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SATURDAY rs*1 CHINOOK VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA Vol. IV. No. 43���Established 1911 SATURDAY', FEBRUARY 26, 1916 CANADA Price Five Cents [EDITORIAL OPINIONS- a ��� GEORGE M. MURRAY I-ldltor "The truth at all tlmea flrmlr atanda And ahall from ngc to aire endure." 1 THE PACIFIC GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY vf\NE thing about Mr. Bowsej-.which makes him stand \^y out among our public men is his marvellous blunt- ness. Not much diplomacy about Mr. Bowser, So far as the Pacific ���Qjeat ftMtcrn Railroad is concerned, Mr. Bowser lias outlined bis course. In doing so. lie lias risked tlie chances of the election .of his three ministers. But Bowser would risk anything to have his own way. Bowser is going to the aid of the Pacific and Great Kastern Railway hammer and tongs. Ile isn't going to ���endorse any more of their bonds. But he is going to take a straight six and a half millions of money out of the treasury���money borrowed by the Government on further pledges of our natural resources. This six and a half millions of dollars goes direct to Jack Stewart and his associates. How much of it goes into the Bowser campaign funds is not mentioned. The -iiitrageous waste and looting engaged in So far upon the railway will not be investigated, as the SATURDAY CHINOOK predicted, by thc Bowser ministers. It has to be this way because the Railway Act says that no information regarding the finances of the road can be given "lit without the consent of the company. Mr. Bowser said the other night that the boom had subsided. THE BOOM IS OVER BUT NOT BOOM METHODS OF SUBSIDISING RAILROAD CORPORATIONS. It is unfortunate that more about the Pacific and Great Eastern raid has not been heard from the public platform and from the press during the course of the bye-election. The SATURDAY CHINOOK has been the only publication in British Columbia to register any definite protest against the great steal that is going on. Next week we will take up the Pacific and Great Eastern question again and hope to present further facts which will prove to the electorate that matters relating to Pacific and Great Eastern are not as they should be. Why certain daily papers should neatly delete from the speeches of public men those parts touching upon the Pacific and Great Eastern fraud is in itself a strong suggestion of the extensive influence the promoters of the road arc wielding in British Columbia. It will bc remembered by those who heard Mr. 11. C. i Brewster, the Liberal leader, last Saturday night, that he. l>ut himself definitely on record on the question of the! Pacific and Great Eastern Railway. He declared for an commission to thoroughly investigate the I the <st beautiful and ing area- of the valleys���there is varied scenery in thc world. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "All this lies in the north ready for further development. The work of the Liberal party is to get down to earth and stay down there and design and carry forward policies for the development of that vast country so scantily populated today, yet with immeasurable wealth���to de- velopc it for the people and the people's children. Truly it is a monster task which has been neglected in the past by the parliaments of this Province and the carrying out of which will test the mettle of the best men and the best principles of the party of Liberalism which is the party of the masses." Such is the line which Mr. Pattullo follows in putting forward the claims of the north. He is a good publicity man for thc north. He told the SATURDAY CHINOG'C about the time he had making a tour of his constituency. Some times he had to go by motor boat, sometimes on foot through the forest, sometimes horse back and once on snow shoes. He says that transportation facilities are not quite as comfortable up there as they are down in Oxford County. Y ���m -~- MR. H. C. BREWSTER, LEADER OF THE LIBERAL PARTY if the Mr. Brewster, who is leading his party to certain-victory at the general elections next summer, is one o leading business men of Hritish Columbia. He is a sqlid, substantial, plain man. Discussing politics with this paper last week, Mr. Brewster referred to the corporation influences behind the Prime Minister's Machine. "When it becomes necessary for mc to compromise myself with any railroad or any other special interest, I will withdraw from public life," said Mr. Brewster. TISDALL ON RAILROADS IT was interesting to bear Mr. Tisdall, Thursday night, endeavor to justify the Government subsidies to Mackenzie and Mann by the policy of the Government which built the C. P. R. This shows how far Mr. Tisdall is behind the limes. independent commission to thoroughly investigate mc t ;,������,��� / ,, i i- i i ii ii ��n mio ' 1 he Bowser candidate may next be expected to justify -itiiation ol the road which has already sucked up $.iI,(K)0,-i . J. .,,,,,. ,.,-, ,������.., , .. ������.. m.'iu'cL.ui 'he Governments alienation ol agricultural lands bv pomt- <Ml worth of the credit of Hritish Columbia. I . ,. ,, , , ling to the charter King Charles gave the Hudsons Hay ~ Company away back in 16(10. ���v��� MR. BOWSER WAS FOR ONCE RESTRAINED P EOPLE who heard Mr. Bowser speak al the Orpheum ' ���., _.,,���., ��� ~ ��� *,,.<, ,,,,-,,.,. m, ii, ��� , ., j-i , TOM CAVEN, M.P.P., WAS RIGHT theatre were probably surprised tliat he did not ^���"���"������������������������������������������������al continue his tirade against Mr. Moses Cotsworth, former chairman of the Civil Service Commission. Mr. Cotsworth has called at our office to ask us to letter whicn was served upon Mr. istruni, Thursday evening: PARKER WILLIAMS' SPEECH M* IL AST winter lure for tin told tlie i Mr, T distrii ditol- un Caven, member i of which Cranbrook f the' SATURDAY f th publish the follow ing Bowser before Ik took the 2.11 Seventh St. twenty-tive the the money in the new C.N.R. i legisla- s the centre, CHINOOK ilroad man, .- Provincial tie down loin. institute pnblica- the lies concern- Vancouver, ��� B. C, "News-Advertiser" mservative Associa- "Reply" to 'the 25, 21 ti jtirt injustice iu- divcrs means, during the recent Hew YVcslinni-ii-r. I 24th February Win. J. Bowser, K.C., Temporary (Unconfirmed) Premier of Hi-iiish Columbia. Sir���This is to notify you that 1 intend to proceedings for an injunction to restrain the tion and reiteration at any place, In any way, I and slanderous statements you uttered wilfully ing mc, iu the Orpheiim Theatre at as published by you, printed by tli Co., and also published by B. C. C tions in the pamphlet printing your "Crisis in B.C."���More especially on both inclusive. Further, that I intend to appeal to a higher against what I feel to bc the grave flicted upon me by .^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^��� "Lucas" case. Therefore this is to warn you that any such abuse at tonight's or any other meeting, or by discourse or publication will be, in the Judge's words, "At your peril. I strove in all my dealings to do what was right, and was not actuated by the base motives you have wrongly and unjustifiably published against me and my fam y -for which defamation you will have to pay Hie penalt -so note that the more you do of that, tlie greater will be the penalty against you. Your traduced fellow-citizen. MOSES B. COTSWORTH. MORE ABOUT RAILROADS WHEN Mr. Morlcy Davidson, Vice-President of the G. T. P., bad been two weeks marooned in his private car in a snow bank on the Canadian North- ren, near the Devil's Gap, he became uneasy .adian Northern hadn't any snow plows. uter railr if the McB id tl that he had been i but that he wouldn't f Treasury haul a train over thc Fraser Canyon. Now Mr. Caven was a sup niont. He was a practical employee of the Canadian Pacifii Railroad Mr. Cavcn's suspicions at that time arc i tificd, Thc scenery along certain parts of tile road built with government money, is Ik The scenery In-hind .Mr. Bowser - is moveable and pretty, but is veable scenery along the Canadian Northern, who had their legs broken in a slide on the r.thern were, hauled into Vancouver la>l week. Several have already lost tlieir lives, along the route. Let us trust lhat after the spring break-up the owners of the road will do their best to save any part of the line from becoming a death trap. -��� moveable, pheum stage than tlie- mo Two min Canadian No I being JUS- 0 C. V P., oiiiing very .,n the Or much safer R\ PARKER WILLIAMS is one of the real men of British Columbia. His interests in the welfare of British Columbia are greater than his interests in either sell or party. When he took the Liberal platform the other night at a meeting presided oyer by the editor of this journal, he took his political life in his hands. The reptile press of this Province has already undertaken a campaign to blacken Williams in the eyes of tbe Socialists and Laborites of the Province. They charge him with selling out to the Liberals. They charge him with being traitorous to the Socialists. And all these charges are financed by Bowser and his campaign fund made up of dollars sweated out of the people of this Pro\ince. Consider lhe Socialist candidate in tbe Rossland riding. He is a man whose interest in the future of Hritish Columbia is the interest of his own pocket. He is out to split the vote for tile opposition candidate in that city, Till-'. ROSSLAND SOCIALIST WENT INTO HIS CONSTITUENCY IX A SPECIAL TRAIN. Ill- TRAVELLED IN AS GREAT LUXURY AS SIR WILLIAM MACKENZIE-, Barker Williams' name will live in lin- history of this Province long years after McBride, Bowser, Flumerfelt, Tisdall���yes and sonic of the Liberals -are laid aw iheir tombs, HE IS Till-'. LITTLE WE I.SI I.MAN WHO STOOD GUARD OVER THE HERITAGE OE THE PEOPLE OF THIS VAST PROVINCE FIGHTING A HOPELESS FIGHT V'.AIXST A PARLIAMENT MAD WITH GREED AXD AGAINST Till-'. MOST FORMIDABLE LINE UP OE FAVOR SEEKERS EVER KNOWN TO LAY SIEGE TO ANY TREASURY. BOB ROGERS IS BUSY AT REGINA MR. ROGERS is also busy at Vancouver, though the fact is quite cleverly concealed from the general public. Mr. Rogers is the man who handles the sack for the Borden Government, and for ways that are clever there are few political schemers who are the equal of Mr. Rogers. Thc Rogers plan in Saskatchewan was thing" on the Provincii ^^^^^^^^^ to "get sonie- ial Liberal party there. Then it was his plan to scissor off the Grits of Saskatchewan against to work both ends against the Tories of Manitoba- The Can- it appears, so Morlcy Donaldson wired to his people to send along a snow shovel. The G. T. P. snow shovel was senaldng forthwith and was set to work. The spirit o��"*������ and Mann has seemed to percolate on down through fte members of the staff. They want to keep ""> thing with the exception of the Sabbath, and now they ha kept. Morley Donaldson's snow shovel and only the warm zephyrs of spring will heal the breech resulting between the two great corporations. the ^^^^^^^^ middle, the middle in Mr. Rogers' own hide. But it didn't work. Mr. Rogers' vast strength lies men to do his bidding, thods. His agents smooth boy this case being the protection of his ability to select He is fully modern in his me- n the various cities of Canada are the ,*s with good reputations. His press now ex tends from one end of Canada to the other. It has been said of the political situation in Canada that so long as the rivers of Canada flow on to the ocean there will always be tobacco in Bob Rogers' tobacco box. Bob's agents in Vancouver don't harbor any ill feeling the great man. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Some of them would like about so that money now verted to preparing our waterways Culebra Cut. to sec prohibition brought spent upon beer might be dt- for the re-opening of MR. T. D. PATTULLO FROM THE NORTH ONE of the outstanding figures among the men who arc in town assisting in the Macdonald campaign is Mr. T. D. Pattullo, of Prince Rupert, Radical Grit, former mayor of the metropolis of the north. Mr. Pattullo conies of an old Oxford County family. His lather, Mr. George R. Pattullo, is one of the leading citizens of Woodstock, Ontario. The SENTINEL-REVIEW at Woodstock, one of the leading reform joum- nals in thc Dominion of Canada, was for many years owned by the family and there are many people in Vancouver who can remember hearing angry Conservative orators refer to the SENTINEL-REVIEW' as the "Daily Pattullo." The late Andrew Pattullo, peerless orator and shining light of Liberalism, was for many years editor of the paper and through its columns he did much in his day to mold the public opinion of the Province of Ontario. Mr. T. D. Pattullo, descendant of Canadian pioneers, is a pioneer in the true sense of the word hi Northern British Columbia. He was for years in the Yukon, moving from there to make his home in Prince Rupert in the early days of that city. Though Mr. Pattullo is in Vancouver mostly on political business, lie is prefacing and concluding his remarks from the public platform with a chapter of thc gospel of the development of thc North. "We have up there, back of Prince Rupert," says Mr. Pattullo, "the most productive country under the sun. There are the mines at Anyiox, at Surf Inlet, at Rocher de Boule, at Alica Arm���there are the fisheries yielding hundreds of tons every harvest���there are the wide farm- NOWS THE DAY AND NOWS THE HOURI" ES! it needs thc clarion call of a Robbie Burns to rally the forces of true citizenship to the fray; to kill, not Scotch, the corruption which is rampant in our midst. One is tempted to quote the old catch phrase, "Now is the time for all good men and true to come to the support of tlieir party." But that phrase is far too weak. All good men and true are wanted, irrespective of party, to come to the support of the forces arrayed against petty tyranny, corruption and diseases which are sapping the vital strength of the body politic. There is spread over the city, over the Province, a political and moral leprosy which only the healing waters of justice and righteousness can cure. There are some seeking the suffrages of the electors who have the turpitude, the audacity, to ask for support "ON THEIR RECORD." Surely they must think that the electors have no sense of humor. What would a banker say if one of his cashiers convicted of dishonest embezzlement demanded an increase of wages, a continuance of confidence on his record? What would the mistress of a household say if a servant who had smashed all the china through her carelassness asked to be put in a more responsible position���on her record? What would the Commander-in-Chief say if a sentry on duty allowed the enemy to break in, ransack and pillage a town, and then asked for promotion on his record. Of course, we have not the temerity to assert that any candidate in the present election has been guilty, in a technical and legal sense, of crimes or misdemeanors, but judged by the high moral standard to which men in office should-submit themselves, thero are candidates before the electors who have been untrue to their trust and deserve, if not the punishment due to those guilty of outraging the statutes of the land, yet deserve at any rate to be relegated to political obscurity, unweat, unhon- ored and unsung. Readers of Dickens will remember that there is one character in one of the novelist's well-known books who goes hy the name of Arthur Clennam. Arthur is of a curious turn of mind; he is always "wanting to know, you know." Let the elector before he marks his ballot paper on Saturday imitate Arthur, Let him say to- the Conservative candidate the supporter of Bowser's "Business Government," and also to the other candidate, who has obtruded himself into the public gaze,' into the circle of I lime-light, which it would have been more discreet to I avoid! Let the elector say, "I want to know, you know" what excuse you have to offer for the calamities which | have fallen upon thrifty and saving people who put their confidence in corporations, so much under tiie aegis of a responsible government that it could bc said to inspire thc confidence which a foolish public reposes ia government institutions. Lei the voter say. "I want to know, you know" how it is dial in a countrj ricfija resources, tl-.c waters teeming ! I with fish, the forests loaded with lumber, the mountains full of mineral wealth, a land <-i fertile "valleys where labor should bring a rich reward to tlie laborer, poverty and desolation are the hit oi the workers, while a few pampered parasites live iu ihc luxury they have won by time-serving toadyism? No satisfactory answer can be given to these questions and it will lie idle to try and put oil' a determined electorate with specious excuses that poverty and depression are the result of an unforseen war. Long before the war threw its shadow- on the land, the shadow of political corruption was even darker. The war bas demonstrated this ���that where intelligent men sec a clear issue, Right versus Wtor-jr. the general body of the people takes sides with the Right and the only reason why an effete, a corrupt, obnoxious government, so obnoxious that it smells to heaven, has been allowed to fester among us so long is that the true issue has been obscured���the people have for a while been hoodwinked. It is time to wake up to a sense of duty. Now's the day and now's the hour! Let the people of Vancouver send Mr. Bowser's henchman, or shall we use the plural and say henchmen? about their business! Let the people see that they have in Mr Malcolm Macdonald, one who will not palter with them in a double sense, who will not make promises to the^ej^r which will be broken to the hope. TooJpiMf^rJve the people been in touch with a u^|^ ''fii of an airs, -so long in touch with it t|iat it hajfcecome familiar, chronic, Political vice is like looked upon as a normal^coaiWioii. other vice, a mon=>,.f ot hideous mien, and one would think that to be hated it needs only to be seen, but as we know, the poet says: "That growing familiar to the eyes it is tolerated and in time almost hugged with affection. The electors of Vancouver have, thank Heaven! Jiot arrived at this last stage yet, they are not hugging the chains which bind them to dishonesty, corruption, ahd folly. On the contrary, there are many hitherto under the spell of Tory influences who are boldly and openly declaring a revolt against the tyranny which lias oppressed them. Make Saturday a rude awakening for the f<��ry bosses. *��9 1 WU SATURDAY CHINOOK SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1910 ~r ��� Cbbbbbbb&iAtebtttt&i&gS ^S in the company upon wiiat they claim were misrepresentation. The promoter had the names of several prominent Spokane men on the directorate, although il transpired in the evidence tliat they had never put up any money for the stock. The purchasers claimed that the land is no good and thai it is difficult to get title under the po- wer-of-attorney syslem. They asked $85,000 damages. The jury awarded them $11,000, ihe land in question is a large block situated on the north side of the Skeena opposite Caruaby.��� Oniineca Herald. THE SATURDAY CHINOOK Published every Saturday at the Chinook Printing House, ���426 Homer Street. Vancouver. Telephone Seymour 470 Registered at the Post Office Department, Ottawa, as Second Class Mail Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES To all points In Canada, United Kingdom, Newfoundland, New Zealand and other British Possessions: $1.00 Postage to American. European anu other foreign countries 11.00 per year extra. The Saturday Chinook will be delivered to any address tn Vancouver or vicinity at ten cents a month. Member of the Canadian Press Association. JOHN CAN'T GIT; BUT JIM KIN James Miller, an employee at. Lazy L ranch, was in the city at the beginning of the week. He interviewed Recruiting Sergeant Leitcll and after signing attestation papers as a recruit for the Cariboo Rangers returned to the ranch to arrange his affairs before leaving for Kamloops camp, lie will probably leave on Tuesday's train. * * + John Wilson, of Lazy L ranch, who was in the city yesterday, offered himself as a recruit for overseas service some weeks ago but after a further examination has been relieved of his attestations owing to a defect in his eye sight. He was granted a certificate to this effect yester day by Dr. Tutill.���Nicola Herald. The Saturday Chinook circulates throughout Vancouver and the cities, towns, villages and settlements throughout British Columbia. In politics the paper is Independent Liberal. We do not accept liquor advertisements. Publishers Greater Vancouver Publishers, Limited. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey. Where wealth accumulates, and men decay; Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied. ���Goldsmith. THE VOTER HAS THE REMEDY In its issue of February 3 the Farmers' Advocate, published in London, Ontario, has this to say editorially, which applies very forcibly to the situation in the Dominion and in British Columbia today: "Did it ever occur to you that the oftener changes are made the more likely the country is to get clean, straightforward government? During the past few decades grafters seen to have been a good crop in Canada, until accusations arc made against almost all departments of government, from the postmaster and school trustee to parliamentarians, and sometimes cabinet ministers. Everybody seems to ask first of all: 'What is there in it for me?' The man looking for unfair advantage is always on the job, and thc longer the officeholder is in office the more of this class of friends gather around him. It is said that our municipal life is not free from such influences. What is wrong? Is the race degenerating? "There is a remedy, and the voter holds it. Houseclean more frequently from cellar to garret. Make the man who holds office by the will of the people understand that that will must be obeyed, and he must not abuse the confidence placed in him. How can the office-holder be made to realize that he must do all things in the best interests of the people? By frequent changes. Men can be voted out, as well as in, and it should bc done oftener. There would soon be fewer hangers-on, and the professional grafter would soon become practically extinct."��� Exchange: HERE'S A COMMON SENSE LETTER From a rather lengthy letter we have gleaned the fol lowing essential points. The writer does not- finish what he began to say, but we imagine he wishes to convey the idea that if agricultural machinery were admitted free a great number of the small farmers would not be at such disadvantage: Editor, "Ashcroft Journal"���Dear Sir: With regard to the item that appaared in the Ashcroft Journal of Jan. 22nd, re Mr. Alex. Lucas and sheep raising in Yale, and the removal of tariff on breeding ewes, don't you think tliat Mr. Lucas could benefit a much larger number, and a more needy class of home builders, by removing the tariff on agricultural implements? In the first place, a man rich enough to go on the other side of the boundary and buy several hundreds or thousands of sheep does not require help from the government. May I give you a little of my own experience to illustrate the benefits of cheaper machinery to the settler. When I began farming I did not have enough money to buy a suitable wagon, harrow, or mowing machine. Many hundreds have been in the same position. 1 had to use a home made wooden sled to haul my hay, grain, potatoes, etc., in summer as well as in winter. And I dare not go into debt because it was very doubtful whether. 1 could meet payments in the limited time that would be given me. I compared the difference in the. prices of Canadian machinery with American goods and came to the conclusion that I could buy an American machine without any great effort if it was not for the tariff. I believe a few sheep would be an advantage to most farmers, but large flocks on government land would be a menace to farmers and settlers in the vicinity, destructive to the ranges, and an unnecessary hardship to those who may afterwards settle on that land. Thanking you, I remain, yours truly, J. Manning.��� Ashcroft Journal. ..lath, an' outlaws their o' frind an' conkeror. Half the state of lllinye lias to walk ten miles to quench its thirst an' file years fr'm now, if ye want a dhrink ye'll have to go to Lock OT.cary, an' he'll administher it to ye with a dhrop chulie. The wiirruld has discovered th' joyful ol' ruf/yan ain't what he pretinded to lie. lie's had poles an' other press agents wurrukin' f'r him, an' they've advertised him as lh' frind iv man. But it's been dawnin' on th's male or intoxicated part iv th' race what th' ladies guessed long ago, that he's a deceitful, lyin' jollyin'. treacherous ol' bunko steerer. Whin they thought they'd lad loo much iv him, the fact was he had enough iv them. lie wasn't anny help to thini in annything they ought to he doin'. Jawn'fi Buckcess might have continued f'r years ii it hadn't bin that th' wiirruld began to suspect tliat he was no good in a fight. I've seen him start a niillyon fights, but niver see him win wan. lie's lifed f'r years on his reputation as-a warryor and a divvle in a scrap. An' now people know that he ain't anny good at that ayether. A HUNDRED PIPERS AN' A' AN' A' Perhaps one might reasonably expect sweet harmony amongst performers upon such soul-stirring and passion- inspiring musical instruments as the Scottish pipes. But a correspondent introduces a somewhat discordant note by writing us a letter dealing with an article which appeared in Saturday's paper. However, his objections are not going to b permitted to twVsl our "chanter" out of tune. Thc pipes have played an important part iu this war and in. every war in which Britons have been engaged. Antl thc Reel o' Tulloch is a picturesque dance whatefer, whether it was first performed in a kirk or on the heather-clad heath before Bonnie Prince Charlie. When skilfully performed it is worth going a long way to see. Therefore wc hope there will be a good attendance at the concert to bc given for the purpose of raising money for the purchase of pipes for the gallant 67th Battalion of Western Scots. The entertainment will be given on Wednesday evening.