I AQE 8DC We save you MONEY QUALITY IS WHAT COUNTS Our Prices are no higher than any other store in Canada. fioods marked in plain figures according to grade. DIAMONDS, WATCHES, ' SILVERWARE, CUT GLASS, Etc. Save Your Eyes Our Optician has had ocr 25 years' experience testing eyes and fitting glasses. Satisfaction Max Heilbroner The Diamond Merchant of the North FREE! FREE! Free Deal for this week only With every $5.00 Purchase we give 1 lb. of Wedding Breakfast Coffee. Reg. 65c lb. Quaker and Ljbbys Pork and Means, reg. 20c fin. Special, C for .... SI .00 With ever dollar purchase you get one tin free. Norwegian Sardines, reg i'Oc tin. Special, 7 for $1.00 Willi every dollar purchase you get onJ tin free. These goods arc used every day. Call or 1'hone. Mussallem's 417-423 Firth Ave. East. Phones 18 and 84 WHAT LOOKS BETTER THAN A Pullover and a Plaited Skirt When on a Picnic? Our selection is of, the hest. "Demers" P.O. Box 327. Phono 27. DANCING At the Auditorium TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS, 8 to 11 p.m. SATURDAY EVENINGS from 8 to 12 midnight. 5 I'iecu Orchestra. 1 Dance IQr 3 for 25c 1'ree Admission. U J. MARREN, Prop. Phone Black 449. Phrenology MAY LEE, Hie grout lady phrenologist from Jerusalem, will read your head like an open book. She w ill I ell you all about your past und present. Dim'L miss this great op-poriuntiy. 820 Third Avonuo West. Dr. E. S. Tait DENTIST Holgerson Block, Prince Ruport, B.C. Office Hours -9 to 0. X-Ray Service Phone 680. Open Tuesday, Thursday und Saturday Kvcnings VICE RAMPANT IN VANCOUVER Houses of III Fame Almost Shadow of Police Stations States Star IS HAVEN OF REFUGE by "street walkers" on the prin ciple thoroughfares. These are mostly women whose beauty ha faded and who no longer ran ompele among the bright Hghls LAND ACT. Nolle of Intention to Applf to Purehat una. In Four Hundred Men Said to Live on Proceeds of Avails of Prostitution VANCOUVER, Aug. 13. On three occasions since Vancouver1 was incorporated the authorities found it necessary for the wel-j fare of society to close so-called red light districts," says the Star. Old-timers will remember Dupont Street and later Harr's Street, while Alexander Street was made taboo in I1M3. ltut never in Hie history of the city were so many houses of ill-fame bawdy houses operating as at the present time, no less than 28 being in full swing nightly within a slone's throw of police headquarters. Helwecn the COO block and Hf0 block on Hastings E. there are if-:.. c? i . . 1 1. Prevent Summer Headaches and Summer Neuralgia Don't get out of sorts in. hot weather. Regulate your system and keep your blood stream pure by taking the famous fruit medicine "FRUIT-A-TIVES" Tho Fruit ton to laxativo of the more exclusive houses. Thrive on Vice The police have knowledge o lliese condilions and one member of the Police Commission, it i slated, has been furnished with a list of disorderly houses. Practically every house of prostitu tion 111 Din k'lil I'l.ll liu I. on.. block on Gore Avenue there are ...1.1,,., . .liiw,,! iimfi ,.. vnVe'a0,n,KrfCrfrbCC,,LMnvicled, but with the payiiiiii! Ihc 200 block and 300 block',, r ti r; n. 1 .... there arc three. On Union Street between the 200 and 300 blocks there are six. On Georgia Sl E.. between the 200 and 300 blocks, there are five. In the 200 iiiiu iv inid 1117 n turns to hang-out her "business as usual" sign. Under the Criminal code, the third conviction specifies a prison term, but t lis section is never invoked. It is no secret anions !hi; iwu. uii .nam sum ut.