';X"'i',.",i"*i 1 ��������������� i i Vol. XXVII., No. 14. PUBLISHED IN B. C. Otir B. C. MADE PAPER. ���������/bbolsford, B. C, Friday, January 11, 1924: $1.00 Peh Annum. Victoria All Agog With Excitement VICTORIA, ".Tan. 8.���������This city is tho political cenl.ro of British Columbia. Locution and chuned ordained that. So,, the average voter in the Pacific Province must naturally look Io his Capital city ,to ns corlaln which . way tho political winds blow. Tho twonUotli century hits witnessed many niomontous yon is. Comparatively speaking, 1024 may bo expected to eclipse all preceding years in many ways, and from a puroly political viewpoint this is I rue. Before this "Now Year" luis given ���������way to another, political history in British Columbia, will have boon mado and recorded. And. with poll- tics are often considered apart from national and provincial development, tho fact remains that the two are | one. - | l't is absolutely essential that at this stage of British Columbia's growth a strong, progressive, virile administration should be in power. The party, system of politics has | beon the foundation of Anglo-Saxon ] Mt. Lehman Poineer Laid at Rest -���������1 Another of tho pioneers of Mt. Lehman In tho porson- of Mr. H, "White, Ri\ was called away very'sud- deuly on Wednesday, .Ian. 2. Tho docbusod; 'who was 74 years of ago, was a nntlvo of England, coming to Toronto, Ont., 111,1885 and to British- Colunibla In tho fall or 18,8 9. who,n ho tools up a homestead in the heavy timbered land of tho Mt. Lehman district, where the fanilliy have since resided. The late Mr. White though hiking no nctlvo part In public, affairs.was an ideal husband and father and a respected and honored friend and neighbor, always ready with a kind word and helping hand whenever needed which was fully borno out by the number who attended the interment in the Aberdeen cemetery. Besides the widow, three sons and two' daughters, Henry Jr. of Toronto, Thomas of Mt. Lehman, Walter of the Cariboo, Mrs. H. Tibre and Mrs. Cortell are left to mourn the loss of a loving'husband and father; also a brother, Mr. B. White of Mt. Lehman, and four sisters and two brothers in England and one sister in South Africa. Rev. Mr. Priest of Abbotsford 'conducted Committee Reports To Legislature national life. Just as Christianity ��������� the gervlce at Lne houso aurt tho revolutionized the world, so have ; graveside., Tho following were pallbearers.. Messrs. H. R. Phillips, P. Coroy, A Anglo-Saxon principles of Government and justice dominated, the latter being the logical sequel of the former. The truth of this is forcefully illustrated by the adoption of those principles by practically all progressive nations. Where third parties���������Labor, Progressive, Socialist, Soviet or . Independent���������have sprung into existence, they have invariably material ized through a temporary disruption of old-line party practices, which have caused a demand for reform��������� not of acknowledged party principles but a reform from the digressions en- rectly responsible for that disruption. ������������������,,..;,.,-..���������',->.-,*-: .������..-~-*i''���������'~-���������~: -������������������ To-day in British Columbia a third party has sprung into prominence, but the elector alone can' decide the genesis of the movement. If founded upon sincerity it will prevail but If grounded in selfish ambition or motivated b,y the , lust of personal profit the movement must naturally fail. Probably before another winter comes a general election will be held. The wiseacre names September as the logical month. Meanwhile, a Royal commission will pass judgment upon the Oliver government and the Conservative opposition leader. That white elephant, the P. G. E. Ry., is the "ace in the hole,-' and the political prophet, who is often -not without honor even in his own country, forsees the complete vindication of the Oliver administration, as well as the opposition leader, and the consequent downfall of the aspiring McRae forces. Statements on the floor of the Legislature, from members holding all shades of political opinion, concede the Hon. John Oliver has headed his government with honesty and integrity, of purpose. That is perhaps the principle which will result in victory for the government party when the issue is again placed before the electorate. Calder, A. Hawkins, ' G. Ferguson, C. Christianson. " TWO LADY CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL BOARD For the first time in the history of elections in Matsqui Municipality, two women are running for election as school trustees, viz., Mrs. E. M. Mutch and Mrs. Lait. ������ Up to the present no one has been nominated to oppose Reeve Merry- field, and should this continue, there is no doubt that Mr. Merryfield will h.^ve the honor of another year in office. :.- .-^ -������������������ *���������-- ��������� ��������� --.^���������*-5-.-. - xliree contestants are entered for ���������'.-Tho legislature,' prior to the close "ontH.ucflsloivrRCQlv&a'-from Dr. K.'C. MacDonuld the report,, of-tho select standing committee on agriculture. It runa as follows:- ��������� -" ".,,"'< This committob held several'' meet-' lugs with members of the Advisory'. mitteo dealt with a number of res-' oliitions, which had for their" object the bringlngs of matters pertaining to agriculture throughout the province to the attention of the legislature. These resolutions were very fully .discussed, with the result that your committee feels - justified in, recommending the following: Resolutions from the , Advisory Board of Farmers' Institutes and United Farmers of British Columbia. "��������������������������� 1. We recommend, for the consideration of the government, that the' interest on unpaid taxes do n >z exceed 8 per cent, per annum,' 'and Board of Farmers' Institutes and representatives of the ��������� United, Farmers of British Columbia, members of ��������� the Beekeeper's Association of British Columbia and,the" honey Pro- i ducers' association, representatives of the Wholesale Produce, Merchants, Poultm" Producers'- Co-operative Exchange and president and members of the Associated Growers of British Columbia, as well as a number of - other persons interested in agriculture. During these meetings the coiii- that arrangements be made to receive taxes to the instalment plan. ��������� We recommend- that full information be secured and made public with regard to the rural credit system as it applies to the needs ol British Columbia. Big Political Battle in B. C. BRADNE'R HUNTINGDON On Saturday, December 29, tho members of ML. Lehman Commun- VICOHIA, Jan. 4.���������A poliLical ity club presented their three act battle, the like of which seldom has comedy.r"A Family Affair," to a oa- .lioon seen in the Province, is now oii.i pacity audience in the Bradner Ft is not a private.fight, but prom-j school. The play, which was much ises to be a free for all with broad- enjoyed, was well presented, tho sides, raking shots, boarding parties various parts being portrayed with and hand to hand encounters, wi'.h masterly effect. Those taking part no quarter given or asked. I were Miss L. Owen,' Mrs. S. Harvey, "For some time past, A. D. McRao'and Messrs. Carr, Harvey, Marsh and his political associates have and McAskill. A short musical pro- been levelling charges of wrong-do-, gramme was also given, including ing and mismanagement against the] a selection by the Mt. Lehman or- Government, and the Leader of tho, chestra, a song b,y Mr., E. V. Ling, Opposition, culmination in definite charges that Hon. W. Sloan and Mr. W: J. Bowser'had each received $50,000 from the Pacific Great East- HUNTINGDON W. I. RE-ELECT OFFICERS ern Railway Company in 191G. ' Hon. W. Sloan made a demand on Premier, Oliver that a Royal Commission be appointed and the request has boon fully met by Mr. Oliver. ��������� So fully has it met that the Attorney-General has amended tho Public Enquiries Act to allow the commission to explore the records and motives of the parties making the charges, including the origin of Provincial Parly funds, nearly all of which have been put up by McRae. The Premier, Attorney-General Manson and Hon. W. Sloan, in speaking in the Legislature recently outlined some.of the high lights of tho career of the "unscarred veteran,'' General A. D. McRae, in connection with such exploits as Port Mann . and a song by Miss Doreeir Jelley. After the concert'the. orchestra played for dancing and an enjoyable evening was spent. HOSPITAL .DONATIONS The M.-S.