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HH|P b===^i ?SH? THE PRINCETON ^Twenty-second Year—No. 12 PRINCETON, B C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY JJ, I92J. PER YBAR : Sa.50 Cash Single Copy 5c. Hope=Princeton Route Has Been Selected Is The Statement of Unofficial |lj|i| Report Coming From Vancouver A report from Vancouver states: It has now been practically decided that the Hope-Princeton route will be selected by the Provincial Government as. the path to be followed by the proposed Trans-Provincial Highway. Announcement to this effect is expected at the forthcoming session of tihe Legislature, probably in connection with an appropriation in the estimates for a start on the work. Thus ends a controversy which is almost as old as British Columbia. Owing to the series of mountain ranges which divide the Province into valleys the road system of the Coast and the interior are not com nected. Not only automobile tour- i its, but the various branches of industry in the Province have long felt this to be a handicap and there has been a persistent agitation for the Government to build the connecting links necessary to bring the various parts of the Province into road connection. By far the most important of the missing links is that; between the Lower Mainland and the Okanagan or #ry belt. Two routes have been urged with great force, one following the old Cariboo trail through tae Fraser Canyon, a route now appropriated by the Canadian National Railway, the other following the equally tortuous course of the Kettle Valley Railway from Hope to Princeton. The advocates of each route have been the residents of the districts which would be served. Good Roads Associations and other bodies interested in the problem in the ab.v.ract have contented themselves with pressing the principle of a road and letting the Government take the responsibility of deciding which of the alternative routes it should follow. So rstrenuous has been the agitation from both quarters that the Government has had much difficulty in reaching a decision. Hon. Dr. J. H. King, Minister of Public Works, recently announced that both routes were being investigated by the best engineering ilalent at the depaifU ment's disposal and that the decision would depend upon, their re ports. These reports are now in hand and the minister is understood to have made up his mind that the Hope- Princeton route is the more practicable and desirable one. '■■■& has been contended by the people around Yale that the snow would block the Hope-Princeton road for several months of the year, while the Princeton people claim that the Fraser Canyon route is# an engineer-, ing impossibility since the C. N R. occupied the old Cariboo trail. While the people at the Coast are more or less indifferent as to the result of this dispute motorists and merchants will rejoice that at last a start is to be made on the work and that road communication to the to. terior ij at last to be established. Early this week a motorislt from the Southern States asked the secretary of the Vancouver Automobile Club for road maps to Prince Rupert. He was informed- that there were no roads. He then decided to motor to Princeton and Penticton. Again he was informed that there was no road. He went away in disgust. Suqh incidents as this are more com^sfife' in. summer than winter, but they serve' to illustrate the great need for through roads. When Hope and Princeton are connected there will remain only one short link in the Kootenays to be finished in order that cars may travel from Van- iver all the way to northern On- Z^Ho without diverting into the United States as Mr. Percy Gomery of Vancouver had to do in hig recent Pathfinding tour across Canada. According to a telegram received here, on Tuesday, this article which appeared in the Vancouver Sun, on Feb. 6, was only founded oil rumor. The telegram goes on to state, however, that "indications point to this aecisfion by government." \ Newsprint Prices Increases in newsprint prices fac ing newspaper publishers who are '*aow being asked to pay S' 1-2 cents ■per pound, f.o.b. mill. Thfe> same ; paper before the war cost 2 1-2 cents per pound. PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT IS FORMALLY OPENED Distinguished Gathering Present When Lieut.-Governor Declares The House Open VICTORIA, Feb. 8.—While a four- gun battery under Number 5, company, R. C. G. A., boomed out from in front of the parliament buildings, a royal salute of 21 guns, Lieut governor Walter Cameron Nichoi came down from Government House this morning and opened the first session of the fifteenth legislature of British Columbia. Oae hundred Princess Patricias from Work Point Barracks under Breiret Major Clarke, M. C, presented arms as -the lieutenant-governor alighted from his motor car at the main entrance of the building. A crowd gathered around the build ings to watch the military ceremony. The galHeries of the; house had packed for nearly half an hour. The floor of the house was: crowded with members I and their invited guests. They stood up when the lieutenant-governor entered and was escorted to the speaker's throne by Sjergefant-at-Arms O.Hara, bearing the mace. The speech from the throne was delivered by the lieutenant-governor, Hon. W. C. Nichol, in the course of which he outlined some of the mat ters which would be brought before the legislature during the session. Travelling Pension Medical Boards A New Institution Which Is Do« ing Satisfactory Work Among Pensioners Dr. F. G. Logie, M. D., Vancouver, pensions medical examiner, was in town this week, on his initial trip into the interior on the travelling medical pension board. In the course of an interview on Tuesday, he explained that the pension district offices had been taken over by the D.S.C.R. and travelling medical boards established for the purpose of getting into closer touch with the pensioners. The intention was to visit the interior once annually, beginning next September.. In the larger centres two examiners constituted the board but in order to facilitate the work they divided in the smaller districts. With regard to settlements in all disabilities below 15 per cent an offer of commutation was made to each pensioner but great care was taken in order that no presJUre should be brought to bear on the pensioner to persuade him either to accept thi.-, commutation or reject it. The commutation was based on the percentage of disability and the length of time during which the disability would persist. The pensioner however, does not finally bind himself by accepting this commutation. If he considers his disability to have increased he may apply for a new examination and if in the opinion of the examining board his condition calls for it he may be re placed on pension, at the increased rate, such pension • being payable been absorbed. With regard to the conditions arising from shell shock, Dr. Logie, said, the past year had shown a marked improvement in the state of pensioners so effected. The cause for this improvement he believed, was probably due largely to the return of morale and the proper settlement of the men in civilian occupation. He believed that the travelling medical boasd was a great institution. The work was very satisfactory as it brought the board into close touch with the pensioners. Regarding unemployment among returned men at the coast he considered conditions as serious. At the present time he could not see that there was any considerable in< crease in the number of unemployed but!there was no special sign of a decrease. However, conditions in Vancouver were not so bad, he maintained, as they were in the United States. ^S .friend of his, who had recently returned from San Francisco, reported all the American coast '.towns dead when compared to Vancouver. This was the doctor's first trito into] the interior of -'fine province and he stated that he was 'delighted with the country and climate here. Sold Inquiry Into J. W. Waugh's Death Jury Returns Verdict That Death Was Caused By Drinking Coal Oil A verdict to the effect that Mr. J. W. Waugh, came to his death as a result of drinking coaLgJLand other ingredients unknown, was returned by tho jury at the enquiry held yesterday, in the Court House, by Dr. R. B. White, coroner of Penticton. The evidence of G. A. Riddle, of Hedley, was that on January 27 having missed seeing the deceased for twenty-four hours, and knowing that he had been drinking, he went across to Waugh's cabin, near the old shoe-repair shop in Hedley. He found tEe~QeceaaHU lying" on the floor in front of the stove where he had apparently fallen whilst attempting to put wood on the fire. Witness picked him up and put him to bed, after which he sent for Dr. McCaffrey. Witness found a bottle of coal oil and rum, which deceased said he had been dririking. He put the bottle out of the way of the deceased and left two men to take care of him. One of them stayed in the cabin during the day and the other watched at night. On Friday, Jan. 28, witness conveyed the deceased to Princeton Hospital on the train on Dr. McCaffrey's instructions. Corroborative evidence was given by Stanley Smith, one of the men who took care ot the deceased in the cabin. This witness said that on the Thursday evening the deceased had been able to talk a little by the next morning he could not speak. Deaceased said he had mixed the coal oil with rum as a medicine. Dr. Lee Smith, of Princeton, who made the autopsy described the internal condition of the deceased's body and stated that in his opinion death was due to some irritant or corrosive. The conditions he found could have been produced by drinking coal oil. Dii McCaffrey stated that deceased, was in a serous condition when he was called to see him on Jan 27. His mouth and throat were burnt red and raw. He diagnosised the case as corrosive poisoning and applied sedative treatment. He de-. cided that he could not pro^rly treat the case at Hedley and gave instruction for his removal to Princeton.. He was slightly better on the night of Jan. 30 but gradually collapsed after that and died on Jan. 31. Mr. Riddle showed him a bottle containing a brown fluid from which deceased was said to have been drinking. He could not state what the ingredients, of the fluid were, neither could he test the contents of deceased's stomach on account of the Condition of the throat. He thought he detected the smell of coal Mp^-"H\e asked the deceased what he had been drinking but could not understand the reply. Waugh had •yuffered from paralisis for years and his speech was never good. At. that time his throat and tongue were so swoUlen witness could not under stand anything ihe said. In returning this verdict, in accordance with the medical testimony, the jury stated that they concluded the coal oil and other ingredients were self administered. RECENT DONATIONS TO HOSPITAL MAINTENANCE Week Ending February 11 Produces The Sum of $14.50 ar.d Other Valuable Contributions .>' The statement of monetary dona tiona to the maintenance fund and other contributions for the upkeep of the Princeton General Hospital for the week ending February 11, is as follows:— C. O. Day (straight) $5.00 Mrs. Moore, Jan. and Feb 1.00 Mrs. Oonnel, Feb 1.00 J. Forbes, Jan. and Feb 2.00 J. Gellatly, Feb 1.00 Mr. Trehearne, Feb -. 1.00 Mr. Sherman (straight) 50 Total;. : 'Jm $14.50 TJhte additliolrial contributions are as follows1-.