thb Dsn?? rawa PAQIT FIVK mk m, m m - Mrwmrmmw utiraf m i mm a a m m m m m GOOD WEATHER RAILWAY PREPARED Liner and Planes in 3000-mile Dash to Effect "Scoop" TO HANDLE GRAIN - in Ifldief ffalches 1 ISVITALNOW ssaHv vaHvljTrHB WITHOUT CONGESTION Batata V iSafafaWAaBS.rlS.JaaiafafafJ yfes rd M Tbr ."k. J.1 . . Tl "Me Perfect Watch" All para of the Durcn morcmcnt arc completely standardized to accurate ai to be absolutely inter-changeable. The ptrrt are tccurtre to the l2).000th pin of in inch the Durrn completely rcrolu. tionurt all conception! of whit a popular priceli wuch can offer in accuracy and durability, In catc of eiquiiitc bcaory. See the Burrn and be uxiificd. Win Tsuhttin Grttn, rtiu GtU filUd in dikinsUi shafts at 1 13.00 . v r.FWFIJFR.S HLvUL STORE WITH THE CLOCK J. Bent's fte-orpization Sale Slashing Prices on I ALL AMI MIVTLIt (OAT! and MII.LIMHV lleaulllul Afternoon Itrrues in the latest styles and materials. J. BENT Third Atrnue. 8UMMER SUQQESTIQNS FOR WOOD Dry Jack Pins, Cedar, Birch and Spruce Per load $0.50 lr?r hnlf load 3,50 Per sack 60 Burn Wood and Keep Cool I HydeTransfer 139 8econd Avenue Phono 580 Night or Day WE BUY BOTTLES. -J AT YOUR f5 JEWELLER'S 0 MILK From Bulklay Valley FRESH MILK AND WHIPPING CREAM We specially recommend our Tnlilo Cream nt l5o for Hair Pint. Quality and Service 8peolal loo Delivery Servloa Valentin Dairy Phono 657 LINDSAY'S Cartage and Storage Phone U. (iArtanc, Warebouatng, and DlfitrlbuHiiK. Team or Motor Bervlvo, 'Joal. Band and Gravel We Speolallie In Piano ant) Fumltura Bevlnfl. mi: or oiuix i.ma(ii:i nv hainm S.iYM HtSK OF MONTKK.tl. IIEI'OItT The crop ot the Dominion a a whole are well up to average but in Uit determination of their ultimate value the weather U now a yltst factor aayi the Bank of Montreal report. In the, Fralrte Province for the paat twoj week rain and anow hate further d' layed threthtng operation. A a con-1 sequence Manitoba and Alberta report' much damage from sprouting. Condi, tlona In Saskatchewan are somewhat better. In both Quebec and Ontario, harvesting operation have ben re! laided by rain. In the Maritime Province weather condition generally i have been good. In BrltUh Columbia, i tnu bciteflt to later crop ha resulted from recent rain. Detail follow: ,tl.ltr.UTA ( Weitern Area further two week of wet weather accompanied by inow In the North haa prevented cutting, which i 60 per cent, to 80 per cent, corn-pleted. Uttle or no threshing has been done and cut grain 1 sprouting grnrrslly. Northeastern area. ruin and inow have further delayed cutting which 1 75 per cent, to 00 per cent. crop Is threshed. Labor situation ha Improved recently and 1 now generally satisfactory. MAMTWIA luretniug la finished. i riioYiM'i: or tjt rnr.o Crop are all cut with exception of oat in tome district and late com. Heavy rains and cold weather, however, have retarded completion of hsr-vettlng operations. Potato crop pro mlse to be above average In quantity In central Ontario a portion of barley CANCILLATION OF RtatRVK AOTIC Is IIEHEUY QIVE.1 that tbe re-ser autiuut over Lot t do I, castiar Dull let, It cauteiled. Ucpmy Mlaltier or Lands. 0. It. .MAnE.1. Lamlt lieparliucot. ticiori. b. t tmn June, it. ! Nonce or imtlntion to apply I for Lxaas mure or less in point nf roinmenrement inn mnuininr u..i rres more or less. Lm-ttert this tsiri day nr AiiniM. Htfl. (Slrned If, NcV IUEII. i B. C. U 9. A rent. MINERAL ACT I wertlflcst of Imorovsmsnl. j i llrflWDle Mo. 4. Lol t-ta. Mineral Clilm.l ii, r. .