@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "6bbd2780-00bb-458d-a22d-97b470155a5d"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "B.C. Historical Newspapers Collection"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-12-08"@en, "1912-07-27"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/delttime/items/1.0079617/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ .-.*���-. Volume 7 .-, M %*&&$$% B. 0. SATUBDAY, JULY 27, 1912. $1.00 A YEAR. PATHETIC !li Seventy-seven, Lonely and Friendless, Poor Old Antoine Nicolic Seeks * the Friendly Bullet. , A long life, the last thirty years spent in British Columbia, came to a close on Sunday, when Antoine Nicolic put a bullet ln his brain ln his cabin at Deas Island. The dead man, who was a Greek, balling from Cranethy, Greece, was 77 years of age, and was well known | as a fisherman both on the Columbia ; River and the Fraser, on which rivers | he has been a fisherman for the last 30 years. On Sunday last^Dr. Klpg, of Ladner, was notified In the forenoon that! a man had been found shot in his cabin. The doctor immediately went to Deas Island, arriving there at one o'clock. The information* had been phoned to the doctor by Mr. Ben Stevens, of Deas Island. On arrival,: Dr. King was taken to the cabin of the dead man, where he found the body in the position that it had been discovered earlier in the day. Nicolic was lying on hls back with a bullet through his brain. Death had | been instantaneous. At his feet lay a Smith & Weston .38 calibre re-1 volver. In the chambers were three ��� .38 (long) shells. Of these one had been snapped,*one fired and one was, stjH loaded. Tbe revolver, a pearl- handled one, had apparently beer, held by the deceased to his right ear, and the bullet, which must have! killed him instantly, was found embedded ln the brain. The deceased, who was unmarried, and had no kith or kin tn the country so far as can be ascertalney, bad been very despondent of late", was a man who had made no friends al- thought well known. He was eccen-; trie to a degree, and Captain Brew-j ster. who had known him when the, captain was superintending the Columbia River Company, says that lie was always queer in hls ways. The' poor old man had latterly run foul J of the fishery authorities through a propensity to Infringe the' regula- tions. The difficulty was that party through his crankiness and partly, through his poverty he found it impossible to get a boat pullet, and at his age, ln order to get his nets down j single-handed and make any catch of fish he had been Inclined to eet out before the regulation hour. He had been detected and brought before the authorities and a flue had followed. Naturally of a morose disposition and feeling that the Infirmities of old ago were rapidly accumulating round him for the past few weeks he has been particularly despondent. So much ��� has this been the case that efforts; were being made through the muni-! cipality to -have him sent to the Old Man's Home. On Saturday nl?r*t ft I Is apparent that he had determined lo take hls farewell of a world in j which he believed his earning can*-, city had ceased and on who's tender; mercies for an orthodox evit he did pot like to rply. It Is belWed that j his suicide occurred between ten and eleven o'clock on Saturday night. It i seems strange, witb the large community settled In B.C. and making wages that are equivalent to riches In the cradle of aft and culture, a ! compatriot who has surpassed the al- - 'otted span of the Psalmist, should, be driven to make his departure"Trom llfe in such a deplorable way. HOW SALMON ARE CAtifitED Elaborate Process by Which Delect- able Fish Are Prepared for the Dining Table. STEVESTON, B.C., July 20.���As the canneries here bave now got into their stride of unloading the salmon- laden boats and packing the much relished fish into their "tin receptacles, lt may be worth while glancing at the whole process of salmon canning. It Is not everyone. Indeed, who Is aware of the various processes the I m MUSY AT LADNER Are on the Outlook for Unwary^ Workers Among the Delta Hay-makers this Week , AT THE TRAPS H. Oliver is First and W. H. Wii- gun Second of Those Who Have Finished. "Where the carcase is there will the eagles be gathered together" ls a trite saying, the truth of which has been forcibly brought to the no- canned sockeyes go through before j tice of Delta people during tffe past they are placed on the meal table. | fortnight. But as these stages ln the canning. During the haying season large of salmon are Intended for the good | numbers of casual laborers Invariably condition, aud preservation of the make their way to Ladner. At this fish, a visit to one of the principal. period of the year there Is a demand canneries may prove interesting, it! fr>T* labor in the Delta. It *s un- not Instructive. skilled labor, In the sense that anv One of these canneries, the Im- willing able-bodied man can learn it perlal, Is now going nearly. If not at once, and it is Unorganized labor quite-yet, "full steam ahead," as the In Uie sense that Its componei',. parts tCciser 13 fond of saying. Eirnestly, are made up for the most part" of intent en their different tasks, SI- men who belong to no trtde or union. \\��ash and Chinese represent the two This seemed to have attracted the principal nationalities of the work- eagle eye of that workman's conglom- Ing outfit, Japanese labor in canning eratlon who have been associated being now difficult to obtain. The with some of the most unreasonable Japs are out for the fishing and Its labor disputes on the American con- more remunerative, if risky results, tinent and have lately invaded Can- and are fast acquiring a monopoly ada to the disgust of all union men of boats. {and tbe large bulk of the public who As these boats or launches arrive! stand t��r -aw and order. The casual at the cannery, the fish arl loaded hay-worker is not overpaid, and the by elevator and conveyed into an: haying season being over, the few Iron chink, where the heads, tails, I dollars he may have accumulated are fins and entrails are removed by | necessary to finance him until fresh machinery.1 The beheaded, de-tailed employment is obtained. He is gen- and disemboweled fish are then sentjerally a good-natured, thriftless ln- along moving belts into washing; diviryial, who indulges tn a policy of tanks, where they are thoroughly: drift. To the I.W.W. manaeement washed by Indian women, with both he looks ah easy-mark. The I.W.W.'s salt and fresh water. j style themselves the Industrial Work- They are then conveyed to a re-iers of the World, but their name has volvlng knife machine. whl-Mi cuts up i been much parodied. Some people the fish into small portions for easier I cal1 them the "I won't work" gang, manipulation in packing the cans.' others the "I want whiskey" gang, In the meantime, the cans, without! while many suggest that their name lids, ceroe down by shoots from the'has a double significance and means foreign element they fake many recruits. Most of these foreigners have come out of conditions of prac- j tical serfdom and the glib I.W.W. recruiting agent plays on these men's1 imagination. Most of them ln their new-found freedom on this side or j the Atlantic, believe that even more. startling changes are possible. They join and henceforth contribute to tbe upkeep of well-fed, greasy-looking types that stand on soap-boxes and Eight of tbe shooters entered in the season trophy shoot have finished their 10 events, or 250 birds ln all. About eight more are to be shot off yet. Following are the scores of those who have finished: Name. Total Pet. T. H. Oliver 215 E. A. Bown 177 O. A. Murphy 179 A. MacDonald' 145 Jordan 181 Rassels 141 Scott 164 H. Wilson 188 86 70 71 58 72 56 65 75 MANY HAVE NOW SIGNED Petition Asking for Better Fire Protection Extent--,cly Signed by Prominent Citizens. A HUSTLING PRE-EMPTOR. talk for a living. A pamphlet bearing the imprintvof the society came' into the hands of The Times the Lulu Island Parmer Loses no Time in Taking up Land in Fort George District. (From The British Columbian.) J. Bishop, a Lulu Island rancher, has pre-empted a first class quarter section on the Little Salmon river, Fort George distrtct, and has purchased another fine stretch near by. The Fort George Tribune reports that after picking hls land It took Mr. Bishop just thirty days to go out to the coast, buy an outfit and get back to that territory. On Friday afternoon, it says, he arrived back behind a handsome four-horse team and on a heavy farm wagon loaded to the guards with implements and supplies. Most ni ii afttr such a trip would have ,, taken a rest ln town before going sessment, one to transfer record, and out t0 the iand> bj,t lt wa8_.*t that one. to the financial secretary, two i way witfa Mr. Bishop. He wanted to voluntary contributions, one to 110 get tb his farm as quick as horse- ball tickets, etc., and the last to the-flegh would haul him, ahd less than preamble. It is a striking te-'imony au hour after he drove up Central to the topsy-turvey Ideas that Mr. avenue his outfit was across the Ne- Vincent St. John and his unfortunate chaco and on Its way to t,he Little (-ther day. It purports to be an of flctal book of \"""ancouver Union, No 322. It ls prefaced by the thread worn phrase that "labor is entitled to all lt produces," and bears the announcement that it is "issued by the authority of the general executive board of the I.W.W., by Vincent St. John, general secretary and treasurer, 518 Cambridge Building, 160 N, Fifth Avenue, Chicago, 111." What exactly Mr. Vincent St. John's labor has produced is not made clear. If the book is the sole product, his returns should be practically nil. The book bears no union label, and Is obviously the work of unskilled labor. It contains sixteen pages, of which five are devoted to spaces for assessment stamps, one to local as store room, and are conveyed to salt- "I won't work but I want whiskey."