PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN VOL. 5, NO. 27. PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., TUESDAY, APRIL 4.00 or One Month Before Judge Robertson on Saturday —Charge Was Reduced Charged with having committed an aggravated assault upon William Bellos, proprietor of the Royal Hotel, early in the morning of Tuesday, March 21, when he tore the telephone out of Helios' hand and threw the receiver at the hotel man, IT. P. ilansen was found guilty of common assault on Saturday in Judge Robertson's court and fined $25 or one month's imprisonment The defense was in the hands of Alderman McLean, who raised some legal points which failed to impress the court. One of these, under the old English axiom of "otrefois convict" was a plea that Hansen, having been guilt of mischief, for which he had been assessed damages in the magistrate's court for breaking the telephone, could not be tried on the • cujtMlt <'hnr?" CHy Solicitor W*'-Ron, who conducted the prosecution, showed the fallacy of this argument, which would prevent a man who broke various sections of the criminal code while committing a crime, from being tried on the more serious j acts after the minor charges had been dealt with. The witnesses were not all sure of certain words which it was alleged Hansen had used on the occasion of the offence, and Judge Robertson, giving him the benefit of the doubt oa the aggravated assault charge, j found the prisoner guilty of common j assault and imposed the sentence indicated. The fine was paid. MANY OLD-TIMERS ARE <;OING TO CEDAR CREEK Lure of the New dfold Hush Drawing Sourdoughs From Along the C. X. R. Their nearness to the Cedar Creek goldfield is too much temptation for the sour-doughs along the C. N. R.. and from all points between the Yel-lowhead Pass and Prince Rupert there come reports of parties of old-timers who are heading for Cedar Creek. From Hazelton and Vanderhoof, as well as Prince George, well known settlers have made their arrangements to go to the Cedar Creek country as soon as the open season comes, when prospecting can be carried on to better advantage. From Quesnel, even at this season of the year, men are going into the Quesnel Lake area with rigs, on horse, and afoot. Even the telegraph operator at Quesnel has left his key and joined the rush into the diggings. CIVIL SERVANTS RETIRED VICTORIA, April 4—The retirement of sixteen civil servants, who have been pensioned off, was announced on Saturday by Hon. J. D. McLean. The list includes F. J. Goepel, deputy minister of finance: J. E. Armstrong, chairman of the board of investigation of the Water branch; G. Anderson, engineer of the Water branch; W. A. S. Morley of the Treasury department, and Dr. E. C. Arthur, health inspector. All retire on June 30, under the Superannuation Act which provides for retirement at the age of 6f>. Frank Walsh Burned to , Death in Hazelton Fire THIRD BAD BLAZE AT HAZELTON IN FIFTEEN MONTHS CLAIMED ANOTHER VICTIM ON SUNDAY MORNING—WELL KNOWN HARDWARE MAN PERISHED IN THE FLAMES—TOTAL LOSS $30,000. HAZELTON, April •'{—Frank Walsh, aged :tl2. the northern representative of McLennan and McFeeley, of Vancouver, with headquarters at Prince Rupert, was burned to death in an early morning fire on Sunday which consumed the Hazelton Hotel, two Chinese restaurants, a Chinese' laundry and seven other buildings and residences, including the home of 1/. A. Graef, the government telegraph operator. This is the third blaze of a serious nature to visit Hazelton in fifteen months, and has demolished another good portion of the town. Walsh, who arrived on Saturday night from Prince Rupert, was asleep in the hotel when the fire started and was apparently trapped. His body is charred into an unrecognizable condition. The total loss is estimated at $80,000.00 which was covered by very j little insurance. The origin of the blaze, which lasted from 2 to 4:8(> a.m. is in doubt. The fire was a raging furnace until quelled l>y a changing wind and the efforts of the bucket brigade. the white slave convention, drawn up at the last assembly of the League of Nations, as it conflicts with the police regulations of certain states in the Union, Secretary of State Hughes has notified the league secretary here. The U. S. government, however, is in full sympathy with the object of the convention and congress has passed laws to the. same end, Hughes points out. 444-4-4-4-4-4-*4444-4- 4 4 COMMONS ADOPTS LLOYD 4 GEORGE'S RESOLUTION Police CommissivTiti' To" Arrested at Victoria PROSECUTIONS UNDER RIGID ENFORCEMENT OF THE LORD'S DAY ACT AT THE CAPITAL INCLUDE COMMISSIONER JOE NORTH WHO WAS ACTING AS AN AGENT FOR COAST HOTELS ON THE SABBATH. 