-m ui.tiiii, nealtlrar or Titles. Land lletlttry firrire. i rrihre Unpen. B, C. 9 ID September, 100. IIP w and ou bars Nanus's rtattti (Ml. Natures ni (MTaUaa) m t.hU laufiva- Isiil the oifuM sad fake Constipation, Biliousness, Sick Headache. rmewlnf Out vifef sad foes (act C1 123c f;v5fc JOjWe oex. Chips offihe Old Block Nt JUNIORS Utile Ma . The Mm M? lo oat-third dostt, esaar-costsd. Pot children tod adults. . Bid By Yenr Druialit mm orable condition. la Nova Scotia good weather generally prevail. Apple crop will be light but quality Is better than lat year. Other crops prcenlse welt. In Prince Edward Island condition completed. Little thrething ha been . continue good, done yet. There ha been scene sprout Ing. Southeistern area. Weather hat Leen delaying thrething of crop. MAHKATCIIKWAN Northeastern area. Thrething ha been retarded 'by Intermittent wet weather but I commencing again ai4 If present condition lat should L general In c. few day. Yield on the llltlTISII OIL1 MHIA Potato digging under way; crop below average. Harvetttng of a record crop ot Macintosh Red apple 1 almost completed; coloring 1 only fair. Total yield of apple none estimated to be 105 per cent of average. Onion crop welt above average. There Is a heavy ! crop of hops. Root are a good average, whole I likely to be satitfactory but(erop having benefited by recent rains grade generally lower account rain an4 1 Pasturage 1 Improved. frost. Southeastern are. Rain anl -" now have delayed threshing but "l MQVF Tft ARCH TCH central section It Is about SO ner cent. v w completed. Yield turning out well in central, south and aoutbeatt with lower return In southwest. It la estimated 40 per cent, of Saskatchewan wheat WEEKLY HOLIDAY IS URGED ON GOVERNMENT VICTORIA, Sept. 28.--The proposal of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce directors that the closing ot retail stores Rains have held up threshing anil half a day a we be abolished has caused serious damage. Early wheat especially la bsdly sprouted. Extent of I damage cannot be established unlit been brought formally to the attention of the provincial government through the Department of Labor. In a letter to the department, Oeorg I Warren, secretary of the chamber, says the director do not wish to deprive employees of their weekly half-holiday. They suggeat only that tbe present legislation forcing stores to close half day a week be abolished. ' Instead they would allow employees and quality and other root crop arslto take then holidays on various days. doing well. Pastures are in good con. ! spreading the tune thu required over dltloo. Tobacco nearly all cut and 'the entire week. In this way. it is ex- drying normally: yield good. nuivi.M r. or Ontario plained, the s teres could remain open all week. Mr. Warren say tbe director feel and oat crop la still In the fields.; that the present compulsory halt -holt-Threshing grneraL Barley Is a good day haa a seriously depressing effect on sample and yield average, but oat are business. below average and aBected by rust. Corn has done well and an aversg. MIPC HARK PATTIH I 0 eroD. Root, with exceoUon of turnlDx HlIuJ liulllt) IrtllULLU ) are good, (tome potato rot Is reported j Tobacco wilt be a large crop but TO MARRY NEXT MONTH damp weather will aneet quality. Late: - I peaches are an average crop. Grapes I ngagement ta Clifford Muart t'olllon re heavy and plum abundant. Pa-' f thtorla l Annouumi , ture are exceptionally good. I - , MAIIITIMi: fKOVINfT.s I Hon. and Mr. T D. Pattullo tn- In New Brunswick