—>■ Newton & Sinclair, Cawston„_24 pounds of butter; .Mr. Etches, Kere; meos, llbox and 1! sack of apples; Allenby, 24 ricks of wood. PRINCETON PEOPLE GETTING DISGUSTED Consider It Impossible for Kamloops To Be Ignorant |Ti. report in Tuesday's edition of the Vancouver Sun states: "Kamloops is coming^ to tihe Provincial convention of the Associated Boards of Trade "loaded for bear." So declared a solitary advance guard who reached the city yesterday. "The bear" is the Provincial highway. Kamloops insists that the Fraser Canyon route is the only possible route.. The Kamloops delegates have a grand joker which they intend to spriqg upon their rivals who ad- "It is this: The Princeton and Penticton delegates who have been ad' t'Uon delegates who ha** br»n advocating the southern route for the iransprovincial highway will come t;j Vancouver through the Fraser C;i,iyon because the Kettle Valley Railway, travelling through the Coquihalla at an elevation 2,000 feet lower than the proposed highway, is blocked by eight feet of snow. " ' Leave it to the engineers' will be the slogan of the Kamloops delegates, who insist that if this is done the Fraser route is thte only one possible. They intend to introduce a strong resolution at the convention and to insist upon decisive ac tion in the matter of pressing the Government fori an .tmmiedjiate decision." Members of the Princeton Board of Tirade are growting1 disgusted with the Kamloops people who are forever talking of a route along the Coquihalla Pass. That the proposed Hope-Princeton route is -nowhere near this pass is well known. The members of the Board of Trade he.-e consider that the Kamloops people are deliberately mis-representing well known facts to further their own ends, for, they maintain, it is practically impossible/ for them- to be grossly ignorant of the true route. Investigating New Valuable Industry Resin Harvesting Will Provide AII-Year-Round Profitable Employment Freeland Addresses Local Prospectors Interesting Lecture on Elementary Chemical Geology Applied to Mining A very interesting lecture on the formation of the earths, crust and how ore bodies were deposited was delivered on Monday night, in the Princeton School, by Mr. Philip B. Freeland, reradent engineer, district number 4 and provincial mineral roads supervisor. There was a large and attentive audience of local prospectors and those interested in mining and metallurgy. In the course of his address Mr. Freeland explained the elementary rules of chemical geology as it applies to mining and prospecting and dettnonstratfed the difference between sedimentary and igneous rocks. He was; (in communication with the Minister of Mines, he said, with a view to obtaining for Princeton a collection of minerals which would be displayed where the public could have access to them for the purposes of learning their various formations and for the comparison of specb mens. This would be of great assistance to prosjpectors. After dealing at length with the methods by which mineral deposits are formed and the various kinds of rocks in which these may be found, the, speaker made reference to the various minerals found in this district. The essential point in connection with these minerals, -ne said, was to secure a sufficient tonnage. The necessity for this was brought about by the fact that most of the manufacturing centres were in the ea^ and freight rates eat up the profits. If sufficient tonnage of any- of these minerals could be procured a market would be obtained in the west. Strontium and Asbestos were among the minerals to which he alluded in this class and it is a well known fact that., .substantial deposits of both thejse minerals exist around Princeton. The markets for both Strontium and Asbestos, he believed, could be worked up so that they would be satisfactory propositions here. The Douglas fir trees, with, which the mountains surrounding the Similkameen valley abound,' may soon be of as much commercial value as the trees in the flourishing j orchards below, according to statements of Mr. Edwin S. Oliver, formerly industrial adviser to the late Earl Grey and now research chemist to the Douglas Fir Turpentine Co. Major Don. B. Martyn, erstwhile Liberal candidate in Dewdney, has been spending some time of late in Vancouver investigating for the government the new turpentine and resin industry, with a view of enabling the Douglas Fir Turpentine Company to place a large number of Vancouver's unemployed at work on the company's resin leases, in the occupation of collecting tree resins. I If the plans for the immediate development of the resin and turpentine industry are carried out, it is said that they will not merely help to meet the temporary unemployment situation, but will lay the foundation for a new industry which is destined to rank with lumbering, mining, agriculture and fisheries as a great provincial industry. "Resin harvesting," says Mr. Edwin S. Oliver, "will provide any number of men in the province with all- the-year-rojund profitable employment. Aboujt $115,000,000 worth of riesin and turpentine are imported into Canada each year, while the United States is in the market as a heavy buyer of these products from Canada if we can supply'them." Since his association with Earl Grey in this province some 15 years ago, Mr. Oliver has pursued his studies of wood products on a survey which has taken in Russia, Scandinavia, Germany, France, Spain Algiers*, Central America and the United States, finishing up in the place where he started from many years ago. ^C^ In Mr. Oliver's opinion the forest wealth of this province is its greatest wealth. Instead of destruction by lumbering he wishes to see the provincial forests made a great producing ground for the world's resinous products. He figures that Under proper orcharding methods:, the firs and pines and spruces of this province are relatively as valuable as .if cleared and planted as fruit orchards, with an insatiable market and no risk of the crop rotting. Resins for soap making, hard gums for varnish making, flotation oils for use by the mining companies and a host of other valuable commodities are made from the pine and fire resins, which are subjected to electrical distillation at the company's plant on False Creek. Hundreds of tons of this stuff are burned up or flung away every year in the mills and forests', and hundreds of thousands of tons of resin are every year created as a fecal matter by the trees, while Canada is importing efven her own needs for resin and turpentine, says Mr. Oliver. One man who went up from Vancouver a month ago to collect resin ad botanicals, says that near Lilloet he came across two 40-acre patches which had been logged off in the P.G.E. construction days: The whole cut of 3,375,000 feet lay rotting on the ground, all of it condemned for tie and construction purposes because of the large amounts of resin in the wood. Either of those tracts would have made a very lucrative resin orchard, which would have lasted for generations to come, says Mr. Oliver. TheVBritish Dyestuffs Act prohibit iting the importation'of dyfestuffs is' now in force, fo'future alt- importations of #ye8tuffs^will be subject to license, with 'preference toi;*produce from the BriUsn dominions. g§pl Wool Market More Active TJhe Department of Agriculture states that the market for Canadian wools seems to be more active, probably due to the fact that a number of mills have exhausted their stocks on hand and have been forced to buy in order to keep running. The Bos- 'ton market also seems to be show- fing:more actively, some of which is believed to be more or less specular- tive: More interest appears to be :cenl!ered around fine and medium TVoolsi than for some weeks^^^dJasria Prices,'however, "show very JgUleTjad- •vance over recent 4uotatfK'^a, >~y4-. Born—On Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mirkovitch at their home in Princeton), a girl. Mr. A. E. Howse left on Tuesday morning for Vancouver where he was appointed to represent Nicola at the convention of Associated Boards of Trade. Word was received this week from Mr. A. S. Black, who has been spending the winter in California, to the effect that he expects to return here about February 20th. A special service for children will be held next Sunday afternoon, in St. Cuthbert's Church. Special child- rens hymns will be selected and tn«0f address will be delivered by Rev. W/' Govier. Mr. R. Lindsay, of the P. Burns Co., sustained a badly sprained leg last Friday as a result of slipping whilst carrying a heavy weight. He is reported to be making improvement. Mr. George Tucker left on Wednesday, for Valley, Washington. Mr. Tucker has been on the staff at the depot here for some time and has now been appointed agent for the G.N.R. at Valley. Mr. P. W. Gregory, secretary-treas- surer of the board of Trade, left on Tuesday to attend the convention of Associated Beards of Trade, Vancouver. Mr. E. Waterman left on Wednesday for Vancouver and Victoria. He will attend the convention upon his arrival at Vancouver. Rev. W. Govier, who has successfully re-started the Boy Scout Movement in Princeton, has received a communication from Hon. T. Hen- eage, assistant commissioner of Boy Scouts, expressing great satisfaction the movement has been re-established here. Rev. W. Govier has selected five boys who are training as scout leaders, and these will take the oath before a government official as soon as their badges arrive. These boys will later take charge of other troops of scouts. On Shrove Tuesday the boys of the Princeton Gymnasium gathered around a table liberally laden' with bon-bons, cakesi, sandwiches etc., and were served with a pancake supper, in the St. Cuthbert's parish hall. To watch the boys for a few minutes only w*as sufficient guarantee of their appreciation of the meal set before them. This was a tribute to Mrs. Boult, who capably acted as la cuisiniere, ably assisted by MfsslX^&ley and Miss Bentley. Cakes and other refreshments were also sent by many ladies of the community. Working For Gov't Aid For Hospitals E. Waterman Receives Encouraging Communications From Dr. nacEachern Mr. E. Waterman, who has been in communication With Dr. Mac- Eachern, secretary Qf the British Columbia Hospitals .Association, feels quite optomistic regarding the prospects of government assistance for hospitals. In one of his recent letters Dr. MacEachern expressed belief that resolutions asking for government, legislation for the assistance of hospitals would receive the wholehearted stupport of the* convention of Boards of Trade, at Vancouver. The British Columbia hospitals association is holding a convention, in Victoria, today, and it is expected that action will also be taken among this convention to endeavor to obtain assistace for the institutions. Asked, in one of Dr. MacEachern's letters for a suggestion as to steps to be taken to. assist hospitals, Mr. Waterman replied that his board was of the opinion that a sound government policy should be adopted and hospitals supported by a tax on everybody. Those not paying a tax inl any other form should have their poll tax increased so as to cover, the hospital tax. The management could be along the same lines as the pres- "ent schoolv. act, provisions beinggf made £|ig tlij election of trustees! e^ieh year.: :img. i-^BUl THE PRINCETON STAR '^ .%'J^Wr%JLJiZ!&M<y&tto! -J.