@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "f87f6ecd-1be2-41fb-944a-3c611fd2a229"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2012-09-14"@en, "1916-03-24"@en ; dcterms:description "Published in the Interests of Mount Pleasant and Vicinity."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xwestcall/items/1.0188741/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note " &*t ofo 552 553 ) ������oAV> Published in the Interests of Mount Pleasant and Vicinity ytovUictt1 j.ttota^ T. J. Kearney , J. KL Mclntyie .Funeral Director T. J. Kearney & Co. Fnoenl XMnetaa *wd BmbalnAiB-\" / At your service d*r and night. ��������� ��������� .-''': Moderate charges- 802 Broadway Wert Phone: Fair. 1096 OLUME VII. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1916. 5 Cents Per Copy. No. 46. MOUNT PLEASANT The secretaries of all Clubs and Associations (whether social,, religious or political) as well as private individuals, are invited to send in any items of general interest each week for publication in these columns. Copy may be sent by mail or phoned in, and should reach this office not later than Thursday noon to ensure publication. I METHODIST CHURCH CHOIR CONCERT .The Mt. Pleasant Methodist choir concert given on Tuesday night as the last of a series of \"intellectual evenings''. attract- [ed a large audience to the church to hear the programme arranged by Prof. J. J. F. Ainslie, F.I. G.C.M., organist and choir master fit the church. The program was varied in character and interesting throughout. Chorus numbers included ff'May Britain be by God Preserved,\" a \"Simple Simon\" dit- ;y. \"Hymn to the Night,\" \"In This Hour of Softened Splendor, and Choral Fantasia arranged rom \"The Bohemian Girl.\" The part singing was well balanced jand marked by effective expres- ion. \"O Memory,\" a pleasingly rranged trio, was rendered by iss C. Stewart, Miss M. Faw- |cett and Mr. M. McGregor. Miss M. Daris and Mr. A. J. Ainsley were heard to advantage in the duet, \"Excelsior,\" which Jnumber merited an encore. Mr. I) X\" * \"���������' x;x ���������/\"-��������� * and Mrs. F. T. Chambers gave great pleasure with their duet, \"Somewhere a Voice is Calling,\" for which two encores were demanded. Master Hugh Balfour played /two violin selections, and Mr. Jolly, of the Vancouver Jlotel orchestra received applause for his 'cello selections. Miss Hazel Fremlin made an efficient pianist, and Mrs. W. P. Argue assisted Prof. Ainsley as accompanist. The one vocal solo of the evening } was given by Miss Eva McCross- ajn, jivhQ. J^u^ \"Carmen,\" and \"In the Time of Roses\" as'encore. Quite a number of young people from Mt. Pleasant attended the reception given by the Prince Edward Island Club at O'Brien's Hall on Wednesday evening. The Alpha Quartette contributed to the program. The Vancouver Musical Society is making arangements for the production of Mendelssohn's oratorio, \"Elijah,\" on Tuesday, April 18th, in Mount Pleasant Presbyterian church. A satisfactory practice was held this wek, and weekly pactices will be held from now until the entertainment. Miss Jessie Riches was the guest of honor at a party given by the Young Ladies' Bible class of the Mount Pleasant Methodist church, at the home of Mrs. R. H, McDuffie, 36 Broadway West, on Wednesday evening. During the evening, Miss Riches, who is leaving-shortly for her new home in Alberta, was presented with a beautiful cameo ring by the members of the class. The new and permanent home ��������� of the Ward V. Conservative Association will be in the Ashnola ) black, corner of 6th and Main. . The death of Alice Mabel, wife of Mr. A. J. Jones, occurred at 1/her home, 733 8th avenue west, on I Saturday morning. interment v was made on Monday afternoon. On Sunday evening, April 2, the third of the memorial tablets will be unveiled with appropriate ceremonies at the Mount Pleasant Methodist church, by Col. Milne, of the 158th Overseas battalion. The service will be of a patriotic character, and the 158th battalion band will furnish music. A fourth tablet is contemplated, as there will be many more young members enlisting in the near future. G.RANDVIEW Little Dorothea Odium unveiled a portrait of her father, Lieut. Col Odlum^ and the .honor roll of nineteen other members of Trinity Methodist church, 7th avenue east, at the morning service last Sunday. Addresses were given by Lieut.-Col. Milne and Lieut. Henry, of the 158th Overseas Bat- tallion. There was a special musical and prayer service. Rev. C. A. Seager, D.D., principal of St. Mark's Hall, will preach at evensong next Sunday at All Saints' church, Cedar Cove. Rev. W. T. Keeling, M.A., prof<- essor at St. Mark's Hall, will con-v tinue his course of lenten addresses at evensong'Wednesdays at 8 o'clock. Morning pi'ayer daily at 10 o 'clock and service of intercession every Friday after- nood at 5 o 'clock. :-?\\ LIQUOR INTERESTS ARE AFTER ipMPENSATlON On- Wednesday night one ofvthe largest delegations from the mainland that has ever visited the government buildings went over to Victoria. The mainland contingent was joined at the capital by a large representation from Victoria and Vancouver Island, in order that Premier Bowser and his cabinet might have presented to them through the medium of several speakers the views of those throughout the province who feel that great injustice would* be done, and. a financial disturbance of great magnitude occasioned should any prohibition liquor legislation be submitted to the people without such referendum carrying with it clauses arranging for adequate compensation-to those financially affected. Many of the larger financial and trust companies and mortgage corporations are represented and many men prominent in all walks of provincial, professional and business life were among the delegation. In addition to some 50 or 60 representatives from up country and northern British. Columbia, Vancouver and Victoria were largely represented. ��������� .Reeve Winram, Coun. Grimmet and Municipal Solicitor Donaghy went to Victoria on Tuesday in connection with the private bill which is now bei'6re the House for the purpose of legalising the use of certain debenture funds lying to the credit of the munir cipality for the payment of debenture interest now past due. The delegation hopes to return this week. The medical, health officer on Tuesday brought in a report advising that a municipal clean up be undertaken shortly, and the council decided to bring the matter before the public at an early date. At the Ruth Morton Memorial. Baptist church on Sunday morning, Rev. J. W. Litch, will preach in the morning on Prayer and Peace and in the evening on The Glory of the Cross. The ordinance of baptism will be administered during the evening service. Spontaneous combustion in a box of. rags caused a slight fire at 1136 19th avenue east, on Thursday of last week. The dwelling was occupied by Mr. G. Gray. No serious damage was done. The teachers of Mt. Pleasant school, who last year were associated on the staff with Mr. A. M. Cronkhite, last week presented him with a' gold signet ring as a token of their appreciation of his patriotism. The ring was suitably engraved and was accompanied with an address expressing the esteem in whieh Mr. Cronkhite was held by the staff and their -good wishes-for���������his success in his military career. The marriage took place on Wednesday last at St. George's church, ot Margaret; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Roy, of 631 10th avenue west, and Mr. Walter Hendy Walton, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Walton, of 1126 Pender St. west. Rev. W. H. Jackson officiated. The happy pair were the recipients of a large number of wedding presents, and left by an early train for the Sound where they will spend their honeymoon. Burnaby Frank Frank and O. Luciani, two Vancouver junk dealers, were fitJed .$5 and costs for trading here without a. license. The whist drive at the home of Mrs. F. L. McPherson on Friday night attracted a large attendance and the proceeds will go to the Victorian Order. Hollister Review, No. 9, Wo- I) men's Benefit Association of the j,1 Maccabees, will hold a whist drive this evening in the Knights of Pythias Hall, at the corner of 8th and Quebec. Cards will commence at 8.45 o'clock. On Tuesday last the municipal inspector, Mr. J. S. Gordon, came (��������� to the Mt. Pleasant school to give the little children of the deaf class an automobile outing in the park. The morning turned out cloudy and Mr. Gordon remained in the building visiting. The children of Mr. Hobson's class are Jj&ping for a sunshiny morning . in the near future. [ The boys of. the school under * the direction of Mr. R, E. Col- lis, are showing enthusiastic interest in sports. There is rifle practice every Thursday. This Week Harold McMullen made twenty- four bull's eyes out of a possible twenty-five. Alexander Review No. 9, Women 's Benefit Association of. the Maccabees, met in the Knights of Pythias' Halt on Wednesday evening last, Mrs. H. Wilson presiding. ' There was a fair attendance and one new member was admitted. Mrs. R. P. Pettipiece gave an interesting address on the work of the association. Mrs. M. Morrison was presented with a small token of the appreciation of the association of her efforts in getting new members. A guessing contest was held at which Miss Evans captured the prize. Refreshments were served. The final debate of the U. B. C. in connection with the intercollegiate league of Vancouver will be held at-Latimer-Hall-tonight when a team from the Anglican college will meet Messrs. Broach and Robertson of the University. The subject for debate is one of great importance and interest at the present time and those who turn out to hear the contest will be well, repaid: \"Resolved, that the prohibition of the sale, manufacture and importation of intoxicating liquors, except for scientific and medicinal purposes, together with the adequate compensation of those who have money invested in the trade, will be in the best interests of the peopio of Canada.\" ..On Friday evening last at tbe Presbyterian manse; Edmonds, Mr. Ralph Duark, of Clayton, B. C, and Miss Charlotte Gertrude Bolivar, of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, were united in marriage. The witnesses were Mr. Walter Duark ancf MisFViolet Muttitt: Rev7 A: M. O'Donnell officiated. The unveiling service in St. Paul's Presbyterian enure!** last Sunday was conducted by Chief of Police McLennan, the impres- siveness of the occasion being further heightened by his words as the folds of the curtain fell away from the framed names: \"I now unveil this honor roll as a tribute to the men who enlisted for the cause of the empire and humanity. May we as a congregation be worthy of the devotion and sacrifice of the soldier sons of Canada.\" The unveiling took place following a reading by the pastor, Rev. R. G. MacBeth, of the names inscribed there and an address by Mayor McBeath. Special music included a solo by Private Allan. A quiet wedding took place on Tuesday afternoon at 5.30, at 1152 7th avenue west, when Mr. Alexander Norman Taylor, of Victoria, was united in marriage to Miss Muriel Susan Leicester, of Vancouver. The guests included only the immediate friends of the principals and the members of the families. Rev. J. R. Robertson, of St. David's Presbyterian church, Bodwell road, So: Vancouver, performed the ceremony. The happy bride was attended by Miss Dorothy H. Taylor, a sister of the bridegroom. Mr. J. W. Penning supported the groom. At the wedding luncheon congratulatory speeches were made and the young couple left for Ottawa on a honeymoon trip. Returning they will reside in Victoria. John Oliver, alias F. Williams, alias R. Fraser, was sentenced by Magistrate Clute to three months' hard labor on charges of false pretences. Accused had represented himself to be the agent for various publications for which he had no authority to receive money. A three-room- house,-., owned by Mr. Henry Kerr, near the Armstrong avenue school, off the Cumberland road, was burned down last Friday night. Mr. Kerr was away at the time and it is supposed that the blaze originated in a defective chimney. The damage, about $400, was covered by insurance. Mr. J. Reston, who has been in charge of the Gamewell fire alarm system in the municipality during the past year, and who was recently retired by the council, was reinstated on Wednesday. Building Inspector Hubbard has been in charge of the system during Mr. Reston's absence. A special meeting of the council will be held on Monday morning. A settlement with the contractors for the work done on the Victoria road paving contract, will come up for discussion. Secretary Mabbott, of the school board, has announced that in order to equalize the two parts of the school term the board has instructed teachers to receive pupils on and after April 2, instead of May 1, as in previous years. At midnight {Saturday aa alarm was turned in from the residence of Mr. J. McNeill, 829 24th ave. east, a fire having been started by a short/circuit in the wiring of the house. The department responded promptly and no damage of any consequence was done. Mr. L. H. Westman, of Cullo- den street, South Vancouver, who' has just returned with the railway construction workers from' Russia, reports that Mr. George Taylor, of 63rd avenue aad Fraser street, another member of the corps, was washed overboard on the return voyage from Russia. The .deceased resided with his parents on Fraser street. He was well known as a baseball player and was an active member of the South Hill Club., Coun. Russell and the chairman of the Burnaby board of works made an inspection yesterday of the damage done to Boundary road by the recent big washout, and it is expected that repairs will be made shortly. The boys attending the manual training school, under the supervision of their instructor, are employing themselves in their spare time making splints for the Red Cross. The material is being supplied by the teachers. When completed the splints will be shipped direct to Red Cross headquarters in London. The G. P. R. has a- greed to transport the package free of charge. The Women's Forum has elected officers for tlie year as follows: Hon. president, Mrs. A. M. Fraser; president, Mrs. J. Stuart Jamieson; vice-president, Mrs. J. AV. Mathers; recording secretary, Mrs. Griffiths; corresponding secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Ged- dings; representatives, Ward I., Mrs. Barwick; Ward II., Miss Walker; Ward V.; Mrs. Gibbs; Ward VI., Mrs. Cale. Impossible Germany has suppressed a paper called The Future. What Germany needs to do���������but cannot���������is to suppress her black past. Repairs to the bridge over the North Arm of the Fraser river are proceding apace and it is expected the bridge will be open for traffic next week. The other bridge at the foot of Boundary road, on the River road, which was washed out recently, is also undergoing repair. Yesterday afternoon tbe ladies of St. David's Presbyterian church held a reception to the mothers, wives, sisters and sweethearts of the soldiers whose names appear on the 'roll of honor unveiled last Sunday. Rev. J. R. Robertson delivered an address of welcome and a short musical program was followed by refreshments and a social afternoon. The children- of the Children's Aid Society being very anxious to assist the funds of the Patrio tic society, are giving a grand concert and gymnastic display in Wesley church next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. All the latest songs, flag drills, Empire drill, club swinging, new gymnastic display, including girls and boys in their pyramids, etc. Tlie use of Wesley church has been granted free. Mt. Pleasant The Women's institute rally at Central Park on Thursday. Mar. 16, was a decided success. The president, Mrs. Veny, gave an inspiring talk on the importance of individual service in the work, and spoke of the necessity for union, forbearance and untiring effort. Mrs. Kemp, president of. the Consumers' League, addressed the meeting on the problem of providing employment for soldiers when they return, saying that now Avas the time to aet and that the problem of building up British Columbia depended on the loyalty of the everyday buyer to our producers. On the evening of Good Friday there will be ���������presented in St.Michael \"s church a sacred cantata, \"The Crucifixion,\" by an augmented choir and orchestra. Some time between Saturday night and Monday morning the premises of the Vancouver Hollow Grinding Works, at 24.0 Broadway west, were forcibly entered and new tools to the value of over $75 stolen. The thieves had forced open the back door, and from the selections they made they must have been familiar with the business and with the contents of the store. The stolen goods included some surgical instruments belonging to the General Hospital whichwere being sharpened, and which will be difficult to replace in Vancouver. The police are working i on the case. THE WESTERN CALL Friday, March 24, 1916. At Saturday's special meeting of. the council of the Board of Trade, the members were the guests at luncheon of the newly elected president, Mr. Nicol Thompson. The committees for the year were chosen as follows, . the first named to be the convenor: Legal and Legislative���������A. E. ��������� Beck, G. A. Campbell, P. Donnelly, J. H. Griffith, A. G. Harvey, J. A. Harvey, E. F. Helli- well, J. K. Macrae, J. P. Nicholls. P. G. Shallcross, Sir C. H. Tupper. Harbor and Navigation���������E.