"-<-.. "fo r/������������tej **lb r&t-p ^vjhiich is JLneorpbmecl��������� "The Huntingdon Star1 zzatz im iW '. X"A, ' ���������- "������������������*' SEE Vol. XXX., -No. .������.. i 7 - Ov,, 'J*.1 t������ I,- - ;��������� Abbotsio,!^ B, G., Friday, December 22, 1922. $1.00-PsR Annum. >.?^va> i&^vfcY."^ 5 "'" ' .'-v.tvy.'c.is'v/^ '..;.' We extend to our Cus- &:rt8fiiefsKa'>fflkrry Christmas J V ;\,7oh 7.92:2.3 W.syVMZ������\S. j '���������Phone ltf " ���������*'$,- >i ' f ,->" Farmers 1913 ���������** ��������� ��������� ' f saamsmsaet li.Ju- MNB CANTATA "is. {.' GJLVEN BY CHOIRS TT on f- In the Abbetsford Theatre Tuesday,'- ' ,'^lening a beautiful Christmas. Canrtjja was given by the members of'tK'dtahdirs of the Pres- bV'teriari' and^S*..^Mathews Churches, nji'd"* t$a. CJdmra'#^.Bible Class, which Rortjraxed^^i^r'y^nd' choruses the eye?'gladMktMa of.\,th- *'-"- ~* le birth of Matsqui Council The regular court of-revision ,was held iii the council chambers at Mt. Lehman, on Monday, December ,11th, utter which a general meeting' was held, which disposed of an accumulation of business. ,<-, Word was'received rby the clerk1 that the Slewin conviction had been squashed by the Supreme Court Judge, ,but that the costs had been disallowed. The council will pass another Firearms Regulation by-law wnen . the .proper information ', has come to hand. The government -has agreed to give the municipality protection in the collection of their " taxes wEeri the properties are put in ; the tax sale by the, Dyfting Cbmmissio'nersV for non-payment' of dyking taxes.'" ^'j^rhe'-re^oTt^of'i^e'-Ha^el^^djieBfm- etery showed that' 15-lots had been sold..during the" year and that 9 adults .and';5 children had been interred ,ther'e during, the year. ' The M.-S.-A. hospital was given the balance of the liquor control ��������� grant:' .-.Tlie hospital report showed that 151 patients' had been "treated during the year, or sine?, tho opening, 33 per cent of these had come from Abbotsford, 23 per cent from Sumas and 46.3 per cent from Matsqui. A petition was received from Ward* 2 requesting a by-law to establish" pound regulations for tho ward. - At present Glen Valley, which is located in this ward, has the pound "benefits. After some discussion the councillor for Ward 3 also agreed to be Included in the bylaw the remainder of the ward. Councillor Gledhill. of Ward 1 will not "come under the pound-regulations at the present time. ' His reason being that there is so much unfenced land in that ward that pound regulations would, work a hardship on the settlers. SANTA OJ/AUS IS ON HIS WAY i ' i Wright & Johnson.or Abbotsford Garage,.received,'a radio message today from away up'noctn near Dawson *' that good Mrs. Santa Claus has packed Mr. Santa Claus' brand new aeroplane and that he .will leave to7night, for his long journey to Abbotsford." ��������� Santa Claus has been planning to come and see all his little ��������� friends again this year with his reindeer team, but'since the rain has,come and melted all the snow he has decided -it would , be .quicker to come by "aeroplane. " He' has - heaps'' 'of toys with him and hopes -th.atl all the little boys and girls of'^Abbots- ford have been very good.during the year, since his last visit. ^f.He'l.has-Lsent.'-.some- pf> ,his toys 'ahe&d������,d������$Tm /which";"are all on dis- ^ay^ias_tnie^6toj^F--.s9,:.iha^}^eC'{rDoyS' and girls^ari'd some .grown'rups, too, can find* out just what', ��������� they. .want him to bring. ''"-'.. Christmas this :year will'-' tie a happy time for all and the good"1 old fellow will find many -,anxiously awaiting his arrival , on Christmas Eve. - ��������� . \ NICOMEKL DAM CASE IS ADJOURNED AGAIN BOYS APPEAR BEFORE ��������� MAGISTRATE SHORTREED ,s Appearing . before Magistrate Shortreed last Saturday, Ernie and Harold Paul, aged 16 and 14 respectively, of Huntingdon, were convicted of the theft of candies to ,tbn value of $15.00 and givpn n two year term'in-the Industrial School. The robbery took place at |the "store of P. H. Dawson at Huntingdon early Wednesday morning. The trial of the action in which Marshall M. English, a Surrey farmer, is suing the municipality for $645 damages on account of loss sustained, allegedly through the failure of the Nicomekl dam last summer, has b.een adjourned till January 17, This trial has now consumed three days, and the evidence is not all in yet. It iS being heard in the county court "before His Honor Judge Howay. moat", appropriate 'costumes'.. Others included "iri' th������?l������cast of characters were:' 'Mr>'W.^;RqJ>erts (inn keeper); Messrs.'kht. Alder, Bedlow, .Hunt,, 'HutcHirison/ Conway and Horn;' the'.' Misses?;M. ;- Northup, J. Northup, A:' McCallum,' H-'McCallum M. Alder, T." Taylor and D. Farraiit; |Alto':; Mrs. Walters, Fraser, Gray, ;Ware and Miss'-TEvans; Tenor:, Mes- tSY6. McCallum/^Grant, Barret ano -Baker; ' Bass:*'*, yMessrs.,' 'Mllstead, Wright, Rowley and West.' -.,.'' \ Christmas \\p$t$Bmsi''- in'i* keeping iVftnv;th-e'*tri������fe^^^ dered by the: choir, and<^ellTeceiv������a by an .enthusiatic- ^'udienc'ei', Miss Mable Nelson proved":an accomplish!- ed accompanisti-at the pia%o and violin "selections .'given ,by a well known artist..in the. person , of 'Mr. .Campbell were much appreciated. Congratulations are due Mrs.- G. R. Wright, > director and conductress, of the Cantata, and also Mrs. A. E. Hunt and her' committee who were in charge- of the costumes, which had been chosen with excellent taste. The stage arrangement was efficiently managed by J. Mitchell and J. W1. Johnson. " .During the evening Rev. W. Robertson occupied the chair and .in <��������� a short address explained an outline of the play and choruses. W. 13. A. OF MACCABEES , ELECTS OFFICERS At the regular meeting,of the-W. B. A.i of the Maccabees, Abbbts'fbvd Review No. 20 held on Thursday evening, a letter of appreciation was received from Mrs. H. Fraser, president 'of the W. A. of the M.-S.-A. Hospital in recognition of .the assistance the Lodge gave at the dance during the evening of the hospital bazaar. ��������� During the meeting the following were elected to office. for the ensuing year as follows: Commander, Miss F. E. Tre- theway, Lieut. Commander, Mrs. C. L.' Miller; Past Commander, Mrs. A. Mclnn'es; Sargent, Mrs. Stady; Lady at Arms, Mrs. Thompson; Sentinal, Mrs. Cook; Picket, Mrs. Caldwell:, Musician, Miss.C. Tretheway; Chaplain, Mrs. P. Wilson; Capt. of the Guard, Miss Annie McCrimmon, Record Keeper, Mrs. Brown; Collec tor, Mrs. A., Taylor, the officers named for the second', term, The* ladies of the to hold a grand Valentine Ball in February, for which special preparations will be made. ��������� \ ���������e SUNDAY SOF���������T ������ HOLT)' .iite!,''. UNION XMAS -TREE" i1 Practically i'll were re-elected Lodge decided W. A. RECEIVES FINANCIAL REPORT OF'BAZAAR The regular monthly meeting of the. W. A. of the M.-S.-A. Hospital was held in the Bank.of Montreal Chambers on Wednesday afternoon. A. report of the recent bazaar-showed that the > net proceeds of day sales and the evening dance mounted to $777.00, which is.a splendid amount considering the many financial calls at .this,*tJme,vo^he,^year." . General ^bus'rimss, was ctrafl^pifi^aadra'cepun ts ipassed'for/ payment. _ "��������� \ Mrs'. Manning -leaves ���������'���������'for ^Gran- brook .whereishe" will spend two months with her sda. '��������� ix Much merriment was enjoyed at the union' Christmas 'tree, supper and entertainment which took place in the Theatre on Thursday evening. Supper was served by the ,par-> ents of the children and was served at '5 p. m. to all young' folk of.' the district, including the pupils of ' the - Presbyterian, ��������� and St. Mathews- Sunday Schools and children--of Great War' Veterans. ' ' Later in the evening Rev. A. Harding Priest .gave a very interesting address on the ''Christmas- at., the Cratchits," the famous story from, the pen. of. Charles Dickens,. .which . was nicely illustrated* with -lantern slides. All present had a most, enjoyable time. '. .: .'