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EIGHT PAQES-^: SO GENTS* MONTH «M< ftlASSIFIED ADS CENT A WORD VOL. lo NELSON. B. G, THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 21,1911 NO. 214 THREE DOLLARS PER DAY MINIMUM WAGE SCALE Important Resolutions Passed by District Six TO AMEND BOILER INSPECTION ACT Will Not at Present Affiliate With-.Un.ted Mine.Workers. Treasurer's Report (Special to The Dally News.) YMIR, B. C, Dec. 20.—At today's session of the annual convention pf district 6, Western Federation of Miners* which is proving the most important and successful in the history of the organization, resolutions were passed urging that the boiler inspection act be so amended that men operating electric motors and compress sor .plants, and particularly electric hoists, be compelled to become qualified by examination In the same manner as stationary engineers; that In event of the 'failure of the Krzus appeal before the privy council the legislature be asked io amend the workman's compensation act so aa to mako clear the claims of foreign dependents, that efforts to maintain the. $3, per day minimum wage scale be made hy the executive. The convention, decide^ to advise locals to admit wives and children, over 16 years of age, of members to deliberations In order to accustom them tr problems with which the family breadwinners are faced. This was introduced iby Mrs. Chenoweth of the Ross* land woman's auxiliary, . the only woman at the convention". The' treasurer's report for the quarter showed a balance to the good of over ?2,580. The cost of tbe Krzus case to date was stated as $3,384. It was decided not to affiliate with the United Mine Workers, of America; the present time being considered Inopportune, though the step was generally favored. < Minimum Wage Scale. At the morning session a resolution was passed demanding, through the executive board, a minimum *wage scale of $3 per day. The committed making the report on this resolution suggested that caution should be taken lest those locals at present being paid higher wages should suffer any .■eduction, of wages if a uniform ■waga scale for similar employments was taken Up. P. C. Gessler of Phoenix, a member of the committee Introducing the re port on 'the * question, explained thai, there was no Intention to ask for a. uniform scale all-through* tho.district. George Casey thought a committee should, he appointed to devise ways and means for obtaining the proposed minimum scale. James Roberts. thought that district 18, u. M. JV. of A., should combine with district (1 In the effort to obtain the ?3, minimum. He urged that district 18 .should endeavor to obtain a nine-hour day for surface work. J. C. Lowney, executive "board member, advocated a .minimum Beale of 13.50 for: underground , workers. He thought a1 minimum scale belter than a uniform scale. Greetings From High Officials. Sending greetings to the convention and hoping that its discussion would result in the advancement of the causa of the members of the -Western Federation of Miners a wire was received frorn Charles Moyier, president, and Ernest Miller, secretary-treasurer, of the organization, with headquarters at Denver, Colo. Applause greeted the reading of tbe message. L. P. Eckstein; the district's solicitor, In a report, urged that the provincial government should be asked to pass an act making employers liable for compensation if they kept their employees waiting for the payment of wages. He stated that it had frequently occurred that men had had to wait so long before receiving their wages thnt the coBt of board and lodging exceeded the amount of the wages. Acts of this nature, he said, had heen passed In the United States. ThiB was referred to the legislation committee. It was decided on a vote of 11 to 10 thnt Mr. Eckstein should be asked, if fn Nelson during the convention, to attend the gathering .and discuss matters of interest to the district ; Balance on Hand Increased. The financial statement of the receipts and'disbursements, of the district from October 1 to December 20 last as follows: » To balance from previous quartor.12,326 IS Texada union, P, c. T. 47 50 Greenwood union, p. >C. T., to Deo. 81 53 ft) Trail union. P. C. T. to Sept. 3d.... tr "" T*»xttdo. union, P. C. T. to Sept. 80 (case) imi Donation from Core Makers union re ictzhb ....*; .-...,..,,,...... lo.'w Silverton iinlnn P. C. T., Sept. 30..., 22.M po to Tipc. BI : ' 33.," Klmberley P. C, T to Dec. 81 16.25 Pandon P. '■'■. T trfS-ipt* 30..... W7*. Nelson P. C. T to March' 51 16.03 N-pison P. O. T. to June ». JJ.W Nelson P. C. T. to Sept. 30 1T.0J Nelson P. C. T. to.Dec 31...*... 19.*-) Ymlr P. C. T. to Sept. 30 26.30 13,728.53 Disbursements. Geo. Heatherton, per diem and expense I8.1.O Telegrams, postage and ex-change.. 11.79 A. Shilland, salary to date 1S0.MP By balance 2,683.M *2,m">3 The summary of receipts and ex- peudltures from January 1 to December 20, 1911, is: Amount on hand January 1, 1911. ...$1,121,53 Receipts from all sources 4,163.73 Total 15,285.33 Disbursements 2.701.69 Balance on hand Dec. 20, 1911 (2,683.64 Discuss Affiliation With Mineworkers. At the afternoon session a lengthy discussion was evoked by the presentation of a resolution; passed by the Porcupine district advocating a referendum vote on the question of dissolving the W. F. M. and ioining the U. M, W. of A. F, C. Gessler spoke In favor of the resolution. William . Davidson in - a lengthy speech argued against, the consolidation proposal, the idea of* industrial unionism, he declared, was tbe organization of industries and not the organization of crafts. The speech was received with applause., F. C. Lowney said that be thought perhaps the U. M. W. of A. might pot be anxious to affiliate with the W. V. M. He gave other arguments against *h#"proposal.' "'"■■'' ■""' '■*' Time Inopportune, Says Delegate. J. A. McKinnon favored affiliation with the U. M. W.of A., but not until some definite understanding had been obtained with the officers of the United Mineworkers as to the terms of the affiliation. The question of bylaws should he very thoroughly gone Into. He Instanced the contract system and the check-off system as matters which would have to he adjusted. Steps towards affiliation should he taken with caution aud he therefore'opposed the resolution at the present time. Bertram de WIele of Greenwood sup ported the resolution. He thought thai, a closer affiliation was desirable. A referendum vole, if favorable, did not necessarily mean immediate affiliation. The first referendum vote taken on the question '-at Greenwood wns taken under a misapprehension. George Heatherlngton also demanded another referendum vote. - .. Mr. Roberts opposed the resolution on similar grounds to those advanced hy Mr. McKinnon. He believed, how- over, that If It ever became necessary the W. F, M. and tho U. M. W. of A. would stand together. ' Declares Unity Necessary. George Casey believed that as it wag an age or consolidation among capitalists that unity and concerted action were necessary on the part of labor. L*."e would vote against the leaolutlon Mil the ground that the matter was be- iiiK dealt with by the executives of th'c two organizations, but .he heartily concurred In the spirit of the resolution. Ben Gregory said that he hnd been instructed io vote agatnBt the resolu- ciod on lhe. grounds mentioned by Mr. Casey. Mr, Geseler spoke of the strength of ihe U, M. W. of A. organization and of the value Iron) an organization standpoint of the check-olf system. The affiliation .question was one entirely of strength. That had been the Idea in joining the American Federation of Labor. He thought the time to act was tho present. Mr. Lowney questioned whether a referendum at the present time would be constitutional. . The necessity of an understanding by every worker of the importance of the unity of interest of all labor was the subject of a speech by Mr. David son. M. P. Villeneuve thought that a referendum. Bhould not be taken until the rank and file of the W. F. M. of A. had been gftven full information on the subject. - Believes In Check-Off System. J. E. Smith of district IS, U. M. W of A., expressed his firm belief in the checkoff system. As to the contract system he believed that the rank and file of his district was opposed to it. He thought the system of district fi was the better one. He trusted that tho day was not far distant when th< two organizations would be united. The resolution asking for the refer endum was defeated by a large vote. President Upheld. The committee on the presidents retort, recommended that a committee be appointed to. look into ways and means--for obtaining tbe ?.*3 minimum wage,. The recommendation -passed. The committee chosem was: M, P. Vil- ieneiivo, B.' de WIele and James Twaddle. The recommendation that the Krzus case be vigorously prosecuted was adopted. The report of the president regarding a mine at Fife, where limestone Is quarried for . smelting purposes and where the! point raised wns .whether the eight-hour law,,covered such worl: was adopted. ' It was decided that the secretary should obtain statistical infortnattaB as to wages from the local secretaries relative to the uniform wage question, to be presented and considered at the next annual. convention. Mr. Gessler thought It inadvisable to wait one year but the recommendation passed. Would Qualify Electrical Operators. That there should be provincial legislation regarding tbe qualifications hy examinations of men operating compressors and electric motors or hoists similar to those now governing engineers was the substance of a resolution introduced by Mr. GesBler. It was designed, It was explained, to protect workers against danger from the operation of motors and other dangerous electrical or compressor machinery by Incompetent men. Mr. McKinnon favored the principal of the resolution, but objected to new legislation similar to that at present governing stationary engineers. The present law, lie declared, gave the man with a college or correspondence school education a great advantage over the ordinary practical man. Supports Present Act. James Cuthbertson, who holds a third class engineer's certificate, explained the provincial act in answer to the objections raised by Mr. McKinnon. It was not necessary to have a great deal of education, he claimed. He supported Mr. Gessler's resolution. He thought the act was a good one, though, perhaps, It was not always properly, enforced. Mr. Roberts also supported the act and the resolution. Mr. McKinnon replied that if a vote were taken among the engineers of this province they would declare the act a farce. The resolution was carried. " Want Compensation Act Amended. In a resolution introduced by Mr. de WIele, James Cuthbertson and William Ross It wsb urged that the legislature, in the event of the failure of the appeal In-the Knsus case proving unsut:- CContlnued on Page Four.) MAKES TEN WITH EVERY MARRIAGE New York Bridegroom Fleeces Pastors —Principal tn Seventy-five Weddings—Gave Bogus Checks NEW YORK, Dec. 20—A brtfegroom. very nervous, and a bride very diffident have been getting married frequently of late in various parts of the city, to tiie pecuniary emha.rasament of clergymen, and to their own advantage. The couple whom the police have reason to believe, have had a continuous marriage performance in the five boroughs of the,clty for some- t rae, gave ihe names of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Keller of ?A7 Jifith street: but I hey must have made a mistake in the address, for no one ever heard of them. Rev. W .S. Kelly complained that he married Mr. and Mrs. Keller the other day receiving in payment for the $10 fee a check for ? 20 on tbe Greenwich bank. He gave the bridegroom $10 in real money and !hc check tare back marked "no acrount." Tho police are working on the basis tintl "Mr. an■! Mrs. Keller'* have been j married ?2 times In Manhattan, It tirueB In the Bronx .three times In Sta- ten uland. a few times in Queens and quite appropriately 35 times In the borough of churches in Brooklyn, making a total nf 75 weddings which on lhe basis of $10 net for each wedding leaves them the better of by ?750 0.' m'nlsterial cash. TOO urn TO SHE DYNASTY Chinese Will Insist on Establishment of Republic SOUTH DISPLAYS DOGGED PATRIOTISM Abdication of Emperor Necessary to Prevent Further Bloodshed SHANGHAI, Dec. 20.—"I am con vinced that the abdication of the emperor and the establishment of a re- public Is the only thing that will satisfy the people of China, and prevent further wholesale shedding of blood." This statement was made tonight by Tang Chao Yii, representative of Yuan Shi Kai, the premier, alter the session of the peace conference. Continuing, he said, "Pekin Is not aware of the depth. or extent of popular feeling in the buth. Even though somewhat prepared, 1 am astonished to find such a change from an attitude of patient forbearance to dogged patriotic determination, tt now appears 'certainly too late to save the dynasty. It will be a difficult thing to persuade Yuan Shi Kai to abandon his plan foi* a limited monarchy, but we must use; every endeavor to secure peace and end the awful bloodshed and the suffering among my people." SHIP COMBINE ' IN JURISDICTION BURIED IN BIN OF FLAX DEVILS LAKE, N. D., Dec. 20.—Ar- thur Knapp, 19 years old, of Hamar, a small town on the Ante branch of the Great Northern, met death today in the farmers' elevator at that p'ace by being struck down into a bin of flax. The accident occurred at noon, the body being found by a search party about 12:30. Knnpp was working for his bro'her, Peter Knapp, who runs the eleva'or, and when handling flax during the morning the chu'es became clogged up and while attempting to get them in working order he lost his held anl before he could regain it he was out of reach. He was breathing when f!-o-.<nd but di«d shortly after be- *ng taken from the bin. H0CHELAGA BANK TO ISSUE NEW STOCK Vice-president Elected — Merchants' Sank Hampered by Need of Larger Circulation MONTREAL, Dec. 20—J. A. Vaillan- court has been elected vice-president cf the Hochelaga bank to succeed R. Bickerdtke. M.P.At the annual meeting to-lay it was announced tbat the bank would issue 1500,000 new stock. This will be allotted to shareholders on Jan. 15. Tbe years results were regarded as sat's'atory, the bank making ex- c-llent progress. Needs Additional Circulation" That they had been somewhat hampered by the want of additional circulation and that new stock would be issued during the coming year, was th- statement of E. P. Bebden, general manager of the Merchants' bank rit the annual meeting today. The report of Sir H. Montague Allan, president of, the bank, and the financial s-'ottiment were read and received with general satisfaction by the share- o'defs. Transportation of Passengers Part of Commerce of United States- Must Obey Law. NEW YORK,. N. Y., Dec. 20.—The full bench or the United States circuit court today overruled the demurrerB interposed by tiie Hamburg-American Steamship company, and other tranB- Atlantic lines, which form the "Atlan tic conference," against the govern inent's suit for their dissolution. The government's contention is that the "conference" is by reason of an al- loged polling agreement on passenger rates n trust in restraint of trade ami an injunction ia asked to restrain the companies from further execution ol the agreement. The demurrers alleged want ol equity 'in the government*.- petition and follow closely tiie petitions in the tobacco and Standard Oil cases sustained by the United States supreme court. Judge iVoyes, who rend the opinion, said the transportation of passenger* between the United States and Buropt forms part of the commerce of the Unflted States wltlh fpreign ■nations, and that congress had the power to prohibit all contracts, combination-* and conspiracies in restraint of the foreign commerce of the country. Judge Noyes safd the contention that the combination waB formed in a foreign country was Immaterial, as it affected the foreign commerce of this* country and was to be in operation here. DOCTORS WILL FIGHT INSURANCE SHEME LONDON, Dec. 20.,'-^ Protesting against low fees, 2,000 doctors from all parts of the United Kingdom yes tor- struck hard at the Insurance schem- of Chancellor Lloyd-George. They will fight the chancellor's plan to the last ditch, they: assert. Their resolution amounts to a strike against the schem- to treat the poor. Sir William Watson Cheyne, chief sponsor of King's college, London, presided and n score of titled physicians occupied the plat form. SUFFRAGETTE LEADER WILL NOT VISIT WESTERN TOWNS VANCOUVER, Dec. 20—Mra. Pank- hurst.f -the English suffragette will not, according to present plans, visit anj of the towns In western Canada 'uring her preEent tour. After leaving f' e coast the advocate of woman suffrage will travel east by way of Henela and ft. Faul to London. Ont., whence sh-* will go to New York. • •••• ••••••*•■•• ••• • DECEMBER 21, 1911. • Coupon No. 4. • This coupon, with one from • each of the other lppues of The * nnHy Now-* or th*- •"■pek ending * Dec. 2. and 10 cents entitles * rb«* 'udder to a photogravure • -rpppitl-'fHrin of the -rreat his- * forient picture "Founders of the * Unmltilnn" Tf nlc••■*•■■'•* ,iro tn * he nti-Hed f i-PO'i tniist be ad- * •fad to cover postn***e. ' * • • • STRIKE AFFECTS HUNDRED • • THOUSAND OPERATORS • • • • LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20.—The • • weavers in the Helene mill at • • Accriogton, struck tonight be- t • cause of the employment of • • non-union labor. The strike • • threatens to spread to other • • mills In Lancashire. On their • • part, the mill owners, threaten • • to retaliate by a general lock- • • out, which would affect 100,000 • • cotton operatives. • • • •••••••••••••••••••a NATIONAL COUNCIL WILL OBEY RUSSIA'S DEMAND TEHERAN, Persia, Dec. 21.—The cabinet has won an important victory over the national council which fore shadows obedience to Russia's demand for the dismissal of W. \V. .Morgan Shuster, the American treasurer-general of Persia. The council finally ae cepted the proposal to appoint a commission of five deputies with plenary powers to deal with the Russian ultimatum. The proposal was submitted by Vosoogh Ed Dow], the foreign minister, and was" adopted by a vote of 3\i to li). The composition of the commission hat* hoi yet been announced. M. C. C- fS SET AN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TASK LONDON, Dec. 20—Whatever remaining hones the M.C.C. ll might .have had in the first test match at Sydney, N.S.W., were shat ered yesterday when on, their second a'.tempt eight of the Englishmen's wickets fell for 2(53, the top scores being Gunn 62. and Hearne 43, Today with but two .wickets in hand the visitors are set the next to impossible tack of m-iklng 175. AMERICAN LINES BUILD IN CANADA Line From Minneapolis to Winnipeg— Another to Join Grand Trunk Pacific at Edmonton ' NEW YORK, Dec. 20—With the for nial ratification of the Minneapolis &. St Louis, Iowa Central merger it was learned (hat the firPt mentioned road contemplates two extensions, neither, however, In the direction of Duluth, as was recently rumored. Boh extensions will be to the Canadian border, one forming a direct iii-e between Minneapolis and Winnipeg The other will connect with tlte Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific at Edmonton. Surveying par- tie*** are now in the field and work on one or bothh extensions will bs started aa soon as these preliminaries have b:en completed. TIMES ON CONTROVERSY BETWEEN STATES AND RUSSIA LONDON, Dec. 20—The Times In an editorial this morning says: The arts and ambitions ot wire pull-, er« and j-oliticlans have doubtless given the old Jewish controversy between the United Suites and Russia its present prominence, but it would bj a mistake to regard tha iiteresl the til est!on excliea in the United Stale- ns artl.lc.'al or ficiitlous. Public opinion widely has been stirred and 'had President Taft refrained f.om renouncing the treaty congress unmies- tlonnbly would have passed a joint re*oIutio.