^ n *rr Cr i ZZ-ZZZ 1^ l"l ~ ' ~ ~ -..— --- -- . - w.-*. ,m ■ .1 I, . M.s I is... ■msi —ss-.— -■ ■ ■ ■■ — ■ ■—■ Place No Value to the Praise of Flatterers, For the Love of Mike May Have Been Prompted by a Widow's Fortune NEW PROBLEM, BOOTLEGGING IN GASOLt Kettle Va^-ay Orchardist Premier Has Been As- sured the United Support of Alberta in I lis Fifctfit for Freight Rates . Eqaalization TWENTY-THIRD YEAR—No. 12 "Tell me what you Know Is tnv* I cen 1-i-xu tu well as yon." FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1924 nmount of attention to actual in the field. work Victoria, January 16 —Premier Oliver visited Alberta this week and addressed tbe United Fn r » on Wednesday uigbt on tho freight rates question. Before leavi.bg Vic* toria he said be felt thnt Btftish Colombia had received all tht- eon- aideration from the bour I of railway commissioners that wae to be expected. That body took tbe stand he explained, tbat higher fr-i-.it rates were justified in the mountain divisions. "However. I intend to carry tb e issue to the foot of the throne il necessary," d clared tbe government leader, "aud under tbe term*' of anion this province is enti led to an equalisation of freight rites-." In Edmonton tbe premier dis- cnssed the issue chiefly from the angle of provincial rights, showing that if tbe principle* of confederation were lived up to Hritish Co I urn bia would witness the removal of ■all discrimination, and this would result in a further reduction of sev oral oents per hundred pounds on grain shipments. Alberts would therefore profit to that extent Premier Oiiver was assured of tbe ■olid support of tbe sister province. It is expected bere that following the royal commission's sittings on Pacific Qreat Eastern ruilwuy matters tbe premier will proceed to Ottawa to continue freight rates case Bouquets are always more ac» ceptahle than brickbats Recently the Vnnderhoof board nf trade passed a resolution, which was «ent to Hon. Dr. Sutherland, approving of tbe department's work in thar district and of tbe cervices of tbe distridt engineer and road foreman. Similar compliment -try messages have been received from otber districts since tbe legis' lai ure prorogued. MUSTSERVETIME Dan Is Sentenoed to Four Years and Bob to Five Years in the Provincial Penitentiary The latest problem of government is gasoline bootlegging. The uew tax of 3 cents a gallen bas led some Of tbose willing to "take a chance" (0 smuggle quantities of gasoline across the border from tbe Ameri oan side. However, Hon. Jobn Hart,minister of fiuance.bas nipped the movement in the bud and hae secured the cooperation of oustoms officers and police officials all along the boundary A close wafcb is being kept and where culprits are apprehended stiff penalties will be imposed. Little antagonism is being registered against the governmedt's new redistribution bill, tbe act being generally accepted as eminently fair. Still, in Cowichan a deter. mined drive is being made to have restored tbe political identity of that eieotoral district. Premier Oliver dubs the move as a "tempest in a teacup," pointing out that the oew constituency of Cnwichan-- Newcastle ie the most compact rural constituency in lbe province, with a voting strength of 4046, oj less than tbe average of 4064, and only thirteen polling places Other constituencies have accepted ths re. distribution of seats as a very fair solution of the problem of ravor* •ble representation. Tbe caBe Rex vs. Bob and Dan Cress, wbicb commenced before bis honor Judge Brown in tbe county court Thursday morning of last week, ended last Wednesday evening in tbe conviction of tbe defendants on a charge of holding up Dan Docksteader and his son Orville near this city some weeks ago and siea'ing a motor carload of whisky. At 8 o'clock Wednesday eveniog Judge Brown, passed sentence on the two holdups. Dan was was give four years and his brother Bob five years at bardlaboi in the New Westminster denitentiary. Coneta hies Fraser and Killam took tbe prison- ers to tbeir new home on Friday eveinng. At tbe triiil Pincott and O'Shay acted for tbe crown, and Hetber. ington aud Crowe appeared for tbe defendants. anj delay legitimate enquiries or hold up other mail—perhaps your own or a friend's. You do not want to that, we feel sure, so please cooperate by avoiding hasty enquiries. E C rt**. Tue**. On her last nastward voyage the Canadian Pacific liner "Empress of Canada" establishcCva new transpacific record of o days. 10 hours and 56 minutes from Yokohama to Vancouver. The previous resjord, 8 days, 18 hours and 31 minutes, bad been held since 1914 by the ''Empress of Russia" of tbe same Une. If public deposits in banka snd loan companies oan be taken ai a fair indication, the Canadian is ths ■world's richest man, according to a statement made by F. A. Hatch, retiring president of the Ontario division of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association. These deposits amount to more than two billion dollars, or $250 per capita. ADDED TO THE CITY HALL New Chief Executive's Name of a Substantial Nature--List of Success ful iu Yesterday's Contest A Surprise for the Old Man Be Sure You Are Right Before You Go Ahead During the holiday season just past the public cooperated with the post office in the master of early mailing, and Postmaster Hnll says he is glad to state that this cooperation helped to a considerable extent to reduce last minute rush. There is still another way in which tho public can cooperate, and that is hy avoiding unnecessary enquiries Just because yourfriend didn't receive that gift when you thought he would, or neglects to acknowladge it, it i.s not proof tbat it is lost Perhads it wasn't posted—it muy still be in some one's pocket or tucked away in a corner. First be sure it was actually posted and correctly addressed, then remember that some persons will insist on bringing their mail to the post office at the lastjminute and there is