V *\ ""rovincial Libr THE OLDEST MIKING GAMP NEWSPAPER IN BRITISH ' COLUMBIA Vol. XXXI GREENWOOD, B. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, L924. No. 5 Now is the time to Brighten up your Home We have just received an assortment of Paints, Oils, Floor Stains, and Varnishes T. M: GULLEY & CO. PHONE 28L. GREENWOOD, B.C. FRESH SALMON & HALIBUT Every Thursday ������li \ PEACHES, PEARS* PLUMS Now Arriving. Order Today y- ������-���- . ��� '.,������-.--./.��� Crosse &- BlackweH's Vinegar In Bottles 45c each. Per Gallon $1.20 Fruit Jars, Rubber Rings, Schram, Economy & Mason Caps For Quality and Value Order From Phone 46 GREENWOOD GROCERY Just In A Big Line Of NEILSON'S CHOCOLATES y Box, Bulk arid Bars Buy a box of these extra fine fresh Chocolates GOODEVE'S DRUG STORE ������������������������������������������������>������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ���. # \ | t Pork Sausage and Weiners f * , Always, in Stock I ������ -.Place your orders, for Preserving Peaches With Us I TAYLOR & SON | PHONE 17 GREENWOOD J �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� , INDEPENDENT MEAT MARKET We carry only the best stock procurable in - - . Beef, Veal, Pork, Ham, Bacon, Lard, Etc. A trial will convince you 1 * t JOHN MEYER - Proprietor Help Us To Give You . Better Service. Giving the name instead of the number of the parly being called slows up the operator. She is now instructed to request the number if it is not given, tbis procedure being in the interests of good telephone service, BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY. Auction! Auction! Auction! -Why not realize on your Surplus Stock? Cash-in hand, is better than a 6 mouth's Bill for Winter Feed. TermsfReasonalble V "W CHARLES KING AUCTIONEER Just Arrived and Very Reasonably Priced Ladies fine Silk Hose $125 All Wool Hose in Black, Brown and Heather .85c Boys and Girls Wool Stockings Barretts Fancy Lace Edgings Princess Pat Hair Nets 2 forlSc Childrens Fancy Handkerchiefs MRS. ELLENTROUNSON Greenwood Theatre SATURDAY, AUG. 30th Commencing at 8.15 p^m. ADOLPH ZUKOR presents Dorothy Dalton in "The Law of the Lawless" with Theodore KoslofF, Charles de Roche aud TttllyMarshall ��� Nothing so colorful has ever bee_n screened as this picture of gypsy and - Tartar life in -the far-off regions beyond the Roumanian Danube. It's a glowing romance of "unleashed passion, of picturesque scenes and stir- ��� ring climaxes. .With more real thrills than a dozen ordinary pictures. 7~-Reels���7 ADULTS 50c CHILDREN 25c AROUND HOME FOR SALE Top Buggy in good shape, cheap, cash or trade part Hay or Seed Grain; BIGGIN, Tailor, _ Midway. �� Tlifr Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada, Limited Office, Smelting and Refining Department ' . _. TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA SMELTERS AND REFINERS Purchasers of Gold, Silver* Copper, Lead and Zinc Ores Producers of Gold, Silver, Copper, Pig Lead and Zinc "TADANAC" BRAND EXCHANGE A brand new Diamond Ohio Table Lamp will be given ua exchange for two cords "of wood. This lamp burns 95 per cent, air and is fitted to barn either gasoline or coal oil. Apply The Ledgb Office. LOST A pack bag was lost on the "Midway road about six weeks ago, or it may have been left in the car in which the undersigned was driven. A. MASI.ONKA, Midway. HIDES Albert Maslonka is in the market for hides. Bring your hides to ray shop in Midway and receive a good price. Paper Hanging and Painting 3. O. THOMPSON Phone 9F. . Kettle Valley PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Minister in charge Rev. W. R. Walklfissaw. B. A. Greenwood Sunday, Aa?. 3 Ist. Oreeewooj ?.30 s.s��. Mrs. Guy Wright, of Nelson, is visiting' Mrs. Lester McKenzie. " Herb Bryant, of Grand Forks, is spending a few days in town. Mrs. James Drum, of Beaverdell, is the guest of Mrs. A. Legault. Jas. Machell, of Westbridge, was a visitor to town during the week end. ��� E. C. Henniger, of Grand Forks, was in town on business on Tuesday. -��� Thos. Williamson left .this morning for Victoria to attend Normal School. Mrs. T. Jenkin and two sons, are on a few days visit to Mr. Jenkin at Trail. ���>.-'; J. Lange, of Vancouver, representing Canadian Linotype Ltd., was in town on Wednesday. Next Sunday is Labor Sunday. Service as usual 7.30 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church. Come. Gash paid for^bides at Brown's Store, Midway." V Miss Ruth Axam; returned on Sunday morning from Trail where she was visiting her sister -Daisy.;, : 7 Light and heavy draying and express done by Frank Maletta. Leave orders at the Greenwood Grocery. Miss E. A. Olson returned on Friday last from San Jose, Calf, and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Walters. Fall Wheat" and Fall Rye at Brown's Store, Midway. Sunday School resumes at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31st. A full muster ,��of *teachers aad scholars' requested as practice commences immediately, for Rally Day. '. Venus and the crescent moon were plainly visible to a number of,Greenwood, citizens, on. Tuesday morning with a" briifiant'siin shinning. George - Hallett, of the Bank of Commerce staff, Golden, arrived in town oa Tuesday for a visit ..with bi_T: parents, Mr. and Mrs..I. H. Hallett. ���' ,������-. Miss Lilly Pickthall who has been spending a few days ia town the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Walters, returned to Grand Forks on Wednesday. The Misses Dolly aud Evelyn Grant returned to Princeton on Wednesday morning after a five weeks visit at the home of Mr. aad Mrs." Lester McKenzie. Mrs. W. Harrison and son, William, returned to Princeton last Sunday morning after a very enjoyable visit for two- weeks with.Mr. and Mrs. J. Keady. - J. B. Corbet, of Calgary, Supt. 