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No. 31 PROHIBITION IN OUR LAST WEEK'S ISSUE we~ dealt x ith the prohibition question from a viewpoint, hich at the moment, appealed very strongly o" us. - Since the publication of that article [there have" been expressions of opinion which 'lead us to assume that our attitude then was i,not fully and properly appreciated. ;'��������� We desire to make ourselves absolutely clear on one point, and that is, that if prohibition is tp be successful, it must be kept absolutely clear of all political partisan affiliations. When the committee representing the pro- [ hibitionists approached the government, we understood that they/did so to seek from the goyernment the operation of the necessary legal machinery to secure an expression of public opinion; and that they didknot approach them as the Conservative party. So we are correct t in assuming that prohibition has not been considered by the Conservative party in any way, shape or form as a part of its political platform. .Nor bave they been asked as yet by the prohibition organization, to do so. We repeat what was said in our article" of last week, that it would be suicidal on the part of. the prohibitionists were they to involve the question of prohibition with any party; be it '".Conservative, Liberal, Socialist or Labour. In j this, and in this only, do we differ from the convention,, and our criticism is made in reference to the clause which instructs the executive to approach a political party. A Suggestion To all Prohibitionists who are sincerely- in- |������|g|$f. T$$rd, that a definite pledge be carefully ���������^^teCfo be submitted to all candidates, irre- 78p^tive;;oJ party affiliation, which will clearly ���������Jtow were each stands and bind them to give effect to Prohibition by proper legislation. It must be borne in mind that, given a hostile legislature, a bill can easily be so drafted as to become quite abortive, and in order to avoid this there must be strong friends in the House; and further, by pledging "all" candidates you AYoi&J^ it clear bow each one stands ancl leaving the rest to each voter to decide for himself. We have been quite unfairly charged ^ith Apolitical" objects because we advised that Sir Richard McBride's offer of a plebiscite should be accepted. Last week we stated quite clearly that we "did not" agree with Sir Richard's stand in its ''entirety," hut we are forced to confess that he has logic and law on his side. We believe that he could quite safely have gone "beyond" the strict limits of the law, but it is very difficult to successfully attack one who has technical right on his side. Let us examine the situation for a moment: We are asking for the submission of the Alberto law. In that province they had, prior to its submission, adopted a system of referendum and initiative, whereby a bill might be submitted to the people. In British Columbia we have no such system or legal machinery, so that if our request were granted and the bill submitted, it would merely be a plebiscite without any legal effect, until properly passed through ail its stages in the house, where it would be subject to amendment or change at will; hence the absolute necessity of having "pledged members" to look after, our interests in the House. Then ���������as to the date of the poll, we claim? in common with the convention, that it-.would have been better separate froni an election, but again we confess there is much to be said on the other ���������side. A very large proportion of Prohibitionists believe it would be better at the same time as an election, as the vote would be much more -representative. It would be quite illegal, as the government has no right to expend public money without the authority of the House, and supposing the Plebiscite were defeated and the House refused to ratify the government's action "who would pay the costs ? Or, how would we _feel, if after the next election the liquor inter- (Continued on Page 4) PROVINCIAL HOUSE TO MEET WITH THE PASSING of the month of December it becomes almost a certainty that the provincial house will hold another session before an election. How vitally this affects the Prohibition Movement seems to have totally escaped the notice of the leaders of that movement, and in spite of the disposition to misinterpret our attitude, we purpose calling attention to this matter, knowing that the rank and file will appreciate our viewpoint. The House will meet in all probability as usual about the end of January, and adjourn early'in March. The executive of the Prohibitionists has flatly refused to ask the government to introduce a'prohibitory measure during this session, such measure to come into t force upon the passing of a Plebiscite to be taken at the coming provincial election, which election must follow shortly upon prorogation. Now, where does this leave us? As Prohibitionists, we have asked for a plebiscite apart from an election. We did not specify "before" or "after" and it must be obvious to all "sane" men that we,cannot get one now. "before," so if the government is to meet our demands, it will be "after." That is not all. of the snare we have laid for ourselves. If we fail to get a bill passed at this coming session, and, we get* a plebiscite afterwards (either at ���������the election or apart from it) it will not be possible to give effect to that plebiscite until the next following session, that is, until sometime in the spring of 1917; and, as no doubt "time" will be given in the bill for the disposal of stocks, etc., it would, therefore, appear that" if. the present course outlined by the Prohibition Executive is followed we will not have prohibition until January, 1918. Such procedure will not meet with the approval bf a large portion of those backing the > movement, and we do not hesitate in urging all sincere Prohibitionists to wake up and inaugurate a more energetic policy; We -want results, not platitudes and fine sounding sentiments. There are real difficulties in the way, let these be attacked and overcome, instead of wasting valuable time "peddling" the movement from one party to another. VANOOITVTO'S FOE? J^TOEATU , THE PUBLIC will be pleased to learn that the literary talents of Mr. F. C. Wade, K.C., are not to be confined to the restricted and humble limitations of the editorial chair of the "Sun." He has decided, after profound reflection, to "take up Poetry," not "Politics," and by permission we are able to publish his master-piece "The Editor's Lament. "- Why the Editor of the Sun should "lament" we do not know, unless it is a forerunner to his valedictory, but in any ease we commend this poem as a sample of the literary genius of Mr. F. C. Wade, the author. The Editor's Lament In jdays of yore, Before the war, It used to be quite easy For writer bold To roar and scold Until his pen grew wheezy. What fun he'd make And things he'd take Off in his "humor" column Now, since the war, ; He's gro\*yi a bore Indeed, he's almost solemn. But still he works At foolish quirks i That make him sad and weary. His subjects few. His jokes, not new, The future seems quite dreary. The censor sits, And .frowns and knits (We're sure he's quite a lady) Quite patiently He waits, to see ��������� If we write something shady. ' ���������'-���������--���������'������������������ ! Our subjects dear Of yesteryear, Touched many public people. But now we dare . Not raise a hair, Much less a scalp, doggone it. LEADER, LEADER, WHO'S GOT THE LEADERSHIP? IN THE EAST Mr. H. C. Brewster, leader of a section, of the Liberal party in B. C, was received with honors and he made speeches to Liberal.(Organizations in which he told the eastern public about the parlous condition of British Columbia, and these speeches were reported expensively in the papers. In short, Mr. Brewster was treated like a real leader, and he acted the part.. He was away for several weeks gathering and spreading knowledge and maybe wisdom, and maybe some things that were not wisdom. But he comes back to British Columbia and the morning Sun curtly announces the fact in a ten line item in an obscure corner of. the paper. In Victoria the'Times gives him a long interview with big headlines. It is not so very long ago that the genial Geo. E. Macdonald returned from a trip to the far east. Like Mr. Brewster, Mr. Macdonald was feted and honored in the east. They gave him a Liberal nomination, and George returned to Vancouver with his neck arched and his mane flowing, head up and tail over the dashboard. The Sun took him to its bosom and welcomed him in an interview that filled nearly two columns of type. It has long been a moot subject in Liberal circles that Mr. Brewster leads one section of the party, and Geo. E. leads another. If that is so, it is not hard to perceive which section and which leader the Sun approves. When the prohibitionists seek out the Liberals to ascertain their views on that question it might-be wise for them to consult with all the different sections and leaders of the Liberal party. Leader Brewster can speak for, his' section, Leader. Macdonald for his, Leader Maxwell Smith for. his. Leader John Oliver for his, Leader Wade for his _��������� and so on, but to get the views of the whole party it will be necessary to get the separate yiew^of the various leaders and then strike an Average, So to speak. - X'-c ' '"* THE LATEST MONROE DOCTRINE G.BEE0E ANP TOT AUJES THE GREEK KING and the pro-German press and the German Chancellor have raised a chorus of wails about the Allies' operations in Greece and complaining that in using Salonika as a base they are violating Grecian neutrality. The Royal duplicity of Constantine of Greece ' is shown when he says he could not go to Serbia's aid and implement his treaty with Serbia, until the allies had sufficient forces upon the ground to assure his own country from Hun invasion, while at the same time he is throwing every obstacle in the way of the allies that he can. He has some show of right on his side of the case when-he argues it- would have been suicidal for his country to gave gone to Serbia's aid without sufficient backing from the Allies. But when he throws obstacles in the way by temporizing with the entente powers, as Bulgaria did, and by blocking the line of communications, and in every way in his power playing Germany's game, he throws grave doubt upon his good faith and upon his protestations of friendship for Serbia. Under Premier Venizelos, who wanted to carry out the treaty obligations of his country to Serbia, the Allies were invited to land at Salonika. This course was adopted on the ground that the Allies were helping Greece to implement her treaty with Serbia. But the King dismissed Venizelos' proposals to carry out their treaty obligations and Venizelos resigned. The King repudiated his country's pledge to Serbia and treated it just as his distinguished brother-in-law, Wilhelm, treated the neutrality guarantee of Belgium. The allies, having set their hand to the Serbian ploy, at the invitation of the Grecian government, cannot be expected to back down because of the treacherous protest of a man whose public and private honesty have been impugned as have those of King Constantine. He has been openly accused of being a private grafter and his own public actions stamp him as being possessed of the same peculiar standard of public honor as that of his illustrious brother-in-law. There is no doubt of the sentiments of the people of Greece- Their sympathies are all with Serbia and the allies, but their wishes are backed by the petticoat influences exerted over the King by his wife, the Kaiser's sister: In the general cleanup of Hdhenzqllerns and Hapsburgs which will follow the war the people of Greece may have a chore of their own to do in that line. PRESIDENT WILSON'S message to congress has shed a new light upon the attitude* of the .United States towards the Monroe,.doc-' trine, or perhaps it would be better to say that he has reduced the scope to which.ita application has hitherto been regarded in some quarters. Certain elements in Canada have from time to time appropriated the Monroe doctrine to their own purposes. Not long ago Col. Lavergne said in effect that the Monroe doctrine was a protecting arm for Canada against German invasion. As a practical measure such' an application of the doctrine is silly rot, for if it were _ not for the British navy the United States could not apply the Monroe doctrine to her own Atlantic seaboard, let alone to Canada. If, Canada could be invaded by the Germans, New York would be paying tribute at the same time. , But President Wilson's message should put ( at rest any doubt as to the intentions of the United States to apply the Monroe doctrine to Canada. He made it perfectly clear that the doctrine could apply only to "independent" nations, and that those "independent" nations lie to the south. Of course the United States does not regard Canada as an independent na- , tion. Although we enjoy the same freedom and in many respects, we think, a better form of government than the United States, yet the fact remains that we-are part of the British Empire and not only are we "dependent" but we glory in our "dependence" and so purblind to the advantages of "independence" are we that we will-continue in our present state of bondage that is, to bei part of the British Empire, till the Empire,ceases to exist. X ��������� > Such being the case, how could the United States apply the ^qnroe doctrine to Canada" without-first obtaining the consent of Great Britain? While Great Britain lasts; under what conditions could the United States be justified in applying the doctrine to Canada, with- . out: the consent-of Britain t . None. Then, the doctrine could be applicable to Canada only when Great Britain gives her consent to its application, or when Great Britain ceases to exist or when Canada is no longer a part of the British Empire. Great Britain, while she ��������� is mistress of the seas, need not ask any other power to protect Canada. When she is no longer mistress of the seas the United States will have some difficulty in protecting her own shores. President Wilson's message, read from this angle, clearly indicates that he and his government regard Canada's destiny to be that of part of the British Empire, and that so far as the Monroe doctrine is concerned, its operation is to be confined to a strict conformity with that theory. Prohibition is -a principle recognized in the - - practice of common law for thousands of years. ��������� * ��������� The Government of British Columbia exists for the purpose of administering the collection and expenditure of a revenue of twelve million dollars. The people of'this province spend annually a sum equal to this in intoxicating liquors, hence the demand for its proper "administration" or the abolition of its cause. . . .