^-Wo$d|iw^^^ \w0. cJnkk^i^JjiA. /-Ji&mes ^awfti-Mrs;. ^jdrewsX^^ ������������������feoI4^*;ftlspcial to e^|i*rat&; > tte 'lent). ;:.;otg^ | "J; i8|ree|^wlhen ;sh("-it|a ''',.W:.;\i\%n. X:0xx*Xx/X ,:X'��������� ��������� :'ikk^^^^kt^^^ii^&^. $oeietjr ^wjlfl^j-tf^ <wmedy, "|i^^ church hallf^f Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian church tonight at 8 o'clock. A sale of work was held by the Helping Hand Committee of f? Alexandra Eeview No. 7 Wo- v-inen's Benefit Association of the ;:|Maiceabees on Wednesday eventing in the Knights of Pythias BajJ;; Mrs. H. Wilson presided, [. andXa varied and interesting programme was provided by the 'following: Mrs. McDuffee, Miss Hazel Fremlin, Miss Rose Metcalfe, the Misses Elsie, Nellie and iTria Pettipiece, Mrs. Connelly, ^Miss Muriel Lipsey, Misses Flor- - Vie and Gladys Wilson, Retta ���������' Radcliffe. vr^^M:*W^-^-^^ $||l$|*^^ aad:;.]^^^ ioiilt hostesses; Jat a ttea given ;ai the*��������� Jtome, of iMps. Ste������yes,-; 35$ i.4th;ave.Jfyi$ai): 6iv;M^ 2n^i-^in 3 ta^6^rii:^ si<?al* /^'^^^���������^^"���������ii^:X-^j_v_i;-: iii -X-^ifciL-e^"..-_ -- jc^Tanr^c^. :bf| ^jparation; (^Ul t^e jadies please acpept; this press' invito :*tionTX' X ':JJ���������:'������������������' ���������'���������' k On Good Friday evening at St. Michael's church -^ chorus ^ of- sixty voices with orchestral accompaniment gave a fine rendition of Stainer's J'Crucifixion" and Gounod's well known'' ��������� Gallia.'' Madame Olive Clare, J. E. Pacey and W. H. Nanson were the soloists. Mr. W.H. Barton conducted, while at the organ arid piano were Mr. C. R. Dawson and Prof. J. F. Ainsley. ..- The following pupils are class ".leaders for April in the Mount Pleasant school: Div. 1, John Mitchell; Div. 2. Edwin Moffat, Viola Redburn; Div. 3. Charles -*rRichardson; Div. 4, Mabel Stewart, Blanche Fisher; Div. 5, Gladly fs Owen; Div. 6, Yip Dang; Div. Tj. Muriel Hicks, Evelyn Jones, Louis Bickford; Div. 8, Joseph Mocbar; Dix, 9, Delia Wilkin- ^1son;^Div. 10, Alex..Bryce; Div. '' 11; Wallace Halliday; Div. 12, Harding Moffat, Long Way; Div. 13, Fred Jones, Barty Morrow; Div. 14, Donald Bortimore; Div. 15, Lindsay Philips. pajw^^ieato admitted,tfinj; >������yJ������g fpati*nti discharged, \^^jmet>i^ on acoouat, S60; \**$iig jp$tta������ts; pai4 ������otjiiiig, .93; previous month's account* paid iii TfuU, 86; previous month's accounts '$$$^ kJJJl$kWk-A'k '"rk:^":'v 'A -jA'^jnongz^^ from the Burnaby municipal council of $1250, Laurel Tenuis Club, $100, Hudson's Bay Company, $250, and B. T. Rogers, ;|j;.QW*������:;^ ������������������:,-. Xpfcecbai^^ behalf of the couwwttee tbat be W$?^^ Board of Park Oomuiis- sioners iu: couiiectiou^^lf=���������*&.application by the hospital Board for the use of the house on Pandora Park as a convalescent home for returned wfldiers. The report stated that the appUcatwu hi4 ;b^ Wanfleld pointed out that at least one member of the park Commission stated that ������������������1**(_p__w_*^ j>ark migbt uot meet ^b tfc*a|K>^^ ueigPorfibod. Som* of the dir&tors coTOmeute^:rtroi6j_:ly o������ this attitude. The report also suggested that the application be withdrawn and the incident closed. VANCOUVBJmAS BBU.WANT PUTUBB Under the auspices of the Board of Managers of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian church, a musical and elocutionary festival will be held on May 16th. A large entry list is assured, and a unique entertainment provided. A preliminary "competition will be li eld prior to thei final contest. Competent adjudicators are being secured and suitableu-prizes are being provided in' .the shape- of gold arid silver medals. At a recent meeting of the Vancouver and District .Tennis League the following officers were elected: Hon. pres., F. L Becher; president, M. M. Greaves; vice-pres;, E. Scott Eaton; see.-treas., E. V. Young. The league is divided into two divisions. The first division is composed of the following teams: Denman, North Vancouver, Vancouver, Laurel, Teachers; the second division, of B. C. Electric, Royal Bank,. St. Mark's, Mount Pleasant. Mr. Ben B. Bryan, head of the brokerage firm of Logan & Bryan, New York and Chicago, who hiis just left Vancouver after a stay of several days in this city and in Victoria, expressed himself as decidedly optimistic over the financial situation here and especially over the future of Vancouver as a shippiug and distributing point. Mr. Bryan had not visited the coast for over five years, and noted the remarkable growth of the downtown district of Vancouver since his -last -visit, beini? especially compliinentary in regard to. the new '���������Hotel* Vancouver. "Notwithstanding the stress of war time, in which your city has taken so generous a part, and after a careful study of the situation here, I cannot but feel that Vancouver has a great future before it," said the distinguished broker. The firm whieh Mr. Bryan represents is perhaps the oldest and best known of its kind in America, operating 16,000 miles of private financial wire over the length and breadth of. the continent. It enjoys the unique distinction of having been the only firm that maintained an uninterrupted wire service during the four months succeeding the outbreak of war, when all the important stock exchanges of the world were closed. The Vancouver agents are Waghorn, Gwynn & Co. Ltd., with direct wire connections between Vancouver and all financial centres in North America. Mr. Bryari says the concensus of opinion in Wall street is that the war will not last the year out. After the war he looks to see an immense trade in western lumber and an outflow of eastern capital to the coast. He takes a keen interest in all that pertains to the war, partly due to the fact that financially America is committed to the allies, and partly because he comes from a good old southern family with generations of fighting blood behirid him and has, in fact, four nephews now at the front doing their bit in the cause of democracy. holdA'a:;^ity^kJmeda.b contest in St.- Paul's ^Presbyterian church, cor; Fourteenth ave. and Burns street, on Tuesday evening, May 2nd, at 8 o'clock. An excellent program has been prepared. ;' '*XXx Jflie patriotic workers of the Scottish Ladies' Society were entertained most hospitably on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. P. Lamb, 1036 20th avenue easttXrhere-was^a-good attendance of ladies, and an enjoyable time was spent. The hostess was assisted at the tea hour by Mrs. Methven. Continuing their efforts to stop automobile speeding on Kingsway, the police yesterday charged Mrs. Lillian Watson of Sperling road, Marpole, beforg Magistrate Johnston with that offence. She was fined .$5 and costs, the latter amounting to $5.65. The magistrate also had three boys before him charged with having destroyed a bee hive arid bees, and with stealing $15 worth of honey, the property of Mr. Mauley, 48th and Sophia. The case was adjourned till Sat urday morning, at 10 o'clock. couver and was one of five ������������������bro-" 'service:; AAA X;-;-'*fX"X' AA. ���������'���������;i*vx:-.X i^VrfcRg^Kgl Lieut-Colonel Wilne officiated at the evening .service in the Knox _ Presbyterian church on Sunday, when the roll of hdnor of the church was unveiled. He gave anXnterestjng talk ony the. -,; thorough: and yaluable Xtraiuing; ��������� the members^Oif the overseas bat^ talibh receive. Jit was ��������� ari^ouricedx during the .eT������ung.'by;*":^^ tor that the floral decorations in the church this suirimer will be grown largely from seed serit irom_the battlefebnt^in^Flandera^ by the pastor's brother, Major (Rev;) John Pringle; ���������.-''"k-'k'k'-'^-i ���������-:''-. r-&4?\t jAr.jk mm -'��������� -'. vyKi^iJi - ... .������������������-"���������'.?':.' kAi'AJji A "Home Scene," entitled, ','The Lost.Child," with 14 characters, will be the principal attraction at a concert being arranged by the Soldiers' and Sail- Cross Society, to be held nununp ors' Mothers arid Wives Red Cross Society, to be held in the St. Peter's church, corner of 30th avenue and Walden street, on Tuesday evening, May 2nd. Artists on the programme will be Misses S. Corneau, Madge His- lop, Jean Henderson, Susy Roberts, Margaret Ramsay, Elvira Walters, Amy Mutch, Paul, Grace Pritehard, Edith Phillips J and Bertha Ross. .Aided by some excellent slides made from photographs taken by himself while a missionary in the South American republic, Rev. J. Richmond Craig gave a very interesting and amusing lecture last Monday evening A on "An Unknown. Land arid Its People^' in the Westminster Presbyterian church. Mr. Craig, who is/well.' .,,.,.. , ���������,r? known as a raconteur, delivered - x"kjA-'AAit his lecture in a most'���������..entertairi*^.:;A":'J X'XX1 ing manner. He gave an ^account of. his work among '. the,, native) Indian tribes, and ��������� related manyv amusing anecdotes of/ his f experiences. The lecture .was under the. auspices of ! the Wpmeri*sr :XX*X^vXi| Missionary-Society.:'; '��������������������������� c/X- :*'.^-^''^ '���������kM}J~' Wj%* :JA^ ikiMe ''���������-���������-?��������������� i X*Xj *��������� 4*y* y:fe| ���������-" XX'iX^K '.':':'" *'���������'*' X-" .'''' A'/*"''' <_i ������v;:v.:..>"'-.-.-,Oi.;//| (Air: Note^ Notes, ;NotM*X "Break, I^eak,VBreaW''~rV Tennyson) *^ ; v " Notes, notes, notes-^- .-;��������� ;'_���������* '���������'..: :;.: *.' "Writing's"my passion, you see; With a pen I easily utter : The thoughts thiit arise in me. "������������������'���������;. 'Tis hard on the peaceful souls Who fare on their ocean wayX But pass me another paper pad; I will give my quill more play. Yet the children continue to drown In spite of my utmost skill; And their mothers weep for the wee, vanished hands, ��������� ������������������- And the baby lips that are still! Notes, notes, notes��������� - The end of my wits I see! But the wasted days when I might have prepared Will never come back to me. ���������From the New York Tribune. '-'Xi'j'.'i'l ���������-;*-������������������!*& '&M ft" ���������i: THE WESTERN CALL "Friday, April 28, 1916. Wj m \W- '-I? '*���������;���������"��������� it m hfti. I s> yi" ft I'ti I* I.: ���������i i J? I 1 rr 1 On Saturday afternoon the garden whieh has-been prepared in Stanley Park to mark the tercentenary of j William ShakesT T-peare, was formally handed over to the, Board of Park Commis- '-.**��������� . ... .������������������** ��������� sioners by the Shakespeare committee. The ^ceremony was performed by Mrs. Jonathan Rogers who planted the oak that will in future years mark Vancouver's appreciation of the poet. The garden already contains some 52 out of 300 trees, shrubs and plants mentioned by Shakespeare in his works, and it is hoped to get within 30 or 40 of the total number shortly. They have been planted under superintendent Rawlings. The warm bright sunshine Saturday afternoon attracted a large concourse of people to the ceremony. For the occasion a platform had been erected, upon which were placed ., rows of pot plants, with a bust of. Shakespeare in the centre, sur1 mounted by a large Canadian flag. Mrs. Jonathan Rogers^was presented with a silver .miniature SjpadeXas a memento of the occasion, by Mr. Dunbar Taylor, the chairman, on behalf ���������'of.-'the committee, with the inscription, ** '^Presented- to r Mrs, Rogers by . the. i Shakespeare Tercentenary Committee, Vancoiiver, April 22, 1916," and in her reply expressed* the sincere wish that the garden would become One of the noted spots of, the park in the future? XMr; Dunbar Taylor, in open: ing the proceedings, explained that the object of the committee was to arrange for, a suitable celebration of the tercentenary of Shakespeare. Shakespeare, he said, was a great poet, a great Englishman, and a great patriot, and could they doubt, he asked, if Shakespeare were aliye in the stirring times of today that he would be an Imperialist of the Imperialists ? He thanked the park commissioners for the generous response they had, made to the request of the celebration committee, for the formation of a garden as a commemoration of the Shakesperean tercenten ary. Mr. J. Francis Bursill mentioned the fact that Vancouver was not the first to ^initiate the idea of a Shakespeare garden and referred to the famous one, at Stratford-on-Avon, so they were following a very gotfd example, and he believed that this one, like the one* at Stratford-ori- Avon, wotild be the Mecca of many visitors to whom it would bring pleasing memories of Shakespeare. In responding to a vote of thanks to the commissioners, Mr. Jonathan Rogers said he thought they had a good deal to do to make Stanley Park what it should be. He spoke of the admiration the park awoke in visitors, and of its benefit to the city from a health point of view; , One thing ^hey should .do, he said, was to make the, city*beautiful . for the mind and healthy for the body. Ald.^Mahon responded on be half of the city council. HOW GERMANY MEETS FOOD PROBLEM X GENUINE BARGAINS Sacrifices that are not made from choice. HOUSES WEST END���������9-room strictly modern house on Barclay St. west of Denman St. oS 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 iroom 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 terms. ��������� *'"...'���������% 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 FiVWVlEW���������Fully modern 6-room bungalow, just off 12th Ave. and East of Granville St. on lot 62% bj 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. 7% per, cent. Balance arrange. H.VI8JLANO���������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���������MosiN 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 =^���������^*_<Lj*i^ 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 sejparate, 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 Boad 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 slashed1' balance alder and small ������t creek through one corner. 3-room house finished in beaver board, sink, water in house, 20 fruit trees, 3 years' 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 Germany's "food supply has all along been one of * the gre.it questions of the war. With their principal seapprts sealed the German people find themselves1 vvholly dependent upon their o^n industry and ingenuity to supply themselves * with the things they must have to live. But this condition was not unforeseen. Soon after ,. the war opened a group of the most eminent scientists in Germany set to work to find out, down to the last gram, just what, food *was required , and just how much could be produced. They worked on the hypothesis that the gates of Germany would be hermetically sealed. They took the actual requirements of men, women and children in units of food value and against, this they set down just what the country- could be made to. produce. This study is not- lesg^.r.emark- able for thoroughness fhan for the striking result obtained. For while,these experts finally reached the conclusion that Germany could hold out," all their emphasis is placed^ on the. narrowness of. the margin or surplus and on the necessity for great changes in standards /of living and in methods of production: Mass of'Useful Information English scieritists have seized, upori the work of . the Germans and found in it a mass of -information as to the actual state of the empire. They have also been at pains to.test the conclusions of the Germans to see if perchance they had not been overconfident. The English editors," however, do not express an opinion on the ability of the German people -to put into practice the plans of the experts, but they point out that some of : the figures for. food requirements are lower than* /many physiologists h^js^Qund^tb^be^-.thewCase.