certain to be at least some conges, tion and delay. For this reason, you must allow more than the actual time for delivery. Lastly, he sure that the addressee did not receive the article if possible, get a definite statement covering this. If you neglect the aba ve points and rush in with your enquiry, in many cases you canse unnecessary work and expense to the post office According to a report tut ths Dominion Bureau of Statistics, 62,273,- 169 tons of railway freight originated in Canada in 1922, and 26,581,- 631 was received from foreign connections, making a total of 88,864,- 800 outgoing. Also 62,648,578 tons terminated in Canada and 25,438,906 were delivered to foreign connections, making a total of 87,987,484 tons. A distinct type of sheep, adapted to prairie range conditions and aaid to possess superior wool and sheep qualities, hus been developed by R. C. Harvey, an Alberta sheep raiser. It will be known aa the "Romnellet," and has been evolved after eight years' experimenting with crosses of the Romney-Marsh with the Ram- bouillet. As evidence of the wool production from this species, Mr. Harvey's annual clip is 120,000 pounds. So long ss liquor is consumed legally in British Columbia tbe public will secure tbe benefit derived from tbe profits. Last week tbe fioaooe minister distributed tbe profits for tbe six months ending September 30 aet, the municipal! ties' share amounting to $466,331. Tbe biggept room in the world tbe room for improvement. Tbe voting in tbe municipal election yesterday was very spirited and a heavy vote was polled. The contests as a rule were close. Tbe results follow: Mayor— G. H. Aores 148 T. A.Love 142 Spoiled ballots 2 Aldermen, East Ward— Wm Liddicoat 87 N. L Mclnnes 78 D. C; Manly 67 8poiled ballots 2 Aldermen, West Ward— J. B. McDonald 93 F. J. Miller 92 M. H! BumB 81 Police Commissioner— James Rooke 165 H. W. Collins 127 Spoiled ballote ,'. 6 For school trustees W. T. Lus combe and E. F. Laws were elected by acclsmstion, H. C. Kerman dropping ont of the race on Tuesday morning. J. L. Manly also withdrew ftom tbe aldertnsnif conn test in the West ward. Tbe defeat of D. C. Manly snd M. H. Burns seems to hsve been the principal surprises of tbe con. test. There were forty-two electors in the East ward wbo wanted only one alderman. The support of three was evenly divided between Liddi ceat and Mclnnes. James Rooke, for pol ce commissioner, received the highest number of votes cast for any candidate, as well as the biggest majority. Marketable Apple Varieties Canada Sales Manager of Associated Growers Kai.«s Those Wanted on the Market One of the wisest practices adopt ed by a member of the tioAernmeut Is thatofHon. W. H Sutherland, minister of puhlic works, in calling •a annual conference of district engineers. Last week out of seven officials, six attended meetings in Victoria. Tbey passed on tbeir reoommondatione for better road construction and in tarn were in- ■tructen by finance department officials as to tbe best method of He- curing tbe fullest returns for every dollar spent. Hon. Dr. Sutherland haa provided adequate office assistance for bis engineers, so tbat each .may give the greatest possible Vernon, Jan. 16,—At the conference last Friday when,officials of the Associated met the news* papermen, Sales Manager McDonald said that 30 per cent of tbe apple tonnage should not be grown, as tbat made up tbe quantity of un< suittble and hard to market varie ties. He said growers would be well advised to so work their orchards that ouly tbe following varieties would be grown: Wealthy Jonathan Wagner Northern Spy Rome Beauty Stayman Mcintosh Delicious. Winter Bananas Spitzenberg Yellow Newtown Winesap Gravenstein Cox's Orange (for export.) Cooperative Charges Charges to be deducted from fru shipments made through the Asso dated and subsidiary locals follow: ABC Apples, wrapped 63 54 5 Apples, crated 43 5} 5 Central reserve fund deduotion, 1 per cent. A, Local; B, Central; C, Holding Company. Happiness is neither a vested right nor a self sustained state. TsteCssUUsllanPa-rlllan with the towers of the Indtan bull-ling In the backcrnund. imaxmtmtitmsxtrxxii n f-,™tto building or bridges .nd Iafc«s with thefts! QO Shot-ring the progress mada Showing the Canadian Pavilion, at Wembly, under course of construction. As portions of the Canadian space allotment have boon Hven over to the two great railway systems, the building which will house the Government exhibits will lie somewhat smaller than those of other Dominions, but a (Treat deal of time and money has been spent on its design and decoration, with the result that it promts-?* to be the pern of the Bnti*-h Empire Exhibition. The photograph shows the proere-**- made up to the and of December. Inset Is shown the entrance to the Can-jaian Pa •■ pavilion. This building is grouped with thsvCaftadian Government pavilion with whif-h it '.as sen designed harmonise. 21 Entrance to the Canadian Padflc btslldlng [sliiy.-s PavUlon In tht background. deeply receseed with painted and coffered ceiling, ricHj colored doors and grilles of Canadian wood, approaches-! by a broad flight of steps lankcd on either side by c bronze moose and buffalo, i the jentre of a facade enriched with decorated panels and columns. The stronj color scheme of this entrance is emphasized at night by c unique lighting ePcct. A visitor to the Cr.