- H. Beaseley, G. Buscombe, G. G. Bushby, J. Eadie, N. Hardie, J. C. Irons, R. Kelly, T. W. B. London, N. McLean, C. II, Nicholson, H. Pybus, P. G. Shallcross, A. Wallace. Transportation���������G. H. Cottrell, E. J. Coyle, J. A. Cunningham, W. Dalton. J. E. Elliott, E. W. Hamber, R. Kelly, C F. Law, E. J. Leveson, W. G. Mackenzie, J. P. T). Malkin, A. G. Mc- Candless, W. G. Patrick, H. Pirn, W. D. Power, W. H. Walsh. Trade and . Commerce ��������� W. H. Malkin, J. Beveridge, C. P. Coles, T. W. B. London, E. J. Leveson, R. P. McLennan, J. D. McNeill, J. Ramsay, J. Fyfe Smith, C. Spencer, H. A. Stone, Jonathan Storey, H. G. White, W. J. Blake Wilson. Retail Merchants���������C. Spencer, W. Dick, Gordon Drysdale, J. A. Flett, J. N. Harvey, H. T. Lock- yer, L. L. McTaggart, W. C. Stearman, W. H. Walsh, F. W. Welsh, W. C. Woodward. Fisheries���������R. Kelly, W. H. Barker, H. Bell-Irving, W. H. Greenwood, A. L. Hagar, E. Lip- sett, J. B. Mathers,- F- Millard, A. L. Russell, R. V. Winch. Lumber ��������� J. Hanbury, F. L. Buckley, Paul Day, E. W. Mam- ber, W. II. Hargrave, E. C. Knight, M. S. Logan, J. D. Mc- Cormick, C. McRae, J. Fyfe Smith. Mining���������Gilbert Blair, A. B. Buckworth, C. E. Cartwright, H. K. Dutcher, E. A. Haggen, C. F. Law, E. W. Leeson, Jonathan Rogers, A. II. Wallbridge. Membership ��������� Win, Godfrey, A. E. Beck, Gilbert Blair, G. G. Bushby, P. Donnelly, T. W. Fletcher, R. Kelly, W. H. Leckie; J. P. D. Malkin, A. C. Steven, A. J. T. Taylor, A. H. Wallbridge. Insurance���������J. Ramsay, J. J. Banfield, D. Cramer, T. W. Greer, W. Hepburn, F. Parsons, W; J. Buy Vancouver Real Estate at these Prices =NEVER AGAIN= SUCH SACRIFICES IiOTS Fourth Avenue Carline���������33 feet near Truteh St., formerly held at $4,500, for $1,600, on terms. Kitsilano���������Two 33 ft. lots, cleared; on llth Avenue, for merly held at $1,200 each, for $350 each. Strathcona Heights-^-SO ft. lot, magnificent view, on 25th Avenue, held at $2,200, for $750, on terms. Burnaby���������Fine high lot, near 17tb Avenue and Laurel St., assessed at $300, for $90.00. Point Grey���������-33 ft. lot on the hill near/22nd and Dunbar ' St., a great buy at $350. Fairview���������50 ft. lot on llth Ave., near Pine Street. Cost owner $3,300. Sell for $900. Point Grey���������33 ft. on 18th Ave. near Highbury Street, on top of the hill, for $300. Point Grey���������70 by 122 ft. on 21st Ave., near Crown St., for $300. South Vancouver���������A, few Lots on 66th and 67th Avenue ., for $70.00 each. Burnaby���������122 by 122 ft., near corner River Ave. and Gilley Avenue on the bill, fine view, southern^ exposure, for ^^$225jOO: -���������-.---- ,- ���������- ACREAGE Burnaby���������2.35 acres on Bumble Boad, on the sunny southern slope. Dirt cheap at $1,150. On terms. Lulu Island���������4 acres at Garden City, cleared, richest of soil. Cost owner $320 per aere 8 years ago. Sell the 4 acres for $700.00. Langley���������5 Acres near Milner Station, has all been under cultivation. Cost $300 per acre. The whole for $650. Gibson's Landing���������10 Acres on the Government Boad, 3 miles from the Landing. Good land. Creek running through, all for $350.00. Burnaby���������4.24 Acres, with long frontage on the B. C. B. R. near Jubilee Station. A grand property with a great future, improved. $35,000 was one time refused for this same property. Can bo bought today for $6,500. . Coquitlam���������20 Acres of the very best soil, 21-2 miles north of Coquitlam City, half mile from school, light clearing. Owner paid over $500 per acre as a subdi vision proposition. Sell to-day for $100 per acre on terms. Burnaby���������1 3-4 acres at Central Park, very cheap at $1,500. HOUSES Point Grey-���������On Wilson Road carline, neat little 3-room cottage, on lot 33.7 by 298.!) feet deep, all improved, chicken house and runs. Formerly held at $3,300. Today for $1,350. Fairview���������Quebec St., 5g room modern cottage, fireplace, built in buffet, pannelled walls, etc., for $1,500 on terms. ' . ��������� . Kitsilano���������6-room modern house on lot 66 by 132 feet, with fireplace, hardwood floors, furnace, bath. and toilet separate, former value was $6,000. Sell for $3,150. Fairview���������8 rooms, hardwood floors, hot water heat, all fully modern, lot 50 ft. by 120, on 12th Avenue, near Granville St. Owner paid $9,000. Sell for $6,000. Fairview���������7 rooms, hot water heat, hardwood floors, fireplace, full 50 ft. lot, on 10th Ave., the best part, a $9,000 home for $5,500, including a $3,400 7 1-2 per cent, mortgage. .������������������-������������������ Fairview���������8 rooms and one on the 3rd floor, hot water heat, garage, nice grounds, on llth Ave., near Yukon Street. Formerly held at $10,000. Sell now for $6,000 on terms. Twiss, W. C. Woodward. Land Settlement���������C. E. Tisdall, Arthur Lineham, J. B. Mathers, G. E. Macdonald, C. McRae, John Nelson, F. W. Peters, Jonathan Rogers, A. Shaw, H. A. Stone. Civic���������T. W. Fletcher, J. J. Banfield, B. A.| Cunliffe, R. H. Gale, J. N. Harvey, W. Hepburn, M. McBeath, A. G. McCandless, E. Odium, J. Ramsay. Grain���������J. A. Cunningham, E. Buchan, J. W. Clark, C. P. Coles, J. E. Hall, W. H. Kerr, T. W. B. Loijdon, CJ. McNeely, A. ' L. Russell. Building and Finance���������F. W. Peters, E. G. Baynes, D. R. Clark, G. V. Holt, A. G. McCandless, R. J. Potts. New Industries���������G. G. Bushby, J. R. Davison, A. B. Ers- kine, E. A. Haggen, W. Leek, E. W. Leeson, J. B. Mathers, A. Shaw, Alfred J. T. Taylor, A. Wallace, F. Wilkinson. fectly and whose intimate knowledge of music adds much-to the interpretive power manifested in their renderings. They had to respond to repeated recalls. The entertainment on the whole was one of the very best ever put on in Mt. Pleasant, and the church was filled by an appreciative audience. EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT IS OF GREAT INTEREST The educational exhibit on view at 521 Pender street west, under the auspices of the Social Service Council of the city has been well attended, and much interest has been shown in the variety of exhibits shown. Rev. R. F. Stillman has acted as chairman of the several meetings, and Mr. Thomas D. Eliot has also spoken on the mission and purpose of the exhibit. The work of the society, Mr. Eliot said, was constructive and positive, as well as negative and of a warning character. The defence of the home was primarily the task of his organization, as the home must be the centre around which all the fabric of social organization is built. The defence of the home included defence against disease, and preventive measures which should insure the home against the attacks of insidious* diseases, must include educative propaganda, which should begin with the early years of the child. Ignorance and silence were no longer tolerated by those who desired virtue in their children, and yit the wisest diplomacy must of necessity be exercised by parents and teachers in revealing to children the mysteries of life. The lectures for the week were oh the subjects, \"Childhood's Thought of. Parenthood,\" \"An Ancient Evil- and a New Conscience,\" and \"The Conspiracy of Silence and the Conspiracy of Publicity^' ���������^T���������;____-_________, SPRING CONCERT A SUCCESS War Notes , If all the> energy lost in party fighting were directed into fighting the Huns, the reports from the front might be given a more cheery touch. Is it because vodka is barred in Russia that it is so hard to find an American who is willing to be ambassador in Petrograd ? Germany has lost all her colonies. Spain may now console her that this may be better in the end. Russian soldiers are said to have little use for wire entanglements. Well, look at their beards. If Germany cannot get her place inthe sun let her manufacture a chemical substitute. All Off '' Let's sit this dance out, \"he said, suddenly. Blushing, she agreed. They sat on the stairs. She knew he was about to propose, and he knew she knew it, and she knew he knew she knew it: With a sneeze he edged closer. With another sneeze he moved a foot nearer. With a hideous sneeze he leaped to his feet, a terrible expression on his usually otherwise face. \"Constantine!\" she cried. \"What kind of attack is it?\" \"Ah!\" he cried bitterly. \"I have found you out just in time. I love a joke when it's in its proper place, but I loathe an untimely one. What kind of a tack is it indeed!\" And he limped away, sneezing as he went. Pensively, the unfortunate girl picked up the tack and dropped it into her vanity case. For she was a great one for souvenirs. BERNHARDT MAXIMS ALLAN BROS. 510 Pender St. West Phone\" Sey. 2873 Real Estate, Insurance and Mining The annual spring concert bf the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Choir on Friday evening last Avas one of the really successful events of the season. This choir, with' a regular membership of over fifty voices, showed itself,to be one of the premier choral organizations of this eity. All the choral numbers on tlie programme on Friday evening were unaccompanied, and'much credit is due to Mr. L. R. Bridgman, the conductor, for the efficient manner in- which, his organization acquitted themselves. Miss Duthie's solo and the ladies' quartette were of a very high order and were enthusiastically received. Miss Gladys Cochrane, of Toronto, contributed two numbers which were thoroughly appreciated. Miss Cochrane is an ex^ ceptipnally pleasing singer' and hopes are entertained of hearing her at some future time in this eity. Mr. Harold Nelson Shaw was in good form and contributed two fine numbers to the entertainment. The 72nd ��������� Highlanders' Male Quartette, Messrs. Hall Brothers, Lloyd and Mackie, rendered * several numbers in finished style. They are a magnificent quartette whose voices blend per- War is the greatest factor in the furtherance of culture Every appeal to force finds a loud applause in all hearts. The German people are the greatest civilized people of history. Aspirations for peace threaten to poison the soul of\"German^peopler^ War is a biological necessity of the first importance. War is tlie father of all things. The desire for peace marks a decoy of spirit. The duty of self-assertion is by no means satisfied by mere repulse of hostile attaeks. New territory must as a rule, he obtained at the cost of its possessors. Ft is not tlie possessor, but the victor who has the right. Might is the supreme right. War is not only a biological law, but a moral obligation. War evokes the noblest activities of the human nature. According to Christianity, we cannot disapprove of war, but must admit that it is justified morally. Reflection shows riot only that war is an unqualified necessity, but that it is justifiable from, every point of view. There never have been, and never will be, universal rights of men. War has laid the foundations of Prussia's power, which amassed a heritage of honor that can never be disputed. God will see to it that war always recurs as a drastic medicine for the human race. It is not only the right, but the moral duty of the statesman to bring about war. None of the . wars that Frederick the Great fought had been forced upon him. He had'always determined to be the aggressor.. Howpitijible the progress of the German people would have been had not these wars been brought about by a deliberate policy. In the business of war men must not regard the massacres and the burnings. a. Have You a House to Rent? We are having numerous enquiries for six and Tjeven room modern houses in the West End and Kitsilano. Our Rental Department is at your service. List your houses with us. x X North West Trust Company, Limited 509 RICHARDS STBEET. PHONE, SEY. 7467 Sovereign Radiators ��������� Artistic in design. Perfect in finish.. Made in Canada. Taylor-Forbes Co. 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ANTI-GERMAN ALLIANCE I have had the honor of discussing the present situation at some length with Sergius Sazonoff, the Russian Foreign Minister, writes the correspondent of the London Morning Post. \"We are grappling with power whieh threatens to overturn the whole fabric of civilization as developed by the world of Christendom,\" Mr. Sazonoff said. \"The future of European culture as opposed toQ German Kultur depends upon the overthrow of this power and the means taken to prevent its ever breaking out again. We must have the policy of this\"\"century \"based firmly\"upbiXthe allianee between Eussia, England and France. Other nations will probably come into our alliance, but we three must form the nucleus. We must say to Germany: : \"These are your frontiers and your limits. Work within them as you\" please; but out into the world you go no more. We have had enough of the disintegrating-influence you bring to bear in every quarter of the world. We desire to live at peace as Christian nations. Your unscrupulous rule, based on the principle of armed force, has threatened to enslave tlie world. That principle is abhorrent to us all. You must bo content to stay quietly at home and cbuduct your commerce and domestic a (Tail's as may please you best; but you shall no more encroach upon the s;icred rights of your neighbors. \"That is what Russia,' England and Franco in alliance must say to Germany, and to the voices of these three will doubtless adhere many Christian nations of the world. It is my firm conviction that if the policy of the twentieth century does not rest upon a solid alliance between Eussia, England and France, then this great war, into which we have been deliberate.}' forced by Germany, will have been waged in vain, and all the blood and treasure expended upon it and still to be spent will have been utterly wasted.\" Discarded Fish Proved Edible Probably ��������� not many people would care to experiment personally to test the ;. edibility of doubtful food products, yet this is just what the staff of the biological station at St. Andrews, N. B., have been doing. For the past two or three seasons they have been trying on their mess tables, various kinds of fish that ordinarily are thrown away, and in several cases have found them delicious. For instance, there is a peculiar greenish eel-like creature which, be cause it brings forth its young alive,] has received the name, \"mother-of-J eels.