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Cood latt—Qulok 8ervloe Try the QUICK LUNCH
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17.
City Cartage & Transfer Co. Coal and Wood "• *
PMNCE-GEOltGE, BRITISH COl-UMIJIA, F1UDAY,   JUNE -_£1921
-$2.00 A   YEAR
ipreme Court Assizes Have Been Concluded
,g List of    Criminal    Cases    Wa Concluded on Monday. Jury  Disagreement.
IDIAN MURDERER GETS
TEN YEARS IN PRISON
ril  Cate»   Were   Rapidly   Disposed Of—'Decree  Nisi  Granted   in -Two Diy<
criminal assizes werejconclud Monday wben^the case of Rex vs »ik was .tried.    Clark was-charged th theft of certain jeweldy belong-to Mrs. Holden, of Quesnel, who th her husband  and  son  mysteri-sly disappeared last October.   Af-being out over two  hours    the try could  not agree,'.and was dis-rged.     At  the  request-    of    the wn the case was traversed to the t assizes^   Bail was fixed at $2,-
!,__11 Js_dojub.tluJLif_JClarJc_caii_atu
nge for bail in that amount.    He taken to Okalla prison on Tues-morning.    J. M. McLean for the »wn, A. McB. Young for accused. In Rex vs.  Matthew Thomas,  In In,  accused  of the  murder   of his fe at Tsiijkut Creek on April 17 Reused was' found guilty of   m«m ughter and sentenced by Mr: Jus Gregory to, ten years ip^the peni ktiary.
In Rex vs Mali G»<v, charged with empted murder/of Lem Kee in the Inese affrayof April/ was* found illy byytfie jury and sentenced to yeirs and nine months.    Mr. J. McLean conducted the case  for crown, with Mr. Frank Higgins, and Mr. P. E. Wilson holding Lchiiig briefs  for the' Cliu  Kong ng Society. • Mr.  J.   McK.  Catn-n, assisted by Mr. W. P. Ogilvie, kducted the defence. |n the other Chinese affray cases accused pleaded guilty and were-|fh fined $40 or three months. he Supreme Court civil list wop and all. cases    were    finished Tuesday afternoon. c vs. Foo Loy.—Action to re-tor' $1200   amount   forfeited ,'\C_ crown  in  gambling..   Judgment jfcryed,   Ogilvie for crown/iVilson
defence, i-lcli  vs.  Bellos.-
y . -Certiorari
to
ush"   conviction   of police   magis Order   made.     Ogilvie    for elch, Wilson for Bellos. jaldwell vs. City of Prince George ption   for   damages  for   injuries ifeived  due to  defective  condition causeway.     Judgment, reserved. |»uii« &- Ogston for plaintiff,   Mr. Iscri for city. .    • ' :¦•;    • Jennings vs. Graham.—Settled bui court..      Young & Ogston    for iintiir, Mr. Wilson for defendant. ["Garjson vs. Carlson.—Petition for .^ -Decree nisi  made.     .Mr. lilson for petitioner ]l.jvndon  vs.   Landon.—Decree  niri ade and custody of shifd^to. potion pr-.'   Me Wilson for petitioner, s
NEWLANDS.
Mr.
 Alfred   Peterson,  wife     and  residing here, went east -on tuirsday last on a vacation.    TKeir  i's  them  to    Owen     Sound,  Peterborough    and     points the Eastern States.    Asneighbors [<¦' all wish.them a jolly^ood time.
 ;is something atractive about P^Flats,.. because    every • train fat stops at  Newlands' ~: tnere.'  are ^who  exclaim, '^tes,  thi? the place all right."   Then usually
( parties head toHhe north and^tf larley Fajleau's. CKarley. "greats •angers most cordially,Nafid of "iirse, his fame lias gorie^abroadv
Preparations
Complete for - *  Dominion Day
y
Big Lilt  of    Athletic     Events    an Chance   for  Competitors   of yi ¦ All Agei.
y           ______        t:
ERASER LAKE BALL TEAM
COMPETES WITH LOCAL:
Omy't  Proceeding*  Open   With  Auto
Every member of the Athletic Club is up on his toes and-doing his share in preparing for the Doniiniojrr<l)ay
sports. The program, which was published complete last week, commences early in the morning and finishes late Saturday evening-—twi wnole days of^-sport, not to iiieniion the club's dance on Friday -evening Proceedings open .Fj'iUay'inorning with Jflie auto parade $t£ 9,-30.    All
nr^it>e crty are asked to have their cars decorated for the parade, ^he^rocession starts from the. City. H^ll at 'J.3Q sharp,  under
the direction of llr. Ed. Hall. First  best decorated cur is $2i> cash and $lf> in u'uto accessories. ¦Second prize, is $10 in cash-arid $10 n auto accessories.