-iw rrn . ....,.., ,.. ,Iln, vn....v.- Ibe 500 block and Moek tliertjlhe ,iaven of ref fup are two. In the 200 block on a.ii . .., .-. I m mull uu I II) VI i(S ,, . . . . ., ., I'nor street is one, while in Ilia" ,size on the , continent. -nnlniM1, ti.... i. 500 block on Dunlevy Ave., there is also another. The 900 block Cordova St., E. also has one: Commercialized vice is ram pant not fn the Hast Ecnd alon a permanent resident list of ap proximately 250, while the transients bring the total daily avcr-a?e to 100. Four hundred so- lon lu purchase toe folio Lng flcM-rHMii:C()Urt and testify. In Prlnr liurx-rt Land llfcordlnr Iliilrlrt LAND ACT. Nolle of Inttntlon to Apply to Lat Land In Skeena tlanre S Land Iiiitrlrl. He- ordlna- lilntrlrt rrlnre liuirl, and annate mithwt point or Wale Inland. I TAKE NOTICE that the t'anaillan Flh Inr l. Ltd., of Vancouver, B.C., occuii' non, samKin rannern. lnirnH to apply ror icnnll.ii to lease the rollowlna- de-crllied lands: - Comtnenrinr at a pol planted at tiiarli water mark on tuiuiliwent point on Wale Island, B.C.; thence, norlh one rhaln; thence Mil ten chains: thence MMilh one -nam 10 rnnre line; ineni'e west ainna nore linn to point or roimnenreineirt, and contalnlnr one acre, more or leu. iiik i;akaoia?i fisiiino rjt. lto. hated nd Mav. I Wood! Wood! Now is your chance DRY CEDAR Full load $6.00 Hair loud ... $3.00 Large sacks 50c DRY BIRCH I'er load $6.50 HydeTransfer 139 Second Avenue Phone 580 Night or Day WE BUY BOTTLES. HAVE YOUR FURS REMODELLED AND REPAIRED at B. C. FUR Co. Third Avenue. Phones Day, Green 120. Night, Black 709. IN PROBATE. fearing Hi ciiimM-nrlnr at a p.l planted 14 chaln',,rt'!,,lful consequences -Kuth ssder. fi. nwre or less f run j these men infliet upon a TIMBER SALE, X 7208. which "bull iMMJth 30 chains; th-ncr tt 3d chains. Iiolicrer. more or tost, lo ualcr's Hire: thenre "ur,,Ii- Dnriii" flip ",e Inst Iasi throo mree monttis, nwinll.c ri.iiowinir nicaiHicriinr or iirarh m imi nf rummcnccinrni, and conlilninr ii acres, no less than 16 cadets, each with more or es. g fielpi.no sTn.G, 'several proititules, have settled r.r wm n nr,pt!i1f"1- Vancouver. They are recruil- Datmt July Tin. liS. LAND ACT. A rent. Notlc of Inttntlon to Apply to Lcaaa Land eu ironi lite slums or .Montreal and are allracted here by the freedom which their fellows are airorded here. Their numbers are swelling with each incoming or i rinre iiiirrt. ana mtuate at Tea earner and ra n. lailr.n Hay. Maxell Inlft. j .. , ,. , TAkK notice thai I urmc ii. tiiin,ni.i Onlv n police action of the most f Massrtt, B.C., irrujatlin rinnrryinan,' i... u.,i HitciMli lo ai-nlv for n lca of Uu fi.l i,,rJ"c sorl ran Cleail-Up a Slt- iimin rtMrriiird land: - uation which has gradua V CimimefirlnK at a pout I.lanted atmul' f. , vo chain. n-ri.v frum the N.E. corner: grown worse since Alexander r Lot 55, itanre S. coa.u bltrlct:'mr(,pi Pi4,,, Vvp1vi vpin ,ru 1 ci,,t' iweie ears fhenre wnt li chains; llnnre mirtli three ''liaiui. Iii'ire or lei. to hlrh water nuirkiayn . Ilience eaMfrly alonr hlrli water mark Hi CMillit of Cfrtiiliienrefiieiit and rnnlalnliir t acres, more or lens. EUGENE II. SIMPSON. Applicant. liatert gird July, IQtS. Sealed Tender will tie received by the Minister ol Lands not laler than no h tlw iiilli day or Aiimt. iiii. for the purrhase of Licence Xit, to rut IS.