���������-��������� ��������� '������������������" . Prohibition is a nightmare to the liquor interests only when kept clear of party politics, otherwise it becomes a recreation���������football. X J 1 *> Prohibition can only be carried by votes, and the vote of an indifferent person counts for as much as the vote of an enthusiast. We can only win by winning votes and not by - deliberately alienating them. What will it profit us to "carry" prohibition if it is to be administered by a legislature composed of men with a hostile sentiment? Is it not necessary to have some "friends in court"? X ,���������������������������'��������� ���������- You can pledge a candidate to support prohibition without dragging in the question of his r party affiliation. Why not steer clear of this snag? * * * Are the Prohibition leaders so strong, so wise and so good as to be in a position to abuse leaders in both political parties without cause? How much better to stick to Prohibition and, if possible, win and hold the support of public men and leaders in both parties? ��������� ��������� * The liquor interests are wealthy, powerful and well organized. They will spend money lavishly in defence of their cause. Prohibitionists must do the same; so contribute your mite to the nearest local organization. Money talks. The Story of "The Black Watch" (The material for thie memorandum has been taken from a short history compiled by Lt.- Col. John Stewart, late Captain 42nd Battalion Black Wa*ch.) The following is not intended to be a full history of the Black Watch, but merely a brief outline of the part played by that famous organization in some of the great events of the world's military history. Early in the 18th century, an Act of Parliament rendered it illegal to carry arms. The penalties for disobeying this Act were severe in the extreme. Harsh measures were necessary to enforce this regulation in the Highlands, as in those days a man's | arms were almost considered part of himself. In order not to dishonor themselves by remaining unarmed, about 1725, several of the Highland Clans each raised a company of men. Collectively, these companies were known as "The Independent Companies of the Watch" " and their occupation was that of pat- . rolling the Highlands. As mpst of the tartans of these companies Mrere of a dark shade, the name "Dubh" or "Black" was was attached to the clan's name.'' These Independent Companies accomplished their work so thoroughly and well that in 1739, after fourteen years of this patrol work, King George the Second formed them into a regiment The first Colonel was a Low- lander, the Earl of Crawford. The- placing of a Lowlander in , command, vfas to avoid the jeal- eras quarrels which would' have been bound to arise between the . clans had a Highlander been giv- . en that position. On the formation of this new regiment, the uniform consisted of a scarlet jacket and twelve yards of . tartan plain, which formed tne kilt, the, end being thrown over th| shoulder. The government issued certain arms to, the men, but they frequently) preferred* to add, to these, by carrying their own favorite weapons. , It.was not until 1745, that the regiment first went under fire in Flanders. The first taste of battle was at Fontenoy, but although the French won the victory, it covered itself with honor by the manner in which it fought a rearguard action. In the autumn of the same year the regiment returned to England and the following summer, embarked to take up garrison duty in America. The sailing vessels on which it set out, were, however, no match for the Atlantic storms. After being driven back several times, the project was abandoned and shortly after, the Black Watch was stationed at Limerick, tt next proceeded to Flanders for the second time but only remained there i about a year, afte whirch it was! once more stationed in Ireland. After its return to Ireland, in 1749, both the number and the name were changed and it was called the 32nd or Highland Regiment. In 1750 the Regiment proceeded on active service for the third time and landed in America, to aid in the war between the British and: the French. For several months after landing, its time was taken up in learning Indian methods of warfare, a very scientific form of the modern extended order. Owing to the lamentable condition of the Intelligence Department under General Abercrombie at Ticonderoga, the British were surprised to find an almost impregnable fortress, strongly fortified with abatis, instead of an undermanned post. During the subsequent attack on the fortress the 42nd was kept in the reserve. .Finally, the men rushed headlong at*the fortress, hacking their way through the aba- is with their broadswords. The casualties were heavy, but the 1 Highlanders kept pressing on and it was not until the retreat had been sounded for the third time that they finally retired. Jn 1758 the title of "Royal" was conferred on the 42nd. In the same year, authority was.given for the raising of a second Battalion, which after many years of service as such, became in 1786 the 73rd Highland Regiment. AND oo youb gBomyq eably GIVE 80METHINO ELECTRICAL THAT'S THE POINT Tou are thinking now of gifts���������of something of beauty which will be a Joy to tho fortunate recipient. And for some dew friend you plan a remembrance that 4he will us* daily with recurring pleasure and thoughts of the giver. Note bow completely electrical appliances combine usefulness with giftineis. Let us show you. 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For a year both battalions were stationed in that city until called on to join the expedition to the "West Indies, resulting in the capture of the Windward Islands. The following year, 1762, both battalions took part in the capture of Havannah, after which all the men of the 2nd battalion who were fit, were drafted into the first battalion, thus making the two battalions into one. - After four years, spent in various expeditions against the Indians, the regiment embarked and reached Cork in October, 1767. By that time, it was a regiment in name only, having lost 970 men during the seven years in America and many of the men having remained behind. In 1768 a Royal warrant altered the colors of the regiment and gave it the motto "memo me oh hand. BUGGIES, WAGONS, Etc. Leather of all kinds. Horse Clothing. We are the largest manufacturers and importers of Leather Goods in B. C. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 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In that same year it embarked for England, and on its, return, received the official title, 73rd Perthshire Regiment. From that period till it returned to the 42nd regiment, as the Second Battalion, the history of the 73rd i-T uneventful as compared with the foregoing. It was moved from England to Ireland, then to Hong. JCong and Ceylon. Afterwards to India, finally returning to England in 1881; when it once more became the 2nd battalion of the 42nd. At Tet-e^-Kebir, in 1882, the 1st Battalion distinguished - itself by its heroic work as part of the Highland Brigade under Sir Garnet "Wolseley. On March 12th, 1884, the 1st Battalion took part in the attempt to relieve General Gordon at Khartoum. After this successful expedition, the 1st Battalion was stationed in Cairo till 1888f in which year it was sent to MaltaT During the stay in Malta, the wearing of the Royal Stuart Tartan, by the pipers, was sanctioned by Her Majesty Queen Victoria; this custom had been discontinued in 1882 when the 73rd reunited with the 42nd. While the 1st Battalion Xvas fighting in Egypt, the 2nd Battalion was employed in breaking up riots in Ireland from 1888 til 1892 was stationed at Belfast and Limerick and after that, at Glasgow and Edinburgh. About 1893, the 1st battalion was moved from Gibraltar, part to Mauritius and part to Cape Colony,-while, a small detachment was sent against the natives of Matabeleland. battalion assembled and proceed-] ed to Bombay; after which it wa^ moved! from place to place in dia till 1901, when ,it ?eceive< orders to set out for active ser- vice in South Africa. On the outbreak of the Boerj War, tbe 2nd Battalion (the old I 73rd), was t>ne of the first units! to leave England for the front. It landed at Cape Town on November 14th, 1899, and formed, part of the Highland Brigade, under Major General Wauchope; tbe whole being in the 1st division under JJord Methuen. After entering Bloemfontein, in the words of the regimental historian, "Hard 'marching, occasional fighting in the Orange Free State, was the lot of the Black Watch for the next six months.''~ On "July 12tb7 I960, the battalion marched 34 miles in 151-2 hours. The battalion was employed on detachment duty for the remainder of. the war, finally joining the 1st battalion at Harrismith in June; 1902; from whence the 1st Battalion was sent home to Edinburgh and the 2nd to Umballa. For the part the Black Watch played in.the Boer War, "South Africa 1899-1902" and "Paarde- berg" were added to the regimental colours. In 1904 the 5th Royal Higb> landers of Canada became an allied regiment of the Black Watch. Since that date the2bonds of sympathy and friendship between the regiment of the Black Watch. Since that date the bonds ers of Canada have been stren- gthened by frequent communications. X At Mauritius, the whole 1st "A young lady in Vancouver put a note in a pair of socks she had knit asking the soldier who get them to write her. She received a letter from a man in a ' northern logging camp stating that he had bought the socks, for 65 cents, whieh goes to show that there are some skunks working for charitable and patriotic funds," says the Rocanviile (Sask.) Record. The matter cannot be permitted to rest there. Who was the skunk ?���������Toronto Globe. - x .-��������������������������� ���������������������������M-ii- Friday, December 10, 1915 Imp As America Looks toward England Besides? settling the foolish uric* "that Lord Kitchener went lo India to suppress a great in- lurection there, Mt. Asquith and Uher members of the Coalition government in Great Britain outlined clearly the purposes and hopes of the allies in speeches at (the Lord Mayor's banquet. The innual Lord Mayor's procession lad already exhibited a new England. Colonials in khaki, escorting captured German guns, instead )f Beefeaters; drummers and >ipers enlisting recruits; air [craft guns and soldiers in the (habiliments of the trenches, instead of in bearskin shakos, and J a solemn service of prayer for the "nation in St. Paul's churchyard���������was there ever before such a Lord Mayor's show? It must have been typical of the [ new resolution of the British na- Ition. Certainly the addresses at the banquet���������the feast itself being shorn of its rich meats and costly wines in token of the stress of the nation���������betokened a people bent upon eventual vic- i tory at whatever sacrifice and regardless of the time it takes tp win it. There was no vainglorious boasting, but only solid determination. Mr. Asquith expressed it best when he said: "Be the journey long or short, we shall not falter nor pause [until we have secured for the smaller states of. Europe their charter of independence and fbr Europe itself its final emancipation from a reign of force.'' That I is* the thought which keeps the [Sentiment of America with the Allies���������the looking forward to an end at the- allies' hands, of the | menace of force which parses the bounds of Europe and threatens the whole world. But how amazing the sacrifice required! Following the declarations at this banquet 'the British government has called for a new credit from parliament -^-a credit whieh makes the aggregate appropriations of the British parliament for the prosecution of this war mount up to $8,310,000,- 000. For this war little Britain with a national wealth muoh less than that of the United' States has already taxed herself, eight times the entire national debt of this country, and stands ready, if such a thing be possible, v to tax herself as much more. Rich men pay half their incomes to; -the maintenance .of the warf poor ' tn I HV.. I TIMBER STATEMENT men do more, for they sacrifice every chance they have in civil life and flock to give their lives to the nation: It is a tremendous spectacle of patriotic devotion, when all is said and done. It is, .moreover, devotion desperately needed, for the hopes of the allies' success in the struggle rests on' just this entire and (logged devotion, which must exhaust the enemy rather than defeat him. At this moment the military situation in the quarter wbich is attracting most attention, the Balkan field, is nothing less than desperate for the allies. They have a prospect there of being driven into the water before long. Their troops seem to be too late to hold back the Teu- tonic-Bulgarian tide. There are grains of , hope, as in the new landing of British and French troops that have been made at Salonica, in the announcement of continued "benevolent neutrality on the part of the new Greek government, and in the increasing signs of. exhaustion on the part of the Germans. But in the main, the allies' task, west and east, remains the task of bleeding Germany to death by a slow process of sapping. To pay and pay and pay, and keep at clenches���������that, is the essence of the great war, for the patient Briton and Frenchman. "America does not, could not, behold this spectacle without sympathy. We should have trod den blood into the snows of Valley Forge in vain, and walked indifferently instead of in deep devotion' with Lincoln through the darkest days of the Civil War, if we did not feel keenly the passage of theh British nation through this gerat and supreme test. We should be deaf to the call of every great sentiment that has ever inspired us���������the love of liberty, the spirit of self governing independence, the hat red of military dominance, the will to win in the world as the result by the