���Victoria Times. BUCK UP, THERE, LITTLE ITALY Last Saturday a representative of Little Italy, a hut suburb of Xew Denver, called at the Record office and ordered the publisher to "apologise," look out," and "be careful," or the "press would be thrown into the lake." The emissary was a boy of about fifteen years. Monday John Cechlero, the boy's stepfather, made similar threats we have been informed, at the bar of the Newmarket hotel. We have no apologies to offer for anything that has appeared in the Record. In fact, in forty-three years of newspaper experience we have been non-apologetic. If the prominent citizens of Little Italy do not like facts plainly p'nMfay*_can hike while the hiking is good; and also those who encourage- them in remaining here. We will "be careful," and "look out," and if any of the foreigners in this district contemplate moving any part of the Record plant, now or at some future .'.-te, all we can say is��� Don't. It would be decidedly unfair to the next census enumerator.���Slocan Record. A FIGHT OVER SOME OF OUR LAND Eleven thousand dollars was the award of a Spokane jury in the Skeena land case. The money goes to a syndicate of stockholders as the plaintiffs and the men who pay it are directors of the land company. The case was known as Mahoncy vs. Skeena Valley Land Co. Mahoney and the other plaintiffs bought stock A GHOST CITY OF THE NORTH Aldermere, the oldest town in the Btilkeley valley and the capital of the Babine range, is dead. For years she was the one lone settlement between Hazleton and Quesnel. Prospectors, trappers, traders and later railway construction men, found her a camp of welcome and good cheer. Tents, cabins and then big modern buildings decorated the bench land where she majestically overlooked the Bulkeley and the Telkwa valleys. She was the artificial jewel in a chain of wealthy mountains and she took kindly to the honors. For years she grew and prospered. Men came to love her, sing songs to her and shower her with time-checks in lieu of more romantic glittering gold. Then came civilization in parlor cars. Aldermere heard the whistle and saw the big oil burners, and liked it not. She took ill, pined away and died. The provincial police and government telegraph operator, with true British spirit, were the last to abandon her. The policeman moved to Telkwa and two weeks ago E. G. Ayliffe, telegraph man, was transferred to North Bulkley, Today only the soul and empty shell of Aldermere remains. So passed a pioneer town not destined to be a city.���Omineca Herald. "ILL FARES THE LAND" The most important activity in the world���agriculture ���is in grave danger of beinfj overlooked. Lord Selbome said that there should bc a roll of honor for all women who help on thc land. In France the department of agriculture recommended the government to award special distinction and medals to mothers and wives of mobilized men who distinguished themselves in agricultural work during the war. Recruiting in Canada will defeat its object if we cannot export as much food to our Allies as formerly.���Canadian Courier. NO ROOM FOR JOHN BARLEYCORN Not all employees in Pennsylvania welcomed the workmen's compensation act which became effective on Jan. 1. The trouble with it is that it indirectly violates the ancient principle of "personal liberty." To get its benefits one must generally wave goodbye to old John Barleycorn. When Pennsylvania employers go to the expense of insuring their workmen against injury under the provisions of the new act, they take pains to reduce accidents to a minimum. The first step is 'to discharge drinkers��� drinkers on duty or off. So it was in industrial plants and in steel mills, where thousands of men had their "puddlers" ���a whiskey and a beer���at lunch time. In most Pennsylvania communities nowadays the corner saloon no longer employs an extra bartender for the noon hour. It has taken Pennsylvania a long time to realize the answer to the problem of booze vs. efficiency. Apparently it has been realized now and Pennsylvania industry has no room for John Barleycorn.���National Weekly. DOOLEY ON JAWN B. After rollicking with Jawn Barleycorn f'r cinchries, th' fickle public has rounded on him, an' is rapidly chasin' him off th' map. In Roosbya th' polis has .stopped th' sale iv vodky, which is th' name iv the Rooshan naytional brainstorm. But it's in this counthry that Jawn is havin' his hardest time. At ivry Miction a part iv th' popylace rises in their THE HUMANE POLICY A large wholesale house of East Texas cut employees' wages 20 per cent at the beginning of 1915, because of tlie demoralized trade conditions due to the war and the slump in the price of cotton. Contrary to expectations the concern did a profitable business all through the year. On the first of this year it restored the old salary scale and reimbursed' its employees the amount they lost because of the cut. A humble employee of this same concern was, during the year, charged with theft of some groceries and brought before the president. He admitted his guilt, offering as an excuse that his salary would not permit him to properly feed and clothe bis family. After investigation, the president agreed with him and gave him a 50 per cent raise. He is now an efficient and highly valued employee. According to the eye-for-an-eye and a tooth-for-a-tooth standard this corporation president stacks up woefully short. But it probably explains why this concern had a good year in 1915 when others in the same line went broke.��� Detroit Times. SHOULD HAV& SIR RICHARD IN NEW YORK "Never in the history of the west has there been so much real money available for mining enterprises as there is at the present time," said F. C. McKinnon after a stay of several months in the mining districts and cities of thc south. He devoted most of his time in the interests of the Highland Boy and succeeded in interesting capital in that property which will insure its development into a shipping mine.���Oniineca Herald. "WHY IS THIS?" Thousands of women in England, including the daughters of dukes and earls, are making munitions. They do it well, too, so well that a series of new factories at Woolwich, just opened, are almost entirely rim by women. Trained college women supervise the work, and the wages arc the same as those in factories where men are employed. Jn Canada this is not yet practical. A muni- Avenue THEATRE Sey. 4634 TONIGHT (Thurs., Feb. 24) / ^^ FRIDAY and SATURDAY /A.*' '' STUART-WHYTE presents An Elaborate Revival of ENGLAND'S IDEAL MUSICAL COMEDY 25 ARTISTES With Special English Beauty Chorus Prices���Night: Lower Floor. 75c and $1.00; Balcony, 50c and.$1.00; Gallery, 25c. Bargain Matinee Saturday, 25c to 75c. Curtain, 8.30; Matinee, 2.30. tion factory in Parry Sound, Ontario, employs about 1' .. women, but pays them only twelve and one-half cents :i( / hour, while boys of fifteen and sixteen doing the Bailie work get twenty cents. .Most of the girls have homes i Parry Sound, for, with the expenses of board, car-far and rubbers, which the workers are obliged to wear, it i- impossiblc to live comfortably on the wage. The hour- are long, but the work is easy, and consists chiefly picking and blending cordite and tying it in bundles. I: will probably soon be possible for girls anxious to ri' munition work to accomplish it on a better basis. - Exchange. GETTING OUT FROM UNDER There have been many signs to indicate that a revolt against the Conservative administration iu British "Columbia has long been brewing. The people of that pr< yince have been slowly awakening to a realization of tin serious financial difficulties in which an extravagant ain reckless administration has landed them. Subsidies an- concessions have been distributed wholesale; the propert; of the people has been alienated right and left. Sir Rich ard McBride faced the situation with his head held hie. as long as possible. Now he lias suddenly resigned, an is off to London, with (lie object, it is said, of takiiiL unto himself the position of the province's agent-general who, on his part, declares he does not want to bc Usurped and was appointed for life. The political barometer in British Columbia is,liable to sudden changes in the neai future. It is hardly to be expected that the people will be satisfied with the flight of Sir Richard overseas, am! the appointment by his compatriots of one of themselves to take his place. The whole proceeding will but tend I increase the general restlessness and suspicion. Wc look for a repetition of Manitoba's outburst of indignation when the people have a chailcc to get to the polls.��� Montreal Herald. MEN of VANCOUVER fl British Columbia is looking to you for a lead. fl We want an investigator. fl We need an opposition. fl Do your Duty to-day. fl Vote early in the morning. M A. MACDONALD n SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1916 SATURDAY CHINOOK a- OFFICE SPACE lu a Ii-rn, up-to-date fire-proof building. Tin sc are bright, warm, ccll-ventilal ffi ��� . linoleum on floors. Excellent - ice, including light, beat, Janitor, i. ; and cold water. North West Trust Company, Limited Seymour 746/ THREE 509 Richards Street ���2- FINANCIAL PAGE Municipal Bonds There is a demand for superior Municipal Bonds because they can be readily maiketid, so your money is not tied up. Yet they pay the investor well and c.c a prefened investment suitable fo< the most cautious investor. Write our Bond Dept. for further particulars and latest list. Canadian Financiers Trust Company ! Head Office: ' 839 Hastings Street West. Vancouver, B. C. P. Donnelly, General Manager. Xi 1 ���IIIIIIIIHliHi MilS Household Goods Moved to any Part of the City Assemble!, crated ard packed, too, if you w'.sh���without a bit of worry or bother on your p*nt. CAMPBELL'S big, heavily padded, completely closed "Car Vans" move your goods in perfect safety, without jar, without. danger of breakage or injury. Very macerate charges. Iree estimates will be given ��� no obligation attached. TELEPHONE SEYMOUR 73C3 TODAY Campbell Storage Company OFFICE - -857 BEATTY STREET Telephone Seymour 7360 i ; il ill! Mtlllllllllil liiii PilliMi . r f il|IHli!l|lili!ill|IHI||||!Ml |!lil!:!llilll!Wlii!!lllllillill��!i!l!illi:iiii!iii!!i!l No Isolation With the Telephone in the House Never was the value of the telephone more appreciated than during the recent storm period. Read what a Keatings, Vancouver Island, subscriber, writes: "I wish lo express ray appreciation of the excellent service given by the B. C. Telephone Company during the present and recent exceptional conditions. Having been cut off all mail H communication, we have had to depend entirely on the telephone for the last ten days, and the service given through your Keatings exchange has been excellent throughout." Behind all this is the story of the loyal lineman trudging on snowshoes to keep lines in re- ' pair, the faithfulness of the operator at the switchboard and the never-ceasing supervision that gives dependable telephone service day and night. CANADA'S NEW BANKER In la.^t week's issue oi the Chinom n was suggested that Canada in/st look for some years to com,- to'the United States for the bulk of her Governmcni and Municipal borrowings, and in tins connection a review of onr 1915 record may prove interesting. I !p to the end of I914 the market for Canadian securities was centred almost exclusively in London; Dur- ng the past year, however, the order of things, owing to the war, has been* reversed, and New York is now the chiel market for Canadian bonds; am! the comparative ease with which this transfer was effected is most gratil'y- ing, and speaks volumes for Canadian ���rcilit. and is proof of our recognized -lability. Seven Provincial Oovern- ments raised $36,000,000.00 during the year in the United Statts, and the Dominion Government secured $45,- 000,000. The assumption by the United States of the role of Canada's banker is important, lu 19119 the percentage share of Canadian bonds purchased by that country was .1.90. Last year, the share had exceeded 65 per cent. Since 1909, to date, the percentage figures have been as follows: 1903. 