'for Alberta of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, stopped in town Monday night, being on a motor trip to Keremeos and Seattle, Wash. Thelargest fish that has come to our notice this year was caught by Mrs. G. S. Walters this week ia the Kettle river. It measured 22}4 inches and weighed ,3 lbs 12 02s. The B, C. Distilleries Co. have leased the Huater-Kettdrick brick block oa Copper St and will open up a warehouse for exporting. Mr. Shannon bf -Vancouver* is in charge. Mrs. Job a Docksteader and two daughters left on Tuesday afternoon for Trail where they will reside. They will be missed by a large circle of friends in Greenwood and distjict, Miss Ethel Fraser left on Monday morning for Winnipeg where she will live with relatives and attend"school. Chief and Mrs. Fraser accompanied their daughter as far as-Peaticion, ^ There has been no dance in the district for a long, time and the one to be given in the Masonic Hall - on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. Ist, uader the Masonic Lodge should draw a large crowd. Mr. and Mrs. A. Legault returned oa Saturday from au enjoyable motor trip to Seattle and Portland. Thej were accompanied ou the return journey by Mrs. W. K. Agaewj mother of Mrs. Legault, Mining Notes The Providence mine will ship a 40 ton car of high grade ore in a few days. David Spooner and James Cordy are doing some developments work on the Amandy, a promising claim, near Long lake. Supt. Baner and a crew of men have got work well under way on fehe Spotted Horse, f^and drills ^will be used until a Buifcable compressor can be secured. < Jim Lynch, of Toroda, Wash., a well known prospector, was in town on Wednesday. Jim and a party of miners are making preparations 1 to drill for gold ou Eock Creek,'having secured a specially constructed drill for this purpose. W. Walkinshaw, of the:Can- adian Bank, of ��� Commerce staff, Olds, Alta., arrived in town on Tuesday for a few days visit with his brother and sister-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Walkinshaw. Many have signified, their intention of attending the. Masonic Ball in the Masonic Hall, Greea- wood, next Monday, Sept. 1st. Bush's orchestra are practising many new dance hits for the occasion. . . Tenders, are being received for work to be done to the Post "Office Building. The public lobby will be kalsomined and painted, the cement sidewalk repaired, the foundation and stone" steps cemented and new tiles put in the public lobby. 4 Grain cutting is igeneral in the Bridesville district with thrashing commencing this week. It is estimated that 21 cars of grain will be shipped out. A. R. Barwick has a fair crop and he expects to get 35 bushels of wheat to the acre. Glen Toney celebrated his.6th birthday on Tuesday, afternoon by entertaining^ a number ..off. his friends7V;Ali-'kihds.of^am.es were played "and with abundance "of good things to eat the young children thoroughly enjoyed themselves. "" Some time ago a parson ia aa industrial tqyra arranged a Special ' Service -for working men. The' service was well attended, and .the preacher began his sermon with the remark: "Rarely indeed have I been privileged to address so many tons of soil. Miss Silvia Price entertained on Thursday last at tea in honor of Miss Ethel Fraser who^ left for Winnipeg on Mohd'ay. - "The guests- were the Misses Ruby Goodeve, Nellie aud��� Isabel Keir, Vera Walmsley, Mary and Ellen Kerr, Mrs. Sutherland , and Mrs. Spence. On Saturday- night of last week a surprise party was given- at the residence of Ola Lofstad at which there were over 100 present. It was the largest party ever held iu Greenwood.. The music for dancing was supplied by S. Bombini, E. Keobke aad others. Refreshments were served atmidnight and "everybody had a lively lime. James Adams, of Greenwood, a native of Scotland aud a pioneer of B.C. died ia the Grand^ Forks Hospital on Saturday aiglit after a few months illness. The late Mr. Adams was about 75 years of age, coming to Esquimalt in 1880 and-was-with the C.P.R. during construction. He also lived in the Nicola country for many years. He had been a soldier aad had served in India. During his boyhood days he' was a playmate of Sir Thomas Lipton. Burial took place ia Grand Forks on Monday. Last ..week one or two news items were inadvertently missed from the columns of this, "The People's Paper," and after the paper was issued our attention was drawn to the fact. The 'editor cannot be here, there aad everywhere and he does not hear all that is going on, but depends largely upon the public for telling him their news items. " If you have any social affair or personal item or news of local interest let as know about it aad it shall be gladly published. Doa't forg.et that this is YOUR paper aad it depends largely oa your co-operation if it Is to be bright, saappy aad newsy. V Kettle Valley Notes There will be no Service in4 the Anglican Church on Sunday, Aug. 31st. Miss Evelyn O'Donnell ia going to Vancouver feo attend school there. Misa Winnie Whiting is shortly leaving for Vancouver to attend school afe Kerrisdale. Mr. and Mrs. "Whiting entertained a large party Ia3fe Tuesday evening at their home. ' Mr. and Mrs. E. N"orris entertained a large party from Midway^ afe the Eiver on Sanday. . A meeting of the "Womens Auxiliary will be held afe Mrs. Thor- burn's on Wednesday, Sepfe. 