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Appleton, A. AUg. 19-4 )?**.* THE PRINCETON STAR Published in the Interests of Mining and Agriculture in the Similkameen Twenty-fifth Year—No. 47 - PRINCETON, B.C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1924 PER YEAR: Sa.oo Cash Single Copy sc. Deadlock Reached On Incorportation BOARD OF TRADE SPLIT—SUPPORTERS OF SCHEME MAY ASK FOR PUBLIC MEETING The .Princeton Board of Trade held v^hat proved to be one of its longest sittings on Monday last and several items of considerable interest were discussed. The committee dealing with road signs gave a report of its activities, particularly in regard n the preparation of suitable signs to be placed at Osoyoos and the junction of the Richter Pass and Penticton roads three miles from that point. The secretary reported on the annual meeting of the Good Roads League held at Penticton which _'; in conjunction with Mr. A. IS. Howse had attended on behalf of the board The convention appears to have gone on record as favoring the immediate construction of a coast to interior highway but the question of route was not specified. - The delegates were thanked for their services and their report received. The main topic of discussion was the question of village incorporation and whether the board should take part in calling a public meeting to consider it. Facts and figures were tabled by the, secretary showing clearly what the provincial authorities had collected each year for the past five years from the town and also the amount, expended during that period on roads and other improvement. The report of the inspector ot municipalities was also referred to giving information as to collections and expenditures by places already enjoying village incorporation. The resolution to the effect that the board should call a public meeting was moved and seconded, followed immediately by an amendment that the maimer should be given a six months' hoist. This was altered to twelve months when it was realized that in order that incorporation shall become effective by the new year tho necessary preliminaries must be commenced in October or November and hat to postpone Incorporation until the spring months would only enta'.l confliction and unforeseen difficulties in the refunding of taxes already collected by the provincial authorities Fire protection and how it would Jtttjdealt with under incorporation [was a matter that brought out some- very bitter discussion and eventually on the vote being^ taken, the amendment tied with the resolution and the hour being far advanced the meeting adjourned, the question of holding a public meeting being left to any who, unprompted by the blessings of the Board of Trade, conceded it a duty to call it. "0 BEAR PLENTIFUL AT STEAMBOAT MOUNTAIN Here's a tip for big game hunters. Mr. G. L. Jackson, B.C.L.S., who has been engaged on photo topographical work south of Steamboat Mountain during the season, was in town during the week and reports bear as very numerous in the district in which they were working. He and his parly on one occasion counted twenty bear in sight on the hills and it was a common occurrence to see bunches of from five to ten. * Mr. Jackson, who had as his assistant, Mr. Moffatt, D.L.S., has finished his work for the season and stored his outfit in Mr. Gregory's office so as to have it convenient for resuming work next season. Mr. P_ N. Caw, B.C.L.S., has also been engaged on the same work near Aspen Grove and it will not be long now until a contour map of this portion oi. British Columbia can be completed and ready for distribution. Bob Hamilton has recently been doing the packing for Mr. Jackson, having taken over the job form Harry Gordon. It required IS saddle and pack horses to bring the party in on Tuesday. KEREMEOS WEATHER Keremeos official weather report shows that during the month of September this year higher temperatures prevailed than last year and that there was more rainfall. Maximum temperature for the month this year was 76.4 as against 74.1 last year. The minimum .47.9 as against 46.6 and the average 62.1 as against 60.3. The rainfall this year was approximately one-half inch as against one^quarter inch last year. Grand Forks, Oct 3.—Grote Stirling, the federal candidate in the approaching Yale by-election motored over from the Okanagan on Friday and was accompanied by B. L. Hatfield and T. Ktrkpatriek, of Penticton, also John McKie, M.L.A., who bad been in the Okanagan. Mr. Hatfield is campaign manager for Mr. Stirling and both of them addressed a meeting of the executives of the local Conservative organizations Friday night and spent the week-end getting acquainted with people in this part of the district. Ed. Bailey has been appointed campaign manager for Mr. Stirling for the Grand Forks-Greenwood district. Tho Iron Mask copper mine was sold at Kamloops for $17,500 by public auction last week. The purchaser was H. J. Sigel one of the bondholders, i ™$ o — *— I MINING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA i By E. A. HAGGEN O M ——O It will be good news to prospectors and owners of mineral claims to know that a large exploration company is entering the mining field In British Columbia. The company's representative fon Vancouver has been appointed. A leading American mining company is investigating mineral prospects adjacent to Vancouver with i view to securing those favorable for the development. Similkameen Has Good Season . The Hedley Gold Mining Company is experiencing the best season for some time. The mill is running full time, treating about 200 tons of ore a day for an average value of around $9 per ton. Several parties are investigating the problem of mining and treating the black sands of Tulameen for their gold and platinum values. Coalmont Colliery is doing well, having orders for around 500 tons ot coal a day for the supply of the Kettle Valley and other C. P. R. lines, as well as for the Great Northern Railway. The Horn Silver Mine is being reopened. A new mill is to be installed at Camp McKinney for treatment of the dumps of the old mines, with a view to recovering the gold value's then lost in the tailings. Slocan Reports Strike A good strike is reported from the Whitewater mine. The Ruth-Hope Mining Company has let one of the most important contracts in the history of the Slocan. This is for the construction of a new cross-cut low-level tunnel to develop the extension of the Silversmith veins-and ore shoots into Ruth ground. The Silversmith Mining Company has been mining ore within its boundaries close to the Ruth line for some years and has paid large dividends therefrom, the shoot having proved one. of the largest ami richest in the history of the Slocan Mr. Clarence Cunningham is operating the Wonderful and Van Roi and doing some work on the Queen Be^.-j, from which he made a fortune during the war. Cariboo A new development is planned which will be of interest in a different phase of mining in this district. Several intending investors have gone into the country lately with S'f view to picking' up properties. Development of Cariboo quartz deposits has been attended with favorable results of late, and there is every probability that something definite in the way of quartz mining will shortly bi undertaken. Prospectors have been} busy this summer looking closely over the lode mining possibilities of the eastern portion of the field between Keithley and Cunningham creeks. The dredge on Antler Creek is practically ready for operation with the exception of the installation of the boilers, the shipment of which ha= been delayed. It was originally ex pected it would now be in operation, but a start can not be made befo/e November, so that the season will be too short to make -much difference in the gold output of Cariboo this year. Mr. John Hopp was occupied most of the summer laying his flumes on Lowhee Creek with manganese ste- riffles to replace the wooden block? which, owing to the length of the flume, have proved expensive to maintain and replace. The change will affect great economy in cost of operation. It has been giving excellent results in the hydraulicing operations carried on since the work was completed. The Pioneer In Lillooet The Pioneer mine is again a producer, development being carried on by Mr. D. Sloan, who has a bond oii the property. He has the mill ru_ ning and brought into the Dominion; assay office at Vancouver last week a gold brick weighing about twelve pounds. The old Pioneer Gold Mining Company is being put into liquidation. The representative of Boston caplts tal has been carrying on development work at Birken on a silver property in which the value runs about 125 oz to the ton. A peculiarity of some ot the ore is that while it shows no metallic value it assays $800 a ton. The country here is stated to be strongly mineralized over a large area, and mining men who have examined it consider it has excellent prospects of turning out a producer. Several properties are under develop-- ment at the head of the Blackwater. Messrs. Phil White and Moffat of Vancouver have done a lot of development on their ground, where .value* are stated to be around $80 in silver and lead. About thirty men have been employed in the camp this summer. Mr. A. B. Trites and Col. J. K. Leckie are developing a promising property on Leckie Creek, a tributary of Gun Creek. The mine is thirty- four miles from the P. G. E. Railway. This is a virgin country where no development has hitherto been done. It is strongly mineralized. There an several veins outcropping; Values are in gold, silver and arsenic, and some fine samples of ore have been brought into the city from the property. WILL DISCUSS VILLAGE INCORPORATION At a largely attended meeting of the supporters of village incorporation held on Wednesday evening it was decided to hold a public meeting in the dining room of the Hotel Princeton on Monday evening, Oct. 20, to permit of full discussion of the question. Ladies interested in town affairs are urged to attend. Next week the columns of the Star will be open for discussion for and against the measure. Expression of opinion from supporters and opponents of the scheme will be welcome. ♦.