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TS��r ^^P^CHINOOfc VOL. I, No. 17 SOUTH VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1013 Price 5 Cents To Increase Efficiency of South Vancouver Police Force Additional Men to be Added, While Auto Service is to be Inaugurated At the meeting of the Police Committee on Wednesday morning the question of the provision of an auto and extra men for night and day was discussed at considerable length. A report was submitted by Chief Jack- -iiii, who was granted a fortnight's .acation, from the 7th to the 21st of September, Sergeant liramwell to take his position during his absence. Dills were put in for auto hire amounting to $25, mostly in connection with the bank robbery at Cellar Cottage, The revenue in the Police Department for the year was $5,116. The Newspapers Get in First Reeve Kerr called attention to the fact that when the Police Committee wanted to know what was going on they had to get their information from the newspapers. If they did not happen to read the papers they knew nothing, and he thought the Chief should report all matters to the committee at the office. Reports got into the papers that the Police Department was inadequate to deal with robbers and hold-ups, and that the police had no auto. Were these reports given the reporters by the police, or did they get their information from outside? If given by the police, the committee should have the information, too. The Chief said the information did not emanate from him. Councillor Thomas said he was Chairman of the Police Committee, hut knew no more than a majl living in Egypt. He supposed he was ignored, and he did not like that. The committee ought to know exactly what was going on. Councillor Robinson asked if it was customary for the police to report everything to the committee? Councillor Thomas : "Arc they a body free from all control?" Councillor Robinson : "Not free from control." The Reeve : "So far as the Chief is concerned, we do not know anything about matters, or how these large bills were contracted." The Chief said all the particulars were ill the police book, which could be seen in the office. Councillor Thomas said he was not supposed to go to the Chief and ask for information���the Chief would have to go to him. He would not lower himself to that level. Councillor Campbell : "We do not ask you to lower yourself at all." The Reeve : "1 do not think the Chief has any intention of ignoring anyone at all." Chief Jackson here produced his report book, and the report was read to the committee. The Reeve said the report cleared matters up and explained how the auto charges were incurred. Councillor Robinson then brought up the question of increased police protection for the municipality He was afraid that this winter the police were up against a very hard proposition in South Vancouver. There had been several hold-ups, and the committee should devise some means to cope with the situation. Councillor Third suggested the Hoard of Works auto should be utilized for police purposes after 6 p.m. Councillor Elliott did not sec how an auto was going to catch robbers. The Reeve said mounted men would be more effective than autos. Councillor Thomas said even in the city, where the police force was fully equipped, criminals .got away. Councillor Third: Two mounted men would be of the greatest service. Councillor Elliott said the telephone system in South Vancouver was rotten. Chief Jackson, in reply to a question, said the present force consisted of eleven men. Councillor Campbell said they could not afford to keep sufficient police to patrol the whole district. A committee was appointed to confer as to the use of the Board of Works auto, and on the proposition of Councillor Robinson it was decided to consider the appointment of mounted police during the winter season. South Vancouver School Board Contractors and Electrical Apparatus pi At a meeting of the School Board i Tuesday evening a discussion took ice on the installation of electric pliances in the new schools. Mr. iiwtnan made a statement which id particular reference to the work me at the Walter Moberlcy School, here the electric wires had become eroded and rusted to such an ex- nt that they were entirely useless, i account of being placed in close oximity to wet lime, which has a 'werful acid action. Contractors attempting such work ��� this," said Mr. Bowman, "should i��w of the properties of lime and lould be held responsible for loss, am mil an expert myself," be de ired, "but I am going to make a ���rough inspection of the wiring all four new schools in order to iviate the danger of a recurrence of trouble similar to that which has occurred at Moberly." The question of retaining a portion of the contract price until the extent of the damage to the wires was gauged and the responsibility laid was introduced, but it was decided that this was not within the power of the Hoard on account of the fact that the money had already been voted. Mr. Bowman slated that he was taking an unbiased electrician with him, as in his experience he had found that gentlemen of this per suasion were only too ready to blacken one another's character and business methods. Further consideration of the insur ance on the various schools was also discussed, HUSBAND WITH $18,000: WIFE PENNILESS \t the last meeting of the Municipal Council, Health Officer Pengelly I- requested to investigate the cir "instances of Mrs. J. Clarke and 1 'siiiily, residing on Princess Street. I'.arls Road, South Vancouver. lie ported to the Health Committee on Wednesday as follows: Mrs. Clarke came to South Vancouver on the 6th of February, 1912, with her five children, from Derry, Ireland, her husband having pre ceded her on the 13th of March, 1911. He was subsequently joined by a -ingle woman named Martha Wark 'he following August, with whom he lived at Princess Street, South Vancouver. He was located, at Mrs. C larke's request, by Chief Chamber lain, of the city of Vancouver, and lie owns about $18,000 worth of property, free from encumbrances, which his brother now claims. On Mrs. Clarke and family arriving here they t,]ok possession of the house previously occupied by Clarke and the Woman Wark, and were arrested un- der warrant for forcible entry. She appeared before Mr. McArthur, Police Magistrate at the Police Court, who committed her for trial, when she appeared before Judge Howay and was honorably acquitted of the charge. ��� Mrs. Clarke has an order for ^ 1.200 per year alimony against her Imsband, but not one dollar has he paid since he arrived in this country, jmd which order Judge Mclnnis '"'Ids to be good. At present there [? a writ against Clarke, but the ��� hcriflf has not been able to enforce "'<��� same for some reason, although Mrs. Clarke has alleged that her bus- hand is living somewhere in Kitsi- L lano with the Wark woman. Mrs Clarke has five children, the eldest, Herbert, aged IK, employed al Messrs. Dowser. Reid &��� Wallbridge, barristers, and who is to sit shortly for an examination: the second, Kath leen, aged 16, who is al home; Wal tcr, aged 12, earning $8.00 per month at Spencer's; Lome, aged 8, and Helen, aged 5, at home. Mrs. Clarke informed mc that she has got down to her last dollar, and that her lawyer has tied up her husband's property. The case is set for trial early in November, and she asks for monetary assistance until her case can he disposed of. It is not charity she is seeking, but something to carry her over two or three months, when she will reimburse the municipality. Mrs. Clarke has undoubtedly seen better days, and she is paying $10 per month rent. I gave her $15 and took her receipt, it is very evident that this family has had a hard road to travel ever since they came to South Vancouver. The Health Committee on Wednesday evening decided to continue Mrs. Clarke's pay for another month. Stray .Dogs Dangerous There are a larire number of stray dogs in the municipality whom nobody owns and for whom nobody- cares. Last Saturday evening Thos. Skinner, a boy of 15, residing at the corner of Sophia Street and Twenty- sixth Avenue, was walking along Main Street, when a collie dog ran at him and inflicted a severe bite upon his leg, which had to be attended to at a druggist's. Commissioner Crehan has returned to Vancouver and resumed his duties as auditor at the Municipal Hall. Extraordinary Increase in Building Mr A. !���'.. Voting, Building Inspector, has issued a Statement which ��ivis the progress of the building department from its commencement, October 2.1, 1911, to August 30, 1912, showing the extra ordinary increase in iIn- building operations m South Vancouver. Dining the past few months all records were smashed, the total value of new buildings reaching over $.355.11110. Since October 23, 1911, the total value of new buildings erected in South Vancouver reaches the sum of $2,308,301. In that time permits were granted for 2.076 new Structures, Ihe number of permits issued during each of the different months and their value follow : N'o. of Permits Value October 23 to 31, 1911 15 $ 21.0S0.00 November 89 146.42S.C0 December 77 121,520.00 January. 1912 138 157.ll75.IIO February 2U6 223,387.00 March 2*2 310,995.00 April 304 256,170 1)0 May 233 207,850.011 June 235 211,7l��Miii July 251 297,019.00 August 1 to 30 246 355,lini!ti Large Appropriation for Road Work in South Vancouver GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR OF CIVIC OFFICES Municipal Clerk Springford, of South Vancouver, Gives Interesting Evidence The Royal Commission appointed lo enquire into the question of municipal government brought its Vancouver session to a close for the present on Saturday. During the four days which coin- prised the Vancouver sitting, Com missioncrs Keary, Maclean and Hull heard evidence for and against the commission form of government, ex emption of church property from taxation, and the need emphasized by all the municipalities heard of a revision of the Municipal Act. On Friday afternoon Mr. James B. Springford, clerk of the municipality of South Vancouver, advocated the appointment of a government inspector of civic affairs. "He should be one who can advise methods of coping with situations Consistent with the condition- of the various cities and municipalities, and who can promote, as far as possible, a uniform system of accounting. "I consider the duties of this inspector should be to personally inspect the books and accounts of all civic offices throughout the Province, in i outer with the officials as to their methods, instructing where necessary; also to personally inspect the work of all civic auditors, demand ing at all times a thorough audit, to receive and investigate complaints from ratepayers, and, in short, to generally promote a businesslike sys tern of handling the fund- of the public. "This should do away with govern ment audits, which 1 consider are a severe detriment to the welfare of the municipality concerned, and are also a heavy expense brought about by the poor conditions of civic of Sees. Also, it would promote the confidence of the ratepayers in respect to the handling of public i funds." Around the Municipal Hall Chief Jackson will elite, upon his vacation next week. lie goes to Vancouver Island for some Snooting. Being rather a good shot, and having had a fair amount of experience, he was asked io join a hunting party who are going to try their luck with the mountain lion- on Bo wen Island, but be has declined the invitation. * * �� How small the world is. after all! On Tuesday evening a genileman was silting in ihe editor's sanctum. The hour was late, and we were anxious to be off home. Nothing was heard but Ihe click-click as the typewriter plied backwards and for wards. We were discussing the ed itorial. An inspiration had conie over the editor. He was declaiming on the duties of the youth ol Canada, and as he poured forth Ins oration he kept pounding at the machine After a time he ceased, and whilst Stopping to read what had been typed a knock came al the door, I in a shout of "Come in!" a lady and gen lleman entered and asked if there was a 'phone on the premises 'In being answered in the affirmative, the gentleman explained thai he was trying to locate a friend who hail invited linn and his wife lo v i-H them that night They had spent a long time in trying to locate their friends, bul without .nail, and were now on their way home, As I was inter ested in what was being written. I never turned to look at the strangers, but on bearing the voices, said: "From Glasgowr" The gentleman said: "Yes. and you are Mr. . of " Sometimes a surprise conies to us so suddenly that it almost seems to take our speech away. Such was the case on the present occasion. Four years ago I had attended an auction of a timber dealer's stock. All day long I had been buying, and the gentleman who was in the office was my chief competitor. We had had business relations extending back for many years, but that day both were anxious to procure as much of that special kind of mahogany as he could. In the afternoon I got a rather nice parcel knocked down to me, but my friend had made me pay a pretty fair price for it. After the auctioneer let the hammer fall, my friend came over and offered a certain profit to get the parcel. We laughed and chatted over the transaction. At that time he was partner in as nice a factory as anyone could desire, clearing from $15,000 to $20,000 per annum, while I was also the possessor of another place, but not making profits like that. St si * What changes the whirligig "f time brings round���bad trade, keen competition, an unwillingness to part with old workmen, an over accumulation of stock. The stage from a prosperous business to losing one is easily bridged. Had anyone told cither of us that we were ever likely to give up our workshops for many Board of Works Recommends an Expenditure of Nearly $30,000~-New Plank Walks years, or that we would come to locate in Vancouver, we would have termed them mad. What instinct, what chance or accident, should lead him to call at this office- To do -,, many minor things had to happen By accident he became acquainted with his friends out here. A friend called to take him and his wile out. but he found he was going to be late, so asked hi- friend to no himself. The office should have been closed two hour- before On his journey in from Forty-sec I Street ill looking fur his friend at an earlier hour he would have found ,. dozen offices open. Strange how- the uu expected often happi nsl * * * We understand thai Chief Jackson will shortly introduce a new bylaw calling upon all vehicles to carry lights after sunset Motor car driv ers and cyclists will welcome this news. * * ��� lii ihe cleaning up of Alexander Street it will lie a- well for ihe citi /��us ot South Vancouier to keep their eyes open 1 ndoubtedly of these uniic.-irabli characters will try io gel a temporary location within ihe borders of tin- muoici p.ilny. * * * If the C. X. K. are able to come I" terms with the city il will mean ihn work will be abundant this ��intet A- a result workmen will drift in from all quarters. There will be the usual number of parasites following up I" prey upon them, This is where the danger arises. These fellows hang around the saloon bar- all day and with an occasional visil to tlie pool moms, always on the outlook to relieve someone of their hard-earned cash. * * * Quite a number of different versions have appeared as to what demands the Council will make upon Vancouver before they lay the matter of annexation before the ratepayers, but we have no fear of what the people's reply will be. no matter how tempting the offer. South Vancouver will prefer to work out her own destiny. * * * The warnings given by "The Chinook" in the past regarding annexation were amply borne out this week by the opinions expressed by some of the leading Vancouver merchants. South Vancouver may bid farewell to the development of the Fraser River if annexation takes place. * * * There was quite a flutter around the hall on Saturday, pay checks being given out owing to Monday being Labor Day. It is surprising how the anticipation of a holiday brings out the smiling faces. Everyone seemed pleased and anxious to assist each other. In all probability- there will be another holiday shortly when H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught visits the city. SCRUTATOR. At the Board of Work-, on Wednesday, Engineer Clement recommended the grading of many road sections and putting down of plank- walks, at a total cost of $29,047. With a few slight modifications, the report i i- adopted. Knight Road Widening Mr. J. M. Blackburn, Knight Road, appeared before the Board respecting a litter he had received from the Clerk asking him to give twenty-four feel of road frontage on Knight Road -o a- to enable the Council to carry out the widening of that thorough fare. Councillor Elliott sa;d it was understood Mr. Blackburn would fall in line with other owners and give the land. Mr Blackburn said the land ill question was too valuable to give away. It was pointed out to him that the widening of the road would improve his property, and he replied that if the Council wanted the land it would have to be expropriated. Unless the land was purchased he intended to stay right there. The grad ing of this road has already com menced, and this decision of Mr. Blackburn will prevent the road be ing of equal width throughout. Commercial Drive A letter wa- read calling attention to ihe proposed opening up of Commercial Drive, and a deputation asked when this would be completed. It was explained that the Council were wailing upon the B. C. E. Railway to carry out some work al tlie end of the Drive. Tramway Extensions Mr George W Conway. Acting General Manager of the I! C E. Railway, wrote in reply t" a biter from the Board making request for the extension o certain car line- in ihe municipality under tin- terms of the Tramway Franchise Agreement of June 10. 1909. Tin letter stated that the work would begin at the earliest possible momenl and would include the extension of Victoria Drive line from its present terminus to Fifty sixth Avenue, and from fraser Avenue to River Road So -non as the fill-in on l-'ra-er Avenue i- in i a proper condition to carry the track- Regarding the requested con nection between Cedar Cotage and I Westminster Road, the company would be unable to build that .hiring j the present year, but would do SO next year. The Clerk was instructed t" write and thank the company for the letter land their prompt attention. South Vancouver Municipal Council Suggested Single Transportation System The fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Thursday afternoon, all the members except Councillor Elliott, who was in Victoria, being present. The First Instalment Mr. C. Harrison, Secretary to the Board of Trade, wrote asking the Council for a cheque for $100, the first instalment of the $500 promised towards the cost of providing a harbor scheme on Fraser River Mr. Harrison stated the money was required for preliminary expense.- A cheque was ordered to be drawn. Single Transportation System A letter was read from Mr. T. H. Cross, Secretary of the Kitsilano Improvement Association. enclosing copy of a resolution passed by that Association, which slated that the surrounding municipalities will he- best scned by a single transportation system, giving a uniform rate over such territory as may be described a- Greater Vancouver* The resold lion asked the Council to support the scheme, and a resolution ��.- passed heartily endorsing the one pa-sed at Kitsilano and expressed a hope that Ihe important matter of transportation would be placed on a more satisfactory and permanent basis. Business Hours at the Hall The Council adopted the following resolution: "That all offices and wicket- in the Municipal Hall be open to the public for business be Iween ihe hour- of 12 and 1. and thai the various officials arrange their staffs so that the public can be waited on during this hour." Rounding Up Dogs The following resolution wa- car hried without discussion. "That a horse be purchased for the Police Department, and that one of the old buggies he fitted up for this horse, the same to be used for rounding up dogs and oilier purposes of the Po ! lice Department." Notices to School Physician It was recommended that the Health Inspector procure form of notice !n he used when notifying Dr, Hunter. School Physician, of cases of Infectious disease in the municipality. Prizes at the Show The Council sent several horses I i the -how at Hastings Park, and Dr. Swinnerton now reported ilia; all I did well. The costs were $18.55 'One horse took three prizes, and an other one. The Reeve wanted to know what becarai ��� : the prize money, and he was asked lo enquire into the matter and report to tie Council later. NEW WESTMINSTER PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION The da) i- 'haw me near ni w w In n all chance of winning ihe $100 offered by the New Westminster Progressive Association for the In-t slogan for their cits will have gone forever Sep tember 12 i- the closing date, and the Secretary expect- thai there will he i hie; rush of entile- al the very la-t moment, Wide publicity has been given the competition, and slogans have been received from many far distant points. Old England, six thousand miles away, has sent in its quota. while slogan artists seem to be scattered thick on the rocky coast of New Brunswick and sea-girt Nova Scotia. The prairies arc not very prolific in output, but like dim voices from the wild come entries from the scattered islands off the northern coast of B. C. Down south of the line, too. the ever-ready American has set his wits to work in Seattle. Tacoma and other near border cities. Real human interest is found in a competitor who writes from a hospital for incurables, and the little lad of fourteen whose proud father sends in his contribution, which is of real merit. In that $100 first prize, or the $50 second prize, there may lie just that chance that some struggling body is waiting for, to lift him from the ruck into the place he should occupy in this world of ours. At a preliminary meeting held to organize the South Hill Orchestral Society, Mr. John Xorbury was appointed President, Rev. Mr. Eakin Vice-President, and Mr. J. Sinclair Secretary and Treasurer, with an Executive Committee. NURSING HOSPITAL IN SOUTH VANCOUVER A Long-felt Want Supplied There has jii-t opened at I'w itj eighth Avenue and Mam Strict ,t private hospital and nursing home, which will supply a long fell want in that particular district The proprie tui - are Mi-- \\ e-tlev and Mis- II.ill. two thoroughly competent and qualified inn-.