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JiWfi&J inay5 :b(B' sent by mail or ;;;i^ned iri, and should.-reach this ajjffice;'- not ;latier than Thursday ^MJabfetd'ensure publication. A-���:--������.'. W^k:JTkkkJkk:kkAkkk:J':< VATIVE WOMEN ���S'iSfiXi ���"v*** *<-X' X';' i ^ FOEM ORGANIZATION IP^Kprrie&h"^ ij^^Mn:r^rc!et- ���: iB^d'($i^h.*^(Bnue j|&fc|^eekjf^ am2ing JJ&k- Wdrhen's - Gonser^ Ij^;;!^^' -was ^la^ygood ttendarice;"arid considerable-en* ^���-i5.,*5^;**v'i.-'.-ij:".*'-,/...*;���,-���, ��� .,-.������.:���..'*' *.,'������ -,* V ������ ��� :.*��� nv: ������ * ���������);* -XvX- gurswell for the growth and in- !in%iWd lof^he ^institution. xrThe followingofficers weire electeid: ? ^President/ 'Mi^X^Io^ p3f^;^W&^ ���^.Iiit,:;, ;.Mra|Sri3ij^|||ei^S; |j$^taryf$ ':k^jAJAjJfi^^ known ni^-mfe-^^^^ ant Methodiist cl^ denly; oii Siiturdayiv evening at her ! homeV* 1^76: v- 14ti&J$ 'iyeriue ^yest.; Interment^took jplace from tlie cKurcli onkTnekd^Jaft.er- noon. a :;V'AiJkJk:J'A;AAA\"'''X*��� A:Ji- On Tuesday evening laat Dr. irell addressed the Twentieth ^eirtviiy Glub at Bellirighani on V Canada, The; Land; o^ ; Oppor- t-Unityj/'-' dwelling upon the re^ sources and possibilities of the country and therftrture outlook tor A:iJhej deyelopinenl ^ Xn^n-1 'Jhobd.AA::AAkj.AjkjkA:AAAk'AA-A^^^ lX.&~:*tti��i Mti: _?leiteairty^ 'tin:-J -Siting will^:j^ewK:*;i-a^ ^Sideligjit^ ,of ;���;;; Jesus," y anay in *v:;t^:-; ;eyening '���'gnA'r.' The yR^nrrec^ ;I?*oJlp}(^^^^ '0r^e^JAkM-AAAA:'AkAAJkk tre;��Burer, at; the churches, the production Iwomenyoi: Ww4f^iVe ;��^':;cbiv hfliajly; -iiivitedy' "to lie present; 'ti&t:;;:|5Jm^:;*;^:^ i^he pastw ^il^ ling '���* ���jinlflf'V *eyening4" There,;, will:: be specialXBaster music*; by the choir, and in the evening believers-baptism. ''fS-.i ^-���ii!;;The:-:jt>i-m6M I^h$; association^ ���umbla:;::was^;;:^ Hall, on Thursday, the 13th inst, Wt-k AkjkFA i&A[MftiMn^^ .sid^nt^ *in :th<^chwriX^ ij^er ^ro-^ine been A transacted, an interesting debate took place :; on J Woman's Suffrage; in which Ci ;Ijove^ > J. Rutherford,���:. Private> Burns,-A*.^ McAlinden, and others took part^ According to the ''.yiiBwis^^xp^iB^. ed by the members, kin^J.la^^X:. h^ye the Isympathy 6iJ!L^]0<B8o^ ciation. k'Jk-AJJAA JkjAkAAAkJX-i' -::;\;Messra.*-';M^-J.^Creh^|;:;^'l^ 'WeUy M&: ^r^-rta-b^^^, -Oy;:IiO^;:;:-haVe:!;:;p dress the association on the 27th inist.; oil the Eahd' ii^^ on kB.0X3L '���&:#������. ��� i���rAAmm^��.^.00M&^0 ������ Easter rates of fare and one- . _ _;e/ beettil|pp^p^i|^|Btj ^iJpilectiicpffl^^liE^^ ;t-Mondj^$;g^gg;yi^ra ;are on ttte>��iviu^i reached by :.:: -'. ���'���;;��� X'.*---^>e-;,*!;.-f'V.,-' TV-T^?. ���*���. *���*���> vP^-''^'J'^^^i-'OI^':'^;V-t-^VX^ saeoi $he. *?&$.'������ eeMJ'A^^Jk0':^ Golden Rule Mission Band of the Mt. P|eas*^nt.'*^'et.ho^tf:*'^hurbh are> holding their.;annua^^ bazaar.; JtocUiyk Thui^day, April 20j during the'afternoon and evening. The bazaar will be held in the banquet hall of the church. A splendid programnte has been arranged, On Saturday evaning while Mr. Efford was bxisy with customers in his store near Kings- way, his bicycle was stolen from the front of the store. This sort M XhiweryXaj&sJ^ ther common lately in this district. ' x Mr. W. Burns, an old-timer of Mount Pleasant, has ' taken over the shoe repairing business of Mr. O. Wrennel, at 534 Broadway east, and intends putting in hew and improved machinery for doing fine custom work. Mr. M. It. Jewell, the printer, of 111 10th Avenue west, has gone to Kamloops oh the advice of his physician, as he has been critically ill for some weeks past with pleurisy. Mi\ Jewell 's many friends here will wish him a speedy recovery. Hollist-er Jteview No. 9, Wo men's Benefit Association of the Maccabees, is to hold a dance and social in the JS.. oi P. Hall, on Friday next, April 28, dancing, 9 to 12. Alexandra Re- ,I^^No--I_is:.h.oid'-_iig,a^fancy^fair in the same hall on Wednesday evening next, for which an unusually good program has been arranged. Word has been raceived from the front that Pte. George Blair, of the 72nd Seaforths, has been seriously wounded by shell fire Pte. Blair was attached to the ambulance section of the 72nd and received injuries during the recent severe fighting at St. Eloi. Prior to going to the front Pte. Blair, lived with his aunt, Mrs. D. Campbell, at 743 13th* ave. east. MERCHANTS DECLARE FOR '���r^^A*-;'^:*^ff'f3^#:m'^^ - R:yj::;*:::;^*;*^:-v-*^ &JJ.J:A}'%A$;\^MkW :kk?JA&iiitW&0i.^kffi propoSig Saturday at tte'mofiJuSiStle day wrying by a Xllie meetiiig was largely^ a debated for nearly two hc^jrf^i-^ busing in the oomiM^^^:^_p^ in the dlBCTu- ���tm808n^m\mi\A.W .j.-mmr��^!*9K?W*~m?,'hiww^*wa9^ f wlw^WPWR.- '-f.f-^^m?i -^Tn *. TJiT " i&; discussed at some length this f&V^ivi llll^Mopxitain View cemetery. In the suggested amendments " to ih|t5-i; cemetery by-law, it was recommended that it be made im- lawftilto solicit orders for monuments or kerbing, or for the taking care of "graves, lots and such work in the Mountain View cemetery on Sundays. No person shall be granted a licence in respect of more than 26 contiguous lots, eight only of which shall abut on a carriage road or path; and the size of eachL lot shall be four feet by nine ieet. No interment other than that of a human body shall be permitted, iri the cemetery. Control over transfer of private plots is to be placed under the city authorities, arid provision is made for overgrown trees or shrubs to be kept trimmed, or removed. It was recommended that block 45; comprising 256 plots, be set aside for the burial of returned^ sol- ���ijf.'.X ��� ������%���$/>-: m Sfti rn&m* Jimy':ihr. The members of Hollister Re view No. 9 Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees, met at the home of Mrs. J. A Blythe, Eighth avenue Avest this week in honor of the* departure of Mrs. D. A. Danforth, record keeper of the review for the past two years, for Moose Jaw. A pleasant social evening was spent, and during the evening Mrs. Wm. Turnbull made a presentation to Mrs. Danforth on behalf of the review. The table was decorated with daffodils and a variety of games were indulged in by those present. On. Wednesday evening, April 26," a service of special interest will be held in St. Michael's Anglican church. The preacher on this occasion will be the Rev. W. H. Griffiths-Thomas, D.D., of Wyeliffe College, Toronto. He is the author of a number of well-known books such as "The Christian Ministry," "Christianity is Christ," etc, and is one of. the most effective speakers of the Church of England in Canada. His subject will be, "Has God Spoken?" The service will begin at 8 o 'clock, and a cordial invitation is extended to the public. ...... J^tmaWi... , mmmimmmm en by Mr. W. B. Owen^wdware merchant of Mount Pw^ was on Wednesday afternoon employees affected would not be able to take their children out in the afternoon to the parks and places of recreation as these children- were at School, " ;.-'. J..;r.r/-> ^ Mr. Harry Edgett, grocer of Hastings Street, then moved an amendment proposing Wednesday. He contended that the outlying districts had generally declared for the Wednesday holiday and'that several of the outside store-kaep- ers who had spoken- to him personally were of the same opinion. "None of us," he said, "are making money and if Saturday is selected considerable money will be spent that we will not get. At this time I am of the opinion that nothing should be put in the legislation whicn will interfere with trade channels. I would propose tbat we decide on Wednesday and give that day a test. If it does not prove satisfactory then let us change to Saturday." Mr. Bingham pointed out that all school children were home at-3.30 o'clock and that there was ample^iime for fut- chasing after that time. Speaking against the selection of Saturday William Dick pointed out that he had sent 25 telegrams to storekeepers from Victoria to Prince Rupert and that 21 were opposed to Saturday and two were in favor of it, whil-a the remaining three made no reply. He also pointed out that he had a man count the pedestrians passing a given point on Saturday night and on Friday night. The result was that on Saturday the count showed 80 while on Friday in the same time the count was 32. ^ The ooundl on refused to endorse the recbriiiiien- ' ��� -.i rK.~J y.'rJ:r-irrr.i--r-:-,,ii dation of the health coiririiittee whereby the residw^^ei^ Llectibn'-;6f':;:;imrtjX:*:;:':;;:X::^ .-^ .-'.r'%''r?jr��,y!X*r.{i'*l ��.;rl,'-^fA^>?;;Sj:*A;^;J given a .free collection age for one month to assist them in their cleanup efforts. . " *< - t 'l ' Mist A*tikt% domestic idenoa teacher, was surprised at J heir? home on Monday evening by$jw�� members of the South Vancouver niglit schools, who have now finished their term,'-andkyraa preX sented with a locket and chain engraved as follows;: '���Pjpesferite* by students of night school, Lord Selkirk School, South Vancouver, 1916." ;-kWkWMM xlS] \A'S^:-V?A-i. HB_ ���A:.'\i''''J'.<'j ift, 'r^'rr'jrr- ,'-.^';r;-.\C;'^8 r'.A'i. WA A\ th�� annual meeting of the ���*-v%WK IMimmSkSSSM In future all ito^t are property owners and working on the sewers must at |^|expii^ of their first shift pw�� -Hufee a tax receipt froqj the^BOJU Jfe^tor, ;indicatii�� payment of Ja^^fbl^B^jrTCi^%e^ A week of special services is being conducted by Rev. E- J. Chave, pastor of the South Hill Baptist church, 52nd avenue and Fraser street. The subjects and music are appropriate to the various days of. the Passion week On Monday next an Easter service of song will be rendered by the choir and school. Ex-Councillor W. J. Allen is leaving this week for a prospecting trip in the Peace River country. ,*^ A social evening under the auspices of the Ward VIII Conservative Club will be held in Ashe Hall, corner of Nineteenth avenue and Fraser Avenue, this evening: at 8 o'clock. time ago while on a visit to some friends at Westminster. Special Easter music will be rendered in Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian church on Sunday. After being home from the front for a few days, granted by the authorities when it was known that his wife had died suddenly, arid that he had a lot of private matters to attend to, Sergt. George Sutton Atkins, of the Canadian Army Medical Corps, received an order to return to Quebec, and left on Monday icvening for that point en route to the front. ��� Sergt. Atkins' wife died suddenly a short Only the prompt action of the South Vancouver fire department last Monday night prevented what would have almost certainly been a disastrous fire, when the big Marfew Hall in Cedar Cottage, a portion of one of the most valuable blocks in that district, caught fire and for a time, fanned by, a stiff wind which prevailed at the time, threatened to get beyond the control of the fire fighters who were on the ground in,record time following the alarm. The fire broke out in the partitions of the rooms under the hall occupied by Mr. Ewell as a barber shopand billiard room, and the blaze was hard to get at, but was finally reached and got under control. The damage done was not great. Stations 2, 3 and 4 responded to the call. Sensational charges have been made against Vancouver bakeries, which are alleged to have been selling in South Vancouver a short weight loaf. Coun- eilloT RusselF """brb^ghl^to^the meeting a pair of scales on which he weighed one of the alleged light loaves in the presence of the council. It was a loaf fourteen ounces and it weighed, on the scales only a fraction over twelve. Several of the councillors expressed great indignation and it appeared that trouble is in store for the bakers. ' to be held from||fa^|p1^i'^ iiT&r^&cirew's rih*urci^ ade to take place on May, 13. ; i^X"; Every chair in the Fraser Hall was fulled last Tuesday evening at the concert arranged by Engineer Bennett in aid of the Canadian Patriotic fund, and a programme of great merit was presented by a number of So. Vancouver artists. Coun. James was in the chair. The program Avas contributed to by the following: Miss Phyllis Keith, Miss Eva Clifton, Miss Anderson, Miss Dorothea Bennett, Miss May Keith; Miss Layling, Miss Agnes Bennett. Mr. James Hamilton, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Bottom- ley, Mr. Howard, Mr. "West and Mr. Hunter. A feature of the program was the piano solos by Miss Be'nnet, who presented a composition of her own which bore all the hall-marks of a professional competition. Encores were frequent .throughout the evening, and the program, which was very varied and well arranged, was thoroughly enjoyed. The appeal of Mrs. Emma Gold against the assessment of her property on Main street resulted in a very large reduction being made in the assessment. With regard to the property fronting on Main street, His Lordship ruled that the corner lots be reduced from $2,072, which was the nett assessment, to $500 per lot. The inside lots on Main were assessed at $1298 and. these were reduced to $400 per lot. With reference to the lots on Main street, the ruling of the judgeTwas" that ^the" ^corriefs should be reduced from $512 to $300 per lot, and the inside lots from .$448 to $250 per lot. Assessor Thompson, of South Vancouver, said that the decision was a really serious one in his opinion, not only for South Vancouver, but for practically every' municipality in British Columbia. It meant that no municipality could assess a property for more than it was worth or for more than it could be sold for, and in effect that would mean that tliere could be absolutely no element of permanency to the assessment of a municipality. He expressed' the opinion that the Assesment Aet would have to be filtered. -,ii A communication was read from iMr. C. Stuart Campbell-at the meeting of the council on Tuesday evening regarding the statement presented to the council some time ago by Mr. A. H. Seymour charging him with having received commission from the sale to the sewerage board of'materials. Mr. Campbell in his letter declared the whole letter to be a mis-statement written wholly for political purposes and contended that it should be treated with contempt. He denied having received any commission whatever from the sale lof any material to the board. 2 THE WESTERN GALL Friday, April 21, 1916. No poor words can do justice to the noble women of the great French Republic. Before the war the great mass of the women were models of. good wives; good' mothers, good housekeepers and the friends and loving helpers of the poor or afflicted, but there were certain classes of idle, frivilous women of fashion giving up their lives to pleasure and indulgence, which wealth always brings in its train. Paris and the large cities were the centres of luxury, wasteful expenditure, and selfish indulgence. Madame and her daughters spent their days and nights seeking new amusements, new ' ** distractions" to while away the idle hours and banish boredom. It was once said by a French writer, "Paris is the heaven of women and the hell of horses." Assuredly the women were petted, spoiled, flattered and pampered, arid we fear the poor horses of those days received more blows than corn. Happily all this is now changed.; How would women used to such unhealthy moral surroundings behave when the demon of war stalked the land? - The wiseacres shook their heads and prophesied social disaster and scandal. These croakers only looked on the surface of things; the painted faces, the perfumed woman of fashion, luxurious homes, costly dresses, high living, diamonds, carriages and automobiles, but they forgot or never knew the ardent patriotism, the ceaseless energy, and the courage of. the race. All the evil prophecies have been falsified. At the first signal of national danger,^ so soon as husbands, sons, brothers', or fiancees were summoned to save their land, the mask fell off, frivolity and selfish pleasure were banished and lo! the true women and their true natures appeared. When the war tocsin sounded from every church steeple in France, her women knew that the hour of sacrifice had come, from chateau and cottage all were prepared to pay to the utmost the price of duty; luxuries disappeared as if by magic; fine dresses and jewelry were put aside; with one accord all classes with stout hearts set themselves the task of helping to defend by their helpfulness and charity their dear Motherland and their dear ones at the front. There were no wringing of hands, no tears, no complaints, no idle, words. Every face was aflame with hope and resolution. GENUINE BARGAINS Sacrifices that are not made from choice. HOUSES WEST BND-i-9-room strictly modern house on Barclay St. west of Denman St. on full lot 66 by 131 ft. with a garage. House has hot water heat, finest selected pannel- ling on living room and dining room, hall burlapped and pannelled, reception room in expensive paper, the 4 bedrooms have washbowls with hot and cold water, the large front bedroom'has artistic fireplace. Property was formerly valued at $22,000. Today's price, $8,900. On term3. ' l HORNBY ST.