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PRINCE GEORGE
VOL. 4, NO 40.
PRINCE UtiOKGK, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1020.
FIVE CENTS
\overnment Seeking Funds in New York for Railways
ENGINE IN THE RIVER PREMIER OLIVER TURNED
FAST OF PRINCK GEORGE SOUTH PROM QUESNEL
Troubles of Railroading Stili t'�mi- Late Navigation Opening Prevent* linuc Owing to Late Spring Premier From Visiting Prince
anil Heavy Freshets. George and Rupert.
AWA IS CONSIDERING AN ISSUE OF FIFTEEN MILLIONS IX THIS AMBRtOAN MARKET THROUUH NEW VORK BANKERS ion PURCHASE OP EQUIPMENT FOR CANADIAN RAILWAYS.
ji;W YORK, May 13.�The Can-in Government is seeking funds to purchase equipment for the Iroads. Win. A. Keed & Co., bank-
A NKW RESOURCE
MAP
A Map of tho Dominion of Can-
who have beeu associated in the uda, indicating Natural Resources,
|t with Canadian railroad flnanc- , Pransportation and Trade Routes," �, Mi ,..... ,Mli ,
admitted that negotiations had scale loo miles to the inch, has just
n, but stated that no definite
had been formulated. It was
fid the Canadan Government is
Isidc-ring an issue of tiften mil-
been published by th the Interior.
Oh Monday morning last at 4:3(� Premier Oliver, who arrived at an engine and tender of a freight Quesnel last week, was obliged to train ran off the track about sixteen head south again from that place In-- - ' miles oust of this point and landed stead of continuing his journey by in the Fraser River. There were river to this point, and back to Vic-OF CANADA1 four men on tho engine at the time torln via G.T.P, to Prince Rupert.
Of the accident, who escaped with The Invitation of Hon. T D. Pat-� uily minor injuries. One of the tullo, telegraphed 16 the Premier crew Buffered a rather serious ucci- from Prince Rupert last week-end to
es- visit Prince Rupert via Prince George Cuped with only bad bruises. was replied to by the Premier in the
Fifty Barracks Destroyed in Ireland Wednesday Night
RECURRENCE OF DISORDERS IN IRELAND REPORTED OFFICIALLY KRO.M DUBLIN CASTLE� TWENTY INCOME TAX OFFICES IMIDED AND PAPERS DEST IIOYEI)�VO LOSS OP I.IPE IS RE. TOUT FT).
Department of
The tender and engine are almost following manner:
ompletely submersed by the erosion "No hoal to Prince George; roads
On this map varieties of mineral, I of the river, and salvage operations impassable; Go south tomorrow."
agricultural and fishery resources, | Will be difficult. The tracks are in Premier Oliver is expected to visit
CUtltlOO PIONEER
CANNOT STOP
Keturn of Thomas .Mariou From
Quebec�For Thirty Years a
Trader in This Countrv.
"They all come hack." So .said an Id-timer on the street corner this
DUBLIN, May 13.�Fifty police WVAV! barracks were destroyed in ralda on .Wednesday night, according to an of-iioial statement issued t'om Dublin Castle yesterday. Twenty income tax offices were raided and documents burned, and seven court houses wer� also attacked.
Tho destruction ui the police bar-
Approximately twenty-seven and the timber and fur in general are | mi.ch better condition than last week. IhU dlstricl during the summer, dollars of Canadian equip- printed in red lettering in their prop- "however, and trains are running close Vmongst the tasks that the Prem-
week wh�n he spot tod -'Tom" Marion
racks occurred on almost as great
5i.i securities have already been Rrlhuted io investors through this
or locations. The sites of water powers, developed and undeveloped, are indicated, and the lines of all railroads completed up to date are clearly defined,
The resources shown on the map extend from "whales" near Herschel Inland in the Arctic to "salt" at the
southern toe of the Ontario penin- \\VH'ATIO\ OPENS snla, and from the "white whales" of
---------- Ungava Bay to the fruit lands near
e .,i the recent arrivals at Rup- Victoria, B.C. An important inset � captain J. Gordon Smith, who contalus five circular diagrams show-charge of the publicity in counec- lng ,he comparative contributions of i with the Provincial Lands De- 6acn provlnce to fiel(1 crops commer. linnent. Captain Smith is prepar- ,.iu, tlmDer. developed water power, i, booklet on Northern and Cen- flgherle8 and minerals. A sixth dia-a B.C. for the Government. He
loUNCIAL PUBLICITY MAN WILL WHITE UP PI8TRICTC
Known Newspaperman at Khi>-,-n in Connection with Booklet for Province�-Coming Here.
