*tf With which is incorporated "The Huntingdon Star" s=SP , Voii XXIIL, No. 13 ABBOTSFORD, B, tT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1922. ?],00 per Year ALEX KER HELD SATURDAY W. J. MANSON TO VISIT. PRAIRIES .VANCOUVER, Feb. 24.���������In order toMnvestigate^,Vcoiiditions- as��������� to"-the< t jam andVconserved .fruit ^narj^ets,.and, if possible effect a sale of'ilie products "the association' has for disposal, the B.-C. Berry Growers'..Association will soud Mr. W. J. Manson -to- tho prairie and Eastern provinces, an well as the marketing* centres', of tho U. S. While In the East, Mr. Manson will also attend the conference of the Dominion Kruit Growers. .This was' decided upon at ^s the annual meeting of tho . association hold tit Chilliwack 'recently. 'Accord till-; Io reports 'presented r.i. tho mealing the* association shippr-u 17U cars of all varieties of fruit to prairie and other' markets. Tho equivalent of eight cars more, in L. C. L. was also-handled by the assoc- , iatioir's sales organization. / THe saving* to the Growers resulting from crates purchased through the association paid for the cost of establishing the Vancouver office. Regarding the sale of the 1922 crop, negotiations are at present being carried on with prairie interests for its disposal. - " The matter of! establishing additional pre-coollng plants /.facilities- are more in proportion to the demahel! is uiider consideration, and the-prevalent opinion is that it will not ; be long 'untiKan improvement-in mar-: keting conditions in, . and" arounu Greater Vancouver will: be forthcoming. . . - *������������������ ��������� -/-' "-���������'.- A.general optimism over the.pros- ,.pef.ts .-. ���������- Officers elected for the year were. President, H. H. *-Eddie/"Chilli- Mt. Lehman '*fcr cess both socially and financially The.hall, gaily decorated with red hearts, white streamers' and greonory was "comfortably filled both for the dance and cards. Woods' orchestra.- Langley-Prairie, supplied tho music. The:ladies', prizes w.ero won by Meri- dames Ferguson and Owen for high score and consolation, respectively. while the McTavish brothers..were rewarded the gentlemen's awards. Thy committees in charge wore Mbsdamos R7 Lehman nnd'L:' Ooghlnh, joint conveners; It Owen, Jus. Forres'er, T. H. Lehman, Green, Simpson, J. A. H. Gray and L. McKinnon. ,The.February meeting'of "the Women's Institute held in the Memorial Hall on the"8th," though/but'��������� .fairly well attended, was' very interesting. The women .unanimously, endorsed the resolution of .the Vancouver Rotary Club re the'Drug Evil, and-' ordered copies of the- resolution sent to -.the.;, proper authorities/ The subject for the afternoon was' -"A-Day in- an -English School^'' and' handled FUNERAL OF ^^T^o/funerafo^'AlexKcr, who died iW' suddenly/.bh^ie lfith inst. was ������������������hM'dyfrMi^th������.(M'������!Sohic. Hall- on .Saturday jafteVnodhN with''a very - l-.irgo j;t- teiulUnce. ' The service, whio'i w������s most.impresaiveV'was .conducted b> the local Order'of ^Oddfellows, Rev. W. Robertson andiV'Rev. A. H. Priest officiating." - * '���������% The late Mr. '.'^Ker ' was' born in Selkirkshire, /'Scotland, thirty- two} years ago, aii^f,had made his home in Canada foY the past eleven years'. During-th&'great war he had served in 'Francois; an engineer in the;.-l,7th Battalion^:. E.-.F. of- .which Rev".;A. H.-Priest*was Chaplain. * Mr. Ker.was afniemberof the local Order of OddfeUowsV- the Great War Veterans' Association/-.and secretary- treasurer-of the i" Abbotsford St: Andrews and Caledonian Society: - He is survived by a wife a\nd>one_ little son,. Peter, residing-.heref'and" the parents and two brothers^residing- in the old home "Warriors'---Rest," Yarrow, Scotland.'- -J-.'4; .���������.. Floral tributes^wftich - were very beautiful' were sent .'from the following, ; spray; "��������� wife/fa,nd -"little" 'son; wreath, Great.WarSVeterahs'- Assb'cia^ don. - In this grade the studies are -more" along/practical'* than- "-. literary lines. Domestic: science included" ii������*/i only cooking and'sewing, but house ^.id^attajg,^ are. taught about ,theV family/budget,', to. make the-income-exceed the'" expenditure;- marketing, ; arid textiles, wack';, vice-president .not yet'appoint-.At various times the "pupils do' tli<_. ������-- -ed;.secretary-treasurer, G. H. Moody.* '-Messrs/H. M. Eddie and H.'W. E'tor- ey���������,Chilliwack; Messrs. Landry .and (Knight, Mission City; Hatzic and Dewdney, Messrs. Sprott and Gavin; Burhaby. Lake, Messrs. Hamilton and Curll; Whchnock, Messrs. Simpson 'and Ansell; Maple Ridge, Messrs. Ladner and another; Central Park, Messrs. Bathie and Wiggih Wyndel'.- Representatives from 'Salmon' - Arm not yet appointed. - ~ Owing* to delay in transportation the local Theatre are-unable to show this Saturday, "The Women God Changed." In its place a seven reel feature "Lost Romance" with an ail star cast1 will be shown. Leslie* Trethewey was a visitor town ever the week-end. in The "Hard Times" dance held last. Friday night uuder the auspices of the True Blue Lodge, was a splendid success. There was a fair attendance and, good music. The prizes for. the best costumes were won by Miss Sylvia Murray and Mr. Cottrell (first) Miss Heridrickson and H. Walters (second). M,r. and Mrs. N. Hill and J. .A. McGowan very kindly acted as judges for the evening, and as the costumes were numerous and appropriate' a decision was difficult to make. Mrs". T. McMillan, convenor of the dance committee deserves credit for the well arranged evenin actual'buying 'of dry goods and food" stuffs.. Physical drill; and singing are also" on the ��������� curriculum'. "The play'grounds in summer and the' school halls in winter are open so" that the children from the crowdec areas-can enjoy games, etc., under competent supervisors'. - The.particular school with the work of which Mrs. Gray was so thoroughly conversant is three" stories in height, a floor each for boys, girls, and infants. The attendance is 2,000. '"To Mrs. Gamsby and Mrs. 0. Feam again fell the delightful task of .presenting to Mrs. S. Soloman, nee Ri/h Grant, on behalf of.the members <-t silver pie dish on'the occasion -of-her recent marriage. Mrs. iS'oloman vry feelingly repliod. - Refreshments were served by Mesdames Fearn, T. ii. Lehman and Green. - ---. Oddfellows 'who* a^d\as fpallbearers w-,ere: ^Messrs/MllIi^^Ruckerr Math-" .e*ws? Bullock', McKay''arid Cruisdale: Interment was'--, majhe^ihthe' rHazel- OVERCOAT GAVE GAiJE^AWAY jWith a car .