-, who are conducting the hospital on the most up to date hygienic principles The bedrooms ati supplied with the most modern furnishings, and the bedstead- have patent lifting pillow- heads and every appliance lo add to the comfort of ihe patient. In one of the upstairs room- an operating table ha- been provided, where in case ni emergency operations can be performed by a fully qualified surgeon, who would. of course, be called in. The close proximity of such a hospital to the main road, where cases of serious accident can be taken quickly, may mean the difference between life and death. Here cases can be treated just the same as in one of the large hospitals, with the additional advantage of more quiet and privacy, which is most essential "when pain and anguish wring the brow." Maternity cases are taken, and in all cases the charges arc very moderate. Both the nurses have taken the necessary- qualifications in London hospitals. A sad case of a family destitute came before the Health Committee on Wednesday. It was stated that a family of four were living near the corner of Twenty-seventh Avenue and Main Streets, all confined to their beds with sickness, with scarcely any food available. The Health Committee have taken the case up with a view to relieving the distress. Among holiday visitors to South Vancouver were Mr. and Mrs. A. Tate, Miss M. McConnell and Mr. James Dick, of Victoria, who visited with Mr. and Mrs. H. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. John Dick have returned to Victoria after a visit to their daughter, Mrs. H. Parker, Collingwood Road. 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We are building the finest bungalows in South Vancouver : Four to seven rooms; beamed ceilings; panelled walls; fireplace; built- in buffet; furnace; everything complete and ready to move into today. Payments spread over four years. You work hard for your money; make your money work for you. Call on us for further particulars. Bungalow Finance & Building: Co. Ltd. Phones : Seymour 3204-5-6 Pacific Bldg. 416 Howe St. Watch this space from week to week H. Ptlghe is offering buys in Suits & Gents' Furnishings Which will bear the closest investigation H. PUGHE 4134 Main Street, near City Heights P. O. only material suitable as the foundation fur The Permanent Paving Material��� CONCRETE A pavement which will provide fur all conditions of traffic and climate must be constructed on a common-sense basis, Concrete i-. recognized a> the for permanent work, and is used all modern pavements. The discovery of a satisfactory concrete wearing surface has been made in Granitoid after years of cx- perimenting and study. In our 1'atente'd Granitoid Pavemenl we have a concrete base and a concrete wearing surface that will meet all the requirements of automobile and vehicular traffic, and a pavement that will become more durable with age. An investment in Granitoid pays the highest returns in durability and satisfactory service. Watch Westminster Road from Main Street to Prince Edward, also Davie Street, Second Avenue, and Columbia Street, in Vancouver. British Columbia Granitoid & Contracting Limited 48 EXCHANGE BLDG. VANCOUVER, B. C. W. A. POUND, Ex-Reeve of South Vancouver peel Kn Reeve W. A. Pound came to Vancouver twenty three years ago. A year previous to that he had been in Victoria, where lie commenced to learn his trade as a printer with the Victoria "Colonist." On coming to Vancouver he served two years with W. J. Trythall, afterwards going to the "Xcws-Advertiser," and remaining with that paper until his trade was completed. Purchasing two and a fifth acres in South Vancouver in what was then known as Westminster Avenue, he came to reside in this municipality in the year 1893. As showing the difference of value of lots then as compared with prices today, we may state that for the two and a fifth acres he then purchased he paid only $7110. a 25ft. lot of which would now bring five times the amount which he paid for the whole block. The tramway at this time only ran to 16th Avenue, and there were no stores beyond this point. South Vancouver had neither sidewalks nor roads. �� * * Mr. round was asked to go into the Council in 1904. He was elected by acclamation when Councillor Middler resigned. In the following year he was again elected by acclamation, but health inspector, and he also inaugurated the poliee court. He also >au completed six miles of tramway, and was instrumental in the erection ol the present Municipal Hall at a ei -I ������!' nearly $S,000. During the whole tenure of his off he he worked mosi harmoniously with the other members of the Council. Some of the Councillors were elected to oppose his policy, but as soon as they were initiated into the work they fell Into line with the others, recog nizing that every one of them was working for the best interests of the municipality. * * * Undoubtedly ex-Reeve Pound is an optimist of the lirst order, always believing in the future possibilities of South Vancouver. He was ever ready and willing to launch forth any scheme that would help forward this municipality in its progress. His optimism and confidence in the future possibilities were infectious, and he seemed to imbue his Council with the same ideas that animated himself, so that Ihey were always willing to lend their aid to any proposal that he brought forward. Being of a genial nature he was always easily approached, being held in the highest esteem by all the take advantage of the gifts Nature has bestowed upon her. Once she i~ incorporated she will be placed upon a basis wh'ch, when the lime comes for annexation, will enable her lo dictate her own terms with no uncertain voice. Asked as to his opinion of the present Council, ex-Reeve Pound slated that they had attempted too much work. The difficulties which' beset them on taking office were so many for new men to tackle that they were almost Insurmountable. Instead ol grasping the whole of them at once they should have worked along in sections. He thinks they caused a feeling of dismay and apprehension to permeate through the entire staff of the municipal employees, which un. settled the latter from their work and kept them from giving of their best. He thinks the Council is anxious and painstaking to do its duty, and if given a fair show and a helping hand by the ratepayers, at the end of the year it will be able to hand over a record of its stewardship that will be gratifying to the whole of the municipality. Mr. Pound has no political ambitions, having purchased a partnership in the Barker Drug Company, and he is now content to enjoy the repose he has so well earned. When a historian comes to write up the story of South Vancouver, the work of ex-Reeve Pound will be brought prominently into the limelight as the iirst man that Nature had endowed will] the optimistic faith of the possibilities of South Vancouver. LOCAL AND GENERAL NOTES BY "QUIZ" duties well performed and days n spent, and husband their reioun until another season, and, when �� ��� ter winds are piercing chill, sit o cheery fires, with the satisfaction knowing that they have enough . to spare. * * * Gum-chewing is a hurtful ha1 and is not characteristic of rein ment and good breeding. Real ladi with a keen sense of modesty, not chew gum on the streets or in ��� i r.nncars and trains. No man lai a deep delight in seeing a girl woman smugging wax or rubbei the mouthful as she rides along n street car, or while she is in chin or cien at a theatre. The habit costly and unhcaltlil'til. It is all n. for saliva to flow at given and n essary limes, but to keep it flow by chewing moiithsful of jum is i hurtful. Besides, it is a hideous i unrefined habit. ��� �� ��� On Monday one of the Strang. storms in the history of the muni pality visited the district betw Eighteenth and Twenty-eight A titles. From Twenty-eighth ,\\ to the North Arm of the J-'i scarcely any rain or hail fell dm the day. About 11 a.m. hail fell tween Eighteenth and Twenty eig Avenues, and the sidewalks �� soon covered with a white si Electrical discharges of some Itnce accompanied the storm, several heavy claps of thunder > heard. POUND in the year 1906 lie was defeated by two votes, when Councillor Middler once more returned to the Council. In 1907 and in 1908 he was once more elected to the Council, his opponent at this time being Dan Grimmett. In 1909 he first ran for the Reeveship against Reeve Kae and ex-Councillor Burgess, and was elected by a handsome majority. In the following year ex-Reeve Rae again ran unsuccessfully against Mr. Pound. In 1911 Mr. Thos. Dickie was his opponent. This was the closest light for the Reeveship which Mr. Pound had had, but he again emerged as Reeve. When lirst elected as Reeve there were no sidewalks in the municipality, there were few roads, and what roads there were, were only 22ft. wide. The contractors then had the liberty of throwing the brushwood on the boulevard or burning it, and naturally they left it on the boulevards. When water mains came to lie laid a great deal of work was necessitated. The same applied to the sidewalks : it was almost a second clearing-up. Al this time the population of South Vancouver was only about 4,600, as shown by the census taken by the assessor. * * * While in office Mr. Pound was instrumental in the laying of 150 mile.- ol sidewalk and also 150 miles of water mains. In the Muni cipal Hall there were only Mr. Peake and his assistant, Mr. Ferris, who composed the entire clerical Staff, There was no police force at this lime. there being only a call officer, so that Reeve Pound really installed the police force, together with the inspector, wiring inspector, plumbing in- employees of the municipality, and last year it was with unfeigned feelings of regret that many learned of his intention to retire. * * * Under existing conditions ex-Reeve Pound considers it futile for a man who has a private business to take up the office of Reeveship, the duties of which are so exacting as to require the whole time of any man offering himself for this position. He is of the opinion that a sufficient salary should he paid to the Reeve to make it possible for him to devote his entire time to the duties of the municipality. He is a strong incorpora- tionisl, believing that if his incorporation bill had been endorsed, the municipality would have been saved many millions of dollars by being able to purchase at that time public parks, lire hall sites, and ground for other public purposes at rates which were little more than a third of the present values. However, the people then thought best to turn the bill down, incorporation being defeated by only IK votes This was accomplished by a number of malcontents who the day previous to the voting scattered broadcast throughout the municipality small dodgers stating that if incor poralion were passed, hotels and a segregated district would be the result Seeing incorporation defeated, ex-Reeve Pound, always seeking to act in the best interests of South Vancouver, brought forward an annexation scheme which the government promptly turned down, Now, Mr. Pound considers that there is no way out of the difficulty other than by incorporation. South Vancouver must work out her own destiny, She must Advice and How to Use It "Don't eat that stuff," the doctor said, "Or you will soon be with the dead." But when the doctor had his say The patient ate it anyway��� And he's living yet. "Don't buy that run-down business, friend, Or your career will shortly end." Thus spoke the man who'd have his say; The geezer went his headstrong way��� And now he's rich. "You can't raise hay on such poor land; You'll starve before you get a stand," Observed the neighbor on the right; The farmer planted day and night��� He's hay king now. "There's not one chance nine For you to strike Said the bent old young guy, But the tenderfoot a try��� Now he own in nmety- a copper mine," man to the fresh said he'd have the State. "They can't put you in jail for that," Exclaimed the lawyer, sleek and fat; The man in prison groaned a groan, And the lawyer man left him alone��� But he stayed in jail. ���Oregon Journal. The first quarterly meeting of the South Vancouver Municipal Employees' Sick, Accident, and Dividend Society will be held on Monday, September 9, at the Municipal Hall, at 7.30 p.m. All members are respectfully requested to attend. MARIE RICH As the Aviatrix, with the Frank Rich Company at the Panama Theatre "The rain it raineth every day," was the complaint of the large number of men who had a holiday on Labor Day, and who hoped to enjoy a day ill the parks. Rain fell in torrents on Saturday and Sunday, and throughout Sunday night on to Monday morning. Many roads in South Vancouver were Hooded, and transportation was sufficiently uncomfortable to put holiday-seekers in a bad humor. On the ground that what cannot be cured must lie endured, the majority bore their disappointments philosophically, and made Ihe most of very depressing surroundings. �� * �� A well-known South Vancouver minister was discussing with the writer of this column, the action of the city police in closing down certain houses in Alexander Street. He asked the question, "Which is the greater evil, to confine this particular traffic to one district, or to spread it over the city and adjoining municipalities?" it is very difficult lo give a satisfactory answer, but it is a tact that whatever course is adopted, the penalty always falls upon the weaker sex. The majority of the unfortunates have been brought to their present lamentable position by men who deserve to be hounded from all decent society. While the woman is bandied from pillar to post, the men who really keep these places going are- allowed to pursue their wicked course, without let or hindrance. It is said there is one law for the rich and another for the poor. Certain it is that the law in Ihe particular cases referred to is blind to the most serious side of the evil. * f ��� The local lire brigades should receive much encouragement from there-marks of the Reeve and Councillor Thomas at Saturday nighl's prize distribution. They have been trying to do impossible work with an inadequate equipment, and now they are assured that the matter shall have proper attention by the Council. Evil is sometimes wrought by want of thought, as well as want of heart, and il would appear that many have been apt lo criticise without thinking In tin- past the brigade has done the best possible with the appliances to hand, and as Councillor Thomas said, there is the nucleus of one of the best brigades in British Columbia In time the necessary equipment will be pro vided, but the boys of the brigade should remember that Rome was not built in a day. * �� ��� Councillor Thomas was bubbling over with humor at the brigade price distribution on Saturday, He had dined at six wisely and well, and in handing the prizes lo winners, crack ed jokes which created roars of laugh ter. In a later speech he appeared lo take exception lo some criticism of fered by "The Chinook," ami point ing lo the representative of that paper who was present, remarked, "That gentleman over iherc can do a greal deal of good, or he can do a great deal of harm, but I hope he will keep his feet off the tails of my coat, anyway." Councillor Thomas knows there is genius and power in persistence. It conquers all opposition ; it gives coiifi deuce; it annihilates obstacles. Everybody believes in the determined man. People know that when he undertakes a thing the battle is half won, for his rule is to accomplish whatever he sets out to do. People know that it is useless to oppose a man who uses stumbling blocks as stepping stones; who does not know when he is defeated; who never, because of criticism or opposition, shrinks from his task. * * �� South Vancouver is progressing at such a pace as to render its school accommodations insufficient. The new two-roomed frame addition to the Scxsmith School, Sixty-first Avenue and Ontario Street, was opened on Tuesday, Monday being a holiday This addition, which has just been completed, will relieve the Congestion in that part of the municipality. Two experienced teachers have been placed in charge. Other schools are overcrowded. * * �� The autumn leaves arc beginning to fall���a reminder that the summer has waned and that the sun is losing its power. This is the time when the year takes up its bright inheritance of golden fruit, and "pomp and pageant fill the splendid scene " The time of rest is at hand, ami those who through the past summer have onlti vatcd and reaped can now look on Fortnight's Payments Total $78.6f At a meeting of the Finance C miltce on Thursday morning. Ii were passed for wages and pain amounting to $78,665.90. contra during the past fortnight. The of roadwork in the respective v was as follows : Ward I, $9 Ward II, $5914.50; Ward III. $5787 .' Ward IV. $6669.45; and Wan! $40.15.95; making a total of $31,424 The remaining balance was for i ceilaneoui payments. CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OP SOUTH VANCOUVER WATERWORKS DEPARTMENT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS THE USE OF WATER (or lawns, gardens streets snd sidewalk sprinkling is strictly pro hibited. Any persons violating this rule will subject themselves to having tlie water turnel off and leave themselves liable to be charcc' with wilfully wasting the water supplied. J. MULLETT. Waterworks Superintendent CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT Of SOUTH VANCOUVER Health Department NoiICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tags for the collection of garbage can now be pur chased from the health inspector, Municipal Hall, corner Fraser Street and Forty-third Avenue, as provided by the bylaw. Box 1224, South Vancouver. CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH VANCOUVER TAXES 1912 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tl tax notices for the above district have no been issued. Any ratepayers not having n ceived their notices can obtain a copy h applying lo die Collector, 1\ O. Drawer 't ' i South Hill, II. C. Kindly note that in order to obtain reb,n remittance must be in tlie office of the Co lector on or before the 15th day of Septembt CORPORATION OF SOUTH VANCOUVER Licences To Whom it May Concern : TAKE NOTICE, that licences arc n due hy all hawkers, peddlers, express ai draymen, doing business in South Vancouvi Any hawker, peddler, express and drayit; found doing business of this nature with the Municipality without a South Vancom Licence will be prosecuted as provided the 'I rades Licence llylaw. WILLIAM JACKSON _ . , Chief of 1'oii Dated July 31, 1012. CORPORATION OF VANCOUVER SOUTH NOTICE TO THE RATEPAYERS 0 OWNERS OF REAL ESTATE IN Till MUNICIPALITY OF SOUTH VANCOUVER The Government Auditing Commissioner ihe altovt-named Municipality Will havi office open from III to II in the 1 each day (except days on which the I' . Inquiry is being held) for the purpo-. passing accounts; and any Ratepayer Owner may be present ami may make objection lo such accounts as arc befon- Auditor. JAS. II. SPRIN'Gl'OKI' C. M. . CORPORATION OF SOUTH VANCOUVER IN THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC INQUIRIES ACT NOTICE The Commissioner appointed to inveflttg te the matters relating to the management of the School affairs, as well as the Rranagem of the Municipal affairs of tlie Corporal--: of South Vancouver, will hold the session of public inquiry at the hour of 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 21, 1912, in lite Council Chamber of the Municipal Hall, c ��� 43rd Avenue and Fraser St., South Vancouo . Any persons having knowledge of the ���'>:��� fairs in question are requested to be present JAS. II. SPRINGFORD, C. M C APPLICATION FOR LICENCE August 6. 19i: NOTICE IS HEREBY CIVEN that thirty days after date I intend to apply to the Licence Commissioners of South Vancouver for a Bottle Licence on the prctnw - situated on Lot H, Block 40. D. L. 36 and 51. JAMES CHAPMAN FOR RENT���Three rooms, same floor, unfurnished, close to carline; suit grown-ups, housekeeping; $1? Apply "Greater Vancouver Chinook" office. TANKS Wood water-tanks, wire wonr-i and continuous stave pipe marie in all sire1 Municipal Construction Co. Ltd., 319 Pender Street, Vancouver. H. C. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912 GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK THREE j ��� ; ...iS'' ^ / 1 11 * ��� J. a. - ������MILV ��� A BANKERS' TRUST HOME YOUR RENT MONEY Will BUY you a home under our easy-payment plan. Small easb payment, balance easy monthly instalments; no mortgage to assume. Our houses are fully modern, artistically designed, and close to car- line, school and stores. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT A Savings Account may be opened with any amount from ft.OO upward. We pay 4 per cent., credited quarterly. Each depositor is furnished with a check book, in a handsome seal-grain leather lover, and is privileged t i issu checks against his or her account. Get into the habit of paying all your household bills by cheque. It is the safest way. Bankers Trust Corporation Ltd. 166 Hastings St. West RACES! RACES! The Summer Season of Racing is now under way at MINORU PARK Special trains leave over B. C. Electric double- track system from Granville Station at 12.30, 1 o'clock, 1.30 and 2 o'clock. Seven Running Races Daily Over 400 of the best horses ever brought to British Columbia to be seen under silk. Admisson including Round Trip Tram Tickets $1.25 Plan Your Eastern Excursion OVER THE Canadian Pacific Railway THE SCENIC ROUTE OF AMERICA Special low Round-trip Tickets on sale to all points East on various dates during the Summer months. For a most delightful trip during the warm weather take a trip on the new fast SS. Princess Patricia Xow making two trips daily between Vancouver and Nanaimo. For rates, reservations, and further information apply to : C. MILLARD, Depot Ticket Agent, Vancouver. J. MOE, C. P. A., 434 Hastings St., Vancouver. H. W. BRODIE, Gen. Pass. Agent, Vancouver. Hughes Bros1 Big Liquor Store 105 HASTINGS STREET EAST, VANCOUVER, B.C. Phone : Seymour 330 We carry everything in the Liquor Line No order too small, and none too large for this popular Liquor Store Free Delivery to all parts South Vancouver leaving our Store every Friday morning at 9 a.m. See STREET BROTHERS If you want to buy a House. We can sell you one ready- built, or will build one to your order. Easy terms and satisfaction guaranteed REAL ESTATE BUILDERS AUCTIONEERS 4258 MAIN STREET Phone : Fairmont 1492 Vancouver Brokerage Ltd. REAL ESTATE AND FINANCIAL AGENTS Fifth Floor Holden Building, Vancouver B. C. Phones : Seymour 4245 and 9167 GOOD BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE Homes built to suit purchasers, on easy terms AGREEMENTS FOR SALE PURCHASED True Story of Anderson Tax Case Legislation Needed to Protect Districts---Delegation to Wait on Premier and Attorney-General An important conference was held .it the Municipal Hall on Friday afternoon last, attended by representatives from the surrounding districts, t" dis in-* the position in thr A rtclt-r -��in Tax Case. Representatives From North and South Vancouver and Point Orev were present Tin Reeve opened the proceedings . satisfied with the way the spurts went off on the previous Saturday. It was I a case <if hard-fought victories for those who won. and for those who I lost it was "bard-fought losing." A very deep interest was taken in the I various events, which helped to develop the competitors physically \part from the picnic, He would like1 and void. This, of course, affects to express Ma appreciation of the lire every tas sih thai hat been held in department of South Vancouver He the municipality of South Vancouver was afraid the ratepayers did not I sfandsy whin the taxes for winch the land realize how good the tire department Tuesday has been sold wire levied during any! was. and there was g good deal of of the years that the municipality had criticism going on si regarded the. it> office in ilu- City of Vancouver, or equipment of the brigade When an rtuwtday did anything in connection with the; inferior brigade, ss regarded equip* Priest assessment of taxis, the holding of ment, came up against a hitter equip- Terminal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. Howe Sound Route I.favcs \S ' Inesday by stating why the conference had th'' Court of Revision, or the con I ped brigade, people wire apt to throw! ].cn\et been called. duct of the tale itself in Vancouver, out a sneer at the one winch could Saturday Councillor Robinson read a resume There were over one hundred parcel, not do as well as the other, hut they of the Anderson case, which proved , of laud exhibited for sale at this par- ought to think what South Vancou- Leaves both interesting and valuable, tlcular tax sale in IK'W. Some of ver would be without a brigade at Satur,l��>' The resume read : these, of course, were redeemed all. People should not criticise This is an action, as you are aware, | M;'n>' "f ,l,(,|n. however, were not re brought by Mr. K. A. Aflderton I year deemed, and have been sold and re they did. because be believed their Sunday men were as good as Ihe men in the City brigade. The only difference was or two ago to set aside I lax sale held I-"1'*1 :""' subdivided into lots, making by the municipality of South Van- hundreds of parcels which have been in the apparatus They could not ex- couver. The facts are briefly as fol-PJJJ" "I""1 ����� ,llc present time. The pect to have a brigade in lows: In 1892 C. O. Wickenden, of ���officers of the municipality had no j two years equal to that in the City this city, gave a conveyance of aiil""'" '" collect any moneys during | which had been established 26 years Monday undivided half interest in D. L. 701 i LnoM -viar* if 'he judgment' of the I Two years ago they had no brigade Tuesday Supreme Court of Canada holds, at all. and how it happened that the; Wednesday Many actions will undoubtedly be municipality was not burnt out long Thursday begun in respect of other properties j ago he could not understand He Friday that were sold at this tax sale and sue-! could not speak loo highly of th to R. A. Anderson, the other half interest being conveyed about the same time to Captain McLeod, former harbor master. These two conveyances were never registered. There were ceding tax sales, and at the present ' action of the City brigade toward S S. BRITANNIA Calling at I',, V Cannery t'julftiMi - 1 ' a. m. I'l-herrnan"- flay I'orteau Itritaiitiia Mines >'|uann��li NmrSMMi Mill li.ii 9:15 a. m. 0. N. Cannery Caulfeilds ""��� l-'i.lit-rnun'. Hay 2 \i. m. llowen Island ,A Caulfeilds '' '���" 1' m I!..win Island 10:30 a. m , , , lntj Bowen Island 6:30 p, m. and W��y rointi Every day except Tuesday and Friday at 6:30 p. m. for llowen Island and nay points. SS. BARAMBA Calling at IJowen Island Anvil Island I'.ntannia Mines Squamish Newport Leaves Leaves at 9:15 a. m. no taxes paid on the property by any one for the years 1H93, 1K94, 1895, 1896, and 1897; and it will be borne in mind that the taxes before 1893 were payable to the Province of British Columbia, as South Vancouver was then an unorganized district, in the year 1898 Anderson and the other parties who were interested in the property were given the usual notice I so Martin. Ihe former clerk, swears), when it was proposed that this property, among a number of others, be time many people are waiting to see I South Vancouver. They never lost whether or not this finding of the! time in getting to a South Vancou- Supreme Court of Canada will be I ver lire, and nevet sent in any bill lo appealed from. the Council. Their service was gratui- The Result of No Appeal j toua every time, and they could not Continuing, Councillor Robinson I *** t0" much in appreciation of their 'help to South Vancouver. After all Saturday Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for the same points, arriving in Vancouver at 7:15 p. m, Sailings subject to change without notice. Steamers leave from Evans, Coleman & Evans Wharf pointed om that if no appeal lodged against the recent decision, U?8" Wcre ver>!,few lir�� '" s"",h the condition in South Vancouver Vancouver, considering the conditions will be a state of chaos to innocent 8nd "le l>"imlation. people who have no control over the The Council Were Criticised Conditions that will doubtless prevail.' The costs of appeal are cons purchaser at the tax sale. Subs quently Mashiter, by a quit claim deed, transferred the whole of the | twenty acres comprised in this District Lot to Mrs. Sarah Ralston, who , in turn conveyed fifteen of ihe twenty acres to Dr. Fleming, Or. Flem- ! ing is now dead, and his widow, Mary C. Fleming, my client, is the bene ficiary under his will, and is entitled to Dr. Fleming's interest in the said land. Mr. Anderson brought his attack upon the proceedings in question in 1909, and the trial resulted in | the tax sale being held by Mr. Justice Clement to be regular. This view of the proceedings was not disturbed by because they did not do more to the tire halls, but up to this a very hard proposition to raise money for the tire halls at all. This year they had ten per cent. "i ihe assessed value, and the money , market had been in a bad way. The year from the time the cause of ac-' >'l':ir ,lla(' P*.M��! wi*h��ut ��avjn�� ?�� tirm arose, still the Municipal Couu- cure<1 ,f"r ���e fire. na]ls th���� JJlUip- cil of South Vancouver would have Imen?they de��wved ��nd needed. When siderabL, ere and would cost probably $6,00(1. el|UI|\tllc were over a hundred parcels of prop- While the municipality is not a party vear ." wri erty exposed for sale at this tax sale, to the action, continued Mr. Robin' ' Mr. Anderson did not redeem, nor j son, inasmuch as the Statute of l.inii did any person else come forward, tationa limits the bringing of an ac and a conveyance in the usual form of tion against a body corporate for tax deed was duly executed a year or two later to William Mashiter, the North A.m Steamship Company Limited ROUND TRIP SI.OO Meals and Afternoon Tea Served on Board the privilege of applying its funds in the last rale was struck the Council prosecuting Hie appeal, and should do had ""ended to put by a Intl.- more so ,,' ii wishes 1,, prevent multiplicity iSS"^ ,;,'r."r,'J equipment, but Ihe of actions and a greatly embarrassed ��10'000 a"��"ed was not sufficicnl. position that the ratepayers of tl municipality will come in contact with in attempting to deal with the lands that were ever the subject of tax sale proceedings during those years. There is no need, however, to dwell on the effect of the decision. f;i was evident, therefore, that they could not buy tire-lighting apparatus this year. The Council, however, felt the necessity for it, and would make a strong recommendation to tin- next Council to prepare a proper lire apparatus during next year. It was clear that if annexation took place You, the Councillors, are familiar with '","''"" '"',l, " ! that from your workings in the Council !,lu'>' eould not get it under another at the present lime. The question is!>'car' and before that time he hoped rather one of ways and means. Mrs. ! !" ,ee ��" haII�� J>ett�� equipped. He hoped the members ol the lire de . Ralston is not in a position to carry >y the Court of Appeal, but on Mr. the appeal any further She is a poor 11';lr.,nK'"t would get along amicably, \nderson taking the case to the Su- woman. Mrs. Fleming is also not in as '" '!?e,pa8t ."'"'��� '"" ""-'.Council, prcme Court of Canada, that body, bv a position to carry ihe matter through 8"ave their services for practically no a decision of four judges to one, de-I especially as she feels that she would ', remuneration, and in doing that work - ft, run ,��� makt they were certain to be criticised. In DAU,Y TRIP to TH8 NORTH ARM. Bur- THE S.S. SKEENA The large, comfortable stern-wheel steamer cided that the tax sale was null and | be fighting the battle of (he miinici- void. The reason for this finding is palitv as a body and a great portion that during the years 1893, 1894, 1895, I of the ratepayers in the district. 1896, 1897, and 1*98. the Municipal Councillor Campbell moved that a Council held US meetings at the City delegation be appointed from that of Vancouver-that is, ft another dis- Leeting ���, w:lit the Al���,rn trie: than that where It had territor- Genera" and the Premier of the Pro- In 1893 an amend vincial Government with a stated case. Conclusion, the Reeve said he was I rard" Inlet on week days (except Saturdays) proud to sec those present who had1"' 915 ��-m- Saturdays, at 2.30 p.m.; Sun- ���smn r,rivn; I, nrai * ���!���., day��. at 10.30 a.m., calling at Roslyn Park, won prizes. It was a pleasure to ,/ke Runt2en and ,ndia�� Riv��� Park, ar. watch them win. as well as to see riving back in Vancouver at about 6.30 p.m. others plllckily lose. (Applause.) Steamers sail from Ferry land���Foot of Main Street. Councillor Thomas Looking Back Councillor Thomas said he could Mayor McXeish, of North Vancou-1 remember_ when the only water sup-j er, stated that the decision did not i ply at a lire hall had to be obtained affect N'orth Vancouver, where there from what was known as the village pump. He was delighted to be at ial jurisdiction ment was made to the Municipal Clauses Act giving the Council power: , . to sit outside its territorial limits lver' 8tated '1'''" ���*�� de��slon did notlffe ���" a nre hall had to be obtained upon the unanimous resolution of th Reeve and Counci on the ground ot : ience to all concerned. If a rcsolu- Is,,me .sort of legislation to protect tion to this effect had been put upon municipalities from the result of such the minutes, Mr. Anderson could not ?, rc,s,","> " that rendered by the maintain his action at the present "I7? Council, which he styled as time. Unfortunately, however, no ll"J"st- He was present, to assist to expect o do in one year what the such resolution appears to have been Provide for future contingencies which : City had done in 26 years. Even now passed, with the result that the last "��gl,t.arise. I South Vancouver had the nucleus ��� ���illors in that regard,!1';"1 .l,ec'," ?�� sak's; ,but sli."' '"' l'm of greater COflven- Pn��Sised the necessity ot framing SPECIAL Central Park the previous Saturday and witness the sports. It reminded | Splendid bungalow, on beautiful lot, Main Street. $50 cash Balance very easy. him ot the formation of the City bri-l close t gade 26 years ago, and as the Reeve secures, had said. South Vancouver must not 1 court before which this action was, holds that the Council had no jurisdiction to sit, and for those years in question no taxes were assessed, no i taxea were due, and such being the case the Municipal Council did something thai was absolutely unwarranted when it purported to sell for arrears of laxes. The proceedings It was moved by Councillor Lough- lin. Point Grey, seconded by Conn cillor Thomas. South Vancouver : "That South Vancouver arrange for a meeting with the governuu ut in connection with the safeguarding of property aa regards tax sales held some years ago; also future tax sales; ml that all municipalities interested taken to enforce these (axes wcre all appoint delegates to wait on the gov taken from the City of Vancouver, I eminent in this connection; also that and the sale itself was held in the j each municipality prepare data COV- City of Vancouver. If the sale had ering same, to present to the govern been held to have been irregular by ment." the not doing of something prescrib } There were present at the confer- ed by the Municipal Clauses Act, or ence Reeve Kerr and all the inem the tax sale bylaw, then, perhaps, im hers of the South Vancouver Conn person would be affected other than jcil; Mayor McNeish, Aldermen Dick the particular persons interested inland Fraaer, of N'orth Vancouver; D. I,. 701; but the sale has ii,,l been . Councillor I.oughlin. of Point Grey; held to be irregular by way of being Reeve Dick, of Mission; Mr. I'. R conducted with want of proper Form Smith, the purchaser from Mrs, Flem- in the proceeding itself or conditions Ing of the property in dispute in the precedent, but all the proceedings in I Anderson case, and his solicitor, \,r the assessment, and the levy of taxes has been held to be absolutely mil' The finals in the Firemen's Sports I were contested on the Municipal I Ground, 43rd Avenue, on Saturday afternoon last, under somewhat unfavorable conditions. The recent I heavy rains had rendered the ground ! soft, and some of the events were got through with difficulty. ia brigade second to none in llrilish ! Columbia. (Applause.I It was the i duty of the Council to give ihem the j necessary equipment He severely deprecated the criticism which, he said, .was hiirlcd at some of the nun who gave llieir time and services tree, and who risked their lives In the interests of the ratepayers, lie concluded by congratulating the prize winners who had come out on top, and added that the brigade could not have any fault to find with the Reeve, who had done everything possible to as-ist them lire Chief Wand in a shori address to the men said In- always endeavored to make ii as pleas,ml as possible for them, and he much appreciated their attendance and services in the bri Bade. The Council had done him the honor of sending him to l.os Angeles as.: deputation to the conference, from which he hoped to bring back a n port that would open the eyes of the Council and the brigade. He was nol U"ing on a whisky jaunt or a pleas ure trip, but to do some real hard work. Votes of thanks wcre proposed and the donors of prizes, the and the Press, to which : Reeve Kerr and Councillor Thomas | onds; and J. McCarthy (No. 3 Hall) replied for the Council, and Mr. L. L. 56 3-5 seconds. Lawrence, ol "The Chinook" lor the A dressing and running race was Press, Ihe proceedings closed with W. D. Grimmett 3324 Main Street, Hillcrest YOUR FRONT DOOR A. A. Fraser, and several oils interested ill the stihii .tiler pet ���t. Firemen's Sports: Finals and Prize Distribution j?���1,'" �� Council a won by Captain Palmer, with h'ire man Conway second. The men had to run iii stockinged feet on muddy ground. In the third heat Fireman Martin The feature of the afternoon was Henderson, of No. 4 Hall, had raced No. 1 Fire Hall won !'rom tne supposititious tire hall, a tug-ot-war. the lirst heat, but the championship was taken from them in the final by No. 5. Competing against No. 4 Hall, the men from Collingwood won the first trial in four minutes, according to Chief of Police Jackson's watch, and the second in half that time. No. 5 Hall defeated No. 3 in less than a minute on both trials, and in the final won from No. 1 in about the same time. The winning team, with Fireman J. Klaasen as anchor man, included Captain Palmer, Assistant- captain P. Tripp. Foreman McCaig and Firemen Homer, McKay, Dwycr and H. Fraser. Another event won by No. 5 Hall jumped into his rubber boots and coat, and started off to gather up the waiting length of hose. Everybody was surprised, however, to see him go off at a tangent and arrive at a point far to one side of the hose, an action which was explained by the fact that his helmet had slipped over his eyes, and he could not see where he was going. The consolation race went to Firemen A. Tyrell, of No. 3. and K. Jenkins, of No. 4. Distribution of Prizes The prize distribution took place in the Municipal Hall on Saturday evening. The proceedings were ihrough- was the relay race, when Captain out enthusiastic, andI many a jcIce was Palmer, Fireman McCaig and Pin- made as the Reeve and Councillor man McKay defeated all comers in ] Thomas handed the prizes to the a course around the grounds In the making and breaking race good time was made, when Assistant- captain Albert Price coupled a nozzle and three lengths of hose and uncoupled them again in 55 2-5 seconds. Other winners were Fireman E. Thompson (No. 4 Hall) 56 1-5 see- to winners. Chief Wand said they had met to receive their rewards for hard work on the previous Saturday, and he would ask the Reeve and Council lor Thomas to award the prizes the men so well deserved. Reeve Kerr said they all felt very the National Anthem. A Railway Wreck He lies amid a railroad wreck, In calm and smiling rest. One stranded car against his neck. The engine on his breast. He sleeps the sleep that kens no care, No haunting dream of dread; He will not wake, like us, to share In the fierce fight for bread. Vet in his rare, celestial sleep. If, as mayhap, he dreams, The world of his enchantment deep With fairy fancies teems. Visions more strange than ever played Pranks in a poet's brain Without a shade of doubt pervade His wondrous dream domain. I cast on him on envious glance, Amid that wreck serene. His beauty and his calm enchancc The humor of the scene. Humor amid a wreck to see? The riddle's easy read : He took���that elf who dwells with mc��� His "chu-chu" train to bed. ���Tit-Bits. has a loi to do with the appearance ol your home We cany an attractive stock of Fancy Front Doors Interior Finish, etc, from which to make your selections. Wc are making an extra discount of Twenty per cent, during this week. Come and see us : McGibbon Hodgson Lumber Company CEDAR COTTAGE Phone : Fair. 1659 Patronize the Province Renovatory South Vancouver's Pioneet Dry-Geaning and Dyeing Works Work and Prices Right 4136 Main St Cor. of 25th Avenue "Well, Major, I notice that you're ruunin' for office again?" "No, sir: it's the same old run. I got started years ago and I can't stop myself." FOUR GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 191: T^^CHINOOK PUBLISHED Every Saturday by the Greater Vancouver Publishers Limited. HEAD OFFICE : Corner Thirtieth Avenue and Main Street, South Vancouver, B. C. George M. Murray. President and Managing Director. Herbert A Stein. Viae-President and Managing Editor. John Jackson. Mechanic*! Superintendent. TELEPHONE: All departments Fairmont 1174 SUBSCRIPTION RATES : To all points in Canada. United Kingdom, Newfoundland, New Zealand, and other British Possessions : One Year Six Months Three Months .... .12 09 . 