3rd. Miss Florrie..Jnpp is leaving soon for Vancouver to attend school afe the Sfe Anthony College, -Burnaby St. Messrs. Harker & Pausey are rapidly completing the house they 7 are erecting for Will Johnston afe 7 Rock Creek. V Mr. and Mrs. G. Swannell are f> spending a shorfc holiday on a ff motor trip to Nelson and other. ; Kootenay points. -7 .7, The Stock Breeders Association 0 have coming into fehe district this week Mr. Ludlow, of P. Burns & Co., to look over any fat catfele. " . Dr. .W. D. Smith, Dentist of Grand Forke, will be at Beaven Gane'a on Sunday 31sfe at 9 o'clock. Anyone wanting dental work done can see him there that day. ' The writer is 'glad feo Bfeafee the . latest; news of Mrs. E. Hafefeon from Grand Forks, is that she is much better and ife is hoped that she may , ,",. make a complete recovery from her illness. Paley Wilson is not returning 'from the Old Counlry until next spring. He reports the rainfall thiB summer as slightly excessive,- -'' Residents" of this seefciou are all ?V familiar, wifehhis version,.'of tbcfW following well known song: y "The grasshoppers come hop, hop, hop, \f " hop." v This is a new verse. , , ��� '* The raindrops they come drop, drop," , drop, drop, " 1' - '-. ' -, - \ y Spoil all niy cricket, I fiopi flop, flop, flop. _ -'-��� In mud that is just clot, clot, clot,' clot. ;' I awfully mouldy. Ive got a motto, always merry and bright , Look around and^ou will find Mud before you and mud behind, The sun will shine altho' the sky so gray is' -' I say to myself, to myself I say, Cheer up laddie you'll soon be where Thesun's hotter than Hades.- The Charge of the Bobbed Brigade -. - By R. Montgomery Bobbed hair to the right of us, - Bobbed hair to the left of us, Bobbed hair behind us, Tresses asandered. Some with a heavy-crop, Some with a light crop, Into the barber shop Walked the bobbed hundred. Women of high degree, Women past fifty-three, Determined that they shall be One of the numbered. Women bf every class, Mother, daughter, little lass, . Sweetheart, sister, join the mass Ofthe bobbed hundred. Some with bangs, some without, - Some are shingled round about, Some in curls, and some in doubt, In case they have blundered. _ . Some of them do look real swell, Some of them do look like���well, It's something not just well to teil Kow looked the bobbed- hundred! New Dalton Outdoor Picture An outdoor -picture, colorfil in extreme, is Dorothy Dalton's latesfe Paramount picture, "The Law of the Lawless," It contains a. variety of thrills and mystery combined wifch a passionate and primitive love romance of fehe Tartar -and gypsy. This picture, said feo be an entertaining aad novel photoplay," may be seen at the Greenwood Theatre next Saturday, Aug. 30feh, Theodore Kosloff, Charles de Roche and Taily Marshall support the star, each playiag featured roles. E, Lloyd Sheldon made Ihe adaption from a siory of the' waadering gypsy tribes by Konrsd Bsreoviei, a famous Eoamaalan author. TEB LEDGE, GBEENWOOD) ;M & People Refuse To Leave Volcano Area Predicts $l,000J4irplane English Engineer Forecasts Increase In Commercial Flying In Canada K.iiveasting ;. tremendous advance in eoniim.rei.il ll;>ing in tlit-"* very near future. Charles II. Loi'Uion.sc, M.I.IC.C. internal combustion engineer anil expert wlio ait.encioci tIn* convention of British scientists and itic* international niailieniaiioa.1 congress, Toronto, ltills of experiments now being carried oa which will.redu.lt in tiie {traduction of a $1,000 airplane. "The chief saving in cost," he explained, ''is in the engine. For quite :i period engineers have been endeavoring lo put out iv sound, low- priced aero-engine. It is expected iliai their efforts will lie crowned with success before, the. end of the year." Press dispatches from London slated ihat .Mr. Lofthouse liad been sent over by the British air ministry t.o act in tlie capacity of consultant adviser io tlie Canadian Air Force. He has had many years' experience in' aeronautics. <������ "Since the war. which gave a very tremendous impetus io flying in Great Britain, the aim of the engineer has been to perfect a sniall plane with a high horsepower engiue. The advantages are to enable.the machines (o land in.ii very sniall area, and they will also'have au enormous lilting power. These ���machine's should be a very fine commercial proposition for Canada. "Commercial (lying in Canada is in Ir.s infancy, and requires developing. It needs all lho encouragenient.tliai.il. can be given by governments and priv- . alt; corporations.'.' Ii-c;u7b"e utilized _ lor'quick service, carrying of machih1: _��\rj;'_t_o parts*."where"railways do not rim": . also mail,-"mill..paXseng'eis,-. and. its efli- (���iency in -J'ore.W patrol.iias already. been jested.'.' ��� -"' '���;'���'.---': y ""���:."! n iuidit ion 7 itr.simplifies".to, 'an, r-h- ��� itrmoii.s. ex.1 em -,lh'e .problem' o.f' 'making Mirv.eys" of all-kind,, and is of: immense -Value in" phouigrapby," - lii.tliosp two ways, 'in particular.-, commercial .'Hying-iii-trio. Dominion", where -a great ' doalof-w.ork of tlii.s'.kind;mu��i be dime. ��� litis a-great future. '.;-. ff "Canada" is.well endowed with.young . varfexperieiiped pilots and.fniechanics wh"o"'"could , readily be utilized by com: Kiie'rciai corpora! fr-nsfwiiTi--'a very little nmofunf of-addiu'q.ia! training.'. . "Can- :a��ia f'pres.ents.Vi --'.wonderful - field.' for "aeronautics, .but' a:'fiejltl whicli.;is;' as f-yet,-;-alniost undeveloped/'- . -\. }:.'. -. --- V-f Basketball. Championship.;- -"'.''..