City Cartage & Transfer •"• OAllViV, m 1 lot; -•• PJW&'CE RBCmOE, BritTrSH COLUMBIA. DKOEMBER 14,1022 $2.00 A YEAB Regular Meeting of Board of Trade the City Coumiti Will Hold Dance EPORT RECEIVED FROM FIRE UNDERWRITERS' ENGINEER ~ UMKARY WILL BE .CLOSED AT THE END OF T.i-jfc YFA« puE TO LACK OF PATRONA GE—FLAT RATE FOR WATER , AND LKJlir TO .THE RINK. .\j,|. McKay was the"only n . |jj(, |-,.|;ular nifetiiiK' of the city 1 ,,ii Thursday evening, Mayor ¦¦¦-jl'ti^uu in,.ilie-(-httir. •____________. ,....., ......Mi,.:; were read and adript- ,i .tl-,ii ,Wount:i certified correct by, I', liiianc'i1 coiiimittc-e to the extent ',¦¦<• 'iH'r..:!.'' nvrt" ordered paid. r|i,. iiiv solicitor advised the .,.,) i)kii ii had "o power to ac-, i|i/ii 1'nijn (ie«>r^t* Adanis in ,.i,,..,' nf lijic'K luxes on the pro pi ,..'. ,,„ ,', t ifii lIi*- Dreamland theatre Court of Revision is Adjourned FuhdB Liabili«ie» tlit »' I .int Are i .. OI»j<-cW'd To. (\s tho public knows frovil previous '•••ports, the local Hoard of Trade is iiol hi any too flood shape, financially. i'lic n-tiriri/.- officer's are. anxious to i-ljijft'ii up all nujsinndlng liabilities, if p'/'jisihle, bi-riirc Jin- annual ¦ il::i!ic i'i! Uiu.-'.-Kiior hall tOlhcr-iV'jv; fl-'ridiiy) evening. Tickets are only i.. cents, and music will bo. fur*' ¦i'-Ih-'I by the I'rince George dance -rd-,.c.,ir;t, so this in u jf'H.d chatice South Fort li.-iVt- a ft-' ari.l .\-l.|,-t ,>,,., time and still h«-lp a i thy pul'lii;. l.i.dy. Tin- DoarJl has Taylor and Aid.,.-,„ s,,| ;,_ ., ,,Ol||., l)}- \ '¦ *M*iV< revision ,,( the \toi, from the ;\ lt,| ,f it ,li.l not the member, " MO" '' »* *>"™'.!!* in tlio city ^ ''', -- ^ so lee.s mat ' "'":';;:.....,„..„ n^,n«llo llnhi;- .)jnM °" M«n«l«y.| About tu.o d02ff;,Ji!-i«;« oa»t ontitlwl.to^hismeasuw i tl.i-n' >elv«'S personally hahle • , ut "Jv uo/.en TtZ. :,m«in»it if the notes were not ' ?l'n"s "" "10 lisI wc;n. .objected to. t:n,i f? ratepayer took steps to '':'" e°1"'' .W:'S ^Jou'i^l "{.til :Sr,t-•'"•' - ' • ' . ili'day luorni,::'. ,& |] i,V|oc|< t.,..,.„. ! ¦ f public support. The\Wornen's 'Auxiliary will supply the \!, Ailaiiii- later appeared before . i'oii'm;ii i!' reference to this, iiifit-|U v iil.-tiiu-d that ho was not . owiU'i uf the land, but had paid ,,,,,,1 ii.,i on" it up. to the time the '.. n iii'i:, loi I'l'loseil (rirn;i facii r-vidfiut-o (.hat tihe.v . tV.- cLL.-il to go oh record, ' and}-'¦^!1<:il;l:""''it "' v"tl' V\" 'uinK:s Icvi/e :,, ;.,v1.r,,nu.nt.to the elii-cl ^I-'1 !*"; '" shl>' "r: lh" l ! "rhst back taxes up to foreclosure •:""11" CK«.!,"''« '" tl-,e.<-on.rnry were fhoiiiii b(-'i«keii from the upset price .jii;,. piin.'ity. exclusive of im- ptww-fi--., and the taxes .since foi'o- ii',;>Mi.