I> -.1 • V t ■ i; •-*■.••* •m*....*--. ' ; 1^;°ymcial Llbr-wf 30'jua&O97 ;;:>,v;'VlCTORiA>Ch7.7v-- ' •?.$ I n-dustria.1 Unity tis-jStr eng-*tl-t The Official Organ of District No. 18, U. PI. W. of A. Political Unity is Victory VOL. V. No, 39 FERNIE, B. CM February 19t_i, 19IO $1.00 a Year- PASSING OF A PROMINENT MAN David Breckenridge Well Known Lumberman Dies Suddenly ♦ DIED IN WIFE'S ARMS ♦ <►♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ *•--♦ ♦ ♦ ♦*.-,' ' ♦ ♦ NOTICE ♦ *♦* ' . ' —T ._'..♦ ♦ Miners will please stay away ♦ ♦ from Bankhead as men are be- ♦ ♦ ing laid off. No use coming ♦ ♦ here looking for work. ♦ ♦ '♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ SIX HURT IN WRECK V- CRANBROOK, B. C, Feb. 17—David Breckenridge, foreman' in charge for the Crow's Nest Lumber company at Wardner, and a brother, of Jno. Breckenridge the prominent railway contractor, died yesterday afternoon under particularly distressing circumstances. It appears that on Saturday he became suddenly ill at one of the company's camps about two miles below ,Fbrt Steele.' The symptoms became so alarming-that he was at once sent to Fort Steele, where it was stated, Dr. Hugh Watt' administered some medicine to alleviate the extreme suffering of the patient. ■Yesterday morning Mrs:' Breckenridge and Arthur Lund proceeded to take him with the'fastest team possible to the St. Eugene hospital at Cranbrook, his condition being* so grave as to render an operation, necessary at once.- ' ■ • ' v" , '7 While ascending the -long hill neai Fort Steele he,' suddenly died in his wifels arms. * The' afflicted lady- is said riot to havelknown that death had occurred until within a mile or Jwo_ of Cranbrook, • ■',.-■.',. He was about 42 years of age, and for several years past had been in the " charge ■ of the very extensive logging Train Derailed on Shore of Portage Lake, Minnesota—Some of the Cars Burned CHINESE NEW YEAR o pperafions~of—the Crow'sNesT _ ass" Lumber, company. Acute gastritis' is supposed to bp the cause of death. -The most intense regret is expressed in every, section of the community,- and the public deeply sympathize" with Mrs. -Breckenridge In her bereavement, '.. Mrs. Breckenridge left later for Pet- '" erborough, -Ontario, with the remains, where they will be Interred in the fam* .ily plot.' WALKER, Minn.. Feb. .16—The Minnesota and International northbound passenger train was derailed soven miles southeast of here* on* Saturday afternoon, •.:■" • The injured are Charles Elclunan, Alexandria, cuts about the head and limbs. Charles Burns of the Ernest Fisher Theatrical company, internal injuries, serious. Miss Mltcholl of the same company, internal injuries which are thought to lie serious. > Harry Lacour, Hibbing, hands and head badly cut. Mrs. Geo. Coppersmith, wife of the conductor, bruised and cut about the head. , Unknown man,' internal injuries, of serious nature.* The derailment occurred on the shore of Portage lake. The engine, tender and first baggage car went all over the.defect without derailment. Tho second baggage car, smoker and day coach, concluding the train, all. left the tracks, and turned turtle on the verge of the lake and began to burn. • The fire was quenched by the engine crew. . ' - ■ *- ■ ■ The train contained twenty four men all of whom were slightly injured or shaken up. , ,7 The local colony of Celestials have been In festive mood during the past few days, and their quarters' on the norths end of Victoria avenue' were unusually, animated. • The occasion has been the celebration of their new- year's season, and a right royal celebration it was. A- little history of the occasion may be of interest: Their New Year's day does not always fall on the same date of tho year. It depends on the sun and the date of .the Celestial Emperor's birthday. Like our own New Year, itcis a time of rejoicing for the subjects of China all over the world, and thousands upon thousands of fire crackers are used to mark tho occasion. This New Year is 2101, in* the Confuclon Era, and the second in the reign of His Majesty Soon Houng. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ '♦- ♦ BRITISH^ELECTIONS OVER . LONDON. Feb. 16—With the election on'Saturday of Mrc Watson, Liberal candidate for Orkney, Shetland Isles, by a' large majority the member:'< ship of the new parliament is * complete, the standing of the parties being: „ Liberals, 274; Unionists, 273; Nationalists.'82; Laborites, 40. BOWLING The Commercials and Newspaper Bowlers rolled the' initial game in "the city league at Ingram's on Monday night, and the paper men nosed out and came under the tape a few points tp the good. The scores for the three ends were: Commercials Hughes :.s. .......133 126 158—417 Mitchell 121 13S 153—412 Kenny 120 118 99—327 Gillespie 162 150 US—430 Wagner '." 106 105 ,119—330 McDonald 127 ' 113 160—430 Printers . Wallace .: 147 140 Buckley .7 ... ...121 122 Woodhouse 120 99 McLeod 139 111 Stanley ... 112 173 Whimster "150 134 2346 150-437 77—320 119—338 175—425 132—417 131—115 2352 CARD OF THANKS Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Leacey wish to tender tlieir expressions of gratitude for the many acts of, heartfelt sympathy sown at their recent bereavement in the loss-of iheir Infant daughter Jessie Annie. LAW SAYS NO CJNGE Winnipeg Plumbers Lose and Are Required 7 To Put Up SAD ACCIDENT ST. VALENTINE MASKED BALL THE LEGEND OF ST. VALENTINE RECALLED.BY A GAY AS- , 7 ' c c iu n i _v ' WINNIPEG, Feb. 15—A cable from London says:*, "The privy council today refused the special application of the defendants in the case of Cotter vs.Osborn-j ct al, for leave to appeal the decision of the court of appeals in Winnipeg delivered in December, 190S. ..The result of, this decision means a seilous blow to the union plumber-; of this city. * The case was an action i'or an injunction and damages amounting to $25,000 for picketing, .conspiracy and boycotting by the master -plumbers, against'the Journeymen Plumbers, Gas & Steamfltters and Helpers local union _Vr._fi9__n_T-.i-ii- lone * Boy Crushed to Death While Helping his Father to Move a House— Terribly Mangled. ' MORDEN, Man., Feb: 1—Lesley.-the 13 year-old son of John Patterson, who lives ten miles northeast of here, was almost instantly killed yesterday afternoon while assisting his father to move a house. ' Lesley was driving one of the teams which was attached to the. house, and it is thought that he tried to'get on one of the skids in order to get a ride and in doing so he fell under the building, the skid passing, over him and mangling him almost beyond recognition. He lived but a few seconds after the accident. <t. HILLCREST MINE SOLD? A Rumor to that Effect Is Now Being Circulated ■ ■ * THREE DEAD FROM FIRE Terrible Disaster Which Nearly Wipes Out a Family . Thp congregation at the Baptist church on Sunday evening last was the largest that has gathered.there yet- and a splendid service was held. The pastor, Rev. \Y. F. Spidell will preach morning and evening tomorrow, in the morning on 'The Value of the Common place," and in the evening on "An Interrupted Journey." Special music has been prepared'and a hearty welcome will be given to all. AFTER AN OUTLAW Price of $1200 Has Been Placed on the Head of a Famous Indian Outlaw SERIOUS CASE AGAINST MINERS Search Party Discovers Seven Men With Matches BODY FOUND ON BEACH Jane Adams'of Atlantic City Believed to Havo Been Murdered—After the Suspect ■ ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Feb. 16.-- With her biillroom gown frozen to her flesh the body of hnndsomo 18 year old Jnne Adnms, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adnms of this eit-.y, waB cast up by the sea early thla morning and was found lying on the bench by a trolley crow of tho Longport service, two miles below tlio city. Tho girl disappeared mysteriously on the night-of Fobruary 4th after Attending a danco on tho million dol* Inr plor In company with W. M. Seylor, a marrlod mnn, Soyler disappeared on Monday when he heard tlmt Mrs. Adnms, tho girl's mothor, Imd Issued a warrant, for IiIb arrest charging him wltli eloping with hor dnughtor, Ho deserted a wlfo nnd two children and tho wlfo Ib now 111 In bod from the shock, nnd fear becauso of the fear thnt the nccimntlon of the dead girl's mother that her husband was ln somo way responsible for tho death of hor -daughter. Believes Girl wab Murdered Thoro Ih n (loop cavity ovor tho girl's loft oyo, nppnroutly mndo with a blunt Instrument, Whon county physician Sounder!* tonight gnvo out tho roHUlt of IiIh niitopHy he declnred lt to be- Ills conviction that tho blow wns delivered' hy a uouoml porson with a blunt lURtriiinout. It cnuHoil n honiorrhngo of tho brain which roHUltod in dimtli. Tho body could nol lmvo boon put, In tlw wator from llio plor. No wator wan found In tho limp and tlm theory of nu accidental full from thn plor Ih thim rulod out. The masquerade ball held on St Valentino's night in Bruce's hill was a decided success. Varied and beautiful costumes were indrder.' At 11.30 the grand march was beautifully and artistically executed to tho Intense enjoyment of, thc many psectators present. After the grand march was finished Mr, H. A. Wilkes, Mr. J. L. Gates and Mr. Hamilton acted as the judges. ' Tho following were' the winners and others In costume: Ladles lst prize: Miss A. D. Skilling Spanish peasant girl. Ladles 2nd prize: Mrs. L. A, Mills,' Daughter of the Regiment. Gents lst prize: Charles Shoppard, Mephlsto. Gouts 2nd prize, Mr. L. A, Mills as George Washington. Comic costume: W. D, Schofield, as Colored Character. Bort Whimster: Mexican. Frod Vance: Sir Thomas Upton. Mrs. Frod Vanco: A School Girl. Harvey Brown: Johnny Bohlnd. Jack Bradbury: Plorlot. Mrs. T. Bullon: School girl. John MaEwen: Guardsman, Miss Barr: Rod Riding Hood. Miss Wearmouth: Spanish Dancing Girl, Miss McLachlan: An Old Fashioned Lady. Miss B. Pearson: Rod Riding Hood. II. G. Lockhart: A Bad Draira. Georgo Boulton: A Nlghtmaro. P. Puckoy: Tho Softest of tho Family. Ml SB G, Hughos: Canadian Girl, D. Mcintosh: Old Ilaysood. J, McDonald: Czar of Russia. II. Ornnt: Hoodoo. J. nates: MoGrnw. T. Mali: Samson. * Mm. Leu: Queen of SpadoH, " MIhh I). Sullivan: A Fairy, Mr. Leo: Hobo. J. Faulknor: Tho Man In tlw Ovor* alia. II. Black: Black Knight. It. Ih oxpoctod that, anothor hall will ho hold on (ho Bt, Patrick's night, on March 17, A congregational meeting will be held In Christ church (Anglican) at the close of the evening service tomorrow. All members and friends are requested-to attend. The Ukrainoan society at Hosmer will give a concert and dance at the Queen's Hotel on Tuesday February 22. Jacob Zarlsky, Steve Pellch and John Boychuk are the executive committee. FRANK, Alta., Feb, 16—President A. C. Flummerfelt of the International Coal and Coke Co. of Coleman paid a brief visit'to Coleman today 'enroute, from the coast to Montreal. He will -t^o^oT'eT^Iirt^liFiMdge^tFlooir^veF Ihe affairs of the Royal Collieries at Royal City. The Hillcrest company is engaged in the installation of a large plant designed for supplying power for the mine and for the lisvlihig of the .town of Hillcrest. , A rumor is current that the Hillcrest Coal company has sold out to eastern capitalists. -. As yet there Is no local confirmation of the report. PARRY SOUND, Feb. 17—Three children were burned to death last night in-a fire at Shawanaga at the home of Freeman Carpenter, about eighteen miles' north of here on the C. P. R. The father and mother, the five children and a young lady who was visiting at the home, retired lo rest about 10.30 leaving a good fire in the stove. ' ;, . . Mr. Carpenter was awakened by the glare of .light, and roused the others in the adjoining room. The children however, were up stairs. Tlie father rushed up after them, and succeeded in .getting three of them "out, but one of them died "four ■nours~iatei\ The qtire"r~two boys were burned to a crisp. At the head of a tribe of outlaw Indians, Gun-A-Noot, the rod man on whose head the British Columbia government has placed a. price of $1200, as the murderer of two white men at Hazleton," B. C. five years ago, and believed to be responsible ' for the death of the Maeleod brothers of Edmonton and for the mysterious disappearance of several other parties who liave .invaded the northern country, has been' encountered on the Sikanni .river in the interior of British Columbia. James YYhittesiein, a frontiersman, who has just roturned from an extensive prospecting trip, is the' man who brings in the story of the adventure rith the Indian. To capture Gun-A-Noot who has gathered about him'a daring band of kindred spirits, the police declare to be a most difficult task to accomplish. Whenever a party invades the country word of their coming is conveyed to Gun-A-Noot by the tribesmen. As a result of the news brought by Whittestein another attempt to cap- lure the outlaw will be made by the Canadian government. AWFUL CARELESSNESS CARNIVAL WAS BIG SUCCESS Our Michel correspondent writes: A gonornl search of the men in the Michel mines was made ou Saturday for matches, tobacco or smoking appliances iby the officials and seven of the employes were discovered with matches in their possession, Their names were taken and were handed to deputy inspector Strachon, to be dealt with as the law seems1 fit. The carrying of matches, tobacco or smoking appliances in the mines is strictly forbidden and the parties carrying the same should know that by so doing they are endangering the lives of the' other employes as well as their own. The law cannot deal too severely with them. A slight mistake on their, part may be the means of bringing desolation and sorrow to many a family, and many a home in the town of Michel. For the general safety of the men aud mines it might be better if these,searches were made of tenor.,. MAY ADJUST COAL STRIKE. THE SKATING RINK WAS SCENE OF AN ANIMATED EVENT FRIDAY NIGHT J.' V: Thornley, of Moyie, formerly of Fernie, and an enthusiastic booster for The Ledger,. is in town attending to business. *''•.- ■* '•' Judge Wilson held county coourt this week. In the case of Fred'Smith who was charged with the theft of a cheque for $19.80 belonging to P. Brown, the accused was found guilty and sentenced to a year In Nelson jail. A REIGN OF TERROR Tho l.mlicH Alii of the llnptlHt church will hold a Halo on March 22ml. Fur* tli or imi'tlt'iiliii'H will ho given In ler. I I \ t LONDON, February 16—Despatches from Canton declare a reign of terror prevails; that 500 persons have been killed in riots; that 5000 foreign drilled troops have mutlneed and that dissatisfaction is spreading ,very rapidly. ' Foreign residents are In danger and reinforcements have been rushed to the authorities, It Is feared that trouble which so far has been confined to the troops, will Bpread to the populace, which Is already restive, and the result will be an outbreak second only in seriousness to the Boxer troubles of a decade ago. Fighting In several quarters of the city is reported today, particularly In that section near what Is known as the east gate.'