! lambklnB have of life In general, that Salmon country, ing tables, where by a simple process They have been very busy at Ladner they should choose the last page for each receives a certain amount of lately, endeavoring to preach to the salt. | haymaker with a dollar in his pocket, These cans are tben carried by j the gospel of the rights of labor, truck to the Indian women who cut meaning thereby the I.W.W.'s and its up and fill them as the fish sections canvaBserB and the tyranny of capital, are receive! from the revolving knife' meaning the Delta ranchers. Among VICTORIA TAX RATE. their preamble. It is to be hoped that they have not secured a rich harvest in Ladner. Even the rubber VICTORIA, July 25.���Taxpayers stamp which is used on the cover of victoria will this year benefit by ls a record of how not to do things. a reduction of one mill in the annual machine. The filled cans are now put through a hot water washing machine, where they are rendered thoroughly clean, and from thence pass through a weighing machine, by means of which light cans are automatically put aside to be refilled to the proper weight. The cans are then passed through a machine where' the covers or lids are put on by automatic pressure, afterwards passing through a soldering apparatus, which solders the cans around. After being cooled off, the cans are placed In hot water tanks for testing them, any leakage showing the English-speaking races they are not over-successful, but among the It reads: 34 Cordove St W Vacouver B. C. Decent working men will avoid 34. PIONEER CATTLEMAN PASSES. Herman Otto Howe, Who Died Yes terday, Early Recognized Pos- sibUltles of Province. (From The British Columbian,) In the death of Herman Otto Bowe on Monday at the age of 78, there passes from the local scene one who played an Important part lu the early development of British Colum bia. The late Mr. Bowe was of Ger- atr forced "out by 'the' hoTwater, and I man parentage, being born in Ham defective cans are then adjusted or refilled. Cooking Procedure. The canned Salmon then undergo their first cooking, being conveyed burg, Germany. He came-to the Fraser river in 1858 from California and started a store at Big Bar, Lil- looett. After the gold fever had died away, Mr. Bowe turned to pas BLAINE NEWS. r tax rate. The city council passed the Tax By-law, 1912, at Jl mills as compared with 24 mills last year, and tbe net rate, provided the taxpayer pays his taxes on or before October 31 next, will be 19 mills, compared with 20 last year. The rebate for prompt payment, however, while still one-sixth, is only allowed on a little over one-half of County Assessor Kaufman has had something over 10,000 acres of tim- . bar land cruisod this year. He learned that there was a vast amount ofj the'levy, timber on a quarter section belonging to George W. Loggle that iras not being taxed. The records showed oREENWICIL Conn., The discussion at the last meeting of the board of trade as to fire protection has resulted In the circulation of the following petition: To the Reeve and Couucll, Delta municipality.���We, the undersigned residents and land owners would respectfully ask your honorable body to introduce and pass a by-law under the Locai Improvement Act for the purpose of bettor protection of citlzezns and property from fire within the prescribed area as hereinafter described. Beginning' at the mouth of Chil- lackthan slough and following the Fraser river in a southerly direction to a point Intersecting the Great Northern Railway at Port Guichon, thence following the said railway In an easterly direction to where It crosses the Chillucktban slough, thence westerly following said slough to place of commencement, and your petitioners in duty bound will ever pray. Already the following signatures have been obtained and all desiring to sign should do so without delay. John McKee, W. H. Wilson, W. J. Smith, Geo. T. Baker, Warren Oliver A.. Walker, W. McCrea. J. W. Fraser, J. W. Holllnshead, J. B. Elliott, D. A. McKee, T. W. Foster, W. John Lanning. S. W. Fisher, H. N. Rich, E. _. Brown, if. A.'M .rDonalii, Dr. A. A. King. X). Ottewell, Bernard H. Weare, L. Giffdrd, J. Reagh, Ed. Howard, W. A. deR. Taylor, A. T. Fawcett, Lanning, Fawcett ft Wilson, H. T. Bishop, E. B. Ladner, T. Cullls, S. W. Walter, W. R. Ellis, Chas. Heinze. N. A. McDiarmid. A. Nf*. York, Jack Johnson. R. J. Dean, Clement & Lambert, Mrs. Annie McNeely, Mrs. E. Woodward. T. G. Tennant, J. A. Williamson, A. Roberts, D. B. Grant, R. S. Jackson. Mrs. Ella B. Ladner. Geo. Ormlston, E. T. Calvert. COOL CRIMINAL. Into a steam retort, which cooks jtoral pursuits and with his shrewd them for 30 minutes at 212 degrees ��� business outlook saw the posslblll- or boiling heat. The cans are after- j ties in tho ranching Industry here. FIRST CONVOCATION. The preliminary list of members of the flrst convocation of the University of British Columbia has just been published. Some applicants for registration will be required to furnish additional particulars and a supplemental list of these, will be published. The first list includes the following New Westminster people: J. J. Ashton, J. W. Cunningham, W. A. Gilford. A.1 R. Evans. F. Graham, T. B. Green, W. F. Hansford, A. E. Hetherington, A. J. Hill, J. D. Kennedy, J. E. Lane, F., W. Howay, 3. H. Jones, T. H. Levey. G. H. Manchester. M. O. Melvin, W. J. E. Meredith. J. G. McKay, H. H. Mac- Kon-Mi** ft. P McMillan W P. O'Boyle, W. A. deWolf Smith. J. M. Spencer, R. E. Walker, E. W. White, A. Sullivan, G. T. Wilson, A. U. de Pencier, G. C. d'Easum, B. M. Cope- land, C. E. Doherty, E. M. McEwen. |*�� M ��� ��� ������ ��� ������������ ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� { : i WILL OPERATE IN TWO WEEKS wards vented for the purpose of allowing the cold air to escape, tho aperture being afterwards soldered. They then undergo a second cooking for one hour at 240 degrees of heat. Finally, the cans are passed through washing machinery, being thoroughly cleaned with water and caustic soda or lye. They are now ready for the packing room, where they are lacquered, labelled and put in cases ready for shipment. Who would Imagine that all this procedure was necessary before we can eat our canned salmon? The Lulu Island branch of tho B. C. E. R. will be put in operation ln about two ��� weeks, according to a state- ��� ment' made by Mr. Elson, ��� local manager of the com- ft pany, this morning. The ��� ballasting will be completed ��� as soon es the locomotives, ��� which are used In finishing ��� the ballasting of the Fraser ��� Mills line can be taken off ��� that work- A lengthy petl- ��� tion from Queensborough ��� has been hahded to the ��� officials of the B. C. E. R. ��� company asking for a pas- ��� senger service, and they have A promised to complete the ��� lino immediately. ��� ��� ������������������M����AftJ_--9-��* F**VE ARE ARRESTED. Grand Jury Investigation of Rosenthal Murder Will Probably Open Tomorrow. NEW YORK, July 22.���Five persons are under arrest today charged with participation in the Rosenthal murder. These are Wm. Sha- pjlro, owner of the automobile used by the murderers; Louis Lfbhy, Its driver; Jack Rosen* the go-between for the police and the gamblers; Bridgie Webber, at Whose rooms it ia alleged the murderers plans were laid, and Sam Paul, at whose outing a week ago, it is alleged, the crime was decided upon. Jack Sullivan is held as a material witness. It was stated that arrests ln other cities are momentarily expected. Post office officials today are trying to locate the writers of letters threatening district Attorney-Whitman and others. The grand jury postponed the Rosenthal Investigation until tomorrow, because of a hitch. The grand jury wants to examine Police Lieutenants Becker, O'Reilly and Costigan, wh,o were In charge of the squads detailed to' check gambling. District Attorney Whitman refuses to permit Becker to testify unless he formally waives Immunity rights. In 1861 he started a ranch at Al kail Lake, B.C., and is said to have j been the first to enter the cattle business In British Columbia or at least on the mainland. He continued allied to this business up to some fifteen years ago when he became a resident of this city. < About three years ago he sold out his interests in his ranching property. Judge Elwin was his former partner and it ls understood supplied an equal share of the capital which Mr. Bowe required to bring ln th*�� cattle to first stock the ranch. I*. was a difficult task pioneering ln this industry. As an instance, half of their herd was lost during the first winter from inadequate* shelter and insufficient feed. His Llllooet ranch also became noted as a breeding place of some of thc fast horses ot British Columbia, this being One of Mr. Bowe's hobbles. The deceased citizen was highly respected by all who knew htm ln a business or friendly way. A man o* high honor, stern of nature, but true to his word and square ln his dealings, he was of the type which 1-* Canada's glory. Hls success ln his business undertakings was remarkable, due ln a measure perhaps to his great faith in thts country and his belief in the ultimate rewhrd o< industry and shrewd Investment. Mr. Bowe Is survived by his wlfo. and three children. John Bowe. Washington state; Mrs. Kirkpatrick. of Hope, and Mrs. Basil Eagle, o' Vancouver. YESTERDAY'S MARKET. BONDS IS CLASSY. TACOMA, July -4.