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 '^m  VICTORIA   gS������l  $W/���������     /���������/���������>i->\fM!/������$  -mm  \   /incial Library  J-vN. y>������ V"^'"'^-*' -^CV'""' ���������' -���������  PUBLISHED IN B. C. ON B. C. MADE PAPER.  Vol. XXVII., No. 8.  Abbotsford, B.C., Friday,November 30/ 1923.  $1.00 Pn-H Annum.  Wc can'furnish you  ty prices.   Terms to  wilh any make of  Gramophones  responsible parties.  TCI PIONEER STO  E  one  1G  ST  Ii. DesMAZES  AllliOTSKOItl) AND  WHATCOM KO.AI)  Whatcom  Uomi, Toi. 23Ji'      Fanners 1912  Weekly Letter  From Victoria  Divisions of New  Redistribution Bill  Honey Producers  Elect Officers  Weather Smiles  On Bazaar  An wc go to press, everything is in  roiuliness for tiio hospital bazaar,  and If wo .bulge by the largo quantity of lovely goods on display, it will  be easy io find purchasers. Indications are tliat the attendance will be  very large, as the weather man has  been kind, and tlie sun is shining.  The arrangements so far liava  been carried out in perfect order, and  the ladies in charge are pleased with  the co-operation given.  Services will be held in St. Math-  eveivy Sunday night at 7:30. Rev. A.  Harding Priest, vicar.  Dollar and  The Farmer  The rounding out of another crop  year, with the full fruition of October harvests, again serves to 'accentuate the somewhat (rife yet tremendously important statement that "agriculture 'is the "chiefest-'iiidustry."  With possibly one or two exceptions  1923 crops are full ones. Not exactly bumper, yet of a magnitude ��������� to  again measure well up into the billions of dollars as representing the  annual turn-over. Farmers have  been handicapped for a long time  by reason of prices for their commodities very much below a parity  with prices governing commodities  farmers must buy. Despite this,  however, the business of farming  moves on apace.  Last year," 1922, the farmer's income from the cereals, hay, cotton,  potatoes, fruits and special crops,  exceeded seven and one-half billion  dollars, exceeded seven and onc-halc  dollars,        or    t     1.S00 millions  more than the preceding crop season.  Tlie showing for 1923, wind up of  the harvests now under way, is expected  to prove even larger.  Take the wheat crop: Some S00  million bushels worth fully as many  dollars. Take corn: Throe billion  bushels and worth at the farm  strong two billion dollars and oven  more, as much of it will be .convened at a profit into meat animals.  Take hay: Who ever heard of hay  getting on the first page of the  daily papers with glaring headlines  about its production and value! Yet  this year the crop is worth at tho  farm a billion and '���������'..'.quarter ���������dollars.  Cotton likewise, about 1.2 million  bales and worth to farmers 1,3 00  million  dollars.  Take dairying produce: Dairy  cattle, found on three-quarters of the J  farms, number some 30 millions, tlie j  product of these herds' filling ai. j  important part of the diet of our en-i  tire population, and by which co.nsu-]  mors pay, according to the -depart-j  ment of agriculture, three billion  dollars a year. ���������  Sketched in briefest possible form  the farming business presents somo  imposing totals. A financial statement of this industry would show  on the side of assets a capital investment of 74 billions of dollars;  (> 1-2 millions for farms,  ago hero of $12.00') per  supported and developed  ���������lv for profit,  'la the table or assets thorn ia  some cash; some turn-over in dairying, poultry, etc., and jio"padding of  the figures with the itcrn_ of "good  will". I*n tho statement "of liabilities' in this great business proposition there are of course substantial  items, yet farming is a going concern and absolutely sound. While,  there are still iniquities in ..tho  farming business, the sob stuff put  out in the efforts to catch farmers'  voles, might well be cut out.  The extent of. the farm market is  suggested, at least in part, by the fl*  gurus above quoted without going  into wearying details. . Rural popu-  !������!,������������������ on is upward of a half of the entire United Stales,    or approximate*  (Continued  into  ,    in  p rich s-  or an aver-  farm, each  Individiiiil-  IIOX. K J).   HARROW  Minihter of Agriculture  who says that tlie cost of dyking the  Sumas lands will "not cost province  one red cent."  10,000   Acres   Of,  Crown Land Open  About 10,000 acres of crown land  are open for settlement in the Sumas reclaimed area. Col. R. D  Davies, director of tlie land settlement for the provincial government, told members ot the insurance  financial and real estate bureau of  the board of trade yesterday at a  luncheon in  the Hotel Vancouver.  Since the work of reclamation wiu  done the dyking and drainage act oi  the province property owners of tho  district would be made liable for  tho expense incurred. Work completed two months ago had opened a  territory ol 33,000 suitable acres, of  which 30,000 acres are suitable for  agrieutural purposes lie said.  Throe Districts Created  ""''"''������������������'.'The area has been divided  three districts: the -east district  which there are 7000 acres of  vutely owned land; tlie lake  trict, in which there are 12,000  acres of crown land, . and the west  prairie district, comprising L-1,000  acres of privately owned land," said  the speaker. "In the three years it  has taken to complete the work a-  bout $2,730,000 lias been spent,  principally, in construction costs and  maintenance charges.  "The dykes have resisted two high  water periods and .have been const rue ted to ensure practically absolute security against floods."  TlJK'IS of -10 iH-.VV.-i  Under the land settlement department's plan, Col. Davies stated,  lhe crown land will be subdivided  into 10-acrc tracts, providing a main  highway, branch roads, electricity  and other facilities required for a  choice farming district. Dairy fanning, he said, is the branch of agriculture which will bo recommended.  The land reclaimed I'roni the laloj  bottom', ho said, liad proved under  test to he remarkably fertile.  "The district should be settled  under a co-operative method," said  Col. Davies. "The government is  planning a campaign.of sound publicity to .settle the district. Tho kind  would have to be sold for $10, $30,  $00, and $100 per acre, according  to location in order that the government might realize I'roni it a return  for expenditures. Settlement would  be over a period of 4 0 years with interest at tlie rate of G per cent.  Xol, seeking profit  "i'c is not tlie purpose of the government to make a profit, from the  land,"  the land settlement    director  VfCTOUTA, Nov. 2 0.���������A calm before the storm. Such is the prediction made by members of both sides  of (lie Legislature 'who remain over  nt tlie Capital during the week-end.  h'our week's have passed and with the  pxcoption of the debate on tlie  Speech and the introduction of tho  proposed redistribution bill, there  has been nothing to enthuse any per-  sion wdio is every ready to cither ret'  in or witness a scrap of any magnitude in the British Columbia Parliament.  Clutching   for stray  straws  which  may enable    the    administration  to  foci-chesty enough to go fo the country or even  take a  chance  with the  vacant seat in Vancouver caused  by  the resignation of M. A. Macdonald,  defeated   Liberal    candidate in    the  last   federal elections, tho Oliver regime have little to be    thankful for  during the past month the llouso ho.=!  been in session.      The gross' debt of  the province    has    increased    from  $2?,.To3,1 '16   in  November     191G   ;o  $71,'132,20 I     in November 1923, an.  increase  of   $-18,000,000     in     rough  figures.       At  the present    time the  government owes tlie Bank of Commerce $4,265,000 which becomes due  on   January   2,   1924   and  according  to  the Liberal party    press,    it stil!  has power to borrow    under various  loan  acts,  $9,546,690.     It is  dollars  to doughnuts that before the present  session is ended, ��������� Hon.    John Hart,  Minister of Finance, will seek power  to   have   this   borrowing   figure     increased.      An increase of forty-etehf  million  dollars    in the    gross  'debt,  since   the     Brewster-Oliver   government  took  control,     does not make  the best of reading for Liberal memr  hers of the House    and    their supporters but the figures are down    in  black and...white. and .were-,pried 3-at  of   Hon.   John  Hart  by  Mr.  Bowser.  "Gerry"    McGeer, K.  C,     former  Liberal  member for   Richmond,  was  well  looked after    during his  work  on  the  freight    rates   case.     Tt was  thought that his bills  amounting to  $r>n.S41   of    which the    government  paid   $4S,48t,     was   fairly   good   for  any lawyer to drag down from    any  government in    presenting the  case  but Mr.  