except in St. John' r-ounce the engagement of their only ! River Valley, where wet weather may daughter. Lillian Dorta, to Clifford 8tu- Isssen potato yield, condition are good art Cotllsou. second son of Mr. and Mrs. and harvesting Is proceeding under lav! John J. Cotllsou. Victoria. The mar- itlage will take place some, time in Oc tober. THE MAN IN THE MOON avrtya: The chief sin in thu world la over use of the pronoun- "I." There's one thing about this bobbed hair fashion, we seldom get long hair lu In Ihr lnul IWiinllnc nitirlrt of Atltil t tjMt -0Ot now. Minmr Pitinifi f i.niir nuirlri. The shorter the working day, the i.r i p 1 1 : e. mil me r.unm-er uoiq . . B f. Ih, tn .-rrt monr niore time there I to pend money. Mines. Ltd.. In. , a rcimereU mlninir com. I lan iMrinnn within Hie I'ruvince of tin-j lull i:oiiiirtiii, iM-ruptluin, a ininluir coni-!itny. inieml ti tpplr r.ir a roretliore leane i iiie iiiuovinc u-iriiei nun A lot ot people luld different opin ions from mine and a lot ot them are r.imnieni inr (I a Pl plained about 500 niAn or ihv wmilrt not hold sucii feel rtul.Mit m an httiert.v direetHm finm i . ' , tbe Arlti West rorner or Lol 31V, Sky- ; Itrk Mineral Claim, tiiuttnl n Hie inouth i of Wtun Hlver. imi Ttku Arm of Tarlhi ll.lki'. li.rnn in a .Virtlierly dlrerllini iti ft-el I have often wondered how It mutt liienre F.trlv 100 feet. llH-iir feel to live on. draft Hill. I sUDDOse It IMi feel more ur less to hltli , S.iiilherl.- . .k, living nean about much nn wtler liurk, Ihcnre Westerly 100 feet aa aa llMng on English Hill. annate In Dm Allin Mn.ina- Mvlslon of tbe, get. Th latest almUe I have heard is hard as a tanker's eye when you sk I for a loan,' Did you ever make a household bud- It la like new vesr reaolntlons. kmt .trai, tboot three quarter or a mile m"uc " broken up stream from the m. .utli or Wtnn Hlver, T.sr. oiiTii:r; inti i, cntrie i:. iiiunore. Before Be,ore the lne bllr flahi-rjernnaev eot the the Free Miner's Certirictle .No. a.m. Intend.! D8 gni Dempsey got llttv divs rrtiin I ."if (H le hereor, in apply i t backera and Tunney the good tithes, to tbe Miuine Heomler for a Certificate , since ' the 0 flcht ,,s"1 u'mnMr Demtuev rot Kv ln ih mojwy mmut of Improvement t. for llie purpose of ob-1 lilninn a Dnmn Grant or the ttmve rlalio-! aiul Tunney the belt and nobody Auil further tlken notice that trllotx, thmwa nr ith- r .k. un.l.r sertlon SS. mutt be commenced be- " ' "r ' '""' fore the lue or tufli Cerllflcale or I in i ivvitl) this lit thy of September, A.D, mo. II. McN. KHASKII, A rnl. I NOTICI I I.N THE MATTKiToFtii ipplfrsllon Tor the Iih of I'mvltloiisl Certiririle nt Title rr Lots five (.1) and sit (0). H lor It illilrt.v-lwo 3i, Seeilon mie (I). City or ITInre lluiierl, Map 913. I satlrftory pnir or Ihe loss or the , Certirirtie or Tills roverlnir llie tlmve liml ihniliir been priHlured to me. It Is my In-lenthNi to lue sflcr the expiration ot on (li ninnth from the first tiuUllt-alloii llwreaf, a I'rtivlthmal cerli'flrate or Title In tin- above Itiul In llie mine of II. 1., IVAIIUIK The orltlnal f.erliricate or Title lis titled the list Msrrli, IDU, ami Is numbered ttU-l. . IIOTKI. AKKIVALS Prince Kupert A. V. Qlandi, Reglna; I. Ulchalaou, Montreal; F. A. Robertson, Victoria; Mi. and Mrs. R. Stanton, Toronto; Q. !!. Hay ward and James Taylor, Edmonton, E. O, Phlnney and C II. Hoskin. Van-cower; J. A. amis, Calgary; Mr. and WINNIPEO, Sept. 28, -Although poor weather conditions have hampered j harvesting and will result