-,ldad..of.;,^hodcli"--.'on CARD OF THANKS I wish to take this thanking the many friends _ who showed their sympathy by their many acts of kindnesses.during my receut bereavement, in the death of my husband. MRS. A. KER. G-. O. Brown and wife visited Vancouver last week-end. Mr. Andison is on the sick list thig .week suffering from an attack of I grippe. -their qwn^side of the line which they hesitate* to relinquish,-the border officials are still' -keen to grasp any" consignment moving southward. . i Their keenness was. rewarded j again on Saturday when shingles' and whisky were"discovered, travelling to- t getlier. ltmwas an overcoat that gav.e the game away. "Scrap Iron," the veteran car inspector, wondered *what a coat was doing on.the end of a freight car': It might belong to a.travelling- hobo, or be the relic of "an, accident./ It ! should be investigated. The freight train from Mission.City to Huntingdon -had picked up * a string of cars at Abbotsford. that had been loaded along the B. C. E. R. Railway. One of these Avas a - car of shingles marked by the* overcoat. The station' authorities opened the car, discovering to their .wonder a ormortunity of 'Inan wll������ was ful1 ������f.������uile or^oFli^ - ��������� quor, as he had nothing of interest to itell. Apparently, when loading the car he had-somehow got "loaded* up" too and���������well, in the amiis- ing confusion he slipped away and has not been seen since. ! U. S. Marshal Gaston and the customs officials thought the story suspicious, so searched the road of shingles thoroughly, . finding - some twenty cases tucked away, apparently in " charge of this ��������� traveller. As the whisky was not on the - invoice they concluded it could not be 'intended for the same destination, any- uow, they thought fit to hold it un- ,il "claimed." Other cars were searched without further treasure,, and it will be long before any car of shingles runs over lhe border again without close scrutiny. Mrs. M. M. Shore lias returned from Spences Bridge, where she wa~- called by-the death of her uncle, Mi- Arthur Clemes. Mr. J. Craig of Vancouver, and one time interested in the Abbotsford mill, was the guest of-Mr. Dan .Smith last week. Mrs. Spring of Matsqui was a visitor at the home of C. Spring over the week-end. Mrs. and Miss Campbell of New Westminster were the guests of Mrs. Harkness, Sr., Mrs. W. Hark- n'ess and Mrs. A. Mclnnes this weekend. : - - Thos. Lovedar was- home from Vancouver .^over the /week-end. R. Harrison of New Westminster was a recent visitor in town. Mr. Ingalls of Sumas spent the week-end in Abbotsford. 'Mr. arid Mrs. A. Liggins" were* visitors in Vancouver this week. Master Ronald Hay entertained several of his little friends on Saturday evening, it being his eleventh birthday. " - Miss Enrol Little entertained at a pleasant birthday party ou Saturday' evening, when a few friends gathered at her home to "celebrate ,the occasion. A jolly birthday ^party was held 'at the residence, of Mrs/A.* McPhee "on- Monday evening", when Mjss" Mary McRJtiee^was hostesseY-for. the' event. " Mr. and Mrs. * F." ' Carmlchael ���������- ��������� are receiving congratulations*, upon;' the arrival ;of * a .little''daughter, "'Sunday' night. "* . ~ ''.���������'"'' v < ~' *' ��������� "������������������. - "'* L^"^rT*'%rWu't^ ly.recovered',from/his"recent /illness to be able to beV-out-again;, and was a Visitor.'to.Vancouver 'on Monday.. .*- ' -Miss Evelyn 'McMenemy -was.the guest oT Mrs/- Kirkpatrick-of Clayburn this- week. Messrs.. J. Lotten.JP. Buchanan arid E. Miller visited Vancouver at . the week-end. A number of friends gave a surprise party oh -Mrs. T. C. Coogan on Wednesday evening, the occasion of" her birthday. Mr. J. A. McGowan was a visitor to Vancouver during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eby of Winnipeg are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Eby. Mr. and Mrs. H. Brown, of Lynn Valley were the recent guests of Mrs. J. Stinson. Capt. F. J. R. Whitchelo spent, a few days in Vancouver this week. Mrs. Moring visited her sister, Miss Watson recently. *-After being shut down for many weeks the Abbotsford mill has resumed operations. Mrs. G. Brown has gone to Vancov, ver to secure-special treatment ' tor her baby, which has been very ill. Mr. Steiss spent the week-end ii Vancouver. Donald Fraser was home over the week-end. -. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Miss Watson and Mrs. Moring were visitors in Bellinghamon Thursday. Mrs. Steffins of Chilliwack "was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Frasor, over the week-end. - Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ferris from the Prairies have come to visit for a 'few--.weeks with W. Ferris, who 's residing in .Mr. J. L. Kennedy's house. , ',-**- Our genial* barber has a new re-' ceipt for cleaning windows. If you don't believe us just see how , they shine. - > , , ", FEWER FROM IRELASflT. ,. ;.... , v- coming;to/oanaba LONDON,, Feb.^lS^For 'months/ 'the're~has'?nct^ ���������igrant for Canada ^leaving- 'Queens^ town
