ft* THE DELTA TIMES Volume 7 LADNER, B. Q. SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1934. CANDIDATES AND PLATFORMS CEMETERY AT ENGLISH BLUFF jleeiiuit llt,:-' '" Municipal Hall on Will Be Established By Vancouyei Nomination Hay Was j Syndicate uu Some 480' Interesting. Acres. u, | |i ;iii.) ratepayers were present at\he |just-nomination meeting held last Monday to hear the different candidates for the municipal hon- cri*. outline the issues on which they duue to be elected. The meeting Vit one of the most interesting evei bold in the municipality. Councillor W. A. Kirkland, who ib seeking the office of reeve, stated that he believed ail road work in the municipality should be let by ten- '���'.. . by public auction. This in Ins opinion was the cheapest and best n-ay to get good roads. He further advocated that all of the road v.oi it -sliculd be done by resident ratepayers under the direct super- ,-..,:. ol the road foreman. il is very anxious to see Delta. municipality leading the way over its neighbors, and would take steps Immediately to see that this was accomplished. He suited that he had been resident of Delta for 30 years and knew just What the municipality! needed most and as he had been In the council for four years he knew all of the needs of that body. Councillor A. D. Patterson, also seeking the office of the reeve, said that lie believed the business affairs of the municipality could be put on a better working basis. He be- lleved that all business would be closed up and cleared away by the tirst of the year. He thought that iiiore work could be accomplished for the amount of money spent. If possible he would see that a reduction would be made in the taxes. He would give every employee in the municipality a fair trial and a fair chance, and not discharge them until they were found n -I capable. The different candidates for the I council seats each spoke very briefly giving an outline of their platforms. To be turned into one of the most magnificent private cemeteries in America, a tract of wooded land, 450 acres in extent, has been secured at English Bluff by a syndicate of Vancouver capitalists. This information has been furnished The Delta Times on creditable authority. An eminent landscape artist will be employed to determine the manner in which the cemetery will be laid cut, but it has already been decided that the trees shall not be ruthlessly! slashed, rather that they shall bei made to lend themselves to the beauty of the place. Lots will be double the ordinary size; curved roadways will be put in, conforming to a universal plan. Owing to the close proximity of gravel and other materials the cost of building the roads will be comparatively small. Cement vaults will be used, and everything in connection with the cemetery will be modern and up-to-date. The syndicate selected the site at English Bluff, it is understood, after investigating the entire Lower Mainy laud district. They were influenced to a degree by fact that the Ladner- Woodward's ferry is now in opera-1 tion, and by the probability of the ultimate extension of the .B C. E. R. across Lulu Island and into Delta. $1-00 A YEAR. WILL ASK FOR PRAISE FOR FURTHERJRANT DELTA SCHOOLS lioanl of Trade Appoints Delegates Provincial School Inspector Sulli- ELECTIONS IN DELTA TODAY to (;<>nier with Government Officials. ���TYCO���SKINNER. On Wednesday, January 14, at 12 noon, Annie Abigal Skinner was united in matrimony to Edwin Albin James Atyco, both of Ladner. Promptly to the hour and leaning upon the arm of her brother-in-law, the bride came In beautifully gowned in silk marquette and carrying a bouquet of chrysanthemums. She ���'- as 'ril by her sister, Mrs. F. ��� whilst R. J. E. Brodie sup- I Ti"i| ilie groom. Standing under arch of evergreens and car- ' itions, the ceremony was conduct- ��� I b> Rev. C. Wellesley Whittaker, ii Miss M. Green presiding at the . ano, Alter an excellent luncheon Mr. and Mrs. Atyco left for San : ego, Cal., where for the present they will make their home. I) |: \ x | s���MONTGOM EK Y. A quiet wedding was solemnized on Wednesday, January 14, at Sea View, I.adner, when Barbara, daughter of Mr. Donald Montgomery was united in marriage to John Leonard, son of George Dennis, of East DeHa. Rev. J. J. Hastie was the officiating clergyman. The bride was attended ty her sister Helen, whiie the groom was sup- poru-.l by his brother George. On their r'tnrn from a short honey- Toon trip Mr. and Mrs. Dennis will ���"wide in East Delta. TELEGRAPH ARRANGEMENTS. Telegrams Will Re Received Hy Delta Telephone Company for Transmission. The Delta Telephone Co-J have! lust completed working arrange- ""'"' �� ith the Western Union Tele- -���"������i-li Co. ut Colebrook whereby 'neli subsorlben by calling the "tent at Colebrook can have a nies- J��Be transmitted over the Western 1 "inn's lines, which enables them '" send messages to any part of the country. The charges for the calls will be "l"1 '" the Individual by the agent ;i1 Colebrook and will be collected '" : li the Delta Telephone office. rhe citizens and merchants of Udner are feeling very grateful toi 'li" telephone company over the ;'"��� "������������������ uts as It giv-eB them a RULING PRICE IS $11A TON liny Market Mny Be Due for Slump ���Oats Are Steady and Po. tiitoes l-'irmer. The outlook in the hay market is not considered especially bright at present. E.even dollars a ton is the ruling quotation. It is stated that Washington farmers have large stocks on hand which may be shipped into this province, causing a sag. Hay has been leaving Delta steadily since the end of the harvest, and tbe amount in the barns at present is estimated as being only average, considering the stage of the season. The price obtained for hay this year is the lowest for some time. In January. 1909, the 1908 crop was selling for $10, but there was a tig jump the following August when the new hay came in. In 1906 bay was $6.50 a ton, oats at the same time se ling for $30. In previous years an average price for hay waa $7. Taking this off-hand, one might say that the farmer should feel satisfied with $11 a ton, and he would be, perhaps, were it not that both taxes and wages have increased considerably in the past ten years. As it is the trend is decidedly aw.y from hay and grain farming, and toward dairying, which never was more attractive than at the present time, milk shippers in Delta at present receiving 23 cents a gallon. The out market, which ls governed in British Columbia chiefly by* conditions in Alberta, is steady, with $23 a ton being paid. The quality of oats produced in Delta is exceptionally high, and practically the entire crop commands the top-notch figure, Potatoes have been somewhat, firmer during the past few days, notwithstanding the prediction that they are due for a slump. Lpcal, growers have average stocks In storage. ��� ' One estimate mnde of the produc- tlon of these three commodities ln Delta the past yeur is hay, 15,000 tons, oats 12,000 to 15,000 tons, spuds 2ii,000 tons. Of necessity, however, such figures can only be approximate. MILD IN YUKON. With the increasing of traffic over the Ladncr-Woodward Landing ferry the Board of Trade of Ladner at its regular meeting held last Monday evening in the municipal hall, appointed a delegation to go before the provincial government to get a grant of money to make some much needed improvements on the terry service. .Mr. K. J. MacKenzie, M.P.P., who' addressed the meeting on the service of tlle ferry, said that the traffic of the ferry demanded a much better service and that the board was justified in going before the government after the grant. The delegates that were appointed are Reeve Benson, D. B. Grant, H. J. Hutcheson, D. A. McKee, president of the Board of Trade, and S. W. Fisher, secretary of the board. These men will go to Victoria as 60on as Mr. MacKenzie can fix the date with government officials. It was decided to hold the annual banquet ilome time in the neai) future, which will be open to the ladies, as in the past. A resolution adopted in connection with the banquet was that no liquors would appear on the tables. The committee on arrangements are: Mr. E. L. Berry, Dr. A. A. King, Councillor W. A. Kirkland, Mr. E. T. Calvert and Mr. D. B. Grant. Mr. MacKenzie in speaking of the River road, assured the meeting that il a delegation was appointed to appear before the provincial government in teha'.f of the road, that it would get a good hearing. He was very 'confident that something would be done to improve the road, if the board of trade would take the necessary steps. vim Pays Visit to This District. Provincial School Inspector Sullivan of Vancouver is visiting the schools of Ladner on Tuesday of this. week seemed to be .entirely satisfied with all the work that is being carried on. He was especially pleased with the work of the entrance class, under the direction of Mr. A. M. Maxwell. What met with his most hearty approval was the fact that there are a large number preparing to write on the entrance examinations, which will be held in the early spring. Mr. Sullivan thought that the accommodations that were in the local high school were equal to any of the towns of the size of Ladner in the province. Large Vote and Several Close Contest* Is Prediction Commonly Heard. FARMING LAND FLOODED. Five Hundred Acres Inundated on Westham Island Because of Defective Box. A flood box in the Kirkland dyke on Westham Island went out on Wednesday night and owing to high tides antl wind of great velocity, some five hundred acres of farming land were inundated. The dyke lan be repaired with the outlay of $100 it is stated. Aside from this occurrence, local dykes have done valiant service through the high tides of t-Jie past two months. The drainage system has also worked well through a period of abnormal rainfall. NORTH POLE WEATHER. bet i ���idvantage to communicate *Hh iIn. outside world than heretofore. CHANOlD IN SCHEDULE. is v' * Deltn Will Make Early Trip to New Westminster on Fridays. 1 I -ring the fact that Friday ���"'' day nt New Westminster, i-S. New Delta that plys be- here and that city, while the ��� earner Transfer Is on the ways, 11 leavo at 7.30 o'clock ln the |nor,l|ng Instead of 8.30 o'clock, aa nedula calls for, arriving in westmlnit-W in plenty of time j ' ''s passengers to do their trad- ��.?' The Sonoma will take the ��l6veston run on Friday. DAWSON, Y. T, Jan. 15.���This is the mildest winter on record in the Yukon. The temperature continues near zero with only one dny when it touched forty below und tbat only for a quick dip several weeks ago. That the Japanese current has been deflectd is suspected r.s the cause of this unusually mild season. Travel routes up the White river from Dawson continue good with both horse and dog teams. BURNABY POLICE COURT. EDMONDS, Jan. 15.���K. Munroe and Carl Law convicted of assualt on Mr. Paul Gartlan on Hastings street, East, at the beginning of the month were fined $20 and costs ln the Burnaby police court yesterday. Decision was reserved for a week in the case of R. V. Vaughn, of Jubilee, charged with the unlawful possession of a tricycle. WORKING TWO SHIFTS. Duchesnay Packing Company's Plant Is Busy���Shipment to White- horse, Y.T. In an effort to catch up with tha orders, which have been piling up Tast of late, the Duchesnay Packing Company's plant has been operating night and day during the past ten days. This week a large ship<- ment has been got in shape foi* transmission on the Princess May td Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Ther boat leaves Vancouver today. Manager Turner expressed his dissatisfaction with the small quarters/ in which the plant is now contained and states that at an early date' j larger premises will have to be se-i I cured. CITY ELECTION RESULTS. New Westminster. Mayor A. W. Gray re-elected over J. J. Johnston by a majority of 241. Grav 1316; Johnston 1075 votes. Council���J. S. Bryson. 