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BC Historical Newspapers
Smyth, F.J., 1872-
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THE PRINCETON 20th Year No. 10 ,S'g.l PRINCETON, B. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919. RECORD LOAD TAKEN Hon SLpfls Taji Canada Copper Corporation Is .Having Heavy Hauling Done This Winter. SB IU W » Mfl 11 t, rr: .'■< i » ■ vtf ^ 'f^Some tremendously heavy Mads have been hauled up to Copper Mountain on sleighs this winter. Advantage was taken of the good sleighing to get the compressors and other machinery of the Canada Copper Corporation up at the mines so that it can' be installed and be ready for operation by the time the high power line is built and the ''juice" is 'ready to be turned on. ;.j.J|The load which broke all records Was hauled lastAVeek by one of W. 8. Garrison s outfits. Jt was a piece of electrical machinery and weighed nine tons. It was hauled by 10 horses most Of the way, but 12\were on a part of the time. Gus Clerf was the "skinner," and the big lood was taken through without a mishap. The start was made from Princeton at 7 in the morning and Voigt's Camp TVas reached at 3 in the afternoon, the distance being about nine milesliSp^Bpl;- most of the next day;was consumed in getting the load over the renaming three miles between V3lg%% and Copper Mountain. A 12 ton commpressor wheel, in two section^made two other comfortably loads of six tons each. Eachof these;|^ads Was hauled by^six horsed or an average weight of a ton to the horseii^^^^^?^ -.,... BBS p : HOSPITAL ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Princeton I General Hospital will be held on Wednesday, toe l^T^Sfim^B^jQlQ. at the Board of Trade room:«£3&»v in.., and a new Board of DiredtbjpFwill be ap- pjoin tedjfor^fctejgsffii^gpfl iTvhe-present Dii'ectors would wel- "^BwSTe a graetcr interest being taken bf the general public, so as to insure a fullv representative Board for the year." V. WILLABSON, Secr.eta.i y. Great War Veterans Organize Branch Dere A branch of the Great War Veterans' Association was organized at Princeton last Saturday. A. D. Ramsay is president, "Sailor" Wood is vice- president* and P. Rowlands is secretary. The organisation will meet with thebttsiness men of Princeton ac>the Hotel Princeton at 1 o'clock Saturday, when a conference will he held. It is proposed to erect or procure a suitable building for clab rooms and a place wher« several beds-can be provided for the accomodation of returned men when they .-eome here. With so much/activity at. Princeton it is/ expeefced that several hundred men will be coming here^to visit this place and seeking employment. The organization will undoubtedly be warmly supported by the people here. Customs Collections r Show Big Increase Billy Gurrie went over to Pentietou Tuesday. Dr. Ritchie was down at the eoast on a business trip during the week. . Geo. Smith, of Allenby, won the Ford runabout raffled by P. J. Salvus. Mrs. L. W. Mickel arrived home Tuesday from the eoast, where she spent several weeks on a visit. Wm. Britton is down from Tulameen and will do some work on his., mineral claims near town. |||| l||lf C. O. Day was down at Hedley this week attending to the funeral arrangements of the late John H. Bromley. Roy Conner, the well known chauffeur, has returned to Princeton after spending most of the winter in Spokane. PER YEAR : $3 Cosh Single Copy gc. Proceed to Organize Farmers' Institute The volume of business pas: sing through the Princeton customs office lias been jumping ahead by leaps and bounds. W. L. Boult, colleotor of customs, reports that during the month of February $58,149 worth of dutiable goods passed through his office, upon which duty was paid to the amount of $19,950.6^ Last November's collections amounted to only $430. In December they went up to $851, and in January to $2^77, Then came Februery which outstripped everything, Machinery for the Canada Copper .Corporation's new mill at Allenby, which was brought in from San Francisco, Denver and several other points in the United States, accounted for most of this duty. Judge Brown is presiding over the Court of Revision and Appell here this week, and has many tax problems to solve. The extra train service on the Kettle Vatfey between Princeton and Spences Bridge is giving splendid satisfaction. Constable A. K. Cape, assistant officer here for the past twp months, has been transferred to Hansville, up in the L||ooet district. A constable from Kamloops is taking his place here. Rev. Mr. McKeen, of Penticton,. who preached here last $u1|day, will be here again to hold service on Sunday evening, March 16th. In all probability a Presbyterian minister will come to Princeton in April to remain permanently. There will be a meeting of the Princeton Board of Trade next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. All who contributed towards the defraying of the expenses of the recent delegation to Victoria are invited to attend and hear the report. Alex Currie has taken up his residence at "Pinehurst," the house recently occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pierce, at the Cement Plant, where he will be at home to his friends on the second and fourth Wednesdays (paydays) of each month. A change in the rule of the road to bring Brit ish Columbia into line with the rest of the North American continent has been appx*oved by (By The Star Correspondent) A special meeting was held at the Fivemile school house on Friday evening last for the final consideration of the Farmers' Institute^ question. Even the inclement weather could not dampen the interest and enthusiasm of the people, and we had a larger gathering than the most sanguine could have hoped for. The decision of the members was to proceed to incorporation, and the following officers were unanimously elected: John Clark, president; Captain Ramsay, vice-president; F. W. Trehearne and R. Dillard. directors; T. J. Guinan, secretary. Farmers cannot afford to remain outside the organization, and the cooperation of all is sought and desired. The membership fee is to be $1 per annum, and the secretary will be pleased to furnish detailed information to all farmers interested upon request. Geo. Cawston was a visitor to the valley last week looking for beef stockrlfe: MAN FALLS SEVEN HUNDRED FEET f ! TO DEATH IN Tied Rope Around His Body to Prevent Slipping, and Falling Rock Cuts It. WATER NOTICE DIVERSION AND USE TAKE NOTICE that David A Archibald, whose address is Princeton' B. C., will apply for a licence to take. and use sixty acre feet of water out of Summers Creek, which flows southerly and drains into One Mile Creek about six miles from its mouth. The water will be diverted from the stream at a point about 200 yards - north of N. W. corner Lot 2419, Kamloops Division, Yale District. This notice was posted on the ground on the 11th day of February, 1819. A copy of this notice and «ih application pursuant thereto and to the "Wator Act 1914," will be filed in the office of the Water Recorder at Princeton, B. C. j|§|| Objections to the application may be filed with the said Water Recorder -or with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C, within thirty days after the first appearance of this notice in a local newspaper. The date of the first publication of i&is notice is February 14th, 1919. DAVID A. ARCHIBALD, ,1. Applicant, By P. W. Gregory, Agent. * GENERAL NEWS BUSINESS LOCALS Furniture for sale in house to rent. Apply Geo. Allen at depot. Flashlight cases and _AJt A. L. White's. batteries at Blue Label Tungsten Lamps, 10 4*JjgHtt, 40c. At A. L. White.s,. to The Saturday Evening Post for less than five ee«|£ay^^PT>'USESCLa year. The Country^^' Viwfor less than four <■""*«^ yy__ ^^ J>5 a year, including postage. ^TT^Ip^porais, 632 Broadway West, Vancouver, B. C. It don't matter what condition your shoes are in, I repair them. R. Dale. For Sale—Lots I and 2, Block 12. ply Jame6 Harper, Rossland, B. C. Ap- Neolin soles put on any kind of shoes. R. Dale. PATTERSON, CHANDLER & STEPHEN, LTD., 16th Ave. and Main St., Vancouver, B. C. Morwments, Head stones and Cemetery Fences. The largest Monumental-Works