PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
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PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 4th, 11*21.
FIVE CENTS.
Soldiers? Club Join Lobby
For Beer Clause in Bill
V1N IAN MCKENZIE VOICES LAMENT AT THREATENED DE-,�AUTURE OP BEER FItOM SOLDIERS' CLUBS _ SAYS THIS THREATENS THEIR EXISTENCE�SOLDIERS WANT BEER.
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FORlA. March 3�Unless the -I soldiers' cluba are allowed bier under Government, con-
trpl they
will be driven out of exist-
a splendid work being car-I un will cease, declared Captain Ln McKenzie, of Vancouver, talking hi the Bill in the Legislature today. ue explained that he was represent-Hie feeling of the Moderation i,. and the returned soldiers of Province., Returned soldiers
Leag
seel all the members today, nsenting a beer clause which
they
nserted. McKenzie proposes a sial permit to authorize the Gov-ndors to sell to incorpor-
ernmi nl ve
SHIPBUILDING HAS
AT 'RJUPERT
Men Being Taken on at Drydock on
Construction of Two Merchant
Ships
PRINCE RUPERT, March 3�Actual shipbuilding operations on two merchant marine vessels, under the new Wallace Shipyard contract here, commenced this morning, and men are being taken on as steadily as they apply at the gates. The creditors have decided not to block t^ Wallaces in this work. One hundred
uhs. He also dealt with the men are now working and the num-ition League's resolution that � ber is increasing. A general relief is hall be "served by the glass felt here at this resumption of work meals are served, in limited ' after a tie-up of nearly six months.
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MILL REOPENS
II Pooley. of Esquimau, , ,.�d that appointments to the
1.,,,,,, . Commission should be sub- PRINCE RUPERT, March 3�The mitted and approved by the Legisla- Georgetown sawmill, which has been ture. He favoured the Quebec plan closed down for several months is to ,,f appointing/ Judges and not Politi- reopen? cians to the Commission.
Tl e member for Cowichan, K. F. Duncan, thought the whole of the Act was good. He favoured the nomination of the Commission by the
KIX<; AMENDMENT IS
DEFEATED IN COMMONS
CIVIC WAR MEMORIAL
PROPOSED BY MAYOKl
Subject Again Broached Last Night
at Council Meeting�Estimates
Submitted
The regular meeting of the City Council was held on Thursday evening in the Council Chambers, with the Mayor in the chair and a full turn-out of aldermen.
The report of the Finance CoYn-mittee, covering.the 1921 estimates was submitted for the approval of the Council, and was an follows: Schools: Esti'mates $23,016.20
Minister of Agriculture
Defeated in England
SIR ARTHUR GRIFFITH GOES DOWN TO DEFEAT IN DUDLEY BYE-ELECTION, LABOUR WINNING�DEFEAT ATTRIBUTED TO KM-BAltlGO ON CANADIAN CATTLE AND MEAT PRICES.
Int. on Deben. Sinking fund.. Schools�
Estimates ......$23,516.20
Less grant.. 3,516.20
Health�
Hosp. & Dest. $ 5,100.00
Pub. Works .. 1,400.0 0
Police ............ 10,437.00
Fire .............. 5,585.00
$16,860.00 17,205.00
20,000.00
Finance ........
Electric Light
Mainten, ..
Power Plant .
Water maint.
