PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN Vol.. �-., NO. <��� PRINCE GEORGE, B.O., TtK.SDAY, AUGUST. 2Wli, 1022. FIVE CENTS. This Girl will Try Cross-Channel Swim Government to Revise the Upset Price on Auction Lots r /) ____ s ���~�� AN OFFICIAL OF LANDS DEPARTMENT ARRIVES IN PHINCR GEOlvuE WlKpfAS-4lmVi:U TO DEAL WITH ALL MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE SkKtKMHI/Tk SALE. In order to jjlvo -ronul^ration to the representations of tho city lonncll In connection with the\approachinR auction wale of Rovernnicnl j | town lot*, the deputy minister olNands bus Kent nn official ot the lands. JJ department to thin city who will be given full discretion in tho matterdepartment. "These matters have now been str.lightened out, aa far as we aiv> able to do at this distance, and" It is the intention to send an official from the department who will arrive at Prince George before the end of the present month with instructions to look over the whole situation preceding the auction, which will short- i^V, ly be advertised to take p^&ce at an/ J\. early date In September, tftir off!-) � ftALGARV, Auk. 20 � Tho Ottawa Mart-Secures an Important Post Municipal Inspector Gives jHead Bartender for Views on Town Planning; MOULD CLOSE UP THE LOW-LYIN*; SECTIONS OF THE CITY EAST I OF GEORGE STREET, BY AN EXCHANGE OF CITY LOTH, IX ORDER TO EFFECT DESIRED ECONOMIES IN CIVIC MANAGEMENT. Bryce M. Stewart, of Ottawa, new director of employment services of American garment workers of Chicago. Agreement Framed to �nd Strike in District Eighteen Robert Uitird, Inspector of municipalities for tho province, following bi.-j recent vlrtlt to tho city, lias submitted to Mayor Johnson and tfro-members of the city council tils views on the matter or town planning In connection with Prince George, which call for very serious attention. Keeping in mind the present civic indebtedness, he advise* tbnt the ability of the corporation to repay the sanio will depend not ho mud!) upon uny immediate industrial progress n-s upon the succeed which attends the efforts of the council to operate tho public utilities an commercial .undertakings, and tho furnishing of public services to the citizens at the minimum of cost. �To do this; In tho opinion of Mr. | of your present situation, in prevent-Balrd, it is advisable the � council ing development of tho city ln such should consider the closing out of j directions as will prove injurious in the low-lying sections of the city toj its effects; The greater part of th'e the eust of George street. This It! building has taken place on a parU is suggested might be arranged, of the townstte which is well sitiint-' without cost to the city, by^etfStjfcjfng ed for furnishing water' and- light an exchange of the low-lying lots' fcr; tervlces^ street Improvements' nnd properties on higher, ground toj-be drainage. There It," however, one selected from the 400-odd lots" at part of the city, the area lying In the present owned by the corporation-. - east, which*-to .my mind will prove Mr. Baird says it la obvious that it | to bo not only very hard to kei-p in will be many years before the low-lying lota will produce sufficient j taxes to pay for municipal maintenance, to say nothing of capital pendltures. �lal will'be given discretion fo<_jyl/^ coaTntrike was practically *et- The full text of Mr. Balrd"s letter justing values and will be able to I make all arrangements for the auction." It is understood that the intention of the land department is to offer all of the government lots in the city for sale so that any desiring partic-ulur purceld will have an opportunity of acquiring them. Tho first concern, however, will be the clear-Ing up of the cases where people liavi! improvements upon lots the sale agreements to which have been cancelled. Within the city limits there are some forty-seven cases of this nature. There is every reason to believe the owners of these Improvements will protect their hold- tlcd hist night when tho executive of the miners and operators came to toriiiM on tho agreement "Which provide* for a reduction of fifteen per cent, on i hr old wage *c:tl<- to change when 75 per cent, of the American miners coKtIiuIo an 'agreement bat in toy cu.se until March 31 next. Tho agreement is to bo put up to a referendum of tho mi'u but both Hides think tho men will endorse it. WILL CONTIUFUTE CA/J'rt TO STIMKEKS The letter of the deputy minister" Ings by buying in the property. 