4 LONDON, April :'. - - Lloyd 4 4 George's resolution, calling for 4 4- confidence in the government 4 4 policy with regard to the coin- 4 4 ing general economic confer- 4 4 ence, was adopted by the House 4 4- of Commons tonight by a vote 4 4 of 37 2 to 94. 4 ???????????? MANY MILLS WILL OPERATE THIS SEASON Good Outlook for Lumbering Industry Along the C. \. R. this Year Practically all the mills along the line of the C. N. R. between Prince George and the mountains will operate this year, and most of these mills have already taken out an average of a million feet of logs for the summer's cut. Following are the mills that will run: Jaeck-Allen Lumber Co., Long-worth, capacity 18,000 feet per day; Longworth Lumber Co., Longworth, capacity 15,000 feet; Northern Lumber Co. Ltd., Willow River, capacity 20,000; Shelly Lumber Co., Shelly, capacity 10.0V0; Giscome Lumber Co., Ltd., Giscome, (will operate subject to arrangements with liquidators), capacity 100,000; Newlands Sawmills Ltd.. New-ands, capacity 15,000; Aleza Lake Mills Ltd.. Aleza Lake, capacity 40,000; Anthony Lumber Co.. Aleza Lake, capacity 15,000; Dewey Sawmills Ltd., Dew-ey, capacity 15,000; E. Bashaw Lumber Co., near Hutton, capacity 20,000; U. G. G. Mills Ltd.. Hutton Mills, capacity 80.000; G. H. Lipsett, Penny. 35,000; Red Mountain Lumber Co., Penny. capacity 3"),000; Ptarmigan Lumber Co.. Ptarmigan Creek, capacity 10,000; Croydon Lumber Co., Croydon, capacity 10.-000; Foreman Lumber Co., Foreman, capacity 15.000 (mill not yet installed). West of Prince George the mill of the Webster & Black Co. on Fraser Lake Will operate. Its capacity is 15,000. The S. McLean Co. mill at Fort Fraser, with similar capacity, will also cut. The mills of the Dome Lumber Company and the Upper Fraser Lumber Company will not operate. At the end of February these milla had an aggregate of some 25,000,000 feet of logs cut for their respective operations. This will be augmented by some of the mills on the lakes that will get their log supply by summer logging. VICTORIA, April 1—Forty tradesmen were reported by I ho police for infringements of the no-trading order of the police commissioners on tho first Sunday of the rigid enforcement of the Ixml's Day Act. Those informations were laid on Monday. Police Commissioner .loe North, who dissented from the order on tho subject of Sunday law enforcement, has been arrested for acting as nn agent of the Vancouver and Victoria hotels when the Sunday boats reached Victoria. The attorney-general will be asked to rule on whether the prosecutions are to be proceeded with. PROTECTION OF RAILWAY YARDS CONSIDERED Chief Engineer Dixon of C. \. II Writes Board of Trade Matter is Before Engineers INDIAN AGENT McALLAN CALLS TRIBES TOGETHER In reply to a request for information by the Prince George Board of Trade, as to whether steps were being taken by the C. N. R. to protect the railway yards and part (if the townsite here from inundation through the action of the ice in the Nechaco river during certain phases of the winter weather. Chief Engineer, H. P. Dixon, has written the secretary as follows: "The question of undertaking protection to the railway yards at Prince George is having consideration, but decision has not been reached as to the method of protection that will be adopted. On this account no estimates for the current year have as yet been prepared." AEROPLANES COLLIDE HOUSTON. Texas, April 4—Two aeroplanes from Ellington b iehl crashed together near South Houston and came down in flames. Both pilots were killed. .Major Simmonds, pilot of one 'plane, was burned to death and Lieut. Fitzpatrick, of the other machine died from his burns a few minutes after the accident. There Will be Bis; Pow-Wow on Indian Reserve No. 2 Next Sunday About Mill Site Indian Agent Me Allan i.s in town in connection with the application of the J. D. McArthur interests for a lease of about half the Indian reservation located at the mouth of Mud river, on the eastern bank, for a saw mill. About 85 Indians are affected by the application, and as many of these as possible will deliberate on the matter when it is presented to them at the time and place appointed. The Indian reservation at the mouth of the Mud comprises