> *���������> h'~* 1 -��������� <t. ^������?^^ii������iiiiiiiiia^t**''i''''^M '"Mf^1"'""'^ IF YOU WANT GOOD SPORT L* VISIT BELLA COOLA. EXCELLENT HUNTING AND FISHING. WEATHER REPORT FOR JANUARY. Compiled by Mr. C. H. Urseth, of the Bella Coola Observatory. Temperature: Maximum, 16. Minimum, 9. Highest Max. (1st) 31. Lowest Min. (24th) 15 below zero. Rainfall, nil. Snow, 9.50 inches. Rainfall for the year (1915) 34.33 inches. VOL. 4���������NO., 17 BELLA COOLA, B. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1916. $1.00 a Year Ho^Seattlte SVas Benefitted '*%'#> i ������( ".Seattle', Feb. 4.���������The Seattle StaVpublishes a remarkable statement showing how beneficial Prohibition has proved. Says the Star:r iv$ -> ;.6nljr!2& arrests have been made for ^drunkenness during the 28 d#s]5eattlehas been dry. Never a-mfntli in the old days that di|pltlsee 200 or more "drunks" b'ooke^and hauled up for a night . or?'rn%r^at the city's: expense. Thecal' number booked for all causesyduring the four weeks ju>i;passed is 685. During the samtfnumber of days in the monf^previous, when the sale,of liqliortwas unrestricted, the num- ���������,1,1 "Arfsl** ..'.������������������' ber^was 1459. - ^/January, 1915, 2123 names w^er|fentered on the police books. The'a^erage number of drunks to.be" cared for during the old days was not less than 12. ThVaverage is less than one a day how. Cannonade a Train Paris, Feb. 9.���������South of Com- rrie, between Loye and Chaulines our artillery cannonaded a train. In Argonne our activities were limited to the explosion of a small mine at St. Hubert and three mines at Vanquoisr The rest of the front is calm. Wilson to Be Nominated Washington, Feb. 8.���������Wilson's closest adviser expects him to announce his willingness to accept renomination within the month.. Swedish Steamer on Fire London, Feb. 8.��������� The Swedish steamer Texas is making for the port of Kirkwall, Scotland, with her cargo of cotton on fire. S. S. Camosun has resumed her northern route after undergoing the annual overhauling. Eeing due here Thursday afternoon she did not arrive until 3 o'clock Sunday morning. The delay was make things hum in our at present quiet burg. H. G. Anderson found that his duties towards his country had become so compelling in their caused by difficulty to obtain coal demands that he could no longer for fuel at Union Bay. can be provided for in this place ranch on account of the severity and it is to be presumed that of the weather. He reports that resist; but must leave his post A fall of five feet of snow had as accountant of public worksand blocked transportation of coal his ^ife after a brief PeHod oi' from the mines to the bunkers six; months of married life, and with the result that the Camosun offer him3elf in his country's was detained 56 hours before Coal defuse. As we hope to see him could be. secured. return to us safe and sound when She brought her usual cargo of the war is over we will not en- ,-~ AW Regiment of Scandinavians Ottawa, Feb. 8.���������Major-General Sir Sam Hughes has authorized, the raising of a Scandinavian ;regi ment at Winnipeg. The neXregiment will be under the command of Lieut.-Col. Ponseca. General Hughes has secured sufficient information from the census figures to satisfy him that a full'battalion of Scandinavians can be raised with ease. Serbia Feeding Germany Berlin, via London,. Feb. 8.��������� German's first draft of food supplies from Serbia arrived in Berlin1'in the form of 150 beeves, which came direct from Kragu- yevats. They had been ordered by wholesale dealers. It'is understood that further imports would be made as far as they can be spared by Serbia. Socialists Meet at Cologne Cologne, Feb. 8.���������At a,general meeting of- Socialists from the city- of Cologne and surrounding districts a vote was passed with a large majority' expressing disapproval of the attitude taken by the minority Socialists ih the Reichstag. Hon. Martin Burrill's Burns Are Serious freight and two passengers, who were F. A. Johnson and O. In- drevik. H. G. Anderson and John Ny- gaard left for Prince Rupert to join the 102nd regiment. large upon his many good quali ties. Mrs. Anderson will take up her residence with Mr. and Mrs. W. Sutherland. No, Truck With Germans Sydney, N.S. W., Feb. 7.--A boycott of Germany, of German trade, and of German influence will be declared by the Australian people after the war. The feeling of -disgust at Germany's methods of prosecuting hostilities is'growing day by clay and is voiced from every platform by icmen. Ottawa, Feb. 8.��������� The burns sustained by Hon. Martin Burrill are found to be more serious than at first thought. It now seems that he may be unable to attend parliament the remainder of the session. General Sir Sam Hughes stated this morning that up to the present time 207 Canadian battalions had been authorized. Philadelphia to Equip 40,000 Soldiers Philadelphia, Feb. 8.