PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
|Many Matters of Interest
Before Board of Trade
PRINCE GEORGE, Ii. ('., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 'M, 1919.
FIVE CENTS
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
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Prldny night's meeting of the it was decided to send �gates to the conven-i, ial Hoards of Trade
ofTrnd< , i.-ii dt
to dc
Sow
the ii lion c
�if ii"1
The i \'aiito . uit-nt 1 The esl and aw in Prin
ratio" '
All '
Vancouver in February, subjects to be placed on
I man's
is the time for fattening hogs. �� Swift's Tankage, sold at Ass- '
east and west would also prove .. boon to Prince George, as the traffic M is now, according to railway officials, sufficiently heavy for a daily service.
establishing
for Creamer}',
The question ol
H be (1) The comple-1 creamery In this immediate district Iflc Great Eastern Rail-j "was discussed, and it was decided to obtain all possible data regarding the number of dairy cows in this section;
,,. -i ,,,-t ion ol an auio roau 10 i and to seek the co-oporation of the' i ,: i Taxation of govern-: farmers' organizations to this end. ithin municipalities; (4) I Advice From George. "
lim'ehl of a land registry | (ioorge J. Hammond wired from1
Fred B, Manahan has been handing out renl Perfectos to his friends this week. The occasion is the arri-j val of a nine-pound son and heir at
�. Frank Mobley, M.P.P., and the Manahan bungalow last Sunday. Fulton, of Prince Rupert, are j The mother, son and happy father "�-hunting in the (iiscome dis-l are till jjoing well.
iili of Prince George date as possible; (2) of an auto road to
Mr. successful hunters of
ii- past lew days is Archi McMillan, | pro,nis, ocomotlve engineer, who brought in Djace and collector's office j Vancouver tendering a lot. of fre,; a fine buck he shot near Stewart.
The Wainuright Cafe, corner Third and George, has been purchased by Mr. Jack QuilHam, a war veteran, laU' of Vancouver, who is brightening up the promises preparatory to the opening tomorrow. The place will be known as the Veteran Cafe, and to become a popular eating
je n�xt year; (5) Ex-�roasing cost of edu-
[pallties. �e subjectH were dis-
rious phases affecting I \sorth while and stopped spending
advlce us to the activities and lack
of same on the pair of the local} .... .��,,� UJ luo , u
Board.' lie concluded: "It is time grade from Woodpecker district"^ you people got busy on something J week reported having seen a herd ol
coming up the P. G. E.
TIk First
Woman's Association of the Presbyterian church, Fort
Member* Elected.
members wore enrolled:
your tini.- uselessly messing up station matters." The Board unanimously decided to
to the trail.
rloton, 8. 8.Magoffin, Inform Mr. Hammond that1 any time
H Adams and Jno,
Mail Service. Dominion government
if Hie railways of this
his advice on local affairs was needed it would be sought in the regular way. i
KmtorN' i,.mil Improvement. a resoluton emphatically endors-|da\
Gaorge have started a sewing circle with a view to holding a Bazaar next spring, The meetings, which are to | be held the first and second Thurs-
<� Daughters of the Empire will | days at _' in the afternoon, will coin-their regular meeting on Wed- .monce next Thursday at the home of iy, Dec. ::, at 4 p.m at the home! Mrs. Cratias. All ladies interested h. fOrnesi Jones. ; are Invited to come.
ided to petition for ing Mie proposal of the provincial
ervice with the opening government to establish a Land Im-
( wan felt that quicker provemeni Area for returned men In
on with coast citio.s can the district easi of the Fraser River
| via the C. N. R. and was passed.
,i is expected the gov- A large number of letters of in-
see the merit's of this quiry Were reported by Secretary
e expiry of the present Johnson as having been promptly an-
daily passenger service swered,
Vain
Mrs .1 A Welder, who has been iiinK Mrs. J, G. Quinn, left Mon-voning for her home In North
liver.
