PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN No 44. PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28r 1928 Five Cents. Lord Melchett to Head Big Merger of Nickel Mines World Control of Nickel' Will Pass 1 From The United States To Britain and Canada News ol Buying , Merger Causes Sensational of Stocks In London iiad New York 24—New and what dl , nrt 24—New a»u wno-t-M0UUeafn become important devel- proinises to e lndustry in Can- nnilU'IH.-' I'l w."* .__.-•;: *„ v,MOT ada nt. in u ced tQday in neavy S of nickel stocks by London oi . u believed to purchases ux h'—-ying is believed to £VS to the working of a plan for if mersing- of the Internaliofial ¦ l i company and the Mond Nickel Nickel 'hipn would give the com-Com^omoanies control of the nickel bined companies incidentally faction oJ.^JQOlthe Dnfted states in the International Com-in the minority and give the and Canadian shareholders , Oer cent of the stock, thus interests, ¦< reaching importance to the industry in ter the would est both ¦sudbury district; which is the cen-of nickel mining in Canada and location of extensive plants of both ....... time it was generally be-that a working arrangement be reached between the two (,,:,._iies with regard to the treat-men of the Frood ores. Tne great-advantage to the shareholders of IJUUi companies accruing in the pro-nosed merger, will be the reduction in operating costs, both in mining and smelting. For some time there has been close co-operation observed between the working staffs of both companies. The only rivalry was in the field.of getting business. • At the present time the only producing mine owned by the International Nickel company in this district Is the Creighton. Operations at the Creighton are now being carried on to a depth of 2,700 feet. The current, output of the Creighton is approximately 2,800 tons of ore shipped' daily .to the smelter at Copper Cliff. The average metal output content of the ore is six ounces combined nickel and copper. Shipments from the Copper Cliff smelter are now running as high as six thousand tons of high grade copper-nickel matter a month. The matte is about an eighty-ounce product, so monthly shipments contain approximately 5.240 tons CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE HELD SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR OX SATURDAY AFTERNOON The ladies of the Catholic Women's League held a very successful bazaar and sale of work in the Ritts-Kifer hall on Saturday afternoon." In the evening, a supper was served and this was followed by dancing until midnight. A number of drawings featured the bazaar. In the big drawing A. P. Dea won the main prize, a $50 bond, with ticket 642. The second prize, a tea wagon, was won by Mrs.-George Abbott with ticket 1392, and Mrs. Walter Flynn won the buffet scarf with ticket 1392, and J. Wold won the fancy cushion with ticket 58. In other drawings which took place Miss Rosie Wood won. the standard lamp, Mrs. J. Anstey the bedspread and Mrs. John Hill the candy log cabin. AIRPLANE ARRIVES TODAY The Yukon Airways plane which was expected to reach Prince George yesterday did not leave Quesnel but will start for this city this morning. The' plane arrived at Quesnel at noon yesterday, having made the flight from Williams Lake in thirty-five minutes carrying as passengers E. S. T. Johnson, the horseman of 141-Mile House, and Mrs. Cornwall of the hotel at 150-Mile House. The plane carries two' pilots, Clyde Winn and John W. Patterson. The afternoon at Quesnel was spent in stunt flying, and in taking up passengers on flights. --------------o——------ PREMIER FERGUSON SAID TO BE PREPARING FOR AN ELECTION IN JUNE Company Open Local Office George W. Mason Has Been Selectee As Correspondent and Will Receive Daily Quotations Remarkable Growth of Interest in Mining Results In Establishing of New Agencies Andrew M. Firth spent a few days in the city this week in the interests of R. P. Clark & Company, investment bankers of Vancouver and Victoira, and has arranged to open an office in this city to facilitate the handling of stock dealings. George W. Mason, of the Prince George Real Estate Company, has been selected as the local correspondent, and the regulation stock board will be erected in his offices. Messrs. Clark and Company expect to inaugurate their local service on November 1st, and for the information of patrons the closing prices on all listed stocks will be wired in to the local office each day. If the business warrants the prices at-noon will supplement the closing, prices for the day. Messrs. Clark--& Company have established offices at Smithers and Vanderhoof. the former being under fhf>.