DREAMLAND THEATRE Home o>''P*-amount" Picture City Cartagft * Transfer Coal and Wood *' fCE QEQRGE, BRITISH COLOMBIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27,- 1922 -*r — V $2.00 A YEAK Trade Meets ansacts Business .rSOLUTlON IS PASSED ASKING ITS CITY LOTS IMMEDIATELY THEY WILL BRING GOVERNMENT TO SELL m,o. .„ AUCTIO^ FQR Much important buaine^B was transacted at a meeting of theNB»ard ., Trade in the city hall last nigH. tat only U'» members were preseat Correspondence included a letter from the dKtiict' forester to tfre ef-ect that lift- government jas aecept-L'one-hulf the, usual royalty .for burned tiinbfi' and double'the nurm-ber of ties had been contracted for; -one'fwm the Mining & Engineer^ Record ^exp^^inK appreciation cf rdef for copies of issue in -which ap--,redHn-u«ii.'ioretheP.G. Ef The jfitional' Travelling and Outdoor life Exposition wished the board to Bukenn'eNhiljit of game at Chicago, ird the Associated -Boards of Trade : o\v if anything had been done in regard", to gathering land set-Uitnent statistics, It was explained ¦thit the questionnaire had just been received1. A" offer of a'panoramic view of the city for ?I0 was refjused, uit was not suitable. 0 .' In regard 1o having legislation pMsed to uniend the Highway;. Ac^' Mthat sleiglis must in future' b»'e the game width as wagons and autos, it wu sug-gpRtfl that T>resolution be Mnt the member and the advisory' toed ofT'inners1 Institutes asking-the endorsation of the latter. . That a minor-was current to the effect that the" local office of the £lind Settlement Board was about to be closed am! that a district horticulturist was about to be appointed for Northern, B.C., was brought tc the attention of the Board. It was poirkt-¦«d out'that other offices of this kind we not being closed, and. in thia ok, the honicu-lturiat should he located here. The agricultural cow-aitwe will draft a suitable resola-tbn. -W.P, Ogilyie wiU'bring the attention of the Fanners'Tn»titut«a to- tile '¦¦ »tt»r of" bringing , a- well-drilling dstfitjnto the district." An effort will be made to have lecture* constituting a short course in l^ifriculjure under the University, of IC. delivered in Prince George dur- |ting the coming winter, the Farmer*' Institutes to suggest subjects. |- D. G. \Villiams brought up_. the question of government speculation -in lots' in Pririce George. - If other* I' nnted to speculate they had to payi ta'p-Wand paid nothing. Others paid *»re taxes because the government »u exempt. At the. time the .legfJB- |«ioii was passed it was intended to p fwtect the government in unorgan- »»t the districtj; and was not intended government- should Jiold Property, for ten to twenty years in B«orporated areas. " They should' »«P.at auction all lota not neei«d ^government purposes ¦ ancl let to the highest bidder, even ? didn't bring the^full amount ?k taxes. The/Only upset price "ould be where there were improve-,*»¦ and theft only for^the value president and sectat-" Johnson will draft a to this effect for Bub-mis- me. the government! the mail service ^was noted with pleaaure that ™ flfftl'te .-.fit «¦» to get an to the coast »«t home fruit, and a. letter 'S thanks will be a«nt the ¦"¦general. ' secretary wan instructed to member, H. G. Peny, his attention the- «xc«a-»oyalties charged in tliis v«»d the need of government the Hng I There w«s some discussion oi load POSSIBLE IN THE SPfclWG his kt, f the lam-bears his name, over Sunday confer, representatives here, not have the pleasure 'llh°ugh the *e ?*fe_et,a thf Jeo»lctnof be J~tion with Mr.-McArthur i currant out17 ,WeiJa- the be and the pfopoa Major-General Sir Eugene Fiset, deputy minister of Canadian militia for. nearly twenty years; who will retire from-the service after a year's leave of absence now commencing, ILLEGAL SALE OF LIQUOR CASE HEAR1MC •The hearing of the charge against Yelva -Matthew's;,'of selling intoxicating liquors is being "heard before C. B. Daniell, police magistrate today. The. accused pleaded "not guilty." A large bottle, vestigating the possibilities of New-lands. Foi; mixed farming the soil and climate are the best. Watch Newlauds grow! LIST OF JORORS FOR j NEXT WEEK'S ASSIZES The fall assizes will open in Prince George on Tuesday next before Mr. Justice Murphy. ¦ The following have been served to act as. j urors: . Gi'aiid;Jurqrs-i-rM. C. Wiggins, A. Goff, A.' J. Peck, W. J. Pitman, J. Leith, W';( Blair," W. Skinner, 0.