���������..'' ��������� 1 Santa Claus in the person������ pf Mr. Snashall, treated the-youthful gath- ,ing to sacks of��������� candies..,��������� and .other, goodies from a. very .attractive, Christmas tree, which .stood in. one, corner of the hall. MISS MANNING LEAVES TO. . , TEACH AT NELSON" accidentia: shoots man while deer hunting Buy your Xinas botsford. Presents in Ab- While out deer hunting on the Clearbrook Road, west of town, Mr. Gilbert Cox accidently shot Nick Proskoloski. It , appears that the hunter was in ^waiting for a deer which he had .been tracking, and when the form of Mr. Proskloski moved at ,the edge of the bush, took ;it for the deer,and fired. The bullet entered at the elbow (which was broken) and penetrated the lungs, coming out at the back. ���������f.*Mr. Proskloskiji was conveyed to the Sumas' Hospital, where he is under the care of Drs. Clark and Mc- Kinley. He is showing good progress and a complete recovery is expected. Mrs. McDowall, Miss McPhee and Miss Mutrie. were presented with gifts by their pupils at the close of the school term. * , ' Merchants report the Xmas trade as excellent. Miss Manning leaves for Nelson where she will teach.next term. As, a small token of . esteem in which ��������� she is held by her pupils, they pre-- " sented her with a handsome 3-pie.ce Ivory set at the close of the school. , Miss Manning has spent two years on the teaching staff of Abbotsford , school, and-both pupils and .parents.', regret her. leaving. ,-,'... ; * .', Mr. M. M. Shore,-who has,been en-.' joying a,two week^'s'-rholiday',.returns;. Vancouver. Mrs. House and family will spen-1 part of the holidays'. with> her-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hara^pn. of Powell River. , . ., .\���������������������������%������;, .��������� Services will be held in St'.Math- ew's Anglican Church.at Abbotsford. every Sunday night at -7:30. Rev/ A... Harding Priest, vicar. , . WOMEN MAY SIT ON B. C. JTJRD3S - VICTORIA, Dec, 15.���������By a- vote bf 28 to 14, J.'W. DeB. Farris; K. C, was successful in the Legislature yesterday in getting the jury act amended so that women may now sit on juries in the courts of this Province. He did it by getting thrdugh an amendment to* interpret the word "person" in the act so as to mean male or female. Because of family duties and for pther reasons it will .be necessary for .women to say whether they want -tp serve, he explained.- He proposed that this be done by giving, them 15 days' notice before their names are placed by the sheriff on the jury list. If a woman feels- she cannot serve all she need do is to notify the sheriff to that effect. ALDERGROVE OTOR OILS "MAKES A GOOD CAR BETTER" (,-���������.'������������������''-..���������:��������� -.���������.������������������',,-. ...,���������,,.���������-.: ' .������������������ ' - - ��������������������������� i ��������� '.' We supply the best' stations in this district. Call at the red ball sign. / Imperial Products Always At Your Service Phone 53 or 25X On Monday, Dec. 11, an enjoyable children's entertainment was held in the church under tho auspices of the "Lend a Hand" Society. Mr. Walker accepted the chair, humorously introducing those taking part in the solos, recitations and singing ���������thai''followed. Mrs. John Watson was happy with her part, haying Miss Varinetta as accompanist. The orchestra also gave selections which were well received while Mrs. Lawrence gave two , humorous recitations'," Iola Walker a lengthy child's recitation. Mr: Lawrence gave a lecture on Alaska, illustrated by. lantern slides, which, was'interesting and edifying,, after which refreshments were served- by- the ladies of: "Lend a Hand" before the gathering- broke up. ������������������������������������ .'/'��������� Buy your Abbotsford. Christmas Presents in We luish to thank our Customers for the ������������������:������������������/���������..��������� . : - : ��������� ������������������������������������.*������������������ biggest Christmas trade we have ever had since we came to Abbotsford. There are still a number ofK : choice Xmas giffe !ef Limited ,. ABBOTSFORD'S ">STORE OF QUALITY* 'mm&mtmmmim mt. :-w f-> -tv 14 (l^-i *kb& TW������ f ,TiiE "ABBQTSFORDPQST TTiTT -a������.-,.-:w- TIMS? -Published Every Friday J. A. BATEiS; Editor and Proprietor FRipAY^DECEMBER 22, 1922 We wish the many,, readers pft.this paper a real Merry'Christmas;^making this' better than the;last,abdvmar. ������acb. succeeding Christmas from .now on be more enjoyable .than,the pre- ceeding one. The farmer in the Fraser Valley, who is not making ,a fair remuneration out of his farm1 at thei present time, ie to have more competition. The government of the province has passed a vote for some 950,000 to assist new.settlers to come to the province"," an'd'' wants only those1 who have ','������. little,'pile; laid; away',', so that they will .not become a charge on the' province: " A" great financial scheme in which the victim ,will be 'fleeced^pf- all ^* has^fpij- high .< location Wnd"'loHs'"b'f"'croV-'!" ;Thiflf1|p������.per, does not .wish, to be understood' "aa.^ against bringing: in njfew-.&ejttierBi ,an������d thus".tilling.up the gapV.ngw^.aying. :yacant^ but; it does seem; rather ^cpnsiajtent^to^ ,b.r,ing' into thJBr-proVin'pevatj'.the' present time! any' more .settlers.lwhen.jie^man.on the U&jl, r today ^-burdened * 'jvf&K b eavy taiatipn)uaiad" no ���������market" fori his ,p*cp- 4uc,ts-~a31,le,ast"''nJpt"a' market that will bring* him remuneration'., for his time and,*;labor. ,,- During; the pa.st season[ there w,ere thousands of-.dollars���������' wp,ri;'h -of .vegetables* and'-.fruit:that:,went to,.-waste, in thl6-5Fraser VaHeyhr-not^ enough in it to-payl to" ship/it to. the Vancpu- " ver; market;) We-could. ^iame many, fruit growers in the Valley.who let pea.rsf p'luias-and apples go.-to waste in*their -orchards-'this/ y^a.r,,. that wo'Uld-hayei helped many: in the city. to''have"more for the long, winter * ha'^-'-'some^of-this,'waste.,.fruit .been, placed within reach of .them. It was * not the tfaultAof- the farmer of the fruitgrower th^t-hls produce was.air lo^d to"rot-6n ^the" ground. He was perfectly willing that it should be marketed, but conditions , w-.ere ...������- gainst him"' He would! not gpt en*. ou'|#-idut'of-it' to/pay him-for,-his labor: -'He' could' not* be*, expected; to, Bta'itd* ar-loss5 for-the sake: of* humanity He '-lias dbi������$-it-tobg-'enaugh/ , .Yet: ,nqtwIth������tanding.Lthe/ goyefn- ment'pa%'seVan'-eltimateitb:'bring oth- '. eraT-intb'~the "pfovincex:whb/.will :f ind conditions just the same-as the. present holders pf* land���������heavy taxation - wiftf- n3o:markets'/dr/markets: that are fiiiedrwithiJ,1.fdreigai -produce. Why.not ' "d^-somethlngVfor'lhe: farmer^and the :, fruitgrower, -who-is :. already,., here. '''"'M&ke" him1'prosperous by giving him .'conditions that are favorable .to; his f citTzerf���������^loyal' and-true to --the" core He .can always be depended upon,to do; the, ,rig;hf thing-at* all- times. But h^.n^ust'be'''^iveti- a" -market, for tiis , produce, or, he will leave the land. Sbmev. aire Heaviiig.' this year saying that farming does'-not' pay;* Once d*clven-from\.the,.landjhe^ will never gp.^ck^pr^be a booster' for thV agHP cultural cbhditions'S'B''they at present encist; . '���������j It;is not for this paper-to go into tjie^question of the anti-dumping act d,r.'the act that follows.-i"t;;,gtl the. m-esent time, but undg^ffos, former, s|ct he had a better ^d^jt.t^ian, h6 had fp. 19^22, under thef^w, a"ctf..- Some $iing must be done.between now and tjhe season of 1923,7 and now is tie time to start. ;��������� ~ .