22,585.00
5,000.00
20,858.00
4,950.00
Less Rev;
$75,712.00 . 48,825.00
26,887.00
$80,952.00
lion League, the Prohibition Liberty Leagues, and he stated ie was in favour of the aboli-f prescription^
thnl tioii
Division This Morning at 4.30 Found Government Sustained by 25
Majority
DECISIONS RENDERED IN
OTTAWA. March 4�The lack of .confidence'amendment, introduced bv
< LIB PROSECUTIONS frODAY Mackenzie King. Liberal Leader,
--------- failed this morning at. 4.30 by a vote
�s Dismissed in Police Court This of 116 against and 91 for. The Go-
I'ning�Police Magistrate's Ruling
vernment was therefore sustained by a majority of 2 5. The address carried by the same division. The vote Police Magistrate rendered on the Campbell sub-amendment was �risions this morning in the taken at 3.5.5 without a single voice brought against certain clubs in favour. Neither mover or second-
GERMANY MUST DECIDE [ LONDON> March 4_Sir Arthur
BEFORE MONDAY NOON Griffiths, the newly appointed Min-
---------- | ister of Agriculture, was defeated in
Allied Council Places Period on Ger- tne Dudley bye-election by J. Wilson, a Labour candidate. The yote for Labour was 10,244, the Coalition-
nmny'H Conni deration�Immediate Steps Pending
LONDON, March 3�Germany has until Monday noon to accept the conditions laid down by the Allied Council. The Allies have formally notified her that if the terms remain unaccepted, immediate steps will be taken, including the occupation of
Liberal 9.968. The defeat of the Government Minister and candidate was attributed mainly to the controversy on the question of an embargo on Canadian cattle, used by the opposition, who ascribed to this the high cost of meat in Great Britain. Lord Beaverbrook was active in the
Dusseldorf and Duiaberg and the; campaign against the government
Ruhr regions. Each allied country would place a tax on German merchandise on the Rhine border under Allied control. The AllieB may reduce the forty-two year period the payment of reparations.
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SOVIET VICTOUIOUS
in ih raide
City, which were recently er were in the house when the
and charged with being com- was taken, mon gambling houses.
In the case of Chow Fai, for running a Fan Tan game in the Chinese Free Masons' Club on Quebec Street,; The result of the Election
ELECTION POOL
vote
Pool,
The general report, together with the above estimates were duly approved by the Council, the probable rate will therefore be in the vicinity of thirty five mills.
The Curfew. Bylaw, No. 123. was read for the first, second and third times. The Sale of Lots Bylaw, No. 124, was finally passed and the amending of the water rate by a reduction of 25 cents per month was dealt with in the passing of Bylaw No. 125.
The Mayor addressed the Council on the subject of a suitable memorial for the Prince George boys who fell in the Great War. stating that I he had had the matter in mind for some considerable time, and that several citizens had approached him asking that the Council take "action in order to have a suitable memorial erected to those who answered \he call and fell so nobly in the cause of
LONDON, March 3�The overthrow of the Russian Soviet is denied. The Reds are reported to have the situation well in hand.
STEEL INDUSTRY LIKELY
PRINCE RUPERT, March J-^-A. C. Steel, a local mining engineer, says that the establishment of a steel industry at Prince Rupert is likely.
which dates from early In the month, submitted by Mr. W. P. Ogilvie and and in a similar charge against an- A. M. Patterson, the committee, other Chinaman named Chow Fai.fwhich was held on the result of the and u number of other Chinamen for Provincial Election rast October, is fiemg on the premises without law- as follows: Total tickets sold, 110;
il excuse, dismissals were granted, total amount received. $220; amount Mr. P Kr Wilson appeared for the to be paid to hospital. $50; amount City ami W. p. Ogilvie for the de- to be divided among winning tickets,
$170; number of winning tickets,
The evidence of the raid made by :U: value of each winning ticket, l
police was to the effect that card $5.00. The following are the hold-ying was going on and money in ers of winning tickets:Tom Griffith, ence with chips, etc., but there Tom Jenkenson, P. Trainor, I. B. nothing to support the charge i Baird, E. M. Sales, William Somer- th
the pla
hat there was any "rake-oft", or; ton. A. B. Moffat. J. P. Enemark, R. other charges necessary to create a'H. Moore. W. P. Real, J. H. John-
'isorderiy house, as defined by the'son, P. B. Wilson, C. A. Johnson, M. sections of the code relating to | E. Ferreira. J. H. Quinn, H. A. Stew-gaming houses. The evidence was] art. W. F. Murray, A. M. Patterson, clear ;n showing that the Masonic W. T. Atwood. D. F. M. Perkins, F.
