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^^pma CHINOOK Vol. II, No. 43 SOUTH VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1914 Price 5 cents Ex-Councillor Edward Gold, Now Playing a Lone Hand, Wages Short and Spectacular Fight in Ward Five Politics Make Strange Bzd-Fellows��� By-Election in Ward Five Finds G. L. Greenlay in the Field Backed by Supporters of the Old Brigade and the Present Administration, Victims of the Two-Edged Sword, et al Edward Gold ii demonstrating this|leg week that be can draw a bigger house than any other politician in Greater Vancouver. With his back ngainst the wall; the former councillor for Ward Five is playing a lone- handed light against a strange ceeal- itie.n of opponents. Will be win back his seat on the council board? So keen is interest in the ward by- election that a man in an up-town hotel is said to be "ffering three lo <me odds on Gold. George L. Greenlay has been chosen to oppose the militant ex- Councillor. Mr. Greenlay is a well- known resilient of Main Street, a contractor and builder whei has a great number of friends in the wanl. and who, two years ago was defeated wlun lie ran for the council against Councillor Thomas. Mr. Gold is dazzling the municipality with the remarkable campaign lie is putting up. At the Kalenberg Hall meeting last Tuesday night, iliere wcre 1,200 present. The man is developing such a knack for agitating the people that the Kalenberg Hall crowd, to a man practically, cn- deersed his candidature. As' regards the "two-edged sword." the former councillor says that it is by no means in its sheath as yet. He declares there arc other heads at the Municipal Hall which will bc basketed just as soon as he can get to them. He declares that he will not stop until the municipal service is placed upon a sound system. He declares he will stand for no toadying, cow- towing, boot-licking and flattery froth any of thc incompetent crowd he al- still remain on the municipal force. Where, in the present mix-up, does Reeve Dickie stand.' The Reeve is neit supporting Kel- ward Gold, that seems to be apparent. Whether he will support Mr. Greenlay is another matter. Likely Reeve Dickie will remain neutral. Supporters of the old council are solid for Mr. Greenlay to a man. It i- stated thai same tti the Dickie supporters have joined hands with the olel council in opposing Mr. Gold. Whether the Mural Refor League is taking an active part has not heen officially stated. This organization could not consistently support Mr. Gold, It would appear that in bringing <mt Mr. Greenlay a half dozen factions have united to crush thc man who has.raised more fuss in South Vancouver during six weeks as a councillor than any other three individuals have in as many years. Mr. Gold is confident of success. "Let them all come," is his slogan. He has writs, affidavits, statements, documents, figures, reports, facts which he declares prove a decade of municipal graft. lie tells his audiences that the old order will continue if they don't return Kdward Gold to watch the treasury. Hc has nothing to say against Mr. Dickie or the members of the present council. Mr. Greenlay is bound to make a strong light. He is popular personally and has a record which should stand him in good stead. The campaign will be short, hot, pyreitechnical and very funny in spots. EXTEND THE LINE .\ resolution t" petition the B. C. E. K. pe continue the terminus of the Fraser Street line from the fool eef Fraser Street to Woodward!* Landing w.e- moved and carried at a meeting eei' the Fraser Sireet Improvement Association held in the South Vancouver Municipal Hall. A resolution was also carried to send letter- t'i the heard of trades of Vancouver, Seeiith Vancouver, Delta and Richmond, asking that each appoint two delegate) to act in cm- Junction with lhe two delegates of thc Fraser Strict Improvement Association i'i recommend to the provincial government and the Xorth Fraser harbor commission the building oi a bridge across the north of the Fraser 'River at the foot e.f Fraser Street fit for -team anel electric traffic as well as vehicuar traffic and foot passengers. Mr. G. Stewart occupied the chair. MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT CEDAR COTTAGE BRIEFS After a two months' absence, Mr. and Mrs. J. \V. Mclntyre, of Helena Avenue, have returned to their home "Green Gables." They visited their f��rmer home in Ontario, made a tour ol the States, and spent some time in Los Angeles. They give glowing accounts of their trip, and are particularly enthusiastic over the charms of California. * j * * Mr. Ernest Evans was confined to thc house several days last week with a case of grip. * * ��� ...... Mr. F. Moulton, of Gladstone Road, left with his family <jn March 1 for their new home in Sunnyside, Idaho, where Mr. Moulton expects to take- charge of a creamery. Prior to his departure, Mr. Moid4on -gave to his friends and fellow workers in the Richmond Dairy a very enjoyable lianquet, an interesting feature of which was a surprise presentation of a handsome gold watch made him by the Richmond Dairy staff as a token of their esteem and well wishes for success in his new undertaking. * * St The special meetings at the Robson Memorial church were so well attended' last week and so much interest *hbwn that it was decided la con- tiijue them for a few nights at least of ihjs week. Rev. Miller and Rev. Pier- S')h will be among those who will address the meetings this week, * * * After sojourning under the sunny skies of California for the past few months. Mr. William Simpson has returned to his home feeling greatly benefitted by his stay in the beautiful land of fruit and flowers. ele >!e e|< On the evening of February 25. at the bride's lieime em 23rd Avenue. Mr. I;rank D. Kield. and Mrs. Edith J. Crawford were quietly married by the Rev. G. C. Pringle in the presence of ���i few intimate friends and relatives. The double parlors were beautifully elecorated with spring flowers, anil the bride looked charming gowned in purple crepe de chine, worn with a magnificent set of Irish crochet col- !ar and cuffs, and a corsage bouquet of violets and lillios of the valley. Mr. Kield is well and favorably known in the Vancouver .business world, and took the part of happy bride groom to perfection. Mrs. Kidd is the popular and efficient president of the. Cedar Cottage branch of the B. C. Political Equality League. She is not only an enthusiastic worker for the cause of equal suffrage, but lends a sympathetic ear and a helping hand to many charitable and philanthropic movements. After refreshments were served the happy couple departed for Portland and other Coast cities, followed by the well wishes of a host of friends. Upon their return they wilf reside ttf Cedar Cottage. * * * Mr. W. J. Andrews, a former well- known resident of Cedar Cottage, now living "near to Nature's heart" at Salmon Arm, in thc Kootenay District, is -spending-the week with friends and relatives in this neighborhood. Everyone is glad to see Mr. Andrews looking so well, and to hear favorable reports of life in his new home. * * �� Mr. Gordon of Westminstei Hall delivered an interesting sermon it the Cedar Cottage Presbyterian Church last Sunday in the interests of the Budget. * * * On Thursday the regular monthly meeting of the W. C. T. U. was held at the home of Mrs. Warren, on Vanness Avenue. * * * Rev. Madill, who has been absent for several weeks on account of ill health will return next week prepared to take up his work on March 15. The Main Street Improvement Association decided to hold over discussion '.ii a Communication said to have been forwarded to lhe Municipal Council by the B. C. E. R. Company, offering tee run Davie street cars to Bodwell Road. The association and the council have for some time past urged on the company the desirability of running alternate Davie street cars to the River Road. It is ttnder- steiuel that thc council has received a letter from the company promising lei run the cars to Bodwell Road. It was resolved to ask thc council to take immediate steps to put Main Street into better shape. OIL SEEPAGE FOUND AT CEDAR COTTAGE Will Cedar Cottage be a New Oil City?���Will Some of the Cedar Cottage Citizens Become Rockefellers?���Wait and See! Discovering oil seepage on his property mi Commercial Street, south oi Kingsway. Mr. W. R. Russell states that he intends to iustal a plant and attempt to develop the property. Mr. Russell, who was an unsuccessful candidate feer the council from the Cedar Cottage ward last January, says he has had an idea for several years that oil existed in the locality. and be was not, consequently, much surprised by his recent lind. Quite a little excitement has been created by the discovery. SHAKE Counter-charges brought by Councillor Winram and Mr. J. X. Mouat against each either its thc result of a "scrap" which took place on Saturday have been withdrawn. Both parties agreed to shake hands and be friends. Good! A BOUQUET From Collingwood Comes a letter which wc are too modest tej print. It thanks us for giving such publicity to the concert for the Children's Lunch Fund and adds, "The success of the concert was largely duo to the Sympathetic articles in the "Chinook." We are quite content te> share honors with Mr. Orrell, wlm did splendid work, and the Business Mens' Association. The "Chinook" is gratified fejr any opportunity to help in good wtork. Born t.i Mr. and Mrs. Gray, 9.30 24th Avenue East, a boy, on February 16. ed * * The S.iutli Hill branch of the W. C. T. V. will meet at Mrs. Garrett's home. 63,88 Prince Albert Street. Tuesdav, March 9. at 2.30 p.m. ef * * The Women's Missionary Society met at thc Robson Memorial Church ��� in Tuesday, March 3. * * * The Ceelar Ceittage friends of Mrs. Archibald Donaghy. nee Ruth Madill. will be pleased to hear she has recovered from her recent illness. Captain Vancouver's Ghost Visits a Part of the Mainland He Overlooked���And Describes Its Ways and Customs ���And (bad) Manners Form of Government���Warlike Tribes Always in Hostilities��� Great Tribute Demanded of Inhabitants���Discovery of Gold��� With the Ructions Which Inevitably Follow��� Wholesale Decapitation of Chiefs, etcetera!���And especially Etcetera!!! Honored "Chinook"���Where I am the place is so densely populated, that ynu ele, not get to know people. Tiie "ther night, however, 1 heard "Vancouver mentioned���and found a man who had come from the city which bears my name. It did not surprise me tei hear of this great city. The splendid harbor, the wonderful scenery convinced me, that a Great City would one day adorn that part of tlle Pacific Coast. "But you should sec South Vancouver," said thc new visitor to Hades. "That is the place for fun." I took a holiday���we get one now and then���and went to South Vancouver, and having lost the address of the Geographical Society (I expect of the job. In South Vancouver there have been tight-, many pow-wows with lawyer and judge and the place is in a parlous stale. The people suffer from debt, from want of work, they pay much tribute which goes, as interest, to rich bankers and the state of the country is bad. Now it has been said that Gold, the mighty chief, went into the council in a way not in accord with usage. He left the council board, but says he will return���and some of the people��� many of the people, clamor for him to go back. Hut one Green-lay will dispute the seat with him and much turmoil will ensue. In all my travels I never saw a place where men were so foolishly it got burnt) I send this'new chapter | unhappy as in South Vancouver. The get mad! It is not fire-water, feir only at one place called the (hailstone can such fluids as whis-kee be beiught, and the people never, never, eei my travels to the "Chinook," knowing that it will then be read by all intelligent men. Seiuth Vancouver���(I acknowledge with pride the compliment conveyed by the name) is a fertile country chiefly devoted now to the planting eef spiked sticks marked "Lot." Had its present inhabitants a modicum of common sense they could produce so many eggs that they need not get three millions from China. South Vancouver has had some big chiefs. There was Jim-Rae, and Geeirge-Rae���there was Fore-man and Poundj and Kerr, but now the chief is called Dick-ie. George-Rae was a strong chief���he long held sway. A small chief���one Tims, who was head of a little province called a ward, ventured to differ in opinion ���and it is said George-Rae dropped timorous Tims out of a window. During chief George-Rae's time there was a big row about water���perhaps the chief drank more than his share of it. There was a row about water too in chief Pound's days. The wise men of his council put their heads together and so ge>t a lot of wooden pipes to convey water from a distant creek. The pipes were left about and small boys used them for pea-shooters. Women adeemed their hats with them and they were used for cigarette holders, and much money���tribute from the people���was wasted. Chief Kerr came into power and it was thought that an era of peace and prosperity dawned ou Seiuth Vancouver. But the people of South Vancouver' clamored for a change. They forgot Aesops Fable of how- King Log was succeded by King Stork. They put Dick-ie on the throne���and South Vancouver began to make history. In my travels 1 always found that Turmoil and Unrest followed the discovery of Gold. It was the same in South Vancouver. A smaller chief, head of a ward, is named Gold, and his name seems to have hypnotized the people. Gold assumed great power. He had the heads struck off men who had had charge of the people's affairs. The water chief was decapitated, thc chief of police also, and others suffered while new men took their places. In Ward I, Al-mas was put in charge of the roads, which caused some surprise as many men��� who have not the Cowrie shells Almas is said to possess would be glad never take whis-kee in from other parts���carried under their belts or otherwise. It is sheer folly that makes the people p'ee.r and unhappy. They have a grand and fertile country; a Splendid river: they could plant, and make thing.-, and have big industries, but they spend money in Law and time in quarrels���and Misery ensues. It may be that Dick-ie will prove a good chief. It may be that some of thc smaller chiefs���like Rut-ledge and Twid-dy and Thom-as (an experienced old warrior) and Win-ram will pull Semth Vancouver through its troubles, but the people must wake up or I shall not bc proud of the place named after me. I shall not see South Vancouver again for some lime���not until I hear it is in better shape���1 am glad to get back to Heaven?