Vote for Smith Curtis and Honest Government, on Feb. 2 Published in the interest of Princeton and Similkameen district. Vol. viii. No. 4. PRINCETON, B.C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1907. $~2 a Year, in Advance I IN FAVOR OF CURTIS Government Meetings at Fair- view and Keremeos Won by Opposition. Large Attendance at Both Meetings and Electors Cheer Liberal Candidate's Able Addresses. Learning that Premier McBride intended to visit the Similkameen in' the interests of the Government candidate, L. W. Shatford, Smith Curtis, Labor-Liberal candidate, challenged the Premier to meet him in joint debate, on fair terms as to time, as he, Mr. Curtis, was making serious charges of maladministration against his Government. When the Premier arrived in Fairview on Monday, the 21st inst., he was met by Mr. Curtis, to whom the Premier agreed to allow half an hour at his meeting to he held in the afternoon, to which Mr. Curtis objected, stating it was far too little time in which to prosecute his case against the Government. The Premier was obdurate and so was his opponent. The local Conservaiives realizing the justice of Mr Curtis s claim, and that the Premier's failure to treat him fairly would have a bad effect, prevailed on McBride to give way When the meeting got down to business there was a large attendance of electors present. P^S Mr. Curtis opened the ball by a flank attack of the McBride Government, showing that the p-.omises of the Premier and his colleagues were unreliable, and proved ttat while the taxes on the masses- had been increased, certain large corporations and coal companies and certain land companies were lowered or not levied at all. He ribbed up the Government on the Midway & Vernon muddle, which is projected through this riding, and exposed the Columbia & Western laud steal, which grant is largelytaken out of this constituency, and pointed out how McBride and his following in the House last session had voted down the proposition that the 800,000 given by the Columbia & Western bill should be in full of all claims for the C. p. R. for building to Midway, on which the C.P.R. had often tried to induce an additional 900,000 acres. That the Government intended later, if retained jn office, to hand this out to the C. P. R., Mr. Curtis drove home forcibly, and challenged Mr. McBride to pledge himself to the contrary to the electors, a pledge which' he had refused to make in the House or else where. Mr. McBride on being thus challenged, stated that so long as he was at the head of the Government, he would not grant the land. - Mr. Curtis now feels that by entering the contest and meeting the Premitr, and extracting this promise from him, he has made it certain that the Province will not be robbed of land worth at least $4,500 000. Fairview was supposed to be a Shatford stronghold,'but it was demonstrated on Monday that it is not. During Mr. Curtis's speech he was repeatedly applauded and at the conclusion he was loudly cheered for his masterly exposur.- of the maladministration of the McBride Government. . At the conclusion of Premier McBride's speech—which was his same old "prosperous times" talk, full of glittering generalities—the Conservative faction were so utterly disgusted and demoralized that they had not the heart to even give vent to few faint cheers for their Premier, and had it not been for Mr. Schubert, a strong Curtis suppotter, out of sympathy for Mr. McBride, coming to the rescue and proposing three cheers for him, the Premier would certainly have caught a severe cold. At the conclusion of the Fairview meeting, a start was made for Keremeos, meos and Fairview. The Government's gross administration of the public affairs of the Province and Shatford's graft throughout this riding are being shown up in their true light, with the resuh that the people are determined to stamp it out, and on Feb. 2nd they will place Mr Curtis, Labor-Liberal candidate, at the head of tbe poll with a substantial majority, and show to the rest of the Province that the electors of the Similkameen are in for reform heart and soul. PENTICTON MURDER W. Zimmerman Murdered onf Night of J 6th in Hjs^Sfiop =^Murder Escapes. L IN HOLY WEDLOCK. A quiet wedding was solemnized on Wednesday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents, on- One-Mile Creek when .Elsie, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hagerrnan, was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Mr Thomas Baird, of Phoenix, tbe Rev. Mr. Bartlett tieing the knot. Only a few intimate friends were invited, and the happy young couple were the recipients of many useful and handsome presents. Mr. and Mrs. Baird drove to Hediey in the evening on their way to their new where a meeting was held in the even-1 home in Phoenix, carrying with them ing. At this meeting