*] which might have be n so wcrded as deeply to offend Rii'sian s sceptiti itiaB. We can understand the view points of both parties and we sincerely hope that a compromise will be f*:tind. mak'ng the friendship o> KuB3ia and the United States closer than ever. REAL ESTATE AGENT ARRESTED WINNIPEG! Dec. 30,-43. S. Scott, renl estntc apent of Re-jlna -was arrest hero t-i'dny on a warrant from Retina cli-irging him with fraud. Pend in,; the arrival of officers from the Sasketcliew; n capital, ho Is hold here. POWDERED MILK SOLVES PROBLEM FINALLY ENDED Agreement Ratified by Chamber of Deputies ORGANIZATIONS AS PEACE FORCES Socialist Leader Hopes to Bring Great Britain and Germany Together PARIS, Dec. .().--The chamber of deputies this evening ratified the France-Germany accord on the question of Morocco. The ratification was adopted by 'i.'i against 36 votes. Al. Jaures, Socialist leader in the chamber, after a lengthy speech, announced that he would vote tor the treaty because It would put Fiance fn a position to intervene and bring Germany and Great Britain closer together, although he did not believe that an economic conflict between England and Germany would lead to war. He declared that the greatest peace forces were international organizations of. the proletariat and the renaissance of the old puritan liberals iu Anglo-Saxon countries. RECOMMENDS REDUCTION IN TARIFF ON WOOL WASHINGTON, D. -C, Dec. 20.— President Taft -rent to congress today tht long awaited report' of the tariff hoard on schedule K, of the Payne tariff act, and with It a message recommending thnt the rates on wool and woolens be materially reduced. - The report showB that the existing duties on many classes of wool ami woolen manufactures are prohibitory and greatly In excess of the difference in the cost of production here and abroad. RATIFIES PRESIDENT'S ACTION WASHINGTON*, Dec. 20.—Congress today rat.lfk'i.1 tiie uresldenfs jioiflicitimi of th-- termination of the Russian, treaty of 1833 and sent the measure to tho president for his signature. The house disposei of li according to program within 75 minute-?. RIVERS IS WILD WESTERN TOWN T 10 New Pacific Terminal Ideally Situated STEEL BRIDGEACR0SS KETTLE RIVER Stru u-iv ..^oe11 nree Hundred and Sixty Feet Long May Secure Pure Milk Supply for Large Cities—Winnipeg Imports From Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. ' 20— Thousands of gallons of milk are sent eery d*iy from Minneapolis to Wlnnl peg. On some days tbe consignments are as high as MOO gallons according to Prof. P. B. Tustin, chief food and dary Inrpector for the Canadian city, who last night concluded au Investigation of dairy and food inspection In Minneapolis lasting several days. He asserted tbat he had found a marked Improvement In the cleanlfnes sof the city's milk supply. Prof. Tustin discussed a new process of powdered milk sample*- of which were recent'y sent to the slate dairy and food commission for analysis. The powder, he said, has been proved successful in experiments made thus far, and may lead to a solution of the problem of se- cur'ng a clet-'n m}lk supply to the large cities, "The process insures an Hbs-j'ute'y s.ente product and is patented and I am uanble to discuss it at length," ho scid. Strikebreaker Hit With Club Draws Revolver and Shoots up Bar- Porter Shot BRANDON, Man,, Dec. 20.-i*oastuL-'- Matthews, of Rivers, Alan., who made* tin arrest of Alfred Thomua, Grand Tarn'-. Pacific strike-breaker, ontirgud wall shout lug three men, tiiis morning tells a graphic story of the affair. Details indicate ill .. Uiverslias lieen-for some time past a trulv wild Western town. From liis story ii. seems most of tho men at Rivera carry guns or clubs. uonscutble (Matthews was called from his homo before 7 o'clock tnis morning ->ti In formation that some one hud Hhot 'luiui a lot of people. When *-,e arrived tln-\> he found Thomas lying prostrate on llio floor, with two striking ajmreuUee*-, Metcalfe and Leary **ittlng on the strikebreaker. Alfred Alsford, the- man who is lying In the hospital here, piohabh- fai - ally Injured, was on the floor a short distance away ami there were pools ..1 bluo<: here and there round the bar in one corner of which Grlbbin, the other Injured man occupied a place. Alsford. who was shot, was unconscious, but rallied some time after, bemoaning the fact that lie was probably about to die after being wounded In tho Souh African war, Thomas states that he came from the shops about 6:30 to get sorm* liquor at the hotel for a workman who was 111 al th > shops. Some of the strikers got Into an argument -with lilni and the trouble continued after he got Into the bar. Some ■ f the men were on the point of blows, wh*-u Thomas wns struck on fahe back of U.t- head with u club. The minute he wu struck lie pulled his revolver and apparently fired at everybody until thf chambers new till empty. Alsford, tinman who Is probably fatally In Mired the a young lOngiishimin, who was porter in the hotel and when the bullet struck ir. 1 l.e had ln his hand a broom. Thomas, who Is cluir^ed with the shoeing, hail 'been working at Rivers for alio,a two months nnd had gone Uieu-e from Toronto to help to break the slrlk-e. Poli. c Magistrate Bates this afternoon took An ante-mortem statement from Ah-ford. (Special to The Dally News.) VICTORIA, ti. C, Dec. 20.—An important milestone in the era of railroad development, on Vancouver Island was passed today by the arrival at Port Albernl of the first through train from Victoria. Officials of the C. P. R. characterize the event as the first through Canadian train ' to reach a true Pacific terminal. ti. IH. Hosworth, vice-president of the C. P. R., and R. Marpole, chief executive in British Columbia, were- among the passengers. All the inhabitants of Port Alberni turned out to welcome the train. The new railroad extension is 57 miles in length, extending Irom Wellington on the eaat coast to Port Alberni at the head of ihe Alberni canal. The terminal ia ideally situated for harbor purposes, the canal being navigable throughout its entire length to the .Pacific ocean. The railroad runs through undeveloped territory, rich with timber and containing some good agricultural and mineral lands. The journey from Victoria to Port Alberni. a distance of 134 miles, was accompli shed today in a little over seven hours. By the establishment of terminal facilities on the west'coaSt of Vancouver Island the Canadian Pacific has now the nearest ocean port lo the orient on the North American continent. Handsome Bridge MONTREAL, Dec. 20—It Is slated lhat the Canadian Pacific railway win s» on start the erection of a steel bridge across lhe north fork of the Kettle river on the boundary line of the C.P.R. The structure will be 3GB feet lonj** and will be supported or. three mammoth concrete piers. A l*'!*, staff of men will be employed on tl.e erection work which is expected to extend over a year. One of the most. ■ imporiant. events sch duled in the railway world today s the opening of the Bsquimaltft Na- naimo railway between Vlclorla and Alberni ou Vancouver Island. In build- Iii** th's railway the company has provided faclllfe* for the opening of a particularly rich part of Vancouver is- nd. Not only will this new section of British Columbia ho opened to tho " omesee'-er, the miner and lhe sports- man and tourist but the transforation difficulties which heretofore have militated against the s-ettlement or tbe wesl coast of the island will have been removed. Alberni possesses* a splendid harbor, large sto ej of coal, iron, copper, gold. building stone, limestone, marble, grent water powers, abundance e-f fish, unrivalled scenic attractions, a p'entifnl supply of game and a splendid climate The service which is being inaugurated by the C.P.R. is a tri-weckly anv. PACKERS ATTORNEY SPRINGS SURPRISE ON COURT CHICAGO. Dec. 20.—Formal notlr.t- that the defence will present a motion In the near future to have Judge Carpenter h.- struct the Jury to return a verdict flni.*- Ing the 10 ChlC'iRO meat packers char-ted with crlmlunl violation of the Sherman anti-trust law not guilty for the reason that United States District Attorney J. li. Wllkerson failed to make out a case in his opening* statement to the jury -was "■riven today by Attorney Levy Mayer, nt tho opening* session of the trial. At the same time Attorney Mayer moved to dismiss counts two and three of the -fn dictment because they do not mention th- National Packing company which the kov ernment contends was the Instrument, used in fixing the price of meat, and to hav- the jury Instructed to disregard cerc-tl'. other, allegations made by District Attorney Wilkersui, as not cominff within the three year period covered by tt.o indictment.. The action of the attorney came ns a surprise and caused the Judge to adjourn court until 11 o'clock tomorrow when he will rulo on the motion. BOTH WORKING FOR GOOD OF COUNTRY Minister of Public Works Sees Eye to Eye With Minister of Militia. .MONTREAL, Dec, 20.—The minister of militia and defense, Colonel s-Sanj Hughe*, was banciueted tonight by officers of the local militia t'eglkonts, Colonel Hughes made a speech ou timing numerous reforms to be undeitait- en and was heartily endorsed by m. colleague, Hon. F. D, Monk, who stated that he and Colonel Hughes now nee eye to eye and were working together for the good "of the country. Mr. Monk, called upon to rej.ly to a toast in hia honor, said that io had come to Monti eal, despite the pieus of work in Ottawa, because he des.Kxl to testify to his great friendship a;i,l esteem for he guest of the evening .ind to show his appreciation of t lioiu*'. Hughes' qualifications for the hi. 1, office conferred upon him. Mr. Monk stated that during his pari fair.ciliary career over $100,000,000 had h un expended on the militia. CLAIMS FIFTY THOUSAND FROM EX-LIBERAL LEADER TORONTO, Out., Dec. 2D.-W. A. lliiyit.-s whoso writ against Hon. A. CV Machuy was the cause of the then lender of the Ontario Liberals insisting- on bolnc *'- lowed to resign, has filed a Btat.em-*nt or claim in tho re-action. The damages ule-f nre (60,000. The date he gives of his a*. leged wrong Is 1906. \?lft JHH*f JJkWw. THUMBAY BteWMft M TODAY Santa Claus Will Return to the Variety Store At 2 o'clock, . Look out for the sleigh down Baker Street Santa Claus will receive hid visitors in his magic cave in the forest. The cave is situated at the back of the store and the only entrance is through a narrow passage in the dense forest. Santa will stay in the cave till Xmas eve when he will turn out in his sleigh to visit around the country. Santa will receive his friends in his magic cavn on Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons at 2 o'clock and also at 7 o'clock every evening. Every visitor will receive A Free Present from Santa Glaus Worth 25c. or over Santa Claus has taken particular care to see that each visitor will receive a suitable present. Admission to Santa's Magic Cave 25c Each Person WANTED Lead and Zinc Concentrates We are prepared to enter two or three year contracts for following: 1. 300 tonB {2,240 lbs.) month lead concentrates, 65 per cent lead, 10 oz. silver, 10 per cent zinc. Hand picked lead ore, minimum 60 per cent lead, maximum, 6 per cent zinc. 2. 300 tonB month zinc blende, minimum 50 per cent zinc. Basis of purchase, London market prices. For further information write John Cunliffe &Co Mining Engineer 2239 Granville St. Vancouver. B.C. I. & M. Leece Ward Street An Xmas table decked with light, Ths s lver glsams with sheen of white But Leece's cakes of artist's styl-i Will make your little children smile. Choice selection of Homemade Xmas CakeB, Scotch Shortbreads, fancy boxes of Chocolates, Bon Bons, fresh Mince Pies a'ways obtainable. Adjustable Mirror Can be set at any angle to secure the best light. An admirable Christmas gift, handsome and useful E. K. STRACHAN Plumbing and Heating Telephone 262 313 Baker St. Canadian Pacific Rly. Xmas and New Year HOLIDAYS Tickets will be on sale from Dec. 21, 1911 to Jan. 1, i!H2, good to return until Jan. 5, 15112 b.3- twe-m all a'atlons, Pert Arthm and west. Fare and One Third For the Round Trip R. K. SCARLETT, City Passenuer and Ticket Agent. Nelaon. F. L. PADDEN, Depot Agent. \AV J. WELLS, D.P A.. Nelton. Kootenay and Boundary ORGANIZING FOR ROSSLAND REUNION Old-Timers' Association Formed at Enthusiastic Public Meeting- Prizes to Be Offered. (Special to Tho Dally News.) ROistiLAND, Dec. ZO.—A big stride forward was made Monday evening in bringing about a reunion of Bossland old boys, when there was formed at an enthusiastic citizens' meeting the Boss- land Old-Timers' association. J. C. Belton was elected president and J. H. Honey secretary. The patrons are A. S. Gpodeve, M. P., and \V. H. Braden, M. P. P.; honorary president, J. S. C. Fraser, J. S. Desehamps and Dan Thomas; vice-presidents, M, E. Purcell, J. Kirkup and J. M, Jordan. A business-like executive was elected and the members will take Immediate steps to get in touch with all old-timers, no matter where they may now reside, with a view to getting them to visit their old city during the great carnival week. This will take place February 6 to 10, and in addition to their being able to enjoy tour full days of clean, exciting, sport there will be some big feature arranged for their especial benefit some night after one oi the hockey games. It may be that appro priate gifts will be made to the one who came to the city the earliest date and to the one who travels the longest distance to join the reunion. Prominent residents of other cities who were once associated with Rossland will be made members and the duty will devolve on them to induce other ex-Rosslanders to join. The start augurs well for the ultimate success of the movement. EASTERN 8TAR OFFICERS. (Special to Ths Dally News.) ROSSLAND, B. C, Dec. 20.-—Officers have been elected by the Eastern Star for 1912, as follows: Worthy matron, Mrs. Elizabeth Bostwlck; worthy patron, F. D. Lemieux; associate matron, Mrs. Janes Barnes; secretary, Mrs. Effie Hogg; treasurer, Mrs. Nannie Burnett; conductress, Mrs. Getta Bowers; associate conductress, Mrs. Clara Trevassow. LECTURE USEFUL FOR RANCHERS Annual Meeting of South Kootenay Farmers' Institute to Be Held on Friday. {Special to The Dally News.) FRUITVALE, B. C„ Dec. 20.—A well- attended meeting of the South Kootenay Farmers' Institute was held on Wednesday evening. In the absence of John Muir the chair was occupied by A. Muir, who explained, in the absence of the Messrs. Houston and Buss, whe were to have spoken that evening, thut he had pleasure ln introducing Mr. Collins, who was a man abundantly qualified to give an interesting'and instructive address. Mr. Collins spoke on the Bubject of mixed farming as it would be carried on by holders of five and 10- acre and 20-acre tracts. Home dairying was the speaker's principal topic, dealing with the different breeds of cows, from the various standpoints of butter production and milk supply, and also on the best methods of manufacturing butter. The growing of alfalfa, clover and other valuable feeds was gone into. The speaker also spoke on the subject of tending and breeding of hogs. Mr. Collins answered the many questions put to him throughout the evening in a manner showing he had his subjects under discussion well in hand. After thanking-the audience for their presence the chairman's expression of appreciation on behalf of those present brought an interesting meeting to a close. T. Allison has moved his meat market into larger and more commodious quarters and has a fine show of meat for the Christmas trade. School closes on Friday for the Christmas holidays, which will last two weeks. The annual meeting of the South Kootenay Farmers' institute will take place at Sayward on Friday, Decembei 22, to elect officers for the ensuing year. Christmas Tret. The Christmas tree and entertainment for the children will be held ln the school house on the 28th. The committee of ladles who bave this iu hand Intend giving the young folks a Tbe Latest Mtte "PERMIT i_^_t^il Long Gloves Arc - JSSitSWt^J Again Essential "" ^ Fit Style Iwerywhere "-^l^l _^*>— Durability "AS GOOD AS A MASON & RISCH" is a remark used by many dealers who try to palm off Inferior pianos on the public. Don't Buy a "GOOD AS" When You Can Buy a i mWSBk Genuine Mason & Risch direct from the manufacturer, saving the Jobber's and dealer's proflt. Is this not good advice You'll fiad It makes a great difference to you from whom you buy. From us you can only buy high grade goods— you are not asked to risk your money on any article of inferior quality. Whatever you may buy, the fact that you bought it from ub is a certain sign that It's Good and Bears the Stamp of Reputation and Worth. Remember, we put the quality into our goods before the ■ goes on—that's tbe great difference. The Mason & RiBch "Factory to Home," selling plan saves you meney and you have the satisfaction of dealing direct with the manufacturer. All our stores and warehouses are filled with the newest and best in pianos. Let us assist ,u in the i-electlon of Your Christmas Piano For further particular write u** for catalogue "F.". MASON & RISCH, LTD. NO ALUM MAGIC BAKING POWDER MADE IN CANADA 655 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C. good time and have collected about 540. Besides a hu^e tree laden with all kinds of toys and piesents a tea will be nrovlded lor them at 5 p. m., after which the parents and friends are Invited to come and take part in the evening's enjoyment. After Santi Claus bus made his distribution of the Christmas tree the grownupB will indulge In a few hours' dancing. A turkey shoot will take place on Saturday, which Tom Allison is get ting up. Mrs. Vroom of St. John, who Is visiting here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nellson, contemplates leaving early In the new year for California, where she will pass the remainder ot the winter. Messrs. Mason and Grimes are busy cutting and loading cordwood, having received an. order for 10 carloads. H. B. Way left here on Saturday for Nelson for medical advice. News has since reached here that he is threat ened with appendicitis. Mrs. Lowdell left last week on a visit to friends In Calgary, Church of England service will be held on Sunday next at 3 p. m. instead of 11 a. m. Christmas carols and music will be rendered at this service. W. A. Barrett, late western manager for Garr, Scott ft Co., Calgary, arrived home yesterday morning and will take up his permanent residence here with his wife and family. Any Way You Figure It- North Maryland Will Win Because North Maryland comprises go many of the .elements of success The present prices are very low, taking into consideration the wonderful future of the locality in which.it Is situated. There Ib no doubt that a few months will make a wonderful difference ln this respect. Contract Is Let for the Immense Car Shops of the C.P.R., to Cost Nearly $3,000,000, and the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways Will Have Steel Laid in the Spring Southeast Calgary has received the greatest financial impetus of any property lu Western Canada. Southeast Calgary has received the largea-, uinount of advertising ever given any proposition. So large and so great is the power behind Southeast Cajgary that it must go ahead at a tremendous rate. Now Think of This NORTH MARYLAND la one of the ch elect of the promising properties in thia district. It has not been speculated on so is still nt GROUND FLOOR PRICES. YOU CET THE FIR8T ADVANCE. $150 Per Lot g PRESENTATION TO BANK MANAGER Golden Citizens Farewell to New Manager of Imperial Bank In Nelson. (Special to.Tlie Dally Newa.) ' GOLDEN, Deo. 20—J. H. D- Benson, formerly manager of the Imperial bank here, who Is leaving to take charge of that bank in Nelson, was made the reel Plent of a handsome travelling bag at a representative gathering of citizens held In tiie Columbia hotel on Saturday evening. The presentations also included a silver punch bowl for Mrs. Benson and two Teddy Bears for the Masters Benson. The presentation was made by Captain Armstrong, who spoke in very eulogistic terms of Mr. Benson's capabilities and expressed, on behalf of residents of Golden generally, keen regret at the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Benson, who has such a large number of friends here in both business and ■social circles, "moreover," said Captain Armstrong, "residents of Golden have two reasons to feel gratified. One is that Mr. Benson is receiving u promotion, and the other that Mr. and Mrs. Benson are going to the only town in the interior of British Columbia where living conditions are as favorable as in Golden." In acknowledging Captain Armstrong's remarks and the receipt of the presentation Mr. Benson expressed, on behalf of himself and Mrs. Benson, heen regret at their departure. He said that it was with rather a mixed feeling that he had learned of bis removal to Nelson. He waB more than sorry to leave Golden but. of course, had received a promotion. Mr Benson said that he had seen Golden In what might he termed a period of depression but everything was now very rosy with a most brilliant outlook for the future. This was not altogether due to the construction of the Kootenay Central but to the fact that the commercial Importance of the town was becoming more generally realized. He u'-f-od the citizens to take step*- foi the incorporation of Gold/Tin and to 'cofoperite with one aim, that of helping to promote the Interests of the town which faced a permanent era of prosperity , and muBt take Its place in the very near future among the cities of the interior. Mr. and Mrs Benson and family left on Sunday on the eastbound train. Mrs. Benson will visit relatives in Edmonton before going to Nelson. FINE DEER FALL TO EDGEWOOD HUNTERS' RIFLES (Special to The Dally News.) EDGEWOOD, B. C, Dec. 20.