This.fact was partially responsible for;.the action of David Whiteside. Liberal member for New Westminster, in his sensational attack on the Government, when he said: "If anything more was necessary to convince the electorate that it was tim������. for a change, then the revelations made by Mr. Esling, member. for Rossland, anent the P..G. E., were sufficient to call for the retirement of the Minister of Railways." He continued: "I am astonished to hear Mr. Esling's statements go unchallenged- by the Premier." To this the Premier answered that he'.'was prepared to justify the figures,-and Mr.. Whiteside' replied, "I have no doubt. Mr/Premier, you will attempt to i mc ^ibos^ ... ���������..,���������. justify them, but you cannot justify 1.348 miles'-from Squamish to Quesuel them in hiy mind, at least."' " JThe loss for operating and mainter ��������� In 1920^ the contractors were'paid auce }n 1.921 was $500,000. They run $84.50 per thousand, plus 5 1 ������- - ' '" ""u *mo" "- cent. ,for four million feet' of timbers including three-inch ii .-Vii*4 -2- per brid.'-vo plank nu.iuv, 6U. T-- - e*n !andTn*W'l 8>21, the "contractors gensr- sonal sympathy and entered mto an ,J ^ -to accept $62.00. pei agreement to pay it a Dounty oi, t . ^_^ ���������i���������c r, i_?. , $3.00 per ton foi was pig iron. Th'.-s not necessary .because the'act of thousand, $65.00. per plus 5 1-2 per cent., or thousand for- five million. 1918 gave anv .producer of a ton of Ii-'eet. This was not for timbers- i pig iron, the same bounty, but it|place, but in the material yard. The looked well, and would perhaps, have ' "' *~,J~~ ������������������wa <������t a aided in the sale ot-stoek to widows in the Old Country. H. J. Landahl, one of the promoters, ' stated in the Province that he had interested British Financiers, who had agreed to furnish fifty million dollars as soon as satisfactory reports as to the extent of the B. C. iron deposits were received, from their engineers, ' who were then engaged in the general investigation. Now, one would have , thought that these British financiers with fifty millions to invest would be, able to pay their, own engineers for the. report on. which- the investment of such a large sum depended.-- But nop The Provincial Government paid them. It paid then $10,000 and it" paid them in advance. A recent issue'of Mining and Engineering^ Record of Vancouver says: *|The.Coast Range.Steel promotion has ended in a fizzle, as -we" stated it would. When the Coast Range Steel Co., Ltd., failed to pay the fees of the English engineers who came out to investigate-the matter, the minister fiised funds to -do so .which, the department should-have expended in assisting prospectors with roads and trails and development of promising prospects. The incident was one of the.'worst pieces of political graft we have seen, and Wm. K. Esling, M. P. P., for Rossland, deserved great credit fov the part he took in its exposure." A RAILROAD ISUfl'DKIt , After the Oliver-Farris Government came into office ill J91G, it canceled all arrangements Villi Kole>. Welch & Stewart for the building of the Pacific Great Eastern to Prince George and undertook the work it self. John Callahan, Deputy Minister of Railways for the Province of Alberta, who was'chief engineer for Foley, Welch & Stewart, says: "There is no doubt, if the P. G.'K. Loan Act, 1.910, had been "complied with by the Oliver Government., the track and all necessary appurtenant, structures could have been completed through to Prince George by the end of .1919, at a cost to. the Province not exceeding six millions." The Oliver Government has already spent more than sixteen millions and there are still fifty miles to build. A contract was let to the Northern Construction Company ������or the. first 42 miles on a 5 1-2 per' cent profit,-based on unit prices: -Under this arrangement the contractors have all to gain and nothing to lose. a train twice a week^each way -sc that under the present management it costs $2500.00 by way of maintenance and operating loss for every trip the train makes.1 over'the 34 8 mile's. it ' -. ' '.- 1 price for bridge timbers at any re sponsible mill on-the coast in 192 0. was $40.00 to'" $45.00, and the price in 1921,.was $20.00 to $25.00. This "helps to explain how it is that such enormous sums are being -expended by the Government in the construction of the railway. The accounts of the Northern Construction Company have never been audited -slnyj the Government took oyer the work. - .THAT MISSING EQUIPMENT Y In accordance with the terms'of the Pacific Great Eastern Settlement. Act, in. 1918, whereby-the Province took oyer the" railway from the P. G. E. Railway .Company,/ and-\ Foley, ��������� Welch-A-Stewartj' the * owners and contractors, there was- included in the trah'sfeir to the Government,- all plant, rolling stock, equipment and machinery on or about the line of SELLING ADVERTISING The Red Bluff (Can.) Daily New; submits this statement^ "If you had advertising space t' sell, and a payroll to meet, would yc sell your space to business men wh want it, or would you hold it for k cal people who won't take it, an who don't .pay? I ��������� The Hyder Alaska Miner in con: meriting .on the above says. "The Question is one .that con cerns newspaper editors everywhere In many places, notably smaller com. inanities the newspaper has a liar; stiuggle for existance. It may be ; live sheet, ably edited, but the loca' merchant-feels that "everyone know; him" and that it is not necessary U advertise; that he does -.about tlv sariie amount'ob business anyway-.-. lie fails to appreciate'��������� what >' means to his' community to spread the "news abroad of its doings, of its Made-in Canada ,. ENJOY YOUR CAR NOW There are weeks of ideal -motoring* weather ahead���������weeks in which to enjoy your XheyroLet, and, keep you fit to reap the full "benenl ot. Canada's.returning prosperity.- The Chevrolet will bring you pleasure Jo-day and make your work more efficient through the winter. At to-day's prices you certainly have nothing to gain by delaying your purchase. STUART MOTORS[.{J. " f"Chevrolet1 aMNash; Agents. ..;'.;\ Chevrblet Dealers have a reputation for Servict. Mission Citys B., C ."'.-. the railway, or adjacent thereto- ai������-"~ - - the:date of the agreement, or; which, opportunities for,newcomers previous to that date, had "been in I Every new family . means at le:>t use.'ih'coniiection'with the construe-.?1^00 yearly spent in that'eommun- tion or op'eratiou of the railway.. Th* "������ty. Every merchant, gets his share value of the contractor's plant, when 9* inis- - - ��������� it went oir,the work, was placed at! In supporting the ..