Friday afternoon a big list of ath-etic event's will be run off at IJucn-ess Park: In the evening the dunce n ititts-Kifer hall.
Saturday's   program     will     commence at 2 p.m. with horse races   on he flat east of George street.    There are several races to be run arid good port is promised.   At 4 p.m. occurs he slow race for Ford cars.    There hould be a flood of competitors.     y At  6.30" p.m.  the   baseball   game, 'raser Lake vs. Prince George, will ,ake place at Duchess Part;..
At 9 p.m. will take^place one of he best boxing cards ever presented o. Prince George fans; when Dave McDonald meets Jieit McDonuld in a Ten-roundabout. The boxing committee has gone to great pains to get together a real good card. Two good ireliininarics will be stage<l. "'
ASSISTANCE TO SETTLERS
IN CENTRAL   INTERIOR
Minister   of   Agriculture. Makes   Important Announcement on Plan to Assist  Settlement.
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Victoria, June 22.—Following the isitof Hon. K. D* Harrow", minister f agriculture, to \Cent-ral British olumbia, comes the annouhcement hat fuller assistance for settlers will >e provided by the provincial government. The minister is working out a Jan. whereby jt is honed-to furnish ettlers with improved n'lachinerj' nd "progress" loans, in cases where iufficient' progress has been made to warrant the expenditure. The.full-«t encouragement, is to bo given to he formation «f "cattle clubs" •hroughout the province.. Govern^ lent"creameries will be established t points where Uie^seftlers-- have' lUflicient  cows ¦ tbriTupport  such  an
UTS. SENATE IS DISCUSSING
ENTRY "CANADIAN^LUMBER
Washington, im\<f 'li.—The bj ver the question of whether^Kunber hall be 'adiifitted free fr,             "
or a duty,gha.Jl.-be im-
6 the'Ufiited
oseil was begun oR^the floor of the lOusa today.-. Representative Y.ouhg f North D«i«)ta, Strongly objected ,o a'dujy? Mi*. Young is a member f the^ways and means committee Wch is framing the bill.
f
OF PRINCE GEORGE
Please Take Notice Thai
The   Municipal   Act   provide*   that 15 per cent, of the i92KTaxes
shall  be added if payment  is  not made on or
iic dales.
"Send   Your   Remittance   Today."
P.O. Bo« 42.
REDUCTION OF 12 PER CENT IS  FACED BY   EMPLOYEES OF CANADIAN RAILWAYS
Representatives    of     Unions     Leave Montreal  to Confer With Members,   y .
Montreal, June 20.—Faced with a direct statement that their unions were expected tp^acquiese in wage reductions aggregating $31,875,000 a year, 110 representatives of Can-tfiiian railway employees, who came co Montreal last week are journeying cowards   their   respective _honies__tpj
acquaint theu'Tinions with the hard feeds' presented to them by the vice-
presidents in change of operation   of
lilt;  Grand
and Canadian Pa-
cijic railwa
The ndniber of employees of Can-railwtiys is approximately 150,-\)y(i. '1 heaverage w-age of Canadian railway workers is approximately, under, existing schedules, $1700 a year. Thus the aggregate wages paid to Canadian railway employees per annum is $250,000,000.    The re^
.luction promised ,for July ^ is one of 12 pur cent, o nroughly $31,875,000. iiiai figure'represents a reduction of aproximately. $212.58 per year,  ^4.1.8 per week in the average gii of each individual.
POPULATION OF CITY
AMD ENVIRONS IS
ESTIMATED AT  2500
" unofficial information gathered by the Leader in connection with the Dominion cen- sus just completed here, the population of ' Prin</» George, including Central and South, is 2500.
HOSPITAL INSPECTOR
ON  VISIT TO CITY;
CONFERS WITH BOARD
State".  .Board'" Is   Justified   in   Stand
for Reduction  in  Staff—Matron
IS Re-Engaged.
Local members of the railway brotherhoods have no . statement    to
ice regarding the above despatch ii.til the report of their delegate^ is •eceived. The opinion,, seems to= be iiiriy general, however, that the proposed* reduction will be opposed.
NCREASE IN ORIENTAL
POPULATION CAUSE OF GENERAL ALARM IN B. C.