- niiu lineal reri or i.eiur I'oicn and I'liiiM ii an area slluatid about three inlira miii Hi and actus river from lltnio Stallon. Iiaue i. Coast District. Two Hi years will le allowed tor re liHival of ilinlier. f urther particular of Urn Chief tore trr, Victoria, ll.C. or Plalrlrt toresler, rnii'-e unpen, n.i;. TIMBER SALE, X7199. Sealed Tender will lie received liy the District lores ler not later than noon on the. .Mh day or Aurust. I8J5. ror IIm- pur'li.ise or LIceiMc 1I0S, iltualed north r rparaiion roiiu, loinue i.tiannei, i;.h. lo cm 38 l.iioo reel iMiard measure or iprure. Cedar, Hemlock and Balsam Saw luKS. Two it i yran will le allowed for re-liioval or Umber. further particular cr the Clilrf 'ore-tcr. Victoria, or tho Olsirlrt lorcsler, I'rliice Hll.ert, II C IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. Ill llie Matter nr the Administration Acl; and In Ilia Milter r the Ksiale of Jack Clirls-lorr. Iieceased luU'Stale. TAKK OTICK that by order of III Honor V. Mrli. Yoiina-. made the lllh day ii tiny, .n. iji, i was apiHiinied .a-iiiliilstralor or the estate or Jack Chrlstorr. dereawd. ami all parties liatlnr claims atraln-. the said estate are hereby required lo furnish same, properly veriried lo me on or l-rm the aoth ilavof Anrn.t. A.li. 1 B 6, and all parties Indebted o the esiale are reoulred tl pay the amount or their liulelileilnesj to ni rorthwlih. XOnMVN A, WATT, Orrielal Administrator Pflnce nnpeef B.C. Hated the 1Ath dae of Jnlr. 10 SorVf" ShoeFolishi Make, old 11 tM IIRC NC1 THE DAILY rTEWB Thursday, Augul 13, J 923, BOTE REPORT IS REPUDIATED Slr Henry Thornton Again Denies That C.N.R. Is Interested In Vancouver Project MONTIIEAL, August 13. A newspaper report from ancou- er under Tuesday's dale, inferring that the Canadian National Itailways, through Sir Henry Hioruton, had given their con sent to operate a hotel to bo built in Vnncouer by private interest was gien a complete denial last night by the president of the National system in his statement made at Vancouver and wired to general headquarters of the Canadian National Itailways at Montreal where it was issued this morning, Mr Henry Thornton said: I 'Heporls eniiuating from Van-, comer indicate that the Canadian National Itailways propose to building a hotel are entirely in- orrect and ' misleading, llie Canadian Nalkyial system has no intention whatever of interesting itself in any hotel anywhere at ZIZIZZZZ the present time. I was asked1 if the Canadian National would: alure, 55; sea smooth. lend its moral support and in "t I.I. HAHIIOH. Overran. advertising a new hotel in Van-;""; barometer, 2l.y8; temper-couver if the hotel should l."'". Ga smooth; H pin. built by outside capiat. I said IHe steamer Admiral Watson, that the Canadian National Ilail-J'l"'' &y Ketchikan. 