In threshing being carried on at peak simultaneously In the three wetern proving, th Cai- I auiail Jimiuiimi xiAiiwaa lie ijb jwai I tlcn to handle the crop more expedi tiously than ever before according to W A. Klngsland, general manager of the western region, who returned to Winnipeg today from the east where h wss In conference with the operating Ticepreldent and '.other executive! last week. According to Mr. Klngtland, tbe company has front three to four thousand more cars mobilized in Western Canada than In any previous Autumn and ar rangement have been completed so that considerable amount of extra equip : mult can be made available the mo-j ment the need arise. I Although the movement of the grain ' will be heavier from now on and the I activity will be general, Mr. Klngtland j hold to the opinion that the move ment to Lake Head can be carried or! without any semblance of congestion. I He pointed out that the continued bad! weather bad also In a measure, assisted j the railways and had permitted tbemj to get many empties back to the prairie j siding during the period that thresh -I ing was beld up. I Mr. Klngsland believes that while the crop will be smaller than last year, It will grade higher than la Imagined in some quarters and he believe that the farmer will reap a good return upon their investment. He also state that British Columbia will enjoy a very heavy fruit crop, particularly tn the Okanagan Valley district. PREPARING DATA FOR A NEW ROAD LOAN VICTORIA, Bept. 28- Money needed W complete the new Cariboo Road pro ject and to pay the cost of other roads in various parts of the province will be provided by a losn to cover which legislation will be Introduced at the next session of the Provincial Legislature. A large part of the loan will be spent to cover the extension ot the existing Cariboo Road from Lyttoh to S pence Bridge a section of tbe highway which was not built this season. Tbe precise eost of completing the entire project In this wy is not known, but It will be large. With the Bpence Bridge-Lytton link installed the present detour from Lytton through the Marble Canyon will be eliminated and the coast will be joined with the .interior by a direct route. Official of the Public Work Department are busy now sizing up the rood needs of the province for next year, and on the basts of these calculation the lze of the new road loan will be fixed. Ten Years Ago in Prince Rupert A move is on foot to have the granting ot Royal honors abolished In Canada. It la claimed that titles go mailt ly to banker and railway men when they are well deserved by people ot other occupations. The death occurred jof Peter Mo-Lachlan, well known pioneer, when on u ' prospecting trip to Gardner Canal aboard the launch Wigwam. Deceases., who was tn the real estate busines here, was 67 years ot age and Is survived by a brother in Victoria and son In Ottawa. Fred Otihuly haa' returned from a trip to. Saskatchewan and.- predicts a bumpef crop on, the prairies' this year. Market Prices HllTTEK Brookfleld, Sltamrock and Woodland, 3 lbs 85c E.CX 3 lbs 85c Capital, 2nd grade, lb. 40c Fraser Valley, lb. 45c LARli Pure v 28c Compound 35c CIIKESK Ontario solids 30o StUton, lb 35c Kraft 45c Norwegian Ooat 65c Napoleon Umberger ... 70a Roquefort 75c Swifts' Buttercup, lb 45c Qorgonzola, lb. ................. 75c McLaren's Cream, jars .... 