TAT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONiqf n^BTBUL^TY, STBEN0TH.«» °™*^*: VANTOB TBA^^ -t 1 VJH-jLOl SIXTH YEAF / n. 194. " f* ' ' — ♦««Bfl4iiomtr.mftljtfft Bff! fill Writer in a Well-known Journal Says It Is Common Knowledge. OFFICIAL PAPEB : VANCOUVEB TBADB8 AND LAfiOB VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY, PECJlMBER 25, 1914 Labor Candidate FOB WAKD FOUB [ Everybody Knows but Few I / Move to Apply the Remedy i; ' If it were possible to get the attention of millions of people to the fact that capitalism is the fundamental cause of war it might naturally be ex pec ted that the result would mean d great impetus to the peace propaganda of the labor movement. Since the present war broke out millions of people have heard that statement made innumerable times, but the i belief has little or no effect in Btirau- ) lating the demand for the abolition of | capitalism. The Saturday Evening PoBt, for example, is a magazine that claims, and no doubt correctly, to have millions of readers. One of its literary staff, Mr, Samuel 0. Blythe, is considered by e host of people as a keen political analyst. His contributions have appeared in .the Post for many years and have (.always been regarded as one of its most valuable features, What, he says on matters political, social and e'eonomic is always considered to carry great weight. In a recent issue of tbe Post we find Mr. Blythe holding forth on the subject of the great world war, and among other things he has to say about its a-POse is this: And what is the real cause of this, war that has transformed Europe into one great battlefield, and brutalized civilized nations! If we look beyond all the immedi- r) ate causes to the fundamental one, we will find it in the trade rivalry of two grenJ0i nations. Mr. Blythe is referring of course to Germany and Great Britain. Continuing the subject farther along, he says in conclusion, after fully demonstrating thhe above atatement: What those familiar with the situation know is that the rock- bottom reason for the feeling which exists between Great Britain and Germany and which no one familiar with the circumstances will dtfay is a burincss reason, a trade reason, a commercial supremacy reason, Aa these reasons are infinitely more vital than treaty reasons or diplomatic reM^y^jyt^" political reasons—$$.tt_#ty*&&_„ at theJ^ftftrtr^S3tional things—the 'desperate nature of the toll this war will take is clear This is surely plain enough, and there lean be no possible mistaking what he Weans, At the very least a million leoplo most of whom pride themselves jn their intelligence, have read this, ind in all probability not one in 1,000 bias disagreed with the writer. But there is every reason also to believe -hat not one in a thousand reached ;he plain conclusion that to abolish 1 war, capitalism must first be abolished, and not one in 10,000 perhaps resolved to do his part for such abolition. The vast majority will still go on 'deploring" war, and regarding as up- /setters of society those who would destroy it by destroying its fundamental cause. They might perhaps get a passing glimpse of the nature of the price to be paid for the destruction of war but with all due respect of course to the grei with statements which can only mean one thing. After referring to the fallirijr off in traffic and income, and blaming those things partly ,on the war, Mr. ftW went into what he considered would be the conditions in British Columbia V a little while from now. He said: ;\ "I think the cost of living, especially in the matter of rentals, will have considerably decreased, and that a lower basis of wages will be in force, which will remove what hitherto has been the greatest obstacle to the prosperous development of tho country. The high cost of labor is throttling) and has throttled undertakings of advantage to the province; has prohibited the establishment of many industries, and chocked tho investment of capital in productive works> which in turn has tended to keep up tlie high price of living. ... If one looks back on the past ten years there can be no doubt that but for the cost of labor, which has rendered it impossible to compete with other parts of the world, British Columbia would have become a beehive of industry, and capital for industrial purposes would have flowed freely into the province, thus providing a prosperous living for double the present population." It will thus be seen that the wages of street railwaymen are to be made to bear the blame for a report which shewed a reduction in the yearly earnings of the company of between $450,000 and $500,000. In order to pay tho "usual dividends"—it is very significant that the actual figures of those dividends were not mentioned in the article—$50,000 was taken from the reserve fund. Not a word was said about the boom in real estate prices, which is one of tho principle reasons why industrial development has been retarded in this province, and from which tho oompany has reaped a rich harvest, Not a word about the fact that the present wages of street railwaymen are based on the report and recommendations of a board of investigation, operat- . ing under the