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THE POLICY FOR ALL TRUE CANADIANS: TO WORK OR TO WAR BASEBALL 1 1 VANCOUVER-Home Schedule In Northwestern League 1917 Tacoma. July 11. 12, 13, 14. 1 Seattle. July 18. 19, 20, 21. 1 Tacoma. Aug 8. 9, io, tl. I fantorfc BASEBALL VANCOUVER���Home Schedule In Northwestern League for 1917 Oreat Kalln. Aug. 13. 11. 15, 16. 17, 18. Spokane, Aug. to, 21. 22. 23. 24, 25. T-U-Oma, Auk. -'������. 30. 31. Sept 1. Vol. VI., No. 7���Established 1911 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1917 Price Five Cents Is Vancouver City Helpless? Parasites and Pests a Plague on <��� ity Life WO weeks ago, and in all sincerity, The Stand- ��' ard asked the question, "Who was getting tlie graft in the City of Vancouver"? Certain plain statements of facts were also made, which have not heen contradicted Up to this time of writing. Since these assertions were made by us, and in the district wliich was clearly specified, "Within a stone-throw of First Presbyterian Church,���one of the most sordid tragedies that ever stained the records of any city has been enacted. The jury empanneled by the Coroner fqjund that a soldier's wife, Norah Elizabeth Cowan, met her death while intoxicated with liquor, supplied by the management of the Empress Hotel. They urge drastic action by thc license commission, as the evidence showed a grossly loose system of hotel management. This jury was also convinced that all the facts of the case had not been disclosed, and urges that the proper authorities further investigate the whole matter. Final judgment should therefore be withheld by the general public until the result of that inquiry is disclosed. Nothing could prove the contention of The Standard that drastic action requires to be taken by the citizens of Vancouver to clean up the cess-pool of civic administration, more than this occurrence. Right within full view of the City I tall and under the nose of every department of our civic administration we find the civil and criminal laws of Canada being violated. And yet we are told, by a few sickly sentimental moralists, that Vancouver never was cleaner than it is today. Wc have had indignation meetings in the past that resulted in real good for the city We have had others that aim united lo farces and nothing more, but surely, in view of all that has been stated, and what lias happened, and what may happen at any moment in our midst, we arc justified in asking the "Purity Squads" of our city. "Do they intend to let these matters pass withoul notice?" When some business men arc meeting in conference to devise some scheme to save thc souls of Vancouver's thousands, and incidentally help pay the expenses of a tramp evangelist from the United States, who has spent six weeks in our midst, defaming and damning the ministers ot our city, the very forces of Hell arc let loose, and not one voice is raised against them. These husiness men of Vancouver may find singing "Rescue the Perishing" under the baton of an American, a very interesting and amusing pastime, and "footing the bill" for this kind of entertainment may, in the minds of many, bc an act of love and devotion to the cause of the Gospel, but there are people who think differently. While they all slumbered and slept in the Tabernacle listening to a rehash of antiquated theology from a peripatetic evangelist who would look well in a United States uniform, the morality of our fair city is being defamed and outraged. A deep sense of shame and guilt should possess every right minded citizen of Vancouver today as we read the details of this sordid crime. We should all wear sack-cloth and ashes, because, in our laxity and indifference, we have allowed the name of our city to be dragged in filth, crime and iniquity. And we are doing nothing to remedy these conditions. Whose daughter will be the next victim, for the vultures of ' the Pacific coast to prey upon? Are you perfectly ��� ���sure tliat those of vour own house spare neither time nor money iu getting thi.. in-titu- tion into ihe verv best condition ior the alleviation of the sufferings which this scourge produces. In the City of Vancouver, however, because of the lack of proper sanitary accommodation and faulty and slip-shod building construction, we are, according to the authorities on the subject, manufacturing tubercular cases quicker than we can take care of them. That such a lamentable -tate of affairs should exist in a young city like ours, is simply deplorable, and although this situation has been pointed out, time after time, no attempt at remedy has been made. We have conditions existing in the East-end and foreign quarters of our city, that are not paralleled even in the sqttallor-dom of Canton. A plague may break out any moment in the down-town section that will carry off thousands of our population. Just bow long we are going totolerate a troup of incompetent officials in our City Hall is for the citizens to say. While the Mayor and councillors attend the roystering riots of a Carnival that was a disgrace to any city, or paw the air in pious platitudes at revival dinners, the health of our city is being ruined. The whole working of our City Hall system could stand strict investigation. Many of the officials tliere are known to be both incapable and lazy. A few of the younger loafers might well be packed off to the front. They might be of use there. They serve no purpose at the City Hall, other than to act as ward politicians, and heelers during election times. That the health of the city should be so seriously menaced because of gross mismanagement is a tragedy that the citizens do not seem to realize. But such is thc case, and so long as the City Hall is allowed to remain as a committee room for a bunch of petty politicians, who seem to have more regard for vote.- than they have for reform, so long will this disgraceful state of affairs exist. �� Whal Will the Men in the Trenches Think of the Cowan Case? HE following facts and reflections upon the recent tragic occurance at the Empress Hotel, when a young soldier's wife, tlie mother of two little children was killed, are placed before the readers of The Standard in order that they may judge for themselves regarding thc state of affairs that exists in Vancouver city at the present moment. * * f. f. The Government has passed a law to protect sheep from dogs; but there is no law to protect young girls frf nn the wolves of the street Vancouver's Distinguished Visitors And Horn They Are Treated X-J ANC( IUVER seems to be tl what of th at ing ANCOUVER seem.- to 1 body i- received with opei it i-. or what effect it may community we entertain them all ilace where every- arms. No matter lave upon the life an itiner- lf preacher wanders in. and ingratiates himself upon a lew weak-minded folks, some business men immediately get together and give him a luncheon, and are prepared to wave their hats and yell bravo and all hail when he black-balls and slanders thc ministers of out* own community. If, however, some of these satiic business men get sn soundly converted to "the good old fashioned Gospel" as to compel them to pay their debts and return to the widows and orphans the money they stole from them 'hiring the frenzied days of the real estate orgies in Vancouver city, then The Standard and all with us. who have the real good of the community at heart, will thank thc Lord for the visits of even tramp evangelists. By their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that say* "Lord. Lord." but those who. like Zacchaetts. give half their goods to feed the poor and restore fourfoh DR. J. R. ATKINSON Head ii/' the Vancouver Sl. Andrew's Society, upholds the best traditions of the Celtic race and is off lo the firsl line trenches. Pr. Atkinson was given a rousing send-off by his fellow Scots. The location of the Express Hotel, one block from the Library, one block from the City Hall, a half block from the First Presbyterian Church, half a block from the Police Station. * fc. f. f. The woman was a soldier's wife, aged twenty- one, the mother of two babies. The husband lias been in the trenches fighting fortlie cause of humanity. When he went away he probably thought there was enough chivalry among the men of Vancouver to keep the little family safe and sound during his absence. * * * it "Doctor" Percival King told the jury that after they had doused the young woman with gin. whisky, vermouth, absinthe and brandy, that "she bit him on the lips." *. * * * The "doctor" had bought a number of drinks for the girl and then his professional eve noted that she nan that become hysterical "she then wantei frenzied. The ' to eat him up.' doctor swears Powers mentioned, and get us freed from the presence of snch treacherous specimens of degenerate Amertco- Russian Hebrewism. They will materially help the cause nf the Allies by sn doing, and this i- the prime ditty of every patriot. Would to God that the woman's husband, the father of the two babies in Mount Pleasant, could have been transported, bayonet and all from the muddy trenches of Flanders to "room 502" at the moment the poor, frenzied thing mice his wife, made these advances to the "doctor." Had such been possible, thi.- "doctor" gentleman would no doubt have been justly dealt with. The New World Spirit Shall It Possess Canada? loctor and the victim octor" flirted with tiie him in his car. Ther-? variety who pick up joy-riding about Van- �� HERE is no doubt about the fact that the people ni Western Canada are not conversant with the real state of political affairs at Ottawa. A heavily subsidized government press is being used to keep the public in ignorance of the true situation. Only the utterances of paid propagandists of the government are allowed to filter through. The present tense political situation in Canada and the lack of any reliable at which] information thereon, reveals the fact that the freedom they stole, or took by false accusation, from their neighbors and friends, can be counted as real converts to the Gospel. So far these business men of our citv The fir--t meeting of the of the affair was when the girl and asked her to ride with are many mashers of the Kins strange girls and lake them couver. Tliey do not draw the line at soldiers' wives or daughters. They have no manhood left to boast | about���at least not sufficient to protect women whose husbands nr fathers are off playing the part of real nun. fighting for the protection of the week. For men of this ilk the whipping post or tar and feathers would be fit punishment. Tho late Mrs. Cowan was one of ei.723 women in thc city of Vancouver who receive- monthly allow- |ances from the Canadian Patriotic Fund. If this woman received the average allowance of the average soldier'- wife she would get monthly���S20 from the $15 a month of her husband's pay eparation allowance: in al who are so enthusiastic for the salvation of the have not shown much of the Zacchaetts spirit least we have not heard of it. Patriotic and $20 month. Fund, ft month $55 Being a woman with two children, Mrs. would not be permitted to work for wages Cowan as w: If the high cost of living has even driven you to bold have escaped J the necessity of feeding from a high stool in a quick until now? The authorities have proven by their \ lunch restaurant, at the noon hour, as it has so many actions, that they can give no adequate protection to of us who were "brought up different," you will have our innocence and our youth. They say they are help- met another visitor from the L'nited States who re- less. Let us get new laws and new administrators of them at once. This is the and new administrators Only effective remedv. Now that you have carefully considered the foregoing, will you please read the article by Frederick W. Farrar, on "Murderers of Souls." page 4. col. 5. City's New Industry Making Tubercular Patients 1 attention from another type of _ I lescendant of Abraham and' States wl: ceivcs quite a lot Vancouver citizen. This visitor, while Isaac and Jacob, does not preach what we call "the dear old fashioned Gospel;" He preaches however, what some frequenters of the Labor Temple call "The Gospel." His version is that according to Emma Goldman et al. Ile is a Russian Nihilist on his way back to the fatherland to join forces with all the rebels and anarchists that are at present, by their ; belligerent attitude, so seriously menacing the for- 0 VERY CASE IS A TRAGEDY, AND THERE j tunes of the allied armies in the fight against the ARE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTV- Kaiser and his satallites. In other words our Hebrew THREE TRAGEDIES THIS YEAR," was thej friend is being entertained in Vancouver, while on appalling statement made by the Medical Superin-; his way back to Russia to assist the bloody Kaiser and tendent of our Provincial Tuberculosis Sanitorium, j the Hun hordes in decimating and devastating Entile other clay. Do the people of this Province realize | rope, and ruthlessly murdering and butchering our just what this means? It means that lives are being'own kith and kin. , of the press is one of the many phrase- that have gone ] into history. There is no such a thing on the American Continent today as an unfettered press. lost, Another situation i- also perfectly plain to many At! who are students of modern history as it is being made in this Canada of mirs today, and that is, the : remarkable parallel there is between the recent hap penings in Russia, and what has taken place, and may I yet take place here. Russia was ruled by an aristo- I cratic and despotic bureauocracy, which for centuries tyrannized the masses and at last goaded them into I open rebellion and revolution. This reconstruction t Of the land of the Czars ha- proved its salvation audi its great armies, led by one oi the revolutionists, Ker-1 Therc an;, ,ml., residents of the citv of Vancouver vensky. is sweeping on to victory, and contributing who actually live of soldiers' wives These creatures its share to the final downfall of Kaiserism and auto- have been known it, certain rases to worm their way cracy in Europe for ever. ',,���,, ,,u, affections of the recipient of fund- from the lu Canada today there is a well defined discon- Patriotic Fund and to actually accept from the hands tent among all classes with the present state of af- of the woman the mean- of livelihood. fairs. We are ruled by an autocracy and bureauo*. * * * * cracy far stronger than that which dominated and en- ��� Therc are residents of Vancouver who actually slaved the Russias. The federated combines that|glory in pressing their attentions upon soldiers' understand that the Patriotic Fund have decided after wide experience that a woman with two children should devote her time and energies to the care of the home and the children. Mrs. Cowan resided with her parents. Tt appear- that the young woman was relieved of responsibility o t all sides and allowed to 'ive an idle life. sacrificed needlessly, because of thc unsanitary conditions of British Columbia generally, and Vancouver city iii particular. '' Patients who have been there tell us that the B. C. Sanatorium at Tranqttille, Kamloops. is wholly tin- adapted for the treatment of tuberculosis. A term of residence there, hastens rather than lessens, the ravages of the disease. And this for many reasons. The buildings, we are told are not suitable for the proper handling of those afflicted with this fell sickness, Large sand-bars in front of the buildings, together with the strong winds that prevail in the Kamloops district, make residence in the institution an agony. The affections are irritated by these storms and few, if any patients ever recover from tubercular trouble in the B. C. Sanatorium. A better percentage of recoveries, would, it is asserted, be affected, were the provincial buildings situated in the Penticton district. The climate and the conditions there are much more agreeable for sufferers with tubercular affections, and altogether, it is urged, by those best qualified to judge, something should be done, and that right speedily, to remedy existing conditions. The Provincial government will, doubtless, when the matter is brought before their notice, One hundred and fifty or so, The Standard is informed, of this tribe of assasins passed through our city the other day ou their way back home to Russia. They preached their doctrines as they passed through. "All the same Kaiser. President Wilson. King of Britain, all cle same. I am of no country: I am free man; I fight against every ting." They may have been entertained to luncheon by those disciples of the beloved Emma who hibernate on the Pacific coast. We do not know, nor are we interested to know. But the question we raise at this time is one tliat affects three of the countries now struggling to break the power of Kaiserism. Canada. America and Russia are involved in this issue. Is it fair that this type of American citizen should be allowed, by the immigration authorities of either of the countries involved, to migrate from one land to another during such critical times, and more especially when we know that his express purpose in returning to his Fatherland, is not to help the cause of liberty, but to strengthen tb^ forces of those whose avowed purpose and propaganda is, the complete overthrow of every ideal ind institution that produces and perfects the happiness of nations. The Canadian immigration authorise would do well to take this whole matter up with \he control our governments and every ramification oi their working, have enthralled those who claim to be free born. Hemmed in on every side by the interests, and denied the freedom that is theirs by right and by birth, the sons of noble sires, who were not afraid to dye the heather with their blood, when occasion demanded that they stand for principle, arc arousing themselves and considering, in all seriousness the present state of affairs. No parliament will foist onto these men legislation that they do not want. Thev are not traitors, even if they do not sec eye to eye with the agents of the autocrats of Canada. They love their country, and it may bc that, in the hour when these bureauocrats think not. the spirit of their fathers may take possession of them, and they will sweep from office and from this fair land, those who have nothing but a selfish interest in the affairs of the country. Let those men who seek to stampede the country remember that the spirit that was manifested the other day in Russia is a world-spirit. It hates Kaiserism in any form, and it would seem, to the observer of history, as if its day and hour had come. It is yet within the range of possibilities that a French- Canadian or even a laborist may lead the gallant armies of glorious, free born Canada, on to deal the death blow to all that the Kaiserism and Hunnisli terrorism of our day represents. wives. These fellows, who occupy a place several degrees lower on the social scale than the lowest denizens of the underworld, regard soldiers' wive- as legitimate prey. If the Provincial Government docr-n't a few gallons of oil to dump upon the stagnant pools of the Fraser Valley, residents about Mission threaten to send a detachment of the Yalldy mosquito to Victoria with instructions to harass the administration. Bob Edwards on Honeymoon Calgary's Big Man Visits Vancouver VANCOUVER has a distinguished visitor today in the person of Mr. Robert Chambers Edwards, Editor of the Qilgary Eye-Opener. Mr. Edwards is on a honey-moon trip to the Pacific coast, and77i_* Standard extends to him and his bride the heartiest congratulations and best wishes for their prosperity and happiness. "Bob" Edwards is one of the big men of Western Canada. As a journalist he has few equals on the continent of North America. He fought, almost single handed the Fight for Prohibition in Alberta, and the people of that Province owe him a debt o-'*-.. gratitude for what he did for them in the cause of Temperance reform. . "Bob" has reformed. He now stands for everything that is clean and honest and above-board. He has the courage of a lion and, now that he has become a benedict, we have no doubt of his developing the docility of the proverbial '���household" lamb. We liave not heard whether he has taken in all the amusements in our fair city. The Tabernacle will be open sfor a few days more, "Bob." If you want to get a ine on the rascality of the preachers of the United ���States just drop in. You'll enjoy yourself all right. There are some slang phrases even you have not yet acquired, but while there is life, there is also hope. | TWO THE STANDARD SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1917 AN ALL DAY CRUISE AMONG THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS OF HOWE SOUND S.S. Ballena Steamer, leave Union Dock daily at 9:15 a.m.. Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for Bowen Island, Britannia Mines, Squamish and way points returning .'it 7:30 p.m. Meals on Board (in Saturdays Ishniil direct, Willi ..ur >.'." :i Steamer leaves L'niuii Dock at 2:00 p.m. I returning from Bowen Island at 6:30 a.m this Bowen Monda akes a delightful week end. I Intel Service SUNDAY SPECIAL-ALL POINTS $1.00 RETURN TRIP terminal Steam Navigation Company Ltd. UNION DOCK PHOtiE SEY 6330-6331 TAKE CAR TO COLUMBIA AVENUE that Vacation .... 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Get acquainted with our big moving organizations���then you'll be perfectly content to leave your order with us. CAMPBELL'S FIREPROOF WAREHOUSE! Security Fireproof Storage nnd Moving Co. Limited./ CHAS. E. CAMPBELL, Manager 786 BEATTY ST. Phone Sey. 7360 Where to go and What lo See���Recreation, Cycling, Fishing, Camping, Wheel Wanderings, Etc. (JJy Rover) discussed and a committee reyised The increase in bicycle and motor- the list of repair and part prices, cycle sales is not confined to any This revision was subsequently ap- portlpn of Canada, although more proved. It was decided to hold a has been heard of greatly increased general meeting once each month demands in British Columbia and On- and it is proposed to hold a smoker tario. and banquet at the end of the season. Bicycling has become quite the thing at Albert College, Ottawa's ex- cl elusive educational institution f boys and young men. A leader .nd bicy- important "r,part in French army work, and that in - from what he has seen when the That both motorcycles IS are playing a most cycling Lord United States mobolizes its full man the movement f | Hamilton, son of His Excellency, I power for the struggle, at least 100,- jLord Devonshire, Governor-general [(JOO motor cycles and bicycles will he of Canada. Lady Maude Cavendish, needed for military work, conies from .daughter of Canada's Governor -gen- 'George P. Sweet, general manager I eral, is also strong for bicycling and 0f the United Motors Co., who has frequently goes on lengthy pleasure jusl returned fro a two months' stay and sight seeing tours. < in France. * * * Because of the motorcycle divi- J. A, Fleet, Hastings street. Van- sions the French have been enabled couver. has seen the handwriting on 'recently to introduce a four-i.rder the wall. He has added a large hi- system in connection with dispatch cycle department to his sporting work, Sweet says. Four copies of goods business and is handling sev- every order, dispatch or bit of im- eral makes of wheels in addition to portant information are made and a large assortment of accessories. given to four motorcycle riders. Then * * * all are started for the single destin- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., in ation by various routes. In many ih- ,'in effort to stimulate enlistment has stances one or two of the riders will announced that all employees enlist- be killed or will, in some manner fail ing for military duty iu either arm to reach their goal. In no instance, of the government's service will have however, lias the message failed, as llieir positions kept open until their'one or more of the riders will sue- return at the expiration of their eessfully negotiate the distance. Such terms of enlistment. a system with the old horse idea would have been impossible, Only The tiny island province of Prince through thc presence of countless F.dward's Island is softening in its motorcycle units was it available and attitude toward the use of motor ve- the result has been materially bene- hicles. The provincial legislature has ficial. just ordained that motorcycles and _.tatiun umpires at the corners. A. II. Birl-hy, the winner of the second prize is an athlete of some calibre. He is employed at the asylum at Xew Westminster, worked ai through the previous night, cycled to Vancouver, used his ordinary roadster machine with luggage carrier. lamp, etc., etc., finished fresh anc only regretted that the distance was not tiwee as far as to give him a chance to wear down the Dutchman. After the race lie pedalled hack to Xew Westminster. * * * 'I'o keep interest in cycling alive .Messrs. Ilaskins & Elliott are arranging for a road race next Wednesday afternoon from Kingsway to Central Park and return. Good prizes will he offered and fast time should he made. Therc is a lot talent that only wants bringing out. and a few road races, together with the forthcoming open events at the police and Scottish Society's games, should help to place Vancouver in a prominent position in the cycling racing world. CANADIAN PACIFIC Through Tickets issued to all parts of the world. THE POPULAR ROUTE to the Old Country, Alaska, China and Japan. automobiles may now be used every day in the week in place of only All motorcycles and bicycles in service in France are splotched with three days as before, but the use of I various colors that resemble the col- the machines is still restricted to cer- oring of the landscape, By this me- tain main roads. .There are only thod the riders are not conspicuous three motorcycles in the whole prov- to the German air scouts. This hay ince and the riders find themselves'been very advantageous, restricted on all sides. Prince Ed- **A ward Island has received many hard j Holland, take it from the Dutch two- knocks because of its legislation in | wheeler press, has one bicycle rider the matter of motor vehicles, bin tlu* j for every severi inhabitants, claim was always put forth that thei * �� �� people would rather have silver foxes I O''! bicycle tires are being sold in AROUE! occa FLORISTS BROWN BROS. & CO., LIMITED., Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen, 48 Hastings St. E., and 782 GranvilU Street, Vancouver, B. C. WATCHMAKER 10,000 WATCHES and CLOCKS wanted to clean and repair at tht factory, 43�� RICHARDS STREET- than self-propelled vehicles. * * * ln Palm Beach the Smith flyer has taken the town by storm. The first one seen on the streets created a near-riot and all the wealthy winter visitors immediately demanded to know all about the "cute" little "Red Bug" cars, who sold them and how soon they could get one. For a novelty stunt the manager of the Royal Poinciana Hotel, had a Smith Flyer driven right into the huge hotel���up and down the halls, and circle around the big lobby, dodging chairs, pillars ami guests impartially. Everyone was talking ''Red Bugs," buying "Red Bugs,'' and having the time of their Jives driving "Red Rugs." Eight cylinders and twin-sixes couldn't furnish half the fun to these folks, many of whom own half a dozen automobiles, that the little Bug" docs. "Red Bug" races soon became the fad and they are held at the Country Club every day for both men and women drivers. Prominent people taking part in these races, and evidently judging from the smiles on their faces, having a bully time, have been snapped and the photographs widely published in Sunday papers and magazine sections all over the country. As the hotel garages .were full, it soon became a problem as to where to house all the "Red Bugs." The hotel managers, however, were equal to the situation. Palm Beach hotels are anly a few stories high, but they cover acres of ground, and consequently there are halls and corridors which appear to be miles long and are at least 1000 feet long. These big halls are being used as parking spaces, and right in front of" the guest's doors you will see their flyers parked. * * * The bicycle dealers of Winnipeg have placed their city on the map of organized cycling. At a representative meeting held recently, th< Winnipeg Bicycle Dealers' Associa tion was organized. The question of prices for the coming summer was Great Britain to cobblers who find lit difficult to get leather and use the worn castings as a substitute. ��� * * t The war is doing quickly for British motorcycles what it took years of constant trade press urging to impress on bicycle manufacturers���that usefulness is more desirable than a lot of shiny, sparkling parts. * * * From a cycling point of view the best athletic meeting held in Vancouver during the past five years took place at Mahon Park, North Vancouver, at the Dominion Day Celebration. The weather was ideal, and quite 10,000 people witnessed the sports. The four lap track is a good one; it is not banked and in cufise- qtience the times were not fast, but still were good. The band of the Irish Fusiliers occupied a place in the grand stand and kept the huge crowds in good humor all the time. Two Indian teams, the Musquam and Squamish. started the fun with Chief Matthias facing the ball. Squamish won with a score of 7 to S. The athletic programme was a long and varied one. principal interest being taken in the bicycle races in which Lanie II ask ins had much to do. McDonnell won both the 100 and 200 yards dash, H, J. Ridley securing first place in the one-mile flat. In the one-mile bicycle race open, the Vahderdassen brothers took first and second prizes, the older winning in the fast time of 2.37; the one-mile local race, open to North Vancouver, for prizes donated by Messrs. Haskins & .Elliott, was won by Sam Mc- Climnijint, closely followed by Lawrence Stevens; time .1.23. I'or the big event, the 5 mile race, nine riders lined up, and excitement was high as the riders changed^ passed each other round the fflur-lap track. J. Pratt fell at half the distance. A little later two other si����Jiii to grief at the bottom cdS-'nef.^Wu race resulting in Yanderdasscn \*in ning from A. H. ""TTTHrtrr. A. Road knight third. Time 15.7 4-5. A protest was lodged against Vanderdas sen for horeing. but was not sustain ed by the judges, who had failed to TWO GIRLS IN CAMP IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (Continued from last issue, Wc also came across quantities of human bones; skulls, rolled up from under our feet, ribs sticking up from the grass stark and staring, and I discovered in an old wooden box without a lid all the bones "f a child. 1 was much interested in it. chiefly because il must have been very old. In fact, from the broken timbers lying amongst the bones all about ns. I decided that these were probably relics of the times when the Indians used to put their dead upon platforms raised on poles to keep them from the wild beasts. Another day we tracked a mysterious lake to its very source away back in the folds of the hills. It was gloriously beautiful, but when we sat down to rest and admire the scenery we found ourselves amidst a plague of frogs ceaselessly hopping so we could not remain there. That evening, I recollect, we called at the farm for milk on our way home, and' the dear old lady there begged us not to be nervous if we heard shooting in the nighttime, as it would only be her sons who had gone out after two panthers (cougars, ur mountain lions) which had been killing their sheep. When wc got out into the road we tried to he brave, but it was somewhat difficult. It was growing dark and wc had thick woods to go through to our tent. Even if we won through these safely wc might find the panthers lining on the leg of lamb we had left in our arbutus larder. We got through the woods all right, but I don't know which of us shook the most. Fatima says T "simply shook like an aspen leaf," whatever that is; personally 1 think she shook like two aspen leaves, only as I was carrying the milk, it naturally showed more. Dead Wood Useful There was an enormous lot of dead wood about the camp, and that night I made a fire that could have been seen for miles round. We sat by it for ever so long, for neither of us wanted to go to bed, and when at last we did make a move I piled up the big logs to last for hours, and you may be sure it was not the smell pf burning I had to turn out for that night, hut to see if the fire Wasn't beginning to go out. Whether the big bonfire scared them or not I cannot say,-of course, but neither of the panthers were caught. They must have got safely off to the woods again, but we did not rest easy for many a night. The worst alarm we had���after we got used to "Charles." that is ��� ��� was the night of the three . . But I must begin at the beginning. It was a most beautiful night, the moon was full, and the high tide seemed in the stillness, to lap at the very door of the camp. With what.the weird little noises the sea made and the fantastic shadows the moon cast. I lay wide awake and staring long after Established 1904 PURE VINEGARS AND SWEET APPLE CIDER Carload Business a Specialty FACTORIES: B.C. 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I hereby give you notice that it is my intention at the expiration of fourteen (14) days from the service on you of this notice (which may be effected by publication in "The Standard" for 5 consecutive Issues), to effect registration in pursuance of the sold application, free from the above mentioned Agreement for Sale, unless you take and prosecute the proper proceedings to establish your claim, if any, to said lands, or to prevent such proposed action on my part. Dated at the Land Registry Office. Vancouver, R. C, this l?th day oT April, A.D., 1917. ARTHUR G SMITH, District Registrar. To: Joseph S. Merson. 5w���l ifc_L*_ ���ja SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1917 THE STANDARD THREE Milady's Gossip (BY "LAURINA' ) 1 can surely Bay "0 Perfect Day" delightful thrills I imagined for one with all truth regarding one of my moment that we hung in mid air, but .lays in this week, for it was filled the next wc were racing through a with delightful surprises and seusa- cutting in the solid rock, and I rea- tions, ami while those impressions jlized, as I saw the enormous bould- are still fresh in my mind, 1 am ers which had been moved,���some going to transmit them to paper ior the benefit of any who may take a similar delight in glorious scenery. piled high at the 'side of the track, some lying where they had rolled down amongst the trees���what a it and to what engineering and the simple pleasures afforded bylgigantic undertaking the making Nature; though to do anything like adequate justice to my subject. I should require to be an artist par excellence in word painting, and that. to my sorrow, 1 am very far from being. Doubtless all this that I am attempting to describe has been seen and appreciated often, even as 1 appreciated its manifold beauties, by many of my readers; but, just as certain is it that there will be many among them who have never made the trip; for it is most surprising how comparatively few people have taken the train that runs on the P. G. E. railway from North Vancouver, and made the beautiful run to Whytecliff and back. So it is to these that 1 would say do not on any account let the summer days pass without making yourselves familiar with some of the most beautiful scenery in the whole of Canada, and which is at the same time within such easy and inexpensive reach of Vancouver. I have been told that this is knowledged to be one of the finest bits of scenic railway in the Dominion, aud personally 1 do not for one moment doubt that, judging by the few miles that lie between Xorth Vancouver and Whytecliff, but I believe that the second part of the track, running from Sqiianiish to Lillooet, is incomparable in its grandeur and wlldness. ' To begin with, the cars arc very comfortable and airy with roomy well sprung seats, and wide windows that offer every facility for viewing the scenery on either side: ami these things, as we all know, mean so much to the "Voyagettr," wh" has not experienced at some time or an- the most wonderful touch that Nature could add; I found it hard to tear myself away, and like the good lady whose spouse was named Lot. I turned again anil again to catch one last glimpse. At any rate 1 was compensated on the homeward run, for far more mysterious and wonderful were the towering mountains, the deep shadows "f tin- forests, the Lilcain of water in harbor and bay, when lit by the silver lamp of tin- moon. Therc arc. I believe, many delightful spotS to lie found along this line, bays, canyon, and waterfalls, which arc ideal for picnics, sketching par- ties, botanists, The Tyranny of War Words Every reader of Tin- Standard has efficiency Germany has demonstrat- probably read of. or heard the war ed In various departments oi the con- discussed from vaioii, "stand points," 'points of view" ur angles, and perhaps arrived ai different conclusions, both as to its origin and its outcome. I have heard it so discussed in clubs, pri.an- houses, rooming houses, hospitals, hotels, street cars and ships until, at times one wished there uas some sanctuary where tidings of the war had never reached, to which one '-ould fly. Hut these were moments iln- lover of na- of weakness, of perhaps, satiety, or such a,railway must heights the science had attained. In some places the timber had been devoured by forest fires, leaving the burnt trunks standing, and even here was picturesque effect if only by way of sharp contrast, and tllat curious sensation of desolation that such a scene conveys. Sunny Bays All this while we had every now and again glimpses of the sea, delicious peeps that made me exclaim aloud,���little inlets that seemed to run right into the heart of the trees, sunny bays dotted with verdant islands, picturesque harbors with little wooden piers; but good things have a trick of not lasting and all too soon the stentorian tones of the conductor were heard calling "Whyte cliff" and we had come to the end of the run, so gathering our belongings we dismounted and turned our faces in the direction of Horseshoe Bay. Leaving the little station behind us. we took the path through the woods,���such a fascinating path with all sorts of beautiful ferns and leaves, and berries, large, ripe, luscious: tempting us to loiter at every step, while ever and anon between the trees a vista of sunlit sea would bid us hall; of mountains���llie long clefts in their sides filled deeply with snow, tlieir heads wreathed in soft clouds���which seemed to run sheer down t" the waters edge; surely tllis was a veritable paradise for artists. A Paradise At last came Horseshoe Bay itself, so correctly named from its shape. Thc restful green of woods ture in solitude, about which 1 in- j 11,, use ihc latest pbrasci war wear- tend to write later, with the hope lilless." that it may be of sonic- 'yip to my What a crop of these pestilent reader.', by discovering lor them new and beautiful spots where a holiday may be spent within easy reach aud yet "far fromthe madding crowd." * * * It is said that in Paris frocks and fashions generally are becoming a trifle more marked and noticeable than they have been during the dark days of the last two years, when the brooding shadow of war has lain so heavily over all. men and women 1 alike. The natural spirit of the French people is one of gaiety and hope, and the first instant things begin to appear more hopeful for them, it will break like sunshine through dark clouds, and reveal itself at first in little things, of which a gayer note in dress will undoubtedly be one. for to be elegantly gowned is part of the well being of the true other the discomfort of a stuffy earns