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l)i'CijtUittJick ro ureses THIRTY SIXTH YEAR, VOL. No. 6 CHILLIWACK, B. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1926 $1.50 A YEAR PREPARE FOR CAMPING SEASON AT CULTUS LAKE One Hundred and Twenty Seven Lots Already Taken.

Twelve Over Recent Week End There is alrsady much activity at Cultus Lake Park in preparation of the coming camping and outing season which will be ushered in earlier this year than is usual. Already 127 lots have been leased from the Park Board, an increase over the total of last year, and the season has not as yet opened. Twelve lots were taken over a recent week end, the most of them being leased by Vancouver people. The Board has had one hundred additional lots surveyed in an area in the nicely treed highland east of the lake front. The area is conveniently intersected by a Beries of roadways, which have been given the names of various woods.

The lots vary in size, but will average atout forty feet in width, and fifteen feet wider than the lots in the original survey. The motor road is being cleared and constructed to the southern end of the park, while a number of dead fir trees are being removed. It is proposed to have the electric lighting service extended, two more wells' sunk, and other facilities provided. A number of dead stumps have been removed from the auto park, and an acre of land has been cleared and added to the public parking area. Grass seed has been sown In the auto park and throughout the park and wood land generally.

Additional work has done on the road on the west side of the lake, and known among campers ae "Shaughnessy Heights." Already several neat new cottages have been erected, while improvements and conveniences have been added to others. Casey Jones, the new concessionaire, and successor to Mr. Harry Baxendale, is making Improvements to the pavilion, by adding convenient dressing rooms, a roomy porch, and fitting up the other pleasure giving facilities. Present indications are that the Park will soon be the mecca for all who can conveniently take advantage of the camping and outing facilities offered by this popular resort. Many cottage owners spent the week end at the lake and enjoyed the mid summer like conditions which prevailed.

McDonald is leu ion head Brig. General H. F. McDonald was elected as the first president of the British Columbia branch of the Canadian Legion, British Empire Service League, at a convention held in Vancouver and which closed there on Saturday night. The vice presidents are Lieut.

Col. A. L. Coote and Col. C.

K. Edgett of Kei Lieut. Col. W. S.

Duell whs elected to the post of honorary treasurer. Delegates elected to the executive were. T. Jlarnett, Vancouver; W. Drinnan, Vancouver District; A.

Bryant, East Kootenay; J. Angus, Yale district; J. Reynolds, Okanagan district; T. A. Barnard, Nanalmo; G.

Macnicol, Victoria; C. L. Youngman, irlnce Rupert district; It. A. Payne, Fraser Valley; Rev.

A. Gordon New Westminster; W. E. Bevan, Comox; J. McKee, Tubercular veterans.

Representatives of the Kettle Valley district, Lillooet and Cariboo districts will be appointed by the executive. SAUDIS BOY WIN NEK OK VARSITY PRIZE While not so largely represented this year at the University. Chilliwack students made a creditable showing. Earl G. Gillanders, B.A., received his M.

A. degree, Cecil Newby passed his third year in Arts with 2nd class honors, Osborne Richmond passed In 1st year Mining and Metallurgical Engineering. John Hulbert passed his second year with three supplements. Congratulations are being showered on Lester Mallory of Sardls, on his winning the scholarship of $100 in his third year agriculture. The B.

C. Fruit Growers' Association each year present a scholarship of this amount for the leading third year student In horticulture who plans to continue this study. Mr. Mallory was a former resident of the Okanagan, moving here with his parents about three years age. ONTARIO AWARDS ROAD CONTRACTS OF $2,000,000 The Ontario provincial highways department has announced that road contracts totalling $2,339,419 have been awarded.

The total sum requirel for road work this season may reach six mil lion dollars. Practically every section of old Ontario is represented in the pro gramme. SECOND ORCHESTRAL CONCERT MONDAY An enjoyable evening is promised at the Drill Hall on Monday evening, when the Chilliwack Orchestral Society will give their second concei in aid of the Hospital Auxiliary. The first effort, given earlier in the year, was one of the musical treats of the season, and the programme for Monday promise an equally interesting time. Assisting the orchestra will be Miss Edna Crittenden, violinist, whose appearance here is always warmly greeted Miss Rhena Marshall, soprano, Vancouver, who has also been heard to good advantage in the city Mr.

Jack Bartindale, a favorite local baritone, and Mr. Daniel Green, of Vancouver, who will give flute and harp numbers. The progrm and artists, combined with the cause, should attract a full house on Monday evening. SARDIS PLAYERS EXCEL IN THREE ACT COMEDY I. urge Audience Greets Sardis Company in Community Hall To Itepent at Cheam Thursday.