provisions of the fedoral Industrial Disputes Investigation act, under which act no wages have ever been awarded which were more than equal to the price of living. Not a word about such things, but just a plain straightforward onslaught against the wage rates of the men who operate the cars and other parts of the company's system. The meaning of it all is obvious enough to any one who can read and understand plain English, and it is full of grave warning to the street railway- men. Perhaps some simple soul will infer that Mr, Payne was not referring to the wages of street railwaymen at all, but to the wages in other industries. Let anyone with that idea just take his memory back a little, and recollect the struggle which the street railwaymen's union had with the oompany when the present wage scale was being negotiated. That should be enough to convince him, if facts oount for anything with him. The agreomont which contains the present wage soale is terminable by either party giving thirty days notice to the othor if ter June 30th no^t , It looks ss if Mr. Payno is giving no(- tioe in good time. disciplinary effects of 'healthy work. In some parts of the United States, itate prisoners are employed upon the roads, and while this may be satisfactory from the point of view of preventing idleness, it is not conducive to the [development of the prisoner's self-respect. (1) We would suggest that by employing prisoners into) Drain-tile making; and (b) Quarrying and crushing of lime for farm purposes*— the prisoners and the province would be benefitted. The work might be per*, formed under prison conditions, and, owing to area required, would not .en* tail much.expense, nor any serious apprehension r.s to escape, while at the same time it would provide healthy and, useful occupation. Although realizing that the following proposal may be somewhat outside; the scope of thia inquiry, we would also (8) That where prisoners are employed at such useful nnd productive work, a small wage should be allowed, which, in the eaae of. those who have families to support, should be payable to those dependent upon them, and in| 'the- iiaSB--i)rTrtnghSHlnuu sVonM *-ho'***)aMI **" to the prisoners themselves upon their .release. B.C.F.ofL Win Meet in Nanaimo on Monday, January 25th Workmen's Compensation Among Chief Matters . 1\> Be Debated. The Executive Board of the B. O. Federation of Labor has sent out to the various unions the official call forth* fifth annual convention,, to take float [in Nanaimo, January 25th next, Baof rotary-Treasurer Wells, in sending oil the call, makes mention of the portal of financial stress through whieh all unions aro now passing. Thia difficulty, and the questions which tre expect** to occupy an important position In th* debates of the convention are dealt with in tho official call, u followa: Bnsipt r«b OMal OalL •The present period of tnui* depression will no doubt have offeet*d eD of- ganitationa, but the need of * good attendance of delegate* wu naves »or* apparent, and local unlona are urged to make all efforts pouible to te % presented at thia convention. Looal union* that ton not. boon aftUtMd ' art urged, la ttet of the promt aeods, to send representative* and become i part of tho provincial body, by th* payment of par capita tax for tht Srat half of tho year UU. "The probabilities ere that legislation affecting the worken will be brought before the Legislature it the coming session, among whioh will bo the net regarding workmen's compensation for accidents, jnd other matters dealt with by the Boyil Commission, and it ia possible that those matter* may be shelved owing to the present war situation. It ia therefore necessary that* organized labor ahould be prepared to deal with these matters, as the occasion arises ."The present unemployed situation ■ has been considered by all kind* ot.oz- ■, ganizatiou charitable and other****, but aa no solution or palliative can to advanced unless of a provincial character, it ia necessary that lt should to considered by the labor movement of the. province. , To thia end you ar* urged to send your representatives anl support the Federation by your active cooperation, and affiliation with that body. K^SKftir-" \ TO HELP UNION MINEBS. Union Men Should Buy Ooal Mined by Minora' Union Membera, Robert Foster president of District 28, C. M. W. of A, who was in Vancouver a few days ago en route to Seat- J tlo on official business, had some things to say to the trade unionists of this and other coast cities. "Tho only union-manned coal mine on Vancouver island is the Jingle Pot, near Nanaimo, and probably Federationist readers will be surprised to learn that there has recently been a reduction of forces there owing to a shortage of orders. The union men of Vancouver have always shown a keen desire to assist the miners of tho island to establish the right to organize. Now if they desire to be consistent ond show, in a practical way, that they are with the miners let them demand union mined coal. I understand the price is as low as the nonunion product sold in Vancouver and any old-time coal miner' will toll you that Jingle Pot coal Ib the best on the market. If the trades