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WESu��aCHINOOK \.il IT. NY..'4. SOUTH VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1914 Price 5 cents Trade Unionists in South Vancouver Up In Arms Because Municipal Council Patronizes Non-Union Firm Indignation is Aroused Among Trade Unionists and Workers in General over Council's Attitude--Chairman Whelpton Tells of School Board's Stand on the Question WESTMINSTER CHURCH I NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF LADIES SOCIETY SOUTH VANCOUVER Because South Vancouver does not jelhere tei the precendent set down by the City eef Vancouver and all other large Canadian civic corporations that all supplies for the various departments must bear the union label, labor men throughout the municipality have made a protest. It has been learned tbat the council have purchased certain small quantities of supplies from non-union r-hops rather than patronize tbe union competitors. As South Vancouver is made up for the great part of wage taming people, thc vast majority of whom arc affiliated with the various unions, it may bc understood tbat thc ratepayers are more or less ticklish ou the subject of non-union labor. The South Vancouver School Board declare emphatically that thc ! ard will not buy one dollar's worth of materials from contractors who do not support thc principle of union labor. It would appear, however, that thc council have not yet declared themselves on this point. Chairman C. W. Whelpton, in disusing the matter with the "Chinook" leclared that if thc South Vancouver Council had at any time patronized "n-union labor that it had not done, hat was in his opinion, the square tl ing by either the union men of South Vancouver, who make up the hack bone of the municipality, or those competing contractors in the ��� strict who employ union labor, pay - 'id wages, and spend their money right in thc district. Chairman Whelpton stated that a c msiderable time ago the School Board had t-iken a determined stand on the subject of employing union labor. It was impossible, he slated, for a non-union mail or non-union contractor to secure any work or contracts from the School Hoard if union men were available. Following thc matter further, Chairman Whelpton declared tbat the School Hoard preferred to deal with local tradesmen where such was possible and next to firmly sticking out ior the local man, ihe policy of patronizing union men was the most important feature of their policy in regards to purchasing supplies and employing mechanics. Mr. Harry Neelands, of tbe South Vancouver School Board, is a promin- <nt officer in the Typographical Union, and being a labor man first, last and all tbe time, it may bc taken for granted that bis presence on the School Board may have a bearing on the policy of that body as regards anion labor. fi Exactly what supplies tbe muni- ipal council is alleged to have purchased from non-union firms, need not be stated here. The amount is -������lid to have been paltry, but the principle tbe council have laid down 11 declared by thc union men to be f grave importance, \ One union man, who holds an im- J >rtant position in organized labor, I eclared tbat thc fact that the council would give out one penny's worth of work to a non-union shop iu preference to a union firm, was a serous matter. He declared that the principle of endorsing organized labor should extend to the various de- Tiartments of the administration. Mechanics employed by the municipality of South Vancouver should be, as far as possible, union men, he declared, and the heads of the building, 'lectric and plumbing departments, if new men should be chosen, should he members in good standing of their respective unions. It is stated that the Trades and Labor council, which is made up of representatives from the various trades unions throughout Greater Vancouver have taken cognizance f the fact that the South Vancouver Council is alleged to be supporting to a certain extent, non-union shops, and will make the usual representations in thc matter with a view of developing harmony between the coun- >"il and Organized labor. It is declared that in the case at :ssue, the particular contractor represented to the council that be was in sood standing with the unions and that the union label was at all times tdaced on goods going from his shop. It is alleged that thc man has endeavored to obtain the label, but that wing to his unsavory record, tbe union refused to grant him the privilege sought. It is known that Reeve Dickie has at all times shown a strong sympathy for the working man and that he is thoroughly in accord with the principles of organized labor. The inci dent adverted to, however, did not come under his personal observation it is said. Councillor Rutledge is a stn ing sympathizer with the unie>n man. Councillor Rutledge insists upon having the label on all his own printed matter and it is likely that had he known any contracts were going througii to a non-union firm, he would have taken a decided stand against such procedure. Councillor Stevens has declared his sympathy for the union cause, it is stated, Councillor Thomas is emphatically iu favor eif the exclusive employment of union labor. It is further stated that all the other councillors arc in favor of organized labor. Many Reports of good Work Being Accomplished Presented at Meeting at Home of Mrs. McQuaig Attended by a large number of the members, the Ladies' Aid Society of Westminster Presbyterian Church held the 2nd meeting of the year at the residence of Mrs. McQuaig, James & 28th Avenue. Few people appreciate the work of this well organized society. The many ideas and schemes which wcre put intei effect tej raise funds to carry on the work. "Help thc needy," is the slogan of the society and they ind a good deal of help necessary. They have a great many demands on their funds, and assistance given them, assists a worthy cause. Plans were made for the second annual St. Patrick's Supper, and will be announced later. I'he meeting closed with a social cup of tea. Mrs. McQuaig was assisted by Mrs. McKay. FAVORS CLAUSE TO SECURE SITES FOR INDUSTRIES In an interview this week, Reeve Dickie declared himself as being absolutely in favor of supporting any reasonable measure which would result in the development of the industrial life of South Vancouver in particular and Greater Vancouver in general. The following interview was printed in the "World" and tells of the stand tbe Reeve of Point Grey is prepared to take em the matter : "An industry in Point Grey is a Vancouver industry." That is the plain manner of stating a plain fact, which a plain man used in talking tei the "World" today. The man is Reeve Churchill, of Point Grey. The subject or. which his at- itention was turned for tlle moment was tbe proposal made by his council, and by that of the city of North Vancouver, among others, to have a clause in the new Municipal Act. empowering municipalities and cities to purchase land for industrial sites, the property to bc leased afterwards ou a fair basis to manufacturing concerns seeking a location. "One of the immediate benefits that would follow from following such a course," said Reeve Churchill, "is the doing away with all bonuses, tax and other exemptions by way of inducement to industries te) locate a district or city. More than that, this plan has been tried out success fully elsewhere. "In one city in eastern Canada, a block of one hundred and sixty acres of land was purchased not so very many years ago, for this purpose, and it is already entirely occupied with flourishing industries, all of which have come to locate since this plan was adopted. "From a financial point of view there is everything to recommend tbe plan," said Point Grey's chief magistrate. "The municipality would be in a position to buy at the best possible rates if authorized to raise debentures for the purpoje. The land bought would be an asset which would keep pace in value with the rest of the municipality. The cost would be defrayed by a sinking bind. As part of the land was leased, the rentals would go towards reducing the amount of sinking fund to be raised by the ratepayers. Eventually tbe property would be paid for, would be a net asset, and would be revenue producing and, more than all, would have served to secure the establishment of many industries tbat might otherwise have been very slow coming, if they had come at all." Recounting the fact that the municipality's comptroller. Mr. B. A. Cunliffe, had taken up the matter before the municipal committee of the legislature when be was over t.i Victoria with tbe reeve last week. Mr. Churchill made a strong appeal to the citizens of Vancouver and to the city- council as well, to support the request of thc district municipalities for this desirable provision to be placed in the act. From that point of view be made the assertion which stands at the head of this interview, and he considers it so plain a statement of fact that it requires no demonstration. The interests of tbe city and of the surrounding municipalities are identical and tbe establishment of industries, no matter within which district, will benefit all. is his opinion. New Wiring Plumbing and Building Inspector Appointed At the council meeting on Tuesday it was decided after a lengthy discus- siem to place Mr. G. W Hubbard as head of these three departments. These departments were under separ- aet heads In previous year* but on the advent of tbe new council it was thought advisable to curtail the expense. Ruth Memorial Church Tbe special services held at the Ruth Memorial Church during the past week have been very largely attended, the Rev. A. P, Baker laving addressed all these meetings. These services will bc continued during the coming week. Rev. IL I*. Waring will a-sisi the pastor. The pastor. Rev. J. Willard Litch will preach at both services "ii Sunday and Mr. Waring will address the Sun- lav School. Mi-- Powers, head nurse- of the South Vancouver Victorian Order, has been ipiite ill feir the past two weeks at the he eme, Chester and Prater Street. * + * The marriage of Mr. Alfred K. Gibb and Alice K. Dorgtlerty was quietly solemnized Friday, February 20, at 275 23rd Avenue East. The Rev. G. D. Ireland officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Gibb will reside in Vancouver. Mr. Gibb being a member of the City police force. * Se * The W. F. M. Society of Westminster Church will meet Wednesday af- ternoon at the home of Mrs. J. T. Johnson. 245 19th Avenue East, at .1 p.m. Mrs. Miller, Presbyterial president will address the meeting. A large attendance is hoped for. * * �� The ladies of Collingwood and district called a meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses Monday afternoon to establish a branch of the South Vancouver branch iu Collingwood. * * v Mr. Benton has been appointed engineer of South Vancouver at a salary of $2110 per monlli. Mr. Benton's interesting personality calls f.er a biographical sketch���next week. * * es At a meeting eif the South Vancouver School Board on Tuesday night it was decided to engage Messrs. Hcl- liwell, Moore & McLachlan, of Vancouver, to ascertain the exact petition of the extraordinary expenditure of the board. It was stated that there is a difference in opinion between the School Hoard and the municipal authorities as tee the extraordinary expenditure accounts and before submitting a schoeil bylaw to the ratepayers the board is desirous of ascertaining the exact position of the finances. * * es Special Evangelistic Service will be held iu lhe Gospel Hall. Main anil 30th, Sunday, March 1. at 7.30. All welcome. No collection. South Vancouver Makes History: Putting Gold to the Test Vcsl South Vancouver bas been making history in recent years. Some I of it geiod���some not so good���and I some bad���bad! From time to bimc the "Chinook" has recorded improvements in the physical aspects of the district���the erection of new buildings, the development e,f trade���and then comes a set off!���Political feuds���Municipal squabbles���decapitations of officials��� confusion���chaos! Shall we emerge from it? Yes! the British people may "muddle through," but they come out all right���in the end. The Latest There is an old proverb "All that glitters is not Gold"���and now some people arc trying to show that our Geild���the South Vancouver only Gold (alas! there is not much silver abeiut either just now) is glittering with i false lustre. They want to assay Geild in the legal melting pot and see if he is metal with a true ring. Here is the story of an "attempt to end the Gold Regime." Thc Reeve and Council of South Vancouver have been notified that an attempt is fei be made to put an end to what is called in municipal circles "the Geild regime." Almost simultaneous with the arrival at the Municipal Hall eif an ex-reeve and an ex- councillor, an auto arrived with a representative of tbe law- firm of Messrs. Bowser, Reid & Wallbridge, who personally served upon the reeve and council a notification which is -aid to be tee thc effect that according to sections 20 and 22 of the Municipal | Acl. Councillor Edward Gold is dis- I qualified from holding office a- a ' councillor. The grounds upon which notice has been served are -aiel ti' lee to the effect that at tlie time of tlie municipal election Mr. Gold was a debtor to the municipality under a judgment pronounced by tbe Court of Appeal o! liritish Columbia, whereby he was directed t'i pay certain costs of an action which he had brought against the municipality. Sections 20 and 22 e,f the Municipal Act arc said to be interpreted by the firm of lawyers acting for the ratepayers concerned, as declaring that any debtor to the municipality is disqualified from bedding office on the council, and further, that section 27 imposes a penalty upon any person who being disqualified, votes at any meeting of the council. This section togethei with section 24, and the sections previously mentioned are held tei apply to thc circumstances of Mr. Gold's election. Messrs. Bowser, Reid & Wallbridge are said to have given the reeve and council two days in which to take any steps thev may think desirable. after which, if nothing is done by tbe council, further proceedings may be taken. The council was sitting in committee when the notice of dis- qualification was served upe>n tlle reeve, and a lengthy conference followed. Though no statement has been made public as to the result of the deliberations of the council it is understood that it was decided t'i take no action until Thursday afternoon. At time of going to press we are informed that Councillor Gold has resigned. A surprise party was held at the h..me ..I Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wood, 4478 Walden Street, on Monday evening, February 23. A very enjoy3 able evening was spent, music, cards, and dancing being the amusements, after which dainty refreshments were served. Annual Statement of President of Board of Trade A Document Which Sounds the Note of Progress To the members of the South Vancouver Board of Trade : Gentlemen,���Before submitting my report of the work accomplished by this board for 1913, 1 would like to give a brief outline of the main projects that have been undertaken since its organization in 1910. Organization Thc first meeting in connection with our Board eif Trade was held in the Municipal Hall on January 4, 1910, at which meeting Reeve W. A. Pound presided. At this meeting it was unanimously resolved that we take steps te> organize thc Seiuth Vancouver Beiard of Trade and the following officers were elected : R. C. Hodgson, president: C. S. Campbell, vice-president; Chas. Harrison, secretary. Since its organization this body has ever been on the alert and has been the prime movers iu many matters that have worked out for the benefit of the municipality. At the time of our organization South Vancouver did not own a foot of water frontage on the North Arm of the Fiaser River, thc Municipality of Richmond extending tee high water mark on the neirth bank,���And the first motion we have on record is (at a meeting of the council held in John Third's office on Main Street, on February 12. 