DREAMLAND THEATRE Ho.ua of "paramaunt" Pioturas City Cartage & Tranffir Coal and Wood.« *"¦« PRINCE1 GEORGEI; 'BRITISH COLUMBIA,'FRIDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1922 ! Pai JiuildinjEB. April $2.00 A Thousands Are Homeless By Sweeping Forest Fires In North Ontario Region Cobalt,; Out., Oct. 6.—Vari-ous estimate sof from 38 to 60 dead a** still n<*de «n regard to t|1(! equalities in the firei which wipt-a out the town of Hailey ith several smaller &set- ainonU. devastated the sur-,u...iinB country und rendered vV thousand^homelesson ewia'y -afternoon. • 'bury. Wed- rili tha ,u ti-'. nialiii •:.iu-li" Hay, Oiit., Oct. 5.—-Twelve known to be dead and more six i.huusand are.»homeless, and gt> lim'ounting to more three million dollars have been Kef supplies and sheltering the details indicate that, Haileybury I entirely destroyed and that it has sulTered vei-y badly. ¦iiho'-'confirmed that Charlton, Hcasiip, North Cobalt and Thornloe with :i great part of Nt^w Liskeurd lav in-fii completely wiped out. Reports arci current of great loss iif life from the dock at iiaiJeybury, jiIhh ('hut lives weVe lost in the burn-u:i.' of the Catholic church there. Relief For Destitute. ;¦ Toronto, Oct. G.—rA special relief train lairyinK food, clothes und "oii'i'i r.M|i|)lics hiis left for Northern Ontario; • '¦Pk-mier Dnn;y.. i« now at. North Hay ;ui'l i,-i d&witing himself vigor-ously lo preparations -for the distri-i.iu;:'>l by. Wednesday's'forest fire. ilOllll'll'&t. More Firea Reported. fiiiult Mr. Mario, Oct. 5.—Fresh fires Wi-n- reported from various places Jiluiijc the line of tlie Algomu —fcreittm!—i4'ii-l-Vv-ayr-f-ro.ni'-tl«i-Soo__to llp.'irsi, I'.UU miles north. R .nil infill U Welcomed. '.:iy, Oct. f>.-—A rainfall, in ;1O days, began falling •veiling with indications all over the fire-»ur.iiTyNaiwl prevent further destruction. ARCHBISHOP EMA Sale of Lands For Tax Arrears Next Thursday ¦ On Thursday next, October 12th, at the government office*, South Fort George, will be held the government tale of all laads . in Cariboo in arrears for taxes.. This will be the first time In the history of this district that such ' a sale has been held here, it having: previously . been necessary to make a long and tedious Journey to Quesnel. The complete list of lands to - be offered appears in this issue of The Leader. In cases where owners redeem their properties within a year, Interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum will be paid tax tale purchasers. >•>*-. Enthroned nt-Qttawn last week a Catholic Arehbish&p^of the* diocese. ROYALTIES ON FURSX x ARE TO BE CHANGED ft . Victoria, Oct. ' 2.-—A new <» '"' scale of royalties on tncpelts oi" -fl •'.-fuv-bearing animals taken• In '• •r. British Columbia to be charged "¦¦ '¦'¦ fur dealers by the provincial ^ 0 centfl;'," vr cross fox, $1 ; lynx, 7fi cents; •' "¦ marten,' '50 cents; mink, .26 .w «¦ 60 cents; raccoon,' 10 cents; '¦ skunk, 1U cents; wildcat, 5 <* cents; wolverine, 25 cents. -¦•' The royalty on each p«lt or f* skin not specifically mentioned * abojre will be 5 per cent of the ^ commerc'i'J value of. ih* ^ult. r it Ti Vi -i! vv -a ->v & si. r< ii fort george now boasts a separate "assessment district District Assessor Joi.r. Aikins-has been joined fnis week by Messrs. ClaifVle Foot and W, McHufly, formerly of the Queanel orfice. For the present Mr. Aikins and h\n stall will be q'uarteVed in the government of-iices at South For't George, but later it is expected olftcea for the assessor witfvbe obtained in the city. JMr.'^Root is an old resident of Cariboo uiul^a former Hlidson'a Bay company employqo. For the past few years.he has lifeen employed in theasscKSor's office at Quesnel. Mr. M.eUaffy ia also an \>ld resident of Cariboo and has a farm near QuesneL- Prisoner Has Escaped From Provincial Jail > it GovernmentJ[s Determined To Finish r>Q.JE. Rly. and Settle Vatattt Lands No clue to the whereabouts of Chwrles A. Ross, who escaped from the provincial' jail laat Saturday evening; has yet been discovered by the provincial police, although the country for miles around frits been scoured by the officers. Roan was awaiting trial for obtaining1 money under false pretences and had recently completed a four months*term