♦MMUMItimltlHIIIMWIMMItlHttHHMWMtMMtHltH Princeton Bank Manager Passes DEATH RELEASES HAROLD CHARLES B. LUCES FROM HIS SUFFERINGS AT VANCOUVER This morning's train was delayed about five hours by a small slide in the Coquihalla. After a game struggle extending over many years, to regain his healtn, there passed to his last rest at his residence in Vancouver on Tuesday morning last Harold Charles B. Lucas, manager of the Princeton branch of the Bank of Commerce. Word had recently been received here that Mr. Lucas was progressing nicely and news of his death came with startling suddeness to his mauy friends here. He still retained the appointment of manager here and ha, only recently been granted another year's extension of leave on account of his health. The funeral, it is understood, was conducted on Wednesday by the Knights of Pythias of which order deceased was an esteemed member and ex-chancellor of tbe Princeton Lodge. Mr. Lucas was born in London, Eng., and at one time was articled in a law office there, where he receive*}, a training, which evidently had a decided influence on his success in his later vocation. There were few in the banking business who possessed the' acumen or were better qualified to act in an advisory capacity than he. Despite the intense and almost constant suffering which he must hay^j undergone he always maintained a cheerful disposition and was nevyr known to complain. With grim determination he carried on with his work long after most men similarly afflicted would have quit. He was well knpwn throughout the Boundary Country, having at different times filled the position of manager in the banks at Greenwood, Grand Forks and Phoenix. In hjtti younger daySTTTe was noted as'"an athlete and it is understood that t was while engaged in athletic sports that he received an injury which resulted in tubercular trouble and rheumatism setting in, and which was finally the cause of his death. Mrs. Lucas will have the sincere sympathy of a very large circle of friends in Princeton and the surrounding districts. Terrible Tragedy Occurs at Oroville F®UR children cremated IN THEIR BEDS WHEN HOUSE GOES UP IN FLAMES Vancouver, Oct 8th.—Harold Charles Bird Lucas, 39, of Caroline Court, former manager of the Princeton branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, died yesterday. He had been a resident of the province for the past 17 years and is survived by his wife. The funeral will be held this afternoon from Center & Hanna's chapel, under the auspices of the Knights oi Pythias. Burial will be in Ocean View Burial Park. KEREMEOS PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER Division I. (W. H. Gurney, teacher) Proficiency: Grade VIII.—1, Gwen Carmichael; 2, Doris Roddick. Grade VII.—1, George Echlin; 2, Lillian Madore. Perfect Attendance: Gwen Carmichael, George Echlin, Lillian Madore, Gordon Mattice, William Ramsay, Mary Ring, Doris Roddick, Louise Roddick. Division II. (Miss D. L. Schofield, teacher.) Proficiency: Grade VI.—1 Louis Pilkington, Z Allison Blight; Grade V.—1 Ronnie Campbell, 2 Alice La- Bounty; Grade IV.— Dorothy Clark. 2 Margaret Crbssley. Perfect Attendance: Ronnie Campbell, Margaret Crossley, Fred Crooker, Fred Derry, George Loudon, Kath- ryn Roddick. Division III. (Miss M. East, teacher.) Proficiency: Grade III.—1 Dora Mattice, 2 Mary Sorge; Grade II.—1 Elspeth Lintott, 2 Phylis Daly; Grade I.—1 Mary Selig, 2 Ruth Sorge. Perfect Attendance: Phyllis Daly, Cecil Dommett, Janet Derry, Ross Echlin, Gordon Hamm, Clarence La- Bounty, William LeBounty, Elspeth Lintott, David Ramsay, Robert Tych- ley, Yif Yeu. SECURE GOOD BAG The best bag of game birds we have heard of being secured around Princeton this season, was brought into town early Friday morning by a party consisting of A. D. Broomfield, Neil Huston, Dave Walmsley and P. T. Larsen, the latter being a visitor in town at the time. The bag comprised five grey geese and six ducks, secured at Separation Lake a few miles out of town. The party were back in town in time for breakfast. The southward flight of geese appears to have started earlier than usual this year and is taken to indicate r.n early winter. I^he Great Northern train crew on their arrival in Princeton yesterday brought news of a tragic event that occurred in Oroville about five o'jjSock that morning. It was just about the time that the crew receive thtir call for the day's work and they were eye witnesses to the terrible tragedy, especially Joe Dungan, brakesman, who was ihe first to ap- pe|.r on the scene, but was unable \.o relder any assistance. According to the story they tell Mrs Alex Poison, whose husband is engaged on night shift at the round hofise in Oroville, was awakened alfcut five o'clock in the morning co fiftd the house aflame and even the bed in which she slept on fire. She bafely managed to escape from the bu|lding which was an old frame one anS is said to have burned like tinder. There was absolutely no chance tojjsave the lives of the four child- reM, the oldest of whom was a girl of fourteen. They were later found in th$ beds which they occupied and liafl apparently been suffocated before they realized what was happening. fhe shrieks of the distracted mother, it is said, could be heard for blocks away. The fire is supposed tc have originated from a short circuit ini^he electric wiring as there wa>- h<S fire in any of the stoves in the hofise. The husband and father was engaged at the time on his duties at th_s. round house. The house was slfemted in the older portion of the town south of the railway tracks. MINING CONVENTION _^ ....SPOKANE OCTOBER A Clear the track for the 1924 Northwest Mining Convention! That is the word which has gone out from, convention headquarters in the office of Northwest Mining Association, 511 Chamber of Commerce building. With the date definitely set for December 1-6, Secretary Bailey is tightening up his belt in anticipation of going out into the highway and byways shortly to raise the' money necessary to see the project through. Will Have Big Exhibit It is planned to have as big a mineral exhibit this year as possible, and make a special effort to get mining investors from all parts of i\\e country on hand to see the show. It has been noted at previous conventions that attention' has always centered on the mineral display, whether bU or small, old or new. With a koo . mineral display it has been noted that visitors to view it would be almost impossible to get very many of them away from it to attend the convention sessions or listen to a lecture or address by even the best speakers obtainable. Under such cicrcumstances the speakers have become somewhat discouraged "and disinclined to be on deck to give talks or read technical papers. -Arrangements have been made with the Chamber for that Week to have the assembly room in the Chamber of Commerce building, corner of Washington and Riverside, at the disposal of the convention without interruption for the entire six days. This means that exhibits can be on view continuously from Monday until Saturday night. Although the matter has not been definitely determined upon, it now looks as if the plan will be adopted of leaving the entire daylight hours free for visitors and local mining fans to argue and discuss the mineral display and component parts thereof from nine o'clock in the moaning until evening. After seven or eight o'clock it is 'planned to turn to the other part of the program and fill up each evening with brief addresses, short lectures, discussions and motion pictures dealing with various phases of mining, and which are now available in large number and variety. This matter is only in a tentative stage as yet, but it appears possible may be the system adoptel. Asked to Forward Samples Early Prospectors and mine owners in all parts of the Northwest are requested to begin lining up their samples early. They should be shipped in care of Frank C. Bailey, secretary Northwest Mining Association, 511 Chamber of Commerce building. Exhibits of ores from many of the large mines are now on hand and available for this display, having been held over from previous convention exhibits. According to press despatches from London, England, over 100,000 head of Canadian live cattle have been shipepd to Great Britain since the cattle embargo was removed in April, 1923. About 40,000 have arrived so far this year and shipments will continue throughout the winter. 