1910): "That R. C. Hodgson. H. B. A. Vogel and Chas. Harrison be appointed a deputation to accompany the Reeve \o Victoria on the question of readjustment eif the southern boundary eif the municipality of South Vancouver." This motion was endorsed at the first regular meeting of thc Board held on February 17. 1910. Tbe committee worked with thc council to that end with tbe result tbat a deal was made between the municipalities of Richmond and South Vancouver early iu 1910, whereby the South Vancouver boundaries were extended 21X1 feet towards the centre of the river, thereby giving South Vancouver an asset on which shc collects thousands of dollars per year in taxes as well as owning all the street ends in the municipality. Just what this deal alone will be worth to South Vancouver can not be readily estimated in dollars and cents. Jj Industrial sites, which have figured so prominently in the past few months, were taken up by our board as early as March 21, 1910, when the following motion appears in the minutes, "Tbat we ask the municipal council to place in their first bylaw the sum of $3<X),000, for the purpose of purchasing waterfrontage on the Fraser River for industrial sites." This recommendation was not acted upon by the municipal council, a fact that is to bt: regretted by all, feir had they done sei, with the raise in value since that time, we weiuld have assets enough to nearly, if not wholly wipe out our present bonded indebtedness. On February 17. 1910. a resolution was carried requesting the council lo procure a site for a rock crushing plant on the N'orth Arm. which suggestion was acted upon and the plant completed in 1912. To our board belongs the honor of being the first public body to press for the development of the Neirth Fraser harbor. At a meeting of our council on March 7. 1910, a reseilu- tion was passed that the Fraser River Development Committee wire to Ottawa pressing for the immediate dredging of that channel. On March 21, the legislative committee were instructed to draw up a number of petitions and the secretary instructed to forward a copy of the same to tbe boards of trade of Richmond, Point Grey, Burnaby, Vancouver and New Westminster and solicit their support. This was followed by an interview with out Federal member, C. H. Cowan, M.P., who promised to assist us, which was in turn followed by a communication to the Government Engineer in August 29, 1910. In the fall of that year, after a consultation with the different bodies interested, it was arranged to send a deputation to Ottawa to put our claims before the Federal Government. Our board was represented by R. C. Hodgson, C. S. Campbell and H. B. A. Vogel, and the municipality by Reeve W. A. Pound. The rest of the deputation, which was 21 strong, was composed of representatives from New Westminster, Burnaby, Point Grey and Richmond. Our claims were placed fully before the Cabinet and although immediate action was promised towards a 15-foot channel, it was a regrettable fact that little was done as there seemed a strong undercurrent of op position from rival interests. Although a dredge was put on to work it was removed several times in spite of continued protests from this board. I wish here to pay tribute to the excellent weirk accomplished and assistance rendered by Messrs. J. Garner Hutchinson and W. H. Higgins. of Point Grey board of trade, during whal may be called the pioneer days of this project At a special meeting held on July 22.1912. tne following motion appears, "That the Eraser River Development Committee be authorized tei work in conjunction with the municipal council for the immediate appointment of a harbor commission for the North Arm eif the Fraser. and that the municipalities contiguous to the same be invited to co-operate with us." The result of this motion was thc calling of a meeting at Eburne when a joint committee was formed ffe>ui the various committees and boards of trade and with thc able assistance and co-operation of Col. J. D. Taylor, M.P., and H. H. Stevens. M.P., the Xorth Fraser Harbor Bill was passed (and assented to the 16th of May. 1913) providing for the appointment of a harbor commission and giving them extensive powers. The remainder is fresh in yeiur minds: the commission has been appointed consisting of Mr. Robert Abernethy, Mr. F. N. Trites, and myself, and wc hope with the assistance of the municipal councils, the ratepayers and the federal government to carry out the trust reposed in us. and I sincerely hope that we all may live to see the North Fraser Harbor one of the leading harbors and busiest shipping ports in America. So far as our board is concerned, you have done your work well, although at times since you undertook this work you met with opposition and ridicule, yet you have stood to your guns without a waver and with your eyes on the word "success." You never halted until your object was attaintel and the work of the development if the river was handed over to thc harbor commissioners. Another important project undertaken by this board was "free postal delivery." At a meeting held on November 2. 1911. a committee was appointed to take the matter up with our member. Mt. H. H. Stevens, M. P., with thc result, as you know, it was secured; being the first instance iu Canada when a free mail delivery was secured outside of an incorporated city. Although it does not as yet extend over the whole municipality, wc are continuously hammering away and the zones are being extended every few months On July 27, 1911, a motion was passed to appoint a committee to wait upon the council rt municipal dock. Although this has not yet been ac- compllshed I trust at no great distant date to see a government dock within tlle boundaries of South Vancouver. On April 4. 1910. a motion was passed requesting the council to immediately inaugurate a proper and scientific scheme of roadbuilding and sewerage ceinstruction under a competent engineering staff, which recom- menelation was acted upon, and although there is vast room for improvement in the former, still a start has been made in the right direction. Regarding the sewerage tbe whole scheme feir Greater Vancouver is now in the hands of a commission which will doubtless carry out the work in an efficient manner. Our telephone system is a matter that has been given a great deal of attention by the beiard. Early in 1911 we appointed a committee to work in conjunction with the various beiards of the Lower Mainland to impress upon thc government the advisability of a government-owned system, and although a great deal of information was gathered rfom the various provinces in support of the project it seemed impossible to do anything along those lines, but I am still in hopes that the matter will again be taken up and pushed to a successful conclusion. On November 27, 1912, a motion was passed requesting the council to take steps to enforce Sunday closing. This is a matter upon which the board felt keenly, they being of the opinion tbat from a business point of view, no good comes from Sunday trading. This matter was since taken up and 1 understand an appeal is now before the courts which I sincerely trust will result in giving the municipality power to regulate that matter and that our council will prove themselves strong enough to cope with the question in a business like way. (Continued on Page S) SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1914 GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK THREE Milk! Milk! Milk! Turner's Pasteurized and Germless Milk and Cream is the best diet for Infants and Invalids. Superior i<er tea. coffee and cocoa. AND GOOD FOR EVERYBODY Sold at 10 quarts for $1.00 Visit our big new modern dairy ami we will show you why il is we can supply you with the best milk and cream ami buttermilk and butter sold in Greater Vancouver. TURNER'S DAIRY OFFICE AND DAIRY : Cor. ONTARIO AND 17th AVENUE. Phone Fairmont 597 , ��� t ��� A?t ��� * Times Have Changed Truth is now an asset, and a mis-statement is a liability Merchants today deal with their friends. Money is incidental to service. Comes co-operation so quietly and with so little ostentation that men do not realize the change. 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Bitulithic has been adopted in over two hundred cities in the l'nited States and fifteen cities in Canada. See Granville Street, Fourth Street, Heather Street, Marine Drive and Magee Road in Point Grey; Georgia, Burrard to Stanley Park; Tenth Avenue, Laurel to Granville Street; Twelfth Avenue, Seventh Avenue, and Venables Street, in Vancouver City. Columbia Bitulithic Limited Phone: Seymour 7130 417 Dominion Trait Bldg. Vancouver, B. C Dominion Equipment & Supply Co LIMITED Contractor! and Municipal Machinery, Equipment and Supplies Phone Seymour 715S 1150 Homer Street Vancouver 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 THE LABOR WORLD ADDRESS A/,L COMMUNICATIONS TO THE "LABOR EDITOR" council of South Vancou-' E Hai geet a resolution on the books Ipente ���Buiini -��� Agent Wilkinion (Cat- r-w reported at length regard- calling for the performance of all. ing the j<.im delegation thai went te, work, whenever possible, by union I Victoria t., meet th labor and under union conditions. Wei the unemployed arc of the opinion that there is one,|Vancouver In the absence of Mayor accompanied thei twa montha auld yet "Awey, yae muckle dough-heed," she lay*; "where did yae ever learn tic non��en��e a^ that. It's lhe maist Inaitural tiling iu the world for they jtwa hen- iae fecht an' I ceiuld hae I telt yae lhat when yae- were pit tin' !the twa broods sae iiee-e fee- yin anither. I dinna ken if it maitteri 111111��.-kI<- onywey," she wine!, up; "the I mai 11 ���.' they chickens are roc iter i ! e,r I'm no Mi--i- Macpherion " "\eeee. Mittreil Macphers-en," I government re ...... "dinna be iae awfu hasiy; boo Greater,,Iae yae ken the maift o' they chick- e. ire rooiteri The- Inreis are no" II bait yae centi that leeventy- they chickens are but perhaps this is not binding on the I Baxter Aid. Mai present council. Now we know of I delegation which wai made up of eene piece .,f work at anyrate being'three representatives of the Minis- five per cent i done under non-union am pice* where terial Aaeociation, ihe lecretary of I pullet*." the V. M C. A., Reeve liickie, a coun- "Och, bae \;,er ain wey o" it then," ci Ie.r anel th, engineer .,f Hurnaby. i !,,,, v,, thing, ���.-��� mare . >'".'., ' n"mi' :'," .'."" Dr Voun�� re- j��ittin' hem thii year wiier like if n plant a wheen tat there wer.- other* in the same line of liusim-s iu lhe municipality employ tag strictly union labor. South Vancouver i- the working plied at tome length and promised to man's home and we kneiw thousands *end an official reply last Monday, fi trade unionist* have their homes I which up to the present has neit been' here. received. Delegate Wilkinson re- We aik one queition of them���Will Que��ted Sir Richard n.it to put the ihey staml i.er this e,r will they rite delegation off with his standardized in their might and give the council answers. The dayi of the politician iee underitand pretty plainly that they (we ver in B. C��� and the lervicei wain the condition* ihey have fought ,; a statesman are now required to for put in force in all contract* which lolvi the greal perplexing qucitioni lhe council may go Into. of lhe- day. lie regretted to say that However we feel sure the council: tin premier, in talking, Summered need only have ii brought to their at-|around llie queition of the unemploy- tcnti'in tei have ihis matter rectified, ed like a iteer thai had been struck Otherwiie, of course, will have to be adopted. ith er means At the meeting e,f the Trades & ���Labor Council last week, there was received freun the Carpenters' Union an intimation fi their withdrawal fremi the council That this came in the nature of a jar to the various delegates could readily be understood and many were the questions asked as to the reason. Previou* I'e January there were two carpenters unions in the city��� the amalgamated and tlle brotherhood. Negotiation* had been going on for some time with a view to amalgamation and ��� >n January 1 this temk effect all over Canada. The real cause of the trouble in deciding to withdraw their affiliation from the Trades and Labor Council was not Openly stated, but we feel it is rather a retrograde step on the part of the carpenters. However, these things do crop up occasionally in the labor movement and while tliey are tei be regretted��� yet sometimes they act in a way in which the movers for withdrawal least expected. While not agreeing with all the views expressed by delegates to the T. & L. C. yet one has to bear in mind that in im either association of men and individuals is the spirit of progressive thought so keenly in evidence. Men who have passed ten. fifteen and twenty years in the trade union movement and watched its progress from the time of the purely craft guild, have had an education in democracy of which no other section of citizens have had an opportunity. Because a man or a party does not agree with the views expressed at these meetings should not he a reason feer holding aloof from what is after all���"a parliament of labor." If thc delegates do not express the wishes of their constituents then change them, but to withdraw from that body because its views are not to one's liking looks to us as being rather childish. However, there is no use unduly magnifying the carpenters' action. These things will happen! wiih a poleax. li wai quite noticeable that tin- premier was perceptibly falling down under the huge load of lhe iniquitou* weirk of years of his government. Tin- vacancie* in thc office-bearers eif the Trades & Labor Council, caused by lhe withdrawal of the carpenters were tilled as follows: I'resi- yae wud gaun ties iu the- grime], hut I suppose that'* i mn- bard wi rk for yae." "i Ich, forget it," I lay*; "I'll no be lang in daen that ii that'* a' yae want," an' I start* richt in turnin' owre the grun. "\\ ha! kin' o' tatties are yae wantin' me lac pit in���Highland or Lowland." "See here, Maister MacPherson, whae arc yae tryin tae make a fule j '>'. Yae can he awfu smert when yae like���yae can plant tartan yins if yae | like, sei lang ai they're tatties." She- th'ee-hi I wis tryin' te, mak a "Neddy" o' In-r aboot the- tatties Noo, as 1 ui- ponderin1 .en the back step a thocht struck me that it wud be line tac raise a wheen ducks this year. I coulel scoop a big hole oot an' line it roon wi some sheet iron or cedar planks, an' it wud he rale nice tac see the hits o' ducks sportin' dent, C. W. Walker (Cooks and Ithemsels aboot in the water. Waiters); general secretary, Geo. It wud be rale fun for the kids. The Hartley (Typographical); secretary-| wee >'���" l,as ;i f?rcat noshun for tae treasurer. Miss Gutteridge (Tailors); I be a cowboy an' what graun fun he trustee, Fred Knowles, * ��� �� 'I'he B. C. provincial government gives a grant of a sand-bank to one private company, thc dominion government gives the same sand-bank to another private company. Consequently the two companies clash, but be it noted that thd governments take up the case in the courts to save their protege* expense. By the time the matter gets to the Privy Council���where counsel stated it would eventually land���the taxpayers of this country will have paid many thousand dollars to establish the right of one of the two companies tei fleece the public, * * * Both federal and provincial government* are this week discussing the Vancouver Island miners' strike. It only took two years to bring tlle discussion about, hut the miners are no quitter* and wil! not begrudge the time. Present indications would seem tei warrant the assumption that some twenty years hence government intervention may be expected. Meantime the miners will be well advised to depend upon themselves if the right to organize is to be established. * �� * Bothaism doesn't pay. The dominions are now finding out that the British investor is getting shy of placing his money where thugs and gunmen are employed in industrial disputes. Xew Zealand can get loans oversubscribed while the South African l.ian of $20.