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 f Use  your fran-  I  ^'"*' ������ ly.    Put an end  lo "Boss Rule."   Now is your chance!  [^^^giiti������imlll^"(ji*iiiiiiu7gy^ui������3iMii^Y^Luijii������iii^  i'f'tta\     i" "'    ' "��������� -  -^��������� '���������'���������*��������� ' .i..m r  WEATHER REPORT FOR MARCH.  Compiled  by  Mr. C.  H.  Urseth, of th������:  Bella (Joola Observatory.  Temperature : Maximum, 65.    Minimum 31.  Rainfall,  1.22 inches.  '.',U  !���������' r. i  tOL. -3-t-NO. 26  BELLA COOLA, B.C., SATURDAY, JiPRIL 10,  1915  $1.00  ear  conservative  m. Manson Appeals to Local Electors  iThere was a hot time in the j taken by T. C. Colwell, a man of  fl town of  Hagensborg when purely independent views  who  Wm.   Manson    opened   his spoke of the labor questions. He  rcit  Jul  iat  -'  ��������� 4!  rnpaig'n  on   Monday evening,  e chair was occupied by Mr.  Lauritson, who, basking in the  nahine of  the presidency  of  ������   Hagensborg    Conservative  b, cannot be expected toques-  n any single thing said or done  [.the'party which .accords him  ch   high   honor.      The  first  aker  was   Mr. Lindsell, the  :al Conservative secretary, who  tertained   the  audience  to a  tal of the work done in the  ;lley, such as the building of  fads, bridges, etc., all of which  Id be attributed to the activi-  of   the   Conservative   club,  ch  disappointment was  felt  Mr. Lindsell did not enter  o the question of the useful-  ss or the cost of these~works,  ft these points were of course  efully evaded.  rlr. Manson opened his speech  stating  it was now 6 years  ce he came before the public  this district as a candidate,  ,t he then was elected by a  .^substantial majority.    He stated  also that in the later election he  gjiad been returned; but forget to  Jf|tate with.what majorities.  e then went into a eulogy of  financial policy adopted by  Conservative government  n it came into power in 1903  which is, in the opinion of  y the best part of the history  his party. It has, however,  ....^ipn rehearsed so many times  ifffitt it need not be dilated upon.  '"^Because of this policy, the pre-  flailing deficit was turned into a  ^fiffplus, which increased year by  '^|ye|ir until three years ago it  :'������reached the huge sum of $8,000,-  ���������-,*-?������00 on deposit at the banks at  ";^0'ne time.    Then the great ques-  ,~^tion came, what to do with the  ; ^/sjairplus.    This problem was sett-  ^ "Idea satisfactorily to some people  '.-/atfleast.    It was spent at such a  ^;;5?apid rate that 1912 saw areduc-  'Jfcion of three million dollars, .the  ������*f  *\next six millions, and then the  '* deluge.    Now the government is  'Hard up same as everybody else  and all on account of the Balkan  /"War in the first place.    This is  the   gospel   according   to   Wm.  Manson.    The railway policy was  /[then elucidated by telling first  ,about  the   Liberal  criticism  of  \the Canadian Pacific railway; and  how mistaken, history has proven  * the Liberals to have been.    Then  the Grand Trunk Pacific received  J* Sjome attention from the speaker,  and after that the statesmanlike railway policy of Hon. Sir  Richard McBride was duly set  forth. He forgot to mention  that with the huge pledges given  by the province in aid, so very  little of the province is opened  up for settlement by this road,  because it parallels the C. P. R.  from Kamloops' to salt water.  Mr. Manson then told about different measures which had received the attention of the last  session of the legislature.  1 At the conclusion of Mr. Man-  son's address, the platform was  spoke also of the conditions under which the men were forced  to work on the construction of  railways in the province. Dealing with the extravagance of the  present administration he suggested that Mr. Manson had been  remiss in his duties in not demanding a closer accounting.  H. L. Harris, secretary of the  local Liberal association on being  granted the platform, dealt first  with the subject of the amendment to the Election Act, which  he charged made an unfair distinction between natural born  British subjects and those of  foreign birth. He pointed out  that in the case of a naturalized  subject who took the required  oath in order to have his name  placed on the voters' list,'he was,  under the Bowser amendment,  virtually considered guilty of  perjury until he proved himself  innocent by attaching his certificate of naturalization to his  application. At this point a voice  was heard, "why is my oath not  as good as an Englishman's,"  and the answer came, "ask Bowser." Dealing with the Conservative platform the speaker invited Mr. Manson to> explain  what effort had been made to  carry it out, a task which the  member carefully refrained from  attempting. 'Mr. Manson was  taken to task for his recent statement that he favored Woman's  Suffrage, when as a matter of  fact he had opposed it in the  Legislsture, and also in regard  to government ownership of public utilities. Mr. Manson was  also asked to explain several  items from the public accounts,  but in thisalso he failed completely to satisfy the meeting, which  showed its disapproval in no uncertain manner.  The meeting was brought to a  close at about midnight and was  considered to have had excellent  effect on the electorate from the  Liberal standpoint.  ing the ire of the meeting. At  this point a disturbance arose  resulting in a prominent Conservative being compelled to leave  the meeting amidst a storm of  jeers. After this the meeting  was quickly brought to a close.  Bella Coola Valley never saw the  like- No wonder that the Conservatives are "delate sick turn-  turn."  Allies Gain Ground  Paris, April 8. ��������� Official statement: Very unfavorable weather  continues; nevertheless, activity  has been pronounced between  the Meuse and Moselle where we  have maintained our gains. East  of Vernun we have captured two  lines of trenches. We made an  important advances at Eparges.  