Wu��� CHINOOK Vol. II, No. 37 SOUTH VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA,SATURDAY. [ANUARY 24, 1914 Price 5 cents Reeve Dickie is Now the New Pilot of the Municipal Ship��� Record Polling Returns an Almost Entirely New Council Ex-Reeve Kerr is Swamped by a Heavy Sea of Votes, While Mr. J. C McArthur Sails in at the Rear- Gold Makes Good and the Old Warrior Thomas Reaches Harbor With the Biggest Majority of All With the triumphant return eef Mr. 'I'll'Unas Dickie iit ihe head of the peell hist Saturday) the keenly eeen- ustecl fight fur tlie reeveihip of Seeiith Vancouver has heen settled fur another year. Mr. Dickie's decisive majority eif 866 uver Mr. J. A. Kerr was dc-tributed eever every district Imt eme, ex-Reeve Kerr obtaining 42 more votes at Carleton Hall polling station than Mr. Dickie. The pulling throughout the municipality was the heaviest on record. Never in thc history of South Vance.uver has a civic campaign excited so great an interest, culminating as it did in a total peell of about 5000 votes, If we consider the large ntim- bct of ratepayers on thc voters' list wh.. reside out of thc district, it will he seen that the percentage of votes polled 's an unusually high one. So heavy a percentage eef the electorate has probably not been polled in any either municipality in the province feer many a year. All day, throughout the municipality, the liveliest interest in the voting was manifested, and every kind of ee ineyance was pressed into service. There were automobiles galore, and a special ten-minute car service from lhe city was extensively taken advantage of, while rigs and buggies were much in evidence. That the ve iters from the city formed a large percentage of thc total is evidenced from lhe number of votes recorded at Main Street and 25th Avenue polling station. Although it is not possible to state exactly how many of the 2273 voters who recorded their votes for reeve at this polling station were from the city, the proportion must have been large. Owing io thc heavy voting, it was late on Saturday night before the final results were approximately known. Not until after 8 o'clock was it definitely known that Mr. Dickie was rapidly forging ahead in thc race feir the recveship. After that time there was no possible doubt remaining that Mr. Dickie would be return ed at lhe head of the peell by a bi, majority. The municipal ball was crowded on Saturday evening. Messrs. Dickie, Kerr and McArthur, the champions for the reeveship, and the candidates for the various wards were in attendance, surrounded by supporters and ratepayers from the city and municipality. General surprise was freely expressed as to the heavy voting and the large majority obtained by Mr. T. Dickie. When the results were finally declared, speeches were briefly made by the various candi- etaies. Mr. Dickie, in a few weinls expressed his gratification at being elected reeve of South Vancouver by so substantial a majority and assured the electors that his best endeavors wouhl be directed towards the gemd management of the municipality. Ex-Reeve Kerr, who accepted his defeat in excellent spirit, thanked the many electors who had recorded their votes on his behalf and asked that the united support of the ratepayers of South Vancom er be given to the new reeve and council. Mr. Edward Cold and other candidates also briefly addlesicel the gathering. The heaviest polling for councillors took place in Ward Two, in which a total of 758 votes were recorded, the majority for Mr. G. A. Stevens over Mr. Russell being thc narrow one of 6. In Ward One, Mr. W. R. Rutledge secured the substantial majority of 175 over his nearest opponent, Mr. John Graham. Mr. G. W. Thomas, "the old war horse," had thc distinction of gaining the largest majority of any candidate, polling 310 more votes than Mr. A. Mcintosh in Ward Three. In Ward Eour, Mr. W. Winram polled the small majority of 17 over I Mr. E. L. Armstrong, who thus made .a strong bid for premier position. , In Ward Five, Mr. Edward Gold received the emphatic endorsation of the electors of Ward Five by a ma- (Continued on Page 5) New Reeve and Council Make Debut at Civic Hall Main Street Paving Held up Until Further Orders Council Meetings to be Held in the Evening New Committees are Appointed Regular REEVE DICKIE While it would scarcely be fair to say that the new reeve of South Vancouver is straight-laced, Mr. Thomas Dickie is a reserved, matter-of-fact gentleman of a type not usually found in public life in British Columbia. Mr. Dickie is one of the pioneers of Wester-i Canada, and has always lived a Strenuous life. He was born near Gait, Ontario, half a century ago. When he was twenty-one years of age, he headed for the west. For a time he homesteaded at Moosoniin. Man., later taught school in the neighborhood of Souris, Man., to eventually enter the newspaper business. Mr. Dickie was editor and pro- Reeve Dickie anil the members of ihi' new council, after being sworn in liy Magistrate Johnson, commenced the session em Monday by appointing I the following committees : Financi���Councillor Gold, chairman, anel the whole council. \ Board of We.rk- ��� Councillor Thomas, chairman, ami the whole council. Health, Relief ami Hospital���Councillor Steven-, chairman, and Coun- 'cillors Rowlings, Thomas and Gold. Police Committee���Councillor Rutledge, chairman, and Councillors T.homas, Twiddy ami Winram. Fire. Water anel Light Commute��� Councillor Winram. chairman, and Councillors Rowlings, Stevens and Oeehl. Parks ami Hall Grounds���Councilleir Twiddy, chairman, and Councillors Rowlings, Winram and Rutledge. 11 was resolved that the committee meetings he held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, fortnightly, commencing with the police committee at 9.30 a.m. and the hoard of works at 2 p.m. It was also decided on the motion of Councillors Thomas and Gold, that the regular meetings of the council be held in the evening, beginning at 7 o'clock. Main Street Paving The new council lust no lime in dis- cussing the Main Street paving contract] and mi the motion 'if Councillors Thomas and Gold, the following resolution was passed : "That lh-: manager of the Domin- prietor of the Souris "Plaindealer.' and from what can be learned, while, attending to his editorial responsibi-1 ion Creosoting Company be instruct- lities. qualified for tlle Manitoba bar For several years Mr. Dickie was a member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly and was a valiant supporter of that Western Canadian statesman whose name will live for ever in the history of tlie country, the lion. Thomas Greenway. Mr. Dickie gave up provincial politics to practise law. With the idea of retiring. .Mr. Dickie came to South Vancouver suinc six years ago. Three years ago he was induced to oppose the then reeve, Mr. W. A. Pound, at the annual election. He was defeated. This year be was brought into thc civic light very much against his own personal desires, it is stated. Friends of Mr. Thomas Dickie, reeve of South Vancouver, declare that he may bc expected to handle the affairs of the district in a progressive, business-like manner, fostering the policy of economy in all things. Mr. Dickie is widely travelled, widely read, has always heen a close student of public affairs, a successful business man whose position is such that he will likely give all his lime tei the affairs of the municipality. ed to stop all work on Main Street, and further, that he he asked to appear before this council at a date to be fixed." In accordance with this resolution the council issueel an order restraining the municipal engineer from fulfilling the order made by the late council at their last meeting instructing the contractor to proceed with the draining, grading and curbing eef Main Streel. The Municipal Clerk was instructed to furnish thc council with a copy of lhe draft agreement entered into with the Dominion Creosoting Com pany as well as the original pre.posed contract. The Municipal Staffs The clerk was alto instructed to furnish the council with a list e.f the names ami salaries eef all departmental heads ami the -taft* in each department, together with any written agreements which may have heen entered into. Commissioner Crehan's Report it was ordered that a copy of Commissioner Crchan's repeirt. stated to have been sent hy lion. Dr. Young, provincial secretary, on January 5. be laid on the council table fer inspection. Road Inspection It was resolved that a tin er.,ugh inspection be made by the reeve and councillors eef all mails and sidewalks in South Vancouver, and the lighting, waterworks ami municipal- ly-owned machinery, a', tbe earliest possible moment. A communication from Mr. W. Steers, solicitor feir Messrs. Gold ami Hawthorne, referring to the litigation against the late council in connection with the Main Street paving contract, was laid over till the next council nieeling. It was suggested in the letter ihat as there was me further need to proceid with the litigation, his clients were willing 1" serve notice "i discontinuance, on condition that each party pay their own costs. Several other matter-, including tlie appointment t.i committees t'i .leal with sewerage, the question of annexation ami the appointment of license commissioners were hehl over for a special meeting of the council. a ^ ��� Cedar Cottage Liberal Club It was announced by Mr. 11. Kay at last Tuesday's meeting of the Semth Vancouver Liberal Club that a Liberal Association has been formed in Cedar Cottage, of which the following are the officers : J. J. Cashion, president; C. F. Broadhurst, vice- president: J. Canning, secretary. The meetings will bc held the lirst Wednesday m each month at Mr. C. F. Broadhurst's 'iffice, Ceelar Cottage Road, A DRAMATIC FIGURE Councillor Edward Gold When the Reverend George D. Ireland, Presbyterian minister, refused the right hand of Mr. Edward Gold at the Fraser Hall meeting on the eve of the municipal elections, the cause of a certain section of "moral reform" in Ward Five, received a set-hack, and the candidature of Mr. Gold's opponent, Mr Goostrey, was made hopeless. It took seven months of Mr. Gold's time and much of his money to successfully conduct the most striking municipal campaign ever carried on possibly in Western Canada. The man's star is today in the ascendant. Mr. Gold possesses a forceful personality and is a platform man with few peers in Greater Vancouver. He seems to be a born leader of men. Throughout the campaign, he has been a dramatic figure, outshadowing in this respect the more conservative Mr. Dickie. Great things are expected of Mr. Gold, and in his new role as a municipal official he will have the best wishes of even many of bis enemies. He promises to show the people during the year that he is a man of absolute sincerity. He will doubtless carry out that promise, for if he does, the future undoubtedly has a place for Edward Gold among the big public men of the West. Mr. Gold has achieved the reputation of being fond of fighting in the open. He is a successful business man with a mania for facts and figures. Like that other Teddy, he wields with great force the big stick. Gold is no hypocrite. Councillor C. W. Twiddy School Trustee C. M. Whelpton 3ft������ CHINOOK Vol. II, No. 37 SOUTH VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914 Price 5 cents Reeve Dickie is Now the New Pilot of the Municipal Ship��� Record Polling Returns an Almost Entirely New Council Ex-Reeve Kerr is Swamped by a Heavy Sea of Votes, While Mr. J. C. McArthur Sails in at the Rear- Gold Makes Good and the Old Warrior Thomas Reaches Harbor With the Biggest Majority of All With the triumphant return of Mr. Thomas Dickie at the head of the p.ell last Saturday, the keenly contested light feer the reeveship of South Vancouver has been settled for another year. Mr. Dickie's decisive majority of 8()6 over Mr. J. A. Kerr was elestributed over every district but one, ex-Reeve Kerr obtaining 42 more votes at Carleton Hall polling station than Mr. Dickie. The polling throughout the municipality was the heaviest een recird. Never in lhe history of South Vance .uver has a civic campaign excited so great an interest, culminating as it did in a total poll of about 501)1) veetes. If we consider the large number of ratepayers on the voters' list wlm reside out of the district, it will he seen that the percentage of votes polled is an unusually high one. So heavy a percentage of the electorate has probably not been polled in any either municipality in the province for many a year. Ml day, throughout the municipality, the liveliest interest in the voting was manifested, and every kind of ceiiiveyance was pressed into service. There were automobiles galore, and a special ten-minute car service from the city was extensively taken advantage of, while rigs and buggies were much in evidence. That the voters from the city formed a large percentage of the total is evidenced from the number of votes recorded at Main Street and 25th Avenue polling station. Although it is not possible to state exactly how many of the 2273 voters who recorded their votes for reeve at this polling station were from the city, the proportion must have been large. Owing io the heavy voting, it was bite on Saturday night before the final results were approximately known. Not until after 8 o'clock was it definitely known that Mr. Dickie- was rapidly forging ahead in the race feer the reeveship. After that time there was no possible doubt remaining that Mr. Dickie would be rcturn- the .11 In- big ! ed at llle head majority. The