-A. Hospital management acknowledge with thanks the following donations for the month of December: From the Hospital Bazaar, 7 boxes of apples; 45 jars of fruit; I boxes of candy; 1 box carrots; 3 gramophone records; L pair child's slippers; cake and cookies; 1 puin- kin; 1 Fountain syringe; flann.Vt and flannelette remnants, sent by the Simpson Co., of Reglna; Donations from other friends, cream and holly, Mrs. Goldsmith (Aklergrovc); ��������� 4 Electroplated platter covers; IT. Fow- les (Gifford); game, Messrs. Wells Tho regular meeting of the Huntingdon Women's Institute met at the home of Mrs..Symonds on Tues- "day afternoon with' a splendid attendance. The officers were re-elected for the coming year, Mrs. Winson as president, and Mrs. Symonds as sec-''' retary-treasurer. . It was decided by a large majority vote that the Huntingdon Women's Institute and the Huntingdon P.T.A. amalgamate and the ladies 'of tlio combined organizations will- entertain their husbands and friends at a concert and banquet to be held on February 15th. The next regular meeting will bo held at the home of Mrs. G. E. Davis at Vye Station. ST. MATIIHWS CHUKCTf HOLDS .VESTRY MEETING townsite; the Saskatchewan Valley aiul Derraugh; magazines, Mrs. Rog- . 3. We endorse the attitude of the government .in .its cure cheaper freight%- ratesY'to" tfio coast from prairie points on grain, Colonization Company; the Pacific Whaling Company ana other stock promotions. Referring to the charge that he had a working agreement with Mr: uo&ser, Premier Oliver said. ."That statement has absolutely no foundation in fact, and yet this man is appealing to the electors of this country with a publication the first . . . .words of which arc 'Let there be endeavors,to se^*^,.<,uecho ,that_.Let. there be Waird Three, Matsqui: J. Mutch for ; and recommend that strong endeav- re-election, and G. F. - Pratt and James Huggins as new-comers to the field. In Ward One, as yet there is no opposition to Councillor Gledhill, and Councillors Bell and Keay are against standing for election. In the Sumas Municipality J. F. Cook who served as reeve in 1922 and 1923, is again in the running for re-election. EASTERN STAR LODGE ELECT NEW OFFICERS REFUND CLAIM IS SUPPORTED The New Westminster and Lower Fraser Valley Branch of the Retail Merchants' Association of Canada yesterday went on record as supporting the claim which is being made by automobile dealers throughout Canada for a refund of certain monoivs paid by them to the Dominion government under the now defunct luxury tax. It is asserted that a great discrimination was mace against some automobile dealers .when the luxury tax on automobiles was repealed by order-in-couitcil on December 18, 1920. According to the resolution passed yostcrday',' "the facts are that tho Dominion government collected the luxury tax on cars that the dealer* had on hand, and unsold, when tho tax was imposed, and also collected the tax on all cars purchased by the dealers from the time of the imposing of the tax until it was removed; and after.the dealers had accumulated large stocks of cars on hand, on which tluw had paid the tax to tho government; the government repealed the tax by order-in-council, with- Installation of officers took > place at the meeting of Abbotsford Electa Chapter of Eastern Star, held on Thursday evening, Mrs. R. H. Eby a Past Matron, acting as installing officer, assisted by Mrs. B. Maxwell, of Vancouver, fis Marshall. Mrs. Webster is the incoming Worthy Matron, and Mr. Roberts as Patron for the new term. Mrs. Shore, retiring Matron, was presented with a beautiful jewel by Mr. .1. A. McGowan, who, in time, was also presented with a small token as Retiring Patron. TOURIST TRAVEL CALLED CANADA'S FOURTH INDUSTRY Too much emphasis cannot be laid upon the value to Canada of tourist travel. In fact The Winnipeg Tribune declares that "the sale of our scenery dustny. .. __ stand the claim when one remembers ! that the estimated value of this traffic in'Canada last year was $150,- 000,000 and this year something like $200,000,000. The total number of automobiles visiting the Dominion in 1922 was nearly a million and will have been considerably more than a million hist year. Canadian are well advised to do- all they can to cultivate this traffic, whether by tho provision of better facilities for reaching the beauty spots that abound in Hast and West alike, oi- in other ways. As the Tribune says: "The value of this tremendous augmenting of revenue in Canada cannot be over-estimated. It is not drawn from the resources of the country in which it is spent, or at least ouly in infinitesimal degree, and is therefore of 100 per cent, value to the Dominion. Nor does it mean any diminuation in the capital stock of the country. For the tourist comes chiefly to admire tho view." Tho main thing beyond ors be put forth to secure a substan tial reduction in rates to the coast from the interior points of the province. 4. We recommend that a tax be placed on. gasoline, with certain ox- emptions as are named in the proposed bill. 5. This committee is of the opinion that the most rigid economy should be exercised in the expenditure of public moneys generally and in providing public works and services only where absolutely nec- f essaryi, and to this end that there should be a cessation of demands from organized bodies for expenditure of money upon ��������� measures in which such bodies may be interested for the time being. 6. We recommend that intending settlers be given the fullest information regarding the conditions existing in the province, and that new settlers be established only in districts where transportation facilities already exist. 7. We recommend that the provisions of the "Sheep Protection Act" be strictly enforced, with a view to affording protection to flock- masters and obviating losses in flocks through the depredation's of stray dogs. 8. Your committee has from time to time received gratifying evidences of a desire on the part of rural and urban residents of the province to light'. Let if shine upon myself and upon Mr. Bowser and I propose the following that it shall" shine with equal bril iance upon (he men who are impugn ing my motives and my conduct to day." Mil. F. -J. R. WHITCHELO NAMED AS DELEGATE At the regular meeting of the Abbotsford and District Board of Trade held on Monday evening, routine business was transacted and discussion of interest arose. There was a small attendance, and it was !*- cided to adjourn the meeting to tho evening of January 21st, when a joint meeting of the Board and the Men's Club will be held in the Parish Hall, and election of officers of the Board for the coming year will take place. The financial statement given by the secretary, showed a small credit at the end of the year. Mr. F. J. Ft. Whitchelo was named as delegate to attend a quarterly meeting of the Associated Boards of Trade held in New Westminster on Friday-'. this country's fourth in-1 pui.cnase British Columbia products outgiving them one moment's notice j that is to keep him in the counlry and as the retail prices of all oars as long as possible. Victoria is in- are fixed by the manufacturers, the | forested in this phase just now as we dealers were compelled to lose the all are; amount of the luxury tax as paid in advance, which collectively amounts to about $1,000,000. And it is easy to under- j and regpectfully urge that every effort be made to further this co-operative spirit between distributors and producers. 9. Your committee recommends that, in view of the apparent inequitable taxation for school purposes throughout the province, any survey on educational subjects which may lake place will include the subject of taxation for school purposes. 10. Your committee notes with pleasure tho gratifying success resulting from the efforts of the department of agriculture in establishing certification of seed potatoes, ami congratulates the success of their recent show. 11. Your committee further considered resolutions received from the Advisory Board of Farmers' Institutes which resolution -had -already been discussed with the various departments concerned, and strongly recommends that every effort bo made to find a solution of the problems concerned. These were regarding the following:; sheep industry'; amendment to "Sheep Protection Act"; "Water. Act" amendment; potato extension work; local fair radius;. printing of information r? rural-credit situation, Asiatic census, vauce Mr. A. H. Cowling has gone Victoria to reside. to COL. PECK DECLARES HUMOR AS ABSURD VICTORIA,' Jan. 7 ��������� "The report is absurd and ridiculous." This is the way in which Colonel C. W. Peck, V. C, Conservative candidate for The Islands constituency, do- scribes the rumor that was put forward at the recent Liberal meeting in Sydney to the effect that the colonel's friends were putting him forward as leader of the Liberal-Conservative party in succession to Mr. \V. J. Bowser. Colonel Peck added that he did not believe that any of his supporters in Sydney had ever said anything of the