-newspaper by one million by.Mr. Vv'elch, at the in- advertising, the merchant encour- vestigation, and..-the Equipment com- ages enterprise on the part of the pany, a subsidiary company, owned publisher and the greater the public- by the contractors, valued it in tho ity> given the town 'aikl district the settlement -at ,$700,0.00. For this j more rapid the growth, equipment, plant, machinery* and ro'i- The local newspaper is the champing stock, Premier Oliver, as Miu- ber of commerce and publicity bur- ter of Railways, felt his responsibil- eau combined. It should have the ---"���������'��������� Un support of everyone, .to the end that the greater amount of good may be accomplished. ��������� Thousands of dollars worth of free advertising is given away every year to the community by' the local newspaper. Every little thing Is boosted, and people abroad begin to find'out what a fine place the'towm is'. In supporting the paper by advertising the merchant is contributing not only to his direct benefit but to the future of the community as well. 'THK QUITTNSli You're "sick of the game." Well, now, /hat's a shame! You're young and you're brave you'ire bright. You've had a raw deal, * /ote anuj 1 know, but don't squeal, Premier 5 Buck up, do your darndest and fight! j It's the plugginaway that will win you the day, (So don't be a piker, old pard; sent Messrs. Anderson & .Morrisey along the line of construction to make an inventory,' and to take over In the name of the Minister and the Government, all plant and equipment, machinery and rolling stock conveyed to the Government by the agreement. For reasons which are not given to "the public or to the Legislature, the Government hits' consistent- jly refused, and still.refuses, to make [public this inventory, and to tell t;he- people what has become of the plant, equipment and machinery. . On 19th/ FebVuary, 1919, Mr. Hanes, member'"for North Vancouver, moved that an order of the House be granted to have this list tabled for inspection. His motion lost. A wee'' later he repeated his effort, and.this time the matter went'to a vote and was lost by 22 to 10, the and all his' ministers voting against the motion to bring in the list. iSince then, further efforts to get the list and before the public, have proven futile. In the P. G.E. inquiry, it was Just draw on your grit; It's so easy to quit- ���������v it W!1S ItS SO eaaj iu yum- ft J* ��������� J,v- it's keeping your chin up that's hard. shown that there were three . saw Its keeping y^Q w g6rvlce( mills used and operated by the con- The best testimony -for-consolidate ed schools is that when once -estab- lished-the isolated'.rural school wit-!, its one teacher to take all .grades' and all subjects is * abandoned forever. The one objection to the scheme has been when the "consolidation, has taken in too much territory, as at Duncan, B.C., where children have -been brought in for: ten or) eleven miles,- and .consequently have to "get up much earlier than they would do oth erwise. But.as.far/as we can aa'cer-^ tain, there is no thought of abandon-- ing. the general principle of consolidation but of confining-it. to narrower'limits. .' ��������� ' " ^Consolidated schools go far to do away; with the .tremendous handicap., that the boy in the iruraf school has' to'face when he .goes o'utMn the world to compete with the city boy. There is .a constant exodus of families from the country to the city, because they feel that it is unfair to their, children, to deny them the benefit's oi> a good education; anil the country Is greatly the loser thereby. How could it be otherwise? The teacher in the on?- room school���������nine times out of ten a girl---has to teach and discipline all grades of boys and girls from the youngster not able to spell to the big lads who are thinking about long trousers and who need a man's voice, and hand; On the face of it it soems an impossible situation, and yet it is' being done all over the country. The moulding ahd forming of the character of the children is^left very largely in the hands of a girl. How can that be satisfactory?���������Conuox Argus. Home brew mi^h.t improve with age if all the good didn't die young. Wm. Atkinson General Auctioneer and. Live ; Stock Specialist- '23 yearsamong the Stockmen of the Fraser Valley. Am familar with the different breeds of live stock and their values. >������������������' Addre.������������ all communications to Box 34 Chilliwack, B. C* For a Good.SmokeTry B.C. & Old Sport CIGARS CIGAR FACTORY WOL.Z. PROJ������6 J. H. JONES Funeral Director AGENT FOR^HEADSTONES Phone Connection. Mission Ciry wnammmthmmm^ V ID THE ABBOTSFORf) V*M$iL^_^ PAGE THREE J.- E. PARTGN PAINTER and PAPER-HANGER ; Brighten up your home, for the long winter evenings, a little paint and paper will go a long way towards making a cheerful room. A nice assort- nl'ent of new designs in wallpaper s AflBOTSFOBD, B. A. E. r (L:ite Taylor &' Humphrey) B. C. Land Surveyor and ' " Civil Engineer Boom 0 Hart Block, Chilliwack box ias. emuJWAOK BARRISTERS andj SOLICITORS OPEN EVERY FDIDAY ABBOTSFORD, B. C. NUT COAL For Chicken Brooding Plaster, Lime and Cement COAL AND TRANSITU? PRICES RIGHT .. ' J. W .COTTRFJ.L ABBOTSFORD / ABBOTSFORD First Saturday in Each Moiith at. 1. p.. ni. Auctioneer ���������.>-��������� Of. McPhee's Stable r P. 0, Box 9,4 , . Feels Lack of "'. -w-. A Newspaper LADN7R, Feb. 20.���������At a meeting of the Ladncr Retail Merchant's Association held recently, the need of a local newspaper was tlie subject- of much discussion. The question was introduced by the president, Mr.