(M10,000 this week was an niter failure, the underwriters having to take up over 80 per cent. Even thc 20 per cent, subscribed by tlie public was at a discount the day it was issued. :s\ Sandy Advises Everybody tae Get Back tae the Laund Piantin' Tatties uld hae lassoin' the ducks. Efter a while we micht get some swans tae . add tae lhe picter. Weel. 1 got busy richt away an't starts diggin the hole an' wis gettin', on first-rate when a' of a sudden thc spade strikes somethin' hard. What the devil's this, I says tac mysel. and I gien anither dad at it, but I I sune fun oot it wis the great big I roots o' a stump I wis up agin. That settled it for that day. I had dune enough by this time onywey, for I . wis sweetin' like a powney. Jist then the wife shouts on me I tae come up an see if the noo troosers fitted the wee yin a' richt. In true sartorial style I feels a roon him an' under him an' I passes :::y verdick that hc seemed a' richt ���an' that took me off the spring fever for that day. Hooever, freens, we'll hae tae be gettin' oor ferm implements hauled eeut again an' get back tae the laund as Dickie McBride says. I'm a great believer in mixed fcrmin' an' wi a wheen tatties, cabbages, green in- gius' an' some horse raddishes a fel- lie's makin' a serious attempt tae solve the problem o' the high cost o' livin' an hoo tac be happy though merried. Yours through the heather, SAXDY MACPHERSON'. A LITERARY FIND���A MATTER OF COLLINGWOOD INTEREST Unpublished Manuscript by Interesting English Author is Found in Victoria by Vancouver Writer to By Felix Penne Il lias been my good fortune make more than one literary "lind" r-ir-ii i-\ ��� T~\ 1 II j fi peculiar interest. In Old London lhe Bonnie I urple Heather ?hryt;i.}::. mV'l-xS'.'." reward fe>r vigilant search sooner or later, but Uriiish Columbia elocs not encourage the genuine "bookworm" =y to eh. much burrowing���yet there are canna mak up his min' jist ivhat"'easures "' l,c had here���treasures word he should lead off wi. brought oul "in ihe- fifties and six- I wis staunin' on the back verandah1" :""1 ll"ukn '���<":���'>' m "ll1 box�� last Sundaj mr.rnin'. It wis jist efter and cupboards���then interest and breakfast. It's maist aye my usual!vilhl1' llttlL' suspected by custom smoke an' a bit I in the back yaird. Maist o' the win ter I'm planum' iu my mill's e'e hoo I'm gaun tae lay it oot in the forth-, off than yae comin' spring tae get the maisl ad- great pleasure to my friend Dr. Rich like Weel freens, it look* kin o ii we'd seen the last o' the -naw again, for anither year. I'm quite share nane o yae '11 be vexed il it should happen tae be the case���an noo, wi the wud-chappln' bizness ,-asin' off a bit, oor thochts turn tae ither things which arc nane the less important in ihe science- o' hoo tae keep yaer end up an' mak yaer nce- bors think yaer better really arc. It's a remarkable thing this funny feelin' that mak's maist a' body mak believe tae their nccbors that they hae a wee bit "P their sleeve t"r maist aye tae :-:.ie- ool an' hae an' a hit look at my hjtltouch with "up-to-date literature." In 'ranch"I London 1 discovered an unpublished pi em by Bryan Waller Prod ir ("Barry Cornwall"), which was written !-��� please Mary I.ami. Tins gave ��� it an at lhe same muckle- hare! work as tlllle. pe.S- a rainy day���even if it only be an um bulla wi twa or three holes m it me Ik n o' a incident I'easy. Ya min' o" at hame. We youngster* |yaer back were a' playin vantage avoid a Bible. Last year I had a great noshun o' raisin' a bunch o' chickens. 1 i..i- oned oot wi mysel that the work nnectit wi' ihe raisin' o' them wis didna need tac be strainin' aiyacr ikick een the job���an' besides tlle -!wif.. wud trie :t lu-lnin' haunt! an' as ���nickle-doon-iiccel-tae- wife wud gie a helpin' favorite bit o the when a-nicker" on oor causey we named the flam wan o' oor mitliers shot up hcr win dae and roars oot at the pitch o he vice : "Mickey, come up 1 telt her wud keep her ootdeiors a wee bit mare in tlie summer days��� where shc ocht lae be. Weel, we went intae the chickin'- raisiu' bizness wi' a lichl hert, but afore a month or twa had passed we wi vin anither tae the hoose for yaer tea at wance. There's six were at luggerheeds slice o' toast, two eggs an' a plate 0 owre liie beggars "**je, till it" Hoo are yae been gettin on the ..,, ' ������ vr:.L.������ ,-ries wi' tears elav wi' the chicks." I wud ask hcr J3S' ftSjS W'Y��r .,">���.��� when I came hame at nich, tae kid me mither.' get out Mickey," she whisp kid; "Och. , ers, "it's no' you I'm tryin tae it's the ncebors." Did vac ever notice how true that storv applies tae a'most every thing yae'think o'. Yae think yaeve telt some remarkable bappenin' tae somebody when as share as a gun the pan "Heio have I been gettin' on," she wud repeat, "if it wisna feer wan thing or anither I'd pitch the whole jing bang lot o' them oot an, hae naethin' mare tae dae wi them. They're a fair scunner. They're war tae look efter than yaer bairns. Ma certcs! Yae'll set nae mare chickens this year. If I hadna been rinnin' up an' loon the stairs a' day mindiu' them tv yaev* telt it tae '11 bae somethin i,1h, maist ������ t|,em WUQ 3 J ... i._ Kl ��� *s a , ii i. . ��� n i v:i l�� i * .1 hae been remarkable tae inform vac even mare on. A fellie 1 work aside has an awfu habit o' contecnually blawin' aboot hoo his chickens are layin' an' nae matter hoo your yins are daen heave seems tae be a wee bitty better. Yin day I copped hnn up though when I telt him I had a chicken that deed "1 canna unnerstaun yae, woman," I wud say: "what dae yae mean." "What div 1 mean. Weel they twa mother hens 'II no quit fechtin wi wan anither an' when they start scrap- pin' they forget a' aboot the chickens an' thc big thowlcss brits gaun stram- pin owre the taps o' the wee yins. If I twa cgc a day in twa different j 1 hadna been there tae saiparate them days o' the week. the biggest hauf o' them wud hae I seemed tac get the bulge on him been deed.' a bit then an' he has quit talkin' ony! "A clairty me!" I says; "I never mare aboot them. The sully gowk, thocht they two auld yins wud hae they were only twa double-yokit eggs taen on that wey. at that Noo that the pussy willows are bloomin' again an' the robins hoppin abo.it in the back yaird we get a feelin' in us somethin' like Ihe P'iet that wud like tae write a poem but "The sully auld beggars. Of course each o' them Ml think her ain chickens the best. But yae ken twa merried weemen livin' in a hoose can aye agee"���I kent that wud set her pat up. ard Garpett, who placed it in a niche if honor in the Uriiish Museum Library. In London, too, I discovered a bundle fi letters written by Charles Dickens���at a most interesting period "I his life. Mr. Comyns Carr rc- warded me i"r ihis "find," but my chief reward, I say In all sincerity, was the making known of these letters, sei full "i "the Dickens spirit." t-i the reading public through the pages of "The English Illustrated Magazine." Rare Volumes Now 1 am pleased tee say that my recent trip tee Victoria, to lecture on "Charle* Dickens." placed me in possession of a manuscript volume which in my humble judgment has exceptional literary interest of more importance than financial value. It is because we literary men look at tilings in this way that "poverty is the badge of all our tribe." "Why do they speak of 'the republic of letters' " somebody asked Douglas Jcrrold. "Because if you take a batch of writers altogether they won't have a sovereign amongst them," was the reply. But to my "find." Tn Victoria 1 purchased���no mat- *er where���and for no matter how I much��� I gave all that was asked ! ieer it���a thick volume of manuscript I���a MS. ready for tkc press���written in a cramped oldfashioned hand on old hand-made paper, a MS. evidently some seventy or eighty years old. Literature a Game Thc title page runs thus : "LEAVES OF AMUSEMENT FROM THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE" By J. Fitzgerald Pennie "There are three difficulties in authorship : To write anything worthy the publishing, to find an honest man to publish it, and to get sensible people to read it. Literature has now become a game in which the booksellers are the kings, the critics thc knaves, the public the pack, and 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 WE ARE 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 VER- DICT WILL REST. Frank Newton' ��� FAMILY ��� SHOE STORE 823 GRANVILLE ST. AND AT CEDAR COTTAGE ���� 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 MANUf *CTURED IN WESTERN CANADA BvTHiClELAND-DlBBllEHCfcl" l"'fl.OOB WORLD BIDC. 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 the author the mere tabic or thing played upon." This interesting volame is now in tbe Collingwood Library. I shall have more to say about it next week. I hope I have aroused curiosity. I TWO GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 19U Good Work at Carleton School Every Day Some 600 Children are Taught���Some 250 Not Only Fill Their Knowledge Boxes but put Good Warm Meals in Their Little Tummie* Carlet'en School lo��lM down on a Sort of valley. You can sec by the smoke thai SO gracefully rises from many a chimney pot that the place i- being thickly populated. But not all thc sm.ekc indicates that savory "pot-roasti" are under way, for truth to tell, in a gnod many South Vancouver he.mes thc cupboard is bare fur the breadwinner is out nf wurk. Turn intee the school, as I did, nn Monday morning near 12 o'clock, and yeeiir note will be greeted with a perfume which will remove all reflections e.n the poverty which comes from lack .if employment, The kids who attend Carleton School are being catered fnr once a day as though they were paying guests in a grand hotel ���and mind you, not all those who partake of a bountiful mid-day meal school. There is���as 1 have said��� feir the present only. 1 hope��� a good deal nf distress and free tickets are found for over 100 children daily. Voluntary contributions pay fnr these tickets���it is hoped the concert provided by the Business Men's Assn- ciation will provide a gnod sum��� and during the live winter months, while the dinners are provided the teachers will nobly contribute senile $2(X) to the children's dinner fund. It is a good wnrk and the Editor commends it in another column. For mine uwn part I am pleased and proud that Collingwood has led the way in this matter. Tn the ladies nf Collingwood and Central Park who are giving time, labor, money tn this useful wnrk 1 say with the Editor "God Bless ynu." Verily these ladies ficd its existence. We gn beynnd that and say that it is doing good work nf lasting benefit to the community. At the last meeting Mr. James Fraser presided. Mr. Orrell, the secretary, reported on the meeting, which had been held to make arrangments for the concert for the chidren's dinner fund. (The dinners arranged fe.r the scholars at the Collingwood and Norquay Schools arc described in another column). At this meeting the Revs. Pringle, Morgan. Long and others were present. The association heartily endorsed the arrangements and referred to in nur Columns, Steps were taken to see exactly hnw the Burnaby and South Vancouver bylaws dealt with local tradesmen. At present a Seiuth Vancouver man doing business in Burnaby has to pay a Burnaby license���but a Burnaby man can ply his vocation in South Vancouver license free. This does not seem fair���docs it? The Collingwood men will see to it. Strong measures were taken to press forward the improvement nf Vanness Avenue. The state of this avenue at Rupert Street, Earls Rnad and at Rodgers Street is a crying shame���the business men demand an Collingwood Liberals Organize At last there is a prospect, nay a certainty, of a strong Liberal Association in Collingwood. That there are many good Liberals scattered throughout the district is well known: what they have lacked hitherto has been a rallying point. At a well attended meeting at Carleton Hall on Wednesday night the association was placed upon a proper footing. Live officers and an executive committee were elected, and two delegates appointed to attend the Convention at Victoria. That the Collingwood Liberals mean business was demonstrated by the fact that money was forthcoming and paid, inot only towards the general work of the association but also for the expenses of the delegates to the convention. The officers elected wcre as follows: Hon. Pres. Sir Wilfrid Laurier; president, Mr. Gregson; vice- president, VV. G. Connon; secretary- treasurer, E. B. Crosby. The executive committee consists of these three officers and seven members of the association���Messrs. Rose, C. B. Hut- ton, Ford, S. Barclay, W. Langlais, Parker and C. W. Cropley. Messrs. Gregson and Ford were elected delegates to represent the association at the coming convention at Victoria. Mr. Barker and others spoke with enthusiasm and earnestness of the need to organize and fight the present tyrannical and autocratic government. Personal News From Busy Cedar Cottage Carleton School are those whose parents arc in needy circumstances. By a little���no a gnod deal���nf clever housekeeping on a large scale���gnod meals are provided for the children at five cents per head and about half of those who are fed daily buy tickets and sit in comfort to a warm meal instead of putting up with a cold lunch or tramping home tee a hasty meal and hurrying back tei have their reward, for tlle children have bright eyes, round cheeks and that alert look which shows they are not only taught���but fed. It is impossible to over estimate the value of the good work done at Carleton School���and I hope that the efforts made will have all the praise and encouragement so well deserved. Mainly About Collingwood There was a charming wedding party at Collingwood this week. Full details in eeiir next issue. The Bursill Library proved an ideal place for such a family gathering. * * * A choral association is being formed at Ceillingwood and Central Park. Can you sing? Or do you want to learn to sing? Do you want to join such an association? Communicate with Prof. Jim Tait, Collingwood East. "Felix Penne" of Collingwood has accepted invitations to give his lecture nu "Cord Strathcona" at Victoria and Xew Westminster. e|. * * There was an important committee meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the Collingwood Library to arrange for a Benevolent Fund Concert. Look out for announcement. It is some weeks now since this policy was inaugurated and the school trustees, the principal, .Mr. Martin, and others who have lent a hand in tlii^ enterprise 'are to be congratulated nu the success that has attended their efforts. A good hot lunch is provided for which a few cents is charged which barely covers the cost of thc meal. In cases where, owing to the present hard times, and lack of employment, the parents arc unable to pay this s nail sum, the meals are provided free of charge. The ce st of these meals is kept down to a minimum. Provisions are purchased in large quantities and the ladies of the district give their services in conking and serving the food. Subscriptions are asked for this excellent woFk, and a concert will be held shortly in aid of the funds. Collingwood