| department was quickly © on ‘the scene. _

coef , Yapidly became more serious that. the

™ tire buliding with all the store .con-

i ‘ance én the building which was owned
mH by Mr. Messener,

. lage.

! eold rain fell.

Disastrous Fire

, rear of BH. G Dawson's men’s - -furnish-
7m ‘ing store on the: main .street in Smith-

' In the living apartments upstairs were

; building when the fire was discovered.

ee i

en Pee

“NEW HAZELTON, B. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER’ 1, 1930.

Smithers Took.

‘ About five volclock. ast
morning fire was ‘discovered, at:

‘Thursday
the

ers. An alarm was given and the fire

The new chemical engine was given
® try out and it is reported by: the‘ ‘man

who used it first.that it was working |
| fine and‘he thought the fire was out.
Soon was discovered that. the fluines

had crawled up-the wall and the fire

first arrivals thought’ for, The. en-

tents and also all the household effects

a total loss, It is estimated that the
damage will rim over twelve thous-
and dollars. There was some insur-

and on the store
and house contents. But at that the
Joss will be heavy, not only to those
directly concerned, but also: to the vil-

Smithers was most fortunate that |
the fire had not oecurred a ‘eouple of
weeks before as everything was. ex-
ceptionally dry and ready: for a big
bburn-up of the town. ‘The night be-
fore the weather bad changed and a
This was oll that sav-
ed the main street, .The. wind was do-
ing its part to carry sparks and burn-
-ing bits of wood. Local citizens did
some good work in saving the other
properties. /... .

. Fortunately Mr.: ‘Dawson hed ‘arly
en his wife and child: down. to: her. old;
home. the afternoon before awhere they
intended to spend. the. night with Mr.:
and Mrs. Devoin,. and only, Mr. ‘Daw:
son ond John. Devoin were in ‘the

‘et

They were not able to save anything }
from the flames. except what they! got
on their hacks.

ONE CENT SALE COMING. UP

In the near future thie Up-to-Date
Drug. Store in Hazelton will put
on a 1 cent sale, originated by the
United Drug Co., “The Rexal
Store”? This profit-sharing . ‘sale
has: heen developed by the United |
Drug Co. as an advertising plan.
Rather. than. spending large sums. :
of monoy in'-othér ways to con-_
-. vinee you of the. “morits of : these
- gouds, thoy: are. spending it on this -
- gale in permitting: us to sell to you,
“two full sized “packages. of high’
quality inerchandise::for : the. price.
‘of one, plus one « conta: Tk costs a
lot of money to ‘get new customers -
but the sacrifice ‘in. profit’ is. fusti- “
’ fied, because. we know: the: goods :
will please - ‘you. |

.

“Hap A SUCCESSFUL DANCE.

In epite: of the “bad weathir there
OS @ fairly. good -erowd at, the dance:
in New, Hazelton. lngt- “Friday! ‘might }
and everyone « reporte having had’ an

: exceptionally Boul ‘time. Gray's ori |'
ea best” ‘of music

‘that the: indies hid
‘dollars. to. add.

Dawson Store

-/up in the. air. spaces.
. placed on the: ear. treks wherever the

- shock 4 absorber.

Up-to-Date Dritg ‘Stores 4

COL. €. W. PECK ON PENSON
TRIBUNAL

: There will ‘be general. satisfaction
in the north over the appointment of
Col. C. W. Peck, V. G., to the Soldier's
Pension’ Tribunal. Col. Peck will. see
to tt that the returned -men get what
is coming .to them and that ig what

Board. The. only vegretable fenture

he has done “splendid. service. This
district. always had a friend at. court
while Col. Peck was.in the Legisla-
ture’ and he has“many tinies present:
ed a case for this district, and in face
of strong oposition,

’

SHOCK ABSORBERS: FOR, TRAINS

a

: Ottasra, pectal to the Hetala-~Sne-
ecessful experiments; have : ‘been | eun-
cluded, by experts of. the: Canadian Pa-

manufactured rubber product ag a
shock’ absorber and noise eliminater.

ment. Canadian Pacific Railway will

— equipment all newly constructed cars

with -this pad.

Composition rubber and steel pads,
f product’ decided. upon ‘after a series
of exhaustive experlments with com-
pressed cork, compressed hair felt
and other compositions, are construct-
ed ‘with, air apaces between. “the rubber
parts, in sucli a way that the pads not

only become highly resilient. under
pressure, but algo tend to prevent any
rebound, owing to n vacuum being set |
The: ‘pads © are

motion of the car causes metal. to: come
into - ‘contnet | witt, metal. - Bources , of

4+ noise and jars such as " gide-hearings;

centre plates, buffer - ‘stems | and coup-
ler ‘shanks | will, it is elnimed, all be
silenced by this _ recently: “Glscovered

