PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
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PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL
2, 1919.
Five Cenis.
IPeace Conference Settles Coal Fields Question
POWER POSSIBILITIES FIFTY THOUSAND
OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
(Special to the Citizen). Paris, April 2.�France is to be given control of the Saar .coal �,. j., ;,, offset the Huns' damage !, r mines. She is to have both litical i"(l iconomic'povver un-lu., home production is com-tch rc-tori'dy The occupation s |,r for liyx years, and no per-
TRAITORS DEPRIVED
OF THEIR TITLES
Ottawa, March 31.�According to a report of the Commission of Conservation the water power possibilities in Central British ColumbJE
MEN WERE DRAFTED
Ottawa, March 31.�In a report of the operations of the militia service council tabled in Parliament it is shown that up to March
Columbia are as follows: Nechaco; 18 of this year, 35,655 men had River, Grand Canyon, 30,000 h.p.; been actually placed'on duty out Nechaco River, Tetachuck Falls,1 of a total ,of 50,954 recruits ob-
Reign of Terror Now Prevailing in Budapest
d- Ra,l>rills> 3�.oooji.p.; Bulkley tained under the militia service
�f 1917. The total rcgistra-in all Canada under this act ..tinted to 397,671 out of which
to the enemy during the war have -Naas River rapids and falls be- I 373.184 claimed exemption and been deprived of their British |low White River, 20,000 h.p. [24,487 reported for service peerages by a king's order-in-
London, March 30.�The Duke River, Hagwilget Canyon, 20,000'act of of Albany, Duke of Cumberland "P-> Naas^ River Falls, belovf tion ii and Viscount Taafe,'who adhered Cranberry River, 20,000 h.p.; amour
main
plate
occupation is con tern-rc�unciL Albany is the cousin of on this King George and Cumberland a
JX full agreement point appears to have been in the peace conference.
tcd tion the
riuany is not to be permit-.. keep garrisons, fortifica-ns or war factories, not only on . left hank of the Rhine but al-alniifj the strip of thirty miles the right bank.
HUNS TO CONFERENCE. , agricultural capacity 94,048 class I Cumberland a J1aris, April 2.�The German!A men were granted exemption, Edward. Both financial comm.ssioii has arrived!90 per cent of the decisions being German forces at *'ort Sainto Maxence, 15 miles made by local tribunals.
cousin of King served with the for part of the war. Each man|soutnwest of Compeigne.
NO IMPORTED WIVES.
FKO-GERMAN AGAIN
MAYOR OF CHICAGO
was a royal duke of Great Britain and both were British born.
Albany served the kaiser the title of Prince Charles E�>
of Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Chamber of Commerce establish! Mat.es delegation to the peace Cumberland as Duke of Bruns- a matrimonial bureau and import]conference, that no American wick and Lenenburg I French women if need be, forj sol(liers should be used in case of
Both dukes had courtesy com- wives for Grays Harbor bachelors, j Rouble in eastern or southeastern
BOERS WILL REQUEST
S. AFRICAN REPUBLIC
New York, April 2.�A Dutch steamship arrived here today from Capetown with a delegation of Boers en route to London and the peace conference for the pur-
Because they were needed in j pose of laying before the British
government and the Paris conference their right to self-determination in setting up a republic.
LIBERAL CONVENTION.
NO PARTICIPATION. London, April 2.�President
iser under j Aberdeen, Wash., March 31.�' London. April 2.�President �s Edward i '{hc suggestion that the Aberdeen : "'llson has informed the United
i mauds in the British army, Al-Chieago, April 2.�Mayor ; bany be ing a full general.
Thompson � re-elected by i^.ooo1-------------------
majority. His nearest opponent' FRANCE DEMOBILIZING.
...a- Robert Switzer, whom the! . ----------
mayor defeated four years ago by Paris. April 2.~French troops j importation.
[47,000. Mayor Thompson has numbering 2,700,000 will have de-
had the unenviable distinction of mobilized by April 5th. This
having been the pro-German may- |eaves 2�ioo,poo still under arms
or of a pro-German city. Before;'" France.
(he United States entered the war
las brought forth a storm of pro- I EnroPe test from women here and in all sections of the Xothwest. The1 general tenor of the protest is that i Ottawa,
Ottawa, April 2.�The national Liberal convention to choose a successor to the late Sir Wilfrid Laurier will be held in Ottawa on August 5, 6 and 7. Details for the holding of the convention will be announced shortly.
LAURIER'S WILL.