McGeer piled  on the agony  last week when it was discovered in  the  Public Accounts committee  that  he had  rendered an    additional  bill  for   $39,309   which   the    department  has  not  yet  paid. Bills  for  $03,000  for one party favorite is fairly good  going   for   any   administration     and  rumor has it "that this is not all. In  these accounts submitted by McGeer  were vouchers for transportation expenses  for an expert's  wife  while a  colored porter was not forgotten    I-0  the extent of "four-bii"  tips,  which  were included in    the l>illv The city  dwellers  arc  taking    nofirj of such  happenings  and  disclosures  but  one  may ask, what of the country people  who have not the funds to do much  travelling and    who    read    of    this  squanderniania on the part of the administration.  Just now there is an exodus from  British Columbia of those who have  been in government employ during  the past few years. Rumor has it  that a prominent official of the  Northern Construction Company, the  concern that built the P.G.E. railway,' is down in some South American republic. A. P. Proctor, deputy  under Premier Oliver as Minister of  Railways, who appears to have  been a perfect czar while in office,  is not available to be questioned.'  Succeeding M. Proctor came A. B.  Duckworth, the man whom Premier  Oliver met on a train in the Crow's t  Nest region and who put up such a 1  plausible story that he too was-installed in office. Buck worth resigned some months ago in favor of  hoiiias Kilpatrick, an old experienced railroadman in whom the aver-  ago person has confidence in. 'Buck-  worth-Is understood to be somewhere  in Mexico. G. G. McGeer was wanted  by the Public Accounts committee  last, week but. he was out of town.  II. was a case of the Mouse hunting  Me.Gee while McGeer was hunting  ducks.  Canon Hirichliffe's annual attempt  to force the. government to fill    the  (Continued  on  Last Page)  .; VICTORIA, Nov. 20.���������Announcement' of the Government's redistribution plans, made by -Premier Oli-  yor flic other day, show that the  .oloeloral districts of the whole' Province will be overhauled and the  total number of members of the Legislature' increased from forty-seven  to forty-eight.  ���������   Chief changes effected by the Redistribution  Bill are:  Victoria will have three members  instead of four; the' district 01'  Greater Vancouver will have an additional member by the formation ofi  'the new constituency of Burnaby, to|  -which will be added that part of  Sou tii Vancouver lying east of Victoria  Drive.  The balance of South Vancouver  will remain"separate and Point Grey  and Richmond will form another el-  cctorial   district.  Two new constituencies, Creston  and MacKenzie, are to be created on  the' Mainland. Creston will comprise all the southern portion of  Kaslo, which will disappear and a  portion of Trail, which also goes.  The city of Trail will be includ' il  in Rossland constituency.  MacKenzie district will --be composed of the mainland polls formerly in Comox and of the mainland  part of Prince Rupert district.  Omineca, which covers a large  area in Central British Columbia,  will have two members, while its  limits will be extended fo the mainland coast opposite Prince Rupert  and eastward to the ' vicinity ot  Prince George.  Prince Rupert will be reduced    to  the Tsimpsean  peninsula,  the adjacent coast islands and the Queen Chai  iottes.  Fort   George  will   be  reduced   but  AI the annual meeting of the B.  C Honey Producers' Assn. held a!  the coast on Saturday afternoon, Mr. J. W. Winson was unanimously re-elected president of  the Lower Mainland branch of the  asociation, Mr. b\ E. White, .vice-  president and Mr. ' W. T. Turnbuil  secretary.  The directors, elected .were; as follows.   I).   R.  Macdonald,      Sardis;   J.  W.   Rennington,   Ladner;   J.   A.   Catherwood, M. L. A., Mission City; J.  I W. '   Winson,    Huntingdon;    A.r   YV.  Kind ley,   Huntingdon;   l<\. K.   White,  Abbotsford;  M.  [Jean, Keating;  J. J.  Mahouey,    Now      Westminster;     L.  Baker,-Ladner:. Lynn   Harvey, Langley  Prairie;   Grey Thompson,  Strawberry  Mill;       K." H.    Hodden,    New  Westminster;     W.   H. 'Lewis,     New  Westminster:     Mrs.  Norman   McCallum and T. J. Maynard, Victoria.  Tl, was decided -'to hold field meetings  during  May, ���������   June,    July- and  Huntingdon ,  Mr. Rose of Vancouver visited at  the home of S. .J. Hates on Thursday.  Tho building in which Mr. George  Ball resides caught fire on Wednesday evening, and'although the building was saved Mr. Ball's entire posses  sions of clothing and bed clothing  were destroyed.  Mr. and Mrs. C. Plaxton visited  Bellingham  on Friday.  Mrs. M. McGillivray and Mrs.  Bates visited at the home of Mr. D.  McGillivray  on Friday.  The next regular meeting of the  Huntingdon Women's Institute will  be held at the residence of Mrs M.  McGillivray on December 6th.  111  Tuxis Square Boys  Elect Their Delegate  Aujj  out  ust  the  at  various  district.  centres   through-  Fog  Meeting   r  Is Postponed  The meeting of (he Vruser Valley  Foot'..>aVi League which was to have  been held on Thursday evening, has  be>yn postponed  until somo    evening  At the regular meeting of the  Tuxis Square " Boys' Club held on  Thursday evening, the chief, Donald  Benedict, was nominated as a delegate to attend the Parliament of the  Tuxis Hoys of 13. C. which is to lie  held in Victoria on the 2nd, 3rd and  I th of January.   Only one delegate '��������������� ^"flowed from  tbe bouUi "si'oAfbf the Fraser, which  includes Chiliiwack, Sardis, Cloverdale,   Ladner and  Abbotsford.  The delegate receiving the largest  number of votes will  be eligible    to  will   still   include  Peace - River  district.  -Kamloops will take, in Ashcroft  and Wallaehin from Yale' "and" IVu  cerne and Cranberry Lake from Fort  George and certain pools from North  Okanagan and will have two members.  Grand Forks and Greenwood will  be made one constituency while Cariboo will take eleven polls from Lillooet, which constituency will include Britannia Mines, Squamish,  Gibson's Landing and other Howe  Sound   polls.  Cowichan will take ��������� Shawnigan  Lake and Bamberton from' Esquimau, while Chemainus will be included in Newcastle, instead of Cowichan.  Vancouver retains six members,  the average representation per member will be 3940 on Vancouver Island and 4101 on the Mainland.  ut"*'t  week.     It  is  tho   intention     of attend the Parliament  tlu- Lpague to discuss at   this  j<;  ihe advislbaliy. of    holding  sort -<U" a  datf s������ ->  bull code  sociation  meet  some  field day in  honor ol" Hi.1,  years  ago   when  the 'foot-  was diawn  ormed.  up and -the m  Progressives Elect  Officers at Meeting  The Progressive held an organization meeting on Thursday evening,  with a good attendance and the following  officers "were  elected:  President, pro tern���������Go. Pratt.  Secretary, pro tern���������A. Clausen.  Mr. H. R. Brown was appointed as  a delegate to the convention of UK-  Progressive Party to be held in Vancouver on  December 4th.  24th Bh  Begets Fogeyism  N'EW YORK, Nov. 28.���������Once  men or women pass the twenty-  lourth birthday, they drift rapidly  into the old fogey or old maid class,  according to Dr. John Adams of tlie  University of London, who has sot  BriUsh tongues awagging by his  announcement, word of which was  received hei-e in private advices today.  '���������The twenty-fourth birthday,"  Hay's this pessimist on youth, "is the  educational deadline in the life of  the average man or woman of today.  ' Old  fogeyism  has  begun  for      a  in.T'i and  old  maidism  for a woman  of ,24.    Tho young person who reach  esj-this age unequipped     is    seldom  able to make good  the deficiency.  The members of the Abbotsford  Club will go to Mission on Due-ember 5th to initiate the boys of the  Tuxis Square Club which is being  organized there.  Entertains Friends  On Birthday  On the occasion- of hor twelfth  birthday, Marguerite McCowan entertained a number' of her girl  friends at a very pleasant party > on  Monday evening.  The little hostess was the recipient of some lovely gifts, as well as  the best wishes of her many friends  for many happy returns of the ria.\.  The evening was spent in games and  contests and later refreshments wore  served.  The Abbotsford Band will hold a  practise on Tuesday evening in tho  Bank of Montreal Chambers. All  members are earnestly requested to  attend.  Choirs Will Give  Popular Cantata  The    cantata, "A       Christmas  Dream" is to be put on in the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening, December 10th.  Practises for this attractive production are being held by both the  choirs of St.Mathews Church and the  choir of the Presbyterian Church,  which are combining to make the af-  ��������� fair a success.  