------��������� The English editors find satisfaction in the conclusions . of the German experts, for it is accepted as an answer to the German cry tha^t the British blockade is starving or is destined to starve millions of women and children in Germany. That was the reply_ voiced in many quarters when loud protests were made against the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zeppelin raids on London. According to Germany's own authorities the British answer says no woman or child in Germany need go hungry even if no food can be brought in. The Englishmen also find in the study a justification of the British Order in council which stopped food imports to Germany. For, the Englishmen say, if Germany can produce within her own borders just enough food to feed her population, the first person benefitted by an* increase' in the supply would be the German soldier, and hence England is wholly within her rights in not adding strength and comfort to her enemy's fighting forces. Summary bf Data J).r. "Waller, of the University of London, thus summarizes the essential data and conclusions of the German study in terms of '.protein, the most necessary and most expensive substance ' contained in foodstuffs: Germany used,during the years 1912-13 2,261,000 tons of protein per annum. Germany can with care live upori a smaller amount���������1,605,- 000 tons. - The internal resources of Germany cut off from any imports,' will nearly meet this ^reduced reed, producing;; .slightly more tit:-n 3,554,00 0t:msX The internal'' resources-: of Gi'Tinany can be increased by strict economy to 2,022,300 tons. ���������;������������������������������������ \ - Or, translating millions. of tons into terms that appeal more directly to the physiologist arid to the actual consumer, this message of the German professors to -the German people is as follows: X * 1. You consumed protein during the two years before the war at the rate of 116 grams per man per day, (or -96 grams per head of the.population per day). 2. Your minimum ���������physiological requirement ��������� is 80 grams per man per day, (or 64 grams per head per day). ; 3. You are producing at nbme 78 griams per man. per day,' (or 62.5 grams per head per day): 4.-Therefore, you must economize : and increase your home production, which can be raised to. 102 grams per man per day, (or 81i'5 grams per head per day). .������'������������������. r * RENTAL LISTINGS 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 Seymour -746TX XX / 509 Richards SX THE SHAKESPEARE GARDEN The complete list of plants in ^the r Shakespeare garden is as follows: Aebnitum, anemone, bachelor 's butt6n, balm, bilberry, blackberry, broom, burdock, bur- net camomile, carnation, caraway carrot, clover, cockle, columbine, cowslip- crocus or saffron, crowflower, crown imperial, cuckoo budsj' daffodil, daisy, dewberry, dock, eglantine, elder, eringoes, fennel, fern seed, flag, flox, fumitary, furz, harebell hawthorn, ;hazel, heath, hemlock,-heirip, holly, holy thistle, hbneysuck%: hyssop, ivy, knotgrass, Xlark'si heels, lavender, long purples, irialiow, marigold, marporam, v'.minty-.mistletoe,. nettle, Oxslip, parisy, pink, peony, poppy, primrose, , musk rose; damask rose, provence rose, white rose, red . rose, rosemary, rue, rush, savory,-- strawberry, thistle, thyme, violet and wormwood. These represent the more prominent plants and flowers mentioned by Shakespeare, not including trees, vegetables or ^-weeds--'"^^-^--^"^^-"^^"^^^^^ The people most addicted to wasting time are those whose time is not their own. British Columbia's agricultural products for the year ending March, 1915, were greater in value than the production of any other of the principal industries of British Columbia. Minerals amounted to .$26,388,825, timber products, $28,250,000, fisheries $13,891,398, and agricultural products .$30,184,100. _ . A company has been organized in Spain for operating, wireless telehone systems in Spanish cities, also to connect with Spanish vessels at sea and with the Spanish possessions in Africa. It is proposed to erect wireless- stations at Cordoba, Seville,' Cadiz, Huelva and twenty- nine other places. Sweden has been experiment- ing --'with peat powder as a fuel for the locomotives on state-owned railways, and it is reported that just as heavy trains can be pulled and, as good speed made with this fuel as with anthracite. The Swedish state railway directors have asked experts to give estimates of the cost of, preparing a bog for the manufacture of peat powder. 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. Bents and Mortgage Interests collected. Investments made on First Mortgage and Estates manag- . ed under personal supervision. X Insurance���������Fire, Life, Accident, Marine, Automobile, Employers' Liability. ���������?4*>l Mplson's Bank Building 543 Hastings 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. BUGGIES, WAGONS, Etc. Leather ot all kinds. Horse Clothing. We are the largest manufacturers and importers of Leather Goods in B. C. WHOLESALE ANP RETAIL. REQUIREMENTS FOR OWJAN-UP PAY The success of. a "Clean-up Day'' d3pendsc entirely- upon the citizens. Leaders are necessary to initiate the movement, to get the proper officials interested, and to awaken a public- interest. In many places the Boy Scouts have been called upon to assist in" "this" work, inspecting^ premises, in outlying and residential sections. For this purpose a small card is supplied as shown here. These reports are returned to headquarters and facilitate action to secure improvement. Municipalities should provide sufficient cartage facilities for removal of the refuse collected, furnish places for its disposal or destruction, and give every encouragament for the voluntary efforts of citizens to make their home towns more cleanly, more healthful and more homelike. How It Happened Jones says he's no longer engaged, to Lenore, Though the contract was broken by neither; hut she Once told him the price of. a gown that she wore", And he stated to her what his income would be For the year. yThe engagement, unbroken that day, Just sagged in the middle, and melted-away. '*; War Clouds CraAvford ��������� As it looks like rain why don't you go back to the house for your -umbrella ? Crabshaw���������If I did I'd probably be interned for the night. x Something Lacking Mrs. Jones, hung up the re- ceiver after having finished using the^^ phone"and"walkc"d"t6~the' counter, where she placed a ten- cent piece., She waited a ' few. seconds, and the druggist, thinking she was waiting for change, said: That's the correct amount, madamf I know it, but where are my trading stamps ? was the woman's response. You never can tell. A man ���������may be perfectly -honest and still have a different umbrella every time it rains. A spendthrift is a person who saves his money for a rainy day, and then prays for rain. Semi-Iaterary / Emma, a charming young woman, was very literary, and young Wood, her devoted admirer, was not the least inclined in that direction. He obtained permission to call, and spent an embarrassing evening trying to discuss authors of whom he knew almost nothing, and their books, of which he knew even less. "Of course, Mr, Wood," remarked the young woman, arch ly> "you have read 'Romeo and Juliet,' -haven't you?" ��������� For a moment the young man felt helpless, but, having a sudden brilliant thought occur to him, lie replied: ��������� "Why, I've read Romea!" ; When a woman pauses for reflection, look for the mirror. In travelling the road to, success some people always want to eut across lots. :..::3ix. Friday, April 28, 1916. P^v Diamonds Scarce���������Price ��������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������������<������������������ ��������� ���������������������������:��������� >���������.-���������.:������.-���������,':'.��������� v,���������'-';.��������������������������� ;-v.1 r:.-.--..r-r-r-r-,....-;��������� ,-.���������.':��������� ������������������..-������������������ x-rAtuu vV-.;;-;.----. ������������������������'.>���������'������ XxX Aniericait jewelers wtibr have ir^tch^lthe'ladversc effect^ bf fche war upon^ the putputX>i "-the" fcouth ^African diamond inines: i.re; "-wondering^ :Jiwh^th^;i-JJ';0^ availablesupply; Of: *this|^p*ular [gem will Xief sufficient to m^ Lhe ebnStantry yjgrowihgXiwnandj Ifor it. The XninesA h^ye^ been [closed since Xthe; beginning bf [the war, and it israppa.reht that [they will not resume, operations unless the British government 'revokes the order which prevents the mine operators from obtaining the explosives necessary to carry on their work. Mr. Lee Reichman, chairman of the Good and Welfare Committee of the National Jewelers'. Board of Trade, believes that the diamond industry will reach a crisis unless the war ends within six months, or unless the mines are allowed to obtain a supply of explosives. Only Piamonds Available "I think that I am pretty close to the facts," said Mr. Reichman, "when I say that the only diamonds available are those on the 'blue ground' of the De Beers Company in South Africa. All the diamond mines worth mentioning are in South Africa, and are owned by the English. In order to keep a mine ruhnihg^a constant supply of expiqsivfes^^^ On accoji^;^ material;^ i^fi^ value ^v"-;the;^;gfe^m^ 'gettihg;laj^ Ak$AfterAifcei ^xplosion>'the blue cl^y ���������:*;"cbntamng;Xttie;:;* diamond nugget i$ hscatterecl; over the fields, where i,t is allowed to remain from six months to a year. This is necessary,in order to subject the hard clay to the natural or artificial slacking process that erodes and- disintegrates the rock-like substance and makes it crumble and easy to work with. These fields of blue clay are technically known as 'blue ground.' Average to Each Load ' "In July, 1914, that is, when the war began, the mines were closed. At that time the records produced by the directors of. the De Beers Company showed that there were 11,000,000 loads of 'blue ground.' A load of 'blue ground' weighs about a ton. The average find to every load is approximately one-third of a carat. Thus you see that out of that enormous amount of ground only about 3,500,000 carats are found. These, of course, are the nuggets in the rough, of all^sizes, WHY ENDURE THE CRUEL TORTURE OF TOOTH^���������^E~ WHY GO ALONG FROM PAY TO PAY WITH UNSIGHTtY, DECAYING TEETH WHICH ARE A MENACE TO YOUR OWN HEALTH-AN OFFENCE TOYOURFWmPS? * X -���������* x' " * If the dread of pain or youj inability to meet the exorbitant price* charged hy other dentists has hitherto prevented you having your teeth attended to, listen to my message. PUlTOSTItY AS I ^ACTIOS *T JS ABSOLUTELY PEVOIP OF ?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, PON'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 TOPAY FOR A FREE EXAMINATION Dr. T. Glendon Moody Vancouver** DAWSON BLOCK Vancouver?* Pioneer Painless Dentist COR. HASTINGS & MAIN STS. Dentist Phone Seymour 1566 shapes, ^oloi^jXand brilUariiJies.; Only an -average of 33 per een% pf these stonesk is available^ to be worked'with forVbrhamehtalrpurr ppses^that;; is, to be turned inter thefinished kbit ot jewelry you buyX The rema:haer is used for cutting, drilling and other purposes^ Roughly speakingy the availaWe'Pe;;Beers load of ^blue groundXwill yield about 1,200^ 0Q0 carittts,-of the kind that we; as';.,diamond importers are interested in. These 1,200,000 must be cut into the desired shapes and sizes. The average net result, after the cutting and grinding, is about 480,000 carats, or 40 iper1 cent, of the original number that were picked for drnk-: mental purposes. It is this course that we have been counting on since the war started. During the ,last six months the value of .the diamond has gone up 20 and 30 per cent. "Bear in mind that the figures given are hypothetical, that is, 'we would have 480,000 carats to count on if all of. the 11,000,000 loads of 'blue ground' were manipulated. Don't forget that 'the ' workers in the mines and factories are subjects of the powers at war and have been called to arms. Any labor that is procured must be well paid for. Besides the extra expense in labor we have to back up against the increased rates on the money exchange, as well as the rise in insurance rates. I have figured out the shipping costs to be thirty-six times as much as they were in normal times. With, these facts in mind, I think the state of the diamond market will be appreciated." r-vi-'y.,:rr!r:>ipy^^ ������������������.'^���������'-^S& SHOCKIM&I^^ OF OERMAH SOLPIEBS ������������������'������������������ .������������������"���������':'--'-..,n.,...,..: ���������->'*v:"i:^{f|y^|^g^|; OEUR ^M-^tt^^ ^ *���������"���������*' .���������'���������* DutclX ^?���������������Xwl^H*V^^S^^ '.-.. '*;��������� decpralionip&n^ field i experieni^ Jttther.;Re&-.'-:'Ci^&^ just; com'eibaclfe;:;^ in^/hospit'aisXfrt^ onika.' She^:has\/:ke]jtr;ga^ she :is prepanhg������/fp^&pu|^^ ter. the '��������� yvar,J^at^ i^fde8crib^g^"Lin: the London-:Weekl^^^si^^^iJB^Jife- sincd the '?ateful^^gu^'Ofg$eSyear: 1914 she '���������g^v(^..licm*iA:^*vi^^^A^'Ai^i'-- tracts', f rom it. *;'it;X������������?fc^Mment filled with ttiifobnai^^ such men*.;a8.^KMg;^M������itj'*:* KinjgvRBiter of Serbia,' Queenr Elizabeth ;.pfSBeli gium, the CrownV;; Prince^pf ii Serbia, Marshal von der Goltz,XBurgomaster Max of Brussels, and 'other celebrities, and it gives ai v^nd(Br^/;ii_8ight; into the hospital aspectV^of;; tie 4 ;war^ Wounded herself in the Transvaal 15 years ago, where she first saw service as a nurse, she has been in four campaigns, including the Balkan wars of 1912-13. Since, the present struggle began she has been almost everywhere. German Atrocities - \ Speaking of the first days of \. the Belgian invasion, she says: "For five days and five nights we worked incessantly, getting the bandages and medical preparations ready and then theory ended, for the wounded began to come in, and they, too, be-, gan to know war's grim reality. A neutral, I thought I .was safe, but not with the Germans, as I' soon found out. A few days after the occupation of Brussels I found my self imprisoned and brought before Marshal von der Goltz. I refused to speak, however, Kere Is an example of what I saw on my journey^ taken from my journal: "The trains are filled with soldiers hurrying to the front, and all around I heard them boasting of their atrocities. 'We burns a whole street of the beggars who had locked themselves in their cellars,' I heard one say. On this I entered into conversation. How did war feel from the active point of view, I wondered? Two men answered my question. 'Ah, Schwes- ter,' said one, 'it turns a man into a beast. I feel as if I should never be able to become a~ man again.', Another said���������and I could see it was true���������'I have lost an _ eye and an arm, and my leg will probably be amputated, but I would , give every .other one of my limbs' with pleasure if I could get the life' of an English soldier for each of them.' "This was not the worst thing I came across. After all, I thought, it is acts , that show the man, not sentiment.-" -I saw with my own eyes this listen to it, you English, any' of fei;^S|&iipB^^sw*^::*::*.-: -: ���������:*' -rirv^rrr r .XXI^?������_i|l^ ���������- ������������������ '���������"���������' ''���������'��������� '���������'���������--''���������"'���������"-i'Vi'^^^ PlC' You can make an appoint- ment 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. Si J \ l^vl ��������� \ ���������'J i*-'.'��������� X j x. ^._i -*',- ���������)! *.