nature attributed to them. ers; magazines, Mrs. Brydges; papers and magazines. Mr. J. Dow- nie; cream,' Mrs. T. Jackson; turkey, Abbotsford L. M. ancl'D. Co.; $5 for gramophone records, Miss O. Wilson (San Francisco): Mrs. Moret, and family, the following nursery supplies, 2 baby pillows, 4 baby pillow cases; 2 vests, 2 dresses and ���������', barracoats. The sum of $9.80 was collected by Mtas xVnnio Moret, to^ be used rl.o purchase nursery supplies;- to 'which contributed: Mrs. .1 Doutaz, 25������: Albert Moret, 25<t; D. Hillhouse, 50<l; Mrs. J. Moret, fiO<1; Mrs. G. Heller, $1.00; Mr. T. Walters, 3 Op; Miss A. Moret, 2 sic; Anon, i3 0t!; N. C. B., 50(5; G. D. S., SO (J; H. P. Knolls, fiO*1; A. M. King, 50(5; T. A. Firlotte, $1.00; Mr. L Wilson, 50������; Mrs. P. Gouranci. ."iOp; Henry Triadore, 25^. Rev. W. Robertson "and Mr. A. Mc- Callum attended a meeting of th-.1 Presbytery held in the First Presbyterian Church, Vancouver, on Tuesday. > The annual Vestry Meeting of St.. Mathews Church was held on Wednesday evening, with a large attendance. One encouraging feature of Unreport was the I'aoL that the apportionment, to the diocese has been paid in full, a matter of $14(i.O0. .Veny favorable reports were given from ^ho various organizations .of the church,.and the following officers were elected for the year: People's Warden, R. A. Barrett; Rector's Warden, II. |<\/Thorn; delegates to the Senate, Mr. "G. F. West and Mr. .11. F. Thorn; Secretary-treasurer, <S. F. Thorn; Sidesmen,. Mossrs. G. F. Pratt, N. Hill, A. M. King .and P. Atkins; Assistant Sidomon,, Messrs. D. Lovedar, F. G. Sharp, O. \V. Benedict, F. C. P.ereslord, II. ,T. Peters, A. H.^Horn, I-:;- R. Drown and L. N. Ambrose. LADIES WILL' HE'irOSTESSES TO MEN'S CURS A pleasant evening was spent at the Men's Club on Monday. Next Monday evening, the ladies who wore entertained by the gentlemen of tho Club last Reason, will bo Lhe hostesses to the gentlemen, and the evening will take the form of a social and dance. The programme will bo entirely under the management of the ladies. Every man is at his best when he adds enthusiasm to whatever lie hon- 2Stty believes. 15. C. WILL PRODUCE OWN PIG IRON I' VICTORIA, Jan. 4.���������That British Columbia will become at no distant date a producer of Pig iron is the opinion of Hon. Win, Sloan, Minister of Minos, and to further this ond the Minister secured the sanction of the Legislature to expend $2,- 000,000. in five years in bounties on the production of pig iron in British Columbia from British Columbia ores. , It will be remembered that the Legislature passed a resolution asking the Federal Government to take similiar action. Government engineers state that a furnace has been designed capable of producting from magnetite ores a sponge-ir.on readily convertible into Pig-iron at a cost below local market quotations. JANUARY Commencing MONDAY. .IAN. 7 and continuing lo end of stocktaking. Tremendous reduclions in all ines ��������� Overcoats, iMackihaws, Suits of Clothes, Hals and Caps, etc. Limited ABBOTSFORD'S "STORE OF QUALITY" THE ABBOTSFOEB POST -.-���������*-?-������. '��������� Freckles and His friends��������� T That's Why He Kicked Him 7Jws Tu'-.u-rr "HUE I P\iFD_ PLAY UH'M T "V VOU J ���������^. *&>*������** ���������������������������L������~r '������������������ ��������� * ��������� '-'Styx:'/* t, /���������������������������, ^-^* for ^^J Ifeg^ <&4>U1 V<.<& TH'E ABBOTSFORD POST Published Every Friday J. A. BATES, Editor and Proprietor Member of 1$. C and Yukon Weekly Newspaper Assn. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1924 It looks as though the municipal elections would be hotly contested in many parts of the Fraser Valley, which is of course a healty sign for the future of each one of. these districts. Each year a candidate cor municipal council or reeve has to come beforo the people for the purpose of giving an account of his . stewardship for the past year and if he has not done all that the elec-' tor" thinks he should have done some one else is put in his place, or if he wins on a tight run it is likely ��������� he will watch his P's and Q's much better for the coming year. Governing a municipality nowadays hi not as hard a business as it was some years ago. There is more money to spend on our roads and bridges. It has always been the cry that there was not enough money to carry out the requirements in the developing of the Fraser Valley municipalities. Since each municipality gets quite a donation at the end of each six months municipal matters should run much more smoothly. ,It used to be the cry that no municipality in tiie Fraser Valley was large enough and tr tax the ratepayers for the necessary money to build all the new roads and sideroads required, as well as to purchase right-of- way, would be to put the farmers .out -���������? - business. The liquor money, the pari-mu- tuel and the motor licence donations, giving a 'municipality such large sums���������almost equal to the whole revenue from , taxation a few years ago,���������should go a long way towards putting the roads in shape so that the farmer on the back road will no longer have to lr> so much pleading for a few dollars to enable him to reach the main roads. Old-timers���������the pioneers���������in the Fraser Valley should soon see many big changes��������� even greater than they ever expected. ' During the idle moments of some of our citizens these clays there is no doubt that many are wandering when the next election wili take place and greater wonder still who the next premier of the province will be. V/ho will it be? . The Liberal will say that it is to be John Oliver. The Conservative will want Bowser; and the followers of the new party will want McRae. Who will carry away the honors? There are many people throughout the province who have flocked to the side of the new provincial party, believing that in so doing they were to have purity in politics., turn out the professional politician and have new, clean, men. making laws for the province. If we are to take in all that was said in the legislature at Victoria during the last few days of the session, or even only a part of it, we might come to the conclusion that the purists were already in power. If we cut the accusations in half we might still think that men who had not yet sat in the provincial legislature were a mighty lot worse than those already there how. Where there has been so much smoke there must be something doing. It is our candid opinion that had the provincial parly went along organizing, left out the Searchlight charges, and when the time came for an election still continued sane criticism of those in power, that the provincial party would have had full control at Victoria. ��������� But when it comes to smearing "mud" or what looks like it over so many of the prom inent politicians on.both sides it does not , look like a healthy victory to us for the new party. Premier Oliver's,, chances of winning1 when he goes to the country next are very much better than they were six months ago. He has the whip, hand to a certain extent i-i the coming commission and is not the politician we have always considered him if lie sits meekly by. and allows himself to bo condemned to a possibility of 14 years in penitentiary. We don't think there are any lawyers in the province of British Columbia or even the Dominion who can convict Premier Oliver and Hon. W. Sloan of the charges laid against them. In the first place we all would hesitate to think that they were really guilty. There are a large number in the province who absolutely disagree with the policy of the present Liberal parly,of this province and their only ambition is to . see the other fellow in power without sending any Liberals to jail. We never read of a Liberal who wanted to give up his liberty in that way. Most Conservatives would be quite content if Premier Oliver were relegated to the quietude of the Delta after the next election. Well, you say, wc'nmst have some one at-the head of affairs in this province. WdI it be the Conservatives? Here the leader appears to be the stumbling block���������so many people, "do not like Mowscr". Why? No man in British Columbia politics heretofore has stood more abuse politically than has Mr. Bowser, yet he is still in the ring, bright as a new dollar bill, and very much alive find able to take care of himself. ' Still in politics when some of those, who years ago condemned him have passed entirely out of public life. Li' the people think it is time for a change, and many do, the province would be in safe hands under a government with his leadership; that is, of course, if he does not have to go to penitentiary for 14 years. , In the shuffle it will be hard to tell who will be- at the head-of affairs after the next election. We used to, think that Premier Oliver wa;s not up to his job that he did not spring- on an election last summer before the new party became thoroughly organized, but time appears to be telling its own tale���������at least.