March 27.�Senator
there is no need for the proposed' Bcique, one of the executors of
the estate of the late Sir Wilfrid Laurier, states that the will has admitted to probate. The
he boasted he was the mayor of the third largest German-speaking city in the world. ,
ALL APPOINTMENTS
FROM RETURNED MEN
Edmonton, April 2.�All future appointments to the civil service 1! Alberta are to be made from the ranks of retun|fd soldiers rainier Stewart declares this will be the policy.of his government.
'FLU RAGES IN ENGLAND. t admitted to probate. The
London, March 28.�The return i entire estate, which is understood epidemic of influenza finds Eng-'to amount to nearly $150,000, is 1 so short of doctors and j left to Lady Laurier uncondition-
ian<
nurse
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER DIES OF INFLUENZA
The body of W. H. Null, a G. T.P. locomotive engineer, who died at McBride on Thursday last of influenza, was brought to the city Saturday and hGSR rests at Corless' undertaking rooms. Deceased was 50 years of age and leaves ;t widow and four children. Tomorrow, accompanied by the sprrowirig family, the body will !�<� taken to St. Paul, Minn., former home, fpr burial.
The local lodge of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has charge pi the funeral arrangements
the
Spying Out Land For Several Families
Hies, pi district, paraiso district
land an
enting about twenty fam-'-IHCtive settlers for this Mr. Frank Adami, of Val-Sask., is looking over this with a view to taking up i engaging in mixed farm-lnK He reports complete satis-ractioh in what he has seen 1:1 the surrounding country to date, and intends to make further visits to outlying sections of the district. '*�". Adami is accompanied by his
Wilt
little
"JACK AND .BEANSTALK"
AT REX THEATRE
e
�which
)dy knows the 3 been handed
story down
down
lro"> the earliest English peoples :is ? 1-ritage of joy to the present aa>;- Jack and the Beanstalk," ijjjcli has delighted the hearts of nnidi-en all over the world, has U.ni caugnt j)efore the all- f
ma-
vvorl The
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the F'ox Jack, mother's c
His niMth,
" ready to present to the " >� a tangible, visible form. Waster mind of William Fox. wizard, now presents to you kiddie wonder picture. �? ><>u all know, sold jhis >r a sack of besins. .as angry with him, u�', 1 "*''lhc seeds out of the that ! morning she found
W had sprouted. An enor-
�rmmi lUsta1k rcached from the P-ouhd to the sky.
advom! "1Iccl with the sPirit of gjnture; climbed the stalk and
,.,,;;;; ' �* country; above the ,.. where dwelt an awful beautiful Princess. V!>' adventures Jack kill-"�;nt, married the Prin-ril! Hvcd happily ever af-
;u'<1 the Beanstalk" will
i"i atic :^r in; th
d.; ''Jack
% ^ed ^^e'conle'dylL..�^
beauti-1300 is,
CO-OPERATIVE STORE [nurses that, according to reports! ally
TO START BUSINESS! from various parts of the country,1
. ~ \ there are not enough even to give
A new mercantile concern, the
RETURNED WARRIORS.
(Special to the Citizen).
Prague, April 2.�The communists have set up a reign of terror in Budapest. Stocks of food in the Hungarian capital are sufficient for only ten days. Only 300 head of cattle are coming into the city daily instead of the normal 3500. Famine is feared. The population of Budapest hopes for intervention by the Allies.
London, April 2.�It is reported from Bucharest that Entente forces have landed at Constanze on the way to Hungary.
CITY WILL HAVE
RESIDENT DENTIST
ADMIT HINDU WOMEN.
50c tat ion, Limited, will shortly commence business in the city. Premises have been secured in the Princess block, Third avenue,
casual attention to patients. The ' Ottawa, March 28.�It is under-on the medical men who stood that an order-in-council has
Among the recent arrivals i Corp. George Hamilton, an ole timer in this district who has see three years' service in the Firs Canadian Pioneers. For severa months he was detailed as snipe and has many interesting storie to relate of the war. Corp. Ham ilton is leaving this week for hi pre-emption at Fort St. James.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Poole> and family are being welcomed t Fort George, this week. Mr
gencv is so severe that there d f
1 P,ooley has recently returned
r-; been passed under which wives |from France where he served island families of Hindus now resi- with the Railway Corps.
