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NEW HAZELTON, Be Cu. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 29, =

“No. 18

3 Man Charged with Murder -
- Sent up for Trial Assizes _

_ Property of Yoch Identified

“Siguard Jusgile aling John | Emilson,

charged with the murder of Charles.

Yoch on or about September Std ‘near

as) Houston, appeared in police. court. at

Smithers. on Friday” last and after A}

8 sood many withesses_ Were heard. he

| was sent up for trial-at’ the next ase,
‘size court in Prince. Rupert next spring

| - Inspector John. MacDonald of the
Provincial Police at Prince Rupert,
condneted the case for the erown, The

accused was not represerited,

} Martin Johnson was sworn! ‘in as the
Swedish interpreter Allen Ruther-
ford presented a plan of the house
and | farm, of the late Charles Yoch,
and A. L. Bvlit submitted photograpls'|'

, of the interiar of the house.:.

IE. Middleton, residing on the ad-

_ Joining farm to Yoch, saw the man on
the night of Sept.-3 when he {Mid-
dleton) retrned- from Barretts and he
spoke ‘to and walked a short-distance’
with Yoch. He also identified a 30.80
rifle and a blue shirt and o suit as
having belonged ‘to Yoch.,

Annie Middleton, post mistress

at
Sept. ard. os
“Donald Ryan of Houston said that
on Sept. 4¢he called at Yach’s house
“while out hunting, but that be failed
to get any reply to his knocking at the
door, and procéeded on his way.
‘John Gould, merchant, ‘Houston, re-
Ported about: pethg.. alarmed: at. pot see-.
ig. Yech ; and ‘that: ‘after: “making en:
ts quirles’ at Smithers® ‘and. “‘Burng. Lake,
’ had. frranged a’ search. party on. ‘the |
‘14th and 15th “September, and on’ find- |
ing a dead body uuder the floor of’ the
Yoch cabin he reported: the matter to
the police. He identified some. of the
clothes’ as Yoeb’s-and he ‘also identi-
_ fied the. body that was “found. - Sam
Lahta, Houston, was also present. at
/the finding of the body.
’ -. Sergt, Fairbairn, who made an im.
@ vestigation, gave ‘evidence as to the
J place where the body was. found and
as to different places where blood was,
found and as to the floor having been
washed. ‘Beside the body. was: found
a pickaroon and # buteher knife: and
also’ referred to- 2 large: quantity of
# lood near the hend of the-body and
of a towel: under the neck; ‘also of an
ald pair, of boots and sock (iot:: the
property - of Yooh) ‘nnd of the-untidy
. condition: of: ‘the » ‘house: - ‘He described.
the many hideous wounds found about
the head. .. The. body’ was in the early.
stages of. decomposition. ae
’ Dr. Vere. Agnew reported’ on hold-
“ing f postmortem. examination: and he
" gave. evidence: similar to. the’ above as.
to wounds and- condition’ of the’ ody,
' Frank Madigan, “Houston, reported
‘as to finding some, of Yooh’s property
hia away in the bush. * Seret. Service
and Cons. ‘Wyman algo. were; witnesses
: Chas. Bs “and " Misi": Barrett,
‘{dentitied: the accused as. the man who
*- appHed’ at the. farm, for. work: on Aug.
~ATthy. had lunch \and ‘left the same : day.|'
-Jullan, and. David ‘Holland, Indians
“sgentized ‘the accused as.0. man: they
"had seen At: ‘Pine. creek . up. “‘Telkwa;
_piver on! Sept: 9th, ': Then’ Oscar ‘ Ster-
~pmad, “Mrs ‘Andrew. ‘Johnson,’ ‘aldo.
x Brede Miller. identified ‘the. - “nécuséd
og ag @ man. who, bad: Bee their’ ‘vick
nity -(Byelyn)’. at “auete at “times.
'\ Brede’ Miller “saw: the: man rou

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Houston sald Yoch. called for, mail on |.

| They” found the accused in a dugout.
He had a rifle in his hand and was
lying on u. bed all dressed. The. wit-
ness covéred -the | accused” with a.gun
atid forced him to lay down his rifle:
McDonald went in,’ threw’ otit the rifle

ccused had a cartridge belt anda sup-
ply of ‘amunition in’ same.
Wearing, boots, - -mackinaw, a watch

The witness also stated that.he. found
keys in the ‘possession of aeccused one
af which, unlocked suit case found i
nsh near -Yooh's. ~ |

‘Mrs. Joe Allen of Hizailon ident!-

tridge belt as’ being
Yoch.