Mr. Curtis was al the best wishes of a host of friends, allowed 50 minutes and the Socialist can didate 20 minutes in which lo speak, the Premier taking all the time he wanted A great many electors gathered at this meeting, some coming 20 miles, to hear Mr. Curtis expose the Government's misdeeds. Mr. Curtis gave a rousing address, going over much the same ground as he had taken at Fairview, and from the hearty and frequent applause he received, it was demonstrated that the meeting was greatly in his favor. The people are rallying to the Liberal platform and the moderate Socialists are giving Mr. Curtis their support, as they realize he stands for laboring interests. Mr. Winkler, the Socialist aspirant for political honors, spoke on Socialism. When Premier Richard McBride rose to speak it was apparent that the cool reception he had met with in Fairview.had had the effect of lowering his spirits, and be was beginning to realize that his cause was receiving poor support in the Similkameen. and in consequence he made a half-hearted appeal to the electors in support of Mr. Shatford and the McBride Government. He stated that the non-taxation of the C. P. R. land and Heinze's land was due to his not having time to look into them, but that his promise to the House last session with regard to taxes and arrears from corporations and grafters, would be exacted from them at some future time. The meeting broke up at midnight, and it fell to the Liberals, as at Fairview, to cheer the Premier's drooping spirits. The Premier in turn proposed three cheers for Smith Cnrtis, and one of the largest and most enthusiastic political meetings ever held in Keremeos came to a close. The contest is exciting great and growing interest in and around Kere- CLEAR THEM OUT. If the electors of the Similkameen de- siie to see some overbearing, meddlesome and discourteous officials placed where they can do no more harm nor foment discontent, then they will vote for Smith Curtis, who is an avowed advocate of a courteous and efficient civil service. The official service of the Lands and Works Department is most dilatory and aggravating; other departments are in much the same condition. Mr. Curtis has stated that he will remedy these evils of which so much complaint has been made if he is given opgortunity by placing him at the head of the polls—therefore vote for Curtis and clean out the Government offices at Victoria and wherever required. It costs no more to have courteous, obliging and attentive public servants than to have sneering, arrogant and "important" ones. The public pays for these officials and they should insist on having the proper men in office. Vote for Curtis and an efficient civil service. \LS = ^TEHE ANDERSONS WAITING. If the voters of the Similkameen want this Province to be robbed of its lands and timber and the C.P.R. allowed to go Scot Iree of taxation on its wild lands then vote for the candidate who gives a slavish support to McBtide. Remember that the Andersons are camped under the shadow of the Government buildings j on Birdcage Walk, Victoria, and they only await the election of Neil F. McKay (Bob Green's deputy in tbe Lands and Works') and the McBride Government to ply their former vocation of robbing the people. Vote for Curtis and have no regrets in the next four years. 1 Leaving no Clue as to Identity- Crime Enveloped in Mystery- Detectives on Scene. One of the most brutal and cold blooded murders in the histosy of British Columbia was committed at Penticton on Wednesday evening, 16th inst., when W. Zimmerman, jeweller, was fouly murder- in his shop, and as yet no trace of guilty party has been found. The crime was not discovered until the following afternoon, when the corpse was found lying on the floor with wounds on the head which were evidently caused by an axe and in the back and abdomen were deep gashes inflicted by a knife. ■ The impression seems to be that the ghastly deed was committed by someone who had entered the nremises with the intention of burglarizing the store, and Mr. Zimmerman coming home sooner than was expected, ihe robber was caught red handed, and rathei than face arrest and exposure he resorted to the desperate means of murder in order to get clear. The affair has cast a gloom over Penticton and the people are anxiously awaiting the detection of the foul fiend who committed so dastardly an act. Dec- tives have arrived from the coast and some light will probably be thrown on the case in the near future. NEW MAIL SERVICE. Commencing February Ist a tri-weekly mail service will be inaugurated between Princeton and Hedley. Thereafter the stage will leave Hedley on Mondavs, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6 a. m. Returning the mail leaves Princeton Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satu:days at 2 p