The Girls' Hospital Auxiliary will stage �
rixed r rices on
Relations Grow Serious
Between U.S. and Mexico
LEFT FOR HOME
ON SATURDAY LAST
New York, Nov. 22.�His last day in N\jw York brought the Prince of Wales many fresh evidences of the affectionate interest which New Yorkers have in him. A journey to the Roosevelt tomb at Oyster Bay yesterday took the Prince through
was
several small towns, where he unfailingly heartily welcomed. Big crowds gathered in the city to see
(Special to the Citizen). Washington, Nov. 26.�A new flare-up over the Mexican problem growing out of the Jenkins case was given serious consideration today at a meeting of the Cabinet. There was no' intimation as to what this government might do in event President (Jarranza refused to answer the note
from the State Department demanding the immediate release of William Jeiikins, consular agent at PuRUlo,
him drive away and later to witness | he,d on Ul(. charge Qf conniving with
his return from a luncheon at the
Piping Rock Golf Club.
Escorted by the battleship Dela-|
ware and seven American destroyers,
the British battle cruiser Renown,
with the Prince on board, weighed ed state8 and~MexTc0 are strained.
anchor at 3:30 o'clock today and;
steamed down the Hudson River into the harbor on the way to Halifax.
Whistles of the. harbor craft shrieked
a farewell and the guns of the forts j
which guard the narrows boomed a
salute as the great warship passed
out to sea. In the morning the
Prince held an Investiture of the U.
S\ soldiers on the Renown.
Five carrier pigeons were taken
on hoard the Renown to be released
500 miles at soa, and to return to
Now York with greetings from the
Prince to his New York-hOstB. |
The Prince leaves behind in New
York a host of new friends who will
I audits who kidnapped and held him lor $150,uou ransom.
No attempt is made to conceal the feeling that the situation is serious and that relations between the Unit-
Officials say that the departments of state, war and navy were ready to meet any eventuality. Latest reports from the United States embassy show that Jenkins is still in the penitentiary, ill, and that bail has been refused him.
MILLIONS TO BE SPENT
OX FOKMER GERMAN LINERS
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Russians' Rooms
il to the Citizen). Nov.
Victoria, Nov. .2.�Most tragic are the circumstances incident to the
101 ih.' Canadian Press Asociation opening tomorrow.
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Mr. Fred Lindgren. brother of Mrs. J. \i. Quinn, accompanied by Mrs.
rere bcadq
tt'nrk-
return of th 26.�Large quar.- .J4 <)f t,
micals which could have . onverted into explosives
in a secret room in the > of the United Russian
East Fifteenth St., raid-
deteotives attached in
remnants of Company Chinese labor corps, now
Ham and Bacon
look forward eagerly to his next visit. He leaves also a tradition which is new in this part of the world, a realization that ti prince can b<* very human.
Ottawa. Nov. 26.�Retailers of
INCREASE IN CRIME
THROUGHOUT CANADA
Lindgfen, spent Sunday and Monday.! bacon and boned ham are limited to!
in th<
round was labelled TNT.
ho made the raid wore federal warrants for sov-nnected with the orsjani-
ity en route to Prince Rupert I a margin of gross profit of 20 per
station. >d at William Head awaiting I where they will reside. 'cent., with an additional 2 cents per
transportation to China. * * * j pound for slicing, under an order is-
Aecording to information glaned Mr. Sam Asbury, prominent citizen i sued by the Hoard of Commerce bear-here this company passed through and booster, of Vanderhoof. is in the ! ing date of November 24th and sign-ihis port en rout;' to Kurope 900 j city this week. Next to the Necliaco ed by all three members of the board. strong, Now the total streigth of the Valley metropolis, Sam thinks Prince The order contemplates its future company is said to be 42. < George the most ideal spot on the : application to retail sales of all kinds
Serving behird-the lines in France j map. of pork and pork products.
on non-combatant duty the Chinees * * * _-------------,�
suffer.il severely from the frequent] Mrs. Seth Vacroe, of Brandon, bombing attacks by German airplanes Man., who ha* been vetting
her
of them were round ,ml 80""lnCensed were Oie^rientals I sister, Mrs. W. A. MacKeen, left Sat-,e unprovoked attacks that they J urday nigh, to spend the winter at
were made.
yl 11 li;i> ON CHARGE OF I \ V1HXG MILITARY SERVICE
at tl
determined to retaliate when a favorable opportunity presented itself.
