1 1 i PAGE SIX THE DAILY NEWS Friday, August 22, 1924 WESTHOLME THEATRE Friday and Saturday at 7 and 9, and Saturday Matinee at 3. "THE CONFIDENCE MAN" A clever crook romance personally picked by Meighan out of a thousand stories. The thrilling tale of a master swindler and his struggle to go straight after he had fallen in love. "The Confidence Man" offers you a rich return in entertainment. Hearing 100 per cent love interest, bona-fide thrills and a wealth of big scenes. The Good Luck Star as the king of the "con game" who plays in the love game and comes oit a man. Virginia Valli, Laurence Wheat, Helen Lindroth, George Nash, David Higgins, Margaret Seddon, Dorothy Walters, and large distinguished cast. Felix Comedy Cartoon "Felix Lends a Hand." Fun From the Press. Admission 50c and 25c SEALED TENDERS lddrcssed to the undersigned, aud endorsed Tender for wharf repair at Tori Simpson, B.C., will be received at tills office until 12 o'clock noon (daylight alnj), Thuraday, Saptam-bar 4, 1824, fur live coiisiruruon ot repairs to wharf at Port Simpson, Skeena. blMrlrt, B.C. runs ana forms or comrari can ue seen and xperiflration and forms of tender obtained it ihl fienarlment. at the Office of the Iiislrlrt Engineer, Old Post Office Uulldinir. Victoria, B.C., and at the Posi nrrices, Vancouver. B.C.; Prince Rupert, B.C.; Stewart, ir.C, and Port Simpson, ii r. Tenders will not be considered unless rnade on printed forms supplied ny me department and In accordance with conditions contained therein. Each tender mut be accompanied by an arreptcd cheque on a chartered bank, payable to the order or the Minister of Public Works, equal to 10 per rent or the amount of the tender. Bonds of the Dominion or Canada or bonds or Ihe Canadian National Railway Company will also be accepted a Mrurtty, or bonds and a cheque ir required to make up an odd amount. i)Tr.. uiue prims can ih ouiauieu ' this Department by deposlilnir an accept-d cheque ror the sum or sio.no payable m Ihe order of Ihe MiniMer or public Works, which will lws returned ir the Intending- bidder submit a regular bid. By order, S. E. O'BRIEN. ' Secretary. Department of Public Works, Ottawa. August 8. 1934. NOTICE. WHEREAS under the provisions of the Royalty Act, Chapter 76. Statutes 10 U. the royalty on timber to be collected be rinntmr January 1st. 10i5. will, from In formation now available, be more than three times tne royalty now being col lected. AMI WHEREAS urgent representations have been made that this Increase In royally Is much heavier than the industry ran bear. A.ND WHEREAS the representations made nave gone so rar as lo say uiai au allempt to collect this royalty beginning January 1st next as upon the bals of Ihe present Koyauy Act woiua immcaiaieiy rerun In a shutdown or the entire Industry In Ihe Province. .NOTICE Is hereby given that a public iwanng upon tins question win be neia in I lie Executive i.narniicr, parliament uu ia Inrs. Victoria, before the Executive Cr.un rll or such Members thereof as may be then present, beginning at 10 o'clock Wednesday, September 3rd next. Anyone who has any evidence to tub mil or representations lo make on the question or timber Royalties will be give1 opportunity to be heard and the public l rtquesiea to taxe notice acrorningiy. T. D. PATTI I.LO. Minister of Lands Walk Downstairs and SAVE MONEY Maid of Clover Creamery 1 tulle i' in hulk, 3 lbs.'$1.15 Alberta Fresh First Kggs 40c doz.; 3 doz. .. $1.10 GREEN STUFF Corn on Cob. 5c; doz. 55c Hothouse Tomatoes, lb. 20c Daskel 85c Outdoor Tomatoes, 2 lb. 25c Ilaskel 60c Cucumbers ... 5c, 10c, 15c Oreen Onions, per doz. 25c Frees! one Peaches bskt. 75c Crale $1.85 IJartlctt Pears, basket 75c Table Plums $1.25 New Comb Honey ''arriving Friday') per section 35c Casaba Melons, lb 10o Watermelons', lb 7c Muskmelons, 20c and 25c RupertTableSupply Three Phones.2io,7ii,2i2' Tea and Coffee PRICES ARE ADVANCING very rapidly and we have been fortunate to secure a quantity of very high grade quality at a low price. we nave installed a new. .up-to-date Electric Coffee mill and can give you fresh ground coffee daily. Samples free. Our Highest Grade Coffee 65c value, per lb 50c 3 lbs. for $1.35 Our Highest Grade Tea None better. 75c value, per lb. .. 