\" A large specimen may weigh a couple of pounds. The biological staff found that it was white-fleshed i and of splendid flavour and declared! it to be one of the best fish they had had on the table. There are great quantities of mother-of-eels along the Atlantic coast, yet it is a Ssh the: food value of which has not been realized at all. \"XStibthW\" ifisbX whicli'isnotT beingf utilized in Canada, though, minus the head it has found its way into< the fastidious British market, is the wolf-fish or sea-cat. Probably its ugliness prejudices people against it. Yet those who have eaten it say that 1 it has a very superior flavour, having perfectly white flesh, whiter than halibut, flaky and delicious. Wolr-fish vary from 15 to 20 pounds in weight. Great quauuities of them are caught in the Maritime provinces and simply thrown away, being considered as absolutely of no value. The angler or goose-fish, another very ugly fish, which sometimes attains four or five feet in length, is in the same category. Tho tail portion, which is solid flesh, is very' good. Minus tho head, it also has been placed in recent years on the' London market. It brings a good i price and is regarded as an excellent fish. Marketing of American Furs The fur trade, which was demoralized during 1914, owing to the- disruption of European commerce, has gradually -assumed a healthier condition. The most important development in this trade since the oubreak J of war has been the organization of a New .York fur sales agency which held its first sale in January. In past years' London has been the Mecca of fur buyers, but the state of continental trade has seriously affected - recent London sales. The organization of the New York sale has served to bring the fur dealers of North America together, and there'^k's. no doubt the new corporation will make every effort to attract foreign buyers and to supplant London as the world's market for pelts. In the Telegraph Office Assistant (to' old lady who has handed in a badly spelled telegram) ���������What's this word, please? Old Lady���������Never mind that, Miss; it's none of your business. They'll know at the other end. Friday. March 24, 1916. THE WESTERN CALL s3\"?. Putting Maple in Maple Syrup Pancakes and inaple syrup form regular item on the menu cards *������f most restaurants. In the low ->riced places they are one of the linost popular, staples. Ordinary gyrup doesn't go. It must be laple syrup. One restaurant, [which cooks its pancakes in the rindow, as its most attractive Idrawing card, used to list the sy- Irup as \"maple cane syrup,\" [frankly acknowledging that it [was a compound; or merely a maple flavored syrup. Most other ' places served the same kind of article but called it plain maple syrup. It is safe to say that no one was deceived in the latter cases, because the public has come to take it for granted that maple syrup is adulterated as a matter of course, and are satisfied if it appears to be wholesome and to have in fair measure the delicious and distinctive maple flavour. The restaurant doesn't serve maple cane syrup noyr. - If they serve you maple syrup you may feel reasonably certain that it was produced by the evaporation of the sap of the maple tree and without the addition of any other substance whatsoever. You may feel the same certainty now with regard to the maple syrup you buy from your grocer. He will not, if he knows it, sell you either maple syrup or maple sugar under any name or description whatsoever unless it is the pure and unadulterated product of the maple tree, and he will take more than ordinary care that he does know exactly, what he is selling. If. he sells you any other syrup under any other name that even tastes like maple syrup he is violating the law and making himself liable to serious penalties. I doubt if there is a more drastic piece of pure food legisla? tion on a statute book. Stripped of its legal verbiage, the present law, passed in April, 1915, prohibits the manufacture or sale of any article of food resembling or being an imitation of maple sugar or maple syrup which is not pure maple sugar or pure maple syrup, and further, prohibits the use of the word \"maple,\" either alone or in combination with any other word or words or letter or letters on any package containing food or on any food itself which is not pure maple sugar or pure maple syrup. But why make the law so drastic ?., It is claimed, and with truth, that a maple flavored syrup can be made which is a pure WHY ENDURE THE CRUEL TORTURE OF TOOTHACHE- WHY GO ALONG FROM DAY TO DAY WITH UNSIGHTLY, DECAYING TEETH WHICH ARE A MENACE TO YOUR OWN HEALTH--AN OFFENCE TO YOUR FRIENDS ? Jf the dread of pain or your inability to meet the exorbitant pricet charged hy other dentiiti hat hitherto prevented you having yonr teeth attended to, liiten to my mewage. PUHTOTRY ** I PRACTICE IT IS ARSOI.UTET.Y DRVOJP OF PAW Be the operation simple or complex, it.makes absolutely no difference to me. ��������� o ORALTHESIA, THE SIMPLE, SAFE AND HARMLESS REMEDY WHICH I USE THROUGHOUT MY PRACTICE, HAS ABSOLUTELY DRIVEN PAIN FROM THE DENTAL CHAIR. So sure ahi I of Oralthesia and its certain results, I say to all my patients: \"IF IT HURTS, DON'T PAY ME\" And in comparison to the high prices charged by others in my profession MY prices are, in keeping with the HIGH quality of my work and the materials which I use, exceedingly low. CALL AT MY OFFICES TODAY FOR A FREE EXAMINATION Dr. T. Glendon Moody Vancouver's DAWSON BLOCK Vancouver's Pioneer Painless Dentist COR. HASTINGS & MAIN STS. Dentist and wholesome article of food. Why go further than to prohibit the practice.of deception in its sale?'; '\"���������;���������;. A very little genuine maple syrup or sugar can be used to flavor a great deal of cane or beet syrup, so as to make it taste sufficiently like the real thing to deceive any person except an expert. The adulterated article can be sold at a much lower price than could the genuine if sold in the same quantity. Consequently the producer gets a lower price than he would were the market restricted to pure inaple products. He has not been getting a high enough price io make the business pay. The result has been not only to curtail production and lower the quality of. the product, but to threaten the destruction of the source of supply. Thousands upon thousands of the best producing maple trees' are' being converted annually into saw logs and cord wood. . There is a broad, economic basis for the maple producers ' demand for protection from adulterator. They have won their battle. They have behind them a government inspection service operating in every part of the Dominion to search out and punish the adulterator if he still persists. But this has not. solved all the problems of the maple sugar 'and syrup industry. The next and most serious problem isthat of raising the standard of the product. This is a problem the producers found impossible, of solution heretofore, because, as the adulterators had in a large measure control of the market, the producers were never able to secure a high enough price to make it profitable to manufacture the best grades of syrup and sugar. Now they promise to face this problem and solve it. A most attractive booklet is published by the Department of Agriculture at1 Ottawa entitled \"Maple Sugar.\" The frontispiece contains illustrations in colour of the four official grades of maple sugar and maple syrup. I showed it to my wife and asked her which grade of maple syrup we had been accustomed to using. She pointed at once to number three. When I explained she said that if she were offered number one as maple syrup she would beel sure it. was granulated sugar boiled down. I venture to' say that not one user of maple syrup in a hundred ever saw syrup of number one grade, and mightyJewJ^ave ^er seen number two either. The Department of Agriculture estimates that the maple sugar and maple syrup produced annually in Canada grades in about the following proportions: Number one,' ten per cent; number two, fifteen per cent.; number three, fifteen per coot; number four, sixty per cent. When it is remembered that grade four is most largely used for flavoring tobacco, being fit for nothing better, the possibil: ities for improvement may be realized. ���������J Addison Reid, in Cai'iidian Courier. Where were these immigrants going ? Certainly not to our farms. The average annual net profit to our Canadian farmers per acre of wheat in 1910-11-12-13-14 was 87 cents overv and above his cost of $12 per acre���������allowing him hired man's wages for himself. The average price per bushel of wheat at the farm gate was 66 cents! In short, the small profit on wheat had a great deal to do with the fact that 402,000 new immigrants in 1913 accounted for only 33, 000 new homesteads that year. Looking up the record of wheat yields and prices for 1915 we find the average price to the farmer was 83 cents per bushel (on all kinds of wheat). His average yield per acre was 28.98 bushels. His average gross income per acre was $24.60. Since his costs had remained about stationary, $12 per acre, his net profit was something like $12.06 per acre, or $1,200 on a 100-acre farm. This means a boost for wheat farming, but it is no guarantee for the future. There was a better yield (due to better methods) and there were better prices (due to the war). This cannot always be ��������� looked forward to. Wheat farming as a national affair is still wobbly. If we are to get and to digest more immigrants after the war we must have something better, Even with last year's high\" prices and high yield, the average net profit per acre of. wheat for the years 1910 to 1915 was only $2.06, or $206.00 per 100 acre farm.���������Canadian Courier. HOW ABOUT ADVERTISING in the TELEPHONE DIRECTORY? Did you see that letter in the daily papers from a satisfied advertiser in the telephone directory. He declared there was no other medium like it, and has contracted for his space for two years ahead. \\ \"��������� ��������� . ��������� If you advertise, consider the directory, which gives you city and country circulation, in the home and the office���������in short, it covers the whole Lower Mainland thoroughly and completely. British Columbia Telephone Company9 Limited Phone Seymour 1566 POLISH PEOPLE TO RAISE BATTALION! IMMIGRATION: HOMESTEADS: WHEAT Farm profits on wheat, increases in immigration, and the table of homestead entries in recent years, tell, when combined, a tale. The number of homestead entries was in 1910, 41,000 (free and purchased). It rose in 1911 to 44,000 and then began to fall, year by year, to 39,000, 33,000, 31,000 and 24,000 in 1915. This year according to Ottawa estimates the number of entries will be only about 18,000. Yet, strange to say, our immigration figures during those years were going up from 208,000 in 1910 to 311,000 in 1911, 354,000 in 1912 and 402,000 in 1913. Even in 1914 they totalled 384,000^ A Polish battalion to be raised from all over Canada,, but which will be confined entirely to that nationality, with the exception that English speaking officials will be in charge, will soon be authorized, according to a report from Winnipeg, where the headquarters of the battalion will be located. Such a unit has been under discussion for some time, and the Minister of Militia has written to citizens of this nationality in Winnipeg stating that he would sanction the raising of such a battalion if it could be arranged. It is proposed that the battalion will have all Canada as a recruiting ground. The battalion will, however, be attached to Military District No. 10, with headquarters in Winnipeg. It is stated that recruiting will be confined solely to the Polish race.\"'-,\"I-\":~^--^^^\"ji--T-\"ii-,':^^-^-^i\"^' A meeting was held by prominent Polish people of Winnipeg about the middle of February, when it was decided to offer a battalion to the minister of militia, with the suggestion that an English-speaking Canadian officer be placed in charge. This offer has since been made. The clergy favor this move, and have promised their co-operation. Vancouver Engineering Works, Ltd. CIVILIZATION'S TASK \"Our duty is to be and to remain the outspoken moral opponents of the present German policy, and of the German state, so long as it holds this present policy, and carries on its present war. In the service of mankind we owe an unswerving sympathy, not to one another, but to all of-the present allied enemies of Germany. '' These are the words used by Jos iah Eoyce, LL.D., Professor of Harvard University, in an address delivered at Termont Temple recently on the \"Duties of Americans in the Present War.\" The address throughout is one of the most unequivocal denunciations of Germany in the war, and expressed active sympathy with the allies and their cause, that has probably been uttered in the States by a responsible thinker since the war began. \"We owe to all those allies,\" he said, \"whatever moral support and whatever financial assistance it is in the power of this nation to give. As to munitions of war; it is not merely a so-called American right that our munition makers should be free to sell their wares to the enemies of Germany. It is our duty to encourage them to do so, since we are not at the moment in a position to serve ENGINEERS, MACHINISTS IRON & STEEL FOUNDERS 519 Sixth Ave. West. Vancouver, B. G. mankind by more direct and effective means. In the heart of ercry true American this consciousness ought to be kept awake���������the desire, the longing, the resolution���������'Let us, let our dear Republic, do our ������luty as Belgium and tho Belgian people have done theirs. Let ^us with all our might, with whatever moral influence we possess, with our own honor, with our lives if necessary, be ready, if ever and whenever the call comes to our people .��������� to sacrifice for mankind as Belgium has sacrificed, to hazard all as Belgium has hazarded all, for the truer union of mankind and for tho future union of brotherhood.' America Bo.md Up With Allies The Citizens' League for America and the Allies passes also the following resolution: \"Wp believe that the fabric of civilization embodied in free gov;������ifl- meiit-and dive.-3ity - of--nationality-is menaced by Teutonic aggression and that the foundations of public Tight are endangered by the violation of Belgium and the atrocities of submarine warfare. \"We are convinced that our political ideals and our national safety are bound up with the cause of the allies, and that their defeat would mean moral and material disaster to our country. ' ��������� \"Therefore, this League is formed to use all lawful means to put this nation in a position of definite sympathy with the allies, and in an equally definite position of moral disapprobation of the purpose and methods of tbe Central Teutonic Powers.'' come actually one church, or merely co-operate in specific types of service? The chairman of the sessions of the Congress, Mr. Robert J3. Speer, an energizing . force in Presbyterian mission work, has been quoted as saying that by the close of this century there may be no such thing as a Presbyterian church at all, and if so, he would not be surprised. The repetition of this statement at Panama brought prolonged cheers from the delegates. One of the chief problems discussed was that of possible co-operation. between the Protestant and Romau Catholic bodies. The statements from missionaries in Latin America, were, of course, most pertinent, particularly those from Mexico. One speaker surprised bis ultra-Protestant brethren by describing th������ practical, effective, and sympathetic co-operation from Roman Catholics which _ he ha_d experienced there. Another declared that the reconstruction period in Mexico presents just the opportunity for Protestant forces to reconstruct their methods and take the field���������The New York Outlook. CHURCH UNION AT PANAMA Perhaps the most interesting event in the religious world of today has been the Congress on Christian work, meeting at Panama. Three hundred and fifty representatives of various Protestant bodies in every republic of the hemisphere have been considering their work in Latin America, what it has been and what it ought be. In his address of welcome, Senor Ernesto Lefevre, the Panaman Foreign Minister, confessing himself a .sincere and devout Catholic, recognized the lofty and comprehensive purpose of the Congress, Professor Ernest Monteverde, of Uruguay, was elected President of the Congress. Ita discussions, as far as reported, have been marked by a notable, and welcome freedom of expression. Its first conclusion seems to have been that Protestantism, if divided into unrelated and un-co-operative denominations, cannot meet the demand of the great social and religious opportunities