in the West. The Orange Grand Lodgo of British Columbia will meet next year at Penticton. Poppies from the war-torn fields of Flanders will be grown in Stanley Park, Vancouver. James Crutchley, of Hedley, the harness maker &nA shoe repair man, has opened a shop at Keremeos* There has been *a recurrence of the "flu" in Penticton, ajid there now over 60 patients under treatment. There is a mild form of influenza prevalent in most of the cities and towns of the Frovinee and children principally are affected. A number of families are expected to arrive shortly from near Swift Current, Alberta, and locate at Cawston, in the lower Similkameen valley. Mickey McKay, the lightening rover of the Vancouver hockey team, had his jaw fraetared while playing a few nights ago and may not be able to play any more this season. H. B. Jaokson, who has in the past managed the Empress Hotel at Victoria and the Royal Alexandria at Winnipeg, will succeed Mr. Turquand as manager of the Hotel Vancouver. Mr. Turquand goes to Goranda, California, to take charge of a hotel there. lislilfeN^llsii Among the soldiers-returning to the valley within the past week were Roy Turner of Princeton, and John Young and August Pedry of Keremeos. John Knndson is home from the Coast, but his health is not yet any too good. The hardships he underwent while overseas have had a telling effect on him. Frank Pierce, who has resided near the Cement Plant for some time, left this week with his family for Huxley, Alberta, to go on a ranch which he acquired recently. . J. Budd has returued from Keremeos and reports that district icebound—a condition less desirable than that obtaining here, where snow only has to be contended with. Ole Adolph Bjorkman, employed at Camp 10 on W. P. Tierney's Copper Mountain railway construction work,; ~ met with his death in a peculiar manner last Wednesday. He was starting some rock work near the top of an almost perpendicular cliff, and had. tied a rope around his waist to prevent him from falling. While standing on a narrow ledge at his work, a large rock jj above him became lose, fell on the rope and broke it and the man dropped, slid and rolled nearly 700 feet down the precipitous mountain side. His body was badly crushed and bruised. The remains were brought to Princeton by D. M. French, undertaker, and an inquest was held today. fplSjl Deceased was born in Sweden 41 years ago, and was single. The accident happened close to Copper Mountain on the Honeysuckle mineral claim, owned by Thos. Day of Princeton. the legislature at Victoria by e unanimous -vote upon a resolution. The Princeton Red Cross will meet in the Board of Trade ¥»otii next'"'Wednesday, '"March 12th, at 3:30 p. m. This will be the last meeting and a large attendance is requested. All Red Cross work out. should be brought in on or before that date. Fred Molowski, who beat a board bill at a boarding house in Merritt last December, was arrested here this week by Constable Pritchard, and was taken, back to that city to stand trial. The penlty for the offence is a $100 fine of^hree month's imprisonment. NOTICE Take notice that I, L. W. Miekel, of Princeton, B. C, intend to apply to the Commissioner of Land* for permission to prospect far Coal and Petroleum under the following described lead* near Princeton: Commencing at a pott planted at the North West earner of Lot 3179, Similkameen District, and marked L. W. Michel's North Weit corner, and running 80 ehains Bast, thence 80 chains South, thence 60 chains West, thence 80 chains North te point of commencement, and known and described as Let 8179, Similkameen District, L. W. MICKEL, Per G. M. Allison, Agent. Located February 21st, 1919. FOR SALE J 60 Acres Crown Granted; Situated Four and a Half Miles From Princeton. NOTICE Take notice that I, W. H. Thomas, of Princeton, B. C, intend to apply for a licence to prospect for Coal and Petroleum under the following described lands near Princeton) Commencing at a poet planted at the South East corner of Lot 3180, Similkameen District, and marked Ck M. Allison's South Bast corner, and running 80 chains Wees, thence 05 chains Narth, thence 80 chain* Bast, thence 66 chains South to point of commencement, ana known and described as Lot 3180. Similkameen District. W. H. THOMAS, Per G. M. Allison, Agent. Located February list, 1919. Owner deceased: Executor desirous of winding up the Estate offers this desirable location at a great sacrifice. This grarit, being issued undei? the old regulations, carries with it the Coal deposits, at a royalty of 5 cents per ton to the Government. The property adjoins the lands of the Princeton Collieries and is situated right on the Coal area. For agricultural purposes there are about 30 acres of rich bottomland with small running streams at all seasons. There are some low benches suitable for houses and gardens. The remainder is good pasturage on low rolling hills with some very choice large pine timber. Price: with Coal 'Rights, $1,000. Terms. Official Description: | Lot 76, Group 1, Yale Subdivision. Situated on the Hope-Princeton wagon road, west side of the Similkameen River. GILBERT BLAIR, 206 Cambie Street, Vancouver. A petition is being circulated for signature of all stock owners in the Princeton district, directing the attention of the Board-of Railway Commissioners to the slaughter of animals upon the Kettle Valley right of way, due to. the.defective cattle guards in use on the crossings on that line, and also to the unfenced condition of the line from Osprey Lake to the junction of Jura and Ennis sections. We will endeavor to have the petition lie in Princeton for signature of all those interested in "the preservation of their stock. Dr. McCaffrey has been a recent visitor, doubtlss sizing up the "rabbit" prospects. Captain.. Ramsay is busy erecting a large barn upon his ranch. R. Dillard and F. Shook are at work upon the latter's separator which they hope to have in shape to commence threshing on Thursday, East Princeton Pupils Good in Punctuality Following is a list of the pupils of the East Princeton school who were present every day-fer the month of February^ Harold David, Oliven David, Willie David, §j|p Kenneth Gibson, Mary Gibson, Melvin Gibson, John Howarth, . Mary Howarth, |lj|f Annie Vaydo, #g|| George Vaydo. :£^£0 The children have already taken out over $10 worth of Thrift Stamps, and are riot thinking of stopping yet. Miss Sidney is the teacher of the East Princeton schoojL INF0EMATI0N WANTED The whereabouts of the sister named Emily of the late Jack Hadfleld, or Hoadley, is requested. Hadfield, or Hoadley, died in Mesopotamia last fall. Emily Is married, but her husband's name is not known. She had friends in Greenwood named Johns or Jones. Communicate with Frank Hampton, Princeton, B. C. WAR-SAVINGS STAMPS ABE SOLD WHEREVER YOB SEE THIS SIGH Build a $50 Bond A Plan For Investors— Big and Little NOTICE Take notice that I, G. M. Allison, of Princeton, B.C., intend bo apply for a licence to prospect for Coal end Petroleum under the following described lands near Princeton: Commencing eta poet planted at the North East corner of Let 3181, Similkameen District, and marked W. H. Thomas' North Beet corner, and running 80 ehaint West, thence 80 ehain* South, thence 8© chains East, thence 89 chains Hbrth to the point of commencement, and known and described as Lot 8181, Similkameen Distrlet. O. U. ALLISON, r Dated February 21tfc, 191*. NOTICE gj§ Take notice that I, Grace Thomas, of Princeton, B. C, intend to apply for a licence to prospect /or coal and petroleum under the following described lands near Princeton: Commencing at a post planted at the South West corner of Lot 3178, Similkameen District, and marked Grace Thomas' South West corner, and running 60 chains East, thence 80 chains North, thence 60 chains West, thence 80 chains South to point of commencement, and known and des- eribed as Lot 3178, Similkomeen District. GRACE THOMAS, Per G, M. Allison, Agent. Located February 21st, 1919. A War-Savings Certificate, provided '**■ free of charge with your first War-Savings Stamp, has spaces for 10 War-Savings Stamps. A War-Savings Certificate with a W-S.S. in each space is a Dominion of Canada "bond" for the payment of $50 on January 1st, 1924. And you invest less than $41 to secure it—paying as it proves convenient to*you. War-Savings Stamps cost $4.02 in March, $4.03 in April and $4.04 in May/ Fill up your THRIFT Card (16 Thrift Stamps at 25c. each). Thrift Stamps earn no interest, but a filled card represents $4 when you invest in a War-Savings Stamp. 