���Joe Bonds, former football coach of the University of Puget Sound and heavyweight fighter, again demonstrated his class last night in the main event of the Tacon-a A. C. show by decisively beating Art Yordy, of Seattle ih eight rounds. The market was again rather poorly attended and business was slow. Poultry were a large supply and prices in some cases showed considerable drops, chickens falling from $7 to $9 a dozen to $5 to $6. Ducks fell from $8 to $8.50 a dozen to $7 to $8 a dozen. Retail meats and fish were unchanged, the latter being scarce. Eggs were quoted at 40 cents a dozen, but butter was cheaper, at 30 cents per lb. A large consignment of fine plums rrom Sardis were selling at $1 a crate. Other-fruit and vegetables unchanged. Highland potatoes were quoted at $30 a ton. There were a number of young pigs on offer at $6 each. ;The auction market was dull. July 25.��� that there was 1,500,000 feet on this Stanley Beadle, held here under quarter. A cruiser found that the $5000 bonds on a charge of assault, quarter had 10.300,000 feet of tim-' ^"tedI today that he Is^wanter ,-, ? . _ _ . _ Seattle, Spokane and Los Angeles for ber, In round numbers. It cost Just pa--ing fraudulent checks. A c<*rd $16 to bave lt cruised. This quarter found on Beadle showed be Is a for- pald taxes to the amount of $30 year- mer secretary for the Western Sales ly. Under the new cruise lt will pay; Company, of Los Angeles. $210 ln round numbers. In other words the action of Assessor Kaufman in this one Instance (only 160 teres) will net the county $164 ths Irst yefr. Judge and Mrs. Henry A. McLean if Seattle, were the guests of Mr. and ���Irs. George A. Ellsperman on Mon- lay and Tuesday, Uie _ud_a being an dd acquaintance of Mr. Ellsperman. A carload of grading tools belonging to the Atlas Construction Company arrived here Wednesday* and the work of grading Martin street preparatory for the asphalt pavement ls expected to begin in earnest very shortly. Chas. Bell, of New Westminster, was transacting business in the city Tuesday afternoon. He reported that city progressing rapidly and everybody optimistic since the people indorsed the big harbor scheme. Mrs. Edith Webb, of Sardis, B.C., came down last week for a visit of two weeks here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Pickett. Mrs. C. S. Parish and little son, of Vancouver, spent several dnys ln the city last week visiting with her sister- in-law, Mrs. C. M. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Birch Dodson, of New Westminster, visited at the home of Mrs. Dodson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Furnls, Excelsior* on Sunday. The Whatcom County Pomona Orange has taken cognizance of the work that Assessor Kaufman has been doing and openly endorsed his record. The matter was brought bo- fore lt by T. A. Gillespie, of Birch Bay. . ������ IS TRAWLING DESTRUCTIVE? VALLEY REGISTRATIONS. The following university graduates resident in the Fraser Valley have registered as members of the convocation of the University of British Columbia: W. H. Anning. Chilliwack; R. H. Ashmore, Eburne; R. 3. Clark, Hope; S. W. Fisher. Ladner; W. G. Hepworth, Steveston; C. C. Hoyle, Ladner; A. A. King, Ladner; W. K. Hall, Eburne; C. W. Murray, Mission; J. H. Miller, Agas- siz: E. C. McColl. Port Moody; C, McDiarmid, Langley; S. C. McEwen, Hammond; J. V. McLeod, Sardis; A. W. Petapleei-f East Burnaby; J. H. White, Sardis; E. Raphael, Barnet; J. M. Steves, Steveston; T. A. Swift, Abbotsford; J. A. K. Wilson, Ladner; V. Woodworth, Chilliwack; R. W. Lane, of this city is included ln the New Westminster list. Governments Will Employ Competent Officials to Investigate at First Hand. OTTAWA, July 25.���With a view to looking into the oft-repeated charge that steam trawling Is destructive and will eventually end m the total killing off of the fish supply, the governments of Canada and the United States have decided to appoint competent officials to Investigate and report fully on the matter. The officers will be sent on a fishing expedition with steam trawls, so that the information will be gained first band. Last winter the question was brought up and debated In the House of Commons, it ""-!ng held by some of the members -hat according to the most rellsMo Information obtainable, steam trawling was not injurious. _.���-*'���& -**. ���!*** BUILDING THE HIGHEST STRUCTURE IN THE WORLD. To have sixty stories and contain forty thousand tons of steel, this shows the twenty-sixth floor of the Wo-lworth building now being put up in New York City. This building, in Park Place, Broadway, New York, will be famous not only because lt will be the highest office building tn the world, but will be the first of such "cloud scratchers" to recognize the development of aerial navigation. Three hundred and seventy-five feet from the ground���about half way to the eventual top���this building will have a landing stage for aeroplanes on its roof. Above the roof proper there will rise a tower to the elevation of 750 feet above the sidewalk, and surmounted by a huge electric light, to guide belated air travellers. m m i ���ft i '*.! m n If .������ --1 (.:.*"���<��� If' ��� iii; IK' M 2 THE DELTA TB-_E8 SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1012. THIRTEEN OX REDISTRIBUTION. PUBLICITY ASSOCIATION. B. C. With Population of 3(12,480, ls Entitled to Six More Members In tbe House. (From The British Columbian.) British Columbia, having a population of 392,480, according to the final returns, just published from the fifth census of Canada, the number of members to be granted this province on the decennial re-adjustment of representation is found to be thirteen, or six more than the number of members of the Commons now representing British Columbia. According to the terms of Confederation the representation of Quebec remains at the fixed number of 65. In the case of the other provinces the number of members is to bear the same proportion to the number of its population as ascertained at each census as the number sixty-five bears to the number of the population of Quebec, so ascertained This makes the unit of representation 30,811 obtained by the division of 65 into 2,002,712 the population of Quebec at the census taking year. The number 392,480, British Columbia's f-eusus ^numeration, divided by 30,811 gives 12.73, and aa the Act provides that, in the computation of the number of members a fractional part of a number not exceeding one-half of the whole number requisite for entitling the province to a member shall be disregarded, but a fractional part exceeding one-half shall be equivalent to the whole number, then lt la manifest that British Columbia's representation on re-adjustment must be 13. On the same basis Alberta's representation will be increased from 7 to 12; Manitoba from 10 to 15; Saskatchewan from 10 to 16. Tbe total representation for the four western provinces will thus be increased from 34 to 56, or an addition of twenty-two members. For the several provinces of the Dominion the old and new representation will thus contrast: , Old. New. Quebec 65 65 British Columbia 7 13 Ontario 86 82 Alberta 7 12 Saskatchewan 10 16 Manitoba 10 15 New Brunswick 13 12 Nova Scotia 18 16 i Prince Edward Island . . 4 3 Yukon 1 1 Total 221 235 The act gives a chance to the provinces having but slight propor- j tlonate decrease in population, to save their representation under a provision that "no reduction shall. be made unless the proportion which the number of tne population, of the province bore to the number of the aggregate population of Canada at the then last preceding readjustment of the number of members for the province Is ascertained at the then last census to be diminished by one-twentieth part or upwards." But as the proportionate loss by Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island is in each case more than one- twentieth, this saving clause is not effective. For purposes of comparison and computation the population of the several provinces according to the enumerations of 1901 and 1911 are herewith given: i 1911. 1901. Quebec 2,002.713 1,648,898 British Columbia 392,480 178,657 Alberta 374,663 73,022 j Saskatchewan . 492,432 91,279 i Manitoba 455,614 255,211 i Ontario 2,523,274 2,182,947: New Brunswick 351,889 331.120 I Nova Scotia ... 492.338 459.574 1 Prince Edward Is. ��3.728 103,259 ! Yukon 8,512 27,219 N. W. Territories 17,196 20,129 Ttl. for Canada 7,204,838 5,371,315 Eraser Valley Organization Meets��� Will Establish Bureau iu the Terminal City. (From the British Columbian.) The Publicity Bureau Association met on Saturday afternoon in the Board of Trade rooms, New Westminster. Mr. Angus Campbell, Sumas, presided, ine meeting passed a number of resolutions material^ advancing the progress of organize** tion and outlining their plan ot operations. Several members ridiculed the idea that was being circulated abroad In certain of the rural districts that the association was *������ scheme to be dominated by New Westminster, for its own aggrandisement, and speakers showed the absurdity of such a contention bv pointing out that the Royal City had only one vote ln seventeen. If the other sixteen were to be controlled by the representative from New Westminster���well, the reflection was obvious, the other sixteen did not amount to a hill of beans. The question of the jealousy o' Vancouver or of Westminster, or promotion of tram lines, via certain localities, said the speakers, did no* concern tbe association nt all. Thei*" objects were to establish a bureai* of information at Vancouver, distribute literature showing the advantages of the various districts o' the Fraser valley and assist in it" industrial, commercial and agricultural development. Mr. Miller, Port Mann, focusset* matters by moving that a draft plan of the operation of the