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danger of many of them breaking: 'lent in British Columbia will be down. In the North of England* admitted to Canada. It is also
1 /11 1 r � � I " � **i*.hv-.^\_�ilh�.m j_-**iii ianu >i\iiiiili\-u i'.; v^ui laud. 11 is dlotj
and a full stock of groceries andjthe epidemic is raging with un-! understood that other privileges
nrnvi�onn< will ulmrt v Ko /-..-. tUa i ... ...... ". *
provisions will shortly be on the usua] violence shelves. As the name implies, the new venture is being organized locally, and already, it is stated, a large number of residents of the city and district have taken J shares in the company stock. A public meeting to outline the
arc extended to the Hindus.
Spring Criminal Assizes May
Be Held in Prince George
plans and aims of the association is announced for tomorrow evening in the Ritts-Kifer hall.
OIL DEPOSITS OF NORTH.
gas and petroleum the province, said idd
Victoria, Maica 31.�Hon. T. D. Pattullo, minister of lands, in explaining the new bill setting aside $50,000 for developing the l deposits of
that it was
co idered wise for the govern-nic. to have this woYk done under its direct supervision. There were known to be deposits of gas and oil in Northern Alberta near the British Columbia boundary and it was practically certain that there were also deposits in this province. The development and exploration of these possible fields would remain a work for the government.
VETERANS TO FIGHT
MENNONITE MENACE
Regina, March 28.�Indignation over the delay of the Union government in announcing its immigration policy is bringing on a crisis that may lead to serious results for the prairie provinces, according tp statements given out >y the Great War Veterans officials here. The wrath of the veterans is centred oh the alleged tremendous influx of Mennonites, nd what they term the dilatory nethods of the minister of immigration in dealing with the situation.
Tentative negotiation have been opened up with organized railway workers in an effort ,to tic up all trains carrying Mennonites into the Canadian west or to declare a general strike if these people are allowed to come in with the sanction of the government.
It is claimed that 37,000 Mennonites have sought to evade mili-:ary service in the American army ly moving to Canada within the >ast year.
RECOVERS HEARING
AND ALSO SPEECH
Tilsonburg, Out.. March 28.� \ phenomenal occurrence that" is exciting much attention among doctors is the strange effect that an attack of influenza had upon Lloyd Smuck, prominent hockey player of Richmond, Out. The young man had been deaf and dumb since he suffered from ty-phoid,,.fevcr an early childhood, ntt recently while ill with influenza fever�a very severe attack �he found his hearing recovered and he is learning to talk, though his recovery is very slow.
Due to the recent destruction by fire of the jail and courthouse at Clinton, it is very possible that this spring's criminal assives will be held at Prince George instead of the ancient hamlet on the Cariboo Road.
On Saturday H. G. Perry re-seived a telegram from the dep-
y p During his two and a half years' absenc Mrs. Pooley and children reside< at Victoria.
In the Citizen's report of Dan McGregor's return his rank wa mistakenly given as sergeant in stead of lieutenant. Lieut. Me Oegor won his commission on the field. He enlisted at Prince Rupert and was attached to one
cil board with the result that the \ �f the first battalions to leav
attorney-general's department re-1 British Columbia.
ceived immediate notification that
the city council chamber and all
necessary offices court's disposal.
were at the Further infor-
mation from Victoria, with the possible acceptance of the city's offer is now being awaited. Among the cases to come before
uty attorney-general inquiring as the criminal court is that of Rex to accommodation here for the j vs. E. Anton, of Pouce Coupe, holding of the assizes. Mr. Perry charged with the killing of Fred at once got in touch with Mayor Mast, particulars of which were Carney and members of the coun- given in last week's Citizen.
UNIVERSITY LANDS
ARE RESTORED
Victoria, March 29.�The University reserve set upon two million acres of land in British Columbia is to be removed and the land returned to the possession of the crown, according to legislation introduced in the House. These la-ids were reserved in 1907, but were never transferred to the University. The government now proposes that whatever assistance is to be given to the institution shall be from the consolidated revenue of the province and not from land endqwment.
It was realized that this land could not now be sold for any substantial sum, and that if it were held en bloc it might have the effect of obstructing settler
MENNONITES NOW
READY TO FIGHT
Victoria, March 31.�Whatever their church may have to say about it, such a little thing as refusing to fight for the country of their adoption when called upon is not going t,o be allowed to stand in the way of certain Mennonites getting hold of Central B.C. lands �not if said Mennonites can help it. Two representatives of the sect have informed the govern-EXCLUDE WHITE WOMEN. Lent that a considerable number
Victoria, March vi.�There was loud applause in the Legislature Thursday when George Bell, member for Victoria, brought in an amendment to the Municipal Act providing that no person shall in �ny iminifcfparity employ in any capacity any white woman or girl or permit any white woman or girl to reside or lodge in or to work in or, save as a bona fide customer in a public apartment thereof only, to frequent any restaurant, laundry or place of business or amusement owned, kept or managed by any Chinaman. A penalty for any violation of this clause is provided to not exceed a fine of $100 or not more than two months' imprisonment.
of individual members are quite willing to sign the required declaration that they were prepared to perform all the duties of citizenship, including taking up arms when called upon to do so.
