ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS _AND_MATSQUI_NEWS PIONEER STORE The Store for Dependable Merchandise ~ THE LEADING BUTCHER SHOP IN ABBOTSFORD Everything Seasonable Potted & Cooked Meats B.C. Phone 16 Farmers Phone 1912 B. DesMAZES, Proprietor - Abbotsford, Sumas & Mataqui News Published Thursdays at Abbotsford, B.C oe: GERALD H. HELLER, Fiditor % Subscription: One Year $1.50; Six Months $1.00; Three Months 75¢ ee THEY'RE NOW PREPARING FOR THEIR WINTER HARVEST “I am going back where the air and men are clean. Where a man does not take your hand and share your hospitality, then rob you.’ Disillusioned by a short visit to the bright lights of the city and em- bittered by what was his saddest experience in the ways of mankind, a grizzl- ed Hudson’s Bay company trader shook the dust of Vancouyer from his shoes and@ returned to the vast forests of the north. : This case, reported in a Vancouver daily some time ago, is only one of | the many hundreds of*similar instances which occur in the city every year, most of which we hear nothing about. Not that Vancouver is the only place ' on the continent where the flim-flam artist operates; but it is notoriously known that Vancouver has as many, if not more, crooked brokers, fake / company promot confidence men and their ilk, than any place of like size in the country. mh How much money is snatched annually from the newcomer by the ‘‘busi- ness chance’’ swindle may be gauged by observing the frequency with which many small stores and other businesses change hands every year. Having been stung the buyer is usually willing to ‘‘pass the buck’? to get some of his money back, and the broker reaps his commissions again and again. Some of these decoy businesses are maintained merely for this purpose. Then _ there are the ‘‘positions with investmeat’’ and numerous other snares for the © nian with a little capital. In fact there is about one chance in ten of get- y ing anything for your money by buying through this brokerage chafinel. 3 Prairie people seeking a milder climate, are more easily ‘‘sold’’ for fake propositions than the American neweomer. People used to the compar- atively honest and straightforward niethods of the prairies cannot realize _ the prevailing low business morale of this broker class at the Coast, but are t more or less like the Hudson’s Bay factor in assuming that most men are Square. fay | v4 And the propositions are so carefully framed—there is no effectual law— that the victim usually has no legal recourse. CALIFORNIA CLIMATE CAUSES OPTICAL AILMENTS i A smothered outery of complaint arises from Arcadian California ‘every now and again in the press, indicatingthat that progressive State is not just ideal, any more than anywhere else. We have heard something about its dryness, monotony of climate, Sahara-like nature of its soil, earth quakes, destructive frosts and so on. Now the optometrists are finding fault with the sun-kissed state because of its brilliant atmosphere, They claim the sunshine has caused fifty per cent more eye trouble in Los Angeles than 10 years ago. Thé doctors now suggest as a relief the painting of buildings in some other color than white, and the wearing of glasses which shut out _ the ultra-violet rays. If these measures are not adopted the optometrists predict a much higher percentage of yisual disorders, and their accompany- ing neurotic symptoms. Me The altitude and winter cold of our prairie hinterland are blamed mostly for the nervous disorders of many of the peole who live there, particu- larly women, suffer, but the sunlight, and lime-impregnated water are princi- | pally the causes. ~ Continual stimulation by the intense light in that latitude, especially of persons of the blond type, is most harmful. That is why so many people from Northern Europe and the British Isles find the prairie climate hard to endure, after a few years. Blue or light colored eyes do not contain 1 enough pigment to protect the retina by screening out the destructive light rays. Then the skin, althougha large area may not be exposed, in blonds x lacks the pigmenting elements which provide protection, . These scientific contentions are not merely theories, but proven facts which should have the careful consideration of those intelligent enough to seek a climate tg which they can adapt and live in happiness, OPPORTUNITY FOR A LIVE WIRE That the gasoline companies are making a nice big profit off Canadians is apparent when considering the difference in the price of ‘*gas’? on this side of the border with the American side. The duty on gasoline is from 1 cent to 2% cents according to grades, and on crude oil, from which the gasoline is refined by the Imperial Oil Co and the Union Oil Co. in Canada, the duty is % cent per gallon. The Shell Company imports its gasoline. People of B. ©. use about 20,000,000 gallons a year, (more