The accused had nothing to say in
defence and he was committed for
trial He was accompanied to Ru-,
[pert by Sergt. ‘Service. oy

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“THEIR CHURCH AFFILIATION |

Premier Beimett’s Cabinet - ‘Ministers
: are all Connected with one of the
: Great’ Churehes

According ° to the Parliamentary
Guide the church: affiliation of the
cabinet are as follows :—The United

Chureh:: Q;: -Prosbyterian, burch -5,:.the

‘Anglican “Chyreh’ Bs i"
‘Hion. HR. B.: ‘Retinett, ‘prdimler, “united;

England; Hon, Chas. Cahan,. secretary
‘of -atate, Presbyterian; Hon. - Hugh
Guthre, minister of justice; Presbyter-

rail ays, Roman Catholic; Hon.
George Perley, Church of England;
Hon. BB. Rykmaz, minister ot na-
tional revenue, United; Hon.- HL H.
Stevens, minister of trade & commerce
United; Hon Hugh A, Stewart, minis-
ter of public: works, United; Hon. Mr.
Weir, minister of agriculture, United
Hon, Donald. Suthertan;. ‘minister. of
liational defence, Presbyterian ;~ Hox.
Murray McLaren, minister of ‘health
ond pensions, Presbyterian ;- Hon. Mr,
Sauve, . postmaster general, Roman
Catholic; Foi, ': Mr: Dupre, ’ solicitor
general; Roman ° “Catholie;” . Hon. Mr.
Duranleau, ‘minister of marine, ‘Roman
Catholic; -Hon, B. N. Rhodes, minister
of. Fisheried, Chnych of Bngland ; Hon
|Mr. Gordon, ‘minister. of immigration,
Presbytertan ;- Fon. Mr. Murphy, min

ister “of Antero Titel OO 1

A tovthpaiste: that removes. ‘the ‘film
from’ ‘teeth may. -be alright, “but what
we: need ig a: ‘hair off, that. will ‘remove
the for from the. brain: :

Have’ ‘you. geen’ the 3 new, ‘nolseloss
baby earrlages?,. i
tT don't: think much of them, “eatse-

Ness ‘bables. would be’ ‘more to. the point

4

Pair’ wuriing—I ama “capable night
watehinan, Tow toke- anything ‘TL

can, fet.

- Rather’ “ial Ul
nurse, Wilt use.a'rizor ora Lipstick

and then pulled ont the accused. The |
rifle was a 80.80 Winchester, the ‘ace- |.

‘He “Was,

awl chain and a suit of underwenr:
that were: since identifled as Yocch,s.

fied the. watch and chain and: the eea-:
the property ek] -

Roman Catholte Church ; hea and,.! the}!

Hon, -Geo.-' Black, speaker,’ Chirch | of |:

ian;’ Hon, R. J. Manion, minister of |
Sirf

e the i snelion ih
"wast: “friend inthe. world. Ae

| wors of MEN ASK FOR WORK

.Theré will be no‘trouble to find a
_ | ot of men who want work this. winter
‘| vecording to the number who have ‘al-
séady ‘sent in their nemes as needing
awork. | Several hundred from this dis-

in, and apparentiy there. ‘are few men
throughout . the district who are not
sealing: ° employment and think they
wild : need: work. this winter. Those in
:charge of selecting men are going to
liave their work qut: out ‘for them and
they will- be in‘need: of much sympathy
There. seems, however, to be some
; misaprehension as to the idea invol-
ved in the scheme of -felief work. It
‘would be advisable- to not squander all
the money earned “during ‘the past sea-
son until it has been ascertained‘ just
what work will be available this win- |-
tet. ‘There'is not going to be enough
money to‘give all the hundreds: -who
“|have applied, 9 job. this winter, and it
vauld. be madsess think . there
would be.

