PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
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VOL. �. NO. 3
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., FRIDAY, APRIL 1st,ll>Ul7
FIVE CENTS.
Colonel Peck's Motion
Fails to Rouse Electors
i xhhee speakers at the public meeting agreed that
XHK POltT GEOlWiK DltSRICT HAS BEEN NEGLECTED, BUT OSIiY ONE OF THEM WOULD SEEK REMEDY IN THTfTItEATlON ,,, \ SEW PROVINCE.
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,� u in be no secession niovenient in British Columbia along the lonol I'eck's I'CHOlUtion in the House of Commons, if tin- public ield in il'e I>�'x theatre ou Wednesday evening is any index of lin". Thel'e were upwards of Iwo hundred persons in attend-iulini; �' number of ladies, luit there were, no fireworks. All of ��i> were 'n accord that t lit' district had never received justice at ,,, |||,. various governments at Victoria, hut there was but une who was prepared to take (lie hazard of the die, and win or lose i- was the line <>f Clement I'. Deykin. He was for cutting loose -.uiiiii and taking a chance. He argued the north would got ii \>;�> situated, and it could scarcely uet less under any
Will
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resi of tli-1
They were i
that the el
A. Car- � talking [oi it
wa
e a i hange Lher of them ribe to
All thai the board of trade king in the matter was the 3 I'n* ascertainment of the real feeling in bi!y the community upon ;> very import-ghi ant issue. lle was resolution, which, for the purpose of
the sopura-
vould be difficulties the independence to :t cost more than it f be found to be � n all in all they nc. on and continue I boar Lty hand-out for the men
getting it before the m
moved by M A, Carney and Beconded
by B. K. Gregory.
('lemeni P. Deykin was the firs! to speak to the resolution. He said he had lived in the district for the past eight years, and there had hee.i Of trade, chambers of coni-liberal and conservative, and
y
ke the chance of workingmen's organization's. They themselves, had all passed resolutions or sent
on the platform delegates to the coast, but when b
the drafting of the Moderation bill and passed the buck to the members of the house. In the progress of (be bill through ita various stages the private members did the rest Th>*y cut the brewers off at the pockets by currying the Jackson amendment w.th a two to one vote.
The bill as it stands age the consumption of hard liquors in the hotel Any bona-flde guest of u has a permit to purchase 1 the government vendor v\ titled to keep his purcl.a bedroom, and.the puroh:. of hotel guests shall on! by the permits secured by the number of beds in th_<
The move made to fon i bars into the bill and the killing the chance of hot( serve beer or liquor to their meals Now all til will be confined to the 1 rooms and t he sit nation \ ated which, in the opinioi er Maiison. will be 'a i \\ orsfi tban t he publ\<-were The bill is Heiii.: !i\ the members of the . experimental measure. . n it is signed. i here is a � will i'"(|uire to be recasi
session of the house.
VICTORIA, April 1 �� Model'
ation bill was given its third reading in the legislature today There is no beer clause in the bill and the only cha.nce for it now is to have it added on report or have the bill re'eommit-ted.
VANCOUVER EVENS II'
WITH SENATORS
ti'our-beer ind bedrooi is. hole] who iquor fr'.im 111 be ones in his
be limited them and
ir rooms. the jitney
effect of �1 men to guests ;it � drinking .��'�I bed-ill be cre-
of Spi ak-real deal bars ever put across^ � use as an
d, before
rwiction it
the next
Radical Redistribution is
Now Being Advocated
PROPOSAL IS MADE To COMPLETELY CHANQE THE BASIS FOR KKI'IIKSJ.MATION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS SO AS TO GIVE CITIES EQUAL VOICE IN I'AKLIAMKNT WITH FARMING DISTRICTS.
sent (�led
the Bele
mons ;,.-
electors
has beei one sta' the urbi on<' for districts cided m area of
Stem Of
ma\ hav
representat io � as great ;i v
of
one �e in
OTTAWA, March :ii�A movement lias been launched here to head off the threatened control of the political situation by the farmers1 organization. It is contended this can be done if some assurance is secured from tIk- government there will be a redistribution of parliamentary representation following the completion of the census, and before the holding of a general election. The movement which is now on does not contemplate the usual shuffling of seals after a census, but a complete redistribution of all the representation in the dominion.
It is argued that under the pre-i
representation in the commons.
