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The Week A British Columbia Newspaper and Review Victoria, B.C., Canada, August 25th, 1917 5c. a copy $2.00 a year Sir Wilfrid Laurier THE newspapers of Canada are full of abuse of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He is being held up to scorn because be has conceived it bis duty to point out to the nation some very real dangers into which it is rushing headloiig. Despite the fact that Sir Wilfrid has devoted his life to popularising tlie British connection amongst his fellow French-Canadians, there are those who are today basely throwing doubts upon bis loyalty and sincerity. It is conceded, even by bis bitterest opponents, that in the past he has been almost invariably right. It is not denied, indeed it cannot be denied, that he above all other Canadians, has instinctively chosen the right path through any morass which has ever impeded the progress of the nation. He was the first Canadian tn strike the imagination of the British people in the home-land. His clear and perfect enunciation of the principles of democracy, his fearless advocacy nf the rights nf the overseas dominions on his visits to the seat of empire, and his magnificent efforts to bind the English speaking peoples of this continent by the cords of common brotherhood and enlightened self interest have combined to impress the minds and reach the hearts of all Britishers the world over. Had bis active leadership extended but a few years longer Canada would have had a first-class fighting navy and ber efforts to assist, in bringing this world war to a glorious end would not have been marked by the puerility, the indecision and tbe corruption which bave disfigured tbe regime of thc Bordon-Rogers-Bourassa combination. Although proud of his French-Canadian ancestry, Sir Wilfrid never allowed himself to be swayed by sectional sympathies and interests. No such claim could lie truthfully made ou behalf of Sir Robert Borden. The unholy alliance between Borden and the disloyalists of Quebec with Robert Rogers as intermediary is too- fresh in the minds of Canadians to need recounting. That alliance more than any other influence is responsible for thc hesitating and puerile policy pursued by the Government during this world crisis. ACADEMIC OPINIONS OK NO VALUE What is the situation which faces the nation at this moment ? It is not, as some hastily conclude, a question of expressing an academic opinion on the superiority of compulsory over voluntary i enlistment. Such expressions of opinion cost little and mean less. The practical question which faces the Canadian people is: By what means can the j-1* 1.1. and undivided force of Ihe nation be thrown into the scale on behalf of democracy'.' if the policy of conscription, adopted for obvious reasons in the dying hours of a corrupt and effete administration, is calculated to divide tbe Dominion into two warring camps and thwart tbe high purpose of Ibe nation, then surely it must be rejected as both impracticable and undesirable. If, on the other band, it will promote unity, co-ordinate effort and impart dynamic power to our activities, then must it be forthwith enacted into law. Slill more simply stated, therefore, the question to be decided is: Does conscription command llie overwhelming support of all the Provinces of Canada'.' Or would its adoption be attended by such a reign of discord and divided energy as to leave the boys wdio are facing death on the battlefield without that measure of effective support to which they are justly entitled? That is the question! And a candid answer to that question will place Sir Wilfrid Laurier in a very different light to that thrown upon him by partisan adversaries. Most astute observers of public affairs and those in closest touch with public opinion are forced to concede, however reluctantly, that even in the English speaking provinces a plebescite taken on the question of compulsory military service would reveal a strong adverse majority. That is thereason. and that alone, why a plebescite has not been submitted. All talk ahout the delay involved in such procedure is the merest twaddle. A plebescite could have been taken at two or three weeks' notice and could have been completed in a fraction of the time already devoted to unprofitable partisan accusations ami recriminations. And if a vote of the people in the English speaking Provinces would show an adverse majority, how much more emphatic would be the decision of Quebec? The situation is further complicated by the knowledge that in Quebec, at any rate, and to a lesser extent in other parts of the Dominion, resistance tn compulsion is likely to assume considerable proportions. Nations can oft-times be persuaded but seldom if ever can they be driven. Even the immense might nf Great Britain has nnt sufficed to bring compulsion into, opera I inn in Ireland despite tbe latter country's sparse-and scattered population. How much greater are the difficulties facing the Dominion of Canada in any attempt to coerce Quebec, the most populous of her fair Provinces? Those in closest touch with Quebec are fully persuaded that, any such attempts are foredoomed to failure and that the best results can only be obtained by measures of persuasion. Sir Wilfrid has at no time refused to join a National Government formed with the purpose, of framing an effective win-the-war policy. He has only refused to join a Government already committed to a policy which, in his enlightened judgment, would effectually paralyze the nation's war activities. HASTEN SLOWLY Sir Wilfrid now, as hitherto, has come forward to save his countrymen from committing an irreparable blunder. He would avert a threatened national catastrophe. The thoughtless act of a moment may undo tho constructive work of several generations. Tt has taken a half-century of patience and sympathy to unite the two great peoples composing the Canadian nation. Would it not be the grossest folly to take any steps calculated to re-create discord ? Just as John Redmond warned the British nation of the inevitable results of its blundering policy in Ireland, so Sir Wilfrid, is today warning the Canadian people of lhe inevitable remits of its proposed, compulsion, policy in Quebec. Just as John Redmond has lived to see his words verified because his warnings went unheeded, so surely will Sir Wilfrid or his friends live to see the fulfilment of bis fears if the country persists in disregarding his solemn warnings. Canada is at the parting of the ways. The path of true slatcsmaiisliip leads to unity and efficiency. The path of partisanship and profiteering leads to discord and incompetency. Time will show that Sir Wilfrid trod the path of statesmanship. The Week has frequently expressed its opinion that conscrip- liou^provided it-carries with it the support of the nation, is tbe best method of obtaining recruits for overseas service. But if it fails to jfyip that support and encounters the insuperable barrier nf public opinion; it is clearly wise to adhere to the voluntary principle and place the administration of affairs into the hands of those who can make it effective and efficient. Robert Rogers THE flowing tide in Canada is fortunately favoring tbe cause of purity and justice. There has been much spring cleaning and washing of dirty linen of late and this has led casual observers tn suppose that public life is getting more and more corrupt. Unquestionably the contrary is the case. The exposure of corrupt ministers in the Maritime Provinces, Manitoba and British Columbia, have been but the necessary preliminaries to the inauguration of an era of purity and probity. Such exposures could not have been made a-few years ago fnr the accused had an effective reply which made would-be accusers take heed. The departure of Robert Rogers is another upward step in tbe march of Canadian morality. His presence in the ministry was proof positive to all but color-blind partisans that little good could be expected from the Burden administration. When Borden formed the alliance with the Nationalists and tnok Rogers into his cabinet, he disappointed thousands of expectant electors. Tt marked his capitulation to all that is bad and sordid in political life. Tho end did not justify the means. Thenceforward all bis sincere and well meant efforts to initiate measures for the public welfare were rendered nugatory. He was quite unable fo withstand the subtle influences of the ignoble army of profiteers and munition grafters. Tn Robert Rogers the latter had a friend at court. Acting on instructions,* Rogers pulled the strings and Borden sang the tune. Now that the exigencies of politics require the cooperation of new elements. Borden has bad to make his choice between Rogers and the new elements. Doubtless Sir Robert is sincerely glad tn bid him farewell. Tt would be strange, indeed, were it otherwise. To the next generation it will be inconceivable that such a party organizer ever attained to high public office. Compensation