1 iud was ;i social club and that the members were of the Chinese Ma-8onict)rder. There was but one alternative, left for the Magistrate, i<-h was to dismiss the charges �ainst the keepers and, as a matter quence, the charges against
inmates went.with them. |" other club charges,
against
g, ag
n Joinville, followed in the same ;Ii'i'- and those found on the pre-" of the Willow River Club, of c� Joiuville was charged as be-the keeper, the club being desigd a disorderly ,.house in the
charg, i'ri rii c
'''ice was then taken in the against J. C, Pidgeon, of the George Club. These clubs,, raing to evidence, are social ;. and on the raids the material "nee that the clubs were not sup-fl(] I'V card playing was satisfac-'y proved. The Magistrate quot-iiiimlir.r of cases bearing direct2 :' convictions and cases affecting r management, all of which are ;l!v controlled by the case, of Rex !i!l; V. heard in the Court of Ap-'' British Columbia, in which fnid gambling/was strongly �-''ice and a rake off from the w.cnj to the general funds of ' for its support- It was '' clearly stated by- Mr. Justice '.:l1' anil concurred', in by Mr. Mcphillins. that so long as *8ent conditions relating to nd their management existed 1 "!'VK'tion could only be obtained , . OHfJculty. To quote the con-"J "( the judges of the Court of JU which shows that the matter 1 aniament to act upon, this is M ,n � the words of Mr. Justice reel IS fnl'cnvft: ". '� � the cor-Intur S"'h evil l9 ^or tho Tjegis-
(3oiifto an 'n ^'lft p'reumstances the ls can do nothing to stop it."
Mlhl> BALAGNO RETTTRNING
IPERT, Mirch 4�^11^ well known violinist. t Charles Balagno of . is en WHite here from
.'.!:. r � lust the
flubs
W. Buntoto, V. N. Bogue, Arthur Seeley. Harry Guest, Fred. Wong, G. W. Mason, W. E. Stubbs. lohn Glonlai Fred. Taylor, E. H. Rodolf, Bob Garvey, A. J. Rogers, J. Bevan. Karl Andersen. If the winners will call at the office of W. P. Ogilvie, they will receive payment for their winning tickets.
APPALLING CONDITIONS
VANCOUVER, March 3�Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Young, a Red Cross Commissioner returning from Siberia to Ottawa, says that conditions there are appalling. Typhus is devastating the entire country and people developing glanders are shot.
candidate.
Dudley is a larging working-class riding. James Ramsay Macdonald, the Labour Leader, was defeated in Woolwich constituency by Captain George, a supporter of Lloyd George, by the narrow majority of 316.
HALL AND NORTH ARE
ELECTED IN VICTORIA
Promise of Shake-Up in Police Cii>
cIcb :ii Capital with Presence
of Dr. Hall
JUDGE ROBERTSON BETTER
His Honour Judge Robertson will leave the City Hospital tomorrow, having recovered from a serious at- hh
VICTORIA, March 4�Victoria is due for a shake-up in police circles as a result of the voting to fill the board of police commissioners which took place yesterday. The election was made necessary by the resignation of the two commissioners elected at the general election in January when Messrs. Peden and Linklater were declared the suicci'.ssful candidates in the first election held under the system of proportional voting. Joseph North, who failed to secure election in the general contest, made a strong race yesterday and had a lead of 4 00 over his nearest competitors. He was elected for the two year term. Dr. Ernest Hall, who made a very creditable run as an independent candidate in the provin-
humanity. This most worthy sug- t!1ck of pneumonia which was com-.cial election in victoria, was to sit
' plicated by after effects necessitating on tne board with North for tneyear
gestion was well received by the Council as a w.hole. and the Mayor, together with Alderman Wimbles will investigate the matter, and report the approximate cost of the erection of a memorial carrying the names of our departed heroes.