���������Semi-business, 25 ft., in the first block off Pender St., closest to Pender, with 10-room house, rented, clear title, old time price, about $22,000. Today for $8,300. Tterm.s TAIRVIEW���������Fully modern 6-room bungalow, just off 12th Ave. and East of Granville St. on lot 62% by 100 ft. and garage. Has hot water heat, hardwood floors, fireplace, buffet and bookcases, full basement with cement floor. Assessed at $7,000. Sell today for $5,800. Mortgage, $4,000. 1V������ per cent. Balance arrange. KITSHjANO���������8-room modern house on Dunbar St. north of Fourth Ave. hardwood floors, buffet and bookcases, furnace, fireplace, bath and toilet separate, gas and electric light. Sold for $7,500. Today for $4,500. Mtge. of $3,500. 8 per cent. Bal. arrange. GRANDVIEW���������$450 buys equity to mortgage in 6-room modern house on Bismark St. Has full basement, furnace, laundry tubs, pannelling, chicken house, cement walks, erected 1911. Mortgage $2,400. 8 per cent. House was sold for $4,500. KITSILANO���������Most attractive 5-room bungalow, new, on 10th avenue, on full 33 ft. lot., has hot water heat, hardwood floors, beam ceilings, pannelled walls, bath and toilet separate, fireplace, basement cement floored ���������_^_^and-extra-=toilet,. stone pillars in-frontj-cement walks,., best hardware. Price $3,500. Mortgage $2,000. 8 per cent. Balance arrange. GRANDVIEW���������On Third Ave. near Commercial St., 6-room modern house and small house on rear, both rented, $20 a month, lot 33 ft. Today for $1,800. Mortgage, $1,000. 8 per cent. Bal. arrange] ������ KITSILANO���������3-year-old modern house on 8th Rve. on large lot 66 by 132 ft., has hardwood floors, furnace, fireplace, bath and toilet separate, valued at $6,000. Today for $3,150. Mortgage, $2,100, 8 per cent., Bal. arrange. LOTS STRATHCONA HEIGHTS���������A full 50 ft. lot in this glorious location, as a homesite you can't beat it. Formerly held and sold here as high as $2,500, but owner hard up sell for $600. POINT GREY���������On the brow of the hill near 22nd and Balaclava, a great view, full 33 ft. lot, cleared, for $250 GRANDVIEW���������2 lots on 8th Ave. ner Burns St., cost owner $3,150. Sell for $1,500. FAIRVIEW���������50 ft. lot on 10th Ave. near Laurel St. for $1000. FOURTH AVE. WEST���������33 ft. near Trutch St. dirt cheap at $1300. Also 50 ft. between Fir and Pine Sts. for $2800. Formerly held at $17000. HASTINGS ST. EAST���������25 ft. between Dunlevy and Jackson for $7600. POINT GREY���������Beautiful high corner cleared on 34th Ave. Strathcona Place cost $4000 for $1500. A splendid homesite. KINGSWAY���������33 ft. near Nanaimo St. for $450. SOUTH VANCOUVER���������33 ft. lot near Wilson and Knight for $75. ACREAGE SURREY���������152 acres near Port Mann about 12 acres cleared on Hjorth Road for $37 per acre. BURNABY���������31/, acres about one-third cleared near Central Park Station. Good location. Valued at $9,500. Today, $3,000. GIBSON'S LANDING���������10 acres between the Landing and Roberts Creek 2 acres cleared, 2 slashed balance alder and small fir creek through one corner. 3-room house finished in beaver board, sink, water in house, 20 fruit trees, 3 yeais' old, assorted and small fruits. Fine view of Gulf. Price $1000 or will trade for clear, deeded lots or house not too far out. ALLAN BROS. REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AND MINING. 510 PENDER ST. WEST PHONE SEY. 2873 The vows then made that so long as strength remained it should be used to serve the land they loved so well, have been kept. Seven millions of men have been called to defend the motherland. Seven millions of. women have filled their places behind the ploughs, in workshop, in Avarehouse or wherever men were employed in peace time. Women tram drivers, women farmers, women bank clerks, police-women, all helping, all toiling, all sacrificing. Here in England and in Germany grumblers wail over high cost of living, and because the state machine does not work so smoothly in war as in peace time. Let the grumblers come to France and feel ashamed! In France the average cost of living is double that of peace times, in England about fifty per cent, higher. Thrifty and clever as are the women the average French woman is underfed; she sees that her children have enough and shares her short allowance with a less prosperous neighbor. Charity, state-aided charity, she will none of it. The food given as charity would choke her; her pride would* suffer. Thank heaven there are none of those degrading and demoralizing institutions ���������: /workhouses in * France. Hundreds of thousands of women live on half a dollar or less a day. Think of it! try and realize what half a dollar a day means, for food, rent, and all expenses, yet none complain. They suffer with a smile on their thin intelligent faces! In recording the noble deeds of self-sacrifice of French women it is a duty and pleasure to pay a special tribute to the women .formerly belonging to the religious orders, the nuns, little sisters of the poor���������all have done their duty and will do so to the end. "While the men are fighting'^Eor national liberty, while they are falling daily, defending the frontier, the women are bravely fighting poverty and sickness, Keeping home ready and waiting, possessed of infinite patience, the dawn of that day when the war-worn and war-soiled warriors will return, if God so wills it, to their loved ones. Heaven grant that day be near at hand! RUMANIA AND THE WAJt, The reports of Rumania's intention ,to enter the war multiply in numbers and definiteness. To some extent, no doubt, they are the reflex of the growing confidence among the allies���������a confidence greatly strengthened by the failure, so far, of. the German assault upon Verdun���������that the spring will see them on the high road to victory. Next May is now specifically indicated as the date when Rumania may lay aside her neutrality. After the experience of the last eighteen months one becomes skeptical about all such forecasts. Rumania nas. disappointed already many and equally explicit prophecies as to the time and manner of her intervention. She may do so again. A year ago she seemed on tlie very verge of a decision. After the deatli of King Charles, and Turkey's plunge into the war, and the Russian occupation of Bukowina, further hesitation appeared impossible. Yet the statesmen of Bucharest have contrived to hold aloof, even though the war since then has raged along their very frontiers. Why now should the allies be ��������� entertaining such strong hopes that at last she is about to move? The reasons are to be found partly in the., accumulating signs of Turkey 's prostration aud of Russia's renewal of strength, partly in the success of the allies in establishing around Saloniki a position which will fully engage the whole power of the Bulgarian army, and partly in the belief that neither Germany nor Austria can undertake another Balkan expedition. What does all this amount to? It amounts to something like a pledge of security. The situation has so far changed that it is now much more possible for Rumania to take a hand in it without incurring the fate of Belgium and Serbia. What up to now has held her back has been simply a prudent care for her own safety. Germany, last year, had by far the better of the diplomatic struggle in the Balkans because she could inspire fear by force, while the allies could hold out only . promises and a future they were powerless to guarantee. What was the use of Rus sia's offering to; restore Bessarabia if at the end of the'" war there, was no Rumania to receive it? What was the use of dwelling on the ill-treatment of the 3,000,000 Rumanians in Transylvania if the effort to rescue them were to cost the life of the Rumanian state? There is no doubt where the bulk of the Rumanian people stand in this war. Their sympathies are strongly with the allies. There is no doubt, either, that to regain Bessarabia and to unite in a single state the 12,000,000 Rumanians who at present live under three different rulers are ambitions that powerfully appeal to Rumanian sentiment. But the statesmanship of Bucharest has long been noted for a cautious opportunism. It has never shown any fondness for taking long chances. If now, as seems not unlikely, the Rumanian leaders are coming around to the op posite view;- it is because they are convinced that the tide has turned, that the Central Powers cannot win, and that Rumania may gain all on which her heart is set without any excessive sacrifice. Should that indeed prove to be her estimate of the situation and should she then throw in her lot with tho allies, it would be a development of the utmost significance. RENTAL USTINpS We are having a number of calls for five and seven room houses, in different parts of the City. We shall be glad to have your listings. No charge unless results obtained. See our Rental Department. North West Trust Company, Limited Wt Seymour 7467. 509 Richards St. JUST A COINCIDENCE IN this advanced age of wireless telegraphy, telegraph cables and fast mail liners, it is brought home closer to us every day we live that this little old world is after all a small place. But never more forcibly were we impressed with this idea than last Friday afternoon.. Through the courtesy of Cartoons' Magazine, a Chicago publication, J P's Weekly arranged to publish a ser-1 ies of cartoons as sketched by the world ?s leading artists. Among the artists who will-.contribute to the readers of this weekly are Louis Rae- makers, Bernard Partridge, and others who are known the world over. Our initial cartoon published in last week's issue depicted the Coming of Spring in Europe, from the pen of John R. Flanagan, which appeared originally in an early February edition of the Sydney Bulletin. The cartoon was reproduced by Cartoons' Magazine in their April issue. It was shortly after the lunch hour last Friday when the office door flew open and in marched a dapper- looking individual carrying in his hand several copies of the weekly which but an. hour previously had been delivered to the news-stands. He appeared, to be somewha**; flustered and quite naturally we figured that he had not approved of our editorial on compensation, and other burning questions which we had reviewed, and had come to lodge a protest. After several years' experience in an editorial department, we haye become hardened to such occurrences, and in our most pleasant manner, asked what might be his trouble. "I haven't any troubles, my friend,'' he said, and a smile hovered on his lips. While we were entrenched behind a formidable counter, just another case of preparedness, our fears were instantly expelled. "Would you be kind enough to tell me what issue of the Cartoons Magazine this cartoon was reproduced from?" he asked, and when told that it was in the April issue, he immediately started to figure on a piece of paper. "I have seen this cartoon before somewhere. I believe it was in the Sydney Bulletin. I just arrived this morning from' Sydney on the liner Makura and coming up from the wharf I fancied I recognized the cartoon as -originating in- the Land of the Southern Cross, and after a three weeks' trip across the Pacific, I just naturally was happy to see something from home. It brought home to me that I was still within touch of New South Wales, and I will remember Vancouver and particularly your Weekly for it. My homesickness immediately vanished. I am going to New York and this little incident will undoubtedly give m,e greater courage to renew my endeavors in a foreign field." Naturally I was interested. "Do you know tlie artist who drew the cartoon I asked, thinking that surely he would not take such an interest if the work was from the pen of a stranger. "Yes," he replied, "I know him very well." He took out his card before leaving and dropped it on the counter. I picked it up and on its face read, "JOHN* R. FLANAGAN.", Sydney, N. S. W. Sovereign Radiators Artistic in design. Perfect in finish. Made in Canada. Taylor-Forbes Co. LIMITED Vancouver, B. C. ESTABLISHED 1886 Ceperley, Rounsefell & Co. limited INVESTMENTS and INSURANCE Government, Municipal and Corporation Bonds (Canadian), yielding from 5 per cent, to 7 per cent. Rents and Mortgage Interests collected. Investments made on First Mortgage and Estates managed under personal supervision. Insurance���������Fire, Life, Accident, Marine, Automobile, Employers' Liability. Molson's Bank Building 543 Hapttngs St. West Phone Seymour 8171 STOREY & CAMPBELL 518-520 BEATTY ST. VANCOUVER, B.C. MANUFACTURERS OF Light and Heavy Harness, Mexican / Saddles, Closed Uppers, Leggings, etc. A large stock of Trunks and Valises always on hand. BUOQIES, WAGONS, Etc. Leather ot all kinds. Horse Clothing. We are the largest manufacturers and importers of Leather Goods in B. C. WHOL.J3SA.LE ANP RETAIL. back beyond the control of their riders. This lull gave "the boys" a chance of escape; and, added the soldier earnestly, "I wasn't the only one that saw them, Sister, and I don't think any of us can feel just the same after."���������From, the Nursing Mirror. JESS WILLARD S EDUCATION An Echo from Mons The testimony of a nurse who had been brought into contact with one of the soldiers from the battle of Mons was alluded to recently by a preacher in a suburban pulpit. In the course of her ministrations to her patient, said the speaker, she mentioned the name of the Almighty, adding, as an afterthought, "but perhaps, like some of the other men, you don't believe in God?" "I used not to do so," .was the quiet reply, "but Mons changed all that"; and the nurse felt, as she listened to the plain, unvarnished words of the young fellow, how intensely he felt the reality of his experience. He and some other men were in a chalk-pit and they knew that the German cavalry were approaching. Suddenly he looked up, attracted by the bright light around the edge of the pit, and saw distinctly the groups of guardian angels. The horses of the enemy saw them, too, and turned round, refused to advance, and ultimately rushed WE have followed with the keenest interest and that __���������____^. measure -of- approbation -the circumstances appeared to warrant the efforts of certain patrons of the manly art to educate and instruct the Kansas Mountain, Jess Willard, in the duties and obligations devolving upon him as the heavyweight champion of the world. Mr. Willard achieved his present distinction without the preliminary training that has heretofore been considered essential in his calling, and it is not to be wondered at that he should lack certain of the characteristics indissolubly associated with, his high position. Mr. Willard's blunders, according to the code of those who now seek to correct his manners, flow from a. fundamental incapacity to recognize the inherent beauties and captivating qualities of unthrift. To this wc attribute his shocking sobriety, a sobriety that plunges into gloom the proprietors of a hundred drinking places accustomed to extend their hospitality to masters of; the ring and to welcome their followers with the glad salute of the aetive cash register. It is even reported, though the judicious will hesitate to accept so injurious an aspersion, that Mr. Willard does not celebrate a success with the mitts by getting exceding- ly drunk and remaining in that condition for a number of days. His as sailants declare that instead of disbursing his money among the eager friends whose society may be attained by the careless bestowal of bounty, this crude invader from the west counts it carefully, and confides it to the care of persons whose shocking dispositions lead them to demand collateral when they are approached for loans. It has been, further alleged that when Mr. Willard has accumulated a sum sufficient, in his judgment, for a successful investment in real estate and live stock, he casts about for an opportunity to set it at work for him, with the sordid purpose of avoiding, in his old age, the neces sity of imploring charity from hisl friends. He even has the audacity to] contemplate serjously the probabili-' ties of the future, when his present I earning capacity will not persist, and ' to endeavor to lay up a sum against' that unfruitful time. Instead of laboring for a future state of beggary, he has the temerity to seek an independence that in the. eye of his instructors must be disgraceful because it is- to be bought at the expense of immediate display and debauchery. In what degree the efforts to eradicate -the-vice^of-thrift from -Mr.; Willard have been successful we have no personal knowledge. We judge, however, from the rumors pervading the town, that he has proved a dull pupil. There are insistent reports that not a few amiable persons devoted to the pleasant practice of extracting loans of a permanent nature from persons of notoriety and easy habit have approached Mr. Willard on numerous occasions to meet calm, rebuff not calmly accepted; that the promoters of several plausible swindles have labored to interest his pocket-book in their plans without making notable progress; and that ;a large bod}' of ingenious gentlemen perfectly willing to turn his prowess to their monetary advantage chilled by his vulgar demand that they reveal exactly what their plans promised for him. There seems indeed, little basis on which to grouud the expectation that Mr. Willard had profited by the chances for improvement that have been laid before him, and there is reason to-believe that he will continue as he now is, a singularly unsympathetic figure among those zealous friends of the prosperous who would rejoice to see him unstrap his bill fold. Regrettable though it may be to those more or less polite grafters, blackmailers and parasites of both sexes and all conditions of disrepute who have been accustomed to line their pockets and fill their stomachs at the cost of eminent pugilists, tho" outlook for their future so far as it involves contributions from Mr. Willard is not bright. He appears to. be hopelessly set in the middle class ways of frugality, self-denial and forehandedness; his eyes are closed to the benefits of intemperance anil, the appealing popularity that attaches to the spendthrift; and the most ardent speculators or other seem doomed to ply their arts in vain on the man who brought the championship of the world back to the white race.