3.90; 191(1, 1,50; 1911, 6.58; 1912, 11.35; 1913, 13.65; 1914, 19.77; 1915. approximately 65 per cent., without reckoning the Canadian internal loan of $100,- 000,000. 'J'he total Canadian bond sales in 1915, according to a reliable source of information, is over three hundred and thirty-five millions including the war loan. Of our ordinary borrowings of two hundred and thirty-five millions, the United States took 65 per cent., while Great Britain took only 18 per cent. In 1914, Great liri- tain took 68 per cent, of our securities and the United States 20 per cent. So that since the war, and as a direct result of the war, the position has been completely changed. 17 per cent, of our ordinary borrowings were absorbed, at home���being but 1 per cent less than Great Britain. Taking tlie war loan into account, Canada absorbed 42 per cent, of the total, and Great Britain only 12 per cent. Looking ahead, this condition is likely to continue after the war, as Great llritain will have many huge financial problems on her hands, while on the her hand, it is good business for the United States to further increase its percentage of Canadian import trade. liliiiiS B.C. TELEPHONE CO. LTD. ���HHMHI 1 ! .yii;i!!!l!!ll!iii;iillll��;ili!lllillllliilll!illl!illll!!ilillll gim 11PMII1IIII1 Those Who Run May Read The Dominion Glazed Cement Pipe Co.'s machine-made Sewer II Pipe, put under test by The Robt. W. Hunt Co., Ltd., a pipe, 10 inches internal diameter, being subjected to two days' drying in an' H oven, then immersed in water for 24 hours. Result��� Weight before immersion 105^ pounds Weight after immersion 106 pounds Difference equals J^-pound of water, or .48 of 1 per cent. CRUSHING TEST On the same pipe after being subjected to the above���crushed at 29,200 pounds. DOMINION GLAZED CEMENT PIPE CO., LTD. Office: Dominion Building, Vancouver, B.C. Phone Sey. 8286 ;.y, ,. ,y;., r:::.,^^ :.'������/:^:,:,:.-../y'-yy^:^' :^^-:: ;y-^:,v :;-:_:. ^, ,:vy^yy:.y-^!:: ^:: l':^:i::;:'^^1' ' :'':,-;m I Champion & White Best South Wellington Coal DELIVERED NORTH OF 25TH AVENUE J Lump $6.��0 Nut $5.50 jj PHONE 9570 1083 MAIN STREET LIFE INSURANCE During a period of disturbed financial and business conditions, the mind of the average business ami professional man dwells, more than at any oilier time, on life insurance. During the real prosperous times men arc. generally speaking, not so much concerned about their estates in case of death; and it is during a period of questionable values of securities that the man with a family of dependents feels more than ever the necessity of adequate protection by way of life insurance. Its economic value, however, is not open to question at any time, and life insurance has made marvellous strides in Canada during the past half century. Life insurance companies are among the most important and financially strongest companies in thc world today; and if the principles underlying this great economic service was not sound, it could not have survived and grown to its present proportions. Life insurance was given to the world by Great Britain in 1696, according to our records, and was founded mi the love of family���which is one of the main factors of its enduring success. It is one of tin- great powers for good in human society. It lias been very ably said by someone that "It substitutes the certainty cf a secured agreement for the uncertainty of an uncovered future." The total amount of life insurance at risk in Canada at present is stated to be over one billion, two hundred and forty millions, and it can well he said that ill this respect Canadian men are making no small provision for the economic welfare of the generation to come. Those who understand insurance are favorable to it, and as its usefulness becomes more generally understood, its development will he enormous, and its service will be incalculable. It is not going too far to suggest that life insurance is of such importance that instruction thereon might well be given in our advanced educational institutions. CHEAT WEST LIKE ASSURANCE COMPANY .... Hritish Columbians in general, and j i many policy holders iu particular, will read with greal satisfaction of j tin- substantial progress of the Great West Life Assurance Company as re-, fleeted in thc annual statement. The ��� Great Wesl i- a purely Western company, and lias grown up with the Canadian West���having ils bead of-, fice in Winnipeg. It is now one of the leading Canadian companies, \t thc end of 1915 and after only 23 years' existence, tlie company lias' -ni its books business in force of $119,- 466,067. This is an increase of $11,- 244,135 for thc year. The business issued last year was $24,457,929, the largest in the company's history. The income for the year was $4,779,490, being a substantial increase ol $554,- 034 over the previous year. The assets also increased by $2,468,101, ami now amount to $19,2114.545. The surplus earned during 1915 was $973,678 and the net surplus is $2,874,796. The net deatli claims, including war losses, were only 45 per cent of the expected The net rate of interest earned last year was 7 per cent. The Great West Life has made excellent progress and in recent years especially. It was in a strong position to weather the storm which broke a few years ago in the shape of a general adjustment of Canadian conditions and of war. The Company lias an excellent agency organization which has contributed in no small measure to the company's success. The Provincial offices are situated in-tlie Canada Life Building. Vancouver, and Mr. J. A. Johnson, one of (lie West's most capable insurance men, is Provincial manager, Jingle P COAL OT Always Mined by Union White Labor Coast Lumber & Fuel Co., Ltd. Phor2 Fair. 2500 Phone High. 226 Phone Fraser 41 1 ^Kmvm.mmm Northern Securities Limited | Established 1906 529 PENDER STREET WEST Seymour 1574 I FINANCIAL AGENTS. DIGNITY OF SAVING Who ever heard of a property owner becoming an anarchist. A bank account, even a few dollars, makes all the difference in the world in the outlook' of an individual. Let a man or a woman save a few hundred dollars and observe what a quieting effect it will have upon sentiments previously revolutionary. Saving adds to one's feeling of independence and conduces to dignity and self respect. Fortified from thc cruel necessity of taking any job which offers in order to get enough to eat, the man with a bank account can pick his opportunity and build liis career according to his native abilities. Opportunity knocks at least once at every door, it is said. It is the man who can afford to take a legitimate chance who wins his way up in the world. Many a bright brain 1ms smothered under a load of daily deadening detail because the owner has accumulated no reserve fund to tide over the- first hard days which arc the usual story of every new enterprise. John 1). Rockefeller is an apostle of saving. The habit of -a\ in(.', lie formed carlj in life has never left him. He -till Saves his nickels, while Ids gills to charity and public-spirited enterprises sometimes exceeds th ehundrcd mil lion mark. If he had nol saved in the first place and kept on saving through life he would not have had hundreds ol" millions to give away for the benefit of the world at large.���The Magazine of Wall Street. ESTATE MANAGERS INSURANCE AGENTS FIRE :; LIFE :: ACCIDENT :: SICKNESS :: GUARANTEE AUTOMOBILE :: PLATE GLASS MONEY TO LOAN We have a few sums of $500 to $3000 to loan on approved first-class . property B. GEO. HANSULD Manager m y - : ^: . ..,.;���:::.: ;^:V::^:;:;;::: ���^,,,. ,y;,:,'.;,���'.; ,,.,,:': Cold Weather Poultry Hints These cold mornings feed Warm CHICKEN CHOP mixed with JOHN BULL or PRATT'S EGG PRODUCER. Our special "DRY MASH" is excellent to keep fowls healthy. (See our window for home made dry mash hopper). MANGELS are a good substitute for green food, only 60c per 100 lbs. , * fl wi Keep your fowls busy and healthy by a plentiful supply of Dry? Straw, Shell, Bone, Charcoal, Beef Scrap, and clean cold water. THE VERNON FEED CO. THREE STORES- MOUNT PLEASANT 49TH and FRASER COLLINGWOOD Phones: Fair. 186���878 Fraser 175 Coll. 153 The Scenic Highway Across the Continent THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED FROM VANCOUVER TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD The Popular Route to the��� OLD COUNTRY HAWAII AUSTRALIA ALASKA CHINA AND JAPAN Up-to-date Train Service Between Vancouver and the East. All trains equipped with Standard and Tourist Sleepers. $ II J. MOE, C. P. A., 434 Hastings St., Vancouver. C. MILLARD, D. T. A��� Vancouver. H. W. BRODIE, Gen. Pass. Agent, Vancouver. CANADIAN WAR LOAN Subscirbers to thc domestic war loan totalled 34,862, according to a statement made in the house of commons by Sir Thomas White. Tlie subscriptions for $l()t) bonds aggregated $4,090,500, those of $500 amounted to $8,699,500, those of $1,000 to $58,876,000, and lliose of $5,11(10 or more to 28,325,000. Party Line Not Wanted "Hello! Is this tlie telephone company? I'd like to have a telephone installed in my house." "Very well, madam. Would you like a party wire?" "Xo, I think not. We don't expect to entertain much this winter." * * * Nellie, aged 4, was gazing intently at the visitor's new bonnet. "Well, dear." asked the lady at last, "what do you think of it?" "Oh,'' replied the small observer, "1 think it's al! right. Aunt Mary told mamma it was a perfect friigbt, but it doesn't frighten mc any." RAIL TICKETS TO ALL POINTS General Agency Transatlantic Steamship Lines C. E. Jenney, 0. A. P. D. Phone: Sey. 8134 W. G. Connolly, C. P. F. A. 527 Granville Street Eating between Meals is perfectly Natural for Healthy, Active Children ���Give Them Good, Energy-Restoring FOOD! SMAX and SUNLIGHT The BETTER Breads ARE JUST SUCH FOODS Made of Canada's most nutritious flour and pure water in British Columbia's most sanitary, clean, modern baking plant 5c FULL 16 OUNCE LOAF Every one-"sealed at the oven" HAMPTON-PINCHIN Bakers of BETTER BREAD 60 LANSDOWNE AVE. WEST PHONE FAIR. 443���1013 FOUR SATURDAY CHINOOK SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1916 Vancouver Women's Work for Women RED CROSS NEWS Reports from the Red Cross headquarters in Vancouver show an increase in the number of workers throughout thc province of British Columbia. Among the large shipments sent to this point last week were: Kelowna, 4 cases; Salmon Arm, Duncan, Port Moody, Coquitlam. Also local Ward branches have been contributing a great deal of their time recently to help the good cause as far as possible. The Red Cross Society wish to state that any supplies received recently are much improved upon to what they were some months ago. The supplies are made very uniform, and I am sure it is a great pleasure to have them sent away looking so neatly made and also a mark of distinction for the Canadian Red Cross Society over in Europe to know that Canada can produce the goods as well as soldiers and workers. In a recent issue of the Canadian Red Cross Bulletin there appears an article about the Prisoners of War Department. When this department was first started, it was the good fortune of the Society to have associated with them Mrs. Rivers-Bulkley, who is so well and favorably known in Canada, and the work was placed in her hands, and. to that lady our thanks are due for the system adopted and so efficiently carried out. Mrs. Rivers Bulkley is assisted by voluntary lady workers who vie with those of the other departments in efficiency and in rendering every possible assistance to the prisoners in Germany, as well as furnishing any information to their friends. As can be readily under stood, the difficulties of this department are quite different to those of any other. The work is chiefly carried on through departmental interviews and correspondence and is mainly official. Our parcels are each addressed separately, and sent either by post or express, and are despatched on receipt of messages from the prisoners themselves, that they are short, but we have every assurance that what is sent from London reaches them. This is the contents of the parcels sent to the men in the trenches, as follows: 1 pair boots; 1 pair canvas shoes; 2 pairs socks; 2 pairs drawers; 2 vests; 2 shirts; 1 Cardigan jacket; 1 pair gloves; 1 great coat; 1 pair trousers; 1 jacket; 1 kit bag; 1 cap. The war department state that they continue receiving money with great regularity from Vancouver and also from the Women's Canadian Club at Ottawa. Again it may be stated that the Red ^jross Society must be thanked for the wonderful work which they are performing with so much goodwill and kindness. It is by far the greatest task which they have ever had to perform, and let us all sincerely hope this war of today will bc the last of its horrible greatness. Let