PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
VOL. 5, NO. '-M
J:, B.C., FIUDAY, MARCH 17tl�,
IIVE CENTS.
inance Committee Makes Cut in the City Tax Rate
BKP1TE INCREASED CHARGES TO CARRY LOANS, AND A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION LN THE ASSESSMENT VALUES, THE ROAD TO A THIRTY-FIVE MILL RATE IS FOUND THROUGH RIGID ECONOMIES.
The municipal tax rate for the year U>122 was fixed by the city council its meeting last evening at 'X"> mills, being a reduction of 2'a mills from rat*' struck last year. The decision of the council to try and carry on ll a reduced rate will be welcome news to the ratepayers whose hopes I pres appreciation to
the matter of a tax rate for the current year did not run beyond keeplne ' member Mr H G" I>f'1T> � M.LrA. . .. __, .. . , his successful efforts to s�cure
rate down to the 37^ nulls, it indeed it did not �:o a.s hii�h as f
I the government in providing hind settlement areas adjacent to transportation, and in having cheap lunds available Tor actual Bettlers, We
i urge upon the government the de-
1 sirabllity of extending the Bystem of providing loans for actual settlers to secure capital for development purposes. It is further requested that a district agriculturist be appointed for this district, who can advise i'ar-
i mers from a scientific knowledge of soils as to the best course to follow in the development of! the lands. Assessment District Foil George "Resolved that this association ex-
ical
for
an
assessment district for the Port Ills. The decision of the council in tills .natter will furnish an oppor- George area, and also to lion. John lity for a testing of the theory that taxpayers will more promptly pay1 \ Hart, minister of finance, for having pesser rate, and that a greater revenue can safely he anticipated under a ' recently created the suggested new
Sir Lomer Gouin will
Support King Strongly
LEADER1 OK THE SOLID LIBERAL I'OKCIls OF PROVINCE OK QUEBEC) MAKES HIS POSITION |�LALN�ONLY OXE CHIEF TO LIBERAL PARTY AND I IK IS I'KRMIKK OK CANADA HE STATES�BRITISH (X)LVMBIA MKMIIEKS SPEAK.
rate than under a liigher rate
The estimates presented by Chairman A1 ward, of the finance commit-
are as follows:
Estimated Revenue
Estimated Kvpeivlilure
elice Court ................ . 4 ,500.00
)vt. School Grant .. . 4 ,708.35
ei^li Scales....... 300.00
t. and Penalties, Taxe s 7 0 0.0 0
lx Sale Expense . 100.00
iscella neons 500.00
irin^ Permits r> o.O 0
lilding Permits :; 0 0.0 0
�und Fees . 5 0 0.0 0
quor Profits .. 4 .000.00
Total .............. $6:; .848.88
Sinking Fund Interest Debentures Contingencies Finance Department Health Department Fire Department Police Department Works Department Power Plant Operation Street Lighting Light Maintenance Waterworks Schools
Hospital (Jrant Profit & Los^ Water account
Total
assessment district for tlii.^ ency.
He Game Board "Resolved that a repr from this district he at one
21,052.29 ed to the (lame Conservati
sental ive � appoint-in Board,
OTTAWA, March 17�Sir Lomer (iouin, leader of the Quebec1 Liberal**, in conversation here toduy denied (hat he was the real lender of the Lib-eralH. "The Liberal party has only one chief, who is premier of Cwmda," lie said. "He can depend upon the support of every Wieuiber of the party. I am <>nl\ a man of good will, hoping to continue in my present. |m>s< my work of the last twenty-five years elsewhere For the national welfare and good will. Art Inn- .Meiyhen lakes a particular pleasure in making charge* which have been made in the ll<:iise hefore, and are only part of a hitler-ness against Quebec, tending to increase the misunderstanding which ha-exisied so long between certain portions of Canada and the province of of Quebec."
Sir Lomer (iouin laid sti'ess upon the intention of the government to give the Canadian National I tail way a fair chance to make good and -.iid
0,700^00
4,000.t>()
believing that such appointment of a thai on tariff matters he favored the Laurier-Flclding policy.
person familiar with the i 15,959.00 I ditions existing from timi l ,200.00 j in regard to the conserve
tual con-to time t ion of game
McKelvie of Sale, Will of Comox ami Stevens of Vancouver all >p< on Thursday and emphasized the Oriental menace in British Columbia.
_, 0 0 0 HO
1 5,000 1)0
2,500 1' 0
� >, � i 25 00
4.750 no
.' 3.2 9 4 00
,000.00 I and fur bearing animals, and famil-,3 4 0.00 I iar with the viewpoint of the trappers, would result in a greatly improved condition.