All today the Germans counterattacked without success, being  mowed down by our fire. The  same thing- occurred in Ailly  Woods where we captured numerous prisoners.  War Tax on Letters  and Postcards  Comes Into Force April 15  Bella Coola Meeting  A veritable storm cloud burst  upon the head of Wm. Manson  on Tuesday evening. Mr. Man-  son talked Dominion and civic  matters, and attacked the Liberal party, the Liberal press generally, and the Bella Coola Courier and its editor particularly.  Nothing could induce him to confine himself to provincial politics.  Mr. Gibson, who followed, said  that he had voted Conservative  in the past but never, he said,  could he again vote for any man  to support the present aggregation at Victoria.  Mr. Harris, spoke of the purchase of submarines, the government's avowed policy of reserving a portion of every coal area,  and several other matters, and  invited Mr. Manson to offer an  explanation of his attitude in regard to them. Again Mr. Man-  son deliberately evaded the points  raised and only succeeded in rais-  Ottawa, April 8.���������A war tax  of one cent has been imposed on  each letter and postcard mailed  in Canada for delivery in Canada,  the United States or Mexico,  and on each letter mailed in Canada for delivery in the United  Kingdom and British possessions  generally, and wherever the two  cent rate applies, to become  effective on and from the 15th  April, 1915.  This War Tax is to be prepaid  by the senders by means of a  War Stamp for sale by Postmasters and other postage stamp  vendors.  Wherever possible, stamps on  which the word "War Tax"  have been printed should be used  for prepayment of the War Tax,  but should ordinary postage  stamps be used for this purpose,  they will be accepted.  This War Stamp or additional  stamp for war purposes should  be affixed to the upper right hand  portion of the address side of the  Russian Success  in Carpathians  Petrbgrad, April 9.-���������Official.  In the Carpathians our troops  are progressing in valley of the  Ondawa. On April 6 we dislodged the Austrians from the  section of Stropko Puczacs. In  the direction of Mezolaborcz the  Austro-German forces having  occupied the front of Ezabalocz-  Szuko repulsed all their attacks  and inflicted heavy losses on the  enemy. In region north of railway at Uglokand Ferezna our  troops succeeded in crossing the  principal chain of the Carpathians with important tactical results on heights north and south  of Wolasattz. All summits west  of village of Usbzyki are in our  hands. On April 5 we captured  .2900 prisoners, three guns and  several machine guns. A German aeroplane was captured off  Libau.  Aeroplanes for Russia  Tacoma, April 9.���������Fifteen cars  of aeroplanes for use by the Russian army were received here  last niglit for shipment to Vladi-  vostock. More are due tomorrow.  There are about 150 aeroplanes  valued at between three and four  thousand dollars, each.  S.S. Chelohsin made her weekly appearance at the wharf Sunday afternoon. She brought a  number of passengers of whom  were Messrs. Wm. Manson,  M.P.P., R. Jennings, road-superintendent, A. H. Tomlinson, provincial horticulturist, Chas. Tucker, Dominion constable, and C.  Carlson.  A. H. Tomlinson is interviewing the farmers of the valley,  inviting them to accept the government's offer to furnish first-  class seed oats at reduced rates.  Robert Jennings, road-snper-  intendent for the district, is organizing his forces and laying  out the public works to be carried on" this coming summer.  There is now a crew of men engaged in removing log jams from  the Necleetsconny river, the object being to create a channel  sufficiently large to prevent the  periodical inundation of townsite  and vicinity.  Fishery-officer James Boyd and  his bride recently arrived at Bella Bella. Mrs. Boyd, prior to her  marriage was engaged as nurse  at the Bella Bella hospital. The  whole population turned out to  give them a hearty though somewhat noisy reception.  The halibut fishing in the  neighborhood of Bella Bel.la is  very successful this year. Large  quantities are being shipped by  every steamer.  Asks to be Interned  Shushartie Eay  (FROM OUR RESIDENT CORRESPONDENT)  Mr. D. Wemys, who has been  engaged in the halibut fishing,  has left for Rivers Inlet! from  whence he intends supplying  local fishermen with bait.  During the past month the local  fishermen have kept the Goletas  Fish Co. exceedingly busy, receiving, iceing and shipping  halibut.  Captain Keith and engineer  Bragg have transferred from the  A happy event took place on  Saturday last at the home of Mr.  and Mrs. O. Fosbak when their|Sea Foam to the Nahwitti, anew  daughter' Josie and Mr. Ed. j vessel of the Goletas Fish Com-  Wheeler were joined together in pany's fleet.  the bonds of holy matrimony.  The happy couple left by Sun-  Mr. T. F. Clulow has obtained  the services oi  Mr. Skinner, our  day's steamer for a short trip to; local veterinary, in combating a  the southern cities. j very  baffling   disease  which  is  j prevalent  among   the  stock  throughout this district.  Provincial Election  Your influence and support  is respectfully requested.  T. D. <PATTULLO.  Liberal Candidate for Prince Rupert  Riding.  Newport News, April 8.���������Com  mander Max Thierichens of the'  German auxilliary cruiser Prinz'  Eitel Frederick asked the U. S. j  Government tonight to intern his \  ship and crew. I  Severe   irench   Fighting!    The Dominion launch Charles  [Todd went out Wednesday morn-  Paris,  April 9.���������Official.    De- ing carryinff Messrs. Wm. Man-  spite continued bad weather we son, A. H. Tomlinson  and   Iver  have won fresh success today be- Fougner.     Its   destination   was  tween the Meuse and the Mosel'le. i Rivers Inlet, where she will take  on board  Mr.  Ashdown Green,  At Eparges we advanced by night  attacks and have maintained our  progress notwithstanding three  violent counter attacks. We have  already counted on the field more  than a thousand dead Germans,  envelope or post card, close to j Further south near Lamorville,  the regular postage so that it may  be readily cancelled at the same  time as the postage.  