���������The New York Sun. f.lS~,^'i^fcjS.^C&miOTit4r.M74J^i"iT^^ 7*rr jjaiii'ii ��������� f ____ *���������"���������-".���������".- | Friday, April 21, 1916. THE WESTERN CALL 3*^ Movies Instead of Saloons (By the Secretary of the Balboa Amusement Producing Co.) And now the moving pictures ire branded a menace to the liquor business; for, from the Cincinnati headquarters of the rholesale Liquor Dealers' Asso- jiation comes, a protest that the ���������screen producers are giving their |industry the worst of it in many jhotoplays. "What are we going to do [about the Movie Menace?" asks TMida's "Criterion," the official organ of the wine and liquor interests. It continues: "That's its name (Movie Menace)���������in capital letters. It is the subtle, insidious, back-door gossip of the industry, and it has made a million hammers, but not a solitary horn, for the liquor business. There you have it, straight from the shoulders, what the booze champions think about the influence of moving pictures. They are as a million hammers, without a single horn among them for the liquor traffic. Were it possible to get a stronger endorsement of the influence exerted by the silent drama for morality and reform? ,1 think not. In visualizing the havoc wrought by liquor, the screen is making it unpopular. It is decreasing the volume of liquor business to such an extent that those engaged in it view with alarm the inroads of the screen. So much so that to them the movie is become a menace��������� But that is .not the only reason why the liquor dealers regard the increasing popularity of the moving picture as hostile to their interests. The truth of the matter is that their patrons are growing steadily less; for the .picture show has come to be the recreational evening's substitute for many a man. Formerly, many used to frequent the saloons at night because they had no place else to go. It was called "the poor man's club." Now, large numbers of these have found that they can get far more for the small amount they have to spend of an evening by attending the movies. Many don't go alone. They take their families. Thus the picture show has helped to promote domestic unselfishness. That it is pinching the liquor traffic is plainly exposed by the protest referred to. The strange thing about all this is the conflict of interests arising. In the. demand for censorship, you have two forces diametrically opposed to each otheij advocating censorship of. moving WHY ENDURE THE CRUEL TORTURE OF TOOTHACHE- WHY GO ALONG FROM DAY TO DAY WITH UNSIGHTLY, DECAYING TEETH WHICH ARE A MENACE TO YOUR OWN HEALTH--AN OFFENCE TO YOUR FRIENDS ? If the dread of pain or your inability to meet the exorbitant prices charged hy other dentists has hitherto prevented you having your teeth attended to, listen to my message. DENTISTRY AS I PRACTICE IT Ig ABSOLUTELY DEVOID 0p?AIN - Be the operation simple or complex, it makes absolutely no difference to me. ORALTHESIA, THE SIMPLE, SAFE AND HARMLESS REMEDY WHICH I USE THROUGHOUT MY PRACTICE, HAS ABSOLUTELY DRIVEN PAIN FROM THE DENTAL CHAIR. So sure am I of Oralthesia and its certain results, I say ..to all my patients: "IF IT HURTS, DON'T PAY ME" And in comparison to the high prices charged by others in my profession MY prices are, in keeping with the HIGH quality of my work and the materials which I use, exceedingly low. CALL AT MY OFFICES TODAY FOR A FREE EXAMINATION Dr. T. Glendon Moody Vancouver's DAWSON BLOCK Vancouver's Pioneer Painless Dentist COR. HASTINGS & MAIN STS. Dentist Phone Seymour 1566 pictures. They are the churches and the saloons. Both of them unite on demanding that the same sort of scenes be eliminated, but for entirely opposite reasons. Mida's "criterion" objects to bar-room scenes, brothels, cabarets, etc., where "you will see liquor in its worst aspects" and regrets that "the movies fail to show liquor in its other light��������� at the banquet, at the clubs, in the home, except where the use of liquor sets the stage for the commission of some felony." The reformers aid well-meaning advocates of screen censorship assert that the use of the sort of scenes that the liquor people would have us eschew, serves to undermine morality and tends to mislead many who would not otherwise know of such things. One party must be wrong. In my opinion it is the reform element. There is ground for. the wail of the liquor people, because when you visualize the terrible effects of alcohol, you burn into the minds of. all spectators a lesson such as the fewest would get from reading ",'a temperance tract or hearing a prohibition lecture. The fact is brought home as never before. The truth of the matter is that at last the saloon has a competitor which competes. For a very small outlay, the picture show affords an evening's real amusement, something which the saloon never did. I grant you that all pictureplays may not be on the highest plane desirable. But give the industry time. It is young yet. Childlike, it is now learning to walk. Yet, at its worst, I do not believe that the entire output of photoplays to date has done as much harm as a single "dive where liquor is sold in a big city. In this discussion of the issue raised by the National Liquor Dealers' Association, I do not want to be uderstood as condemning all people in it. This is not a personal matter. Hence, there is no merit to the point which the "Criterion" seeks to make in favor of the cause of liquor by declaring that most of the actors in pictures as well as their producers use liquor. This is entirely beside the question and not a determining argument on either side. "The movies have made a goat of liquor," the Criterion goes on, "and they continue to make it a greater goat���������the grand-dad of all goats. And they go unchecked. They say the people want.Jt.iX-_,_._,_,.._,i..,__,,,._..-^:*;_-_1;i_^,-_.^i There the nail is hit on the head. The friends of liquor are growing steadily fewer. But the falling off began before the advent of the movies. In my humble opinion, the liquor people committed a tactical blunder when they started out to discredit the screen, hoping thereby to reap a benefit. The great majority of people are decent, and as such for the clean and uplifting. In all its career, the liquor people have always been opposed to that element. Hence, when they would shame an influence like the movies as being deleterious, the thoughtful will begin to spy around for the "nigger in the woodpile." On this very subject, the Rev. Charles Stelzle, New York's well known preacher-laborite, recently had an illuminating article in The Independent entitled "Movies Instead of Saloons." The conclusion was entirely in favor of the picture show as being a force for goocUin the community, with splendid possibilities for replacing the saloon as an evil institution. In their letter of protest, the associated liquor dealers say that "many of the pictures are gross exaggerations built only on the abuse of liquor. They .are absolutely false, misleading and untrue." The statement is just what it charges against the screen���������absolutely false, misleading and untrue. If liquor has a good side, it remains to be shown. True, some people can use it temperately; but it remains a curse to the majority. And anyone who knows���������and that surely includes the liquor dealers themselves��������� knows that it would be impossible to exaggerate the use made of liquor in some saloons, dives and brothels and the depth it sinks people to who indulge in it.. The truth of the matter is that the devil's tail has been twisted and now he's hollering. Pious- like, the liquor people are trying to put the picture producers on the defensive; when, in truth, we are prosecuting a powerful educational and reformative influence. Instead of being hampered, I feel that we are entitled to the support and encouragement of all forces for uplift and righteousness, on the strength of the charges made against us by the liquor dealers. As it looks to me, the issue before the people is "pictures or liquor." I say this advisedly, for the whole contention right now hinges on censorship. As we., are making photoplays, there is an effort to portray certain phases of life as it is. You can't make a picture of any sort without light and shade. Compell us to cut out the darker side in which liquor figures strongly��������� and you destroy the story. I mean the lesson. I do not believe any producer of consequence introduces liquor or any seamy phase of life just for mere wantonness. It is there because it plays a part in the life we are trying to reflect. But censor our pictures and you hush up the very thing that the powers of darkness want soft-pedalled. In other words, you play into the very hands of the liquor dealers, thus prolonging liquor's sway. Rather than a menace, as charged by the liquor dealers, I believe that moving pictures are a benefit. Long Distance Telephone Appointments You can make an appointment at any time to talk on the long distance telephone. Tell Central when it will be most convenient for you, and she will arrange to have the the party wanted at that time. British Columbia Telephone Company, Limited. THE LANGUAGE OF APES Next time you visit a monkey house at the park, try shouting: "Chu-h! Our'h?" ("Listen. Where are you?") And see whether some sociable chimpanzees hanging by their tails from the cage roofs do not answer with a rapid: "Eu-nh!" ("Here.") They should, if you choose an intelligent monkey), and if the theory of Prof. Richard Lynch Garner regarding his new "Monkey Lexicon" is correct. Professor Garner is the scientist and Africa explorer strated that, monkeys have a language���������or rather several languages ���������all their own. He plans returning to Africa within the next few weeks, but will leave behind him his recently compiled dictionary of the monkey languages. Here are some common words he picked up by listening to the ourang- outangs and observing what they did when they chattered: Qhui���������Want. Our'h���������Where are you? Khi-iu���������Look out. Eu-nh���������Here. Khi-iu-hou���������Retreat. Ch-h���������Hark. What? For more than a quarter of a century Professor Garner has been making a study of the animals that Darwin declared were our ancestors. Ten years ago he sailed on his fourth trip to Cape Lopez, in Western Africa, his purpose being to iearn the -habits of the chimpanzee in its wild state and to discover whether the ape also is able to distinguish color and forms. For seven years Professor Garner lived in, a bamboo hut in the heart of the jungle, with only two native servants and wild animals for companions. During that tima lie demonstrated to his entire satisfaction that monkeys can talk, and that the giant gorilla, which walks upright like a man, and the chimpanzee, also, have a language of their own. 'While in the jungle during his coming trip, Professor Garner will imprison himself In a steel cage, too strong for the mighty arms of the gorillas to rend apart, and from which he can listen night and day to the strange inflections of the monkey voice.���������From the Boston Post. Vancouver Engineering Works, Ltd ENGINEEBS, MACHINISTS IRON & STEEL FOUNDERS 519 Sixth Ave. West. Vancouver, B. C. Hotel Manager���������Would you like some views of the hotel to send to your friends? Guest���������No, it will be better for me to keep my views to myself. THE JITNEY "HAVEN" (By Allen F. Grewer) Once upon a midnight dreary, As I lingered sore and weary, With an air both dull and bleary, There beneath the street lamp's glare. Came a jitney with a clatter, As the rain began to spatter, And my teeth did jar and chatter, Passing by my corner there. Then anon I clambered in it, Tho 'twas crowded to the limit, And I spiaw.'ed o'er feet within it, Still the jitney stopped for more. Then a gink did up and stutter, As the jitney dodged the gutter, 'Bout the trolleys did he sputter, Raved and knocked them evermore. Told us how by jitney traffic, We would all have seats specific, Waxed his words "then most terrific," ~ Should we stand! No! nevermore! But we struck a deep-sea puddle, Then our motor came befuddled In the rain we were were all huddled Passed by trolleys by the score. Tinkered we full many a minute, While the rain did spatter in it, And my curses fell infinite, Curses on the jitney tribe. Forthwith will I heel that folly, Nevermore for jitneys dally, Nevermore revile tho trolley, Tho't be cursed by many a scribe. (With many apologies to Edgar Allen Poe). HELPED FORGE BOND New German National Anthem According to German papers, a new German national anthem is to be adopted in place of the present "Heil dir im Siegerkranz." One report says that the Kaiser himself intends to write the words for this new national hymn, and that Richard Strauss is to provide the music. The ossisehe Zeitung says, however, that the new anthem is to be obtained by open competition. "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" was written by Hein- rieh Harries, a Holstein clergyman, for the birthday of Christian VIL, of Denmark, and was published in The Flensburger Woehenblatt of Janr uary 27th, 1790, to the melody of the English "God Save Great George the King." Originally in eight stanzas, it was reduced to five and otherwise modified for Prussian use by B. G. Schumacher, and in this form appeared as a "Berliner Volkslied" in The Spenersche Zeitung of December 17th, 1793. The reasons now given for finding a substitute are the English origin of the tune and the badness of the text. Probably it is the first named offence which has rendered it intolerable to German ears at the present time, for the words are are quite sycophantic enough to please the All-Highest. Suspicious. "I saw Binks in church this morning. It's the first time he's been there in years." '' "Where do you suppose he's been spending his Sunday mornings?" "You can draw your own conclusions. He entered the church by the side door." The Lazy Servant. Once there was a lazy servant who wished she was rich. So a fairy appeared and gave her a lamp. "Rub that lamp," explained the fairv, "and vou can have what you want." " ' But the lazy servant was not impressed. "It's just a scheme to get the brass- work polished," she yawned. And so her fortunes remained as they were. "-\ Count Balzani, the eminent Italian authority on mediaeval history, was one of those whose career has helped to forge a bond of union between the Italy and the England of today. His most important undertakings was the publication, in conjunction with Signor 3. Giorgi, of the first complete critical text of the. famous Registrum Farfense, one of the most valuable- sources for Italian history from Lombard times to the end of the eleventh century. It is the only authority known for the early history of the duchy of Spoleto, and is now considered indispensable for the history of Rome in the tenth and ele- venth^centuries. .Extracts-fronL^the^re^^--^ gister had been published previously by Mabillon, Muratori and others, but no complete edition had appeared until Count Balzani and his companion were enabled Ito bring theilr scholarship to bear upou the work, thanks to the munificence of the Roman Historical Society. The register, as edited by them, appeared in five volumes, folio in Rom.e between 1879 and 1914, under the title of "II Registo di Farfa compilato da Grc- goria di Catino." Count Balzani married an Irish lady and enjoyed a complete command of English. He was elected a member of tho Athenaeum Club and held the honorary degree of D. Litt. of Oxford. He was a contributor to tho eleventh edition of tlie Encyclopedia Britannica, and wrote the volume entitled "The Popes and the Ilohen- staufen" in the "Epochs of Church History" scries, edited by Bishop Crcighton, while he himself translated into English his "Le cranache Italianc del medio evo," and published Bryce's "Holy Roman Empire" in Italian. r THE WESTEBN GALL Friday, April 21, 1916. THE WESTERN CALL PUBLISHED EVERY FRIO AT By the McConnells, Publishers, Limited Head Office: 203 Kingsway, Vancouver, B. C. Telephone: Fairmont 1140 Subscription: One Dollar a Year in Advance. $1.50 Outside Canada. Evan W. Sexsmith, Editor ALL AGAINST GERMANY- WHY? The question is often discussed, both by Germany's avowed enemies and by her hyphenated friends on this side of the water, ''Why is the entire rest of the world, the neutral countries as well as the enemies of Germany, so hostile in its sentiments toward that Empire?" Why are foreign countries meeting them with unbridled hatred, or at least with marked distrust ? The anti-Germans say she is hated because of the Prussian militarism. But Germans themselves���������that is to say, the best German authorities���������assert that of the three greatest military states (Russia, France and Germany) Germany occupies only third place in point of the cost of her armament. The truth is that not the mere cost or the possible efficiency of German armament, but the spir it, motive and ideal of their militarism, has made them already the deadly enemy bf freedom and democracy. The dominant psychology of the German ruling classes and the consequent submission of the people to their -autocratic rules makes it impossible for democratic peoples like Great Britain, France and the United States to trust Germany. The very impotence of the German people causes ail free people to hold Germany as th������ natural foe of liberty. All nations are against Germany be-- cause, in its present mind, she is against the liberty and peace of all nations. THE J������EESIPEWTIAL ELECTION The interest in the coming presidential election in the United States is increasing, both in Europe and in Canada, as the time approaches. That the election will be one of world-wide importance is being realized more and more, in that the result will show the real feeling of the people in that country with regard to the war. The loss of Amei'iean property and lives and the remarkable depreciation of American pres- .