m. This will be welcome news to the public, and may it not be long before we will be blessed with a daily mail service. ORATORY ON TAP. The extremities to which Mr. Shatford has been driven in bolstering up a hopeless cause is apparent when he has to import into the riding a paid touter in the person of Rev. Dr. Rowe of Victori This ex-divine has the reputation of being an orator who hires his talents to any party who will pay the price. A failure a j pulpiteer, the rev. gentleman now descends to the poli.ical stump as an apologist for Green and the Andersons s in th i°TUpt aCtiDns' Mn Shatford is in the last stagts of a forlorn , when he has to employ a paid orator of the stamp of Rev. Rowe. The intelligent electors of the Similkp.meen, however will not be influenced bv such a man 'fefei p-'-^d aaamm 0& I Hy? The Similkameen Star Published Weekly at PRINCETON, B.C THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR — BV— The Princeton Publishing' Co B STONE KKNNiCDy, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATH: Oue Year, - - .... $2.00 Payable in Advance. Subscribers prill confer a favor on this office by promptly reporting any change in address or irregularity in receipt of their paper. Advertising rates furnished ou application. Legal notices 10 and 5 cents per line. Four weekly insertions constitute one mouth advertising. platform told the voters that unless they can give him an honest, conscientious vote he does not want their support. Nothing more fair and honorable could be expected from any candidate, and Mr. Curtis, so far, is the only candidate tomake the above declaration. The Mc- Bride-C. P. R, candidate cannot win if honest methods are adopted and he knows it Mr. Macgowan of Vancouver 'LET IT BE CLEAN." Under the heading "Let it" be clean," the Hedley Joke of January 3rd said: ''Nevertheless his (Shatford's) opponent will have no cause to complain of any treatment he may receive from the Gazefte, for nothing will appear in these columns concerning him unless it be absolutely true. Abuse is not argument and the Gazette will neither employ such nor will it deign to notice such from others Therefore nothing false, nothing abusive or low will be allowed in these columns during the contest." On Jan. 17th, the Joke, in speaking editorially of the Curtis meeting in Hediey on the 10th inst said: "AD that remains is some greenbacks in the pockets of the faithful to buy a few votes that will still be marked against them and to blow in over the bar with a 'never mind the change.' ' "When local men , whose frugal habits are proverbial and whose bar expenditure will rarely exceed 63 cents in a year are seen immediately after the departure of Curtis to lay down a $5 bill and tell the bar tender 'never to mind the change,' it is pretty safe to say that it is G T. P. money that is being used. That one act is so dead a give-away, that if Smith Curtis comes here again he ought to be booted and jeered out of town." Did anyone ever read a more contemptible, untruthful piece of slander. Itdidn'ttake tbe Joke many days to scramble down from off its "Let it be clean" stool and regain its natural level in the mud. It is quite evident from the above that the editor of the Joke is well up in the art of corruption in its lowest form, and we would advise the Liberals of Hedley to keep a close watch on such characters on Feb. 2nd. or Vancouver says he prevented the Government fom giving away $1,600,000 of the people's money to the C. P. R. in connection with the Spence's Bridge to Nicola railway. In the next breath he says it would be a calam ity not to return the Government. xVTr. Macgowan should take the electors into his confidence and ex plain himself. -ay;aoo,0t;c°;e°s00almaStgK-e" -ay;9ooooo°^e --llyglven *>■*.,, in tt£LTrLto be ea'gn fund and free trf C3ffi 1 fill RHPSt -taxes not collected^ <*%'?> Ka'en Island given am L P-R'' A^erson and ;als- M.^ t0 Mr" Ver«on railroadV , dWay a»d a°d McB ^ h TkCd ^ Tatl™ ■■■■■■ cent- for which we hav/ 5 Per Du,Wingroadsande ^ve Pj use; tiQ3e'to-tch votes. aiate]eCt,0n mmm social^ hre with obJe« is to hold on o r ma'"n see ^at the m, P°Wer and areWked after ernmem'S ^^ for improved grades on the main trunk r«»ad and new roads, but without effect A road up One- Mile to connect Princeton with Nicola would save 15 miles of travel, and a road up the Tulameen river with a water grade would be great benefit to settlers. Mr. Shatford is too muclj occupied "with his Hedley townsite'and South 0kan-0 agan land schemes to give attention" j to Princeton and tbe needs of the surrounding country. | And yet some people are so hidebound and partizan as to vote for him and against their own interests That financial genius, Hon. Mr. Tallow, the man who keeps tab on the strong box in the McBride-So- cialist-C.P.R. Government, would hive you pay an income tax on ah incomes over $500, while the C. P R. owes $750,000 on uncollectec taxes. This financial freak borrowed $1,000,000 at 5 per cent, when the first Conservative Governmenl British Columbia ever had" came ,nto power. Half that amount lies idle in the bank, and the rate payers are compelled to pay interest on money which was "not need ed, except in the minds of the Mc Bride frenzied financiers. The Conservatives of v • "ominated ras c . ° mir ha^ a^"t at Tra , to?