- uislo • Imuld be a chaise sliinst t)u> improvements. II. (i. ¦ h|ny. tt.c' Jocn'l member, wjih mak •:.,i!iui: along these lines, and a resolution from th,< council would rtifityitien iii-i hands. Alii. Ahvnni, t}ioui ai! vise, a 111 committee's, the council kniir-r.illy cjel itrf [irosi'Cutoi1 and solifiior, • oepi in cases nf litigation .ami ;fjV|>r:ii. at a salary of ^13.1 a nwi.i;ji. Mr .vail. It lias now . heoii *|ipW,Vi'd !,y both the council and the I'.. Mr1 u;!ii y drew the /council':? MtciiiHia to the. fact that a-destitute faiiily w-'as raiding in one of his :Ji0UM\< ;m\\ not |)a>riiig "/my rent. l.'uir- i\ii,.' idmf children in the f.i.i.fii.!y, liml ii was up to the city to Icon after thi-in. Chief Carlow said in man had heoi workihjf some re-m\) aiitit! los>;.- Imt and i In- mother was Xn poor iiily N l.i.iltli. Hv |,:i,| »iof..applied........., litl iiiic \Vnrkinn, . V l-v,-,._j|i:.,-iis;;oij us to whetlier o\' ¦I the kv, nr't'" i.t" •/• Iniildinft- could " ! •"• u-ninil in theKvinler for iiini- j*y"H'iii uf M-nt, tht! >ity solicitor •'"'! (hi.i only a|j]ilied in cold ciJ'un-''" l.ikt! Ajfii-rtit, aiid not"TiNBf.i.tish l.f'hiiiihiii uliich was sifpposenV to t:'v<- :i M-iiu-tropical climate. N^ j'1".' ii'M'ifi of the tire undenvrit-'¦|V fiijriiH.'i'r, who had made an in-v'"'""'1 '-f conditions in Prince '"'>¦¦<.¦ whs up foi* consideration. y"< w.stod ccrtiiiii changt'B and •••ilitiiiiis tn th,> liijuipmeilt,' which ""''•'•'I only cost u li.tt.lc inntter of al'l"">.iiiiutcly .1100,00(1, some of J1"'1" '"'inK.-in addition to tin' rcsur-•°"' c;.p;iciiy_ ;it) juidjijonal pump at ""¦ pn-.v.T !i.pii.-.i., direct UMephone (fi'iujnu,,,! i»n \>iw l\) '• . ' -I -'. 'M fr V'i T! ?> T'l TV U ROUTE'BOYS STARTED-^ U.U' -Leader's rotito "hoye '" staiifi) nut itujl^'Thursdny fov f'-' I'"' ii'i.t llpje^iL»nd inasmuch as "^ " "Mj^tfo have not received a & aint, it looks? as ':' bad got hold of, aj£ •'•"'" •'. i'-lialili..;biincli of .assist<^ thnifr we do/know, *f in are riistlcrs after '• . n;i"!'^ foi'jhj«'likt in a forenoon, fr '" Mwit-her 14 tlie first evenincr '* '.. 'l^'^'" l|1^ t'li.s officii with hi? '" ^-"''ij'is. We: feel theso boys will , "1!'!;" 4ro««l, but in case you do ^ ¦"¦' K'coivo your paper regular- ' ' >'¦ '-"II at or phone The Loader b (" ilias \v,. may brin.ir it to the ' "•¦ :'H«'i:tion. If you are not '; f'vw ii xi,] IllOat ,,f ':"•• «¦ or " "•'¦. .-in. '-¦.!,., ,„ at 1 :^0 -o'clock, but oi'l'sisltfiit y/oil; on the part of tjie fire briftftde ai >;.ftime v/in'ii the ther-iiiouieUr vy.as registering »-..;ll below /..¦ i.>. s.• *\.¦.i (!•!' building wit'n n coin-(•itrut K't'li small Iosf fbei'f- were -i-Vi'l; Vliv'.i Ii ¦ tho iniii.lliii; tit tllfl liuie. and four of tlu'in esvapod with; a-. d.iiii.ij.M' !•> speak of. John Ene-nutrk's Fonl will l»' almost a total it*.--* with no insurance. Frank Whit-iuipi'c's (ii'ay-H'iii will rt".|uii'c. a new*| top, also \vi< 1 i ,no iri.iii;.in'i'. Cai"« belon^iiiK to \\ . Hollos and I'M'. Oniiit •intli .ii!.->.;red. will reijuire new wind---.hiolfls ;iiul i'i c-iint of paint find sonie e'phirs at least to the tcijis. Tin.1 building, o'wnetl by .Mr. Hunn.j i;i a : ¦ t ¦¦ i-y ;n)'i :i half ¦¦it'll. iliVe with.:, j • ,.r;j-;r iii tin' basemiun, the-, first i ii. iiinl Ii \ 11)f_r I .'.'ii. • '.Ley may be rearranged at any time >.'. .•;•:. to mnke them eveivly matched ami i~iv«> those who watch the hmui^.i the worth of tbetr money. If a t.aiii i.s formed -ut South Fort, a city t. :.ni will be chosen to play them. it vv.t.