municipal hall was crowded on Saturday evening. Messrs. Dickie, Kerr and McArthur, lhe champions for the reeveship, and the candidates for the various wards were in attendance, surrounded hy supporters and ratepayers from the city and municipality. General surprise was freely expressed as to the heavy voting and the large majority obtained by Mr. T. Dickie. When the results were finally declared, speeches were briefly made by the various candidates. Mr. Dickie, in a few words expressed his gratification at being elected reeve of South Vancouver by so substantial a majority and assured the electors that his best endeavors weiuld be directed towards the good management of the municipality. Ex-Reeve Kerr, who accepted his defeat in excellent spirit, thanked the many electors who had recorded their votes on his behalf and asked lhat the united support of the ratepayers of South Vancom er be given to the new reeve and council. Mr. Edward Gold anel other candidates also briefly addressed the gathering. The heaviest polling for councillors took place in Ward Two, in which a total of 758 votes were recorded, the majority for Mr. G. A. Stevens over Mr. Russell being the narrow one of 6. In Ward One, Mr. W. R. Rutledge secured the substantial majority of 175 over his nearest opponent, Mr. John Graham. Mr. G. W. Thomas, "the old war horse," had the distinction of gaining the largest majority of any candidate, polling 310 more votes than Mr. A. Mcintosh in Ward Three. In Ward Four, Mr. W. Winram polled the small majority of 17 over Mr. E. L. Armstrong, who thus made ���a strong bid for premier position. In Ward Five, Mr. Edward Gold received the emphatic endorsation of the electors of Ward Five by a ma- (Continued on Page 5) New Reeve and Council Make Debut at Civic Hall Main Street Paving Held up Until Further Orders Council Meetings to be Held in the Evening New Committees are Appointed Regular Reeve Dickie- and the iiu-iiibrrs of ih. new council, after being sworn in by Magistrate Johnson, commenced tin session "ii Monday by appointing the following committees : Finance���Councillor Gold, chairman, and the whole council. Board e.f W..rks ��� Conncill Thomas, chairman, ami th council. Health, Relief ami Hospital���Councillor Stevens, chairman, and Councillors Rowlings, Thomas and Gold, Police Committee���Councillor Rutledge. chairman, ami Councillors Thomas, Twiddy and Winram. Fire. Water and Light Committe��� "on Councillor Winram. chairman, and Councillors Rowlings, Stevens and Gold. Park- and Hall Grounds���Councilleir Twiddy, chairman, and Councillors Rowlings, Winram and Rutledge. It was resolved that the committee meetings be hehl mi Tuesdays and Thursdays, fortnightly, commencing with the police committee at 9.30 a.m. anil the board eif weirks at 2 p.m. It was alsei decided een the motion of Councillors Thomas and Gold, that the regular meetings of the council be held in the evening, beginning at 7 o'clock. pany as well as llle original proposed contract. The Municipal Staffs The clerk was also instructed to furnish the council with a list of the names and salaries of all departmental heads ami the staff in each department, together with any written whole agreements which may have been en- 'tered into. Commissioner Crehan's Report It was ordered that a copy of Commissioner Crehan's rep'ert. stated to have been sent by lion. Dr. Yeiung, provincial secretary, on January 5. be laid een the council table feir inspec- Road Inspection n -"heel that a thorough in- REEVE DICKIE While it would scarcely be tair to say that the new reeve of South Vancouver is straight-laced, Mr. Thomas Dickie is a reserved, matter-of-fact gentleman of a type not usually found in public life in British Columbia. Mr. Dickie is one of the pioneers of Westen Canada, and has always lived a strenuous life. He was born near Gait, Ontario, half a century ago. When he was twenty-one years of age, be beaded for the west. For a time he homesteaded at Moosuiuin. Man., later taught school in the neighborhood of Souris, Man., lo eventually enter the newspaper business. Mr. Dickie was editor and pro prietor of the Souris "Plaindealer," and from what can be learned, while attending to his editorial responsibilities, qualified for the Manitoba bar. For several years Mr. Dickie was a member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly and was a valiant supporter of that Western Canadian statesman whose name will live for ever in lhe history of thc country, the Hon. Thomas Greenway. Mr. Dickie gave up provincial politics to practise law. With the idea of retiring, Mr. Dickie came to South Vancouver some six years ago. Three years ago Ile was induced to oppose the then reeve, Mr. W. A. Pound, at the annual election. He was defeated. This year he was brought into the civic tight very much against his own personal desires, it is stated. Friends of Mr. Thomas Dickie, reeve of South Vancouver, declare that he may be expected to handle the affairs of the district in a progressive, business-like manner, fostering the policy of economy in all things. Mr. Dickie is widely travelled, widely read, has always been a close student of public affairs, a successful business man whose position is such that he will likely give all his time to the affairs of the municipality. Main Street Paving The new council lost no time in dis cussing the Main Street paving om- uticil- lleiw- tract, and em ihe motion of Ci lors Thomas and Gold, the f ing resolution was passed : "That th'; manager of the Dominion Creosoting Company be instructed to stop all work on Main Street, and further, that he be asked to appear before this council at a date to be fixed." In accordance with this resolution the council issued an order restraining the municipal engineer from fulfilling the order made by the late council at their last meeting instructing tlle contractor tee proceed with the draining, grading and curbing of Main Street. The Municipal Clerk was instructed to furnish the council with a copy of the draft agreement entered into with the Dominion Creosoting Com- It was spection be made by lhe reeve and councillors of all roads and sidewalks in South Vancouver, and the lighting, waterworks anil municipally-, iwncd machinery, at the earliest possible moment. A communication from Mr. W. Steers, solicitor for Messrs. Gold and Hawthorne, referring to tlle litigation against the late council in connection with the Main Street paving contract, was laid eever till the next council meeting. It was suggested in the letter that as there was no further need tei proceed with the litigation, his clients were willing to serve notice of discontinuance, on condition that eai i: party pay their own costs. Several other matters, including the appointment of committees t" deal with sewerage-, the question tii annexation ami the appointment of license commissioners were held over fer tt special nieeling of the council. s ^ ��� Cedar Cottage Liberal Club It was announced by Mr. II. Kay at last Tuesday's meeting of the Seiuth Vancouver Liberal Club that a Liberal Association has been formed in Cedar Ceittage. of which the following are the officers : J. J. Cashion. president: C. F. Broadhurst, vice- president; J. Canning, secretary. The meetings will be held tlle lirst Wednesday in each month at Mr. C. F. Broadhurst's eiffice. Cedar Ceittage Road. A DRAMATIC FIGURE Councillor Edward Gold When thc Reverend George D. Ireland. Presbyterian minister, refused the right hand of Mr. Edward Gold at the Fraser Hall meeting on the eve of the municipal elections, the cause of a certain section of "moral reform" in Ward Five, received a set-back, and the candidature of Mr. Gold's opponent. Mr Goostrey, was made hopeless. It took seven months of Mr. Gold's time and much of his money to successfully conduct the most striking municipal campaign ever carried on possibly in Western Canada. The man's star is today in the ascendant. Mr. Gold possesses a forceful personality and is a platform man with iew peers in Greater Vancouver. Hc seems to be a born leader oi men. Throughout the campaign, he has been a dramatic figure, outshadowing in this respect the more conservative Mr. Dickie. Great things are expected of Mr. Gold, and in bis new role as a municipal official be will have the best wishes of even many of his enemies. He promises to show the people during the year that he is a man of absolute sincerity. He will doubtless carry out that promise, for if he does, the future undoubtedly has a place for Edward Gold among the big public men of the West. Mr. Gold has achieved the reputation of being fond of fighting in the open. He is a successful business man with a mania for facts and figures. Like that other Teddy, he wields with great force the big stick. Gold is no hypocrite. Councillor C. W. Twiddy School Trustee C. M. Whelpton TWO GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914 South Vancouver Liberals Hold Successful :: Social Gathering :: Despite bad weather and the counter attractions of several election meetings, elsewhere lhe Seeuth Vancouver Liberal Club Hall in Main Street was fillet) Thursday night last week, when Mr. M. A. Macdonald and other speakers addressed the gathering. It was probably thc first time that some of the audience had been given the opportunity of hearing Mr. Macel.iiiahl, w'ho is president of the Liberal organizaiieui committee of British Columbia, spieak on the political question's oft the day", t Oi dominant and magnetic- personality, Mr. Macdonald has an impressive delivery. His speech un Thursday was given without any florid declaration and iu an almost conversational tone during the greater part of the address. At times his denunciation of the government was intensified by the deliberate and measured form of his indictment of its record. Mr. Mac- donald is a speaker whose restrained, and closely reasoned methods of speech gain in force from the sincere and convincing manner in which his arguments arc delivered. Withal, Mr. Macdonald has a clear and distinctive voice which arrests and holds tbe eager attention of his audience. Sure of his facts, ready iu retort, with intellectual gifts both compelling and attractive, Mr. Macdonald promises to bc one of tbe leading Liberal forces in the provincial, if not federal politics oi the Dominion. Mr. Maxwell Smith in addressing the meetin,. -oiigratulatcd the large gathering on the progress made in Liberal organization in South Vancouver during the past year. Referring to agriculture, Mr. Smith said no branch of industry in British Columbia had bee.n so neglected. The best land had been given away to speculators, while the disabilities in land legislation had not been removed by the Victoria government. He believed that agriculture should be included in the curriculum of British Columbia schools. Such education was woefully lacking Everything possible was'donc to-attract children to other sciences and industries and nothing to prepare them for the pursuit _oi agriculture. The most important industry In the province re- ceiveel the least attention by the government. If the price of but one Dreadnought was devoted to agriculture it weiuld do much towards thc development of the natural resources of the country. i , In regard to,urganuatiun, saifl.'Mr. Shiitln. it Was essential and vital to the success of���*such associations as the South Vancouver Liberal Club, and he would like to bespeak for it the'cqrdial support of the'older associations in Vancouver-.^ It was important' that -dli'tVe local Orgartiza- tions should wfjrk together in preparation for the next election! Mr. G. G. McGeer, president of the South Vancouver Liberal Association, said that nowhere in the province were thc people more in arms against the political misrule of the government than in South Vancouver. In spite of numerous deputations to Victoria seeking annexation or aid in other public matters of vital interest to South Vancouver, thc government had done nothing. Take the matter of political representation. In the Richmond constituency, in which South Vancouver is included, there wcre over 10,000 voters, and only one representative, while there were 14 members with a combined voting list of only 9000 odd voters. There was an immediate necessity, said Mr. McGeer, to equalize the basis of representation. How often has Mr. Carter-Cotton ever received a deputation from South Vancouver or expressed an opinion on the needs of his constituency? The time is ripe, said Mr. McGeer, for the people of South Vancouver to demand representation at both Victoria and Ottawa. Mr. M. A. Macdonald said he was glad to see such an energetic Liberal Association developing the fraternal fellowship of South Vancouver, li was the lirst effective prelude te, . .r- ganizationJ He was particularly gla'd to see so large a percentage of young men present; it was a hopeful sign of Liberalism. To his mind, between elections was thc time for educational work, to induce the pee-pie before the heat of an ejection to make un their minfli as! .to iHe'w.iy thev intend to vote. It is trite, said Mr. Macdonald, thai the odds against thein are great, that there was an all-powerful government at Victoria, but they should not bc daunted. If they are prepared to go into the light with the necessary spirit and enthusiasm ihey can depend upon it that the banner of I Liberalism wilLbc carried to victo/y. j There was a political ste.rm brewing': It may'be .that In the weerds'ol s'crlp- i ture the wicked flourish like a bay i tree for a time, but a reckoning is at 1 hand. . As rcgatds representation, said Mr. Macdpnald, the present condition calls for ah indignant prVitesti'of the people -of Richmond constituency. It was an intolerable condition and there should be an insistent clamor until proper representation was obtained. At present political power was largely in the hands of two men, the premier and the Attorney-General at Victoria. The olher members of the government were mere automatons. They had also heen termed "rubber stamps," but hc objected to that expression. Rubber stamps at least make some sort of a mark, but these members of the government CASCADE BEER Beat* them all���It will certainly pay you to get wise and have a talk with ui about it. International Importing Company 303 PENDER WEST Bottlers of Cascade, B. C. Exp ort and Bohemian FREE DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR IN SOUTH VANCOUVER EVERY THURSDAY PHONE SEYMOUR 1951 SCOTCH CLOTHING HOUSE LIMITED TWO STORES 30 to 34 Cordova W., Between Abbott and Carrall 77 Hastings Street E., Corner Columbia Avenue See Our Special $12.50, $18.50 and $22.50 Suits and Overcoats We cater to the man who wants the best, (or the least money Hughes Bros' Big Liquor Store 105 HASTINGS STREET EAST, VANCOUVER, B. C. Phone : Seymour 330 We carry everything in the Liquor Line No order too small, and none too large for this popular Liquor Store Free Delivery to all parts South Vancouver leaving our Store every Friday morning at 9 a.m. MACADAM & COMPANY GENERAL CONTRACTORS 418 Winch Building Vancouver, B.C. Wood Block PAVING been neglected. During that time the provinces of Saskatchewan and Al- berta have been brought under t'-'.e plemgli antl agricultural prosperity assured. In Rrtfish Columbia, about live million acres of the best land has been placed under* the yoke of the speculate er. Mr. llowser says there are Int-. eef gnod land left.' Something like Hill millions of acrts.