. „ When the authorities believed the trouble quelled, fighting was renewed with more seriousness In other * parts. An edict forbidding foreigners coming Into the city It being strictly enforced. Many foreigners hnve -gone from their quarters outside of the city, and nre on their way to Hong Kong. A SHORT HI8TORY The city of Canton Is nlso known as Yang-Chlng or the "city of rams," nnd Is n Inrge commercial city and port In the south of China. It is the capital of the province of KwangTung, of which the name Canton Is merely n corruption. The city la surrounded with walls partly brick and partly sandstone, 25 to 40 feet high, 20 feet thick with an esplanade inside, six miles In circumfer tince and It is divided by a partition wall running east and west. There are twelve outer gates, four gateti in the partition wall nnd two gates shut and guarded by night. In European Quarters At tha southwest quarter of the suburb south of the river are the Hongs or European quarter, divided from the river by a quay 100 yards wide, called Responsldentla walk. The streets, of which there are more than six' hundred, are In general lets than eight feet wide and very crooked. The houess along the water side are built on plies and subject to Inundations. ANCIENT BARRICADES Ancient barricades Inclose each street, and in thc principal streets night watchmen In watch towers pro* cl.ilm th* tlm* and sound the alarm it, There art* two pagodas, The Palm Pagoda, erected ten centuries ago, 1(10 feet high, and an octagonal nine storied pagoda, 175 feet high, erected more ihan 1300 years ago, and 150 ; temples or jots houses. The Honan temple, one of the The carnival on Friday night was a great success.' Tho ice was in good condition and there was a fair sized crowd on the tee. The following are' the'.winners: School girl: Alice Quail. School boy: Arthur Muirhead. Gentleman: J. MeLeam Second prize gents,. Mounted Polico. This gentleman was a carpenter but his name does not appear to bo known to the people in charge. . Lady: Miss A. Brown; 2nd prize, Mrs. Black. ' Comic: The Devil, A Gamble. Tlie judges were Mosdames 1-3. L, Wriglesworth, Dr. Wriglesworth nnd Kirkpatrick. Their decision were popular with the crowd. largest in Canton, covers with its grounds 7 acres, and has 175 priests attached. PRIESTS AND NUNS The "Temple of Filial Duty" has 200 priests supported by 3500 acres of glebe lands. The priests and nuns In Canton number more than. 3000, nine-tenths of them Buddhists. the "Temple of Five Hundred Genii" has 500 statutes of various, sizes In honor of Buddha and his disciples. Examination hall in the old city is 1330 feet by 583 feet, covers 16 acres and has 8,653 cells. There are also in Canton four prisoners, fourteen granaries, or elevators, a handsome English church; fourteen public schools and thirty colleges, a founding hospital, and English and American missionary hospital. Nearly half the craft on the river are fixed residences, and the population on land and wator Ib hardly less than two millions. CANTON'S SITUATION The admirable situation of Canton connected by three rivers with the whole province, oast north, south, and to the west with the distant Interior of China, nnd commanding a safe and commodious anchorage for the larger vessels, explains how, from an early period It was a favorite port with foreign merchants. The en rl I est notices date back to two centuries B. C, In 700 A. D, n regular market opened and a collector of customs appointed. The Arabs made regular voyages ns early as the Oth century, The Portuguese found their way to it in 1517, and v/ere followed by the Dutch a hundred years later. These in turn were overtaken and supplanted by the English before the close of the 17th century, and an immense trade was then carried on hv the nnertte nt the Peat ttxrttn f,ixm. nany. ' PROVOKED TWO WARS Their monopoly ceased on April 22, 1834. Since that (late the proceedings of the Canton government officers YXXI* nrlplnsturl twr, uixrt i.i\in ft**-* PrlMrV'. YV,» fltii \„t. captured by the allied French and English forces, December, 1857, and continued to be garrisoned by them until October, 1861. After the treaty of Nankin, signed AUg, 29, 1842, Canton was known as one of the five treaty ports, with Amoy. Fooehow, Ningpo and Shanghai. Foreign commerce is still hampered in many ways in Canton '■ how«v«r. Th* g*ner,il in-,*-*r-tirlfy render* it necessary to barricade every shop that contains anything of value, at; ausk, to that it can withstand a siege. At sunset business mutt stop. The chief *»ports from Canton are tea, tllk, sugar and eattla. COAL STRIKE SETTLED The Australian Coal Miners Will Go Back to Work on the 21st of This Month A cnblo niesHiiKo received from Newcastle, Australia, slates that tho big conl striko has boon sottlod and that the men will go back In work on tho 2lHt Inst., that is one week from today, It will no doubt, take a considerable time for the irilnoH to got running again, bin as soon as t hoy are going nnd the vohhoIh got supplied with coul condltloim will onco moro become normal, A numbor of vessels nro now on Hit** way to AiiHtralla with conl fmm India ami Japan, Somo of this may bo diverted, but the rout will hnvi* to hi* taken and UiIh will |invu a tendency io glut the marl-el, For n munl-or of yoai/H past Aukii'.-i- Iln Iiiih been pointed to nn iho one Kuintry where rIi'H'on could bo nvold- od. Tlm lulnilrei'H of Hint country will now have lo look to hoiiio othor coun* try fnr tliolr model. Company Officials Give Interviews to . Clergymen and' to' the Miners ° HALIFAX, Feb.'IC—An early ad-; " justnient of the strike by the Dominion Coal" company - miners appears more probable than it has since the trouble began. ' * • * It is learned that. President Plummor ■and_Cgit*^alJL_IariaKei__3utle__oJ_th_-: Dominion Steel and Coal companies gave interviews to Rev..G. Fenwick, Rev. Mr. Gillis and Rev. Father Fraser at their general offices at Glace Bay- today. These gentlemen „had a conversation with Messrs. Plummor, Butler and Superintendent McDougall and the companys position was fully' discussed. Later President Plummor received one of tlie U. M. W. men now on strike and the labor trouble was gone over at length. It is said that good results will follow these Interviews on behalf of the men. The conl company officials are prepared to receive any strikers who ask for an Interview with the manage: ment. The attitude of tho company Is regarded most favorably by the most of the men, who aro now Inclined to believe that the new officials arc' going to treat them fairly. LAWLEY BENEFIT Tho grand concert In aid of Mnster A. G, Lawley, aged four, who met with an accident on tho M. F. and M, lust Soptembor, will take place al the Grand Theatre on Wednesday noxt thi; 23rd Fobruary, Tho committee bog to inform the public that, the concert, will be first class, being provided by,, tho Ferule Philharmonic Sooloiv and a play to bo produced by the Coal Crook ThnHplniiH. Thin roii.*-*'ri is worthy of tlio mipport of every person. TIcketH lire for wile at BloaHdoH's*. Tin* committee acknowledgo the following HiibHcrlptloiiH ; Already acknowledged $ll)B.0f) W. PurlihiHon 1.00 W. Kllpalrlok 1.00 II. M. Ingram 3.00 J. HlmnliH 11.00 M.' .Mutz .".,()() L. CnrroHi'lla fi.00 \V. Mclntyro ;■ 11.00 ,1. IliirrliiU'ion I,Of) I), Mart In 2.00 T. Dom-liui 1,00 ; ■" W. IlililKo ,, 1,01) Tlin onploH for Uu-noxt I'lillhiirmoiilc ],;, Hnnln'*, j.oo ooiiiorl havo arrlvod nnd phirtlHo will ■,-, ||<-iiil>M^nii 1,00 IiohIii at nn i-nrly dato, Tliin- nnd plan- j \\\ |-|<lytiril ,, 1,00 miiiniiiicod noxt woolt, , A." All-.lroi.il ....,.,..'... 1,00 Tlio ii-.nuy frlomlH nf .Mm ThnimiH' W. II Kvihih I,on Hock will rogrot to Irani that hIio Ik 1,1, IIdIhtih 1,00 roiiflnoil lo hor boil mifforlng from a' Huvi'ii- attack nf rlii-uuiiilhuii. ' i $139.00 iNTcmon or oudoadyc onuc r*Tortc PRETTY WINTER S«ENE IN FERNtfc ■^■TAt^-TM* »,C- *<J_Btt!rVto.-*^.=^ T nmmMi PAGE TWO THE DISTRICT, LEDGER, FERNlS, B. .C. FEBRUARY 19, 1910' Conducted under the direction of"Proleiiaran" Address all matter for this page to "Proletarian" District Ledger ANOTHER.MINE? MASSACRE (Daily Socialist) The terrible catastrophe at Primero, Colorado, coming on the very day that the charnel house at Cherry is opened to yield up its dead, adds one more chapter to the fearful continued story of the massacre of the miners for the sake of profits. lt cannot be repeated too often that not one of the heart rending sacrifices of life that have occurred within the last three years need have occurred had precautions already known and approved been taken. These lives were not lost, because of lack of knowledge. These men did not. die because of an unavoidable accident. An explosion in a mlno,-In the light .of modern knowledge, is not an accident—it is a crime, , . The' mine at Primero is owned by the Colorado Ruel and Iron Company. This company also owns the state of Colorado. It is the company that-tried to railroad Moyer, Haywood and- Pettibone to the gallows. It is the company that, bought the Colorado legislature, and. forced it to disobey thc constitution in regard to the eight hour law. It runs the supremo court with the same autocratic power,that it operates its mines. '.* lt has always been known as a union crusher. It succeeded in driving the United Mine Workers of Arii- orica out of the mines in the locality of the accident several years ago. Hence there was no power to insist that ordinary precautions should be taken. Now that the accident has come there will be ito powerful organization • to care for thc victims, to compel a proper investigation, to give aid to the helpless dependends and to fight legal . battles to obtain some shadow of jus- . tice< The managers ancl directors of the Colorado Fuel.and Iron company,will not be punished" for this crime. They havo dipped their hands in the blood ___■■__ workers of Colorado so frequent- because I consider this advice superfluous. . . , "Whoever is as much convinced as I am of t,he conquering strength of the Socialist ideas and their power of attraction, knows that they are gradually winning over the entire working class even if they are not preached and propagated by the Trade Unionist day by day. "The attitude of the government,, an dthe bourgeois parties towards the demands of Labor, even when presented* by non-Socialist workmen, will take care that the logic of development follows its due course. "When South Gorman Catholic and non-Socialist textile workers petition the Reichstag for n ten hour day, and a good Roman Catholic workingmen's society whose members vote for the Catholic'ticket, In Beuthen, Upper Silesia, do the same for the introduction of the 'eight hour day in mines and smelting furnaces, and only the Social Democratic representatives support these petitions with all their might, as wns done in the last session of the Heichstag, that says enough. "Besides,* let us not forget that in the sphere of social reforms as elsewhere, the proverb holds good 'that appetite comes with eating. And there is no need to say which of all the political parties.is resolved and in duty bound to best satisfy the appetite of the .working class for reforms. Let us have some confidence in our own cause." , Bebel, however, urges the unions to bring all their power to bear upon thc government for the purpose of forcing through remedial legislation. He believes that every union man, irrespective of party, should be interested in every reform, in every law, and in the enforcement of every law which tends to better his condition.* ly that it scarcely serves to,attract .attention when a new crime is added to the list. . . Only when-the workers of Colorado and of every other state use their vote to do, away with the system that makes rit profjtttble to kill .will, such things cease to be. "THE WISCONSIN IDEA" , By Robert Hunter In Dw, Daily Socialist: Victor L. Berger come lime ago expressed thus briefly his attitude toward a Labor party: "I have always stood for a labor movomont with two arms—tho economic arm, which is tho Trado Union, and the political arm, whicli Is lho Socialist pnrty. "I don't, propose to turn llio trado union into a political machine, . nor lho Soelnllst party Into a sort of trade union. "Wo want, ovory trade unionist wo cnn got, to join tho Socialist party and ovory Socialist, who is ollgililo to join his economic orgiinlziillon. "Thus wo unite both nctivltlon in every worl-c-r. This is tho Wisconsin Idea." Vjctor Is iui Incorrigible provincial. Ilo knowH Iho literature of Soclnlism perhaps a swell ns nny mnn In Amorlcn, and ho Iiiih thoroughly studied tho tactics nud lho policies of tho lntor- tiallonnl, Bill. In building ii|i tho Wisconsin iiuivoinont., on tlio linos of Iho Kuro- poan pnrtlos ho novor hiij'h, thin Is Iho InternalInniil Idea. Ilo always snys, this Is llio WIhooiihIii Idea! In Ihls <"w--(i Uio Wisconsin Idon Is also the Hebol Idon, and you will soo ■ Hint, if you gel nud rend cnrofully: — August llfibol'H Lnbor Union nnd Political I'lU'llOH," It linh boon triiimlaicd by K. II. TIm'Iiiiih nud published by tho Social l.oin.ioruilr* I'ubllHliliig Company, ,'I'M Sixth Hi reel, Milwaukee, WIhcoiihIii, and every Kw-IiiMhi Hhould have It. It oan ho obtained for flvo contH and ll In worth much more tluni that to any reailur. Ileliel In pei'lni')'' the idohI glfleil of nil tlio mop In our movement, Me Iiiih had the longoM and the boul expoi- fonoo. Starting iih n worldiigmiiti he has fought lils way to n place of nlnioul .singular distinction In Uio Uennau em- lilr*'. lie,. Iiiih done llfly yenrH magnificent Hi'i'vloe, nnd If we will not llntcii more terrible consequences to themselves and to the human race. And it is as much, the duty of the Socialist party, as the political exponent of the working class, to demand justice for those girls as it is the duty to demand the, release, of a Mexican patriot or. the protection of a Russian exile. Already the Socialist press of the United States has done much to expose conditions of vice. It could scarce do work of more value.. This is part of the emancipations of the workers, for prostitution not only destroys, with unspeakable cruelly and shame working women, but it brutalizes "men, saps their, physical strength, destroys their moral stamina and leaves them an easy prey to their capitalist "masters. We must war against the white slave traffic. We cannot afford to leave this work to sympathetic reformers, for though we would welcome 'their efforts, we know that they /-ah- not do what the workers themselves can do. •• The voice of labor speaking on this question has the deep strong tone of material and paternal protection, lt will be heard. THE U. M. W. OF A. AND THE W. F. M. WHY WAIT FOR, A FLOOD? Word comes from Paris that the municipal and national authorities impounded the food supplies when the flood cut off their furl her importation and the dealers started to'charge exorbitant prices. , , The government decided that in the face of a starving, city private property ceased to have the rights it had so long enjoyed. , ' ,. , When the flood drove great masses of people from their homes the,,same i government took possession of all the | vacant houses and without permission He believes therefore, that the union i from the owners, filled them 'with should fight in, a non-partisan man ner to gain every possible advantage in (he present class state'. . * They should hold meetings and conferences; Uiey should discuss pending legislation, attend legislative commissions lo present Iheir views. , They _hould_do_all_in_thein_powe__to__in*i, crease their "political power and to improve their material condition. The trades unions, Bebel says, must get. into workingmen's' politics though not, necessarily into party politics. Toy must take ''a position on all questions concerning higher and popular education, the position of religious communities in the state, on taxes; transit, public welfare, on public and private security, on public administration, on care of the public health, lnbor legislation, etc, Rut it is quite impossible lo give a short summary of Bebel's valuable pamphlet, Get li nnd road It, It will do you good nnd givo yoii aii Idea ns to where The Wisconsin Idon" really comes from. A LABOR CONGRESS ON SLAVE TRAFFIC WHITE Tho, recent Trndos nnd Lnbor con- gron shr.