which Latin America presents. How far, then, may the various denominations go in unifying their efforts? Should they be- Tish. SborUge In Britain During the past year, Canadian fishing interests have taken steps to relieve the shortage in Great Britain's fish supply arising from the restriction imposed by the war on fishing operations in the North Sea. The serious character of the shortage ib indicated in a recent United States consular report dealing with the yield of the Scotch fisheries in 1915. In part the report states: The total quantity of fish other than shellfish landed in Scotland in 1915 was 2,207,818 cwt. (of 112 lbs.), valued at $9,972,530, or an average of $4.34 per cwt., as compared with 6,- 926,241 cwt., $12,475,843, and $2.09, in 1914 and 7,267,328 cwt. $18,168,320, and $2.50 in 1913. The shortage in the catch as compared with 1914 thus amounted to 67 per cent., and in the corresponding value \"to 31 per cent., while the average price was more than doubled. The greatly reduced landings of herrings were mainly responsible for the decreases, herrings representing 61 per cent, of the total catch in 1913 and 63 per cent, in 1914, and only 30 per cent, of the markedly diminished total last year. The actualy figures for herrings are 4,449,321 cwt. in 1913, 1913, 4,383,235 cwt. in 1914, 699.389 cwt. in 1915 with the corresponding values $10,160,050, $6,516,419, and $2,- 138,175. The total quantity of whitefish, excluding herrings, mackerel, and other pelagic fish, landed during the year, was 1,522,471 cwt., as against 2,435,017 cwt. in 1914 and 2,735,252 cwt. in 1913; the value was $7,714,- 128, as against $7,819,030 and $7,- 945,836. THE WESTERN CALL Friday, March 24, 1916. THE WESTERN CALL PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY \"���������' By the ' McConnells, Publishers, Limited Head Office: 203 Kingsway, Vancouver, B. C. Telephone: Fairmont 1140 Subscription: One Dollar a Year in Advance. $1.50 Outside Canada. Evan W. Sexsmith, Editor WOMEN'S FRANCHISE Interest in the resolution of Mr. John Place, M.P.P., to give the franchise to women in this province, will be keen and the course of the government on this question will be watched with interest. There is no doubt a very large sentiment in favor of women's franchise in this province. This sentiment has been crystallized as much by the unjust disabilities as to property and guardianship under which women are placed, as through any agitation on their part. The sense of fair play, which after all is a dominating, sentiment in the, \"stern sex,\" demands that women be given a vote so that they will have a direct and potent voice in remedying the unfair discrimination which the laws of British Columbia have in the past made against women. And again there can be no question that the extension of the franchise to women would be in itself a guarantee of good government. It is impossible to imagine a woman being party to, a corrupt deal or to one in which a class or private interest would have the advantage against the interests of the general weal especially where the interests of the home are concerned. It is less than a. month since the legislature of Alberta conferred the franchise upon women and only last week the women of Calgary won a notable victory in a public question directly affecting the interests of. the home when they demanded of the Al berta government an amendment to the city charter of Calgary permitting that city to establish a public farmers' market. Opposed to this proposal were interests which for years had controlled a staple food, supplying an inferior article at enhanced prices arid stifling the competition o| home products. These interests were powerful and under ordinary circumstances, dealing with men only, the reform sought by the women might have been staved'off for years, but a corupt monopoly could produce no^argumlnttliat^ would influence a woman who desired to affect a household economy. So the women of Calgary went straight to their object with no diverting considerations to deter them from that object. They asked for a simple and straightforward measure and they could not be denied. No one can successfully contend that a similar result would not accrue from an extension of the franchise to women in this province. No reasonable argument can be advanced for defeating the resolution of, Mr. Place in the legislature. setting about to retrieve their errors regardless of the fact that in the meantime the French, as well as the British, have had time in which to gather together a mighty force, imbued with the spirit of patriotism, and to equip themselves with the ammunition which was so sadly lacking at the outset. After some twenty days of the most severe fighting which this deadliest of wars, has witnessed and after the most terrific artillery bombardment yet inaugurated, the Germans have not got further than the first line of French defences and are *as far as eyer from striking distance of Verdun itself. And since the opening of this attack on the 20th of February they have paid an enormous price for any slight advantage gained, the army of the Crown Prince having lost in killed, wounded, and prisoners, not less than a hundred and fifty thousand men. But the Germans are not yet discouraged. Having discovered that their gains would be com- mensurately greater by pursuing their drive down the west bank of the river Meuse instead of the east bank, they have massed their guns and infantry in\"* that direction. The risks are greater, but the prospects of commanding the crossings of the river between St. Mihiel and Consenvoye and thus having in their power to prevent the French from withdrawing without ruinous losses of their fine army.which holds the lines east and north of Verdun appears to them worth the chances of getting trapped should the French army of the Argonhe launch a counter-offensive. But if the Crown Prince, in the present phase of the struggle is aiming not only at taking Verdun but also at hemming in the French army on the east bank of the Meuse, his opponents are well aware of his attempted strategy. Joft're realizes full well that the eyaeiiation, of Verdun with' the German guns commanding the river passages would offer almost insuperable difficulties. Hence to avoid the necessity of evacuation, the French \"must hold the west bank of the river south of Chat- tancourt. The second line of defences stretching from Malan- court to Mane must be held at all costs if Verdun is to be saved. There is every probability that the'German attack will be pushed to the last limit of endurance, supported by the power of German massed artillery which has proved such a formidable weapon of terror and success to the enemy in\" the \"campaign up-to \"the present.- But the governor of Verdun has 0vast resources of men and guns at his command and the fortified positions which lie between the Crown Prince and the bridge over the Meuse are surpassingly strong. He feels confident of their own powers of resistance and confident of success. Verdun is, therefore, a point of great strategic interest. At its gates will be fought one of the world's most decisive battles. If Germany fails there she is confessedly a vanquished power on all sides of the campaign she is now waging. ly, that the children of today can get along pretty much ak they did, with the same desultory information on sex mattersl as they, perhaps, gathered from one source or another as they were growing up. It is perfectly natural for a father or mother Jto believe that their child is the acme of human innocence. j * But one has only to; read the attested reports of the vile social conditions in some of the largest cities of this continent to realize that we can no longer afford, as decent citizens or as fathers and mothers, to ignore out responsibilities in this matter.? A growing boy or girl brought up in this age of high nervous tension is possessed of a lively curiosity concerning the origin of life'that was, perhaps, unknown a ^hundred years ago among children of the same age. This curiosity is as natural under the present conditions, as the desire to breathe, and if it is not satisfied in a legitimate manner by the father and mother, it is going to be satisfied in ait undesirable manner on the street or in the playground. It has been entirely too much the fashion in the past to shift the responsibility pf enlightening the growing boy or girl from the father to the mother. A false and mistaken sense ��������� of modesty has indeed often prevented any such enlightenment at all until it became too late to impart ifein the delicate manner so necessary to the child's/proper conception of parenthood. ' ; \"With regard to the teaching i of sex hygiene and biology to the children in the public schools, each community and each group of educators must decide for themselves as to the wisdom pr otherwise of such a step. It should be sufficient to remind them that such a course has beeri adopted in certain schools in the United States and Great Britain and apparently with success. But whether or not the demand for correct and delicate information on this subject is to be ultimately met by the common schools, we feel that the,real responsibility��������� and indeed the real privilege���������of first information should rest with the fathers and mothers. Any mother who would retain the absolute confidence of her growing daughter should not pass such a golden privilege over to a strange instructor. The same applies also to a father who wishes to make a confidant and a companion of his growing sons, x war would not have neglected the laying of a secret cable between Germany and England. xNo insuperable difficulties were in the way before the war if Germany decided to provide this secret service. It is not so improbable as some of the things which the world now knows Germany to have accomplished under the nose of the British authorities. Now that suspicion has been aroused by the rapidity with which news travels to the German headquarters from England, the possibility of the existence of a secret cable will be investigated. ��������� Toronto Globe. THE OF SIGNIFICANCE VERDUN The persistence of the German offensive against Verdun an������ the frightful sacrifice of life which they have been making and are prepared to make in their efforts to break through the French lines bear but one significance���������that the only .hope for Germany is a decisive victory on the western front, or on the sea���������and there is little chance of the latter. There is no doubt that the Germans made a grave mistake when they undertook to wage war on both eastern and western fronts and when they weakened the western line-to. wage a fruitless campaign on the east. They seem to realize that now and are evidently SEX EDUCATION The exhibit of the American Social Hygiene Association shown in Vancouver this week under the auspices of our local Social Service Club, as well as the masterly and enlightening lectures delivered by Dr. Thomas D. Eliot,, travelling secretary of the Association, have brought before the minds of the fathers and mothers of this city a vivid picture of reai conditions and posible conditions in this and every other city where there is a cosmopolitan population. There are many people today- many fathers and mothers,- indeed, who look upon sex education as a matter of slight or no importance, believing, apparent- GERMAN- SECRET NEWS SERVICE Since the German wireless system in the United States was taken over by the Washington government little has beeri heard of German methods for coloring war news, although there is internal evidence in many of the reports sent broadcast over this continent of the handicraft of the German secret agent. The London Pall Mall Gazette raises the question of the existence of a secret cable service between Germany and England, by means of which; it is alleged, the enemy may be kept fully informed of what is going on in the British Isles. It is merely a suggestion, regarded as worthy of consideration, and it may he assumed that the possibility of such an underground communication between England and Germany has not escaped the attention of the British authorities. Submarine Avarfare has doubtless given rise to many alarms in Great Britain, and the existence of a secret German cable service is, not outside the bounds of probability. Wireless waves can be detected, but it is impossible to detect the'message transmitted by submarine cable savs by actual contact with the wire. The theory put forward is that ihe na'ion that laid cement Ivids iv.r heavy guns in various parts of the allied countries before the The people of Brazil are with the allies, so they say. Evidently there are no nuts down there. * # * The hundred million dollars Canada spends on liquor every year will buy a lot of. comforts for the women .and children in Canada's homes. # # # The Germans are using conscription to make neutrals serve in their army. Bryan and some others are already serving as volunteers. Baron Shaughnessy's Montreal speech will supply new excuses for not enlisting to a populace that has already supplied itself with an elegant sufficiency df such excuses.���������Toronto Telegi*am. Mr. Jasper Kruger, nephew of the. late President Kruger. has joined the South African contingent and is now training in England. Another of the Kaiser's dreams torpedoed! #' *. # ' ' The Dominion government proposes to make it possible for provinces with; prohibition desires to indulge them to the limit by pasing legislation which will, if taken advantage of, prohibit even the importation of liquors into \"dry-' provinces. The Dutch people have been extremely patient with Germany thus far in the war, but judging from newspaper comment in Holland over the torpedoing of the great Dutch liner, Tubantia, patience has now ceased to be considered a virtue and the time has arrived to do something more than accept apologies sent out by Berlin for the illegal .acts of her submarine commanders. Canada's attention must not be diverted froni the serious work of raisin g\" meiiXor\" tlnT f roritf by the consideration of proposals based on the assumption that continued industrial -efficiency and material prosperity like that of the past are compatible with the performance of her highest duty: Any attempt to add to the present influences mitigating against recruiting a widespread idea that the nation is justified in slowing up on the vital task must be met and checked sternly and effectively, so that men who are in a position to volunteer and wish tb do so may not hold back.���������Montreal Daily Star. would. spend as much for newa- paper advertisements as they do for music, they would have larger congregations,.; were important points in an address made by Dr. Talcott Williams, head of the Pulitzer School of Journalism, Columbia university, at trie Park Avenue' Methodist church, New York, last Sunday morning. Stating that advertising reform is among the : most important, of modern movements for the betterment, Dr. Williams cited the Cact that newspapers, at the cost of many thousands of dollars to theftiselves, are rejecting daily advertisements of harmful patent medicines and false financial offers. Working for Public Welfare \"Vast sums of money are being refused by the newspapers in the interest of better journalism and the public welfare,\" he said. \"For this service the public pays nothings and obtains all the advantage. The dishonest, immois al and misleading advertisements that are rejected never come to the public eye, and for this reason the work of our newspapers for reform in this particular direction is seldom appreciated or realized.\" \"I also believe that if the churches spent as much in newspaper advertising as they do on music they would have larger congregations and better worship, '' Dr. Williams continued. \"I do not mean to disparage good music at religious services, but do wish to impress upon all that advertising is necessary to attract atention of the\" public and obtain an interested audience. \"If great causes were to advertise more in the public press, instead of depending upon begging for their support, they undoubtedly would, com-i much nearer to success.'' Upon being questioned by Drj Arthur Jamieson, pastbr. of thl church, concerning the kind oi advertising he would suggest foi a church, -Dr. Williams said, tha^ \"any kind that makes no falsif representations and does not of fend public decency is permis^ sible.