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'6^ /< Lots of us do things merely because other people do them KELOWNA BACKS FRUIT BOARD KBHjOWNA, Jan. S.—At a general meeting here of members of Korth Kelowna and South Ke- lewaa districts of the British Colum- Ma Frtrit Growers' association, discission of the egects of the committee of direction on the handling of the crop was crystallized In the following resolution, which passed with enly two dissenting votes: Whereas, the operations of the Interior tree frute and vegetable committee of direction by preventing fruit tad vegetables under its control kelag rolled unsold to Canadian markets, 'and fcy generally assisting In stabilising these markets and thereby increasing demand, have been the large factor in the satisfactory distribution of the 1927 crop; And whereas, controlling the market of fruit and vegetables by means of licenses granted to shippers by a eentral licensing board, provides a remedy for marketing difficulties, which in past seasons have prevented growers from receiving proper returns tor their products; Be it resolved, that this meeting expresses fullest confidence in the interior tree frrult and vegttable committee Of direction and most urgently reeomsrtends that, in the interest •f the Industry, the existence of the interior tree fruit and vegetable committee De continued; and, further, that any amending legislation that may be required to further the satisfactory marketing of our products be in keeping with the basic principles lait down in the produce marketing Ml Seneral Support An Interesting sidelight on the meeting was seen in the fact that the organized shippers warmly approved, bank manga'srs spoke well of it, and the manager of the local trust company heartily endorsed the work of the committee, as shown in the results that had come to their attention. J. B. Reekie and T, M. Anderson were renominated as directors for the districts which they represented hut year. VEGEGIN PLANS WiNNIPTG, Jan. 2—The expansion and modernizationof Industrial plants operated # by the Donkhobor communities in Canada and fostering of native traditions in the homes and schools of the sect, are. planned by Peter Veregin Jr., the leader, (Recording to an announcement he made here. Mr. "Veregin is here completing arrangements for the Installation of electrical poweh stations at Veregin and Kylmer, Sask., Kajyley, Alta., and At Brilliant and FTand Forks, B. C. lie power to be developed will be used for (he opedatlon of mills, ek- vators, brickyards and Jam factories •perated by the Doukhobors In the western and cot|st provinces. Mr. Beregin express**! his approval •f all cooperative farm movements, and intimated the possibility of his followers joining the wheat pool and other cooperative organizations in western Canafla. All the native arts and handicrafts are to be. extended, and a great central library is to be establlhed for the use ef the various communities. A gtossltm pries Is to be established in the contniunities next year, and Mr. 'Veregin Is negotiating with the government to have the Russian language put on the curriculum of the Dogkhobor schools in the samci manner as trench ds placed in many east- era schools. The education in Eng- Ish would be espied 0n as at present, flue teaching of the Russian language, sw stated, would keep alive the native traditions so cherished by his followers. "I like Canada, and I shaU bring as nufay of my people from Russia as possible," he adjjed. The movement trim Xossla win commence as soon •J Mstftble land is obtained. *»i-yj... ■■ U4W6R PROFITS ~ HIGHEST ON RECORD Y1CTOMA, Jan. 3.—Distribution Of government liquor profits to British Columbia municipalities last week bldngn the sum total of government grants to municipal councils for the past year to about 14,000,000, the i kighest amount on record. The total la made up of pari-mutuel taxes, mote* licensee, hospitals and school •kjpla, Ufther with liquor nroflts. TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No 10 (f : i. dAna KETTLE VALLgy ORCHARDIST "Tell me what you An™ is tru„ I can sums as wefftA you." iu Aiiow is elr*) you Friday. January g, 1928 Youth Attempts to Suicide The news reached the city on Saturday afternoon, the 7th Inst., ttiat young Jack Kenyon, a nephew of Old Timer Jack Kenyon. who lives near Frank Hoel- ■•oi's place, ten miles from this city up in the North Fork district, had shot himself. Coroner Truax and Constable Klllam left for the scene of-the tragedy Immediately on receipt of the news They returned to the city about 12 o'clock Saturday night with young Kenyon, who was In a critical condition but still alive. It appears to have been a clear case of attempted suicide. The young man had shot himself In the breast, the bullet penetrating the lung near the heart, Inflicting a dangeroue wound. He Is now In the Grsnd Forks hospital In a . critical condition, but the doctors .have hopes of saving his life. No cause has yet. been assigned for the young man'a rash act. FARM PRODUCTION IN 1927 IN BRITISH COLUMBIA E8TI MATED AT $72,000,000 VICTORIA, Dec. 30.—Agricultural production in British Columbia this year broke all records, it is estimated at the department of agriculture. The total output Is valued at something over 172,000,000, a gain of about $1,000,000 over last year's total Final figures cannot be prepared yet, but ti summary of conditions indicates that the increase will be made up in a growth of fruit returns ae- spite a smaller apple crop, from poul try produmtion and from dairying. Agriculture generally is reported in a prosperous condition despite adverse weatherr conditions in some districts. The cattle industry Is in particularly healthy shape. LARGE GRANTS CITIES VICTORIA, Jan. 2.—More than $4, 000,000 has been paid by the pro vlnclal government to British Columbia municipalities out of provincial revenu.es this year, according to fig- urse issued by the finance department, after the final distribution of liquor profits lost week. Grants to municipalities surpassing all previous records, thus have become one of the biggest items in the government's annual budget Of expenditure. This year's gmants included $1,026,829 handed over to municipal councils out of liquor profits, $208,091 from taxes upon race track operations, $453,384 out of motor license fees, and $1,022,805 for schools. Liquor Stores Profitable Liquor stores of British Columbia turned in profits of $1,804,736 tor the six-month period ending September 30 last, bringing the grand total of profits since government control was Inaugurated In 1921 up to the formidable figure of $18,430,633. These figures were announced by the provincial finance department as a distributed the last semi-annual profits as follows: Reserve fund, $$90,236; mothers' pensions, $307,861; hospitals, $210,995; municipalities, $492,323;' consolidated revenue,. $903,- 318, Profits on the liquor business for the full year ending September 30 totaled $3,718,318, easily the highest on record. In the previous year the profits aggregated $3,336,192. NOT TO BE FOOLED The villagers wore listening to a band, emd they seemed to understand every instrument except the trombone. They decided to fetch the oldest villager and nsk him his opinion about it. The old man stood watching the player for « while and then exclaimed: "Take no notice of him. There's a trick in It; ha hain't really swelling it!" HEART sf POLYNESIA! SUN'S WEEKLY TRAVELOGUE TAHITI lies fra rrom the ffver- ish activities of modern industrial life. It is more than 1000 miles below the equator, in longitude about 150 degrees west; 3000 miles from Australia, 3600 miles from San Francisco, 4500 miles from the Panama canal, 6000 miles from Asia, By old trade routes—vie) the Suez canal and Australia—it is nearly as far from New York as all these distances combinnied, but the Panama! canal reduces this to 6500 nautical miles, thus effecting a saving of 10,- 000 miles. Ever since the discovery by Wallis in 1767, the Otahedte of early exploration days—or King George the Third's islc|nd, as ,this navigator called It—has been famed as an isolated jewel remarkable "in contour, rich in verdure, blessed with a pleas- ent, healthful climate, and inhabited by friendly people of hfpdsomephy- sique. Tahiti is an extraorc'tnary work of creation—a jagged, fertile cinder from volcanic pits,, perrhaps, or a ver dant fragment of a sunken continent. It is Indeed a steepled gem of wondrous grreen within u teeming coral