-hl at Quebec look'a slroi'g position on tho while slave truffle in this country, Tlio (Juniuliiin laborers nro aroused to the fact that tho victims of this uuHpenliiiliol i ruff lo aro, chiefly young working girls and so thoy pass resolutions demanding legal protection I'or thoir daughters, The resolutions wero brief nnd pointed, Tliere woro no apologetic sophistries nbout llio thing being necessary, This evil destroys working girls; It,Is the duty of thu working cIiiks to protect llh daughters. At prosont to quoin lho resolutions, "It Ih easy for rich or vicious men lo hot ray nnd desert, girls who aro not able to prnteci thi'iiiHelvcs." Thou I'ol- Iiiwk llio demand lo "without 'delay amend the code, mulling thoso vIooh piinlHlinblo hy lnw," 11 Is not difficult in ioo thai tho vIcltuiH liiHlltuilonH form nu easy way of disponing of he* irayeil glrlH, honor* to protect working glrlH, wo iiuihI wnr nn vIcIoiih Institutions. Tills demand Ih pei'HlHlent nm) It, will be pei'HlHlent will moan more toward Hinggoiing Die wlillo slave inil'lic than nil the worlc ot' all llio roi'nrniei'H ou nil the eoiilliieiil.H of Ilie globe, Yearly Hie trlliiile gntes—liiitidiftlH of I Iiohh- iiikIk nf girl children (ihey nro nonrly all ui'ih-r IS) 111 the fulled Slaloti alone uncounted UitiiiHiiiulH the world over, to Uio hIkii'I lived horror ol a lilt1 of hIiiiiiio, Aud Un1 working people have, known iliiH--liecaiiHo of UiIh thoy allium!. those whom.the water had driven out of tlieir homes., ,- Much the same course, was pursued in San Francisco during the, earthquake," at' 'Galveston when the flood came and ' in other places suffering from terrible calamities. . t -* **iYhy should=we=*-waifc=foi^*S!'i—earth**. quake or a flood to feed the hungry "and* house the homeless in disregard of private property? Tliere are more hungry peopjle in America today than in Paris. There are more*, homeless people in this country than in Paris, Tp be sure, they are'scattered over a greater territory, nnd the cause of their suffering is less spectacular, These things make their hunger no less painful, their exposure no more endurable. ■ •Why is n* flood that raises prices nny more of a calamity than.a trust that does tho same thing? Why is a system of liiiullorcliRjri thnt crowds the workers inlo foul slums nny different than n flood thnt drives them out of thoso slums? Whoroln is a writ of ejection superior to tho flowing rivor as n means of forcing n family in linste to tho streets and raids? If It Is ft good thing to abolish prlvnto property temporarily, whon'it. Is starving a city In I lino of flood, why Is It not belLor lo nliollh-li it when it is I'ormanonlly sinning n nation in tlriio, of peace nnd quid? The following editorial appeared in tlie United-'Mine Workers Journal relative1 to the anticipated coalition of both organizations: "For more' than a decade these two great organizations have been acting separately Instead of in conjunction, We have often wondered why this should be done, and often deplored The lack of "coherency, that should exist among men who are engaged in a common pursuit in life, and who were (ill, more or less, depending on each other for success in tlieir efforts. , We are therefore rejoiced that on the reaching of the age of maturity of the parent body we find a delegation of strong men, headed by President Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners, who are present seeking for a closer affiliation of the two great bodies. 'And it was a great pleasure to us to seo the reception that was given to Brother Moyer when he made the, plea for that affiliation, thus showing that the delegates to the convention were in enthusiastic accord with the aims of their western brothers. '* Since President Lewis^was inaugurated there has been great efforts on both' sides to bring about this condition. President Lewis paid a visit to the western convention in 190S, and Secretary Frank J. Hayes of District 12 made a similar visit ih 1909, and there has been a gradual approach- ment toward the ultimate .desire.. Whether the two organizations will be made one by action of the two con; ventions this year or not is a matter that cannot be forecasted with accuracy in this issue. But from the action of our convention in appointing a special committee to consider and devise ways and means for.a closer alliance, if not amalgamation,' it is certain that this end, in some shape or form, will be accomplished. ..-That this result could and-would be beneficial to the members of both the bodies,'there can be no doubt, and ■there-is_a~spIeffdid~illustratioir~iirT.ire* action of the British Miners Federation last summer, when by united effort it successfully resisted the attempted encroachments on the, Scottish miners, and instead of .lowering, raised .the minimum scalonfc In these days' of pools and trusts of capital, with .billions of dollars b'e- ,45" Steam-Heated Rooms Hot and Cold Baths * ■ " The King Edward Fernie's Leading Commercial Hotel The Finest Hotel in East. Kootenay J. L. GATES, Prop. di-i'iul in nee Uu' girl child come Inlo to hliii', then to whom shpuhl wo 1Ih*|i||o finally, "glrln havo Hiinh n hard 1 • iiiim- in Ui'' Vioim, it. ih ho iiani to U- ■■•l-M ll-Villi lit hind them making war on the .labor unions and insisting on scab (open shops), there can be no shutting our, eyes to the fact that in solidarity of the union of the craft lies the salvation of the members of that craft from trust slavery. ■ In other words, we can only, successfully 'fight fire with fire*. And, being confronted with a number of gig- antic trusts that •theraten our downfall, we can only fight them successfully by th. organization of a more gigantic trust, and that a solidified labor force that trusts in itself and one another, and can, not only thrwart,their encroachments, but force other concessions.' ' We cannot seo anything in the proposed amalgamation or affiliation, call it what you may, but beneficial results. If gone into in the proper spirit, and wisely and judiciously carried into effect, the results are bound to be far reaching in b.eneficiaf gains to the members of, both organizations. "United we stand, divided we fall," should be taken in the fullest literal sense, and construed to mean "All United," especially under our modern productive competitive system, which makes every workman only a part of a medium to grind out gold for the Plutes who live in million dollar man- sions'and build.a shack of two or three rooms for the man who, actually produces. ' i ' In the proposed affiliation we see' great, hopes for solidarity, and ■ with solidarity, we can defy the exactions of the trusts and humble and defeat every effort they made to enslave and solidarity of all men who cfoIlow mining for a living and affiliation with all other labor bodies is* an object much to be desired by the entire min-* ing craft."'*-*' Victoria Ave. Febnie; B. C Fernie Livery, Dray & Transfer Co. ice: for sale , "> Contracts Taken Including Stump Pulling, Land Cleaving and Ploughing. Lot us figure on your next job Rubber Tired Buggies, New Turnouts Rizzuto Bros. Props. Alberta Show Case Works 1 „■ ^Manufacturers of STORE FIXTURES Calgary, Alta. n ' ' * 1 To Boys and Girls or Any Person in Canada U It . IU- "iiy.t Ihiu ih" C.cnnim Pnt-lnll-t holff'vod nt nm- tlm*-. Mint tin- Hpnclnl mlHHlon of the Triidt* UiiIohh wnH to HiTVi- moro or Ji-kh m- iccniiiing mu- ti-riiil for Hoclul nomocracy, Many Social Dcmocnilx lhi<;i gavo un- Mmtiii-, huppmi Mnijiiy on uiih ground. "Kv.'ii I inymilf ni first," ho snys, "regard-"!! tho irndf union entirely by UiIh view." lit- then bIiowh how IiIh own view nnd Mint of Mm party grew to a pri> I>.-r ii'ioKiillli-n iff tin- ■.uluti of Trnd-i Utilnmi, " i'uiiu: uf the -.uululi-»(K I'tmMhut.il to iHKc that il wum tint duty of trade mi* iniilKtii tn Join the flocliil Democratic pany. Hut even this ndvlco, llobnl did not give. "Kirsi. h-'rniiar* If I did give thin advice nny attempt nt nn uuderntund- ing with lhe mil-inti ninn-llnR on thn ground nf other party politic* would be out ot Dw (|ii<-.m)ori. And secondly l:i'iji i'lil'- fn,i*j diingrr," lire rein.-irk!! wrung from working i'Iiihh imrcnm. They, have looked on Iho dangoi' to Mielr (ImukIiI.th iih ii child might, look on wild lieiiHtH lu a fiiroRt—it tiling in be fi'iired mid to lw avoided but nol to lie coped with or Hint. Thi'Hf Quebec resolutions nhnw an awakening, "In ('uiui-lii at least from Mils 11 mo ou It will noi bo each girl tn bnttlo fnr herself alone ngaltiHl Iho forces thnt miike profit out of her destruction; la* imr, orKiiiiized to protect liHf-lf, will tint leave Its daughtere longer unpro- Ivdctl, The small wiigcn of the fathom Ih forcing Mm glrl» out to work enrly, nnd tiie Hini'vnllon wngeii of tho girls keep theiii in 'incut of heller pay, lind while they nro tieoklnir Improvement of their condition they nre dragged Into the not of the whito fdnvo. They art) ImprlHoned jiint na suroly nn aro political prlwonerH nnd wllh fur AFRAID OF SOCIALISTS Si'ipt*. or William Protest.1,*J Behind Rows of Guns—Socialists Have Big Gathering moni.liV, Feb, lii-*-] Willi's whole kiu'I'Iboii wiin under arniH lodny, Machine gum* brought, into tlio city undor cover of diirkiiomi hint nlghl. woro ready to bo plnnled al hirnionic points. Tho cimlle, Kmpernr WIlllitin'H I'ohI* donee, hrlmh.'il wllh bnyonotfl, The Inner cl ly, lu which nre located the gov* cmmi'iil offlcei* and lliu rcHidonco of Mio Imperial chancclloi', woro prolccl* ed by trlpplo IIiich of polico, PohIoiI In every public"phicu wiih the prochi' mntlon Hlgnnd hy tho pi-OHldonl. of tho polico: "1 warn curl'iimlty m-okm-H thnl (ho Hli'uulH ure only for truffle. In ciiho nny oppoHlilon Hhould lio mndo in lho uulhoi'lly of the Hlulc wenpoiiH will bo UHod." All Mioho precuuiioiiH worn taken on iiccntinl of Hid announcement which Iho HocIiiIIhIh hud mndo Mini, tn inaiiH meellnuH would be hold lodny in Nor* Iln nnd Hh vicinity to protoHl. iiKiiiiiHt. Premier Ilethniiinn llollowcg'ii elcclnr* nl reform mon euro for 1'runnln, und Mint inomliei'H of thn PniHHhin dlot mid ol' the imperial (lurnuui rclchiitiig would npeiik nt tin-He gnllinrlngH, A hundred and twenty MiniiHund cr,r |.i|ii.i.. ni-.i'l" tlii- HuMi-ivIM**"" and Mielr l-opre-HHlvn prnpni-nllmiH Heom rldlculoiiH lodny hy marching to Mioho mcf-tlugH lu orderly procoHHlon, clean, tidy, (In-sued'in their Bund ay best, Hinging Boelnll'ilk. Hongii nud nccn- ■dnniilly nhoutlng "l.own with Hnll* *-' *•» Thn luoctlngH too wero orderly und Mio mounter domnnHtnillon ngnliiHt tho government hill woh ImproiiHlvo bo* tmuHO nf the ordorllncHH nf Dw ontlro proceeding,* nnd Mm (Utility of Social- lutlc dlflclpllno, There woro dl-iturhanceq Jn many of tho lnrgo cIHch result Ing In tlio wound* In-; nt many iM-runn,-* by lhe iictlnnH nf tho pollen. To introduce Dr. CJrovo'a Finn on s Stomach; Kidney and Liver Pills we aro giving away ABSOLUTELY FREE the handsome nnd useful premiums below listed, for soiling only Six Boxes at 25c a box. « Just send your ful.l namo' aiid address on a pnHtnl curd, saying you will do your IjokI to soil tho pills among your friends, namo lho Premium you want, and wo will forward you Iho pills post paid. When sold return uh tho money and wo send YOU YOUR PREMIUM FREE No. 1—Boy's Hnndsome Air RlfleN'ickel Stool Barrol and Polished Walnut Stock. No. 2—Girls or Boys Beautiful Ilk, Rolled Gold, Turkish Diamond Ring No, 3—lfriudRomo Twoploco Steel Carving Sot, Imllnllon Slag Handles. No. •I—Magnificent in--, Rolled Mold TwImI. Brooch 'n bounty,' No. G—Handsome Magic Lnnlorn eomplnto wllh Hlldo vlows and lump. No. 6—Iloniily Camera and outfit, tukos pictures *ix2, biggest offer ovor mado. Nc. 7—Up-lo-dftln Fountain Pon, Rolled flold Nib and rubber Imrrol, boxed complcto with filler, Address THE MORTIMER DRUG & MEDICINE CO. 23 Barton Ave. - - Toronto, Ont. I Increased cost nf living ninniiH prosperity for tho few who own tho mean* of life. ThoKO who own Mio nionim of lir« ennnot ho expected to do anything thnl will destroy the, proxperlty which thoy now onjoy through tho Ignorance of tho masses of tho pooplo. I New Stand With a Full' Line df Men's Furnishings HARDWARE A full line, of shelf and heavy Hardware in stock together with" a complete, range of, Stoves Furniture Department Oiir Furniture Department embraces the , most1 unique and up-to-date lines. ■ . . Come in and have a look ' 71 - J, D. QUAII, FERNIE, B. C, p3^33K$$2&m$5K!^^ « * SS' 9$ Andy Hamilton i Tinsmith and Plumber y> We can furnish you with estimates in " $ anything in our line | p ''•'."■'■ ' i f/.K;.?::'?;.-^:^^ Singer Sewing Machines Co., Fernie, B. C. Why be without a Sewing* Machine when you - can get one for $3.00 a month? Needles and Oil always kept In stock Wm. BARTON, Agt. (North or School) Pellatt Ave. ^Bfcv. rfM _MI ^tm\ ^WW^a cbfsf *%*% Working Shirts 50 Dress Shirts 50c We carry a complete line of Ladies' Keady-to-Wear Shirt Waists, Underskirts, and Whitewear KEFOURY Vuxt tt)'tVI«»«in Cun-U'Ht'iro of Canada QUARTERLY DIVIDEND Notico i.s horoby -uivon that n Dividond at tho rnto of Six per cent pnr annum upon tho jmid up ciipilnl .stool-; of Tlio Homo Bank of Canada has boon do- ohired for tho three months ending 2Hth Fobruary 1010, and the Riimo will bo jmyablo at tbo Head Uliioo nnd Jinuichcs on nntl alior Tuowhiy tho First day of March noxt. . Tho transfer hookH will bo closed from tho 14th to tho 2fith ot Fobruary, both days inolusivo. Ity Order1 of tho Board. „ Toronto, January 10t.b Jam oh Mason* John Adair, tionoml Manager. Mgr. Fornio. I Advertise in The Ledger^ THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. ,C. FEBRUARY 19, 1910 i STRIKERS ARE WINNING OUT Tie,uS Works of Chas. M. Schwab- ■ ° O , o ' Over 7SO Laborers Are Now Fighting Him </' BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 15—The strike at the plant of, the Bethlehem Steel Company spread to- the mold- i-ing department today when, following o a conference with Charles M. .Schwab, who refused to consider their * grievance, 250 molders went out. These men have been employed on the steel molding benches and are of the highest ., class df-tthe skilled labor employed in the .plant.' ' - ° " - ■ .- Two hundred riggers, on the new $1,000,000 blast furnaces also went out today, and their striking ties up, all construction work. The riggers'get 12 1-2 cents an hour and ask 20 cents The union scale is 45 cents, t Three hundred more Hungarian laborers joined the strike today, which makes 750 laborers now involved. Tlio laborers gathered, in large , numbers about the'.plant today,ami reasoned "with the men going into work. The result was that many men refused to go -through the gates to work," but went to the rooms of.the union and.joined in with the strikers". 1 The .town officials, claim that they fear an outbreak following the alleged stoning of Night Foreman A. McNeill as he was leaving the plant early today. A number of others who have refused to quit work,also complain to • the police that.they have been assaulted while they were going to and from work. Twenty-five deputy sheriffs were today sworn in to assist the town police in preserving order, aud it was made plain, by those in 'charge that at the first signs of troubel the state constabulary will "be asked for.