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THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1915.

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“VoL. V. SATURDAY, OcTOBER 16, 1915, No. 7 - F A L L A N D Ww I N T E R- a
The Royal Commission j inquiring into war contracts has finished a ; . € \ i.
its special investigation into the purchase of the two submarines, a SB Lal
and. judging by the evidence given, those who have tried to make a -
party capital out of tales of graft i in connection with the purchase |
have read the evidence with considerable disquietitude, It is as = . —— SAMPLES NOW. IN- wes
weil to be quite frank regarding these accusations. They were - ~
made against Sir Richard MeBride, whether as leader of the an Every garment 1s iailored by skilled caftnen . |.
Conservative party in British Columbia or personally makes not a 7 with the most” painstaking care, Every _ a
the slightest difference, The Liberal party evidently considered K te ae x
it wise to press those charges and retained a lawyer apparently in| ig operation 15 personally. supervised, from cutting - et ie
order to see that Sir Charles Davidson, as head of the commission, | & . oes
did his duty. Sir Charles considered that the ‘commission’s counsel} on to- comp letion, resulting i m garments that will fit 2 Le -
was quite capable of performing the functions for which he was E _ perfectly, _ ut _
engaged without any assistance from the Liberal party, and said so. - : a
Whilo the evidence of the Electric Boat Co,, of New York, has g Broken’ Lots of z
yet to be.taken, tnere is nothing in that already given which ¢an | _
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the cireumstances under which t the boats were purchased were such! @ : i "e
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justification in bringing such evidence forward because the insinua-| Hf _ . =
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government and that which was to have been paid by the Chilean = Stoves, Heaters, Stovepipes, E Etc. ees Game “a
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coming to the coast, Certain accusations had been made and.no "a : ss m
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DIRECTIONS FOR good drainage, ao as to prevent
PITTING ROOTS| any water from’ staying in the

A. H. Tomlinson, provincial trench.

horticulturist at Prince Rupert,|. 4 convenient sized pit should

gives the following ditections for be made five or six feet wide,

the pitting of roots or potatoes: with the roots piled up three feet
"Where no root-cellar is avail-/©° 80 aboveground level. If they

able the roots can be stored suc- |4¢@ piled higher it will be difficult

cessfully in the open, especially | t° Tegulate the temperature, 8:
in districts. having long winters |Pecially in the spring.
-with steady cold weather.. - The When ‘the potatoes or roots ara
main problem is’ to provide for stacked,” they. should be covered
enough covering for the pit so as with a layer of straw (brush will
to pfevent freezing. On ‘the do) and later i in the season, when
other hand the cover should not|the cold weather sets in, a layer
be made too heavy, as detriment- of earth should be added to: the
al heat may be caused, |straw. . In order to. provide for
_ Essential for the successful ventilation, however, ‘the straw
on-top of the stack should be left
~ well-drained ground for the pit,|"¥"covered in pots about four
. to cover the pit properly, to regu. | feet apart, oy: -the pit should be
- ate the covering according to provided special air shafts, . The |’
-dlimatic ‘changes’ during “the thickness of the: covering. layer, of
_atoring period and to provide for | Straw and: earth. will depend ‘on
“nee essary ‘ventilation, A slight the severeness, of, the ‘winter, |.

‘elevation’ of 8 + hillside, where For -calder: parts.’ a tivelve bo
; sightoen: riches: “thick: dayer-: of ably.

‘be. varied a according to local re-|

the’ ‘surface “or rf ta
fa itamateria)

“Treating P Potato Scab
For seed, select tubers which
are free from scab, and disinfect
them by: soaking” them, before

pint of comitiercial formalin i in 151 ||
gallons of water.:: ~ Disinfect all

seabby potatoes,
ithe following?

‘Corrosive Sinai» 2
‘Water - ,

Lon:
solution for one. -and one-half

are ‘cut for aeed.’

HIGHLY. PotsoNdus... ee

done i in the. fall-or pring, :

they .are cut, for two hours inal mS
solution made by. adding one-half |

| bags, baskets, implements, ete., A.

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Bor 1 VANCOUVER,” - VICTORIA. and. ‘SEATTLE

which havé been: used i in handling X

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Another: treatment is to se Te te

Spal cr, —
‘Soak the. potatoes i in the- above | {|

hours, after whieh, spread. them. aoe
out in the sun to ary. before they te 7

“Treating - the:: ‘potatoes may de

-Handlein wooden: vests, the | rene
solution and treated potatoes ar mI