeting the Junior Chamber of Commerce in a sudden-death game. The game will start at 7 p.m. and fast, exciting hockey will be the order of the night as these two teams are great rivals. On Tuesday night the C.N.R. boys will meet the winner of the above game, also starting at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday night will see the league-leading Huskies meet tne winner of Tuesday's game in a two-game, total goals to count, series for the Gow Cup emblematic of the city championship. Hockey fans who turn out to these games are assured good sport, and a capacity attendance should ensue as they in all probability will be tihe final hockey games of the season. Keen rivalry is being shown among teams for possession of the Gow Cup. Pioneer Victim Of Heart Attack At Vanderhoof Formerly Manager of Burns dC Co. Here � Ran Meat Store and Stock Ranch. Alfred Henry (Harry) Brean, 69 years of age, passed away in his sleep in his home at Vanderhoof on February 20, and was buried Tuesday last in Vanderhoof cemetery. The late Mr. Brean had been about on Wednesday last attending to business and in apparent good health, and death ensued presumably from a heart attack. He was well known throughout the province, having managed butcher sihops for P. Burns & Co. in Kaslo, Nelson, Trail and Rossland before coming to this section of British Columbia in 1924 to take charge of the Burns' stores in Prince George. He remained in this city until 1928 when he resigned from the Burns firm and moved to Vanderhoof to open his own meat market. In addition to his meat business he conducted a stock ranch near Vanderhoof and specialized in high-grade beef cattle which he exported to coast markets, also buying cattle from neighbouring ranchers for export. In 1938 he disposed of his butcher business in Vanderhoof to Maynard Kerr, and devoted his entire time to stock raising and exporting of beef cattle up to the time of his death. He leaves to moum his loss his wife, residing at Vanderhoof. and a son, Harold, who is employed by the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. and who arrived from Trail to attend the funeral. Keep Stores Open Saturday Nights In our Spotlight column last week we commented on the desirability of stores remaining open until 9 p.m. on Saturdays. Many merchants have commented favorably on this, though some believe that 8 p.m. would be a satisfactory closing time, and this suggestion seems a good one. Merchants should get together if they want a by-law passed to effect the change. The Citizen has given the idea publicity and believes much more business would come to the city Saturday evenings if the shops were open until 8 p.m.