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“ THE OMINECA HERALD,, FRIDAY,, JANUARY. 15, we.

“Continued from nm Page 2)"

“ “iMthe 1 “man. ‘responsible for the: actual: ‘admi te
the affairs of the Dominion Trust. Company is now ‘dead.

William ‘Arnold has’ gone to:meet his God;- William: Bowser |."

is ‘still: attorney-general’ of British: Columbia, Onesls' ag:

guilty as the other (‘‘‘more 80,’?' said a: voice)...

a young, ambitious, inexperienced man, making:no ‘money: : .
“lation of the province: was ultra vires. ‘So the mi ; primar: |: eras a ree
must never “be overlooked. that ;

for himself out of the transaction, but: attempting. to be
come one of. the: ‘Napoleons of finance in this ‘country. . Th

other’ Napoleon neglected his duty-as- ‘attorney-general, at-*|.
torney-general for thé people: of ‘British’ Columbia, ' and as:
solicitor for that company put. it in: a ‘position: ‘for the last :

two years, in violation: of: the’ authority’ which: created. it,

to take funds of the innocent Aepositors, ‘and. these funds: '

went with the rest, we, :
“Some years ago I made a similar charge. against’ Ww.

J. Bowser in connection with his mixing ‘up of. his: private
Since 1895 no!
_ attorney-general in Great Britain can engage’. in: private.
For the past number of years the attorney-gen-:

practice with his duties as attorney-general, .

practice.
eral of British Columbia has been using his position merely
as a tout to direct the legal business of individuals, ; firms
and corporations which have business to do ‘with the pro-
vincial government to the law’ office ° of Bowser, ‘Reid &
Walibridge,
adviser of a very clever Japanese, Gotoh,. who was gécret-
ly bringing in Japanese labor to this country under the
legal advice of W. J. Bowser.
ing his client he introduced into the legislature: of this pro-

vince 2 Natal act, which stated ‘that. any foreigner who.”
could not read English would be free to come’ into. this’

province, But when it suited the’ interests of Mr. Bowser

he deserted his client: and attempted to attach ‘to the ‘Lib-
eral party. the responsibility. of being | sponsor for Gotoh ‘in.

bringing in these aliens, .
“F said. then that the benches of the Law Society of

'}. of the authority. of: Dictator. Bowser and not by: any: author-

Mr. Bowser waa at that time. the confident tial

With -the object of, assist- |.

‘of their “ancient ind honorable profession as: they. ough ‘to Bye

an

c y. should iminediately ibn ‘Mr. : ‘Bowser. ‘to! account ier

never | : ‘got. into the funds of the: comipany, oooh
i “Prom 1912 until the day it closed its'doors it was,"
out authority,’ receiving deposits, receiving them by virtue:

ity of dominion or, provincial. parliament; in-fact,. the legis-

aly: responsible: ‘for: ‘the logs of the depositors” money is: 'W.
2 The company. was in “1912 incorporated: by. the
‘dominion: without ‘any authority to receive deposits. ‘It con-
tinged. to: receive ‘them: without authority. fora year. :In
owser had passed legialation’ amending a federal
‘which he had to have repealed the next year on the in-
" timation: of, the ‘department of Justice. ‘that otherwise it
‘would be disallowed, ‘after it had | riven the Dorninion Trast
“another, year of illegal power.” :

“Then when.the last vestige of assumed authority. was
destroyed he advised the company to get. around it by past-
-ing this fake agreement i in its pass books and when. he had
nothing else to do:to help his clients’ he had’ prepared i in his
“own law office this fake-under which the ‘Dominion Trust
; continued, to: “carry on-until it failed, receiving deposits
“which ‘it has never had power ‘to receive since 1912; and de-
‘eelving depositors’ into the belief that they were.still. depos-
itors when they: were contracting to Jend. cn .

Several ‘questions were asked by. persona in the. ‘audience
‘and it was quite apparent that the. subject was-a very live
one.’ ‘The fake agreement eame in for a lot of warm con-
-demnation, one speaker calling it a plan to ‘chase the devil
“around ‘the ‘stump,’ and another describing it as ‘a hood-
winking of the depositors. “The fake was.further, explained |.
by-Mr. Ross, who* ‘pointed out’ that;: stripped | of ‘its legal’
‘ verbiage, it aimply meant that: instead of being depositors,

as they. thought, the. -depositors' ‘were @ lending: theft money
to the Dominion Trust Company. :

‘Ttems. i Interest to the Ranchers:

Conserve the Breeding Stock

months _ past. «

‘try, have been operative for some

‘ affairs” ‘duting e present. y

It is to be expected. thas - grain}
production will be largely inereas-
ed, The raw. products of the soil
are, “and. ‘will: be, ‘in demand at
remunerative | prices. “What then

The. agricultural course-is to be followed, with ré-

r. {cannot ‘last ‘long.

