PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
VOL. 4, NO. 7t
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1919.
FIVE CENTS
[Permanent and Reasonable Values Saw Service on of City Property Will Follow End Western Front and �f Tax Redemption Period Siberian Campaign
coming week will witness a-*they decide on this course, it would Colonel McDonell, of Raush Val-
learing of the local atmosphere with
regan
to Prince George property�
problem
that has retarded civic
ih and development since Incorporation In 1015. Boom prices for lots will, within the next few brought down to normal iid reasonable figures, thus homebullders to proceed heir work without mortgaging irning capacity for years to
days, valm allowing
ith their
,\ large number of agreement-holders have taken advantage of the O. -r p Development Company's proposal to niriiish deeds on receipt of the second payment of 25 per cent'of the original prices. This has cleared the local situation to a large extent, but there are many who purchased property ai the city's tax sale in August |aSl ivho are awaiting developments with regard to redemption by agree-in,>iit holders. The problem as to whether the (J.T.P. Development Co. or their successors, the Fort Rouge Land i'ii. will protect their remain-,[lf> equity in local property by exer-e\t\ne redemption privileges is also onesol burning public Interest. Should
ean the payment to the city of an!le>'- Mellrlde district, who recently
amount sufficient to guarantee th
from Siberia, is in the city
liniah of all civic financial troubles. , tllis week. The Colonel went through The general opinion prevails, how ('v"ry phase of the Great War from ever, that the �ownsite company will ""' earliest days in France and Bel-redeem only certain properties within n proscribed area and will not adopt u general policy in this respect. No statement, regarding the pany's policy has been recceived at ' '""listed as a private in the famous
glum to the past year's experience in Siberia. On August 6th. the day fol-
! lowing receipt of the news of war's j outbreak, he went to Rdmonton and
the city hall.
City officials report that during the| past few days a surprisingly large number of private owners have redeemed their property from tax sale arrears, and many more redemptions are expertPd before the period expires next week.
Local returned men who intend complying with the government offer In the Soldiers' Housing Scheme are marking time until the tax sale redemption period has passed and lot prices have been put on a reasonable basis. Those who did not purchase lots at the lax sale expect to acquire property from the city at fair prices. Money for the erection of soldiers' homes is already in the hands ot the city officials
Liverpool StrHce
Ties Up Shipping
i Special to the Citizen.) rerpool, July 23.�Virtually
al
liners due to sail from here yester-,la> were unable to leave their decks because of a strike of dock men in sympathy with the men engaged on dredges, who are on strike. By the end "i the week It is feared 30,000 dockers In Liverpool will join the Ftrikc.
COAL MIX KIPS STRIKE .
London, July 23.�Alarm Is felt at the u� refused renewal was laid on the table after considerable discussion.
The city was asked to advance flOO as sminty for costs in the appeal entered in the Donohue & Perrin case to conn- before a Vancouer court.
The bylaws providing for borrowing $ 16,000 for street improvements
and v
ally
�vaterworks extensions were fin-
" Passed and adopted.
WILL FME.OEIVK GRATUITY I'NTII, PHYSICALLY
FIT
Alberta Farmers
Down and Out
(Special to the Citizen). Calgary, July 23.�George Hoad-loy, leader of the opposition in. the Alberta Legislature, says: "Fanners in Southern Alberta are practically down and out. With their crops burned up, the range all dried up and no feed for their cattle these men and their families are in desperate straits. Some of the farmers have not more than a week's supply of food in sight, and nothing in sight for months after that. A special session of the Legislature should be called in the near future to deal with the problem."
PrincesB Pat" regiment. History Will forever record the brave deeds of that noble Canadian unit, and Mc-Donell was one of the few members ( ex'sted since u*p first we^K in I "lie is unbroke i. ( rops, except an i;'i:;ated lands, ar; practicilly* gir.t*
of wintii* rye ami /j is already cut
>!ii the exceptio inter wheat. I
ll . ill yield 15 V. 25 bushels.
