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The Week A British Columbia Newspaper aad Review Vol. XIV, No. 51—15th Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, June 2nd, 1917 5c. a copy $2.00 a year Oh! The Pity of It THE resignation of Hon. M. A. MacDonald ns Attorney- General in the Brewster Cabinet was inevitable after the report of Mr. Justice Gregory was made. There does not appear to be any personal dishonor connected with the transaction that wns the compelling' force behind the resignation. A sum of $15,000 was admittedly received from Dr. Mackenzie for campaign purposes. It was stated and not disproven that this money came from a supporter or supporters of the party to which Jlr. MacDonald belonged, and that it was used only to promote the interests of that party during the election. On the face of it, the transaction is a perfectly legitimate and reasonable one. Campaign funds are necessary for the conduct of an election. Halls and committee rooms have to be hired; advertising and printing have to be done; travelling expenses for speakers have to be paid, and vehicles of all classes to be provided for. Agents and clerks are necessary in every election, and the usual expenditures for the many details of a contested election must be forthcoming. Hence it is both usual and proper for friends of the candidate or party to assist by their contributions the campaign treasury. Hon. John A. Macdonald was once forced to resign and his Government nnd party were afterwards defeated at the polls because of allegations made and sustained that a huge campaign fund had been provided by friends of his administration. These friends—unhappily for the Government—were proven to be contractors and other persons who hnd benefitted by thc construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Esquimalt Graving Dock. Sir John A. Macdonald defended the action of his friends and his party in a letter to the Governor-General, but tbe electorate condemned them by their votes. The conduct of Hon. M. A. MacDonald is less heinous because—and the sworn statements must be « accepted as true ancl correct—the gift did not come from any person or persons who had received or who expected to receive nny favors from the Liberal party who, at the time the gift was made, was not even in power. Yet, it must be admitted that the transaction was not i freed from the suspicion of taint. The donor or donors may not have been the Canadian Northern Railway Company, its directors, eon- tractors or sub-contractors, but the person who tendered the gift bore the same name as the chief promoter of the railway, and who was his near re'atiou. It is, therefore, impossible to divest the public mind of the doubt engendered by the transaction. Mr. MacDonald may have had but one single purpose in his mind; one desire only to accomplish; one aim alone to serve. He may have sought the public interest by the overthrow nf the Bowser administration and in carrying out this purpose, the need of funds was most insistent. As the chairman of the campaign, claims and demands came from a thousand places scattered over the Province, and it is not strange if he welcomed relief from a growing burden by the acceptance of support from persons whose gifts it would have been wiser to have refused. The money came from sources which the public inexorably associated with a corporation who stood in masked hostility to the interests of the people of the Province, and should have been declined, even if it were spontaneously offered. "Ciesar's wife must be without reproach." Let Us Be Pair THE ex-Attorney-General has fallen by the wayside, and great have been the rejoicings over his fall. Yet there was a pathetic manliness and dignity that gathered around his resignation. His speech in the House had a strain of nobleness in it. nnd his letter to the Premier was a model of excellence. That opponent would he churlish indeed who did not recognize their worth and give to the author a generous meed of praise. Victoria readers of The Week will recall his speech in the Victoria Theatre when he unhesitatingly affirmed his support of Mr. Brewster as his leader, and said "that disloyalty to a leader was not a characteristic of the race from whence ho sprang." This sentiment was reiterated in his letter of resignation when he wrote, "My loyalty to yon, your ministers, the Liberal party and to my good friends .... shall continue unaffected by anything that has transpired." "He that is without sin, let him first cast a stone." The clamour of many of Jlr, MacDonald's opponents is neither in good taste nor is it ingenuous. If any man has fallen into error, even an opponent should exercise a generous forbearance. Especially so, because there is scarcely a man in public life today in Canada who has not been indebted to party friends and supporters for assistance in coin or kind. The Socialist who receives a dollar subscription for his campaign expenses is exactly on tbe same plane as the plutocrat who is supported by large contributions from wealthy magnates. It may well be that each are animated by high purpose of benefiting the state. It may equally be true that both contributions—large and small'—have the element of taint, and the gruesome background of "favors to come." It is difficult to indicate the exact point of cleavage where legitimate and improper contributions begin and end. Neither the amount, nor the donor, nor the recipient, nor the source, nor the purpose for which the money is given, nor the use to which It may be applied, is entirely colorless, or free from suspicion. The partizans who are rejoicing over the discomfiture of the ex-Attorney-General may well pause, and indulge in a little wholesome introspect and retrospect. The great Nazarene once asked: "Suppose ye that these f, Galileans were sinners above all tho Galileans, because they suffered such things?" If Mr. MacDonald has erred and suffered, let his political opponents reflect that it may be well not to push enquiries into political campaign funds with sinister malevolence or with exultant partisanship. It is noticeable that Jlr. Bowser and his intimate supporters .were discreetly silent. (The above article was miav.oidably crowded out in our last issue. It should have appeared as the first part of the article entitled: "To the Victor Belongs the Spoils.") Conscription ACCORDING to reports from Ottawa, we are to have Selective Conscription—at least we are informed thnt, the Hill is in course of preparation. The political atmosphere of the East is electric. The activity for and against this policy is dividing the country into two great camps. Many citizens will oppose this military service bill. Some for one reason, some for another. There are some good people who object to military service from conscientious grounds. Others will oppose because they feel it is an interference with their personal liberty, and there are still others who will give strenuous opposition, not because they have any good reason, but because they are cowards and are willing that their neighbors defend their liberties for them. From that attitude of our citizens many other arguments will be advanced. But. there is the other side. What arguments are advanced in favor of Selective Conscription ? Every individual is a member of some community or state. He becomes that, either by birth or naturalization—he is a citizen by choice. The citizen not only accepts and enjoys, but seeks the privileges, benefits and protection of the state. The state is open to serious criticism if it does not ensure to the individual his inherent rights. If the individual is a partner and shares in all the .benefits, he must also share in the responsibilities of citizenship. What arc those responsibilities, and his share in tliem ? Every citizen has a part in the making of the laws for the government of the people, and he helps to select those that administer the laws. It is his duty and responsibility to take a part in the development of the communal life of the state so as to attain the highest possible good for all. If tlieir rights, are challenged on interfered with.from any cause—from attacks either from within or from without the state—it is the bounden duty of every citizen to join with his fellows to protect those rights. Tf it becomes necessary to tako up arms to repel those attacks, and to defend those rights, he cannot escape that responsibility. He must, if an