-J.. ^m^- Sbsc The Princeton Star PUBLISHED BVERY FRIDAY AT PRTNCBTON, B. G. SUBSCRIPTION RATES British Empire, One Year $2 50 Foreign, One Year $8.00 Payable in Advaioe U PILKINGTON, Manager. Friday Feb. 11, 1931 NO 8T0RMS HERE It is interesting to note that whilst reports of serious storms, doing heavy damage, have appeared recently in the daily press from coast points, prairie places and towns in the States to the south of us, Princeton has experienced none of these. The- snowfall in the valley has been if anything a little below normal this winter and no wind stronger than a breeze, has been felt. In all respects, this winter has been an ideal one up to the present. PLEBISCITE NEEDED Word has come from Ottawa to the effect that if the government of this province desires to have a monopoly of supplying liquor the Legis •lature will have to formally request the Dominion Government to take a plebiscite under the Doherty Act, as was recently done in the prairie provinces. This will be the answer of the federal authorities to the request of Premier Oliver ,for special legislation to give B.C. the sole right to import liquor. The request of Premier Oliver which was recently made by letter to Ottawa has been taken under advisement, and the opinion of the department is that the matter is not one which the Dominion parliament can legislate. Before the Doherty Act is brought into force it is necessary to hold a plebiscite, which may be taken after the passage of a resolution request ing that this be done. If the plebiscite carries an order-in-council is passed forbidding the importation of 4iquor Into the province. If the premier wishes to obtain these powers, therefore, the question will first have to be submitted to the people in the form of a plebiscite. BUSINE8S REVIVAL Present indications in the financial and business world point strongly to a rapid improvement in conditions during the next two or three months. Readjustment in all lines) of business is taking place and reports of relieved tension, so far as uemplby- ment is concerned, have commenced to take the place of statements of increased idleness! Business men from New York, Montreal, Ottawa and other eastern points are reported to be confidently looking for normal conditions within the ensuing six weeks. Mr. P. B. Freeland, provincial mineral roads supervisor, who is closely in touch with mining matters views the future in this district with op- tomism. He points out that although copper is at present being sold at a price considerably below the cost of production, with the result that the mines have been obliged to close down, this condition of affairs) will not last long. Wages and living expenses are being reduced and ne expects the market price of copper will shortly improve to a point where production can be satisfac torlly carried on. He points out that one of the difficulties of this, and all western districts is that of transportation; the distance which raw material has to be hauled to the consumer. This applies particularly to the mining of minerals other than the precious metals, gold, silver and copper. This difflcuty, however, he believes will be overcome shortly by the establishment of factories in the west and* by a reduction in freight rates. Mr. James Simpson, of Chicago, general manager of Marshal Field and Co., which Is said to be the largest dry goods firm in the world, claims that prices to the retailer and consumer have struck the bottom and already a business revival which will restore general prosperity and give employment to thousands of wornerB, now unemployed, is well started throughout the country. In this district there is promise of considerable activity with the coming of spring. New industries are expected to open up and it is believed In some quarters that operations at Copper Mountain will recommence about June or July. The re-opening of the Hedley Gold mine. is also anticipated at no 'distant! Aaia < date. \ MINES AND MINING ] British Columbia's mineral resources and exhibits; from mine of the Province will be largely featu-ed at the third international mining con vention to be held in Portland. Ore., on April 50. Many men prominent in the mining industry of the Province will attend as delegates. tfc $ at On Tuesday the Chu Chua Coal Company, Incorporated in Seattle and registered in B. C. for the purpose of taking -over a portion of the coal lands at the Upper Renerve in ithe North Thompson valley, made an initial payment to a syndicate of local men who are responsible for securing active development of this valuable property. There appears to be no foundation for the reporj; stating that 4,00,000 pounds of copper had been sold for export, but there does seem to be some foundation to the report that a good part of the surplus metal will be taken from the market by flnah cing tihe producers. Suit for $1,960,000 has. been filed in the Superior Court, Spokane, Wash., by Patrick Daly, of -Nelson, B.C, formerly superintendent of the Premier Mine, at Stewart, B. C, a- gainst R; K. Nfyl, R. W- Woods, A. B. Tries and W. R. Wilson, of Fernie, B. C, present owners of the mines. Unless some unforeseen contingency should arise, officials of the 'Board of Railway Commis doners, who are keepiug m close touch with the fuel situation do not ecpe^t any great difficulty 'n keeping all vvis of the Dominion supplied with fuel. Importations of coaJ during th« coal year from April 1 to the present period of last year, and, while there were no reserve stocks on hand when the cold weather set in last fall, the mild weather of the early winter hai helped Canadian to conserve fuel to the extent that they now are in a better position than at the same time last year. # # * The zinc refinery of the Anaconda Copper Mining' company at Great Falls, Montana, has been closed by orders from Butte. The smelter, which Is handling zinc residue, will close in about 30 days. About 500 ' men are- employed in the two departments. The copper wire . mill, the copper electrolytic refinery and the copper furnace refinery, employing about 600 men, will continue. * * * It is stated that Mr. Frank Gor* gan, of Oroville, has struck some rich ore on his Similkameen valley ranch. The samples were taken from the Peerless group, located near Nifehthawk, that Mr. Grogan has owned for years. He has put both money and labor into his mine with the result that he has upward of 7,000 feet of underground work 'done, much of that work exposing a high quality of ore. As an example it can be stated that In one place he has driven in a tunnel 500 feet on an eight foot ladge, and at the breast of that tunnel a sample s? the ledge will assay better than ?35 to the ton. Good progress Is being made at the Kaaba mine, near Nighthawk, a mine with the largest exposure of ore surface to be found in that locality. Mr. J. W. Douglas has not been idle. A small force is working in the mine continuing under ground sxploration. The Kaaba is no longer a prospect, it is a mine with an enormous tonnage of mineral blocked out Only this week the miners have encountered another rich ohute in the body of the big ledge they are drift- \ ing on. At the 200-foot level in the 'arge working shaft a drift has been r"un south 500 feet on a very large 'edge which is all mill fed with ribbons and stringers of very high grade ore. To the north the drift has reached a distance of 130 feet, following the same ledge and it was rt the face of this 130 foot drift that this last choice ore was encountered. It woud be more proper to say that another rich chute had been found, as 3teveral of these high grade sting- ars have been struck while driving the present drift. Considering the depth, the size of the ledge and the iistance the ledge has been opened lp and it is readily perceived that ther are thousands of tons of ore blocked out that could be easily and axpeditiously bfoken out and made a source of income if there was. a treatment plant near at hand to extract its values. And that tonnage would run into large money as the ora^L ' ~">n, be extracted will aver- :9^I"ffe»ii *12 t0 the ton' ^•■^^■-re.--■^Ji'iTiwarL.-i-yivagr LABOR NOTES By R. S. THE BUYER The buyer dominates the worlds markets today. Every purchaser -ought to keep thrs in mind when pas- s'ng money over to the retailer for right at that moment the final act, in a long line of speculation and profit, "is taking place; no commodity being really sold until it reaches the hands of the consumer and Is paid for. The duty of the buying public in its relation to high prices and glutted markets therefore, is no small matter and the fringe can only bo j touched in this article. In passing, however, it may be well to point cut that the buyer saddles all the difference betwee'n the productive price and the retail price of any commodity, and that, according to the observations of students of economy, i i nearly 100 per cent. How the buyer can help to make goods cheaper the following may, in some measure, demonstrate. The largest item is advertising, a very costly, but very necessary thing from a selling point of view. The next In turn is the fancy packet. Experience proves that goods put up in fancy and attractive containers have a larger sale and are more profitable than goods in plain packages. Tea, for Instance, fetching 50c. per lb. in the ordinary way can easily be sold for 75c. per lb. if put Up in a decorated container, Garden seeds is another example whei*e the spread between the price of packet and bulk goods is nearly 400 per cent. Millions of dollars are spent annually in this manner which could be saved to the consumer, the majority of whom are workers, if outside influence and exi pensive trappings had not to be used to convey the relative value of commodities to the consumer. Education in values is one of the most profitable acquirements the shopper can have and one must look to first costs to have any idea of what value may be placed on any article. The most pronounced trouble today Is that the people who can afford to buy will not do so because markets are unstaple and considerable loss may result from taking supplies,, which in the ordinary way of business, would seem small. The buyer then should buy care fully, but buy. Trade would then brighten, unemployed would become employed, wives and families now destitute, would at least buy the necessaries' Qf life, and the circle of commerce would §§pn be complete again. A R'C.M. Police officer apparently under instructions, visited the local secretary of the O.B.U. to get his opinion as to what effect the separation of the Loggers' Unit from that organization would have on the O.B. U. The secretary assured him that it was the best thing that ever happened, as the issues causing discontent in the membership would now be remoyed. MORAL INFLUENZA Greatest Epidemic of Smuggling in History of U. S. A. NEW YORK, Feb. 8—The United States is' experiencing the greatest epidemic of smuggling in its history, according to Byron R. Newton, collector of the port of New 'York. Newton blamed it on the "moral influenza which is sweeping the world" and said in an interview to day that although the number and value of seizures of dutiable goods are increasing the volume of illegal traffic is constantly growing, "The principal commodities smuggled into this, country since prohibition are, of course, liquors and narcotics," Newton said. "We have approxmately '$100,000 worth of whiskies