The Sardis Dramatic Society were fortunate in their audience on Friday evening, the Community hall being filled by a very appreciative gathering assembled to witness the performance of the play entitled 'Yimmie Yonson's Yob." The presentation of this play was so uniformly excellent that it would he impossible to accord special praise to individuals when all were so good. Mr. W. Dusterhoeft in the title role had a fine grasp of the dual part of the Swede "Yimmie Yousou" in search of a job and the boy who was supposed to have committed suicide on account of a false accusation of theft. The serio comic part of the Swede seemed perhaps more suitable to his temperament than that of the resurrected boy Bobbie Kent.

Pal the detective, Mr. J. B. Pat tern, was very good after the fashion of the usual stage "cop," which of course, is like nothing else on earth, Frank, the clerk, Mr. Chas.

New by, as the villain of the piece, made a proper conspirator, shining especi ally in his entrance and exits. Mickie, the farm hand, Mr. E. H. Pearson, was excellent as a real Irish lad, of course in love with Peg the cook, Mrs.

W. Dusterhoeft, who enacted the part of the Irish set vant to perfection, had many humorous moments and seemed to be very well acquainted with a certain in dividual not usually mentioned in polite society, which perhaps counted for her flamboyant ap pearance. Mr. Kent, the father, Mr. E.

E. Mower, upheld the dignity of the head of the household and was very emphatic in his commands to have "all the lights out in half an hour." Belle, the foster daughter, was charmingly presented by Miss Dorothy Wilson, whose natural manner ion the hearts of all. Kitty, the helper, Mrs. E. II.

Pearson, added tu i.ie gaiety of the evening with her acting of the part of a skittish though simple and innocent country inn id. Mis. Chas. Newby, as Sylvia the niece, portrayed the feline species of feminine humanity as if 'to the manner born" (though being by nature the exact opposite.) She had an artistic conception of the mind of a schemer though her requests to have her head rubbed at a seemingly pathetic moment together with the insertion of the watch in the pocket of the Swede and its extraction by the detective, struck a decidedly comic note. The part of Mrs.

Kent, the mother, was admirably played by Mrs. J. B. Pattern, wanting nothing in pathos and genuine feeling. Altogether it was a very enjoy able performance enlivened between acts by the playing of Jack and Percy Bartindale on the violin and piano.

The result should be a sub stantial contribution to the Young Lady Helpers' fund for the restora tion of Sardis United church. Con trlbuted. The play is being repeated in the Cheam hall on Thursday evening, May 13, under the auspices of the Cheam Ladies Aid. ATTENDING CONFERENCE OF UNITED CHURCH Messrs. B.

A. Irwin, U. B. Cussack and J. C.

Calhoun are attending the annual conference of the United Church for British Columbia, in Vancouver this week, representing Chilliwack United Church. Rev. A. Ireland, Rev. F.

B. Stacey, Rev. E. Manuel, Rev. A.

W. Ogston and Rev. J. F. Shaw are in attendance and representing United Church bodies In the district.

The preacher next Sunday evening in the Chilliwack United Church will be Rev. Geo. Turpln, chairman of the Cariboo Presbytery, formerly of Agasslz, and brother of Mr. Jos. Turpin of Chilliwack.

Rev. H. A. Ireland will conduct the morning service. RIVER BANK PROTECTION AT ROSEDALE FINISHED Erosion Has IIccii Checked and Flood Danger of Past Few Years Has Been Removed.

The river bank protection work at Rosedale has been completed and a been In progress, at intervals, dur ing the past three years, and con good job is reported. The work has sists of four wing dams built from the bank into the stream, and so designed as to stay the force of the current and diverl the flow from the hank. The first dam was put in three years ago, but subsequently suffered considerable damage. As an experiment its construction was valuable and the protection it afforded the bank encouraged the dyking commission to continue along similar lines. The following year a second structure was built, a short distance down stream, and along slightly altered plans, and this one stood the Btnain of last year's high water in good shape and checked bank erosion very considerably.

During the past spring two more dams have been constructed, and the river ibank between four dams mattressed. The total cost ot the work has been $10,880, a figure that is considered very reasonable. The piles for this year's work were driven by the firm of Macken and Collins, while Mr. C. A.

P. Gill has had general supervision of the undertaking for the dyking commission of the Municipal Council, under whose direction the work was undertaken and completed. The protection work was made necessary by the serious river bank erosion which has been taking place at this point during recent years. So great has the erosion been that the safety of the dyke, and the protection of the whole district from flooding, was threatened. A change in the course of the ever changing Fraser was the primary cause, the full force of the current striking the bank.