1681; T. S. Annandale, 1581; W. Dodd, 1244; T. H. Smith. 1153: J. B. Jardlne, 1124; A. E. Kellington 1005; E. Goulet, 901. Aid. Henley was defeated with a vote of 824. School Trustees���T. J. Trapp, Dr. T. B. Green, Mrs. S. A. Gilley, Dr. P. D. MacSween. Port Moody Mayor P. D. Roe, re-elected over Dr. R. C. Cartwright by 51 majority. Roe 200; Cartwright 149. Council���W. D. McKay, J. H. McLean, A. B. White, John Taylor, J. H. McNeice, A. G. Maude. Port Coquitlam. Mayor���J, R. Mackenzie elected I over Mayor Mars by a majority of 129. Mackenzie 203: Mars 174. Council���Aid. R. C. Galer, A. W. i Keith, R. O'Hanley. Aid. D. E. Welcher and R. W. Hawthorne. School Trustees���Mrs. J. Smith, Arthur Mars. Nanaimo. Mayor A. E. Planta re-elected over 3. Hodgkinson. Chillhvnok. Mayor���H. J. Barber elected by acclamation. Council���R. A. Atkins, 154; Robt. Bnnford 316; C. E. Eckert 193; S. McGillivray 245; C. TL Reeve, 257; II. Nelems defeated with 164 votes. Victoria. Mayor���Alex. Stewart elected hy a majority of 2104 over Aid. Glea- son. Council���Messrs. Porter. Todd, Bell, McNeill, McCnndless, Dilworth, Fullerton, O'Kell, Cuthbert and Sargent. Prince Rupert. Ex-mayor S. M. Newton elected over Mavor Pattullo by n mijority of 86. Revelstoke. j Mayor���If. McKinnon. Distress and Disaster by Land and Sea in New England States. BOSTON, Jan. 14.���North Pole weather rushed down on New England in a mile a minute gale yesterday, causing distress on land and disaster at sea. The John Paul sank in Nantucket Sound while being towed by the revenue cutter Acushnet, which had picked her up abandoned. Not a word has been heard from her crew of six. It is feared they have been lost. The British schooner Greta has mysteriously vanished. RANCHERS WANT WATER. VERNON, Jan. 14.���Land owners to the south of Vernon in the Ellison district held a public meeting at which resolutions to Hon. W. R. Ross, Minister of Lands, were unanimously passed, asking the Government to have the head waters of Scotty Creek surveyed, for the purpose of constructing a reservoir for irrigation use in the Ellison district, so as to insure better farming. There is very little water at the present time when it is most needed. HERBARIUM BENEFITS. VICTORIA, Jan. 14.���The Hon. Dr. H. E. Young has Just received information from the botanical office, Vancouver, of the presentation of a large collection to the Provln cial Herbarium. The donor is Mr. Eli Wilson, B.A., principal of the High school at Armstrong, and the collection consists of considerably over one thousand herbarium specimens collected from various parte of the province. SUCCESSFUL MUSIC RECITAL. A delightful musical recital was given last evening In the McNeely hftll by the Misses Cave-Browne- Cnve of New Westminster, and Miss Maude Scruby of Vancouver. All of the numbers were well rendered nnd were pleasing to the large number that was in attendance. The recital was given under the auspicea of the local W. C. T. U. That there will be a large vote polled today and that the contest between Messrs. Paterson and Kii it- land for the reeveship ivill bo a close one, Is tbe prediction commonly made about town. With nine candidates out for the council, some pretty contests for the five seats ore anticipated, The men put in nomination on Monday were: William A, Kirkland and Alexander D. Paterson for reeve; and for the council, William J. Brandrith, Chris Brown, Robert A. Coleniifn, C. H. Davies, Joseph: Harris, Seymour Huff, Hanford Lewis, Samuel Morley, and Jainesi A. Savage. It is a noteworthy fact that every candidate is a fanner. Voting begins at nine o'clock inthe morning and continues to seven o'clock in the evening. The returning officer is N. A. McDiarmid. The polling booths are the council chamber, Ladner; school house, East Delta; M. Standbridge's residence, Strawberry Hill; ai_4 the post office, Annieville. WANT A GO-OPERATIVE Delta {partners Planning a Farmers' Exchange���Selling Agency Advocated. ANNUAL CONVENTION. The annual convention of the B. C. Stockbreeders' Association will be held in the Empress hotel, Victoria, January 29 and 30. A good programme Is being prepared and interesting sessions are assured. TEST FOR GOOD SEED -farmers Should .Semi Seed Grain Samples to Dominion Seed Lnbratory, Calgary. BANK MAY AMALGAMATE. VANCOUVER, Jan. 15.���At the annual meting of the shareholders I of the Bank of Vancouver the presl- I dent of the bank announced that at the present time negotiations are I pending in connection with an amal- | gamation with one of the strong i banks In Canada, but as matters had j not progressed far enougn to war- i rant a definite announcement, the I shareholders, by unanimous vote, decided to adjourn the meeting until March 17 next at the same hour and place. ir .1* M fe," 1 ! ���^���t���% .- > l ��� t- ���)'��� ��� 1 0j It ��_J A. W. GRAY. Re-elected Mayor of Westminster. "Now is the time for farmers to consider the question of a good seed grain supply tor next sprfhg," is the announcement of the seeding section of the Dominion Department of Agriculture. "The greater part of the grain in the West was harvested under ideal conditions last fall, and little difficulty should be met with in getting seed of strong vitality. Notwitu- stauding this, there are some individuals, and even sections of the Western provinces that were uot so fortunate at harvest time and now have seed of doubtful vitality in their granaries for spring seeding. "Seed of strong vitality makes a good start, he.ps to keep down the weeds, and finally gives a big yield, while seed of poor vitality is a sure loss." "Therefore, every farmer who has ieason to suspect the vitality of his seed should send samples to the Dominion government seed laboratory, ca.gary, ror a germination test. In order that the report of this test niuy be of the greatest value to the sender, preparatory to this sending samples be should first clean his seed as for seeding. Too ctten seed that is budly contaminated with weed seed ls sown. Every year the portion of Western wheat end oats which contains wild oats Ib increasing. Such grain must take a lower grade because no satisfactory method of separating it has teen devised. ���samples of tiax containing ftr- teen per cent, of weed seed are only too common; this amounts to approximately 200 bushels of waste per car. When the cost of threshing, handling and freight on this useless material Is added to the loss occasioned by the injury to the growlrg crop, the net profit per acre is very materially lessened. "Flax Is the most badly contaminated seed which the farmer sows, and since It Is usually sown on new Breaking, his land is practically ruined a*t the start. Farmers who have clean farms, or farms free from some of the most troublesome weeds���wild oats, stink weed, false flax, ball mustard, tumbling mustard, etc.-���should be very careful to sow only clean seed. "The seed laboratory of Calgary Is at the disposal of the farmer or the public, and it Is hoped that they wii make use of it in their qffortl to c'y. ita a ;.:: I uuply. 'In former years most of tbe samples bine come in to be tested In March and April, overtaxing the capacity Of the laboratory and sometimes canning a delay in reporting on the samples. It is therefore urged that samples he KOI in as early us possible to avoid this delay and to enable the farmer to replace his seed, which he finds unfit for use." Delta fanners and business men who have been agitating for the establishment here of some sort of Farmers' Exchange or co-operative concern where the farmer could i luce ills goods with tlie assuranco that the best possib.o prices would be obtained tor tbem, seem in a fair way to the realization of their dreams, providing the tentative plans of a number of prominent; tocai gentlemen actually material-*) ize. Whether they do or not ilea wholly and solely with the farmers', themselves as a number of prominent citizens, who have been at tho, head of just such concernB in other parts ot the Dominion, are quite willing to organize such an exchange if they are assured of the hearty support and co-operation of the producer, in the venture. For years the lack of a proper central selling agency has been one of the big drawbacks to the development of this section, and agitation for some such form of organization, has been commenced at various times, but the project, for lack of a proper business head, never reafly, reached completion. Ladner, with its undoubted advantages as a grain and produce- growing centre would be an idea^ spot for such an agency and no hot-*. ter investment could be entered into either by the farmer or the business man. Prices are never steady under present conditions aud the usual method now followed Is for the producer to accept whatever price ia offered him, and thankful he is tq get that at times. Proper organiza? ticn would eliminate much of the present unsatisfactory state of- things and it sincerely hoped that the present agitation towards tnif* end will not cease until conditions) are very considerably bettered. SPECIAL SCENERY. "The Parson's Vacation" Will Be An Event in Locnl Theatrical History. Monday evening, January 26, the popular organization, the Ladner Amateur and Dramatic Society will present that laughable comedy, "Tha Parson's Vacation," in the McNeely Hall. As the cast ls practising very faithfully for the coming event it) | promises to surpass anything that the society has every staged. All of the scenery that will be used Is being secured especially for this play, and wi.l be equal to soma of the high class attractions. The cast of characters includes many of the member^ that have given themselves credit at other performances given by the society. COMMITTEES APPOINTED. | Directors of Delta Agricultural Society Meet���Shade Trees tQ ! Be Planted. Matters in connection with the annual fair were dealt with at a meeting of the Delta Agricultural* Society directorate, held on Janu-t ary 8. F. J. Green, S. Morley and J. Guichon were appointed a committee to handle the prize liatA while W. Thornby, Dr. Wilson and W. J. Fredericks were made the hall and grounds committee. / In the corner of the grounds last year plowed up, it was decided to plant shade trees. Native maples will be used for the most part. The secretary was instructed to make arrangements for the renting to the Ladner Drag Hunt Club, with the usual restrictions, of the grounds outside the race track oval. The chair was occupied by President D. A. McKee. HON. DAVID I.AIRD DEAD. OTTAWA. Jan. 13.���The death took place here yesterday of Hon. David Laird, the Indian eomi__fe- sioner. and 'he first governor of the Northwest Territories. He was 81 years of age. 1 WESTMINSTER MARKET. Meats, especially pork, and poul- I try predominated at the New Westminster market yesterday morning. Prices lu tho meats remained steady while poultry was sold at hit week's ! prices, that is from lti to 22 cents per pound for lire weight; 18 to 22 j cent- for ducks and the same for geese. Some show birds placed on ! the market by W. Peterson, of New I Westminster, readily fetched $5 each i for roosters and $1.50 each for hens. [These birds hnd been exhibited at Un- New West minster fair. Bggl hoverril in price from -III In 145 cents a dozen retail while butter remained steady at 40 cents a pound. Oollchans from ihe Columbia river appeared on the market al 10 cents a pound and the llrst of the white srrlng salmon this year was sold ai i 12 1-2 cents a pound. Potatoes, carrots, tiirniiis and ea'i bages were plentiful, tin firsi Belling at SI.20 a sack and the cabbages ai tl a sack and the other two at 7I> renfs per sack. Rose bushes for spring planting rppeared on the (lower stalls at 10 cents each. Potted plants were plentiful at 'J~> and 50 cents each, while rhrysaniliPiiiuins and rarn.i- I tions feti'hed 26 and .V cents a doz- I en respectively **--no..i. .