Parliament meetings have beer dropped for the season. Look out for thc closing service. It will be announced in the "Chinook." * a * A meeting was held last Wednesday afternoon at the Bursill Library te, consider means of raising money and various details in connection with the work of providing lunches for children attending the . Carleton Schoeil, Collingwood East. Collingwood and District Business Men's Assc-:iation There were one or two people, not thc most far-seeing ones, who wanted to somewhat hamper the operations of this very useful organization. "We need only meet once a month," said somebody. The fact is that if the Business Men's Association met once a week, instead of once a fortnight, there' weiuld be ample material for a good "live" meeting. More than once, or twice, the "Chinook" has said that this association has amply justi- GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL Fully Modern and Up-to-date EBURNE STATION, B. C. CORNER OF FOURTH STREET AND RIVER ROAD THE LEADING HOTEL EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN PLAN GRAUER & DUMARESQ, Proprietors AUTO PARTIES CATERED TO PHONE EBURNE 135 improvement, ami will not be happy, j nr quiet, till they get it. Tlie need for new freight sheds��� i for station improvements���for more I accommodation in the cars, all these I matters were discussed and the association having made the crossings I safer may be trusted to secure other reforms. Meanwhile we congratulate j Collingwood em its active association and hope that other districts will show equal zeal for local improvements. LATE KATHERINE WINTERS That the late Mrs. {Catherine Winters, wife of Constable Thomas Winters, of the South Vancouver police force was held in high esteem by all with whom she came in contact, and was hived for her many line qualities, was amply shown in thc large number who turned out to pay their respects tn her memory at thc funeral services held last week. The pall-bearers were Messrs. Daniel Recs, John J. Fargher, John Cor- lett, Lawrence R. Callahan, Ross Beeiwn, and C. Kendall. The honnr- ary bearers were Constable Hughes, Vigor, Anthnny and Wales, fellows of thc bereaved husband. Letters of condolence and sympathy have been received by the family from all over the Province and I many frum points in the United i States, among which was a kindly remembrance from Mr. R. L. Maitland, the young criminal lawyer at present on his honeymoon in California. Following is a list of the floral tributes : Husband and family ��� pillow (mother) inscribed. Brother and wife���heart. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Callahan anel family���creiss. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dickinson��� glass globe. Smith Vancouver polite���wreath. Municipal Staff���pillow. Snuth Vancouver hire Dept,��� wreath. Messrs. J. J. Fargher, Gen Fargher, S. Corlelt and J, Corlclt���wreath. Mr. and Mrs. F. Butcher���cross. Mr. and Mrs. J. Slingerland���spray. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ovens���spray. Mr. and Mrs. J. O'Brien���cross. Mr. and Mrs. A. Homey���spray. Mr. and Mrs. J. Nicol���cross. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kerr���wreath. Mr. and Mrs. Bridge���spray. Miss J. G. Wight���wreath. Miss Ruby M. Gill���spray. Miss Dench���spray. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Brown and family���star. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mattock���spray. Mr. and Mrs. H. Wm. McPhce��� spray. Mr. and Mrs. -Wm. Beattie���wreath. A heart, two sprays and wreath (unnamed). Mrs. J. R. Warner���wreath. There were about thirty little folks made happy by the very delightful party given by Mrs. Crawford to hcr children on thc afternoon of thc 20th at their home, 1760 23rd Avenue. Games, guessing contests and music, followed by refreshments made this party one long to be remembered by every one present. * St St Mr. P. Y. McCarter's many friends will he pleased to learn that the operation which he recently underwent at Mayo Bros, sanitarium, Rochester, Minn., was entirely successful, and it is expected that Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Carter will soon return home. * He * A baby girl has newly arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. I Evans on Bella Vista Road. St * St On Friday afternoon Mrs. Leigh- ton, assisted by her charming daughters, entertained a number of her friends with a most enjoyable card party and luncheon. * * * In his home on Fleming Street, Mr. W. F. McClintoch has lately installed a splendid new billiard table, and his neighbors and friends are sharing with him the pleasures tei be derived from an occasional game. * * * On February 25, Ward Two Conservative Club held their annual social and dance al Marfew Hall. Music, dancing and refreshments were the order of thc evening and all reported an enjoyable time. * * St Always noted for his daring, Don Cupid il seems has even had the courage to enter the suffragette ranks, and one well known enthusiastic worker for the cause in Cedar Cottage will in the very near future, be married to a mere man. * * Sr The friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mercel will regret to hear of their removal from Cedar Cottage, but will be pleased to know they have gone no further away than 1810 10th Avenue East. * * * Rev. Manuel, assisted by Rev. Morgan, Rev. Sanford and others arc holding special services at thc Robs, en Memeirial Church every night this week except Saturday nighl. Phone Collingwood 24 P. O. Box 32 W. H. BRETT & CO. Successors to Fletcher & Brett REAL ESTATE LOANS, INSURANCE, ETC. Notary Public Dominion Express Money Orders Issued JOYCE ROAD, COLLINGWOOD EAST Thc Cedar Cottage branch of the B. C. Political Equality League held a most successful public meeting on the evening of the 17th at Wilson Heights Methodist Church. The speakers for the occasion were Mr. Ilambly and Miss Gutlridgc, who very ably presented to an enthusiastic audience the women's cause. 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ITS CLEANLINESS���Having a smooth surface and being waterproof it does not differ in this respect from asphalt. We manufacture blocks of the highest possible standard, the verv best materials only being used and in the DOMINION WOOD BLOCKS we believe we produce an article that has no equal. DOMINION CREOSOTING COMPANY LIMITED Vancouver, B. C. B. C. ELECTRIC IRONS THE CHEAPEST HIGH STANDARD ELECTRIC IRON ON THE MARKET BY FAR THE BEST ELECTRIC IRON ON THE MARKET AT ANY PRICE PRICE (To parties using B.C. Electric current) $3,00 Every Iron is Guaranteed by the Company for 10 Years VANCOUVER SALESROOMS CARRALL & HASTINGS STS. 1138 GRANVILLE ST. near Davie Gladstone Hotel First Class Wines, Liquors and Cigars H. G. BROWN, Proprietor the meeting. This was one of a scries i The Ladies Society of the Presb of meetings held by the Cedar Cot- terian Church gave a splendid entc lage League���all of them having prov- tainment and Old-time Concert ed very popular with the public. Friday night. IT'S THE SERVICE THAT COUNTS Next to the quality of the goods you purchase for your table, it is the service you receive from your merchant that interests you most. Quick delivery, quick adjustment of slight errors that are bound to creep in, courteous treatment from members of the firm and their employees, are the things that make you feel satisfied and "right at home," when you visit your market place. Cochrane & Elliott are the grocers in South Vancouver who do these very things. They have built up a large and lucrative business, by giving that kind of service. Their store is located at the junction of Kingsway and Fraser Street, and their delivery wagons cover the municipality every day. Buy your groceries from them and be satisfied. SPECIAL SALE Off Men's and Boys' Overcoats, Ladies' Rain and Overcoats. Off all Men's and Boys' Suits, all kinds, no reserve; all Hats and Caps, Odd Pants and Fancy Vests, Dressing Gowns and Housecoats 1 3 1 4 CLUBB & STEWART LIMITED Tel. Sey. 702. 309 to 315 Hastings St. W. FOUR GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 191* ���*��� aCHINOOK PUBLISHED Every Saturday fcy lh�� Greatar Vanwurer Publiaher. Umltad HEAD OPPICE : Carncr Thirtieth Avenue aad If ain Street, Soath Vancouver, B. C TELEPHONE : All department! Fairmont 1174 MIOHT CALLS Fairmont 1946L SUBSCRIPTION RATES! T�� aii pointe In Cajada. United Klnidora, Na��i��iaiidland, Ne�� Zealand, and other Britiak Poaaaaaioni : One Vear *? ����� Six Montha �����<����> Three Mondu SO Poataie to American, European and omer F��el(a Cmawiei, Sl.au 9��r year extra. "The truth at all times firmly stands And shall from age to age endure." THAT VETOE! "I INTERVENE and ask for a reconsideration of 1 these matters," stated Reeve Dickie when the two officials, Solicitor Clarke and Engineer Craddock were led to the block. "No," declared Councillor Gold. Reeve Dickie stood firm and his vetoe of the resolutions went on the records of the council. Councillor Gold was of the opinion that the two officials should "stand not upon the order of thy going, hut go at once." This whole incident only brings out one fact which is this: There is only one reeve in South Vancouver at the present moment. His name is Tom Dickie. SUPPORT TRADE UNION LABOR WE are far from laying down as a dictum that when in Rome you should do as Rome does��� in everything! But when a community has settled that a certain course of conduct, for the community as a whole, or for individual members, is wise and beneficial, then the man who runs counter to recognized custom, who flouts popular opinion���based upon experience is not Only a fool, but an enemy to the commonwealth. Vancouver���Greater Vancouver is a district, an area, a little commonwealth where the principle of trade unionism i.s regarded as having the full force of an unwritten law���one of those laws which are even more binding than legal enactments. That a man, a corporation, a public body, should give his support to trade union labor���thus discouraging sweating, unfair competition and incompetence���has passed out of the realms of discussion, it is generally assented to and most public bodies insert a trade union clause in all their contracts. We regret to see that in Greater Vancouver, a working class municipality where the welfare of the worker demands consideration, there is a growing tendency to disregard trade union shops and give work to firms not protecting the workers by running on trade union lines. Let us reassert some of the reasons for the existence of trade unions���reasons which were potent enough to determine us to run the "Chinook" on trade union lines. The organization of the workers in trade unions is a matter of imperative necessity in force of the fearful evils of low wages, excessive overtime and inhuman conditions of life. Disciplined organizations on the part of labor are needed to cope with the concentrated combinations on the side of capital���concentrations inimical to the welfare of the worker and the consumer. Trade unionism is necessary to the maintenance of a high level of industrial efficiency. We could add one hundred and one other reasons, but are they necessary ? South Vancouver, almost to a man approves of trade union labor and the man. the firm, the corporation, the representative liody, or the body which is supposed to be representative, which ignores public opinion and gives work to non-union firms, stands a very good chance of getting severely disliked. Should a man come forward to fill a representative office and proclaim himself an enemy to trade unionism lie wou'd stand about as much chance of being elected as a sphere of snow would stand a chance of maintaining its solid rotundity in that torrid locality euphemistically spoken of as���Hades. .vriter happens to be the originator of a policy for ���uppressing the treating system which was oublished in the Vancouver "World" some years ago and was .���ndorsed by no less an authority than the editor of Collier's Weekly." The idea briefly was that the government force all bar-room owners to divide the ars into stalls, each large enough to hold one drinker, in the plan of the stalls in a livery barn. At the front >f the stall might lie a little slide through which the ud-. might be served to the thirsty and the money ;>aid therefore. A stool might be placed in each stall "or the convenience of the drinker and behind might .tin a gutter such as may be found in all modern barrooms. The walls of the stalls would have to be made out of oak or re-inforced concrete so as to permit of no inter-communication among the drinkers. This would do away with the comfortable foot railing and the attractive mahogany backed with great mirrors and bright lights. Each stall would be unlighted. Mr. H. E. Gadsby, the versatile parliamentary writer, once wrote that "a man sneaking into one of those stalls to have drink would do so with the air of one who had stolen his grandmother's watch." "PEED MY LAMBS" WE call attention to efforts being made in Collingwood and we trust in other places in South Vancouver, to benefit generations yet to come by looking after the physical welfare of the children of today. Although all districts are being "opened up," although thanks to an energetic council "tlle path to school is made easy." there are yet many hundreds of school children who cannot get home to a good warm "lunch" during the mid-day recess. South Vancouver mothers are kind and wise, they do what they can with a lunch basket, but no basket can take the place of a good, freshly prepared meal, hot and taken under the social conditions as necessary to children as to "grown-ups." "The British army marches on its stomach" is an axiom handed down from the days of Wellington and our army of school children���a vast army indeed in the South Vancouver of today���cannot march forward in scholastic progress, conquering igncrance and achieving victories of advancement unless the little "tummie" is warmed and fed to nourish the developing and sorely taxed brain. To what extent a child's brain is taxed few people pause to consider. Every faculty is alert, not only to acquire book knowledge, but to pick up the physical facts of every-day life���and to expect a child to grow in stature���physical, moral, intellectual, without the brain being fed by good, rich, well nourished blood is the height of folly���and cruelty ! Yes! We repeat���"Cruelty"���and we have the authority of the great physician, the most eminent of nir day, Sir Crichton Browne, for the use of the term. This great and humane man visited a school to give away prizes and an address. He refused to do either after he had glanced at the children, until they had been fed. "I will not be guilty of the cruelty of trying to teach anything to hungry children," he said. So also we remember that Ellen Terry, a sensible woman, refused to have a word to say about a new play, until its author, just come from a long journey had had a square meal. "1 cannot talk art or business with a hungry man," said Ellen Terry, "a hungry mail is only ripe for a quarrel.