carried almost down to the beachi and hard narrow scat. , which is of shingle, and ihc waters h'roni thc time 1 settled myself into! of the bay are still and calm as a attention was riveted, lake, and so clear llfSt tlic wonders _my .irner, my e, and so clear tor at every turn some 'new beautyioi starfish, jelly fish ami anemone showed itself, some wonderful effect arc distinctly to be seen from a boat. claimed my attention. At the extreme end of thc shSre on Indian Reserve' j either side tree covered cliffs rise r , I straight from the water, the sum- _soon alter leaving the station wc| ..... , , , , ... ,, i nuts ot which can be reached bv passed on the right the Indian Reserve with its quaint mission chinch. with the two minarcted towers and hav deil paths. At the mouth of the mysterious looking islands lie. Indian women with tlieir impassive (aces, and heads swathed with orange i or blue handkerchief, love to sit inl the warmth of the sun; while on thej left lie the ship building yards, which,; if hardly picturesque, are at least ani interesting and welcome sight. But it was not long before, save, (|rj,til, for a few ��� camps perched erie-Iik' which make the pleasantest of picnic spots for boaters, while far in the distance can be seen Bowen Island. and away ''back of beyond" more | misty snow covered mountains. Home Comforts* W'e spent our time in perfect, idle rcstfuhicsH, sunning on the beach, wandering about the cliffs. Illxurious- g in an open boat, such a I dav as gives fresh impetus for work, "���K'1 '���'""������ ""' u:"r'' ;""! ",!"r " ;��jand soothes jaded nerves. Later at call of the inner man, we made ur way to the "Blue Dragon Inn" evidences _,tl gardened bungalows, the em��....o ��� i, 1 the hand of man, which does not always beautify, were left behind, and the little train dashed on past the narrows with 'glimpses of Stanley Park, with Brockton Point and Prospect Point Lighthouses on one side. and on the other scenery which. I am told by those who know, makes you <lo|ibtful as to whether you are in Canada or Norway, for, just as in that country so famed for its natural wonders of fjord and mountain, you have the open green spaces with restless, noisy streams,���fed by the far off melting snows���with their pebbly beaches, and behind them mountains, mountains, and yet more mountains as far as eye can reach, pine covered and green at tlieir bases, then melting into shadowy haze, purple, sombre, mystical, wonderful, their summits steadfastly reared to the blue sky, and crowned with gleaming, sparkling snow���monuments of everlasting patience and majesty. Restful Greenery "Presently""tlie""line~ left lhe water front, turning a litle inland and taking us through closely timbered tracts of land where we peered from our windows into glades, aisles, yes, veritable cathedrals of restful greenery, and with trees so tall that though wc bend Wc could not see tlieir topmost branches which seem- , ed to stretch out loving arms right up to the blue above, and, oh! the straight grown, tapering, arrow-like trunks of them, surely masts enough for all the ships in the world, could they but have been transported. Sometimes we came to deep ravines with brawling, tumbling, torrent- rushing through, then the line ran over high tresseled bridges, and with for some tea. Now I really feel that 1 must tell you something about this same "Blue Dragon Inn." To begin with do not. from the name, run away wiih the idea that sumptions hotel accommodation is to be found at Whytecliff, that is not SO, but what really is there is a very attractive and .delightful concern, run by two enterprising and charming young women, who go out of their way to make visitors comfortable. and serve dainty, appetising meals, with aii accompaniment of pleasant words and smiles; not only that, hut they serve all meals at strictly reasonable prices. A limited amount of sleeping accommodation is also provided at the Inn, in rooms or tents, as preferred, while all meals are served at small tables on 'a wide verandah, so that visitors practically live in the open, though there is a comfortable lounge with easy chairs, fireplace and books for wet days. It is run upon somewhat similar lines, and reminded me very much of certain quaint Inns to be found in the pine forest districts of France, where, in days of peace, jaded Parisinnes would go to recruit their systems by a few weeks of life in the fresh air. I can safely say that those in need of complete rest, artists, or fishermen, could with equal advantage and profit, spend a delightful holiday there. But the time came when our thoughts had perforce to turn toward the homeward trip. The far off sunset glow had already dyed the snows of the mountain tops to gorgeous roseate pinks, and then the moon ar'se aud made a silver pathway across the water. Surely this was Parisienne. At an exhibition of art treasures which were to be sold for charitable purposes .the Petit Palais was gay with charming frocks. Dresses in soft satin in shades of grey, and dark blue, or black with embroideries of gold or silver were very much in evidence, as well as voiles and satin blended in biege, black or while. One striking costume was in ivory silk jersey over which was worn a loose coat of golden brown satin embroidered in silver and gold. There were worn also a great number of soft black dresses over white, cut on the straight chemise lines. The newest and smartest hat al the present moment being worn in Paris, is of black soft felt, simply trimmed with a ribbon, turned up on one side and worn with a good deal oi style. Very general also arc the hats of a big sailor shape, or the little toque, but they both have high crowns of felt and straw brim,���the favorite color in these being beige. Ivory felts are also worn, as well as turbans of satin or silk, embroidered ami veiled with tulle. <'ii hot days one sees many white voile dresses with colored spots, very simply made, ami worn with them large straw hats lined underneath in delicate shades of crepe de chene. or moiiseline dc soie. Hats of sailor shape, in Ijgln colors and entirely devoid of any trimming are very much affected by young girls, but the newesl shape has a dent in the crown, is called the "Roosevelt." and is made in felt. It is pulled well over the brow, and worn also a little on one side. One delightful hat seen was large sailor Iu shape covered with coarse biege canvas, the edge bound with narrow black velvet, a narrow band duct of the war. Final results, at the termination of the war will undoubtedly prove that tbe - i-called il Gi niiany has been greatly exaggerated. That its peculiar brand of "efficiency''���material, brutal, short-sighted and soulless��� has defeated the objection, sought That even in all that "military efficiency" implies, both France and become like a decree of God to their. As to the Kaiser, early in his reign he became dominated by words, and years before thc war endeavoured to dominate others with such threatening word, as the "mailed fist." Ir. peaceful times he had donned his "shining armour." drawn his "anointed sword" ir shook his "mailed fist" so often lhat he became "possessed." like an Indian faker or an Arabian Madhi. firing the imagination of "his .people" and preparing them for iln- enevitable clash of swords. There may have been method in his madness. It may have mly a part of the German sys- Grc.it Britain arc now superior. A to "muddling through" why Harden 1^"^ ..preparednesg�� the sowin| one of ihe ablest journalists Germany' has ever produced, has exposed a of the same around the base of crown being tied ill a bow in front, A Ihc top of the high crown was a liny wreath of most exquisite, raised, small, pinlc satin roses. * * * Italian Red Cross Concert An -exceedingly interesting am! characteristic event was tlic Grand Concert held last week in aid of the Italian Red Gross. Many of the leading citizens oi Vancouver, of that nationality, were lo be seen amongst the audience, as well as tlu- Italian consul of the city, and of Seattle, also the United States consul, and others. A most noticeable figure was a white haired veteran. Signor Loiiigi Blanchi, who proudly displayed upon his breast medals worn when fighting with the great Garibaldi, for thc liberty of Italy. The decorations were all in the National colors of Italy, as also were the ribbons upon the white dresses of the bon-bon sellers, and the flowers composing the bouquets presented to the artists. The bust of Dante by Signor Mar- ega. and the National flag graced the centre of the stage, while portraits of thc King, the Italian sovereigns, Garibaldi and Mazziui were hung in prominent places. With permission of Major R. Tapper the hand of the 72nd Highlanders was present and gave selections, as well as the British and Italian National Anthems, thc Garibaldi March, and others of a patriotic character. The soloists were Madame De Ponti. Mrs. Herbert Wood, Mrs. Bezean Phillips and Mr. Frederic Taggart. while an excellent short address "Italia Redenta," given by phrases and words have sprung into popularity. Nay. more. Some of them threaten to, if they have not ain ady become au obsession to many people. Greater, perhaps, then even the tyranny of the Kaiser over the bodies and minds of his subjects is the tyranny oi certain words or phrases over many minds since the great war started. Some of these arc most apt. pertinent, and within their limitations, hardly to be bettered. But the trouble is that they are used in conversation writing in so literal ans dogmatic a fashion, without qualification or reservation, that they lead to misconception and confusion, Take the expression "muddling through" as applied by both English and American papers to Great Britain's conduct of the war. This phrase vvas originaliy used by Lord Rosebery during the progress of tlu- Boer war. Rosebery was then considered "the Empire's orator.'' The expressive words caught on. They were joyfully seized by the British people (who delight in this curious species of national depreciation) aud widely advertised in book, song and story as epitomising the only way in which they conduct a war. govern a people, change the laws. or. in fact , "sec anything through." The phrase became stereotyped, .''.ml il was gradually accepted |-jul,, by other nations who cannot undc- i stand this curious kind of self-depreciation, as truly expressing a British characteristic. As if in starting anything, a business or a war. mistakes and blunders are not inevitable with every person or nation. But alas! it is ,,uly Great Britain that admits tlic soft impeachment. There is no oilier country in the world whose people, individually ami nationally, arc SO prone to this habit of self-de- preciation. It is a national vice, ii il is often a lovable personal trait. As a matter of fact, iu this very business oi the war. Germany has made greater blunders, political and more slavishly they military (having regard to her larger preparedness) than Great Britain. Per chief objection,, the conquest of France, Russia and England (to sayi iiotbing of ihc collapse of tlu- Baghdad scheme l) have utterly and finally! failed. But then, Germany never ad- Imits defeats or blunders in other res-; pects. She docs ret believe in the |defeat of her world-wide, schemes or any such stupid Brilish methods of depreciation. Just as this phrase of "middling through" has been extended beyond all sane limits in its British application, SO tbe Teutonic idea of "Ger- . ,|imau efficiency" has become tli opposite stereotyped tradition. Eachi phrase is really a revelation of na-l tional character. Thc one is British: self depreciation; the other German self-complancency. And in both cases other countries and peoples have accepted ihc separate valuations as uue and conclusive. As most pea- pie arc taken at iheir own valuations and as it is too much menial labor; to think, define or weigh and consider, it any wonder? Why waste time splitting hairs, quibbling over j words and derivations, when a word; or a thing is "generally admited?". That's true enough, iu things immaterial. But when they involve loose thinking and utterly wrong generalizations and conclusions in so vital a matter as this war. the indiscriminate use of these phrases is somewhat foolish. Nor vvill it serve any good purpose to deny or depreciate what thc seeds of halt- and lust of conquest While it is often asserted that th�� present Kaiser has modelled his life or conduct on that of his ancestor, Frederick the Great, it does not appear that he inherited Frederick's toleration of free speech. Macauley, in his essay on Frederick, states that during his reign all kinds of scurilous remarks were allowed to be uttered by his loving subjects, without let or hindrance. It is related that on one occasion his attention was drawn to a particularly flagrant instance of defamation of his character posted upon a wall. "Tut, tut," he said. "Leave it alone. I let my subjects say what they like," or words to that effect. He was not the man to let words frighten him, ong the aspiring young English ad- and he certainly did not allow them mirers of Matthew Arnold, the "plain to dominate his actions. living and high thinking" or the Nq .,,....,_,. _V(, sha��� have to ��wait ''light and leading" supposed to be derived from the cultivation of the arts, the study of poetry, history, na- catalogue of blunders committed by Germany since, August. 1914. that ought to make certain politicians quite envious. Then there is that German word "Kultur," once held in honor and repute, now a word of loathing, horror and derision. Supposed to be synonymous with thc English word "Culture," it was originally held by Germans (before the war) to be somewhat different in its meaning. Implying among other things, the cultivation and glorification of thc war, or military spirit, as seen through the smoked glasses of that horrible cult, German philosophy. It is certainly not the kind of "culture" in vogue in mid Victorian days am- tural philosophy and all that is implied in a "liberal education." Oh. no. it is quite a different kind of culture, "made in fact, in Germany." Cheap and nasty, and now that its doctrines have been tested, evolved and demonstrated in this world war, a thing of horror, unclean, inhuman and diabolical. "Kultur," in fact, is now the antithesis of culture. " Unfortunately, also, the degradation "f ihis word "Kultur" may pos- . ...de uijiiierited reproach to that line "Id English word "culture." As N'apolcon was called "the man of destiny" so the Kaiser may bc known in future years as "the man of Kultur." It will not then be so appropriate or so kind to refer to some friend of intellectual attainment, as "a man of culture" lie may resent it. It suggests too much the stigma of German "frightfulneSs." And this distortion of words and phrases by tin- Germans is. after all. a curious sidelight into the average German's character. They arc slave, not '"'illy p. the Kaiser but to words. Thc more imperative the words arc the bey them. And many things arc forbidden in Ber- thc German word "verboten" has and see' (to quote the phrase fastened upon II. II. Asquith whether the latest expression "war weariness" emanating from Germany is a real indication of feeling in the- higher military circles, or merely the natural, long delayed realization of the utter failure of the plans born of "Kulture." military efficiency" and "frightfulness" among its deluded people. Perhaps it is both. Anyhow when the war is over we shall have the relief of looking forward to i new scries of catch words. Disraeh gave us "peace with honor." after the Berlin Conference of 1878. President Wilson suggested "Peace Without Victory.'' before his change of heart and policy. Germans, pacifists tln-rs have quite recently de- i "Peace without compensa- "Peace without Indemnities," be noticed that nearly all the phrases submited nowadays arc "without" something or other. Well, the allies will certainly continue to fight until peace is obtained with all the essentia] guarantees of permanency stipulated in their historic reply to the recent overture., of Germany. But. no doubt, "war wear- ami mandei tion." It will peace mess oi le come affe :ts the wlm world more eople will wel- without delay." E. M. ���_". Mr. Lionel Makoviski. thusiastically received. was most en- Professor Rundle's Appointment All friends, as well as those who have been musically connected with Professor James Rundle, will be interested to know that he has been commissioned to organize and conduct an orchestra and concert party to supply the music on board the boats running between Vancouver and Alaska. W'e wish Professor Rundle every success and a pleasant time during his sojoinoT*-. through the summer months among some of the finest surroundings as regards scenery in the world. The Next Issue of the Greater Vancouver Telephone Directory Closes on July 15th. L917 1: you arc contemplating taking npw service', or making' any changes in or additions tn your present service, you should semi in notification, in writing, not later than the above date, in order that vou mav take ad- vantage of the new directory listings. The tractive Telephone Directory offers an at- and effective medium for advertising purposes. Advertisers should bear the above date in mind so that insertion may be sure in the September Directory. B.C. TELEPHONE CO., LTD. R FOUR THE STANDARD SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1917 t0���^ Richmond Craig's Weekly Message E "LOOKING BACKWARD" "I Remember the Days of Old." Psalm 143, 5. ���^ thropists, and childless theorists. 1 would be down hard on even the Religious Education Department of the Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work, if its program contemplated what would lift one small straw's weight of training obligation fronithe conscience of any Christian father or mother. "Back to the Home!" is the proper slogan now. Individual salvation and other days, stood chivalrously against I shall propagate this Gospel, and shall c|,ar;lct(.r as we|| send forth to the ends of the earth its ambassadors. proclaiming ihc greatness and goodness of the God: every form of unrighteousness. Nor did they count lhe cost; they soughl only to preserve and defend those institutions, and principles that make nations greal. * * * Therc is a tendency in these days to minimize the power and influence of the church. And yet, when we reflect a little, wc see tllat almost every great reform of which thei ��� think il was Robert Louis Stev? Hritish people are proud, has been L,gon w|���, recommended that walk- gained through .its influence. The|jng t0urs should be undertaken alone, as social safety and progress���depend upon the true home. * * * PATRIOTIC POETRY of our Fathers, Let us never forget the days of old; but let us live audi The patriotic poetry is as rare as work, so that future generations will manna and comes we know not have every reason to call us, "The'whence. Blessed ofthe Lord." * * * THE UNFETTERED MIND The Great Preachers Frederick W. Farrar, D.D. MURDERERS OF SOULS "To put stumbling blocks in the way of tllc innocent, to tempt the weak into the paths of impurity or vice, to play tlic part of the devil��� p. be the tempting devil���to other souls, to betray those who have trusted you, lo destroy the souls for which Christ died���these are the deadliest crimes which any human soul can commit. He who lends to a weaker and younger brother some impure book, in which, in ten minutes, he may read himself to death; he who acts to church has been the protagonist of liberty and education in all ages, and her noblest and best have surrendered their all in defence of the rights of the people. The influence of the church on the life of the community This is one of lhe penitential is beyond comprehension. What psalms that we have before us this would Western Canada be without a evening, the background of which is. Church? What would British Col- surely one of physical suffering. It unibia be without its self-sacrificing is a prayer for deliverance and guid- and indefatigable ministers and mis-'definite programme or Itinerary���let|h:.l! ���.