62 AT ALL MONEY-ORDER POST OFFICES, BANKS, ETC. THE PRINCETON STAR, FRIDAY, MAR. 11919 K59H"HS5aSS£5!5H? BISHEfiaH^ffl" ti.m'.lIJ.«JIlMi)iMii)i."i,if<njiiiiW) BgggHgBBBHg! 9* THE PRINCETON STAR PUBLISHED BVBRY FRIDAY AT PRINCETON, B.C. SUBSCRIPTION RATES fcritigh Empirs, One Year $2.00 Fereitfn, One Year $2.60 Payable in Advance. Advertising Rates Belinquent Co-Owner Notices $25.00 @oal and Oil Notices 6.00 Bstray Notices 3.00 Sards of* Thanks . 1.00 Certificate of Improvements 10.00 (Where more than one claim appears in notice, $2.50 for each additional claim.) All other legal advertising, 12| cents a line first insertion, and 8 cents a una for each subsequent insertion. F. J. SMYTH, Manager. PRBNCETON MARCH 7, 1919 WHAT'S AHEAD Just to keep our spirits in tune with the progress of the times in our district let us survey the prospects fox 1919. la Princeton wo fond construction on the Copper Mountain railway underway with every Kope of completion by the time snow flies. The road has already been, finished as far as the big concentrator at Allenby which, is in -course, of construction. . 'The indications are that the Consolidated company will probably take over its option on Voigt's to which event a branch spur to the Copper Mountain line may be expected1 in 1920. Increased coal production not only at Princeton but also at Coalmont is anticipated next season. Considerable .interest is taken in mining to the ore bearing sections of the district. Hedley will operate as usual. Cold returns ishould be better from now on as operating costs can hardly rise any higher. Keremeos will have another large tomato planting to 1919 and the canneries are to run as usual: The orchard crop will be heavier. The Simiilkameen is therefore to the itihe position of facing plenty of construction work to 1919 with a large amount Of actual production, a most- happy combination. Turning to the Okanagan wie find that the government has made preparations for big development this season on .the Osoyoos soldier lands with the construction) to 1919 of a ion mile main ditch. . More than 200 men will be employed on the projeflt this year in order to have some of the land ready for actual settlement in 1920. Every indication is for a large crop to the southern lOKanagan this year and while prices will hardly be as large as in 1918 the fruit growers should do well. 'Orchards ore to good demand and land prices are firm. The K.VJR. will make preparations shortly to resume the daily Coqutihalla run and it is to be hoped that it will be a permanent proposition from now on. The West Kootenay Ught and Power company with its cross country extension from Greenwood is fast hrtog- tog electrical energy to the Similka- aneen and Okanagan valleys. The arrival of power will mean much to the .industrial development of these sections, partlcuilarly to the way of encouraging industries, providing irrigation pumping facilities and opening the way for the construction of an electric tram line south from #en- ttcton. Unless all signs fail we have ahead of us several years of exceptional development 'and prosperity of the most permanent 'and solid kind. JOHN OLIVER, STATESMAN When the present session of the British; Columbia legislature began, any impartial observer of the political Bttuation to this province must have reached the conclusion that the Oliver government had rather strengthened its hold upon the electorate during the past twelve months. True, the omens had not alll been: jasopitiious. The bye-elections had Bounded a doubtful note, but if they had not greatly helped the administration they had been even more lack- tog to encouragement to the Conservatives. As a net Tesult, Mr. Bowser's followtog had been reduced by one and the House found Itself with a •body of soldier representatives who were to critical mood but were willing to he friendly to the premier, to return . for moderate concessions. Also, the ministers had been to office long enough to have thoroughly learned their duties. The departments, as a consequence, were running smoothly. The complaints of delay and neglect which had been so frequently heard from citizens who had business to transact at Victoria, had largely ceased. The public service fwas achieving a fair measure of efficiency. ' iln addition, there was a widespread feeling that the worst .of the period of depression had passed. The extra taxation was cmore or less ceasing to be a grievance and was becoming an accustomed burden. iSome of the legislation of previous sessions had begun to show beneficial results. The minimum wage for women, for instance, was recognized as a valuable step to the diireotion of social amelioration. The land policy inaugurated by Hon. T. D. Pattullo was doing something to aid development. Taken as a whole, then, the government's situation was cheerful enough. To a fairly reasonable extent they had made good, and their opportunity was by no means exhausted. They have nobody to blame but themselves, if they have lost ground, as they decidedly have, within the past month. For some of Hhis loss the premier's colleagues may be held responsible, but the bulk of it has been due to Mr. Oliver's own errors of judgment or toflrmities of temper. To begin with, .there was the Pacific Great Eastern. The politicians who had marked this question' off as settled, had failed to reckon with Mr. George Samuel Hanes of North Vancouver. Mb. Hanes is the "wayward child" of the Liberal party and as such he has managed to -smash a good deal of the family glassware. His refusal to keep quiet has been a wurce of extreme annoyance to the government wlbo know what a bad effect .is being produced on public* opinion by the discussion. The Pacific Great Eastern scandal declines to remain decently buried. The premier is paying a heavy price for his decision to protect two or three of his followers who are reputed to have received a share of the boodle fund. iNext to order among the subjects which the government has mishandled is .prohibition. There is a strong suspicion that, for reasons satisfactory to himself, the attorney-general is none too anxious to have light-thrown on the manner in which the law has been infringed. When a legislative investigation) was asked for, he had it voted down. Doubtless he knew what a bad impression would be created by his conduct, but perhaps he also knows that any surmises the public may make cannot possibly do as much political damage as would be caused by revealing the truth. But the worst of all the blunders chargeable against the administration is its treatment of the returned sol^ dier. The 'ministers lose few, if any, opportunities to protest their deep regard for the soldier and their keen desire to do everything possible for his welfare. Unfortunately, however, little incidents are constantly occurring which create the impression that these ministerial professions are from the lips rather than from the heart. The government may be willing to give the soldier justice, but certainly' does not give him sympathy. There !s an undercurrent of todifference which occasionally borders on hostility. The soldier members of the legislature have sensed it and are 'beginning to shoV their irritation. Un- questionabl(y their attitude towards the premier has become .more reserved during the past few. weeks. Finally, but raot least important, the premier's ideas of finance ;are parsimonious in the extreme. Consequently, the province is being run on.the system colloquially described as pen- ay wise. and pound foolish. The resolve to cut the outgo until it meets the income, has become a positive disease. At a time when productive expenditure is urgently demanded, the government is adhering with narrow- minded and exasperating obstinacy to a, financial policy to which 'there is