1 00 . .90 Postage to American, European and other Foreign Countries, 11.00 per year extra. TO CORRESPONDENTS: We will not print anonymoi s letters, though inviting communications on current events, to be published over the writer's signature. INCORPORATION THOUGH the Council of South Vancouver is trying to revive a little animation in the dead carcass of annexation, men who have been close students of the local municipal situation know that even energetic, enthusiastic efforts towards resuscitation could scarcely be <jf any avail. South Vancouver's whole future depends today not upon annexation, but upon the making of the place into a city. I > Here are some of the benelits incorporation will bring us : Land values will remain firm, as in the past. Development of the North Arm of the Fraser may proceed, even in spite of opposition from Burrard Inlet. With the incorporation of South Vancouver all the financial houses of the city will be forced to open branches on Fraser Street, Main Street, Cedar Cottage or Collingwood. South Vancouver will represent something definite with incorporation. Though South Vancouver has a larger area than Van. couver proper, she is today a mere adjunct of the city, and has not, with the average Vancouver man, any more individuality than Kitsilano or Hastings Townsite. Hut with incorporation she will be a city apart, with an individuality of her own, self-governing, taking her place in the forefront among the great cities of the great Dominion of Canada. South Vancouver has a greater white population than any city in British Columbia save Vancouver. As the straw shows how the wind blows, so do the Statements of the average big Vancouver merchant indi- cate ihe feeling iii the city towards South Vancouver. U hen the development of South Vancouver seems in any way to threaten the interesls along Burrard Inlet, then must South Vancouver be sacrificed. The statements of such men as Mr. Calland are daily raising obstacles to the annexation movement With such an attitude towards South Vancouver under present conditions, it is a ipics tion what treatment South Vancouver might receive if she were made-au adjunct to the city proper If the Canadian Northern Railway were confronted with a plan to tie them to Burrard Inlet, it is nol unlikely that the Canadian Will thai II Railway would refuse to carry further the negotiations regarding terminal facilities which have been undertaken Empire builders such as are (he men behind the Cana dian Northern Railway have vision enough to see the future of the Fraser River. In fact, news may be given Out shortly in this connection which will be an astonishment lo those who are watching the N'orth Arm of the Eraser, and will warm the cockles of the hearts of those fortunate enough to bold property along what is destined to he a tr?sh-water harbor equal in importance to the sheltered depths of Burrard Inlet, We arc on the eve of great development in South Vancouver. (1 Humorists B THE TAX SALE MUDDLE DROMPT action is demanded on the Anderson tax sale decision if the record of South Vancouver as a sound investment field is to be maintained. As a result of the finding of the Privy Council, the title to hundreds of parcels of land in South Vancouver is clouded, and without any immediate relief in sight its effect on the realty market in this municipality cannot but be received with alarm. As matters now stand, representatives of South Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and Point Grey, the three last-named municipalities being vitally interested in this decision, will wait on the Provincial Government in the hope that the Government at Victoria will pass remedial legislation clearing up certain technicalities, a neglect ���which led to the present litigation. Much depends upon the decision of the Provincial Government, which just now seems to hold the key to either immediately settle this tax sale muddle or allow it to drag on for years until each clouded title is individually disposed of. To protect the interests of hundreds of householders and property owners in South Vancouver and in other municipalities where certain legal formalities were overlooked relief must be provided. THE PANAMA AGREEMENT PRESIDENT TAFT is very much in the limelight at present, and he is running the gauntlet of much criticism as a result of his signing the Panama Canal agreement. Doubtless the prospect of a presidential election, in which he will be required to fight for his life ���officially, has had something to do with the attitude taken by the president. But treaty obligations apart, it is difficult to sec how President Taft could have done anything else than sign an agreement which gave no preference to British shipping. It is but a short time since Canada declared that she would have nothing to do with reciprocal 1rade with the United States, and that gave Uncle Sam a taste of a dish to which his palate has not had much op_ portunity of becoming accustomed. No one pretends that Canada's pronouncement on the question of reciprocity in trade has increased the cordiality of the relations between the two peoples. Treaty obligations set aside, the people of ihe United States, and the Government acting for ihe people, had a perfect right to impose any regulations tiny pleased with regard to the use of a canal constructed on American territory by American skill and with American money. To have extended preferential treatment to British ships would have been a graceful act, of course. There are many persons in Canada who believe that for Canada lo have adopted the reciprocity proposals made by the States would have been a graceful act; but grace is not the first consideration in trade relations and arrangements. The United States has frequently shown that it docs not consider that grace is essential to reciprocity in trade. President Taft, facing a presidential election with two strong candidates in the field against him, proves to the satisfaction of the people of the United States that he is not swayed by feelings of friendliness for Great Britain, and he construes a treaty, if not accurately, at least with care that the construction shall be popular in the States. To have extended preferential treatment to British vessels would have been to deal a heavy blow at the .arning power of the canal. 'Ihe estimmJ may be accepted as safe and easy, that Great Britain owns forty per cent, of the merchant shipping of the world. It is estimated that the United States merchant shipping is only eight per cent, of the world's total. Possibly the canal, when opened, will stimulate American enterprise in shipping. That some stimulus is necessary is a fact that is recognized and deplored by many public men in the United Mates. MAIN STREET'S ARRIVAL COME five years ago, when Main Street was but a ^ corduroy wagon road from False Creek south, and a mere by-street from False Creek to Burrard Inlet, there were certain far-seeing men who declared that one day Main Street would be the chief business artery of the city. The judgment of these pioneers is today being vindicated. At False Creek the Canadian Northern Railway proposes building a $2,000,000 passenger terminal. The Great Northern Railway is building a passenger depot at this point which will not likely take second place to that of the Canadian Transcontinental, Main Street, south of False Creek, will occupy the same position to those terminals as Granville Street occupies to the great transcontinental terminal on the waterfront of Burrard Inlet. At the north end of Main Street are the wharves of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Five miles and a half south from that point Main Street runs into the broad fresh waters of the North Arm of the Fraser, the waterway upon widening and deepening which the Dominion of Canada is spending some $5,000,000. Almost half way between Burrard Inlet and the North Arm���at Broadway��� wc find the builders just putting the finishing touches to a $200,000 business block. Buildings are: at present in the course of erection at Eight, Ninth, and Eleventh Avenues, the aggregate value of which is well over the half million. It is even rumored that a great Eastern department store will build a Western branch store on a city block on Main Street somewhere in the Fairyiew district. The South Vancouver Council have definitely decided to pave the thoroughfare from Sixteenth Avenue out past Bodwell Road. Less than ten years from now Main Street will be the chief business channel if the peninsula which it bisects. It will be the "White Way" of the great city that is even now in its infancy. FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT /"* OD has blessed Vancouver in a score of ways. In the ^-* shape of the richest province in the Dominion, He has given her a mighty treasure chest to draw from; in her geographical location He has given her greater advantages than any other city in the Pacific. God has given Vancouver a beautiful climate and glorious scenery. But God's gift to Vancouver, which is contributing more largely than any other in making this city one of the greatest of modern times, is His gift to Vancouver of men who are fighting men. Vancouver bears me name of a fighting Englishman. A hundred years ago, the Fraser River was discovered by a fighting Highlander of the Hudson's Bay Company. The pioneers of the city were men who loved to fight, else they could not have chosen and could not have survived the hard conditions of the British Columbia frontier of forty years ago. Vancouver today is the product of hard fighting. The raising up of every one of the scores of skyscrapers in the up-town section has turned at least one man's head white; every flourishing industry on the peninsula has taken its toll from the lighting man who was its inspiration and back-bone, and a big price has been paid in drops of blood for the prosperous mercantile institutions of the city. And the prosperity of the city and its environs, the happy homes and large families, the good health of the community, the schools, the churches���all those things show that the men of Vancouver have fought and are lighting Ihe Good Fight of Faith. THE FUTURE OF THE FRASER *lf~>\ F what advantage will it be to Vancouver to have ^-' Canadian Northern shipping done on the Fraser River?" Such were the words of a prominent Vancouver merchant, Mr. T. A. Calland, in advocating recently, through the columns of a Vancouver daily, the proposal for the City to tie the Canadian Northern Railway down to doing all shipping through Burrard Inlet. GET READY FOR THE CANAL ���"THE Hon. John Barrett, director general of the Pan- American Union, said before leaving London that "it behooves shipping, commercial and manufacturing interests of the United States to get ready in a practical way for the opening of the Panama canal," and he added : "They are all doing it here, not only British and Germans, but also French, Belgians, Hollaliders, Danes Norwegians, and even Spaniards. Italians and Austrians." It is a warning which comes straight home to Vancouver. 'J his city must get ready for the canal; it must enter sharply into the colossal struggle for its share of the business which will follow the completion and opening of the great isthmian water-way; it must not permit its competitors on this coast to outstrip it; it must provide adequate port facilities; it must fight for aids to shipping; it must insist, actively and energetically insist, upon more efficient aids to navigation on the North Pacific coast, and wc may as well now enter upon a consideration of all these things in their broadest meaning. Of course Vancouver has not been unmindful of the new opportunities which will come with the opening of the canal; but why would it not be a good plan now to map out a comprehensive Panama canal policy and program for this city? It is an important part of the immediate and compelling future of this metropolis, and we may as well realize it. Vancouver must be ready. The race of professional humorists is divided into two classes, viz.. the bores and the big hores, each of which is ten limes more wearisome than the other. () these bores, these dreadful, dreadful boreal To be compelled lo sit and smile what lime they smirkingly murder language, violate good taste, and outrage the sanctities of private feeling in their remorseless struggles to be amusing, is as grim and cruel a torture as any comprised wilhin the refinements ol civilisation. The fact is that no man can be funny by trying. No man can be funny on purpose. Wit, satire, irony may be achieved; but no man can become funny unless he can't help it. �� * ��� I once had a dog, too, a long- drawn, impossible animal with wash- leather ears and immature legs, which was built on the same lines : though he was funny beyond the dreams of humorists he never suspected his natural advantages, and set up to be as demure as a cat, in which delusion he died. �� ��� ��� It may be laid down as a general principle that most people who are serious are very funny; and that all the men who set up to be comic are very terrible. For instance, what is more entertaining than the conversation of a Councillor? and what more dismal than the society of or Such being the case, it is evident that to find humor one should seek neither among the new schools of humorists nor the old, but in the schools of the young. The children, afler all, bless 'em, are the noblest entertainers of them all. A baby squalling in the night has no idea of being amusing; and yet, rightly considered, what is more funny than the thought of some other fellow stalking up and down a wintry bedroom with a bawling twin under each arm and another yelling, perchance, from under the bed? �� * �� This brings me to my subject : a few more additions to the recorded examples of juvenile humor. As, for instance, in a young lady's essay on Richard I.: Richard the First, surnamed Cocur dc Lion, meaning Lion-hearted, was a very powerful king. He obtained money in various ways for his Crusades, who travelled a great deal. The same damsel announced that : Wycliff's teaching became very well known, and was thought a great deal of, and no doubt it came in very useful and the people were very glad of it. And also that : The main principles of Cardinal Wolsey's foreign policy wcre the manners in which he attacked his enemies. In the siege of Quebec he ascended the mountains at dead of night, when his enemies were at rest, and took the town at daybreak. His home policy was conducted in a similar manner. But the muddle produced in children's heads by the educational system of cramming with indiscriminate and useless knowledge is still better illustrated by the answers obtained to the question of "Who was Hampden?" Thus : (1) He was one of the Pilgrim Fathers. (2) He was a blacksmith who killed a tax-collector for insulting his daughter. (3) He figured very prominently in the reign of James the First. He refused to pay ship-money, and was tried by twelve bishops. He held fast to his own rights, and though he suffered the extreme penalty, he convinced the people that James was exacting too large a sum to enrich his own person. Another example of the educational muddle is furnished in the statement that the chief battles of the English Civil War were "St. Alban's, Edgehill, Bunker's Hill, and Camper- down." The following answers illustrate the same tendency : The food passes through your windpipe to the pores, and thus passes off your body by evaporation through a lot of little holes in the skin called capillaries. A circle is a round straight line with a hole in the middle. Things which arc equal to each other arc equal to anything else. The two most famous volcanoes of Europe are Sodom and Gomorrah. Columbus knew the earth was round because he balanced an egg on the table. The blood is putrefied in the lungs by inspired air. Titus was a Roman Emperor���supposed to have written the Epistle to the He brews; his other name was Oates. * * * But best of all was the answer of the boy who was asked "What is a gentleman?" "A fellow," answered the boy, "what has a watch and chain," and then, seeing from the expression in the teacher's eye that the answer was not quite orthodox, the prudent boy added, "and loves Jesus." "A fellow what has a watch and chain and loves Jesus." You may look through all the comic papers of the last six months and you will find nothing to beat that.���Exchange. The next regular meeting of the South Vancouver Bank Robbers' Society will be held soon. Several important subjects will be debated, and it will be definitely decided whether the Collingwood Branch of the Bank of Vancouver or the South Hill branch of the Bank of Commerce offers the most attractive possibilities for the next raid. Wasn't it on the occasion of the visit of the late Queen Victoria that New Westminster was named the Royal city? And is it not fitting that her son should be a visitor to the city on the banks of the Fraser in the course of a few weeks, when he pays his first visit to the Last Great West? That the residents of the city will accord him a welcome which will be exceptional goes without saying, and it is safe to say that he will appreciate this all the more owing to the fact that his illustrious mother had an opportunity of seeing what is now one of the most progressive cities on the West Coast of Canada. The People's Trust Co. LIMITED 49th AND FRASER STREET (South Hill Post Office. South Vancouver, E.C.) BANKING DEPARTMENT We conduct a regular Banking Business. 4 per cent, paid on all deposits Encourage the children to save their pennies in one of our Savings Banks. One Dollar starts them on the way to wealth. Money Orders Issued and Cashed Drafts Collections Checks on the Corporation of South Vancouver cashed. Business hours : 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (the hours that suit the working-man). REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT Fraser Street Business Lots a specialty. We have best listings. Snaps in Building Lots. Lot on 46th Ave., and one on 49th Ave., first block west of Fraser St.; cleared; $850. Lot on 56th Ave., first block west of Fraser St., $650. Several high, dry cleared Lots, close to Fraser St. and Victoria Drive, $550. $50 cash, and $10 a month. 4, 5, 6, and 7-room Modern Houses, close to the earline, from $2,000 up, on cash payment of $150 and up. Monthly payments. Modern Houses to rent, $15 to $25. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Let us insure your buildings in the strongest Board Companies. We can also insure your Life, your Automobile, Plate Glass, etc. All kinds of Indemnity Insurance. Get one of o'.ir Accident, Health, and Sickness Policies, and draw a revenue while yov are in any way incapacitated. If you want an Indemnity or Surety Bond, see us. Bring your Conveyancing to us. 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The presses of the Greater Vancouver Publishers Limited produce work which compares with the output of the best printshops on the Coast Bring your printing troubles to the offices of the Greater Vancouver Publishers Limited, and let us prescribe for you. You will be satisfied. We are prepared to take care of any kind of job printing at short notice. Phone Fairmont 1874, or call THE Greater Vancouver LIMITED Publish. ers Comer 30th Avenue and Main Street THE TWINKLER'S BIT Mary (Catherine Maule ��*����i'��fci��ijaftaa����Val>at4��fc Deauchamp raised his hawk face and piercing eyes from the papers on his desk as Morgan entered the room. "The express train on the C. D. ami K. was held tip and robbed at three o'clock this morning," lie announced without the formality of a greeting, "mail and expreaa agents Both killed. Want you to gel right OUt on the case." The man who stood quietly beside the desk Bathed a quick look at the superintendent of the detective agency, ami a faint color mounted into Ins dark, sallow face. lie was powerfully built, slightly above medium height, with dark hair, a trifle gray about the temples, land a keen, clear CUl face wiih strong jaws, and an expression of latent power in Ihe calm features and quick moving brown eyes. Por an instant he looked at the superintendent without speaking. Then he said quietly : "(.'