°ffield' C' ^' R H The :i::wntest n| 1 a tion ThP fi u r '"cst tnat The Government party are a ghast at the action of Messrs. Mc- lunes and Henderson. One ha.- ' :hrown away a salary of $12,000 in the Yukon and the other a salao of $3,500 at Vancouver to re-enter politics. Was ever such an instance of self-sacrifice heard of in the Gcv ernment ranks? Did a member oi that party ever throw away anything? Did he ever let a good thing slip through his fingers unless tie had first bargained that his brother, bis cousin, his uncle, or his aunt should succeed him? His tory contains no instance of self abnegation on tbe part of a supporter of the Government party. They have always held on to what they had and reached out for more —World. P between^ HUPP ■ member; ■■■| *nd a *<* %ht it wa7' ^hoffield. | ^e delegates were I h 111 H§ were prepared l"' d^ ioaje other man fl ^ on ei,dorsethenomi decJ'ned to our candidate a n M%% as si*ply obey the in.t • Wh° WliJ majm■■8 we w,ll Vote . 'on> » elected *uie and work for T i , Hume, the Libert J' Pred- c--^ det;ie rr-''Tht Walk*d out of t?e d6legatei 9m frankly that ipl|l de" those oi their V " V°tes M m 1 fflmKm g° ^stance of the C P j? WjP the McBride On,,' ' S hand in ue Government. Notice is hereby given that 30 dsiys from date I intena lo apply to the ChiefCommissioner of Cands and Works for a special licence to cutand oarry away timber from the following described lands situated in the Similkameen District: JKKmE 1. Commencing at a post planted on the north jide cf the Nicola wagon road, about six milts fioni Princeton, and marked "Adelmer Snyder's north-east corner," thence west 80 chains, south 80 chains east 80 chains along bank of the Tufs • - meen river, north 80 chains to point ofcommencement. ADELMER SNYDER, Dec. 13, 1906. J. M. Wright, Agent. .' 2. Commencing at a post planted near the S.E. corner of lot 151. marked "Electa Snyder's soulh-wtst corner," thence east 80 chains, north 80 chains, west 80 chains, south 80 chains to point ofcommencement. ELECTA SNYDER. Dec 13 1906. [38—47] J. M Wright, Agent. Certificate of Incorporation "COMPANIES ACtT *897." T HEREBY CERTIFY that "The United Em- * pire Company Limited." "Non-Persona! Liability." has this day been incorporated under Ihe "Companies Act 181,7," as'a Limited Company, «-iih a capital of five hundred thousand dollars, iirick-d into five hundred thousand shares of one dollar each. Tl.e Company is specially limited under sec- tic n 56 of'the said Act. Oix-en under my hand fell of office at Victoria Province of British Columbia, this 4th day of December one thousand nine hundred, and six. [L.S ] S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. The following are the restricted objects for which the Company has been incorporated:— (a.; To acquire the properties" of the United Empire Company (Foreign), situate at or near the town of Princeton in the Province of British Columbia, and to acvuire, manage develop, work and sell mines mineral claims and mining properties, whether heretofore the property of the said United Empire Company [ForeignJ-or to win, get, treat, refine and market mineral therefrom : [b J All other powers, rights and capacities as set out in Section 56 of the "Companies Act, 1897," aud Section 6 of the "Companies Act, 1897, amendment Act, 1900," or other amendments thereto. Princeton. Jan. 5, 1907. , 1-4 Mr. Neil McKav ^ H and wort neputy 1the been noa.ina^'^T1, H W —- I machine in Kaslo th Bn'de' NOTES AND COMMENTS ^ 1 ^ ■«§■ • I Government feels th The lJt IS understood that 1 Cr ,rgC ^ Government r tuT^^' hy Anderson will L J^' JinH tfi the Provinaa|Pfr duces revenue Ing to over ^o^o11!!8^ amount- r'^d Pnncipany7r°Per a?nuffl. de jng licenses, mln7n7 ^^ Prospect- fee*> ^nd. and ZnlT™ and gra«ts, property tfv J Crow" etc- ^ return for 7^' P°U tax, 0ne:te"th is spent reVemien°t :°,ads- Petitions ot-SeTUaUy on f lut.orv of the 1 ?ers and re- „>>^ ne Government Chfcago mineral claim, situate in the Similka meen Mining Division of Yale District. Where' located : On Bear Creek. Take notice that I, F. W. Groves, acting as agent for William Henry Armstrong Free Miner's Certificate No. B2805, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a.cert-ficate of improvements, for Ihe purpose of obtaining « Crown Grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 29th day of Deceml er, 1906. 