-. reported unofficially that the rink.company wished to make an at-i^nfement t» thkf all the weipts fii.in Sunday frames in return for face iniiiCtiso on..Wednesday*, and to; ii in lhe rink for $4 for outside j Public School School Standing for November— Cloting Exerci««>i Dec. 21. I>i>i«ion 1, F. E. Anfield, Principal. Kntrancp—John UnvioM, Dixon Taylor. Junior Fourth—Preston Coatea, Muye .Vault and Margaret Cole, tied.. Sf-fiior Third—William Kiniiey, ¦A'iriiiiiia Tiiylor.. ." } -duriior Third—Richard 'Lattm&n, Arthur Taylor. Diviaion 2, Mus A»ni« Joltiuon. .Senior .Second—Annie WMrri-n,. Junior .Second —: ¦ Willard Cole, Kuthli'c-n Ki.nn'ey, First R,»uder—\Vnlter Ctuivn.'e Cole. Stieoud l'rinier-—flany fiv.-en Mosf. \ First Primer—Donald Campbell, Tr-d Williaina. Ueceivirii.',- "-'A"—Amber. Urown, ¦f.'ir.e McKenzie; • FtoiT-iviriy; "IV'—Jack Lawrence, tJliii'a I.ockf. ".? ¦£¦ u Tin- annual concert and closing exercises of- the school will be held in th« Hohoolhouse on Friday, Decora-. jpW 21st', at'?:4f) p.m. Tfic kiddies ¦1%,'n- putting on a splenditl program •fCThs&utj*. dances und recitations, the feature—of the concert bVirig; a r^n-ditioii of piVkens' "ChrLsttnaa Carol" in two acts. There will also he a Christmas tree for the kiddies at the close of the concert, and each am1 fill rue to receive some little souvenir ot the festive seafimi. Owtnj? to limited accominodfition, sp-at^ arc being reserved for the parents of the kiddies of the school, and next for special outside friends of the school, l»ut ihe public art* cordially invited to attend should they care to come alontf and se«> whut the children can d«i in the w.iy of enu,t»iiunent. Thf I'stivnt-Teaclii-r Association nf the school lield a sewing, her. yest«r-il»y- ufitrnoon at which coatvnne- or the concert wag the order oi' the 'day. arid practically all ' the nmny and vnried costumes were com- PREMIERS TO CONFER ,nic;. As miKSt. of the hockey play-.i . :ir<; holders of season tickets it .,, Ihoupht this was pretty steep, The fr- juh'il', and they were aske-d to wkf miittt'r in haiid a'5 soon as pos- be on hjj way Jo Ott theyvand plher questi Ottawa t-iiiiy part of January'. Mi' will to take ini theyivand plher questions with federal Jiiiiho.i-ifies find will stop ff in. K'dmonJ^jfr. to talk them over iWwr uiiuccupied, mill liyini; i....... ¦¦; • in matter in hand a.-; soon as pos- J" '"• :."»""»y">».-i-v «»^ tip.ilHira. and eai rio.il sulVieiu ii-ur | .t;.\r. as the boys lieeil the money. I "">'•¦ tbe^Ailu-rta premier. mice to rover thi' loss. Ii i.; supjio^od that th»-' lire stnrj.id front tht' at'ovej i\x, thi- ^av.ii'.e, :i- TT'r.. Huriti hud left '¦¦ \\w l.uililiruv only n.-"fe\\ mimites be | fi'Iri"', and wheii he'noticed ii the tiri* >.;.U\ MSsiimeil rnnsideralde • propor'-.j Question Not Discussed Four Arresf^Mad^e ^ on Liquor Charges i'Ol ICE HAD UUSY U.V?f VESTER DAY ROUNDING UP PERSONS ALLEGED TO HAVE SOLD 1JQUOR AND BEER—ALL THE ACCUSED ARE OUT ON BAIL.. Red Cross Society Hotels Annual Meeting \^^ i' • -•--¦¦ -\i__________:__ REPORTS OFx^FFICERS ARE RECEIVED AND NEW ONES ELECTED FOR THE Erf SUING TERM — MRS. BURDEN RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT, ANfD MRS. M'KE NZIE IS .SECRETARY. Fort George Spuds First City Astentor Wino With Potato Exhibit at Grand Forks. ¦ a. y W. (Jeorir.