- it is giving us something lively before the election, and Oliver's chances of being elected a- gain as premier after the next election look much better right now than they did six months ago. The next most exciting thing in provincial politics to"the McRae inquiry is the trouble so many find in chosing a leader for the Conservative parly. First it was a Victorian, then it was Vancouver's representative at Ottawa and now it is Cy Peck, V. C. Why should all or many Liberals be so anxious for the Conservatives to have another leader than Mr. Bowser? The reason is plain to .see. No man in politics on the opposite side to Mr. Bowser has the grip of political affairs as he has, a:id with a view of eliminating the party fro11 all chances of gaining power in the province until another leader with equal ability can !:���������: secured. In an address by Rev. A. 11. Moore, M. A., delivered during a course in journalism held at the University of Toronto, on "Tho Mission of the Weekly Newspaper," this significant paragraph was given. "The metropolitan daily gives its readers a picture of world news at a glance. I heard Premier Mac- Kenzie King say one day that the daily newspaper is designed to give to the hurried man of affairs a glance a world events as an interlude between courses at the breakfast table, and is then cast a- side as he rushes out to his daily duties. Not so the weekly. It is a visitor to the homo. It is kept until time for leisure reading is found, rt goes into the homes where it is read from first to Iasi. It comes into intimate contact, with the people and can therefore deal far more intimately with personal and community affairs. Because ho realizes this and appreciates the importance of small incidents as well as great events, the editor of the weekly paper is not impatient of these details, personal items and local news of every description and character. He knows that, somewhere ho is cheering some heart that fools its loneliness and isolation, that he is enabling some neighborhood to express its corporate life, to realize its existence and to feel that it, too, is an intergral part of the groat world of affairs." Sixteen members of the British House of Commons arc ex-convicts. In every case, of course, on account of what they insist has been a political offence. Some of those for example have become involved in trouble for refusing to pay that portion of the local taxes which tlioy have deemed represented the amount, expended in sectarian education. At least three members of the House ���������'have been in trouble through, their conscientious objection to performing military service and have boon deprived of tho domestic vote although eligible for election to parliament. One caustic critic suggests that a more interesting scene than these men at dinner would be a gathering of commoners who ought to be in prison. Hoax: "Do you believe t!...i ���������thirteen is an unlucky number?' Joax:' "Well, all the people who lived in tho thirteenth century are dead." Judge���������What name? Prisoner���������Smith. Judge���������Occupation? Prisoner���������Locksmith. Judge���������Lock Smith up.���������Philadelphia Bulle- ���������By Blosser. ���������v^l^HIBBI) /,'- ��������� ��������� o ' v" '* 'Mk i" *?���������' < Wy ^ - \��������� fc*$m���������-��������� THE ADVANTAGES OF HEEKEEHNfJ Bees can be kept in town or country, by young or old, rich or poor. For ono entering the businos.'i on o large scale with more than one apiary, (he country, of course, is necessary where larger sources of nectar are available. A few colonies can, however, bo kopt on a small town lot or even on tho roof of u house for the boos will fly to a distance of two or three miles tor nee. tar. Bees can be kept in situations which arc useless for any other enterprise. There is scarcely a spot in Canada where a few colonics of bees cannot be kept profitably. An abundance of nectar secreting flowers with a high average, of favorable weather for tho secretion and gathering of nectar makes Canada an excellent country for beekeeping. Almost anyone can keep boas," am' without investing in land or expensive equipment a man or woman w'io has the aptitude can ,learn to .produce an article of food that is unsurpassed for quality and which' will keep in good marketable condition even from year to year. It is' difficult to state the amount of honey that will be obtained from an apiary, as this will vary in different locations and seasons. Most localities, however,-will lie covered if it is put at from 50 to l"iO pounds per colon*1 in an average season. With proper) management one or two colonies will yield enough lioney for the average family. Beekeeping affords a pleasant outdoor occupation during the best season of the year. As a hobby for or- fice men it. provides a profitable and interesting recreation. For teachers and students it offers an "��������� occupation for the summer vacation, which is ^ educational and remunerative Many students have paid their w-\y through college by keeping bees dur ing the summer. Many are finding it a profitable auxiliary to other lines of work. As an exclusive business, ..mano" find it worth while. Beekeeping not only gives one i crop of honey ami a little wax, bur. fruit and flowers are also benefitted by having bees in the vicinity of their orchards and fields. Larger crops of fruit and seed are obtained by cross pollination 'of the blossom3, and honey bees are important agents The Joy of Hearing a Voice When you are travelling, evening brings lonesome hours. You would be glad if it 'were ��������� possible to' pack your grip and find yourself instantly at home or among your friends. You cannot make lliis quick visit, but at the nearest telephone "Long Distance" will send your voice back where you want to be. "When you hear the voice, you foci its presence. '��������� The voice is the person. That's why nothing can take tho'place of the telephone as a medium of communication. You i'eol you are with the person to whom you are talking. British Columbia Telephone Company ��������� Chiropraciic Adjustments remove the cause of disease. Releasing : '.c right combination of nerves is the secret of successful chironraclic. a Jk. ' ��������� Chiropractor PALMER GRADUATE 3 its. Courso HAHOITT BLOCK MISSION C1TV HOURS: 'i 0 a. m. to 12, and C:30 to S p. m.,'Monday, Wednesday .and Friday. Saturday, 7 to S p. m. ' "Will be there every day, except Sunday, when ferry runs again COXDEMXEI) CHIXKSK SHOT, HUT SURVIVES in this work. Note. -Experimental Farms LAVINO AVERAGE IMPROVES The most striking fea'ure of the Third Egg Laying Contest at the Agassi/. Experimental Farm is the| average production per bird of 199.- 85 eggs as contrasted with 180, the( bird average for the two previous contests. Another marked feature is the difference between the. line-up of birds in tho first contest as compared with that in 1922-23. In 1920-21, nine breeds were represented comprising 26 pens of 10 birds each. Again,in 1921-22, the same number of breeds was represented with 29 pens, while the contest just completed carried six breeds only and numbered 36 pens. The progress of reduction of breeds has been the result of self-elimination. In an egg laying contest the individual must be a layer of high order. High prcducting females are generall;/ less numerous in- the general purpose breeds than in the purely egg-producing types. The breeds that have withdrawn are of the general-purpose class and their places have been largely filled by the S'ngle Comb White Leghorn which is the generally predominating breed of British Columbia. As Is evidenced however by tho results of the last two contests, won in each case by a Barred Rock pen, excellent, layers can be developed in a general purpose as well as in a specialized egg-laying breed. The highest bird in each of these contests respectively, while the highest bird in the first, contest a Whiro Leghorn, had but 28!! to her credit. This last >year was one in tho leading pen for that year which had an average of 22���������! eggs. The highest Barred Rock in the pen that won the 192]- 22 contest made a record of 297 eggs with a pen average of 260. The highest bird in the Barred Rock pen that won the contest just completed, layed 284 eggs with a pen average of 238. These figures show that the strain within the breed is an important factor in poultry, breeding that s'hould not be lost sight of. The experimental . farm authorities are hoping that' breed, competition should not be further curtailed in the Agassiz contest as general purpose birds are just as necessary to farmers as the most specialized egg type.