. I), and K. express train robbed, eh? What were the clrcufflstancet; How much did they get?" The superintendent leaned hack in his chair wilii a short laugh. "Cad, hut you're Ihe cool one! Mere I'm giving you a chance of a lifetime, and you never ha I an eye. Heavens, man, the biggest railroad in the East has losl something over three hundred thousand dollars and two trusted employees. Do yon realize what it'll mean in Ihe man who can get hack that money and run ihe perpetrators of the crime lo earlh?" The color deepened on the thin, dark cheeks of the detective, "Yes, 1 do realize it, captain," he said in a low, even voice that carried a subtle power in its quiet accents, "and I thank you lor giving me the Opportunity. You know it is not my way lo talk." "I know that, Morgan. You take yours out in work. That's the reason I am pulling you on this case. There isn't another man on ihe force I'd trust with it except myself." The detective stepped forward and grasped his chief's hand. "Thank you, captain, I will try to he worthy of your confidence," he said briefly, ".Now, tell me all about it." He listened intently without com- menl as ihe other narrated the circumstances of Ihe robbery. When Ihe recital was concluded he sat in deep thought for a moment, then shook his head. "I think you're on the wrong scent," he said decidedly, "I know the���that is, 1 know something of the work of Ihe I'alsy i'helan gang, and if what you tell me is correct, I don't think I'helan was in this job. 1 don't believe he has the nerve for it. It looks to me much more like Ihe work of���" he paused, then went on quickly, "the work of another man." The superintendent glanced up quickly. "Suspect somebody?" "I have something in my mind." "That's good. I guess you're the man for the lob, all right. 1 leave the whole business in your bands." Half an hour later .Morgan, in the disguise of a young Bowery tough, hurried out into Ihe dusk of the gathering night. At the corner of the slreet he slopped and looked longingly at an uptown car, then stepped quickly into a drug-store and called up a number in the west Nineties. As he emerged again into the night he turned up the collar of his coat and pulled the shabby derby hat he wore low over his face. Then with swill steps he bent his way toward that part of the city where the night birds of ill omen gather as darkness falls, quitting Ihe holes and lairs that had sheltered them during ihe light of day. In a low groggery III Tell Street he slouched up to the bar. and, ordering a glass of whisky, engaged Ihe bar lender iii conversation. Later he retired to a table in a corner, where, over a slein of beer ami a plate of Wienerwurst, he appeared lo fall asleep. So Miiind was his slumber, with his hat pulled low over his eyes, lhal Ihe entrance of two strangers did arouse him. He slept on, uttering an occasional snore and slipping lower and lower in his chair, until his bead at last rested on his arms on the lablc. It was near midnight when the men at Ihe adjoining table brought their whispered conversation to a close and left Ihe saloon. Ten minutes after ward Morgan lefl Ihe saloon also, and under the faded derby hat his eyes were shining. Dawn was beginning to gleam palely in the east when he let himself into his own apartment. As his key rallied in the lock a quick, light step Sounded within, and the door was thrown open by a pretty, girlish-looking little woman in a blue kimona, with long, fair braids down her back. "Oh, Arthur, 1 am so glad!" she cried as she kissed him. "How late you arc, or rather how early, for it is morning." "I know, girlie, it was hard to stay away from you so long. 1 hate to miss one of our beautiful home evenings. You can hardly realize all those evenings mean to me, I, who never knew the joys of home until 1 got you. But it couldn't be helped this time, dear; it was business that kept me, big business; fine business. Come in and let mc tell you all about it." And even as he drew her arm through his she saw the exultation in his eyes. "What is it, dear?" she asked breathlessly. "A new case?" "Yes, the biggest one that has been put Into my hands yet. Why, girl, if this works out all right, our future is assured. Come into the library and let me tell you about it." Daylight was shining in at the windows before he had finished telling her his plans. "But now you must run away to bed," he broke off suddenly; "morning is come and you have scarcely slept all night. I must try to snatch a wink myself, for this is likely to be a pretty strenuous day for me." Ai he led her lo the dour she ���topped suddenly and turned back. ""h, I almost forgot," she exclaimed. "There is a letter for you. A man brought it tliis afternoon ' She crossed the room anil took from the mantel ���.lull a dirty, dog eared c nvelope. "It isn't a very attractive looking letter, is it.'" sue laughed as she banded it to him. "And such a queer looking man brought it. lie wai a little man, nut much bigger than I am, Willi thin leg! and a Hollow chest anil lug yellow freckles on a pale, pasty looking face." bhe laughed as she put ihe letter m his hand, a little gurgling laugh of sheer happiness. Hut her tlUSband ��� lid not hear her. He stood motionless, his eyes hxed upon Ihe crabbed, illiterate superscription, while every restigc of color drained slowly out "I ins face. Suddenly becoming aware that her eyes were upon him, he looked up with a start. "Oh���yes, I see; thank you, Dorothy,' he said in a low, strained coiee. "Good night, dear." Taking Her hand lie led her to the door, then closed it quickly behind her. I'or an instant he stood rigid, motionless, the letter clasped in his naiiil. Then slowly tore open Ihe envelope. Tin message it contained was not a long one. it consisted of but four lines. They read : "All right for you. 1 haven't forgotten you. I've done my bit, and now you'll get yours, and don't you forget it." In a lower corner of the paper was .vrilten, "I'll be out tomorrow," and was signed "The I'winkler." The detective's face whitened ashily as he read, and set itself in rigid lines. The words wcre not new to him. hive times in the past five years massages like Ihe one in his hand had come to him. Five times���and always when life seemed at its best and Driglitest for him. He knew the man who wrote the lines���knew him intimately. And he Knew that Ihe threat that the letter contained was not an idle one. lie walked slowly to the mantel, and resting his elbow upoi i let his eyes travel lingerlttgly about the room. It was a charming room, bearing in its cheery, lirclit atmosphere the Indefinable sense of home. A grand piano aiiiud in one corner, with a litter of music upon it and a duet arranged for a soprano and baritone voice open upon the music-rack. A book-case filled with well-used volumes occupied the opposite wall, and close beside him stood a low sewing- chair and a work-basket, upon which lay a baby's half-finished dress, and upon the table lay an open book��� Ihe book they were reading together ���a little lace-bordered handkerchief marking the page. As his eyes travelled from one object to another a shudder shook him. On the great Russian bearskin in the lliekering light of the wood lire lay a ball and a woolly lamb, anil al a little distance a baby's tiny shoe. As he stood gazing down upon them his lips quivered and his face twitched spasmodically. Stooping, he raised the little shoe in his hand, and returning to the table threw out his arms upon it and dropped his head upon them with a deep, hollow groan. The clock ticked through many minutes. Suddenly he raised his head and sat erect. What was it Dorothy had said about the man who brought Ihe letter? lie had not listened then, now it was coming back to him, Small and slight���hollow chested���pale��� big yellow freckles upon a pasty face, lie Struck bis knee with his clenched list. Many things were coming clear to him now. lie sprang lo his feet and began to pace Ihe floor. "Oh, (or another day���jusl another day!" he half whispered through close-locked teeth. "To think that it should cottie now���now���when Hie; chance to prove myself is just before me! When another day���a few I hours more���would give me a reptila | not | tion���establish me���make them in dependent for life!" lie groaned aloud and dropped his face in his hands, then raising it sud detily, looked at his watch. "Perhaps there is time--perhaps there is time yet���" lie whispered with parched lips. And throwing on his coal and hat rushed out of the house. Two hours later he returned. His lace was seamed and lined and he looked years older, bill there was an sxpression of indomitable purpose in his eyes. His wife met him at the door with .'agcr face. "I've got 'em, little girl." he said hoarsely, with a tense, strained note in his voice that she had never heard before. "I've got 'em run to earth I know where they are���or, rather, where they will be a few hours from now���and where the loot is hidden. If 1 have time���if I get the chance- that is, if all goes well." he hastily corrected himself, "I'll have the nippers on the whole gang before night." "Cood. good!" she cried, clapping her hands, with shining eyes. "1 knew you'd do it, dear! Where are they? How are you going to take them? Can you tell me, Arthur?" Morgan looked at her and hesi taled. He was a close-mouthed man by nature, and his life had made him secretive. He had never confided his plan for the capture of a criminal to any living creature before; but as he gazed into her eyes something stronger than himself urged him on. Swiftly he stooped to her car and whispered. She listened with eyes wide and face intent and eager. Once she interrupted him to ask : "But how do you know which floor?" And again : "Repeat that street and number." When he had done she remained silent, her eyes still fixed upon his face. South Vancouver Transfer EXPRESS & BAGGAGE J. WILLIAMS Cor. Ross and Bodwell Rd. Res. Phone . Fraser 116 Grant Phipps (Successor to M. Jenkins) ELECTRICIAN. WIRING AND FIXTURES Estimates given JOYCE STREET COLLINCWOOD EAST Greene & Merkley UNDERTAKERS �� Mortuary and Service Chape! 305 Pender St. W. Day or Night Phone : Sey. 340 IF YOU WANT GOOD SHOE REPAIRING, TRY A. ROSS & CO. 3210 Main Street, near 10th Avenue Toronto Furniture Company Furnish "lint���it is a terrible risk you will run, Arthur," she said, after a lit11< interval. "They might kill you���it will be taking your life in your hands���" "What of thai? There are things that are ten thousand times hardei to a man than death. If I succeed, think of what it will mean to you and the boy. If I fail���" They both started as a loud knock lounded on the door. Morgan's hands fill from his wife'i ���houlders, and his face blanched With a motion to her to go to tin door, he hurried into his study. As Ihe door opened, he turned and faced it steadily. Dorothy, followed by a strange man. entered the room. "A gentleman who says he has an engagement with you, dear," she announced in her soft, girlish voice; then, throwing him a smile behind the back of the visitor, slipped out. ami quietly closed the door. The stranger advanced slowly, lie was short and stocky, with a broad, coarse face of a peculiar yellowish while, a snub nose, and eyes set close together thai snapped and twinkled unpleasantly, As he drew near the straight, im movable figure of the detective, In- paused. "Well, Arty," he greeted, "ye sec I'm here. How are ye?" "Pretty well, Twinkler; how's yourself?" The Twinkler twisted his cap in his hands and looked about him. "Got them messages of mine, did ye?" "Yes, 1 got them." "Pretty swell crib you got hen-. ain't it? Nice missus, an' kid, too, eh? Kinda gettin' tip in th' world since th' days when you used to be my pal, an' th' cleverest cracksman in th' bunch, ain't ye? They tells me you're gettin' along fine; counted one of th' sharpest detectives on th' force." An almost imperceptible quiver passed over Morgan's face. Fixing the wandering gaze of the Twinkler with his dark, compelling eyes, he said ill a low, incisive tone: "I saw Moxcy last night." The Twinkler started slightly, then fastened his pale, twinkling eyes on the other's face with a shrewd, hard gaze. "lie's sure got his nerve lo come here the way he did," Morgan continued. "I'm dead on to him. I know why he was in this part of the countrv the night before last, lis only fair to tell you that 1 have been put on the case. I mean to run that gang down. I've got 'em spotted, and I'll have Moxey arrested before morning." "No, you won't." Morgan raised his eyebrows coolly. "I won't, eh? And what's to prevent mc?" "I am." "You?" "Yes, me!" shouted Ihe Twinkler. breathing heavily. "Look here, Mr. Arty Ihe Artful, Mr. Arty the Fox, I'm here to fix you. I've done my bit, and now you're going lo gel yours. | I ain't forgot the way you done me���I an' me your pal so long. It was ai dirty trick���" "Now, look here, Twinkler," inter ritpled Morgan quietly, "listen lo me. He jusl, can't you? Jusl think a bit. What else could I do? 1 was put on the job to see that you fellows didn't start anything. I gave you all a fair warning when I went into the service to look out for me. I told you I had quit the old life, and was on the job to make good, and that if 1 caught ��� you I'd go after you hard, I warned | you all to take the tip and keep out '250 of the way. Some of Ihe fellows did; j but you, Twinkler���" ,, "I didn't. No, that's righl, I didn't, j "ou ^^^^^^^^^^^tu^tu^ I thought 1 could trust my old pal; Chiropractic succeeds where inedi- but 1 found out I couldn't. You went j cine fails For all complaints, whether after me the same as If I'd been a acute or chronic, Chiropractic is just stranger��� -you gol me pinched and the thing. sent me over the road for five ' r-: ��� and���" Oh '' 0 Houses at Very Prices Call and See Moderate (aQ M. H. COWAN, Proprietor 3336 MAIN STREET Phone : Fairmont 1660 CEDAR COTTAGE FUEL SUPPLY For Coal and Wood Phone Fair. 404 Order Office : 341S Commercial Street, Cedar Cottage (Adjoining car terminus) Terms Cash Melrose Nursing Home Special attention given to Maternity cases. Terms moderate. Mrs. Edgerton 825 25th Ave. East���Phone : .987 South Vancouver Dairy 4005 Fraser Street GOOD MILK GOOD SERVICE IF YOU ARE SICK, CALL ON Ernest Shaw, D.C. (Doctor of Chiropratic) 22nd Avenue East, close Main Street 1.30 till 6. Consultation free to "I didn't want to get you lent up, Twinkler; it hurt me to do it��� honest it did. Bui I had my whole life to build over, and they gave me the chance to gel Into a square hung and���well. I just simply had to make good on the job. You know���" Morgan slopped abruptly. He would make ii" appeal to Ibis man. The Twinkler twisted his cap and scowled darkly. "All that don't make no difference to me," he growled. 'Won done inc. an' now you're out lo do mv best spereu I friend. Hut ye won't do It. I'll blow '"" "" yr off the earth first. And I can; you know thai; I can blow ibis here grand reputation of yours into smithereens dead easy with just 'a tew things I have to tell. I can blow you off to your liltle missus in yonder, and spoil your chances with her; I can���" All ihe life in Morgan's face seemed concentrated in the fire of his eyes. "Yes, you can," he said in a low, intense voice. "You can do all lhal, and more���but you can't stop me from '.retting Moxey. You can noise it ���round who I am���or. rather, who I lsed to be. You can let my wife know 'hat the man she loves���the father of her child���was once a criminal. You ���an destroy Ihe respect of our friends mil neighbors for mc; you can ruin ny prospects, blast my future, deprive my boy of the good name 1 have worked so hard to build up for him. You can take my work, my hope, my reputation from me; you can cast ���ue down into Ihe mire from which I have climbed; but what good will all that do you?" Something in the quiet voice, the compelling eyes, the indomitable force of the man, overawed the Twinkler. The furious red died out of his face, and he seemed to consider. "In spite of everything, I always did kind of admire you, Arty," he said presently. "You was always such a smart cuss. Now, look here; I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll keep mum about what I know about you and never give you away to no one if you'll promise to drop this here express robbery business." Morgan's keen gaze flashed into the other's face. (Continued on Page 7) Kenneth Fraser ARCHITECT 520 Metropolitan Building: (Student at the lleaux Arts) The She l\ Ernest D. L. Maxwell EXPERT PIANO TUNER Specialties : Player Pianos, Repairs, Ton i Reyulatin<; 164 BROADWAY WEST. VANCOUVER Phone : Fairmont 1125 ./ SIGNS OF ALL KINDS W. J. PIERCE Qrandvicw Sign Works 2235 Commercial Drive and Earls Road Phone: Seymour 5736 H WEBB SHOE CO. FOR GOOD SHOE REPAIRS You'll say so, if you try us. 25th and MAIN STREET Maud MuIIer Maud (fuller on a summer's day Out m the meadows raked away. The Judge came by, just as of yore. Hut when he gazed the meadows o'er In search of Maud, so sweetly fair, Was not aware that she was there. And so with spirits much cast down Kept sadly on his way to town. trouble was that Maud's new hat wore that day out on the flat Loomed up so large, both front and back, The Judge mistook it for a slack. And never knew the maid so gay Was not another load of hay! A. Suffcran Mann. L SIX GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. lOi; " ' II J Familiar Fall Scenes on Lulu Island DHOTI "" , 1 "��� I. Thrashing Wheat. 2. Gathering in the Crop. 3. Fall Ploughing. 4. Cutting the Grain. 5. A Herd of G ttle 6. Another View of Loading. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912 GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SEVEN BANK OF VANCOUVER Authorised Capital, $2,000,000 A general banking business conducted at all branches. Special attention given to savings deposits. Interest allowed on savings accounts. Cedar Cottage Branch SNAP, KNIGHT ROAD Full-sized Lot, north of Home Road, $1200. One-third cash; balance 6, 12 and 18 months. $100 cash handles Building Lots close to Knight Road. THOS. Y. LEITCH REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE Cor. Knight and Westminster Rds. Vancouver, B.C. Phone : Fairmont 1653 COAST LUMBER & FUEL COMPANY LIMITED Corner Bodwell Road and Ontario Street "BUY AT HOME" Lumber, Shingles, Sash and Doors, etc. Stove Wood���14 inch Lengths $3.25 per Load; 3 Loads for $9.00 Phone : Fraser No. 41 Mail Address, Box 22, City Heights South Vancouver River Road, Ontario Street and B. C. Electric Railway Trackage. Lots all cleared and graded. Terms : One-sixth cash, balance over three years. SOUTH VANCOUVER River Road and Government Road, subdivision of the southerly portion of Block 15, District Lots 330 and 331. River Road Lots, $800 each. Sixty-ninth Avenue Lots, $500 and $450 each. Terms : One-fifth cash, balance 6, 12 and 18 months. For Plans, Price List and Particulars apply London & British North America Co. Limited With which is incorporated Mahon, McFarland & Procter Ltd. Insurance Money to Loan Agreements For Sale Purchased House Property in West End, Fairview, Grandview, Mount Pleasant and Kitsilano Riverview Realty Co. We believe in the destiny of South Vancouver. We believe that Fraser Street is the natural commercial centre of South Vancouver. We will give you our reasons for this belief if you call upon us. J. L. EVANS, Manager Corner of Fraser Street and Ferris Road DID YOU EVER HEAR THAT SONG "It's not the house that makes the home It's the love that is inside." I'll supply you with the house on easy terms���viz., $300 down and the balance monthly, to suit your purse. JUST THINKI I supply the house and you supply the rest���love, etc. RESULT���HOME Prices range from $1,000 to $8,000 R. J. McLauchlan 4123 Main Street Phone : Fair. 1607 Cedar Cottage Sales Stable EXPRESS and DRAY David McMillan Proprietor Are You Going Away? You want your Household Goods packed and shipped, or stored. You want first-class work at reasonable cost. YOU WANT US. Phone Seymour 8316 or 5221 and end your worries. Cummings Packing & Forwarding Co. Office : 1130 Homer Warehouses : 1134 Homer and 852 Cambie :-: Hands Across the S ea :-: Paragraphs on thi Fusion of Interests of Greater Vancouver and the Home-land Fot the past six months there has been walking aboul the itreeti of Vancouver a man who is in every way eminently qualified to hold any poll lion in the engineering world, lie is an Englishman. Likewise be is a qualified engineer. Yet he has been here for the time mentioned, and so far has been unable to obtain a poii-1 lion in his own line of business, why? He had an interview with us one day! this week, and attributed the blame Io the Canadians. If that right? For. \ innately for him he is not altogether dispossessed of this world's wealth. Withal he is not a rich man, and lie I cannot hold out much longer. Hut | his position opens up a question thai | has often been discussed. What is i j the reason why so many men come out here and fail to make good? Here ] is a man who held a foremost job in England���who was a top-dog in the profession to which he belonged, and yd, strange to say, he is completely out of it here. Again why? In the six months he has worked exactly six days, and has been able to keep the wolf from the door, and no Is there not something in the statement that he is an Englishman? The trouble is that many people from the Motherland do not adapt themselves to conditions here. They have an idea that they can show the Canadians a bit and to spare, but they are not long before they find out their mistake. They then take a few tips and acknowledge their mistake. But ! there are times when the admission 'comes too late. Take this case in [point. In the Old Country he was I a distinct success. In the new cotin- I try he is a distinct failure. Is it his J fault or the fault of the country? Is there anything in the atmosphere that prevents a man from across the Atlantic making good? Immigration J agents state that everybody can make |a living here. Can they? In his haste King David of Biblical times made use of a remark which impeached the veracity of the males of the human race. In his haste he said that, "Had he taken time for consideration, would he have held the same opinion?" Beyond question he would, so far as immigration agents are concerned. They are responsible for many a failun here. The pictures have been too glowing. All the engineers in England, Scotland, and Ireland are not wanted here. There are enough and to spare, with a vengeance. * * * What is the idea of the Duke of Sutherland bringing out a crowd of farmers from Britain to settle in Canada? Everyone knows that in the United Kingdom the tenant far mer system has been tried and found wanting. Paradoxically, as a failure ii has been a distinct success. Surely everyone wb., ha, resided in lands be- j yond the seas knows ihat ihe days of landlord and tenant are over, so far1 U farms are concerned. Why. then, should the Duke or any other person, no matter to what station of life he belongs, try to introduce a system ] lhal has proved a signal failure?: There is enough and lo spare of land in Canada, and yet here we are in the twentieth century permitting the adoption of a system in a country thai cannot find people to whom to dis pose of the land, which will mean Ihe introduction of what has been looked upon as feudalism and that has nothing to commend it. The wonder is that in this enlightened age there should be allowed a style of '��� landlordism that has long since, comparatively speaking, become obsolete. I If Canada is to remain a free man's country, then in heaven's name keep : out the feudal system. Failing that, | the last state of the country will become worse than the first. ��� �� �� Keir Hardie is coming to the West. If anyone does not know who Keir Hardie is, let him consult Hansard, and he will soon be enlightened as to the individuality of the man who is a character in the English Parliament and in English political and labor life. We have had labor leaders here from the Old Country within the past few months. Now we are to have more. The last who were here made a bee- line for home when certain rumors arose as to their deposition from office. Will Keir Hardie do the same thing? It is not unlikely. Anyhow, he is coming out to British Columbia, and there is a possibility that his visit will synchronise with the opening of the campaign of the I. W. W.'s. who made such a hash of things last winter when they cost the pity more than they were worth, all put together. Will there be a repetition this winter? It lies with the powers that be to see lhal none of the disgraceful scenes that characterized Sundays of the winter of 1911 are to the fore in the coming winter. What brings Keir Hardie out here when his position is threatened as leader, or one of the leaders, of the Labor party in the English House of Commons? Is it that he sees his power waning? Has he an eye on the leadership of the two socialists who form the Opposition in ihe Provincial Parliament in Victoria? One wonders. But the solid bed-rock fact remains that he is coming, and we may be on the lookout for blood and fire when he drops ori two feet out of the train at the C. P. R. depot. THE TWINKLER'S BIT (Continued from Page S) "Were you in that?" "No, thank heaven! My hands are clean of that, anyway. 