and wines in our warehouse now, taken from smugglers. "Diamonds, furs and valuable fabrics such as silks and laces are still profitable for the smuggler—when he can get away with it. In all, more than $300,000 worth of smuggled goods have been seized In New York alone in the last year. The does not include dutiable goods brought in through Ignorance which total many times that amount." f!13pS!S Of Land M kmsikmsnis Minimum price of flrst-class land reduced to $5 an acre; second-class to $2.50 an acre. Pre-emption now confined to surveyed lands only, '*<%& Records will be granted covering only land suitable for agricultural purposes and which is non-timber land. Partnership pre-emptions abolished, but parties of not more than four may arrange for adjacent pre-emptions with joint residence, but each making necessary improvements on respectrte claims. ' ^fh" Pre-emptors mast occupy claims for five years and make improvements to value of $10 per acre, including clearing and cultivation of at least 5 acres, before receiving Crown Grant. Where pre-emptor in occupation not less than 3 years, and has made proportionate Improvements, he may, because of ill-health, or other cause, be granted intermediate certificate of improvement and transfer his claim. Records without permanent residence may be issued, provided applicant makes improvements to extent of $800 per annum and records same each year. Failure to make improvements or record same will operate as for- ifeiture. Title cannot be obtained in less than 6 years, and improvements of $10.00 per acre, including 5 acres cleared and cultivated, and residence of at least 2 years are required. Pre-emptor holding Crown grant may record another pre-emption, if he requires land in conjunction with his farm, without actual occupation, provided- statutory improvements made and residence maintained on Crown granted land. <s? Unsurveyed areas, not exceeding 20 acres, may be leased as homes! tes; title to be obtained after fulfilling residential and improvement conditions. For grazing and industrial purposes areas exceeding 640 acres may be leased by one person or company. Mill, factory or industrial sites on timber land not exceeding 40 acres may be purchased; conditions include payment of stumpage. Natural hay meadows inaccessible by existing roads may be purchased conditional upon construction of a road to them- Rebate of one-half of cost of road, not' exceeding half of purchase price, is made. PRE-EMPTORS' FREE GRANTS ACT. The scope of this Act is enlarged to include all persons Joining and serving with His Majesty's Forces. The time within which the heirs or devisees of a deceased pre-emptor may apply for title under this Act is extended from for one year from the death of such person, as formerly, until one year after the conclusion of the present war. This privilege is also made retroactive, iliissl No fees relating to pre-emptions are due or payable by soldiers on preemptions recorded after June 26, 1918 Taxes are remitted for five years. Provision for return of moneys accrued, due and been paid since August 4, 1914, on account of payments, fees or taxes on soldiers' pre-emptions. Interest on agreements to purchase town or city lots held by members of Allied Forces, or dependents, acquired direct or indirect, remitted from.eh- . listment to March 31. 1920. SUB-PURCHASERS OF CROWN LANDS. Provision made for issuance of Crown grants to sub-purchasers of Crown Lands, 'aciiu'rii g rights from purchasers who failed to complete purchase, involving forfeiture, on fulfillment of conditions of purchase, interest and taxes. Where sub-purchasers do not claim whole of original parcel, purchase price due and taxes ma> be distributed proportionately ovei whole area. Applications must be made by May 1. 1820. QRAZINS, Grazing Act. 1919, for systematic development of livestock industry provides for grazing- districts and range adminii-t ration under Commissio.ier Annual grazing permits issued based on numbers ranged; priority for established owners. Stock-owners may form Associations for range management. Free, qr partially free, permits for settlers, campers or travelers, up to ten head. ttffimumtmm,»mmmtt»n»nms?» MILK = CREAM THE j & F. DAIRY CO. Props. Chap-man & Fleming Having recently trebled our herd of Milk Cows we are now in a position to fill all orders. 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BUY NEW ONES and iriake of pet of her. We Carry EVERYTHING YOU NEED. AH Lines at REDUCED PRICES. C. WILLARSON & CO. . Princeton's Exclusive Store for Men and Boys TO BELIEVE THE UNBELIEVABLE You must come yourself and see the goods in our stores. F. P. COOK ESTATE IH PRINCETON AND COALMONT fnwpiiPiBin Comer 16\KAv<?.,& Main St., ;WTOMpEl^jtfii^ LARGEST MONUMENT WORKS IN THE WEST WRITE US FOR DESIGNS The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada, Limited Offices, Smelting and Refining Department 1 • I TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA | SMELTERS AND REFINERS | t Purchasers of Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc and Lead Ores f TADANAC BRAND PIG LRAD, BLUESTONE, COPPER AND ZINC <£ X SOCIETIES KNIGHTS OF FYTHIAS PRINCETON LODGE No. SO Meets Every Wednesd'y at 8 p.m. in I.O.O.F. Hall Visiting Brothers Welcome W. D, Young, C. C. P. Russell, K. R. S. PURE FOOD IN LIQUID FORfl CKINCETON LODGE I.O.O.F. No. 5a. Regular meet.ugs. h p ^^ m., Thursd ays, Sojourning brethren wticome. Hall situate ou t*or Bridge St. and Vermilion Ave. Thomas Hughbs, N, G. C. Willarson, R. S. Excelsior L. O. L. No. 2102 Meets Fourth Tuesday at 8 p. m. in I. O. O. F. Hall. Visiting brethren welcome. R. Martin. W. M., Princeton R. Mutr, Secretary, Allenby. areat war Veterans Association $8 Princeton. Branch PRINCETON BEER A beverage that promotes health and improves your appetite : : : Princeton Brewing eo. PRINCETON, B.C. ( DENTIST Dr. John D. Butler Howse Block Meets 1st and 3rd Sunday in each month, at 8 p. m., in the Board of Trade room. Visiting Comrades welcome, A. ADAMS, President P. E. ROWLANDS, Sec. riODEL Livery Stable & Auto Garage PRINCETON, B. C. Freight and Passenger Transportation STAGE MEETS ALL TRAINS W. S. GARRISON PRINCETON TULAMBBN INSURANCE P. W. GREGORY Agent for The Foremost Fire, Life, Accident and Liability Companies—Canadian, British and American. Agent for ALLISON SUBDIVISION Kettle Valley Time Table Via. tne Coquihalla Route Eastbond—Leave Vancouver' at 7:15 p. m. daily, arriving at Princeton 3:56 a. m., and Nelson at 10:45 p. m. Westbouud—Leaving Nelson 9:05 p. m., arriving at Princeton 3:15 p. m., and Vancouver 11:15 o'clock p. m. THE PRINCETON STAR, FRIDAY, FEB. 11,1921 j55^33jw^iH3?CT8S"g ^^■■iui?'fT%;y-^''*u^^ !^§&3^g£ ,'^&^&Mj&z^%'QBf<B-) T? sfss to&hsim wm$ I*iilf JlliFs 4*W/-t fpll Spi^g URTESYOE C.P.R. fe%» ^sS*K aY COURTESY Or C.P.R *£ M m m i (1) Some idea of the traffic on the road to I Epsom Race Course, where the Derby is run. I (2) An open air luncheon party at the English I Derby. N (3) The parade for the Derby. (4) Lord Lonsdale gives two officials a tip for the English Derby. Wm § 1 (5) Mr. A. Bonar Law, Leader of the British 1 House of Commons, at the wedding of his f| daughter, Isabell, to Sir Frederick Sykes. Wm (6) Society sellers of cigarettes at the fete m ^M held on the 200th Anniversary of the opening | f£t of St. Steven's Hospital, Dublin. (7) Snow white Emus which have arrived at •'*JI the Zoo, London, England. They are rare birds II 'jM which are hardly ever seen in captivity.." pi! (8) Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks, better known as "Doug," Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. Taken on their honeymoon. They aae now in Europe. m j^^sMmi&iseM m m. ^^^^^fT^Wl-f id Its Canyons &®w3m m ■ »■*,;.»:■ gtss IS ?®g ay courtesy or C.P.R. mmmm One of the best ways for the tourist to see the wonders of the Rocky Mountains is to make his headquarters at Banff (which is approximately 82 miles from Calgary, on the main line of the Canadian Pacific railway) and from there take trips by automobile or carriage to the different canyons and lakes; he will thus be able to see the by-ways, as well as the highways, of this enchanting district. f££j One of the most delightful auto drives in the vicinity of Banff is that to Johnson's Canyon, and the tourist will be more than repaid if he includes this outing in his programme, as he will be privileged to see some of the grandest scenery in the Rocky Mountain Park. What can be more exhilarating to the nerves than an auto drive through pure fresh mountain air? The road to Johnson's Canyon is an ideal one for motoring, skirting the base of the Vermillion range, following the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway along the right bank of the . Bow River. Here nature is found in all her varying moods and most alluring charms, presenting a perfect panorama of dazzling snowclad mountain ranges, with glimpses of valleys, pineclad slopes, and roaring torrents. As we sweep round sharp corners mountain goat, sheep and deer are surprised, look with startled eyes at intruders, then bound up to safety among the higher crevices of the mountains. i^0g Further on the Sawback Ranges come into view, the peaks being IP jagged and rugged as the name imr plies, mountains like cathedralis with m$ Wm wm &M \ ay courtesy or c.p.R. m pointed spires standing out boldly against the dense blue of the western sky. All along the road the eye is charmed by the vista of snowclad J giants, and the windings of the beau- I tiful Bow River. Looming straight I ahead a wonderful mountain attracts I the attention, viz, Castle Mountain, 1 9,000 feet high. One wight say this 1 mountain stands out in splendid iso- I lation, resembling a fortified castle 1 of the middle ages. Its sides rise in 1 galleries or tiers of solid rocky bas- I tlons, reminding one of ruined castles I on the Rhine or the Danube 1 After a most delightful drive Jobn- I son's Canyon is reached. Thte wonderful work of Nature ] baffles deecription. Between gigan- 1 tic clefts of rock a stormy turbulent :| mountain stream of transparent opal- | escent colour, forces its way down the canyon, every turn of the ravine disclosing a fine cascade, over which rustic bridges have been thrown to enable visitors to view the canyon and falls from different points of vantage. The whole scene suggests fairyland, overhanging rocks, huge 5 trees, and waterfall*. The thundering waters of the ip creek rush over the rocky bed to the |;f mouth of the canyon. The beauty of llf-Such a scene iis awe inspiring. gig The return journey to Banff is as jij enjoyable as the outgoing drive. The 9Ycourtesy orcP.Ri stillness of evening is creeping on, EHUHiiHUasSSf, m %k 5^Kv The Twin Falls in Johnson's and the rays of the glorious sunset gild the snowclad summits of the Massive Range, and reflect purple shadows in the depths of the Bow River. As the auto sweeps homewards Mount Bundle rears his head in the dim distance, while Goat Mountain keeps guard over the Spray River, Tunnel Mountain appearing like a mere pincushion at Rundle's feet. I®?? Banff is soon reached and the tourist has still time to take an evening stroll, or attend a musical evening up at the C.P.R. Hotel, and thus bring a delightful day to a close. There are other places of interest in this wonderful district, and no visitor should leave Banff without taking a drive to see the famous "Sundance Canyon," immortalized