- 0. Clement, who stated that at the present time local merchants were practically without "any means of advertising their goods to the local-trade. This he stated, was proving a great disadvantage to the local, merchants oil aebunt of the large number of city papers, carrying advertisements of city stores that were coming in.to Delta. In most cases the local stores carried the same line at a price'which compared favorably with-lthat/adver- tised, but had no means of -putting their prices before the public; with a subsequent" loss in trade, Other cases of the need-'of a-paper, were also instanced by several merchants. ��������� Mr. E. L. Berry was finally appointed to so into the matter and to secure, all, the possible information on it. ! / ��������� - * It is' fascinating always when one begins seeing things with his mind as well as with his eyes. It is possible to go through this physical world "having eyes' yet 'seeing not, and having ears yet hearing not," but .the' moment one begins to discern" the hidden meanings of the things that he perceives with his physical senses,.the world takes on new beauty and fresh interest. Just so, I take it, with those of us here at this the focal point of- tlie great Pacific region. It, is possible for us to live here'and __e.iijoy in a physical way the unparalleled beauties of sea and land and. sky andyel at the same time to be blind to the groat,drania'that,is silently being enacted before our very eyes���������a drama in which the actors are the great nations of the East and tho West. Though all may not realize it, wo hero are' in the presence of forces, natural forces, that arc imponderable and as impersonal in (heir action as is the force'of gravitation. And it is the failure of tho peoples and ot nations ' to recognizo these forces,, to anticipate their effects and to place themselves in harmony 1 herewith that gives' rise to misunderstanding, to friction, and finally to war with all its .terrible toll of suffering and of sorrow. ��������� It is. to trie action and inter-action liore in the'Pacific Region of some, of these forces ttiat I wish to call to your attention, but in so doing I want you to know.that I " am but a humble .l'eaViier In his great field of.investigation and that 1 do not profess In any way to be an expert. And first I want to speak of tho growth of the population of the world and some of the consequences that come of it. It was Malthus,* an English scholar, who, more .than ��������� a' century ago, first called attention to, the menace to the' world's peace of the growth of population. Since then Hurley has said: "The "population question is the real riddle '.of the Sphinx. In view of- the ravages of the 'terrible'monster, oyer 'multiplication, all other riddles' -sink into insignificance." ' It is estimated that the human race now numbers one billion seven million people. Experts in these matters assert that the population of the world under-present conditions will double every eighty years, which means that by the end of this century' there will be nearly .three and a half billion persons in the world, and before the end of the next century'that this'aggregate-will- have grown to* the enormous aggregate of seven billion/**" Careful studies of population statistics show the following .in respect sardis Strong on basketball scores ' MILNER,' Feb. 18.���������An excellent exhibition of basketball was witnes-; sed in-the Miln.er hall/on Feb.'LL' when teams from Sard is '. played 'ho local hooped ball artists. The first ���������game'was between the ���������Seniors', Mil- tier team coming .victorious with ��������� H score of 2f5- to 14. The"' second-fixture between the junior ' teams was not so favorable- to Milner, the local team losing by a small margin, the score being 16 to 13. The third ���������game between the ladies' teams was not as-good an exhibition as the first two on account of the local ladies not having sufficient, practise. /'.Tlie- final.score, was Sardis 20, Mil- "riep-.L ���������'..'.���������������������������.,���������' ,. ���������/:'���������" '��������� A dance, was held utf ter tho games, the Langley orchestra supplying the ���������music. Sardis was' well represented with ��������� rooters, ,a special car being charter- - ed to accommodate the number who -..Attended. '" It is expected Mission City will play the local teams on Feb: 2sUh. or so. Of courseas one,travels about over the United States "and sees tho great fertile areas still relatively unoccupied and unused one can scarcely wonder that people less fortunately situated should chafe when they aro told that to-them it is forbidden land and that they must forever keep out. With Japanese population increasing at the rate of 700,000 a year and China's population increasing at the rate of eight million a year and with present populations in these countries' almost at the starvation .point, what are - they going to do?. Where are they going to go? What is to become of them? New .Zealand says they can't come there, Australia won't permit them thererf They'can't go-to the Phillip- pines, They can't enter the United States. If they begin flocking to Mexico in any numbers, an awful fuss will be made. You know what a fur- orewas created avfew years ago when 'a handful of Japanese was discovered at Magdalena Bay. ��������� What is to he done? 1 am not attempting to answer these questions; I am concerned now only with stating the case., In the light of these facts I have Baby 'presented, it is clear, in ,my judgement, that there are some matters ���������which need to be settled before the question of disarmament is reached. If the nations of the Pacific can come to agreement as to, what is to become of the expanding Asiatic populations that is practically and mutually-satisfactory, then we can ,all. scrap our battleships and-beat our giins_ia- lo;pruning hooks with perfect confidence. * . ��������� That the President of the United States and his advisers, in calling the conference on the limitation of armaments, recognize that it would . be futile-to ask nations to disarm an long as apprehensions' exist respect- trome'hmH'o^ controversial matters, is niado earth can support will have' been h?lear by -reference to the -announce " ment Issued by the State Depart- '2100. These'estimates, let me point out, have been made on the basis of tho population growth of the past, which has been held in leash to a great degree by such natural checks "as war, pestilence and famine. The Black Death in the Fourteenth Century alone caused the death "of thirteen million in China and at least twenty- five