In the event of failure on the  part of the sender through oversight or negligence to prepay the  war tax on each letter or postcard above specified, such a let*"  termor postcard will be sent immediately to the nearest branch  Dead Letter office.  It is essential that postage on  all classes of mail matter should  be prepaid by means of ordinary  postage stamps. The War Tax  stamp will not be accepted in any  case for the prepayment of postage.  Dominion surveyor, who will visit  different parts of the coast surveying Indian lands.  service  conducted   by   Rev.   T.  in a spirited infantry attack, we c< Colwell.   The solos, the music,  and the singing of the choir added impressiveness to the fine  Easter sermon.of the pastor.  wiped out an entire German company, taking as prisoners the  ten survivors. In Ailly woods  we carried additional trenches  and repulsed two counter-attacks  in front of Montmare. North of  Flirey we gained a footing in the  enemy's defence works and held  our ground in spite of all efforts  made to regain thorn.  TO EXPLODE MINES  London, April 8 Swedish shipping men are urging the admiralty to provide merchant ships  with guns for exploding mines.  Mr. J. Jenkins Skinner, who  has been doing exceedingly well  in the fishing business, has found  it necessary to obtain the services  of Mr. R. F. Warren as assistant  manager.  Fortunately, Captain H. L.  Kemp of the halibut schooner  Splasher, has succeeded in obtaining a new crew and is now  busily engaged fishing. His former crew having mutinied. Capt.  Kemp, who has had considerable  experience longlineing, is contemplating longlineingthe splasher.  Captain H. E. Wilson, of the  schooner Oh My, encountered  some very rough weather on his  last voyage and was forced to  return to port.  Mrs. J. W. McLean gave an in-  Worn an's  'Sufferage in the parlors of the  Shushartie Hotel last Wednesday  evening.  Mr. T. Johnson, our local carpenter, has accepted the position  as foreman for the gang engaged  Mr. H. L. Harris will leave on in erecting the large ice house  thenextboat for Kimsquit where ( for Roose & Co.. a new company  he will be engaged as book-keep-'starting operations here.  er for the season.  Mr. A. Tomsk he or Strandby,  has let a contract to Mr. C. Paulsen   for  the erection  of a large  At the Mackenzie schoolhouse  last   Sunday   evening   a   large teresting  lecture   on  audience    attended    an   Easter  ft  ><"BO <"*C"> rB*"^<"6������  (illmrrlt   Nuttrr        ������ dwelling house on his farm.  Sunday School  Church Service  10:45 a. m.  7 : 30 p. m.  "Song Service."  Fanny Crosby's Hymns.  Rav.  T. C. Colwell, B. A., Pashr  9  3  J  4  ��������� ������^ <JK*l>-ilt'tXJlLXJt* <-���������������  A very serious accident befell  Mr. F. A. Tingiey. While taking  a large halibut from his gear the  hook became dislodged from the  fish and entered his arm near  the wrist necessitating an operation. BELLA  COOLA  COURIER  The Courier  Published Weekly at Bella Coola by  the Bella Coola Publishing Co. Ltd.  SUBSCRIPTION RATES:  Canada  1 Year     $1-00  6 Months    0.75  3 Monthn    0.50  United States  1 Year $1-5������  United Kingdom  1 Year .'..'., $1-00  Subscriptions payable in advance.  Subscribers not receiving their copy  regularly please notify the management  at once. Changes in address should be  sent in as soon as possible. ���������  For Advertising  Rates,  Aitly at  Office.  To Correspondents��������� While unobjectionable anonymous communications will be published, tho  name and address of every writer of such letters  mu9t be given to the editor. ,  The Editor reserves the right to refuse publication of any letter. All manuscript at writer's  risk.  Vancouver Office - - 317-323 Cambie St.  "SaluH popult suprrma eat lex."  SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1915.  Liberalism.  For some time past there has  been a concerted attempt to show  - that the Liberal party in British  Columbia, is seriously disorganized, with a view no doubt, towards bringing about a condition  in the party such as is desired  by the .government. In the Conservative newspapers one reads  daily the alleged doings of the  Liberal leaders and all sorts of  weird theories are brought forward as being the probable plans  of the party.  Mr. Wm. Manson in his recent  speeches spent a great portion  of his time'jn bullying the Liberal leaders, the party as a whole  and the Liberal press, forgetting  that it is not the Liberal party  that is on trial today, but the so  called Conservative government  of Sir Richard McBride. They  are before the country on their  record and it is only fair they  should discuss -their record, but  this Mr. Manson refused to do.  Liberalism, is on' the crest"of a  wave that is fast sweeping the  country, and no amount of claptrap nonsense from Mr. Manson,  who is afraid to face the issue  fairly,.or the Conservative press  can alter this condition.  Mr. Manson spoke of the Liberal machine. - If a band of earnest men who are fighting, and  have for years fought, against  odds for a great cause���������that of  the freedom ;of the people���������can  be called a machine, then there  is a Liberal machine. But in the  sense of a small and Select clique  who are seeking to railroad their  own candidates into power there  is no such organization, and  never will be. There is no campaign fund collected from the  corporations and others who hope  to do business with the government.  When Liberal candidates travel  they pay their fare, so does Wm.  Manson, but only on the odd occasions when he cannot sneak a  ride on some government launch.  One fact is significant; not one  so-called Independent Liberal  has attempted to enter the field  against the choice of the convention, yet there are on record a  large number of Independent  Conservatives.  The Liberal party is not only  an organization but an ideal. Its  member are loyal Canadians,  who put the interests of their  country above any party.   