~ VICTORIA DAY IS SELECTED

cies’ “Association wil Unite With, Baseball: Club to Make This

the: Greatest Event .in the History of thé: Northern’ nl

~ Interior==-Monday Will: be Celebrated...

Vietoiia Day May’ 24, will be
observed in New: Hazelton. with
a grand celebration, the first ever
held in this: new: ‘town: : The citi-

zens’ association have united with.

the baseball club. and. within the |
next few days a meeting. will. be
held to organize the various com-
mittees and get’ the: work under
way.

The twenty - fourth « comes ‘on
Sunday, but Monday. will be -ob-}
served as the big day. The train
accommodation could not be bet- {i
ter as it will give: ail ‘the outside

people two days’ holiday. There D
should be .a bumper: crowd in)

New. Hazelton on: that: day.

‘It is altogether‘ up to the: ‘base: ie

ball club and the citizens’ : com-
mittee to make: this'a’ chuge’ suc-
cess, “The time to’ ‘start is now.
and. it: will take. hard. work « right
through. to the last: minute. Very

| ttle more than a month‘remains

to accomplish the job.
Keep. this: day. open, as there
will ‘be. the biggest possible time
n New Hazelton. for, thoze two
days, ”

MADE INSPECTION —
"IN THE INTERIOR

R. P.. Trimble Secured ’ Samples From
-Two Properties—Will Retum °
- Early Next Month

R. P. Trimble spent’a couple of
days in town the fare part of the
week, after his trip to. the -Bulk-
ley valley. Heexamined the Mce-
Glashin property at Decker’ lake, | :

_ whieh is a big porphery dike con-| '

taining copper values. He en-
countered. a good deal-of: snow on

- the. bill. and). although: ‘he -took. a
number of samples which he will

have assayed, he intends to pay
another visit to the ‘property next
month when he comes up. He
also examined the Kelly property
near Smithers ‘and he: has some
samples of that.

He expressed . himself as well:
satisfied with the progress: that
is being made on the Great - ‘Ohio
group tunnel. work, and “he ‘is
‘confident that®within a month ‘or
six weeks he . will have a nice
body of shipping ‘ore “operied ‘up,
About the time he expects the

ore to:-be tapped he will: return:

to Néw Hazelton’. In. thé mean-
time ‘he has’ business interests to
look afterii ‘in: Portland. :

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RING BALL. GROUNDS.

Everything Will: Be. In: ‘Readiness For
Zz | May 24th Eelebiation “

. Last Saturday afternoon: a num-
ber of. the boys: put ‘in several
‘hours’ good hard: work -on- the
ball grounds and. they are getting
~ them ‘in good shape! The: clear-
ing that was done has. made a big
improvement and:43-scon “as. the
grounds are rolled they. “will: be
the best in the: ‘north, The roll-

ing will be: done’ this week; and |
the grounds. will: -be: ready: ‘for |b

the big. games on May.

everything has been made com-

fortable. He has also put the
baths in the ¥ very best - condition.
The Pioneer is:the first’ building
in New Hazelton ‘and: is located
just at the foot: of: the hill from

- - {the old. town, and. just past the

Foley, Welch & Stewart ware-
houses. _

NEW BANK BUILDING

Plans Beng “Prepared by. Union: Rank
' | Fora Two Storey Structure

; » Plans are being prepared for a

Substantial new building -for-the

Union,;Bank .-of-. ‘Canada, “Phe.
present building i ig ‘somewhat is-
olated and is very.tempting for
such affairs.as took place. there
last week and also:in November,
Manager. Tatchell: is. taking the |7~
matter up with headquarters and
he expects that: work. will be: un-
der way in a very. short. time,
It.is to be a two storey building |:
22 ft. by. 34 ft. and the upstairs
to be finished Up. for ‘the mana-
ger’ s residence,
is.to be modern and.it will make
quite an improvement to Ninth
Avenue, .

FINEST CLIMATE ~
ON. ‘CONTINENT

New Hazelton Stands Out Prominently |.

asa Place for Ideal Weather
a _ Snow All Gone

New Hazelton i is one of the most
| favored spots .on the American
continent | for: ‘climate, ‘and. this
feature is purely Jocal.---For over |
two months no one has” worh an
overcoat, with | the exception: of
the last four days. of March. For
weeks. the: weather has’ been mild
with, many. hours of bright sun-
abi

“ Wednésday. night. Chief. Wal-
ter: Owen, Prince Rupert, arrived |
to take. part in‘ the. hunt for ‘the
remaining members of the gang
of bank robbers.” He and ‘Chief
Gammon undertook the work ‘to-
gether. After an interview with
one of the prisoners it was learn-

ed pretty nearly where the camp

of the: gang: was located anda
posse of fifteen specials was sent
out on: Thursday.
all around the indicated spot was

searched, but.:it- was not’ until:
Friday that Chief Owen and one,

of. the specials - walked into the
camp. -It-was hidden very effec-
‘tively among a big: pile of fallen
trees: and: dead wood, andthe

_» fonly way ‘for-a stranger to get it
-: | was by accident,
| was. informed that the posse had
| been all around: the spot ‘the day

before and. had there been any

one in the camp that the whole

lot of the-police could have been
shot down.

