PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN That the Men TARPACEiWS- BED ROLLS, ETO. I vocally Manufactured, Quick Service, Standard Prices, Good Workmanship. CALL, PHONE O* WRITS I Prince George Tent & Awning Factory Corner Second and George St. j Prince George Hotel Grill JF YOU ARE particular about your Meals and Service, don't step Into the first ploco you come to, but try the Prince (teorgo Hotel Grill. Open Day and Night Private Dining Room For Parties A. DEMAS, Manager. CITY CARTAGE AND TRANSFER CO. Forwarding and Distributing Agent* PRINCE GEORGE, B.O. Phone Us for Coal R. J. GARVEY, Propriety Phone 14B. Tk the provir.c-' of Alberta. A irngle representative has no chance in looking after the varied interests of the north and south ends, of a riding which includes the Peace River and the country in the vicinity of Prince George; and as ibe southern end of the district iB the ln.ist populous the single representative system means that the Peace River will not be adequately represented in tho legislature. It may be uopins too much to expect that the geographical and other claims of the Peace River for separate representation may be yet accorded, but thu faJluro to provide the same is the most outstanding objection to ihc government measure as it stands. PERRY AND THE P. G. K. The Ashcroft Journal dissents from the finding of the associated boards of trade of the province in calling upon the government to complete the P. G. E. to Prince George without further delay. The Journal says the delegates to the boards of trade convention did not give the matter due consideration, but allowed themselves to be carried away ;>y the eloquence of tho delegate from tin Prince George board. The Journal says Mr. Perry treated the convention to a flowery flow of language, with the result that In fifteen minutes he had railroaded through a resolution dealing with a very vital matter. Like a number of other newspapers in the province the Journal takes the position that further expenditures by the province are out of the question, and that the people of the Central Interior and of Peace River must look to the Canadian National or the Canadian Pacific railway managements for railway facilities they stand so much in need of. The Journal gives its opinion that the present government will ignore the finding of the associated boards of trade on the railway issue, but the signs are all against this. At the moment it looks as if the connection will be built to Prince George next year. If there had been but two or Three Perrys in the houae the connection would have been secured some years before. 8KB A. H. BOOTH For Sash, Doors, Screen*, Window and Door Frames, Mission Fusnlture, Store Fixtures, Etc. Filth Avenue, Near Quebec. Quality and Prices Right. Res. Phone 50R. The business men of the province have not been entirely successful in the campaign which they Instituted some months ago to wipe out the personal property tax, but they have succeeded in having the tax cut in two. Ab the tax is as likely to be an impost upon business losses as upon profits, it is Indefensible, but the reply of the minister of finance has been that the province could not forego the receipts of the tax unless Borne other form of revenue were found to take its place. The government has decided to yield to the pressure put upon it and the announcement is. now made that the tax will be red need from one to one-half of one per cent. This is a gain for the business men, but if the tax is wrong in its incidence it should come off altogether. That taxation is extremely burdensome in British Columbia incrfiases the necessity of seeing to it that the load is as evenly distributed as possible. Manufacturers will soon be forced to carry the federal sales tax of six per cent, but stiff as thiB may bo it is not bo objectionable as a tax upon the personal property value of a plant which is operated at a loss. ¦ The prohibitionists of Canada ore organizing a Dominion-wide campaign in the hope of recovering the ground they have lost in the recent plebiscites which have been taken in Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia. Upon purely moral grounds the prohibitionists have been losing out. With their enactments they have cut off the liauor supply of a number of people who formerly uced liquor in moderation, but they appear to have increased tho Intemperance of certain members of the community-.and thu total consumption of liquor appears to be as great if not greater than before the restrictions came into effect. Under government control the liquor business of the province handled through the vendors' stores now amounts to one million dollars per month, and the illicit trade has assumed a volume which is admittedly scandalous. Whatever else may be said of the liquor consumption of British Columbia it is certainly a heavy chaige upon so limited a population. If thiB feature were stressed more, better progress might be made on tho road to temperance. There are eighteen million names on the lists wh:oh will be used in the Brit14: ijlccti:ma today .ami r? this number eight million urn tboFC of women. This is conceded to be the most uncertain factor in a very uncertain proceeding. Just how will the women regard the government's protective proposals, with their implied