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RINCE GEORGEv B. C, SATimDiVY, APRIL 10, 1915.
•RIDE FIVE.CENTS
\Expei intents at Provincial Farm V&ry Promising
•>j. Civ Jbrgeriscri Tells of .Results Attained   Last  Season at  Demonstration  Station
N. C Jorgenseri, on whose farm  is [the   provincial/government's   agricultural   demonstration   station   for   this district,    located    about    eight miles [north  of Prince  George, on  the  Gis-combe road, stated this week when he-was down from the farm that H,  K. [Walker, provincial agriculturist, would down from Telkwa next week with t.j  for this year's planting. Mrs Jofgensen brings news of con-...Jerable   importance  to  this  part  of Ithe province, especially at. the present liine, when so. much is'being sajd and I'd about the land settlement ques-Last: year   at   the   demonstra-HUfti'»"' f°ur classes of wheat, six  of
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS' FIRST ANNUAL BALL
Order of   Railway   Conductors   Holds Very  Suct'ssful   Hall—Record    \ Attendance
To describe the ball given.by the Order of Railway -Conductors, held last Monday night in the Ritls-Kifer hall, as the most successful affair of its kind that has ever been held in: the Fort George country, is°an unde-'j niable statement of fact and, therefor, a fair-description. The ball, drew! a record attendance, and was in every j way a hugely sueeessfui\affair. ¦
The1: railroad   order  spared   neither j "ordered TJ expense  nor trouble  to make success of the event, and thes room was crowded to its capacity
ITALY'S ENTRY SEEMS IMMINENT; SAILINGSFROM U.S.A. POSTPONED; TEUTONS CROWD OUTBOUND TRAINS
WAR REVENUE ACT TO        Should
BE IN FORCE ON 15th °(lU   , ^    WWtl*
No Money Till
Letters; Telegrams, Checks and Railway  Tickets  Affected
Reported Kaiser Agreeable to Ally's Withdrawal—Norwegian Airmien Discover German Submarines Sheltered in Berg-en Bay—Austrian Forces Depressed by Russian Success., Their Operations in Carpathians Collapse.      \
Ottawa, April 9.—The. special "war revenue act" received the royal assent today-and is now the-law of the land. It comes into force on Thursday, April
It was on Hand
F. L. Murdoff Gives Advice to Future City Councils—Conditions (Jetting   ' Better on the Coast.
London, April ii.—All signs continue to point\tb Italy'srsoon entering the   e.('-ar on the side of the allies.   Italian steamers in-American ports have been i will
affixed to all letters-, and post cards before mailing. The extra cent will not, however, have to be placed on, circulars. On checks, drafts and prom-j issbry notes, negotiated through banks, two-cent stamps will have to be affix-Any person sending a telegram have to pay'an extra cent to the
eu   neanei ; ordered to postpone all.sailings till April 2i)\ according to a Rome despatch | telegraph company  for His Majesty's' <e a great  to the Exchange Telegraph-company.                                            •          '           J treasury.   Purchasers  of railway  tic-
le bitr'ball!                             ¦•    .-.-.V.        .    .    .;   ,>,.'..       r,                                  -   j kets will have to pay five cents extra
•      i                                  Prohibit Exports to Probable New Enemy                  •-      -      nn ..n tirkpr* oosrinfr <u and un in <fi!i
onni   WHS   err*wHf*rl   tn   it«   /"iti'wiI \*   h*r                 .    ,.                  '.            -'                 *                                                                                                                 ¦"  '      i    ' Oil   <1I1   lICKeta  COhLing  ipl   <U1U   up  LO   *p«J,
.   ™.   lu>wulh to   is (,apaciv>   i y ,         A Genevu despatch says that the German government, besides prohibit- \ and an additional five cents for each otn   dancers   and   onlookers   shortly, ing exportat-fon from Germany, to Italy, is stopping at frontier stations air additional   $5   or   fraction   thereof   in tter the: strains of a waltz fronv*the   empty  Italian freight" cars  bound  homeward;   Passenger trains arriving  in  the cost of the ticket, lusician s    gallery      introduced'   the   Switzerland from Italy are crowded with German families.
pg The  decorations  of  th
^o ofb arley, 'ten' of grasses, in-
i timothy and  clovers, four of 'pTetty and novel, a sjuggestio ind   many  other  varieties  were   railroad  men's calling being i
..... as experiments.