--sdianbui.diMg will find displayed to -ood advantage examples of all Canadian natural and ..; iiiifactured products, end agricultural exhibits which I cannot but impress bim with thc magnitude of the it- pavilion with wnicn it '.as sen aemgne-- rt, j -rttrc-^ r.f thiB Dominion and the vast opportunitiea- A massive itnple entracc*, .wostories hljih,' v.L-di owuit tlie inuuitiant and settler. The Pacific Great Eastern Enquiry Attorney General Manson says it will be another week before he has completed plans for the royal commission to enquire into the affairs of the Pacific Great Eastern railway and the Northern Construction company; also charges made by the Provincial party against Hon. William Sloan, minister of mines, and W. J. Bowser, K. C, leader of the opposition. Mr. Manson has not gone all through the mass of material which might come before the commission and declares that while the enquiry will be thorough, he haB no intention of submitting extraneous matters, which would have no bearing upon the issue and only lead to useless sittings at a heavy cost to the public. Little is heard in political circles but discussions of the investigation. Adherents of the third party are hoping against hope that "something will happen," but the feeling is growing even in the hew party that "they went too far," and that the elimination of tho Provincials will follow the enquiry. Mr. Bowser thanks tha new party for carrying on his campaign against the government at its own expense, while Liberals are smiling up their sleeves at the whole affair. They have the assurance of Hon. Mr. Sloan and Premier Oliver that the party's skirts are clean, and foresee not only a sweeping vindication bnt the hearty endorsation of tbe administration. Card of Thanks I wish te take this opportunity of thanking the many friends who accorded me such generous support at the recent poll for police eommis* sioner, and assure them I will con. tinne to look after the city's interests to the best of my ability. James Rooks. Business neglected its of ud IobI. THB SUN: GBAND FORKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA Ufa (Srattb Ufarfw #im AN liMOEPEHOEi'-T 1E.V3PAPEA Q. A. EVANS. EDITOR AHD PUBLISHER t SUBSCRIPTION RATES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE One Year (in Canada and Great Britain) 81.00 One Year (in the United States) ;.... 1.50 Addresr -" *******—Nations to. The Grand Fork? Son PnoNB 101S Grand Forks. B. G] OFFICE: COLUMBIA AVKNUK AND LAKE STREET. and more widely separated ice crystals of the clouds higher up reflect all the waves, and give us a white cloud. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18. 1024 Notes, Notions and Notables Allssigns poiut to a big oolooizaation year in British Columbia. Federal expe.its show that there are 22,000,000 acres of land in the Pacific province suitable for agriculture Less than ;>00,000 acres are being cultivated. The doubling of that acreage would offset present importations of foodstuffs. The provincial minister of lands is at present in Ottawa, where he will endeavor to reach a settlement on colonization matters with Dominion officials. The minister of railways is completing plans for the settlement of lands along the Pacific Great Eastern railway. Premier Oliver recently declared his belief that the provincial railway line should be completed to Prince George as soon as possible. This year the minister of public works will concentrate upon the construction of settlement roads. The minister of agriculture announces the practical completion of the Sumas reclamation pro ject and predicts that the production of the new Brea will duplicate that of any other thriving district in the province. Fertile lands in superabundance,- the greatest per capita railway mileage on the co.itinent, a network of settlers'roads and trails, unparalleled climatic conditions, and waiting markets. These are the lure already directing the eyes of tens of thousands of homeseekers towards British Columbia. The wise selection of new citizens and a careful administration alone are necessary to place the great basic industry of agriculture upon a sound foundation. These matters are receiving the ful! attention of the government at Victoria. The result of the poll in the city election yestherday seems to satisfy the average ratepayer. He has no reason for grumbling, because he had enough material to choose from. If he hasn't got what he wants, its his own fault. Personally, The Snn likes the composition of the new council. There isn't any dead timber in it, The candidates in the late election who failed to receive enough votes to connect them with an office are taking their defeat philosophically, and the danger of their adopting| the Mexican method of protesting againstjthe imaginary insult seems to be over. Patriotic societies in the state of Massachu- sets recently became agitated over a geological report which stated that a fragment of historic Plymouth Rock showed that the stone came from Canada. On the strength of the first announcement by the university and the subsequent agitation caused by the Bay state, the acting governor ordered an examination ofthe rock. While the impression seems to prevail in Massachusetts that the rock recently was imported from Canada, an eminent authority says a little matter of 40,000 years has intervened since the transfer—when a huge glacier moved southward and covored New England with ice. The university report stated that the rock is clearly a glacial boulder brought to its position by ihe from the north. Tho origin of playing cards is lost in obscurity. The cards are supposed to have been originally prepared for amusement of a mad king. The four suits are said to represent the four seasons. There are f fty-two cards, representing the fift-two weeks of the year and 365 spits representing the days. The four kings when cards were first made were supposed to represent David, Alexander, Caesar and Charlemagne. The four queens represented Argine, Judith, Esther and Athene, these standing respectively for the ideas of birth, fortitude, piety and wisdom. And the knaves were merely unnamed knights, or else knights' servants. Tha four suits, also, had special significance, and were designed to stand for different classes of the community. Hearts were ecclesiastics or "choirmen," diamonds were artisans, clubs were farmers and spades were nobility and soldiers. According to an electrical.expert, who has made a special jstudy^of lightning, people in the house are just about as