275 mile ways would look with favor ami fru" Ketchikan; H p.m. spo'.e sympathy upon any project to ,u Srwl1 al ,,or Hlakeiuv nrovide another hotel at Van-Mnl tor Ocean I'alln; U.IO -ouver with which we could work! !. spoke steamer from a tourist paint of icw. I lor iviiuaia. ileny most emphatically that I In Canadian National Itailways nre pulling money iut any proposition either directly or in called men. sleet, well-fed and j ,jiri.rny al Hie pres. nl time Many pedestrians are accostedjproomei . jn ,,, mos eipensiv' Vancouver or elsew here. " manner, walk the city streets i (continued from page jne) III daily, extracting their livelihood RALPH CONNOR VISITS CITY from fallen women, living upon t lie avails of prostitution. Drastic Action Needed It is practically impossible to secure police court convictions against these. men because the! In l-rlnre Import Lnd Olstrlct, Iircorrtmxl police have found lo their itis- uiiinri or prince nupcri. inci mm e ' .... , ., . t shannon Bay. iix, Mawtt inkt.lgust that while a woman, in -.1 TAkk vmcE that J.m n..nna rit of anP ' blurt out her o.iaun. ui o.iiiijinir, d.i... urm pi i iuii s i o rj , sue reiuses in apitear in AND TALKS OF UNION AND OPTIMISM AND WRITING MEETS OLD FRIENDS. BRITISH COLUMBIA The Mineral Province of Western Canada TO END OF DECEMBER, 1024. Has produced Minerals as follows: Placer (iohl. 77,a8tf.ti5:i: l.odc Hold, $ls 473,100; Silver, $08,82 1, 5711; Lead, S70.D18.07S; Copper. $l87.tK.a7H; 7,iu s:t? . 171.107; Miscellaneous Minerals, $l,lol,3U; Coal and Coke, $2110,880,018; Hinldmg Klone, Hrirk, Ceiiuul, etr., $t2,22."i,8H; making' its Mincrul I'rodiirtion lo the cud 01 102 i show an Aggregate Value of $859,427,386 Production for Year Ending Dec. 1924, $48,704,604 The Mining Laws of this Province arc more liberal and Hie fce lower Hiun tliosu of any other Province in the Dominion, or anj colony in Hie Hrilisii Empire Mineral locations are granted lo discoverer for nominal fees. Absolute Titles are olilniiicd by developing such properties, (lie security of winch ic guaranteed by Crown (irniits. Full information together with Mining lleptili- m il Maps, tuny be obtained gratis .v addressing THE HON. THE MINISTER OF MINES Victoria, British Columbia. N-H. Practically all Hritish Coliimliia Mineral Properties upon which development work lias been done nre described in some one of Hie Annual llcporl of the Mnu iv of Mines. Those considering milling iiive-lnioii ts -houbl refer lo .iirh reorK T'irx nre available without charge on application lo I he Heparlnieiit or Miic, Vot'Tui. Il.t. Heporls of Hie (ieologira! Survey of Canada, Pacific Huilding, atirouver, arc p . on, tneiided as valuable sources of information. Noon Camosii'i DUiHY liU.AND. Part cloudy jH,t,.!calm; baromeler, 30.00; tempep- alure, Ol; sea smooth. HKAH TltKi: I'OINT. Cloud.i calm; haronieler, 30. 00; temper-! ature, 57; sea smooth. I1LI.I. HAItllOIt. -1'art cloud v. fresh west wind; barometer. -'U.U2; leinpi-ralure, 60; p.i miHlerali-. LAND ACT. Nolle of Inttntlon to Apply to furthaa. that the C.lMl. was built across'tn Und iteniiu' murirt of ithk .. , , . . t Unpen, and -iliialc al Aum Kite., Hie continent when there were auh, uy. ii,u miet. y i . i.iand. I. lr..l r .... 