PROPRIETORS of properly conducted hotels have little to fear from" Prohibition. Experience in other places, notably the neighboring State of Washington, has shown tbat under prohibitory laws people do more travelling than formerly. Many hotel- keepers testify that times nre better with them than before and that the need for compensation has never arisen. Doubtless history will repeat itself. After giving the new law a fair trial the hotel men themselves will be tbe first to testify that their businesses have mil suffered. AVe could name several proprietors in this city who have earned general respect by the admirable manner in which their businesses have been conducted. We cordially wish these men continued prosperity. How to Pay for the War ONE of the most important questions to be faced by Canadian statesmen in the near future is the financing of our huge war indebtedness. Up tn the present the nation has been living on borrowed money and war contracts. With tlie cessation of hostilities will come the duty of repaying our borrowings and placing the nation's affairs nn a more business-like footing. Tt is inconceivable tbat statesmen with the best interests of the nation at heart will have, the temerity tn further increase the tariff. Even nt its present level it is a serious menace In our industries. There is nn nne cause operating so powerfully at this moment to restrict aud hamper Canadian development as the customs tariff. A further increase, therefore, is out of'the question. Doubtless a considerable sum can be raised by a tax on incomes, but it is generally conceded that tlie amount collectable from this source will decrease rapidly after the wnr. The only other considerable source of revenue whicli has not yet been tapped by the Federal authorities is a tax on real estalc. The value of real estate is created and maintained by the nation and should be eagerly seiezd upon by hungry finance ministers. There are nnt wanting signs that Ottawa is awakening to the enormous possibilities of the new source of revenue. Sir Robert Borden is at the present time negotiating with J. G. Turriff and T. A. Orcrar with a view to including them in bis Cabinet, and both these gentlemen are pledged to work for the adoption of a one per cent tax on the total land values of Canada. On the other hand, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the leaders of the Liberal party are known to look with favor nn the work of the Canadian League for the Taxation nf Land Values, and this is the league which is putting forward the suggestion. Tf is estimated that a tax of one per cent on land values will realize the enormous sum of $80,000,000 annually and thai its collection will disturb business less than any nther tax. A very considerable proportion of the land of Canada is held hy non-residents either directly in their own names, nr indirectly as shareholders in Canadian companies. The tax on laud-values will compel them to pay for the defence of tlieir possessions. Altogether it would seem as if the land-value tax will take Canada by storm regardless of which party secures election. Future finance ministers are not likely to overlook such a ripe juicy, plum as the one to which attention is now drawn. Human Dividends IT is refreshing In find a leading financial paper calling attention tn the value of the great national parks of Canada. These parks have been set aside by the Doiniiiionas a national heritage. They exist for the benefit, advantage and-enjoyment nf tbe penple and should be more utilised than they are. The great-difficulty with the vast majority of the masses is that they cannot spare either the time or the money required to get there. Far too many nf our people are living a "strenuous hand to mouth existence which dues not permit of more than a week-end nf relaxation. Vet there are many others wdio could if they would get away for a month or so ol undiluted'joy amidst the rugged wildness of onr glorious mountains. Such conservation of onr human assets shnuld be increasingly encouraged. The Commissioner of Dominion Parks does well to point out that whatever conditions have been in the past, the need of a policy calculated lo conserve Canada's human assets is now, since the war, greater than ever. Hundreds of thousands of our beat men are at the front and will return, if nt all, in depleted health and strength. Even those at home are undergoing unusual strain and worry and can scarcely come through unimpaired. There must of necessity be a period of reconstruction and recuperation. The preservation of all that is best in our national life demands that a way be found to secure human dividends as well ns commercial returns. Surely if should be possible to place these national parks within the reach of a larger number of the people and thus ensure thc perpetuation of tbe strength and virility of our race. The Vancouver Election Inquiry THE public will gain very little satisfaction from the report of the judicial commission which inquired into the .charges of irregularity at the Vancouver bye-election last yeir, The commission can scarcely be bh d for that. Tts members did what they were appointed to do. They were not responsible for the absence of material witnesses withoul whom the complete story could not bo unravelled. That responsibility rests upon others. Bui ';i the absence of those witnesses the commissioners are unable lo trive any indication as to who supplied the slush fund and ibis was-the point upon which public interest centred. The findings of the commission may be thus summarized:—- (1 i That an elaborate and expensive scheme of-persoiiatiqnwas adopted .nn behalf of M. A. Macdonald. (2) That XL A. Mac- donakl's knowledge nf the existence of such a scheme was not proven. (31 That .1. T. Scott was the arch-manipulator and that he was supplied with ample funds. (4) That tbe Liberal party was not only not implicated but it did all in its power tn prevent and punish the frauds, (ii) That Sentt. and Pearce were spirited away at great expense by persons unknown, The findings nf the commission should he mad iu conjunction with the findings of Ibe parliamentary committee which investigated the P. G. & E. Railway scandal. At that inquiry it was sworn that a fund of some half million dollars was set aside for political purposes and entrusted to Darcy Tate. That gentleman I '.) declined to say to whom he paid the money and tied tbe country. Tt is fair to infer, therefore, that the-slush money came from certain railway promoters for easily inferred motives. The next fact to consider is that large donations tn party funds failed tn reach their destination. Tt is known that a Dr. Mackenzie, a brother nf Sir William nf the same name, made a donation of $15,000 to the Liberal campaign fund, which John Hart, the provincial campaign manager of tlie Liberal party, swore did not reach the fund tinder bis management. The money was intercepted and the interceptor was M, A. Macdonald. Perchance other monies hnve failed to reach their destination and perchance other prominent Liberals bave formed the bad habit of doing the intercepting. If sn. these would be placed in an excellent position for doing just such work as disgraced the bye- election in Vancouver last year. Tt is not necessary to believe that M. A. Macdonald was consulted or that be had any knowledge of what was transpiring, By no means. A nod'- as good as n wink to a blind horse. The money was spent, it was -pent nn behalf of M. A. Macdonald, and the financiers may be presumed tn have known exactly wdiat they were doing. There let ihe matter rest. The Indemnity Futility DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, and most spokesmen for the Allies, are making much of the precious word It est oral ion.. Following in tlieir wake and drawing from them iheir inspiration most editorial writers iu tbe Allied countries are doing the same tiling. If pronounced with becoming reverence it is a cure for the doldrums and if worn as a scapular il acts as a charm. To the elect it is the substance of things hoped for. the evidence of things not seen. To the Kaiser il is a veritable thorn in the llesh. a messenger of Satan to buffet him. To the Israelite it is a protecting and beneficent pillar of tire: lo the Egyptian is is an impenetrable and menacing pillar of cloud. Vet il might be well for those who thus build airy castles of future prosperity to consider well the foundations of their belief. Thev shnuld surely lie willing to comply with the scriptural injunction, "be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in you." Will thev nnt explain a litlle more explicitly hy what method this restoration is to be enforced and secured. If the task is as easy of fulfilment as is supposed, surely it will permit of clear statement and lucid explanation. Restoration like Mesopotamia may be a blessed word. It may to some mean Page Two THE WEEK Saturday, August 25 safety, certainty and enjoyment — in the sweet bye-and-bye. But hope too long deferred maketh the heart sick. Will not someone state, in unmistakable terms, something of the what, the why and the how of the restoration programme? * So far as we have been able to gather the word Restoration as used by these optimists means much the same^thing as the word Indemnity.. Perhaps a more accurate statement would be that restoration is to be secured through indemnity. If that be so, it will be well to point out to these gentlemen a few awkward historical facts. And lest it be urged that there must be something very exceptional surrounding the circumstances about to lie mentioned, it will also be well to point out that the science of economics offers a perfectly intelligible explanation. It is fair, therefore, to infer that what happened then will happen again unless steps be taken to avert it. SOME AWKWABD FACTS The Franco-Prussian war was fought in tbe year 1870-1871. At its conclusion, France was forced to pay an indemnity of £200.