Poss aa

The- ‘first’ ‘real. Snow - of the season
Varrived® last: Thursday .in the . ‘tipper
i part of. the Bulkley Valley, : or east. of
-| New. Hazelton, ‘From’ qust~ ‘west of
Moricetown: through’: to’ ‘Snntthers™: and
then ‘enst: of: that there “5eas quite a
heavy ‘fall, In sonie places there. was
1a depth ‘of three. ‘fo: four: ‘inches: even

after holf’.of:tt melted as:it, fell. The
pecclally,: wos -well|:

14th,

they did not get.from the old Pension |

is that he will have.to resign his seat |’
hi tahe Provincial Legislature ‘where |’

elfie: railway in’ the. use of 8 specially 7

on ‘both “passeager and freight. equip- |}

PARENT-TEACHERS: ORGANIZE

was falrly large. and a good start jad
made with the year’s. work, Rev. Mr.
Allen reported that.the- “cups. and med-

‘als for the last field day had been

awarded at the school on Iriday; Sept.

Frank Green.
en by the children in the event and.
evidence. points ‘toa growing interest
in school sports.; The chief busiues:
of the evening. was the election cf of-
ficera which resulted as follows:-— -
President—Mrs.-A. C. Heat. ,
| Vice-Pres—Rev. :H. T.,Allen. -
Secretary—Miss Patmore- 4:
_Treasurer—-Miss Munro,
Membership. committee—BMé .
Refreshments—Mrs. “Cooper. —
Social—Rev, T. H. Alien:
Athletics—Mr. Bowering- :
Advertising—Rev, A. McCarthy.
Auditor—Mr, ‘Halliwell. .
It was decided that a gasoline lamp

Moore

be used when evening meetings were
held, ;

FORMED NEW SOCIETY
The visit of Frank Fiddler of the
Religious Yducational Council for B.
CG. resulted in the: formation of a s0-
ciety for young “people, Th meeting
was- held “in the United Church. E.
Bowering, principal of: the high school
was elected president, Miss Glass vice
president, Miss’ McInnes’ secretary, | ¥:
Glass, treasurer, Other members of

tion’: and an interesting ‘year is anticl-
pated. oe ;

CAPITALISTS 4 aT PRINCE GEORGE

me enstern capitalisis who- had op-
tions on timber limits and water . pow-
edrs in the Prince George district are
now in that ‘district: looking over the

ing whether to hold the optious or let
them go. .The intention originally
was to establish o pulp and paper
plant in the ‘vicinity’ of Prince George;
to be one of the largest in'the world,
‘At present the. pulp and ‘paper bust:
ness is. not in the’ best shape to. ell
courage ‘further investments. °

NO “ARREST MADE YET. FOR aE),
MURDER oF CHAS. YOCH

- White o cotistant “hunt is being main
tained for -the murderer’: of. Charles
Foch’ of Honston, the poliée: have’ bean
unable” to: locate thelr’ man.: They are’
however, in. ‘posesion ‘of . “most of: the,

‘| gods which:.were stolén from’ the ¢ab-

in... ‘These were» cashed .in three: ‘di-
ferent places. about ‘half. “a mile- from
|the eabin, ‘and. the circumstances : ‘are
‘gnoh--thnt' some ‘believe that’ two. men
were “implicated: in the. crime, “THe
only « gots: that’ have not: ben. “located

those | articles: which. were’. in: ‘the: pos-
sesaion: of: a man -feported, by. ‘India’ :

to have been, in” the ‘Goat’ eglon.:
. 7 bine

The. annual meeting of the. Parent: a
Teacher's Association. was-held in the|

{school . on Thursday: ‘evening, and, .in
spite of. the weather the attendance

The winners. of the. cups were |:
Reta Taft and. Fred. Nash. * Meduls

were awarded: to Ethel Moore and tcl. .
Great: ‘interest’ was tak- a

should be purchased for the school to} "

Junder the demographic branch ‘of the

the “éxecutive” are’: Misses: ‘Carmen’,
; Amith, Ethel Moore and Stanley: ‘Smith
Fifteen’ members joined. ihe: organiza-,|'

{better half have- resided © in® ‘Hazelton,
|for the last three years and. ‘have: been

ground again with the idea of decid-|-

* the Dominion Telegraphs, *

so, far as. the “police can, ascertain’ are |

oT

BRADY GOES TO OTTAWA

Everyone in the north -wwill be glad
that J. C, ‘brady has been: appointed
to the position of census commissioner

Dominion Bureau of Statistics. He is
to organize a census of institutions
such as hospitals, asylums, penitentia-
ries, houses of refuge, etc., throughout
the Doniminion. There is no man ‘in
Canada better fitted for such work,
if all the appointments to be made by
Hon, Mr. Bennett are as wise there
will be little if any’ complaints

te

- Hiaselton ‘is ‘Tooaing one’ “of, ita. imigst

gon ‘of’ Ss. ‘Kineald, manager: of the Do- |"
minion’ Telegraph.’ ‘office. : He | ‘and “ial.

very active in social and ‘church’ eir-
cles and they will be missed very much,
wheh they leave. Mr, Kincrid has ac-
cepted a position in the Asheroft ‘office
and will be leaving as soon as. his suc-
cessor is appointed here.