Victoi'ia, June 22.-^—In an endeav-)r to control the increase of Oriental opulation in British Columbia, the" provincial government has cabled premier Meighen, now a delegate at he Imperial "Conference in London, asking, that "^ the Anglo-Japanese re'aty be so amended, if passed this rear, as to enable the provinces '¦; oi Canada to have complete jurisdiction, ivcr.their lands and. public works ontracts.
A decision was given against the iroviiice* of British Columbia by the ourt of apeal of this province, the imrhifc being that the province could u»t exclude Orientals from holding amis nor could Orientals be kept ro'iri working, on public works. At-orhey-General-. Farris has arranged 6V a test:case arid will carry the lhlter to the Supreme Court of .Can-da and from there to the Privy louncil if necessary.    ,          „
The marked' increase in the nuiii-er of registrations of Japane.se and ihinese, births in British^ Columbia, as led to a desire for             ^f
ear there were more tliE)ir'GOO*uap-nese birth reeristrations.^afid it is xpected that tbis^year/tlTere will be
oo;
Cojn
tve province Jiave been mo^t^bitter, lie contention being thjK -inuch" ¦•¦of de besHand is fallimj^fnto the hands f Japanese and Ckfneae.'^whose stan-. (ml of liying^is\so.low that^whites anot compj^te with them, and whose  to "bleeVi^S4h.c lancls held  remnant of their'produc- power.
boai'ii  would   receive  fair and
A meeting; of -the'-Hospital Board was held last Saturday afternoon when Adjutant Kenywho represent? the Salvation Army in this district, gave the board some very interesting information with reference to the manner in which their hospital managed in Vancouver.. _j Applications for the_pjjsftion__of_ matron were, considered.- Seven applications were received, and after all had been read they were cut down to two. Much discussion—occurred—in which the point was * raised as to whether, in view of the stand taken by certain people in Prince. Geprjye, any  new matron  Jippointeil by    the
just
treatment. After further discussion it was moved and seconded that Alfss Grey be .appointed upon the" understanding .that the present stair consist of two nurses; that the diet be Uept as simple as possible, and that she'has the.approval of the board be-for ordering supplies outside Prince George.-  .,..-¦                     - -
The members of the board met Dr. Arthur, provincial hospital inspector, on Monday afternoon to discuss the affairs of the hospital generally. Dr Arthur stated he could quite apjire-ciateHhe' position of the board in their .difficulties/in trying to~ operate the hospital and make ends'rnVet.;He pointed out t'uat nearly all hospitals in-the province were having the same financial'trouble, and it had come to be a case of not so much making end: meet as keeping the deficiency down to as small an amount as possible. He"'*agre«d that the Smithers hospital was the only hospital that the board could compare their figures with, ar»<l' also agreed that the cost per patient in Prince George seemed extremely high.    .                           X.
Asked his opinion jjljout the staff. required in  Prince/George he said: "If I were a doctor. Would  want/four nurses;
were a mprnber^of the1 I shoukr want to
ispital board along    with
 Arthu^ud'ongly' impressed upon the bomxTthe advisability of send-ng a representative to the hospital ntion to be held in ¦ Kamloops in July. It is probable', that Alderman Wimbles?' now attending ;he Masons' convention at Victoria, will stop off at Kamloops on his return journey'and attend the hospital
conven^ron;  of
 Wimbles  is
man of tjie localhospital board.
¦Wri ts issued yesterday    call    for provincial election    in Alberta on Monday, July  18,  wit^   nominations one week earlier. r.
Enthusiastic Meeting Decides on
Hospital Drive Tfirou^rhput District
A drive to raise .funds for the city osjiital was inaugurated at an en-husiastic meeting of city and ^lis^ rict residents held in, the G.W.V.A. all- on Monday evening1.    The drive
ill be in full swing by July 1 and ill conclude with a dance on Aii^,-st 11.-- ". . . "'r- :-"Monday night's meeting was- an nthlisiastic one and largely attend-d. H.-A, Carney occupied the chair, ml, Mrs. F. T. Bustin was appoint eeretary.
It   was decided   that  thf utside the citv, espeeiaHy along the
i-lv/fiy- line   east. tp'JMcBride,.-and
K!i:vj,-V-anderhpo'f, be canynss°ed.