- 000,000. It was intended this shnuld rehabilitate the disastrous financial position whicli Germany occupied at the beginning of the war. Bismarck aimed at placing Germany in a position of economic and financial security and at putting his great enemy at a corresponding disadvantage. The Germans had visions of an era of unbounded prosperity and Bismarck gained by this one master stroke the trust if not the love of the people; How did, the plan work out in practice ? What does history record of Germany's economic condition in the decade 1870-1880, and what of the condition of France? ft is recorded that for France this period was one of unexampled prosperity whilst for Germany, after a boom in 1872, it was one of great depression. No less an authority than Bismarck himself testified to the double fact. His life was clouded by watching what to him was an absurd miracle—the regeneration of France taking place more rapidly and more completely than the regeneration of Germany. To such a degree was this true that in 1879 Bismarck declared that Germany was "slowly bleeding to death." Speaking in the Reichstag on May 2nd, 1870, he said: "We see that France manages to support the present difficult business situation belter than we do; that her budget has increased since 1S71 by a milliard and a half and we see that she has more resources than Germany and that over there they complain less of bad times." Two years later he returned to the same subject: "It was towards 1877 that I was first struck with the general andgrowing distress in Germany as compared with France. I saw furnaces banked, the standard of well-being^ reduced and the general position of workmen, becoming worse and worse and business as a whole terribly bad." Bismarck's biographer has this testimony to offer: "Trade and industry were in a miserable condition. Thousands of workmen were without employment and in the winter of 1876-1877 unemployment took great proportions, and soup kitchens and state workshops had to be established. Another authority, AL Block by name, hail this* to say in 1870: "// only we could get back lo the general position of things before the war. Hut salaries diminish and prices go up." Similar proofs could be indefinitely multiplied. The evidence is conclusive that at the very period when the French millions were raining upon Germany, the latter country was suffering from u grave financial and industrial crisis. Throughout the whole period tlie bank rate in Paris was lower than in Berlin and by the year 1878 money was more plentiful in France than in Germany. Within a few months of the payment of the last installment of the indemnify, the gold dispatched by France had already returned to her territory whilst Germany was poorer than ever. French bank deposits actually increased during the 1870-1880 period by twenty per cent, whilst those of Germany actually decreased by a similar amount. In the fare of these hard facts, the disciples of the indemnity school should indulge in some hard and unaccustomed thinking. They must consider well a few elementary economic facts. The first fact worthy of notice is that an indemnity is in the last resort paid with goods even if in the first place paid in gold; that when goods are received in huge quantities from abroad the home producers of similar goods are thrown out of work; that the only way in which the average citizen can obtain wealth and share in prosperity is by the sale of his labor-power, and that finally a condition of industrial inactivity on the part of the great mass spells national stagnation and decay. This iu barest outline is the explanation of what remained a complete mystery to the great Bismarck to his dying day. 'M, *m *m tkv ■» it *k *«, **■». **», *» *» n, -w, *» m t* m ■»,,»,,ii'»,■»'» ■»■*«, \ WHY RECRUITING LAGS \ i ; t \ Shameful Neglect of War Widows and Orphans * •*s, ***■& to. -A ta, Hi. Ta. ■» ■» n, ■» t» nv mv ■* m. ****. * mm-ft-ft-ft-ft-ft la be forced to neglect education and start the bard toil of life prematurely in order to keep body and soul together. (It is legitimate in infer that tlie Government doesn't care whether they bodies and souls keep company or not.) (5) Tbat already eases of extreme necessity nre being . relieved by the kindness of friends. (It is legitimate to infer that your wife and children run grave danger of tasting the degradation of extreme necessity if you leave them to tbe tender mercies of a conscienceless Government.) . . (0) That war-widows and war- orphans cannot possibly exist on the present scale of Government allowances, unless they have private means. (It is, therefore, not an inference but a statement of fact when we say that if you go to the front and fall in the cause of empire your families will ASSUREDLY BK DEPENDENT ON CHARITY. $ WHY THE RAILROADS t DON'T PAY $ $ * A man's lirsl duly is to bis family. Every self-respecting man will do his nlmost to discharge Unit duty irrespective of impudent Acts of 1'nrlin- meiil to the contrary. The Government's duty is lo provide for the families of men who hnve fallen in its service overseas. Before Inking your departure it is your duty and your privilege to impress this fnct upon lhe powers that be. Each mnn must decide for himself whnt his attitude should be in the event of the Government failing iu its duty. In a large country like Canada it is only reasonable to expect that many courageous souls will be found willing to go great lengths before leaving their families dependent on charity, It would be most unreasonable to expect such men to leave them voluntarily. It is doubtful if conscription will sulliee to extinguish love of wife nnd family from the hearts uf true Cnnndians. Voluntary enlistment hns failed to keep the fighting forces up to full strength because of lhe harassing uncertainty iu men's minds as to the ullimnle fate of Iheir families. It is by no means certain thnl conscription will meet with any better success while that harassing uncertainly exists. The Government pension for a war- widow is $24 per month. Eaeh boy up to 17 yenrs is allowed $(i per month ami ench girl ap to l(i years is allowed !)*(). The Week is of the opinion thai these allowances are quite inadequate. THE PATRIOTIC 'COMMITTEE OK THE IMPERIAL DAUGHTERS OK THE EMPIRE IS OE THE SAME OPINION. Its advertisements now running iu the daily press make the following startling and shameful admissions.— (1.) Thai the allowances of the Government WILL NOT SUFFICE TO BUY FUEL IN THE COMING WINTER for war-widows and orphans. (It is legitimate to infer tbnt Ihe Government doesn't care whether they freeze or not.) (2) That war-orphans cannot obtain decent clothes ou tlieir Government allowances, und are therefore hampered iu finding jobs. (It is legitimate to infer that the Government doesn't oare whether Ihey ure decently clothed or not.) (II) Thnl health cannot be properly maintained on the Government pensions. (It is legitimate to infer that the Government doesn't care whether the loved ones of fallen heroes enjoy good health or not.) (4) That owing to the allowances being so small the boys and girls will By ARTHUR ROPES There are the lines that John built. These are the trucks That choke up the lines that John built. These are the goods which spoil in the trucks That choke up the lines tbat John built. These are the shunting slams and shocks, That smash the goods, that spoil ia the trucks, That choke up the lines that John built, These are the ships delayed in the docks, On account of the shunting slams and shocks, That smash the goods, that spoil in the trucks That choke up the lines that John built. This is the shortage in shopmen's stocks, Because of the ships delayed in the docks, On account of the shunting slams und shocks, Thnl smash the goods, that spoil in the trucks, That choke up the lines that John built. This is the big goods station shed, (Designed by men who have long been dead). Which makes the shortage in shopmen's stocks, Because of tbe ships delayed in the docks On account of the shunting slams and shocks That smash the goods, that spoil