self-directed energy and thrift of. the man at the plough or at. the till���������if we did not feel a profound and most sympathetic emotion when we see Britain confronting this crisis so bravely. There is a disposition to aid where aid is possible, and; none to, hamper or defeat America will wait, and wish Eng- 4and^wellvXBostonTransoriptx The timber statement for the month of October, issued by the department of lands, shows that the total scale-'of sawlogs for the province amounted to 52,164,364 feet board measure, in addition to 123,733 lineal feet of. piles and poles, and 14,859 cords of ties, shingle bolts and fence posts. The sawlogs sealed in the various districts are as follows: Vancouver, 30,252,786 ft.; Cranbrook, 9,689,487 ft.; Nelson, 5,- 401,713 ft.; Island, 4,267156 ft.; Prince Rupert, 1,637,105 ft.; Vernon, 746,248 ft. Cranbrook district recorded 49,175 lineal ft. piles and poles; Vancouver 41,- 405 lineal feet., and Nelson 20,- 340 lineal ft. Timber sales re corded during the month cover an estimated total of 7,656,000 ft., sawlogs, to produce a total es timated revenue of $10,817. FIRE PREVENTION AT CHRISTMAS TIME ihell; good literature, Mr. A. Swan; floral and visiting, Miss M. Campbell and tyiss E. T. Scott; Sunday School, Miss E. Gow; pastor's aid, Mr. Duncan Campbell; pianist, Miss S. W. McKenzie, assistant, Miss R. Mitchell; rep. to local union, Mr. J. McCallum,'Mr. P. E. Lesher and Mr. Duncan Campbell; press reporter, Mr. Alex. Moore. .KITCHENER'S CAREER cmEcmoroF RENTS You know the maxim. If you want anything attended to, get a person who is busy to do it. Our Rental Department devotes all its time to the management of our clients' property, and the collection of rents of every description. North West Trust Company, limited E. B. MOaOAN, PEESIDBNT 609 RICHABDS STREET. PHONE, SEY. 746T =W At the approach of the Christ mas season a word of warning may be given in regard to the hazards of Christmas decorations and .entertainments. / It is customary to decorate homes, stores, churches, and schools. Decorations take fire readily and spread fire rapidly. The dangers can be avoided by carefulness in the selection and arrangement of material and by watchfulness. Carelessness may cause loss of life as well as of property. It lis Careless To tamper with electric wiring to produce displays. To hang inflammable' material where it touches or may be pushed or blown against stovepipes, steam-pipes, lamps, gas, or electric lights. To allow the inexperienced and thoughtless to do the decorating. To allow paper and rubbish to accumulate owing to pressure of business. To allow smoking where there are flimsy decorations. Christmas Trees. Don't put cotton beneath the tree to represent snow. Use' mineral or asbestos. Don't use celluloid ornaments in decorating. Don't allow children to light candles on a tree, or touch the tree. Clothing is frequently set on fire by permitting this. ~Doti T ieaW~ipatches~whwe children can get them and undertake to light candles. Don't remove gifts from the tree while candles are lighted. It Vis safer not to put gifts on the tree. Watch the tree. Be i prepared for emergencies. A DETACHMENT OF ^. O. HORSE The following are the significant dates in Lord Kitchener's career: 1850, June 3ft Born at s Bally- longford, County Kerry. 1868, Entered Woolwich Academy 1870. Served as private in army of Loire (French) against the Germans. 1871. Became lieutenant in the Royal Engineers. 1874. Under the Palestine Explo ration Fund obtained survey work in Palestine. 1878. Surveyed Cyprus. 1882. Served as major through Egyptian campaign. ' 1885. Nile expedition'for relief of Gordonr; won -Gordon's praise in his "Journal" as a very superior officer." 1888. Dangerously wounded in the jaw at Handub, near Sua- kirn. 1892. 'Sirdar (Commander in Chief) of the Egyptian Army. 1896. April .8. Dervishes defeated at the Athara. 1898. Sept: 2: Battle of Omdur- man; rout of the Mahdi; fall, of Khartoum. 1898. Sept. 19. Meeting with Major Marchaud at Fashoda; raised to the Peerage. 1899. Chief of the Staff to Lord Roberts in South Africa. 1900. Commander-in-Chief, South Africa. & 1902. Concluded peace at Ver- eeniging; received viscounty and grant of 250,000. 4 1902-9. Commander in Chief in India. 1905. His insistence on his au- v thority led to resignation of the Viceroy, Lorii Curzon. 1911. British Agent and Consul- General in Egypt. 1914. Aug. 5. Secretary of State for war. V. C. AT ROYAL BEDSIDE Bis Majesty's Effort to fie the Ifodai "What that boy undertakes he will see through. He is no quitter." My friend was right. That boy has the reputation of staying -by anything he undertakes until he has accomplished, it. "That's a clean boy���������clean morally," said another man. "How do you know?" I asked "Shows it in his face," he replied. "A boy whose thoughts are continually impure or whose life has a muddy stream in it soon betrays it in his face. It may not show right away, but it will show sooner or later." I told him too, that he was right, for I knew the boy well and believe he is morally clean. "That boy is gentle and kind," said a lady to whom I showed the picture. She was right, too. Yet there was a time when this *ame boy was rough and unkind, and even cruel.- His face then didn't show gentleness and kindness. The more I thought about the photograph, the more I studied the faces of. boys as they came before me. What a study it is! Hereto a1 boy who used to have such a fine, manly face; now it looks coarse, and heayy. What had happened? Well, it doesn't take much, study to find out��������� many things have- come into his life which are hurting him, and his face tells the story. What does your face showf Be sure, that folks are reading it, reading it like a book. Be sure, too; that it shows what it going on^ inside���������in the inner life. The face tells the story of the thought life; the thought life, after all, is the real life. If, as you look in the glass, your face tells the story of some things you would rather not have folks know, about, remember that it isn't the face you need to think about; it's the thing back therein your life that finds reflection in your face. What does,your face show? AN APPEAL Sovereign Radiators Artistic in design. Perfect in finish. Made in Canada. Taylor-porbes Co. LIMITED Vancouver, B. C. Mt. Pleasant Y. P. S. C. E. I'm only a cavalry^ charger, And I'm- dying as fast as I can (For my body is riddled with bul- lets��������� They've potted both me and my man); And though I've no words to express it, I'm trying this message to tell To kind folks who work for the Red Cross��������� v ^ Oh, please help the Blue one as well! My master was one in a thousand And I loved him with all this *������������������ poor heart (For horses are built just like humans, Be kind to them���������they'll do their part); So please send out help for our , wounded, And aivo us a word in your - prayers; This isn't so strange as you'd fancy��������� The Russians do it in theirs:; "* - I'm only a cavalry'charger. v "' - . -. ��������� ~~���������!-, ��������� -ii '* -iTHii Hi _-'���������-.** And my eyes are , becoming quite dim i ;' [K : '\ (I really don't mind, though I'm done for," . . ������ , v "A ��������� '-; So long as I'm going to hw);: But first I would plead for my' comrades, Who're dying and suffering, too��������� y Oh, please help the poor wounded horses, I'm sure that you would���������if. you knew. ���������Scots Greys. A Splendid Assortment of Christmas Cards at The WESTERN CALL OFFICE at prices within your reach. SOS Kingsway Vancouver Engineering Works, Ltd. ENGINEERS, MACHINISTS IRON & STEEL FOUNDERS 519 Sixth Ave. West. Vancouver, B. C. The regular meeting of the above society was held Monday evening at the usual hour. The topic, "Golden Fruit from the Prayer Life," was taken by Mrs A.~E. Mitchell, who gave a very interesting paper on it. At the close of the meeting the annual election of officers took place. The following were elected : Hon. Pres., Mr. Duncan Campbell; president, Miss J. M. Robertson; 1st" vice7pres., Mr.1 Roy Hunter; 2nd vice-pres., Mr. Graham Bruce;" corresponding secretary, Miss J. M. Robertson; recording secretary, Miss K. Black; treasurer and financial secretary, Miss M. Story; convenors���������Prayer meeting, Miss. C. McKenzie arid Miss R. Mitchell; lookout, Miss M. Scott and Mr. A. McCallum; missionary, Miss Emery and Mr. Pr G. Stewart; social, Mr. Geo. Kent and Mrs. Small; temperance, Mr. J. Mc- Calliim and Miss Small; music, Miss, I. Caspell and Miss R. Mit- ,One of the most moving episodes of the war is the *way in which^the^King, awhile -lying; ill in the hospital train in France, decorated Lance-Sergeant Oliver Brookes; 3rd Coldstream Guards, with the V. C. Lance Sergeant Brodkes led a bombing party on October 8 and recaptured a trench held by the Germans, and his Majesty expressly wished to decorate the soldier before he left for England. Lance-Sergeant Brookes was led to the bedside of the King in the hospital train. He knelt on the floor arid bent over the bed. Then it was seen that the King had over-rated his strength. His Majesty had insufficient strength to push the pin through the stiff khaki of the soldier's coat. He tried,pluckily, but the effort was too great for him to complete the task unaided. Lance-Sergeant Oliver Brookes, who is only twenty-six years of age, was born at Midsomer Nor ton, a mining village of Somerset. iii IT A GIFT WHAT DOES YOUR FACE SHOW? A few years ago I received the photograph of a boy friend of mine, who is now away at school. It was an interesting photograph, and I showed it to a number of friends. ������ "That face shows determination," said the first friend OF GENUINE USEFULNESS When you give a Christmas Gift, you want to give something that will be appreciated. What is better than a telephone? All the year round it is there to be used. It is never put on the mantel or on a shelf and forgotten. It is as valuable at the last of the year as when first given. Every day it saves many steps, many little worries. Perhaps you have a telephone in your home? An extension upstairs will save running down when a call comes in. Our Sales Department will be glad to help you. TELEPHONE SEYMOUR 6070 British Columbia Telephone Company, Limited .-V' X'l --- XX l ' 4 4/liV. THB WESTERN CALL .Friday, December, 10,' 1915 W n K THE WESTERN CALL H. H. STEVENS, M. P. PUBLISHED EVEEY FRIDAY BY THE TERMINAL CITY PRESS, LIMITED HEAD OFFICE: 203 KINGSWAY, VANCOUVER, B. C. Telephone: Fairmont 1140. SUBSCRIPTION: One Dollar a Year in Advance. $1.50 Outside Canada. G. F. GIBSON TO BR ORGANIZER IT, IS VERY SATISFACTORY and encouraging to know that Mr. G. F. Gibson is to be the new organizer of the Prohibition movement. He has taken a strong stand "against party affiliation and -it is to be regretted that his views did not prevail at the convention. All impartial persons will, however, welcome this appointment 'as a gleam of hope that the .unfortunate "instructions" of the convention to the executive may not be carried out, and that, on mature reflection, they will realize, that Mr.V Gibson'8 view is the correct one. THE NAVY'S GREAT WORK In his recent speech in the British Commons Premier Asquith spoke of the conspicuous services rendered by the Royal Navy's experts in meeting the submarine menace, not only in home waters but in the operations in the Near East. He gave credit to the inventive genius of Lord Fisher for devising specially constructed ships to cope with the danger in the Aegean sea, vessels built in anticipation of the attacks of submarines on the British warships that at the outset -��������� assisted in the attacks on Gallipoli. These are vessels of the monitor type and they have done magnificent work in those waters. The navy, said the premier, had risen superior to all, 1 difficulties and had been able to maintain the communication of the, army ihtici ��������� SENTIMENT AGAINST GERMANY The American press is growing more and more hostile to Germany, evidence of increasing bitterness being apparent almost every-day.. The' administration at Wiwhington is still '.'watchfully waiting,"but day by day the dissatisfaction with that attitude is'growing. Some of the New York papers, particularly, are leading the way in a demand for decisive American action. Every action to Germany hostile to the United States brings more vigorous and hitter rejoinders. The New York Herald thus summarizes the latest marine atrocity, the sinking of the Ancona: "This crowning act of ferocity, surpassing the cruelty of red Indians, has shocked the world:",' And again: ���������-- - "Thisfresh crime is a reminder to Americans that Germany's methods of warfare are a blot upon civilization; that her work is a lie." The Herald says Germany, was ashamed to' commit this second crime in her own name therefore she used the Austrain flfcg. The position of the United States is difficult in many ways, but its sentiment is sound enough now, at any rate. BULGARIANS DISTRUST GERMANS NEWSPAPERS of Bulgaria, says the correspondent at Saloniki of the Petit Parisien, are declaring that the Bulgarian army, having conquered Serbian Macedonia, Bulgaria should be satisfied with its triumph, and seeing that Thrace is being retained by the Turks should not add to the fears of the Serbians. In fact, the correspondent quotes he Bui tgarian newspapers as saying here are now seven Turkish divisions at Sufli, northeast of Dedea- gatch, one division at Mustapha Pasha, one division at Varna and one each at Burgas and Constantinople/The Bulgarian newspapers, the correspondent says, are strongly insisting that the question of Thrace has not been definitely settled and that with is Germany's support, Turkey in Europe should be replaced within theV limits in which she was-confined in 19il. The correspondent adds: X "After the misunderstanding on this subject continues and in view of the recent speech, made by Premier. Radosavoff pf Bulgaria>; in ��������� which he declared that Thrace should be Bulgarian, the prophecy of ex-Preinier Venizelos.of GreeceV may yet be realized that the Bulgarians in the .end may be found fighting on the side of those they formerly attacked." CARNEGIE FORTUNE MERE $20,000,000 New York, Dec. 10���������Andrew Carnegie has a fortune to-day of $20,000,000. Of the vast wealth' which the ironmaster possessed when he started, giving away his fortune twenty years ago' in conformity with his principle of. dying poor, that is &VL1 he has left. He is now fair down on the list of America's millionaires. Mr. Carnegie has given away about $350,000- 000. If interest were to be included on some of. nearly $400,000,000. This sum he has given away the funds he has set aside, the total would reach in pursuance of his belief, as expressed by' Dr. Henry S. Pritchett, president of the Carnegie Foundation, in his address Wednesday in Pits- burg, that the man who dies possessed of great wealth and who devotes no part of it to���������the public use failed in life. The fortune of $20,000,000 which Mr Carnegie has left he has devised in his will almost entirely to charity. Very little will go to his family. Thus, when his will is made public, it will be found that he really made good hia boast of dying poor. FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT THE UNITARIANS have put a,ban ,on the hymns Onward Christian Coldiers and The Son of God Goes Forth to Warf because1 they savor of militarism.1 What will "they do with that famous passage in St. Paul's writings where he urges upon Christians to "put on the whole armor of God," and to "fight the good fight."