���������K. MacUean, Assistant to Superintendent, Experimental Farm, Agassiz, B, C. Few doctors in Canada have ever attended a condemned prisoner whose execution fell slightly sh.oit of being successful, but Dr. T. if. Williams, formerly of Winnipeg, now of the Canadian Methodist Hospital Chungchow, West China, tells :"i tjood one. "We have had quite a few -wounded cases, and one of the latest w:is a man who was ordered to be executed and was shot, at close range. The bullet entered the back of his ne'.'k and came out below the angle of his mouth on the right side. When darkness came and he was not dead, his friends brought him to me, saying he had paid the penalty and now they wished me to heal him up. We operated and he made a good recovery. Men are so often wrongly condemned, and.so very often the judge is infinitely more of a rascal - than the prisoner ��������� so we don't make any, inquiries us to why or how a man is injured by a gunshot! A few days after he was brought in, thn officer who condemned him came in to see a. friend of his in the same ward. The condemned. man was warned and escaped detection by pulling the bedclothes over his head.-' Never Too Late! e������&fi& A '.V fmi in * * ������ E- . .. ���������M asp m >z P^WHIIISIS im> VI'*! 1 J&tfpl ^������ ������ *m i Mrs. Henry Chii)1 Wright of Austin. Tex., is 80 years old and has always wanted to go on the concert stage. Now for the first time'sho had her ambition realized when she made her appearance in New York on Dec. 15. ������������������������������������-/���������-to?:;- ;.i:i'������ ���������'���������;���������'������������������ fjp." '''I ft1;1 '*; U it '"'ii m 31 I 8 he- 8 i U $ I I m m ���������m m ��������� SIM m #&$ $i ������������������.;UV.T3 \m -*& <fe's j*i|$ il 'J s 41 , ���������> ,,"v ti1. Ml I) 1 Si ������ it 11 m ':'**- *"?Ar* ���������*������ $ f TfiEAKBOTSFOKD POS7 rn PHONE-- A. R: GOSLING \ <'��������� AVI I EN J'OU WANT House and Sign Pa in ling aud General House Repairs Phone 8'1X - 1*. <0". Bok 31 ABBOTSFOKD, B. G. A. E. HUMPHREY B.C.Land S i rveyor and Civil Engineer Aooni 0 n������rt Block. ChUllwaok Dox 4BS. CIIILLiWACK Yarwood&Durrant BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS LAW OFFICE OPEN ISVJGRV FDIDAV ABHOTSEORD, H. O. -TttljgT^SS "IIUMRV'S MISSION AUCTIONEER and VALUATOR Auction Sales Conducted SATISFACTION GUARANTEED LIVE STOGK a Specials P. 0. Bo:-: 94 Alex. S.Duncan Barrister' Solicitor Notary Public OFFICE J. A. Catherwood Building Phone 8001 I'. O. Box 69 "Humpy," said Mrs. Skinner' tlv oilier morning to her oldest and only'son, "I wish'you were like other boys." "What's the matter ��������� with mo? ' was nsked. "You i're not whal is called a responsible boy." "Huh! 1 would like Io see the,hoy who is more responsible than j. am?" "Hut when you go on 'errands r can never tell when you'll get back: or what will happen to you." "If things happen it's because 1 was born for a cowboy and you won't buy me a lasso or a gun. What d) you want done? "There's that stepladder ������your father borrowed off the German gror cer on Blin street two weeks iifco nnd promised to return 'next day. If you were a responsible boy I'd have you take it home this morning and when you got back you'd find a nice, hot ginger cake waiting for you." "Mother,'dear, got that cake in the oven at once. Your son will be back here inside or twenty minutes." ��������� "And you won't do no fooling on" I lie wuyt?" "I will walk as straight as u preacher," Thnt stepladder was ten feet long. The German grocer, who was five feet high, made uso of it to reach a heigh of fifteon feet and thus see what customers en lured tho store of his rival a block away. Humpy started out. with It on his shoulder, .but ho hadn't gone half a block iwhonn' woman stopped him to say ��������� "Young man. what aro you switch ing an old stepladder around on the street that way, for? You didn't nilas my nose by inoro than an inch. "I've got to curry it, haven't I?" asked the boy. "No, you haven't. A stepladder is meant to be dragged along instead of carried. Your mother must be a very silly woman if she told you to carry it. If you had broken my nose you'd1 have gone to prison for life." Humpy put down the ladder an I looked at it for a minute and then saw that the woman with a nose was J. 0. JONES Funerai Director AGENT FOR BTEAD8TONE8 Phone Connection. Mission GUy rjiraniiTTTT^T7^^] skinned elbow, "and so I'll lot him go this time. He musfdo different, however. He must carry that ladder | under his arm. Boy, do you hear me?" Humpy board and agreed and' ���������walked off with his burden. Who.i I a boy attempts to carry a ten foot ��������� lopl'iddei1 under his arm, it's going to stick out at least four feet ahead i of him and the same distance behlnd,l It isn't going to balance, but one end will tip ' up and then the other. Humpy made slow headway for a block, and then the wind turned him and 'his burden half-way around just in time to collide with a little woman on her way,to a ten cent store to see if pianos were.included in the stock. She staggare'i against a fence and went down on'her knee>.\ while the boy fell 'against a shade tree, and she was the first to recover and sweetly say: ' You blundering young idiot, but If I wasn't a born lady with a still' kness I'd boot y.ou clear across tho Gowanus canal. What do you mean by such conduct?" ' "N-nolhing, nia'm." "Don't n-nothing, ma'am me, you unhung young villain! Afrer dislc- lating m,}1' shoulder and breaking two or my ribs you don't mean . nothing! Oh, If I hadn't been born a lady I'd twist your fool neck , for you! Whore you going with 'that, man killing thing? ��������� .���������, ��������� '��������� "Just down hero a ways," repliod Humpy. ' "Then you put it on your shoulder. You must have an ioditic mother to send you on the street with a stepladder like that. Why didn't she hire a. flatcar? Go on with you!" Hump shouldore'i the ladder und moved on. More of it struck out before and behind. It turned this way and that. Tho -ends swayed up and down. Bump! This time it was a policeman. He was standing on a. fixed post���������that 'is, it was so fixed that he had a saloon on one si<ie, a | poolroom on the other, and right in , || front was the house of the widow ha was courting with a view to marriage. He couldn't have been fixed better. His back was toward Humpy and his face toward the widow's, with tho saloon in the corner b 0B1NSON CRUSOE was the Original Optimist. Times looked bad for Robinson���������couldn't���������have looked much worse. But he didn't say, "What's the Use"; didn't lie down, whimper, kick, and "growl at destiny. No,,Crusee used his HEAD; he THOUGHT- then he thought some more���������real serious line of thinking.' do was the puzzle Crusoe was solving. Finally it came flash���������"I have it," said Robinson���������"I'LL ADVERTISE!" Just what tc to him in a A thousand miles from nowhere���������a possible buyer coming within reading distance of his ad every few years���������that was Robinson's outlook. It was hard times,���������business depression, a ��������� stringent money market,���������also what Sherman said about war. But. Crusoe,.as before mentioned, was an Optimist, also a believer in persistent advertising. ' ��������������������������� . ' <- He wanted a ship���������how would he get it? Answer���������"Advertise!" And he did���������flung a shirt from, the top of a pole. The first advertisement brought no returns. But Crusoe wasn't discouraged. He changed the "copy"���������put up another shirt. Yes, times were hard���������awful hard; but Crusoe won out��������� he got his ship���������and he did it by PERSISTENT ADVERTISING. Crusoe was the original Optimist. right. Like every other boyi in of his right eye, when the stepladder America, he had a bit of rope in his hit him and shoved him against a pocket, and in a few seconds he had -lamppost -and skinned his nose, attached it and was galloping along-i "Now,,by the side whiskers of within ten feet of the stepladder, I grandfather, but I've got you!" the latter wabbling behind him. He must gallop instead of walk. He couldn't turn the corner slowly and sedately, with, a look ahead to see who might be coming, but he must utter a whoop, increase his speed and go around with a whew. There was ice on the sidewalk, and a. fat 0f the transom. Sneaky Dick, 1 know man was gingerly picking his way Bov' and ladder struck him, and with my he shouted as he turned and seized him by, the coat collar and shook him and the ladder all around. "I was just carrying this home!" howled the boy. "Yes, I see; just on your way . to rob some bank by getting in ������y way an "Oh, my "soul!" he went down. He struck the stepladder and rolled off on Humpy, "and the two were yelling and struggling, when a man came our. of a nearby bakery, and took a hand. "I see how it was," he said as .