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PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
VOL. 4, NO. 110.
FRINGE GEORGE, B. C, FRIDAY,  OKCKMItKK SOth,  1921.
FIVK CENTS.
Interest is Keen but
Municipal Candidates Shy
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J. H. JOHNSON HOLK CANDIDATE FOR THE MAYORAI/TY UP TO A JjATE HOUR YESTERDAY�H. G. PERRY IS NOT IN THK RACK� OTHER POSSIBILITIES. ALDERMANIO CANDIDATES SLOW IN ANNOUNCING THEMSELVES.
The preliminaries to the forthcoming civic election, to be held on January 112, have been marked by much hesitancy on the part of the prospective candidates for the mayoralty. J. II. Johnson, proprietor of the Alexandra and Prince George hotels entered the fight in noi uncertain manner early last week. The advent of Mr. .Johnson jinto the municipal arena was immediately the signal for a considerable activity in other quarters.                                                              ,
Alderman     Barney    Keegan    an-   tro;'.~ following, particularly iimougKt the railroad men of his ward and the city generally. He has shown an intelligent interest in the city's affairs during his term of office. New candidates in this ward are Dr. R. W. Alward, and Fred. D. Taylor, proprietor of the Pastime Pool Room. Dr. Alward, as president of the G.W.V.A.. and a man who Iirb alrrmvs exhibited a keen and penetrating interest in public affairs, would be a very valuable member of the civic council. His announcement appears in the advertising columns. Fred. D. Taylor, who is at present in the City hospital recovering from a minor operation, is a prime favorite throughout the city. He is a successful business man, a very public spirited citizen and one who, by many acts of kindness, has a host of friends who would like to see him on the council. It is regrettable that four such candidates should be confined to fight for the two seats of Ward 2.
In Ward 3 Alderman Alex Wimbles, who has served two terms on the council, states that he will not offer himself as a candidate this year. Mr. Wimbles wishes to confine himself to his private undertak-
Nova Scotia.
Minister of Customs, Jacques Bureau, Quebec.
Minister of Militia, Defense, and Naval Service, G�orge P. Graham, Quebec.
Minister of Public Works. Senator Hewitt Bostock, British Columbia. The appointment of Senator Bostock is not permanent. He is to be succeeded later by Hon. Dr. King, Minister of Public WorkB of British Columbia.
Ministers without portfolio, T. A. Low, Ontario; Senator Dandurand, Quebec, and John Sinclair, Prince Edward Island.
VICTORIA, Dec. 29�The announcement that Dr. King is to be the Federal Minister of Public Works has been received here with surprise. The intention of the premier was not generally known, as Dr. King had not been prominently mentioned for a Federal portfolio.
Bowser and Hird Testify
Against Doctor Baker
FdESUMPTION OP GAME BOARD PItOBE AT VICTORIA BRINGS OUT HOME STARTLING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST GAME CONSERVATION HOARD'S CHAIRMAN�IMPORTANT WITNESSES ARK TO BE PRODUCED BY BOWSER.
WILL BUILD LARGE
SAWMILL NEAR CITY
J. I).  McArthnr Makes Statement to
J.   H.   Johnson,  President  of
Board of Trade
VICTORIA, Deoemlxir 2��Hon. W. J. Bowser took the stand in the Game Board enquiry yesterday. He. said that ho would give the names of several men capable of submitting expert evidence to prove tho Pooloy charges against Dr. Baker. He preferred not to name these men at the inquiry, ho stated, because they might be subjected to Interference,
R.   II.   Pooley,  member far  Esqui-3 malt,  gave evidence along this line,
stating that he was prepared to prove nil the charges lio had made. The witnesses referred to, it is understood,  will   lie subpoened.
Hoard. Hird testified that Dr. Baker used the department's cars and launches for hunting and fishing trips: that that he had taken birds from   reserves and  placed  them     on
M.   B.   Jackson,  member  for     the j his  private  reserve,   and   on     lands,
which, tliuiiKh public, he had guarded for his own and his friends' use; that money had been squandered in the  purchase  of  launches  that were
When the J. D. McArthur interests recently purchased the Sprague timber limits on the Mud river, and announced the intention of logging these limits off for ties and mill timber, J. H. Johnson, president of the board of trade, immediately started to press the claims of this city as a logical site for the new McArthur mill.
It was understood that this mill would be erected at the mouth of i the Mud River, and in order to head off this possibility Mr. Johnsoft spent some time in showing J, D. McArthur the advantages of putting in his mill here instead of at the former point, and indicated several suitable local sites.