-he declares, are siill open fe.r the settler. The only fault, said Mr. Macdonald, ���T can lind with his statement is that it i��� untrue. According to the careful investigation e.f land agents in Victoria there arc only 16 or 17 million of acres eef good agriculture land available in the province. Hut all aleeng thc lines of the railway, a trc- mendous block of the best land, a .^'paradise feir settlers," was already Itelel by speculator/1/! All this ' was 'clone in ilagra'ut 'violation-ui the laml laws. The spirit . equally effective a> thai used j on Vance.uver Island, we,uld come; forth. It was particularly gratifying to the workers in Se.uth Vancouver to see their eme and only lalie.r representative- head the poll at the election for School Trustees last Saturday That the worker! arc met slow tei appreciate merit is made evident freem tlle result and thc pity is wc have no man on the council beiarei who can lent the workers' case befeere that l)eee|y. Now that We know '>ur strength let us take a step forward and during the coming year organize lo that it will be possible when election time ciemes again tee he able te. get repre- lentation em the council alio. It can be deittr���Imt unly if we organize. That "Harry" will he particularly gratified goes without saying. He made a good impression at the meetings which he attended anel this without any display of fireworks or gallery tactics which vvas so evident anel appreciated hy certain sections e,( the people. * + * During thc recent municipal elections considerable comment was oc- casioned by the fact that nee clause guaranteeing tlie work tee bc performed only ley South Vancouver workers had appeared in the contract drawn up between the council anil the CrPei- suting Company. Capital was made of the facl by certain candidates for uffice and many working men allowed themselves tej be led intei the be- i lief that an injustice had been worked on thein. Let us be careful, however. The bulk of the population of South Vancouver are working men. The in- i dustries in the municipality at pres- | ent can only employ a small fraction of the number and with very little development work in sight at present, we should he extremely careful not to raise any artificial barrier at 25th Avenue. While not wishing to make any defense of the contract, yet we feel thc council were well advised in not discriminating against city workers. A little diplomacy can go a far way and some of the best laws we have do not appear on the statute- books tbe e,reler was eiut saying II doobts." McBrid ty speech would lecesnry ge.es with- wever, "we hae oor i pocket prosperi ivc tee he revised and with the anxious time hc is having with the opposition 'ever at Vic- teeria at present the extra labor involved might bring about a reduction iu weight �� ��� * They -ay Cartcr-Ceettein represents the largest body of working men in any constituency in Hritish Columbia. N'ee wonder be l>iuks worried. What a hard time be must have attending te, all their wants. It is now freely niiu.ircel that the "genial" member is to be promoted teer his inestimable services. These we irking men make a man feel "Id before Ilis time. What is the necessity of them and win, ever invented them anyway? * * * I..nil Rosebery, the lairel of Dal- me'iiy, speaking at "GUscay" recently, said "the recent announcement that there waa a shortage of 500,000 babies struck cold te> his heart." There is an old saying. "It's tine to hear geese quack," anel another one "of two evils i choose the least." Hcttcr by far to! have his gouty, over fed heart struck1 cold than that the poor, wee miser-1 able tots sheiuld be brought into a' world that does neet give them the consideration the animal world give their eefTspring. If the stringercy geees on a little while longer, baby carriages will become a elrug 'in the market and the makers of these commodities will have to turei their attention to the ever-ex- panding demand for autos. * * * The London police are forming a trade union. There are over 20,000 men on tlie police force in the metro- peelis The trade unionists are watch- It is to be season for tin grants will be hoped that the close importation of immi- furtlicr extended. That with considerable In- wondering what its ef- ing the move terest and are fects will be. What a time we would have if the movement spreads. A policemen's strike! Fancy Bowser having to call out the miners on Vancouver Island to resteere law and order. It is to bc hoped the various Conservative associations will rise in their might and crush this movement before it comes to this peaceful province. These 'working men are peculiar animals. The Trades and Labor Council at ( their last meeting elected office! follows f'er the ensuing term : President, \V. foxcroft (elected), | 49 rotes; J II McVety, 41. Vice- president���J. II McVety (elected), 4H: V. K. Midgley. .IK General secretary and business agent���J. W. Wil- kinseen (elected), 55; II J McEwen, 24. Secretary-treasurer���jas. Camp-, bell (elected) 52; H. J McEwen, 3K Statistician���Miss Brisbane (elected),' 44; Mis, Gutteridge. 40. Sergeant- at-arms���John Sully (elected), 51; K. I'. Pettlpiece, 31. Trustees��� Curnock, 36; II J. McEwen, 30; W K, Treitter, 34 (three elected); R. P. I Pettipiece, 27. Alternate delegate to; B. C. Federation of Labor���W. Fox-j ere,ft (elected). 37; Burroughs, 31. * * * Preparations are now well-nigh complete for tbe meeting of the | fourth annual convention of the Hrit-. ish Columbia Federation of Labor,, which convenes at N'ew Westminster j on January 2fi. Over K0 credentials have been received by Secretary-; Treasurer V. K, Midgley. and e,n the ipening day it is expected that over i 100 delegates will be seated. In this; connection it is gratifying to find that: more delegates arc coming from the I outlying pans of the province than at j any previous convention. Christian1 Sivertz. president 'ef the federation,' will be in attendance at a meeting of j the executive tei be hehl een January! 23. at New Westminster, when thej reports of the officers for the past I year will be considered before being sent to the printers. The secretary- treasurer's report will show both increased membership and better financial standing. Three vice-presidents will unavoidably be absent: J. Cuthbertson (Greenwood), J. Ferris (S'nith Vancouver), and J. J. Taylor (Ladysmith I. thc remainder of the eefficers will however, be in their places. Vice-president J. W. Gray, of Fernie, is now up country securing affiliations from scattered unions and will have an interesting story to tell ot his experiences in seeme of the out- e f-the-way places e,f Hritish Columbia. Altogether everything points to the coming invention as being a "bummer" and considering the industrial situation here at present there will be work enough and to spare for it to do. 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If that wisna a rcvolushun last Seturday I dinna ken what yae wud ca' it. ' Maist a'beedy lookit for a chenge in some wey or anither but it wiul hae taen a big guess tae arrive at the conclushun that the whole shootin' match wud be emptied oot��� wi' the excepshun, of course, o' the auld warhorse frae Ward 3. Xoe). efter the excitement o' the elecksluin ii kin' o' worn aft, we can gether oor wits thegither an' get doon tae calmly consider the situashun as it appeals tae oor different weys o' reasonin'. In the tirst place, I may as weel state richt here that I wisna owre weel pleased wi' thc result. The auld cooncil had bets o' lauts. an' on mony questyinj I wis at complete variance wi' them, but feir a' that I wisna prepared tae he sae drastic as the ratepeyers saw tit tae be last Seturday. I micht as weel state, also, for I'm never ashamed tae let onybody ken wha I vote for. that the elected reeve an' Gold, cooncillor o' the ward I'm in (5), didna get my vote���an' yae ken fine I'm nane o' yaer moral reformers. By the wey, I dinna ken what we've got tae reform in Sooth Vancoover, ottywey���if yae except the council. There wis wan guid reform on Scturday. an' it wis a very Important yin at that. At previous eleckshuns it wis a bard job tae get the ratepeyers tac even tak the trouble tae record their vote, but in my opeenyin thc maist hopeful sign List Scturday wis thc sense o' awakenin' the people showed in the record vote that wis polled. Noo, we've dune oor duty in the votin' line���let us get deion tae work an' forget a' the hard things said in thc heat o' the fecht. For my pairt, though as I telt yae afore, my men were defeated. I'm quite prepared tae transfer my allegiance an' dae the utmost that lies in my power tae help thc new reeve an' the elected cooncillor o' thc ward. I hae nae use for they fellies that gaun aboot croakin' on what's gaun tae happen an' cherishin' illwill tae the cooncil because they dinna happen tac bc the men they voted for. The will o' the people maun prevail an' let the minority fa' in wi' tbe majority���an' show a sense o' thc spirit p' true democracy, an' an honest concepshun o' the duties o' citizenship. What tempted mc tae vote for the auld reeve wis owre the questyin o' the pavin' o' Main Street. I still hold ���bad contrack an' a' as it wis���that it wis a guid thing frae the pint o view o' the folk tbat lived in the surroundin' district. If the new reeve an' cooncil can arrive at a means o' pavin' the street ony ither wey they'll hae my unqualified support an' I'm share tbe support o' a' the rest o' thc folk along Main Street that's anxious tae see a street instead o' a muck hole as it is at present. Richt noo I wish tac pey the newly elected cooncil a compliment. They werna an hoor in session afore they passed a resolushun declaring for the holtlin' o' the ordinary tneetins o' cooncil in the evenins. Xeio this is a very important de- ceeshun, an' wan that'll hae fattr- reachln' consequences. A council that holds its meeting at times when thc general body o' the' ratepeyers hae nae opportunity ee' listfinin tae their deliberashuns sune get oot o' touch wi' the common folk an' arc tempted tac think they're the whole cheese an' pas> law - accordingly. N th".y cvenin' meetins '11 dae mare tier ilu- municipality than what the folk may think. A fellie '11 be able tae go up tae the hall at nicht efter lie's had his supper an' get lirst-hautid informa- shun e.n what's gaun em in the municipality. Marc than that, he'll be able tae keep in closer touch wi' the coonci', watch their daens an' maybe be able t: > gie a bit advice���or get a bit���iei regatrd tae municeepal mait- ters generally. It should dae awa wi' the hole an' corner meetins that arc ov/re common in conneckshun wi' public bodies. Another very important thing is that if the workin' men like tae organize they can pit wan o' their ain kind on the cooncil. 