o the schedule. ier n;is expected to perform at Ques-
In spite of the extreme difficulties nel was the fixing of the station site.
>i operating trains on the mountain If Premier Oliver knows how to do
Uvision of the G.T.I'., tho operating thi^. Prim
department claims the credit for plane to n
lever having seriously injured a pas- is so closi
wnger on this end of the line. himself
George will have an aero-got him the next time he it the Editor has to tlv it
SCIilOME TO COLONIZE ON THK FRASER WESTERN CANADIAN LANDS
,
Wednesday.
�k�*s Meeting <>f "Bin Business" Men in Toronto for Organization �>f Colonization Plans.
The
teamer "B.X." after being TORONTO, May 13.- To foster
successfully salvaged from her posi- greater co-operation and unity be-
gram displays the proportion of the: tion on the bank of the Fraser about ,w....., ,h
visii the BulkJey and Nechaco total ex,lorts flUed in 1918 by manu.j4,, milea so,uh of ,hjs o|nt leys, and is expected to be here factures aml by the hve great classes she was beached last' season ring the next few weeks in connec- 1)f nalural resources severally.
with the work. Tne thorough reliability of this
Gordon Smith left the position map ,g shown by tne cautiou which h be now holds in order to go iKnores probabilities however prom-
He commanded a company
ing. The trader, investor, raanu-
the 143rd, but on reaching Eng- l;iCturer aU(i economic student will In,! reverted to lieutenant in order: |Vad the map as an op'en book Its
get to the front quickly. He
ai>pearance is timely when demand
with the 7L'nd for some time is aDnormal and enlarged production
id later was loaned to the British ,( necessity.
tor intelligence work. He was Thp niap can be obtained free
of
founded and gassed.
Kast and West in Canada, and to people thirty million acres of vacant land lying approximately
having struck a rock, reached South within twenty miles of existing rail-Fort George under her own power ways, exclusive of lands held by the
after
last week.
Government, the Hudson's Bay Com-
Tho gasoline boat "Rounder" made j ,)auv ,;tnd the railways, thereby secur-the first trip to Quesnel about the JnK ;, vastly increased national pro-
same time, thus opening the season of navigation. A run of ice from the Salmon River, which blocked the Fort George Canyon on Sunday and Monday of this week, held up navigation again, but the "15.X." was able
cost on application to the Superiuten- j t0 leave on her first trip south on
j a her firt trip south on
iptain Smith is an old newspap ,iout, Natural Resources Intelligence , Wednesday morning with Captain O. lie worked for many yeara Branch| Dopartmeut of the Interior, p. Browne, her old commander at d h Viti '
ihe editorial end of the Victoria Qltawa mist and during the Russo-Jap-se war went to the front as spec-' years, too, Mr. Smith was Vic-ria correspondent for the Assoclat-Press.
the helm.
COMMITTED FOR ASSAULT.
(luction. to enlarge the domestic market and. to help provide wealth and meet and reduce the Dominion's war ilebt, are among the notable purposes of a committee of leading ; business men who have come East to found the Western Canada Colonization Association.
Promotion of desirable immigration is the solution proposed, and for this purpose a fund of $1,500,000 will he required.