“The following very timely ad-
vice was furnished by the depart-
ment of agriculture at Ottawa:—

Everyone. knows that. “trade
conditions and commercial enter-
prise have suffered a very serious
and unexpected upheavel during
the past year. To this situation
‘the war has, of course, largely
contributed; ‘but other causes,
including the general. ‘financial

widely affected:by. these varying
conditions. with respect to demand |
and supply. ‘The rise in. the price

without: doubt, the most outstan-

things else, sane, level judgment
depression throughout. the coun-

industry. has, naturally, .been very

of grain, together with the fillip
to. grain. production, represents,

ding. feature of the. direction that

has. been given to ‘the. agricultur-

al activity. ”
We. need, “perhaps, ‘above’ all

re ee

in nthe conduct of our agricultural

Mines’

Frank c. ‘McKinnon. :

Real, Estate Estate and

spect to ‘the. breeding of ‘live
stock?” :

The high price ‘of. feed on ‘the
one. hand and the” ‘relatively low
price ‘of: market" stock, on the

other: hand, have resulted i in.very

heavy. selling ‘throughout Cana-
da, particularly. in the west, of
the. stock ' ‘suitable. for breeding.
‘| purposes. Perhaps this was in-
evitable; but will these conditions
continue? : Feed grain, will, with-
out doubt, be high i in: ‘brie, but it

‘aldng tobicet

“Insurance |

7 Very. best’ work guaranteed. -Ma- me
_ terials furnished: if desired. Plan
: _and specifications. u upon n application

ne markets” is. short: 746, 045 cattle,

| Ay iy eT {

the country. can. maintain- Very
large numbers of live stock
enormous “quantities: ‘of: rough
fodder which it can: produce:

be criminal neglect. | Tt“is: clear,
then, . that. the country should
conserve its breeding. stock. . ]

carefully thought: out ‘as to- ‘the

amount of: rough ‘fodder may ‘be-
come available for feeding pur-
poses - and as to -the means. by
‘which’ this. otherwise: waste’ “pro-
duet,’ together’ with” the screen-
ing and ‘unsaleable ' grain. ‘may be

In. other’ ‘words * eliminate: ‘waste,
Do: it by feeding live stock, -

The present low. prices for atock
A careful re-,
view of the world. situation makes
it clear that there will be a short-
age’ next year, Europei is: becom-
ing. seriously: dep “both
feeding and: breeding stock: ‘The

the. current year, at its: leading

208,000.sheep, and. 1,894,999 pigs
Canada - has, ‘as. before stated,
heavily. liquidated - her. breeding
animals and, while ‘it -may~ ‘pos-
sibly’ maintain its quota next; year

ful if more than‘seventy-five per
cent of hogs will find their way

y ear.

trade. - The present. tendancy, i is

"on the|
Pol |
waste . ‘this * for: ‘the. ‘sake’ ‘of the|.j-

grain which’can be grown, would |: in
| under the present circumstances, —

it is recommended that plana. ale

manner’ in which’ the: greatest]

utalized to. the best ‘advantage. 2

United States for. ten months of —

of course, all the’ other: way.* A Bs

“he ton "Rope
tickets ‘for-any ‘périod
|. month-in advance. :: Thig. ‘rate’iné
eludes: ’: office: “consultations fand
. medicines,’ a8 well as” al) costs”
While. in the hos "Hazel Tickets are -
“sobtainable.in Hazelton from ‘the -
post office or.drug store; or from.-
-- the Drug Store, New. Hazelton;
. from Dr; McLean, Smithers;:T.*

: ‘Thorpe, Aldermere; Dr.. ‘Wallace,

- Telkewa, or by mail From the Med-
wh ieal I Supt a at the Hospital: ;

Grains, BRUSHES, SOLORS,
DISTEMPERS, °. GLASS, - PICTURE”? a
ae AND. ae SIGN Mou.bines,.

of cattle and sheep, it -is doubt~ L — - cae

to market, a8 compared with last || (4
It is, ‘therefore, atime for}
live stock: men, ‘to'stay with: th ir

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