Tuesday, July 29, 1919 THE DAILY NEWS, EMPLOYERS THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF CANADA has been created to grade the various classes of workers—trained and ‘un- trained—-and to place the best in the country at your disposal, through a system of Employment offices from Coast to Coast. THE PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SECTION exists to place you in touch with Professional, Business and Technical workers. THE INFORMATION AND SERVICE BRANCH DEPARTMENT OF SOLDIERS’ CIVIL RE-ESTABLISHMENT has a representative in each of these offices to render whatever special services may be required in the employment of the RETURNED SOLDIER Tel. No Cranbrook, 10 Baker Street 80 Fernie, 162 Victoria Ave. Kamloops, 246 Victoria St 495 Nanaimo, Windsor Block Nelson, Royal Bank Bidg., Baker St. New Westminster, Board of Trade Bidg. Penticton, Shatford Block, Main Street Prince Rupert, P. O. Drawer 1674 Revelstoke, First St. W. Vancouver, 140 Cordova Street Vancouver, Alcazar Hotel, Dunsmuir St. Victoria, Langley and Broughton Sts. Vernon, 235 Barnard Ave. E TRAWBERRY DEPOT See Us First Phone 45 Phone FULLERS, LTD. Two Stores. Phones 44, 45 and 534 Parkin & Ward Electric Co. ‘ LIMITED Electric Engineers and Contractors We carry a full line of Electric Ranges, Washing Machines Vacuum Cleaners, Hot Plates, Grills, Irons, Toasters, and fixtures. ihstimates furnished on House wiring and Motor inst MARINE DEPARTMENT Agents for Regal Gasoline Engines for trolling Caille Perfection Motors Titan Storage Batteries Mosier Spark Plug Che Plug that was chosen for the Transatlantic flights Our service department will help you to plan your Lighting Equipment. A full line of Dynamos Sterage Batteries, Switch boards, Conduit, Cable Lamps, Searchlights, etc. We make Lighting Sets to Suit Your Boat allation Storage Batteries charged and repaired (no time lost while your battery is being charged, we have one at you disposal Third Avenue (opposite Post Office) PHONE 125 Prince Rupert Music Store OPPOSITE POST OFFICE WILL EDMUNDS, Proprietor “Everytuing in Music.” LATEST POPULAR SONGS AND DANCES, VICTROLAS AND VICTOR RECORDS Nepaire to Phonographs, Violins, Etc. Bows rehaired 10 Masten © Wore Woodwind instruments repadded and adjusted Sone ta see amen? Prince Rupert yo ma ing A aya In Connection The Largest Stock of Pianos and Organs North of Vaneouver The Heintzman & Co. Piano The Weber Piano FIRE DANGER AT OIL TANKS IS DISCUSSED Engineer Went on Strike, Causing Shut Down and Position No Longer Open. The question of the employ ment of an engineer at the Im perial Oil Company's tanks was discussed last night by the City Council atl some length, G \ W oodland, the manager, was sent to the Vancouver office had been returned to him and the ter left to his discretion In outlining the history of tl had an engineer named Dawson employed to keep steam up in the boilers. There was little to d but during the recent strike We had gone out and remained out for a month and no objection had been made to the steam not being up He had decided now that he would not keep the boilers going as if it was all right to shut dow: then it was all right now her Was no danger from fire and one oecurred the steam would 1 put it out. Me only thing thes eould do would he to sit on Lhe fence and let it burn rhe igi ineer had not been dismissed lhad left A Coincidence. It was a curious ¢ ncidenes that shortly before the matt came up in Council Montgomery had rung up and asked about filling the position. Alderman Casey said that he refused to hold his position as alderman and be subjeet to the dictation of tue Imperial Oil Com- pany. He moved “That the City Solicitor be instructed to proceed forthwith to protect the adjoining property from tire The resoh tion was defeated, but Alderman “asey declared that the vould bring it up every night VARIED PROGRAM AT THE WESTHOLME Fishing on the Coast of Japan and Scenes Along the Tagus As Well as Big Features. There are some = interesting pictures showing fishing on the coast of Japan and scenes along the Tagus river, al the Westholme tonight. rhe British Gazette is jalso very interesting. King Teddy lis shown laughing and there are jmany other interesting pictures | Bie Bill Hart is®Sseen to ad ivantage in “The Border Wireless la strong play with plenty of ac ltion. The Harold Lloyd comedy the funniest yet. (0. HENRY STORY AT EMPRESS THEATRE Willard cGeddie, who boasts more of family than fortune, ts much in love witR Ida Payne, ane she with him. But Mrs. Payne has other ambitions fo daughter and asks him to forget all about Ida “at Ida’s reques CGieddie accepts his dismissal without any verifieation from the girl, and takes a job as consul tn Coralia, South America He dergoes an infatuation fv a beautiful native girl and imagines he has forgotten all about Id that is only the beginning off the O. Henry story played by karl Williams and Grace Darimond “An American Livé Wir: The film is to be seen tonight at th Empress Theatre. SCHOOL BYLAW |\Measure to Provide for Raising $150,000 for New Building Passed First Reading. the schools bylaw) proyidine for the raising of $150,000 introduced at the meetine City Council last night and rea a first time. rhe proposal is to erect a manent school building 0! olis Hill in order to relieve th Thomas Organs All High-grade Guaranteed Instruments W. J. Pitman, Piano Dept. E E. L. VAUGH AN Pret Pigne Toning and Tepaicing Prince Rupert Music Store |present overerowding and bl ike rovision for the natura \ of the population The bylaw after it pass thre City Couneil will have to be p iproved by the rate-payers it becomes law Never forget to look through | the classified list on Page » case Mr. Woodland said that they } | | jpresent and explained that the} letter whieh the City Couneil had! ! a | | | ’ REAM OF TARTAR, which is derived from grapes, has no substitute for making a baking powder of highest quality. That is the reason it is used in Dr. PRICE’S BAKING POWDER PRE-EMINENT FOR MAKING THE FINEST AND MOST WHOLESOME FOOD —STANDARD FOR SIXTY YEARS ~ Contains No Alum— Leaves No Bitter Taste REPATRIATION OF GERMAN PRISONERS London, July 28.