- N. Haydon.'J. Savage, H. Wilson, G. A. Fen wick, T. Griffiths. Petjt Jurors—G. G. Mackenzie, O. A, Woolsey, Alex. Bruce, Peter Slain, H. L. Black, E. Brindahour, E. B. Smith, R. Stewart, C. R. Cambridge, P. Maynard, 0. R. Hammond, Geo. Snell, F. C. Borhaven, C. G. Streig> ler, L. Lyle, J. P. Spencer,' W. 3v Allan, W. A. Golder, M. Ej Harper, J. Beyan, S. C. Bennett, L. Me Arthur, i.-breorQitigvEd H&WR. C. S. Randall, John Robertson, W. Boden, S. Ray, J. Braithwai^e^A. J. McGet-' tigan, G. Ogeton^-O. Burdette, H. Irigham, J. Hartley, R. Telford," J. 11. Macinillarr^W. N.. Adam, R. T. Alexander/H. Avison, R. S. Aikins, K. Anderson, D. Baird, J. L. Belina, C. kf Blue, A. K. Bourchier, N. C. . D. Corless, C. H. Ellacott. TO ORGANIZE RAILWAY UNION A meeting of the G. T. P. maintenance.of way meiv, between Prince Georpc and Endakd, will be held in. Hie G^W- V; A. club rooms on Sun-iay next to organize a local of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees. J. Y. Gilles, the oi'panizer, is now in the district making the necessary arrangements, and it is expected that all employees alo-np.the line will make application-for membership and that a char-tor, win be asked for. The. meeting will be held at 5:15 o'clock. have purchased Lo£ 706, consisting their son property 794, 799 and 1476 acres,, and to develop tlie the spring. They are very rnucn impressed with the country. While on a trip to Salmon RKfer they saw. 30-pouhd cabbages, n°difficulties in thiJ^hich, when cooked, were as crisp ^crpated, andi tU^yland tender as any thev ha<1 ever Proceed with the/Wfc seen. In fact, they maintain Salmon ^ 'River vegetable cannot be beaten, '&' ' 5f-i ' r. hi: FARMERS' INSTITUTE MEETS AT NEWLANDS Splendid progroer: on the g/Vi'in-nient trmrk road here at Newlands isjbeing niade by Mr. McDonald and his j*anjj_ of workmen. Quite a stretch of good graded road will be done this fall. Despite the nature of the soil, which is a very- heavy clny, a good week's work has-been done. Teams have been engaged to plow and grade, some of. this work haviriir to b'e abandoned on account of bad weather. Mr. McDonald is a veteran in this kind of work, so the, farmers/ may expect the work to>be well attended to. ,- A general meeting of the/Farmers' Institute wns held "in/Community Hall on Sati«nlayr;O^t-ober 21st.. On nccoTint of bad- weaklier bnly twelve turned up. A/visiting member, in thepersonpof John. Ne\vsomc\.. of Willow RiviT, was welcomed. Very iij,portent matters were brought be-fh.ve President Richardson for con--sideration; the main features boino; "the disposnl 'of funds or. behnlf of the Jn'-vVtnte; a general discussion on thi imnK-fliatc'grant of the propertv hr.'whi-l- the hall if situated, to b-tlitj co'.iinvon property of the -New-labels coTiimvnity, granted by M-. und Mis- Moore -.pending.'legal, advice permisMonVtrf'be asked . from Caradian- National Railways tore-pair ov iiril>rovfi the road on . their property, whicn benches from the trunk wagon road on the oast end. 'these items v.-eru mpir.e or less, in-telli?^tly rliscusM^/'and the meet-ini; adjoUrne'd at ten. , ~ ¦ FAT MEN AND LADIES^ IN BASE^B^ALL GAME Wednosda-y afternoon the Fat Men of the; city1 endeavored to defeat the ladies in a baseball game. The score was a tie when the game ended—10-10—with the Fate'in an exhausted condition. The portly males explain their inability to win decisively to poor base-running, several of them being caught in animated conversation with the fair keepers of the three, stations. "Red" Rogers, manager . and technical adviser of the ladies, is said to be responsible for the vamp ' methods practiced upon ?the^ male 'base-runners. The ladiea played a snappy game in the field and at bat. Their appearance in neat bloomer costume may be responsible for the inability of the portly4iattersato hit the ball-at crucial periods. Alex Moffat filled the difficult position of umpire and gave general satisfaction, though he indignantly ordered Ed Hall to .the bench when he inferred the umpire had "been "fixed",by the ladies. The ladies' team was composed of the'following: Mrs. Abbott, p; Mrs. Bartell, cf; Mrs, Bustin, cj Mrs. Sherman, 3b; Mrs. Graham, If; Mrs.-Minaker, 2b; Mrs. Wallin, lb; Mrs. ;erry>ss4 Mrs. Allan, If; Mrs. IVTatheson, rf. • o Fat Men—E>Tliompsoii, J. C. Pid-p;eon, Chief Carlow>jack McKenzie, E; H. Livingstone, H. W,; Gross, Ed. Hall, J. G. Quinn and Mayor John-. son. FEDERAL MEMBER INSPECTS THE P. G. E. T. G. McBride, federal member for. Cariboo,' came in fro.ny Woodpecker by auto on Tuesday. Being too late to connect^vith the afternoon train for Vancouver, Mr. McBride attended/the Farmers' Institute meeting^in the city hall that evening ^and was asked to make a few remarks. He confined himself almost altogether to the railway situation, statr ing that outside of personal interest, he had been asked by others to make an inspection of; the Jj*Jcific Great. EasterTT railwayliml report.