in the trucks Thnt choke up thc lines that John built, . This is the porter, old and slow, With his little hand truck wliich will not go, Who works in the big goods station shed, (Designed by men who have long been dead), Whicli makes the shortage in shopmen's stocks, Because of the ships delayed in the docks, On account of the shunting slums nnd shocks, Thnl smash the goods, Ihal spoil in the trucks, That choke up the lines thnt John built. These are the clearing house cranes nud trays, Thai do iu u minute the work of days, For Ihe pitiful porter old and slow, With his little hand truck which will not go, Who works in the big goods station shed (Designed by men who have long been dead), Which makes the shortage in shopmen's stocks, Because of the ships delayed in the docks, On account of the shunting slams and shocks, That smash the goods, that spoil in the trucks, That choke ap the lines Hint John built. This is the inventor, weary and worn, Who planned the -clearing house cranes and trays, Thnt do in a minute Ihe work of days. For the pitiful porter old and slow. With his litlle hand truck which will not go, Who works in the big goods station shed, (Designed by men who have long been dead), Which makes the shortage in shopmen's stocks, Because of the ships delayed in the docks, On account of the shunting slams nnd shocks, That smash the goods, that spoil in the trucks, That choke up the lines that John built. This is the manager, full of scorn, Who ignored the inventor, weary nnd worn, Who plnnned the clearing house cranes nnd trays, That do iu a minute the work of dnys. For the pitiful porter, old and slow, With his little hand track which will not go, Who works in the big goods station shed, (Designed by men who have long been dead), Which makes the shortage of shopmen's stocks, Because of the ships delayed in the docks, On account of the shunting slums and shocks, That smash the goods, that spoil in the trucks, That choke up the lines which Jdlin built. There ure the statements made, not sworn, By the railway manager, full of scorn, Who ignored the inventor, weary and worn, Who planned the clearing house cranes and trays, That do in a minute the work of days, For the pitiful porter, old and slow. With his little hand truck, wbicb will not go, Who work in the big goods station shed, (Designed by men wbo have long been dead), Which makes the shortage of shopmen's stocks, Because of the ships delayed in the docks, On account of the shunting slams and shocks, That smash the goods that spoil in the trucks, That choke up the lines that John built. This is the director, nobly born, Endorsing the statements made, not sworn, By'the railway manager, full of scorn, Who ignored the inventor, weary and worn, Who planned tbe clearing house cranes and trays, Thnt do in a minute the work of days, For the pitiful porter, old and slow, With his little hand truck, which will not go, Who works in the big goods station shed, (Designed by men who have long been dead), Which makes the shortage in shopmen's stocks, Because of the ships delayed in the docks, On account of the shunting slams and shocks, That smash the goods that spoil in the trucks, That choke up the lines that John built. And tllis is the trade, in a state forlorn, That will stop altogether one tine morn, If we keep the director nobly born, Endorsing the statements made, not sworn, By the railway manager, full of scorn. Who ignored the inventor, weary and worn, Who planned the clearing bouse cranes and trays, That do in a minute the work of days, For the pitiful porter, old and slow, With his little hand truck which will not go, Who works in the big goods station shed,, (Designed by men who have long been dead) Which makes the shortage in shopmen's stocks, Because of the ships delayed in tbe docks, On account of tlio shunting slams and shocks, That smash the goods that spoil in the trucks, That choke up the lines tbat John built. AN UP-TO-DATE OAFS FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN T1GHE& WHEELER CAFE Lunch Counter and Baktry The House That QUALITY BUILT 653 YATES ST. VICTORIA, B.C. PHONE 1634 S LETTERS TO THE M m EDITOR m m » No Liberal Need Apply The Liberal Government hns not been very successful in its attempts to eliminate patronage in the administration of Provincial business. So great has been its desire to be fair to its political adversaries that it has been at no pains to be fair to its friends. "No Liberal need apply" was thc motto under the McBride- Bowser administration und the same motto has been adopted by lhe Premier certainly and to a quite unnecessary extent by other ministers. The Province is witnessing the spectacle of a Liberal Government discriminating ngninst its supporters in Ibe filling of positions and lhe awarding of orders. Tbe charge is made, and apparently on excellent authority, that thc present deputy minister of public works orders public supplies from private lirms without the formality of calling for tenders AND THAT IN EVERY CASE THESE ORDERS GO TO THE FIRMS WHO WERE PATRONIZED BY THE LATE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT. By all means give Conservatives a fair share of public business and a fair share of appointments to the service. Bnt common justice requires thnt public supplies shnll be tilled by lender and that efficiency be the only test required of appointees to the ser- vic. It is high time that the dis- abiliteis suffered for thc past decade by Liberals. Radicals and Socialists were removed and the public service removed from the incubus of Toryism which as so long infected it. A. LIBERAL. WATEB NOTICE Use and Storage TAKE NOTICE that The Lumml Bay Packing Co.. Ltd., whose address is 602 Pacific Building, Vancouver, will apply Tor a licence to take and use (all the water), 84 acre feet, and to store 84 acre feet of water out of Wy-al Creek and Lake, which flows westerly and drains Into Nitinat Lake, about 500 feet northeast of the southwest corner of lot 528, Renfrew District. The storage-dam will be located at about 1,500 feet westerly from the outlet of Wy-al Lake. The capacity of the reservoir to be created Is about 20 ac. 84 ac. ft., and it will flood about 13 acres of land. The water will be diverted from the stream at a point about 1.600 feet east of the southwest corner of lot S28, and will he used for Class A Domestic (Steams). Miscellaneous purpose upon the land, described as lot No. 528. This notice was posted on the ground on tlie 4th day of June, 1917. A copy of this notice and an application pursuant thereto and to the ''Water Act, 1914," will be filed in the office of the Water Recorder at Victoria. Objections to the application may be flled with the said Water Recorder, or with the Comptroller of Water Rights. Parliament Buildings, Victoria. B. C, within thirty days after the flrst appearance of this notice ln a local newspaper. The Lumml Bay Packing Co., Ltd.. R A. DEVEREUX, Agent. The date of the flrst publication of this notice ls June 16th, 1917. July 7-28. The Ultimate Verdict C| Taken in the aggregate Dunlop Automobile Tires— "Traction," " Special "—uniformly give the highest average of general satisfaction. j» * > j* NOTICE TO CmSDXTOM IN THE MATTER of tlie Estate of William Taylor Hardaker, late of the City of Victoria, In the Province of British Columbia, deceased. NOTICE Is hereby given that aU persons having: any claims or demands against the late WIMIam Taylor Hardaker, who died on or about the 27th day of December, 1916, at the City of Victoria, in the Province of British Columbia, aro required to send by post prepaid, or to deliver to the undersigned Solicitors herein for Arthur Richard Wolfenden, Executor under the will of the said William Taylor Hardaker, their names and addresses and full particulars In writing of their claim, and statements of their accounts, and the nature of the securities, if any, held by them, duty verified by Statutory Declaration. AND TAKE NOTICE that at the expiration of one month from the date hereof, the said Arthur Richard Wolfenden will proceed to distribute the assets of tiie said deceased among the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which they shall then have had notice, and that the said Arthur Richard Wolfendon will not be liable for the said assets or any part thereof to any persons of whose claim they shall not then have received notice. DATED at Victoria, B.C., this 3rd day of August, A.D. 1917. BARNARD, ROBERTSON, HEISTERMAN 8c. TAIT, Tenth Floor, B.C. Permanent Loan Bldg., Victoria, B.C., Solicitor for the above- named Executor. August 11 Sept 1 , oaaao* * OAuroBVU bahboad OO. 0BAVT X-JJTSI Title to same revested ln United States by Act of Congress dated June 9, 1916. Two million three hundred thousand acres to be opened for homesteads and sale. Timber and Agricultural Lands. Containing some of best land left ln United States. Now is the opportune time. Large map showing lands by sections and description of soli, climate, rainfall, elevations, etc., postpaid, One Dollar. Grant