LORD ÀND LADY WILLINGDON Deadlock Broken • :••'.. \: '•'•;..",'•;-.', ";"••?•.•:';' -..! '.. i:.'.-.'.--:-'--~>5.:iî.-:..' \ ^Â*'^-,":'-'-•.•;.:.¿..Jí.'*:"'-''- "'.V'"- . '•' •"• '•'•'••.••;',..!,.''-.-.'';'',''• ' '••;''•' When Ladner Retires WHEN has stood British Columbia' fruit in such good : stead , in the;. competitive classes. , "Our , pack held firm after Withdraws in Favor of Hon. Dr. S.F. Tolmie, Who Prairie Valley Pound Had to be Erected on Different Site 3,000, miles of travel,'.' remarked Mr. Was Unanimously Elected Leader of Conservative to That Chosen. Bylaw Received Third Reading. Little, "and no apple needed replac• ing."In this connection Mr. Little Party—Deadlock Appeared Certain After Six Suc• r. Work of Reconstruction of Pound on.: Jones' Flat paid a generous - tribute to the really cessive Ballots. -.Discussed. remarkable improvement shown in the Ontario pack this' year, which was considered particularly, creditable-, in TOLMIE PROPOSED BY LADNER CANYON CREEK DAM TAKEN OVER view of the fact that the eastern pro• vince harvested only half a crop this season and had very unfavorable rip• Saving of $5,500 Effected—Total Cost to Date Amounts ening '-.weather: This : improvement in New Leader Stated One of the First Duties of a Conserv- the Ontario exhibit may be taken as a to $24,409. Warm Debate on Petition Presented to tribute to the' British Columbia pack ative Government Was to Aid;the Fruit Industry and Council.;-Pumping Plant at Trout Creek Not Satis• at -previous .'shows, the fruit from the Encourage Sheep Farming in British Columbia. Pacific.province having set a fast pace factory. Defective Ditches to Receive Attention. to follow. To give' the Ontario people some no• Kamloops, B. C., Nov. 26, 10 a.m.—Hon. S. F. Tolmie, - There was.a full attendance of the that it would be a good idea to have tion of the: efficient, system that, has council at Tuesday's -meeting- and; a it in mind: for [future:; construction been evolved for the"marketing of B.C formerly Federal Minister of Agriculture, was last night unan- -~ session that went. right -up .to six •when the present ^usefulness of the -fruit, .several: large photographs were imously chosen leader of the provincial Conservatives after six o'clock. flume was past .' • shown in the exhibit; depicting scenes 'One lot, in Victoria Gardens 'was : The- tar. for the-.spring flume work at the packing houses. The attractive successive ballots - had failed to settle the question between was discussed, and >it'was''felt that the bought at the tax sale by W. C.'Kelley. booklets prepared as publicity by the shortage of time in.which to work in L. J. Ladner, Senator Taylor, Nelson Spencer and C. F. Davie. A letter from Road Inspector Elliott Associated Growers,. of which some the, spring on this /job' was quite a. showing the cost to the municipality 20,000 i were : distributed last year to Although Mr. Ladner had a clear lead over all others combined handicap. Quite a number of ditches for improvements on the lakeshore. Royal Fair visitors, were again avail• on each vote, still he failed at any time to reach the required that were offering, opportunities for able. Standing-room around the ex• road, totalled to only $500, and even improvement-were'discussed and' left hibit was at a premium,, every -after• sixty, per cent... Eventually, as a deadlock appeared certain, i this may be reduced later when the : till- Mr.Tomlin's repor-tis in: noon and evening, and it.was not un-; "account is -finally adjusted. Mr. Ladner proposed that the nomination be tendered to Hon. common to find people crowded eight Engineer Latimer wrote that in. go• and ten deep around: - the stand. Dr. Tolmie. The latter at first refused, but after consultation ing over his maps' he came across one When it is considered that the Royal, with a committee of the convention, gave his acceptance amid that he could make a tracing of, cov• attracts thousands of visitors daily, ering the territory; of'dam'':No. X BANK'SPOLICY not only from the city of Toronto it• scenes of wild enthusiasm. Dr. Tolmie stated that one of the showing capacities and levels, some of self and important markets for apples; -which' were not in the municipal of• first duties of a Conservative government in this province was but from: every province in:the Dom• fice. His offer was: accepted and he. HAS CHANGED inion, and many of the neighboring to aid the fruit industry and encourage sheep farming... Dr. • was' asked what other maps of terri- states, ; the advertising and publicity Tolmie has not decided when he will resign his Federal seat of . tories up there he had. of other. stor• value of • this exhibit can be appreciat• age sites which the municipality did ed. Children's Day at the fair; when Victoria. He will probably run for the provincial house from not have. Free Service No Longer POST young Toronto turned out in its thou• Saanich. He will visit the Okanagan for a short time on private; . U The committee in charge of electric sible—Banks Agreed on sands and took the Coliseum by_ storm, lights had some applications for light provided, some hectic hours for" those business. ibefore them, and' it was decided to ex• Charge Based on In• in charge of the British Columbia pend the system to Thos. Garnett, 'Par• vestigation. DELICIOUS WAS FLAWLESS fruit. The1 fact that such apples as dee at West Summerland, and G.