���Xo. alas! this is not Heaven, but just now it is more peaceful and quiet than South Vancouver. LOCAL SNAP SHOTS At Westminster Church on the Seventeenth of Old Ireland the ladies are giving a blow-out. All good citizens should blow in and assist in making the event worthy of thc date. * * * On a public platform in South Vancouver you may call a man any name you wish. You may call him a grafter, a crazy-headed blatherskite, a liar, a thief, a second-storey worker, a mental and moral degenerate. Print anything about a man save that he is an honest, conscientous, careful, God-fearing, progressive, aggressive, influential, popular, lovable, benevolent, gracious, tender-hearted booster, and they'll jail you for libel. * * * In this by-election in Ward Five, someone ought to force t,hej candidates to go on record r>fl the? question eif union labor. * * * It has been suggested that the council, in order that the unemployed may be cared for, feirce every owner of unused propcrh in South Vancouver to allow any man out of work with a proper certificate from the Reeve, to cultivate such property and plant therein potatoes or such garden stuffs as may be thought fit. The plan set forth is that, when an unemployed person sees a piece of vacant property which he believes would produce for him enough food for a winter, he file a claim for it with the Reeve. The Reeve would then notify the owner that unless this property were placed under cultivation or built upon within a certain period, that the claimant will be given free tenure of it for a three-year term. A very reasonable suggestion, by the way. * * efe Members of Main Street Improvement Association are unanimously in favor of allowing the B. C. Gas Company to lay mains on Main Street before permanent paving is put down, with the provision that the gas com pany are willing to sell to the municipality nt an arbitration price should South Vancouver wish to develop a gas plant at any time. * * * Robert M. Robson has been busy securing deeds for many parcels of property which had been given for the public benefit in the widening of the street. Mr. Robson has been in the employ of the municipality for some j weeks in this connection. �� �� * Kenneth Lamond, for some time an employee at the Municipal Hall, has associated himself with Prof. Odium and Mr. H. H. Stevens, M.P., and is J handling job-printing and advertisr I ing for the firm. * * �� At Hall, the Mr. big meeting at Kalenberg W. J. Prowse was one of , those who voted against the rcsolu- j tion endorsing the candidature of Mr. I Gold. It,is fair, to assume that Mr. i Prowse may not be counted upon as - a champion of the former councillor's!' cause on election day. ' . * * * J "Graft exposed," was thc heading of. the literature sent out advertising the Kalenberg Hall meeting. "One of tht . speakers referred to one Hamilton ' Read who took down $40,000 fof put-* ting through a deal in connection with an Indian Reserve recertly bought by the Provincial Government. Naughty, naughty! Lawyer Read did not graft that $40,000. He worked hard all one week feir it. Mrs. Xelson. of Rowlings Road, near River Road, complained to the South Vancouver police that at 10.30 o'clock Sunday night she was accosted hy a man on River Road, who knocked her down and beat her. She gave a description of the man. and the police are searching the unoccupied shacks along the river for any one answering to his description. Richmond Electoral District to Make Three Ridings which has recentlyIfore the committee at present favor- llurnaby will possibly secure separ ate representation. Throughout what is Illfeirmatioll -"ys^tStlt^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^sssssssssssssssss^ been received from Ottawa is to the ing a division of the present Demiin- effect that as a result nf the deliber- ion Eleetorial Districts on the Lower f the Parliamentary Commit-1 Mainland so that the tcrriteiry with tee een redistribution, it will be recommended tei the House of Commons that ��� the municipalities adjoining Vancouver will be given representation in the Federal House. Recommendations are said to be be in the present bieundaries of thc Municipality of Seeuth Vancouver will constitute a riding within itself. It is also likely that Point Grey and the Municipality of Richmond 'will be grouped as a new constituency. The Electoral Disirict of Rich-1 vi'te, gi whom there are only some mond is at present a very large and! 15.000 on thc Provincial voters' list. now. provin-j populous division. It includes Semth The Electoral District of Richmond tally, the Electoral District of Rich-1 Vancouver, Point Grey. Richmond, I is at present represented by one man, mond, much interest will be shown in I Burnaby. Xorth Vancouver. Holly- Mr. Carter-Cotfon, in the McBride the- official recommandatjon of the I burn. West Vancouver, and every- House. In Ottawa. Richmond has ceimmittee' now in session at Ottawa, thing between West Vancuuver and | no representation at all, due largely' Following Federal redistribution, a Powell River. What its population I to the fact that the growth of popu- rc-arranging of the Provincial ridings is would be hard tei determine���prob-Nation in the past few years has been will be inevitable. |ably 100,000 white people qualified to | so rapid within the riding. TWO GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY. MARCH 7, 191* Anderson Market The Family Butcher at the Sanitary Shop STEAKS CHOPS ROASTS BACON HAMS FISH FRESH VEGETABLES NEW LAID EGGS A SPECIALTY J. E. ANDERSON Prop. Tel. Fair 1634 4192 MAIN STREET ABOUT MEN, WOMEN AND BOOKS BY FELIX PENNE It was with a pang of sorrow I read of the death of Mrs. William M.'rri-, widow of the poet artist, whose portrait I give here trancing beauty���immortalized Rosetti. May Morris���and he her husband, Halliday Sparl me by wh ANYONE CAN ' THEIR CLOTHES WITH As H,trry Lauder sings. "It'- >Vari ���' years and years and years"��� I was at the opening of the . library at "St Martins in the Fields," London. "St Martins in the Fields" is a bit of a inis-immer n for t 1 t and since public us is a bit ot a mis-nomer now, the parish includes Charing Cross the "fields" are all built over. * St St But on the day when the library was declared open by William fiwarl Gladstone ���for 1 talked "drama" from Tuesday till Saturday. "The Escape" at the Empress set me talking, for it proved one of the strongest plays 1 have seen for many a long day. With such a play as "The Escape" the theatre becomes a teacher indeed. When I heard Miss Maude Leone declaring with such force 1 ceeuld not hut recall lhe -tory e,f the Bishop and David Garrick. * ef �� "Hnw is it that we wine preach deed's truth from the pulpit hardly move the pee'iile, while you with the fiction of the dramatist can affect an audience to tears?" asked the Hisheep. Garrick replied. "You deal with the truth as if it were poor fiction���we give fiction the force of great truths." "The Escape" had all thc force of great truths. It must be played again jin Vancouver soon; it teaches more i than a score of sermons. DYOLA4 aTlie Dye that colors ANY KIND* I of Cloth Pertectly, with the ��� [ SAME DYE. j k No Chanca of MUtakaa. Clean and Simple. 1 I \.k yuur DrugRl.t or Draler. Send (or Booklet TheJohuaon-KicliareleonCo. Limited,Maotleal , WiHiam Morris I am glael lo know that the work of William Morris is known and ap- preciated in Vancouver and his portrait hang- in a place of honor in the Collingwood Library and a replica of ii in the new little social-democratic hall in llurnaby. At home, in "the Old Country." I saw a good deal of William Morris. I visited him at Kclmscott House, and those visits will never hc forgotten. I saw but little e.f Mrs. Morris. but enough ta he moved by her cn- HOUSEHOLD GOODS **. OFFICE FURNITURE SAMftL-VL BY EXPERT PACI\ERS USING ONLY NEW CLEAN MATERIAL CAMPBELL STORAGE COMPANY^ MOVING - PACKING- STORAGE-SHIPPING m PHONE SEYMOUR 7360. OFFICE 857 BEATTY ST. 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Do something to be recorded with pride! * * * I am afraid I bored a good many last week with talk on "the drama" I gave a brief description last week of an interesting manuscript book I bought in Victoria. I will only add, this week, that it proves more interesting the more 1 read it. It contains several unpublished poems by Dr. W'alcot, better known as "Peter Pindar." I want to beg, for thc Collingwood Library, all the old magazines readers of the "Chinook" can spare. I am making a collection on a certain subject, and (dd magazines are useful. Drop a postcard to J. F. Bursill, the Library, Collingwood East, and I will gladly fetch the magazines from any address given. * a * Readers who hail from London and who want to join in a reception to Martin Harvey please send me your name and address. Collingwood and Thereabouts GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL Fully Modern and Up-to-date EBURNE STATION, B. C. 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Every seat in this comfortable hall was occupied, about three hundred being present and for a couple of hours this audience listened with enjoyment to a series .of excellent musical selections, songs, character sketches and recitations. The instrumentalists were Miss Joties and Messrs. Nelson and Dirk- by (piano), ami Mr. Tate (violin). Mr.- Salter sang old favorites, including "Killamey" and "I want to sec the dear old home again," the audience joining lu-.il lily in lhe chotus. Mr. Pctherick's songs were well received, his rendering of "Thora" being specially noteworthy. Messrs. VVardrope and Coppan each sang a song. Of humorous items there was no lack. Mr. Fred Luther ^ave character sketches and comic songs. "The Address of Sergeant Buzfuz" from Pickwick is of course a classic. Attired ��� in wig and gown Mr. Luther looked every inch a lawyer. His masterpiece, however, was his song "Betsy Waring." Atlired as a ludicrous old woman who suffered from rhucmalism and neuraligy, giving vent to the most most dismal groans and cries from time to time, and making the most remarkable grimaces, Mr. Luther provoked roars of laughter and loud applause. Mr. Winter, attired as a "Hieland- mon" successfully impersonated Harry Lauder, singing "Tobermory," "So Early in the Morning" and "We Parted on the Shore"; he was enthusiastically encored. Our old friend, J. Francis Bursill delighted the audience with his selections. His rendering of "The House that Jack Built," or rather "Thc Domiciliary Edifice Erected by Jock" in new and improved phraseology was most amusing, and his recitations "The Dandy Fifth" and "The Yarn of the Nancy Bell" were perfect instances of the art of elocution. The chair was taken by Mr. Kent and at the close of the programme a vote of thanks to the artistes and the committee was moved by Mr. Wavel- ing and carried unanimously. The representative of the "Chinook" deemed himself fortunate in being present on this occasion. We congratulate the Hastings Progressives on the success that attended their efforts. The proceeds go towards the building of a public hall for the use of the residents of South Hastings. Hastings Progress Club They are going to have a "Progress Club" in the Hastings Townsite���a movement is well under way for the erection of a suitable building under the auspices tf the South Hastings Improvement Association. Mainly About Collingwood Tht Collingwood Choral Society commenced rehearsals at the Bursill Library on Wednesday night. Voices wanted���Owners of voices send your names to Prof. Jim Tait, Collingwood East. Look out for the announcement of concerts by the Vancouver Women's Musical Club. It will bc something classy and classic. NELDER���HOGBEN On February 25, 1914, at 6 p.m.. by Rev. E. W. 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LIMITED Contractors and Municipal Machinery, Equipment and Supplies Phone Seymour 7155 1150 Homer Street Vancouver THE LABOR WORLD ADDRESS A.',L COMMUNICATIONS TO THE "LABOR EDIT OR" dependent of both political parties; my politics are "tin: Kingdom of God" an<l my platform "His will done on earth as it is in heaven." La-t week the "Chinook" spoke out very itrongly about ilie municipality, and other public bodies, giving work te, non-union Srrm. We dont wish to "rub it in," io will let the matter rest feer a while. Anyhow, our remarks have made "the powers that be"���and llie- elector!���think, and ii the matter is thought about union labor will come out on top. * * * There is --ill a great lack ol employment. Collingwood is feeling the pinch. The Business Mens' Association promoted an excellent concert to help the school children's lunch fund. Good worki But if B. C. had a government worth its salt there' would be no need feer free |lunchei to ichool children in Li. C. Fancy fe man from Mars seeing ichool children -itting down tei elymosynary lunches in a country as rich as ours. He would say we wcre all mail. And IO �� >��� arc! * * ete The printers arc doing good work in giving technical lectures to the young men. Mr. George Hartley hasjkenzie & Mann and Norton Griffiths the matter in hard and he has secur- company���and the premier seems to ed Felix Penn to lecture on "The j -leep in the same bed with them��� Printing Press, freem Caxton to William Morris." Ii this subject is well Neirth Arm was a myth on account of hearing the project talked abe,ut, when tbe honor of being the editor 0< the paper would in.it have held him lur one minute. It might also be stated that in carrying the Poinl Grey Gazette alone at a loss fer a perie,el of five years the same motive actuated. "Next week we will print a story on the North Arm that will be a history ,,f developments to date." Secretary Neelands, of the Vancouver Typographical Union, states that there is nothing of importance to report from thi- quarter this month, that Trade -till continuel dull and, al- though an optimistic tone prevails, the looked-for improvement in conditions has tt'et arrived. Five cards were deposited during the past month and the' same number withdrawn. Tin' total immigration to Canada eluring lite- firsl ten months, April tej January, of the current fiscal year was 356.430 mad.- up of 135,179 British, 93,938 Americans and 127,313 from all other countries. During the corresponding ten montha of last fis- cal vear, the te.tal number was 334,- 3.S3. composed of 130.509 Hritish, 118,- X2ti American and 95,648 from all e -ther countries. Thc increase is 3 per cent. These financial adventurers. Mac- The Bonnie Purple Heather Sanely Macpherson takes a rest this week. Goeiel boy! Ile remembers Sunday wa- St David's day��� lacred to the week, he knows that St. Patrick'] day, -acred to the shamrock, is approaching, so he puts the bonnie heather reii e,ue side-, for a moment to give ihe other vegetablei a chance, MOUNTAIN VIEW dead, una- boot- handled, and it will he. and well il lustrated. and it will be. the lecture should elra" a big attendance���and so it will. Look out for the announcement and do ii"t miss iti ele * * The Trades and Labor Council will be asked te, send delegates to a meeting to arrange for giving a proper reception to "The Pacific Coast Ad Men's Convention," which will meet here in June. This invitation should be heartily accepted. The "Ad men" are men of business. They deal with business���they put money in circulation, and to give them a good time and start them "boosting Vancouver" along right lines the city should "do itself proud." * * * Teem Mann is becoming quite a traveller. He may he in South Africa next, or he may neet! Tom iias taken in recent years to a fiery style of oratory���as befits these strenuous times. His old lectures on "The His- tory nt Labor" were the outcome of study anel thought i'i qttietei times. knew that they could not sell bonds een their many other enterprises here when it was sluiwn that the Canadian Collieries would probably not pay interest on its debts much less a dividend on the watered capital," he went een. "s.e what better excuse for failure could ihey give than a mine explosion, which would put crepe on many a miner's door, or a general strike? It is easy to suppose that the company bred the strike for its own purposes. There is a close connection between Mackenzie & Mann ami this government and an enquiry, such as we desire, would shed a great ileal rn' light in dark places. That is why we arc refused an investigation and the Premier seeks to throw all the blame for the strike trouble upon this bad. bad man. Farrington of the United Mine Workers."