PRINCE GEORGE CI
VOL. 5, NO. 4A.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., TUESDAY, JUNE 13th, 1922.
FIVE CENTS.
Hundreds of Settlers are Headed for Central B.
field, plan to have machinery the ground this summer.
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BOOTLEGGER AI/TERED ?
BY
LAMI'MAN ?
ORICAN SETTLEMENT AGENT STATES MIGRATION OF OREGON FARMERS TO LANDS IN PRINCE GEORGE SECTION HAS STARTED�EXPECTS 5OO NEW SETTLERS IN THIS DISTRICT1 DURING I PRESENT SEASON.
VICTORIA, June 13 Judge Lampman, in the County court
According to the statements of A. M. Anderson, of Spokane, who is .selling a^ent in the United States for the enormous holdings of the pooled land intercuts which arc represented by the Ratten bury Land Compuny, his (Hfiiini/itHon is rapidly making good in the peopleing of the Rattonbury lands i� Contral British Columbia, In an interview Riven out in Vancouver, last week end, Mr. Anderson stated that forty or fifty farmers from [XJniutulla County, Oregon, were already on their way u> the Prince George section. They are making their way in the old fashioned manner of migrations, trekking by road to their new fields, and bringing with them their farm implements, cattle and personal effects. ..They are accompanied by I heir wives and families.
The land upon which these sei
�tiers will build their homes is in the
IRattenbury Land Company's an sec
number of new colonists :or British Columbia from that region."
block.
ss the Fraser river here, and hi-j Accompanying Mr, Anderson on (I by the new government high-j his visit to Vancouver was E. G.
i> that is to connect this city with j Wildhaver of Omaha. Nebraska, who
is undertaking a territorial agency in the middle western states.
"Mr. Wildhaver is a member of a family of prominent bankers in Nebraska and is undertaking to build up a powerful selling organization ill
Juesnel and the old Cariboo road.
It will take the settlers months )lodding along at the slow rate of three miles an hour to go away up Columbia valley, and thence to ishcroft and the Cariboo road.
They will make their slow pil-! that region," said Mr. Anderson.
primage northward, living and sleep-in their prairie schooners and treparing their meals by the way-siii>\ Two or three families are al-ady on the way. The ethers are �reparing to move and by midsum-ner the whole little colony will be scattered over the long road between jtValla Walla and Prince George, ac-( ruing to Mr. Anderson.
"Our representatives are also rhieying excellent results in the [CVillianiette Valle � " stated Mr. An-irson in Vancouver, "mid we hope few weeks to have an equal
"The character of the land in Central British Columbia with its proven fertility and favorable climate for mixed farming is proving very attractive to the farmers in many portions of the States," he
! ? here today, ruled that the pro-
? per penalty, under the Modera-
? tion Act, for selling liquor, is
? six months' imprisonment with-
? out the option of a fine, and
? tlmt the practice of fining such
? offenders is illegal.
? This re-opens the question of
? the status of the beer boot-
? legger. Under a decision of ?� Judge Cayley. a County court
? judge, of Vancouver, the inten-
? tion of the Moderation Act is
? not to inflict imprisonment in
? beer-selling cases. Following > the Cayley decision imprison-
? ment has not been imposed up-
? on those convicted of selling
? beer, but the decision handed
? down this morning will carry
? the interpretation of the act in-
? to a higher court, and it may 4- result in the beer seller coming
? under the same penalty imposi- ?
pot-
? tions as the seller of mor
? ent intoxicants. -4 *�??????????????
�ERRY CUP
MEDALS HAVE ARRIVED IN TOWN
John Kendall, of Kendall. Burr Co., City Auditors, Sends His Presentation
The Perry cup mjedals. presented
said, �'and we can already state con- j for the football competition in the tidently that by the end of the sum- | Perr>' cup contest, have arrived in
the city, and are on exhibition in the window of H. G. Perry & Co. While in the city recently Mr. John Kendall, of Kendall, P>arr & Company,
NATIONAL DEFENCE I>E1�T.
�TTA'.VA. endmenta
to the bill
i..- senate
creating a
itt ment of national defence were 'urred in by the Commons, ler of the opposition Meighen cized the bill as superfluous.
i:\( HANGE (WRTESIES
OTTAWA, June 13�The Com-
ons gave the third reading to a bill
luthorizing the exemption of pilot-
mer we shall have at least 500 new settlers in the country."
Later in the summer Mr. Anderson contemplates taking about 20 or 25 members of his selling organiza- I tne cit>'K auditing firm, of Vancou-tion on a fortnight's tour of Central j ver- offered to contribute a set of B C he states I mpdals f()r tne team winning the
........ i Perry football cup. presented for
age dues for vessels of the nations I annual competition by H. G. Perry, riving Pitpilar privileges to Can- | M.L.A. adian craft, and also regularizing j The medals are neat gold one? the present exemption of fishing ves- j engraved on the back "Perry Cup".
Ministi v e two cents on cheques up to fifty dollars, and two rents extra for every fifty, until a charge of two dollars has been reached, which shall he 111'.* maximum.
All receipts over ten dollars are taxable at two cents and the giving of receipts is compulsory.
The tax on cheap cigars is reduced and on expensive cigars it is increased, and on medium cigars the tE LEG ATE
TO MASONIC CONVENTION
Ernest Jones, Manager of Hank of
Montreal, Represents Prince
George nt 'ICupcrt
sels from pilotage, which exemption has been questioned from time time.
to
SUN VAT SEN PREMIER
LONDON. June 13�A dispatch says that Dr. Sun Vat Sen, former foreign minister for China, has been appointed premier of that country.
Mr. Kendall, who is a keen follower of football, is an old player himself, and his presentation to the local game is keenly appreciated by the boys here.