the powers arbitrate in the future and settle their quarrels thus. THREE HILLS There is a hill in F.ngland, Green fields and a school I know, Where the balls fly fast in summer, And the whispering elm trees grow, A little hill, a dear hill, And the playing fields below. There is a hill in Flanders, Heaped with a thousand slain, Where the shells fly night and noontide, And the ghosts that died in vain, A little hill, a hard hill To the souls that died in pain. There is a hill in Jewry, Three crosses pierce the sky, On the midmost He is dying To save all those who die, A little hill, a kind hill To souls in jeopardy. ���Everard Owen, in London Times WOMAN'S FORUM The Ward Five Woman's Conservative Forum held a meeting on Monday, February 21, at which Mrs. Stewart-Jamison, prcs. of woman's university club, was the chief speaker on equal rights for women in B. C. She pointed out to the men where it would be by far the most economical plan to solve many questions by giving the women the vote, both in civic and international affairs. Mrs. Clarke, president of the Mount Pleasant Woman's Suffrage Society, also addressed the audience. Mrs. J. C. Kemp was the next speaker called upon to address the people. The principal topics of her speech were "justice" and "wisdom." * * * * * The Woman's Forum wish to thank the Men's Conservative Association for the kind attention given them last meeting, as the men are very much occupied with the elections coming off on Saturday. CONSUMERS' LEAGUE The British Columbia Consumers' League wish to draw the attention of thc people interested, in the Lowering of the High Cost of Living, and ask them to reserve the 9th of March to attend the annual meeting. A very large attendance is being prepared for. It has not been definitely settled yet as to where the meeting is to be held, but that will be announced later. WOMEN LIBERALS LEAP YEAR DANCE A very pleasant evening was enjoyed Tuesday when the South Vancouver Liberal Ladies' Club were the hostesses to about 200 pecple at a leap year dance, Mrs. Woods, president of the association, and Mrs. Jackson, secretary, received the guests graciously, while Mrs. Ca- throw managed the floor to perfection. Mrs. Clark, convenor of the refreshment committee, along with Mrs. McGeer, Mrs. Mathers, and Mrs. Dodds served a delicious buffet supper. Music was supplied by Garden's orchestra. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weart, Reeve and Mrs. Winram, Councillors Grimmett and Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Prowse, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. McCool, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. H. Nawwarsh Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Newwarsh, Mr. and Mrs. J. Peach, Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. E. Peach, Mr, and Mrs. E. McGavin, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. P. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Bindon, Mr. and Mrs. J. Angus, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. F. Day, Mr. and Mrs. Penzier, Mr. and Mrs. Donaghy, Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Beach, Mr. and Mrs. Cronk, Mr. and Mrs. Storey, Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood, Mr. and Mrs. Dodds, Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlin, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Robertson, Mrs, J. Jackson, Mr. H. A. Beaumont, Mr. J. J. Fitzpatrick, Miss G. McGeer, Miss K. McGeer, Miss Rat- cliffe, Miss B. Parkhead, Miss E. Walsh, Miss White, Miss J. Norbury, Miss Dench, Miss D. Gerster, Miss Dorothy Edwards, Mrs. Truges, Mrs. Lynn, Mrs. Kenny, Miss Dixon, Miss Moore, Miss Warner, Mrs. Davis, Miss Warden, Miss Noble, Miss McCallum, Miss Read, Mrs. Anton, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Crossland, Miss Williams, Miss Mowat, Miss' Fredericks, Mrs. J. Edwards, Mrs. E. McGeer, Mrs. Hal- don, Miss D. Adams, Miss Kerr, Miss Kennedy, Miss Goodwill, Miss D. S. Robertson, Miss A. Thiral, Misses F. and M. Henry, Miss Gibson, Miss Allen, Miss Worth, Miss Hoyte, Miss McClemian, Miss Irvine, Miss Jackson, Miss Owen, Mrs.. O. Flynn and Miss Flynn, Miss Smithson, Miss Ward, Miss Greer, Misses S. G, and S. Fryers, Mrs. Guain, Miss Henderson, Mrs. Bryenlson, Miss Read, Miss C. Stewart and Miss E. Copeland. Messrs. C. Winskill, E. Winskill, D. Rennie, J. Edwards, E. Nellis, J. Dixon, Dudley McGeer, Mr. Horle, G. Johnston, Corporal Rayner, C. Holden, F. Muthern, Nixon, Wood, Locke, McWiggins, Bayley, Kerr, Cliff Mathers, McCulIough, Farington, Armstrong, Meekinson, Marrow, J. Prowse, H. Johnson, D. McColl, D. Westwood, F. Martin, A. Campbell, Dr. McConkey, Messrs. Plumsted, White, Ferries, Bishop, C. F. O'Connor, Sergeant Rayner, Messrs. Eason, Turner, E. Allen, Chas. Macdonald, Gus Husband, McDougall, G. G. McGeer, D. Snell, H. Chandler, Milne, C. A. Campbell, C. Fee, Pte. F. A. Gable. A LETTER FROM A FUTURE WRITER IN VANCOUVER Dear Madam,���I am sending you this little speech, which was given in the King Edward High School some time ago for oral composition, and I got 80 per cent for it, more, I think, because of the subject than for the delivery, because I am not an orator. It was as follows:��� Patronizing Home Industry Within the last two years the citizens of B. C, rather of Vancouver, have formed an organization for the advancement and protection of home industries. Through this we have gained' statistics, showing the immense expenditure of B. C. money through imported goods. In 1915, $57,900,000 was spent outside of B. C, three-quarters of this figure being for imports in competition with produc ers of our Province. Might it not have been belter had this money been kept in B. C. and manufacturers and producers have been enriched by the consumption of their products by our own people. In other words, might not this money better have been kept at home, rather than add to lhe treasury of Uncle Sam and others. An authority across the line recently stated that 65 per cent of the American trade was in Canada. On a recent visit of the Consumers' League to a large manufacturing firm in this city, the owner on being asked the number of men he employed, said "I now employ 60 men, but if the demand required it the capacity of my plant is great enough to employ 250 men. So one sees that it is not only an advantage to the manufacturer but to the people themselves. The more home products bought not only keeps our money at home, but also employs our own men. The membership of the Consumers' League is now 8000, that is 8000 people have pledged themselves, that where possible, they will buy B. C. goods. Supposing that each of these per sons represent one home and an average of at least one dollar is spent each day for articles produced in B. C. Supposing that this dollar,a day from each family was used to purchase local goods, this would he paid out in wages. In this respect we should consider our boys at the front. Everywhere men and women arc plying all their energies in providing comforts for those fighting for us. This is a noble and admirable work, but are wc providing for their return? Many will bc permanently disabled and must not he allowed to work or want. Thousands will seek work and it would show sorry gratitude on the part of those who have remained far from the fighting line, to let those men seek in vain. So let us bend our energies toward keeping our money in this Province for our breadwinners, towards making . times better for our soldiers when they return home, and for the families of those who never will return. Thanking you for your kindly interest. ���M. L. E. SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHPLACE This is the humble cottage in which the greatest Englishman was born. The cut is from a clever pen and ink drawing in the Collingwood Library where, during Shakespeare week, a fine bust of Shakespeare will be unveiled. It is hardly necessary to state that J. Francis Bursill, better known as Felix Penne, is throwing himself heart and soul into the Shakespeare Tercentenary Commemoration. CHILDREN'S CORNER A few years ago when Benny was a little, weeny, teeny baby, and Daisy was not as old, nor as big as she is now, father brought from the distant city a present which delighted Daisy very much. It was a yellow balloon, the same kind that one often sees at the exhibition. Father told Daisy that she must hold the string tightly and never to let go of it unless it was tide to something. Daisy remembered her father's advice a long time, hut then, oh dear! she laid it down to take her dolly, then she reached to take her pretty balloon. Great was her surprise and sorrow when she found her balloon was gone beyond her reach. Daisy ran quickly to mother, ��� to tell her what had happened and, although mother came very quickly, she could not catch thr balloon, for it was soaring so high she could not reach it. Mother thought she could see it smiling, so pleased was it to be free. Mother told Daisy ilei balloon had gone to kiss the stars. Sometime latei wren -he moon was full and shining brightly, mother thought she would like to step outside and enjoy the moonlight and fresh air. So the little teeny, weeny Benny was tucked in his little crib. Then taking Daisy's hand, both mother and Daisy stepped out on the verandah that faces south. The moon was shining very brightly. As soon as Daisy saw the moon she pointed to it, and exclaimed, Oh, mamma! there's my balloon. As soon as Daisy saw thc moon, she pointed to it and exclaimed, Oh, mamma, there is my balloon. So now, in her home, the moon is always spoken of as Daisy's bal- loon. It pleased thc aged grandmamma in far away,, dear old England, for mother to write and tell her the original remarks of her little grandchildren so far away, whom ihe had never seen. Grandmamma was delighted with the story of Daisy's balloon. And now every time a letter comes from grandmamma she writes, "I saw Daisy's balloon last night." Although the distance in miles is just the same, the little incident of the balloon seemed to bring them so much nearer, for did not the same moon cast its soft radiance on England's shore, travel westward, and when the sun had risen to perform his duty, the same moon that grandmamma saw was casting its radiance on British Columbia's soil and on her dear little grandchildren far away. B. C. Electric Service to the Public Electricity is, above all and before all SERVICE���nothing more, nothing less. Whenever you turn the switch you get SERVICE instantly���twenty-four-hour service, Sunday and holiday service���service without limit. And by SERVICE we do not mean merely delivering to your home, store, factory or office a given number of kilowatt hours of electric current every month for a stated amount. SERVICE to us means an earnest desire on our part to co-operate with the public in making for them the most out of the Electricity for which they pay. The tremendous importance of such PUBLIC SERVICE to the community as a whole is rarely realized, and those who are not making full use of B. C. Electric SERVICE uterly fail to perceive the interest which they really have in this Company, and would probably reject as fanciful the theory that the success or failure of any public utility directly affects EVERY citizen. Only it isn't a THEORY; it's a FACT! Hastings and Carrall Sts. 1138 Granville St., near Davie Phone Seymour 5000 Phone Highland 137 Grandview Hospital 1090 VICTORIA DRIVE VANCOUVER - B.C. Medical : Surgical : Maternity Rates from $15.00 per week LAND ACT i'orm N'o. 11. FORM OF NOTICE Vancouver I,ami District* District of Coast Range 2. TAKE NOTICE that William P. Mnrchant uf Victoria! B.Ch occupation Clerk, intends tu apply for permission to lease the following ilescribed lands:��� Commencing at a post planted on the North-west shore uf Schooner Passage, Rivers Inlet, distant about three-quarters of a mile in a Northerly direction from the north end of Pendleton Island; thence 40 chains north; thence 40 chains east; thence south to shore of Schooner Passage; thence following the shnre-linc to place of commencement. WILLIAM P. MARCHANT, Name of Applicant (in full), December 22, 1915. J. G. Johnston, Agent. Phone Seymour 9086 Do Your Share towards increasing the nation's strength by preserving your moral balance emotionally, financially and commercially. Bring Us Your Business DOW FRASER TRUST CO. 122 HASTINGS ST. WEST U* " Safe Milk for the Babies "- That Means TURNER'S MILK So a milk that is safe for the dedicate systems of the wee tiny folks is surely safe and wholesome too for all members o'f thc family. Wc do not condemn milk supplied hy other dairies, but this wc do say: THERE IS NO BETTER MILK SOLD IN VANCOUVER THAN TURNER'S MILK because thc highest authorities and the best judges in Hritish Columbia