in Canyon, Near Banff, Alberta. Ralph Conner's novel, "The Patrol of the Sundance Trail." This canyon is within easy distance of the town, situated only five miles beyond Banff Bridge on the left bank of the Bow River. While not as extensive or so vast as Johnson's Canyon yet it is well worth a visit, for it was hereupon the plateau of precipitous rocks above the falls, that the Red Men used to perform the barbaric *'snn dance" in all their warpaint and feathers in days gone by. Looking from the Canyon acrosat the Bow River a splendid view of Mt. Edith is obtained, outlined in bold relief, giving a much better Idea., of the height and rugged grandeur of this peak than is obtained from th« right bank of the river, % THE PRINCETON STAR, FRIDAY, FEB. 11,1921 SOUTHERN SIMILKAMEEN 0 0 LOCAL MAN WILL ERECT i Rey. Cameron Will Build House Instead of Taking Trip to California HOTEL KEREMEOS KEREMEOS, B. C. 32 Miles from Penticton. One of the most beautiful scenic routes in British Columbia. FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR TOURISTS KEREMEOS GARAGE J. F. MA DO RE, Proprietor Gasoline - f Oil Accessories Any make of car overhauled by expert men. FREE AIR Sub agent for Ford and Dodge Cars. Ford and all makes of Magr netos recharged. Oxy-Acetylene Welding Batteries Charged GENERAL BLACKSMITHING ne 14 KEREMEOS s . dig Reductions Women's Underwear,' Underskirts and Hose. Children's Caps, Scarfs and Hose, etc. Just what you want, and at reduced prices, too. Discount of 15 per cent, on all cash sales in these lines. Men's pants and shirts—Ten per cent, discount for cash. Shoes—Fifteen per cent, dis^ count for cash. THE HEELER SMS Keremeos, B. C. Also general merchandise. nnwwmg Old, But Good The jam that touched the heart and satisfied the aippetite „ of childhood's happy days has mixed with it our Grandmother's method iwtodch used today in QUAKER JAM gives it the fine flavor and good quality you knew of old. DOMINION CANNERS B.C., LTD. Head Office - Vancouver. A J. KING Wholesale and Retail Butcher Fine variety of meat, fish, bologna, sausage, etc., always on hand. Auto delivery. KEREMEOS, B. C. "COMPANIES ACT" CHANGE OF NAME Notice Is Hereby Given that "H. B. Morley & Co., Limited," will at the expiration of one month from this date apply to the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, Victoria, B.C., for authority to change its name to "Johnston Hardware Limited." Dated at Penticton, B.C., this 24th day of January, 1921. N. F. TUNBRIDGB," • 31-4np Solicitor for Applicant. Brandon, Man.—An oil plant, cost- . teg approximately $300,000, will In all probability be installed here by the Imperial Oil Company in the near v&ture. Keremeos, Feb. 5.— "A monument to the courtesy of United States Immigration Officer," stationed at Oroville, • Wjash., is to be erected this spring, on the two lots lecently purchased at the west end ofKeremeos by Rev. A. H. Cameron. The "monument" v. ill be in the form of a modern residence which Mr. Cameron^ intends to build, instead of spending^ his, money on a holiday in California. Mr. Cameron is an old timer of the west, coming into British Columbia [lie year foliowiLg the construction ot the main line of the Canadian Pac.fic railway. He iwaB stationed as missionary in many of the roughest of the camps of the early days, spending two year.- in O'Donald, a divisional point at that time, and commonly referred to as "the modern Sodom." He also held appointments for several years> in the boundary country, at places •where his congergation gathered from both sides of the line. One oi these places was Anarchist Mountain He has spent much of his time on the southern side of the line but never in his experience, he states, has he met with such officiousness and discourtesy as he experienced at the hands of the immigration officer, at Oroville, on the evening of January 31. Having disposed of some or his property recently and purchased two lots in block 80, KeremeosN townsite, Mr. Cameron decided to spend some surplus money by taking a holiday in California, He therefore left Keremeos last Monday bound south. On arriving at Oroville, however, the immigration officer, a Russian, gave him a special reception and invited the reverend gentleman and a fellow passenger to go to the immigration office. "Come over to the office" was the command. On. arriving in the dimly lit building, says Mr. Cameron, after crossiing a dark strip of yard between the denot and the office, the officer pointed to a bench and they were told to "sit there." The officer then opened fire on Mr. Cameron's fellow traveller iwtith a string of questions such as, "Who are you?" "Where were you born?" "Did you ever go to school?" etc. Mr. Cameron, who is a little deaf, says that from what he could gather of the conversation he judged that the other man objected to paying the "head tax." He concluded from the slow progress being I made with the examination that he mould bo detained there at least a couple of hours. He therefore offered to pay his "head tax," concluding that that was all that was required. He was curtly ordered, "wait your turn," and informed that after his examination he would have to appear before the "Board" at 6 o'clock the next morn- irg. Later he iwas askod the same questions as the other man, including those concerning his schooling, and where he was born. In reply to the latter question he said "Musquodboit," Halifax County, Nova Scotia; and, scid Mr. Cameron, with a broad smile, the immigration officer could not ■spell it. Continuing, Mr. Cameron sa^d he was obliged to state how much money he was carrying with him, in spite of the fact that he did not know hits fellow traveller and tiie dark stretch of" yard to be traversed after leaving the office before a lighted thoroughfare could be reached. This was a risky thing, he contended, because he had a substantial sum ot money in his pocket. Since his train was due to leave for the south at 6 p. m., the same hour as he was to appear before the "Board," he decided to return to British Columbia by the shortest route. He left the next afternoon by stage for Penticton and arrived in Keremeos on Thursday. Ho says "I will not see California and I will spend my money and holiday in British Columbia. I will build a monument to the couresty of the U. S. immigration officer at Oroville, on my lots here." Women's Institute Meets Cawston, Feb. 5.—A meeting of the Women's Institute was held on Thursday, at the home of Mrs. L. V. Newton, at ..which twenty-six 'members wore present. £3^s The programmj of the organization for the ensuing year was discussed and arranged. It was announced that the government organjzer, Mrs. McGregor, would visit the Institute shortly, and also that Mrs. Miller would be sent in to lecture on "Motiherhoood." A coommittee consisting \ of Mrs. Allen Whyte, Mttss Dunnett 'and Mrs. Lookhart, iwas appointed to make arrangements for and assist Nurse Smith in other ways at the Cawston Baby Clinic Will Build a Restaurant Keremeos, Feb. 5.—Mr. J. Carlton is preparing to erect a restaurant and rooming house on Seventh avenue, next to the barber ehoop. He recently moved, a 'building down from Keremeos Centre for this purpose but later decided that it was unsuitable. He will therefore place it at the back of the lot to be used for storage purposes. The material for his new building has been ordered and Mr. J. Knud- son will be in charge of the work. Good Greenhouse Produce Keremeos, Feb. 5.—During the past week, Mr. O. H. Carle has kept the local stores supplied with tempting looking fresh onions. He has also had a supply of lettuce and radishes for sale. All these things he has successfully raised this winter in the large greenhouse which he built last spring. He expects to grow a large number of tomato seedlings again this spring and says he will be starting this business about March 10, Keremeos, Feb. 5,—Mrs. Dave Ring was a visitor in Penticton en Wednesday. * * * Messrs. J. Knudson and R. Bigs- worth attended the County Orange Lodge at Princeton on Tuesday. * * * Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Armstrong returned home on Wednesday, after a lengthy trip, durig which they visited Mr. Lloyd Armstrong at Tran- quille, and many friends at the Coast. * * * Hopes to Return Cawston, Feb. 4.—Mrs. Henry Benson and her little son left for their home in Regina, Sask., on yesterday's train. They have spent "& very enjoyable vacation of nearly four Tmonths duration, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Gordon. Mrs. Benson was much taken with Cawston and before leaving said she trusted to be able to return with her husband and take up land here. Her son has never been very robust but climatic conditions here appeared to agree with his health better than on the prairie. KEREMEOS NOTES Mr. D. J. Innis, accompanied by his wife, uncle, and Mr. H. C. N. Etches, motored to Princeton on Sunday. * * » Much sympathy is'felt with Mr. and Mrs. John Melioy, who lost one of their little twin girls last Friday. The ■-funeral took place on Satui^ay and was attended by many relations and friends. * * * Mr. and Mrs. H. Tweddle have experienced much sickness of • late in their home among their small children. Their little daughter Eileen was taken sick on Saturday and Dr. McEwen pronounced it to be pneumonia, the latest report says she is very ill but has not yet reached the crisis. It is (hoped by many friends that all their children will be around and smiling ere long. * * * The 'L/adles' Aid has arranged to give a concert on February 18, in Coleman's hall. * * * Mr. B. E. Williams left on Friday for Coast points, where he will attend to business of importance. * * * A car of sawdust from Porter siding, near Oroville, cost $145 for freight charges to Keremeos. Mr. Tidy, who was the unlucky purchaser, is figuring whetlher it will not be cheaper in future to use oatmeal for ice packing. * * * Mrs. A. P. Thomas had a Valentine social on Saturday afternoon for the juiuior members of her musical class. * * * Mrs. J. Madore entertained friends on Saturday evening. * * * Mr. T. W. Coleman returned on Saturday evening from a four day visit to "Princeton. * * » 'Mr. H. S. Verrall, who has resided here for several years, will shortly leave on an extended trip. * * * Messrs. King and Crooker have dissolved partnership and the business will be carried on by Mr. King in the future. * * * Lome Cousins, of the Horn Silver, was in town this week. He is planning to go to the Fort Norman oil fields in the "spring. * * * Those who are interested report that things are dry here just now, put another shipment is expected shortly. * * - P. B. Freeland, provincial government mining engineer, gave an interesting lecture in Keremeos at a well attended meeting Friday evening on "Chemical Geography as applied to Mining and Prospecting." * * * Mrs. A. Kimball, of Forsyth, Montana, is visiting odd friends here. She was formerly Mrs. Sinclair. * * * J. Stillwell, who has been in the bank for the past year, has been moved to Duncan, V. I. * * * Pruning is in full awing. * * * i Charles Williams entertained some friends on Saturday afternoon. AH arei now able to sit up and take a little nourishment. * * * Joe Rotherham reports that ante tires are holding out much too well for the benefit of his business. But summer is coming. * « , Mrs. WboUiams, who passed through an operation at Vancouver, is back home and is making good progress.