DREAMLAND THEATRE Home of "Paramount" Ploturtt City Cartage Coal and Wood *'•*¦««•"- Transfer VOL. t, No. 12 Enjoyable Day of Sport and Games ,C(xizttu Celebrate Empire Day With Official Opening of Batcball and. Football. PKhYCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FIMDAY, MAY 26, 1922 HON. W. C. NI6HOL, YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE ENJOY OUTDOOR GAMES Tin' Empire Day celebration, un-(J(11. the auspices of the Athletic Association, was most successful. The - pr^rnni of sports was varied with events to please old and young hljk,.. There was a good turnout to witness the various event* "anil, giva! interest was manifested. . j.,. Hie forenoon the Cubk' »nd Giants sUirocI their junior champiori--ship game,- the fifth of the scries, which w:ts won by the Giants. In the afternoon the track and field sports were held, followed by the official opening of the baseball mid football season. The day was concluded with the annual ball of the- city (ire brigade, which while not up to previous occasions in point of attendance, was one of- the most enjoyable events in the .city's history. Track and Field Event*. The field and track events were run oii" without a hitch and in the - children's races there were some close finishes. The results: ' Hoys, 7 years and under—r-A. Blun-di-ll, B. <),;k, F. Hall. Boys, 10 years and under—S. Penny. G. Allen, F. Moore. Boys, 10 years and under—H. Ab-lott, W. Graham; W. Nehririg. Girls, 7 years and .under—E. Nelson, I). Blue, B. Huble. Girls, 10 years and under—V. Pfpke,' K. Brown, VT^Nelsoh. Girls:, 1G years and under—Ada • IlubJe, F. Honnett,.T..McGill. Three-legged race—W. Ccaham and 11, Abbott, W, Nehring and T. Corltss, (,. Abbott and M. Blundell. Boat raee^li. Abbott, ^IV. Wu'« ing, G. Abbott. ' .......'"V. - Sack race—C. Penny, G. Abbott. The 100 yard open dash proved^ be'the best event of the day, and a . the contestants were bunched, t within ten yards of the finish, line when R. Porter, who was runnin third, nrcorkeda da3h which mad him a winner by. a foot over Fre Loekyerv The running broad jump was we. I'.v Hoy White with a jump of 16-4 'and with Eddie Brown a close second ^ Thu hop, step and jump went t< Ken -McKay, who covered 34-14 wit Hoy White second.';' . The bicycle ¦ race" was won by W Xc-hrir.tr; with T. Corless second, an K- Cans third. ¦ ^\ The track and field events ; wcr* undtr trie supervision of the follow !.!'B>Bcntlcmen: Starters, A. Moffa. and A..Leith; judges, 1. B. Baird ard A. M. Patterson. Announcer, Alex tVitnhles. i^l. >ti)n«nt-Gov«rnor of British CoL'^ibia, who will open the nnnual convention of tke Canad-tan Good Road* Atsocia'tion to bt> held in Victoria next month. Board of Trade Has Busy Session Quattion of Facilitating Coast Mail Will be Taken U» With De- partment at Ottawa. Sale of Bonds Is Burning Question Vancouver -Firm Buys Balance of La»t Year'* Bond Istue «t . Good Figure. SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE OTHER DISTRICT BOARDS REQUEST COOPERATION Greatest Raid in Irelan the Si"" V BolfaBt. anticipating ;U p?llce"«,a result' of There was a fair attendance at the meeting of the Board of Trade -on Tuesday, night and considerable business was transacted. The Vander-hoof Board sent a renolution in -re-' Kd to~obtaining a~reduc*ed^ freight rate 4'or exhibits to the various lairs. It was decided to endorse this request and also seek reduced passenger fares within a radius of 130 miles of Prince George. . The Strathnaver Farmers' Institute asked the Board's aid ia having the mail route changed from Bl*ck-wltei^to ihe c&tt iside of the Fraser f-Biver. It was decided to take the matter up with th* postniastcr-gen-eral and see if the transfer could not be made. . The tjuesnel Board wrote regarding the delay experienced by the merchants of that town on. freight and express as well as dutiable goods. A committee consisting: of Mayor Johnson and W. L. Hornsby was appointed to wait on agents for the carriers. In regard to telephone connections east and west of the city, 11. A. Carney wjis appointed to investigate the matter and report. With reference to a Wetter mai service between this city and Van couverjj^.the president, ilr. Voting stated tha£>he had a conv-er«ation with General MaiiagerVWiirren o ihe Canadian National^ who told hi.ir if the Board would apply for-.a closet Stick service bi'tween th|s-city^Sin< Vnticouver, to be. transferred , at Lu ¦erne and Jasper, if might be grant id. It van decided to take the", mut ter up with the postal, authorities. BONDS MUST BE TAKEN UP EEFOftE FIRST OF JULY Tlie offer of Grieve, Lawrence & Co.-, Vancouver, of !»2 for the $44,-OOO.bond issue of the city was accepted by the. council nt a special irieetiiig held Monday evening. On Friday afternoon at a meeting of the council the two tenders received foe the purchase of the. bonds were rejected and other bids call-I for. Saturday afternoon, at another special meeting, fioss, Alger & "- raised their bid to 38.80, and » telegram .was read, from Grieve, Lawrence th. Aid. Taylor moved that the offer be accepted. Aid. Alward seconded the . rnotion, but stated he would like to know whether the objections raised at the previous meeting had been removed. The mayor called upon Aid. McLean, as one of the objectors, for a statement. Aid, McLean stated th'at the offer looked ikean option to him and wanted to London.