neither vision nor courage. The recent pathetic confession of the minister of agriculture "that he .can do mo- thing to increase the usefulness of his department because his colleagues will not let him have the money, is only one of the several recent illustrations of 'the government's inability to see that the time has 'arrived when the spirit of extreme economy, has served its purpose 'and should now be replaced by rational expenditure a- 'ong progressive lines. iNone of the causes here anumerat- ed, except perhaps their attitude to the soldiers, might do the administration much harm if taken singly. But the effect is cumulative. When they are put together they spell something worse than inefficiency. They indicate a fundamental inability to understand iwhat the people of this province want from the government. John Oliver is honest, to a degree which his fellow-citizens must admire even though they may not always imitate. But hjpnesty is not the sole quaggy desirable in a premier. His other characteristics are involving the Liberals of .British Columbia in difficulties which they see ahead of and around them, but cannot avoid so long as they have* to submit ~ to his leadership. RETURNED SOLDIERS GET "PREFERENCE" INSTEAD i OF GUARANTEE Old Jobs in Civil Service Depend on Efficiency of Applicant OPPOSITION AND SOLDIER PARTY STAND TOGETHER House Arguments on This Point Place Government in Bad Corner Victoria, February 28.~--Just what degree of preference should be shown to returned soldiers was a subject which engaged the attention of the legislature for several sessions this week. When . the members finally emerged from their debates it was found that the government majority had declined to accept 'the principle of a guarantee of their old jobs to returning civil servants but was willing to promise preference in the service "insofar as the efficiency of the department would permit." There were several acrimonious discussions on the resolution of Pte. Giolma ofi Victoria asking that returning civil servants be given a guarantee that their old positions or others as good would be here for them. The Opposition and the soldier party stood together against the government but on the final division the government forces carried the day on a vote of thirty to thirteen. The opposition and soldiers charged that the government should be under a sacred agreement to keep every man's position for him. No Guarantee of Jobs Premier Oliver replied that the administration was always ready to show preference to returned soldiers but had to consider the efficiency of the service as well. He contended that the old government had ncjt done right when it promised to make jup the difference in pay for all men in the civil service who went to war. This rule should apply to every volunteer if it applied to any, he considered and he pointed out that it looked like an attempt to bribe the civil servants into volunteering. Opposition Leader Bowser retorted that the payment by the government of differences in pay had been merely to set a good example to other employers of labor. The crown has naturally felt, he said, that its own employees should be oared for, particularly as most civil servants were underpaid. With .the defeat of the soldier resolution in favor of an amendment by Hon. Dr. McLean that the existing orders to council on the subject be followedjjthere also fell by the wayside an amendment of the premier himself containing the. quali- .fication about "Insofar as efficiency will permit." The premier withdrew this in favor of the amendment of the minister of education which was introduced, according to its opponents to make the most of the bad hole into which the premier's amendment had apparently dropped the government. Later in the week the premier gave notice of a lengthy resolution proposing in general terms that the House express the opinion that all returned soldiers are entitled to every preference not only in the public service but with private employers. This hardly meets the views of the soldier party, however, as it demands that the government give an absolute guarantee insofar as returning civil servants and the civil positions are concerned. Soldiers Line Up With Opposition The House arguments on this subject have from the standpoint of strategy at all events driven the government into rather a bad corner. It is not doubted that the government members of course have the interests- of the returned.'soldiers at heart, but the premier has in. the minds of many of the members assumed too dogmatic an attitude and instead of gracefully accepting such resolutions of this character as are brought up by the soldiers has repeatedly Tefus'ed them and replaced them by motions of his own. The consequence has been that the soldier party is becoming more and more estranged from the admiin- '.stration. It is a common thing now to find the soldier members and the opposition lining up together as one man. Opposition Leader Bowser's attempt to have a committee of the House formed to investigate the prohibition administration in the province was ruled out of order by Mr. Speaker and the appeal to the House against the ruling was lost by a vote of 27 to 11, the soldiers supporting the opposition. Mr. Speaker Keen's ruling was that the Findlay matter was before the courts and in any event such a reso- .uticn "meant the expenditure of public moneys, therefore it could only lome from the government. Mr. Bowser argued in reply that there was plenty of precedent for such a resolution, such us to the P.G.E. enquiry, the plugging probe and other House Investigations, going as .far back as twenty years ago and many of them Initiated from opposition resolutions. Insofar as the court .phase of the matter was 'concerned he pointed out that the legislature was above the courts and should not be restricted in any way to whatever enquiries it might wish to undertake into the admtoins- tration of one of the government de-> partnients. However, despite the arguments of the opposition the resolution died a1 -natural death when the House majority upheld the speaker's ruling. Lieut. Hanes, of North Vancouver, came forward again during the week with two more P.G.E. resolutions. ;One of them asked for a commission to enquire into P.G.E. campaign contributions but was ruled .out of order on the ground that its-substance had been contained in a motion defeated a few days before. The other, asking for the production of copies of records to connection with the deal between the government and the railway company by which the line became provincially owned, was defeated by 22 to 16. This is the closest vote which the House has yet seen'since the new government came into power. The opposition and soldiers voted together and Mrs. Ralph Smith with two or three other government members came to their assistance. The point of the motion is that there should be an enquiry into the allegations. that the government has allowed the P.G.E. interests to get away with about three quarters of a million of equipment which under 'the terms of the agreement was to pass into the hands of the administration. Assessment Cost High Information with respect to the cost of the special assessors appointed last summer has been tabled in the House. It shows that the cost of 'the special assessments has been almost $51,000 as compared with the estimate made in the appropriations last session of $30,000. i^| The new initiative and referendum bill has come down. It follows up the Liberal platform promise of direct legislation but it is so framed that it is doubtful if the measure can be utilized except by some highly organized interest For instance, to get a vote on any bill suggested from a section of the public a petition of 25 per cent, of the electors of the province is required. This must have not less than ten per cent, of the electors in any one riding out of at least three fourths of the constituencies of the province. When the referendum is taken it must obtain three fourths of the votes polled until it is held at the time of a general election when a straight majority will be sufficient- The legislature will have power to submit bills