bureau tha* would be fair to each municipality, be decided upon and sent to each representative of the municipalities Boards of Trade and transportation companies subscribing to the association, and that a bureau of information be established in Vancouver and a competent man placed in charge who knew the districts. It ��� was felt essential that such an official should be one who would distribute the necessary Information and advance the Interests of the Fraser valley, but without exaggeration or bias. The motion was carried unanimously. Kamloops was decided upon a�� the point where the distribution o' literature should commence. It wa�� also resolved to meet on the third Friday of every month at any place and hour at the discretion of the board. The next place of meeting was fixed at Mission City, on the motion of Mr. J. A. Bates, seconded by Mr. Otway Wilkie, after Chilliwack and Port Mann had been considered. Those present were Mr. Angus Campbell,-chairman; Mr. L. E. Mar- niont, secretary pro tem; Mr. G. Dennis, Delta Mr. O. Wilkie, Mr. J. A. Bates, Mission City; Mr. A. F. Miller, Port Mann; Mr. J. M. Jack- man, Burnaby; Mr. Stuart Wade. Board of Trade, New Westminster. Mr. Wilkie stipulated as a condition pt, his, seconding Mr. Bate's motion that before entering i the country of the enemy that gentleman should explain that his editorial in the Fraser Valley Record was based upon a misapprehension ef the aims and working of the association, a condition Mr. Bates smilingly acquiesced in. A discussion on the literature to be supplied by the bureau resulted in a resolution that lt should be sent out ln booklet form and circulated among members before issue. Mr. Jackman's suggestion that the advertisement matter should be rigorously censored before distribution, met with the cordial approval of the meeting. Mr. G. Dennis, Delta, said the real estate men had a lot to answer for ln the next world (Laughter). Mr. Jackman���Yes and in this world too. (Renewed Laughter). The question of fiananees was ven tilated and it was thought by the majority that $15 a month was a small enough subscription. The advertisement, the municipalities would receive and the resultant benefits, would far exceed, according to Mr. Wilkie, a 2-inch advertisement for the same period ln the newspapers which would cost as much if not more. Mr. Marmont speaking for Coquitlam. which had contributed that amount right away, said hls council were distinctly favorable to the bureau and would subscribe more If necessary, one of the members having openly declared It was not half enough. Mr. Jackman said the Burnaby subscription was already at the bureau's disposal. Another suggestion' adopted was that each representative should see that his constituency was made thoroughly conversant with the objects of th^ association and supply material foD literature regularly. The secretary read letters from thc Great Northern Railway Company, the C. P. R. and several municipalities. The G. N. R. through Mr. F. W. Graham enthusiastically supported the objects of the Association and promised every assistance in furthering the development of the Fraser Valley, the tardy settlement of which had been long the subject of comment. His company was as much interested in the development of the country ln British Columbia as it was in Washington. Coquitlam announced .a subscription of $15 per month and other municipalities wrote they would communicate at a later stage. SOCKEYE RUN. Sockeye Run Does Not Change Appreciably���Average StiU Twenty to Twenty-five. There was no appreciable change in the number of flsh caught yesterday according to reports from the Glen Rose cannery, and the average catch per boat on the city drift still varies between 20 and 25 Sockeyes- The report issued by Mr. W. D. Burdis, secretary of the B. C. Canners Association aB to the catch yesterday is as follows: Bellingham���8000 altogether, 7- 800* of which were sockeyes, the balance springs. Seiners were not doing very well. Anacortes���No catch; no boat" out. Phoenix���2000 sockeyes. Terra Nova���2600 sockeyes. Imperial���1000 sockeyes. Scottish Canadian���1550 sockeyes. Yesterday's Local Catches. Glen /Rose cannery���400 sockeyes; two tons spring salmon. St. Mungo cannery���700 sockeyes. Tuesday's Canners Report. Bellingham���Got 10,000 fish altogether, of which 9700 were sockeyes, balance Springs. Seiners not doing very good. Anacortes���Got 7700 sockeyes. Seiners in the straits not doing jery much. Phoenix cannery���Got 2300 sockeyes, boats averaged 25 yesterday. Terra Nova cannery���Got abbu. 2500 sockeyes yesterday; nine "mats averaged 55 this morning. Imperial cannery���Got about 2500 sockeyes yesterday. No boats la this morning. Brunswick cannery���Got about 400 sockeyes yesterday. Weather too rough to fish this morning. Friday's Catch. Bellingham, 8000 sockeyes; Anacortes, 5200 sockeyes. Seiners In the Straits of Juan de Fuca are doing practically nothing. Imperial, 5,- 000 sockeyes. Terra No-Ha, 2500 sockeyes. Ewen's 900 sockeyes. Scottish-Canadian, 300 sockeyes. Officials of the St. Mungo Cannery reported a catch of between 800 and 900 sockeyes today. A GOOD HAUL OE SOCKEYES. RED WING, THE ~ INDIAN CHIEF. Red Wing rose from the waving marsh grass and. with a single backward glance, glided away. His bad been a long and perilous watch. Tbe Pawnees, hereditary and deadly enemies of bis people, were camped over against a hill. His purpose was to get accurate knowledge of their forces, number of ponies, stock of provisions, etc., and, first of all, to ascertain wbetber or not Rippling Brook, a maiden of bis nation, was In tbe possession of the enemy. He was a young brave, but learned and wise In tbe ways of his people; bardy and swift of foot and burning witb the desire to distinguish himself. Now as be slid through tbe marshes bis heart leaped with delight Not only bad be caught a glimpse of Rlp- ��. TV ����J ��.v-t- SXULTINOLT HE DI8PLAYKD HU PBtZB, THS BLACK PONT. pllng Brook, but be knew to a man tbe number of Pawnees in camp and the number of their ponies. When he bad come to the outskirts of bis own camp be gave a whoop. Immediately be was surrounded. Tben In a dramatic way be told bis nation of bis long trail and Its reward. How be hud found a print of tbe moccasin of Rippling Brook In the damp forest mud, how be bad followed, dogged and dodged the Pawnees until they struck camp ln the forest borders. He unfolded quickly the plans be had made for attack and capture of tbe maid and ber captors. It was decided to attack next day at sundown. By a circuitous route Red Wing led his band behind the Pawnee camp, tbat tbey might attack from tbe forest In the rear and drive tbem out into the marshes. One feat alone Red Wing kept for bis own glory���the res cue of tbe maiden. Rippling Brook was standing by tbe camptire on tbe day of tbe attack wben she saw a movement of tbe grass on tbe edge of the. marsh. From the reeds the familiar face of Red Wing looked at ber. With tbe inherent can tion of the Indian, sbe looked away Instantly and resumed ber stirring of tbe pot. About a half hour later she went and sut near where the face bad appeared. Soon Red Wing spoke to ber, and she answered. After a short time she rose and weut back to her wigwam Sbe was most careful to act naturally and as though nothing were on ber uuuu. As the hour before sundown ap proacbed sbe edged carefully toward the ponies. All of a sudden Red Wing rose from the ground at her feet nnd witb a whoop sprang for the chief's pony, the swiftest owned by the Pawnee nation, and, catching up the maiden, rode on the wings of the wind away from the Pawnee camp. On every side sounded the war- whoops. Braves sprang wildly to the barebacked ponies, riding savagely forward All realized, bowever, that tbe effort was useless. The chief's pony was the pride of tbe people, un equaled for speed and vigor among the ponies of all the nations. Exult mgly Red Wiug bore the maiden to her people; exultlngly he displayed his prize, the black pony. A sudden hush fell over the redskins. The national medicine man examined the animal more closely, noted the white stur on Its forehead, then told them that Red Wing had brought the spirit burse of the Pawnees to his nation He told them that once In every generation tbe Grent Spirit sent to the Pawnees a horse to which be gave a spirit thnt It might be uuequuled among tbe ponies of the earth. He also said thut the Great Spirit hnd permitted the capture and desired to give tbe horse to tbelr nation. Red Wing was lauded on ev ery side They gave him Rippling Brook for bis squaw and finally made him chief of the nation Disheartened at the loss of the spirit borse. tbe Pawnees fell easy victims to their enemies, wbo conquered tbem completely and to whom tbey were subject for many moons. INDIAN WOMEN FILLING CANS WITH FISH. Ths Ssms Either Way. Tbe following sentences are palindromes. A palindrome ls a sentence whicb reeds backward snd forward alike: Madam. I'm Adam. Able wns I ere I saw Elba. Name no one man. Draw pupil's lip upward. Bed root put up to order. ��o, It ia opposition. The eoyai Dank of Canada Incorporate-" IMS, CAPITAL AUTHORIZED... 910,000,000 CAPITAL PAID-UP $ 0,351,08*) KESHRVE FUND $ 7,088,188 Total Assets Over One Hundred and Tea Millions. JXeeomnts ot Out-of-Vomn Customers Simon Spoeiat jftten tion BANK BY MAIL HAVINGS DHPARTMBNT Aooa.