���������A campaign to raise" and 'equip 40,000 soldiers in Philadelphia was commenced last night. John Nygaard is another who is willing to make the sacrifice F. A. Johnson has been away and risk all that he has in order on a business trip to Vancouver, that the country's cause may be Having found that one boiler vindicated. He came here with did not give enough power to his parents over twenty years drive his mill be brought back J ago: and has spent nearly his an additional boiler. As soon as whole life in our midst, the weather moderates he will' That he may return to us in -' good' Health" and'-"spirits is the (earnest hope of his many friends and relatives. some of those who are able to work could be provided with employment at farms, mills and cannery. But in order that this work of providing for them be done efficiently there must be organized effort made, and therefore it will be first necessary to", call a meeting to lay the matter before the public and invite their assistance. Mr. Sutherland who has been requested to take charge of the preliminary work of organization will call a meeting in the near future, notice of which will be given in ample time for everybody to make arrangements to be present. . It is suggested by the Commission that the organization proposed work in conjunction with efforts made in behalf of the Red Cross and Patriotic Funds. Germany's Reply Acceptable to States The funeral of the late Mrs. F. Broughton took place from hei mother's residence at Hagensborg on Friday, February 4. It was attended by a large concourse of people who by-their presence testified to the high esteem which she had held in the community. The funeral services were held at the Hagensborg Church, Rev. H. Sageng officiating. The Augsburg Church at Hagensborg, held its annual meet- A. R. Lord of Prince Rupert, Washington, Feb. 8.���������Frar.z inspector of schools for this dis- Bopp, German consul-general was trict, paid the schools of the val- indicted in San Francisco by a ley a visit last week. The blasts federal grand jury for his con- of winter have no terrors for nection with the Crowley plot to him and offer no hindrance to his blow up munition factories. j travels. He leftSunday morning j ��������������� at the church last Saturday. Germany's latest reply in the'for the North. j The membership of the congre- Lusitania negotiations are almost! jgation was well represented. if not entirely acceptable to the' Mr. Barlow, who lately arrived j The financial affairs of the United States. I here from England, believes that; church presented by the treasur- ���������: one or more co-operative indus-ier were found in a satisfactory in spite of the unusual .cold weather the South Bentink Arm is not covered with ice at the head at this time, as is usually the case in ordinary cold winters. Ivev Kellog has been obliged to live the life of a hermit at the head of the inlet ever since immediately before Christm^s'cw- ing to Estensen's inability to rer turn. It is feared that he, when opportunity offers, will retaliate and leave Estenson to enjoy a similar solitude for an equal period. The cold weather still continues. At night the thermometer goes down to zero and below, but the sunny days send the mercury up to the twenties. With the fine sleighing we are having, the clear sunshine and the absence of mud, we are at present enjoy.- ing ideal winter weather. Logging and wood cutting are being carried on energetically. The long dry cold spell is causing several wells to show signs of going dry. No Fighting on Eastern Front tries may be conducted profitably condition. The congregation had Oil Wells Ablaze Houston, Texas, Feb. 8.--A thousand men are battling today an oil fire on the Stevenson tract near Humble. The loss so fat- exceeds $30,000. To Ban Luxuries Berlin, Feb. 8. ���������From a semiofficial source it is learned that the importation of articles of | luxury will be prohibited in the near future. War' Loan OuefrSubscribed '���������&��������� ������������������-. ��������� \ ���������.: 7���������.���������..-.;":"; :.- , ��������� Rome, Feb. 8.���������Subscriptions to the Italian war loan has exceeded the sum of two billion lire a week before closing of list. Rumor has it, and is very likely authentic, that the provincial legislature meets the middle of nexi month. Bye elections will presumably be held in the beginning of the same month. Hotel Burned Down 150-Mile House, Feb. 9.���������During night of February 8th the Cariboo Trading Co.'s hotel at 150-Mile House, was destroyed by fire. It is believed the fire was caused by exploding of a coal oil stove which wras placed in a wine cellar. The hotel was a new building built during the railroad construction. Petrograd, Feb. 8.���������A lull in operations prevails ever the whole eastern front with the exception of some mining warfare on the Dvinsk-Riga line. The Germans are said to be transferring large bodies of men to the western front. j Lord Kitchener to ! Take Command London, Feb. 8.--It is rumored that Lord Kitchener will take over the command of the British forces in Egypt. Earl Derby is in Bella Coola. For the purpose of discussing the subject intelligently' and thoroughly he has called a meeting of some of our more prominent citizens to be held at the Bella Coola Hotel next Monday at 3 p. m. Wm. Sutherland has received a communication from the Provincial Returned Soldiers Commission requesting him to undertake the organization of an employment committee for Bella Coola and adjoining places. during the past year made extensive improvements of the church grounds and the parsonage. It had also contributed liberally to the different educational and benevolent institutions of the denomination. John H. Lunos. was elected trustee; C. H. Urseth, deacon; O. H. Hanson. Sunday school superintendent. The church enters upon the new year with every hope of continued prosperity. Men are at work opening up the street in front of the Mackenzie school. Heretofore the road has made a short cut through the school yard. With the operation of the Johnson saw mill just north of the school, it has been found necessary to open up the street and take the traffic ensuing from the school ground. The townsite boys are, in their As the soldiers return from the (war, whether well or incapacity- spare moments from school and to be the Secretary of State for j ^^ it will be the duty of those; chores, busy in clearing the snow- War, j for whom they have been fight- j away from a large space of ice ��������� ^Tjinu- to make all provisions forj to be used for skating. Kut-El-.Amara Holding Uut\ London, Feb. 8.