- Upon entering the camp the
Police* “discovered” that” the one.
man left of the bunch had: already
been there and ‘had. changed his
elothes.. The tent. was’ full of

The country:

- The’ Heraidii

suit cases, bags, . blankets, eloth-
ing, ete. One’ coat: was: ‘found
which : was splattered. with’ blood,
and :in the pocket was discovered
a roll of:bills; This was sufficient
evidence’ that the robber: had’
made his way there and had eft
again, The goods were loaded
into a wagon and brought to town
and..then taken to Dolice head-
quarters.

‘Saturday night Chief Inspec.
tor: Wynn and Detective Green
arrived and took partin the hunt.
Detective Green has taken charge
of the case in’ conjunction with:
the:police. The first of. the week
they spent in: endeavoring. to. lo-
cate the last man of the gang
and special police were sent out

charge of.affairs expressed con-
fidence that. the bandit would be
taken before long.)

Anyone who has.been taboting
under. the delusion that this gang*

-lof robbers ‘were a bunch of: poor:
shots have another: think coming..| wi
-members: ‘of. the | on:

@|They ‘are-all ‘ex

Cossaks: and: had’ 2 thorough |

sharp. shooting : vand. plundering!

in’ all directions,: and those:in|:

military - training. with: all. the} ”

Still at Lange with Greater Potton of Loot---Several Clues ‘Being
Followed by Detectives and Large -
8 Watching Every Avenue: of. Escape

Force of Special Police

frills: thrown. -in

had seen: the ti

door: with the rifle:

never think: that

shot. The rest of the: gang had

‘only revolvers and weré firing 0 on. ~

the run, a
“That they had. planned well. to. aw
“fpet?? anyone: ‘who attempted to’

interfere. with them i is: -evidenced a
by ‘the condition’ ‘of ‘the’ ‘bullets

found on some ‘of the men. They. oe

were not’ only: sharpened, ' ‘but *

were .. split: and notched.’ They |:
were out to rob and kill if. neces-

prevented . rs - successful robbery.
and a slaughter of the citizens.

An Apprectation ‘: |

ciitzens who risked. their: lives: ‘ins
the fray in. connection - with, the. :
recent bank robbery. here; ay

met
ability to‘ha
emergency, ee :
woe BSB, Tatehell

SHOOTING WAS -

_ PROVEN EN JUSTIFIED

. The - building |

Coroner’ Ss Juri Upheld the Citizens and
Make Important Recommen-”
_ dations

On Tuesday afternoon the cor-

oner’ s jury resumed the inquest ;

Jover the.remains of the two.un- |
{known foreigners who were: shot
and killed . While” escaping “from
the bank after: having robbed ‘it.
last week,

Coroner S, H.. ‘Hoskins conduct: |.

: ed the investigation and the fol:
[lowing witnesses. were called:—

Tom Dyde, Harry. Lewis,-E. B,
Tatchell; “Albert. Gaslin, R. Tv:
Bishop, R. W.-Fenton, D. R. Me-
Lean and P, Meagher. ar

“Nothing new ‘in. the way of
evidence, of any importane,. was
‘brought. out. The story as told
to the jury: was practically the
sSame.as appeared i in: the : Herald:
last, week, .

eqcape. atter.. robbing the: New
Hazelton branch. of the: Union
Bank of Canada; < : -

“And, we' believe, : said person |

, | or persons were justified in shoot:

ing the two men. now deceased;

of life and property;

“We highly appreciate and up-|
prove of.the stand taken.by those
citizens who took sucha promin-
ent. part for. ‘the: welfare. af, the|

| public;

- We further believe, ‘that, ow-.
ing ‘to: the. large amounts of mon-.
ev nécessarily carried in the bank
here, and the. large. number: of
foreigners and. atrangers continu-
ally ‘coming and ‘going... adequate

inside’ of fivein
the criminal eletnent,??

; “While we deplore the neces-|.
mo sity that our citizens: are called
‘lup to use force i in the protection),

police. quarters ‘and sufficient po-|
lice ‘be . located ‘at this: point (as -
soon as possible,’ in: view. of this |—
being’ the: second. bank. robbery] 7:
onths) « to handle e

BUSINESS PART
~ BURNED DOWN

Teva Suffered a Severe Loss Sunday ; 7 “
~ Night— Whole Street Wiped
Oat by the Flames

“Late ‘Sunday: night. or. early’
| Monday morning fire ‘broke. 0
in one of the sto “Telkwa
and before | an alarm’ was given
‘the-flames had, ‘gained: such head-
way, fanned’ by a ‘favorable wind
| blowing: across the’ ‘river, - ‘that
the citizens’ ‘were ‘unable to cope
‘with them, ‘Practically’ the-en-.

| tire business. “part. ‘of? ‘the ‘town:

was -wiped ‘out, ‘and’ the Joss’ is
heavy, although. a number of th
buildings: were.vacant,

sary. It was only the sharp rifle.
shooting of the. citizens. which ~~

On. bebalf of the. Union cs me
of Canada and staff at New: Haz- wee!
./elton: braneh, 1 beg to. thank the.

Mgr. ‘New. Hazelton Branch ve —