The situation created called for definite and adequate means ot protection and various schemes were considered, some of the plans involving a cost of from $50,000 to $100,000. Eventually the plan as completed was agreed upon. The municipal authorities, faced with a considerable expenditure, felt that the import mice and value of Provincial and Dominion Interests were such that they should bear a proportion of the cost of the protection work, the basis submitted being each of the bodies concerned should assume one third. The The proposal was not accepteu with alacrity, and the negotiations wire lengthy and a times loat'usi ig ami disappointing. Eventually ihe proposal was accept, ana bast on cost of the dam uiistrucvii by the dyking district, the two de of public work agreed to contribute an amount not ex.seding $3000 each.

The decision once ar rived at the local authorities have been given every assistance by the engineering departments, and a unity of opinion as to plans and cons. ruc tion has prevailed. The two govern ments will contribute each, the district to provide the balance of During the negotiation will! the Dominion Department of Puhi.c Works va'uable assistance was glvoii by Mr. Elgin Munro, then member for Fraser Valley, while similar support was given by Hon. E.

D. Bar row in connection with the assist ance secured from the Provincial Department. Reeve Wells and members of r.Is council, as well as others who have been active in securing the protection work and assistance in sharing the cost, feel very much gratified tnai the work is now complete, and thai the financial support of the two gov ernments has been secured. It is believed that the work as completed will Drotect the district from flood danger at this point for a number of years. REVISION OF PROVINCIAL VOTERS' LIST ON MONDAY Mr.

Jos. Scott, Provincial Registrar of Voters for the Chilliwack electoral district, will hold a court fo revision In the court bouse on Monday next, May 17, commencing at 11 a.m. for the purpose ot revising the list of voters, bearing and determining any and all objections to the retention of any name on the said list, or to the registration as a voter ot any application for registration. ATTENDED CANADIAN LEGION CONVENTION Col. A.

L. Coote and Major E. W. Flemming were the delegates representing the Chilliwack branch of the newly formed Canadian Legion of the British Empire, at the provincial convention held in Vancouver during the latter part of last week. Secretary Geo.

Taylor of the Chilliwack branch of the G. V. A. was in attendance on behalf of that body. Say you saw it in The Progress.

BOARD OF TRADE ENDORSED BY COAST CITY BOARDS The New Westminster Board of Trade at its Monday luncheon meeting formerly endorsed a resolution from the Chilliwack Board, and, as requested, forwarded it to the City Council for action. The resolution asks for the enactment of a civic ordinance prohibiting1 the selling of milk except when obtained In a tu berculolss free area. Columbian. The Vancouver Board of Trade endorsed the resolution insofar as it was possible to have Its purpose carried out. CARMAN CHURCH REOPENS ON SUNDAY NEXT Special Preacher and Special Music For Both Services Supper and Concert Monday.

Carman United Church, which was moved from the old site on the Hig ginson Road to a new location in Sardis, opposite Coqualeetza Residential School, some weeks ago, has been enlarged, refitted, and repainted inside and out, and will be reopened next Sunday, May 16th, when Kev. George W. Dean, will be the preacher at 11.30 a.m. and at 8 p.m. The choir and orchestra will render special music as follows: Morning Service, 11.30: Anthem, with orchestra "Praise and solo, "How Lovely are Thy Dwellings," Miss L.

Colling, late of Col uinba Quartette, Toronto; Orchestral Voluntary, extract from Overture to Handel's "Samson." Evening service, 8 o'clock: Duet and chorus with orchestra "I Waited for the Lord," Mendelssohn, Mrs. J. Watson and Miss Mabel Evans; Orchestral Voluntary, the opening movement and "Allegretto" from Mendelssohn's "Hymn of Praise." Chorus with orchestra, "The Heavens are Telling," Hayden. Orchestra: Violins, Dr. Elliot, Mr.

Jack Bartindale, Mrs. Edstrom, Mrs. Fred Arnold; cello, Mr. C. Carey; cornet, Mr.

Blake Monkhouse; piano, Mrs. Geo. Orr. On Monday evening, May 17, a supper and entertainment will be given in the church. Supper will be served between 6.30 and 8 p.m., the entertainment following.

Rev. S. S. Osterhout, Ph. D.

will be the preacher on Sunday, May 23. MOTOR PARTY HAS NARROW ESCAPE WHEN C.H OVERTURNS Miss Helen Phillips of Sardis, and Maurice Wilson and Ben Stark of Ohiliiwa spent the week end in ''hill'iwack hospital, as the result of en a. no accident v. hich occurred lat Sat.tt. day afternoon on the Yale road Ve.lder Crossing.