- '", '-"By (1 ef eat ing' .the I ea in"' from' Si ras's- burg .in the; Olympic- .Galiies" at Paris'; 'iho^Kihii'onioii.'C.oiiimercrai G'ra'dtrat.es Baslcetbail- team, have", been' declared :-undisputed" champions.-'of -the "world. This--.learn of girK.'have .made' a wonderful ivc-oni:--'.../\I) comers- so'- far have .been'." beaten by Mh'e:.Kduioi'iion pfrls,'.' ���;���-". .'.''7-; 7 ' XX V- X. '��� ;-.-. ";;"��� TlieiVi.Viii ear'thquake'abOiil oiice a 'weekfin the'city of Lima, Peru.'-7' ^ariuifte .���ifc_Q*gj Recent Eruption on Babuyan Island Fails to Drive Residents The most primitive people of the entire Philippine archipelago dwell on tlie Island of Babuyan, some sixty miles north of Luzon, according to members of Governor-General Wood's party who visited that group recently. The lotal population of the Island Is seventy-seven, composed of fourteen married men, the same number of married women, twenty adult unmarried women, iwealy-five children of bolh sexes aiul four old women. .Money is unknown among lhe people, with lhc exception of Bernardino Bosal, ihe head man, who.treasures a few silver pesos as a reminder of his former life iu Luzon. Itosal Is pries!. Judge, legislator and executive afl in one. He ofUciut<>s at funerals, marriages and births and adjusts all tribal differences. Dr. Paciflco -La.vgo. au assistant in the Philipine Health Service, who was a member of the Governor-General's party, landed or. Babuyan Island and explored the volcano which reeeutly was In eruption. "From the top of the mountain to the water's edge the once exuberant, vegetation was burnt off and boulders, ashes and lava cover the mountain side," said Dr. Lay go. "A new crater appears to have formed from whicli steam is continuously rising. The advisability of transferring-llie inhabitants to lhe mainland of Luzon was discussed with ihe islanders, but they decided that they preferred io remain on Babuyan, although most of. their corn and comote fields were destroyed by the eruption. They were terrorized by the (low of rocks, fishes and steam from Hie volcano, but tliey could not be persuaded to leave, their only desire being to get. to tlie northern end of the island where they believed ihey would be safe from future eruptions." Microscopical Prayers Engraving Lord's- Prayer On a Pin Head Starts New Industry- AVandering about, town, one might get. the idea thai America had developed "a" now industry��� -thai or engravr .ing the Lord's" Prayer on pin heads." .The'iriTprossion'.i.s".strengthened if one takes, to visiting 'the regions ih, which- s'ide'shrjtvs;flourish,;'ne:tr town or'.along the - rustic.".-froifles - .of ihe"" travelling-" shows." - - - -' f ''" ,-' '--.-������xx V -" 7 Considering -.thai- ihe- man who ��� en-; graved' the.prayer ou a pin a.fewoears "ago- was -reported--tof have".' gone blind tind "insanee asVi-'resiiit'-.of- his three" years brapplicaiJon, one-might, almost, pause to.ask -Jf. all thisf'pifn engraving- fwere not -dangerous.".. There is iio. fear; however:, .the. engraved ."pin bfusi-. ness has . been ."placed..on a" "saffef'-and sane,basis-. "-.,".���7""-- . .'ff- "'-.��� ���������.- - The, original' pin" 'was all .thai,'has been' -said- for'- it./-- .Ori afdisk 7'oi-t.y- sevon oiie-.t.housaiidihs.of-an .inch -iu diameter -.'there ." were .engraved .65 words' with .251 lotters.fand "nearly 2,000'Hues had f.o;.be; cut in. doing Jt.: Tlie'f original might'-conceivably'-have got lost in .a 'sewing"basket..and gone ���the way, of .allfpinsj- But- a die was liiaVle of, it��� no inconsiderable job; in' i .seifWi'mi the markeU'is' now.supplied .froni the "die.-��� The 'J\'_ A*." Times;.' ' "f ; Say ''Bayer''-InsistI For Pain Headache Neuralgia Lumbago Rheumatism Colds Accept only a Baj'-er package Avhich contains proven directions Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets Also boiilcs'of 2-1 and 100���Druggist* Aspirin ls tb�� truOe mark (roKlstcrol in. OanaJo) or llayer 'M��niirnciure of Mono- ���ccticaoldcs-tcr uf S��l!>-.vlk'ac!dlffereat view of naval battle strategy from that held by the present First Sea Lord; but the controversy ls not on this point, biit on cerlaln- details of the action. Lord Jeilicoe, for example, defends Admiral Evan. Thomas against, the criticism thai he delayed 'origin'^ the Fifth Battle Squadron into action at the same time as the Battle Cruisers. Tho Admiralty allege that for an hour after S.30'p.m. the two fleets were, little more than six miles apart"; Lord Jeilicoe says that this is correct only "if the Third Light Cruiser Squadron and the Fourth Scout Group are considered to represent the British "and German fleets, but wholly inaccurate when applied to the main bodies." ���> It may be mentioned that.the'Admiralty take a very��� different view of the movements of the Ge-man fleet from that given In the book of. Admhal Seheer.. The.iiew iiubljcation does not do much in thc way of presenting to the ordinary reader a clearer picture or Jutland, by far the best account, or which is still, thai combined in Sir Julian Corbeft's third volume of the Oflicial 'History. rives more zest ana digestion ���' feut also f3g^5l.ti���� it adds Bccause.it aias nourishment to too Find Queer Animals In Panama Jungle Scientists Investigating Mysteries Unearthed By Marsh Expedition Aside from the ���'while"' -Indians brought back from the Pauaina jungles by the. Uicliard O. Marsh expedition, seienlisls are investigating other zoological and botanical mysteries unearthed by the expedition i Gets Credit For Breaking Long Spell Of Drouth The first rainfall of any consequence in Poking and vicinity during the. present year occurred -Vfity 21'. ItV i rained again May 22.