*' So God bless the sensible men and women who arc feeding the children at the Carleton School, South Vancouver. Eeeding some of them���a good many of them���free, for times are hard! God bless the people everywhere who are doing a similarly good work, but be not content to invoke a blessing. Do what you can to help! Patronize that concert for the fund. Give the promoters your support and sympathy. "Peed my lambs," said Christ, and that was a command we should all hasten to obey. The welfare of the child is the basis of the Canada of the future, and the "Chinook" feels it can do no more patriotic work than commend and encourage whatever is for the physical, moral anil intellectual benefit of our children. A CURE FOR BOOZING ,,! F men must have alcohol, let them have it under 1 proper conditions, under government control, pure quality and private profit eliminated," declared Dr. Proctor in an address on "Citizenship" before one of the Kitsilano Young People's Societies. Referring to the fact that most of the failures were caused by alcohol, Dr. Proctor stated that during 1913 more than 2,000 men were arrested in Vancouver for drunkenness. Just so long as liquor is manufactured, men will drink it, and women too. In South Vancouver during the past year, and South Vancouver has a population of 35.000 or more, the local police had to deal with but a few score cases of drunkenness. There is only one hotel in South Vancouver. Notwithstanding this, an odd citizen was able to accumulate a comfortable load in Vancouver whenever opportunity arose, and carried it backward with him to his home neighborhood. The drunks dealt with by the South Vancouver police invariably got their poison in tbe city. It is the belief of the "Chinook" that the best way to put a damper on the popularity of the drinking of intoxicants is to cut out the treating system. The "SPRING IS HERE (?) IN this matter of fact world the poet is to be encouraged���and the spring poet���often ridiculed, helps to bring the season along. J. Warrington, of North Arm has sent us our first spring poem, almost long enough to extend to next fall. The poet writes : Tall pinks the wild bushes are sealing And roses the hedges adorn And blossoms are sweetly inhaling The smiling effulgence of morn��� This may be poetry, but is not fact, we will hold over the rest of the poem until the clerk of the we-iiher justifies its publication. PARTY PATRONAGE RECENTLY, the president of the Vancouver Conservative Association, Dr. Patterson, made a public utterance regarding the distribution of party patronage which brought forth a rebuke even from his chief, Sir Richard McBride. There will be very general agreement with the following from the "Woodstock Sentinel-Review" of Ontario: "Consider one of the customs which the party system has fastened on us. In theory when a party is placed in power the Government which is formed represents the whole people of the country and not merely a section or faction of the people. We call it the Government of Canada, and allow it to speak and to act in the name of the people of Canada. Yet. as a matter of practice, when it comes to the tilling of offices and the distribution of favors, we allow, and expect, that some Government to act as if nobody outside of one political party was entitled to any consideration. Scarcely have the campaign echoes of the declarations of devotion to public interest died away than the public interest is forgotten and the further procedure is frankly and bluntly directed by party interest, And we are all so accustomed tn this that we accept it as a matter of course. "There is a custom that is more extraordinary still. In a constituency which is not represented by a supporter of the Government the patronage often belongs to the defeated candidate; that is to say. the man who has been rejected by the constituency is given practically all the powers of government that are exercised in the constituency, while the man wlm has l>een chosen by the people as their representative must be content to look on and voice an occasional ineffective protest. W'e are all so accustomed to this method of transacting public business that we accept it. too, cither as perfectly proper or as inevitable. "Obviously the proper method of making appointments to the public service is by an independent body that would take no account of party claims but would be guided entirely by the qualifications of the candidates for the offices to be filled. Both political parties when they are on their good behavior before the public, profess to be disgusted with the spoils system and in favor of some form of the merit system; but neither seems to have the courage to inaugurate such a reform. Both, no doubt, are waiting until public pressure becomes irresistible, and as the public seems to be quite content with things as they are, the wait is likely to be a long one. If we waited for a spontaneous movement on tlie part of the public before there was any progress in practical science, in literature, in music, or in painting, there would be a long wait, too. ��� BY THE WAY D C. SNAZEL, OF NEW WESTMINSTER, set a snarling dog upon a saucy school boy who was snowballing him. A severe magistrate sentenced Snazel lo serve six months. The dog took a bite out of the boy's calf, but suffered no ill affect. ^���...-om ,��� * ��� * HAYING OCCASION TO employ an office.boy, and not wishing to have too many applicants, the editor advertised in a morning paper as follows: "Wanted��� Highland Scotch boy, about 15 years old, to learn the newspaper business. Apply ." The advertisement had appeared two days when a lad presented himself before the editorial eye. Chest out, heels together, cap in hand, said he. "Ma name is John Mitchell ���tufteen year-r-'s old? Am Hieland Scotch���ma mither was bor-r-n in Aberdeen���ma father was born in Aberdeen and am an Aberdonian." John lived on Twenty-seventh Avenue and started on the job that afternoon. Craigellachie! �� �� �� DURING THE HEARING of a case in which some lots-in University Heights. -Moose Jaw, were involved, Chief Justice Haultain rose from his seat to examine the location of the property on a map spread in front jf the witness. J laving viewed the location to his apparent satisfaction. His Lordship, in resuming his scat, said: "Sometimes it is a question whether the lots are within the city limits of Moose Jaw or Regina." * ��� �� THE KENTUCKY HEN who presented an egg every day to her master for a period of fourteen long years could never find anything where she laid it. Phis finally got on her nerves and she gave the job t'i'e * <* ��� A MAN NAMED McConnell, secretary of the I. W. W., at Calgary, bas been found guilty of sedition and has the distinction of being the first man in Canada to be convicted on that charge. When they hauled the I. W. W. chief to jail, the sun set upon the Calgary local of the organization. �� �� �� THE GLASGOW HERALD says: "L'nited States towns are at present decorated with a mammoth poster bearing the legend, 'What Scotland has given to the world.' with three panel pictures beneath���Harry Lauder in the centre and Burns and Scott on cither side." * * ��� IN CANADA. THE most familiar Scottish product shown on the hoardings bears the jovial likeness of Johnnie Walker. But it must not be supposed that though the Canadian has a slight intimacy with Johnnie Walker he does not know his Scott and Burns. * �� * THE MUNICIPAL MACE which was placed on exhibition at the "Chinook" office is not lying idle. Since the civic contest, the mace has been used effectively on anxious subscribers, collectors, anonymous letter writers, philosophers and reformers, and at least one poet has fallen under it since the first faint trace of spring appeared. A good mace is a valuable adjunct to a newspaper office. �� ��� * THERE IS A YOUTH in Geneva who has two stomachs. One would be sufficient to keep filled in these stringent times. THE G< >VEKN< )R OF Minnesota writes sentimental songs and the prospective governor of Oklahoma served five years for train robbing. No wonder the Americans shuck the sensibilities of our good friend J. Francis Bursill. ��� �� ��� ACCORDING TO A report from Chicago, Joe Tinker was once sold for a dollar anil a half. Joe's parent-. if the name stands for anything, were likely of a nomadic character, and it can be understood that their mercenary traits were much more highly developed than their devotion to their off-spring. ��� ��� �� l��OK TRYING TO whip the "sin and devil" out of two small buys, a religious enthusiast was nearly lynched at Newton, Illinois. This would indicate that the devil has a pretty firm hold on the population of Newton. I * ��� ANOTHER DESPATCH says that "Oi! King Shovels Snow." ami tells how John D. Rockefeller finds the work a superior exercise even to golf. It is well that John D. is practising for there are people who predict for him a period of shovel-work in a region where little snow is to be found. �� * * THEY'VE Stopped the selling of sweepstake tickets in South Vancouver, but Bob McBride contends that there is still a great number of shibeens in the district. The Highgraders Corner Before the Days of the Linotype A Western newspaper started on its career Under peculiar circumstances. The editor of the Rocky- Mountain Cyclone thus opened lhe first article of the first issue of his paper: "We begin the publication of the Rocqy Mountain Cyclone with some phew diphiculties in the way. The type phounder phrom whom we bought the outphit phor this printing ophis phailed to supply any ephs or cays, and it will be phonr or phive weeques bephore we can get any. We have ordered the missing letter, and will have to wait until they come. De don't lique the looque ov. this variety ov spelling any better than our readers, but��� mistax will happen in the best regulated ov phamilies, amf iph the cees and exes and quess hold out we shall ceep (sound tbe c hard) the Cyclone whirling aphter :t phashion till the sorts arrive. It is no jotiue to ti-. it '. ��� ,. ������ ' is a serious aphair. ��� �� ��� Religion of thc Future Westminster Gazette M. Camille Elammarion, in addition to being a notable astronomer, is greatly interested in occult phenomena. As far back as 1864 he became a men ber of the Society of Paris for the study of Spiritualism, antl for many years past he has, says a writer iit ihe January issue of the "Occult Review." kept in 'ouch with most of the psychic phenomena observed throughout the world. His forecast of the religion of die future is that it will be "scientific, will be founded in a knowledge of psychical facts": "This religion of science will have one great advantage over all that has gone before it���unity. Today a Jew or a Protestant cannot believe in the Miracles of Lourdes, a Mussulman hates the dog of a Christian, a Buddist cannot accept the dogmas of the Western world. No one of these divisions will exist in a religion founded on the general scientific solution of psychical problems." M. Elammarion is evidently an optimist who seethe vision of things that shall be. ��� ��� a To Reduce Divorces N'ew Vork American Judge Turner, of Milwaukee, believes that the State Legislature should pass a law creating the position ui divorce lawyer, and that no divorce action should In- brought except by this man. This is his Suggestion to lessen the evil which has resulted in the granting of 600 divorces in Milwaukee County in one year. "In every one of these cases," he says, "there is an, average of three children. The country often has I<�� pay for the support of some of these three thousand individuals. I think there is a large percentage of divorces brought by lawyers' runners, who have brought out an evil as great as that of the ambulance chaser. Under the projiosed .-."stem I believe a large number af divorce applications would be eliminated." ��� ��� ��� Foster. Greatest Globe Trotter Peterborough Examiner The I lon. George E. Foster, nominal Minister of Trade and Commerce, is the greatest globe trotter of history. I le has been in office three years nearly, and 'las, to use an Irishism, been more out of office than in it. He had been circumamublating the globe in pretended search of trade. He is supposed to lie a member of the Cabinet, but his attendance at cabinet councils has been more honored in the breach than the observance. If the Honorable Mr. Foster were compelled to punch a time clock, installed in the Dominion Cabinet Council chamber, and and was paid accordingly, he would draw very little salary from the public diest. As Minister of Trade and Commerce, his salary is $7,000. This, plus his sessional indemnity of ^2,500. makes his total salary $9,500. We don't say- hat this is too much, in the abstract, but it seems to be too much for a Cabinet Minister who is no Cabinet Minister, who does not sit often enough about the ^leiticil Board to keep the dust off his seat. SATl'RDAY. FK15RUARY 28, 1914 GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK Hastings and Gore Ave. EMPRESS Lawrence 4 Sandusky, Lessees Phone Sey. 3907 Week of March 2 Matinees Wed. and Sat. The Del. S. Lawrence Stock Company WITH Miss Maude Leone In Grace George's greatest triumph DIVORCONS By Victorien Sardou Matinees 25c Any Seat Prices 25c and 50c Note - Miss Leone will in the role of Cyprienne wear her famous $5000 crystal gown FAIRMONT THEATRE 18th and Main Street SATURDAY'S MATINEE, 2 till 5 "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 : COLLINGWOOD EAST, At B. C. Electric Station THEATTUCAL Empress Theatre Wxt week feer the Empress at- traction we ,irt- promised Sardou'i perennial and ever delightful comedy. 'Divorcons." Sardou'i play h:es survived for one reason because <>f the opportunities it hai offered every actress wh,, has played the leading n,le. ami few actresses e,f eminence cither in Europe .er America who havi- neet "saved it There arc a long line ol Cyphrienncs frum Celine Chaumont who created it. down to ('.race George who made thc part peculiarly her own and counts it the greatest e,f her successes. Of course every one is familiar with the play. Its theme is the divorce question and though the play was written some twenty years ago, there is nn farce comedy em the Itage today eh sir t.e ihe minute iu theme and needless tee say there never wai 'em- written subtler, e,r meere aelreiit. While its situation! are deliriously humorous, its charm lies largely in the manner in which the lines are- read, and few and far between are thc stock companies capaole eif properly presenting this m.est fame,us of farce comedies. The Lawrence Players have again and again demonstrated their capacity in playi eef this type aieel "Divorcon" will prove nn exception. Maude Leone will be perfectly at home in the rule of Cy- prienne, she has appeared in it many times with great success and with her personal beauty, vivacity and un- loubted talents as a comedienne. iurely ne. better selection could be made. She will wear in the play her elcbratctl crystal geewn, a creation omposed entirely eif cut crystals which took semie two years in the eillectie.Ti and making; it weighs lighty- seven pounds, and is valued it $.i,IKHI. Every woman at least will wish to see it. Mr Del. Lawrence will assume the part eef Henri Des Prun- elles, ami tlu- supporting cast will be iili that the must critical could ask. More than ordinary care will be DREAMLAND ... H. H. DEAN, Proprietor , COR-TWENTY-SIXTH AVENUE AND MAIN STREET. We change daily with a fresh feature each day. We have installed a New Powers 6 A, the most perfect motion picture machine made. Come any night and see a NEW FEATURE on our NEW K'tR- ROR'OIDE 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 Some Institutions Appertaining To Vancouver's Social, Scholastic and Church Life Mother, Hayes and Mother are re- turniui' tee America with one ol the must famous cycling acts een the stage. Not emly have tliey mastered tlu technical difficulties nf riding f'er exhibition purposes, hut they have worked at the comedy end of the business until they have made it a meesi delightful part eef tin- whe.le performance. When Turns. Kilmer anil Grady spenl einc college vacation in vaude- i villc jusi for fun ami pocket money, I tluy hardly expected t" stick tee the I stage, hut that is what they have I dune. Coming freem three- different 'Western universities, the men are fraternity fellows, anil all inten-led in athletics, the specialty of one being track spurts, another basketball, and the third baseball. Their vaudeville turh Consists of seeme bright patter, singing ami dancing, all crystallized under the caption "A Campus Rehearsal." "Her First Case." "resented by] Julia Mash & C<>.. is a very clever and amusing ���torv of two girls wine litiel themselves in N'ew V..rk quite 'en their uppers. A providential taxi- cab accident furnishes the means for their change of fortunes, when one of them, posing as a lawyer, represents the- distress suffered by her friend, and does it s ��� eloquently that the company is glad tee settle ior a handsome sum. The public seems never tei tire 'if music presented in the form nf casual street tinging, after the Italian j manner, and Frillo and Frabito are well equipped t" satisfy this perennial demand. I In v arc g 1 itistru- I mentalists and good vocalists, and To Our Readers W e v. en .: litlle- premature in [h innouncement uf Hall Cam - storj iJe aling with worls of auth" - of iu 'h alihre i~ not such a simp!.