4&fy%*Jm& c&&\ *��������� -> ���������*! V_ *** Published in the Interests of Vancouver and the Western People * ->*sa Phone t, Fairmont, i ^ -M; f Atk frr Atfrertistaf Rates ,:< ; /;X'/.:| VOLUME V. H. H. STEVENS, M.P., Editor-in-chief. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, JANUARY 9, 1914 No. 35 Vote for Baxter, a Man of Ability and Character '"*^******'���������*'**���������^*���������*****^?*'****M*TS*> ^ j < ,T "" "~r~ A Time of Transition is Upon Vancouver���������Good Men are Required as Leaders During Present Year _ * ������L J. f^i. J.1! ^ ������*l <* sound judgment. His re-election is beyond question. , , [ Among. Aldermanic candidates we have; the keen, competent and critical Aid Walter Hepburn, whose acquaintance with civic affairs makes him indispensible. He will .be returned by Ward One. - , --' ": ��������� Ward Two has the reliable Aid. Alec Cieland, the energetic Aid. S. J. Crowe and the most excellent Walter R. Hamilton. Ward Three is supporting Aid- Thomas Kirk-, patrick. Ward Four has good timber in the painstaking Aid. Thomas Evans, the vigorous Charles Boardman, the experienced Robert MacPherson, the hustling Joseph Hoskin, the business-like Charles E. Smith and the able George King. Ward Five has the .vigorous, well-balanced Aid. A. P. Black, the popular, trustworthy C. E. Mahon and the respected C. N. James. WardSix presents the ~n~ame~of the successful- candidate Aid. James White. Ward Seven places in the field the favorably known Aid. F. E- Woodside, the wide awake Aid. Malcolm McBeath and the healthy aspirant John McLennan. ������ Ward Eight has the following: The long tried and fully trusted Aid. Frank Trimble, and his true yoke fellow the devoted Fred P: Rogers. Of School Trustees the following named are in evidence: The highly respected W. H- P. Clubb, the able and popular Fred W. Welsh and the well known J. R. Seymour. Of License Commissioner candidates the electors may select the long tried and competent Dr. j?. P. Patterson, the able R. S. Pyke or the fearless H. M. Burns. .��������� i SCHOOL TRUSTEE Educational affairs in Vancouver should not be divorced from business methods. We here present the names of three well known and thoroughly competent business men of unimpeachable character and enviable reputation. Two of them today in the very front ranks of business, viz: Fred W. Welsh and W. HP. Clubb. The other, J. R. Seymour, was a leader in the drug business a few years ago. Return C. E. Mahon to Ward Five for another term.' ':'���������"��������������������������� - 'v-; ���������"' ALD. FRANK TRIMBLE Eeverybody now looks for the re-election of Aid. Frank Trimble as Alderman for Ward Eight. He has had long experience in which he has fully established himself in the confidence, of the electors. He is 0. K. Ward Eight is his child, having been born and reared under his care. ALD. FRED P. ROGERS Aid. Fred P. Rogers has made himself secure with'the electors of Ward Eight by honest and x efficient service. His prospects for re-election are bright and his future success assured. We anticipate that he and Frank Trimble will serve the Ward during 1914. \ T. S. Baxter fi*r Mayor 1914 A Man who has wade good in spite of Adversity���������He has earned a Second Term The Mayor who has delivered Vancouver from financial chaos, a condition bequeathed to him by his predecessors. ' v . - The Mayor who has directed our affairs SUCCESSFVLLY through-the most trying year in o.ur history. The Mayor who knows HOW and who is NOT AFRAID TO DO. . All electors who value self-respect and independence of action should support Mayor Baxter. A Second Term for' Batfer^H^^ Good Vote for the Mayor who is not Afraid to Stand for a Clean City, The name of Mayor T. S. Baxter is on everybody's lips. Of him as a man and Chief Magistrate of Vancouver it would be difficult to eulogize too much. V������e newspaper men know that he has little interest, personally, fornewspaper notoriety. He is pre-eminently a man of action who has the art of doing things, and who seldom makes mistakes, his judgment being of a high order. . When talking is needed he readily measures up to the occasion. He is a clear thinker, a fluent speaker and reaches quick but sound conclusions, carrying his hearers with jiim. His experience as a school teacher, with a practical knowledge of business, and being a lawyer of exceptional qualifications, together with his warm sympathies for the laboring classes, arising bufeof his hard toil in early manhood, amply fit him for the position he has filled for one year, and to which he is invited again by the majority^ of the best men of Vancouver. But for his watchfulness, painstaking efforts and schooled ability our city would have'been in a much worse condition financially today than it is. T. S. Baxter, with his Council, did much to prevent a financial disaster during 1913. Some glaring mistakes or carelessness on part of the leaders of preceding terms placed a heavy burden, upon Mayor Baxter's shoulders. He rose to the emergency, met the difficulty fearlessly, and without display or blowing of trumpets, saved the city's credit and put it upon a safe and sane basis forl914. -'���������; ��������� , Mayor Baxter's re-election is relied upon by such as are vitally interested in the future growth and permanent prosperity of Vancouver. Success to him. He is a peerless leader and should Jje returned by acclamation. CANDIDATES FOR KM We have the pleasure of presenting to the electors of Vancouver a large, and worthy list of commendable aspirants to the positions of trust and honor in this city. The right of suffrage is a, sacred trust and should be exercised with thought and discretion. Examine our list, select your representatives and support them to the best of your ability. Their success may depend upon your efforts. Vancouver. a Mayor���������T. S. Baxter. Aldermen:��������� Ward I.���������Aid. Walter Hepburn. Ward II.���������Aid. Alec Cieland. Ward II.���������Walter Hamilton. Ward II.���������Ajd. S. J. Crowe. Ward HT.-r^Ud. TJhomaa Kirkpatrick. The Wata Wr't^Am. Thomas Evans, Ward, IV.���������Charles Boardman. ���������- ~ Ward /IV.-T^oseph Hoskin. W*t4 TV���������Robert MacPherson. Ward IV.^ChaTles E. Smith. ' Ward TVA-Gteorg^Enag. Ward V.���������Aid. A. P. Black. Ward V.���������Aid. C. E-Mahon." Ward V.���������C. N. James. Ward VI.���������Aid. James White. Ward VII.���������Aid. F. E. Wop_daid������.^ Ward VII.���������Ald.'Maleolm McBeath Ward VII.���������John McLennan. Ward VIII.���������Aid. Frank Trimble. Ward VIII.���������Aid. Fred P. Rogers. School Trustee:��������� W. H. P. Clubb. Fred W. Welsh. J. R. Seymour. License Commissioners:��������� , Dr. F- P. Patterson. R. S. Pyke. H. M. Burns. South Vancouver. Reeve Candidates:��������� Reeve J. A. Kerr. J. C. McArthur. Councilmen:��������� Ward I.���������John Graham. .*-������**^ *+������������������������" Mayor T. S. Baxter is a credit to the city that called him to its highest seat. LICENSE COMMISSIONER Dr. F. P. Patterson and R. 3. Pyke Through the persistent and wisely directed efforts of License Coranrisioners v Patterson and Pyke all restaurant licenses were canceled. All night cafes were closed and liquor house licenses were reduced in number. LICENSE COMMISSIONER 0... H. M. Burns v H. M. Burns, C^OTemnient appointee License Commissioner, is now a candidate for the positron by the Vancouver electors. Mr. Burns is young, level-headed and thoroughly independent. ,1 A. P. Black is well adapted to Aldermanic responsibilities. Years of experience in public and corporate capacities fits him to serve Vancouver to advantage. Vote for him. , Alderman C. E. Mahon's record assures his reelection for 1914. ' *��������� WARD VHI. ALDERMEN. Aldermen Trimble and Rogers" are again candidates for their ward. In their care this ward is rapidly coming to the front. Both men are intensely practical and have given excellent pervice on *the Board of Works and Water Committee, They have looked after the interest of their ward and as a result much needed work has been done. Many sewers, streets and water mains have been brought into good condition, which work was badly needed in this new district. * -IVLCUVD^^VJkA^V^Ar^MMut^u^wKi. t THIS WESTERN CALL. Friday; January 9; 1914 I? I WHAT NEW YEAR WILL BRING CITY Mr. H. H. Stev������ns, M.P., Outlines the Government's Programme of - Public Works for Vancouver During This Year. HARBOR DEVELOPMENT ON EXTENSIVE SCALE Immigration Shed, Dredging of Creek and Harbor, Drill Hall, Post- Offices, Grain Elevators, Etc., Are Included. (News-Advertiser.) The present year will be notable as far as Vancouver is concerned for the programme of improvements either planned or in progress by the Dominion Government. The policy of the government in developing the nation- si ports of the Dominion has been set in motion, and this port is receiving the attention which its rapidly increasing shipping demands. But not only the port, but the city as a -whole will benefit by the carrying out of public improvements which are absolutely essential. Mr. H. H. Stevens, M.P., for Vancouver, at the request of The News. Advertiser, outlined the public works which will be inaugurated advanced or completed during 1914. New Immigration Shed "One of the public buildings which will be started and completed this year will be the immigration detention shed," he stated. "Vancouver has been sadly in need of such a building for a long time. Tenders for the construction of the building, which will be a credit to this pprt, were all in by December 29, and a' contract will be awarded at an early date. The cost is approximately $.75,000. It will be located on the waterfront at the foot of Burrard street. "The new government dock at the foot of Salsbury drive, which will be one of the finest structures of the kind on the Pacific coast, will be practically completed by the end of the year. The dredging for the foun dation has been finished and construction will ' be carried on energetically from now on. The cost of the dock, exclusive of the su perstructure and equipment, will be $1,000,000, and the total cost- will he about half a million more. The government dock for North Vancouver: v.'ill be undertaken at as early a date as possible. With these two docks completed, the facilities for shipping in Burrard Inlet will be greatly enlarged. "It is proposed to dredge another half million cubic yards out of, Coal harbor between Deadman's island and the bridge. This will be done as a convenience for small shipping. It is probable that a turning basin will be male there, as a considerable amount of shipping is centered at the spot. First Narrows Dredging "The dredging of the First narrows will be nearly completed during the present year. The channel is being widened to 1400 feet with,, a depth of 35 feet at low tide, but for practical purposes the channel will be 2000 feet wide for nearly all kinds of shipping, "The dredging of False creek from : the Main Street bridge to English bay : will be almost completed during the year unless' further additions arcmade to the contract���������which is likely. Not long,ago theJ Pacific Dredging Company was given the contract of dredging out a turning basin at the head of the creek, and further improve ments to navigation there are contemplated. . ! "The new drill hall in the east end will be started soon. The plans have been completed, and the details and specifications are now being worked out. Tbe cost will be between $350,O004 and $400,000. Good headway should be made in con- sturction during the present year. Three Postal Stations "During 1914 postal stations in Mount Pleasant, South Vancouver and the east end will be undertaken. The sites have been secured. These stations will be very valuable additions to the postal service of the city and suburbs, and will aid in the more rapid distribution of mail matter, as the carriers will radiate from these stations instead of, as now, having to start on their rounds from the main Postoffice. "I have every confidence that the Second Narrows bridge will be started during the year. The Bridge Company will call for tenders and award a contract. I think the directors were wise in deciding to go ahead in calling for tenders. There is no need for further delay. I see nothing in the way of the successful culmination of this big project. "In regard to the proposed dry dock in North Vancouver, I expect the subsidy agreement with the Government will be signed within 60 days. It will be a most extensive work and necessarily requires a great deal of study of the details. "Without question, I expect the decision of the Grain Commission in re. gard to the location of the proposed Government terminal elevator for this coast will be made soon. There is no doubt it will be located on the lower mainland, and construction is likeiy to be started during the year. Deadman's Island "The case of Deadman's island will come up in the courts on January 18, and I have every confidence that the Government will succeed in either setting aside the lease altogether or in any case reducing it to < the balance of the original term, which is about ten years. Should the latter result occur further action will be taken later to deal with the matter. "During the year extensive harbor works will be carried on also in Quebec, St. John, Halifax and Toronto. The contract was let recently for improvements in Halifax harbor to cost about $5,000,000. The projected improvements in Toronto harbor will cost about $13,000,000. of which the Dominion Government will provide $5,000,000." Grandview Grandview Methodist Church ' P*������tor���������R������v. F. G. Lett 8unday Services:��������� Preaching 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.; Sunday 8chcol, 2.30 p.m. Epworth League���������Monday 8 p.m. 1 Prayer Meeting���������'Wednesday 8 p.m. ....The young people invite everybody to their League meetings, and suggest regular attendance at all cervices ef the Church. ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH. . (Anglican.) Corner of First Avenue East and Semlin Drive, Grandview. Rev. Harold St. George Buttrum, B. A. B. D., Rector. Residence, the Rectory, 2023 First Avenue East. SUNDAY SERVICES ���������Morning prayer and Holy Communion the first and third Sundays of the month at 11 a. m.; morning prayer every Sunday at 11 a. in.; Holy Communion 2nd and 4th Sundays at 8 a. m.; evening prayer every Sunday at 7:30 p. m. BOW CRIMINALS OF OLD WERE TREATED (Third Article by F. L. Vosper.) Author of "Real Life Sketches" etc. SECOND NARROWS BRIDGE In pursuance with the policy outlined at a previous meeting of the board the _ directors, of _the_ Burrard Inlet Tunnel and Bridge Company decided at a recent session to 'invite tenders for the construction of the proposed bridge across the Second Narrows according to the plans prepared by Sir John Wolfe Barry, the eminent British engineer. Cables were despatched, notifying the English engineer and his associates of the decision of the board and asking that tenders be advertised in London. Bids on the work will be received up to April 1 next. Advertisements will also be inserted in local and Ottawa newspapers inviting tenders on the construction. The murder of Mr. Norway, continued. In the Montreal Witness there appeared some years ago a most remarkable story connected with the death of Mr. -Norway, which I will now' give your readers as accurately as I can from memory. One day in the winter of 1839-401 the East Tndiaman was/ homeward bound around the' Cape of Good Hope. In fact, they had passed the Cape and were somewhere off the Island of Ascension when the chief officer, Mr. Norway, came on deck in a state of great agitation. He went up to the captain and requested him to take their exact position and then come to the cabin as he had -an important communication to make to him. The captain at once fetched out his instruments and ascertained the latitude and longitude, and the exact time as indicated on the chronometer. They then repaired to the captain's cabin, where those particulars were duly entered- in the log with the statement which Mr. Norway promised to give him. This was as follows: He had had a dream in which he had seen his' brother riding home from market. The night was dark. The hedges beside the old Cornish road -were high and]his brother was alone. Suddenly in his dream he saw two men spring from the hedge, One seized his .horse's head and held it while the other struck at his brother's head with a heavy club, felling him to the ground. He saw them release the horse and beat his brother until he saw him lying lifeless beside the road. He then saw the two murderers search, his brother's pockets, taking his watch and money and then disappear in the darkness. Mr. Norway gave the captain an accurate description of the place where the murder was perpetrated, which the captain entered' in the log, a-nd which was afterward proved to be correct except- this, that a thatched jrottage, which Mr. Norway in his dream had seen on the right hand side of the Toad was found to be on the left hand side. Mr. Norway's statement was signed and witnessed by the captain, and if I remember rightly by some of the other officers, Some weeks later the ship arrived at Falmouth, and Mr. Norway hastened on shore to make enquiries respecting his brother. He soon learned that his dream was too true, and on comparing the time he found that the murder had been committed exactly at the time he had seen it. These are facts. Will Prof. Odium or some other learned man kindly explain them? ... THE,**\ OF CANADA Applications for enrollment will be received each Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m., at the Regimental Headquarters, corner of William Street and Commercial Drive; Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 45, over 5 feet 5 inches in height and physically sound. I. W.DOWDING Captain and Ad jutant PASSENGER SERVICE STARTED ON P.G.E. Ushering in the New Year and the dawn of a brighter era for the North shore, * the first passenger service of the Pacific Great Eastern, the- pioneer railway across the Inlet, was inaugurated. Representatives of all the North Shore public bodies were personally conducted by Mr. A. H. Sperry, gen. eral manager of the railway construction company, with Mr. F. Wilson, land commissioner for the company, in the first train, which left North Vancouver at 10:15 a. m. amid lusty cheering, and made the run to the end of the steel at Dund- arave in 16 minutes. The whole shore was en fete for the occasion. On their arrival the party descended from the cars and were addressed by Councillor Alexander of West Vancouver, who acted as master of ceremonies in an impromptu congratulatory function, and who expressed the pleasurable sentiments of the residents of the North Shore at the completion of the railway. Other speeches were made along the same line by Reeve Lawson, Mayor Hanes, Reeve May, Mr. W. Watts-Donley, president of the North Vancouver Board of Trade, Mr. J. C. Keith, Councillor Gintzberger, Mr. W. J. Irwin, and Councillor Bridg- man. Suitable replies were made by Messrs. Sperry and Wilsdn on behalf of the company. The party then returned to North Vancouver, refreshments being served on the way. On landing at the depot cheers were given for the Pacific Great Eastern railway and the officials who had officiated in extending the hospitality of the road. The service was maintained for the rest of the day, all the fares collected being turned over to the Daughters of the King, to be used for charitable purposes. Ladies representing the organization accompanied the conductors and acted as faretakers, and as most of the passengers declined to accept change, a handsome fund was developed. _The_gasoline_motor cars atipresent operated number two and both are handsome cars of steel construction, propelled by 90-horsc power engines. They are electric lighted and heated with e steam. Next the engine room is a baggage and express room, it being the intention of the company to inaugurate a department for the handling of parcel freight as soon as possible. In each car is a compartment for smokers in addition to a larger general passenger room. The" interiors are finished in mahogny and the roofs are high, giving excellent ventilation. The initial schedule of the trains called for a forty-minute service out of North Vancouver and Dundarave in the rush hours of the morning and evening, and an hourly service between 10 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. Cash fares from North Vancouver will be, to Capilano, 5 cents; to Fourteenth street and Holly- burn, 10 cents; and to Dundarave, 15 cents. A strip of 25 tickets will cost, to Fourteenth street, $L9f); to Hol- lyburn, $2.05, and to puhdarave, $2.50. A strip of fifty tickets will cost, to Fourteenth street; $3.60; to Holly- burn, $3.80, and to Dundarave $4.50. 8. Mary the Virgin, South' Hill. (Cor. Prince Albert St. and 52nd Ave.) 8:00 a.m.���������Holy Eucharist. 11:00 a.m.���������Matins and sermon. (Late celebration on 1st and 3rd Sundays). 3:00 p.m.���������Children's Service (Third Sunday). ,4:00 p.m., Holy Baptism (except Third Sunday). 7:30 p.m.���������Evensong and Sermon. Viesr, Rev. Owen E/ulkeley, A.K.C. Sunday School and Bible Classes every Sunday (except third), afternoon, at 3 o'clock, in St. Mary's Parish Hal!, ai&o Men's Bible.-Reading, every Thursday evening at. 8 o'clock. THE *- New Store: 1148 Commercial Dr. New Goods Large Stock Great Variety Seasonable Price Down Call Now 1148 Commercial Drive J. W. EDMONDS, Prop. BUrTALO GROCERY Commercial Prive and 14th Avenue "The Home of Quality'' Guaranteed Fresb Best Quality Groceries I. P. Sinclair, ~Prop7 fflili foif HIM! 1033 sSfe Clocks and Optical fioocte A. W1SMER Jeweler and Optician BiplrUg ��������� Sptclf.lt; 1433 Ctilf ICUl WW E Insurance and Loans Phone Seymour 2552 441 Homer Street Vancouver, 5.C ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������#���������������*>���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������*>��������������������������������������������������������������������� Phone Seymour 943 General Contractors 55-66 DAVIS CHAMBERS :s 615 HASTINGS ST. W. J; ������6*>*)*>������>*)������������������������*>���������������������������������������������������������>������������������������������������������ *>*>���������*>���������������*>���������������������������������������������*>*>���������������)���������*>*>������ ���������*>���������������������������*>���������*>��������� ) 1 1 Friday, January 9,1914 THE WHSTKUN CALL -- i v - %/,���������" Wis V'M Fresh Eggs Wanted ,. Are your hens laying? If not, try * Special Chichen Chop and John Boll Egg Producer | ��������� ��������� Our large stock of poultry supplies are guaranteed and include the * [ following: " " * Beef Scrap * Bone J 1 * * [BUl ������ x������������= ������.!.������=.. ���������~ Shell, &c. J >. T. VERNON ��������� ��������� Phone Fairmont 186 Hay, Gbain and Feed Cor. Broadway * Ilagswav o��������������������� ��������������������� #. #��������������� ��������������������� '#���������*���������������.������������������.���������������������.������������������������������������������ * ������f t ��������������������������������������������������� t ���������������*> ���������������������*>"���������'���������'** * ��������� Pratt's Poultry Regulator 26c < * Pratt's Roup Cure 25c Pratt'B Lice Killer 25c ii Solid Leather -:- Solid Hand Work \\ Done by First-Class Mechanics ;:: \ | are necessary to produce \ [ <������^ - v-- -. ������o ��������� - - * e d 4 We have all combined, assuring our customers good results. + Surgical Work Oiven Special Attention. t PETERS & CO. Tib Bailable Snosoalers , VaDCOQVer, B.C. ! \ ), ,t it..i,.f.ii..|.,������ i it i lull t'i>**^*������ > II Good Shoemaking | Repairing! ;: 2530 Main street 44.������4iti.M.t.iiI..l.������.|..i..Ii.|..t..|..|,i|.,|.,|,.i.,|i.|.,l. r. BLOOMFIELD'S CAFE 2517 MAIN STREET NEAR BROADWAY "\ KNOWN AS THE BEST AND OLDEST ESTABLISHED CAFE IN MT. PLEASANT BUSINESS MEN'S LUNCH 25c���������11:30 TO 2:00 V. DINNER 5:00 TO 8:00 P.M. SHORT ORDERS AT ALL HOURS NOMINATIONS OF GWIG CANDIDATES Contests for Every Seat on Council, Park Commissioners, School and the Licensing Boards Are Assured. Contests for every seat on the City Robert J. Blackhall; seconder, Wil- J ������.������.t..8..t..;..t..������������.{.i������4..|,.t..;,,|..;.it,.|���������liiti.t.il..|..li.|. ������+ l..������.l. l"1"t'������.t"t"l������������t"1"������'l"������-t"1"l"l' I 1 l-l'f 1 FRANK TRIMBLE REALTY CO. 1 Real Estate and Insurance Brokers : CONVEYANCING RENTS COLLECTED LOANS NEGOTIATED \ \ % PHONE Fair. 185 2503 Westminster R������*>���������������������������+���������������������������+���������'>������������������������������? 1 t DOMINION W00P YARD CO. Cor. Front and Ontario Sts. Phone Fairmont 1554 All Kin4s of Mill Wood Stored Under Cover 5 ti������������"t"l"������'>"t"l"t"������"Vff<"f<'l-i"l"^t^t^>- ^.^..|..^..s..������^������.|..|..t.ii..t.������.f..i..|.,t..|.,|..|..ii.|.^,.|Ma> Go to the x For Choice Meats of : all kinds. Everything sanitary and up-to-date. ; tmtoie&jyiay J Phone Fairmont 257 - | Corner Broadway & Westminster Road: }[*t H 1 l.