Lands Locating Co., Box 610, Portland, Oregon. A. 74 DUNLOP TIRES ^^^ Phone 2190 1 Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods Co., Limited 853 Yates St, - Victoria SYNOPSIS 07 OOAL MIKIWO REGULATIONS Coal mining rights of the Dominion ln Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and In a portion of the Province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one years renewable for a further term of twenty- one years at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2,560 acres will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the applicant In person to the Agent or Sub-Agent of the District In which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described by sections, or legal subdivisions of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of $6, which will be refunded If the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall bo- paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton, The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting Tor the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights nre not being operated, such returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will Include the coal mining rights only. For full Information application should be made to the Secretary of the Department of tho Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Hub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N.B.—Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for. April 2nd. Saturday, August 25 THE WEEK Page Three At Tke Street Corner BY THE LOUNGER jgjjU«U ^JIU. -UUU JUJUU A4^^BT SH Tu ■•• oontl ■■ ithon m «. ain't no sich institootion in this 'ei*c burg. The only pictures wc have been nble to afford so far are sich as arc furnished by the evening sky. They don't cost nothin', and I ain't never seen no pictures like' 'em iu no picture gallery." Whereat they al- 'It's like this," said- the man in the corner of the bus, suddenly waking up, "Ye dinna ken what ye're talkin' aboot. Prohibition " 'Excuse me," I said, "you're not most laughed] looked me up and down addressing your wife. It isn't two critically, but turned to look with me in the morning, but seven o'clock at at the stupendous miracle of the flam- . night. If you want to know, you've ing sunset. There indeed was a pic- f been sound asleep for'the last live ture which no earth-born painter blocks. I had not spoken, and no- could ever hope to put upon canvas body mentioned Prohibition. From though he lived and labored for n the smell of your breath, however, I'm thousand years, for it had been paint- not surprised that you should have ed by a Master Hand and hung upon Prohibition on your mind." the walls of His own illimitable " Wb-wh-a-at 1" cried he. heavens. From our vantage point on "Yes, wh-wh-a-at," I replied. "It's Beacon Hill the folks from Tennessee perfectly true. Ask the driver. In- and I gazed at it until I ventured the deed you snored so loudly that he remark: "Got anything like that took the side of the road, thinking it down Tennessee way?" was a jitney." Bnt they had begun to edge down "Wh-wh-a-at!" he cried again, "ye hill, looking more melancholy than mean?" ever. » "Exactly, every word. By the way; "Come on, Sadie," I heard him you must be Scotch. Keep calm, sir, say, "he ain't safe. He's bugs. A I meant no offence. You can't help real estate agent, I guess." your nationality." I'm afraid I forgot myself so far "I'm as Scotch as they mak' them, as to laugh, but I called after them: only improved, an' if there's a better "Neither a real estate agent, nor in Victoria, man or wumman, I'd like bugs, friends, but only a lover of to meet 'im. I wad like ye to under- beauty." stand that my auld mitlier was aue Clearly they were of the type that o' the McFoozles of McFoozle. Mind lias eyes only for manufactured beatt- tlmt!" ty. The loveliness of natural and sim- "That's nothing," snid I; "my pie things does not appeal to them at mother was one of the McLnuchs of all. They search the earth for man- McLauchnabachlach." made "art," and miss the trensures "Ye don't mean it," he almost under their feet Still, they were shouted. "Then ye're fond o' a dram justified in expecting to find a picture yersel'? Man! Man! Frae John-o'- gallery or palace of art in a city of Groats to Land's End there's naebody such wide fame as Victoria. What en- cuu mak' whuskey like the McLnucbs couragement for painters, sculptors, of McLanchnnbachlnch. I'm awfu' art-craftsmen is there in our benuti- glad to meet ye. I suppose—I sup- ful city? The question of providing a piise ye 'il be in the habit o' gettin' a picture gallery should be faced at the bottle or Iwa occasionally? An' to earliest possible moment. What is think that Prohibition " the-Arts and Crafts Club going to do Here the bus mercifully stopped about it? What are.the city fathers idlv dark- going to do about it? What is the be printed by .the press? Is it not true that they; decide what public meetings shall be held and what suppressed? Is it not true your military class seize people and imprison them without trial?" The correspondent tried to deny these things or at least to offer some explanation of them. But the Russian would not be denied. He seemed to exhibit extraordinary knowledge of what was transpiring in Britain. He pointed to the case of Miss Howson who had been imprisoned for nineteen months without trial or without facilities for legal advice. He pointed to the dangers of militarism and the calamity of forfeiting fundamental human rights even for war purposes, nnd left the correspondent with the impression that whilst the suppression of free speech and a free press in Britain may have been inspired by good motives it had certainly contributed materially to the distrust and inaction of Russia during the summer of 1!)17. Renders of The Week will do well to ponder these things and do their part to prevent the surrender of those rights and privileges the forfeiture of wliich may hamper Russia in doing her bit to aid our troofis iu the war. CONSERVATION OF LIFE *************** * BOOK AND BOOK- * * MAKERS * and 1 escaped into the friendly dark- going uess. Provincial Government going to do 1* about it? What are you, gentle Among the myriad books being render, going to do about it written on how best to remodel the whole social, moral and spiritual fabric of men's lives after the ivar, none interest me more than those deal- j witli the subject of education. Reconstruction is the watchword of the WHY RUSSIA WON'T FIGHT! hour iu every department of human ling to do about it? Striking Interview With Tscheidze, the Most Powerful Man in Russia ( A special correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle has managed to secure a striking interview with M. Tscheidze, chief of the Petrograd life aud activity, and Victoria is shut* ing iu the genernl healthy unrest that presages great things. ... It may be hard to believe, but 1 was once educated myself. During Ihe process the whole educational system seemed to me to be entirely wrong. School for me wns one long nightmare. None of the gentlemen who were privileged to be my masters ever evinced any great Committee of Workmen and Soldiers, regard for me. I did not crave regard, the popular organization which has but 1 nm naturally of an affectionate committees all over Russia nnd her disposition nnd it seemed incredible to army. me that the clement of regard or af- M. Tscheidze is described ns the fcetion should not exist as between most powerful mnn iu Russia today, master und pupil. My masters were being chief of Ihat organization of mostly snobs, dunderheads, boobs, which M. Kereusky is the political little-minded fellows paid for impart- and official representative. Ho is the ing knowledge whicli they did not double of the King of Bnttcrsea, Ihe possess. AVe boys paid for tlieir ig- Hon. John Burns, and judging from norance. Here nnd there, of course, the account of the interview, just as one ran across a teacher who was an forceful a personality, understanding man. 1 got on so well instead of calmly allowing lho cor- wilh one such (peace lo his ashes, for respond to do the interviewing, M. he sleeps in Picnrdy) tliat when his Tscheidze did a liltle interviewing for favorite sickness (golf) overtook him his own benellt. "Is it true," he de- I was given command of the school, mnnded, "Ihal the war has destroyed As a substitute I was an enormous sue- English Liberalism? Is it not a fact cess. I was a wise tencher, and the Ihat lhe English hnve surrendered all classes responded nobly to my efforts, those liberties for wliich they profess 1 took the boys into my confidence. I to be lighting? Whnt has happened warmed to them nnd they warmed to lo Iheir right of free speech, lhe lib- me. As Shakespeare or 0. Henry erty of the press, and to the right of might sny. wc had "one whale" of a trial by jury? Have you not aban- timc. I discarded the antiquated, doned the democratic principles which effete, cruel, crass, rule-of-thuinb have been tho