about 97 acres. There are a few houses on the land, but it is not the habitation of any of the tribe, as a regular thing. In summer it is used by the Indians for gardening, and for a fishing camp, but the establishment of a mill there would not interfere, with these pursuits. Chief Jail of the Fort George Indians seems riot unfavorable to the proposals, and if granted by the Indians. ;is seems likely, the location of the mill at that point will establish a ready market for the agricultural produce which the Indians raise on the section of the reserve that will not bo affected. THE CATTLE EMBARGO NEW DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER LONDON. April 4—Austen Chamberlain said that the question of whether the cattle embargo could be removed on the importation of cattle in England, would be left to a free vote of the House of Commons. VICTORIA. April 4—W. R. Me-Adam, former secretary to Hon. John Hart, minister of finance, has been, appointed deputy minister of finance at a salary of $3,300, to succeed F. J. Goepel, retired. MILITARY SERVICE ACT DEAD I NOW A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE OTTAWA, April 14—The debate opened by William Irvine, labor member for Calgary, brought a declaration that the Military Service Act of 1917 is dead, and the report not necessary. Premier King and Speaker Lemieux both said that the act was dead and the debate unnecessary. Arthur Meighen complained that the act had been made a weapon against the Conservatives in the election, when the Liberals knew the act was a dead issue. PRINCE RUPKRT. April 4 George L. Murray, a prominent Conservative of Telkwa, who ran as a candidate for that party at the last provincial election and was defeated, was married here this morning to Miss Helen D. Lewis, of Cedarvale. They left for Telkwa, where they will reside. WHITE SLAVE CONVENTION GENEVA. April 3—The United States government is unable to sign FIRST TEST OF STRIKE STRENGTH YESTERDAY INDIANAPOLIS, April 3 The first test of strength in the nation-wide suspension of work by the union coal miners came today. Tho beginning of the strike, on Saturday, fell on a day that is an annual holiday among the coal miners and this failed to determine the effectiveness of the strike. At the headquarters of the United Mine Workers of America confidence was expressed that today's development would confirm the union estimate that 600,000 men, among them being 100,000 non-union 'miners, would lay down their tools. Troops in Ireland are Transferring Allegiance MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS ABOUT THE COUNTRY AS MEN TRANSFER THEIR FEALTY TO THE DIFFERENT FACTIONS—REPORT OF ORDNANCE STEAMER'S CARGO SEIZED BY RAIDERS IS EXAGGERATED STATES CHURCHILL. ML'LLIXGAR, County West meat h, April .'t—An incident in sensational developments, which has been expected here, occurred this morning when »>ne hundred I'Yee stale troops marched to tho gates of the barracks occupied l>y Irish Republican Army adherents of de Valera, and were refused admission. JOIN REPUBLICANS 1)1151.IN. April '¦'•—Official figures given out today show that '2-(i men left Dublin on Saturday afternoon, inarching to Smithfield, where they took the oath of allegiance to the Republic, freeing themselves from further responsibility to the Dail Eireann. THE RAIDED ORDNANCE BOAT LONDON', April ',i—The British ordnance steamer Upton, which was seized off the Irish coast last win>k by raiders who stowed its cargo away in some unknown place, contained -1OO rifles (not — 0,000 as reported), TOO r'evolvergi W> machine guns and 50,000 rounds of rifle ammunition, Churchill stated in the Commons today. 444444444-4444444 PREMIER MARTIN RESIGNED REGINA, April 4—Premier Martin resigned on Monday. BALL SEASON OPENS SAN FRANCISCO, April 3 -- At four western points the Pacific-Coast Baseball League will open its 19 2 2 season tomorrow, which the officials predict will be the greatest pennant race ever staged in a minor league. In the opening games Seattle play^s at San Francisco. Oakland at Sacramento, Portland at Los An- ; geles, and Vernon at Salt Lake. RAILWAY CHANGING PLANT PRINCE RUPERT, April 4—Canadian National Railway experts are making an examination of the local drydock plant with a view to moving the roundhouse there and concentrating the railway and ship repairs at one point. The large power house at the shipyards would be used for the double purpose for which it is fully adequate.