.Although the £ee<l has to be act-li-
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 hall   were  tion of tht
Italy
Believed   William   Will  War  With   Holland
London, April 9.—Persistent reports were current today in well-informed
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the country; most of   "the | A' 'signal, in miniature, which hoisted ¦grains aiKKgrasses gave  very  grati-; t-hc dance number and gave the right
decoration
Icultunilly which its fetility and climate   'n. i.
.........,_......o introduc-! firc-les that Germany intended to make war on Holland.    It was also asserted
ed   !>y train  lanterns    and    rear-end .that Austria was suing for peace with Russia, and that Germany, seeing that lights in   different parts of ther".hall., snL' <°uld nut; continue successfully, was agreeable. -   .
Aerial   Scouts   Find   Hidden   Flotilla. Copenhagen, April  9.—A'group of  Norwegian airmen,"who  have  been
.ititle.it   to.    Wheat  and   oats  were big successes, also the grasses. Barley
alfalfa  were   not   last
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 ce, who, together with th(.- J
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wives of conductors, formed the reception* committee. This committee uerfoxmed  its duties  in an  excellent
the war.
submarines gathered behind the cliffs at Bergen Hay. The submarines ordered to leave immediately or else be interned fc
;' Things are picking up on the coast,' especially in the lumber trade, according to'F. L. MurdotF, who returned the other day from Vancouver. Financially also trie clouds are beginning to Iilt7 he states.
'The shingle mills are now all busy and many are working night and day," said Mr. Murdorr to The Post. . "No. 2 cedar logs, for which there was no demand last fall, are now selling at $13.50 per thousand. A fair, quantity of shingles*have already been shipped from Vancouver through the Panama^cajial to New York. This is a. new market\for B. C. and it is said buyers there are highly pleased with the product, oirvaecou'nt of its superior  quality.        ^v
"This province has alsja supplied in the last three 'months (j;OQO,UOO ties for Great Britain; and I waSxinform-ed by the assistant purchasing agent for the British government in Canada ,    .         ,,              that he had orders Xo place for 5,000,-x
According to reports from the east,|000 feet of iumber, including a large
ay.  The submarines  iM&^^^^JW&tt-]?&?&'# brid^ timber.
,r the remainder of | Xpresfe   tf^T PacifiY' Grelt      ,£&& ?0 Win. Back Trade.'
SIR RICHARD GOES TO LONDON ON BUSINESS
Unable to .Realize  Satisfactory  Price for Bonds in New. York
Army of Dual Monarchy Is Ready-to Quit.
Bucharest,   April (9.—Despatches   reaching   here   from   the   frontier
"Eastern   railway,  left  New  York  for
London of ¦ tania.
last   Saturday   on   the   Lusi-
Mr   Jorgensen, who has wide exher-! manner",   and   the   arrangements    leff -GaIlcltt describe the Austrian* as very distressed by reports of Russian sue- :     sir Richard went to Ottawa at first,
•"•.*•     .    .'                  .           • i     .:     ., -       ,......                          i cesses farther north.    Austrian attempts to cross the River Pruth, near'Bou-: then to Montreal and New York   and
the despatches states that the premier
ienee in agriculture in various jiarts of r thi^ (HMttinent- and has a-diploma from  agricultural     school jh, Denmark, says that-it was the" fault of theplant-ing, which can be overcome this year. It.will   be   interesting  to   those   in this district wlio regularly buy apples at fn'e cents apiece, to know that ten varieties  of apple-   trees    are   being grown  at   this  station   and  after  the
...second s'hap's',
year    they    are  in  excellent and   give   promise  of   making
tht district a fruit-raising one. Wild strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, saskatoons and.' other- small fruits grow in great profusion all over the country where.the forest has been cleared away. MrY'Jorgensen mentioned one place in particular where about
nothing to be desired. "\ The attendance exceeded four hun-j dred^ persons,  and all sections of the
failed and their troops are-depressed by the lack of foo3. Czar's General .Staff to Advance Into Hungary-
community -were     well     represented '         Petrograd,  April  9.—Wfth  Russian  forces  in the  possession  of all the cars brmgn.}r large crowds from South |i              it   aad slopes    f the Beskid mountains   army    fficers here assert
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and Mr.  Stewart could not get satisf            prices for the bon'ls of the P. Ai            li
American metropolis.
endeavor
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praised.