glory of England for methods thnt had been in operation years, and adopted in its stead the for centuries nnd introduced methods Prussian system of miliary dictator- of my own. If school were only like ship?" Hint always! On returning, the master, The correspondent tried to show him noticeably thc better for his indis- thai while it was true this hnd been position,' never failed to pat me on done, il had been done for a purpose Ihe back and say: "Not so bad, John- and thnt by and bye nil these liher- nie, lad. You'll lie a man before ties would he again enjoyed. your mother yet," nnd resumed his M. Tscheidze remained absolutely time-worn ineffective modus operandi, unconvinced. He claimed that Britain's Thank heaven, great and revo- actions during the war had acted ns a lulinnarv changes are impending in check to the democratic movement tlie educational world. But why did it world over; that the co-operation of need n world catastrophe lo bring democratic Russia had been rendered them about'? we" "'g'1 impossible, and Ihat a vir- 1*i tunl dictatorship in Britain had de- "The picture gnllery?" I said to layed rather thnn helped a successful lho melancholy-looking and dyspeptic prosecution of the war. couple from somewhere in Tennessee, "Is it not true," continued the imitating ns well as I could their ex- great Russian, "that your military nuisite Southern inflections. "There men decide what shall nnd shall not <$} CQS C$*« *$> V$b C§1 t$* t^P *S* *ff* *^* *8* *v* ^w *v* The Russia of Stephen Graham We are all interested in Russia for many reasons. She has for us all the charm of the unknown. A few years ago, we, as a nation, feared her as a possible enemy, thought she cast a coveteous eye on India, and rather suspected her of trying to undermine British influence there, > Later we regarded her as a possible treasure trove; there were tales of her vast undeveloped resources and we invested our hard-earned savings in Russian mines, hoping thereby to make a fortune. Today, it is in Russia as our ally that we take an interest, aud in the Russian people themselves; their art, their literature and their music. Will she successfully weather the storms of the Revolution and once more take an active part in the war? What characteristics do the people possess which lead us to hope that she will rise triumphant above the ruins of her Government? Where can we learn more of this little-known people besides whnt we read in the daily papers? Mr. Stephen Graham has spent many years in Russia, travelling from one part to another, often on foot aud he gives us many studies of the Russian peasant as he really is. "In the hour of distress it is our peasants who will save us." "Changing Russia" tells of some of his wanderings; it is full of picturesque descriptions of places and charming stories of the inhabitants, with comments on ninny phases of Russian life und thought. In "The Way of Martha and the Way of Mary," which deals mainly with the religion of the people, there is an interesting parallel drawn between the religion of the western mind nnd that of the East and between the two different types of mind us a whole. In the story of Martha and Mary, Christ reproves Martha for being "anxious and troubled about many Ihing-s" while "Mary hath chosen the good part which shall not lie tnkeu away from her." The mind of the West is a questioning mind, troubled nnd worried over lhe whys and wherefores of life, while the mind of lhe East is content lo nccept nnd lo trust, without seeking nn answer lo the unanswerable. "Wilh the Russian Pilgrims to Jerusalem" describes how Ihe writer joined a bund nf Russian flilgriins on Iheir way lo lhe Holy City and llie hardships many of them suffered to attain their goal. When wnr broke out Stephen Graham was in a Cossack village on the border of Mongolia. A telegram came through, ordering mobilization of Ihe troops for netivo service.- No one knew who the enemy was. Very few cured. It was enough to know Ihal Russia needed her sons. Sad indeed were the scenes in those fnr off villages as the men prepared for war. First (he blessings from the priest, the farewell to wife, and mother and child and then the quick gallop off. What will be lhe fate of Russia? It is dillicult lo say but Stephen Graham has faith iu her emerging victorious from the conflict. "Russia, above nil things, is fighting thnt she may go nn being herself. Everyone who loves liussin believes in her personal destiny. She is the youngest of lhe nations; she has a great life before her." "Russia and Ihe World." "Tramp's Sketches." "Through Russinn Central Asia.1 "Undiscovered Russia." DORIS HOLMES. Every child has a right to be well born. How many children claim this right today? It is a sad reflection on our boasted civilization when we nre told that in Canada 102 babies, out of every 1,000 bom, die under one year. Sir William Osier tells us that out of 900,000 births in Great Britain in one year, 100,000 died under twelve months, 30,000 of which deaths were due to preventive hereditary venereal causes. He also added that other thousands were prevented from being bom owing to the same diseases affecting the parents. Besides these, thousands of babies that live are horn seriously handicapped by physical defects. A very large proportion both of the deaths -and defects are preventable. A large proportion of infant deaths are due to intestinal trouble. Proper care in feeding would prevent a great many of these deaths. The mothers of these babies are not to be blamed for the lack of intelligent care, for they generally give the best they know how to give. The blame lies deeper, for the majority of mothers have never hnd any training for the very important function of motherhood. While our governments are spending thousands in the care and feeding of live stock, would it not be well in view of the importance of human life, to spend something in training the fathers and mothers in the care and feeding of their children ? In some countries every nble bodied man is required to serve three years of military service. In this way the country hopes, in time of war, to be prepared with efficient men to protect its inhabitants and their homes. Of equal importance, if not far greater, is the preparation for the protection of the future generations in time of peace. Why not, therefore, require women to pass through a period of training lasting just as long, but devoting themselves to the study of the care of children, hygiene and nursing? Military Service calls for a medical examination to see if a man is physically lit to tight. Why not a medical examination and certificate' regarding capacity for marriage and the duties of fatherhood and motherhood? M. RAYNOR, M.D. *» "Many untrained individuals have wrong ideas concerning what coil' stitutes proper care of children. They are linble to go to one of two extremes. Either they are over-indulgent or they are too severe. The one disregards all rules of hygiene and refuses to conform to any regulations 'because the baby does not want it.' The undeveloped child is allowed to ent aud sleep when it pleases, to follow its own caprice in al! matters without regard to the effect upon ils health or without consideration for the remainder of the family. The other extremist is over-anxious concerning every detail of the child's life. The over-watched child is not allowed to drink mure than the rules prescribe. A variation of a few minutes in its hours of sleeping is watched with concern. Thc baby is wrapped and toasted anil kept so like a hothouse flower Ihat it does not develop nny power of resistance. One of these extremes is as bad as the other. A great deal of judgment and common sense, with a foundation of knowledge, is necessary for lhe proper care of babies, It sometimes is a mat' ter of surprise that young mothers do not make more mistakes, considering their luck of I raining and experience, in no other line of work do we throw such great responsibilities upon untrained workers. It is strange that ill our great system of public education no provision is made, to train girls for their great work iu life. There is no reason why the proper care of babies should nol be a required study iu school. It certainly would be of much more practical and economic bcnelit in later life than many of the subjects thai now arc required. "The present-day mothers who realize how handicapped Ihey are by lack of knowledge of babies, should insist that Iheir daughters do not suffer from thc same Inck. Whatever the mothers of Ihe country demand should he taught in the schools will be placed in the curriculum." From "Your Baby." by Edith B. Lowry, M.D. New Wellington Coal We Have a Large Supply of Our Celebrated WASHED NUT COAL, per ton, delivered .