to the people of its own voMfion without any petition and these bills will automatically become law unless within ninety days after the session a petition of 15 per cent. of the electors asks for a vote on them. The new bill will provide a vehicle for a vote on the prohibition question, probably following a petition from the moderation interest. -If the moderationists can get up a sufficiently strong petition and can get 'the vote taken at the next provincial election a bare majority will be sufficient to retain the present system or to defeat it./f|j* The opposition continues to flood the order paper with questions about dismissals, appointments, .purchases of government stores through private individuals and all other conceivable questions where it believes that it can score the administration for partizan- ship or negligence. The opposition is also now on the trail of what it believes to be a spruce scandal in the North in which it is claimed that a firm close to government members there was permitted to take advantage of an order-in-coun- cil and usurp the spruce holdings of a private individual without any payment to him. A select committee of enquiry is now being asked. Little progress is yet made in legislation. The budget will not be in for another week. The House should run till the end of March. iHfeDLEY The.jdLeath occurred on February'; 24, of Mr^5^rl; timtoilexat^helnomet5l •Wsnd&ugb'ter, Mrs. R. J. Edmond. Mr. Brqmle#lQad beenjguff eringfor a long time ' wa#hi<pe™ieibtt8 enen?wf%ut in spite of all good care he passed away early Monday morning. The late Mr. Bromley came^out west at the tHfig? of the Granite Creek~-gpld ruslj-rto" the year 1885, and has lived the greater part of his Mfip?m Princeton and'-Hedley. Mr. Bromley was a man who had a very pleasant manner which won ilm many.jfrifends. He was born at West Meath, Ont, sixty-three years ago, and leoves-'to-mourn his.loss, his $$$&, a daughter, Mrs^^.. J. Edmond, a son, Mr. JY^H. Br6mleyv_who has recently been ..discharged from the army, two brothers, Mr. Pete Bromley who lives at NighthawK,'and Mr. Wm. .Bromley, who lives at iSumas, and also a sister* Mrs. jJohn Howard, who lives in Saskatchewan, The funeral took place from St. John's church | on Wednesday morning, Rev. Moody eon-j ducttog the service.- Mr. Bromjley was a .man1 who was well liked by all his friends, olf'^Hhosn he hodta'lafge number, and.f&js. death will be greatly lamented. *~«P? * * * =&*«! Mr. F. .H. French,-Who*'left here some time ago for Vancouver returned agaJto' on Monday and intends to, be here about -.a week. * * * . -. Constable Brown and H. A. Cameron, of Keremeos, motored to Hedley on Wednesday. They -brought a pa- ifciehit up from Keremeos and left him at the Generamlo^patal here. slvteffc; .» * . * Rev. W. G. Moody, of Princeton, came to Hedley on Monday, leaving again on Friday. * * » Mr. Joe "'Brush,4 of St Paul,, was in \ Hedley on Friday.' i *. .# * Mr. William McLean, of Princeton,! came down to Hedley on Friday. i * « • Miss Maud BeaHe, who is employed ; In the A. E. Howse 'sjtore at Princeton,.! came down to Hedley on Friday and ; intends staying with, her mother, Mrs. i Beale. » » * A. Jackson, of Oroville, was to town -i on Monday.' h Mr. Ohas. Day, of Princeton, 'spent a few days in Hedlev. this ■ week*-rr ■ '»' * * Mr. Pete Bromley,- of Nlghthawk, came'up to Hedley on Monday, and while here attended the funeral of his brother; v'Mr. J. HJSBromiey. * * * MR$i|. Walker ^ of Vancouver, was in town on Monday. Mr. C. Hairsine, of Vernon; was in ■town on Wednesday. '- jfcuiiitut * * * Mr. A.^nolndstrom, of Vancouver, was 'toi&pwn on Wednesday. ,"'■ - * * * : The~™itney Drivers' ball, which was got Up by^lr. A. Wtokler, and which was held-||t'."3t|^. opera house,?proved to be^*<KiM» a success, as quite a 'large crowd turned out and in spite Of the.jheayy snow storm and the un- 'broketTr isoaid three carloads came froni ^i*jj&toceton. The music, which consisted -of ipaaho and drums, was certaiAil'y^g^'nd, the J>layers being two young men from Princeton. The dance broke up about four o'clock and every body reported having a real good time. • » • Elmer Burr and Melvin Waddell motored to Hedley twice on Saturday^ taking back with them some of the people who came down for the dance. # * * Nat. 'Niekle, of Princeton, was in, town on Wednesday. * « * Mr. Chalmers, traveller for the imperial Oil company, spent the week end in Hedley. B. A ^Shouse CIVIL ENCHNEER &*^?LAND SURVEYOR Surreys of Land. Mines, Timber Limits ete Box 111 - Penti&on, B.C. Mining men Don't pass over the most important gathering of mining men ever hefd to British Columbia—one of the most representative gathering* V^ - of .mining interests ever assembled to the Northwest— 115 ssr MINING f . -^^JS^. Held under auspices of Chamber of Mines ll>'''4l'S%ii3w ' °f British Columbia*, ffipt VANCOUVER, MARCH 17, 18, 19 §'. Leading mining experts from all parts of the continent will be present. Among the number who are expected are officials of the Canadian Mining Institute and men from practically every mining district of the Dominioni. From the States will come Dean Thompson, of the University of Idaho, and leading mining engineers from California, Nevada, and other induing states, as well as representatives from New York. BE ON HANiD—YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS IT Write J. D. KEARNS, Convention Manager, Rogers Building, Vancouver, for full particulars and concerning arrangements. Executive Corrvmiittee: A. M. Whiteside (Ch.), Nicol Thompson, Dr. Edwin'.T. Hodge, J. M. Lay and <H. P. McCraney; Programme Committee: *Dr. E. T- Hodge (Ch.); Exhibition Committee: S. J. Crocker (Ch.); Publicity Director: T. J. Mollveen; Resolutions Committee: A. M' Whiteside (Ch.); Transportation Committee: B.C. Hawkins (Ch.). rartial outline of Programme Report on development and projected" work by the six Government Mining Engineers of B. C; . Gold mining to B. C.; Legislation making possible reduction of ores in B. C.; Establishment of smel- teV and refinery on southern coast of province; Taxation of mining properties; The prospector and how to encourage him.. Full display of Ores and Up-to-date Mining Machinery. Flotation Plant and Concentrator in full operation. To Solyt Canada's Employment Rrobteim T? VERYONE irr Canada should understand just what •■-'the Government is" doing to solve the unemployment problems that may arise-through the demobilization of 'our fighting forces. • ||§j (1) Employment Offices. So tjiat everyone—male ox*, female,;Jjpldier, or civilian—can get quickly such jobs as are available the^overnment is co-v operating with the Provinces in estaB^gling a chain of Public' Employment Offices. 'Employers are being urged.to make use of . these" offices* to secure any' hel|i.,fhey need. Farmers, for example, who need hired men should apply to the nearest office. There will be a Public Employment Qffiqe in every to\yn of- 10,000 people—and * wherever the nee'dfor one exists.. ^^ere will be 60 diiferentoffices itiail—one-half aH already in *^#»i$ii&tiom '!^'""'^!^^^ --,'■'■- {2) employment OpportiitUMes. « T^waj^eld »pi much work * that will Ww be' carried on at once. -Public works, shipbuilding, ^adbuilcHipg, railway work' —construction of bridges, improvement of road-bed, making of new^^aipment—these will provide new opportunities for ^fipl^mcnt...In addition, the Gover^wpent has se^t. a Trade Mission overseas to secure for Canada a share in the business of .providing* materials^and^ro-. ducts : reqtiiRed for;' reconstruc- -j tion woilkriiv Europe. It has also ,* fef*? set aside the large sum of $25,000,000 to be loaned through the Provinces to encourage the building of workmen's houses. This will mean much new work in the spring. . (3) Land and Loans for Soldiers To help soldiers become farmers the Government has de- .; veloped a programme that • includes the providing of land, • the granting of loans, and the training and supervision of those inexperienced in farming. At present, the soldier is granted, free, in addition to his ordinary homestead right, one quarter-section of Dominion lands. He also receives a loan up to the maximum of $2,500/ ■j.