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001C950F A Wee z y '.4 ews sa hei Ci rculati upi n $ 1.00 per year. Newastands Gc per Copy g/ge District of West Vancouver-- A vzbleside, Hollyburn, Westou, Duwdarave Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. Vol. III EIGHT PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY 4th, 1928 No. North Shore Liberals ~ Want Open Convention Frommc i~lcntioncd as Candidate The I.ibcrals of the North Shore are much exercised these days with rumors «nd counter rumors .of intending candidates at the next provincial election. lluch active work has evidently been done during the past few months resulting in the birth of new associations, «nd in extend- ing the membership of the old ones. Each of these "locals" is entitled to a number of delegat- es to «nominating convention- the number being determined by the membership of the different associations. The provincial ex- ecutive sent out notices of «nom- inating convention to be held on Sgturd«y, ill«y 12th. A age number of I.ibcr«L~ of the North Shore. however, claim that this convention was not called in « constitutional w«y, «nd they are demanding an open convention, helieving that the interests of the p«rty will be best served by the candidate being nominated in such «w«y. IVh«tcver may be finally decid- ed however, it seems very evid- ent that the present member-- J. ibl. 13ry«n--is going to have active opposition from the sec- tions of his party who are ask- ing for an open convention. The name of Dlr. Fromme, Reeve of the District of North Vancouver, is very frequently mentioned as the Liberal Stand- «rd Bearer. i&luch pressure has been brought to bear upon 51r. Fromme to get him to allow his n«mc to go up for nomination «nd in the best informed circles it is considered a certainty that the wishes of his friends «nd ad- mirers will prcv«il. blr. Fromme is very well known throughout the constituency and has a host of friends and ivcll-wishers. The provincial executive which called the convention for the 12th inst. is holding a special meeting tonight to discuss and deal with the request for an open conven- tion and future action is depend- ent upon the decision of that meeting. Council Adopts Marine Drive By-Law G. S. H«nes Given Charge of iVork At the special meeting of the council on bionday night the -iliarine Drive reconstruction by- law No. 3S1 was finally adopted. A motion w«s passed appoint- ing Geo. S. Elanes consulting engineer for the 51arine Drive extension authorised under by- law .'381, specifications to be pre- pared by him and forwarded to the minister of public works im- mediately for the ividcning and h«rd surfacing of the said high- way, provided that his fees for thc work do not exceed the sum agreed upon in his conversation with Reeve Vinson, namely, $ 100 p«i month for the duration of the contract. The motion was c«rricd, Coun- cillor I'iddcs dissenting. Tenders for Sonrisa Repairs Awarded The contract for the repairs to the Sonrisa was awarded by the council to the Eriksen Boat Builders Ltd. at their figure of $2,116.33 provided they obtain- ed and furnished a satisfactory bond for the completion of the work and kept the boat fully covered by insurance, also on condition they agreed to com- plete the work in 14 working days. Play Ball Senior Team Opens Season Tomorrow Tomorrow 'afternoon the seni- or baseball league will open the season with a double-header at AiIahon Park. The usual cere- monies will be observed prior to the game for the official open- ing of the season. The first game at 2.30 will be the Squamish Ind- ians and the Native Sons. and at 4 p. m. the )Vest Van. team will tangle with the Elks. This year the IVest Van. team has been entirely re-organised. hIickey Abbott of the EVest Van. Garage, who is an experienced professional ball player, is the manager of the team for 192S. Mickey has gathered together an aggregation of real live players, and without any undue optimism it can be reasonably expected that EVest Van. will be real con- tenders for the pennant right through the season. The pitch- ing staff, which at the present time consists of Jack French, Blair Edwards, and Gordon Kidd will be strengthened in the im- mediate future. 5Ianley Rom- ans, "the old reliable,'is slated as utility fielder and sub-catch- er. For the first few games Ro- mans will play first base until Casey, a new man on the line-up, is able to report. Several new men will be seen in action on the local team this season. Don Doidge, catcher, Gavin at third, )Iaveety at short, and Lord at second are all thoroughly experi- enced players and come with splendid reputations. Parkyn, Heaslip, Sangster, and Jack Strat ton are all old favorites who play- ed on last year's team. and will unquestionably prove, popular members. The boys have been praotising diligently and have had some splendid work-outs. After seeing them in action a few times we have no hesitation in prophesying that the IVest Van. team will be mighty close to the top when the season is finished. Mickey is popular with the boys, but he is a stickler for playing the game for all it is worth. There will be no lying down on the job. Let's all turn out for the game tomorrow afternoon and give the team a real send-oK. The fans can be assured of a hot old game. Don't forget a double hc«dcr at i~Iahon Park, North Vancouver, tomorrow afternoon. B«scball Dance Tomorrow Night The senior b«scb«ll club is giv- ing «dance tomorrow (Satur- day) in Amblcsidc H«ll. D«nc- ing 9 to 12. There will bc a four piece orchestra «nd rcfr&~hmcnts will be served. Tickets m«y be obtained at the door, 50 cents. AIRS. F. X. HODGSON of IVest Vancouver I'remicr Voc«list who gains new honors. ilIrs. F. X. Hodgson has again added to her laurels by being chosen as the assisting artist with the Amphion Society in Se- attle at their concert on the 16th %lay, at the ~iIasonic Temple. The Amphion Society is a Male Voice Choir and won the first place for three years in succes- sion at the B. C. Musical Festi- val in Vancouver, thus retaining the coveted Shield for all time, and is considered the best choir on the Pacific Coast. Their con- certs always draw large audienc- es. Conservative Assn. Executive to Meet 4 meeting of the executive