���Parker Williams. M.I..A. yon kindlv arch, the Sad. silent city of mir sorrowed Whose streets, all wet with vailing tears, Hear words eii love, now all less said. That hclil such weight of gladness in life's long, lost years; Calm, silent city of our treasured dead, Securely guarded by capped Heights, While over nil. God's outspread, Tells iff. with sun and stars: passing d.'y . and nights; Sweet, silent city of our holy dead, Haven of rest to all the weary land, With reverent stop the lengthening lanes we tread, Where, pointing to the light, they marble sentries stand. Blest, silent city of our happy dead, Here Heaven rests forever on the earth, Here, only here, is love's full meaning read��� "Our lives are hid in God, and death is life's rebirth." ���J. M. in Westminster Hall Magazine for February. BEST FOR CHILDREN Chambers 40 per cent. Emulsion Cod Liver Oil Soothes, Heals and Builds up the Lungs and System We guarantee it Second to None SPECIAL PRICE 85c and 40c CHAMBERS DRUG CO. Collingwood East LITTLE MOUNTAIN HALL Cor. 30th Avenue and Main Street Comfortable Hall for oublic meetings, dances, etc., to Let Apply W. J. STOLLIDAY 34 32nd Avenue Point Grey Greatly Peeved "lhe Island Miners' Troubles." Thi- is -till a standing dish. Much ha.- been saiel .ni the platform, much in the pulpit ami much in the press, but as for a real solution eif the difficulties vve .nc like the farmers with the weak claret���we "don't get no forrarder." South Vancouver has been tramping ��� -ii Eburne's corns. The following is from the Point Grey paper : We have before us an article on tlie- annual nieeling of the South Vancuuver Board of Trade. In the rc- porl of this meeting it would seem that tliey are taking to themselves .tlu- credit tor securing the results so Such "labor troubles can only be ,-;n. ,.���,���,���, in th, ,|rc,iging of the understood by those who go to the xort��� Arm of the Fraser River. Wc mm- .it our commercial system. Let CLEAN, COOL, WHITE, FRESH, PROGRESSIVE WE ARE us gel to understand when and how the coal mines, tlle heritage of the people, came into the bands of a few monopolists. Welcome with both hand- a book like "The Sources of Canadian Wealth," a book about which tlu "Chinook" will have a good deal t'i say in future numbers. Rudyard Kipling wrote : men Collingwood Pure Milk Co. PURITY CLEANLINESS REGULAR DAILY DELIVERIES All our Milk and Cream is treated in the HOLDING PASTEURIZING PLANT, in accordance with the new PROVINCIAL ACT'S REQUIREMENT. G. W. HAWKINS C. F. HAWKINS EARLS ROAD, South Vancouver I have some valiant serving Thev taught me all I know There names are "What" ami "Why" ami "When" And "Where" .md "Which" ant! "How." These valiant serving men will be pressed into use in dealing will-, some phases of capital and labor, and believe inc. when fundamental questions are carefully discussed with the aid of these gentlemen we shall better understand how "labor troubles" arose. * * * 111 an eloquent sermon, Rev. A. E. Cooke. Kitsilano Congregational Church, attacked capitalism for bring* ing about the awful industrial conditions now existing on Vancouver Island in the coal fields. His text was made from the following paragraphs : __ , ^_ _, "If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice iu a province, marvel not at the matter for Hc that is higher than the highest regardeth, and there be higher than tliey. Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. Eccles. v. 8-9. "Bear ye one another s burden and so fulfill the law of Christ."���Gal. vi, 2. Both the Old and New Testaments are my authority for speaking as I do tonight, said Rev. Mr. Cooke. The oppression of the poor and the perversion of justice have ever been the objects of divine wrath and denunciation. Thc sympathetic heart and helping hand that will bear burdens and lift loads for our fcllownien��� These are marks of the Christ-spirit Every Old Testament prophet lifted his voice in the name of God to denounce wrong whenever be found it. and Christ Himself let loose the vials of His wrath against those who "devour widows' houses." worshipped position and neglected justice and mercy. I believe the time has come when some one should speak out m the name of righteousness and justice on behalf of the miners on Vancouver Island. I may be blamed for interfering in this matter, church oi Jesus Christ on a question so vital to terests of humanity who. then, shall speak? I repudiate entirely the assumption that thc Christian pulpit is "interfering" when it deals with such questions as this. The man who believes in God and lights for the right can never get out of his sphere, and he who shuts his eyes and his mouth simplv to save himself trouble is recreant to the name, and spirit oi Christianity. I shall no doubt be accused of political bias, but 1 assert right here, that so far as I am concerned, political affairs have absolutely nothing to do with it. I am ra- ,lel lleet III t t 11(1 tn let tllis p.TSS With ��� ���iit some reference to the matter. The work in question was started in Eburne previous tn the formation of any board of trade outside the City of Vancouver unless we make the exception of Xew Westminster. "Mr W. II. Higgins, of Eburne, has mosl persistently preached the dredging of the North Arm for un-1 accountable years. The ratepayers j of Eburne. ever ince there were, ratepayers ill that location have also j preached the same doctrine. The editor of this paper stopped in Ebume when the dredging of the i head of the business. J. E. Anderson's New Meat Market at 4192 Main Street has These and Many Other Attractive Qualities Mr. J. E. Anderson, for two years one of Main Street's leading business men, at 418S Main Street, has taken newer and larger premises two doors south at 4192. Than the new store there is not a brighter, more attractive retail stand in Greater Vancouver. Mr. Anderson takes all his old customers along with him to the new stand and many new ones. During his two years in business in the community, Mr. Anderson has built up a great reputation for business. Fresh anel enticing foods always are offered over his counter with a courteous service to be wondered at. "If you're putting anything in the paper, tell them I specialize on fresh I eggs." said Mr. Anderson. Steaks. chops, masts, bacon, hams, fresh j vegetables���these ami many more! lines arc handled by the original spot- I less town butcher both at the new | store on Main Street and the other premises at Forty-third and Victoria Road, the destinies of which are presided over by G. N. Dolstead, a capable follower in the footsteps of the Liberals IN THE SENSE OF GIVING FULL AND LIBERAL VALUE FOR MONEY. WE WORK ON THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE MARGIN OF PROFIT BECAUSE WE KNOW PRICE IS THE GREAT QUESTION ON WHICH YOUR FINAL VERDICT WILL REST. Rev. Madill, Cedar Cottage Fire Brand Makes Sensation on the Prairies Manitoba Government said to have Taken Part in Annual Elections of Grand Lodge of Orange Brotherhood at Winnipeg and to Have Imported Brother Madill to Help Out Frank Newton = FAMILY = SHOE STORE 823 GRANVILLE ST. AND AT CEDAR COTTAGE Following is a despatch recently sent out of Winnipeg to Western PaPcrs ; . . , . Trouble is brewing for somebody in the present session of the Orange Lodge of Manitoba. James Willough- by is coming up for re-election as Grand Master, and it is understood that he will not have a walkover. The Government is taking a hand in the election, having imported Rev. J. C. Madill from British Columbia for this purpose, and a regular government ticket is said to be ready for presentation to the faithful members at the forthcoming lodge election. In addition to Rev. Madill, thc Manitoba Government has dragged in one of its employees, T. J. Cressy, principal of the Ruthcnian training school at Brandon, to help in the work. W. T. Edgecombe, chief executive of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, is also impressed to round up balky members and keep them in line while J. M. Toombs, who is also preiminently on the job. The Mr. Toombs referred to is a prominent public man in Saskatchewan, who has a winter residence in Vancouver. He is the father of Mr. S. Toombs, formerly one of the proprietors of the Gordon Drug Store, comer Twenty-eighth Avenue and Main Street. CENTRE & HANNA LIMITED Established 1893 Refined Service New Location 1049 GEORGIA ST. Opposite new Y. M. C. A. Fireproof Columbarium and Mausoleum OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Seymour 2425 but if the keep silent the best Old London is passing away. This old theatre-by the New River-where Joey Grimaldi and Samuel Phelps played, will probably be pulled down to make way for a picture palace. FOUR GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY. MARCH 7, 1914 ^puveaCHKMCXXC PUBLISHED Every Saturday b, tht Greater Vancourar Puhllahere Limited HEAD OFFICE : Corner Thirtieth Aremie am! Main Street. South VanooiiTer, B. C TELEPHONE : Al! depaxtmente Fairmont 1S74 NICHT CALLS Fairmont 1846L SUBSCRIPTION RATES : To all polntt in Caiada. United Kinjdom. Neartoeandland, Ne�� Zealand, and other British Poaaeaaioni : One Ireax IZ.OS Sil Montha 100 Three Montha 5�� Poitaje to American, European and other Foreign Cmatrira, |LM yer year extra. "The truth at all times firmly stands And shall from age to age endure." THE CRY FOR FOOD BRITISH COLUMBIA is an importer of practically every commodity under the sun excepting liritish Columbia fir. If our railway lines and seaports were blocked, this Province, richer in all manner of natural resources than any other similar area under the sun, would not be able to feed herself for one week. In every city and town in Hritish Columbia today there is poverty. Thousands of men, flat stomached, are walking the streets of Vancouver. In the midst of plenty, one half of the people of British Columbia today are hungry. The gaunt talons of poverty are pinching the cheeks of many a little boy and girl in South Vancouver at this very moment. That the capitalistic forces who have a stranglehold on the present Government in British Columbia cannot steal the balmy climate of the Pacific coast is the only fact which has saved the country this winter from sending up a wail of poverty and distress which would disgrace the very (lag under which we live. During the past year, the Hon. Price Ellison, the Minister of Finance in the government of the plumed knight, states that Hritish Columbia imported more than $20,000,000 worth of food products���twenty millions worth of butter, eggs, milk, mutton, beef, bacon, apples and all those foods which thc Lord in his Wisdom fitted the lands of this Province to produce. Of this vast sum the working men of South Vancouver, the city and the neighboring municipalities, contributed the greater portion���and they haven't had a week's steady work in a year. L'nless there is a radical change they will not have a week's steady work for another year and they will have to sell their shirts or their daughters to raise their portion of the more than $20,000,000 it will be necessary to send out to foreign countries to buy bread with during the next twelve months. By the time this article appears in print, Sir Richard McBride will have given the owners of the Canadian Northern Railway another ten millions of the money of the people of British Columbia���this money to be spent likely in developing in Peru or Yokohama the vast industrial enterprises of two of the shrewdest malefactors of great wealth that Canada has ever produced. Today the farming lands of British Columbia are held by men of the MacKenzie & Mann ilk. They owe, and the Government admits it, more than $11,- 000,000 on lands grabbed up from the Government to be held until their value is boosted. The Canadian Northern and these other new railways which the McBride Government is subsidizing up to the hilt are being btrilt that these lands may increase in value to the legitimate tiller of the soil who may some day wish to purchase. Our Government will not call in this $11,000,000. It is over due, but they do not wish to put their friends to the trouble of coming through with the cash they owe the people of British Columbia. If the poor devil over on Fraser Street bought any land from the Government, he would have to come through with his payments���you bet! During the past ten years the Government of British Columbia has been legislating for the moneyed interests and among the working men and the rank and file they have been encouraging a policy of dog-eat- dog. For ten years the Government of this Province have encouraged the people to live unnatural lives. They have overlooked the very rudiments of economics. Nature is now about to Call a show-down on Sir Richard McBride and on the people of British Columbia. Twenty millions of dollars' worth of imports of food stuffs in one year? And British Columbia has sufficient arable land if even half-heartedly cultivated to produce ten times the food required for a mere half million people? Our mines and our factories are idle. Our agricultural lands lie barren in the sun. Our workingmen are hungry. But Sir Richard McBride has ten millions for the big railroad corporation, another ten millions for the land grafter, another ten millions for the party heelers. THE QUESTION OF REPRESENTATION AT the Provincial Liberal Convention held last week at Victoria, the subject of proportional representation was discussed.at great length. Dr. Wol- verton. of Nelson, being the father of a resolution endorsing the principle of proportional representation along the lines of the Hare system, now in use in Switzerland and other countries where progressive measures are being given a fair trial. Dr. Wolverton's scheme of proportional representation would render the situation such that in every election the minority, as well as the majority, would have a voice. It is declared that the Hare system wouhl do away with machine politics and would eliminate the vicious features of party politics. Some figures quoted in Parliament last week by Hon. G. P. Graham in discussing the Government Redistribution Bill, are interesting as throwing light on the disparity between the Conservative and Liberal representation In Parliament as compared with the vote cast at the last general election. The figures -bow, on a proportional basis, irrespective altogether of the fact that the 22 Nationalist representatives from Quebec were not elected by the people as supporters of Mr. Borden, that the standing of the parties in Parliament at present should he 114 behind the Government to 107 Liberals. Out of 1,307,328 votes cast in the last general election, the Conservative candidates including Nationalists, received 669,594, Liberal candidates received 625.103 and Independents 12831. Thus there was a difference of 44,491 between the number of votes cast for Conservatives and the number polled for Liberal candidates. In thc Province of Ontario on a proportional basis there should be 38 Liberals and 48 Conservatives instead of the very wide disparity at present. The difference of thc popular strength of the parties in the country is not nearly so great as the Government majority in the House would seem to indicate. It will require a turnover of less than two per Ci'ti' of the electors at thc next general election to give the Liberal party a majority in Parliament as large as tlle Borden Government now has. ROADS TO UTTER DARKNESS MARVELOUS the fascination road building has for the man in public life. The popular leader decides that the Government must build a great transcontiivntiil road; then he rides over the realization of his dreams to the discard. 