1} WHAT WAS DOING HERE § 1 TWENTY YEARS AGO 1 •|l" ^"™•_■■■-----_---____________—>-^^«-_--------__B Ipl From the Similkameen Star of 1 Saturday, October 8, 1904 Charles E. Will, late of the U. S. boundary survey has located ten coal claims situated on Nine Mile creek, near Ashnola. Mr. Will has probably overlooked the statute which requires publication of notices in the local paper as well as the official Gazette. Tommy Day was called to the bed side of his brother Charles at the Nickel Plate mine, Hedley, who received serious injuries in an accident on the ore tramway last week. Latedt reports state the patient is doing well. The last, of the U. S. boundary survey party passed through Princeton, on Thursday on their way to Loomis, Wash., where they will complete a small unfinished portion of the line and be discharged. Claude Snowden recently exhibited a ten-pound specimen of almost pure native copper taken from J. Bates' claim at Aspen Grove. It may be seten at the Jackson hotel cabinet. Don .Coutenay has recently uncovered some very fine ore on the Gold- Platinum on Champion creek. It contains iron cubes of a brass-yellow color with quartz intermixed. This class of ore is usually high grade and there are indications of a large body. Bert Thomas has recently had about $60 worth of hay destroyed by breachy range cattle. The V.F.M. Co.'s coal drill is at work on the townsite with Barr Hall in charge and J. Macfarlane assistant. Mr. Shaw, P.L.S., was in town Wednesday and is at present surveying on Copper Mountain for E. Voigt. F. P. Cook of Granite Creek has moved his family onto his farm above Otter Flat. MAP OF SOUTHERN B. C. ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT A very interesting map of southern British Columbia, covering from latitude 51 to the international boundary and including the Dominion Railway belt, has just been iuused by the natural resources intelligence service of the department of the interior at Ottawa.. In the railway belt area the disposition of land is shown; also the timber berths and grazing leases granted, while forest reserves, national parks- and Indian reserves -ape indicated clearly. A further striking feature of the map is the showing, by means of red coloring, of data regarding the natural resources of each locality, thus affording a bird's eye view of the principal industries of each district. A copy may be obtained free n" charge on application to the director, natural resources intelligence servico, department of the interior, Ottawa. BURR— McCOURT NUPTIALS A wedding of interest to readers of the Star took place at Seattle on Monday7 when Elmer Burr, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Burr, led to Hymen's altar Miss Mabel Grace McCourt, who for three years was a teacher in the public school here and a popular member in social circles. The bridal couple are expected to arrive in Princeton tomorrow morning and we understand that their young friends are preparing to give them an appropriate welcome. Penticton, Oct. 3.—Jung Wo, a Chinaman of Keremeo^, was fined $200 and sentenced to six months, imprisonment on Wednesday by Magistrate T. A. Pope, in the municipal police court, for having opium in possession. The raid at Keremeos during which Jung Wo was arrested was carried out on Sunday evening, the police party carrying it out being un- ier the direction of Staff Sergt. Reid of the R. C. M. P. PRINCESS THEATRE FRIDAY and SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 AND 11 GLORIA SWANSON "ZAZA" COMEDY "Watch Your Neighbor" NEXT WEEK THOMAS MEIGHAN in "Woman Proof" 4The Covered Wagon' OCT. 23, 24 and 25 KEEP THE DATES OPEN Ask That Memorial Funds Be Returned COMMITTEE ACCEDE TO EX-SERVICE MENS' REQUEST—TIME INOPPORTUNE TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT At a well attended meeting of ex- service men held in "the Hotel Princeton on Tuesday evening a financial statement was presented by the sec- reary-treasurer, Mr. R. W. Levack, and the question of funds for the carrying on of the work of the association was discussed. It was unanimously decided to wrRo the secretary of the Memorial Committee asking what was being done toward the erection of a monument for Princeton men who had been killed overseas, and requesting that, \Z the project was not to be carried out, that the sum of $111, contributed by the ex-service men's association for that purpose be refunded so that the money could be used for other purposes. It is since learned that the memorial committee do not consider the time opportune for the collection of the funds necessary for such a project and that the money will be returned. This does not necessariiy imply however that the project has been definitely abandoned for all time. Arrangements have been made for the purchase of the usual supply of' poppies for sale on Armistice Day. The proceeds of these go toward the general fund of the G.W.V.A. for the relief of disabled veterans. A committee was also appointed to see what talent could be obtained for a smoker in connection with the observance of Armistice Day. They will report to a general meeting of, the organization to be held in-the'dining room of the Hotel Princeton on Tuesday evening next and a full attendance of all ex-service men is requested. C. P. RAILWAY'S EQUITY IN CONSOLIDATES Stock Value Four Millions With Two And One-Half Millions In Bonds The advance in Consolidated Mining & Smelting shares has meant a paper profit of more than $3,000,000 to the Canadian Pacific railway during the past yeaiv^The advance since the be ginning of the presenfyear has adder no less than $2,200,000 to the market value of the C. P. R.'s holding in Smelters stock. This is in addition to any advance in C. P. R.'s holding of Smelter bonds, says the Financial Post, Montreal. Canadian Pacific railway's most important investment, outside of actual railway and kindred operations, is in Consolidated Smelters. It is not the largest investment, but the one that is now producing the largest income. At 6 per cent., C. P. R.'s income from Smelters stock is over $1,000,000 a year out of total income from miscellaneous investments, ?.s shown by the last balance sheet, of $2,150,000. Thus each additional 6 per cent, received from Smelters ii worth a million dollars a year to C. P. R., a point of no small importance when it is 'considered that present conditions may bring about some decline in C. P. R.'s special earnings from other, sources. Canadian Pacific railway owns 177,- 025 shares of Smelters stock, having a par value of $4,425,625, out of a total of $10,553,700 of stock outstanding. What C. P. R. paid for ife holdings is not on record, but it may be assumed that the figure was much below present market values. "The shares have shown an increase of 17% per cent in the past year, making C. P. R.'s book profit $3,101,- 938. Of this advance 12% points have been registered since the first week in January, making the profit for the year to date $2,212,813. If one wanted to carry these calculations further and go back to values a few years ago, the profits would reach much more interesting totals. Some further speculation may be indulged in concerning C. P. R.'s holdings of Smelters bonds. There are $6,000,000 of these bonds outstanding, and of the total C. P. R. owns $2,698,- 400, or nearly half. The bonds miy be redeemed at 110 on July 1 next, or at any later date. It is quite likely that the bonds will be redeemed, which would give C. P. R. a profit of around $270,000 above the face value of the bonds. What suggests that the bonds will be redeemed is the fact that after July 1, 1927, they may be converted into stock of the company at par— that is, each $1,000 bond could be exchanged for 40 shares of Smelters stock. Just now 40 shares of Smelters stock woulu be worth $1,700, and it is hard to guess where Smelters will be by the middle of 192T, If it continues the present upward movement which is based upon excellent increases in earnings, the stock may, be at much higher levels, and the conversion privilege would be exceptionally attractive. C. P. R. stands to win either way- - by redemption or by conversion. As C. P. R. is the controlling1 influence in Smelters, and the directorates overlap, it will be interesting to see what policy it pursues with regari to these Smelters'bonds. Will it sot that they are redeemed or will it allow them to remain outstanding and convert its holdings later for new Smelters stock? THE PRINCETON STAR, PRINCETON, B. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1924 Cbe Iprinceton Star PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT PRINCETON, B.C. J. A. BROWN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES British Empire, One Year $ 2.00 Foreign, One Year $ 2.50 Payable in Advance. we make against them is that their prices are exorbitant north of the 49th parallel. That's all. THURSDAY OCTOBER 9, 19-4 Within the next few weeks citizens of Princeton wil likely be asked *o declare either in favor of incorporation under the village act or against it. Every individual who has the interests of the town at heart should be able to give intelligent reasons why he supports or opposes it. o- o- NOTES AND COMMENTS By R. W. N. -O -O "III fares that land to hastening ills a prey Where (corporation) wealth increases and men decay." It is an encouraging sign that the number of newspapers t&king up the vital question of high prices, unemployment and migration to the U.S. is increasing every week. If evsry editor who is not a hidehound political hack would discuss this question —for high prices, unemployment and migration to the U.S. are really one and the same thiDg—calmly and reasonably, we might arrive at a solution of the problem by exposing and laying bare the cause. But of course there are otheT causes. High prices is only one of them. High prices al- way restrict trade, no matter in what line of business they prevail. High railway rates have always been ? drag on Canadian national progress. And it is worse today than it ever was in our history. Mr. G. G. McGeer, who is representing B. C. before the Board of Railway Commissioners at Ottawa, said last week: "If the railways carried their project to success they would destroy the property and fortunes of Canadian citizens just as ruthlessly *s a burglar in the night." That's a strong accusation for anyone to make, but in the light of recent history it is none too strong. Canada's biggest railway, perhaps the finest in the world, has reached it- pre-eminence by its pre-eminent selfishness. Its unfair freight rates and almost exclusive passenger rates have caused many a small settlement to decay and fade away in disuetude which with fair .treatment by the railway might have become a busy, bustling tovga^-^-t who is to blame tor ^tWs; seilishness? It is not possible to point out any one particular personality who is responsible for the present absurd and Incongruous system. Like Topsy, it ju3t "growed up." This great corporation is composed of men of keen intelligence and mu_t business experience. Their one idea is efficiency, such efficiency as w'll squeeze two dollars out of a workable scheme where only one had been squeezed before. Like every keen business man all the world over each of these officials are eager for promotion, and to win the approval of their superiors they HAVE to show their abilities in the matter of gathering in the mazuma. The one end anl aim of every official, from the highest to the lowest, is the augmentation of the dividend, so that the blessings of the president and shareholders at the annual meeting may be handed to them in the shape of "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." Therefore the company is everything to them, while the public is the goat, the victim for sacrifice. And who can blame them? Is not that the teach- -ing handed out at all our institutes of learning. Mr. McGeer offered to bring in evidence to prove that the railways were malting too much money. In 1901, he said, the C. P. R. surplus was $12,- 000.000, in 1903 it was $15,000,000; in 1919 it had grown to $32,000,000, while in 1922 it had reached $36,000,000. which exactly trebled the surplus of 1901. Mr. McGeer also said that although the railway asked for the abolition of the Crow's Nest rates there was no suggestion to pay back the Dominion subsidy of $3,750,000 or the B. C. land grant of $3,500,000. For years and years the business men of Revelstoke had to pay a "backwardation" rate on all freight comia" out from Winnipeg, Quebec or Ontario. Although their car or car? were cut out at Revelstoke they had to pay the full freight rate to Van cou'ver, in which little transaction the company got something for nothing i.e\ they charged for work they di'1 not do. But that was not the Worst of it. They had the gall to charge the rate from Vancouver back to Revelstoke, although the goods had never been to the terminal city . Hence the name "backwardation" rate. Can you beat that for sheer impudence fraud and robbery? The popular outcry against the middle man is still to be heard throughout the land. The latest comes from Winnipeg, where a barrel of apples that was sold by the grower for $2 had quadrupled its price by the time it reached its final purchaser. In several barrels purchased from the dealers at $8 were found notes from the grower giving name and address, stating that he had re- ! ceived $2 and asking the purchaser | to write and tell him how much he i paid. In the meantime. apples from the U. ,S. pay duty, a longer freight I rate and yet sell for 20 per cent, less i on the prairies. Here again we come i up against the problem, the old, un- | changing problem that is to be met j with all along the boundary line for I three thousand miles: "How is it that everything that is manufactured, everything that ia grown, can be sold so much cheaper by the U. S. and still a good profit realised?" Are the Canadian wholesalers and middle men so much more greedy, so much more eager to grab a big&er shave than those of the same calling south of the boundary line? But that quadruple profiteering on a barrel of aples, rank as it may appear to all fair-minded readers, is not a ipa.tch on the experience of a Similkameen Valley grower two or three years ago. He sent ten boxes of fine, large pippins to a local packing house in the fall and later on spent several weeks in Vancouver. While there by took particular notice of the prices of pippins, as he expected to get ,a good price for his, as they were far superior to anything in that line iie saw in Vancouver. . Prices in the retail shops were generally 5c each or 50c a dozen. So by the same token he expected to get a.t least a dollar a box. The months flew by* and a', last he received notice from the .packing house that his money was rea.lv for him. How much did he get? Ic is almost unbelieveable, but he was informed that his ten boxes of fine apples had brought him the magnificent sum of 98 cents! And he paid a dollar to have them hauled to tha packing house! Nuff sed. Synopsis of Land Act Amendments A correspondent twites that the "gallon" measured out by the gas pumps that are such conspicuous objects at the edge of our sidewalks now-a-days is more likely to be a United States gallon than a Canadian gallon, as these pumps are made in the U. S. We can assure our correspondent that such a condition as he mentions would be very improbable. as the penalty for selling short weight or measure is quite severe in thir country, and the lawbreaker could bc nabbed so easily by the police thaf there would be no chance whatever of his putting up a successful alibi. No, we do not assert nor believe that these pumps, whether manufactured in Canada or the U.S., are used for shortweighting or shortmeasurlng the buying public. The only charge MINERAL ACT (Form F) Certificate of Improvements NOTICE The Fraser No. 1 Fractional, Co lumbia No. 1 Fractional, Snake No. 1 Fractional, Alder No. 1, Poplar No. 1, Live Oak No. 1, Willow No. 1, Dogwood No. 1, Burr Oak No. 1, Balsam No. 1, Spruce No. 1, Skagit No. 3 Fractional, Skagit No. 1 Fractional, Lowell No. 4 Fractional, Pearce No 4 Fractional mineral claims. Situate in the Similkameen Mining Division of Yale District. Where located: at * Copper Mountain, near Princeton, B. C. Take notice that I, P. W. Gregory, acting as agent for the Allenby Copper Company Limited, a non-personal liability company of Allenby, B. C. Free miner's certificate No. 7954^C intend sixty days from the date hereof tp apply to the mining recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of. objtlaining a crown grant of the above 'claims. And further take notice that action, under section 85, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 12th day of Septembgr, I 1?24. 