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 trian>peratiohs in the Carpathians havecollapsed.   The Ru  is now considering the best.plan of approach into Hungary;
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"It has been unfortunate that B. C. should have.lost almost all her^former lumber trade with Australia and New Zealand, because a commissioner was appointed by the United States government with headquarters at San Francisco who so managed things that ships coming from those" countries with meats and other products of the Aid           ld i           l     ll
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Antipodes would in nearly all cases go bk     ith tib      f         th       ill    i
vVi..,..um..v.j   vo,_, v     ..^.w     y«'"«^        1'etrograd,  April  a.— with  Kussian  torces  in the  possession  oi  all the,;:   ^   ¦    ii,
cars bringiii}: large crowds from South | main SUIlimits and slopes of the Beskid mountains, army officers here assert j {-*~ 'n. i,he
^±:£^'t.b^ri!:!r^:^l^^\^^>^ Austrian^ppratwns..in the Carpathians have-collapsed,. The Russiahl toS^B^n^e^uiirlnlel^- back with timber  from "the   mills In
curities more advantageously to Brit-, Washington or other cargoes" for ish investors. It is likely that no date \™hlch. a market was needed by the I for the provincial elections will _be States- However, the ¦ provincial gov-announced till he returns.     .   •
Refreshments
¦served   for    a
small  sum by  the la.dieSiv.of the Sun-
BILL TO GIVE MEN AT
PROVISION FOR
.shine-  Society   and
sum   of  -880
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was  realized to  assist  the rtimmerid-able aim of this society in caring, for distress   and  .sickness  locally.     vV. The-ball   will   also   serve   to   bring, the people of Prince George in closer
FRONT VOTE COMES UP
CHANGE OF NAME
Partii'H Agreed on Principle, But Not   Referendum   Clause   in   Incorporation on Practicability                          Act     Makes     Provision—Post
BIG  CONCERN  FAILS
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relationshii)   with   the   railroad   fra- J     Ottawa, April 9.—Hon. C. J.  Doh-ternity,   from   whom   so  much  of the I'eity ^bill   by which it is^ proposed to
Advocates "Prince George"
! New York, April !>.—The J. B. Greenhut company, a New York corporation with $12,000,000 or so outstanding securities, operating two de-
 p  , by which it is^ proposed to
 Tlie.clause under "which provision i
wi  ui vj |       i i 'mi       i« ii' nil       .iv*      iiiuv.il      \jt       i 11\         —        v          \"          '         f                   t                        ,-^               j •                      t
future  prosperity  of  this   community! extend the franchise to Canadian sol-
BAbEBALL. GAME
FOR CACHE'TOMORROW
Prince    (ii-orge    WuK. Open    Season .    About  Same Time aXMajors.
iioii of. the permanent future p'opuln- i needed with,tomorrow. While the par-, tion will be the employees of these! ties are apparently agreed that as a ! systems.- The future annual balls of i mattei\ of principle the soldiers should the Railway ronductors order will un-! vote, they utterly fail to agree as to <l(»ubt«i<lly be looked forward to by the tlfe practjcability of taking aXote in people herefis a feature of our social   the trem-hes.                                 ><•
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SERVICE ESTABLISHED
Get Food
Government
I b,cen established by the Grand Trunk  Pacific   between   St.  Paul  and   Prince
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The big baseball leagues are, about to open their playing seasons^-and J Prince tieorge is not. to be lagging behind, for tomorrow the Season will open locally, when all and sundry will! amble down to the Cache grounds and •lenjoy themselves. Everybody is in-•vited to- come and bring whatever playing paraphernalia he .has—but come anyway; A,fter a little fungo hitting and light comedy stuff has been indulged in, two teams are sched-
|":uledf-,to..p!ay  a  regular  game—-nine    ...                      ,        ,       ,              •¦•••¦   ......-   --
innings, with peainit, popcorn aiul^kill-  during the past two days by-the pro-  passing through
.the-iimpire trimmings.       The- Cache j vincial government, through the local  day mornings and arriving in St. Ptiul
promises  to again liave a  team  Urn; provincial police, after authority had  ""'Sundays.