- ; TAKING A TUMBLE TCX ITSELF :��������� At; last New Westminster- has a- wak'ened to the fact flfat there is an opportunity awaiting-fa good-" stwong v.r>nwt7 miii tt\ rat the eleva.tors situa- real* and valuable: Unlimited space, presently unoccupied, for the extensive' works', and yards- required;, service" by'all transcontinental lines of railway; water as well as-ra.il' transportation; relatively low. v'auation of-properties to be occupied; convenience to the'sources of raw -.materia; residential advantages of the neighboring . city " of New Westminster.' " , ���������, The value of such an industry , to, this city and district would be great almost beyond calculation! " 'Incidentally, it would establish tjie fortunes of the Fraser as a highway for ocean traffic. .There is no longer any quest ion of Impediment to the free navigation-of the river, thanks to'the 'advanced stage at which the protection works at .the mouth have arriv- e'd; nor is there lack of prospect of free' use being made of the facilities' offered. The main impediment to the growth of shipping on 'the Fraser is the start; sinse ships* are shy'of ports not .generally in use. But' given steel manufacturing, that of itself would ensure the presence of sufficient shipping .to.warrant'the' development of general ^traffic through' this' port. The grain trade, now insisting on an outlet- via the - Pacific, of course wilVbe a great factor also in making regular" shipping- to and< from"1" the Fraser. In-this connection this district has much cause foil gratitude to our influential'neighbors .in'Vancouver, whose main reward, for* the encouragement of this'expected traffic' via the Pacific will naturally, be the greater local trade to be done' by .their city with the communities' on tlie Fraser- to be made by the handling of the grain-and the flour and oiher like industries to follow. -It is no1 secret; that both the transcontinental lines look with favor on the Fraser river' as:the base for the export of grain, and that whatever may be done, in connection with ,their terminals at Vancouver there rwlil be provided on .the Fraser also "ail granaries necessary for active export through' this port. The confidence in the future of this city and' district shown by our .citizens in'so many ways, never had more -sane foundation' or more likely prospect bf justification by works, than it has today. which they might be forced to rely on the quail tics-of their own 'souls. And so-they dotermiife that their 'daughter's shall have-toys-too-���������a'toy husband and toy "children���������as soon as possible": ��������� '' And t-uev Prattle about souls and unions of souls and declare their beV ,lief that a-woman who ,is,' hot mar-; ried has-lost her, world,'Also', they, make helpful arrangements"' and' are discretion itself. " * . But every ,now: and, then,a^mother ,of that sort finds -that, 'she lias' ja. ,daughterN who wants love^���������the' rral tilings���������and wilt have' ri'qthirig if she) .cannot get it. That is equivalent,'to'being told:' "ThoUtoh you , have failed, to find happiness,-I am'not going." to, fail.". If exposes to the .woman of \mahy' toys the* nakedness of liter "own-heart. And no woman can enduTe; such- an experience. Mother "and "daugn- ter always separate then for their lives. , /t '' Happily, the gentle art of forcing girls to marry" is . falling nowadays into some disuse. "l For,'1 the* ' girls themselves, know better.'''-'- ' -."���������������������������; - ,*' i'l- -'��������� ;'*ji*-*; .'.- s.'-'j'-'.'.''*' ''' FOIIDNBV TARIFF n 1SX6T SO BAD GOVERNMENT ROADS '-'.''��������� ( . AND TRAILS' MONEY ,; The sum of $1,326,500-has- been appropriated by the., department of amount each will .receive: .Alberni $47,50*0", .Atlin . $3'5,000, Cariboo $71,000.,Chilliwack ,$3.4,500, Colum-, _ hia $38'700,"Comox $'58,500, Cow-depending to a large extent on one ���������.-i.���������_ *>At\ km PronhrAfiir' Sii0.500.tiartro*,nnfi which, by a sudden chang The effect of-, the Fordney tariff, which was awaited,(bypanada- with a certain amount of .djread;and apprehension, has.been in certain directions a blessing in,.disguise, says Agricultural and <,Industrial, Pror gress. In throwing��������� .Canada back upon her own feet for support it has developed greater independence ,in the Dominion and spurred It on to greater efforts to hold within, the 'country the manufacture of certain products which ..previously went abroad. The other effect' has .'heen to divert the tide of* -products affected by the tariff into other channels, and-Canada has. sought .again' the overseas markets neglected.,for so long. It is' inevitable' but that -produce other than the agricultural should to some extent, be affected by the change'. ������ . The necessity and inclination to seek "hew - markets, 'and above all; to develop the British' market, came at a-1-ime most .opportune and,auspicious. The manufacturer in the TInir ted Kingdom, after, the disturbances and dis-organization of the war years and theij*" aftermath, tound himself gradually. , getting back to more", normal conditions; and to a state whether he could satisfy the< demands', which, might..be made , upon him for products of all kinds., He was paving the way for a vigorous trade aggression in which,the British dominions' were* not to be neglected. 'He.came..to,. meet Canada* half* way. ' ' '' ' Canada has, on^hfer- part, .vigorously entered into"*the"$ development of the British market, but is not confining her efforts' to this,' going extensively afield." " He*<^ is- penetrating European'-'markets-, in a< manner which' suggests-a development of permanent profitable trade./She has realized the wisdom: of. having - several smaller markets, rather than a' The" (best gift of all at Christmas time is the gift of your voice���������and smile. It's a gift of friendliness and of Ihoughtfulness for others. It's a. gift of yoiir , happiness, to those who may Have less. It's a.gift that the telephone can deliver for you here;-there/and anywhere, on this best of days. Why not make the most of your Christmas day and s,end your voice and smiles out over the miles, to your friends who are far away? British Columbia1 Telephone Company SERVICE, STATION in your old car in part payment for a 490 Chevrolet' Easy payments for the balance. A new car means, that you will have, hew tires J and but few repairs for sometime���������according to usage.],. . ichan $40,500, Cranbrook' $50,500, Delta. $21,500, Dewdney $40,000, Esquimau'$29,000, Grand Forks, ?23,- 550, Greenwood $34,000, Islands'"$33* 000, Kamlobps, $7-6,000; '��������� Kaslo -$33,000, Lillooet $55,600, JNanarimp $13,000, Nelson $2500, Newcastle #21,500, "New Westminster "$1800, North 'Okanagan $52,000, North ���������Vancouver $2.1,000, Omineca $77,- ,000y'"Prince Rupert $63,500, Revel- ,stok'e-$,35,500",\ Richmond $10,000, Rossland ,$7,000; Saanicji $6,000, lSimiikam'een $.41,000, Slocan'|28,- 000, South Okanagan $33,000, South Vancouver.; $8900, Trail $39,500, Yale $4"3,u00". MOTHERS RESPONSmijE FOR . MOST UNHAPPY MARRIAGES . .Mostcunhapfty marriages/ it seems: to me, -are" made at home, says a writer in the London Daily Mail.' Their beginning is summed'up in' heavy ipnll to get the elevators s'itua fed on the Fraser River, and the Col jimbian writes the following editor r> 'ThaUlarge industry in British Co-a phrase which I have just heard iumbte Is''b6>ddiW time.to centre onl8***!?1 by4 ������ v^ cl^nt1^^11'1 ot the Ff^c rifer,.V,s-bi:en for many1 mv acauaintance:, "Mother's.so, an- ^ears the confident belief of thoughtful citizens of New Westminster; fend the evolution of belief,'into evidence has bSea ^ajkfed. . One has but to surveyrihe^waterfront to realize this fact. On both sides of the Fraser river, above and below the the ci.ty, new industries have been established,), not .by optimist* citizens glassed by pride of 'home",' but