- The drouth was, the most prolonged for several years. There is little of the unusual in the. ibove facts. Springs are apt to be The noteworthy M r Among!., . .. , ,.��� . ,i _,������-_,,__, .dry in North China (hem is a Irog that builds a house. W..��� < ,_ X- ���. _, *���., -. , ,, ���,, , , ,,, ,- _ feature Is the tact that the rainlai! I his queer Irog. says Charles-M. , ., , ... , t, , , . v, , ��� , , i coincided with a.solemn ceremony per- Breder, Jr., of Newark, an lcthyolo- . . . ��� ��� .���,.���, ;, formed in Poking to \\x Shen, the god Salary Too Low Says. Labor Member ������"-',-' ' X ,- .Of Common's . '---""': ;7 -The refusal .by. James-O'Grady,. Labor'."member" oif iho House of Commons for South East'Leeds, to'accept- the" position -oi;. Governor, of Tasmania because of the .'expense'eonriectedf-with ihc office'has.given rise to;consider-': able discussion. : The official salary- of. the Governor of- Tasmania;Is.only ��-2,-750 and 'Mr. OtGrady has declined oh the ground .that'lief has'-not sutli- cient private. ni>;.*ins ."to ' suppjumont this"'salary, which .he regards as in-; suniclent. -- ... V.- -'- Xy[y " . -The'-paliy Herald, Labor organ, sug- "gestsf tliat' the" Colonial, oflice" 'asK -a. I Canadian:or an 'Australian to be .Gov'; ! ernosV ; The paprr-is of ft lie opinion 't hat. men ""rich "and-fdeinocraIic 'enouglr could be-easily found in the Dominions and ,:.says "ihat. such fan" acf would, do more, tfo show.-..'that- "the British".states were-uiiiiethtiian-.ycars of talk.-, ..''...: 'An official *stavmen.t^was _nia.de. re-- cehrly at Hobart, Tasmania,-that the Tasmania. .Government'-did,- not. intend ,to provide additional moneys for the Governor's esiablishment. '' T.lie Governorship ��� has been vacant since ^February,; .1923. '-. .-'.:.��� - ; f WW Sports and Accidents V Record of lnsura.i"ce; Company. Shows' .": - -\ Ever Present .Hazard - f :. What .is .ihe-incst "dangerous, siiori-?. An-insurance compahy-on I he''Pacific Coast, has kejit a.rec"ord for ten "years" showing-how many, claims it'lias" niet for"~(Iealli -and accident arising put "of eiigagemen"!. in variotiK kinds"of'sport. There wereiiC.Josl. their liv'es/'whjje "a, number Io.at":C-habd;.a'.foot. "or eyesight.." ���The' statistics" a"re"n"or;cbncius.ive" lie"-' fcaus.. ilu1 number-of. iiebple. whof follow certain fines'eT sport is not given for comparison.; The.-figures.'.which do no!, include.'automobile-.-accidents sustained on' pleasure' trlps,:-��re', inter- est ing, however", :as showing tliarf- the hazard of life' aad" limb hi .ever- present, no matter whaifihe wideavor."* X- -./:'._' [ X'���X--... ^0_ 0'r "X-X -.. . '��� '.. :' -. '" _ -,.<:ialnts .Hasebifli '���'....-. ���;......... ,010 - Bathing ';.."" '.XX...".- 4J3 ' Basfc'iM or ha'ndbftll .... .275.. Falls, while, -in 'field }w ; ,- woods .".". ..;,.....,...' ,22(i;" Wrestling." .V...;.'...'..".. }2\'A Fishing *; f . 7-.; f,l97.; Golf."-;..'-:"...... Wf ..'.-'..-" 167--' Tennisf .... .".���:".-...,,-.- .'-' 157 - Skating .-...... .,.������������������ 1' I ' 'Gymnastics :..-",....-;.'.. 111 l.oating .'���...-._.'.-,'.���-'.: .,.'���;. .07- H��inting'-- .���[:,������.���: ���������'......[,-' !)2,. Bowling.-.-.." ..-...'..-ff.." ii'L- Dancing" ....',.'."..;.;.."��� , f -1-t llolo,. i.yXXx.XyX.X'. Z- 2 Miscallaneoua .,-.;..-._:...- .423 [ Cof.s'iiiig'-yX.. X:..:... .\- .17 WX..XX V. . 1539 - i.... Eskimos ..-Losing-\Gra2.ng." Lands' ���". '.'���', Alaska;.^-Eskimosi,;.With������ their- large .reindeer herds,of:,'the Seward Peninsula are facing the same problem, that sheep "men did in-the", western states years, fa'go, according ' to William T. Lopi>7 Superintendent -'of-'the Alaska Division of-the Bureau of Education". '*��� "There are no. land leasing or graz- . -���*-������--._.-. .. ...... - '/-* . - ing ".laws/in" the'nonh'and. regardless J of-fhe^naUve3* prior, rights to-Uie land, iheir. relncleer.;herds are being slowTy crowded ���' put,'* -:: said SuperiBtendent iAyysXXXX'Xiyy.y _[.-x-yy' z.yyyyXX'i Ann, 515!. $ 25_;$J8 '���'���'���iC,9G6 fl-LP(.7 x))xm ;" 15.2G2 ;'f'.l6.;��8 .- .14.0'JS X. -S.C36 ���, ��� ��� -9.r>2S " "77.21s ..-3:(-,!t!}4 -.'���'76,385 '' .' 3.59-i' : 3.555 ���7. 2,540. , f'26,132- 7 .'������ 1.4.43 Guarding Treasures At Wembley Larget Staff of. .,Picked. Detectives ���' Employed in "all Buildings Tho guarding, of;\Vembley's troas-1 urevs,' valued . fat" f'fnany,'.millions of pounds, Isataslc-' controlled - by .-one nian,-.-Major Crodltes; "and .:his' staff of nearly 200 specitlly"'pickcdfassistants., .- The-guard','which,-patrols, day and niglit throughoul-the ground/and ihe various palaces .and. sections.,, ie composed ' of. "..ex-Melropblitan-.-'Police, detectives. ConVmisslonares",- members of the Veterans Corps and others', f ' '_.- . AH the Domlnioivand overseas sections'a re guarded by .their-own staffs.- fVPat'rollins firemen, . with . telLlale clocks To record their movements, also 8ssistMii^lie_guajrdIu&/>^ in ihe Ceylbti.section, where there is more' ihan :�� 1.000,000- vvoiih of jewels, a learn of naiiv-.-s.performs" the daily and :".'nightfly.'' task- of prdt'ecting. the table onf-wiiich-f there' ,is ,; -��506,000 worth-of . pem.i/.ihe'.-rou'Bli' sapphire \ydrtlf ��25.000, aud other valuables.". South Al'rfca, with its exhibit of ��250,000-worth of jewels.and sack-of rough diamond;-rock, aft .-present unvalued, nlso..l;.Kes care ,qf itself..