^^SplicS it?iSl^t^Pn^ 'TiVwl fl°m Vk'l°'-il1 f°r ^-']     Pr—¦ ^ the diamond.   Fort .George and South -|.ing.   .1 he   Russians,   who   were'abso-
al   present   are   uncertain   quantities,'] lutely (Institute, but indications are good for a s( "' did season in this city and disti'ii1
as follows:
Name of Municipality
12. (1.) 'The municipality hereby in-j cbrpprate^cl shall be known by the' name' of the "City of Fort George," unless and until the name is changed as hereinafter provided.           .   ¦ ^"
\(2.) At the first municipal eject'ion
Hyas filed in- separate proceedings by
'three of the creditors, with claims to- lli
 th^ues^ipirsa j electors'^   whether
 Thunicipality
Qhampionship Won Back For ^FheWhiteRace
ernment has recently appointed a commissioner  to reside  in  Australia and' it is hoped it will have some effecf'in winning back the  lost  trade..-'''-"••
"Speaking of local conditions, I believe Prince George., has so far had no reason to realize the distress so common in moSt of the cities of the country.^J'^'also believe this city is right,ntw in better shape financially
ght,ntw in better shape financially thaffany  other in Canada.   What we Vwant is to maintain oui1 spirit of optimism for we may be sure that other cities are trying to boost .so hard for
themselves that they are apt to point the finger of scorn at our very rapid
...            ,,,.      ,,         ..      ...Pacific   between   St.  Paul  and   Prince
Moslly Laborers.  Who Have  Not   R*-'-1 Rupdrt:    A   standard   electric-lightecf
Tear will leave St. Paul on .Wednesday !of  each   week,     arriving   --at'   Prince George at 8 p.m. Saturdays.and P.rince
ceived   P;iy   From  Contractors on IV (7. E. Railway
Standard   Electric-Lighted  Sleeper  to shall be known by live name of "City Run "Weekly From St. Paul          i of F'ort  Geo'rge>'or  "City  of Prince
George," and*'i"he electors entitled  to'              ¦¦•.;              ¦
vote .oiv-th'e   qu>s|ion   shall   be   such, Jt'ss    Willard,   Big  Kunsas
J^ as are entitled to vote on by-,     Heats-Johnson by Sheer Physical
for  liorrowing    nione......  'u--
icipahty,
Many Russians, have been given food   .RllPertr,  Sundays.,..^turning   it   will .     •                         .                           [leave Prince  Rupert eaidJHPwednesday,
the "name>shall be the majority^re-quired in the ca^e of any such by-law. (3.) If the electors are in'-favor of a change of name, the Lieutenant-Governor'in Council uniy, by proclamation published in two consecutive issues of the British Columbia Gazette,, declare
one   third   of  the   accommodation   on j that the municipality shall thereafter the tourist car, the balance being di-  be, known.by   the   name  of "City  of
uiantities, j lutuly i|tisti(uto,    visited    Government ¦ vided between Prince Rupert and Ed-   Prince  George": • a-'spleii-i -Agent T. W.I Icrne early in' the week, ] nionton.                                      "' ..     .     .   Provided always, that the change of
istrii't.          '      .,.:•  HiVs]'  .;„•   ni   -n,   •     ih                       ---------------------                     name shall-not affect anything there-
antl   me   (iisli.inution   ol   loou   is   the   ___ . ___________.___.______     -.    .  r___ ,.....e..n-.. .i..........,i«.. ii,^ ^m«.
on the to   which | the assent of the electors'is,required,
laws
credit..of  the   mimic
Strength
the assent of the electors isxrequired, j     .,
and the majority necessary to^change j     Havana, Cuba,  April i).—Jess Willard, the  Kansas cowboy, is the new
SERIES OF MYSTERIES
IN BIG SERIAL DRAMA
result of-Mr.   Herne's placing before
the government the/acts of the case.