The Mennonites were assured that in any event the recent provincial legislation exacting this undertaking from! persons preempting land would not be retroactive and that the contracts in those cases where pre-emptors have already taken up land will be recognized and title issued as soon as the conditions are fulfilled. The legislation applies only to new applications, of which about 100 are now before the department.
DREAMLAND THEATRE.
Through the efforts of the Board of Trade Prince George will have a resident dentist, word having been received yesterday from Dr. Casselman, of Vancouver, that he would arrive here about the 15th inst. prepared to take up regular practice.
The need of a resident dentist has lieen greatly felt for some time, and it is safe to say that several months' steady work already awaits Dr. Casselman in Prince George. Of late a number of residents have been compelled to make the journey to Edmonton to have dental work performed.
HELP THE KIDDIES.
The first of a series of dances will be given in Phyfe Hall, Central avenue, on Friday night, April 4. to assist the school children to faise money for the purchase of a piano for the use of their school. Everybody knows what a stimulus music is t;o school children, whether they be bright or backward, and the grownups hope that this effort on their part may be a good beginning toward the goal. Dancing will commence at 9 o'clock to Mr. Studebaker's; rrtusic. The refreshments will be up to FtArt George standard and everyone coming can count on having the good time guaranteed at these dances. Bring a crowd.
Deputy Inspector Parsons, of the provincial police, has returned from a visit to Jasper Park, where he conferred with the National Park superintendent.
Request Soldier Appointees to
All Vacant Government Positions
Fort George district Liberals lish themselves in civilian life
have gone on record as favoring the appointment of returned soldiers to all vacancies occurring in the government service, and at last week's annual meeting the following resolution, introduced by President Somerton and sec onded by Secretary Moran. was unanimously endorsed :
"That Whereas this Associa tion, recognizing the great debt o gratitude Canada owes her val iant sons who fought so heroically in the Great War,.and realizing that those men who have been spared to return to their homeland, after great suffering and trials, and who, owing to their absence from civilian life have lost certain connection therewith and sacrificed great material interest thereby, consider it, the hounden duty of the Governments of Canada and the individual citizens who were not called upon to bear arms and go to the front, to Jo everything possible to assist
these returning men to re-estab-
putting them immediately they are discharged from the army on an independent and self-sustain ing basis, as is their just due;
returnini from ai
trades, professions and callings suitable men can be found among them for any service or work the Government formed;
And Whereas
heroes include
the men
may- require per
Therefore, be it Resolved, that this Association, representing the Liberals of the entire Fort George Electoral District, in annual meeting assembled, heartily and earnestly recommend to the Provincial Government that all vacancies occurring or new positions being created in the civil service be filled by returned soldiers, and also that returned soldiers be given preference in the employ-nent of labor on all Provincial works, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Honorable the Premier, Mr. John Oliver.
The popular young screen actor, Wallace Reid, who has played opposite Geraldine Farrar h most of her photoplays, is to be seen at the Dreamland Friday anc Saturday in "Rimrock Jones," his latest Paramount production.writ ten for him from the story^ b) Dane Coolidge. The atmospher of the entire picture is that of th< wide and wholesome west and the story Heals with the adven tures of a prospector, Rimrock Jones, and Mary Fortune, his sweetheart.
George Beban, the beloved Italian-French character actor of the screen will be at the Dreamland tonight and tomorrow night in his newest Paramount picture, "Ortf-More American." This was written and directed by William ,. DeMille. the noted writer and director. The cast includes Helen Eddy, Calnille Ankewich, Ray-uond Hatton, Jack Holt, Ernest [oy and others as well known.
W. Somerton, president of the ,iberal Association, has received i grateful acknowledgment from ^ady Laurier of the local association's expression of sympathy in ler recent bereavement.
Steamer "B. X."
Being Overhauled
The famous river boat designer, Mr. Alex. Watson, is in charge of the overhauling of the steamer 3.X. in preparation for the coning summer's business between his point and Soda Creek on the