-. city -assessor, is not what you would call a farmer, but ho evide-titly crtn raise spuds. At thfj recent provincial potato show at Grind Forks they arranged for a "Central U.C." class to get the ppo-ple of this section interested, ,and ierii:it'^Ty st^rt.'.t K«-tt irur rrady I vueation. If he hnd to s'erv»; his six montliK in the lirst instanco he would haveXbeen severril hundred dollars in pocket and returned honi*.1 with the birds in lhe i|>i'in(4'. but imw lie is miiui.s tho coir; aiid will not return to his old haunt,- until well in (be slimmer. New Sawmill is Assured Y.-i.'viiay was'a busy day in city j Ko a change. In 1ft 11, the coniniit-i'-,iili< c tjitvles when, on information j t<-e coriiisted of sevt»n members; four '--^1. _.' " .' ,. ;.i i,,, Mt-.si'j;. Harrison mu\ Dick^on. j S'oveniiriont and three opposition. Motion to Not Consider Is P.^-d i' .. .^rMnient 'operative. Mr. 1'hyllw | O,«. the present occasion tlu< ProKi*»-Dy Liigislnturc. . vi..,, r. ,-hmwi wen- Ulheil iiki;iwikv| ..... on the committee. The neyt house,-When the jvpndihg; it'distribution will become etl'«iciivfl v, HI, be: the largest numerically since Victoria, Doc. 13.- -A inolion to dismiut (rr, this session tliu queslion of ^.g-iivernment iiuth-orixalion of nule of b< <*r by the gl..s»^>va» tfiloptfed hy t.bc Lettis-JtCiMTC by n vote at -2'.i to 17. Winii Miss-Jewel .Murray and Mrs. j -sivo- party, in addition to Liberals vi- '.' (I '•'¦¦n"in wen- taken in ehurjfv j and Conservatives, will be represent-' f JlU'fcal sale of'lUjuor; ,.~t.-d M(-b wirf m'm _ oil :'i.>har'tfe \>txol\U\% beer- .'be ¦• m.V.-oi'i vkli^Av'etv nuiiiir if Septem- nail LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS All tin- accius«l are out on hi a'iid tluj trials will be held some time 'r,.v, woek. -------- ^ j j,E0,STRIBUT|oN "MEANS FIGHT London.—A siMnnlenten.triry e-iti- j '•'-;-'_______ mate of (i lief of tine POUIHIS for tilt! re- 1 was airreeil 1.6 Ivy ..ituv.a. De.c. .15..—Shortly -Atier j.tlic opeiilnK of parliameht, the si>rth the QoninionH lifter n 1.0-hoMr session 1 i)f.;,!-,.trjj,ntion bill- J)iv^e.nU'd :since the confederation. It will consist of 2-14 menibfrs, an\ increase of nine over the present raemb«rshirj, and the various provinces will be represcnt-*\ as follows :'.."¦/ Present. New Quebec........................ fift C5 Brunswick .... n NV.va Scotia P. K.I. ..... roi,tr<|(-,:ition will, accotdin^to._the Ontario "xE:::":"'^ .":.' ~~" S2 ulications, be in'troduceiiHiii.|¦^iri',,"itojja\1_f . jf, -. £f | rii'i.'.Si'Ul. IlKUCMin'ii- i ¦¦> •"..........--¦"• ..I .«i«l!lt<>oWi............ 1'fll-i.s.—rri-...ui'"r ¦ 1'oiii.Mii'e. it '¦;,,,,. li,>.1Se. Wber. Ihe last r^IlisLn.' Sask.iU,Kpwan ¦;•- . ;¦ JG iniinia'locl, will announce in ' h. -llU,joll' i.ill was iiuroduced hy >S'r Alberta ............-..,........ .12' Chamber that Kniiice retains the ; lMii.yi j{orden in the session which .Rritisli:. Columbia............ 13 right to •use.-a fren. hand in seizins j preceded the "outbTcak of the Great, Yu) 'attempt wiisT.inade. to.define ¦----- <¦ '¦¦ •- :¦: tl,o.limits of cnnslUucncies.v.Follow:l ¦ 23_ K .. - Turkoy'bns refused >¦•>, j .; thv i^ampjc of Sir Wjlfn.l U|.r- 11 ""81" 17 21 14 1 .2441 Crankrook Lumbermen Buy Keegan Limiti Near City.. Yesterday airruificments were coinplt-ted whereby the Cranbrook S:i\viii!1I;'. becOiut.' the owners'of -the K«cLvan timber limits soutlnve.st of ih<: city, Mid today work^of laying out tlie main roads t/Kuike up active b'sfK*ne' opei-atii>n^ rir'o \uiiler Way. The i/nfr^wjlKnot In? erected until next sprrfij.;. b"nt it id the intention' to H*Jv£T' but. log's this winter, about 4n tut-n bfirii;- ethployed. It is intended to;haul the Uiiiiber with, teaiiis-at present;.to a.planing mill in town, but later on n tractor niay,be used. NEWLANDS NEWS I,!lll«»milt-. -- UfkoV IM1S I't'lUM'U ¦•< , ¦ :•; 1ST.1 l\;imi"<- -! ¦ - , r-----------------s~---------------- '• iiSs ISJ special pnr. of Turkey as ;, -, ^von years nrevwu,!y. g'| UNEMPLOYED -DEMONSTRATE' a national home for Armenian* Is,. ;. ,.or, i""1;:"'^ ^^U ^j;;;;;;.^.^ '' " Lou^ DocT^-A turbulrnJ but' 111(.t i':>sh;i tN'd;inf ^o;;;;;;:I;|_ ; ^^!X^™*^^ fi-i&6H-\iv4 v?™¦*** ^^ &* **- ;m-\v iittenit)! .'' ' iy)W .. H . ^ l..,.-.^ii|U,MU-ic.< when- "'>'' •• f.noon in' the jf'reat central hull ad TK*' duiwe held in tlie Comnumity Hall lust Saturday night was a great puci-e-y. Kveryone had a, j?ood time. J-afck—Prost-haa— been- very- busy here di»riri|> rht; past w/>ek nn.l the lotr^M's ujv takinj.1; advantage of his visit. Messrs, Robinson ami Mutch «.ro both, starting lopjfiny: camps here for the, U.G.G. > . ". -it - it vs £• . 'i. F. T. Hu=1in Vas here a few d:iv ¦ Due, no doubt, to the cold weather, Hifii'O was :i .^iiiall attendance at the "it-nrMi.'rt" meeting of the Port George It.edSciross Jjupciely, held in the G.W. V.A.club^ooms.nn Friday afternoon last.- ^\. Mrs. f'\ I*, nttrden, the retiring prosideni. cave a n-pbr^i of the recent activities uf the society^ She explained that the old Fort deorge organization was -the oldest in\the ly-.i'th nniintry, •iJid was, in fact, uie only one at present between Prince Rupert and .the Alberta boundary, with Kamloops on the south and Peace River on the'north. Conse-iKfiitly there was a great denl of Worl: in connection with the peact1-tinie program which it could, and would be called upon, to do," The Princi- Cleorjffc society had disbonded when the war was over, and there was a reorganization to include also Prince George and South Port Gem-ire, though the old name had .been retained, as the scope of the organization would embrace the whole of the electoral district, and the name. Fort ¦• George, was 114 years old. ¦ ' ' \ ThV following is an outline of the ¦peace-time work the executive committee undertook during the year: Membership campaign. Organization of local branches. Extension of Rural Nursing Service. Administration and supervision by the Red