ring. This captivating heart of Polpnesia pesents abundant evidence that in its adorrnment nature was in a liberal mood. Here the eye Is delighted by leafy luxuriance stretching from pt Urn-ringed beaoh to loftiest mountain cre.st; by the brilliant colors of land and sea; by the high physical standards of the natives, moth men aand women. Here the ear Is soothed by the wash of an inner sen; by the How of gentlo streams or of boisterous mountain torrents. Here the tired or distressed mind is composed and renewed by lasting quietude, and by the knowledge that madly competitive centers are far away. Overshadowing tfl are the mountains. In every colossal pile there is distinctiveness. Here a mighty slab rises high above a valley; there a peak with a triangle summit shoots thousands of feet upward; beyond, lofty columns dundreds of feet in thickness strind in solitary grandeur; another turrn and a shaft cuts the sky with an edge like an enormous knife—an edge to which tree, shrub, tern and vine cling tenaciously. An Amiable Country As its indulgent climate might well suggest, Tahiti is an amiable country. Along all Its shores one sees smiling, care-free faces, bright, liquid eyes expressing contentment and inviting confidence, and generous hands outstrtched In welcome. Everywhere notes of kindness ;|ml smypathy notes of kindness and sympathy; dily the visitor is gladdened by the gracious "Haere mai!" or the social "Iorana!" Tahiti is not an abode of savages. It still has primitive life, but of bar brlrism Is has none. There life; and property are safe; compulsory eduea Hon quickens, the mind of the youth ful; and the oburch, the vernacular religious press, and contact with the Caucasian broaden, in a limited way, the intellect of the adult. It is most impressive to gain one's first vtew of Tahiti in at dawn. To the right and left strangely shaped mountains cleave the sky, and in their dense wooded depths Hit fantastic outline of crag, peak and pre cipice. On a coral-strewn shore tall palms flap a lazy welcome. In the distance rise the green spires of La Diademe. Between them and the jutting reef, Papeete, drowsy capital and metropolis of Tahiti and its far- flung dependencies, gently rises and falls in cl mirroring sea. As the ship anchors inside the reef, the sea is ready to surmount its lofty obstruction. Shafts of gold shoot over the island. Suddenly sunbeams bathe mountain summit and valley floor. The great Ra of the Polyuesi tin is now well advanced on his daily march across the sky. In the soil tudes of the Interior, dark and luxu riiant foliage, vapor shadows fantastically flit about. In the burst of light one sees more clearly the strange fea tures of rocy heights.the palm-sheltered shores, and the secluded town beneath leafy sunshades. Straight Uiead is the long, high ridge of Aorai.culminating 7000 feet above the tides. . Standing at the head of the historic Fautaua valley, it overlooks La Diademe and lesser heights tmd guards a difficult entrance to the innermost recesses of ttrei island. i The Great Mountain Crown Tp,its right rises a great crown of nature's fashioning—La Diademe of the French, the Maiauo of the Tahiti ans.1 The loftiest of its jutting spurs, which fii|ncy has sculptured into kingly insignia, towers 4000 feet above the sea and seems to be covered to its tip with vegetation. Between Aorai and the lengthy ridges to the right is a mighty gap. Through this the Fautaua river cuts its way, spilling itself six miles from the sea, in s'| cascade more than 600 feet high. In tho foreground, mirrored in a deep and clear harbor that swarms with marine life of great variety and diversified color, runs a fringe of algaroba trees. Bf^ck of them are se questered avenues of "flamboyant," tamarind, ni|ango, and breadfruit. From these rise an occasional red tile roof, church spires, white flaig- staffs, and tall coconut palms. At the copra-scented dock hundreds of Tiahitians and scattered pairs and groups of Americans ands Europeans tire on hand to meet the boats from' Africa. It is a variegated throng. There are as many colors and shades of complexion as there are of dress, and sonie of the feminine possessors are beautifully proportioned and movo with queenly grace. Their dark hair, crowned in some oases with a wreath of the tiare, the flower of love and friendship, hangs low on their baokg. Their brilliant dark eyes aptfrkle with good will and merry ,,• .r1 solution. Everyone In Papeete rises early except the tourist. T'he capital believes in making the most of the cool hours of the dawn. The market opens at 5:30, the shops remove their shutters 30 minutes later, and the laborer begins work at the same hour. Only tho Carts Move Rapidly All this activity, howevir, is quiet bustle. The only noise is the rattle of lantern-lighted carts driven furiously by native Jehus. These men of the whip love speed, and they insist on getting it, even though the horse they drive looks like a cadaver. At 11 o'clock, In some cases an hour sooner, Papeete pauses to take a siesta of an hour or two. During this period all places of business are closed, barring Chinese shops, which ktep open uninterruptedly until bedtime. The most animated moment of the town's daily life begins shortly after its 5000 inhabitants awaken. The site of this activity IB the market square. Sunday is the chief market day ot the week. At that time neatly dressed men and women from many parts of Tahiti assemble eft the market half an hour before the opening bell clangs its signal. Within 30 minutes after the first customer is served the fish benches are stripped, and the butchers, bakers and vegetable men, have parted with more than hi: If their stock. In an hour the market is almost deserted. AN EYE FOR BARGAINS "Sire," said the grand vizier of a certain Oriental potentate, "I suggest that In the future we buy our automobiles from the Western company that has just offered us a '10 per cent discount." "Good!" said the potentate. "Order a sonsignment of five hundred automobiles, assorted sizes, at once, and tell the company to send us a check for the discount by return mail, and the bill will he settled In due course." When one man meets another that he is said to look like he usually Bweajrs. VALUABLE THUMB! ."How madam," demanded the attorney for the defense in a compensation case, "can you prove that the thumb you lost in this accident was worth $5000?" "It was the thumb," retorted the plaintiff, "under which I kept my husband." A cheerful countenance will make fools believe you are good-natured.— Chesterfield. By Erwin Gre«" "INSPECT USED CARS MOTORS b CAREFULLY HOWEVER prominent a man may be in his community, however flattering the neighbor's opinion of him, the moment he offers a used car for sale he becomes a marked man. HLook out!" says everybody. First in importance is the motor in the used car. Right there is the heart of the machine, and if it betrays signs of excessive wear or abuse, it is best to leave the "bargain" for somebody else. No matter how well the rest of the ctlr looks, a poor motor is sufficient reason for not buying any car. At the present low prices of used cars one can easily expand the purchase price of the car in pputting the motor in running condition. Sometimes motors which perform excellently on the road and during tests have cracks in the cylinders or in the cylinder head which lead from the combustion chamber to the water jacket. Such defects are easy to find when the head is removed. Another way of testing for this same trouble is to look in the lubricating oil. If there is a leak from the cooling system to the cylinders, water may be' found in the crank-ca|se. Sometimes the water may not be so apparent, but there will be a slushy sediment :n the case; a mixture of carbon and water. Second-hand cars are sometimes "eloped" for poor compression by using excessively heavy oil or by pouring half a teacup of heavy oil into each cylinder before the car is shown. If a test of the oil discloses the fgact that it is heavier thafn the oil that is repularly used in that model, it is well to be suspicious and take off the cylinder head. Dopinp by putting the oil in the cylinders is very temporary. Its effect will last only a few minutes, until the oil is burned out. In any case, it is best to huve the motor run for a few minutes before* checking up the compression by turning the motor over by hand. "Oil-pumpers" are detected by excessive carbon deposits in the combustion chamber. >ln many cases, the.spark plug from a cylinder which pumps oil will be greasy or oily in appearance. Of course the plug may be cleaned just before the Inspection, but ei short road test will usually bring out the trouble. The engine bearings are hard to Inspect and a thoroug job would not be possible without taking off the crank-case, but balk at buying a car in which there is a beaming knock. A motor that has been run with loose bearings is quite bapt to have a crank-shaft out of round, and no matter how much adjustment is made, it will only be temiporify until the shaft is reground or renewed. FOREST PRODUCTS WILL EXCETD EIGHTY MILLION FOR SEASON'S OPERATIONS VICTORIA, Jan. 2.