Beef',  ham,   bacon,, oatmeal,   beans,
Treasure Comes to  Light and Disap-1 '(loar.   sugar, coffee -md   potatoes are
pears Again—U»-x Nest Week
Mysterious., hands were, seen "to de-~postr the -treasure   box  inw  hat  was
the   prihcipiil   varieties   of   food   products given, Most of those askijif aid
STORMY IN EAST, BUT* FINE.- IN CENTRAL B  C.
Afier Ideal Winter Spring Opens U|» v            Karlier Than Usual
Despatches from, the east state   that
live in shacks  in  or  around the".city,la >nowstorm  which   in  former  years usually in" lrroups of four or five' and Would  certainly  have   been   called    a
to fore lawfully done under the former name.                        ..- .-
It is noticed that in;this referendum the qualifications for "voters are similar to those which are'set out in the case ^ of voters on a .money1 bylaw. These qualifications, -which are defined in sections 16G and 170 of Chapter 52 of the Municipal Act, state that vot-
ers on money bylaws must be British
growth.
Growth  Is  Satisfactory.
"We should remember, that practically all our business, buildings and homes have been built up since March, 1914. This was done almost entirely without mortgages and with a very limited amount of credit, for it is well known that during that time business has nearly all been on a strictly cash basis.
"It seems to me that when we se-. Lowboy, i ]ect our mayor and council we should try to avoid mistakes commonly made by citie's^in  Canada  and  the  United" States, in borrowing too much for improvements, for instance.    In fact, 1 would  like to see  the city spend  no money until it was actually on hand heavyweight champion pugilist of the  in the treasury.   In other words, pay
world, He kn6cked out Jack Johnson,! casj» for a11 improvements out of gen-\ , ,--       ,-••,¦•.       .   . /     ^ ,           'ieral revenue, which would be covered
the black-champion, in the 26th round ¦mostly by taxes and the taxpayer of/their scheduled 45-round champion-[would then understand^that unless the ship bouthere Monday. The knockout (taxes were paid there would be no was a •teriiifiWight to Johnson's jaw.J improvements.- This plan would be a •t*      ¦ • t u   N .   «  i-v    ,, Vt.           ; great  ad.  for our  city   and  keep   us
It was Johnso»Ks "fight all the way | from making   unnecessary    imr,rove- . up to the 22nd round, when his vitality | ments,  thus  entailing heavy   bardena-left him.   Then  the  giant  plainsman j for the  future, which, are today  the opened  his  attack,  and   in  the  next ejlus^ °,f so many citie? having to — -few   rounds   carried   the   fight  away | n^h,,}g*?ra from the black nran and-toppled him over.with rights and lefts to the body anil, blows to t,he  face.
Seventeen thousand persons saw-the combat, and vvhen,Johnson crumpled up on the floor from a right swing to the jaw, the crowd burst into the ring.   Soldiers soon. cleared it. ¦ "• -
Johnson  Gets   $30,000 .   Johnson   took - the   referee's   count while lying on the ropes, but the moment after Referee Welsh had given
more   mystery  t,o  the  chain  of  my> I ieMjrth   of   residence ' in • the   country, i weeks previous Prince "George and the teries which has enthralled the inojvey-: work on which formerly empl<iyed and j whole centrf-al interior of  British ( o-
] lumbia have been enjoying-an almost that about 901 ideal  spring, after  the same kind of
Viting   world   during nionthXHie, treasure
the   past'     few;other particulars, box  found   Us'     Mr. Mc-Gulne reports
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way   to  the   Hahamas  and   back,   but|on    t|lc>
of the men were employed i winter, construction    of    the"Pacific  Nechac
In fact, the ice on the Frtisei and   other   rivers   broke   up
South  Town   for  Quesnel' and   inter-
mediate points -yesterday at 8 o'clock,  h                                            ld
and her crew expected she would ar Sh
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rive at the latter place last night. _Sh
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carried a considerable number of pas-
sengers and some freight.
 the work  being carried o
 during the two days the work
 has been going on.