\" There was quite a laugl when he said this, and Dr. Jam-j ieson said he would be careful\" tc edit any advertising he contemJ plated. UNCLAIMED MONEY There is upwards of a million I dollars of unclaimed money lying] in the Canadian banks, some of it! so long unclaimed that it prob-' ably never will be called for. A senator has a proposal that this money be take'n by the government and put into the Patriotic Fund. The suggestion seems in order. If the money does not belong to the government, it certainly does not belong to the banks, and seemingly the owners do not want it. If the government undertook to refund any of the sums Avhich may be called for in future, there could be no. objection on the part of the banks. ���������Edmonton Bulletin. SPRING IMMIGRATION The spring movement of settlers into the 'western provinces has begun in earnest. A careful record kept last week of the number of cars of settlers' effects passing through Winnipeg showed a total of 116 cars. Estimating the value of each car at ,$2,000, makes a total of at least $232,- 000 in personal property added to the western provinces. Mistress: Bridget, it always seems to me that tlie worst mistresses get the best cooks. Cook: Ah go on wid yer blarney! ���������London Opiuiou. The report of weather conditions for Greater Vancouver for the week ending Tuesday, March 21, is, according to Weatherman Shearman, as given below: Rainfall: 2.43 inches. Bright sunshine: 21 hours 24 minutes. Highest temperature: 52 degrees on March 18. LoAvest temperature, 31 degrees on March 18. Electricity at Home Brings Real Comfort Wiring .a house for Electric Service no longer presents the problem of the past. It can be done without confusion or dirt-without the slightest damage to walls, ceilings or decorations. Electric Service and the bright glow of electric lights-pn or off at the turn of a switch���������add so much to the cheer of your home. Every household task may be performed better by electricity*. Vancouver North Vancouver Eburne URGES ADVERTISING TO AID CHURCHES That American newspapers have barred harmful and immoral, advertisements from their columns, that they lead the newspapers of the world in protecting their readers and that if churches Compare Royal Standard With Any Flour You Have Ever Used Observe its great rising strength���������how easy it is to work with���������note the big clean wholesome loaves it bakes���������tasty, snow-white bread. ROYAL STANDARD FLOUR is made from the pick of Canada's golden wheat harvest, is milled by the most modern processes known to science, is thoroughly tested before leaving the mill for its baking properties, and comes to you PURE, WHOLESOME, CLEAN. Ask your grocer to deliver ROYAL STANDARD. Vancouver Milling and Grain Co. Limited VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, NEW WESTMINSTER, NANAIMO Friday, March 24, 1916. THE WESTERN CALL CAN PLEA DON'T GO DOWNTOWN to do all your buying. We have JUST AS GOOD STORES IN MOUNT PLEASANT as anywhere in the city. The goods are all right, the variety is good, and THE PRICE CAN'T BE BEAT. We know this���������WE'VE TRIED IT OUT. You'll know it, too, if you give these stores a fair trial. Here are A FEW OF THE GOOD SHOPS on the Hill. They'll treat you right if you buy from them. You would be surprised to find what a fine selection they have BE A MEMBER OF THE BOOSTERS' CLUB. 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Pair. 1276 SATURDAY SPECIALS 1 lb. Royal Household Tea, value 40c 1 lb. Sliced Bacon, value 40c 1 ib. Fresh Churned Butter, value 40c $1.20 Saturday only $1.00 The Produce Store 758 Broadway East. Phone Fair. 2117 VOILES and SILKS for SUMMER DRESSES ��������� VOILE and SILK BLOUSES���������EXTREMELY REASONABLE PRICES AT Acme Millinery & Dry Goods Store 670 Broadway East KIPLING AND WAR Mr. Kipling passed fifty the other day and' there was a multitude of pieces about him in the papers. They were all kinds varying from those that suggested what he ought to be to those that depicted what he was. Not many people think Mr. Kipling is all he should be nowadays or has -been for ten years past. A good deal of fault is found with the attitude of his mind towards human life and government. A good many people consider that he. has passed his best as a writer, and some of them wonder if he will \"come back.\" All the same. Kipling continues to stand at the top of the list of contemporary writers of English. He has the greatest gift, and beats everyone alive except himself. He is always worth reading for the pleasure of reading. He has written a good deal about the war���������some stories, a book of sea-pieces, poems, other things. He is as far as possible from being a dead cock in the literary pit.. It is going to be interesting to see what effect the war has on his political opinions, what he will learn from it, how his conclusions as to the whole duty of man will be affected. It will even be interesting to learn���������if he reveals it���������what sentiments, if any, tlie war will leave in him as to this country, where he' has so.many readers. But his political opinions are not the most important part of him. What is important is what he sees and how he puts it -'into liuiguage; that is-tosaj7-his art. Part of the war is sure to live���������:what Kipling sees and records. When one considers the enormous mass of war narrative that will perish, either ill-written or not written at all, if is a comfort to remember that Kipling; will write some of iti and that much at least will stay written.��������� The New York Life. and like them, Ave can set up our own' sea law. This would enable us to declare all Great Britain and Ireland forthwith as blockaded and notify all concerned that any and every ship, no matter what flag she might cany, which still attempted to reach English harbours, would on entering the war one be considered as a blockade runner and destroyed without warning. Thus we might avoid being made the victims of such trickery'as has been used against us M- thmerto, more especially since our experience has shown that every merchantman is armed.\" This is enliht- eniug. The naive German confesses that the only restraint he knows in-the matter of ruthlessness is the opinion of a neutral.- His self-respect apparently counts for nothing. He has none. NEW BRITISH HOME SECRETARY COLLAPSE OF THE GERMAN HONOR HUN NAVY FAVORS WAR WITH U.S. War with' the United States would not, according to an article in the Frankfurter Zeitung. of February 25, be entirely distasteful to the German naval people. Says tlie German writer: \"Statesmen say that America could in the event of a breach do the following tilings: \"First, confiscate our merchant ships lying in her harbours, the v.alue of which represents at least $250,000,- 000. Thereby we should be robbed of the kernel of our mercantile marine, while by the same token the Americans would automatically become possessed of a fine merchant fleet. In the early period following peace this would be deplorable, because America would then be in a position to usurp Germany's former sea commerce. \"Second. America could place a further $3,000,000,000 or $4,000,000,000 at the disposal of the allies for the continued prosecution of the war. \"Third, she could supply our present enemies with double the quantity of munitions they now are getting from her. \"Fourth. America's example in taking up arms against us might unfa: vorably influence Greece and Roumania. '' The naval officers, however, put against these theories the following. As soon as we are relieved of the necessity of having any further regard for the United States we can conduct our naval war with the same ruthlessness that the British hitherto practiced, Flying ships and diving ships make very awkward situations and dreadfully disturb the amenities of war. steam trawler King Stephen, that trawler King Stephen, that ��������� came across the sinking German Zeppelin LI!). Twenty or thirty Germans on the Zeppelin begged to be taken off. The trawler carried nine men, but was unarmed. It did not look safe to her skipper to take so many Germans, presumably armed; aboard, and he steamed away to'report the case. nTe Germans apparently were drowned. .^..JjcerniariyXs-^eryXndignantXn ,.consequence,' but it seems ������a case for discussion by the class in ethics, .which will take into consideration many things, such as that the zep had just been on a bomb-dropping raid to England; that a zep that day sank a fishing ��������� boat���������all ��������� drowned; that a submarine snlc the Lusitania; . that confidence in German good faith has been much affected by many occurrences since tlie war began, and so on. But it is a' sad story. The story of the Appam makes much better reading. The German lieuttnant handled his job and his captors admirably. True, the situations were nat parallel; nevertheless, if the Germans in the war had behaved generally like the German commander of the Appam, the direful story, of the trawler and the zep would not have to be written. It was the utter collapse of confidence in German honor that turned away the trawler's skipper from the sinking zep.���������The New York Life. Few men ������ have had a more distinguished or prosperous Parliamentary career than the Rt. Hon. Herbert Louis Samuel, who succeeded Sir John Simon as British Home Secretary. He is only. 45 years of age,- and did not enter the House of Commons until 1902; yet all but the first three of those thirteen years have been spent as a member of the government. It was the late Sir Henry Camp- bell-Bannerman who first recognized the exceptional talents and abilities :qf Mr. Samuel,' and when he came into power at.the end of 1905 he invited him to join the government as Under-Secretary to the Home Office: Mr. Samuel filled this office for four years, when he succeeded the present Lord Pentland as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with a seat in the cabinet. In the following year, 1910, Mr. Asquith appointed Mr Samuel Postmaster-General, a post \"he filled with great discretion and ability till the outbreak of the war. Many entertaining stories does Mr. Samuel tell of his post-office experiences. His favorite story concerns an example of -episcopal economy. There was an archbishop who had a code of his own. He, cabled from abroad, \"John, Epistle iii:, 12 and 14.\" His friends looked up the reference in the Bible and found the following words: \"I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee; but I trust I shall shortly- see tlieeaifd \"ivei ^h-air'sp\"eV^k~fScerto~\"fa-c'e\". Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.\" The best of Mr. Samuel's stories, perhaps, is that of a woman who had to fill in a claim on behalf of her son,-and was asked to state on a form whether she had a. husband living. Her answer was, \"Living, but insignificant.'' Mr. Samuel has the distinction of being the first Jew to sit in an English cabinet. LOOK AT THESE SHOE PRICES Children's Kid Boots, lace or button, sizes 2 to 7, at .....75c Children's Patent Strap Shoes. Reg. $1.25. Sizes'2 to 5 90c Children's Patent Strap Shoes, 5% to 10. Reg. $1.50 for $1.00 Ladies' Patent or Black Velvet Pump. Special $1.35 10 Per Cent. Discount off all Classic Shoes for Women and Children. We are agents for the celebrated Hurlburt Cushion Sole Welted Shoes for Children. SHOP ON THE HILL AND SAVE MONEY WOOD & SON 2313 Main Street. Two Doors from P. Burns' Market WESTERN CALL ADS. BRING RESULTS. TRY ONE. HATS TRIMMED or UNTRIMMED . It's to your, advantage to visit this store. We specialize in remodelling. Miss McLenaghen 2410 Main Street Matches at Pike's 6 Boxes, 25c. Good Strikers. SIS BROADWAY E. (Next Dairy) Phone Fairmont 1367 saloon's���������as coal bunkers! The return of the Cedric is like the first spring robin. . It signs a change, ever so slight, but nevertheless a change coming.���������The Canadian Courier. RIGHTS OF NATIONS THE CEDRIC RETURNS HOME A GERMAN PAPER IN FRENCH The pen is companion of the sword in some things. For instances, among the various newspapers issued by German military authorities in enemy territory held by them, the Gaette des Ardennes, with a circulation put - at 100,000, seems to, be the most important. The Gaette is published at Peronne, and is sold all over that section of France ' by native newsboys and German soldiers. Because it is printed in French, the- Gaette has been mistaken frequently for a bona fide French publication. That is why the Germans are booming it. They are able thus to address people in the temporarily conquered territory in a language they trust and thus implant German news and views with better hopes of success for their germination. Only the very credulous should long be deceived by sueh a newspaper. Some of the great sea palaces are returning to their old ways. Tlie big \"Cedric,\" of the White Star line, sailed into New York recently with two passengers and a small cargo of freight. As a transport she had apparently been released by the British admiralty. Once more she returns to the prosaic business���������not so prosaic, of course, since submarines infest the sea���������of carrying civilians back and forth on the Atlantic. Sailo'rm.en tell sorry tales of the sacrifices some of these handsome ships have made in the cause of the war.. The story was told of a sister ship of this Cedric how, when she arrived in'England at the end of her last peace voyage, in 1914. the passengers and freight were no soner ashore than a small army of workmen swarmed up the gangways, through the enamelled corridors, into the luxurious staterooms, lounges and saloons, and with hammer and adze began ripping out the gorgeous fittings. Nothing was holy and. very little was saved -for future use. The Admiralty wanted that vessel . and wanted her quickly, and with a new kind of inner equipment���������one that would accommodate many more souls than the former ship could look after. -Ruinor says that the luxurious steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Empresses of Asia and Japan, had to sacrifice rich upholstered suites, white rubber tiled halls and noble The American Institute of International Law is composed of one hundred and five members���������five from each of the twenty-one American republics. ,, At a meeting recently they drew up a declaration, of Eights of the Nations, applying to the countries of the world the principles of human rights as set forth in the Declaration of Independence. The text of these principles has been published. \"1. Every nation has the right to exist, but this does not imply the right to protect itself by the commission of uniawful acts against unoffending states 2. Every nation i has the right to 2. Every nation has the right to independence-*-~--\"^provided-that-it does not interfere with or violate the rights of other states. 3. Every nation is in law and before law the equal of every other state. 