Force is Riven to the movement by the air-tight organization which the farmers have now perfected for political purposes. As the districts are now constituted, it is much easier r- the fanner to solidify bis vote ilu.n it is for any other class in the Dominion, there being hut one dominate interest in the farming districts, whereas in the city there are diversified interests, with something more in the nature of common repre-lonsjderation in assigning repre-1 sentation. Under the present sys-ientation as was the population, audit,,,,, it is figured out that the forty n a scattered district there was per r,>nt. of the rural representatives dine weight to 'his in the daVs of | ooulcl easily enforce their will upon
tlic remaining sixty per cent, which nuikp up the parliament of Canada. It looks as if the time is not very far off when the attempt will bo made to
This pting t
ion of the nous
is enjoj 'Ml by two o
:; some other riding
r.i ought about by ac
lard in'- representation in
dial rict a and a much lo%\ er � preseni at ion in the rural
When this system was de-n it was contended that tli'1
district was as much a
infrequent mail facilities and indifferent methods of transportation. These considerations, however, which had weight when the scheme of rep-
they reached Victoria their various expressions of opinion had fallen >n deaf ears and thick skins. Only recently the people of this comnnniiTv had elected Mr. Perry to represent them in Victoria He was sure he j was working hard for them. He had been trying bard to get the assessor's I office moved to Prince (leorge. but he had been refused. He had a'so tried to get a court house which would be in keeping with the dignity of the city, but he had been again refused. On the other hand they all knew that Mr. Pattullo was able to go back to Prince Rupert with a cool $200,000 for a court house in his city, and this in spite of the fact that himself as to public hi; people ,)f his constituency had
II Johnson, president of ,i ,,� i rade, took *the chair, ting Mayor Barney Keegan, irney, George Fenwick. A. ii::)i .'.nd Frank Whitmore. Johnson, in opening, briefly j the object for which the
had I.....n called. The no-
notion had been given by 'ei '>-� in the house at Ottawa, or the division of the prov-i the representative of the
� il .1 Fulton, K.C., had n ash for the consensus of il the residents of this com-Mi the proposition. Mr.
� ; doubtless taken the same
il �'{�'2 Victory Millionaire ('aptnit- Fourth (Janie
resentation was decided upon, longer remain as important factors. The effort rfow will be to secure exactly the same representation fur tht
do so. and there is much apprehension of radical tariff legislation as the result. The campaign will be made to show that this will mean
lher centers of w ould be affected by n and the council of the :�� liad decided to call a ing so that an opportun-
� afforded the electors ir the matter and deter-her t he change proposed their advantage or other-^sip' involved was a very ne, and a new one. in i! for the division of an �vince. In so far as he �i1 er, condit ions of a
similar nature had been
ri ing i'\istingv.;irovince.-A
di\ iding them. While
was essentially a politi- to
vas not the desire of the
ule that it should be
J issue The board was
I 13 action it had taken
� nailed to the calling of 'i t he convenience of t ie i the submission of a "'� discussion calling for � <>i the question to a
: t welve
ihose pri
port its findings to the ii< !i further action as t he the community might see
The meeting was as free
i.h could be desired, and
Vi�!" opposed to the reso-
�s welcome to tin* plat-Ro w ho might he in favor
previously received very substantial gran'ts for various public undertakings, Prime George could count up- ' on receiving its usual grant of nothing. It was plain to him that the north country was looked upon simply as an appendage, a convenient place in which to collect taxes and nothing more. if one would look over the estimates tor the past year be would see $25,000 voted for moving pictures, and $50,000 for the ,i"-struction of cougars, Even cougars were considered worthy of more attention than the pioneers of the north! In the face of the known facts he thought the time hail come the people of th" north to seri-ousl> consider the proposition of using the surgeon's knife upon the appendage and !' the action on the part of the gov-irnmenl in refusing to subsidize the �oal mines in order to allow the op-
rural district :is is assigned to the low wages and lack of employment
city constituency. If this is done it is the belief of the manufacturing and industrial interests, which are behind the movement, that a serious inroad can be made into the farmers
TIIUKK CLUB LICENSES
GRANTED HY COUNCIL
to be choaon altogether. In a new country tli sent, such com- ultimate consequence was by far the
most important one. The development of the country was the chief consideration, It by no means followed that because a railway does not pa\ dividends, or even operating expanses, that it Is a failure; or that its construction was unwarranted. ! Cont inued on Page 4 t
erators to increas
of the miners" fe< all miners to wall Coal miners are ; pits as t he shift ; i ions districts and is anxiously await the labor conferei called in an atteni grave crisis caused by decision to walk out.
wages, officials �ration instructed i>i*t on April 1 st eady leaving the :ie. off in t he var-lie entire country ig the result of e which is being t to avert the* the miners
The city council held a special meeting on Wednesday evening to consider three applications for club licenses, all of which were granted utter the necessary recommendations by the police commissioners. They are the prince George Tourist club, application by Joe Lafonde; Prince George Commercial club. William .Morris: and the Rainbow club. Chew Yet. The Tourist club is being lo-cAted in the Co-Operative block; William Morris is to erect a new building on 1-ourth avenue for the Commercial, and the Rainbow is to be on Ge< rge si reet north.