'i he provincial idol must needs subsidize a group of financiers that they may build colonization routes through the mountains; then he takes the route across the political Styx. Up jumps the civic hero. Permanent paving for Smith Street, is his slogan. The contracts are awarded and Smith Street is fixed up; then over the route the minor political leader inevitably proceeds to oblivion, i Your councillor decides that money must be spent n his ward. A new street i.s graded and boulevarded ���a short, seldom traveled, previously unknown thoroughfare. It is discovered that the councillor owns a lot suspiciously near the little street. Good night for the little councillor! GUM CHEIVERS A'E you a gum chewer? If you are you must be fond of crushed insects and dirt. In the "Practical Druggist," an article dealing with gum chewing says: "The sweet, sticky nature of the sap attracts and holds countless insects, creeping and flying, after the manner of a strip of flypaper. The native gatherers of the sap are not unduly solicitous over the presence of insects or extremely careful to avoid including pieces of bark and leaves, for they are paid by the pound." This quotation, Dr. McClintock says would mean little to us if we were sure that the gum is purified before being placed on the market; but he continues the quotation: "Take at random a piece from each package, wash off the sugar and hold the dirt to the sunlight. In every case will lie seen particles of dirt." And further: "So that every man, woman, and child user of chewing-gum is for the time being a walking washine." Another authority says: "Today the users of chewing-gum are thc refining-machines. They swallow the refuse, and about the time the gum is thoroughly ean and pure, it's thrown away." We have always had our suspicions of the nan who chews gum. are united as one man. There was a note of confidence throughout, tinged with the knowledge that a Change for the better can be made only through persistent self-denying work for the common good. "It was good to meet the men who came from the far ends of the province and get keyed up to the pR9per pitch by contact with men who are in dead earnest and who are willing to give time and money for the service of the public. Four hundred men assembled, hardened veterans in the Liberal cause, and exuberant youths mingling and partaking of the spirit which lias brought the people of thc Anglo-Saxon race to the present proud position as a self-governing people. There was a look of determination on every face, that determination which has been the dread of the enemies of our race for so many centuries, and which bodes well for any cause which they stand bend. "As the reports of the different delegations were made one by one, and it was seen that full complements had come all the way from thc far north, from the farthest interior, and from all the most inaccessible sections of the province, cheer after cheer went up. So enthusiastic were the people of Comox that not only were the ten delegates seated,vbut five alternates who bad come all the way in case their presence might be required were allowed to take part in the proceedings without voting power. Then the roll was called the ce invention hall was filled to the doors. "The feeling of unity which pervaded the gathering was perhaps one of the most remarkable phases of the convention. It was not so much a matter of Liberalism against Conservatism, but of opposition to the McBride administration. The Socialists in the house were spoken of as men lighting in the same cause, and the delegation of ladies that was given a hearing was also welcomed with acclaim as representing the cause of sisters who were working shoulder to shoulder with those who wanted to hedp bring order out of chaos. "There were in the gathering men of the most advanced type who sometimes allowed their imaginations to run riot, but who still had at heart the good of the people. These were willing to hold back their pet theories that the general cause might be the stronger. Then there were others who felt that sometimes the Liberal cause was advancing too fast, and that they could not always follow it all the way, but they were all ready to sink minor difficulties in order to help clean up the mess that has been made by the Government across James Bay. "The old platform of the Liberal party has heen reaffirmed and some new progressive planks adopted. The party now stands in the very forefront of radical parties throughout the world and can be supported by any man who looks to aid his country by means of legislation. "The new unity of the opposition to the McBride- Bowser machine is something which augurs well for the future. To secure good government it is first necessary to remove corrupt forces. Control should be placed in the hands of practical men of affairs with ideals. This section is represented by Liberalism and has as adjuncts the other smaller sections which do not subscribe to the Liberal platform or who want something more advanced. There is a common foe, and these forces are uniting in opposition to McBride- Bowserism." BY THE WAY PROMOTIONS ON MERIT IN promoting to the position of chief of the municipal police a man from the ranks, the South Vancouver council has set a precedent worth while. The new head of the force, Mr. William Bramwell, has seen many years of service in the municipality and through those years he has made for himself a reputation for punctuality, thoroughness and broadminded- ness. It is understood that Sergeant Bramwell did not seek the position and beyond formally applying for the office was conspicuous among the army f applicants for failing to endeavor to entrench himself in the good favor of the councillors. Sergeant Bramwell is an Englishman who looks like a guardsman. For many years he was a member of the Lancashire constabulary. THE OLD PARTY SLEEPS NO MORE OP the remarkably enthusiastic Liberal Convention held in Victoria, last week, a well-known writer at the capital has the following to say: "Two political conventions have been held in Victoria during the week, one by the Conservatives and the other by the Liberals. Tbe former has done little but try to patch up differences and get some new life into the dry bones. The latter has been full of enthusiasm, confident in the knowledge that life is already returning, and that all the sections of the Opposition THERE WERE TWENTY-FIVE delegates present at the Liberal Convention held in Victoria last week from Richmond Electoral district alone. Two men represented this district at the Conservative clan- gathering of even date. Among the South Vancouver stalwarts were Dr. W. A. McConkey, Messrs. Donald Burgess. G. G. McGeer, A. Chamberlain, Gregson, Ford and Murray. ft * �� "TOO MAXY OVERHEAD EXPENSES," sighed Sir Richard as he looked at the $11,000,000 deficit accumulated in one short year. The plumed knight is ikely to go into political liquidation at almost any time now. ��� * K "FROM PARLIAMENTARY PAGE to Statesman," runs the caption over the life story of Col.-J. D. Taylor, ALP., of New Westminster, at present going the rounds of the country weeklies of the east in the form of "boiler plate." In the absence of a cut of the colonel the "boiler plate" people have inserted one of L. D. Taylor, which they are palming off as the genuine. The editor of the "World" has good grounds for a libel action. �� ft ft BEHOLD WHAT A fickle maiden is public opinion. ft * *> SCIENTISTS ARE aroused over the report that an Eastern rooster lays an egg every day. There's an Ethiopian in the hen-coop somewhere, we believe, which the skillful use of a detectaphone would undoubtedly prove. ��� �� �� WHICH DOESN'T alter the fact that "A whistlin' woman am! a crowin' hen would drive the devil from Irs den." ��� �� �� ACCORDING TO NEWSPAPER despatches, the Rev. J. C. Madill. of Cedar Cottage, has been invited by the Manitoba Government to prosecute Orange organization work in that Province. The Pope will have a turn for the worse when this reaches his ears. AT THE MUNICIPAL HALL a man was promoted to the head of his department at a salary ten dollars- less in the month than was his previously as a mere- employee. Councillor Gold likely figured that the title- was worth $10 a month. ft �� * A MONTREAL ART DEALER is in jail because he exhibited in his window a miniature copy of the Venus. In Toronto a law is about to be passed declaring it a criminal offence for any householder to have and possess in his bathroom any mirror, looking glass, window, or any gas jet, electric light or lamp. * ��� ft ���THE PATHS OF GLORY lead but to the grave," and the paved paths of South Vancouver never seem to lead the supporters thereof to glory, ft ft ft IF ONE. WERE to walk up Main Street, from Sixteenth Avenue this afternoon, one wouldn't mi-take the thoroughfare for the dear old Strand. �� | �� IT WOULD APPEAR that if they're going to get Gold's goat, someone will have to pay a big price for it. ���������-���'���* THE BY-ELECTION about to be pulled in Small Vancouver will equal in interest the recent by-elections for the Imperial House of Commons. ft a a HON, Job'. MARTIN'S physicians say that lie ha* walking typhoid. So strenuous is the great carpetbagger that any other brand of typhoid would hardly be expected to suit him. �� ��� ft HON. THE COLONEL SAM HUGHES is bound that Canada will nol for long have to take second place with Kentucky in the matter of the production of colonels. And in order to protect the Canadian aspirant iri this connection it is likely that the Federal Government will place a tariff on warriors from the United States likely to enter these Provinces. ft ft ft RAYNOR WAS THE MAN who started all this trouble. Where is the rascal? Likely he has joined the Charlie Rosses of history, ft ft �� WHAT HAS Edward Gold to say to this? ANTIGL'O Y PROBADO RE.MEDIO "El Sirope para la denticton de Mrs. Winslow" ha estado en tiso por mas madres que se io ban adminis- trado a sits tijos cn el periodo de deuticion con exito complete, Este remedio hace al nino "alegre. ablanda las enc.ias, aleja todo dotor, eura los colicoskey es remedio esencial para la diarrea. De venta por todos los druguistas del niundo. I'.-tc seguro de opiener el "Sicope de Winslow"; no cquivo- carse con otros. ft ft ft THE PRINCIPLE has been laid down that all wealth must come from the land. It seems to work out well in every country on earth save that portion of Canada known as British Columbia. ft ft ft McBRIDE'S GREAT POLICY for the working man entitled "Dog-eat-dog" will likely land that patrician eventually in Westminster Abbey. It has already landed a great number of the workingmen in Westminster jail. ��� ft �� SIR RICHARD'S marvelous statesmanship is converting the fair Province of British Columbia into a rich garden of socialism and anarchy, ft ft ft WAIT UNTIL THE PANAMA CANAL is opened, then will coins the boom! So says Sir Richard. A few more dogs, that's all. ft ft ft THE SHERLOCK HOLMES who trailed ex-Councillor John Third ought to be presented with a medal. �� �� �� IT IS NOW STATED that in order to impeach Mr. Gold before the bar of public opinion the services of Detective Joshua Johnston, vide press, and the ex- Sergeant have been secured. Not being able to manipulate the detectaphone, the ex-Sergeant will draw Edward out, and Joshua will take down the notes it* short hand. ft ft ft WE HAVE A LETTER dealing with little square- envelopes. These, the writer claims, should not have been delivered to tbe councillors at the 1 lall. Prying; eyes and detectaphones! ft ft ft WHO SAYS WE ARE NOT progressive? The detectaphone was never used before at any point int Western Canada. ft ft ft ANOTHER POINT SCORED by tbe superstitious. Turn to the picture of the Vancouver police we published on Saturday. There were just 13 in the group. No wonder some of the force have bad to seek "fresh. woods and pastures new." ft ft ft THE COLLINGWOOD LIBRARY is fast becoming l library portrait gallery. Last week fine portraits of William Morris, the poet, and George Cruickshank, the artist, were added. The walls are also adorned with fine pictures of Shakespeare, Emerson. Burns and William Blake. ft ft ft A RUMOR IS ABOUT to the effect that a condensed milk factory will be established near Steveston this- spring. SATL'RDAY, MARCH 7, 1914 GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK FIVE Hastings and Gore Ave. EMPRESS Lawrence & Sandusky, Lessees Phone Sey. 3907 Week of Much 9 Matinees Wed. and Sat. The Del. S. Lawrence Stock Company WITH Miss Maude Leone Quincy Adams Sawyer The greatest Mew England play ever written Prices 25c and 50c Matinees 25c Any Seat FAIRMONT THEATRE 18th and Main Street SATURDAY'S MATINEE, 2 till S "The House ol Features" TEACHER OF THE Mr. JIM TAIT VIOLIN and PIANOFORTE Is prepared to receive a limited number of pupils and impart instruction al their homes or at his STUDIO l COLLINGWOOD EAST, At B. C. Electric Station DREAMLAND H. H. DEAN, Proprietor COR. TWENTY-SIXTH AVENUE AND MAIN STREET We change daily wtfh a fresh feature each day. We have installed a New Powers 6 A, tlie most perfect motion picture machine made. Come any night and see a NEW FEATURE on our NEW WTR- ROROIDE curtain just imported. MATINEE SATURDAYS AT 2p.m. Cedar Cottage Theatre "THE HOUSE THAT PLEASES" 20th Avenue and Commercial Street SATURDAY MATINEE. 