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1919
PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
Vol. i. ggj 27.
H. G. Perry Enters Field
As Candidate for Mayor
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER l<>, 1919.
FIVE CENTS
At (he written rotjiM'st of a large
umber of ratepayers. Mr. H. Q.
..rrv baa consented to enter the
,ldftB mayoral candidate In the
%&* municipal elections for 1920.
p(,r,y, In consenting to become
. candidate for the office of chief
magistrate, has a record of two years'
Urriceaa mavjor of this city. 1917-
18 during which time he performed
hj3 duties In a creditable and busi-
De88llke manner.
*g president of the Board of Trade yj, perry lias been an enthusiastic booBter for the city and diHtrict and hia effort* in the publis behalf for eveM| yeais past have been productive of much good.
At a meeting of ratepayers held last Wednesday evening a deputation vu appointed to wuit upon Mr. porr> with the request' that he enter the Held as " candidate for the mayoralty. \ lMial a�swer waB not given
the
an
yr perr\ follows: To Harry Protec
on until this week, when ncii petition of business tepayers was presented
Tlie petition reads us
In thin
zells a
(j.iirM1-candid
v lines
(J Perry :
ecting ugainst prevailing onfl in municipal affairs
i;>, the undersigned cltl- il ratepayers of Prince
petition you Lo be the te for mayor in the fortli-
tM�'cti^na. Aud your pes pray that your decision
iii accordance with their
SIMM WNTAI. BALL
\\ II.I. BK HKIJ> ON
\K\V YKAK'S KV
Arbitrate Value of Farm Property
The arbitration proceedings before His Honor Judge Robertson to estab.-lilli the value of 23 acres of land expropriated by the Grand Trunk Pacific from the farm of George Ovasko, about three miles west of the city, took up four days of last week and has t)C'ii slated to resume next Monti; ln)H:! Mi.- ralway company i'*vf>�
;itc(! :;:: ;u-res of land including th-' ground on which Mr Ovasko's wildings Rtood. The land was for
the past five \eurs the New
Bve bull and dinner given by
. H, Jphnson of the Alexandra
has been an Important social
Fur year's
Mr. J Hotel
event of the f stive season This year th.i event promises to eclipse all previous affairs; Mr. Johnson states.
The usual appropriate dinner will be spread in the spacious basement. dray's orches ra from Smitlver: supply tho music.
UNMMPIA>YMENT IX CITIES
OF PACIFIC (OAST
right-o offerin propert
wiiy purposes, the company
t:i" owner $3000 for the
. which was refused. Later
1 ihat only 2','> acres would
Ottawa. Dec. 6.�The general iiuestion of unemployment during the present., winter is engaging the att$n,, tiou of the government. As a matter of fait the part of the Dominion In which there is .serious unemploy-ni nt is British Columbia In the � oast cities it is estimated that there are several thousand out of eniploy-
__ men) and that with the gradual dim-
i"i. ai.^o that the buildings inution of work in the shipyards that t be disturbed. At a previous number is beng increased.
This brings up another national problem. During the war Canada embarked on a shipbuilding progra n which initially called for the construction of ~>5 \ess.'ls (if an average tonnage of about 5000, As a Qonse-quen.ee a capital) estimated to total ,<4 T.iMfii.inMi has been vested in thirteen yards on the Atlantic. Pacific and (Ireat Lakes, and at the present time upwards ot 20,000 persons are employed, while the number" of peo-
for| Kraser, Dec. 8.__Mrs. \V. Paw- pl� dependent upon that emmoyment
'� "l Klrose. Sask., has arrived t�ota
couri hearing the. railway company *�s required to pay into court the sun; of M500 as a guaraute.1 to the Hiynier ol the land, the exact amount to iw >eitled by. arbitration. Mr. P: E \V Isoji js appearing for the railway inm|,auy, and Mr. \Y. P. Ogilvie for Mr d\;isko.
lething like lT.nno.
vy
here with her two children and is taking one.of the cottages. Mr. Pawcett in expecting to go on the land in ih,. spring.
Angus Martin and Fred Clarke "have Kune to the prairie to buy horses
On Saturday night a party of six sprung a surprise on Mr. and Mrs. Bod den. They had a pleasant time. thf roads being in good condtion. fact that iin'l Mr and Mrs. Hodden wen
inii\(i whoijs
GROCERS
INTO COURT
; Hamilton, Dec. 8.- H. c. Beckett, liaad of the wholesale grbce.ry firm of W. 11 Qillnrd Company, has addressed a letter to Premier Drury in which attention is draw if class legislation
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the dan-to the
�ry trade smooth
tl
held
children
vi'"l and bring the kids.
Mr \V. Hunting hua gone to Burns Lu^" in �inno tlon with tin store. He Is very busy restocking.
-Nl1' C". H. Driscoll is spending a �6w days in town�busy.na us ml.
<� I. P. DIRECTORS.
Al ''"� annual nu'eting of the
POOD RELIEF FOR AUSTRIA.