1 wasn't out when it happened." "Then why do you want me to drop it?" The Twinkler looked at him keenly and seemed to ponuc. "You say you know who done it," ne said, after a moment's thought. "Maybe you don't, an' maybe you do; I'm not sayin'. Bui I'll just give you this little tip, anyhow. If Moxey the Mutt gets cinched on that, I'll blow your record to all th' world, s'help me mighty." Morgan turned and walked to the door. "I told you I'd left the crooked life behind me and meant to play square for the rest of my days. I'd rather you put a bullet through my heart this minute than that my wife���the little girl that has helped lo make a man of me, and whom I love better than my own life, should know what 1 used to be. But I learned what it means lo���have a conscience���lo he an honest man���ami 1 won't go back on it. Moxey Ihe Mutt will be arrested before morning. If you don't like that, do your worst. Ruin me if you will���tell my wife if you want lo��� but at that, she'd rather I'd be a cracksman than a coward " For an instant the Twinkler glared at him. "And you mean to go after Moxey in spite of���" "In spite of everything. Now, get out of here. I know their plans; I know where he is; anil I'll have the loot, and the nippers on Mox before midnight." "Well, you won't!" roared the Twinkler, and with a spring like a panther lie pulled a knife from his breast and sprang upon the detective. Always on the alert for any surprise, Morgan leaped, back with a swift side- wise spring and avoided the stab of the knife. At the same instant he grappled with the Twinkler. and the two came heavily to the floor. As thev fell, Morgan's leg struck the railing of the desk, and the Twinkler came down with all his weight upon it. He heard it crack, and an agonizing pain shot through it. then in the struggle he forgot it. Although Morgan wus the taller and heavier man, the Twinkler was as wiry and agile as a monkey, and the detective had hard work to protect himself acainst the flashing knife that continually .tabbed about him. until he got hold of the hand that held it and bent the wrist over the leg of a chair until the knife dropped from the hand. Three times he stooped the efforts of his adversary in the efforts to get a loaded gun from his pocket. His own was in the drawer of his desk ten feet away. In their Struggles the two men rolled about, first one on top and then the other until, as Morgan tried to raise himself to strike a knock-out blow, he heard a harsh, grating sound, then an agonizing pain, and his grasn relaxed, his head swam, and a blackness as of a bottomless pit encompassed him. As he fell back white and motionless, the Twinkler struggled to his feet. Me looked down upon the still figure, and wiped the blood from a cut on his cheek. "1 warned him that when I'd done my bit he'd get his," he muttered; I "and 1 guess he's got it good an' I plenty. .Now I must beat it, an' tell Mox to make his getaway quick." Pausing to glance stealthily about the room, to listen, and to peer cautiously out into the hall, he slipped through the door like a shadow, and a moment later was in the street. As the door closed behind him, Morgan stirred and groaned. Opening his eyes he stared about him, then with a hoarse yell tried to drag himself to his feet. Again and again he tried, wildly, desperately, but he could not stir. Grinding his teeth in impotent fury, he rolled over upon his face, and inch by inch, while Ihe sweat of agony poured down his face, he wormed his way toward Ihe door. "Dorothy!" he shouted. "Dorothy ���help, help, help!" and reaching a1 cane pounded with it upon the panels,' An instant later he heard the sound | of running feet, the door was dashed j open, and Dorothy, white as paper, with the baby in her arms, rushed in. "Arthur!" she screamed. "Arthur ���heavens! what is it' What has happened lo you? I heard���" "Quick���never mind mc���he's gon< ���stop him���stop him! He'll warn j them���they'll get away���my leg is broken���I can't stir���run���quick���Stop him���" and striving to say more he fell back in a faint. With a sharp cry ihe woman threw ��� the baby on the couch and bent over him. In an instant her quick eyes saw his condition. She wet his face and hair with water, poured a little liquor between his lips, and slipped a cushion beneath the broken limb. As she did so, his coat fell back and she saw a long, legal looking document in his pocket. Instantly the significance of his words and his agitation were made clear to her. The paper was a warrant for the arrest of Moxey the Mutt. And that other man���the one who had just been there���who had done this���he was in some way connected with it! He had gone���gone to warn them, perhaps! Her husband had gasped out to stop him��� She sprang to her feet, then stooping, took from his breast his silver shield and rushed from the room. She ran to the telephone and called up their family doctor. "Mr. Morgan is badly hurt," she panted when the voice at the other end responded to her wild "hallo." "Come quick, bring a nurse with you. No one will be here���key with the janitor���I've got to go out���business ���Mr. Morgan. Hurry, hurry!" Then calling up the detective agency, she called cominandiugly : "Yes, this is Morgan, yes, Morgan. Send two men to Pell Street so as to reach there in twenty minutes. Got the gang cornered. Have two good men there to meet me when I come. Remember the signal's arranged on." Then cutting off the voice that evidently wished further information (Continued on Page 8) South Vancouver Wc have- tin- best buy- in tin- C. I'. K. district These l"t arc high and very lijfht clearing. Price $1500.00, Ca-h 'i : balance 1. 2. and 3 years, at <i per cent, interest. For Sale or Exchange���Six-room Modem House. I tularin Street. Will sell on very easy term-, or will take good Building Lot a- first payment. J. A. KERR & CO. Real Estate Brokers 3332 MAIN STREET Phone: Fairmont 822 The Beer Without a Peer CASCADE THE VANCOUVER BREWERIES LTD Phone : Fairmont 429 PHONE: FRASER 87 FOX'S PIONEER HARDWARE Fly time is here. Get your SCREEN DOORS, all sizes, from $1.25 to $2.50 each, and Hinges and all Fixtures. Screen Windows, 15c to 60c, all sizes. Screen Wire, to repair your old Doors and Screens, in all widths. GARDEN TOOLS: RAKES, SPADES, SHOVELS, DIGGING FORKS, LAWN MOWERS, etc. Martin-Senour's 100 per cent, pure Mixed Paint, in 40 different colors, that will never fade. International Stains and Varnishes Comer Fraser and Ferris Road T. and S. G. FOX, Props. W. H. IRVING, Mgr. Bliss & Brandt Mining, Real Estate, Timber LOANS & INSURANCE Phone: Fairmont 218 4215 Main Street, City Heights, South Vancouver, B. C. Gladstone Hotel First Class Wines, Liquors and Cigars H. G. BROWN, Proprietor LUMBER Eburne Saw Mills Limited Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of FIR, CEDAR AND SPRUCE LUMBER Shingles, Lath, Sash, Doors, Turnings and House Finishings PROMPT DELIVERY BY TRAM, WAGON OR SCOW ��-/2t PHONE: EBURNE 14R EBURNE, B. C. ��� EIGHT GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912 Wm. H. KENT & SON Real Estate Agents COLLINGWOOD EAST���Joyce Street <L W hen you're out to (peculate, |-| ousel, Lots, and Real Estate, K ��P your weather eye on "* KENT: �� ase expense, STOP paying rent. *J ow's the time to choose your site��� T rade with us��� our terms are right; JL our Poultry Ranches, too��� g urely they look good to you! Q pportunity is knocking, N ot to heed is simply (hocking. Nice 4-room house with fur- i nace, plumbing, electric light, leaded light windows and paint- I ed. Complete $2150, $100 cash, balance $25 a month. If you are looking for acreage we have some of the choicest 5-acrc lots in Langley, close to car, on easy terms. It will pay you to enquire about these. A limited number of lots, $500 each, on our Bridge Street property. Will pay you to drop into our River Road office and buy one of these. Phone: Collingwood 18. P. O. Box 2, Collingwood Branch Office : River Road and Ash Street, Eburne J. D. Fraser & Co. We carry Special Lines of the finest GROCERIES AND FLOUR We also carry Hay and all kinds of Feed Phone our store (Collingwood 25), or call. Our delivery service is prompt. COLLINGWOOD EAST LARGE LOTS No. 1 Road and Grant (Close to Park) $100 below any other property in this vicinity. Small cash payment. These lots are cleared, and some have been resold at nearly double the price originally bought at. Westminster Road Double corner on Westminster Road, near Park Avenue. Cleared. Splendid Business Site. Away below market value. The widening and paving of Westminster Road are now an assured fact, and prices will soon be on the jump. Get in and buy now. J. B. Todrick & Co. CORNER PARK AVENUE AND WESTMINSTER ROAD Phone : Collingwood 13R Screen Doors and Windows Add to the comfort of your home and save doctors' bills by equipping your house with screen doors and windows. Our stock is large, and prices right. COOKING UTENSILS Furnish your kitchen from a large shipment of cooking utensils which have just been received. C. B. FEARNEY rmV2&��r��** HARDWARE, PAINTS, OILS, ST OVES, RANGES, ETC. Joyce Street, COLLINGWOOD SASHES AND DOORS We have a n putntion for supplying Sashes and Doors of the finest quality and at the shortest notice, at Prices that are right. Wc have experienced men who can supply any need in the line of Sashes and Doors. It will be worth your while to get our prices before placing your order. It will cost you nothing, and will save you money. Collingwood Sash and Door Factory Clements & Tufnail Dealers in Sashes, Doors, Frames, Sheet Glass, etc. Collingwood West Station Tokio Steam, Dry Cleaning and Dye Works Ladies' Suits pressed .... 50c and up Gents' Suits pressed .... 50c Suits cleaned and pressed 75c " Skirts pressed 35c " Agency Japanese Laundry Skirts cleaned and pressed 50c and up Pants pressed 15c " Pants cleaned and pressed 25c " Monthly contract for pressing $2.00 First-class work guaranteed O. HASEGAWA 4375 MAIN ST., SOUTH VANCOUVER A. ROBINSON Corner ALMAS & WELLINGTON AVENUE COLLINGWOOD EAST Pioneer Transfer Co. CENTRAL PARK EXHIBITION At a special meeting of the board of directors of the Central Park Agricultural Association and Farmers' Institute, held in the Agricultural Hall, final arrangements were made for the big exhibition to be held on September 12 and 13 next. All the committees reported that the differ ent department! would be well tilled, and ill all probability it would be necessary to build another big addition to house the poultry, although they had just finished a large addition to the present building, it was also decided lo give two prizes for exhibits from the different Women's Institutes���$10 first prize and $5 second, as well as a first prize of $1.50, second $1, third 50c, and fourth of 25c for best canary exhibited. It is expected that some line birds will be shown in this class. The directors have also arranged to have a small railway in operation for the amusement of the children and grown-ups. On Friday afternoon children will be admitted free to the buildings. The official opening will be held on Thursday evening, September 12, at 8 p.m. An orchestra will be in attendance afternoon and even, ing during the exhibition. Refreshments will be served on the grounds. ATHLETICS AT THE COLLINGWOOD INSTITUTE Varied Programme Pleases Fine Crowd of Friends of the Place Chet Mclntyre, who on Saturday night last met Pat Connolly in^ a wrestling match, paid a visit to Col lingwood the previous evening with some of "the boys." Mr. W. 11. Kent presided over as pleasant a little gathering as ever assembled in the Colling* 1 Institute and Hursill Library. There were some capital music, some good .songs contributed by Mosrs. llawkes, Chapman and Pierce, and some really excellent boxing. Mr. Chet Mclntyre and his party had a most cordial reception FOOTBALL SEASON OPENING With the decline of baseball in con. sequence of the rapid approach of the autumn weather, football and thoughts of the gridiron are once more assuming their accustomed places in the hearts of fans and the athletes themselves. At a meeting of enthusiasts in No. 1 Fire Hall, East Collingwood, last Friday evening, a new team designated as the "Collingwood Rangers" came into existence, the avowed object of the club being to place Collingwood on the map as a football locality. The new team will enter the South Vancouver Association Football League along with three or four other teams from Hillcrest, South Hill and the River Road. id (hey proved a clever lot. Mr. W. II. Kent, in thanking the visitors, hoped that there would be several athletic gatherings at Collingwood, as there could be nothing better for the youth than to cultivate "a sound mind in a sound body." He knew that arrangements were being made to make the Institute very busy during the coming season, and he hoped that it would merit every support. Dangerous Blasting While blasting was proceeding on a new road in Collingwood West on Thursday last week, a large stone was blown through the roof of Mr. William Karr's conservatory, doing considerable damage. Mr. J. Scott is about to open up new butcher shops in the new For- man block, at East Collingwood, and in the new Hickman block, Earls Road. Good progress is being made on both these buildings, which will be completed shortly. * * ��� Mr. J. D. Fraser, grocer, of Collingwood East, owing to the increase in his business has extended his store. "A penny for your thoughts," chirped tlie young lady. "Well, I've had worse offers from publishers," responded the poet. THE TWINKLER'S BIT PROMPT DELIVERY Phone: Collingwood 32 (Continued from Page 7) with "No time for argument, never mind the voice, this is Morgan, I tell you; you'll have to answer to the chief if you don't take instructions and do as I tell you. Have the men there in twenty minutes and don't stop to argue." As she hurried down the street she saw a vacant taxicab standing in front of the drug-store. Beckoning the chauffeur, she sprang into the vehicle, pushing a bill into the man's hand. "Drive like mad," she ordered; "never mind speed regulations. I'll protect you on that," and flashed before his astonished eyes the silver shield. As the cab dashed through the next block she suddenly ordered it to stop, and as it slowed down, leaped out and ran to the side of the policeman on beat. "Gallagher," she panted, "I want you to come with me, quick, now, in this cab." The policeman stared at her. "Why, bless me sowl, if it ain't little Mis' Morgan! An' what are ye doin' here, ma'am, at this time o' night���" "Don't talk, Gallagher, don't stop to ask questions, wc haven't time. Tell you all later. Just come with me���please, quick���quick���or it may be too late!" The man stared at her. "But I can't, ma'am, I can't leave mc beat���" "Never mind your boat. This is official business. Mr. Morgan will make it all right with the department. There is big work on hand, Gallagher; it will be a feather in your cap, such a chance as you have never had before. 1 need your help; come, you must go with mc." And Gallagher, not proof against the pleading voice and face, nor against the curiosity that her manner excited, and the hint of big game that her words conveyed, jumped into the cab beside her and they dashed away. As the taxicab sped through the brilliantly-lighted streets she told him of their destination, and the object of the chase, while the officer gaped at her with open mouth and eyes. "Moxey?" he almost shouted, "what, Moxey the Mutt? Good Lord, was he at the head of the gang that robbed that train? Why, he hasn't been out more than a week at most. He's been servin' his bit up in Sing Sing. At his old tricks, eh? Well, well, and Mr. Morgan's on to him! Say, it will mean something to him to land the chap that pulled off that trick. Where is he now? Will he join us up yonder?" Little Mrs. Morgan shook her head and he saw the tears flash in her eyes. "He is lying on the floor of our apartment unconscious, and with a broken leg. unable to move." "With a broken leg, is it? And what did that?" "I don't know. There was a man there���he must have attacked him. There was a fight, I know. I think it was in some way connected with this." "Oh, dear; oh, dear," murmured the sympathetic Gallagher, "now isn't that too oad at all! What a pity he can't take the Mutt himself. It sure would be a great thing for Morgan to get back that three hundred thousand dollars for the railroad and capture Moxey the Mutt." "Morgan will get back the three hundred thousand dollars for the railroad and capture Moxey the Mutt," she said with a ring of quiet determination in her voice that made the officer turn and stare at her through the dark. "That is what we are here for tonight." Twice as the taxicab dashed through the crowded streets, officers of the traffic-squad tried to stop it. Twice I the silver shield Hashed in the window; once a voice spoke low through I the dark : "Let us pass, Dawson," it said hurriedly, "it's all right, official imsiness. Don't stop me for heaven's sake���going to arrest a man���may be too late." And the taxicab dashed on into the night. As it drew nearer the lower, more crowded quarter of the city, the small figure in the taxicab sat erect, the handle of a revolver clasped close in a steady little hand. When thev turned at last into the dirty, narrow thoroughfare which was its destination, she signalled the driver to go more slowly, and with her face pressed close to the glass, peered out into the gloom. Before a ramshackle four-storey tenement-house a wagon, was standing, and as the vehicle approached (w) men came down the stairs, car- Vying a small'trunk between them. As they stepped up to the wagon with it the woman leaped to the pavement, and the steel barrel of the revolver Hashed in the dull light of the street lamps.. "Put down that trunk! Throw up your hands!" she commanded. She turned to her companion and said ; "Officer, arrest those men." With the words Gallagher leaped out of the cab, and at the same instant she sounded a single low whistle. From the shadow of a building on the opposite side of the street, two plain-clothes policemen leaped out. She uttered a word or two, flashed the silver shield before their eyes, and a moment later the men who had been carrying out the trunk were handcuffed together, and with the trunk were bundled into the taxi- cab and the faithful Gallagher left on guard. With the two officers behind her, she crept noiselessly up the dark, dirty stairs. At a door on the fourth floor at the end of a hall they paused and listened. All was as still as death. Trembling like an aspen-leaf, she bent to the keyhole and gave a low call, like ihe hooting of a screech owl, then a long, low whistle, a sharp, shrill one, ending with a cat-call. For an instant there was silence, then the door opened a crack and a face peered out. Instantly the two policemen threw their weight against the door and forced theft way into the room. As they did so, a short, sincky man with a snub nose, and a pale, hollow-chested individual, whose sallow, pasty face was adorned with large yellow freckles, who were holding a whispered conversation near the window, whirled about and reached for their guns. "Throw Up your hands," commanded the officers, "we've got the drop on you!" "Who peached?" exclaimed the freckle-faced man. "Morgan's wife!" gasped the other, staring with goggling eyes both at and behind her. "There he is, that's Moxey the Mutt, take him!" she commanded, indicating the freckle-faced man with pointing finger. "Take him, men, and get him down to headquarters as quick as you can. And listen," she cried, drawing her slight figure to its full height with flashing eyes, "be sure you make it plain that it was Morgan ���Morgan���that recovered the money and captured him." Then, turning upon the other, she went on swiftly : "As for you, I know who you are, too. You are the Twinkler. I know what you have tried to do, but you can never do it. You can never ruin my husband now. No���" He tried to interrupt her. "I don't want to hear what you have to say, I don't want to hear anything from you. Anything my husband wants me to know he will tell me himself. "Now go. We will not hold you; our men will not stop you. But listen���never cross our path again, or it will be had for you. Let him pass, men; he had nothing to do with this matter." Stepping aside, she stood sileytly watching him as the Twinkler, baffled and crestfallen, slunk out into the night���The Scrap Book. 