44-9 NOTICE PRE-EMPTIONS Vacant, unreserved, surveyed Crown lands may be pre-empted by British subject over 18 years of age, and by aliens on declaring intention to become British subjects, conditional upon residence, occupation, and im- provement for agricultural purposes, j Full information concerning regulations regarding pre-emptions is given in Bulletin No. 1, Land Series, "How to Pre-empt Land," copies of which j can be obtained free of charge by addressing the Department of Lands, j Victoria, B. C, or to any Government Agent. Records will be granted covering only land suitable for agricultural purposes, and which is not timber- land, i. e., carrying over 5,000 board feet per acre west of tbe Coast Range and 8,000 feet per acre east of that Range. Applications for pre-emptions are to be addressed to the Land Commissioner of the Land Recording Division, in which the land applied for is situated, and are made on printed forms, copies of which can be obtained from the Land Commissioner. Pre-emptions must be occupied for five years and improvements made to value of $10 per acre, including clearing and cultivating at least five acres, before a Crown Grant can be received. For more .detailed information see the Bulletin "How to Pre-empt Land." PURCHASE Applications are received for purchase of vacant and unreserved Crown lands, not being timberland, for agricultural purposes; minimum price of first-class (arable) land is $5 per acie, per acre. Further information regarding purchase or lease of Crown lands is given in Bulletin No. 10, Land Series, "Purchase and Lease of Crown Lands." Mill, factory, or industrial sites on timber land, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or leased, the conditions including payment of stump- age. HOMESITE LEASES Unsurveyed areas, not exceeding 20 acres, may be leased as homesites, conditional upon a dwelling being erected in the first year, title being obtainable after residence and improvement conditions are fulflilled and land has been surveyed. LEASES For grazing and industrial purposes areas not exceeding 640 acres may be leased by one person or a compnay. GRAZING Under the Grazing Act the Province is divided into grazing districts and the range administered under a Grazing Commissioner. Annual grazing permits are issued based on numbers ranged, priority being given to established owners. Stock-owners may form associations for range management. Free, or partially free, permits are available for settlers, campers and travellers, up to ten head. Similkameen Hotel • # t • » • NEAREST THE STATION COMFORTABLE ROOMS Summers & Wardle PROPRIETORS Certificate of Improvements HETTY, HOLM, CAVE, FRANCIS, MAUD, BROWNIE, KEYS AND CAMERON MINERAL CLAIMS Situate in the Similkameen Mining Division of Yale District. Where located: Olivine Mountain. TAKE NOTftGE that the Olivine Mountain Platinum Syndicate, Ltd., of West Vancouver, B.C., J. Sentence, secretary, free miner's certificate no. 72898C, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claims. And further take notice that action, under section 85, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 24th day of September, A.D. 1924. 439 WATER NOTICE (Diversion and Use.) TAKE NOTICE that B. H. Champion and D. A. Dunbar, whose address is Standard Bank Building, Hastings Street, Vancouver, B. C, will apply for a licence to take and use 19 acre feet of water out of a spring which flows Easterly and drains into One Mile Creek (Allison Creek) about four miles from its mouth. The water will be diverted from the stream at a point about 800 feet Southwesterly from the N. E. corner of Lot 1195, Kamloops Division, Yale District, and will be used, for domestic and industrial purpose upon the land described as 13.2 acre portion of the above lot. This notice was posted on the ground on the 9th day of September, 1924. A copy cf this notice and an application pursuant thereto and to the "Water Act, 1914," will be filed in the office of the Water Recorder at Princeton, B. C. Objections to the application may be filed with the said Water Recorder or with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C., Tvithin thirty days after the first appearance of this notice in a local newspaper. B. H. CHAMPION and D. A. DUNBAR Applicants. By P. W. Gregory, Agent. The date of. the first publication cf this notice is October Z, 1924. 4.-4 ^w%H£***^w4%**t$pi%Aw2**^^ ' P.W.GREGORY 1 A. M. E. I. C. B. C LAND SURVEYOR jfc CIVIL ENGINEER $ % ? Surveys of: •♦ v Lands, Mineral Claims, etc. & I £ Underground Surveys. X PRINCETON, — — B. C. 4 * $ PRINCETON HOTEL BARBER SHOP Satisfaction Guaranteed All Electrical Appliances Tulameen Hotel PRINCETON, B.C. Rates Moderate Service Unexcelled MRS. HOLMES, Proprietress _Lff estauran Gooklna-anu Style DAY AND NIGHT PHONE 11 THE WINTER RUGS ♦♦♦♦♦♦■»♦♦♦♦<» 1 ROOM ♦ SIZE I ♦ SALE AT BARGAIN PRICES THIS SALE PROVIDES PEOPLE OF MODEST MEANS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY COMFORT OF THE WINTER MONTHS NOW BEFORE YOU Nice Range of Patterns to Choose From Tapestry 2%x3 yds., reg. $23.00, sale $18.85 Tapestry 3x3 yds., reg. $27.00 sale 21.85 Tapestry 3x3% yls., reg. $32.00 sale 1 24.95 Brussels 3x3 yds., reg. $37.00, sale 29.85 Quilton 3x3 yds., reg. $60.0) sale 47.73 Quilton 3x3% yds., reg. $67.50, sale ; 55.95 Axminster 2%x3 yds., reg. $33.00, sale 27.45 New smart patterns in smail rugs. Linoleum in 2 and 4 yd. widths. Linoleum and Congoleum rugs and matts. - FOR THE RESTFUL SLEEP—Simmons beds, springs and matresses. UNIT SALE A. L. WHITE i t v- BOX 105 PRINCETON - B. C. i^HONE 47 SOCIETIES :<*. Similkameen Lodge A. F. & A.M., No. 95 Meets in I.O.O.F. hall 1st Tuesday in each month, at 8 p.m. Visiting brethern cordially invited. VAN H. SMITH, W. M. WALTER L. BOULT, Sec'y. PKINCETOIN LODGE I.O.O.F. No. 53. Regular meetings 8 p. m., Thursdays, Sojourning brethren welcome. Hall situate on cor Bridge St. and Vermilion Ave. Wm. McLean Noble Grand A. C. MacKenaie Secretary Relief Committee: P. Russell, Chas. Day and O. Carlson Knights ot Pythias Princeton Lodge No. so Meets first and third Wed nesday at 8:00 p. m. in I. O. O. F. Hall. Visiting Brothers Welcome. H. E. HANSEN, CO P. RUSSELL, K.R.S. Excelsior L. O. L. No. 2102 Meets Fourth Tnesdav at 8 'i'C __* P- m in I O. O. F. Hall. ^I^Ss*®?^ Visiting brethren welcome. OEO, W. ALDOUS. W. M. H. H. AVERY. Rec.-Secretary. James wauan General Trucking Auto Service -age NT- Imperial Oil Company PHONE HOTEL PRINCETON ll!l!llll!llli:illlllllll! George Bosnlch SOFT DRINK PARLORS CIGARS, CIGARETTES AND TOBACCOS HEADQUARTERS FOR Gust viadellch = TAXI SERVICE Phone 63 s miuiiiiraiiiimiiiHiiiitiiniuiiiiinnflitifli-iumHiiiiinhiinniiuntniimii-inniiniiuiiitfiiiiiinii-ii ■Ulllllllllllllllllllllin 1 Adams & Murdock I ■ CIGARS CIGARETTES TOBAGCOS ^♦♦♦♦^♦♦♦^♦♦♦♦♦^♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* m ♦ FRESH MEATS! POULTRY — CURED MEATS Your Patronage Appreciated. ♦ P. BURNS & CO., LTD. ♦ :■:!; ECONOMY MARKET Fresh and Cured Meats Home Products Our Specialty KEREMEOS HYGIENIC BUTTER PHONE 75 TURNER & GELLATLY, - Proprietors j Star Advertising is a Good Investment SOFT DRINKS m nitii_iniiiimtiiiitimiimiinimiitnnniiiiii!iinnt!mni!!iiifliniiiii!iiiiii!iHiniiini!ti-iwiniiiiiitii The Princeton Bakery "USE JOE'S BREAD" J. E. DOERFLINGER Snaps in Used Cars 1 Mclaughlin light six 1 four-ninety chevrolet 1 ford with electric lights and starter 1 star touring, 1923 model, good as new 1 FORD. ALL OFFERED AT VERY LOW PRICES AGENTS Studebaker and Star Cars SEE THE 1924 MODELS — THEY'RE PERFECTION SIMILKAMEEN GARAGE Dailey & Walmsley, Props. Princeton PHONE No. 9 KETTLE VALLEY RAILWAY TIME TABLE EAST BOUND DAILY No. 12—Leaves Vancouver 7.15 p.m. Princeton 4.00 a.m. Nelson 10.55 p.m. WESTBOUND DAILY No. 11—Leaves Nelson .... 9.05 p.m. Princeton 2.48 p.m. Vancouver 10.30 p.m. Observation and dining car service on all trains. H. E. HANSEN, Agent. O. E. FISHER, Traffic Manager, Penticton. Iii-iiii-il>r-iiit-iii<iiii>i)iiiiai "A Word in Time Saves Nine" GOOD VALUE HONEST DEALING DEPENDABLE GOODS Our Specialties NABOB TEA AND COFFEE—No Better Made. FrVE ROSES FLOUR—Well and Favorably Known 'Throughout Canada. FEED OF ALL KINDS INCLUDING WHEAT, SHORTS, |§|y BRAN, CRACKED CORN, OAT CHOP, BARLEY CHOP, CRUSHED OATS, ETC., ETC. CEREALS, INCLUDING ROLLED OATS, OATMEAL, YELLOW CORNMEAL, WHEAT GRANULES, ETC. F. P. Cook Estate (Established 1886) Stores at Princeton & Coalmont A Trial Order Will Be Ap predated Satisfaction Guaranteed I __31ii!SiI;_ii_J3^ _P1 m -^L ^T^~r — -T^-^^r--^r^-Tj-r^?- : — THUR8DAY, OCTOBER 9, 1924 THE PRINCETON STAB, PRINCETON, B. C ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦»♦♦.»♦<>■'» <g»-»^8><3>'$><»♦*>♦♦♦♦-»♦♦" ! ! I ♦ f ♦ \ Stylish iNew Millinery j V For Women and Child= ren Attractively Priced Choose from this unusual collection of chic models, det>igue_ by the foremost creations of Fashion. There are styles for every occasion, developed from _ the newest materials such as plush, velvet, taffetas, durntyn, felt, etc., in colors to match, the, new garment?. Specially priced felts $1.75 to $4.50' Smart Velvets, etc ...::^^:„.'...........;....'„''.... $5.00 to $15.00 . .... • Wm R. KING __ CO. Koj> P PENTICTON B. C. $ w »♦♦♦♦« Mi ilillililliiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiii A TON OF Scribblers AND Exercise Books For School Opening, September 2nd SPECIAL 10c REXALL INK BOOK 3 for 25c COLUMBIA* RULED PENCIL BOOK „.._ 6 for 25c CUB FOUNTAIN PENS .... 25; HIGH AND GRADED SCHOOLS TEXT BOOKS PRINCETON DRUG _ BOOH STORE G. G. LYALL Manager !lll!!ll!liill!l!l!!!lli!!!!ll!!l!i!i!iiili ciiu Trairsier G. FARRAR, Prop. Coal and Wood General Trucking and Delivery Work SERVICE WARRANTED Regular trips to Coalmont every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, leaving Princeton between 1:30 and 2 o'clock, returning the same day. Freight rates on applicati- n. MAC'S SHOE HOSPITAL Next to Princeton' Hotel PHONE 54 SURGICAL SHOES MADE TO MEASURE Agent For I PIERRE PARIS, MINERS', ! LOGGERS' AND PROSPEC- Wt- TORS' SHOES I illillliiilllllllllllllllKllilllli: DR BUTLER DENTIST WILL BE IN PRINCETON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE TAILOR SHOP H. McCONNBLL, Prop. SUITS MADE TO ORDER Tailoring - Cleaning - Pressing GOOD LINE OF Watson Underwear and Penman's Hose FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN Ginghams and Notions Mrs. Alice Moore PRINCETON B. C. Pease & Atkinson (Successors to Anderson Bros.) PHONE 65 DRAYING ANY THING ANYWHERE ANY TIME COAL AND WOOD Mrs. W. T. Pope of Penticton is visiting- in Princeton, the guest cf Mrs. J. A. Brown. Rugs, large and small, quality and price equally attractive. Read A. L. White's ad., page 2. 