^iese original plans are now being broadened. If Parliament passes the new proposals during this session, the Soldier Settlement Board will be able to buy suitable land and re-sell it to the soldier at cost. Land up to the value of $5,000 may be bought by this plan—the money to be repaid in 20 years. The low interest rate of 5 per cent. willJbeL, : charged. These new prf^'^ls I 'Will also permit ^the SSniKr .Settlement Board to loan the soldier-farmer up to $2,500 for purchasing equipment, etc., in I addition to $5,000 loan on his farm. The Repatriation Committee OTTAWA THE PRINCETON STAR, FRIDAY, MAR. 7, 1919 WORTHY PROGRAMME! EOR MININGDELEuATES Vancouver Convention Will Hear Addresses From Men oft Note When the ;pror ume of the International MtolfffiU ""uition which is to be held to I g • a March 17, 1)8 and 19 ip**%Wv««?!ft will be seen that ioe men who nave been, so to speak, born to the mining game have signified their willingness to be present and deliver addresses at the different sessions. Chief among these is Mr. T. A. Riekard, editor of the Mining and Scientific Press of San Francisco. Mr. Riekard is one of the highest authorities in the world on mining. He is perhaps the most widely travelled mining engineer to the world ad knows .more about the subject v 'flkan does most men. He arrived in the United States just about the time the excitement was high in Colorado and took part to the operations there between 1885 and 1887. He is a member of practically every mining organization in Canada and the United States and he knows B. C. like a book, having travelled very extensively through the province In addition to being „.a mining man he is an author of note and his works are looked upon as standard books. Two of (them are—"Across the iSan Juan Mountains" and "Through the Yukon and Alaska." He is scheduled to speak on "Mining as an Investment" on the first night of the convention and there are few men better qualified to handle this important subject. The address should be brimful of enlightenment and information. Mr. Mont B. Morrow, of the Can- more Coal company,,Alberta, has written to say that "He wojnd not miss the convention for the* world," and others have written in a similar strain. Two important addresses will be given by Mr. T. W. Bingay, of 'the 'Consolidated Mining and Smelting company, and Valentine Quinn of the - Granby company, on the subject of the taxation of mining properties. These gentlemen have made a close study of this question anjt the discussion that is certain to follow their addresses will be no doubt of considerable interest. Among the other prominent mining men' who will be in attendance will be the following, and these are only a few of the names: W. H. C. Slaves, of Seattle; John Hunt, of the WejsRern Fuel company; W. C. Miller, also of the Sound City; A. C. Mason and J. V. Poblman, who have heavy mining interests along the Grand Trunk line, and P. D. Ricketts, head of the largest mining and chemical organizations in New York.' The entire staff of the Oregon Bur? tau of Mines will be there headed by Mr. H. N. Lawrie, while Senator Turner is also expected. Programme Announced Vancouver, B.C., Mar. 4.—The com mittee in charge of the International Mining convention are now to a position to make announcement on the programme and speakers who will take part to the proceedings. The registration of delegates will take place from ten till eleven on- first morning and at eleven o'clock Mayor Gale will-give ah address of welcome. He- will be followed by A. M. Whiteside, president of the Chamber of Mines. Hon. . William Sloan, Minister of Mines, will follow the president and speak on the mineral resource® _ of British .Columbia. At 12.30 the delegates will be entertained to luncheon. District engineers of the province will speak to the. afternoon under the •ChairaianshSp of Dean Lewis Landes of the University of Washington, The topic on which they will speak will be "Attractive prospecting areas and ore deposits of promise to my district." Jphe names of the men' who wdjl handle this subject are as .follows: Northwest district, Mr. George A. Clothier; northeastern district, Mr. John D. Galloway; central district, Mr. R. W\ Thomson;; southern district, Mr. Philip B. Freeland; eastern district, Mr. A. G. Dangley; western district, Mr. W. M. Brewer. Oa the second day Mr. H. N. Lawrie, head of the Oregon Bureau of Mining, will speak on "The gold question." Mr. Frederick Bradshaw will follow him on "What might be done to stimulate gold mining to British Columbia." "The advisability of establishing a copper smelter on the southern,coast of British Columbia" will be the topic that will! likely engage Considerable attention. On the afternoon oof the same day Messrs. F. R. Glover, of Princeton, and Thomas Graham, of Cumberland, will open the discussion on "The better utilization of B. C. coal." -Mr. J. P. McOonnell will handle the question of what the ^prospector is and how he can be best encouraged. Taxation of Stoning properties is another subject which is certain to lead to important discussion. Messrs. Valentine Quinn of the Granby company, and T. W. Bingay of the Consolidated company, will lead off. MINIMUM WAGE IN 1 FORCE THIS MONTH Women Engaged in Mercantile Pursuits Must Receive Fixed Scale Employers are not generally aware of the fact that the minimum wage for female employees' to British. Columbia in the mercantille .industries came into force on Monday, Feb. '24. The orders affecfang laundry, clean- tog and dyeing industries will not be effective until the end of this month. From the information which is sellout below the whole progress of the board set up under the Minimum Wage Act is categorically defined, and the employers interested will be in a position to learn 'how the situation stands at the present, time. The Wage P Briefly, the minimum wage for female employees to mercantile industries, eighteen years of age and over, is fixed at 29 9-16 cents per hour and $12.75 a week. In the case of girls under the age of eighteen, the minimum wage starts at $7 a week during the first three imonths of her employment and rises 50 cents a week every three months to $11 a week during the eighth three j months of her employment. When' she attains the age of eighteen, she is entitled to the minimum wage for adult workers. The apprenticeship term for females in the industry is limited to one year and, in the case of females eighteen years of age and over, is divided into four periods of three months each. During the first period the minimum wage is fixed at '$9 a week, and rises by $1 a week for each successive period to $12 a week for the fourth period. The board draw attention to the penal clause in the act under the terms of which any employer paying less than the minimum, wage fixed renders himself liable, upon summary conviction, to a penalty of not less than $25, nor more than $100. ■'Complete copies of the order have been mailed to as many employers as the board have been able to trace,, and further copies 'may toe, had en application to the board. Definition Clause '."Mercantile Industry", is defined in the orders as including all establishments operated for the purpose of trade in the purchase or sale of any goods or merchandise, and the order applies to all females engaged therein on the sales force, the wrapping force, the auditing or'check-inspection force, the shoppers' force to the mail order department, the receiving, marking and stock-room employees, sheet-music saleswomen and those otherwise engaged in the sale, purchase or distribution, of any goods or merchandise. The Laundry Industry The board after investigation, 'having- found the wages paid to employees in the laundry,' cleaning and dye-" ing todustriies in the province of British Columbia, to be inadequate, has ordered that "No. employer shall employ any female employee eighteen yeans of age or over that age, except as 'to women and apprentices to whom a special licence is issued toy the board under section 10 of the said act, in the laundry, cleaning and dyeing industries, or any of them, in the province of British Columbia at less than the following