|.llMl.������.|,.l.l|.|.l|.������.|.lti.t,.H.,|.,|..lM|. ������l|.������ltl,|l������Hll������������ll.������ r "* ^-t<- ^. .yi|..t.i^il.������iIi.I..a,.I,.|l,;,...,t^^'>jM;^^,H'-������������H' H"l"l lil'II / % -'!, .8- cii ' <>' ���������> V ,T,"' - ,S "''' '"Sift,1 '/ff^l liam W. Thomson. John H. Simpson, accountant; proposer, E. > B. McMaster; seconder, Clifton Maxwell. Ward VII���������-Malcolm McBeattie, loan company manager; proposer, D. E. Buzza; seconder, W. S. Black. Frank E. Woodside, miner; proposer, John McLaren; seconder, Joseph A. Reilly. John McLennan, broker; proposer, George A. Jeffs; seconder, Joseph A. Reilly. Harry Clapton, laundryman; proposer, William Ives; seconder, William H. Hooper. Ward VIII ���������Frederick Patrick Rogers, contractor and builder; proposer, Joseph Jones; seconder, Capt. t- D. Davis. , Frank'Trimble, merchant; proposer, John Brown; seconder, J. G. Storey. ���������George A. Heath, gentleman; proposer, Willia'm Ash; seconder, A. C. Howe/ License Commission (Two to be elected.) Henry M. Burns, builder; proposer, Robert Hood; seconder, H. W, Frasei". William Henry Higgins, rrtanufac* turer; proposer, Frederick W. Martin; seconder, j! H. Senkler. Hugh McKee, retired; proposer, Robert Watson; seconder, John C. McCurdie. Frank P. Patterson, medical practitioner; proposer, A. E. Lees; seconder, E. B. Morgan. Robert Samuel Pyke, commercial traveler; proposer, William Clubb; seconder, James Borland. Thomas Shirley, auctioneer; proposer, Charles J. Baldrick; seconder, J. A. Flett. School Board (Four to be elected.) Joseph Richard Seymour, gentleman; proposer, J. J. Miller; seconder, J. Duff Stuart. Frederick William Welsh, grocery manager; proposer, W. H. Malkin; seconder, William R. Owen. William H. P. Clubb, merchant; proposer, Henry McDowell; seconder, Edwin C. Kilby. Marie Hendietta McNaughton, home-maker; proposer, Charles E. Tisdall; seconder, Frederick Bus- combe. Richard William ' Holland, advertising manager; proposer, James Findlay; seconder, Andrew E. Lees. Park Commission (Three to be elected.) Andrew E. Lees, retired merchant; proposer, Walter Lerk; seconder, William Murray. George W. Hutchings, ex-furniture dealer; proposer, Charles S. Douglas; seconder, J. J. Miller, Herbert William Kent, manufacturer's tigentj proposer, George Bus- combe; seconder( J, J. Banfield. - - Donald M. Stewart, laundry owner; proposer, George I, Wilson; seconder, James F. Malkin. - 'I I. Mount Pleasant Livery j A. F. McTAVISH, Prop, : Phone Fairmont 845 Corner Broadway and Main ; ii Carriages at all^ours day76r nights Hacks, Victoria*, Broughams, Surreys and Single,: Buggies, Express and Dray Wagons for hire : Furniture and Piano Moving M������ 11 H I H< 11HIH1111 ������1 < ������ M t M+IM I till IMM������������IM ..������������������.>���������;.....>.. ������+���������������! I !��������� 111 MM* M M11IIHI������ VANCOUVER CUT-RATE FRUIT and CANDY CO. J N, Ellis. Metv 2452 Main St. for. IrMlffH ������ v r'ii *��������� All Fruits in Season i.��������������� ��������� V <' ��������� A* Largest Stock of Confectionery Fruit S Tobacco on Hill PHONE Fairmont 638 Free delivery to any part of the city. ' .|..|.,ti.i..H..f.4..t..|..t..ii.|.������.i..t..MMii������..1-ti.1.Hi.>.- 4"1"I"M"M"1'*'M"I"M'**'M VI l-M.** Y '/ Correspondence Vancouver, Jan. 2, 1914. Editor The Western Call:~ Pear Sir��������� Among the various mean things that some people seem inclined to do this one might be placed near the top of the list. The writer rides a hicyclc, and the other day had occasion to leave the same standing (locked as usual) on the street by the Pacific building for a half hour. On' mounting it again the tires blew. On examination, some three or four knife gashes were found in them, rendering them entirely useless; The question is, who and where is that miserable human specimen. ~&~__ Riding on Twelfth avenue and Kingsway; I was forced by an auto driver to climb the frozen clump? or get run over, to give him tli e whole road. The same is often the case with Chinese hucksters, who seem not to see when it suits them. When will these conditions be improved? - CYCLER." WONDERFUL.VALUE V The best dollar's worth offered today is a year's subscription 1o the Family Hearld and Weekly Star of Montreal. Any home not now receiving that paper is missing a Heat for every member of the family���������'from grandfather or father down to the youngest tot. Try it for a year and you will be convinced. The Publishers will refund your money iJ you are not satisfied. It is certainly worth your while to try it for one year. Hie Best Range on U Market Hie South Bend MalleaHe " / i Your neighbor has just, f oun4 out her range U three, ply. A sheet of steel, a sheet of asbestos and another sheet of steel. She knows now why it does tetter work and consumes less fuel than the old one. The that range ranks first, but there are otters, The design mi construction of the South Ben4 Malleable was worked out by the most expert range makers in the world and it took them years to perfect it. It is made in the pest equipped range factory in the world. This great factory and organization concentrates v upon one range, not a dozen or more, and they make that one range as near perfect as a range can be made. If we knew of a better range, we would handle it, but we don't. Come and see thia range and we will cor* vinceyou. O'Cedar Mop and W, R. Owen I Morrilon The Mt. Pleasant Hardware Phone Fair 447 23^ajri Street Just to thank our customers for their\.;kwid patronage and to wish them a bright and prosperous New Year. Arthur Frith Men's and Boys' Furnishings, Hats, Boots and Shoes Cor. 10th Ave. and Main St. ^ THE WESTERN CALL Friday, January 9,1914 3' A. P. BLACK Mental balance, clear insight to existing conditions, experience in public matters, aptness in speech, striking personality and the ability to do things, characterize, A. P. Black, who, after one year of satisfactory service as Alderman in Ward Five, is again a candidate for eleetion. Mr. Black does not overlook the larger interests of the whole city while never forgetting the particular needs of Ward Five; His majority should be significant. Frank Trimblej the safe, thoughtful businesslike Alderman, has carried Ward Eight on his heart. Study Alderman Thomas Evans and you will know how he has done so much for Ward Four during 1913. JOHN McLENNAN John McLennan, Aldermanic candidate for Ward Seven, announces himself, his plans and purposes as follows: "Union wages and union hours for civic employees, encouragement of industries, appropriations, for Ward. Seven more in keeping with the size of the Ward and its needs. If elected I will devote my whole time to the in* terests of Ward Seven and the city in general." Your vote and influence respectfully solicited. ,^i PWAN -Electors of Ward-Four before you-vote think- of Charles Boardman and examine his platform. Many things conspire to make him a valuable man in civic affairs. He is vigorous, courageous, energetic, intelligent and thoroughly independent. His views on the needs of Ward Four and the city are clear cut and pronounced. His spinal column is healthy and his brain clear. The ward would be. safe in his hands. All signs point to his election. , Honesty, integrity and faithfulness characterize Alex Cieland as Alderman of Ward Two. CHARLES E. SMITH The nine planks in Charles E. Smith's platform evidence his familiarity with the peculiar needs of" Ward Four. He has given the matter close attention and speajcs as one who knows whereof he affirms. He is comparatively young, but, as a business man, has had a wide experience in dealing with public matters. ^Industry, ambition, carefulness, education and a tendency to public duties emphasize his claims to the attention and suffrage of the electors. WARD FIVE AI-ftBRMEN For the past year, one of the worst in the history of the city financially, the City Coun���������> cil ha8 been forced to economize and retrench in every way. It has drawn out the ^ best that is in our aldermen, conspicuous among our city fathers have been the representatives ^of Ward V., Aids. Mahon and Black. They have both stood strongly in favor of careful financial management. They ' have supported the policy of "white labor" v. "for civic works, especially local married men. Both of these aldermen have done excellent work on the Committees upon which they- worked, they have shown a broad, comprehensive grasp of city business and merit the confidence of the citizens for another year. Alderman Fred P. Rogers, of Ward Eight, is in the field to win. Ex-Alderman George King needs no introdiic- tion to the ratepayers of Ward Four. " JAMES WHITE ".-" Alderman James White has been induced to appear as candidate for Aldermanic honorsN in Ward Six for 1914, and now solicits the suffrage -of the electors. ^ :" Mr. White has experience in this capacity an#> is familiar with the present urgent needs of this important ward. It's no,t necessary for us to enlarge on one so well and favorably known as this experienced Alderman of the West ward. Joseph Hoskin, the "Independent Candidate," stands for Ward Four. People's , -'i Jl3 ��������� FRANK TRIMBLE Ward Eight has been well represented in the City Council since before it was a ward by Alderman Frank Trimble. V He has been vigilant*; painstaking and business-like in his devotion to his constituency, hence has'secured for the Ward many improvements, such as lights, walks, plank roads and permanent improvements, including Kingsway. . - Work has commenced on the joint sewer scheme and money has been furnished for the....: laterals in Ward Eight. A reduction in water rates and other ad van-" tages have been secured. l Mr. Trimble has brought to his work as AJUM derman the same methods that have made him successful in business from early youth to ttrerr" present. -���������..���������. # He is level headed, industrious, honorable and just. We bespeatfor:^ polls. Ward One and Alderman Walter Hepburn are inseparable. . GEOR0EKJNO Few men are better known to the ratepayers of Ward Four than; ex-Alderman George King. His voice is often heard in the discussion of vital questions, and his judgment is excellent. His property interests, together with his business experience, add weight to his cbims Upon the suffrage of the electors. His platform gives evidence, of acquaintance with the current needs of Ward Four. If elected he will doubtless serve on the Council to the best of bis ability. Fred Welsh of the London Grocery is School Trustee candidate. The city can furnish none- better. -"''���������'. WALTER HEPBURN Walter Hepburn. - Think of what an Alderman should be, then turn to Walter Hepburn as a living example. He is that. Sometimes you may feel hurt by his pungent critieisims, but your respeet for the critic remains unimpaired.; "Vancouver has in this able representative of Ward One a strong and reliable champion under all events and circumstances] He will be reelected and trusted as in the past years. ALD. THOMAS KIRKPATRICK Ward Three has been well represented by Aid. Thomas Kirkpatrick, who is again a candidate for aldermanic honors. Candidate Charles E. Smith is a successful .business man and proposes to serve Ward Four as an Alderman. Vote for T. S. Baxter as Mayor for 1914. Do not change in the middle of the stream of a financial crisis. He is a master mind. Trust him. John McLennan is Aldermanic candidate for Ward Seven. WALTER R. HAMILTON and Ward Two A new name comes up in Ward Two among the Aldermanic candidates, viz: Walter R. Hamilton, a man of excellent character, who is thoroughly versed in civic matters, having made a study of them, and being a constant attendant of ratepayers meetings. He has been appointed on many committees of trust and responsibility. No interest of Ward Two or of the city -would suffer in his hands. Reeve J. A. Kerr is a man of clear brain, executive ability and moral courage. He is again candidate for the Reeveship of South Vancouver. School Trustee W. H. P. Clubb is candidate for re-election. Trust him ��������� A. P. Black should be returned as Alderman of Ward Five. ' V Alderman Fred P. Rogers has demonstrated his fitness for the office to which he was called by the, electors of Ward Eight' at the last election. Like his yoke-fellow, Frank Trimble, he carries his ward upon his heart, and loses no opportunity to get advantages for his constituency. He, too, ���������is big enough to consider the needs of the city and to work for the general good. "With Rogers and Trimble at the head of Ward Eight in 1914 many more improvements may be expected. ' " ; George King solicits the suffrage'of the electors of Ward Four. v Alderman James White solicits the vote and influence of the electors of Ward Six for another terra. J, C. McArthur, candidate for the Reeveship of South Vancouver, has clear and comprehensive views on the needs of the Municipality. i ��������� .Vancouver has many good men, but none better qualified to be School Trustee than Fred Welsh "of the London Grocery. _ "Alderman ThomasEvans, the man who- applies business principles to Aldermanic duties in Ward Four. ^ South Vancouver interests have been well looked after by Reeve J. A. Kerr. ROBERT MacPHERSON The electors of Ward Four know the name and the man at the head of this sketch. In the near past he served the "ward with characteristic unselfishness and sincere devotion to the best interests of his constituency. Yielding to many solicitations, Mr. MacPherson consents to be a candidate for Aldermanic honors for 1914. His experience and qualities make him a valuable man in'the Councils of the city. Ward Eight counts upon the re-election of Fred P. Rogers. ALD. MALCOLM M'BEATH Ward Seven has the energetie and promising Candidate Aid. Malcolm McBeath: He gives evidence of independence, initiative and strength. _. ALD. F. E. WOODSIDE V am tJ-W^i^K.