SNAPPY BRULE BALL
TEAM WANTS TO PLAY
The annual convention of the Masonic Grand Lodge, which is being held at Prince Rupert, starting on June 22 and lasting for three days, will number among the hundreds of delegates present. Ernest Jones, manager of the Bank of Montreal in this city, who will represent the Prince George lodge.
Mr. Jones leaves today for two week's holiday, and on his return journey he will be a member of the big masonic party that will live on the specially chartered steamer at Prince Rupert, while the convention is in progress.
During his absence. Mr. Jones will be relieved here by '!. A. Laf-ferty. of the relieving staff of the Bank of Montreal, who was formerly manager of the Rossland branch of the bank and later in charge of one of the suburban branches of tn-1 bank in Vancouver.
MORRIS BROTHERS GET
THE CITY DEBENTURES
They Express Willingness to Take the. Entire Issue at !)0 Cents
�tage Set for Vote on
Modified Budget Tonight
HAXGES IN BUDGET AND THEIR EFFECT ON VOTING TONIGHT I CENTRE OF INTEREST IN COMMENT AT OTTAWA�PROGRESSIVES WELCOME MODIFICATIONS�GOVERNMENT SEEMS SURE | OF SAFE MAJORITY.
OTTAWA, June 13�The stage is set for the vote tonight on the pdifiod budget. Further debate on this subject will probably occupy the eatest part of today's sitting. Hon. A. K. McLean is scheduled to open spoechmaking.
The changes made in the budget, and their effect on tonight's vote, [the subject of wide comment. There are features in these changes that welcomed by the Progressives, such as the modifications on auto?*, and ! inclusion of freezers on the free list as far as the sales tax is concerned. � Other changes, such as the regulations with regard to the depreciated j rrency of certain countries, and the limitation placed! oti the stamps on I approval, but it is doubted whether the changes are sufficient to | ice the Progressives and Conservatives to vote, as a body, with the femment.
I he impression prevails here that the govornmont will gain sufficient 'port to secure a sale majority.
MORE!) STRIKE OF WET [GAS IK POUCE COUPK FIELD
<>'t That Test Hole of JVC. Got �iiun.iu is Showing K -suits
e first authentic information to i through from the Pouce Coupe this season to the public has become available. It is gath-
s
that the drills of both the
F Slave Oil Company and the
Pe Coupe Oils Ltd., have just
a dentb of between IS and 10 hundred feet, it being possible to pene- I trate only ten feet per 24-hour day. The work is said to be made more difficult owing to the heavy gas pressure. There is a persistent re-port in circulation to the effect that j a heavy flow of wet gas has been encountered in one of the British
Manager Pidgeon, of the Prince George Baseball Club, has received a wire fmm the Brulc team asking if arrangements can be made to secure a match here with the Prince George Imys on July 1st.
The Brule team is fast company, liii-st year this aggregation of ball players won the championship of Western Alberta, in the competition of the vvi'stern Alberta league. They also hold the J. I'. Bicklo cup.
The letter from the Brule teajtn crossed a letter which had just Ixh'ii dispatched from Mr. Pid^eon to the Brule boys, offering the team $200 expense money for a game to be played on Dominion Day.
Chuckaluk is pitching for Brule and Garische is catching. Both these clever players luive l>eeii seen in action here. The game will be a keen one with no walkover either way.
BRITISH SOLDIERS lilLLi:i>
ATHENS, June 13�Twelve British soldiers were massacred by Kem-alist Turks, who i aided a weak detachment of British near the Dardanelles on Sunday.
At a special meeting of the city council on Friday evening the sale of the city debentures to Grieve, Lawrence & Co. of Vancouver was cancelled by reason of the failure of the Vancouver brokers to take up fHi.niiii of the issue by the 5th instant. The council had an offer for the purchase of the entire debenture issue of $41,000 at 90 cents, from Morris Brothers of Portland, and a resolution was moved by Alderman McLean, seconded by Alderman Taylor that the offer of Morris Brothers be a�Cfpfad and that ttyp bonds be | forwarded to the bank at Portland with draft attached for $:',6,!>00 and accrued Interest.
PRESBYTERIAN' ASSEMBLY
WINNIPEG, June 13 The Presbyterian General Assembly has decided to hold next year's assembly at Port Arthur. Out.
Victoria Magistrate Puts
the Lid on Blue Laws
POLICE MAGISTRATE JAY DISMISSED THREE OFFENDERS CHARGED WITH VIOLATIONS OF THE LORD'S DAY ACT�THIS PROMISES TO END THE BATTLE BETWEEN CITIZENS AND LORD'S DAY ALLIANCE A0 in improve the roads in that vicinity. With this sum they plan the building of a road along the railway track in the direction of Alc.a Lake. There is some dissatisfaction expressed by the settlers at having to board at the road camp. as they prefer, in some instances, to stay at their homes. The expense of establishing a camp has to be born by the crew employed using it. as their hotel while on the job, however.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Vanderhoof baseball club may come to town to play the local boys on Wednesday the 21st instant.
Hughie Muir, the well known trail
i hound, modern voyageur of the Hud-: son's Bay Company, urrived in the [city from the far north yesterday. i Muir brought in nine hefty packs of ! fur from the company's posts as far north as Fort Graham on the Pind-
I lay river.
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Oiu' of the cows on the ranch of
\V. P. Ogilvle, at Newlands, gave.
1,2.00 pounds of milk last month.
i Big Bill Ogilvie holds a brief for
1 this cow that it would take a law
lord to make a dent In.
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Miss Ardella Moe, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis at the City hospital, is making good progress toward recovery, and her many friends hope to see her among them again shortly. Miss Moe, who is studying to become a trained nurse in the City hospital, is gaining valuable experience as a patient in the meantime.