added.  In order to maintain tlie district  and its dyking system an expenditure  from $45,000 to $60,000 would have  to be made annually, lie said. AboHt  $28,000 of that amount would be for  power and $12,000  for wages.  The bureau members are considering making a trip to Sumas in the  near future to inspect the reclaimed land.  Officers of LO.O.F.  Elected for New Yeat-  in  0.  the  F.  Abbotsford  or the new  Officers elected  Lodge of tho I. O  year incude:  Noble   Grand,     Mr  Grand, Mr. Mathews;  Peachy;   Secretary,   Mr.   Carmichao  Fin.-scc,   Mr.   A.     Morrow;     Jumoi  Past Grond, Mr. Ireland.  McKay  Treasurer  Vice  , Mr.  Winners  at  Whist Drive  at-  and  Oil  was  Although there      was a small  tendance at    the    whist    drive  dance  held  in   the Orange-J-Ial!  Friday   evening,' a  nice     time  spent by those present.  First prizes were won by Mrs.  ler and Mr. D. Smith, while consolation prizes went to Miss L. McKlnnun  and Mr.  P. Y. Smith.  Mil-  To really enjoy lhe winter weather one musl  be warm and comfortable. Why nol wear a  MACKINAW?  Wc have Ihein for Men and Boys, all sizes al  a price lhal will appeal lo yon.       !  S  eadquarters. for  TA GLAUS  SANTA CLAUS will visit this store within the  next few days and place his mark of'ypproval-on  our Xmas Novelties and Toys of every description. Yon will also like our endeavor to give  yon I lie article you want this season. We invite  you also lo. visit us. *  Limited  ABBOTSFORD'S "STORE OF 'QUALITY"  [&-&ffr xxxx:i xiijuu l or uau jruoi  ~tr-r~.z~;ia-,  'ME ABBOTSFORB POST  Published Every Friday  ��������� J. A. BATES, Editor and Proprietor  Vc-mlici- <if r;. C. and Yukon Wcokly Newspaper Assn.  mstirw i 'mt m I m������ p\. f.  FRIDAY, NOVI0JV1BICU SO,   l!)2.'l  ' I-*1 !  1 lie tti  government recenlly built a  highway along lhe Kicking Horse  canyon for a distance of 2.2tS miles at  a cost of .$(5(5,744.20. It is supposed lo  lo be ti main trunk and settlement  road.    I'roni the railway Irain it would  look as though all lhe   riculiurc   between   ('olden  choil could   be bought   for  third of  the price    of this  I lien have a little left   over  day.  Building a road through lhe Kicking Morse Pass looks from this distance like sinking money lo the bottom  of lhe sea. Bui then it is great to be a  Liberal district.  and   fit for again!   Lean-  ibouI   one-  road    and  .for a rainy  An analysis of the beer sold in  Vancouver results in the fact that it is  pure beer. 285 samples came under  lhe tester's experiment. This will be  good news for Major Richard- Burde,  but of course the beer sold on Vancouver Island may not be the same, and  not have lhe same food ingredients.  Il is up lo you now Major to bring  in your iesl.  He'll do it too, believe me.  Again  prob-  Cana-  the. Americans are.  ably lo add another tariff on  dian wlioal.  It would appear lo us residing in  British Columbia that there is not  much kick left in lhe prairie farmer if  he permits llr's lo go unchallenged in  some way. We would suggest that he'  refuse, lo buy American small fruits so  long as he can get B.C. fruit at a  reasonable price.  Another suggestion is offered tliat  he assist lhe grower of B. C. in getting  a tariff placed on lhe American fruit  coming into    the   prairies   when    the  same kind is grown   in 13. C, a  neigh  boring nrovince.  live.;  affairs  II looks as (hough    the   Conserva-  *j are   again lo   be al the   head of  in England judging by  the number ol' acclamations,"if that is  any criterion.  It might be well for Canada if the  Conservatives do win as then the preferential tariff in which Canada is so  much interested will go into effect. Beyond thai possibly we have but little  .interest.  The Americans appear lo be dabbling in lhe election loo against Baldwin, but il is not likely that they will  cul much figure. '  The policy fathered by W. J. Bowser in lhe local house the other dav to  put two bricks in the Canadian tariff  wall when lhe Americans put one in  will appeal to many who have studied  the .methods.^ being adopted by the  American tariff commission in increasing the duties against this country. Some.prominent Liberals in this  'district are gelling to think that a tariff  on some things would be all right���������the  pulp industry.  In  the  legislature    Premier    Oliver lias  blandly suggested that the redistribution be  given a second reading   without   discussion,  and passed on to a committee which he will  stack with a majority supporting his government, to he dealt with there. Mr.   Oliver  knows tliat according to the "rules"   of   the  leglaturc the principle of the bill cannot be  debated except on  the second reading;   aril  ho is in the habit of   asking   for   the   mo it  narrow  interpretation  of the  "rules" whenever Uebato  is  proving embarrassing.  It    is  no wonder that the leader of the   opposition  has insisted on his right to debate the principle of the 'measure at the only stage when  that debate would be in order.  Tiie bill as introduced appears to    contain  the minimum of    political    vengeance    that  might 'have been    expected   from an    Oliver  government;  but there is no assurance   that  it will come back   from   committee    without  some wicked touches for   which the.   government does not only accept the responsibility.  It is more than suspected    that the bill as it  stands is not what has been in the mind of the  government and of caucus;  and it would be  characteristic  of present government meth  ods to have the will of the.machine workers  impose on the bill in committee, and then  with tongue in cheek come back to the house  with a solemn statement of submission to the  will of parliament: Only a full discussion,  when the bill is up-for second reading, can  give a protection . against this possibility.  'If this bill is in principle what on its introduction it appears from the details now pre-  ented, there should be assurance that the  committee to whom these details are submitted for examination will not be permit-  led to alter the principle of the measure.  Take Time if Necessary���������  There are those throughout the province  who are already beginning to find fault with ,  tlie provincial legislature because of the possible delay of framing the new liquor law in  compliance with the terms of clause "D"  which was carried so decisively in the recent  plebiscite, says the Redcliffe Review.  The framing of the new liquor law will bi  one of the most troublesome the present government has been called upon to enact, not  necessarily because it is a liquor law but rather because clause "D" was so worded on the  ballot paper as to mean almost anything. Tt  has been and is being interpreted to mean any  one of a score of different things from the return of the old bar to the selling of beer and  light wines everyplace from an ice cream parlor to a grocery store.  If, therefore, there is any delay and that delay caused because of a desire on the part of  the government to get full information and  advice before deciding on any definite policy,  the delay is justiifiiable. People of Alberta  don't want any half baked legislation in this  matter nor do they want any laws passed  that the people cannot expect will be enforced  and will help to enforce.  We're Afraid it won't help���������Bu Blosser.  i ���������  CUrUJUU  U.-.IMo \  :}YJl  JUST Oouim  L. aii ,y  :-rn  FT MAk������5 AloOffTSBEMC";--  VOO WEaJT WITHOUT MY  P?.EMlSS;0M-60lNTo  W NEXT   t  T?.WM AW">   (  YOUR FATHER V  WILL TAkIE" j  VOU lM    /  -,  #AND.    r  Blue Monday���������  Never approach a business man with a big-  proposition on Monday morning.because Monday morning is the morning after Sunday.  We can't explain Why it is, but every man  goes to his of rice on Monday -morning with a  grouch. We suppose it is because he's been  resting up all day Sunday and sort of hates to  tear himself away from it. Anyway, we- know  it is so.  Take your case. We've known you main-  years and whenever you meet" us Monday  morning, we notice that you are yawning,  taciturn and unsmiling. You had a good Sunday, no doubt. Either you rested to beat the  band or played golf or did -something. Anyway that took your mind off your business  cares. Then you went to bed rather early, all  prepared to get up early Monday. When the  clock went off you were miserable about rising  and when you did get up you were ugly to  everybody.  It's the same way with all of us. We rest  too hard on Sundays. Some of us smoke too  much and most of us eat too much. Instead  of just relaxing a little we let everything of  the week go and fall all to pieces in doing  what we call recouping.  That's the reason we have "Blue Mondays."  Some day we will learn how to rest up over  Sunday without'completely'disorganizing our  work for Monday. If we don't, it would be a  good thing to cut Monday out of the business  week and begin on Tuesday.