safe in one place as another. Rolling ,'iip in a feather bed or under a blanket is senseless and ineffectual. However, there are aT'ew spots more danger ous than otqers. For instance, if you are in direct line between two good-sized metal objects, such as a radiator and a rainspout by the side of the house, you may be strnck by direct cr indirect flashes of lightning. In seeking an outlet to the ground, lightning bas a tendency to jump between two such metallic bodies, rather than to take a direct course through non conducting mediums. "A place, of special danger is directly beneath a hanging lamp globe suspended from the ceiling by a chain. Lightning may follow the chain to its end and then jump off." MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE "When deep, powerful love cools, marriage should end in divorce." So says a "popular" lady writer. It would have been a good creed for our cave- man^ancestors 50,000 years ago who used to look up another mate as soon as they tired of the old one. But these same ancestors^had so little sense of responsibility to their children that they didn't even know, in those days, that babies had fathers.' Marriage is not an institution for the amuse ment of men and women, but for the protection of children and the establishment of homes. Man has an instinct to hunt up another mate when his "deep, powerful cools," but fortunately marriage laws won't let him do it too ofttn. Marriage is one of the few things that distinguish modern man from man of 50,- 000 years ago. That shows that marriage is an improvement. Instead of pulling down marriage to man's lower instincts the proper thing is to pull man's Instincts up to the level of marriage.— VancouverSun. E.G, Henniger Co. Grain, Hay Flour and Feed Lime and Salt Cement and Plaster Poultry Supplies Grand Forks, B. C. S. T. HULL JEtstablished 1910 Real Estate and Insurance Reildeist A uent Grund Forka Townsite ^ Company, Limited Farms Orchards City Property rTAueiits at Nelson, Calgary, VVIhiilpeg snd other l'ruirie iioliits. Vimcoiivor Agenta: PBNDI:» IN VESTMENTS BACTKNIIUIIY LANDS LTD. Bitabliabeil i.i l'JIO, vvoare In a poalllon to furnish rellablu information oonoerniug this district. Write Ior f re > literature GRAND FORKS Tint) j > a > i ny DAVIS » HANSEN, Props City Baggage and General Transfer Coal, Wood and Ice for Sale Offloe at R. F. Petrie't Store Phone 64 C.V. Meggitt Beat Estate and Insurance OUCUAHDS, FABM LANDS AND CITY tPHOPBBTIT Exoellent facilities fot selling your f«i use We have agents at all Coast and Prairie Points * WIS CABBY AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE. DEALER IN POLES, POSTS AND TIBS, AND FABM PBODUCB Reliable Information regarding this distrct cheerfully furnished. We sollolt your inquiries. K. SCHEER Wholesale and Retail TOBACCONIST Deiiler'in; Havana Cigars, Pipes Confectionery | The wonderful clouds that hang above us at times are in reality hiii/e masses of vapor hanging in the air. Low down, [he drops of moisture are heavy and accompanied by a myriad of minute particles of dust from the earth, which make the cloud dark. When the cloud becomes heavy enough it breaks, and rain results. Higher up, the dust specks are absent, and the drops of moisture, which are now ice crystals, expand and open out. White light consists of different rays, varying from violet to red, whereas the denser dust parti cles of the clouds nearer the earth will reflect a greater proportion rtf nno anl cf w-'K-na rh'in olncient History* Items Taken Prom The Qrand Porka Sun for tha Corresponding "Weak Twenty Years Ago A local tailor reports liudiug a queer con- trivBiioe iu tuo pockets of a coat seut to him 0y one ot his patrons to be cleaned. Up to the present time he has been unable to deter- uiiue whether it is an infernal machine or a life preserver. Mr Massie will place the curi - osity ou exhibition in his show window next week. John Donaldson and John Grunwell left on Monday for points south of Spokane, where they will purchase horses and cattle with which to stock their ranch south of the city. Martin Burrell', Conservative" candidate for Yale-Cariboo, went up to Phoenix yesterday IP feel the pulse of the electors in that camp. I. A. Dinsmore, provincial constable, re turned last Friday from Rossland, where he had been on business in connection with his department. Chas. Danhkin, of the L. A. Manly wholesale liquor store, went up to Phoenix last Friday. D'n-H W-rH-rnd is the official pound mas- i if Mi" city. Imperial Billiard Parlor Grand Forks, B. C. PICTURES MD PICTURE FRAMING Furniture Made to Order. Also Repairing of all Kinds. Upholstering Neatly Don R. G. McCOTCHEON SWINIUriG AVBUOf It's ihe worst wheel tbat makes the most noise in the world. Don't regret too muih your upland downs; after all the only man who has noiie is in the cemetery. City Real Estate For Sale Applications for immediate purchase ol Lots and Acreage owned by the City, within the Municipality, are invited. Prices i—From $25.00 per lot upwards. Terms i~Cash and approved payments. List of Lots and prices may be seen at the City Office. JOHN A. HUTTON. City Clerk. AMMUNITION We have a complete line of shot shells and rifle ammunition. 16, 20, 12 and 10 ga. shot shells. All sizes rifle ammunition. Let us fill youi-Vequirements for the hunting season. For the dark evening try an EVER-READY FLASHLIGHT. A full stock of batteries. FRUIT LADDERS at reduced prices. 8 ft. $1.80 10 ft. $6.00 12 ft. $7.20 MILLER & GARDNER Hardware and Furniture IS IT WORTH WHILE BORROWING THE TELEPHONE TO SAVE TEN CENTS A DAY? Of course no one enjoys having to use a neighbors's telephone. Yet the phone has become such a necessity that, if one hasn't a phone, it can't be helped now and then. Good neighbors don't say anything but it must annoy them. Naturally your neighbor says she doesn't care, but she does. It would annoy you if the conditions were reversed. A party line is$1.50 net a month. It's a popular service. Get particulars at the office. BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY Canadian Blind Babies' Home Nursery, Hospital and Kindergarten Dominion Charter, Without Stock Subscription. DIBECTORS—Hon. Martin liurrell, Hon. President; Hou. J. Q.Turriff, PresiJent; \. H. Fiu-in no-u, Vioe-President; Elward liraud, Secretary, C. Ulackett Robinson, Cor. Secretary; J. F. McKinley, Treasurer; Lt.