��������� Hamilton Herald. tamonnt to an American army of more than 6,j 500,000,- based on present estimates of popula-j tion���������Montreal Herald. \ ' :��������� . .ii i CUSTOMS RECEIPTS SHOW > REMARKABLE INC1 THE ALLIANCE IN QUEBEC THE OTHER DAY Mr. Armand Lavergne addressed a meeting in the province of Quebec, at which he retailed his stock arguments against participation by Canada in .the wars of the Empire. He declared that it was not the duty'of the Dominion to defend England. He held that - there was conscription in Canada, since while enlistment was voluntary the payment of taxes was compulsory. He also revived the. Ontario ���������school question, and insisted that there would be no cessation' of "the struggle until French was established on an equality with English all over the Dominion. The Globe vigorously repudiated the statement, in the press despatches that the- meeting which Mr. .Lavergne addressed was held under. Liberal auspices. But Mr. Lavergne himself now says "the demonstration was convoked by. the Liberal Association of St. Stanislas and all the1 local leaders of the country occupied seats on the platform. In spite, therefore, of what has been said to the effect that the Nationalists are a wing of the Conservative party, we haveno^ thing whatever to do with the Conservative party. "-���������Toronto News. , * . GERMAN PEACE TALK THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR blames Brit- " ain for the destruction of Belgium and Serbia. He says these two countries were un4er Britain's protection. Belgium was quite as much under the protection of Germany as she was under that of Britain. Germany was a party to"the.treaty protecting the neutrality of Belgium. Germany planned and prepared for years in advance to violate the neutrality of Belgium. England did nothing to prepare for war. The(, people of Britain could not convince them-' .selves that Germany was contemplating this, monstrous assault upon civilization. And whiley official Britain and military Britain had their , doubts and misgivings they could not impose , their conclusions upon a self-governing people l without forcing a preparation-which would have been tantamount to a challenge to Germany, and in any event would bave been so construed by the war seeking autocracy of that country. Such a step would have precipitated the war only a few years before it was bound to come. Britain could have stood aside and with fair sophistry have claimed that as Germany, one * of the parties to the guarantee of Belgium's neutrality, had seen fit to repudiate the guarantee, it was no longer binding on Britain. But sophistry combined with national dishonor is not part of the British philosophy, and Britain entered the war unprepared, except on the sea. Her superb naval readiness saved France and herself from annihilation, and in the end Belgium and Serbia. will be avenged, and so far as humanly possible, they will be redressed. With sickening effrontery the German Chancellor re-asserts that the war was forced upon Germany and that she is fighting a war of defence. Strange that this defence war is being fought in nearly every country; including those of neutrals, outside of Germany. No defense of Germany is being fought within the borders of Germany because there has been no invasion of Germany yet. Von Bethmann Holweig is slightly premature in saying it is a defense war " for Germany. That it will be a defense war he may be well assured. He tells the world that Germany is prepared to accept terms of peace suitable to Germany- The allies will dictate the terms of peace, and it is not likely they will be acceptable to Germany. Germany's wishes in the matter will not be consulted., XNeither the German Chan- ; ;cellor, nor the German Emperor, nor any of the Prussian war lords will be consulted. They- will be subject to the peace terms, not makers of them. Britain's aifewer to the ^Chancellor's peace pronouncement is a call for another million men. THE WORLD'S WHEAT CROP 1915 THE FOLLOWING TABLE contains the official estimates of the yield of wheat in" the countries which have reported: 1915 1914 Hungary 151,407,000 105,144,000 Bulgaria 46,212,000 29,414,000 Denmark ...., 4M7,000 5,788,000 Spain 144,'l60,000 116,090,000 France ..: 237,806,000 289,185,000 Great Britain and Ireland .. 75,678,000 62,434,000 Jtaly 172,695,000 169,444 000 Luxemburg 516,000 613/100 Netherlands' 6,216,000 5,380,000 Boumania .' J. 108,761,000 46,296,000 Russia in Europe 764,975,000 580 300,000 Switzerland 3,880,000 3J278,000 Canada 336,258,000 161,280,000 United States 1,002,029,000 891,017,000 Thou ���������,������������������- 383}376,000 311,688,000 Japan 23,669,000 21,645,000 Bussia in Asia 143,849,000 179,348,000 Egypt. 39,148,000 32,832,000 Tunis , 11,023,000 2,205 000 ������������������������������������������������������������������������ .t��������� Total .'. 3,656,575,000 3,013,379,000 WHAT IT .MEANS CANADA has every reason to be proud of the part her sons are taking in the war. When the full army of 250,000 men has been raised and equipped���������as it will be shortly���������it will be tantamount to the United States enlisting, arming and equipping in the same period of time an army of more than 3,000,000 men. If Canada's contingent reaches half a million, as it may. it will be tan- Ottawa, Dec. 1.���������Customs receipts for th��������� month of November show a remarkable increase over those'of November, 1914. During the moo-j th the duties of 9,138,000, which probably con-; ���������stitutes a record. In November, 1914, the collections amounted to only $5,160,000. For the] eight months of the fiscal year ended November,] 30, the, customs yeilded a total revenue of $62,-1 288,000, as compared with $53,910,000 for thef same period in 1914, an increase of $8,378,000. PROHIBITION (Continued from Page One) ests demanded a vote for the repeal of the prohibitory law, on the grounds that public opinion had changed T Would not a government be quite justified in grantirig the request? And would we not be inclined to demand that it be postponed until the ''next election?" But our hands would be tied, having secured the vote for the bill in the same way. We do not advance this as our position on the question, but rather as the argument of scores of citizens among whom are many quite favorable to prohibition. It also goes to show that the details of "time" and "form" are not so important as the "principle" for which we are contending. To'make any political alliance���������Grit,'Tory, Socialist or Labor���������is to force a solid, militant liquor party into our opponent's camp, ��������� while the history of the temperance people is that they will always split on a party question. Some of these things do not sound well, but the facts are too well known to require demonstration. IF FOWLS COULD SPEAK TO OUR BRITISH HEROES 1. I believe in "early to bed and early to rise," so do please open my door early in the morp- at other times I'll let you knew ting��������� at daybreak in winter time; when I 'ra ready myself. 2. On cold, frosty days'I like warm mush with a little mustard for my breakfast; 'some corn suits' me very well when it 'is warmer. J like an early break fast���������6.30 in summer and 7.30 in winter, if you please. 3. For dinner give me corn. I just love to scratch about, so if you don't mind, scatter it amongst some straw in my scratching shed. , 4. I haven't any teeth, and can not possibly digest my food unless you give me plenty of flint and shell grit to grind it in my _iop._Put_it in a box wherel can net nt it easily, please. 5. Give me fresh water at least once daily in a clean vessel^ and add a little Epsom salts to it now and then to keep "my blood tvol. fi. I can't get along without gieca stuff, so give me plenty ol it. 7. face a-sunk'i'i box filled with ashes in my run; this is my bath. 8. Whitewash the inside of my house twice a year, for though I am fowl I do not like my house to be the same. 0. Clean out my bedroom daily and sprinkle fine ashes under my pillow. 10. When the sun sets give me as much corn as I can eat, so that I may sleep peacefully. , 11.rAbove all, please be "punctual with my meals. 12. If you do as I ask I will promise to do my part and pror vide you with eggs. NO RACE SUICIDE THERE Striking proofs of the remarkable t. fecundity of French-Canadian families have just *been given out at Quebec, when Mrs. Geo rges Galarneau, of Charlesbburg, a: village just outside the city, gave birth to her 28th child, while Mrs. Johnny Michaud, of Levis, just across the river, became the mother of her 20th offspring. - ! The Guards with their pipes in martial display,, . Advancing to win in their battle array, They never, retreat,-* but stano* fast- and defy The enemy's legion. If need be they'll die. A bonnie Scotch lassie aye faithful and brave, With a banner to place on a Highlander's grave, Who gave up his life for his land and tbe right, As he rushed to the front in the thick of the fight. J ' With great guns of artillery booming aloud, To be with, them should make any Britisher proud, ~~ As the men serve their guns without hurry or fear, Tho' the enemy advance and'come very, near. When the Guns and the Foot have given of their best, Then the cavalry charge to give them a rest, Asking no quarter, right onward they go With valor far into the ranks of the foe. Our colonial contingents have come to assist With might and with main the foe,to resist, They'll endure every hardship and never complain, Determined to conquer and victory to gain. And Red Gross heroes in ,the V midst of the fray, Under shell fire they labor by X night and by day, Searching for wounded, brave women and men, Forever k we'11 praise them with words and with pen. ' ' With unceasing vigilance, free from all fear, - V Brave sailors are guarding our ; shores far and near, To conquer all foemen with Brit- . ain's great might, Upholding her Honor, her Cause and the Right. IMPORTANT POSTAL RATES On Parcels Going to the Troops in France The Department is in receipt of applications, to have parcels addressed t6 oursoldiers'in France sent free or at reduced rates of postage, there evidently being an impression'that the Department has control of these rates and could do as it wished, but this is not so/as the question of postage is fixed by international agreement, so that it is not within tbe power of the Canadian : post office department to undertake to carry the parcels free or at a reduced rate of postage. Under international law, provision is made for the" free transmission of parcels for prisoners of war, but this privilege does not- extend to parcels for troops engaged in active service, nor' is it within the power of the department to so extend it. . The rate of postage required on parcels addressed to the troops depends upon the location of the addressee. If the address is in England, the rate on parcels for England applies, which is twelve cents per pound; whilst, if he is in France, the parcels are subject to the rates applicable to parcels for France which are as follows: 1 lb., 32 cents; 2 lbs., 40 cents; 3 lbs., 48 cents; 4 lbs., 64 c>nts; 5 lbs., 72 cents; 6 lbs., 80 cents; 7 lbs., 88 cents; 8 lbs., ::$i".ji>2;; 9 lbs., $1.10 j 10 lbs., $1.18; 11 lbs., $1.26. V XXx These -are exactly the. same charges which existed for years between Canada, England and France before the war; and are the result of an agreement or convention made between these countries and Canada, and as these countries have not agreed tb lower their rates between England and France, Canada has to pay to them the same rates as before the war and must charge the same.postage; .. In all cases parcels for the troops must be addressed care of Army Post Office, London, England, but this does not in any which depends entirely upon the location of the addressee, x i ���������* ���������Friday, December 10, 1515 THE WESTERN CALL CORBESPONDENCE ��������� School of Manufactures < re see that the instructors in nig-ht schools complain of, a |c of equipment and that, coa- lenily, they cannot make their jfruetion as practical as they lid wish. They hope for more [ipment in the future, and the is badly in need of new iri- Itries. Both classes of. retirements can be satisfied by establishment of a "school of |nufactures, and there is no ne- ������ty for antagonizing laboni ions, of which there would appear to be some danger carpenters, blacksmiths, bakers, ^ctricians, stationery engineers ssayers). The instruction so Ir given is probably no more" Ian each of the sexes reapeo- rcly require, and all ot1 it is, think, quite justly and truly cmed pre-vocational. school of manufactures wo.ild irehase tools, machinery equip- ent and raw material and pro- \d to manufacture some new le of goods���������new, that is to \y, to Vancouver, and preferably ?w to the Dominion as a whole, le ' Dominion government, bough its department of com- jerce and labour, would be call- upon for all available statists, data, expert, instructions id advice. In some'cases it ight justly be called upon to Ipply part of ,the necessaiy Inds. We cannot disguise the |ct that a few trained hands )uld be highly desirable or even lispensably necessary, and in [me cases these