WARNING TO TRAIN JUMPERS
than those which havep receded it.     ,-.   Tonikhrt Program at the Rex w,     jgjl?rk   Uffik»j *  include "CJold and Dro.Ms," a two-part society drama by the -Reliance t*oni-pany; "Fickle Mary Jane," and "Snoo-kum's  Birthday,!'    two    Royal corner dies;  "The Chicken Chaser,"  a  Keystone, and Pathe's- Gazette:-,'   . On Monday and Tuesday ;"Tj
The Tie
That Binds,'* a Majestic, "feature in two parts, and "The Disguise," ii Reliance drama, will be shown, together with "When Queenie Came Back?" an. "American Beauty comedy. Pathe's Gazette will be repeated,, as usual,, on Monday, while on Tuesday every patron of the theatre will be given a photo of Mabel Normand.'the leading "1- 'ady, with the Keystone comedy players.      '           . >'
Wednesday and Saturday vvill have entire change of programs, for those nights only, the bills including the following films, nmong others: "For Mis Loved One," Majestic; 'JBnrnyard }' brtation," Keystone, and ^"Mysterious. Eyes,"   by   the   American   Film
Trouble^has been experienced lately
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plied for similar relief, but the local pOjnt to keep men from jumping the police officials state that they hove cars, !and beating^their way out of no authority as yet to give succor to j p,.jnt.o George. This "entails" danger, any but subjects ""or former subjects aIuj t],e train crews havelately been of the Czar. Next week it is expected Uii\nK every effort to keep thea soiire  new Arrangement will be made  off the cars- ^ freight train I
property owner who has  fulfilled the conditions  may .vote.
It would appear that the name "Prince George" is the popular choice, and that this name will be chosen by the voters, although it is nioffr-than possible that the Fort George interests will pull every string to retain the use of the name "Fort George," which they secured by registration in connection with the sale of the Fort George tpwnsites some years a"go. The name was conspicuous, in advertising of a most undesirable character, and, in our opinion'," should be dropped in favor of Prince George.
any  the decision the former champion got
SASKATOON DETECTIVE SENT UP FOR TRIAL
Alleged  He  Was Operating Head of Gang of'YeKgmen         ^
by which   those  in need of help will! here   at   G.1'5  last  night  was jumped j be  given   work on government   proj-!^,y  a   gang,!   and     although   it   was
hh      h        h            ld   th
ects in this district, or by which work  further   pushed   on  the   rail-
will   be ways.
A   NU-M.K SAVED   IS A  NICK
 VED   IS A  NICKLK EARNED
e-'-l>eg, lodraw attention  of both readers   and   advertisers   to
thought that,., the crew cleared the train before it left the yardir several men wej^ found on the cars when the train- reached Shelly. The train crew ordered them off, and after leaving the cars they-;threw rocks at the trafn crew. One of the brakemen was struck on the back of'the head with a rock which cut his scalp* He drew a gun and shot his assailant in the leg. A work crew which was at Willow Rivei brought the wounded man down here, is now in the hospital.   He is
the streets for five cents a copy, old days of the dime paper are gone", j brought I The Post is-increasing its circulation | and he is by   leaps   iind   bounds,   and   will   use .'not, badly wounded., every effort to continue to do so, and so earn the increased support of advertisers,   for   without   advertisers   a newspaper is a sad affair.
sTom Downs has been 30 years in Revelstoke, and has not grown tired, of it.                   .
Saskatoon, April !).—Chief of'Cjty. Detectives H.-Springer was sejvt,.iip trial today on the charge of in-ig to crime. No application for bail was made, bu.t it is understood, that the crown will'demand that bail be fixed so high as' to be prohibitive. McMillan, a convict yeggman, said that Springer was regarded as the operating head of the gang .working in   Saskatchewan.