honest citizen, be true to his oath and must obey the communal voice. Then it is only just that all should share in the common defence. Why should one man send his two, three or four sons, suffer losses through perhaps death, wounds or sickness consequent upon going to the Front, and have such of them as return walk the street, while his unpatriotic neighbor suffers no loss, financial or otherwise, has his sons occupy positions nf emolument that should go to the returned patriot. The Week emphatically declares that every citizen must share in the responsibilities of the nation. It is also the common sense and business plan. If selective conscription had been adopted nt the beginning of the war much financial and other losses would have been lessened. A survey of the whole nation would havo been made, each man and woman within certain age limits and of certain qualifications would have been chosen to fill the positions for which he or she was fitted. Many that have gone overseas would have been assigned to attend to production or other necessary duties, while others who have not yet responded to the call would have been sent to the Front or elsewhere as th national interests demanded. Why the Government failed to adopt this policy at thc outset we cannot understand. Was it because of Quebec, or was the experience of the past years and months necessary to force the leaders to the present position and to teach our Canadian people the full responsibility of citizenship? Because of that failure, irreparable harm has been done—harm that neither time nor resource can repair. Tf we failed in the past, wemust not fail now. "Win the war" must he our slogan, and every possible resource must ho directed to that end. The conscription must not he limited—men, money, products, wealth of every form—every resource, must be placed, on lhe allar of lhe service of the Nation. All are nn the same footing, nnd all must contribute tn the common stock. Why shnuld the laboring man give himself—which is his capital, his all—while the wealthy man only gives, persaps, a sou, and voluntary contributes a small amount in proportion to his capital and income, to the purchase nf a machine gun, or to thc support nf Red Cross or nther patriotic funds? The contributions of the past hnve been unequal, have been unfair, Let us now begin to be just. Whnt are we going to do with other eligible citizens in our midst, such ns Hindu, Jap, and Chinaman? Are they going to receive the benefits of our land, and give nothing in return ? Tf international barriers stand in the way, why not draft them into a home army of produc- tionists on the same basis as those that have gone away? Then there are the thousands that have gone tn the United States and to other places to escape their just responsibilities. Are they going to bo allowed to go "scot free" ? The Week would advocate requesting these foreign governments to return them to tlieir home country, or draft them into service where they are at present, These unpatriotic, craven-hearted individuals should not be allowed to escape. Every citizen, no matter what his party affiliation, should urge upon their leaders, and upon their administrations, to stand by selective conscription, to see that every citizen bears his fair share of this great burden that has been thrust upon ns, and tn require that every resource shall he placed at the disposal of the Government so that the end of the war may he hastened with the least possible delay and loss of life. Enrrnii. The new Attorney-General is not t/i hnve plain sailing at the by-election. It, is difficult to see any real value to the community of a contest, but we suppose that fighting men love to fight. The Price of Landlordism THE serious shortage of the very necessities of life in the Old Country occasioned by the Germon submarine blockade but really earned by the decline of British agriculture, will do much to call attention to the heavy price of landlordism. England has for years been ever increasingly looking to the remote places of the earth to deliver tlieir harvests of foodstuffs whicli could and should have been produced at home. Now that these supplies are all but < ipletely cut off the folly of tlie nation is revealed. Before considering the causes of the decline of British agriculture, it may bev well to justly appraise the present situation. The forces of Britain , are in the ascendant. In man-power, gun-power, sea-power and air- power; in munitions, inventiveness and engineering efficiency, they have asserted their superiority over the enemy. They are well seasoned and inspired with the spirit of victory. Yet final victory is by no means assured owing to causes beyond the control of the generals nnd armies in the field. The menace to Britain is not without but within. In the time of testing Britain finds that her life is threatened not by the talons of thc German eagle but by the fangs of a homebred viper. Britain's real enemy today is seen to be those influences which have operated to supplant peasants with pheasants. Under the sanction nf iniquitous laws, landlords have depopulated the countryside of those sturdy sons of the soil who were once the glory and the back-bone of the race, and have turned tho broad acres of Britain into playgrounds and shooting preserves for the indolent. Not only have they waxed rich on the earnings of the artisans and operatives of the cities, they have acted as vejry despots to the farming population of the villages. Farm leases were only granted on condition that no plough be put into the ground and that the landlord had the right to shoot or hunt game at will over the land thus rented. Britain for the British is still a far away ideal, but not till then will British grown grain and British meat suffice for the needs of any considerable proportion of her population, Let it not be supposed that Britain is incapable uf feeding her own population. Prince Kropotkin and Professor Long, two well known authorities, agree that the soil of Britain could produce many times the quantity that is now produced, sufficient indeed for many millions of the population. Kropotkin says: "Britain does not work her soil; she is prevented from doing so." She is prevented by her acknowledgment of the right of the few to dispossess the many from the land of their birth. A radical change in land-tenure must, therefore, be looked for at the conclusion of the great war. Britain will have no further use for well-paid and well-fed parasites. The dangers nf over dependence upon others for necessary food supplies; the remembrance that the bloody Gallipoli campaign was incurred tn liberate large stores of grain which should have been produced at home; the knowledge that this war was fought to assert the rights of peoples against the dominance of oligarchies will suffice to arouse the population lo assert tlieir rights over the land of their birth. 21 Canadian War Council MUCH us The Week sympathises with those who wish to sec the conduct of Canada's war operations removed from thc malign influence nf partisan politics, we cannot agree that this object is best accomplished by the formation of a coalition government, Were the war the only matter to be considered the case would be comparatively simple. All sections and parties could well unite upon this great natinnal enterprise. Unfortunately, however, such matters as fiscal and trade policies still imperatively demand attention, and upon these matters there is still a great gulf fixed between the two parties. It is difficult to see how free-traders and advocates of closer trade relations with our allies to the south can sit at the same council board with high-protectionists and those who regard trade with America as national treason. Doubtless each party is sincere, bnt it is none the less necessary that one be allowed perfect freedom tn criticise the d estic policies of the nther. The solution nf the difficulty which would seem best calculated to secure united action nu war matters, combined with perfect freedom in matters domestic, is the formation uf a non-partisan war-council. This council should be seized with lho responsibility nf initiating and executing those measures necessary tn secure our maximum contribution In ihe Imperial cause. Within well-defined limits, set by the elected representatives nf lhe people, it shnuld be free lo acl with vigor, promptness nnd efficiency. The Week is convinced thnl such a war-council