45c and 85c Qruyere 50o Mrs. T. Shackleton, Usk; Mi O, Barker New carrots, bunch and M. A. Riley. Terrace; II. P. May, Winnipeg, R. R, Day and C. R. Brick, New York City: J. F. .Strang, Suunyside Cannery. CENTRAL W. J, Bartley, Vancouver; J. E, Pas-chal, W. F. Taylor and W. II. Thome, Golden Leaf, lb. 45c t(l(IH B.C. fresh, pullet -50c B.C. fresh, flrtta ................. 54c B.C. freth, extras 60c Local new laid , 05c and 70c Alberta fresh, second 40c VEGETABLES New beets, bunch be Beets. 6 lbs 350 100 lbs $3.75 6c B.C. Carrots, lb v.. Se 100 lbs 2J3 Rutebagas, 6 lbs 35c 100 lbs 3.75 Radishes, bunch 6c New potatoes, 10 lb. 35a Potatoes, 100 lb. SJ.oo' Fancy B.C. tomatoes, per lb. ...... 10c f Jlmmr WmbbbbbbPv Vaaiff f aaaaaaBaM "ui :r ' 4.' ,11 safest mmmTmmmalmmmammmmm m' 1 TWMSaaaaMaMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaafc, n mi L, The Cbsaiploa Mlml ftreased up before enterinA the Entllsh Channel. 2. Lowering the photoarsphs to the waiting sea-plans, i. Canadian plane which aw to Kimouskt, 4. 1 he Canadian Facinc liner "Empress of Scotland". Ederle'a recent yictorr Gertrude oyer the English Channel, wrote an epic into the already brilliant aquatic records of America. And while this youthful swimmer, who broke all existing records In her Channel awlm, waa being lionized In Enrope for ber YictorTt a sequel to this event was taking place in America which will go down on the romantic pages of Journalism aa one of the biggest "scoops' is newspaper enterprise. Uafng a four-plane relay fa cooperation with the Canadian Pacific steamer tbe Empress of Scotland, representatives of the New York News, landed tbe aetnal photographs of the great Channel awlm In their offices In New York fully twenty-four hours before other prints could possibly arrive. As the gangplank of tbe Empress Tomatoes, per basket 40c Watercress, bunch 10c Oreen peppers, 3 lbs 35c Cucumbers, each Parsley, bunch Mint, bunch Leeks, 3 bunches .... Cauliflower, B.C., head Hubbard squash, lb. Citron, lb. Pumpkin, lb Sweet Potatoes. 2 lbs Egg plant, 3 lbs. .... . Pickling cucumbers.' lb. 10c and 13c 8c of Scotland was being raised at Southampton, a messenger dashed up to the ship and placed a bundle of prints in the care of a passenger. Even the Commander of the ship was Ignorant of their value until a radio message flashed in giving the instructions for tbe disposal of tbe prints. A seaplane would pick them up near AntlcotU Island. True to tbe arrangements tbe seaplane was sighted a few miles from the Island near English Bay, and Commander Latta gave instructions to- an officer to wrap tbe photographs in a waterproof float and lower them over tbe side of the ship. The seaplane circled the ship and alighted. In a few minutes the package was picked up but tbe sea had become so choppy that It took tbe plane several hours to taxi to the lee of the Island before It could rise. Finally taking to flight ft flew straight to Rimouski where the prints were dfrtded and No. I mixed nuts 35c HI G.IK White, per 100 7J0 Yellow, per 100 6.60 FLOl'U ).. 5c Hour. 49s. No. 1 hard wheat $3.75 ISc Pastry flour, 10's 65c 35c-35c Pastry flour, 49s ) 1220 Corn on the cob, dozen 40c j FISH Oreen onions, dozen 35c ; Halibut, lb 25c Terrace cabbage, lb 6c j Salmon, red spring, lb 35c B.C. head lettuce 10c Salmon, white spring 13Vtc Garlic, imported, per lb 40c ( Smoked kippers, lb 15c B.C. Cooking . onions, 6 lbs. 35c i Kippered salmon, lb 35c Rhubarb, outdoor. 3 lbs 35c i Smoked black cod. lb Wax and green beans, 3 lbs. .. Vegetable marrow, lb 6c Celery, 3 bunches 25c 7c ...... 7c ..... 7c 35c ..... 35c .... 15c 35c i Finnan haddlea, lb. Pickling onions. 