4. Every nation has the right to territory within defined boundaries 5. Every nation entitled to a right by the law of nations is entitled to have that right respected and protected by ail other nations. he would not be surprised. The repetition of this statement at Panama brought prolonged cheers from the delegates. . One of the chief problems discussed was that of possible co-operation between the ProtestanX and . Roman Catholic bodies. The statements from missionaries in Latin America, were, of course, most pertinent, particularly those -from Mexico. One speaker surprised his ultra-Protestant brethren by describing the practical, effective, and sympathetic co-operation from Roman Catholics which he had experienced there. Another declared that the reconstruction period in Mexico presents just the opportunity for Protestant forces to reconstruct their methods and take the field���������Tho New. York Outlook. TREASURE ISLAND ON THE STAGE CHURCH UNION AT PANAMA Perhaps the most interesting event in the religious world of today has been the Congress on Christian work, meeting at Panama. Three hundred and fifty representatives of various Protestant bodies in every republic of the hemisphere have been considering their work in Latin America, what it has been and what it ought be. In his address of welcome, Senor Ernesto Lefevre, thp Panaman Foreign Minister, confessing himself a sincere and devout Catholic, recognized the lofty and comprehensive purpose of the Congress, Professor Ernest Montcverde, of Uruguay, was elected President of the Congress. Its discussions, as far as reported, have been marked by a notable and welcome freedom of expression. Its first conclusion seems to have been that Protestantism, if divided into unrelated and un-co-openitive denominations, cannot meet the demand of the great social and religious opportunities whieh Latin America presents. How far, then, may the various denominations go in unifying their efforts? Should they become actually- one church, or merely co-operate in specific types of service? The chairman of the sessions of the Congress, Mr. Robert E. Speer, an energizing force in Presbyterian mission work, has been quoted as saying that by the close of this century there may be no such thing as a Presbyterian church at all, and it* so, There ' were some nights���������rainy nights they were, with a low, steady drumming on jthp _roof���������that you _!__?___ back to the bookcase for distraction. And you never failed after some desultory thumbing of Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver to find your utmost satisfaction in \"Treasure Island.\" The breathjless adventures of Jim, the cabin boy of the good ship Hispan- ola, were enough to hold you the rest of the evening, to'keep you on the lloor stretching every moment against the dreaded \"Bed time, sonny.\" Perhaps it's the fact that there were hundreds like you, now all grown up into a world of prosaic color, that is packing nightly the Punch and Judy Theatre in New York. For tlie Punch and Judy Theatre has recognized what New York always seems in danger of forgetitng, that grown folks like to rediscover their lost youth. And they are finding it there in a dramatization of \"Treasure Island.\" \"R. L. S.\" already seems merely a memory today, but the one human being who inspired the story of the pirates is still alive. It is Lloyd Osborne, the stepson of the writer, and himself now a writer, who got Stevenson interested in pirates thirty-four years ago in Scotland Tlie talc started with an island and a shipwrecked -boat that Lloyd, then a boy of 12, put on paper with his water colors. Stevenson gave the boy wonderful names for his map. and then decided to write tlie romance that brought him his first popular fame. Jules Eckert Goodman dramatized the book for Charles Hopkins, of the Punch and Judy Theatre, and he kept as much of it as he could possibly put on the stage. It starts at the famous Admiral Benbow' Inn, with Bill Bones singing the- famous ditty without which no buccaneer of the first class could get along. Fifteen men on the dead man's chest Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! There arc nine scenes in the play and the scene painters were put to it to do the best they had in them to tjrivc realitv to the vision readers have Don't Experiment Witn New Chick Feeds DIAMOND CHICK FEED has been tried for years and produces fine healthy chicks. Made and sold by VERNON FEED CO. Fair. 186 and Fair. 878 We carry a complete line of Poultry Supplies, Pigeon Feed, Canary Seed, Etc. Two Branches: South Vancouver, 49th Ave. & Fraser Phone Fraser 175 Collingwood, 280 Joyce Street Phone: Collingwood 153 had of the book. And they succeed ifT outddiTSTg ~tlfeniseTvesTXIrom al 1\"Te-~ ports. They show the quay at Bristol and Treasure Island at dawn, the stockade on the island, the marooned sailor's cave with the ten thousand shining gold pieces. The Hispanola adrift at night, with a fight to death in the shouds is another stirring' bit of stage imagery. They even have a parrot that says \"pieces of eight.\" Jim is being played by Mrs. Hopkins in New York, wife : of the producer. The other members of tbe cast are all big men who make up as pirates very convincingly. Being writ for a boy the book \"Treasure Island\" has no \"cuss' words in it. Neither has the play. But the audience relishes \"by th under\" as much as a \"damn.\" How the producers managed to get so much fine pirate atmosphere into the play is being widely wondered at. Tt is told, however, in a recent number of St. Nicholas that the theatre advertised in a sailor's journal for an ex-pirate. And the answer they received was from \"a licensed pirate of the Sulu seas.\"���������The Kansas Citv Star. . \"' Born to the Purple In the privacy of his home the village buteher was telling, his wife of the arrival of a new summer resident. \"She came in today,\" he said, with enthusiasm, \"and I can tell you she's a real lady, brought up select and exclusive. She docsn 't know one cut o' meat from another, nor veal from mutton.\"���������Christian Register. O. K. by Authority At a picture-house the other day a picture was shown entitled: \"As God Made Tt.\" Immediately following the projection of the title on the screen came the flash: \"Approved by the Board of Censors.\"���������Pall Mall Gazette. v- i*.WAM.uJ������������<^i^-}rt^t^i������ih#JT'-t'^W',������������15^ THE WESTERN CALL Friday, March 24, 1916. HOME TABLE RECIPES **=-= It will be the aim of the Editor of this department to furnish the women readers of the WESTERN CALL from week to week with a series of practical and economical recipes for seasonable dishes; and incidentally to suggest any new and attractive methods of serving them. We will welcome any suggestions from readers of this page, and will gladly give them publicity in these columns if received not later than Monday of each week. Soup Stock, Soups, Etc. The first and great essential to making good soup is stock, or good, fresh meat. To make stock, take the liquor left after boiling fresh meat, bones large or small, the large ones being cracked, that the marrow may be extracted, trimmings of meat, bones, and meat left over from a roast or broil, put any or all of these in a large pot or soup-kettle with water enough to cover them. Let them simmer slowly over a steady fire, keep the kettle covered, stir frequently, pour in now and then a cup of cold water, and skim off the scum. If it is fresh meat or bones, commence with cold water; if cooked, with warm water. Bones are as useful as meat in making stock, as they furnish gelatine. A quart of water is usually enough for a pound of meat. Six to eight hours will make stock fit for use. Let it stand over night, then skini off the fat, put the stock into an earthen jar, aud it is ready for use. Beef Soup Boil a shin of beef, or a piece off the shoulder, slowly and thoroughly, the day before'desiring to use it; skim well the next day and thin the jelly, if necessary, with water; add a little brandy, a -grated carrot, two tablespoonfuls of butter rubbed smooth in brown flour, a little vermicelli, and spices to taste. Two or three eggs may be boiled hard, mashed smooth, and placed in the tureen before turning in the soup. ��������� ��������� # Ox-Tail Soup Chop the ox-tail into small pieces; set on-the fire with a tablespoonful of butter, and stir until brown, and then pour off the fat; add broth to taste, and boil gently until the pieces of tail are well cooked. Season with pepper, salt, and three or four tomatoes; boil fifteen minutes and then serve. This soup can be made with water, instead of the stock broth, in which case season with carrot, onion, turnip and parsley. Mutton Broth After the steaks have been cut from the leg, the lowgr part is just adapted for a soup. The neckpiece is also very nice. Boil the meat very gently in cold water, adding a turnip, a carrot, and a spoonful of. rice. All the fat should be removed. Toward the last, add a little minced parsley. Dumplings are an excellent. addition. ��������� * * Vegetable Soup Take two pounds of shin of beef and two lbs. of knuckle of veal; remove all the fat and break the bones and take out the marrow; put into a pot with five pints of water; add a teaspoonful, of salt, and then cover and let it come to a boil quickly; remove the scum that rises, and set where it will simmer for five hours; one hour before serving, add two young carrots, scraped and cut in slices, half a head of celery, and a small onion cut into squares; in half an hour add one turnip sliced, and in fifteen minutes one cauliflower broken in small pieces. Tomato Soup Take a knuckle of veal, a bony piece of beef, a neck of mutton, or almost any piece of meat you may happen to have, cover it closely, and boil very gently, to extract the juices of, the meat. When nearly done, add a quantity of peeled tomatoes, and stew until the tomatoes are done; add salt and pepper to your taste. This is a very cheap, healthful, and easily made soup. V .'*���������#.*. Corn Soup Cut the corn from the cob, and to a pint of corn allow one quart of hot water; boil an. hour and press through a colander; put into a saucepan an ounce of butter and a tablespoonful of flour; being careful to stir.well to prevent it being lumpy; then add the corn pulp, a little cayenne pepper, salt, a pint of boiling milk, and half a pint of cream. ' PRACTICAL BEAUTY SECRETS THIS aeries of. short practical talks on the scientific care of the complexion, hair and eyes was begun in the WESTERN CALL on February 25th, and will ,be continued from week to week in these columns. x .. Readers having any suggestions to offer, or inquiries co make are invited.to send them in not later , than Monday of each week to insure attention.���������The Editor. A health Dietary Hard baked toast, corn flakes, corn bread, buckwheat cakes, etc, as well as a number of patent breakfast foods, are good, nourishing breakfast dishes. Dairy cream and milk, pure creamery butter, fresh eggs, green peas, baked beans, cream cheese, and many other foods of the same style are far more nourishing, pound for pound, than any meat. Lettuce and celery contain a great deal of natural nerve tonic. Green peas, beans and corn contain real natural laxatives. Rhubarb, cucumbers, cauliflower, strawberries, oranges and grapefruit are all rich in iron. So, taking it all in all, it will be easily seen that one may select a dietary to suit all sorts and conditions of men, and it is well to remember that more care in selecting good foods will do away with so much care in selecting medicines for the human race. Foy^hoseXvfio to build up the bust and develop the figure the following .assortment may prove what is required. Such people may choose good beef, mutton and fowl among meats; salads in which olive oil is a prominent ingredient, such as nut and celery salad, nut and egg salad, etc.; chocolate or cocoa taken with the meals; hot milk taken at bedtime; olive or peanut oil taken after means and on retiring at night. The Fletcher Habit Tn all cases of dieting what is known as Flet- cherism is highly recommended in conjunction with all beauty treatments. This simply means to chew all food, whatever it may be, until the last particle of. taste is gotten out of it. It is not an easy habit to acquire, but once acquired you will notice a great deal of improvement in your ability to get nourishment from your food, and in the quest for a full bust and a good figure this is just whatj is wanted. For the development of the bust a liberal milk diet has rarely been known to fail. The habit of eating candy at any and all times,��������� which in former years has often been recommended as a flesh producer, more often tends to destroy the appetite for the stronger foods that really nourish. The excessive use of sweets, often causes a puffiness about the eyes. # ��������� .���������... Poorly Distributed Circulation This is almost always the outcome of an inactive life. If the circulation in the ears, nose, hands or feet is poorly distributed, hot and cold water compresses applied alternately for fifteen minutes, followed with a cold rinse and a brisk rub with, a Turkish towel, will do much to even up the circulation in the parts affected. Generous exercise in the open air and reasonably warm clothing will also help to relieve this ailment. Sometimes this malady takes the form of too profuse perspiration in some parts of the body, such as the feet or armpits. In cases of this kind a little ammonia or spirits of camphor may be used in the bath, or applied locally to the affected parts. The following solution may also be applied to the body after bathing. Use absorbent cotton. Half an ounce of tincture of benzoin, ten grains of tannic acid, two ounces of elderflower water, six ounces of rosewater. Profuse perspiration at night is usually caused by a feverish condition of the system, and in all these cases the unnatural causes should be removed before resorting to chemical means of checking perspiration. For perspiring feet there is a well known and often tried remedy. Bathe daily in hot salt water. After drying the feet the following solu* tion should be applied with soft gauze: one grain of permanganate of potash, one ounce of distilled water. Allow the solution to dry on the feet, then dust with talcum. The solution shduld be applied for about fifteen minutes just before retiring. * # ��������� Muscular Exercise for the Eyes \" The eyesshould never be overstrained if tbey\" arc to remain in fine condition. A great proportion of nervous headaches is due to this abuse of th������- i-vps and the consequent weakening of the optic nerves. It is extremely unwisa t.< lace a strong light when working or reading as this will almost surely develop the habit of squinting, it is a good plan to close tho eye* occasionally during the day, allowing them to fall gently and gradually shut, and opening them after a few moments' rest. The muscles of the eyes can be strengthened by the following exercise: Hold the hand erect and look straight forward; without moving the head, raise the eyes as far upward as possible, then lower them as far as possible, repeat for a few minutes. The habit of reading in bed or on a moving train or car is detrimental to good eyesight. These simple rules, if carefully observed, will serve to guard against all ordinary ailments of the eyes. If the eyes are weak or inflamed, a light solution of common salt or a weak solution of boracic acid, injected with an eye cup, should bring sure and speedy relief, and should make the eyes bright and clear. It might be wise to consult a druggist about the required strength of the solution of the acid, although it is constantly used in cleansing the eyes of young babies and cannot, therefore, be injurious. Dark circles under the eyes are caused by loss of sleep and by severe strain on the eyes, but more often by watery blood. A good tonic should be taken for the blood, as-well as cold water eye-baths for the eyes. Gentle massage of the flesh below the eyes before retiring will also be of great assistance. X '*'.*' .