—Edge- wood hunters made the moBt of the last week for deer hunting. -Last Tuesday Edgewood enjoyed the rare spectacle of two pack horses each loaded with two fine deer shot by p. Masters nnd hi Neetands of Nelson. Thursday excitement reached its height when W J, Banting, going forth on*hia first hunt, with his first shot brought down the king of the herd, a very fine deer WGirhlne 10fi rounds, Ub head, juPt an It was, being worth $25. the spread of the antlers being three feet. The annual meeting of the Farmers' institute was held on Saturday night. December 9 and was well attended. The secretary's report Bhowed a mem- bershlp of 40 and a balance of $33 In READ IMPORTANT Down a Month READ Subdivision plans of ALL property offered by this firm In 8. E. Calgary are approved and patted by the government of Alberta. • B. C. UNITED AGENCIES Phene 391. Box 232. 311 Biker Strut, Nelson, B. C. hand, a very encouraging state of affairs. The following officers were chosen for next year: President W. C. Jowett; vice-president, W. Loughery; secretary-treasurer, A. W. Hobbs; executive, J. W. Ford, W. Bull, D. Calder, A. Mcintosh, A. H. Old. The member chosen to represent the institute at the coming convention at Victoria. w«b L. C. Morrlshn. The meeting closed with a hearty vote of thanks to Grant Davis for the use of the hotel dining room for the meetings. The hockey dance on the 20th is expected to be a great success. Good musicians have been hired from Nakusp. It will be held in W, J. Banting's large hall, supper tp be served ln the Edgewood hotel dining room. AU the youngsters are looking forward to the Christmas tree and Santa Claus next Saturday at 7:30 p. m. A good entertainment Is being prepared so that young and old may spend a happy evening. Owing to the heating arrangements not being completed Church of England services were held nt Mrs. Blake- man's home last Sunday. There was a very fair attendance. The Bible clasB met as usual Friday evening, when a paper dealing with the prayer book was read. On Monday Miss Maggie Falls and Charles Whiting left for Nelson. Saturday \V. Calder, Mrs. Masters and family left for Burton City to attend the basket social, CHRISTMAS EVE MASS AT ROSSLAND CHURCH (Special to The Dally News.) ROSSLAND, B. C, Dec. 20.—On Christmas eve at the Sacred Heart church, Rossland, there will be celebrated Weber's brilliant mass In G. The church will be considerably augmented for the occaaion and will Include the following vocalists: Sopranos—Mrs. E. Campbell, Mrs. J. Hardy, Mrs. L, Bonner, Misses Flossie Nicholson, Ruby Doney, Marcelle Gregory, Gladys Gregory, L. Supple and E. Campion. Tenors—P. h. Fossey, T. H. Brown. II. Landry and Feas. Altos- Mrs. Hays, Mrs. W. T. Trembath, Misses Flossie Hooiier and Goldie Lynn. Basses—.T. Sherman, G. Waltham and D. Burke. For the offertory the beautiful "Adeste Fldeles" will he sung in three -.arts, solo by Miss Flossie Nicholson, duet by P. L. Fossey and G. Waltham, and quartette by Mrs. E. Campbell, Miss Flossie Hooper, P. h. Fossey and G. Waltham. Those who will render solos ln the mass are Mrs. *E. Campbell, Mrs, L. Bonner. P. L. Fossey, Miss FlosBie Hooper, G. Waltham and J. Sherman. MIbb Katie Dyer will preside at the organ and Mrs. L. Bonner wilt be the director. Parker's orchestra will furnish the music for the evening and just he- fore mass Mrs. L. Bonner will render the beautiful, sacred song, "The Holy City." Rugs Cheapest is tb* city The Ark 606 V.rnon St. Phone A.3B5 New and Second Hand Furniture. Yon Know We Are Right When we say every woman LOVES NICE CHINA We Have It—The Latest Decorations—The Latest Shapes—The Largest Assortment The Best Values for the Money. 513-15-18 JOSEPHINE STREET OLD CURIOSITY SHOP PRIVATE OFFICE 1 Cramming down ill-chosen food, and rushing back to work, loads straight lo dyspepsia, with all It means In misery. Proper habils of eating, with a Na-Dru-Co Dyspepsia Tablet alter each meal, restore good digestion, health and happiness. A box of Na-Dru-Co Dyspepsia Tablets costs but SOc. al your Druggist's. National Drug aud Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited. 146 Four Dozen •s Overcoats Must be Sold between now and the 1st of January. Coats sold up town for $25 sold here for $1500 Other clothing nnd gents' furnishings offored at great reductions. Call and see these bargains foi yoursf-lves. Men's footwear and rubbers reduced 25 per cent. Trunks and Vnliaea 25 per cent below anyone in the city. Carpet Squares, Rugs of all slaes, BedB, Springs and Mattresses at greatly reduced figureH. All goods must be Bold by January 1 to make room for new stock, as I am going east to buy new season's goods. H. Ginsberg "SILVER KING MIKE" 411 to 415i/2 Hall Street. A. a LAMBERT & CO. Ltd. Manufacturers ol and Dealer. .In ROUGH and DRESSED LUMBER Shingle!, Lath, Sashes, Doors, Mouldings, Building Paper, etc. Sole agents lor Ru-ber-old Rooting and Manitoba Gypsum Oo.'a Hardwall and Wood fibre Plaeter. £""■' . '__ Nelaon i.e. Telephone It P.O. Box 10M TMUMMV *B-r*ato 4*b*bMM« aAs**afa>a*J For 3 Days Only We Are Offering a Very Limited Number of Lots in Columbia Gardens Situated in the Best Part of North- East Calgary We guarantee every lot good, and this is where our Special Offer comes in. These Lots are only $75 each. Think of It. Only $75 a lot in North-East Calgary, with a street carline guaranteed for July, 1912 We are putting this Unequalled Opportunity before you. It rests with you whether you will take advantage of it, or let the chance go by, and pay doublejthe price for property in the same locality at a little later date. Western Provinces Co-operative Realty Company, Ltd. Room 15, K.W.C. Block, Nelson, B.C A. B. DOCKSTEADER, President. HAROLD BRETT, Secretary-Treasurer Phone 188 P.O. Drawer 1107 KENNETH CAMPBELL, Vice-President and Managing Director. FOREST OF POLES FACES OBLITERATION Wires Soon to go Underground and Disgrace to Montreal's Landscape Will Disappear MONTREAL, Dec. 20—In an attempt to reach a point of vantage from which tp.view the passing of their royal highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught whom Montreal was entertaining last week, a young man fell 15 or 20 feet from an electric light pole to the pavement. As he was helng lifted into an ambulance George Janln, the city engineer, said: "He's quite a tumbler pigeon, that fellow, but I promise you that if he wants to see our next governor general from near the electric light wires he'll have to fall into a manhole instead of off a pole." Montreal's poles and overhead wires arc to go. The Montreal Light, Heat & Power company has already started tne movement by placing its tie lines underground at Its own expense, and the city now has a commission at work studying plans with a view to getting all the overhead wires buried under the. sod. It Is rather peculiar,'but none the less true that when Morse, ihe inventor of the telegraph, Orrln V-riod, the first operator, and Ezra Cor* nell, the founder of Cornell university, v/ere building the Urst commercial electric system ln the world they planned to place the wires underground In New York city. The excavating machine could not stand the shock of the Bowery soil and broke. Cornell then had to go to the government and obtain permission to put tbe v. ires on poles and It is only wlthn the last decade that engineers haye THE "King George Special" We refer to the " King George IV" Special LiqucurWhisky,not to the luxuriously fitted Ruyal train which conveys.the King. The " King George Special," nevertheless, is used by millions of the King's subjects for travelling and other occasions, and like the "l-'derh express, is famed for its safety and reliability, and for the speed with which it attains to public favour. commenced to realize that the first attempt was right and the latter wrong. As soon as telephone, lighting and power wires are put out of the way an assault will be made on the street railway for an underground trolley. Montreal a Mining Town Whether Montreal is in danger of being turned Into the most remarkable mining camp In the history of the country is the question which is perplexing legal experts here as the result of the discovery of a quartz vein bearing free gold far below the city streets. Por some time it has been known that this city Ib underlain by mineral bearing rock and many de- pns'ts of garnets and other semi-precious stones have been discovered from time to time. The deepest excavations heretofore made, however, In the course of providing foundations for the great skyscrapers have not exceeded 125 feet and tbe mineral deposits which have been brought to light have not been of sufficient value to make tbem profitable. Whtle the quarts vein already discovered bearing free gold ln considerable quantities ls only a small one, there cie authorities who believe that It ls an offshoot of a large vein or lode, which may turn the city into a real mine. The geological formation which is now being reached at great depth for the first time ls similar to that in which some of the world's largest sliver mines have been found. That the fast disappearing Canadian cook is as important as health, If not more so, is the basis of a novel suit shortly to be tried in this citv on behalf of "Typhoid Mary," who achieved notoriety here because of her three years seclusion by the health department on the unique charge that she Is tl "chronic germ carter." Typhoid Mary's strange name comes from the fact that about four years ago a series cf typhoid cases In houses ln which she worked as cook led the health authorities to conclude that Bhe was the transmitter of the germs causing the sickness. Although she had never suffered from any contagious Illness, she was, aB a result, secluded for nearly three years. Now she has brought suit against the city to recover $50,000 damages for Illegal dententlon. The gravity of the case, ln view of the present difficulty In securing domestic servnnts Is pointed out bv Mary's lawyer, who argues that lf the board uf health can act In a similar manner In the case of any person who is alleged to be a "germ carrier," It can t uf In Jail thousands of cooks who have hid typhoid, Blnce the evidence of thiB dlsoase remain In the system long after recovery ond thus put the cook Industry out of business. In view of fill, opinion It becomes far less important whether Typhoid Mary recovers her |5n,00fl as compared to how the result of the trial will affect the cook supply of the country FRANCO-BRITISH FRONTIER PACT Exohange of Territory in Various Parts of tha World Is Mooted— Boundaries to Be Arranged. LONDON,' Dec. 80—While no definite proposals have been put forward, the idea has been mooted of general negotiations being entered Into between Great Britain and France for a ratification of frontier and exchange of territory between the two countries in various parts of the world, wherever the International boundaries meet. A few weeks ago some definite form was given to, at least, a part of this question, when the state of the Morocco negotiations indicated that a large section of the French Congo would be cut off from other French possessions, in which case negotiations would probably have been commenced for a rectification of Anglo-French boundaries ln Nigeria, as a result of which France would still have access to her posses- sions in the interior, even lf communication were stopped by way of the Congo and the Ubanghl. T.he modification of the French-German negotiations and the final terms of the Congo agreement, however, removed the urgency of this question. At the same time statesmen on both sdes of the channel have in mind the advisability of a general consideration of questions involving the territories of the two powers, not only ln West Africa nnd the Sudan, but alBO French possessions ln India and other parts of the world—in fad, a completion so far as Anglo-French frontiers are concerned, of the convention of 1904. Tho close relations between the two governments, together with the rapid advance of geographical knowledge during the past few!year8, have rendered Buch a discussion deBlrable. There is reason to believe1 that It Is possible to arrive at an agreement which would once for all settlp Anglo-French boundaries all over tbe world, and remove a condition of affairs which is in some cases out of date and inconvenient. In well Informed diplomatic quarters the view Ib held that a commencement will probably be made, as a result of the Turco-Italian war, and its effect on,the slave trade, with the Dnrfur- Wadal region, and the present feeling Is that tf a start were made it would be thought advisable to consider every question arising out of the proximity of the International boundaries whe. ever British and French possessions touched. It would, therefore, not he unlikely, although, as already stated, no definite steps have been taken, and the matter is not of an urgent character, that negotiations In the sense indicated may be commenced. In view of the widespread character of the in terests . involved, such negotiations would scarcely be expected to be of a t-apid character. CANVAS CITY ON SCENE OF DIAMOND RUSH LONDON, Dec. 20—A Johannesburg despatch to the Express, reports a diamond rush at Bloemhof, a farming district on the banks of the Vaal river not Tar from Kimberly. A canvas town with a population of 12,000 has sprung up within a month. Twenty thousand claims will bo officially announced on Saturday. WILL ON NOTEPAPER TORONTO, Dec. 20—A will written In 1907 on a slip of notepaper filed In the surrogate court disposes of the es> tate of the late H. C. Stuart, a commercial traveller of Toronto, who died suddenly last month ln Manitoba. His widow was made sole beneficiary of his estate of something over $60,000. The will ends with these words: "I write this to avoid any trouble that might arise in case of sudden death so that I should not have time to make will as I wish to Becure my wife from want before I am gone." SCOTCH POTATOES ON SALE IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, Dec. 20—Fifteen hundred tons of potatoes, grown in Scotland, reached New York today and will bo placed on the market, it ls stated, to break the high prices charged for MEN ONLY If you come to mo for treatment, expect to be cured It others have failed expect me to cute you. Unless I know that 1 can cure you I will not accept your case, and ln every instance I treat by my own original or advanced and scientific methods. Ny Fees Are Fair and My Cures Are Permanent Spermatorrhoea, Organic Weakness, Lost Vigor, Varicocele, Hydrocele, Contracted Disorders, specific Blood Poison, Plies and Strictures-restoring all affected organs to normal and healthy action in the shortest possible space of time, Visit Dr. Kelly's Great Museum See All the Forms of Diseases of Men .... Consultation and Instructive book* let free at office or by mall. 210 Howard St., Spokane, Wash. MM T«ft(tt 949 A Cheerful Giver The Lord loves a cheerful giver. Everyone loveB him. What brings more pleasure into your life than to meet a man that is a cheerful giver? One who gives with that fullneBB of soul that he derives a greater pleasure and a greater blessing from having the opportunity to make a gift to one he loves than It would be possible for him to feel by receiving a gift, no matter how rare the gift might be. Now, Mr. Husband! We want a word with you. When you start out to secure a gift for that sweet and tbeautlful creature that has cared for you and your children with such unerring faithfulness for the past year, that has made so many sacrifices for you that you have never dreamed of In your business rush, that, lf it wore In your power to give her the world you could not repay her; when you start out on this mission let yourself bo possessed of the spirit of the cheerful giver and remember that It becomes your duty as a man to present her with something that will gladden her heart and cause one real bright spot in her life. And also remember that here you will find hundreds of rare and beautiful gifts that are being sold at cobi. that you can give something worth while this year at a low price. \ Few Suggestions to Husbands These Prices Are Good for This Day Only One ct. Perfect First ItiverB Diamond Ring *tOfifi fifl One, 1-16. 