471 Mrs. Harry Trehearne left on Wednesday on a visit to her sister at Ag- assiz. Mr. C. C. McLeod, who has charge of the dry goods department in the Princeton Departmental Stores is suffering from a badly sprained ankle, the result of a misstep on a stairway. Messrs. W. Green and N. McDonald of Darcy Mountain are patients in the Princeton General Hospital with symptoms indicating typhoid fever. Rev. Dr. Unsworth was admitted to the hospital here on Saturday suffering from a severe cold. He is reported as progressing nicely tows-^3 recovery. We regret to announce that Mrs. W. A. Wagenhauser is confined to her bed through illness.' . Mr. E. E. Hardwick returned last Saturday from Vancouver where he has spent the last three months m hospital. Mr. H. C. Meeker, manager of the Nicola Pine Mills Co., motored *)ver from .Merritt on business last Tuesday. Mrs. Tweddle of Keremeos, who recently underwent a severe operation at- Mayo Brothers, Rochester, is reported to be progressing favorably. We are pleased to see Charlie: Stirling once more piloting the G. N. trains into Princeton. It is a little uncertain whether or not he will be remaining on permanently. In the meantime Mr. Collins is on a visit to his family at Spokane. Mr. Hugh Hunter left on Friday last to join his wife and Miss Margaret who have been visiting friends at the coast for the past month. They are expected back in Princeton this- week-end. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Burr and Master Gerald left on Tuesday's K. V. train for Vancouver. From, there they intended making a motor trip to Rose- berg, Ore., on a visit to Mr. Burr's brother William. They will return about the end of the month. Dell Young has reached the conclusion that there is nothing quite as uncertain as an election and in the approaching one he is looking for long odds. The North Okanagan conte.-,t was a regular knock-out and the best procurable costs money. Reserve a date for "The Covered Wagon," the greatest film production that has ever been secured for the Princess Theatre. Oct. 23, 24 and^oJ This week's attraction is Gloria Swanson in "Zaza." Next week Thomas Meighan in "Woman Proof." And v/a, never suspected Tommy of that. F. R. Nickson, head of the Nickson Construction Company, which has the contract for making fills at varioue trestles on the K.V.R., was in town last week-end. The crew that were engaged on the fill at Jura have completed the job and moved over to McCulloch, east of Penticton. Mrs. Owens, representing W. R. King & Co., Penticton, B. C, specialists in women's high grade and popular priced ready-to-wear will be' a£ the Hotel Princeton, Tuesday (all day), Oct. 14, with a selection of coats, dresses, millinery, skirts* sweaters, blouses. Everyone invited to take advantage of this unique opportunity to buy smart garments at lowest prices. 60ALM0JST NEWS {By "Jay Ell.") ^i u ::ti 11 ii i mitiiiiitiinnf UHii inn h 11 u untm um iiniiiiiiiiitiiu iiiiiiiiHiii iiiiniBnuiuiiMiiunnuiim (Hotel Princeton | SV4.NSON & BROOMFIELD Proprietors [ HEADQUARTERS TOR COMMERCIAL j TRAVELERS AND MINING MEN j Modern Hotel—All the Comforts of .a Home—Beautifully Furnished—Rooms with Hot and Cold Water and Steam Heat I AUTO BUS HEET5 ALL TRAINS CAFE IN CONNECTION li!lltlll!lllllllllll!lllllllll!lllllillllilllll!!!!lll|lllllllllllllllll!lllillllllli:il CHURCH SERVICES ST. PAUL'S UNITED CHUKCH Princoton, B. C. Rev. J. K. Unsworth, D.D., Minister Residence—Mtnse, next to church. Princeton—Sunday School 11 a. m.;* Public Worship 7.30 p. m. Allenby—Every Tuesday at 7 p. m. One Mile Schoolhouse—1st and 3rd Sunday of month, 3 p. m. Five Mile, Killarney Schoolhouse—2nd and 4th Sundays 3 p. m. Blakeburn—Every' Thursday 7.30 p.m. Coalmont—Every Friday 7.30 p.m. "Come, let us worship." CHURCH OF ENGLAND Rev. M. Levason St. Cuthbert's Church, Princeton First and third Sundays 11:00 a. m. Second, fourth and fifth Sundays 7:30 p. m. Coalmont: first and third Sundays, evening service. F. W. Mace, general manager of the Mace Company, smelter manufacture ers of Denver, stated before the Oroville Commercial Club last week that he had received an order for two 50 ton Mace furnaces for the smelter; near Oroville and that they would be in operation by the first of the yQ&ti Much mining activity is looked for in the district. BUSINESS LOCALS ac per word each insertion; minimum 35c WOOD—Any kind $2 per rick; also coal Fred Bromfield. 46-5p P. A.—P stands for punctual, A for attendance, phone 65 for any kind of trucking. Pease and Atkinson. 47-tf Plumbing, soldering, relining stoves and general work. F. Curso, phoDe 47. 42-tf MATERNITY NURSIING—Extensive experience. Address Mis. Frank Verdier, Keremeos. 41-tf WANTED—'Cream delivered at G.'N, station, accurate tests. Write Keremeos Creamery. 46-8p Twenty million satisfied customers use Watkins products yetir in and year out—the reason, "Quality." 22-tf FOR SALE—DeLaval Cream Separator No. 15 at about half price.' Practically good as new T. G. Wan- less, Penticton. 45-3 FOR SALE—Henry Herbert Mason & Risch piano, in good condition, walnut case, $250, terms cash; also Florence Oil Stove, 4 burners, practically new, $40 cash. Apply Mrs. Sproule, Keremeos, B. 0. 45 U Ice cold soft drinks, candies, fresh tobacco and best cigars. A. O. Johnson, Pool Hall. 46-tf * * * * Jas. Prendergast is installing | radio. * * * » i- MacTavish has installed a gasoline pump. * * • • Born—At Coalmont on Oct. 6, to Mr. and Mrs. David Shearer, a daughter. * * * u A. D. Worgan has been appointed registrar, for Coalmont. so all ye who want to have your names on the register govern yourselves accordingly * * * * C. R. Malcolm left on Friday on a three weeks' vacation. While, no doubt, C. R. will do some rambling his headquarters will be at his home in Victoria. * * * • George Bosnich, Princeton, recently bought the property known as the "Halfway House". Fred Sandberg, the former owner is now engaged '.n contract work. * * • * The dance given under the auspices cf the Blakeburn Gun Club on Saturday evening drew a bumper crowd; Quite a number were present from Princeton. The music was first class and all had an enjoyable time. * » • * E. H. Horstman will be acting manager of the Union Bank during the absence of C. R. Malcolm. Mr. Horstman has filled the position on former occasions and is well and favorably known by Blakeburn and Coalmont residents. * • m m Billy Moses, who has been placer mining on the north forks on Granite Creek for the past three year-, was in town Tuesday. As an exhibit from his claim, Billy had in his possession a nugget which weighed slightly over an ounce. * m * * Our postmaster evidently believes in preparedness. Last week he resurrected his storm porch and attached it to the front of the post office. Mr. Lloyd may be posted on weather probs but let us pray that as a weather prophet the P.M. is prognosticaliy previous. * * * m A letter was received Tuesday from Seattle notifying C. R. Malcolm of the death in the Columbus hospital of Lee Green, superintendent of the Swan claim at Granite Creek, owned by the Hematite, Iron & Gold Mines Development Co. During the few months that Mr..Green resided in this district ,he made many friends who will regret to hear of his sudden do misg. * • • • j G. W. Hartman and his associate0., L. H. Compton and A. F. Maley, have installed a hydraulic on their Granite Creek property, close to the intake of the Roney channel. This is one of the most promising properties on the creek and the indications are that it wil be a money maker. Th's column will give more particulars about this property after certain pending developments have been consummated. * • • * W. C. Hall, mining engineer, Vancouver, visited this district last week and gave some of the placer claims on the Tulameen the once over. Mv. Hall also examined some of the quart- mining properties in the vicinity and was much impressed with the richness of the samples shown and also the indications of copious ore formations in the district adjacent to the TUlameen. » » » » Mrs. Owens, representing W. R. King & Co., Penticton, B. C, specialists in women's high grade and popular priced ready-to-wear will be in Coalmont at the Coalmont Hotel, Monday evening, Oct. 13, and at Blakeburn, Monday, Oct. 13, with a selection of coats, dresses, millinery, skirts, sweaters, blouses. Everyone invited to take advantage of this unique opportunity to buy smart garments at lowest prices. m * * * Jerry Brown and Davie Ford took a notion Sunday that they would like to visit U. S. A. so after stoking up Jerry's "lizzie" with gas they quietly departed from Coalmont en route for Uncle Sam's reservation. They are supposed to have headed for Seattle but in these days of quotas and other impediments one can never tell whether the tourists from this side will reach their destination or not. It is to be hoped that Jerry gets there because, otherwise, the residents of Seattle would miss the opportunity of doing homage to one of our most estimable and influential citizens. 