^ He was not prepared, therefore, to go as fully into this matter as he would like, but although he knew such a statement would make him unpopular in Prince George, he would say that he thought a pood hard-surfaced road between here and Quesnel would answer all purposes for years to come. Almost-nsurmountable difficulties would -yet be experienced before the Uncompleted jiortion of the line was finished, especially in regard to bridging the Cottonwood River. He had, however, recently return, ed from a trip to eth Peace. 'River country, where he inspected land which would.-produce more than all the rest of British Columbia put together, and yet it had absolutely no transportation, ¦. facilities. He had soon, potatoes, melons ^and other vegetables; of excellent quality grown in the open, and granaries filled with the finest grain that could be grown in Canada, but it could-nlt be mai> keted. - He knew of cases where^it cost $30 to market a load of wheat which only brought $27. As a consequence there was a great deal of poverty—more than- he had ever seen in all his travels. He advocated building a railway from this district to connect with the Canadian Na-S tional line at Prince George, so that the grain "could be/taken via Lucerne to Vancouver, and he claimed tb:t an engine could, haul twice as much that^way as it could over the 'P. G. E.yiie had taken this matter up with Premier Oliver, who was sympathetic towards the proposal, and would also bring it before the" federal "government. j ASSIZE COURT CASES The following criminal cases are on the docket for the assizes which open before Mr!51 Justice Murphy on fuesday next: Rex vs. Joe Rosa, murder.L Rex vs. J. J. Barry, .forgery. Rex "vs. toss alias Backus, .false pretences: Rex vp. Goodrich "and Henderson, heft. In addition there/ will be three'civil cases. J. M, McLean will for the crown," ¦ TO STOP SMUGGLING Ot.tuwa, Oct. 27.'—A special force of cur.horns officers has bee.n. established along the international bodn-rl.iiy to check smuggling of silks, drugs, etc. Train crews .report seeing moose frequently on the; right-of-way east of Prince G«org*. _ Get Your Name on The City Voters'List HOUSEHOLDERS AND LICENSE HOLDERS MUST REGISTER BY TUESDAY NEXT-^PROPERT OWNERS ARE AUTOMATICAL. LY PLACED ON LIST—FORMS FILLED IN BY CITY CLERK. HEAD OF C. N. R. SYSTEM S. .1. Kungerford, named vice-president and general manager • of the Canadian National Railway system, fiuveeceding D. B. Hanna, who resigned. CO-OPERATION AND ITS INFLUENCES An address on "The Organized Farmer and His Power and Influence" was given in the city hall on Tuesday evening by C. E. Whitney-Griffiths, of - Metchosin, a member of the advisory board of the Farmers' Institute. In opening, the speaker made it-plain that he was not a gov. eminent official, but a member of a committee appointed by the farmers themselves to look after their affairs and to get away from the political influence which was previously felt. His speech all through was forcible and to the point, yet not one word was spoken which would tend to create class prejudice. -While he gave specific instances in which the farmers were benefitted through organization, through co-operative selling and fn securing legislation, he warned those present that they must play fair with their^ organization, with1 their fellow farmer and with the government, and they must not expect too.much. In no case, could they expect more than' the market price, for their produce; they must 'figure on hav-injr it distributed, and they must expect to pay more than the wholesale price for what they buy, even going so far as to say that an increase of 100% in some cases was not too much. ' The main point in his address was that the members of the Institutes should take more" interest " in their work, should attend the meetings and bring forward questions for discussion and submission to the advisory board. There were quite a few farmers in attendance and we are sure, had they not thought this'was "only a farmers' -meeting" many more from town would have been present. R. J. Blackburn was .chairman ^of the meeting. "POPPY DAY" PARADE TO LOCAL CEMETERY All returned men who may be in the city on ^November 11th (Popp/ Day) are cordially invited byXthe G.W.y.A. to join in a parade ins part of the program