could organize Canada's still undeveloped strength with a minimum "f friction In Quebec and to the general advantage. Nothing is gained by attempts to ride roughshod over the susceptibilities of large sections of tbe community. Not. the least important of a war-council's duties would be to secure the harmonious cooperation of the entire Canadian nation. The New Hgent'General DAME RI'MOi'H is nol a person nf unquestionable veracity. She tells tlie truth, if nt nil, rather by inadvertence than by virtue aforethought. Her step is quick, her ears are broad, her tongue is long. She knows little, imagines much. She concerns herself wilh tho affairs of rich and poor, great and small. Like the press agent she is ubiquitous, while as nn intelligent anticipator of coming events she has the pressman done to a frazzle. Tt is, however, because she occasionally, if inadvertently, tells the truth, that she oft- times gains credence. She, like a local correspondent, is kept on the pay-roll for the occasional "hit." Moreover the value of ber contributions cannot always be accurately guaged. Not the least of her services is the falsification of her own predictions. An notion is contemplated, dame rumour noises the news abroad and public Page Two THE WEEK Saturday, June 2 opinion effectually prevents enactment. All this is preliminary to saying that rumour has for some time past connected the name of F. C. Wade with the post of Agent-General, so recently vacated by Sir Richard McBride. The veracity or otherwise of the story cannot easily he determined. If Mi*. Wade's appointment to the post has been at any time contemplated, the public will be grateful to rumour for advance information. It woujd be difficult to conceive of any appointment more injudicious, and public opinion will most assuredly be adverse to any such move. The Agent-General should enjoy the respect and confidence of the entire citizenship of the Province, and The Week states the case very mildly when it says that Mr. F. C. Wade by no means fills the bill. Much as we should like to see Mr. Wade's influence removed far from this Province, iwe think the Premier would be ill-advised if he recommends Jlr. Vi ade's appoint- ■lnent to the position of Agent-General in London. Sir Robert Borden appears to be at his wits end to run the Government, and has asked advice from Sir Wilfrid Laurier. As expressed in another culumn, The Week is not in favor of coalition governments, but it is the bounden duty of every man—high or low— to "do his bit" for the benefit of the country. Assistant Editor. SOTTO VOCE By the Hornet That lie whispered to Geortre G "What plnce in the next Cabinet will you take 1'' That the Vancouver World made some wild guesses recently re impending political changes, % Thnt it may have inadvertently hit on a near truth when it connected the name of John Hart with the post ot Finance Sinister. That John has distinct qualifications for the job. THE TWO Y'S. That ns an organizer and administrator he has no superior in the Province. That the appointment would be a popular one throughout tbe country. That the citizens of Victoria would elect him by acclamation. That he is a greal favorite with the newly enfranchised ladies. * That Victorians just now nre having "a whale of a time." That the whales nre having a h of a time. That the wnils of the whales enn be beard in Wales. Thnt at ten cents per pound, Victorians can enjoy a quite palatable conglomeration of beefsteak, liver und picnic* ham. Thai expectant diners now say, "Come! have n whale?" \ * Thai it is not true thnt Victoria is now known as "Tbe Whale City." That revenge is sweet. That if the whale hadn 't swallowed Jonah, Jonnh would not now swallow the whale. That the semi-ready tailors arc laying in n stock of the bigger sizes. That the frog tried to swallow thc ox and failed. sis , Tllllt man tried to swallow the whale and innde good. That man still lends tbe procession. * That conscription is coming,—when Ihey get through ploying politics. . * That Victorin is full of patriotic citizens who want conscription to make lhe oilier fellow go. Thnt tlie Victorin Day procession wns something of n lizzie. * Thnt il would have been better to have lefl il nlone. Thai the baby show should hnve been better patronized. Thnt il was betler conducted than the Mrs. Jhninie Anderson show a few yenrs hack. That the mothers of Victoria were afraid of a repetition of that nightmare. Thnt Victorians have responded nobly to all lied Cross appeals in tbe past and will continue lo respond right to Ibe end. Hi Tbnt Sir Robert Borden has no particular soft job these days. * That "Colonel" I.nvergnc should be handed his passports to go to Turkey. m . Tbnt Henri Botirassa is simply u blatant conceited howler. That Sir Wilfrid Laurier is biding his lime nnd "Gentlemen, we must practice the most rigid economy consistent with the pressing demands of these war times upon our institution." These were the words with which George Bell, Esq., M.P.P., who had just been re-elected lo the presidency of the local Young Men's Christian Association, greeted the new Board on Tuesday evening last when it convened lo organize and plan the work for the year, to frame up its budget, and appoint the standing committees. It is a tribute to the quality of Victoria citizenship that such an aggregation of its representative business and professional manhood could be drawn together for such real and unselfish work as that for which they had been elected, work which is becoming belter appreciated as the significance of lhe Red Triangle becomes more fully understood. It wns nearly midnight before tbe budget for the year 1917-18 was finally adopted. The budget involves an expenditure approximately of $19,985, which, considering an empty treasury, the largely increased cost of living, and lhe many claims upon the generosity of the public, expresses most eloquently the faith nnd conviction of the Board in the value of the work done and the readiness of Victoria's citizenship to assist in every worthy object. The public will not forget that the Y. JI. C. A. has sent lo the war over five hundred nud fifty of its members. Every mnn an enthusiastic believer in the institution. Neither will they fail lo help in providing the means to train lhe four hundred boys who now use its equipment. Owing to llie rapidly increasing* number of soldiers returning from the Frontyrfiecessity for innking Ihe jVsso- cinf inn building brighter and more nt- Irnclive with music and good fellowship has been emphasized, A piano, pianola, or graphophoue in lhe lobby would materially help lo this end. The Board were not able to include in, instrument in the budget, but the writer would like to suggest that any cilizen possessing cither, and desiring to render a lasting service' to a large constituency by lending or donating lo the enuse would thereby be twice blessed. It is not good that places of lesser worlli and sometimes of menace to "the boys" should in this respect be nble to successfully compete with the Y. M. C. A. for their patronage. The programme for Hit coining sen- son is large and well balanced. Eleven standing committees were elected, aggregating 112 men, selected because of Iheir special Illness for lhe various branches of the work, and all under leadership of men of proven ability and enthusiasm. The following lisl of ollicers and committees with Iheir chairman will give some idea of the scope and organization of this splendid work for mnn nud youths: President, George Bell, M.P.P. Vice-President nud Chairman of Executive Committee, S. J. Drake. Treasurer and 'Chairman of House Committee, W. N. Mitchell. Recording Secretary, E. W. Wbit- tiiigton. Finance Committee—J. W. Spencer, Chairman; AhL--Albion Johns, Vice- Cbairman. Physical Department Committee— Herberl T. Knott, Chairman; Dr. M. Raynor, Viee-Cbnimnn. Boys' Division Commiltco—A. E. Foreman, Chairman; H. A. Bcekwilh, Vioe-Ch airman. Rplurneil Soldiers' Service Committer—R. W. Mnyhew, Chairman; Wm. Lothenn, Vice-Chairmon. Membership Commiltec—A. E. Mnl- Ictl, Chairman; Reginald E. Chave, Vice-Chairman. Educalionnl Department Committee ["Most Envied Tires in all America Tire Economy Realized ^ Buyers of Dunlop Tires— "Traction," "Special," "Plain"- always practise real economy in their tire purchases. At the outset they readily see what they are receiving for their money, and in a short while they readily realize that from no other make of tire, at any price, could they receive nearly as much. Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods Co., Limited HEAD OFFICE AND FACTORIES: TORONTO BRANCHES: Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, London, Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, St John, Halifax. Makers of High-Grade Tires for Automobiles, Motor Trucks, Bicycles, Motorcycles and Carriages;' and High-Grade Rubber Belting; Packing, Fire Hose and General Hose, Dredge Sleeves, Military Equipment Mats, Tiling, Heels and Soles, Cements, Horse Shoe Pads, and General Rubber Specialties. LOCAL IMPBOVEMENT NOTICE Pursuant to Section 33 of the Local Improvement Act, public notice is hereby given that a Court of Revision will be held on Thursday, the 7th day of June, 1917, at the Council Chamber, City Hall, Victoria, B. C, at 3 p. m., for the hearing of complaints against the Special Assessment of lots abutting on the following work of local improvement, namely, Grading and paving with a light asphaltle pavement Davie Street between Port Street and Leighton Road, and constructing curbs and boulevards on both sides of said street, also surface drain and necessary lateral connections to sewer, surface drain and water mains. The Special Assessment Roll in respect of the said work of local improvement will be kept open for inspection ■ at the office of the City Clerk at the City Hall, Victoria, B.C., for at least ten days next before the day appointed for the sitting of the said Court of Revision herein advertised. WELLINGTON J. DOWLER, C. M. C. City Clerk's Office, Victoria, B. C, sfay -'ft, inn. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER of the Estate of Edgar Rayner, late of the City of Victoria, ln the Province of British Columbia, deceased. NOTICE Is hereby given that all persons having any claims or demands against the late Edgar Rayner, who died on or about the 28th day of March, 3917, at the City of Victoria, in the Province of Jjfrltish Columbia, are required to send by post prepaid, or to deliver to the undersigned, solicitors herein for Robert Hemlngton Swinerton, Executor under the will of tlie said Edgar Rayner, their names and addresses nnd full particulars In writing of their clnim, and statements of their accounts, and tlie nature of the securities, if any, held by them, duly verified by Statutory Declaration. And take notice that at expiration of one month from the date hereof, the said Robert Hemlngton Swinerton, will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased among the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of whfdh he shall then have had notice, and that the said Robert Hemlngton Swinerton will not be liable for the said assets or any part thereof to any persons of whose claim he shall not then have received notice. Dated nt Victoria, B. C, this 19th day of Mny. 1017. BARNARD. ROBBRTSON. HEISTERMAN & TAIT, Tenth Floor, B. C. Permanent Loan Bldg., Victoria, B. C, Solicitors for th above named Executor. Mav 19 June ft OS-SOON ft CALIFORNIA RAILROAD OO. GRANT LANDS Title to same revested in 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 in United States. Now Is the opportune time. Large map showing lands by sections and description of soil, climate, rainfall, elevations, etc., postpaid. One Dollar. Grant Lands Locating Co., Box 610, Portland, Oregon. NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION ACT. (R. S. C. e. 115.) I PHONE 2190 Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods Co 853 YATES ST., VICTORIA The Sidney Canning Company, Limited, hereby prlves notiee that it has under Section 7 of tho said Act deposited with tlie Minister of Public Works at Ottawa, and in the office of the District Registrar of the Land Registry District of Victoria, at Victoria, B. C„ a description of the site and plans of a wharf proposed to he built in Haro Strait on the northerly part of. Lot 10, part of Section 14, Range 4, E, Map 1170, District of North Saanich, AND TAKE NOTICE that after the expiration of one month from the date of the first publication of this notice, the said Sidney Canning Company, Limited, will under Section 7 of the said Act, apply to the Minister of Public Works at his office in the City of Ottawa for approval of tho said sito and plans and for leave to construct tho said wharf. DATED nt Victoria, B. C, this 17th day of April, 1917. SIDNEY CANNING COMPANY, LIMITED, hy Its Solicitors. Bass ffi Bullock-Webster. April 21 May 19 KOTtCE —Henry Gilbert, Chairman; J. M. Campbell, Vice-Chairman. Social Work Committee—H. G.'jue Howell, Chairman. ?S Auditing Committee—Ed. tt. Myers, «H R. L. Shaw, Adam P. Moffatt and A. Sni J. Orniond. jj| God bless the Y. M. C. A. WS R, G. HOWELL. H- TAKE NOTICE that Shortt, Hill & Duncan, Limited, intends, at the expirationof one month from the first pub- Mcntlon of this notice, to apply to tlle Registrar of Joint Stock Companies o approve its change of name from Shortt 5unc?„DS?ed;*,m"ei'' '° "M,":h<**1 * ofDCach" 3?7°torla' a &* thls »"* «•» BARNARD. ROBERTSON A"r 28 May 19 LIFE CONSERVATION LEAGUE ORGANIZATION MEETING MUSICAL GOSSIP Singing in tbe Public Schools of Vancouver Last Friday, in the Kin*,' Edward High School, Vancouver, tlie final eon- test was held to decide which ot the public schools should have the honor of holding Ihe various trophies, which nre presented annually for the best singing. The allaclc, enunciation, expression, and general ett'eel of Ihe singing wns good, reflecting credit on eaeh teacher taking part. The contest there is conducted on different lines lo the contest for lhe Pntersou shields in Victoria. Here the Primaries .ire eliminated, the Renders divided into junior and senior, nud all must enter. In Vancouver (for purpose of the coijtest) the city is divided into four districts; in each a contest is held to decide whieh clnsses shall sing at the final adjudication, and entry is optional. As a result, only a portion of the schools enter. On the evening a concert wns given in the Arena, at which some 1,500 children look part, singing patriotic nnd other songs, one (by a local composer. J. Denne Wells), "In Flanders Fields," proved very effective. Thc entire programme, which was conducted hy Mr. George P. Hicks, fhe supervisor of singing, was a great success. Whether it will prove a financial success remains to be seen. H. J. P. CHAIRMAN MR. P. C. ABEL, President of the Victoria Rotary Club synopsis or ooai mnn un LATIOSI An Address Will Be Delivered By HON. H. C. BREWSTER ^ "ECONOMIC ASPECT OF CONSERVING HUMAN LIFE" REPORT OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS MRS. MACDONALD FAHEY WILL SING ffi EMPRESS HOTEL BALLROOM, SATURDAY JUNE 2 S At Eight P.M. Collegiate School PHONE 62 1157 Rockland Avenue. Victoria, B. C. Private Day and Boarding School For Boyi SMALL CLASSES-INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION Summer Term Commences Monday, April 23rd PRINCIPAL - - - A. D. MUSKETT, ESQ. For Prospectus, giving full particulars, apply to the Principal Coal mining rights of tht Dominion In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Albarta, the Yukon Territory, tha Northwaal Territorial and In a portion of th* Province of British Columbia, may b* leased for a term of twenty-one yeare at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2,B*0 acrei will be leaied to one applicant. Application! for a lease muet be made b ythe applicant ln person to the Agent or Sub Agent of the District In whlota the rights applied for are situated. In aurveyer territory tha 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 hlmsalf. Each application must ba accompanied by a fee of 15, which will be refunded If the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of Ave cents per ton. The person operating tha mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, auch returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will Include the coal mining rights only, but the lessee may ba permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necee- sary for the working of the mine at the rate of $10.00 an acer. For full Information application should be made to the Secretary of th* Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY. Deputy Minister of the Interior. N.B,—Unauthorised publication of this- advertisement will not be paid for March 31. Saturday, June 2 THE WEEK Page Three gteg-tssu. ag -m^ +*u. ^Egr^ig At The Street Corner BY THE LOUNGER 3^ ^KS-TSSU-. ^jfe^ .KH. .jja O' wa'a some power the -fiftle gie ns, Tae lee oonels as itbers see ns. war ought to have brought about Needless waste and lavish display of tlle war tbe situation has become ex- i Behold the Lounger loungeth. I was wealth ought to be sternly repressed, eeedingly grave, and is rapidly grow- enjoying a cup of' afternoon tea at SK i"g worse. the Empress Hotel with a lady friend Rev. Dr. Matthews of Seattle has The North Wilts Herald, of Wilt- (I am an unfortunate bachelor), and been taking a casual remark of a Ca- shire, England, April 27th, 1917, in could not help remarking upon the nadian Government official for a text commenting on the Veneral Disease charming and tasteful costumes and whereon to build a sermon. The re- Bill before tbe House of Commons, ."""