'" MA<
A man named Hooker, from Dome
by Judge Robertson at j Creek' was committed for trial on a B3O0O�Case Will Probably ! charK(* of havine committed grievous
(Jo to \ssiws i 1)O(lil>" harm against Mrs. Bremner, of
; Dome Creek, in Judge Robertson's
GOOD SUM REALIZED.
in addition to the sum realized in behalf of the widow and family of
mi LI) FINK INDIAN
SCHOOL AT STUART LAKE
Fl her court 'ast wee^. Hooker attacked : 'he late Pte. Demeay by tho I.ODE. Mrs. Bremner in front of her husband's store at Dome Creek and
. . . ,,. , ,, , , ,. i knocked her down. In retaliation
ov himself on behalf of the city uur-
' she threw a piece of wood at htm.
The case against Geo. R ex-city clerk, o� not accounting for monies alleged to have been received j
Called fur Cost About $100,000�For �nor On<> Burned.
ing his city clerkship; closed on Mon- i
day. The
hitting him on the nos*�
the following sum has been collected by the G.W.V.A. of this city in behalf of the bereaved family: Urling Pit, $193.50; Willow River, $65.00; Prince Oeorge and environs. $564.75.
ed'
was committed by Daniell to stand irial at'lhe next/court of competent
To
..place the old Indian Indus-1 JurWolction
Th defe
Irial School at Stuart Lake which burned down last year, the De-
The defence endeavored to show that the alleged defalcations were not duo to criminal actions, and pleaded
iiifiit of Indian Affairs is calling , lender* on the construction of a the ignorance of Fisher in the matter
of accounts as justification for an
four-storey boys' and girls' school on
line Se-as-Bunket Reserve. It will 'application to have the hi the south side of Stuart. Lake.
case pro-oeded with in the civil instead of the
Validation Bill Will Not Become
Active Until After'Investigation
GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO MAKE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO VALIDATION OF BYLAW NO. DO BEFORE IT BECOMES EFFECTIVE THROUGH PROCLAMATION�MR. HF.RNK. GOVERNMENT AGENT, CONDUCTING ENQUIRY.
a pioneer of the Quesnel who left that town last summer for his native province of Quebec, only to return this week with tho intention of settling down again by the FraBer River at the old town at the mouth of tho Quesnel River. ,
For thirty years Thomas Marion, "the Frenchman," as he was called by old-timers, has traded in this country. He started out in a small way, and gradually built up a profitable ami extensive trade amongst the Indians. He was one of the few white men who successfully invaded this territory as traders when it wan under the away of the Hudson's Bay
Ile/ame to Cariboo in 181)0 and iraded at different times as far north as Fort Grahame, on the Flndlay River. Up used to track scows up the river with a crew of 20 Indians, bartering his cargo for furs in the spring.
Later he settled down at Quesnel, where he opened a store and carried on business until last year when he sold out. Some years ago, when the river navigation to this point from Quesnel first was feasible, Mr. Marion built the steamer "Quesnel" which he afterwards sold to the Northern Lumber & Mercantile Company.
The old trader has no intention of returning to Quesnel to enter business. Ho is independent. "Quebec, he ees no good for me," he said to the writer. "He is a flat countree; no hills like at Quesnel. I am go back there again. 1 have the farm; I build u house down there.'"
He returned this week from a visit to Vanderhoof, where he has been staying with Mr. and Mrs. David Turcott, who met under Mr. Marlon's roof before they were married, when Mrs. Turcott was a guest of Mrs. Marion. Mr. Marion is'much struck with the development of tho country around Vanderhoot.
He left for Quesnel on the steamer �B.X." this week. Mrs. Marlon will follow him from the east very shortly.
I'IM.I'AHATIONS FOR FAST SF..VSON OF B
country,' a" organized scale as similar attacks last Easter, when more than sixty barracks were attacked. Most of the barracks in the present case had been abandoned und no loss of life was entailed. The attacks occurred in the counties of Antrim, Cork. Leitrini, and Wexford, including the barracks at (.'avail, Londonderry, Gal-way, Limerick, Meath, Donegal and Tyrone.