-r>- -,.*-,,] currant plants were sold at $1.60 a | dozen. y mil ;��� p,nes- ff or llr '*��������. IS si ��� - ��i eo ��r tt ali ni Ei L a THE DELTA TIMES SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, Vj Oil Fin 111 rinnnro Hint I H*!illLO ON GRAIN CROP LEGISLATURE OPENS. JIM/A IT Census Office Issues Comparative Statement Showing Area Yield nnd Value. HILL hum SENATE CHANGE OTTAWA, Jan. 15.���A bulletin issued yesterday by the Census and Statistical Office ,gives finpl estimates ol the aTea, yield and value of tne principal field crops of Can- ���nda in 1013 as compared with 1��12. i-iioi >ears season was very favorable for grain growing in tbe Northwest provinces, where during the lipeniug, harvesting ana threshing periods conditions generally speaking were ideal. In Ontario, Quebec and parts of the Maritime prov- . ,,,.-, , inces, on the other hand, the yield "-JJourned until Friday when the of grain was adversely affected by ���M t0 '���"- addres8 *'���� be mov��i Departmental Pnogrniumcs This Fear Will Follow Active Course of Last. VICTORIA Jan. 15.���The session of the thirteenth parliament of British Columbia was opened today j "' Ly Lieutenant - Governor Pater- ! Naval Hill Will Not Re Re-Intro*. son. Out-of-town members have | ,,lim, at This Session |been arriving tor several days and | Mr. Speaker Eberts and .Mr. Thorn- | ton Fell, K.C, Clerk of the House, i have been in their offices for spy- ' eral days attending to the details j OTTAWA, Ian. 15.���There will attendant on the opening of the leg- ! be no naval bill this session. The at Least. islature. j government takes tbe stand that the While there are several important defeat of that bill last year through measures to come before the house it is generally agreed that the session will not be a protracted one. Following the address from the throne, which was made by His Honor Lieutenant-Governor Paterson and afiar the formal introduction of several new bills the house the prolongei], drought. For the whole of Canada the principal Held crops occupied a total estimated area of 35.375,000 acres as compared with 35,575,000 acres in 11)12, and their value computed a,t local average market prices was ���1652,771,500 as compared $557,344,100 in 1912. by Mr. W. J. Manson member for Uewdney. and seconded by Mr. W. W. Foster, the newly-elected member for the Islands district. Year of Activity. All the departmental programmes authorized at thc last session of the with | legislature have been closely adher- I ed to, if not exceeded, an,d the com the action of the Senate was most harmful and prejudicial to the interests of both the Dominion and the Empire. It is felt that a second rejection of the bill in the Senate upon partisan considerations would strengthen and deepen the profoundly unfortunate impression created by its action last year. Under the circumstances ic is not considered desirable, either in the interests of the Empire or of Canada, that the bill should be sent to the Senate for a second rejection. Therefore it will not be re-intro- auced until in the course of events the majority in the Senate is in accord with the popular will. The responsibility for this result rests upon those who brought about the HORSES SHOW UP IN MAPLE RIDGE TH 11 ae Royai Suiiiiof tmm Incorporated 1860, Nomination Day Discloses Aspirants for Municipal Honors Hitherto Not in Running. Wheat upon 11.015,000 acres pro-jiiig year already gives promise of a ducod 231,717,000 bushels of the! similar activity ou the part of the ��� defeat of tne bill, value of .*15ti,-1(12,000, the corres-' government. It is not expected that I The government nevertheless ia ponding figures in 1012 neing 10,-ithe appropriation for public works firm in its resolve that these ships 896,700 acres, 224,159,000 bushels and SI 29,090,000. Of the total ���wheat area 970,000 acres were devoted to fall wheat,* the production being 22.592,000 bushels and the value $18,185,000 as compared with 917,000 acres, 20,387,000 bushels and $17,157,000 in 1912. Oats yielded a total of 404,669,- 000 bushels from 10.434,000 acres and the value reached $128,893,000, the corresponding figures of 1912 being 9,966,000 acres, 391,629,000 bushels and $126,304,000*. Doth wheat and oat crops of 1913 am highest on record In Canada; Wheat as regards area, yield and value, and oats as regards area and yield. The value of the oat crop was exceeded in 1911 when the amount was $132,949,000. Barley upon 1.631,000 acres yielded 48 310.000 bushels of the $20,144,000 as against Will be as large as it was last year as every community centre of any shall be provided when in the course of events the Senate majority in importance within the province now i considering this question will have has a substantial government build ing, but as has already been announced by the minister of public works it is the intention of the government to continue to prosecute an aggressive road policy, especially in the more newly settled districts of the province. This is outlined in the speech from the throne. University Construction. The question of the construction of the new University of B. C. will no doubt come up fof discussion early in the session and following the receipt of reports from the experts from all parts of this continent who have been called upon to advise the minister of education, necessary value of i appropriations for the extenuation 1.581.00O iof the work will doubtless be made. acres, 49,398,000 bushels and $22.-; "With a record in the fishery in- 354,000 in 1912. Flax was seeded : dustry of the province aud a revival upon 1.552,800 acres and the pro-j of the mining industry, which, iii diu-tion was 1T.539,000 bushels of , spite of the low prices in the metal the value of $17,084,000 as compar-; market, gives promise of exceeding ed with 3,021,900 acres, 26.130,000 i rext year ali previous records for bushels and $23,608,000 in 1912. j output; with a flourishing lumber The quality of the grain crops as industry that, in spite of a lack of indicated by the average weight per ; activitv in the market, will prcl.nb- n.easured bushel, is excellent, and ty exceed all expectations, with the superior to 19 11- 'anticipated benefits which it is gen- Soring wheat averaged 00.7, eraJ# agreed the opening of the Bounds against R8.90 pounds in Panama canal muBt entail, the peo- 1912; oats 36.50 pounds against] pounds against 47.07 pounds In the three Northwest provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta the production in 1913 of wheat is estimated nt 209,262,000 bushels as compared with 204,280,- 000 bushels in 1912; oats, 242.413,- 000 bushels as compared with 242,- 321.000 bushels, and of barley 81,- 060,000 bushels, as rompared with 31 ('���Oil.Oi'O bushels. The wheat, production of 1913 in Manitoba was 53,3,31,000 bushels fi in.. ; 000 iii res: In Saskatche wan, 121,559,000 bushels from 5,- ple of British Columbia ire naturally optimistic of the future and are not backward in expressing their faith in the province," said Sir Richard McBride yesterday in discussing the opening of parliament. "Agriculture in all its branches, and more especially in tbe matter of fruit growing, is taking an upward turn, and with the introduction of a sound irrigation bill which it is the intention of the government to introduce during the session, the farmers have good cause for join ing theii congratulations with those en- gaged In the other natural Industries 720.000 acres, lind in Alberta 34,- ofthe province. 873.000 bushels from 1.512,000 It has been announced that a bill acres. i to consolidate and amend the munic- I ipal laws based on the report of the 1 royal commission which was laid before the house at the last s.-ssicn wi 1 be introduced to legislature. The provincial secretary annoum*- ed some time ago that he would introduce a model public health bill on the details of which the public health department have been engaged for several weeks, This will not be a mandatory bill, but will servo .is _ mpS -1 for those municipal it ies and disl ���' ts v !:'*. h d< tire to ir.t- -��� - auce legislation along the most modern lines. The irrigation bi 1 will be introduced at an early date during the regard to considerations other than those which influenced it last year. Thus the intention and determination of the government to that effect as expressed in the words of the prime minister on the last of the past session still holds good. Speech From Throne. It is understood that the speech from the throne when it is read at lhe opening of parliament this afternoon, will contain this announcement and will re-affirm the government's position. It is anticipated that the speech will contain an expression of gratitude from His Royal Highness for the sympathies of the Canadian peo-1 pie during tbe illness of the Duchess | of Connaught. Congratulations upon the remarkable expansion in Canada's trade and reference to the bountiful crops of the past year and tc the efficiency and expedition with which tbey were transported to the seaboard may reasonably be expected. Financia] Stringency. In connection with the slight restriction of business accompanying the wor'.d wide financial stringency, allusion will be made to the boundless resources of the Dominion and their world wide recognition. The speech will also contain reference to the immigration of the fiscal year describing volume greater than any previous year. It is believed that allusion will be made to the satisfactory character of arrangements with tho provinces under the agricultural instruction act and to the good results expected therefrom. Railways. Reference may be expected to the progress of the work of the National Transcontinental Railway and the Hudson Bay Rai'.way and to the PORT HANEY, Jan. 13.