. Carpenters. started laying the floor
on the top story of. the new hospital
the first of the weelr, The top story
will ‘be al! plastered. The, plaster is
making oa wonderful: difference in the
appearance of -the hospital. There is
now ‘hopes that the building will be

oy

mas.
“Today. ‘(Weanesday) = a “Kincaid “of
Hazelton,
turned. the. management’ ‘of the office
over’ ‘to ‘Mr... ‘Yrvine:who . will: carry. ‘on’

ently... ‘Mr. Kincaid is leaving ‘elther’
Saturday ‘or, Monday , for, two | nionths'

work at ‘Asheroft, ;
“On simday ‘aftetnoon, ‘September 98
a son ‘was :born- at ‘thie . ‘Hnzelton : “Hos
pital.’ ‘to. ‘Mr. and, M : C
‘New: Hazelton.

“Binns” ‘are ‘being ‘worked ‘ont in Vie-
toria by. ‘the:

' during the. fall and, the

active: citizeris very shortly: in the’ per-

rendy ° for the. opening before Christ- :
‘|New Hazelton met in - the Herald:

for: the time ‘being and posibly perman- | ;

holiday before - taking over his “new |!

Poulson of a
bya, know, ‘carne honie to. roost:"

goyernment for work: to

‘World’s Cobalt

Ottawa, Sept. 30, 30, special to the Her-
ald—The United States is the’ leading:
consumer of: cobalt but: Canada.” Dro- » .

by the Mines. Department.
In ‘this ‘ connection “it is ‘interesting 5

native’ and is mined in connection.
with other metals, the chief producers, :

Cobalt is a silvery white. metal very uo

pearance, and is magnetic, more so
than any other metal except iron.
It is mined in connection with othe: ~ ,
metals, and ‘int the mined at cohe .
Ont., the leading, metal is silver and. ck
in addition to this mineral nickle. an. :
arsenic are present in the ores..or:.

century, that practically. ‘aloof the’
world’s ‘supply came : from the Ontario .

mines and for some time the potential

supply as a by-product of. silver, ex- —

ceeded the demand. ‘By 1926 : ‘the Bel- *
glan Congo,” which produces: cobalt: as
Ht) by-product of copper had: become. o
close rival of Ontario and even forced
a temporary curtailment -in Canadian. ,
production. At present more ‘than . ae

half of the ‘world’s ° production. _ comes
from the ores of the mines of Cobalt,

Ont. Cobalt was used by the Egyp-
tinns long before. the - Christian era,.
in the tombs of the Egyptians and in .
the ruins of Troy has been found .Co-
-|balt, blue glass, ,
er, were. apparently unaware. tha
colors “they. “ased:. were: caused. by
“balt: “It ‘Is not ‘until: Jate' in: ‘the: 7th.
eentury. ‘that: ‘the existance: of: the J
ment was recognized, Writers in the «
middle. “ages referred to- “eobalos”
an “evil: spirit that haunted" mines. and © °
caused trouble to ‘the miners.
quently the: Geran. word: “IKobo!
meaning. hoblin, ename
auy' battling mineral and particulal ye
to minerals. that ‘resembled . ‘OFeR, Spul
failed “to. yield metal when -smelted.
Even today there is an.air. of. riystory .
about what. ive, know as cobalt: ana: 0
medieval ‘eloak of secrecy still sai ,
tounds many of the metallurgies :
cesses! employed in its productio .

Aig .

va

The Conseivative | “Asaovisition- a

fice on Tuesday” “night ‘and * appointed’, -
Woods Larkworthy™ and Lou! “

delegates “to ‘the Conservative - conver
tion? in Hazelton 0 on: ‘Wednesday even

ing. next,

—_—_—

- Paweon, ‘sald. Aunt Caroline | ‘favor. |
clously, Ta: like to Rill, that low-do we
husband of mine. ||: —
“Why Caroling, what bas: Ke do Be
“Done, Why -he’s fone, and ‘left .ce
‘chicken-house. ‘door open and: all :
ehiekens: “has. escaped. °

_, Come: “home? “Gani. ‘home? : Pn
demi: chickens. “wilt alt’ BO hore.
During the” ‘Tonth, ‘Don:

duces more than half the world’s ‘sup-*
ply, according to a statement. isqued Z ,

to note that the metal is not “found |. aa

being Canada; Great Britain, ‘Belgium: Pes

strongly resembling nickle in its van: ¢ _

mines. It was early in ‘the tventlaty ao

The. ancients, . ‘Dower. :

Subse! * : ,

to be applte too 7