I*and Registry Office "Resolved that a land registry district he created for the Fort George area, as permitted under the hand L.200.00 j Registry Act when conditions war-j rant, and that Prince George be the! 600.00 I place designated for the land registry ". office of such proposed new land re-$127,150.29 | gistry district."
LIQUOR CHARGE DISMISSED
ON OWNERSHIP QUESTION
Police Magistrate Da-niell Hands
Down Written! iludgmeiit in Case
Auaiust Zudliovich
"We were confronted with a rath- inability or unwillinsness of the tax-difficult problem," said Chairman payers to pay any such increased Jward, in presenting his budget to rate.
council. "We found that our "Our alternative, if we were to �d charges had been increased by j keep the rate at a figure which the ing �ut $8,000, and at the same time tax-payers would be likely to try and assessable values had been de- i meet, was to make a cut in the cur-teased by some $250,000. This al- I rent expenditures of the corporation.
THE STRIKERS1 VIEW
The following has been sent to The Citizen, by H, P. Hansen, represent-
the committee of striking him-
with a request for publica- a charee under the Health A.ct. the
condition meant that to raise This has been don<*. and it will i'ih1 this year equal to tint of! found tiro, every tta^aitmeivi's
year would mean a tax rate of I !.r> mills., The finance com-". however, having regard to condition of business depression Liling, and to the probable dif-Jculty of making collections, de-1 thai any such tax rate would
penditures have been cut to the absolute minimum compatible with unimpaired efficiency. The finance department, which includes the city hall administration, has been cut to 115,959, a reduction of about $6,-
bermen tion:
""As there still remains the very vital ' uestion as to whether or not riu tnatiageim mi oi' ti�r- camps have shown any discrimination against the men for trying to get the conditions of health enforced which they were granted by act of legislation, the men are still claiming that a policy of discrimination was Inaugurat-
Murtin '/.;:dliovich. proprietor of the Kmpress hotel, who is not an entire stranger in the city police court, had a narrow escape from a hefty fine this week, when he was caught by Acting Chief of Police McMillan with a bottle of good Scotch liquor in his hands on his hotel premise's, contrary to the Statutes made and provided.
While visiting the premises of the accused for the purpose of bringing
guilty of having the same in his possession illegally, such as he is charged with, being an infringement of section 43 of the Liquor Control Act. From the evidence of the two witnesses, Edward Langley and A. C. Govenoff, called on behalf oi the accused. I am of opinion that they are the owners of the Honor seized. They purchased it from the government liquor store as supported by thi> sale bill, produced and had it in their bedroom in the hotel which they are entitled to do. The accused on being asked by one of the owners who is lame, on crutches, to give the buttle to his friend in the hotel to have him change it. took the bottle in his hands and left the room and on coming down stairs for the pur-
police officer ran into the proprietor pose, came in contact with the con-on the stairs, carrying a bottle of the i stable.
000 from the previous year. The
je impracticable if not impossible. I police department has received the od hy the management, the manage-jnd that instead of yielding an in- most drastic cut. the estimate for ment declaiming this position, ��eased revenue would result in a j the year being $6.:)70. which shows |ecreased revenue by reason of the j (Continued on Page 5>
beat. Martin heat it from the officer, who ran him down, complete with bottle.
Prom the evidence of two men staying at the Empress it appears that Zadliovich was taking the bottle from one of these men. who was lame, to the other, as it did not come up to specifications, and the pur-
ultan of Egypt now
Declares Himself King
INSURRECTION IN EGYPT FOLLOWS DECLARATION BY SULTAN
"The negotiations between men and the management are at a deadlock.
""The men in todays meeting cided that they would apply to
chaser wanted it changed.
Following is the police tnagis-1 ed with bottle and had no (rate's decision in the matter:
"The statutory presumption thai de- the accused. Martin /adliovich bad
the
now
"The accused, who is of an excited nature, heat a retreat, hurrying back to the bedroom but was caught before he could do so by the constable The evidence satisfies me that the accused did not have the liquor In his possession by way of ownership and had to descend the stairs with it for the purpose explained. The accused was simply a bailee en trust -
lawful
right or enjoyment of same. Tli�se facts do not in my opinion constitute an offence within the meaning of the
the >n bis possession Intoxicating liquor act.
management, through the mayor of j unlawfully, throws upon the city for arrangements to have j onus of proving that he this phase of the situation arbitrat- j ed. the arbitration to be effected in
this manner: One man for the men,
j
one man for the management, a third
h i m was
the
not
�The charg< missed."
therefor.- (lis-
THAT EGYPT IS AN INDEPENDENT AND SOVEREIGN STATE man to be agreed upon by the two
WITH HIMSELF AS KING�CROWDS IN CAIRO MAKE DEMON- PartieB a�fected- *"no Nvili act as :i
,,,�,,. neutral chairman of the arbitration: STItATlOXS lil'T ARE SUBDUED,
Lloyd George is Waiting
Action of the Lords
committee
LONDON, March 17�A decree has Ixmmi issued by Sultan Fuad Pasha fhieh announces that Egypt has become an independent and sovereign state and that it� sultan has ;ussum*Ml the title of King.