Hc.ivy rain in the next two w
voiii'l relieve 'he foe�l situation, (��li.\ \>ise feed >v� I' have to be imported. The situation i.s more dis-Rhlrout than a yoa- ago.
Quesnel-Fort George Wagon Road to be Completed This Fall
In this issue appears an advertisement from the public works department calling for tenders for clearing ana burning right-of-way over the 'route of the Quesnel-Fort George wagon road.
Aa is generally known this road is to be opened up on the east aide of the Fraser River, following the Pa-cillc Great'Eastern grade for a considerable part of the distance. During 1910 this highway was surveyed by government engineers with the intention of an immediate completion. Urgent call for expenditures on roads of greater relative importance to settlers was responsible for the postponement of the work to this date. It is the intention to have the road fully completed this year so that next year, In addition to accommodating the rapidly growing settlements It traverses, it can be used In connection with the building of the Pacific j Great Eastern Railway from the lower country to Prince George.
The new route will be much shorter and of easier grades than the road now used via Blackwater Crossing.
Weary of Discussion, United
States Congress Passed Drastic
Prohibition Bill Yesterday
LIEUT..COL. McDONELL
WILL DELIVER ADDRESS
Lteut.-Col. McDonell, a visitor to the city, a man who rose from the ranks, has been requested by the Great War Veterans' Association to give a lecture on his .know-ledge of the four battle fronts he served on, including the political question as understood 'in Europe, the intrigue of Bolsheviki In Europe and in Canada, the Labor question, land question, and gratuities an they affect the returned men. A large attendance is looked for. See hand bills for- time and place.
SALE OP POOD.
On Saturday afternoon the ladle of the First Presbyterian church wll hold a sale of home-cooking in th War Veterans' rooms, George street A good supply of cakes, pies an
othep dafnUe8
Qn haQd
GREAT WAR VETERANS TO
HAVE CHAIN OP STORFjsi
is hoped the sale will be well patron ized by bachelors and others who d< not care to bother with baking in ho weather. Comfe and stock up for th week-end outing. Tea and ice cream will also be served.
Vernon, July 18.�The Vernon branch of the Great War Veterans Association has decided to take steps towards organizing a chain of co-operative stores throughout the Okan-ngan Valley. A committee has been working on the scheme for some time and the plan was supported at a meeting of the local branch here.
P.F..\tnl of $104.70.
Friday and Saturday
Members of Coast Boards of Trade Will Visit Prince George Next Week
Arrangements are now being made in the city for the reception and entertainment of the excursion party composed of members of Vancouver
ert, Anyox, Smithers, Telkwa and Vanderhoof before arriving here.
A special meeting of the Prince George Board of Trade is called for
and Victoria Boards of Trade to the i Friday evening at 8 sharp to make number of nearly a hundred. Thejthe necessary arrangements for the party will arrive by special train on entertainment of the visitors. It i� Tuesday afternoon or evening, and it to be hoped that all willing to assist is the intention of the local popula-jjn tnjs respect, whether members of
tion to show them aB much as possible of the city and immediate district before the party leaves by the steamer B.X. for down river. The excursion was proposed by ministers of the provincial government in order that the business interests at the coast may form some conception of tln> resources and wealth of this portion of British Columbia.
the Hoard or not, will attend Friday evening's meeting. The visit of the coast men will mean much to this city and the co-operation of every residence is invited in making preparations for the event.
Through the local Board of Trade Mr. John Henderson has extended an invitation to the members of the
The party leaves Vancouver tonior-; party to visit his farm south of the row night and will visit #�rince Rup- j city.
START REPATRIATION
BAY COPPER STORY
OK INTERNED GERMANS
Ottawa, July 20.�Few enemies will remain interned in Vernon, B.C., or Kapuskasing, Ont., after this week, because on July 23 nine hundred Germans from these internment camps will sail from Montreal or Quebec for Rotterdam, Holland, whence they will soon reach Germany.