- business - imagined. With regard :.. licit ; nf such world wide importance ne , |lay te. readers of lhe "Chinee k" in .he vv.erd- of At quit h "wait ami --,-'' Meanwhile readers nf tin- i.-v will find n.e lack of live interesting matter Slid arrangements are being madl which will make ihe- '"Chinook." from a literary standpoint, a Canadian paper that will Kail the way. Phone Sev. 318 Granville Street Week of March 2 Warning! Em| loyeei i i thi B. C Electric Railway hue recently found many display can!- and other advertising matter . n tin- company's pole- in var lot - par;- of tin- city. For the information e.f the public, ami t.s ;, warning again-- occurrences ������:' a similar character in the future, tbe com. pany gives general notification that under the company's Act of Incer- poration any person pe.sting an.,- advertisement or -ign. eir painting anything on. or otherwise injuring any ���ef the pe les e,r p..-Is of tlle il. Q, Electric Railway i- liable te. a penalty "f $!no and costs, or one month's imprisonment. The way t.. make things known i- to advertise in the "Chinook." OLGA NETHERSOLE England'* Foremo t Emotional Actrc-. HERMAN T1MBERG Singing Conee'ian & Dancer MOSHER. HAYES & MOSHER Famoua Co-nc'y Cy: ing Artiata BURNS KILMER �� GRADY "A Campus Conedy" JULIA NASH * CO. In "Her Firai Caae ' PARILLO It FRABITO Ita ian Instrumentalists an-t Vocalists The South Vancouver Chinee,,:: Club held a meeting .,n Monday, Feb ruary 23, at the home "f Mr. s. Ross 25th Avenue. This meeting was called to elect officers. M c. Blackman was chairman, and the election was as follow s ; lion, president, Mr. I-.. 1', Demctt-: presi,1,-ni. Mr. S. Kn'-: vite-president, Mr. ('���. Blackman, secretary, Mr. F. Fredrickson, treasurer, Mr. J, San- pietrei; and press agent. J. Mullet! THE TWO AUSTRALIAN BLESSINGS Mar*ei:ous Feats of Strenith and Balancing IMPERIAL SL'LUIVAN <i CONSIDINE r MMWESS CIRCUIT Week ol Mach 2 KARA WorH'l Mo.t Marvellojs Juttgler THOMAS RIPLEY i. (a-ce Ko. 1. " Every'jo ly s Doing It" EDITH CL'FFORD Biasing Come'-ienne ;ACK MACK an! JULIETTE ATKINSON SnLes anl Snappy Repartee STAINS COMEDY CIRCUS W'i-h th,ir ur-.i'zb'e mule ANNUAL STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT R. C. HODGSON (Continued from Page li Added Attraction Mrs. Lewis KcCord anl El.ia Bates Miss Maude Leone, at the Empress given tee Ihe proper staging and "Divorcons" should ami undoubtedly will have crowded houses fur the entire week of its run. Orpheum Theatre tine of the greatest attractions, perhaps the greatest, that has yet come to Vancouver is I'.ngland's foremost emotional actress, Olga N'ethersnle. She has been seen here on numerous occasions at the old Vancouver Opera House with her own company and productions, and bas always played to the S. R. O. sign. In addition to that Miss Nethersole is heavily interested in Vancouver real estate and her visit here as the headline attraction on next week's bill at the Orpheum Theatre lias a double purpose. She will be seen here in her greatest success, "Sapho." arranged by Clyde Fitch, from the celebrated book by Alphonse Daudet. The third aet is the one that Miss Nethersole presents from the play, and it gives her the greatest scope to show her ability ns an emotional actress. She is considered today the greatest Sapho. and has won both fame and fortune with this play. A competent company will support her, and Vanceiuverites may expect something out of the ordinary when she makes her appearance here next week. It will doubtless be one of the society events of the season. Everybody remembers Gus Edwards' "School Days." Therefore. everybody also remembers Herman Timiierg. who. in thc days when it was a mere sketch, as well as when it was broadened out into a full-size musical comedy, was its chief comedian. He is gifted beyond his years in this respect, and is also the fortunate possessor of a good voice and much ability as a dancer. After a long London engagement, the whole turn is sag-el most pleasingly. Two Australian wonders arc the Blessings, a man and woman whose feats of strength and balancing are really marvelous. The woman, especially, has created a sensation wherever she has been seen, for her tnus- culuar prowess is nothing less than sensational. ��� e�� at Imperial Theatre A bright and snappy bill will In- presented at the Imperial during the coming week with none other than the renowned Kara, famous juggler, the world over, as the headline attraction. Kara just begins where other jugglers leave off, according to bis former appearance over the circuit. He is without doubt one of the most marvelous jugglers in the world today. "Everybody's Doing It." a farce said to contain some unusual lines, will be offered by Thomas Ripley. an old-timer; Mrs. Lewis McCeird and Elvia Bates, as the added feature attraction at the Imperial next week. There are some wonderfully clever lines in the act together with convulsing situations. Endowed with a charming personality and a good voice Edith Clifford. a singing comedienne, will make her initial bow to Imperial patrons during the coming week. Judging from Miss Clifford's pictures, she will start many a masculine heart thumping. Jack Mack and Juliette Atkinson are said to have a tine vaudeville vehicle feir smiles and snappy repartee. Certainly they have been very popular along the circuit. An act that will prove a keen delight to the children as well as the grown-ups. will he Stain's Comedy Circus, which will include ponies. mules and other clever animal actors Thc unridablc mule will provide no end of amusement. A "Small Debls Court" is a matter lhat was taken up in April 1912 with the council anil a- yet nothing litis been done I would recommend ihat this matter b.- again taken up with a view e,f its early establishment, as it :- a urcat waste of time and money t.e g.e 1,, the city te, transact this kind of business. The formation of a "District Con- cill" was urged by thi-. board in 1910, and although this question has been an issue in several municipal elections, it is to be regretted thai il is losl sight of immediately afler. In July 1911), the council was requested to take steps to establish an "Arbor Day." Although nothing has been done in this matter. I trust that ste] s will be taken in this directi in, as there is neeibing that tends to beautify one's home and streets like the -.Isi. of shade trees and 1 think- it behooves the municipality t" give some encouragement along those lines. On July 1912 a motion was passed reiptesting the council tee put on a force eif mounted police. This is a matter that 1 trust the present council will take up. as an efficient police force is one of the essential- of a growing community. The establishment eef a ferry from Woodward's to Ladner is a matter that has received a great deal of attention from this board as well as various eether public bodies antl boards of trade ami it is a pleasure to state ihat we now have a ferry service on lhat route. Another matter that this board te,..k up was, endeavoring to secure the Canadian Northern tunnel from False Creek to the N'orth Arm of lhe Fraser. W'e sent several delegations to interview the government (Victoria) in lhe matter, as well as taking either steps to secure il. 11 is yet undecided whether it will go through South Vancouver, if not. it will not be because we have mit done everything in eetir peewer tn secure it. The securing of a "public utility commission" is a matter thai was brought up by our beearel on August 26. 1912. and a letter was sent lo .very public body on the lower main land asking them to co-operate with :s, but we could not arouse tiny enthusiasm at that time. The matter was again taken up <.li April 25. 191.'. and I am plea-eel le, state that thc City eif Vancouver i- alsee taking this question up .''.ml is seriously consid- ering pressing tor a hill to thai end. That such a commission will be a great benefit to the people of liritish Columbia will be a great benefit te' the people 'if Hritish Columbia g.ees without saying as the corporations who hold the franchises will be compelled (if the commission does its duty I to use them more for the benefit of the people and less tee swell the dividends eif their stockholders. Another matter, and one which is eef lhe most importance tee the people of South Vancouver, unless it is the development of eeur harbor, is a public market on the North Arm. This matter litis received a great deal of attention fremi this board, but it was felt that een account of the money stringency it was unadvisnble to ask the Council to submit a bylaw tee pro- eure a site during the past year. However. 1 trust this matter will n.et be allowed tee die and that Ihe board will again take it under consideration and be able to work out a scheme whereby we will be able to establish one at an early date. We have taken this market question up with the people of Richmond and of the Delta and lind that they arc most- enthusiastic and will, 1 believe, do everything in their power to assist us tee bring the producer and the consumer together in Seeuth Vancouver. Our board of trade has done good work for our municipality during the four years 'ef its existence and everything that tended towards the progress and advancement of our municipality has received every encouragement from our hands. Notwithstanding the fact that a certain elc- ICalincs Dai!y. 2.45���iOc and 15c Twice Nightly. 7.30 and 9.15���15c and 25c Boxes 50c BILL CHANGED EVtRY MONDAY PANTAGES Unequalled Vaudeville Means Pantagr* Vaudeville E. D. GRAHAM, Resident Man. Phone Seymour 3046 Three times daily, 2.45. 7.20 and 9.15 Week of March 2 . - TKEjUDING DUTTONS _ Society Equestrians, in ilu- Act Beautiful. I.ale features with the Ringling Circus Two Operatic Slars Cecilia George RHODA & CRAMPTON In the Novel Operatic Playlet "Between the Reels" i ither Big Attractions Prices, Matinees, 15c; Night, 15 and 25c. Box Seats. 50 cents i ment in e>ur community through ignorance has ridiculed the board and its work we have steadily persevered, lever having our eyt s em the motto 'For the geeod of ihe community." An.ether matter that was suggested to ibe council of 1912. tind which was considered important, was to take certain street- running north and s null and cast anil wesl and widen them lee SU feet, there is no doubt that thi- must be done soeuier eer biter, ami 1 am of ilie opinion that it could be done now tit comparatively no ce,st, while if we wait until building are erected which have to be moved, ii wi!! cosl a large sum of money. I regret that the council teiok no action in the matter .'ind I would suggest that it be laid before emr present council at the earliest possible moment. During the year considerable pree- gress has been made along various lines. ( )ur water system lias been \astly improved -. well as our street- lighting system, (lur lire department has also shown a marked improve- riint a- ��.��� have now some of the in. - -1 modern appliances thai money enn buy. (iur school population has increased during llie vear from 3688 in Jan. 1913 I,, 43.X9 in Jan, 1914. an increase ,,f 701, which protes to my mind beyond a doubt that our population is increasing rather than otherwise. And altogether we are taking- an ptimistic .iew of things ami look fe.r tbe year eef 1914 to he one eef pro- tte-ess and prosperity. In conclusion I beg to thank every officer and member of this board for the kindness ami consideration shown me in the four years lhat it has been my privilege to pre side over it. and I wish to thank you for the honor you have done lie by electing me by acclamation for lhe fifth consecutive term. I can truthfully say tbat it seldom falls to the lot of any man to be sur- rounded by a body of men who arc as enthusiastic for the welfare of the community as are the members of this board, which is tis yeu all know a non-political body. We may all have our own political opinions, but I am pleased to say thai we have (level allowed any political difference io creep between tis and the discharge "f our duty as citizens. We have stood shoulder to shoulder working together feer the upbuilding of our district. Anil I wish to express the hope that our deliberations in the year upon which we are now entering will be marked with the same degree of enthusiasm and harmony as has characterised in thc past. Again thanking yeeu. 1 have the honor to lie.���Yours, R. C. HODGSON. President. ���!��� SATl'RDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 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 : Fraser 36. Main and 29th Avenue. Phone : Fairmont 1940. Fraser Street and North Arm of Fraser River. Phone : Fraaer S4. Collingwce d East, Phone : Collingwood 33. Coal orders taken at all office* and delivered to all parts of South Vancouver. OUR SATURDAY SHORT STORY British Columbia's Old Man of the Mountains HIGH-GRADE BUILDING MATERIALS Boultbee-Johnson & Company, Ltd. Johnson's Wharf Phone : Sey. 9145 ^= "Snow is Coming"���Buy Your STOVE WOOD $3.00 Per Load WE SELL VANCOUVERISLAND CO AL COAST LUMBER & FUEL COMPANY LIMITED 4905 Ontario Street, Cor. Bodwell (34th Avenue) Phone : Fraaer 41 Phone: Highland 226 Far up in Northern Hritish Columbia lies thc Muskine Valley, down which flows peacefully the river of that name. Four hundred miles away 1 had heard of it from a Hudson Bay Co. factor, and lured by his account of its beauty and of the "Bet- i ter Land" Indians���true aboriginals I ���who lived there, had travelled sin- | gle-handed to visit it. It is a lovely, if a neglected country, and a happy time I spent in exploring and hunting there. There was this curious thing about .it, that the Indian guides never would consent to my going up to the head | of the valley. "Spirits of long dead tribes haunt I the place! It is bad medicine to go there, where a band of Crees was killed in battle by Muskine Indians!" Thus they dissuaded mc. The Old Man of Rock Bound Canyon Four months passed by, and I again I people; this brought me into another circle. Hard Fight With Death "One morning I was called to a prominent Society man's house; his I daughter had been taken suddenly ill , with typhoid fever. When I arrived ' I found the patient dclirous; there! and then I fought one of the hard-1 est battles with death in my career. I spent hours beside my patient.; \V1k.