65c 2 lbs. for $1.25 Orders including' Tea and Coffee delivered. Order Preserving Peaches now from us. Farmers Market Phone Blue 428. Orders of $5.00 Delivered. New Blouses Fall Dresses and English Knitted Suits "DEMERS" Phone 27. P.O. Box 327. V ONE YOUNG WOMAN WHO KNOWS a lot about the proper care of her wardrobe is Dainty Dorothy. She knows bow to make serviceable frocks ou! of last season's dresses and believes that the science of dry cleaning is the friendliest service that ever helped a woman dress economically and well. E7l3lH:.k7i:.i7J PHONES Xtt&y B0X392 PRI N CErrRU PE RT MOONLIGHT Dances At the' Auditorium Dnce Friday Evening, Aug. 22. Kasson's Orchestra. Refreshments served. Gentlemen $1.00; Ladles 50c Phone Hlack 440. L. F. Marren, Proprietor. Advertise in the Daily News. Optician and Optometrist YOU CAN'T AFFORD BAD SIGHT. WE FIT YOUR EYES CORRECTLY. Carefully trained, experienced, registered optometrist. Qualified by experience and practical knowledge of optometry, to render you the very best service possible, while our charges will be found reasonable In every instance. WE REPLACE BROKEN LENSES. Diamonds, watches, clocks, silverware, cut glass, Ivory, genuine leather goods, and a large stock of umbrsllas. OUR MOTTO "Price and quality." Inspection Invited. Max Heilbroner Diamond Specialist ! Local News Notes day visit. X Mrs. Pert Morgan and family returned from Porcher Island -eslerduy afier spending a pro-onged and very enjoyable holi The thief case against Waller Wilson, who is charged with stealing aboard the steamer Prince John last week, was fur- llier adjourned for eight days in Hie provincial police court this morning. - up by P. J. Job on the Carroll group near Kvelyn which is has been developing. Plans are now under way for camp construction and opera! ions on a larger scale. William Milchell of the gov ernment telegraph ollice is spending a two months' holiday at his ranch at roresldale. lie is accompanied by Mrs. Mitchell. , I. A. Arnold and Miss Kdna Morris were quietly married hero last week, Hev. II. K. W. Hiddell olliriating. 4 Mi -. T. Iiicwcr and family arrived here to join Mr. lirewer. LUMBER EXHIBITS AT THE EXHIBITION Massett Timber Co.'s Send Big Shipment of Specimens Big Bay Lumbar Co. to Have Both A shipment of 500 pounds of timber specimens has arrived in Ihe city from the Masselt Timher Co.'s mill at Huckley Day for the forestry display at the forthcoming exhibition. The llig Hay Lumlicr Co. is preparing a special booth which promises lo be one of the most attractive commercial exhibits at the Exhibition. I TRAVELLER RECEIVES R. Mayworth of Vancouver Leaves Tonight for Ottawa Fatal Auto Accident It. Mayworth of Vancouver who is in the cily on a business trip in Ihe interests of L. O. Grolho (NOTED HUNTER i. WAS IN CITY Major P. M. Stewart of York, England, Spent Night Hero on His Way to Northern B.C. On his way. to Hie Telegraph Creek district where be will spend a month big game iiuuting, Major P. M. Stewart or Vork, Kngland, noted hunter anil writer, was in the eily over night. Major Stewart arrived by train last night from Jasper Park, where be had come direct from Kngland, and sailed Ibis morning on the Princess Alice for Wran-gcll. Heturniug here next mouth, he will proceed to Jasper Park to spend three weeks in that. cannot resist the temptation to do some hunting near there and, therefore, be is coming hack. Major Stewart has travelled seven times around the world and has hunted in practically every country. This is not his first visit here as he was hunting in Hritish Columbia once about four years ago. iFfTURF ry rni hpjpi v.w.i. SATUHDAY SIKOIAI,S -Fresh MCLEAN LAST NI(.HTM' '. n,. W. H Hamilton of the Bank ofl There was a large audience in Commerce staff in this city went j I lie Salvation Army Citadel last south on the steamer last night and will holiday in the neighbor hood of Vancouver. He may possibly be transferred to some other branch before his return. SMITHERS Mike Seanzusa, section at Hitchie, died in (he hos pital at Hazclton early Ibis week from injuries sustained when Ihe speeder in which he was riding ran into a rock slide at the mouth of a tunnel three miles east of Hitchie on Sunday night. A lead of good ore was opened night lo hear Col. MrLean f lecture with 'frequent citations of personal experiences. Mayor Newton, who presided, in speaking'liriefly, referred ap preciatively to the work being carried on by (be Army. Staff Captain Carrulhers of Wrangell made a few remarks and thanked Mayor Newton for acting as chairman. There was a solo by Lieut Gardner. NO HURRY "Home v:inii'I (mill in :i rl.