Of the three, Miss Phillips received Hie more seri ous injuries, the two boys being able to leave the hospital on Sunday. Fred Phillips, a brother of the injured girl, and Hector Stewart, of Vancouver, who were also in the automobile, escaped injury. The car was the property of Mrs. Sutor, ot the Empress Hotel, and was being driven by Ben. Stark, an employee of the Hotel, Hie party going to the Vedder to fish.

At the turn west ot Jeff Barwell's place, tha car got out of control, turned over at least once, landing on its side against the fence, and racing in the opposite direction to which it l.ad been travelling. The car was considerable damaged, and that the occupants ecaped as well as they did is little short of miraculous. OUTINGS ARRANGED FOR B. C. JERSEY BREEDERS Members of the B.

C. Jersey Breeders' Association hold a Spring meeting at. Duncan on June 4 and 5 when they will be the guests of the Jersey breeders ot that district, who are arranging an Interesting programme for the occasion. Mr. W.

T. Hunter, superintendent of the Dominion Experimental Station at Summerland, who is a director of the B. C. Jersey Breeders' Association, has extended an invitation to all Jersey men to attena tne annual picnic at the farm on June 12. A Jersey calf club will shortly bi organized at Vernon where the breed Is making good progress.

BUTTER IMPORTERS PROTEST DUMP DUTT British Columbia importers of Australian butter have forwarded a letter to the Dominion government protesting against the imposition of the dump duty; asking for an opportunity to present their case be fore being called upon to pay thlg duty; and Inquiring what steps th federal authorities are taking asicertain the Justice of tne dump duty, as the butter was imported when the Canadian supply was ln adequate. The dealers are faced with duty charges of from $2,000 to $8,000 each. A 6 cent duty on the 1,400, 000 pounds Imported since January LEONARD HAMILTON INSTANTLY KILLED IN LOGGING CAMP Only Son of Mr. and Mrs. W.

Hamilton of Chilliwack. Went Up Coast Three Weeks Ago Mr. Alva Leonard Wilbert Hamilton, of Chilliwack, was instantly killed in a logging accident at the Cathels Sorensou logging camp, Fort Renfrew, B. on Wednesday last. Mr.

Alex. Oberg, a Swede, was killed at the same time. In company with another man, the two who were killed were working in the busn, and bad made fast the line to a log which was to be hauled In by a donkey engine. The end of the log struck a stump, throwing the other end around, which hit a dead tree, which in falling hit the two men who were running for safety as quickly as possible. They were both killed instantly.

An inquest was held in Victoria on Saturday, the verdict being accidental death. Deceased was the son of Mr. W. J. Hamilton of Chilliwack who left Immediately on receipt of the news of the fatality, and accompanied the body to Chilliwack on Tuesday.

The funeral Is taking place today from the home, Yale road, to the I. O. O. F. cemetery.

Mr. Hamilton is survived by a wife and one child, his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.

Hamilton, and one sister, Mrs. M. E. Dixon, of Vancouver. Deceased was in the prime of young manhood, being in his twenty fourth year, and was a man of exceptionally fine physique.

Much sympathy Is extended to the bereaved in their unexpected affliction. Mr. Hamilton left only three weeks ago for up coast. UNION CHURCH CHOIR HEARD TO ADVANTAGE Blending, Expression and Inlerpre. tut ion Feature a Well Chosen Programme.

An appreciative audience greeted the musical concert given in the United Church on Thursday evening by the members cf the United Church cnoir. Seldom has the choir been heard to better advantage than on occasion, the splendid blending of voices showing careful regard for expression and interpretation. The shading in tone was done easily and well, and the selections were haopiiy chosen throughout. Included in the chorus numbers were Elgar'svery beautiful "The "You Stole My i.ove," McFarren; "Strike the Lire," Cooke; the familiar "Comrades in Arms" and the "Bells of St. Michael's Tower" with the Viking song of Coleridge (Taylor), making a strong finish.

The assisting soloists ot the were Mrs. F. Leary, Miss I 1 ONE HINDU1 IV HOSPITAL: Colling, Mrs. R. Marsh, Mr.

J. Bar tlndale and Mr. R. K. McCammon.

The singer in each case appeared to splendid advantage and were each given a hearty recall. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh gave the duet "Merry, Merry are We," Combs; and a quartette, "Good Evening," by Miss Colling, Mrs. Marsh, Messrs.