1 baud very decided opeenyins on the labor questyin, an' until the workin' folk pit men on the public bodies tae look efter their interests they'll aye hae troubles owre wages, tutors an' condecshuns generally. Yae canna expect wealthy real cslaic owners an' ithers tae look efter your interests an' their ain at the same time. It's agin human nature. I wis awfu weel pleased tae see oor only labor representative elected at thc tap o' thc poll on Seturday in the cleckshun for schule trustees. Twa years o' puhlic service had convinced the ratepeyers that they had a guid man an' despite the avalanche t^at smothered the ithers. ihey showed their due apprcciashun by rcturnin him at the e���p o' the poll. Noo, jist a word afore I feenish. Let us now, henceforth an' hereafter, as thc preacher says, baund oorsels thegither in wan body tae dae oor best for '.he municipal!.v al large. Let us forget a' oor petty quarrels an' work thegither for the common guid. A municipality or a city is jist like a big limited liability company. Thc ratepeyers represent thc shareholders an' tlle cooncil the board o' directors. I'nlcss they baith pull thegither they sune get intae a disorganized state an' bad results ensue. Forget that word grafter for a while an' trust the cooncil as honest men. By appreciating them and helpin' them yaer mare likely tae get guid results. If at times they dae things at times yae dinna agree wi' ���aye mind that there's twa sides tae a questyin���an' your side micht be the wrang yin. While we hae suffered frae owre muckle boostin' in the past, still we're likely tae suffer mare frae the knocker. If yae think things are wrong get up tac yaer cooncillor, or the reeve if need be, an' talk it owre wi' them. If yae still think yaer richt. then bide till the proper time an' then empty them oot. An honest people 'II make an honest cooncil an' hy gien yaer councillor yaer loyal support an' showin' him yaer takin' an interest in his daens. yaell make him rise tae a higher level than what be maybe thocht be could hae reached himsel. Quityerkickin! Yours through the heather, SAXDY MACPHERSON. HERE and THERE Mr. Re.licit Kielil. of couver, has in his posse .ti Robert Fcrgusson's F ieetis subjects, It is tlu Seeuth Van- ision a copy icms on var- thiril edition printed by T. Ruddiman & Ce'.. Edinburgh, 1785, ane! is considered of both bibliographical anil pecuniary value. Ferguson was one of lhe precursors eef Robert P,urns, who adopted the Scotch metre and derived much of his inspiration from the older poet. Burns' birthday will be celebrated on Saturday, January 25, Sandy Macpherson eii the "Chinook" when shown the book of Fcrgusson's poems declared that while it contains poetry which few if any modern Scottish peicts could rival, the printing of these latter days is a "lang way ahecd o' the braw days of Fcrgusson and Rabbic Bums." Make South Vancouver Beautiful By planting such varieties of ROSES, SHRUBS AND ORNAMENTALS as are furnished by the British Columbia Nurseries Co. Ltd. They are THE BEST, and are GUARANTEED TO SATISFY THE MOST CRITICAL. Write, for our 80-page descriptive Catalogue, IT IS FREE We also grow and sell the choicest fruit trees and small fruit plants, in great variety. Nothing but the best grade supplied and delivered fresh from the nurseries. II. H. HOWARD, of 6425 Inverness Street, South Vancouver, is our representative, see him, or write to 1493 7th Avenue West. Victorian Order of Nurses The ladies of the South Vancouver branch of the Victoria Order of Xurscs had a busy time on Saturday last during the elections when they served light lunches and teas near the 'polling booth on Main Street and 25th Avenue. They were well patronized and as a result abeiut $50 has been handed to the treasurer of the Relief fund. The ladies of thc order desire to take this opportunity of thanking those who kindly sent in donations suitable for the purpose and to all who in anyway helped in this pl,-,n of raising money for the relief of the needy families and the destitute of South Vancouver. KENT & SON SECONDHAND STORE Can tiupply your needs at right prices COLLINGWOOD EAST (Right at Station) Hamilton Bros. Embalmers and Funeral Directors Parlon and Chapel: 6271 FRASER STREET Office Phone: FRASER 19 Residence Phone: FRASER 2S (Day or night) Phone : Seymour 8425-8426 Western Plate Glass & Importing Co. Limited Registered Office: 318 Water Street, Vancouver, B. C. PLATE GLASS WINDOW GLASS LEADED ART GLASS Thorne Metal Store Front Bars, Bevelling and Silvering, Store Fronts Glazed ALL KINDS OF GLASS SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914 GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK FIVE Hastings and Gore Ave. EMPRESS Lawrence & Sandusky, Lessees Phone Sey. 3907 Week of January 26 Matinees Wed. and Sat. The Del. S. Lawrence Stock Company WITH Miss Maude Leone In the rousing Western conn dy-drama TEXAS Prices 25c and 50c Matinees 25c Any Seat THEATRICAL, ���Bt the pi prcvi FAIRMONT THEATRE 18th and Main Street SATURDAY'S MATINEE, 2 till S "The House ol Features" Week of January 26 7���ADAS FAMILY���7 Including the Famous Adas Sisters World's most wonderful aerial gmynasts EARL GIRDELLER And his canine comedians CHAS. B. LAWLER AND DAUGHTERS In their character singing novelty "The Sidewalks of New York" OTHER BIG S. & C. ACTS Prices 15c 25c, 35c, and 50c Two Shows Nightly, 7:30 and 9.15 Matinee daily 3 p.m. PANTAGES Unequalled Vaudeville Meini P��nUf��. Vaudeville E. D. GRAHAM, Resident Man. Phone Seymour 3046 Three times daily, 245. 7.20 and 9.15 Week of January 26 WALTER MONTAGUE In his great sensational playlet, "Twenty Minutes in Chinatown"��� Depicting the famous Tong wars of San Francisco. THE UYENO JAPS Eight Oriental wonder workers Prices, Matineis, 15c; Night, 15 and 25c. Box Seats, 50 cents TEACHER OF THE Mr. JIM TAIT VIOLIN and PIANOFORTE Is prepared to receive a limited number of pupil* and impart instruction al their homes or at his STUDIO I COLLINGWOOD EAST, At B. C. Electric Station Empress Theatre Lawrence it Sandusky take plcas- ie- in announcing for production it lie EmpreSI Theatre next week that tirring anel intensely interesting ly-drama "Texas." It will take e ..f D'Arcy of the Guards" i ly announced, but which will be deterred te. a later date. "Texas li a powerful tale of the Southwest, full .,t the life anel color e,f the range and if, the' Lawrence Players have- already fully demonstrated their worth iu plays of this character, the patr.,n.s eef the Empress are certain oi an..titer dramatic Feast. The scenic staff e,f the Lawrence Ceimpany have feer lome time beet) working on tlle elaborate set-, any one uf which will tax to Its capacity the Empreil stage. anil it can be lately asserted that the stage settings will mark an epoch in local itock productions both as regards beauty and realistic touch. The many fascinating character studies will lit well the abilities of thc Lawrence Flayers anil these, combined with the charming love story told and the frequent touches of invigorating comedy and tender pathos will serve well to please tlle palates of Empress patrons. Maude Leone and Del Lawrence are particularly well suited in their respective roles and the entire company with some additions, will be required for the large cast. "Within The Law," now nearing the end of its week's run, has set a Standard f'er Itock productions in this city never before attained. The play is richly deserving ol all the goenl things said and written of it, and Vancouver owes a debt eif gratitude to Lawrence & Sandusky for being permitted tei witness the wonderful play at popular prices. The acting of Maude I.e.me as Mary Turner, eef Del Lawrence as Joe Garson, e,f Alt' Layne as Inspector Burke, and Margaret Marriott as Aggie Lynch has been bcyemd criticism, this extending also t,, the roles so ably handled by Howard Russell. Louis Von WicthofT, Edward Lawrence and others in the long cast, even the so- called "bits" being notable for their clever presentation and all speaking Volumes feir the able supervision of Mr. Del Lawrence under whose personal direction the play was staged. For the few remaining performances including the Saturday matinee the house has been practically sold out and intending patrons are nard ami innumerable .ither- who will $1,800 per front foot. The property be mentioned later. il now occupied by a temporary Don't feirget the opening elate of Structure, which will be probably re- each house, Monday matinee, Feb- placed by a large building although ruary 2. and the quality .,i the shows Iili purpe se is not announced. 'hat will be .-ecu at each theatre ��� �� �� ��� * * Twenty year- age, this month, Van- Dreamland Theatre comer formed the first unit of lhe In addition to the usual motion picture attraction! there will be- gn ell ��� .n Saturda) the -in i ial li ature --i Tin Charge of the Light Brigade- founded on T. nn) lon'i p i m, includ- N'eeribw est ' irpheum man instrumental in shows hreeught here-. DREAMLAND H. H. DEAN, Proprietor COR. TWENTY-SIXTH AVENUE AND MAIN STREET We change daily with a fresh feature each day. We have installed a New Powers 6 A, the most perfect motion picture machine made. Come any night and see a NEW FEATURE on our NEW WTR- ROROIDE curtain just imported. MATINEE SATURDAYS AT 2p.m. Cedar Cottage Theatre "THE HOUSE THAT PLEASES" 20th Avenue and Commercial Street SATURDAY MATINEE, 2 to 5 ... We show the best, cleanest, and most up to date pictures with a complete change daily. COME AND SEE BREWED AND BOTTLED IN VANCOUVER BY Vancouver Breweries Limited advised or miss season. to book their seats at once the dramatic sensation of the Orpheum Theatre One week from Monday, February 2, the Orpheum Circuit show will be seen at the New Orpheum Theatre on Granville Sireet, ami the headline attraction for that week will be none other than the one and only Marie- Lloyd, the idol of thc English music halls. On thc same date the Sullivan & Considine shows, which are now playing at the * Irpheum will be transferred to the Imperial Theatre on Main Street, and the headline attraction there will be the "King of Slang," Hert Leslie (himself), and Co., in the sketch, "Ilogan, the Paint ing -eellle Mi John W. Considine, head -if tin- Ithown to '.' Sullivan St Considine Circuit and pn tident of thi Circuit wai the having the big and it i- to Inin that tlie people- e.i i Vancouver 'ewe their thanks. He has always been an ardent booster for this eilv anil premise.I Vane, .iiv e rile s that just as s.ion as lhe time was ready 'bey would get the biggest and best ihowl obtainable. There is every reason to believe that the new venture will be- a -ni-ccss ;oiel it is up tee the citizens to patronize it. Twu j ���hows daily will be given, ilu- matinee commencing at 2.30 and tbe; evening performance at K.15. Previous tei that, at each performance the augmented orchestra will be heard in a fifteen-minute concert, The scale eef prices feer the matinee will be entire lower Hour, 50c, entire balcony, 25c and gallery 15c. Night prices, lower Hour. 75c, lirst five rows in the balcony. 75c. remainder of balcony 50c and gallery 25c. Box seats and loges will be $1.0(1 a piece at both afternoon and evening performances. In addition tee Marie Lloyd, whee should pack the house to the doors, there will be a first-class bill eif six stellar vaudeville- acts and tin- usual motion picture - and other features. The advance sale for the opening week will commence next Monday at 10 a.m. The- biggest stars, both European anil Anieri-i can. will be seen at the Orpheum, anil among them are: Fritizi Scheft, "the little devil e.f grand opera," Sam Bernard, late of "All for the- Ladies." Blanch Hates, Blanch Walsh. Nance O'Neill, Prank ECeenan, Eddie l-"y land Family. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon | Castle, considered the greatest society tango dancers of the dav; Lily I.e na. Keshanara. He-sie- Clayton, George Damerel, Fatlma and innumerable others all of the highest class. Thc Sullivan &- Considine shows that arc now playing at tlle Orpheum will be transferred intact to the Imperial Theatre on Main Street. Here three shows daily will be given. The matinee will commence at 2.45 and the night performances at 7.30 and 9.15. Thc prices will be 10 and 15c for the matinees, and 15. 25 and 50c feer the two night performances. The "King of Slang," Hert Leslie, supported by his own company will headline in his latest sketch "Ilogan the Painter," and he will be supported by bill the finest picture- public. Greater Vancouver News Items Volunteer imeo destined tee eonsti- iiit- tin- future Vancouver garr ion. This crps was the pioneer of the present splendid array of local de- . . l". .r.'e s * * * lhe marriage of Mr Stephen Hurt Johnson, oi Vancouver, t.. .Miss Edith Margaret McRae of Newcastle, Eng, t',..p place recently at tbe Presby- Mr I' I. McNeill, chartered accountant 'et Vancouvei hai been appointed auditor for the N'e.rth Arm Fraser Commission A large num- iber of applicants for the position .ef I engineer has been received by the I commis-i.mer, ami the .me selected ] will be announced at an early date. ��� �� �� Tlie Seeding Section e.f tlie Dominion Department of Agriculture announces that "now is the time for farmers to consider the question of a good seed grain supply for next spring." As seed of stn.ng vitality makes a good start, every farmer who suspects the quality of his ieed, ii invited to lend a sample to the 1J<.- minion Government Seed Lavatory for a germination test. * * * At the Hurnaby municipal elections ..ii Saturday last Mr. II. M. Eraser polled 1087 ve.tes. Keevj D. C. Mc-j Gregor 722. and Mr. A. V. C. Macpherson 417. Mr. Fraser vvas thus i elected reeve for 1914 by a majority! eef 365 votes. Only two members of, last year's council were re-elected on Saturday. Councillors FauVel and A. Macdonald being the successful candidates, * e(. * The- Vancouver Musical Society is now making arrangements feir the great musical festival to be held in ���\pril. Persons in South Vancouver School Trustee R. H. Neelands terian manse. Nanaimo. 