- Miár- were seen in the display looked al• Kamloops, Nov. 25, 5:30 p.m.—Sixth ballot shows Lad• ' shall. The transformer arrangements most too good to be " true to the ner 310, Taylor 217, Davie 10, Spencer 5. May result in are still giving the council consider• The extended use of the banks' for Toronto lads and lassies was perhaps deadlock. \ able . trouble and they do not care to GROWN IN OKANAGAN the only' thing that prevented ' them service of different kinds, has increas• set.it up till further, word is received ed greatly in Canada. The collection from reaching the ultimate consumer : ' from the builders. , '.V. .-, accommodation which .they extend to more quickly than had been planned; Kamloops, Nov. 25, 4:45 p.m.—On fourth ballot Ladner The Prairie Valley pound had tó be their customers has increased^ consid• Judges Decided Color and Pack Were Perfect—Exhibit "I'll bet they're made of wax," re• obtained 316, Taylor 203, Davie 11, Spencer 7. The; fourth erected on á different site from'that erably. The handling of checking ac• Given Central Position in Striking Display marked more than one of the city- ballot was practically the same af the third. ,i Further ballot- • chosen and the bylaw received! its counts has. been. on a gratuitious basis bred skeptics; and as there were in• third reading. The pound at D. Thomp• ..•'-'•^ of British Columbia Fruit*.-. '^'rl^L ing is now in progress at 4:30 p.m.. Ladner. heeds 327,. or 60 _ in most instances V and often this- has cessant-demands for samples, the of• f son's, on Jones Flat, was , discussed, been because no accurate information ficials in charge let it go at that per" cent.-, to win. - - - --- and'Mr. W. T>..-Miller .was...offered., the has been' available: on which to base IMPOSING COLLECTION OF MEDALS, CUPS AND since they had only brought one,car work of reconstruction if. proper aff charges.••.••-'Competition has entered in• load from British- Columbia- for this Kamloops, Nov. 25.—3:30 'p.m.—Second ballot gave Lad-r rangements could'be made for erec• to the field'and the, service as a re• RIBBONS WON exhibit. Incidentally, Dominion Fruit tion.' .••••! sult was-" greatly increased without Commissioner G. E. Mcintosh, while ner, 307;» Taylor,-2l3; Spencer, 15; Davie, 10; spoiled, one. - The Canyon Creek dam was finally charges. However ,like most other Pack Held Firm After 3000 Miles of Travel — Not One inspecting the display, informed Mr. Kamloops, Nov. 25.—In the first ballot Ladner obtained taken over and a saving of about.?5500 commercial free accommodation to the Little that the' 350-box exhibit' he >had 284 votes, Taylci 220, Spencer 28 and Davie 13. Another vote ' has been made. The total cost to date public, this had to come to an. end, Apple Needed Replacing—-"I'll Bet They're prepared for. the Dominion and Pro to :ibe taken after lunch. .now amounts to $24,409. The balancé and now the banks have- agreed upon Wax," Comment,City-Bred Skeptics vincial governments at the Imperial due Messrs. Harrison & Lamond, the a charge, based on thorough investiga• ; Fruit Show this year had attracted > Kamloops, B. C, Nov. 25.—Leon J. Ladner, M.P. for Van• contractors, was authorized to be paid. tion. much favorable comment in the Old couver South, Senator J. D. Taylor of New Westminster, C; F. The last payment amounted to a little Lady Willingdon,first lady-of the bv. the experienced hand of C. W Country. A definite educational programme Davie, M.L.A. for Cowichan, and Col. Nelson Spencer of Van• oyer $2500. land, has ..been' presented ' with • the Little of Vernon. Under the bunting has«beeii started to teach business which edged the fruit was a colorful couver were nominated at the Conservative convention here The petition presented last week to sweepstakes box of- apples at the the council was then taken up and for men to pay for these services, and to border designed from the red, white this morning for the Tory leadership... Mr. J. Kirkpatrick of , a time there was some pretty warm demonstrate to the general public that Royal Winter Fair, grown in the pro• and blue box labels which a'", usud they must not expect something for SCHOOLS HAVE Penticton seconded the nomination of Mr.