-Col. Whiton, M.D., R. H. Campbell, Thomas Mulvey, K.C, A. E. Provost, W. Lyie Reid, A. J. Freimau, Charles H. Pinhey, C. E, W. J. Cairns, and Tom Moore. TRUSTEES—C. H. Pinhey, O.E, Thomas Mulvey. K.C, A. J. Freidman Legal .ViMser Banker* John I. Mn>cCr*ok-m, K.C. Royal Bank of Canada. Auditor A. A. Crawley, C. A. The Objects of thii Institution, for which Incorporation was recently obtained, are: "To provide a Home and Refuge for Baby and Infant' Blind; to provide free Scientific Care, Training and Maintenance; to Save the Lives of even a few of the mtny of such unfortunates, who, for the lack of suoh ser" vice, perish every year; and to return these little ones to their parents, at school age with nor nal, healthy bodies and sound minds." This is alarge and greatly needed Child Welfare Service. Careful enquiry at the Government offices in tbe verious provinoes reveals the fact that there are at the presant time nearly 250 Infant Blind in the Dominion. Nothing ha3 yet been done f.*r those helpless little ones. In the United States, 16 years ago, the flrst home waa opened in New York City; they have now homes in 13 States, all doing excellent work. In England, some time ago, Sir Arthur Pearson organized "Sunshine House," Chorley Wood, for Blind Babies, and he claims tbat it is the only one ia the British Empire. Let us have the SECOND in Canada. To reach this worthy end money is urgently required. Fifty Thousand Dollars is the present objective of the Boajd. While the Home is to be located in Ottawa it will take in tbe Baby Blind from every province, so that this APPEAL for funds will be Dominion wi-te, and an early and generous response is confidently expected. Cheques should be made payable to the Canadian Blind Babies Home Association. All remittances will be promptly acknowledged. Tell The People What You Have to Sell THB SUN: GRAND F0BK8, BRITISH COLUMBIA Grain Movement Over The Canadian Pacific Railway Sept. 1 - Dec. 12, 1923 Clickety-click, clickety-click... It is the Bound of car wheels passing over the railroad tracks, and you could stand and listen to tbe same clickety-click for 44 hours on end, if you were to watch that part of the magnificent crop of Canada grown in districts served by the Canadian Pacific railway and moved from the harvest fields by that company. Imagine, if you can, a train 881 mileB long, or as far as from Winnipeg to the upper reaches of the Rocky Mountains. That is how many freight cars there would be. But cars alone cannot make a train. There are the engines, as well, and the road has kept in the neighborhood of 670 freight engines tugging grain trains east and west day and night throughout the season and in addition to these there sre 111 switch engines employed at terminals. The season, be it understood, is taken as the period from the opening of the Canadian crop year, Sept. 1 to the official dose of navigation with regard to shipping insurance on the Great Lakes, which falls Dec. 12. So much for computation trains. In point of fact however, the longest train which was made up during the season consisted of 126 cars and was approximately 1 mile in length. It was operated from Stoughton to Areola, Saskatchewan, on October 5th. The weight of the train not including the engine totalled 7,946 tons, of this 5,666 tons being freight. The train handled 185,000 bushels of wheat. Now during the season, there were 88 days on which cars could be loaded, for Sundays are excluded. During those 88 days there were trains operated on an average every 60 minutes day and night, trains carrying nothing but grain mind you, for passenger traffic and other freight business were conducted at the same time, and on uninterrupted schedules too, be it noted. These trains were on an average 46 cars long. In all, from Sept. 1 to Dec. 12, 1923, there were marketed in districts served by the Canadian Pacific Railway more than 200,000,000 bushels of all grains th<- largest quantity ever reported since the inception of the road. Taking the pars loaded as more truly representative of the activities of the company in the matter of grain movement, these have been reported at 116,232 for the period, representing 169,931,184 bushels. Suppose for a moment that all that grain were to be dumped into a river bed 100 feet wide and five feet deep, and that the new 'river' were able to flow at an avenge rate for water, say a mile an hour, then he who stood on the bank amd had the patience to watch, might pitch bis tent and picnic for three and one half days before this stream would be dried up. A second trip into the land of imagination and om might put mountains in the background, and might make those mountains up of all the grains kernels which had been taken from the freight cars engaged in their transportation. If the grain were heaped up on acre lots of ground, there might well be three mountains, and eacb one of them would tower 6,000 feet into the heavens. The Canadian Pacific railway station at Lake Louise, one of the highest in the Rocky Mountains, is 5,044 feet above sea level. In the three mountains would be included oats, rye, barley, flax — all the coarse grains commonly grown in the Dominion as well as wheat, but if the latter were to be sorted out and put into mountains by itself, supposing there were still to be three mountains, then each of these would rise 4,200 feet from the ground Banff itself is only 4,600 feet above the sea. But after all, wheat is of little use in imaginary rivers or even mountains, however high or picturesque they