unionists of Vancouver arc true to thomselves the membership of our Jingle Pot local could be doubled in less tban a month." Mr. Foster also expressed himself as being strongly in favor of the B. C. F. of L. holding a convention next month. Ho appreciated the obstacles in the way, but felt that the members of organized lubor could not afford to "give up tho ghost" just because they wero broko. a union norm matob AN UPSIDEDOWN TOWN Local Industrial Situation Aptly Bleed Up By Visitor The industrial situation in Vancouver was aptly summarized by a visitor to Tho Fedorationist this week. Ho said: "It seems to mo that Vancouver is an upsidedown town. You havo houBOs, officoH, and storage space in abundnnco, in a word, you havo all that equipment which, in a normally developing city, follows tho establishment ot industry, but thoro are no industrios worth speaking of. Moreover, it seems to me that some of those peoplo who bought industrial sites at high prices, during tho boom timos, hnve to be bitten; and pretty badly too, before thoy learn tho few rudiments of political economy which would havo saved them from the dilemma in which thoy find themselves. '' 'Mike" OosteUo Elected Mayor tt Biggest Little Olty in th* Wut The dizzy height* of social and political eminence to which tho natural vanity of a printer will often lead him! Twenty-four years ago this month "Mike" C. Costello and the manager of The Fed. were "devils" together in the office of the Calgary Herald, at that time a hand-set daily. Yeara after "Mike" decided to quit the print* and in due time became a physician. Civic politics later became hia hobby and laat week ho wu elected mayor of th* biggest little city in western Canada. Meanwhile sundry of hia old-time cronies look on from afar with feelings of admiration and amazement. Like Columbus with, the egg "they eould all have done "it if they tod only thought of that particular way." But 'twas ever thus. ."Mike" ia ia the mayoral chair. He didn ^»rKtT..T-—-^H PAINTERS',. PAPERHANGERS'. Aft'jM Decorators', Local 138—Meets everyw Thursday, 7.80 p.m. President, H. Grand ;_* financial seoretary, J. Freckleton, 10231 Comox street; recording secretary, R.P Dowding, 622 Howe street. Business] agent, James Train, **— "" " " Temple. Room 803, Laboil SYNOPtlt OF COAL MINING REGULATION* Coal mining rlghta of tha Dominion, In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, tht Tukon Territory, tht Northwest Ter- ritoriet and ln a portion of tht Province of Brltlih Columbia, may bt Itaaed for a term ef twenty-one yean at an annua) rental of $1 an aore. Not more than 1,660 acres will ba leaaed to ont applicant. Applications for least muat bt made by tht applicant ln person to tht Agent or Sub-Agent of tht dlatrlct ln which the rlghta applied for art situated. In surveyed territory ttat land muat be described by sections, or legal subdivisions of sections, and In uniurvtyed territory tht tract applied for ihall be staked by the applicant himtelf. Eaeh application must be accompanied by a fat of 16, which will be refunded If tht right! applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on tht merchantable output of ttat mine at the rate of Ave centi per ton. The person operating tht mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returni accounting for tht full quantity of raer- ohantablt coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, such returns ihould be furnished at least once a year. The least will Include the coal mining rlghta only, but the leasee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necessary for the working of the mine at tht rate of 110 an acre. For full Information application ihould be made to the Seoretary of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands W. H. CORY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N. B.—Unauthorised publication of thie advertisement will not be paid for—306A6 PATTERN MAKERS' LEAGUE OF, NORTH AMERICA.—Vancouver and vicinity. Branch meets 1st and Srd Fri-^ days at Labor Temple, room 206. RobertH C. Sampson, Prei., 747 Dunlevy Ave.-^ Jos. Q. Lyon, financial secretary, i72H Grant street; J. Campbell, according aeo-4 retary, 4869 Argyle itreet. \ STBRBOTYPBRS* AND ELBCTROTTP-L tn' Union, No. 88, of Vancouver andl Victoria—Meets second Wedneaday ofl eaoh month, 4 p. m„ Labor Temple. Presl-1 dtnt, Chu, Bayley; recording secretary,! A. Birnle, co. "News Advertiser." ■ STREET AND ELECTRIC RAILWATl Employees, Pioneer Division No. 1011 —Meets Labor Temple second and fourth! Wednesdays at 2 p.m., ahd first and] third Wednesdays, 8 p.m. president,! W. H. Cottrell; recording secretary.f Albert V. Lofting, 2661 Trinity streetil flnanclal secretary and buslneas agent, ] Fred, A. Hoover, 2409 Clark Drive. STEAM ENGINEERS, INTERNATION-_ al Local 897—Meets every Wednesday 1 I p. m., room 204, Labor Temple. Financial atcntary, B. Prendergaat, room lit. TAILORS' INDUSTRIAL UNION (IN-_ ternatlonal). Local No, 178—Meetings! held flrst Tuesday ln each month, 8 p. m. I President, Miss H. Gutteridge; recording I lecretary, C. MoDonald. Bos SOS; fli clal sec., K. Paterson, P. O. Box 603. THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES, LO-, OAL No, lit—Meets second Sunday ol I eaoh month at room 204, Labor Temple. I President, H. Spears; recording seoretary, Geo. W. Allin, P. O. Boy Til, Vanconver. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, NO. 936 — Meets lut Sonde? er each month at S I S, m. President, R. P. Peltlptseej vloe-preal* I ent W. 8. Keillor! aeeretary-treasarer, B. H. Neelands, P. 0. Boi 66. Printers and Labor Temple Building Phone Sey. 4490 Printers of The Pkd. BU-ftlNKBS AGENT DIRECTORY Ask for Labor Temple 'Phone Exchange, Seymour .7496 (unleu otherwise stated). Bartenders—Room 208; Geo. W. Curnock. Bricklayers—Room 216; Wm. S. Dagnall. Barbers—Room 208; O. F. Burkhart; phone Sey. 1776. Cooks, Waiters, Waitresses—Room 208; Andy Graham; phone Sey. 8414. Electrical Workers (outside)—Room 207; E. H. Morrison. Electrical Workers (inside)—Room 207; F. L, Estinghausen, Englneera (steam)—Room 216; E. Prendergut. Longshoremen's Association — Offloe, 146 Alexander street; 7. Payne; phone Sey, 0869. Moving Picture Operators—G. R. Hamilton; room 100, Loo building; phone Sey. 8046. Musicians—H. J. Brasfleld; rooms 29-80, Williams building, 418 Granville atreet; phone' Sey. 2680. Street Railway Employees—Fred, A. Hoover; phoue Sey. 608, Typographical—Rooms 212-18-14; R. H. nee* FREE! FREE! FREE! Sixty Watt Tungsten Lamps A Sixty Watt Tungsten Lamp ot tbe highest grade (such as Is regularly sold over our counters at 40 cents) will be given any lighting customer of the B. O. Electric who purchases at regular sale an Electric Household Appliance, valued at $3.00 or over at any B, O. Electric sales room during the month of December. THIS SPECIAL OFFEB IB MADE TO CALL TOTO ATTENTION TO ELZOTBIO HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AS HANDSOME, USEFUL, DURABLE AND SENSIBLE CHRISTMAS OIFTS. VISIT OUR SALEBROOM8-OUR LINE INCLUDES OUTS SUITED TO EVERY NEED AND WITHIN THE BEACH OF ALL. Curtll ud HutinpStreel B.C. ELECTRIC H38G...Yill.St NuiOm DAY.. ..'■ ..DECEMBER 25, 1914 TUT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST. mama PAGE THREE DAVID SPENCER, LTD. DAVID SPENCER, LTD. Good Novels, 50c Each CLOTHBOUND . Marie OoreUl— God's Good Man The Master Christian Holy Orders The Treasure of Heaven H. A. Cody— The Long Patrol The Fourth Watoh W. A. Westcott— David Harum Nellie McLung— Sowing Seeds in Danny The Second Chance Marlon Keith— The Silver Maple Duncan Polite Treasure Valley R. W. Service The Trail of '98 B. T, Thurston— The City of Beautiful Nonsense, The Greatest Wish in the World H. G. Hutchinson— The Happy Warrior H. McOrath— The* Garden of Allih ■ Bella Donna The Call of the Blood Alice Began Bice— Mrs. Wlggs of tbe Cabbage Patch Levey Mary N Ralph Connor— The Foreigner The Dootor ■ The Prospector \' The Sky Pilot Black Rook The Man from Glengarry Glengarry Schooldays Joseph Hocking— \ The Purple Robe The Scarlet Woman Bex Beach— The Ne'er Do Well The Net Stewart Edward White— The Biased Trail John ; Fox, Jan. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come David Spencer limited DAVID SPENCER, LTD. DAVID SPENCER, LTD. VANCOUVER City Market MAIN STREET Turkeys! Turkeys! Turkeys! Large consignments are arriving daily, dressed and live « also LfVE and DRESSED GEESE LIVE and DRESSED FOWL Quality the highest Prices the lowest VANCOUVER City Market MAIN STREET y Braids Best Coffee Wm kuaid rt -" Did/You Get Yours This Morning? BRAID'S BEST COFFEE Granville SL to th* Market WM. TURNER - -DEALER IN- New and second-hand China, Crockery, Furniture, Hardware and Stoves. Furniture moving and shipping. Telephone us when you have furniture for gale. Highest prices paid. TELEPHONE SEYMOUR 3745 25% OFF ALL TRUSSES THIS MONTH RED STAR DRUG STORE. 53 Cordova Street West Vancouver, B. 0. Forth.! th. Bom. Industry Mov.rn.at by h.vlnf thl. X*bel appur on roar prlnttd matter.. It standi (or food workm.nitlp, fool dtlniuhlp, doeut vsgti nd th. up-houdltif of tho city. ALLIED PBDranrO I8ADES Compose! of Typoitspatad Moll, Web Fninun'i Onion. Frtnttos JPieis- msa's Onion. Pr... AMUfimU' Union. St.notn.ri' ud BUotrotjp.nr Onion, Bookblndui' Onion, Fhoto*«n|rmn' Onion. "Nature Teeth" are not only LUXURIOUS but-they= are NECESSARY for EFFICIENCY BUILT IN THE MOUTH Luiury . Necessity Efficiency IM Sew gund.rd.Buk Bldi., Blchuds B.cond Floor lottaaee Boom 119 Phon lor. s.o.T.S OWN EST WL. THESE "Nature Teeth" of mine (entirely different from ordinary and ugly "False Teeth) whloh are made to match the one. that grew In your Jawa—In shape and .Ue and exact bint—and to fit like the ones Nature gave you. FilHESE "Nature Teeth" are truly luxurious beoause you M. can bite, ohew and smile with them in perfect conn* denoo and comfort. BUT they are also necessary to health and efficiency. The old "False Teeth" are truly fals., for they are but makeshifts and do not perform the functions of Nature's own teeth, mastication of the food—whloh means stomach health and NATURE'S own teeth, then, or their worthy successors —my "Nature Teeth"—are necessary to tbe proper general efficiency'—and to the luxurloue sense of well-being which makes for that efficiency. "TOO SOFFEB NO PA»" OOABADTEBD I HEREBY GUARANTEE that all dental work