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Hopkins Phone : Fairmont 801 McKIM, HAMILTON & HOPKINS REAL ESTATE BROKERS South Vancouver Specialists CORNER 25th AVENUE AND MAIN STREET City Heights P. O. SOUTH VANCOUVER, B. C. I GEO. SNIDER & BRETHOUR GENERAL CONTRACTORS 909 Dominion Trust Building, Vancouver, B. C- ESTIMATES FURNISHED Telephones : Office 8497. Works 6203. Works 932��. Works 9179 ��� SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912 GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK NINE Matters Musical and Dramatic Empress Theatre Tile Empress Theatre is launched on what seems to be a repetition of the brilliant lucocss that has been the portion of this theatre under the preient management, and the pail two weeks, since the regular season was inaugurated, has witnessed a succession of crowded houses. "The Lightl o' London," the present week's offering, is a magnificent presentation of a famous English drama written by Wilson Barrett and Geo. R. Sims. Fourteen scenes of elaborate beauty are required to tell the story, and the Thames Embankment, showing Cleopatra's Needle and the Lions, is so true to life that one would imagine himself to be actually at the spot. The company, numbering the old favorites, are all better, if possible, than in former seasons. Next week there will be given a tine production of that well-known kind popular play, "The Virginian," ���dramatized from the novel of the same name by Owen Wister. As a picture of life in Wyoming at a period when the cowboys and ranchmen held sway, "The Virginian" stands at the head of plays of its class. The many well-known incidents in the hook have been embodied in the drama. Charles Ayres, Isa. belle Fletcher, W. T. Henderson. Meta Marsky, Harold Nelson, Mary Stevens, Chauncey Southern, Louis Week of Sept. 9 "A NIGHT ON A ROOF GARDEN" The biggest tabloid musical comedy ever seen in Vancouver, with Willie Diinlay and Ruby Lusby, and a chorus of 14 boys and girls. Five other S. & C. Acts "Vancouver's Live Wire" PanamaTheatre (36 Hastings Street) For the Whole Family The Instant Success THE FRANK RICH COMPANY In the Musical Success of Two Continents The Merry Widow(ers) In Three Scenes Two Shows Nightly���15c 25c 35c Matinee Daily���15c and 25c von Weithoff, T. B. Loflus, Ashley Cooper, Emily Curr, Frank McQuar- rie and all the other member! of the company will appear. The scenery will be a special feature, anil several realistic siagc- sets oi western localities will be shown. ... Avenue Theatre At Ihe popular Salt End playhouse this week tile Lawrence Players are adding to their already deserved rep- j illation by their fine presentation of ! Chas. Hoyt's famous satire on woman suffrage, entitled "A Contented Woman." Packed houses have greeted it for the entire week thus far, and it is confidently recommended as one of the very best things done by Mr. Lawrence and his associates since they came to the Avenue. As a laugh-producer and dispeller of the blues it cannot be beaten, and it is splendidly acted by every one in the unusually long cast. There is enough fun in that fourth act to supply a dozen ordinary plays, and the entire performance, in fact, is a scream. For the next week, commencing Monday evening, September 9, Messrs. Lawrence and Sandusky announce a splendid production of that great romance of the western hills, "Nevada. It is full of the spirit of the mountains and the mines in the earlier days and the men and the women of the frontier mining camps. The story has a powerful heart interest; the action is spirited, and the interest is sustained and cumulative to the very last curtain. The comedy element is not omitted, and is unrestrained and natural. All the favorites of the company will have important parts, including, of course, Mr. Lawrence and Miss Beyers, and no pains or expense will be spared in the production. Get the Avenue I habit. * * * Orpheum Theatre The grand fall opening of Sullivan & Considine will be inaugurated during the week of September 9 by the appearance of the musical comedy, "A Night on a Roof Garden," with Ruby Lusby and Willie Dunlay as the featured players, supported by a chorus of fifteen people. The act is the largest ever sent over the circuit except Karno's "Night in an English Music Hall." There are beautiful costumes, pretty girls and numerous songs and ensembles. After an absence of several months, Thomas Potter Dunne, the dialect songster, will be seen at the Orpheum this week. Harry Brooks, well-known legitimate player, will be seen in a rare bit of character work in "The Old Minstrel Man," supported by Kath- erine Clinton and Thos. Carroll. O'Rourke and O'Rourke arc a pair of dancers who will furnish a gingery bit of shuffling. Musette, a dainty and versatile young lady with a highly pleasing personality, will play the violin and dance. Mme. Ilusse will offer a poodle show lhal is worth seeing. Pantages Theatre M^ An act which poMeues bota merit and novelty, and deservedly brought down the house, i-, Child's Musical Hawaiian! at the Pantages tin- week There are hall a dozen or more of these soft-voiced singers from the sunny Island, including a pretty, dark- eyed native girl who ioes a Hawaiian dance in addition to singing. Norbert Miles. Ned Burton and Miss Marion Ford put on a tabloid musical comedy all by themselves, and do it very well. The OrpbeUS Comedy Four were almost a riot, and their mere appearance was certainly an excuse to laugh. A lively and pleasing turn is sup- i plied by Black Bros, dancing banjo- IStS, who are ciptally clever with their feet and tlnir lingers. Very pretty ��'>rk is done by the five Juggling Jewells, who put a number "i Indian chilis through some amazing and pretty evolutions Panama Theatre Ai the Panama Theatre this weeh the Frank Rich Company m "The Land "l Tomorrow'' prove to the packed houses that ihe very Hatter mg press notices they have received along the line were well merited, si lluy are the bet) popular priced musi- cal comedy company that has eves played in Vancouver. Their programmes are composed of up to date musical numbers well rendered, pleas nig comedy, which with the prettily Costumed cbortlS and special scenery and electrical effects make an entertainment a person should not miss if he ��.ints to spend an enjoyable evening. This company is giving a class of shows thai are entirely new in the city, and the new theatre for the win de family is already pronounced a huge success. The bill for next week will be "The Merry Widowfers)." STRAY DOGS AND HOW TO CATCH THEM 1 ! The difficulty of detaining stray dogs which are arrested by the police in ihe municipality was discussed al the meeting of the Police Committee on Wednesday evening, when Chief Jackson said he could capture four ��� ir five hundred animals in a day or two. Reeve Kerr said they did not 1 want (our or five hundred dogs around the Municipal Hall. If caught, what could they do with thettt? The Chief said they had to keep them a certain time, and if not owned they would be destroyed. The matter was left in the hands of the pnlii .��� S SSSl S Magistrate McArthur on Tuesday morning received a welcome addition to his law books from the Municipal Clerk's office, comprising three volumes of the revised statutes of Brit- J ish Columbia, lor use in the Magistrate's room. There were no cases j for hearing on Tuesday, following Labor Day. This, for a large munici- ; pality like South Vancouver, is very j satisfactory. EMPRESS Hastings & Gore Phone Sey. 3907 BEST RESERVED SEATS 25c, 50t To-night 8.15 Matinee Sat. 2.15 Wilion Barren's Mammoth Drtiry Lane i heatre Succest, LIGHTS 0'LONDON 12���Ma.saive Scenic Setting*--12 PANTAGES Unequalled Vaudeville MeanB Pantages Vaudeville WEEK COMMENCING MON. SEPT. 2 Show starts���2.45, 7.15, and 9.30 p.m. Child's Hawaiians NED BURTON CO. BLACK BROS. FIVE JUGGLING JEWELS Orpheus Comedy Four META MARSKY Talented actress appearing with the Sanford Players at the Empress Theatre Geo. B. Howard Mgr. AVENUE THEATRE Main and Harris Phone : Sey. 7012 Week of September 9 Matinees Wed. and Sat. THE DEL S. LAWRENCE STOCK COMPANY N E V A D A A Romance of the Western Hills PRICES : 25c, 35c, and 50c MATIXEES 25c any seat THOMSON PIANOS Best Value Piano House in Vancouver Sole agent for Sherlock Manning, Willis, Marshall & Wendell. 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Cf South Vancouver calls for three different types of Britishers���manufacturers to build factories on four miles and a half of deep fresh-water frontage in its primeval state; merchants with a few hundred pounds to go into business; and honest men and women who will work. CI South Vancouver has splendid rail and water transportation facilities, a population of 35,000 prosperous householders, cheap homesites, and the best climate on earth, CHARLES HARRISON - wSJ0A��rn,er Box 63, City Heights P. O., B. C. TEN GREATER VANCOUVER CHINOOK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912 Geo. Jones HORSE SHOER Lame and Interfering horses will receive special care and attention. All kinds of hand-made shoes, running shoes, running plates, toe plites, etc. All horses entrusted to me will receive every care and attention. GOOD WORK GUARANTEED 571 Beatty Street CHURCH NOTICES LOCAL JOTTINGS Church officers arc invited to send in for free publication under this head sjch announcements as they desire to have made of services and meetings for the current week. To ensure insertion on Friday, notices should be received at this office by Wednesday evening. Have you had your Boots and Shoes repaired yet? It riot, why not? Then go to F. SLINN and have them done at once, and have a good job done by him. He is a man who understands boot- making in all its branches. His prices are right. 4524 MAIN STREET Between '29th and Main St. C(\ WITH UU THE BUNCH TO THE BRUNSWICK POOL ROOMS For Quality and Purity come to the SIDNEY ICE CREAM PARLORS Corner 24th and Main Z. Aheroni, Prop. BASEBALL Northwestern League Vancouver v. Portland Sept. 6-7 Weekday games 4 o'clock Saturday afternoons, 3 o'clock LACROSSE Vancouver vs. New Westminster--1912 VANCOUVER HOME GAME September 14. An Eloquent Plea for a Dollar Mr. Shirley, of Main Street, put in an eloquent plea for the return of a dollar and $5 costs to the Health Committee on Wednesday, which he paid under a conviction by Magistrate McArthur for refusing to remove garbage from his premises, which Mr. Shirley declared was deposited there by the municipal workmen, ft was stated that when the assistant health officer, I'lemming, had instituted steps fur its removal, Mr. Shirley promised to pay the cost, but afterwards made various excuses and insulted the official, At Wednesday's meeting Mr. Shirley repeated the statements made on several previous occasions and threw all the onus of the proceedings upon the Health Department The Council decided that they could not act in the capacity of an appeal court, and Mr. Shirley went away diiconsolate. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Corner 26th Avenue and Sophia Street (one block east of Main) : Minister, Rev, George U. Ireland, B.A. Residence, 275 Twenty-third Avenue Hast. Services at 11 a.m. and 7.31) p.m. The Minister will preside at both services. Sunday School and Bible class, conducted by the Minister, at 2.30. Wednesday Service at 8 p.m. Y. P. S. C. E., Monday, 8 p.m. Ladies' Aid Society, third Thursday of the month, at 2.30 p.m.. President, Mrs. James Ksslemont; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. John Mouat. * * * Knox Presbyterian Church, Carleton Hall, Collingwood : Services : Sunday morning, 11.30; evening, 7.30; Sunday School, 10.30 a.m.; Young People's Guild after Evening Service. Minister : Rev. Geo. C. F. Pringle. Residence : School Road. I * * * St. David's Presbyterian Church, , Winser Street, near Bodwell Road : Service at 11 a.m.; Sunday School and Bible class, 2.30 p.m.; Evening Service at 7.30. Services will be taken * * * Methodist Church, Westminster Road, Collingwood : Services : Sunday morning, 11 a.m.; evening, 7.30; Sunday School, 2.30. Epworth League, Monday, 8 p.m.. Prayer Meeting Wednesday, 8 p.m. * * * St. Peter's Church, Main Street : Services: Sunday morning, 11 a.m.; evening, 7.30. Sunday School, 2.45. Holy Baptism, 4 p.m.; Holy Communion every Sunday at 8 a.m. Vicar : Rev. G. P. C. Caffin, M.A. Residence, 144 39th Avenue West. * * * South Hill Baptist Church: Fraser Avenue. Services, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday School, 3 p.m.' Pastor, Rev. W. H. Redman. Residence, 523 Fifty-third Avenue East. * * * St. Margaret's Church, Agnes Road, Cedar Cottage : Services : Sunday morning, 11 a.m.; Evening, 7.30. Holy Communion : First Sunday in month, 11 a.m.; third Sunday, 8.30 a.m.; Vicar Rev. Wm. Bell, M.A., Churchwardens, Messrs. C Williams and F. W. Tucker. Organist and choirmaster, A. R. Pearson. * * * Ferris Road Methodist Church, 51st Avenue, one block west of Fraser : Sabbath services : 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.; Sabbath School and Adult Bible Class, 2.30 p.m.; Teacher, Bible Class, the Pastor. Epworth League, Monday, 8 p.m., Mr. Frank Harford, president. Prayer Services, Wednesday, 8 p.m.; Choir practice, Friday, 8 p.m.; Choir leader, Mr. T. Coltart. Ladies' Aid meets first Wednesday in every month, Mrs. John Pye, president. * * * Gospel Hall, Gartley Road, Cedar Cottage : Services : 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.; Sunday School, 3 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 8 p.m. All invited. * * * Cedar Cottage Hall, Baptist Church Services: Sunday 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.; Bible Class, 2.30 p.m. �� * * Cedar Cottage Presbyterian Church : Services : 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.; S.S.E. Bible Class, 2.30. Pastor J. C. Madill. The larne additions and pump I houses being erected adjacent to the StUldpipes anil waterworks system at S"Uth Hill are Hearing completion and will be ready for use about the middle "f the month. * ��� �� The cartage business of Mr. ]���'.. Simmons, 30th Avenue, has been sold to Mr. Joe. Brooks, of the City, who will transfer the plant to his city busi nes>. Mr. Simmons is going to the Prairies next month, and will probably return later with a load of heavy teams, * * * Owing to the stoppage of a drain on Westminster Road, where the roadway is being graded, the basement of Messrs. II. Eldridge & Co.'s drug store, at the corner of Knight Street and Westminster Road, was on Thursday night flooded with water to a depth of three feet. No damage was done to stock. * �� ����� The sawmill owned by Mr. Harry Day on the River Road, near Ontario Street, is running at full capacity, and the heavy demand for the output is being chiefly satisfied in the municipality, where building is just now very active. Mr. Day's mill has just recently been moved from the Ferris Road and is entirely reconstructed throughout. * * * As an expression of appreciation of the good work done this year by the present Board of School Trustees in South Vancouver, the Central Executive Ratepayers' Association has unanimously resolved to arrange for a complimentary dinner to be given to the chairman and members of the Board. The following committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements : Messrs W. B. Russell, O. L. Charlton, T. J. Fitch, W. W. Hilton, George Greenslade, J. C. Hudson, S. J. Jackson, W. E. Moulder, and C. W. Feast. * �� ��� List of sales by C. Street as follows: T. W. Mitchell, 4205 Sophia Street, household effects, on Saturday, September 7, at 1:30 p.m. Mr. John A, Holden, 4225 Sophia Street, Saturday, September 7, at 4 p.m. Mr. E. Vaughan, 4412 Walden Street, Saturday, September 14, 2 p.m. PERSONAL MENTION SOUTH VANCOUVER MUNICIPAL COUNCIL The Mountain View Methodist Epworth League invite you to visit them next Monday evening at .8 o'clock, in the Church, corner 28th Avenue and Sophia Street, one block east of Main. Good speaker; interesting subject; bright music; hearty welcome. Prayer and Song Service beginning at 7.45 p.m. The Week's Building Permits During the week ended Wednesday, September 4. the number of building' permit! issued :it the Inspector's of-| lice was 55, representing a total value Of $34,400. This is a little above the | average m| the corresponding holiday week iif last year Since January last the number o( permits issued has shown a steady Increase "Sptingridge" Lodge No. 69, International Order of Good Templars, held its usual weekly meeting on Friday, August 30, in the Cedar Cottage Hall, Victoria Road, with the Chief Templar, Bro. M. A. Timms, in the chair. Bro. E. Ronyard, G.E.S., was a visitor, together with several officers of one of the city lodges. After the routine business, including the admission ceremony, was gone through, the Lodge Paper was read, after which the meeting was adjourned. Report of Special Meeting of the South Vancouver Municipal Council. Year 1912 (Councillor Robinson absent) South Vancouver, B. C, August 28, 1912 Re Indemnity Bylaw 1912 1. Elliott���Campbell : That Indemnity Bylaw 1912 be read a lirst and second time. Carried. 2. Elliott���Campbell : That the rules be suspended, and the Indemnity Bylaw 1912 be read a third time Carried. Re Bylaw to Close Lane Running Through South Hill School Site 3. Third���Campbell : That Bylaw to close lane running through South Hill School site be read a first and second time. Carried. 