,,�,, Dec. s-AcUon .,v MUnet- council yest food relief for Austria and �The council took cognizance
A
W crai
th Iriink Pacific Railway held In ^ (,
I tv itli
inL
on Wednesday, Nov. utith, i
Montreal
Hinton, vlca-presldent and gen-j Miwiger, and II. II. HaiiHard,;
Wlieltor., were appointed directors of
thc coiiiimny.
aj^vAnoed.
...c.ion of resolutions adopts by Of I hose tuo
the provisioning
1H.
Nelson
lane 110.
It
0ov.fi,
\ fantan gai" in the treasury of that cit,.
....." " ul"ll)1<1 nli"r(irtlll.lnea11d
Thene
Hlniplv walked in on ariested thos, participating.
won
duty
rnniem royalties on cut tlm- �*..-...... , - [(
'' an<> logs in the province of Brlf-1 were no difficulties-1811 ''"I'unhla will be increased to the' and no delay. � nr . "X"'" of 37 cents per thousand feet sioner* Bimply '"" ,
!" lh" Veginning of the Ne* Year, I oVdefed the suppression ;l;t(11"i^' to announcement made by I If all the tIllho"18 ;.]\.ou l0n T !�� Pa.tullo. minister of ^ joints in Pnnce (.eo^ aillls- 'n,i.s increase will be m*d* iUcewVae there ^^Jj^ ',' ;"(0Ill"nce with the provision of -flouting a. loau to n-e-h< Tlntber Royalty Act. ' power \)\nnl-
Joseph Clarke Is
Mayor of Edmonton
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Kdmonton, May in. -With a ma-
ritj of 2000 votes over his oppon-'". Mayor Joseph Clarke has been
�elected for another term of office.
Ma>or Clarke was the nominee of t"e Labor party, and with him go in-" office as city aldermen three other Labor candidates. Aid. Klnney, prev-i"usl\ a member of the council, head-ed the poll
Miners Get Advance of Fourteen per Cent
(Special to the Citizen.) Indianapolis, Dec. 10.-�-It was stated here that the terms under which the miners were to return to work throughout the United States were tho immediate return to work of the men, a 14 per cent, advance in wages and the appointment of a commission to Investigate and readjust wages to conform wiCn the increased cost of living �/
P. G. E. Contractors Will
Open Office Here Shortly
FORT FRASER RANCHER is ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE 'BUFFERS SEVERE INJIRIKSJ
John E. Anderson, a rancher of the
Mr. Clarke, superintendent for the Northern Construction Co., who will have charge of the building of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway from Uominion dairy commissioner, Victoria and New South Wales, the prin-cipa] butter producing states, are badlj affected. In .New Zealand, while the Beason is somewhat later, normal production] of butter and cheese is iookeu lor, as to date there - �!�� Increase pt 500 tons of cheese ai .1 -i decrease ol 250 tons of butter compared with last year,
Toronto May Have
"Heatless Days"
Toronto, Dec. lo.' Provincial Fuel Controller Harrington announces that lie is considering the necessity oi ssung an order for several heat-less days a week on the lines of a former order during war time.. He n 1! take this step unless he can impress upon some of the big establishments the necessity of more, econ-(>!i.\ in fuel consumption.
Paris ( Dec. 8 -In a note drafted i l>> the supremo council today it is I demanded that Germany sign the! protocol providing for the carrying | nut of the peace terms, failing which the Allies, as set forth, will be obliged to have recourse to military measures
The utmost secrecy is being observed regarding th"8 terms of the note, which was unanimously adopted by the CjOuncilj but it can be said that j it is worded so firmly that conference j cir< les expect the discussion with Gerntany regarding the putting of the treaty into force will be finally closed.
Port Fraser district, in an attempt'
to commit suicide by shooting lastlnn�wing da-v f0�- Wints
sout'i of here, where he will locate
Construction camps and award contracts for bridge timber and ties.
Two stopping houses are to bo linilt between here and the Cotton-tvood River, one about 20 mil^s south of Prince George and the second 40 He was brought to Prince George ' miles ft.mth. for treatment- and is now progressing Tu" portable sawmills are to bo
Saturday, succeeded in fracturing his jaw. mutilated his tongue and shot away one eye. Anderson is an unmarried man about fiO years of age, and it is said unrequited infatuation to;- a woman led to his attempt at
favorably at the city hospital.
A heavy-calibre revolver was the
Installed at once, between here and Co lonuood Rivor for the manulac-
weapon Anderson used, the bullet en- ''"'r o1' lll(> necessary lumber material
tering beneath the chin and emerging at the eye.
SKXATOR TALBOT DEAD.
Calgary, Dec 8. -Senator Peter Talbot died at his home In Lacombe on Saturday He was fi4 years of ag steamer.
to be used in construction.
Within the next week a carload of teams, sleighs, etc., will be brought to Prince George to be used for the hauling of supplies and material to tho camps south.