THIEVES  BUSY  AGAIN
For the second time within a few Weeks, thieves on Monday . evening-broke into the B. C. Meat Market,, George Street, via the window' at the back of the premises. On this occasion they annexed some fresh beef, a case of eggs, some boiled;ham, saus-i age, bacon and a few other 'prime' necessities of life.           * '   ,
to his feet in time to escape the wild rush of excited spectators.
 fver before
the money-lenders."
 ^       l        than,
 being at the mercy of
ART IN PRINCE GEORGK
In the windows of the Fort Cieorge Drug Co. are to be seen some local and other oil paintings by Mrs. C. B. Dan-iell.'who has recently come to Prince George to reside, also a portrait of the lute John- Houston, the pioneer newspaper mari.of the district, which, considering it was painted f rffm a cabinet t)iz.<id photo without sittings, is a remarkable piece of work. Mrs. Dan-
The   promoters., went   during.,   the  iell, however, was well known in Eng-
iM'ninif    In   .Innii£«inc    hAlinnnnffitrd   irv     I..__i.....i..a..    'l__" . j_ _¦..___i__*_a.-i
morning to Johnson's headquarters to pay him* the $30,000 which he was to receive as his share of the gate re-* ceipts, win or lose. Under; the agreement Johnson was to receive also one-third of the moving picture, privilege. Willard's share«'was 25 per cent, of the total receipts and one third of the moving picture interest.
In the challenger's corner were the following; Tom Jones, Willard's manager; Tex O'Rourke, Jim Savage and Walter Monahan.
Johnson was seconded by Tom Flanagan and George Munro, Sam McVey, Dave Mills and Bob Armstrong. v         Shake Hands for Movies
The two pugilists shook hands for the movies.
Johnson objected to a woman spec-
tator in the press ringside stand ,ari<T^Vancouver, which is now well known.
she moved to an adjoining booth. The negro stripping-his bathrobe, showed clad in bright blue trunks and no belt; Willard wore dark blue trunks and an American flag as a belt.
The seconds from each Corned,carefully inspected the gloves of both of the fighters.                  ,
" Both pugilists weighed on the scales in the ring, Willard's weight ^vas 238, Johnson's .226'.: The: negro.Jippeared considerably heavier.
Still Claims Superiority . Havanar Cuba, April 9.—^Jack Johnson made the following statement to the newspapers tonight: "Although I have been beaten I believe I am the better man of the two. I hit Willard rlard enough in the first 20 rounds to floor ten ordinary men. There is one consolation, that I proved.I was in condition. No man could have tried harder to win than I did. I did the j best I could."    '     ;               ' „       ,.     '
land as a portrait painter and painted a great many well-known people there. The late Lord. Charles Mercer Nairn, who was killed recently in righting for his countrv son of Lord Lansdowne, was one of her sitters, as were thl' late' Earl of Limerick, Lady Abington, the late Countess of March, wife of the present Duke of Richmond, Lady Mag-;', dalen Bulkley, Lady Eva Wemyss and a host of others too numerous to mention. Mrs. Daniell was a student at the Royal Academy and a member of several art societies in London, England. When jn Victoria she was instrumental in starting the Arts and Crafts Club, now a flourishing society, with a large annual exhibition of pictures. Mrs. Daniell was. one of the earliest members  of the B.  C.~ Fine  Arts  in
A few years ago she was invited to becojme a member of the Royal Society of Fine Arts, which is the oldest London art society, and wasv instrumental in founding the Royal fAcad-emy. - Only those who distinguish theiriselves in connection with lart science or literature are accorded membership to this society. Since coming to B. C. Mrs. Daniell has given mucn of her time to "landscape! painting. One of her. largest being 'purchased by Mr. Dunsmuir when Lieutenant Governor. Mr. F. F, Paget the well-known big-game hunter,! has bought eight landscapes by Mrs. Daniell. Prince George is»fortunate in having, an artist whose chief desire it is to pailnt typical views of the country in which . she; lives.
Jim Bates has left Hazelton to act as watchman on the Sealey ^gulch bridge.

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