-nt* may be opened with deposits of ONE DOLLAR and Upwards. Interest paid, or credited, half-yearly on Juno sorb and Decant*-*** ���1st, each year. H. F. BISHOP. MANAOKR LADNRR, B. C. HowAMYourValuables You insure your property against loss by fire, WHY NOT Insure your agreements, mortgages, deeds and other papers against fire or other loss? , We have Safety Deposit Boxes for rent at rates averaging from $3.00 to 95.00 per year. We have the safe with steel constructed compartments. You and only you have access to your own safety deposit box. It is simply a question as to whether your valuable papers are worth a protection charge of $3.00 TO $5.00 PER YEAR THINK THIS OVER Ladner Investment & Trust Corporation, Limited REAL ESTATE Phone L80 INSURANCE LOANS Ladner, B. C. LUMBER! EBURNE SAW MILLS, LIMITED Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of FIR, CEDAR AND SPRUCE LUMBER Shingles, Lath, Sash, Doors Turnings and House Finishings Phone R 14 Eburne Prompt Delivery by Rail or Scow Vancouver City Market MAIN 8 TKEET, VANCOUVER The Market is operated by the City as a means of bringing ths Producer and Consumer together. You Are Invited to Send Your Produce We handle everything from the Farm (except milk). By consigning your Produce to the Vancouver City Market you will get best prices, sharp returns and prompt settlements. JOHN McMILLAN, Manager *********<<>*****+*&**r*Q***+*&S>*&>****- *************** The Best Yet NATIONAL DOG BISCUITS If you have a good dog or a poor one they all get hungry, and can always atom rm* te understand th*y are. U yosr dog o-ould --.peak, he would say: National Dog Blaonlts, Please." Sold _n bulk, cotton sacks, and In 25c cartons by det-lers. Try Them, They Aro Good. National Biscuit & Confection Co., Ltd. *t" Vancouver, B.O. �� Makers of the Famous Halda Chocolates and National Biscuits. ssasa6S66-_ttflst6sasa��a*---____---__-__fAA ******* o**o***'t Automobiles MclAUCNim AUrOMOBILES AND CARRIAGtS Carriages, Wagon* and Farm Implements of all classes and descriptions. Horseshoeing and General Blacksmith Work. Repairs of all descriptions on Automobiles, Carriages and General Machinery. lidier Carriage aid Aadmbilc Wards G. T. BAKER, Pnpri-tor SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1912. THE DELTA TD__B9 ^.���^***t** tt****************************************,, LOCAL ITEMS. ���������. '��������� X^��<^<^������-l^����w<^wwO��<>��N ************************+4,+ There will be a meeting of the Mr. Jack Gilchrist has been laid There will be a meeting Municipal Council today. Mr. E. T. Calvert was a traveller to Vancouver on Wednesday. Mrs H. J. Hutcherson, formerly I of Ladner, but now of Vancouver, has been visiting friends in the Delta I this week. The contract for the new Munl- inal Hall has now been definitely t to Mr. Bowden, of New Westmin- I Bter. Miss Cave-Browne-Cave, of New I Westminster, has been visiting Mrs. |W. J. Lanning, at the camp at the Bay* The MacRae block, opposite The Times office, Is now almost complet- 1 it Is a substantial building and ill add to the appearance of the Iftreet. The Ladner Investment and Trust I Corporation have a particularly attractive now subdivision that they are putting on the market Immediately. Mr. Jack Gilchrist has been up with an attack of la grippe. Mrs. James Rogerson has been confined to bed, but is now recovering. Miss Florence Lord has returned from her vacation spent at the Coast cities. THE DELTA TIMES (���CXiAflB-FBElD" ADVERTISEMENTS I*or Sale, For Eschange, "Wanted 'to Purchase, To Let, Loft. Found, Work Wanted, Situations Vacant, 1 cent per word, minimum charge 25 cents. Three insertions ait the price of two. All Want Ads. must be ln by 2 p.m. on Thursday. FOR SALE���A Deering binder in good order. Price $25.00. Apply "A," Delta Times, Ladner, B.C. Ah advertisement In The Times brings results. "Dug" recovered hls' pointer immediately the ad. of "Dot's" loss appeared. WANTED���At once, Sunday and holiday operator. Aplly B.C. Telephone Company, Ladner, B.C. For Sale���Massey Harris binder, in good repair. Apply Drawer "I," Ladner. The "King Edward" is still busy dredging the channel to Ladner, and is gradually working her way down towards Port Guichon. ! Dr.ltlt!ope,D.O. P. 0. Drawer S. Phone 2 Delta Hotel J. JOHNSON. Prop. LADNER, - - B.C. All Modern Conveniences, Newly Furnished. Well Heated, Sample Room American and European Plan First Class Cuisine Prompt Service Best Wines, Liquors A Cigars Rates Reasonable McNeely Concert and Dance Hall Nnt and Lump Coal for Sale The fishing reports are fairly good | considering this is an off year. Last week end, exceptionally good catches I were made, but this week there has been rather a set-back. Among those who are members of Convocation of the new B.C. Unlver-' the well known Eye-Sight Specialist, slty. are the Rev Mr. Hoyle, Dr. of Colllster Block, Columbia street, King and Mr. S. W. Fisher. _. -_,___ .���..__�� _______ | New Westminster, will attend at Dr. King's Office, Ladner, once a month commencing Monday, July 15th, and every third Monday in the month from 10:30 to 4:30. Dr. Hope specializes in examination of eyes and fitting of glasses. The Rev. Chrles-��C. Hoyle, M.A., (Durhm nd Alberta) has been ad-i mitted a member of the Convocation' of the University of British Columbia. Dr. A. de R. Taylor, who was con- I fined to the house for several days |a! the beginning of the week with bronchitis. Is now out and about again. The genial doctor has got a |Bhake, however. Mr. Wm. Montgomery sprained his I lop badly on Wednesday, but fortun- [ately escaped more serfbus injury Iwhen his team made a break-away I opposite Clement and Lamberts, on 1 Wednesday afternoon. The "Trader" has been taklngiiuge consignments of Delta potatoes from] Ladner to Vancouver and Vancouver | Island. On Thursday Bhe took a*. , tons. > ���___-_-���-�����- , Mr. Fred Wallace, the popular engineer of the "New Delta," will take a couple of weeks vacation, starting next week. Mr. Wallace purposes visiting Prince Rupert. A man in the employ of Mr. Hod- Bon at Bingville this week fell off the roof of the barn and broke his leg. He was attended by Dr. King | and the report ls that he is doing well. Mr. Alec. Howard got a nasty blow | in the mouth from a cricket ball rhlle playing the game at the Beach | list week end. The Injury, while intensely painful, is healing rapidly, and it is hoped will leave no perman- lent scar. It is understood that the McKenzie cup, representing the Delta lacrosse championship, is at present In the hands of the Jeweller, being brightened up, after which It will go into the custody of the Ladner "Beavers." An altercation between two Hin- dus, which resulted ln the loser In the scrap petting a broken rig and a I few scratches, brought down a fine 1 of $15 and $5 costs on the successful I contestant, at the police court, hqfore Magistrate McKee, last Thursday. It \\U not so much the Injury to each other that these men Inflict, but the Ifact that turbulence In a white man's country cannot he tolerated, that I brings down the veils of wrath. Mr. Allan Parr, Vancouver's star hockey goal-tender, has been engaged on the electric alterations on Mr. Mc- Kee's house. Allan, who Is known throughout Canada, ls one of the best goal-keepers that Dominion hockey has ever produced, states that he will play one more year and then retire for good. Since coming from Alberta and settling in Vancouver, he has got married and he says that matrimony and business must come before hockey. OOOOOOOOOOf! Mineral and 'Soda Waters j. henley New Westminster, B. C. Manufacturer of SODA. WATER, GINGER ALE and all kinds ot SUMMER DRINKS Your Patronage Solicited There has been rather a busy -time I at the police court this week, al- Ithough fortunately the culprits have (been principally common or ordinary drunks of the itinerant description. .\\ couple of wet afternoons and a few Idollars have made a few of the h'ay- lmakers forget that money is easier Bnent than earned. Magistrate Mc- K"p has, however, been lenient, and while impressing upon the culprits the fact that transients must not llreak Into the peace of the commun- lity, has only imposed light fines. Mr. H. A. MacDonald, of the Ladner Investment and Trust Corporation, has been confined to the house for the past few days, through blood poisoning in the hand. The Times ls pleased to be able to announce that Mr. MacDonald Is progressing favorably. He has suffered a great deal of pain through his mishap, but It ls hoped that he will be out and about shortly. Mr. I. Whitworth's patience and | perseverance has been at last rewarded and the good trader "Birdswell" Is now afloat. The launching took place at four o'clock at four o'clock on Tuesday. Mr. Whitworth's daugh- Iter performing the christening. The I boat took the water perfectly and Ithe whole launching was carried out [without a hitch. Miss Whitworth Ihroke the usual bottle of wine on liter bows as the "Birdswell" left the Iways. and It la to be hoped that the |vessel will long ride on the waters if the Pacific Coast as a reward for |the care and patience that has bepn ���en to her building. It la probable Itbnt there is not a more stoutly built Icraft of her size afloat. The new McLellan lumber mill fs rapidly nearing completion the Biding having now been laid in. The mill will have a capacity of 100,000 feet daily and when in full running order,) over 50 men will be employed. The market for lumber In the Delta is increasing dally and throughout the past year considerable difficulty has been experienced in meeting the demand. Rather a good story is going the rounds of the Delta this week. A certain lady who takes a special Interest In the moral welfare of the community, suggested to the wife of a popular and well-known Ladner sport that she thought that it would be for the moral uplifting of the husband if his wife had him put on the Indian list. The wife's retort was short and to the point: "I'd rather live with an Irishman than with a Siwash," she said. And there the matter ended. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS. |)li*iilsh Columbians in Matriculation -xamlnat-O-ts f or MrGill University���Additional Results. I Prom The British Columbian.) Among the British Columbia ���dents who passed the matricula- u examination to McGill Univer- tlie following names have now i made public: _ larguerite Snider (King Edwar<* ��� School (Vancouver), 456; Wil- i Houston (Chilliwack), Winni- 1 d Hutchinson (King Edward), ' Hazel Shaw (King Edward), lual, 451; Lillian Dundas (Kam- '"0|iB), 4.6; Arthur E. Graham (Nelson), 438; Mabel Cooke (King ���Edward), 426; Esther Floyd (King ,J dward), and Osberta McPhersor* ���rmstrong), equal, 423; Eva |lj*'-l*lu (Cumberland), 420: Mary "���'"*.inlett (King Edward, Vancou- "r), 400. Hie following students passed the liiculation examination in ap- ' d science: ���I. Cameron (Britannia High '"ool, Vancouver), 679; H. H. I^lell (King Edward), 609; C. V. fKlesterer (King Edward), 602; T. ���". McGowan (King Edward), 578; ���R Whltaker (New Westminster), l.'fl; E. S. Davidson (King Edward), J655; s. B. Macfarlaae (King Ed- ���*"d), 555; H. N. Watts (King Ed- r -rd), 551; R. Q. Sprinkling (Vic- na), 545; F. p. Douglas (New eatminster), 543; M. G. Babet ���(New Westminster), 634; H. F. G. -���etson and K. Roseborough (King '"ard), equal, 611. ine following, who had qualified part by certificate or by a pre- ' *ous university examination, have Biso passed: * *��� * Nadlne A. Berton, Mount Tolmle; G. W. Blssett, Turgoose; R. Bunt, Victoria; F. G. Cook, RosedaJe; Laura V. Cousins, Vancouver; Christine Crebban, Vancouver; Helen B. M. De Gagne, Trail; Grace Earsman, Victoria; Mary E. Gilbert. Vancouver; Elifrida A. Gill. Vancouver; John O. Gill, Vancouver; A. E. Good- eve, Rossland; Dorothy M. Hambly, Golden; R. L. Harper, Vancouver; E. H. Hayward, Sumnierland: Lena B. Hodgins, Chilliwack; Mary A. Irvine, Victoria; Lilian Johnson. Victoria; Nellie M. Klemmer, North Kamloops; Marjorie C. MacMillan, Vancouver; Jessie M. Meadows, Vancouver; Elsie F. Mess, Victoria; Mary E. Moser, Mara; A. G. Pou- pore, Vancouver; B. T. Ramsay, Victoria B. J. Svenceskl, Vancouver; W. S. Taylor, Cascade; Annie M. Hodhunter, Vancouver Edith ��� M. Ward, Vancouver; Mary E. M. Watson, Victoria Gladys R. Whiteley, Cloverdale. A. G. Poupore, of Vancouver, qualified also for entrance in medicine. Defies Police. BELLINGHAM. July 22.���Barricaded behind a stout door reinforced with various articles of furniture from the room behind the door, and armed with an ax which she threatened to brain the first individual who dared to beat down the barrier, Florence M. Cokayne, for whom a warrant has been issued on a charge of insanity, successfully resisted tbe efforts of Deputy Sheriff Wilson Stewart to arrest her, and before she is taken into custody promises to make things interesting for the officers. S'-VOPS-S OF COAL MINING REGULATIONS. Coal mining rights of the Dominion, ln Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and ln a tortion of ths Province of British Colu.abia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one years at an annual rental of \\t aa acie. Not more than 2,56* acres will be leased to one applicant. Application foi a lease must be made by the applicant la person to the A*ent or Sub��Agent of tho district in which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described by amotions, or legal subdivisions cf sections, aad ia unsur- veyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must bo accompanied by a fee of t( which will be refunded If the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of th* mtne at ths rat* of five cents par ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not btlng operated, sueh returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will Include the coal mining rights only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necessary for the wonting of the mine at the rate of (10.00 an acre. For full Information application should be made to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. Ct/RT, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N.B.���Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for. DR. WOOD DENTIST will be in Ladner every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Office over Delta Mercantile Store. Vancouver office: 641 Granville Street. DELTA TELEPHONE CO., LID. Incorporated 1810. W* are prepared to install single line or party Un* phonos st short no- tfce. Long distance In connection with our servlo*. Apply to A. D*R. TAYLOR. See. NEW SCHEDULE LADflER and WESTHAM ISLAND Via Steveston and S. S '"-NEW DELTA" To Vancouver and New Westminster. "Week Days. Leave Ladner���8:80 a.m.. 12:30 p.m. and *:3o p.m. Leave Stevaston���9:80 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Sundays. Leave Ladner���8:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Leave _Kev*ston������ : 10 a.m.. 7:10 p.m. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Yale Road School Addition. Sealed tenders, superscribed "Tender for Yale Road school Addition," will be received by the Honorable the Minister of Public Works up to 12 o'clock noon of Friday, the 9th day of August, 1912, for the erection and completion of an additional two-room frame sehool-bullding at Yale Road, in the East De'a Electoral District, B.C. Plans, specifications, contract, and forms of tender may be seen on and after the 22nd day of July, 1912, at the offices of J. W. Berry, Esq., Secretary of the School Board, Langley Prairie, B.C.; the Government Agent, New Westminster: and the Department of Puhllc Works, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. Each proposal must be accompanied by an accepted bank cheque or certificate of deposit on a chartered bank of Canada, made payable to the Honourable the Minister of Public Works, for the sum of $250 which shall be forfeited If the party tendering decline to enter into contract when called upon to do so, or if he fail to complete the work contracted for. The cheques or certificates of deposit of unsuccessful tenderers will .be returned to them upon the execution ol the contract. Tenders will not be considered unless made out on the forms supplied, signed with the actual signature of the tenderer, and enclosed in the envelopes furnished. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. J. E. GRIFFITH. Public Works Engineer. Public Works Department, Victoria, B.C., July 18th, 1912. LADNER BARGAIN CENTER Cool Goods At Cool Prices Are you keeping cool during the warm weather? If not, let us suggest to you how. We are showing a range of dress Muslins, special for Saturday and Monday; regular prices from 20c to 30c a yard. These will all go on sale for two days only at 12 l-2c Yard. Should the Muslin not help to keep you cool, the price sure will. WALTER'S THE WHITE STORE Phone 39 Westham St. Ladner, B. C. Goods Delivered to all parts of the town. ill =na AT THE HOTELS Delta Hotel. A. .1. Shields, Vancouver. Paul E. Ladner, Vancouver. Mrs. Beaumont, Seattle. J. "R. Sigmore, Vancouver. Bruwe G. Auld, Vancouver. M. Munday, Sapperton. J. H. Wilkinson, Chilliwack. D. G. Mclvor, Vancouver. F. Dundas Todd, Victoria. R. Mills, New Westminster. G. W. Barnes, Eburne. E. B. Barnes, Eburne. F. Behrens, New Westminster. Fred J. Ebben, New Westminster. C. "Wilde and wife, Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs. George Burnside and ***hliai_>n, Vancouver. .x~:---H"X~x~:~x~w-^ I LADNER HOTEL Corner Westham and Delta favorite Resort for Automobile Parties H. W. SLATER, Prop. .: *************4******^-************+^ aa P. H. Kennedy, Sterling, Ont. Frank W. Smith, New Westminster. *T. W. Fletcher and wife, Vancouver. Fred Fletcher, Vancouver. Lulu Fletcher, Vancouver. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. MacLaren, Toronto. H. T. MacLaren, Toronto. C. H. McAllister, New Westminster. Ladner Hotel. George Allan, Vancouver. J. F. King, Vancouver. E. Holt, New Westminster. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Barry, Vancouver. George Race, Port Moody. . J. A. Francis, Port Moody. J. O. Perry, Victoria. John Pollard, Vancouver. Hugh Babbington, B.A., London, England. Tom Davies, New Westminster. A. Rie, New Westminster. "*'. Ran ford, Vancouver. W. N. Draper, New Westminster. Hess Bros., Ladner. A.. | A GOOD STORK OK CANS. THE ARRIVAL OF SALMON AT CANNERY. THE 9-aH/M TIMES SATURDAY, JULY 27, loia. WABHUr��TtM STATE Much Disfigured. TACOMA, July 25.���The barge St. Jamos, Captain R. D. McRae, ii in port today with ore for the smelter, badly disfigured by the experience at Kodlak, Alaska, while Mount Katraai waa In eruption. All the paint ls ruined by the gas fumes and the metal badly eaten. Over 200 tons of sand and ashes tell on the deck of thc boat. . Logging Congress. TACOMA, July 25,-j-The Pacific Lagging Congress is in session here today with a large attendance from the entire coast. The meetings will hold over tomorrow and much Interest is shown in the discussions. Tons, of now logging machinery is shown by demonstrators. Much stress is being laid on modern methods, employment of expert engineers to plan logging operations and a curtailment of waste by old systems. Seattle Market. SEATTLE, July 25.���Egg: Local ranch, 30c. and 'lie; Eastern, Z6c Butter Washington creamery firsts, 30c to 31c; eastern, 27c to 28c. Cheese: Tillmook, 17 l-2c to 18c; limburgor, 20e; Wisconsin, 17c to 18c. brick, 19c, Onions: California, $1 to $1.35 per sack; Australian, 4c to 4 l-2c per pound. Potatoes: California, lfc to 1 l-2c per pou'i-1; g-yeet-, tr- t0 5c, per round. Oats: E asternWashingtoiL $38 to $39 per ton; Pugel Sound, f__ to $.39. Hay: Puget sound timothy, $1"" to $16 per ton; Eastern Washington timothy, %V.t to $20 per ton; wheat hay, $14 to $16; alfalfa, $14 to $15; mixed hay $16 to $18; straw $9 to lo $10 per ton. Socialists Must Elect. OLYMPIA, July 25.