-���������Official communication from headquarters, at their care and employment. Ivan Estenson who has been busy the last few days in getting his launch thawed out and other- v If we cannot all go to the war we who remain at home pursuing Delhi." ���������>'"'General Townsend: is \ our accustomed peaceful callings holding Kut-El-Amara as a st'ra-; will be glad to do our share in tegical position of value. Gen. j the great common cause in our Aylmer's operations are being! respective localities, carried out to support General j A .few of these returned sol-! stayed in the valley since Ohrist- Townsend." I diers who are sick or crippled' mas, unable to return to the In our last issue we mentioned that there were several cases of sickness in this settlement and that the cold weather was to blame. Our attention has been called to the fact that the prevalent sickness is an epidemic of influenza that the cold weather has nothing to do with but that it is caused by a germ. This sickness is a distinct epidemic in the same sense as scarlet fever or diptheria, and must not be confounded with an ordinary cold. It is of a serious nature; patients must be given the best of care. To the very many who, dnring my wife's sickness and after her death, have shown me so much kindness and sympathy I hereby extend my sincere thanks. FRANK BROUGHTON. wise put in shape for active duty, will leave in a few days for South Bentink Arm to take up his work at the cattle ranch. He has 6 <? 4 (ttiwrrlt 5fatto J i Sunday School Church Service 10:45 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Preacher for Sunday���������Rev. W. 11. Gibson. AH Are Welcome. 9 J ��������������������������� 4_> <J O -<J������ ������L><-& ��������� I -���������~��������� to Advertise. If you want to reach the markets of Northern British Columbia advertise in the Courier. (���������northernEb.Lc.) i'.���������-���������:'" BELLA COOLA-COURIER Saturday, Feb <ruaw \ The Courier Published Weekly at Bella Coola by the Bella Coola Publishing Co. Ltd. i 1 Year SJBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada ' .$1.00 sioner will be better able to attend to such work than the dignified agent-general. Arguments innumerable will no doubt beforth- coming trying to show why this office should not be abolished; but the best arguments in its ���������? ���������oa*s ������IJ favor would be facts and figures 3 Months 0.50 United 'States t Year..... $1.50 United Kingdom 1 Year. $1.00 Subscriptions payable in advance. V. .,Subscribers not receiving their copy regularly please notify the management at once. Changes in address should be 6ent in as soon as possible. For Advertising Rates, Apply at Office. To ConnESPONDENTS���������While unobjectionable anonymous communications will be published, the name and address of uvery writer of such lutters must be ffiven to the editor. The Editor reserves the right to refuse publi- citiun of any letter. All manuscript at writer's risk. 'i&tlits pojmli Htiprwnn tst \tx. showing what income this source had brought to the province. The money yearly expended in the, upkeep of the London office has been estimated by one of the most prominent and'able business men of the province to amount $50,000, and, he adds, this- sum would pay the interest of $1,000, - 000 loaned to the farmers for the development of the resources, of our province. Put the money where it will do the most good.' laws that some of them nearly brought United States to' break diplomatic relations with the criminal nations.' The blowing up of the library of the House of Commons may be attributed to some crank with whom the German government have no connection. Although that may be* the case, yet there is pretty strong-proof found in the prosecution of similar happenings in the United States, that 14J Iands we shall quote 'the opinion of W. H. Hay ward, a memberbf vthe provincial parliament and a strong supporter of the present government. No one is better acquainted with the true condition of agricultural affairs in British Columbia than Mr. Hay- ward, who has been chairman of the Royal Commission of Agriculture and is of all the adherents of the government the best versed in practical farming and the most familiar with agricultural conditions in British Columbia.- In an address to the annual meeting of the Associated Boards of Southwestern B.C he said: "The rich lands have been given to the few, the hills to the many." I Mackay Smith, Blair & Co, VANCOUVER, B. C. Wholesale DRY GOODS AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS Manufacturers OF "PRIDE OF THE WEST" BRAND SHIRTS, PANTS, OVERALLS, MACKINAW Send for Catalogue MADE IN B. C." Prompt Attention Given Letter Oni :en SATURDAY, FEB. 12, 1916. HIP** Is An Agent-General Necessary? - In the"storm and stress of the recent upheaval in the cabinet at Victoria, it became necessary to "provide a- job in a hurry for the - outgoing premier. . ' "There was only one position which; would at all' salve his ' wounded feelings, and that was 1 - the one of, agent-general in London. But, as mentioned in our columns last. week, there is trouble stirred tip, in that' the - agent-general., to" be retired refuses" to go until his terms . for retirement be.complied with. ' And that .cannot-ibe legally done until the legislature-meets. Mr. Bowser assures Mr. Turner there will be no-trouble on that score, " he. will, get all he asks for; but Mr.r Turner wants to hold his job with its income until some- other income is safely in his grasp. And the consequence jis that an unseemly squabble has arisen over a technicality which could have been overcome with -the practice of some tact and patience by