2 to S . . We show the best, cleanest and most up to date pictures with a complete change daily. COME AND SEE MILK How Satisfactory it is to the Housekeeper to be sure that the MILK, CREAM and BUTTERMILK she receives is Pasteurized and Germless. Delivered in Sealed Bottle*, Perfectly Sterilized. BEACONSFIELD HYGIENIC DAIRY 90S Twenty-fourth Avenue East Phone Fairmont 2391 L PRICE & GREEN, Proprietors Evans, Coleman & Evans, Ltd. IF YOU WANT AN ECONOMICAL FUEL WHEN PLACING YOUR NEXT ORDER, ASK FOR AUSTRALIAN COAL EVANS, COLEMAN & EVANS Limited Phone 2988 Foot ��' Columbia Avenue SEEDS f^lR Spring stock is now complete and we are now ready to take care of your order for spring sowing of Timothy, Clover, Alfalfa, and all field seeds, also garden seeds which are all tested in our own warehouse. We carry a full line of Fruit and Ornamental stock, Bee Supplies, Fertilizers and all garden requisites. Catalogue for asking. The Henry Seed House A. R. MacDOUGALL, Prop. 524 Kingsway ��� - Vancouver, B. C. THEATRICAL Empress Theatre The lame of the great rural play Uaificy Adams Sawyer," which is the Ottering at ihe Empress next week, has spread all over the country, and n ii claimed that lome s.uoo.uoo pe.i- I'le have already witnessed this play, "eet lee Hlelllle.il llle ullllUlllliered tlinu- landl that have read the book of the same title, from whieh the play was devised. The tbousandl ..f readers of the book will he interested t'. know how the novel has heen utilized for Stan purp.eses and what serves as backgroundi f..r those honest country people te, ihow ui iheir simple ordinary lives. The lirst act sh,,ws the interior e,f Hcin.ni Hill', gr,,ccry store, including the village post-office at Mason's Corner where for one thing the icrimmage between Quincy A.lams Sawyer anel the town bully, Hall Wood, takes place. Act 2 has two scenes, llie lirst of which represents the cness roada between East- h'eree and Ma-nn's C'enier anel the second, the litting-room at the- reitman farm. The third act is the Pet- tcngill farmyard, where the famous husking bee in the great barn is shown. The lirst seeme of the fourth act (hows ilie- exterior of the Pet- tingill homestead during a rousing N'ew England snow-storm, and the second scene pictures the Pettingill's cosy living room. Tin plav i* built distinctly upeen comedy line's ami there is almost a continuous laugh fremi beginning t.e end, the sweetly compelling love scenes between Quincy Adams Sawyer and the blind girl, alone commanding the respectful silence' of sympathy anil appreciation, Due prominent dramatic critic concluded a recent play review wilh this sentence. "If a wholes.eme. honest, cleanly play that alternates pathos and laughter with gatling gun rapidity k what theatre-goers wain, they will go to see "Quincy Adams Sawyer." The' cast, an unusually long one, will be selected with special reference to the fitness of the players fe.r the work they are tei perform and will be headed by Mr. Del Lawrence in the title role and Miss Maude Leone as lhe blind her MORE TROUBLE Phone Sev. 318 Asks $5000 Damages from Municipality of South Vancouver inc. The scene painters anil stage mechanisms at the Empress have been for three weeks hard at work em the massive sets of scenery feir the production and promise seeme genuine sensations. As an added attraction, an especially engaged quartette will sing appropriate senigs during tlle course of the play. * * * Orpheum Theatre Bryand Cheerbert's Marvelous Man- cliurians, who headline next week's Orpheum bill, can easily disprove tlle contention frequently heard, to the effect that tlle Chinese are physically an inferior race. This quintette is made up of practically perfect physical specimens, whose feats in gymnastics, acrobatics and juggling up hold all that i* ever claimed for Oriental agility anel finesse. The |beauty of the performance i- greatly enhanced by the gorgeous Chinese costuming and the Oriental settings provided by Mr. Cheerbcrt. A second featured attraction brings Johnny and Emma Kay. Irish character comedians, in a sketch by Junie McCree, called "On ilu- Ki.. Grande." li is farce with music, and furnishes an ideal medium for exploiting these two entertainer-, win. have made hosts of friends anel admirers through their performance iu those vehicles of ..ther days���"Casey is the- Janitor." "A Hot Old Time." anil "Down the Pike." An event in vaudeville is lhe prcs- entation by William A. Brady of a play by Richard Harding Davis, The sketch is "The Naked Man." and was dramatized by Mr. Davis freem his magizine story of ihe same name. The tale ha- to do with a pair tii newly rich, Mr. ami Mr-, l-'ri-elelie- Keep, win. are- exerting super-human efforts to break into society. Near their summer home at Ossining i- thi estate eef Harry Van Warden, a social leader, win nn the Keeps have unsuccessfully tried lo cultivate'. Clara Inge had been em lhe stage��� in the chorus���jusl one day, when she was recognized as a young woman of unusual personality and ability. Directly she appeared in a small nart, and then in a big one. Next, -he became important in Blanche Ring's support, and since then has alternated between musical comedy and vaudeville���always successfully, because she is a real comedienne with original methods and good material. A company of comedy miino artists, headed by II. M. Zanell, will pre- sent "The Elopement," a sketch of the kind very popular in iln- (lhl I Country, and not ofter seen on this 'side of the water. Tliey have jusl finished an extensive tour of Europe and South America. All interesting feature of the song and dance novelty put mi by Henry Calalani' and Joe Denny lies in lhe fact that the songs they sing were written for them, and are used by nobody else. They are clever young men, with a real gift for entertaining. Mr. and Mr-. Vernon Castle, the . recognized experts iu society dances are In appear in carefully arranged motion films. They are shown executing all the steps and figures which they have made famous, dancing the I Argentine Tanga. the Hesitation Waltz, the Maxixe Bresilienne, the I One-Step and the Castle Walk, and j all to appropriate music, which is especially chosen and rehearsed. Mr- tgnes Greig sued the municipality of Se.uth Vancouver before Mr. Justice Gregory for $5,000 damages for alleged damage !������ her property at the corner of Wilson Road anil Fraser Avenue. The plaintiff claimed that the municipality in lowering the grade of l'ra-cr Avenue in 1911 caused a fence on lhe property lee be broken down, removed earth fre.m her land, diverted a stream of water causing injury lo the creep- e.n h.r property ami generally interfered with access t.e her property. The defense claimed tha' ilu- fence in question was not on Mr- Grcig'- property; ihat iln- diversion of the stream eliel not cause injury in the crop- iu question ami also thai rather than having caused depreciation in value e.f the plaintiffs property the lowering e.f the grade increased it- value. .Many witnesses were heard. Mrs Greig was represented by Me->r-. W. S. Deaei n ami T. K Wilson and tin municipality my Messrs. R. W. Hannington and C. Clarke. Mr. Justice Gregory after hearing evidence mi In nli sides asked opposing counsel i" gel together and endeavor to reach a friendly settlement. for thi- purpose the judge adjourned iln- hearing of tin- action until ni I M "inlay. ' C -<*Xts* ��� STILL MORE TROUBLE hi. E. Seagrave & Company Claim 16,000 for Fire-fighting Equipment Supplied Granville Street Week commencing March 9 The Pinnacle 'ef Vaudeville JOHNNY & EMMA KAY In "fill the Kiee ('.ramie" WM \ BRADY Hffer- The Naked Man" M \1<\ hi.HI S M '.NCHL'RIANS ____ CLARA INGE I'i. mric Comedienne Henry Jack ���CATALVNO & DENNY��� A lively ragtime diversion II M /. \ZKI.I. & CO. i mic Minn, -ketch i nher Good Acts Claiming that the sum of $16*103 i- now due i" them under agreement, W. K. Seagrave & Company ha- filed a writ in the Supreme Courl ivgi-try igainst tin- municipality ni Si'iiiii Vancouver, 'flu- wril i- endorsed to Ilu effect that the plaintiff's claim ���- againsl the defendant fe.r $16.00(1 for two combination hose wagon, and chemical engines sold and delivered and accepted by the defendants on [anuarv 1.1. 1914, under an agreement dated June 2. 1913, 1 hi January 13. the endorsement sets "in. a motion was passed by the corporation "thai iln- two iin- engines supplied by Seagreavc & Company be accepted, having -Mod the necessary test before iln- special committee." Tlie $10.1 i-, fm- interest claimed due lo date. The wril was issued by Mr. Hamilton Read and a rider i.- added tei ilie endorsement ihat. if the amount claimed tee be owing i- paid within four dav- of service, further proceedings will be -laved. MAIN STREET LIBERAL CLUB L. D. Taylor Comes to South Vancouver and Speaks Out on the Island Coal Strike Mackenzie & Mann and Their Millions The Provincial Government is pass- With liritish Columbia'- credit they've ing a bill to guarantee another live million dollars bond issue nf lhe Canadian Northern Railway. This makes nver forty-seven millions altogether guaranteed. got awa So now they are trying the powers down at Ottawa. For of course il's Sir William Mackenzie's opinion. Having beaten the Provinces; why not tlie Dominion? ���YORICK. 'I'he Liberal club on Main Streel is becoming a centre ami focus oi Liberal opinion. They are a lively bet who meet there, and ihcp speak their eninds. There was a splendid meeting there on Tuesday night, when L. 1). Taylor deall with the troubles on Vancouver Island. Said Mr. Taylor with emphasis : "There should be a full anel impartial investigation at the coal mine- on Vancouver I-land and of the causes leading up lo llle trouble. The McBride government is willing to appoint commissions to :nquire intei agricultural conditions, municipal matters, bill it refuse- to lake any action PANTAGES Unequalled Vaudeville Meana Pantafea Vaudeville E. D. GRAHAM, Resident Man. Phone Seymour 3046 Three times daily, 2 45. 7.20 and 9 15 ��� Wok M , GI -'!'.' I \T SMITH America's Gfeatesl White Hope. The White Heavyweight Champion of the W.irld in a three-round sparring exhibition w ith li - sparring partner. Ne.u ��� Mr. Snillii i- ai cenpanieil n. the t"iir. GR \NVII.L1-. .X MACK I The Italian Comedy Dme Other Big Attractions Prices, Matineis, I5c; Night, 15 and 25c. Box Seats. 50 cents toward makin;; public the real facts - if tin- trouble in ilu- coal district." He declared ;11��- government was taking sides wiih the operators againsl lhe miner-. The miner- had found ga- in Ihe mine- and had taken a holiday to dig. cuss what action they should take in iln- circumstances, When ihey returned to work nest day they found no johs awaiting them. I The speaker denounced thc watering of the stock of tin Canadian Collieries by Mackenzie & Mann, and ad- eled that the consumers oi c<eal were "paying lhe piper." He elid not believe the stories te.lel against llie miners. Men might have been sent into Ihe district to create disorder. He asserted that the miners were justly incensed against ihe calling oul of ihe militia. The Attorney- General hail no room for bad women 'in New Westminster gaol, but he had plenty of room feir the miner-. Mr. Taylor declared that the idleness in ihe coal fields was one of the causes of the harel time- on the Ceeast. ilie also -tated lhat lhe government : should have stepped in and operated lhe mines until such lime a- the operator- and the miners came I'i an agreement, in order to protect the publii interest. Mr. Harry Kay -peeke in a similar vein, giving lhe eerigin eel the trouble, and denouncing the Mackenzie & Mann interests wiih vigor. The chair was occupied by Mr K. 11. Hciuler- , son. If you're hard up for cash and the future looks blue; Don't go to your banker fnr a thus- aml nr two; But gn tn tlle Government. At least ynu call try it; If ynu ask fnr enough they're sure to supply it. This only applies if you're big speculators; (Not a farmer who wants it to plant his 'perlaters) Get after it then on a similar plan Tee that e.f eiur friends Mackenzie & Mann. When the C N. R. want any bonds guaranteed i (I wish we could all do the same in our need) An easy remark like the one below limited , Is made while the Bill is put through | and voted. "Those d d unemployed have been I causing some worry. We don't wish to trouble you; much less to hurry, But we'd l>c glad if the work ou false Creek you began." Said Sir Richard McBride to Mackenzie & Mann. Xow let us suppose the C. N. R. goes Bust in a year or two���nobody kimws. If that is the case, then forty Tidd millions Will have to be found by us "bally civilians"; And 'twill be pretty hard during monetary stringency Tee raise all tlle money in such a contingency. It would mean getting down tn pretty hard pan To pay for the bonds of Mackenzie & Mann. Now it's all very well for these paid politicians, And affluent holders of party positions; From the struggle for bread they re entirely Immune; While we pay the piper, they call the tune. And it's fine sending up these financial sky-rockets When the money comes out of the other man's pockets. If the voters are wise, they'll get rid of the clan .'..-, Of Bowscr-McRridc-Mackenzie & Mann. Maude Leone, at the Empress SIX GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1914 We Have Satisfied Ourselves that the public can be convinced by clean and legitimate advertising. We were and are the only Undertakers who cottM advertise a complete funeral for $55.00, including Burial Case, trimmed complete (no extra charge for handles or other trimmings); Family Carriage, Hearse, Wagon Service, Care of Remains and Personal Service, and live up to our advertisement in every respect. The fact that we are doing as we advertise is responsible for the volume of business we are doing. Mt. Pleasant Undertaking Company Cor. Eighth and Main Street. Phone Fair. 189 Commodious Chapel Free to All Patrons Formerly Center & Hanna's Branch Owing to the mistake of the Telephone Company in not getting our name changed, it will be found as Center & Hanna, Mount Pleasant Branch, Fairmont 189. IT IS OUR BUSINESS TO HAVE YOUR BUSINESS WE ARE THE LARGEST MILK DEALERS IN SOUTH VANCOUVER. ALL OUR MILK IS PASTEURIZED BY THE LATEST PROCESS. YOU ARE INVITED TO INSPECT OUR PREMISES ANY HOUR. SOUTH VANCOUVER MILK CO. 29th and FRASER STREET Phone Fairmont 1602L Order your Wines, Liquors or Cigars By Phone (High. 555)--Free Motor Delivery To South Vancouver every Friday Cascade Beer pts 91 doz., qts s)2 dos. Heidelberg " SI " " $2 ��� B. C. Export " 85c " "��1.75" HIGHLAND LIQUOR COMPANY, LIMITED 758 POWELL STREET B. C. EQUIPMENT CO. MACHINERY DEALERS CONCRETE MIXERS, STEEL CARS. ROCK CRUSHERS, ELECTRIC. STEAM, AND GASOLINE HOISTS. WHEELBARROWS. TRANSMISSION MACHINERY, GASOLINE ENGINES, PUMPS, AND ROAD MACHINERY Offices: 600-607 Bank of Ottawa Bldg. 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MACHINISTS AND FOUNDERS IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS v'' FIRE HYDRANTS AND SPECIALS REPAIRS OF AV.L DEfCRIBTIONI .. ~ NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY OUR NEXT DIRECTORY CLOSES ON MARCH 10th, 1914 All changes of name, address, also for advertising, must be in on or before that date For any further information call Contract Department Seymour 6070 British Columbia Telephone COMPANY, LIMITED "SOMETHING ATTEMPTED; SOMETHING DONE!" "'Tis not in mortali to command suc- ceiii Hut we'll do more. Scmpronius, We'll deserve it" TIhim Mr. R. C. Hodgson might 'have speeken at lhe beginning of the year eif office Ile has just completed anel rarely such words would be justified by the report which we published, in extenso, in last Saturday's "Chinook." Success in all attempted could not be achieved, the stars iu their courses have been lighting against South Van- COUVer during the past year, but something���a very tangible something��� has been done as well as a good deal attempted. Much bas been gained by trying. Just as "it is better te) have loved] and lost, than never to have loved at all." So attempts at municipal improvement���even attempts which fail��� are far better than the mildewing Stagnation which comes of deadly apathy and indifference. The South Vancouver Hoard of Trade has not only justified its existence, it has proved itself a big factor in South Vancouver development. For the aims and aspirations of the South Vancouver Hoard of Trade wc refer our readers to the annual re- port. What has been done, has been done, it is with what there is yet to do that the people should concern themselves. If you want postal delivery, if you want improvement in your telephone and car system, if you want attention given lo the hun dred and one matters that come home to your business and your bosejms every day, then join the Heiard of Trade and give it all the support yeeu can, and alsei criticise ils doing when yeiu feel the need arises The Hoard nl Trade ihould be a focus, a rallying point, for effort, it should be in local politics what "a fulcram" is in mechanics. "Give me a fulcram ai- I I will move the world," said Archimedes. Make the Hoard of Trade an efficient fulcram and you will be able lei make even an inert government to attend to South Vancouver's interests. AVOID CANADA Is Advice of Father Bernard Vaughan to Old Country People A recent London dispatch states Father Bernard Vaughan is busy knocking Canada. Lecturing on his American tour before a crowded audience in thc Free Trade Hall at Manchester recently, hc strongly recommended Englishmen to go to the United States, and not to Canada. He said conditions in the Canadian West were terrible. There were three months goods weather and nine bad. He knew a great many who had gone there were anxious to return. A North of England farmer told him he advertised for a ploughman in colonial papers and in response received 200 pleading applications. Dreamland Theatre On Monday evening next, March 9, Mr. Dean, manager, will commence a series of pictures entitled "The Adventures of Kathlyn," the first picture of which will be "The Unwelcome Throne" (in three-reels). The next of these series will follow shortly. Cast Kathlyn Hare.. . .Kathylyn Williams Umballah Charles Clary Colonel Hare, (Kathlyn'j father) Lafayette McKee Winnie Hare (Kathlyn's sister) Miss Sackville Kathlyn Hare is the daughter of Col. Hare, residing in California, a collector of African wild animals, and her pleasure is to model the savage pels of the place, in clay. When the scene opens she is discovered studying a pet leopard ill her open air studio. A younger sister, Winnie, interrupts tlle study hy romping in with a collie dog that startles the big Vat. The leopard leaps at the invader and she takes refuge in its cage, closing Ihe deinr after hcr just in time. Kathlyn and her father recapture the exciteel leopard and the girl is released. Col Hare ihen explains to his daughters how he secured that particular animal, showing them a decoration conferred upon him by the King of Allaba, a mythical principality in the jungle of India. His story is illustrated in a series of dissolves. He leaves headquarters on his way to see the King, who is holding court alfresco. A hungry leopard attacks the King and his cowardly councillors flee, leaving the King to his fate. Col. Hare arrives in the nick of time, snatches the royal turban from the King's head and twisting it into a rope, chokes the leopard into subjugation. In gratitude, the King gives the Colonel his decoration. The scene again reverts to Cali- forfliff.