'Iff' PARIS, Aug. 2;S�The . conserva-of lands, outlining tlie views of his they do it will add at least $25,000 j tlve federation of labor has decided . ! .. Oi � department in the matter of the ap- to the realty values on the assess-' against'the general strike which, was � . u.\, Aug. _.i a despatch to proacn|ng 8aiP reiUIa In part as fol-1 ment roll and the value of improve- called for .tomorrow in Paris In sym-lhe Times snys that the er-Kaiser is iowg: I inents will be increased by at least j pathy with.the s;riker.4 at Havre, betrothed to an aristocratic -German ! "As slated In my letter of the] $45,000. The date of the sale has | Instead "demonstrations of protest follows: "J. H. Johnson, Esq., Mayor. '�Dear Sir: - "At the time of my recent visit to the city of Prince George, I intimated to you what in my opinion was n matter of great, importance to the clty\ and worthy of serious consider-atij>n by the council as a matter of I refer to the ad-program sr-ttlng out the .planning of your city. "'Ygu have a fairly substantial capital Indebtedness, and the etfse with which this Indebtedness can I"1 taken care of will depend not only upon the immediate industrial progress made In the city, but also df-pend very largely .upon the success of your public utilities as commercial undertakings, and also upon the. possibility of your furnishing to the sanitar.y condition, but also extreme-iv expensive In its development from the citj**B-H*tandpolnt. Your, street Improvements In that part will be not,.pn!y difficult in -construction, but'very'much harder to. maintain. Your sewer and drainage in that part of the city will be next to an impossibility, except with a very large outlay of money. The extension of your water services will prove very unsatisfactory. "Hi addition to this is^ the consideration that at the best this part of the city would be settled very slow-j ly, and for a long time you would be! subjected to constant demands for a! very isolated service. In view of1 these considerations, I wish to urgs | upon yourself and the council the; advisability of doing everything in your power to influence the dovelop-ment of building toward the higher; and better situated, parts pf the i townsite. "It appears to me essential that every extension which- you make of j your public utilities In the near fu- inlnl-l "ire must be on a paying basis,, and widow with three children, the mar-: 2nd June, it was the Intention of riage to take place during tho com-j proceeding with the arrangements l|ig winter. � ! fOr tho auction sale with a view to Interior Saw-Milling is on the Eve of Great Business Revival Alt signs point'to a period of prosperity for the scqje of sawmills scattered along the line of the G. T. P. to the east of Prince George, and the revival in milling which started' in along the G. T. P. this summer is now spreading to the C. P. R. line to the south. Twelve years ago there were fifteen mills operating on the main line of the C. P. R. east of Kamloops, and their cut exceeded the combined cut of the big Coast mills. Unsatisfactory market conditions on the prairie, and excessive manufacturing costs and freight charges, caused the industry to shrivel up until but two mills remained, with a total cut of less than 250,000 feet. News now comes that the Arrow Lakes company,1 which operated mills at Arrowhead and Kamloops, if being re-organized a#d-will shortly resume operations. The company has 300 square mites of tirnber along the C. P. R. and its-branches, and used to carry between 1,000 and 1,500 men an its payroll. Improved conditions on the prairie, the opening which has been created in .the eastern United States markets, ?nd the reduction in freight rates, are all said to be contribut-_ '-"S ca.uses to the greatly improved milling outlook. been fixed for Sept. 14th, In Dream-, will bu held and fbe federation inem- land Theatre. The sale will run ; hers will contribute one day's pay it appeared to"me that yoj are.lh an from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5. to the Havre strjli^ers. citizens public services at mum cost. j this can never be the case^wlth that "From my observanr<> of the city i area in the city. I also do not lie- excellent position to take advantage liev�> that your council would he justified for a long time to