* Schwab's Bluff Quickly Called The strike of the, steel molders today was unexpected by the officials. They sent a committee to see Charles M. Schwab to havo him take up certain minor grievances. , 1 Ho told,the committee that any consideration that was given them would be given after the., present strike was settled. The result was that when the result was reported tho .molders decided to at once join in with the strikers. , . Organizers aro very busy among the men, and American Federation of Labor officers, who are in charge of the work, predict that in a few weeks the plant will bo tied up. This is denied by tlie company .who say that; they are filling the places of the strikers with men as fast as they can make selections from hundreds of applicants. The strikers today wired Samuel Gompers to come and take charge of the strike; *• The strike came at a bad. time for the company as it had plenty.of orders and every one. of the departments was running overtime when the men walked out. Some of the orders are rush orders and every effort is being made to keep the plant going to avoid paying forfeits on work undelivered. ' . FRENCH. SHIP STUCK ON ROCKS Over Hundred and Fifty -^-^-Missing—Several Washed Up -MARSEILLES, France, Feb. 16— ■Hoping against hopo for news of relatives'or friends who, were aboard the wrecked French'Transatlantic steamship liner Chanssy, hundreds of persons' besieged the offices of the company today. . „ " Half crazed with grief they attempt- ed to wreck the' offices. A riot was prevented by a strong guard of local police." The liner foundered yesterday off the.island of Majorca, the'largest of. the Dalericu group. Marcell Morn:!, an Algerian customs officer and .a passenger named Bladoz, woro the only Burvlvors, ' ' , There wero 87 passengers on tho stenmor whon sho foundered In addition to tho 70 members of the crew, It is almost certain that 155 persons lost thoir lives. Morrol has boon tnkon to a hospital on.tho island of Minorca. His mind is giving away undor tho terrible strain, and he constantly raves and cries of tho awful scones that followed tlio wreck nnd the cries of tho doomed mon nnd women. Tho wreck occurrod In Llosn pass- ago, ono of tho most dangerous spots ln tho Mediterranean. Tho wntor tn tho pnssnge Is over two hundred feot deep, Throo yoni'H ago tho llnor Villo do Romo Bank In almost exactly tho snmo spot. Moro thnn n score of bodies of tho Chanzy disaster were wished nshoro todny. Nonrly nil of thom were clnd ln night clothos. Hundreds of pcrHons ore pntrolllnp- tho shore, ami nro Keeping up a unarch for bodies. IN THE LABOR WORLD Job Hookers nro vory plentiful in tlio Crow's Nost Vnllny, * * * I'olltlcnl j-iirtloH, like ollior Institutions, nro Horvlnfi* tho ptiriio'io.*) or tlio ones who pay llio hills, * * * Ono moans or pruvoniliig lot-hontH, Mtrlkt-s ami lioycolin Ik for nil wnnt.* workorH to dominid tlio union lnbi'I will'll lllllUllIK pUICllllHOH, » * • Nitnulnio, II. C.„ hns cIohimI Ils jnll ns It lum no hho for It, Two thirds of the population are, of course, Socialists. ,*' . '■* * ■# Lack of intelligence among the working class • perpetuates the system that enslaves a -world.—John M * O'Neill. , . * * .* „ Marcus Martin, secretary Moyie B. C, Miners Union, reports things as very quiet industrially in that locality. . , * *, * 'Old party economists are becoming forgetful. Not one of them has arisen to explain with - ponderous gravity that tlie present<disastrous high prices ■aTe-u"ndo"ub.edly~caus"ed~Uy~tire~reapp- earance of Halley's Comet. » » * . „Give human beings.'sufficient nourishment, and' allow them plenty of fresh air,-with(decent conditions of employment, and tuberculosis will be soon as rare as leprosy. * * *, • , , * ' Victoria Trades and Labor council has sent in a splendid report to the special committee at Ottawa In favor of the adoption' of the proposed eight- hour bill on federal works. "■ * * * Labor is rapidly organizing in Japan practically overy trade having its organization, tho constant exchange of Ideas among the wago workers bringing also powor of organized effort and tho knowledge of such power. * * * The total of 121 Jives lost In 1900 is not far from four times tho total of last year when !_ men found wat- ory graves on tho great lakes, The shipping of Incompetent crews during the strike of tlie summer Is held responsible. * * * . Charity is a part payment, voluntarily made, in ordor to keep tlio creditors In tho dark as to tho correct sum coming to thom, thus proventlng thom from proceeding to collect the debt In full. * * ♦ Ninety per com of momborshlp of the Socialist pnrty In British Columbln nro also mombors of their respective unions. Yot thoir is no nlllnnce botwoon tho two organizations, * * * .1. if, Hawtliornwnltp, the director of eoromonlos In tho British Columbia leglHlaturo for tho SoclnllHts, Is suro* ly lualiualnlng ami oven adding to IiIh reputation ns n champion of the wngo workors IntPrbslH. * * * "That which dotr-rmlnos ilie ningnl- liulo of tlio vnluo of uny nrtlelo Is tho amount of labor socially noroiwnry, or tho' lnbor tlmo soclnlly iipr-t.ssnry for Its prnilii.tlnu."—Mnrx. * * ♦ A cloenHisi* of nonrly 1,000,000 tons In iiiii production of coul, mid n Iohh to tin' province lu royalty ruvcuiuu of over 1100,0110 hIih'i* thn hiiiumirntloti of thn United Mine Worker* Htrlkc in (lie N'ovn Hco)In collieries, was iiui fstlni- nlo mmlo by Illrnin Uoiikln, who was on tin' wlliii-.-*-* Hlanil lu tin,- aliened iuul iDiiHplnif.y r-iiHo In court. GREENWOOD MINERS UNION . • i Threatened, to Striker-Conciliation Board Called for by the Company (Boundary Creek Times) The three members of the Conciliation board appointed by the Dominion government, to bear the evidence in the.dispute between the B. C. Copper Co.' and the Greenwood Miners union, arrived in Greenwood on Tuesday last, board commenced at the court house at 10 o'clock. The* members-of the board are:— John Mclnnis, for the Miners' Union; J. A. Mara for the B. C..Copper Co., and J. H. Senkler of Vancouver, for the government, chairman of tlie board. " . M. Mclnnis objected to the evidence being taken down by Mr. Loucks, the stenographer of the B. C. Copper Co. The board adjourned until 4 o'clock to try and obtain another stenographer. Walter Dewdney arrived ou the afternoon train from Grand Forks to act as court stenographer during the sitting of the conciliation board, being chosen by the board. Wednesday evening was taken up with the presentment of statements by the B, C. Copper Co. and the Union. Several witnesses will be called by both sides. Thursday was taken up with cross examining witnesses, and as thero are many*more subpoenaed it will be some time before the evidence is all in. The Union claims it has the right to insist,oh all.employes at the smelter and the mines being members of the Western Federation of Miners." The Company denies this right, and the Board has this one question before it. . ■ The Union threatened to strike unless this condition was enforced ; by January 11. 'The company has called for this Conciliation Board-to settle the dispute. PAGE THREE TALES FROM THE GOLDEN,WEST Help Wanted To Spread the Glad Tidings All Over the West And.Bear the Good News To the Worn and Distressed That .. Royal Crown S6ap Is the Best in the Land! and Golden West Washing Powder, Is Certainly Grand „ While the Premium Department Is at Your Command with' Hundreds of Presents for Coupons Design protected by Copyright THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE 1 .6' 17 SAILORS RESCUED IN STORM Two Fishing Schooners Go Ashore but all on Board of them are Saved.— ■ Life Line Did the Work NEW YORK, Feb. 18—Seventeen men, forming the crews of two wrecked fishing schooners, today slid to safety on the slender lifeline of the Sandy Hook life saving station. <The vessels .were driven ashore on Sandy • Hook by a fierce gale which raged through the night. " The schooner Franklin B, Nelson, was the first to be sighted in distress. The life savers-attempted, to launch their boats, -but they were buffeted back by the breakers that rolled iii mountain „high. ' The gti nand line were then resorted to, and with suc- ************************** *************************± Sunday School &~TttZ •■nr On the Lesson by the Rev. Dr. Linscott for the International H Newspaper Bible Study Olub. . k*kkkkkkkkkkkrkkkk kkkk kkkkkkkkkkkkkirk*kirkkirkkk-kkkkkkk February.20 1910 .Man after man came to shore in the breeches-buoy, which, beaten hy the waves and pelted with hail, "withstood the elements until all were rescued. Hardly had the last man left the Nelson when she sank. Almost immediately the schooner Libby struck. ' The life line was again used by the men' on the shore and every porson on the Libby was taken on shore in safety. The Libby seemed to withstand all the pounding of the waves and it is believed that she can be saved, VANCOUVER MAN KILLED And Two Others Injured by a Live Wire—Rushed Right Into Death Trap VANCOUVER, Feb. 16—Loe Weaver, aged 30 years was killed and, J. Dempster and H. Smith were seriously hurt. Inst night at Barnet substation, ton miles from tho city, The' men wero working on a dead lino in the towor making certain repairs, whon tho other lino, 29 feot off, which was being usod nt tho time to carry olctriclty to tlie city, broke. Thero was n blinding brilliance from tlie wire, whloh is always formod for a fow seconds after such an accident, und tho mon rushed for the towor door Instond of remaining quiet ami turning their bneks on tho momentary* blas-.o, At tlio door tlioy touched tho corrugated iron sheeting of tho tower,, which lind been heavily ehnrged by tho brokon llvo wire, ami In an lii- Htnut one of thom wns electrocuted and the othor two wero sovornly Injured, Tho woodon work of tlio towor wns sot on flro and a gront deal of damage was dono beforo It could be oxtlngislHhed, The Fountain Head of Life Is The Stomach A men who Iiui a weak ind impiired ttoroioii and who dot* not v*.*-v*4kw/ -i-n**** ii.* >.'■**■! itix* k-orft tifto viiki in* bUioo. TiiiN tiroome weak end impoveri»hed, and that hli whole body li improperly and wtutacienlly nouriihed, D* PIMOIPS GOLDKAf MRDIOTIL DISeOiWRY makea Ihe atomach atroni, promotee tha flow of dl.eetlve luleea, reetoree the laet appetite, makea aaalmllatlon perfect, Invlioratta the llvor and purltlea and enrlohea the blood, tt I* th* treat hlaod.maker, tleeli'builder and reeloratlve nerve tonle. It makea man atroni In body, active In mind and tool In lodgement. T»il« "Di joo very" ii a pure, tfycerio extract of American medical roots, abaoluttly free from alcohol am] all tnjurioui, hibiMormln< drug*. All its tnindtettu ere r,n«1*d on In wrapj*r«. It hat no relationship with tun* Metram*. Ifi every intrtditnt It endrined hy the leaden fn all the ichoola of medicine. iWt accept • teem notirum ai a tuhttitute for thli time-proven remedy op tsnws cflMiwiiins. Ait vo-.-e ftttr.uto**, Tfcty •*■*,„-,» Vnow of ttfuXXaiV mtdr hLit,tx"?'.i p".' 1° *'.■"*■ "<ht in y°ur •»•»" ««WiWfc««». Ymt,U % Dnnwmiy \Udx*,*\ AwxuaUw, lit. K.V. i'ierce, I'rw,, Hnffato, N Y MYSTERIOUS DEATH Husband of tho Woman ia Now Being 8ougfit for by the Police OTTAWA, Yob. 17-Stnrtlhitf ilovol- 0|iuientH| lmvo nrlxoii In tin* tragic' death of'Mm. ChnrlcB Kldrhlun In ono of tho Hloopors of tbo (,', |», U, OXJirifHH trains from Ottawa, nml rotuhing To- lonin on Wrilnr-xi!'!}' moiiiliif,'- Tlio womuii'i* husband, Clmilos Kid- rldgo, Ih being sought for by llio pol-, Ico, lind lie I.s doflniod to lmvo I'lopi'il with ono of ilu> young wunu'ii dorks, (h'sci'lbi.-'l a*, bolng of vory ihtpuhkohm- Ing ii|i|)i':iriiiii'o, who liiin boon in h\!t employ, 1M1..M. I i - • ■ -.- " -« ' ..... **r: ... *■ ..|t.in. .. bv tho l-'nnl Puhlhdtlnr' f'nnirmi.v In Ihls oily. WnrrantH arc bolng sworn out <l.r;rsi»S lilm itlth fiii«or.v mid passUiig spurloiiK clic'iuoii. Tho onno hns ih-volopoil into ono of ■-.. I.".,'.1.*'" .A kirirAi'iutlA*! litil'l i no t)I I (t A it pollcir havo had to deal wllh lu thr piiKt flfti-cti ji-nra and tlio outcome of Dw invi'sllgiiilou Is bolng awnlto.1 with Inti'iimi InloroHt not, only horn, but In Toronto. A fconrohlfiR injiilry Is IioIiir hold Into rho "-fi''-Hiu'.*tan.vo'.', utti'inllim thi- surnngo nml ttuifdcn death of Mr*. Khl- rlilrro AlphonHo Vorvlllo'K prnpoRoil f<v|ornI ■oifiJii hour Mil Iihh dtilti'd Into tho hanil* of a burial, or "noloti" rom- mltU-4-. Tho MuniifaciurerK AhmwIii- lion waii uttmxxf, and Verville too wi-afc. And tlu, ^uiWiuK <-U** \oUttn em too stupid on flection day. The Golden Rule.—Temperance Lesson. Matt. 7:1-12. , Golden Text. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and the prophets. Matt. 7: 12. , ■ ? Verses 1, 2—Why isit that men, not very good themselves are so harsh in their judgment of other men? When men' condemn others on mere suspicion, what is ■ geenrally ..the real ground for their condemnation? Why is.it that a truly good man will .•never judge another harshly,' or on mere suspicion? What reason is there to believe that a person* is guilty-of the same, or a _imil__SJn._A'.h_ii_he_suspects_anotheV, for it oii-mere suspicion, and does he not thereby cause others to judge him after, his own judgment? Verses 3-5—Why are. men so apt to think lightly of their own sins and to magnify the very snnlt*. sins in others? It is but right that a man should first forsake his own sins, before trying to help others to do so, but' is it impossible for one sinner tb induce another one to repent? Why or why not? How much success Is attained hy unspiritual pastors or Sunday school teachers, in leading sinners to repentance notwithstanding thoy may teach the real truth with ability? , Verse G—What considerations will prompt a truly good man to lovingly reprove sinners and try to turn thom from their sins? What class of persons are, thoso with whom advise or reproof Is helpless, and who but insult a porson for his efforts to help them? Does Jesus horo direc us to give up all offort tosave those who answor to "dogR" and "swine" and if not what does he mean? Versos 7, S—Sooing God gives us so many things without our asking, or oven knowing our need of thom, why is it. that ho glvos somo of tho most vital blessings only by our asking? What Is the significance of tho three words, ask, neo,k, knock? Why does God often keep uh waiting for what we seem to bo urgently need, and to only glvo thom to us nftor earnest nnd Importunnto prayer? What aro somo of tho benefits of importuiiato prnyor? Why iH it. that notwithstanding tlio Invitation, and tlio promlnn of .Torus and ten thousand of testimonies, ns to tho value of prayer, that lt. Is so littlo used? Vorsos 0-11—If wo urn loyal to (iod, whnt roitHoiis nre thero to bollovo thnt fiod will aiiBwor nil our prayers in (ho sense at lonitt of wll holding all liml thlngH, and giving iih ovory necesHiuy good thing? Verso 12—What ia the relation between our love and actiona to our folio wc and our getting good things from them, and how does this bear on the queitlon of, temperance? iThlMi-uoistlnn iniiM l><- uii.iv.in d In writing by-thn mi-mhor-; of tin* oluli.) Loni-ion I'or timidity, l-Ybriiiiry 'ilth, V.DO: Falsi* uml True UIm Iplohhlp, Mall, 7: l.'i-'JIi. February 27 1010 Wil • , ,i.l Tim. HI-., '.'.I, •!.'*;. M-.c 7: V.'