They  earnestly believe in the mandate  that the people shall rule.  Throughout the province today  the people are flocking to the  Liberal standard, not necessarily  because they are Liberals, but  because they believe in the  honesty and integrity of the men  who have been chosen to represent the party at the polls, and  also for the reason that they  have become heartily disgusted  with the extravagance, graft,  and overbearing methods of the  present administration. . This is  true in Bella Coola Valley as else;  vvhere, and no one has a better  right to know it than Wm. Man-  son, after his experience at his  recent meetings here.  v.  o     o     o     o     o  The Submarine Deal  Before the' Public Accounts  committee Auditor-General Eraser speaking of his efforts to get  vouchers for the purchase of the  two submarines at Seattle by Sir  Richard McBride for $1,150,000  said:  -"I was called on to pay $1,150,  000 without any evidence that  the money had been 'expended  and that proper delivery'of the'  craft had been made. I tried in  every way to get satisfactory  vouchers or something to take  their places. I was shown Premier McBride's cheque, drawn  in favor of himself and endorsed  in favor of Lieutenant PHcher,  of.the Esquimalt dockyard, but  that was not sufficient evidence.  On September 24 I wrote to the  manager of the Canadian Bank  of Commerce at Victoria asking  for information in regard to the  drafts. I got a reply .stating  that he was taking the matter up  with the provincial authorities.  1 thought I had a right to iKe ih:  formation and I could not understand why the bank manager at  Victoria, Mr. Crawford, could  not answer without referring to  the local authorities. I decided  to go to British Columbia my self."  The auditor-general then told  of finally getting copies of three  drafts which had been made out  in payment for the submarines:  One of them had been cashed in  Seattle by J. B. Patterson, manager of the Seattle Construction  and Drydock Company. The  amount of this draft was $249,-  961. Two other drafts, one for  $500,000 and one for .$399,437,  had been sent to New York and  paid over by Patterson to the  Electric Boat Co., which firm  were the original builders of the  submarines for the Chilean government at a contract price of  $900,000. "What \he Seattle  draft of $249,961 was for remains  to be."seen," said the auditor-  general.  What has come ov������r the Kaiser? He.is almost as silent these  days as the great gunS of his  invincible navy:" Even an invocation to Allah would be a relief, as indicating that his majesty still entertains a glimmer of  hope that' all the enemies who  are fighting against him without  cause save-envy are on the point  of being prostrated at his conquering'feet.  For a man who made a special  point of his determination to  "have no truck or trade wjth the  Yankees" Sir Richard; Mchride  seems to find it necessary to make  a good many trips to New York  and other American centres of  influence.  LIBERAL   PLATFORM.  1. All contributions to campaign funds to be open for  public inspection at any time, and the use to which they are  put to be clearly indicated.  2. The appointment of a non-partizan civil service commission to make all appointments to both outside and inside service.  3. The abolition of patronage in every form, all purchases to be made in the open market and on regular business terms.  4. The publication of a quarterly bulletin, giving full  details of all monies expended by the government.  5. We agree to ask for.a commission to investigate the  affairs of the province that the real facts may be known and  the hands of the government left.free to restore the credit  of the province and, develop its great, resources for the  benefit of the people.  .6. Wherever the findings of this commission show that  the resources of the province have been alienated by fraud,  to take such steps as shall restore them to the people while  protecting the innocent investor.   .  7. The encouragement' of agriculture by loans on easy  terms, by making accessible scientific information as to the  nature of the soil and climatic and other conditions of each  region, the encouragement of co-operation and by every  legitimate means to make rural-life as attractive and profit-,  able as possible.- '-" ���������,;'-,.-.'-���������  8. The development of the mines, forests, and other  great natural resources of: the province by encouraging the  actual producer and^rnakirig as difficult and unprofitable the  activities of the mere" exploiter and speculative investor.  .9. The improvement of the condition of the working  classes by doing all possible to assure a reasonable wage,  fair working conditions and decent surroundings for all  classes of labor, providing for compensation for the injury  or death of the worker and taking such steps as shall eliminate the suffering now falling upon the workers in times  of financial depression.  10.    Local option for the control of the liquor traffic.  Equal suffrage for men and women.  The fair and impartial enforcement of law.  The protection of innocent investors by rigid inspection of all companies.  14. - A rigid and impartial enquiry into the financial,  position of P. G. E. and C. N. P. railways and the disposition of the moneys already provided, and if necessary the  government to take over the road and complete them in the  interests of the people rather than to continue the present  policy.  11,  12.  13.  Saturday,  April 1Q  P. Standan  CHICK STARTER  CHICK FOOD  CHICK DEVELOPER  SCRATCH FOOD  SOLD BY LEADING DEALERS  AND BY  ALBERTA  PACIFIC  GRAIN  COMPANY  l:  .  VANCOUVER,  B. C.  "A.'P. Standard"���������We stand back of every sack  Gault Brothers Limited  WHOLESALE <DRY GOODS  361 Water Street        Vancouver, B.C.  C|| Qault Brothers for o\>er 60 years have successfully  maintained wholesale Warehouses throughout Canada  ^ The Vancouver stock is the largest and best assorted  slock on the Coast, in some cases the best west of Toronto  STAPLES  SMALLWARES  RIBBONS  Ready-to-Wear  MEN'S FURNISHINGS  House Furnishings  CARPETS  LINENS  DRESS GOODS  MAIL ORDERS EXECUTED THE DA Y RECEIVED  BBHBB  Mackay Smith, Blair & Co. Ltd.  