'llie bride was attendeel by Miss McLennan, while the groom was supported by Mr. James Strachan, of Vancouver. Mr Stephen Johnson is a brother of desiring to become members will bc j \,it (ja|es Johnson, of the "Chinook," welcomed. The list will close at the South Vancouver. end of the month anil applicants must i be prepared tei submit to a vocal test which is held at thc practice room, Aberdeen School. Burrard Street. Vancouver, on Tuesday evening. The secretary of the Vancouver Board of Trade has received two enquiries this week which may result in new industries being established in Greater Vancouver. One is stated to be from a silk manufacturer and the other from a garment manufacturer in Toronto. It is understood that both firms would be likely to employ a large number of hands Th quirics are now from Mr. W. A the board. South Vancouver Liberal Club The- Se.uth Van members held a a first-clasi bill. At the Imperial. Theatre some very iin,- bills will also I in a garden in Shaughnessy Heights Liberal gatherings will be heli he seen this sea's,,,, and the house!,his week, pansies. daisies, crocuses South Vancouver when^ Mr. H. should be full at every performance, and snowdrops were to be seen, while Among the acts that will appear [some "i tbe hardier varieties of roses were in bloom. This seems to promise an early spring in Greater Vancouver if we are to believe our eyes and if, peradventure, the shrubs mentioned wcre not transplanted from a greenhouse. there in the near future arc : Tim McMahon and Edythe Chapelb- in "Why Hubby Miss id the Train." "The Top of tlie World Dancers," a big musical comedy with tlle famous collie dig ballet "I've Got It." "Fve-ry- boily's Doinc It." The Evelyn Nes- bitt Thaw Tango dancers, who will give free tango bsse,is every morning; the Re ss iw Midgets. "A Romance of thc Underworld," Dick Ber- ntver Liberal Club meeting in their rooms at 4.V.2 Main Street <>n Tttes- elay evening, when Mr. G. G. McGeer presided Several mailer- came up for consideration, NKssrs S. F. Henderson, II. Kay. A. F. Chamberlain, II Dolan, Mr Fredrickson and others; taking part '.a the discussion. The matter e.f the incorporation of the club uneler the bei,eve,lent societies act was left over two months, the receivini attention presi,but stating that it might he as Blair, secretary of I well to incorporate under the stock companies act. * * It was announced that a series ',f 1.1 in C. Brewster, Mr. M. A, Macdonald ami other Liberal leaelers have returned from the Upper Country. It was decided to continue the monthly smoking concerts, and on Friday evening. January 23. a checker tournament will be held in the club re,i.iiis. The nexl smoking concert will be hehl ,-n February 19. Arrangements for a picnic were left in the ham's of a committee which will arrange with other clubs in Richmond municipality ior tin- charter of a boat. It vva- decided also to have a irec family concert at an early date, which will bc dulv announced. A fifty-foot frontage on Main Sireet near Harris Street. Vancouver, was sold last week for $90,000 to Mr. Geo. H. Harris. The price works out at Municipal Meetings The elates of South Vancouver municipal committee and council meetings have been fixed as follows : Committee meeting,���February 3 and 17. March 3 an,', 17. April 1 and 15. Mav 5 ami 1?. June 2 and 16, July 1 and 15. i ictober 2 ami 16. November 3 and 17. December 1 anil 15. Januarj 5. 1015. Police committee meets at 9.30 a.m. wiih health committee following. Board of works meets ai 2 o'clock, followed by lire, w.iH-r and light committee. Council meetings���February 5 and !<'. March 5 and lo. April 3 and 17, May 7 and IS. June 4 ami 18. July 3 and 17. August o and 2o. September 3 and 17. Oct.,ber 5 and 19, November 5 and i'i. December 3 an,I 17, January 7. 1915, Finance committee meets al 030 o'clock oNi mornings of the council. Regular meetings of the council will be hehl at 7 p'clock in thc evening. REEVE DICKIE NOW PILOT l Continued from Page 11 Daisy D'Avra, at the Empress Theatre jority eef 92. In the curse of the evening Mr. Gold made a characteristic speech to an interested audience in which lie outlined the policy he would pursue in the council in the best interests e.f the ratepayers of South Vancouver. In Ward Six. Mr. J. W., Rowling won out by a margin of 15 over his competitor. ex-Councillor Millar. It will be seen that Mr. Millar made a good fight for a renewal of confidence of the ratepayers. In Ward Seven Mr. W. Twiddy obtained a majority eif 38 over Mr. W. J. Allen, who was somewhat handicapped by entering the field late in the day. While the interest in the election of school trustees was not so apparent as in the municipal contest, voting was heavy, Mr. R. H. Neelands heading the poll with the total of 2626. Mr. C. M. Whelpton and Mr. J. C. Hudson were the other two candidates elected, the former being an old and experienced trustee and the latter a late arrival in the scholastic arena. NUNN, THOMSON & CLEGG FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS Day or Night Phone, Sey. 7653 520 Richards St., Vancouver, B.C. FOUR GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914 ^Puve.CHINOCXC P'JSLISHSD Every S.lurel.y by the Greater V��nceu��er PuhlUkeu Limited HEAD OFFICE : Corner Thirtieth Atciujc and Main Street, Soeath Vaucuoer, B. C Q-or��e M Murray. Preiiden nd Managing Director. Herbert A. Stein. Viee-Preaid .i and Managing Editor. John Jackaon, Buatncea Manager. TELEPHONE : Ail department. Fairmont II7< NIOHT CALLS Fairmont 1948L COLLINGWOOD OFFICE Collingwood S5L SUBSCRIPTION RATES : To aii pointi in Canada. United Kir.ijiiom, Nmieiandland, Nee> Zealand, and other Britiak Poaaaaaiou : One It ear H.H Six Montha l.M Three Montha 51 Poatage to American. European and other Foreign Cuakriei, ft.lu peer year extra. "The truth at all times firmly stands And shall from age to age endure." THE NEW COUNCIL BY the election of Mr. Thomas Dickie as reeve of the new council by a majority of 866, the voters of South Vancouver endorsed in no uncertain voice his candidature for the office. In every polling station except one Mr. Dickie secured a majority over Mr. J. A. Kerr, the runner-up. Mr. J. C. McArthur, although at the bottom of the poll made a respectable showing, beating both of the other candidates in the Collingwood station. In Reeve Dickie, the ratepayers of South Vancouver have secured a man of acknowledged probity and business capacity. In accepting the position he has been unquestionably influenced by high motives of public duty alone. He will be at the head of a council largely in expressed sympathy with his views on municipal conditions, and the ratepayers of South Vancouver will unite in hoping that the municipality will steadily progress under the new regime. Perhaps thc most outstanding feature in the whole elections was the increased and earnest interest taken in the campaign by the ratepayers of South Vancouver. Never in thc history of the municipality has so wide and intelligent an interest been shown by all classes in civic affairs. The ratepayers have been aroused from the apathy or indifference of past years. The result on Saturday was the heaviest polling that has ever been recorded in South Vancouver, if not in any other municipality of Greater Vancouver. This is highly creditable to the electors of so large and scattered a district and is of good augury for thc future good government of the municipality. There is a widespread feeling in South Vancouver that private feeling of rancor or disappointment should now be buried, and the new reeve and councillors accorded the good will of ratepayers in the future management of civic business. It remains for the new council to justify the confidence of the electors. THE TEMPERING OF JUSTICE IN New York and other states of the Union, in Great Britain as well as other countries, juvenile courts have been established with the approval of the majority of law abiding citizens. All over the English speaking world there is a growing disposition to temper justice with mercy, especially to young offenders. It is not creditable to the humanity of British Columbia as a country of advanced civilization, that this spirit of enlightened consideration of first offences, or of youthful culprits, does not seem to have yet entered into the administration of the law in provincial courts. Here is the case of Ernest Morris, the 17-year-old youth, recently accused at Xew Westminster of rioting, intimidation and unlawful assembly, during the Nanaimo strike. All the powerful machinery of the crown prosecution was brought to bear iu the attempt to find the boy guilty of these heinous crimes. For he is only a boy. Asked by counsel if he knew "the two men" who were with him during the riots, Morris replied, "Yes, I know the name of one of them���a boy like myself, about 16 years of age." After the case had dragged along for weeks. After the boy had been put to the most trying and exhaustive examination and cross-examination by eminent members of the bar of British Columbia. After crowded courts had daily gazed upon the sufferings or unfortunate position of the b'oy. And after a high impeachment of attempted murder, rioting and intimidation, the jury finally found him guilty on the lesser count of the indictment���"unlawful assembly." It is not necessary here to go into the merits or justice of the prosecution. But in the name of all that is humane and sympathetic in the higher administration of the law, was not this a case for a juvenile court? All the ends of justice, if tempered with the toleration or consideration that the wrong-doing of boys should enlist, could have been met without all this parade of public persecution. e rss\^4��� NON-REPRESENTA TION THE rumor is abroad that Mr. Carter-Cotton, provincial member for Richmond constituency is likely to be appointed minister of finance in the Mc- Bride-Bowser government. The statement made to that effect recently has not been officially confirmed, nor has it been denied at the time of writing. As one of the leading lights of the "conspiracy of silence" which the premier and the attorney-general has evidently enforced among the "automatons" of their polished brigade, Mr. Carter-Cotton may be ai- deserving as any other member of the reward the promotion indicates. In financial ability it is also quite possible that he is the most fitting man available for the job. Smith Vancouver, however, will be chiefly inter- ?sted in the political contest that will be necessary in Richmond constituency should its representative sttc- oeed the present minister of finance. South Vancouver will have considerable voice in Mr. Carter-Cotton's re-election or rejection. And it may well be doubted whether the electors of this district will mark its approval of his persistent neglect of the best interests of South Vancouver, Whether the proposed change in finance administration takes place or not, it is high time that this municipality was adequately represented at Victoria. On this point, Mr. M. A. Macdonald spoke at the recent South Vancouver Liberal Club meeting with particular emphasis. It was an intolerable condition, said Mr. Macdonald, that South Vancouver should have no representation, and he asked that an "insistent clamour" should be made by its residents until its just demands are conceded. MAIL CARRIERS AND THE OFFICIAL ECONOMISTS IT may be confidently stated that the sympathy of the public in Greater Vancouver is entirely with the mail-carriers in the "walking stunt" forced upon them. At the best of times it is always a diff- matter for the ordinary pe- 1 U work up any sympathy with governments or corporations. It is not the Irishman alone who is so often "agin the government," we are all too prone to blame the political or civic body or the corporation when we don't know precisely whom to slate. Both the Dominion government and the B. C. E. R. are, therefore, more or less impartially criticised for the predicament that has recently faced the mail-carriers. This predicament moreover, has touched the public upon a sore and personal point, lieing, also more or less, selfish in their outlook, the public sympathy with the letter-carriers is intensified by the delay caused in delivery through the forced walking exercise imposed upon these necessary servants of the state. In this particular case, however, there appears to be quite reasonable grounds for blaming our Dominion government. These high and mighty officials at Ottawa appear to have entered upon a great campaign of retrenchment and reform���in little things. A grant of 35 or 50 millions for Dreadnoughts or railway exploiters is lightly considered. But the saving of a few hundreds or thousands of dollars in a public service is considered a high stroke of financial economy. Coming down to brass tacks, the facts appear to be that about ten years ago the Dominion government entered into a contract with the B. C. E. R. to pay $35 a year for each mail carrier using the company's cars. Since then the extent of the lineage of thc B. C. E. R .has immensely increased, population has grown, new districts have been opened up, so that the mail-carriers are conveyed greatly increased distances. The company, therefore, demanded $50 a head for the service, the same rate that apparently is now paid by the government to similar street railways in eastern cities such as Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa. The government, intent upon their great policy of retrenchment have endeavored to split the difference and offered the B. C. E. R. $40 per carrier. So the matter stands at the time of writing, although there are rumors of an early adjustment of the difficulty. It appears to us, however, that considering the higher cost of operating street railways in B. C. than in the "cent region," it is not unreasonable for the II. C, E. R. to ask for as much for the Vancouver mail-carrier as is paid in Ontario. The Canadian branch of thc bull moose family is in the saddle in Smith I 'ancouver. D BY