.'.'i't. I'ohlon Toxt. Not ovory ono that biiiiii uiiio ino Lord, Lord, shnll enter into tho kingdom of hoavou; hut ho tliut il'H-lh tho will of my fmhor whloh is in iiohvom, .Man. 1:'il. Vorsos IIS, II—In wlml souse Is Ungate to eternal life narrow, and the way to doHtriKtlon broad? What ure the onndliIoiib for entering Into eternal life? If n man lopoutx nf and gives up all ll'm h'itlH llllt llll.*, 'All) In M linpflKKltlto foi lilm lo p.iHrt ihroiiKli Ihe unto ihv L'.uU In i*U:iU.il UlY ' V'eihe lii--Are thin any faine pro- plieiH In thepi' ilaia. and If »o, dewrlbe tle-iu- l.i a itu'.'ur. or a Hunday wchoot t.-,v olit-r. ti f;il*w> prophet if he pWAihti tvlnif h**1 mi» tt not iir.-iMloe? St-tut- 1*i— U n twin ih n rood but- bund, n kiln! father, an agree-ibl-.- neighbor, charitable, honest and ' industrious, but does not belong to any church, what reason is there for us to conclude that he is not a Christian? Verse 17—If a .man attends church and prayer meeting regularly, and takes part in the services,' but is ugly and cross to his wife and children what reason is there for us to conclude that he is not a hypocrite? How would you class a woman, act- jive in church and missionary work who habitually repeats stories, whether true or false against the character of her neighbors? . Verse 18—From the ■ teaching • of Jesus, how would you demonstrate that a persop may, or may not, be his follower who does not delight to do good, and having the opportunity, .is not actively, engaged-in doing it? Verse 19—What is the,law which operates, to eternally destroy thc hope and happiness of all who persist in doing evil? ■ 0 HEAD OFFICE TORONTO B. E. WALKER, President ESTABLISHED 1867 ALEXANDER LAIRD, Gen. Man ager. Paid-up Capital $10,000,000 Reserve Fund - 6,000,000 Branches throughout Canada, and in United States and England COUNTRY BUSINESS K^y^m'^oAoAt0tavmna and «* for the transaction of . their hanking business. Sales notes will be cashed ov t-aken for collection. BANKING BY MAIL Amn,1,t*s,n;ly'llp,JP'-'*"''«l ,l>yin.iil and monies., xu deposited or withdrawn in this wav Vith equal facilitv. . ,, -' - ,o L. A. S. DACK, Manager, Fernie. Verse 20—What is the natural fruit of a follower of Jesus, and that of a follower of evil? Verse 21-23—Jesus intimates' here that a man may be quite successful in religious work and yet be a worker of Iniquity. Show how this can be possible? How, does God regard a man who prays, and yet knowingly commltts a sin? Does God expect, and is it reasonable to expect that ordinary mortals can do his will In aH things? How do you account for the self deception of men, who according to the teachings of Jesus, will walk up to the gate of Heaven thinking they are 8av- ed, but to be turned back as workers of iniquity? (This question must be answered in writing by members of tho club.) Verses 24-27.—Doos Jesus mean that we are to do Iltorally as his words read, in tills sermon on Ihe mount or lo take thom as principle and do as he did, form Dw porsonal acquaintance of the fathor, and thon do hi.** will In tho details? If a mnn lovos God and his fellows, und i.s following Jesus In doing good, always being true lo tho voice of God ln his soul what room Is tliere to bollovo thnl, thnt Is building upon the Impregnable rook? Verses 2S, 2fl—What Is It that distinguished the teaching of Jesus from thut of tho scribes? lA'Bson for Sunday, March tith, 1010: Jchuh the Healer. Mntthow 8: 2-17. So long as tho workors, llko lhe rost of the world, romnin buyers nml sellers and permit themselves tn he classified iih roinmoilltloH— things— bought mul sold iu a lnbor mitrlci-t, thero can be no.social heitoi'inoiH of their cond it Iohh, L E N T You can get many kinds of Fish at our Store Fresh.Salmon Fresh Halibut Fresh Smelts Fresh Herrings Fresh Oysters Salt Cod Smoked Salmon Smoked Halibut Finnan Haddie Kippers- Bloaters Holland Herring' All these are choice stock arid sure to please P. BURNS & CO., Limited Wholesale and Retail Meat Merchants The 41 Meat Market Limited Wholesale and Retail Butchers • Back to our Old Stand !,>■'■■ - ;"•''■' •• * We beg to announce to our many,customers that we have re- moved to oujL_-^lj_.quajiters7next__the_B»nl_of-Commer'ce-penriinn th« § erection of our new building opposite the King Edward hotel. ' BANK OF HAMILTON The Sense pf Security against to-morrow should be ample incentive to save to-dny. Yonr? Savind* Account Solicited. J. it. LAWRY, Agent- Pernio Branch NOTICE In the mutter of nn application I'or lho Ikhiii! of ii.diipllrnto dortifloiilo of Til Ie |o I/i Is <i and 8 llloeh 'i ot l.ol riir.fi (irnnp I Koolenny DlHlrlct Map 73R. ', .VolIce h< lieroliy kIvcii thin It Ih my intention In Ismiioui iho oxplnilloii of olio month after the firm puhlii'iilloii heieof ii iliii'lituio of iho cortlfU'iiti- of t f I It- in tli.' iiimvo iiH'iitioni'il Iiiiui 111 Hie ilium, 'nr .lulin I'nilhl'i'l.'iiii'lk, U'hlih c'lililiiiti' Ih dated tin- l.'ltli OuoIi.t Kin::, anil iiiiiiiIm*ii*iI -jsuflA. • T. Ml. BOWMAN Deputy District Registrar j..ni} ■Hi'XiMiy oiiici-, -Ni-iMiii, li. i*. .}.,!. Hit) I'*!., .'.Vi".'. tlliold'.; • I I Fernie Opera House A. PIZZOCOLO, (Lesee) Every Night a choice Program of Moving Pictures and Vaudeville. Best films entirely new for the citizens of Fernie. The Programme changes 3 times a week. Orchestra every night The House Well Heated *m*M**^^++»'—™*»aaamam^*^*m*a^eemaaaaMaaee^^aa^m*maama*mammaaaaaaaammmm*maa*mmaaa^^ Usual Prices. Good order maintained — i " waWW ^aW ■■■P WBF V %mjt *a\aW «■» W^-P -V-P^-PW NOTICE j i A m»-'-iliiK <xt llio loinnilH.'.* '.\lni nr<- '• : woi'liliirt tn I'ulni' il fiiml (o piiii'liiiM'; iftrtlflelal liml.* for Master A. <l. I.uw- j .ley, iikiiI four yenrH. who met wiih a! j xei'loici ari'ltlejit on tiu> M. Y. fit M. Hy. IukI St'pU'mlier, nml Iiiih hIix •' hoi-n : nimble to wall;, wan hold at Coal Crei-k l.i>, ',.,* '.H'„ ii,.',".. U ,-,.-.,> di<l.'«.i lo hold n ronrert in Kornle. If possible, -llllll lllllll. II •. MillM I l|OIH|| i|l.| )|| I,HI I- Tin' •tirnnuiti-f would In- v«-ry Riuh- fill If if.'i •■'.ill ixt-tt-xil ktiti«ertpt!ou>. nn thoir ln'h:ilf ho-Rnvr sniall. a« fiiinh nto urK' nil'- Ti-edeil for thin ilo.mt\im; tJlM*. Ccoi'ttC rinUykon, 8et-rfrt»ry of Commute.- s4i . is Pollock Wine Co. Ltd; Phone 79 Daker Ave. P.O. Dox ilC''1 Wholinnle ImpnriM'H nml lOxporiemS •if Willed. llninilh'H, < i)i'i|liilM. l-'oti-m. ■ and iminoiitk' Whliil.)'"* ind flln!(. l.nrv.o, stock of Koriir.t llrntii-n, lftillii.i,< Hungarian ami (ienn.-ui WIih-h. :iJhj N'orweRlnn I'litieh niul A<iim\U. ll.'"r,' t'.nier, Alo mul cir-Hi. Aconis for Waukeulm Ari.Tilnn Wn :./, ^(liliiz lint ;iinl tl.i f:ii..i.us JIIi Willey HrfWlnif Co (.Id, lli'f-r, dr,ti::*h" nol bot I led. ,>|tfi-lal mteiiiion kim-ii io i.umi, ■r^'te, Our Motto: Pure ooodi and quie* ■jstivery. Gentrai Hotel MILLS & ESCHWIG, Props, A Nosley. Dining Boom Proprietor Open Sunday »...* (Ul,Ilii* Ni w :.. .I'lj. I...1 .].* Workttismcn': Trad1: Solicited «!-*-*!" t1*^•*■>**•.■»*>* ■«J1*il(.*.to^l"ni»t» H.1+ (HHhU'tiA^ULVjMI s&SM_«a'**S3E=^£si-^^ *_!!__!__HajW|»_S«*««_Wl ■'~~'J—^Ji—?^.,Vr,-w;v»m*-.---f*r,.-v--]::.*.:___: THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE. B. .C. FEBRUARY 19, 1910- i_% Sftsf rix£ £jct>0jer ?1.00 a year in advance. Address all coramunica tions to the "Manager"* District. Ledger, Fernie B. C Hates for advertising on application. DISTRICT 18 ANNUAL CONVENTION On February 23rd another milestone in the career of District IS United Mine Workers ' of America '\yill he reached at Lethbridge, Alta., when a convention composed of representatives'from the various locals within its extensive jurisdiction ■ ■ (Western boundary, Coal Creek- B. C. (Eastern, Boundary, Taylorton, Sask. (N*orthern Boundary, Edmonton', Alta. (Southern Boundary, Kenmare, N. D.) „ will discuss the many matters of vital import directly to the coal mine workers, and indirectly to the remainder of the population whose interests are more or less interwoven with those of this, the predominating industry of the district, . ., As is to be expected, with a body whose rapiiflcations are so widespread, there Is an accumulation of subjects to be discussed that call for a display of tact; business acumen and a spirit of give and take that are Ingredients essentialoto every successful deliberative assembly.-• Among the many important features that will comprise tho programme will be the reports of President W. U. Powell, Vice-President C. Stubbs, Secretary-Treasurer A. J. Carter, especially those portions thereof dealing with the many interesting questions that were dealt with at the recent Indianapolis convention, where these officials were in attendance. We extend hearty greetings to all the delegates and trust that the 1910 convention may be successful from every viewpoint, i ''.*•■ „ _. ° „ ELECTION PROMISES How often during the progress of a political cam* paign is heard the protestation oh the part of the candi* dates who are contesting the riding, either under the Liberal or Conservative banners, that in the event of the success of their candidature, they do not intend to limit their efforts for the benefit of one portion of the constituency, but will work for the interests of the entire electorate. Invariably the gentlemen deprecate tlie narrowness of the candidate who states that because he realizes the impossibility of carrying water on both shoulders, that if he is elected, his guide for action shall be "Do&s this legislation benefit the working class? If so, I will support it; if not, I shall oppose it,'-' A PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATION In a letter to local officers, President Lynch of the ii International Typographical Union, makes the pleasing announcement that the 50,000 mark, in membership has been passed, and that for tlie month of December per capita ' tax was received on 50,281- members. It has fallen to the lot of but few bodies, whether in the realm of organized labor, or in other, spheres, to inaugurate and bring to successful issues, more advanced undertakings for the benefit of the craft in general, for increased wages and a shorter work day, and for the care of aged and infirm members, or those temporarily barred from active work through sickness or disease, than those brought to pass by the I. T. U. '' , •* ln regard to working conditions, the Typographical Union, not without long and costly strikes and conflicts, has in effect in all offices under its jurisdiction, the 8- hour work day, in many cases less, and the closed shop. In very rare cases', is complaint made of any abuse., of these rights and privileges, and it is everywhere admitted that the product of shops, bearing the union label is par excellence" to ahy production of theart preservative. The Typographical Union can lay claim to the honor of being the first in the field in'actively combatting the terrible inroads and ravages of that dread disease, tuberculosis, which at'one time played.fearful havoc with the membership, owing largely to unsanitary conditions then all too prevalent in many of the,composing rooms where the membership, was employed. At Colorado Springs there stands today the "Union Printers Home, established, maintained and supported entirely by the International Typographical Union, which is exclusively for the reception and' care of worn-out typos, and those suffering from tubercular or kindred troubles, where the most skilled medical attendance is available, and every'care and attention extended to the inmates.., The property has' grown rapidly, and at, the present time is .valued at $1,000,000. Recently there was com-., pleted an addition to house the splendid collection,-,. of some 12,000 books, the property of the Home. Speaking oh that occasion President Lynch said in part: "Briefly I have sketched for you the progress and the policies of the .International Typographical Union. Lot me now ask you to consider in connection with what we ■Jo, the assaults and the vilification indulged in by the enemies of trade unions, who seek to prejudice' the public by false or distorted statements, or manufactured evidence. All the great international unions with which'I am acquainted, and an experience of some twenty years, gives me a right to speak, liave beneficial features. On the other hand, have you ever heard of a home in which a non-union man, had the right to spend his declining years, other than the poorhouse? Have you ever heard of a sanatorium erected,for the especial use and treat- ment of non-union workmen' who may be afflicted with tuberculosis or other disease? Have you ever heard of -a_nensi6n_fund_for non-union workraen_which_lsJiis_as_a ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦**»♦ • The editor is not responsible for the opinions of correspondents: SEEK YE THE TRUTH Tea That is Always Fresh "SALADA" is grown; ih'the* finest tea gardens of the Island of Ceylon, picked every day and reaches you not later than fifteen weeks after being gathered. Its native purity and.fine flavour are preserved in, air-tight sealed "SALADA" packets.. You are guaranteed tea of unvarying good quality. -< ii It is quite, commonplace for representatives of the old parties, especially when on the government side of the house td'quickly prove the hollowness of their platform pretensions, and form themselves into a solid phalanx In opposition to legislation that will benefit the working class. Recently "a bill entitled "The Factories Act" was nd- \anced, and whilst lt may ben considered of a remedial character, yet Its force was decidedly weakened by an omission, which J. II. Hawthornwalte endeavored ,to supply by the addition of nn amendment that in the event of an accident proof could have been produced that, tho employer had boen duly apprised by the inspector to remedy certain defects. Let the unprejudiced elector ask himself this question: Was this amendment for the benefit of the working- *-, class? The, answer must-bo In the affirmative, therefore it must bo Inimical to the interests of the employing cIubh, On which side do you find your representative, *w. R. Ross? For answer lo this, see elsewhere in this paper nnd note tho uniformity with which tho government supporters showed the class character of thoir efforts. Editor Ledger: • ' '' Sir: Would you please allow space in your paper so that I may reply to the article in, last week's Free Press, entitled 'Looks Prosperous, Money in Sight." With the title I find no fault, as anything worth stealing may look prosperous to the thief. , "The adoption of this wise policy, which now gives employment to every available miner in the camp" is an utter falsehood in the plural sense. First, there has been nb wise policy inaugurated at either; Coal Creek or Michel for the last 30 months, and secondly, there, is not employment for every available miner in the camp, as any one outside of the Free Press knows. We hear a lot about ,the pay roll that is being distributed both' Ih Coal Creek and' Michel, but like'all others, the writer in the Free Press deliberately closes his eyes to the'other side of the shield, and observes only that which he and his masters shall eventually plunder. Why not admit the truth; and say that both in Coal Creek and Michel there are families of little children .that are not receiving sufficient to eat, so small is the monthly allowancehin the shape of wages. In these coal camps I have mentioned there are hundreds of miners, with 20 and 30 years experience as such, who,are not making'more than $2 per day, wtih perhaps a few at $2.