—A preliminary report of the statistics of the timber 'industries for the year 1827 shows the value of forest products to the province will again exceed $80,000,- 000, most of which Is again distributed for labor, provisions and equipment, and thus forms one of the most important items of provincial wealth, says a statement given out at the lands department. Royalties and stumpage collected by l bo government for the eleven months amounted to $1,788,024, as compared with $1,663,238 for 192G. There was a slight falling off in the production of sawmills, and the value of the sawmill products was less lhan that prevailing in 1926. The reduction here was largely offset by an increase in pplp and paper products, due to the opening of the new unit of tho Powell River company's plant, which took place a year ago, the statement adds. The production of minor products, such as poles, piles, railway flies,min ing timber, coopers' blocks, etc., was approximately the same as last year. B. C. Mill DEVELOPMENTS DURING 1927 By Victor Doimaye,Geological Survey Department of Mines, Ottawa THE mineral production In i.ni- lsh Columbia in l'J27 will amount to approximately ii) ?G2,i42,ooj, which is about 16,000,000 short oi the record production of $67,188, made mi 11)21). This decline, however, may be attributed largely to ilie drop in metal prices, for If' tU>; I9z7 production were oaloulated on Hie prists prevailing in 1920 it would reach $70,000,000. it has been cai- cuulated that over i.Oou.OuO tons of metallic ores will be mined and treated 'in 1927, as compared with 4,775,- 073 tons duiiug 1920. Tlie lower metal prices of 1927 will be mpra strongly rellected in the profits earned and dividends distributed, v, bieli amounted In 1B26 to 2.", per cent and 14 per' cent respectively of the total production value. TUe production ot 19211 was made, up of 20.Ii per cent lead, i8.4 per cent copper, 17.4 pur cent coal, 15.7 per cent zinc, 9.9 per cent silver, li.1 per cent gold, 4.9 per cent structural materials and O.o per cent miscellaneous materials, including gypsum, Uuonte, arsenic, sodium carbonate, platinum and pyrite. While the production of lead, zinc, silver and coal will be greater and that of copper and gold less iu 1927 than in I9'i , still the proportion contributed by each of tliese products in both years will not differ greatly, llhe decrease in tile copper production is due iu the lower grade of the ores mnieu. The value of the miscellaneous minerals produced in IBiil will exceed tliat ot those produced iu 1926 by about $170,000, due largely to the production of about 35,uuo tons oi dyrite re covered by a selective notation process from the ores of the Britannia mine. The bulk ol the metal is produced from a few large mines such as lii I Suilivan, Copper Mountain, HIdd n Creek, Britannia auu i reinier. A dozen or more smaller mines, however, are daily treating Irom 20 to 200 tons of le&d-zinc-silver or sold ore. Besides these a number ol still smaller but very profitable mines ship high-grade ore direct to the sine! tors, and another group in the silver- lead districts ships milling grade ore to the customs concentrator operated by the Consolidated .Mining & Smelting company at Trail. Most of the members of this last group snip mill ing ore merely as a temporary expe dicnt while passing through development stages preliminary io establishing their own concentrators, lb high grade shippers, however, pi ■ duce only ore of sufficiently high grade as to obviate the ne, d of con ceutration. There are .-even or eight pthor properties on which concentrators, of capacities ranging from 5u to 200. tons per day, are in various Btai of completion, the majority of Which will be put inio operation early In i92s. Thesg are the Whitewal r, Ruth-Hope, Hewitt, Micky .liiu aK I Paradise, all ,n the southern pari of the province, die Pioneer Hold Mine in the Bridge River district, the ■ ■' tliie mine near gmlthers and the ro ric an the Alice Aarm section ol tb< northern coast. Several mini B BUch as tho Bunloch and Old Sport have large bodies ol ore developed and are ready foi erection ol concentrating plains. I fangemenli hu, i be n made t" ei i a small concentrator at the 51 Cup mine ui ar lla/."li ,h. A nun of other deposits are Hearing or Ii probably reached the stage of devel opineni at which ihe Installation i concentrators Is warranted. Am these are tho Monarch, GMant • I Ruth Vermont In the Golden distrlcl and the Porter-Idaho of the Stewart district. CAM FIND NO HUSBAND BESRUN.—There ura 800,000 perfluous" women in Berlin, v.l, ., means that every thirteenth woman must look elsewhere for a husband. But the Berlin women are emplo) their time otherwise. Every third one is engaged in ti gainful OC ill Hon outside the, home, In the la ioi mnrkct there, is one woman to e\ two men. Only one-tenth of the Berlin hon have servants, so thai another I, 000 women are engaged In running their own domestic establishn i it ;s estimated, 'ibis brings the mi ber of worl ing wo 1,000,000, as ;, y,,. i ui.:.. 1,4 working men. THE SUN: GRAND FOBKS, BBTPISH COLUMBIA 3Jf* (SrattJ. furka #un G. A. EVANS, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • UBBORIPTION RATES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE no Year (in Canada and Great Britain) 31.00 ne Year (in the United States) 1.50 Addresr *" •~"*~"'cations to «Thk Grand Poses Sun Paom 101 Gbano Forks, B. C> OFFICE: COLUMBIA AVENUE AND LAKE STREET. FRIDAY. JANUARY 6, 1928 Notes • Notions • Notables AT 74 Opie Read has published his fiftieth novel and has atrated to write his fifty-first. "The Gold Cauzo ^ell" Is a "golden anniversary" novel for Read, who is setting a record for productivity tlmong modern authors. His first novel was published 40 years ago. Oolf, the sport Road likes best, furnishes the background fr "The Golden Gauze Veil." Head shoots In the eighties, and hardly a day passes that he does not play 36 boles. There ore many colorful tales the writer, who has lived in Chicago for 36 years, but none as interesting as the story ot the $50,000 poker game. Ye; Irs ago Read was playlny cards in the old Chinese Press club. He went broke and asked a book publihe.r who was watching the play, for a loan of $70. The latter agreed on condition that Read oblgate himself to write a novel and take the loan as full payment for It Read did. The novel eiirned the more than $50,000 royalties the regular way. FROM one of our contemporaries we learn thatladles1 stockings are now Included in the list of apparel that call for a mlnute description at fashionable weddings, The Sun is rather apprehensive as to what article of dress will next be included -in the list. If the natural sequence of things is followed, descriptions of women's raiment at future windings should be sufficiently interesting to satisfy the craving for "news" ot the most exacting Individual of a news-crazy world. 