���Nomination day in Maple Ridge brought out one or two dark horses for municipal honors, notably that of Mr. T. J. Drain, opposing Councillor Nels S. Lougheed for the chief executiveship. Another surprise was the nomination of Mr. Geo. A. Davenport, both as councillor and school trustee, and this, with the addition of ten mpre candidates for cpuncilmanic honors, is assurance that a hot fight will be waged and the five ultimate winners may rest assured that the coveted tilt-back seats around the council table will be won only after the hardest kind of a local campaign has been gone through. For the three vacancies on the school board, four candidates came forward, two of whom are members of last year's board, the other two, Messrs. Davenport and Purdy, are new material and are resident in Maple Ridge and Haney respectively. Following the custom of former years the old council and also the aspiring members were heard from on the platform and fiery speeches were the features of a lengthy sitting at which the big municipal hall was packed to the doors with a representative gathering of the citizens. Returning Officer H. Ferguson presided and first called upon retiring Reeve J. C. McFarlane, who In a brief speech reviewed the work of the past year and submitted figures showing how the roads had been given the most careful consideration during the past year. They could thank themselves that they, unlike so many other municipalities, were not in debt. The auditor's report showed a clean balance sheet. Mr. McFarlane was given an ovation as he resumed his seat and on motion a hearty vote of thanks was tendered him for his wise administration during the past three years. Councillor Lougheed, as chairman of the finance committee, before offering hlmeslf as a candidate for Reeve, gave a detailed statement of the finances, which was well received, and his announcement that he was in the field for the Reeveship was hailed with an outburst of prolonged cheering. Other members of the council who are seeking re-election outlined their views and were followed by the new candidates who were in the main well received. Some of the speakers were subjected to considerable heckling from ratepayers residing in the outlying sections and Wilson Road, in Councillor Ansell's beat, came up several times. Councillor Ansell more than held his own against his detractors, however, and offered to give anyone $25 who found himself unable to ride a bicycle over that much maligned road. Councillor Fulton confined his remarks to a talk on the state of the municipal roads, and regretted that the reduced revenue during the past year had necessitated "a policy of skimping." He attacked the outside contractor who cut PP the roads hauling ties. Capital Authorized fi���_ ��� Capital Paid Up "" J?;000-0* Beet ��� ;"���*�����*��� [Aggregate Assets, One Hundred and Seventy-Five ton. Dollar*. MllUon It is the aim of the management of this Bank to make jpositor welcome, and to give the best possible attention to hh-.fi de* (affairs. - , B rm*"iclal SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Accounts may be opened with deposits of One Dollar and Un Interest paid or credited at the highest current rates, on Mav 01 .ar'-11 November 30th each year. y 6itt and H. F. BISHOP, Manager. LADNER, B.C. McLELAN LUMBER CO. Carry in stock a full line oi ROUGH AND DIMENSION LUMBER Sand, Gravel and Cement Phone 7 LADNER, B. C. Box 1332 DELTA HOTEL J." JOHNSTON, Proprietor Ladner, B. O. Phone a Sample Room. Prompt Service Best Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Rates Reasonable '< r***************************************^ i*ift*��s*��-(milj srrangement made to provide ter-;The council could do nothing to stop miii.il facilities at Canada's national ���this ann* fo this ciu,sfi he ������***��� the pcrts in this connection. Mention ! majority of the blame ;-r the im- will be made of the system of gov-1 Passahle state of a few of tbe out- LUMBER! EBURNE SAW MILLS, LIMITED Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of FIR, CEDAR AND SPRUCE LUMBER Shingles, Lath, Sash, Doors, T urnings and House Finishings Phone R14 Eburne. Prompt Delivery by Rail or Scow. Studebaker Cars Cole Cars M. R. Wells & Son Salesroom - Moosomin Avenue EBURNE, B. C. I Indian Motocycles Phone Eburne 17 L elevators in tbe lying roads. COMPENSATION FOR CONDEMNED COWS Government Views Favorably Pro- po-.nl that Valuation lie Maile i��v Expert Dairyman, That Ihe two-thirds system of compensation to dairymen whose cows are (ondemncd by the Provincial gov ernment terminal wes( He advocated a system of sewerage Redistribution bul- on-y un,lpr a loea- improvement lt is anticipated thai ' reference !rjlan- as *"h,is ��',,nl��!* the 0��eR*-on will be made to tbe introduction of \ was one lhich pnl/ a"ejJlted J 1en C inllally received by the Government nnd that the Minister of Agriculture seemed to view with some favor the proposes ���wo-thlrds compensation for slaue'' -ert-d animals nnd tbe suggested fixing of the value hy a competent dairyman. He seemed to think thnt it might be tried out at an early date on animals awaiting slaughter, the report was adopted .-.nil the i-.immlt- tee thanked. it was resolved -hat Mr, Berr; should take up Mr. -"hopland's Miir- rayvillc case with tl.e chocolate fa<- ��� - ����� ���''--. -.vi "!��������� tin" The pri'sident's action in calling thc- attaches to the act as it is the first attempt at co-operative legislation proposed in British Columbia. nit. THOS CROSBY. latlng to the civil service reform and increased representation In the Senate. Tho government have made two unsuccessful attempts to introduce a measure providing for assistance to provinces In tlie oonetruc- r!"n an-i maintenance of highways. -..._*. ���_*.,; absolutely safeguarded the autonomy of the provinces in every respect. A determined fight was made upon tbe measure and every member of tbe Opposition voted against it on tbe third reading, and at their insti- i. ati on it was defeated in the Senate by the incorporation of amendments which the government could not accept, ruder the circumstances the government will not reintroduce the Rev. Dr. Thomas Crosby, who i hill until the Senate majority in the died on Tuesday In Vancouver, was | course of events is in accord with lor fifty-two years a resident W the popular ..will British Columbia and tne pioneer j Methodist Missionary In this prov-| ROSSLAND. ince. Dr. Ooihy was one of the notable The politlm! Atmosphere has flgurps in the Methodist church ot j thickened lately, but not sufficiently British Columbia. He was born in j to see everybody who will take part Yorkshire. Kngland. in 1840. and |n the coming elections. The an- came to British Columbia in 1862, i nouncement of VV. D. Wilson's plat- laboring among the Indians con-; form 13 a repetition of last year, tlnuously until six years ago when : when he was defeated by ,1. S. be was superannuated nn account of j Deschnmps. There will be a contest il! health. He was well known in ��� �����--. the pogt Although Mayor this city having preached here many i Descharaps has declared himself out ,imP8- , , , . I of it, it is understood that a strong The venerable missionary inaugu rated the work among the Indians on the coast. The chief mission post is at Port Simpson, 34 miles North of Prince Bupert, where a fited by the scheme. He stood on his record during tbe past four yean= jin asking for the suffrage of the electors and he left the Issue en- t tirely In their hands. A. Ball referred his critics to the i auditor's report, which he declared ���-���.'Oil!** FhOT* ���1--** h*" 1,��1 i-**.*-*-"'"1 ;* fair share of the past year'a revenue for the Whonnock end. Mr. T. J. Drain said he felt himself compelled to accept nomination after he had received a petition signed by a representative number of prominent citizens asking him to do so. He felt himself fairly well prepared as he had served eight years In the public service, six as councillor aud two as Reeve. He had no private Interests Lu be serve! and he had the ntcessar/ time to ilevite to the I.i* -ifcsts of the people, and if elected he would give ot the best of his ability. He suggested that all ratepayers be given a chance to cast a hallot as to what ihould bP done tn solve the burning question of "good roads," and the touucil could then see If the borrowing of money for road building would be upheld. 'Mr. G. A. Davenport iiivocaten the borrowing of a sum of money for the building of roads aE the only- solution of existing conditions. Better roads was the slogan adopt ed by Candidate John Lilly, who declared that the roads ln the vicinity of Webster's Corners were an open ilsgrace to the present adminlstra- Iinrrowing tales of the bad Vhe *Delta Vi $1.00 A YEAR U. S. A. . . $i.5o imes effort will be made" to get him to stand. Aid. Thomas Embieton will be In the field if the mayor refuses. "I will run," he said. If both fail1"0" to step out, there will still be a bat-1 ,tate of roads were told by this can- borne for -Indian girls is established ��� according to Aid. W. J. Prist Idldate, who drew graphic pictures of! known as the Crosby home. The, ��� . ���_���___ ""*" | women and children who were daily! present mission boat that works DEATHS FROM CIM-iD. i struggling along the roads, knee deep! cai;eVr^i::=,anprh,m\ ��**��. -- ��--2" ^:;:^syz^^^^^^ JStf meeting to meet ,, Mini, r. ^ "gRJ^ '& >% ^ j 3^ IWA^^^l} " ���J ffiffSi��S PUb' of Agriculture was endorsed by reso-,','1��'*c��p-�� ��"���>B��a^Ia�� Vre���t- Miss one-third of the victims being per- ",f '"f,,-1 an itemized statement of lutlon. ;g, Vroiv i-ln at home 0535 .sons over 65 years old. The tero.; all public expenditures as being much J|perature Is onlv hovering at the more satisfactory than the present ��� , Second avenue, West, and Mr. Har- OTTAWA, Jan. 14.���-The engi- old Crosby, neers of the department of public works have prepared plans for the extrusion of the jetty at the mouth of the Fraser river by 4000 feet. Tenders will be called for shortly SNOW IX ITAI.V. 1 freezing point, but a bitter north- s*7Stenl- Bettei; drainage was an- ' west wind now promises to make'otller Planlc ln 'his candidate's plat- conditions almost unbearable. Iform- w ho alRo advocated the rais- i ing by loan ot as much of the yearly ~ revenue as possible next year and FLORENCE. Italy. Jan. 15.���The j* . V-n�� BmtnmU Pill- spending it when it would do the h.tense cold that prevails here has ***��� *����������� V-Ml S rcm-mlC Kills m08t KOod Broley & Martin, contractors on been accompanied by snow, the bit- Jtr$^��&��t^i^!&*^ other sneaker, included J. Aho, Davenport, J. M. candidates OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O VICTORIA NEWS. S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO At Esquimau, the Reeve and all the councillors of 1913, as well as the old Board of School Trustees with the addition of Mr. W. W Wilson in plaoe of Mrs. Birch, who has retired, were declared elected by acclamation. Tho abnormally mild weather has been productive of serious ravages by wild animals, no less than nine lantiiers having been killed In the neighborhood of Rocky Point during the last few months. For Military Training. Ueut.-Colonel C. L. Flick, the commanding oflfcer of the 8let Brit Ish Columbia Horse, states that every effort Is being made to Induce the Dominion Government to set aside an area for a permanent camp site. There would be no difficulty1 in finding such a site ln the neighborhood of Nicola, for instance and an area of 80 square miles would allow of the handling and training of all arms of the forces of the Province, including artillery who would tit able tn use live shell. ������olid Arivei-tisiuii. Full of the most optimistic impressions regarding the position which British Columbia holds in the eyes of the British public, Mr W B. Scott, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, is back from a brief visit to the Old Land. His object In making the trip was to attend the various exhibitions at which the Province bad displays and to personally meet ihe investing public and convey to them authoritative Information concerning the opportunities presented by this country for the outlay of capl-: tal to advantage. Mr. Scott occupied his time ln this fashion, and, as a result of his many conversations wilh people of eminence and Interest, Incomes home with the conviction thai no part of the British Empire Is 10- day receiving more flattering attention at the hands of the Investor than British Columbia. ARMHTROMJ. Mrs. ILellman and sons, who live a few miles north of town, were the victims when a half keg of gunpowder which the young men were drying out In the kitchen, exploded. All the injured were In the room. hut Mrs. Wellman was nearest the explosive and reeelred the full forre of the flame In her face, arms and hands. The boys escaped with �� sIlKht blistering of parts of their hand. ��nd face*. MERRITT. IMr. Newman of Aspen Grove ��a�� horrified 00 calling at the shack ol Ell Laraon last Tuesday to find t-1*' latter lying on the floor lifeless. Death wag due to heart failure. Deceased came to the Aspen Grove country about eleven years ago and ���""������* engaged in mining for the whole of that period. He Is reputed to have owned some considerable number of Rood copper claims iu the Aspen Grove district. KASLO. The contract for the construction of the proposed public whari at Kaslo has been let to English Brothers, of this city. The work will t"?-?'