The railway commissioners' order re station site was duly read and tiled.
(.HAM) TRUNK FUNDED DEBT
MONTREAL, April 1 The auditors yesterday advised the arbitration board that the funded debt of the Grand Trunk Pacific to :!lst December. I'.'l!'. stood at $173,i82,100 against a total expenditure* of $13,-000,000 promised in 1903.
( HA.MIIKKLAIN ELECTED
FOI! BIRMINGHAM
LONDON, March 31 � Austen Chamberlain, who was chosen to succeed Bonar Law as leader of the Unionist party, was re-elected for Birmingham, the seat being un-contested.
NO MUNICIPAL BEER
VfCTORIA, March 31 - Uphill amendment to the Moderation 'act
was defeated today.
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for the mechanics and artisans of the cities. Already the movement
has made considerable headway among the active members of the commons.
INSANE MAN SHOT HY CONSTABLE
� USK, B.C.. April 1 �"While in charge of Constable George Leek. Paul Post, who was to have been taken to .New Westminster asylum last night where he had been committed for insanity, became uncontrollable and the constable fired two shots which entered the left arm and shoulder! Leek has been suspended by tin1 chief of police pending investigation. The wounds were not serious and Post is renia ining In the jail at 1'sk for t he present.
Ilil) FOR DKMPSEY-
CARPBNTIER FIGHT
Los ANGELES, April I�Pantag-es, the theatrical magnate, offered Rickard $850,000 for the Dempsey-Carpentler fight to be staged at Tia Juana, Mexico. Rickard replied that the location had already been agreed upon, but would not be made public for the present.
REJJEF FOR? RETURNED
MARRIED MEN EXTENDED
OTTAWA. April 1�A dfcpatch
has been received from Ottawa stating that after March 31st no further assistance will be allowed single men with no dependents, but will be extended for married or single men with dependents.
CAM11KIDGE WINS BOAT RACK
London. March a*�Cambridge won the boat race against Oxford on Wednesday afternoon, the four mile course being covered in nineteen minutes and fourteen seconds.
Moderation Bill May Be
in Effect by Next Week
UN VHR DEPRIVED OF IIKillT TO FURNISH LIQUOIt TO ll I-NTS VT MEALS lit T THERE IS NOTHING TO FREMONT 1 � s'I's I ItOM GETTING GOOD SOUSE ON IN THE BEDROOM II II:|;N|'I IS SECUflED.
()|tL\, March :ll�The Moderation hill should be �iven its finish-
|, ' >s '" 'l>e house next week, in which event there is every
* 'bat it �ill he signed by the lieutenant-governor at once and
' "' '"v\. The si�ns air not lacking that still another effort "ill
,I(| ' '"oseii up ihe measure, but those who have canvassed the sitna-
i,:,, , ltH' opinion no important changes will be Incorporated in the
' u i m � i I . ' �1|'<'('ives (he necessary assent.
Khelnjb lllly r''u tnat the over-ition. In the later contest the brew-vote secured for the eries had a very dose alliance with 1 "f M. B. Jackson, whicn I the government candidates, and the ' 8&le Of all kinds of beer i trade was generally advised that ii)
POLICE
III the police ' ; I 'how Lee was i ha a disorderly nouse j joint. The i�remi> ' were ra ided and t ' smoking equipniet ' would see'm t o I"'
1 ence to secure con j a legal technlcalii i case was dismiss*'�: In the case i)\ ' ! Mellson's car. Ro> ! drunkeness, and '�� i b>- others in like i , ordered by Mai'.i--! pay nil damages ! with the fine all $125.00.
KT DOCKET
court this week rged with keeping � and an opium -�s of the accused $2,000, so that W. J. Bowser will have all told $4,000, a year. The salary of the speaker of the legislature remains unchanged at $l,80O. All private members of the bouse go up $400 per annum, their indemnities being increased from $1,�OO to $2,0. The taxpayers will b*� interested to find out whether ibis is an April fool's joke or straight business.