would need to imported. If young ehildren should bev admitted to this insti tution their common school education would need,to be continued and in this way the provincial government could justly- be called upon for' considerable assistance. Technical and other instruction for old and young would be carefully fostered. And the aim of making the institution payable should begiu to bo prrsued almost from the first. All hands should begin to- receive pay as soon as they began to produce goods, and the marketing of the manufactured product would need to be attended to; in short, this first line of manufactures should be put'upon a% nearly.a commercial or paying basis as possible. About this time capitalists would have become considerably interested. They should be required, if this line of manufactures was really becoming a paying one, to take over at cost all the tools, machinery and equipment, and to give employment to at least a portion of the trained aid partially trained hands. And if these capitalists should be enlightened and up-to-date people, they will, continue the instruc- tionand education of their hands. Supposing this line of manufactures to>be fairly started, the authorities of. this school of manufactures should immediately start a new line of manufactures for which, in the meantime, they should have been making preparations. Hoping that these notes will be of some assistance. Yours truly, ��������� * JOHN K. MaeKENZIE,, 910 Seymour St. A HUNDRED YEABS FROM HOW There's a picture in tbe window ��������� Of a-Uttle shop I know, , ,' With boyB and girla dressed as thty ,-Vere * A/juindred years ago. \ Andapnce I saw it, I have thought A AridY&eep on thinking how I'he- children, maybe, will be dressed A hundred years from now. "Will girls wear caps or farthingales, 6r Loops in grand array! WiU they wear bows like butterflies, Just, as they do to-dayf Vill boys wear jackets short, or tie Their hair in quest Just how They'll really look, I'd like to know A hundred years from now. ���������What do you think the girls snd boys Will eat in those far days? Will they be fed on breakfast foods In many sorts of waysf ' Will all the good ahd tasty things ; Be worse for them than ricef Will ice-cream soda make them sick, And everything that's nice? Will children's books have /pictures then Or just all reading be Perhaps they'11 "be hand-painted and Most beautiful to see. But. when I think of those I have/ I truly don't see how They can be any prettier A hundred years from now. ���������St. Nicholas. ID. McNeill MAYORALTY CANDIDATE ** { Solicits your and influence. Eating between Meals is perfectly Natural for Healthy, Active CbiUfren ���������Give Them Good, Energy-Restoring FOOD! SMAX and The BETTER Breads .ARE .JUST SUCH FOODS Made ol Canada'! most nntritious flour and pore water in British CohrmhtaV most, sanitary, clean, modern baking pfanaL 5 FULL 16 OVtiCE LOAF Every one "sealed at the oven" tf AMPTON-PINCHIN Bakers of BE TTER Bread HELPFUL HINTS (FromNthe Motorist) INSERTING SPARK PLUGS Metal will expand to a certain extent when subjected to heat. Frequently the removal of spark plugs is extremely difficult, and the cause was that the cold plug was tightly screwed into a hot cylinder. When the plug and cylinder become hot, both expand equally, causing an extremely tight fit. One should fairly seat the cold plug in the hot cylinder, and when the plug ib hot it may be securely tightened. Or the plug may be BeatCd fully when the cylinder is cold. - ABE YOU? r ������������������*. Tell' UB,-* are you advertising fIn'tbe same old foolish way That your grjanddad did before you, > - And,, persist "It doesn't pay." Think the whole world knows your address 'Cause it. hasn't changed for yearst Wouldn't the pathos of such logic -Drive a billy goat to tears? "Just a card'"* is all you care for, Hidden, lonesome and unread, Like the sign upon a tombstone Telling folks that you are dead. Wake up, man, and take a tonicl Bunch your hits, and make a drive; Bun a page, and change your copy��������� ADVERTISE and keep alive! GASOLINE ECONOMY So many able bodied men are shirking their responsibilities to the empire that conscription will likely have to be resorted to before this terrible war is over. * ��������� * We would like to see a battalion of men between the ages- of 45 and 55 formed. A German killed by a man of 55 would be just as dead as the one killed by a man of 25. AS ONE OF THESE' J. E. Middleton. ������������������ t. i> ��������� !��������� ���������to*"*** 21' V >A -��������� It is fully recognized by automobile engineers' that a properly designed four- cylinder engine is more economical in fuel consumption than a six-cylinder of the same developed horsepower at the same speed. Adding to the, number of cylinders' does not make for fuel. economy, but for greater speed, flexibility ���������good pulling power at lower speed than possible in four-cylinder design and con- structian���������and at the expense of heavier fuel consumption. And while on this subject it might be well to add that the fuel consumption per horsepower delivered will be very much higher as the engine speed is reduced. From this it should not be inferred that it would take more fuel to drive a car at half-speed over a certain distance, but it would take more than -one-half at much fuel. A BROKEN PISTON RING , _. Yes, and British Columbia has a Real Bread Flour too '->.\, -' A Flour that makes your loaves of, bread, your biscuits, your buns' bfckeXBIG, WHOLESOME, WHITE " Aft4 S#QW - INr SIDE. The name ' J v.. ROYAL STANDARD Made from the choicest ^ Canadian bread- wheat that money can buy. . Milled into spotless cleanliness and* purity by the most up-to-date milling methods���������RIGHT HERE in b. a, v vv,\,'iV , Your money can*buy no Better. Flour ANYWHERE, so buy ROYAL STANDARD and keep your money" at home. Vancouver Milling and Grain Co. Limited Vancouver, New Westminstar, Nanaimo; Victoria / "4 PARCELS FOR FRONT NOW LIMITED The room was white, gastly white. . - The surgeon wore his gloves and >gown. ,, . The nurses made their- lancets bright. ..- r And laid, the gauze and dressings down Upon the cruel slab���������yet kind��������� A little blue-eyed lassie lay. The surgeon held' her slender hand And thought of other maids��������� at play. "My dear," he said, "this little screen Upon your lips and nostrils lies. " c Strange odors, passing sweet, will come, , Breathe _ deeply, _ child,^. -and close your eyes, So shall you sleep as in your cot And soon we'll mend you little feet, * And when the spring time comes, you'll play Like your companions on the street." "And shall I really sleep." she smiled, .The heartsore Father took her hand "Yes, honey." The assurance sweet ' ' V '��������� -XV: None but a child will understand. "I must get up," she softly . said,' So, in her spotless, flowing gown, She knelt beside the instru- ��������� :.v- ments .. - x" V- " -X : And whispered, ''Now I lay me down." ���������"To sleep?" The Father's heart was wrung, A' For fear has many a sound- X-.less d_jep.: , .������������������-:.:��������� vXX . -. "If I should die before I wake" And even .Science'.-.:learned to weep...- . X,XX So, radiant from her knees she ��������� rose, Upon her brow a Heavenly v light, Sh.- kissed her Father'3 bloodless lips ���������:���������' And, Smiling- soft, she said ��������� "Good Night!" The engine of a car became rather uncertain in starting, and its owner sus pected and verified in turn the ignition, the carburetor, and the valves. The compression of each cylinder rwas tested in turn by feeling the resistance it offered to the rotation'of the starting handle, and one cylinder proved to be almost compressionlesB; the engine would not start' from a pull up if tbe starting handle claw % was so engaged that the weal; cylinder was either the first or second resistance to be overcome. The exploded charges blew past the broken ring into. thei'erankcase, and sent puffs of smoke out through the gauze cover of the orankease breather. This usually occurs when faulty piston rings have perceptibly reduced the compression in a cylinder. In the case under notice, tbe pitstotts had buf one jing each, and a piece of about ,1:+,of an inch in length had absolutely vanished from the nng ' of .* the erring .cylinder, the two remaining pieces still lying in tbe groove. Such a puff of smoke from the crankcase breather, is plainly, determinative, and shows" that . the rings, and not the valves, are to blame. AUTOMOBILE RULS8 fOR PEDES TRIANS ��������� ������������������ By George Ittcb ' Rule 1 ��������� Pedestrians crossing boulevards at night shall wear a white light in front and a red light in the rear Rule 2���������Before'turning to the right or left they shall- give three short blast* on 1 a horn at least three inches in diameter.!. ��������� ��������� >'. Rule 3���������When an inexperienced automobile driver is 'made nervous by a pedestrian, he shall indicate the same, and the'pedestrian shall hide behind a tree until the automobile has passed. Rule 4���������Pedestrians shall not carry in their pockets any sharp substances which are liable to cut automobile tires" -. Rule s-^In dodging automobiles, pedestrians shall not run more than /seven- miles an hour. Rule 6���������Pedestrians must register at the beginning of each year and pay a license fee of $5 for the privilege of living. There shall be no rebate if they do not live through the entire year. . Rule 7���������Pedestrians will not be allowed to emit cigarette smoke on any boulevard in an offensive or unnecessary manner. Rule 8���������Each pedestrian before receiving his license to walk upon a boulevard must demonstrate before an examining board his - skill in dodging, leaping, crawling, and extricating himself from machinery. Rule 9���������Pedestrians will be held responsible for all damage done to automobiles or their occupants by collis- sion. ��������� ���������Hoosier Motorist. HONOUR ROLL OF THE VANCOUVER AUTO. CLUB The following are the members of. the club who are serving their country either in Europe or have joined the Canadian and Imperial forces: .-������. On Active Service ���������. Lieut. Col. Victor W. Odium (been wounded), Majors Roy MacGowan (front line trenches); John A. Hope. J. Reynolds Tite* Captains R. Fyfe Winch, Victor Spencer, Fred Bayliss, Geo. P. Bowie (killed in action); D. C. McGregor, G. M... Endaeo'tt, AV. W. Foster, M.L.A., (front line trenches) ; F'. G. Forsnaw, J. E. Elkins, E. S. Wilband; Chaplain, Rt. Rev. A. U. dePencier; Surgeons, R. B. Boucher. G. E. Gillies, A. S. Munro, A. P. Proctor, Dallas G. Perry, Wm. B. McKechnie; Lieutenants. P. J. Bevan, J. G. Fordham (front line trenches): J. ' C Day. G. P. Farr, T. G. Bird, J. Gordon Fleck, A. Edward Tulk, J. L. G. Abbott; Mechanical Transport, Ian A. Laurie; Private A. A. MeDougall (Princess Pats). An important memorandum limiting the size of parcels sent to the front to seven pounds was issued at Ottawa yesterday by the post office department.' The request is made on account of the'strain on the transport sysr tern and the congestion of mail matter. The memorandum is as follows: Newspapers are constantly urging the department, and applications are ' still being received Vto - Have all parcels addressed to our soldiers in France, sent free or at reduced rates of postage, there evidently being the impression tbat the Post Office Department of Canada has control of this and can do as it wishes. This is not correct inasmuch as the transference of parcels depends on a special convention, under the terms of which all parcels are transmitted and under the terms of which only can parcels can be transmitted to England and France. As Canada is only one party to this agreement it is not possible for her to take independent action and lower the rates. If. Canada did this, the parcels would simply not_be_re_-i eeived, or, if delivered in England would not be transmitted to France nor disturbed in England. Application Refused "Application has already been made by the Canadian Post ,Office: Department for a reduction of the rates of Postage on parcels posted in Canada and destined for France, and this has been refused*" by England and France on the ground that the amount of parcels and mail matter presented at the present time is such as to strain almost to the breaking point the transport service, and the War Office has stated publicly that it cannot and will not transport more parcels than it has been doing. This statement was made in the British House of Commons, and the reasons above were given as to why they should not make a reduction in -regard to parcels' being sent from England. What France and England could not do for their own people, they could not do for Canada, and moreover', they have refused the application of the department to have this done. The number of parcels is so great and the strain on the transport so heavy at the present time that the British government has notified the post office department of Canada that temporarily all parcels are reduced to seven pounds. Premier Pancake Flour Made from CHOICEST of Wheat Produdt. AGREEABLE to tiy SENSE. * . ��������� . . ^ > The ONLY P������������ctkt x Flour MADE i* VANCOUVER ASK YOUR GROCER X 1 pel' ' 4*1 ..1 *ll ^JWnP*W PWF������ ; Phone Seymour 9086 FIRE INSURANCE is as important as Life Insurance We Write Fire Insurance in Good Companies Dow Fraser Trust Co. 122 Hasting* Street West Ottawa, Canada PRINGLE & GUTHRIE Barristers and Solicitors Clive Pringle. N. G. Guthrie. Parliamentary Solicitors, Departmental Agents, Board of Bailway Commissioners Mr. Clive Pringle is a member of the Bar of British Columbia. Citizen Building, Ottawa It" I to I Ml'^r;?: . ;x' -, Friday, December 10, 1915 HOME A function of. the meals'at home is to give color to all the home life. The daily menu published this week, and which may be continued is by one of the best known ang valued editors of this department, of several leading dailies in the United States We feel fortunate in being able to offer to the ladies of this city that which is purchased at a high price by such dailies there These Cards have been especially written for this paper. still. ������������������fes5- ������ H Mr .'f life I !! i j-, i;> Saturday, December 11 Those who bring sunshine to the lives of otbeTS cannot keep it from themselves���������J. M. Barrie. Breakfast���������Grapefruit. Creamed Dried