^-tige, abroad due to the present administration's weak foreign policy will give the Republican party a live issue for the contest of the coming election. The criticism of the present administration is perhaps nowhere more acrid than right in the United States, and from present indications there is more than a mere possibility of Roosevelt being the people's choice at the November elections. Roosevelt would rouse the nation to action as no one else could do, and it is the opinion of many that under his rule the interests of humanity would be better served and the behaviour of Germany on the high seas would be much less intolerable. If that is the case the world at large would reap the benefit. years. It is safe-, to say that there are iio plays, no folk tales, no sayings in English prose or poetry today that are .half as familiar to the mass of the English speaking people as are these same thirty-six productions of the pen and mind of William Shakespeare. His. vision was so broad and so clear that it extended far down into the fu-. ture centuries, making his viewr point of the sixteenth century fully as applicable to the situations in which we find ourselves today. It must not be forgotten, however, that Shakespeare did hot write for the library but for the stage, and it is only when interpreted by living actors of ability and personality that his works live before our eyes and give forth their wealth of hidden meaning. It has been suggested by many scholars of the day that the interest in Shakespeare as produced on the stage is declining rapidly, citing as they do, the adverse experiences of many theatrical managers in New York who have sent out elaborate productions of Shakespeare plays in recent years to their financial loss. The public, however, is not entirely to blame for this. If the dramas of Shakes- peare were presented with simple scenic environments and without the lavish display and spectacular scenic effects which so often accompany them, these dramas would soon come into their own again, just as in the olden days. Many of these modern attempts to embellish the Shakespearean drama are, to use the words of the poet, an attempt "to refine pure gold, to paint the lily." It is noteworthy that the simple productions of Ben Greet as seen throughout America a few years ago were at once an artistic and a financial success. '.** ...'[ *.' It is to be hoped that the Shakespearean revival throughout the world will result in a more intelligent reproduction of the drama on the stage, in the schoolroom and in the home, and that the so-called kid glove interpretation of Shakespearean passages, will speedily pass away, to be supplanted by a virile and artistic presentation that will do much towards a return of the popularity of his plays. States, sales of high-grade ore were made recently on a basis of .$115 per ton. Speller continues to command high" prices in eastern markets, the range being from 16 cents for June deUveries to 18 cents for spot. The Young Conservative Association offers to the young, men of Vancouver an unequalled opportunity for social intercourse, the study of political questions, and intelligent helpfulness. These are important days in the history of Canada. Every young man should share in the organization of the country and in handling the problems that are coming up for so lution. Young blood is needed now as it never was before, and there is room enough "for the energies and activities of all. The weekly report of weather conditions in Vancouver for the week ending April 18th, as handed in by Weatherman Shearman, is as follows: Rainfall: 1.40 inches. Sunshine: 26 hours, 54 min. Highest temperature: 60 deg. on April 16. Lowest temperature: 38 deg. onApril 15. ada's great national ports. Exaggerated criticism by local persons, who seem to. f.orget5 that that various competing sections of . Canada are always- oh'the look-out for statements to con:- firm their prejudices against the west, do not help Vancouver. Members of'''parliament:-on' both sides of the hoiise were surprised to hear that hot a cent had been spent on Vancouver hai-bor before the present government came into power. Mr. H. H. Stevens, M.P., was of great assistance to me in my negotiations. He is without doubt one of the hardest working members in the house and always on the alert to further the best interests of his large constituency. One has to go to the capital to realize the amount of work he does and the attention he gives to the smallest details." PICKING THE SOLDIERS POCKET VANCOUVER'S SEAPORT FACILITIES UNEXCELLED SHAKESPEARE TERCENTENARY Three hundred years ago this Easter day occurred the death of William Shakespeare of immortal memory ��������� the greatest poet and the master mind, of modern time. April 23 had also been his birthday, as tradition has it. Shakespeare came of an ancient family, and has bequeathed immortality to the little village of Stratford, where he was born, and where he spent his earlier A lady who has been travelling through the country says she has yet to find a man or woman not in favor of consci'ip- tion. Was she travelling by aeroplane? ^ * # ��������� Marconi has invented an apparatus to increase the effectiveness of air fighters. Genius can destroy life as well as save it, as the enemy is due to find out. # * ��������� The consensus of, opinion seems to be that Saturday afternoon is the logical half-holiday. In that case we would like to see the government take immediate action so that the clerks and their employers may derlv.' some benefit from the act this season. ��������� * * The Anti-German League, which has for its platform "No German labor, no German goods, no German influence. Canada for the Canadians," is doing good work. All patriotic Canadians are invited to become members and help break up Germany's power for evil. Mr. C. H. Black- more, 1.52 Bay St., Toronto, is the secretary.u . Zinc is becoming almost as attractive a metal as copper, with the increased demand for. the refined metal. This is keeping pace with the heavy selling of copper. In the Joplin, Mo., district, one of the largest zinc producing sections in the United Commissioner Sam McClay, of. the Vancouver Harbor Board, reports his trip to the capital a complete success. Mr. McClay had gone east to consult; with the officials of the Ottawa government concerning the titles of the water lots and other matters of importance. Fine Development Scheme Discussing the Harbor Commissioners' scheme for the development of this port, Mr. McClay said: "In our scheme of development no private interest having proper legal standing will be interfered with, but at the same time the interests of the public must be properly cared for. We propose to provide adequate shipping facilities in different sections of the harbor to meet the requirements of the various classes of shipping, and at the same time to make the land transporation facilities as up-to- date as any on this continent. It will be recognized that the details of our scheme of development cannot be discussed, but this much I will say, that in our negotiations the interests affected will be fully -consulted arid heard. Regarding harbor dues, we have had our Act of, Incorporation amended so as to make this point absolutely clear. We propose immediately to prepare a schedule of fees under the powers given us by parliament and to submit this to the Gov ernor-General-in-Council for approval; but before submitting it to the Governor-in-Couneil the interests that may be effected will be consulted. Our fees will be much below those charged in any other Pacific port. Out of the revenue thus obtained we propose to provide up-to-date harbor equipment such as a fire-boat, derricks and cranes and a car- ferry for the transfer of cars within the harbor. The board has also arranged with the government for industrial sites to be rented at moderate rates. We are working on the policy of creating traffic for the port and securing facilities for handling it when it is secured. We hope shortly to have a number of other highly suitable industrial sites in addition to those on the Granville street mud flats. Tribute to Member "Sir Robert Borden, in my in- tervieAV with him, showed remarkable knowledge of Vancouver and it was easy to see that he recognized it as one of Can- In the matter bf patriotism there is no section of the Empire that can surpass Canada. Her people have .shown themselves ready to suffer and sacrifice that the ideals of British civilization may not perish from the earth. With the passing months and a deepening realization of the mercilessness of war they have stiffened to the challenge. Recruiting has proceeded with increased, rather than diminished enthusiasm. - This fact, gratifying in the extreme, and highly creditable to the nation, seems almost amazing in view of the cloud of suspicion that enshrouds almost every transaction between those charged with the campaign of military preparedness and contractors for supplies. It is useless to blink the fact that from every province there comes suggestions and accusations of peculation. These studied words are not used to smooth over the viciqusness of such deeds, if they have really been perpetrated. The man who calls upon the youth and manhood of our land to line themselves up between him and na tional dishonor or eclipse, and then proceeds to pick their poc kets while they die in the trench es, qualifies.for a comradeship of dishonor in ywhich Ananias might ������������������-. .'.- ��������������������������� ������������������-...���������': T- ��������� . ���������'���������'��������� ������������������ -r-r-rr. be ashamed, and Judas Iseariot less lonely. If Canadian menXor women have Cheated soldiers Jpn food or their horses on provender, have .grafted off the purchase of shells or submarines, have stolen the moneys that the nation dedicated to clothing or harness, have thieved from the funds f.or hospital'supplies: .or motor trucks, the people of Canada demand a .reckoning. Moreover, they demand a reckoning that is not itself a.. -long- drawn-out' orgy of counsel and commissioner around the public money-box. Military atmosphere demands quicker methods. and patriotism demands even-handed justice. Our brothers and sons must have behind them the resources of the nation unsoiled by the hand of the sneak-thief of low or high degree. The kit of the soldier is sacred. It has been baptized in the tears of mothers, and wives and children soon to be fatherless. It will be stained with the blood of heroes and it must not longer be polluted by the beasts of prey. Canada must save her own soul by disowning the traitor and making his calling and damnation sure.���������Winnipeg Tribune. CERTAIN VIRTUES INXWi WESTERN CALL, $1.00 a Year. ...^Tar brings the heroic opportunitl to the door of the average ^an;anj the heroic incentive, to ; jthe. ��������� mind Ithe ;; exceptional man. . -We���������'���������_.., deplc this kind of opportunity a.nd thij kind of incentive. The cost is feaJ ful, to be reckoned largely in th| price which others * must .pay; b. men recognize the opportunity anJ feel the incentive. It would beworsl than idle for us to ignore the quicl transition which war may effect it responsive natures from the common place or the synical to the sacrifi] cial and the sublime. Now, God be thanked who-has match] ed us with His hour, And caught our youth, and wakened us from sleeping, With hand made" sure, clear eye and sharpened power, To turn, as swimmers into cleanness1 leaping, Glad from a world grown old and| '; cold and weary, ,-.'..'* Leave the sick hearts that honor! could not move, And ' half-men, and their ditry songs' and dreary, And all the little emptiness of love! The demoralization attending the present war is as appalling as the physical ruin that it has wrought, but we are none the less awed and abashed in the presence of the spiritual transformations whieh it is effecting in the lives of individual men, and even of nations. Probably no phenomenon connected with the war has been so impressive as the spirituali- Tucker, iii the Atlantic nununupupu zation of France.���������By William J. Tucker, in the Atlantic Monthly. Holland's Position Holland seems to be reaching a time when she can no longer keep her finger in the hole in the dike.��������� New York Sun. EVERYTHING IS DONE ELECTRICALLY NOW prwm^������o?anght EL GLOSTOVO This little table stove has a heating surface of coils within a seven inch circle and is designed for the use of ordinary utensils. No waiting���������turn the switch���������ready for use. Simple, economical, clean and reliable. If you have the connection cord it only costs Examine this handy appliance for youi-selff at our showrooms where it will be demonstrated for you. Vancouver New Westminster UCtKm and " *rpO win the war with the decisiveness which will ensure lasting peace, the Empire + will require to put forth its full collective power in men and in money. From this viewpoint it is our true policy to augment our financial strength by multiplying our productive exertions and by exercising rigid economy, which reduces to the minimum all expenditures upon luxuries and non-essentials. Only in this way shall we be able to make good the loss caused by the withdrawal of so many of our workers from industrial activities, repair the wastage of the war, and find the funds for its continuance. It cannot be too frequently or too earnestly impressed upon our people that the heaviest burdens of the conflict still lie before us, and that industry and thrift are, for those who remain at home, supreme patriotic duties upon whose faithful fulfilment our success, and consequently our national safety, may ultimately depend."��������� SIR THOMAS WHITE, Minister of Finance. PRODUCE MORE, SAVE MORE. MAKE LABOUR EFFICIENT. SAVE MATERIALS FROM WASTE. SPEND MONEY WISELY. LET US PRODUCE AND SAVE��������� The war is now turning on a contest of all forces and resources���������men, munitions, food, money. The call to all is to produce more and more. It may be necessary to work harder. The place of those who enlist must be taken by those at home, men and women, old and young. The more we produce the more we can save. Produce more on the farms and in the gardens. Save more and help to win the war. LET US NOT WASTE OUR LABOUR��������� In this war-time all labour should be directly productive or should be assisting in production. Make it as efficient as possible. If your labour is on something that can be postponed, put it off till after the war and make your labour tell now. Making war is the first business of all Canadians. Efficiency in labour is as important as efficiency in fighting. - LET US NOT WASTE MATERIALS��������� Begin at home. The larger portion of 'salaries and wages is spent on the home���������food, fuel, light, clothing. Are any of these things being wasted? $20.00 a year saved from waste in every home in Canada will more than pay the interest on a war debt of 3500,000,000. LET US SPEND OUR MONEY WISELY��������� Are you spending your money to the best advantage? What do you think of extravagance in war time? Tens of thousands of Canadians are daily risking their lives for us at home. Is it not our duty to be careful and economical? Canadian dollars are an important part oif the war equipment. Make them tell. Have a War Savings Account. Buy a War Bond. . THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA 3 THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 'S9j^Sii^^^is������XWM^S!