-" India and- Canada,, boasting- each-'more than ��-,100.000 worth'of'gems,'the lat-. ter.with- a 3-tdti" rock fof; silver' ore Valued at JC5,000,- are 'also-.self-guarded".-.7 ,' "-' W" ; .--' ".-',- X. y. .Who'ii the palaces and-halls shut for lite- nlgh.tf tliey are.all .securely.'locked ujii.ahd behind.their . iron gates are the men who patrol every.corner and register'their paliols-on speclaltlnie-. sheets and' clocks'. To'"break .lh";-!o the' British -Estip'.re K.vhibitlon- -would be (i flask, few professionji! burglars -would-carfi to attempt. ���'. --.- . '-������ : gist of tire American Museum of Natural History, builds a dam in front, of ihe hollow he has selected and when tho water seeps through to make a lagooixhe sits and chants a love song until a lady frog appears to join him in his "apartment." Another, species of frog was found that, with its mate, kicked up a tremendous froth-of water so ihat'the bubbles covered ihe eggs and these were sealed with a-viscous fiuid. When the dry" season arrives the tadpoles have plenty of water to develop' in and later'the torrential rains break the bubbles and releat-e-the tiny frogs tci a more venturesome existence. ".Mr. l.reder describes the piranha, a species of man-eating sardines so licious that a sohool ol iliem quickly devours anyone who lalls overboard. Uo himself, bathing, lelt hundreds of nips on his legs and body and his efforts at splashing to frighten the assailants scned only to make them concentiate thcir attack, lie tells of a Iresh-water 11 j ing fish three inches lon^ras thick as blotting paper, and of an armored fish (he natives cook in its shell and eat much like a crab. He said the inteilor Indians were gentle and ki'idly, except when drunk on liquoi made iiom maize chewed to a jmlp by fho most beauti- __.ii! of tne village maidens. Their manner of fishing is to dive alter Ihe .quarry and Mr. iireder sa\s even the most game Panama bass cannot es-' cape them. .T!_dr religion Is a combination o1 nature and VleUI worship and a uace of Catholicism, piobably handed down from some long-forgotten Spanish missionary .priests, 7 They .usually-have, three wives and there rarely is jealousy among-them, for; each time a wife, is added :there-is'less-work to be .done by- the others.. -���' _.-- '--'' Byron and the Ajbbey Genius oi of rain. -"������ - , ' -. ' Prompted by the distress of agriculturists whose crops have, been all but ruined by the drouth"," Peking officials and religious bodies issued.an invitation lo the -ollicials of Shantung to send lo the capital a historical Iron" tablet of the Ming dynasty which is said lo have a record for producing rain. According to a story which is widely accepted by the Chinese,7 a magistrate'of Hantanhsien, Shantung, in the "days of tlie .Ming emperors, became so concerned over the" sufferings of his people because of drouth-that he cast, himself into a well as a sacri- ficefto the gods. On the following , day rain iel! and (ne drouth was broken. 1 Out of^gratitude (or their deliverance the people built a temple and enshrined in it an iron tablet inscribed with (he nam) ol their martyr and" a reeoi'd of his deed. The then em= pcror, when the tacts-were related to him. was so impressed that he con- ieried upon the magistrate's name ihe tiile Yu RliL-a. In fhe year following the tablet has been broughtVt inter- ���\als to Peking when the necessity i'or appraling to (he rain god became ! acute, as in the present instance. ' A daj or two ago lhe tablejL arrived. Jt was leverentlv placed in a vellow sedan chair, a relic of the imperial days, and with much ceremony borne to a temple inside the Forbidden City. There a ceremony was enacted before it with incense and kowtowing exactly as was done in the imperial days. Officials of the Boy Emperor's court and of the republic participated side by fide. BABY'S OWN TABLETS ' ALWAYS KEPT ON HAND ,V: . Mrs. David Gagne, SI." Godfrey, QikjL writes:���"1 havt". used" "--Baby's -Own' Tablets for" iny- three little obos and have..found.them .such an--"excellent, medicine-thaf-I-always keep "them"W" band .and would strongly, advise all other mothers, to do tho same" thing;" The-Tablets"'are a mild, but" i.horough- laxativc- which quickly relieve consti- Pleav'For.-'Recognition ""of . '"'-��� ���' ' ���' :. ' tlfe"Po'et" -SYe regret -that the decision'.of-ihc' Dean-.of- Westminster .is against- plac ,. ing "a-.-memorial. tablet to Bvron"in' the j ^bn. Aaf .'tniHjgcstion;. .breakup colds .,, ���-- ��� ., -.. "���',_-'��� "and simple, severs and promote, that -Abbey.: It js- true that Byron ,was. ;ivhealolfttl. refrcslilng-'.' sleep"-, which Tepeated.-^-The Spectator, (London).. .7 '. ' .-"' -. at>25 cents, a box from"The DiVWil- liams*.Medicine 'Co., "Brockville, On!. [ X ���' ------Jimiriyf Was Off Form f The,girls-liked JJm.'at a picnic, iho .'- girls' liked him at a' ball, tho girls !ik- , cd Jim at i?ie seashore, or���_. any ���'��� old -: place-'at-all.' '"���' -ff. ���' ;But they no longer. Iik'ef7him," !nor . even.".make, him .fudge. There was a . beauty contest, anft". .limm'y-.'\va.s'_ tlis-.' judge- : !'"'"-.^r.MoBlri'a!"Stniv-'- f .7 ='.' ; A/i-Important, industry ; ; An.{mporlant branch bf the'British Columbia forest-.p-'oduciss industries is; tho -m'ariu fact ure.. of -wooden" boxes. There .faro .. Iwe-nly-fivQ' box:making Tlie pre's'OJil-'day Xorfolk jacket .Is 'a plants'-in Uie province,'representing, a repfoductlpn' of -tbe'chainMviail. ha'u-1 capita! of-fbetwoon $S,000,000' "and $4,-. berk..' - ���;��� -.'."'- L "" ;7 '" - j 000,000. About L200 people are employed-in thc manufacture and handling of" wooden boxes In- British"CoV iimbla .and the ai.nun!" payroll -is-.'"not less"tha'a .