1-64 ct. First Rivera Diamond Ring.. ■ rtl jr (Vf\ Half, 1-64 ct. First Rivera Diamond Ring ftp-* /w\ Beautiful Brooch, 12 perfect diamonds, cut -to •* /-»/\ r\r\ Store Opens at 8 a.m. Closes at 10 p.m. Shop Early Watchmaker and Jeweler borne to $750 GIGANTIC FORCES RADIUM CONTAINS In on Vert ask rerae from it? be in To t limit< of mi cover can lars i radlu offer holds most To tl subji the fresh (■trou cent J. J. WALKER Baker Street Nelson, B. C. grown tubers. Duty amounting was paid on the cons'gnment. Verteull Deals With Great Re- i that May Follow Discovery of Radium. the course of his recent lecture Radium" in Vancouver, Dr. de said ln part: "You might well ne of what practical use is this It is true It has supplied science with an invaluable ly for many diseases, hut apart this, of what practical value is seems to ub, you might say, to ely an expensive scientific toy. i man whose vision is strictly d by the narrow confined valley ; commercialism, to whom ndis- 1b only important In so far as it immediately translated into dol- nd cents, to such one I am afraid n as yet has little of interest lo save perhaps the fact that it the record for being hy far the expensive substance in the world one observer who viewed tht :t from the higher standpoint ol Intellectual domain, to whom every discovery is bo much more gained in the ever upward as- man toward a more perfect and *• acquaintance with the myster- that wonderful universe which and of those numerous of which we have yet but such knowledge, to such a one opens a new and vast vista of Iden ground, a field of study as _ as it is rich In its tremend- pjjssabilities. There is good reason, for thinking that radlo-activ- 11 not always remain the expen- }}laything of the scientist, or serve a neutral pabulum for the more etually inclined. What hopes- venture on no prophecies—what, I say, may we have that we shall e to harness and make practical that new and wonderful force of which the Curies have Instrumental in revealing to an world? Already nn Ingenious inventor has succeeded in use of the radiations derived a minute quantity of radium to i perpetual motion clock—a clock _ will never require any winding, vhlch in so far as the driving Af r we ir habit, force* an embryonic 1 radium untro fascinating ous how' ity w sivo merel lntell«j. for I hopes be ab use ol radic-jictivity beeu astonish (jd Germ: .n making from work which and force is concerned should go on work-1 ing forever. This may seem a small I matter, but It is not such a far cry ! bad; to the time when Galvain could, scarce obtain enough electrical current to stimulate the muscle of a frog's ' leg which his wife wus preparing for j dinner, ln order tbat you amy appro-1 ciale what gigantic forces are as It were Imprisoned in radium, and which it is extremely slowly giving out, I may refer to a few concrete possibilities. According to Professor T, J. Thomson the energy accumulated in a gramme of radio active mailer would represent 100 -billion kllogrametres— that is enough energy to raise 210 billion pounds to a belgbt of ahout three and a half feet. Professor Max Abra-1 ham calculates Oat one gramme of! electrons represent the energy of 80 billion horsepower In one second. According Lo Professor Soddy, a pint of; emanation obtained from halt a ton of radium would radiate enough energy to j supply 100* powerful arc lamps. No; known vessel could hold it—it would be Immediately melted and dispelled into vapor. If we had a ton cl" radium —though I may say that speaking of a ton of radium is something like speaking ol* reciprocity, they aro two things which it is not likely we shall see for a long time yet. I say if we possessed a Ion of radium ;uid were unable to concentrate the energy contained In it within 'i space of 30 years we would have enough motive force to drive the engines of a ship of 15,000 tons at a rate or If. knots during the whole or those .10 years. That ship could go on travelling continuously during that Deriod without, any need of replenishing its stock of fuel. As you perceive a new and hitherto unknown force of an astounding and startling nature has appeared on the scientific horizon; its glimmerings are still but faint, but. if they were given any indication of Its nature, then in radio-activity the world has seen the birth of a new factor before the combined and resplendent glories of steam and electricity must eventually* pale Into insignificance. Mlnard's Liniment Cures Dandruff. D*?PRIGE*S CREAM BAKING POWDER Sixty Years the Standard for purity, strength and healthfalness. Made from pure, grape cream of tartar, free from alum and phosphatic acids. ^f?*l?> Cht Batt??.ileto». Published at Nelson Every Morning Except Sunday, by The News Publishing Company, Limited W. G. FOSTER, Editor and Manager. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 overcome. FRIENDLY COOPERATION WITH BRITISH COLUMBIA The transference to the provincial government of jurisdiction over water rights of the Dominion railway belt of British Columbia la an example of the good will that the Borden administration is exhibiting toward British Columbia. The federal administration is now evidently more concerned In ministering to the welfare und advancement of the province than in standing on the letter of its rights. By ceding to the province the jurisdiction lor which it has contended the Dominion government puts an end to the clash in interests, and makes conflict in titles impossible. By its action it has removed a source of annoyance and a .■tumbling block to progress, and the evidence ttat is given of regard for the interest of the province and of an inclination to co-operate In promoting its welfare will be appreciated hardly less by the general public than by the provincial government. THE CLOSED POSTOFFICE With few exceptions the people of Nelson will be In accord with the Board of Trade In its endeavor to secure access for the public on Sundays to the boxes of the postoffice mad there will be a general desire tbat b3 obstacles t<J rule is now a ijaU accompli turn to formei sent d fficultiesj the time tbat ti There may greater part wb-ire more so Its etfortB..jnay. |be crowned -yith sup- ce-ats:-'"' pfc . The late go-eminent displayed ignorance of wcstBrn cond'.tUns and requirements when it decreed that post offloes through-jut the country must on Sundays, aud hardhead inflicted that has compensating advantage, lock their doors ship has bt ought n It Is to he hope^ that Hon. h. P. Pellets way to a rescission THREE DOLLARS MINIMUM WAGE tie* may Bee hi or tve regulat'.<|n, although there may The new and a reconditions may pre- that did not exist at be change was made, be eastern c'ties where acce3s to postof ice boxes on Sundays is me ely a matter of conven'ence. In of the west and no- than in Ne'son; It is a matter of alaijost nccpssit'y. In the lumber camps t'.cn camps, ranches, on an prospectors ai) tics o* a new sands leading euce to wboi|i months in the opportunity of to ob'ain le.te them tn touch the outside wo ■;o3'al fadli.L more densely that now exist: but until then] and railroad c**.nstruc- 1 the mines on the irveylng parlle3, among d in countless activl- |country there ave ihou- a busy pioneer exist- Sunday, for many |year, furnishes lhe only vlsiting the postoffice b and papers that keep with home life and with ■Id. When the west has is -equal to tho*.e of the settled east the need • will be lees Insistent, the sealing of postof- fices on Sundiya creates .i grievance that deserves consideration. Tbe regulation as it applies to Nelson has also been felt severely by the many iravelle*B who > make the city their iKarit'iianers. The closing of the Hinar-I't, Liniment Co., Limited. GENTLEMEN,-Last winter I receivjd great benefit from the uae of MINARD'S LINIMENT in a severe attack of La Grippe, and I have frequently proved It to be very effective In cases of Inflainma- tl-m. Yours, ' W. A HUTCHINSON. Few Wants We want money to loan on first mortgage Nelson city property. Can get you at least 8 per cent net. You want an accident and 'jic'.-ness policy on your boy. Get him one for a Xmas box. This Is a time of year when there Is great danger, hockey, skating, coasting, etc. Our policies cover everything. Find out how much it will cost. Your wife and daughter -want a season ticket to the skating rink—another good suggestion for Xmas—we issue them here. We all want—well we all want lots of things. We'll tell you more next time. McQuarrie & Robertson Heal Estate, Fruit Lands Fire, Lift, Accident Insurance-. postoffice haB them to obtain hardship and inflicted. It made it impossible for [and reply to their home letters on Sundays and in many cases they have left town on Monday, be- 'flee- has opened. If the regulation closing the postoffice had removed any evil or had relieved the necessity or Sunday labor, it would not hare met with the opposition with whkh it was received. Hut It has brought uo compensation for the inconvenience that it has has removed no Sunday labor, but has inflicted longer hours and severer strain upon the postal clerks, owing to the necessity of keeping the wick its open on Saturday night in ordir to alleviate the Inconvenience earned by the closing of the doors on Sun lay. The regulalion was promulgated under a misconception as to its results, and with ari ignorance of western needs that wis little credit to the postmaster fienenl or to the Laurler government. In Nelson and In other towns of the west at least It has been worse than useless, and if Mr. Pelletier finds hmself unable to abolish tl.e regulation entirely it Is to be hoped that It will be practicable to make ll i.oper^tivt in those districts where .i inflicts especial hardships and where It has proved to be barren of benefr c at results. (Continued from Page On*.) cessful, so amend the workman's compensation act to make it: clear that dependents of persons * kilted in accidents but living abroad be entitled to compensation. Mr. de Wiele thought that an exact amount for the various Injuries should be specified in the act. Mr. Heatherington thought the resolution premature in view of the fact that the Krzus case had not yet been decided. He said that the act should be amended so that It would apply to mines employing less than 10 men and to cases in building operations where a man falls less than 40 feet. He also criticized the provision as to the court practice In replying to the answer of the defendant companies which could be made up to 14 days before the case was called before the supreme court. He urged also that arbitrators should be compelled to give decisions within a reasonable time. Mr. Davidson Baid the foreign dependent question had heen brought up by judges placed on the provincial bench by the corporations. He said that, he did not expect much from the government. He suggested that the resolution might bo tabled. The motion was carried. The president appointed the following committees at the opening of tbe convention: President's address—William Davidson, Charles McCague, M. P. Villen- euve. Secretary-treasurer's report—F. C. Geseler, Bertram de Wiele, Charles Isenor. Resolution committee — George Casey. William Robs, Richard Darron Ways and means committee—Frank Phillips, Julius Laux, Ben Gregory. (Legislative committee—James Roberts, William Davidson, Helen Cheno- weth, J. E. Smith. John Daly. Constitution and bylaws committee —James Cuthbertson, George Casey, J, C. Lowney. Mileage committee—William Ross James Roberts, and M. P. VUleneuve. A resolution urging upon tbe execu tlve body the necessity of taking steps to inaugurate and maintain the $3 wage scale in all work under the jurisdiction of district No. 6 was introduced. The executive was asked to devise ways and means to maintain the schedule at an opportune time- Mr! Davidson thought It should be made clear that all men in and around smelters were included in the resolution and Mr. McKinnon urged tbat rot-It quarry workers be included. The resolution was passed asking the British Columbia Federation of Labor to consider plans for assuming responsibility of collecting claims under the workmen's compensation act. The convention will probably end on Friday. THURSDAY* DECEMBER 21 SUGGESTIONS FOR SANT& CLAUS A Pair of Leggings for the Boy or Girl. Large Assortment Styles and Colors. For the Ladies: Overgaiters in All Colors. Skating and Hockey Shoes in All Sizes. We Attach Skates Free of Charge. The Royal Shoe Store R. ANDREW & CO. | This Date in History. At Our New Ma-Jen Bloek Phone Offices. Nelson, B.C. Benjamin IjHsraell, writer nnd t-tati.-*-- rtiiii., was born In London liiiM on tide date. Though orl«-*1nally received Into the Jewish- church, lie wan baptised a Chrl** In 1817. (it 17 he was constrained t enter a solicitor's office but it was not long before lip was- giving all Ills time to the pursuit of literature, publishing hi-* first novel, Vivian Grey, when but 21. Af' ter writing numerous other worlts of flc tion, be decided tbat be was cut out for a politician ana affecting extreme foppery In dresr-*, sucifeeded in 1837 In being elect ed to parliament. Disraeli soon made hlm< self respected, lf not feared, and when Peel abandon :d protection In 1S4G became leader of the Tories, which position " held for 26 Tears. He was three times chancellor «fl the exchequer, and prima minister ln 1868'and 1874-80. In 187li he made Queen I Victoria empress of India, bought tbe Sues, canal shares and became Earl oi Beacons field. His greates* novel, Lothalr, was -published In 1870, aid his last, Endynilon, appeared In 1880, the year before bis death. IMPORTANT WORK FOR DOMINION PUBLIC PARK3 OTTAWA, Dec. 20.—The Evening Journal says; While the new government is being criticized. In certain quarters for alleged "axe swinging" It ls Interesting to note one appointment or rather department Inaugurated by the late admlnlstra tion which, Instead of being abolished or appointments! cancelled, is being further developed ana worked out along* lines sug- |lt waa first organized In th? f tbe late government. This tment of Canadian pubU* the supervision -of J. B. jrecelved his appointment las', '.has already given ample evl- wlsdom of tbe choice. Tfc.p now conducted in * connec DAUGHTER. OF 8IR E. CLOU3TON MARRIED IN PARIS PAR'S Dec 20—The marriage of Dr. ■lohn Todd of McGill university and Marjorle. daughter of Fir E. Clouston, president of the Rank of Montreal was celeh ated very quietly here today, the c vll ceremony being iierfo med by Percy Ingl's. British ron-ul, and the Tiishon of Brtshy conducting a rel'gous service n few minutes later. Mr. and Mrs. Todd left on an automobile tour in t;*e south of France. BANK MANAGER RELEASED ON TICKET OF LEAVE OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 20.—Two jears am tbe Farmers bank, through its then 'general manager, W. B. Travers, now an inmate of Kingston penitentiary, took crim* Inal proceedings against B. E. Cughen manager of the banking business In Athens, Ont., in connection with a note which purported to be endorsed by Cughen's father. The endor3atlon was proved to be a forgery and Cughen was sentenced to three years In the penlte*.- tiary, He baa Just been released by the minister of justice on ticket of leave. He will spend his Christmas at home. A Most Acceptable Christmas Gift One of our accident and sickness policies, which will indemnify your friend or relative trom any possible loss through disability. We guar- ' antee that our policies are ■ POSITIVELY THE MOST LIBERAL obtainable, consistent with absolute safety. P. J. Gleazer & Co. P. O. Box 316 412 Ward Street i y;. y.j\Ml1'',|" st mas Look at These Nice Sets of Books : : : : DICKENS—In 22 volume* limp leather, regular ?l*7-50; now, $13.50. Stevenson's Works ln 10 volumes, bound In half leather, regular $20.00; now, $14.00. EUlat's Complete Works in 8 volumes, hound In leather, regular $20.00; now $13.00. Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Uy Gibbon, In five volumes, regular $11:50; now, $7.50. Thaekery, complete edition, in limp leather, regular $16.00; now, $8.00. The Teihftie Edition of Shakespeare,, in -50 volumes, ■ regular $.12.00; ■now,. $K*;50, ■*, And.a great many others to choose from. Canada Drug & Book Co. Ltd. Phone 81 Nelson's Pioneer Drug Store MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY. P.O. Box 502 You've Only Till Saturday To do your Christmas buying. The earlier you do it, the better :::::: Our Splendid Display of Holiday Goods Including Books, Beautifully Bound Gift Books, Children's Books, Hand Bags and Leather Goods, Pretty China, Toys, Dolls, and a great variety of holiday articles, and Our Substantial Values makes Christmas buying easy. COME IN AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. LET US MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU. The Canadian Bank of Commerce SIR EDMUND WALKER, C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., President ALEXANDER LAIRD, Gen, ..lanager Capital $10,000,000 Rest 8,000,000 Travellers' Cheques Issued by the Canadian Bank of Commerce are the most convenient form ln which to carry money when traveling. They are negotiable everywhere, self- Identifying, and the exact amount payable in the principal foreign countries ls printed on' the face of every cheque. The cheques - are issued In denominations of $10, $20, $50. $100 and $200 and may be obtained on application at the bank. In connecUon with Its , Travelers' Cheques The Canadian Bank of Commerce has Issued a booklet entitled "Information of Interest to Those About to Travel," which will be sent free to anyone applying for It Nelson Branch. J. 8. Munro. Man. W. G. THOMSON Phone 34 Bookseller and Stationer Nelson. B. C. COURT OF APPEAL TO HEAR VAGRANT'S PETITION TORONTO, Dec. 20,-Tlierc will be a special sitting or the court or appeal tomorrow to hear the argument In the appeal of I., C. Munroe, from the decision k»f Chancellor Boyd who refused to release 11m under habeas corpus proceeding--. Munroe is serving a term at th1* central prison for vagrancy. He was arrested at Kenora, but urged that he could not be a vagrant as he had $28 In hlF pocket. ' gested .win dying days is the depai parks under llarkin, who fait and wh deuce of tl department tion with apd under the supervision of the intrrlor ment is- contemplating much Important ork during the coming year In connection llh tiie encouragement, "renprvation, and To friends membrance Job Department, etc. Files) umbrellas, department and the gov*? of Dominion Parks. across the sea no better re- than a personal Christmas LVe an extra choice selection, for printing same. The News SPENCER'S Grinds careers, axes, skates, saws, keys, etc. btc. scissors, Repairs WORRIED BY EXAMINATIONS, GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE NEW YORK, Dec. 211.—Fanny Piatt Vancourt, a pretty Ul-year-old girl oC good family, borrowed a glass from her teacher and slipped quietly into the lavatory at a girls* high school in Brooklyn today. Ten minutes later the teacher found her dead on the floor the empty glass beside her. An ounce bottle which had contained some liquid lay in a basin nearby, but it was washed away before the teacher could seize it. Unknown to the 150 girlt: in the school, the body was removed to the teachers' room, where physicians worked in vain to restore life. All efforts proved fruitless. The vie tim's mother was notified and the coroner summoned. Mrs. Vancdurt said that her daughter had studied unusual ly hard of late and had worried at the approach of examinations. She left home with 26 cents this morning, 20 cents of which was found on the body. The other 5 cents Is supposed to have been spent for some drug which caused her death. In? can be Identified as a preparation foi an improvement In tilings when the trad - tlonal January re-investment demand comes'. There is no particular movement to the market, each active stock being governed -by influences affecting it to •> large extent alone. Winnipeg railway Is .) case In point, it has had a sharp recovery during t<-e pait few days largely because the appeal fioni the supreme «ourt of Canada to the privy council in connection with the dlspuf over the franchise. The stock sold yesterday at 344 , on a cash transaction F. H. Phlppen, K.C, receiving a cable from London stating that the ci-mpaay waa being upheld In Its position with regard to the erection of poles and cables for lighting purposes, which ls the main contention in the suit. The privy council, however, appears tio be against tbe company's contention that it can distribute power for commercial purposes. This part of the case was always more ln doubt than the other points at is-sue emd the company would not be very adversely affected '■-.