million in Europe. Every century since has seen ������������������-the outbreak somewhere of a plague that has carried off millions of-people. In India in the Nineteentli.'Century probably not fewer than' thirty-two ��������� million died-ot famine. -The Tai-Ping Rebellion in China, to mention but one other instance, is said to have . cost from ten to twenty ^.million lives. But groat changes in these.conditions are impending^ for the humanitarian emotions' of the world have been aroused andipractical steps art, being taken to clean up the cities, to prevent- floods, and to distribute food products more equitably and promptly. . Tho point! am making is this, that the effects of all- this hunanitariau work���������the stopping of wars,': the cleaning up, of cities, the control and prevention of floods���������is to remove the natural checks to the- growth of world population. This means that increasingly, as time goes by and these remedial efforts become more effective, that the growth will be accelerated. Indeed; it is not impossible 'that Jong before the year 2100 the e/- of popi upport Agriculture for women. ' Paper by Mrs. P. Thompson, (Mothering Now and Fifty- Year Ago.)- Current events. Hostess���������Mrs. Hart. SI. Patrick's Day, March 17. ' Social evening Municipal Hall. April 13th. Meeting at the Municipal Hall. "Home Industries." Knitting Machine Demonstration by Mrs. F. Thompson. Wool Carding and Quilting by Mrs. W. porter. Question Drawer. Hostess���������Mrs. F. Nelles. May 11th. X Meeting at.the Municipal Hall. Child Welfare. reached.- So much by way of diso.ugsion-of these matters from the standpoint of the. earth * as'a unit. Now let, me speak briefly of tlie situation of each of the Pacific "triangle .of countries" ���������Japan, ��������� China and the United States'. . . .'��������� There are now in Japan proper from sixty to seventy million people and they are increasing at the : rate of about 700,000jannually. During the. next twenty-five years L e:; 'during'the lifetime bffmanyo'������ us; Japan- must find: place^for'twenty-five million new people'.'/Rut \what is- the situation in Japan-Tight now with respect to "the relation j>l populatio.i and food supply? ;V '" 'The great ' bulk*'of population is centered' in: the ���������', agricultural" area, about, -onersixth '.of.-the total : area of Japan. -..According to,the latest 'Japanese Year Book; there' "are five and cue-half million :families engaged in farming, comprising about forty million persons. Each of two million of these farmer families is farming am. area less than an ace and a quarter in,extent: With-ano- t, . CA .���������. wMi.��������� three and one-half���������' million of these years;--Ru88iat-50 yeats, -Westein famI1IeB who clo not,ovn their'land, Europe, 66- years;- United States, u0 but rent_ paying from forty-seven per years., . .. ��������� In Asia conditions are" different, many of the natural.restraints which tend* to check the birth ' rate in the West-do hot-obtain, and so we find that the population growth is at a very' much higher rate-. From Jai> anese statistics of the. native Chinese population in Form'o&a it.-^appears that the latter is doubling in 33 years; in the Kwangtung leased "-territory, in 31 years; , while -in' Korea statistics indicate that. the. population is doubling, every '29 years. For Cliina as a whole there is . much uncertainty, but it is believed that 40 years is a conservative estimate of the time needed during which ' the population doubles���������this is spite of famine, flood and pestilence. - The, assertion, then, that the world's population, "under existing cent to fifty-five per . cent of their crops for the use of the land. In 1917, the average wages paid .in .lapan for thirty-three ^occupations, was 30 cents a day, American money. Brick-layers received the highest wages, 61 cents',- and women the lowest, 17 cents.- Textile workers received 28-1-2 cents, men, and 13 cents, women, and for this wage more than a million people were working from ' eleven to - fourteen hours per day.- - Bad as the situation is in Japan-it is even worse in "the congested agricultural regions of Cliina. In many places, thousands' of families have been crowded off the land altogether and forced to spend their entire lives in boats on rivers and' streams. In. China literally nothing is wasted conditions, will double every-80 years The leaves of the trees as they tall woul'd j3eem conseravtive. This means' -that on an average during the next 80 years 21 million persons will be added to the world's population each year." As Pitkihs puts it, -"a new Belgium in population willHbe created every six months and a new France every two years." are gathered up and used for mulct ing land. Splinters of boards .and oi! timbers are saved, glued together and are then used in construction. Grains of wheat' spilled along the roadside are carefully gathered up and used for seed or food. Scraps pf paper are collected and,pasted to- inent: ���������; . "It is manifest that the question of' limitation of armament has a close relation to Pacific" and Far Eastern problems^ and the Presidenr has suggested that the, powers especially "interested' in ";these ' "problems should/undertake in connection with the conference' the consideration of all matters bearing upon their solution with a view to reaching a common understanding with respect to principles.and policies in the Far Bast.:' .-. -, ���������,������... . r' ' When a business firm faces a crisis in its affairs because of untoward conditions, one should not be too harsh in- one's criticism and condemnation if the managers of , that business seem somewhat sensitive as' to their rights and.privileges' under the law or if they appear somewhat ovor.