Six dijrtm'ts-'were laid olit-as fol-' own: Foj't. XGeorge, South Fort ^and Wards 1, 2 and 3,. with j^ committeexto canvass . the ailway men. Alsoa committee to, n'terview the single ineri and^-efc-upants of rooming houses.jX/\^
Those contributing $2 oi^ over are-be nin.de members of'the Hospital
 appointed'  fjcb  djstrict as follows:  South
.Ward One, Milar Section arid east df George street—:Mrs. Kaiidall, Mrs Matheson, .Mrs. H. Wilson, Mrs^ J Rogers.                                        ^
• Ward Two, from George , streel. west to Victoria—Mrs. Stewart, Mrs Norrington, Mr. and Mrs. Skinner,
Ward Three, yictoria street, west of Fraser^ avenue—Mrs. Fenwick, Mrs. Cain, Wrs-.<Chase, 'and'Mr. A. fright.             ^x
Special  Conimittees^-Messrs,. bard and Watson to the three "wards, ..and to^piiinvass the single    men.      Messrsr Wilson   lii Ogilvie for .China
Port   George^Mesdaint'K   niirdeh,
it Rn.-ldis, Mr3. Me-iL«tmc
Oliver, Robertson and Munro.
RaHwajri—Mr. -Art Gagne to. take charge^pf the line west,.and W. D. siwi'fh east; Mr. Clark the yards arud' engine then; Mr. McPhayden tlie P. G.-E-;- Cache- „ -¦'¦ > Outlying districts are to be covered by the" following1: Gisconie, Mrs Har^rey and Mrs". Brown. Hutton Mrs. Ledger; Penny, Mrs.. Wall; Mc-Bride, Mrs.^O'Rourke; Dcwey, Mrs. Alexander; Aleza Lake, Mrs. Yonnpr' Willow River, Mr.. Wewsi>n:fi; Isle ir
Schools Closed Until the Fifth -^  of September
l'Un» for      New Eight-Room  Schoo Are Completed and Await Approval  of Department.
KXTRA ACCOMMODATION ^.
AN   URGENT   NECESSITY
Several   Changes   in   Teaching .Staff
School Principal.
Schools close for .the  niidsnninier holidays   today,   reopening   on   Sep temher   5th;    'The^ annual   class  ex-aniinutions hav^'bes^ij,. completed ai the average  boy remains   in a state f  suupended animation     until    the artinpf   \^orhl   is   informed    of    his* success  or failure in "passing."
For the high school entrance examination's nineteen pupils^^ere entered—-twelve from Prince George, bur—fimm~PortL-:Geort<e,—and—thre"e from 'South Fort George. Four high ichool students'took the matriculation examinations, and two frcjni outsidHt1 ¦ poiiits wrote on, .third-class-non-professional   exams.
The school board bad-hoped -that the new'eight-room school would be •eacly for the September opening, but this can scarcely be . realized io\v-, Plans of the new. building have jecri forwarded to th(^ department at Victorin for approval and'.wheii this s ri'tdved, tenders for construction •vill h»c culled for. The new' buihl-ng vill be located on th(T plateau ust west of the present school: The ocation is ideal ami much superior to tlie site of the present school.
Additional high school accomoda-tion will be required when the new terra op.ens. Thfs will be secured in the Millar Section school, one room of which is now used for . lower fade classes. vMrs. Martin,,'high school principal, will probably have,  assistant "teacher when schoo reopens.,.    . •«    ^-   /"•"T'^lT  ¦'.
Several changcs^jll^be niadjt the t«achirig   jtaflf ' of.    tlie/publi school,  exajjffCdetails  of >*fiich    are /lot yet available.
 CREASE  lJM  DISTRICT?
for   Provinviai   Government ''and Vancouver Ben rd cf Trade Want*  All  Information.
in reply "co a comiianiiiratiori from
:e   local- Board of T»:u:k'     showing
,i-\.' the increjise in freight  rates is
nivalyzing the   lumbe."   industry ¦ in.
liis; section of the province!. Mr. O.
G. IMcGeels who rej)iv:iurii.-: the pro-inciul rrovernment and the. Vanco'J-op Kourd* of-Xrade in taiuiijc -tip the urter with the railway commission, ias written for more information;
iVi"',-~.McGeer 'asks th:^ every pos-ible bit of 'information be f..rni&'hecl iim-ori this*subject/'»s l-.ett'inects to uy Kritish Columbia's easy before he commission within the next few vecks- /Local lumber' ma'hufaetur-:rsf iire requested to see Mr. G... W. ''en'Avick, secretary of thi! Prince Jeo.Tjf-e Bpafcr of ,Tr>'.il< . who will ;ivefclrem   all   particulars     of'    the
infonnatjon- desired.
Ten-Day Drought Will be Relieved Tomorrow Mom
Liquor   Vendor   Announces   Opf.nir.:; ¦   of   Store   Tomorrow-rrCyjoc]      •.'.'. Supply on Hand.