in sev- .erai,- notably .4nstaQC.es vby stranger-j, ... to British C6Iumbia,' ' who' comirig iwith open minds and surveying the ���������Whole situation on the coast; have 'deliberately chosen locations on the Fraser rivei, as offering the greatest sum of advantage to industry. ",- The latesi industry, bhly a pros- :''pect as yet itis true, but of great ,; importance^|l^tc>ld jln^the official re-.. '���������port given out at' VictbHa yesterday, ���������from the expert in ypn and steel ^manuYactu^ing' retained by the pro- ,; vincial g^vernmenit. This gentle- man .has fmade ^artf ^ind^pejident inr vestig;af|o6/-*1auitp unin^luencecl by lpcal;tr'i-Sff^Sftlp1r oV intere^tsV And ;as a result he deliberately and; confidently recommends that whenever the great/Steel ^ndustrry, which ��������� he encourages 'is; 'established - it should attendent advantages have only to be -mentioned to be recognized as my acquaintance:. "Mother's" so, an noyed because. I'm not engaged'yet." It is true sheC spoke ' laughingly, with a shrug of her shoulders. But her, next remark ' discounted ' all that.' She said:' '"I must get away from home soon, or I shall go mad���������- or marry." She; is-one, I am convinced, ot thousands. For just as there, ar$ "vampire mothers", who will not lose their daughters if they cj^n help it, so there are n^others who will marry their girls to any man* whp wants them. Not love, not happiness, is the object of these strange women; .-mere- | ly a husband and a liome. ' They do not, of i course, admit even to themselves," that such is their philosophy.. They are, on the contrary, forever talking about love. But their eyes are 6old; For in their hearts they deny love. One man, as far as they are concerned, is as good as another. .:';,- They "are! the women who;' have! not found happiness themselves and so feel sure that it cannot y really exist. But they found an Infinite number of other things���������houses, furnl-j ture, servants, pretty clothes, toys of various kinds. '''"''''i'Tl^'"cSnnti't,"renai(re-thfe thought ofi a world without toys, a world inj large-one, which, by asudden change of'policy, may seriously disrupt her business: ' ,- In this connection^ it* is .interesting to note the growth' of trade -between vCanada-.and the United Kingdom. In 1868 Canada exported goods to the value of $17,9'05,508 to the * United 'Kingdom. .Ten years later this had J doubled, amounting to $35,208,031 By 1900 exports amounted to $96,- '562,875,-and 10 year's later to $139.- 482,945. In 1920 goods- to. the yalue of $489,152,6.37 .were taken by the British Isles, but by 1922, owing to,a falling-off of trade, which was purely a development'' of .the ..:_war years, they amounted to only $299,-1 361,675. .' ' ,;. ��������� ' -Canada's' imports'from the United 'Kingdom in 1868 amounted "to. $37',- 617,325. By 1880 . thesq *were o;ily ,$33,764,439, and by'1890, had come back, to $43,277,009. Between .1900 and 1910 they jumped from $44,- 279,983 to $95,386,427.... The year 1920, due to a continuance, of wartime purchasing and -inflated values, showed * the tremendous '���������'���������' increase; to $213,944,814. The year 1922 -exhibited a decline to $126,362,631. The total trade of Canada in the last fiscal year amounted to $1,488.- ���������VTTORNEY GENERAL 1 BROUGHT INTO liWCSMGHT 045,012, the sum ofj'" $747,804,332 being accounted for. by imports, and $740,240,680 by exports. Imports from, the United .Kingdom were $117,134,576, and from, the United States $516,105,107. Exports' to the United Kingdom were $229,361.675, arid to the United. States $293,906,- 643. Imports from the United Kingdom fell away by $96,838,9,86 . and from the United States by $340,0-71,- 713. Exports to the -United Khig- dbm declined by a value* of $13,483,- 196, arid to the United States by S-^48,416,324. P^*G." E. MAKERS CUT;.,���������'\\;, :- ";��������� ^ IN 'TRAIN SERVICE Train service between 'J- Squamisb and Williams Lake oh the Pacific Great Easterri Railway- has been cut from two tfairis* a week to one a week; The new schedule becomes effective Monday. Fifty new settlers are their homes at Toba Valley. making VICTORIA, Dec. 18.���������Every session of the legislature sees the centre A human interest shifted to some jxtent'.^ This year .-the" focus of .all )yes was the new attprney-genoral, Son. A. M, Ma'nson. 'As an ex-speaker his knowledge'of parliamentary tactics was not surprising, but in his skillful; -adroit handling of the op-, position, in his,tirelfes's Industry, arid .in the constant restraint* self-imposed upon his temperamental impet- .u.osity he won t^e .admiration of the house' and the gallaries. . Premier 'Oliver"left most of .the 'leadership on the shoulders- of his yo.uhger. colleague, who,, as a result .carried" a far heavier burden of wor,k 'than either of his predecessors since ,'the Liberals came into power.- Another, minister; who was far more in the limelight than usual was Hon. .William Sloan, minister of mines, whose policy of encouraging. ,'the establishment of* '-an' iron arid ������'steel industry in'the province was an outstanding feature of- the' goyern- Iinent programme. The streak of independence which ran through almost the entire house, this session also appeared to affect' th'e minister of mines, for on several matters, such as the eight-hour-day j?ill, certain j.sectiOHis- of.'the.'. Workmen's Compensation Act, the beer matter arid' other issue's;, he was found voting alone, against his colleagues of the ministry.p . '.: Of the private members, J. W. deB Farris, K. C... was watched very blosely. ��������� He showed no disposition io embarass his successor in office; . H., G.Perry's fathering of the Municipal Act amendments, and Ian /Mackenzie's fight for the university, brought them into the limelight. y On-the opposition side W. J. Bow- :ser, K. C, received more, practical ^debating support than at "any Session since he has been in opposition. The burden of attack was distributed fairly equally among the opposition leader, his' two first lieutenants (J. W. Jones and R. H. Pooley) and W. . R.: Eslirig, W,- A; -M&ckenzle and | Joshua fHinchliffe. Alex. S. Dancaii Barrister Solicitor Notary Public OFFICE J. A. Catherwood BuOdinf: Phone 8������0I P. O. Box 60 'MISSION CITY, B". C."*;**.' Wm. ��������� ��������� Atkinsoii General.Auctioneer and Live Stock Specialist. 2\3 years among the Stockmen of the F.raser Valley. Am -fjwrtilar with -������he different breeds St live &ock and their values. Address all qwnmunications Box 34 Chilliwack, Bi C to F^ Director AGENT FOR HEADSTONES Phone Connection. Mission City The pupils-had been writing a history essay, and when the teacher was correcting the papers she was puzzled to "finds this rr,marV in one of them: "King John died bald." On being questioned, the boy who had written-��������� this; said.:, "Well,, teacher, you said he died without heirs!" I) yo n>AY ABtfQTSFORD, B. O. *��������� ������p^������������^'������fc������i������^B>^p^1**" ^(mmh***** AUCTIONEER: and VALUATOR Ruction Sales Conducted SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, , t LIVE STOCK a Specials P. 0. Box 94 I ���������*><���������> W * ���������fc^M-*^***-.��������� II MP ��������� In wishing all my customers a Joyous, Christmas .and Bright Ne\y Year I desire to thank tlif-jin for their, loyal support in the past and solicit same for. the coming year. J.E. PARTON c Fainter and Paperhanger ABBOTSFORD, B. C. Speaker's Vote * Saved Ministry VICTORIA, Dec. 15 .