���: than bv ,, i .-,��� ,- n��� ance, and breathes the lofty spirit ot sionanes? The church is, here as definite objects of accomplishment one who has learned by experience elsewhere, the salt of the earth, and reraajn behind, locked in the office safe, where tliey properly belong. Of all the forlorn, lonesome ob- And since some tranquility .if mind, some perspective and imaginative reaction are necessary to the writing of poetry, how shall truth and beauty bc sung in days burdened with anxiety, haunted by the wildest of hopes and fears? The term "pat-'some comrade, whom he calls friend, I money to make hi.s machinery safe, to better cultivate a freedom of mind, j riot,'1 too, descends to us slightly as a torch bearer to sin, he who first on the man who makes a fortune by so that il would he open to all im- soiled and tarnished. In the middle planted the seeds of hell iu the Bpul houses which are either, On the one pressions, "as a pipe* for any wind 0f/the eighteenth century, says Mac- of one of Christ's little ones; he who hand, hot beds of pestilence, or on to play upon.' auley in his Essay on Walpole, it leads another over the thin border the other dens and traps of ruin for had become a by-word of derision, line of ruin by teaching him to lie, or the bodies and souls of men? We the high places of society, is in God's sight a murderer, and God's revenge against murder shall find him out. Again, all selfish, guilty, Oppressive trade is murder in God's sight. It may get a man into Parliament, it may make him a peer, but as surely as God builds the superstructure of social order on the foundation stone ol Christian belief, so surely is the spirit of Cain in all who thrive by the miseries of their fellow-men. ��� Is there no guilty blood ou the man who will not spend a little There is no store sir inviting, hi office so alluring, as the uncertain ties of a quiet country lane, or tin irregular course of a trout stream. and Dr. Johnson furiously exploded gamble, or to drink, or to devastate at an injudicious use of it. The pliil-lthc inner sanctities of his being, may iSOpher and the intellectual are apt to trust in the faithfulness of God. In meditation and reflection, the writer seeks to ease tlie overwhelming of his spirits, and bring comfort to the desolateness of his heart. He remembers the days of old; the days when Jehovah, the God of his fathers rescued his people and freed them from thc snare of the enemy. He finds cheer in looking backward over his own life, and bringing to remembrance the brightness and beauty of the earlier days when his soul rejoiced in freedom, and his heart swelled with song. * * * It would profit us all very much did wc take time to look back upon our lives. Ill these times of sadness and strife, a remembrance of the faithfulness of God and His goodness to us, should help uplift some of our drooping souls. When we can see nothing new that can cheer us, let ns think upon old things, and old times. We once had merry days, days of deliverance, and joy and thanksgiving; why not again? Jehovah rescued his people in the times of long ago; why should he not deliver us from our fears and doubts in these historic days in which we live? We ourselves have a rich past to look back upon; we have sunny memories, satisfactory memories, and these arc as tlowers for the bees of faith to visit, from whence they may make honey for present use. * * �� On this fiftieth anniversary of Confederation tfic great Canadian" people have every reason to "Remember the Days of Old" with gratitude and pride. We have now a Dominion united and loyal in the hour of extreme need. The way has not always been pleasant in the development of lour own heroes, and proudly say that the light of the world, and in reviewing the .last fifty years of our National life we cannot ignore its grcat place in the development of national character. Its influence must continue. Its work must not be curtailed, and it is the duty of cvery right minded citizen to maintain and support that which has contributed so largely to the development of this wonderful democratic state. * * * In looking backward across these past fifty years we see that the early fathers had a very pronounced idea concerning the sovereignity of God. He was to them a real God, In whom they Jived, moved, and had tlieir being. He dominated the whole course of their lives. They sought comfort from Him through His Word in the The true way to enjoy a vacation j to scoff at an emotion that may be is first to surrender the notion of a'mused more easily hy a bad music- bert Spencer himself frankly confessed that, though the charge of dishonesty would seriously move him, the jects to bc pitied, it is one of those doubtful tourists with a note-book, keeping a double entry system of hotels, routes and historic places to be seen���and if perchance he misses one object, his physical and mental systems are both out of balance. Have only a vague sort of notion where you arc going, or what you intend to do. Change your mind at a turn of the road, or having found a safe retreat in some quaint inn, remain content, realising that little pleasure can be found in restless moving. One seldom has chance to enjoy the quieting influence of shadows in an office, where it is either daylight or electric light continuously. a fleecy cloud adds a deeper tone of green to some hillside, or a bit of hour of sorrow, and when despondent and despairing He gave ear to their; l!"1 "", '" ""' '" l'""",rv' wl,,,, supplications. They too, remembered the days of old; they meditated on all His doings; they mused on the work of his hands. We might well follow their example in these times. During these past three years the glory of Canada has been written On the soil of France, in the blood of gallant and heroic sons, of the men of The Covenant. The principles for which our forefathers died are those for which they fight today. We celebrate Confederation in all our churches by reading our Honor Rolls, and as wc do, we remember the days of old. We again visit in spirit the Grey- friars, and see those noble men sign the Covenant in blood and "until death." We could recall some of those glorious names. They are an imperishable monument to principle and honor. We read the names of be in God's sight a ten times worse have still sweater's dens, and gambling hells, and murderous gin shops, and streets infamous vvith immoral- charge of imfintriotism would leave him cold. A poet, too, is of no country, unless it be of tliat which lies "far beyond tllc stars," "over the hills and far away, where lhe unchanging meadows are." He, if any man, is the true cosmopolitan. A faithful patriot can be Af any country. But since a poet is a man, and every man, whether he he Swiss or Roman, Rhinelander or Eskimo, is in some degree, and for good or indifferent reasons, the lover of his country, so every poet is a patriot. * * * EXTERNAL FORCES Man himself, at best, is weak and could never accomplish a very large- task with his own power alone. He must find out and ally himself with thc grcat external forces of nature and of God. The young man who sits at his Utile instrument in thc murderer than many who have been ity; and all who .loving gold more hanged. If there be an unpardonable than God, have any share iu thus sin it is this. destroying lhe lives and souls of their All God's Commandments are link- I rcthern may lie honorable men, but I ed together; to break one is often to they shall stand at the last day as break all. Many a liar who gets his I murderers before the awful eye of blood money hy murdering rcputa-11 lim who sees the things- tions, many a seducer who walks injand sees them as they arc. that are. THE NEW VOTERS A quite large number of the readers of The Standard will find themselves in a novel position at thc first Provincial or Dominion election that comes along. They will have a vote. For all the provinces of thc west and Ontario have given the women the franchise on the same terms as the men. The women, therefore, of these enfranchised provinces are now equally responsible with the men lor good government. The Standard has constantly appealed to young men to tit themselves for their share in the good government of their country. It is now "up to" the sisters of these young men also to master the prob- our national character and policies, but it has been progressive. Many clouds have overshadowed this great land since those memorable days when the Fathers, determined to merge all for the better development of the vast resources, but through them all the star of hope had led the way. Possibly no part of the Empire had given such proof of, what determination and faith could accomplish in the life of a people. And the possibilities of Canada are tremendous. We have not really begun to grow yet. These mountains around us, are as our own poet has told us, "Pregnant with the seed of cities yet unborn." That wc might the better grasp the opportunities that have come to us, it is wise and well that we look backward, and remember the days of old, * * * When Cecil Rhodes, the great African Empire Builder was sitting for his portait, Mr. G. F. Watts led him out in conversation on the remarkable genius of the British race for colonization, and asked him to what he attributed it. "Well," said Rhodes, "I think to the village life, and if I may say so, to the village church." In this' day of celebration of Canadian Federation let us not forget that we owe a great deal to the village life, and the village church of the old days. The destinies of Canada are inseparably wrapped up in the religious life of those little hack- woods communities down east. There the national character was moulded and preserved, and it is the duty of the sons and daughters of these Ontario homes to live up to the traditions and principles of their fathers. We should remember the days of old. We are descendants^pf the men of the Covenant, and - the spirit that dominated their lives, and formed their rugged characters, should be found in us also. These stalwarts of Moral Strength WEAKNESS is about as bad in its results as wickedness. Often it is wickedness. When people could bc strong, and choose to bc weak, may Ihey not justly bc blamed for the evil that follows? When an individual is looked to for strength, und fails, docs not thc failure of others come from their example? Everyone of us is strength to somebody, and should live up to thc position. No one can fell when the test wjll come, and therefore moral strength should bc developed and kept up all the while. That is the only kind of strength that can bc relied upon. Spasmodic effort is not strength. No one can lean on it. Only by patient days and steady exercise can abiding power be obtained. People that are leaned on are usually quiet people, and arc often obscure. But what would the 'world do without them? "He that ovcrcometh I will make him a pillar in the temple of God," says thc grcat promise which expresses thc eternal goal and thc eternal reward of moral strength. they to will ever stand upon the pages of our country's history as the 8mishin<. stealthily flits across a for- great martyrs ef Confederation. In ���, pathway, betraying to your eye their blood have been cemented the | ,ome timid bird or flower, then the noblest traditions, and the highest ideals for which our great Empire has ever stood. We are bound in the great bundle of life with them, and it is our privilege to hand on to succeeding generations the contribution they have made towards the consolidation of thc British race. Let us be worthy of this high honor, and let us so live that yet being dead, their great spirits may live in us. The greatest factor in all history is the Cross of Jesus Christ. It has inspired thc noblest deeds and the loftiest ambitions. It has conquered the hearts of all types and shades of men. It is the only thing to which men really turn when in spiritual doubt or difficulty. The way of thc Cross is the way of triumph. The path of the Cross is the path of Glory. And we - can never remember the days of old, without calling to mind all that the Cross stands for. It is the source of all true sacrifice and love. It reflects the mind of God, for God is love. Its Gospel is the one cheering message that bright ens this world of sorrow today. When it is understood, and interpreted, it gladdens the drooping soul and strengthens the weary and faint. The Gospel of Jesus Christ," says a recent writer, "conceived and received in its magnitude makes the humblest of His servants an Empire Builder, and the smallest of congregations an expeditionary force". * * * , In this grcat western land to which we have all been called to work, let us so receive the Gospel in all its fulness and power that by its aid we may lay broad the foundations of righteousness and national integrity and faithfulness. Let us rear such institutions in our land as mind becomes receptive to quieting and helpful impressions. The man whose mind eliminates all thoughts of life other than business success is dangerously near losing most ofthe pleasure there is in living. ��� * * BACK TO THE HOME The following from a U. S. A. paper is true also of Canada. The weakest place today in the entire American Christian, and noiv Christian, social fabric is the home. Quasifreligious organizations, whose ostensible aim is thc young whoare without home or church, have forgotten the special reason for their existence, and have invaded the home. The Church itself also by overor- ganization has unintentionally delimited the home. Hence parents have passed over their religious teaching responsibility, together with some other important responsibilities, to others. By this multiform process the home has become largely a mere feeding, clothing, sheltering place, and the young folks are coming up without what the Christian home alone can furnish. For there is no substitute for a correct Christian home atmosphere and training. Beyond all else or anything else these are fundamentally influential. ship's cabin and silently summons help from other ships and the shore- hundreds of miles a.way is a giant of power, while the strongest seaman with the mightiest voice shouting is a helpless pygmy before his task. "Learn how" is the motto for every man, woman and child who has a task too big for single-handed power. Find out thc force outside of self that- may be summoned to be your obedient slave, as Aladdin summoned the genii to do his bidding. Every great invention has been the result of some man's search to find the right wayto do a task that was too big for him before. It was too great a task to cross wide continents on foot, so man summoned steam to drive his engines and haul his trains a mile a minute and annihilate the distance. As the population increased and spread over vast areas, and business demands quick and constant intercourse, it was altogether too big a task to hold communication man with man. Morse grappled with the mighty problem and gave the world the telegraph. Still the task of communication was too big for ships at sea, until Marconi wrested more secrets from the very heavens and revealed the wonders of wireless tele= graphy. * * # AMERICAN COLLEGES AND DRINK In the great colleges and universities of America the use of alcohol Obviously some of the worst cne-jj3 a discredi'��'' practice. It is real- mies of the home wear Christian 'zed 'hat a clear brain is, of all things, important for a college man badges and profess to be its friends. The time has come for plain speech on this subject, and for earnest action, too. Spiritually speaking, the modern "slaughter of the innocents" has been accomplished by a lot of misguided, so-called philan- the bodies ofthe young are rich in reserve, in potential forces, and need no stimulant. There is today a most wholesome trend against alcohol in American colleges generally. lems which popular government presents. Our women, as others, will be equally responsible Tvith thc men for all members elected and all legislation adopted. There are, besides, special fields of legislation in which women ought to be able to speak with more authority than men���legislation, for example, relating to the home, to foods, to morals. We are mistaken in our young Canadian women if they do not speedily qualify themselves for intelligent pronouncement on all public questions, and on these in particular. �� * * WAR AND THE BELLS When, more than a century ago, news reached England of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Xelson in the hour of victory, the bells of Chester Cathedral flung peal after peal of air-borne triumph; but after every peal, deeply, solemnly, mournfully, t|v*ajreatest bell tolled once, a single booming note of grief. Bells for many centuries have been intimately associated with the hour of national triumph and disaster. In Belgium, famous as a land of bells and carillons, the ancient tocsin of Antwerp, cast in 1316, and named the "Horrida," has been long disused; it did not, in this year of battle, cry French and English bells are as notable for perfection of tone, but a grcat many are renowned through tradilion and association. Many of the most famous French bells, like Jacqueline of Paris and George d'Am In'is of Rouen, were 'melted down for gun metal during the Revolution.' Of the English bells, many bear inscriptions connecting them with famous persons or events. A Royalist village bell, of the period of the Civil Wars, thus proclaims its association with the execution of Charles I., for which it tolled to its injury, and the restoration of Charles IL, which it was prepared to celebrate: When tllat my Kings he suffered I lost my tonge, as he hys Head, When that my Kinge returned to reigne J found my Voice to ringe againe. The magnificent peal of bells in the church of St. Helen's, Worcester was installed to commemorate the victories of the great Duke of Marlborough. Six of the eight bear the nmase of battles, the other two those of the Duke and Queen; and each carries a patriotic inscription. First is my note and Blenheim is my name, For Blenheim's story will be sung in fame. So proclaims the first bell; the last concludes the exultant peal; The immortal praises of Queen Anne I sound With union blest, and all these glories round. Old Boston possesses one of the finest peals in England, whose hymn of thanksgiving, alternating the scattered villages and towns of the wide fens of Lincolnshire that Napoleon had met defeat at Waterloo. Another English bell, re-cast after it had, on the same occasion, cracked under the joyful strain of its own insistent thunder, is proudly inscribed:: I rang the downfall of Buonparte, and broke, with the date of Waterloo.���"Great Thoughts." ��� * �� �� PRO PATRIA Men fight and die for Britain, In alien lands they fall, FoV life and death are . nothing When native land is alt; And selfish ends, and fear of pain. These things shall never be again. They who have heard the battle Thunder on field or wave, Or stood beneath the starlight Beside a comrade's grave,��� See life and death with other eye, And live for nobler destinies. And women work for Britain From early morn to night, In factory,' shop and office. That men may guard the right; And idle lives, and pleasures vain,��� aloud the city's danger or proclaim i These things can never be again, its fall. Its younger comrade, ..the. Santa Maria, which first rang in 1467,! They who have heard and answered on the entry of Charles the Bold into'The clarion call of state, the city, was also silent, and so was j Who once have grasped the vision, tbe favorite Carolus, the gift of thei And risen to their fate,��� Emperor Charles V., richly cast ofjTo their old lives no more return, copper, silver and gold. Perhaps, j For other, better things they yearn, like Roland, the great bell of Ghent, j they only sound for victory. jAnd men shall live for Britain, The Belgian bells are, many of;Seeking no selfish gain, them, among the finest products of j And women work for Britain, the great bell founders, when their Counting all else but vain; Our little, narrow wranglings past, art was in its prime, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Few None but the nobler things shall last. . !