_' t „lU'i I'j'j-j,.'1' Dentili^nolbimr elegant garments worn by the ladies mark was to the effect that when male- snys: ...... „ CONSERVATION OF LIFE il is >'our contribution to the triumph ■ of the cause whose righteousness you Venereal Diseases feel so keenly. Everybody should take The time has come to cast prudery Par'in Ms stl'u|Sle- whien ;,s to have aside and face seriously the problem s0 declslve an effect' not ^ on the Of venereal diseases. Even before "atlons euS?fd> but ou a11 humanity. the war these diseases were becoming rhere, s,boul,d b* "° neutrals- but « menace to civilization, but since "'eiybody should bear some part of the burden. It so large a part should fall to your share, you would be in so far superior to other women and should be correspondingly protid. There would be nothing to regret, for I could not have done otherwise than what I did, and I think I could not MS Madame ie) atts terrible after all. present, and by contrast, the very ing visits to Seattle be—the official— "Thousands of men are being torn ,, • commonplace and ordinary costumes was no longer .solicited for 25c. for a from the fighting ranks by lack of Tt . worn by the masculine sex. The colors, meal or liquor as he used to be before adequate safeguards, and thousands o,nn(] 0„i,i;m, » arrangement, cut, style of the one Seattle went "dry.". The learned more, while combing out proceeds, were so appealing even to my undis- doctor waxed eloquent upon the theme are prevented from taking their place , , , corning eye, and of the other there and the "P.-I." prints his remarks with the armies of liberty by reason ...r0Je i ^ Rendezvous With Death "I have a rendezvous with death It may mean some- onderful than life. nything worse to the good soldier. There seemed to come to him tlie that he would die, as/he 1175 FORT STREET PHONE 1623 Expert scarcely seemed any distinguishable thereon for the benefit of its readers, of infection with this social scourge.** difference for the last twenty years. It is a new experience for Victorians Mr. King, member from North My lady friend whispered to me the to look upon Seattle as a model upon Somerset, is quoted as saying: "Be- Qn ^ mmi of battered m secret ot it all. Coyly smiling, cutely moral questions, but "the world do tore the war broke out it was estn ,y. , ,. ,, .. , ,. , , , , . . • . i ,. .Plien Spring comes round again this saying, frankly stating, came the move, even among the Yankees. mated by a commission appointed tor words: Pay the price, and you get the * the purpose that seven men out of ^ ^ ^ ^ flowm goods. , The Lounger s favorite street corner every 1000 m the regular army were And to ■ , ^ flm Do you see that hat? said she. it is not so popular as it was. borne ot constantly laid up with venereal ,- ,, ,, „ .. ,, , ,,en(iezv0..g >> cost $75 if it cost a cent. That lady's my old chums are at the Front, others diseases. The British Secretary of __L_ dress did not lost less than $225. Do have got jobs and others are not so War recently admitted that the pro- vou see the jewellery this other lady ready to offer my special brand of portion in the army is now 43 per displays? Her husband never got off ■ cigars. No, no, not the other 1,000, also that there had been ad- witb less than $3,500 for her jewels, thing, really; I hardly ever touch it initted into hospitals in England but they probably cost $5,000. now. Besides, it costs so much, and 7,000 cases of the less serious form I stood aghast, for it did seem to a I have nearly joined the Pros. I and over 26,000 of the more serious poor Lounger that such extravagance notice though that there are fewer forms of this disease. With the ex- was awful in war times, and I said so. Loungers than there used to be, and ception of a few small handfuls of Yes, snid my fair companion; yes, ns I feel lonely, I think that I shnll men, those who contracted the latter it is. If you. tried to get a $100 sub- sign up. If there is an officer's posi- might be ruled out, as far as further script ion from either lady or their Hon vacant, I am willing to take it. service in the war was concerned. Why Submarine Policy Is Failing "A submarine can see the smoke of a steamer a long way off," remarked an Irish captain at a Welsh port. "But," he added, with a twinkle, "I am up to the blackguards; I nlways whitewash my coal before starling!" husbands for the Red Cross or the Patriotic Fund, you would hnve n hard time. So I wondered whether Cnnndians vet had lenrned the stem lessons that These figures meant that there was a division almost constantly out of action from one cause or another. In a certain British Hospital in France, where these diseases were treated, it ■ had been found necessary to extend relieve Ibe city of this charge for live lhe number of beds from 500 to years by issuing $5,000,000 worth of 2*000* Tllese 'beds were continually Ot<rtOKfX*. For Which "Will" Is Thankful "No. mum," said the wounded man regretfully, "I never shot a German, an' I had a good chanst, too. The 'Uns was chargin' in close order. 'Shoot at will!' shouted our captain. 'Which one is he?' I asks; an' before anyone could tell me I got it in the chest." Ladies' Tailor Day and Evening Gowns, Wraps, Etc. A Good Selection of Tweeds- Serges, Gaberdines, Silks, Etc., Always Kept in Stock t MUNICIPAL COMMENT $ bo"ds aud p"ttil!f'.'!e "Tey;lnt0 the fu"-Tro tO* cm huff fund Whllr. rhp scheme IS ±lu Brown: Certainly I do. Smith: Well, would you let your wife undertake it? Brown: No; but I'd encourage her Smith: Do you think that working sinking fund. While the scheme is "i'roops from overseas were much f b-Sb *&** is ■ fit °<*'-uP1>t™* ingenious, it is simply whipping the more liable to temptation than Eng- tor women, devil around the stump and funding 'ish soldiers. In one camp during the The Late Capt. Mcintosh „ re.>-ulnr current expense charge. hist vcl,r ana two months of the pre- The city was startled Wednesday on British Columbia, itself, on the v'ous year there were 7,000 cases." hearing of the sudden death oi' Capt. ot*lel. ilivmij seems to have aroused In January, 1917, a deputation of • , •, i ■ U. Mcintosh. The Captain's many *tsolf from *ts flnanoial sloth, and doctors on the staff of the Toronto mother to go into it. friends will sympathize with then,,, new Liberal Government has GenCTal Hospital and the Faculty of r\r/\r*\l l~ family iu this, their very sore bereave- drastically raised almost every form Medicine of the University of To- l\ F A T Dt I |U| L ment, This city has suffered a great o( p,.ovi„cial taxation in an effort to ''onto, went to Ottawa to lay before NQHr | LvF LL toss. Mr. Mcintosh wns a line type of eul,e |ile ammal deficits which last tlie Conservation Commission of Can- citizen. Besides being very enterpris- VBal, ran up ■„ ,, tune 0f nearly two 1K'a son,e information regarding the SS ing, and nlways looking on lhe bright 'million. It is high time that this prevalence of venereal diseases in the deafness and NOISES IN THE side of things, he was ever found asso- ])0iicy waa ndopted, particularly with community. They said: "On this HEAD can now be most certainly cured einted with movements for the uplift -.-j,.;, j'sll Columbia which hns for the particular subject of Venerenl Dis- by the newly discovered "French Orlene." otUmmanity. He took a great interest ,,lsl several veMS (lmder Conservn- eases, we are now in possession of ™a ^ J^ S™^™,^ in nil moral queslions. This might be i:.,., ndministrntioni been nrolliirate facts which cnnnol.be side stepped complete and la-stlng cure In a few days, . • ol J ..