Beef. Rice Cakes. Nut Bran Muffins. Coffee. Dinner���������ClearVSoup. Cooutons. Pork Tenderloins. Mashed Potatoes. Browned Parsnips. Lemon Meringue. Coffee. Supper���������Beans Baked with Tomatoes. Brown Bread. Cucumber Pickles. Doughnuts. Tea. Beans Baked with Tomatoes Soak three cupfuls of beans in cold water over night. In the morning, soak them in warm water for two hours, then drain and place in a kettle with four peeled and sliced" onions. Pour in enough eold water to cover, bring slowly to a. boil and cook until tender. Drain again, turn into a bean pot. add two cupfuls of stewed tomatoes, one tablespoonful of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of salt, one quarter of a teaspoonful of pepper and a few grains of cayenne and mix thoroughly. Cut gashes in a half pound piece of. parboiled salt pork, bury it in the middle, place in a slow oven, bake three hours, then stir the beans well, bring the pork to the top. and bake two hours longer. ��������� ��������� ��������� Sunday, December 12th Be useful where thou livest, that they may Both want and wish thy pleasing presence Find out men's wants and will, And meet them there. All worldly joyB go To the one joy of doing kindnesses. ���������George Herbert. Breakfast���������Baked Apples. Fried Cereal with Honey. Toast. Coffee. Dinner���������Bouillon. Boiled Fowl with Oyster Sauce. Buttered Potato Balls. Squash. Lettuce and Roquefort Salad. Pineapple Ice Cream. Wafers. Coffee. Lunch���������Scotch Woodcock. Fruit Salad. Sponge Drops. Tea. Scotch Woodcock Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter, add one and one half tablespoonfuls of flour, stir until frothy, then add gradually one cupful of milk. Cook and stir until smooth, add one tablespoonful of anchovy paste, 'season with salt and a dash of cayenne, add five hard boiled eggs cut into quarters lengthwise, heat thoroughly and serve on bread toasted on the under side only. Monday, December 13th Goe not halfe way to meete a coming sorrowe Butte thankful bee for blessings of to-day, " And pray that thou msyest blessed bed to-morrowe So shalt thou goe with joy upon thy way. ���������Adolphus (Joss. Breakfast���������Cereal with pates and Cream. Fried Eggs. Lyonnaise Potatoes. Bolls! Coffee. AOiww--Corn Chowder. Bread Sticks. Baked ^am. Cider Sauce. Mashed Potatoes. Creamed Cabbage. Apple Custard. Coffee. SWPper���������Chicken and Chestnut Salad. Hot Biscuits. Mocha Cakes. Tea. Apple Custard Pare and core six apples, place them in a buttered pan, fill the cavities with sugar, dot with butter, pour in' three or four tablespoonfuls of water, cover and bake until soft. -Beat two whole, eggs and the yolks of two, add four tablespoonfuls of sugar, one-half saltspoonful of salt and one pint of scalded -milk and pour the mixture over the apples, place the pan over boiling water and bake in a moderate oven -Until the custard is firm. Beat the two whites until stiff, fold in two tablespoonfuls of sugar, flavor with one-quarter of a teaspoonful of vanilla, spread the meringue overthe-pudding when cool, then brown lightly in a hot oven. # * * Tuesday, December 14th . If the world seems cool to you, Kindle fires to warm it; Let their comfort hide from you Winters that deform it. ���������Lucy Larcom. Breakfast���������Steamed Rice. 'Bacon and Fried Bananas. Wheat Gems. Coffee. ���������Dinner���������Celery Soup. Breaded Ham, Mustard Pickles. - Potato Puffs. Brussels Sprouts. Raisin Puffs. Vanilla Sauce. Coffee. Supper���������Tripe and Oyster Ragout. Buttered Toast. Stewed Apricots. Sugar Cookies. Tea. WARNING To Dealers in Food Products . Tripe and Oyster Ragout Boil half a pound of tripe until very tender and cut it into small pieces. Melt one-third, of, a cupful of butter, stir in one-half cupful :of flour, cook until bubbling, add the tripe, '^stir.' well, then add one pint of boiled and sliced onions ahd < one pint of oysters from which all bits of shell have been removed. Season" with pepper and salt, stir and cook until the edges of the oysters begin to ruffle, turn on toast which has been slightly moistened with hot milk and serve at once. i- ,.:.'��������� ��������� . ��������� XX Wednesday, December 15 xX XX * No cloud is strewn : XX:' O'er the frozen sky; To a spirit tune Their lullaby. X" X The oaks around chant dismally. ���������-Thomas Gold Appleton. Breakfast���������Stewed Figs. Cereal with Cream. Buckwheat Griddle Cakes. Maple Syrup. Cbffee.1 Dinner���������Mock Turtle Soup. Baked Stuffed Leg of Mutton. Hominy. Spinach. Tomato Jelly Salad. Apricot Trifle. Coffee. X v Supper���������Ham Timbales." White Sauce. Baked Potatoes. Corn Bread. Oatmeal Macaroons. Tea. '"'.. X" ':x ,,'''���������' A .k . X . xX: Baked Stuffed tag of Mutton ; Have the bone removed, trim off any unsightly portions and wipe with a damp cloth,, then stuff with one cupful of bread crumbs mixed with one-quarter of a cupful of melted butter, one quarter of a cupful of finely chopped almonds one teaspoonful of chopped parsley; one half teaspoonful of salt and two drops of Tabasco sauce. Cut one raw onion and one carrot into dice and add three tablesponfuls of finely cut * celery, two sprigs of parsley and one cupful of stewed tomatoes and spread over the bottom of a roaster. Place the meat on the mixture, jpour in one pint of boiling water, cover and bake two hours, then remove the ��������� cover, dredge with pepper, salt and flour, dot with bits of butter and bake until brown. Put the meat on a heated platter, thicken the gravy in the pan with brown ed flour and serve in a gravy boat. - * ' .��������� ��������� ��������� Thursday, December 16th The gayest castles in- the air are better for comfort and for use than the dungeons in the air that are daily dug by discontented people. ���������Emerson.,, Breakfast���������Grapefruit. Broiled Kidneys with Bacon. Dry Toast. Coffee. Dinner���������Mutton Ragout. Hominy Croquettes. Stewed Chestnuts., prange and Mint Salad. Snow , 'Pudding, Custard;Sauce. Coffee. . * ,, Supper���������Creamed '.potatoes with Walnuts. vCurrant Buns.JJing^rb^ad. Cocoa. Stewed Chestnuts Procure a quart of French or Italian chestnuts cut a half inch slit- in each shell, drop into.boiling water, cook two minutes, drain and dry. pour one tablespoonful of, oil over the nuts, stir and ' shake in tbe over for four or five minutes then remove the shells and skins together. Cover the nuts with white stock, let simmer until very tender and season with pepper, salt and a dash of ciiyenne. / :t . ��������� ��������� ��������� ��������� Friday, December 17th/ O Peace!, thy-famous mantle is a lovely thing'to view But what unimportant matters can suffice to tear it through! , ���������Carleton. Breakfast���������Tangerinesv Baked Salt Mackerel. Baked Potatoes.-Rye Biscuits: Coffee. - Pinner���������Barley*Soup. Boiled Haddock. Hoi- , landaise Sauce. Potatoes with Parsley. String Beans. Mince Pie. Cheese. Coffee. Suppar���������Fruit Salad. Yeast Rolls. Marshmallow Cake. Tea. Fruit Salad Peel and cut three tart apples into dice and drop immediately into acidulated water to prevent discoloration. Bfix together one-half eupful of finely cut celery, one-half cupfulof broken nut meats, one-half pound of white grapes cut in halves and seeded and the pulp of three oranges. Drain the-apple, dry in a napkin, add it to the other ingredients and toss about lightly with a silver fork. Place in nests of crisp lettuce leaves, and mask with cream salad dressing. "JINGLE POT" COAL BUILDERS' SUPPLIES it J,l' ;t. i ���������'i: i'UBWITUKE BAGGAGE and PIANO MOVEBS The most heat with least amount of waste. Lump. $6.50 per ton. Nut, $5.50 per ton. In our warehouses on False Creek we carry a complete stock of COMMON AND FIRE BRICK, PLASTER, CEMENT, SEWER and DRAIN .PIPE, Etc. We do all kinds of cartage work, but we specialize on the moving of Furniture, Pianos and Baggage. We have men who are experts in the handling of all kinds of household effects. YOUR PATBONAGE IN* ALL THESE LINES SOLICITED McNeill, Welch & Wilson, Ltd. 80 Pender Street East, PHONES: SET. 405, Vancouver, B. 605, 5408, 5409 ROD AND OUN December Rod and Gun, published by W. J. Taylor, Limited, Woodstock, Ont., is on the newsstands and is replete with interesting stories'of outdoor life, besides the usual departments devoted to Guns and Ammunition, Fishing Notes, etc., etc., whch are well maintained. Some of the stories noted are The Hunter's Christmas, Three Polars and a Cree, Hector: A Story of Dog Devotion, Northern Camping Trails, A Just Retribution, Sailor of the Wood- * lands, Newfoundland Caribou, Adventures of Nels alias Olie. A new department which promises to be of special" interest is conducted by Arthur Elli^ son and devoted to the interests of dog lovers under the caption of The Kennel. It has happened, on several.occasions, that dealers charged with' violation of. the Adulteratlpn Act have pleaded ignorance pf its requirements as their excuse. This plea has no force in law; and howsoever guiltless the defendant may consider hmself. to be, he is compelled to pay the legal penalty. , . This department, in its capacity as administrator of the Adul- teratio Act, always grants time for thpse interested, to inform themselves ��������� of new regulations enacted under, its terms. Section 26 of the Act requires that food should be defined by Order in Council, and this requirement is being carried out as necessity demands, and as requisite knowledge is accumulated. Such orders in council are published in circular form, and are obtainable, on request by anyone engaged in trade, or otherwise interested. The bulletins regularly issued by the department contain information, regarding all such enactments. Those also are obtainable on request to the Deputy Minister of Inland Revenue. It is only where an article sold as food contains an ingredient proved to be harmful to health, that immediate action is taken to prevent the sale of such article. The most recent instance^ in which ignorance of the law was pleaded may serve to illustrate this matter.' X. V /���������'���������' The only oil used as a Salad Oil, until recent years, was Olive Oil. Cotton seed oil, properly' refined, is a perfectly wholesome substitute, and much cheaper. When sold under its own name, no fault can be found with it. But some manufacturers have discovered that by offering it as salaot oil, without other description it sells more readily be cause the buyer'thinks he is get ting Olive Oil. In order better to deceive the purchaser, the label is frequently printed in French, or in Italian, with 'the name of. a French or Italian producer, and a French or Italian town, France and Italy being thev chief producing countries of Olive Oil as found in,Canada. This practice is not. only fraudulent, as deceiving the buyer, but is an in jury to the producer, importer and vendor of the genuine article. This fraud is recognized as adul teration" under Section 3^ "Subsee tion b, of the Act. In order more effectively to put a, stop to it, an Order in Council was published in March, 1912, re quiring that Cotton Seed Oil, when present must be named on the label. Samples purchased in June, 1914,'more than two years after publication of the Order in Council referred to, were found to be adulterated, inasmuch as they were* labelled Salad Oil, E. Loubon, Nice, thus leading the purchaser to believe them to be be of foreign origin, and genuine Olive Oil. They- were entirely Cot ton Seed Oil, but no mention of this fact appeared on the label. The defendant claimed that he was ignorant of the requirements of the Adulteration Act, in the case; that he bought the stock some yeara ago, believing it to be genuine; that he had no fraur dulent intent; all of which is undoubtedly true. It remains, however, that he violated. theXproyisions of tne Adulteration Act; after fully two years' time vgra^tted in which it was his duty to acquaint himself with the terms thereof. This Act specifically deals with foods of which he is a purveyor; and it is natural and proper that the vendor should have made himself familiar with the law on the subject. Now is the Time To Buy Your Printing Supplies The time to put your best foot forward is your competi- tor. Jawing ** of weakness. impressive printing is more valuable to-day th.an ever, because business men are on the alert to detect the slightest indication of unfavorable conditions, and for this very reason every- suggestion of strength and progress is doubly effective. V Your Printing should bring this to your customers' attention not only in connection with your office stationery, but with all printed matter and advertising. we PRINT ���������'%,��������� CATALOGUES MAGAZINES 'X ��������� * <* ' 'X BOOKLETS FOLDERS COMMERCIAL STATIONERY Terminal City Press Limited' PHONE FAIR 1140 203 KINGSWAY .������_ ��������� Friday, December 10��������� 1915 tAdri *mm*mm I SPORTING COMMENT The next game in the league ijichedule takes place tonight, the ime teams being in opposition [to each other. Vancouver plays in ���������Portland and Seattle in Vic- Itoria. Vancouver will have a [change in their lineup this time, [Duncan going on the wing posi- [tion in place of Stanley, who is [far from being in shape for the {position as yet. Otherwise the [team will be the same. The first games of the Pacific Coast Hockey League took place this week, when the two American teams came out on top. The game in Vancouve between the locals and the, Portland team resulted in a whitewash for the Stanley Cup holders to the tune of 2 goals to nil. The visiting team had it on the locals at all stages of., the game, and at no time did the cup holders show championship form. This, was not to be expected as the Vancouver team, despite the reports wih the First Battalion at Os- in condition. The low score in dicates that neither team was at top speed or else the defence ends were 4n splendid form. 2 goals h to nothing is a small margin, but it was decisive enough to show the ���������superiority on the evening's play. To prevent the Vancouver forward line from getting a goal is a task for the best team in the business, and all honor is due Portland for its initial win. ��������� ��������� ��������� .Vancouver's lineup was- somewhat changed from that which won the honors last season. Jim Seaborn, a substitute of last year held down the point position on the defence and did splendidly. *$Je ought to have a good year in that position. Griffis, in front of him, played a careful game, and showed flashes of his old-time brilliancy. "When a man gets ,to the age of Griffis, and still desires to play hockey, he must J������ave a wonderful reserve of speed and stamina, and Griffiths seems to have this. Lehman, in goal, was the factor which saved Vancouver from a terrible drubbing at the hands of the visitors. He saved from every conceivable angle, and was right in mid-season form. But it was the forward line that failed to come up to the scratch. They fell down on many occasions and seemed utterally unable to stand the pace. Stanley and Mackay and Taylor were far from being in shape, but Lloyd Cook on the wing played a great game all the way. He knows how to handle himself in difficult corners and can most assuredly play hockey. We look for a big year for this youngster and there is little doubt about him playing up to form. ��������� ��������� ��������� On the Portland team were three new faces. Tommy Dunderdale, formerly with Victoria, put up a fine article at centre for the Rosebuds, and invariably drew the puck. On the wings were Harris and Tobin, both of iii'm lust rough and tumb'3 play ji'V while Oatman' plv/e.1 rover Vhis eorward line looks gzoi ������������������noup-h lo pretty nearly cl������-.in tne slate this year, but added to thai is the defence of Ernie Johns ni, Irvine, of Winnipeg, and Murray, of Winnipeg" The last two are new comers to this leas ie b.