performed by me will b. absolutely palnl.se. If th. slightest twinge of pain-is experienced by th. patient no money need be paid to me. or if any haa been paid it will be instantly refunded by mn. I furter guarantee that aU crown or bridg. work or fllling will remain In flnt-olaw condition for t Serlod of TEN TEABB. If any of my worr boromo. efectlre during that tlm. I will riplac. It Absolutely FREE OF OHARGE Dr. HALL, "The Modern Dentist" FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF LABOR TEMPLE SHAREHOLDERS The fifth annual meeting ef the shareholders of Vancouver Labor Temple company was held in the Temple last Friday evening with a good attendance present. The yearly report and balance sheet of the directors'was presented and vigorously, discussed for two hours Secretary-Treasurer McVety, in presenting the report of the auditors—Messrs. Orehan, Martin ft Co.—-referred to their statement that the Labor Temple Oompany was one out of four or five of all the business firms whose books were audited by them, which showed a profit for the past year. The volume of business done by the company during the year, like all other concerns, showed a reduction as compared with last year, but considering the nature of the enterprise and the very bad industrial conditions which prevail, it was felt that a very fair showing had been made. A Very lively interest was displayed in the present standing and future policy of the oompany, the various items on the balance sheet being taken up seriatum and thoroughly discussed, especially in those cases where it.was felt such discussion would result in bringing out points for the guidance of the company's affairs in such fashion as would enable it to get over the period of depression with advantage for the future. Several shareholders to whom official notices had been sent, had not been able to get those notices owing to them being returned by the postal authorities for lack of correct address. Those shareholders should notify the manager as early as possible of their change of address. Below will be found the annual atatement of the company for the year ending October 31st, 1914, ai prepared by the firm of Crehan, Martin ft Oompany, chartered accountants and municipal auditors: BALANCE SHEET AS AT OCTOBER 31st, 1914 Vancouver, B. 0., December 4, UU. To the Dli-eetors and Shareholders of the Vancouver Labor Temple Company, Limited, Vancouver, B. 0. Gentlemen—According to instructions we have audited the books of the Oompany for the year ended October 31st, 1914, nnd herewith prosent you with the result of our examinations as set forth on the following exhibits: Exhibit "A"--Profit and Lobs Statement for year ended October 31, 1914. Exhibit "B"—Balance Sheet as at October 31st, 1914. Profit ud Loss Statement. On. Exhibit "A" we present you with a detailed statement of this account, which shows a profit for the year of ♦1^177.76. . " Balance Sheet. On Exhibit "B" we submit a detailed statement of the Company's affairs as at Ootober 31st 1914. Cash—We have verified the correctness of this item. Sundry Debtors—All accounts considered bad have been written off. Building and Fixtures—No depreciation has been written off. Liabilities—We have taken to account all accrued interest on the Company's liabilities. Ths Balance Sheet annexed and signed by us as relative hereto is, in our opinion, a full and fair Balance Sheet, containing the particulars required by the regulations of the Company, and is drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the Company's affairs, according to the best of our information and the explanations given to us, and as shown by the books, We lave obtained from the Directors and Officers of thdrCpmpany all the explanations and information we have required./ Yours faithfully, j (Signed) CEEHAN, MABTIN ft CO., Chartered Accountants and Municipal Auditors. Cash- On hand $ At Bank of Mont* treal Sundry Debtors— ' On Open account Unexpired Insur- suranee .', Labor Temple Building Furniture and Fixtures Billiard Boom (Fixtures .... .. RJsal Estate— [Lots 21/ 22 and j23, Blk 35, S. D. ,541. Cost .... [Addition in revaluation (added "ot. 31st, 1912) ASSETS. .50 100.87 4,133.30 378.00 *- V. 101.37 4,511.30 $153,622.86 3,591.55 . 1,498.16 4,612.67 -$158,712.57 $50,000.00 80,000.00 Incorporation penses Ex- -$130,000.00 328.50 $293,653.74 LIABILITIES. , To the Public: Sundry Creditors- Prudential Assurance Company, secured by flrst ! mortgage $107,000.00 C. Doering, secured by second mortgage 15,350.00 Accrued interest 3,418.50 Accrued Salaries 390.00 Accrued Taxes 2,457.71 Bills Payable 1,800.00 On Open Account 207.50 To the Shareholders: Profit and Loss Account— Undivided Profit as at Oct. 31, 1913.. 3,276.27 Profit for year ending Oct. 31, 1914 . 1,177.76 Appreciation Account Capital Stock Account: Authorized: 100,000 shares of $1.00 each .. .$100,000.00 Allotted: 80,346 shares of $1.00 each ... 80,346.00 Less cancelled 185 shares of $1.00 each ... 185.00 -$130,623.71 4,454.03 80,000.00 80,161.00 Less Unpaid .... 1,635.00 Paid on Cancelled Shares., 78,526.00 50.00 163.030.03 $293,653.74 PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31st, 1914 To Salaries $1,433.00 Janitor's Wages. 