^cus&^ \xm^7&m*a&i&amtew������2^^ IM MWIII-MMMify n prida-yy April 21, 1916. THE WESTERN CALL & pring Offerings of Mt Pleasant's Most Progressive Merchants DONT GO DOWNTOWN to do all your bujringX We have JUST AS GOOD STORES IN MOUNT PLEASANT as anywhere in the city. The goods are all right, the variety is good, and THE PRICE CAN'T BE BEAT. We know this -WE'VE TRIED IT OUTX You'll know it, too, if you give these stores a fair trial. Here are A FEW OF THE GOOD SHOPS on the Hill. They'll treat you right if you buy from them. You would be surprised to find what a fine selection they have. BE A MEMBER OF THE BOOSTERS' CLUB. Help your own cause and that of your community by resolving to "BUY ON THE HILL AND SAVE MO.NEY," Only a Short Time Now to ' SELECT YOU<R EASTER MILLINERY Our stock affords a large choice for all. Right Prices, ranging from $3.50 UP. , Call and see them. J^diss J^dcLenaghen 2410 Main St. Take her to Mt. Pleasant's Finest and Classiest Ice Cream Parlor That New Store Lee Bldg. 169 B'way near Main Private Boxes ��������� Fancy Drinks ��������� Music EASTER LILIES The best in the city HYDRANGEAS & CUT FLOWERS I am the originator of PANSIES -. (Taylor Strain) Champions of the World. R. J. TAYLOR : Florist Broadway and Main LAWN MOWERS SHARPENED RIGHT We make any mower cut. We call for and deliver. Call Fair. 2526. Vancouver Hollow, Grinding Company .���������"* west 240 BROADWAY Visit our SODA FOUNTAIN We serve all the latest drinks. School Supplies���������Magazines Periodicals W. H. ARMSTRONG Corner Eighth and Main St. =5, ON TRAIL WITH THE BOY SCOUTS PATROL BEES "By TADS' SPECIAL MEN'S SHIRTS $1.00 EACH Wo have just opened up an immense lot of MEN'S WOBKING SHIRTS in Black, Navy, Grey and Tan Colors. Sizes l_y_ to 17. R. MOORE Dry Goods and Gents' Furnishings 2211-2215 Gamble St. South Highlanders and their work in the troop is being missed already. The 14th Troop is open for a challenge from any of the Junior Basketball leagues. I understand one troop challenged this sturdy bunch of boys, and when the evening arrived they failed to appear. What's the matter, boys! Acting A. S. M. Holland is taking over the work at the Orphanage whic'i was under the direction of S. M. Parkinson for some time previous to his leaving for the front. Mr. Holland has kindly consented to do this work till a permanent scoutmaster is supplied. A number of the boys are working for the photographer's badge and no doubt some splendid pictures will be taken. "Tads" would like to see some of them. The boys are very busy these days and are drilling several nights a week at the Lord Boberts School. Bee-Seeping I understand the Scouts are very much interested in bees. Mr. Cyril Corbett, an expert in this particular work, has written some splendid articles on bees and from them. I am going to try and tell you something about bee life. Mr. Corbett is a Matsqui man and the Boy Scouts of Vancouver will surely be indebted to him for his interest in their work. The average boy looks at a bee like _ as if it were a thing that should be left alone. Usually he will run a good many yards when he sees a bee chasing him. Observation and study have changed this idea, and if you will follow the articles in this column from time to time, I am sure it will not be long before your views vchange . entirely^ .-_^Thfi_inst^AtK^_^ common sense of the honey bee is marvelous. They hate to sting. The first point in the study of bees is their sociability. One bee living alone is absolutely helpless. They exist in families in a self made hut which is called , the hive. First there is the Mother, or Queen bee, a little larger than the others, and the only perfect female bee in the hive. All the eggs are laid by her. .Then there are a few male bees or drones. The -children are nuiny thousands in number and do all the work, such as keeping the hive clean, bringing in the supply of food', acting as scouts (two always being on scout duty at the entrance) and gatherink nectar from the flowers to be made into honey. These are the working bees, and their work is most interesting. Next week I will tell you more about them. Connaught Troop The boys of the Connaught troop are planning work for the summer months. We hope to hear shortly from. Scoutmaster Bamforth and his boys. 17th Vancouver Scout Sam Ramsden, of the 17th Troop, joined the colors some time ago and left on Sunday with the 72nd Battalion. Many of the friends of the Kerrisdale troop have gone to tbe front and the military spirit is creeping in on the boys. Scoutmaster Eyrie is in charge of this successful troop who are so ambitious as to want a building of their very own for their meetings. I believe they will get it, too, for where enthusiasm is, there is usually something else. The boys will not hold a meeting this week and hope to have premises, of their own by the next meeting day. : Sea Scouts The Sea Scouts aro planning an -Easter'...camp���������__._..... .this._^oniing��������� w.eelt_._!end.r. They intend staying on their boat for several days and are anticipating a most enjoyable holiday Last week the boys spent a couple of days on their boat, the Casco, and Scoutmaster Masters tells me that they wanted to stay longer. However, this week they will have the opportunity and one of the scouts has promised to write "Tads" regarding their work. The following boys were out last week: Patrol Leader Lawrence Whitworth, Assistant P. L. Nordan, and Scouts Clifford Uphain, Don, New, Rowland Stacey, Tom Byrne, Ed. Stenner, Drew Beard- more Harry May, George Nordan. Fairview Troop What a busy lot of boys. Perhaps you will meet the scouts of the 14th Troop next week at Point Grey. The Fairview boys are taking two large tents arid the twelve scouts intend, camping for the entire week. What "a fine story we will have next . week, The boys have finished the paper ing of their room, the good work having been done by Scouts Reggie'Shat- ford, Paul Laidlaw, Phil Stevenson, Bob Stevenson, Ernie Stevens and .Tack Lillington. They hope to have the electric lights in before next meeting. "Tads" will visit these busy scouts soon. ]_et Us Hear from You Boys, I am not hearing from you enough. Not very long ago I used to receive letters each week, but somehow you . have all forgotten "Tads," who works every week for you, and I have to find out for myself just what you are all doing. If you will send your news to me addressed "Tads", 842 7th Ave. West, or care this paper, not later than Wednesday it will appear in the following issue, and I will see that the wirterX)f "" the" news refeeivesXiT"specially wrapped copy of the column in which his news appears. Where is Scout Hull, of North Vancouver? I have come to the conclusion that he has gone to fight the Germans. Organization Meeting A meeting of scoutmasters and patrol leaders was held last night, but this paper went to press too early to receive a report. We will likely hear from the secretary next week. Central Methodist Scoutmaster Timms of the Grand- view troop, visited the boys at their last meeting, when fourteen scouts passed their tenderfoot tests. A hew patrol has been formed by the Central Methodist who are beginning their work well, having only recently gained the consent of the commission to become a troop. The troops already formed are in charge of First Patrol, J. Louglas and Gierke; Second Patrol, C. Edmonson and E. Roberts, and the Third Patrol, Geo. Bruce and Harold Fulton. The boys will have patriotic names for their troops, those to be decided on at their next meeting to be held on Friday week. On Sunday the boys will tramp to Barnet and "Tads" has been promised a story of their trip. Grandview Troop The boys of the Grandview Troop arc to enjoy a week-end camp at Mosquito Creek at the foot of Grouse Mountain. I don't like that name, and if I don't hear from the boys when they return 1 will be quite sure they have been eaten by the mos- quitos. West Burnaby's Own On Friday last the boys of the West Burnaby's Own Troop were entertained by the Westminster boy scouts in the Royal City. About twenty of the Vancouver boys went over and had a most enjoyable evening. This busy troop is planning a hike to Port Maun on Easter Monday, and Scoutmaster Gillies has promised that '' Tads'' will receive a story of the trip. We will have a most interesting column next week. True Camp Spirit So many troops arc planning hikes and week-end camps this week that 1 am going to say a word on the "True Camp Spirit." It is . thought- fulness for others; kindliness; the willingness to do your share of the work; the habit of making light of all discomforts, cheerfulness under all circumstances; the determination never to sulk, imagine you are slight ed, or to find fault with other people, conditions or things. To radiate good will; take things as" they come and ENJOY THEM, and to do your full share of entertainment and fun-making���������this is the true camp spirit. 14th Troop The boys of the 14th Troop are planning a camp on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week. They intend going to Point Grey. We have been promised a story of their trip. S. M. Chowne and A. S. M. Bil- ven left on Sunday with the 72nd The Queen's After-Dinner Speech The following verses, under the heading of '' The Queen's After-Din ner Speech," were published in The Dublin Evening Mail .after Queen Victoria's visit to Ireland a few years before her death: "I've, a power of sons," sez she, "Al' sorts of ones," sez she; "Some quiet as cows," sez she, "Some always in rows," sez she; "An' the one gives most trouble," sez she, "The mother loves double," sez she. "So drink to the min," sez she, "In the 'gap of danger,' says she, "Is a Connaught ranger," sez she, "An-' somewhere near," sez she, "Is a Fusilier," sez she; "An' the Inniskillings not far," sez. "..- she,- - %ji$ ^'From the heart o' the war," "sez she, "An' I'll tell you what," sez she, "They may talk a lot," sez she, "And thim Foreign Baboons," sez she, "May draw their cartoons," sez she, "But what they can't draw," sez she, "Is the Lion's claw," sez she. ������ # * * Bag-Time in the Trenches Roll up, rally up! Stroll up, sally up! Take a tupp 'ny ticket out, and help ,:. to tote the tally up! Come and see the Baggers in their "Mud and Slush" revoo, '(Haven't got no money? Well, a cigarette'11 do). Come and hear O 'Leary in his great ��������� tin-whistle stunt; See our beauty chorus with the Sergeant in the front; Come and hear our gaggers ������������������ In their "Lonely Tommy" song; Come and see the Baggers, We're the bongest of the bong. Boll up, rally up! '-'Stroll up, sally up! Show is just commencing and we've got to ring the ballet up. Hear our swell orchestra keeping all the fun alive, Tooting on his whistle while they dance the Dug-out Dive. Come and see Spud Murphy with his double-ration smile, ('Tisn't much for beauty, but it's Phyllis Dare for style); Come and see our scena, "How the section got C.B." Bring a concertina And we'll let you come in free. Boll up, rally up! Stroll up, sally up! First and last performance. If you want to see it, allez up! Come and sit where "Archibalds" won't get you in the neck (If it's getting sultry you can take a pass-out cheek). Come and hear the Corporal recite his only joke; See-the-leading lady-slipping out" to have a smoke; Sappers, cooks, flag-waggcrs, Dhooly -wallahs, too; Come and hear the Raggers In their "Mud and Slush" revoo. ���������Punch. For Etaster Hats From $2.50 to $5.50 go to Acme J*4iTlinery and Dry Goods Store 670 Broadway E. Open Evenings W. BURNS FIRST CLASS BOOT & SHOE REPAIRING Moderate Prices. Custom work. 534 Broadway E. Coffee at Pike's is always fresh ground. 518 BROADWAY E. (Next Dairy) FAIRMONT REN0VAT0RY Fair. 172 753 B'way E. Ladies' and Men's Suits Sponged and Pressed 50c Sponge Cleaning and Pressing 75c French Dry or -Steam Cleaning and Pressing: ...j 91*50 The annual general meeting of the British Columbia Lacrosse Association turned out to be a recruiting meeting. For the Very Best Fancy and Staple Groceries Phone Fair. 1276 B. A. SHATFORD 25. Broadway West FOR THE FINEST JOB PRINTING TELEPHONE Fairmont 1140 or call at 203 KINGSWAY Don't Experiment Witb New Chick Feeds DIAMOND CHICK FEED haa been tried for years and produces fine healthy chicks. Made and sold by VERNON FEED CO. Fair. 186 and Fair. 878 WESTERN CAW- APS, WIU-PAY YOU. We carry a complete line of Poultry Supplies, Pigeon Feed, Canary Seed, Etc. X Two Branches: South Vancouver, 49th Ave. & Fraser Phone Fraser 175 Collingwood, 280 Joyce Street Phone: Collingwood 153 Painless Patriotism "How quickly some of those immigrants assimilate our ideas and methods! " "As for instance?" "Well, I asked my Italian barber if he was going home to fight, and lie said he wasn't���������that he had paired with an Austrian in the next block."���������Boston Transcript. ������ 4> # * "Name and Number" Holden Some of the most curious characters in the world enlist in the army and make good. A case in point is told of a. Newfoundlander named Holden, who was known as "Name and Number" Holden. Holden was asked for his name and number by officers about every second day in order-to enter.hisinisrdeeds oil,the crime- sheet. He. was guilty of practically every offence against military discipline that is known in the decalogue of warfare, but redeemed himself in the righting at Gallipoli where he bravely picked up a Turkish bomb and hurled it back at the enemy before it had time to explode. A mon- ocled officer who witnessed the brave deed said, "Ah, my good man, what is your name and number?" mean ing to recommend him for a medal. "What in II have I done now?" inquired Holden in an injured tone. It was the first time in his army experience that he was not called down, and tlie surprise was almost too much for him. Out of 1,107 Newfoundlanders who went to Gallipoli only 171 returned. It may come as a distinct surprise to many that the finest pansy ever put on the American market was originated by E. J. Taylor, the well known florist at Broadway and Main street. Mr. Taylor exhibited some flowering plants of this variety this week, measuring"-"-**- over^~three~"~ inches" across the blossom. The richness and variety of color is absolutely inimitable. The seed or growing plants can be had any time now. In Easter lilies Mr. Taylors selections cannot be beaten in the city and are priced .around one dollar. Cut out this coupon and mail it with your subscription to J P's WEEKLY, 203 Kingsway, Vancouver, B. C. Subscription Rates: Twelve Months $2.00 Six Months $1.25 Three Months $0.75 To the Publishers J P's Weekly, Vancouver, B. C. Enter my subscription for J P's Weekly for months. Enclosed herewith I send you $ in payment of same. _��������� j Name Address WE SOLICIT THE SERVICES OF, AND PAY A LIBERAL COMMISSION TO ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS IN EVERY DISTRICT. JPs Weekly FEARLESS, INDEPENDENT CONSTRUCTIVE READ Tho Practical Measures Page, which contains each week items of absorbing interest on the development and investment opportunities of our wonderful province. Lovers of music who appreciate impartial criticism will find with us on the page devoted to "Pipe and Strings," many topics in common. Under the heading of "Books and Writers" edited by 'Airuee,' 'a friendly review of the latest in prose and poetry is ably dealt with. The front page by "Bruce" will always find many friends and interested readers. McConnells, Publishers, Limited 203 Kingsway, Vancouver, B. C, W. H. Carswell, Mgr. THE WESTERN CALL Friday, April 21, 1916. Petticoats of the Season Advance Agents of Hoops Spring Brings the Unyielding Variety Belonging Indubitably to the Period of Crinoline THE PARMER AND THE INTERESTS PETTICOATS are bracing themselves for the bearing of new responsibilities. They came back from actual exile when the very narrow frock skirt went out; but i a time they bore themselves modesuy, humbly, glad to be accepted upon even the limpest of terms. Even When they began to take on fulness about the bottom they offset the increasing inches of width by softness of material and took no thought to supporting the frock skirt in its flaring aspirations. If the frock skirt insisted upon ballooning, all the more reason why petticoat fulness should fall softly, protcctingly, should frou frou clingingly about the portion of the feminine anatomy that lies twixt knee and ankle. To be sure, one might wear knickers and frou-frou pantalettes. More than one woman did; but the average woman preferred a petticoat, even if is was a mere trifle of chiffon and lace, as wore most of the petticoats for evening and dress wear. Perhaps there was a section of soft satin or of crepe, but no hint of stiffening anywhere, and the more substantial silk petticoats for street wear, though they had more substance, were not self- assertive. There are still plenty of limp little petticoats in chiffon and lace and soft satin and crepe and net that leave the dress skirt to its own devices and disclaim any connection with horsehair or reeds or even stiff cording. The frocks worn over .these must have their