* gave Humpy a cuff on the ear. "This fool of a boy was running with his head down and plumped into you, Mr. Smithers." '" ' "Yes, he meant to kill me! shouted the fat man, who had got a heavy jolt. "No; I didn't," replied Humpy. 1 was just carrying home this step- ladder." ' "Carrying? You mean you were dragging it. Whoever heard of a hoy dragging an old stepladder a hundred feet long on the street? By George, but you have got saw.dust in your head! Mr. Smithers, if you want to prefer a charge of attempted murder against him I'll hold him and yell for the police." "He may be a fatherless lad,' replied the fat man as he rubbed a Skinner, ",ir, you." "My name is Hump and I live"��������� '"Sneaky Dick, I've ma^e the capture of my- life. I shall be made a sergeant for this. Drop that thrashing machine and come along with me, and if you try to'make a run for. it I'll fill you with ten pounds of lead."., ..."But I'm only .carrying this step-' ladder to the German -grocer's. He knows me and my father." "Then come on down there, but if you think to fool me then look out." The ladder was leaned up against the lamppost and the two set off. Arriving at the grocery, the proprietor nodded his head and answered the officer, "Yah, dot poy vhas named Skinner, und he don't rob no banks." "Make sure, grocer. This is a very serious case." "Then he can go, but let this be a warning to him not to look so much like Sneaky Dick." ' ���������' "But where vlias dot stepladder?", asked the grocer. Humpy ran to get it, but it had disappeared, and a little girl explained. "Please, young sir, but a tramp carried it off. He said he wanted to step up in the world and that if you came back to tell you to always carry a stepladder jn your vest pocket." BROTHERS GOOD SHOTS AGASSI'/;., Jan. 4.���������The members of the Agassiz Rifle Range Association dosed the year with a successful turkey shoot on Monday. There were seventeen birds at stake aim I they were well distributed among the competitors at the close of ��������� the j competition. Harry Wilson was | "high man" for the .year with an average of 89. He was closely followed by his brothers, Len ami Bert, for second and third places. The association' had a membership of o'2 .during ihe past season. The fact that a farmer, Ezra Os- terhout, of Murray township, Ont., left $15,000 to Methodism, recently attracted note in the press and was sent on the telegragh wires through out Ontario. Leaving an estate valued at over $80,000, the testator gave amounts up to $5,000 each to relatives, and legacies of $5,000 in cash to each of the following. Methodist Missionary Society, Methodist Educational Society and Methodist; 815 annual members Superannuation Fund. Three brothers, two of them ministers living ju Vancouver, are the executors. . NiSht owls Set "P witn birds. Canadian Women Serving Abroad Raising $427,200 in the year, the Methodist W.M.S. supports 12:1 Canadian missionaries now in the field at home and abroad, according to the Annual Report which is being issued to nearly 1,600 Auxiliaries in local churches through the Dominion. .- (- Thirt|y-nine Canadian workers in China are assisted by fifty-five Chinese teachers and eloven Mible women. In Japan aro thirty-five Canadian women and 120 Japanese teachers, supported by the society. In Japan forty-seven factories are open to the workers- who are leaders in demanding proper sanitary and moral safeguards for the many thousands of girl operatives. In China during the year one girl has volunteered to go out as missionary to the tribes on the Tibetan border. "Our supreme opportuniliy is in the homeland and is being courageously met by an heroic band of forty- nine missionaries in forty-two centres among Orientals, Indians, Austrians and may other races," writes the president, Mrs. M. M. C. Lavell, of Kingston, Ont., in a fore- Here aiidTfi ere Exports in Canada's inier-Empiro trade last month exceeded imports by over. $12,000,000. Against imports from 26 countries belonging" to the "British Empire, amounting to ������15,713,000, Canada exported ggdds amounting to $27,888,000. Noel Victor Fearnohough, aged seven weeks, son of a farmer oE Morrin, Alberta, the youngest child pn record to travel alone, left pool, England, in charge of officials of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Steamship Lines throughout the trip. An experiment in shipping Canadian peaches to England has proven .successful. The peaches .were packed in small boxes and placed in cold storage, reaching: London in fine condition. There is likelihood of an increased demand for Canadian peaches. Representative of the best sheep and swine blood of Great Britain, 33 animals imported from the Old Country arrived in JRegina, Saskatchewan, recently. There were 19 sheep and 1G hogs in the shipment. The animals were bought by the O HAPSBURG; AND PLAYS SOLDIER word to the forthcoming Report. Organized in 1881, the society has1 government for farmers in the pro- now 13,861 life members and 48,- vince. Canada's highest lookout station has been completed and will bo the early ready for use next year. It is sit- .uated on Mount Cartier, near Rovel- istoke, British Columbia, and is S,G2.7 jfeet above sea-level. It will be used for the detection of forest fires and for meteorological and other observances. AWAITS ANOTHER WAR BY MILTON BKONNER PARIS, Dee. 2D.���������"I am a king," says a little boy named Otto ���������and he means it. "This .is a crown," he says, as he puts a gilded bauble on his head���������and he Relieves it. "This is my royal sword," he says as he plays with a toy p.jijre���������aiKi he l'ully intends to use it. And as a result of this-little boy^s declaration, Europe- still staggering from the World War���������may once more wit in the next ten years be drencheed in blood, and brave men hy hundreds of thousands may be doomed to early graven Other little Ottos and other lit- and to Jugo-Slavit. A big t lo boys by other names play at being king in this old world, but it is only child's play with no ot i- er ploting behind it. But this llt- r!0 t^n-vnar-old boy lrippcs to '"> Otto Ilapsburg anil he is spurred on in his dream by his ambition mother and by two separate it, t.ri<niing cliques of elder statesmen, generals, nobles and clerg/., For this little Otto is the eldest son of the late Ex-Emporor Charles of the r.: " ��������� garian Empire and of the Ex- Empress Zita. He lives in a humble house, but ho dreams of palaces. Ho has only two pairs of pants ���������his "Sunday best" and his ev eryday ones���������but he dreams of royal ermine and scarlet. Died in Exile Oct the background: when the World War was over Charles of Ilapsburg,. h's wife and his 11,- tle ones were exiles living in Switzerland. His one-time empire had been carved into pieces. Austria was one little state-���������>a re-, public. Hungary was another lit tie state, under the dictator Admiral Horthy. Slices ..of territory were given to Itoumania, to Italy hunk was erected into the now republic of Czecho-Slovakia. Goaded on by his restiess, ambitious wife, Charles made two abortive attempts to regain the throne of Hungary. Tlu,- last time he was packed off to Madeira where he died In exile. His last "putsch" nearly started a new war. The great powers announced that they would not allow a Hapsburg to sit on the Hungarian throne. The Little Entente- Rumania, Jugoslavia and Czechoslovakia���������prepared to mobilize their armies and invade Hungary. After the death of Charles, Zita was allowed to return to the continent, the king of Spain granting her domicile in his country. Remember that the kings of Spain ���������have,Hapsburg ��������� blood in their veins. It is the-origin of the, famous pouting, protruding lip all Spanish kings have-���������the Hapsburg lip. Fifty wealthy Spanish~Basqu,3i v bought for Zita a simple litMe W house at Lequeilio, near the fu- 2& mous watering place of San S"- (/^ bastion. Here she lives in genteel semi-poverty and here young Otto Is being reared as kings' sonsEX-EMPRESS ZITA AND HER SON OTTO, HOPE OF HAPSBURGS. are. He is being taught the fine manners* of royal courts, tli^ir etiquette, their regard for precedence. He is being educated so that Hungarian and German, French and English are all easy for his tongue. Clover Mother And in the meantime his clever mother is busily engaged in placing off the Hungarian Legitimists against the Austrian Royalists. Not long ago the news filtered in to Hungary that the, Austrian Royalists had the inside track at little Otto's "court".