The story goes that the Chinese. \>. hen cleaning up the debr's on the western front, discovered a quantity
chart (ore
lace, organizer for the local iniori, charged with evasion of
litary Service Act, was dis- revenge Immediately occurred m his third appearance be- them. Filling their pockets istrate Herne on Saturday bombs the Chinese cam r in the charge A com-iti from the military author-read which relieved the : any blame in the matter.
ii. W. V. A.
The regular meeting of the G. \V. V. A. will be held on Monday. Dec. 1st, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ritts-Kifer hall, when the report of the ('alder Newland brothers, of Salmon River' committee appointed by the govern-have been given a contract for the ment to inquire into the payment of erection of an eight-room-vbungalow further gratuities to soldiers will be
th
>�........... ................,.....;�;.....> and other buildings on a half section read, and a full dicsussion on the
Mills bombs and the thought of ^ ^ m,en(lv purt,hase(l bv Mr. gratuity question with regard to the
Thorstbn Sabe. of Fairdale. N.D.. in : future policy of the Association.
the Little Salmon district. Mr. Sab(
All over the Dominion G. W. V. A.
Ill WU.s WIIilK'ATTEHS.
bombs the Chinese came in upon one lllc ^"����<-- o�.�.u�M u..^..^........
of the prison camps whtre Cfermap '"'d faillil>- *'" arrive in the 8t)ri�B branches are holding special meet-
prisonera were detained and they "ith several carloads of stock and ings to discuss what further action
. '. , , .,._ __.......��.. other effects. shall be taken with a view to further
proceeded to bomb the prisoners
Not knowing the mechanism of the Mills bomb the Chinese failed to
draw the pins before precipitating --- ^ - n^s Qn Deoenibor : district to turn out and be a booster, tha missiles into the enclosure, and Nechaco chapteV I. O. D. E. will I There are several other matters of
When|give one of their justly celebrated. vital importance to be brought up.
+ ^ + re-establishment for the soldier and
Ye lovers of dancing, lend us your j his dependents, therefore it is to the ears! They will be returned to you interest of every returned man in this filled with good news.
they were greatly surprised
Germans turned the tables on them by calmly picking up the un-
the
Aldi � asr.'.-^l been ni
Dic'jpa
would I power i
jjjj� ^ expected to outclass all for
exploded bombs, drawing the pins mer e nts of the kInd. inspiration and hurling them back into the ranKSj
iria, Nov. 2 2.,�The sessions provincial commission inquir-municipal taxaton came to n Victoria on Friday. 'in hi Sargent of Victoria �will a suggestion that had j of the Orientals le that the government j The trict th.. power of the mu- tlnra with tolling effect, � t�> spend money, but It Chinese company � equally wise to restrict the in numbers the people, for most of the municipal difficulties had SE\\ WAGE SCHEDULE. to wildcat operations in real ; liich tied up the land from Winnipeg, Nov. 24......A new
as at the Alexandra Hotel, and expected to outclass all for-
so come early to get a seat.
BIG HAIL OF WHISKY.
funiished by the Rex orches-!
. , . tra and there will be an abundance New York, Nov. 24.-Four thirsty
)omb of course exploded tins � multitude. The robbers, with masks and revolvers.
,d . !lT rice of dance and supper is only $1 drove two automobil, trucks on to was sadly depleted | '
per each, and the floor frolics begin I the Old Dominion Line pier last night
and, after heading three watchmen into an ice-house, loaded the trucks with 500 cases of bonded whisky,
left Sunday morning for Windsor.! valued at $35,000, and then stepped Out., where he intends conducting a i on the accelerator. It was not until
promptly at 10 p.m.