come in at-1 Premier Taschereau, of Quebec, who has' been dubbpd the "chief bartender" of tho eastern province. tempt fug-,-rhy V.MHMinvo development In that area in � k\w direction of streets and dralnige. I understand that you already own ;i considerable portion of this part of the city through tax sale' proceedings and that Homo of It is also owned Ay the provincial government. Would It not I).' possible for th'e city, without cost, by retaining such properties as they hold there, and by acquiring from time to time by "exchange or otherwise other properties, to obtain � control "of practically all of these lotsfand avoid the necessity of ex-*" pending iwy further monies there? It may be tli3t ypur council, or succeeding councils, may wish to get these properties on a tax-paying liasls and keep thorn so, but it must be considered that the "taxes for them w'Ould not in the immediate future amount to sufficient to pay, the coat of maintaining public services and public conveniences there. "I trust that you and your council will consider that tt\pse are matters which are worthy -to b! brought to your attention, because I believe that we must give more and more consideration to the question of planning our cities in such a way as to gi-t the maximum of. public service at the least coat. "I have the honor to be, sir, "Your obedient servant, (Sgd.)- "ROBERT BAIRD. "Inspector of Municipalities." Anderson and Hartley Fight Here on Labor Day LOCAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COMPLETES ARRANGEMENTS FOIt A TKX-ROrxi) CONTEST HKTWKKX WELL-KNOWN MKX WHICH SHOULD l'KOVK AN ATTRACTIVE FEATURE IN CONNECTION WITH THE FALL FAIR. alist attack, says an Athens despatch. This important central point in th� Greek line Is in Asia Minor and ww yielded in face of. superior Turkish forces. � <� FOH1) WILL FIOHT THE CoAsi PROFITEERS Will Close "Down All Plaints on Si-pt. IOth I'nlH Normal l*rlc*� Arc Secured Hiram Carney Tells the Story of the Convention I Oil: OF THE KOOTKNAY RIDINGS \VERE 8OLII> IN TtiEW SUPPORT OP IIOWSKR AS.LEADKU AND CARRIED THE DAY�CONSKRVA- "\h 1'AitTY re-Affirms its dktkumjnatio.v to !' <�� E. TO PEACE RIVER AT EARLIEST DATE. fight-fans and should put up an entertainment worth while The fight Is scheduled to go ten'"'" three-minute rounds to a decision and the men will shako hands and bogin after a few preliminaries have been pulled off between local boys and a number from outside points. Harry Anderson, who has kept interest In the fistic.game alive In the 1 eitv for some time Is too well known DETROIT, Aug. L'lt�Following . . � ,! Henry Ford's announcement of a.I Prince George will be In line with the big sport centers on Labor.-p^ dayg ago |t ,g m)w report0ll all Day as the local athletic association has completed arrangements for a. Ford plants will be closed on Sep- j fitrht on the evening of the holiday between Harry Anderson of this city j tember lGth because of conditions In I . , ,i the coal industry.,* Sources close to i and Cecil Hartley of Vnndcihoof, Both men arc well-known to the local! th(j manufact.,rer 't0(lay Bald he nn8| | becun a fight for what he believes j to be a great principle. He has j started .a fight against all profiteer-' * ing In coal. Ford denies there is a, | coal shortage, as investigation* con-I vince 'ivrm-Uiere is an enormous coal I j supply in the hands of brokers. For i several weeks the Ford company has| j been flooded with offers of coal with] i delivery guaranteed nt pricos from Base-Ball Fixture for the Fair now Definitely Closed Lack of Highway Connection is Costing Thousands of Dollars Mayor Johnson and Richard Corless returned on Friday from an auto trip as far as Ashcroft, Their most lasting impression is that Prince George has been deprived of thousands of dollars from the tourist travel by the failure of the provincial government to complete the highway between this city and Quesnel. South of Quesnel there are scores of tourists on the roads, and many of them would motor in to this city if it were not for the virtual barrier which they encounter at Quesnel. The northern half of the new highway, between Prince George and Quesnel, will probably be finished this fall, which is as .iar as the Fort George division extends, but on the Cariboo section of the roadway practically nothing is being done. It is Mayor Johnson's intention to bring the matter to the attention o! the board of tr^de, at its next meeting, with a view to ascertaining whether anything in the nature x>f an assurance can be secured/from the public works department that'the desired connexion will be brought about within the next few years. EDSON BALL TBi ('- Pidgeon received a wire from j to require any introduction, but any! who have not soen him in the rind the Edson ball team this morning can be nssiiredl he will keep things stating that everything was, O. K.'