'T'E contents of a dusty, Crowded little barber shop in •*■ Ineral Point, Wis., were purchased recently by the Milwaukee public museum. In the days when Wlscon sin did surface mining, Otto Appel, the shop's owner, who died a few months ago, used to offer a free shave to miners in exchange for mineral specimens. In the course of time his shop, said to be the oldest barber shop in the state, became a center, and his specimens, many of them highly valuable, increased greatly. More than 1000 of hese are In the museum's collection, purchased from August Schicker, a friend of Mr. Appel's since 1885. The barber wifi a collector all his life, and his shop was filled with stuffed birds, muzzle-loading muskets.minerals and all manner of things acquired or presented to him. Minerals, however, were a particular hobby, and In 1893 the display was awarded first prize at the World's fair in Chicago. not necessarily collapse at that spot, though another part of tbethe buildiny may frfl becauseof the crack. Similarly a crack in the earth in the Pacific may cause another crack in a different part of the world.' utatHEN you and your wife hare a difference ot opln- »» ion," said the father who was giving advice to his newly married son, "and you are unable to persuade her that you are right, you must compromise. To illustrate my point, I will give you a little experience of my own. One summer your mother wished to spend the season in Maine, while I was anxious to go to the Adirondacks." "And how did you compromise, father?" "Well, we stayed from Friday to Monday in the Adirondacks, and spent the rest of the summer on the Maine coast!' Tfce Spice of Lifeir^ IT has been said that punctuality is the politeness ot pdinces. Have you thought of your failure to be punctual as a discourtesy? You may excuse yourself most talkatively, but th<i discourtesy Is there. Yon have Imposed on others. You hifve been rankly selfish In not considering their time of value. You have kept men waiting. That is pure selfishness. The writer has heard men say that they waste hours ot time waiting for others to keep appointments. Courtesy has fallen to low estate when We ctjn't at Want be prompt WHILE people In all parts of England viewed the falling of a meteor recently, Reginald Harvey had a close view that not expected or desired. Harvey was cycling near Oxford when "a ball of fire the size of a coconut" shot past him, whistling, and hit the road 20 feet ahead of him. Rushing to the spot, Harvey could find only gray ashes strewn about the ground, HEADACHES come in contemplation of the United States in Its cups. In 1926, compiled qgures show, the country went on a spree and drank 16 per cent more coffee than in the previous year, the per capita) consumption amounting to no Use than 500 cups. Imports of the brown bean mounted to 1,500,000,000 pounds. The "billion" end of the Import was sent by Brazil, while Co- ombia and Mexico furnished most ot the rest. UNDER a London street two magnificent tusks ot n prehistoric monster were found. They, were discovered by workmen during excavations. An examination of the bones is to be made by experts. The monster Is believed to have been one of the extinct animals thai roamed the forest of Middlesex 200,000 years ago. Yankee Puzzled An American staying at a Scottish shooting lodge was awakened early in the morning by an ear-piercing noise under the bedroom window. "Luwa Mike," he said the man who brought i n the morning tea, "what's that?" "That's Donald playing the bagpipes, sir," came the reply. "Gee," muttered the American, "I thought it was some one torturing a haggis!" Save the Pieces "What a pretty name your maid has!" remaked a visitor. "Oh, that isn't her real name," was the reply; "we call her 'Dawn' because she Is always breaking!" Sight for Sore Eyes "Professor, can you see how short that terrible woman Is wearing her skirts?" "No, doggoned, these glasses need readjusting." 0' |NE sometimes wonders in a crowded picture show house of Immense size what the masses did before they had the three-reel films. One answer is thill, they didn't have the free time to attend such affairs. A curvo or graph representing the expansion of the movie and the printing industries would coincide in a remarkable fashion with the rise of the 16-hour day of leisure. How much further we ctln develop this resource In the future Is for thcj oculists to determine, for there Is a physical limit to the use that oan be made of the eye. . Doubtless the psychologists will also have something to say about the number of books or films per diem that can be safeily perused, for too much reading, like too little, makes Jc|ck a dull boy. PERCY GRAFFAM, husky Portland (Maine) longshoreman, Is a champion in Ms own class. Equipped with fingers of only ordinary length, he has mastered the trick of picking up with ono hand eight ordinary pool balls. Once the balls htfve been picked up he moves his hand in almost any direction. A FUTILE seach for gold in Alaska brought Mrs. Virginia Tubbs t)nd her husband to Chicago twelve years ago. Six years later, widowed and inexperienced in business, she turned to bridge as her only means of support. Today Mrs. Tubbs earns more than $1000 a month teaching Chicago's Qold Coeist residents how to play bridge. She had learned the game, during the long evenings in their isolated Alaskan home. VTOT the least of the late Oscar Hammersteln's con- •' trlbutions to the Amerlccn theater were his solutions of the acoustical problems in his many theaters. "I erecting his buildings he was a genius," George Blu- menthal writes. "He was the first theater builder to take note of solving the problem of acoustics. This miatter had puzzled thetlter men for many years. But with his .inventive genius Hammersteln delved into the matter. He ustd the roof and the proscenium arch to further his ends, and sprinkled the concrete foundations of the orchestra and balcoies with powdered glass. His taste ilrchlteclure was sometimes criticized, but bis acoustics were beyond reproach. He designed his own buildings, and Instead of first calling in an architect he did just the reverse; he planned his structures, and later consulted the architect on technical problems/' THE "father of American geography," strangely enough, also was the father of the man who Invented telegraphy. His name was Jedidiab Morse. Born at Hood- stock, Conn., In 1761, he died at New Hr|ven In 1826, several years before his illustrious son,Samuel F. B. Morse, startled the world with his Invention. Dr. Morse was one of the busiest men in New England, writes Quaker O. Ihylor In the New Republic. In 1784 h0 published "Geography Made Easy." This was the vrst work of that kind published in the United Stir.es. Subsequently he published "American Geography," "Tilie American Gazetteer," and "Elements of Geography." An age-yellowed copy of his "Geography Madci Busy" is preserved In the library of congress at Washington. YEAST Is only nn humble vegetable, but It has its likes and dislikes, and it will work better for the baker and make sweeter and lighter bread, If he treats it right and gives it the kinds of chemicals It likes, according to C. J. Patterson of Kansus City, who spoke at Omaha before the meeling of tho American Association of Cereal Chemists. The yeast .needs certain mineral salts In tho right proportion to maintain good health, just j.a do other plants and animals, Mr. Patterson explained, and large-scale inkers ilre basing their batch formlulae on scltntiflc determinations of these chomlcal require ments instead of rule of the thumb methods of old- fashioned baking. THE earth's crust is settling, declares Sir Oliver-Lodge, explaining the abundance of earthquakes, tidal waves, typhoons and hurricanes, rainstorms and floods. "Therre is nothing abnormal in the operation," he says, "but improved method of communication broadcast the news of earthquakes and typhoons all over the world In a few seconds. A century ai;o typhoons i|nd earthquakes, such as havt happened in Japan, Mexico and the Black sea,* wdulo have been unheard of for many months. The crust of the earth is continually settling down. If ai crack appears in the fabric of a house, the house does T'HB huge airplane soon to be launched in England will be equipped witB**lammocks for sleeping, a llvdng room and a place for cooking. The machine will be used Tor long flights and attempts to moor it in sheltered coves for rest periods will bet made. ANautomobile swerved to one side on # hibhway out of Springfield, Mass. to avoid striking another, then rashed Into a pole at the roadside and tipped over. Per- nons in a car following found a woman in tears stand- ng beside the machine and moaning over and over, "Ob, luy nice new car. I'll never be able to use It again." jome one asked the women whether she had driven the ear. "Oh, no, my husband was driving," she said. Then •. hurried search was made for the husband who was still beneath the car, although not seriously hurt. Maybe new husbands are not as hard to come by as new motor ;ars. Poems From EasternLand s TURKEY GAZBL Truth this: a lasting home hath yielded ne'er earth's spreading plain: Scarce e'en an 4nn where may the caravan for rest remain. '.'bough evtiry leaf of every tree is verily a book, 'or those who understanding lack doth earth no leaf contain. O'en though the Loved One be from thee as far bb East from West x Bagdad to lovers is not tar." O heart, then strive and strain. One moment opened were her ebrlate, strife-causing eyne, By us as scimitars, not merely daggers, were they ta'en. Yeorneth Nejatl for the court of thy fair Paradise, "'hough this a wish which he while here on earth can ne'er attain, —Nejatl. cJ ncient History" (COMPILED PROM TWENTY-YEAR OLD SUN PILES.) 