*1 shortly. JJARAMATA. . The Carbonating Works Is again in operation after having been closeo down while waiting for the arriva <" a part of the machinery wnich n��' been sent for for repairing purpose- SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1914. THE DELTA TIMES 3 ...LOCAL ITEMS... WASHINGTON STATE. . , !��� C. Hoyle was in Vancouver .Sunday last^preachlng for ' the Masons. -rhe "Parson's Vacation" at Mc- jJE Hull. January 26. s-me 1500 passengers have travelle-.' over the Ladner-Woodward Landing ferry ln the Pf81 ten ^P' Rev C C. Hoyle waa a Vancouver visitor on Thursday, going by way oi Steveston. Mr. C. P. Brandrith visited in XeV Westminster and Vancouver on 'Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. James McRea are die proud parents of a baby daugh- ter, arriving Monday, January 12. Messrs. I. Tamboline and Alex. Kails of Westham Island were in New V'("MH !.'*-* Inster Wednesday on busi- jlr. W. J. Brandrith, assistant ,..* pest Inspector for the province, ,U(S in Now Westminster on Wednesday lor a short business trip. Mr, 11. .!. Leamy of New Westminster was a visitor in town the first 0l tins week, returning on Wednes- oay. Air. .1. Orant and wife, of Grant's Bakery, New Westminster, paid a ' visit to their branch in Ladner on Wednesday. Kev. J, J. Hastie and Mr. John McKee attended a meeting of the Presbytery ln Vancouver on Tuesday. Mr. 0. W. Murphy, manager of the McLellan Lumber Co., took a motor party to Vancouver the first of the week. A large number of the ratepayers i. ihe Delta municipality who own property in Now Westminster journeyed to that city on Thursday to cast their ballot ln the civic election of that city. Delta Lodge No. 12, A. O. U. W��� . il'. meet on 'luesday, January 20, at 8 p.m. shhrp, when Grand Master bro. B. Anderson of Vancouver will preside at the installation of officers; afterwards there will be a The friends of Mr. Alex. Scott of Port Guichon. are glad to hear that he is rapidly recovering from a serious illness resulting from a'chill that was contracted one day last week. The "Parson's Vacation Neely Hall, January 26. The Scanlon, away for coal, was eff the ferry run on Thursday, a tug making the regular trips. Miss M. Mills has returned to her borne in Vancouver after paying a visit to Mrs."A. York. smoker at the Delta hotel. Officers request all members to attend. ��� Mr. A. D. Paterson was in New Westminster on Thursday for a short business trip. Miss F. B. Brandrith was in Vancouver for a short visit the first of the week. Mrs. Alderson of Westham Island visited with her daughter, Ulrs. Phiipot of New Westminster, the first of the week. Mr. John Gilchrist returned on the afternoon boat \\ ednesdny from a short business trip to the Twin cities. ^BRITISH-COLUMBIA^ PRINCE RUPERT Mr. E. Alexander Powell, P. R. G. S., a resident of San Francisco, having passed through Prince Rupert on an automobile tour covering Breaks All Records. SUMAS, Jan. 12.���According to reports at hand the Sumas post office is the only one in the county where the postal savings bank deposits during the past month exceeded the withdrawals. In almost every instance more money was taken out than deposited during Decern-1 Central British Columbia, remarks, i ber, but at the local office deposits 'in describing his opinion of the j exceeded the month previous by some i country generally, that "Prince Ru- j fifty odd dollars. This, too, in spite I Pert, for instance, is a city literally of the fact that some $480 was sent I made to order, just NELSON. J. J. Malone, 194; Aid. W. '.M.; Cunliffe, 70; Mayor Herbert Keefe, I 40. This was the result of the voting at the meeting of citizens at Eagle hall to select a candidate for; the mayoralty. Voicing vas confined to those on the 1914 voters' list and 304 ballots were cast. KELOWNA. The new public school building t ���__.._ ���_ .__. as" a tailor jwas opened on .Monday, January 5, to Italy the flrst weekTin December! I would make a suit"of clothes, set on j "'hen all the ten large, commodious Marks New Era. a range of hills overlooking one of 'rooms were filled, leaving one of the SEATTLE, Jan. 12.���Marking the the finest deep water harbors on j Primary grades to be accommodated beginning of a new era in the rise of the continent." jin the old building, two other of the the fishing industry of the Pacific' The Imperial Oil Companv, I rooms will be occupied by pupils of Northwest, the new municipal fishermen's doek in Salmon Bay, built at a cost of nearly half a million dollars, was formally dedicated Saturday afternoon with appropriate ceremonies. Provide Gracing Facilities. NORTH YAKfMA. Jan. 12.���That 'gmlng facilities for an additional 300.000 sheep and 1000 horses would be provided this year in the forest reserves of Waahlngton and Oregon through their local representative, got approval last week of a site for the erection of buildings aggregating $200,000. This is the largest building permit yet asked for in the city. QUEEN CHARLOTTE. A regrettable' drowning acident recently occurred when a young In cluding session of the Washington woolgrowerB' Association by Tho.s MqJCenzle, of Portland, assistant superintendent of grazing in the forests of these two states. Xo Dividend Declnred. I OLYMPIA, Jan. 12.���-During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913. the Messrs. A. delt. Taylor, Smith Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navl- Wrlght and J. McCallan were re- | P-stion Company declared no dlvl- turned school trustees bv acclama- '��� dmids on its stock, according to the tion on Monday. report jutt filed with the public ser- vice commission. The net Income Guests at the Ladner hotel this j ��[_ the. company for the year, how- week included Dr. H, N. Kilburger, E. W. Boultbee, and E. E. Davis, a I of Vancouver. dian named Chris Matthews, about \t the statement made at "the "can- ��� 24 ",ears of aee. fel1 overboard from Rev. C. Baxter, vicar of Newport, took the services of Ail Saints, Trenant, on Sunday last, preaching both morning and evening. Mrs. Dr. A. A. King is spending the winter months in Pasedena, Cal. She left here January 2, travelling by boat from Vancouver. Henry Edenshaw's gasoline boat Josephine and disappeared before assistance could reach him. The body was recovered short y afterwards, and although resuscitative measures were applied for several hours, it was of no avail. J. G. Johnston, who is well known as one of Graham island's pioneer prospectors, bas left for Toronto, New York and London with the intention to interest financial and mining magnates in these eastern centres with a view to the commercial devo opment of excellent property on Graham and North islands. the High School. The Ladner - Steveston ferry Service WINTER SCHEDULE Beginning Monday, September IS, the steamer New Delta will run ou her f^ll i*nd winter- schedule, ai follows: Leaves at 8.30 a.m. affa 3.30 p.m, Vancouver passengers can make connection by taking the 8.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. cars at Granville street station. New Westminster passengers should take th"' Eburne cars at 8:00 a.m. and 3:00' p.m. and the Steveston cars at Eburne. Swimming Against =|h�� Stream= Is Hke toying te ae a ���aooessftj. kuetaeaa without ���d*ertl��i��e. And it Is not expensive te gel* desirable publicity by the use of printers' ink. 0<:r Clesatfled Want Ikes, east ilttle ami are read by nearly e��er��Ob��- Try tbem ����� a system tqnlo for your business. r-rrrm THE &RWA Tims ICONDBKWBD ADVERTISEMENT* Mr. W. J. Brandrith. assistant fn-it pest inspector of this province, is ;ilaonnlng on attending the Farm- ever, ls given as slightly ln excess of threequarters of a million dollars. Poison Seeks Coal Leases. BELLINGHAM, Jan. 14.���Negotiations whereby the ownership of the coal properties in the Glacier district which are��now being oper�� ated under lease will pass into the hands of Alex Poison, the Hoquiam lumberman, who holds the present leases, are under way. Death Ends Victory. rumors. Despite this most people SEATTLE, Jan. 14.���George S. think that the struggle will narrow Perry, 63 years old. the oldest en- i down to Bishop and Forrest, gineer qn the Pacific Coast division MRS. C. BROWNE-CAVE Is forming a class in Ladner for ALBERNI. Two candidates for the office of mayor have announced their intentions. These are the present holders of office. Mayor Bishop and Alderman Forrest. Thesei two j A(^^"y TnT'^RoyaT' Conege^of may or may not have the field W Mub1c (Fng,an(1) examinations, themselves for there are not wanting _ ., , For particulars, address care of Mrs, Lanning, Ladner, B.C. Voice Culture, Sight Rending and Choral Practice To be held on Tuesday evenings. Terms for Session (12 Weeks) $2.50 Lessons given a^so in Pianoforte, Singing, Theory, Harmony, etc. Pupils prepared for the Royal Fnr Sale, For Exchange Wanted to Purchase, To Let. Lost, Found, Work Wanted Situations Vacant, 1 cent par word. Minimum. 25 cents for any one advt. These rates for cash with order. All Want Ada. must be ln by 1 p.m. on Thursday. WANTED.���Elderly man, single, seeks situation as help; service for board. Must move residence immediately- Address, 1., Post Office, Ladner. TO LOAN.���$3,000 on first mort-*. gage, improved Delta farm land. E. F. Douglas, Ladner. FOR SALE.���Berkshire Boar. Apply C. Kettles. of the Milwaukee Railroad and known to the brotherhood of rail ers' Institute which convenes in Vic-[road men as the "Daddy of them toria en January 23 to 30. The Kaet India -.Mystery and Vaudeville Co. gave a pleasing entertainment tp a fair sized audienrp in the McNeely hall on Thursday evening. For all Building Supplies and Fuel Oil. apply to the B.C. Transport Co.. Ltd., 505 Westminster Trust Building. Office phone 826.; wharf phone 880. Rev. Dr. Sanford, principal of the Columbian College, New Westminster, preached in the Methodist 'liiinli on Sunday last, talking on tli'- educational work of the church. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arthur are receiving the congratulations of the residents of Ladner over the safe arrival of a baby daughter, Sunday, January 11. * Rev. C. W. Whittaker was a business visitor in Vancouver Tuesday. On Tuesday Mr. S. W. Walter motored to Vancouver on a short business trip. !n spooking of the recent dam i-i to the dyke nean the reservoir. 1 ���>' Benson, in his retiring speech, j ' i'Ii- last Monday at the nomination ! -in-, said that it wag not to be mdered at thnt there was much | image done, for the storm on New ( ���in- s Day was thc most terrific ' al lie bad seen since 1864. j The seventh annual social even- S and ball of the Delta Farmers' j tltute will be held In McNeely Nil on Friday evening, January 30. , H'ith Franklin's orchestra providing j ''���"isle and Mr. Charles Parsons in 'barge of the floor, it Is assured i "���al the nffair will te the success it ��� bas been in the past. I To the entire satisfaction of all that travel over the New Westminster road, is the fact that the "big tree" which has heen causing considerable trouble lies at last been cut down by Bond Foreman Ormis- ton and his gang. The tree on the Boundary Bay road has also received the same treatment. Rev. C. W. Whittaker was In Vancouver on Thursday attending the funeral of the late Dr. Thomas Crosby, whose death occurred at his home, 2535 Second avenue west, Vancouver, Tuesday evening, after an illness of seven months. Dr. Crosby is the pioneer Indian missionary of the Methodist church fnr the province, coniinc. here in 1862. THINKS GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE ROAD Believes No. 5 Road Will Become I'ait of Main Trunk Thoroughfare to Seattle. CAMBUB, Lulu Island, Jan. 13.