Mr. Bowser and Sir Richard. Sir. Richard, could-very well have afforded to wait until the legislature met before he went to the" coveted place in London. There was no pressing need of his assuming that office at the beginning of the year; the haste displayed is very-unseemly and the -public are beginning to take notice and comment on it. It is not unlikely that the con- sequence^ of bringing the office of agent-general into the limelight, in such a manner at this time may bring about public sentiment, tofhe conclusion that this province can get along very well without such an ornament as an agent-general. The other provinces seem to suffer no inconvenience or damage from, not being represented in that way in the capital of the Empire;- and to our mind it is very doubtful if the $30,000 or more paid from" the provincial treasury for the running expenses of this office every year have yielded any adequate results. During this exhausting war too. much stress cannot be laid on ,the pressing need of economy in all our expenditures, both public and private. If it is necessary to be represented at all near the seat of the Imperial government in order to secure trade for our business men,, a trade commls- 1 Uncivilized Warfare. News reached Bella Coola last week that the library of the House of Commons at Ottawa, has been blown up by a bomb, killing sev- eral'members of parliament and others. '. Under the.existing condition's it is fair to assume, even in'the absence of proof, that this dastardly deed hasJbeen perpetrated by someone in the- pay of the Germans. This act is entirely in accord with their activities in other parts of our country and in the United States, and is one more proof in a long chain of j - ������ events that'atrocities of air kinds' are legitimate according to the German notion of civilized war- fare. International rules forbid the killing of-non-combatants and the bombardment of unfortified towns; and in case of a fortified town to- be bombarded notice must be sent.to enable "the civilian population - to resort to places of safety. '- - When .we recall some" of -the acts done1-by the Germans we have no difficulty in reaching the conclusion that international rules or treaties have no weight with them. The Zeppelin raids in which non-combatants, men, women and children have been the chief victims; the many passenger ships, some without a pound of .contraband on board, torpedoed, as in the case of ships going from European ports to America; are instances so grossly in violation of international gh officials in the German em- * bassy in Washington and the This is exactly why so many consulate in San Francisco have had dealings with men implicated and convicted of similar crimes. ^Although the German government deny their connection with the( outrages committed in the United States, we notice that the funds for their financing .have come" from sources pretty close to headquarters, and we also notice that the German government have never punished -or reprimanded any of their officials accused of instigating and encouraging the illegal acts." Such'crimes as thpse referred to will not prevent our pro-German neighbors,;however, from defending "them and firmly .believe .the perpetrators of these acts to be the most Christian people in the world,-and that the really guilty parties are - those who accuse-them of wrong-doing. A Conservative M, P. P. Speaks, His Mind. ' In spite" of the"eulogies,of.the Minister of Lands and others in support of- the land" policy oi:the present government, the public will not *be convinced- but what the government did make a mistake and has retarded the de- velopment of the province by diverting the" larger and best" tracts of our agricultural lands from the actual settlers and into the control of- the speculator. But that it may be seen that it is not only the opponents of the government who find fault with settlers are dissatisfied with, the government. "The price of land," said Mr. Hay ward, "must be regraded with reference to its intended use., The settlers have,been paying for farm lands the price of building lots in cities. The value of agricultural lands must come down to a figure which will represent the' capitalization of its rent value". - Land held by the speculator at fictitious prices, based! upon the possibilities of a real estate boom, should be taxed upon' speculation value; farm lands upon productive- value only." ' " In the above remarks Mr. Hay- ward has voiced his real sentiments ujioh the land situation and yet he will no doubt support a government'controlled by a man whose' avowed policy is to "give the speculator a chance." i- -. the alienation of the agricultural j help himself. Retribution. ' -Some so-called 'business men will rub their hands in high glee when by some sharp practice they have been able to "put" it over" a customer and thereby made an illegitimate profit. It is good policy for any man of business to so conduct his affairs that he retain his customers, and the only way by which this can be done is by fair dealing. A customer who feels he has been victimized is not apt to con-, tinue to do business with the man who fleeced him, if he nan Great Britain has in this war found it necessary to place large orders for munitions on this side of the Atlantic. Canada, being a partner .in the struggle, asked a share of these orders,-which Great Britain was glad to give. But Canada did not treat hei senior partner and long time protector with'the fairness to be expected under the circumstances. The enormous profits' exacted from the Mother county onthese orders have, been under discussion in the press for a long time and lately in. the Dominion parliament, with a vie%y that the Canadian government should see to it that Great Britain's confidence in our honor and integrity should not be abused in this matter. But the government when callecj upon to do so refused to interfere on the ground it did not Jbelong to it to do so. And now. the folly, of unfair dealing- is, making itself felt. Complaints are now being heard that Great Britain has discontin- ued to an alarming extent to place a fair share of orders- for shells with the Canadian manufacturers. If the government of Canada had followed^the example set by the Australian commonwealth, Canada would have received as many;orders for shells "as she could have handled, and her fair name would not have been besmirched by her ever present grafters, and unprincipled politicians. ������������������<i;r.ii:< Our statesmen neor in political honesty,'and itisv', people who must give thorn ik-."