-supervision of Messrs. Gale & Lifton, and the latter under George -Ogstdri:'": - -"" ' ¦: ' ¦ ¦ *" ¦ '¦x*-'" ¦ ¦ V*' CAMPBELL-HILLIER WEDDING TOOK PLACE IN KNOX CHURCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON of copper-nickel metal. Producing mines operated by the Mond Nickel company are the Gar-son and Levack. DOUGLAS HAS LOCATED PROMISING HEAVWEIGHT IN LONG WORTH CAMP F. Douglas, a local railwayman who followed the fight game in Chicago when his chest measurement exceeded that of his waist line, has uncovered a heavyweight working in one of .the logging camps near Longworth whom he considers would be a serious contender lor the heavyweight championship if he is given a chance. Mr. Douglas does not name his man, but the boys around Longworth will doubtless >>e able to pick him out by the dimensions furnished: height 6 ft. 6 in.; weight 230 pounds, age 26. In fact J B. Turnbull may have had his eye upon him for some time. . That his find is not already known m the fistic world Mr. Douglas attributes to the fact that he has never wen able to induce any fighter to go against him. He has never been «ung. but is willing to go anywhere *unm reason for a trial. Informa- nt ? nished mt"ested parties will be fur ^ Mr. Douglas. l win also be resumed at the ZI on Monday morning after closed for two weeks on account of the scarlet fever epidemic. The ed!S^Ve1been thoroughly fumigat-cMph e board of trustees have de- St0 ti week en, retain the services of a nufs3 UI>til the health situation fThe sessions of the Sunday aKso be «*umed at tlie .Frank; Seymour lice reported to the po- we of ,,Vednpsday afternoon the iind-in thl le body of a man in the bush *as h,m imUy of Miworth. Seymour for deer when he came acrL P .!* body whibh was lying across ;v|^ ownwards. As the man ; ntly been dead for some time Cth Ol't to v the both-oi Phil 1 ° ^ i° this attemPt at exam" Constable Lewis went i» to bring tn T coming to bring Ami was identified as that n dumber jack who w a number of Prince George or ^n deceased workpd for j» ba(Uv deeom,L OtWay- The body was h?1 J baec^Posed. An enquiry will be Mav the H. B. One cause of death. to The wedding of- A. Curtis Campbell and Martha Hiller. of Beaverly. took place in Knox Church on Wednesday afternoon. The wedding march was played by Mrs. W. J. Pitman as the bridal party entered the church. The bride was gowned in white satin and wore the wedding veil and traditional orange blossoms. Miss Minnie Hiller acted as bridesmaid and Leslie Pri-bance was best man. The wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. P. Connal, and during the signing of the register Mrs. Harlow gave an excellent rendition of "At Dawning" by Cadman. The reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Hiller. parents of the bride. -------------o------------ THOMAS RICHARDSON WELL KNOWN AS LABOR LEADER JOINS MAJORITY London, Oct. 23.—Thomas Richardson, former Labor member of the commons for Whltehaven. died in London yesterday. In the year 1920 Mr. Richardson unsuccessfully contested the Yale seat in the Candian parliament. DEDICATORY SERVICES AT CONNAUGHT HILL LUTHERAN CHURCH SUNDAY EVENING Following three years work In the citv the chapel of the Connaught Hill Lutheran Church will be dedicated at services on Sunday evening at 7.30. with Rev. C. Thies, of Edmonton, director of -missions for this territory, officiating. Rev. C. Thies has visited Prince George before and established himself as an outstanding speaker. At the morning services at 10.30 the annual reform festival of the church will be celebrated, these services being also conduced by Rev. Mr. Thies. ¦o- HOME OIL DISTRIBUTORS EXPECT TO OPEN IN PRINCE GEORGE NEXT MONTH The Home Oil Distributors, of Vancouver, has completed arrangements with the Canadian National Railway for tne leasing of lands required and building operations will be commenced at once. J. D. Glllis, local representative of the company, says tenders have been invited for the erection of the necessary tanks and warehouses, and that the company expects to engage in business in Prince George by November 15th. HON. ANDREW FISHER DIES IN LONDON RESIDENCE London, Oct. 23.