«../ la ... n«a l.nv la nmnlo tn pnrfi ntiv nrriinivrv expected, he being an eldor in bt. An- *n ||le expenditure of her money and ancl w draw's Presbyterian Church. The eredits. ernl lines wliich have become so plain writer knew him as one who wus fore- ly marked in older countries of tin mosl in the educational development EDUCATIONAL COMMENT WOlId' rossiW.>' of our city. He served on the School Board for four yenrs, nud during that lime our most modern schools were erected. As a School Trustee, Capt. Cemetery impressed the writer with extent be nvoided by intelligent Mcintosh ussistcd in erecting the Ihe effect which its present appear- tion." George Jny, Sir Jnnies Douglas, nnce would have upon a stranger When it, is remembered that after Quadra nud our splendid High School. yjsj|.jn„ ;. j01. lne g^ |.;me par. the wnr of 1870 between France* and He always mainlnined the best build- .... ,. , . . • . , Germany it became nn accepted fact • , , tiiHilnrlv one tbnt is accustomed to ,, , ■' ,„,,., ,. ings and teachers were none too good , ;, , . , , , , ihal seventy per cent ot the mhnbi- 5 642 Yates Street, 1009 Government Street 556 Johnson Street Best of Food and Service Economical, Absolutely Sanitary for Victoria. Many other civic enter- „.. mo,,0lv mnvino. nlnmr cron 0n0 box ls ample to cure any ordinary aie meieiy moving along gen- cnsei and haa glvon alm08t imrneflinte relief in hundreds of cases which hnd been considered "hopeless." Mr. D. Borthwlck, of Dalbeattie, N.B., tn,i ilio fnof llml writes: "Your new remedy, which I re- too, I lie met tlmt ce|vea (rom you some tlme ttR0 HAS e returned soldier will soon be with completely cubed my hearing. . , j j ji j. • AFTER MORE THAN TWENTY ,..,.,, ,, us hns spurred us on to the nnticipa- years' deafness, i win be pleased ecent casual visit to Koss Bay (i p ■.rolli)i-, ...i,;.,!, .,,„,, t„ „ „,.„„* to recommend it to all my friends." nun <>i iiimniK ttiinii m,i\. 10,1.11.11 SeoreS 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 $1. There is nothing better at any price. Address: "ORLENE" CO., H. T. RICHARDS, WATLING STREET, DARTFORD, KENT. ENGLAND. Please mention tbla naoer. lhe well kept burial places of other cities. It is a crying shame and a THE PLEASURE OF TRAVEL is 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 Victoria B. C. tants of France became syphilitic, the seriousness of the situation is not dif- cemelery in such a condition of un- i- "■ tidyncss as that presented as Ross The financial Post of Canada, May *3aVi 5th, 1917, in commenting on this dis- i'he writer recalls a number of mse< ai*s the Minister of Militia to small towns in Eastern Canada which investigate the following:— maintain their burial grounds as 1- What is the average number of prises will miss him. The Captain was . ',. . , .. . . i i • i disgrace to any city to main of u genial disposition, nnd his cheery word nnd attractive personality wi" he missed by his manv friends. Oity Market I see Ihat Alderman Johns is still hammering on the Market question. ^ of beau ^^ .^ ^ ^^ ,ms k mmmfj , For my own part, having to buy iinr- .g ^ ^ n sil)ce the (irst eollti llt landed ;„ * rcptit.ously a couple of chops tor my ^ thus creati ' England? Hum av dinner, I am glad of the . .. r. rr , , , ,, , , _ „ , ,, chance' of getting then, fairly reason- falnf ° S«f' «■{>«* ^v he de- 2. How many cases of venereal disable on my way home on Saturday, *",vled; ttn\,[ uust be sa,i tbf the «'JesJ>»™ tllere bee"? J , nnd I do not enquire whether the -sloVf * unl^" ^avame of our 3. How many working days have Market stall-holder gets it from the ™*»*"*''.V >s "j? "omnion talk of the been lost from venereal diseases? cold storage people or'raises a "Mary '" cres °' Pl,bllc' l,ml "lost oi lls are ,, 4* w>a Pe'™"'"f «f those who hnd n littie lamb "on his own account. '«'-<•• ... . have had hospital stoppages for Nor. by the way, do I ever enquire . hosc PeoPle *'" rece've P"*v tm<) venerenl disease have also been eon- whether Pat Burns does it or not. A Plul 0WMM for tlie «**** mm "n(1 dieted of drunkenness?. lit lies extra competition for the food BOOT REPAIRING By HIBBS 607 Yates Street The Best of Workmanship Guaranteed profiteers won't hurt unyone. NOW ON RIGHT TRACK New York Paper Commends Provincial Government nt tendance at the individual graves "The Post believes that these fig- seem careful not to cut the grass from ures will prove the ravages of venereal more than one-half of the walks separ- disease; and although the point has ating the plots unless they happen nol heretofore been emphasized, the to be employed to care for the ad- question of disease is the most serious joining plot. The result would be of all." really ludicrous iu the extreme if the This hits Hie nail right on Hie head properly were of a public nature other and shows the close relationship helium a burial ground. While each plot tween these two octopuses which nre The "Financial World," tho lead- owner has his own special interest in sucking the very life blood of the ing flnanoial weekly of New York whnt he has paid for, yet the whole nation. City, prints the following concerning matter of caring for the dead is of Let us wake up as Canadians and Canadian affairs:— such a public nature that it should be demand that the lives of our soldier The Canadian market is'sitting back handled completely by our City Couu- boys be guarded. Canada is. I believe, and watching the United Stntes and cil whose duty it is to clear up the willing to give her last man in the the Liberty Loan, apparently taking unsightly portions wliich have made defense of justice and freedom, but nearly as much interest in it as we the place an eyesore from the public she should not be willing to sacrifice nre on this side of the border, par- standpoint. If the money now paid the best Af her manhood to the gin ticulnrly since Secretary McAdoo an- by plot owners to miscellaneous per- mills and prostitutes, nounced thnt he would probably lend sons for up-keep could be paid into M. KAYNOU. M.D. lhe Dominion $100,000,000. the city treasury for the same purpose, — New financing among the Canadian it would go very far toward caring AN AFFECTING LETTER municipalities is exceedingly limited for the whole cemetery. Better still, since our own interest in the Liberty the whole plnce should be taken in Perhaps some of the renders of The Loan hns practically : shut off our hand as a purely municipal matter, Week may not have heard of a young market. Edmonton is planning to and then there would be greater in- American poet named Allan Seoger borrow $1,200,000 secured on tax cenlive for plot owners to take pride who volunteered for service and gave arrears, and Vancouver has a project in beautifying. Such a course would his life for the cause which he he- questionable in character which calls of necessity have an uplifting eclucn- Heved to bo both just nnd true. Wril- for n loan of $5,000,000 for sinking tional effect upon all members nf lhe ing to his mother just before he fell, fund purposes. Tbe sinking fund re- community, young nnd old. Who of lie said. quirements of the eity now on its our aldermen will take this.matter up "You must not be nnxious about present debt amount in round figures nnd put lho question of cemetery up- my not coming back. The chances lo $1,000,000, which sum should be keep on a proper basis conducive to are about ten to one that I will. But raised annually by taxation along with good citizenship? if I should not, you must be proud the General Budget. The idea is to EDUCATIONAL EYEGLASS. like a Spartnn mother, nml feel thnt STOP Breaking Those Empty BOTTLES Best Prices Paid. We Will Collect. The RETURNED SOLDIERS' AGENCY Haerlc & Tonilinson Phone 144 1313 Blanchard St. AN UP-TO-DATE CAPE FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN TIGHE& WHEELER CAFE Lunch Counter and Bakery The House That QUALITY BUILT 653 YATES ST. VICTORIA, B.C. PHONE 1634 B. C. FUNERAL CO. Victoria, B. C. (Hayward's, Ltd.) 734 Broughton Street Established 1867 When necessity requires you to have the services of an embalmer or funeral conductor Phone 2235,2236,2237 or 2238 and experienced assistants will respond to your call at any hour. Our modern Chapel and Private Parlours are at your disposal. REGINALD HAYWARD, Secretary CHAS. HAYWARD, President FREDERICK CASELTON, Manager NEW METHOD LAUNDRY LIMITED "QUALITY LAUNDEREES" 1015-1017 North Park Street Phone 2300. DOROTHY TEA ROOMS Specialty Afternoon Teas—Also Light Lunches 1006 Broad St. (Pemberton