-> '��������� -.J ^��������� 4 British Columbia Telephone Company, limited., information?" The old fellow turned to the desk ,thuinbed the ledger, and chuckled. '/Well, the earliest settler I've got is Doc Talcott, an' his best record is three months." ANP STILL THEY HATE "At Verdun Germany's last phase has been advanced: Tagliche Bunrschau defines^ neatly how she will behave from how to the end; ''Away with all hampering restrictions, all prescriptions of right or law or justice that can fetter our arms, in our fight to the death with our most sinister :enemy, England, whose trade we must destroy, as she wished to destroy^oBrs- -Bigl-t-frpm = the-very first, when, so many a sentimental doctrinarian raised his( bleating voice against it, we knew that it would have to come to a war without scruple or mercy. Now we exclaim, with the full power of our lungs, 'Down with England!' This must be the cry from morn till night of every German man and woman. We are on right road, the men and the means are ours. We need but WILL. We MUST humiliate and crush England, aad that- we can only do by assault ing her shipping and her trade with submarines, with torpedoes, with aerial bombs, with whatever weapon the inventive''brains of our scientists may give birth to, and in our rush at that enemy wc must not look either to . the right or to the left, apprehensive of hurting any neutral bystanders."' These seven days the corpsecup lias been banned���������very ancient custom in ruraj Germany. Says Berlin Post: "Widespread discontent has been aroused in many parts of the country by the order issued by the chief command of the First Bavarian Army Corps prohibiting the immemorial custom known as the 'Corpse Cup.' It has been the practice on the conclusion of a- funeral for the friends of the dead to assemble' either in seme local tavern or at the house of a near relative there to consume pots of beer to the memory, of the departed. The army authorities consider that on these occasions money is spent which could be mueh IJetter utilized in days like the present. In not a few. cases, excessive devotion to the 'Corpse Cup' has led to scenes of immorality and licentiousness. It is, therefore, the more emphatieally that we condemn the rebellious outbreak- and the resistance to the public authorities that the suppressions of this old custom has given rise to in this district, where several persons were more or less seriously injured in a lamentable affray with the military police."���������-From the Boston Transcript.: Historical Item A young woman with a note book and a pencil entered _.the store of Jonathan Driggs, in a small Connecticut town, and said to the proprietor: "Good morning, Mr. Driggs, I'm looking up records of 'the early settlers of the town. Could you give me any you, if you still think well of the Germans! Torturing the British "The train had stopped at Landen, near Liege, and, getting out, I went toward an open cattle truck around which stood, some 50 Germans, who to me appeared as if they were jeer ing some beasts. To my horror I found that their -victims were wound ed English soldiers lying in the straw, their wounds gaping red, but dry, showing they had been exposed for days. I pushed my way through them and gazed into their faces, and to my horror they were covered with spittle and filth, and for a moment I completely lost my head and made for the nearest officer. "'You brute,' I exclaimed, "the wounded are sacred throughout the world. How dare you allow your men to. .-.behave,- Jike__ that ^_to.these...heroic Englishmen!' "He looked down furiously at me through his eyeglasses, but he saw that I was in earnest and I continued to plead - for them " ' Remember, you are speaking to a German officer,' he said. " 'Remember, that the wounded are sacred of whatever nationality they are,' I replied. "He did not like it, but he stopped his men, and with that I was allowed to get near the two Tommies who were lying beside their dead comrade. I wiped their poor faces, and never while I live will I forget the look of gratitude in their poor eyes as they kissed my hand. I do not know their names, and they died next day at Aachen, but I swore within myself. 'Some day that deed ��������� of German brutality will ring through England.' " Horrors in Serbia From Belgium Soeur Martron went to England, and presently to Serbia The conditions there she records in these words: "When I arrived at Yakpodina, for instance, I -found there were 450 wounded in one school���������all lying, net in beds, but as best they could in tlie straw, some of them with as many as 25 wounds upon their bodies. As to the dirt the place was literally ajive with lice as large as rice. And there were no qualified nurses. AI tiie help they got was from, four girls, refugees from Belgrade, and Austrians at that, if you please. They were 16, 17, 19 and 21 years old and were quite helpless in the face of such mountains of dirt and misery. Even I,- with my IS years' experience of hospital life, had to turn away "The sweetness of the Slav is won' derful.'. He seems the embodiment of pity, especially when suffering is concerned. For example, I find that they always look after their eaptives as mothers might after their children when they were wounded. As to the equipment of their hospitals, nearly Vancouver Engineering Works, Ltd. ENGINEERS, MACHINISTS IRON & STEEL POUNDERS ���������i j, j-yl *' ' ��������� :\ X_ <x*^ ���������was* ' ^'#?? 519 Sixth Ave. West. Vancouver, B. O. everything was lacking. I find that we .have hardly 20 instruments in the whole plnce. when we should have *.00, and this means terrible suffering, for we cannot give them anesthetics, and have sometimes to stun the patients into insensibility before we begin amputation. The doctor and niy- se]f haye to work together with a peasant holding an ordinary petroleum lamp over our heads, just as used to be done ,100 years ago. Thousands suffer from gangrene, and sometimes we are forced to make two and three imputations to the same limb. At first we had nothing better than ordinary paper to put around the wounds. Mutilated Belgian Children "I have just come back, as it were from the dead, having broken down in the great strain .in Serbia. As I passed throug Italy I met several Belgian women whose husbands were at'-the "'frbnF^nd^"hose~ciiiidren_lFad" had their hands cut off by the Germans, and these were looked after by Queen Helena. How much .more suffering I am fated to witness I cannot tell, but I only trust I may have 'strength..to'-see the victory of the allies, for win they must and will. Probably my next work will be the Italian front���������I am only waiting the necessary permits and strength��������� for I feel my mission is soon to be in the trenches beside the sufferers, and for this I have left my own children and my aged mother of 78, for my only thought is to see the downfall of Germany-and the glorious reentry of the Belgian king and queen to their martyred but ever-loyal capital." our romNa Substitutes for Calgary Bars Calgary frequenters of the bars will not have to worry where they will spend the dull hours to drive dull care away, for the city has decided to establish municipal bowling greens in the down-town district, adjacent to the: city hall, and two quoiting pitches on the lawn in front of the labor bureau. The greens will be laid out by the park department and looked after by the supervisor of the city hall grounds. After July 1 Cal- garians who feel like going out to have a good time need only to meander down-town, pay a small fee, take a bowling ball in their hand and let 'er rip .If bowling has not got enough of a kick in it, they may walk across the street and participate in some of the hard stuff in the shape of a game of quoits. Policemen will be stationed at the corners to prevent rowdyism.���������Edmonton Bulletin. The Wise rool "In these days of progress there is no such word as fail," observed the Sage. "No," agreed the Fool. "Theword used nowadays is assignment. A feller isn't thinkin' mean, Out fishin'; His thoughts are mostly good and clean Out fishin', He doesn't knock his fellow men, Or harbor any grudges then; A feller's at his finest, when Out fishin'. The rich are comrades to the poor, '* Out fishin'; All brothers of a common lure, Out fishin'; The urchin with the pin an' string Can chum with millionaire an' king; Vain pride is a forgotten thing. Out fishin'. A feller gits a chance to dream, Out fishin'; He learns the beauties of a stream, ���������^^-,____i._fe|_J!^L-..^^-=_^^^^=_ An' he can wash his soul in air That isn't foul with selfish care^ An' relish plain an' simple fare Out fishin'. A feller has no time for hate; ��������� Out fishin'; He isn *t eager to be great, Out fishin'; He isn't thinkin' thoughts of pelf, Or goods stacked high upon a shelf, But he is always just himself, Out fishin'; A feller's glad to be a friend, Out fishin'; A helpin' hand he'll always lend, Out fishin'; The brotherhood of rod an'.line An' sky an' stream is always fine; Men come real close to God's design, Out fishin'. A feller isn't plotting schemes Out fishin'; He's only busy with his dreams, Out fishin'; \ His livery is a coat of tan, His creed: to do the best he can; A feller's always mostly man, Out fishin'. ���������By Edgar A. Guest, from Marble's Monthly Message. According to Germany, battering one's way through a neutral country is purely a defensive measure, while the carrying of a gun bjr a steamship for the purpose of holding off murderous attack is wantonly offensive.���������Philadelphia North AmerV ican. "I think you are tlie man that stole my shirt," said Mike O'Haf- ferty one day when he met a very suspicious looking foreigner roaming about his house. "Do you think I would stoop so low as to take your shirt?" said the stranger. "You hadn't to stoop at all. It was hanging up." mmmm*: ^mMi^sm GAjb Friday, April 28, 1916- THE WESTERN CALL PUBLISHED EYERY FRIDAY A '.'.X X By ���������..'the..;:'f McConnells, Publishers, Limited Head Office: 203 .Kingsway, Vancouver, B. 0. Telephone: Fairmont 1140 Subscription: One Dollar a Year in Advance. $1.50 Outside Canada, r:'--\ X- Evan W. Sexsmith, Editor ' THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC AND THE NEWSPAPER Not longer than twenty-five years ago it was not an uncommon occurrence at press and political banquets for the guests to regale one another with: ('afters dinner oratory seasoned and made stupid with alcoholic stimulant. To what is due the marked absence of. liquor and liquor- drinking today, not only at these but at kindred banquets and suppers? This change has come about in such a short period of time. From a condition of abso- lute friendliness, indeed of com- . radeship, between the newspaper and the liquor traffic there has developed, first a state of cold neutrality and finally a condition of open and resolute hostility. Today liquor has scarcely a friend left among reputable newspapers. "We can. easily remember when it was counted as fanaticism, indeed as business folly, for a newspaper either to advocate prohibition in its editorial columns or to refuse liquor adverT tisemehts oh its advertising pages. When the newspapers first began to take this stand it was the accepted thing -k tor the traffic to increase'Tithe size of their advertisements in the ���������,,-��������� vain belief that the newspapers X^CTe'-poly -''working a bluff''in X order to raise more revenue. Later on, when they began to realize that the papers were real-1 ly in earnest in their expression of opinion, they attempted to prevent the sale of such papers in certain news stands and; often carried the war into the par^ liamentary lobby. But in spite of this stand, more and more newspapers of both political persuasions have declined ���������and are declining liquor advertisements in their columns. It will not, perhaps, be so long before it will be illegal for any newspaper to publish such advertisements. The following is the text of one clause of a bill now before the local house in New Brunswick: That no person shall, upon any w..Y__)"?te_-_^ any public place or resort, or upon any sign or billboard, or upon any circulars, posters, price lists, newspapers, periodicals, or otherwise, within the limits of this province, advertise liquor, or advertise the manufacture, sale, keeping for sale, or .furnishing of liquor, or the person from whom, or place where, or the price of which, or the method by which liquor may be obtained.' And that no person shall circulate or publish, sell or offer for sale, any newspaper, periodical, or other written or printed matter in which an advertisement in this section specified shall appear, or for any owner or occupant to permit any sign or billboard containing such advertisement to remain upon his premises, or to circulate any price lists, order blanks, or other matter for the purpose of inducing or securing orders for liquor, no matter where located. "The penalty for such offence is a fine of not less than $20 nor more than $80 for the first offence, not less than $25 nor more than $100 for the second offence, and imprisonment not less than two months nor more than five months for the third offence." In addition to this there has been a growing sentiment against the showing of liquor advertise ments on the^ strejetlir 'iff* our cities. In many=state^ orivthe other side; of the.line it is already uri- lawful 'JiorJk newsdealers, to sell newspapers that contain liquor advertising, and in- seventeen states it is unlawful for, the newspapers to accept such advertis-: ing; It looks as if the traffic had lost.; all its ..friends. Indeed, if |he question of. liquor advertising had been settled at this session of parliament, as it might have been, every genuine newspaper in Canada would have felt reliev- edv for they are all anxious to separate once and for all from the liquor traffic. THE SOLIDARITY OF THE ENTENTE "* '* ' '���������'**.