���������Ex.  It must have been an impressive spectacle  that the dominion premiers witnessed the  other day���������the naval review, off Spithead.  That powerful fleet of modern war ships, the  dependence of Britain and its dominions all  over the world, represented the latest development in naval warfare.  Wonder what the thoughts of the premi'eis  were as they glanced over that wonderful array? To some it must have brought feelings  of intense pride, as it was realized that they  had contributed thereto, but to the Canadian  premier his emotions must have been mixed  with the thought that Canada had no right,  in so far as any contribution thereto is concerned, to claim any share in that armada.  There would be little real comfort from a  realization of that sort for Premier King���������-  at least, we shouldnt think so.���������Calgary Herald.  It is proposed to load on the shoulders of  the Canadian taxpayers some 200 miles of privately owned railway lines in Gaspe that have  not been able to meet their fixed charges. Tlie  deficits can then be charged up against the  pernicious policy of public ownership. Toronto Globe.  DOLLAKS   AND  (Continued  from Pago Ono)  upward of ;">() millions against s"nu  HO millions urban population  Growl li in (owns and cities ha;  been much more rapid than on th  farm, ami this must servo to continually speed up- farmers' activities  both in production and in the purchase of needed commodities utilized in providing food and raiment  for the city. Numbers actually on  farms are considerably less than th-.  total grouped by the federal census  under "rural."  The purchasing power of rural  population, although somewhat hampered latterly by reason of low  prices for farm commodities, is after  all almost immeasurable. The verv  fact -o# unsatisfactory farm prices,  coincident with excessive labor cost/  and high taxation, these temporarily  checking expenditures, only serve to  emphasize  buying  necessities.  Farmers' wants are far reaching  and insistent. There is urgent need  of replacement on the farm of many  things which have not been bought  owing to abnormal conditions. Dairying has never been more in evidence,  not only in the dairy states but interest is keen on the general farm. Tn  addition to the seasonal requirements in the way of such things as  balanced rations, mill feeds, concentrates, the dairy farmers want moie  equipment���������more silos, more cream  separators and milking machines,  more cement construction in barns. '  Farmers' would like to do more in  the construction of poultry houses:*  interest in poultry is more keen in  granaries, barns and other out-buiid-  *ngs. The building of new houses  ori the farm has been put off from;  year to year and is now urgently  needed: similarly up-to-date equipment in the way of water supplies,  electric power and light, out-of-door  painting, etc.  I'n the home there is also the" increased demand on the part of farmers and farmers' families for all the  best things. Good roads, the telephone, the automobile, the truck,  bare all served to bring closely together the farmer's family and the  village and   town  shipping centers.  Obviously with something like  more, than three million automobiles  owned and operated by farmers, the  replacement market alone in this  respect is one of great magnitude.  In Iowa there is one'automobile for  every 1 1-5 farms. In Ohio one for  .every 2 1-2 farms, figures for other  stntos'���������similarly impressive. Nor has  tlie point, of saturation yet been  reached. . -  With the wider diffusion of knowledge, with the broader understand-  mg of sanitary conveniences and  comforts in the home, with the  broadened outlook through the read-  'iig of high class agricultural papers  and other magazines, the farmer's  wife demands the best. What is  equally to the point, she is a tremendously important factor in deter,  mining purchases. This is true not  '>nly in the house but on the farm.  'I"; wife in a marked degree takiiu-:  the initiative in planning and in se-  "tiring not only the    necessities bul  "How wonderful is the human voice.  Ft Is indeed the organ of the soul."..  ���������LONGFELLOW.  "It is indeed the organ of the soul!" Each inflection of, your voice has a meaning for those who  know you. . Nothing may substitute for it. Your voice is  you!  When you have news for a friend���������when a business  matter needs attention���������when you wish to bring joy  to those at home���������send your voice���������yourself���������on the  errand.  night  All this company's telephones are   available day and  British Columbia Telephone Company  Funeral Director  AGENT  HOR   HEADSTONES  Phone Connection. Mission gi y  JUST SO���������  I wish I was a little rock  A-sitting on a hill.  I wouldn't eat;  I wouldn't sleep; '  I wouldn't even wash.   .  I'd just sit still a thousand years-  A,]d rest myself, by gosh.  ���������nuirio- fau'yxn   uwiiil i>i. :;t<UMUiatlun.-���������  iifltfB  I also the comforts and the luxuries  'hose are to be found today on the  "arm as never  before.  hi recent months the Bureau    ol  '.'ommereial   Research   of   Farm   anc'  Homo has brought out, through various exhaustive questionnaires, much  ''���������rect; and  valuable  testimony alone:  this line.      The farmers'  wives' and  flaughlers  are  if anything  more    a.  lert than other members of the family to the possibility and  the actuality of realizing the best. This is man-  Tested   iu   the  ever  broadening     demand  in  and  about tho  farm  home  for certain things once regarded    a.������  luxuries' and now as almost common-  Dlace...nec,nsRfi.leK..   farm are securing the best in the  way of heating and cooking equipment, water supplies, bath rooms, electric power and light, wearing apparel, labor-saving, devices; and all  the way. along the line to the standardized and the advertised in prepared food stuffs, in soaps and  cleansers, in proprietary toilet articles, in vanishing creams and in imported Coty and Houbigant handker-  chief extracts from Paris and Nice'  Through diversification in agriculture, and this more pronounced in  the eastern third of the United States  taan in the grain belt for example,  there is more frequent turn-over on  the farm; a more even flow of money  into the farmer's' pocket for making  his necessary outlay. Farmers are  getting more and more away from  the one-crop idea, except in a few  states. This has been brought about  by force of circumstances. It is  notably true in such branches' of agriculture as dairying, with a milk  check every month; production of  poultry and eggs; a- constant'turnover, to consuming markets the best  in the world, and at highest prices.  Finished meat animals are leaving  the feed lots each month through  winter and spring, the special money  crops, the output of truck farms, the  large and small fruits continually  marketed  from April to November.  Finally,   financing     the     farmer's  business has been served by splendid  federal  legislation, this'    now every-  "''������re functioning.     First came  the  federal land banks a few years ago,  ��������� nabiiug those    obligated    to    take  '���������are of farm mortgages at high rates  of interest to refund at less cost to  .lieniseives  and   in   the  easiest  possible  manner.     This  was     followed  as recently as, the past spring by the  establishment of Intermediate Credit Banks providing short term loans  fo   farmers   to   facilitate  the  profitable  conversion  of    field  crops     in  ���������in unhurried manner of cereals and  specials.  Big business, manufacturers, merchants', advertisers, were never more  Wm.   Atkinson  General Auctioneer and  Live  Stock   Specialist.  23 years ame-ng the Stockmen of  the ifyjaser Valley. Am fanhilajr  with the different breeds of live  stock and their values.  Address   all  communications    to  Bo* 34 ChilliwacE, B. C  Barrister      Solicitor  Notary Public  OFFICE  J. A. Catherwood fiuildir.K  Phone 8601 P. O. liox 69  MISSION CITY, B.C.  Coristipatton'sRemedy  must come from nature. Celery  King is a mixture of medicinal.  herb's and roots that rids the system of impurities in a gentle,  natural way. An old.and well tried  remedy���������30c and 60c packages.  irritates his-customers���������and makes  him inefficient and miserable.  Shiloh is the ideal remedy���������it is  not a bulky cough mixture  but^a special formula proven successful for many years. A few  dropsjbrings immediate-' relief.  30c, 60c and $1.20.  All druggists.  agriculture. To further broaden the  farm m'arket there will be continued  friendliness toward the farmers'  cause. And this, too, without special  favors not granted to other activities  ii  ,/,< THJS ABBOTHFOK0,FUS1T  ss������S=  kMMBPM'JSni  tmCrammm^m  PHONE-   -   .  