FHICES NOT YET RECEIVED
FOR   SPIRITUOUS  LIQUORS
Twt
CVrloada of Liquid Joy Pii "Stoclc—^Entire Staff Com- posed of Returned Men.
 i-ug-   ¦ consigni.iiMi  c" the^Grvat~^V\'l5
At-.last'! At .last the dream' of so many   thirsty  souls   is  to   beconie   a
eality.    iVir.wCharles Burnett, auditor   for-the- Liquor   Control.  Board,-was  a visitor to" "tlfe"'city this  week conferring with Vendor G. .W. Sutli-erlancl and inaugurating, the system, for the  opening  oJ"   the  locill   stoi;t!..
The system for both" operators/and jurcliasers is.a xvvy -simple one'aiul-vorthy of considerable nrYiise to ;h(*iso ~wh"o~ojti^iiiated ~~\U~s~
On Weclnescfay two/caidoads of 'arioiis kinds of Imilid joy arrived ni. the cityx^Wo^K was immediately taried on tnWbuildinj; that is. to lold the. inter'estK :»iul" as- if by" magic ool room, under tin on or John Mclnnis, began rv the .aspect of a lirst-class 'he cellar has'been raised above any vevious liijrh water, ¦ shelving and ou'iiters bave been, installed; "iron a*rs no prison make," but it has been on ml necessary t'o pl:u:o;,.b;ii".s. over acli window to keep out'any curioi nd.iyiduul _not in |)os:!ession erniit.         ¦   .         \:-
Toino^ioNv;^!'Saturday) \y\o be iui.il_ opcfiiing. ThoseMiot already L'riiiii-'J;iildiM's ca^puivhiise one at. \\v Hoiv— -an ^ifi-Uvi-iii-iial ¦ resident lerinit for jja^-iloll'aVs.. "arid a teni-rej-friaent permit for, fifty i entitles .the holder^to on   this   permit   ojvly     two
zen bottles' of beer orlwo bottles of hard liquor. .Ngu-reskkMita or transients wjll-be supplied with per-
ARMERS*  INSTITUTE
MEETS   TOMORROW
-4^oi*io'rrow the Mud Hiy.er and ticKiihidkLn the program of prdceed-ngs ii re addresses by Mr. -Hutton, of he land Settlement>Boar(l, and Wr. )uti'ntn, of the -Farmers'-*- Advisory rd, Vanderhoof. Prince Georgje .vill he represented byHMr. Johnson. "(resident of the Boar'cl of Trade, and ir'.  Ogilvie.
^        dollars. •
The., fbllawing   appointments   have w^been   confirmed   and   this   stair will  start  duty tomorrow: Mr.  G.eo. Sutherland,   vendor;   Mr.   Syd.   Ben-rett, aceonntar.it; Messrs. E. Thomp-; on, Norringlon", G. Smith and  Keid ill clerical and other positions.    AH re   returned   men.
Oa.going to press the retail pirces i liquors,, expected by wire, have ot been received, but prices of beer n sale tomorrow are as follows:
Bohemian beer,   10 dozen pints to  • arrel, ' $23   per   barrel,   $2..'iO     per ozon, or 20 cents per bottle.
Bohemian   beer,^.(i'"'dozen   quarts,,-< 23  per  barel,  $»>.8f>   per dozeii,   or 5 cents per bottle.     " ¦       *'-f
Stout, 10 dozen pints^tp barrel, 28 per barrel., $2.30 per dozeii;-or' 0 cents per bottle.                     J"     ¦
 6* dozen  quarts'per  barrel, 23  per barrel;! $3.85 per tioKen, op .'{5 /cents per bottle.       ¦    :.          }\.
This consignment is tlu*-produ'ct--of the   Victoria   Phoenix   Brewjijfg.  Co.,
'Victoria.
TAX COLLECTIONS
GREATLY   IMPROVED
OVER  LAST  YEAR'S
One  year ago yesterday the total tax  collections! for the  current year ¦wjiiy $2,25*1.27,    Cjxcl.uttive   'of.  the' two   lai"gest   taxpayers,   the     G.T.P. and/Charles -Millar.    . /-'¦'This   year   the   collections   up   ttf,,,, yesterday  for   1921   taxes     totalled $10,031.17, exclusive "of the two taxpayers  mentioned above.              ¦.     ¦ <:This year the  G.T.P. taxes   total,/ $12;2«2.30,   find   Mr.   Wiljar's  "&/ 558.15. "
ominion Day^ 1921
Plan To Spend Ga^ada's National Day in Princ^George
Big Program
ts
Prince George Athleii
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