TWO DELEGATES GO1N(*
TO B. OF T. CONVENTION
Western Boards of Trade Convention �t Calgary to Have Two Delegates From Here
Following the special meeting of the Prince George Hoard of Trade held in the City Hall on Friday night of last week, President Ogilvie was instructed to select two delegates to attend the convention of the Boards of Trade of the western provinces to be held In Calgary on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
The delegates selected are Mr. J. H. Johnson, president of the Prince George Board of Trade during 1918 and secretary last year, and Mr. John Savage. Mr. Johnson attended the convention of the B.C. Boards of Trade, held In Vancouver In February last, and also the convention held in Brandon recently upon the organization of the Western Canadian Hoards which is being i.eld next week.
The second delegate, Mr. John Savage, is one who has taken a large interest in Board of Trade matters, and both the delegates will undoubtedly do full justice to the occasion
AUSTRALIA FOR THE
WHITE RACK"'ONLY
The school l� to be of either wood t>rick veneer construction. The IbasemejM will accommodate the boys' [Tiuiuml training room, recreation � ins, and a dining room. There |v'iH also be a laundry and adequate heating, lighting and plumbing facll-
The ground floor will be de- ,lANK of COMMERCE
Ciimlnal courts. The application was refused.
Bail was arranged before Judge Robertson in the sum of $3000, $1600"personal and two sureties for jlUo $750 each.
Prince (Jeorjje Amateur Athletic As-
sorinlion Erecting Grandstand
on Duchess Park.
Antopodes Determines to Remain � White Man's Country.
LONDON, May 13.�Australia ie determined to remain a white man'u country and demands that her views be^consldered. The question of whether there is to be a continuance of the Anglo-Japanese alliance Is being brought before the British public by the presence In Ixjndon of W\ A Watt,' treasurer of the Common wealth. A closer co-operation between Britain and the Dominions is being urged
[voted principally to the class rooms, h which there will be four, and will
Off the main part of the will be a very flue chapel for 'trvot iotial services. The remaining floors will he subdivided into dormitories.
Work on the new school will start 'his summer and it ia expected that lac building will be finished by the -lnl the Indian children in that dls-lri('t will be done away with, and ?tl� I'upils and teachers transferred [� Stuart Lake.
the auction sale of lots which had fallen to the city from delinquent tax payers which was held in September last.
These lots were sold in an indiscriminate manner by the 1919 civic IViiice Geotgc Branch Commenced] admlnjstrat|on ,under the authority
OPENED ON WEDNESDAY
Advices received at ttie City Mall > but as this minister will not be here state that Attorney-General DeB. as soon as was anticipated, the \'n-Farrla has ordered an investigation vestlgation has been placed in the the circumstances surrounding hands of Mr. Herne, the Government
Agent.
The Bill
The Bill. No. 60. hearing the title, "An Act to Validate a Certain Bylaw of the City of Prince George;" roads as follows:
Business This Week�-Mr. T-Okk Is Manaff��i\
Prince George's third baufc opened for business on Wednesday last when Mr. T. Ogg, from the Fernie branch
"Whereas the Municipal Council of of a bylaw, No. 00. and the salon re- pr|nce George has passed a certain' suited in very low figures being ob- bylaw entitled 4Bylaw No. 90,' and tained for the property disposed
special Legislation.
In an application brought by
of the Canadian Bank of Commerce I number of property holders
to have
opened for business In the building'the sale set aside Mr. Justice Clem-on Oeorg ' eIlt- *'&'lt? the sale was in progress, held that there was nothing illegal
adjoining McKay's store
Ml,
known as Bylaw Authorizing Sale of Lots Acquired by the City at the Tax Sale. li�18,' a copy of which forms the schedule to this Act
"And whereas doubts have arisen as to the validity of tho same law, it is deenii'd expedient t<> validate the
-;t root
ho bank, has no, yet received If! �".the transaction
< EXTRACTS PENDING.