Arrangements have been completed for local headquarters camp to be erected just east of the railway
_______ I bridge, and sidings f,or the accommo-
(Special to the Citizen). ' dation of cars will be put in as soon
New York, Dec. 10.�The radical j as lhe weather permits. Judging by agitation in this country, with resul-'the Plans alreftdy under way and tan. social unrest, is not due to eeo- those in Preparation. Prince George nomic conditions but to an organized ! wiU spe bU8>' tmea on P G- E" con" and artificially stimulated movement |structlon wiUl ttie oP*�ine of spring.
Social Unrest Is Due to Agitation of Radical Element
under inspiration of the Russian Soviet. This opinion will be submitted
to Hie New York Legislature in ex- (.ials on (llis end of the haustive reports by a Joint legislative |shortly bo opened in
Will Open Local Office.
Temporary headquarters for offi-work will the Prinea
com in it ee which has been Investfgat- I George Hotel. The work in the im-ing radical activities here since its i mediate vicinity of this city will be organization last May. i umjer tho supervision of Mr. Sehafer,
It was learned today that three we)] known throughout this district big groups of the radical element j a8 a former official of Foley. Welch
<>i Stewart.
have beeii supplying forces for the wholesale dissemination of Bolshevist propaganda throughout the depth and breadth of the land. The report will assert that including the Union of Russian Workers amd other organizations, this syndicalist group, the main body of which are the Industrial Workers at the World, and ,��.��, � . ~ ,. . . . ., i to AL.BEKTA for its printing. Doubt-the communist group, including the:, tl___ ,_
Communist Party of America In esch of these groups the overthrow of the government by illegal means includiiiB violence, is the weapon
City Boosts
Local Industry
The city administration now sends
urged upon the masses.
Aldermen Vote Themselves Salaries In Dying Days of Administration
Despite the January records of th.> pity council that no salaries would bo voted for aldermen during 1919, the council on Thursday night voted themselves a bonus of $U40 each for services during tho past year.
Aid. Watson introduced the indemnity bylaw, stating thiM the city had experienced a prosperous year and that the aldermen were entitled to remuneration for their good work. The resolution was seconded by Aid. Porter.
An amendment was in roduced by Aldermen Wilson and Ogilvie "That the amount pf indemnity payable be lixed at {la year."
The amendment was defeated by the following vote:
Against�Watson, Harper, Gaskill, Porter and Mayor Carney.
For the amendment -Ogilvie and Wilson.
At Monday niglU's special meeting the indemnity bylaw was finally ratified by the mayor's casting vote, only four aldernittii being present: Porter, Watson, Wilson and Ogilvie. Aldermen Wilson and Ogilvie again opposed the bylaw and the mayor's vote was necessary to carry the measure. I>ami Improvement Area.
In response to u resolution passed by the council at the request of the (5.W.V.A., the Minister of Agriculture wrote stating that In all probability a Land Improvement Area would be opened near Prince Ooorgo w-xt
.ll.M.MY \VII,I>K Ot'TUOXKD.
spring. According to the plan the provincial government will erect houses and other necessary buildings and alsp clear a certain area on quarter sections for returned men on the land formerly held by the North Coast Land Go. east of the Fraser River.
Light and Water l) of the coast cities; that its owners are residents and ratepayers �f p'ince George, and that lpcal
To Eastern Canada there is a
choice of routes�by the way of Port' Printing prices are lower than in the Arthur, via the "Eastern Express," lar^r ce'ltres wa9 not considered by and by way of Cochrane via the the small-calibre outfit that controls -National." Fast, substanti�l and' -
tlers will make th^lr homes In tho
future.
To tho Pacific Coast and California the tourist travelling Canadian Na-tional goes tl rough magnificent country, passing jasper Park wlthiu of Mount Robson, amidst the gram.est scenery in the Rocky Mountains, through the Yellowhead Pnss and following the North Thompson and Frnser Rivers to the coast To thoae In search of the beautiful and sublime a trip over this railway will reveal glories far beyond the power of the artist or writer to delineate.
The equipment of Canadian National trains is of the very best, most modern and up-to-date. It includes observation cars, standard sleepers, dining, tourist and colonist cars And first-class day coaches. Ask any agent of the Canadian {National Railways about this service, fares, reser-vatons, etc. ^
ball Young and her own company in tho great feature drama, ''Magda." This is an established stage classic and Misb Young's previous experience both on the legitimate stage and 'jefon> the niption picture camera, makes her the ideal choice for the tremendous role wheh Madame Bern-hardt, Duse and the others have used with so much success. The story auoxinds in strong action and, in addition, nffords extraordinary opportunities for tho display of powerful emotional acting.
A tensely dramatic tale of real lifo is ''The Guilty Mam," which comes to the Dreamland on Monday and Tuesday of next week. The stpry deals with the life.of Maria Dubols and her illegitimate daughter Claudine Flam-bon. Gloria Hope as the daughter and Vivian Reed as the mother, have risen to superb heights of artistry in depicting the adventures of the characters they portray. i