'One of the big events of the holiday season was the dinner tendered tluj bachelor members ofOrand Forks '.odge No. 30, K. of P., by the married members of that order and their families, at their hall on First street on New Ytor's night. The municipal voters' list this year contains 521 names entitled to vote in the East and West wards, as abalnst •*74 names in last year's list. „ The Granby smelter Is gradually getting be)ck to nor n-alcy. Four furnacus are now in operation, Two more will be blown In tomorrow, and as labor seems to be pretty plentiful in the Boundary at the present time, the remaining two idle furnace* #8} probefbly be blown In in a few days. " The Grand Forks Athletic association's skating rink did not open on the first, as per announcement, owing to the mild weather prevailing. The mink is now being flooded, and will open to the public as soon cfe cold wuather sets In. Mary's Modern Lamb Mary had a little lamb, It drank some gasoline. One day It wandered near the fire, And since has not benzine. All Set "Of course, young man,"sald the girl'sfather, "you know that my daughter has always had a good home." "Yes, sir," beamed the suitor, believe that it will prove entirely satisfactory." But He Will "I hear you have got a job In s bank. I suppose that was because you knew the banker " "Well, It was probably because the banker didn't know me." Turned the Tide Blx—The tide has turned and is going out Dlx—-i. on't blame !*• Do y°u no* tice that homely girl going into the water?" Unmanned 6 Mrs. Jones—I hear that Passe is a wreck from losing the man she expected to marry? Mrs. Smith—It's completely un? manned her, my dear. Indestructible 1 There was a little joke, For centuries it grew, Now, when in public spoke, It's just as good as new. It Showed Sarah—Do you know that I have- the soul of an artist? Frank—I knew you painted the minute I looked at your face. Another Sensation Beatrice—They say Miss Van Gay plays golf like a man. Milllcent—Goodness gracious! Say, wouldn't you love to hear her? It's There Jane—I just earns front the drawing roont. Helen—There's no drawling room In that building. lane—Yes, there .Is My dentist has an office In that building. Revoked The golfer missed the ball three times, plowing up the turf. "You've revoked," said his partner. "But I'm not playing cards," remon (rated the unfortunate player. "All the same," was the reply, you've been playing a spade instead of a club!" The Duty at Hand The universe up in the sky Will be secure as years go by, So, let us strive, for all we'e worth. For order on this little earth. He Furnished the Gas He—Darling, you're the light ot my lite. ' She (not impressed)—But you are furnishing the gas, Mr. Brown. Starfish and Oysters The oyster yawned quite widely And in speedy tones he said: "When 'stars' come out It's time for me To seek my oyster bed!" Perfectly Satisfactory Proud Parent—What kind of a man Is this bame of yours? Prudence (Mb daughter)—Well, ho says he has always wanted a home, "That sounds good." "And he likes ours very much." Practice of Pharmacy "I see you advertise tor a drug clerk." "Yes, I need a drug clerk. How are you at compounding?" "Soups or medicine?" inquired the applicant CITY REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Applications for immediate purchase of Lots and Acreage owned By the City, within the Municipality, are invited. Prices:--From,$25.00 per lot upwards. Teims:--Cnsh and approved payments. List of Lots and prices may be seen at the CityJOlT.ee. JOHN A. HUTTON. City Clerk. I Sometimes the informality of the spoken word is more elective than a letter. 'LONG DISTANCE, PLEASE" British Columbia Telephone Company 111 if TfciE SUN prints all the loeal, news and carries a number of interesting features found in no other Boundary paper $1.00 per year «ll!i,l!]|!l'illlllli Regimental Piping Awards Announced janrteaa*«^-^**-^ I Dunbar, winmrof the " r of '^:y%2$<Sg£2£a. Alt question of military status was involved in the regimental bagpipe competition held at the Banff Highland Gathering in September, the final decision as to the holders of the trophies Was referred by mutual* consent to the Minister ot National Defence, under whose -authority the competition was held. The decision it been given by Major- Thacker, Chief of General > the effect that the trophy r Mr. E. W. Beatty, chairman lident of the Canadian Pacific as originally offered to > Highland Regiments, be i Lieutenant Charles Dun- bv, D.C.M.-sArgyle and Sutherland Highlanders Trf Canada, Hamilton, Ontario— tbk being accompanied by a cash prisa d 1100.00. Under this ruling Pipe-Major McPherson, of tho Toronto Scottish Regiment, ranks for second prise ot $50.00 and Pipe- Sergeant Hugh McBeth, ot the Calgary Highlanders, for third prize of $26.00. Piper Neil Sutherland, of the Twelfth Signal Battalion, Canadian Corps of Signallers. Regie*, is awarded the first place in the coxa- petition for a trophy of equivalent -value as Champion Pipe Player, Canadian Militia, the trophy to be held by the contestant who wins it in two successive competitions and the trophy remaining the property of the unit to which the winner belongs. Neil Sutherland receives $100.00 cash as winner, Second in this competition ia Pipe-Major James Hamilton, of the Canadian Fusiliers, London, Ontario, who receives a substantial cash prize. ( THE SUN: GBAND FORKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA "SALADA" sealed In alr-tlght metal Is the modern tea—dust-free—pure—fresh—delicious. Sold by all grocers, 80c to $1.05 per lb. Bulk tea, with dust weighed In, Is a relic of the old days—new methods have displaced It "SALADA" TEA. /]/ The Bible in School NONE OF HI8 BU8INE88 ANYWAV Capt. A. B. Randall of the steam- ehshlp Republic tells a story which we fllnd reported, In the Pittsburg Sun. "A steward," he said, "stood tthe gangway of a ship of mine, and as ha stood there he kept shouting for the benefit of the arriving passen- Q«rs: "'First-class to the right. Second- class to the left' A young lady stepped daintily aboard with a b by In her arms. As she hesitated before the steward he bent over her and said In his chivalrous way: "'First or second?' "'Oh!' said the girl, her face as red aa a rose, '0 dear, it's—It's not mine.'" Prof.—You have not learned very much in this class, have you, Smith? Smith—It's very decent of you, professor, to take the blame like that. Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for Colds Headache Neuritis Lumbago. Pain Neuralgia Toothache Rheumatism does not Effect the heart ■ Accept only . "Bayer" package which contains proven directions. Handy "Bayer" boxes of 18 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists Aaplrtn fa the trade mark (ntUttnd In Canada) of Barer .Manufacture of Monoacetlc- wMHter at Sallcrllcacia <A.c,tyl StHcrllc Add, "A. FT"). White It 1. 3 too" » ttat Aaplrtn meui Bayer manufacture, to assist the public against Imitations, the Tabtets of Barer Oonpanjt wdl to stamped wltti their (eaerat trail, mark, the "Barer Cross." 