*/. The continued arrival in France of strong forces of Russian troops holds a mirror, as it were, to the vital question of compulsory service in Great Britain whose issues are stirring up so much political strife in the mother country at present. That there must be and is a great need of men at the front is demonstrated by the fact that our Russian allies are sending men a long way and at great risks to fill the gap. Of course, the fact that we are all fighting for the one cause of right and freedom, and that while Russia has more men than she 'can supply munitions to, Great Britain has more munitions than men, balances accounts as it were. The presence of the Russians in France is typical, more than anything that has happened since the outbreak of hostilities of the indissoluble unity of purpose and������ unanimity of. mind of the Quadruple Entente and' gives a vivid idea of the solidarity oi an alliance in which each unit is ready to fight to the death for the common interests of humanity and civilization. For Russia 's immediate interests do not lie in the French theatre of war, but rather oh the Black Sea and round about Constantinople- This fact shauld contribute greatly to the cause of the conscriptionist party in Great Britain, and, no doubt, will. On the other hand, it is to be remarked that the British navy has gone far afield in the interests of the Quadruple Alliance and little is as yet known of the magnitude of the service which British seamen have contributed towards the final victory of the powers in all the theatres of the war. shptyn cpitelusively to what heights of artistic and dramatic ability eVen. the merest amateiir may rise, when inspired' by a*nfex- ample such* as Mr; Shaw's, ^rid- by close application to the dramatic spirit of the plays. In this connection it might be suggested that, since these,.;._players have shown Vancouver whatveanA be done with proper effort along Shakespearean lines, we might be treated to some of theXld- time favorites such as Beau Brummel, The Passing of> the Third Floor Back, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Bells, The Only "Way, many of which: could be produced with simple settings. In addition there are at least three Shakespearean plays, The Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, and Macbeth, that should prove eminently successful under similar auspices. We hope Mr. Shaw and his players have been satisfied with the reception given _them ��������� this week. We hope, also, that those who did not attend these plays wiU realize the treat they have missed. We can conscientiously say" that the interpretation of such parts as the first gravedig- ger in Hamlet, and the ���������"'mad scene" of Ophelia would, in many respects have done no discredit to professionals of worldwide fame. X SHAKESPEARE WEEK __The^-theatrergoing=, public- - of Vancouver has had an enviable opportunity this week to witness the production of .some of the finest of Shakespearean tragedy and comedy in a truly Shakespearean setting. While it has been much the fashion in recent years to play Shakespeare with the elaborate scenic and electri cal effects indigenous to the spectacular drama such a practice has certainly detracted in many instances from the attention given to the finer dramatic incidents of these plays, and has perhaps been responsible for a falling away in the truly artistic representation intended by the dramatist. No such accusation can be brought against the. excellent company that has made the characters of Shylock, Portia, Hamlet, Ophelia, Romeo, Brutus and Mark Anthony live before our eyes at the Empress theatre this week. With nothing to detract from the efforts of the actors but a conventional stage setting and graceful draperies, the audience is naturally drawn to an intelligent and appreciative hearing of each actor's part, and the result,-as evidenced by the rapt attention and unwearied interest of the audiences this week, is all that could be desired. The productions of Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice have While the Russians are over here,dancing bef.ore us, the Turks in Europe* are trotting before the Russians. .' X '���������* .*. ���������'; Before long the annual list; of spring drownings will be coming in and then we will have two casualty lists to contend with. ��������� ��������� * The Spaniards are said to, be in a frenzy of rage against 'Germany, so this might be a?&ood time for a British recruiting 'officer to slip over and gather in a battalion of bull-fighters. # # * While thinking of his troubles with Carranza, Mr. Wilson must be pleased to recall that Mexico larely" has any one' president for more than a couple of months. *'*��������� *>' .* Since the beginning of the war 200.0 dailies, weeklies and inaga- zines have passed out of existence in Germany. This is due to the high prices of paper and ink, and to the shortage of advertisements. Many others will now be forced to cease publication, as the" German 'Paper Manufacturers' Trust, which controls the paper market, has resolved to increase the price of paper 40 per cent. ������������������' # #; # A London despatch tells us that the seizing of German" ships in Portugese harbors and the consequent releasing of them for the freight carrying trade will do much towards relieving the congestion that exists in connection with the latter and that has had so serious an effect on the-prices received by .producers. Anything Avhich tends to this result is; welcome. Reasonable people all recognize that the high ocean rates were inevitable in - view of the large reduction in tonnage and the risks to whieh ships have been exposed, but they do not want this state of things to continue any longer than is necessary. BRITISH COLUMBIA ONLY 2103 SHORT OF QUOTA The latestv recruiting figures show that of its share of the 500,000 men Canada has planned to raise, British Columbia and the Yukon have only still to en- lisst 2103 men. Alberta has actually raised 2656 more men than its quota and Manitoba ahd Saskatchewan are only 7017 short. These figures are on the basis that each province should raise its quota according to population by the last census. British Columbia has enlisted 27,634 men and her share by population ia 29,787. Ontario has still to raise 41,560 men; Quebec no less than 105,922, and the Maritime provinces 36,436 men. BOARDS OF TRADE . MEET HERE MAY It Representatives of the various boards of trade throughout Ihe province of British Columbia will meet in the Vancouver B. of Trade rooms on Friday, May 12, for the purpose of organizing an association which will take in every board of 'trade in British Columbia. The organization will be known as the Associated Boards of Trade of. British Columbia, and while its inception will probably bring with it the demise of the Associated Boards, of Trade of the Western Mainland of British Columbia, its main object will be to render more effective the work carried on by such bodies. The Associated Boards of Trade of the Western Mainland of British Columbia, the body behind the scheme, has sent out the call for the gathering, and will in all probability cancel its annual convention scheduled for the first Thursday in June. This matter will be finally decided at the gathering on May 12! . The activities of such a body, to take in all the boards of the province, it is calculated, will :be far more beneficial to the province as a whole than the work carried on by the different organizations in existence at present. Such an organization will be able to approach the provincial or federal government on any question it desires to bring to, thej* ncftice of Either of the governments, andj lend added weight^ ib'l its .reeommenjlations by theLfact that it is represent tative of the entire province. SCHOOL BOARD ENDORSES M. P's SENTIMENTS At ��������� the meeting of the school board last night a letter was received from Mr. H. H. Stevens, M. P., regretting that for reasons of economy the board should find it necessary to dispense with the office of .supervisors ; also expressing his conviction that technical education v.\_. bectonving more important each year, and should be- en*- couraged by the board as much )is possible. In receiving the communication the board agreed with the sentiments expressed. The report of Municipal Inspector Gordon showed that the enrollment in the day schools for March was 13,564 as compared with 13,486 for March, 1915, the average daily attendance this year being 12,071. The annual athletic meet of the high schools will be held-at Brockton Paint grounds on May 23, ton Point grounds on May 23, school cadets. ~ WESTERN CALL, $1.00^a Year. PROHIBITION VOTE . ^t IN YEAR 1891 The J Dominion-wide -vote and against Prohibition wras tal en on September 29, in the yea| 1898. The vote by province Was as follows: Ontario, for, 154J 499, against, 114,275, majorit-j tor 39,224; Quebec, for 28,582 against 122,614, majority agains 94,032; Nova Scotia, for, 34,646 against, 5402; majority for 29J 244; New Brunswick, for 26,9111 against, 9576, majority for 17,{ 335; Prince Edward Island, foi 9461, against 1146, majority if oi 8316; Manitoba, for 1,2,419,: a-J gainst 2978, majority for 9441; British Columbia, for 5731, * a-| gainst 4756, majority .for 975;'] Northwest Territories, for 6238, against 2824, majority for 3414. Total vote for 278,478, total vote against 264,571; total provincial majorities for 107,948: majority in Quebec against 94,032. California wine growers may. find a market for their products in India, according to United States Consul Laing at Karachi. The importation of European wines in his district has fallen off on account of the war, and he suggests that it would be well California growers to send samples to India of wines similar to those formerly consumed ��������� by the natives. MAKE YOUR WASHING DAY A PERFECT DAY Electric Washing Machines will wash; anything from delicate laces to heavy blankets quickly; and thoroughly in one-sixth of the time that it takes to do the same by hand. THE ELECTRIC WASHER is Chainlets���������Beltleis���������Silent, easy to operate. The electricity required for an ordinary fain9y.wa8h;0|j:fwp^ hours costs less than 3 cents. XXX- We have one on display at our show room which we will be pleased to demonstrate to you. Hastings & Carrall Sts. 1138 Granville "St. The report given out by Weatherman Shearman of the weather conditions in Vancouver for the week ending April 25, eon- tains the following points of interest: Rainfall: 1.37 inches. Total sunshine: 16 hours 6 min. Highest temperature: 60 degrees on April 25. Lowest temperature: 34 inches on April 23. GAIN or no gain the cause before the farmers of Canada is as clear as it was last year���������they must produce abundantly in order to meet the demands that may be made, and J believe this to be especially true in regard to live stock, the world's supply of which, must be particularly affected in this vast struggle."���������HON. MARTIN BURRELL, Minister of Agriculture. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON REPORTS CONTAINED IN " THE AGRICULTURAL WAR BOOK, 1916," PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, OTTAWA, ONT. LIVE STOCK���������^'he herds and flocks of Europe have been greatly reduced. When the war is over there will be a great demand for breeding stock. Canadian farmers should keep this in mind. MEATS���������In 1915 Great Britain imported 664,508 tons of beef, mutton and lamb, of which 364,245 tons came from without the Empire. Out of 430,420 tons of beef only 104,967 tons came from ���������within the Empire. The demands of the Allies for frozen beef, canned beef, bacon and hams will increase rather than diminish. Orders are coming to Canada. The decreasing tonnage space available will give Canada an advantage if we have the supplies. PAIRYING"���������Home consumption of milk, butter and cheese has increased of late years. The war demands for cheese have been unlimited. The Canadian cheese exports from Montreal in 1915 were nearly $6,500,000 over 1914. Prices at Montreal���������Cheese : January 1915/ 15H to 17 cents; January 1916, 18)4 to 18J_ cents. Butter: January ��������� 1915, 24 to 28% cents; January 1916, 32 to 33 cents. EGGS���������Canada produced $30,000,000 worth of eggs in 1915 and helped out Great Britain in the shortage. Shippers as well as producers have a duty and an opportunity in holding a place in that market. WRITE TO THE DOMINION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND TO YOUR PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT FOR BULLETINS ON THESE SUBJECTS Tens of thousands of Canada's food producers have enlisted arid gone to the front. It is only fair to them that their home work shall be kept up as far as possible. The Empire needs all the food that we can produce in 1916. ' PRODUCE MORE AND SAVE MORE SAVE MATERIALS FROM WASTE MAKE LABOUR EFFICIENT SPEND MONEY WISELY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA 4 THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - 1 J ������,������ ^ 7���������"~ i - ",ti i V ' -r~r- ������������������������r~ 't- ',' _, -3=j '" 'i'*l Friday, April 28, 1916. THE WESTERN. CALL %Wa I Hi ^__|y M 9*w ring lngSof Most Progre.ssiveMerch.ants .-��������� Ar k k;k b'kk-j ���������?.-**J_ XX' j DON'T GO DOWNTOWN to do all your buying. 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 OUT. 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 MONEY." \ -' ������3'i LAWN MOW.ERS SHARPENED RIGHT We make any mower cut. We call for and deliver. Call Fair. 2526. Grinding Company WEST 20 PerCeivtA Off ALL TRIMMED HATS For the NEXT WEEK ONLY. Jvliss J^IcLenagJien 2410 Main Street- SPECIAL MEN'S SHIRTS $1.00 EACH We have just opened up an immense lot of MEN'S WOEKINQ SHIRTS in Black, Navy, Grey and Tan Colors. Sizes 14V. to 17. ICMOO.RE Dry Goods and Gents' Furnishings 2211-2215 Gamble St. South For the Very Best Fancy and Staple Groceries Phone Fair. 1276 B. A. SHATFORD 254 Broadway West GREAT BRITAIN'S GLORIOUS P.AST al times, but they say nothing and go on. Berlin is silent while tongues wag in London.���������-Frederick Palmer, in Collier's Weekly. Of course there are some people who think that anybody who says a good word for the English must be what is known as; an Apglormaniac who I uses broad a-"s, speaks, of "dear old Lunnen'? as' 'they do on the vaudeville^ stage, and holds his breath in. awe of the mention of a duke.. I come of .blood which has fought the British twice ���������./and;.X^oui3'.''������^���������':-''.;*l<>if.. the right cause. My ideas of how the* British fight and the; part: they bave played in this war were-jfornr- ed not -.;..in company bf dukes or iii '������������������dear^ bid Lunnen from the gossip of . tbe Strand; but at the British .front. I think that the British are entitled [V to fair play and to be judged by what they have done rather than .by the way >tfaey-talk., - Thfen in two months the British [ had lost more killed and wounded than their ��������� original force; in six months, more than the total of their standing army. They had lacked ma: ehin'e guns and guns of heavy calibre, so had the French. The English had not only to train men who had never shouldered a rifle, but to equip thenv "*' Eussia and France, too,'*iafeked sufficient uniforms at'ttie it outset of the war for all the soldiers they had. From the Belgian and the ft"; Serbiant'and the Russian, army came the call|to* manufacturing England for arms-and- uniforms. England was ���������������������������-���������"the imintf~the -f oundryy the -^workshop, - whiSh must'' be.''a bottomless source of:^SupplyXwhile every demand of Jejlicoe.'s had to be met. She plod- '/ ded* on' .sturdily, if not brilliantly, criticizing no one but herself.. Though the British had supposed that their part was zo command the sea, three million volunteered to cross the Channel of go further overseas and ; fight. This is a different thing from '' volunteering to . fight in your own country against an invader. Mind, these three million did not have to be ordered to fight. They w;ent of their own free will, carpenters, farmers, cos- termbngers, doctors, lawyers, millionaires and labourers, with every able bodied man of Oxford and Cambridge and other universities and great public schools offering himself. History has afforded nothing finer than this outpouring and never was there an ef- ; fort more depreciated by those who made it. For the lack of guns the British in - France had to fight with flesh and blood against superior artillery���������flesh and blood against machine killing. France needed help; England gave* all she had to give���������the lives of her men. ... One reason they had to hold a short line was that for many months they had to do it with flesh and blood, without adequate, guns or adequate shells for the guns, though they have the shells now and are getting, the guns. Another reason was that they held the famous Ypres salient, one of the bloodiest parts of the line. If you don't think so, ask any Ger .:������������������-. man who has fought there. Again, after this war, don't make the mis take of depreciating the British sol dier to a German soldier. The highest > praise you can hear for the British army is from Germans. The English talk of "muddling," but it seems to me that they do very much less muddling than .they ad- . yertise. The error so highly criticized at Loos was made by the German staff only a few days later. In fact, the Germans.have been guilty of it-sever- ^MILLION MEN UNDER ARMS ON TRAIL WITH THE BOY SCOUT PATROL EAST.ER CAMPS By "TADS" . What does an fenny' of a million mean 1 One million - men marching four abreast w'ould extend over a line 400 miles long,: practically from Kansas City to the Colorado border. Some of 'the things that these million men must .be provided with before they can-fight areX: :;:: ��������� "������������������?'