$1,250,000." .}���'.'.- .-.; X-. " ��� The c'iiUens of. Boston- as-_4;arly; as, 1635, by - vote-'-appointed-'a schobl- inasier. ' ,., ." r . ��� .WW ..- Iiisect Bites!? ' "-Minard's "fakes the sting.out.-of. ' .-��� ��� ��� .'; London.���An . earthquake -nearf. Osh, in -the "province''. b(/r Semii-yechensk, Russian'. Turkestan,- has caused'lhe death ,of 41 persons', in three villages and -rendered' S,0W homeless, .'says- ;a. dispatch from Ailaliabad, India,. More than[4,000.-houses were.des.trbyed. "r" W. ��������. 17. 15&* . B.C. Forest Fire Damage": . : .Prince' Rupert, B.C.WFbrest. fires bare'-burned.over three square miles near Alice Arm, destroying one of the finest stands of timber iii the. district. The outbreak was reported under control.. Every available man. Bad been jQgtitins tbe. blase for sevenU -de^s. Delegation Will Get Opinion on_\Vest Finishing Railway Winnipeg.���A suggestion made some time ago by a former member of th'e" Federal Cabinet tliat (he Governments of the prairie provinces should take over and operate the Hudson's Bay- Railway, has been discussed with Premier Bracken, of Manitoba, and members .of his cabinet by a delegation I'rom the "On-to the-Bay" Association, but no definite plan was decided upon. The plan wouid have to be acceptable to both ~ the Federal and Provincial Governments, and it is stated that the views of (he Saskatchewan and Alberta Premiers will be sought shortly. A delegation from the association's e.vocufivc uill interview* the western premiers on the subject. Government Stores Not Money Makers GERMANY MAY PLACE A HEAVY TAX ON WHEAT "Winnipeg.���A report was received from Europe by (he export branch-of the Winnipeg grain trade,-and corroborated in other oflicial quarters, that the German Government had expressed, its-intention- of- introducing"ihVhe Reichstag, .a bill providing for the placing of' ay heavy-import-'duty on wheat and flour.-" -W- - - '"���- 7 .- "The - particulars.'"received\ihdicate- that. the' "duty: to be imposed ..will'b.e equivalent "tb 35f-cen.ls V'.-bushel on' wheat - and. /CO f cents per. barrel; on' flour.. - : V.- -'" X XX .-- --'"���"' ..- 'Gcrjnah>% it is learned, ;has a very, excellent; potato crop .-"this year, and, the purpose- of the. "import.: du(yf on wheat andfflour. is to'make the -peor pie ' consume potatoes .and'potato flour, and other home products, as '(hey- were eompelleiLto do.during (he;war years." ' Further,-'it is-explained this action has-been taken to.cul..down the importation oT,foreign " foodsYu'ffsf "to tlie minimum,' and, a I. the .same;'time,' give encouragement;'to-their, own farmers In an effort-.-Jo- increase acreage and production. '���'" ; A' New York exp.ort'er, wiu-'n .queried respecting" this new"- development' '-In the bread.grain situation-of.the world, slated' tha* It wou'.tl undoubtedly have a bearish,.effect on prices.'.',/ The impost, fhe-declared, would -Jn all.probability - oiit -down- Germany's..importations by froni fifty to3ov"enly:fiv<>"'million . bushels .during, the: next/ -32 months... ���.-'���'- '���:��� ' ��� '--...-��� / Revenue From Hard Liquor Sales in Alberta Light, Says Official Edmonton.���Aloortans prefer beer to the hard stuff, according fo an offl-^ cial admission I'rom Chief Liquor Commissioner It. G, Dinning. Tho breweries and the hotels, selling beer by the glass under the Alberta law, are reaping the harvest, while tlie government liquor stores are cutting their staffs because business is so poor. With the first three months of government sale and- conirol ol liquoi completed, the officials in charge ot the adrainistratlon~have had brought home to them (he realization that the government stor?s for the sale of h,ard liquor are not (o be the money makers that some believed ihey would be. Jn ^fact, to those who thought that liquor profit would be a means of quick reduction of taxation, 'the .disappointment will be keen, it" the financial records of the first' Ibrce months are any criterion of what ihe year's profits will be. Commissioner Dinning admits ihat the business in the government stores was \ ery small after the first few weeks, when lhe novelty of the new experience had-worn -jiT.- " ~~ "We have reduced the staffs of the 'stores,"/he said, "but. the repbi;t :.thal\ any'of the stores-are to be closed ia the near, future, is. not correct;-'.- . 7 ALL ON THEIR OWN TO CANADA " Tbese three little eKilfdren', Earned George Held. (9) .William Reid (7) and Nan ".Reid (5>, fravelied from Glasgow to Canada on fhejr'ow'n on the Canadian Pacific Ili.er "Marloch." f They:bailed-from-Hreesoik. and joined their daddy in ,QaeJ>������" ���-,..- M Hare Pev.. Adelard Delo'rme/tof Appear fat -'���'' ���'-. September Sessions- 'Montreal.���According' to La Presssc.'' French .language newspaper"" of .this city; Rev./Adelard Delorme. twice' tried for'the-alleged murder-' of his half-brother;" Raoul.-wlll.-come tip .for his third .trial, at the September sessions off the Coi-rt. of King's Bench here." The papor "nays , that' R. L. British Government : Sailings of Settlers Under New'Agree,-,-'. ,/ment'Begin's Next Month; -'-���/-./ -/Otfawa.-^The settlement in .Canada.-; of 3,000 -British families to be selected , by the Dominion is provided for in. a - new immigration agrcement-wlt'ichf lias " been concluded between. Hon., James-, A'. Kobb; minister of immigration, and/ the British' government, .l.'n'd'er - the-, "agreement the "Ilrirlsh. ."government 'provides all,money- for eciuiimient "and .