2,663.00 Janitor's supplies 360.03 Repairs 343.00 Fuel 1,093.53 Light 224.97 Taxes 1,218.82 Insurance 978.35 Water 390.70 Telephone 113.74 Elevator Power and ' Repairs 139.25 Scavenging .... 71.50 Towel Service .. 132.00 Legal and Audit Expense 76.50 Office Expense .. 218.45 Int. on Mortgages 7,023.10 Int. and Discount 263.25 General Expense 27.00 Office Rent .... 240.00 • Tool Room Rent. 180.00 By Rentals Earned $18,921.00 $17,190.19 553.05 1 Bad Accounts written off ' Balance being profit carried to Balance Sheet 1,177.76 $18,921.00 $18,921.00 PRESIDENT SUSPENDER NONE - SO EASY MADE IN CANADA MENTION THE B. O. PEDEBATIONIST Union MADE Deer ^ Of America ^Sb*' COfmUHT ___ __________ 1103 MENTION THE B. O. FEDERATIONIST HARRON BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND •EMBALMERS Vancouver—Offlee and Chapet, 1034 Oranvllle St., Phone Sey. 3486. North Vancouver — Offlce and Chapel, 122—Sixth St. West, Phone 184. SECRET DIPLOMACY THE OCTOPUS Seerot diplomacy is tho barrier which separates the peoples; which prevents a reasoned and reasonable discussion of international disputes and precipitates the peoples into wnr. It is the octopus whose all-embracing tentacles drng down the peoples into the abyss of desolation. Secret diplomacy is the dominating factor in the statecraft of Europe, the basic cause of militarism, armaments, incendiary press campaigns, and the rest of the paraphernalia leading to war. Substitute for it public instruction and discussion; a tribunal where the real or aupposed conflicting interests of the nations can be thrashed out in advance by impartial assessors, and militarism, with its gigantic and insensate waste of the communally-earned wealth of the peoples, its piteous misdirection of talent and devotion, and its criminal and imbecile consummation — tho slaughter of tens of thousands and the misery of millions, would cease to exist because it would cease to possess relevancy to human issues. War as the solution for international disputes would disappear as it has disappeared in religious disputes. Had tho needs and requirements, the reasonable fears, the j general problems and difficulties of the now belligerent peoples been known}o,nd realized by public opinion; had thoir adjustment not boen at the mercy of tho intrigues, narrow prejudices, and ignorance of a handful of bureaucrats tunneling in the dark and escaping all effective pub* He control, the nil ;rs of so-called Christian Europe woald not to-day bo assisting at the mut al destruction of their peoples CENTER & HANNA, Ud. UNDERTAKERS Refined Serrice 104» GEORGIA STREET One Block west of Court Houie. Uae of . Modern Chapel and Funeral Parlors free to all Patrons Phon Sir. 221 Dit er Niiht FUNERAL DIRECTORS and EMBALMERS 520 Rickirii SI. Vsacoaw, B. C. Phone: Fairmont 810 Patterson* Chandler Manufacturers of MONUMENTS Vaults, Curbing, Etc. Ofllce and Works: Cor. 16th Ave. aad Mala St. i Branch Office: 40th ft Fraser Aves.! VANCOUVER, B.C. ( | Mr. Union Man Are you eating Union-made Bread, are you helping to maintain the Union Standard of living by using goods produced by Union Labor! BREWER'S XL BREAD has the Union Label on'every loaf, and in quality and flavor it is unexcelled. Phone Highland 573 and we -will call at your house. BREWER'S XL BAKERY, Comer 4th Avenue and Commercial Street. YOU HATB A CHANCE TO OET TOUB DOLLARS BAOK When you buy British Columbia Made Gooda Every dollar spent in Easterns or Foreign Ooods is gone forever Leckie Boots are Made in Vancouver Luto oa feting them, ud you gtt honest nine for yon money mty Umt. J. LECKIE CO., Limited Vancouver HEALTH il mott to ho desired ud if of mon Tint Important* to tta well-being ud happiness of tta Individual thu mat ricbee. Poor, tooth sooner or later mean poor health. To ta healthy we mut tan tta power to assimilate on food. Bofore lt cu ta assimilated, it mn ta thoroughly digested, before lt cu ta dlfMted lt mut ta thoroughly maattgated, ud before lt cu ta maatljated yoa mut tare good tooth with whloh to maiUgau. Owing to tho stringency of tho money market I am ottering to do dental work at very moderate prices Silver filling $100 Platinitefilling.. 2 00 Gold Crowns or Porcelaine Crowns. 5 00 Bridge-work, per tooth 5 00 Plates .7. .. 10 00 Dr. BRETT ANDERSON Phone Seymour 8331 Offlce: 101 Bank of Ottawa ] „ 5555 PRIVATE GREETING CARDS MUST BE ORDERED NOW FOR ENGLISH MAILS •XMAS OOODS ARRIVINOEVERY DAY AU UH1B HOW BHNO SHOWN Thomson Stationery Co., Ltd. US HASTINOS STRUT WUT VANCOUVIN, I. C. ■UT IN THI WIST UTAILItHID IMS lt$l WORKERS UNION UNIOJ^STAMP Jicrary Named Shots ua frequently mtde ia Non- Union Factories—Do Not Bay Any Shoe no matter wtat Its name, unless It boars a plain ud readable Impression or thli stamp. All eboes without tho Union Stamp an always Non-Union, HOOT A SHOE WORKERS' UNION IM Summer Btreet, Boston, Hue. J. F. Tobln, Pros. C. L. Blaine, Seo.