own stiffening or must have width and flare upon the cutting and handling of their material, and a large percentage of, the newest frocks seem to accept the* responsibility blithely; but the petticoat manufacturers evidently believe that there must be provision for the extending frock skirts even when those frock skirts have no horsehair, lace or reed or bone concealed about them. And so this spring we have the really bouffant petticoat, the petticoat of hidden supports, not stiff, yielding softly to pressure or compression, yet belonging indubitably to the period of crinoline. With rumors flying as to the coming collapse of skirts the ultra hooped lines prove a bit puzzling to fashion prophets. Perhaps, as military critics sayof each colossal attack upon fortified positions, "this seems to be a final desperate offensive"; but whether skirts collapse soon or late, there's no doubt that the summer girl of 1916 may wear her hoopskirts in peace and modishness. As for the autumn, that's another story. The very wide flare skirt has few real friends among either wearers or makers, and with a scarcity of material that threatens to become still more serious manufacturers and merchants are not as gleeful as they might be in an ordinary season over the vastly increased amount of material required for a modish frock. So crinoline and its substitutes have chosen a poor time for reincarnations and the makers of fashion would be showered with blessings from all quarters if they would curtail skirt hem width generally and perceptibly. There are flaring petticoats of soft but crisp taffeta with their flare ne- trusted entirely to the shaping and applying of flounces and with simple trimming of taffeta ruchings or narrow taffeta frills. Another attractive model is in flowered taffeta of lovely colorings and design; or at least the yoke , and the flounces are of this silk, while the full flaring foundation below the yoke is of net. On this net narrow frills of silk are arranged in deep scallops or festoons, with a little flat but piquant bow at the uppermost point of each scallop and with narrow horsehair run along under each frill. This same model is shown ������ in plain taffeta of delicate colorings. Petticoats of metallic cloth, either gold or silver, are cut to flare, stiffened a little and flouneed in fine silver or gold nets or laces, and silver laces are used upou many of the dainty light lined evening petticoats of silk, chiffon or net. Charming ribbon trimmings are applied to other models���������narrow ribbons frilled, niched, festooned, set on in little loops, etc.���������and even dark taffeta- petticoats for utility-wear are sometimes brightened and given smartness by trimming of narrow fancy ribbon, often a ribbon in the color of the petticoJft, with picot edge or border of contrasting color. More extreme even than the crinoline petticoats are some of the culdtte models intended for boudoir wear or for use under certain types of frocks, and among the things in this class are models like the one of the illustration, which has hoops set in just below the hip curves to make the silhouette broadest at that point and straight from there down, which came in with Spanish influences. HOME TABLE RECIPES It will be the aim of the Editor of this department to furnish the women readers of the "WESTERN CALL from week to week with a series of practical and economical recipes for seasonable dishes; and incidentally to suggest any new and attractive methods of serving them. We will welcome any suggestions from readers of this page, and will gladly give them publicity in these columns if received not later than Monday of each week. EGGS High chemical authorities agree that there is more nutriment in an egg than in any substance of equal bulk found in uature or produced by art. They are much used for food the world over, and few articles are capable of more varied employment. The freshness of an egg may be determined in various ways. In a fresh egg, the butt end if touched On the tongue, issensibly warmer than the point end. If held toward the light and looked through "candled*'*' a fresh egg will show a clear white and well-rounded yolk. A stale egg will appear muddled. Probably the surest test is to put the eggs into a pan of cold' water. Fresh eggs sink quickly; bad eggs float; suspicious ones act suspiciously, neither sinking nor floating very decidedly. Of all articles of food, doubtful eggs are most certainly to be condemned. ��������� * * Boiled Eggs Put into a saucepan of boiling water with a tablespoon, beingcareful not to break ot crack them. Boil steadily three minutes, if you want them soft; ten, if hard. Another way is to put them on in cold water, and let it come to a boil. The inside, white and yolk, will be then of the consistency of custard. Still another way is to put them in water, heated to the boiling point, and let them stand from five to seven minutes without boiling. If desired -for salad, boil tlierxi ten minutes; then throw them in cold water; roll them gently on a table or board, ahd the shell can be easily removed. Wire egg racks, to set in boiling hot water with the eggs held in place, are exceedingly convenient. ��������� ��������� ��������� Poached Eggs Have the water well salted, but do not let it boil hard. Break the eggs separately into a saucer, and slip them singly into the water; when nicely done, i*emove with a skimmer, trim neatly, and lay each egg upon a small thin square of buttered toast, then sprinkle with salt andpepper^ Some persons prefer them poached rather than fried with ham; in which case substitute the ham for toast. . ��������� ������������������,'.- Poached Eggs a la Crane Nearly fill a clean frying-pan with water boiling hot; strain a tablespoonful of vinegar through double' muslin, and add to the water with a little salt. Slip your eggs from the saucer upon the top of the ivater (first taking the pan from the fire). Boil three minutes and a half; drain, and lay on buttered toast in a hot dish. Turn the water from the pan and pour in half a cupful of cream or milk. Let it heat to a boil, stirring to prevent burning, and add a great spoonful of butter, some pepper and salt. Boil up once and pour over the eggs. Or eggs may not have to stand. A little broth improves the sauce. Eggs a la Mode Remove the skin, from a dozen tomatoes, medium size, cut them up in a saucepan, add a little butter, pepper and salt; when sufficiently boiled, beat up five or six eggs, and just before you serve, turn them into a saucepan with the tomato, and stir one way for two minutes, allowing them time to be well done. .. # ������ ��������� Scrambled Eggs Put into a frying-pan enough butter to grease it well; slip in the eggs carefully without breaking the yolks; add butter, and season to taste; when the whites begin to set, stir the eggs from the bottom of the pan, and coninue stirring until the cooking is completed. The appearance at the end should be marbled, rather than mixed. # * ��������� Ugg Toast Beat four eggs, yolks and whites, together thoroughly; put two tablespoonfuls of butter into a saucepan and melt slowly; tjieiipour^ in the eggs and heat, without boiling, over a slow fire, stirring constantly; add a little salt, and when hot spread on slices of nicely browned toast and serve at once. # * # Plain Omelet Beat thoroughly yolks of five eggs, and a dessertspoonful of flour, rubbed smooth in two- thirds of a cupful of milk. Sajt and pepper to taste, and add a piece of butter the size of a hickory-nut. Beat the whites to a stiff froth, pour the mixture into the whites, and without stirring, pour into a hot, buttered omelet pan. Cook on top of the range for five minutes; then set pan and all into the oven to brown the top nicely. ��������� ��������� ��������� Cheese Omelet Butter the sides of a deep dish and cover with thin slices of rich cheese; lay over the cheese thin slices of well-buttered bread, first covering the cheese with a little red pepper and mustard; then another layer of. cheese; beat the yolk of an egg in a cup of cream or milk, and pour over tlie dish, and., put at once into the oven; bake till nicely browned. Serve hot, or it will be tough and hard, but when properly cooked it will be tender and savory. # * ��������� Egg Sandwiches Hard boil some fresh eggs, and, when cold, cut them into moderately thin slices, and lay them between slices of bread and butter cut thin, and season well with eelery salt. For picnic parties or for traveling, these sandwiches are very nice. * ��������� ��������� Egg Balls Rub the yolks of hard-boiled eggs with the raw yolk of an egg, well beaten, and season to taste. Roll this paste into balls the size of marbles, adding flour if necessary to thicken, and boil two minutes. ' A valuable embellishment and enrichment of soups. A Study in Parasitism. By Clarus Ager. Published by The Macmillan Co., of Canada, Limited, Toronto. In the light of present-day public developments in the interests of farmers and the issues which are being raised as to his status, not only in his community, but in the whole country, this book comes as a timely answer to many of the problems which are presenting themselves for solution. The author does not spare the farmer any of the taunts which he thinks are coming to him as a result of his insubordination to powers, political and otherwise, which have, for many centuries, used him, to serve their own ends. He launches his attack at the very outset. His first paragraph is a key to the whole work, when he tays: "The tiller of the soil is, politically, an ass. From time immemorial he has been the human ox. He has bowed his neck to the yoke. He has borne the labour burden of the race. He has been driven in- the furrow. He has at all times produced food and raiment in great quantities. Out of this he" has been permitted to retain food, raiment, and shelter for himself and his family. The remainder of his production, and much the greater part thereof, has been taken from him without his receiving any adequate return therefor. This has been going on for ages, it is going on today, and there are few indications of it coming to an end. There probably has never been a civilized land in which the free toiler of the soil has retained a smajler share of what he produces than the farmer on the western Canadian prairies, and in saying this, I am not excepting any age or land, not even Armenia, under -the unspeakable Turk, nor the Hindoo ryot 1,000 years ago, nor the down-trodden Hebrew 2,000 years ago. The western farmer produces much more than any of these, and he retains more in the aggregate, but he retains relatively a smaller portion of his totaL production than any other tiller of the soil at any time or in any place, excepting, in some cases, the slave. By the tiller of the soil I mean the man who permanently lives on ahd tills the soil, whether as owner, tenant, or occupant. In this sense I am going to use the word farmer instead of tiller of the soil." This is a pretty strong premise, but the author sets himself to prove it, and his deductions are not only interesting but convincing. After presenting the full case of "the tiller of the soil" as it now stands, he proceeds to show how such conditions may be bettered. This necessitates an attack upon the Canadian banking system which "is the best banking system in the world���������for the banks." but "was made for the commercial man, not for the farmer. The practice of the banks is to lend money on bills, notes, and similar securities, for not longer, ordinarily, than four months; that suits the commercial man; it does not suit the farmer, he needs to borrow for twelve months at least to enable him to raise and sell a crop. But, to make matters worse, the Bank Act prohibits the lending of money on land or chattels, which are the only security the farmer has.*'' But the reader would have to follow Mr. Ager's arguments themselves to get the full benefit of his intimate knowledge and thorough understanding of a situation which is today of such vital importance to the right development of a free country. He deals at some length with "The Bestricted Buying Market," in which thel evils^oftaxation, comes under his "scathing strictures. The question of "Transportation" is another clog in the wheel," for the farmer, and, according to Mr. Ager, "the railways are the government on wheels." Prom serfdom, the long hours of unremitting toil is an evil which stunts the farmer's growth as a political and independent power. The remedies which Mr. Ager suggests are deserving of more than a passing thought, and should sink deep into the thinking minds, not only of farmers, but of the public at large who are genuinely desirous of producing free and enlightened conditions in our country. Economic Cooperation, Political Coherence, The Ballot as The Weapon, and the Development of Rural Efficiency and Solidarity aro live issues which the author has presented in a very forceful and very readable manner, and there is no doubt that if a few more people were of Mr. Ager's mind and as sincere in their desire for the reformation of the conditions of one of the most important classes in the community, that a new era would dawn for Canada. Without Regret. A certain drill sergeant, whose severity had made him, unpopular with his troops, was putting a party of recruits through the funeral service. Opening the ranks so as to admit the passage of the supposed cortege between them, the instructor, by way of practical explanation, walked slowly down the lane formed by the two ranks, saying as he did: '' Hiow, I' mthe corpse. Pay attention." Having reached the end of the path, he turned round, regarded them steadily for a moment or two, then exclaimed: "Your hands are right and your heads are right, but you haven't got that sad look of regret you ought to have." WESTERN CALL, $1.00 a Year. Now is the Time To Buy Your Printing Supplies The time to put your best foot forward is when your competitors are showing signs of weakness. Mrong impressive printing is more valuable to-day than ever, because business men are on the alert to detect the slightest indication of unfavorable conditions, and for this very reason every suggestion of strength and progre* *.*,���������������> ly effective. Your Printing should bring this to your customers' attention not only in connection msta tionery, but with all printed matter and advertising. WE PRINT CATALOGUES MAGAZINES BOOKLETS FOLDERS COMMERCIAL STATIONERY Carswells, Printers, Ltd. PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS PHONE FAIR. 1140 203 KINGSWAY 4- m^aSS^mS&^ssisii^iisisifiiiis^. l<iusm������3!3^taa!������raff������^������xl3J2.4jro3vra*a������U������ucea^ ���������'-"TliiiiTffll'���������-" -n; Friday, April 21> 1916. THE WESTERN CAIjL =^ Loyalty of the Irish People There are something like 150,- 300 Irish soldiers fighting tinder the British colors in France and Jabout as many more recruited in Ireland and ready to go to the (front.- There are eighty seven ���������Irishmen wearing German uni- [forms, decorated by themselves [with a bit of green ribbon and [the harp, doing trivial military [duty in Berlin. These were the figures given by Mme. Flora 0'Gorman of Ireland, when she was asked what there was of truth in the charges by some Irish-Americans, Justice Goff and Senator O'Gorman, for example, that the Irish of Ireland had no love or loyalty for England, that they wanted Germany to win the war. One of. the things that Mme. O'Gorman was determined not to do when she came to this country to get aid for wounded soldiers in France was to talk politics. But she happened to arrive at about the time of the pro-German meeting of Irishmen in the Hotel Astor and her indignation and her own loyalty as an Irishwoman got the better of her determination for a brief half hour. A False Impression "These Irishmen here, who know nothing whatever about it," she said, "try to give the impression that Ireland is not loyal. I, who live in Ireland and do know about it, tell you that Ireland is loyal and will do her full share to help England and France win this war. I thought possibly somebody would ask me, so before leaving France I got my figures from my husband, The O'Gorman, of County Clare, who is a Colonel and staff officer of the British army now at the front. There are 151J000 Irish soldiers now in the field and about as many more have been recruited. "Many thousands of Irish have been taken as prisoners of war, and to each of them the Germans have offered freedom if he would renounce England and become a German soldier. That is the way of the Germans with all Irish prisoners. They, too, seem to have the same mistaken idea that Ireland is not loyal. Isn't there a remarkable similarity between the Berlin notion and the pro-German notion in New York? Well, of the thousands of Irish soldiers who have had the chance to buy freedom by treason only eighty-seven have availed* themselves of it. I know that. I also know, from a German offieer whom I happened to know before the war and have since seen as a prisoner, that the most despised people in Berlin are those eighty-seven Irish traitors with the green harps on their German uniforms. There is no chance for them to get to the front, the German officer told me, because nobody trusts th������m. A, Small Proportion "I don't know just what fraction of a per cent, eighty-seven is of 300,000, but I should say for a guess that the proportion of the eighty-seven wearing German uniforms to the 300,000 Irishmen wearing British uniforms would indicate about all the disloyalty there is throughout Ireland, assuming that there is any at all.'' The next point that Mme. O'Gorman wanted to make was that Senator O'Gorman was no kinsman of hers. "There was a Judge O'Gorman of our family in this country," she said, "and when I first arrived I thought that the Senator was his son, but I have learned differently. The O'Gor- mans of Clare, my husband's family, have lived in the same place for 1,100 years. My husband has served in the British Army for thirty-two years, and for twenty of these years I have been with him in every part of the British Empire. Always have we had Irish soldiers, and always have they been among the best. So I know the Irish at home and away froni home, and nowhere do they think of Eng HANBURY'S For WOOP & COAL Phone: Bayview J076 1077. Phones: North Van. 323 and 103. Seymour 336. WALLACE SHIPYARDS, LTD. ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS Steel and Wooden Vessels Built, Docked, Painted and Repaired. North Vancouver, B. C. land as the: Irish in America would have you believe. "I wonder what the Senator O'Gormans and the Justice Gof- fs and all the rest of them in the United States hope to &e- complish by their pro-German activities. How do they imagine that helping Germany would help Ireland? < Should Ireland become a German colony the Irish would leave it in row- boats, they would swim away from it to get to their friends in England. Showing Their Ignorance "It is easier to understand why in times of peace a certain type of Irishman in America gets some satisfaction put of denouncing England, and it does no particular harm. It serves chiefly to disclose the ignorance of the denouncers concerning the country from which they or their fathers or grandfathers have come. An Irishman comes here and makes more money than he could at home, and immediately jumps to the foolish conclusion that England was entirely to blame for his lack of success on the other side. He fails to put the responsibility where it belongs, partly on himself and partly on the climate and customs of Ireland. "The Irish are just a lot of delightful, irresponsible grown-up children. They live in a soft climate in a drizzle of warm rain. Everything is kept green and beautiful by nature, and nobody wants to work hard. If a tile falls off a roof it is easier to let it alone than to put it back. It is easier to remain uneducated in such a country than to work hard for mental progress. But when the roofs leak and the children are ignorant and the people live roughly, it is not a matter of English misrule, but a matter of climate and the temperament of the people.; It is much as it is in Sicily and other warm countries.' HUGE ZINC SMELTER " Pride of the West" ,. BRAND OVERALLS. SHIRTS, PANTS and MACKINAW CLOTHING MANUFACTURED IN VANCOUVER By MACKAY SMITH, BLAIR & CO., LTD. "Buy Goods Made at Home, and get both the Goods and the Money." The Pitiless Bobbery of Belgium The callous brutality of Germany's treatment of Belgium has once more been, exemplified. The American Belief Committee, which has done so much to save from starvation the people whose very food has been taken from, them by the invading 'Huns, has been1 trying to put the population on a self-supporting basis, and thus not only to feed them but to check the growing demoralization due to long unemployment. The plan was to ship in raw material for Belgian manufactures and ship out finished goods, the profits going to the relief of the Belgians. The British government offered to help in this,'provided"tlie"Germans would~un~ dertake not to seize the raw material or the finished articles for their own use. And whsi,t is Germany's answer? Not a word. Evidently there is still a spark of shame in the Kaiser and his satellites, for they would rather stay silent than by point-blank refusal draw* attention once more to their continued policy of frightful- ness towards Belgium. There is to be no pity, no mercy, for the unoffending people whose land they have burglarized, whose sons they have murdered, until the country lias been drained to the last drop of its resources. That work is still proceeding, and doubtless, as tho Britisli memorandum says,'as soon as everything is gone it is possible Germany may consent to the country being restocked from outside sources. That consent would be given now, no doubt, were it not a fact that the conditions would have.n to be lived up to, since the work would be under the 'direct supervision of American representatives. Very Young Officer: "I want one of those dogs . about so high, and about so long. A sort of greyhound, but it isn't quite, because its tail's shorter and its head bigger, and the legs aren't so long, and the body;s thinner. Do you keep that sort? The Dealer: "No. sir. I don't I drown 'em!" Mining activity in the Crow's Nest Pass and Southern B. C. has been given a great boost by the war, and on top of the present activity now comes along a report .that the old zinc smelter at Frank is likely to be reopened for the smelting of nine ores from the B. C. metal fields. With the weekly order for 100 tons for the Bussian government in their hands, a B. C. company is already organized to get the Frank plant in working order with the least possible delay. Just who is behind the company it is hard to say. One report has it that Sir .Richard McBride, Mr. Curtiss, a coast financier and other B. O. capitalists are backing the proposition. Another is that, the Canadian Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co., of Trail, B. C. in which are interested a number of C. P. B. officials, is undertaking the rejuvenating of the zinc industry in this part of. the world. The most authentic report the Herald has been able to obtain is that the former parties are busy, Mr. Curtiss, it is understood, in New York at present, that the crushing and other machinery for the plant has been purchased and that a superintendent for the plant has been secured. It is also stated on good authority that the coke company at Coleman, two stations west of Frank, has already enlarged its plant from 800 tons to 1,000 tons in readiness for the increased demand for coke which is used in the zinc smelting process. The revival of the zine smelting industry in The Pass is one of the most important bits of' industrial news given out for a long time. While it will not affect Lethbridge directly, there will be an indirect benefit through the increased demand for wholesalers' supplies which are dis? tributed from here. The old zine smelter at Frank i8 located almost at the foot of Goat Mountain, west of the Turtle Mountain slide. It was built eight years ago by a company of mining men who are interested in mining properties in the Kootenays. The plant cost in the neighborhood of $500,000, but the machinery was not up to date and the demand at the time did not warrant the operation of the plant. Since the property has been in hands of Blairmore men, one of whom is Lieut.-Col. Lyon. Many Lethbridge people have been through the extensive buildings on visits to Frank. There are two large wings, one of which is 350 feet by 40 feet*" and the other almost as. large, The buildings are of brick and! stone, and are in a good state of repair. The ovens are all intact and capable, it is understood, of handling 2,000 tons of ore daily. The Frank plant was the first zinc smelting plant in Canada. Up till quite recently zinc ores have had to be sent to the Guggenheim^ of Colorado, for smelting. It is understood, however, that the Trail smelter has lately equipped a small zinc smelting plant, but if the Frank proposition goes through most of the zinc matter will be brought from the British Columbia smelter to the Frank smelter for the final process.���������Lethbridge Herald. Synthetic Diamonds Are on Deck Once More Synthetic diamonds are .once more to the fore. On this occasion a Swiss scientist announces that he has discovered a method of manufacturing the precious stones. The announcement probably , will not cause any owners of diamond mines to lie awake "tt night in worry over the prospect of having their business swept away. j.^Qn-_ numerous- occasions - during - th e past 50 years scientists have caused short-lived sensations by stating that they had discovered a method- of manufacturing diamonds. On each occasion the^ prospect of diamonds being made as cheap as paste or glass or other substitute has been pictured to the public. But there has always been a flaw in the ointment, even if the diamond appeared perfect. That flaw has been that the synthetic stones were ~ very small, that they were only of the lower grade of stone and that they cost more to make than the natural stones can be purchased for.���������Nelson News. Garden Competition About four hundred applications have been received by tlie Local Council of Women for entries in the garden competition this year. Last year the Children's Aid Society was the only home .to enter the contest, but this year it is hoped the other homes and orphanages will come into the competition and _f there are sufficient entries, there will be special prizes offered for this branch. Seventeen schools have entered the competition, and the teachers have been formed into a committee to make periodical visits to all the gardens in the eity. They will be assisted by the ladies of tlie council. The usual prizes are being' offered, and it is likely that a cup will be presented to the school having the best garden; Sister (writing letter to brother at the front)���������And hae ye onything else tae say. father? Father���������Ay! Tell Donal' that if he comes ower yon German waiter that* gaed us a bad saxpence for change when we had a bit dinner in London a while syne, tell him���������tae���������tak��������� steady ,.aim,���������Punch. . A quarterly dividend of . three per cent. and> an additional dividend of two per cent, payable March 31, 3916, has been declared by the Hedley Gold Mining Company. TIGHTENING THE EMPIRE In any other age than the present, the rapid solidification of the British empire would be feverishly watched as one of the most significant of contemporary movement*. Heretofore the British Isles have stood rather apart and aloof from the oversea colonies. A large measure of self- government was permitted them, it is true, and amicable relations prevailed . throughout the Empire. >But since the war_ began there has been such a tightening of the bonds as to leave the observer with the impression the political machinery may soon be changed. Already there is talk to the effect that a new house, a house represented by oversea colonials, shall be incorporated into parliament. In the war councils the British ministry and the press support the idea that the dominions should have full and complete representation. It is said that the dominions, too, will have their share in f ormuating the terms of peace. A deference to their wishes that is almost profuse now marks the behavior of the British government. The cordial recognition of the principle that every colony has a right to representation shows how far Great Britain has progressed since the days of '76. The admission of the dominions to the most intimate councils of the government undoubtedly marks the dawn of a. new era. England has already ceased to be England. She is slowly losing her identity in that larger, more baffling agglomeration known as the British Empire. Indeed it is not difficult to look towards the day when Australians" will look upon Canadians, Scotchmen, Irishmen, Englishmen and Boers, as New Yorkers, let us say, look upon Californians, Texans, Da- kotans Pennsylvanians and Oregon- ians. Just as the New Yorker now thinks of the representatives of these various states primarily as Americans so may the Australians look upon these various races primarily as Britishers. So close is growing the friendship between the British colonies now that Mr. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, not long ago was sworn in as a member of the Dominion privy council in* Canada and attended a cabinet council*. in Ottawa. And both Mr. Hughes and the Canadian Premier, Sir )Bobert .Borden, have been called to attend the cabinet meetings in Downing street. The war has unquestionably given the Imperial movement such an impetus as it never would have gained in years of peace. The affection and gratitude of England for her colonies is boundless. The conduct of' the colonies has merited only the highest praise. Practically anything the colonies want, England has announced herself as willing to give, America is accustomed to think of herself as a heterogeneous nation, but what sort of an Empire will the British ultimately be if the process of fusion goes on? Something in the neighborhood of 400,000;000 peoples representing every sort of dissimilar creed, race, color and civilization are drawing closer and closer together every day. The future of this stupendous aggregation of human beings leaves the mind dizzy with speculations.���������The Municipal Tribune. Germany a Bad Neighbor ' The assurance wnich Holland has received from Berlin that "the principles of German submarine warfare have not been altered except as to armed merchantmen" will hardly satisfy a country greatly wronged. Such a message as this must be interpreted in the light of the record, not only of German words, but German ^leeds.'--~-^-^-"--------���������-=-���������-������������������^���������^���������= Since the opening of hostilities 203 neutral vessels -oeionging to Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Holland have been sunk in the North Sea by German submarines, warships or mines. Of these, Norway lost 97, Sweden 50, Denmark 28 and Holland 28. Our grievance against Germany is its wanton destruction of merchantmen having Americans aboard .as passengers or members of the crew. Tlie figures here presented show what a price tlie small noutral nations adjacent to the North Sea have paid for persisting in a commerce perfectly lawful and to them a necessity. To say that there has been no change in tho principles of a mur dcrous warfare which does not spare even good neighbors amounts to a warning that the mischief is to continue indefinitely. With such a score against it among its friends, what reason is there to suppose that Germany's promises to the United States to mitigate its warfare upon its enemies were not given with mental reservations.XThe New York World; Ondp Gabrilowltscli New York, Boston, and Chicago, have been deeply stirred by the unusual performances of Gabrilowitsch, one of the masters of the piano, in a series of six historical recitals representing the develdpment of piano music from the early days of the clavichord and harpsichord to the present time. Louis C. Elson writes in the Boston Advertiser: "The highest praise we can give Mr. Gabrilowitsch is to say that we can forget the artist in the beauty of his creation. For the first time we seemed to hear the piano speak with a voice of its own. The pianist effaces himself, becomes one with the music, in whose manifold beauties we find ourselves immersed without the disturbing thought of an eminent virtuoso at the piano. 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X Application for a lease must be made by the applicant in person to the Agent 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 legal subdivisions of sections, and in un- surveyed 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 tho rate of five 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 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, rescinded by Chap. 27 of 4-5 George V. assented to 12th June, 1914. 