THE WAY M NOW THAT THE council meetings will be held at seven in the evening, it will soon be found necessary to make extensive additions to the municipal chamber. Iti VOL' CAN LEAD a horse to water, but he'll vote as he darn pleases. * �� �� IT WAS A GAME of fox-and-the-goose in Ward Five. * * �� IT MAY BE TAKEN that the 1190 votes secured by Mr. J. C. McArthur was the expression of confidence of Mr. McArthur's personal friends and acquaintances. Mr. McArthur may, therefore, congratulate himself. During the campaign he suffered a breakdown in health, in spite of which he made a remarkable showing. Mr. McArthur led the fight against incorporation. He will see many of his policies carried out by the new administration without having to suffer the viccissitttdes of fortune which he would meet, had he himself to preside over the council of 1914. w �� �� MR. ROBERT McBRIDE has a new idea. lie would incorporate Ebume as a city annexed to which would be all of South Vancouver's waterfrontage. �� I �� HAD MR. GOLD RUN for the School Board, Mr. Robert McBride says he would not have supported him. * * * THOUGH DEFEATED, Col. F. Way will still have one solace. He is still a member of the executive of the Voters' League. I *> at WHERE DID COLONEL RAYNER escape to? "The paths of glory lead but to the grave." Ill AT A MEETING of outside paving promoters on the morning after the election, a resolution of a renewal of confidence in South Vancouver was unanimously passed. �� * �� EX-COUNCILLOR MILLAR stated on the hustings that he supported the Sunday closing bylaw with a view of driving the Greek merchants in South Vancouver out of competition with the Canadian store keepers. "Beware of the Greeks when they approach you bearing gifts." �� * * THH VOTERS' LEAGUE members are planning the coronation of the man from Ward Five. Edward \ III will be the title. ��� * �� "M'AED BY COUNCILLOR GOLD, seconded by Councillor Thomas, and resolved that all municipal automobiles be adorned with the name of the municipality of South Vancouver, letters to be four inches long."���Thc third resolution to be passed by the council for 1914. Ill COUNCILLOR WINRAM likes to see a ballot marked with a good big black X. The delicate little feminine cross doesn't look good to thc No. 1 hard element of the new council. I s ��� OVERHEARD-AT THE Municipal Hall���"A-h-h. there is nae true (loot aboot it, but the people of South Vancouver were sair tired and discouraged and disgusted wi the way Reeve Kerr and his councillors handled the affairs during the past year. And Councillor , we will have good government the noo." Ill "BLESSED IS HE who has found his work." ��� * �� EVERY LITTLE VOTER has a mind all his own. Ill IX BURNABYi it was a sort of a three-cornered fight of the clans. The Laird of Glen Lyon fell before the Chief of the Frasers. "The" Macpherson still lurks in his native glens. |ll MR. MAXWELL SMITH at the recent South Vancouver Liberal Club meeting told a story which if not new to some, may appear true to others. He related that a temperance lecturer in Ontario desiring to demonstrate the evil effects of alcohol, produced a bottle of whiskey into which hc dropped an angle worm which immediately curled up and died. "What brand of whiskey is that?" enquired an old Scotsman in the audience. "John Jamieson," replied the lecturer. "Och, that would suit mc fine," said the Scotsman; "I'm terribly bothered with worms myself." Ill AS MR. G. G. McGEER said at thc recent Libera! Club social, notwithstanding the "great gladitorial civic contest" going on that night elsewhere, the hall was crowded. Many preferred the eloquence and harmony likely to prevail there than characterized some of the other gatherings referred to. ��� �� �� MR. M. A. MACDONALD is apt at metaphor and humorous allusion. But he did not think that the compari-son someone made of certain obsequious members of thc McBride government to "rubber stamps" was quite appropriate. A rubber stamp makes at least some mark, wdiile the members referred to make none at all. nil A CABLE FROM the Old Country this week says that at a John Burns' meeting in London, three male champions of the cause, strapped to seats, tried to howl down the Liberal speaker. This is a new method of heckling which was fortunately only discovered after the South Vancouver civic elections were over. THE HIGH-GRADER'S CORNER "BOOSTING" AND "KNOCKING" MR. M. A. MACDONALD. who is president of, the British Columbia Liberal Association, made a suggestive reference to the popular misuse of the terms "boosting and knocking," in his recent speech at South Vancouver Liberal Club. He expressed the opinion that he did not care for cither term and that their misapplication was a common mistake. He pointed out, in effect, that while the "boosting" spirit was dominant a few years ago, the government at Victoria was quietly placing itself in an almost impregnable position of autocratic power. And he suggested that it was better to face conditions, study the political problems of the day and work for the recovery of prosperity. * ne common mistake made when any criticism is offered in the interests of progress is that it is indis- -riminately branded as "knocking." There seems to be to many people have no alternative to "knocking" Hut "boosting." The optimists are the "boosters" md the pessimists are the "knockers." While optimism is a fine spirit, it is not always best expressed in ill-considered "boosting," nor is "boosting" the wisest condition of mind for the consideration of public affairs. As Mr. Macdonald remarked at the meeting referred to, while nearly every one was loudly "boosting" the immense resources of the province a few years ago, little or no attention was paid to the political government of the province. The Thaw Case Still Going Strong Pittsburg Gazette-Times Judge Aldrich, at Concord, N.M., has decided that the mental condition of Harry Thaw must be determined in the Federal courts. Maybe this won't be such a hard winter for alienists, after all. * I * One Difficulty With An Automobile Lethbridge 1 lerald A chaffeur who tried to embrace a girl and run his car at the same time wrecked his car. You must pardon old Dobbin if he indulges in a horse laugh. �� W I One Sort of Equal Suffrage Edmonton Journal Equal suffrage prevails in Mexico to a large extent. The women are not permitted to vote and the men art- afraid to. Ill A Baby and thc Furniture Boston Transcript Says the Aatchison Globe: "A baby is about the only new thing a man can get in his house that will not make the rest of his furniture look shabby." It is very clear that the man who wrote this never had a good, healthy baby in his house. I �� I The Divorce Question Dttluth Herald Eighty-three divorces were granted in Christmas week in Kansas City. It would be kind of interesting to know who did the part of Santa Claus for the children involved. Ill They Say Monetary Times If we write of quiet times, they say we are pessimistic, and if a bright picture is painted we "do not see the dark spots." If we criticise a Tory government, we are hopeless Grits, and if a Grit government gets a critical word they say we are dyed-in-the-wool Tories. When we support the banks they say we are "an organ," but when the banks are asked to effect a reform they say we are the "friend of the people." * �� * Ilallcy's Comet Queered the Business Victoria Colonist Another comet is reported headed this way, but somehow that Hailey thing's failure to put the world ���en the blink seems to have taken away thc bulk of Unpopular interest in such affairs. 1*1 An Expensive Welsh Rabbit Toronto Star A cheese factory has been burned near Perth. It seems an extravagant way to make a Welsh rabbit. II* Harry Lauder for the Pulpit Hamilton Times The invitations to Harry Lauder to occupy pulpits in United States and Canadian cities are interesting in the possibilities they suggest. The tendency towards sensationalism in preaching may extend until demands are made for sermons from actors and actresses who have reached the stage througii notoriety, to thc disgust of the genuine footlight folks. What a fine story of life could be told from the pulpit by a principal in a celebrated murder case, for example! What a lesson it would be for a congregation of worshippers! There would be enough slush and mush to fill a whole page of a newspaper. Ill Canada Produces No Lemons Calgary Herald California boasts of its sun-kissed oranges and Canada of its son-kissed peaches. Ill Domestic Troubles of Operatic Stars Chicago Tribune Another famous opera singer is seeking a divorce. If opera singers didn't have to practise so much at home they would enjoy more of married bliss than is their customary portion. ���H SIX GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914 THERE IS A CERTAIN SERVICE THAT EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO WE RENDER THE BEST There are certain methodi tome undertakers have eef doing business, hut our methods are different. We believe that everyone ihould ku'iw ai te' li-ew Inexpensively ii funeral can be famished and for that reason we don'l hesitate to tell ymi FROM S55.00 UP We guarantee tbe service and tf""iK Mt. Pleasant Undertaking Company Corner Eighth Avenue and Main. Phone Fairmont 185 COMMODIOUS CHAPEL FREE Owing tu thc mistake of the Telephone Company in nut getting our name changed it will be found as Centre & Hanna, Mount Pleasant Branch. MILK THAT STANDS THE TEST Vint are not getting the best Milk if you arc not securing yuur supply from the SOUTH VANCOUVER MILK CO. 29th and FRASER STREET REFERENCES: Vancouver City Milk Inspector. Dr. Giles Murphy, South Vancouver Medical Health Inspector. Phone Fairmont 1602 L 29th Ave. and Fraser St. TABLE AND WHIPPING CREAM BUY YOUR BUILDING LUMBER FROM South Vancouver Lumber Co. (Manufacturers). ALL KINDS OF KILN DRIED LUMBER, MOULDINGS AND FINISH. Mill and Office : Foot of Ontario Street, on Fraser River Phone Fraser 94 W. R. Dick, Proprietor B. C. EQUIPMENT CO. MACHINERY DEALERS CONCRETE MIXERS. STEEL CARS, ROCK CRUSHERS, ELECTRIC, STEAM, AND GASOLINE HOISTS. WHEELBARROWS, TRANSMISSION MACHINERY, GASOLINE ENGINES, PUMPS, AND ROAD MACHINERY Offices: 606-607 Bank of Ottawa Bide. Phone Sey. 9040 (Exchmje to ill Departmer.li) We make and guarantee all our typewriter ribbons. "MAPLE LEAF" ribbons are manufactured from the finest texture ami best grade ink procurable. We have a complete stock of ribbons for all makes of typewriters. $1.00 each, delivered and correctly placed on machine. $4.50 iii books of hall dozen coupons. Try a "MAPLE LEAF" next time. Phones Sey. 6714 or 6715. United Typewriter Company Ltd. UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS 579 RICHARDS STREET VANCOUVER, B.C. TERMINAL CITY IRON WORKS 1949 ALBERT ST. PHONE : HIGHLAND 530R ENGINEERS. MACHINISTS AND FOUNDERS IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS FIRE HYDRANTS AND SPECIALS REPAIRS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS What Book is More Used Than The Telephone Directory ? Advertising space is valuable, because the book is in use by everybody, on duty constantly, every day in the year. It ia the only medium that cannot be read at one sitting and then laid aside and forgotten. The Telephone and the Directory never part company. Side by side with the means of advertising, it is the means of making the sale. Do you not think it should have your careful consideration? For Rates and Information Telephone ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Seymour 6070 British Columbia Telephone COMPANY, LIMITED ^THIJ IS AN010 ONE BUT- Better Way "If I had a gun I'd tell that big mutt what I think oi him. I'm a littb man. hut a revolver is an equalizer." "Tell him on the telephone. That's just as goeed as an equalizer." * ��� �� Still on Guard "The agricultural department now say* the creiw is the fanner's friend." "Uin," grunted Partner WhifTIetree. "Won't that alter your attitude toward him?" "Neit a bit. I've got a lot of friends that I'm suspicious of." * * * His Little Joke Wife (with newspaper^���What next! Here's a woman mate of a ship. Fancy a woman sailor. Hub���That's nothing. Wasn't Lot's wife a female salt? * * * Smile for Every Cackle The Brahma. Say, ain't you overdoing this business a little? Mere yem keep right on laying as if your life depended on it. Can't you take a rest? The Plymouth Rock, coquettishly: I guess you never had a man smile on you the way my boss smiles every time I cackle! et ��� * Giving Him a Hint "John, did you read about this Denver millionaire giving his wife a diamond tiara?" "No." "It's in all the papers. Why don't you keep posted on current events?" * * * Temperament "Why did the great pianist refuse to play?" "Temperament. He got mad because his name was printed in smaller type on the programme than the name of the piano on which hc was to perform." * * He Captured "Isn't that a beautiful island in the foreground?" "Entrancing! . That's called the Isle of Yew." "Why, .Mr. Montague? This is so sudden!" * * * Dad is the Goat "Everybody in our family's some kind of an animal," said Hobby to the amazed lady visitor. "What nonsense!" she exclaimed. "Well," replied Hobby, "mother's a dear, my baby sister is mother's little lamb, I'm the kid, and dad's the goat." Works Two Ways My wife has a calendar of menus for 1914." "I've seen them. They are (|tiit( useful. Save a woman the trouble nf thinking what to cook every day ' "Yes; and a man ean look ahead over the schedule and pick out thi Keiod days to dine downtown." ��� �� ��� The Child in the House "Tell