- 50.' These men are married' and have little children to feed and clothe, yet the Free Press talks about prosperity.- These facts are hot gleaned sitting in a chair on Victoria avenue, but by personal and bitter experience at the coal face. Enlarging the output may seem all right to the editor of your cotem, but what I would like to see is that same editor "enlarging the output" with a pick and shovel, but of course he is not such a fool, even though he may lacks the average grey matter. .Thanking you in anticipation, your very truly, John C. Turner. . Ask your grocer for a package to-day. You'll like it. Black, Mixed and Natural Green, 40c, 50c,o60c and 70c per lb. —— , Electric Lighted > ■ Steam Heated CENTRALLY LOCATED The Waldorf Hotel FERNIE, B.C. First Class Accommodation for Travellers ,-MRS. S. JENNINGS, PROPRIETRESS, Hot and Cold Water L. A. Mills, Manager Loans On 7 first class business and residential property. DROP IN MATTER AND TALK THE OVER WITH US Real Estate & Insurance Cree & Moffatt right,-, because he conceived and maintained it? •*• My friends, the Home would be sufficient justification for the existence of the International Typographical Union considered entirely apart from the other activities of the organization', apart from the great increase in the wages, apart from the shorter workday it has established, apart from the happiness ,the contentment and the culture it has brought to the homes of its members, the pictures It has placed on tho walls of those homes, and the hooks that are at- the command of their habitants. We are naturally proud of the developments of this great institution. * * * *" 7, " Tho Typos are to he congratulated on their far-seeing administration, and their humane treatment of the 'older brothers. May success he theirs in greater measures, and may their ilk Increase. " , THE LABEL WITHDRAWN A PECULIAR POSITION Samuel L. Landers, Canadian organizer of the United Garment Workers writes the Ledger: Dear Sir.and Bro.—I have been compelled to withdraw the label from the Ideal Clothing*company of Port Hope, Ont..„ , <*..:. '"' This firm.nas been using our label *sinc*e~its-organization"-"two"*year3"agOT- It built up a nice trade manufacturing men's trousers and,boy's pants exclusively.' ' . ,: •■ Last August when the label agree- mon expired the..firm would not give the increase -on wcount of the alleged reason that' the travellers were, on the road, and "the selling prices for"'_ the year were announced. Pmade'ah offer to grant the.label for six months, if in January they would grant the increase, and they consented. When I returned in Jnnuary the manager denied in toto that he had any such understanding. ' As the firm would not pay the increase, there was, no alternative but to, withdraw tho label, which was done, Iu the future the output of the Ideal will be without the label and therefore non-union. Fraternally *' S. L. LANDERS. *Wa ■ ■ R.B . ANNUAL EASTERN CANADA Excursions Low Round .Trip Rates to Ontario, Quebec and Maratime Provinces Tickets on Sale Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, in- clusiev, good to return within three' months. ■ „ , Tickets issued* in connection Atlantic Steamship Business will, be on,, sale from November 21 and limited to-five months from date of issue Finest Equipment. Standard Flrstr .lass and' Tourist Sleeping Cars and Dining Cars on all Through Trains. Compartment -Library - Observation Cars on "Imperial Limited" and "Atlantic Expuress." KING'S HOTEL Ear supplied with the best Wines, Liquors and Cigars DINING ROOM IN CONNECTION W. MILLS, Prop. 3 Through Express Trains Daily -—it—_,-i ncl uhwrri VEArntoo "— leaves Winnipeg daily at 22.40, making connections at Toronto for all points East and West thereof. The "Imperial Limited" leaves Winnipeg daily at, 18.15, and the "Atlantic Express" at 8.00 daily, making connections at Montreal for all points East thereof. Apply to the Nearest C.P. R. Agent for full Information , , The total of 121 lives lost in 1900 is not far from four times the total of last year when 33 men found watery graves ou tho great lakes. ■ Tho shipping of incompetent crews during tlie strike of the summer is held responsible. GEO. BARTON EMPRESS TRANSFER ing Furniture Moving a Specialty WOOD OF ALL KINDS Leave Orders with "W. Keay " " ' PHONE 78 " • M.A. Kastner INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Fire ! Fire! Fire ! The anniversary of the great fire of. August 1, 1908, is draw- _ ing near. Let us draw your attention to the fact-that we represent 14 financially strong,1 old established and well known Board , Fire . Insurance companies, also agent for the Sun Life Insurance ! Company of Canada -■ •■ i We have several snaps in Business and Residential Property in different parts of the city /■ ' ' ) --; Agent New Oliver Typewriter Machine given out on trial .. ° Uo Charge 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Tradc Marks fV, Designs Copyrights Ac. •ent free. Oldest ,. Patents taken tliroi tptHalnotk*, without ;encr tor securing pawmta. h Munn A Co. receive _se, in the Scientific American. A h*nd«omoly Illustrated weekly, I—ntest circulation of 1117 eclontlflo Journal. - Terms tor .Canada, Pi.1t, i.itli, postage, prep_d,'_8oldJ>7_ aH newsdealers. * . * • MUNN|C0£etB^*"'- New York B-_-_-OOoe.toFEt,Waab,.n_ on,_.C. , A COMMENDABLE ACT | Mumbcrfl of tlie Associated Billposters of tho Unitod i States and Canada hnvo always shown a liberal spirit in mooting iippoals in bohalf of charitable nnd philanthropic enterprises, but no slnglo ction him ever reflected more credit upon thom In general public eBllmntlon thon when nt tlio National Convention'In Atlanta last July, a rcfiolu- tion was unnnimouHly adopted pledging every Assoein- tlon mombor to post free of chargo thc Anti-Tuberculosis ponton*. Tho spirit In which tho project was received V.DH so etithiiHlofltlc and revealed rucIi a henrlfoit Intorost In tho movomont on thc part of tho billposters nn to evoke tho warmest prnluo from tho Influential men and womon.nil over tho United BtnteH who nrn hack of this Important campaign lo prevent tuberculosis. Pro'inr- ntloriK hnvo boon nonrly complotod for tho lit-glnnlng of (IiIh ureal nntionnl pouter campaign. Thnl it will bo productive of good results Id certain, und ovory blllpoRter who generously given of hit tlmo nnd valuable advertising npneo In aiding UiIh worthy work will havo thn right to fool tlmt ho hnH dono .something for tho well-bolnfc of r* . Ills fellow-men. Our uBtoemed towiiHniun, W, Hnwthornu, Ih a mombor of this Association, nnd as mich stitnds ready to do. his part, and, "moo too" snys tho printers uovii, 80ME "INSIDE" INFORMATION I CUTTERS & SLEIGHS We are going to sacrifice the balance of our stock of Cutters & Sleighs to make room for bur Spring stock Buggies. We have on hand 3 Cutters ■ ? 1 pair of 2 1-2" Farm Bobs We will sell the above* at cost. Call/and see, them, J. ML AGNEW & CO. ELKO. B. C y To Uioho who nro bubbling ovor with patriotism nnd who in iho fuiM hnvo Hypnotised themselves Into a maid of righteous Indignation boraiiKo thoir ink) country'n honor hat* boon outraged—In strict accordance with a prearranged plan of tho wnrHcnro manufacturer***--Hhould mid oarufully nnd nnnlyr.o thoroughly tlio nrtlnlo in tho current month'ii Ir-me of Kv.-rybody'ts Mag;uln-.> under tho caption of "All Aboard for Domb*y" fiom tho pen of K. Ale-tntid-T Powoll, V, II. O. 8., whose iiiilmnto IrnowlodRi' with tho Innor nrcana nt Kuropoan politic*! iu It cffi'iiK tho Kiu-sli'in QucHtlon, r-nnbli-H lilm to nliow conclusively to anybody »av« n purblind pnrtiznn that aiinli-n und navU.-K aro m<-n-ly p'twin* on tho (Iiohh- hoard of IiIrIi Utiauco, and that— ri-ml tho nrtlelo, ■•ini draw your own conclusions. Tho operators of the coal lands in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio, at the recent conforenco with tho. miners, If such It can be called, made much out of the fact that they had to compote with coal mined In nonunion workings in West Virginia, whoro production wns effected nt n rato claimed by them to bo fifty,per cent less than thnt which thoy paid to union miners. They contended that tho miners must either accept n loductlon, or tnko upon themselves the onus of-orgnnlz- inK tho West Virginia fleldB, to bring wages to ouch a Mnndard thoro that competition \yould bo put on nn oqunl hnsln botwoon nil companies selling in tho samo mnrkot, in so Car as wages woro concerned.' To tho casunl observer there might npponr to bo somo weight nnd merit, to tbi» argument, , Hut a little further study of conditions proves that tho position of tho operators henrs somo resemblance to tho Qualities attributed to Jamiu, of Uitln mythology. * Can It ho supposed for one.moment that nn organization ns liooii for now fleldn of conquont an tho U, M. W. of A, would nllow tho Virginian fleldn to remain In tin un- orgnnlzod stato woro It. not for somo reason thnt ho far hns boon of such importance as to preclude tho work of orminlzatlon? From most authentic nnd reliable uourcofl tho infor- mat ion is glvon that an soon na an orgnnlzor boglnn hin work nmong tho mon of thnt nUto—nnd In mnny ciihoh nt tho very hour of bin arrival boforo operations hnvo begun—ho Is confronted with tho usual cnpltallut tool, nn Injunction, which wnt> granted no mo yonrii ngo, restraining him from proceeding wllh hin mlnnlon of organizing tho mino workors ofilthat state. Thn organizer'In thon glvon tho option of leaving the i.tt)to or going to prlnon. And yot, In thn fnco of Uioho condition**, tho operators steadfastly mnintnln that It I a "up to tho,minera" to orgnnlr,o Wont Vlrglnln. Lot tho o|K'raior», und their association, . who seem to pohhohh more r-.mly access to tho statute books of tho nation than tho minora, seo to It thnt tho work of organization can proceed unhampered and unhlndnrod, nnd wo wist thnt the U. M. W. of A. will tnko speedy nnd effective action, and tho alleged doalro on Iho pnrt of certain operntora to nrgnid/i- NV»-«t Virginia, will aoon hn an accoinpllsluil furt, HIGH SCHOOL FOR CRESTON' (Creston Review) From tho following "lottor, received from Mr. Schofield, it will-be seen that ns Boon as Bill. No. S passes tho legislature nt this session, Creston will bo entitled to a high school class, as by this new law only ton pupils avnllable for a high school ,nro necessary. Tho letter Is ns follows: legislative Assembly, Victoria, Jnn. 31, 1910 J. H, Johnson, Esq., Creston, B.C, Denr Sir.—With further reference to tho resolution Ih.toly recolved from you rognrdlng high school, I oncloso copy of amendment Introduced this Hosslon by the Minister of Education. You,will note that soction 3 In this will cover whero tho required number viz, 20, for tho establishment of a high school, do nol reside Yours truly, J, II, Schofield. Tho now soction that will aid Creston. application for n high school clnss Ir a« follows 3: flection 6 of snld Act. is hereby further -amended hy .adding thoreto tho following Bub-Bcctioii; "(p) To entubllsh Buporlor schools In rural municipality school dlatrlcta nnd regularly organized rural school district* whom It mny bo expedient to do so whorotn may bo taught tho aub- jocts peculiar to tho aonlor grade of tho public achool courso nnd to tho Junior grade of tho high Bchool course; provided thnt tie superior school shnll bo established In any school district ■mhorc tbrtrn nro Ions thnn ten persons duly aunllflcd nnd available as high school pupils; and provldud further, that not more thnn two superior schools shall ho established In any school district," ' Headquarters For Office Supplies NOTICE 8omo arrangement should Imi made locally, to mark lho arrival of certain portions of the day, Biich an seven in tlm morning, 12 noon, 1 o'clock nnd nix In the evening, lt would be a matter of groat convenience to tho public, and no doubt thn Inhabitants of the fire hall could easily no to the parrying out of Huc.h a plun, tho savko as thoy now ring ih<» eurfuw at 9. In tho matter of an application for tho Issue of a duplicato Cortlflcato of Title to Part (55 foot x 132 foot) of Ut 6 Block *) of I/Ot B<r.r> droup 1 Kootenay District (Mnp 735) Notico la hereby given that it is my Intention to Issuo at. tho expiration of ono month nftor tho first publication hereof a duplicato of tho Cortlflcato of Title to the abovo mentioned lot In tho nnmn of Jessln Giddings. which cortlflcato Is dated the 10th of .Inly IMS, and numbered 46661). T. M. BOWMAN Deputy District ReQlstrar l.nm.1 Registry Office, Nelson, II. C. January 31.1310 5t 52 I.PE Suddaby's Drug & Book Store Agent for Victor and Edison Phonographs Huyler's & Lowney's Chocolates, New Scale Williams' Pianos |*tt*4t<ft*4Ut4t4^^ mmmm \ i THE DIST The Official Organ of District No. 18, U. PI. W. of A. Fernie, B. C, February 19th, 1910 ****************************************************, * * * *•+ News From the Camps From our own Correspondents' trk*kkkkk*k*kkk*k*k*kkkkkkk kit*irkk*****kk*kkkkkkk***** ************. COAL CREEK I i ********** kkkkkkk k k kkkk-prkk Presbyterian church. Morning service at 11 a.m. and Sunday school at 2.30 p.m.. Evening ats 7.30 p.m. Subject A Lost Vocation. A hearty welcome to all. The smoking concert in the club hall last Saturday night; was a decided success, and every one present had a* very enjoyable time. The refreshments-were supplied by Mr. Mutz of the Fernie Brewery. The president, .W.'H. Evans, occupied the chair, and kept: the hoys in pretty good order. There was a plentiful supply o£ good singing and reciting talent, as the fol- 'lowing lengthy programme will show: J. Smith, sentimental song; Dan Oliver, You're as Welcome as the Flowers in Day; G. Finlayson, I Think I Shall,Sleep Well Tonight; W. H. Evans,' The Farmers Boy; ,Wm. McKay, It's a Bra Moonlight Night Tonight; Chas. Claridge, Poor old England; encore, What Would ' the Congregation , Say; Win. Evans, The Div/er; encore, Poor old Jeff; It. Hubbertsy, recitation Tom Stewart, Just Someone; J. Smith ,. I'm too Lazy; encore, i Love Thee Only; T. Davis, One Touch of Nature; .. D. Oliver, My Old Kentucky Home; W. A.'Atkinson, recitation; W. Coates song;-J. Myers, I'm Foo the Noo; J. Smith, Makers of England; 'J. Hewitt, The Football Match last Saturday;, encore, in the Day of Adam and Eve; Dave Archibald; Queen of the Earth; J. T. Puckey, Popity.PopIty, Pop. encore, His Day, Work was Done; . Joe Amers, I'm Wearing My Heart Away, for You;-Paddy. Eagan, Napoleon's Farewell to Paris; Dominici.CItros, se-s lection from II Trovatore lii Italian; after which 'George Finlayson - gave tho Murderer's Dream and trial scene _fro^Beij.s_^w-hich_v*.asj.cry_W55lLgiv^ en, and well received. .The accompanists were J.,Combe and J. Smith . who filled the hill ,veiry well. The concert" was brought to a close-after midnight by the .singing of .Auld Lang Svne. Every one. went home happy;'* '""'-'•• v">'* ^' "-V* Tommy I*;anns, an old Creekite and a weir known footballer, arrived in the Creek last Saturday night from Pennsylvania,'where he has been residing these last few months. He reports that things are pretty bad in some parts bf tlie States and not as . good ns nt the Creek. * Wm. McKay, the manager of the Royal Hotel was up to take in the smoker oh'Saturday night. Ho.', saw and admired the new bar and soon mado himself at homo with the boys. Como up again Hilly, you, nro always welcome. Chostney Herrltt, Wm Richards and J, and Q. Wilde received tho contract for driving