A. R. GOSLING  W.TIB\ VOU WANT  House and  Sign Painting  and  General  House Repairs  Phone 84X - P. 0. Box 31  ABIJOTSFOni),  ������. G.  A..E. HUMPHREY  B.C. Land Surveyor and  Civil Engineer   ,  Aooiii   0   Hurt   Bloi'lt.   Olnlliwiiok  Box   4������2. '   CIUM.IWACK  Special Prizes  At Poultry Show  CFrora Fraser Valley Record)  The folKiv.-i-f, is- a list of ih.-- special  [���������ri.es  wen  at  the   Ui.-.trl'l  No. '1  Puulpy   Show   which     v.-as     held   in i,]nines:   best  female,   W.  .r.-imes.  ihj AgriciUii.-al   lir.ll last    Tue:;.lay        l-Iiiglish   class,   best   female,   John  Parker.  Rest   pen   iJIack     Wyandot!o���������W.  G. (iambic.  Besl   pen   Leghorns     other     than  white���������-G. A.  Fox.  r.esi JSautum���������NT. A.  Lind.  Winner  <>:'   li.C.I'.A,   Ribbons  American   c!>iss,     best     male���������W.  Mission Captures  Three in Row  a:  Wednesday,, 'i hurr.day   and   I'Mday:  Abc-r,!-Ll:y and   Leu/rheed  Cup  tor  haw.  josi.  cuck,   lien,   coc.:cr<M   and   pullet  bred     by    exhibitor���������Rev.    C.    Ale-rmid  Diannld '  Alcciifen-.uioaii,  best     male,    Join  Shaw:   best female, Rev. C.  McDiar-  Scu'h I'ra&er Valley Cup for best  pair In tho show���������W. Jame.i, Vancouver.  Victory Shir-Id for best display of  10 birds one variety, won by ,Iani-;S  Walker,  liuniaby.  D.ivid Spc icer Cup for best pen tn  the Ar-nrlcHii class���������Rev. C- -Mi'-  .Oiarniid.''  I     Host  pen   in  Alodile.Tniir.on     class.   ni..;,|ilv..lIln'. "   ,���������,,.,     ,"omalo  specia   by A. I. Johnson- -John Shaw   w,,.||.   |l(?sl Wm   Tf)zt>|  Conf inonlal, best male, N. A.  I.-ni'l;- best, female, N. A. Lind.  Came, host male, N A. Lind; best  female. N. A.  Lind.  f'-'ime Bantam, best male, N. A.  Lind.  Heavy Weight Utility, best male.  James Walker; best female, James  Walker:   best pen. James  Walker.  Light  Weight Utility best   male, 13.  C.     .1.  (From   the   Fi-aHcr   Valley   Rouirll  Thursday night witiVKsod the  opening of the basketball season in  Mission City. 'when the loci I boys  played  Ihe  first   schedule   match  s.-Uisfaclion of. everyone.  Having such a good example  shown them, ii was naturally up to  the .Senior A (cam to make good  when they met their opponents, last  wars' chi'iiipioiis in the Kraser Val-  ii-.v Lcii/iiie, and the score of 2(1 t.o 1 L  iiroved thai I ho.,- fulfilled their obligation,  ami   ihe     fans   wont     honu1 '  OI'I'OSITIOA*   LiW'fi  DOWN I'OtAOY OV  UXl'Olt'V (>!<'  =yof  I,Odd  YarwoadiDurrant  BARRISTERS and  SOLICITORS  LAW OFFICE  OFKN"   1CVJ0UV   KDIUAV  ABBOTS r<)KJ>,   U.   C.  t~-���������~  ALAN M. BROKOVSKI  AUCTIONEER and  VALUATOR  Auction Sales Concluded  SAIUSFAOTION fltrARAX'JBRJSn  LIVE STOCK a Specially  P. 0. Bo:: 94  H  ere an  ere  An addition to the Canadian Pacific Montreal-Toronto train service  is a nightly train each way, making  ���������'< trains every night between tho  two cities. The increase was found  necessary on account of the heavy  ���������tourist traffic to Montreal from the  West.  The opinion of Hon. T. D. Pattulo,  Minister of Lands of British Columbia is that "Canada can.absorb at  least 300..0CO people annually, and  this number can come on indefinitely. There is no limit to the requirements of the country. As many  as we can get are wanted.  Nova Scotia is endeavoring to  arrange an "old home" month during July or August of 1923, and it is  expected that many from distant  parts of Canada and the United  States will visit the towns of their  origin during- th? festival period set  apart.  Incomparable Lake Louise has  achieved new fame. The makers of  the Gray-Dort car have put out a  model in a new color which they  term "Lake Louise Blue." It is of  a lovely green-blue, and if it has  caught anything of the g-lorious  gle?m of Canada's' most beauv-iful  mountain lake it should be a popular  color for other than motor cars.  Big Bill, the last surviving-lmf-  fflo at the Pinafore Park Zoo, St.  i'homas, was recently shot. The  .nimal had been suffering for seine  time from the same malady which  .arried off his mate a few months  ago. Big Bill was said to have been  the finest specimen of Buffalo east  of the Government Park at Wain-  wright,  Saskatchewan.  Albert Steedwell, Canadian Pacific Railway engineer at Fort William, has an airedalo dog that is a  wolf killer. Mr. Steedwell has a  farm at Unsala. and while visiting  the farm the clog routed out a brush  wolf and chased it, ��������� During the subsequent battle one could -hardly tell  which was dog and which was wolf.  Mr. Steedwell went to the assistance of His pet and together they  finished the wolf.  T. W. McKen/.ie, Canadian Pacific  Railway agent at Rosemary, (..Alberta, has received letters patent on  a device for the purpose of'locking  automobiles. It is so constructed  that when the switch is thrown off  the ear is automatically locked,  thereby eliminating the possible  chalice of an owner leaving his car  unprotected. The device cannot be  operated nor the car started by an  unauthorized person Without causing an  alarm.  The number of persons killed or  injured while trespassing on railroad  tracks were 00 per cent, less in 1022  than the average of th-j. preceding  fifteen years. The figures are 5,300  for nine ��������� months (.>.*" i02JJ compared  wilh 10,738, the a-crage for the  previous year, according- to an announcement mar'e by the Safety  Section of the American Railroad  Association. '''his reduction in  casualties is ckbiied to be due to  the improved polling by tlie roads  and  to success  of the i-Ufebi Fir3t  IJurnaby  Best  displav   Marred     ltt;e'������s---Jas.  Walker.  Most 'display  White   Wyandottes���������  T. J.   Graham,  Alntsuui.  Most   display   Golden      Wyandottes  ��������� Rev. C.  McDiarniitl.  Most display White Leghorns���������  John  Shaw.  Host, display Anemias���������tlov. C.  McUiariiiid.  Best display Huff Orpingtons���������-  John A.  Marr.  Host, display While Orpingtons���������  John Arthur.  Marred Kock Champion Mini���������A.  O.  AlcKae.  Marred Rock, besl, bird of opposite  sex'to champion���������John Shaw  Marred Rock, best, pair���������John  Shaw.  White Wyandottes, clianipian biro,  Wm. James: best opposite sex,  John Shaw;  best, pair, John Shaw.  White Wyandottes, champion bird,  Win. James; best opposite sex, Win.  James;   best  pair,  Win.  James.  Golden Wyandotte, champion bird,  Rev. C. McDiarmid; best opposite  sex,  Rev. C.  MoDiarinid.  White Leghorn, champion bird, W.  T. Abbott; best opposite sex, John  Shaw';  best  pair, John Shaw.  Anconas, champion bird, Rev. C.  McDiarmid: best opposite sex, Rev.  C. McDiarmid.  Buff Orpington, champion bird, J.  A. Rarr; best opposite sex, J. A.  Marr. "'  White Orpington, champion bird,  John Arthur; best opposite-sex, John  Arthur.  Best pen Buff or Black Orpingtons���������J. A. Barr.  Best pen White Orpingtons���������John  Arthur.  Best   pen   Buff  Wyandotte���������Chas.  per  Most   dozen   eggs���������O.  J.   Ward.'  Most   White Wyandotte pullet Utility--N. A. I.ind.  Most, pullet Utility other than Leghorn  or  Anconn���������J   It.   Lambarde.  Specials  in     Utility  Classes  Most pen   Heavy     Weight,    James  Walker.  Host   ]ien   Heavy  Weight-���������W.  and  l'\ To/.er.  Most  male  Hock���������James   Walker.  '  Most   female     Rock���������James   Walker.  Mesl, male Wyandotte���������T. T. Graham;   best   female,  T.   J.   Graham.  Mesl, male, R. I. Red. T. C. Crowe:  besl  female, T. C. Crowe.  Most male English, lJ. Kelly; best  female,  V. Welly.  Most male Leghorn, Vi. Mraith-  wr'ile;  besl female, C. J. Ward.  Mesl, male, A. O. V. Mediferran-  oan, Uov. O. McDiarmid; best female, l'\ IO. Mullen.  Most male A.  0 V.     Light,    N. A.  Lind;  best female, N. A.  Lind.  Most R. 0. P. hen, W. J<\ Tozer.  the'Fraser Valley League with Chilti  wack teams.  The first .fixture was between (he  Cadets and tho Sardis team, and  resulted in a win for the home combination by a score of ?,'.i to  in.  The Cadets put up an excellent  game all the way through the combination work being far superior to  the opponents. Pollock was the slat-  goal getter for the Cadets getting I n  baskets and 1 penalty, Ogle came  next with 8; Robinson G; Hughes -I;  Elliott 2 and Meaton 2.  Angus McLean handled the.  whistle for this game.  Senior 1) team, not lo be outdone  by the Cadets gave the fans something to rejoice over by defeating  their opponents from Chiliiwack to  the tunc of 2!) to in. The game was  fast and snappy all the way, the locals displaying fine combination  work. Jones had the range down Hi  a niciety and netted the ball LO  times, greatly to the delight of bis  team mates and the home fans.  "Jerry" Albee was also in fine form,  having S baskets to his credit;  Rogers (5) and ICckcrt two new men  on the line up, proved capable players, especially the former, he and  J. Galliford (2) repeatedly breaking up the 'Wack's rushes. M. Meaton played the last half and had I  tallies to his credit, besides assisting Jones and Albee in some nice  combination   work.  Dave Galliford refereed  this game  and also the senior one to the entire,  in j (liiil'i  i.onteiik'd     with     the     night's  j viclorioh  ' Cox opened the game with a  pre.'ly basket from ihe side, but sad  to ielate the rel'eieo blew the whistle  just as he sivrod, and the basket did  not count,: Chiliiwack scored four  noints, and Kept ihe lead for some  Iimo until C. Galliford broke the  speli and registered tho first count,  on a penalty throw. Kr-nn then on  the home boys rained shot after shot  at ihei'- opponent's goal, but hard  luck .seemed to be with them and  only 8 scores wore made during the  lirsl   In 11' to Hie visitors'  4.  The last half started with a rush,  the champions making a determined  el fort to K:i;'.iin lhe lead, ��������� but. (he  home bujs were c|t  sioii, although it was  right, up till a few  the final whistle.   '"  Uoth teams put up good games  thoir combination work being exceptionally  brilliant.  The scorers were Beaton, 9; Cox  4; Galliford, 3; lOckardt, 2; Sollu  way,  2.  tho  re  al   to (lie occa-  anyone's game  minutes before  Sarah, wilh little sister Eva and  Mr.'- Hopkins, sitting in a cosy corner.  Papa (putting his head through  curtains): "Pleasant conversation,  girls"?  Sarah: ,-Yes, we were talking  about   our, kin  and kin,   weren't we,  r<:va?"  Eva (lithping): '-Oh, yeth. Mr.  Hopkins saith, 'May -1 have a kith,'  and Thara thaid, 'You kin.'-"  VICTORIA, Nov. 2������.--A new turn  was given to (lie debate on the proposal lo restrict the export of II. C.  unmanufactured limber when W. J.  Bowser, Iv. C, opposition leader,  made the issue one of straight parly  policy in the legislature this afternoon.  After criticising (be present government for extending until JliIJO  wartime powes to grant expert, licences under certain condiii.MH. Mr.  Bowser laid down the policy of the  Conservative  parly  as  follows-  To  prelect   home    industry-in  lumber trade    as in    all    otlie  spects.  To make no appeal to Ottawa on  lhe ground that ihe legislature had  ample power to deal with ;ho mailer.  To give a year's warning and  then amend the act so as to cut off  all export from crown lands after  January  ],   1 025.  To impose heavy taxation on timber cut on crown granted lands mid  then give a substantial rebate where  the lumber is manufactured in the  province.  He concluded his speech by moving an amend ment urging lhe government to adopt this policy.  Thomas Menzies (Comox) opened  the debate by supporting G. S.  Hanes' amendment in favor of immediately prohibiting the export of  logs from crown lands.  J. B. Clearhue (Victoria) followed with a plea for tho proposal of  the minister of lands that the federal pulp commission be asked to consider the issue.  TJIJ3 GUT SHOP  Our Xmas stock is now complete.  We will be glad to se! aside any article you may choo.se. S. U. OKOSIJV,  The Real   Difficulty  Tho old lady from the country and  her small son were driving to town,  when a huge motor bore down upon  tlicm. he horse was badly frightened, and began to prance, whereupon the old lady leaped down and  waved wildly to tho chaffeur, scream  ing al  the top of her voice.  Tho chaffeur stopped lhe car and  offered to help to get the horse  quiet again.  '���������That's' all right," said tlie boy,  who remained composedly in the  carriage. "I can manage the horse.  You just lead mother past."  Acadians to Visit Grand Pre  Grand I'rc Memorial Chapel mid  "THE  "Land   of  Evangeline"    ''.  ^ hcoimo the scene of another  celebration on August 9th. At a  meeting of 'the Grand Pre Memorial  Committee recently held at Moncton,  arrangements were made for an excursion 'to Grand Pre on that day.  Special trains will carry people from  all points in Nova Scotia to the little  town from whence the long suffering Acadians were deported by the  English in 1755, and it is anticipated  that people will join the excursionists from all pants of the Dominion  and the United States. ������  One of the feat'-.res of the day's  programme vv,!'-1' \<i the unveiling, in  the Memorial Chapel, of a statue of  the Madonna, which will be erected  in recognition of the noble work  accomplished by bhe Acadian National Socieite L'Assomption, the  Madonna being the patron saint of  this society. The statue, which is  7V2 feet high rests on a six foot  base, has great beauty of design,  and is claimed to be the finest of  its kind on the American Continent.  inscl, the- Statue ul liviuict-line.  As conditions are not as bright as  they might be financially in Acadia  the interior of the Memorial Ghapel  will not be completed this year but  a committee has been formed to  collect Acadian relics and souvenirs,  and to obtain, if possible, further  works of art that the interior of  this institution be in keeping with  the statue. While the exterior of  the chapel is plain it is the intention  of the Committee to have the interior as elaborate as possible. It  will not be used for church purposes but as a museum and white  and tinted marble with mosaic flooring will be used with autistic effect.  Many will visit Grand Pre, not so  much for their interest in Acadians,  as because it is bhe setting of Longfellow's story of the deportation.  Evangeline is honored in immortal  stone and large numbers have journeyed, particularly from America,  to lay thoir tributes on the statue  which is a monument not only to  the heroic Acadian maid, but to the  great poet whose writings she once  inspired.  agnif iceot Specimen of Moose Head  THIS record moose head from  an animal shot in Northern  Ontario has been secured by  the Canadian National Railways to  be placed in their building at the  British Empire Exhibition in London. The head has been specially  mounted for display and is one of  the finest specimens ever secured.  As far as is known only two larger  moose heads have ever been secured and one of these was pre-  ���������sented to the late King Edward  "VII. by Canadian sportsmen.  The particulars of the head  shown in the photograph are interesting. The spread of the antlers  is 70 Vi inches from tip to tip. The  weight of the antlers, before  mounting, was 64 pounds. The  length of the right antler from the  base of horn to the tip is 37Va  inches and that of the left antler  39 inches. The width of the left  palm at the widest point is 15  inches and that of the right 14 XU  inches.       The  points   total  28   in  number, there being 14 on each  antler. The weight of the animal  was 1,400 pounds.  Before being shipped to England  the head will be displayed in the  windows of ticket offices of the  Canadian National Railways in  various cities. It is now on exhibition at the ticket office at tho  northwest corner of King and  Yongc Sts., Toronto, where it is  attracting much attention and comment.  \s^^^asB^m<L^sstaiSsra^rsv^si   gs������Kgq������ttass������pa!  ���������sr.  mnv������^ogmgaioCT^������m^m^-^ai,tit^CTgW!       KSOEOiCnriUi:  K^.wr..v.r.^_g*jpa  *Cft?wHsl������^JS������EI  xxrexnsa    sxtoc  OJ3INS0N 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, Cruse e used his HEAD; he THOUGHT���������  then he thought some more���������real serious line of thinking. Just what tc  do was the puzzle Crusoe was solving. Finally it came to him in a  flash���������"! have it," said Robinson��������� "J'LL; ADVERTISE!"  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 lie 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.  1  lffiiwnfnWBcTMgiiierw'MifctTi-w^*irTt ������������������^������������������T)rrTrrr*ff"*ifTfiBTi7Tr*~,t. f    'v~"**^"- -|i---^^[^KrmmSaiti\     fiL*c*VK^ ^^ZT!'^^T..'^= THE ABBOTSFORD POST  51  High-class FamilyTrade  Our big, juicy si oaks    look    nice    enough to frame,  but (here is a more practical use tor which they are intended ilial of making you look heallhy and happy.  S.F.WHITE  " Farmer's'  Phono  11109 '   Abbotsford,   0.C.  if you are preparing Pigs so that they will make  the best of Pork when killed, you need some of our  Ply; Feed to do it properly  Straw,  a   ton  $15.00  which pigs must have to be healthy and thrive  J. J. SPARROW  Essendene Avenue ABBOTSFORD, B. C.  PERSONAM  The Mission   Basketball teams will  come over to Abbotsford next Thursday evening to play lhe    game with  the local learns.  Mrs. Kcchan and- Mr. Mo en a of  Hellinghnm visited Mr. T. McMillan-  on  Thursday.  Mr., McNair of Chiliiwack has*  rented (lie Dwighl. Rucker place,  and  will  move here soon.  The l-Jnibreidery Club were pleasantly entertained at tho home of  'Mrs. .1. A. McCowan on Tuesday af-  ternoo-i.  A d:;moiis(ration of Ford automobiles, iiuclors and road scrappers  \v;is given here on Thursday after-  iiG.'ni. and attracted  much  interest.  A jt.