4. Campbell���Third : That rules be suspended and Bylaw to close lane running through South Hill School site be read a third time. Carried. Re Survey of Fraser Street 5. Thomas ��� Campbell : That Messsrs. Cleveland and Cameron be instructed to complete survey of Fraser Street as soon as possible. Carried. Re Permanent Pavement Westminster Road, Main Street and Fraser Street 6. Campbell���Elliott : That the clerk be authorized to serve notice "ii the B. C. Electric Railway Company regarding intentions of Council re permanent pavement on Westminster Road, Main Street and Fraser Street. Carried. Re Building Bylaw Amendment No 6 7. Elliott���Third : That Building Bylaw Amendment No. 6 he read a I third time. Carried. Certified correct, JAS. B. SPRINGFORD, C. M. C.I LEASE EXPIRES AT END OF PRESENT YEAR We must make a Clean Sweep of Every Article in the McMillan Diamond and Jewelry Store, Fixtures and Show Cases Included While this stock lasts you can buy Diamonds, Watches. Cut Glass, Silverware, Clocks Leather Goods, etc., etc.. at prices LOWER THAN WHOLESALE COST. Our startling price reductions will convince you that we mean business. DIAMONDS The balance of our heavy stock of loose Diamonds are being mounted up into Rings, Pins, lirooches, etc., as fast as the Diamond Setters can mount them. These are being marked down to rock bottom prices before being placed in the display and sales trays. Do not forget that our heavy Diamond Stock was bought before the sensational advances in the price of fine Diamonds. Remember that every Diamond we sell is guaranteed to be absolutely perfect in color-brilliancy, cutting and free from all flaws and imperfections. The same high standard of worth and quality will be found in every department of this store. For Quality we have always atid still stand first. Whatever you buy from the Store of McMillan, the Diamond Specialist, is of one Quality���the Finest Procurable. Compare prices and quality and you will buy from this store. Sale opens daily at 8.00 a.m. When you think Perfect Diamonds THINK McMILLAN, the Diamond Specialist 541 Hastings St. West, next to David Spencer, Ltd. Reference : The Royal Bank of Canada Mr. and -Mrs. J. Knox, of Revel- Itoke, are visiting Mrs. Knox's sister, Mrs. A. K. llanscome, Collingwo.nl West. �� * * Dr. Murphy was on Wednesday granted a week's leave of absence by the Municipal Council. He is going on a fishing trip. ��� �� * Mrs Patterson, of Sattlt Ste Marie, arrived here last week, and will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. I). I'ettigrew, corner 25th Avenue a.nd Main Street. ��� ��� a A quiet wedding was celebrated at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Arthur Charles Gray, Victoria, on Tuesday, August 27, at 4 p.m., when Miss Ellen Florence Gray and John Alfred King, of South Vancouver, wcre united in matrimony. The Rev. George 1). Ireland, of Westminster Presbyterian Church, South Vancouver, officiated at the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. King will reside in this city. * * * Mr. and Mrs. George Beatty, of Central Park, have left for Saskatchewan, where Mr. Beatty will look after his interests in the prairie province. They will be the guests of friends ill Glen Ewen, Sask., where they formerly resided. Mr. Beatty was one of the pioneers of Saskatchewan, but since coming to Vancouver he is so impressed with the advantages of this city and province, particularly as to climate and outlook for the future, that his present trip to the East is largely for the purpose of interesting men with capital in Vancouver and the surrounding district. Mr. Beatty is a real booster for Vancouver, and looks forward to explaining conditions as they are in this province to those less closely in touch with them. Mr. and Mrs. Beatty will be absent for about two months. * * Si Mrs. E. D. Taylor was the hostess at a smart luncheon at her home on the River Road, in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. David Rose (nee Taylor!, who recently returned from their honeymoon trip, and who are leaving shortly for points in the interior. Covers were laid for eight at a very attractive table. Deep red dahlias were used to decorate the table, and the ices and confections were in the same color scheme. The hostess was wearing a graceful gown of Croyden blue silk with touches of cream lace. During the morning her guests were given an automobile trip through the suburban districts. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Rose, Dr. Eva Taylor, who acted as bridesmaid at her sister's wedding, and Miss Sybil Tanner, of Guelph, Ont. * * * Mr. E. H. Tumbull, a prominent London financier, .who has been in Vancouver for several days, has purchased $50.00(1 worth of property in South Vancouver, and is negotiating for additional property in Burnaby. The land was acquired on behalf of various British corporations, of which he is the directing head. These companies include tlie Canadian Town- sites Ltd., the Western Canada Town Lots Ltd., and the Canadian Really Company Ltd., with a total capitalisation of $1,200,000. Mr. Tumbull. who is a Canadian by birth, is chairman of the two last-named corporations. Mr. Turnbull will probably make further investments here anil in Victoria before returning to London. One of his companies has acquired a 640 acre subdivision at Regina, valued at present selling prices at $1,500,000. Mr. Turnbull is at the Hotel Vancouver. ��� * * The realdencc of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Alcock, Central Park, was the scene of an Interesting w-eddiug on August 28, when their daughter, Gertrude, was united in wedlock by Rev. 'I', ft, Peacock to Thomas Tudrick, barrister, of Vancouver, son of ex- CouncillOT J, II. Tudrick and Mrs. Todriek. Battison Road. The ceremony was performed under a shady bower on the lawn, and was witnessed by a large number of friends and relatives, The bride, attired in Much esse satin, wearing a long veil and "range blossoms, carried a bouquet of carnations and ferns, and was at- trnded by Miss Ethel llosker, of New Westminster, charmingly dressed in pale blue muslin and carrying a shower bouquet of carnations. The groom was supported by his brother, Mr. J. A. Todriek. After luncheon I the guests repaired to the drawing- room, where Ihe numerous presents were admired. The happy couple, accompanied by many friends, took autos for the Victoria boat, tin their return from their honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Todriek will reside ill their new bungalow on Nelson Avenue, East Collingwood. The Victorian Order of Nurses, South Vancouver Branch Mrs. Dickie, of the South Vancouver Order of Nurses, attended Thursday's meeting of the Municipal Council and submitted a report of the work done since the opening three weeks ago. Eighteen cases hail been treated, and there hail been no deaths. Two nurses were employed, and $63.47 had been taken in fees. The total cost of management up to dale was $116.50. Reeve Kerr said the ladies were to be congratulated upon the success that has so far attended their efforts. The Health Department came in close contact with the work, and appreciated their work very much. The Reeve promised to use his best efforts to get the telephone installed in the home at once. A very successful whist drive and dance wcre held last Thursday night at Staple's Hall, Fraser Avenue, for the purpose of raising funds in aid of the proposed new Roman Catholic Church in the South Hill district. BITULITHIC PAVEMENT Granville Street South, Before Paving This has the following attributes : fl Durability; sure footing for horses; resiliency ; noiselessness; easy drainage; dustless- ness; economy. ���fl Bitulithic approaches more closely than any other the ideal of a perfect pavement. ^ Its notable durability makes it more economical than any other paving. fl The Vancouver thoroughfares paved with bitulithic are an impressive object-lesson in fine paving. ���fl Bitulithic has been adopted in over 200 cities in the United States, and 15 cities in Canada. s^M ^ 8N^ w ��� fc^g! Granville Street South, After Paving Columbia Bitulithic Limited 433 Granville St. Vancouver, B. C. DID YOU EVER STOP to figure out how much time your clerks waste each day in walking to and from the telephone ? An Extension Telephone on the counter or desk will prevent it. Only 5 Cents Per Day for either a "WALL" or "DESK" set. Call up the Contract Agent Seymour 6070 British Columbia Telephone Company Limited "AUCTION MART' GOflUARD&SON ' DUNCAN " BUILDING, Pender Street Opposite Now World Butldlni ^HETRVE fOLLOWs this ri>* The South Vancouver Auctioneers RAIL TICKETS TO ALL POINTS General Agency Transatlantic Steamship Lines H. G. Smith. C. P. & T. A. W. E. Duperow, G. A. P. D Phone : Sty. 7100 527 Granville Street EXTRA EDITION ^^CHIlNOOfc VOL. I, No. 17 SOUTH VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA, SATURDAY, SEPTEM] i9i; Price 5 Cents South Vancouver's Annexation Terms What this Municipality Asks from Vancouver to Make Annexation Possible: The Complete Terms No Added Taxation: South Vancouver Asks for Five Millions: Other Stringent Demands On Friday evening a surprise was sprung upon the municipality at a meeting of Ward I. held at Collingwood, when Councillor Robinson gave nl the full details of the terms upon which South Vancouver Municipal Council will consent to annexation witli the City. Tlie terms asked are $5,000/000, with no added taxation, and certain other Stringent conditions, \hich are fully set out below. 1. The expenditure of the sum of $5,000,000 within the present limits i South Vancouver during the fiscal years of 1913 anil 1914, above expend! lurt to cover approximately the following items : Park Sites $ 45ll.nilll Fire Hall Sites 511. I Hospital and Site 150,000 Roads 2,(1(10,(10(1 Sidewalks 200,000 Sewerage 1,500.001) Water System 400,000 Contingencies 250,000 Total $5,000,000 2. Representation on the basis of ten to sixteen, namely ten Aldermen for South Vancouver to present City representation of sixteen Aldermen. 3. The continuance of present South Vancouver assessment for a period of two years, maximum mlllage not to exceed 15 mills on improved land and 25 mills on wild land, or a proportionate reduction of assessment to meet increased miltagc according to Vancouver assessment so as to obviate any drastic- change in taxation for a period of at least two years. 4. The Council of the City of Vancouver to pledge themselves to use their best endeavors to secure the following : (a) Consolidated Tram Franchise (hi Uniform rates for electricity, both power and lighting, throughout Greater Vancouver. (c) Uniform telephone charges throughout Greater Vancouver. (d) Increased Postal Delivery. (Greater Vancouver in this connection means Vancouver and South Vancouver combined), 5. The annexation of South Vancouver by the City will bring within the limits of the City four and a half miles of waterfrontage on the Fraser River. The addition of this freshwater harbor io Vancouver's present har- bor possibilities will place the City in a unique position from a harbor stand 1 'int. The efforts put forth by the municipalities bordering on the N'orth nil of the Fraser have resulted in the assurance that the Dominion Gov- iiinent will in the near future commence a scheme of development on this iterway, making it accessible to a large amount of shipping, and the municipalities interested are at present pressing for the establishment of a Harbor Commission to carry out and control a scheme of development on 'ii- waterway. Th' Council of the City of Vancouver are hereby requested ��� i pledge themselves to preserve an aggressive policy of harbor improvement hrougbout Greater Vancouver, this policy lo include the im ovement of the North Arm of the Fraser and the establishment of harbor ��� ilities therein, It is also agreed that the streel ends on tlie river shall "���I be alienated, but used exclusively for public purposes. 6. The continued employment of the present Municipal i liool Hoard SlafTs where possible, 7. The retention of present leaching staff of the South ��� 1 is 8. The procuring of a joint cemetery for the City and a Office and Vancouver ��� ipalittcs, and ihe ii :'i line. lining mum islng of present cemetery with the object of removal DATA FOR THE INFORMATION OF CITY MEMBERS Area. 14.5 square miles Total acreage, 9,200. Population, 35,000 (estimated). Based on installation of water services, 5 persons to family. Debt��� Total loan on debenture debt, including 1912 loans $4,716,881.35 Less two-thirds of $85,000 Point Grey share 1907 Division Act 56,666.66 $4,660,214.69 20 per cent, on total assessment $38,995,285.44 $7,799,057.08 Existing debt $4,660,214.69, less school $1,002,644.00 1,057,570.69 Present borrowing power $4,141,486.39 Estimated increase in value of improvements in two years ..$7,500,000.00 Assessment 1912��� Wild land $ 7,084,435.00 Improved land 26,174,830.00 Value mi improvements 5,736,020.24 Ward II���Engineer's estimate accepted to clear -ill -ireets this year. Approximate cost $22,061 Work nearly all done. Two-third sidewalks laid. Engineer's estimate on lanes $37,000.00, Small portion done. Amount $708.05. Roughly $147,000 unexpen led July 31. Ward 111 ��� Approximately all roads cleared and graded Approximately one-third lams cleared and graded. Approximately all sidewalks laid. Roughly $155.0011 unexpended July 31 Ward IV���Approximately all roads cleared and graded. Approximately all lanes cleared and graded. Approximately all sidewalks laid. Roughly $179,000 unexpended July 31. Ward V���Approximately one-half tin1 roads cleared and graded No lanes cleared and graded One third sidewalks laid. Roughly $107,000 un- expended July 31. .No cement sidewalks in the municipality. Position of Bylaws- Road Bylaw No. 4. unexpended balance Road Bylaw No. 6, unexpended balance Road Bylaw No. 7. unexpended balance Sidewalks Bylaw, No. 4, unexpended $ ''.60X93 . 145,727.90 . 575,077/M . 79,333.92 $809,808.16 Total $38,995,285.24 Estimated money required for general rate $212,196.20 Ditto Loans , 153,657.81 Ditto School 120,731.15 Total $486,585.16 .Mlllage��� Wild land 22'/. mills $159,399.78 Improved land 12J4 mills 327,185.38 Total $4X6.5X5 It, Improved land��� General $4,25 Loan 4.62 School 363 12.50 Wild land General $14.25 Loan 4.62 School 1.63 Total unexpended Waterworks��� Services installed, 6268 Pipe laid 6in. and 4in. 166)4 miles. Bylaw No 3 1912, $325,000 Unexpended balance $181,408.20 Revenue to luly 31 $41,555.78 Less io Vancouver City Waterworks 16,985.98 Total $24,569.80 Maintenance and insta11i<- services to Fuly 31 $57,730 90 Office salaries 2,800.00 Schools��� School capital assets as at Dec. 31, 1911 School Loan Bylaw -No. 3. 1911. Unexpended bal. Ditto .No. 4 22.50 $994,100.00 162,922.00 II 3.4i IZ82 Loan Bylaw 5. 1912. Total $450,000.00 .Expended to July 31 $135,332.52 Bala Number of Schools in use 13 Number of schools under construction 4 Number of school sites reserved 4 Principals and teachers 105 Taxes outstanding as at Dec. 31, 1911 1900 io 1909 $ 3921.70 1910 18,072.23 1911 1IW.KM.72 $314.61.7 is' Total $60,530.90 DEPARTMENTAL Plumbing Department��� Permits issued al ti r -1 of yew to July 31 927 Fixtures inspected 7896 Septic tank- 791 Casli received to July 31 $1,638.40 Wiring��� Permits issued January 1 to July 31 1875 inspections 2100 Final certificates 1031 Cash received to July 31 $2,118.37 Building From November 1911 to August 30, 1912��� Permits issued 2m7i> Value $2,308,301 Fees to July 31 $3,095 73 Passed bj the South Vancouver Municipal Council this fifth day of Si ptembcr, 1912. (Signed) J. A. KERR, Reeve JAS. Ii. SPRINGFORD. C M C $131.008 74 Collected 1900 to 1909 To March 20. 1012 $ 41250 1010 Din 2,591 62 1911 Ditto 16,075.98 Prom March 3o to August 2o. not yel distributed 42,829.75 We understand that Chief Jackson will shortly introduce a new bylaw .ailing upon all vehicles I" carry lights after sunset Motor car driv and citets win lii the cleaning up Sti .������ i i; .�� -A' Or as zens of The warnings given by "The Chi nook" in 'hr pa-l regarding annexa lion were amply borne out this I ���'. by tin' opinions expressed by some of welcome tin- the leading Vancouver merchants. South Vancouver may hid farewell to | the development of the Fraser River if ..t Mexitnder|annexation lakes place. I lor ihe citi . _ . Position of Wards as to Cleared and Graded Roads; also Sidewalks laid Ward [���Approximately half the roads chared and graded Nn lanei cleared. Sidewalks small portion laid. Roughly, $180,000 unexpended ti July 31. South \ anci u\ et ti keep their ej es open, I 'ndoubtcdly si an. of these undesirable characters will try i temporary location within the borders "i this munici pality \m mg holiday visitors to South V. u\ ei were Mr and Mi - A. Tate, Miss M McConnell and Mr. James I lii k, i il Vicl iria. �� hi i \ isited wiih Mr and Mr- 11 Parker Large Appropriation for Road Work in South Vancouver Board of Works Recommends an Expenditure of Nearly $30,000-New Plank Walks At the Board of Works, on Wed- aesday, Engineer Clement recommended the grading of many road sections and putting down of plank walks, at a total cost of $29,047. With a few slight modifications, the report >'as adopted. Knight Road Widening Mr. J. M. Blackburn, Knight Road, appeared before the Board respecting a letter he had received from the Clerk asking him to give twenty-four leet of road frontage on Knight Road so as to enable the Council to carry 'Ut the widening of that thorough lire. Councillor Elliott sa'd it was understood Mr. Blackburn would fall in line with other owners and give the land. Mr. Blackburn said the land in 'Hicstion was too valuable to give away. It was pointed out to him that the widening of the road would improve his property, and he replied 'bal if the Council wanted the land it would have to be expropriated. Unless the land was purchased he intended to stay right there. The grad. Ing of this road has already commenced, and this decision of Mr. I'dackburn will prevent the road be- "'g of equal width throughout. Commercial Drive A letter was read calling attention to the proposed opening up of Commercial Drive, and a deputation asked when this would be completed. It was explained that the Council were waiting upon the B. C. E. Railway to carry out some work at the end of the Drive. Tramway Extensions Mr. George W. Conway, Acting General Manager of the B. C. E. Railway, wrote in reply to a letter from the Board making request for the extension of certain car lines in the municipality under the terms of the Tramway Franchise Agreement of June 10, 1909. The letter stated that the work would begin at the earliest possible moment and would include the extension of Victoria Drive line from its present terminus to Fifty-sixth Avenue, and from Fraser Avenue to River Road so soon as the fill-in on Fraser Avenue is in a proper condition to carry the tracks. Regarding the requested connection between Cedar Cotage and Westminster Road, the company would be unable to build that during the present year, but would do so next year. The Clerk was instructed to write and thank the company for the letter and their prompt attention. Extraordinary Increase in Building Mr. A. E, Voung, Building Inspector, has issued a statement which gives the progress of the building department from its commencement, October 23. 1911, to August 30, 1912, showing the extra- ordinary increase in the building operations in South Vancouver. During the past few months all records were smashed, the total value of new buildings reaching over $355,000. Since October 23, 1911, the total value of new buildings erected in South Vancouver reaches the sum of $2,308,301. In that time permits were granted for 2.07b new structures. The number of permits issued during each of the different months and their value follow : No. of Permits Value October 23 to 31, 1911 15 $ 21.050.00 November 89 146,425.00 December 77 121,520.00 January, 1912 138 157,075.00 February 206 223.387.00 March : 282 310,995.00 April 304 256.170.00 May 233 207,850.00 June 235 211,700.00 July 251 297,019.1X1 August 1 to 30 246 355.110.00 South Vancouver Municipal Council Suggested Single Transportation System Quite a number of different versions have appeared as to wdiat demands the Council will make upon Vancouver before they lay the matter of annexation before the ratepayers, but we have no fear of what the people's reply will be, no matter how tempting the offer. South Vancouver will prefer to work out her own destiny. * * �� If the C. N. R. are able to come to terms with the city it will mean that work will be abundant this winter. As a result workmen will drift in from all quarters. There will he the usual number of parasites following up to prey upon them. This is wdierc the danger arises. These fellows hang around the saloon bars all day and with an occasional visit to the pool rooms, always on the outlook to relieve someone of their hard-earned cash. The fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Thursday after noon, all the members except Coun cillor Elliott, who was in Victoria, being present. The First Instalment Mr. C, Harrison. Secretary to the Board of Trade, wrote asking the Council for a cheque for $100. the first instalment of the $500 promised towards the cost of providing a harbor scheme on Fraser River. Mr. Harrison stated the money was required for preliminary expenses. A cheque was ordered to be drawn. Single Transportation System A letter was read from Mr. T. 11. Cross. Secretary of the Kitsilano Improvement Association. enclosing copy of a resolution passed by that Association, which stated that the surrounding municipalities will be best served by a single transportation system, giving a uniform rate over such territory as may be described as Greater Vancouver. The resolution asked the Council to support the scheme, and a resolution was passed heartily endorsing the one passed at Kitsilano and expressed a hope that the important matter of transportation would be placed on a more satisfactory and permanent basis. Business Hours at the Hall The Council adopted the following resolution: "That all offices and wickets in the Municipal Hall be open to the public for business between the hours of 12 and 1, and that the various officials arrange their staffs so that the public can be waited on during this hour." Rounding Up Dogs The following resolution was car- 1 ried without discussion: "That a : horse be purchased for the Police Department, and that one of the old buggies be fitted up for this horse, the same to be used for rounding up , dogs and other purposes of the Police Department." Notices to School Physician It was recommended that the Health Inspector procure form of notice to be used when notifying . Dr. Hunter. School Physician, of cases of infectious disease in the municipality. Prizes at the Show The Council sent several horses to the show at Hastings Park, and Dr. Swinncrton now reported that all .did well. The costs were $18.55. One horse took three prizes, and another one. The Reeve wanted to know what became of the prize ��� money, and he was asked to enquire ! into the matter and report to the Council later.
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