* * (V H. Brooks, an old-timer here.
Ottawa, Nov. 24.�A considerable iucrease in crime throughout the Dominion is shown by the Mue Book dealing with criminal statistics for the year 1918. just issued from the office of the Dominion statistician.
According to the returns there were during the year 21,474 charges and 17,37'* prosecutions for indictable offences in the several provinces, as compared with lit,55J) charges and 15.55!< convictions the year before, being an increase of 2293, or nearly 12 per cent for charges, an increase of 1811 or slightly over 11 1-2 per cent, for convictions during the year. The percentage of acquittals ran from 12 per cent, in Prince Kid ward Island to over 27 per cent, in Nova Scotia.
The number of convictions increased during the year in all the provinces except Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The higher increases were in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nova Scotia and the larger decreases in British Columbia.
Drunkenness decreased by nearly 25 per cent, in Canada during the year, increases being confined to the provinces of Manitoba and Alberta. In the last named province convictions numbered 825 as compared with 319 the previous year, an increase of 111 per cent., while in Manitoba convictions from 1085 to 1123, an increase of 3 1-2 per cent1.
SENTENCE COMMUTED TO
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
< \V\DL\N PUR SALK.
Wi:
eg, Nov. 24.�Canadians
"ave exumooad .� .^substantial increase in wages.
1 th0 Ol)lni011 ^ thteinew agreement affects about
.PhuduliTbetween the Canadian Na-j biniard parior. Before leaving he eeveral minutes later that one of the Monal Rail-ways and the Canadian sold hi3 ranch at 21-Milo. mackwater watchmen guarding the whisky, es- Elees t0 Richard Jordan, a returned \ caped from the ice-house and noti-,
i, 'fled:the police. |
Ray
erlu-od Of Railway Employees bee" signed providing f
The 2000
''"Hi. "i, in Montreal, where many | lh,,' r.N.lt.. and between O'Brien am IbotisaiulH of pelts will be offered. A j princo Rupert on the G.T.I', charter for this purpose has been ob-'a""il md iho tlrst auction Will l"<"1'1" I"' held early In 1920,
' JUs| |.rlrP(i in 11 �,.,. iila, 0 , Han lo� ,� '"'�in .
"I DANCE TO
" HKliD IN PORT (1ROKOR
i.iiiv friends have nsked for
'� more" of those popillar-ilunce'H tlfat th,> Piano Com-liave arra'nged one to take 1 I'riday night, 28th, in Phyfo mini avenue. The I'.xtremely �� which Includes refresh-should guarantee a good ml pntroim can count on the '"� always enjoyed at those Mr. Belagno will play and will cninmnce at 10 o'clock. 1(1 ladies to make this the �(11'" of Lhe Heries.
HICKXESS.
'""Ipog, Nov. 24.�^Three new Of
tl i<
(la
'ing sickness were re-lioalth authorities on
Prince George and District Third on List in Percentage Over Quota in Victory Loan
i
ti\n\ Saturilay
At t1u> final meeting of the provincial executive of the Victory Loan held in Vancouver on Saturday, figures presented showed that British Columbia had exceeded lust year's
'splendid total by $811,118, the exact amounts being $:{7,O98.2:!7 and $.'50.-280,819 this y�ar und last respect!ve-
' ly. The district of Kamloops. has
1 won the German gun competition, having raised a total of $1,084,250, against a quota of $320,000, or 332 per cent, of its quota.
Prince George and district comes third on the list with a total of
I $175,200 subscribed, with a quota of $67,200, making a percentage of
, 260, only exceeded by Kamloops and Greater Vancouver.
Where B. C. Is First. The chairman took occasion to point out that in percentage of subscription to quota British Columbia
stood firs) in all Canada with 217 per cent.. Montreal coming next withi 211, Ontario third with 208,/find | Manitoba eighth with 144 per cent. In number of applications B. C. was third with f>f>,.r>r>7. Manitoba following, with 50,000, The Coast province with. $!i,0oo,00o in special subscriptions was fourth in the Dominion, while she also held this position in point of amount subscriber!.