This is in fulllllment of the Allied decision to repatriate German prisoners of war and internet German civilians. Th� allied powers aari the Germans are both represented on Hie lommittee looking after the detailn of this repatriation; each -Uliml nation has a sub-committee which works out the details and a German delegate sits on each sub-committee In Canada the Dominion eovciM'.nenl has carrieJ out ttie details so arranged in Grea* Rr'tMh, but tha be borne by C,or.:iany.
IS I'UHELY IMAGINARY
will
DREAMLAND THEATRE.
irers of Billie Burke, the popu^rf Paramount star, will be af fpriied an unusual treat when her latest photoplay, "In Pursuit ot Polly," is presented at the Dreamland Theatre tonight and tomorrow night. In this picture Miss Burke 13 seen as a chauffeur in overalls, who does not disdain to repair her broken-down auto and who, while in this delectable occupation, is discovered by a millionaire, who offers to assist her. Of course, she accepts and later becomes his bride.
Friday and Saturday nights the favorite emotional actress, Pauline Frederick, will be seen in that sensational drama, "Mrs. Dane's Defence."
Monday and Tuesday, Lina Cava-lieri, widely knqwn as "the most beautiful woman In Europe," and equally celebrated for her remarkable artistry as actress and diva, will be seen in a beautiful Athenian story entitled, "Love's Conquest."
Peace River, July 18.�"It's rich, all right, all right. The yarn is rich enough to make up for the absence of riches in minerals which were reported." Such was the statement of one of the party who went to Hudson's Hope some three or four weeks ago to investigate the reported copper discoveries on behalf of extensive capital.
The party was headed by Duncan F. McArthur, and included in the personnel Messrs. E. W. Keith, chief engineer, of Denver, Colo.; Harry L. Brown, also of Denver; H, Steele, of Port Washington, L.I.; J. Mclntyre, of Climax, Colo.; Joe C. Hellman, of Walace, Idaho, and Otto Sussman, of New York City.
"There isn't enough real copper to be worth working If it were alongside a smelter in the city of Toronto," continued the speaker. Disgust at the idea of making so long a trip for nothing was evident in all members of the party, whose greatest discov ery could be described aa the Rock} Mountain scenery.
WINNIPEG DIVORCES.
Winnipeg, July 17.�With scores of divorce actions filed here, lawyers find this business developing rapidly Mr. Justice Gait granted two more Saturday, and this week that of Wright vs. Wright' formerly of Prince George, B.C., will be heard.
A. F. � A. M. NOTICE.
All A. F. ft A. M. are hereby notified a Lodge of Instruction will bo held in the Rltts-Kifer Hall, Prince George, on Friday evening, the 26th July, at 8 p.m., and every Friday evening following until further notice.
AH brethren are welcome.
Military Prisoners
Go On Strike
(Special to the Citizen.) Leavenworth, Kan,. July 23.� Twenty-five hundred military prison ers in the disciplinary barracks at the federal prison here'went on strike yesterday and repelled all attempts of the guards to force them to work They are striking for shorter hours and more to eat.
STRIKE A FAILURE.
Rome, July 23.�Official reports received from all parts of Italy show the proposed general strike called for yesterday was a complete failure Calm prevailed everywhere and public services are all in normal condition.
New York, July 23.�Twelve hundred sacks of mail for Germany, the first to be sent to that country since the United States entered the war, left here yesterday. Five hundred packages of food are also sent by residents of Hoboken, which has a large German-American population.
PRESIDENT INSISTS ON
COMPLETE RATIFICATION
Washington, July 20.�President Wilson still Is insistent that the peace treaty and the League of Nations covenant be ratified without reservations, Senator Capper states after a conference with the president.
The president took the position that adoption of reservations by the Senate was certain to be misinterpreted abroad and would Bet a precedent which might be followed by other nations, the president said.
OALGARY LABOR TURN^S DOWN
ONE BIG UNION PROPOSAL
Calgary, July 2O.r-*Calgary Trades and Labor council will remain faithful to the trades congress of Canada. This is. indicated by the election of officers in which One Big Union advocates were denied office and old line men elected. Fred White of the Typos is president and Tom Rae, who fought the recent strike, vice-president.