��� Fhal the No. 5 road was bound to bscome a part of a main trunk thoroughfare between Vancouver and * ''It-, and for that reason should '"' turned over to tbe provincial government, waa the statement made by Mr. J. MrtMinn before the nomination meeting In Bridgeport school yester- '>���<:��� iifternoon. If tlie government aid not take It over, Mr. McMInn 1 -. the municipality should take n'eps Immediately to have the road :'���'��������� Aa an autolst he criticised "��� condition at the present time. ���Mr. nice Rees, a can-dldate for j1'- council from Ward Four, said ���vas in favor Of the No. 5 road ')eltU5 taken over by the government. Packed to the doors, the meeting "' ratepayers waB the largest ever "dunt upon nomination proceed- '"S8* Mr. Thomas Foster, the oi> fonent of Councilor Shepherd in ward Five, and Mr. A. P. Stewart. J*'1" Is contesting Councillor John -Ml'i'allan'B claim to the Ward Two s'al. both attacked the council very ���''-'orously. Mr. Stewart contended thai water rates should be lowered Electric Restorer for Men Pn osphonel rettotw -a-fary nerva tn Ihe body "~ r , , .lo its proper tensioniresleres ���ii. and vitality. Prematuredecay and aflsexua ""knest averted aTanca. Mibe-pho-nol will 13 \)'"S _ n*,w mna- Price $8 a boa. ortwo lo*- r- y*'l��'l to any addre.*!. theSmVmU Druf all," died at the throttle of the Olympian flyer Monday afternoon. Death occurred soon after his victory in a five mile race with the North Coast Limited, the falstest train on the Northern Pacific, a few miles west of Easton, while his engine was making fifty miles an hour. New Toll Line Rates. OLYMPIA, Jan. 14.���On Wednesday, January 21. the new system of air line toll rates will be put into effept by the Pacific Telephone ft Telegraph company for long distance telephone service, and the public service commission ls gatnering all the data possible under the present system for use when the case relative to the air line system Is reopened. Concrete Paving Approved. BELLINGHAM, Jan. 14.���In the face of charges by the Whatcom County Pomona grange that the Northwest Diagonal concrete road has not been built according to specifications, State Highway Commissioner W. R. Roy and State Engineer .Tamps Allen pronounce the concrete work to be among the finest they have ever seen. Spokane People Indicted. SPOKANE, Jan. 15.���Secret Indictments charging un awful use of the mails in connection with the sale of stock lu various coal companies in British Columbia wore returned here yesterday by a federal grand jury against R. G. Beldeu and A. L. Wayland, president and vice-president, respectively, of tho IliVirnn- tional Development Co., of this city. Detai s of the rharges have not been made public. The companies involved nre the Crown and Empire Coal & Coke companies and the Mlche! *.'::*C3 Co., of British Colu*__- PORT ALBERNI. A staff of millwrights, under the superintendency of R. W. Nixon, has been at work for a week putting the Port Alberni Lumber Company's mill into shape for a commencement of operations on Saturday last. This mill, which has a cutting capacity of 25,000 feet per day, was built early last year, but, owing to the dull state of the lumber market, has been practically idle ever since. Now the company has enough orders on hand to warrant a commencement of operations, at full capacity. Miss. Mack, of New Westminster, who had been visiting the Misses Wood in Port Alberni, has left for home, accompanied by Miss Ellen Wood,, who will resume her studies in the Royal City. . , that's Your Phone Number r Can You Answer This Question If not, don't you know you are losing business and running risk. What is more necessary than a telephone in case tot sickness or fire? Delta ' elephone Co., Ltd. TOUR HOME COMPANV. and that tbe roads, especially in his ward, should be Improved. When, getting down to particulars, he mentioned the River road near Terra Nova. He was cried down by his hearers, Messrs. Gray and D. E. McKay, avowing that it was one of the best roads in the municipality. Councillor Shepherd's opponent, Mr. Foster, spoke at lergih upon tho need for dyking and uraina..^ facilities. He criticized In this connection the record of the teeve and his opponent, saying that tbey were the mnkers of empty promise*.. Mr. M. F. Miller, who conducted a campaign for Ward Two councillor, dropping out at the-last minute, explained to the ratepayers that he took this action because th* council would have to undertake big works this yenr and he had decided that only experienced men should be elect- whether this species of marine life ed Ho had, therefore, retired, at | will thrive on Puget Sound. The the same time advising bis followers i lobsters planted ure all from six to to vote for Councillor John McCal-j eight years old, weigh from one and ian a half to two pounds and are about Other speakers were Mr. '.V. T. | equally divided as to sex. They Esterbrook. secretary of the school j were shipped across the country In board, Mr. James Thompson, Reeve a Grent Northern refrigerator car. Bridge, and all the members of thej bia. School Oets Farm Machinery. MOUNT VERNON, Jan. 15.���City Superintendent of Schools C. A. Nelson is in receipt of a communication from the International Harvester Co. announcing that a shipment of farm machinery for demonstration purposes in the high school manual training department has been shipped and is now In trnnslt to Mount Vernon. The company has agreed to loan the training department the machinery. Lobsters Planted. BELLINGHAM, Jan. 15.���Under the direction of the United States Government approximately 4,000 lobsters, shipped from Ilootbbay Harbor, Maine, have recently been planted at Deer Harbor nnd Friday Harbor. The object of the planting of the lobsters is to determine NANAIMO. There are 1098 scho.il children in attendance at the Nanaimo schools. This includes both public and high schools and represents only those students who have started since the opening of school this term on Monday. The High School furnishes only 62 students, the public schools providing for the remainder j Quennell school heads the list with! 734 pupils. Some conception of the exception- j clly high standard of railway con- I struction adopted by the manage- I ment of the E. & N, Railway Com- j pany, on the East Coast extension I from McBride Junction to Courtenay | a stretch of forty-five mi.es, is given i by the erection of steel bridges over French creek and Little Qualicum river. Work is already started on a bridge over the Big Qualicum river which should be completed within thirty days. Of this new road, fifteen miles have been finished. That the Nanaimo Board of Trade is not in favor of thc Dominion government expending a large sum of money ln the establishment of a tourist department was evidenced by a lengthy discussion which took place at a meeting of the board held this week at which a communication from the Port Alberni Board of Ferry Auto Stage Udner-Vincouver Service Au^o leaves corner Fraser Arm and River Road alt 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 and 6:00 p.m., connecting with all ferries at Woodward's Landing. FARE 35 CENTS ���* Ferry Free. Mineral and Soda Waters J. HENLEY New Westminster, B. C. Manufacturer of Spda Water, Ginger Ale, and all Kinds of Summer Drinks. Your Patronage Solicited. W. MUDGE Highest Prices tor Live and Dreaae* Poultry, Fresh Eggs and Produce. Consignment* Solicited. City Market, Main St.. Vancouver. Poultry Wanted Best Prlcee Paid, V ��� * * PACIFIC POULTRY SUPPLY. LADNER INVESTMENT AND TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED. Authorized Capital 9250,000.00. HEAL ESTATE INSURANCE STOCKS AND BONDS LOANS II. A. MacDonald, Managing Director. Advertise in the Delta Times FITTED UP FOR SFOftTS. STEVESTON, Lulu Island, Jan. 14.���The young people of Richmond Methodist Church have fitted up the eld council, chairman. Mr John Tilton was MAY VISIT WEST. MOYER INDICTED. HOUCHTON, Mich., Jan. 15.��� ! Thirty-nine officlaln of the Western Federation of Miners, Including ' President Mover, wpre todny Indlct- OTT-WVA .)<.n. i*.*���Premier Bor-.eu on conepiraoy chargea iu oonneo- den will. In' all probability, take a ] tion with the copper strike. trln through the West after the see-] !��� Znl CONFER WITH PREMIER. sion ot paillanient. OTTAWA. Jan. 14.���The Alberta opposition members waited upon Premier Borden. Hon. Robert Rojrers, Hon. Dr. Roche and other members of the cabinet yesterday, the conference lasting over two hours. Trade was read requesting the local I Agricultural Hall on the River road board to adopt a resolution petition- f0r sports, and e-ory Tuesday and ing the government to estab.ish such Friday basketball contests nnd tennis a tourist department at an early' date. The matter was allowed to lay over for a week. Word was received this week ln the city yesterday of the death of Mr. J. H. Plket of Cumberland, one of the pionee s of Vancouver island. He was about sixty yeurs of age, and had lived for years on Duqiugn island. matches are held. Electric llnliU have been Installed in the building, while netting has been placed over the windows for protection. All young people are eligible for mem hoi-ship In the association. SALOONS OO. NKLSON, Jan. IC���Al 11 o'clock tonight, In consequence of the Brit- Some time ago the department of !(8h Columbia law abolishing saloon lands announced that soipe 212 acres | licenses, iwo liquor licenses In Nel- of land on Hornby Island would be. son will go out of existence. They thrown open for pre-emption a-t the j are the licenses for the Bodega and office of the government agent at clue Pot saloons. Nanaimo ou Monday, January 6. GRAND JURY'S PRESENTMENT Mental Hospital, Columbian Hospilal and New Prison Farm Are Commended. When Government Agent Ceo. Thomson opened his office a large number of men were In line, vying with VERNON. Vernon's firebug, held accountable for six incendiary fires during 1913 each other In ibelng one of the three; and for six false alarms, has been persons lucky euough to secure one [busy during the last week, another of the three parcels of land open for | ftre occurring on Saturday morning, pre-emption. Many had waited six I a few minutes after 4 o'clock, days. ! The flags of the city were nt half Tne herring fishing Industry in I mast, nnd many of the stores were Nanaimo, and adjacent waters ex-! closed Tuesday afternoon, during the ,._:i:.._;d .'. successful iii-iit'i -_*_.������ _.oui*s of the i_iiu'.*,l oi" John Clarke, Ing December, the total catch to-ithe young police constable, who was tailing near y 4000 tons, valued at! fatally hurt when responding to a almost $100,000. The exact figure* ; fire occasioned by nn Incendiary BURIED UNDER DKHRIS. PORT CHALMERS. New Zealand, ,Inn i4.���Three people miraculously escaped death when a three- storey warehouse collapsed during a heavy gale. They were buried under the debris of the building and were rescued after receiving on.y minor injuries. of the herring catch for December are as follows: Nanaimo, total catch, 26*19 tons, valued at S65,- 975; Cowichan gap, total catch, 1,- 296 tons, valued at $32,400. Shiloh oulcltty ���top* foueht. curti colds, and hetfo tha throat and lunci. M 9S cent* RKVKI.STOKE. Alderman McKinnon and Mr. W I. Briggs are out for the mayoralty. blaze. CRANBROOK. Maps of British Columbia illustrative of the timber resources and the area of agricultural land are being prepared by the commission of conservation. Dr. Whltfor." is now in Nelson carrying out the work in this Mr. F. H. Bourne Is considering district. He has completed his In whether he will accede to d request! vestlgatlons in the Cranbrook dis- to run also. trlct. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14 Yesterday the grand Jury made their presentment to Ills Lordship, Mr. Justice Morrison. In tbe assize coun. nud were discharged t'rc*ni their duties. The presentment con- sl.utod mainly of high commendation * of Dr. Doherty und hls staff in their conduct of the .denial Hospital and Colony Farm, praise of the new Columbian Hospital building and a recommendation thut the government assist it further financially; commendation of the new prison lari.i now under construction In Burnaiby; a mention of the city jail to Ihe effect that though o'.d it wns s-porlcssly clean, With an emphatic OOP-Plaint thai they had not been permitted to visit the penitentiary. They desired to know as n body If, as tlie representatives of the people they could not visit tliis institution and if not, why not. Wns this privilege reserved for paid officials? They desired enlightenment from His Lordship. Thanking the grand Jurors for their attention to their duties, His Lordship said he knew of no reason for tlie penitentiary being forbidden them, and said he would tnke thf matter up with the proper authorities. LE Sa* ���v";��� ���by '������ ��,oi: ithe I 'id nl nl s e Stl ���ail |3: ���1} eh in [ Bill y is- \: THE DELTA TBfES SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 DELTA DIRECTORY Delta municipality is situated _��� the mouth of the Fraser River in h, finest agricultural district in np The chief interests in the Delta a farming, dairying, fruit c ��� 8 market gardening, sheep a: breeding. There are also ���*,;-,,.,��� -canneries In the Delta munlclnniit. There are shipping facilities by rati and boat to the markets of Cana". and the United States. culture, Canada Twelfth Parliament of Canada Opens Third Session MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS. Burnaby. ESMONDS, Jan. 12.���Nominations of candidates for council and school board took place at uoon to- c'ay in lhe Burnaby municipal hall. The results are as follows: For reeve���Reeve D. C. McGregor, Councillor A. V. C. MacPherson and H. M. Fraser. For council���Ward one: Council- William Bevan and VANCOUVER CITY. ing to hear proposals to take over Van Anda last January, the same NELSON NOMINATIONS. the proposed membership of the re-'jury yesterday awarded aamages ofi NELSON, B. C, Jan. 13.���Yes- cently organized Greater Vancouver ( $1 and costs to a man who lost his' terday was nomination day for civic elections. Those nominated are: V WCOUVEr' Jan 9 The pro-' ---haniber of Commerce statements j wife through drowning when the "'''''���'_. t iJiral I were presented, by the representa-! vessel sank. On Monaay Martha pc3al of the B. C Miners' Libera- ' . , , tion League that organized labor in i tlve3 ot the lJ>'ogress club, under British Columbia should declare a I whose auspices the Chamber of 48-hour holidav on January 30 and I -*-'0111 merce idea was developed, and j 33 in order to hold a demonstration I the council appointed a speeiyl ! to show the Provincial government j committee to go farther into the ! I that organized labor is dissatisfied \ matter of securing further aid from t with its treatment labor is receiving, I the city to .lyuidate the obligations I that the coal strike should be ended ; ot the Progress Club. Dr. Wesbrook's Tour. President Wesbrobk, who has vis- Johnson, the widow of a logger, named Mabs Johnson, recovered $6,- 000. Yesterday J. H. V. Simpson recovered $1. As the same Jury For mayor, J. J. Malone and James O'Shea. For aldermen: East Ward George Horstead, A. S. Horswill, Alexander Leith. John Nottan and Dr.'w. B. Steed. West Ward, Ald- lor E. Stride Otto Deekert Ward two: D. C. Patterson, W. I and the imprisoned miners liberated, H. Madill and W. S. Rose. ! was discussed at the meeting of the Ward three: Councillor T. D. I Trades and Labor Council last eve- Coldicutt, Charles Allen and Wm. I nillS- I" making a report on the Kan-man, ' subject Delegate McKeown said that Wind four: Councillor P. Fau I the secretary of the league had been Vel -ind Charles Cully I ir'structed to get Into touch with the Ward five: Councillor McDonald !tnief ,labt'r, papers in England and A. E. Yorston and W. J. Holdom. B"l��all,ft , the,m *"h th,eflre?-|ff?f*. Ward six. Councillor T.' Mayne ' or the IsIand stnke and that ll bad John Murray, Wm. Silver and E. lted a number of United States uni- ' 0f the Canadian Pacific Railway, is versities, is now at Minneapolis and 1 aue t0 arrive in Vancouver tomor- will be iu Canada for the next week. row at noon on one of his regular He expects to sail for England on j inspections of the company's busi- the 31st of this month. j ness in the'British Columbia divis- \ inducts Are Being Rushed. were empanneled in the second case j ermaa 1. ,\. Austin, Aid. John Bell, the duration of the action was ap- j Ald w M Cunliffe, W. H. Jones preciably reduced, continuing but a and T n stark School trustees��� lew hours. | G c Egg| j H Lawrence and Dr. Mr. Cieorge Bury Coming. 1 >j, Wolverton. Mr. George Bury, vice-president | . AT LAST. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.���From Paris comes the news that at last the name of Sara Bernhardt has been Winch. For school trustees���James Herd, Marie Lumley, Wm. Newsorne, E. Winch, H, Forbes, C, E. Campbell and G. A. Mc.Lane, Herbert Burnes, John Churchland. Coquitlam Municipality. There were nominated for reeve, at Maillardville today, Councillor R. J. C. Atkins and Mr. L. E. Marmont. For councillors there were named Messrs. John Foster, R. G. Mounce, Edward Atkins, Ralph Oxtoby, E. Percy, W. Whiting, H. B. Baker and J. D. Robortson. One nomination, that of Mr. R. J. C. Atkins, for school trustee, was made to fill three vacancies. Fraser Mills. FRASER .MILLS, Jan. 12���Reeve and councillors were elected by acclamation today, Reeve Dr. R. H. Scott succeeding himself, and Cottn- cil'ors G. G. Stewart,. Sidney Charles, A. Brant, and J. Cormack being returned unopposed. Port Coquitlam, POUT COQUITLAM, Jan. 12���A full ticket headed by Mayor James Mars was nominated here today, while a partial ticket, of aldermanlc candidates Who arc supporting the candidacy of Mr, J. It. Mackenzie, for the mayoralty, v.*.is placed in nomination, The Citizens' ticke: was named as follows: Mayor--James Mars. ��� Aldermen���Daniel Welcher, G. W. MouUley. Robert W, Hawthorne, W. D. F. Godwin and Samuel New- march. Opposing this ticket, are: Mayor���J. R. Mackenzie. Aldermen���R. O'Hanley, A. W. Keith, R. C. Galer. For the school board there were three nominations to fill two vacancies. They were Messrs. R. G. Mounce. Arthur Mars and Mrs. Frames Rose Smith.. Chillln nek -City. Mayor���H. J. Barber, re-elected by acclamation. Councillors���C. E. Eckert. D. McGillivray, R. 0, Atkins, R. J. Banford, Harry Nelmes, C. D. Reeves, R. Hamilton. School Trustees���J. Harrison, F. Semple, P. J. Brown, by acclamation. Chilliwack Municipality. Reeve���S. C. Klckhusb, re-elected by acclamation. Councillors���Robert Mercer, Robt. Brett, James Bailey, W. M. Wells, J. A. MclLcod, If. Harrison. J. A. Kviins. School Board���H. Webb, John Hepburn, J. W. Thompson; two to be elected. MAPLE RIDGE, Jan. 12.���With only five councilors to be elected there were eleven nominations for ! also been decided to appeal on be- 1 half of the imprisoned miners to the Heme Secretary and to the King. He stated that 300 women would parade the streets of Victoria on the day the legislature opened, and later present a petition nt Government House for VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 12.��� So as to be ready for service early in the spring the new steel viaducts of the Great Northern railway in Qrandview are to be rushed to completion, a contract for the steel having been let_ Saturday to the Canadian Northwest Steel Company. The the release of the imprisoned miners. ' cuttings to oe bridged are at Vic- lioyul Sanitary Institute. The 13th lecture of the Sanitary Science series will be delivered by Dr, S, Ransom, V.S., entitled "Milk." It will be given in the schoolroom at the rear of the School Board offices, Hamilton street, this evening at 8 o'clock. A cordial invitation has been received by the council of the institute to hald a meeting of that body at the Universal Exposition In San Francisco. The matter has been referred to the local branch for its consideration. Judgment Reserved. Judgment wns reserved yesterdav j afternoon by Mr. Justice Murphy In i the action raised by Ivor Johansen, 1 a logger, against ills employer, P. ���' D. Anderson, for damages for injur- ' les. Johaii'-en claimed the sum of $10,000 for a broken leg which he received at Pender harbor on March 21, 1913. McLennan Is Named Chief. I VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 10.��� ] The deputy chief of police, Mr. Mal- j colm Bruce .McLennan, who has been j acting chief for tne last four or five months, will succeed the .ate Chief |u; i'oiic-j Charles Mulhern. _ho I appointment was unanimously made ; bj the police commissioners at their ; meeting yesterday und the appoint- '���" "1 ...-_.i*;_ ii.e rise oi another oilier to the leadership of a police force which he Joined as a constable. The new chief is still a young man. He was born at Montague, Prince Edward Island, thirty-t nine years ago and he joined the Vancouver city police force in 1901 so that his promotion has been remarkably rapid. Land Is Expropriated. The total amount awarded property owners in connection with the False creek improvement scheme undertaken by the Canadiun North- em Pacific Railway is $940,000, vhlch, with interest, Is brought up 'o approximately one minion doi- ii.rs. ibe arbitration wus held by- Mr. Frederick Buscombe In October and November lust und the property Involved lies at both ends of the Main street bridge. The price per fiont foot varies from $1550 to $2,- 100���which is considered a very good figure by competent judges. 'Ihe lots nre ten In number and they are being expropriated by tho city to extinguish the riparian right* on False creek so that they may bet preache included in the scheme of Improve- toria and Broadway drives. Tin- Broadway drive will bo seventy feet long and the Victoria sixty-six feet. Law Students' Election. The election of a president of the Vancouver Law Students' Society will be held at the court house tomorrow. There are two candidates for the office, Mr. L. W. Cotting- lam and Mr. F. S. Cunliffe, and both have a considerable following among the members. A meeting Will be held this evening to hear tho candidates speak and Messrs. P. Mc- D. Kerr and W. Warner will speak for Cottingham. while Messrs. R, B. Holland and F. R. Anderson will speak for Cunliffe. .Air. Max Grossman is manager of the campaign for ' Cunliffe and Mr. S. ,H Gi.mour for Cottingham. Building Permits. Permits issued ut the building inspector's department for the week ending with Friday have a total of .