���������-The Oliver government had its narrowest squeak for existence last night in the House when Mr. Speaker Pauline, was called upon to cast' his vote to sustain the administration on a more or " less minor bill���������an amendment to the Land Registry Act. The vote was 22' to 22��������� Messrs. Whiteside, Perry "arid Andersbn.Voting against the government." On the vote in committee, J. B. Clearihue, Liberal, member, for Victoria, voted for the amendment. A hurried consultation .followed and when the junior member for the Capital was informed' that an adverse vote would really mean a vote . of want of confidence in the government be switched his vote (as was expected). ' ' "* , , . ' Had' the amendment been sustained, "it was stated that the government would have been called to introduce a" vote of confidence. It -was the /first* time in twenty years that' a Speaker's vote was necessary to decide such a question, according to the'records. PREMIER'S BIRTHDAY OTTAWA, Dec. 18.���������Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King--celebrated,, bis 48th birthday Sunday. The Prime Minister;Was^born". at.Kitchener, Ont:,\- DecemberA7V*i87"4. ' * ������ ; ' - . i .'. . ** - i' HUNTINGDON The advent of twin boys to the J H. Burton family here is a cause of much congratulation to the parents. The,young people arrived on Sunday morning, and both they and their mother are making good progress aeup 'ft "tea'' of Nature's own herbs and roots,-���������-; tho finest laxative^and blood purifier you can get. It gently cleanses the system of all impurities, banishes headaches; etc. 39c and 60c packages, at druggists. A CroupyCoug brings dread to the mother a heart. For safety's sake,, keep a bottle of Shiloh, the old time remedy, at hand. A very few drops makes the cough easier at once, and taken regularly gives complete relief. 30c, 60c and $1.20. All dj +- . Before the' prorogration of ther Legislature Chief Justice Macdonald, Administrator in the absence of His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor, assented to'the bills passed by the; House during the session then closing. The bills numbered exactly, one hundred. The bills assented, to yesterday were as follows: An Act" to amend the "Interior Courts Practitioners Act." * An Act to amend the "Pacific Great Eastern Settlement Act." ' An Act respecting Legitimation by Subsequent Marriage. An Act to make Uniform the Law. respecting Warehousemen's Liens. An Act to validate a* certain Or- der-in-council respecting the Corpor-' ation of the district of South Vancouver. / An Act to amend the "Shops Reg; ulation'Act." An Act to provide for the Maintenance of Parents by their Child-, ren. An,Act to amend the- "Fire.Mar- shal Act." f An Act.tq amend the "Summary Convjctlbns *AcT5''' '���������'''" J, An, Act,.to. provide 'for .the Main-: tenance of Children , of "'Unmarried; Parents. , An Act to amend the "Municipal! Elections' Act." ' " ' } An' Act to .amend the "Execution! Act." ' i An Act to 'provide for Special Surr veys.- % L , ���������An Act to provide for the Inspect- tion and Regulation of Premises and, .Equipment 'for'" the"' -Generation,i TrausmIssion,;..Supply, or, Use' of E1-; ectrlcal Energy. ��������� '" An Act'to amend the "Dyking A������-; sessments Adjustment Act, 1905.", } An Act to amend the "High-way! Act." An Act to amend the "Supreme, Court Act." : An?Act to amend the "Pound DIs? trict Act." ' *��������� An Act to make Uniform .the Law respecting Conditions in Policies 'of Accident and Sickness Insurance.' . ^An. Act- to make Uniform the law respecting Conditions in Policies of Automobile Insurance. An Act to amend the "Jury Act.V An Act to. amend the "Optometry Act." An Act to provide for the Licensing of Insurance Agents and Insurance Adjusters. An Act to amend the "British Columbia Fire,Insurance Act."# An" Act"to ratify and make Provision for the Carrying out -of ,an Agreement/between, His Majesty * in Rigtit of the Dominion* and His Majesty'in Right* of the Province rej- relating to the Examination of Iron Ore Deposits in British Columbia.^ ,. An Act to amend the "Water Act, 1914.". .. . ' , An Act to consolidate and amend the "Public Schools'. Act." :Ari Act to amend and consolidate the "Boilers' Insection" Act." An Act to provide Relief in Relation to certain Licenses and Leases under'the "Coal'and Petroleum Act." An Act to amend the "Factories Act." < . - An Act to amend the "Village Municipalities Act." An Act to consolidate the "Assignment: of Book Accounts Act',' and Amending Acts. An act to amend.the "Companies Act, 1&21." An Act to amend the "Royal Columbian Hospital Act, 1901." An Act to ratify and. confirm ;,an Agreement "bearing the date the Fifteenth Day of November, X. D. 1922, between the Corporation of the City of Duncan, the Corporation of- "the District of North Cow.ichan, and the Board of School "trustees of the Duncan (City) School- District. , An Act to amend the "Co-operative Association Act." An. Act to amend the "Soeifcties Act.". - An Act to create and perpetuate certain-Building, Restrictions in. that portion' of'the Municipality of -the Corporation, of, Point Grey known as Shaughnessy Heights.. An "Act relating to������, the Corporation of the City of Victoria. ���������' An Act to amend' the "Trust 'Com-, .panies Act;" An Act to Vmend the "Adoption Act." ' "���������*" An Act to amend the "Tranquille Sanatorium Agreement-. Ratification Act." An Act tp incorporate'the Greater Victoria Water District. ��������� ��������� An Act to amend the "Revenue - An Act to amend the "Pre- emptors' Free Grants Act. . An Act to borrow the Sum,of Three million five hundred thousand Dollars for the Purposes therein specified. An Act relating to Sewers belonging to the Corporation -of the City of Victoria and the Corporation of the District of Oak Bay. An Act to amend the "Woodman's Lien for Wages Act." An Act to amend the "British Columbia University Act." An Act to amend the "Forest Act. An Act to amend the "Infants' Act." An Act to amend the "British Columbia Railway Act." An Act to amend the "British Columbia Land Surveyors' Act." ! Mrs. Middleton, Mission City, was the guest of Mrs. T. H. Lehman for a-few days'. The: Women's Institute met in the Memorial hall'on Wednesday, < Dec, 13,. eleven members being present!' The financial report of. the concert and' dance'held" on> December 1- proved it to have be^n,;'^.' sleeps. Mrs. Forrester, Mrs. 'Q. "Fe$;rn' 'and ]Mrs.' Gamsby *.were~ a,*ppo|i*dted audit- iors.' , The annual .meeting - willl be ���������held on Tuesday, Jan," 9,"wheni"' re- iports of, the year's" work will be given and" the election of officers take' iplace. Hostesses > f or >'the afternoon 'were Mrs. N. [Carter, Mrs. Forrester^ and Mrs. Oswald., Owjmj t.9 the jstate of> the roads; - Mrs.;'; MJ-Sdl-pton was not able to ,be present tyjth'' her 'display pf needlework," wbich was , a ���������disappointment'to ail":'-" ' Mrs. Roy Lehman and Miss Carr; speaking,for "the affirmative in, the' 'resolution that, it. is to. the mutual (benefit of both, countries that Can'a-^ 'da and the United States, be, one free; ���������state, were awarded,/the', decision .inf. ithe debate on Wednesday! Dec. 13! 'The, negative! Vas upheld' by, ,Miss, Stafford and' MiBs' Ferguson. Mrs., O. Fearn, Mr^A. Boyle and Mrs. D.' McAskill acted''as judges.- The next meeting of ��������� tfie. Literary and Debating Society, will' be hpld on WednesT day, Jan. 10',-and wiU "take fche^prm of an open' 'fbruin. "!,* ''' "' ' "' Rev. H'! Lawrence'- of Aldergrove conducted��������� the services - in "' the Presbyterian ch'urcb on pecembt-jr 11Q. PRKMTER AND ! FARMERS' TAXES) ������������������. ������������������ ^ vy.i,,t - Speaking in,'' the,'.' legislature . ati Victoria,. Premier ,Oliver.' rejoarksj that' he.!thinks\vtbe,'i������-fmffer.'is ' nqwj bearing as* a'large' a burde^'in thiS| respect.as.he can stab-d. ,The prjiiiferi should go fur'iher and disebver tha^ the farmer ..is; overtaxed,'rind/ , musi of necessity'.rise .in rebellion, sooneij or later. Fancy being compelled" ta pay taxes this year on tr^e^ as im-J ,provemerits to an an^piiijt ^Q^A, thari was obtainable fron^ t|te" fpujlt th'ere-| of?