��� ���k; f~v w|liu. neglecting all others, with her. To make I fell In love Muskine Valley and camp at the feiot e.f Rock lie,und Canyon. Disease was rife amongst the Indians, sn I set to work with thc few remaining drugs I hael and laved many a life, winning their gratitude. From the Indians I learned that uhitc nun never visited the country; here. I thought to myself, is the long- sought-for place. When I t<.Id them of my intentions tei live aind stay with them always, their joy was unlimited, so I built this cabin, lived the life of an Indian���the life that nature alone can give. "When the trading peest -KKI miles away was established, thc Indians made an annual trip to bring me supplies and secure some for themselves, men began to Beaver Transfer Co. LIMITED 112 WATER STREET Furniture. Piano Moving and all sorts ot teaming done. Calls from any part of Vancouver or South Vancouver will receive our closest attention. All orders promptly attended to. ���nt into the country, the Indians a long story aiway| toid them to keep away f short, shc recovered, and I found my ^j ' I love returned, or at least 1 thought' ������ so. As soon as she was strong enough to travel, her father took her away to a southern clime; she remained away feir six months. "How I longed to meet her! A few nights after her return at a ball given in her honor, I asked her to marry me. She told me she did not lOve me, and had just amused herself with approached the Muskine Valley, and j ""'��� from above its head. j , A1' '"V h"lH's a"<\ dreams were This time I was driving a team of d"?ed ,lown, '" ,,,c lo.wt'st depths, husky dogs, who were drawing a' ,"' r.e,ltn.ed m-v !>' sit.r.n. and went sleigh load ������( furs, 1 was treading on \ abroad. There I fell in bad company; 'iow gmwis. forbidden ground. The lowering sky wmc a"d eard" brought mc t<e ruin; | A,-t(.r ��� time hc ca|me0i an<j began was threatening one of these sudden:"1*' whim was disgusted with me. e8gerly to ask questions of the world's northern storms, and I wished to| Returning to America; I immediately doings. trom spot as thc bygone spirits of their | tribe hovered there. This was only a blind to protect : me, for as the years went by I hated I the thought of the white man coming, hut when I saw you standing at the entrance of the Canyon today, there came back to me. the rush of bygone days, for altln.ugh I have i hungered for news eel the world fori twenty-seven years. I have lived in a ' world of my own." As the old man finished he buried his face in his hands and lobbed aloud, the two wolf hounds tittering I JCS. H. BOWMAN ARCHITECT 910-11 YORKSHIRE BLDG. SEYMOUR STREET VANCOUVER valley and Muskine river,canu' wv'1- and ��Pe") came on, Bo I kept urging ' >x;l,rs "f,a reckless life, by whip and word. The! , '' woke ��n�� morning ��� : there came te. nn- utiiid ane ether twe sober, vividly and the1 cross the before it my ihirs by whip short dav was almost closing when 11 t"ere ,can'e l",,m-\' crossed the river one mile above the thought that all the world were my Icanyon. 1 could plainly hear the roar I enemies. A few days before 1 had 'at that distance, as soon as I crossed ""* :'" '.'''' trapper, who had gencr- the river I headed for a clump of ated ,fM !'"" ,1,c C ��"ad.an �� ;r'h- He spruce trees lo tlie right and at the **��� leaving town in lie MACADAM & COMPANY GENERAL CONTRACTORS 418 Winch Building Vancouver, B.C. Wood Block PAVING loot "I the canyon. Suddenly, some thing seemed to rouse the dogs. they!P-in.v "im threw up their muzzles into the air, uttering loud howls, and increased their pace. Swinging around the bluff of limber at the foot of the canyon, I saw a sight that caused me to drop my whip and utter a cry of astonishment. About three hundred feet up the canyon, when a little strip e,f woods jutted out from the rock wall, stood a little cabin built of logs, and in the doorway, with a large wolf-hound on either side of him, si 1 an old white man. his snowy hair falling over his shoulders, 1 continued gazing at him while the huskies, taking advantage of my having dropped the lines, bounded up i" the door nf the cabin. Stranger, What Brings You Here? 1 was brought lack to my senses by hearing a voice say ; "Stranger, whal brings you here?" Advancing. I replied that 1 hoped I was not intruding, as I though! 1 was the only while man within hundreds of miles ��� few days for ' agreed t" accom- 1 had to tell him of all the changes thai had taken place in those years, and as he listened, his face seemed to grow young again. When I hunted eeut a newspaper seven months old, he laughed boyishly. The night was far spent when we sought rest. I remained with him for several days, and when I asked him I" BC- .company me back to civilization his j Meal tups withlf.ice grew s;i,i ��� |le replied: "I wili not live to see the grass grow green; and eft me his outfit and there is im question about it." II. ll:'d I smiled and added: "Remember. I , have been n man of medicine i it many years." "1 have been happy in my "solitude, I regained my manhood that I once lost, and your coming has maele me happy. My Indian friends will lay me in my last cabin when the time comes to answer "The Great Call." So I left him. and have no doubt that as hc foretold, so it happened to him. This is probably the explanation of all the wild talk heard in the north country respecting a mysterious "Old Man of the Mountains." C. M. WHELPTON BUILDING CONTRACTOR ESTIMATES GIVEN Phone: Fraier 34 - 4<jth Ave. and Fraaer frontier, and I I mad him "lie died a store of never once e iiinmunicalid with my people, and afler my "Id friend llie trapper died I spent several years m different parts of the country. "One day I set out towards the north with the idea of finding some little s,pot t'e pass the remainder of my days in. I knew the Indians of thc north better than any other white man. So I returned to the north for good, bringing with me a good supply of drugs. It would take hours to tell of that trip. Ministering to The Indians. "Two years later saw me enter the R. B. LINZEY JEWELLER 4132 MAIN STREET A Night with the Main Street "Grits" HARRY KAY PAINTER AND DECORATOR Phone: Fair. 326? 4518 Main St. South Vancouver Liberals ther eif their get-together held an- Smoking of the spot. He replied by asking me ii I would Concerts, I hursday. last week. accept his hospitality for the night. | Since these monthly entertainments The long-threatened storm now have been inaugurated the member- broke in all its fury, howling through | ship and outside supporters e.f the the canyon like some g Hastily unharnessing th mt whistle, dogs and giving them iheir supper, 1 entered the cabin. The interior of lhe cabin was hy Ihe huge lighted hy lhe huge lire-place which ' enjoyment stood at one end. while on the walls were hanging pelts of almost every kind eef fur t Liberal party have been treated to ��� eeine inspiring speeches and the large number who turneil out Thursday night bore ample evidence ol the in the vocal I the pro- quircd f md instrumental side gramme. This nieeling pec uliar : when I pU to Mr. Bo control. f fur i.i be found In the in nth; bear and wolf skins covered the floor, terest from a standpoint ol vocal anel the place seemed all..gether coin-i energy also. If anything these con- fortable i certs have been responsible for, it .^^wsi sir afc S.'a feaTM; ���. ��� TJa^&^taXltaS^t.��brTta sorrowful features, and draw some "J3" lla conclusions as to what had brought I"10" ."' him t.e this out-of-the-way plac.. I " was positive, however, that the features Spoke e.f benovoleii palities, some of which had grown at a remarkable rate, and he had failed to see where at any time the people's trust had been violated by the various councillors. lie went oil to say that the bonds of these municipalities, under this new acl. wouhl be harder to sell, without any redeeming feature to offset this land would handicap the councillors in their work. The Attorney-General was all the lime gaining a strangle hold over thi people of I!. C. an.l unless lhe people ] waken up there would come a time his audience joining with less���it may bc less���vocal .singing "(i. Canada." Mr Henderson, the popular "smoker chairman" presided and in a j few introductory remarks extended a and lh.-: especially e popular Alter supper, the old man drew h��?t hearty welcome lo chair up towards thc lire mo IU, ncw attender8 stretched myself on a huge bearskin eVBnings on the other side. Drawing my to- ^ nu,..,,���K ,,|H..Kli ,vj,|, ;, pjano- bacco p.etich from my jacket 1 pass- forte selection, after which Mr. foe ed it on to ihe old man and iu tinea Kelly treated the audiente to thai his pipe j ever-popular ami tuneful Bong, With .em- pipes alight, we smoked "jhojra" in a way which "broughl in silence, the two huge wolf hounds .down the house"���at least tlu puss lying at their master's feet. I though) SO ire.in the way in which the platform mi which they wqre eated war, "wisibly affected." An i encore was demanded. there were tears in his eyes, as the Mf UonM Burge5Si an ,,1,1 war- Old Man addressed tne. [horse in South Vancouver Liberal! he exclaimed, "you are won-1 circles ami n"�� president of the what [newly-formed Semth Hill Liberal A- The Old Man's Story I noticed and'wondered at it. that ��� "pov." he cxcl. dering how lier HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY SOLE AGENTS FOR B. C. lire night mc here. Time alone heals heart-wounds! I will tell you my story. Yeiu will be the first ami tin- last tei hear it, for soon must 1 part from this house of clay. "You are thfTirst"vvhifc'tna*n"I have seen, since I turned my back on the civilized wortiil, fweilty-seven years ago. You will be rffy guest tonight, filling the blank of 27 years of the | world's history. "I was born in the town of W������ in the state of Vermont. My father was a lawyer of good reputation, and had a profitable business. My mother, was a gentlewoman, who interested herself in my father's affairs, helping him in his daily task, making emr home one to bc proud of. My sister and myself, thc only children, were beloved by both of our parents. "My father wished me to study- law. Being a little impulsive, I told him I wished to become a doctor. He finally gave his consent, and I plunged into my studies; everywhere success awaited me. I became very popular, and all this tended to make nie a little proud, and over confident. At thc age of twenty-two I graduated and was ready to commence life's battle. "I hung out my shingle in my own home town; it was not long till I had a large practice, which gatfe nie a good income. For two years I practised in my home town; then earn* the call to a large hospital in aAothe? city. I accepted. Again I prospered and became acquainted with several society seiciation. wai "the meeting, suffering freem was neit "help. upon to address Mr. Burgess, though a severe cold! which d < .nt" by the smoky ilni'isphcre of lhe hall, made a terrificonslaught "oil flic "Provincial Government's land policy. Touching tin the coal mining queftf- tion Mr. Burgess favored crown e.wii- ership and in the meantime hc favored an inspector being appointed to have the mines >;inder Ilis supervis'on with that end iff view. Mr. Tolley rendered the old-fash- ione.d and ever welcome "Just a song at Twilight." Dr. McConkey. secretary of the new Grit camp up iit South Hill, came out strong in support eif the Lloyd- George line of Liberal policy and jsaid that gentleman had been respon- i sible to a great extent in drawing the line of demarcation between Toryism and Liberalism���tlie classes against the masses. He made a plea for efficient organization .ind felt sure that if this was properly atterfded to there would be no fear of wlio' would come out on top at the next election. Mr. Ci. p. McGeer. president of the club and also president of the Richmond Liberal Association, spoke briefly on the new Municipal Clauses Act. ' The particular phase he dealt with vas the one which gave the Attorney- General's office the power of approving or disapppeving of the money bylaw if tin various municipalities. He said he had watched very closely the workings of the various munici- 5i r w i mill have c. .111- ���|n lhat case." the .11 tO say, "| WOllld ther prefer to live in Mexico, for the people there, al least, have some kick in them and could use it." The chairman then introduced Mr Macdonald Mowat. The speaker took the high cost of living as his theme and went on to say that he did not think that governments were altogether to blame for ihis problem, lie went on to show, however, that eluring the years frmn '96 to 1911, the extraordinary prosperity thai pervaded the whole of Canada had evaporated so soon as the olher parly took up tlle reins of office. Il was :i e;n. -lion which touched every citizen, every elay and every I hour of his life, and he went on tn say that Sir Wilfrid l.aniier had ad- \ vocated anel was advocating at the present time free food as dhe ol tlie best ways of tackling this problem: Tin- g.,\ eminent had turned a riir.ci negative t.e lhat and would not listen to Srr Wilfrid's appeal. l-'or customs duty on food stuffs! lasl year. $11,000,000 was taken from! the pockets of the people. The sreluti'in -the; Borden govern-j nient .were putting forth of this problem was a big expenditure e.n jiublic i work. By this means they hoped to sdvc a problem whieh affected every j man and woman in Canada and which ] was only a bribe to the controlling j class. Ile went een tei show that the minister of labor had stated that the high cost of living and high prices were geiod for us���it made us meere manly and less effeminate. I Laughter.! "Sleep a little longer in the morning gentlemen, get out without your breakfast, and everything would soon be alright." was Mr. White, the finance minister's solution feir the question. What the working men of Canada had to do today was to ask themselves the question : "What am I going to do about it." The answer was obvious. The speaker was accorded a hearty round of applause for his inspiring address. , Mr. Griegson, the newly-elected president of the Cullingwood Liberal Association, was thc next speaker. He said Collingwood tyas looked upon as the hot-bed of ;thc Conservative party, but he and the body with which ke-was affiliated hoped to remove that stigma from "Modern Athens" fair name. Phrenology and Palmistry Mrs. YOUNG (Formerly of Montreal) 31VES 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 fight prices. COLLINGWOOD EAST (Right at Station) Hamilton Bros. Embalmers and Funeral Director* Parlors and Chapel: 6271 FRASER STREET Office Phone: FRASER 19 Residence Phone: FRASER 25 (Day or night) The titbil of the evening was "yet to come'' (?) when .Messrs. Chan\ber- lain & Kay joined in singing ."Rule Britannia." We hear that while at Victoria a week or so ago "Felix Penne" made a literary "find" of great interest. Whai was it? Well! As Mr. Asquith says, wait and see. it * * The Orangemen's Social at Collingwood was a splendid success. Collingwood is well represented at the Convention at Nelson. Wc shall allude to this matter again. * e�� * There will he a grand concert at the Collingwood Library on Friday, February 27. under the auspices of "The Hastings Townsite Progressive Club." You���yes you! must be there. * it * Our readers will be glad to' know- that the quill pf "Felix Penne" will soon bc busy again for the "Chinook." SIX GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1914 We Have Satisfied Ourselves that the public can be convinced by clean and legitimate advertising. We were and are the only Undertakers who could advertise a complete funeral for $55.00, including Burial Case, trimmed complete (no extra charge for handles or other trimmings I; Family Carriage, Hearse, Wagon Service, Care of Remains and Personal Service, and live up to our advertisement in every respect. The fact that we arc doing as wc advertise is responsible feer the volume of business we are doing. Mt. Pleasant Undertaking Company Cor. Eighth and Main Street. Phone Fair. 189 Commodious Chapel Free tre All Patrons Formerly Center & Hanna's Branch Owing to the mistake of thc 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 1602 L 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: MS-M7 Bank ol Ottawa Bldf. Phone Ssy. 9040 (Etchaap u all Dspartmaali) Price alone sells few typewriters. It is what you get for the money, that sells them���in other words, value. The price of every UNDERWOOD is based solely upon what the machine will do. The initial cost is a minor consideration. The intelligent buyer does not purchase a typewriter on a price basis. The merit of the machine affects the efficiency of the operator, whose salary is paid week after week, year after year, As every record in competition shows, the Underwood increases the efficiency of the operator at least 20 per cent, over any other typewriter. If the typist is paid only $600 a year, a general purpose Underwood will save its cost almost in the first year. United Typewriter Company Ltd. UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS 579 RICHARDS STREET VANCOUVER, B.C. TERMINAL CITY IRON WORK8 1919 ALBERT ST. SEBW TELEPHONE HIGH. 131 ENGINEERS. MACHINISTS AND FOUNDERS IRON AND BRAS8 CASTINGS FIRE HYDRANTS AND 8PECIA..S REPAIRS OP ALL DESCRIPTIONS You Advertise? When an advertiser advertises he wants to reach the people. Patronage is needed to make a business a success. In having a name and business always before the public, or the name of a specially named product, buyers have it in mind when that hind of thing is wanted. If the ad. is in a handy place, only a moment is needed to refer to it. What better medium rs there than the telephone directory? An advertiser wants circulation, and he gets it. Thirty-one thousand directories are issued, and they go into every home that does considerable buying between Agassiz and the Gulf of Georgia. Every part of thc district is covered. An advertiser appreciates a medium that is in constant use. The directory is used an average of eight times per subscriber per day, or over 200,000 times every twenty-four hours. These figures are not guessed at, but are ascertained by actual count each month. Moreover, thc directory is never discarded. It is referred to unceasingly, and man, woman and child soons get familiar with the names prominently displayed therein. An advertiser wants to make sure he is reaching the people he wants. Who is there who does not consult a telephone directory some time during the day? If a f.