may be. Let us consider what would happen if all the wheat were made into flour (leaving coarse grains aside) and kneaded up and baked into bread. If this were done there would be approximately 104,700 miles of regulation size, 16 ounce loaves, if they were placed end to end. This tremendous string of loaves would stretch back and forth across Canada, from Montreal to Vancouver 36 times. If the loaves were laid side by side and end to end, they would form a solid belt across the Dominion wider than the height of a city lamp post. Again if they were piled in a trans-Canada wall one loaf deep, the height of the wall would be 12 feet. A particularly interesting feature of the grain movement of the present season according to company officials iB the increase which had been reported in the amount of grain sent by Canadian Pacific to Vancouver for export. In all there were 5,632 cars received representing .S,0S7,784 bushels, or a very large percentage of the total exports from Vancouver which aggregated 8,910,966 bushels to the United Kingdom, and 80,300 mostly to South America. Last season for the corresponding period there were 3,548 cars received at Vancouver and 4.897,019 bushels exported. Quebec, the Old World Province 1. The Cals*-chs>, a mean* of cos-sveynisee much favoured by vlallora to Quebec. 3. An old brisk ovi-n. the like of which was used la France tour centarlcss bro. 3. Chntnsii Frontcnnc, 'tsirlss-c, thc issosst modern hoatelrj- on the continent, trom a glorloaa height looks dowa ■ „ old QUebec nnd on the cisrly Isisllle fields. 4. Ancient und moils-rn. Tho Hills- cannon cwstnred by the British at Bunker Hill, resits near the Qaefcee .'Itadel by tbe side of n hovs liter which fell to the Ciiniisliana In the Grent War. 5 Thome's their forma nre modern, aome farmers atlll uae the oz a* beast at burden la the baek es-suatry* rHESE are just n few pictures taken In Quebec. It is not without reason that this province is becoming the tourist resort of thc continent, for here is a country of utmost fascination and intrigue. Quebec has an atmosphere all its own and, if it can be said, more of an old- world atmosphere than has the old-world of today. Quebec is the eighteenth century keeping pace with the twentieth, yet retaining its identity. One stops at little wayside shrines. The wooden cross, the patron saint in effigy, the nurtured flowers, the woman at her distaff, the white-walled houses close at hand transport you to the distant land from whence the original settlers came. Yet, over there, beyond that little hedge or cedar fence the farmer gathers in hia crop with up-to-date machinery, and stores it in a modern barn. Behind, the hum of tne telegraph wire reminds you that you are not living in a by-gone day and, if that is not enough, through the not too distant fields, a huge train thunders. Near the white walls tlie lady of the house draws water from the old-fashioned well, andbakes her bread in an old brick oven, the like of which was used by her ancestors in France four centuries ago. She spins her own wool and shares with her husband a faith, which though not old-fashioned, is almost as old as the Christian era. A kindly hospitable soul is she, nor ia she always backward in learning, for she probably attended the convent of the Ursuljnes at Quebec, or la petite ecole at Louiseville. And her husband—He may be content to wear the homespun, to sit around the fire, or on the threshold at night, to smoke his "Rouge Quesnel" and to drive five miles to church early on all holidays in his buggy or in the straw lined cart that ia used about the farm, but he "knows his lettera" and, better still, he knows how to farm. The Quebec farm is usually up-to-date. Your "habitant'* gets all that can be got from the soil, and if ■jou ait with him and talk you will see that ha gats the fullness of life too. Give him the simple pleasures. He is happy if he can re-tell the story of the big moose he shot by "Lac Saint Pierre" and the bear. He is some trapper too, "for sure I catch him lots of skin, met" The "old man," the "old woman" and that large, very large family, are content as seldom people are, and rightly so, for theirs is a rich heritage, and beautiful. The mighty St. Lawrence and its thousand tributaries, the glorious Laurentians, with their wooded slopes, the forests, lakes and myriad streams give them a country almost unexcelled for beauty. Game and fish abound as has been discovered by sportsmen from outside. Moose, trout, maskinonge, the big black bass, bear, deer and caribou. From a historians point of view Quebec is the hunting ground of the continent. Quebec city' is one huge souvenir of the early days of Canadian settlement. Lost and re-captured several times her old Walls still bear tha marks of storm, and the old cannons still guard the dty and the approaches to the citadel. The history of Quebe-* Is the history of Canada, priest, soldier and pioneer settler each having played a glorious part in the making of it. With the fair Dominion as a lasting memorial to their valor and courage, Quebec links them with the present day; their faith, piety, and the work they commenced are being preserved and carried on by the present generation. The relics of their day scattered here and there, and on almost every street, look down or out upon the most modern improvements of the age. the railways, and the huge Canadian Pacific and other steamships at the docks, bot lose not their identity, and in the case of buildings and public places, their charm and interest. All through Quebec province, and in the most unexpected places one comes across historic links with tha past. Lik* her people Quebec is quiet, peaceful, and does not crave the limelight, but Quebec fa not and cannot be overlooked. It is an old world, lull of charm, witbia the new. !rom Eyerywft ere Quebec city is again becoming the Mecca of winter-loving tourists. Arrangements for the forthcoming carnival are