1h Purest everades Highest authorities in science admit that beer is not only the purest of all beverages, but also the most beneficial to body and mind. Beers brewed and bottled by iu in our most up-to-date ana sanitary pltnt, which it always .open for cloaut inspection by the •- public, ARE GOOD tni PURE BEERS: For sale Vancouver Breweries Ltd. %kouwBC This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government ol British Columbia. To the Ed tor of The Sun. Sir:—As news has reC(Ched here that there Is a movement to get a new.Bible schools act passed in your progressive province, and as the puestion appears to be an imperial one, making for character training and good c tizenshlp, It may interest your readers to know that the is a Bible in schools bill to be brought before the New Zealand legislature next session, that will also provide for the learning of the Ten Command ments, which all creeds are agreed uponupon. "Ilhe education department Is to draw up a syllabus of- Scrlpture lessons to be read. In the board schools In England, 25 minutes daily are devoted to Bible Instruction, leaning the Ten Commandments, Proverbs, etc., and hymn singing. Every teacher has an official Bible lesson syllabus, and a syllabus for Jewish scholars, and every scholar has t| school Bible. I would respectfully suggest that those interested should first take a vote of t&e parents of scholars; your school trustees or education boards can supply their names. This was done here with success, and I have enclosed e| copy of ballot paper used, and also a statement in favour of Bible in schools, made by our national director of schools. I notice that many leaders favour Bible reading in schools and they sts|te that Bible reading will aid in reducing juvenile crime. Bible in schools was made a political question here; the Reform party who favoured were returned to power by a large majority. I notice that the following American states, viz: Pennsylvania, Alabama, Tennessee, New Jersey and Georgia, have passed, in recent years, Bible reading In schools bills, which make Bible reading compulsory in every stelte school. In parts of Canada, I notice that the local school trustees decide the question of Bible reading in scools, but educationists state that that method is a mistake; they say the question should be left to the central education authority to decide, and if adopted, made mandatory in all schools; that was tht decision of the South African Union education commission. Trusting you will excuse this liberty, Yours truly, KNOX H. SMITH, Secretary, Citizens' Bible in Schools Committee. 10 Taft Street, Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand, 8th December, 1927. Two often cease to be after they are made one. company Front Everywhere The value of tho Western Canadian grain yield this year is figured at $1,600,000,000 by a financial firm making a survey of conditions at Winnipeg. Wheat is put at $563,- 804,729; oats at $166,428,382; barley at 162,887,903; rye at $16,628,- 881, and flax at $1,935,315. Hay and other grains are included in the grand total. The Eastern International Dog Sled Derby will be held this year at Quebec City, February 20, 21 and 22, according to information given out by the tourist department of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. The leading drivers from all parts of the Continent will take part. The race is over a 120-mile course with an average of 40 miles a day Montana farmers are hauling grain to stations on the Canadian Pacific Railway lines just north of the International boundary line in South-weetern Saskatchewan. Some 60,000 bushels are on the move there on sale to the Wheat Pool. It is remarkable that the Montana farmers are paying the duty and receiving about $5 per load more than if delivered to the elevators located along the Montana route. "The tourist crop is the next best crop to that of wheat in the Canadian West," said C. B. Foster, passenger traffic manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway, visiting Winnipeg recently. "Canadians are now capitalizing our splendid winters," he said. "It used to be our custom to decry them, but we have since learned their appeal to the stranger as well as ourselves and are profiting by it." (juebec City is preparing for a record winter sports season, according to Jack Strathdee, newly appointed winter sports director at the Chateau Frontenac. Mr. Strathdee comes to his new field of activity with a wealth of experience, having promoted outdoor sports in the Mus- koka Lakes region and more recently at the French River Bunfralow Camps of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Saskatchewan heads the provinces of Canada in growth of revenue from tourist traffic, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, dealing with the calendar year 1926. The gain over the previous year was over 100 per cent., while Manitoba was the only other province with a revenue increase of more than 26 per cent. The tourist business for the whole of Canada has risen from $83,733,760 in 1920 to $193,643,450 last year. It is thought to contribute $100,000,000 to Canada's favor- ablf balance of trade. Ol Canada's four great sources of wealth — field, forest, mine and stream — the forest has steadily pushed forward until it now holds second place, particularly in the exports from the Dominion. For .(tie 12 months ended September 3Uth last, grain and grain products exported were valued at $164,000,000; metals $160,000,000 and newsprint §120,000,000, to which should be added, to show the whole exported wealth of the forests, manufactured and unmanufactured wood valued at 8160,000,000, making the Sorest aggregate $280,000,000.4* Express Cargo Steamers For C. P. R. The fourth of the five 10,000 ton cargo steamers under construction in the Old Country for the Atlantic service of the Canadian Pacific was launched recently from the yards of Messrs. Barclay, Curie and Co., Glasgow. With . appropriate ceremonies and in the Presence of a large gathering of Canadian Pacific Officials, the new ship was christened the "Beaverhill" by Miss Mavis Oillles, (Inset) daughter of Captain James Gillies, general manager of the jPWadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. ' ' Whan these new steamers are delivered, the Canadian Pacific cargo fleet will be augmented by five of the highest type of express cargo steamers and capable of maintaining a speed of 14 knots an hour, which is regarded as exceptional for cargo steamers. The marked growth of ocean trade between Great Britain and Canada via the St. Lawrence route, has prompted the Canadian Pacific to augment their freight service to this extent. These vessels will be used to maintain a weekly service between Canadian ports and those in Great Britain and on the Continent. The new freighter, like her sister ships the Beaverburn, Beaverdale, Beaverford and Beaverbrae, is 620 feet in length 61 and a half feet in width with a deadweight carrying capacity of approximately 10,000 tons and load draft of 27 feet; but should a need arise as much as 18,000 tons may be carrier1 On the maximum load draft. The ships will be driven by twin srev:. DO YOU WANT THE PEOPLE TO READ YOUR ADVERTISEMENT People take The| Sun because they j|believe it is worth the price we charge] for it. It is therefore reasonable to suppose that they read its contents, including advertisments. This is not always the case wifh newspapers that are offered as premiums with chromos or lottery tickets WE DO NOT WANT CHARITY ADVERTISING- Advertising "to help the editor." But we do want businessadver t is- ing by progressive business men who know that sensible advertising brings results and pay. If you have something to offer the public that will benefit them and you as well, the newspaper reaches more people than a bill board SUN REAOEI KNOW tfa^vk THEY WANT and if you have the goods you c "ii do business with them THE SUN: GRAND FORKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA THE CITY Lome A. Campbell, of Rossland, general manager of the West Koote- nay Power & Light company, and E. E. Gibson, of Fenticton, Okanagan representative of the company, arrived in the city this afternoon. At 5 o'clock they had a conference with tha members of the city council. The power question was dlscusstd for some, but no agreement was arrived at. Mr. Campbell submitted a statement of the receipts of the company from the city of Grand Forks and district. The mebers of tho council are ot the opinion that the surrounding should not be Included in the city when discussing the power rates. The roof of the curliiiK rink caved tn on Wednesday from tho heavy load of snow that It carried. No one was In the building at the time, and no one was hurt. A meeting of the Curling club fs to be held next Monday, bu# It Is not likely that the rink will be repaired this winter, and the members will either have to stay at home evenings and got acquainted with their wives or hunt up a rendezvous where they can play penny ante The Sun and a majority of its readers may not believe in the liquor traffic or in liquor profits, but the undlable fact remains that the latter have given a great many city governments In British Columbia an ephemeral reputation for being astute financiers. So little talk Is heard about the forthcoming civic election, that oue is temipted to form the conclusion that a tew persons do not want an election and the balance of the citizens do not give a continental whether there is one or not. New Year's came In so unobtrusively in this citythat one might easily mistake the current year for 1937. The merchants of city are reported to h-'tvc i'isposed of the bulk of •nr.jr ffolirlaj .tocks before 1928 ar- rived. Gee ge Ho i-ey returned to his m in this city the first of tho vi '•■ from Hie Sullivan mine at Klmberiek. George Mattocks went up to Franklin mamp on Wednesday to work at the Union mine. Sleighing Is good at present, but sleighs are not as plentiful as they were in the good old days. Thirty-two below seems to have broken the back of the winter of the day. The city schools opened on Tuesday morning with the pre-hollday attendance. J. W. Barton has recovered sufficiently to leave the Grand Forks hospital John Santano returned home this week from Wenatchee, Wash . OUTSIDE VIEW ON HEDLEY MINE SHUTS DOWN FOR WINTER; TO RESUME IN SPRING MEDLEY.