\ * * » A baby olinic was held in Coleman's^ hall on Monday afternoon when several mothers attended with their youngsters to receive instruction and advice. Tea was served. * * * A Valentine dance is scheduled for Friday night this week in aid of the Princeton hospital. May Trap Beaver Cawston, Feb. 5.—A great deal of damage was done by beaver on the main irrigation diteh last year. To prevent a repetition this season Game Warden Robertson has secured permits for Messrs. T. Daly and C. C. McKenzie to trap the beaver along the course of the irrigation ditch. Unconfirmed Rumor.^fe Cawston, Feb. 5.—No confirmation can be obtained of the rumor to the effect that two Indian Head gentlemen are negotiating for the purchase of the Cawston jjannery. KEREMEOS AUDIENCE H ENJOYED NEW PLAY The Skeleton in Peter Piper's Domestic Cupboard Shown at Keremeos Keremeos, Feb. 5. —- The Cawston Amusement company staged their latest production, "Peter Piper's Troubles," in Coleman's hall, last night. Of course this was not the first time Peter had experienceu .troubles, the skeleton in his domestic cupboard having been brought to light last week at Cawston. Furthermore the highly efficient manner in % which all roles were sustained proved that much time and attention had been devoted to piecing the bones together in order that the complete skeleton could be presented without a flaw. The audience numbered a few under one hundred and comment was freely made to the effect that Cawston has come well to the fore in the amateur theatrical line. One outstanding feature, which attracted considerable interest was the excellent drop curtain painted by Mr. Thomas Swan, of Cawston. This curtain was divided into nineteen different spaces in which advertisements of Princeton, Penticton, Keremeos and Cawston business men and firms were displayed. These were neatly rcrolled and made a good effect. Much credit was reflected upon the artist who-was kept busy seven days in its production. George (Cole) came again with his candies, as requested and was very popular. An error occurred in the report of the show at Cawston last week. The name of Mr. T. E. Wight, who sustained the part of Adolphus Gudgeon, was confused with that of Mr. Wright. Mrs. Wight was the third lady, who prepared luncheon after the play, for the actors, instead of Mrs. Wright, as stated in the report. APPOINT DELEGATE TO CONVENTION Cawston To Be Represented When Electrical Power Is Discussed Cawston, Feb. 5.—At the regular meeting 1 of the Cawston Board of Trade, held in the school on Tuesday evening, it was reported that a car of cement had been ordered and upon its arrival work would be' commenced on the new Community hall. The building will be vdone by voluntary effort, and the building committee has already made the time allotment for those who have signified their intention of working on the hall. A large .donation was received for the building fund from the Ladies' Auxiliary. Other donations from individual subscribers had also been received and handed over to the committee. It was generally felt that these things point to the success of the project, beside showing a proper community spirit. Considerable discussion took place on the subject of electrical energy for the district. A convention has been called of representatives of Okanagan towns to meet Mr. Lome Campbell, of the West Kootenay Power and Light company.. This convention will - be held in Penticton and its purpose is to discuss the advisability of installing a step-down station at Fairview to supply power and light. Major C. AE. Shaw will represent the Similkameen Fruit Lands Co. and Mr. R. L. Cawston, Jr., was appointed as delegate from the Cawston Board of Trade. SEED POTATO QUESTION Cawston Board of Trade Seeks to Improve Quality Cawston, Feb. 4.—The subject of securing an adequate supply of good seed potatoes was discussed at length during the regular meeting of the Cawston United Farmers, held in'the school, last night. With a viawi to finding the quantity of good seed •available in the district and the acreage which growers intend to devote to potato raising it was decided to cansrass all the ranchers. A committee was appointed for this purpose consisting of Messrs. H. Silvester, G. Agar and C. Tickell. The same committee was asked to find out from the growers wlhat acreage they would plant in early vegetables, for the purpose of making x.p mixed car shipments. It was resolved to change the time of meeting. The next meeting will be held on February 17, followed by one on February 24. From that date the meetings will be held every second week. Fell and Broke Her Hand Cawston, Feb. 3.—Mrs. Broder, who is staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Manery, met with a serious accident last week, some of the small bones in her right Hand being broken. She slipped on some ice and fell to the ground, just outside the house. Her hand is now better than it was, but it is expected that a lump on the bones will always remain. Will Attend Grand Ledge Keremeos, Feb. 5.—A large number of local Orangemen are making arrangements to attend the Grand Orange Dodge of British Columbia, which meets thiSi year at Ohilliwack, on February 15, 16 and 17. It is expected that there will be a record attendance at the Grand Lodge this year. Minstrels Preparing Keremeos, Feb. 5.—The first practice for the uiinstrel show^to be given by local talent, in aid of the Victory hall, was held on. Tuesday night at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. East. ^Orchard Pruning Starts Keremeos, Feb. 5—Pruning has been started in many of the local orchards and will be general in about a week. A few large orchards on the west side of town are already pruned and ready to be cleaned up. DO NOT WORRY A LOT |. but Buy One From Us and Have a Home in the SUNNY SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY Where a 5 ACRE ORCHARD is as valuable as a quarter-section prairie farm. Live where life is made pleasant. We offer choice fruit lands at reasonable prices and on easy terms. SIMILKAMEEN FRUIT LANDS CO., LTD. 602 Great West Permanent Buildings, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Also R. L. Cawston, Sr., Cawston, B. C. mmm :ntKttt«m«nnnn«»«tt«tm««tmut«t»m:«t««««UKww:tn MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND j CHILDREN'S OOtS and OJlOeS AT COST PRICE TO CLEAR Some of the best lines NEWTON CAWSTON, B.C. u::mmmmm:»mmmm«»«mmm»«t«ttnjt««m«m«nnrtj««:tummt»««i Beef, Iron and Win TIDYS' Keremeos, B. C. PAINT YOUR BUILDINGS SAVE DEPRECIATION All khids of painting satisfactorily executed at lowest cost. E. GORDON — CAWSTON, B.C. ROBT. P. TAYLOR, General Blacksmithing. Horse-shoeing a specialty. CAWSTOlSf, B. C. LET ME KNOW YOUR REQUIREMENTS Contract spring work now. "My work stands the test of, time and weather." Work done anywhere. J. BEALE - - Hedley, B.C. THE WINTER SEASON — IS Have your eyes tested and correct lenses supplied. I guarantee satisfaction. L. V. OPTOMETRIST CAWSTON/B. 0. APPLICATIONS FOR GRAZING PERMITS UNDER GRAZING ACT, 1919 Applications for permits to graze livestock on the Crown range within each Grazing District of the Province of British Columbia during the grazing season of 1921 must be filed with'' the District Foresters at Cariboo, Cran- brook, Fort George, Kamloops, Nelson, Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Vernon, or with the Commissioner of Grazing, Department of Lands at Victoria, B.C., on or before March 31, 1921. Blank forms upon which to submit applications may be obtained from the District Foresters at the above named places or from the Department of Lands at Victoria. The grazing of livestock on the Crown range without permit, constitutes trespass, prohibited by law. G. R. NADEN, Deputy Minister of Lands. Department of Lands, Victoria, B. C, January 24, 1921. 31, 33-np WANTED—.Second hand Fresneau scraper. Apply Box Two, Herald Office, ^ 33-3 FOR SALE —1920 Chevrolet Touring 4-90 model, run 4200 miles, in first class condittoni; price $775, easy terms. Box Forty, Herald. 33-lp Orders Building Material Keremeos, Feb. 5.—Mr. L. Galanders has placed orders, through Mr. J. Knudson, for materials for a residence to be built on his lot, above that of Mr. Lome Coleman. Concert at Cawston Mr. and Mrs. George Munshaw and Mrs. McGregor, of Penticton, will give a concert at Cawston on Tuesday, February 22, PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW for SPRAY - Ijf FERTILIZER and TANGLEFOOT B. C. GROWERS KEREMEOS, B. C. Try us for Feed F. M. WRIGHT BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR Lumber and Building Materials, Sash and Doors. CAWSTON, B. C. REPAIR TIRES Now is the time to (have your tires inspected and repaired. Bring them to me now so that I may repair Jhem before the rush commences. E. J. ROTHERHAM KEREMEOS, - B. C. - MMxMlf &m = ; ; ; = -T^——r: ^ — — = n. THE PRINCETON STAR 1 1 i i i i t»»mw»uysmmtt«tttK»;mnn« What Would Yo for dinner tomorrow? It it's the best of nourishing foods. Choice cuts of good meat, let us supply you. The Meats we offer are tender, juicy and delicious in flavor. We serve you courteously, deliver promptly and ask only fair prices. VALLEY MEAT CO. f i tammtftnttUutmtnnffitttntttmnuftu life VETERANS DAK1N & FERGUSON, Props. AVERY BLOCK SOFT DRINKS, ALL. KINDli VANCOUVER BEER Smokes all Descriptions Cigars, Pipes, Tobaccos, Cigarettes Come in and make yourself at Home Cleanliness and Service our Specialty ' .TRY STAR BU8INESS LOCALS Princeton Garage L. W. MICKEL, Proprietor General repairs. Gas and oils for slae. Storage Batteries overhauled and recharged. Agents .for—Chevrolet Gars and Trucks^ Studebaker Gars, Federal Trucks, Allis-Ghalmers Tractors. 8EC0ND HAND FORDS— Good second hand Ford cars and trucks, thoroughly overhauled. |Play Fair Cigar Store! | GRANT & ADAMS, Props. | ■UIIIli Hotel Princeton SWANSON & BROOMFIELD Proprietors I HEADQUARTERS FOR COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS AW MINING MEN § ig 1 ; __ i | J Modern Hotel—All the Comforts || of a Home—Beautifully Pur> §§ B nished—Rooms with Hot and H Cold Water and Steam Heat S H AUTO BUS rtBETS ALL TRAINS J CAFE IN CONNECTION | TnlllllllllllifllfUIIIlllIlIIIIflllllUllllfiliflfllNIIlllllIlflUlllElfllllllUlllUHIUIUIIIEIIIIilllJIflllllllllllill^ff Tiiiameen Hote PRINSBTON, B.C. Rates Moderate Service Unexcelled CHAS. F. WALMSLtY Proprietor ib jg CIGARS, TOBACCOS, PIPES $ AND CANDIES | I jjj Jitney Service in Connection a * Calls attended to at h11 hours W $ Phone 54 Box 289 & I Ben Baker's Old Stand 1 ...Gilo Transier... GARDNER FflRRflR, Prop. Agent for Imperial Oil General Trucking and Delivery Work Service Warranted Phone 64 Princeton ! BRITISH COLLIERS MINE RECORD TONNAGE Bonuses for Increaised Production Spur Coal Miners to Big Effort Put on their mettle by the prospects of sliding scale bonuses for increased production, the coal miners of Britain have put their backs into post-war output of 5,307,000 tons for one week. As a result their pa/ will be increased by about $250,000,000 in the coming year. Five weeks were selected by the Government as a test period as part of the recent coal strike settlement. The miners were told that if they produced between 258,000,000 and 262,000,000 tons in a year of 50 weeks they would get an extra three shillings and sixpence a day (normally equivalent to about 87 cents) from January 3, 1921, and that when their output reached 266,000,000 tons they would get four shillings—nominally about a dollar a day, extra. At their latest rate they are producing at the rate of 265,350,000 tons a year; just under the four-shilling mark. In 1913 Britain's coal output was 287,000,000 tons,, but duing the war this figure was reduced by over 50,000,000 tons. Householders are being told that the increase in miners' wages will Inevitably raise retail prices , because the Government relied on continued big selling prices for export coal to meet the advance in wages. Now, however, America has come into the marnet and, according to the Coal "Owners' Association, French Italian and South American consumers will refuse to continue paying the high British rates. This assertion is, however, flatly contradicted by an authority in the Laborlte Daily Herald, who holds that there is no likelihood of export coal prices falling, and that apparently the consumer is about to be fleeced in order to keep up mine owners' profits. MINE TAXATION TORONTO, Feb. 8.