___.: SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1917 THE STANDARD FIVE WHAT OTHERS SAY Berlin Rejoices A great day in Berlin! A day of fervent rejoicing in palace and in hovel that did much to dispel the gloom of the unfortunates who had been unable to get anything to eat wilh their food tickets! Attendeda by his gorgeously, uniformed staff the Kaiser went iu state to h.is favorite place of worship t" give devout thanks to his Divine junior-partner and to hear Heir Pas- Why, Indeed? People who are fond of conundrums may perhaps be able to give an answer to the following! Since for a number of years it has been considered essential that locomotives, which run on a fixed metal track, and do not have to be steered, shall be Operated by men iii a thoroughly sober condition, how long will public sentiment tolerate as drivers of automobiles, which must in all cases be SPORTS i Continued fr >nj page Two) towards his jumping off place. Once wc missed him all day, but found him in one of our blankets at night, and ou two occasions Fatima lorcib- latima had past peacefully into the ly ejected him from under her pillow land of dreams. Fatima was on the "moony' side of the lent, and 1 had tion it would have been all right, but turned in thai way and was watching ineither oi us felt that we could, so lhe shadows of tin- arbutus leaves, | we just had to endure it. when all along the side >.f the tent Good Fun and Exercise next to Fatima there passed slowly What with our walks, trolling ior three great shadows going toward salmon, wood-carrying, wood-chop- ti'i sea, Their backs were turned I ping, bathing and so on We -"it lots |nr Stunipf preach a sermon on pat- steered through free-moving traff riotism Irom a text taken from the Gospel of Xietzchc. lie spoke of the German peasant and the privilege he enjoyed of giving his life for his Em- peror. Not since Herr Pastof Baempf delivered his memorable discourse on thc good fortune enjoyed by the Belgian women who became "lady companions" of highly placed German officers has such eloquence issued from a Berlin pulpit. It was meet and fitting that the pious Huns should give thanks t" their Kaiser's partner for the glorious triumph of tlieir arms. No wonder their hearts were filled with a solemn and holy joy. Never before since the beginning of the war had 26 little children been massacred and 94 wounded in a single aeroplane bombardment of London���Xew York Herald. What Environment May Do A decade or so ago some thous- ou highways and 4< who arc to influence o ence Moniti some liqii" IC ! .ity streets, men legree under the -Chr Why Not? 'I o increase the crop yield, ihould not the President order why that all vacant land be put under cultivation immediately? Failure to have vacant land under cultivation by June 1st, should automatically give anyone (he right t" "jump" the land and use it for a term ot five years. Anyone jumping the land should he protected by the police throughout his five-year term. If we- mean business this is the way to proceed.���The Ground Hog, Cleveland. sloping ihc wrong way beast I had ever seen, the tail end being higher than the head, which se id to be carried about a foot and a half from tin- ground. Hears! A midnight call from three bears am' no weapons in the tent more deadly than a haiibrush! My word. 1 did feel bad! I dared not move or -peak, am! the three fat shadows shuffled along the tent side 01 ��� after the other. Then came several hearty sniffs at the flap. That finished me. I sat up with a yell, seized Fatima's boots, which were close at hand in case of spiders, and let fly at the flap. Instead of tin- flap, the boots struck the enamel jug a any ol splendid exercise, and in spite Intolerance Intolerance in one form ther has been battling with r ano- charity ands of "Doukhobors,'' a Russian since the dawn of the human era. The sect of peculiar traits, went to Can-, product of extremism, it operates ada under pledge of immunity from fr0m a variety of motives, but what- military service. For the Dominion's Department nf the Interior tlie Douk hohors have made life from time to time far from a bed of roses, especially when the tribe would undertake a pilgrimage to some distant point minus wearing apparel. Exemption from military service* was the least of the worries of department heads; they would have rejoiced iu that if it would only have kept the community quiet. It is interesting to note, as an instance of what environment will do, that over KX) of the Doukhobors have joined Saskatchewan battalions, despite their immunity, and the first of these people to die in Canada's service fell in the Vimy Ridge attacl- ���Wall Street Journal. ever its purpose ii always winds up in confusion, disorder and misery. It is, in fact, an expression of the spirit of tyranny, present nr potential, and notwithstanding its antiquity and the wear-and-tear lo which it has been subjected it is still a mighty tough factor.���Victoria Times. British Captured Hell Iu its latest ridiculous drive England's Contemptible Little Army has captured I.enfer (which we lake to be a misprint for I.'Eufer). Those Prussian troops that "can fetch the devil from hell" had better convoy Old Nick to a position "previously . j prepared in advance."���Chicago Tribune. and basin on our dressing-table the whole thing went over with a terrific clatter, Fatima bounced up with a shriek of terror, forgetting tin- crazy nature of her couch, ami over she. came towards mc! Of course she grabbed my bed t" save herself, and I and il landed on top of her on llu- floor iu one wild weird tangled heil'! Hears and everything else vanished from my mind in that wild scramble for existence, but when I succeeded in finding something firm to put my feet upon, had got niy bed and blankets off my head, and was struggling lo gel Fatima up. I had to explain what the commotion had been about in lhe first instance. At the words ''bears" Fatima collapsed once more on the ruins of her bed and declared she would not get up till 1 had sent them away. What do you think of that for a large order? Quick Excitement All these stirring events had happened in aboul live seconds. I should j ulgc. but as the mw we had made from the word. "Go" vvas sufficient Unwise Speeches The disitission of the conscription measure, proceeds at Ottawa, not. however, on party lines. It is understood that some French Canadian supporters of the government will oppose the bill, while a number of Liberals have declared their intention of supporting it. In two cases, speakers have used words which are not conducive to harmony or goodwill, A passage in the Prime Minister's speech contained an unplcas- ing suggestion concerning what might happen when the soldiers return from the war. A French member of thc Opposition used lauguage which seemed to advise forcible resistance to the law. Perhaps neither speaker meant what the' language conveyed to the ordinary reader. The moderation and caution which at all times are desirable in our parliamentary debates, as well as elsewhere, are more than ever important in the present state of affairs in Canada.��� The Journal of Commerce. Lincoln's Message to Mothers To the mothers who have been bereft by the war tliere will remain, las Abraham Lincoln in a famous letter assured Mrs. Bixhy. lhe mother of five sons killed in battle, "the cherished memory of the loved and lost, 'and the solemn pride to have laid so J costly a sacrifice upon the altar of ' freedom."���Toronto Globe. Rainiest Town in the World Curiously enough, it is in India, that we find the wettest town in the whole world, according to a British agricultural expert in India. This town, where there is an almost constant rainfall, is called Cherapunji, in Assam. Its average rainfall is 600 inches or 50 feet a year, which is nearly a foot a week. all, nr perhaps because of tin- various I alarms ami excursions we enjoyed '���civ moment oi our slay. I'or "lie whole week l-'atima deserted tln- cainp and went away to the mainland I" visit friends, and bad a splendid lime, but 1 enjoyed the camp even v.it-n ."il"ii<-. and should have enjoyed it more if I could ba-.c persuaded her t" take Charles wilh her; but argue as I might Fatima vas adamant in thi particular. Did I mention how much ll" mosquitoes enjoyed Fatima? They just stayed ami loved her! A stray one woiih; wander int" tin- tent at nighl ami bump into me, get shooed off. j land would perhaps be "ii tin: point ���''��� , , i i- - ol departure thoroughly disheartened vvln-ii be would catch a glimpse of Fatima, 11.- would ui-..- a buzz of satisfaction, "i sheer lib,,, sound thei "Conic on boys." fur all his friends, and joyously bite a chunk "in of Fatima's left car. You would hear a resounding whack, and a muffled voice would say. "Got that brute anyway." and so mi ail lib. thc long night through, I would lie -till ami rejoice that even a mosquito ian ch 'Ose the better part, till the vo iiiur. "Isn't there an burning somewhere?" would know my time it was l-'atima", turn Only too soon our away and the last fully wc rose am ing everything iq hie to look as if n tliere. Then we up through the vv The Aeronui Can be seen at 670 RICHARDS ST. into them. At first. ,pici"iis wearing tli __"t over that, and felt rather overalls, 1. put in hours at tin- ga ut automobiles general. Study in Auto School ie women iu the League's ycle division will take their ir month slipped(ehanical training in an autoin iv came. Mourn-1school. Besides training for the irokc camp, tidy ice would mur- avvful smell of and then I had conn-, and io chuckle. rattier pleasant learning all al" motorcycles in illo- mc- any creature ex- as much as possi- o one bad ever been dragged our things to the mail t" cm- ared A Paradise for Capital Canada has been a paradise for capital. Sometimes when foreigners invest in our financial institutions we appreciate it so highly that wc take care of their capital for them and relieve them of responsibility, j Enterprise is almost worshipped in Canada. If anyone will only build a railway, and if he has no capital, we j give it to him and let him keep the I railway. We are still sublimely innocent in this regard, but are learning from necessity if not from logic. < Many a man has resolutely ended his wasteful extravagance when all his money was gone. When a corporation gathers our nickel, our coal, our timber, and everything else in sight or underground, we call it the de velopment of our resources onto Globe. The Shameless Slacker When you sec a cigarette-smoking, healthy-looking young man playing pool or studying the Racing Form, do you ever think that perhaps his next-door neighbor's son is knee- deep in mud amid bursting shrapnel, or staggering through wire entanglements, breathing the deadly funics of a gas attack.���Toronto Globe. *-^___��-�� A Real War Song The entrance of the United Slates into the European conflict is heralded by the publication of a real war song, written by a Marylander, too, Daniel M. Henderson, whose poem has been awarded the National Arts Club prize. The title "The Road to France'! is incorporated in the theme with a ringing vigor that sets thc pulses leaping. The first verse of the new song reads: Thank God our liberating lance Goes flaming on thc way to France _Tor. iTo France���the trail the Gurkhas i found! jTo France���old England's rallying Wasting Needed Grain ground! With flour climbing up to unpre- To France���the path the Russians cedented prices, grain is still going strode! into, distilleries and breweries for the To France���the Anzac's glory road! manufacture of intoxicating liquors, i To France���where our Lost Legion Why is it permitted? In the year ran ending March, 1917, not less than. To fight and die for God and maal 88,000,000 pounds of foodstuffs were To France���with every race and used in manufacturing whisky alone breed in Canada. Only three distilleries ; That hates Oppression's hrutal creed, were engaged in making whisky, all ; "The Road to France" seems des- the others being engaged in manU- j tined to be the first war song worthy facttiring spirits used for munitions.' of thc times. And unless American Yet the total output increased, and!sentiment has lost much of its for-,really lost him that time���but no! I "the consumption of grain increased mer power of expression more of awoke in the night only to see him by 4.000.000 pounds over the previous this much needed sort of stimulus year.���Saskatoon Star. should be forthcoming. to have frightened cept a tax-collector off the earth. 1 didn't mind undoing the flap and peering out. Of curse, there was nothing to be seen of our visitors, so I hurriedly tied up the flap again, assisted Fatima to rise, and we started to put things to rights. We did not sleep much during the rest of llie night, and the next morning we went to the farm for milk together to tell our tale of woe. Of course, it may have got swollen somewhat by that time, and I must say it was met solely with hilarity instead of the seriousness it merited. Even the old farmer, when 1 told him Ihc moving tale, winding up vvith "And do you THINK they were bears, don't you think Mr. Ball?" chuckled as he winked at his "missus" and replied, "Well, judging from your description miss they must 'a bin hippopotamusses." That tent of ours was very comfortable in its way, but it was the scene of many a thrill: Take Charles for instance. lie was a very large black spider which had apparently conceived a hopeless affection for Fatima, I think���for mc, SHE thinks. He had been allowed to live because wc both naturally hate to kill things, and as Fatima truly observed, he would have made a nasty "squash" if you trod upon him. Anyway, he adopted our tent with enthusiasm as his home, and nothing we could do would make him changg his views We used to push our two big twigs or a piece of paper dozens of times a day between the two of us, yet whenever we went into that tent Charles was always there. His favorite spot was hanging from the roof crossing on a long thread about a foot above my face when 1 was in bed���just where you dare not move an eyelash or let out a whisper for help, for fear it should precipitate the crisis and make him drop. Once Fatima swears she found him at the bottom of a paper bag containing sandwiches when we were miles from home, because he was there in the tent when we got horn, swinging happily on his thread just above my "bed. It is awful to have been the cause, however innocent and unwilling of such affection as this; the poor thing must have simply wasted his days and nights planning his best to keep near us. drat him! I found him in the sleeve of my bathing gown on one occasion, and let out such a yell and flung the garment such a distance in the horrid surprise of the moment that Charles had escaped and disappeared from mortal ken by thc time I retrieved the garment. We congratulated ourselves that we had running along the crossbar with his little legs as fast as he could go await the stage, ejected the too faithful Charles from the luncheon basket at the last moment, and took our luggage aboard the wailing launch. Our holiday was over; but all the way across the sea to town we were registering solemn vows that, Charles or no Charles, we would do something similar next year or die in the a tempt.���Miss II. W. Paul, in Wide World Magazine. -.. * * Xew York girls have organized for military service���leastwise the New York motorcycle misses have. Under the captaincy of Mrs. Florence A, Young and the guidance of the National League for Women's Service which has its headquarters at New York, a small but enthusiastic company of motorcycle girls has been formed, which it is hoped in time will develop into a large and thriving organization of the beneficial sort Not Training for the Front The girls do not expect to get to the front; they do ti"l calculate on making spectacular runs wiih highly important messages behind the trenches with the shells falling thick and fast all round them. They are far too practical for that. But they do expect to gather from a course of serious training, both as to military tactics and things mechanical, a sufficient insight into Ihe things that have heretofore been considered as masculine attributes pure and simple to enable them to replace men folks who are called to the colors���and replace them effectively. Getting Intense Training To this end the squad is now being given intensive training in motor vehicle mechanics with especial emphasis on the two-wheeler at one of New York's largest and best equipped automobile schools in conjunction with a class of women automobile drivers which had been organized by the league with thc same aim ill view. Mrs. Young, who was captain of a motorcycle branch of the Emergency Service Corps in England, received her preliminary training for the captainship working as an appentice in a garage. Although a Xew York woman, she went to England to do volunteer war service at the beginning of the war. and she was among the first women who hired out in various capacities to take the jobs of the men sent to the front. She donned overalls and worked in a garage, changing tires, replacing tubes and greasing machinery. "The work was good fun for me." said Mrs. Young. "I didn't mind the dirt and grease at all. The Emergency Service Corps sent mc around to the garage owner wdio applied to them for women helpers. He was quite a woman-hater and looked me over, very much displeased with the idea of taking a woman on. "Well. T guess we'll have to have you.'' he said. He handed me a pair of overalls and told me he thought T might find a room in the hack to change ergency riding, they will be to take the place of nun in garages and automobile anil motorcycle factories. Five women alreadj have registered with the League for the new department. * * * Motorcycle Days By C. P. McDonald YOU wonder what's come over me. My source of joy you cannot guess My face all wreathed in smile, you see��� A peaceful face, you must confess: I'm different than 1 was a few- Short weeks ago. Vou think it, queer To never see mc glum and blue��� The motorcycle davs are here. under thc "Soldiers' Homestead Act, 1916," to complete his application to purchase, either by payment in full or by the selection of a proportionate allotment, may. by proving his interest and paying up in full the balance of the purchase price and tax%s before the 31st December, 1917, obtain la Crown grant if proof satisfactoiy j to the Minister of Lands is furnished I that such person is suffering injury 'through absence of notice or Ol ���:��� , wise. And further that the interest in uncompleted applications to purchase held by any person on Active Service may be protected by notification to the Lands Department it the fact that such person is on Active Service and by the filing of proof ot the interest of sucli person. Further information will be Furnished on request to thc Deputy Minister oi Land,. Victoria. B.C. Public! ithority tn vvill of this notice with 'lit not be pah! for. moton Tin REGULATION tl* Tender* for Number Plates and Chauffeur'* Badge*. It's been a wretched Winter���cold And most uncertain, that's a fact; Hut now my joys are manifold, And like a two-year old I act; What care I for the months thai were. Though each one seemed to last a year; My blood with Springtime is astir��� The motorcycle days are here. The Winter has been dull and long. My nights disturbed by tangled dreams; The world, so long devoid of song, Now with sweet music fairly teems. Each morn I bound up from the hay To hear the birds lilt lays of cheer. I run along on high all day��� The motorcycle davs are here. in iluplii- nil.