���Attorney General W. V. Tanner holds ln an opinion given to Secretary of State I, M. Howell today that since the Socialists polled 10 per cent, of the total vote cast at the 1910 election the party has to enter the primaries this fall. W. M. Richardson, running for supreme court judge, received a vote of 15,994, while the vote of the three congressmen was 138.243. The latter vote is the only vote representative of the state aB a whole, says the opinion. Want Bureau Permanent. SEATTLE, July 25.���The desirability of maintaining an information bureau permanently during the summer months for tourists was suggested to the trustees of the New Chamber of Commerce at their meeting yesterday in a report received from F. V. Dunham, ln charge of the bureau conducted under the auspices of the chamber during the Potlatch. Dr. Ireland Injured. TACOMA, July 25.���As a result of a collision between two automobiles on the American lake prairie, south of here, at a late hour last night, Dr. Guy O. Irel\\nd, of the Steilacoom Asylum for the Insane, is lying -at death's door* with a fractured ��r':ull, and C. B. Lloyd and C. C. Cates, of Portland, are held under arrest. Will Fight Coiner. SEATTLE, July 25.���The announcement from Washington, D.C., .that the nomination of Beverly W. Coiner, of Tacoma, to be United States district attorney had been sent to the Senate by President Taft caused a lively interest among the insurgent leadlrs in this city. Preparations were made to start a brisk tight to prevent. Coiner's confirmation by the Senate. Will Start Drillim**. BRHME|TON, July 25.���With tho Control of large tracts of land In Kitsap county arranged for through lo'isos. options anjl direct purchase. and with machinery ordered, the Kif- sap Oil Development Company expects to have the actual work of drilling going on within six weeks. The first well will be within five miles of Bremerton. Telephone Hearing SKATTLR. July 26.���Under the present operation of the Independent Telephone Company's franchise. al>- Borhed last March by the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company, there is not one subscriber accorded the old rate prescribed by the state public service commission of $1.75 a month, and the present holders of the grant refuse to iBsue new contracts under that rate. This fact was brought out yesterday at a puhllc hearing given officials and counsel of the merged companies by the City Council in committee of the whole. The question up for discussion was whether the city should declare the Independent company's franchise inoperative and forfeited and take over the physical assets of that co"r- cern. Editor Arrested. SPOKANE. July 25.���John C. Plv- er, publisher of an insurance paper in San Francisco, who came here to attend the national convention or Insurance commissioners, was arrested here today by an oflcer from Seattle, who left immediately with his prisoner. The charge is said to arise out of ^ prosecution for libel brought against him by the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association, of Seattle. BELLINGHAM, July 22.���loe Greulici, a hermit living near Sumas, staggered into town one day la*-t week, his face burned, apparently with some .caustic drug, and reported that Saturday night two young men entered his cabin, bound and gagged him, rendered him unconscious by the application of some medicine spilled upon a handkerchief and then robbed him of his life's savings something more than 9300. New Hotel. BELLINGHAM, July 22.���A permit has been issued to the Byron Hotel Company in connection with the huge new structure whieh ls planned for this city. The new building will be six stories In height and will be the finest hotel building in any town of the size and population of iBrtllingluVu in the Northwest. The cost of the hotel v-hen completed ls estimated at somewhere in the neighborhood of ��250,.00. Asparagus rust, s fungous disease tbat was introduced into this country from Europe twenty years ago and which for a long time was given little beed, Is today the most troublesome pest that truck gardeners bave to contend with. A good many reform movements are run on a good deal the same line as cutting dandelions out by hand wben ud joining lots are allowed to mature fluffy heads by tbe hundred for tbe wind to scatter bltber and yon. It is a pitifully Inadequate adaptation of means to ends. Before transplanting the tomato, egg. pepper and other plants from tbe hotbed, they should be hardened by reducing tbe amount of water used In sprinkling tbem and by keeping tbe sash off. When tbey bave bad time to get used to tbe outdoor conditions they may be takten up. What Is said to be tbe largest milk yield and butter fat record ever made by a grade dairy cow Is beld by Beauty, a grade Guernsey cow belonging to a Wisconsin tuveder. She produced In one year 12,11)4 pounds of milk, which contained 777.0 pounds of but ter fnt. Surely this Is no scrub per forma nee. A FAMILY MATTER Br EVAN B. MXNIGHT WEBSTER'S IS A BUSY CENTRE For some years past tbe state of Illinois bos employed convict labor iu crushing limestone, to be sold at cost to tbe farmers of rbe state. Virginia plans to do the same thing, and other states will likely follow suit If con vlcts can just be instrumental In "sweetening the sour old world" up _ bit tbey will have performed a useful . _ _, _ mission. A reader of thi* department asks whether it will damage blue grass to apply nlr slaked lime on it If scattered thinly It would do on particular harm Neither would nny lieneflt result unless tbe soil were Inclined to be wet and sour, tn wblcb case the lime would serve to sweeten lt and correct an acid condition. Usually where this Is the rase, tbe grass ls tblu or does not grow at all. while sorrel ls likely to come up in Its place. It ls pretty bard to improve on earthworms as a bait for suckers and red- horse. Tbe writer remembers well wben a lad tbat the small boys of tbe neighborhood got lt into their heads tbat putting a couple of drops of anise oil on the baited book would draw tbe flsh. He tried this, but without result, and after be quit using tbe dope the flsh began to bite. In tbe. meantime tbe bottle of oil bad got uncorked in bis breastcoat pocket, and be dreamed about anise oil by night and smelled it by day time for weeks afterward. Just plain "gums" are good enough. If jour lawn Is infested witb dan delions and you are weary of getting down on your prayer bones to dig tbem out try a spray of Iron sulphate, which bus been thoroughly tested and found very'effective. Dissolve one aud one fourth pounds of the chemical mlso called copperas or greeu vitriol! to eyh gallon of water and apply to the lawn witb a small spray pump, covering thoroughly. Give u second spraying hi about two weeks after the first, and a third about a fortnight later. The grass will look sick along witb the dandelions, but will recover and be the fresher for the treatment The agricultural commissioners oi Ontario have lately Installed a system of market reporting that hns much to commend lt. Briefly the system ls op enitcil by means of bulletin board*. placed nt all stations where produce is received for shipment. On these are given not only tbe day's prices for ti given list of commodities, but also a list of Anns witb addresses In different parts of tbe province who want such and such quantities of this and tbat commodity. These market bulletins are corrected daily from reports received from reliable sources and prove of grent service to tbe provincial farmer and gardeuer. Witb cointnereliil fertilizers coming more and more into use there Is need for tbe exercise of caution on the part of those buying them for tbe first time along tbe line of buying those that are guaranteed to contain tbe largest possible per cent of the fertilizing elements tbey ure supposed to contain One fertilizer may look Just like another nnd be represented as being Just as good as thnt sold under some other brand, yet not be worth more than a half or two-tblrds ns much. The prop osltion Is a good deal the same us thnt of buying a dairy cow. One mny give milk testing barely 3 per cent aud another milk testing 5 or ti per cent of butter fnt. Now and tben some of our readers bave seen references In horticultural Journals tn plugging up the holes In botlow trult trees with cement to pre veut decay. One who examined several trees which hnd been treated In this fasblOD found tbat this mode of treatment instead of preventing decay of tbe heartwnod of the trees hnd actually hastened it. This seems to bave been due to tbe same cause-lack of air���wblcb causes tbe under timbers of a bouse to rot out mucb more quickly if there are no openings .'eft In the foundation through wblcb tbe air can circulate. Fresh air Is s check to fungous growth, sod for tbls reason tbe boles in the sppis tree trunks Should be toft open. There's no use in a man's being annoyed witb tbe feminine peculiarities of bis wife. Tbe best way for bim to do ls to get used to tbem. I suppose tbe reverse ot tbls Is true���tbat a woman may as well get used to tbe peculiarities of ber husband; but, being a man, I dou't know anything about tbat part of lu Tbe first thing I noticed about my wife after marriage tbat I didn't like was that sbe opened my letters aud read tbem witb as mpcb complacency as if tbey were ber own. There was nothing in tbem to injure me In tier estimation, but that didn't make their opening by ber any more agreeable to me. Wben a man has reached middle age without having any one dare to read what belongs to bim alone, hav ing from childhood considered sucb an act highly discreditable, not to