nearing completion and sports of all kinds, including toboggan sliding on tht four-track chute on Dufferin Terrace, are in full swing. The mild weather prevailing In Quebec until recently greatly hindered lumbering operations in the province. Thi, situation, according to Mr. Piche, Chief ForeBter, has been adjusted, however, by lets falls of snow, and tb* total cut has been brought up to normal. There are 300 ports and harbors on the coasts of Canada. Ths majority are, of course, small affaire, the big porta net exceeding six. Howsvtr, one of Canada'* pert*, Montreal, ranks lixth among the world'* ports and third oa th* basis of export business don* during th* seven months in which lt ts open. Newsprint production in Canada for the eleven months of 192g ending in November was 1,108,225 tons, as compared with 998,988 tons for the same period in 1922, the increase being equal to 17 per cent. The estimated production for the year i* 1,270,000 tons, or 189,000 tons over that for 1922. The value of Canada's 1923 grain crop is estimated hy th* Dominion Bureau of Statistic* at $892,572,300. Of this total approximately |450,000 is credited to the three prairi* provinces. It is interesting to note that while the figure* for Manitoba and Saskatchewan are below those of the year 1922, those of Alberta are above fcy over $45,000,000. Grain marketed along th* Canadian Pacific Railway in 1923 totalled 187,642,224 bushels, an increase of 83,324,619 bushels over any similar fperiod in the railway's history. The ncrease in bushels shipped was 13,- 086,730, or 9.2 pc-r cent over 1922, and 83.1 per cent of the total amount marketed had been shipped by December 3rd. Uovern-ment statistics estimate the apple crop of Canada for 1923 at 10,794,600 boxes, which, at an estimated average of $2 a box, makes th* value a little over $21,000.(500. By provinces the estimated production was as follows: Nova Scotia, 6,250,000 box**; British Columbia, 3,124,000; Ontario, 2,276,000; Que- bee, 110,000; and New Brunswick, 35,500. A herd of 20 buffalo is soon to be shipped from Wainwright Park, Alta., to th* Yukon, where a game preserve I* to be laid out in the central part of the* territory. This announcement wa* made here by Robert Lowe, of White Pa»s, Yukon Territory, on his way back from Ottawa, where he arranged for the shipment. The Banff Winter Carnival I* to be held from February 2nd to 9th, 1924, both dates inclusive, and will run concurrently with the Banff Bonspiel, which will be held from February 4th to 9th, inclusive. A widely varied and attractive programme has heen arranged, culmln- | r.ting in a Grand Carnival dance, when the Carnival Queen for will be announced and crowned. Among the New Year's honor* for 1924 one of the most popular is th* award of the C.B.E. by His Majesty the King to Captain S. Robinson, R.N.R., who, It will bc recalled, so distinguished himself ia command of the Canadian Pacific SJ. "Empress of Australia" during the Japanese disaster and is now commanding the Canadian Pacific 8*\. "Empress of Canada" for that vessel's forthcoming world cruiee. The beauties of the Laurentian Mountains, which have already attracted the attention of moving picture producers, are continuing to draw such companies. The latest to make use of this location is the Distinctive Pictures Corporation, etarr- inir Alma Rubens and Conrad Nagle, which has been shooting at Gray Rocks Inn, Ste. Jovite over the New Year holiday period. \ feature of their work has been the co-operatlen of the Chateau F**oitenac dog team, 1".| by Mour.tic, « "eteran of five vests service in th" North. A rt*pwn Ties. Two years will be allowod;*or removal of timber. Further particulars of the Distrlot Forester, Nelsou. TIMBER SALE X5841 SEALED TENDERS will be reoelred by the District Foreater, Nelson, not later than noon on the 26th day of January, 1924, for the purohase of Lloenoe X5JH1, Northwest of Orand Forks, to out 3500 lineal feet of Poles and 2000 Hewn Tics. Ono year will be allowed for removal of timber. Fnrtber particulars of the Distrlot Forester, Nelson, B. C. Ship Your Cream to The Kettle Valley Creamery Go. We pay the highest price and assure you the most accurate test Give your ocal creamery your trade. KETTLE VALLEY CREAMERY COMPANY UNLESS you see the name "Bayer" on tablets, you are not getting Aspirin at all - ^e/nwwj Accept only an "unbroken package" of "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin," which contains directions and dose worked out by physicians during 22 years and proved safe by millions for Colds Headache Toothache Neuralgia Earache Lumbago Rheumatism Neuritis Pain, Pairi Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets—Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. Anplrin l« thn trado mark (rr-glstfrrcl In Cnnnrla) of nayer Manufacture of Mono- acolloacldBlter of Snllcylicncld. While It is well known that Aspirin means Bayer manufacture, to usslst tho public nsralnat Imitations, the Tablet* of Bayer Company will be stamped wltb tbelr general trade mark, the "Bayer Cross. RADIO for 1924 The most up-to-date Radio sets today are our YELCO brand of Rscoivers. Onr prices are less, our products better. We will install it for you and turn on the current the same day you order the phone. If yon want your home to be the most attractive place in town for your boys and girls and for yonrself, put in a Radio, phone (built with the mw Myers tubes) in your most cosy ronm Not only attractivo, it's wonderfull It costs but little; it entartain.s must. Let Ua Demonstrate to You. P.S—Did you know that last week 50,000 people stood by and listened to messages sent to citizens of Qrand Forks (the first time) out of the bine skyl But it will happen often hereafter. 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Try one box t >-diij>,whioh ean be forwarded to any address on receipt of money order for $1.00. THKBBI-iNOTHIUBEITBH, AT ANY PBICB. Address orders to:— ■-..