for conviction under a similar charge.. Ross, it will be remember; eel,! represented himself as a lumberman of means and cut quite a fijgurjN in this district a year and a half ago. Prior to arrest by the B. !C. police he served a year in an Alberta Judge Calder Holds Sittings County Court His Honor Judge Calder held '8UtinKs°of the County Court here on Wednesday and Thursday of this wieqk. There were three criminal cases on the docket. The first was that of Jame.s Bailey, charged with being in possession of a number of a'rticltts knowing them to be stolen., The jugde pave the accused the benefit of the doubt and discharged him. The articled found in possession of accused were, ordered returned to the owner. J. M. McLean appeared for the eryWi"^tnd P. K. Wilson for the accused. There were two charges of a similar nature against W. H. Chance. Accused was found guilty on both counts und was,'in the first case, fined $100 or in default, six months' imprisonment. On the second charge 'the accused was fined the nominal sum of $1. J. M. McLean conducted tho prosecution, with P. .E.. Wilson an counsel for the defence. NO CLUE TO BANDITS. Vancouver, Oct. fi.—The police are still without a. clue to the.identity or the whereabouts of the bandits who robbed the city treasurer of ¦$7y building the line into i'rince George, and operating the tnt.ire road from Squamish to the interior city. In this way the huge investment of $.-IO,000,OT)0-*niready sunk in the I'.'G. E,; will Be protected'and the credit of the province not impaired. In other words, the Oliver adminis tmtion decided- to rely upon the ti'einohdous natural resources of the province to'-pull the-railway out of the hole. As Premier .Oliver remarked, British 'Columbia ia capable °f supporting the provincial railway Providing: the cost of operation is i educed and settlers placed npoi ! he lands a long the line. The next step to be taken will be the working-out of a contprehensivi coluiiizalion policy, so that the land in thu Cariboo, Lillooet and Fort George.district* may be. placed upon •'» producing basis. Another important resolution r^i.'-.-ed by the convention urged tlv Kovefnment to proceed with th t-'Omph'tion of the ft. C Universit; '" Uve jioveinmeiit lands at Poin '">• Even delegates from interio .'Joints, spoke strongly in favor o .^'i'iii, ::greein(5' that the const.ructio f;f '< suitable.; educational^lnstitutio Wnild. benefit all parts of the"prov inco. ¦ •• expenditures tor > ork were recommefi^d and Hon. V. II. Sutherland, ministexof public vorks, said it was desired trYat th«; eeds of all districts be'.pjacedN>$-bre him, so that a fair allotment of he money available for highways ould be made. He particularly era-hasized the importance of settle-lent roads, stutinjf that as many of ht'se as possihle should be coii-tructed, so that the outlying agri-ulUiral districts mijfht be developed; lion. .Dr. Sutherland also suid that t would be necessary for the department to cut down the loads per-inissable on motor trucks,'since at present the roads were being badly inpaired in places through ,the iViuling of too heavy loads. -^T Resolutions:w?re paiwud commend-iij? thu government for its splendid abor legislatiorK/Hlatutes enacted for the betterment of conditions of women and children, and colon.iza-ion policy. Tho administration was 'idvised to provide even better accommodation for tubercular patients, although praise Was forthcom-.n(C for the way the government had out down the death rate froni tuberculosis. As the result of a resolution troduced by women delegates, fair sex will be allowed to serve on juries in the future, and if the Liberals of British Columbia have anything to say about the matter, Asiatics will be excluded 'from this province in future. A resolution,! was introduced and passed, after a Kreait deal of discussion, the final decision'being that tlie federal government should be petitioned to make it impossible for Orientals to enter British CohmiWia or acquire Mtle to land's and other natural resources. Protection of tho fruit industry vas strongly urffed, kovoisiI . Hp»'uk-avs pointing out tliat thf industry /•.vas being killed Un'riuffh thtt non-enforcement of the anti-dumping legislation passed by Ottawa last Session. It. was shown t'hat 20,000 people were dependent—upon— the fruit industry and that there was nn investment of fully |10Q,O0b,QOQ. ..; ,J.»' jail on a false pretences charge. Koss' escape jvas evidently well planned..' At dusk on Saturday evening he was assisting other pris- in carrying in firewood and the opportunity when the was turned, he vaulted the fenceNarid disappeared in UiC dn.sk. The a 1 any Was eared in t)ie instantly>g1ven in the »ut the escaped 11 faded off ji so 1o have >17 *nti 1918," and has insti'uetec delegates tr Mudania to.roiect any prop.