��� Some"'l|ttle lime' later; Col. Hare, abo^ut to start for Allaha, with great jecrecy. takes from.{he secret draWer,pf his'9esk a large envelope luavily sealed, jjiich he dijects: "To b��,pp��,njed by^jtm^ckughter Kathlyn at midnight, peceBiblr 31/' He gives this mysterious packet to Kathlyn and departs,���Six months later, Kathlyn and her, sister Winnie are having tea at sunset in their bungalow. Kathlyn shows her sister the mysterious packet and explains, they will, open it when ��� the hour sounds midnight. Outside in the gardens, is observed a high caste . Hindu, furtively advancing with great caution to the low French window of the room where the girls are at tiffin. There is a Call from the outside; they drop the packet on the table, leave the room and immediately the Hindu leaps stealthily in, steams the packet upen.at the spout of the teakettle, extracts the Colonel's note, but does not touch the sealed enclosure. He then quickly writes a note of his own, encloses it in place of the one abstracted, re- seals the packet, and steals away. Second Reel���The second scene opens at midnight New Year's. Eve. The good old padre is ringing the mission bells���ringing the fate of Kathlyn. She and her sister innocently open the tampered packet. There they find the false note of the mysterious Hindu : "If I have not returned at this hour, it is because I am held captive by the people of Allaha. The only way I can be saved is by having possession of the sealed envelope herewith. Bring it yourself to my headquarters in Allaha. Catch first steamer. Guard well the packet, as you may be pursued by those who will wish to take it from you." Kathlyn is a woman of quick impulse and energetic action, and is for being a hundred miles away by a high tide, to take the first steamer sailing for the Orient. The only way out of town, is by a fast freight train, leaving at once. She climbs into the caboose and there she finds one of her father's lions boxed for shipment. The animal manages to escape during the trip and in the melee the door of the tool closet is accidentally forced open, revealing the Hindu (who wrote the note), hiding there. He refuses lo give an account of himself, but offering to pay his fare is accepted as a passenger. Some instinctive feminine sense of insecurity persuades Kathlyn that he is after the mysterious sealed packet. She makes her steamer and eventually arrives in India. She rides to the end of the railway line, and there hires an elephant to carry hcr through the intervening jungle to her father's station in Allaha. Preceding her at a rapid pace, is the mysterious Hindu who took passage on the same ship. He arrives first at the King's palace, and is immediately received in state by the Council of Three. He is Umballah, the confidential agent and is invested with unusual power. His next move is to visit the prison cell under the palace, where Col. Hare is now chained a prisoner to a stone pillar. Umballah askes the prisoner: "Will you consent to take the throne unconditionally?" He emphatically answers, "No." The next event is the arrival of Kathlyn at her father's bungalow, not far from the palace. She has hardly entered his deserted apartment when the continuous Umballah steps into view from his hiding place and informs her that her father is dead. She falls in a faint and he takes advantage of her helpless condition to secure the secret packet from her person as the scene dims. Third Reel���When the girl recovers consciousness, the villain tells her that the King being dead, she Kathlyn, must now become Queen, and take the throne, Mystified, she thinks that he is poking; but, in proof of his words, he opens the packet, shows her the contents of same (translating a language she cannot read), shows her the note of her father which emphatically states���to destroy the sealed packet, conferring the hereditary rights to him and his successors to the throne of Allaha. A lone, defenseless woman in a strange land, she is more alarmed than ever, as she realizes that she is thoroughly in the power of fanatical people, and has I LOT NEAR CAR $550���Easy Terms This lot is situated on 56th Avenue, close to Victoria Road, which now hat a 10-minute car service. This is the best buy in this district. Let us ihow you it at your convenience. We can arrange very easy terms. The Yorkshire Guarantee & Securities Corporation Limited 440 Seymour Street Phones: 6188 and 6189 R. 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Phone : Seymour 330 We carry everything in the Liquor Line No order too small, and none too large for this popular Liquor Store Free Delivery to all parts South Vancouver leaving our Store every Friday morning at 9 a.m. Phone Collingwood 24 P. O. Box 32 W. H. BRETT & CO. ��� I .! Successors to Fletcher & Brett REAL ESTATE LOANS, INSURANCE. ETC. Notary Public Dominion Express Money Orders Issued JOYCE ROAD, COLLINGWOOD EAST already done exactly what her father commanded her not to dei. She is informed that she must take possession of the throne at once, antl protesting, she is dragged tei the palace, placed upon the throne and held as captive against the day of the Coronation.���This develops a wonderful spectacle, its magnificence hav ing kinship with the famed Durh of India. Amid great pomp, she - unwillingly crowned by the hi^ii priest. The Council then lead Umballah forward and the populace is informed that he is chosen as the husband of the Queen. She is stricken with terror at this announcement which is the concluding feature. : sa ���' ���MJnJa*>>^>' tSSlmtsseTrnmr- TBmSSSZm ��� J' * -" ' "^ I j l#f 1^ ���awttewesapeeReeei-fa^aeijaiakea. msstm ���Wsf < *��� ** v- ^sfflPP" i S: in! Bk ft A 4 A > ��� 1 j 1 . ' ^M 4 \ ��� 5 C^/ss\\\\W^ hzh'Av ' . I,; y . 'i ��� o.tircr ���'',,. N Scenes from the "Life of Kathlyn," at Dreamland Theatre, Monday next SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1914 GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SEVEN South Vancouver Builders' Supply Company Dealers in Sand, Gravel, Fibre, Cement, Lime, Plaster, Vitrified Pipe, Tile, Fire-clay, Lath, and Brick of all kinds. Offices : Slst Avenue and Fraser Street. Phone : Fraier 36. Main and 29th Avenue. Thone : Fairmont 1940. Fraser Street and North Arm of Fraser River. Phone : Fraser 84. Collingwood East, Phone : Collingwood 33. Coal orders taken at all offices and delivered to all parts of South Vancouver. HIGH-GRADE BUILDING MATERIALS Boultbee-Johnson & Company, Ltd. Johnson's Wharf Phone : Sey. 914S "Snow is Coming"���Buy Your STOVE WOOD $3.00 Per Load WE SELL VANCOUVER ISLAND COAL COAST LUMBER & FUEL COMPANY LIMITED 4905 Ontario Street, Cor. Bodwell (34th Avenue) Phone : Fraser 41 Phone: Highland 226 MACADAM & COMPANY GENERAL CONTRACTORS 418 Winch Building Vancouver, B.C. Wood Block PAVING T "The Air Dance" Story of a hanging which is appropot in view of the M recent measure introduced into the Canadian House of Commons lo Abolish Capital Punishment. Kd. Note.���A New Westminster hangman, by name Ellis, recently gave' an interview to the pn which In- boasted of his professional drill A man wai hanged st Calgary recently, being brutally tortured before death owing to the carelessness eef Hangman Iiolmi - Tlie.- author of the following itory, "The Majesty "i the Law,'1 i- Mr. I-'. P. Dunne, a noted American writer, li hai heen stated thai hangings at New Westminster alwayi attract a large creiwd and they have been flippantly referred to at "Bartenders' Conventions." Lesl hii reputation as an executioner of neatness and despatch be smirched by thc fiasco al Calgary em Tuesday, when Jasper Collins, ;i youthful murderer was taken fremi the gallows alive and suffered feer twelve minutes. Arthur Ellis, official hangman for Canada, wishes it explained that he had nothing tee ihe with lhe affair. Ellis, whee five" at N'ew Westminster, declared to a representative of the Vancouver "Sun" recently that "feer the sake of humanity," ne- novice should be permitted to act as hangman. The official executioner, a mild little man '\ith a fondness fur strong perfumes, was refused permission to take pari in the Collins hanging. He Inl written to the Calgary sheriff in ConilCllT' with the case and received ihe following reply : "Received yours of February 2. Will not require you, ai I hav. engaged a local nun iee look after the execution." This letter was signed George Graham. Kllis is grieved that it was ne)t published tn the world that he had no hand in the hanging. This would have vindicated his reputation, Moreover, he does not think it right that the official executioner be left out when there is a hanging. He agreed with the coroner's jury at Calgary that an investigation should be held. Hanging, as Ellis explains it, re- quires considerable technique and as he has spent years in acquiring the "As lie eye. I feel that people should know that I was not concerned in the execution at Calgary," said Ellis. "I am well known all over Canada and it would hurt my reputation if it were thought that I was respoil-1 sible. I understand that a man named ' ment e,f the sufferings of otheri -.-. Mill lurk- in the hi ar- oi nun. I'.ut thii article was noi intended bi 'i sermon, merely ai a plain rative of the impressions of om who wai ni"-' unfortunately privileged to heeek UOOI1 Sil CXhillition ll\ ! ��� Law iii ii- me,-! tragic ri le i vi'- which -iu it were th a boy of eventeei ��ho by had bei ii throw n into the businesi ,f daily journalism, in which romantic pursuit he saw the terrors of -lie world .'ni'! reported them faithfully! and undei sto d them n.e mure lu- hael thc scienci of trig n imetry, freem which he had but i - ntly escaped. In those days the newspapi more eef hangings than they do now. Th.- papers, lil,.' the r< sl of the world, are' better than they were���a little. Bul al that time an execution was a prime piece fi new - The mosl minute details of the preliminary horrors wen- published. The- public, sup- p ised i" h- starving fe ir such m irsi Is, was fed freely upon accounts of the acts and sayings of his family, and appeals to the governor in his behalf, and the bill of fare (usually enormous i with which he n g '��� d himself at meals. There was much guessing "ii ihv identity of J. I Ketch, a modest hero who preferred with a g 1 taste which might well be followed te. conceal his blushes within a little- wooden box on the platform of thi gallon s. l-'.-ally. on the day of the execution, the early editions eef the afternoon papers favored their readers with exact accounts of the "lasl night em earth" of the unfortunate, the press - waited until word cami over the telephone that the drop had fallen, and in the pleasant evening, under thc cheerful lamplight, with tin family gathered around thc table, every comfortable citizen could amuse himself by reading an ambitious description of the last dreadful houri of a wretched convict. Hence eetir youth felt deeply honored wlu-n he was told by his city editor that he musl go to the country recessarv knowledge, he expects to jai] ,���ul stay -,ni the drop fell," for be c.ihed upon to perform his pro- this w.,s m; nnijn,.irv h;���lg|ng, ]-',,r fessional duties he is convinced tne first tilm, in the memory of the that If he had heen at Calgary thers poijce department of the- town three would have- heen no bungling. j nu.n were ,,, be hanged at one time li, n very much in the pub-;,,, ,,K. ,;inu, scaffold, It was an occasion t" stir all his literary and journalistic aspirations. And if he gave all his th..tight to the occasion as a chance for the exercise eif his own skill and nieiie al till to the dreary fact that nicks like Ilis , .own were tn be twisted, ami hearts Holmes, living in Calgary, was hired like his own Btopped, pray reflect for the execution. Hc was a mere that youth doesn't understand or ap- novice and I took the matter up with I preciate the meaning of death. It the Attoricy-General ol Alberta be- ,eei persona 0f a|i age8 fai| without fore itt.uk place He would not in- taking the lesson to itself. It feels terfere. | pity e>r even contempt leer the weak Ellis was arrested.in Mcntreal re-] mortality that litis heen overtaken by ccnily and it was generally reported so unpleasant a mis-chance. Itself is that he was charged with being drunk immortal. and disorderly. It was telegraphed; The murder for which the Majesty all over the country that he had flour- of the Law was about to exert so ished ji revolver in a theatre. This, opulent a punishment was not in any says Ellis, is a canard. sense picturesipic. In fact it was "I am not ti drinking man," he as-jahout as mean and cowardly a crime scried, "although sometimes I take as could he imagined. Three young a glass of ale after an execution. I j Italian laborers, Inflamed with the ���ever take a drink before one of my | well known and popular passion of executions, however, and this is well avarice, desired to possess themselves known. Doctors have often asked me of the money which "one of (heir to take a little brandy before a hang-j mates had saved up. If they had ing. but I always refuse." been more ingenious ihey might have The hangman states that the true |robbed him al cards; if they had heen facts of the Montreal sensation are better trained in the methods of press follows: "I needed police pro- datory finance they might have creat- tcction, as I was to hang an Italian Ud a copper mine and sold it t.. him. named Baptista. This night I went! Hut they were lightly endowed with out alone to the theatre, so wore'a brains and Ihey cheese a rtlore direct revolver strapped !'��� my hip. When'method. Having wohl his confidence the usher helped me .iff with my coat they proceeded te. strangle him with he snw the revielver and had me ar-j ;1 piece of clothes line. Then they rested. 1 was .inly al the police sta- bought a trunk and shipped the 'rc"- lion twenty minutes, and was not fined as reported."