VANCOUVER,  B.C.  Wholesale  DRY GOODS AND  MEN'S  FURNISHINGS  Manufacturers  OF "PRIDE OF THE WEST" BRAND  SHIRTS,   PANTS,   OVERALLS,   MACKINAW  ������fi  MADE   IN    B. C  Send for Catalogue  Prompt Attention Given Letter Orden  At the banquet tendered by  his American admirers to the  captain of the German auxiliary  cruiser Eitel Friederich in recognition of his gallantry in sinking  an American ship, did not somebody apologize on behalf of the'  captain, officers and crew of the  ill-fated William P. Frye for the  trouble to which they had put  their honored guest?  For 200  years it has bet:t  primary aim of Russian policj-  add a range of ice-free port:'  to the coast line of the emp:\  She has fought three great w:  for the attainment of thaler.  Recently Sir Edward Gre> ml  house of commons said that Er  land was in sympathy with i  aspirations of Russia to sea  access to the sea.  :s$s  1 Hi  A decided economy in fuel consumption ii rj  effected by using nickelled steel in j  tR&ige l  oven. It attracts and holds the  icat far better than most outi  materials. See the McClary dealer,  "MADE fiN CANADA/'  Sold By All General Merchants.  HOC  D������C  :ioe  UNION STEAMSHIP CO. OF B.C., LTD.  REGULAR FREIGHT  AND PASSENGER SKRVK'K  BETWEEN  BELLA COOLA and VANCOUVER  PROJECTED ROUTE OF THE PACIFIC & HUDSON BAY RAILWAY,  )  m  S. S.    'Chelohsin" Leaves   Vancouver   every  Thursday at 11  p.m.     (Victoria day previous.)  Leaves Bella Coola Sundays 4 p. m.  S.S. "Coquitlam" and S. S. "Capilano" will sail  from Vancouver every two weeks, carrying (i;^"'1"1'  and Explosives.  For rates of Freights,  Fares and other information. ;,H''-V  Hbai> Oi-'kioe, Caiikau. St.,   Vanoouvkii ; or Gw>. Mffii;^'-"'  agent,   1003 Govkrnmknt St.,  Victoria.  30C  D ��������� C  ,(. .'���������>  r'HTv'H Ti'^ii'-" ���������-;  ������-.._u..i~.���������<..V..:i >m  <������  hurJay, April 10,  1915  BELLA   COOLA  COURIER  nTHE two principal reasons  *��������� ' why   you   should   buy  "Shamrock" Hams, Bacon,  "r Lard, etc., are:  | FIRST���������  I        There is none better.  I SECOND���������  I        They   are   the   only  I        brands   produced   in  I        B. C. under  government inspection.  Ask for "SHAMROCK"  BACON  HAMS.  LARD  BUTTER   EGGS  and -keep your money at home.  BuiS  P. BURNS" & CO., Ltd.  t     Packers and ProvisionerE  Calgary     Vancouver,    Edmonton  ODS   ,R  There will be no Bismarck an-  iversary celebz*ation in Germany  lis year by order of the Kaiser,  ipparently, in the judgment of  rilliam, a greater than Bismaick  |as arisen, and it is fitting that  le lesser should make way foi  le greater.  Wise or Otherwise?  We are assured that the railway policy of the McBride government is a wise one and if left  in the hands of capable men it  can be carried to a "triumphant  conclusion."  This wise policy has pledged  our credit on behalf of a bankrupt corporation in the principal  sum of $38,000,000, with an annual interest charge of $2,053, -  875, while on account of the Pacific Great Eastern, which needs  seven millions more, we stand  pledged to pay $31,700,000 in  principal and $1,426,950 in interest. Our total obligations in regard to these two companies are  $80,332,000 in principal with an  annual interest charge of $3,506,-  000, running for thirty-five years  on an average. Work on both  lines is at a standstill, and their  promoters declare that unless  the people of this province give  further assistance the roads cannot be completed.  This   is   the  "wise"   railway  policy that the "capable men"  .W  *$,������  vm  _;���������  \A few lines we specially  recommend  Duerrs ���������  Jam's and Jellies  Huntley & Palmers  ���������Bisciits  'Griffen & Skelleys  famous gold and  silverbar���������  Canned and dried  fruits  i#s  LEESON, DIXIE, GROSS & CO., Ltd.  Wholesale Grocers Vancouver, B. C.  s bcv.'  policji  i port:]  : emp-||  ���������cat wi'^n  that tr^  ���������e> imfs  .licit K'  with t'l  ,(> sea  #?  >n is-  Braids  Ceylon  ���������''���������''���������PACKED' .   BY ���������������������������.������������������'���������'  WM. BRAID   a CD.  TEA.     IMPORTERS   ,  VANCOUVER.     B.C.-.  Order that pound  of BRAID'S BEST  Tea now. Packed  in handsome 1, 3,  and 5 lb. tins.  1  --w  ?������  J.W.Peck&Co.Ltd.  Manufacturers of  CLOTHING, SHIRTS,  CAPS and OVERALLS  who are responsible for it can  carry to a "triumphant conclusion" if given an opportunity.  It is so'wise that when it was inaugurated it caused a cabinet  split, and now that it has reached  a climax there has been another  ministerial uprising. It is so  wise that the Premier has gone  to Ottawa seeking some way out  of the mess into which he has  dragged this province. The condition of the branch lines on  Vancouver island is a monument  to the wisdom shown by Sir  Richard McBride when more  than five years ago he proclaimed  his policy to the people of the  province.  o     o     o     o     o  War Graft.  The lid is off at Ottawa. One  Tory grafter has been shamed  into turning back to the Dominion  treasury $6,500 "excess profits"  which he made out of a deal with  the militia department in connection with war supplies. Another one has admitted that he  was paid $1200 to exercise the  influence he possessed with the  minister of militia on behalf of  another "contractor."  Sir Robert Borden has not been  able  to  restrain   his   voracious  followers.    The war graft investigation has already revealed the  most scandalous state of affairs  in the history of Canada.    Even  in the face of the crisis through  which  the  Empire   is   passing,  and Regardless of the physical  well-being   of Canada's   young  men who are fighting our battle  at the front, the soulless, conscience-seared "contractors" exacted  exhorbitant  profits  from  their transactions with the government.      Our   brave   soldiers  were  shod   with   rotten   boots,;  which one of them said he had  only but to wiggle his toe in and  the leather burst.    