$7.50 LUMP COAL and SACK LUMP COAL, per ton, del'd, $8.50 J. KINGHAM & CO., Limited Pemberton Block, 1004 Bboad St. Phone 647 Our Method; 20 sacks to ton and 100 lbs. of coal iii each sack White Laaech Roomnis 64a Yates Street, 1009 Government Street 556 Johnson Street Best of Food and Service Economical, Absolutely Sanitary Collegiate School PHONE 62 1157 Rocktand Avenue. Victoria, B. C Private Day and Boarding School For Boya SMALL CLASSES—INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION Christmas Term Commences Wednesday, September Sth PRINCIPAL A. D. MUSKBTT, ESQ. For Proapectui, giving lull particular!, apply to the Principal THE PLEASURE OF TRAVEL it fully realized in travelling on the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway. By its lines can be reached all points in Canada and the United States. It operates its own Sleeping and Dining Cars, and has its own Hotels and Steamships. Its magnificent Mountain Scenery and the excellence of the Dining Car Service have made the favorite route for tourists across the American Continent For Sleeping Car and Steamship reservations and any further information write or call on CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 1102 Government Street Victona B. C. B. C. FUNERAL CO. (Haywtrd'i, Ltd.) 734 Broughton Street Victoria, B. C. Established 1867 When necessity requires you to have the services of an embslmer or funeral conductor Phone 2235,2236,2237 or 2238 and experienced assistant! will respond to your call at any hour. Our modern Chapel and Private Parlours are at your disposal. CHAS. HAYWARD, President REGINALD HAYWARD, Secretary FREDERICK CASELTON, Manager ScllisliiR'ss is that delustnblc vice which 110 one will forgive in others, nnd no one is without ii himself,— II. M, Beecher. * i * A critic snid of the rhyming syllable of much of the poetry written now-a-days: They stand like sentinols at the dose. To keep the verse from being prose. » * * Satan gave thereat his tail A twirl 'of admiration; For lie thought of his daughter War, And her sucklinjr babe, Taxation. —South ey. Strength of endurance is worth nil the talent in Ihe world.—Byron. LAlfD AOT Form No. 11 Form of Notice Renfrew Land District, District of Victoria. TAKE NOTTCE that The Lumml Bay Packing Co., Ltd., of 602 Pacific Building, Vancouver, Canncrs and Sawmill Operators, Intends to apply for permission to lease the following described foreshore lands covered at high water level. Commencing at a post planted the southwest corner of lot 528, thenco true north a distance of 1,200 feet, more or less, to high water mark on the eastern shorn of Nitinat Lake, thence southeasterly nnd southwesterly following the said high water mark of the said Nitinat Lake to the point of commencement and containing 6 acres moro or less. The Lumml Bay Packing Co., Ltd.. P. A, DEVEREUX, B.C.L.S., Agent. NEW METHOD LAUNDRY UMITBD "QUALITY LAUHDBRBBS" 1015-1017 North Psrk Street Phont SS00. July 7 Sept 7 f LAND BEOIBTBT AOT Section 24. TN THE MATTER nf part (1 ncre) of Suhurbnn Lot 68, EHu,ulmnlt District. Proof linvliiK linen lllei] of the loss of Certificate of Title No. lor.24C, iHsuod to the British Columbia Foundry and Engine Works Company Limited, on the 2nd day of November. 190I, I hereby (jive notico of my intention at tho expiration of one calendar month from tlie lirst publication hereof to Issue to tlie said Tlio British Columbia Foundry & Engine Works Company Limited, a freHh Certlflcale of Title In lieu thereof. DATED nt tho Land Resist ry Office. Victoria, tt. C„ tills !8lh day of Juno, 1917. .1. C. OWVNN, Reglstrar-Genornl of TUIoh. August 11 September 8 >♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦*>♦♦••♦**■♦<>*♦• MADRONA NEW-LAID EGGS are famous for their flavour and their freshness PUBLIC MARKET STALL 9 LAUD HEQI8TBY AOT Section 24. IN THE MATTER of Lot 10. of Sec- llons ^:i and 24, Berkley Fnrm. Victorin City. Map 247. Proof hnvlng boon flled of tho loss of Certlllcate of Title No. D2B9A, Issued to Jnmes Dempster on tho 21st day of November. 18811, I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE of my Intention nt thc explmtlon of one cnlendnr month from tho flrst publication hereof, lo Issue a fresh Certlllcate of Title In lieu thereof. DATED nt the Lnnd Registry Office, Victoria. B.C., this 2fitll dny of June, 1817. .1. C. OWYNN. RoRlstrar-Qencrnl of Titles. August 11 September 8 Page Four THE WEEK Saturday, August i S0TT0_V0CE BY THE HORNET BFThat they are all pleading for unity. IW That Bob Kogers stepped out just in time. £#' That it's better to resign than be fired. s^1' That he proposes to give the Government his "moral-' support. ii*J' That they won't find that scirt quite so effective. srf' That Bob's an amateur at it, anyway. £"#' Thai travelling missioners draw down good tnonev. £ THE TWO Y'S. £ ■»m*lsi'»*»*«ia.,»'l»'»*talT**» ■fi DAVID SPENCER, LTD. glSffifflZfBBK Tl: e summer, is waning. come lhe dull chill days of fall and uj wintet*. bnt only dull and chill where |US conditions are favorable thereto* UC which cannot be claimed ns applica- [Ue ble to Ihe Y. M. C. A., the very genius Uj of wliich is lo make all days alike Wc bright and helpful to all who come tin- DC dcr Ihe spell of its influence. jj£ 'September is to the Association the LE key monlh to all ils activities. Not QJE Stylish Winter Coats of Mixed Tweeds and Velour Cloths BT That a correspondent to a con- ^^ temporary signs himself "No traitor." ^'Hint Bob ought to try his hand. Thai he's a good judge of WTIinl it's all a question of campaign funds. traitors. ~ B^"That what Bob doesn't know WThal he deprecates an agitation ,l))(1||t can)paign {mih wouldn't help for adequate pensions for war- a m*5S*onel, m.y fflUc!l. widows and orphans. ' ST That a well-known lawyer wns ST That lie considers a vote against rolling."drunk at 10 a.m. on Monday war-grafters and incompetents alto- morning, gether too drastic treatment. WThnt at that hour Ihe saloons WThat lhis was lhe only remedy should be closed. advocated or hinted at in our front page article last week. iWThat whale is once again on sale in Victoria. 9** That Ibis remedy is "open re- ^^ . bellion," he says. ' WThat for some reason it's been . . off the market lately. WThat the "No traitor's'' mental condition requires examination. WThat the reason is known only to the sausage makers. WThat no more has been beard of *g**f T|ln, Victorians must thank the the visit of the military authorities to meflt]ess ()ay regulation for their pres- a local contemporary. ,.*„, chan(,e 'at thc delicacy. IWThat it seems strange, doesn't SWJ'lint whale can be sold even on it? meatless dnys. WThnt if Ihey really did get the WThnt if it isn't meat, nor fish, haul of seditious papers which was nor fowl. What is it? reported some action should be taken; mfThnt at ten cents per pound it's W That if they did not, the fact not bad stuff anyway. should be announced. ' WTlinl if "No traitor" will try it 'WThat lhe proprietor should either he'll be able to sign "no coward." be proceeded against or cleared of un- just suspicion. WThat he'll grow big enough to sign his real name some day. WtThat he is the father of a re- turned soldier nnd has himself made WThnt .lie's located a whale's nest. sacrifices for the cause. 'WThat the Food Controller should WThnt there will be a galaxy of visit the barber shops. candidates nt the next Federal elec- -> Hon in-this city. WThnt it has become an almost universal practice to use eggs and ST That all lhe candidates will run lemons as a shampoo. on a win-the-war ticket. WThnt they mnke a good enough WThnt this is nl it should be. shampoo bnt— ST Thai it's good politics, any way. ST That other shampoo preparations du not use useful foods. W That Joseph Patrick will run ns ; an independent win-the-war man. WThal m limes like the present, egos and lemons should not be wasted W That A. C. Flumerfelt will prob- by spilling them on the hair. ably do the samj WThat in a barber shop the other WThat lhe Conservatives will, of day, twelve eggs were used for sham- course, be represented. poos within hnlf an hour. WThnt the Liberals will run on WThat it is little short of criminal their Winnipeg programme. to he thus wasting food during these times. ST That Labor may nlso put for- ward a candidate. gf '|**mt jj 0Ugi,( ■„ uc stopped ini- . . mediately. WThnt with such a siring ol spcci- mens to choose from. Victoria should ^ Tha( gi(, B Tv,.ei. ont, of the be well represented^ last. wk mmon appointe(1 by the Pro. . ,,..•,, i ... vincinl Government is a good Con- WThnt Joseph Patrick has a strong ^ committee working in his interests. * ' ' its busiest month with the general jr- membership, yet certainly so to that 33 section of it which has al heart the an] besl interests of its young manhood 31 and citizenship, nnd who have accept- ^ ed the responsibilities of office on its LEj various committees to organise and QJE draft programmes for the ensuing rH year under guidance of trained" de- 3B partmeiital leaders. 