- <*. decision against It. as its only really large customers for power are the Ogllvle mills. TELEGRAPH SUPERVISOR WITH EACH RAILWAY SUPERINTENDENT WINNIPEG, Dec. 20—Official announcement was made todny of new nppumt ments in connection with* the vflbtem lines of the C.P.R. railway telt-eraphs to take effect on Jan. 14 ne.-t, details of which have already heen publishe'l. This rearrangement niid creation of new offices is due to the rapidly increasing .volume of the company's business hnd will tend to a greater efficiency of the service. The etafl of supervisors will he doubled, one being Btationed with each district railway superintendent throughout the wes'ern lines. Bank of Montreal ESTABLISHED 1817 Capital All Paid-up $14,400,000 Rest $12,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: MONTREAL Rt. Hon. Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, G.C.M.G., Hon. President R. B. Angus, President Sir Edward S. Clouston, Bart., Vice- President and General Manager Branches in British Columbia Armstrong, Chllllwack, Cloverdale, Enderby, Greenwood, Hosmer, Kelowna, Merrltt, Nelson, New Denver, Nichols, New Westminster, Penticton, Prince Rupert, Itosuland, Summerland, Vancouver, Vernon, Victoria. Nelson Branch, L. B. DeVeber, Man. Imperial Bank ot Canada HEAD OFFICE: TORONTO Capital Subscribed $.6,000,000 Capital Paid-up 5,996,-dOO Reserve Fund 5,998.900 Total Assets 72,000,000 D. R. Wilkie, President Hon. Robert J&ffray, Vice-President Branches in Brltiah Columbia; Arrowhead, Chase, Cranbrook, Fernle, Golden, Kamloops, Michel, New. Michel, Moyie, Nelson. Revelstoke, Vancouver, Victoria and Wilmer. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Interest allowed on deposits at current rate" from date of deposit Nelson Branch, J. M. Lay, Manager The Royal Bank of Canada Incorporated 1869 Capital Paid-up $ 6,200,000 Reserved and Undivided- Profits $ .-,200,000 Total Assets $100,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: MONTREAL 166 branches ln Canada and Newfoundland; 18 agencies In Cuba and Porto Rico. British West Indies: Bahamas — Nassau; BarbadoeB — Bridgetown; Jamaica—Kingston; Trinidad— Port of Spain and San Fernando. London, England, 2 bank buildings, Princes street. B. C. Now York City, 68 William street Business accounts carried upon favorable terms. Savings department at all branches. , Nelson Branch, A. B. Netherby, Man. High Grade Building Materials We have always In-stock lime and cement, common brick, pressed brick, fire brick, tire clay, plaster of pari**, wood fibre, crystal finish. All kinds And sizes of window glass.- Bee us for prices on all kinds of building material. JOHN BURNS & SON NELSON, B. C. PRIVY COUNCIL UPHOLDS WINNIPEG RAILWAY COMPANY TORONTO, Dec, 20.—The Globe will sav tomorrow: There are a number ot diverge currents In the Canadian market towards the close of the year. Some of the buy- GANAD> CANADIAN PACIFIC EXCURSIONS Eastern Canada and Home Reduced return rateB. Tickets on sale daily during' December^ Good for three months with extension privileges. Information given freely. California and Midsum- merWeather Los Angeles and return...$62.30 Sp'-'ciu] trains, special induce-. ments. Tickets on sale Jan. 1. 2, 3, 4. ■ ■ \ Aslc for fui] particulars. R. K. SCARLETT, City Ticket Aflt.; F. L. PADDEN, Depot Ticket Agt. ' W. j. WELLS, District Passenger Agent Nelson. GirA L T Coal ln Car Lots Shipped to 'All Railway Points la the Kootenay District. NELSON, B. C. F. O. Box 82S Mines: "-'•■>• | W. P. TIERNEY, Genl. Sales Agt. ■J V BURNS ALL NIGHT CO A L ICE, COKE and WOOD We have in stock and can deliver promptly the '■ I | well-known OALT COAL. j j Kootenay lee & Fuel Co. onice Phone 266 Delicacies for Xmas Salads t Pruh Lobatera, Crabs, Shrimp., Oyster.—In shell, in bulk and sealshipt In sealed tins. Poultry Geese Turkey. " Chicken. Game Rabbit. Duck. j The 41 Maricet Company Wholesale and Retail Meat Merchant., Phonal, 6ak»r 8tr.«t !>&£ &P' THUR8«*y-.«T 0EPEMBH»S11 ■waffi**-** V3lSC>i Bell Trading Co. A Tremendous Rush on our candy department. Two popular lines nearly exhausted. We still have 25 Complete Lines at 25c lb. but if present demand continues will be entirely Bold out by Saturday. Those English Candies at 35c. are proving hlg sellers. Also 6 Varieties of Chocolates at 35c lb. In Fancy Boxes .Our Cadbury's Special, 60c., It •nd $1-7«« Also King George, 76c, $1.50 and $2.60 are very popular lines this season. Buy Jap Oranges Mow Stock nearly exhausted and erfnnot bring" more .'in tnis week. The demand for the season's favorite has been much larger than we anticipated. Holly and Lettuce to Arrive Almond Paste for Iceing, ls having a big run, 60c. a tin. A Saucy Suggestion Punch Sauce 25c. House of parliament ..25c. Lea & Perrln's 35c. .Tuckfield'a Special' Xmas Price 3 for 25 Yorkshire Relish 25o. Menngher's Sauce,. .50c. Chill Sauce / 40c. Over 20 varieties to choose from. Bell Trading Co. The Up-to-Date Grfljcers I Phone 56 !.♦- HIimillu-uVAlSOrADAY the flume Table D'Hote and a la Carte HUME-G. C. Osborne, B. White, Sandon; H. O. Donaldson, It. B. Bell, C. Lin- don, Salmo; Mrs. Whitehead, Shields; .S. Pratt, O. G. Teaman, Vancouver; 8. S Fowler, Riondeli; P. M. Isemaii, Seattl-*; L. Wilt and wife, Rot-aland; L. D. Blrelv, Montreal; C. M. McOutherson, W. Anderson, Calgary; R. Gordon, Revelatoko; R. W. Moeran, KlngBgate; J. J. Grotldy, Wi'i- STRATHCONA-A, E. Barten, O. ... Barten, Mrs. Barten, H. Barten, Willow Point; O, V. White. Sandon; W. T. Cran tlall, Kaslo; T. W. Allshousc, Summit Lake; C. J. Leggatt, J. E. Price and wife, Vancouver. Queen's Hotel Baker .Street A. LAPOINTE, Proprietor ■ ■ bis-)**""" Renovated throughout. Sixteen new rooms added, all elegantly furnished. Steam heat in every room. QUEEN^-Mrs. W. Du Mont, Winlaw; Miss M. Dellsle, A. Dellsle, J. A. Herbert, E. D. Dumas,.Crescent Valley; A. Duperry, Creston. Madden House Thot. Madden, Prop., Baker St. . Rates: $1.60 to $2.00 per day. ■Meal tickets $7.00 per week. A Comfortable Home MADDER—J. D. McDonald, Grant; I, Simmons, H. Plppen, Creston; Tt. L. McKinnon, Rosehery; j. Serson, New Denver; R. Andoraon, H. Nelson, A. Peterson, J. Vagen, Three Forks; Mrs. E. A McFadgen, G. W. Rogers, T. Brennan, Vancouver. ■ <•;- I -,■ i i Tremont House Baker Street, Nelson RAN30ME A CAMPBELL Proprietors European plan, GOc. up American plan, 11.25 and 11.60 Meals 36c. ALL WHITE LABOR Special Rates Per Month TREMONT—H. Collins, A. O. Olmstoad. A. Brett, Spokane; J. F. Oarty, W. Cun-.- mlnga, W. G. Rice, A, G. Amsbury, C. B. Hendrlckson, II. Jenson, J. Morrison, N, McDonald, Lardo; A. C. McGregor, Port Moody. Grand Central Hotel ' OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE American end European plans. H. H. PITTS* Proprietor GRAND CENTRAL—!. MoGfafflo, J. A. McPI.ee. J. McKyle, Ymir;" "J. W. Crothers. G.' A. Kennlngton, Salmo; W. Mcintosh, M. Dewar, F. W. Stevens, F. Hardy. J. n. Knox, Crescent Valley; J. Horn, Grand Forks; A. E. Teeter. Slocan; Mrs. C. O. Ogilvle, Harrop; C. D. Steel, Vancouver. Nelson Cafe Lar e **nd ■ Commodious Dining Room „ Prompt and Courteous Service. Meals Served at all Hours Elegantly furnished rooms in connection: $1,00 a day and up. A. AUDET, Proprietor. NELSON-C. H. Hesse, D. Williams, S. J. Porliok, H. Hedberg, A. S. Clute. I. Godwin, J. Dorouly, Spokane. Union Men, when ln Nelson Patronize Lakeview Hotel Cor. Hail and Vernon Streets. NAP. MALLETTE, Prop. White Union Help Employed Only LAKEVIEW-L. Deveber, Molly Gibaot ; D. Detclier, J. McConnell. Crantirook; E. Bernard, J. Rllcy, Spokane. , When Taking a Vacation go to the great Halcyon Hot Springs, where you can secure not only rest but at the same time have tbe benefit of the best medicinal waters on the continent, unequalled Tor rheumatism and kindred ailments. The sprlngB are easy of access to travellers and the hotel has been fitted up and is conducted with a view to the maximum of comfort and conveniens for guests. Rates: $12 and $15 per week, or $2 per day and upwards. Halcyon Hot Springs Sanitarium WM BOYD, Proprietor Halcyon Arrow Lakes Klondyke Hotel Vernon Street Strictly Union House Headquarters for miners, smel- termen, loggers, railroad men. Rates: $1.00 per day up. NELSON & JOHNSON, Props, KLONDYKE-C. Olson, H. Larson, 1 Spot, B. Hoyle, M. Martin, Molly Gibson Kootenay Hotel Rates 11.00 and (1.26 per day. Every convenience given to the traveling public; Electric piano and Union bar In connection, where the best wlnea and liquors are kept. MRS. MALLETT. Proprietress. KOOTENAY-G. Roder, New Denver; T. Bonnet, A. Zamm, McLeod. SHERBROOKE-F. Laylan, Northport; G. iPatteraon, Sand-more; v. Carter, Lady- smith; F. Dumas, H. Beck, ™ NEW RATE8 IN FORCE FIRST OF APRIL REGINA, Sask., Dec. 20—In answer to inquiries of the board of trade a' te'egram has been received from the board of railway commissioners statins that the new rates which the railway compani-*-** mu t put Into force consequent upon the decision of the supreme court of Canada, in the Regina freight rate case 'will come into effect on April 1, 1912. It It* understood that the board of trade will ask that an order of the railway commission shall be made obliging companies to print a record of all freight charges' collected and that in the' event of the companies carrying the case to the pnvy council and the decision there being in favor of the board of trade that companies shall be obliged to refund all over charges from this .date. Silver King Hotel Baker Street Under new management Well furnished rooms; $1.00 a day and up. Best 25c. meal In Nelson. Best brand-* of liquors and cigars served by union men. tft-j, McLEOD, Proprietor ■, SILVER KINO—W. Anderson*, Slocan i H. Johnson, M. Danelson, A. !•'. A. Codderv, T, Bowell..P. -MoKay, Three Forks; -H. . Gfovelle, Spokane. -. | [Ne I so n ^——Pre-eminentlg Is— A Residential Centre Eight months of summer villas, 220 square mileB of boating and fishing water. Climate an elixir, scenery rivalling tbe Alps, all fruits of temperate clime grown. Electric cars, electric light, gaB, pure water, sewerage, advanced schools. A Tourist Centre Crow's Nest Pbbs scenic route has its full flower In Glorious Kootenay. , Canadian Switzerland contains three charming lake systems, with unmatched landscapes for th<- artist, giant torrents for the touritt-glaciers for the daring, t *ame for the huntsman, ana the joy of life for the Jaded. Nelson commands every section at first hand. . A Distributing Centre With the Immense mining and timber development and land settlement of the central upper country to serve, Nelson, with eight rail and steamer routes, is the unchallenged capital of the Kootenay and Boundary, the heart from which .the arteries of commerce diverge. It is the mining centre of the Kootenay as well as the focal point oH the rapidly expanding fruit industry. An Industrial Centre Falls of Bonnlngton drive wheels of Nelson. Municipal power, sites, trac-tage facilities. Consuming territory for varied Industries ready for exploitation. Field for manufacturing now being utilized. For particulars write Pub- ;• llclty Bureau, Nelson. British I Columbia. RUSH LEGISLATION THEN ADJOURN Nineteen Bills Assented to by Lieutenant Governor of Alberta—New Portfolios Filled. EDMONTON, 'Alta., Dec. 20.—.After the busiest day of the present session the legislature adjourned this evening at 10:30 o'clock till January 22. Before adjourning the lieutenant governor came -down to the house and assented to . 19 bills which have been passed out of.the 63 which are before the house. An immense amount of legislation was rushed through today, most of It being necessary to go Into effect before the new year. Two of the bills assented to provide for tho creation of new departments. They are railways and telephones and municipalities. Immediately after the house ad journed the members of the government proceeded to the ofilce of the lieutenant governor, where Premier Siflon was sworn in as minister or railways and telephones and Hon. A. J. McLean, provincial secretary, as minister of muinci'-nlitics. They will bike charge of the new departments to he created at once. ; The most contentious bill today was the bill amending the Calgary charter, which was discussed |for several hours and changed in a nlimber of particulars. Medical men nnd osteopaths have re ceived a settlement ofciheir dispute as to control. RAILS SOON WILL BE i LAID TO HOPE (Special to The pally News.) * VANCOUVER, B.C.I Dec. 20—The Canadian Northern rills are now laid from Port Mann to Stimas mountain, eight mils beyond the cliamni d crossing at ths intersection of the C.P.R. at. Miss on. Only one or two small cuts remain between,there and Hope to be completed befote the grade will b- In shape for rails! to Hope. STORE OPEN EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK Hurrah for Togland! it&sf V¥\ A ^s A It's Just Chock Full of Excitement, Fun and Frolic. h&*_%- iK CON JONES GOES EAST (Special to The Dally News,) VANCOUVER, B.C., Dec. 20—Con Jones, mamger of the Vancouver lacrosse champions, left tonight for a two months combined brsiness and pleasure trip to eastern cities. He proposes to sign up at least three * play* era and in alt carry 15 next season. He will discuss with lacrosse managers In the east, the proposed national commision ti handle the lacrosse af- fai'.E of the Dominion. ALLAN PURVIS RESIGNS (Special to The Daily News.) VANCOUVER, B.C., De**.. 20—Allan Parvis, fo mer' superintendent of the C.P.R. nt Nelson and for the past 18 months manager of the Fraser valley branch of the Brltiah Columbia electric railway, has resigned his post. It was under his direction that this electric 1'ne, the longest in Canada was completed. He was resident loday as to his future movements. TWO ,BYLAWS PASSED WINNIPEG, Man.. Dec. 20.-Of ihe three money by-laws that were voted on at e St. Boniface municipal elections mi Tuesday, two were can-led and one defeated. Those that passed .-were the school and general debenture hy-lawB, culling f-»r |220,O00 and (838,500 respectively, wnlle the scheme calling fn*** an expenditure of (2a,- 0O0 went down to defeat. WESTERN FLOAT (By R. T. Lowery) The Owls have organized in Merritt. The bartenders in Trail are licensed. Rossland has prohibited coasting on the streets. In Rupe the new hospital wing will cost 720.000. The Union Bank has opened u branch at New Hazleton. I-M Lathan has resigned as chief oi the Kaslo fire brigade. Prince Rupert now has a morning daily paper, the Journal. In spite of the strike 24 building were erected in Passburg this summer. . Recently several heavy caveins have occurred at the Mldtlesboro coal mines. Several men have been put to work at the Golden Chariot mine, near Oro- ville. .). \V. Power of Kaslo has a crew of •VI men logsing in the Nicola valley. The Dominion government will build a ?50,ouo wharf at Mirror lake, near Kaslo. A. Gum's wus fined $50 for selling Calgary real estate In Trail without a license. Large ipiantities of mink and heaver skins are being brought into Hazleton this winter. Captain James Mclntyre committed suicide In Summerland a short time ago by taking poison. Cougars are plentiful in the Similka meen, and ure destroying deer nnd, beaver in large numbers. J. R. Irvine lias been appointed chief of police in Blairmore. There were 22 apullcants for the position. . Mrs. Pettipl ce died In Revelstoke last 'we 3k aged 51 years. Her son, Parm U the veil known labor writer of Vancouver. Pauline Chartprs died near Merritt this month. She will be kindly remem bered by hundreds of,old timers in the N'cola valley. Bob Williams died in Fandon thi-i month from tuberculosis. He was one of the locators of the Lucky Jim mine in the Slocan 20 years ago. , It is likely that a $50,000 poBtoffice will be built in Penticton next year. It Is not kfovn when th-- long expected postoffice will be built nt Greenwood. The Baderby Press has movd Into a building.of its own. Its (d**tor has grown rich since he graduated from « ?Jt Bring All the Little Folks to See the Most Brilliant Display of Wonderful Toys Ever Shown Toyland—Joy land—is just full of life and fun, and is bigger, brighter, and better than ever. Excitement, fun and frolic fill every nook and corner. Automobiles are breaking the speed limit, trains thunder over the rails at a mile-a-minute clip, airships fly serenely over both. Dolls make goo-goo eyes, horns blow, drums beat, pianos and organs fill the air with melody. Clowns are doing all sorts of funny "stunts," the bears growl, tbe ducks quack, and rlBing ahove all these is the sound of the merry, happy laughter telling of little hearts filled with joy and pleasure, ,.-.,, There are hundreds upon hundreds of toys In this, the greatest display ever shown here—every toy Imaginable, dolls of every description, all sorts of mechanical contrivances, etc., etc., to delight the hearts of the little ones, and everything nicely arranged for easy viewing and selection and everything marked at prices that will appeal to you as strongly as the toys appeal to the children. Come on—point your "shoes today toward the great ChristmaB Store. We guarantee you a most enjoyable ,tlme. Dolls from :15c to ?15. Cloth and velvet covered animals from 10c to ?2,- Blocks from 10c io $1,50. Musical tops, liie. 20c, 25c. Trumpets, Horns and Flutes. 5c to 40c. Whips, 10c to 30c! Tea Sets from 15c to $1.60. Steam engines from $1.50 to $2.50. Magic Lanterns, 75c to $4.50. .Mechanical ToyB of all kinds from 20c to $1.50. Boys' Tool Chests from 75c to $2.50. Dolls' Beds from ;>5c to $2.50. Vacuum Guns and target from from 35c to $1.25. Games of all sorts at 35c and 05c. Picture Books from 5c to SOc. And many others loo numerous to mention. Eagle Hall Meagher & Co. Baker Street Lowery's college of journalism In New Penver. Billy Evans, Hank Walker, Billy McAdams. Ed. MertinB, "Bill Nye" "Long Pr'mer Jack' and several others have become rich an I Influen- t'al editors since they graduated from that college. Those who are not nre in heaven pushing clouds with the angels. TORONTO LACROSSE CLUB SIGNS WESTERN PLAYERS TORONTO, Dec. 20—As a step toward securing a winning tenm next ntimmor the Toronto Iacroi-s-*- cub has signed Len Turnbul] and Cliff Spring, two crack New Westminster players. Fred Hubbard the club em s ary to the west may se ure other Westminster or Vancouver players he ore he returns. Bilily Fitzgerald haa heen offered a satisfactory contract by the Toronto team but he has given Con Jones first call on his services. The Nelson Wine & Spirit Co. W. R. Thomson, late C.P.R. boat bars, manager and proprietor. Port and Sherry Brandy, Scotch, Rye Old imported, Special Vintage. Renault's and Hennessey, Perfection, Beggs' George IV, etc, G. & W., Walker's, Corby's. Special prices, freight prepaid for case lots Phone 260. Store Vernon Street. SASKATCHEWAN HOCKEY LEAGUE MOOSOMIN, Sask., Dec. 20—The eastern Saskatchewan hockey If ague hits been formed composed of Mooso- mln, WM'ewool, Wo'seley and S!nta- luta. BUSINESS IS EXPANDING ON HEALTHY BASIS OTTAWA, Dec. SO.