* Eyebrows and Eyelashes A valuable accessory to the beauty of the eyes is a fine pair of eyebrows and long, silky eyelashes. If the eyebrows and eyelashes are too light and too thin, it is well to massage the eyebrows nightly for a while with ordinary yellow vaseline. Vaseline may also be applied to the eyelashes, but great care should be taken that none gets into the eye itself, for it will cause great distress. This treatment will induce the brows and lashes to become more luxuriant, and if persisted in for a time will make them somewhat darker. PATRIOTIC FUND PRAISES VANCOUVER The following extract is from the Canadian Patriotic Fund Bulletin for February: \"Either the stories that we have heard of hard times on the Pacific coast are not true, or else the citizens of. Vancouver have an exceedingly lively sense of their duty and responsibility in the war. The first supposition is not supported by official facts, and the three hundred thousand dollars that Vancouver has just raised must, therefore, be regarded as the practical manifestation of a splendid spirit of patriotism and loyalty. The actual result of the Patriotic Fund campaign in Vancouver up to February 21 was $235,000. During the campaign itself the weather seemed to have formed an unholy alliance with the Kaiser et al, and the canvassers were materially handicapped by the fall of some three feet of snow. Had it been rain the Van- couverites would have felt very much more at home, and the results of their efforts would probably have been even more satisfactory. The snow,' however, caused all the local lumber mills to close down, and several other establishments were similarly affected. Will Exceed $300,000 In the outlying municipalities operations Were also delayed, so that when the returns are re- ceived from North Vancouver, South Vancouver, West Vancouver, Point Grey and Richmond, it will probably be found that the $300,000 has been exceeded. The splendid result is due very largely to the magnificent self- denial practiced by the wage earners and salaried classes. In one establishment, for instance, where the hands are engaged on work, and rather irregular time is worked, they subscribed three, four and in some cases five per cent, of their monthly earnings. public Bodies Assisting The employees of the provincial government in the city are giving three per cent, of their salaries, the post office, employees and the city police are doing as well, while Canadian Pacilc Railway Company employees are giving one day's pay per month. These instances are typical of the spirit that prevailed elsewhere. Considering then, the large decrease in population that Vancouver has recently suffered, the sustained period of financial stringencyand industrial depression through which the city is palsmgTrand^tM'v^ay6roble\"1������ad^ exceptional climatic conditions by which the canvassers were handicapped, Vancouver is entitled to hearty congratulations and to rank among the foremost cities in Canada in the support that it is giving to the families of the soldiers. SOLDIERS GIVEN LEAVE TO ASSIST FARMERS Orders have recently been issued from Winnipeg military headquarters, and also in Eastern Canada, granting one month's leave to all men who' desire to assist the farmers in seeding and ploughing. The men will be provided with return transportation to any locality not exceeding a distance of 300 miles from the station or camp where .they are /under training. Pay and allowances withheld during the period of furlough will be paid on return. Each man must produce proof that he .was bona fide engaged in farm work, and any man who misconducts himself during furlough will be liable to forfeit his pay and allowances for such period as may be determined. These special orders have been issued as a. result of representation by those interested in agriculture, who pointed out that seeding would be seriously handicapped unless some such provisions were made. Now is the Time To Buy Your Printing Supplies The time to put your best foot forward is when your competitors are showing signs of weakness. Strong impressive printing is more valuable to-day than ever, because business men are on the alert to detect the slightest indication of unfavorable conditions, and for this very reason every suggestion of strength and progress is doubly effective. Your Printing should bring this to your customers' attention not only in connection ice sta- your tionery, but with all printed matter and advertising. WE PRINT CATALOGUES MAGAZINES BOOKLETS FOLDERS COMMERCIAL STATIONERY Carswells, Printers, Ltd* PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS PHONE FAIR. 1140 203 KINGSWAY ���������/..! s Friday, March 24, 1916. THE WESTERN CALL (Continued from last week) (.; January 2.���������Motored out near [apunda to see the orange grov- Fes, and found the fruit compared [quite favorably with our oranges [at home. Irrigation is practis- fed here, and also in the grape- I growing belt, which lies further (north. South Australia produces some of the finest wines and brandies in the world, and a big export trade is done in them. Australian claret, burgundy, port, and sparkling wines, as well as the famous old Chateau Tanunda brandy, have few superiors, even in France. In fact, a great deal of this wine is sent out under French labels. Adelaide has a population of some 110,000, but since Sydney and Melbourne have made such a strong bid for the commercial supremacy of the Commonwealth, its trade as a seaport has greatly declined. It is a quaint, old- fashioned city, containing a church for every 900 of the population. St. Peter's Roman Catholic church contains some excellent examples of painting and sculpture,. some of which have been brought here from Italy. Noi*th of Adelaide lies some very fertile country. To the far north lies the great Australian desert, to explore which many men have risked and some have given their lives. Thei'e is a very . fine painting in the art museum at Sydney which I recall most vividly. It is called \"The Last Hope,\" and represents the death scene of two well known Scotch explorers who perished from thirst in this'desert mahy years ago. It is just at sunset, and they are scanning the horizon in the hope that some rescuing party may appear. But it was a vain hope, for some months later their bodies were; found, the bones bleaching on the sand. .'--,- A railway line extends northeast from Adelaide as far as Broken Hill, New South Wales, the famous silver mines. Yesterday,' as an excursion party was on its way from Broken Hill to the annual labor picnic, travelling on flat cars, two Arabs jumped out from behind a pile of rocks and opened fire on the train, killing six people and wounding several others before they were finally 'overpowered and killed themselves. They are thought to have been Mohammedan fanatics. Many of these Arabs are employed as camel drivers on the desert.- January 3���������In spite of the drought and heat we are sorry to leave Adelaide ahd its pleasant, hospitable people, and it is with degret that we take our last view of the city and of the ocean beyond from the heights of Mount Lofty this afternoon. We will reach Ballarat tomorrow about breakfast time. ��������� We would like to have continued west to Perth, but the new transcontinental railway is not yet completed. When it is, it will open up some exceedingly- valuable ranching land and fruit farming country which will be an added resource to the state of Wos*. Australia. January 4���������Arrived at. Ballarat, the historic city of the '48 gold rush; about 8 this morning\". The old city has seen some stirring times in its day, but is now a quiet, staid, respectable and exceedingly attractive residential city of some 60,000 inhabitants, most of them descendants of early settlers who came to get rich but liked the place so ���������well that they stayed. Ballarat was the scene of the world famous \"Eureka Stockade\" of the early sixties, when the. gold miners and the tyrannical\" officers of the government fought to the death for mastery. There are many tales told of these early- days���������tales of murder and sudden fortunes' and debauchery��������� which are, I presume, common to most s,uch mining towns. People came out freely from America and England and tramped the sixty miles from Melbourne to get their claims staked before the government should regulate the mining business. Today, only a HANBURVS For WOOP & COAL Phone: Bayview 1076X077. Phones: North Van. 323 and 103. Seymour 336. WALLACE SHIPYARDS, LTD. ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS ��������� * Steel and Wooden Vessels Built, Docked, Painted and Repaired. North Vancouver, B. 0. \"Pride of the West\" BRAND��������� OVERALLS, SHIRTS, PANTS and MACKINAW CLOTHING MANUFACTURED IN VANCOUVER By MACKAY SMITH, BLAIR & CO., LTD. \"Buy Goods Made at Home, and get both the Goods and the Money.\" few Chinamen are washing for pay dirt,,, averaging about four shillings a day. The excitement passed away years ago. X Ballarat is better known today as. the city of statues. Sturt street is lined on either side with statues of Burns, Scott, Tasman, Queen Victoria and other men and, women of international renown. In the Botanical Gardens there are many excellent' pieces of marble statuary. There is also a \"house of statuary\" containing among other works of art, the original \"Flight from Pompeii,\" which cost the city over twenty thousand dollars, and is carved from the whitest Carrara marble. By four o'clock we had taken in the main sights of the city, so we joined a motor party for Melbourne and enjoyed a most delightful ride of two hours and a half through the \"garden of Australia.\" The chief product of. the land in this district is the Irish potato. Over sixty of the best farms around Ballarat are given over mostly to potato culture, the soil being peculiarly adapted to their growth. Farm lands which in the mining days were overlooked- and would not- bring five dollars an acre, are now hard to get at one hundred dollars an acre. The climate bf this part of Australia is more equable arid the rainfall more regular and assured than in any other part of the commonwealth outside of Queensland. January 5.���������Spent last night and today in Melbourne; visited some of the federal buildings and found the national museum a most attractive one, containing many stuffed specimens the the prehistoric birds and animals of the island continent./The federal parliament buildings are mediocre. Melbourne is only the provisional seat of government; the new eapital will be at Canberra, New South Wales, on neutral soil. There is a great deal of petty jealousy between the different Australian states, and on leaving Sydney we had to secure medical certificates in order to enter the state of Victoria. Smallpox had been at one time prevalent in Sydney, and Victoria determined not to allow it to cross her borders. But these regulations of today are a farce, and only a relic of a past necessity. We are sorry to miss a visit to Tasmania, which is a land of marked interest and great rural beauty. The steamer makes the trip from Melbourne to Launceston��������� in _ about- 19_-hours, _but the passage across the Bass Strait is a most unpleasant one, and we really would require a week to see Tasmania thoroughly. The climate is much like Avestern Canada, and apples and dairy products are exported in abundance. They are picking apples there now. The Sydney express leaves at 5 o'clock this afternon. I have never encountered so much dust on any r*ailway journey as I haye in these 2000 miles through tlie interior of Australia. It penetrates even thi'ough the sealed windows of the coach. It covers J everything with a pale coat of grey and makes the end of ii railway journey the most agreeable part of it. January 7.���������Yesterday we took tlie yacht trip around Sydney harb.or. This is an all day trip and gives one an excellent opportunity to observe' the* suburban districts of Mosman, Neutral Bay, Watson's Bay, Wooloomoo- loo, Parramatta and Manly, and to study the shipping of the city. There are three German merchantmen interned in the harbor. We visited the piers of the Peninsular and Oriental, and Japanese Steamship Companies, and made some photographs of the new Australian warship being constructed at Cockatoo^ Island. The shores of. the little coves and inlets are beautifully wooded, and at times you would ima gine you were cruising among the Thousand Isljands of the river St. Lawrence. At the zoo .today we made a study of Australia's animal life. This is distinctively the land of the kangaroo, the Wallaby, the emu, the parrot, the cockatoo and the parroquet. To see any of these in the wild, however, you would have to get up into the newer country in Queensland or Western New South Wales. '\"'---- We are taking the Brisbane express tonight, and will arrive at the capital of Queensland tomorrow night at eight. January 9.���������In Brisbane. , We will not spend longer than one day here. It is not a city of great importance or any considerable attraction. It has a population of about 90,000, and lies on either bank of the Brisbane river, about eight miles from the sea. It is a most unsanitary city, and is years behind the times in its sewererage equipment. The territory around Brisbane,. however, produces sonic very excellent pineapples . and bananas. Queensland is the empire state of, Australia. Its tropical fruits, sugarcane, tobacco, precious woods and jewel mines are a source of constantly increasing revenue. In the production of black opals Australia leads the world. At Thursday Island, just off the north coast of Queensland, there are very fine pearl fisheries. The coast of Queensland is protected from the sea by a long and almost unbroken line of coral reefs. The country between Wallan- gara, on the New South Wales boundary���������where; we had to change trains as usual���������:and Too- woomba, is known as the Darling Downs. This is an ideal) sheep ranching country and is one of the prettiest parts of Queensland^ the climate being much cooler and healthier than talong the sea coast. Queensland has three distinct zones of climate and of agriculture���������the tropical at the coast, the sub-tropical in the uplands and the temperate in the mountainous district to the west. ��������� On our way back to Sydney we .will halt one hour at Newcastle, the centre of Australia's coal mining district and a bustling eity-of much more importance than Brisbane. January 12.���������-Yesterday we visited the Jenolan Caves in the Blue Mountains, a few hours' run by train from Sydney. These eaves - have- -the - same -natural formations o'f rock crystal and stalactite that are found in the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky. Sydney has many such natural wonders within easy reach, but it would take -weeks to visit them all���������and tomorrow is sailing day. We have enjoyed the music in. the churches of Australia very much. All denominations are well represented in this country. The Roman Catholics have acquired some very valuable pro- perties for their buildings; - on the North Head, as you enter the harbor oil Sydney, there stands the Cardinal's Palace, a beautiful limestone structure which commands a view, of the entire city and environs. Tonight we attended the annual ���������carnival of .sports at Manly Beach. It is on occasions such as this that the true spirit of hospitality characteristic of every Australian is most truly manifest. Confetti and serpentines were everywhere, and after a delightful evening of band music and sports, the promenades were giv en over to the old-time dances and especial]}-* the figure dances of the early days' of the nineteenth century. Everyone entered heartily into the spirit of the occasion, and there was an entire absence of class distinction that would have surprised even the most rabid democrat. As we look back upon our delightful stay in Australia there are a few impressions that seem to stand out conspicuously. Perhaps the most vivid one is the business courtesy and diplomacy so common among all classes of Australian business men���������a custom that. is delightfully refreshing to a visitor from the north. If you make an appointment for ten o'clock with a Sydney business man, you can bank on his being on hand at the exact minute, and he certainly will expect you to be there, too. Here a man's word is equal to his bond; and, \\vithout necessarily betraying his business secrets, he will treat you with a frankness and open-heartedness that makes you unconsciously strive to give him an extra fair deal. He is anxious to do business with you, but still more anxious to keep your good-will and your custom for the future. He will not allow the shilling of today to blind him to the possible pound of tomorrow or the day after. The custom of furnishing the clocks on the post offices and city halls with Westminster chimes is also a very commendable one that is followed throughout both Australia and New Zealand. The chimes on the general post office at Sydney can be heard clearly above the noise of traffic in any part of the eity^ Sydney's shopping district is worthy of much attention. Woollen goods and leather goods may be bought more cheaply than in Canada. Good wines are very cheap. Meats, especially mutton, are very ..inuch more reasonable in price than in Canada. All fruit is sold by the poundi and is usually dearer than in any northern city. House rents, except in the outer suburbs, are fairly high, but there is no overcrowding and very little poverty.