���Vancouver "Sun." + * * 'Probably few readers of The American Magazine have -ever seen a public hanging. Al least I hope this is true and believe it must be sn since thi form of execution of th pretty gcn'ervlly ceased t'i be a free popular entertainment In certain parts of the country the public is -till permitted to enjoy unlicensed pe feirinances of the act of public geance. The time has genre by ill most places, happily, when thousands of men were invited "by courtesy of the Sheriff" lei feast their greedy eyes em lhe spectacle of a fellow human being struggling for air tit the mains of their victim in a cherished friend in a near-hy city. Naturally lhe case wilh till ils ramifications baffled the police Their first theory was that the victim hail coinmilted suicide. Bul tis this did met bear all tin tests of criticism, law NaV they advanced various other hypotheses! as, that he had died of heart disease, that he had blown out the I gas, and, finally, thai he had been Skilled hy burglars���"a long ami a ven-1 sheer! man." For several elays it was <f unequal height neighborhood nf ters of taste. I since public hangings were the amuse- HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY SOLE AGENTS FOR B. C. unsafe lor two men le< be seen in the lhe house. When the constabulary wire al their wits' end. which was nut very far from their beginning, tl reporter end nf a hcmpcii"rope. although there j thought of going to Pittsburg and are still many communities in which ! examining the trunk. He found the this form of private theatricals still name of the dealer stenciled on the thrills those who have an interest with [bottom, looked up the man. Ineik him the hangman. I and the freight clerk to the house We impre.ve a little in these mat- wherc ,,he murder was committed, It is not a long time secured a complete identification ot mSe- the three roommates of the deceased. ,,���,-,, ,,i the blackguards of London, aI"< then, after his paper had gone to when Thackeray wrote his incompar-j l'r'?s- S��v�� ty information t,. tillable essay een the subject and Lamb ; l'0'1"- sp���ke humorously of executions as They acted with commendable en- among the entertainments of the cap- ergy, arrested the culprits, boat them itai H was not so long before that <��� the way to the statton and there when little children played at mar- subjected them to on* of the many bles under the wayside gibbets from f�����s of the third degree. In this which Ihe Skeletons of criminals tbss- case the exquisite device was prac ed in their rags in the wind, and a <��d of telling each of he c�� girl was hanged in London for pick-j "eg wretches that the others had ing up a holt of cloth which she af-1 fesscd and put the hame on him. Die terward replaced em the counter of I consequence was, of course, that all the shop And this in a century when three confessed at practica ly the the Wesleys were preaching and same moment ; Discovering that they writing hymns, and Burke was dc- i had been tricked, all three recanted claiming against the iniquity of the' wer- coh- French in guillotining their king. So the world docs move a little. Wc laugh at the ugly figure of the hangman in "Baruahy Rudgc," who hated the Government because it had cut down the number of crimes for which men could be hanged and so reduced the importance of his "Protestant, Conservative, and British" office. But aren't we laughing a little early? It took a good many years for "mawkish sentimentality" to soften this particular official manifestation of the passion for revenge and the enjoy- with one voice But it was too late. The men were indicted that day and tried the following week. In order to hasten the march of justice and insure a con- victiein the judge appointed a lady- lawyer to defend them. The jury having returned a verdict in accordance with the evidence and the charge of the judge, which was to the effect that the jury were absolutely judge of the fact and the law, but the fact was that the men were guilty and the law was they must bc hanged. His Honor put on a black skullcap. Vftei di ne mncing the iniquity of the I .on! the- 1 >w in- - ter bl ilpriti tin a languagi th. -. didn't understand l he direct! d thai een ti n i tain F i idaj (sell e.i the ie ��� socis lion* "i il - ij . i certain hour -In-'i' -at re n. ir cells I. - ncrk until they ele-tnl. ..Ming the purely formal hopi thai tl Lord, ��lne i- pre mm- bl inflexible char I -. might have nu . ��� .. - u their souls. Boj'- heart bc at fi -' I cr el tin- elark jail yard at niid- ;n,d wai admitti '1 t.e the jail I li found "tin r r. porters Irunken loungers ..���-.- litting up ��iili a temp irary night jailer to keep him compt The turnkey wai tter advanced, bul was -till more rapidly advancing, to- | wanl a state of i ompli t.' in. brii ty 11. wai .it firsl genial and with his companii inti ri dnabl seemed, a German ��� ing with a chorus bi gini ing, "I lilee, hilo," or something like thai Bul ti- tii.- nighl w ire on and his excursions to the cupboard continued he became truculent, suspicious of everyone, entertained delusions ��� f grandeur and pursuit���in short dei 11- .pi d one i ���; tin se acute casi - ol ti mpi rary par- i - -i whicV an- often as marki d in drunken men as they are in the insane, A giant of tt man, in his shirt sleeves, with a htigi revolver sticking oul of hii hip pocki i and s bunch of massive keys hanging from his arm, he was a menacing figure. ' 'nee during the night one i f thc r porters, an old man, got it into his head that the jailer was gning some precious ini.ermttiii.it about the prisoner! to another reporter, and s;ii<I so. The drunkard went int.. a frenzy of rage, threatened first t'i lock the edel man up and then tei shoot him. and seemed I., be making ready to carry both threats in'.e. action tit once when he was -e ize-.l by his cronies who, with ilu assistance fi watchmen from the cell house, t'"��k away his revolver and keys and carried him tee an easy- chair. The jail was, of course, overcrowded; of course it was not ventilated, and it sincllcd like a thousand New V..rk subways compressed into a small -pace. From the cell house came the sounds of broken -leep. moans, sobbing, an occasional -harp cry. While the jailer was wrangling, a kind and patient priest sat in the jail library, and In him were brought tit various limes through the office the three condemned murderers. Tin- tear of death, thai emissary meere terrible than itself which death sends tn make its own appearance welcome, was heavy nn them. It had squeezed the blood out eef their hearts and turned their bones to water. Pale beyond all conception of pallor in] life, with bowed knees, quaking fremi heel to head, they looked litter for the hospital than the jail eir the gal- ��� hews. One by eme they wenl inte. the library. One by one they were , led hack to their cells and there, j wjiether frotn the benefit of the ghost-1 ly consolation or freem the extreme of 'l'a.tiguc,���win, van tell?���they fell j sound.asleep and were still sleeping when their breakfasts were lire .light tn their cells in the morning. The lie.v;.looked on all -the sordid | happenings of this night of horror with Open', currents eyes aii'd, wilh a elugre'e eef fearlessness nr itnlifferenei which seems wonderful to Inok back upon. Just before daybreak he wrote bis "story" for the early edltloh and I went t.i sleep nil a desk. He was awakened hy the bustle of the day guard relieving the night men anil ley tin- outcries eef the prisoners, whrtt seemed to take an Insane delight inf yelling at the tejp of their lungs as; sen.n tis they wnke up. The jailer I aroused himself and, having, deliver-1 ed hi- keys tn the day warden, who grinned appreciative at his appear-. ance, stumbled out. The prisoners kept up their noise, singing e.r yelling fqul names at each other. Two carpenters went through wilh Iheir kits of loe.els lo put the "finishing touches," in ihe structure in the nnrih corridor, The ropes wen- already in place. They had been tested with land hags the day before and found worthy of .ibe im- portant duty wlhch ihe Law called em them t" perform. The sheriffs arrived an hniir later. IK was ti nervous, vail little man. eme of theise professional Civil War- veterans who were se. numernus and see weirthless in public offices at that time. He hustled about1 giving use- less orders, visited the dying men afflicted them with impcriincnt questions, examined the scaffold and generally was very important and very much of a nuisance. In a lilile while the tirsl of the spectators arrived, and soon after the rridors res.mnded with the tramp of many feel. Most of the early guests stopped to thank the slu-riff for his kindness in affording them the opportunity to see the spectacle. ���\mong certain classes an invitation to ti hanging was Considered a greal honor, "If i had granted all the ap- plicati.ins," said the sheriff with a magnificent sweep of the hand. "1 could have filled the corridor ten limes eever." He spoke of this as an evidence of bis own popularity and merit regardless of the claims of the p-incipal tragedians in the little cells near' v. The cards of invitation were engraved. They were signed "with the compliments" of the sheriff, and so eager was the demand for them that they were sold for ten or twenty dollars apiece by holders whose cupidity was greater than their blood- thirst. After a while the Boy made his way to the corridor and to his seat at the press tables where groups of seasoned reporters were already Beaver 1 ransfer Co. LIMITED 112 WATER STREET Furniture. Piano Moving and all sorts ot teaming done. Calls from any part of Vancouver or Souih Vancouver will receive our closest attention. All orders promptly attended to. JCS. H. BOWMAN ARCHITECT 910-11 YORKSHIRE BLDG. SEYMOUR STREET VANCOUVER Phrenology and Palmistry Mrs. YOUNG (Formerly of Montreal) GIVES PRACTICAL ADVICE ON BUSINESS ADAPTATION, HEAITH AND MARRIAGE Over Harrison's Drug Store Cor. Granville and Robson Hours 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. KENT & SON SECONDHAND STORE Can supply your needs at right prices. COLLINGWOOD EAST (Right at Station> ' ��� ! Hamilton Bros. Embalmers and Funeral Directors Parlors and Chapel: ' 6271 FRASER STREET Office Phpne: FRASER 19 Residence Phone: FRASER 25 (Day or night) gathered, ie>kniK and laughing, ��� recounting tales "i 'Miter hanging's they had teen e,r debating' the immediate pi'..vsi,al effect fi hangings.' " ' ' Thc galluws stee.iel at one end ol tin- corridor. It ivas'a platform, wilh thiii trap d -, about* eight ''feet above th* tU .��� >r A heavy bea'itt iitf- een two uprights ha- e-e-t above it I*r,.m this bean hung three yellow ropes. At a c.eriii-r of the. Dlatfoup -t.e,i.i a -mall Ifox, liki a sentry box^ in which Ihe hangman had heen, sitting fur several henir-, wa.tchil.ig through a peephole the crowd coining in. anel perhaps wondering what he would buj; for tlie_."eild woman'1 with the liTty dollars which was to he his fee. The Boy found out his name and talkeel with him afterward. He was a gentle sort of ruffian, a Swede, a mineer employee of the sheriff's office, and not at all the Ketch eef literary commerce. His only %x- pl.illation of his sad avocation was that it was a goenl "yob." and "it had lo hc done bae somebody." The corridor filled rapidly and the ie'l galleries were crowded until fully .me thousand men and one woman - the gentle advocate of the trial��� ���a ere packed into the space. Most of the men were minor politicians, office In elders, saloon-keepers, and the like, although there were representatives of other classes in the community, lawyers, doctors, and "men- ahout-town." Nothing could have been more cheerful than their demeanor. They were infinitely gayer than an audience at a successful comedy They told stories, laughed, bawled songs, and called out humorously to each other : "Say, Bill, how did you get in?" "I know one of the stars. He give me a pass." The lady advocate came in for a great share of the banter. "I tell you what, Lizzie, any time I want to be scragged I'll (Continued on Page 8) ( EICHT GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, MARCH 7. 1914 WARD FIVE Municipal By-Election GREENLAVS PRO PELLE CUTEM!" De Muskrat���She's Fine Fellow and Mak Fine Coat PLATFORM I AM IN FAVOR OF PAVING MAIN STREET. I AM IN FAVOR OF HAVING THE B. C. E. R. RUN A THROUGH DAVIE CAR SERVICE TO THE RIVER ROAD. I AM IN FAVOR OF HAVING THE UNION LABEL ON ALL SUPPLIES BOUGHT FOR THE MUNICIPALITY. I WANT TO SEE SOUTH VANCOUVER'S AFFAIRS HANDLED IN A BUSINESS-LIKE WAY. I WANT TO SEE THE DIGNITY OF SOUTH VANCOUVER UPHELD TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. I PROMISE IF ELECTED TO LOOK AFTER THE INTERESTS OF THE WARD IN AN UNSELFISH MANNER. I AM PREPARED TO CO-OPERATE WITH REEVE DICKIE AND THE PRESENT COUNCIL AND TO BE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE OF ASSISTANCE TO THE ADMINISTRATION RATHER THAN AN OBSTRUCTION. For years I have lived in South Vancouver and worked for the development of the district. I will accept the office of Councillor for Ward Five because I believe that I can be of some service. I do not seek any empty honor or notoriety. I am prepared to do my best for the municipality in a quiet, conservative manner, and to help develop co-operation at the Municipal Hall and a constructive policy for the general welfare. I am prepared to leave the question of my honesty and general character to yourselves. G. L GREENLAY its arises Catching muskiat along the creeks in the municipality is the hobby of a Seeuth Vancouver boy wlm has written the following essay on the subject: The muskrat is a small water animal t'i be fenind over a latitude extending from norther-most Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. It is one of the most common fur bearers and it is therefore very commonly trapped. Iii -emu- sections the muskrat builds len in lhe form eif a house that ibovc thc water. In other re- gjoni it makes its den in the hank of a Stream, eer a lake, the entrance to the den generally being under water. The muskrat resembles the beaver in its habits and looks quite like one. It has a bat tail of about 10 inches long. The beaver builds dams but the muskrat likes vegetables and fruit, carrots, apples, cabbage and etc. The muskrat is amphibious and nocturnal in its habits, though occasionally seen in the day time. The animal is very predilic, bringing forth as many as eight young at a birth and a- often as three times a year. In trapping muskrats always make your set se> that the animal will drown. Otherwise it will amputate its foot and escape. The fur of the muskrat has been in greal demand these few seasons hack, its principal use being for the lining of coats. In skinning this animal the pelt jhould be eased .-.s it is the easiest way to skill it and besides it is harder to stretch the hide if it is not eased. Fur companies pay more for rat hides if they are eased. Any of the following traps will do for catching muskrats : Stop thief, size No, 2: Victor, sizes \'o. 0, 1. 