—The House of Commons utter hearing Premier Lloyd George ?» the Genoa conference, rejected a wunt of,confidence motion by a vote of 235 to 20. Dublin.—Arthur Griffiths and E. -L Uutrgan, signatories of the Anglo-Irish treaties; left for London with two other ministers today in response to u British invitation. •Dublin.—The."Irish Farmers' Un- I'oii will contest seats in all con titueiicies next;month in opposiLion ^ 'i p te to know where.the city would be if the cash was not forthcoming-on the date specified. The mayor replied that' Grieve, u'st.—Tlie Ulster government has proclaimed -curfew rule for the entiie six Ulster counties, requiring everybody, to remain indoors be-t'ween 11 p.m. and 5. a.m. Belfast.-—Factional fighting and sniping were resumed here today and three persons were killed, one of the victims being a special constable, and several were wounded, . London.—The Canadian budget was favorably received here, the tariff changes being regarded as distinctly beneficial to Britain.' London.—The Earl of Balfour will take over the functions of .foreign secretary until Marquis Curzon returns from a six weeks' rest cure ordered by his doctor. 'SSSSSBBBB & ¦ :? :' h.::'¦.'¦¦''¦;• ''':&&h'*\ jJjHH Kfe Xmrrmm w #11 1 i Writ f.. A' * >v J m ft The latett photograph of the famous author of Sherloclt Holmes, who I* touring the continent and who believe* that within fifty year* Spiritualism "will sweep the world and take' the place of the religion of to-day." Proves Valuable Aid to Farmers I3erlin.^/lndependent Socialists will introduce a bill in the Prussian Diet to prevent the return of what of the Hohenzollern prop- erlies to the" exiled ownersT AUTOED"FROM OREGON TO ^ TO INVESTIGATE LANDS Should Their Reoort Prove ' Favor able, Additional Familiei Will Come to'Tliia District. Messrs. Kirke and Harrison Athena, Oregon, with their fa«iTiiesr .irrived in the city this lncvptfing hav-ng motored all the way^froin their Oregon home. They have an jsption on some of he Rattonb'uyy-lands on trie cast side of tbii.ssudof, presented his creden-ials to President Harding today. Experimental Acreage East of the Fraser River Will Prove of Benefit to Settlers. FAMRERS OF THAT DISTRICT BELIEVE IN COOPERATION The experimental plot on the farm of Mr. R. J. Blackburn, east of the Praser River, 2£jit_this_early__dat.e_ luTTrTspiring sight to the farmers of the district. Twenty acres have been sown to wheat, barley, oats and fall rye iind each of these cereals give promise of n good yield. The wheat is now above ground and in a healthy condition. Fall rye, a real experi ment in this district, also promises well though sown- on roughly cleared land. '¦ ;.v.; Settlers in th« district east of the Fraser are enthusiastic over tlieir Agricultural possibilities and have a full appreciation of the value of cooperation. Through their organization, the Farmers' Instituti^they pre- colonel Dennis and Jhe P.G.E. Well-Known C.P.R. Official Will Soon Begin Investigation of Resources Along P.G.E. FUTURE OF THE RAILWAY RESTS WITH HIS REPORT Victoria, May 2G.—Colonel J. S. Dennis, of the C.P.R. natural re~ sources department, is expected to reach Victoria tomorrow ' to commence his investigation of the resources tributary to the Pacific Great Eastern railway. After conferring with Premier Oliver, Colonel Dennis will go over the line from Squamish to Prince George. When his work is completed the Premier hopes to have available information which will lead to a speedy decision with regard to the future of the government line. if the report of Colonel Dennis is as favorable as expected in some quarters, work will doubtless be resumed at once and the line completed into Prince George as rapidly as possible. John G. Sullivan haa completed his engineering inspection and his report will be in the hands of the government before Colonel Dennis completes his work. Mr. Sullivan's report, it is stated, will deal Jargely with the completed work of the contractors. ill the bid was more of air^option an :•. sale, oven if the'^cond wire How York.—Lord French, sp<>ak->K at a dinner here, said he h'ys confidence in the new Irish govern-nt and look? for Ireland under/if o take its place in the empire: I.os Angeles.