-Tlie banks statement tor the month ending November ;to, Issued today sliows a decided alteration In form Whtle the tables aro In the same order, they are printed on n more compt'-henslvo. Beale which will ibe a coiivvalence to those who make use of the report. The outstanding feature ->f the comuierotal situation as revealed by the report Is a. i-ra-liiiil expansion of business upon u sound nnd hou'th.v basis. In comparison with the statement for October the r- port shows nn increase of nearly j>l0,0M.- 000 In demnnd deposit1- and of nearly (1,500,000 in notice deposits, An Increase of $1,874,411 In current loans Is also record"! during this month. Bank notes in circulation on Nov. ;.0 amounted to 9101,1*-I3,flf>6 ,a decrease of (3 - JUlsOGl compared with October, Deposits on demand totalled JSI1.710.2Tj, an increase of |9,7fifi,700. Savings deposit-* show1 an Increase from 1686,451,0*0 to SW*.- M2.1B2. Call and short loans tn Cann-ln stood $72,033,493 an Increase of U045,O:>:. There was u decrease of $1,232,975 ln the volume of similar loans made aliraid. In oi-rrent loans there were $770,3'.a,419 out, an Increase of $1,874,411. , Holiday BI Rates Ig Vancouver and Return $28.90 Victoria and Return - $32.20 Proportionate fares to other iioints in British Columbia. Tickets sold December 21 to January l. Return limit January 5, 1012. For further information apply to W. E. Ketchum. CHy. Passenger Agent. P.O. Drawer 1099 Daily News Want Ads Get Results MM MX PROVE FOR YOURSELF THAT'S THE WAY. JUST SIT DOWN AND ASK TOUIISBLF IF HIGHGATE IS A GOOD INVESTMENT HERB'S WHAT WE GUARANTEE AS FACTS ABOUT HIGHGATE: 1. HIGHGATE IS A SUBDIVISION CLOSE IN TO CALGARY 2. HIGHGATE LOTS ARE HIGH, DRY AND LEVEL. 3. HIGHGATE WILL HAVE STREET CARS BY JULY, 1912. 4. HIGHGA1E IS UNDER BUILDING RESTRICTIONS. 5. HIGHGATE WILL THEREFORE BE A HIGH CLASS RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. 6. HIGHGATE WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE IN VALUE. 7. HIGHGATE IS RIGHT IN THE LINE OF CALGARY'S MARVELOUS GROWTH. 8. HIGHGATE IS DELIGHTFULLY SITUATED AND CONVENIENT. 9. HIGHGATE MUST BECOME VALUABLE AS CALGARY GROWS. Why You Know Highgate Is a Good Buy TOGETHER WITH THE ABOVE NINE REASONS iTHERE ARE LOTS MORE) YOU ARE WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE CITY OF CALGARY'S RAPID AND ENORMOUS GROWTH. THOUSANDS MORE CITIZENS WILL COME IN WITH THE NEW CAR SHOPS. THOUSANDS MORE ARE COMING IN WITH THE NEW INDUSTRIES AND THERE IS AND WILL BE A CONTINUAL INFLUX OF PEOPLE CALGARY'S POPULATION 1901, 6,557—NOW, 60,000—THINK OF IT. NOW THESE PEOPLE REQUIRE HOMES-THE HOMES MUST BE BUILT ON SOMEBODY'S LOTS—HIGHGATE LOTS ARE CLOSE IN AND THEREFORE MUST (WE SAY MUST KNOWING WHEREOF WE SPEAK) BE USED, MUST BE BOUGHT, THEREFORE Why Not You for the Profits ? THEY ARE YOURS JUST nS WELL AS ANY OTHEII PERSON'S—JUST THIS WAY IS THE WAY- WEALTH IS MADE-YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET YOUR SHARE WHILE SUCH AN EXCELLENT CHANCE COMES YOUR WAY. IT DOESN'T TA KB MUCH TO START YOU MAKING PROFITS, EITHER. Highgate Lots Now Are ^165<00 $25.00 Starts You Balance $10 a Month Prove It -Act Now- -Make Money Western Canada Investment Co. Financial Agents, .teal Estate, Fire, Life and Accident Insurance; Timber Lands, Rents Collected, Loans Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent J. E. TAYLOR. Manager. H .E. DOUGLAS, Insurance and C. A. VAN HEMERT, Timber ALEX. CHEYNE, Secretary Loan Department, Department. PO. Box 1042. Phone 254 Cor. Baker and Josephine Streets. ~t mm gum fofA- W TMUHtftAY sand Five Hundred aad TbLrt/-Ni» Dd- tan. ($U4».W). And wihere-M, It will be ret-ulsiu to rilM annually by rata the «um ot Tw«lv« Hundred and Eighty *>-l&» Dollar.* (11,280.40) Cor paying tha laid debt aad interest Now* therefore, the luunlnlfial council ol the corporation of the city of Nelson enacts as ollows: 1. It shall and may lie lawlul for the mayor of the corporation ot "he city ot Nelson to borrow, upon tiie -..edit of the said corporation, by way tt the debentures lierelnafter mentioned, from any person or persons, body or b-jiiies corporate, who may be willing to advance the same as .a loan, ii sum of money -lot exceeding in tl.e whole the sum of FiftOan Thousand Dollars (JIB.WW.OO) and to' cauie all such sums so raised or received to ul paid Into the hands of the troaaurer of the said uornoration for the purpose and with the object hereinbefore recited. 2 It shall be lawful lor tha mayor of the said corporation to cauae any number of debentures to be made, executed and issued for such sum or sums as may be required for the purpose and ol'Ject aforesaid, not exceeding, however, tiie sum of Fifteen Tlvusand Dollars '.(15,000),* each of said debentures being of the denomlna- tlnn of One Thousand Dollars (Jl.000.00), and such debentures sbrtll be sealed with the seal of tho corporation and signed by the mayor thereof. v 3. The said debentures shall oca. date the first day of July, 1912, and shall be made payable ln twenty yearn from the said date, In lawful money of Can.-da at the office of the Bank ot Montreal ln Nelson aforesaid, which . said place of payment shall be designated in tne said debentures and which said detenturei shall have attached to them coupons for the payment of Interest and thf signatures to the interest coupons may be either written, stumped. srinted t»r MhofTOehed. 4. The said debentures shall bear intereift at the rate of Five per cent (j per cent) per annum from the date thet'-wf, which Interest shall be payable semi-annually at said office of the Bank of Montreal Ln Nelson aforesaid, in lawful money of Canada on the first day of January and first day of July respectively In each year during tbe currency thereof; and such interest shall be expressed in said debenture, and coupons to oe "*o payable. 5. It shall be lawful for the mayor i-f said corporation to negotla:u and sell the said debentures or any of tmrn for less tl an par, but hi no case shall the said debentures or any of them be negotiated or wild for less than ninety-rive per centum of their value, Including the cost of negotiating and sale, brokerage and all other incidental expenses. Q. There shall be raised and levied In each year during lhe currency of said debentures the 3um of Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars (J75&00) for payment of interest, and the sum of Five .1- ndred and Thirty 40-100 Dollars ((530.40) tor payment nf the said debentures '»• rate sufficient therefor on all the ratable land In the said municipality. 7. It shall be lawful for the said municipal council to repurchase *tny of the said debentures upon such terms as may be agreed upon with the legal hi.-ler or holders thereof or any part M.eraof, either at the time of sale or any subs-; .font time or times., and all debentures so -i-purchased shall forthwith be cancelled and destroyed and no reissue of debentures so repurchased shall he mude In conrequence of such'.repurchase. . 8. This by-law shall take effect «Ji or after the first day of January, :912. .9. This by-law. may he cited for all purposes as "The Hospital Construction Aid By-Law, 1911." Done and passed In rounill assembled this ...day of MM.* WANTfUX MM.MN IHMVVINT *• W«Y «. F. Hutton, Muwfir H1LP OP ALL KINDS _„■ PROMPTLY rURNUHBD. THE WORKINGMEN'S EMPLOYMENT AND REAL ESTATE AGENCY WANTED—Chambermaid, waitress. W. Parker, 312 Baker street. PhoJi.o 281 FORT GEORGE LAND CO. Rtal Estate 316 Baker P. O. Box 888. Employment Offlo* Street, Nelson. Phona 134. HOTEL DHOCTOr. tfW«^^Vk^s^"l..W.F^..s^.V.^.^«AsVW%AAAf* NELSON HOTIL BAR Baker itraat, Weleom, B.C. INK * WARD, Fr-tfi. Ola Rl«k«-ri. Only plan aanriM lima* SHERBROOKE HOTEL Nalson, B. C. One minute"! walk from C.P.R. station. Cuisine unexcelled; well beaut and via- tllated. BOYER BROS., Praia. JACOB GREEN & CO. Auctioneers, Appraisers, Valuators. j, „ P. O. Box 233. Nelion, B. C. ^WAJ^TED^M^SCELLA^ WANTED-An opportunity for a live man, selling our guaranteed Yakima Valley grown nursery stock. Exclusive territory. Outfit free. Cash weeklv. "Hustle,*' not experience required. Toppenlsh Nursery company, Toppenlsh, Wash. WANTED—Clean cotton rags. Apply Tha Dally News. 79-tf WANTED—Married men to buy five and ten acre fruit tracts. Small cash payment, balance ln work. Apply Harris, Honeymoon Place, Kaslo. M-U WANTED—You can't help but make money selling bur guaranteed-to-give- satisfaction stock. Free outfit; cast weekly; exclusive territory. Yakima Val ley Nursery company, Toppenlsh, Wash ington. IK-tt. WANTED—At the Ymir General hospital; a nurse; must be a graduate from some well established, hospital. For further Information write W. B. Mclsaac, Sec. Ymlr (■yneial hospital. 187-tf WANTED-Teacher for Perry Siding school; commence January «j, i&12. Apply William Anderson, secretary. £06-9 NOTICE Take notice that the above Is a true copy of the proposed-, by-law upo-r -A-lilcK the vote of the municipality will b» taken at the city of Nelaon on the twenty-ninth day of December next betivje.i the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. and 7 o'-*lock p. m. For the Enst ward at the city hall, corner of Front and Ward itroets, and for the West ward at the band room, ""OO Kootenay street. , W. E. '.v.tSSON, City Clerk. Nelson, D. C, DeJMtnber Uth, 1911. CONVENTION OF TRAMPS CALLED FOR CINCINNATI CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 20.—Cln- o'nnati is going to have a unique convention next year which the convention league has not solicited. A letter wus received yesterday from James Bads Hawe, the -'millionaire hobo," ■who Is now in St. Urnis, saying that he had Issued a call for a national convention of hoboes to take place In Cincinnati from January 31 to February 4. The sons of rest will come liojp all quartern, on trucks, In freight iialns and in parlor cars, to discuss -A age pensions, the problem of lhe unemployed, the opening by government of lands in tbe west and other important matters. TEMPESTUOUS VOYAGE. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Dec. 20—After having been imprisoned for 30 dayB off Cape Horn hy icebergs, the British ship William T. Lewis, Captain Manning, arrived in port today 154 days out from Antwerp. The vessel en- co-intered extremely rough weather and lost her sails In a hurricane off Cape Horn. The main cabin galleries and forecastle were flooded and sections i f the superstructure were battered in by icebergs. Mlnard't Llnlm-nt Cures Distemper. WATER NOTICE. I, Daniel P. Siemens, of Syrlnga creek, by occupation a rancher, give notloo that Noose Jaw City Lots Our lotB represent a very Wgh ela»» Investment. They are within the eity limits, are In the heart ot the residential district, two and one halt Mocks from paved streeets and Btreet car line. Write for may and full particulars. Terms $25 Down, and Balance Monthly Reliable property from a reliable firm. Toye & Toye Dealers In High Clies Property Phone 325 Box 147 Nelson, B.C, Tenders will he received hy the under- sinned up to and including January 8th, 1912, for the purchase of government barge cuble, trolly and connections, now nt tiie, city of Trnil. the particulars of tho property being approximately as follow*-, viz: Barge 48. S long, 16.6 wide and 4 feet deep, built 1910. One Inch steel cable, 1,300 feet long, no*v stretched across Columbia river, with trolley and connecting cables to barge. This outfit is In good condition and .s supposedly suitable for the Installation of a Columbia river ferry, ten ierers must, however, satisfy themselves ,- to Its value and completeness. Dated :il court house, Ro.-Kl.ind. B. C, December 13th, 1911. J. 13. HOOSON, Acting Government Agent. 2aM-a.w.-3t WANTED—To give practical Instruction ln tree pruning, planting, budding, grafting and beekeoping. For terms apply W. J. Sheppard, 1407 Stanley street, Nelson; Phone A415. Box 811. 209-18 WANTED-Fumlshed house. C. F. Plncott, i Stanley or Phone 109. , !"" " WANTED—A first class general mine blacksmith, state ago and experience single man preferred, steady Job to rlgh man. Wages $4.60 per -lay. Hedley Gold Mining ■company. Hedley, B. C. 212-J PHOENIX HOTEL BROOKLYN, PHOENIX, B. C- Tbe only up-to-date hotel la Phoealx. New from cellar to roof. Beet sample rooms In the Boundary. Bath room Id connection. Steam heat Opposite Great Northern depot. James Marshall, Prop. CASTLEGAR HOTEL CASTLEQAR," CASTLEGAR Junction. All modern. Excellent accommodations for tourists and drummers. Boundary train leaves here at 9.10 a.m. Rossiand-Nelaon train stops for breakfast and dinner. W. H. Gage, Proprietor. Business Directory A88AYER8 D. W. WIDDOWSON, ASS A lER AND Chemist, Box A1108, Nelson. B.C. Charges Gold, silver, copper or lead. H each gow-sllver, |1.H; sllver-lesd, II.R Prion for other metals on application, AUCTIONEERS C A. WATERMA^irCO^PrO. bo* J V. CUTLER, LICENSED AUCTIONEER. Auction rooms and warehouse Word St, next, opera house. Box 474, Phone 18. 20-tf ARCHITECT WILL HALDAnIT^GiChTtECT AND Valuator, 519 Stanley street Plans and specifications for all classes of buildings; entirely modern designs. P. O. Box 614. Phones 306 and 311. WANTED-Teacher for the Erl«kst.n bcT.ooI, holding first or second class certificate. Duties to commence Jan. 3rd, 1912. Apply secretary of school board, Erlckson, B. C. 211-1 WANTTD-Flve or ten acres of land In or near Nelson that will bear inspection partly improved. Box 811, Nelson. 213-6 WANTED-Lady wishes furolshcd ro*Jm close In for Christmas week. Apply, stating location nnd price. Box 99, Cascade, B. C. 214-1 «Orl SALE. FOR SALE—Oliver typewriter, with 17- Inch carriage; particularly suitable for lumber or ininlii,: office. Apply Box O. L., Dnlly News. 173-tf. "•'OR SAuE-Fi-uit land in tlte famous Urey creek district. Aa evidence of the value of this land for fruit farming, we have sold over a dozen 10-acre lots to different ,-iurUes who have been residents of Kootenay for from five to 12 years, it Is situated on the east bank of Kootenay lake, ',-> mile from .postoffice and steamboat landing. The lake is from two to five miles wide and 75 miles long, to our knowledge the only lake In the Dominion of Canada that does not freeze. The land is direct from the locator to the I ohaser. For further particulars uddress Lindsay Launch & Boat Co., P. O. Box 34, Nelson, B. C, or apply Room 8 Griffin block. I intend on the 22nd day of January next, at eleven o'clock In the forenoon, to apply, to the water commissioner at his offlc- \ Nelson for a licence to take and us**- one-fifth cubic feet of water per second from a spring originating about on-. ■ t quarter mile north* of Uie nortli east cor I ner of block 8323 and north west corner; of block 8322, which sinks on oiock No i 8323 to be diverted to a point 800 feet aout I west of the north east corner of block 8323. The water will be used on lot 8323 Co; ir* rlgatlon and domestic purposes. DANIEL P. 8IEMPN3. Dated this 18th day of Decembei, .mil. aH-.aw it CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON By-law No. 227 A by-law to raise 116,000.00 as Ihe contribution of the city of Nelson towards the cost of construction of a Hospital at Nelson, British Columbia, by the Kootenay Lake General Hospital .loulety. Whereas a petition has been presented to the municipal council of the corporation of the city of Nelson signed by 'he owners of at least one-tenth of the value of Unreal property ln the said city as Bhown by the last revised assessment roll, requesting the said council to l--.tr--f.uce a bylaw to raise the sum of ilo.GOO.oo as the contribution of the city of Xelson towards the erection of a hospital it No'son, British Columbia, by The Kootenay Lake General Hospital society. And whereas It Is deemed expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition. And whereas for the purpose.* aforesaid It will be necessary to borrow the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ((13.009) and to Issue debentures of the elty of Nelson for the purpose of raising said amount. And whereas the whole amount of the ratable land of the said olty according to the last revised assessment roll Is One Million Four Hundred and Nineteen Thou- NOTICE OF 8ALE To Tho American Eagle abld M.ni.ig Company, Limited Liability, having tl.eh head office at the city of Rossland, British Columbia. We, Tho Royal Bank of Canada horeby ghe you notice that we 'lemnnd payment of the sum of Four thousand, four hundred and ninety-seven 33-100 ($4,497.33) dollars and interest thereon at the \a.t of Ten (10) per cent per annum, rroi.i the 20th day of August, 1001, due to us the sa'd The Royal Bank of Canada upon a certa'.n Indenture of Mortgage executed by you, The American Eagle Gold Min n*,' Company, Limited Liability to us, The Royal Bank of Canada and dated the 20t.. day of August, 1901. and which said Mortgage was registered in the Land RegistiV Office at Nelson, British Columbia on the 25th day of September, 1901, for ee-i.ir: ing payment of Four thousand, four hundred and ninety-seven 33-100 ($4,437.33) dollars as therein mentioned on the following properly, namely, all and singular al: minerals precious and base, (save coal) which nay be found In veins, lodes or ro ^ m place, and whether such minerals are found se-ieralcly or In combination will each other, under all that parcel or lot of land situated in Kootenay district nnd numbered Lot Three thousand, five hundred and four (3504), Group One (1), and known as tho "Nevada" Mineral Claim uu tho official plan or survey of tu said Kootenay District. And Take Nutl".- that unless payment of the said Mo-tyagc monies, Interest, costs and expenses bn made within Fourteen (14), days from the date of the first nubllcation of this notice we the said The Royal Bank of Canad-i. wll' proceed, with or without any consent or concurrence on your part, and without any further notice to you to enter Into possession of the said premises, and te receive and take the rents and profits thereof; and whether In or out of pospes- sion of the same, to make any lease, or leases of the same as we, the said Tho Royal Bank of Canada shall see fit; and to sell and absolutely dispose of the said lands- -and premises, either by auction or private sale, or partly by aucMon and partly hy private sale, as the said, The Royal' Bank of Canada may deem nropf-r either for ensh or upon such terms of credit as we the said, The Royal Bank of -^un- ada may think proper, and to convev and assure the same, when so sold, unto thi- Purchasers thereof ns we the •J'Ud, rr.s Royal Bank of Canada shall airect o.* appoint- .. ... Dated at Nelson, British- Columbia, tnls 20th day of December, A. D. 1911. THE ROYAL BANK OF CANA'A Per Archie Malnwaring-Johnson. Alan block. Baker street. Nelson, BrltiBh Co- lumbia, Solicitor for the Mortgagees. Date of first publication 21st December 1911. 21**-l,» FOR SALE—Twenty-five Horsepower hoist with or without boiler. Apply to John Burns & Son, Nelson. 205-tf BRICKS—Why havo your liouse burnt down by faulty chimney when you can buy good cleaned bricks at fl.W per hundred f.o.h. Pilot Bay. A,,ply Baker & Co., Baiter's Landing. Pilot Bay, B. C. 208-6t collection agencies wT^cutlb^T^oTle^ti^^ kinds. Return* promptly made. Ward street, next opera houee. 80-tf. CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS DOUCETT & LAWSON-NOW IS THE time to have storm sash and doors fixed. We fit them snug. P. O. Box 185. Phone 1M. ROBB & THOMPSON-BUILDERS AND Contractors, Victoria street, next opera house. P. O. Box 496. Special attention given Jobbing and repair work. Est) matt given. 