- They were stressing the German language and the Austrian political ideals. Thanks to their machinations many of the Hapsburgs had gone to I.equeitio to swear allegiance to "King Otto". As a result Count Andrassy and other Hungarian Legitimists hastened to the little town. Count Apponyii, at present lecturing in tho United States, is also expected to take a- hand. They want to place a Hungarian noble in charge of Otto's education.. They want him trained especially in Hungarian language, literature, legends and political history. They believe that some day if the Serbs and Bulgars clash or if Poland and Bolshevik Russia gee into war, the time will be favorable to put Otto on the Hungarian throne and later annex Austria. They believe .they can get away with it if they present the great powers with what is called a "fait accompli���������a thing that has been accomplished. The Turks did it. The Hungarians dream of the day they will also. The Canadian Mcintosh red apple is the champion dessert apple in the British Empire, so judges at tho ���������Imperial Fruit Show, which opnn������l ���������in Manchester recently, adjudged. .They also decided that Cox orange pippins,, from British Columbia, on the whole, are the best of the sixteen exhibits from overseas, and winners, therefore, of the "Daily- Mail's" fifty-guinea cup. What is declared to be a world's record for the transportation - oil grain has just been achieved by tho Canadian' Pacific Railway. In one period of 24 hours there were moved from Winnipeg for the head of l-he lakes 1,77C loaded cars. The best previous record, also held by the Canadian Pacific Railway, wa3 1 579 cars, moved east on October 25th, 1921. One thousand young buffalo will be taken- from the Dominion park at Wainwright, Alberta, and turned loose in the north in the region in which wood buffalo aie found, Hon. Charles Stewart, Minister of the Interior, announces. This will prevent the slaughter of tlic.^e animals made necessary by the increasing size of the Wainwright. herd. A dispatch from London say a that the gold medal of the British Dairy Farmers' Association has been awarded to the Government of Ontario for its collection of dairyi produce', including bacon, dead poultry and eggs, at the Dairy Show held there recently. First prize in the colonial farming section, namely the silver medal was won by the Ontario Beekeepers' Association oi Guelph, and the bronze medal was aw.arded to H. Leclere, of Mont- magny, Quebec. FRASrcn VALLKY TO MKNT- AT noAStns WKSTMIXSTER ��������� The annual meeting of the Fraser Valley Associated boards of trade is to meet at New Westminster in, the city hall on Friday afternoon, Jan. 11. Permission has been granted for the use of the city council chamber in answer to an application hy Secretary N, F. Kendall, Cloverdaie. ummBjumuwijuu^l awillMI THE ABBOTSFORD POST ' Our Excellent Service is appreciated by our Customers. We have always the choicest of roasts 01. the market, and,treat you right. S. F. WHITE B. C. Phone 41. Farmers' Phono 1909 Abbotsford, B.C. If you are preparing Pigs so that they will make Pig Feed to do it properly the best of Pork when killed, you need some of our Straw, a ton : HI15.00 which pigs must have to be healthy and thrive The annual mooting of tho Abbotsford and District Bony Growers' Association will be hold in the Bank of Moutro'il Chambers on Friday evening, January 2Glh, when election ol oil leers will take place The regular meeting of ilie \V. I". T. II. was bold at Iho home of Mis. Johnson on Monday. General business was tiansnctod and a plcujant afternoon spent. The annual congregational meeting of the Presbyterian Church will be held on Monday evening, January 2 1st, when reports from all branches cf the church work will be made. The Ladies' Aid spent a vovy nlcn afternoon at tho homo of Mrs. ,|<\ ,). K. Whitcholo on Wednesday. I limitless of tho Aid and tho Women's Missionary Society was dealt wlili, and plans discussed for the work i>i' the coining year. Mr. II. V. Rankin of Vancouver and Mr. tl. Olde of Chilliwaeli visifid at the homo of A. Taylor on Wednesday evening. The Embroidery Club will meet at Iho home of Mrs. W. J. Gray next Tuesday afternoon. TiiK STHADV Sl'BSCIil BKit How dear to our heart is tho steady subscriber, who pays in advance at Iho birth ol each year. Who lays down tho money and does it quite gliuUy, and casts round , tho U flee a halo of cheer. - lie never says: "Stop it: i nftord it, I'm getting uioro than now I" can read," lint our people all think it Ottawa is to Appoint Judge VICTORIA, Jan. '4.���������The Royal C.omiiiiss-Jon,' who will conduct an investigation Into the administration cf the I'iicilic Croat 'ICasloni Railway, 'will be appointed by tho 'Federal Oo\oi iiniont, it is understood now. The Provincial Government, it wn? oxplainel at tho Parliament Buildings tod.iy, 1ms no power to appoint a judge to curry out the enquiry. Such an appointment can hi; made on'iy by Iho Fedoial Government. The Provincial Government, it is understood, wishes to have a judge carry out the investigation. . so that the findings of the inquiry may be received without question hy the people of British Columbia. Tho Provincial Government has the whole " matt or under consideia- tiou'now and it is expected to recommend tho appointment of an invos tigator shorllv, FRESH BREAD Every clay! Why buy slalc bread a I -2 Loaves i'or 15 cents when you can gel our Bread fresh every day al 4 LOAVES FOR 25 CENTS? It is Al Bread, too, as our growing list of customers can verily.' We will be glad to deliver it. Leave your money at home. ALBERT LEE, Baker and Grocer I5HHK CIA'HN TO UK AI!OM.SHKI> says: "Send it, it���������in tact, wo and a need." How welcome reaches our sanctum, our pulse throb; how cannot paper.-, alwa;. s j 'all JikisJ a help ! his chock, when it. iow if malees it makes our J. J. SPARROW heart dance. Wo outwardly (hank him; we inwardly bless him ��������� Iho steady subscribed who pays in ad- Essendene Avenue PERSONALS ' ABBOTSFORD, B. C. Remember, the only thing in the woricl llial is teally what it is cracked vp to lie is ice. Wouldn't ii De great if a suit lasted as U us as the vest. Vi'CTOlUA, Jan. 4.���������Deer elubb throughout British Columbia will bo abolished by February 1st under regulations now being dratted by the Liquor Control Board, under the amendment to the Act brought down by lion. A. M. Manson, Attorney- Gent nil at the recent session of the Legislature. Only legitimate clubs which oxist for tho benefit of members and not 'i-or (be profit of owners will be allowed to keep liquor on the premises. The present beer clubs, most of which are proprietary clubs, will be considered "public places" after February 1st, and II will be illegal to have liquor of. any kind, including boor, on I bo premises. VIOTOHIA. Jan. 4.���������More than $US0,000 lias been spent in wages and material on tho. new government drydock at Victoria during the past year and satisfactory progress is being made, it is stated by J. \'. Forde, district engineer of the Dominion public works. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. R. Whitchelo attended the iuneral of Mr. Whit- chelo's uncle, Mr. Henery Bird, v Inch was held in Vancouver on Thursday. A:I the regular meeting of the Abbotsford Caledonian and St. An- j drews Society, held on Saturday | evening, the members decided to commemorate the birthday of Bob- bio Burns, January 25th, by the holding cf a dance. An address on the life of the celebrated poet will be given by Mr. J. A. McGowan. Mr. and Mrs. James Maguire, and two lilcle sons of Winnipeg, are the guests of Mir. and Mis. F. J. R. Whitchelo. Mrs. Maguire is Mr. "Whitchelo's sister. The members of the Abbotsford Tuxis Square Club are invited to i be the guests of the Tuxis Squarr- Club of Mission on Saturday atter- noon. A game of basketball will be enjoyed, and later supper will be served to the boys. The regular meeting of the Abbotsford Ratopayo s' Association will be held on Thuisday evening, January 17tli, when matters of importance will be brought up. A short meeting of the AViyona Club of the C. G. I. T. w.as held in the Parish Mall on Wednesday evening. In honor of Mrs. R. Maxwell of Vancouver, Mrs. M. M. Shore entertained at an Eastern Star tea on Friday afternoon, when a very pleasant time was experienced. Mrs. W. Hillier (nee Miss F. E. Trethewey) who has spent the past week in Abbotsford, will leave in a few dayi.5 to take up residence in Bel- lingham. - Mr. A. George, who has been attending the Provincial Poultry. Exhibition, held in Vancouver this week, returned home on Friday. C- Tlie Trethewey residence has been rented to Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Treth- wey. Mrs. A. Purvis and daughter, and Mrs. Purvis' mother, Mrs. Sturdy., of Huntingdon have gone to Los Angeles, California, to spend two months. Mrs. H. Fraser was the guest of Mrs. Collinson of Vancouver