of the Conservative Association of IVest Vancouver will be held in the Canadian Legion rooms on &Ilonday evening at 8 p. m. As important matters will come be- fore this meeting every member is urgently requested to attend. DR. LYLE TELFORD LECTURES HERE NEXT IVEEK Dr. Lylc Telford, ivho recently has been much in the spotlight on account of his lecture "Com- panion«te ill«rri«ge," is coming to IVest Vancouver next week «nd will give this lecture at the Hollyburn Theatre on Tuesd«i «nd IVcdncsd«y evenings. The details are given in the «dver- tiscment which appears on an- other page of this issue. Public Drawing for May Queen V«lcric Rerrie to be ill«id of Honor The public drawing held in the Lonsdale Theatre last IVednes- day evening resulted in Miss Christian Lcighton of Lonsdale becomiiig Ilay Queen for 1928. The dr«wing was done by S. Gis- by out of «hat held by illayor iAIorden. Her maids of honor, who werc chosen later, wei& iAIiss V«lerie Rcrric of IVest Vancou- ver and i~liss Clark of Dollarton. illiss Rcrric is a daughter of illr. and i4!rs. A. A. Rerrie, 1836 Duchess Avenue, and a pupil at Hollyburn School. Outdoor Sports Well Under Way ALIBI.ESIDE I'ARK IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION The season for outdoor sports is now here. Baseball starts tomorrow, and the first home game of the senior team is billed for Thursday at Ambleside Park, the opening game be- ing played tomorrow at Mahon Park, North Vancouver. Some little time ago the council authorized some slight expenditure for putting in shape the Ambleside Park. So far, on the present playing field, nothing has been done. The ground is indeed in a most deplorable condition for baseball or for any other game. The surface is strewn with stones of various sizes, making it impossible for the ground to be used mth much degree of safety. Of course, much other work is neces- sary to put the grounds in good condition, but we understand that it will be necessary to wait for this until a steam roller is brought into the district. But there need surely be no waiting, though, for the removal of these stones. Two men working for a couple of days could easily gather these up and thus ensure that the home league games will be played at home, for the pleasure and convenience of IVest Vancouver residents instead of having the home games transferred to North Van- couver, as has been threatened by the league officials. AVe have comparatively few public sports in ~Vest Vancouver, and in no other, perhaps. do as many non-players get enjoyment as in the game of baseball. Hence. this necessary improvement to Ambleside Park is not only for the benefit of the players, but for the public generally. As the council has already decided to make some improve- ment, we would urge that a start be made at once, so'that we can get the full season's benefit from the sports that may be witnessed at this park. Teach Children to Watch the Road The long summer days are upon us, when everybody, old and young alike, spend as much time out of doors as possible. Summer days are auto days, and every year the number of autos is increasing. 31any a young life will have been snuffed out before the fall arrives, for the auto constitutes one of the greatest menaces of all to child life, as the terrible death roll year by year abundantly proves. The auto has come to stay, at any rate unless it is superseded by the aeroplane, and the intrinsically small progress made in aircraft since their invention renders 'that extremely unlikely. Therefore, as their number increases, so will the death roll grow among the people and especially children. The one real remedy, that of having motor roads carried on embankments or fenced in the same manner as raihvay tracks and confining the use of autos to such roads only, is impossible for a number of reasons. This idea might be carried out in the country, but its adoption in our cities would mean the practical elimination there of the auto both for business and pleasure, and it is in the cities that their numbers are greatest and where they constitute the greatest menace to human life. So far as grownups are concerned, the number of accidents can be and is greatly reduced by proper traffic regulations and the substitution of gaol sentences for fines for reckless drivers. At the same time the big and powerful have always crushed the weak, and this is as true in the case of motorists as in the world of nature. The owner of the big car frequent- ly makes the smaller car yield the road to him, and a man who oivned and drove a tank would do the same by the big cars, if tanks, were in ordinary everyday use. There is one point in law, however, that should be settled definitely ivithout delay by appeal to the highest courts, and that is ivhether a pedestri- an or an autoist has the right of ivay. The common laiv gives the right of way to pedestrians, and in the case of horse- drawn vehicles there has never been any question about that right. But there is considerable doubt in the minds of many as to whether this does not apply equally to the motor car, «nd many pedestrians who hold this conviction are run over every year. EVith children the case is entirely different. Young and particularly very young, children only see the point which they wish to reach and look neither to the right nor the left in doing so. Even the callous motorist is, we believe, usually careful as regards children, and in the great majority of accidents the fault is with the child. Consequently the qnly effectual remedy lies in the daily training of the young to look to right and left before crossing a road. If this were dinned into their ears daily at home and in the school, we believe the number of accidents to children would be grcatlv reduced. In Arizona, where scorpions are plentiful and fre- quently found in the houses, children are taught from their earliest infaricy never to touch or play with these dangerous insects, and it is largely effective. Similar methods should yield equally good results as regards motor cars and such training would certainly save a great many children from pre- mature death. At any rate it would appear to be the simplest and most effective way of lessening the appalling loss of life among children from autos.