-rs Cor "Chauffeui mplea of ��� lin... wil rued up i te, sealed and Vlotor Number Badges" top-i-- latea ur badges be r -iv-.-d by 1 the 16th day Tenders, i marked "Te | Plates" or j ther vv iili si , for tin- yeai I th.- undersl] j of July, irn7. Full particulars regarding delivery packing, and approximate number required vvill be furnished on application to the Superintendent of Provincial Police The lowest nr anv t.-nder not necessarily accepted. COLIN S. CAMPBELL, Superintendent Provincial Polici Victoria, B, C . 2!.th Jim.-. 1M7. In ihe Matter ut the Vancouver bland Settler*' 111,-1.1, Ael. |��<H, and Atnt-ndlni; Aet. 1017. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS NOTICE Re Overdue Payments on Applications to Purchase Crown Lands in British Columbia NOTICE IS HEREBY CIV EN that, under the provisions of thc "Soldiers' Homestead Act Repeal Act," any person who did not apply Public notice is hereby given -hal nli persons claiming to be entitled to lo-ants ol land within the Esquimau and Nanaimo Railway Land Beit under the prov,sion.�� uf ihe above statute, are required on or before the 1st September, 1H17. to make application in writing to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, and to iiirnish evidence "f their occupation or Improvement and Intention to settle on said lands. Forms of application can bo obtained from the Government Agent nt Nanaimo, B i*.. or rom tlie undersigned. A. CAMPBELL REDDIE, Deputy Provincial Secretary, War Office Post for C.P.R. Manager MA J O It George Mc- L a r ��� n .Brown, Reserve of Officers. Canadian Militia, has been appointed Assistant Director (unpaid) at the War Office, with the rank of Lieut.- Colonel while so employed. Major McLaren Brown is the European Manager of the Canadian Pacitic Railway, and vvas born in Hamilton. Ont., In 18 6 5, his father. Adam Brown, being a Scotsman from Dumfries hire, and his mother an Kugli s h w o m a n from Shrewsbury. In 1887 he was MAJOR G. McL. BROWN, appointed Agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway at Vancouver, pro-mcted five years later to be Asst. General Passenger Agent, Western Dlvinton. and subsequently became in turn Executive Agent, Superintendent of Hi-tela and Dining and Sleeping Car Dept. and General Passenger Agent, C. P. Tt. Atlantic Steamship Lines. In 1908 Major Brown was appointed ��en��rel European Traffic Agent, and in 1910 General European Ivjanager, with V.ead offices at 62/5, Charing Cross, Ixmdon, S.W. In all these positions Major McLaren Brown has shown himself po&Ki��8��4 Oi* rare organizing and executive skill. SIX THE STANDARD SATURDAY, JL'LY 7, 1917 Ulfje &tanharfo Published every Saturday at 426 Homer Street, Vancouver (Telephone Seymour 47C Registered at the-Post Office Department. Ottawa, u ���fteond Class Mall Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES To all points ln Canada, United Kingdom, Newfoundland New Zealand and other British Possessions: $2.00 Posture to American. European arc other foreign countrlet 91.90 per year extra. The Standard will be delivered to atty add reus in Van eotiv. r or vicinity at ten cents a month. Uember of the Canadian Press Association. Th* Standard, with which ia Incorporated the Saturday Chinook-, circulates ln Vancouver and the cities, towns villages and settlements throughout British Columbia. In politics the paper la independent Liberal. Publishers. Printers... 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C. prions SCYMQUR riS9 ACIDDLASTi ' ITCHED PIATK ��K A British Columbia Salvage Feat S88BS Lt> BL'DG ! 3*-' FLOOff I I I IVANCOUVtB i IB1. ,C . Advice to parents is condensed in a small leaflet. 100,000 of which has been circulated in Ontario by the Ontario Safety League. The words of advice regarding street dangers .cannot be too often repeated to children. There are-.also some timely words against waste in time of war. The work of the League in impressing the ned cf care and caution is lessening tlfe record of preventable accidents among both children and adults. Another chapter in the remarkable history of the steel freighter Sesostris, formerly one of thc largest units of the German mercantile fleet, for ten years stranded in the sands of the Guatemalan coast, and now rescued and about to be put hack into service by the llritish Columbia Salvage Co.. has begun with the temporary American registration of the vessel under the new name of the "Francis I,. Skinner." She is now on her way north to the home of her new owners in Victoria, B. C. and is soon to add one to the list of the new freighters needed in the service of thc Allies. Crawling slowly under her own motive power the Sesostris steamed into San Diego Harbor a few days ago on her northward trip. There she was welcomed back from her long sleep in the Guatemalan sands by j the salutes of all craft in the harbor. It required nine j months of continuous labor and the expenditure of j nine human lives to enable Captain F. C. Stafford, of j the British Columbian Salvage Company, to accom- plish one of the greatest feats ever attempted in mari-l time engineering by floating the vessel. In the summer of 1907 the Sesostris~of the Kosmos; Line, commanded by Captain H. Tenne, left her home | port, Hamburg, bound for the ports of Central and j South America. Bad luck followed the ship - almost j from the day of her departure. She encountered very' severe storms, and Iiad a difficult passage round Cape Horn, but her solid steel frame and sound construction kept her in good condition. However, while the crew was unloading coffee off the coast of Guatemala near the small town of Ocqs, a slight equinoctial gale broke the anchor chains, and drove the freighter side- wise on the beach. At first Captain Tenne thought the accident could easily be remedied at high tide. But when high watej* came the treacherous sands had shifted, and the captain found thc vessel firmly imbedded in thc beach. The sands continued to shift, throwing the freighter higher and higher on the beach, and increasing the distance to the free water at the rate of a foot an hour. When thc rescue tugs arrived they found the Sesostris stranded in an inland lake, 150 feet from the high water mark. Leaving an assistant engineer in charge, Captain Tenne and his crew retunied'to Germany. In October, 1907, he reported the loss of the vessel to the officials of the Kosmos Line in Hamburg. Then, as the story is told, he committed suicide. The assistant engineer left in charge of the stranded vessel, rigged up an electric dynamo to the engines of the freighter, and became sole owner of th Ocos, Electric Light and Power Corporation. There followed three unsuccessful attempts to float and salvage the great freighter. A wealthy Guatemalan was the first to lose a fortune in thc attempt. Finally, he sold his rights to an American, who also failed to put the vessel into commission. The third attempt was made by a large salvage company, but the SeSostris could not'be moved. At last, in the spring of 1915, the llritish Columbia Salvage Company purchased the $1,000,000 freighter for $55,000. Led by Captain Stafford, a squad of fifteen men left Victoria on the 4th of July, 1916, on board the tug Pilot, and since that time tliey have been working on the stranded vessel. The most untoward adventure which happened to this party was an equinoctial storm last February off the Guatemalan coast, in which the Pilot foundered and nine men were drowned, among them the First Officer, J. Birss, and Engineer W. C. Patterson of the salvage expedition. Because the engines of the Sesostris had been kept in excellent condition, Captain Stafford was able to rig up winches run by-power derived from them. A number of centrifugal pumps sucked more than 100,000 cubic feet of sand from about thc partially buried ship. Then a small canal was dug from the inland lake in which the Sesostris rested to the high water line. Through this the ship was finally brought to deep water. The original cargo had beeii removed years ago by means of an especially built railroad spur connecting with the Guatemalan Railroad lines. so that when the Sesostris finally glide.l into deep water she floated high and easily. It was even necessary to use some of the sand that had held her captive as ballast. The northward journey was begun with the llritish tug Nitiriat helping to tow the vessel. But owing to the scarcity of fuel it became necessary for the tug to cut loose when theyfhad gone only a few hundred miles, and the Sesostris continued her journey slowly alone. As soon as the Francis L. Skinner reaches V ictoria it is planned to use her to carry supplies to lhe nations now (fighting Germany, Thc salvage company which has put the vessel again into commission, has expended about $250,000 in the work ��� I\ew York Times has repaid approximately $50,000,000 borrowed last fall for the purpose of purchasing and carrying through the winter. Canadian wheat. Mow the size and value of this crop exceeded the estimates may be imagined when it is stated on no less authority than that of the president of a large western Canada railroad that there is still over 45.000.000 bushels oi last i year's wheat to lie shipped. Further, Mr. Appleby says tliat since the Xew York money market has received the attention and so much of the business of foreign countries for the put- pose of securing credits, the increase in the number of foreign banks, and the growth of the business of those foreign banks already established, have been very great; and as in the final analysis practically all of the exports from this continent to Europe are financed here, iinprecedently large opportunities are offered for employment of funds in foreign exchange, which yields a satisfactory return, and at the same time enables the banks to keep their funds liquid.��� Financial Post. At the recent meeting of the Chicago Master Bakers' Association, it was brought out that it costs "pretty nearly" a quarter pf a cent a loaf to wrap bread in wax paper. Mr. Grant made the statement in which he declared that the system of wrapping bread was introduced several years ago at the solici tation of "some ladies and tiplifters in the town" and that it is popular. Vegetarians are claimnig exemption from military duty because they do not eat meat, but nobody wants them to bite the Germans.���New York Sun. - Forest fires in Canada cause an annual loss of $6,000,000. Now is thc time to provide adequate protection and prevent this loss.��� The unanimity of the Canadian press against the granting of hereditary titles in Canada is refreshing. Parliament should demand the discontinuance of the practice. The subject is not taboo, as sycophant would have it.���Toronto Globe. It is rumored that Steel Corporation will construct a shipbuilding plant at Gary, Ind., where vessels for the Shipping Board will be built. The Peninsular & Oriental Steamship Company has bought the Union Steamship Co., of New Zealand, bringing its tonnage above 1,725,000. American railroad equipment builders in May received orders for cars and locomotives that will rep- resnt an outlay of $110,000,000. This compares with orders for $23,900,000 in April. Foreign orders predominated. New shipping and shipbuilding corporations with authorized stock of $48,490,000, were organized in May, according to the New York Journal of Commerce, a new record for a single month. The total since war began is $232,082,000. Thc latest census of manufacturers in the United States shows lhat in America the manufacture of paper is second in importance only to thc steel industry! The total invested capital is estimated at $500,- 000,000, while the annual value of the manufactured product of the paper and pulp amounts to $350,000,- 000. Canadian Canned Goods in Great Britain Mr. Harrison Watson, Canadian Trade Commissioner. London, in his latest report, savs:��� "It seems a favorable opportunity for again directing attention to the excellent prospects which should await the coming season's pack up-Canadian canned fruits and vegetables in this market. "While it is true that ordinary commercial transactions are substantially reduced by existing import restrictions, upon the other hand the virtual prohibition of sources of supply outside of ilk- British Empire for at least a considerable proportion of the year, ' obviously gives an enormous advantage to Canadian goods, while the avowed policy of the government departments and that important body, tlie Army Canteen Committee (which now purchase on behalf of some 2000 canteens), to give all possible preference to the products of tiie Empire, offer- opportunities of which it is hoped Canadian packers will take that full advantage of which they were so unforunately deprived last summer owing to the indifferent yield of so many vegetables and fruits. "As upon previous occasions, and only last year whe.i import restrictions were first introduced, reports dealing with the various aspects of the canned goods trade in this country have been published in the Weekly Bulletin, upon the last occasion including the views of thc principal London dealers, it is unnecessary to cover thc ground again. "It might be repeated, however, that a demand for Canadian tomatoes, peas and pears has resulted from the dislocation of ordinary sources oi- supply effected by the war. while owing largely to the presence of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and their families, a demand has been created for goods previously very little used in this country, such as baked beans and sugar corn. , "Many of the principal canned goods importers in London and elsewhere have already been in touch with some of the Canadian packers of canned fruits and vegetables, but thc frequent additional inquiries that come in betoken the increased interest which is being evinced in Canada as a source of supply, and while ordinary business transactions are temporarily limited by the difficulties of transportation in addition to import restrictions, Canadian packers, with proper foresight and organization, should be able to secure, and in certain lines permanently retain, trade which was previously done with other countries. The (Jay of the wooden golf club shaft is not passing. There is enough hickory iu America to provide all the shafts for the golf clubs that American golf players can want for years to come. It has been asserted of late that the time was coming when, from scarcity of hickory, club shafts would have to be made of steel, but there is no.foundation for such a statement, a Canada Benefitted By High Prices Forest L. Appleby, manager of the foreign exchange department of thc Union Bank of Canada at Aew York, says that one of the effects of the war, so tar as Canadian finances are concerned, has been that m spite of the enormous expense of upkeep of the Canadian Expeditionary forces, the prices received tor Canadian produce have been so uniformly high that financially the country is in belter-shape than for many years past. He explains that the banks are in a particularly liquid position, owing to the falling of what was the normal trade before the war, and'the vast increases m what might be termed "war trades," since the outbreak of Hostilities. The cause of this is that the governments of Europe are largely cash customers and even when not paying cash, deposit high-grade securities, for which a ready market is to be found. Just now Canadian banks have unusually ample funds available for short term investments. This is owing in part to the fact that the Royal Wheat Commission FIGHTING THE FOOD SHORT/GE New Industries From Vegetable Fats C. P. R. Working Out A Solution THE seriousness of the food situation throughout the world has been frequently emphasized by the press and no one disputes the fact that the world seems steadily marching toward a period of starvation. Efforts are being made in all civilized countries along different lines to avert such a disaster and to devise means of overcoming a situation created by the war. There have been food crisis in nearly every great war, and these have frequently given rise to new processes of sufficient merit to be continued in peace times, as for exampje, the manufacture of sugar from sugar beets, and the substitution of vegetable for animal fats as in oleomargarine. Oleomargarine has heen under discussion in Canada for some time and needs no further comment, except perhaps to point out that under the present regulations prohibiting the manufacture of this material there are undoubtedly many in the Dominion who are not getting the fats requisite for the proper maintenance of the body, because they are unable to purchase this fat. at the present price of butter. In many countries where oleomargarine has oeen used for years a larger and ever larger percentage of vegetable fat Is being substituted for the animal fat, and the day seems not far distant when hydrogenated vegetable oils may entirely replace animal fats for certain food purposes. Arthur 1). Little, Limited, the organization of analytical chemists which on the Instigation of Lord Shaughnessy has been making an exhaustive study of Canadian natural resources have been Investigating the utilization of vegetable fut in materials which have proven satisfactory substitutes for cream for all purposes excepting butter making nnd where whipped cream is required. The material is especially adapted to the manufacture of Ice cream and can be produced much cheaper than cow's cream, a quantity of which through the use of such, a substitute may be made available for other food purposes. Dry milk, while a very Important article of commerce, is known chiefly to bakers, hotels and ice cream manufacturers. A good product is now being manufactured in Ontario, but recognizing the advisability of establishing drying plants in smaller units and ot a size that could be supported by the local community, work is being carried on with this requirement In mind. The Installation of such plants would make it possible for dairymen to find a constant market, although tbey might be located at a distance so great from large centres of population as to make it impossible to sell liquid milk. For example1, in Alberta the dairy Industry is growing and would undoubtedly develop to a wonderful extent if] drying plants requiring small amounts of capital could bc established. The same is true of vegetables, and mixed farming would be encouraged in the west if the farmer had a home market for his produce. Milk is 85% water, and many vegetables run as high or even higher in thein moisture content. They are perishable, require special handling, and a large portion of the crop Is composed of sizes too small to market. There are objections to the dryingj processes now employed and it is important, to perfect a method of drying vegetables and yet leave them fresh. Such material when placed in warm water soon absorbs the * olsture which hu heen removed, and the vegetables when cooked in the water In which they have been pluced give the same results as do fresh vegetables. The drying process must leave the vegetable with its natmt-1 color and with all the flavor with which lt comes from the garden. The dried product mutt not be cooked or discolored, and should provide the house- iwife with a cleaned, peeled, ready-prepared material, tohich will keep without refrigeration or special storage, and enable her to avoid all the losses which accompany tbe use of most fresh material. The utilization of that portion of fruits which is considered below standard, and, therefore, unprofitable to ship, in another problem which Is receiving the consideration of Arthur D. Little, Limited. For example, a considerable part of every apple crop falls into sueh classifications as windfalls, seconds and thirds, poorly formed or poorly colored fruit, and as this proportion of the crop increases the selling price of the standard apple also Increases. Methods for preparing a high grade sweet cider are under consideration, as well as the production of other apple products to utilize the portion ti the crop considered unsaleable or inferior by fruit (1) Drying machine and conitant level feed tank i showing milk in sheet, (2) Packing Department���Filling cans in foreground and heap of powdered dried milk. dealers. The desirability of increasing the food content of farm produce is obvious. It may be pointed out that th* starch content of potatoes grown tn Oermany is much higher than that of potatoes on this continent, twioe as high ln fact. The cultivation of certain hybrids producing larger and better varieties of berries, etc., should also be encouraged, and while this phase of the problem, scarcely comes within the province ot the chemist, It is under consideration as a part of the general study. Bacouragtng progress has been made in the various fields oulined above, and detalte announcements are ex�� pected is the n.m_r. tuturf ��� iSESJ _________ ' " SATURDAY. JULY 7. 