1 For the School Boys AGE 10 YEARS TO 16 YEARS WE HAVE UIT WITH TWO PAIR OF KNICKERS Prices $9.00, $11.00 and $13.00 CALL AND SEE THEM SIZES 27 TO 34 n 0 Co 1 PRINCETON, B.C. ■■■MM 1 LADIES' RATINE DRESSES | Latest Styles and Shades A LARGE NUMBER OF LADIES' AND MISSES' WHITE CANVAS FOOTWEAR, PUMPS. OXFORDS AND BALMORALS TO CLEAR 1 WHILE THEY LAST AT $2.C0 PER PAIR. I THOMAS BROS. - Princeton | PHONE 13 ___ ;gg Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllin More Power==Better Mileage Have your cylinders re-finished by the same machine used in all the large factories. Our prices are right; our equipment is the best, and our work is guaranteed, PRINCETON GARAGE BERT HILL PROPRIETOR ttttt mnmrni R. V. SHAW . COALMONT TTTY TTY TTTTT ffvf tttHttt 1 GROCERIES and CROCKERY H g OUR STOCK IS NEW AND FRESH — OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. mmmmwm » »<»1 :mt«tnum:i»«:ffitrmm«tmtmnmmmttttmm:«ttt«««tt« KAMLOOPS GIRL SHOT BY BROTHER Kamloops, dot, 8.—When at her lessons Monday night in the dining rocm of her home, Althea Lynes, 1.5, was shot through the left lung by a 30-30 bullet from a rifle in the hands of her elder brother in the kitchen. The bullet went through the pantry partition between the two rooms. She is very seriously injured but is resting easily this morning. The bullet had jammed and the boy was trying to extract it. The girl and boy are children of Mr. George Lynes, C. P. R. conductor. A party of British girls, for all of whom positions have been provided in western. Canada, arrived a few days ago at the Canadian National depot in Winnipeg. Some of the party remained in that city, while others left for positions in Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster under the escort of Salvation Army officer*. fM»f******************* ************************************************************** ******** ************ | P.W.GREGORY RELIABLE i FIRE LIFE INSURANCE MOTOR CAR PLATE GLASS THE BEST OF PROTECTION *.*******..*~*************»*****>**»***********»****************************************t****************i m Dark Nights Street Lights Do Help |l They are costing us $75.00 a month to maintain. If you wish to show your appreciation "DO IT ELECTRIC ALLY'0 {Princeton Sight and (power Co*, Eimited 1 t,WiMt<)»iinwtnMim««tn<w„»n,>nm ,»,», »» ■ I OPTOMETRY EYES EXAMINED j GLASSES FITTED SATISFACTION GUARANTEED L.V. NEWTON, cawston . r v >- V *♦<■*•♦♦>♦♦ • ♦ »>.♦♦»♦♦..♦♦♦♦*»»-'»»»< **»**.*»♦<»♦♦♦♦»♦•«»»***♦*♦♦»-♦•»♦♦♦ The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada, Limited OFFICE, SMELTING AND REFINING DEPARTMENT TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA SMELTERS AND REFINERS Purcha&ers of GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD AND ZINC ORES Producers of GOLD, 8ILVER, COPPER, PIG LEAD AND ZINC TADANAC BRAND THE PRINCETON STAR, PRINCETON, B. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1924 ttuttxtt Mian Glass Shoe Repairing C* V* PROSSER Harness and Shoe Maker 8 PRINCETON - - B. C. g mtwntnttttuttntttnmtttttmtt The VETERANS DAN FERGUSON, Prop. BRITTON BLOCK SOFT DRINKS—ALL KINDS Smokes all descriptions, Cigars Pipes, Tobaccos, Cigarettes Come in and m-Ke yourself . at Home. POOL AND BILLIARD ROOM in connection PRINCETON HOTEL CAFE FOR PROMPT SERVICE AND UP-TO-DATE MEALS TRY US T. BROMFIELD, Prop. PHONE 60 KEREMEOS MEAT MARKET Wholesale and Retail. Fresh and Cured Meats Poultry and Smoked Fish T. DALY Manager "PODTJNK'S" BILLIARD HALL You're Always Welcome UP-TO-DATE BARBER SHOP IN CONNECTION McCLARY'S RANGES CASH OR TERMS W. B. EWART Auto Service ANY PLACE — ANY TIME AUTO ACCESSORIES AUTHORIZED DEALER IN FORD CARS AND PART8 E. E. Burr & Sons PRINCETON PHONE 55 KEREMEOS NOTES (Our regular correspondent.) Mr* Alfy Miils. who^has been suffering from an attack of pneumonia, is now reported as being well on the way to recovery and out of all danger. • * • 9 Mrs. Joe. Bromley, who has been at the General Hospital Vancouver undergoing on operation, is reported to be doing well. • • • * Mrs. W. H. Armstrong, who has been visiting Kermeos, returned to Vancouver recently. • • » • The infant child of Mr. LeBounty, which has been in the care of Mrb. D. J. Innis since the death of Iti mother,4 was taken away on Friday last to New York, and will later'be taken to England to the home of its frandfather. • * m m A large number of citizens went over to Penticton on Tuesday to see the film pictures of "The Covered Wagon." • * m 9 It is reported that development work at the Horn Silver is showing up c good body of rich ore. The vein which was only a few inches wide is showing a greater width as the work proceeds. • * • > The Ladies' Aid are holding a te-i and sale of work in the Orange Hall on Saturday, October 18th, the proceeds of Which will be for the use of the United Church. • • « » St. John's Church will hold the.r annual Thanksgiving festival on Sunday, the 19th inst. Special music ia being prepared and donations of fruU.s and flowers suitable for decoration are asked for. • • m * Miss Howson left for Kelowna Tuesday where she will relieve at that point for the next few weeks. Misc Dawson from Pentic-on is relieving at Keremeos. • • • * Miss Hull's sister-, Hazel and Bertha, are here on a visit for si- weeks. • • * % The gold-quartz property up at Tenas .creek is looking up fine, according to those who have recently visited it. Earl Howes and Billy Dure are still at work on the Lookout claim and on Thursday last Ezra Mills, one of the owners, took up Mr. FaTleigh from Vancouver to nave a look over the property with a view to bonding. • • * • On Friday night last a very pleasant evening was held at the Victory" Hall as a farewell for Wilfred Madore, who is leaving for California to take up mechanical work in connection with auto repairs. During th3 evening he was presented with a travelling bag by the members of the baseball team and his young friends. Wilfred will be missed in the field 6t sport, but we trust that he will return with greater cunning than ever in hta right arm. HOW ABOUT IT? The meeting of the Board of Trade which was to "have been held on Monday night, was so poorly attended that it was decided not to call it to order. From the present outlook one wonders if it is not about time to call in the undertaker and have the place legally and properly buried. This valley stands head and shoulders above every other valley in B. C. It ha_ abundance of water available for irrigation and household purposes, if it is properly handled and applied. It has a power line of 110,000 volts passing right through its centre. It is within a few miles and has direct rail connection with two good coal mining districts. The country surrounding it is fairly well timbered and affords excellent hunting. It has beautiful scenery and a climate which is the envy of all visitors to the place. But what about ourselves? We are dead; quite dead. King Tut has been dead longer, perhaps, but he is not one bit more dead. We can raise the finest apples the world produces, but we haul little bits of runts to tho packing house and even have the nerve to pack them and ship them out, when we should hide them in sham-j under the sagebrush and ntollygrubs we allow to grow in our midst. In shame, you say? Yes in shame, £or if we prune as we should, spray as we should and thin anything like what we should, we would not have an apple on our places which would pack less than 200 and very few as smail as that. We can grow the very finest tomatoes in the world, this is no idle boast, it's true. What hpv ' We have let our land run out, we have bled it white add fed it nothing. But the tomato question has reached a point where it needs special attention and we hope to tackle that later. For the present let's examine the body; the dead body. Hold a post mortem on it, see if it can be brought to life or whether we will let the undertaker come in and do his worst. Perhaps then, some "live wires" will come in and develop this glorious valley to what it should be. Pour i_e breath of life into it and watch it come back, grow and blossom like the rose. We have plenty of water, you say? Yet many places have been short this year. Why? Because we don't conserve it in the first place. Bo- cause we don't apply it properly in the second place. We don't keep our waterways open and we let weeds grow up so thick that we cannot get it through. We use enough water, which in other places where they ar. not so fortunately situated, they would amply supply twice the acreage. We have al) kinds of power passing through our midst you say, and we cannot get a bit of it? Why? Because we won't start something which will make it worth while for the company to