In response to Mr. Johnson's representations, Mr. McArthnr has just intimated, through C. H. Blakey, superintendent of his logging operations now in progress on the Mud river, that he has decided, not only to locate bis mill at, or near, Prince George, on one of the sites that were shown to aim by Mr. Johnson, but \ also to increase the capacity* of the small mill he had originally contemplated, to one of at least 60,000 feet a day.
Tho construction of this mill will commence early in the spring and it will be possible to drive logs right from the bush to the mill site here. This is an industry which will mean a gTeat deal to Prince George.
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Islands, and W. (J. McMynn, superintendent of Provincial Police, were also examined.
J.  A.  Hird.  who served  under  Dr.
Baker as chief game inspector, occu-l useless; that experienced men had pied t'ie witness stand ;it this morn-j been dismissed without justification, ing's hearing to investigate eighteen and that appointments had been charges   against   Dr.   i'ala-r  as  head) made lor political reasons were some
guardian of the Game Conservation
nf the charges made by the witness.
PRINCE  WINS HEARTS                    | HON. T.  1).  PATTULLO
OP  PASSIVE RESISTERSJ            KXPECTEI)  HERE SHORTLY
Charming  Personality of  Prince    of   Minister of  Lands  Will   Visit Prince Wales Overthrows Intended                George in Near Future in Con-
Domonstrations                               noction With Pulp Deal
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LAST MINUTE NEWS
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anlooked for developments occur, he j ings. The loss of hia experience will will be the city's chief magistrate for j be felt by tho board. Whether Ald-1922. Mr. Johnson is one of the I erman McMillan will run again is not pioneer buaineasmen of the city, has' yet indicated. Few other candidates always taken an active part in pub- are heard from in lie affairs here, and is keenly appreciated an a booster for Prince George and a man of enterprise and action.
Whether Mayor Henry Wilson will offer himself as a candidate for re-
this ward  up to
the present, but it ia believed and hoped by many of his friends that W. P. Ogilvie will offer himself and J. M. Mcl>ean is in the race.
Nothing    has    been    heard    from
election The Citizen in not able    to i prospective police commissioners   or state.    He nan as yet made no public   school trustees to this date.
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Mackenzie King Cabinet
was Sworn in Yesterday
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE THAT SENATOR HKWITT BOSTOOK, N*7W MINISTER OK PUBLIC WORKS WILL LATER STFP DOWN TO GIVE PLACE TO HON. DR. KIMJ, PUBLIC WORKS MINISTER FOR B. ('. CREATES SURPRISE.
OTTAWA December 29�The Mackenzie KinR cabinet was sworn in �hia afternoon at three o'clock, when tho Meighcn administration held it� l�*t session. The followinff is the panel for tho cabinet, as HnbmiU�l U> flie  governor-general:
Thomas Porter, who has been requested to offer himself as a candidate for mayor in opposition to J. H. Johnson, has told his supporters that he cannot consent to run. Mr. Porter ia not enjoying the best of health and his business occupies his time very fully.
Alderman John Keren, who has ably represented Ward 2 for the term now expiring, has decided to run in this election in Ward 3. Mr. Keren's announcement to this effect is in this issue.
Opponents of J. H. Johnson are circulating a petition asking Dr. Alward, an aldermanic candidate in Ward 2, to run for mayor. What Dr. Alward's attitudto to this appeal will be has not yet been made public by himself.
Mayor Henry Wilson has not announced himself as a candidate for reelection to this date, although he ia measuring his strength among hifi  supporters.
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CALCUTTA, Dec. 29�In spite of threats of boycott, and cool receptions, the visit of the Prince of Wales to India is proving highly successful, and Britain's future king ia winning most of the hearts of the people of the Indian Empire. Ilia pleasing personality and boyish grace mako him very popular atnous the people, both English and native, and attempts at passive resistance towards him are falling by the way.
The ceremony of opening the Victoria memorial here, in honor of the prince's illustrious grandmother, was a pleasing manifestation of the reception being accorded to him. The affair took place amid scenes' of splendor and enthusiasm, and cheering crowds were in attendance. The magnificent edifice took fifteen years to build and is of great architectural   beauty.
In opening the fourth session of tho All Indian Liberal Federation at Allahbad, Govingd Yik, the president said in his address, that it was the duty of Liberals to offer the most loyal and cordial welcome to the Prince of Wales, and he urged the Liberals to strive for full Dominion status within the British Empire.