Blk.) MADRONA NEW-LAID EGGS are famous for their flavour and their freshness PUBLIC MARKET STALL 9 THE HARBOUR AND CITY OF VICTORIA, The Port of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, By THOS. C. SORBY, Secretary, Inner Harbour Association of Victoria. Price 25c, On Sale by T. N. HIBBEN & CO., Government St., Victoria 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 Webh oilers a Singing Scholarship (one year's free tuition). For particulars apply personally at the Academy. RES. PHONE, 3060. *¥-•■*■*-* ♦ ♦ > ♦ ♦-»-»-» Four THE WEEK Saturday, June 2 m LETTERS TO THE M EDITOR m mmm Government the right to know whnt manner of men Ihe leaders (1) are, who, in the crucial year of the war will tie up our basic industries and cause semi-starvation amongst thousands of women and children 1 if he does not know il, .1 will tell him that the so-called leaders draw tlieir salaries no matter how long the strike may last, nnd—the grocers often shut 2***ttit**tfttt£ JpSEHHRRtaHH DAVID SPENCER, LTD. SfZflRffiRRRiai THROUGH THE WOMEN'S WINDOW ffi 1' "k §-M' •& 3? *$ <& * * 4 § ^ •# ctp CT& t\Ja c^j ew cga op t*Us dtp c(d cQa c*p tffj qS op "Not by might, nor by power, but Seamen's Institute arieB „0 matter how long the strike byJl,y ??irit' s"ith J*-1*™1'1*" Editor, The Week. may llis( „ml_lllc „,,„,C,B ofle„ shut . Has tins world-war upset our na- «;,. m(i it ,,Vf,i. <t,.il.,. vmii lint i ,., ,. . , . .,. Iioitul efiuihoriiini, or has il siinnlv on, um u nei suike jou nun t\own credit on tlie miners' families. , , , . . ,' the Cradle of Christianity was tt boat? [ challenge Mr. Sevenson lo prove reveaIed lhe foundations upon which And that the care of the sailor is a that three-fourths of these' miners snered legacy from the Master Him- wuu|d nol he glad to go to work self, whose first disciples were fisher- ]lg„i„, but fear lhe thugs of organized men, and who loved and dwelt lahor-lhe organization that "pro- nmongst those who went down into tects the worker." the sen in ships. JrXis criticisms of bureaux nre some- Next Sunday is Sailors' Sunday in w|ial vague and fretful, but lie enu Victoria, and 1 would nsk, nut only resi assured that as at present oper- for dollars nnd cents, though these ated llie various irresponsible em- are needed, but for your earnest pray- payment bureaux-are a disgrace and „ . ,L ««. n.,,1 ......^..tl.ios tn* II,ns,. ...lin nm .1 n .Sll'lle IHU COll IIS1011, eilimty illll ers anil sympatnies tor inose who mc tnenace to llie Province. mmmtaammmammmmMMmmmmmammMUMmaammMmtM set in so many nnd great dangers, WALTER FOSTER, nol only by sen but on lnnd nlso. The ^^.f?1!!^"^*:!1;'' Iays LETTERS TO EMINENT MEN Hon. H. C. Brewster our social and national life is built? When rending Ihe daily papers, it is dillicult lo comprehend thnt we ure living in a Christian era. Thc daily happenings read more like the history of the ancient heathen civilizations. J5fi] History is indeed repenting itself: we JJfj even point lo Rome nnd (ireece for UE models of brave men and patriotic wo- mj men. JU Strife and eon fusion, enmity hatred are rife within nnd without our borders. It is Ihe age-old history of the human race. How slowly the lessons of life nre learned. But the hitler experience will go on until humanity learns to exult the spiritual things over the material things, and then shall thc awakening come and a him open to many temptation; When H. M. S. Kent was here, a mnn wns brought in hospital, having been robbed and injured, nnd when I *— expressed my indignation that anyone My 'leer Harlan:— ^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^^^^^^^—,—^—,^^^^^^—-.^ in Victoria could be so vile ns to Do you remember thnl dny when we new spirit will be born nmong the jpn] so ill-treat a man who had gallantly played hookey together so as to hnve nations making all things new. Jfj defended our country, his answer was a swim in the river, and bow we In 'lays of peace and prosperity, ILJEJ childlike: "Well, it was my own fault, quarrelled before we got home? You the ideals1 contained in the Sermon JC I should not have been in that condi- don't recollect, eh 1 Nor how we had ™ tbe Mount is the standard set for j = tion." a light and I allowed you to knock me humanity by our religious teachers; «f| The Connaught Seamen's Institute out, just because I knew you would but in times of wnr, these same spirit- bfi has been doing its work quietly and feel bad about it if you didn't win? "»' leaders help to force the sword JjR well for the last three years, and the Next day, you know,' we made it all into men's hands whether they nre jjjEj snilor has been cared for in sickness up, nnd you snid you would do any- willing or not—not the two-edged u; and in health, and when he is called thing for.me I wanted for ever and sword of the Spirit—but the material -ye to rest, wc see that he has the rites of ever. weapon of man's-invention. When gjQ Well, that's the reason I am writing tlie tesi Qomes we realize that our na- SO I'm down on my luck and I til,nal fallh ls ren"*v /ou,n.dsd am g2 hxed on the things of this world J|| their address is known. that day I have been knocking around. rnther than . upon the omnipotent, || The old Sailors and Soldiers' Home Farmed a bit. in Manitoba, but the omniscient and omnipresent God. jE at Esquimalt has been taken over by frost settled me. There's n bill or Bn''"> ')lwl' and muscle have al" the British and Foreign Sailors' So- two I owe at the store in B . wn-vs been llle suPreme Sods of this ciety, and it rests with the people of Tried life insurance and did pretty Victoria to make it worthy of its ob- Well until the head office pestered me °PPr-*sion, competition ject. It will be the sailors'home, but for the money I had collected, and Military warfare nnd commercial war- soldiers will always be welcome guests. so i c*uicked the job nnd went ih for f*"'e succeed eaeh other as the ages his own church and a wreath is placed upon his grave for the sake of his wo- now. world, and tbe outcome is conflict and and strife. Mrs. Story has kindly consented to cattle punching in Albertn. One dny roll by. be first vice-president. nn old bull punched me, nnd I quit , The great fact that the Bible teaches In the near future, we hope to open disgusted. Since then I've been in is that national righteousness—not a reading room in the centre of the logKi,^ camps in B C done a little ""'^ °»'ward righteousness, but true town, so that if Jack nshore gets into prospering, peddled books, and oper- imval'd righteousness of heart-is mischief, it will not be our fault. nted „ m(ivie in Vancouver. Last job required as the essential of success in mmmmmmm**f**—i^—mw^Bmmmm*Km^mm*Jlwm*m*^ n.,.l.{,,,,. ,,,,,. fnoo l!,wl rini'ttnts wars I would like to mention three ladies T had was as n messenger for n bank ""''t'11? oul' foes. God permits wars with all tlieir attendant horrors until learned. When the MONDAY'S NEWS From the JUNE SALE of WHITEWEAR BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF HIGH GRADE UNDER MUSLINS OF FRENCH NAINSOOK, SOME HAND MADE AND HAND EMBROIDERED IN THE BEST FRENCH STYLES French Handmade Corset Covers, beautifully hand embroidered and trimmed with French Val. Lace. June White Sale $2.75 Night Gowns, of fine Mercerized Ivjulle; fancy yokes trimmed with Val. Lace. June White Sale $3.50 Night Gowns, of flesh colored Mulle, tirmmed with dainty Val. Lace. June White Sale $2.75 Night Gowns of French Nainsook, hand embroidered in dainty designs. June White Sale $5.75 Drawers of French Nainsook, hand embroidered, very dainty. June White Sale , .