-iv ' remarked the roady-inailp "Of course not," replied Sena tor Sorghum. "I suppose the conl factors took I heir time and wailed for more appropriations, came as usual." INCREASE FACILITIES OF LONDON, ENG., PORT Drydock to be Built at Tilbury and Other Docks Extended and Improved LONDON. Aug. 22. .Plans are in hand for increasing the facilities of the port. One conrerns a new lauding stage at Tilbury, which will add greatly to passeu- igers. convenience. A new en trance lo Tilbury dock is lo he constructed, a new dry dock is: lo be built, and the Surrey. Com-1 mercial docks are to be extended and improved. Oilier developments include the dredging operations to render the river accessible to ships at all slates of the tide. Two milliitn pounds have already been spent on Ibis work and Ihe result is that ships of 28,000 Ions, drawing 37 feet of rwaler, can now come up the river. Probably one of the first questions to which IhC Ministry oT Transport will (urn Its attention when the London Tradic Hill is WORD WIFE'S DEATH ou' f y wm ,r providing a new roau irom ine Cily lo the Victoria Docks. The! cost of such a scheme has been estimated at 13,000,000, and it Is. understood that the Ministry of Transport will be ready to provide half this sum, provided CAPITAL NEEDED ISLAND MINING Mining Men of Portland and Vancouver Tell of Impros- j slons after Visit There is plenty of opportunity for profitable mining development on the Queen Charlotte Islands hut the con n try is suffering from lack of capital agree C. D. Kmmons, mining engineer of Portland, Oregon, and Allan Slewnrt of Vancouver, another mining man, who arrived in the city this morning from Massed on the Prince John enroute south after having spent the past six weeks or so looking over pros pects on the Islands. lirilish Columbia has been injured in the vicinity hunting bear. Then he:past by the unscrupulous pro will go to Vancouvr and proceed to Australia accompanied by Mrs. Stewart, who is coming out from the Old Country. Though he spent only a short lime at Jasper this week, Major moter and the activities of such have made it increasingly difficult fur (lie bona-fide persons lo obtain financial backing. Commenting on Hie black sand operations .uu (irahaiu Island. Mr. Stewart while here expressed huimons and Mr. SlewaVt said himself as being so pleased with they looked very nroinisintr al the Surroundings llieie that he I though Ihe success of them had not yet been proven. Ibis has not been the first trip of Mr. Kmmons and Mr Stewart to Ihe Islands. In fact. Mr. Stewart lias spent a great deal of time there. lie fore f lie war they were interested in Ura-liain Island oil. Mr. Emmons and Mr. Slewar' will sail tomorrow night for the south. Local fowl, 25c. lb. Table Supply. Leader of Salvation Army Revival! . . In Western Canada Discoursed to Large Audience Last Night BACK FROM EUROPE VICTOIIIA. Aug. 22. Mrs Cerlrmlc Huntley (ireen. one of Canada's greatest pianists, ar- Winnipeg, head of the Salvation rived home from a prolonged rniy revival work in Western visit to Europe where she has Canada, discburse on "Past and! studied her art and given recitals. Present Miracles." The colonel While away she has played for referred particularly to the work Paderewski and a number of of Ihe Army and illustrated hi? eminent musicians, and ha re ceived great praise for her work from Ihern. She also has studied composition and in her recitals always plays some of her own productions. She is being welcomed by the musical sel of this city. FISH ARRIVALS Six Boats Sold 62,500 Pounds of Halibut at Exchange This Morning Fish arrivals were lighter this morning, two American schooners selling (2,000 pounds of halibut and four Canadians, 20,500 oonnds. a total for the day of G2;50O pounds. Arrivals and sales were as follows: American Sentinel. 21.000 lbs., al 12.2o and fie. In flic Hnolh Fisheries Canadian Co. Liluya. 