—RL. Hon. Andrew Fisher, former premier of Australia and later Australian high comissioner to Great Britain, died in his London residence yesterday in his 66th year. Toronto. Oct. 23.—The Toronto Star today publishes the following: 'AWith a -provincial •general election next June practically a certainty, the cabinet of the Ontario government are quietly preparing 'planks' for their election platform and legislation for their next session of the house to improve their chances of being returned to power. Two important pieces of legislation have been promised the peopH of Ontario by Premier Ferguson. These include old age pensions and the act to protect real estate dealers. Interest is centring around the real estate bill. Last year the 'blue sky law* was passed making it necessary for all stock brokers and salesmen to \ Exhibits Were of High Order With Vanderhoof Takes Grain Prizes at District Show Woodpecker Farmers Carry Off All The Prizes For Certified Potato Seed register with the government. The real estate act will do the- same for the dealers in land. BELLE APPLEGATE FAMOUS AS OPERA SINGER TOOK HER LIFE IN CHICAGO Chicago. Oct. 23.—Belle Applegate. oi Louisville. Ky^the one-time "Mme. Phedris Agq>r" of European opera stages, killed'herself yesterday and. in a bi_tter"'farewell note, said: ^>My blood be upon America for her treatment of the daughter of "Kentucky Pathfinders.' " At the theatres in Dresden. Wie-mar and Cologne she had in other years been praised for her singing of Carmen Ortrud and Delilah; yet "the end of an opera star." as she laconically described her own death, came in a hotel room paid for from the proceeds of a pawned fur coat. She had -corns $o •¦». he proposed to go about the m w \. rr>-gramme. He indicated that : . >• plans were being shaped ni>vr but would take time, to perfectw One of the chief features of the n ¦?¦ scheme the attorney-general inttr.iateu may be the abolition of the game conservation board." but this step >.;• riot been decided on yet. PREMIER TOLMIE AND HO . ROBERT FORKE CONFEii L*S IMMIGRATION MATTERS Victoria. Oct. 24.—Canadian immigration plans as they affect both the Federal and Provincial governments were discussed at a two-hour conference between Premier Tolmie and Hon. Robert Forke, federal minister of immigration, at tha Parliament Buildings today. After this conference the Premier and Mr. Forke firmly declined to discuss their interviews or its results. ATHIEST PRESIDENT GOES ON HUNGER STRIKE Little Rock. Ark.. Oct. 23.—Charles Smith, president of the American association for the advancement of atheism, has commenced a hunger strike in the city jail as a protest against the decision of the court in refusing to accept the testimony of athiests. TEMPERANCE FEDERATION SEEKS TO CUT OFF SUPPLY OF HOME BREW Ottawa. Oct. 20.—The Canadian temperance federation in convention here today decided to request the fed-era government to discontinue the permits under which householders tiaveibeen allowed to make home-brew for private consumption. FRED W. RAMSAY SUCCEEDS MOTT AS Y.M.C.A. SECRETARY RIOTING AGAINST JEWS ASSUMES SERIOUS SIZE IN AUSTRIAN CENTERS Budapest, Oct. 24.—A strong outbreak of anti-Semitic feeling has broken out in this city and in several other centers and is causing the police a lot of trouble. At one point the police was forced to make a charge upon 140 rioters in the course of which a number were injured. The outbreaks are causing the authorities considerable uneasiness. PASSENGER AIR SERVICE OPENED FOR PRAIRIE CITIES Winnipeg. Oct. 23.—A regular air service between Winnipeg and the leading cities of the prairies was opened yesterday. The first trip was made in a De Haviland machine, with W. J. Buchanan-as pilot, which took off for .'