promise for a material improvement in the unemployment situation? Great Britain Is traditionally a free trade country, but when its leaders were preaching this the British manufacturers were sending their wares to the four corners of the world. Since the war the world trade has been demoralized, and there are almost as many workmen in the ranks of the unemployed as there are in the factories. It depends largely upon how the women size the situation up whethf-r the Baldwin government shall be returned, and Great Britain reverse a settled trade policy of many years standing. The management of the Canadian National is seeking permission to close the company's stations at Fort Fraser, New Hazelton and Usk. The first two stations represent about all that is left of townsite speculations on the part of the old railway management. In the case of Usk there was some development and It was hoped that the timber development would warrant the continuance of the railway station, but the mill is being moved and the most of the town will follow it. The Omincca Herald did not take long to furnish candidates for the new district of Omineca. Assuming the district will be divided east and west, the Herald places Attorney-General Manson in Omineca east and Olaf Hanson, the big timber operator, as the Liberal standard-bearer in the west. The Herald admits that Hanson would have a fight on his hands with the Provincial party, but if the whole story were told it wouid probably call for three-cornered contests in each of tho Ominecas. JACK HOLT APPEARS AS VIOTLW OF JOKER AT THE CAPITOL THI8 EVENING P^ CASE of a practical Joke ending almost disastrously, is a dramatic feature of the Paramount picture, "A Gentleman of Leisure." starring Jack Holt, which is the bill at the Capitol theatre this evening and for the remainder of the week. Mr. Holt, in the role of Robert Pitt, a wealthy young man, is dlsr covered at night in the home of "Big Phil" Creedon by the latter's daughter, Molly. Pit has gone there for the purpose of obtaining the girl's photograph—his wager with several friends calling not only for him to secure the picture, but also to have it suitably autographed. Molly's father is a millionaire deputy commissioner of police of New York Cfty, and lie chanced in as the girl is holding Roger and his companion 'Spike' Mullen, at the point of a revolver. Creedon does not doubt Pitt's statement that he followed a burglar into the house, but when the commissioner sees Pitt's companion, whom he knowfl to be a crook, he demandi that Pitt identify himself or suffer arrest. Pitt gives Paul Tiffany, a jeweler, as reference. Creedon 'phones Tiffany, who suspects that Pitt has been up to something or other, and, as a Joke, denies that thePitt he knows is in America. This confirms Cree-don's suspicions, and the commissioner accuses Pitt of the theft of the famoiiH Blount diamonds. On Tiffany's arrival on the scene, he realizes that he has carried tho joko too far and thereupon identifies Roger. Then Molly is delighted for she alone had had faith in Pitt. The climax is extremely novel. Sigrld Hnlmquist plays the role of Molly Creerlon, and the supporting cast includes Casson Ferguson, Alec Francis, Adftle Farrlngton, Frank Nelson, Alfred Allen, Nadeen Paul and Alice Queensberry. SAWMILL AT TJSK WILL MOVTS AND CUT FOR JAPAN TRADE C. H. Haywood, of Edmonton, president of the company operating Thursday, December ¦ JUST ARRIVED FOR YOUR Christmas Cakes | and Puddings.... I ----- I NEW RAISINS I NEW CURRANTS \ NEW CANDIED PEEL and NUTS \ ¦ The Wm. Bexon Company \ Corner Third and George I imwiMBnnMIIUtJ Shamrock Hams, Bacon and Lard Are the Best AVD CBUUJI JJLWAXfl TAT OUR W« Cmwwj m Fall LJbut 0* tiR*BN»ruV90— Alwa,B Preea. P. BURNS & CO., LTD. Builders' Supplies LATH AND SHINGLES MOULDINGS DOORS WINDOWS GLASS ROOFING BUILDING PAPER CKMENT LIME PLASTER BRICK FIRE BRICK DKIIN T1LBS FIRE CLAY Andersen's Lumber Yard, 3rd Ave TELEPHONE 55A. V. O. BOX 11 Order from Any Government Vendor PALE BEER A LIGHT, clear, amber-colored /* beverage, an refreshing and appetizing as the finest beer should be. Its consistent parity Is assured by scrupulous care given to the method of brewing. / This advertisement m not published or displayed by tho Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. the mill at Usk, has made arrangements to move the mill about, one mile east of the present location. The mill will be employed in getting out baby squares for the Japanese export trade, which promises to supply a stable market for the next two years. The mill also has a market for lumber on the prairies. NORTH COUNTRY WILL SOON FURNISH BULK OF FOOD USED ALONG O.N.R. LINE During the past season the Kit-sumkalum farmers' institute marketed 2030 boxes of fruit, which waa raised for the most part in the vicinity of Terrace. The varieties Included in the season's shipments were strawberles, gooseberries, red white and blnck currants, sweet and sour cherries, raspberries, blackberries, apples, crabapples, pears and plums. The fruit Industry of the north is just Retting on its feot, and each year will see less Imported from the southern portion of the province. CARIBOO LODGE No. 65, l.O.O.F. VISITING BROTUEKi WKMX)M* Meets BTery Tuesday In 1. 0. 0. Hall, Third Avenue. Prince B.C. Funeral Directors «-