- There are^thoU8ft-a^s> of tre<{ie'in this and everyrotheffd!i's'tr*{c( bj Britf isli!,Columbiahfro,m.: vJiit'oU; bP.t] an ounce of; fruit5has::been;shipped;, and the same, may, be sa.id y'o������ 192;1*. - Then why the-- ��������� excessive, - tax?���������:Grand Forks, Gazette* , The sum of ',$90, "v^as. realised a*t the annual bazaar in the parish; hall of St". Albans,' New ' 'wfstniinfeter, recently.. ���������>-**v������V-" i**-*h^ ���������"���������ii* Mtfic'-^ii mftzamzsxfflBiGsaiaxx&i assaaagas An Act to amend the/" Land -Registry" Act." ' '" '' , . Ah;.Act. to amend; "the. '.'Creditors' Relief. Act'.'." .,������������������',' ' 'J; / ' An! Act to, repeal- certain. ' Enactments which ha, ve become-Obsolete. An Act to make' Uniform tbe!JLaw respecting CJpnditiorial Saies qf Goods. ���������' ���������, ' t An Act"to,provide for the regulation of-passenger rates cbargeabie by the British Columbia^ ^lect'riq. RaiJ-; way Company. ' ' ' \ An Act to amend the "Interpre? tation Act." '-������������������'' ' . An Act to, amend the- "Workmenfs. Compensation Act." ^ ���������An Act'to.am^nd $i\A consolidate certain Acts relating to' thp" assessment, levy, and 'collection" of- taxes on property and income. /An Act to amend "the'"Administration Act." * --���������..*���������.-/. An Act to~ amend the "County Courts Act," ' Ah Act Vo amend the "Johnspn, ,Street Bridge Agreements'Validation Act." " ' An Act to amend the "West Vancouver Incorporation Act." An Act "to amend (rthe "Married Women's Property Act." An Act to amend thp. "Plans Cancellation Act." An Act to amend the "Motor Vehicle Act." , " An. Act to amend, the "Succession Duty Act."\ An Act to amend.the "Constitution Act/" ' An Act to amend the "Health Act." ' An Act to amend the "Trespass Act." ;;! An Act'to'provide for the-establishment and' maintenance of a Pro1'1 vincial home for- persons afflicted with' incurable bodily dteea&e or disability. . An Act' to. confer certain powers, upon the Corporation qi't)je City of Nanaimo. <- An Act to amend- the ment Liquor Act." *-��������� An Act respecting, the ihe~ Legislature Ends just concluded proved more than usually dissappolnting in the interest it1'aroused; It cannpt, beisald to have been reniarkable in-any''" particular. 1^. did but-little really salutary or likely to be so in the influence of legislation on the ftiture progress of British Columbia.,^ It. was*, in many respects a negative session. It yt&s responsible for some minor legislation, some of which mighty be classed as of a social character. ' The jpiig matters,.which affect the future ,were shelved. The people^ of, British Columbia! lo'oked-' forward' to the'ses- bJobj asv.tfifi;occasjPA,xforfla/,r,,full dress Rebate* on1- the future-ofthe Pacific^ ���������Great*: Eastern; Railway; Not only did;th^s not, take place, r but the iGovernment -. Irefuj9er'd-.' to; take the tHouae into,--its^confidence)and enun- [ciate avpermanep.t policy., regarding jthiel ubderiaking, I ,Thei*e.;was no apno.uncement dur- tlfe session,.on,: the1 subject- of j-pivll t Service/ reform. ��������� The ���������, Liquor iCbntrol! Act', amendments, ��������� which '.vere ��������� prepared;before, the. session,pp-ened', weref brought: dow^i' in1 the, concluding {hours and but little tlme^ was aIlow.ed: expenditures during !192 3^19 2*4v^ 'and; *; particularly', in. relation to public works. . That is the decision,,.a asv "it. affects.- the expenditure;;out:.Qt-, current... revenue, butt th������r!e' isvprovisipn -made.for. new������ ���������c?ipitaic.expenditui!e?or ?2^OO!6,000; ohs public biftldings ' and ; yet.t .anothen $1,000,0.00-for- land.settlement pur-, poses. ^.Taken-ln conjunction, thesej proposed expenditures hardly indi-^ cate.-retrenehment in .any 'particular,; 'wKateverVmay be ,the������ reductions ;de������ 'ci'de'd:Upbn'.,in wbat.is known as,current- o"utlaV,: asith'e, latter, are offset by^We''CBpital5'e*itpenditUres;:outlinedr The Government'itself'will.'be,pref pared to'-admit that the. results of ;tbe-yae'ssi6n--ha've ��������� tieen/disappointing, Caucus- -gatherings ' ���������, changed the cipurse'-'that'i'w'as'. originally.(intended liy:tlie Government itself." As: .usual', the-, bulk -of tHe legislation 'consisted in amending-acts, 5 and' there: has been'" no- policy - devised ���������'- to * meet the exigencies 6f-*the ��������� unemployment * 6itJ- uatipn; ''.One'-' constructive '^effort was tfie increase of the benefits: to.be de> rlv^d" ruhder-! the* Worfcmen!s i Compeb-'. 'sation'-'Act*!' Practically/'^ everything else- ^ctuaily^accomplished will be pf6blem'aticat-,jin' its ���������' beneficial results! ifvwe'������'e'xcludegthe.effect,of, tbe. redubtiori-iril'Wej'liquor, permit' fe'ed. -The sessibriV'a^WhaVe' said, waji .largely, a-ne;gajtiye. one.,. It. resulted in a;surplusage pf talk' and aT min������ imu'm.ofaction: Ijt has'left the great problems;-^hich , confront/,this Province practically untouched, and !thatisits!mo6t ���������regrettable feature. !Pesp^te tble'iiiimenBe. revenue now '.being, deriyed- through liquor control,, and the great* increase which could be-, brought .about' in this .reyjenjie ' by the introduction, of better'business methods in, that control,,taxation remains at a height which' must continue-"to be an. incubus on the, people's" initiative and enterprise.' The failure ,of the sessipn lies/ in the fact that it has done notfi- ing^ to'prompt^ Provincial, develo^)- ,ment on broad and"sUgacibus' lines.-r- Colbnist. Vancouver. ��������� When here rcc������ntly Mr. Grant (Hall, 'Vice-P'resident C. P.* R��������� said' his. trip,4was simply ia the nature of ah'ordinary inspectioa tour and that the company had as undertakings in mind, connected with Jt. The,; new,.pier work will proceed as'rsobn, as possible, f As far as he could judge from hie trip through the4 prairies and from reports'received, there would be a \big. crop this.y������ar.- and the company was makings its, usual- preparations f to handle, its' share J*f-tKe bflsmeM jj 'expeditiously/ ������������������ ^���������'v:"'- '.' " ' '! . ���������' T - .vAskjecUif, the���������big..������ar.)!;e������t an^ res������v> adjustment' bf ."'.freight- rates. *w������������������ul4i. f mean that ,tbis' company would carry ' larger quantities of * grain* hire taifl * - fall, Mr. Hall replied -that it was a } matter. ��������� over .which-, the; Ca������a.di������������ . Pacific had no control. ' , ;. "It all rests with.-.the ewjier, of; tb.������ | grain,' he said.'' "'We,' ar.e .prewar(^d;,- to hauj it cither East or W^st, jusi as he direct***." ^ * ��������� ���������> > Rumor ' periodically revives^ ttea . story that, the . Canadian '.Pacific is , about to electrify its mountain lines - in British "Columbia.' In.-regardjip,) .'this Mr. II2II stated; as .h^bas. Q,a.- former visits here, that the co^pany^r ���������is still conducting,*eiperiments\w.mi'' a, view .at somej later date"!>bf formulating a policy v in regard-t^o th^ proposed electrification. ..^he.' im-; " pre'ssion be -gave, "Was that if- the. plan ,'ls pronouncedffeasibleby, its''experts^ and; the, company, is-Veadyj )if f}]).] ( , proceed with, the work. In a'ny!,eren",J!. this is liable- to .'be. a. cohsideraWo* time, .diBtant. , ., , The. vice-pre.sjden.t.. was* .ajjepm-. panie,d.through the! British- Columbia.' ��������� division by Mr, F.' W.!/Pfttefsj,/geaera^ .superintendent. -He' was "met'\'pji; ^arrival here by '!e.ading?i������pffic|als( 0^ tbe company and, "several-', pe-rsbjoar friends:, ,- ".' ,. ' ��������� FOURTH :������SE>IBER OF. LIQUOR J IS BOARD MKEL.Y SOON "Go^Yern- List of Voters for the' Trail Electoral District. An Act to amend the "Muni!.work-, en .new branch lines it was', announced that ��������� the existing gap' oh. the.', Weyburii- I^ethbridge'.-^ill-������������'closed; the Hbo from Russell norjth, ,'wjir.