-m's name is displayed on several consecutive pages at the top or bottom, or if the name of a special article were shown there, would it not soon be known in every household on the Lower Mainland of British Columbia? If you have something to market, if you want to reach all the people all the time, take a look at the directory. It is a particularly good medium for most purposes, and very probably it will bc just what you want. British Columbia Telephone COMPANY, LIMITED HIGHLAND LIQUOR COMPANY, Limited 758 POWELL STREET Dealers in Wines, Liquors and Cigars PHONE Cascade Beer pt* SI doz., qts 82 do*. HIGHLAND Heidleberg �� st " " $2 " 555 B. C. Export " 85c " "���1.75" FREE MOTOR DELIVERY TO SOUTH VANCOUVER EVERY FRIDAY :: Lord Strathcona :: Brilliant Illustrated Lecture on Late High Commissioner is Given in Aberdeen School by Mr. J. Francis Bursill There has always been a peculiar fascination about the stories of men wlm, beginning a< poor boys, have risen to a position of dignity and opulence. History is full of such instance*, from the days of Joseph to theese of Dick Whittington, and, on tlii* continent, from the man who went front ton cabin to White House, tee I..,rel Strathcona, about whose remarkable career Mr. J. Francis Bursill lectured at the Aberdeen School anel under tlie auspices of the Art and Historical Society to a .large and keenly interested audience. The lecture illustrated by upwards ot a hundred splendid slides, "as a vivid ���ketch of the life e,f the poor Scot- li-h hoy, born at I-'orrcs in Scotland in 1X31 and dying full of years and honors in the capital "i tbe Empire in 1914. Mr .1. X. Ellii presided. Dramatic Episodes The period covered gave ample ���Cope for a itory of thrilling interest. screen a series of pictures covering a period from thc time when Prince Rupert and the other "gentlemen ad venturers" secured their charter from King Charles right down to the funeral of Lord Strathcona. even the wreath placed upon the coffin by his eeld regiment, the Strathcona Horse, at thc recent funeral, being shown. It is a peculiarity of Mr. Bursill's style that lie���as a severe critic would say���"drags in outside matter" to illustrate his points and his digressions are often of such a nature as to really stamp the incidents he wishes to emphasize permanently upon the memory. Thus, in speaking of what made Lord Strathcona the man he was, Mr. Bursill contended that it was his association through some 14 or IS years of almost complete soli- lude and desolation in Labrodor with four great hooks that vitally influenced his career. In Labrador his only library consisted of the Bible, Shakespeare, Boswell's "Life of Johnson" Lord Strathcona Episodes of a most dramatic character were introduced, and were taken full advantage of by a speaker well- known here for his picturesque and anecdotal style. Now and then the narrative was brightened by a touch of humor, as when it was recorded that a man who twitted Donald Smith (Lord Strathcona) with his plebian name, was answered by references to Captain John Smith (of Pocahontas fame), Adam Smith, Sydney Smith and other famous members of the numerous Smith family. Again, it was amusing to hear of the introduction of the bagpipes into distant Labrador by an enthusiastic Scotsman who, seeing how the Eskimos and Indians danced with delight to the skirl of the pipes, declared that they must have good "Ilieland bluid" in their veins. "That," nl served Mr. Bursill, with a touch of sly humor, "was not at all unlikely in those days." There was something for young and old in this lecture and it was gratifying to notice in the Aberdeen School audience many young people win. followed with keen interest thc steiry i'i Donald Smith's trapping days in Labrador, while older members e,i ihe audience, of' a financial nun ..f mind, were equally interested in the romantic story of how thc C. P, R. was financed and of the devel- opment of the great Hudson's Bay Com- "ny. Tl I clare wrs a less m in history, f.ir there \v:.-c thrown upon the and the speeches of William Pitt. Portraits of Shakespeare, Johnson and Pitt were thrown upon the screen and the portraits of the two latter must have impressed upon the attention of those who heard the lecture the sturdy independence and strength of character of the great lexographer, qualities that Donald Smith seemed to have absorbed, and the brilliant gifts of the statesman who, at tha age of 24, guided the destinies of this great Empire. The scope of the lecture has been indicated. It was regrettable that all the young people of Vancouver were not present in the Aberdeen School to hear the lesson of so great a life of pluck and achievement and generosity told in such a happy manner. Many well-known Vancouver citizens wcre present and Mr. Bursill was accorded a very warm vote of thanks couched in highly complimentary terms. This lecture will shortly bc given in South Vancouver���look out feir announcement. LOT NEAR CAR $550���Easy Terms This lot is situated on 56th Avenue, close to Victoria Road, which now has a 10-minute car service. This ii the best buy in this district. Let us show you it at your convenience. We can arrange very easy terms. The Yorkshire Guarantee & Securities Corporation Limited 440 Seymour Street Phones: 6188 and 6189 R. 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Cochrane EIGHT GREATfc* VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1,914 Evans, Coleman & Evans, Ltd. IF YOU WANT AN ECONOMICAL FUEL WHEN PLACING YOUR NEXT ORDER, ASK FOR AUSTRALIAN COAL EVANS, COLEMAN & EVANS Limited l'hone 2988 Foot of Columbia Avenue Waiting for the Hold-up Men���This is NOI *��� in South Vancouver For MOTHERS' COOKING TRY THE ROSE BAKERY 4131 MAIN STREET Home Made Bread, Cakes, Cookies, Scones, Buns and Rolls COOKED MEATS A SPECIALTY �� *' c~ Interesting Lecture on South America A lecture on "South America" was given on Tuesday 24. in the Westminster Presbyterian Church hy Mr. Craig, of Central Park, under the :aispices of the Ladies' Aid Society. There was a good audience present when Mr. Craig commenced his lecture clad in the native garb e,f a South American Indian, presented tei him when he was elected chief of a particular tribe to whom he was a missionary. The lecturer described his journey from Liverpool tei Buenos Ayres, thence several weeks sailing thrilling experience tee relate of B time when he was alone and utterly le>*t mi the I'omp.is fen- many days and how he at last through Providential circumstances reached the haunts of men more dead than alive. He had much to say of the native Indians, expressing a great admiration for many of them and great disapprobation of the horrible methods to which they are subjected on the rubber and other plantations. The lecture was replete with information and was an education not Pretty Wedding at Collingwood The Library a Scene of Beauty "The Athens of South Vancouver" ���as Collingwoeid has been called, was the .--eene of a charmingly pretty wedding on Wednesday, and the popularity of the contracting parties made the wedding very interesting. The bride, of course, demands first mention. Emily Hague came from England with Mr. and Mrs. John Jones when they returned from the Old Country a few weeks ago (tlle party numbered eight) and her fiancee was here The Members of the South Vancouver Police Force Standing from left to right���P. C, Lee, P. C. Vigor, P. C. I Sit Bliss, P. C. Wales, P. C. Anthony, P. C. Thomas, Acting-Sergeant rving, P. C. Small, P. C. Winter, P. C. Crowder, P. C. Hughes ;ing���Chief Jackson, Sergeant Bramwell up river to his destination in the interior of that vast continent. Hc described very wittily the taciturn Scotch captain of the ship, whose final advice and present to him when leaving was characteristic. "Come in here," he says to Mr. Craig, beckoning him into his cabin. "Now laddie, I hae a great admiration for thc Bible, and I think prayer is a good thing, but for a real tight comer here's the only thing for you," and he presented him with a 44 Smith & Wesson revovler, fully loaded, and a good packet of cartridges. Mr. Craig in describing Buenos Ayres said, amongst other remarkable things aDout that city, is that it possessed a noble paved street over seven miles long and there had actually been no change of reeve and council during its construction, and more remarkabe still, the contract had been completed without any lawsuits. With regard to his work in the interior the lecturer gave many interesting items of information, some very amusing and some very much the reverse. Hc compared the methods of conveying goods and possessions by bullock wagon to our method of doing so by auto, tbe only real difference being that in one case a person had ample leisure to admire native land in the other he hadn't; so far as comfort was concerned there was no real difference, except that the auto had springs and the bullock wagon none. Many interesting geographical and commercial facts were given illustrating the enormous size and unlimited potentialities of the South American continent. The eJreat Pompas, a great plateau as flat as a floor, with grasses higher than a man on horseback covered 90,000 square miles, and the lecturer had a NUNN, THOMSON & CLEGG FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS Day or 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. alone oil missionary, but on geographical lines and worthy of a very much larger audience. Tbe lecturer showed himself to be a great humorist, and kept his audience in roars of laughter throughout the evening. Many native curios were exhibited and described in detail at the close of the lecture. Suitable votes of thanks were awarded Mr. Craig for his lecture and assistance to the Ladies' Aid Society. Rev. G. D. Ireland presided over the meeting. On Tuesday evening next the South Vancouver Liberal Association are holding a mass meeting at their club rooms at 4362 Main Street. Mr. L. D. Taylor will deliver an address on the "Mining Situation on Vancouver Island." waiting for her���popular Mr. Walter Jones waiting for his pretty Yorkshire lass. During the brief time she has been at Collingwood Mrs. Walter Jones, as she is now, has won all hearts. There were some sixty guests at the wedding, but the circle of friends extends far beyond that number and "the happy pair, God bless them!" is a toast honored all over Ceillingwood, Hastings Park and New Westminster, and it will be echoed over Yorkshire's broad acres. The wedding took place at the Methodist Church on Wednesday. The Rev. Mr. Morgan officiated. The bride was given away by Mr. John Jones. The Misses Florrie and Mabel Jones were charmiim bridesmaids in pink. The lovely wedding garments worn by the ladies have given spring an impetus���nature is trying to catch up to art. The bride���petite, winsome, fresh as a daisy, wore white with veil and wreath and carried a lovely shower bouquet of white and pink. Mrs. John Jones was attired in white satin, but there, not until the "Chinook" man has had a course at Paris can he do justice to thc charms of person, and adornment of the prettiest wedding seen for a long time. Taxicabs took the party to the "Bursill Library," transformed into a sort of Titanian bower for the occasion. Tables glittered with glass, snowy drapery and daffodils and pink and white carnations���were everywhere. From nooks and corners old china, and bric-a-brac came forth and everyone said that the place for a wedding party was simply ideal. Music���yes!���lots of it. Starting with "the wedding march" Messrs. Nelson and Carson kept the piano going until "Auld Lang Syne." Mr. Salter, Mr. John Jones, Mr. Langford, Miss Salter, Miss Muirhead (Peggy!), Mr. Wm. Morris and others contributed songs. "Felix Penne" recited. Dances and games made the hours flit. Confetti and refreshment, music, speeches, everything that ever did make a wedding partv delightful. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Price, and Mrs. Bulmcr wcre chiefly responsible for the arrangements and excellent they were. Mr. Wm. Morris toasted "The bride and bridegroom," breaking out into poetry over the bride's charm and grace and it was real poetry too. Mr. Ilursill proposed other toasts and loud cheers greeted the names of those who had arranged the delightful affair. "Good luck, and God bless you!" came from all as the happy pair left. The wedding presents were many and lovely and among the Rtiests were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Price, Mr. and Mrs. A. E, Morris, Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Glass. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, Mr. Nelson, Jr., Mr. Carson, Mr. and Mrs. Langford, Mr. Dave Sutherland, the Misses Jessie and Lizzie Sutherland, Mr. Salter, the Misses Salter, Mrs. Powell, Mr. Stanley Cocroft, Mr. G. Wales. Mr. and Miss Morton, Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Umpleby, Miss Mabel Price, Mr. Bert Kent, Mr. Archie Jamieson, Mr. Mark Procter and many others. It is safe to predict that the Bursill Library will be a popular place for weddings. Baaeball Notes The Chinook Baseball Team held a meeting at the home of Mr. S. Ross for thc purpose of electing officers for the coming season, a he following officers were elected : President, Stan. Ross; manager, Oscar Bell; captain, Stan. Bell; secretary, F. Fredrickson; treasurer, J. Sanpietro; mascot, S. Kean. The colors will be brown and red. She Walks the Water Like a Thing of Life ���> MIL K ��� ��� .'��� ...�� ... ... r ....<* ������' ������ .-��� ��� ti -ao How Satisfactory it is to the Housekeeper to., be sure that the MILK, CREAM and BUTTERMILK aha recedes is Pasteurized and Germless. t)eliverecf in Sealed Bottles, T*e'rfectly Sterilized. BEACONSFIELD HYGIENIC DAIRY 905 Twenty-fourth Avenue Eaat Phone Fairmont 2391 L , PRICE & GREEN, Proprietors gp^ofeo^ij ]|fa)ooocjjiooM{^ ��**��5�����3C AN ENJOYABLE. 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