1 i:. : f..f II. 1.. . oiu, u ui.ii.nui 01 r- uiMe u.iiir; j TAkE NOTM'E lal Mr. Jaiue nnd Hie west Theit look toIay aild;'' "lc. of Sunny-loV. .;.. nrrupati'inj j e . ... . imrnm wunwn, mirwii' w LV1 1 lor lr , UJ 10 WDlfflerfUl CltlCS Of wMhi t, ,,irrU the rotkiwini (l Vancouver and 1btoria and your ' JSlfc-,, , p..., pu, hlth; own delightful little lowni iiiak-ji- fk. ww hitr; tiwnce chains i .i ii , wi .Iinwl); Ihrfice It chains wool, uere or ifig splendid progl-eefs. V liat'ir i northwest earner Lot 117: tletce I rhaln outitb; thence II rlulu east; more rnoie rsnilil couiii li:iv naie -ben oeeu PTtipHesI cxecieo.i hrnre (u rhallu mwth. ttlfttr9 4 fh4m, The advance is remarkable. A ri; uwince u cim soaitii to point of r... .. .... ..... I cMinnenreineni. and cuntatntnc 0 irn jvilia iru t4iituuit;i mi? i mure or village and see what it is today. Canadians Jiavc.jvery feasoo to ne prouii oi uieir acuievemeuui They are making jgood. Askixl nlnint liis urirk Ilr LAND ACT. arr. MHB. JAMtS riELMNO STfllNfi . Apfillraol.' I'tr Wm. O. Mllrhell Aentl luH Iwlr -Hi mi , Kotlc of InUntlon lo lo Laa Land , ,:ii i r Apply (ordon said bv whs still chieT in sue., name tZ,U m.irtct, V SlpiHreiis "ord1"' lltnr Prime liuirl. B,c . and pasior nastor oi (if St v.i..uicpniuis but oui he ue oiti did Mmu u f Wt, UM not feel lied to the church a t annery. wais i.io.i, n.i:. lormeriy and speiii miicti lime m, i m .r v.nr.J.e n i- Ar.Z ! doing public work. Just now he 1J?- tiVLTt . '"T?. i'5',,,rlii-i was on holiday enjoying life in eniei ums IIii u.iwl iiml iiieliliiiilollv iiotiili '-mwwwrinr P"l wanteii at nun llie wesl aild inciueliutlly lliMUU-. Uat,r mark, near i-.int u mile norlh ing some of the western al.no.,- V!. tZTK? ,Z!? 'V JSSXT plicre. ' I thenre witith to sleire line one chain lAelte al Nlnhl I inence eas hhiowiiii toe in,re line ! vwrncs ti nigrii Ipolnl of mmencrinetit, and eodltlnlna When do you write?" he was '-"rsV:.1.Tv" ... ... I MM. II.I'.IIMIS linilliMJ V'f bll "I write on holidays and at laN0 act. niuhl nflir iiltine intuitu oris Iti , ... ,. .'" v Netlt of Inttntlon lo Apply to Purer. urn, w.ts tue reply. ies, I am land ,n sneen itanre h tJimt iiecordint lia-suil ulill wrilitif U. imnL- Iliti I nm wriuiiK. .M tmok tli.it I am lrl,, r prir,. imin. n.i:.. and ttuaie uiietin.. , ti,,. I...- I., ,1,. .villi llavilaik Island, vmth of Wale I aland life in the maritime provinces, tuk "oith i: nm ihc Canadian iih I The last was about Hritish Col-; Z!; Mir, Ullkbia." i permission to purchasa I tie follnwitif; ,, .. , , ,,, ,'llesrnliKl lawls: Dr. dorilon has written a great commteinr it a post planted i him licit ill.ll tiilmiil UIMilll lilcilKarry- r.Iimo'irru yd vil mil Ulllll 11 alcr mark thence on n-th es Kre ee7l llasiark chain rpiite recently he hail Tiot Visited 'Iwnce es wren chains; ilience. snnlh . . chains: tlw-iice e.t efen chain. n.i .1 .1.. i i Hint place since he was ten years ami cootaminr n- am- m re or w- nf age. He said he reineinbered J"i MVrM"n', ' ,T' i well Hie roads and the people1 although today he is not by any moans a youth, so far as years are concerned. Otherwise