-!b*.' co'nj* .pleted:>the! "first!, fiftj;. miles ,bf: tho Laniga'n :northerly,,line will ^ "f|ully equipped for traffict ahd.tn^gradin^ will be continue^ on^the br.anch;Unef from' Consul east.'v;Itt, this, cenneoa ,tioV/ Mr./'Colemjihj's^d: '"W������';-li|4 hoped "to a'nnbuiice/'.a .larger" pr������������ gramme^of branch'"line cobs'tructioa but untiU the effect of the frelgh-l rate reductions just 'ordered on ta������ revenues of the 'railway coinp^niea can' be "accurately/"detefmiried, it i������ obvious, that" an ambitious policy'iQ out of the question."' ; ' Pert Hope. - The C. P; R: Pbr| Hope bridge;is fifteen hundred;fort long." It'is'ah in'teresting '.questio* how long it will require to'-paint'-'it and howrm'ueh paint w!ill be used psj the work'. 'There are' at present eleven men' swinging?* 'the brushes; they will.be. busy for,at least-eight weeks ,������id'thr,eve hundred' gallons.^of paint will sp>ead-p^er,th'*e:Jong sp.aa. The w.ork of' prepsrrinj; the* girders is a'big job and a -tedious one'. ��������������������������� Men go over the "entire-;' structure with small pick's and hammers, removing , ail the corroded- parts after which it is" brushed down ��������� with steel brushes. '' A 'graphite- 'paint is. used and it-comes all ready'prepared for the work/ The wages-of-, the, mea for this job will- exceed'two. thousand five -hundred dallar������r -winck gives some- idea what- the painting account for-"the C. P.'.R; would amount to each yea*. There.are two cars which provide eating-arid sleeping quarters' for the' men. ��������� It is. just seven years ago .that this-big strue- ture was riven a liberal- eoat:'������2 paint. An invalid woman took apartments near him, and he called regularly to inquire about her healtli. One morning he called as usual, and was; informed by the landlady that the poo;r, dear thing was gone. Slipping .ten shillings into the woman's hand, he whispered: "At what hbur did.she depart?" By the 9:30 train to Chester," was the reply. Buy your botsford. Xmas Presents in Ab- ' Montreal.-^Mr. Alfred Price, General Manager Eastern Lines, Canadian Pacific Railway, for."over forty years, who has relinquished hio duties with the rai!way"f6r. an indefinite period, left Montreal on tho C. P. S. "Montrose" recently, bound for England. .... Mr. Price, who is aceompanusd by his daughters Misses Laura and Grace Price, will spend some time at Torquay, Devonshire, England, where it is hoped Mr. Price's health will bo restored. ' Several 01 Mi. Price's fnendo went aboard .the "Montrose" to * see him off. " Among*t ,the Canadian Pacific officials present were: A; D. MacTier, Vice-President; James Man- son, Assistant to Vice-President; John J. Scully, General . Mataager Eastern Lines; W. G. Annable; W. Sallantyne; ArthbT. Allan;- George !. Ham; John Leslie. C. P. K. Comptroller, who was accompanied; by Mrs. Leslie and Miss Leslie. There were several other friends and well- wishers present. Souvenirs pre- sented to Mr. Price includ-d a paix of binocular glasses. Mr. Price's cabin was lavishly do* /V,'.'1*'-',���������*,!., r i i i"iMMi������iin^f|i������iii'inii������m������������������!y<'lii������i������iirt.i m'fifikmiiitntiiritmi I' I J, 'I. WISHING ALL OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS SF B. C. Phone 41.' '' Farflaera' Phoiie ISO9 PERSONALS The many . f-riends of Mrs. VV. ' Good will be grieved to learn that she Is-seriously ill at her home on the Sumas Road. , Mr. Fred Parton of Hammond is visiting his home here. Mrs. A. C. Salt visited Vancouver two. or three days this week. Mr'. Campbell of Kenanistan, la the guest of Mr. and Mrs. . G. II. Wright and Mr. . and Mrs. J. W. Wright. Mrs. McNichol of McLeod, Alberta ,1s'the guest of'her parents', Rev. and Mrs.- W. Robertson. Mrs. McNichol intends spending the winter here. >' Rev. and Mrs.. J. C. Alder and family expect, to leave the middle of next' week .to take up residence at Newton, where Mrv Alder is pastor of the Presbyterian "Church. Mr. and Mrs. Alder have made many friends - in" th.e! district where they have taken an active interest In.all activities pertaining to the" welfare of the community, "and regret is expressed at their removal." ��������� -The regular practises of the . Abbotsford Band have been dispensed with runtil the first week in the New Year.- In the near future plans will Ke'completed for a concert and dance' to' be held early in February. MisS'K. Campbell, matron of the MV-S.-A. Hospital was a visitor to her home in Vancouver this' week. : Miss F. E. "Trethewey. visited Vancouver . recently.'' ' ��������� :" George' Martin spent.the , weekf end at his home in Sardis! Mrs. McKihnon,v Mrs. Cook aud Mrs. "Miller spent Monday in Chilliwack. " Miss T. Weatherbee was a weekend-visitor in coast cities. -. Mr.;Thomas .McMillan attended the Union meeting of train men in 'North* Bend on- Sunday.. Mrs'.'!Rui*b,erfprd of: Vancouver was the .guest of Mrs." Manning for a few days. Mrs. Archibald -of 'New' Westmin- ., ster was the guest bf her daughter. MEss'.Ruby Archibald, and enpyed the.school concert. -,;, *7, George Fowler of'Vancouver is .visiting hia .'grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.'Weatherbee. Several of the Christmas choruses used St the recent Cantata will be sung at the services in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday, in the morning "and evening. Mrl.Orland Zeigler has. returned home'from Vancouver to spend the Holidays. ��������� Miss Florence McPhee, who has been ill for -weeks in the M.-S.-A Hospital is now convalescent .at hei , hbme. , a*-Mrs. T. Walters and daughter Clara, spent a couple of days in Vancouver this week. ;. Mr..' Arthur Dolby who has beer up"., the... coast for . the past few months is. visiting relatives in town Mr. and Mrs. M/ M.'Shore, spent a fpw days'.in Vancouver recently. Mr: .-.Leslie . Brown of . ..Britannia 'Mine's tik the, guest'of ..hie 'parent's ���������for', the, holiday season. ;, fMryand Mrs. J. E. Trethewey wer.e Yahcouvef. visitors during the week Mr. Archie Eyres visited -Vancouver at..the. week-end. ,-,Miss','Eleanor Peck who has been confined* to'ber home, with illness it reported!.as improving. , Mr. Steiss is spending a holiday li- Vancouver. ..- Mrs. Miller of Aldergrove is ,tlu guest-of her* sister, .Mrs. H. McKlu: nou. ... , .,, ',. - "Mr. Boothrowd of Cloverdale wai the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Wright.and attended the Cantata. At .ten o'clock on Saturday morn ing, Dec. 23rd, a turkey shoot will be' held on Mr. Dan Smith's propert> on the lower Sumas Road. If this shoot prorea as popular aa those oi other years, many, turkeys will be won for Christmas. The Misses Manolia and Alice- Wright journeyed to Cloverdale oh Thursday evening and assisted in the programme of the Sunday School Christmas tree there. ! The Messrs. Weir gave a very enjoyable, dinner on Thursday evening to a number of their most intimate friends. Congratulations to these popular bachelors. The Xmas entertainment which was to be held ,in the Masonic Hali on Wednesday last, in aid of the Parish- Hall fund has been postponed to Thursday, January 4th < Abbotsf ord, B.C. Uiaa II. Archibald' was the -recipT lent of a lovely fountain pen, the gift of the pupils of her class, at' the school closing on Friday. Sunday services in ' keeping with Christmas festivities' will bo held in St. Mathews Church in the morning and evening of December' 24tli. , A man giving the name of Henry Blane was arrested in Huntingdon on Tuesday by Provincial Constable Ross; charged with the carrying of fire arms. He was in'possession of a Luger revolver," and was' fined $25.00 and'.the gun was confiscated. Miss' Evans of the teaching stai'f of the Abbotsford Superior School was tendered a pleasant surprise by the pupils of her class on Friday and as a token of appreciation of her services as their teacher, she was presented with a beautiful gift of French Ivory. The employees of the A. L. M. & D. Co. were entertained at a very appetizing'dinner, served by Mrs.' Little at the 'company's boarding house on Friday. A HYMN OF HATE "To put Oliver out and keep Bowser out." This is the sort of hymn of hate that the newly organized "Provincial Party" is raising in its' efforts to attract to its banner, those who feel they are at outs with both the old line parties. Theoretically the idea of forming a new party on these principles may appeal to, some; but in practise it is not sound. Parties that are not founded on principles will not abide; they will survive no longer than the personal animosities that gave rise to their origin, There is nothing in the announced platform of the new party-that .could not be striven '. for and achieved through the existing party channels, indeed some of the new party planks are-to-be found in the . platforms of the old parties.