$1.75 Combinations, of French Nainsook; hand emhroidered and trimmed with French Val. Lace. JunefrVhite Sale $5.75 Combinations, of fine Mulle, elaborately trimmed with Val. Lace and insertions. June White Sale $3.75 Underskirts, of fine Nainsook, and wide flounce of Val. Lace. June White Sale $4.75 Camisoles, of Japanese Silk; lace yoke and straps; very pretty style. June White Sale. $1.25 Camisoles, of Crepe de Chine; yoke and sleeves of fine lace. June White Sale $2.75 Camisoles, of fine Mulle; yoke, back and front of Swiss Embroidery and Val. Lace insertion. June White Sale $2.75 Envelope Combinations, of fine Nainsook, in various dainty and attractive styles. June White Sale, $2.75 to $4.75 Whitewear, First Floor. LADIES' OUTING HATS, SPECIAL SALE MONDAY AT $2.50 —Millinery, Second Floor Hi who laid the foundation of this noble nn(* Uie mBnagel. fired me because—. work. Mrs. Pemberton, who is now w^ jt wnsn*t my fault, for I never ,,lls *esson at rest; Mrs. J. W.Troup, who is vice- counted thc monev aml how oould Britishnation realizes this truth, then jfl I help there being a few dollars short? *^} bff|" ^J"^6. ^1°™' °„f ^;™" |= president, and working hard amongst t help there being us, and Mrs. Jenkins who is always Besides the other fellow had a share ,....,,.. „ ,, sympathetic and kind. 0f it; if there was any shortage. effort to Pm'-ffe ,tseIf of the_ enemies 11 Will IJClflll HI III lit: UUl-Ulllll uj. na im- -u. _-—._„ i—,-m, ,—-■ wi t=m -*-*-*-* n r= — __- tional sins, and will make a united mRRRRRRR&Ei DAVID SPENCER, LTD. fflR&RliaHK^ We can never forget Mrs. Murray which I deny. Tlmin, and her example is ever be- g0 j Want a job, and want it quick. mor within its gntes thnt have destroyed *e lives than this world-war. lonSiuf for the ideal is becoming ex- fore us, or the help Senator Mac- jrv missns-ffnnrth wife T hnvierl We cannot hope to win this wnr no P1'e.ss,ed. economically in the terms of - -• ■ ... ■' missus iiouiin wile, 1 mined ' social iustice iu an nttonmt to re- me, nnd the other two didn't suit matter how Kreat our anny* °r h°w 3 ., ' ,?, , P mc, ana tne o uei two aictn t suit organize the world's work processes Why not ask your old ve" enl»PP(,(i ™<? «re unless uoo is um, Harlan C, for a job?" "The ™ °»r side giving ns the victory. »' a »«• «f J" «; "& ™ ™ - Sn God is with Hie nation that takes vlctlon, !hat tUe ""'^ "'etlu.ds that Christ ns the Captain of their salva- can ultimately succeed are those and walks according to His lnw. whlch ™<-°urage and develop rectitude Donald was always ready to give, You will doubtless say there are so m0) many calls at present; so there are hut this is a duty which lies on the m.y thing," I snys. So I will, doorstep nnd cannot be rejected. Is „s g*r Ricliard McBride has resigned tion, it not glorious to think Hint here is pn tnke his plnce. You know me; nn interest, common to us nil, and in you |jnow w*mt I can do. I have let it we can forget the infinitely little nlv hair grow nearly as long as Dick's """^ ',"" ",""•' T "',' :T "", '■",' tho of our unhappy divisions, and I feel ana it lllwnys was eUl-ly, as yours was St»te: but there is also a duty which We hear a great deal just now about the duty of the citizen to the of nction nud brotherhood. sure that the barrel of menl will not ,vnen a ^ i can ellj0y' a soc;ai giass waste nor the cruise of oil fail till as weu as" t]le next raan| an(i piay a the State owes to the citizen that we hear but little nbout. It would not The first step in this movement is 'egulation of public utilities, which will prescribe terms on which our work is accomplished. game of poker equal to the best ex- near oui nn.e noon,, xj »„™ ..„. Private "orporations may use public be out of place for the mothers of resources; to call men and corpora. - - . - . Imnc tn iviva nneniint or their steward' men to remind the State of their duty tions to give account of their steward- Tip ine^'tlie Vr1nkU"that° the EmPire united at this time to do this, on "' l"e m'°?°"° "\">l ^"T' "?' lip me lhe J""* that the ^ ^.^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ for unlimited pnvate dn-idends. I might plead the services of the perts, If" there.g anothcr prohibition men l0 ™™™a U'B ™a"° % '•">"■ ""^ shi_ ftnJ that smb ,.twilv be „„....*„., British Navy of late, and I do not £lectioI1) r„ count the £allots all in this crisis; and, if the Daughters of ™^Ter^SKST^ think n thank offering would be amiss, "--* *'~* -• "•■' '—■ ■**■ -'" ■*,"= °" ln the lnte,ests ot the public, and but I prefer to base my appeal on the higher plan of Christian Duty. ALICE THOMSON, President of the Ladies' Guild, Connaught Seamen's Institute. right. "Drys" got to get it, nnd you can our soldiers would] mnny n pitfnll nnd temptation. figure that way sure. If the "Wets" many ^P""-''— ^ ,by the commumty 0f the land values ........t...1 hv thnt. cnimniimt.v. the must have it, well, you can count on We have young Other steps may mean the absorbtibn ,' the community of I eated by that community, the col- me. I'm accommodating." Tesides^ army by thousands. Mothers are giv- nw„or,,,in nf „„ „„.„„„, ,.„ il tie thing like inS their sons ns Abraham offered leetlve "wnership ^of all natural^re the futher socialistic pro- Department of Labor Mny 27th, 1917. Edilor, The Week Isnnc, a willing sacrifice for the nn- s<l'ir«es, or lion; nnd these mothers should de- Sra'"uie, but whntever we mny m- mnnd thnt the Stnte do its utmost to ^dually think, the fact remains I want the job, and a ballot counting needn't stand be. tweeu friends. Then nbout the money Fifteen thousand n yenr looks good to mana tnac rne D"llB uo ils ulu"""1 "" M,nt ti,„ wnri,iii ti1„n„,**. :, heiiw me. Twelve hundred nnd fifty dol- Protect these men nnd boys from the "£j*V™gJ '„, Xt 0wmer , n Rev. Wm. Stevenson, who criticizes lars month is , mi(1(lling rake. evils of strong drink nnd immornlity. ^^^'^B^^?^* the new Department of Labor in the „*, al'Ml rll mi forget you in my will. Unless this is done our nation will «nd eo*hoi, ta««1 on ode *me to « last issue of The Week, objects to the 0l, j will make an 0ffer. Knock the tleteriornte even though we may con- 0U1G a nulel distribution or wealth registration of trades unions nnd sajal,y flown one-half and give me I1'61' "le Germans. If the moral char- labor federations and thinks it is „ eo|'.ncl. 011 the proposition nnd I'm nnd a lessening of poverty and to 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 hard lo see why labor unions should your3 |ru]v. The Red Cross won't nake known to the Government their sulfoi, any citlle,. Nor the neni.est acter and the strength of our men is undermined by these giant evils, of ntisfy the longings for justice and fraternity. The highest teaching recognized concerning the questions of can if ownership places it upon the basis jjjQj ol 1...1 of stewardship, not onlv of material sft WkWIkWSMmmmmm nip whnt avail is our victory? aim nnd objects while.•combinations of saloon. Nor Jonalhan Rogers' folks. Daughters of Empire, yon can, capital are allowed lo go "scot free." jf ^wi 0f-er n;n>f nfl0(] cnon~i, say you will, help to save our men nnd If he will think for a moment he will what's whnt and I'll meet you'any- • - —„„ realize Hint "combinations of cap- how> r wnnt tho *ob nnd want it Germnn guns. Here lies a grent work • nommnnitv itnl," through then* -flrospectus, ba(I. Besill„s the work don,t amount for the benefit of the whole nation; , ' ^,, "' ', ~ ( usually present their "aims nnd ob- ,„ rauch, you've only to shake hands a"d if a" the bishops nnd brewers in man lnneilts ,,enlth t01 wmel1 "' and nlso n list of directors, wj|], ||ie f0]|ts Bj„n' the letters the England nnd Canada opposed the re- boys from n jrrenter mennce thnn the wealth' b,lt also: ^ifts of talent or • power, nil of which nre to be used in If a jects t'"* clerk chap writes, make a speech or form, yet it would be successfully enr- nnd an annual financial report lnbor unions are handling a vast ,ff0 a|||1 (lraw your c]ieque> T can amount of money belonging to lhe do all of it, particularly the last. I'm Pire workers, and it is quite proper that j0hnny-bn-the-spot when it. comes to "1*ite'1 an investigation should be made. drawing the money. LiMiMimi He further thinks the system of jf ,,ou wrjte or w;re to me I'll the front nnd at home, registering the workers nnd ascertain- eome ovel. at once> ' ■"«•» -.. ing their nntionnlity might lend to no service, the new conscience de- innnds Hint wealth for public service. If a man by virtue fortunate ried nut if all lhe Daughters of Em- , mann^i^—Ba^—,^.— and all the mothers of men, heredity inherits greet tnlents. does he nd demanded legislation to n.ot.,nlsoL,.mve. to *Je community a protect and save our men and boys at Sltmlar obhgatioiL If in _ some of its varied forms ot activity, society ALTCE M. CHRISTIE. Address: JOHN POINTNER, Sixth Floor, Decade Apartments, Vancouver, B.C. SOCIAL JUSTICE grants favors, cannot society in justice clnim results also? The awakened social conscience will put man first. Today the world asks: "Will it pay?" The democracy of tomorrow will nsk: 'Will it tend to make man better and "fearful abuses." The bona-lide worker will smile at his fears, but the pscudo labor man who has cor- "
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