—With the advent of cold weather which renders the obtaining of power from water supply very difficult, the Hedley Gold Mine closed down on Sunday for the winter. Many of the m'iners were in Princeton on Monday, some looking for work locally «nd others on their way through to the coast for a holiday. The married men with their families are remaining on the hill to wait for the resumption of work in ii,,, -; rtnir Pinning down at this liii' , ho i lem'bers of tho stall' to return to their homes for the Christmas son mm, but (Jcnora! Manager G. P, .loues will remain at the mill for the time being to put every- thins In shape for the period of Inactivity. There has boon an ample supply of water for power this year and the mill has been able to run at its full capacity. Extensive exploration of othier properties in the neighborhood was carried on during the season, but without any now ore bodies being dls covered that would add to the high grade tonnagu of the mline reserves. Work will be resumed In the spring as soon as weather conditions will permit. GOING TOO FAR Jerry—So you don't like your new boarding bouse? You surely don't object to hash do you? Dick—No, but I certainly do object to hash soup! COULD CALL HIM Professor (endeavoring to Impress on his class the definition of cynic)— Yaung man, what would you call a mna who pretends to know everything? Student—A professor! SOMETHING has taken place in Grand Forks, British Columbit, likely to prove of great importance to thci remainder of British Co- lumblumbia and to communities, iu particular, situated as is the North Shore. A description of the Grand Forks occurrence, which has excited considerable comment and imd conjecture In government circles, Is all that is needed to unable one visualize flie possibilities that may follow. The right of the provincial water hoard to exer-clsci the powers of a public utilities commiss.on, one of which was dlsccpdod Inthe province Homo years ano, In supervising electric power rates in British Columbia will be admitted by the West Kootenay Power & Light company, according to advice received by officials at Victoria. As requested by Gnfnd Forks, the company, it is reported, will file its tolls with the board. Provincial water board officials are frankly surprised, for they had understood the company Intended to refuse to recognize Grand Forks' claim for tin arbitration on water rates by the water, board. Brand Forks contends the nates are too high. The interior city deals direct with the West Kootenay company end not with the subsidiary South Kootenay company. This distinction 'is Important, for It has been contended the water board has no jurisdiction over the South Kootenay company, which Is not a water licensee like the present West Kootenay concern, and the filing of the West Kootenay tolls thus would cover the dispute involved. According to Grand Forks' interpre tation of this latter turn of events, the power of the water board Is not being brought into question, as had been anticipated. As soon as the WeBt Kootenay rates have been filed, Grand Forks will make formal objection to them with the water board,, which will then be called upon to arbitrate and fix a proper rate. In so doing,, according to responsible opinion, the water board will be exercising function.! never exercised by it before and will, in egect, become a public utilities commission insofar as power naies are concerned. If this interpretation of the Grand Forks incident Is correct, an avenue is opened whereby any municipality In the province will be able to appeal to a governmental body if it believes the charges levied against dt for hydro-electric power are exorbitant. The final decision of the West Kootenay company thus marks a very important development In the handling of public utilit; ;s in British Columbia, and undoubtedly will force a general discussion in the legislative assembly at its a;., roaching session of the advisability of setting up a public utilities cor.-nission that will ave the power apparantly about to be bestowed upon the provincial water board, and more besides.—North Van couver Review. JONATHANS ARE VERNON.—The Okanagan winter, which many, persons consider severe, does not : o appeal t oBry- son Whyte, supervising fruit Inspector lor the Okaua; an and Main line points. Mr. Whyte has recently returned from the prairies, where he spent two very bu :y weeks visiting fruit distributing ot liters and examln Ing the stocks the;.' in store and in the various avenu a of distribution. Mr. Whyte has found that apples which left the valley in perfect condition do not always stand up under the conditions to v hlch they are exposed enroute to tlu consumer. For instance, in souie storeB in country districts apples arc piled up In the store buildings whi h are heated bj 3tovea. In the dayo tho temperature rises into the 70's. At night, It often falls to slightly below freezing. TJie condition of apples exposed to such conditions deteriorates rapidly, and yet the growed must stand back of his product In order for It to be continued <as a commercial fruit. It is evident that the Jonathans are breaking down badly. This is shown at Calgary, where fortunately there are a very few. In the Moose Jaw and Regina districts there are a lot, and a'so at Winnipeg and Edmonton. Because of past experience the Jonathans, Wageners and Spys, this year had to be sold under a six weeks guarantee and the nature of the breakdown is such that from late shipments which did net go speedily into consumption, claims will be heavy. This agects about a quarter of the crop of these varieties. Another trouble Is pin point scab and mildew at the stem. Never before have these troubles been experienced to the extent they are this year They are believed to be deu to the excessive moisture. During Mr. Whyte's swing around the western Canada circuit of jobbing centers, he did not see any apples from United States points. MAY RE-ENACT TL VICTORIA, Jfln. 2.—F. M. Black, chairman of the Interior committee of direction undtr the marketing act of the province, is In the city tor the purpose of conferring with the minister of agriculture, Hon H. D. Barrow, with respect to the jreparalion of legislation for the com iug session. Hie marketing act ot last session was passed for one year only, as a trial In legislation. To continue the operations of the act, it will be necessary to grapple with the subject again this session. Majority Pleased 'Mr. Black, who recently returned from the cast, said that he was not In a position to speak very exactly with respect to recent events connected with the conduct of affairs under the legislation of last session, but be was pronounced in his declaration that the legislation was working acceptably to the vast majority of the fruit growers and others affected in the province. There was, in fact, he said, a minimum of dissatisfaction with its optra- tion. The demand would be in favor of the continuation of the legislation In the future. Vears Compared When asked If there waa the possibility that the situation this year would be fairly good for the fruit growers, even if there had been no marketing act, Mr. Black cited the fact that With a crop In the Okanagan i.ii some 3,000,000 boxes, the output was similar to that of 1922 and 1925. 1'he fact that the marketing had been effected with satisfactory results this year carried its own answer, when the previous record years mentioned wereJrtOalled to mind. Then, in the matter of tomatoes and cucumbers, there had been an excellent record established this year All through, the results, he felt, could be regarded as nothing but satisfactory. TO LIVE IN SAME HOUSE MILWAUKEE.