. moving. I ilIul they would arrive bore Siitur- Cecil Hartley of Vanderh'oof Is no| day night to' piny threo games with I one-hundred to three hundred per cent, above normaleost. stranger to the city. Ho built up the City team. The games will take MOTOJt BANDITS IPOIJ HANK AT FOREMOST Joe^Ross Must Stand Trial Upon the Charge of Murder quite ii .reputation for himself while place on Sunday and Monday at ^ rum Carney, one of tho delegates to tho big Conservative cori'voh-J inirouver, has reached home Ho snys it was one of tho "kiwi tost ; iRs ,,f Conservatives in the history of tho province. The. fight for! i'hlp was koon but every tiling wiw fair and. the dolegatcti who | place Bowser concede that tho host general won. Ratli the I ""URhi In the v ln 'ookli,K the s otc "the Wfl got, the ituntlon ovor after * taken, Mr. Carney Is of th i victory of the Bow- �f"votes"* a8 dUe t0 the blB block trom the W,- h v'enl to their side '�rook 11� i ol(Mlays- ?Pernle, Cran- fo' Hip m ,a"(i ani1 Trnil went 8oIld also Grand One very pleasing report the Prince George delegate which brings overseas nnd staged one fight In the city some time ago with Frnnkle Stone. Tchis was scheduled for a six-round go and those who had a chance to see It say It was well worth while. On this occasion Hartley-had the best of his man all through the piece but In tho last chapter Stone MAY PURCHASE C. N. TRACKAGE got In a lucky punch which- sent Hartley to the floor nnd the refcrre gave his decision as.n draw. Harry Anderson is working out In j '* at Present In the gymnasium every, evening nt,! his visit is In ct 8:30 and visitors who desire to get ���?�"�"� "[ c"tIiln '�^clcage of the a line on his action are welcome. � | Canadian National railways on an-" Tho Labor Da-v bout will be staged I eoutw island In the vicinity of Cowl- LETHBRIDGE; Aug. 29--Thi ion Bank, at Foremost. Alberta. 2:30. and on Tuesday at 1:30.1 robbed by motor bandits early These, games promise to be the best I morning, .who escaped with twelve of the season, as Edson hns an ex-1 thousand cash and seventy thousand collent team, having played the Edmonton Red So\. Alberta champions, several times this summer. VICTORIA, Aug. 29�n. C. Cole-man,- vice-president of the C. P. 14., city. It Is said his visit is in connecton with the ue- netiotiable securities. Tho robbers bound and gagged the clerks In � sleeping quarters above the bank and | blow the safe door. There were five men in the party and thoy cut the| wires loading Into town, and blocked j nil roads. TWO KYK-WITVKSSKS RELATE TO THE CORONEWS JURY THK MANNER IN WHICH JOHN THIBAULT CAME TO HIS DEATH ON "K FRIDAY FOLLOWING A QUARREL WITH UOSS OVER CROP DAMAGE DONE UV ROAMING CATTLE. John Thibnult, tho city pound-kroiHT, who Wttfl a.^Nnultod by Joe on Frldiiy inoniinKs dlivl nt llu� City bospitJil shortly nft�>r mii the sumo day. of. IKHICCilLAIVS SHOOT UP CHURCH OOXtiUKGATION back from the convention Is that the \ ln the Rltts-Kifor hall nnd reserved | chan lake. There Is a great stand Conservative party stands re-pledged ; 8eal8 have -been placed on sale at of "mber around thisjake and if the to the completion of the. P. G. E.i$2.00 at Pldgoon's Cigar Stand. The -P- P. R. secure the Canada National trackage thoy %vill have steel on railway not only to Prince George but to the Peace River district. "This was by far the most Import-, 3oorgo! gallery in the hnll will be reaorved for ladies and their escorts. UK-R.VTING OF PRINCE GEORGE NOW IN SIGHT BELFAST.' Aug. 29�Republican Irregulars fired upon a congregation | of mourners who were leaving West-j port, Mayo Church, yesterday after, attending mass In honor of Michael j Collins, snys a .message to the B> fast Telegraph. A number of tho. congregation were killed and several! wounded. The stute troops arrived j and the Irregulars were driven off. vas Mr only | tlie c i owing. Kamloops, eo far ! Carney. They anticipated some