21.000 lbs., al 10.0c and 5c, lo the AlUn Fisheries. Canadian Annie May. 5.000 lbs.. ,al 13c ami 7. Tic, lo Ihe AHin Fisheries IIIHnn M., 5.000 lbs.,- and Mnvflower. i.000 lbs., al 3.tc and 7.5c, lo the Canadian Fish & r'nM Storage Co. Konyosn. 0.500 lbs., al 13.5c and 7.5c. In the Royal Fish Co. Sterling Furnace COIL Dallvtrsd In Bulk. At $10.00 per ton. Thia la a very mpcrior furnare coal. II irlvc a clean lint Urn ami In rntlrely frc frmn ot. cllnkm, lurk and (tin. Smo nf tl.i larxent tiratlnir plant In thn cltv am now nslnir It with rntlrely iallrai tory result. STERLING STOVE COAL, Delivered In 8ark. At $12.50 per ton. We are also Aarnt.i for the Fainoun LADYSMITH-WELLINQTON and TELKWA COALS. Prince Rupert Coal Co. Main Orflcai Hotal Central. Phon IB LAND ACT. Notlca of Intanlion to Apply to Purchaaa Land. In Queen i.'hkrlntie Kland Land HUtrk't. Iterofdliig district nr Prince Iiiiiiert, and ltiiale in the Kait Entrance of JuMkatla Inlet. Hint (tie iilln.f h iir U fniHiil liv no,,re "'' r.uward Shannon or uiai nit Olliei II. HI IS 10UIIU l) ort clement, in ihe I'rovlnre of Hrltlsh Ltd.. cigar manufacturers, Mon- the local authorities interested. i'"'"''';. 0,,drr,' lnt,.I',l . npiy ror .. , . , . , ' 1 4 . . ., , , , , , , .. pernilMlon lo puriiiiK the following- de- ireai, received a telegram iroin. nmu 01 1111s kiiiii would run lacnoea lanus: Ottawa this mornine slating thalby way of Vhlechapel, and mieSS1 t p,(,.ti3j.'l,l 5 t.i. 1... 11 1. 1 1 1 f . .it t 1 i 1 1 ami! hAnat a nst tin arx.im, 1, t -1 . n ... his, wife had been killed in motor accident. Mr. Mayworth Is proceeding to Ollawa on lo-m'sht's tran. a i suggestion which 'has been made ?pu,h;,!.",l ','!!. .."r.",m!1. " Mum is 'that for for some considerable menrfnient. and Vontalnln? one ami nne part of the w'ay II should be car ried by UitailS uf a viaduei half acre of land, more or len. KO SlIWMIN fluted at Port Clementi tii oiith',',,',.? Julj. iil. '." "" Quality Merchandise AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Every item a winner, 'and nil considerably re. duced, in some cases considerably under cost A luhie of Mill. Silks, value to $2.75 at per yard $jqq ! Including Plain uiul Fancy Stripes mid Plaid- Parasols for the tots, value tu $1.2i, each . . e5 Children's Iialhiiig Suits, each 7gc Children's Sweaters, each $175 Ladies' Knitted Drawers, I! for jqq Ladies' Cotton Vests, Pink and White, II for Rubber Aprons Kleinert .Make, Check pattern, (.!(, $35 Children's Cotton Hose, Illack, While and Drown, pairs . . Ladies' Cotton Hose, Illack, White and Drown, 1 pairs $1-00 Ladies' Art Silk Hose, 1 colors, pair 50s Writing Pads at , 10c, 15c, 20 and 25c Fountain Pens self filling, each gQc Pen Points, assorted, dozen jgc Infants' Flannel Hinders, ouch 25c Jaeger Fine Mesh Shawls, each . . . 51,00 Infants' Wool Milts and Dootcos pair 25c Children' Fanry Top Cotton Socks, pair . . 35. hairy Queen Cap Shape Ilnir .Nets, i for 25c Prints and OiugliHtiis, i yards Clarke's Crochet Colton, 12 halls lo hox India Head Suiting, !l yards Lingerie Nainsook. Colored, per ynnl Dumper Cloth, Pink, Dlue and Mauve Stripe, yd. Andersons' Scutch (liiighurus, inch, per v 1 J Golf Knitting Yarn, two 1 oz. halls for ... !J ply Knitting Yam. l-t lb. skeins Hoys' Flannelette downs, each H. $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 45c 45c 50c 25 35c 05c Wallace Co,. Limited Phono 9. 3rd Ave. and Fulton ROOMS FOR RENT IN WALLACE BLOCK Cash & Carrf Specials For Thursday Friday and Saturday 0nljf; wmw 500 Dozen BLUE GOOSE ORANGES Deg. value Xu jir- 1' Special, 25c Doz. 'pi.:. is n i,ifil iki.iil nrn't1 tf t fill.- I II 1 V 111 i-r. j' - finest flavored orange grown ' t fornia today. Tlje name v:i orange. BOYS' TWEED KNICKERS. Colors, Dark Drown and (irey. Sizes 20 to 2. Kxt a special, pair , LADIES' VICI KID PUMPS Dlark with Sandal Simp and short vamp. Size- v lo 7. Deg. $N.0o. Spe.-ial MADRAS CURTAINS, 45" WIDE In Six Deaulifiil Designs. Deg. ?. yard. Spe 1 per yard 96 $585 4S( Universal Trading Co, eOf nrXLtLiaU "THY A Nlf TONICHT" GRANT'S Best Procurable mic optciNALi Pure Scotch WliisKy RICHEST IN FINEST HIGHLAND MALT fbMlr4 and ,uirtnl,rl by Willum Crtnt h Sont UmiltH. ClrnlMi(k tni nlv.n.C!er,livl nmillrnn. Dull, town -&.CU, tow, ScoiUnJ. 1 lh Tliis ndvcrliseincnt is not piihlisheil or displayed1 ''I.iqtmr Control Hoard or hy,lho novernnicnt Hritish Columbia.