wage, namely, twenty-eight following wage, namely, twenty-eight and one-eighth cents^ (28 l-8c.) per hour and thirteen dollars and fifty cents ($^3.50) a week. This order shall not apply to those employees to the above mentioned industries, who are solely engaged in clerical or office work, and shall come hit; force and be effective on and from March 31, 1919." Under Eighteen No employer shall employ any girl under eighteen years of age to the laundry, cleaning and dyeing industries, to the province of British Columbia, ad less than the following wage: $8 a week during the first four months of such employment; $8.50 a week during the second four months of such employment; $9 a.week. dur-. tog the third four months of such employment; $10 a week during the fourth four months of. such employment; $11 a week during the fifth four months of such employment; and $12 a week during the sixth four months of such employment. Any girl who has been employed to any of the industries for a total period of at least one year shall be deemed to have completed her apprenticeship so far as the industry is concerned, and on her attaining the age of eighteen years she shall be paid the imtodmum wage for adult female workers to the said industries fixed by Order No. 4 of the board, and no further apprentice ship in the industry shall be allowed; provided always that if, when she atj- tains the age of eighteen years, the said girl shall not have completed one year's employment, she may, with the consent of the board in accordance with the provisions of section 10 ojf the said act, be permitted to complete her apprenticeship period of one year. Apprenticeship Licence ; <• Any employer using the apprenticeship licence system in the laundry, dyeing and cleaning industries must pay the apprentice not toss than $9 per week to the first fou^.months, $10.50 to the second four months, and $12 in the third -four months of the year of apprenticeship. f^I, W DEPUTY Ml OE AGRICULTI NISTER Dr. David Warnock Will Fill Vacancy in Provincial Service RobeitfjSjen/ C.MjG., and was engaged as veterinary inspector in the Dominion Health of Animals branch. Among the Jduties he executed while in the federal service was the -transfer of the great buffalo herd secured by the Do- moihion in Montana and now at the NsSional Park at Banff. Dr. Wiarnock spent his boyhood on his father's farm in [Lanarkshire, Scotland, his father having a national reputtion there as a breeder and exhibitor of Clydesdales, Ayrshire cattle and . sheep. He graduated with honors from the Glasgow Veterinary College to 1889. He also took a course of fispecial training in agriculture. In th|3i course he took a foremost place, securing seven medals and a bursary astl&ngible evidence of his success. Dr. Warnock is widely known throughout CSnada. in stdekhreedtog circles as a man of executive ability and force of Character. Since Mr. Scott, former Deputy Minister, retired the position has been temporarily filled by Mr. W. T; Mac- Dqnald, Provincial L-jyestock Commissioner, who has successfull^vddS" charged the double duty. To fill the position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture formerly occupied by Mr. W. E. Scott, who retired last year, the provincial government has; appointed Dr. David Wiarnock, O.B.E., M.R.C.V.S., the appointment having been ratified by the executive.council! last Saturday. He will take up his duties almost immediately. Though desirous when' the war brokfe out to proceed overseas, Dr. Warnock was named by the Imperial Government a member of the British Remount Commission at Montreal, Which', under the charge of the late Sir Frederick Benson, was entrusted with securing horses for the Imperial forces. I He was attached to the remount station at Lachtoe, Quebec, where he remained until June, 1917, in the capacity of senior veterinary officer, and then was named commanding officer of the depot, remaining there until demobilization arrived. In recognition of his services he was granted the order of the British Empire. The -hew Deputy Minister of Agriculture came to Canada from Scotland, his native land, to 1899, and was appointed to the position of manager of the High River Horse Ranch where he remained for three years. In 1902 he took over the management of the great Walrond Ranch and later entered the federal services under Dr. J, G. s$il$ii{4e}i«{ia]to{Bs2» 'Ifl t|l •]■ jfr iJb t|a ^ APPROPRIATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT SCHEMES .Victoria, B.C., Mar. 6—Premier Oliver has announced a special loan bill of three and a half m§^ lions for ^capital expenditures to connection with reoonstrtotion and development. Tliis is additional to ordinary estimates for the year which will be somewhat larger than the fiscal year now closing. Of the sum provided to the new biili. a million and a half will be emergency funds for af- ter-tihe-war employment. It will toe devoted largely to roadvwork and some buildings. From it will come an appropriation, for re- macadamizing north and south Okanagan road from Mara to the boundary line, with widened curves along Okanagan lake. This ■fund will also likely provide for a start on the transprovincial road link. Engineers are to go over the Fraser Canyon route :smd Hon. J. D. King will visit the HcpePrtooeton link, after which a choice wil] toe made One million dollars of the new 'bill will go to the Southern. Okanagan development scheme and to -tfie government's b'g water •conservation scheme in the Okanagan to which measures will be taken to protect water users a- gatost depreciated systems.. The remainder of this appropriation ijs for Sumas Lake reclamation purposes and the opening up of land settlement areas to the Bulkeley and Neclhaoo valleys. •}>4',2,°Sa4,<f>'$''S,'l,ai,'$>li'4,4>'i,ai,,{' Seamen's Boycott Song The following word® have been written as "The Seamen's Boycott''Song" for the Merchant Seamen's "League by A P. Herbert, England. It is written in commemoration of the inhuman German submarine warfare against unarmored ships and the sailors' boycott will remain until the German nation has proved to the world* that it •has for good and all abandoned war as a .means to eonumercdal domination and has made full reparation for its unspeakable crimes against humanity: THE LIKES OF THEY One more plucky old ship gone down* Ten men shot to an open boat, Six more widows about the town, ..One more little account to note: <&nd if she'd gone down to a decent crew it's little there'd be to .pay, But God, I'll do what a man can do To punish the likes of they. O never a Fritz shall sail In a ship that sails with me, 'Never a box or bale That smells of Germany. Never the likes of they Shall.soil tiie English shore ■ Till the seamen of England say, "You've settled the seamen's . score." I used to think 'that the sailor man1, 'Whatever his alien breed might be, Wias somehow built on a healthy plan And much of a piece with you and- me. But men who laugh when & good man drowns Are made of a different clay, 1 And I'd sail with the scum of the world's worst towns, But not with the likes of 'they. No, never a Fritz shall sail In a ship that sails with me, Never a box or bale That smells of Germany. ■Never the likes of me Shall touch the German shore Till .the men who have shamed the sea Have settled the seamen's score. Easy, maybe, will the world forget The dirtiest work that these have done, The kings may pardon, .the priests may pet, The carrion thing they now call Hun. But a man who's clung to a driftto' oar And watched for a/ isadl all. day, He won't forget when there ain't no .war", To hell with the likes of they. So never a Fritz shall sail iln a ship, that sails with .me, , Never a box or bale That smells of Germany. Never can me or you Forgive those sons of Cain Till the dead have had their due And the seas are clean again. Sewing Machines- You may live with it for the rest of your life, therefore the best is none too good. The "Singer Rotary" is the last word to perfection of sewing. Sold for cash or on easy monthly payments. Delivered to your home;, adjusted free any time you wish. T. G. WANLESS, Penticton, B.C. "Wear-Ever" Aluminum, Singer Sewing Machines. Willis Pianos, etc.. etel AGENT FOR- The Hub of th Coa i Unexcelled Advantages for the Investor and Home Builder Electric Light System, Water for Domestic Purposes and Good Fire Protection PRINCETON COAL A , ■■ - ERNEST WATERMAN, General Manager, Princeton, B. C. 1 LTD. March 7, 1919 THE PRINCETON STAR Banking Service YOUR banking requirements may ■*• be entrusted to this Bank with every confidence that careful and efficient service will be rendered. Our facilities are entirely at your disposal. THE CANADIAN BANK M OF COMMERCE | Princeton Branch - H. C. B. Lucas, Manager ■■■-"-*■■ rif.it.1 a1. Pretty ShirtsJand Gloves* nice/ 1 Ties, Slipp^s or Suspenders, SgWINTER CLOTHING : C-lWILL ARSON A GO. PRNIOETON [Miiift,^|i|iM,^^ Warm Hands and-Feet Are necessary to the comfort of the workers these sharp winter mornings Everything in Hand wear and Foot wear carried in stock at this store. F. P. COOK Princeton Granite Greek Coalmont S^iuwft#^lBMi1fflh(lfttnfffiTm iM-\*J.'M&\*~ ■'.