% THB "I.AKMALBNB" CO., 10,South View, Watlin? St., Dartford, Kent, England. WINTER WEAR FOR MEN l1 1 Men's all wool underwear, Stanfields and Wool nap Brand, at $5.00 per suit. Men's all-wool Winter at $5.00 per pair. Pants Men's Mackinaws, the very best, at $12.68 each. Also full lines of Men's Heavy Rubbers, ranging in price from $3.25 to $6.00. Call and see our stock before purchasing. We think it will pay you. Donaldson's Phone 20 A. E. MCDOUGALL 'CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Agent iDominion Monumental Worka (jAsbt-atos Products Co. Hoofing ."ESTIMATES FURNISHED BOX 332 GRAND FORKS, B. C. ^Counter-. Check Books We have secured the agency for Grand Forks4 of a large Western Publishing House which manufactures a superior grade of Counter Check Books—carbon back and carbon leaf styles. Prices Are Right Encourage Western enterprises and keep Western money in the West. Any Quantity from 100 up to 2500 books. The Sun Job Department Miss Mr-:- 'i /own*, of Berlin, K.H., who in three years sinee she first put on a ski, has achieved fame tbrough her daring and graceful jumping, has expressed her desire to con' ete with Canada's best f.irl ski Jumr.ers at the winter sports carnival in Quebec on February 2!, 22, 23 and 24th, during which time she will mai.e exhibition jumps. Further indications that the year 1923 will create a record in ocean traiTic are shown by figures given out at the headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Steamships. Bookings for wesbbornd sailings were exceptionally lar^e, while those for sailings to the Old Country for Christmas and the Neiw Year were in advance of the traffic of any previous year. - The Calgary Eaai-d of Trade Is taking interest in the proposal of large British interests, which involves the utilization of western straw for the manufacture of paper and other products, and is getting all possible information with respect to tlie development of industries. Hundreds of thousands of torn of straw are burned in the prairies every year, which it is olaimed has a commercial value. St. Jovite, Quebec, has been chosen since more as a movie location, and arrangements have been made by ■Conrad Nagle and Alma Rubens foi the transportation of themselves, party of 17 and equipment to that place during the early winter. Last winter Lionel Barrymore and Seena Owen located at St. Jovite for the filming of "Snow Blind" prior to taking other parts of the picture r. round the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, and Windermere, British Columbia. Our Hobby is •Good Printing rjnHE value of well- printed, neat appearing stationery as a means of getting ahd holding desirable business has been amply demonstrated.. Consult us before going elsewhere. Wedding invitations Bail programs Business cards Viriting cards Sh'p~ing tags Letterheads Statements Noteheads Pamphlets Price lists Envelopes Billheads Circulars Dodgers Posters Menus New Type jLatest Style Faces THE SUN THE HUB—Bring your boot and shoe repairs to my shop for neat and prompt work. Look for the big boot.—GEO. ARMSON Yale Barber Shop Razor Honing a Specialty" 354 A. Z. PARE, Proprietor Yalr Hotel, Fibst Stbkkt SYNOPSIS OF L4iVD)IGTAMENDMENTS pre-emptions Vaoant, uareservof nmgrri 'iown landa may bo pre-empted by irltleh subjects over 11 yean of act, ind by aliens oa declaring Intention o become British -subjects, ooBttt- ional upon residenoe, oooupaUees. .nd Improvement tar agrioultu-al ■urposes. Full Information oonoamlna regq- atlons regarding pre-emptions ta •riven lo Bulletin No. 1, Land Series, How to Pre-empt Land," copies of 'hlch can be obtained freo of esters* •y addressing the Department ot and*, Victoria, B.O, or to any Oe-r- nment Agent Records will be granted covering niy land suitable for agricultural urposes, and whioh la not timbered, I.e., carrying over 8*000 board -oet per acre weat of the Coaat Range tnd 8,000 feet per acre eaat of tbat Range. Application* for pre-emptions aro o be addressed to the Land Com- ulssioner of the Land Recording Division, in whioh the land applied Itr is situated, and are maae on printed urns, copies of which can be eb- tined from the Land Commissioner- Pre-emptions must be occupied for five years aad Improvementa made to value of $10 per acre, including clearing and cultivating at leaat Ave acres, before a Crown Grant can be ecelved. For more detailed information aaa- ilie Bulletin "How to Pre-empt Land." PURCHASE Applications are received for purchase of vacant and unreserved . Crown lands, not being tlmberlaad.. for agricultural purposes: minimum •. prloe of first-class (arable) land la fl - per acre, and second-class (graaing) ■ 'and $2.50 per acre. Further Infer- • matlon regarding purchase or lease < of Crown lands ls given ln Bulletin: No. 10, Land Series, "Purohase aad; Leaae of Crown Lands." Mill, factory, or Industrial eltes on i Umber land, not exceeding 40 acres,., may be purchased or leased, the con- - dltlons Including payment ott stumpage. HOMESITE LEASES j Unsurveyod areas, aot exceeding ri aores, may be leased aa homeatW conditional upon a dwelling belntr orected In the flrst year, VXle being obtainable after residence aad |m- provement conditions aro fulfilled and lead ha* boon surveyed. LEASES For erasing aad Industrial poses areas not exceeding 640 may be leased by one person company. GRAZING Under the Orating Aet pur ines la divided Into graslng dli Prov-. * xx. Jln* a'atrtou i aad the range administered under a Oraalng Commissioner. Annual. graslng permits are Issued based on. numbers ranged, priority being given i 'o established owners. Stock-owners,- may form associations for ranges management. Free, or partially freo, ormlts are available for settlermJ •impers and travellers, up to ten NEW HARNESS I have opened a new harness shop and am prepared to make harness to order and do all kinds of repair work. Shop equipped with modern machinery. All work guaranteed: Co A. Crawford