As much as we would like to see
n half a million dollars spent on the
Skeena -highway, and as much as we.
hope all the men’ will find employment
it must’ be remembered that a great

-|deal of money has been spent in this
{district this sedson and is still being
{ spent:
concerned that feitire is apt -to ba;
taken into considération when relief.

So far as “the govertiment is

money’ is “being appropriated. “Up. to

no unemployment in -Skeena riding,
but ‘there. is ‘foing to be some as: ‘goon

down, and several gangs have already
heen Jaid- off, It: : would: ‘be advisable

my Pas

for. those. who: “have: ‘been’ WOT.

[trict have already given thelr: names |.

the present: time there has been really

aa the road and bridge work is closed

king? ‘alr,

. ; MUCH FREE PUBLICITY
That Alaska Plane was Great Stuff
| Until Mounted Poliee Started

to. Ask Questions

‘Phere seems to have heen: a lot of
free. publicity given ‘to an aeroplane
that stopped at Hazelton enroute. to
Alaska, ‘which was -not coming to the
plane or those connected with it, A
Bellanca Monoplane landed at Mission
Péint last week and spent a couple of
days: there waiting for weather condi-
tions before continuing the journey to
Alaska, While waiting the’ enterpriz-
ing pilot thought to improve his. fin.
ancial standing - by taking passebgers
up’ “at go much per. Only one trip was
made before the R. 0. M. P.took a look
over things. The pilot was not allow-
ed to charge for the one trip, and he
was not ‘Allowed to make any further
trips with passengers. Upon enquiry
the Motinties discovered that the ‘ship
was being taken. to Anchorage to be
delivered’ to. another ‘party. There
was no camera and no equipment of
any kind on the machine, and all the
publicity about maping an air route
frém: Wanatchie to. Alaska, and other.
thrilling stories, was all hooey—iust
the natural desire of the boys from
across the line to see their names in
print and to play moving picture hero-.
fes, . :

BRITAIN SURVEYS AERIAL NEW
ROUTE

Possibilities of establishing an air
route betwen Great Britain’ and Gib-
ralter are being considered by . the
British: ‘Government t ticording ~ toa

: séason “to: ‘conserve : ‘some ‘of thelr Re.

sources. for’ the’ ume, jbelng anyway.

phoabees

. ALL HOT oN: ONE SDE

oP ta!
‘And ‘all Cota’ ‘Git: ‘the Other ik the Pre-
. dicted Future of: This World

A. Washington dispatch says—aA. re-
mote age. when:there will_be no water
ona hot side of the earth ‘continually
face fhe sun while the earth’s xevolu-
‘tioia Around’ the sun goes on unceas-
ingly. hos been predicted by Dr. W. J.
Splilmian, =

“The. time will come,” he sald “per
haps some billions’ of: years’ from now.
wher-the ‘earth will make ‘one, evolu
tion on its ‘axis’ while ‘at 4s" revolving
rround the sun with Nhe same side: to-
ward the . sin ‘aii: ‘the’. ‘thie, At ‘the
centre: ‘of ‘that’ sui-awept ide, where
the . sun will stand ° “directly” overhead
all the tite, it ‘will be boiling hot, and
onthe’ other: slaé” ofthe earth - “the
temperatui’é wil be!4round 50 dezrevs
"below zero and the conditions will

stay: ‘that “way for all time.”

when” that occurs the oceans: will

all: be collected on the cold: side: ‘of ‘the

earth, turned, into” ice, and there. Hl
be‘ no” water’ on the hot. side of: ‘the
earth: ‘However, the: ‘day. is. we. ‘etow,
it, lengthens ‘by'ten ‘tninutes in 200,000
‘years: ‘so the present generation: ‘dd its
descendants ‘for: some “ hundreds’ *: of
thousands of. _generatlons ved not
WOrTy: moe : ;

, onan. vot

if saree

“What's the’ matter. “Sainbo, ;
b " oc ;

: ‘aible bases. for, the: alr route - On,

7 , rounded up Chas. Patste' and “Mathias
vor! Mowat. They. were takei; to Smet

‘i on ‘Soturday to: stand trial. on
caine

‘British: report: ‘received: “the: Depart;
‘mbnt of Trade: ‘and:

"Poe
“ithe
Portuguese: const ‘were: ‘recently’ sure
veyed, by. a seaplane for. the. Royal ‘Air
Force which” spent. several days: at

Libson enroute to Gibralter. .