66-tf WHOLESALE PRODUCE STARKEY tk CO., WHOLESALE DE*- era in Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Produce ai Fruit. Houston Blook. Josephine itre* Nelson, B.C. JGROCERIES^ MACDONALD & CO., - Wholesal Grocers and Provision Merchants—Im porters of Teas, Coffees, Spices, Dried Fruits. Staple and Fancy Groceries, Tobaccos, Cigars, Butter, Eggs, Cheese and Packing House Produce. Office and warehouse corner of. Front and Hall streets. P. O. Box 1095. Telephones 28 & PAINTING AND PAPER HANGING A. E. BENNETT, painter and decorator, wall papers nnd paper hanging a specialty; estimates given; all work prompt)*, executed. 514 Stanley Btreet. Phone 311 P. O. Box 927. Nelson. FOR KALE—A combination pool and bit Hard table for dining room. In first class condition, with full set of bal's, cues, etc., price ?25.00. Alau Edison Standard phonograph with large horn and two rtossen records. Price J25.0O. 413 Wa.*<l street. 212-tf FOR SALE-CRESTON FRUIT LANDS. Large tracts of choice wild land at $10, $15, $25 and (50 per acre. Improved and Bern l-im proved land at from $50 to $200 per acre. CRESTON CLIMATE IS THE BEST. Write to the owner. R. LAMONT, Creston, B.C. FOR RENT FOR RENT—Clean housekeeping rooms, 507 Silica St. 195-26 FOR RENT—House keeping rooms, furnished or unfurnished. Apply Room 11, Victoria block; between 10 nnd_l_2._ffl9-6 FOR RENT—Tlf^ nice house keeping rooms; also bt-^Htln^' room, well heated. 712 Joseph ll^ptrcet. 2O0-G FOR RENT—Nicely furnished bedroom with use of_bath; 404 Silica street._2i0-G FOR RENT-Furnished bedroo.n .It hoard. Apply G1C Victoria street Mr- Wiles. , 2 4- LOST. LOST-JS00.00 ln a long, brown puiBe between Observatory street and the Royal bank. Finder please return to Dally News office and receive $100.00 reward from owner. 213-6 PRCHFESSWPW^C^DS GREEN BROS., BURDEN A CO. Civil Engineers. Dominion and B.C. Land Surveyors Surveys of Lands, Mines, Townsltes, Timber Limits, Eto, Nelson, 516 Ward St., A. H. Green, Mgr. Victoria, 114 Pemberton Bldg., F. C. Green. Ft. George, Hammond St., F. P. Burden. A. L. McCULLOCH Hydraulic Engineer Provincial Land Surveyo- P. O. Box 41 Office phone B86; residence phone Bit Office: Over McDermld & McHar.ly Baker St., Nelson, D C. Singing and Voice Production H. TREBY HEALE-TUITION GIVEN In above. Studio at G15 Cedar Street Phone A91. Box 674. D. WILSON AITKEN, BARITONE VO- caltst, ballad concerts, at homes, etc. Terms moderate. Address Willow Point. HAIRDRESSING AND MANICURING MRS. J. M. HOULDINGt, HAIR DRESS- ing. 514% Kootenay street. Phone 477 I lw-tf ELECTRICIANS J. H. RINGROSE. ELECTRICAL CON- tractor and supplies. Complete Installation of Isolated lighting and telephone systems a specialty. Stock of supplies always on hand. 503 Stanley street streot. Phone A227. P. O. Box 166, ■ 167-tf TENDERS FOR MINERAL CLAIMS FORFEITED TO THE CROWN Tenders for the undermentioned mineral claim will be received by the undersigned up tn twelve o'clock, noon, on Monday, the Sth day of January, 1912, which claim was forfeited to tho Crown at the tax -*a.e held at the Court House, Nelson, B. 0., on tl.e following date:— "Colorado" Mineral Claim, Lot '634, November Sth, 1906. To bo considered, all tenders must be at least equal to the upset price, which I1* given below, which ls equivalent to tho amount at which said claim could have bo-m purchased by the* owner or owners on the above date, together with taxes I'd interest which have accrued since tho tax cale, inclusive of the cost of the advertising for tenders and the Crown Orant fee. Name of Claim. Upset PHco. Lot N t. "Colorado" $105.S3 KH Each tender must be accompanied by a certified cheque for the full amount th-roof, payable at par at Nelson, B, C, In favour of the undersigned. The cheques of all unsuccessful tenderers will be Immediately returned. Dated at Nelson, B. C„ this 1st day t-f December, 1911. „-—-~-r ' W. F. TEETZEL, Government Agent. 202-lam-it MINING Properties inspected and expert reporti- i-urnlshed. James C. Campbell, M.E., i'lilted States hotel, St. Paul. 130-tf REAL ESTATE Before you decide to purchase house properties, fruit lands, lots at Balfour, Calgary or MooBe Jaw, see JOHN COOPER Alan Block, Baker St. Will divide com missions. Agent for Mutual LU> of Canada, hire. Accident, Loaht* ROYAL EGYPTIAN PALMIST Royal Egyptian Palmists reveal your entire llfe like an open book by the lines In your hand; give advice on love, ma.- riage and business; warns you against enemies. Satisfaction or no pay. Parlors at Hall and Baker streets. 193-241 • Notice Ib hereby given lhat we, Boyor brothers, hotelkepers, of the city of NelBon, Intend 30 days from the date hereof to apply to the license commissioners ut the olty of Nelson for the transfer of the retail liquor license now neld by us tn re* spect of the Sherbrooke hotel In the ..aid city to Joseph I. Lavlgne and Henry Dunk. BOYER BROTHERS. Dated this 14th day of December, 1911. --H2-I.8 Star Grocery DIRECTLY OPPOSITE Dominion Express Office Store of Quality Phone 10 NELSON'S PURE FOOD EMPORIUM We Lead Reliable Goods Reliable Prices Our Mistletoe Has Arrived Order at once before too late. Delightful Luxuries for the Festive Season It will pay you to call and inspect our exhibition of choice goods. Macedolnes ln syrup, rge glass bottles, 50c. Cherries in syrup, "petr large glass bottle, SOc, Sharwood's fine jellies, In glass jars with screw tops, Vinilla, Lemon, Pineapple, Cherry, etc., large size jar, each 60c., small size jar, eacb 30c. Wild Rose Honey Jar 35c Chivers1 English Honey, Jar 35c Wethey's Mincemeat in Cartons, 2 Packages 25c Sweet Sliced Mango Chutney Just arrived, per large bottle, 66c. per * small bottle 35c. Always pleaseB the men folk. When Entertaining It ls cerla.nly essential to bave pood fresh colTee. We are just In receipt of a consignment of Braid's Best Coffee We h'ghly recommend this famous briftid, whole roast or ground, per lb. 50c. Choice Fruits and Vegetables Fresh Daily Prompt Delivery Service Phone 10 Star Grocery DIRECTLY OPPOSITE Dominion Express Office Store of Quality * THUMOAV OKetJMR II CtttM? £*» fAM 05/ Notice Remember our guarantee. Mort eoods and better goods (or th« same money tban any other firm ln the business. See large add on page 3. J.J.Walker OPTICIAN AND JEWELER NEW PROVINCE ULTIMATE SOLUTION ASlim Purse Fills a when you buy your Xmas groceries at JOY'S. Cider from old Ontario, 23c. quart; Kootenay Apples $1.85 to $2.50 pe- box; Orangea, Navels, 26c,, 35c, 40c. and 50c. dozen, Brazil Nuts, Walnuts, Barcelona and Almond Nuts, 25c. per lb., all new; Bananas, 40c. dozen; Cranberries, 17c. per lb. Christmas PuUiafl ii Various Sizes Holly and Mistletoe to arrive; mincemeat 12%c to 25c. per lb.; Xmas toys 5c. to 11.25; dollB, ?5c. to $3.00 eacb; Christmas tree decorations of mil kinds, tinsel 10c. to 25c yard. A dollar on your finger poise, Then go to JoyB' and get your toys. Wbo gets Joy's tea-wraps the most Of Joy's fln« coupon doll can boast. Port Arthur Solicitor Discusses Desire of Kenora to Become Attached to Manitoba TJORONTO, Dec 20—When shown tho dispatch from Kenora regarding tho agitaton for the cession of tbat district from Ontario and its annexation ton to Manitoba, Sir James P. Whitney said tonight: "This is all newB to me. The government has received no intimation of the occurrences mentioned and until the facts .are before me I would nol feel justified in discussing tbe matter." ■P. H. Keffer, K.C., city solicitor of Port Arthur, was ln Toronto today and when Interviewed though disclaiming any special desire for a change paid tbat the sentiment was a strong and growing one. 'The reasons for this sentiment, be said, " are both geographical and and commercial. Manitoba ls a small province and tbe people believe that they will secure better attention from a centre closer to hand and with less to think of, moreover we are the natural complement of Manitoba. We have the timber, the mineral wealth and the great lake country with Its wonderful water powers which that. province lacks." The question of loyalty, Mr. Keefer maintained did pot enter into the matter. All were loyal Canadians, it was solely a matter of material advantage not now obtainable which would be secured by becoming part of the sister province. "There is no doubt," he concluded, "though this must remain an academic question for some years to come tbat the ultimate solution will be found in the creation of a new province." Joy's Cask Grocery Corner Mill and Josephine Sti. Phone 11 P.O. Box M" PITNER LIGHTS Come In styles to suit everybody. FOR THE HOME OF THE RANCHER besides a line of handsome fixtures for the celling and wall we have an entirely new PORTABLE PARLOR LAMP OF 125 C. P. JUST THE THING TO READ OR SEW BT. Call ln and get ono for Christmas. THE PITNER LIGHT CO. Nelion, B.C. Municipal Election J. E. Annable has opened committee rooms In the opera house block. All electors and helpers who are anxious to push the city ahead are welcome. J. E. ANNABLE NOTICE A meeting will be held In the Oddfellows' hall on Friday evening, tbe 22nd Inst., at 8 o'clock with a v'.ni" of forming a Scottish Clan Bocioty. H Is desirous that all who were present at the previous meeting will attend and all others who are Interested in the movement, as all the necessary documents for organizing a society have been obtained. The committee who were appointed for the celebration of Burns 'night, will please meet at 7 o'clock. Bldh co-cruinnlceadh anns an alte no muinntir-ceolar air ochd uairlnn air an oldch a cheud dl- hutne air son cathional Ghneltach dheanabh an a Nelson. Ha sinn an dulle gun dhlg na huile neacbd bha air na chruln- niohidh fogherribh agus na huile neach elle ha air son cnthlonal Gaeltach anns a bhalle BIG GRANT FOR OTTAWA EXHIBITION Minister of Agriculture Favors Gift of Fifty Thousand Dollars to Exhibition at Ottawa OTTAWA, Dec. 20—Provided Hon. Martin Burrell, minister of agriculture, is able to make to make the cabinet council accept his views on the Bubject, lhe Central Canada exhibition association will secure a Dominion grant of $50,000 for the exhibition in the capital next year. A large deputation of influential citizens, beaded by President T. C. Bate, waited on Hon. Mr. Burrell today. They were given a good reception and ll e request was favorably received. Since 1003 the Dominion government ban annually contributed $50,000 to one of the provinces. Ontario waB first all-. To:onto the first city to get the grant. Since that time eacb province has received a similar grant and It is now Ontario's turn to capture the grant again. GERMAN BANKS ARE IN URGENT NEED OF MONEY NEW YORK, Dec. 20—The Insistent demand of German banks for "oyer year" funds, waB the significant feature of what otherwise was a dull day in Wall street. Large amounts have b--en loaned to Germany in the last week but the bidding was still keener today. Seven per cent was paid for the greater part of tbe money and offers of 1-4 to 3-8 above this figure were reported. The amount of American credits ln 'Vrmany Is of course unknown but it Is helieved it is near $120,000,000 Cable advices were more than acute stringency prevailing in German money markets, as was amplified by the urgency of the demand for funds. The situation was said by International bankers to be the result of over speculation in Germany, over expansion in c: edits and the withdrawal of funds by Prance in the fall at tbe time of ihtj Moroccan scare. Unusual interest attaches to this situation not only on account of the pressing nature of Germany's needs, but because of the fact that a large ji'irt of the loans contracted here by Berlin Interest in consequence of tbe Moroccan dispute at the end of the next month. Unless these loans are extended Germany's financial resources will be put to a severe test, when they fall due. NELSON NEWS OF TIE DAY Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Carpenter leave this morning, via tlio G.N.R., for Vancouver and Victoria, where they will Bpend two weeks' holidays. A congregational prayer and prniv meeting will be held this evening Jn St. Paul's Presbyterian church at 8 o'c.oo'c Rev. E. S. Logie will conduct the tier- vice. In view of the bowling tournament tha has heen arranged with Cranbrook at the Y.M.C.A. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, the executive committee of the Literary uiul Debating society have deoi-Isd io postpone the usual meeting, referred :o In yesterday's issue. K. K. Beeston, secretary of the bo-.nl of trade, has received the plans nf the new Mountain station. Tl.e building ls to ho of wood and of a standard pattern, an will provide adequate shelter for both pa*"- sengers and baggage. The olaiis .iav« been approved by the board of railway commissioners. Every purchase amounting lo one dollar entitles you to a chance on Poole's doll. mi- Today at 2.o'clock Santa Claus return." to the Variety store. Watch for him on Baker street, See ad on po-ge two. OLDEST CIVIL SERVANT DIES IN TORONTO TORONTO. Ont., Dec. 20.—Mattheu Teefy, who died yesterday, aged 89, at his home in Richmond Hill, was Cana- " • oldest civil servant, having held the office of postmaster of Richmond H-l! since 1851, long before confederation. Three years ago be became rath- feeble, but not until three weeks a-'n did he break down- ' He was one of the most interesting characters in Canada. He possessed public document dating back as far as 1840. which he had collected. He also possessed historical books of Canada, speeches of the leading public men of the country Blnce 1800 and complete files of practically all of the Toronto newspapers, including the old Patriot and Leader. P08TAL TELEGRAPH WILL STRING COPPER "'IRES XEW YORK, Dec. 20—H. Davles, wbo was recently appointed superintendent of telephones of the Postal Telegraph Cable Co., announced today that his company has Issued Instructions to its construction department to proceed with tbe erection of additional heavy cooper wires between all important points on the system. Mlnard's Liniment for sale ever wh-*re We atend to your PLUMBING promptly and well B. C. Plumbing & Heating Go. ■ -. tens Street, near Opera House Telephone 181 WE WILL BUY STOCKS 101' Canadian Marconi $ 2.60 50-100 B. C. Copper 4.40 ' (00 Diamond Coal 33 500 Internationa] Coal 58 10 Granny 31.00 I WE WILL SELL 500.1000 Kootenay Gold ......Market 100 Stnndnrd Silver Lrail ..$ 1.62 500 Slocan Star 50 60 Bnlck Oil 60 200 C. P. Oil (B. C.) 16 E B. McDermid Bauer Street Ncscn, Phone S8 for quick messenger Mrvlce. There Is skating three times daily, 10 to 12, 2 to 5, and 7 to 10, at the Alice Roller Rink, Baker street lK3-«. Aak or write tor tne Hudson's Bay company's grocery price list. 161-tf There will be a carnival at the Alio r»llcr rink Friday, Dec. ?2. 213-1 Be sure you lay In a good supply of Scott's Scotch shortbread; you are certain to want it for Christmas and New Year For sale at all the leading grocery stores Send n personal Christmas card to your friends. The News Job Department has some swell lines this year. Have your own verses or name printed on them. See our selection. How about that boy of yours? Mal'e him happy for the winter with a season ticket to the ice rink. Three dollars wi I secure his greatest aff.-etlon and ke t him loyal for life. 211 .i Cut down your fuel bill this winter by putting up storm windows. We make them to any size. Prizes reasonable. Waters & Pascoe, Kootenay Lake Sash and Door Factory, Front street. P. O. Box 835, Phone BUM. 124-tf. Ask for your tickets on tl.e bit-- d ;'l at Pooles. JH-2 DANCING SEASON Tin.- following combination can be en- -.■aged on the most reasonable termB: Carl Meyer, violinist; Leon McCandlsh, clarinet; Arthur Oehler, drums; Irvln O. Johnson, pianist. All communications to Gem Theatre or P. O. Box 348. Christmas cards with a suitable emblem and your own name printed at The News Job Department make a suitable rcmem- brtincc. See our samples. Wanted—Everybody tl get happj. healthy, invigorating sport on the ice this winter. This delightful and most exhilar- utiing exercise Is the doctors' greatest en«- iriy. Tickets at McQnarr'e & Robertson's dtTice. Gents (5.00,-ladles .J3.00, boys $3..i< girls J2.00. 211-3 MARKETS METAL MARKETS NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Sliver 64%. 3lan- dard copper, 13.87% # RIO, strong. LONDON, Dec. 20.—Silver 33Vi. L.-ad £16. Us. 3d. B.C. | MARKET UNINTERESTING WINNIPEG, Man., Dec. 20.—The mar kt-it |todn.y! was Uninteresting and dull throughout. Although Liverpool closed unchanged for DecemTbet**, %c higher for March, and %c higher for May, continental cables were lower and Amerlcin markets weaker on better reports regarding Arglntlnes crops. All were tactors In depressing trade, local prices remained firmly stationery, however, with b1Ic» t fluctuations. The cash demand was also dull nnd slow, aud the export movement Is principally In the low grades to the ■continent. Winnipeg options closed %c to Vic lower, with cimimerclnl graded down %c to %c. Minneapolis was %c doWn, and Chtca.--.-t %c to V.o. Corn was %c to %c, and Chicago oats were unchanged. Tho receipts are continuing heavy, 650 cars being In sight for inspection and with furtl-r forecasts of milder weather with light local snowfalls. Canadian Fire, Fully Paid.... 120 City antl Provincial Loan.... 120 C »mmercla) Loan iio Great West Life, 66 P.C.P .... 250 30(1 Great West Permanent 125 127 Home Investment J36 m Commercial Loan, P.P _* S. A. Warrants 760 m Northern C.F-.H 97 j£ Northern Mortgage, 20 P.C.P. ... 120 Standard Trust 150 Northern Trust {ji Sales:-6 Crown, C.F.E. at 92; 13 North-*- ern C. F. E. at ». "mim ■ Just Three Wore Shopping Days to Xmas Do gou realize it? And do gou remember last gear what trouble gou experienced to get something to suit gou when gou delaged gour present buying till the last dag? No doubt gou prom- ised gourself that gou would never be caught that wag again. Well, we can help gou. This, store is brim full to overflowing with sensible, practical, useful, pleasing presents for evergbodgi and gou'll be verg hard to please if gou can't find something to suit gou. But don't delag, for the prettiest things alwags go first ' Your Friends 1 Nights at %un_ Men fi£ The \ Hudson s Bag Stores An up {0 date store for Men's and Boys' Overcoats, Underwear, Sweaters, Gloves, New Neckwear, Shirts and Collars. Hats, Caps, Braces, Socks, Fancy Vests, Cardigan Jackets, Night Robes, Garters Armlets, duff Links, Scarf Pins and Collar Buttons, We shall appreciate a visit from all and will be pleased to have1 you look ever our store whether you buy or not tonight or any time at your own convenience Children s Slippers Children are usually up on Christmas morning long before daylight, curiout to see what they have ln their Xmas stocking. Surprise them with a pair of warm comfortable slippers, so that when pattering about oil the cold floors, there will be no danger of their catching cold, we have many styles In wool and felt Infant's Brown Strap Slippers tt SOc. Child's Plaid slippers 65c. to 75c. Child's Red Felt slippers ■ 75c. to 80c. Misses' Plaid Felt slippers 65c, to 75c. > j ■ ' • . V Furs of High Character Furs hare never ranked ln higher esteem than in this present season and are accordingly enhanced to an unusual degree. The sets and pieces offered embody an excellence of style and workmanship and intrinsic qualities that entitle them to a careful consideration of the most discriminating purchasers. Fancg Linens A lady passing through the store the other day said: "If I can't afford to get a nice piece of fancy linen at this season of the year, when in the world will I ever be able to?" Yes; this certainly Is the very time to put on a bit of added brightness ln the home, and such fancy linens as these will do It in short order. Fancy Lace Doylies, 25c, 35c„ 50c, 75c, and $1.00. Fancy Lace Centrepieces, $2.00 and $3.00, Burran Scarves, hemstitched IrlBh embroidere-1, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00. Tray Cloths, 35c. to 50c. Doylies, 10c. to 25c. Sideboard Scarves, 85c. to $1.25, Tea Cloths, 36x36 inches, 85c. Irish Linen Tablecloths, 72x72 inches, $1.50 and $2. Table Napkins, hemmed, $1.50, $1.75. $2,25, $2,50, $3.25, $4.5Q and $5.00 per dozen* Everg Woman Must Have a Hand Bag So We Have Made Prices Very Accommodating Our new ladies' Handbag long cord, with tassel ls for handle, in suede. Colors grey, black, tan and green. Special Christmas Offer 90c Bog Scout Shoes for Bogs Wouldn't It be a pleasant surprise to have a pair of theBe for your boy on Christmas morning—Just the thing he has been longing for. Stout, serviceable shoes' which will stand the wear and tear of the average youth. Several lines In black and tan from $2.50 to $4.50. New Reversible Axminster Hearth Rugs These rugs are without question the greatest value that we have Bhown at the price. They aire woven to stand bard service and come in a good variety of designs, 'Deluding tans, greens, blue and crimson and nicely fringed. They go at $2.75, $3.50 and $7.50, according to size. Bring the Children to Tog- dom Upstairs The upper floor of our store has been transformed Into,a veritable fairyland for the children. Everything from the simplest play toy to the latest mechanical device Ib shown here. Sewing Machines, $1.50. Teddy Bears, 25c. to $1.75, • Kid Dolls. 