191/ THE STANDARD SLVEN A TMMibg Love Stoiry imi the days ��ff 1776 FIFE AND DRU Wall Rum Coratmiamu!' lim THn�� Stomdar-jS y Anne. Bin Betsy was nf a different mind. "No, no," sin- protested, "They arc g- hii.- to m--. I wouldn't miss it now for anything, lie is French, Anne; i can tell by the accent.' Rolph caljed and threw die gold coin lie had rawn from liis pocket, "'ith h flourish. "Tbe king's head!" rose a score of voices as it fell; "Mr. Kulpli _________________________________________________________________________________________________��� ,,_,. , ,.. ,-,,.. liquid self-reproach. Oh dearl exclaimed Betsy in ....-, . .��� ,, Where are vim going. Betsy great vexation. asked ag Anm, Tn.r g|)e di(] |)ot "I really believe." said Anne witli|answer, but walked quickly across heat, "that yon want that man to|the wharf fo the spot where Armand w,n- ! stood, lie made no movement as "Weren't yon inst now wishing you she came, were a man so Mr. Rolph shouldn't?" "Monsieur . . " she faltered and retorted Betsy. stopped". Monsieur Armand had drawn forth His hat was in his hand instantly a wallet from his pocket and lifted'and he was gravely deferential, ( ut the sum, ' Fortune beams upon j "1 wish to take back," she went on. A wager in Virginia never failed disgorging of thi cargi !���. provoke interest, whether it were Here Brooke came prime for a pair of spurs or a pipe of can- new sensation, This was ary, and now all were listening eag- less than the tali ��� i a fight which erly. The two girls, from their posi-Jhad occurred during thc voyage be- tions, could see without difficulty tween the mate ol the vessel and a on hi over the intervening heads. passenger, Anne's eyes were very|<loor. "Let us go farther away." said j soil as li finished, "And who '''v think," he ended, "was this champion? Why. tin- | young Frenchman yonder that you jcruhsed so mercilessly, Mistress Tillotson!" ''And the redemptinner woman?" asked Anne, villi something like I dread. "'Twas the wench he won from Huniaiiy Rolph!"' "Oh!"' The cadence was full oi smile -In- opened the coach door and with a made room for the secretary beside nothing her. I await you, Monsieur," hi aid. her eyes like fi lentians. led- to In r with a new lighl face, entered, and closed the you. Monsieur," lie smiled. "I was ever unlucky of a Wednesday. Shall we have one more throw? And double or quits, mayhap, Monsieur? Unless you deem the stake over high." "High!" said Rolph with a growl.1 "Double or quits iti s. Eighty pounds against your lost forty and the wench But, mind you, ihis one throw ends it. D'ye hear?" The other tossed. There was a shout as the coin descended, for il lodged in the brim of a spectator's hat and could not be counted. At Ihe next Irial it rolled in a spiral and finally stood edgewise in a crack of the wharf flooring. A third time the young frenchman sent it spinning. It twinkled in the sunlight, fell, bounded sideways, th crowd parting before it. ro 'my word- ol a on they were )��� not I assure meant. Hi* slaved her with a gesture. "Whal am I that Mademoiselle should speak thus? I was brusque, unmannerly���" "Xo, no!" "I forgot where I was���forgot that I I had not the joy of knowing her��� forgot everything but what I saw in her face as she sat in the chariot. I For I am a great magician, Mademoiselle; 1 know all who are lovely and gracious of heart." "I was wrong." she said proudly. 'And for this I sak your pardon. -May 1 have the bond-servant?" "Home. Rashleigh," she 'tied to the driver, and the heavy coach rolled away. "\\ intry!" said thc fop to himsell with a chuckle. "Metllillks report |does lhe lady wrong.'' Jarrat. meanwhile, bad been sitting in the skipper', dingy cabin,���for Master Elves had now transferred responsibility tothc ship's agent,��� his fai e properly smoothed to g I- fellowship, over a noggin of rum from the locker. lie had long an" cultivated a new affibility with the master of the Two Sisters. Xow he had an errand, though he vvas somewhat long in coming to the point. "The Marquis de la Troucrie," he said finally and ill a purely casual way, as he -'Mailed his lips. "It vvas nigh two months sine,, that lie died, if I remember.'' The mariner look down his log from the shelf and turning it with |a hairy thumb, pushed it across Millboard. The other looked at it closely and laid the book open before him. Incidentally he filled up the glasses. "Knew you augbt of his affairs in this Colony." he queried. One might have noticed that the eyes opposite narrowed perceptibly. "Xot I." answered the skipper. "I hold to my own helm." "A close tongue." vouchsafed Jarrat. "makes a wide purse." Thc drift of this succient remark vvas not lost upon his companion who discretely kept his eyes upon his glass. The speaker continued, dropping Ipretty speeches���thc beaux of half {Virginia had recited quatrains to her fan I lere was an unaccustoi I lletj "Yet .. >ur eyes wen- there." she n joinei . 'Had vour thought :- still farther? Over-sea, mayhap?" lie met her look full-eyed. "Shall I nil yon of what I was thinl 1 have seen many fair ladies in mj own land���gracious and kind belike ���Inn few whose charily could reach to iject so far beneath them a_. a bondwoman; fewer yet whose gra- ��� ness would lead them to sue for pan'.on from a stranger- -like roe." "I." she answered more lightly. '.v.i- thinking of h ov the frost has set the woods afire. Saw you ever such copper-reds and russet-golds? And those wedges of pink roi I. they ha e the look of raspberries crushed in curldcd milk, God is i [spendthrift of His hues." The country through which thej j passed was hung with the marvelous c lods which a Virginian autumn lavishes so prodigally. There was the maroon if the wold-rose-stalk, the | ripe-brown seams of butternut bark, i and the shifting tints the sun lends the frosted alder: the gray lichen and bronze fir splotched with scarlet creeper and stippled mosses like saffron bulcrflics. Here and there show-1 THE FUEL SITUATION Present Difficulties Attributed to a Number of Causes���An Important Statement r 'III; following statement is sent received per day of 1.68. They ar. out by Mr. A. D. MacTier, Oen- cmslgiM-d to ibree organizations who eral Manager of the C. P. R.: ihave the facilities for unloading a It Is realized in most quarters, large number of ears each day. These .oui,. more than others, that tills fifty-two 'ars have been out Of Ber- ountry is face io face with a coal vb-e a total of 1029 ear days. Coal shortage of very alarming proper- cars that are not held for storage lions, and that by next winter, if con- purposes as these cars are. average al ilitlons unuer which fuel may be ' least fifty miles per car per day. Had obtained do not alter In the mean*the lifty-two cars been unloaded lime, a great many Industrial eon- promptly they would have, by tbis erne and householders will be un- '.lme, travelled 61,460 miles. The able to supply themselves with sufti- disiance from tbe point where th ���:���' eient coal to carry them through the are now locaied to tbe coal mining severe weather. - territory is approximately four hiin- The present and prospective diffleiil- ured mlles- u follows, therefore, that lies In the way of bringing coal into had the ��fty-i r*o ears been In active .-.astern Canada mav "be attributed to service they would have been avs I a number of causes, principal "ble t0 Df-n8 ,nt0 *���� country sixty amongst which are dearth of mining.f0,lr '-arloaus. or about thirty-two labor and shortage of eoal carrvlng .hundred ions, of coal. The quantity equipment at the mines. The situ- lE not very larK**- " is tru^ w'>en tht ation In some of the mining terri- ,'otal demand is considered, but it lories at the present time, Is that, !would **ave ket>t over three hundred even with the labor shortage, mine families warm for the winter or beat- operators are able to turn out coal td ,he hollers in an industrial plant I a greater rate than they can ob-1toT..^Of^f '""'. ""'��� I iln cars lo carry it away. It, there- " ' ~ lore, naturally follows, that more coal can be brought Into Canada if tbe ear supply Is ineieased. Unfortunately, the case cited is nol only or.e of its kind. It is on, of il..- worst a! present, t>ut there an hundreds of cars at this moment that ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_ are lying idle, waiting to be relieved Unfortunately, it is out �� the Queg.of thgJr ]oaQ^ g(j (||at Uj(,; may f.Q ;beek to tiie mines for more coal. Tl eoal dealer and consignee can do tl ai. immensp service by i\ the -plash ir lhe vermilii if a blue-bird's wing | tion to obtain any number of new cars at this time, and the situation can he met only by obtaining more service QQu"nt"rT from the present rolling stock. To promi,tly releasing rolling stock ai 1 do this cars must be moved__>romptly heiping to reduce car shortage at he i mines. n en it king li ter. Ik pw and treated lowed'his voice and leaning with "The marquis in the table:! Ile smiled gaily _^^^____^^_^_^^_^^^^^^_^^^^^^_^^^^^^_^_ tne low l0 '"'''' "T'' **e treated with!"'1'1'1' marquis and I bad somewhat lle'd across'such pleasant surgery, all the world "' husiness together although we uld he glad Of wounds." he cried, j "ever met. In fact, I made this voy- "It is very fair, should be," Again a silence fei swung across forest springing root's thro sky swam ill dazzles. At last she spoki "And of whal iny. Monsieur?" " I was thinking what you are mosl like. Some ladies are like snow- mountains said, 'as u while the road tretches, under nigh which the demurely; were you tllillk- thc open space and toppled over a I _^^^^^^_^^^^^^^^^^^^^__^^^,^^^^^^__^_ few feet from Anne. Instinctively|"You recompense me a thousand|age at his own request. Now, to be she leaned far ������in of the coach and. ^^H^______________________________________________________________________n__________... i ���~"--^^������ erviiig-woman|alc- ;i mutual venture looked. "It shows the arms!" she cried ill spite of herself. The coin had fallen on its obverse side. "Fortune has turned.'' the secretary observed easily. "It appears. Monsieur, thai the servant is mine. The remainder of the stake, if you please." " 'Twas but his assurance lie wagered With," snarled Rolph. "It will| not hold. What does this sorry raiment with thus much money, gentlemen? He docs not own so much. 1 dispute the bet." "And Mr. Rolph calls himself a gentleman!" Anne said disgustedly. Monsieur Armand looked at his antagonist with undisguised contempt. and the murmurs ofthe assembly, who loved fair play, were so unmistakable that Rolph drew out bills and indenture with a curse and drove off with a black look. Anne watched him go, a curl on her lip. When she turned at Betsy's exclamation, it was first to be aware that all on the wharf were looking her way, that some of them were smiling, and then that the young Frenchman, with the redemptioner woman following him, was approaching her. Before she had recovered from her astonishment be was bowing low. "Mademoiselle." he said, "will pardon the liberty 1 lake ill addressing her?" She bowed coldly, half starteled. "Fate." he went on, "has made mc th�� owner of the servant fur whom, being no landholder, I have scant use She speaks a strange tongue and is times!" ^^^^^^^^ He signed to the leatli will not ours here in who sat stolidly upon a near-by chest,[Virginia, which, for Illy part. has and pointed from himself to Anne.Uolu' ,"" [ar ''"' backing, Zooksl A She understood, and when Anne put her ill charge of Jolm-the-B.'iptist to lake on ahead a-pillion, she went without question. Betsy watched this transaction open-mouthed. "Did you ever!" she gasped. "I j wonder what mother will say I" that!" Armand had stepped to position, hat under arm, at the coach door. "Mademoiselle will permit me to assist her?" he asweil, and gave her the tips of his fingers. His eyes were bright ou her face. On the step she stopped, half turned, a delicate flush coming to ber mortal pity to publish it!" There was interest and speculation ill the narrow eyes, if nothing more. Something jingled, ll may have been the visitor's sword-knot, or a hand ill a pocket. The skipper was not deal. "The passangers?" he hazarded. "They are off for the Xorth today. Boston blab will not burl me; 'lis the Gazetes here 1 care about. As for the factors, they are bent on business. < hir young Virginian wool- sack has gone to Pennsylvania. I'll risk him." "There's the marquis's secretary." Jarrat snapped his fingers. "He'll be cheap. I know the breed. A leal no I iiiouiu.inis that stand very far off���j 1 while and beautiful, but cold���so i*.. 1 < 1 you can not warm them, and so very high. Some are like blossoms, sweet and perfumed, made for only a,nosegay in the evening; when the sun is i Ind ihev wither. Sonic are like a song laht one hears and thinks lovely ���hums it a while and forgets." "And which of these am I. sir?" I "Just beyond those hills, to ll: "You are like a sword���slim and southward, is Williamsburg, the cap- shining and straight and yet delicate, ital ihey have built, It has a collegi It look centuries to make the sword, and a court, Therc the cocks an IMademoiselle. It will bend. bend, ever fighting, the horses are ever rur but not break. It is sharp and coldlning, the fiddles are ever playing, am to all the world save one--the one j there ill liis palace sits the roya Who wears it at his side. But to his governor His Majesty is' pleased tc I touch it becomes alive to ward him | pul over his Colonials, levying between Ihe mines and destination. and must be un'oaded as sojn as they ��� There Is also the man who has al- reach consignees. jways called for open top ears for . Railways must have coal in order handling of tils goods because . to discharge their obligations to the ! loading and unloading with Lhat (la: : ccuntry, and for their own preserva- oi equiptn.nt Is inure economical tion, as well as for the benefit of then in using closed ears. \S !;��� i .. their patrons, they are putting forth insists on bi ing supplied with cars their utmost eiforts to minimize de- that should be in the coal business ! lay to cars while en route to and Is helping to cieate a coal shortage from the c ines. iby keeping cars away from the mini -. All efforts in this direction, how- No doubt he is a heavy coai consumer, '���ver, will he ot.little avail without I As a business proposition would it the whole-hearted co-operation of the not be more economical for him if man who unloads the eoal and re-'he used cloud eats now and enabled leases the car after It gets to Its!thp railways to transport more coal destination. S-"ne consignees, who into the country ro that li - would not ti.oroughly appellate the situation be in danger of having to close dow i have almost a hundred i>er cent. ���������' bis plant altogether later on account cord In thd prompt unloading >i eoal of being unabli to obtain fuel? ' cars, but there are others who are The Canadian Pacific Railway Corn- helping lo create the prospective pany, for Itself, and nn behalf "f shortage of coal by keeping the equip- other railway companips, most ment out of active service. To uay earnestly calls upon its patrons and there are In one town nf rompara employees ti do their inmost in fight t-.ely small size fifty-two coal 'ar? off ihe Impeding shortage of fuel by awaiting unloading. The arrival of keeping eoal cars continuously Ir the ��� ���_.Se cars \iai, spread over a perind proper service, which is the trans- ���blrty one days, an average of cars porting of coal. ii- I'lllc side. \ eel ^^^^ s now ii .lies, vv iiieh leaning I" it- while as bleached vvas now, after its fall from the roa'i j "I'll be keel-hauled if I see voung | game," said thc skipper. cheek���a flush that deepened to damask at his look. She hesitated an|'ost fro ma log is no great matter," instant as if about to speak, then he continued slowly as though n suddenly entered,, sal down, gave the himself. Again the jingle The skip- word to the driver and was whirled Per cleared his throat, away. The secretary stood looking! Jarrat's hand slowly, very slowly, after the retcating ehaiot. tore out the leaf, folded it and placed "A splenrid creature." purred h hi his pocket-book. Yellow disks Brooke at his elbow, "albeit you I passed across the table, found ber wintry." "Wintry!" exclaimed th man���"she who is made only of summer, its incense, its colors, its dreams Your sis an enchanted land, Monsieur, and she its goddess." "Egad! I'll make a sonnet on that. Sink me, but it's coming back!" The latter remark was applied to the chariot which had turned and was now approaching more slowly the spot where they stood. As it drew up, Ane leaned from harrh, to guard his life, to keep his honor." "An we were truly swords," she flashed "���we ladies of Virginia��� then were less of bitterness ill this fair Colony of ours." "So the sword has the eniper," he cried, his eyes kindling. "It is not lor , i, .r'thc window. "Monsieur." she called. "h'.LaT8.6, !.'"* !"1 L,rn\in/-!"I had quite forgot to speak of the without bond-time were small kind ness. May I beg the favor, Mademoiselle, that you take her in yom��� .( ^ ^ ^ "Such have to be conveyed. I majie indenture." He drew it from his pocket and ervice. demanding such labor as requite her support?" The indignant color flooded the Vbrow of Anne. "Sir!" she said frig- > idly, drawing herself up. "We have strange surprises in Virginia. But surely thfts,effrontery of our visitors surpasses thCm all.' ure," she said, looking at it doubt, fully. "Your delicacy*, sir, forbad* The other smiled. "I'll be keelhauled if I see why you should." said he. Brooke was scarce done twisting his love-lock when Jarrat crossed the wharf from the ship hot from his bargain with the Skipper, lie made inquiries concerning a young gentleman dressed in gray and by good luck hit upon an apprentice lad who told him lie had carried the young gentleman's chest to the Swan Tavern at which he had been directed to bespeak supper and lodging. CHAPTER VI For some time the two in the carriage rode in silence. The way, when you to set me right. " We shall have'they had left the clustered shipping to sign and witness a deed and whal of the town behind then, .wound al not, I suppose." " 'Tis a plain indenture Armand looked clearly at her out,Brooke, peering. She drew it away of his dark eyes. ������Mademoiselle will j ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^.