- necessary discipline in <.rderth-5 our country may attain to &Z greatness to which it umpires. ���������':' Honesty and econerry in t public affairs should be (he Km: issue in Dominion and IVovinc-it political campaigns. ��������� Other issues, with the ������M caption of the conduct of 0 war, are of minor important A Liberal or a Conservative po:>;������ cy as such������does not rnatkr vcr; much after all, if the alTaiisar; managed honestly and ene-rgeiy- cally. , ���������A More Light Wanted There is no doubt that the Coi-g servative leaders, whether in o;|| fice or out of office, are just a;:| intelligent as the leaders in the''? opposition, and in all fairness vy, should be assumed that they are ������ just as patriotic and just as eager - to have a good, clean adminism-v������ tion as the Liberals. Conceding these facts;viv v\ very hard'-fpr a person who tries? to be, impartial and to judge\ charitably to understand how they can reconcile these qualities with a support of a ministry that is accused of so many misdeeds; a ministry which in spite of the' strong charges made against it and the insistent demands for investigation made upon it refuses to let in the light on allege d dubious transactions. Public servants who felt the m- _ uuwiN'.jaeccKC .���������- Gault Brothers Limited . WHOLESALE 'DRY GOODS, 361 WaterStreet Vancouver, B. C 1$. Gault Brothers for over 60 years have successfully maintained wholesale warehouses throughout Canada ���������9 The Vancouver stock ������ the largest and best assorted ~C* ������n C������ast> <n 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 DAY RECEIVED HOE 3|������ C 30E PROJECTED-ROUTE OF THE PACIFIC & HUDSON BAY RAILWAY. UNION STEAMSHIP CO. OF B.C., LTD. REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE BETWEEN Vancouver, Bella Coola and Prince Rupert S. S. "CAMOSUN" Leaves Bella Coola for Prince Rupert at 6 p.' m. Thurs- January 20. Leaves Bella Coola for Vancouver at 10 p. m. Friday January 28. S. S. "Coquitlam" sails from Vancouver fortnightly, carrying Gasoline and Explosives, will call at Bella Coola by arrangement. aJent im n'nS AUj SJ" Vancouver ; or Geo. McGkkgok. agent, 1UU3 Government St., Victoria. - ------ 0 o 6 < u ^10 30E HOE ������vf;i^>-;>OT.������*u*suiwtyi^iti irMoai*-j-.-* i fc-*t ��������� .r ujavjh *"t*i*J*ti,*.\Git\i?'.2Jtf*rV'* 11 /9 Sdlarday, February 12, J 916 BELLA COOLA COURIER INGS ND 1NAW r Oi(ler, selves unjustly accused of deeds reflecting on their honor and integrity by such a great body of their cohtituents should for their own sake,"and the good name of tjie ^province .not rest^ until all ,tfiese accusation shad been proven 'to bs unjust. A thorough in- ,>,.>-���������'** ��������� vestigdtion which results in ac- 'i������ i J ' * cjuittaPwith honor would be the strongest argument in their favor in'the coming election. it*- >'^But when as the case is at present in this province the accused parties persistently balk every' inquiry, ignore serious charges:and as in the case of Mr. Ji>������Al(3(Swper's: challenge to Mr. Eowsevk'to debate the Dominion Trust'scandal on the public.plat- We believe we are entitled to his opinion on these points: While amember of the government, which Mr. Manson supports, the then provincial secretary accepted from the Pacific Coal Mines Ltd. shares. to the value of $105,000. Does Mr. Manson believe these shares were given to Dr. Young for his own private benefit and use? Does Mr. Manson believe that the $80,000 commission paid by Mr. Bowser to Mr. Alexander and Mr. Reid for alleged services in the Kitsilano land deal were really so much added to their private fortunes? Mr. Manson is reputed as an honorable gentleman and we shall form refuse to have the situation I accept his answer as a proof of d 1'rovint. h the c luc.i of i.. imp-urtaif, rvativejo rnatkr w: i afi'aiisaid encrgr ranted. i at the Co:- ether in c: are just & ders in tl ' fairness" at they ar- ist as eajre' idmini.^Uc- acts;' h \ ) who tr its to judge tand how e qualities nistry that misdeeds; >ite of tlie against it nands for ?on it re- on alleged felt them candidly' discussed, the party iii.power should not be surprised if the public at large begins to be.come^convinced that it prefers ignorance and doubt on the part of~jthij]������public rather than a fulLknowledge on the different counts. \. * \~ *,"*$*%(* %>"> - -* -MrBfJ'S'S. Cowper, Liberal can- k j^Mi% dbiatelfpr,the local legislature in Vvanc'ouv.er, made tne other day ,- p "���������- " '"��������� - a'spseca'^i/i which he dealt the present/;'administration some heavv.