pronounce TURNER'S MILK "BEST BY TEST." ORDER YOUR SUPPLY TODAY PHONE FAIR. 597 AND OUR DRIVER WILL CALL TURNER'S DAIRY SEVENTEENTH AVENUE AND ONTARIO STREET Fun and Frolic There has been sonic discussion as to thc cost of living in .New York. Our answer is this���more than it's worth. * �� * Some folks try so hard to be happy that they make themselves unhappy. * * * United States horse census shows a decrease of 29,1X10. And there seems an even larger decrease in horse sense. * * * Why is a cold wave like a baggage master? Because it checks the grip. * * * San Antonio is to turn loose 1,000 mosquito-eating bats soon. Then watch S.A.'s batting average rise. * * * "Now, Johnny," said the teacher, "suppose you wanted to build a $1,000 house and had only $700, what would you do?" "1 'spose I'd have to marry a girl worth $300," answered the young financier. * * * The Goold Old Days How dear to my heart are the days of my childhood, Their memory gives me a right merry thrill; Think of buying twelve eggs anil a pound of good butter. And still have some change from a one dollar bill! * * * Correct A flattering obituary notice is all right in. its way, but it was never known to get a fellow a job; * * �� His One Mistake There was a man in our town And he was wondrous wise��� But he made one most grave mistake, An apple pie his bride did bake��� He ate it���there he lies! * * * Politics in Business We find politics everywhere. Even some telephone companies run their business on party lines. Pho.e Seymour 4223 Mrs. A. CLARK The Ladies' Agency DOMESTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND BUSINESS OPENINGS 20-22 LEIGH SPENCER BLDG. VANCOUVER, B.C. AtlO at 526 gayward Hlilg., Victoria, B.C. PHONIl SIV. BOO MacDONALD & HAY Barriitcrt, Solicitors, Etc. 1012 Standard Bank Bldg. Vancouver, B.C. Classified Advertising FLORISTS BROWN BROS. & CO., LIMITED, Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen, 48 Hastings St. E., and 782 Granville Street, Vancouver, B. C. WATCHMAKER 10.000 WATCHES and CLOCKS wanted to clean and repair at the factory, 438 RICHARDS STREET. (" MONEY TO LOAN MONEY LOANED, DIAMONDS, Jewelry, etc. A quiet, respectable, reliable place to borrow money. Old gold bought. Established 1905. Star Loan Co., 812 Hastings West. STOVE REPAIRS DON'T THROW YOUR OLD Stove away. We handle castings and repairs to fit any stove or range.��� FRANKS, 44 Water Street SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1916 SATURDAY CHINOOK FIVE A Vancouver Fable At a recent meeting in Vancouver the following fable was read. The party who read this gave us permission to print it. read it herself, ami the audience thought il was very interesting. "The progressive people of Vancouver arc always ready to show visitors from abroad all thc marvels of this beautiful city, and there is often a cosmopolitan group of sightseers. "A Scotsman, a Dane, a Norwegian, an Icelander, an Englishman, a Swede, an Irishman, a Finn, and a Welshman came to Vancouver and . met here coming in from the nine points of the compass an Australian. a Canadian, a New Zcalander, a Cali- fornian, a Kansan, a Tasmanian, a resident of Wyoming, one from Colorado, one from Washington, one from Utah, one from Idaho, and one from Natal, South Africa. They were all guests of the Average Vancouver Man, and escorted hy him, went out with their note books to study tin- wonders of this enterprising city. "They asked questions aboul various civic problems and made extended notes from the answers of their host, the Average Man. " 'Please tell us,' said the guest from Natal, 'about your regulations concerning the suffrage. Do you have privileged classes who do all tlie voting?' "'Xo,' said the host, 'all citizens vote here without regard to rank.' "'That's thc way it is with us,' said the Xew Zcalander, "Men anrl women vote on all matters.' "'You quite misunderstand mc' said the Vancouver Man. 'I did not say women voted here, only that all citizens do.' "'But are not women citizens?' said the Norwegian and lhe man from Wyoming. 'Otir women vote on the same terms as men because they are citizens,' "'Well. I do gel mixed on some of these legal questions,' said thc .-Vancouver Man. 'Some courts have been troubled as to whether women were citizens or persons or townsmen or countrymen or onlj inhabitants or residents or human beings, and I scarcely remember all tlie fine distinctions, line religious body once decided they had souls ami I know they are surely human beings, but 1 am not positive about them being citizens.' The polite Swede said "I dare say your city has very good grounds for such disfranchisement. Tbe women here are probably ignorant natives. They are doubtless too low in the scale of civilization to really appreciate modern self-government. Vow in an old well settled nation like ours, Sweden', there have been through the centuries so many intelligent women lhat a couple of hundred years ago Sweden recognized their value by allowing certain women municipal franchise. Now more and more women arc qualified. Full suffrage will soon bc extended to women, for tlie King in bis speech from the throne has just recommended this. But your women of course are different. Ibis point is very interesting, a city of brilliant able men associated with undeveloped savage women, a mixture of barbarism and civilization. 1 must put this down in my note book.' ���"'Docs this explain the situation?' asked the Icelander. "'Xo, indeed,' said the Vancouver Mall, 'you mistake our women. They are educated. They flock to every school in the city, They can secure professional education also of every illd. Really Ihey sometimes lead their classes.' '"But you doubtless have some ther good reason,' said the Australian. 'I can imagine il. In an early time my country too was a place to which criminals were sentenced, ami ur women, though intelligent, may be deported criminals, sent here I'mm other countries.' "'Vou are mistaken,' said the Vancouver citizen. 'Our women are not criminals. They average very well wilh men. Only a small percentage of the inmates of our prisons are women. In our city jails there arc ne- Here Are the Standardbearers Complete List of Candidates Thus Far Nominated for Provincial Election. Below will be found, a taui-.r.tpd 'isl of all the constituencies which have nominated their candidates for the coming provincial parlia- rhentary elections, along with the names of the gentlemen who are to represent their different parties i" ��� ���.-. - ., .. ���= = Cfttistitilellcy. Liberal. Conservative. Labor & Ind. Conservative. Alberni H. C. Brewster J. C. C. Wood Atlin Frank Mobley H. E. Young Cariboo J. Yorston Chilliwack __ E. D. Barrow Cowichan -- Columbia John Buckam Comox Cranbrook Delta Dewdney Esquimalt Fort George Fernie Greenwood Grand Forks. Islands Kamloops Kaslo Lillooet Nelson Nanaimo No.Okanagan So. Okanagan Newcastle J. A. Fraser S. A. Cawley XV. II. Hayward Dr. Taylor M. Manson f. D. Caven F. J. Mackenzie W. J. Manson R. H. Pooley G. A. Hamilton W. R. Ross J. R. Jackson E. Miller W. W. Foster J. P. Shaw Neil Mackay Archie McDonald W. R. Maclean | A. E. Planta Dr. K. McDonaldjPrice Ellison Leslie V. Rogers iMayor Jones ���^^Bl Dr. Doicr Hugh Stewart Dr. J. H. King A. D. Patterson John Oliver GrA'Gaskell A. I. Fisher Dr. C. D. McLean J. E. Thompson. M. B. Jackson F. V*/. Anderson John Keen J. B. Bryson A. M. Johnson H. W. Maynard J. H. Haw'waite Basil Gardom N.WestminsterJDavid "Whiteside Omineca Revelstoke Rossland Richmond Saanich Similkameen-- Skeena Slocan A. M. Manson ! F. M. Dockrill Dr. Sutherland !Hon. T. Taylor W. D. Willson ! L. A. Campbell G. G. McGeer W. J. Baird F. A. Pauline ;D. M. Eberts R. S. Conkling L. W. Shatford T. D. Patrulo Wm. Manson ! Chas. F. Nelsonj W. Hunter No. Vancouver Mayor Hanes | G. H. Morden I So. Vancouver |J. W. Weart Cornier Campbell R. H. Neelandi Trail _. _.iMichael Sullivan Ijas. A. Schofield ----- Vancouver ...Ralph Smith !W. J. Bowser W. R. Trotter M. A. Macdonald C. E. Tisdall J. W. Wilkinson P. Donnelly I A. J- Welsh J- H. McVety |Dr. Mcintosh Walter Leek IJ. E. Wilton I. S. Cowper iA. H. Macgowan ,F. A. Hoover J. W. deB. Farris jThos. Duke [H. C. Brewster Mr. Flumerfelt Victoria John Hart George Bell H. G Hall Joseph Walters F. Welsh jj. H. Haw'waite |A. J. Morley 1. U Connor; vukwww, j. n���������������������"������ j- ��� -- -. _ ���������._ A. PrttiAard. J. Kavanagh, W. W. Lefeaux; Victoria. P. William.. Social Denwcnrts in South Vancouver, Emest Bums. ver as many women as men, though women are sometimes arrested for things overlooked in men.' "'Let me explain this, too,' said the U-erage Citizen. 'Our women are nol lazy. They really work. Vancouver has many hundreds in shops and stores and factories. We have four times as many more at hard labor as mothers and housekeepers. Some have saved money from their learnings. Some haw inherited it from parents. Yes, many women do have monied interests to protect and many more need protection in honest- | ly acquiring money.' "'Let me explain,' said lhe Finn. | 'Your women are doubtless cowardly and unpatriotic, they cannot appreciate what love of country means. Our Finnish women worked with [our men this century past to help regain our liberties, and when freedom came, women as well as men were fully enfranchised. But few women can be as patriotic as our Finns. We must not expect' too much of them in such a new country. Your women arc doubtless traitors all.' "'No, you misjudge them,' said the host. 'It is true no foreign enemy has troubled our shores for many years so that neither women nor men could be constantly showing the warlike patriotism which inspires one to kill enemies. But there is a loftier patriotism than killing the enemy. It is shown in saving life. Women excel in this kind of patriotism. Women organize the corps of army nurses. They lead the Red Cross work. They go to districts desolated by fire, famine or pestilence. They rescue, they nurse, they heal. They lead great reforms which strive to cure the evils which impoverish, debauch and destroy. The men from Colorado, Utah and Idaho conferred together a mordent and smiled wisely. One then said, 'If the Vancouver citizen would visit, our Stales and compare the present conditions with those which existed sixteen to nineteen years ago. before'WO- meu voted he would notice a great moral and civic improvement. It may be that Vancouver women have no interest in civic questions.' The men from Kansas. Denmark, Ireland and Wales then joined in, 'These civic questions our own people have decided were peculiarly in woman's sphere, and woman's exercise of municipal suffrage has been a great benefit to women, to the State, and to men as well.' The average Vancouver Citizen a- gaill defended, 'Our women too have been very active iu civic matters. Their judgment has been excellent. Their zeal abundant, and their courage wonderful, but they seem to have little political influence, and much of iheir work goes to waste.' The New Zcalander explained: 'No wonder your won en do not accomplish as much politically as ours. N'o matter how well educated, moral, industrious, patriotic, public-spirited ami unselfish Ihey may be. they lack the power of the ballot which our women have." "'Yes,' said the Australian, 'Our laws allow women lo express their wishes directly. Our women vote. 11 is strange lhat your country should pension the soldier who takes life, but rarely pensions the mother who gives life' "'Our Colorado women put Judge Lindsay on the bench and our Cali- fornian women removed Judge Weiler.' "'Our women in the State of Washington/ said another guest. 'Put a corrupt mayor out of office in Scat- tic and on the following year when be quietly secured a renomlnation, the women again rallied and retired him to private life permanently.' "'What does all this mean?' said the Average Vancouver Mall, dazed. |'l don't believe our women would vote Cven if we did allow them the ballot.' " 'That was just my idea.' laughed the Callfornlan. 'But you give them the chance and all the timid, gentle" voiced, quiet home women will surprise you as they did us. I never imagined 75,000 Los Angeles women would vole within a month after securing the suffrage. Mm ihey did. other Callfornlan women since then proved that they also would vote ! when they could.' "'Well,' said the Tasmanian. 'it may he that your women arc not allowed la share in municipal affairs because they are Inferior to the women in all ���the English speaking cities outside Ihe United Slates and inferior lo the hardy Northern nations represented here. Our women have municipal suffrage and iu half these places women have full suffrage. It means that your women must bc very degradeil and incapable, much below the women in all these countries ami Slates from which wc, your guests, come.' "'Please stop,' said the Average Citizen. 