But, as one  of the contractors explained, the  shoes  were  never   intended  to  withstand  the   conditions in  a  damp climate.     In other words,  they were stock shoes made for  city wear, and hundreds of them  were burnt as useless, and probably in order to conceal their defects when a demand ai-ose for  an investigation.  SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING  REGULATIONS  pOAL MINING RIGHTS of the Dominion, in  v-' Manitoha. Saskatchewan and Alberta.  tho Yukon Teiikitokv, the North-west Territories and in ������ portion of the PROVINCE of  Bkitikii Coi.umkia, may lie leased for a term of  twenty-one year.s at an annual rental of $1 an  acre. Not more than 2,56(J acres will bo leased  to one applicant.  ' Application for a lease must hi' made by the  applicant in person to the Agem or Sub-Agent  of the district in which the rights applied for  are situated.  In surveyed territory the land must be described by sections, or leKal subdivisions of sections, und in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant  himself.  Each application must he accompanied by a  fee of $5 which will be refunded if the rights  applied for nie not available, but not otherwise.  A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton.  The person operating the mine shall furnish  the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the  full quuniity of merchantable coal mined and pay  the royalty thereon. If the coal minim? rights  nre not beinjr operated, such returns should be  furnished at least once a year.  The lease will include the coal mining rights  only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be  considered necessary for the working of the mine  at the rate of $10.00 an acre.  Kor full information application should be  made to the Secretary of the Department of the  Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent  of Dominion Lands.  W. \V. COKY,  Deputy Minister of the Interior.  N.-U.--Unnuthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for.���������30(i'j0.  BUSINESS CARDS  Geoffrey K. Burnett D. J. McGugan  C.E., B.C.I..S..      U.A.S.C.. H.C.L.S.,  ass. m. can. son. c.e.  Burnett & McGugan  (Successors to Geoffrey K. Burnett)  (Late Hill & Burnett)  CIVIL ENGINEERS and  B.C. LAND SURVEYORS  Grand View Hotel, Bella Coola, B. C.  City address���������New Westminster, B.C.  P. O. Box S86. Telephone 232.  J. A. Leroy PhoneSey. 9387 -J- NATION  BUS  MEETS ALL BOATS AND TRAINS  Hotel Winters  COR. ABBOTT AND  WATER STREETS  VANCOUVER, B. C.  EUROPEAN    PLAN    HOT AND COLD WATER  Sl.OO TO. S2.50       STEAM   HEATED  ROOMS WITH BATH  HOE  Dl    O  Fur Sales Agency  600 dealers and trappers df B. C,  Yukon and Alaska have taken advantage of our Fur Sales Agency for 3 years.  Our sealed bid plan whereby 15 or 20  of the biggest fur buyers in the world  bid on your fur instead of one individual house assures the highest market  price always.  We hold sales monthly, but will advance 75 per cent, of value on receipt,  sending balance immediately after sale.  Our commission is only 3 to 4 per cent.  LITTLE BROS. FUR SALES  AGENCY, LTD.  54 POWELL ST., VANCOUVER, B. C  n     r                     if) I                  ._>     O  We carry a complete stock of Men's Furnishings  and all the best  English  and American  Hats  ).  m%,  JOHN W. PECK & CO., LTD.  MONTREAL        WINNIPEG       VANCOUVER  J  BABY CHICKS, DUCKLINGS & HATCH-  insrs eggs: poultry and fruits form paying  combination. Strawberry plants. 100, 70 cents;  1,000. $5.00: Currants. 10 cents ; Gooseberries, 15  cents: Raspberries. 5 cents; Rhubarb. 10 cents.  Fruit Trees. Perennial Flowers, Roses. Dahlies,  Tho Philpfln flnvprnmpnt hflS ��������� Pansies. etc. Carriage prepaid. Catalogue free.  ine    Umiedn    \jO\ermueiJL   acts   CHAS  pROVANf Lanoley Fort, near Vancouver.  suspended the import duty on  wheat. As long as it does not  increase the export duty on nitrate Canada will not worry.  Wk.k  Delicious and  satisfying  Nabob 1  ea  is gaining new  friends every  day.  Packed in pound and  half-pound lead  packets.  40c - 50c - 60c  Per Pound.  Your grocer will  supply you.  HOMEDYEBNI  is CLEAN,  as SIMPLE n  "A.n.c."  Mistakes are  Impossible,  if you use  aim  The Guaranteed "ONE DYE for ALL KINDS of  Good"."   TRY IT. und prove i������ for yourti-lf I  Send for Frc. Color Card. Story Uooklvt. andI Uoolc-  Ict Bivln������r������������ult������ of l)y*lnit e'er other colors.  Tho JohiiMin-Hlehardton Co.. Limited,   - Montreal  RAW FURS: Wanted  I pay the top market price at  all times for all kinds of fur.  Remit same day furs are  received. Will hold goods  seperate when requested to  do so. Write for Price List  etc., and ship to���������  J. C. AMES  Sedro-Woolley, Wash., U.S.A.  Money may not bring happiness, but the average man is  willing to take a chance with it.  1 heMason (TixischPiano  of to-day will make plain our  privilege to state with authority:  "NO  FINER   PIANO  MADE!"  SOLD DIRECT BY THE MANUFACTURERS  ^]T  Let us attend  your Victor Record  ^J   mail orders���������our service is intelligent  and guaranteed.       Write for Catalogue  Mason & Risch Ltd.  738 GRANVILLE ST.; VANCOUVER, B.C.  \Jk7HAT person so happy and contented as the prosperous farmer?  \X7HAT person so independent?  \X7HAT ambition more noble than to  be a producer of   the necessaries  of life?  Bella Coola   farmers are  independent;  they are strangers to hard times.  T^HE REASONS for this enviable condi-  ���������*��������� tion of affairs are obvious to anyone  who knows the Bella Coola Valley.  The land is fertile and needs little or no  irrigation. The climate is mild and enjoyable ; long warm summers with sufficient  rainfall and mild winters make for excellent crops.  Large and small fruits, garden and field  crops are grown to the best advantage.  This fact was established at the Prince  -Rupert exhibition last year when farm produce from Bella Coola Valley carried away  over twenty first prizes.  |>ELLA COOLA and the surrounding  country possesses wonderful wealth  in timber, as yet almost entirely undeveloped, and perhaps at no other point  on the Northern Coast is there the same  opportunity for a remunerative investment as in a saw mill at Bella Coola.  I 1  "   o  Highland  Sole agents for Arthur Bel! & Sons' Famous  Scotch Whiskey, Perth. Scotland.  WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS  PROMPT ATTENTION TO ORDERS OUR MOTTO  WE   SHIP    PROMPTLY  758 Powell Street, Vancouver, B. C.  HaaaMK  Patronize Home Industry  and Buy RAMS A YS'  Biscuits, Candy, Macaroni  New Orleans Molasses  Manilla Drips  Imperial Maple Syrup  Ramsay Bros. & Co. Ltd.  VANCOUVER, B. C.  SUBSCRIPTION RATES OF  BELLA COOLA COURIER.  Subscriptions Payable in Advance.  CANADA.  Onk Year $1.00  Six Months   0.73  Turku Months  0.50  UNITED STATES.  Onk Ykar  $1.50  Unitkd Kingdom and the Continent.  Onk Ykar. $1.00*  SUBSCRIPTION BLANK.  BELLA COOLA PUBLISHING CO., LTD.  BELLA COOLA,  B. C.  Enclosed please find subscription  for Bella Coola Courier for   Name   P. 0   Tear out and mail today, with amount of subscription enclosed 4  BELLA COOLA COURIER  Saturday,  April fCj,  30E  E  \Wakgouvbbl lahd bisteict^THIS WEEK'S TWO GREAT EVENTS.  2>IST2ICr   O?   COAST���������^StASGB   2H-   i  Tak& N>,ck*e chat  Harold  V.  More-!  hf,_=#, ������>: \_rn>_, B. C eecaaatfon.  m-triner,. en-__���������:__? to apply for pe-rni-ssion !  to lizse ".he fo-SjOwicj? <!������jscrfb������<f E&iwl:     :  The colored heavy-weight pug-fist, after  putting up a good  argumer.t, made his  exit from  ___   _ the arena at Havana, Cuba, last  ut&zs&l& tAlarai, thepce '��������� jfondav.    A heavv-weight sup-  2K+ os  .&WC OF THE PIONEER.  By F.C.HOWES.  (Wih aaay _?__,-_. to \V- T.)  Uo to the Legislature  Came the-settlers for their'rights:  Where the halls are paved with gold  Aral II.P.'s 3pe*i their nights;  Singing song? for tanks and railroads,  Trusts and Charters queer;  F.fte r<'">rtfi.~iB"r;'^i: eorner  east eo&*t of A  vs-feit ScicfeaiLS, th*rice 2������ct&i ������> ch        . t ... ���������  -     thenee east   8������>  chains,   civersce fsrtfc, porter of William Manson, alter Till the settler* in amazement  : S6 chains no pof "     ~" ' ....-.-������-  ? cociafnihjg: WO acres,  i HAROLD V.  ESTABLISHED AT BELLA COOLA IN }y05  more or les  UOEEHOCTSE.  Dated, January r5��������� 2SI5.    ="*��������� :.s~ae/i :  of ������Bwr������:|i������HneBt,:a puny display, raade  his  exit  ! fro/To the Mackenzie School, Bel-  [ la Coola, last Tuesday night.  Had to shout into their ears.  VA&COTJYBR LAND DISTRICT  ONE DOLLAR  M  _____________  FOR ONE YEAR  it  The Courier is the only  newspaper published on  the mainland coast between Vancouver and  Prince Rupert  A distance of six hundred rnlles.  i   EIi?-_CT   0_������   COAST���������__3GE   HX   !  I    Fake Notice ~_e Th-orsas {.coper, j  fof Karoo.   B.C., o<_cnp_tio���������' eisgir.eer, j  6 ir.ter.fd_-   to   ap-aly   for  perrRission   toj  | kaa-cr _-������_ foiJiiwring described land:  j    Commencing- at   a  post   planted  j: the nor_-t-eas_ corner of Lor 29$ ok j.  ������lie east _������_ _ of ArisiazaMe  l-Saad, j  thence west SO chaius, inence north S0's  ehaina-,  tisence east 83) chains,  thence |  soattt fo-sowing. shore line to point of |-  co>_arneite-r_eRt- containing  640 acres', j  more- or Jess. i,  THOMAS frOOPER.    I  Dated, Jaisoary 15, 1S15. f  H. V. MOREHOUSE. Agent. [   |  7AKC0U7EE LAHD DISTEIC. \  It will be to your interest to..keep well in-  ormed regardingt the  happenings throughout  the Northern section of  this Province���������  fi  THE "COURIER"  GIVES THEM. '  2>I_r_fEXCr_   0_?   COAST���������_____   HI.    f  Take Notice that Carl Lemherg, of }  Ksrriii, B. C, oceapa.ion gas engineer, |  En lends to appjy for j^ei mission to least I  the folk>"A���������:g ceseribe- brad: I  Coosm_-r������_iRg  at a post planted one j  miie distast asul in a nort&erly directiot i  from the isor.h-___t corner of Lot 2S. f  on east cos-si c-f  Arista__b!e  JsLsr-d, |  thence -������e&t SO chaius, thence north _6j  chatr-s, thence e__t SO chains,  thence  south following' shore tine to point or  commencement,   co���������t_i���������iBg 640 acres,,  more or Jess.  '     CARL LEMBERG.  Dated, January 15, 1915.  H. V. iioRESOVSE. Azarti  VANCOUVER LAND DISTEICT  DISTSICT   or  ADVERTISERS-  Now is the time to keep  your name before the  public. No manufacturer or wholesalehouse can  afford to let slip the opportunity of increased  sales that public advertising brings.  COAST���������-&JUSGS   TTT -  Take Notice that Fred Battison, of  Nsmo, E. C, occupation fireman, in-  teisds to apply for permission to fease  the following described land:  Corninevjcing at a post planted two  miles distant and in a northerly direction from the north-east corner of Lot  2S9 on east coast of Aristazable Island,  thenee west SO ebains, thence north 80  chains, thenee east 80 chains, thence  south following shore line to point of  commencement, containing &40 acres,  more or less.   '  FRED BATTISON. '  Dated, January 15, 1915.  H. V. MOHETHOUSE. A^ent.  VA2?C0TJVEE LAND DISTRICT  Till cost you more  i NOT to Paint  your house than  it toil) to pamt it  Thirty or forty dollars spent  on painting your house may  save you $5w each year on  its selling price.  And if you do your painting with ;  Bapco Pure Paint  you secure the maximum of  Paint Protection at 'MINIMUM cost. Because BAPCO  PAINT covers 25 per cent,  more surface than ordinary  paints���������and outlasts and  outwears _ them by yeara.  -*' " " Nl  To be obtained  at all  General Store?.  Chorus.  It's a long way to legislation,  It's a long way to go. '."::';���������.'���������  There's 2 right way to build a nation,  To get our rights, we know.  Wake up! all yo_ members, ���������  Look out! Bowser Bill;  "We are united settlers from the islands,  ' We'll put you through the mil!.  Victoria is the finest pJace,  The dry belt, something grand.  