</6lows and which ought nWtdribe treated as trivial and b&fthlco^yn aside as too insignific- arft?totbe given serious attention. :;JlrnelGdurier would like to have M'r^M'anBon, our representative and>ncTv������a member of the cabinet, answer>the following questions which'will not cause him any loss ���������">- . . * oft time or entail any exertions. his" conviction. If he ignores our questions we shall assume that he does -not care to commit himself, and in that case he will stand convicted as an accomplice in transactions he cannot defend. OOOOO The Right to Sell Munitions. The year of general elections in United States has arrived and the opposing forces are getting ready their munitions of war, which in their case are arguments calculated to sway the minds of the sovereign people. The pro-Germans find the forthcoming campaign a means to the end of supporting the cause of that country which in their hearts holds'a place higher than the one to which they owe their allegiance. One of' the means SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING REGULATIONS jr\OAL MINING RIGHTS of the Dominion, in p* Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, therYuKON Teriiitorv, the North-west Territories and in a portion of the Province of British Columbia, may lie leased for a term of .twenty-one years at an annual rental of SI an acre. Not more "than 2,500 acres will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the applicant in person to thu Aftem 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 leual subdivisions of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of $5 which will be refunded if the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of live cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting- for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay j the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being 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 p..-i -nitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be . considered necessary for the working of the mine :at the rate of $10.00 an acre. For 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. W. CORY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N. B.���������Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for.���������3(,690. BUSINESS CARDS A feu) lines we specially recommend "��������� -\- Duerrs��������� Jams and Jellies Huntley & Palmers ���������Biscuits Griff en & Skelleys famous gold and silverbar��������� Canned and dried fruits . , DICKIE, GROSS & CO., Ltd. ^iiplisale Grocers Vancouver, B. C. they employ is to deluge congress with petitions demanding an embargo on munitions of war. In this agitation they enlist the good offices of many consciously good people who piously deplore the depravity of a nation furnishing weapons for the killing of men, while at the same time they defend another nation in the murder of innocents. The Youth's Companion, published at Boston, which has maintained a strict neutrality in its comments upon the war has this to say on the right of United States to sell munitions: "Munitions of war are a recognized article of international commerce. Every manufacturing nation sells them to other nations, and no nation has ever thought of forbidding their sale except to rebels who are trying to overthrow a friendly government. A nation that is debarred by the sea power of its enemy from buying arms might with equal reason protest against our selling cotton,; or wheat, or shoes, or oil, or meat; and that, as we can all see, would be absurd. Legally, therefore, there is no excuse for an em bargo on am munition. "Such an embargo would not be truly impartial, for in laying it we should be changing the conduct of this neutral'nation' because the fortunes of war had placed one of the belligerents at a disadvantage in our markets. We should be denying to the belligerent who had fairly won the advantage the right to use it. That would not be strict neutrali"But, the argument then runs, it is not a legal, but a moral _ ui���������"'*������������������; -'���������* ffl LITTLE BROS. FUR SALES question; we ought not to traffic/ ,-, vpFNTY ITD of io-day will make plain our privilege to state with authority: "NO FINER PIANO MADE I " SOLD DIRECT BY THE MANUFACTURERS Geoffrey K. Uurnett D. J. McGugan C.E., B.C.L.S., B.A.S.C.. B.C.L.S., ���������'..'.- ASS. M.CAN.SOC. C.E. Burnett & McGugan (Successors to Geoffrey K. Burnett) (Late Hill & Burnett) CIVIL ENGINEERS and B.C. LAKD SURVEYORS Grand View Hotel, Bella Coola, B. C. City address���������New Westminster, B.C. P. O. Box 886. Telephone 232. HOE ==5] (O Fur Sales Agency V, .600 dealers and trappers of B. C. Yukon and Alaska have taken advantage of our Far Sales Agency for 3 years. Our sealed bid plan whereby 15 or 2( of the biggest fur buyers in the work 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. o^ra c%^t*>c>^<*g<r>^csy'>^?'t<*>>-<^g'������ < K C. The Best Known and Popular Lubricant for *::^@fc. IViotor Boats Its use assures freedom from Carbon deposit :-; ;:: on valves, spark plugs, or in cylinders BfVJPERSAL OIL CO. LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C ? C 4 5 ODS 3E rS srt' ���������s- ay to K. in instruments of-death. "We," the nation, are not doing so; individual business men are. Shall the government forbid them to carry on a business that the world recognizes as legitimate? If it does so, is it not equally bound to prevent them from selling motor trucks that will carry ammunition to the front, and gasoline to run them���������or shoes and shirts to clothe the soldiers, or foodstuffs to keep them alive, or cotton that may be used to make explosives? , "Moreover, if we refuse to sell ammunition to others, we cannot expect to buy it when our own turn comes. If we should succeed in establishing any such principle of international law, every nation would have to increase its means of manufacturing guns and ammunition until it was equal to turning out at any moment all the material it might ever need. The temporary diversion of English and French and