'Even if I am your host, I can no longer endure the slurs you arc all casting at our Vancouver women I must tell you point blank that no women on earth are superior to ours. The Advent of Spring Pervades Every Nook and Corner of this Store These Days ���Stocks are fast filling up in every section, and in spite of the fact that the cry of manufacturers lhe world over is "PRICES ARE HIGHEER," this store's policy of buying in large.quantities direct from the manufacturers, enables us to offer goods of the usual Hudson's Bay standard at prices to please everybody. This store has never been as helpful to its patrons as it will prove this season. New Millinery Arrivals For Spring Our millinery buyer has just returned from a tour embracing Canadian and American centres, in quest of the latest fashions in that all- important part of Milady's wardrobe. Many of the purchases are already ou display and present a most attractive showing, both small and large hats are featured. Thc large hats, as a ride, are low, and the smaller ones arc very high. Roll sailors, narrow rim sailors with the new high crowns, and tricorns and turbans are destined for much popularity. Many of the small walking hats are an thc Empress Eugenie style, wilh low. round crown and rolled brim. Flowers are particularly popular���fruit and more fruit is used, and ribbons in profusions. Hut there, why say more? Half an hour spent in our millinery saloon will teach you more than a whole page of newspaper talk. May we expect a \isii from you shortly? ���Second Floor Special Value in Laces and Nets at $1.00 Yd. ���Till". OFFERING is exceptional, laces are so popular now. The assortemnt includes allovers and Point d'Espril nets, in ecru and white, ami shadow and heavier effects in many dainty designs. Choose early. Just Arrived Crepe de Chene Auto Veils $1.50 ���YOU'LL FIND these on the mam floor: they are extra special quality, 2 1-2 yards long', with hem-stitched ends. Variety of colors to choose from, including tango, purple, green, blue and tan. New Arrivals of Grey Suitings Prices from 98c to $4.00 a Yard ���a big variety to choose from, in shades from lhe very light grey to very dark, and in a large range of different weaves. Grey hairline, grey checks, grey plaids, grey worsteds, jrrey oxford suitings, grey serges, grey granite suitings, etc. In faet. NEVER was such a wide choice of smart grey Spring suitings shown in I!. C. 44 inches wide, per yard 98c 50 inches wide, per yard $1.50 and $1.65 56 to 60 inches wide, per yard $2.25, $2.50, $2.75 to $4.00 New Floral Wash Goods and Novelty Stripe Effects ���following on the heels of our recent announcements of immense stocks of piques, gabardines, ginghams, linens and poplins, etc.. comes this interesting news of the incoming of dainty floral wash goods and novelty stripe effects ��� the daintiest fabrics conceived, and so temptingly price'd that you'll fall in love with them immediately. Floral Cotton -Chiffons. 40 inches wide, per yard 30c J larleqilin Stripe Chiffons. 40 inches wide, per yard .. ., 30c Floral Voiles, in lovely combinations, per yard 390 and 49c Floral Delaines. Floral Crepes, Floral Organdies, Floral Batistes, etc., etc., in a profusion of lovely patterns at 17c, 25c, 30c, 39c, 49c, to 95c 100 Pieces of English Prints at 15c Yard ���the old reliable kind, with neat colored spot, stripe and sprig effects on white ground; also in neat white design on navy, butcher, black and red grounds. Splendid value. (Jiir fiu dsons Bay (fompamj INCORPORATED 10?�� MlMf-IITE lUMli-Cf 5T6W5 COHHISSIOKta No women deserve more than ours. Our mothers came to this country and worked hard with their hands. Our charities show what women can do. Our great teaching force, our business women, our home keepers, altogether make a wonderful combination. Any city could be proud of our women. They arc thc peers of the noblest women on earth.' "'Why. then.' said thc Finn, 'do yim politically disgrace your women hy classing them with men guilty of election frauds and with unpardonable criminals? Why do you not enfranchise them as our countries have done?'" Bewildered and dazed, tbe Average Vancouver man could only answer. "'I don't know. Should I join the Men's Equal Franchise League and secure suffrage for women at once?' "His guests united in joyful chorus. "Yes, oh, yes!' " Let ns sincerely hope that in '.lie near future the Vancouver man may come to call thc Women of Vancouver "Citizens." Gilbert & Sullivan have any writers and composers collaborated so successfully as did Owen Hall and Leslie Stuart in their masterpiece, "Floradora," a play without a peer, unequalled in melody and mirth, the whole under the personal direction of F. Stuart Whyte, who has staged in Western Canada so many excellent productions. The glitter of girls and gowns, not forgetting giggles galore. a scenic production from lhe brush of that past master in the art of statecraft, Edgar Mackie. who for a period of seven years created all productions for Drui v Lane Theatre. Lou- dun. Tlie cast and chorus chosen carefully, costume creations regardless of cost, stir the concotion well and take nightly al the Avenue Theatre. Thursday. Friday and Saturday, February 24. 25 and 26, including a Saturday matinee, and we guarantee you free from all depression and fits of lhe blues until the summer months when good times come again. Motto: "Hook your scats early and avoid paying twice." 'FLORADORA" BLOOMS AT AVENUE TONIGHT ���*��� GRAY���DAVIDSON A pleasant event took place on thc Crowded Houses assured to F. Stuart-12*1r<l >��st - at t,1e Westminster Pres- . Whyte's Revival of England's I byterian Church, when Florence. Brightest Musical Comedy 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter VOTE FOR Louis D. TAYLOR I beg to announce to the electors of Vancouver that I am an Independent Candidate for the Provincial House, in the coming Bye-election. Party politics have no place in Provincial affairs. You know I am democratic in my views, that I have always represented the masses rather than the classes. A vote for me means a square deal for all people. I will speak at the LABOR TEMPLE TONIGHT (Thursday), 8 p.m. "Floradora*' is with us again at the Avenue tonight, and for the rest of this week. Not since the days ot Cray, was married by the Rev. J. Richmond Craig, to Mr. R. Davidson. Lethbridge, Alta. The young Louis D. Taylor EX-MAYOR \ couple left for Alberta, where Mr. Davidson is a member of thc C.P.R. staff at Lcthbridge. :,f ',�� m^mmtm ^m six SATURDAY CHINOOK SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1916 VOTE FOR DICK'S SPRING SUITS You'll be safe, sure���And have a well-dressed City ENGLISH NAVY BLUE SERGE SUITS NOVELTY PATTERNS IN EXCELLENT FABRICS $15 $18 WM. DICK Ltd. Two Big "Money-Back" Stores, full of good Spring Wearables for Men 33-47 HASTINGS EAST UNIVERSITY PLAYERS SOLVE "SERVANT PROBLEM" "Fanny and the Servant Problem" cleverly presented by University Amateurs at Avenue Theatre (By "Yorick") ��� . No apology was needed for such a really admirable performance of Jerome's original and brilliant comedy "Fanny and the Servant Problem," as was made on the programme of tlie first public production of the University Players' Club of Ii. C. Indeed, I question whether the representation of a Shakespearian play ���however timely and interesting��� would have been as successful from a critical or one-tenth as entertaining from a public point of view. Shakespeare is the author above all others whom amateur Thespians should worship at a respectful dstance. Dramatic efficiency is more interesting to witness than mere dramatic devotion; and in the presentation of Jerome K. Jerome's "Fanny and the Servant Problem," no amount of devotion to a dramatist could have produced more eminently satisfactory results. The play itself is of a refreshing originality characteristic of all Jerome's humor. The farcical position of Lady Bantock, whose promotion from a stage Peri to the peerage places her unexpectedly as mistress of 23 of her relatives who compose Lord . Bantock's household, is so rich in humorous possibilities that it could scarcely fail to provide a diverting evening's entertainment. How Fanny (Lady Bantock) solves the servant problem kept a crowded audience at the Avenue in a maelstrom of mirth throughout the evening and showed us that if the score of young ladies in the cast can manage tlieir households as well as they can act, our University has solved one of British Columbia's most perplexing problems. It says much for the resourcefulness and . judgment of thc producer that he should have solved thc problem of finding a suitable play for a club in which the call of Empire lias caused the lady members to outnumber the men by twenty-eight to twelve. It says more for his capacity as stage director that last Friday's production was Such an equivocal success. ��� From a critical point of view, the best acting.of the evening was that of Mr. Pat Fraser and Miss Jessie Tod- hunter. Mr. Henry Gibson earned "the lion's share of' public applause in a capital presentation of what was, however, an "actor-proof" part, but .Mr. Pat Fraser played a less colorable and far more difficult role with a naturalness and "aplomb" rarely found in young actors. Save for a natural shyness in making love to a fellow student in front of an anticipatory audience of friends and a failure to rise to the dramatic requirements of his wife's ''confession" in the third act, Mr. Fraser as Lord Bantock played with an intelligence ease, and resourcefulness worthy of unqualified praise. Equally effective and still richer in dramatic .projuise was the performance, of Lady Baii- tock by Miss Jessic'Todhunter, whose attractive presence allied to a strikingly magnetic personality, is enhanced by considerable dramatic gifts. Her conception of the role differed somewhat from the probable inten tion of the author and from that of Miss Fannie Ward, whose creation of the part 1 remember well in London, but it was carried out with a devotion to detail and spontaniety that were as effective as they were illusive. Miss Todhunter's fault lay rather in an refinement and repose which reflected better her own personality than that of the sorely-tried Countess from the cabarets. None the less it was an excellent character study in personality both in the display of technique and temperament alike. Miss Jessie Todhunter scored a veritable "tour de force." Mr. Henry Gibson gave a richly humorous study of the aristocratic butler (who is Lady Bautock's uncle) his sonorously "superior" voice being admirably manipulated. Mr. George Amiable played the role of Fanny's former business manager with rare understanding and spirit, giving one of the best performances of the evening. Miss Grace Henderson and Miss Kathleen Peck (particularly the one in the black bombagine (?) gown, gave two excellent character sketches as Lord Bantock's charming but convention-crushed aunts. Miss Connie Highmoor and Mr. A. Lincoln Marshall as a Calvanistic lady's maid and an awkward flunkey who are cousins to their new mistress, played with a capital sense of comedy and a still finer sense of proportion (a rare quality in amateur acting), while other noteworthy performances were those of Miss Jessie Anderson (as the housekeeper), Mr. Chas. Duncan as Dr. Freemantle, and Miss Norah Cory as the pert and pretty Honoria and the "domestic cousin" of'the embarrassed Lady Bantock. A spirited and picturesque assortment of stage beauties were seen in the theatrical troupe of Lady Bantock's old-time friends, consisting of thc Misses Vera Muddell, Mary Macdonald, Tsobel Hardy, Helen White, Jean -Abernethy, Mag McCrimmon, Shirley Clement, Pearl Roseburgb, Bonnie Clement. Stella McGliire, Dorothy Trapp and May Cosgravc. Sonic of the University men present enlivened tlie intervals with College choruses and parades, and every one present'went away in eager expectation of the next production of this valuable addition to thc dramatic and social activities of our city.. "Et, quest que vous votllez que vous disc moi?" ^$*&mtm Sandy says Tisdall's Defeat wud be a "Calamity" a' richt Weel freens, I've nae doobt yaell a' be taken a keen interest in the bye- election meetin's this week. If yaer followill' the reports in the papers, yae wild maybe notice that wan o' the "machinemen," I think it wis Welsh,, made the lamentable statement at a Ward meetin' that it wud bc a "calamity" if Tisdall wis defeated on Seturday first. That fellie evidently kent what he wis talkin' aboot, freens, an' he didnie forget tae impress the fact vigorously on bis audience o' "true-blue, never- wis-an-never-wiid-be, onythin' else than Tories" that listened tae his momentous declaration. There's nae true doobts aboot it, freens, that