The council as It now stands organized is anything but a One Big Union organization. It is likely thoie of the O.B.U. persuasion will secede from the Trades Council.
Winnipeg and Vancouver Trades Councils have both declared In favor of the One Big Union.
(Special to the Citizen.) Washington, July 23.�By a vote of nearly three to one the House, weary of the talk of prohibition, yesterday passed a bill for its enforcement, with provisions and penalties so drastic to bring from the men who framed it the prediction that it would forever suppress the liquor traffic in the United States. Registered physicians are authorized to issue prescriptions under strict regulations, which may be considered ai medicine. Liquor advertisements of all kinds are prohibited.
Finest Weather For Development of Grain Crops
Crops in this district are rapidly developing and give promise of a good yield. Though the season was aomewhat backward and grain and vegetables did not get off to the customary good start, the extra fine weather of the past few weeks has atoned to a large extent for the earlier delinquency.
Haying operations are now in full blast and an unusually heavy yield is being realized. Not only is this true of the cultivated grasses, but wild hay has also shown a prolific growth. This condition prevails all over this section of the province. A Citizen representative last .ggunday visited the district east of . ae Fraser River and viewed with extreme pleasure the excellent showing of hay, grain and vegetables in that thriving settlement. On the farm of L. C. Gunn was noticed a particularly fine rield of red clover (probably 20 acres in extent) that was worth going miles to see. A gentleman who had farmed for many years in Ontario stated this was the finest and heaviest yield of clover he had ever seen. Similar good reports of crops come from Mud River Valley, Chief Lake, Salmon River and other settlements.
UNION SECRETARY FINED FOR
ASSISTING UNLAWFUL STRIKE
Melbourne, Australia, July 23.� The secretary of the Seamen's Union was arrested and fined $2500 last week for encouraging the seamen's strike contrary to the Arbitration Act.
BOARD OF TRADE.
A special meeting of the Board of Trade will be held in the City Hall Friday evening at 8 sharp.
Business: To make necessary arrangement* for the entertainment of the Board of Trade visitors from- Vancouver and Victoria on Tuesday next.
J. H. JOHNSON,
Secretary.
TWENTY-ONE KILLED.
Kimball, W. Va., July 20.� Twen-lyone men were killed and a score Vere injured in.a gas explosion at the mlneiof the Tazwell Creek Coal company yesterday. More than 100 men were working in the mine at the time. Seven bodies have bqen recovered up to 3:30 o'clock today. Rescue parties are digging for 14 bodies buried under wreckage at the mouth of the mine..
Superintendent McColl, of the Q. T.P.. Is expected to arrive from the west today. With the superintendent's party is Colonel fij. S. Magoffln, a former resident of Prince George, and late of the,. American overseas forces. "Sam" will receive a warm welcome from his manly friends here.
INTERESTING RELIC.
An interesting relic of ancient im�s has recently been discovered eear the Indian village of Klspiox, bout nine miles from Hazelton. hiring road-making operations the orkmen unearthed a sandstone tab-it, curiously carved on one surface, t was lying under about three feet f gravel, and as the country there s heavily timbered the stone must nave lain there for centurieB. The ndians are unable to trace any re-iemblance in the figures on the atone 10 any known totem. The fact that the B. C. Indians are not given to �arving in stone, confining their efforts almost entirely to wood, leads to the assumption that the tablet is an Indication of the existence of a race which'inhabited the country prior to the coming of the Siwaihes.
Mr and Mrs. Al. Johnson and son, Terry, arrived this week from Vancouver, having motored the entire distance from the coaat to Queanel In their Cadillac car. The route taken was via Seattle, Wonatchee and through the Okanagan country, the mileage being something over nine hundred. Mr, and Mrs. Johnson will remain here for a couple of weeks.
At the regular meeting of the G. W.V.A. held on Monday there was a small attendance. Mr. Murray of the Land Settlement Board, was present as a visiting member and to* give information to anyone desiring it, as many Inquiries are made about the land question. A letter addressed to Mr. Murray at Telkwa, B.C., will be attended to.