���������E.W.S. (To be continued) One Way '' Irene has lost her ideal.'' \"How's that?\" \"She married him.\" It Does���������Generally \"Advertising gets wife,\" reads a headline. With a few exceptions, such~ as this, advertising pays. A Blessing in Disguise \"You are very naughty today, Johnnie!'' exclaimed his mother. \"Well, you got somethin' to be thankful���������for, \"���������replied^ the- boy; \"I should like to know \\yhy?\" 'That I ain't twins.\" The Hoot of the Trouble He was a plain and practical physician. He knew his business. . But. she ., called on him���������once and only once. She told him she had a terrible tired feeling. He asked her to show him her tongue. Highly indignant, she walked out. A Fair Offer Radium is now worth $9,000,- 000 a pound, it is announced,. We hereby offer all we ever hope to own for two eggs. P. S.���������One must be fresh. A Horrible Thought Tommy had always had to wear his father's old clothes, yet no one knew just how badly he felt till the day he was found alone in the summer-house. Between broken sobs it all came out. / \"Pa's gone and shaved off his beard and moustache, and now I know I'll have to wear his old red whiskers!\" /Hoodooed Appealing to a lady for aid, an old darky told her that through the Dayton flood he had lost everything he had in the world, including his wife and six children. \"Why,\" said the lady, \"I have seen you before and I have helped you. Were you not the coloured man who told me you had lost your wife and six children by the sinking of the Titanic?\" \"Yeth, ma'am, dat wuz me. Mos ��������� unfort 'nit man dat eber wuz. Kain't keep a fam'ly nohow.\" ��������� San Francisco Argonaut. Ottawa, Canada PRINGLE & GUTHRIE Barristers and Solicitors Clive Pringle. N. G. Guthrie. Parliamentary Solicitors. Departmental Agents, Board of Railway Commissioners Mr. Clive Pringle is a member of the Bar of British Columbia. Citizen Building, Ottawa. SYNOPSIS OT COAL BONING REGULATIONS Coal mining rights of the Domin- on, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the North-west Territories and in a portion of the province of British Columbia, \"may be leased for, a term of twenty-one years- renewal for a further term of 21 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 dis* trict in which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described by sections, or legal sub-divisions. of sections, and in un- surveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of $5 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 five cents per ton. \\-' .��������� The person operating the 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, such re-\" turns should bo furnished at least once a year. The lease will include the coal mining rights only, rescinded by Chap. 27 of 4-5 George V. assented to 12th June, 1914. For full information application should be made to the Secretary of the 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.���������Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for. ���������83575. LEGAL ADVERTISING Get our Rates for Advertising Legal Notices, Land Notices, Etc., which are required by law to appear but once a week. We can advertise your requirements at a satisfactory price. THE WESTERN GALL THE WESTERN CALL Friday, March 24, 1916. The pupils of the Britannia High School gave an interesting program last Friday evening in aid of Ward Four branch of the Red Cross Society. The Glee Club rendered two choruses, and the school orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Ferguson, gave selections. Master Hugh Barbour contributed violin solos, and a playlet, \"The Bluffers,\" was well put on by Misses Rhoda Clegg, Mary Munro, Orville Johnston, Aubrey Roberts, Mildred Letcher, Rosalie Witherspoon, Mary Ford, Messrs. William Miller, Archie Dunning, Harold Haggard, Adolph Ven- dickson, Alex. Sherreff and Fred KyneU. The accompanist was Miss Eva Alexander. Out of Sight \"Say,\" said the landlord to the tenant who was two months shy with his rent,.\"when am I going to see the color of your money?\" \"Can't say.\" replied the party of the second part. 'The color jusT now is an invisible green.\"���������In dianapolis Star. Iowa is the first state to officially establish a library of motion picture films of current events for the use of future historians! PRIDE Here I sit and knit and knit, Watching golden sunbeams flit Here and there about the room, Just like shuttles in the loom; Knit and knit the live-long day Since my laddie went away. Though I might have answered ' No! When he said he had to go, I just kissed his anxious face, Held him in a tight embrace, Whispered of my love, my pride, But the heart within me died. When the twilight spills again Through the latticed window pane, I creep slowly to the gate Listen there, and wait and wait! Wait to hear the footstep fall Of my boy, my all, my all. Keen of. eye aud lithe of limb My- his mother's proud of him. So I sit and knit and knit Watching how the sunbeams flit All about the empty room, Just like shuttles in the loom. ���������J. Sidney Roe, in Saturday Night. . True Economy \"But your fiance has such a small salary; how are you going to live?\" \" Oh, we're going to economize. We're going to do without such a lot of things that Jack needs.\" A Whole Loaf of Health and Strength for YOU. Sc Ounce I-cmf SHELLY'S WRAPPED BUTTER-NUTBREAD combines the food values which make strength and health. Made pure and clean, baked pure and clean. 3TJTTUE-NUT BRB-Ajpr is the best and least expensive food you can- serve daily on your table. Delivered fresh daily by. phoning Fairmont 44,- or INSIST on BUTTER-NUT at your store. Comes in sanitary waxed wrappers. Shelly Bras. Bake Ovens ���������Bakers of the popular 4X Bread. Fair. 44. ARMSTRONG, MORRISON & CO. 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Lasky presents Cleo. Ridgely and Wallace Reid in \"The Golden Chance,\" which will be shown at the Dominion Theatre during the latter part of the week of April 3rd. \"KLEPTOMANIA\" A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts by Mark Melford The above is to be given by the Mt. Pleasant Dramatic Society under the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Soldier's Club, at the Soldier's Club, 233 Abbott street, on Friday, April 7th at 8.00 p.m. The summary oI comedy is this: Lady Josephine Blair is a kleptomaniac. Her husband, General Blair, and their daughter, Violet, conspire to keep her ignorant of her disr tressing malady, and set the proceeds of her various shopping expeditions down to her private income. Lady Blair arranges a mar^ riage between Violet and Professor Andrew Smalley, in spite of the fact that Violet and Dr. Wat ley have been ��������� sweethearts for some time. Lady Blair purloins? a ring from Smalley's rooms, and she discovers that she is a bilep- tomaniac. Dr. Watley suggests advertising for a chaperOne (who would also be a kleptomaniac) for Lady Blair, in the hope that she would thus be cured. The complications that ensue, Smalley 's various troubles connected with the same, all combine to* produce. exceedingly comical situations. Indeed there is no character that does not contribute to the strong humor of the play. Mr. and Mrs. Gathecmoss, the latter also a kleptomaniac. Phoebe, the bed. maker's daughter, Maxton the, butleivand,Rosma,-the -lnaidy haye all strong parts. Following is. the caste: Major-General Blair, unattached, Mr. A. de Twornicki; Prof. Andrew Smalley, LL.D., Trinity College, Cambridge, Mr. S. A. Shrimpton; Inspector Turbott, Mr. W. M. Hughes; Dr. Edward Watly, surgeon in the army, Mr. G. C. Ashly; Mayton, the General's butler, Mr. Roy Hunter; Mr. Ga- thermoss, a Pork butcher, Mr. W Wallace; Lady Josephine,-.wife of Major-General Blair, Miss Chris- sie D'owal; Violet, her only dau ghter, Miss Nada Johnstone; Ro sina, the Lady's Maid, Miss Mary Crotts; Phoebe, the Bedmaker's Daughter, Miss R. Gill; Mrs. Ga- thermoss, wanted by the police, Miss J. Murray. the president of the association, pointed to the disadvantages under which local firms were placed in tendering on war contracts owing to quotations being required f.o.b. Ottawa, thus necessitating the payment of freight charges. Another handicap is that all goods must be inspected before payment is made and that owing to manufacturers having to ship to Ottawa for such inspection and through no local inspection, considerable loss is incurred without any remedy. Sealed samples can only be seen at Ottawa and occasionally at Esquimalt not allowing the manufacturers sufficient time' to tender. It was also pointed out that considerable over-lapping has occurred in connection with orders in local military quarters and that all orders for military supplies and equipment for British Columbia troops are handled from Ottawa. All these objections to present methods were referred to in the resolution, which urged that a fully equipped permanent branch of the ordnance department for B. C. having its own inspectors with power to call for tenders and the letting of contracts locally be established here. The resolution as drafted was moved by Mr. Jas. Ramsay and seconded by Mr. Grant. THEOSOPHICAL LEADER GIVES SERIES OF LECTURES Your Goods Will Be Safe From Fire Stored With CAMPBELL The new, modem \"Security Fireproof Warehouse\" is built ofA inforced concrete, and is divided into sections by heavy fire walll If by remotest possibility goods,. should catch fire, THE FIEE 3 POSITIVELY PREVENTED FEOM SPEEADING. The building equipped with the latest efficient automatic sprinkler system. So ir mune is this building from fire that fire insurance may be ���������written c goods at the remarkably low rate of 33 cents per $100 per year. FtA storage estimates gladly given. ��������� .X WANT ORDNANCE BRANCH FOR VANCOUVER At the regular meeting of the Manufacturers' Association on Tuesday night it was decided to memorialize the department of militia at Ottawa re the establishment in Vancouver of a complete ordnance department for the province of British Columbia The Board of Trade, both here and in New Westminster, have already passed similar resolutions. In taking up the question of the establishment of an ordnance branch here, Mr. Cunningham, QvMPB.O.LSrORACE(bMRANV QUirlST AND LARGEST IN WESTERN CANADA \"Phone Seymour 7360 Office, 857 BeattyStreet I J. Dixon .1 House Phone: Bay. 886 G. Murray House Phone: Bay. 1137L Office Phone: Seymour 8765-8766 DIXON & MURRAY Office and Store Fixture Hanufacturers Jobbing Carpenters Painting, Paperhanging and Kalsomining Shop! 1065 Dunsmuir St. Vancouver. B.C. What do you ask of your Boots? If COMFORT, you will find a Leckie shape to fit your feet. If STYLE, expert workmen give a finish to Leckie Boots that makes them distinctive. If WEAR, then you will have the wear of the most solid, substantial leather that money can purchase in the best leather markets of the world. AND, they are made right here in B. C. Your dealer has Leckie's���������look for name stamped on bottom. __, Arguing-the-reasonableness of a succession of lives for the human being, and asserting that life is a baffling puzzle that only reincarnation will explain, Mr. L. W. Rogers, national lecturer for the Theosophical Society, began his lecture in the Labor Temple on Sunday night. Reincarnation, he said, was a philosophy which rightly presented touches and explains every phase of relationship between nian and man. Looking at life from any other standpoint, he claimed that there was a marvellous absence of any relationship between cause and effect. The popular belief regarding man's creation, he continued, was that God created a soul for it when it was born, and this, he argued, must destroy man's belief in the goodness and justice of God. It was utterly impossible from the orthodox standpoint to reconcile the idea that God was good and just with the wretched inequalities which exist on every hand. He referred to a noted criminal who, in his childhood, had murdered; his playmates, and asked why, if God creates the soul at birth, He does not create all souls wise and kind. In the same city where we find the criminal and the idiot, said the lecturer, we also find the genius and the philanthropist, and asked if. God really creates the idiot and the genius as we see them at birtfy why does He not give the idiot some of the intellect which the genius can so easily spare ? The popular conception of the creation of the soul was an indictment of God. If He created the soul at birth, He surely would not create the congential criminal or idiot. The believer in reincarnation says that man is a soul, not that the body has a soul, and that that soul has to go through successive lives in different bodies in order to gain the experienceJiec- essary for'perfect development to which all would eventually attain. The subjects of Mr. Rogers', other lectures included\" Ghosts of Shakespeare,'. \"Theosophy and the Bible,\" and \"The Lords of the Law.\" TERCENTENARY COMMITTEE TO SEND MESSAGE style\"1 calendar in vogue in Shakespeare's day is really the proper anniversary, will be devoted to lectures and special gatherings throughout the British Isles, in which all the learned societies will participate. On Friday, May 5, there will be a special performance at the Memorial theatre at Stratford-on-Avon. A feature of the whole celebration will be the production of a \"Book of Homage to Shakespeare,\" to -which will contribute all the^ lfeading^wiltg^^g^^dr^ matists in Britain. X The committee of the Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration lms arranged for'\" a o message in commemoration of the anniversary of the dramatist's birth and death to be sent to the Shakespeare Tercentenary committee of Great Britain. It is felt that in such a patriotic deed as the observance of. the Shakespeare anniversary, Vancouver ought to associate itself J, with those Avho are aranging a more elaborate honor to Shakespeare's memory in the motherland. . In England it is proposed to hold a commemorative service in Westminster Abbey. The following day a Mansion house meeting will be held, at which it is hoped Mr. Asquith will speak ; Tuesday, May 2, the actors committee, over which Sir George Alexander presides, will give special performances of Shakespeare's plays, Wednesday,'.-, May 3, which, according to the old Extravagance Visitor���������Well, Eobert, how do you like your new little sister? Eobert (the eldest of six)���������Oh, she's all right, I guess; but there are lots 6' things we needed worse. *'������.��������������� ������.-.���������' There is None 0 The popular resentment against the orders in council grew out of a feeling that the British government was not playing the game fairly.���������N*ew York World. Quite true, remarks Life, except that there is no popular resentment against the British orders in council. What there is is all professional and expert. ��������� ������ ��������� ��������� Her Prayer A visitor to a Glasgow working woman whose son was at the front was treated to a fluent harangue on the misdeeds of that \"auld blackguard, '' the Kaiser. She ventured to suggest that we should love our enemies and pray for them. .y \"Oh, but I pray for him., too.\" \"What do you say?' \"I say, 'Oil, Lord, deal wi' yon auld blackguard, saft'en his heart, and damp his powther.' \"���������Argonaut. .* * * * No Police Interference Mike was home, wounded, from the front, and he was stopped by a friend one day as he was hobbling down the street on his newly-acquired crutches.; \"And how did you get on in the big battle,\" asked the friend, gazing with compassion on the gallant soldier's useless limb. \"Shure, Oi had the toime of me loife,\" replied Mike, decidedly. \"But you got very badly knocked about,\" retorted the .other. \"Yes, I know that,\" cried Mike, enthusiastically, \"but, begorra, it was the first fight I was ever in that the police didn't stop.\""@en, "Print Run: 1910-1916

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