me, dear, is it became you think mc very pretty that you look at me all the time?" "Oh, no, it isn't that; but papa says you arc a two-faced woman, and so I am searching for thc other one!" ��� * * Moving V.?rse "Only the other day I read a poem that tnoved me to tears." "How did it move you so?" I wept because I couldn't get at the author." �� * �� Where He Obtained Knowledge "I don't sec any sense in referring to the wisdom of Solomon," said the man smartly. "He had 1,000 wives," "Yes," answered the woman tartly, "he learned his wisdom from them." * * �� Innocent Bystander "What's the matter with your eye, Mike?" "Sure, it is black!" "It certainly is black." "Well, 1 saw an altercation between man and wife yesterday," "And did you mix up in it?" "I did not. I vvas only an innocent bystander." * e(r * Popularity Explained "What is your boy's favorite branch of study?" "I asked him yesterday. He said "anthropology," replied the patient parent." "Why, they don't teach that in his school." "Well, maybe the reason he likes it is that isn't bothered by it." ef * * Art of Driving Son (a golf enthusiast)���You must acknowledge, father, that it requires a great deal of skill to drive a ball a hundred yards. Old farmer���Shucks! It don't re- i|ttirc half as much skill as it does to drive a pig 50 feet. Sr * * Exigency "What are you rummaging over there?" "Some old cook books and tlie like." "What are' you hunting for?" "I'm trying to find some recipe for tnaking eggneeg out of grape juice." NOTES OF INTEREST TO THE LADY OF THE HOUSE Fashion and Tablecloths Once upon a lime tlle briele came tee her new home with a chest of no mean size fully stocked with linen leer her table. This linen was supposed to last not only i'm bride's time Imt that of her children. The extravagant fashion of changing table linen so radically that what was in good taste and style a year or two ago is no longer so today, had not then entered into the head of the yelling housekeeper. Hut tlle housekeeper is not to blame���business and trade are at the back of all these changes quite as much as they are the ca.use of all the rapidly changing fashions in dress. But it will bc a combination of housekeepers that will stop the riot of fashion and the wholly needless expenditure of money that these foolish and ridiculous changes of fashion necessitate. There will surely come a time when women will cease to heed the ephemeral fashion's demands, and calmly go on their way, serving their dining table with its line damask cloth and napkins to match���and their luncheon anil breakfast tables wilh Iheir daintily embroidered linen doillies and centrepieces. They will only smile when fashion lays it down that point de Venise lace and Venetian embroidery are essential decorations of the tablecloth that adorns the dining table. Their one care will be to have their own tablecloths, doillies, etc., immaculately laundered, and their china, glass and silver, of a goodly lustre and sheen, and then with a few flowers, they will have a table tit for a king to sit down to. Hut the woman who is adept at her needle may furnish her table with many of the new fashions without extravagance and folly. For example, there is a fad today of embroidering breakfast and luncheon cloths to match the china used for these meals. Some of thc bright flowered English or Copenhagen porcelain sets suggest an appropriate embroidery design, while china decorated in prim geometrical fashion will serve as a model for the w*oman who knews how to do her own drawing and standing. An expert needle woman is not required for this type of embroidery, and an amateur will have no trouble in working either a square or a round cloth, and small napkins to match, as the design is usually so big and showy that the embroidery grows with encouraging rapidity. * �� * Pouch Bags the Thing If you see a fashionably dressed woman on the streets today you see a moire pouch bag hanging by a strap and swish a tassel on the end. It is ubiquitous and seems for a time to have banished from the face of fash ion the former leather bag. Most of these bags' contain a pocket for the tiny hand glass, and you see all manner of fancies for livening up the outside. One exquisite little thing seen the other day had a dainty watch inset in the centre of the outside, and still others have medallions placed right beneath the strap. Although these punch bags are generally si-i-n in black moire there are sune examples in white and ecru. For matinees and those times when fashion demands elaborate afternoon costumes there are beautiful bags made of rare bits of brocade and mounted on antique gold frames. For use with the trotter ci.stumc there are square leather bags which resemble the pouch bag iu their general lines, although they arc as flat as the envelope purse. The best of these bags arc made up in pin seal and in the lower right-hand corner have a small watch set iu the leather. A severely plain monogram is the only decoration used on these bags. The handles are flexible stitched leather. Today the fashionably dressed woman requires several bags. Even if she does not attempt to match them to her costumes, she must have an entirely different type of bag for for morning, afternoon and evening. * Sr * Eggs a la Quebec���Cut an onion into fine dice, fry lightly in a tablespoon of butter, then dash in a teaspoon of vinegar. Butter a shallow dish and strew thc onion in it. Break five eggs into it, being careful not to break the yolks. Bake in a hot oven until thc whites are set. Dust on salt and white pepper and sprinkle with coarse bread crumbs fried brown in butter. Garnish with parsley and serve in sauce dish. ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST The last official meeting of the old council of South Vancouver was held last Friday when there was a general winding up of business. ��� * * Among other business transacted by the South Vancouver Council last Friday week the municipal engineer was instructed to order the Dominion Creosoting Company to proceed with the grading required on sections one and two of the Main Street paving contract and thc draining, grading and curbing on sections three and four. �� * * On Sunday evening, January 18, and during the week evangelistic services have been held in the South Hill Baptist Church, South Vancouver. Among those who addressed the meetings were Rev. Declaybrook, a converted Maori prince; Rev. A. A. McLeod, a missionary in India, and Rev. F. G. West, of London, a missionary to Africa. * * �� A series of public lectures have been arranged to be given in St. Mark's Hall, corner of Larch Street and Second Avenue, Vancouver, under the auspices of the Women's Guild, on the following dates: On LOT NEAR CAR $550���Easy Terms This lot is situated on 56th Avenue, close to Victoria Road, which now has a HI minute car service. This it the best buy in this district. Let us show you it at your convenience. We can arrange very easy terms. The Yorkshire Guarantee & Securities Corporation Limited 440 Seymour Street Phones: 6188 and 6189 R. Kerr Houlgate, Manager Bulbs-Bulbs-Bulbs We have just received three car loads of Bulbs. Now is your time to buy your Bulbs for fall planting or Christmas bloom. The best selection in town to choose from. Prices the lowest. BROWN BROS. & CO. LTD. FLOWSTS, NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN THREE STORES : 48 Hastinga Street E., Phone Seymour 988 401 Granville Street, Phone Seymour 5727 782 Granville Street, Phone Seymour 9513 The Scenic Highway Across the Continent THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED FROM VANCOUVER TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD The Popular Route to the��� OLD COUNTRY HAWAII AUSTRALIA ALASKA CHINA AND JAPAN Up-to date Train Service Between Vancouver and the East. All trains equipped with Standard and Tourist Sleepers. M J. MOE, C. P. A., 434 Hastings St., Vancouver. C. MlLLARD, D. T. A., Vancouver. H. W. BRODIE, Gen. Pass Agent, Vancouver. RAIL TICKETS TO ALL POINTS General Agency Transatlantic Steamship Linea H. G. Smith, C. P. ft T. A. Phone : Sty. 134 W. E. Duperow, O. A. P. D 127 Granville Street HOCKEY At Vancouver Victoria vs. Vancouver JANUARY 27, at 8.30 p.m. Entire Gallery, 50 cents. Reserve scats, $1.00. Promenade, $1.25 Box Seats, $1.50 Gladstone Hotel First Class Wines, Liquors and Cigars H. G. BROWN, Proprietor January 31, Mr. William Burns, B.A., will lecture on "The Influence of Literature on Life." On February 14 Professor Hill-Tout, M.A., will give an address on "Modern World Conditions." Judge Howay will speak on "The Oregon Dispute," on February 28. "Pioneer Explorers in B. C." will be the subject on March 14 by Rev. Principal Seagcr, M.A. In connection with the Gamwell fire alarm system which has been ordered to be installed in South Vancouver, the old council at its" last feieeting authorized the fixing of wires for a police telephone call system. ��� * * Mr. Robert McBride, an old Eburne resident, is now advocating the incorporation of Eburne and district as a city, separate from the municipality of Point Grey. He also proposes that the adjacent waterfront district in South Vancouver "be taken in," so as to facilitate harbor development. * * * The Provincial Progress Club will give a concert and dafice at the Pender Hall, Vancouver on Monday evening, January 26, at 8 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914 GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SEVEN IT WILL PAY YOU TO SEE OUR SHOWING FOR FALL PRICES THAT CANNOT BE BEATEN OR REPEATED IN THE CITY -.: :; Family Shoe Store (No. 2) CEDAR COTTAGE Grandview Car Tertpinue vANNESS AVENUE Store No. 1 at 823 GRANVILLE STREET Vancouver. B. C. FRANK NEWTON South Vancouver Builders' Supply Company Dealers in Sar.-i, Gravel, Fibre, Cement, Lime, Plaster, Vitrified Pipe, Tile, Fire-clay, Lath, and Brick of all kinds. Offices : 51st Avenue and Fraser Street. Phone : Fraser 36. Main and 29th Avenue. Thone : Fairmont 1940. Fraser Street and North Arm of Fraser River. Phone : Fraaer 84. Collingwood East, Phone : Collingwood 33. Coal orders taken at all offices and delivered to all parts of South Vancouver. Phone Collingwood 24 P. O. Box 32 W. H. BRETT & CO. Successors to Fletcher Sc Brett REAL ESTATE LOANS, INSURANCE, ETC. Notary Public Dominion Express Money Orders Issued JOYCE ROAD, COLLINGWOOD EAST VITRIFIED SEWER PIPE AND ALL FITTINGS C. Gardiner - Johnson & Company Johnson's Wharf Phone : Sey. 914S "Snow is Coming"���Buy Your STOVE WOOD $3.00 Per Load WE SELL VANCOUVER ISLAND CO A.L COAST LUMBER & FUEL COMPANY LIMITED 4905 Ontario Street, Cor. Bodwell (34th Avenue) Phone : Fraser 41 Phone: Highland 226 OUR SATURDAY SHORT STORY A TRAGEDY DEFERRED By Francis Perrj Elliott i. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY SOLE AGENTS FOR B. C. Tlie- girlish figure seemed to shrink. "Is this the end?" she whispered fal- leringly. 11 i ^ glance swept her coldly, "The end," he laid .-lie.nly . "Be glad it is lie, WOI "Worse!" Her eyes widened. "Oh, j Hurry, my liiis'e;iii i 111 bl - loved husband?" II' i cyei �� ��� ie widi ned, but Iter bead moved a ilou negation "I love j"���'. Ilarry " rl, and hi- fist liftjd. "St 'p' Steele \ I>J| !,'.], id 1 \ V I'll���" II' eyes field liim -o idiTJ ^ 1..w ly liis arm came down. lie nodded. "Well, I diel it once, you know!" Tlu- words rune- sullenly a- fi" eyed her -I'Uv. i-e. -e owlingly, "I know," gently. "It wa- why I ��� I leii ye.ii. Harry. Colonel Morton laid 1 must." Her bosom heaved, Hi- e\, s nafrowed. "Oh. Colonel M.,rte,:i laid you must, cli?" He- speeke tensely through Iii- teeth. "Said you must leave your dear husband you loved -������! Am! you obeyed liim, of course. It wasn't any <>f your duty i" obey your dear husband, was it?" Then quickening sharply: "Well. why didn'l >'���!! stay with liim' What de, you come sniveling and whining here feer?" Then liis face lighted with a grin���derisive and malevolent, but fearsome. "Ila- he thrown you out - -��� h. i- that it? A meentli of your prett) arts nuil blandishments was enough fe.r him, cli?" The question was assured, triumphant. "lie ilen- nol kne,w I am here. He wenild not have consented. The family insist upon my taking my morn- ling drive, and���" "Drive!" Another mocking bow and arm sweep. "My laely lias her carriage now���I s is it a car?" She went 'en evenly: "And I came l.e iee yem. Leila, his sister, tines not know I am here���no eene knows. I dismissed the carriage at the park and came up here, slipping intn the house through tbe area. I was afraid tee ring, afraid you bad given orders���" "Yeeii were wise, my lady!" suave sneer was brutal. She pursued: "I got in and here. No une saw mc." ".\'e> nnc saw you!" Thc words came musingly as lie looked eeff. Then his glance came back. He studied Her thoughtfully. "Well?" be growl- ���d. The sad little face brightened wist- ully. "There wa- something 1 wanted tej ell you, Harry, something I tlieitight ou might tn kneew���something I was . i happv ever, dear, myself when I new. It seemed tn mc that maybe f yuu knew, you���" Hi< up think 1 >\ il< divori ' ) ���::? Tiial I never ('.ought of it an i "You didn'l ?" Disappointhie i ���.��� iccei n his face, bi leaned abi ���. t him "I li n't thinl, - i nn���auh _"i me, dear That if sotnf .iimg. . u i.