-liy party of young friends  v.'ito ��������� uteri ainod at. the home of Miss  Jessie  Coogaii  on   Kriday  evening.  :Mis: li. Archibald :ipenl lhe weok-  piid ih her home in New Westminster.  Mr. I'etors is visitins; in Vancouver  Hi is   week.  Mr. and Mrs. Onrtwright 'M' Cel-  l-r.cjiam visited Mrs. T. McMulian on  their way lo Vancouver on Monday.  Tlie three Ahholnford Basketball  I en ins journeyed io Sardis last. Friday evening and played Lhe senior,  ladies'- and intermediate teams there.  The dance hold in the Whatcom  -Road J-ia.ll last Kriday evening was  a splendid success. The ladies of  the I'pper Sumas Women's Institute  had the affair in hand, and the pro���������  coeds will be used in aid of the M.-  S.-A.  Hospital.  Mrs. Knox is the guest of her sister,   Mrs.  J. .A.   McGo.wan. ..  Mr. J.   Bridges of New    .Westmin-  'ster.'spent, the week-end at bis home  here.  During the' month of December election of officers for the new year,  will lie held ih many of the local  lodges.  The St. Andrews and Caledbnion  Society are a concert and dance in  the Masonic Hall, in honor of St. Andrews night..  Mrs. .1; J. Vannetla visited in New  Westminster on   Wednesday.  Mr. !���������:. Barber of Bellingham was  the  recent    guest of    Mr.     Giendon  . Rudgo. ���������',-'.;.,  Dr. M. Smith of Chiliiwack visited  hero at the week-end.  The  Misses A. and  H.    McCallum  motored   to  Vancouver*on     Tuesday  accompan.ied by Mr. and Mrs. G.    H.  Kerr of Matsriui.  .'. Under the direction of the Upper  Suihas Women's Institute a bee was  held at the Mussel white Cemetery on  Thursday for ihe purpose of grading   and   improving   the   grounds.  Mr. and Mrs. McDaniels have returned home from the Kamloops dis-  tiici.  .Mr. Howard Trethewey and bride,  of (iuelph. Ontario, returned home  lasl week. They wi^ra given a reception by their relatives on Kriday  evening.  Mrs. It. I''. Wright is visiting in  Vancouver. 4.  Mrs. Knid is visiting friends hi  ,\'ew   Westminster. I  Mrs. Mclk'rutid has, as her gu-jst  Ucr son,   Mr.  McDcrinid,  of Calgary.  Mrs.  I).  Rucker and family expect  lo   leave  this  week   to  take  up   their;  home in   Bellinghain. j  The many friends of Miss    Hoard'  will   be [(leased   to  learn   that she  is  progressing   favorably     after   having  undergone  an   operation   in   the  General   Hospital,  Vancouver.  Messrs. Stewart and Lome Me-,  I'liec were recent, visitors at their.  ho iii':,*   here. i  Mrs. Seed  of Vancouver was    the  guest on   Wednesday of her brother, |  Mr.   Kurd.    She was accompanied  by;  her daughter, Mrs.   Huff of Vancou-  \er. ' .  The old hall on Simian Prairie  was   repaired   this   week   and  a  jolly  dance held there on Kriday evening.  -Mr. and Mrs. A. McCallum are spending a few days in Vancouver.  Mrs. A. B. Fraser who has been  visiting her sister, Mrs. H. McKinnou  has returned to her home in Vancouver. Mr. Kraser spent the weekend here, returning home with Mrs,.  Kraser.  'Mrs. C. Spring attended the 36ln  anniversary of the wedding of her  parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of  Sullivan, which was celebrated at  their home on Satuday last. Quite  a number of guests were present to  wish the happy couple many joyful  returns of the day.  Mrs. It. Leary is confined to her  home by illness.  At the regular meeting of the Wy-  ona. Club of the C. G. I. T. held on  Tuesday evening, final plans were  made for the running of the cancl\  booth at the bazaar.  Miss Bolster of Cowichan was the  Kuest of Mr. and Mrs Bolster at the  week-end. Miss Bolster has gone on  an extended visit in the east.  Mrs. G. 0. Brown and Mrs. E. A.  Barrett motored to Bellingham on  Monday.  ii\l-rs. I.. Trethewey of Harrison is  spending the week as the guest of  Miss   K.  K. Trethewey.  No thing Wrong in  Counsel's Bill  Debt Grows  Under Oliver  VICTORIA. Nov. 24.-���������The gross  debt, of the province since the Oliver  regime commenced iu I(ll.r> lias been  increased by over forty million dollars. In I til G the gross debt amounted to $2:���������{. 1 ii3; 14G, while at, November 1, :i!)23, the figure stands at  $71,432,201.  Figures were filed in the house  yesterday by Hon. John Hart, minister of finance, in answer to queries  raised by the leader of the opposition.  Hon. Mr. Bowser.  The net debt in November, 1910,  was $1.9,("77,534, while on the November 1, J 928, it amounted to $59,-  29 2,717. or an increase of $40,-  000.000.  Deductions, explains Mr. Hart, include P. G. E. stock, revenue producing debt and "additional deductions  I'roni gross debt," $20,������17,450.  During the past year the  govern-  WeeklyLetter  From Victoria  (Continued' from   Pago  One)  vacancy in Vancouver went by flic  boards last week when his bill ..as  given a six month's hoist. VV. K.  Ksling Conservative member for  Uossland, who has been av thorn in  the flesh of the government in his  P. G. E. investigations, met with another rebuff when- the government  refused to allow a construction accountant named Robertson to, delve  into the books of the railway company on the ground that Robertson  was not a public accountant. Kenneth Duncan, Independent mom her  for Cowichan, received siniiliar l.reai-  ment in his attempt to have, the  government place an embargo on Hie  export of logs and unmanufactured  lumber from British , Columbia lo  the American side of the, lino. Mr,  Duncan cited statistics to tho effect  that American capital were buying  up every timber,berth on tho Lower  Mainland and Vancouver and thai  they were merely cutting the timber  for it lo be manufactured in mills in  Washington State. Hon. T. D. Pal-  tulo.. Minister of Lands, fcarful-of  treading on the corns of the big interests, pointed out that a royal commission on the pulp industry was  now in session and proposed that  Ottawa extond the scope of such  commission t.o lake, in all lumber  products.  ' It. is in the proposed redistribution  measure that I ho chief kick lies. The  bill brought down in the House last  week is such a gerrymander that. Mr.  Bowser and his' associates absolutely  refuse to sit, on the select committee by the Premier to look into the  bill. Four Liberals, Karris, Peterson, Kergin and Campbell as against,  Harry Ncelands', ' Independent, and  W. J. Bowser and W. A. McKcnV.io,  Similkameen; what chance wou.d  the Opposition have against any  steam roller method which are sure  to be put into effect. Tt is interesting  to note that the original draff bill  prepared by the Premier during fh-i  summer months, during which lie  had a map prepared showing tbe proposed new boundaries, was of sucn  a nature as to arouse opposition in  his own riding of Victoria. Mr. Oliver, after the scalp of Harry Pooley,  desired to eliminate the riding o:'  esquimalt off the map, a constituency by a member of the Pooley family  for twenty-three years. TSsquimalt  voters of both parties showed their  resentment to such a move as to  burn an effigy of Premier Oliver in  public while Hon. John Hart saw  his majority wiped out by tbe in  elusion of the Esouimalt vote. The  draft was changed and the copies  sent out to Liberal friends' were ordered destroyed. Whisper lias it  that the Opposition are in possession  of one of these originals and plan io  sprine; it when the bill is being debated  on.  VICTORIA, Nov. 2(5.���������The storm  which has been brewing in political  circles broke this morning in public  accounts committee . and for a time  spectators had to button their coats'  to keep their necks and pull their  hats down over'- thtir ears to hold up  their own in the gale of vituperation  that swept through the room G. G.  McGeer, K. C, government counsel  in the freight rate case, and W.".T.  Bowser, K. C, Conservative party  leader, were the storm kings. Of  useful information a few details  were afforded, but of straight-from-  the-shoulder verbial wallops an immeasurable quantity was let loose.  The committee was investigating  Mr. McOecr's bill as counsel in the  freight rate case. To Mr. Bowser's  suggestion that, in addition to the  $4S.OOO account already settled and  the $59,000 unsettled there might  be another bill, Mr. McGeer said:  "There will be no other bill and  you know it. That second bill is  not taxed and is not before the committee. You have not a scinilla of  fairness-. You will do anything t.o  iniii'der a man."  Makes  Direct Charge  To this Mr Bowser retorted: "You  people have been trying to murder  me for ^0 years."  M. McGeer charged that the openly man in the west who had a  grasp of tlie freight rate case.  A Useful Directory  Municipal  Who's Who in  Canada  There is shortly being published  a record of Municipal.men which will  be interesting to all those wiio are!  following civic questions in this  country, entitled "Municipal Who's.  Who of Canada."  