—The British plan for the repatriation of Ger- man prisoners of war is eomplete. Up to July 23 the number of pris- oners held in Great Britain num- hbered 84.604. Synopsis oF §=—c land Act Amendments Mirtmum of first-class land reduced to $5 an acre; second-class to $3.50 an acre. Pre-emption now confined to sur- veyed lands only. Records will be granted covering only land suitable for agricultural purposes and which is non-timber land. nership pre-emptions abolished, but parties of not more than four may arrange for adjacent pre-emptions with joint residence, but each making neeessary improvements on respective claims. Pre-emptors must occupy claims for five years and make improvements to value of $10 per acre, including clear- =e and cultivation of at least 5 acres, ore receiving Crown Grant Where pre-emptor in occupation not less than 3 years, and has made pro- portionate improvements, he may, be- cause of ill-health, or other cause, be granted intermediate certificate of im- provement and transfer his claim Records without permanent resi- dence may be issued, provided appli- cant makes improvements to extent of $300 per annum and records same each year. Failure to make improvements or record same will operate as for- feiture. Title cannot be obtained in less than 5 years, and improvements of $10.00 per acre. ingudmg 5 acres cleared and cultivated, and residence of at least 2 years are required Pre-emptor holding Crown grant may record another pre-emption, if he requires land in conjunction with his farm, without actual occupation, pro- vided statutory improvements made and residence maintained on Crown granted land Unsurveyed areas, not exceeding 20 acres, may be leased as homensit ss; title to be obtained after fulfilling resi- dential and improvement conditions. For grazing and industrial purpoves areas exceeding 640 acres may be leased by one person or company Mill, factory or industrial sites on timber land not exceeding 40 acres may be purchased; conditions include payment of stumpage Natural hay meadows inaec essible by existing roads may be purchased conditional upon construction of a road to them. Rebate of one-half of cost of road, not exceeding half of purchase price, is made es PRE-EMPTORS' FREE GRANTS ACT. * The scope of this Act is enlarged to include all persons joining and serv- ing with His Majesty's Forces. The time within which the heirs or devisees of..a deceased pre-emptor may apply for title under thts Act is extended from for one year from the death of such person ‘8 formerly, until one year after the conclusion of the present war This privilege is also made re troactive No fees relating to pre emptions are due or payable by soldiers on pre- emptions recorded after June 26, 1918 Taxes are remitted for five years Provision for return of moneys ac erued, due ahd been paid since August 4, 1914, on account of p “ayments, fees or taxes on soldiers’ pre emptions Interest on agi sem to purchase town er city lots held by members of Allied Forces, or dependents, ax quired direct or indirect, remitted from en- listment to March #1. 1920 SUB-PURCHASERS OF CROWN LANDS, Provielun made for issuance of Crown grants to ib-purchasers of Crown Land acquiring right from purchasers who allied to « omplete purchase inveivi rteiture m ful fillment of condit fp urchase , in terest and tax W hes sub-purcha ers do not cial vhole of original pas cel, purchase price due and taxes may be distributed proportionately ova whole area \ ations must be made by May i, 1520 GRAZING Grazing Act 1919, for Systematic develop t of livertoc ndustry pro vide fi grazing datrict ind range administ: » und Commissioner Annua! gra * permits iseued based On numbers t ad; pr : tor estab Hehed yw ke n wheres may fortia Assock for range manage ment, Pree, or partially free, permite for settlers, campers or travellers, up to ten head a | Ormes Limited “Sesall Found Now is The Time to Get Your NEW BATHING CAP We are selling *. _ season’s caps | PRACTICALLY COST Come in and see them before they are picked over Phones 82 and 200 Store P.O. Box 1680 3rd Avenue and 6th Street La Casse Bakery | Another 200 Ibs. of. : Also ‘all kinds of Pastry Genoa and Wedding Cakes a Specialty : eae Fruit Gabe sire wv voor morsine order, don’t forget to be disposed of this Domestic Br ead week at 30c per Ib. | The Bread with the Label 717 Third Avenue ta 190 idward Lipsett, President Harry Lipsett, Manager kdward Cunningham, Vice-President Lipsett-Cunningham & Co. LIMITED * a FISHING & CANNERY EQUIPMENT—MARINE HARDWAFE Steamship Supplies, Gas Engines and Accessories Fish Netting, Twines, Lines, Ropes and Cordage PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. Registered Olee: Prince Rupert OMee 68 Water Street, Telephone No, 95 Vancouver, B. C, P. O, Box 1698 Geer ee crorsorcsssssssesIwersvrrs LLL OR POR OC ON FOR SALE Lot 5, Bloek 44, Sectiont @.......-ee6:: $3,000.00 cash Lot 6, Block 414, Bection 1 @ ..cesssrveee 3,000.00 Lot 9, Block 5, Bection 1 @ ,..+.eeeeees 600.00 Lot 10, Bloek 5, Section 1 @ ....cceceeees 600,00 FISHERMEN, LOOK | Lot 16, Black 50, Bection 8 @ ....sereees 100,00 DAVID H. HAYS, 2nd Ave. and 2nd St. me