- sailing,, which will tola! between four'/ >iqd a/half and. "five million.- dollars, ihe "seniors !o ivpay (he^aniount es.-. pended oyer- a-period-.of' 25;ye;irs.'- The-function, o.f" the immigration :"fv/i;/'S.'XARtER; Di.A;; Kelson f'x:: Send/Your/ BOOTS and SHOES -���-���������-���-)-X.--yX--\- yo:- '-���- - -~-V" -W-/.'. ~- ' ��� ^_ ��� ~ m-y t ��� ��� \. ry w " - - "' GEO; ARMSON, Gra^Fbrks, The 20th Century Shoe Repairer All work and material guaranteed. We - pay postage one way.'". Terms Cash;.' ; : Have you paid your:; subscription :.to" The Ledge? 7 /MINERAL ACT Certificate of Improvements. V" . /NOTICE/'" X [ V'Black~Pitte"F.rMtioo~ai" Mtt in the Greenwood Mining DivisLouof Yale '��� District; .-.//, /--������',/ . . ���-���-.. ... ; -/Where located;'i On Wallace Moutiiaiii. -. ���' TAKE NOTICE that I.jsaac Hoyt Hallett Free Miner's Certificate"No. 55053C, for myself aad as-' Agent:for David "R.fMcElaion, .Free. Miuer?sCertiflcate'No. 62284C, intend,-sixty days- from the date hereof, tb apply, to the- Mining" Recorder, for a. Certificate- of "Improvements, for the purpose"of obtaining a Crown (Jrant of the, above claim.'-, - . 7 -".���-. . ,. --; -And -further take notice that action, under SecSiba 37,. "la'ust. be"'.commenced before the Issue of such Certificate of Improvements. ~ - ... Dated this 15th day. of Jnly A.I). 1924. ',' X- "" x i . ,. I. H; HAtMTT." SEMI-READY Tailored Clothes Special Display of New Patterns The Seasons Latest Styles' For Men -at^��� 7V THOMAS Tailor and Cleaner Greenwood. B. C. STNUTSiS. UF LAND AMENDMENTS PRE-EMPTIONS Vacant, unreserved, surveyed Orown lands may be pre-empted by British subjects over 18 years of ago, and ,by aliens on declaring intention to become British subjects, condi- .ional upon residence, occupation, md improvement for agricultural purposes. Full information concerning regu- ations regarding pre-emptions 13 given In Bulletin No. 1, Land Scries, 'How to Pre-empt Land," 'copies of .vhich can be obtained 1'reo of charge by addressing the Department of '" Lands, Victoria, B.C7 or to any Government Agent.'. Records will be granted covering .inly land suitable for agricultural/ purposes, and which ls not timber- land, I.e., carrying . over 6,000 board feet per acre west of the Coast Range and 8,000 feet per acre east of that Range. Applications for pre-emptions aro Lo be addressed, to the Land Commissioner of the Land Recording Division, in which the land applied for !s situated, and aro mado on printed forms, copies- of which can be obtained from tho I-jiind Commissioner".-:./ Pre-emptions must be occupied for'';; five years and Improvements made." to value of $10 per acre, including;-, clearing and'cultivating at least five/-' acres, before a Crown Grant can bo ��� received. - For more detailed information "seethe Bulletin "How to Pre-empt-.' Land." - /' PURCHASE - j , - . Applications are: received for/pur- '- chase of vacant vand unreserved '_ Crown ' lands,'not being tlmberland, / for agricultural purposes; minimum' .'. pries of first-class (arable) land is' $5 ". per aero, and second-class (grazing) --. land ?2.50 per acre. . Further. lnfor- - matlon regarding purchase or- lease of Crown lands is given in Bulletin. ' No". 10, Land" Series,' "Purchase and���'"'- Lease of Crow.n Lands." ���:,." -- Mill, factory, or Industrial sites "or. timber land, not-exceeding 40 acres, ��� may. be purchased.or leased,-the.con-, dltions Including payment-��� of. stumpage. ; .:.'.""- .' ,f ,-, HOMESITE LEASES../ /' Unsurveyed areas, not exoeedlng'20 aores; may bo^leased aa h'omesites, ' conditional upon ' a - dwelling , being. - -erected ln. the first-year./title being , 'obtainable after residence, and. im-' provement. conditions, are " fulfilled .. and land has-been'surveyed. ..." V '-; X /LEASES '"' ''���].,[ 'XX ���/.For. grazing!and _. industrial-". pur'-W poBaa areaa.-not exceeding'640 "acrea may be. leased by on* person; or ��'," company. ; ���������',-" - f GRA2.NG. ] f Under the Graslng; Act th��- Prov- - .inc* is.divided Into grazing district! and' ths .range'administered-'under. *���;���". Gi-iazlng- 7 Corhmlssloher.'/' 'Annual. : grazing permits'-are- issued, based'.on .' numbers -ranged, priority, being .given to-established ; owners. ��� Stock-owners '. ���may form '..associations-., for, . range f management. / Free, or-"partially free,' ' Roi-mlts are. available for. .. settlers, V campers f and -travellers,- np ' to'-tenf . head. -.--."' --. ; ���'"" -"__"'..'-���- ; vTte Mineral Province of Western Ganaila TO END OF DECEMBER, 192i" Hag prodaeed Minerals as 7 follows:- Placer 7 Gold, 876,962,203; Lode Gold, $113,352,655; JSilvert$63i5^2,655|Lead 858,132,661;^^ Copper,-8179^040^508; Zinc, ,$27,904,756;TMiscellanepas Minerals,: 81,408,257; Coal and Coke, 8250,-/ 968,313;.fBailding Stone,-Brick,.Cement, etc.,.$39,^15,234, making"f.lta Mineral./ Prodaefeion to the sad of 1923 show aa V" - ...-L.. /- gfegate Value qf $810,^782 ; 777/7f EMiig DecemiBer j 19 23V |41 i 304,3 20 , / Thei- Biinlag Laws oi this Province, are. more liberal, and the fees lower, tSsn those of aay other Proyiace in the/Doimiidion,f or^ any Colony in the "British Empire.^ ; .���',' ' ,.-. - "' X - y ���'- : Tilineral IpcsitoBsi-8�� ^hted to dis<��v��rej�� for nominal fees, .' Absolute Titles a?9 obtained by developing such properties, the secuHty of which is guaranteed by Crowa Grants, _. .- ""/-���"- . ."--.'��� ���"���_=-." . Fnli information, together with Mining Reports and Maps, ih&y be obtained gratiis by addressing��� TBE mn. THE MINISTER OF MINES VICTORIA, British Columbia.