.?. X* ��������� 750^000Xiftes and bayonets for them to ..fight with. : 265,000 pistols, little brothers of the riflie. 8,000 maehine guns, the military scythe.., ..���������" 2,160/':'. field guns to batter down attack. '"'���������'::������������������'���������. XI 65,000,000 cartridges to carry them into their first fight, and as many more for each succeeding fight. 2|500,000 shells and shrapnel for our field guns for every hour they are in action. / . 196,000 horses to carry them and pull their gun carriages. 127,000 mules to haul their supplies and ammunition. 1,000,000 cartridge belts for their ammunition. 1,000,000 first aid packets to bind up their wounds. 1,000,000 pouches tp keep them dry. ���������1,000,000-canteens;-;: -^-X ,--~--iX Each of them must have uniform and equipment. -,.... ������ . 1,000,000 shelter halves to protect them from the weather. 2,000,000 blankets to keep them warm. 2,000,000 pair . of shoes. 2,000,000 uniform coats,, breeches, leggings, suits of underwear. 1,000,000 hats. 2,000,000 shirts. 4,000,000 pairs of socks. ' 1,000,000 . haversacks. Finally they must eat: 1,000,000 pounds of meat each day. 1,000,000 pounds of bread each day. 2,000,000 lbs. of vegetables each day. 3,0,00,000 pints of coffee or tea each day. All this must be purchased, transported, prepared, and cooked each day, and to eat it, they must have: 1,000,000 cups. 1,000,000 plates. 1,000,000 knives. 1,000,000 forks. To provide for proper care, training and lead in battle they ��������� should have: 25,000 trained officers. The calling into service of one million men would mean the organization, equipping and training of ten armies the size of the complete regular army of the present time. If one million men should apply at the recruiting offices it would require the uninterrupted effort of 1,000 recruiting parties working day and night for more than ten days to enroll and enlist them. It would require a ���������jveek to move them to the camps, provided all the * suitable railroad equipment of the country were given over to this work alone. One thousand men would have to work day and night for ten days to erect the tents for them, and when completed this camp would amount to a eity of more than 125,000 tents, covering 'an area of more than .800 acres, an area equal to the size of St. Joseph.���������From tne Kansas City Journal.- :- - ������������������ - - Grandview Camp First come, first served. The first letter "Tads" received this week was from the sturdy boys of the Grandview Troop telling me of their Easter camp at Mosquito Creek. "Tads" read their letter several times and was quite pleased when they said that they had adopted my suggestion and practiced the "True Camp Spirit." It works fine, doesn't it, boys? The letter read: "The Troop's Easter camp was a great success in spite of the weather. We all had a good time and will look forward to other proposed camps. With expectations of good weather the campers set out on Friday morning shortly after nine o'clock. Six went on the morning ferry, but thirteen followed at 1 o'clock. Mosquito Creek was reached in the early afternoon and a camp was pitched on the bank of the stream and everything prepared for the night. The tents were pitched, fires burned brightly and supper ' was brought from the packs and a merry party of cooks busied themselves frying and boiling'.a ''Scout supper." '!���������' When .everybody'' was' satisfied as far as "eats"- were concerned, bed's were made and the party turned in, glad to be out of the drizzling' rain and in -'between the warm blankets. The boys were up again at 6 o'clock, fires were lit, and soon bacon was sizzling and coffee boiling. Breakfast was greatly enjoyed by all and little heed was paid to the showers.. ;.���������"'������������������; After the breakfast "had been cleared away the boys proposed a hike to Capilano Creek by the new trail. They visited the canyon and returned in record * time and then cooking was again in order and many attempts were made at fancy cooking with varied success. The Tenderfoots on the whole did their cooking tests with credit for fire lighting oh a wet day is not a snap. After dinner a party went up Grouse Mountain and they found it easy going with the* snow on'the trail. T Sunday" was spent -in "canfp, and' in the evening the majority of the boys returned home. The camp was well attended, there being 21 members present and the week end was profitable to all and each scout took the unpleasant weather in the true camp spirit of "smiling and whistling under all difficulties." trip in the country for several days. He' returned in time to take his boys on the promised three days' camp and next week we are to hear all about it. Perhaps the 14tli Troop camp will send me a story of sufficient interest to head the column. Central Methodist The Boys of the" Central. Methodist Troop had planned an Easter camp but their highest hopes vanished when the'bad weather set in. A number of the boys met on the morning planned for the start in the hopes that the sun would shine, but it was no use. They would not be downed and a nuirfber of them finished up the day With a hike round Stanley Park. No meeting, was held lost Friday, but Scoutmaster Andrews hopes all the boys will be present today. Ladies' and Children's Middies ......$1.00 to $1.75 Blouses $1.50 to $2.50 Acme Millinery and Dry Goods Store 670 Broadway E. Open Evenings W. BURNS FIRST CLASS BOOT & SHOE REPAIRING Moderate Prices. Custom work. 534 Broadway E. PIKE'S 75c Tea "Capital" Blend u used in Victoria. 818 BROADWAY E. (N������t Dairy) Phone: Fair. 1367 FAIRMONT RENOVATORY 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 $1.50 Fairview Troop: The boys of the Fairview Troop are enjoying their Easter camp at Pt. Grey this week. They will be too busy to write to "Tads" for this issue, but have promised a story of their week's work when they return home. Although the boys have missed their scoutmaster, Harry Smith, who left Vancouver recently, they have been very active and the troop has not in the least fallen off. Much of this enthusiasm is due to the kindly scout interest of Patrol Leader Laid- law. West Burnaby's Camp About twenty boys with their scoutmaster, Mr. Gillies, took a long tramp on Easter Monday when they came within half a mile of���������-. Port Mann. The boys did not start as early as they intended on account of the weather, but spent a royal day in spite of the difficulties. I like to hear of so many boys not being afraid of the weather, but I don't think anything would scare a scout. Chiliiwack Troop , Scoutmaster Andrews, of the Chil liwack Troop of Boy Scouts, has some \ery interesting times. There are 48 vboys in .his troop and at the last parade'.' 44 boys turned out, the other two bVi'ng' unavoidably ' absent/ Many' of fie f boyp come some fifteen miles . to the meetings, which are held each week, remaining over night with brother scouts.' Thier latest undertaking is the formation of a Mounted Pat rol. Many of the boys have horses of their own, making this possible. Good luck to the. ne\Y. patrol. The boys enjoyed their Easter camp last week end and are looking forward to the next one. The Worker Bee In my bee story last week I mentioned the worker bees, so I am going to tell you something about them. The worker bees compose' the bulk of the population. A good swarm ought to contain at least 20,000, and some have been known to contain three or four times that many. The young bees do the indoor work while the older bees do the outdoor work. Have any of "you* ever ~seen" bees'-eggs? They are of a lengthened oval shape with;a slight curvature and of a bluish white color. They lie at the bases of the cells for three or four days and are then hatched, the bottom of each shell presenting a small white worm. These worms are fed as they need it with milky food which is of a whitish transparent nature. In three or four days s it stretches out to the full length of the cell and the food is then changed to semi-digested honey and pollen. The outside skin of the larvae does not expand and with the growth of the grub, so it discards it. This falls to the bottom of the cell. The cell is now cupped over not with pure wax but with a mixture of bee bread and wax and appears to be full of small holes to give air to the insect. Then the larva begins to spin a cocoon over the mouth of the cell which takes about 30 hours. After three days it changes from the larva to the full developed insect. The worker bee-takes its first trip out when about eight days old. Next week I will tell you something of how long a bee lives, Dawson Troop Scout Geo. Tupper and Scout Steed, of the Dawson Troop, spent a pleasant week end as the guests of the Grand- view Troop at their camp at the foot of Grouse Mountain. "Tads" would like to hear more frequently from these boys. 14th Troop Acting Scoutmaster Hoy Brown has been making excellent use of his holidays and has been enjoying a motor General A great many of the various troops are enjoying their camps this for the column next week when the week. More news will be in store boys return and send me stories of their adventures. The Fairview Troop and the 14th Troop are spending several days at Point Grey. We have been 'promised a story from each of these busy troops. The Folk of the Wild There is one way to make friends with the folk of the wild, and that is by gentleness, kindness and quietness. Also one must learn to be fearless. It is said, boys, ' that while the animals do not understand our language tbey know and, feel our attitude towards them. If we have a fear or dislike we will have very little chance of knowing .them. By quiet watchfulness, keenness of' sight and hearing a certain amount of knowledge of their ways can be obtained. Try this attitude towards your chickens at home when you are feeding them in the morning, and I think' you will soon agree with, me that it is more pleasure than trouble performing this little task. I. have tried it and I know that my-chickens can tell just when I am coming and will eat out of my hands. Make the birds and other creatures understand that you-will not interfere with or harm them and they will go about their own affairs unafraid in your presence. Then you; will be able to watch their habits of living and their frank portrayal of character. As a guest in the wild conducting yourself as a guest should you will be well treated by your wild hosts. Ii Experiment With New Chick Feels Scout Dots In Huron, a hewer, Hugh Hughes, Hewed yew trees of unusual hues, Hugh Hughes used blue yews, To build sheds for his ewes, So his ewes a blue hued yew shed u���������e Next week we will have another. NOW WHEN ZEPPELINS COME" Scout Helpers Two Scouts wearing red scarves have been working faithfully at the Central Beeruiting Station lduring the week helping to clean up the grounds and being of general service to the men in charge. "Tads" does not know who the boys are, but has noticed the splendid work they have accomplished. Someone has resurrected a venerably story which I have heard six or eight times as "perfectly true." On the occasion of the first Zeppelin raid a London householder, whose family tumbled out in great excitement and in dishabile to see the mid-air spectacle, was moved to address them at some length. He said: "There is no occasion for getting all wrought up over this matter. We should keep our heads. When a Zeppelin appears let us arise calmly, dress carefully and watch the sight in composure. I am sure we will all feel better for such orderly procedure." The members of the family all took this lesson to heart, and when the next Zeppelin arrived they arose and, with the father's injunctions in mind, dressed carefully and joined him at the window, where he was viewing with great interest the pyrotechnical war in the heavens. When the zeppelin had passed and the sky was again dark, the father turned and said: "I think you will all agree that it was a much better sight when we approached it calmly and with composure." "We all agree," responded his wife. "But I think you ought to go and put on your trousers."���������By Victor Murdoek in Collier's Weekly. DIAMOND CHIOS, FEED has bean tried - for years and produces fln������ healthy. chicks. Made and sold by VERNON FEED CO. Fair. 186 and Fair. 878 We carry a complete line of Poultry Supplies, Pigeon Feed, Canary Seed, Etc. Two Branches: South Vancouver, 49th Ave. & Fraser Phone Fraser 175 Collingwood, 280 Joyce Street . Phone: Collingwood 153 FOR THE FINEST JOB PRINTING Fairmont U40 or call at 203 KINGSWAY THE FATAL LURE O FTHE "WAR BRIDES" (American Exchange) ' Louis Jacoby, 58 years old, who lived at. 4889 Prairie Ave., a retired dealer in textiles and embroideries, ended his life in a room in the Saratoga Hotel by taking poison.���������Chicago papers. And thereby hangs a tale���������an old tale but new with ever reacurring; stock market frenzy. This unfortunate man, it is easy to imagine, worked hard to get his start in life���������worked long hours, worked on -small wagbs^ "gained a foothold, saved his money, applied himself industriously, got into business for himself, struggled, prospered, and after ups and downs finally found himself on Easy street���������fixed for life. Ketiring with a competency, ho faced happily a life of case, his way down into the Valley of the Shadow softened by an adequate income, surrounded by family aud friends, everything to make his rest after labor happy, including the feeling that it was his own, that he had earned and deserved it. And then, time hanging heavily sometimes, he got to dropping into the broker's offices. He . found a strange, new interest in watching tho fluctuations of the figures. The day of the "war brides" came along, and he saw one man make a "killing," and then another. It was "easy money," and there was a vast interest and excitement about the game. And one day lie got into it himself. With stocks going up all the time, it was ridiculously easy. He bought and he won. It tasted good and he tried again. Then he lost. To get back what he had lost, he plunged deeper���������then deeper. * " * * It all went. He wrote a letter to his son." By the time you receive this, I will be dead. * * * Take care of Flora and be sure and save your money." He took a room in a hotel, went to it and ended it. It's a great game! It's "war brides" now. A few- years ago it was oil, or copper, or railroads. It is now one thing, now another. Always it is a great game! Fascination in it excitement* in it; hot pleasure in it when you win���������a great game. But there's death in it, and -woe and misery. It got Jacoby. It has got others. It will get yet others. It will never get anybody who keeps out of it. X - I1"' s ''-> <*M . <**-Va-*.1 X-������ .. t \ ' $% fit n /- i****-* '?���������?