for that day. N The parade will fall in at the G. W.V.A. hall at 10:15 a.m., inarch tur George street, along George street to Seventh avenue in front of the city hall, where all on the parade will be detailed to autos which /will be in waiting and proceed to the cemetery where a memorial service \vill be held. ' The bugler, from vantage points in the city, will sound nalf-honr dress at/9:4f) a.m., the quarter, dress at 10 a.m., and the fall-in at 10.15 a.nv Sergt. R. W. McLeod, of the R. C. M. P., will take charge of the parade. , . - . » '.' ¦ All decorations and.medals should bo worn on uniforms or civilian clothes as the case may be. Wear your uniform if you have one. The Leader would call the attention of householders , and : license holders to the fact that Tuesday next, October 31st, is the last day on which they" can have their names placed on the city voters' list. To have a vote as license holder it is necessary that the applicant.be a British subject of the full age of 21 years, carrying on business in the city of Prince George, and the holder of a license, the annual fee for y which is not less than $5. Any per- / ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ son qualified as above, and. taking the declaration, wiU'have his name placed on the list in the ward in ^which he'or she does business. A householder will be placed on the list in the ward in which he or. she resides, also on taking the necessary declaration, which is to the effect that the party is a British subject of the full age of 21 years and has been a resident of the city since the 1st of January last; that they have paid directly to the city all rates, taxes or assessments which are hot chargeable on lands, and which amount to not less than $2, exclusive of-water-rates,-ligh,t-rates,__ or taxes and license fees for dogs.N The payment of $2 is required to be placed on the list as a householder, but it ia worth pointing out that under a legal ruling last year a man and his -wife may both qualify as householders on payment of the $2. Owners of property, whose titles are registered in Kamloops, are automatically placed on the list in the ward in which they, have the -greatest amount of. property, but they can have their vote transferred on application to the city clerk, to another ward in which they also, have property. ;¦¦'.' .'-"¦'¦ CHANGES ARE MADE IN MAIL SERVICE. Word has been received at/the local postoffice to the effect that on and after the end of the present month, Quesnel will be served with one mail a week from Vancouver through the local postoffice. It is stated that the present semi-weekly mail service by stage to Quesnel-from Soda Creek will be discontinued, and instead a weekly . mail service from the south will be given by the P. G E. from Squamish, reaching Quesnel on Saturdays and leaving Sundays. The mid-week service from Vancouver will be over the Canadian National via Lucerne and Prince Georgef connecting with the service between here and Ques-nol on Wednesdays," under a new . contract with Jas. C. Shields for carrying mail between these twb places. From this it would" appear that Jas. C. Shields has been, given the contract for a mail service between Prince George and Quesnel, and' we understand the,first mail will loave here on Tuesday morning over the Blackwater road. STRIKING IT RICH ON GOAT RIVER M. S.- Kendall, the owner of/a-mile of channel placer leases on^the Goat River, was a vsiitor to Prince George on Sunday's train,.returning home on Tuesday. JVIr. Kendall is enthusiastic over his ^property, and showed The Leader some nuggets large enough to make us want to quit the newspaper business and go hunt a real gold mine, and he had quite a Handful of smaller samples. Work so far has been mostly in the nature of prospecting, and will be" continued all t winter, and it is the owner's intention ;to mnke the property a hydraulic proposition. The channel lease'will be much.,more.economical to operate than a bench lease and there is plenty of water available in both the east and west forks of Boulder Creek. The property is reached by means of a seven-mile pack trail from Kendall's Landing, two miles east of Rooney. Mr. Kendall was the victim of a rather serious accident a short time ago, when a large-calibre rifle which he, had been handling fell on some rocks and discharged, the bullet entering his body /ust below the. ribs and coming out in the neck. He was taken to McBride' as quickly as possible, and in less than three days was around again. Today he-=feels no ill effects of the nccitUut.