■VMATWtVf ! I I The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. ffj of Canada* Limited :i 18 3. Office*, Smelting and Refining Department H ii^^^fe: TRAlT:$BRiTISH COLUMBIA I smeIt^s an# refiners I Purchasers of Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc and Lead Ores. H TADANAC BRAND PIG LKAD, BLUESTONE, COPPER AND SPELTER p Your Critical Inspection of the famous Is Invited. Call in and hear this remarkable instrument bj|Sf fore you decide. It plays any disc record. Sold for Cash or on Easy Terms &e Alf Sorenson Jeweler and Optician 3d SOCIETIES KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS PRINCETON LODGE No. 50 Meets 1st and 3rd Wed. at 8 p.m. in I.O.O.F. Hall Visiting Brothers Welcome. R, GOKSULOWSKY C. C. P. RUSSELL, K. of R*S. fKINCBTON LODGE I.O.O.F. No. sa. |Regular meetings. 8 p j m., Thursdays, Soiourning brethren welcome. Hall situate on cor Bridge 8t. and Vermilion Ave. C. Willabson, jSSlte^ Secretary D. M. FRENCH—Manager of I. O. O- F. Hall W. H. Houston, Noble Orand Excelsior L. O. L. No. 2102 Meets Fourth Tuesday at 8 p. m. in I. O. O. F.Hall. Visiting brethren welcome. |||8hbrman, W.M. S. R. Gibson, Sec D. n. FRENCH Undertaker and Funeral Director All kinds of Coffins and Caskets on hand Harold Ave,, opp. Hotel Princeton SUNNY DATS ARE ANSCO DAYS Take an Ansco Camera with you. Use Ansco 6peedez films and Gyko paper. PRINCETON DRUG and BOOK STORE Q. «. LYALL, MaiMter INSURfNCE P. IV. GREGORY AgiSnt for The Foremost Fire, Life, Accident and Liability Companies—Canadian, British and American. .||p A&ENT FOR THE Allison Subdivision. Shamrock Brand Cured Meats Pickled Heats Salt Meats Pure Butter Lard and Eggs A.H kinds of Fresh, Salt and 8tnok«d F»hk*ptin Stock. P. Burns & Co., Ltd. i-j,"v-*"\^*>* rJ*\p***S •\* m. V e ODDS AND ENDS Mr. Hoover's favorite churofa hymn, they say, is that old favorite, "Bringing in the Sheaves." Tho owner of the back lot that f| filled with gaping tin cans, broken erockery, wood knots, and ash-heaps is quite sure to be found somewhere discussing the orderly adjustment of international affairs.—Seattle P.-I. The government road foreman over at Rock Creek is apparently onto his job aril right. During the winter months his account for "auto hire" and ^gasoline," amounting to $30, was sent into the government every month and paid, while- all the time the car was laid up. Often it is the supposedly easy words that floor a spelling class. At a "spelling bee" down at Sprague, Wash., a few nights ago the words "eel" and "ceme tery" mowed the class down like hay. Over at Penticton on about the same night there was another "spelling bee," and out of a class of 24 it only took about 10 minutes to trip up the whole shooting match, most of them dropping out on words like "chauffeur" and "recommendation." Then the word "sacrilegious" was sprung, and that settled it. The Doukhobor appears to have a natural weakness for grabbing things that do not belong to him. Over at Grand jForks the B. C. Telephone company for some time have been at a loss to explain the disappearance of sections of their wire connecting up the rural telephones, and finally discovered that the Douks were taking it. Four were arrested, convicted and fined. Las^sum- mer when the colony of Douk- hobors were working on the Copper Mountain railway near Princeton they exhibited these same tendencies to purloin hay, lumber or anything else that wasn't nailed down. Floor Coverings Floor Oil Cloth, 75 c. per yard. Linoleum, "print," 95 c. Inlaid Linoleum, $2.25 per yd. *Congoleum Art Squares 6 feet x 9 feet, - $10.25 7 ft. sin x 9 feet,- $12.50 9 feet x 9 feet, $17.00 9 ft. x 10 ft. 6 in., $17.50. slf. Jute Squares 8 7 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft., $9.00 9 feet x 9 feet, $11. 9 ft. x 10 ft, 6 in., $13.00 9 ft. x 12 ft,. $14.75 Floor Mats 22iin. x45in. $1.40 up m 27 in. x 54 in., $2.10 up A. L. WHITE iiiJiJJiijSiiiiiiiiSiiiJiiliJ! lioiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiii What? ? ? I Watch this Space. It will Save you Money. Big Sale Announcement Next Week AVERY IIA V 111 BANK-OF MONTREAL A. O.SMITH BUCKSMITfflNG J in its various branches neatly and promptly done. Good workniansmp and fair prices. Horseshotng special* ized. A trial order solicited. Iron and Wood Work of All Kinds. Next Door to Model Livery Stable JOHN NATHAN I CIGARS and ! TOBACCOS CONFECTIONERY Book & News Stand ESTABLISHED OVER 100 YEARS FOOD ^ Canada expects', eve^jp person to assist in winning the war by the saving and production of food. This Bank is prepared to assist responsible parties financially^!^ increasing production. WINNIPEO BRANCH R. M. Mansfield, Manager, - Princeton Branch. Branohes in Okanagan District: ARMSTRONG, KELOWNA, SUMMERLAND, ENDERBY, PENTICTON, VERNON, gig Men's Wear We carry everything in the line of Men's wear, and have a lrrge stock to seleet from. Thomas Bros. PRINCETON \ MAIL CONTRACT SEALED TENDERS, addressed to the Postmaster General, will be received at Ottawa until noon, on Friday, the 28th March, 1910, for the conveyance of His Majesty's Mails, on a proposed contract for four years, SIX times per week on the route between ALLENBY and PRINCETON from the Postmaster General's pleasure. Printed notices containing further information as to conditions of proposed Contract may be seen and blank forms of Tender may be obtained at the Post Offices of ALLENBY AND PRINCETON, and at the office of the Post Office Inspector. J. F. MURRAY, Post Office Inspector. Post Office Inspector's Office. Van couver, B. C, 14th February£1919. Similkameen Hotel SIMMERS S WMtHE PROPRIETORS Splendid Accommodations for the Travelling Public and Laboring ilea. Large Poolroom and Barroom firi Connection. Near Beer, Soft Drinks and Cigars. Hotel is situated near Great Northern and Kettle valley Railway station. Vermilion Avenue, Princeton, B.C. rrr sss= ? S. R. Gibson AGENT FOR | QUEEN Fire Ins..Co f I THE SIN Fire Ins; Co ^ | B.C. LIFE Assurance Ce | I 1 ■■■r'r IN THE MARKET FOR YOUR CREAM SHIPMENTS Every Day in the year. Write for Shipping Tags, or call at the Star Office. When you Buy Butter ask For "Curlew" Curlew Creamery Company, GRAND FORKS^S^^ Hotel Princeton SWANS0N & BROOMFIEUK Prosp: Best Hotel in the Interior of British Columbia fl^^p New and MwtTern Throughout. Rk>es Eissorjafelgi .>==-,. _ Dining Room Unsurpas^^J" Auto Bus Meets All Tkah3£& Trunks arid Baggage Care fully Looked After. PRINCETON, 0«P. I ALLEN'S I BILLIARD H ROOM f ♦ Comfortable and Well Lighted »!• | Cigars, Tobaccos, &c^^ I BARBER SHOP, Baths I MODEL LIVEW I STABLE §£'< &AUTOGARA# PRINCETON, B. C. Freight and Passenger Transportation STAGE MEETS ALL TRAjjis W. S. GARRISQfJ Princeton & Tulameenl PERCY W, GREGORlj Assoc. Mem. Can. Soc. C.E. CIVIL ENGINEER AND. BRITISH COLUMBIA ,OsPr The Nutrient Quality of the Beer mgjle by the :" *^ Princeton Brewing p Princeton, B. C. Are well known. For Dinners, LurSb- eons or as an ordinary beverage ^sgpv-* Sparkling, Creamy Be|| Is delicious and appetizing
Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1918-05-10), Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1929-12-26).
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