An offer of 8.3 ^ was. received from tho National Bond Company of Vancouver on the School Bonds which the City intended placingNon the market, providing a reasonable price could be secured. Such an offer, however, is scarcely worthy of consideration, and it is probable that the City will endeavour to secure v.-hat funds are needed from their i bankers on the hypothecation of
term
The election of Hall and North is to spell a shakp-up for the po-
p y
nn operation. The recovery of Judge Robertson will be good news to his j
large circle of friends, which extendSj ^ to spM1 a shlkplip for the p0 all over British Columbia. The; lice ag we), ng for the jituey barg Gf judge will leave next week for a trip; thp cUy Both men have strong to Victoria, where he will spend , V]>wg on fhe ]j(,e a ({ ]{quor ques. some time in an endeavour to recover his strength as rapidly as possible.
A BOWLING GREEN
TIMBER CONSERVATION
Hi? Worship Mayor Wilson is to be complimented in his endeavour to secu>e a suitable site for ,a public bowling green. The site the Mayor
. - , x, -Will A I
's after is situated in the Millar Addition, and contains about nine lots which would make an excellent bowling green. Mr. Chas. Millar, who is the registered owner, has been communicated with, and the
---------' ! suggestion made t*at the said pro-
VICTORIA. March 4�A policy of! nerty be given to the City to be used timber conservation to ensure a per- j as mentioned above. In a reply r^\Jr petual supply of raw material for ceived. there is no definite de*��rrCi milling, and pulp and paper manu- but. from the tone of the lptteY. it "BOB" A. RfcNWICK HERE
facture, were features of the amend- appears that the matter is receiving ment3 to the Forestry Act brought favourable consideration, and con-down by Minister of Lands Pattullo veys the idea that Mayor Wilson's
tions and can be counted upon to go the limit. Since the introduction of the Moderation Bill in the Legislature, Hall has been very outspoken, nnd although a pronounced Liberal, he advocated an alliance with the Conservative opposition by the Prohibitionists as a protest against their betrayal by the Oliver administration in its handling of the Moderation Bill. ^Hall's majority for the one year term was over 1.000. so the %vetr, in the capital can count upon the strictest administration of whatever bill may pass the Legislature, as the police commissioners will have the administration of it.
yesterday afternoon.
\ request will be granted.
Inauguration of President Harding To-day
WASHINGTON", D.C., March 3 - The ceremony tomorrow will-con-The inauguration takes place on Fri- sist of the simplest inauguration in day, March 4th. of President Hard- the history of the United States, coning, his Sen-ate and Cabinet. Con-| trasting strangely with the great will be constituted of 301 Re-1 military and civil processions of the
room at the Capitol, signed the last bilts, retiring Congress.
Reaching the White H%use after the ceremonies. President Harding found a large company awaiting him,
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publicans, 132 Democrats, and one! past. Pennsylvania Avenue was including his father who was one of Socialist. The Senate contains 59 'Republicans and 37 Democrats.
thronged with spectators during the the. most interesting time when President Wilson, in his throughout.
spectators
Amongst the business visitors to the City is Mr. R., AT Renwick, well known in thisc Province where for ten years he occupied the position of Deputy Minister or~ba-n"ds in the Mc-Bride Government. Mr. Renwick is one of the pioneer newspaper men of the Province. In the City of Nelson he was associated with the late John Houston, who died up here while publishing the old "Fort George Tribune". The late W. J. McKay, who was for some years associated with J. B. Daniell in the "Fort George Herald," at South Fort George, was another of his old partners.
AN EXPLANATION
Where .-President Harding Was Received Yesterday by Large Gathering.
Referring to my article headed "Personal," appearing in your issue of the first instant, I made use of the following expressions: "I have never heard of hut one Judge or Magistrate who tried a case and convicted the accused before he heard the evidence, but that, by the way, happened in Prince George. In that Instance it might have been the Magistrate's idea of a joke."
In writing the above I had no knowledge of any case liaviijg been heard and convicted by Police Magls-1 trate C. B. Daniel] of Prince George, nor did I refer to Mr. Daniell nor any of his decisions intentionally.
I have only sentiments of respect for Magistrate Daniell and sincerely regret having unintentionally given him any offence.
In this connection I wish to say that if everybody around this town would be as careful not to wound the feelings of active and worthwhile Tnen. as the writer is trying to do, in this instance thi*7 atmosphere of this communityjvould surely? be much improved. "
ALLAN HAYNES.
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