- zeaiousin taking advantage of every opening that appears to lead.to so 17 id ground.' So with-the sitation in Asia. While.we must'insist that every member of this Pacific family of nations shall treat every other" member with honest- consideration, yei I feel, in the light of the'facts which I'have brought,., to . your attention, that Americans should not take offence because-, some of our Asiatic brothers appear at this particular 'juncture to be scrutinizing" every move that is being-made in a way that may appear to us to be too self- centered. ��������� We must riot forget that with them their whole fuufe is' at stake while ours isn't. So we can well afford to be patient and magnanimous and very slow at" taking offence or in giving offence through harsh criticism. ii The peoples of the Pacific, particularly those living in Australia, Nov/ Zealand, Canada," the Philippines, Hawaii -and the mainland; States, need to be -informed^ about these powerful forces'-which" are at work fashioning the destiny of our peoples and races. With a clear understanding of "our brother's'* problems and difficulties will come a sympathy for him and a willingness to help him in reaching the right solution. One of the functions," surely, of the Pan-Pacific Union is that of helping to open the minds of men to these significant things and co-operating with all other agencies working to this end.-- Paradise of the Pacific, by Dr. Frank F. Bunker. " . Clinic���������rDr. Saunders, Mrs. J. L. Starr, nurse. Hostesses���������Mrs. TV York and Mrs. F. Thompson. June 8th. Garden party at the " home of Mrs. Winson, Huntingdon. Education. "Patriotism and How to Teach It" by Mrs. Simonds. Current events. Flowershowyat Municipal Hall. Date to5 be arranged. September 14th. Meeting at the Municipal Hall. Entertain neighboring institutes. "Legislation" by Fadden. Question Drawer. Hostesses���������Members of Institute. October 12th. Meeting at- Huntingdon. Conference reports by ' gates. Current events. Hostess���������Mrs. Yarwood. Mrs. F. B. the dele- November 9th. Meeting at Huntingdon. Public Health and ',' School Report.. Question Drawer. Hostess���������Mrs. Simonds. Public Municipal December 14th. Anual Meeting at Hall. Election of officers. Christmas readings. Local Neighborhood Needs- T. York. Mrs. OFFICEBS He further points out in a striking gether, forming the inner soles ot way that an American eats' 19 Ou pounds,' dry. weight, of food���������refer- red'to-in Hawaii as "kaukau"���������per year;-a Japanese 900 pounds. Taking "100 'pounds as'an average annual consumption per person, then twenty-one 'million..'pounds of food niust'vbe produced, each'year more than"during; the preceding year to feed 'the increase alone. That is to say, he adds, the farmers of the world* must plow, sow., cultivate and harvest from .twenty to thirty million more acres-each year than they did tlie year..before just to keep pace with the world growth. 'It has.-been estimated that ...the earth-can.support only two and one- quarter;'billion people living according to .American standards; but fi'-e und'bne-hali' billion according .to German :���������'standards.' it would seem, in view'of these "facts, that the earth will have reached "its extreme limit of food' producing capacity when its population will have-numbered seven billion people., that is, according to growth estimates, by the year shoes. So* one might go on indefinitely illustrating, out of the daily life of the people, the wretched makeshifts that are resorted^ to to keep body and soul- together. And. so slender is the margin that a slight shift iii conditions���������--weather, climate, transportation crops���������and thousands perish. ��������� ��������� ��������� v Yet China's population, now estimated at four hundred million, is increasing at the rate of from seven to eight million a ��������� year. She is therefore faced with the necessity of providing for two hundred million new people during the next twenty-ifve years. There is of course no situation to be found in the United States. Indeed, so far as agricultural area and natural resources are concerned t he United States is still many years distant from'the conditions now obtaining in Japan and China. Even the United States has a limit, however, and experts believe that that limit, under present conditions, will be reached within a century and a half Upper Sumas W. I. Programme 1922 OH*!!*'-"��������� -T*.3rn, Harvey -Johnston.: .' Pitt- Lake, Upper���������Ira A. Reid. Pitt Meadows���������John Blaney, W. MnMvn. R-. H. Sharpe, F. V. Harris, W. McDermot. - Port Coquitlam���������Mayor Arthur Mars, D. McLean, It. C. Galer, J. Mars, O. R. Leigh, Morton Gregory, T. H. Grant, C. Spencer. Port - Hammon'd���������James Alexander, A. T-l. Anderson, A. 0. Morrison, J. Olcorn, B. B. S'mith. Port Moody���������Mayor P. D. Roe, W. L: Johnston, J.CThurston: .- Sumas���������Reeve Jas. Cook, F. Fooks Angus Campbell, A/" J. Street, Jay Star, M. M������. Shore, J'. W: Winson. ' HAPPILY -1WEDDED I BRADNEIl���������GREGG ] A quiet but pretty.house "wedding itook place', on'���������.Wednesday .evening, i February 15th/at New" Westminster when Miss Helen B. .Gregg,, eldest 'daughter of Mrs. jXaura-. Gregg, of 'that city, was'united in 'marriage to Mr: Frank" Bradiier/of Matsqui, by the Rev. .McNaughton. The bride looked charming .attireel in a white satin gown, trimmed with ��������� pearls, and flowing slik veil hold' in coronation style with orange" blossoms. She j carried a shower bouquet of ..fresia ;an'd white carnations. : Miss Ethel Gregg made a graceful bridesmaid,'" dressed in' rose taffeta and carrying a shower bouquet of pale pink carnations. Mr. William Beaton acted as best man. The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Mr. Harold Gregg; Miss Marion G rims ton played 'tie Wedding March, while Mr. Reg. 1 Knight" played a violin solo during I the signing of the register. I Following the ceremony luncheon was served to the guests which included only near relatives and intimate friends of the family. The bride's travelling costume was of navy blue tricotine with French model hat of blue taffeta arid steel trimmings. Mr. and Mrs. Bradher, ,on their return from, a wedding trip to'Vancouver Island will reside in Matsqui. Our boast and piride is that/our- Bread and Pastry is clean arid wholesome for people with wholesome' appetite's; and "rhade in Abbotsford." ' Our Grocery Stock is supplied with the best of everything. ALBERT LEE, Baker and Grocer years individual growers bad been struggling along without signal success. Various smah associations that came into existence could not afford to .pYovide proper cooling-plants and other facilities for handling tho fruit ���������previous to shipment, or else they could not afford proper inspection as to grade, and pack, in 1915. the Gordo-! . Head Fruit Growers' Association on Vancouver Island was foruied a:/, yoon built up for itself an enviable .reputation' in .13. 