������ *��������� ,������vi f) ������X ' 1 cl ' 4 "9| ' JI ������1 THE WESTERN CALL Friday, April 28, 1916. HOME TABLE RECIPES It will be the aim of the Editor of this department to furnish the women readers of, the WESTERN GALL from week to week with a series of practical and economical recipes tor seasonable dishes; and incidentally to suggest any new and attractive methods bf 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. PASTRY AND PUDDINGS That pastry may be wholesome and appetizing, great care in the selection of ingredients and in their manipulation is absolutely ^essential. One fact must always be borne in mind���������that inferior ingredients cannot be made into superior compounds���������though the finest ingredients may be ruined by careless or unskillful handling. Some suggestions of general application are therefore desirable. Be careful to have all the materials cool, and the butter and lard hard; use cold water (ice- water if convenient) ; use a cool knife, and work on a marbte slab if it can be had. Put the ingredients together quickly, handling as little as possible; slow mixing and much contact with the hands or fingers make tough crust. Always use well-sifted flour.. ��������� # * Pie Crust Take one-half cupful of. lard, one-half cupful of butter, one quart of sifted flour, one cupful of cold water and a little salt. Rub the butter and lard slightly into the flour; wet it with the water, mixing it as little as possible. This quantity will make two large or three small pies. ���������.'."'".-'���������'��������� . #��������������������������� # # ���������*. Puff Paste Take one pound of sifted flour, on which sprinkle a very little sugar; take the yolks of one or two eggs, and beat into them a little ice- water, and pour gently into the centre of the ��������� flour, and work into a firm paste, adding water as is necessary; divide three-quarters of a pound or a pound of firm, solid butter, as you prefer, into three parts; roll out the paste, and spread one part of the butter on half of the paste; fold the other half over, and roll out again, repeating the process until the butter is all rolled in; then set the paste oh the ice for fifteen or twenty minutes, after which roll out again three times, each time rolling it the opposite direction; then put on the ice again until cold, when it is ready for use. Such paste will keep several days in a refrigerator, but should not be allowed to freeze. . '-'..'..*' .'��������� #.' Apfrle Pie X Line a pie plate with paste, and fill it heaping full with tart apples^ sliced very thin. Sweet- " en and spice to taste, mixing well into the apples. Put in plenty of butter, and moisten..'-well, with cream. Bake until the apples are thoroughly done. Use no upper crust. * ..'**���������* * ������������������.*.. Rhubard Pie Remove the skin from the stalks; cut them in*��������� small pieces; pour boiling water over and let stand for ten minutes; drain thoroughly; then fill the pie-dish evenly full; put in plenty of sugar, a little butter, and dredge a trifle of flour evenly over the top; cover with a thin crust, and bake the same as apple pie. Equal quantities of apple and rhubard used in the same manner make a very good pie. Lemon Pie Let two cupfuls bf water come to a boil; put in two tablespoonfuls of corn-starch dissolved. When it has boiled enough, take it from the stove, add the juice and rind of two lemons, two cupfuls of sugar, a piece of. butter^the size of a walnut and the yolks of two eggs. Beat the whites of these eggs with pulverized sugar, and -putorrthe top-of the^pies whendone. "Tilt into" the oven to brown. Cream Pie One pint of milk, scalded; two tablespoonfuls of corn-starch, three tablespoonfuls of- sugar, yolks of two eggs; Wet the starch with a little cold milk; beat the eggs and sugar until light, and stir the whole into the scalding milk. Flavor with lemon or vainlla, and set aside to cool. Line a plate with pie-crust and bake; fill it with the cream, and cover with frosting made of the whites of the eggs, beaten dry, with two tablespoonfuls of sugar. Bake to a delicate brown. *. ��������� * * Strawberry Short-cake Make a good biscuit crust, and roll out about one-quarter of an inch thick, and cut into two cakes the same size and shape; spread one over lightly with melted butter, and lay the other over it, and bake in a hot oven. When done, they will fall apart. Butter them well as usual. Mix the berries with plenty of sugar, and set in a warm place until needed. Spread the berries and cakes in alternate layers, berries on the top, and over all spread whipped cream or charlotte russe. The juice that has run from the fruit can be sent to the jfcable in a tureen and served with the cake as it is cut. . >. *���������*'*���������*���������.. Hasty Pudding Wet a heaping cupful of Indian-meal and a half cupful of flour with a pint of milk; stir it into a quart of boiling water. Boil hard for half an hour, stirring from the bottom almost constantly. Put in a teaspoonful of salt and a tablespoonful of butter, and simmer ten minutes longer. Turn into a deep, uncovered dish, and eat with sugar and cream, or sugar and butter with nutmeg. ���������'' Sago Pudding Two large spoonfuls of sago boiled in one quart of water, the peel of one lemon, a little nutmeg; when cold add four eggs-and a little salt. Bake about one hour and a half. Serve with sugar and cream. ��������� ������������������.'.'���������;���������. X' Cocoanut Pudding One cocoanut finely grated (use both, the meat and milk), one quart pf milk, one cupful, of sugar, five eggs, half a cupful of butter, a, little salt, and a teaspoonful of rose-water. Boil the milk, and pour upon^the cocoanut, add the eggs well beaten, andXthe other ingredients, and bake in a deep dish, with or without an undercrust. . V ���������.*���������.'������������������ ���������' :*rr:': Orange pudding Two oranges���������the juice of both and grated peel, of ..'one ^ juice of one lemon; one half-pound lady's-fingers���������stale and crumbled; two cupfuls of milk; four eggs, one-half cupful sugar; one tablespoonful corn-starch, wet with water;. one tablespoonful- butter, melted. Soakv the crumbs in the cold milk, whip up light, and add the eggs and sugar, already beaten to a cream with the batter. Next add the * corn-starch, and when the mold is buttered and water boiling hard, stir in the juice and peel of the fruit. Do this quickly, and plunge the mold directly into the hot water. Boil one hour; turn out and eat with very sweet brandy sauce. *'.''. # # X������ Cup Custard . One, quart of milk, five eggs, teaspoonful of. butter, sugar to taste. Pour into buttered cups, season with ..Purkj*e?_s,^ mixed ^spices, ^and.^ ;bake7 This can be baked in a pudding-pan, if preferred. ADVANCING PRICE OF SILVER Canada, as the third" largest silver producing country in the yrorrd, *s vitally interested in the advances in the price of the white metal. As a result of the increased price which is now obtaining for silver, we may expect to see our mining areas in Northern Ontario still further developed and those -which have been lying dormant for the past few years, take on a new lease of life. Already mining properties in : Gow- ganda are being opened up, while many neglected areas in Cobalt are. now being worked. Mining companies who stored their, silver during the early days of the war, are now busy extracting the white metal and taking the fullest possible advantage of the enhanced values. The United States is the world's greatest producer of silver. In 1915 that country produced 76,371,000 ounces, or 4,700,000 ounces more than in 1914. The 1915 output was valued at $38,185,000, or slightly over $1,000,000 less than for the smaller output of the preceding year. Mexico, the second largest producer, turned out 61,000,000 'ounces in 1915, or nearly 3,500,000 less than in 1914. Canada produced 38,500,000 ounces, as compared with 41,500,000 in 1914. This country's production is' over 18 per cent, of the world's total, but it -is believed that with special efforts the percentage could be largely increased. The world's . entire output of silver in 1915 amounted to 211,000,000 ounces, campared with 213,900,000 in 1915. The reason for the increased price in white metal is caused directly, by the war. All the belligerent nations, as well as the neutrals, are anxious to .board their gold. Paper money is at a heavy discount, so that the only other means of exchange is silver. Many of the warring countries are now paying their soldiers in silver, but in addition, China and India, always heavy buyers of silver, have come into the market for almost unlimited quantities, with the result that the price is higher at the present .time than it' has been for a number of years. The increase in the price will prove of untold benefit to mine owners in Canada. A- The Kaiser's Soul Here is an impression of the effects of gas-poisoning as portrayed by Pierre Loti in The New York Times, which, says the Central News, has created a sensation in New York. "Tt is one of our hospitals on the battle-line, improvised as well as was possible on the morrow of one of the most infernal of German abominations; all these children of France, who look as if they were at the last gasp, were so terribty injured that it was impossible to carry them furthre away. "Men, almost naked on their beds, are covered with blisters or smeared all over with tincture of iodine. There' are others, all swollen, who look like indiarubber dolls; children with nursing bottles! And you long to weep, to weep for pity and to weep for wrath! "For there is a man who spent years in preparing all this for us, and this man continues tovlive. He lives, and, as remorse is without doubt unknown to hia vulture soul, he does not even sutfer, unless it be from fury at having 'failed in his attempt. '' On tlie" evening when this last crime was committed 600 men who had just taken up advance positions were caught unawarfes. But, thank God, they will save almost all of them, and next time they will not be caught, neither these men nor any of our ������ soldiers. ���������'. * . "Our poor, asphyxiated soldiers, how willingly I would have shown them all, to their fathers, to their sons, to their brothers, to raise to paroxysm their holy indignation and thirst for vengeance. "Yes, I would show them every where, and let their death rattle be heard, even to the impassive neutrals, to convince of their folly or of their crime so many obstinate pacifists, to spread broadcast the alarm against the great barbarism which has broken forth over Europe!" British Trade The "suggestion has been made with frequency, since the beginning of the European war, that England is rer sponsible for the trouble, because of her purpose to dominate the trade of the world. It is of no consequence to those who make this assertion, especially in our own country, that the balance of trade between the United States and England is and long has been in our favor. And that happens to be true, also, of the state of trade between England and Germany. The former's imports from Ge^rnany in 1911 amounted in found numbers to 65,000,000 pounds, while she sold to Germany goods of the value of 57,000,000 pounds! As if to prove that John Bull was determined to beat the German in a commercial sense, it was shown :at a meeting of the British- Chambers of Commerce two or three weeks ago that 44 of the British consuls in various parts of the world were Germans! One is at liberty to place two interpretations upon this fact. Either John Bull is the stupid fellow he has often been charged with being, or he is the original gentleman from Al- truria.���������The Rochester Herald. ��������� Both Fully Satisfied Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, while addressing a convention in Oklahoma City ' recently, told this story, illustrating a point he made: "A northern gentleman was being entertained by a southern colonel on a fishing trip. It was his first visit to the south, and the mosquitos were so bothersome that he was unable to sleep, while at the same time he could hear his friend snoring audib- ly. , ' _ ��������� . "The next morning he approached the old fellow who was doing the cooking., " 'Jim,' he said, 'how is it the colonel is able to sleep so soundly with so many mosquitos around?" " 'I'll tell you, boss,' the cook replied, ' de fust part of de night de kernel is too full to pay any 'ten- shun to de skeeters, and de last part of de night de skeeters is too full to pay any 'tenshun to de kernel.')'' ENCOURAGE PROSPECTORS TO DEVELOP CLAIMS The mining legislation amendments brought down by Hon. Lome A. Campbell to enable prospectors to lease expired crown granted mineral claims should work out to the advantage of the country and of prospectors!;. ������������������,���������"������������������'���������.'��������� --������������������:���������' ,. ������������������,":'.' It protects the prospector against being overbid, as he may be under the existing system of public tender, for claims which have reverted to the government for non-payment of taxes. It enables the prospector to secure a lease for two years at a cost of $IS5 a year and by limiting the number of claims in which any one person may hold an interest to two in /any mining division the act will prevent any large interest from benefitting from provisions which are intended ��������� to be primarily for the advantage of the prospector and the small operator. The provision that the lessee may secure a crown grant on payment of overdue taxes will permit title to be secured at a small cost. That remitting payment of taxes during the lease when a crown grant is applied for if prospectors have carried on work to the value of $200 per annum is particularly well advised. It will bring aboutljhe^_ actual__deyelopm_ent of claims while Working no hardship On the genuine prospector. ��������� Nelson News. SMASH THE MONOPOLIES OF GERMANY Oswald���������My love for; you is like the deep, blue sea. Clarissa (for such was her name)��������� And I take it with the corresponding amount of salt. A certain clergyman tells the following tale, showing his wife's tact and lightning-like wit: One day he noticed a woman whom lie much disliked coming up his front steps. Taking refuge in his study, he left his wife to entertain the visitor. Half an hour later he emerged from his hiding place and listened cautiously on the landing. Since he heard nothing he called down to his wife: "Has that terrible old bore gone?" The ���������visitor, however, was still in the parlor. But the minister's wife proved equal to the emergency. "Yes, dear," she called back, "she went long ago. Mrs. Parker is here now!" The Konische Zeitung says: "Germany possesses products to the value of many thousands of millions which the world cannot do without���������dyes, chemicals, drugs, electrotechnical machinery and leather goods, besides raw material.''.; Using this argument to support the claim that Germany will be economically invincible after the war, it points to the path along which the entente nations must travel if they are to take/full advantage of the weakening of its position which Germany has- brought about by throwing the world into war. The British Empire, France, Russia, Italy and their allies must set themselves to the task of producing within their own borders those manufactured articles in which Germany in the past has been supreme. Germany has no monopoly of the technical knowledge necessary to building up the industries of making dyes, drugs, electrical apparatus and leather goods. Already the British Empire has made progress along these lines. No reasonable government assistance should be withheld to enable private enterprise to develop these industries to the stage, at least, where they will meet the demand from British-sources. The Empire must become self-supporting to the greatest possible extent. A clubman seeing another man with a fine umbrella raised over his head during a .shower in Picadilly, and thinking he was a friend, ran up to him for a joke, and said: 'I will take that umbrella, please!" The victim proved to be a stran- ger,ger, but he immediately handed it over, saying: "Oh, it's yours, is it?" and bolted. IS The time to put your best foot forward is when your competitors are showing signs of weakness. Strong impressive printing is more valuable to-day than eveiy 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������ i. *>ub- Ineffective. Your Printing should bring this to your customers' attention not only in connection with yowr office .stationery, but with all printed matter and advertising. WE PRINT CATALOGUES MAGAZINES BOOKLETS FOLDERS COMMERCIAL STATIONERY X "X Carswells, Printers, Ltd PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS PHONE FAIR. 1140 203 KINGSWAY ���������v.. X. 