say dis i| Honorable, tu have bis wife do such H tiling grates on mm terribly. I hoped ili.it when Lena noticed that i never opened any letter ot hers she would refrain from opening mine Wbeu sbe came down iu breakfast Inter than I and the postman bad de livered tbe morning mail l would bund ner ber letters UHnct. Sometimes' sue would say "This ih from Aunt Cla rtssa" or Cousin Surnb or her sister or a brother. "Why dldn t yuu open It?" whereupon I would say senteutioosiy, "I have never beeu accustomed to open another persons letters." Rut i.eua didn't take the blot or nny other hist i gave ber. just keeping on breaking tbe seals ot my correspond ehts epistles ttll st last t concluded to give ner a more marked" bint (ban any I bud thus fur devised I wrote a note to myself from a mythical Horace Dunn, telling me tn conhdence of bis engagement to Julia Haliey, an tnti mute friend of my' wife, as I expect ed. Lena opened the letter- out. Undine In It s confidence--one wblcb v��r> murb Interested ber���sbe sealed it up again, saying nothing to me about th, matter. Maybe there wasn't a but time wben Lens congratulated ber friend on hei engagement. Lena asked me who tbe scoundrel was wbo bad claimed to be engaged to ber friend without admit ting that sbe bad opened tbe letter tin man bad writteu me and tben deceived me by sealing it again. For some time 1 saw by ber demeanor that bet friend was not satisfied to bave the matter bushed up and Insisted on And Ing out wbo tbe man was wbo claimed to be engaged to ber. Finally, wben my wife could withstand tbe pressure no longer, sbe made a confession and demanded tbe required Information. My rime bad come. 1 told ber thai tbe lady to whom tbe writer claimed to be engaged was not ber friend at all, but another person of tbe same nnt****��. Then I proceeded to give her n lecture on the practice ot Interferttii.' with any one H��e's correspondence even ber husband's. "By doing so." I said, "you nave caused a great den of unnecessary trouble. Had you left me the soie reader of my letter th*- error would not bave been mnde." This bad only an irritating eflv.-i on my wife, wbo vowed sbe would not again toucb one of my letters even witb a poker and for a tlm, banded me my mall unopened In bigb dudgeon Bur she soon tell into ber old babit. lusteud ot accepting the situation, a> i'shoiiid have doue. 1 concluded to lay another trap i wrote myself anotbei letter wblcb I asked a friend to post in a dlstuut city from another mythical friend of mine, confessing (bat be hud embezzled some money and asking me wbat under heaven he sbould do to es cape state prison. He added that It any one except myself sbould see bis ronfesslOQ the ruin be dreaded would be sure to come. Lena opened tbls letter aud. flndin** tbat sbe had stumbled upon another secret, made' up ner mind to reseal tht letter and tbls time keep silent on u matter tbst was of no personal Inter est to her But just as she was about to do so there was s smell of smoki- from tbe 'sundry, sad, leaving the oote and Its envelope side by side on ber desk with letters of ber own, Shiran downstairs to learn it tbe bouse was on tire. She found an incipient blaze, wblcb with some trouble wa.�� put out Then sbe went back to het desk and did us sbe bad intended with my letter. When I came lo and found tbe letter apparently untouched, t tore It open and took out a letter to my wife frou one of ber friends containing a conti dence I bad no right to possess. I banded tbe oote to Lena, demanding tn know how a private letter to ber bud come in un envelope addressed to me. I shall never forget tbe frightened look that came over Der fnce. Intend Inu to slip mv letter back into Its en velope. having been rtittled on account nf tbe blaze in the laundry, she baa taken up tbe wrong letter. I took ber In my arms nnd ��nld fiber: "My dear. I Hnd von nave axatti deceived me: Hut sn woe ss you don't deceive me In sny more sertow* wa> than tnis I forgive von. Hpreafter open my tetters n-nen von like. It Is a womanly weakness and in a measure ezr usable.' ���"rom that time i bave not cared whether Lena opens my letters or not. Rot she doesn't. Bipertence ha* taught bar tbat it tsat test for hsr r% da so. New Mill Town in Maple Ridge Municipality Shows Substantial Development. WEBSTER'S CORNERS, July 13. ���About four miles from Port Haney lies a section of Maple Ridge municipality which is unostentatiously but surely growing to the dignity of a town. But whether lt may be now called town, village or settlement, it not only cherishes certain ambitions but can also show evidence of substantial development.' This is Webster's Corner, so named after Mr. J. M. Webster, an old and respected settler of the district. It Is reached from "Port Haney by the Dewdney Trunk road which a church, school, stores, and a post office, presided over by Mr. J. M. Webster. There are also certain potentialities here wheich may possibly materialise to the benefit of the district. Coal, for instance, ls believed to exist on land near the post office, and * the' Diamond Drill Company of Vancouver have a camp here and a crew of men busy probing for the black diamonds. A deal of mystery surrounds the whale operations, but it ls understood that the company interested in the quest is composed of certain Seattle and Vancouver gentlemen who have ' great faith in the near success of the drilling work. It Is stated, moreover, on good authority, that the mountains nearby are permeated with coal and iron ore. Webster's Corners is beautifully situated from a scenic point of view. To the north lies tho Llllooet river and lake, affluent with rainbow trout, the Blue Mountains and the peaks locally known by the expressive names of "Golden Ears" and Va e INNES" SHINGLE MIL LS, WEBSTER' CORNERS. runs through land which on either side is rich with a soil, especially favorable for fruit growing and mixed farming. About half a mile from the corner is a bridge over 700 feet KIR. f. M. WEBSTER. Postmaster and pioneer of Webster's Comers settlement. long over the Kanaka creek, a river picturesque, and teeming with trout. p to the present Webster's Corners can boast of a thriving shingle mill, "Sugar Loaf." To the south are the Thorn mountains, said to be highly mineralized. In an easterly direction the Dewdney Trunk road leads to Mission City and. to the west lies Port Haney. This road ls already wired for electric lighting and power from Haney to Webster's corner and for about a mile therefrom eastwards by the Western Canada Power Company. A transmitter is also situated near to Innes' Shingle Mills recently established here. Development Work. Besides these signs of active development, the Trunk road has been recently surveyed to Webster's Corners, and definite assurance has been given by the Western Canada Power Company that trams will be running through this district, in connection with the proposed line between Vancouver and Mission City in the near future. It* is known, of course, that tbe company has already obtained the necessary charter. It is also stated on good authority that telephone communication in connection with the B. C. Telephone Company's Hammond and Haney section will be established at Webster's Corners in a week or two and that the switch board will be located at the office of Mr. Innes, near the shingle mills and post office. A VALLEY SHINGLE MILL. SCARCITY OP MEN. (From The British Columbian.) OTTAWA, July 22.���There is a Started in Webster's Corners only | decided slump in the number of can- in March, the new shingle mills of ��� didates for the Northwest Mounted E. J. Innes have made remarkable ,Police and ,t , sald ��� the t, progress. S-.nce t:_en the capacity I _ ��� ,. / , of the mills has increased over one-1 comptroller that the force now ls third, from 60,000 feet to about i fifty below established strength, and 100,000 per day. < recruiting will have to be done In the Mr. Innes has recently added to | old Country. The percentage of the plant a LMsoh & Burpee shingle j 01d Countrymen on the force now machine, making thre now ln opera-1 , , . - - tion, one for cutting 24 Inches and j reaches over eighty-five. The re- two for cuttnlg 16 Inches. The for-; mainder of the force is composed of mer sized shingle while it is exten-! Canadians. In the Coronation con- sively used across the line is but t, t , thlrteen Ca d_ little utilized in British Columbia' and Mr. InneB purposes extending its |IanS out of a total ��f eighty-five, advantages locally. j There has also recently been installed in the mills a 35-horse power j Surrey Tax Rate. electric motor, a new boiler and a! CLOVERDALE, July 22.���At the new dry kiln. | Council meeting held here on Satur The mills and grounds cover an j day the rate of taxation for Surrey area of nearly five acres, and the! municipality' was fixed for 1912 as roofs and sides of the buildings are composed of corrugated iron. At present a hand truck spur runs from the mills to the Trunk road for loading on teams, but so soon as the projected tram line reaches Webster's Corners, the facilities for quick shipping will be Immensely Increased. follows: Wild land, 2 1-2 per cant; municipal rate, 9 mills; school rate, 2 1-4 mills. $200 was appropriated for digging a difch on the south side of the Scott road west from Yale road Ward 2; $2000 for the Hall's Prairie road north of old McLellan road, and S800 for the New McLellan road, Ward 4. *Wr***4��***<<-*************4^^ Can Supply All Kinds of and r uce __-_-_-_-_-_. S _^_^_^_^_^_H There is no reason for any shortage of lumber in the Delta. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRIES. If ills midway between Ladner and Port Guichon. 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