-r-Cranbrook Herald. VARIATION IN LAYING IS ' . PUZZLE TO POULTRYMEX Professor V. S ,Asmunds"on, of' the University of.'British Columbia, .admitted in his address.to the members of the New Westminster Poultry and Pet Sock Association recently,, that there were quite a number of things that happened in a poultry run that science had not yet been able to get to the bottom of. One ,of these was the variation in laying birds. Why a. bird should stop laying after laying well, and then as suddenly start laying again was not known. Then there was the bird that would lay one day, miss the -next, and lay jh'the third. This sort of ( thing could not be avoided apparently either by feeding or.by breeding. A hen might'be a good layer and have daughters who were good layers, these daughters might have 'daugli-. ters but still the ' variation might ;urn up. Then the . birds varied in some seasons, but this, was where proper feeding.came in as a remedy to a certain extent. This variation also affected the hatchability of eggs. It varied in some cases from 16 to 80 per cent. It varied also with the seasons of die year. The best results were undoubtedly obtained during the nat-' ural breeding season Professor . Asmundson said. Eggs laid before that time were not'so good as the birds had not reached the best point in condition after the winter, and after that time the birds were worn out after laying. Birds; that were under light for three months produced eggs of poor hatchability. / Their vitality had, been impaired, owing to being pressed for egg-production. For reproduction, he recommended the yearling hen, as one hud had time to form a sound judgment as to her laying capabilities. Reproduction as far as the lien was '��������� concerned, meant the laying of eggs, but reproduction meant to the poultryman the-v.largest number, of hatchable eggs. . Breeding was a very impor-' tant part' in reproduction, he said, and he gave instance of a certain ���������VVyandotte hen. Her daughters gave 50.80, and 62 per cent, or an average of well over 60 of hatchable eggs, while the three daughters pf another hen not noted for any percentage, gave 60, 23 and 0, or an average under 30 per cent. The longer a hen was kept the poorer would be the percentage of hatchable eggs, but this did not mean that pul- | A nice new stock of Wall Paper has come to hand. Just the right kind .to'. make the rooms cheerful during the fa\l and winter months. : A Good Variety To Choose From A. R GOSLING Box 31 - Abbotsford,.B. C. All Work Guaranteed Advertisements under ��������� the above heading cost %5> cents per issue. FOR SALE���������Eleven acres of goodi land'on fine road near the mill.,,Well fenced. Well, built/ . > five-roomed house with pantry,,, verandah back and front, out buildings,'"good water About four.acres cleared.' Will sell cheap for all .cash, would' give good terms. For price andparticulare apply to owner, Charles Grimley: Abbotsford, B. C. ,'. .-���������"'��������� Also Auto Knitter Triplix; new, all- complete. Cost* $83.00 will sell foi' .$55.00. ....... Tenders M. S. A. GENERAL HOSPITAL TENDERS will"be" received by the Management Comlmittee of the M. S. A. General Hospital for a ' three months, supply of groceries, meats, $-c' For' estimate of ' quantities apply to .tho undersigned. . ���������Lowest or any tender* not,, necessarily accepted. N! HILL, ':,' ' Chairman. December 22! 1922. lets, should be bred, from. - - The variations could not be, entirely guarded but- the keeping* of the birds In good condition by systematic and proper1 scientific feeding went a very long.way towards obtaining the best results in reproduction. : . Among the protein. . feeds, Pro fessor Asmundson recommended 12 quarts of milk mixed with the mash for every 100 birds*,! - the beef scrap not then ��������� being-. - necessary.. Protein was great for feather-production, he* said, as the feathers.- .were . largely composed of .it., , ��������� He recommended two stalks of kale and from 8. to.- 10y...pounds - of mangols. If alfalfa--meal.was used, he advised watching, for dark combs arid giving a dose of Epsom's salts. Buy English Soya-* beab meal, -he said. Even the, American journals, which do not. generally go out of their way to recommend' anything British recommend it. . The Japanese meal, he asserted, was not good. The fat was not properly extracted and it went rancid. '. Fish scrap was not as good as beef scrap, and could not take its place. In the case- where three- pens were tested; one with , beef' scrap, one with beef and fish scrap 'in equal percentages, and one witJi fish scrap, the results were about the same with the first two pens, but the fish scrap pen .-was'a dozen eggs per bird behind 5the other pens in the test. . Meat scrap should not be' supplemented by milk in a mash, Professor Asmundson thought. Milk -was one of the best feeds,'' but not in addition to meat scrap. * It was apt", in that case to over-stimulate.���������Columbian. Just health enough to banish care, Just,wealth enough lo give and spare, Just friends enough sincere and true, May this glad Christmas bring, to you [ This decision was ^announced pt a meeting of Liberal members held on Friday evening, when -.the Premier briefly announced that'if was the intention of himself arid the Minister of Railways to make the trip ��������� as soon as possible. The Premier also announced that they would investigate, the road and the ..surrounding territory from a colonization standpoint; would interview settlers along the line of the railroad,- and.would also investigate the iron ore possibilities of ! certain sections of the road. It was on their decision, after a complete investigation, that the Government will decide what the future policy in connection with the Phone 55 "THE STORE OF SATISFACTION" Head Lettuce, head 15 reached among the Liberal members; the work of Messrs. Yorston and Perry, having been particularly Effective. ' GIRL KILLED BY '" ' OHRTSMAS GIFT LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17.���������T. L. Ross, accompanied by his daughter, Navara, aged 2C, was driving to an express office late yesterday with the tonneau of his car piled with wooden boxes containing Christmas gifts for relatives in. the east. The boxes wobbled. Ross turned away from the wheel to help his daughter rearrange them, and the car crashed into the rear of another machine. One of the boxes jolted against the young woman's neck, injuring her so severely that she died a few minutes later." '.���������"; ��������� .���������'��������� ,���������:*-.��������� Buy, your Abbotsford. Cfarisrbiitts Presents in .. "And where," asked the passenger, "shali I put this bag?" "Up -.on the rack," said the porter. "But it's a black bag," said the passenger. < What of it?" grunted the porter. "Well, you see," said the passenger, "that notice distinctly says, 'For light articles'only.' 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