'Friday, April 28, 1916. v THE ASTERN CAJUL .7 :5V Polish Woman's View of Germans [.After living for seven months the German lines in Poland id being forced in that time to itertain in her home the Prus- officers, including yon lindentmrg himself, Madama [.aura de Turcynowicz, the Marquise de Gozdowa, is back in Lmerica. She is the wife of a Polish igrieultural scientist, who is now perving as inspector of the Sanitary Service of one of the Rus- Isian armies,! and as Such might [have had to remain a practical (prisoner to the end of the war; but as she was Miss Laura [Blackwell before she married, [she was able with considerable difficulty to get permission to [leave the country. At the ^outbreak of the war, |'Mme.'-de Turczynowicz was living at Suwalki, winch is a town of about 30,000 people, a little to the northeast of the bulge which Poland makes iii the western frontier of Russia. It. is a great military centre with important barracks, and she liv ed with "her husband and three children, a little girl of 6 and twin boys of 5, in a great rambling house on its own grounds not far from the outskirts. -������������������'���������.��������� The Marquise's Palace "They call it a palace; you >would.think it a great barn of a place," she said. "It had more than forty rooms and about twenty-six of them were habitable." XThe imperial order against drink was issued and the Marquise described., how the iin- mense stocks of vodka were taken- out to a; hillside. A regular ceremony 'took place, which she attended in her automobile, and as the casks -were stove in and the fiery liquor ran, down the hill the peasants knelt down and lapped, and when they could drink no more rolled in it. At first Mme. de Turczynowicz traveled to several centres organizing Red Cross societies, and she accompanied her husband on the advance into Gal icia. She-, saw how the Eussians ���������and even the dreaded Cossacks treated the conquered territory, and she said: "A great many things have been said of what the Galicians had to suffer, but I can assure you from my own observation that nothing the Russians did was to be compared with what we were to suffer later. For one thing the Russian army had nothing to drink but *te'a, and, of course, the absence of intoxicants always reduces crime." In February, 1915, word came that Suwalki was safe and she might return there. She went and no sooner had she got home than her children came down with the dreaded typhus. Almost immediately came more bad news. The Russians were retreating and' Suwalki, must be evacuated. _, Reverts to Natural Man " AIL the natural man comes out," said the Marquise, "at such a time. It is impossible to describe the confusion. Every one is in a hurry and no one knows what to do. So a lady carries off an expensive ball dress and forgets a single change of I linen. You ask for help from some man you have thought kind and considerate^��������� and I dare say he really is���������but he just promises and does not perform. Why, they assured us they would never leave us, while they had their horses harnessed outside. So the miserable swarm of peasants fled away to the east through mud and snow reaching to their waists, and t Mme. de Turczynowicz. was left in her great house with three children, sick unto death, and only a few servants to aid them. "One night," she went on, "I heard a rioise. I looked into our great salon, and found it packed with Russian soldiers. They were packed like sardines, and when Tasked what they wanted,' they kissed my hand and begged to be allowed to take shelter from the cold. I told them the cook HANBURY'S Ror WOOD & COAL Phone: Bayview X0764077. Phones: North Van. 323 and X03. Seymour 336. WALLACE SHIPYARDS, LTD. ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS Steel and Wooden Vessels Built, Docked, Paintedc and Repaired. North Vancouver, B. C. would boil the samovar for them, and next morning the street outside was covered thick with soldiers, lying in every possible attitude. "Murmur of Men in Distress" "Then word came they were to retreat on a certain line. In a little while they were gone, not a man was to be seen. Two hours later- there came a murmur, the murmur of men in distress. It was the sa'me soldiers flying back. The Germans had cut them off, and back they rushed through the storm to try another route, horse and foot and artillery all mixed together, With just that murmur, the murmur of men in distress. When; they were gone again the townspeople broke out:. There were' not many of them left, but they began to loot, breaking into the houses and shops and taking what they wanted. Suddenly the first of the "pickelhauber" appeared. He came suddenly' around a corner with.his rifle ready, looking for a sniper. In a moment others seemed to spring up from all directions, and we "Were .in' the hands of the Germans. A* an officer rode in, a Jewess stepped up to him and handed him a bundle of papers. It was a description of ��������� the town and all that was in it. She was a German spy." 1 The German troops werje Prussians and Bavarians, and the Marquise did not seem to know which- she disliked the more.: She used to love Munich, she said, and its, people, but somehow they seemed to be an altogether different people , in wartime. Of her store of provis-, ions she had given some to the Prussians in retreat. Nearly all the rest were taken by the invaders, and she does not know what she would have done if she had not secreted some 'in the room where her'fevered children were. * "We had just one room,"jshe said, ' ** and Prussian officers occupied all the rest of. the house. They^began by looting it iand packing up all the valuable antique furniture to send back to Germany. There was my portrait by a famous Polish artist. One officer cutf it. out of the frame, rolled it round a stick, and boxed up the frame, and then asked me whether I thought it would travel safely. As for the library, I cannot tell you how they treated that, how they pulled pages out of the books, and biefbuled" every thihgr^^^""^~~ A contribution of 200,000 rubles was levied on the town. Part of it Mme. Tusczynowiez paid; the rest was wrung from the people. For the next six months she was to act as the unwilling hostess of the enemy. She was dressed in her Red Cross uniform, and' she held her own by her dignity and reserve. "They are sometimes very stupid, those Prussians," she said, and it is wonderful how you can keep them in their places." For three of four days von Hindenburg was one of her "guests." She says: "He is just like his portraits. You can see for. yourself. He is absolutely careles of the lives of his men. He is like the Crown Prince. He orders regiment after regiment forward and decides a po- clock at night," she said. "I had everything ready for him, but before he would do anything he demanded tfiat I" pay him 30 marks in gold. I protested that I had already paid nearly all I had to the contribution for the town, but he would not do .anything until I had found the money for him.' Then he took my little boy's finger and, without giving him anything to aid him, cut off the nail and deeply into the flesh with a pair of surgical scissors. He left it all raw and bleeding. ''You're a nurse; you can attend to it now,''"** he said, and went off. x* *' Mme. de- Truczynowicz said this surgeon took away her maid' audit was days before she could find her. - ' ''I cannot tell you all about her," she said. "When., her fa- ther saw her he was nearly beside himself with rage. Well, he is gone now, too. They took him off to dig treuches, and I have never seen him since. I protested to the Commandant, and he said he could do nothing about the v poor girl, as she belonged to the soldiers now. It is all part of their system you know. I did get the woman in whose house it happened punished, but they would not punish the doctor. He was 7an officer, you see "Yes, I have heard of it happening to women of good position. It would be better to kill oneself at once. " 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." A Brutal Doctor _ "I think, that doctor was the worst of all the Germans with whom I came in contact. He was so brutal that he was not ^permitted' to serve in the Germans' own hospital, biit was made chief of the lazarette for the Russian prisoners. The first thing he did was to** demand a larger morgue. You should have heard the other officers laugh over that, asthough it were a fine joke. He ��������� * would soon empty the hospital for them, they said. " It" was in that hospital that a Russian officer died because another doctor, a. Herr Professor, refused to operate on his leg until he received a 2Q0-mark fee. He had no money, and the other prisoners and sisters had to sign a note for the,cash. But it took time to get the signatures, and gangrene will not wait for any body. The money was raised, but it was too late, and the officer died. "No food was provided for the patients by the Germans and they were left to the tender mercies ~of "the "townspeople, "them*^ selves nearly starving. For the prisoners who could work the only daily ration was a small loaf of bread, which had to be divided among six men'. Then after July 15 even this ration was stopped, and instead the prisoners were supposed to get 10 pfennigs each a day. Even when it was paid regularly, that did riot go far with everything so terribly clear." Orgy Over Lusitania News Mme. de Turczynowicz spoke of. the drinking among the German officers, and said piles of bottles used to be carried from her house each day. Champagne and schnapps Avere their favorite beverages, and the night the news of the Lusitania was receiv ed was a regular orgy. They thought nothing of arousing her away, and the second and third lines about three, and the^ windows had to be kept open to prevent their being smashed by the concussion. Night after night she Avould sit in the darkness, with her delirious children listening to the cannonade. Gas and electricity, of course, there were none, and hardly any candles or oil. After the' children were a little better there came a day when the Russians made an advance. The Germans had everything packed ready to retire and the guns came nearer and nearer. "Then they began to grow fainter again," said Mme de Turczynowicz. "It was awful. A Prussian officer came into my room ,and said 'The Russians are running.' 'They are not running,' said one of my little boys, and the officer was furious. 'You ought to whip him,' he cried, and he went after him with his stick. I told him that the little lad-���������he "was only 5���������could hardly walk after typhus, and I dared him lay his hand on him- I ks������t the man away, but that's the way they were, most of them." Worst Treatment in Germany It was in Germany itself that Mme. de Turczynowicz received her worst fright. By her aloofness and unfailing courage' -she had kept the Prussian officers at arm's length and none had dared to offer her insult. She had yet to meet the German women. "We had to change cars one morning," she said, "and . the officer in charge of us did not give us even a seat to rest on. One of my' little boys was so weak I 'had to carry him in my arms and the little girl sat on the cold platform. We were in a corner, and there were a number of German women of all classes waiting for a train of wounded. ' "We had been warned not to speak English or Polish, but tired, sick little children cannot be careful. They cried to me in English and in a minute the women were around me. The Marquise spoke of the -bread riots in Berlin on September 12, the day before she arrived. , They have been denied officially, but she was told in Berlin itself of how the women clamored before the Palace and were ridden down by the police, and she remarked on the dead- ness of the streets, the absence of horses, and the small num- b^r "of ^rs^s"waIking"lfbout7"as compared with her memories of former visits. So at length she reached safety in Holland, but not without the indignity of being stripped at the frontier. '' My, clothes,'' she said,'' were thrown out to men and examined. They ripped up the linings and turned them inside out, and the clothes came back in rage. We were scarecrows as we got over the border." But her baggage did not come. She wanted to wait for it as it contained one very valuable sable cloak and the little fur coats of her children. "They told us we could have everything *iot contraband���������at-, ter the war!" she concluded. Cement for China Take dissolved gum arabic and stir in enough plaster of Paris to make a soft paste. This is almost colorless and acts ex-, cellently as a cement for china. Very delicate china or porcelain has the pieces tied carefully in place with tape. It is then put into a saucepan of. milk and the" letter is very gradually brought to the boiling point. Remove the sauce-pan from the fire, but leave the china in it for about six minutes. Lift out carefully and place on a shelf to dry. PHONE SEYMOUR 9086 KEEP Your papers and Valuables in A PRIVATE BOX In our Safety Vault $2.50 PER ANNUM Dow Fraser Trust Co. 122 Hafetings St. West *���������*: Ottawa, Canada PRINGLE & GUTHRIE Barristers and Solicitors Clive Pringle. N. O. Guthrie. Parliamentary Solicitors, Departmental Agents, Board of Bailway Commissioners Mr. Clive Pringle is a member of the Bar of British Columbia. Citizen Building, Ottawa. 8YNOP8I8 OF COAL MOONCr REGULATIONS Coal mining rights of tbe Domin- on, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the North-west Territories and in a portion of the province of British Columbia, may be "eased for a term of twenty-one years renewal for a further term of 21 years at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2,560 acres will be leased to one applicant. ' 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 . sub-divisions 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 mer: chantable.output _of_,the...mine^at���������the_- rate of five cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full 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 of this advertisement will not be paid for. ���������83575. sition must be taken regardless of what it costs. He was courteous enough to me. He sat at the head of the table, and I at the coffee samoyer at the other end, but while he was there all the talk was about him, about what he had done or what he was going to do. He was supremely egotistical." One day one of Mme. de Truczynowicz's little boys was in a terrible condition. He needed an operation on one of his fingers and she asked the eommand- | ant for a surgeon. "The surgeon came at 9 o'- at 3 o'clock in the morning to make them coffee, but she remembers one act of kindness to her. The officers were drinking champagne when she was present, and poured her out a glass. She put it in a little, bottle, saying she would keep at as a stimulant for her children at their critical' moments. One of the Prussians then went off and got her a bottle to take to her room for this purpose. All this time the Marquise was living within sound of the guns. The first line of the Germaii trenches was only five miles 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 ��������� << j* ''VI i^Ti'.W.