-ti loih proved their ability lo l-ld their place alongside t'i" best of them. Neittie-* was in tp\* form but a game or two more and they will be in fine shape. The game waa a fair exhibition for a curtain raiser,' and the expectations of the fans were satisfied with the game, although a little disappointed at the opening loss for the champions. ��������� ��������� t Over in Seattle the Sound City team opened professional hockey by defeating Victoria 3 goals to 2. The game is said to have been a hummer all the way, the HANBURVS ���������For IUMBER-SASH-POORS WOOP & COAL Phone: Bayview 1075 Metropolitans only coming to the front with the extra goal in the last eight minutes of play- The Victoria; team showed a couple of new faces in McCullough and O'Reilly, and their prospects for a strong team are good. These young fellows are certainly the backbone of the game, and a few games with their mere experienced brethren on the blades will' suffice to put them all in tip top shape. -The Seattle team proved mightly formidable and there is sure to be a keen fight for the honors this season. The Seattle team had Bobby Rowe at point, a new position for him, but he is said to have put up a splendM game in that' position, and it is likely that he will be Been in that role during the sea sou. The other, members of the new team are the former Toronto bunch, and they are fast and strong players indeed. / The score of 3 to 2 was a fai indi cation^ of the strength of the teams, and the wirn was a popular one. v The Seattle team will have to be reckoned with in the league race. , ��������� ��������� * The daily press were strong with the announcement prior to the game on Tuesday that all the players were in the /'pink of condition." The exhibition put up by some of the locals plainly showed that the sport writers on the daily papers were very wrong with the dope this time. There is no wisdom in announcing stuff of this sort time and time again, aud the sporting editors know that. The truth would better help the cause of hockey at all times. And this can apply with equal foree to the players and managers. Spreading broadcast reports similar to those which appeared in all the dailies prior to the game is utterly ab surd, and while Vancouver boasts many loyal hockey fans, these same can easily: tell whether or not a man is in condition once they see him in action. In future it would be well, to say just what is right and stick to it. ��������� ��������� ��������� Wm. Foran, the Stanley cup trustee, has made an announcement, in .connection with the cup contest this year. He says that Portland and Seattle, in case either team wins the pennant, will be eligible to compete for the trophy. Both of these teams are composed of Canadian born players, and while the franchises are held in . American tf-rwns, the teams wfll be in NINETY YEARS AOO ' There are many ex-Ontario people living in British Columbia to whom the following paar- graph will prove interesting. It refers to the prices prevailing for household articles in the Ot- tawa Valley district during the year 1825: Eggs, 4c a doz.; butter, Se a lb.; sugar, 10c a lb.; pepper, 50 cents lb.; coffee, 31c lb.; tea, $1.50 lb.; bacon, 61-4c lb.; whiskey, 25c. gal.; wheat, 40c,, bus.; oats, 15c. bus.; corn, 25c bus.; muslin, 20c and 371-2 cents yd.; calico, 36c, and 50c. yd.; flowered wall paper, 41-2c yd.; salt, 21-2c lb. PROHIBITION AT HOME UNITED COLUMBIA INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED . PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that under' the First Part ox chapter 79 of the ��������� Revised Statutes ���������-, of Canada, 1906, known as "The Companies Aet," letters patent have been issued under -the Seal of the Secretary of State of Canada, bearing date the llth day of November, 1915, incorporating Edward Frank White, secretary, Albert Hapgood 8perry, general manager, Dee Clifford Pennington, clerk, Eugene Wesley Kaufman, aeeOuntant, and Bobert Lail We have been quoting largely from the United States statistics showing the perfectly wonderful results that follow prohibition because out of 48 states, 8 have prohibition long enough to give conclusive evidence and also because reliable statistics are avail- albe every year. It may not be generally known that Canada has given, for the extent to which it has been tried, just as satisfactory results as in the United States. We have only one province entirely under pro hibition, but several others have had sufficient prohibition to show very definite results. When Prince Edward Island prohibited the retail sale of liquor it had more insane than any other province in Canada. On account of its reputation and its insular position it had attracted a large number of patients from outside df the island. This fact is still held up by the liquor inter* est atr evidence that prohibition increases insanity which shows tol^^V^X^aTot Phones: North Van. 323 and 103. Seymour 2182. WALLACE SHIPYARDS, LTD. ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS Steel and Wooden Vessels Built, Docked, Painted and Repaired. North Vancouver, B. 0. line to copapete for the honors. Trustee Foran expects that the I contest will take place in the , east this year, and in that case there will be a merry scramble for the honors oi competition. President Patrick has not committed himself to any remarks in connection with the announcement of a series this year. The coast schedule closes in February, while the N. H. A. does not close until early in March. It seems unreasonable to expect the winners of the coast league to keep in shape to play the winners of the minor league for the world honors. However, it is somewhat early to bother about this little business, although it is interesting to know the opinion of the trustee in the matter. what,lengths they will go to'defend the traffic. The following statistics for the older provinces show tbat there is' very little dif- ference in the insanity record because there is very little difference in the amount under prohibition. The new provinces are not counted because at this time Saskatchewan and Alberta had no asylums and the others were young. Per ten thousand Nova Scotia had 33.6; Ontario 34.9; Quebec 32.4; New Brunswick 26.7. When we come to the statistics of drunkenness and crime they give a smashing blow to the traffic in liquor. In 1913 Nova Scotia had 8.0 convictions ' for drunkenness per thousand; British Columbia 21.3.v ^^he^cyiminaH recordxisXgtill more remarkable, the last census report giving the following convictions for crime per ten thousand population: Prince Edward Island, 1.1; New Brunswick, 3.8; Ontario, 25.5; Manitoba, 27.9; Alberta 40.0; British Columbia 42.1. These figures show that the wettest provinces have nearly forty times as many convictions for crime as the dryest one and the convictions decrease with the amount under prohibition or local option. mg purposes, viz.: (a) To underwrite, subscribe .for, purchase or acquire and hold either absolutely as owner or by/-- way of collateral ��������� security or -otherwise, and to sell, guarantee the sale of, and to assign, transfer or otherwise dippose of or deal , in bonds, debentures, stocks, states and other securities of any government or municipal or school corporation,, of , of any chartered bank or ox any other duly incorporated company; to offer for public subscription any shares, stocks, bonds, debentures or other securities of any corporation or company and to transact and carry\ on a general agency and brokerage business and to act as agents and brokers for the investment, loan, pyment, trnsmis- sion and collection of money and for the purchase, sale and improvement, development and management of any property, business or undertaking, and the management, control or direction of syndicates, partnerships, associations, companies or corporations; (b) To promote, organize, manage or develop any corporation or company having' objects similar to those of this company or created for the purpose of acquiring any part of the assets of this company; (c) To purchase for investment or re-sale or otherwise acquire and hold or sell or otherwise dispose of and traffic in real and personal property of ail kinds and any interest therein including but without restricting the generality of the above, land, house property, real estate, mines, mining rights and metalliferous land, petroleum and oil lands and rights, water powers, rights, and privileges, machinery and implements, shares, stock, debentures and debenture stock and other security in or of any company; (d) To manage, develop and improve any of the properties of the company or any properties in which the company is interested and to 'turn the same to account as may seem expedient; ' (e) To earry on or become interested in any business which may be ��������� conveniently carried on either by or the (j) To draw, make/" seeept, .em-" dorse, ezeeute and issue' bills \ot exchange, promissory notes, coupons and other negotiable instruments and securities; < ���������-^ (k) To make, enter into, deliver, accept and receive'���������all deeds, convey-, anees, assurance^,transfers, ***UP"- ments, grants jand, contracts necessary in 4 connection with ? any of . the objects of the eomnany;.^ '. (1) To issue p*id-up shirts, bonds or debentures for, the payment cither, in whole or part of any other property, real or persona], rights,, claims,, privileges, good-win, concessions, .or other advantages, which the company may lawfully acquire, and to aw such fully paid share*,- bonds 'or other securities in payment, part payment - or exchange for shares,'' bonds, '.-��������������� * ��������� debentures or other, securities of -oxf. other eompany; ��������� ��������� (m) To invest- the moneys of' tho company "not immediately required ia sueh manner as may from time to time be determined; X > '. (n) To distribute among the' shareholders of the eompany u kiad any property or assets of the eompany and in particular any shares," debet- < tores or securities of any other eompany or companies whieh may have purchased or taken over ^either ia whole, or part the property, assets' or liabilities of this eompany; (o) To sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of in whole pr in part the property, rights or undertakings pf the. eompany for sueh consideration as' may be agreed upon , and in particular for shares,, debentures or securities of any, other _eom-' pany; ' ��������� ' (p) To make donations and subscriptions to any object likely to promote the interest of "the eompany and to subscribe or guarantee money for any charitable' object or objects; (q) To pay out of the funds of the company all expenses of or incidental to the formation; registration and advertising of the company; (r) To procure the, company to bo registered or recognized in any country, or place; , (s) To do all -isuch -other aets or things as are incidental,"or conducive to the above objects or any of them. The operations of the company to be carried on throughout the Dominion of Canada and elsewhere, by tho name of "United Columbia Investment Company, Limited,".with a capital stock of Three hundred thousand dollars, divided into 30,000 shares ' of ten dollars eaeh, and the ehief place of business of the said eompany to be at the City of Vancouver, In tho Province of British Columbia.' Dated .at the offlee "of tho Secretary of State7 of. Canada, thia 15th day of November, 1915. THOMAS MTJLVBT, Under Secretary of State. - 1 -o \xy < Xj - ��������� t <. :tj*m :0. >X ***-*, a^X.V , \t$&&*fJA 1. v ��������� , ." N ������ X\- V . XXX>X ' v \ ' - L" ... ,*_f i . xx-; . \' ���������- - j v ' V i ��������� properties ,of the company and any business - of any nature which may seem to the company capable of being carried on in connection with any of 'the objects of tbe eompany; (f) To . acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business, property - and liabilities of any person or company carrying on any business which the company is authorized to carry on, or possessed of property suitable for the purposes of the company; (g) To apply for, purchase or otherwise acquire,' any patents, licenses, concessions and the like, conferring any exclusive or non-exclusive, or limited right to use, or any secret or other information as to any invention which may sewn capable of being used for any of the purposes of the company, or tbe acquisition of which may seem calculated directly or indirectly to benefit the company, and to use, exercise, develop or grant licenses in respect of,, or otherwise turn to account the property, rights or information so acquired; (h) To enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing of profits, union of interests, co-operation, joint adventure, reciprocal concession or otherwise, with any person or^ company carrying on or,.en Do your Chlristmas shopping early.' Have a thought for the clerks who are on the job early and late during the festive season, and give them the rest they deserve. LAND ACT Vancouver Land District, District of Coast, Bange I. OFP TO THE TEAINIJfG CAMP TAKEV NOTICE that Agnes L. Clark, of Vancouver, occupation, housekeeper, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted sixty chains north of Northwest corner of Indian Reserve No. 3, Blunden Harbour, thence 80 chains "west, thence south about 80 chains to shore line, thence easterly along shoreline to Indian Reserve, thence north 80 chains to point of commencement. Dated July 24th, 1915. y AGNES "L. CLARK, R. O. Clark, Agent. in or about tp carry on or engage in any business or transaction which the company is authorized to carry on or engage in, or any business or transaction capable of being conducted so as directly or-indirectly to benefit the company; and to lend money to, guarantee the contracts of^ or otherwise assist any such person or company, and to take or otherwise acquire, shares and securities of any such company, and to sell, hold, re issue, with or without guarantee, or otherwise d������al with the same; ' (i) To enter into any arrangements with any governments or authorities, supreme, municipal, local or otherwise, that may seem conducive to the company's objects, or any of them, and to obtain from any such government or t authority any rights, privileges and concessions which the company may think it desirable to obtain, and to carry out, exercise and comply with any such arrangements, rights, privileges and concessions; $H#S������F 'J r. *XX V , 'i - \. (If . J* iTNOPSDI OF GOAL tONOTO BWTJ������A??09ni - Coal mining rights of the Pomia' on, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, tbe Yukon Territory, the' Nortbvwest Territories and in a portion of the province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one years renewal for a fur- - 1v .