50c., 75c, and $1.00. Tool Sets, 25c. to $1.25. Dolls, dressed, 15c. to $5,50. Fur Animals, Lambs, Goats and Ca's, $1.25 each. Guns for Boys, 25c. to 65c. - Children's Slates, 10c. to 25*:, Trains and Tracks. 60c. to $2.50. Mechanical Toys. 25c. to $1.00. Sets of Dishes, 15c. to $1.25, Doll cradles, 25c. and 75c, each. Magic Lanterns, 75c. to $1.50 each. " Cinematographs, 75c. to $5,50. Ladies* Messaline Silk Waists KImona sleeves, In brown, black, heliotrope, rose, wine, etc. Some plain tailored, some with pleated fronts, trimmed with soutache braid. Special price $3.50. Christmas Umbrellas A Gift Alwags Appreciated English Imported umbrellas, Gentlemen's from $1.25 to $5; ladies from $1.00 up to $6.00. Ho9 for a Good Christmas Dinner! Everything to make this a success' can be found in our Grocerg and Wine and Spirit Departments. Theg are replete with the choicest selection of goods in their respective lines which can be procured in the markets of the world. The magnificent success which has rewarded our efforts in these lines is the best possible proof that our goods are first-class—and first-class only—and that our prices are right The Hudson's Bay Stores Incorporated 1670 AT THE THEATRE The new program at the Empire toiiI***ht includes the beautiful scenic fllm by Pathe "Pictures'-.ne Smyrna" and "Hunting the Panther;" "For the Queen's Honor" i fine drama by Imp; and "Foxy Granupa,' an anii-Bin-*- comedy by Thanhouser. The feature film "David and Goliath," will be shown at the Gem theatre this evening. This Is one of Pathe's beautiful hand colored works, picturing the life of King David; a great Biblical story, gorgeously staged. Others are "The Bread o*. Faith," a fine Rex feature, and "Qau- mont's Graphic," showing views of mos**. Interesting events. Oddfellows are especially Invited to see the above picture CIVIC MUDDLE AT STETTLER STETTLER. Sask., Dec. 20—Owing to complications that have arisen in regard to the nominations for the council In the first Instance, the gentlemen nominated all withdrew their names and It was decided at a ratepayers mealing to renominate them ri.f-'iiTi along with certain members of tho old council. TRAINMEN'S PAY INCREASED BEGINNING OF YEAR OTTAWA, Dec. 20—Tbe increase in ,..e rule o' pny which was promised to tl-eir trainmen nnd yardmen by the rantl irunk railway at the time of the settl ment of the recent Btrike on t' at road will become effective on Jan. 1 next year. Ask for Minardt' and taxe no otne-. A Word in Season A Christmas Gift Inspiration A Complete Travelling Outfit Th'ere is nothing moreapprop.iate tor Christmas presents than leather goods. Their enduring qualities make them a constant reminder of the giver. We have a most beautiful assortment of Suit Cases, fitted with toilet requisites, irom $lt to $50. Club Bags, fitted, in Walrus, Russia, Falkland and Pigskin. Ladies' Handbags, Bill Purses and Leather Goods of all kinds. Finest selection in the city. We invite your inspection. J. Pf. Ludwig The Leather Goods Specialist Hall Street Nelson, B. C. PAQE EIGHT cfoi^upifciwv THUMOAV DECEMBER 21 We Have for Sale Six small subdivisions lying be* tween Kootenay river and the Granite road, with excellent river frontage and beach; they contain Trom four to 10 acres and are very suitable for pretty summer homes; th , each have from three to seven acres of first class land. We shall be pleased to show them and quote prices. MAWDSLEY, SHAW & CO. RESIDENCE containing seven rooms and bath room, also box room and playroom upstairs. Cellar, furnace, open fire place, wide veranda. Every convenience. Five lots well laid out in lawn, flower beds, etc., four bearing trees and 16 five year old fruit trees, berries, hawthorn hedge. For sale at reasonable figure. Griffin Block, over Dom Ex. Co. F. B. Lys The London Cafe beg. to announce tbat they are now open to the public. Home cooking, prompt and courteous service together with the best quality of everything at reasonable prices merits your attention. We make a specialty of catering for private suppers and banquets. G. & A. Bartlett 419 Baker St. Propl. Acceptable Present for Women Gold watches »20 to 1150 Gold guard chains —¥10 to ¥35 Gold lockets ?3.50 to ?50 Gold neck chains 12 to S15 Gold pendantB ¥5 to ¥75 Gold broocheB ¥5 to ¥25 Diamond Brooches ..¥25 to ¥500 Diamond rings ¥10 to ¥500 Diamond earrings... .¥30 to ¥300 Gold bracelets ¥15 to ¥25 Diamond Bracelets...(75 lo ¥250 Go:d Signet rings ....¥2.50 to ¥10 .Little finger rings ¥7 to ¥25 Plated Toilet sets... .¥6.50 to ¥15 Sterling toilet sets ....¥12 to ¥75 R. H. Ewert Engraver Sensible Gifts for Christmas Shoppers Imported Toilet Soaps, in dainty boxes, exquisitely scented. DOC, Si to $1.50 a box. Ebony HalrnruBhes, $1.50 to $4.75 each. Ebony Mirrors, $2.25 to $2.75 each. Rosewood Hairbrushes $1.25 to ?4.50 each. ' Perfumes, novel and desirable odors, 2hc to $9 bottle. Wm. Rutherford : Druggist "The Little Drug Store, with the Big Warehouse Ward St. ..elson, B.C. Holly Lettuce Jap Oranges Malaga Grapes IF IT'S SEASONABLE YOU'LL FIND IT HERE. C. A. Benedict Grocer Swift Current Lots A big move la taking place In Swift Current. Wis are selling lots about three-quarters of a mile south west..of the railway station, across the track from subdivision just purchased by the C.-P. R. 'v. We are buying these ourselves and they are being rapidly taken up by the inhabitants of Swift Current Itself, our reservations are almost exhausted. Prices $65 to $100 per lot Sold only in pairs, Terms 10 per cent cash and balance 10 per cent per month without interest. Discount for all cash. H. & M. BIRD Nelson, B.C. A FEW FINAL SUGGESTIONS The time left for Christmas shopping is getting very short and In order to Is'sseii your worries on what to give we offer a few suggestions. Gentlemen:—Watch. Chain, Foj Signet or Emblem Ring, Umbrella, Fountain Pen, Smoking Set, Evening Dress Link and Stud Set, Vest Buttons, Tie Plu, Cuff Links, Military Brushes, Locket. Ladles:—Rings, Watch, Chain, Pendent, Brooch, Toilet Set, Umbr,?])n, Manicure Set, Bracelet, Comb Set. Jewel Case, Piece Cut Glass, Earirifrs, Links, Locket, Silverware, Fob. OPEN NIGHTS. 4171/2 Baker St E. E. Robinson Watchmaker and Jeweler Nelson, B.C. Everything for Christmas Jersey Cranberries, perlb 20c. Cape Cod Cranberries, on the • ripe Bide, 'but just as good ' for Bauce, etc., 2 lbs. for ...25c Oranges; per doz. .. 35c. 40c, 50c Jap Oranges, per box $1.00 Malaga Grapes,, per lb. ........35c J A TWITTM-P O r1^ THE GREAT SUPPLY HOUSE . A. IKVUNll & I/O. Baker St Phone 161 NELSON NEWS OF THE DAY BUSINESS MEN WIN BALL GAME Mr. Carter of the P, Burns company, and Mrs. Carter leave today tu s-jSenU their li ' ■• days in Vancouver. There will not be a meeting of the Overseas club tonight on account of tha pfoxlmity of Christinas. Rev. A. E. Smith will speak :it the I. W. W. hall-on Friday evening al is o'cl i subject,'.''The Shorter Workday.'* Mrs. 3. E. Harris; leaves this morning to spend Christmas ami New Year with he daughter, Mrs. A. T. Garland, at Kaslo. "Foregleams of the Promised Saviour " Is tbe subject for this evening's nild-week meeting at the Baptist church. Miss E. M. Stark will hold her private kindergarten Christmas tree entertainment tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, to wlihli the friends are cordially Invited. Tiie Sherbrooke hotel, on Balwr street, has lately been pure! in ml hy Jost-pli I. La- vlgne and Henry Dunk, and In the futU"! Will be conducted under their managemen. Passengers from eastern points were delayed between three and four bouts' last night on account or the heavy fal •■f snow in the Crow's Nest pais blocking the line, .,, Poole's for. the nice Christmas gifts. 214-2 Mlnard's -Liniment Cures Burns, Etc. The GEM Pictures Changed Dally Selections, Orchestra Pathe's Feature Film David and Goliath Great Biblical story, hand colored, gorgeously staged. Rex Feature THE BREACH OF FAITH Garaont's Graphic Oddfellows Especially invited 10c. ADMISSION 10c. S.renuous Playing Result-* in Professional Men's Defeat—Both Teams Show Need of Practice The basketball team of the Huslness ! Men's class emerged victors In a fast an--] strenuous contest with the stars of the Professional Men's class last night. Tiv i-L-sult of the bombardment of the baske , finally resulted In a score of 13-0, and the,.' I figures only faintly represent lhe gallant i efforts put forth on either side to come out on top. In fact, at some periods of the game It was hard to distinguish the top man and also to retain sight of the ball There were flashes of ooinh'nalloii play on both sides, and in this flic BuEltiei;-- Men's team had the little the better of It, as the close checking of C. M. Young a'.i H. H. Currie prevented their opponents from working: out an effective combination. S. Sooth was placed on the causn- alty list for a few minutes at the outset of the game and Mr. Currle also met Wifli some slight damage. .The losing team sported "red" shirts and tl.e winners wore the classic "white." From the gallery proceeded hoarse cheers and the usual never-to-be-taken advice, with final cheers for winners and losers alike. For the winning team, T, D. Stark played an excellent game and at nil times was as cool aa the proverbial cucumber, handling his team well, and Ryan and Carson checked close and hard throughout the game. The majority of the points were scored on penalties, and In Uie first half there were <pilte a few fouls due to heavy checking, but the referee, James ThonrpBon, kept careful watch and the latter stages of the game were freer from his. Both teams worked their hardest, nnd the better team won. We have a fine assortment of Useful Christmas Gifts SKATES POCKET KNIVES CASE CARVERS ELECTRIC IRONS CUTLERY SCISSORS SETS SAFETY RAZORS ELECTRIC TOA8TERS COFFEE PERCOLATER8, ETC. QUALITY HIGHEST PRICE LOWEST Wood-Vallance Hardware Co. Ltd. Wholesale and Retail. ! Nelson B. C. Toronto . HAMILTON ymssgywi' ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF DEFRAUDING DOMINION BANK MONTREAL, Dec. 20.—Jacques J. Lauzon, claiming to be the son of J. B. Lauzon, ex-member of the legislature for La Verantlrye, Manitoba, was ar- A WANT AD IN THE NEWS WILL BRING QUICK RESULTS TRY ONE Lime and Sulphur Spray Manufactured by the Victoria Chemical Co. Four gallon (Imperial)- tins. 5 Special price on 6 c.s. lots. One gal-,jj tins for city orchards. The Brackman-Ker Milling Co., Limited Xmas Gifts for Men Look over our display and be convinced that you are securing the hest and most un-to-date goods ln the city. Bath robes from (7.00 up. Smoking Jackets, 10.60 to $10.00. Mufflers from 60o to $7.00. Our assortment of Neckwear, Fancy Hose, Suspenders, Arm Bands, darters, etc., is sufficient to suit the most particular. J. A. GILKER Sole Agent for Semi-Readg Nelson, B. C. Three Shopping Days Left Your time is getting short—you'll have to hurry. The Wise Ones are Jaily taking advantage of our enormous and beautiful showing of exquisite Chiistmas gifts. Our stock—Never have we had the pleasure of showing so complete a range of exclusive high class goods. In tho following lines we excel: BrasBware, Leather Goods, Handhags, Toilet Sets, Manicures, Stationery, Perfumes, Toilet WaterB, Christmas Cards, Calendars. This range of goods is far beyond anything you expect to see. The prices are astonishingly moderate for the quality. Nothing shopworn, nothing cheap, nothing out of date. You are welcome to come in and look. The Poole Drug Co. Ltd. The Store That Pleases. People's Headquarters. rested shortly nfter 12 o'clock todny on a charge of obtaining money from the Dominion bank on false pretenses; $1,555.50 Is the amount he is said to have secured. It appears Lhat the young man represented himse'r as the son of Mr. Lauzon to the bank officials and pretended to he the agent of his father in the shipping of 20 carloads of horses, which were on their way to England. As the bank was well aware of the financial standing of Mr. .Lnuzon. the verification of the consignment was immediately taken and found lo he true. The bank advanced Uie money, which was $210.50, on December 7. On December !l the young mnn again put in an appearance, stating lhat a sale of horses ■.'mounting lo $1,:150 had been effected between himself and a man named Brown, who was at the bank with him. As before, the money was given out and In the presence of the clerk blinded over to Blown. It Is clnimed that the young man's spending facilities displayed on the following night led to the matter being wired to Winnipeg with the result that his arrest took place today. When arraigned before .ludge Lee thia afternoon he pleaded guilty, and was remanded until December 22. Maurice Alexander of Davidson and Wainwright represented the Dominion bank, Lauzon appearing without counsel. SIFTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WRECK OF COLUMBIAN ORTOXVII.LR Minn., Dec. 2ft-The first sifting of rosj.onslhlllty tor the wrecklnt of tho Milwaukee railroad*-* Columbia train -at Oflcusa on Monday cam--- today when Flagman Law testified that ho left his post to Join liis train when tbe block iHirnai at tho station was reve."*ed from ■<lnnt;or" to "clear." It was the display Wf the <lnnj-<'i- Kit-rial which canned the -firBt section of the' train to stop at Odessa, where It stood when, the secor'l section crushed Into It. causinj*- tho death of 10 person--, and the Injury of pother"- Mlnard's Liniment Relieves 'Neuralgia Buy That New Home Now Why not buy that new home now you have been thinking and talking about. Begin the New Year in your own home. Hoover St.—One of the finest 5-room homes in the city, lot 37^x120; price, $3,000, on terms. Hoover St., near Stanley—Five-room cottage, only 11,100. on terms, Latimer St.—A neat 5-room cottage, lot 37 1-2x120; price, $2,100; on terms. Cedar St.—Neat, comfortable 5 room cottage, $1,500, on terms. Stanley St.—Double corner, B-room cottage, bearing fruit trees, etc., $1,800; on easy termB, E. B. McDermid 505 Baker St., Nelson, B.C. FILES SUIT AGAINST KEYSTONE WATCH COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.—Tl.e federal government late today filed suit in th" United States circuit court against th1; Keystone Watch Case company, declaring It is an unlawful combination in violation to the Sherman anti-trust act, and asking that it be restrained from carrying on an Ule-ic-l monopoly In the manufacture and aalo of watch cases. Tho government declared that tho conifiany now "manufactures and sells 8) per cent of all watch cases manufacluretl and sold in the United States," and that It is tho intent ano purpose of tl.o defendant that tho company shall monopolize the roma.i,.-ler of the trade and commerce," In addition to tho Keystone Watch Cn**.*- company, tho Pennsylvania corporatism Individual indictments named In the bill are: T. Seubrugg of Riverside, N. .T. until recently president of the comp ny; C. Fox, of Philadelphia, acting president: T, Stotesbury, vice-president; J. Miller, secretary; Charles M. Fogg, treasurer; :* H. Kane, assistant treasurer, all of Phil- Our Fruit Cakes and Plum Pudding are made of the best and cleanest ingredients. They have pleased our increasing trade in Nelson for ten years. Order early and get just exactly what you want. We fill orders promptly. CHOQUETTE BROS. The Up-to-date Bakers and Confectioners 516 Baker St. Phone 258 TOO LATE TO CLASSIFV WANTED—Girl for general housewo' Apply 711 Silica street. adelphla; and Irving Smith, New York, a director. —————————— CHRISTMAS HABERDASHERY NEWEST NECKWEAR PRICES THAT PLEASE Select any article from our Haberdashery Department—and "He'll" appreciate it. If you find it here, you will know that "He" will know that it is correct in taste and quality. "He" will not stuff it away in his dresser drawer "He" will wear and enjoy it. Our showing of Men's Toggery is a collection of choice, exclusive styles that are above the level of "ordinary.'' Come in and look as often and as long as you like—we will be pleased to show you! A FEW ITEMS Smoking Jacket, Bath Robe, Neckwear. Muffler, Fancy Vest/ Collars, Cuffs, Shirts, Gloves, Pajamas, Suspenders, Hosiery, Underwear, Sweater," Handkerchiefs, Umbrella, etc. etc., etc., etc Eraor^& Walley Sleighs and Cutters for Hire We can supply you with any kind of turn out such as can be obtained In ' any first olass livery ln Canada. All rigs new and stylish. Call or Pnone ss Nelson Transfer Co., Ltd. Corner Stanley and Vernon Sts. - IM Empire Moving Picture Theatre Thursday's Program. Picturesque Smyrna HUNTING THE PANTHER FOR THE QUEEN'S HONOR ■'<■ , * * Imp.. FOXY'GRANDMA Thanhouser. GOOD MUSIC 10c. ADMISSION 10c. AUTO CLUB-TO 'ME TAFT NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—Hundreds of applications have been received tor places at ■ the twelfth annual banquet of the Auto mobile club of America, which Ib to be held tomorow niglrt in the grand boll room of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. Brest- dent Taft will be the guest of honor, while nearly all the members of the cabinet aro expected to be on hand. ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION We have been able to Becure the services of Mr. James. Iry,lng, a practical electric engineer and we are now in a position to give estimates on all kinds of electric construction * lighting, power, telephone exchange, house wiring, -etc. We repair all kinds of motors ind electric appliances. Artistic fixtures and house lighting a specialty. Give us s trial, we will endeavor to satisfy. J. 81 MATHESON Electrical Supplies Phone 346 P. O, Box 313 Cepeear Lots The contract for the C.P.R. shops at Calgary has been let. Building begins at once and contract completed by end of 1912. Cepeear lots adjoin these shops. If you are buying lots put your money ln Inside lots where you have every chance to double your money In abort order. See ub. Hunter & Annable •-.!v.' • • ■ ' . flSbtUi 413 Ward St. t'V
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