Passing fair is the north country, '  But the islands beat the band. .':  I  Wake up! Legislature, ,,'��������� ;j  I���������t all M.P.'s take care;     ^ i  We want a better show upon the islands ,  Or there'll be right there.  Chorus.  Manson wrote a letter  To McBride, oh dear! oh dear!  I do wish I'd done better,  Tis now too late I fear.  They're singing songs about me,  They want to know what's what.  i'rn afraid we'll both get fired,  It's getting ?o darned hot.  j Chorus.  [ We thank McBride for education,  j To fight our rights we know.  I We all believe co-operation  ; Will make free high and low.  I We want loans for farmers;  I A fair show we demand,  \ We'll fire Conservative grafters,  \ Let the settlers rule the land.  \ Chorus.  Nadu River, P. O...  Graham Island, B. C-  Diplomatic notes are not .discountable though they may be  of much value.  VANCOUVER LA3TC) DISTRICT  D EAL ESTATE booms in the  cities have come and gone.  People are beginning to fiock to  the country. The North-West  Coast of British Columbia offers  opportunities for all. Did not  know, is ho excuse. Investors  should keep posted on developments by reading the���������"Courier.,,'  EXSTBICT   OT   COAST���������EAITGE   m.  Take Notice that Joseph O'Connor,  of Namu, B. C, occupation mariner,  intends to apply for permission to  lease the following described land:  Commencing at a post planted three  miles distant and in a northerly direction from the north-east corner of Lot  293 on east coast of Aristazable Island,  thence west 80 chains, thence north 80  chains, thence east 80 chains, thence  south following shore line to point of  commencement, containing 640 acres,,  more or less.  JOSEPH O'CONNOR.  Dated, January 15, 1915.  H. V. MOREHOUSE, Agent.  You are judged by the  stationery that you use.  Let ub do your job printing.   We will do it right.  VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT  DISTEICT   OP   COAST���������BANGE   ttt,  Take Notice that Lewis Hooper, of  Namu. B. C, occupation mill foreman,  intends to apply for permission to lease  the following described land:  Commencing at a post planted one  mile distant and in a westerly direction  from the north-east corner of Lot 299 on  east coast of Aristazable Island, thence  we3t 80 chains, thence north 80 chains,  thence east 80 chains, thence south 80  chains to point of commencement,  containing 6-iO acres, more or less.   v  LEWIS HOOPER.  Dated, January 15, 1915.  H. V. MOREHOUSE. Agent  UXS-TBICT   OP   COAST���������SAJTGE   XH.  Ta_e Notice that Oliver T. Kellog,  of Bella Coola, B.C. occupation farmer,  intends to apply for perinission to lease  the following described land:  Commencing at a post planted at the  north-east corner on the south side of  Noeek River, opposite Lot 6, thence  west 40 chains, following south shore  of Noeek River, thence south 60 chains  more ��������� or less, adjoining Tallio Indian  Reserve, thence east 40chains, on north  boundary Indian Reserve, thence north  60 chains ,to point of commencement,  containing 240 acres, more orlessJ  :   OLIVER.T. KELLOG.  Date. February 15. 1915.  March 6��������� May 1  OgilvieV  R^oyal Household Flour  always gives satisfaction  Better order a bag now  DUILD UP YOUR HOME  u TOWN. Do not talk-support home industries ��������� talk is  cheap. The best way to show  that you are in earnest is to  practise it.  Support the "Courier" and you  are doing something for yourself  and your community.  VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT  The Courier  $1 a Year  Published every  Saturday at  BELLA COOLA, B. C  DISTRICT   OP   COAST���������BA-WOE   HI.  Take Notice that George Hooper,  of Vancouver, 15. C, occupation teamster, intends to apply for permission  to lease the following described land:  Commencing at a post planted one  mile west and one mile north from the  north-east corner of Lot 299 on east  coast of Aristazable Island, thence west  80 chains, thence north 80. chains,  thence east 80 chains, thence south 80  chains, to point of commencement,  containing 640 acres, more or less.  GEORGE HOOPER.  Dated, January 15, 1915.  II. V. MOIiKIIOUSE. Atft-nt.  VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT  LEADING   DEALERS   IN  G e n e r a I M e r c h a n cl I s e  Dry Goods and Notions  Staple and Fancy  Groceries  HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE  CAMP, HEATING  AND  COOK STOVES  Large and well assorted stock  of Men's, Boys' and Children's  Clothing, Shirts and Underwear  We carry the largest and most  up-to-date stock of Men's,  Women's and Children's Shoes  in all styles at the lowest possible price. Men's Furnishings  to suit individual tastes     ������     ������  Tents-Pack and Riding Saddles  Settlers, Prospectors, Hunters, Trappers, Campers and Land-Seekers will  find it to their advantage to look over  our stock. Nothing but the mo_t suitable articles are kept at prices that  invite competition.  ADVERTISE IN THE "COURIER1  n n  nor:  51 fo  DISTRICT   OP   COAST���������BAJfOE   m.  Take Notice that Charles A. Battison, of Collingwood East, B. C., occupation teamster, intends to apply for  permission to lease the following described land:  Commencing at a post planted one  mile west and two miles north from the  north-east corner of Lot 299 on east  coast of Aristazable Island, thence west  80 chains, thence north 80 chains, thence  east 80 "chains, thence south 80 chains,  to point of commencement, containing  640 acres, more or leas.  CHARLES A.  BATTISON.  Dated, January 15, 1915.  H. V. MOREHOUSE. A^ent  S HUGHES BROS.  BIG    LIQUOR   STORE?  Wines, Liqueurs and Cigars  WE    SHIP    [EVERYWHERE  ������W?       Send for free price list  tvith shipping instructions.      W  105 Hastings Street East, Vancouver, B. C. ������  Paints -  Oils   - Varnishes   -   Stains  Crockery and Glassware of all kinds  Patent Medicines of all descriptions  Best brands of Flour.     Feed and Grain of all sorts  kept on hand.    Prompt service  I Best Goods   Lowest Prices- Largest Sto  ck  RAW FURS BOUGHT AND SOLD  B. BRYNILDSEN & CO., BELLA COOLA, B.C  pi  m  "it*.8  K_53  _S?  r ,*y  ,3*  1*.  /%