than any other provinée) REFLECTING PREVAILING SENTIMENT Because the News publishes correspondents’ letters, it does not necess- arily follow that we subscribe to the views expressed. But these proferred comments are of public interest, and if moderately written, our duty is to publish them. The strives to reflect the sentiment of the district it serves—not that of its editor—and although some of the contributed ar- ticles may give our best friends or even ourselyes dig, we feel that if the subject is really of public moment, it is better to uncover the grievance and clear the air. News a THESE WONDERFUL NIGHTS There are moments in our life when nature furnishes coo] and gen- tle fingers for the bruises of life. Look from your window on nights like these and find a world that is very beautiful indeed. The wind eomes gladly and graciously up the street. There is a cool moon in the skies that has left her stars at home. She shines so mildly on this earth of ours. And if you Bre at a high level you see the stars of the earth shining everywhere—in sll those many places where men have made their homes, where the older folks are sitting at tables, in chairs. There flowers down there in the ~~ dark, in the'dimness of the moon: ‘The weeping willow sways and throws her branches about. The great pine tree stirs but slightly. Cats and dogs make but little noisé on such nights as these; they move quietly as if they felt that more important presences were abroad. Memory ceases almost to funetion and something comes into men’s hearts that for a while at least wholly ob- secures the wrong that is so ‘‘deep, clear and absolute in each private fate.’’ are P.O, BOX 94 has been a user of Pacific Milk for the longest when and where, and if you like, why you Walter’s Auto Stage ° To New Westmin’r . « DAILY Leaves— Mission Ferry 7.40 a.m. and 1.40 Matsqui 7.50 and 1.50 Clayburn 8,00 and 2.00 Abbotsford 8.20 and 2.30 Westminster 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Special Saturday Trip: Leave; Matsqui 5.20; Clayburn 5.35; Abbotsford 6.00; Westminster 21 p.m. SUNDAYS Leave: Mission Ferry 5 p.m.; Mats- qui 5.20; Clayburn 5.35; Abbots- ford 6 p.m.; Westminster 10.50 a.m. and 8 p.m, FARES— Abbotsford to Westm’r $1.40 Clayburn & Matsqui to West’r $1.50 Mission Ferry to Westm'r, $1.75 Blue Funnel Motor Line LIMITED Sumas - Bellingham Auto Stage cooL SAFE SPEEDY / ’ Leave Sumas—8.50 a.m.; 11.30a.m.: 2.30 pm; 5.45 pm.. Saturday and Sunday Special, 7.10p.m. Leave Bellmgham—7.30 a-m.; 10,15 a.m 1.15 p.m.; 4.00p.m.; 6.00 pm. Satur- day and Sunday Special, 10.30 p.m. Connects with C. P. R. ferry, Vancou- ver and Seattle stage and railway lines. —>—_——_ . $2.00 Return es J. C. HESSELGRAVE, Owner Sumas Phones X228—X421 © THE NEXT ISSUE of the GREATER VANCOUVER AND LOWER MAINLAND . . - Telephone Directory ’ Closes July Sist, 1923 If you are contemplating taking new Service, or making any changes in or additions to your present service, you should send notification, in writing, not later than the above date, in order that you may take advantage of the new directory listings. | The Telephone directory offers an attractive and effective medium fo- ad- vertising purposes. Advertisers should bear the above date in mind so that in- sertion may be sure in the Directory. BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE. COMPANY Alan. M. Brokovski AUCTIONEER & VALUATOR FARM SALES CONDUCTED ANY. WHERE Live Stock a Specialty Abbotsford Auction Murt First Satur- _-day in Each Vonth, ABBOTSFORD Phone 30L Tt would be interesting to know who time. Certainly some of its friends have known it for many years. Please write the Recipe Dept. telling first started using this British Columbia product. We will be glad to | send a case of milk to our friends of the longest standing. Pacific Milk Co. Ltd Head Officer Vancouver, B.O, pesese5esesese5d Mount Robson - Jasper National Park 5.S. PRINCE Vancouver - Prince Rupert and Rai Canadian [National PRailway S5e5e Ses eS ese ses ese sesesesemeseoesa O Canvas Shoes per cent discount ALL SIZES AND COLORS ~ RUBBER or LEATHER SOLES Zz SEE OUR WINDOWS 1 ALBERT lee GROCER AND BAKER - B.C, PHONE 54 Ch 1 The First Word to Say is WoOODBURY’S The second can,be either— . Facial Soap, Facial Cream, Cold Crewa, Dental Cream, Vegetable Cream, Facial Powder, oy Shaving Soap (with the mew holder top) elass them y a A No. 1 and you will class the.n thafame after using them. ERIC T. WEIR, Phm.B. DRUGGIST & STATIONER Ct ‘We Summer Excursion — Fares TRIANGLE TOURS OCEAN CRUISES Travel on the~ Continental Limite ¥ ‘ Route TO THE EAST ~ Leave Vancouver 9.50 p.m. Or for Diversion GEORGE _ S.S. PRINCE RUPERT. Monday - Wednesday - Saturday Connections ? . > Se ve Furniture and Fixtures FOR SALE Premises for Rent Apply C, A. HADDRELL, Proprietor Factories at Ladner and Abbotsford BSeseSesesesese5esesesesesaseszsacyh a5