^ :���������������.- Few men of the city are better or more favorably known than Aid. F. E. Woodside of Ward Seven. We fully'look for his re-election. mmmmmjmmm C. E. MAHON Alderman C. E. Mahon is big enough to make enemies, and strong enough to hold friends as with "hooks of steel." One year in the City Council confirms the expectations of his most sanguine friends. He is an Alderman to the Manor born.- His record is open to inspection, and his character above suspicion. Friend and foe alike are forced to respect him. C. E. Mahon should be re-elected with pronounced majority. He is too good and able a man to be-forgotten. The city needs him in its Council. Ward Eight knows and trusts Alderman Frank Trimble. Joseph Hoskins has had large experience in the field of labor. He is. Aldermanic candidate in Ward Four. To Electors ofWard V.:������������������ Being presented with a requisition largely signed by the ratepayers of Ward V., asking me to allow my name to be placed in, nomination, I have decided to become an Aldermanic candidate for the coming election. Owing to the short time between this and election day, I may no} be able to meet you personally. I, therefore, take this opportunity of soliciting your vote and influence for my election. * :, <. * CHARLES NELSON JAMES. Alderman Fred P.- Rogers of Ward Eight has 'made good:'.'. . _ School matters would be safe in the hands of Fred Welsh of the London Grocery. Vote for him, . ...'.,, . ������... Vote for A. P. Black���������Ward Five. _ Read the platform, of .Joseph Hoskin, a,live candidate for Aldermanic honors in Ward Four. In this platform are, five planks, all of which deserve your critical examination. If elected, Mr. Hoskin has time to serve the ward from January to December. He is a Britisher and a believer in the future of Vancouver. He promises many'good things in the event of his being selected as Alderman.' Study the man and his methods before you pass him by. He is a "good fellow." Vote for the re-election of THOMAS EVANS The energetic, practical, working alderman ������������������always at your serviee���������who devotes his time to looking after your interests! The alderman who fills a long-felt want in the ward in'the''" above'respect.- The alderman in favor of a clean city from every, standpoint. The alderman successful in bringing the B. C Electric and the city together for the opening up of the end bf ��������� Venables street to Campbell avenue, which eventually means the paving and double traqking of Prior street, a Vote for the. bylaw validating the agreement ^between the B. G. Electric and the city re Ven- ables street opening. Your Vote and Influence Solicited. i> i FWto^Janoaxy^Jg^ >r!i THE WESTERN CALL.1 ~<: ~-w- ** - ��������������� " fj>*" >*��������� / s ��������� ��������� I i SCHOOL TRUSTEE W. H. P Clubb W. H. P. Clubb, wh& hasVserved the city as School Trustee with credit and satisfaction, has in response to many^ solicitations, consented to let his name stand this year. % -_ - Mr, Clubb, of the-popular clothing house, Clubb & Stewart, is unexcelled in Vancouver for 'qualities that go to "make up a good and reliable public servant and official. His modesty has prevented Kim from appearing more .frequently before the people, but back of his reticence is both ability and character. We are pleased tq be able,to endorse Mr. Clubb, and will watch for his re-election. Vancouver schools will be well cared for by him. V fe WARD TWO , (5 FOR RE-ELECTION Aid. S. J. Crowe ; Respectfully solicits your vote at Dominion Hall, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1914. V ALD. S. J. CROWE At the head of the Board of Works is the vigorous Aid. Crowe, who is a winning and competent candidate in Ward Two, WARD FOUR [! Electors Ward Four: . - Urged by many ratepayers of this ward, I have consented to be a candidate for' aldermanic honors during the. year 1914; and to this end would gratefully; appreciate your support at the polls. ' ������ Robert MacPherson Fred W. Welsh Ward Sjx man for 1914. vote for James White as Alder- F. W. Welsh, candidate for "School Trustee, is , an old citizen of Vancouver, having .lived here since ^lay, 1889. In Septembr, 1890, he came te live in Ward Five, and can claim to be one of its oldest residents. Since March, 1891, he has been actively engaged in the grocery business, from 1891 to 1902 in Mount Pleasant as a member of ..the firm of Welsh & Nightingale, well known to. old timers, and since that time until the present as owner and manager of the London Grocery Company. This .is his first appearance as a candidate "for any civic office in the gift of the people, and his long business experience amply qualifies him for a seat" on the School Board, where, in the opinion of so many of our citizens sound business management is required. We feel that when business ^nen of the type of Mr. Welsh offer themselves as candidates for ' office the citizens can ill afford to lose the opportunity to elect them. We freely endorse him and expeet to see him elected. J. R. SEYMOUR, . J. R. Seymour, who appears among the School '/',' Trastee Candidates of tliu CUy, was born in St. Catharines, Ont. He came to Vancouver in. 1$30,"��������� and has been identified "^th.the City's interests,/ , up to the present. -/ -.'*''.i<\ - -''-��������� For thirteen years he was engaged in the .. -" drug business at the corner of Seymour and Has- tings streets and the corner of Georgia and Gran- '���������'' < ville streetB. " /, " ' -" Mr. Seymour resides in the West1 end. His sons passed through the City High schools to the ' >- Toronto University to complete s their education.,' He is much interested in school affairs. ^ ' < ���������= fr������H������*'H������iHHH''H'������H'4',HMH'*M' ���������t"I"M"> 'l"l"l"I"{">������H'*H"}"I"t"M',l"t"t"ll ���������<��������� ���������> 't' t"> SCHOOL TRUSTEE Electors of Vancouver: The undersigned would appreciate your vote :: and influence for his election as School Trustee. J..ft, Seymour {���������^^^H^h^^^. 4MH''*.''M,'M'<'4"Ml't'MiM'il"M' t t M" Robert MacPherson solicits your vote and influence to his election as Alderman of Ward Four. 't'������4 Vole Patterson and Pyke license Commissioners WARD THREE ^��������������� Electors of Ward Three: lam a candidate for re-election in Ward Three i as an alderman for 1914. If returned I will endeav- :: or, as in the past, to merit your confidence and to do : I everything in my power for the interests of the % ward and city. Thos. Kirkpatrick ^wSw8*4>4*^*W*'i'*I"t'*8'>}MW"8'^'I"t"I"I"I"l"t"|' *l ��������������� y������*^w|w{M{������i|i^i<'f������j������������|������^>4������y*^4i^w*f4>^������*^i^^< .{*^*}^^^.������^..Jw$~jw}������{*iJ������$������$������{~|>^������J i WARD SEVEN Civic Elections WARD FIVE Your vote and influence respectfully solicited lor C. N.JAMES -���������'-,?!��������������� - for Alderman.' ������ < j^HH^H'^'t,^'I'<''H,'HHH^������^,,H,^,4wH' ^X**KH"HwW'<"H,4'M'lM''l'^Hl<'i!"|wE Electors Ward Seven: 7\,, ��������� The undersigned respectfully asks your vote" J $ and influence for his' re-election as alderman of J| $ Ward Seven. " x ? ? V *���������* ������ F. J2. Woocjsicje Charles E. Smith solicits the suffrage of the electors of Ward Four as Aldermanic candidate. ALEX OLELAND WW^^^^^t^ w^r*^*^**������^***'^^,TT^rw Ward Two .was represented in the City Council during 1913 by Alex Cieland, who is again before the electors of that ward for re-election. His name is a synonym for, honesty and integrity, and his record as a citizen and Alderman is above reproach. There is a satisfaction experienced in having a servant whom you can trust in the dark ���������such an one is Alex Cieland, for whom we predict a return to the office for 1914. * t Alderman Walter Hepburn, .the alert, well posted, up-to-date, long time representative of Ward One, will be re-elected for 1914. |X"K*X^X^~H~X^~X~X^~5~X~X~> ���������^>^������K~M**^~K~J~K***KMH'****H< *,_ , ,. ..���������,������������������..,,,, ��������� ���������' 't ������ - i WARBFWR "l pi ������������������*- Ft * f ������*.��������� ���������3- Electors of Ward Four and the City of Vancouver. As an Aldermanic Candidate I am in favor of the follow- ^ ing platform:-.-;;. '���������../������������������!y-V:'^';^''���������������������������'./��������� ; . ? The Public Ownership'"'of JJtilities���������^as Power, Light and f Gas Plants, and Street Railways. y Board of Control or the Commission form of Government, y A Clean City and.a complete enforcement of ALL Laws y bearing upon the subject of Moral Reform. X The Establishment Jt������y the City of a Free Labor Bureau DjT The immediate connecting up of the Grandview District * with the West end Ward IV.: The'introduction of Motor Busses either by the City or by Private Companies, The strictest supervision possible by the Health Depart- y ment, in particular over the Oriental quarters of the City. y If elected I shall do all in my power to assist in carrying y. on thetiusiness of the City with Economy and Despatch, and to y see that value is obtained for every Dollar of the money col-' y lected from"the Taxpayers. ��������� ' ^ I have faith in Vancouver and believe in a Progressive '"( -Municipal Government, but not in extravagance or unne'ces- **��������� sary officials. j Alderman M. Mc^eath I \ seeks re-election as ALDERMAN for i { WARD VII (Hastings Tdwnsite) | If you approve of my record during the past three years, I respectfully solicit your support. PHONE Seymour 1574 WARD SEVEN John McLennan, aldermanic candidate for Ward Seven, needs no introduction to the electors of his Ward. His name and principals are known to the people. . _ _ WALTER J. HAMILTON ___ __ __ WARD TWO .. Electors Ward Two: Your suffrage and influence are respectfully : solicited for the election of I Walter R. Hamilton I as Al-DEBMAN of Ward Two. I ��������� 4* 4^J^w5MJ,^S^'^*,S,,M,*i,*W',4^',^^^^^���������'K**'I^,*���������* ������,t������*t������������I-^^-^������������i,4*<8>4w^' 't' 'I' 'I' 'I' 't"S**S**iwiMS',8''*f5,**p'������* .X*^MH~MM$*4^M^4>4MHM^M^4,4MHnSMrH* VTV^rVTr George King is a clear thinker and a strong speaker. Ward Four has been well served by him. . ��������� V t Yours respectfully, CHARLES BOARDMAN. t ? f V * -:��������� f X * f Electors Ward Six: "., The unde'r^ijgntd' respectfully solicits your suf- y frage and influence. for re- J^ f election to aldermanic hon- ^ - i ors for 1914. . ���������. ' DC * y James White | I WARD FOUR TO THE ELECTORS OF WARD IV.: Ladies and Gentlemen,���������I once more take the opportunity ��������������� of asking for your votes and influence to secure my election as one of your representatives on the City Council as Alderman for the year 1914, and as a business man I propose in the future as in the past to work for the welfare and betterment 7. of the City as a whole. I am opposed to giving a franchise to x any company to operate motor busses On the streets of ��������� our "''������������������������ City.;-/, ";'';���������:':/'..-"' .,..."'. |; I am in favor of a new City Hall on the present site, and % if it is favored by the Electors will urge all possible speed in $ 'the erection, of a good modern building. I, will push with'all possible speed the, regrading and paving of Prior Street, so that the passenger traffic emanating from the G. N. Railway and the C. N. Railway will have a .direct route to the East End of the City. ... .X I will use every*endeavor to get the viaducts constructed DC in the East End, from Campbell Avenue to Boundary, at th1_ y eartiest possible moment. ; ���������!