bring it in, in a voltage which we can use. They are not a benevolent society. They are from Missouri and they want to be shown. We don't show them, because we are dead. They have a live wire, we have not. We have a citizen who is enterprising enough to start a first class creamery, right up to date. We let him run all over the country trying to get enough cream to keep it running, but not half enough to give him an adequate supply. Every rancher in the place should have cows, at least three cows. "What for, to help the man who runs the creamery?" No, dead one, to help yourselves. The cow will give, us cream which will give us ready money. And better than either of these they will give us manure, which if we will use on our land we will not find in a few years that we have bled it white and we will be taking nice 150 sized aPPles to the packiug house instead of boxes and boxes o? 250's. Every year the government sends us in experts; men who have experimented and learned the truth and they say to us, "Keep cows, keap cows," and we open both ears and let it run in one ear ..and out the other. Then we pay the government taxes so that they can get some more experts to send in and tell us the same thing. We have co-operation, two distinct societies and a United Farmers society besides, but we have not the spirit of co-operation in the slight^?, degree. When one "haws" the other "gees." When one tightens on the traces, the other sits back on the breechen and all the time v»- are going down, down, down. We have a Board of Trade, a few join it, fewer yet attend it. A lot stand off and throw mud at it. The merchants, practically ignore, the farmer looks at it askance, and yet what is it? It is the one body where we might get together and in the re.il spirit of co-operation talk over our '-iort-comings and try to overcome them. We might get together and start something, bring prosperity SS our valley and make it what it shou.d be. It is for the use of every man or woman who owns any property in the district or has any direct Interest in its welfare and every one such should bs in it for their own interest. Every live district in the "v-v h*is one and usually it is the reason it is a live district. But unless the district is well represented and its meetings are well attended, it is useless, and it can in no way bring the prosperity we so much clssirG. Do we understand what prosper'.".y means to us, each and every one of us? It means values. Right tod <v we have no values. You may think you own a place worth so much, but you don't. You can't get rid of '-t at any price, you could hardly givr it away. Say you die tomorrow, _M- Rancher, what do you leave -5^_c widow? You will leave her a ranch to look after and a lot of worries and trouble. At the present time of low prices, you can't make more tljan wages on your ranch. If you die. she will have to hire labor. Whi't •will she make? Perhaps enough to pay that labor, if she can get a man who will work as well as you do and as long hours. Then what will she have left for herself. Figure it out. She will sell the place you say. §h* can't do it today and you know it. Why can't she? Because there is no prosperity here, because it's dead. Who killed it? We didn't, we ju<*t let it die. What are you going to do about it? 6AWST0N NOTES ) fFrom our own correspondent.) W. V. Summerville of the Horn Silver Mine, returned from Vancouver accompanied by Mrs. Summcrvill.?, who will remain at the mine for a few weeks. * • • • Cawston's fourth annual fall fair will be held in the Community Hail October 16. * • • • B. C. McDougal, -who was badly I bruised in an auto accident onCthe I road leading to the Nickel Plate Mine, I left for Vancouver Monday. * * * * Miss Mallott, teacher in the primary j grades of the Cawston school, is confined to her home with a severe cold. * • • • The Cawston Women's Institute is planning a dance for Hallowe'en. * * • * Clifford Manery motored over from Penticton Tuesday accompanied by Messrs. Layton and Mutch. * • • » C. M. Weiss of Winnipeg, is in Gaw- ston on business. * • * • Earl Howse came down from Hedley and has accepted a position at the Horn Silver. » • » » Mrs. F. Gibbs and daughter visited with friends in Keremeos Monday. * * * • T. Pettipiece has resigned his position at the cannery on acount of illness and C. E. McKenzie is working in his place. * * • • Little Helen Manery is slightly improved after having been ill for the past two weeks with the "flu." * » • * Dr. M. D. McEwen, of Hedley, was in Cawston last week. « • • • T. Millard, who has been confined to his bed at the Kermeos Hotel on account of injuries received in a recent auto accident, has so far recovered as to be able to return to the Horn Silver Mine where he is employed as foreman. Princeton Stores WE SELL EVERYTHING W. A. WAGENHAUSER, Proprietor Telephone 8 Princeton, B. C. Distinctive Coats for Women Coats that represent the acme of style— the fashioned,- right kind that particular dressers appreciate—at prices so low, that no woman needing a coat can afford to miss. You are cordially invited to view our stock. "We've made every provision to select fashionable apparel (particularly coats) that will impart to all types the proper lines deemed cor rect for this season. Fabrics, trimmings and styles are rich au-l unusually becoming. And prices, -we consider, are just as attractive as the models themselves. Hand tailored of course by a reliable firm. All are moderate pricod garments of exclusive design and excellence. One or two are listed* below: 1 Coat heavy checkback material With good-size roll coon collar. 1.5 half lined. Leather buttons and buckle. In a. dark grey color, IS inches long, size 36. 1 Coat in best grade velour wich mohair stripe, not too visible. Very popular cloth this season. Coat is lined with best grade floral sa.- teen lining, interlined to bottom. The little pleats at side and on cuffs give it a very smart look. In a brown shade, 48 inches Ions, size 36. 1 Coat best quality velour, lined with brocaded sateen, interlined tc bottom, cable stitching on sides and sleeves. Beaverine collar, size 36. Men's Wear—Just arrived a small shipment of medium weight English underwear of the famous "Robin Hood" make. In medium sizes in shirts, drawers and combinations. Shirts and drawers, per garment $2.50 Combinations $4.75 Our Feature Record for this week; one of the newest hits "The Song of Songs" For the Junior Misses- Serge dresses made of a very serviceable quality all wool serge in all sizes, 3 years to 14 years. Colors navy and brown. Prices .... $2.75 to $6.50 Knitting Wools-Another new shipment of this very popular yarn in a larger range of shades than ever. Get your supply now, per ounce— 20c and 35c Men's Pyjamas-In a medium weight flannelette, in shades that will not fade or wash out, large, comfortably fitting bodies, superior finish with fancy braid frogs m plain or fancy broken stripes. Our price $3.95 Men's Hose—Lovely quality, black only, of "Elasco" pure wool hose in a nice weight suitable for th.s time of the year, sizes 10 to 11 %, per pair $1.25 Men's Dress Shoes—All the famous makes including Leckie, Regal, A. H.M., etc. You will find real bargains here at the one price of $8.00 Men's Handkerchiefs 15c to 50c Men's Garters—In both wide and harrow, per pair 5Cc Men's Ties—A real bargain in knitted ties at 50c ea. Men's Belts—Both rubber and leather, from 35c to $1.25 outstanding values in New Dress mrtcs All Wool Dress Serge—The very thing you have been looking for for that fall dress and skirt. Is a pure wool quality in an excellent shade of navy blue. Quite a saving can be made in this wide width, 54 inches wide, per yard $2.50 Check Flannel—54 inches wide. One of the best materials for fa I, looks good, is good and a mone/ saver in this wide width in shades of pearl, heather, whirlpool, navy, etc., at per yard $2.98 Charmeuse Satin—The King of Fabrics for evening dresses, etc., in a beautiful heavy weight which drapes well in shades of old rose, brown and navy, 40 inches wide, at per yard $2.75 Wash Satins—This is just what you have been looking for. For lingerie, etc., it ii the very thing. In two beautiful shades oi flesh and white. We can recommend this line to wash and wear very well. 36 inches wide. Per yard $2.25 .Novelty Tweeds—Tne best value we have been able to offer in s useful cloth for dresses or skirt-). Comes in a plain novelty design in the wide width of 44 inches at only, per yard 85c Dress Flannel—54 inches wide. Every young woman should have a flannel dress. The shades avj sand, pearl, whirlpool, cardinal, helio, American beauty, at per yard J $2.50 GROCERIES SPECIAL Come and buy one package of Sunlight Soap for 30c and get a package of Lux free. Sago 2 lb. for 250 Tapioca 2 lb. for 23c No. 1 Jap Rice .....J. 10c per lb. Dried Green Peas .'. 2 lb. for 25c Split Peas 3 lb. for 25c Fancy Macaroni ... Macaroni Elbow Cut ..., 2 lb. for 25c Canadian Brand Noodles 2 pkg. for 35c Wheat Hearts 25c pkg. Quaker Pancake Flour 20c per pkg. Braid's Cocoa 35c per lb. 30c per lb.
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