2~io ON to these premises or or about Dec. 15, one light buckskin colt, branded G [squre] on left shoulder; one sorrel colt, branded double OO (the letters being on top of one another] on right hip; one dark buckskin mare, with colt, no b-ands visible. Owner may have same by proving pi operty and paying'expenses. If not re-,_ moved within 30 days will be sold GIBSON BROS , Gold Bank-Farm January 15, 1907. Present canmof dur,n£ the v »ent campaign. So far as h„ concerned he intends to U " <*ean election and has f ^ a nas froni the D<»''' "^ ■ »ist,te, I b„y ^OREAMERr BUTTER m ALEX. BELL v 1 Mi vm January 26, 1907 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR ANOTHER SCANDAL! Unearthed in Government's Nest—Gigantic Scheme to Rob Province. Another scandal has been unearthed in the Lands and Works Department at :< Victoria which will put in the shade all former disgrace occasioned by the Andersons and Bob Green. It now appears that a. company was formed some six months ago with Bob Green as a director whose purpose was to secure all the Crown lands remaining in the Province. To carry out the scheme Green has put up his deputy, Neil F. McKay, to run in Kaslo, hoping to secure a seat for him in the House and having him to promulgate such legislation as would favor his gigantic land steal. The documents relating to the foimation of the company have been photographed and will appear in the coast papers in a day or two. If the McBride Government is returned there will only be a few snow peaks left for the people The .electors alone are to blame if the Andersons and Green get their claws on auy more of the public domain. Vote for the Liberals and stay the hand of the corruption ists and robbers. tion at the expense of other portions. Mr. Shatford is a parish politician pure and simple and makes all things under his control gravitate toward Shatfords, Limited. If the electorate want a statesman who has proved himself such, and will do the right thing to all his constituents, then their choice must be for Smith Curtis on Feb. 2nd, whose motto is "For the people, by the people." POLITICAL POINTERS. GRAFT OF C. P. R. AND G. T. P. Between the McBrrde Government, the Andersons and the Grand Trunk Pacific the people of British Columbia were robbed of $40,000 on the Kaien Island deal. Even the Indians made a better pargain for the land they sold the G T.P. than Bob Green did. Green only got $1 an acre for the land he sold, while the Indian chief got #7.50. If McBride is returned ,to power the Grand Trunk Pacific has another dollar-an-acre scheme to put through. Turn the rascals out .and. stop the graft of the C.P.&. and G.T.P. TORY FALSEHOODS The utter falsity of the statement made by the Tories that Premier Laurier would not do justice to B. C. because the Government was Conservative, is proven up to the hilt by the fact that the Conserva, tive Premiers for Ontario and Manitoba were perfectly satisfied with the terms agreed upon by Sir Wilfrid Laurier Better terins for B. C. will never be gained from any Government at Ottawa by a petirlent, door-slamming Premier who goes to Ottawa looking for trouble. Scrutineers will swear all strangers asking for ballots. Names have been discovered on the voters lists here that are duplicated in other ridings, the evident intention being to give two votes to one man. If electors want the lands and Works Departmeut run by an adventuress and petticoat Government instituted for this Province, then vote for Shatford and the Anderson regime. The road recently built by the Government for Five-Mile settlers is causing no end of criticism by those having to use it. With tbe sharp curves and depressed bridges it is a most difficult road to haul a load over. Bungling is a characteristic of the Lands and Works Department and this road will have to be reconstruct- if it is to be. of real service and benefit. The road at Bushy bottom below Hedley is another evidence of the incompetence and bungling of Mr. Shatford and his officials. ■ Some $1500 were spent on this piece of road and still it is almost impassable and cursed by every teamster on the road. Mr. Shatford has shown himself to be incompetent and of course what more natural than that he should- have incompetent appointees. The People s Choice by reason of its purity and flavor' IS WATSON'S Celebrated Scotch H. WHISKEYf 5 SOLD BY ALL DEALERS ASK FOR IT Hudson's Bay Company SOLE AGENTS FOR THE PEOPLE. 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The annual subscription price is $1 50, and the publishers are John Dougall & Son, of Montreal. THOMAS BROTHERS General Merchants Do YOU •) 7hen come and inspect our $ Wear Pants • LaTeitTtevLassor^ed steck- ****«-^ Latest styles, prices right. 