* I am in favor of more carlines in the eastern portion of, ��������� the City and will advocate the claims of the East End on every 5. 'occasion. ' X And in conclusion I refer to my experience on the Council *������ for the years 1911 and 1912, the two busiest years and the -f* greatest amount of work that has ever been done in the City *������ of Vancouver. , . ' Yours traly, GEORGE KING. King Block, 224 Harris Street. ��������� ^^j^^^^-^^:~kk*^k--:-w~h-������h������* 44^^������:^^t^h������m^^^^!^x������:-m-:' *i~k-:->hh-^:~h~m~h~x~>:~x~x~x. "���������x~x^~x������x~x-x~:������������-x-X' 4������x-:'>x~x~x~:~x~x-:~x~x^~x~x~:- -x~x--:-x--xx-h~x-4-h~h-hh-x-x- N. .1. 4 f^iW&fi _,f\ja 1 T \f? < -l A" ��������� > <4 1 .'_/ * -1 ' "^^'*!**^'H"B,B*,*!?WKaB!BBI^=i������^wo*���������������)Mi.^^ j /vJ~~f_ I '1 THB WBSTBKN.rAM Friday, January 9,1914 4y Horace ttAZKnttE LORCM CHAPTER I. The Vanishing Portrait. ' " Evelyn Grayson, meeting me on th������ old Boston Post Road, between Green- wlcb. and Stamford, gave me a message from her uncle. ' That Is the logical "beginning of this story; though to make everything quite clear from the start It may be better to hark back a lew months, to the day on which Evelyn Grayson, and I first met. Then, as now. we were each driving our own. car; she. a great sixty horse- i power machine, all glistening pale yel- jlow, and I, a compact six-cylinder racer, of dull dusty gray. But we were [not on any, such, broad, roomy thor- >oughfare as the Boston Post Road. On ���������the contrary we were short-cutting 'through a narrow, rough lane, beset [by atone walls and Interrupted at ln- itervala by a series of sharp "and treacherous angles. I know I shall never forget the momentary impression I received. Out "Why not come for dinner!" she added; and her eyes gave accent to her words. "But you?" I queried; for her car was headed in the opposite direction. I am going alone to Norton. I have a hamper In the tonneau for that poor O'Malley family. I shall be back In time. We dine at half-past seven, you know. You'll come?" "Of course I'll come," I answered her. I think she must have heard more in my voice than the simple words, for her lids drooped, for just a breath, and the color flamed sudden below her lowered lashes. But, after all, I saw very little of her that evening. It Is true that she aat on my right at table, piquantly, youthfully beautiful in the softly tinted light which filtered through the pink and silver filigree candle-Bhades, but the atmosphere of the dinner was tinged by a vague, unreasoning constraint as from some ominously brood-. > ing yet undeflnable influence which of the golden sunlight. It seemed to. OTerhung the three of us> ..^ when me. there had emerged suddenly a tho coffee and iiqo������urs were Berved, tableau of Queen Tltanla on a topaz throne���������rile fairest Queen Tltanla im- aglatlon ever conjured���������and I, In my mad, panting speed was about to crash into the gauzy fabric of that dream -creation and rend It with brutal, torturing onrush of relentless, hard-driven nickel steel. .1 take, no icredit to myself for what I did. Volition was absent. My hands acted on an impulse above and beyond all tardy {mental guidance. For just a flashing instant the gray nose of my car rose before me, as in strenuous1 assault it 'mounted half way to the coping of the roadside wall. I felt my seat dart .away from beneath me, was conscious of my "body in swift, unsupported aerial flight, and then���������but it is idle .to attempt to Bet down the conglomerate sensations of that email fraction of a second. When I regained consciousness, Queen Tltanla was kneeling in the dust of the lane beside me ���������������, very distressed and anxious Queen Tltanla, with wide, startled eyes, and onlverlngly sympathetic lips���������and about tib were a half dozen or more of the vicinal country folk. j - Between that meeting, in. mid-May and thi������ meeting on the old Boston Post Bead in mid-September, there had been others, of Course; for Queen Tltanla, whose every-day name, as I liar* said, was Evelyn Grayson* was the niece and ward of my nearest neighbor, Sir. Robert Cameron, a gentleman recently come to reside on what for a century and more had been known as the old Townsbnry Estate, ���������extending* for quite a mile along the 'Connecticut shore of Long Island igound in the neighborhood of Greenwich. Tho Intervening four months had witnessed the gradual growth of as near an approach to intimacy between Cameron, and myself as was possible -considering the manner of man that Cameron was. By which statement I mean to Imply naught to my neighbor's discredit. He was in all respects .������4mlrable���������a gentleman of education and culture, -widely traveled, of exalt- -W ideals and noble principles to which he gave rigid adherence. But���������I was .about to qualify this- by describing ''him as reserved and taciturn. I tear, -though, to give a wrong impression. :,P������ was scarcely that. There were imoments, however, when be was nnre- ��������� aponstve, and be was never demonstrative. He had more poise than any - man 1 know. He allowed yon to see Just so much of him, and no more. At - times be was almost stubbornly reticent. And yet, in spite of these qual- - ttles, which appeared to be cultivated rather than inherent, he gave repeated ��������� evidence of a nature at once so simple and kindly and sympathetic as to - {command both confidence and affection. To the progress of my Intimacy with Evelyn there had been no such itmnperamental impediment. She was ��������� fearlessly outspoken, with a frankness jborn of unspoiled Innocence; barely 'six weeks having elapsed between her graduation from the tiny French convent of Salute Barbe near Paris and our perilous encounter in that contracted, treacherous, yet blessed little .Connecticut lane. And she possessed, '���������moreover, a multiplicity of addition- ",at charms, both of person and dispo- ialtlon���������charms too numerous Indeed jto enumerate, and far too sacred to 4lscuss. From which it may rightly rbe inferred that we understood each 'other, Evelyn and I, and that we were already considerably beyond the state or condition of mere formal acquaint- ���������noesMp. : It was no Queen Titanfa who now 'came gliding to a stand beside me on |the broad, level, well-oiled highway, trader a, double row of arching elms. It iwas no gossamer fairy, but Hebe, the I Goddess of Youth, with creamy skin, 'and red lips and a lilting melody of 'voice: ��������� "What bo, Sir Philip! We axe well met!" And then she told me that her Uncle .Robert had telephoned for me. leaving *��������� message with my man, bidding sae come to him at my earliest leisure. employing some slender pretext for her going, she bade us good-night, and left us, not to return. In Justice to Cameron, I must add that he appeared least affected by��������� and certainly in no wise responsible for���������*he pervading infestlvity. He had been, indeed, rather-less demure than was often his wont, chatting with almost gayety concerning Evelyn's new role of Lady Bountiful and i of her Noroton beneficiaries. , As for the subject upon .which he desired to consult me, it bad not been so much as mentioned; so in looking back, it seems impossible that matters of which neither Evelyn nor I was at the time informed could have exerted an effect, save through Cameron's undetected, subconscious inducement, Even after his niece had withdrawn, Cameron continued for a time to discuss with me topics of general and public, rather than personal, import. He spoke, I remember, of a series of articles on "Tha Commercial Resources of the United States," the publication of which bad just begun, in The Week, of which I am owner and editor; and though I fancied at first that it might be in this connection be wished to consult me, I very soon discerned that he was merely using a statement contained therein as a text for certain views of his own on the conservation and development of the country's timber Supply. I go thus into what may seem uninteresting detail, partly that I may give a hint as to the character of: Cameron's mind, but more especially to indicate how lightly he would have had me think he regarded that'for which be sought me. Meanwhile my curiosity grew^ keener. It was natural, I suppose, that I should fancy Evelyn InvolvedIni some way. In fact 1 then attributed the depression during dinner to her knowledge of what her uncle and guardian .purposed .to say to me.V Likewise;! found in this conception the reason for her sudden and unusual desertion. Hitherto when I had dined here Evelyn had remained with us while we smoked our cigarettes, leading us at length to the music room, where for a glad half-hour the rich melody of her youthful sweet oontraltb voice mingled in pleasing harmony with her own piano accompaniment. And while I vainly made effort to imagine wherein I might have laid myself open to the disapproval of this most punctilious of guardians���������for I expected nothing less than a studiously polite reference to some shortcoming of which I had been unwittingly' guilty���������I momentarily lost track of '.my host's discourse. Emerging.from my abstraction It was with a measure of relief that I heard him saying: '1 think you told me once, Clyde, that you rather prided yourself on your ability to get a line on one's character from bis handwriting. That's why I telephoned for you this afternoon. I have received an anony* mous letter." There was an all too apparent assumption of nonchalance in his manner of expression to deceive even the least observant, of which I am not one. The effect was to augment the Seriousness of the revelation. I saw at once that he was more disquieted than he would have me know. He was leaning forward, a little joonstralnedly, his left hand gripping the arm of his chair, the fingers of his right hand toying with the step of his golcfrlmmed Bohemian liqueur glass. "An anonymous letter!" I repeated, with a deprecatory smile. "Anonymous letters should be burned and forgotten. Surely you're not botheringj.about the writer?" I wish I could put before you an exact reproduction of Cameron's face as I then saw It; these rugged outlines, the heritage of Scottish ancestry, soft- jened and refined by a brilliant intellectuality ; the sturdy chin and square Saw; the heavy underllp meeting the the round lenses of his spectacles; the high, broad, sloping, white brow and the receding border of dark brown, slightly grizzled hair. That, superficially, was the face. But I saw more than that. In the visage of one naturally brave I saw a battle waged be- j hind a trash���������a battle between courage and fear; and I saw fear win. - j Then the mask became opaque once more, and Cameron, giving me smile for smile, v as replying. "There are anonymous letters and anonymous letters. Ordinarily your method is the one I should pursue. Indeed I may say that when, about a month' or so ago, I received a communication of that character, I did almost precisely what you now advise. Cercttlnly I followed one-half of your prescription���������I forgot the letter; though, for lack of fire in the dog days, I did not burn it, but thrust it , Into a drawer with an accumulation of advertising circulars." My apprehension lest Evelyn and I were personally affected had been by now quite dissipated. It was perfectly apparent to me that Cameron alone was involved; yet my anxiety was none the less eager. Already my sympathy and co-operation were enlisted. I could only hope that he had mentally exaggerated the gravity of the situation, yet my judgment of him was that his inclination would be to err in the opposite direction. ' - "And now something has'happened to recall it to your memory?" "Something happened very shortly after its receipt," he replied. "Something very puzzling. But In spite of that, I was inclined to treat the" matter as a bit of clever chicanery, devised for the purpose, probably, of extortion. As such, I again put it from my thoughts; but today I received a second letter, and I admit.I am interested. The affair has features which make it, indeed, uncoininonty perplexing." I fear my imagination was sluggish. Although, in spite of his dissemblance, I saw that he was strangely moved by these happenings, I could fancy no very terrifying concomitants of the rather commonplace facts be had narrated. For anonymous