-?17,472. Of this amount $10,497 is to be expended in five dwe.lings. ion. Mr. A. E. Stevens, assistant ' added to the roll of fame of the Le- general superintendent of the divls- '. gion of Honor. Her claims have ion, left yesterday to meet Mr. Bury j been put forward several times be at Field, and Mr. F. W. Peters, gen eral superintendent, who has been at Nelson, will join the party today at Revelstoke. Proceeds With Expropriation. The Canadian Northern Railway- were offered the waterlots on Main street before arbitration was begun at an amount very much less than that which the arbitrator has decided that the company must pay. Mayor Baxter strongly advised the company at that time to accept tho offer. The city is not directly interested in the question of appeal of which the Canadian Northern Railway has given notice and will proceed with the expropriation of the properties. fore, but tbe influence of a strong element in French societ/ prevented the actress from obtaining '.he decoration. IN THE COUNTY COURT OF WESTMINSTER HOLDEX AT NEW WESTMINSTER. Between Lanning, Fawcett ����� Wilson, Limited, Plaintiff, and Frank Mlllejoure, defendant. To the defendant, Frank .Mlllejoure, of the Municipality of Delta, British Columbia, farmer. Take notice that a plaint has been entered and a summons issued against you in the above County SHERIFF'S BALE. Province of British Columbia, County of Westminster. To wit: Under and by virtue of warrants of execution and distress to me directed and delivered against the goods and chattels of Frank Millejour at the suit of Smith Bros., Thos. Thirkle, and others, I have seized and will sell at the Millejour farm, Ladner, B.C., on Tuesday, the 20th day of January, 1914, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, the following, or sufficient thereof to satisfy the judgment debt and costs herein: One mare, weight about 1800 lbs.; one horse, weight about 1600 lbs.; one mare, weight about 950 lbs.; one mare with foal, weight about 1,- 4 50 lbs.; two waggons; six cows; 3 calves; one buggy; one set single and two sets double harness; one seed drill, one separator, one potato plow, ot tools, etc.; about 40 bales straw, yield is the largest per acre in Can ada, and the sheep and horses bred are the finest in British Columbia Along the south bank of the FrM�� River there are splendid sites tj, industries. Board of Trade.���President, d a McKee; secretary, S. W. Fisher ' Justices of Peace���H. D. Benson h J. Kirkland, J. McKee, E. L. Be'rrv' Police Magistrate.���J. McKee !Medical Health Officer.���Dr J k���, I Wilson. 'Coroners.���Dr. A. A. King and nr ! J. Kerr Wilson. :School Board.���S. Wright, chairman- j C. Davie, A. deR. Taylor, j McCallum, W. R. Ellis, N. A. MtDlai- ! mid, secretary. (Farmers' Institute.���T. T. Harris president; N. A. McDiarmid, secretary. Delta Farmers' Game Protective A*. soclation.���Wm, Kirkland, president; A. deR. Taylor, secretary. Delta Agricultural Society.���Dr. j Kerr Wilson, president; A. deR. Taylor, secretary. Member of Parliament.���J. D. Taylor, New Westminster. Member of Local Legislature.���F. J, MacKenzle, New Westminster. Boat Sailings.���S.S. New Delta leavei Ladner every day for Steveston tt 8.30 a.m., 12.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m., connecting with the B. C. E. R. cars. S.S. Transfer leavei for New Westminster daily, except Sundays, at 7 a.m.; returning, leaves New Westminster at 2 p.m., reaching Ladner at 5.30 p.m. Railways.���Great Northern leavei Port Quichon daily for New Weit- minster and Vancouver at 7 a.m.: returning, leaves Vancouver at 2.30 p.m., reaching Port Guichi - about 6.30 p.m. B.C.E.R., Lulu Island Branch, E. Stirling, superintendent; Vancouver to Ebur.v> and Steveston���Cars leave Ora:. ville street depot (at north er,;) of bridge over False Creek 1 at 6.:; 1 a.m. and hourly until 11.39 p.m Special car for Eburpe at 6.'* J a.m. Cars leave Steveston at 6. 1 a.m. and hourly until 11.30 p.m. Sunday service���First car leav^ either terminus at 8.30 a.m , hourly service thereafter uu ii 11.30 p.m. Post Office.���Hours, 8 a.m. to '1 p.m. Mall for Vancouver closes at 12 noon; for New Westminster and up river points at 6.30 a.m.; closed all day Sunday. Municipal Council.���Meets In the Municipal Hall, Ladner, on thi second and fourth Saturdays in each month at 2 p.m. Reeve, H. D. Benson; councillors, L. D. Paterson, W. A. Kirkland, Hanford Lewis, G. Dennis, Chris Brown; clerk, N. A. McPlarmld. The average price of these homes is (.-ur,. by ,.anningt Fawcett & Wilson, I about one ton oats; one binder. Ihe seals this morning, besides two j ments which the Canadian Northern Railway Company will carry out in connection with its Vanoouver terminals. The railway company Is to- recompense the city for its outlay H Hi.. inn*'"r. '������.. . . .<���.��� i*.i_i ���.���! r Honored. Mr. c. R, B, Elliot of this cits has been awarded the prize for the best- imp.;- read before thi Pacific North Wi - Society ol Engineers during the year 1913. Hls subject waa "The Fni ier River Delta." The membership of the organization extends from San Francisco north, the headquarters being In Seattle. Mr. Elliot, who is the first Canadian to secure the annual award, is believed lo have won it largely because of the volume nf original information on the subject contained jn hi* article. Committee Investigating, At the meeting of the Board of- Trade council held yesterday moni tor the reeveship and four for the board of school trustees, on which 1 here ,ire three seats to be filled. For tha reeveship: N. F. Lougheed nnd T. 3. Drain For in-- 1 ouncll ���;. II. Fulti ���-., \Y. 11. Ansell, J. I Dale, O. \. Davi n- port, V. I) Sib lv, Q( Orge Gilchrist. Mus�� Ball, 11. P.. Martin, John Alio, -i hn Southworth and John Lilly. For school board: Robt. Blake, F. Biggs, G. A. Davenport and M Purdy. MR. WRIGHT RESIGNS. Rev. T. II. Wright, who lias been secretary of the 8*irrey school board for the past three years, has sent in his resignation. The Increasing) work nnd responsibilities of the position warranting, he believes, a larger salary than that paid by the board. \ Iherefore $2099. They are dis tributed in various parts of the city. Taxation of Improvements VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 13.��� The possibility of having to go back to the taxation of Improvements in crder to help the city out of its ditficuity in regard to taxable revenue was suggested by Mayor Baxter in his Inaugural address yesterday to the council of 1914, when Aid. Enright, Cottrell, Hoskln, James and Hamilton took the places vacated In the council by ex-Aid. McMasters, McSpadden, Black and Cle- land. Speakers Repudiated. Because of the claims of two officials of the United Mine Workers of America that they believed the minister of justice would free the Imprisoned miners of Vancouver Island If the B. C. Miners' Liberation league repudiated statements made by Robert Gosden of tbe I. W. W. in the Horse Show building, December 8, the league last Sunday decided to repudiate the statements of every speaker at the meeting with the exception of Mr. W. Foxcroft, chairman of the meeting and the official representative of the Miners' Liberation League. Dr. FVaser Upholds Miners. In reply to a criticism by Mr. Justice Morrison that a sermon he had dealing with the conditions In the conl mines on \ ancouver island had Influenced the Jury In New Westminster, Rev. Dr. Fraser on Sunday said If such had been the case lt was high time the country should find some other and ' tho-1 cf Rdmini'-'erlns .notice than by the jury method. The preacher said he hnd been accused of forming an opinion before he had absolute knowledge on the matter but the learned Judge had decided many cases in court without absolute knowledge about any of them. Ilii-hiiii-l $(IOOO; Wife Only $1. VANOOUVER, Jan. 14.���After reluming a verdict for $6000 in far vor of a woman who lost her husband through drowning on the Ches- lakee, when that vessel sank off .Limited, wbo carry on business at the Village of Ladner In the Province of British Columbia, as Maker of a Promissory Note dated the 1st day of July, 1913, for the sum of $153.60 and interest payable three months after the date thereof to the order or the Plaintiff, which note was duly presented for payment at the Bank of Montreal, New Westminster, B.C., whereof it is payable and was dishonored by non-payment and the Plaintiff's claim is for the further amount of $166.95, being the amount due and owing by you for goods sold and delivered to you by the Plaintiff at your request. Particulars: Oct. 1, 1913, to amount of above described Promis- ��� lory Note due this day..$153.60 Nov. 17, 1913, to interest on above described Promissory Note from July 1. 1913 to date nt 8 per cent per annum by contract 4 gc July 12, 19J8, to half ton ' nslt at $17.50 per ton. . To 1500 sacks at $92 per 1000 To 100 lbs. binding twine Aug. 25, 1918, to one sack twine Terms of sale cash. T. J. ARMSTRONG, Sheriff. New Westminster, Jan. 8, 1914. ShilohM The family remedy for Coughs and Coldit Small dole. Small bottle. Best since 187U 8.75 138.00 17.50 ��� 2.70 . , _ $325.21 And further take notice that an order has been made for the publication of a notice of the entry of such plaint and the issuing of such summons in two consecutive Issues of (ha "Di Its Times" shall .be deemed to he a aood and sufficient spm-Ip-i of the summons upon you. You are required to enter ,1 (II*-- inite Note to the above mentioned action within fourteen diays from lhe date of the first publication of tliis notice in the "Delta Times" at the Registrar's Office at New Westminster, B.C., and If you do nol so enter such Dispute Note within such time judgment m-ay be entered agalttst you and the Plaintiff may proceed to execution. Dated this 6th clay of January 1914. MARTIN, GRIFFIN & CO. Solicitors for the Plaintiff. Molson's Bank Chambers, Hastings St. West, Vancouver, B.C. Anglican. Holy Communion, first and third Sundays at 11 a.m., second fourth Sundays at 8 a.m.; matins, 11 a.m.; Sunday school at 10 a.m.; Evening Service at 7.30 p.m.; Wednesday evening. Litany at 8.80. Rev. C. C. Hoyle, M.A., vicar. Baptist Church. Pastor���Rev. D. O. Macdonald. Ladner���Sunday school, 11 a.m.; evening service, 7.30 p.m.; prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7.30 p.m.; missionary meeting every first Wednes- Any under the auspices of the Ladles' Circle. Crescent Island���Sunday school, 8 p.m.; service, 3 p.m.; singing practice and Bible reading, Tuesday, 7.8f p.m. Gulfside Schoolhouse���Union Sunday school, 2 p.m.; singing practice and Gospel service. Friday, 7.80. Catholic. Church services will be held every oilier Sunday, beginning with Sunday, November 14, 1909. Parochial mass at 10.30 a.m.; Sunday school, 2 p.m.; e-enlng devotion, 3 p.m.: a.m. Rev. Falher W. Chaput, parish priest. Methodist. Services next Lord's Day at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.; class meeting, before tho morning service every Sunday; Sabbath school at 10 a.m. every Sunday; Epworth League every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Rev C Wellesley Whittaker, pastor. W, Audi.us Presbyterian. Services next Lord's Day a.m. and 7.30 SYNOPSIS OF OOAL MI.NLVG REGULATIONS. Coal mining rights of the Domi.i- Ion, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan an1 Alberta, the Yukon Territory, th* Northwest Territories and in a portion of the Province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one years at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2560 acres will be leased to om applicant. Application for a lease must b�� made by the applicant In person to the Agent or Sub-Agent of the district In which the rights applied for are Bituated. In surveyed territory the land must he described by sectioni, or legal subdivisions of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each application ��� must be accompanied by a fee of f 5, which will he refunded if the rights appl-"'! '���" are not available, but not otherwise A royalty shall be <*ald on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full nt"*.**- tlty of merchantable coal mined W pay the royalty thereon. If the coai mining rlghta are not being operated, such returns should be furnlihca at least once a year. , The lease will include the com mining rights only, but the lefl"'9 may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights nny o_ considered necessary for the worn- lug of the mine at the rate of V-Q-vv an acre. For full information'appllMt""1 liotild be made to the SecreimT ��[ Ot- she tho Department of the Interior, tawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Afien of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY. Deputy Minister of the Interior- N.B.���Unauthorised publication