he is as keen as any young man. talks incessantly, asks plenty of iui"-: lions and appreciates ' the Hiiswers. lie says that from now on he intends to devote less limo lo his church, work and more to public service in a bigger way.; He will travel considerably and plans to visit a number of (he mission fields, currying inspiration lo the men who urc duiiitg, lonely worK and who need help., Also he will continue writing. With Dr. (ioidoti 'was his sou King fiordon who has been do- ing mission work al Oiscombu, bul who is now to return to col lege. WIRELESS REPORT. ' S a.m. ! DUIHY ISLAND. Clear, calm; barometer. 30. Hi; temperature, i5l: sea smooth; in p.m, ypukn sleamer Amur. Afiyox for Ta- eoma. (I20 miles fniiu Tacoina; 5 a.m. spoke xleamer Jelfcrson arriving al Port Ilcauclaire suulhboiiud, I DI'AI) TIIKI; I'dlXT. Cloudy, calm, baromet' j, jo.08; temp r Kindling! When you an; luiym l-iiiilliii why not gel i..nic thing that will start Hie rue in a tinny? We handle only (In; best there i - "Bona Dry Kiln Dried Wood." Should iin order a load i.f I In- you Met nuIiip. Full load $6.00 or nlooly tied bundles, C for $1.03. Our Taxi number is ejy lo remember, "II:!'. ami "Service" is our mollo. If you use our caw today you will use IIhmii iiain. 50o is our charge day or night --"all the time. Dray work of all kinds altemled to promptly. Stand 345 Third Ave. Also Seal Cove The Prince Rupert Transfer & Taxi Co. Phones; 189, 112. WESTHOLME THEATRE TONIGHT ONLY at 7 and 0 "Paths to Paradise" H-'wtli lung Hetty Oinip-oii nini llciinii t., t, -lepjung on the hmgliiug Ha-. A ' lii dy rod Willi Ii High ll.it llighiK--- Haynmiid (irilfith Intung on high ( . , iiml tnke a trip with linn to humify ,trk. It s on the I " lo I'amdie. A laugh a day k"ep Hie dm-lor aw.iv ! nre enough IhiikIi- to pot "iloc." out of liii-iiic--. T h . , ventures of h Mever criMik. He was so crookrd he w--lei'p in a I'reiirh liorii. The gang lMk luni for . 1 - . See how hei 'MooK" Ilietii when he viiled "The Hi" k lllooil." It - list ne long laugh. Cleverness. Ik -place of hokum in Uii pirture of two crook- working oiil if clever "itiiatuin-. Strung rat. Raymond Qriffith, Detty Compion, Tom SanticM, Bert Woodruff, Fred Keltey and other. MACK SENNETT COMEDY "THE LION'S WHI8KEnS" TOPICS OF THE DAY Admission 35c and 10c FOR SALE Halibut Gear MHaanMbMHaHHaaHMaVaMi $10.00 to $25.00 per skate including gnngings and hooks Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co., PRINCE RUPERT, B.C E. H. Shockley Planing Mills Re-located at 230 Central 8treot, Vancouver, Willi riddilional machine- for Hie imniiif.ir tnre t SASH, DOORS, MOULDINGS LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, VENEER also carried in flock. Have handling charge by luivnig dircT from Ihc - : :' supply. LADIES' FELT HATS Do you waul an ideal lint for Prince llupert wear;' II is ideal hcruiisc you ran wear it whether il r " '' shines. This is Hie second shlpmeul we have hail m ,;v weeks. We Iiml to wire for more. They ore selluiK ' hecuiise lliey are soft mill ilunilile, good sliajies, nMi ' ' '' colors atid reasonable in price. Moderately priced from $2.75 to $4.75 nunc higher JABOUR BROS., LTD. 3rd Ave. aruj 7th 8t. Phone 045