1 [Princeton, B. C. NOTICE Mr. Robt. Stevenson has sold his ranch near Ashnola to Eastern capitalists for the sum of $15,000. Mr. Stevenson is at present in Spokane undergoing medical treatment. v^^^^vyvvvvvv^vyv^WA /\ THE Who to Vote for But there is no question who to deal with. Suffer not from mistakes and poor articles sent from distant Departmental Stores. Visit us ahd see what you are buying. COOK & COMPANV THE PIONEER STORE. THIk"rY days from date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Wcrks for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands:— Commencing at N. W. cor. of Lot 43 aud running 80 chains south; 80 chains west; 80 chains north: and 80 chains east, back to post; 640acres. W. J. VAN HOUTEN, S. Spencer, agt. And 80 chains east; So chains north; 80 chains west; and 80 chains south, back to post; 640acref. W. G. BREK2E S. Spencer, Agt. And 80chains west; 80 chains north; 80 chains east; and 80 chains south, back to pest; 640 acres. L. C. KVLE, S. Spencer, Agt. And from N.E. cor of Kj le's location 80 chains W; 80 chains north; 80 chains east; and 80 chains south, back to post; 640 acres. J. S. LOUGHNAN, S. Spencer, Agt. Located this 20th day of Jan . 1907. 4-8 —w^—■■■^■^■^■w—»■■ ■■■■■mm 11—1111 ■■■—iimi The Princeton Feed Stables NEIL HUSTON, Prop. General Liveiy Business carried on. Horses for hire, single or double. Wood or coal delivered on shortest notice. Prices' right. Satisfaction guaranteed. WARNING TO VOTERS ™- The man with the C.P.R. boodle bag a located in Princeton. Th s SaLennt"dr m0n°POlyhas a ' W cial agent m every town and city in the province for the purpose of cor" ruptmg voters. The C P.R l^uL rob the people cf another WM acres 0f and and also wants to evade paying taxes already overdue I years hence its g^/deS^S^ McBride - Hawthornthwaite - Mr and ■Sn£TSr ADderSOn com^aSon returned to power. If electors will or must, take C P.R. money the" the r only offset to the evil is in »„?«. f Smith Curtis, the LioerS candifa^ Vote right in sptte of the money and have no regrets in the future thlt you were a tool of the C. P. R. and the COr ruptionists. cor STRAYED p^stosoe^rfoedm^ x°b- ^^n'^^e^snotice.the ' ,a^"" 4,0-3.- ' reedeemed Advertise in the 5ta r. jjSJ .^ :■.....■■ V^.....ir.-.J..~ . -v .V'.. ■■--'•'■.■ » .. ■• ■_.i —— • >—^.- 'will THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR \ January 26, 1907. Of Smith Curtis' to the Electors of Similkameen Riding. To the Electors of the Similka- - meen District :— Gentlemen : Having been unanimous]}; nominated by the Liberal convention held at Keremeos on the 8th inst. to contest this Riding at the general provincial elections to be held on the 2nd February next I ask your votes and active support. In accepting the nomination I stipulated that I. must - be- permitted to run as a Labor- Liberal. My claim to run as a Labor candidate is founded on my standing for Labor in the House iu 1900.3 when Linitiated or aided iii passing far more beneficial measures for Labor than all the labor legislation previously or since enacted in British Columbia, and is also founded on the many labor planks contained in my platform, which is as follows : No boodling or grafting. An Anti- Lobbying Act. Making it a criminal offence for corporations to contribute to election funds or, give free transport to the polls. New voters' lists within six months previous to a general election. New stringent provisions against personation at the polls and bribery. No member to be interested financially in any charter or subsidy he proposes or votes for, or to furnish large supplies to the government through any trading company he control-; or is largely interested in. Crown lands for the settler, i.e., for use, not for the speculator. No cash bonuses or land grants to railways. Exploit our natural resources to produce largest revenue and so greatly reduce taxation on farmers and industry. Assess wild lands at the price asked for them by their speculator-owners. Assess railways five years after construction at their fair value. Protect, examine and map forests. Publicly, sell timber as needed by mill men,the main idea being sale to offerer of largest stumpage royalty, thus eliminat ing the speculator and obtaining millions of dollars lost to ihe people by the stupid system now in vogue. Reforest ing timber lands unfit for agricultural use. More equitable taxation and insisting on all corporations paying their full proportion. Putting the ore tax on the net profits. Repeal of the recent School Amendments, which! put taxation on rural com' munities. Relieving bona fide prospectors who are free miners from poll tax and protecting their claims from lapse during serious illness. Amending laws as to contributory negligence and common employment so as to make them fair to injured workmen as well as to employers. . Establishing a Labor