Throughout Canada we can pick  out the name of a mayor who is very  much in the limelight, but as to  those who are serving their community faithfully, and this is true in the  great majority of cases, we do not  know who they are. This work is  being prepared to answer just such  questions.  The work is a very considerable  undertaking as there are nearly  fifty thousand ..-municipal men in  Canada. It will be published in  chapters, the first being devoted to  Mayor.s of Communities' of one thousand or over, and this will be followed by other chapters, which wilt include members of Councils and Officials.  The data .included will contain a  wonderful amount of information of  reference value, and as photographs  of many of the principal mayors will  accompany their biography the volume will-have a touch of intimacy  which ���������would be lacking without  these pictures.  ���������The same ideas will be maintained .throughout'the work, which will  include several chapters extending  over several months.  The Municipal Review of Canada  is to be congratulated on having undertaking such an important work  which will fill a great need in the  life of the  Dominion.  At the close of his" talk before a.  Sunday school'the bishop invited  questions.  A tiny boy with white, eager face,  at once held up his hand.  "Please, sir," said he, "why was  Adam never a baby?"  The bishop coughed in doubt as  to what answer t.o give, but'a litUe  girl, the eldest, of several h roth errand sisters, came promptly to hi.i  aid.  "Please, sir," she answered smartly, "there.was nobody to miss him."  Why should a person think that  the Harrop Hall needs a new caretaker? Mr. Harrop appears quite  satisfied with the way he manages il.  ment has borrowed upwards of $8,-  000,000, including $4,305,000 owing  to the Canadian Bank of Commerce  on money borrowed on treasury bills  These bills fall due on January 2.  1924, when it is probable that another order-in-council will be passed to  issue more treasury bills to repay  the   bank. The    government  ha3  the power at its disposal to borrow  an additional  $9,54(5,090.  i ll  Railway News  Li  Winnipeg.���������Claiming this year's,  record for an early shipment of  grain, the Lake of the Woods Milh  ing Company on August 3rd moved  the first car of new wheat to the  head of the lakes. The grain, which  came from the farms of John Siemens and M. Wodiinger, of Rosen-  feld, Man., graded No. 1 northern  of line qualify. It was shipped from  the Lake'of the Woods elevator at  Kosenfeld over the Canadian Pacific  Railway to the Lake of the Woods  mill at Keewalin.  . August 3 is considered the earliest  date in a number of years that grain  has been moved east.  Prcscolt.���������The Canadian Pacific  Railway offers two scholarships per  year for tlie faculty of applied  science lo minor sons of employees.  This year I here were 16 candidates  in the contest, which was held last  month, comprising students from  Halifax, N.S., to Victoria, B.C.  George Harold Kingston of Prescott  received the highest number of  marks, winning one of the scholarships, which means free tuition at  McGili College, Montreal, for live  years. Mr. Cyril Nerontses, of Victoria, B.C., won second place.  Calgary.���������Ronald W. Greene, of  Winnipeg, who was recently appointed assistant general agent of  the Canadian Pacific Railway ocean  traffic, with headquarters here, has  arrived in the city to take over his  duties here. Mr. Green will have  offices in the C. P. R. depot and will  handle all Atlantic and Pacific  steamship business in the Province  of   Alberta.  W. C. Casey, general agent of the  passenger department of the C.P.R.  ocean traffic recently arrived iii the  city. While discussing ocean traffic,  Mr. Casey said that the addition of  the two new steamships, the "Empress of Canada" and the "Empress  of Australia" on the Pacific coast  run, has ensured a 25-day service  between Hong Kong and London  and Paris. He said that Orient passenger traffic was reasonably fair  at the present time and believed that  traffic would he very heavy in the  fall, both to and from the Orient.  Vancouver. ��������� With every hotel  along the Canadian Pacific Railway  taxed to capacity, and with the  coastwise steamship offices reporting a greater volume of travel than  ever before in their history, Western  Canada is enjoying a toui'ist traffic  this year that has never: been  equalled in past seasons.  During the past few days it has  been necessary for the majority of  the hotel motor buses to make four  and five trips to the hotels from the  steamers in order to accommodate  the incoming passengers, and the  trains both from the east and from  local points: have been similarly  well filled with visitors.  "Tourist traffic over G.P.R. .western lines is far greater than it was  in 1921,"; said General . Passenger  Agent H. W. Brodie on his return  from an inspection trip which carried him as far as Banff. "Travel  is now at its full height and many  Americans are seeing Canada. Trains  both ������ast and westbound are well  filled, and Western Canada is enjoying a great summer season."  ��������� Ali the mountain resorts along  the main line of the C.P.R. are  being well patronized, and the Arrow  Lakes and Okanagan; scenic points  are also the Mecca for hundreds of  tourists from'the American side.  Boats bound for Alaskan ports  are being well filled every trip,  while the ferry steamers between  Vancouver Island and Seattle and  Vancouver are loaded to c-i^acity  every   trip.  The opening of the Banff-Lake  Louise road through the mountains  has done much to bring a large volume of auto tourist traffic to Canada this year, state 'C. P. R. officials,  and when the Banff-Windermere  highway is opened this fall it is expected that there will be another  large volume of tourist traffic diverted through British Columbia.  "Many cars are coming from  Spokane and Seattle up through  Lethbridge into. Banff .and Lake  Louise," says Col. Clarence Lougheed  of Calgary, "and when the highway right through the mountains  is completed both Alberta and British Columbia will get a large volume  of auto traffic annually. Hundreds  of cars have come through Alberta  this year, and they would continue  on and return to the United States  by way of Vancouver if the roada  were open! Alberta autoists are also  anxiously awaiting the completion ol  th- roads through and it vail un,  doubtedly mean a big thing everj  year to British Columbia,  Christmas Pudding  Cake  Give us vour orders early Cor Plum Pudding-:-  and Christmas Cakes,    so I ha I yon    will not  lv:  disappointed later.   The Quality oi' our Puddings  and Cakes is exceptionally High and the Price is  most reasonable.  ALBERT LEE, Baker and Grocer  Carelessness by automobile driver*  at railway crossings is still prevalent. On every occasion tho  motorists come off second best. The  'railways arc doing all in their power  to prevent accidents. If they were  only met half way many fatalities  would be avoided and many automobiles and limbs -saved from the  operating theatre.  A few days ago at Ayr, Ontario,  a man named \V. Zchr was driving  south in a Grant automobile across  Northumberland Street. He ran  into the side of a train, striking it  behind the locomotive. As a result  of the impact. Mr. Zehr's automobile  was badly broken, but the injury to  the train was slight. The train was  switching at the time of the occurrence.  4. convenient and effective method  of killing cats is to .chloroform them  in your own back yard, after sunse  <������=  S\  INSURANC  OF ALL KINDS  NOTARY PUBLIC  Marriage Licences Issued  REAL ESTATE���������Money lo Loiin on Good Farm Moitt.������ng������s  .cCallum  Abbotsford  lMllill'AKHDXKSS  for any emergency is provided  by our canned and preserved  foods and table delicacies.  With ,a supply of    our    soups,  relishes, fish, meats, poultry,  game, fruits, jam, jellies, etc.,  on your shelves you will be  ready for any call on your hospitality at a moment's notice.  Nothing but the best grades  are kept - here, of course,  though the prices would seera  to prove differently.  PRINCE RUPERT, the terminus of the Canadian National Railways  in Northern British Columbia, has come to the fore of recent years  as one of the premier fish-producing areas of the Dominion of  Canada. Prince Rupert halibut is known all over the American continent, and the industry has reached large proportions because of the  distribution service placed at the disposal of the fishermen at that port  by the Canadian National Railways.  The one essential in the fishing industry is ,the speedy marketing  of the fish after they are caught. By means of a rapid express service  over the Canadian National, halibut and other fish from Prince Rupert  are laid down in Winnipeg, Montreal, Toronto and other Canadian and  America cities very quickly after they are landed from the fishing  boats in Prince Rupert harbor. _ _ '  r-  i  il  'E^m^rm^^^^^^i^^m^^^^^m