^ il bethink me my father will wish to long the reed-rimmed bank of tin- said! river where plethoric crows cawed to their mates. The afternoon had liarply. ".Mas! I I'oiiie with a vivid sky burning to a char on the horizon. The young secretary gazed out of the open window and through it the wind came, sweet with the clean smell of dry grass. Anne stole a side glance from under hat swept the groun^ by the bondwoman; walked down thej1 wharf toward the nnlaiding vessel. to Gladden i scarce a half-league away. pardon," he answered, "the err one of these visitors who, seeing her ��� face, has overestimated her ^^3.5 ness and chanty | ,.A bl��� ,,e will. At any rate, you With th.s he bowed again 111 *���' * ' b s0 ���ant ��� _t0 have drooping hdc. ndl and. followed1wo��Id ? ^ ^ ,y ,_ ,,-,,- Hall with me? ���TisUieur," she said at length, with a j lurking thread of sarcasm. "I should ��h , ii i�� ____________M^_______I I not marvel, since all Virginia lies "Mademoiselle! ��� , . "Your father is in Williamsburg. )"st outside, ���our latner i V|c threw her a sme that soltened Mistress." ventured tbe exquisite. I- '"- u"1 chanced to overhear him say this morning he would remain over ^at __________________ Bvrd's until tomorrow." I fear vou did With a woman, it is the new sen- she 'returned | sation which captivates. Mistress ith an enchantingiTillotson had been used enough to Th red in Anne's cheeks had grown to fire-brands and her anger let sting to the half-concealed smirks of those who stood nearest. "Land of mercy!" said Betsy with emphasis. "Whati mpudence!" Soon the curious crowd was thinning. Betsy's search was ended and Anne, having left her seat in the - hear anght. Sir, the' coldly. 1 he" his clean-cut mouth and lightened his eyes. "All Virginia is not outside'the window���for me. Mademoiselle." Anne frowned. coach, watched at nearer view rnament alone inns troubles of tl strike so deeply llu lailies of th \uil these ser- O d. mies���- they Do even the land feel the sting?" el-jhimself She gazed out toward the low- knobbed hills limned against the sky. her elbow on the window sill, her chin in her gloved hand, silent. Above them, in sun-stained air. shreds of lorn clouds folded away like dreams From near-by came the startled flutter of field larks and the rustle of ripening corn. The road curved quickly and lurched into a pine forest, where the day filmed to twilight and the hoi's fell noiselessly illtoa carpet of brown needles. It was a pleasant way. mill'"1 of mingled odors, all strangely purei"1, anil agreeable, where wood-things '" piped to a musical silence. "'Tis not all Virginia after all that one sees here. Monsieur." she said '" "K"! slowly, after a time. "Far to the easl",u'- ���' D of us is a vast region, raw. full-vein- wa" '" ed of scatered tenants. There .are;""11- great mountain peaks and ravines.; "With this a man coulf wastes waiting seed and hoc, plateaus les! All, it could make ol ; adn woodlands where the musket and nobody a king, an emperor! the axe are never silent. Deer run I. Mademoiselle., a stranger in the brake. Wolves race along the; another land. I could fight their leaf aud sneering at their buckskins." Thc Earl of Dunmore?'' "Ayes niy Lord the earl. Think you he knows one witit more of this Virginia than does the king, a thousand leagues awav? Ile drinks ill his palace and drives his white horses and bullies his burgesses���the representatives whom the people have ected. They must pleasure him or he dissolves them. The king has forgot that the Virginians arc Englishmen, and that Englishmen love freedom.'' " \iui Englishwomen, too," he said "W'e can do little." she went on.i "W'e wear no swords All we cai arms, fi do is io hope and to wait." crush lik "Little!'' There was a thrill in his hidden lu tone. "Little! Vou call sueh a hope|snu' '"r ���such a feeling, small- You think it valueless ..r weak. Ah. Mademoiselle! Know* ymi what makes a lady ble to a man's liearl? Whal shriek hurst rom Anne's lips ie sa wthe toppling bulk through window, and s]u- started to her Simultaneously came a howl of iv from Rashleigh and a leaping jerk from tin lash them lo There ..as huge bole see iii the air ab. which An- e open thc do h out. Tl e sai horses as lie tried I" safety. an instanl when llie ned t" hang motionless ive them���an instant in frenziedly wrenched and made as if to leap ���e instant \rmand seiz- iii her back and. threw er against the rear wall i. . but he forced her her, as the groaning - arth wiih a crash that I tin body of tl e an egg-shell. Slu face oil his brtasi v.- waiting the end. Id was a splinter ol ^ a ripping of boarding, a sicke jumble nf thuds, through w stabbed the agonized squeals of 1 She 11 m ��� 1-. ' i"i ��� K (.-1; AlllH o frig vholc him spire: rship her. lt thai |horses. I little him���lhal is it! Not to her, or bow or sing her ;s. But to toil, lo struggle, for first, and then���then a rfect one, a loved face, to smile on him when he has lo mirac- a poor I. even from well Then there wa by Rashlcigll's s "Di a, 1 Law stillness, broken bbiug scream��� . Mis' Anne! Dc is yo' daid?" ridges. There strong men have lived, for these great things, for tllis Yii- and toiled and fought back the savag- ginia of yours, if I���ii 1���" es and cleared themselves homes.] He paused. There was a tense Their children have grown up till- moment. yielding like lhe gratiite in the moUn- Then the air filled itself with a tain's heart, untramcled like its tor-ilong dull sigh, and on ils train came rents. And this life amid the silences lias tagulit them a justice neither fear nor favor. The region you see here. Monsieur, to this great weave I speak of is but thc raveled edge. "Here broad rivers run brackish with tide-water, and ships lie at the wharves. They bring to our manoi-- a sudden snapping of dead boughs, an unjointed, cracking report, and both looked up startled. A strange, far-away circumstance had had pari in this. Indians had not been used to fell trees as did their white conquerors. Instead, they cut deep rings into the bark and bouses all of luxury and refinement I let nature be the ax-man. These which Virginia tobacco can buy. And I trunks fell when dry-rot had done its here the planters, (for Virginia was j work, sometimes in storms, often first settled by gentlemen. Monsieur), choose to put on courtliness and also dress in gold-lace and make a bit of London for themselves on the edge of the wilderness. when no wind stirred, crashing in a forested silence. A quarter century before, perhaps, a Ma.v.pony brave had thus girdled a great pine with his tomahawk; and it was this dead Siie opened her eyes and looked tip. The riven trunk lay right athwart lhe forward cushions, where it had crushed its way through. A great gnarled limb, broken off.thrust itself a yard from her face and through the jagged edges of thc top she saw the far foliage swaying. Armand's face bent above her. It was white and strained with an anguish that was slipping away, but it was calm. Rashlcigh's head appeared at the wrecked window, his features blue- black with fear. "Ilress (lord!" he stammered, his grizzled forelock working. "Bress His name! So yo' ain' hurt, honey? Den I gwinter ketch de bosses 'lore dey scare missus to del" I" The head withdrew, and Anne tried to smile up at Armand. "Wc are safe." she said, speaking slowly like a child. "I know. 'Twas ���-so sudden. Let me���wait a moment." She closed her eyes again, sick and faint in the reaction. He (lid not 'speak at once, but she felt his arms, which were under and around her, shake with a little tremor and draw her closer. E1GII1 Wit Staiitarfr SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1917 BUILDING MATERIAL LARGEST AND BEST APPOINTED STOCK IN BRITISH COLUMBIA PROMPT DELIVERY Evans, Coleman & Evans Ltd. Foot Columbia Avenue Phone Sey. 2988 Homo Homini Lupus By DONALD DOWNIE, Barrister- At-l.avv. (An open reply in l.cvucnd Clergyman's Letter) Kote���The Reverend Ernest Thomas having very courteously written to nu- suggesting a supplement explanatory to my little lay sermon which appeared in these column! ���here it is.���I I.l). Reverend and Dear Sir.���The times are nut uf joint. These are troublous days for nations ami for men. Although l mentioned no names in my little homily it seems to have gone A HIGHLAND FAREWELL Caledonian Society Says Good-Bye To Its President Fugler & Mackinnon Magazine, Music, and Book binders to the trade Loose Leaf Systems PHONE Sey. 3691 319 PENDER ST. VANCOUVER, B. 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Ilftllllll!ill|l����'����l���liiii!16 Ii'I!S!ll!iiiil��!ll!lilii!llllll��I_ll�� Men's Suits RIGHT STYLE RIGHT PATTERNS RIGHT FABRICS RIGHT PRICES at Dick's Two Stores Remember also that we carry everything in Men's Furnishings of high quality by the best makers. LET US DRESS YOU William Dick Limited "Two Big Stores for Men" 33, 47-49 - Hastings East to a yood address and to have procured me thc honor of your amiable private and Interesting reply. You do not turn the other cheek to the smiter. That is well; his intention, you admit, was not to bc disagreeable. And your gentle letter of reproach received today is irreproachable. Pity it is private, for I am not averse to hearing or publishing reflections at my own expense; or that are meant to take me down a peg However, you command my fairness of tone, and you believe that when you show me I am misinformed and have misjudged, that I will do the right thing. Thanks. Of that you may be sure. And you ask me to supplement, and correct, and explain. In honor, I cannot refuse. Though ynu may then wish me to explain my explanation. The apology, I trust, may not be an aggravation of thc offence. It appears then that, by my little lay sermon I have "misunderstood or misconstrued" your own. If so. I am very sorry. And at the same time I am glad. And I accept here with alacrity the more charitable view of your discourse, which you insist upon, and make, without reserve, the correction which that imposes. Author's corrections cannot be f|ues- tioiieil. And the speaker is the supreme judge of his own intentions But the version in the "World," which I have before me, (wliich is a narrative and not verbatim) with its flaming headlines; and the scathing leading editorial based thereon; and the first impressions of your own Startled parishioners���for first impressions are not always wrong��� must confirm the general view, and constitute my apology. Tn other words, as happens to all of us at times, you have been misunderstood. What you meant to concede then was,���that to err is human. And that those who can make mistakes should also be able to make allowances. That, I gather from your amiable letter, was the real spirit and intent of your sermon. The lesson you wished Ur convey, you say, was that of the gentle founder of our religion. Rut the other spirit, and the erroneous impression carried away ("and brought to me by good people I had not previously knownl, was the denunciatory, the unrelting, the "holier than thou" attitude; that old New England, Puritan spirit, which prevailed before the birth of your esteemed sect; an intolerance which still survives and emerges now and then, with its extreme reactionary and nefast influence on our art, our society, our prosaic civilization and mr Anglo-Saxon race. Hut that was not your attitude; and as usual, some one has blundered. And how can we marvel then, that the action aud motive of a poor politician and cabinet minister is severely judged, when thc very words of a preacher is misconstrued by his parishioners, then and therc within I sound of his own voice. Tbe pastor's lot, I know, is not a happy one. No one, in these trying days, should ever make it harder. For no other agency has been found to fill his ill-paid role or take his public place. Certainly his work cannot be done nor his pews filled by untimely shows like the Old Court House Tabernacle; nor by Billy Sunday; any more than by Barnum's circus, nor the vulgar War Dance Mardi Gras; (held on a Saturday'); nor the Vancouver Exhibition. Here is something for you to denounce. Surely better use than these could be found, for public and private funds���while pastors preach, and��� "The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, "But swollen with wind, and the rank mists they draw, "Rot inwardly and vile contagion spread, "Beside what the grim wolf with privy paw, "daily devours apace, and nothing said." Yes, my Reverend Friend. The times are out of joint. Those are troublous days for nations and for men. And you Chaplains, and we A imoking concert was held last night in ihc rooms of llie Caledonian Society in honor of iiu- president. Dr. J. R. Atkinson, who is leaving for the front as one of lhe officers ..I lhe Medical Corps. There was a large attendance, the rooms being packed lo overflowing, Mr. R. (_. McPherson, one of the former presidents, presented Dr. Atkinson, on behalf of the members, with a handsome travelling bag as a token of the esteem and. affection in which Dr. Atkinson is held by them, In making the presentation Mr. McPherson paid an eloquent tribute to the sterling qualities of Dr. Atkin son. No one had worked harder or more ungrudgingly for the interests of the society than the Doctor and it was due to his untiring efforts and zeal that the society occupied the proud position it was in today. In concluding Mr. McPherson made a feeling reference to Dr. Atkinson as a man and as a physician and stated that no doctor could be better loved by his patients and none would be more missed than he. In handing over thc bag Mr. McPherson counselled the Doctor to "pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile." The high admiration and warm regard in which Dr. Atkinson is held by the members of thc society was also testified to by Mr. A. S. Matthew. He referred to the doctor's unselfishness, his geniality and his unfailing courtesy at all times. It was largely due to his efforts that the world-famous Caledonian games had been such an unqualified success, and whilst tlic doctor was going to thc front to help iu a great cause and to alleviate the sufferings of those splendid soldiers on the battlefield, it was, nevertheless, to be regretted that he could not bc present to see the results of his labors in August by presiding at the Caledonian games to be held tllis year in the Athleti Park. Mr. Matthew concluded by saying that they all looked forward with eager expectancy to the time when Dr. Atkinson would return covered with glory and they would give him a welcome in the old Scottish fashion which he would remember the rest of his life. Mr. Donald Downie also spoke and referred briefly to the fact tllat this was the first time tllat a society had sent its president to the front to assist the British Empire. He also gave an interesting description of the places where the fighting was taking place and which Dr. Atkinson would no doubt, see in the near future. A grcat ovation greeted Dr. Atkinson when he rose to reply. In a speech of unaffected but charming eloquence and simplicity he thanked the members of the Caledonian Society from the bottom of his heart for their tribute to him that night. To a man of his nature it was hard to adequately express his feelings but he wanted them to know how much he appreciated their gift and the sen timents which had been expressed, was with a feeling of pride that he bail seen the society grow until il had attained its present position and he hoped that when he uas gone the good work would be carried on and lhal when lie came back he would lee tin- society flourishing better than ever, lie would prize their good wishes more than lie could tell them or more than tl;|y could possibly realize. Tlieir g I will anil their expressions of friendship would cheer him and would go a long way Oatmeal and Philosophy A strong person can subsist on a little oatmeal and philosophy an I out-walk, out-talk, out-think, an I every way outdo the person wli > travels the long way from soup to nuts and goes io sleep afterwards n an anaconda might, LAND REGISTRY ACT to help him Over the rough places. Other members of the ."society afso spoke including Mr. T. A, Prentice, who was requested to speak on behalf of the press. The meeting was concluded in the good old Scottish fashion by the members all standing on the chairs and drinking a "wee dcot-li and doris." The meeting terminated amidst the strains of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," "Auld Lang Syne" and 'God Save the King' A musical programme was carried out in splendid style by Messrs.Dick- son, Morrison, McLeod, Macauley and others. Mr. D. G. Campbell, the vice-president of the society occupied the chair and was iu a large measure responsible for the success ofthe evening. Dr. Atkinson is one of the leading physicians in this city. He was born in Princeville, Ontario, and studied at the universities of Toronto, Edin- burg, Glasgow, Chicago, Baltimore and New York. He came to Vancouver in 190.1 and has been practising medicine here since that time. He is a member of the Gaelic Society, Clan McLean and Sons of Scotland He is a 32ud degree Mason and a Shriner. He is a gentleman of deep convictions, of quiet but sincere affability and his warm friends in th<_ Caledouian Sbcity hope that it will not be very long before he is with them again. Re Lot 17, Block 63, District Lot. 36 and 51. Map 3328. Municipal ity of South Vancouver. 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A well-known free-trade newspaper in the United Kingdom recently came dangerously near breaking the "political truce," wlleu it launched out into a consideration of the origin of the word "tariff.'' Tariff and Tar- ik, it declared, discursively, were two Eighth Century Moorish Chieftains, who landed on the coast of Spain, near Gibraltar, and, having settled themselves, proceeded to commit piratical depredations on shipping pass ing through the straits. After a time Tarif found it more convenient to exact blackmail on a fixed scale of payment���thence called a tariff. The paper, however, saves the situation, as far as the tariff reformer is concerned, by adding that, according to' others, tariff comes from an Arabic! ENTERPRISE RANGES aive Satisfaction Life Time for PACIFIC STOVE & _FURNACE CO. 856 GRANVILLE ST. (Between Robson and Smythe) word meaning a declaration, not extortion. mere rankers, must touch elbows, en camaraderie; eyes front; to the common foe; all soldiers of the king. And no sniping in the wrong direction. Even though a young officer may have been unhorsed, and lost his epaulettes. What of it? He shall take bis place in the ranks and earn them again. For in that public service men die hard. Political assasination unfortunately is not a punishable offence. And though long planned it is not easily consumatcd. The hunter's dart, alas! may be helped a little by a sermon. But there is vital force and recuperative elements in human sympathy. And most of us still retain it, I am sure. Men are not all wolves to their fellowmen. There are two schools and methods of conduct among them ���as among the lower animals���so- called. Let me illustrate. I leave you to draw the conclusion. In some herds, we are told, when a comrade is wounded he is not abandoned to the wolves. He may rise and recover. The others make a circle around him. They put him, meantime, in the centre and turn their antlers outward, 'ike a living rampart against all comers. But the naturalist tells us of another species that in such cases stop and turn their horns inward against the wounded stag and gore him to death. There is no moral to this. One must leave something to the imagination. WE SHOULD EAT LESS Preaching at Bournemouth, on the need for national sacrifice, Dr. J. D. 1 Jones said: "We must all of us sacrifice if we are to tide over the next two or three critical months. The man who plants two rows of potatoes where he only planted one last year is truly helping England. And we should eat less. Probably in peace time wc were all of us eating far more than was necessary, certainly far more than was good for us. The man who in this hour lives lavishly and luxuriously, is a sinner against bis laud. The man or woman -who refuses to be rationed, or who goes on exactly as in the days of peace is guilty of a particularly mean and contemptible piece of selfishness." PHONEl SEV. 900 MacDONALD & HAY Barrister*, Solicitors, Etc. 1012 Standard Bank Bldg. 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