Arbitration Act on the lines of the New Zealand Act, thus doing away with strikes and lockouts, enabling a living white mail's wage to be established, thus driving out Chin ese, Hindus, &c, and encouraging without peril to labor the immigration of desirable white settlers; enabling shorter hours to be got when right, in any trade, and tending to unionize all wage earners and make them v;he political power their numbers entitle them to be. Enact the Initiative and Referendum. Amend the Interpretation Act by declaring that no exemption of taxation or gift of privilege given by any Legislature shall be binding after the lapse of a generation. Public ownership of public utilities where possible. The telephone system to be acquired immediately. The immediate reservation of a portion "of every Crown coal area to enable when necessary state owned coal mines to be operated. Providing that in all future grants of coal lands that the maximum price to be charged for coal to B. C. purchasers shall be fixed by the Government. The immediate setting aside of a large area of Crown lauds to aid public schools, establish technical and mining schools with cheap correspondence courses for all citizens and to establish experimental farm and other stations. Free compulsorv education for all children under 14 years. Free school books. The. immediate setting aside of a sufficient area of Crown lands to provide in surance against illness, accident and old age in the case of the deserving poor. Reorganization of the moribund Mines Department with a capable staff large enough to make it a real aid to prospectors and mine owners. Appoint an Irrigation Expert and revise the Water Acts Foster irrigation. Immediately survey and describe Crown lands easily accessible to settlers. Simplification of Supreme and County Courts, greatly reducing costs of litigation. Establishment of a Provincial Exchequer Court, enabling Provincial Government to be sued without first getting i'» consent by fiat. Establish a Board of Fire Insurance Underwriters that will fix maximum rates to be charged insurers. Appoint a Railway Rate Expert to examine into the excessive-rates charged in this Province and to get redress if necessary by contesting the rates before the Railway Commission at the expense of the Province. Open Indian Reserves to mining and have portions of reserves not used or needed by Indians open to set'dement. Provide needed bridges, roads and trails impartially. Leaving nothing undone to secure Better Terms for the Province. The McBride Government has never initiated a_single progressive measure, and ,t"he recent lengthy written appeal of the Premier for support is very barren in this respect. The length of the pla.f form given above, most of whose planks will I believe appeal strongly to most electors, indicates the opportunity the Government has had to pass reform meas ures and proves its sluggish incapacity in that direction I am in entire accord with the terse and progressive' platform enunciated by the Liberal leader, Mr. J A. Macdonald, who has my hearty support. He is an able, energetic man, whose private and public record is without a stain. I honestly believe that when he becomes Premier he will give the Province an honest, capable, sane and progressive Government. The suggestion that the Liberals desire to change the leadership is foundationjess. Yours faithfully, tfu SMITH CURTIS. 10th January, 1907." ance dm HEADQUARTERS FOR tS .Williams' I Pmmis mUXSti 1st quality Cold Waten Sanitary Calcimo VANCOUVER, B. C. Has now in stock and is constantly receiving large shipments of and is prepared to supply all kinds oi goods at lowest prices Mai! Orders Promptly Filled STORES AT PENTICTON and HEDLEY 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade: Marks Designs Copyrights &c. Anvone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is piohnbly patentable. Communications strictlyconfldentlul. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Oidsst agency for securing patents./ Patents taken through Muun & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific journal. Terms, $3 a year; four months, $1. Sold by all newsdealers. illNN&Co.36,B-d^ New York Branch Office. 626 F St., Washington. D. C. Great Northern —Hotel— $gBF®m/mV?- wwW§ i I 1 January 26', /sk>7 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR m Synopsis of Canadian Homestead Regulations. WW § MANLEY& SWANSON, Props. First Class Room and Board Wines, Liquors and Cigars Princeton, B. c. Anv ■ ttes^B Eflffj : is 1 R.-i/lv Mb. ailable Do:niiii$|.-'%aiM!?/$uhin Iway-'Belt in Britisjj>|£61utnbia, |iMjesteaclefi'by an.vJpersQg ijiho; jglad of';%-frf^nly,:-oa::.:a-i.i.y''ni'4Tt: I "' ^^^^^!