An exchange telegraph dispatch from Caiuo says that the declaration Egypt's independence has been followed by several demonstrations. The prmvds smashed windows and uprooted trees, hut the Egyptian cavalry estored order after charging the mob in several quarters.
tESOLUTIONS OF IXX'AL i ment. which is now apparently
LIBERALS COMPREHENSIVE owner ol the 8:lici railway, to have
j the railway engineers prepare a Vide Variety of Subjects Covered by: scheme of dyking the south bank of
ST. PATRICK'S DAY ?
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT ?
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A whist drive i ntertainment and supper is being given, under the auspices ol" the Catholic j -?- Church, in the I.O.O.F. hall to-� ! -f night, commencing at 9 p.m. the ; 4. The plans for the evening promise a very enjoyable event.
DECISION OK Till'] HOUSK OK M)lll>S ON IHTISH FUKK STATE UILL WILL DKTEIIMINK FUTURE POLICY OP BRITISH PREMIER�IP AMENDMENTS ARK ADOPTED IT IS BELIEVED HE WILL (i<) IX) COUNTRY ON THE IRISH ISSUE.
Resolutions Passed at Annual Meeting
the Nechaco river, or whatever other ; BODY OF TRAPPER
scheme is most desirable in order
FOUND IN THE \V(M)1)S
j that the railway property and cer- I-----
The following are the resolutions , tain portions of the townaite of ' Remains of Matt, Hilton, Trapper of Missed by the Prince George Liberal i Prince George shall be secure from ' Aloza Lake, Who Disappoared: Vssociation at the annual meeting I the disastrous effects of further! Last Fall Discovered.
ield on the evening of the 10th in- | floods." 1
The resolutions cover some 1 rp-^ i>_~*~~* *i� m�i�
LONIM)N, March 17�It is believed that Premier Lloyd George is waiting for the Lords' action on the Irish Free State Bill. It' the Lord* adopt the iimendnients to the bill the premier will resign, and will upprw.] to the country <>n the Irish issue. It is understood that the Duke of Devonshire has refused the position of successor to IPight. Hon. 11. Montague as secretary for India, and because the premier wishes to avoid by-elections in the reorganization of the cabinet he will probably offer the secretaryship to Ivord Peel, of the Karl of Crawford.
The Lords passed the second reading of the Irish Free Suite Hill without division.
To Protect the Worker
The provincial police have taken
.,_ , , .. . _. _ . . * 1 jion in political quaiiers, where the ctnvt. on Lloyd (t�H>rge s tenure of
'Resolved that The Forestry Act rhirire nf th� renriins of �) mm I , , _. .. , , .
... . J cnarge 01 tne rt mams 01 a man officc js wunnlv dobate^r!>y's rejection of the Indian, s�m'-reuiryship, coming after the failure of the Unionist meeting of Tuesday to give Lloyd George a vote of confidence, forms the chief topic of conversation in political quarters, where the effect on Lloyd (i�H�*ge's tenure of
i named Matt. Hilton, whose body wa:i j js impossible for him now to retain hi.s post ion juh houul of the. adminiwtra-found in the woods a few days ago, j tion, while depending entroly upon Unionist votes, and they urge tliat it is
their claims.
1 by Ed. Lamee, a half-breed trapper. j This clears up the mystery of Hil-
1 time> for him to recognize the fact, and make his threatened
definite.
l,ord Derby's virtual refusal of the Indian secretaryship was based on j the conviction that he can assist the cabinet more effectually outside its
circles.
in incurred by the G. T. P. Rail- ! attention of the minister of public company in repairing damage i works and the premier. at Prince George through the j Land Settlement
jam nfcar the Priace George j "Reaolved that tlite association en->ndge. we urge upon tbe govern- I dorses the Land Settlement policy of
time that be laat went out on his lLne, he had suffered from typhoid. and vaa ia poor heaJtlx fox the trail. He evidently saocumbed to exposure
while cm his trap line.
S1�OOK EXPERTS OPINION
HALIFAX, March 1 6 - Dr. Walter Prince, the psychical research expert says that tbe ghost of AnUgonish la a psycho-physiological influence op-
through a little girl named Macdonald, who set fire to her father's barn and twisted cow's tails. While morally not responsible for her actions Prince says her weird influences are natural though she is yet hardly normal.