American ironworks to the purposes of war would become permanent. Whether that would be a movement in the direction of peace, let any intelligent man say. "Every American would welcome im.','understanding between the nations that would make war impossible and destroy the business of munitions making forever. Meanwhile, an embargo on the exportation of arms would not look either toward peace or toward justice; it would neither serve our best interests as a nation nor properly discharge our responsibilities as a neutral power." | The safest place for us is at i the post of duty. 54 POWELL ST., VANCOUVER, B. C. (Ol ZZD\ [O Dealers and Trappers We pay highest price for your furs and castorium, also handle goods on commission, advancing 2-3. of value, our charges being 5 per cent, for handling. THE EDMONTON HIDE & FUR CO. P. O. Box 863 . EDMONTON, Alta. 157 McDougall Ave. Where Our Duty Lies. If Canada passed a Prohibition law suppressing the manufacture and sale of liquor during the war and for three years thereafter, Canada would have done the greatest and finest deed in her history. In a word, Canada would become the champion of a reform that future ages will regard as so vital to human welfare that our failure to carry it will excite only wonder at our amazing stupidity. To have Prohibition will show the noblest and truest patriotism that any country ever showed. 1 ^] Let us attend your Victor Record Ji mail orders���������our service is intelligent and guaranteed. Write for Catalogue Mason & Risch Ltd. 738 GRANVILLE ST., VANCOUVER, B. C. \A/HAT persbn so happy and contented as the prosperous farmer? HAT person so independent? \^HAT ambition more noble than to be a producer of the necessaries of life? Bella Cocla farmers are independent; they are strangers to hard times. HTHE 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 av\ay over twenty first prizes. >ELLA COOLA and the surrounding country possesses wonderful wealth in timber, as yet almost entirely undeveloped, and perhaps at no ether point on the Northern Coast is there the same opportunity for a remunerative investment as in a saw mill at Bella Coola. Get "More Money" for your Poxes Muskrat, White V/easel, Beaver, Lynx, Wolves, Marten and other Fur bearers collected ia your section SIHP yot'H VITUS DirtKCT /o"S!IJ;nERT,Mhe largest house In tne UorM dealing exclusively in NORTH AMEHICAN KAW FliKS a reliable���������responsible���������s:i:'o Fur House with an unblemished reputation exist ins: for "more than a third of a century." a Ion.tr successful record of sending Fur Shippers prompt. SATISFACTORY AN'U PROFITABLE returns. Write for "Tiic febubrrtfeOt'pptr." the only reliable, accurate market report and price list published. Write for it-NOW���������it's FREE A R ^HIIRFRT Tnr 25-27 west Austin ave. j\. ������������. oriuon-rvi, inc. DePt.c 67 chicaco. u.s.a. SUBSCRIPTION RATES OF BELLA COOLA COURIER. Subscriptions Payable in Advance. CANADA. Onf, Year $1.00 Six Months 0.75 Three Months; rj.50 UNITED STATUS. One Year $1.50 United Kingdom and the Continent. One Yeah $1.00 SUBSCRIPTION BLANK. BELLA COOLA PUBLISHING CO., LTD. BELLA COOLA, B. C. Enclosed please find subscription for Bella Coola Courier for Name. P. O. ���������h Tear.out and mail today, with amount of ������ubscription enclosed iij.Ml f li ii: 131! lis '���������; i !J1M I ?>��������� V I 8 I X I"- M- Mill ' ? i ii I ii. j: M P ���������=U BELLS COOLA COURIER. Saturday, February 12,-/a. ONE DOLLAR ���������3 FOR' ONE YEAR The Courier is the only newspaper published on the mainland. coasT: between Vancouver and Prince Rupert. A distance of six hundred miles /< -:! It'Wilt be to your interest to \eep well in- ormed* regarding the happenings throughout the Northern section of this Province��������� THE "COURIER" GIVES THEM. 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. - DEAL ESTATE booms in the cities have come and gone. People are beginning to flock 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 develop- mants by reading the "Courier." You are yjidged by the stationery that you use. Let us do your job printing. We will do it right. Even Peace Parties Figlt. A wild scene preceded,Henry Ford's departure from the peace expedition at Christiania. Several Ford leaders exchanged blows before Ford sped away in an auto to catch a train for Bergen, to take- passage for New York. ' Ford, if was learned for the first time,- investigated ,Mme. Rosika Schwimmer's claims that she had documents from the warring and neutral European rulers, encouraging the peace movement. After the-quarrel aboard ship over President Wilson's preparedness program, Mr. Ford discovered that they were politely phrased declarations of nothing. They were worthless. Greatly disappointed, Ford retired to his cabin in mortification, under the pretence of being sick. He was practically silent for the remainder of the voyage. At the same time he hoped that an enthusiastic reception by the Scandinavians would give the expedition some Hopes of success. When the 'Norwegians took the enterprise with ridicule and con- ���������v tempt, Ford determined to leave and, had Rev! Dean Marquis, of Detroit, a chauffeur, and two other men arrange the details of his flight. Mme. Sc-hwimmer, Louis P. Lochner, Ford's secretary, and others of Ford's intimates knew nothing of his plans. They stepped from the hotel at Christiania while the quartette was smuggling Ford into the auto. ��������� Several members of the Sch- .wimmer faction threw themselves at the automobile, yelling; , "Murderers", ' "kidnappers", actually believing that-Ford was being kidnapped. \ Ford's chauffeur was no pacifist, and besides he had his orders. He "circled his fists vigorously in the chill Norwegian air and the Schwimmerites retreated. Ford escaping to the railway station. It is the general belief here that Mme. Schwimmer's connection with the peace voyage was in the interest of Germany's propaganda.