1 1-2: Oneida jump trap, size 1 and 11-2. A constant reader of the "Chinook." name of Robinson Street. Beacons field, be changed to Shican Street, so as to make the name of the street uniform throughout. ��� * * Extend the Line At the request of Councillor Rut ledge the municipal clerk his beel authorized to write te> the B. C. Electric Railway Ceimpany asking for tin street car track to bc continued fron Joyce Street to Boundary Road, Central Park, on Kingsway. * * �� "When?" Oh! "When?" Numerous petitions and letters were read at the board of works asking for sidewalks, box drains, grading and rocking of roads, and each was referred to the municipal engineer and the councillors for the several wards, the work to be done when money is available. The Air Dance (Continued from Page 7) BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION Miss Molly I). Ray, of fifty-sixth Avenue, entertained a number of guests on the occasion of her birthday. Tlle table was prettily decorated with pink carnations and violets. Dancing and games helped to pass a delightful evening. �� * * Music in South Vancouver "The City" will have to look to its laurels as far as musical and dramatic art is concerned. South Vancouver is cultivating the music���to some tune. At the Kalenbery Hall nn Wednesday a thrilling drama will he staged. Collingwood has started a choral association with Prof. Jim Tait as conductor. Central Park boasts several dis* linguislied artistes. Miss Wilbers is winning fame as a soprano vocalist. The socials at Colling are bringing out devoties of the art of terpsichore and the Mai Masque on St. Patrick's Day will be a dream of art. Politics on a White Sheet This is the title of an illustrated lecture to be given at the Liberal Club. Watch for announcement. Grand Concert Lunch Fund for the Children's i Splendid Success BEER BEER YOU CAN GET ANY AMOUNT FROM THE International Importing Company 303 PENDER STREET WEST Bottlers of Cascade, B.C. Export and Bohemian Free Delivery to Your door in South Vancouver every Thursday Phone Seymour 19S1 \ Bravo! Business men of Collingwood. When you set your hands to achieve a success you get it. The concert at the Carleton Hall for the Children's Lunch Fund was more than a success, it was a triumph! It was a record! Carleton Hall was filled, and the audience overflowed, filling also Knox Church. Trustee Morris presided at Carleton Hall. The other trustees were present and all testified to the good the hot lunches are doing. The "Chinook" commended this work, and we are proud of the fact that our words were taken to heart. W. H. Kent presided at Knox Church. The Carleton School children gave musical drill, the Kitsilano Methodist Church Quartette sang splendid part songs and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hall, Mrs. Aylofte Martyn, Mrs. Werner, Miss Dorthy E. Perck (recitals'). Mrs. Thomas Kerr, Miss Wilbers, Mr. John Mclntyre and others contributed to a really first- class programme. The cause was so good that the programme would not have been criticised, but as it proved the Business Men secured an artistic and a financial triumph. Mr. Orrel did splendid work for the cause. Print, print, print A ticket, a dodger, a book. If you want it done well Everyone will you tell��� You must go where they print the "Chinook." GOLD Gold ! (lold !! Gold !!! Gold Gold !!!! So hard to get��� Then so hard to hold Gold so bright !���and Gold sr Give us again��� Our sparkling Gold !!! ���Charles Mackay���slightly, edited. bold !! "THE PLAY'S THE THINOI" A Good Show to See Under the auspices of, and in aid of the funds of the Golden Link lodge. Daughters of the Rebekahs, there will be presented in Kalenberg Hall ond March 11, a thrilling drama entitled "Little Buckshott," This is a story of Ncvala and Utah and there is plenty of "local color." Events following the death of Brigham Young were appointed are utilized, and there are thrilling in-'meetings and meetings cidents, and scenes. This drama not a thing to be talked about, but io be seen.and the company will do it splendid justice. Go! therefore, certainly go to Kalenberg Hall on Wednesday, March 11. You will have a treat and help a good cause. A meeting of the Women Voters' Association was held in the room of the Pioneer Political Equality League, Empire Bldg., February 28, The president, Mrs. Fred Paterson was in the chair. It was decided that a nominal ownership fee of 25c be charged and members are requested to send their names and fees to Mrs. Young, treasurer, 62 48th Avenue. Committees to attend council of licensing David Christie Murray wrote a novel called "Rainbow Gold." This was not a description of the ex-councillor, who is painted in many different colors by friends and opponents. board. Monthly meeting of association will be held in the evening hereafter, tlie dates and place of meeting will be announced later. Addresses will be given pertaining to civic life. Tlie marriage of Alexander H. Hune and Rowena Mahon took place Wednesday, February 25, at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Hacock. 1674 Commercial Drive. Rev. Geo. D. Ireland officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Hune will reside in Prince Rupert. Miss Moore, 853 25th Avenue East, left Thursday for Edmonton to spend three months vacation there. * sr * Waterworks Foreman McKay has recommended to the firc.water and light committee that a temporary building to cost $400, be erected at the C. P. R. springs for housing an emergency pump and motor to work same in case of a breakdown. * * * Like All New Governments Councillor Thomas informed a delegation to the board of works yesterday that since the new council was elected scarcely a day had passed when the reeve and councillors had not been in attendance at the Municipal Hall from 9.30 a.m. to 5 o'clock "trying to rectify what has been done during the past four years by other councils." * * * Gratitude Benjamin Cotton, for whom a public subscription was organized early in the year to enable him to return to his wife and family in Manchester. England, has forwarded a letter to the Municipal Council thanking all who assisted him to return. Cotton stales that his wife was still very ill with pneumonia when he arrived but was slowly recovering. * * * Don't Want Robinson A petition has beep presented to the board of works asking that thc GOOD HEATING COMFORT AND SYSTEM MEANS SATISFACTION "PEASE ECONOMY HEATERS n ARE GOOD "Ask the man who has one" PEASE PACIFIC FOUNDRY LTD. 1136 HOMER STREET, VANCOUVER, B.C. Phone Seymour 3230 The above verse was not sung, but it was thought by the big meeting at Kalenberg Hall on Tuesday night. T|ie "Chinook" is some thought reader, it has to be, Gold was in his old form���dapper as if just from the mint and he rung out his sentences as Gold can ring. Replying with stinging words to attacks made anonymously by mail, Gold gave a wholesale explanation of affairs as he had found them at the municipal hall, culminating with the reading of extracts from an elleged "confession" obtained by means of a dictaphone from ex-Councillor John Third. Dealing with the dismissal of Mr. Mullett, Gold (we cannot spoil a name like that by adding "Mister"��� Shakespeare says to gild Gold "is wasteful and ridiculous exCess,"and that is what Gold most objects to) ���Well dealing with the dismissal of Mr. Mullett, Gold said that a hole which should have been 500 feet deep was found to be only 300 feet deep. (Perhaps somebody has cut a length of that hole off and is using it for gas piping.) Then Gold dealt with Mr. Third's alleged "confession." Extracts read from an alleged conversation between ex-councillor John Third and a friend in thc Exchange building, Vancouver, contained in the affadavits of stenographers alleged to have taken it down with a dictaphone, were of sensational character. The conversation did not tell of any bribes actually received, but purported, to indicate that such had been promised. The sum of $4000 was said to have been offered in connection with Kingsway paving, Mr. Third allegedly mentioning the name, "Ralph," in. that connection. Who was 'Ralph'?" shouted several in thc audience. "I do not say," returned Mr. Gold. "That is for you to decide." There has been a long procession of Ralphs at the "Chinook" office��� each one saying, "It was'nt me! Gold gave a list of residents who had received loans from sinking runds from the 1913 council, the rate generally being 6 per cent., and read a telegram from Wood, Gundy & Co., municipal fiscal agents, stating that bondholders were making protests as tlle result of an article dealing with the matter appearing in the "Monetary Times," and pointing how hurtful it was to South Vancouver's financial standing. Gold read a reply to this, stating that the practice had been stopped. These loans from sinking funds were made at 5 and 6 per cent., whereas for the money it was borrowing the municipality was paying around 8 per cent. Mr. Gold announced that a writ of disqualification, the moving party being Harry Chester Wood, of Walden street, South Vancouver, was served on hint, calling for damages of $2500, $950, and an unstated amount. He declared his confidence in his qualification to serve on the council, and said he would go back, if the people said so, no matter if a stack of writs as high as the ceiling were served on him. The big audience then, metaphorically speaking, broke out into the verse at the top of this screed. get you for me lawyer sure," called a man in thc crowd. "You'll not need my help, young fellow," said Portian. This pleasant repartee amused the crowd immensely. The lady went away befeire the bitter end. She did not possess the same courage as Lady Hamilton, who witnessed with her beautiful eyes the removal of the Neapolitan prince whom Nelson killed. Nearly all the men wcre smoking, and the reek from their cigars further polluted the obscene atmosphere of the jail and thickened it so that object! were seen dimly as iu a fog. In the back of the room two politicians fell into an altercation over some question of state and pounded each other with their fists unlil they were separated. The crowd grew impatient and the impresario and his troupe failed to appear. They whistled and stamped and yelled. The only person who was satisfied with the delay was the reporter who sat next to the Boy. He had been writing industriously during the disturbance, never raising his head from his copy paper. "I am an hour ahead of lhe proceedings now," he said while he was sharpening his pencil. "If they hold off a little longer I'll have my story finished down to lhe sheriff's jury's verdict by the time the drop falls, and then I'll have the whole afternoon off and can take Illy girl for a drive. I'm going to be a great aflerneion oui of town." Just then a man near the hall leading t'i the gallows cried, "Here they come!" and the dread procession entered. The sheriff lead, with an air of importance, then came lhe three prisoners, pinioned, and then the priest whee through the night had listened lee their cries for mercy. The men were sinewy, rather good-looking Italians, under twenty-live. They doors, where they stood, looking out on the unsympathetic creiwd with ter- ror-haunted eyes. Tlle mob ill the corridor was quieter now but it was still in a holiday mood. There was a steady hum of friendly conversation, a persistent shuffling of feet. Now and then a coarse laugh broke out as the bailiff, who had charge of the vestments of the culprits���the wardrobe man of this awful show���went awkwardly a- bout his work. The fumes of a thousand cigars continued to ascend Hcavy-jowled men passed flasks of whisky from hand lo hand and drank healths. The figures on the scaffold remained motionless except for the white lips which gabbled incoherent prayers. The clumsy bailiff managed to open his bundles after much expenditure of useless effort and proceeded to attire the performers for thc final act. On each of them he first placed a long white sleeveless robe which he tied around the neck and ankles. Over their heads he drew a cone-shaped white cotton hood, and so transformed what was a figure of pity into one of horrible offensive comedy. You could weep for or you could hate the trembling men. But these grotesquely robed and hooded figures were not tragic. The Majesty of the Law jested with these victims at tlle end, added indignity to death and sent the poor devils as masked clowns to their doom. CAKES SCONES ROLLS COOKIES BUNS BREAD JUST LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE The ROSE BAKERY 4131 MAIN ST. OUP.PJT ENGRAVING- ETCHINGS AND HALFTONES ARE NOW BEING MADE IN WESTERN CANADA BY THE MOST SATISFACTORY PROCESS KNOWN TO THE WORLD THE "ACID BLAST" PROCESS MAKES YOUR ILLUSTRATIONS LITERALLY TALK MANUFACTURED IN WESTERN CANADA BvtheCleiandDibbuFhcC0^ V��"FLOOH WORLD Htt>��. The valen pursued his work methodically, carefully attiring; one criminal before he touched the next one. As he placed the white hood on the first man and adjusted the rope, the priest stepped forward and in the level voice prescribed by the custom of the Church began to read the most awful of human supplications for divine mercy, "The Litany for the Dying" He read it in Latin. Italian men, of the present day are not noted for their piety, but these unfortunates recalled vaguely, through a mist of sin and irrcligion, words which they had heard iu their childhood, and they interrupted the prayer with crie* of "Ora pro nobis." They knew no more. Omnes sanci ApostoH et Evange- listae, / "Ora pro mibis," Jfoin the ashen lips of the unwvered felons. "Ora pro noWs," in muffled tones througii the hood. The bailiff bed dressed the second man and was at work on the third. The heartrending prayer went on. A mala nsorte, . . . "Oro *r<y nobis," clearly from the oin wretcll. Ora pr<> nobis," thickly front the hoods of the two others. In die judicii. . . . "Ora fro nobis." - The voices were all cut off now by the hoods and the "Ora pro nobis" sounded as if it came from a great distance. The half smothered voices grew more rapid, more eager, more insistent, running the words together: "CJrapro nnbifeora pronomisora- pronobisora���" Qui, cum Patre et Spiritu sancto, vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. The priest closed his book and stepped back. His fine face was white from pity and horror. "Ora pro nobis." The sheriff waved his hand toward the little box in the corner. The sound of a sharp blow came from the hangman's box, the trap doors swung back with a great clat-1 ter, the Slack ropes ran taut, and down ihrough the platform shot the three clownish figures, recoiled, fell again, twisted for a seceuid, swayed; and Hien hung still on a level with the eyes of the spectator. Uut no, nol all of them were still. Two emly were put out of their agony instantly. A voice rang out from the crowd: "God h' mercy, Ihe big fellow is mil dead! It was true. The clumsy mechanics of ihe operation had failed. For fully live minutes the base crowd watched lhe awful spectacle with frank enjoyment. Then they tumbled out and discussed the unusual debauch at the neighboring bars. The Majesty eef the Law had been vindicated. Justice was triumphant. Right was made plain to the blindest and a splendid example of punish- Masquerade Wi Ball At tk CafofiraH Imitate ON -*T. PATRICK'S NIGHT March 17 Get Your Tickets Now M.C FRANK PRICE Franklin's Orchestra NUNN, THOMSON & CLEGG FUNERAL DIRECTORS ANU EMBALMERS Dajr ��r Night Phone, Sey. 7653 520 Richards St., Vancouver, B.C. FOR SALE.���Prize Winning Barred Rock Setting Eggs. $2.50 a setting ���J. Johnson, 5805 Ontario Street. ment put before the eyes of inteiiel- ing smiles. ' N B.���There were just as mat) capital crimes in the year following the infliction of this notably exemplary punishment as in the year I" fore. All over Ward One they have been putting up the name- nf the streets That is good! Nest thing they will establish a craze to pull out those who sink to the bottom of Vanness Avenue.
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