R. Marsh and J. Bartindale completed a "good" evening and an enjoyable one. Much credit is due to the conductor, Mr. R.

Marsh, to Mrs. A. II. Johnston as nccompanlst and to the choir members as a whole. THE CANADIAN LEGION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE SERVICE LEAGUE An executive meeting of the Chilliwack branch was held on Monday evening at which a splendid increase In membership for the week was reported.

A report ot the convention was made by the president who was a delegate from Chilliwack. He re ported that the convention was an unqualified success and many important matters such as revaluation of Soldier Settlers' land, old age pensions for ex service men at 60, disposal ot canteen funds, were discussed and recommendations made. The local committee among other matters took up the question of dues, and it was decided to keep them to the lowest possible figure, but the question was left for final decision to the members at the general meeting on Thursday, May 20. The entertainment committee re ported good progress in arrangements for a splendid entertainment which will be given shortly and of which due notice will be given. 1 means roughly $84,000, and possibly bankruptcy for some of the dealers.

SPORTS CELEBRATION MAY 34 SHOULD BE BIG DAY IIEBK The successful manner in which, he plans of the various committees of the C.A.A.A. are working out indicate that the big sports celebration planned for the 24th of May should be a big drawing card for both home and outside people. The major events, Upper Fraser Valley baseball league fixture, lacrosse and football are reported to be assured, interest is being manifest in the field and track events and the big athletic dance in the eve ning is just naturally a drawing card. Popular interest is being evidenced in staging a parade as a preliminary to the opening ot the sports programme and already entries ot floats, decorated cars, bicycles, are reported. The band, it is under stood, will turn out for this event and possibly several other organiza tions will lend their support.

A meeting was held last night in the Athletic Hall at which the committees prepared to get their plans into definite form, two weeks' time being left before the holiday. CHAUTAUQUA OPENS HERE WEDNESDAY Entertaining and Instructive Four Day Programme is Annouced. Afternoon and Evening The Chilliwack Chautauqua opens a four day programme here on Wednesday next, May 19, with Leake'a Orchestral Entertainers at 8 p.m. in the big tent which will occupy the usual location across Princess avenue from the Empress hotel. The Toy Trio will present a musical programme on Thursday afternoon.

The trio consists of Ernest Toy, the noted Australian violinist, Eva Leslie Toy, pianist, and Mable Markle, soloist. The trio will give a prelude In the evening programme, in which John Duxbury, England's unsurpassed elocutionist will be heard. The Russian Cathedral Choir will be heard on the third afternoon in a full programme, and in the prelude in the evening. The programme will include secular, sacred and comic numbers in solo and ensemble. In the evening Dr.

Gordon P. Smith, will give an instructive and brillirnt lecture entitled "The Narrow Gate in the Wall of Life." On the afternoon of the fourth day the Martin Erw'n Players present a prelude of readings, songs and music. In addition, Joel W. Eastman, will lecture on "The City Invincible" a practical lecture In citizenship. The evening and con flud'ng programme will be a presentation of that sparkling and delightful comedy "Cappv Ricks" by Hip Martin Erwin players.

Last year the Chnut mqua programmes were very largely attended, ntid with the larce and ener I'etl commiUe responsible for rimitnt'ona this ear, there will undoubtedly be a large sale of season tickets, assuring the finnnclal success of the undertaking. ANOTH' IS ARRESTED Jt'ga Sing a Hindu, was tak" i to the Chilliwack Hospital on Saturday suffering from severe scalp wounds, and Kani, another Hindu, placed in the munlclr.il cells charged with assault as a result of a fracas which occurred In a cabin on the property of the B. C. Hop Company at Sardis. Drinking is said to have preceded the figiht to which Chief of Police H.

J. Harding received a call about 5 p.m. on Saturday, several bottles which had contained liquors of var ious potency being said to have been In evidence the cabin. Karu appeared in the municipal police court Monday morning and was remanded for further hearing on Thursday. NO MORE EXAMS REQUIRED FOR HIGH SCHOOLS New entrance examination regulations which will affect every public school pupil in British Columbia, were announced by Hon.

J. D. Maclean, minister of education, recently. Under a system which the department will put into effect at the annual summer examinations, admission to high schools will be almost entirely on the recommendations ot teachers instead of being on the basis of written examinations. Promotions will be recommended by a board consisting of the principal of the public school Involved, the principal of the high school in the same district and the municipal or provincial school inspector.

At present promotions are recommended by the principal of the public hool alone. While in the past 60 per cent, of the pupils of any school could be promoted by recommendation, in future there will be no limit on the number advanced in this way..