31] Never before, it may safely be as- hn serted. has the Association been rep- jyfjj resented by so large or influential an IE aggregation of Victoria's business and QJE professional men. all of whom have fri gladly entered into the work domin- «fl ated by that spirit of Christian ser- affl vice which is today the great dynamic "Jj and the Empire's watchword. IS Speaking of "leadership," it may yj not be generally known that several 5B important changes have recently taken |p place in lhe personnel of the local 5fi staff. Mr. R. E. Crompton, the pop- |{| ulnr hoys' secretary for several years DC past, has severed his connection here, [jg and left for England early last spring to take up work there under the British Associations National Council. He is doing well at Stonar Camp, Snndwick, Kent, nnd expects to be sent to France later on. His successor is Mr. George G. Emery, a young man of excellent character, barred from military service overseas, but seeking scope for bis talents and training in the work to which the Board of Directors appointed him recently. Last year he served as assistant secretary, and is deservedly popular. The physical department will this year be directed by one who, while perhaps a stranger to Victoria, is cer- tainlv no amateur among men on the SPENCER'S EXCEPTIONAL VALUES AT IT $25.00 AND $27.50 "PC THESE are better grade coats marked at most reasonable prices. Coats such as every woman appreciates, for they are wonderfully warm and comfortable, as well as stylish. ^ They embody all the essentials that go to make up a real serviceable Winter garment, ff. Good weighty materials, stylishly cut and perfectly tailored, fi] There are models in various weighty Tweeds, in Mixed and Heather effects; also heavy Velour Cloth in fashionable Navy Blue shades. 1$ The styles feature Raglan and set-in sleeves, large convertable collars, deep cuffs, and novelty pockets. Trimmings of fancy buttons. Coats and values you will thoroughly appreciate. $25.00 AND $27.50 —Mantles, First Floor gym floor and among its allied activities. Mi*. James Thompson. nntrh-e- cently the physical director of the New Westminster Association, brings to his work here the valuable experience of some eight or nine yenrs in Leth- bridge. Nelson and Vancouver, nparl from Hint of his more recent labors in the city. He has taken special courses in various summer schools as also medical gymnastic studies in Chicago. The local association has made no mistake iu their chuice for this important work, and we believe thnt with the veteran general Secretary, Mr. J. JI. Graham, at Ihe helm the Y, may be expected to outride Hie storm and stress of these awful war days, and to have the home tires brightly burning "when the boys come home." ROBT. G. HOWELL. IHSaSHgaEHS DAVID SPENCER, LTD. mmmffllR$& "Dad," said Teddy, "it isn't I rue, is ir!" "What isn't true, my son?" asked his father.- "Why, this about Ihe Pied Piper of Hamelin, ls it true ihat he could play on his pipes so fascinatingly thai Ihe nils would come out of their holes and drown their- selvcs?" "Well, I dunno," snid Teddy's father, "Il might be. Your uncle Tom can play lhe cornet so that it will frighten a cow into the river nnd mnke all the dogs within live miles growl. Yes, I dessay it's I rue." DEAF PEOPLE BICKERS JOINS WEBER FORCES WThat il contains some very influential business men. 3T"That the oilier new appointees el,nj are reported lo be Conservatives also. ST Thnl all anil sundry are warned ST Thai Pooley the Paltry will for- to beware of overconfldence. get to ask questions about THEIR political beliefs. WThnt Scott was plentifully sup- plied with money. ST Thnt that wouldn't do at all. ST Thai il was used on behalf of M. ST That F. S. Barnard said to the A. Macdonitld. Lieutenant-Governor: "Don't sign it, man!" WThat there's n reason. 3T That the Governor replied: WThnt Ihe railways mnde large se- "Darn it, mnn, I must!" crel donations to bolh party funds. , WThnt F. S. B. said: "Think of DC That these donations sometimes Ihe bawbees, man." got sidetracked en route. —- , Bniinl L, G. replied: "Alas, I can WThnt a certain $15,000 went think of nothing else." astrav in this mnnner. WThat F. S. B. said: "Then force WThnt many a stray wnd must him lo the country, man!" have sought refuge wilh J. T. Scott. — I WThat 1,, G. replied: "It's out of WThat $500,000 of P. G. E. money the darn country that I'd like to force has not yet been accounted for. him." ST That Scott, could find a use for Bessie: Oh, Mabel! lam in nn awful it if he has not already done so. dilemma. I've quarrelled with Harry, ' and he wants me to send his ring back. ST That somewhere about n dozen Mnblc: That's too bad! "win-the-war" parlies nre being es- Bessie: But that isn't the point. I've tnblished in Victorin. forgotten which is his ring, News comes from California that H. Sheridan Bickers, well known in Victorin where lie published a magazine for a number of years, has left Pnralta to join Lois Weber as scenario and publicity director. Since coming to California, Bickers for some time acted as special publicity writer to the Triangle, nnd since then has been engaged with Paralta as scenario writer and (it le editor to the Bessie Barris- ealc and Warren Kerrigan companies. The author of "Quicksands" and several other Loudon stage successes, he is well-known throughput newspaper and dramalie circles under his pseudonym of "Yorick" under which name his outspoken criticisms earned for him in London the sobriquet of "the English Alan Dale." An Irishman by nature and descent, nnd nn Englishman, as he once snid, "by force of circumstances," H. Sheridan Bickers has had a picturesque and adventurous career in many branches of activity since winning honors in lnw and moral philosophy nt Cambridge University. While in Victoria he was with the Colonist for a lime and later published "The Spokesman," devoted to real estate boosting. Mr. Bickers was recently with the Seattle "P.-I." In joining Miss Weber nt her new studios, he fulfils a long cherished desire, it is said, to be associated wilh the gay "white way" of the movie metropolis. GRAY HAIR Sr. Tremftln'i Natural Hair Beitoratlv*, need as directed, ls guaranteed to restore gray hair to Its natural color or money refunded. Positively not a dye and non- injurlous. Price J1.00, post-paid. Write Tremaln Supply Co., Toronto, Ont. On sale In Victoria at Dean ft Hlicocki Drug Store. — —••" Tit*" i".nd Br-»*d Kts DEAFNESS AND NOISES IN THE HEAD can now be most certainly cured by the newly discovered "French Orlene." This new remedy goes right to the actual seat of the trouble, and effects a complete and lasting cure in a fow days. One box Is ample to cure any ordinary case, and lias given almost Immediate relief In hundreds of cases which had been considered "hopeless." Mr. D. Borthwlck, of Dalbeattie, N.B., writes: "Your now remedy, which 1 received from you some time ago, HAS COMPLETELY CURED MY HEARING AFTER MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS' DEAFNESS. I will be pleased to recommend It to all my friends. Scores of other equally good reports. Try one box today, which can be forwarded securely packed and postpaid to any address upon the receipt of postal order for SI. There ls nothing better at any price. Address: "ORLENE" CO., H. T. RICHARDS, WATLINQ STREET, DARTFORD. KENT. ENGLAND. Please mention tbia nap<u- LAND BEOISTBY ACT (Section 24) CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY TRANSCONTINENTAL THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PASSENGER FARES TO EASTERN DESTINATIONS Modern Equipment—Courteous Attendance Travel Comfort Consult Our Nearest Agent or Write DISTRICT PASSENGER AGENT, 60S HASTINGS W., VANCOUVER. Telephone Seymour 2482 IN THE MATTER of Lois 4 and 5. ... Section 10, Esqtiimnlt District, Map 124S. Proof hnvlng been filed of thc loss of Certificate of Indefensible Title No. ■'I^ I issued to Walter U. G. Daverne on"the ISth day of October, 1916, I hereby give notice of iny intention, at the expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof, to Issue to the said Walter H. G. Daverne a fresh Certificate of Indefeasible Title In lieu thereof. DATED at tlie Land Registry Office, Victoria, B. C„ this ISth day of August, 1917. J. C. GWYNN, Registrar-General of Titles, nug 25—Sept 22. BOOT REPAIRING By HIBBS 607 Yates Street The Beit of Workmanship Guaranteed NOTICE! m m Having moved to more commodious premises (ren- i dered necessary by the large increase in my business) j I have now ample room in which to display cloths, I etc. You are invited to inspect a choice selection of J new Spring goods, including Donegals, Serges and Tweeds. Come—you will not be importuned to buy. m m | H. H. BROWN j Late of Jay's Oxford Circus, Society's Tailor ' Graduate of London Academy 730 FORT STREET TELEPHONE 1817 MADAME KATE WEBB, M.I.S.M., PRINCIPAL DOMINION ACADEMY OF MUSIC • 1146 Fort Street (Near Linden Ave.) Instruction in Singing (Italian method), Voice production. Pianoforte, Theory of Music. Preparation for the Assoc. Board, R.A.M. and R.C.M. exams., London, Eng. Madame Webb offers a Singing Scholarship (one year's free tuition), For particulars apply personally at the Academy. RES. PHONE, 3060.
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