-Treu. COAL!! WHICH WILL YOU SUPPORT ? The Company which sells BRITISH COLUMBIA OOAL 8 The Company whieh sells AMERICAN OOAL and Employs White Labor and Employs Oriental Labor Fifteen Yean in Vancouver Ooal Trade WELLINGTON AND COMOX COAL WHITE LABOR ONLY MACDONALD MARPOLE CO., Ltd. 427 Seymour Street Phone Sey. 210 THE POPULAR PRICED, EUROPEAN PLAN HOTEL RITZ VICTORIA, B.C. FORT ST., AT DOUGLAS RATES 75c, $1.00, $1.26, $1.60, $2.00 C. J. LOVEJ07, MOR. FREE AUTO BUS When You Want a First-Class Beer -ONE THAT TOU CAN'T BEAT AT ANT PRICE, IN ANT OOUNTBT, OET BEER WITH THIS LABEL ON. PINTS, BIZ FOB riTTT CENTS. ~* BREWED AND BOTTLED IN VANCOUVEB BT VANCOUVER BREWERIES, Ltd. PAGE POUR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST. FBIDAT..... .DECEMBER 25, 101 MEN'S BOOTS Values to $7.00 to sell for .. $3.75 These go on sale Saturday, December 26th. Every pair is made in Canada by two of the most reliable firms in the Dominion. Many styles to choose from with goodyear welt soles, and with uppers of Gunmetal calf, Box calf, tan Russia calf, Vici Kid, Patent colt, and brown chrome waterproof leather, with double waterproof soles, single soles, and half- double soles. Every pair is guaranteed by the makers, and backed up by the Hudson's Bay Company to be as represented. ACTUAL VALUES TO $7.00. PRICE.. SALE $3.75 K(iS»BuiJson'sBauCompnnif. iju \~:._*J mmnmt i» ' «»imsSBiii is—» 1 ^~^ \1 PENDER HOTEL sis numna stbbet wnsi Mew, Modern, Flrt-Olsis Steam Boated, Electric Lighted Telephone Sejmear late Bates S-..S0 per Dor and Up THFXANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Capital. ...111,0110,000 Rest.., llt.800,000 Main Offloa: Corner Hastings and Oranvllle Streeta, Vanoouver. CITV BRANCHES HASTINOS and CAHBIB- BA8T END . COMMERCIAL DRIVE . FAIRVIEW MOUNT PLEASANT ..... KITSILANO . POWELL STREET SOUTH HILL ..- LOCATION Cor. Heatings and Cambie Streeta. ...-Cor. Pender and Main streets. ......Cor. First Avenue and Commercial Drive. ,.:...Cor, Sixth Avenue and Oranvllle Street ...Cor. Eighth Avenue and Main Street Cor. Fourth Avenue and Tew Btreet. -—.-.Cor.* Vlotoria Drive and Powell Street ............Cor. Forty-fourth Avenue and Fraaer Road. Alao North Vanoouver Branoh, cor. Lonsdale Avo. and Eeplanada. The 8,000 Members of Organized Labor in Vancouver, affiliated with 52 Unions, Are Earning and Spending $24,000 Every Work Day Merchants, Manufacturers, Professional Men, Caterers and those wbo desire a share of the above patronage can secure tbe most direct results by using the columns of Tbe B.C. Federationist Official paper of Vancouver Trades and Labor Council and the B. C, Federation of Labor—issued every Friday morning from its offices in Organized Labor's Quarter-of-a-mllllon-dollar Home, at the corner of Homer and Dunsmuir Streets. If Interested Telephone Seymour 7495 and Our Advertising Manager Will Call In the heart of ihe retail districts Absolute^ fee-roof ami mode*** in «iy respect Cuisine unexcelled. European plan, $1 lo $3 per day. FREE AUTO BUS MEETS All TRAINS. Owned tm apenled hy Tlie Provincial Hotel. Compiny Limited. HOW AHD 1 SHEEHAN, Pwto. T.B. CUTHBERTSON ft Oo. Men's Hatters and Outfitters Three Stores Ti*. that Watoh to Appl.br. sos Feeder Weat, Cor. Pender and Richards, (or nlgh-class watoh, clock and jewellery repairs. All cleaning and mainsprings Jobs guaranteed for 12 months. The Federationist Will bo mailed to aay address outside of Vancouver Olty, ln Canada, from now until January 1, 1916, for $1.60. Superior Printing AT MODERATE PRICES Telephone: Sty. 7495 LABOR TEMPLE The FEDERATIONIST can supply all your Printing needi. No Job too large oi too small. First-c' s workmanship, good ink and high- grade stock have given our Printers a reputation (or SUPERIOR PRINTING Union Work a Specialty. Our Prices are right and we deliver when wanted. THE HOME OF ORGANIZED LABOB AT WINNIPEG, MAN. COMPENSATION ACT Workmen's Compensation Will Be Topical in Coming Year. Federationist Will Summarize Representative Legislation. In view of the prominence which will be given to the subject of workmen's compensation in British Columbia, during the next year, The Federationist-will publish summaries of compensation acts of various states and countries which are supposed to have had considerable experience of legislation of this kind. The various acts of Australia and Tasmania will be summarized1 flrst, and will appear weekly. Following is the Workmen'a Compensation act of New South. WaleB, and which became law in 1910: New South Wales Act. The Workmen's Compensation act, 1010, defines an employer as "a person who habitually employs at least four persons," and includes companies, corporations, etc. Nature of work to which the act applies—Manual labor in railway, tramway, factory, mine, quarry, wharf, vessel, engineering or building work, and proclaimed dangerous employment. Workers expressly excluded—Casuals: miners who come under the provisions of the Miners' Accident Belief act. Employer not liable to pay compensation for—Injury disabling for less tban two weeks. In spite of insolvency the full amount of compensation must be admitted as flrst charge on assets. Compensation in case of death—If dependents left—three years earnings, or £200, whichever is larger. Maximum, £400. If no dependents—maximum amount for medical attendance and funeral expenses £12, if not payable by a friendly society. Compensation in case of incapacity— Weekly paymenl^-half average