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 ot this advertisement will not be paid for. ���������83575. What is woman's vocation? Honie- niaking, of course. The teaching of the science first began by private enterprise is slowly making its wa}- into our schools, first optional and now compulsory. There should be more health, more beauty, more happiness in our hoin.es for this is what home economics mean to us. It means to give to the woman, the head of the household an opportunity to know her business. LEGAL ADVERTISING Get our Rates for Advertising Legal Notices, Land Notices, Etc., which are required by law to appear but once a week. We can advertise your requirements at a satisfactory price. THE WESTERN CALL 8 THE WESTERN CALL Cherniaysky Trip to Ap pear In Concert May 1 Russians Create Marvelous Sensation With Wonderful Music Leo, Jan and Mischel Cherniavsky, the extraordinary Russian musicians who have literally set Canada on fire, are having a series of successes unique in the history of Canada. The wonderful Cherniavskys , will be with us on May 1st, at St. Andrew 's church, and great enthusiasm js being felt in their visit. An Auckland contemporary publishes: "The most recent light; shed by psychical research on music is quite fascinating and calculated to arouse the greatest enthusiasm among all classes of the community. It seems that the objective of music is to inspire and stimulate various activities, physical, mental and spiritual. A good deal of instrumental music is intended to elevate the industrial workers and inspire them. This is the design that psychic students have discerned behind the origin of music. In future our workers, agricultural and otherwise, will be able toA' look at music from this aspect, an aspect which is indeed calculated to make one feel grateful to the Giver of all life, for His encouragement, for of all classes of workers, we think the agriculturist requires stimulation to give his best efforts. We trust that this ^community will take this matter seriously. and in f u-! ture *do all in their power to develop music in their midst. The advent of Leo, Jan and Mischel Cherniavsky, the world famous violinist, pianist and 'cellist should be used as an impulse to give the necessary enthusiasm to the idea. We should consider it a sacred duty that devolves upon us, to bid a hearty welcome to all great artists that visit us in the future.'' Let us be determined to give such a stirring * reception to these wonderfully gifted artists that the enthusiasm aroused may tend towards inducing a greater number of other great artists to visit us. To achieve this purpose we must show the Cherniavskys that we know how to appreciate a good thing when it comes our way. .V ' "(?.��������� A Whole Loaf of Health and Strength for YOU. 5c 14 Ounce Loaf SHELLY'S WRAPPED BUTTER-NUT BREAD combines the food values which make strength and health. Made pure and clean, baked pure and clean. " .X-'���������"���������'������������������*���������. BUTTEB-NtrT BIMBAD is the best and least expensive food you can serve daily on your table. Delivered fresh daily by phoning Fairmont 44, or INSIST on BUTTER-NUT at your store. Comes in sani-^ tary waxed wrappers. . Shelly Pros. Bake Ovens ���������Bakers of the, popular 4X Bread. . Pair. 44. i' ARMSTRONG, MOJUUSON & CO. Public Works Contractors ._. Head Omcer8lO-l5-Bower-BuUmng - Seymour 1836 . YANOOUVJBB CANADA Dominion Coal Co* SOUTH WE-UiXNGTON COAL DOMINION WOOD YARD All .Kinds Of Wood Phone; Fair. 1554 wp~-AT4)������$% Tr/.,^j~xii'j-lte"J������r*- j> Mount Pleasant Livery TRANSFER Furniture and Piano Moving Baggage, Express and Dray. Hacks and Carriages at all hours. Phone Fairmont 888 Corner Broadway and Main A. F. McTavish, Prop. Splendid Rendering of Mendelssohn's "Elijah" The production of Mendelssohn 's '' Elijah'' last Tuesday evening in the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian church, under the patronage of the Vancouver School Board, was one of the most noteworthy, given by the Vancouver Musical Society during the five years since its inception. With Mr. George P. Hicks wielding the conductor's baton, a most commendable performance was given, that field throughout the long evening the full attention and' lively appreciation of the throng that filled the church to capacity. Needless to say, the choir, thanks to the careful training of Mr. Hicks, was able to give an admirable account of itself, and marshalling its forces in fine style went through the long work with fine straightforward sincerity of purpose. The pace was not allowed to lag, Mr. Hicks taking the choruses through at a brisk tempo. The savage insistence of the Baal choruses with their picturesque Oriental quality and the "tempestuous and elemental passions of the children of Israel, quickly stirred to hate or awe, gave ample opportunity for dramatic effect, and the full-throated choruses, such as "Be Not Afraid," and "Thanks Be to God," were marked by a certain majesty of conception and a pulsing vigor of movement. Soloists in Splendid Voice The soloists of the evening were Mrs. Chandler Sloan, soprano j Miss Eileen Maguire, coja- tralto; Mr. Alexander Wallace, tenor, and Mr. Gideon Hick;s, bass. The l&st-named in the 'diffi- cult role of the prophet acquitted himself if his well-knovyn admirable manner, showing a grasp of the dramatic possibilities ; of the part, and singing \ in straightforward and yigorpus style. The passages of recitative enabled him to show his command of emotional powers as varied in range as the fine scorn and derision of "Call Him Louder" to the confidence and tranquility of "I Go on My Way," while his interpretation of the many familiar arias allotted to the part of Elijah called forth great applause. Mrs. Chandler Sloan had also many demands made upon her powers of endurance which she admirably met, singing throughout with a fine, clear quality of tone and showing a command of expression that Avon for her un- stintecL_applause.,,,��������� ,,.--- ^���������~._- The familiar cavatine, "0, Rest in the Lord," sung by Miss Eileen Maguire, was one of the gems of the evening. The sterling qualities of this well-known singer's work were once again iully evident and she sang with a poignant yet artistically restrained feeling and clear beauty on tone that was a delight to her hearers. The tenor, Mr. Wallace, sang* with sweetness and delicacy, evincing an intuitive sympathy with the role he was sustaining. The unaccompanied trip for women's voices and the quartettes were entrusted to several of the leading singers among the choir, while the orchestra provided a tapestried background of well-balanced and finely-blent sound, the strings led by Mrs. Hastings Dresses and Mrs. Knight Hodge, with Mr. Bridgman, P.T.C.M., at the organ and Mr. Harold Hicks as pianist. THE QUEST OF THE V. 0, T Charlie Was Beady Chaplin -was introduced to Caruso the other night. 'Ah! Ze Caruso of ze cinema, I greet you,'' exclaimed Caruso with his characteristic modesty. Chaplin hesitated only a second, advancing smiling and with outstretched hand. 'Delighted���������the Chaplin of the opera. I congratulate you.'���������New York Globe. HEKE was tumultuous cheering in the ranks of the Irish Guards, somewhere in France. Sergeant O'Keiliy, V.C., had returned to the trenches,- Two months ber fore, Private O 'Eeilly had, with a scorching-hot machine-gun, held, single-handed, an important trench after all his comrades had fallen. Incidentally, he had also saved the. life of an officer, who lay. wounded and exposed on the parapet of the, trench. His was but one of niahy such brave deeds which occurred almost daily along that terrible front/ but 0 'Beil- ly-'a deed had the advantage of being conspicuous.. Hence his two months' leave, his journey to London and his reception at Buckingham Palace, where the King himself pinned the little bronze cross to his khaki jacket. Hence his public re ception in his native village of Tul- lameelan, where they hung garlands of flowers about his neck, and his old mother wept tears of joyful pride. Hence, too, his return with the sergeant's stripes. The story of the honors heaped'' upon him had been duly chronicled and illustrated in the press, and had preceded his return to the trenches. Hence his joyful reception by the regiment. Private Finnessy and Private Mal- oney had been among the first to grasp the hero's hand, and had' joined heartily' in the vociferous cheer ing, but now that affairs had again resumed their normal round, these two companions sat at the bottom of the trench, smoking thoughtfully. "O'Reilly's a brave man," said Finnessy, then added, after a- pause, ^'the lucky divil!" "I believe ye," replied Maloney. "And he only five feet sivin," continued Finnessy. ^ "With one punch," said Moloney, contemplating his hairy *fist, "I could lift him into the inemy's trenches!" "Do you mind how all the girls in Tullameelan kissed, him?" said Finnessy. "I know one girl there that didn't!" said Moloney, hotly. "And I know another!" as hotly replied Finnesy. ''The papers are nothin' but lyin' rags," said Moloney. "I believe ye,'' said Finnessy. Viciously whistled the bullets across the top of the trench and a shell or two whined overhead, unheeded by the comrades, long accustomed to the sound*, ''But I'm not denyin'," said Finnessy, after a pause, "that the little brown cross is a great temptation to anny girl." "It is that!" agreed Moloney. ��������� # > .".���������'������ ..*��������������� ������ '' At five o 'clock!" the whisper ran along the trench. Since three o'clock the guns massed on the hills behind them had been sending a shrieking ..death-storm into the enemy's trenches in front of the Irish Guards. At five, promptly, the storm of shell would cease. At a given signal the and rush the trenches before them, parapet, make their way through the openings in the wire entanglements, ad rush the trenches before them. There was no outward excitement. The aspect of the men remained unchanged, but one could feel the nervous tension. A young subaltern, near Finnessy and Moloney, glanced occasionally at his wrist-watch, and smoked his cigarette more rapidly than usual. "If he falls," whispered Finnessy to Moloney, '' 'tis mesilf that will bring him in." "You will not," said Moloney. "I've had me eye on him fr wakes-" "Ye can have the Major," said Finnessy. X ....J.W.11-not!^-said -Moloney,-"'twud take a horse to carry him in!" The batteries ceased firing. A low whistle sounded. The men grasped their rifles with baj'onets fixed. Cold steel alone must do the work now. Another whistle. With a hoarse cheer, the men climbed out over the front of the trench, and the charge was on. Side by side raced Finnessy ' and Moloney, with eyes fixed on the young subaltern who, carrying a rifle, was springing on before them. For a few moments it seemed that the batteries had effectually silenced the trenches of the enemy immediately in front. A hundred yards further and they would be reached. Now, however, from that line of piled earth and barbed-wire came the, crackling roar of machine-guns. For a moment the men wavered and many fell, but with a growl, the others rushed on. Fifty yards further, and then the ground seemed to heave up and hit Finnessy and Moloney. Side by side they lay, with their faces partly rooted in the trampled ground. To their ears came dully the sound of the fierce hand- to-hand fighting beyond them. Slowly they scraped the dirt from their faces and looked at each other. "Where did they get ye, Finnessy?" asked Moloney. "In the leg," groaned Finnessy. "The same fr me," moaned Moloney. . The bullets of the machine-guns still sang over them, and both men began to dig into the soft earth and pile it into a mound in front of their heads. Now back across the torn ground came the remnant of the charge, for the trenches had not been taken. Pome ran, others walked or crowled or were carried, but always oyer them and among them whirred the leaden death. Soon Moloney and Finnessy were left alone in their little self-made trenches, for none of Friday, April 21, 1916. QUIETLY, QUICKLY, SMOOTHLY, YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS ARE MOVED X m*m\*m4Mm*m4mm%m4^m4m%*Mm*m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _^H^^^^^^^^^^^^-. ___________________ ��������� V Without any fuss, any disturbance, without breaking or-losing ai valuable furniture or bric-a-brac BECAUSE CAMPBELL MAKES A BUSINESS TO MOVE GOODS THAT WAY. The big CAMPBELL "Car Vans" are heavily padded inside a_ completely enclosed, affording absolute protection.. Only skillful, intell gent movers handle your goods. AND the charge is surprisingly smi Phone Seymour 7360 for full particulars. Campbell$torace (ompany Oldest amp larsest in w^stertn Canada ���������PhoneSeymour 7300 0mcE8573EATrv_.STREET Office Phone: Seymour 8765-8766 DIXON & MURRAY Office and Store Fixture Manufacturers Jobbing Carpenters, Show Oases Painting, Paperhanging and Ralsominlng Shop: 1065 Dunsmuir St. Vancouver, B. C. Banish Corns and Sore Feet in Boots When your feet slip into a LECKIE they f eel at ease at once. The style is there, too, and - wear! well just make your next pair of boots . LECKIES' and compare them with any boots you have ever worn before. LECKIE BOOTS come in all styles and sizes and your shoe dealer will be glad to try them on your feet. Don't forget���������they're made in B. C���������name stamped on each pair. AT ALL DEALEM their retreating comrades had. noticed them. ,. ...,...: Twilight was fading, when a brilliant idea flashed across the .mind of Finnessy. The intensity of the illumination almost dazed him for a, moment. "Moloney," said Finnessy, " 'tis not very sthrong ye're feelin', I'm thinkin'." "Ye're think-tank is oyerflowin' shut it off!" growled Moloney. "Sure, Moloney, ye'er voice is very wake! Ye'll be faintin' in a minute!" said Finnessy, soothingly. "I'll nit!" cried Moloney. "What's eatin' ye?" "Poor old boy!" purred Finnessy, "ye're in a disperate state. Ye must be rescued. I'm goin' to take ye in!" "How?" asked Moloney. "I'm goin' to take ye on me back and crawl in with ye. It's me duty to do jt and 5ng]andexpi(^s_ every Irishman to do his duty! Me only reward will be ye'er gratitood!" said Finnessy, Slowly the brilliant idea spread to the mind of Moloney. "Sure, Finnessy,"; said Moloney, "'tis brave and kind of ye, but I can't accipt ye'er sacrifice. 'Tis yer- silf that must be saved. I can hear the trimble in ye'er speech. No one can say that a Moloney iver diserted a friend! I'll take ye in if I die fr it!" .' "Don't be a fool, Moloney; ye know ye're waker than I am!" "I'm not!" cried Moloney. "I'm as sthrong as a horse, and. I am goin' to save ye or perish in the at- timpt!" "Ye selfish baste!" howled Finnessy. "Ye'd spoil me chance for the V. C. would yeV "Silfish baste ye'crsilf!" roared Moloney. "'Tis me own chance! And in ye'll go on me back, dead or alive!" - ' Moloney and Finnessy reached for each other. Back in the trenches of the Irish Guards the young subaltern, peering through a loophole,. saw dimly through the growing dusk the struggles of Moloney and Finnessy. "Poor devils," he muttered, "must be in agony! Didn't know any were left" alive out there.' Even as he spoke, a wiry figure beside him sprang to the top of the parapet and started towards the struggling men. Now the enemy's trench awoke again, but presently, through the zone of death, the subaltern and all who could secure loopholes, saw that wiry figure slowly crawling, crawling back towards their trench, dragging behind him two reluctant but exhausted men. As the limp bodies of Finnessy and Moloney slid down into the trench a cheer broke forth from' the men, which drowned the noise of the firing. Slowly. Finnessy and Moloney- opened their eyes. The subaltern was speaking. ."Sergeant. O'Reilly,,'/ he said, ".if such a thing is possible, you deserve and should have another Victoria Cross!" Again the cheers broke forth. Finnesy looked at Moloney. "For the love of Mike!" said Finnessy. "I believe ye!' said Moloney. ���������A. Byers Fletcher, ni "Life." Frank Slavin's Spirit The 67th Battalion Western Scottish from Bictoria, B. C, is a worthy ri var to the Princess Patricias. The battalion was recruited from, all over British Columbia, and contains; hundreds of men who roughed it in mining camps, the Yukon and Northern British Columbia, lumber jacks, prospectors, fishermen ^and ojther pio- heersT ~ Oiie of the members of the battalion is Frank Slavin, well known to the sporting fraternity of a generation ago in Australia, England and America as a champion pugilist. Slavin was the. last of the pugilists to fight with bare fists. The old veteran still carries the scars of many fistic encounters on his features. When the battalion was inspected in Ottawa on its way east by the Duke of Connaught, he noticed the ribbons which. Slavin wore referring to a period in the early seventies. "How old are you, my man?" inquired His Eoyal Highness. " Forty:five, sir,"w-as the prompt reply of the ex-pugilist. The Duke smiled and turning . to���������: the Colonel of the regiment said, "It shows a fine spirit when men will tell lies about their age in order to get. overseas." Slavin has a son twenty-four years of age who is going over with the next lot from Victoria. ��������� 4> # ������ What Kind of Shells? The worries of a prop boy of the film studio are many. As an instance when a Pallas Picture director left a message for '' Spider'' the freckle- face youth in charge of props, to bring him a box of shells immediately, our little hero was in a quandary.. The director was staging "David Garrick" far away on a "location." Now what kind of shells did he want, gun, oyster or sea-shells? JUXHJEJ O&is rreanOobacco
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Title | The Western Call |
Publisher | Vancouver, B.C. : McConnells |
Date Issued | 1916-04-21 |
Description | Published in the Interests of Mount Pleasant and Vicinity. |
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Notes | Print Run: 1910-1916 Frequency: Weekly Published by Dean and Goard from 1910-01-07 to 1910-04-01, Terminal City Press from 1910-04-08 to 1915-12-24, and then McConnells from 1915-12-31 to 1916-06-30. |
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Date Available | 2012-09-14 |
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