- id never fi I ami in> .i.e. I in bi' ause now���" necked herself ai tlie.ugfi re- im mbi ring and lier lip draggi d thre,iinh her teeth She 1" nl and in the stillness her wordi ������one se.iily, impressively: It wai for better or for worse, my husband���thc bond i- fori ver!" Anel lu-r hand dri ip- pe d lightly Upon Iii- hair. For a momi nl he diel not move, jusl -laving dull) bei,,re him, bis lips moving inaudlbly. Then slowly liis hand came up until i: rested upon lier- An expression Of joy touched her face. Willi deliberation, his lingers slipped to lier wrist, grasped it, and with an evidence of viciousnesi and hatred, thing it frmn him. "Oh!" It was less a cry of pain than a lob .':- -lie recoiled. lie gave- no sign of hearing her; he was looking straight ahead, bis brow contracted in a frown, his lips moving as tlneugli tee the accompaniment eif some dark, internal mulling His fingers worked, contracting slowly into a clenched list. Tfie girl had moved away and was staring at him with wistful, frightened eyes. "A liiuiil forever!" The words came in a hissing aside, low but clearly audible. "Forever���and she means it!" He struck a downward blow hard upon bis knee; but the staring eyes never changed. From "tit oi his mutter fov.r wordi breathed tensely, i.hisperingly: "Then, what about Celeste?" From the girl came an intake of breath���a sharp and poignant cry, instantly suppressed. It seemed to bring bis attention back to her and he turned her way. A shrug and he got to his feet, moving slowly toward hcr with head advanced. "See vnu heard? You understand, eb?" A nod as she looked at him. Hcr hand came up and lay upon hcr lips as though tee study them. "And ymi wont divorce me���it's forever?" No reply, but she retreated as he advanced. She seemed scarcely cein- scioui of hei own motion, but hcr eyes were steadily widening as under tbe suggestion of some waxing terror���something fremi which ber senses recoiled, some dark horror with which her very soul was battling, crying its unbelief. Ami suddenly she screamed. The man's she udders hunched sharply; into his eyes came a sinister . gleam; freem his throat rattled a laugh���gurgling, satirical. "Scream away, my lady!" He moved steadily nearer. "There's none to hear behind these walls and doors. j I was bluffing just now about the servants, All were sent away yesterday when 1 moved over to tfie club. Scream once more, if you like: there's lime for just once more!" But tlie' power "f expression secm- e-el in have passed from her ami pe ewer of motion as well, -aw as she swayed pantingly againsl the table \i;if so he lie drew to within a yard, his elbows doubling, his long, tensile lingers shaping like llie claws of ;: bird of prey. Then with a lightning elan, tliey swept to lier slioillde'rs, shifting upward toward the white ,neck. Rut the tmich seemed t" break '.lie spell that apparently find held her ill ; thrall. "No, ii". no!" gaspingly. Her hands, clinging to his arm-, seemed to check their progress. Then wbisp "Mr. Tompkins, I haven't tin. lines ���1 nti The girl o i the Boor spoki ���.. ith bare it' be- ��� I he adjusted Ki i hair. "Shall I A grunt, a- nt, and tin Voii e cami ned with a ��� i -area- n: "And Mr. Mai- ��� ii . }"U ai. ii���.t -. ug a delicate necklace I wis! Cheat- ilirol- tli ilu- life "in See?" Then "Jusl try to fori ���'. il happens ��� be Mi-- Cheatham'i in ck I" The uni'- brow- lifted archly as bei lithe ipring brought ber to her feet The man'i eyei ed her "ith i ���mile. Tluy we re i and kind. "Second act," snapped the Voice. "t ��nee more' Beaver Transfer Co. LIMITED 112 WATER STREET Furniture. Piano Moving and all sorts or teaming done. Calls from any part of Vancouver or South Vancouver will receive our closest attention. All orders promptly attended to. JCS. H. BOWMAN ARCHITECT 910-11 YORKSHIRE BLDG. SEYMOUR STREET VANCOUVER C. M. WHELPTON BUILDING CONTRACTOR ESTIMATES GIVEN Pbooe i Fraser 34 - 46th Ave. and Fr����er R. B. LINZEY JEWELLER 4132 MAIN STREET HARRY KAY PAINTER AND DECORATOR Phone: Fair. 326 4518 Main St. anng ly: The Arena Skating Rink, where the Vancouver Hockey Club exhibit their prowess She waited an instant, looking him .iver fremi beael tee foot, Her little chin lifted. "Thai yem were a gentleman, Harry." quietly. His b.nd laugh, coarse and harsh, exploded in her face. "Gentleman!" jeeringly. "Think you can rub it in, eh? Gentleman! You never thought me a gentleman ��� know you never diel. Don't lie��� you know it!" She shook her head slowly. "Hut I loved ynu, Harry," It was said softly. "1 always loved you. my husband���I do now. But you were so cold, so harsh, no���so rough with me. I had never been used to it. I suppose that was it���I don't know." She took a step toward him. "And I was so young���a girl bereft of father and mother. I���I knew so little. And when my aunt and those at home turned their backs upon me because I married you, I thought them cruel���but oh, Harry. I never knew how cruel they were!'' His bow was a gesture of smiling mockery. He sneered: "And so you went with a gentleman!' Her head lifted. "I went with my dead father's friend." His chest heaved and his voice waxed blusteringly. "You went because ymt loved him!" She dropped back, leaning against the heavy library table, her hand above her heart. "Oh, Harry!" "Oh, Harry!" his voice mimicked. His lips worked and he struck his hand down hard upon the chair back. "Bah! Dou you think I am a fool?" The^sudden swing of his foot kicked the chair aside. He advanced upon her. hands raised, fingers curved and trembling. The slight figure shrank far back across the table, and something like terror came into her face. He laughed bitterly. Ilis finger-snap checked her. "Well, ymi can keep it!" The speech crackled rudely. "There's nothing, my lady .yem can till nu I want to hear ���you understand that- Nothing, I lell you!" And lie strode frum lier, dropping heavily int" a distant chair. "Hut. Harry, I���" "Neet a word!" Ile bellowed, as I" a dog; and ihe gesture accompanying was imperative, final. Ile bit savagely at the cigar withdrawn from a pocket, eyeing her with a baleful side- glance as he lighted it. Her lingers worked tremulously with the tiny handkerchief. She turned from him abruptly and lie could see her shoulders move. He laughed shortly, indifferently. "That's right: turn em the weirks. Thought it was abeiut due next." He threw one leg over tlle chair arm and Studied her between puffs. "1 say, Agnes, there is one thing you can ihe, though." She turned quickly, inquiry in her eyes, her face lighting hopefully. He was drawing a freshening blaze to his cigar, his eyes half closed, bis face twisted iu an ugly leer. "Yes?" she whispered, and moved toward him, slowly, faltcringly. He chuckled, shifted back into the chair's depths, and grinned into space. "Yes. Harry?" tier hand hovered above his shoulders now. He crossed his legs, flickered the ash lightly to a tray, but never turned. "I would like t.i know when you are going to divorce mc." "Divorce you?" "Divorce me���yes, divorcel" impatiently. "Don't repeat me like a parrot. You heard what I said," His eyes glared up at her, then settled sullenly. Shc laughed faintly. "Is ihat thought troubling you. you foolish boy? Why. Harry, dear"���tender smile touched her lips���"did you 'Mercy! Nol for my sake. Harry���it isn't that���but for���" A growl for response, and thc slender figure yielded backward above thi' table'- eelge before '.is straightening arms���yielded, bin for an instant only. Then as though struggling under tlu impulse m I >me new-found strength, she swayed against tfie movement, ber anus twisting, tearing, curving about '��� - own With a snarl, he reached his right hand suddenly behind her to the table- surface. His arm came up. his fingers clutching dagger-wise a heavy steel paper cutter oi tne poniard kind. There was a icream, a writhing twist that seemed t>. break the clutch of ihi' -ingle arin anil she darted from him. But ten feet away. Ilis hand ici! upon ber again, cat-like, whirling ber abe.ut s" that she lay back against bis chest, her white face and heaving bosom from him, and upturned. Standing thus, his dagger arm went back, as for the advantage of a long and powerful sweep. One instant the man's teeth gleamed behind ber dark shoulder ere they wcre eclipsed by bis arm. swinging the silvery circle- that flashed toward her breast. But in tbat instant she seemed to throw her weight downward. slipping through his arm and falling to her kiues free and clear, while the blade, under the impulse of what seemed an unchanging drive and powerful inertia, came on. rocket-like, toward the peeint that bad been its mark. "That'll do!" The voice, abrupt, incisive with command, cleft the darkness of the "house." semtewhere there beyond the line of the canvas-shrouded boxes. The man's dagger arm dropped to his side limp and harmless. The girl on the floor relaxed composedly, her face alert, expectant. "To far up stage, Mr. Malcolm." said the Voice. The man nodded, advancing with his arm crooked horizontally as a shield against the blinding line of footlights. He tried to glimpse, battingly, into the shadowy gulf cross-sectioned with sheeted orchestra rows. The Voice went on: "A little too light there at the last, Miss Cheat- ffm." Phrenology and Palmistry Mrs. YOUNG (Porractly of Montreel) OIVES PRACTICAL ADVICE ON BUSINESS ADAPTATION. HEALTH AND MARRIAGE 105 Granville Street, Corn*.- tool** Hoetre 10 ��� rr. t# t p.a 0�� ENGRAVING- ETCHINGS AND HALFTONES ARE NOW BEING MADE IN WESTERN CANADA BY THE MOST SATISFACTORY PROCESS KNOWN to the WORLD THE "AGIO BLAST" PROCESS MAKES VOUR ILLUSTRATIONS LITERALLY TALK SUUrevCTURED IN WESTERS CANADA BythiCuiahoDibbieEncOt \nt TLOOR WORLD BLDC. VANCOUVER II C ��� Notice of Removal I'he Misses Hall and Westley of Seiuth Vancouver Private Hospital, Twenty-eighth and Main Street, have moved to more commodious premises at the ceimer of Willow and I'reiadway. THE WILLOW HOSPITAL 778 BROADWAY WEST VANCOUVER Owing to stress of work will friends kindly accept this notice. tmam EICHT GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914 CANDIDATES EXPRESS THANKS TO THE ELECTORATE To the Electors of Ward VI Having been the successful candidate in Ward 6, I take this opportunity of thanking tlie voters for their hearty support. I will endeavor to live up to my pre-election platform to the best of my abilitv. W. J. ROWLINGS Councillor-elect feir Ward 6. To the Electors of Ward I 1 greatly appreciate the honor conferred upon me by the electors of Ward 1 last Saturday, and will serve the municipality to the best of my ability. W. R. RUTLEDGE Councillor-elect for Ward 1. To the Electors of South Vancouver To the many friends who voted for mc and worked hard for my election I wish to express my most sincere thanks. I wish the new administration success in their conduct of our affairs in 1914. J. A. KERR To the Electors of South Vancouver I wish to take this opportunity of expressing my thanks and appreciation to those who so loyally supported me during the late campaign. Reeve-elect Dickie and the new council have my best wishes for success and any support I can lend them in carrying on the work will be gratefully given. J. C. McARTHUR, J.P. �� HIS is to convey tti the ratepayers of South Vancouver, men and women, and in especial, to the 5000 electors, more or less, who polled their votes on Saturday, my appreciation of the great honor and the great responsibility which they have conferred upon me hy electing me Reeve of this great community. I wish to thank not only those whose loyal work and support made my election sure, but also those others, opponents as well as friends, who took a public spirited interest in the contest on behalf of any candidate and by their active interest made the total vote more than twice larger than on any former occasion. I wish to thank the electors for the confidence they have reposed in me and to say that I will endeavor to deal as prudently and carefully with the affairs of the Municipality and do my duty by the Council, the ratepayers and the public generally, as well as my ability will permit. T. DICKIE To the Ratepayers In thanking you for your endorsement of my candidature in Ward V, I wish to state that I will at all times endeavor to carry out to the best of my ability the trust you have placed in mc. EDWARD GOLD To the Electors of Ward II I wish to assure my friends that I appreciate the assistance given me during the campaign and will work for the best interests of South Vancouver in 1914. GEO. A. STEVENS Councillot-elect for Ward 2. To the Electors of South Vancouver I wish to return my thanks for the splendid vote with which you returned me at the head of the poll in last Saturday's election of School Trustees. I will do all in my power to merit the confidence thus shown in me, which I take also as an appreciation of my two years' past services. Sincerely yours, R. H. NEELANDS School Trustee. To the Electors of South Vancouver I wish to express my thanks and appreciation for the splendid vote that you gave me on thc 17th. In return, I will strive to give you a clean, economical and efficient administration so far as my powers lie. J. C. HUDSON School Trustee. To the Ratepayers of Ward III Having been elected by an overwhelming majority to represent your ward for 1914, I will devote the whole of my time to the interests of thc municipality. Honesty and economy will be my motto. I wish to assure my many friends that I appreciate the honor conferred upon me. *.. IUA f' K '. \ V4J ���'./ G. W. THOMAS Councillor-elect for Ward 3. To the Electors of Ward VII r * Mia I i, it* . I take this opportunity of thanking the voters and committee who supported me so loyally in Ward 7. I will serve the municipality to the besl of my ability. .'���" - ' ' , C W. TWIDDY Councillor-elect for Ward 7. ���