In ratio of applications to popula-! tion, British Columbia is- second . in Canada wth one application from every 7.1 of the residents, Ontario was first, with one in 5.8; Manitoba's record was one in 11. In subscriptions per capita (excluding special subscriptions), British Columbia is second, at $70.24 per head. Including specials, British Columbia's figure in $92.74; Montreal and Ontario coming flrBt and second respectively.
Peace River, Alta., Nov. 22.� Prank Sweradowsky, who was convicted of murder at Grande Prairie, and upon whom the extreme penalty of the law was inflicted by Justice Walsh last August, will not expiate his crime upon the gallows. The death sentence has been commuted to one of life imprisonment by the Governor-General of Canada.
The trial took place at Grande Prairie last August when Sweradowsky vaa convicted of the murder of a man named Winnieehuk. It aroused unusual interest at the time inasmuch ns it was the first case in the west and one of the first in Canada in which the police had secured a conviction without producing the body of the victim.
Don't forget th.'1 sale of work on Saturday, Nov. 29th, to take place in the Ritts-Kifer hall at. 2:30. All kinds of good things in the lish pond. The oil painting by Mrs. C. B. Daniell will bo auctioned about 4:30. Afternoon tea will be served from :l:30. All come.
DANCE
IN PHYFE HALL FltlDAY, NOVEMBER 28th,
Priro�SO Cents.
ftEFRKSHMENTS FREE.
Balaffno's Music. Dnnrlng at 10 o'clock.
New York, Nov. 26.�More than seven million dollars will be spent in alterations and special equipment for oven former German passenger liners, aggregating 68,039 tons, recently allotted by the United States
Shipping Hoard for a fast passenger and mail service between the United States and South America.
Deadlock on Wage Increase to Miners
(Special to the Citizen).
Washington, Nov. 26.�Like the miners and operators, whose troubles it is trying to adjust. President Wilson's cabinet today seems hopelessly deadlocked on the question of a wage increase in the coal industry.
After a six-hour session the cabinet adjourned until tomorrow, when another attempt will be made, with the aid or Kuel "Administrator Gar-field, to agree upon a wage scale.
PLEADED UNWRITTEN LAW.
Winnipeg, Nov. 24.�'Rather an unusual ending came to a charge of attempted murder in the assize court here. J. Lennox, a farmer near Stonewall, Man., and a former member of the R.N.W.M.P., faced the court on an allegation of shooting with intent to kill his hired man, H. J. Ward. Lennox told his story of the connections of the hired man with his wife so appealingly and pleaded the unwritten law so welf that he was found not guilty.
Judge Gait told him that he was glad they had returned this verdict and congratulated the twelve men who went into the hall and shook hands with the accused and warmly sympathized with him.
Family Honors
Brought Death
Toronto, Nov. 26.�Shock at the honor of the elevation of his son to the post of attorney-general of the province of Ontario is attributed the death of Herman Raney, aged 84, father of Hon. W. E. Raney, who was recently appointed to that important position in the Drury provincial cabinet.
PLAN SUITS COAL MINEJRS
BUT NOT OPERATORS
Washington, Nov. 17.�Labor Secretary Wilson's proposal that the miners and coal operators get together and negotiate a nation-wide scale agreement, which.^rf a common solution were reached would be binding on all parties concerned, was accepted by the minres, through acting President Lewis, without qualification at yesterday's resumption of tho coal conference.
Tho operators later announced that thay could not entertain the proposition. A deadlock again st>ems imminent.
Mr. Lewis sprung a senuation at the conference when he sharply charged operators in certain coal diH-tricts with intimidaton. He said the miners were being told they could not have thoir jobs again unless they broke with their unions. They were beng forced to sign agreements to that effect, he declared.
"I call on you, Mr. Chairman," he shouted, addressing Secretary of Labor Wilson, "to see that if the. government of the United States Enforces the law."