letters I had ever held scant respect. An ambushed enemy, I argued, is admitted^ a coward. And so I was in danger of growing impatient. "When the: Becond letter came," he continued, bringing his left hand forward to join his right on the dazzling white ground of the table's damask, "I searched among the circulars for the first, and found it. I want you to see them both. The writing Is very curious-���������I have never seen anything just like it^-and the signature, if I may call it that, is still more singular. On the first letter, I took it for a blot.. But on the second letter occurs the same black blur or smudge of identical outline.". ������������������'���������':'������������������'��������� ! ;0f course I thought of the Black Hand. Jt was the natural corollary, seeing that the newspapers bad been giving us a surfeit of Black Hand threats and Black Hand outrages. But, somehow, I did not dare to voice it. To have suggested anything so ordinary io Cameron in his present mood would have been to offer him offense. And when,! at the next moment, he drew from an inner pocket of :bis evening coat two thin, wax-like sheets of ���������paper and passed them to me, j -was glad that I had kept silence. For the ;letters were no rough, rude scrawls of an illiterate Mafia or Camorra. In | phraseology as well as In penmanship they were impressively unique. "If you dont mind," Cameron was isaying, "you might read them aloud." He rose and switched on a group of electricfwall^iights-at-my back^anil- marked for the hundredth time his physique���������his towering height, his powerful; shoulders, his leanness of hip and. sturdy straightness of limb. He did not look the forty years to which he confessed.; ' One of the long French windows Which gave upon the terrace stood ���������ajar, and before resuming his seat Cameron paused to close it, dropping ���������over it the,looped curtains of silver gray velvet that matched the walls.. In the succeeding moment the room was ghostly silent; and then, breaking against the stillness, was the sound of my voice, reading: "That which you have wrought shall In turn be wrought upon you. Take warning 'therefore of what shall happen on the seventh day hence. As sun follows sun, so follows all that Is decreed. The ways of our God are many. On the righteous he showers blessings; on the evil be pours misery." That was the first letter. The second began with the same sentence: "That which you have wrought shall in turn be wrought upon you." But there, though the similarity of tenor continued, the verbal identity ceased. It went on: "Once more, as earnest of what is decreed, there will be shown unto you a symbol of our power. Precaution cannot avail. Fine words and a smiling countenance make not virtue." And beneath each letter was the strange silhouette which Cameron had mentioned. It is difficult for me to convey the most meager idea of the emotional influence which these two brief communications exerted. They seemed'to breathe ja grim spirit of implacable Nemesis liar in excess of anything to be found In the euphemism of the written words. When I had finished the reading of them aloud, Cameron, leaning far back in his chair, sat silently thoughtful, his eyes narrowed behind his glasses, but fixed apparently upon the lights behind me. And so, reluctant to interrupt his reverie, I started to read ihem through again slowly, this time (upper in scarcely perceptible curve;1-j^ m7M-\t, fixing each sentence indel- the broad, homely nose; the small, |Diy In mlai M j. proceeded. But be- but alert, gray eyes, shining through fore I had quite come to the end, my companion was speaking. "Well?" he said. And the light' cheerlness of his tone was not only In1 marked contrast with his grave absorption of a moment before, but In Jarring diseord with my own present mood. "Well? What do you make of, them2" My annoyance found voice in my response. "Cameron," I begged, !'for God'Si Bake be serious. This doesn't seem' to me exactly a matter to be merry over. I don't want to alarm you, but, isomehow I feel that these���������" and Ij shook the crackling, wax-like sheets,! "that these cannot be utterly ignored." ' "But they are anonymous,"������he retorted, not unjustly. "Anonymous letters should be burned and fcrgotJ ten." j "There are anonymous letters and! anonymous letters," I gave him backJ In turn. "These are of an unusually! convincing character. Besides, they! *��������������� And then I paused. I wished toj tell him of that elusive) encompass^ tnent of sinister portent which had soj Impressed me; of that malign forebod������i Ing beyond anything warranted by the words; but I stumbled in the effort as, expression. "Besides," I started again; and ended lamely, "I dont like the. look and the feel of them." ' And now be was as serious as Ii bould wish. "Ah!" he cried, leaning forward again and reaching for the letters. "You have experienced it, tool And yen can't explain it, any more than I? It is something that grips you when you read, like an icy hand, hard" as steel, in a glove of velvet. It's always between the lines, reaching out, and nothing you can do will stay it I thought at first I Imagined it, hut the oftener I have read, the more I have felt its' clutch. The letters of {themselves are nothing. What do you Suppose L care for veiled threats of that sort? I'm big enough to take care of myself, Clyde. I've met peril In about every possible guise, in every part of the world, and I've never realty known fear. But this���������this is different. And the worst of it is, I don't know why. I can't for the life of me imake out what it is I'm afraid of." ��������� He had gone very pale, and his strong, capable hands, which toyed with 'the two letters, quivered and 'twitched in excess of nervous tension. ; Then, with a finger pointing to the {ink-stain at the bottom of one of the sheets, he asked: "What does that look like to you?" I took the letter from him, and scrutinizing the rude figure with concentrated attention for a moment, ventured the suggestion that it somewhat 'resembled a boat. i "A one-masted vessel, square- rigged," he added, in elucidation. "Exactly." "Now turn it upside down.** X did so. "Now what do you see?" The head of a man wearing a hel-1 imet." The resemblance was very 'marked. \s:"X straw helmet, apparently," he amplified, "such as is worn in the I Orient And yet the profile is not that jot an Oriental. Now, look at your ves- isel again." And once mora I reversed jthe sheet of paper, i "Can it be a Chinese junk?"I asked. ; "It might be a sailing proa or ban- ���������ca," be returned, "such as they use in 'the South Pacific.-But whatever It is, I can't understand what It has to do (Wit*, me or I with tt." I was still studying the'black daub. When he said: "But you haven't told me about the [handwriting. What can you read of 'the character of the writer?*' ; "Nbltting," I answered,' ^remptly^ '"It is curious penmanship, as yon say ���������heavy and regular and upright, with ispme strangely formed letters; es- -pecially the f's and the p's; but it tells me nothing.*' .:-.-:::: ������������������But I thought���������" he began. "That I boasted? So $ did. When one writes as one habitually writes it Is very easy. These letters, however, are not in the writer's ordinary hand. The' writing is as artificial.as though 'you, for example, had printed a note in Roman characters. Were they addressed in the same hand?" "Precisely." ������������������What waB the post-mark?" "They bore no post-mark. That is 'another strange circumstance. Yet they were with my mail. How they came there I have been unable to a*������ 'certain. The people at the post office naturally deny that they delivered [anything unstamped, as these were; [and Barrle, the lad who fetches the iletters, has no recollection of these. ;Nor has Checkabeedy, who sorts the [mail here at the house. But each of 'them lay beside my plate at break- 'fast-the first on the fourteenth of j August; the Becond, this morning, the (fourteenth of September." . "And they were not delivered by {messenger?" i "So far as I can learn, no." !: "It Ib very odd," I commented, with (feeble banality. - i I took the letters from his hands ionce more, and held them in turn between my vision and the candle-light, 'hoping/'perchance, to discover a waiter-mark in the paper. But I was not rewarded. "You examined the envelopes carefully, I presume?".was my query as I returned the sheets to the table. *'*������'l**|i\;������"t"t"t' ������hVI'������'H"l"I"l"l'������'l"t-l"l"I":'-M't"l-l.I������il Those Industries are Better In ultimate-results which use.-.our. electric power service. The factories or pfijee buildings which operate private power plants are under a big expense for maintenance. A trifling accident may disorganize their whole system ���������-?-��������������������������� more serious disturbance, with attendant heavy Tosses involved, are not preventable. Stave Lake Power is undeniably cheaper and more reliable than private plant operation;. See usfor particulars and rates. Western : ( > LIMITED / Phone: Seymwr 4770 6O3-610 Carter-Cotton Bldg^ P. 0. BOX 1418, VANCOUVER, BL- C. mamm sIHslsi^aiiB ^ft'S'"^ :���������>:*.:, Friday.UanuarylO, 1914 THE WESTERN CALL. if' 'S M" ���������- - - 3 Kamloops-Vancouver Meat Co., Ltd. Oor. 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It was always a jratber gloomy room at night, with Its high dark ceiling, its heavy and voluminous olive tapestry hangings, wholly out of keeping; it seemed to 'roe, with tbe season���������and its shaded [lights confined to the vicinity of the imaaelve polished, and gilt-ornamented writing table of the period of the First Empire. And it impressed me now, tin conjunction with Cameron's promised revelation, as mora than ever ������rhn and awesome. I remember helping myself to a cigar from the humidor which stood on the antique cabinet In the corner near the door. I was in the act of ���������lighting it when Cameron spoke. "I want you to sit in this chair," he ,'sald, indicating one of sumptuous up* holstery which stood beside the writ* i.lng table, facing the low, long book- cases lining the opposite wall. I did as he bade me, while he remained standing. , "Do you, by any chance," be asked, "remember a portrait which hung Above the book-shelves V I remembered it very well. It waa a painting of himself, done some yeara back. But now my gaze sought it in vain. "Certainly," I answered. "It hung there," pointing. "Quite right. Now I want you to ob> serve the shelf-top. You see how crowded It Is." It wbb indeed crowded. Bronze busts and statuettes; yachting and golf trophies in silver; framed photo, graphs; a score of odds and ends; souvenirs gathered the world over. There was scarcely- an inch of space unoccupied. I had frequently observed this plethora of ornament and resented it, It gave to that part of the room the semblance of a curiosity shop. When I had nodded my assent, he went on: "On the afternoon of Friday, August twenty-first, seven days after the receipt of that first letter, I was sitting where you are sitting now. I was reading, and deeply interested. I had put the letter, as Z told you, entirely out of my mind. I bad forgotten It, absolutely. That seventh-day business I had regarded���������If I regarded It at all ���������as idle vaporing. That this was the afternoon of the seventh day did not occur to me until afterwards. I recall that I paused in reading to ponder a paragraph that was not quite dear to me, and that while in contemplation I fixed my eyes upon that portrait. I remember that, because it struck me, then, that the flesh tints of the face had grown muddy and that the thing would be better for a cleaning- I recall, too, that at that moment, the little clock, yonder, struck three. J resumed my reading; but presently, another statement demanding cogitation, I lowered my book, and once more my eyes rested on the portrait. But not on the muddy flesh tints, because���������" ipast, that no Oyges* ring nor Albe- rich's cloak survived to tbis day to make Invisible their .wearers, there persisted, nevertheless, a chill, uncanny sense of the supernatural, quite evident to me in Cameron's hushed voice and furtive manner, and in my owA unwonted nervous disquietude. We sat very late. I wished* if possible, to learn if at any time in my friend's life he had done aught to engender an enmity to which < these strange developments could be traced ���������whether, for instance, in the hot blood of bis youth in some far land be had provoked the vengeance of one whose humor it is never to forget. As we talked I came to know Cameron better than I had ever known him before. He bared to me much of his early career; he gave me a clearer view of his temperamental qualities; and yet I could not but fee! that h������j left-the vital point untouched, that beneath his seeming frankness there lay hidden, shielded, some one episode, perhaps, which might let the light in upon our darkness. For my question was evaded rather than answered. Presently, we went back to the letters and dissected them, coldly and critically, sentence by sentence, and while the weird influence which they had exerted upon me at the first reading Increased, stimulated possibly, by the Incident of the portrait, still we reached a certain practical, common- sense view as to their origin; for we came to see In them what we believed to be the hand of a lellgiouB fanatic. Certain expressions, we concluded, were quotations. If they were not Biblical, they were certainly of sacred genesis. And the discovery was not reassuring. It lent, indeed, an added prick to- the perturbation we already experienced. iwwitinuou Next Week.) HIGH COST OF LIVING Mr. John 'A.