'^rangenients ae being made at the '�'''>� Hall for the letting of the conducts for several of the houses pro-vi|l''d for under the Soldiers' Hous-! U|K Scheme. These houses will be ! l)Ullt to the requirements of the sue- j C(5Bsfui applicants, and they will be j located In the sections preferred by lhpir applicants.
Work/has commenced on Ducuestl Park, the ground being levelled oftj and the baseball diamond laid out A grnndstand and bleachers are to b< built immediately with a seating ca pacity of 75�i. This work is being' carried out by the Prince Library Opened ou Wednesday
Afternoon for First Time.
About 50 Books Lent.
every :30 fo
The library will be open Wednesday afternoon from 1 t> p.m.
Tho first books lent by the Prince George Free Library were given out ou Wednesday afternoon last. Tb� library is temporarily housed in the office of the Mayor.
There is a large range of literature in the shelves, which will please all tastes! Fiction is there in ebun-danc� and the heavier subjects are nlsn found on the shelves
banking institution
Mr. Thomas Ogg, the local manager, comes here from Fernie. where he has boon accountant.
FROM THE UNIVERSITY.
h transaction was
Mvlnw No
Valida-
U1
TO EX-SOLDIERS.
Pomplalrita re gratuity, pension, >�. in Prince George and district �1 be taken up by H. F. Wearmouth _ strict representative, S.C.R.. Prince ilupert, B.C.
"I" he
roKular monthly meeting of
e Women's Hospital Auxiliary will J heW In the City Hall on Friday '"'fig, May 21st, at 8 o'clock. All
h
invited to at-
'Prince Goorg tion Act.'
"2. Notwithstanding any law to
cessitated the passage of special leg-[ the contrary, Bylaw Xo. DO of the Islatlon to validate the sale, except-'City of Prince George, referred to ini ing such lots as passed under the the preamble, is declared to be, and, hammer to civic officials, which sales to always have been valid and shall Mi lKttio McArthur who is tak- will be sot aside. The property dis- for all purposes be deemed to have Inirthe A.rts course at the University i posed of had f 190.00ft in unpaid taken effect and to be legally bind-iiHtish Columbia is in Prince < taxes against it, and the amount re- ing on the City of Prince George and Geo Jo vliting her parents, Mr. and ' allzed at the sale was only |81.00�. ��i all Persons according to the tenor *" ' ' The bill introduced by the Attbr- thejreof, as from the date- of the
There is a good deal of illness prevalent at the present time, and certain cases are uuder observation to determine whether the symptoms are of a serious nature. The cleau-np campaign has bad good results, but it has not yet been curried far enough The authorities warn the public that dirt of any kind left in proximity to houses breeds disease, and that "U winter refuse should be removed without delay.
ok not to be.
jdSGINA, May IH.�Mouday, Octo->"lH-r 25th, will see the fate of John Barleycorn settled iu this province. j as on that date a referendum will be Ltaken to determine whether liquor j Imports shall bo legal or not in Sas-
TEA DANCE.
at South ordered an � investigation
Trader's Bank of Canada
Act becomes effective, which will be h.ylaw.
nil ^rin^ Trat 's w s Bank when th� rraae".
�>�
l��er
- | accomplished by proclamation in the Gazette. The in-
now manager of the branch in Vancouver
�
con- pa,tullth
'3. This Act shall come into force; on a date to be fixed by the Lleuten-i ant-Governor in Council by proclamation published In the Gazette."
BENEFIT NIGHTS.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings members of the Girls' Hospital Auxiliary will be in attendance at the Rex Theatre during the performance of ''The Auction of Souls," which Manager Mlddaugh is giving as a benefit for the worthy cause for which the girls work so hard. Candy will be sold during the performance and there will be some vocal numbers
A Joint tea dance iu aid of the Hospital will be given by the W. A. of the Anglican church and the Women's Hospital Auxiliary m the Ritts-Klfer Hall on Saturday after-uoou, May 15th, from 3 to 6. Admission 50 cents, including tea and dancing.
SWORD OF HONOR.
MONTREAL, May 13.�Officers who served under General Currle in France presented him with a sword of honor today