3 lbs 35c I Ham, whole, first grade FRUIT Oranges, Valencia, dozen . . 25c to 75c Lemons, Sunkltt, doz. .... 25c and 35c California grape fruit, 3 fort 35c Bananas, 2 lbs. for 35c Candled honey 35c Extracted honey, lb 35c and 35c Apples, Mcintosh Reds 12.25 Apples, Wealthles 12 83 Apples. Oravensteina ........... 12.50 Cookllng apples , $li5 Canteloupes, each 15c Peaches, case . .." $1.45 Italian prunes, crate 95c CocoanuU, each' 30c and 35c ! Honey Dew melons, each 45c Casaba melons, lb. 10c Pears, Bartlett, case $3.25 lHtlKli FHL'ITS Dates, bulk, 3 lbs. 35c Dates, Dromedary 35c Raisins, bulk, lb 20c Raisins, package, lb 25a Cluster raisins, lb 25c Lemon and orange peel 30c Citron peel 50c Black cooking figs 20c and 25c White figs. lb. 15c Table figs, lb. 250 (Currants 22Vjc Prunes 15c-25c Apple , 25C Peaches, peeled S5e Apricots, lb. 400 NI'TS Almonds, shelled Valencia 75c Brazils and filbert- 35c Walnuts, broken shelled 80c Walnuts, shelled halves 5c Almonds 350 Peanuts 30o (Msnchurlan walnuts 35c California walnuts 45c 23 lie 20c Salt mackerel, lb 25c Eastern salt herring. 3 tor 25c Salt codfish fillets, lb 30c Boneless salt cod bricks, lb 25c MEATS Fowl. No. I lb. 35o to 40c Roasting chicken, lb. 45c to 50c Ham. sliced, first grade. .. 60c 50c Ham, picnic, lb 35c Cottage rolls, lb. 40c Bacon, back, sliced 55c Bacon, side , 50c to 65c Pork, dry salt 35c Ayrshire bacon, lb 45c Veal, shoulder 35c Veal, loin 40c Veal, leg 40c Pork, shoulder 30c Pork, loin 45c Pork, leg 42c Beef, pot roast 13 c to lie Beef, boiling . ..- 10c to 12c Beet, steak 25c to 40c Beef .roast, prune rib 30c Lamb, chops 50c Lamb, shoulder 35c Mutton, leg 40c Lamb, leg 48C Mutton, chops , , , . . 40c Mutton shoulder ., 30c FEED 100 lbs. Wheat, No. 8 W.10 Oats 12.60 Bran 4. 13.00 Shorts $2.10 Middlings i., $2.50 Barley i s $2.35 Poultry mash 13.00 8peclal eggmash .................. $3.40 Oyster shell $3.50 Scratch food $3X0 Beef scrap $5.23 O round oil cake $4.75 Baby chick feed 14.23 Fine oat chops $2.70 Crushed oats $2.70 Fine barley chop $2.43 Whole corn $3.00 Cracked corn 13.10 Fine cornmeal $3.10 placed on board two waiting land planes. These two planes hopped off for New York and were hopeful of reaching New York for tbe Saturday edition of tbe News, but heavy fogs descended and killed all hopes. One of the planes was forced down at St Elol and success was up to the other plane. After flying In the fog almost to Montreal, it turned south and landed at Plattsburg and met another clane at tbe parade grounds there. Here the other plane took the pictures and began tbe last leg ot the perilous flight to New York. Flying at 112 miles an: hour through three electric storms and onv. of the heaviest fogs ever encountered by tbe flyers the plane landed at the West Side Park, Jersey City. A little OTer three boors after the final dash was begun the pictures were delivered at the offices of the News In New York 24 hours ahead of pictnra en route Tia New York LUMBER We arc mainifncturiiirj rough nnt! dressed lumber. Edsrc grain boat cedar. Halibut arid salmon boxes. Ask For Prices Seal Coye Lumber Co. Ltd. PHONE 562 George rorie Chartered Accountant and Auditor Receiver, Liquidator, Trustee, 5cc. Phono 387 New Address: 243 Second Avenue West r.MNine nui'EuT TUGBOATS Day Phones 423, 639, Green 238, Black 73S. Night. Phone? 687, 639, Green 238, Black 735. RUPERT MARINE PRODUCTS, LTD. GEO. U. BUSHBY, Man. Dir. Fur Coats & Jacquettes An Exquisite Stock of Kui Trimmings at low price B. C. FUR Co. Next Q.W.V.A.. Thjrid Ave.