-, ��������� ^,.. ther term of 21 years at an annua) ������\'jXXxj rental of $1 an acre. Not more than '/,T*'" ' '' 2^560 acres will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the applicant in person to the Agent or Sub-Agent of the district in which tbe rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described by sections, or legal, sub-divisions of sections, and ..in nu- surveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must bo accompanied by a tee of #6 wbich will be refunded if the rights applied for aro not available, but nolotherwiso. A royalty shall t>e paid on the met-* chan'table output of the mine at tho rate of; five cents per ton. v The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full quantity ot merchantable coal mined and pay' the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, sueh returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will include the coal mining rights only, rescinded by Chap. 27 of 4-5 George V. assented to 12th .June, 1914. "��������� X Fbr full information application should be made to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N.6.���������Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for. ���������83575. ?������tf| LEGAL ADVERTISING Get our Bates for Advertising Legal Notices, Land Notices, Etc., which are required by law to appear but once a week. We can advertise your requirements at a satisfactory price. THE WESTERN CALL l&s'Xxx x. Xx* '���������> -���������V . -, -" I !>i I 1 'I 4' 8 THE'WESTERN CALL ���������%-,'- -.*/*> ^Friday, December ' 10; 19151 Editor Haggen, of the Mining and Engineering Record, will speak at the American Club luncheon on Saturday. ' The Western Club has decided to exclude all English papers owned by Lord Northcliffe from the club in view of the opinions expressed by these periodicals in regard to the war. Persons wishing to travel to the old .country are informed that certificates of identity must be secured at Ottawa or at the im migration offices in order to book passages. An identification card signed by a prominent resident of a community will not be sufficient. Not being an official document it is valueless. WILHELM i - ) When thy time comes to meet the reaper Death, When thine eyea dim and comes , the rattling breath, When Power, Empire, Adulation cease. Thy passing'moment shall not come with Peace! Dark shadows, spectres grim, about thy bed, Wild accusations fill thy ringing , head. Thou shalt step out in darkness, mad with fears! The cries of slaughtered thousands in thine ears! No comfort shall thy guilty soul SRDstain; Ats^fUbu didst give, so shalt thou Xrrttffer pain; The deathless Styx .will ebb in angiy flood, * <��������� X . - From bank to bank 'twill flow in tears and blood, Alone, abhorred; thy trembling soul shall fly From deeds of darkness-to the light on High. Ten thousand victims waft thee at the Throne,1 Thine eyes shall have to meet ��������� .'them���������all alone! False Friend, false King, false Knight, and Empire's trust By thee bedraggled through the very dust- Shall guilt by wholesale easy be forgiven1? -TwilV' take the mercy of the .whole of heaven! Thy people left with thy disgrace to bear." A thousand years can't make thy name more fair! Oh! think thee. Kaiser, of the coming day! It dawns for Kings and Peasants 1 come what may, With homely smock and kingly crown aside, Eaeh starts his journey with the final tide, Down laid the sceptre and the lowly rod, To cross and meet the Master- King and God, Where souls are weighed with justice calm and clear, Oh! think thee, Kaiser! Hast thou any fear? = CUT FREIGHT RATES Household Goods packed and shipped to all parts of the world at a saving you of from 25 per cent, to 45 per cent., owing to our improved method ��������� packing and superior shipping facilities. For "Fireproof" Storage, Bemoval in "Car Vans," High Grade Packing, or Shipping at prompt, reliable and courteous service. "WE KNOW HOW" 'Cut Bates" see bev. w. l. Armstrong, b. a., d. d. THIRD INTELLECTUAL EVENING SERIES Rev. W. L. Armstrong, B.A., D. D., of MeDougall Methodist church, Edmonton, will be the speaker at the third of the series of Intellectual Evenings held under the auspices of the board of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist church. Dr. Armstrong will speak on "Making Good, or the Philosophy of Life," and his address is bound to be high class. Dr. Armstrong was educated at Wesley College, Winnipeg, and held chagers at various points on the prairie and for a time was pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist church, Toronto. * * X NOTES AND COMMENTS If you have a bit of news, Send it in, Or a joke that will amuse, "Send it in. A , story that is true, Au incident thats new, We want to hear from yon��������� Send it in. ' U.X ESTABLISHED 1886 ��������� ������ - - Ceperley, Rowwefell & Co. limited INVESTMENTS ������m* INSURANCE .' Government, Municipal and Corporation Bonds (Canadian), yielding from 5 per cent." to 7 per cent. ���������. ,_ Bents-and Mortgage Interests collected. Investments made on'First Mortgage and Estates managed under personal supervision. *��������� ' 4 . Insurance���������Fire, lafe, Aceideut) Marine, Automobile, Employers' Liability. , . 100,000,000 PRY YEARLY Facilities for the propagation of salmon, by artificial means, have now reached such 'a high degree of efficiency throughout the province that the twelve hatcheries over which Chief Inspector of Dominion Fisheries F. H< Cunningham, exercises direct .supervision, are capable of hatching approximately 100,000,000 fry each season. This enormous figure is exclusive, of the millions of trout fry which are hatched every season, but which" come on during* the spring of the' year, after the salmon have been liberated. A " WHEN PAUL LANDED IN .MACEDONIA JWWi Ikink ewttns. **^^ tvwBPPIp wOf ewimnj ARMSTRONG, MORRISON * CO. PuWic Works Contractors Bead Office, 81045 Sower BuUcUng SeywowX836 VANOOtfVTO m CANADA Dominion Coal Co, SOUTH WELLINGTON COAL DOMINION WOOD YARD All Kinds of Wood Phone: Fair. ISM Mount Pieasant Livery TRANSFER Furniture and Piano Moving Baggage, Express and Dray. Hacks and Carriages atallhoura. Phone Fairmont 848 Corner Broadway and Main A. F. McTavish, Prop. "In addition to being Roman Catholics, we have the honor to be British soldiers." Such was the concluding passage of a letter sent by some Irish prisoners of war, in Germany to the Kaiser. Exceptionally favorable, ment had been extended to those prisoners in the hope that they could be induced to form ah Jr ish 'legion "in the German army. In thanking the Kaiser for this favor extended to them, they employed, the above- memorable words. 910 BLOW NEXT SPJWNG Operations in the Bussian theate Avill not assumer first- class importance for some time, in the opinion of the "Times" correspondent at the Bussian headquarters. He points. out that the Germans are sending more men and guns to the west and to the Danubian front, but fierce fighting is going on, and is likely to continue on either flank of the 700-mile battle line. In spite of the loss of something like a score of divisions the Germans on the Bussian front still dispose of huge forces aggregating over 800,000 bayonets and 80,000, sabres. With the aid of numerous guns, innumerable Maxims, and miles upon miles of barbed wire, the- enemy can hold out in various sectors whence men have been transferred long enough to bring them back to face an emergency. In the words of a high authority, "The second stage of the war on this front concluded with the fihr al stoppage of the invasion. The third stage will begin when we proceed to drive back the invaders Any offensive that we may undertake meanwhile must necessarily partake of the character of a preliminary operation to the great blow which we, conjointly'-with" our Allies, will-deliver next spring. Kavalla the Macedonian seaport belonging to Greece, where the allies are said to have landed is now little known to western Kurope, but it has played an important part under another name in the political and religious history- of the world. It stands onthe site' of ancient - Neapolia,' where Brutus and Cassius moored their flee^ before they fought their final battle -for Republican Borne at neighboring Philippi. ., It was at Kavalla that St. Paul landed in the following century when summoned by a dream to "come over and help Macedonia. Mohammed Ali, who rose from a common sailor to be the greatest Khedive of Egypt, was a patriotic native of Kavalla, where his memory is kept green by educational and charitable institutions. The Germans, who "thought of everything," long ago recognized the strategic importance of this forgotten seaport, and there is, or was lately, a _strong colony.'of "peacefully penetrating." Teutons' in the opposite island of. Tharcs. AMERICANS FEEL VEHY TWPBBPAWSP "The sense of impotence which the people of the United States have felt during the recent crisis with Germany has stung the people into the present sentiment for preparedness," declared Dr. H. L. Trumbull, of the department of chemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle, while on a recent visit to this city. President Wilson has changed his attitude with respect to preparedness. But I feel sure that he has not judged the full measure of sentiment for preparedness in the country. Congress will no' doubt go much stronger for preparedness than the President has in mind to ask." "There has been no neutrality of feeling among the people of the United States after the Lusitania was sunk and after Edith Cavell was shot. I should judge that fully 95 per cent of the people want to see Germany beaten. Among the university professors at Washington I know of but one who has been an advocate of the cause of Germany. And he has, been greatly discountenanced by the stand he has; faken. Their sympathies are' with the allies;" QkMPBEUSroRACE (OMPANY Oldest amp largest in West ERrre an ad a T^one Seymour 7360 Otitce:857Beatty Street! J. Dixon House Phone: Bay. 886 ��������� G. Murray House Phone: Bay. 1J37L Office Phone: Seymour 8765-8766 DIXON &. MURRAY Office and Store Fixture rtanufacturers Jobbing Carpenters Painting, Paperhanging and Kaisomining Shop: 106E Dunsmuir St. Vaneoi B.C. VERNON FEED CO. 255 BROADWAY EAST Best Store for POULTRY Supplies Hay, Grain, Flour and Feed Branches at 49th and Fraser; 270 Joyce, Rd., Collingwood Fhonesi: Fair. 186-878 and Fraser 175 We carry everything you need for successful Poultry Raising. Our Standard is "Quality, Service and Low Prices." PHONES: Pair. 186-878 & Fraser 175 Bwttfbr Vfear.Slyla, ftConrfbrt M*dai9 SUc������ Tfot Defy Winter Wcatfor Good, honest, solid, substantial boots and shoes tbat you can depend upon being made properly from-the strongest-wearing leather���������isn't iB really economy to buy that kind! 4 MOOT! BOOTS for years have retained their repu-, tation for durability, appearance and comfort. You can't go wrong when you invest in LECKIE ^ tbe made-in 6. C. Boo^s. At all dealers. /"XX!, : ���������?# Jit- - 4* '%��������������� f ,J.J&? \ wien furnishing go down town FIRST and price goods, the������ come and compare our prices and quality. Chairs from 30c, Tables 50c, Dresser* $3.75 to $19.00, Beds $2,450 to $20.00, Range $12.00, Beater, $3.50, Oas Ranges, $3.50. PIANO���������Cost $650.00. Practically New $200.00 XMAS PRESENTS We have a nice line of BricvBrac and other Ooods suitable for Gifts, including select new Japanese China, etc., at half regular price. Some choice prints. One very fine pair colored Prints by Perez. Cost $35.00 for $12.50 COME AND LOOK AROUND MOUNT PLEASANT HOUSE FURNISHERS 8TH and MAIN. OPEN EVENINGS KHAKI ABMLETS The man with the khaki armlet, the new emblem issued under the scheme of the Earl of Derby, director of recruiting, to men who are eligible for military duty but who have been excused frorn^ service or are waiting to be called upon, has made its ap pearance in the old country. The Weekly Dispatch has this to say of the new armlet: "Who that is fit will care to be" without one? His lot will not be enviable. He will be classed as an outcast. Yet four hundred young men who had pledged themselves to make any sacrifice rather than enlist met in conversation in London recently, ostensibly to promote the no-conscrip- tionist agitation, but really to vindicate their right to shirk on conscientious grounds. They were members of the no-conscription fellowship which claims to have branches in all parts of. the country- and| it was indicated that resistance would be offered to conscription if it became a law."