—The short-circuiting of ail electric wire at Universal Jity caused an explosion which rock-_¦i points higher and with the ssuraiice of tho'mayor that the firm ras reliable be withdrew all objection?. AM. Patterson asked' if the price was 92 net. His worship replied 'that the price was less ex-'harige. The motion was then put 111 id carried. Aid. .A!ward then took -up the matter of the amount of bonds to be >ld for school purposes. The matter as referred t<> the city solicitor, The meeting then adjourned. On Tuesday morning Mr. ity solicitor, advisedUhat ioikIs could not be iiswr^for any itiidr thuii school cou«tructioii purposes. . A wire was despatched, to (Srieve, Lawrence & Co. stating that .he city wyufd soli" only $7000 of ichool bprfrls, and therefore the.total ssu'c/woiilii be $41,000. May 28 will be "Gd-to-Sunday-School" day for the dominion of Canada. His Honor Lieutenant-Gov-erhor W. C. Nichol has issued an official proclamation naming the day for British Columbia, and it is expected that other provinces have also had the day proclaimed. The Religious Educational Council of • B.C. has sent copies of the proclamation to all the Sunday schools and there will be aconcert-«(1'effort to secure a record/attend- Empire Day Was One of Pleasure Residents Hold Enjoyable Empire Day Celebration—Dance in / the Evening. of all members. ^ •Special services wilKbe held of the churches. in FIVE MONTHS "FOR ASSAULT. ALE3A LAKE SAWMILL / '''£.. TO COMMENCE WORK A. Iv. Shiyes, president of the ,„„, :],;\\{(> Mills, -Ltdf; announces hat hift: niill will commence opera-ut once and that twenty-five ncn wi/l be employed. . ' - • There is a^good demand for'luin-ier oir the prairies and'within the i>xt few'..' weeks several other mills 4j expected to begin ions Vinpelit Reid, who was charged \vit.h- assaulting one Cameron on Ap--rif 30th by striking him over the head with a piece of lead-pipe, elected for speedy trial before His Honor Jut'lfre Robertson and was on Friday last sentenced to five months' im-r>ijsonment at South Fort George. The accused conducted Mb own defence. ¦ /¦ ~ MAY LAND N X f . HERE TOMORROW [Ate word received from the pilot of the all-metal airplane which .ia en route to the Francois Lake district, is to the effect, that the machine ? arrive in Prince George tomorrow and with those .aboard spend Sdh y,here. / \ -,- . 'the local grounds have been pre-P«r«d and* enlarged and no. difficulty is anticipated in effecting a landing on the Port Qeorge d style. In piotiraih CURRENT HAPPENIN£Sf OF RAUSH VAkLEY CENTRE McBride, Ma/^D.—The 24th of May w;:s ceiebrnted here in fitting afternoon there was a of field sports, the young-p\(ks showing^ rare ability in athletics. The most amusing race was the ice cream .contest in which the competitors ran about 75 yards, ate an ice creani and then back- to the starting point. ¦ In the evening the married men beat the single men at football, after which a dance was given in the Empress theatre, "tllus terminating a splendid day. It is said that those on the Tndian list here recently buried the, hatchet, but on learning of a rival tribe at Lucerne they immediately marked the spot. ; The Rev. Mr. Pollinger held service here on Tuesday evening and communion Wednesday morning. the newly formed tennis club' is very popular. Under the guidance of J&h*s- Sandilands and Mr. Wall the young people arc becoming quite expert Mr. J. Goodman, of the Goodman Supply; Co., is a business .visitor to Edmonton. During: his absence Mr. Charles' Edwards is managing the store. ' Flint, Mich.—A gnng of bandits cut a freight train in twfl, and while the. forward end /went on, loaded the contents'of the rear cars on waiting' autos. . HAZELTON NOT IN FAVOR OF GENERAL FARM Petition Being Circulated Asking For Three Separate and Di«-tinct Stations. yS A petition was circulated in Haz-elto.n last week >in connection with the proposed experimental farm to be established/in the Northern Ivy-' tenor by tlit; Dominion goveniment. The petition was in support- of the Bulkley Valley and oppo>eu to the JS'echaco Valley. ' The/question was considered by a representative gathering of Hazcltorii men and then re-ferred to the Citizens' Association for actions Omnions were freely expressed and it appeared to .-the general ^opinion that an expiM-inental farm established in any of the -three Valleys—-Nechaco, Bulkley or Ske'cna— would have only a local, value. Con-ditions of. climate ami altitude are so dissimilar that the three valleys have little in common from an agricultural standpoint. Mixed farni-ingis a general term with a variety of meanings and all the country in -the Northern interior is especially adapted to mixed farming, but with different mixtures, according to the Hazelton idea. The Hazelton meiufavor a division of the proposed expenditure on an experimental farm, and an experimental station be established in each of the three valleys as the only way to do the most good for the moSt people. The needs of the Prince George district in respect to an experimental farm were not even considered by the Hazelton splons. "JUMPED" BOARD BILL. A. Ross, who last winter posed as a large/timber owner and had .several men employed in cruising and pnid by worthless cheques, was brought back from Edmonton last week from Edmonton by Chief McNeill to McBride, where he faced a charge of "failure to pay his board bill. He was tried before Justices' T.iggart m'd Lloyd and sentenced to. three months, at South Fort George. He was also committed for trial upon two other charges of obtaining money by means of worthless cheques. -•— — - • Row haa just completed a sentence >f six months in Alberta on charges l«fa aiaiilar aataM. i.