—Hon, H. Mills, Minister of Mines, states that the Government contemplated amending the Mining Tax Act, increasing the tax on the net profits on silver and gold from 3 per cent on the first million dollars to 4 per cent, and increasing the tax from 5 per cent to 7 per cent on all over one million dollars. Sfe Up HIGH QUALITY P RI NX IN G There is no other investment that brings such sure and constant profits as printed salesmanship. There is no other method of getting; business so inexpensive. The Princeton Star Tob Department*is equipped with modern machinery and is conducted by a staff whose constant endeavor is to turn out printing of the highest quality. You may be in need of envelopes, letterheads, noteheads, billheads, business cards, display cards, letter circulars, price lists or receipt books. Now is the time to follow in the footsteps of that army of merchants who are, in making a success of their business, building up the great printing industry. The rinceton Stat- Phone 36 & Nelson, Feb. 2f.—Objection to the provincial income tax law, under which a prospector selling for a substantial sum a claim on which he may have done 20 years' work is required to give up perhaps a quarters or a third to the treasury of the province was registered by various speakers at the session of the British ColumVia Prospectporsf Protective association held Saturday night in Prospectors' hall. It was decided that this question should be thoroughly threshed out at the next meeting of the association. mm-J-1 ■JlJitm-. !>.».'.-*J!J.. Province of British Columbia—Office of the Inspector of Electrical Energy SPECIFICATION FOR LOW VOLTAGE OPEN WIRING Service wires must be so located that they cannot be reached from any window or balcony, or other points wherefrom any unauthorized persons, might be able to touch them; or otherwise they must be properly protected, so that the same object will be attained. Service meters must be located where they will be accessible, and as near the servioe switch and fuses as circumstances will permit. Unless otherwise enclosed in a fireproof cabinet; they must be mounted in such a way that, should they become abnormally heated through accident, overload or other cause, they could not communicate fire to any adjacent combustible material. Meters or service switches must not be placed in attics, clothes-closets bathrooms or other undesirable locations. . Service boxes and meters may be installed on verandahs or outside of buildings, provided they are satisfactorily and effectually protected from the weather. All conductors wbere they enter buildings shall have drip loops outside. Wires must be rigidly supported at a distance of at least one" inch from the surface wired; over, and must be kept at least five inches apart. f||is£ They should preferably be run singly on separate timbers, or studding, and must be separated from contact with walls, floors, timbers, and partitions, through which they pass, by tubes of incombustible, non- absorptive, insulating material, such as glass or porcelain. Wires passing through the cross timbers in plas- tered partitions must be protected by an additional tube extending at least four inches above the timber. At distributing centres, outlets or switches, where space is limited, and the fiVe-inch separation cannot be maintained, each wire must be separately encased in a continuous length of approved flexible tubing. Wires must, at all outlets, except where conduit is used, be protected by approved flexible tubing, extended in continuous lengths from the last porcelain support to at least one inch beyond the outlet. All wires in 2-inch stud partitions must be entirely enclosed in continuous flexible tubing. 'Circuits must be so arranged that no set of incandescent lamps requiring more than 660 watts, whether grouped on one fixture or on several fixtures or pendants, will be dependant upon one cut out. In order to determine the minimum number of lighting circuits required in residential work, all pendant outlets shall be considered as taking not less than 120 watts and bracket out lets not less than 60 watts. Receptacles, used for portable lamps only, may be rated as brackets. Branch circuit fuses shall not be greater than 10 amperes unless special provision be granted. Sub-bases of non-cOmbustible, non- absorptive insulating material, which will separate the wires at least one- half from the surface wired over, must be installed under all snap switches used in exposed wiring. "Rigid supporting requires, under ordinary conditions, where wiring along flat surfaces, supports at least every four and one half feet. If the wires are liable to be disturbed, the distance between supports must be shortened. In buildings of mill construction, mains of not less, than No. 8 B. and S. gauge, where not liable to be disturbed, may be separated about six inches, and run from timber to timber,' not breaking around, and may be supported at each timber only. Wires must be separated from contact with walls, floors, timbers or partitions through which they pass by tubes of incombustible, non-absorptive, insulating material, such as glass or porcelain, excepting at outlets, where approved flexible tubing is required. Bushing must be long enough to bush the entire length of the hole in one continuous piece, and each end must project at least half an inch or else the hole must be first bushed by a continuous water-proof iron tube. This tube may be a conductor, such as iron pipe, but in that case an. insulating bushing must be pushed' into each end of it, extending far enough to keep the wire absolutely out of contact with the pipe. Such bushings must be properly secured in position. Knobs or cleats which are arranged to grip ^he wire must be fastened by either screws or nails. If nails are used, j they must be long enough to penetrate the woodwork not less than one-half the length of the knob and fully the thickness of the cleat, and must be provided with washers? which will prevent, under reasonable usage, injury to the knobs or cleats. . All joints must be both mechanically and electrically secure and must be soldered. They must.be insiulated with both rubber and friction tape to give a total insulation equal to that on the wire. Wires must not be- "dead- ended" at a rosette, -socket or receptacle, unless the last support is within twelve inches of the same. All sockets, receptacle^, switches and other electrical fittings installed within reach of grounded surfaces, must be constructed of porcelain or have entirely insulating non-conduct ing shells. Wooden moulding is prohibitied. No flexible cord of any description shall be w-ired along surfaces, through partitions, or placed on knobs or cleats," nor shall it be used for wiring that part of a circuit for which standard rubner covered wire is approved. The electric wiring in the following classes of buildings shall be conduit:— x Hotels, rooming-houses, hospitals, etc. {&§. Buildings for storing gasoline or other readily inflammable materials or high explosives. All building of fire proof or slow burning construction. All buildings designed for stores on ground floor and divided into more than four suites of rooms above. All halls or meeting places where the seating accommodation is 150 or more. The following classes of wiring shall be in conduit. All motor wiring. All wiring from entrance to main line cabinet. All motor loops'. All wiring on metal ceilings or walls. In all other details not mentioned ab^ove, the latest edition of the National Electrical Code shall be worked to. FVino^ton Goal arid Land Co.,Ltd it llt IPk ERNEST WATERMAN, General Managed Princeton, B. C. % llilllill w * s^ Fbb. ii, 1921 THE PRINCETON STAR ttmttt ttmmmitiSitKtttxnttttixxm QUALITY I The finest Canned Goods the world produces is illDetmonte Brand" We carry a line of these—Once used Always used THOMAS BROS. - Princeton mrnrm ♦♦♦♦♦*»****♦♦**♦♦♦»♦*«•♦»♦.♦♦«»»♦«*• »mmt»:nit»inmt»im 1 Extra Special Values-- Splendid Golden Oak Roll Top Desk .... $35.00 $400,00 National Cash Register... .for $200.00 Mosler Safe $100.00 Typewriter, Smith Premier No. 2 $35.00 Construct Rock Tunnel and Flume Way Paved For Bringing Out 40,000 Poles From Fire Valley in Spring A. L. WHITE Furnisher IUIIIII lllflllllllllllllKlllllllllM ttmtttttu CASH <Sb CARRY If PRICES Pure Lard .. per 3 lb pail Crisco per 1 lb tin Currants per pkg Braids Tea .. per z\ lb pkg Sardines, regular 20c. per tin Large Cans Pineapple Shorts . per 100 lb sack Bran .. No. 1 Ontario Cheese .. per lb New Zealand Butter .. . <( 90c 35c. 20c. $1.00 m 35c $2.55 $2.35 40c 7oe. Compare These Prices Princeton co-operative Association PHONE 70 ■ R. SKINNER, Mata.ee, INSURANCE - FEED • FARM IMPLEMENTS, Etc 1 NOW OPEN The Electric Shoo (Mr. Sam Gibson's Old Store) Electric Light and Power Wiring. Fittings, Fixtures and Repairs. W. R. MARSTON C. R. EDMONSON PRINCETON jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilM | SEWING MACHINES—PIANOS §j "Singer", machines on easy terms or liberal discount for cash— "H we • take old machines in exch ange or buy them for cash. If you = have a machine to sell write to me, am in Princeton every month. Nelson, Feb. i.