���������Ottawa Free Press. It is cowardly to treat for peace when fighting an evii. Virtues of Sweet Clover Asa soil improver sweet clover is probably without a peer of its most valuable qualities is its ability to grow on almost any kind of soil, and, at,the same enrich that soil. It has a large tap root which branches considerably and reaches not only all particles of the surface soil but goes deep into the subsoil.- This branching habit along with the rapid decaying properties of the roots causes a loosening and breaking up of the soil particles; plowed under and the land planted to corn. The corn produced q e 22.7 bushels per acre as compared with 16.2 bushels per acre upon similar land where sweet clover had not been grown. Prof. Hopkins of Illinois has done considerable work with sweet clover and gives some interesting figures in his "Soil Fertility and Permanent Agriculture." In his experiments on the second season's growth he found that 12,777 pounds of dry matter in tops and roots to a ESTABLISHED AT BELLA COOLA IN 1805. thus the physicakcondition of the depth of seven inches were pro soil is improved to a depth much below that of ordinary cultivation. Like alfalfa, clover, and other legumes, it has the ability of obtaining nitrogen from the air by means of ni trogen-gather ing bacteria, which live in the tubercules on the roots. It differs, however, from other legumes in this respect that it will produce a good growth on soils almost destitute duced pei''acre, and this amount of dry matter contained 228 pounds of nitrogen, No crop .cultivated today can give such a yield of dry; matter in a form which can be immediately turned under for manure. Red clover tops gives about 37 pounds" of nitrogen per ton which about equals the sweet clover in this case but it cannot produce so many tons per acre. Prof. Hop- of humus. .Such-lands after be- kins says that the 6.4 tons of ing seeded down to sweet clover for a few, years will produce profitable crops of almost any kind. In Alabama a poor worn-, out soil produced 6,672pounds of tons of barnyard manure sweet clover per acre the first year and 7,048 pounds the second sweet clover, as produced In this experiment furnish as much humus-forming-material and nitrogen as would be furnished by 25 year after which the stubble was Do not regard slightingly the value of the manure pile. LEADING DEALERS IN General Merchanclis Dry Goods and Not ������ Sfapje and Fancy ���������recedes e HEAVY AND SHELF WrDWARE CAMP. HEATING AND COOK STOVES they WILL STAND IT-because they are F1ADET0WEAR NOBODY BUYS OVERALLS TO PLAY TRICKS WITH THEM SUCH AS IS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE ABOVE IN WHICH FOUR MEM EXERTED ALL THEIR STRENGTH ' IN THE EFFORT TO RIP A PAIR OF PEABODYS' OVERALLS. BUT IF THEY WILL STAND THIS-THEY WONT RIP UNDER THE HARDEST KIND OF LEGITIMATE WEAR. ARE THE. AGENTS OF PEABODYS' GUARANTEED OVERALLS. 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 WE ��������������� ! i DUILD UP Y0UR HOME " TOWN.; ^Bcx w>t.,ta!k-sup- pbft 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 arid your community." ; ���������".������������������ We buy from the Factory and sell to YOU direct. Largest .Plumbing Showroom West of Toronto. Let us quote you. KY55D S30S., LJ?/!STED Vancouver, B. C. every Saturday at BELLA COOLA, B. C. non n> o HTHE two 'principal reasons ti why you should buy "Shamrock" Hams, Bacon, Lard, etc., are.: FIRST��������� There is none better. SECOND��������� They are the only brands produced in B. C. under government inspection. Ask for "SHAMROCK" iBACON HAMS ADVERTISE IN THE "COURIER" ���������mwm m ,,, Settlers, Prospedors, Hunters, Trappers, Campers and Land-Seekers will find it to their advantage to look over our stock. Nothing but the mosl suitable articles are kept at prices that invite competition. OgfilvieY Royal Household Flour always gives satisfaction Better order a bag? now From EGGS and.keep your money at home. P. BURNS & CO., Ltd. Packers and Proviaioncrs Calgary Vancouver- Edmonton 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 Best Goods -Lowest Prices���������Largest Stock RAW FURS BOUGHT AND SOLD B. BRYNILDSEN & CO., BELLA COOLA, B.C. rowBiui -���������c^-v -w irr'-A'jr^-^T^arrifKW^^^^tt^^^^ .,.,..���������.,.,..,.,���������,....
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Title | Bella Coola Courier |
Publisher | Bella Coola, B.C. : Bella Coola Publishing Co. |
Date Issued | 1916-02-12 |
Description | The Bella Coola Courier was published in Bella Coola, in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, and ran from September 1912 to October 1917. The Courier was published by the Bella Coola Publishing Company, and its stated aim was "to work for the upbuilding and development of Bella Coola particularly, and the welfare of Northern British Columbia generally" (vol. 1, no. 1, p. 2). |
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Bella Coola (B.C.) |
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FileFormat | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Notes | Print Run: 1912-1917 ; Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | Bella_Coola_Courier_1916_02_12 |
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Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2011-07-29 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 6cacf320-d810-43e1-b5c8-37aca5cc1e14 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0169891 |
Latitude | 52.383333 |
Longitude | -126.75 |
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