0. and-prairie markets. Then various other ���������co-operative associations began to spring up >on the mainland. The Fruit and Merchantilc 'Exchange at ffat.zic was-formed, and the members thereof, re-cognizing that up-to-date methods were essential to success, built a warehouse and installed in it a small freezing and pro- cooling'plant. They shipped berried in car lots to the prairies in perfect condition and frozen fruit for jam as far east on Ontario. By the end of .the first season the membership of this exchange had mr creased from 28 to 12 0, and by July of 19 20 there was completed at Ha;.- zic a modern pre-cooling construction capable of holding 600 tons of berries, which capacity can be increased to 1,000 tons by further -insulation of the basement. This was followed in 1021 by the organization of the British Columbia Berry Growers" Association, collecting under one head at. first 10 cooperative associations in different parts of the country. The acreage under small fruits 'in British Columbia in 1921 was three times greater than in 1919, and the various local associations were strengthened proportionately. The central organization bought a large cold storage plant with the object of storing berries for canning and for pulping for jam, and of checking any glut in the fresh fruit market This move proved most successful. Although prices for berries were lower last season than fior many years, the entire operations of.the new organization were of remarkable benefit to the berry growers of the province.���������-Canadian Horticulturist. CUKlllE���������ItEID On February 8th a* pretty wedding was solemnized at ,'Harrison Mills, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Picken, .when their daughter, Irene .Elizabeth Reid, became the bride of Mr. Donald Archibald Currie, of Chilliwack, youngest son of Mr. H. G. Currie of Aider- grove. Rev. E. Crufce of Agassiz performed the .wedding ceremony in the presence of relatives of the bride and groom. The bride was attired in a smart suit of taupe with a henna hat and grey veil. Supper was served following the ceremony, the table' being centred with a handsome .wedding.cake, and decorated with carnations and li!y- of-the-valley. Mr. and Mrs. Currie left later for the coast on route to Victoria where the honeymoon was' spent. They will reside at East Chilliwack. ABBOTSFORD, B. C. B. C. Men Will Attend Conference On a swinging bough sat a little bird, And he twittered away in glee, : And as I listened, the thought occurred, What a lucky bird was he! His gladsome song thrilled wo - through and through; But I thought to myself, "By jing, Who wouldn't be happy if he'd nothing to do ..'.... . But sit on a limb'and sing?" OTTAWA, Feb. 21.���������A conference ha3 been called here by the" fruit branch of the department of agriculture of all those interested in- the" fruit industry. Among the branches represented are.the growers, the wholesalers, the shippers and the package manufacturers. \ The meetings will be held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week", and among the ...subjects discussed will be the regulations governing grading, and shipping. The British Columbia delegation includes the following; J. T. Mutret? Vernon; Thomas Abriel, Nakusp; W. J. Manson, Hatzic and C. E. Barnes, president of the association. C..L. Lowe is representing the /shippers Mr. Branchley of Vancouver, the -jobbers, and Mr. A. MacDonald of the B. C. Manufacturing Company, New Westminster, the package-makers. Advertisements under the above- heading cost 25 cents per issue. Leave copy and money at The Ab- notsford Garage. MEN and WOMEN .to , sell to women in homes rubber-lined, waterproof Gingham Aprons for use in thekitchen. Can easily earn $14 daily-and more. .Rapid seller and ready demand. Send 75 cents for sample apron and full, particulars. Money refunded if sample returned. BRITISH RUBBER COMPANY, 23.2 McGill Street, Montreal. . - 10-17 HOW THEY- KISS Demand for 1922 Licenses Too Slow " '-'i'' '''��������� ��������� Owners of automobiles who are operating the same without haying taken out their 1922- licence are in danger of prosecution. The provincial constable has received a communication from the provincial authorities asking him to enforce the law in this respect. At the provincial police office it is stated that while there was a considerable''rush for new licenses during January and the beginning of February, the demand has now dropped off and there are still a very, large number of new licenses on the shelves, awaiting a claimant. Some of these, no doubt, belong to cars that are not in operation, but it is' known that there are autos on the streets dally with the 1921 licence plates. (By "One Who Knows.") The Huntingdon girl bows her stately head, And fixes her pretty lips ��������� ��������� In a firm, hard way/and lets 'em go, And sips, and sips, and sips. The Matsqui girl has a way of her own ; In a soulful, clinging way, She takes a kiss that's just as big As a wagon load of hay. The. Clayburn girl, with a hungry look Snatches' her kiss like one closing a book, Then right about turns and flies. The Sumas girl gets a grip on her-.. /. self An carefully takes off her hat, * Then grabs the man, in a frenzied -.���������'���������way,' ���������' Like a terrier shaking a rat.' The Abbotsford girl never sayfl a word, -.���������- .".-.:��������������� She's so gentle, timid and tame, j But she grabs the jay by the back of the neck, And gets there just the same. Z^'^rt?~������^~i^z2^-~-^'^'-A-'?"- irs^KJASpf1 TUgim^wwW^^'M^UM^miJ^'g