Cross of the health centres'"'"" being maintained entirely or in part by the society. Organization, of Junior branches. Health work in fichoo] Establishment of a nursing^jprvice for the lighthouses alonjf the coast of British Columbia,^ • EstablishjiteTiJ/rif disaster ,-relief depots at stjttfpgic points throughont the proyJrico, and the making of pecKif garments in connection there-y local branches. Co-ordination" of all societies so that there will be 'no over-lapping1. l'!.st;ibli:;hinont of Jltary then read thn :>\in-utc-'.of the last two n:c"t:n4;» of t <> ¦:.-{• ':< t v, both of which vV.'ivri! jited. />•«' i Pa of the scope oCthd local or-g'anizatioii Was (riven.and the amount of moicy that' had been spent.-There were'12,000,000 Junior Red\ '.'ios.s ^workers, and' there was a branch for young people here. ' A "relief work depot bad been established and "during the recent drive for membership the roll had been increased from .^7 to 17f>. It was hoped, to. secure 'still, more names. The financial statement showed that in January, 1920, there were only a few dollars on hand in the bank, but in spite of the vast expenditures there were-now funds available to the extent of .$l!M.titj. The report was adopted. Correspondence relating to- th« new ,sy*tejn of voting for a provincial executive, and with regard to relief in Greece and Turkey were ordered filed. The election of officers was then proceeded with and resulted as follows : President, \lrs\f. P. Burden. Vice-Pres., Mayor J. H. Johnson. Sec.-Treas.. .Mrs. G. G. Mackenzie.' .Auditor, E. T. Flowt/r. Executive, Mesdain/s J. If. John-,. son, Geo. W. Fenwiok, A. J. Roger's, A. Dixon, and Messrs. F-. J. .Shearer, Judge Robert son, W. I Toronto.— At White Hiver il W i -.. ii'iv to b*'- iivuile. It .i>= al-; .ioiniiiir ii'.e lobby of the Ho'.v-e of s, when the/^'policy cjocted a. who I •¦^ntxr, ju:--L hand the p 'I'ot'oiito.-- .->i ^ m"1 "¦>>¦ •• . ^ ^^ ji( ,Jy (h,u t))e |ilY.|,,,:t i'.iv I (>oninu»ns, when Ui*i policy cjoctec! a dclivcM'R ' past your ^ reporto(l In be lu below 7.010. Win- /o:,< • .,vni Vollow a shnilur covtVtr«-.>j rro>v0Jw t!> lu>1 ''¦••.¦ • . .'' ,• ._.».:,. ..pfdal j-.i.mhiit-1 iruh Mngi.'itv th>> "Red ^Inir" and .V'i'.iii.r 1 livee months. f« Quebec *J IkH.o.w, And Oitaw.-. iijul • •'"'¦ v ' ' iietie^itr}iaVe to under- .Wiiving1 placards. J ••' vc v vr t;, tf <.- ^ a * ' Montreal ench 4 above zero. jieey-u. . - ¦ . .''»""' . :=-.----------------------------:---------------------------------------¦ ¦ / COLD IN VANCOUVER Tfcfi t•oniper.'i.tj.itvi i«''VTaneouver-on T'.iesdiiy tnbi*nin|f^tust was ft degrees ubavi! Tic.v.u^uu' ^coldest- Deqejiiber day onjrecord in Vancouver. Jy Alleyne Wrijrht nnd; Geo. W. Ann-strong. With the ..advent of cold Weather there i§ ^'considerable (biinanil for clothin«,.and Mrs. Rogers was unanimously elected convenor of a seviiiiK committee, to cull on any mc\nbers of the society, who could b? induced to help mend and put iri shape used clothing now on hand. There is a relief depot at the offie* if F. I'. Bur— den, and paries having any articles (Continued $n page 4)