—By the completion of 900 feet of rock tunnel and flume around over the gorge and 75-foot falls of the Inanoaklin, the Lindsley Bros. Canadian company' has paved the way for the bringing out of 40,- 000 poles from Fire Valley the coming spring, according to statement-; made by Mr. A. C. Yoder, general manager of the company. The com- i pany's next move will be the construction of a large pole yard at Westley, at the southern end of the Lower Arrow lake. A new camp building will be erected at Westley, and the necessary trackage will be put down, and the big yard will have all the usual appurtenances. From -25 to 30 meni will be working all the season at West- ley, loading and yarding. It is possible that a treating plant for the poles from the Lower Arrow lake may be put in at the end of the summer, at Westley or Nelson, of a capacity of about two cars a day. In addition to 40,000 poles to come out of Fire Valley this season, the company has contractors making poles at Burton, Arrow Park, and many other points on the Lower Arrow lake, and the-je contractors will deliver 20,000 poles. Altogether 60,- 000 poles will be handled through the Westley yard this year. The big feature of the i>,ew operations, Mr. Yoder states, is the big flume, which has conquered the In .anioaklin falls, half a mile from Edgewood. Some years ago a Koot- enay lumberman sent a drive of logs over the falls, to have 45 per cent of the drive lost. Now, with the flume in place, with a dam at the head of the 45 foot tunnel in the side of the canyon, and the river cleared of stumps, windfalls, jams and other obstruclr.ions for a distance of 12 miles, over which distance river driving can be done, millions and millions of feet of timber is opened up. On its present scale of logging, the company figures it has five to eight years' logging in its own limits in Fire valley. On the entire Arrow lakes system Lin.dsley Bros, will handle 100,000 pole; and piles this season. The company's camp at Meadows, on the Great Northern, south of Nelson, opened last year, will produce 15,- 000 poles this season, and also 200,- 000 feet of hemlock logs. T"~V LOCOMOTIVE GOES OVER EMBANKMENT Engineer Killed—Others Had Narrow Escapes near Lytton Best prices on pianos. Sewing Machines Repaired T. G< WAIN LESS Penticton, B. C. Mr. Merchant: Do not complain of the lack of business if you do not Advertise* Newspaper Advertising is the ii - life-blood of loeal trade because it touches all consumer sources/ Not to use Newspaper Advertising is to deny-yourself the most powerful trade promoter given to the use ot man* t If You WANT .'1: H •';. More Business '■ J|" J| \\ Advertise in the "STAR" Vancouver, Fjefo., 9.—Engineer Johnson is dead- and! two persons are inKamloops hospital as the result of the derailment of the engine and an express car of No. 1 the Canadian National Railway Passenger train westbound about 150 miles from Vancouver Sunday morning at 3:30. The train struck a rockslide while proceeding at usual speed, according to <f information received early this -morning. The engine rolled down the embankment. Fireman Mldelton, jumped, sustaining bruises. Engineer Johnson remained at his post receiving scalds about the face and chest which resulted in his death at Kam loops last night following his removal there by special train. Both men were residents of Kamloops. Expressman Holmes, a Vancouver man, sustained slight bruises. Engineer Johnson; leaves a widow and four small chidren. He was 38 years of age. COMING EVENTS The Oddfellows' annual dance will be held on Friday, March 3. Keep the date open. >~«Bwt .Ma*v BUSINESS LOCALS LOST—Small gold wrist watch', somewhere on Bridge St or Kenley Ave. Will finder kindly return to Mrs. Frank Garrison.* 12 1-p ORCHARD FOR SALE—10 acre fruit lot in Keremeoi, 7 acres bearing good varieties; unlimited water supply. Only $5000. Write for terms Box A, Star Offiec. 10-t-i THE CITY LAUNDRY has removed from the former stand to new building near Chinese ..Stor* on Vermillion Ave. 1-2-2-np' WOOD—Dry wood for sale. Kgmpt delivery, j. Forsyth, 'Princeton-/* ■ *** I FIVE MILE NOTES < (Contributed) A mos,t enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Cunard on Friday last.. Progressive fivfe hundred afforded innocent amusement till midnight, when a sumptious repast was served a la buffet. The game was again'reamed after supper and continued till the early morning hours. First prizes were won by Miss Mollie Long and T. J. Guinan. Mrs. J. A. Long and Arnim Allen succeeded in carrying off the booby prizes. Mr and Mrs. Cunard make perfect hosts and their guests appreciated to the full the hospitality showered upon them on this occasion. We are beginning to realize the truth of the old maxim that "all work and no play" make Jack a . dull boy. Weekly parties have been the order this winter with the result that a better and more neighborly spirit is abroad, bright ' ening the outlook and the lives of all concerned. Bob Taylor, Frank Shook and Carl Gladish have entered the sheep-raising businesiS. Success to the venture. Mr. Finilay Fraser, the indefatigable General Road Foreman, and Mr. Barnes of Hedley were visitors in the district on Saturday last. Mr. D. J. Garrison and Miss Ooser were visitors at the home of Mrs. Gordon Sellers last week end, at East Princeton. The Killarney Patroitic Club is giving its first dance at the* School house, on Friday the 11th Inst. Present indications point to its being a big success. Rumor hath it that Rich Dillard has grown weary of single bliss ahd that he contemplates entering the bonds of matrimony in the not distant future. Congratulation Rich. One of the most successful meetings yet held by the Princeton local U.F. of B.C. took place on Saturday last. There was a large turnout of members. Enthusiasm attained to a high level, and much important busi ness was transacted. Amongst other things dealt with were the bringing in of pure-bred stallion and bulls; the connecting up of the One Mile and Jura districts with Princeton by telephone; cattte guards and crossings that disgrace the Kettle •VaHey Railway system; lack of facilities at certain of the K. V. sidings —particularly at Jura and the wretched condition of roads in the vii^i- ity of Princeton. The secretarjcPwIis instructed to take <ip these matters with the proper authorities and report result at a later meeting. The Annual Convention of the* organizai tion will be held at Vancouver, on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of this month, and promises to be one of the largest gathering of its kind hitherto held in the Province. Questions of grave import, as affecting the future of Agriculture will come up before the Conventien. The future position of the organization as regards politics will be decided as also the matter of amalgamation with tihe Farmers' Institutes • and linjking up with the Canadian Council of Agriculture. Results of far reaahing importance are looked for as the outcome of this Provincial- wide gathering. Delegates from Princeton will be S. R. Gibson, rJ. A. Long and N. Huston. T. J. Guinan will attend as nominee of the Sjimilkameen District for District Director on Central Board. An exceptionally mild winter is rapidly drawing to a close. All stock has done well so far with no losses to record in the district. An early spring is prophesied by the oldtim- ers. Blackbirds are here already and aire contributing to the joyousness of life by their" cheerful singing amongst the tree tops. Doc, McCaffrey will have to hunt up another "advance agent" for this disWiclt. Thai preslent occupant of the post is resigning owing to the "bawling out" he received as a result of a recent "wireless* to Doc. Tihe latter inetfuses to fc-Wjify his Scout's position by taking out a subi stantial insurance policy in his favor consequently there is nothing to do but—Quit. A SAVINGS 1 ACCOUNT It is always well to have a Savings Account upon which interest is regularly paid and from which you are free to draw at any time should you have a good opportunity to buy sto^k or feed. A Savings Account is Ready Money. THE CANADIAN BANK OMMERCE ... 17 r*c\ Knwvmao^'VtafC ~TW*VTf «w~vw—-.-.. -J v.rssat. fBi,-m!tsa«ra- soacsas Princeton Branch - H. C. B. Lucas, Manager BSSPBHSy^d5?!*! *^333EPS&WH5SFSE3SI BKSKSRsaHWBEKKSKaBBKS: U\\ Now and Purine Men 10 work We offer for Pule nt Reasonable Prices— Furniture, in Oais and fvalnst finishes; Dressers, Dressing Tables, Chiffoniers and Buffets; Extension Tables, Diners, Rockers and Arm Chairs. Steel Beds, Sanitary Mattresses and springs. ' Made In B.C. by White Labor. /\. Almstrom Phone 5:2 GOfUMONT 6ULLIMGS The Drug Store has opened and we can now get the coast papers every night. There are sixty appliQat|io|Eis in the Company's office for residences for miners' families. The K. and V. operator -i.;) erecting a summer residence. Houses wanted; none to let. There is a good opportunity here for some man with a two ton truck. The tram is now running good again. In a; test it made seventy tons an hour. Louis Marcotte haa returned from the coast bringing hack his former housekeeper as a bride. He will open up a timber and tie s/ection one mile from the mine, has already twenty beds and will soon put men to work. Chas. Cramer has returned from Bellingham, Wash., with his wife. Mr. and Mr..'. Cramer will occupy the summer cottage near Cook's store. The Coalmont Hotel is row in full blast operated by Messrs. Kierman and MoMaham. Dining room girls from Merritt, new chamber maid from Vancouver and also new help in the kitchen. The rooms are full every night. Messrs. Kierman and McMahan are contemplating considerable improvements in the hotel in the spring and are anxiously awaiting on the Company for electric light, but so far the Company has not officially considered the project. A delegation from the Meritt Coast and Harbor Board were over from that town last Saturday and the pop of the ginger ale bottle was heard in the city. Elliott, the shoe maker, wa^ crowd ed out of his old stand and has moved into the" old "Courier" office. Harry Nash was over to Merritt to see the "sports" there. He reports a very successful trip. Every-1 thing long and green over there. \ The Company is going to build another bunk house at the mine next week and will put on a double shift. They could sell more coal than they are able to get out. Quite a number of deer have been seen around the town lately, but tEey are very poor. You could come within fifty yards of them. Mail facilities here are of the order of the sixteenth century. A furniture store is badly needed. — F. J. W. J. NATHAN WHOLESALE & RETAIL TOBACCONIST CIGARS CANDIES CIGAREiTES PIPES MAGAZINES J. NATHAN Total Expenditure. OTTAWA.—Total expenditure incurred by the department of public works during the fiscal year 1919-20, according to the annual report of the department, available today, was $20,455,459. Of this sum $4,337,127 was charged to war appropriation. For the first time on record an anomolous situation is reported, there is an, ice famine in Iceland. Cablegrams from Reykjavik, the capital of the country, make an appeal to Norway 'to rush shipments of ice to Iceland in order to save the herring harvest from purification. Many Immigrants Come OTTAWA.—Returns of immigrants to Canada during the calendar year 1920 show that 75,805 immigrants arrived from Great Britain, 48,866 from the United States, and 22,804 from all other countries. The figures for 1919 were: British 57,251; United States, 52,- 064; other countries, 8,318. THE BfJeST MEALS ARE THOSE PREPARED FROM OUR FINE QUALITY MEATS AND VEGETABLES. Let us prove this to you. Place an order with us now. P. BURNS & CO. W. B. EWART HARDWARE Stoves and Ranges. Paints Oils and Builders' Supplies PRINCETON, - B.C. «^tf»^»^^rf*^^^^t^^*»^^^^^^^^^A^^^^^^^^^W|^M» United States intereists have a- greed to advance Greece $22,000,000. The funds are to be used for the purchase of goods in the former country and not for military expenses-. Church of England PRINCETON REGULAR SERVICES 11a. m.—Morning Prayer 7:30 p. m.—Evenjins Prayer PURITY IS ESSENTIAL in a great many things, but in none more emphatically than the drugs you use. We. guarantee that all of the DRUGS AND MEDICINES we sell are chemically pure. Their original strength is unimpaired when you get them from us. We sell PURE OLIVE OIL it is the best that is made. We know you'll be pleased with its quality whether you purchase it for culinary or medical purposes. PRINCETON DRUG AND BOOH STORE G. G. LYALL : : ; Manager - - -
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