—Circuit Judge Oscar M. Fritz made an unusual provision in a divorce suit recently/when on awarding a decree to the husband he ruled that the divorced couple make their home in the same house in the hope of establishing an ultimate reconciliation. "line decision was in the suit brought by Guy Slaughter against Mrs. Estelle Slaughter, formerly head of a mission here. Slaughter said that his wife's religious activities undermined his health aind that he could not live with her. "The situation ds extraordinary. 1 believe there should be tried an un- \isual arrangement that will be best for the children," the court said. "If the arrangement is accomplished by cooperation and mutual forbearance it may result In a reconciliation. "The plaintiff will have the custody of' the childretn, providing that he will establish a household in which be and and the children and the wife can live. She Is to be provided with a sepurate room." "THIRTEENTH" WOMAN "DIED LA8T WEEK" Jimmy, .the young son of Mr. and Mrs. George D. Jackson, will be six years old in January and ready for scholl. Instead of being happy over the prospect, Jimmy does not warit to go. The following conversation recently took place between the youngster and his mother: "Mother, I'm not going to school." "But, Jim, how can you get out of It? All little boys and girls have to go to school." "We—11, I'll just get Bob take a note to the teacher and say, 'Jim died last week.'" - 6 WORSE THAN PINING "Is the rich young widow pining for her husband?" "Not exactly, but from the way she Is making his money fly, t might be said she is wasting away." PREMIER CALLED TO OTTAWA VICTORIA, Jan. 2.—To discuss with members of the federal government matters considered nt the present interprovincial conference, Premier MacLean left here for Ottawa on Saturday. , The premier has received an inti- n atlon from the capital that several Oi the matters threshed out at the inlerprovinclai conference are being considered by the Ottawa cabinet v itii a view to action on them at the next uuBslon of the Canadian parlla- i. out opening in January. , Trip to Be Brief Me explained tha he was anxious to discuss some of the details of ;iiose matters with federal ministers concerned. His trip will be a short one, as he will return here before the middle of January in time for the cpeninv of the legislature on January £1. ; The premier was noncommittal as ! j the particular matters that he would discuss while in Ottawa. i Prevents Reception The Ottawa trip is somewhat dis- oncerting to him at this time, as his absence will preclude the holding of the anticipated New Year reception at the parlament buildings, and prevent his filling a number of speaking engagements. Hiie premier said he bad never heard of today's report from Winning that the- C.PJR., the C.N.R. and a Chicago syndicate were endeavoring to buy the Edmonton, Dunvegan & Frltish ColuroJbia railway with a view, to its extension into British Columbia. the funetlons of the an Enblish school "What t|re skin?" asked teacher. "To prevent us from looking raw," one boy answered, Get Your Groceries * \ at the CITY GROCERY Phone 25 "Service and Quality" E. C. Henniger Co. Grain, Hay Flour and Feed Lime and Salt Cement and Plaster Poultry Supplies Grand Forks, B. C. AVENGING A TELEGRAM On arriving in Manchester, aays Tit-Bits, a man who was fond of playing practical Jokes sent a telegram to a friend In London that read:.."l am .perqectly .well." .The charges were "collect." The Information must have been gratifying, for about a week later the joker received an express package on which he waa obliged to pay heavy charges.., Opening .it, he found a large street paving block upon which was pasted the following message: "This Is the weight your telegram lifted from my heart," TIMBER SALE XS287 EALED TKNDERS will be received by tbe Mlulmerol Luminal Victor!*, H. C ,not later limn noon on tbe 2nd day of January, 1928, for the purchase of J.lcenoe XMS7 to out lilii,000 F.B.M. of Fir, Larch.SpruceaudCedar; 5.1.450 Hewn Tiea. 2.000 Corda ot Cordwood, nm1 120,000 Cedar Porta on an area aituatcd on Fourth July Creek, Ki miles nit oi Grand I'cirM, Kootenay Dlatrlot. Two (2) years will be allowed for removal of Timber- Further parllculara of the Cble' Forester Victoria, B.C.,or Dlatrlot Fornter, Ne aou. DONALDSON GROCERY1 Phone SO , S Try our Special Tea at 65c per lb Shoes, Shirts, Overalls Good values for .your money. • ,Call,; and see us before purchasing. JOHN DONALDSON General Merchant GRAND FORKS Transfer Co. DAVIS 8 HANSEN, Propt I City liaggage and General Transfer Coal, Wood and Ice for Sale Office at R. t. Petrle'a Store Plume 64 Our Hobby IS Good Printing! r|HiK value of well- *• printed, neat appearing stationery as a means of getting and holding desirable business has been amply demonstrated. Consult vi before going elscwhorc. Wedding invitations Ua:l programs Uir?i:i 2ss cards Vi ng cards Su' " ing tags Letterheads Statements Noteheads Pamphlets Price lists Envelopes Billheads Circulars Dodgers Posters Menus New Type Latent Style Faces THE SUN Colombia Avenue and .take Street TELEPHONE R101 PalaceBarber Shop Razor Honing a Specialty P. A. Z. PARE, Proprietor ..FIRST ST, NEXT •». BURN* SYNOPSIS OF LANDACTAMENDMENTS PRE-EMPTIONS Vacant unreserved,surveyed Crova lands may be pre-empted by llrltlsa subjects over lii years of age, and by aliens on declaring Intention to become British subjects, conditional upon residence, occupation and lament lor agricultural purposes. Full information concerning regulations regarding pre-emptions is given in Bulletin No. l Land Series, "Bow to jfre-empt Land," copies of whach can .be obtained free of charge by addressing the Department ei Lands, Viivtoria, B. C, or any Govera- ment Agent ■> Records will be made covering only land suitable for agricultural purposes, and which is not timborlaad, te., carrying over 6,000 board feel per acre west of the Coaat Range, and 8,000 feet per acre eaat of thai range. Applications for pre-emption* are to be addressed to the Land Commie* aloner of the Land Recording Divl- alon, In which the land applied fee is situated, and are made on printed forms, copies of which can be obtained from the Land Commissioner. Pre-emptions, must be occupied tot five years ajid improvements mad* to the value of $10 per acre, including: clearing and cultivating at least ave acres, before a Crown Grant caR be received. For more detailed Information see the Bulletin "How to Pre-empt Lead." PURCHASE Applications are received for purchase of vacant and unreserved Crown Lands, not being tlnaberland, for agricultural purposes; »<i»itn1BI price of first-class (arable) land la Sfi. per store, and second-class (grar lng) land $2.60 per acre. Farther information regarding purchase or < lease Of Crown land is given In Bulletin No. 10, Land Series, "Purchase and Lease of Crown Lands." - Mill, factory, or Industrial sites on Umber land, not exceeding to acres, may be purchased or leased, on conditions including payment ot stumr* HOMESITE LEASES ^^ Unsurveyed areas, not exceeding 20 acres, may be leaaed aa homesitee, conditional upon a dwelling being erected in the first year, title VaJt obtainable after residence and improvement conditions afe fulfilled and land has been surveyed. LEASES For grating and Industrial purposes areaa not exceeding $40 acres may be leaaed by one person or a company. GRAZING Under the erasing Act th« Province is divided into grasing districts and tho range administered under a Grazing Commissioner. Annual graving permits are Issued baaed on numbers ranged, priority being siven to lestablisbed owners. Stock 'owners may form associations for range management Free, or partially free, permits are available for setUers, campers and travellers up to ten bead, . !£• oCHEER Wholesale and Retail TOBACCONIST •alar Id Havana Cigars, Pipe* iy^t 21 Confectionery Imperial Billiard Parlor Grand Forks. B. C. A. E. MCDOUGALL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER B Agent lMuninion Monumental Work* Aabvetoe Products Co. Booang ESTIMATES FURNISNEO BOX 332 GRAND FORKS, I. 6 $ PICTURES ■*■ AND PICTURE FRAMING Furniture Made to Order. Also Repairing of all Kinds. Upholstering Neatly Done R. 0. MoCDTCHBON virnnoAmoi
Titled The Evening Sun from 1902-01-02 to 1912-09-13 Titled The Evening Sun and Kettle Valley Orchardist from 1912-04-05 to 1912-09-13 Titled The Grand Forks Sun and Kettle Valley Orchardist from 1912-09-20 to 1929-05-10
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