>-.-il for evacuation o,f T-hrsce. Indications are that the Greeks \\:1 figi.1!!) wage war ag'-.ins'1. the I'urks inilcip permitted to retain po sitions 'n the Thrace Basin en si of die Marina River. The allied commanders have call t-d Greece's attention to the import ance' of restraining her troops from clashing with the Turks/" They have received a prote^it-^from Mustapha Kemal to thc^effect thatthe Greek are pillagjn^ und burning. -x MONOPLANE RECORD. 'San Diego, Cal-, Oct. 6.—All avi ation records of endurance were broken when the United States mon oplane alighted at eight o'clock thi ^morning after having been ti hours and 4 minutes. alofi IN CREEK BED. .Arrivals at.-Prince Rupert-from Usk sast'hero is much'excitement'on Kleanz" Creek at Usk, where nug:-;ets are.said to have been found in '.he stream bed. Nearly forty'.pros-¦icctors,have arrived there on the last •.wo trains, and much land has been staked.. The nuggets are said to he .•marly as large as a man's thumb, 'sntive R-old hns been found in the .•reek before, and it is often known is Gold Creek. test News Telegraph Cobalt.—Alniost\G000 people i towns and villages alohg^the T. & N O. railway are rendered^-honieless while hundreds of farmers .....^ their homes as.a result of Wediitht ilay'B forest fires. "¦ ¦;¦ ; ; "London.-:—The^Turks, it is declar ed here, are demanding more was offered' in the Allied note without^ accepting the conditions the note. tha ati o France Supports Extreme Demands of the Turks; Conference Is Su London, Oct. 6. —Unexpected French support for extreme Turkish demand* respecting the occupation . of Thrace yesterday caused the armistice conference to suspend proceeding* suddenly. The British and Italian delegates, who acted togethe r, hurried back to Constantinople to acquaint their respective governtnen ts with the new turn of affairs and await instructions.. Dispatches indicate a aerious - bre ach between the British and French administrations, ..and Lord Curxon is being despatched to Paris to endeavor to reach an understanding with Premier* Poincaire. Meanwhile Ifche proceedings at Mudania are suspended. CONFERENCE NOT ENDED. Mudania, Oct. 6.—The conference not ended, it was officially atated t the conclusion of a British cabinet neeting today, but deadlocked, and annot be resumed until the aitua* on has been discussed by the Brit- sh and. ..French governments........... Paris, Oct. 6.—Both British and urks, under the Mudania agreement, according to the Figaro, will withdraw from the neutral zone THE PEACE CONFERENCE. Saw Prospective Husband For — -—First Time This SthowsiaQrd Curzori, British secretary of foreign, affairs, who has made an Hrrungcjucnt with Premier Poincaire of France foiMhe calling uf u peace conference to discuss the situation in the Near East. " ~* Victoria. Oct. is confined to hi uig.fro»» a severe cold. ;.—Premier Oliver homo today.Buffer: Paiis.—The French government! aas instructed, its minister at Athens U) protest against the Greek government having sent reinforcements to Thrace. Constantinople.—The Grenadier (.ruardsr the crack British regiment, .narched into Constantinople wliilo ¦J.e 'European population went wild with joy. / Toronto,—Tho Province of Ontario has called for tenders on $20,000,-'00 of 0 pt'V cent 20*year bonds. , Whit" Plains, N.Y.—Justice Mors-•haiiHcr has hfirined the referee's ¦•••port; in the Stillman divorce case Hiid allowed iVlr.s. Stillniuti costs in er huabuiKl'a suit' against her. , • Angora.—Mustapha Kemal sent a message of Rreejjing to his friends in Constantinople and said he hoped to meat them personally soon. .