^^'^'i.t i?*??**?^!8^ J__3_B WESTERN GALL Y.M.C.A. DOES GOOD WORK DURING THE WAR m& An account of the varied activr ities of the Y.M.C.A. since the declaration of war, and of the' invaluable work it has done for the troops at home and abroad has been given by Mr. A. K. Yapp, secretary of the British National Council. This work is of the four-fold character for which the Association stands. ''We try," Mr. Yapp said, "to provide a social centre where the men can find refreshment, play billiards and other games and have musical evenings. In the educational work of the Association, classes, lectures and libraries play a part, and on the physical side we organize football and athletic sports. Right through everything is the religious objective. -We seem, during the war, to have solved the problem of carrying on the religious work in a suffi ciently definite way to be helpful to the men without wounding the susceptibilities of any. Ro- ! man Catholics and Protestants use our huts equally with the men of all denominations and no denomination. The great thing about our work is that there is uplift and inspiration in it. It is 1 not a mere canteen that is provided; and nearly all our helpers are voluntary, who are assisting for the love of our cause. With the Flag "We are working today wherever the British flag flies. In order to carry on the work of the army Y.M.C.A.'s, we have sent out twenty men to India, including, some of the leading dons of Oxford and Cambridge. We have sent men to Rangoon. We have started work in Mesopotamia. Workers have been sent there from India, and we are just sending out reinforcements from home to develop that work. The same thing is being done in all the self-govrening colonies. In Egypt we have twenty-seven different centres." Mr. Yapp has a splendid series of photographs to illustrate this work, one showed the cheerful interior of a mat hut? another illustrated the incidental work that is done in the hospitals where patients are lying in bed listening to an interesting address, and a third showed thousands of men in Esbekia gardens in Cairo, assembled together for one of the Y.M.C.A. outdoor concerts. "From Egypt," Mr. Yapp continued, "we have extended to Malta, where we have nine centres, and others being opened. The governor, Lord Methuen, has given us rooms in his palace for our headquarters,-and at his suggestion we have extended our work to other camps and to Sicily. From Egypt also we have extended to the Dardanelles. We A Whole Loaf of Health and Strength for YOU. SHELLY'S WBAPPED BUTTER-NUT BBEAD combines tbe food values which make strength snd health. Made pure and clew, baked pure and clean. JWTTOR-NTJT 3HWBAP is the best and least expensive food yoa ;ea������ serve daily on yonr table. Delivered fwsb, da-' ily by phoning Fairmont 44, or INSIST on BUTTER-NUT at yonr store. Comes in sanitary waxed wrappers. SbeJJy Bros. Me Ovens ���������Bakers of the'popular 4X Bread. Pair. 44. r AWWSTBQNG, MOWUSON & CO. Public J^orla Head Office, 810-15 ������oww Builctfng , Be^pw 1836 ,��������������������������� VANCOUVER CANADA Dominion Coal Co. SOUTH WBW-IHGTON COAI. DOMINION WOOD YARD All Kind-Of Wood Phone: Fair. 1564 Mount Pleasant Livery TRANSFER Furniture and Piano Moving Baggage, Express and Dray. Hacks and Carriages at all hours. Phono Fairmont 888 Corner Broadway and Main A. F. McTavish, Prop. had a centre at Anzae. That, of course, is gone now. We have a place at Cape Helles and, of course, we are on the Islands. Centres in France "In France we have 129 centres. Not only are they in the base camps, but we have also extended our work right up the line; and many of. our places are just behind the trenches. We have recently received a..very strong endorsement of this work from Sir John French, who wrote: 'It is the very greatest pleasure to me to take this opportunity of testifying to the fine work done by the Young Men's Christian Association. The prob-, lem of dealing with conditions, at such a time, and under existing circumstances, at the rest camps, bias always been a most difficult1 one; but the erection of huts by the Y.M.C.A. has made this far easier. The extra, comfort thereby afforded to the men, and the opportunities for reading and writing have been of incalculable, service, and I wish to tender to your Association and all. those who have assisted my i most grateful thanks.' * ' The Work at Home "At home we are working wherever there are camps. You get an idea of the extent of this work by glancing at the map. of England and Wales." The large map on the wall was dotted from north to south, and from east to west with between 700 and 800 centres. "A> very big problem is presented," Mr. Yapp continued, "by the various railway termini. We have one of our places, ^ith sleeping accommodation, at JEris^ ton, and another is at Waterloo. We have already had to double our accommodation thpre. -.We have just opened a new place,at King's Cross, on a site giveri to us by the railway company,- yfe are putting up another at P<a4- dington. At Victoria we are aij8J; opening two very big places,? o&e right in the station, and the other in Grosvenor Gardens. Some time ago the, king set apart part of the Royal Hews -for men to sleep in, under our auspices. Then we have taken an old brewery in the Eorseferry- road, and'" in the same neighborhood, at the request of the military authorities, we have just fitted up the Industrial Museum. This will accommodate thousands. "In the naval centres the same work is being done. At the urgent request of the naval authori- ties-we^are-just about to openrft: hut for the men employed at one of the submarine bases. We are also doing a great work amongst the colonial troops." Appeal for Huts Turning to the activities still to come, Mr. Yapp said, "We shall continue to consolidate our work. Our ambition is to be wherever the men need us. One of the biggest openings that lies before us is in the industrial communities Where men are working on munitions for the war. We have established a few experimental centres for providing these men with recreation, food and sleeping accommodation, and so great has been their success that leading ���������-*. firms in parts of the country are putting up equipment for us free of cost and are getting us to take charge of the huts for them. Work of this kind is being done on an enormous scale in certain munition areas. Our work at the various camps we are strengthening every day, and in order to ex tend the work wherever it is most urgently needed we are making an appeal for one, hundred huts before the end of the year. The cost of each hut varies from $1,500 to .$4,000 the average cost being $2,500. Already we have had many very generous donors, who have put up huts, entirely at their own cost, many being memorials of sons and other relatives killed in the war. It is wonderful indeed how the money has come in for our work. Of course, a great deal is neded, for it co3ts between $2,500 and $3,000 a day to main- what has already been done. "We are also developing our work in the hospitals and convalescent homes. Wherever a lad enlists he will find a Y.M.C.A. hut,- wherever he goes, whether to the western or to the eastern theatre of war, he will find it there also; and if he is wounded he will find the Y.M.C.A. following him and helping him still Our urgent need' today is for mohey to carry on the work, and for men to help. We are getting a great deal of help from ladies as well as men.X Friday. April 28. 1916*1 MANY CHANGES IN EXHIBITION At the Wednesday meeting of the directors of the Vancouver Exhibition several important changes were decided upon in regard to the housing of exhibits. The following recommendations were made: Manager's Report Manager Rolston reported that he had attended several meetings of specialty associations and had found a very keen interest evidenced this year towards a bigger and better fair than usual. The advisability of adopting their prize money basis was discussed with the Poultry Association andvits members were free in their statements that they would shitfw the best, and all they had under any method adopted. The B. C. Beekeepers ** Association, he said, had undertaken - to secure ������ome excellent exhibits which; will in .themselves be a feature of the exhibition. "There has never been a better feeling towards the exhibition than at the present time. The B. C. Manufacturers' Association is taking a keen interest aijd Mr. Cunningham has promised us a very elaborate progress exhibit of shells," said Mr. Rolston. .Alter prim u*t Many changes will he made' in the prize list, according to the report of the committee having the work in hand. These changes are set forth in the report, which follows: r "Classes A and B, horses, are combined, throwing the horse show in with the breeding classes. Class C, races, a new programme is arranging with an idea of encouraging more local eVentsX ' The cattle classes are about the same as formerly, except that the prize money is made more even in each; section, on xa. request from the breeders' associations. The age Rasing date has been fixed at August 1. We have hot heard yet from the ��������� Dairymen's Association as to their prizes, in the dairy test classes, but we are incorporating them, as usual, ������in our schedule. In sheep we are adding fleece wool classes, and making a class for milch goats, as a number of these have been recently imported. "The poultry classes will remain the same as last year. We considered suggesting a change for our present plan of paying prizes to a percentage basis, but felt the saving in money did not justify it. "The floriculture classes will be subject to considerable alteration. A school children's class is added for asters, stocks, dahlias, roses and sweet peas, also classes for vegetables. "We are arranging for competition for some of the best prizes on Fridayr thus insuring a renewal exhibit of some of the best flowers. James Brand & Company are offering $15 for a bunch of sweet peas, mixed. " The district fruit exhibit will be a feature this year, the contribution towards staging these will be '$100, as formerly. QUIETLY, QUICKLY. SMOOTHLY. YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS ARE MOVED Without any fuss, any disturbance, without breaking or losing valuable,furniture or bric-a-brac BECAUSE CAMPBELL MAKES A BUSINESS TO MOVE GOODS THAT WAY. ���������*������**������ The big CAMPBELL "Car Vans" are heavily padded intfliC completely enclosed, affording absolute protection. Only skillfuf������ gent movers handle your goods. AND the charge is surprising! Phone 3eymour 7360 for full particulars. fcsJ_Sjr i GMPBEU..SIORAC������<>.l*Ii|, OLDEST AMD I ARfigST IN XY^TEffrT^AN^DA ft'^ Thonc Seymour 7300 0rncLd57_BEATTY_5rRttT] Office Pbone: Seymour 8765-8766 DIXON & MURRAY * ' Office and Store Fixture Manufacturers Jobbing Carpenters, Show Cases Painting, Paperhanging and Kalsomining Shop: 1065 Dunsmuir St Vancouver, B. O. in Leckie Boots When your feet slip into a LECKIE they feel 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 DEALERS "Class B, honey,' and aparian products,'is greatly changed. The new society recommends an elaborate list. They; have seeured several special prizes, some of which are by Mjessrs., Miller & Coe, Hudson's ������ay Company, William Renwe' & Company, G. J. Spencer, Ritchie Bros., and others. ' ,, X "The women's work and household arts classes are being entirely rewritten. Many lines are now out of date and new ones installed. The Better Baby contest will be revised considerably and will be in charge of'the"Local Council of. Women again this year. X " ;VXFiindtow*e Cream One ounce castile soap, one ounce white wax, two ounces beeswax, half pint turpentine, half pint soft water. Melt the white wax and castile soap in the soft,- water, and the beeswax in the turpentine. When nearly cold mix together. Porto Rico has had the most prosperous tourist season in its history during the past few months, more travelers having visited the island last winter than ever before. The war is partly responsible, but better steamship accommodation and advertising have also had their share. Efforts are being made to erect an up-to-date modern hotel at San Juan for the grow ing tourist traffic. Already the Insular Legislature has set aside a tract of land for the purpose; and appropriated $200,000 for the purchase of bonds of a hotel company in case the necessary arangements can be made.; *- Germany's - firww������ "���������Hw������wlwi^^i ' > The chancellor can "always blame ther allies* f oX continuipgr the -vwar as :l$$^ does for .beginning it. tf they would only sue for peace how,' 'while Germany still has the profits of her super-preparedness in her grasp, all would be well. It is their 'Wicked, obstinacy in refusing to consent to, be* beaten, their, perversity in^ developing, their resources jvwtas Germany's are beginning Jko; fail?- Hurt'is foing to- spoil the whole frar.BndJeiw- Is their guilt! Wind is their, folly iii refusing to Germany the reward of her"/ear* | of patient waiting. ,X-w# "������** X���������j] How characteristic it m Tfce Ger-* man mind.���������New * York S������n. Stopped First Soldier (in the trenches)���������I was really. intended for the church. In fact, I was on the point of being ordained last August. ... ~* Second Soldier���������What stopped you, then? First Ditto���������This damned war. ��������� Haven Register. Tlie Immigration Menace " tXl A colored man in Washington engaged in a brief job at a hotel was expressing- himself' quite forcibly~to~ another negro with reference to the expected increase in emigration from Europ as a consequence of the great war. "I's opposed," he said, "to all dis mess of people comin' to dis country." "Well," said the other, "I thinks dis country oughter be open to anybody dat wants to improve dare condition." "I doesn't agree with you," said the first darky. "I dpesn't like to see them foreigners comin" in heah an' takin' work away from bur wives.' '���������Rochester Times. ��������� * ��������� ��������� ' Little Sam���������Father it tells in our history about a louis. What is a louis, anyway? ,; - . \.,Xxv **>.v'j-������������������*���������'��������������������������� X... X Fathers-it's one of them fellqws 15 a short coat that you give orders to in a German coffee house. |l * ��������� * ��������� **' i\ "My poor woman," said the settlement worker, "what can I do to relieve your distress?" "Can you sing, ma'am?" "Why���������er-^a little." "I wish you'd sing some of the new ragtime songs, ma 'am. Me and ��������� me husband ain't been to a cabaret in two years." ������������������'���������������'��������������������� ���������. X Necessity is the mother of invention, and the hungry Frenchman mentioned in a biography recently published in England illustrates ; the old adage anew. ..,' ^He,.was in'an English restaurant and wanted eggs for breakfast, but had forgotten the English word. So he got around the difficulty in the following way-' ..;''.��������� "Vaiterre, vat is dat valking in the yard?" '"-.\)\ "A booster, sir." "Ah! And vat you call de rooster's wife?" "The hen, sir." "And vat you call de children of de rooster and his vife?" "Chickens, sir." X^But vat you call ;de chicken before dey are chicken?" ..-".Eggs, sir." "Bring nie twoX ; ' "
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