weekly earnings, maximum £1. Maximum total liability £200.. Compensation to workers over 60 years of age who have 'entered into an agreement—Death (where there are dependents), minimum £50. Incapacity —minimum weekly payment 5b. Maximum total liability £60. Compensation for'infirm workers who have entered into an agreement— Death—minimum payment £25, or 39 times average weekly earnings, whichever Is larger. Incapacity—weekly minimum payment—5s. or quarter of weekly earnings, whichever is larger. Maximum total liability £50. Compensation for workers under 21 years of age earning less than 20s. weekly—Weekly payment — average weekly earnings, maximum 10b. Period after which lump sum can be substituted for weekly payment—Six months. Tribunal if clnim not settled by agreement—District court if claim over £30. Stipendiary or police magistrate if £30 or less. No special provision is made as to payments to an injured worker leaving the State of New South Wales, Civic Qualifications. Editor B. C. Federationist: Now that the civic elections are drawing near It may be well to take note of the absurd qualifications that are required of candidates and electors. That obsolete document tho present city charter says that before a person can run for mayor he must be possessed of firoperty to the assessed value of at oast $1,000. Aldermen half this amount and electors any amount or a tenant. That the civic officials' qualifications aro much greater than that of those who elect them is like saying that the servant Is greater than his master, and "he that Is sent greater than he that sent him." No one can honestly maintain that the possession of property either by electors or elected tonds in the .slightest degree towards efficient ■Jministration; in fact experience <>wi it is really tho reverse as the re- tad flf Vancouver or any other city ni.owi. A person that is qualified to il for the premier of Canada or rat Britain is surely qualified to vote elty mayor, for the former has the iol of millions of dollars where the V tinkers with hundreds. Perhaps fas than ninety per eent. of those k who have gone, and are going to fight in defence of Canada, and, of course, Vancouver, have any say in the administration of the cities tney are defending, for while Aey are qualified to die for the city, yet they are not qualified to have any say in how its affairs should be administered, I have recently heard several persons boastfully proclaim that they were taxpayers, in fact one would think that tax-paying was a voluntary action on their part, and that they become possessed of a piece of property merely for the pleasure it gave them of paying taxes, and that therefore they are entitled to special privileges because they do that which they cannot hetp doings but would rather not do if they could get out of it. It is eaBy to see these days where the. taxes really come from, when the majority of the working people of Vancouver were busy, taxes were easily obtained, but now that they are idle taxes are about as difficult to get as oil in Alberta The provincial or dominion voters list is good enough for cities, and we would then be able to choose practical men to manage civic affairs instead of as now being limited to a few of the most undesirable class. I am pleased to see the Trades and Labor council butting in in spite of this property handicap, and trust that ell the labor candidates will be elected They will be quite an improvement on the present bunch. KKADER. Vancouver, B. minute Blue Ambarol {Indestructible) records of your own selection. Terms ..0,80 oath, balance at the rata of 16.00 per month. THE KENT PIANO CO. Ltd. 558 GRANVILLE ST. MAYOR T. S. BAXTER Election Day, Thur., Jan, 14 TO THE WOEKINOMEN OF THE OITY OF TAMOOUVEB: In coming forward aa a candidate for reelection there are aome few thlnga I would say to you. The paat year haa been one of the moat dim- cult that Vancouver hu ever had to face. During that time I have endeavored to do Justice to all reasonable claims made to me aa Mayor on behalf of the working claas electors. I am prepared to stand or fall with regard to thla matter by the reporta of the various labor delegations which have appeared before me from Ume to time. If any workm WlU carefully and conscientiously examine the record of my term of offl with regard to labor matters, I shall not fear comparison with the records of any of my predecessors. If re-elected my policy during the forthcoming year will be directed to the formulation and carrying ont of plana which will enable the working class citlsens of Vancouvtr to pass through this period of stress with the minimum amount of sacrifice and discomfort. This haa been my policy during the paat ytar and ont of my chief reasons for again allowing myself to bt brought forward aa candidate for Mayor la ln order that that policy may bt continued, Finally I would appeal to you to carefully weigh and consider tht account of my stewardship, which I Intend to make publlo from tht platform between now tnd January 14th, upon which date I believe I oan legitimately hope that I lhall again bt honored with tht support of tht working elate electorate of Vancouvtr. T. 8. BAXTEB.