fellie maun hae had some kin' o' sign that made him sae forget himsel'. If Tisdall's defeated on Seturday ��� it'll be some calamity ��� saicond only in importance tae the hurried depairture overseas o their wan time idol���Dicky McBride. If I can min' richt it wis this same fellie who, speakin' at the annual meet- in' o' the Tory associaslum a wee wbiley ago, commented on the fact that the past year had been a very tryin' yin for the associaslum as, owin' tae 'the "economy" (gee whiz) bein' practised by the government, not all of the members who expected jobs had received them. It share wull be a calamity if Tis- 'High an' dry, good soil, water an' electric licht, sidewalks tae yaer door, twa blocks frae the car, a schule bein' built for the bairns. Fine place tae keep chickens, rabbits, etc., an' nae flies aboot it. $200 doon; balance 6, 12 and 18. The money frae the sale o' the eggs wud be sufficient tae mak the efter payments" ��� this wis the only kin' o' "programmes" the people were thinkin' aboot when Dicky wis cairryin' on wi' the railwaymen. Had some o' they contractors proposed a railway tae the moon or a "tube" tae Hong Kong, they wud likely hae endorsed it���an' .the "people" wud hae voted for it a' the same. Yae couldnie expect folk that were busy tredin' off real estate on wan anither tae miss takin' a' the advantage that a boost sic as that wud gie thc stuff they were wishin' tae sell. Xaw, freens, while we micht blame Dicky an' his gang for the state we're in the noo���we should at the same time be honest an', ask oorsels if we're free frae guilt. Dicky an' Wul- lie hae been the victims o' circumstances that gien them a' the rope they wanted���an' they sharely hae made graiin' use o' the rope. Dicky's cute enough tae get oot afore the final collapse, but Billie's atween the devil an' the deep sea; he has naethin' in sicht in the auld country yet, an' he's hangin' on in the vain hope that "somethin' '11 turn up" tae tide him owre the present "condeeshuns." Some o' the Tory heelers are la- mentin' at what they term the "mud- slingin'" tactics o' the oppisishun. They micht be gled it's only mud that's fleein' aboot. I ken some places where they wud be usin' bricks. Statin' thegither, freens, on Seturday. Let nae hair splittin' interfere wi' yaer resolve tae start the ball rollin' that'll mak a clean-up in the political affairs o' the Province. "Noo's the day, an' noo's the boor!" Yours through the heather, SANDY MACPHERSON. MTSS ZARA CLINTON The well-known English Comedienne who is "starring" as Lady Holyrood in "Floradora" at the Avenue PANTAGES THEATRE Next week the popular vaudeville house opens up a very good bill.-The Boarding School Girls is a rattling good musical farce, in which Miss Tommy Allen puts over a lot of new songs, along with an exceptionally good chorus. Fletcher and Earl, a pair of those snappy funsters with a line of song1 sketches besprinkled with the latest in dances. A hilarious comedy, entitled "The Misery of a Hansom Cab" is put on by Al Fields and Co., and is sure a scream. Reed and Wood have a good piano act along with one of the best of the bassrr singers. For comedy acrobats you want to see Cook and Rothbert; they are immense. A first run comedy and selections from the popular orchestra complete a fine bill. RENNIE'S SEEDS HEADQUARTERS FOR SEEDS, PLANTS, T BULBS AN|D SHRUBS SEYMOUR 8550 Wm RENNIE Co, Limited 11.18 HOMER ST. - -���* .VANCOUVER WESTMINSTER CHURCH Following up a series of sermons thc Rev. Richmond Craig will deliver a sermon next Sunday evening on "The Master Man." This service with the hymns will be accompanied by illustrated lantern slides and special music. It is very interesting to note that at these sermons it has been necessary to turn away people who were unable to get seating room. flail's defeated on Seturday���an' they fellies ken it aricht. But what a blessed "calamity!" Tae ninety-five per cent o' thc populashon o' B. C. it'll be the first sign o' the break up o' tbe machine an! the first step In the abolishment o' a system o' government that's .slowly but surely draggin' thc province doon intae the very depths o' despair an' makin' us a' thc laughin' stock o' the ceevilized world. Durin' the week the speakers in dis- cussin' the railway fiascoes perpetrated by Dicky an' the gang hae laid great stress on the assertion that the twa "programmes" o' the C.N.R. an' the P. G. & E. were laid afore the people at previous eleckshuns an' endorsed by them. Tae say that the people o' this province endorsed the past government's action in its railway an' ither policies is some joke. It wis Sir Dick himself, a wee while ago, that said the province had been on a huge financial spree���an' it wis while in that state or borderin' on the D. T.'s that Dicky's crowd twice "appealed" tae the people. At that time it wud hae been impossible tae hae defeated McBride an' Billy B. on their railway policy or ony ither kin' o' policy. GAELIC SOCIETY The patriotic workers of thc Gaelic Society reported to the bi-monthly meeting of the society on Thursday evening, that they had ready to for ward a new shipment of comforts for the men at the front, as follows: 5 Balaclava caps; 70 pairs socks; 25 field shirts; 5 pairs ward slippers; 2 pairs knee caps; 250 wdiite handker chiefs; 5 pillow cases; 200 mouth wipes; 3 he'd sheets; 15 sleeping suits; 10 night shirts; 5 towels; one bundle old linen; 177 khaki handkerchiefs; 10 stoup cloths. A number of parcels of field comforts for the boys connected with the society who are leaving shortly with the 62nd battalion, were handed in by thc ladies. .At this meeting it was arranged that the evening of Thursday, March 16th, should bc given over to the lady workers for an entertainment in aid of their material fund, and members and friends of the society are asked to keep this ..date in mind and help the tireless patriotic workers to make this entertainment a success, financially and otherwise. Committee in charge of the annual concert and supper brought in their report and financial statement, showing a substantial surplus, this, in view of the extraordinary weather conditions prevailing, was considered highly satisfactory, and the committee, and especially the ladies in charge of the supper arrangements, were accorded very hearty votes of thanks. IMPORTANT NOTICE You are invited to a meeting at Granville Hall, 641 Granville Street, on Sunday night, Feb. 27, at 8 p.m. sharp, to discuss the Vancouver election and its effect on educational progress, also the proposed abolition of the botanical office. The chair will be taken by Mr. George M. Murray, editor of the "Saturday Chinook." Admission free. Music. "Never Touched by Human Hands" // You Saw Through Our Dah try��� If you saw through our modernly equipped dairy ypu would readily appreciate our efforts to supply a clean, safe milk���SOU-VAN MILK. We know the great responsibility that rests on a dairyman and we take elaborate precautions to fight dirt, dust and all forms of impurities. That's just why your verdict would be for Sou- Van Milk Produced from healthy, contented cows���carefully "handled at the ranch ��� carried in clean, scalded cans ������ rushed to our dairy post haste. Then our work of pasteurizing and clarifying begins, after which the clean, rich Sou-Van Milk is bottled and capped ���then delivered to your home. When you receive it you have a safe, long- keeping milk of uniform quality, purity and freshness. Give Baby Sou-Van Milk���use it in the home. Make enquiries���better still, visit our Sanitary Dairy and see for yourself. OUR PHONE NUMBER IS FAIRMONT 2624 South Vancouver Milk Co. 29th and Fraser PANTAGEC UNEQUALLED %^ VAUDEVILLE Phone Seymour 3406 WEEK OF FEBRUARY 28th AL FIELDS & CO. in The Misery of a Hansom Cab Three times daily, 2.45, 7.1S, 9.1S Matinee, ISc; Night, ISc & 25c At Granville Hall, 641 Granville Street, on Sunday, at 8 p.m., a tribute will be .paid to the memory- of Sir George Lawrence Tommc, the great historian, who has just died. A Day Behind In the wee hours of the morn, the suburbanite got off the train at the home station. Going to the telegraph office he sent this message: "Will not be at the office today; am not home yesterday yet." * * * A country correspondent writes to say that woman suffrage is spreading. He saw a hen chasing a rooster the other day. * * * You will notice that those folks who believe in heredity only announce their belief when they talk of other folks' vicss and their own virtues. LEGAL NOTICES VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT RICHMOND TAKE NOTICE that JOHN PERCY OOPER, Broker, ol the City of Vancouver, ��� C��� intends tn apply for permission to prospect for I oal, Petroleum an.l Natural I.as under the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the South- West corner of Section Three (.1), Range Six (li) \Ve��; Block Three (.IJ North. Group line (1), .New Westminster District: thence .North eighty (80) chains; thence East eighty (80) chains; thence South eighty (801 chains; thence West eighty (80) chains to point of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less. (Signed) JOHN PERCY HOOPER. Located the Twenty-ninth day of December, February 25, 1916. VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT RICHMOND rinAn^u -J,0TICF*7^**t r*0HN *""***"*�� HOOPER, Broker, of the City of Vancouver. B. (.., intends to apply for permission to prospect for Coal, Petroleum and Natural (.as under the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the Southwest corner of Section Three (3), Range Six (6) West, lllock Three (3) North, Group One (1), New Westminster District; thence North eighty (80) chains; thence West eighty (80) chains; thence South eighty (80) chains; thence East eighty (80) chains to point of commencement, containing 640 acres, more or less. (Signed) JOHN PERCY HOOPER. Located thc Twenty-ninth day of December, February 25, 1916. VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT RICHMOND TAKE NOTICE that JOHN PERCY HOOPER, Broker, of the City of Vancouver, 11. C, intends to apply for permission to prospect for Colli, Petroleum and Natural Gas under lhe following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the South- West corner of Section Three (3), Range Six (6) Wcsl. lllock Three (3) North. Group One (I), .New Westminster District; thence South eighty (80) chains; thence Hast eighty (80) chains; thence North eighty (80) chains; thence West eighty (80) chains to point of commencement, containing 640 acres, more or less. (Sighed) JOHN PERCY HOOPER. Located Ihe Twenty-ninth day ol December, February 25. 1916. VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT RICHMOND TAKE NOTICE that JOHN PERCY HOOPER, Broker, of ihe Cily of Vancouver. 11. C, Intcrld* lo apply for permission to prolpect for Coal, Petroleum and Natural (.as under the following described lands: 'Commencing al a post planted al Ihe Southwest corner of Section Three (.1), Range Six 16) West, lllock Three (3) Norlli, Group One (1). New Westminster District, thence Sotilli eighty (80) chains; thence West eighty (80) chains; thence North eighty (80) chains; thence East eighty (80) chains to point of commencement, containing 640 acres, more or less. (Signed) JOHN PERCY HOOPER. Located thc Twenty-ninth day of December, 1915. f February 25, 1916. VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT RICHMOND TAKE NOTICE that JOHN PERCY HOOPER, Broker, of the City of Vancouver, B. Co intends to apply for permission to prospect for Coal, Petroleum and Natural Gas under the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the South- West corneF of Section Twenty-five (25), Range Seven (7) West, Block Four (4) North, (.roup One (1), New Westminster District; thence North eighty (80) chains; thence East eighty |80) chains; thence South eighty (80) chains; Ihciicc West eighty (80) chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres, more or less. (Signed) JOHN PERCY HOOPER. Locntcd the Twenty-ninth day of December, 1915. February 25, 1916. VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT V 0 RICHMOND TAKE NOTICE that TOHN PERCY HOOPER. Ilroker, of the City of Vancouver, B. Co intends to apply for permission to prospect for Coal. Petroleum and Natural Gas under the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at thc Southwest corner nf Section Twenty-five (25), Range Seven (?) West, Piock Four (4) North, Group One II), New Westminster District; thence South eighty (80) chains; thence East eighty (80) chains; thence North eighty (801 chains: thence West eighty (80) chains, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres, more or less. (Signed) JOHN PERCY HOOPER. Located the Twenty-ninth day of December, 1915. " February 35, 1916.
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