- Ruddick, Dairy Commissioner, and/ Mr. John A. Brown, Chief of Poultry Section, on High Cost of Living. CHRISTMAS AT THE VANCOUVER RESCUE MISSION Through the generosity of its many friends and supporters the Vancouver Rescue Mission, situated at 150 Alexander street, has been enabled to Ottawa, Dec. 31.���������The commission on the cost of living had Mr.- John A. Ruddick, Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner, and Mr. William A. Brown, chief of the poultry section of the live stock branch, before them. From both these Government officials the Commission got some useful first-hand information. The evidence of Messrs. Ruddick and Brown showed that ther.e is a vast difference in the efficiency with which the dairy and poultry industries are carried on. The former is well organized, and the' production and marketing of the dairy products is on a scientific and business-like basis. The poultry business, on the other hand, is in a comparatively primitive state in this country, as to the quantity and quality of the eggs and fowl and the system of marketing them. In the marketing of the eggs, there is no provision for classification, as they pass from producer to wholesaler and then to retailer. It is only -when they reach the cold storage firm that they are carefully classified���������the bad ones weeded out���������and the rest placed in five grades. As for the net profits of the cold storage man, that is unknown to the public. Poultry are often purchased also without . classification and merely according to the weight of a laTge number of birds taken together It is felt both producer and consumer would benefit considerably if the poultry industry were got on a better basis. And this is just an ex- For Sofa; and For R^ Cards 10c each 3 for 25c ��������� i ���������: .V 1' '-<< ���������> *. i 4. '-''-. TAKE NOTICE that thirty-days after the first appearance of this notice The Grand Trunk B. C. Coal .Company. Limited, intends to apply under Section Eighteen of the Companies Act to change the present name of the Company to "The Beaton Coal, Company, imlted." Dated at Vancouver this Eleventh day of December, A.D. 1919. THE GRAND TRUNK B. COMPANY, LIMITSD. i C. COAL. BE PREPARED FOR SEEDING SPRING Advertising space is valuable, because the book is in use by everybody, on duty constantly, every day in the year. It is 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 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 Supt. DP. Henry at the conclusion bejiauaed and leaned forward, toward* of the musical selections. me, speaking wjtb impressive ieinpha-1"" ~ Sis. "Because/* he repeated, ''there were no fleBh tints there. Because there was no head nor face there!" I est up suddenly, open-mouthed, speechless. Only my vide eyes made question. "Cut from the canvas," Jxe went on, In lowered voice, "clean and sharp from crown to collar. And the bands of the clock pointed to twelve min: utes past three." CHAPTER ||. Rifle Shots Echo In the Wood*. Of conveying even a tithe of the horror I experienced at Cameron's disclosure I am nigh hopeless. The more we discussed the occurrence the less susceptible It seemed of explanation. And what Is so terrifying as the inexplicable, or so dreadful as the intangible? Here, apparently, was an enemy of calm and cunning malignity, who chose to manifest his power In a manner almost ludicrously puerile��������� isave as it pointed with significant finger to some-dire and Inevitable sequel ������������������yet with such crafty secrecy "as completely to mystify and dismay. Cameron showed me the mutilated portrait. He had taken it down almost Immediately, and had hidden it ���������way In a closet of the hall behind an array of raincoats. The cutting had been done, evidently, with an exceedingly keen blade, and very, dexterously done. But that it should have been accomplished In twelve minutes/ while Cameron sat in the room, not fifteen feet distant, was beyond our comprehension. Absorption in his book was the nearest we came to a solution, and that "was scarcely tenable. For there was the crowded top ������f the bookshelves. To cut tho canvas, the vandal must either have stood upon that or have reared a ladder. There was not room for the foot of a Child on the jihelf-top; and as for the ladder, it was unthinkable. How could a ladder have been carried in and out without Cameron being conscious of it? Prom impart to hundreds of Vancouver's , , , . unemployed and homeless men during I���������*1*? *������ Wjernents that could the Christmas season some of the bf ���������^e'n other departments of ag- godd things that go to make the ncultU,al *������>***<��������������� greatest of all anniversaries an enjoyable day. Without the mission, -with its commodious and comfortable sleeping accommodations, nearly one hundred men would have been forced to sleep out in the open air during the holiday season, but night after night free beds were given to approximately this number of men. ' For some weeks past now the mission has been tiding over this number jof men with meals'and beds, and with the coming of Christmas the number of appeals for help has more than doubled. These appeals have been met to the very limit of the ability of the institution, the house being filled to its utmost capacity, and men have only been turned away when this limit had been reached. A large quantity of clothing has been distributed, but che demands for such far exceed what we are able to supply. On Tuesday night more than 200 men : were served with luncheon after having enjoyed an evening of music and song in the Mission hall. An inspiring address was delivered by Another- 7oiFsMng^good"timl^of'Mtfg and music was enjoyed on Wednesday evening, and on Christmas morning about fifty of the men who are finding-shelter at the Mission were served with breakfast iri the Mission restaurant. Special songs, solos, recitations, and quartettes by some of the men, with, an abundance of good congregational singing of carols and songs of praise, was enjoyed on Christmas night, after which the men were regaled with wholesome fruit and candy. About 200 men were presented with copies of the New Testament as a token of friendship from the Mission. Rev. Beatty delivered a stirring and seasonable address to the men, taking for his text: "A Saviour which is Christ, the Lord." Mrs. Dane and Miss Edith Henry rendered several solos at each of the meetings, and were warmly applauded by the audience. On Friday, between 4 and 6:30 p. m., the annual Christmas dinner of the Mission was served���������about 400 men sitting down to the tables. Roast beef and turkey headed the bill of fare, supplemented by a bounteous supply of all the accessories of the usual Christmas feast, including generous servings of hot mince pies. Long before the appointed hour for the dinner a large crowd of men gathered outside the Mission hall, but the best of order prevailed and' the men, without exception, acquitted themselves acceptably and in a way that spoke of their appreciation of the kindness shown them by the Mission. After the tables were cleared a gospel service was held. Rev. -Whipple delivering the address. Vocal selections from friends added to the enjoyment of the meeting. The management of the Mission ���������very possible angle vre viewed the In- jwish to express their thanks arid ap- cident, making every conceivable con- i preciation to all the friends whose cession, and no half-w������y plausible an- j generous assistance has made possi- swer to the riddle presented itself, ble the comfort and cheer imparted to AndTtbough our common-serifee told us homeless men this Christmastide thaf the time of miracles was long .'through the medium of this institution Now is the time for farmers to consider the question of a good seed grain supply for next spring. The greater part of the grain in the West was harvested under ideal conditions last fall, and little difficulty should be met with in getting* seed of strong1 vitality. Notwithstanding this there are some individuals and even sections of the Western Provinces that were not so fortunate at harvest time, and now have seed of doubtful vitality in their granaries for the spring seeding. Seed of strong vitality makes a good start, helps to keep down the weeds and finally gives the big yield, while seed of poor vitality is a sure loss. - Therefore, every farmer who suspects the ."vitality-' of his seed, should send a sample to the Dominion Government Seed Laboratory, Calgary, for a germination test. In order that the report of this test may be of greatest value to the sender, prepara- tofy-to-sendiiig-thersample^ he should first clean his seed as for seeding. Tod- pft"en:.; seed that is badly contaminated with wceda seeds is sown. Every year the proportion of Western wheat and oats which contains wild oats, is increasing. Such grain must take a lower grade because no satisfactory method of separating; it has been devised; Samples of flax conr taining 15 per cent of weed seeds are only too common; this amounts to, approximately, 200 bushels of waste per car. When the cost of threshing, handling and freight on this useless material is added to the loss occasioned by the injury to the growing crop, the net profit per acre is very materially lessened. Flax is the most badly contaminated seed which the farmer sows, and since it is usually sown on new breaking, his land is practically ruined at the start. Farmers who have clean farms, or farms.free from some of the most troublesome weeds��������� wild oats, stinkweed, false flax, bail mustard, tumbling mustard, etc.; should be very careful to sow only clean seed. . The Seed Laboratory at Calgary is at the disposal of the farmers of the public, arid it is hoped that they will make use of it in their efforts to obtain a pure seed supply. In former years most of the samples ha-vc come to tested in March and .April, overtaxing the capacity of the laboratory, and sometimes causing- a delay in reporting on the samples. It is, therefore, urged that samples be sent in as early as possible to avoid this delay and to enable the fanner to replace his seed who thereby finds it unfit for use. Should this meet the eye of Mr. JohJL Latta or any of his family who resided at Prestwick Toll, Ayr, Scotland, please communicate with James Napier, of Ayr, Scotland."at 1752, Thirteenth avenue E., Vancouver, B. C - NOTICE ia hereby given that an application will be made to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia! at Its next Session for an Act amending the Chartered Accountants Act, 1S06, by providing-: (a) No peraon ahall be entitled'to take or use the designation "Chartered Accountant," or the Initials "F.C.A.. "A.C.' a.." "C.A.A.," or '-Ca.,*' either atone or in combination with any other words or any name, tltls or description Implying; that he is & Chartered Accountant or any name, title, initials or description Implying that he la a Certified Accountant or an Incorporated Accountant, unless he Is a member of the Institute in good standing and registered as such., o3������4 3f9 Pender St., W. Veaeswver,������. C. '^4 . * - ���������A TV- slwsttaa tr^abook- parttealar* an >wn . . ,- ���������, Oaosral Aamts for ���������������*������������������������. w^cplarji������^������ir������*e������oMT3������T������4i������bJ# Phrenology And Palmistry MRS. YOUNQ (Formerly of Montreal) Olvom Practical Attvloa On Business Adaptation, Health and i Marriage. 