CANADA AT BRITISH SHOW

prominent part in the general trades
fair which was held recently in the
Colston hall, Bristol, The Canadian
exhibit” was ‘more or: less’ limited to
manufactured products - other than
foods. The exhibition. was attended
by 86, TT visitors. Compared with
the attendance ‘figures ‘the sale” ‘of.
samples was reasonably - successfiil,
approxinalely 1,800 having been ‘sold.

Lost MONEY: ‘AND WHISKEY

dian. Reserve in Hazelton. ast: Wed:
Jnesday night and was in the company
of, a couple: of: Indian. youths. ' The
next ‘morning he woke up ylng -at: the
foot of the bank near : -the:: “Bulkley
bridge. .. “When he -had-gathered ‘him-.
self together he’ found’: che \was short
his watch, bis . money and: a bottle’ of
whiskey. "He ‘reported - ‘to the: provi:
¢lal police : that: the last ‘thing : he: -re-
membered. ‘was that. someone hit.:him
on, the back: of the head. The. polica |t

| Ralph Spooner

‘rence did Richard of Saskatchev

‘The Canadian giverpment. took a|

tthe week from San Francisco that Hd.’ -

. BAD SEVERAL scours IN N FIELD. ;

‘Albon Olgon ‘wondered: onto. the ‘In: :

Passed Away |
Early Today :

Raiph Moses Spooner, aged G1 years = *’
died- at his home in New Hazelton on‘.
Wednesday morning. about five o'clock
after suffering from a heart attack on’ .
Friday, Oct. 17th and this was follow- ‘|. -
ed by pneumonia, At first it was felt”

he might. pull ‘through but in a few
days it could be seen thet there was
little :if' any hope. .
The deceased moved to: New ‘Hazel oan
ton in 1019 with his family and: took.

up land near Mud Creek. After liy-> ~
ing there the required length of time
and. doing the necessary improvements | :
he moved into town Where hig : family =
could-attend school, and . he carried on
the farm work from here. A couple...
of years ago hée purchased-a ‘block or.
two of land from the government near
the “Hagwilgate reserve and on-it. he *
built a comfortable home ‘and’ got. the
land all under cultivation, He prov-
ed himself a gdod citizen, willing to. —
do. his part in public welfare work and
he ‘did a lot of it. He had’ a’ very
cheerful disposition and he: bad ‘many.
friends’ and ‘wos highly respected.

The late Ralph Spooner was born in
Detroit, Mich.,.and there spent his boy
hood days. Beforé.coming to New
Hazelton be lived in. Minesnta, North
Dakota, Saskatchewan, In all of these
places he tilled the soil. .

He is survived by his widow, three.
daughters, Mrs. 0, Hvason, one. time a
resident, here, Mrs. Robi. Gill and Mrs. |.
Stanley: Gould, .both..of Smithers: and: |”
seven sons, Leo; New ‘Hazelton; ‘Law:

Geril. ‘end “Bert; Omar‘and: “Kort. |
at! home. ‘To them is exténde “the
sincere ‘sympathy’ of the): -eommuntt yo

. The. funeral arrangements - “SPH ‘be 4
made In: cr. :

TWO PLANES ARE COMING —
Cc. WwW. Dawson of the Omineca Hotel
in Hazelton: received word the first of .

Lowe,’ with .two planes would Jeare
San Francisco on ‘Sept. 26th -with' twe ;
planes for Alaska ‘they would chine
from wheels ‘to skis and go to Alask:
This: firm has quite a number of ‘akre,
planes and: that: they. were making r-
bid for several mail contracts that. arc
to be let in the near, future, . ol

we
of mee

othe “Consolidated ‘ining &, Smelt:

ing.. Co. of Trail, B. C., ‘has had A. nuilt- ;
er ot ‘the. best: ‘known Jocal. pros yecto
in’ the: field the; “past: summer,
operating hed ithe: north. of:

Ly

is of ‘courte looking for. tonna,
than” avheaty “Which fs ‘seagona