¦; f) it i> <\ ii <;¦ t. -!: •?: iV it Vr ti i5r f-i CITY COUNCIL ~tt : t5 tV tv T'i ft T5 vV ¦:'¦' V; it yV i: t> it \\- The question of the city solicitor's retainer came up before the council last evening on a recommendation from the police commissioners. Af-Ler some discussion it was referred 'jack to the commission, who will ¦iold a special meeting-tq. discuss the matter with the solicitor. Theaction for wages against the city taken by' former constable T. B. Todd was, on the advice of the city Holicitoiv;ordered settled. Comunications from the railway .company.'regarding putting in, a spur .'it the power plant"were read. The •ompany stated that the practice of spotting" cars on the main line aiust cease. The coat of a spur would be $C75, in addition to an an nual rental of lr/c on the value of therails, which would amount to :tb'out $70 per year. There would be nlso the expense of the engineer to be paid. As the city is in no financial condition to undertake this spur ut present, the railway company will be notified accordingly. lathe required for the power be purchased from the \ JanadiaiKFairbanks-Morse company^ they being the lowest bidders. The price is $1055 The report of theN^lctter Ilousing committee was adoptetP'aod the city solicitor was instructed to^p^oc against those borrowers who ar> •irrears to a great amount. The Yeport of the chief of po >n;the financial condiiion of R foe Ross, was received and filed. ' report stated that «he was not need of^assistance at present.] "The^eouneil decided to divide the insurance on city property as fqiially .uhlin, Oct. T..---Fifteen rernibl ¦uns i«if rtjportod killed in :i t'nirly i«Siir battle.' be'tWQon vopuhliean an V'rec'State •foi'ces iit •Killorglin, nea Killarney." B0,n—On Sopt. 30th. at the Cit Hospit.nl, to Mr. and Sirs. Wtilte a son. of he southern shore of Dardanelles. British Cabinet Meets. London, Oct. 5.—The British abinet has been summoned to meet hear General Harington's report n the Mudania conference, which it understood reached an agreement verting war. Greeks Rush to Colors. Athens, Oct. 5.—Volunteers of all ges and classes are crowding the ecruiting booths in answer to the all to arms'to fight to retain Thrace or Greece. Coming all th^ way from Ireland to meet her intended hu&and, Miss Jinnamori arrived in Prince George ast evening. To add interest to the prospective wedding event, the young lady had never met her fut-ire husband, the courtship up to ast evening having been carried on ntierly by correspondence. The fortunate man in the case, Air. Andrew Martinson, of Houston, was on he platform at the station to meet lis affianced bride, but the meagre lescriptioih furnished him did not uflicc for an introduction and it was ome time later tftat he located his bride-to-be . at a city^hptel. The ¦emainder of the evening v»as spent it the home of a mutual frien£k|ind •cal acquaintance ship began, lay friends say the courtship has ipened to a stage when wedding bells will probably ring out this evening or tomorrow. Mr, Martinson, the prospective, grooni, is a pioneer resident of Northern B. (!., and has a good home or his bride and considerable means. - _. World's Series; Ball Games The Giants.Mtfational League pen-ant winners, won again today 3—:0. Wednesday they wbiu3—2. Thursday's game was called at the end of the tenth for darkness. The score was 3—3. Judge Landis decided to call it no game and give the proceeds to charity. Scott pitched for the Giants today and held the Yankees to 4 hits, while his team mates collected' 12 bingles off Hoyt and Jones. Third game— K H E Giants.........002 OOJO lOx—3 12 1 ^eea .......:000 000 000—0 4 1 RsCUeries—J .-Scott and E. Smith; Hoyt, Jones and Schang. LITTLE INTEREST TAKEN IN CITY C©T TAX SALE The sale of city "lots in nvr>ais for taxes, held at the city hall urday, ^.brought out fe\0 prospective^* purchasers. Nearly four hundred parcels were on the. list, with taxes and expenses amounting to $15,000 against them. - Six lots were sold by auction on Saturday and a few more were hidden in during the* early part: of the week. The fact that former owners have a year to redeem this property and meantime "any improvements .undertaken by purchasers are at their own risk, no doubt accounted for the lack I of interest displayed in the sale.