over the week-end. Mr. R. J. Shortreed, president of the Farmers' Telephone Company, visited Victoria this week, making application for the renewal of charter rights for the company. Miss Soldon of Kainloops spent the Christmas holidays at the home of her parents in Clayburn. Officers for the ensuing year were installed at the regular meeting of the Loyal True Blue Lodge held on Monday evening. General business was dealt with, and three applica: lions for membership received. Members of the O.A.VV. Club me! in the Alusonic Hall on Monday evening, and spent an enjoyable i.imc~. Miss Dorothy, Lee and Miss Gwcu Sumner wore the hostesses for the evening. Miss Mamie Bennett entorta>cd at a jolly house party on Saturday afternoon, when a number of little friends were her guests, and had a very enjoyable tlnio. Mr. and Mrs. R. Powell of Sumas were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. McMillan on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. If. McNeil and family have gone on a visit to Okotoz, Alberta, where they will he the guests of Mr. McNeil, Sr. Mrs. C. L. Miller spent the weekend as the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Cummings of Murrayville, and attended the funeral of Mr. A. Nicholson, which was held on Sunday. Mia. A. George has returned honi-.' from visiting friends in Seattle. NATIONAL PARKS ARE GAME SANCTUARIES INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS NOTARY PUBLIC Marriage Licences Issued REAL ESTATE���������Money <o Loan on Good Farm Mortgages 1 ��������� k^jt Abbotsford w ���������THK FINEST TAJILB PRODUCTS that can be bought for love or money are to be found here in this well-stocked grocery store where prices are low in comparison to the value given. For the breakfast meal their is nothing to compare with hot griddle cakes and pure maple syrup. Our stock of syrup is supremely good. - The Cash System here cuts the cost of food 'Stuffs. caaaccn rc^jgu^rgeagnsc} nssgr^qgsaaqaa^^ Ti HE National Parks of Canada i. are a haven for wild life; where guns and hunting dogs are forbidden and where the animals have come to look upon man as their friend rather than as their destroyer. As a result wild animals are increasing in the national parks of Canada and the graceful deer, the lordly bison and the always interesting: bear live at peace in their natural habitat without molestation. At Jasper National Park in Alberta, which is 'MOO, square miles in extent and the largest, of Canada's national parks, bears, deer, moose, mountain sheep and goats abound, and the visitor finds also great numbers of smaller animals such as beaver, squirrel and others which are becoming quite tame since they realize that they are protected. : At Wainwright, on the main line of the Canadian National Railways. east of Edmonton, there exists one of the finest demonstrations of the feasibility of game conservation. for there, in the buffalo park are somo*8,000 animals, the growth from a herd of 716 which was pur-, chased some sixteen years ago by the Canadian Government and al lowed to multiply in peace. So great lias been the develomucnt of the herd that this fall 2,000 of the surplus animals had to be slaughtered anil in the spring another 2.000 young buffalo are to be moved into the northern hinterland and allowed to roam at will there under conditions whore thoyValsp will be safe from ruthless ���������hunters. ' ' . 7'r.'.',w In- addition to'- buffalo, the ���������.government has at Wainwright large numbers of elk and yak, which arc fast becoming unknown_ animals except to the adventurous hunter who was prepared to go milo; .beyond the limits of civilization,.and those animals also are multiplying in the conditions under which they are being kept. . Visitors to Jasper Park, at the. present time find cinnamon, brown and black bears very numerous; if they go .far enough afield, they may reach the haunts of the grizzly, still .within the park limits. Deer may be found browsing within.-a stone's throw of Jasper Park Lodge, the bungalow camp hotel- operated by the Canadian National Railways and cariboo are reported to be becoming more plentiful year by year. The "bighorn" mountain sheep grazes peacefuly along tho lower slopes- of the great mountains which rise on every side, while the. more timorpus mountain goat may be seen'.on the higher slopes, making his way. over precarious footing and seeming to challenge the camera enthusiast to climb up and include his picture in ���������, the collection. By means of ��������� the sanctuaries which have been given to various animals, the ,.-younger Canadians growing iip today can now and in the future see for themselves, specimens of various big game animals which a few years ago were threatened with destruction. And since Canada was almost the last native haunt of many of these, such as the buffalo, the' educational value alone of the sanctuaries is great. The experiments already made have shown that such animals as the buffalo can readily be propagated in captivity and in their case also, the revenue derived by the government from the sale of ������������������buffalo moats; hides . and -heads from the animals which it has become necessary to kill, will, it is estimated, go a long way towards paying for the cost of the experiment and the upkeep of the National Parks. Judge Poultry on American Standard (From Fraser Valley Record) At the last regular meeting of the Mission Poultry Association, a very instructive evening was passed. The meeting took the form of a Parlor show of Leghorns, although the entry for this class was not a veny large one, some very fine Exhibition and Utility birds were shown. The President of the Association judged the birds according to the A- 'merican Standard of Perfection, and also explained the winning points in each bird, and pointed out the difficulty a poultry judge has to contend with in judging/ - I The winning birds for tho show were. 1st, cock, W. TV Abbott; 1st., j hen, J. M. Kirk; 2nd find'3rd, hens. I W. TV Abbott; 1st, pullet, J. M.' Kirk; 2nd, pullet, W. T. Abbott; 3rd and 4th, pullets, J. M. Kirk. The next meeting of this Association is to take place some time ill February, when all breeders of Ba red Plymouth Rocks will be given a chance to show what kind of birds they have. The meeting adjourned by all tho members extending a hearty vote of hanks to Mr. McDitirmid for the capable and instructive ma-liner in which bo explained the winning points in the Leghorn class. WEDDING BELLS (rrom tho Trater Valley Record) IXXIS���������JACKSON 1JUIL,!).$4,000 BARN Services will bo held in St. Math- every Sunday night at 7 .'30. Rev. A, Harding Priest, vicar. On. Sunday, January 6th, a very pretting wedding took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jackson, when their youngest daughter, Laura Jean Jackson, and Mr. Robert M. Innis were united in the holy bonds of matrimony, the Rev. J. J-I. Hobbins officiating. The bride was given in marriage by her father and was attended by her sister, Miss Ada Pearl Jackson. The duties,.of. best man were performed by the bride's borther, Mr. E. .1. Jackson. v After the ceremony Mr. II. .',. Cameron sang "1 Love You Truly," accompanied by Miss Pearl Jackson on the piano. After refreshments' weie served the (.happy couple left to take the train to the South where they will spend their honeymoon. Upon their return they will reside .at Port Moody. They were given" a rousing send off with best wishes by all their friends in Cedar Valley.- '���������!"!;", "/, A" m I B#' II lis i i > i & ������������ I m I p p 1 m * 1 i I
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Title | The Abbotsford Post |
Publisher | Abbotsford, B.C. : J.A. Bates |
Date Issued | 1924-01-11 |
Description | The Abbotsford Post was published in Abbotsford, in the Fraser Valley region of southwestern British Columbia. The Post was published and edited by John Alexander Bates, and it was the first paper targeted specifically at the Abbotsford area. The paper has since been bought and sold a number of times, and continues to be published to this day under the title of the Abbotsford News. |
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Abbotsford (B.C.) |
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FileFormat | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Notes | Print Run: 1910-1924 Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | Abbotsford_Post_1924_01_11 |
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Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2011-10-05 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 31b56884-bceb-4f1d-b62e-bae04f8b34ef |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0168654 |
Latitude | 49.052222 |
Longitude | -122.329167 |
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