3,300 ARRESTS
The imminence of the final negotiations between the principals of the pulp and paper company which is seeking to establish a large industry of that nature, at, or near Prince George, will shortly bring Hon. T. D. Pattullo, minister of lands, to this city. Well founded rumor has it that the minister will be here about the fifth instant, but it is thought possible hat his visit will be delayed unil after the meetiug between Frank Jones, president of the Canada Cement Company, Angus McLean, president of the Uathurst Company Ltd.. and other financial 'men who are behind the pulp mill enterprise.
The principals of thfc pulp mill undertaking are expected in Victoria about the twelfth instant, and at the meeting which will take place on that occasion the fate of the big undertaking, which occupies so much, of the public attention here today, will rest to a large extent.
It is generally believed that all the difficulties which have stood in the way of the establishment of this undertaking here have been smoothed away by the negotiations which have been carried on to this date, and that the final negotiations will result favorably for the future of the enterprise.
LONDON, Dec. 30�Six week's ar-|
rests in connection with the non-1 cooperationists' attempt to boycott j the Princo of Wales' visit have to- I tailed 3.500. The increasing enthus-j ianm for the Prince nas indicated the failuro of  the  Gandhi's opposition.
WHERE TO RU N ?
OTTAWA, Dec. 30�The biggest j speculation regarding the ministerial j bye-election is where James Mur-j dock, minister of labor, will run. Ho [ expresses a preference for an On- i tario seat, but he was defeated in West Toronto at the last election.
EGYPTIANS  BOYCOTT
LONDON, Doc. 29�A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Cairo, says '.hat a meeting of Egyptian doctora passed resolutions calling for a boycott oa all the British by all classes of the Egyptians. The boycott, state the doctors, is a sacred duty. Egyptians are reported to be withdrawing their deposits from  the  British banks.
WILL DESERT ALBERTA
CALGARY, Dec. 3 0�It is understood that Chas. Stewart, newly appointed minister of the interior, will not find a seat ia Alberta
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Prime  Minister, and   Minister External  Affairs, and  President I he Council, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Ontario.
Minister of Finance,  W.  S.  Fielding, Nova Scotia.
Minister  of Marine,     Ernest     La-point, Quebec.
Postmaster General,  Charles Mur-phey, Ontario.
Minister  of Justice-;     Sir     Lomer (touin, Quebec
Minister of  Railways,  VV,  C  Kennedy,  Ontario.
Minister of tho Interior, Charles Stewart.  Alberta.
Minister of Health and Soldiers' Civil Re-Establishment. Dr. Beland, Quebec.
Minister of Trade and Commerce, J   A. Hobb. Quebec.
Minister of Agriculture. W. R. Mothorwell,  Saskatchewan.
Minister of Labor, James Murdock, Ontario.
Secretary of State, A. B. Copp, New  Brunswick.
Solicitor General, D. D. Mckenzie,
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HONOLULU, Dec. 30�The Texas Maru limped into port with several leaks and a heavy list to port following a battle with storm off the Columbia river, while en route from Scotland to Japan. Two men were swept overboard  in the gale.
LOCAL PARAGRAPH
The Presbyterian S, S. Christmas entertainment and tree will be held in the Rex Theatre on Monday, Jan. 2nd, from  2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
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Owing to lack of space some of the notices sent in very late have been ommitted. These will appear on Tuesday.
Ratification of Treaty
is Generally Conceded
EXGLJSH NEWSPAPER1 CORRESPONDENTS IN IRELAND REMARK. GROWTH OF SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF RATIFICATION OF THE PEACE TREATY�EA8Y ACCEPTANCE BY DAIL EIRKANN IS BR-
LD3VED POSSIBLE.
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LONDON, December .*><>�The majority of the English newspaper correspondents in Ireland see in the {^rowing volume of sentiment in favor of the peace treaty ratification, an indication that it will bo easily a*Tept4xl by tho Dull Elreann when it reconvenes on Tuesday next. Tlu> constant increase in the number of expressions by public bodies, in favor of th� treaty, la emphasized by these corrcwpoiulrnt.s, who find little serious opposition to these expressions in the IhmIU-s where they originate.
CANADIAN TRADE
OTTAWA. Dec. 30�Canadian trade declined for the twelve months ending November 30. Imports for this period were $825,226,585, and for 1920 $1,535,592,300. Export for the 1921 period $880,848,588, and for  1920  $1,128,536,400.
SOUTHERN  IRKLAND
CORK, Dec. 30�Public feeling ia situ them Ireland is more pronounced in favor of ratifying the treaty. The Cork Chambers of Commerce and Shipping, and the O'Fal-ley County Council and the Slingo Cit3* Council all voted support.