805 Granville Street, Corner Robson lours: 10 a. m. to 9 p.m OffiT ENGRAVING- ETCHINGS AND HALFTONES ARE NOW BEING MADE IN WESTERN CANADA BY THE MOST SATISFACTORY PRO. CESS KNOWN to the WORLD THE "ACID BLAST" PROCESS MAKES YOUR.ILLUSTRATIONS ��������� LITERALLY TALK ^ANU'FACtURED IN *tSTERN CANADA Bv the ClelandDisbie [wcCn- lneFLdOR WORLD BIDC 1 v ��������� n m c ?*? Uy.ri liaUVULaj.JUKyjJmS.MWiiSW^ 8 THE WESTERN OALL Friday, January 9,1914 j"i"i"i"i"{"i"t"i"i"i"i"i"ii't"i',t"i"i"t"i"t"i"S"i"it ������H,4,4wH^'M'M'|M,M'|M' < > Phone Fairmont 805 Read below a partial list. These prices are not for Friday and Saturday, but are good seven days a week and delivered to your door. Send us your Prescription Work and save money. These are cash prices: 50c and 20c 80c, 50c, 40, 25c .$3.50, 85c, 45c- .46c 90c, 45c ...........................'...1 DC i. ..i....... ���������t.....Cuw .������������������������������������., ���������������������������..���������.lOCf nvw ���������:.........:....-:..75c. Abbey's Salts, regular 60c and 25c for. Allenbury's Foods, regular $1; 65c, 50c, 35c Horlick's Food, regular $3.75, $1.00, 50c Nestle's Food, regular 50c for. Benger's Food, regular *l.~00,'50c for Reindeer Brand Milk, regular 20c.;........... Mlhard's Liniment, regular. 25c....................... Elliman's Embrocation, ragular 35c................. Scott's Emulsion, regular $1.00, 60c........................ Peruna, regular $1.00 ;.........������������������....... ���������..��������� ��������� Burdock\Blobd Bitters, regular $1.00 Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, $1.00......... Mennen'B Talcum, regular 35c............................��������� ' Carter's Pilla, regular 25c Herppicide, regular $1.00 Fbrmamint Tablets, regular 7Sc Castorla, regular 36c ....; ..:���������.... Cuticura Soap, regular 35c...... Hospital Absorbent Cotton, regular 50 Lavonna de Composa Hair Tonic, regular $1.25.. Ferrol Emulsion, regular $1.00 Aver's Sarsaparilla, regular $1.00 Eno's Salts, regular $1.00...... Qin Pills, regular 50c .... .i ..'. ..:...... Dodd's Pills, regular 60c .75c ........16c ........15c ........75c 50c ........25c 25c ..35c $1.00 75e ........85c .....'...65o .......35c .......35c :: P. A. Wilson, Prop. Formerly at Main and Broadway 4.,H^M"M"H"M"frM''M'**'M"M^^^ , Vote for W. H. P. Clubb as School Trustee. He is unexcelled for true honor and reliability. LICENSE COMMISSIONER Electors of Vancouver: H. M. Burns ������ solicits your vote and support for his election as I LICENSE COMMISSIONER. ' * ^..|..t.l|.lt..]..t������l"I"t"|"t"l"l"l"t'l',l"l"l"8"t"l"t"l"> 'l"t"I"t"l"i"l"l"l'^^'l"}"l"t"l"l"lMt..{.^^H^ wg>^Mj������4^MJi^Mj1^������4������4������4i^������4^''i'^������j>iri,*lt,S'*l*<' 4^^^^4M8>^,<,,H>^4'il''l"l''t"|''l'jl'������lii|irjiij{ii|iiti :: SOUTH VANCOUVER John Graham I solicits your vote a������& influence for. his election as : ^i^t^'Sbiith VeWco>ve^HV, PRONE FAIRMONT 1852 (At it here since J900) (A Trust Company)- Save ������mir iiey IT WIM* QROW WE PAY Percent. Interest On deposits subject to your cheque, credited 12 times a Year Safety Deposit Boxes, Fire Insurance, etc. Wants to See you We give you below a partial list of our prices, and you will see at a glance that we can save you money on your drug store purchases. No need for you to go all the way down town, when you can get these prices right at home. Regular Prloa Specially insured against burglary and hold-ups. NOTARY PUBLIC Dow, tar & Co. LIMITED 317-321 CambJe Street 2313 Main Street Between 7th and 8th Aves. McKay Station, Buniaby Our Friea 13.75 Horlick's Malted Milk $3.50 1.00 Horlick's Malted Milk . .. .85 .50 Horlick's Malted Milk 45 .50 Nestle's Food 40 .25 Robinson's Patent Barley.. .20 1.00 Allanbury'a Nob. 1 and 2, Large > 80 .50 Allanbury'a Nos. 1 and 2, Small ......:".-.. ..... ...\-,.40 . .75 Allanbury'a No. 3 Large... .50 .40 Allanbury'a No. 3 Small.. 1.00 Benger's Food, Large ��������� .50 Benger's Food, Small 1.00 Eno's Fruit'Salt...-. .35 Caatoria...........;iv.".. .25 Beecham's Pills ... . .so p^.Piiia;..:..^...'!.:.y';'-V:. .50 Gin Pilla. ..... ..>;.; 1.00 Herpicide ...... '.\.:���������,.;. .50 Herpicide ......v.^..i: . .25 Minard's Liniment'V^';;; .60 Chase's Ointment.... ;-; .50 "Fruitativea.... - ..... .25 Fruitativea.'-..:'. .35 Cuticura Soap .. 1.00 Burdock Blood Bitters... 1.00 Paine's Celery Compound 1.00 Pinkham's Vegetable Co. .50 Zambuk ��������� .... 1.00 Hood's Sarsaparilla 1.00 Ayer's Sarsaparilla .25 .90 .45 .65 .25 .20 .35 .35 75 140 .20 ���������50 .40 .20 .25 .75 .75 .75 .35 .75 .75 *>}������*^*������$������������3������^������a|aifr a$M$M$������>������|������ ���������$*a$M$������a$a������$a������3������a$M$M$ta3a^f^3**$**3������' ������**Hfr*>fr*j������^**$M$������>*^������*$M$*^^ Leading Planks in My Platform | I. Retrenchment' and economy in all departments. ,*. 2. To demand efficiency from the heads of all depart- ���������; ments and other employees. 3. Owing to the financial stringency, I am not in favor of increasing the indemnity of the Reeve and Council.,', 4. I am opposed to the letting of any contract or contracts without tenders having first been called for. 5. I am in favor of Municipal Ownership of all public utilities. 6. If elected, I will demand of the late commissioner, through the Government, that all charges ..against members of previous Councils and School Boards, and evidence in support thereof, which Jiave not appeared in the Public Inquiry, be ��������������� placed before the Council! ^ / 7. That I will at all times endeavor to keep in close touch with the wants of the people, and have all matters of Muncipal importance discussed in public before incurring further expense on the ratepayers.. 8. I will urge on the joint sewage committee the neces- ���������F sity for the early installation of the sewerage system for the Municipality,, and will aid them in every way possible in the carrying out of the work. 9. Encouragement of industries. 10. No increase in liquor licenses. II. Owing to the present conditions I am in favor of an nexation. I C. McARTHUR ^Mgi^^^^M^^^Mj^Mj^^^^^M^^i^^MSt^M*,. 4n^^^HMH~^HMH*^*^~MMH^HMH>^' WARD EIGHT Electors Ward Eight: The election of 1914 is now rapidly approaching. At the close of three years service the undersigned solicits your vote and influence for aldermanic honors another year. Yours sincerely, Frank Trimble <������^^^������H^MHMH>^^*H^aH^^MHMH^ ^H*4������H^^^H������HMM^<������*������H^M^������>* WARD EIGHT Electors Ward Eight : > , Yielding to the solicitations of many friends, I herein t y announce my candidature for aldermanic honors for the year ;; 1914 and respectfully ask your support. FredP, Rogers ^fc������M"H' 'l"l' 't"!1 >V '1"1' 'I' 'I' 't' ���������}��������� ���������?' '1' '1' >t> >V 'M"}' 'I' ���������*^HwH>,I"'"l"t"t"I"!"l"t"H'^"������"t"i"t"H"?,^v ���������H TO THE ELU^TORS OF WARD FOUR Pear Sir or Madame:��������� I have the honor of soliciting your vote and influence to elect jne as an Alderman for Ward Four in the Vancouver City Council. For the <��������� past two years I have been approached by influential ratepayers' tjo allow my name to go before you, and am deeply impressed with the,, honor and confidence expressed, but only on the present occasion have f felt I could honestly give the necessary time to fittingly represent you. Yours respectfully, ilk CHARLES e. smith. "LICENSE COMMISSIONERS '���������:-��������������� ������>* Electors of Vancouver:_ Your vote and influence are respectfully solicited for the re-election of Dr. F. P. Patterson and R. S. Pyke : ;; as License Commissioners. ������������'ll������'l^'t't'l'������'l������'l't'I'������i������'I'������1'������'l������'l'������ ������>���������������������������������������������������������������������.������.������������������i��������������������������������������������� >^������������}������{i'}������^..;..;M*i.{������^Mtnin|i^n;n^.^M}wj������^w^^. .;<^*^^.^^4w^i.|������^..{������.}..{i>{.1|i.|..}.i{w}wt^w^4' WARD FIVE ALD. A. P. BLACK X % 4 * Requests the continued support of all voters who are in I terested in: I;. I. A wise financialpolicy, free from all freak schemes. i. -��������� II. The sane administration of the Law, without ;; j; sensational publicity. '��������� ������ HI White Citizen labor on all civic works -& . IV. Seyniour Creek Water System brought to completion. ' '������j^jpw&&&&>&&&k^^ ^&Wb&M>&fr&&H������&^^ WARD FIVE . m Law 0> Lea Building, Broadway and Main Appeals to the voters of Ward Five #n his record of the ������ ���������������������������? ��������������������������� i REEVE J. A. KERB The popular Reeve of South Vancouver fully anticipates re-election for 1914. Level headed electors do not charge J. A. Kerr's administration with the present financial depression and the many misfortunes that have laid a paralyzing hand upon South Vancouver during the last few years. Circumstances arise that no mortal can control. "Hard times" are world wide, and not peculiar to Vancouver. Mr. Kerr is possessed of many qualities that appeal to an intelligent electorate, and the vigor of manhood adds to his acceptability. His plans for the future of South Vancouver are laid deep and broad and reflect credit to his name. ' With three candidates in the field it would.be difficult to predict with certainty the outcome of the contest. Probably his strongest opponent is J. C. McArthur, whose views are at variance with" Reeve Kerr 'a on several, points, particularly Incorporation vs. Annexation. ; . The election will be viewed with interest by Greater Vancouver as success or failure may hang upon the electors' decision.^.:-\..i;i:>���������::;:. .,^^.j;^;.-v\;%^_;^^.^L^i^-r;j.^-l^^v- -" '' John Graham has been in Vancouver fourteen years. He has been a resident of Ward One, South Vancouver, for seven years and is a very successful businessman. ���������M"^W,������������*$"$������,*H*,WM5*4$*5*^2K*^j*^}*^j**^.j. *������'*' . SCHOOL TRUSTEE Ladies and Gentlemen: Your vote and influence are respectfully so^ licited for the re-election of / :yy^w.:mv._ . for the position of School Trustee. ���������������H'������������������ ������'���������������������������''4.'������'������j"i������"''���������; ������������������������������������������������������������������ a ��������������� ���������������������������������������������i������'������ f)nf).i A vote for W. HP. Clubb helps place School Matters in the hands of one of Vancouver's best and most tried citizens. W Electors Ward Two: Your, suffrage and influence are respectfully so- | licited for my re-election as alderman for 1914. , ALEX. CLELANP ������tiJM{ii^.itii;ii|ii;i|ii|n|ii|ii|ij so Your vote and influence are respectfully solici- ; | : ted for my re-election to Aldermanic honors for j! i the year J9X4. ' :^ ������.l..tif*������'I'l-l"r"I"I"l"������"I"S"������"l"l"l-1"?-lvI"I I*** ���������������������������>.n.*.;.*it..;..*.������������������4������.|..|..|..i,,|.,|.,���������������!��������� ,t WARD FOUR AI4). TOOB. BVANS. One who has proven himself to be competent, energetic and resourceful. '��������� One who attends to necessary but obscure details as well as ������������������ ���������! the more conspicuous matters. ' ;.," One who has shown great tact in bringing to a successful conclusion the long standing negotiations with B. C. Electric for, Venables street. , '. One whose keen business perception and practical training % has been applied with marked results to civic affairs. I Your active support in his behalf is respectfully requested. ���������fr^wHwH>.*,������H''l"M' fr������H'4"fr4',S������'t"H'*HwH. ���������H^4~H,^',i,'H''I'^''I,ii,'l,'>,I''l,it',S,'l,������������������������������ ��������������������� past year. He Stands For: % lines. I. Careful administration of civic Finances along sane tsua- '-* " ^-^U-araa mtatm H. The undertaking of such public works as will bring % % permanent results. . % ��������� ni White Labor, no loafing, good wages and fair treat- % j. ment. -. 4. % IV. Enforcement of all Laws, but specfal efforts to improve * % health conditions. * f *���������! 'H 1 M 11111 M| J J jyM j j 1 Iff \j% ������->"������ M^^'ll-'t-H^t-n'i-M'-tW WARD FOUR ,,/'��������� '-'>-yy ��������� MY PLATFORM: ' 1-T-Prombtion of Industries which means a "full ^ diiLneivpail.'M ):.: " 2���������The proper Marketing of the City Bonds. 3���������The Improvement of the Main Thoroughfares leading to the City. 4���������The Encouragement of more Public Markets, which means the reduction of cfost of living. 5���������The Management of City affairs on a Proper ' Business Basis. Joseph Hoskin ' J Aldermanic Candidate. Tno Indo/Bondont Peonle'a OandMalo ���������*