op-t ""'-v cun recollect, was the ' position and reserved most of their iTanfiAW point represented ln j fire with which to close the debate In which the Bowser should It be necessary. There was Borne coolness for tho resolution both sides of the groat waterway. \VAK PRIZE SOLD AT VICTORIA VICTORIA, Aug. '29�Tho auxil- iary schooner Leohor, which was one. JAP GAMBLER KILLS CHINAMAN Local Insurance men have been of the captures of the old Rainbow y VNCOUVER Aug 29�When an urging upon their companies for so- in tho gulf of California during the n' m-do io-prevent an un- veral weeks the necessity of com-1 war. was sold here ^M^jjj ^ jg | named^pariese gambler trom mak- All parties, Including tho witness- l'ie pipes on which h� A' "()t capture at ,or �h�' vote. * . a por- flilln k � dlvi ] ," ?el�Kates were about tho ,i , ln the-Fort George � ^6legaUon spilt with the �andoV'0'0 E0|nB to Stevens. llnu....00' .de_leB"te8 split be- Anolher , Oped*IsXCh,Mr; Bowser the NeraJ r m08t 8olld feat0(l X tbe 8 ln "Section o "**'�<* the ;arrled of devel- of and de- constlt- for J all vsar as the happen in and they 'un-deal of delegates. best the shown by a couple of the delegates pletlng the ' re-ratlnK . o(~ Prince years' up-keep expensos. Gcorgn> In accordance with the as- but two bidders and the Vessel was J surnnaes o��tha_liad/lr writers' asso- i knocked down to W. R. Drewltt of I elation. Their Insistence is bearing this city for.$3,650, which was less fruit as F. J. Shearer is now in re- than half of the ap-keep.expenses, cetpt ot a letter from F. W. Rouns-1 who spoke, and one of them suggest-' fe\\t of the Underwriters Association, j WILLS ^J^'J^ ed the matter should be' deferred until ibo Sulliyan report was'avail- to the effect that as soon as the work nt Kamloops la completed the secre- ablo, but this was badly received by I tary of the Board'of Underwriters Bom'V of the Vancouver dolegates. J.'wlll take up the*'relating of this TONIGHT AT BROOKLYN NEW YORK, Aug. 29 Harry T. Robinson of Kamloops made a mini speech in favor of the completion of the roatTto ensure the devel-l jnBurance ln the "business sections of city. This should result in a .considerable saving to thoBe carrying Wills hopes to convince his followers tonight that he Is qualified for the championship match against Dempaey. WIHb Is to battle with his, getaway w'lth twenty dollars game today. Sue Sin, an aged Chinaman was shot to death. The authorities are scouring the city in an effort to find the murderer. VESSELS GROUND IN been employed by the corporation in vanclng on Thlbauh struck him over teaming, and Dniollos and Cans wore the head, felling him to the ground, employed In connection with the o.x- This was the gist of the story a* I toiiHlon of-the city water mains. 'old by D-ominick Dniollos. The affair took place shortly after George Caus was not close enotiRif 9 o'clock on Friday morning in tho to bear all that was said by tho two vicinity of the city material sheM. r.ien '� the earlier part of the ; Ross was on a lo id of-ppe when " |i; " Thibault rode up on his horse In the direction of the pound. As he came within ear-shot Ross began to complain against damage done to .. but ho saw Thibault stfik" t Robs with his fist vchpn the latter .in" down off the pipes. �nd ''" ?*" pick up tho Bcantltng and iu�- bn-ThibauJt Hfe story *�? ACTIVE PASS TODAY Jnckson. also a VANCOUVER. Aug. 29 � In a heavy fog the steel freighter- Wu-bash and the whnllng steamer Gray I Ati , . ,,, .. Ne^ro heavyweight, opment of the northern country. He; tno c|tyi where the rate runs aB high j u wju be R flftoen rounds bout In I ' ass- ; Bpoke about fifteen .minutes ..and! when he concluded the evidenced Ith'etr willingness to -*�c-; ratings In the residential sections. cept the P.O.EL plank and the sr.;ne -____, ., ------:�i'Ju-------------�^ was adopted by-tho big convention; orf,-RuBaell Watt of Pouce Coupe was nnmed as chnirrnaa, ard In federal natters D. Rowlands of Kam-loops wbb named as chairman. percent. It is not likely that j nrooklyn Jackson Is said to have much change will be made In ...the | a real punch|nB poWor. salvage vessel Is on the e aid. Neither vessel I L_be in danger. WKT without division. In tta ot Fort George ridlng*for provincial purpoa- GRKKKS SUFFER REVERSE DON. Aug. 29� The t*re^\�***�?Lto%*�riMVo?'to*"> mcuated Aflumkamhlflsar un- / thouwnd �J��i�< der the force