°^- a&f' W thei^j'ejtWf one j P#* S^-fl^f^f1 of/SpaacresAioreor less 1 '^'frf^MStflf- b.e itiad'e personally at the ■ lucitl. land'llfe'e for the di$pi'pt in whie'h' thevj^fid is situate. fw^'&'Mi The homesteader is required to perform the conditionscpnneofed therewith under one.of tJ^SFbllowing plans: I.'. At least six months' residence upon and Cultivation of the laud in each vear for three years. V~W$M?r -' ; * ' ' ' 2. If the father (or mother, if the tath .er is deceased), .of the homesteader resides upon | farm in the vicinity of the land entered for, the requirements as to residence may be satisfied \?y such per son residing wifti the"faHier or mother. 3. If the settler has his permanent residence upon farming land owned by him in the vicinity of :his homestead, the requirements as to residence mav be satisfied by residence upon the said land. Six mouths' notice in writing^bould be given to die Commissioner of Dominion I^ands at Ottawa of intention to applv for patent. Coal lands may be purchased at $10 per acre for soft coal and $20 for anthracite. Not more than 320 acres can be acquired by one individual or company. Royalty at the rate of ten cents per ton of 2 00b pounds shall be collected on the cjross output. w. W. CORY, Deputy of the Minister of the Interior. N. B.—Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for ■W d OAA(^)^lVv^A^>v^(^AAl^^ need ar pair some sort and Rubbers of WE ixmmmssm. WHISKEi and MINERAL WATER make a Sold bv all Dealers. can % j your requirements, received a large we are in a suit men, wo- ildren. HO HWSIIl FIVE ROSES mm The only Reliab:e Standard Brand made from the highest grade of Manitoba hard wheat, THE VANCOUVER ASS.W OFFICE, ESTABLISHED 1890. II Analysis of Coal and Fireclay a Specialty. Complete Coking Quality Tests. Reliable PLATINUM Assays. VANCOUVER, B. C. 5 HCHTF MILLING CO. guarantee that no bleaching either by CHEMICALS or ELECTRICITY is used in its manufacture. Accept no Substitute. F. W. GROVES A. R. COLL., SC. D., Civil and Mining Engineer PR0VINCIA1 UND "SURVEYOR."' Map of Surveyed Claims on Copper and Kennedy Mts. and Surveyed Lands around Princeton: Price, $2. PRINCETON, - - b. C. LIMITED Princeton TELEPHONE COKmUMICATIGh TO ALL POINTS. I w UN ZJv ■ IAN BANK warn Paid-up Capital. $10.CC0.C00. Reserve Fund, $4,500,000 HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO B. E. WALKER, gig !„»,,,■ ALEX. LAIRD BHANCHES TH Ja® Irlij U _si IT J: A general [diking t. Gen'l Manager :::iout castada, and in •ates and england HI IliSI W$M¥m b3 °P°ned and conducted by wai. with all branches of this tank. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT DeSr;,;;frSsai1^;"dv" Bill! M$$ -wed at ever ,n the tfT^'Sltor, I SM !o »" &EP what- ever m the ui.hdrawal or t.ic whole or auv portion of the deposit PRINCETON BBANCH-.-\ K. JACKSON. Ac.in g Manager. Largest Sale in Canada & WYNN ASSAVffS «SBSSSSKES!KESaSsi..« :onen waofMll a few left 1 tff "■«■« ^^ ^^ ^ J ^* ■' '■'■■■■■Mil ■ Br M|| "wasissKEsasssn H,H.CLAUDET Assoc. Inst. M M.,Mem. Am Inst. M.E. ROSST.aND, B C. L. C. WYNNE Assoc. Inst.-M.M. Late Assayer LeRoi. PRINCETON, B.C. A. MURCHIE X„c;speV POPfPfllfS, $C I Mines and Mi,,s Examined, Sampled and Reported on. Photos of Families taken at their M Samples by Mail Receive Prompt ponies-Views of Princeton Attention-Correspondence and Surrounding Camps. Solicited. Address - PRINCETON, B.C. j PKINCETON and ROSSLAND, B.C. I In Xchange for all kinds of Meats. Keep warm by eating lots of good Juicy Beef. !RS & WARDtE 5UTCHERS GOOD RIGS FEED & UVERyChlS Thos. Hunter, Proprietor.. iLowney's Qocolates I Manicure Sets Toilet Sets Fancy Perfumes and Children's Toys Atomisers J. R. CAMPBELL. PRINCETON- - -. Jill B.C. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR 1 - |p . . . The Town of 1 . jK-;-B^--'.•■■■ Xnuary 26, 1907.1 British Columbia Sir- * i At confluence of the Similkameen and Tulameen Rivers Mr J Send for Maps SIMILKAMEEN DISTRICT t& *& *3p and Price List to ERNEST WATERMAN, | Resident Manager VERMILION FORKS MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CO'Y ^td 1 *r5-; iimi it r -■■-' .-Q5~",r -^s±r±
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Title | Similkameen Star |
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Kennedy, B. S. |
Publisher | Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company |
Date Issued | 1907-01-26 |
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Princeton (B.C.) Princeton |
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Language | English |
Identifier | Similkameen_Star_1907_01_26 |
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BC Historical Newspapers |
Source | Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives |
Date Available | 2018-11-07 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0373524 |
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Longitude | -120.507778 |
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