.egina. of Cleveland, has been appointed general secretary of the national council of the Y.M.C.A. in succession to Dr. John R. Mott. who retired from the office. A meeting of the members of Northern Rebekah Lodsse. No. 34. will be held in the I.O.O.F. hall this evening at 8 o'clock. Woodpecker. Wee McGregor Potatoes—William Kolling, Woodpecker. The winners in the judging contest in "weight of grain per bushel" which featured the second day of the show. | London. Oct. 23.—There still exists TORTOISE PRESENTED BY CAPTAIN COOK REACHES AGE OF 150 YEARS were George Snell, first; C. Prout. second, and Sam Cocker, third. COMMANDER MACDONALD REPORTED PICKED UP BY VESSEL IN ATLANTIC New York, Oct. 23.—A message was received here tonight to the effect that Commander H .C. Macdonald, the British filer who attempted a flight or the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Great Britain in a gipsy moth plane, had been picked up by a vessel in the Atlantic. London. Oct. 22.—With no news of Commander Macdonald. now two days overdue on his Atlantic flight, hope for the flier has been abandoned by in the Tonga Islands a tortoise which was brought from England by Captain Cook en one of his" voyages and given to the Queen of the 'Tonga Islands as a peace offering when he landed there. It Is now over 150 years old. This living link with the great ex-olorer was mentioned by Sir James Parr, high commissioner of New Zealand, at the Captain Cook bi-centen-ary celebrations at Marton, near Mid-dlesborough, the birthplace of Captain Cook. Captain Cook's tortoise is* not very old—for a tortoise. The old age record of these pets Is held by Manna-duke of the Zoo. who is 260. There are half a dozen tortoises at the Zoo who are well on their way to scoring their second century, but Marmaduke nearly everyone except the missing ls the patriarch. He existed in the lirman's wife. She still clings to the reiKn Of Charles II. and survived the hope that her husband has been Flre of London and the Great Plague, picked up by a vessel in much the The previous record was held by an- WEATHER REPORT R. B. Carter. • local meteorological agent, says unsettled weather, cloudy, with northerly winds and rain or sleet may be expected for the next few days. The maximum and minimum temperature readings for the week ending Tuesday, October 23rd. were as follows: Wednesday ................................. 50 30 Thursday.................................. 57 37 Friday....................................... 52 30 —Saturday __............................ 47 29 Sunday..................................... 50 37 Monday......................:............... 57 32 Tuesday ...'......„..:„._................... S3 24 same manner as Harry Hawker was rescued. Ottawa. Oct. 20.—Flying Officer E. Daine Dawson. of the Royal Air Force, who was intimately acquainted with Commander Macdonald in his earlv flying davs tells an interesting story of an exhibition which Macdonald put on in Africa and which saved his life. Macdonald had been captured by an Arab tribe when he was forced down on an attemoted flteht from the Old Country to China, Officer Dawson related. Despite the fact that he had only ten hours of solo flying experience before he started on that long hop. Macdonald staged the flying stunt show. That plan, had been decided upon for just such an emergency prior to Macdonald's departure. The flyer crashed his plane during the exhibition, but the tribesmen were so awe-struck and delighted with the peculiar skill of their white prisoner that they ajlowed him his freedom. L. b. Bottineau has, opened a chili parlor on George street adjoining the McDonald hotel. other oo veteran. Methuselah, who died at the age of 250. before the war. BELGIAN GOVERNMENT NOT PREPARED TO TRUST GERMAN PROMISES Brussels. Oct. 24.—Parker Gilbert, agent general for reparations did not have much success in his discussions with the Belgian government on suggested revisions of Germany's reparation payments. Not only was the government found to be opposed to any revision of the Dawes plan but the minister of defence, Count de Broque-ville, speaking in the senate cited the ever-present danger of a sudden attack by Giermany as a thing always to be feared. GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON DIES ATTENDING LUNCHEON New York, Oct. 23—George Barr Me-Cutcheon, the well known United States novelist, died~~Ih the crty yesterday while attending a iuncheon. Death was due to heart trouble. Mc-Cutcheon was in his 62nd year