tho level In No, 0 mine and started to work on It on tho 11 th inst. Tho first lecturo in connection with the ambulance class up here was given In tho club,hnll on Tuesday night by Dr. Corsan of Fornio, and he Intends to give about eight or ton lee- turos, and If evory one Is attended as well as tho first.1 ono It will bo highly pleasing to both the doctor and nlso , tho promotorn of this class, Thore is ovor sixty up horo who havo glvon thoir names ln to tako the wholo entire course, besides 12 from Fornio. Tho Interest shown In it at present Is beyond expectations, nnd If It,is only followed up to nn examination it will cortalnly prove a credit to Conl Creek. A specinl train Is bolng run. up from Fornio on lecture night at halt pimt soven, retunlng at half past ton for any ono In Fernio who wishes to attend tho clnsH, Any further information can bo Buppllod by tho doctors or by applying to tho secretary, 1). Mlchol, Mrs. W. Commons wan up horo on Mondny visiting friends, tho Janitor nt tho club In vory busy thoso days In soiling soft drinks and cigars, ' Drinks rocommondod by tbo medical profession nt that. Havo you swi Tho OhoBt of Jerry ttundlort If not, bo nt tho Grand theatre, Fernio on tho 23rd of Fobruary, tho -^hlld Lnwloy benefit concort, Tlio output at tho mines up horo laBt Friday was a record for tho last two yonrs, U474 tons, .Too d(d not go nwny na roportod In last wooU'fl Lodger. Ho la still horo, Vr. noi-vl not hnvo got, so wild nbout It, Koop smiling, Tho following gontlomon visited tho club up hoiro this wook! Jack John- •son, II. Quigg, Joo Dodd, Son. W. Colo, W, Stovons, T. Dnnns, B. Morris, D, Grundy, J. Brillnghnm, B. G. Hnggtund Joe McNcH, A. Crai'-rfscs, T. 3ar.i or*. An addition to the wash house would be a pretty safe investment just now. It is really getting too bad when three men have to use.one locker,— which Is just large enough for one man's clothes. Don't forget the masquerade on St. Patrick's night, 17th of March. The price will be $1.50 for gentlemen and ladies free. All dancers are to be masked up till twelve o'clock. Refreshments will be provided, so you can begin to get your costume ready now. Notice was posted last week informing the citizens of Coal Creek that the train that leaves Fernie at 10 p.m. at present for the mines would- leave in future from Fernie at 11 p.m. Saturday nights only. I'-*.' .mith, Anclivw Paton an1 Cecil Minton were up to the social'dance on Wednesday and seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. J. Murray is'now,, driving the team of greys for the Trites Wood Company up here. - J. Biggi, fire boss in No. 2 mine, got his face badly cut. on Friday. . ^i " - Brown's moving picture entertainment , on • Monday night drew a large crowd. '",..' Norman Hubby of Gateway, B. C, is- .visiting friends in town. J. Thompson left on the Flyer on Monday for the east. He intends to visit Hillcrest and Passburg before he returns. ■ ■ The men in the, wash house on Monday were treated to an unusual sight, while they were' changing' o,ff shift, One of the employes went into a seeming fit. The doctor was hastily summoned and on examination found that the cause was* imbibing too much of the ardent, and instead of a sojourn in the hospital he had.a hurry np trip in the wagon to the1 lock up jn charge of, Mr. Bulger where no doubt he had time to rocover from his fit at leisure. „ •> Clark's moving pictures aiid vaudeville oh Tuesday night was well pat- ron!zed7 Ralph Maddlson of Blairmore, sang. A. B. Trites of Fernie was registered at the,Great Northern hotel on Monday. The Michel hockey team were defeated at Frank on Wednesday by a score of four to three. Art Williams went east on the Flyer having received a telegram announcing the sudden passing away of his wife. The Slavonian arrested by Bulger in the wash house was .taken tb Fernie this week. * ° ♦ ♦ ♦ DON'T GO TO NOVA SCOTIA MICHEL Agents of the Dominion Coal Co. of Cape Breton N. S„ are at work trying to induce miners of Wilkesbarre and other anthracite mine, towns to go there and scab.. District and local officers should exert themselves to prevent them from securing any men for such purpose. ■ ■ - A strike has*been on in No.- vn Scotia and at these mines since July 6 with every* prospect of winning, Don't go there and try to defeat your-brothers "who are fighting for the right to organize and better conditions of employment. Stay away. Due notice will be given in ' these columns when the strike is won. Lab-, or papers, please copy. COLEMAN FRANK James McAlvin.fire boss'of Hosmer was visiting in town. H. Hennsey from Taber is in town staying at the last chance. The citizens of Michel were.greatly excited ori Friday afternoon by hearing the piercing screams of a whistle, which brought'the people'out of their houses in a great' rush, wondering what, the trouble was. The excitement was only of short duration as it was only a freight train" running away down grade and whistling1 for'brakes, which became • under .-control before reaching new town./ ," - 7 . '■ Tom Dawson and John Mathison of Taber are in Michel, and report that .a_,pvesen_Avonk_is_ver-y_scanceilri_TaT, ber. ,-N ■' '. Scotty Mullen has drifted into, camp and is now busy calling'on his many friends. -. The long looked for.and much talked of game",of hockey between Hosmer and" Michel-was played oh S"atut_ay night. The ice wis In splendid condition and everything in shape for a good fast game, The Michel boys in the pin of condition, _ and eager to meet their opponents, ' the game was fast' from start to finish and was a good exhibition of hockey. None of the players had to ornament' the fence for rough work. James Masters re- fereed to the satisfaction of both of the teams. Mattheson ln goal plnyed the game of the evening for the visitors, and his stonewall defence wns admired by the spectators. Hennessey for the, home'team deserves credit for his able rushes and splendid stick handling . .while Morehouse us rover played n good fast gnmo, but It Was of no nvnll .ngalnst tho stonewall do- fence of Mattheson, bo tho visitors won out by a score of four fo one, The teams lined up for the game ns follows ; Hasmer Michel Goal . Mntteson Maters Point Bronley ".*... Condon Cover Point Gordon ,... White Contro Hood Baldric Rover Tnbby Morehouse Right wlnK .; , Dr. Weldon Loft wing JudlRon Honnoiuiy Tho roHldonco lately*, occuplod by John BhnnkH, is to bo used by a number of tho Company employes tin n batch. Tho boyH wish n plnco of nmuKomont uu well n» n home, Frank' Lnbollo, prop, Pacific hotol, IloHtnor, wns In Michel attending the hockey match, W, (I, Portor Is Installing a bowling alloy and pool room In tho Groat Northorn hotol now town. Tho extension to lho waHh houso nnd tho assembling of thc now lockers Is jtiBt nbout completed, Thoy will bo much appreciated by tho minors, Tho prosont wash houso In not large enough to accommodate all tho minors. Whon Is tho company going to Increase- tho numbor of bath tubs nn woll, J. D, Harrington delivered n special sponk on HoclallBin on Sundny ovoning In rVnhn-n'**** hnll hnfnre. n woll ntt ended house, Thn nhto mnnnor in which ho handled tho Boclallst problems of tho dnys showod that ho Is woll versed on tho subject. Prosldont W. I), Powoll, Vlct-Pros. Clom Stubbs and Soc-Trcasuror A. J. n.„i„_ ....i.i w»„l,„; ■}«..} n.. rtnr\r,X Kri.. VV. y.*»-« .1.. .... .v*- — . — »■ l....i...~t visit on Sunday. . Mr..Foster, one time engineer to the Portland Cement company of Calgary now agent to the McCall Oil company, was in town during the last of the week. ' Frank hockey team encountered the Blairmore team on Friday evening, the 11 th.. The', game was started about 10.15, and although Frank got the best of the score they seem to have got the worst of the' slaughtering. Three of the Frank players got'euts that, had to be stitched. •' ... ■, A grand boxing-. contest will take place in the Miners Hall on Saturday evening, the 19th when Jim Burrows agrees to beat Carson.and Petrie in alternate* rounds, ten- rounds. Admis- "sion"?2r'$lTn0r$"lT^ F' Randolph Cirny and. Anna Patera are'to be. joined in matrimony .on the 19th. ' Quite an exciting'time was witnessed here bn Wednesday morning about 10. A'steam pipe split thrdugh being frozen at the boiler house of the old mine. The firelnan being unable to see steam coming from the direction of the fire box, started the whistle which he uses,In caso help"is needed, 'and started to draw the fire, Upon the sound bf the whistle, and on the stenm being noticed from the tipple, tho engineer there was ordered to give the alarm signal, which was duly done. Hose pipes, water palls, otc were soon wending tliolr way toward the scene. All hands from the shaft, headed by the management and office staff were' soon on their way ancl peoplo could be seen coming every direction. Next to tho scene was the town fire brigade, Alps when they arrived'the steam had been shut off, Michel journeyed down hero on-last Wednesday to play thoir return gnmo with Frnnk, • The game commenced at 2.30, which liad not. been in progress long boforo Frank had registered two goals. r/After this the game was stopped for. ii few minutes on account of Morehouse, Michel's captain, being unable to play good hockey nH ho could roo more than ono puck, W.* Snvngo cnmo on the ico In his placo. After thiB tho gamo livened up. Michel put on two moro gonls and Frank nlso added two beforo half tlmo, mnklng tho scoro 4 to,2, On resuming Frank got down tho Ico and came near scoring, but Matheson was thero wllh the goods, Thon Michel's cover point took u long shot which counted three goals for Mlchol. Ilord was put off the Ico for rough piny, but the decision wns so nbsurd. Tho reforeo appoared to soo all tho fouls that Frank rntido, but nono that woro on the Michel side nnd slugging nnd tripping woro indulged In frooly. In Hplto of thin Mlchol was unablu (o draw lovol nnd tho gamo ondod In favor bf Frnnk by tho scoro of four to throo, McGownn will bo unable to play for some tlmo through being hit In tbo kidneys, McMlllun hnd his unklo sprained for tho socond tlmo. McGownn would havo dono bottor on tho othor sldo of tho rink had tho lad- Ins followed him, Mat hern got excited In goal. No doubt tho puck wns put In tho gonl too often for him. T'nrtr>r mich* te, lonrn how to plnv liockoy boforo ho goes to roforoo nny gnmo, He's a dandy. Como again Hill. , Frank ' Mlelwl Dollls Mather McGownn White On Saturday the 12th inst. another very sad' accident occurred at the Dominion Colliery^ A young Italian by the name of Augustus Carola a brakes- ,man. got crushed between the chute and the car, death being instantaneous Much sympathy is felt'for'the young man's parents who live, in the home land. , , " The McGillvray. Coal'Company is still adding to their plant. Just now they are undergoing a.big struggle in conveying,a huge drum..to Us final'destination. If nature had been a little more* kind this winter,, arid given us more snow and frost it would facilitate matters very' much. A petition having been'presented to the chairman .of the council praying that Wednesday, the 16th* inst. be"de- clared a half holiday so that the citizens may have an opportunity of seeing the hockey match, Coleman vs McLeod at McLeod, in as much as, the day. is a half holiday. A"crowd will avail themselves of the'privilege to accompany ,the home team. Mr. P.* Willirnott,, who was appoint- _'d.J.oJakeiup_thej;ens_us.'Jiasjii^'iiJlk hockey games of the season played at Maeleod. The rink at Maeleod proved too small tb contain the people. The Maeleod team won by a score of 10 to 8. Owing to some mishap on the C. P. R. the home teams and'townspeople did not get home until a late hour in ihe morning, not a very enviable position to be so near home, and yet have to wait for six or eight hours. Who would dare say that competition is not a necessary thing to meet the needs of .a fast "growing population. Tuesday and Wednesday nights the Wonderland company visited the town with the latest and most, up to date moving pictures and Illustrated songs. Miss Amy Campbell,-vocalist, and Miss Ethel Fox, pianist, assisted. If ever they come to town again they will get a crowded house. Will the members and would be members of the Presbyterian church please take note that on Sunday morning next there will be a communion service held at the above church. All Christian people are especially invited to join in the celebration-of the Lords Supper. , *.. On Monday, February 14th, Clark's moving ictures and vaudeville were in town with a splendid programme of interesting pictures and music. Admission 25c and 15c' Sunday evening Rev, .Mr.. Murray preached to a'full house a very interesting discourse, the title of which was a good investment, covering the home and foreign mission ground. He displayed much enthusiasm and zeal with the result that his nose bled'profusely and the service was brought to a close. Mr. Murray stopped the bleeding and was able to return-to the after meeting. ' > Imperial Bank of Canada . " HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO Capital Authorized .... $10,000,000 Capital Paid Up $5,000,000 Reserve $5,000,000 D. R. WILK1E, President HON. ROBT JAFFRAY, Vice-Pres. BRANCHES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Arrowhead, Cronbrook, Fernie, Golden, Kamloops, Micnel, Myie, Nelson , .Revelstoke, Vancouver and Victoria. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT interest allowed on deposits at current rate from date of deposit. FERNIE BRANCH GEO. I. B. BELL, Manager A Life Saver LICENSE TO AN KXTRA-PROVINCIAI. , »COMPANY '•ConipimlcN .Vet, 1807." Ctiundn, Province of British Columbia. ■No. 357 i Is an appropriate name forTthe quick action style of HOT WATERo BOTTLE we sell. Ready the minute , the water is hot, acts more promptly* than any medicine, and so often really saves life before the doctor can reach you. Several sizes and styles and all prices. Not Coughing Today? Yet you may cough tomorrow! Better be prepared for It when It comes. Ask your doctor about keeping Ayer1* Cherry Pectoral In the house. Then when thc hard cold or cough first appears you have a doctor's medicine at hand. Your doctor's approval of its use will certainly set all doubt at rest. Do, as he says. He knows. No alcohol in this cough medicine. J^^ve^.,Loweij1Maxi, Uobuit health U » firtat udejluard against attack* of throU and turtft troublei, but comtlMtiofi will dtttroy the best of health. Aik your doctor about Aya's PUl_ W - ** f M J - -< C^r-iiti*-. •et** ^bUt**** ■,,* i>> , • , f ,ii . ... »_i* J ** Ll Herd Dr. Weldon Mftl/Cod Condlon Mcl,ollan Baldwin D. McGowan Ilcnncnoy Tho usual danco of tho 'lundrlllo club which Bhould havo taken placo on Tnonday livening Inst hhif fo !i« pout- lioned owing to the pianist bolng taken sick nlmiit V p.m. It whh a great disappointment. Coloman hockey team wero opponents at McLeod on WedniMsday afternoon, when a special train waa run for tho Oceanian, and took quite a crowd from lho neighboring district* to hoo Dw. gam", which ondod In favor of ,Mfl/-od 10 to A. Cunningham and nnrdnor wore unable to ploy for McLeod. ishedhis task, and reports 1400 males and GOO females, making a total of 2,- 000. Since" numbers form an important, part in Incorporation Coleman is on the way to the final issue, and the work should be hastened by all persons' Interested, ""seeing that-the water supply can only be obtained * through the ■ channels of incorporation, and worked upon business lines, It is full time to be pressing forward with the 'requirements of the town. It would be a serious matter if an outburst of fire took place and the supply was unequal to the demand. ■ I may say that our town is becoming one of the prettiest and, most up to date, second to none in the Pass. There are a few minor matters''thnt should bo attended to In the near future after the weather breaks up a little, The most respectable part of the town Is neglected. , We know right well that Home was not built in a day, neither do wo expect Improvements on an expensive scnlo. I think that the modern ratepayer believes In systematic improvements, so that, the,burden cnn bo mode as easy as possible, Our town is something llko four or five years standing, yet because we aro not common agitators tho council has not Keen tliolr way clenr to make the second stroet accessible, by any means*. For the hist month the trnll haH beon blocked by snow nnd made vory dan- geroiiH to pedestrians. The mule por; tion make use of this trnll tit groat risk of falling and injuring themselves. Now mirely wo do not. want this to come to pass, The fact tli-nt tho third street Ib mado,complete Ih no reason why the second should not ho treated In the same practical way, To com- ploto<the wcond It. would only require a very nominal sum. The ratepayers of the iiald »trcot have equal rights to tho Hnme privileges and conveniences ub any of tho other parts of tho town, flitlurdny, February Hi, a grund mno- ker will be held at tho opera Iiouho, undor tlio auspices of the,local football toam, Refreshmenti< will ho provided from eight o'clock tn 12. TicketH aro lo bo had at Ilie varlpus hIoinih at fl oach, The boys ure Invited to a good old-fashioned lime, uluo Dw pro- Honutlon.of moduli* given by tho Fornio Ilrowing, Company w,lll be handed over to the team, who (luring'the hint noaaon did tome excellent work on tho flold. '; Tho workmen of thu International Coal Company woro Idlo on Monday in ordor to pay thc last mid rites to thoir deceased brothor who lost his life In tho mlno on tho previous Saturday, we are uorry lw mnv onu ol our lowjiDiat'Ji in the ;U'ri*c.n of J, J\ 3. Jltir rett, who wna manager for the Miner. Wo wish Mr. Ilorrott every buccobh In his now undertaking at Illairmoro. It Is quito feasible to point out thn difficulty (ho managers and staff of the I, (.'. C. C. hawj to i-onti-iid will-. owIihe to an oxtoimlvo cavo of i-orlc lu So, 4 ontry. Thoy aro doing tho best thing possible under tho prosont circumstances, 'though having to convey tho coal hy a circuitous routo, which is not convenient hy any means, and cuts ngninst tbo hucci»(,h of transportation. Thu miners so far are able iu work mil tlmo. The peoplo of Coleman wero Invited to Dw Coleman hotrl to provrs for thnmselvcfl tolophnnlng without wires, Frint demonstration dnily. HonniH H *r.d l€; In a (short Dm* it will be a hmiKPhftld artlrl«». On Wednesday the utor-M*- wum all cloned, nud a vory flno crowd wenl by train to witness oik- of thc finest A. W. BLEASDELL The Leading Druggist ..' „ This, is lo certify that the "Ellison Milling and Elevator Company, Limited," is authorized and licensed to carry on business within the Province of British Columbia, and to carry, out or effect all or any,of the'objects of the Company to which the legislative auth- ■orlty-of—the-Legislalure-o't-BrltlHh-'Co-. lumbla extends. The head office of the company. Is situate at Lethbridge, in the Province of'Alberta. , " The amount of the capital of the Company Is one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, divided.Into one thousand five Hundred shares of oiie hundred dollars each. 'The head office of the Company In this Province Is situate at the City of Fernie, and Sherwood Herchmer, Solicitor, whoj-yj address is "Fernie aforesaid,"Is the attorney for the Company, (liven under my hand ■ and seal of oflico at Victoria, Province of llrltlsh Columbia, this 8th dny ot January, one thousand nine hundred and tcii; (l-.'.S.) S, V. WOOTTON, Ili'KlNlrur of Joint Slock CiiiiijiiiuIpn Thu objects for which this Company has been established and licensed nre: (aj To carry on all or any of tho businesses of milling and the manufacturing of grain of all kinds and descriptions inlo flour, meal, feed and other products: (b.) To curry on any ur all of lhe businesses, wholesale or retail, of grain warehousemen, and the buying, selling, warehousing, shipping, handling, und generally dealing In grain, flour, ineal^ food, shorts, bran and grain products of all kinds nnd 'description, lo build, equip and operate grain oi- other elevators, warehouses and, storehouses, and to carry on a general milling and elevator business at I.ethhrldge, ' and elsewhere In thn Province of Alberta: (c)'To carry on business as wholesale or retail buyers,'Hollers and dealers In hay, oats, cuttle, horses, sheep, llvo stock nnd genoral farm nnd ranch products of every kind, nnd to ciury nn any or all of the businesses of farmers, ranclieiH, glaziers, stock breeders, dairymen, prosiirvoil moat manufacturers, cnnnt'rH, prvsorvcrs, nnd paclcer'n of all kinds of provisions and products, fcllnionKcrlng, tanning, dealers In hldi!' fat, tnllow, gronso, offnd nnd other animal products: . • ., (d.) To curry on the business of manufacturers of nnd deaU>,'H, by whole. Mile or rctnll, In artlcltis nnd product*-. of every kind nnd naturo whatsoever; (e.) To carry on tho business or store-keeper In nil Its brunches, nml to buy, Hell or ilenl In, by wholcsnte or retail, goods, stores, chattels nnd ef- fects'of every kind, snd to trnnwici nil kinds of agency and comml.Hlon hur.- Iness! tf.) To curry on any other touslm-Hf, whether manufacturing or otherwise, which mny ccem to tho Company capable 'of lining conveniently carried oh ronni-rtlim wllh any nf tin- above hold shares In any other, . company having 'objects altogether. Jorjln part similar to those of,, this Company, or. carrying on' any business capable of being conducted so as, directly, or in- In biiHlnexHi'H or nbjects.'or cnlculnti'd, directly, nr Indirectly, to enhance the value nr to render profitable any of the Company's property or rights for tlm time being: <K>) To erect, build, equip ami operate flour or ntltur mills, grain or other elevators, wnreiioimes, houses, store*, uriry, nr which the f!nmimny deems ne- rcK*ary or expedient for any or Its purposes: (It.) To arriulre and take over, bn u going concern, If tho company dei-ms It drslrnblo to do so, thu undertaking nf uny nr all nf the H**ets anil nubilities ut Unyinnml MnliriK unil i'.n***,mur Company, Limited; (1,) To acquire nnd undertake tlie whole or nny part of the liuslnem', property und liabilities of nny person or comjinny currying on nny business which this Compnny U authorlned to curry on. or pnsMinscil of property nr right* MillnWin for thn porn'meii nf thi* Company; and to enter Into pnrtnemlitp ur Ini" ,tny rtrrnnff-"[ti*o* for »|.i,rlni" (ii-nfliK, utilun of Interests, ro-rpeinH-'i directly, to benefit this Company: " (k.) To enter into any arrangements with any Government, or any authorities, municipal, local, or otherwise, that may seem conducive to thc Company's objects, or any of them, and to obtain from such Government, or any other authority, any rights, privileges, and concessions wliich the Company may think It desirable to contain, nnd to carry out, exercise , and comply , with such arrangements, rights, privileges, and concessions: *••' (].) To establish and support, or aid in thc establishment and support, of associations, Institutions, funds, trusts, and conveniences calculated to benefit employees or e.v-omployecs of the Company, or the dependants or connections of such persons, and to Brant pensions or allowances, and to make payments towards Insurances, and to subscribe or guarantee money, for charitable or benevolent objects, or for any ex hi hi tion, or for any public, genera! or useful object: (m.) To promote any company or companies for the purpose of acquiring all or nny of the property and liabilities of this Company, or for nny other purpose , which, mny soem, directly or Indirectly, calculated to benefit this I Compnny; (n,), Generally to purchase, take on | lease, or in exchange, hire, or other- wls0% lie-mini any real and personal property, and nny rights or privileges which tho*Compnny mny think necessary or convenient for the-purposes of Its business, nnd In pnrtlcular niiv lands, building!,, ensemenls, franchises; machinery, land and stock-lp-trndc: (o.) To construct, niter, repair, Improve, maintain, develop, work, mnn- age, carry out. or control any ronds, ways,- buildings, warehouses, ' shops, stores, works or conveniences which mny seem calculated!, directly or Indirectly, do advance the Company's Interests, nml to nnntrlhuta to, subsidise, or otherwise assist or take pnrt In tho construction, Improvement,., maintenance, working, management, currying nut nr control thereof: > (p) To Invest and den) with thn inn- noys nf tbe Company not Immediately ri!i|ulreil, on HUt-h securities und In such manner ns mny from time tn tlmn he determined: it\) To borrow or riilso, or secure lhe [inyment of money in sueh manner ns the Company shnll think fit, nnd In particular by the Issue of Impels or iln- benturew, nr debenture storli, perpetual or otherwise, charged upon nil or any of the Company's property, both present nmi future, Including ils uiu-alled capita], nnd to redeem nnd pny off nny such scrurltles: (r) To remunerate, any, persun or company for services rendered, or to be rendered, In placing or assisting to place, or KUnrinileeliiK Hi" placing of, liny of the shares of the Company's cnpltnl, or nny debentures or other securities of lhe Compiiny, or In or about the fmrrtiflllon oi- nrnmnttnn i,r the Company, <>r the,conduct of Its business: thi '•)"•> it raw,, m**k,., -i".-.*** >,;, i„,l,ii.ir, din mint, execute nnd Issue protulsrory notes, hills of exchange, bills of lading, warrants, bund*, ilulieniurex, ami oilier negotiable, or luiiisfunible Instruments: i,,-.i ". -*..'.',.. .'„.». - ■'••■ *■ *.■•'• wise dispose of the undertaking of tlie Company, or any part thereof, for sueh consideration ns the Company shnll think fit, and In particular ror i-tharex, debentures or set'iirltles of nny other company having objects attogeth*r or In part similar tn thun<- ur this Com. pn n y • (ii) T-i obtain any pinvlslmial or oth- ir order, or Art or titillnunre, for enabling the Company to rnrry nny ot t R. H. Marlowj I GROCER & CONFECTIONER' First Class Union Store carry- ing a Suitable Line of Xmas Goods. Two South African Scrips for sale at usual price North Lethbridge, —Lethbridge Alta. To Rent . New Michel Store 24x50 with outbuildings and Cottage. Apply to J. T. ARMSTRONG New, Michel - B.C. Canada or abroad: (w) To do nil or nny of the above things cither In the Dominion nf Canada, or elsewhere, iih prlnclpuls, agents, contractors, trustees, or otherwise, and either nlono or In conjunction with others: , (x) To do nil such other things ns nre Incidental or conducive to the nl- Inlnment of nny of the nbove objects: (y) To amalgamate with any other company having objects nltogctlMT or In purl simllnr to those of this Compnny: fr.'t To illslillniie nny of tho property of the Company In kind nmong the members; (tin) If tliniiglit III, to obtnln any Act, ordinance or order, dissolving the Company and re-lrn'oiponitlng Uh membets ns n new company for nny of tlm objects mentioned In this metii'.inudum, or for effecting any other modlflra*- tlnti In Hie (.'iiinpAhy's cuiiMtlttitlon; (bli) .Ind It Is hereto declnred Hint the Intention Is (hat Die objects specified lu fitch tisrsKraph of this clause shall, except where otherwise exprejs- ed In mich paragraphs, tin in no wise restricted by reference to, or Inference from, the terms of uny other paragraph or the nuine of Uu- company. JJ2-U USUAL WAva Joint adventure, or otherwise, with anv 1 I'* "Meets into effect, or tor effecting j.ereon or "impany earrj'-lnir «.n or .ti* ■"*>' •"♦'dlfleallf.'n t.f the roir.|.snv'*» gnjrert In, "r nbout to rarrv on or engage tn. nny business or trniisitc.ib'i, u-htrli ihi**' company is authorlzM tn engage «>r mrry on, or any buslriest or lr.ti.fc.4i U>,i> i.t|>MtUlis ul I'fcWtg i i.i,tlu*. I- ed so as t», directly or Indirectly, benefit thin Company: (J> T.< lake or otherwise) acquire and <<,nsM,!titloti, or for any ottirr puipon.; ; ivhlcti may seem erpeijl»nt. nrt,1 to op. i pose any prncei-illnK* <>r npplkutlons i vei.lt li may *t.tiix, illuiliy or it.iiir.-i.tly. I, I'l-ofiifeif tn pr,'(il'lf'-i» thf fVtiip.inv'* ii.icifsta; iv.) To procure the Compntty tn be r. gl'tereil or |-*(-i«Hnl'ted elsewhere In She—I don't like him; he't tlwtyt nirmfnf people Aown. Hfr-Oowlp or motorUt? e^-.^:^-^!^-^:..-^-^^ - it '"■ 1.1 -7 \ ':')'\ PAGE SIX ThE DISTRICT LEDGER, FEHNie, . b; ..C.FEBRUARY 19,, 1910, ANOTHER BIG MINE DISASTER Terrific Explosion in Kentucky Mine- Many Workmen Killed or Seriously Injured DRAKESBORO, Ky., Feb. 10—Nineteen corpses removed from the Brow-' der mine, ten other bodies in -sight, in the workings and six others known to be dead is the count in the death roll resulting from the explosion of gas in the mine at noon today. , Nearly ii score of men were mangled by the explosion and many of these probably will die. The confusion and panic following the disaster were so widespread that the extent of the calamity was apparently underestimated until the work of carrying out the mangled bodies'was well undor way. Hundreds of women and children were grouped about the shaft watching tho bodies as they were brought to the top endeavoring to obtain some identification. " Lack bf a checking system made it impossible twelve hours after the explosion to obtain .an accurate count of the dead and injured, while identification of either living or dead seemed a well nigh hopeless task. The injured nre scattered among the straggling dwellings near the mine and no roll-call'of the'survivors was "obtainable tonight. Ten men were rescued alive, five being so seriously injured that they may die. - it is estimated that sixty men were caught in the explosion, Because of the accumulation of the gases in the entry where the explos-' ion occurred, 170 feet beneath the ground and -700 feet back from the' mine shaft, it was impossible ro begin active rescue work until six hours after, the disaster occurred. Fifty Escape by Mine Cages '.'• ,-The damage to the mine, investigat- ' _ng parties have discovered, was not 'material and is confined'to the east entry. There were 100 men in the 'mine at the time of the explosion and more than half of them v/ei*-*.- in the west;entry.5 '• .'.■•■ ' A117of them'hastened to the cages, and were quickly drawn to the top. Later all in the east entry except the unfortuna],e_Lwent\i-Sftvgn_wprn-*i-nifoii. entries but a few feet distant, from lhe workings where there was the glycating parties have been unable to locate est known loss of life, and the search- these entries. The pitmoutli presents a pitiful and touching scene tonight with the shrieking wives of the dead and missing men waiting reports from the rescuing parties. . It is believed that the explosion was caused by a track repairer going into an abandoned room with an uncovered lamp, as the room is shattered"almost to atoms and the body of the repairer is nowhere" to be seen., An undertaker is on.his way'from Greenville with a number of caskets and Judge. .1. R. Rice has been summoned from the same place to hold an inquest. Tho Browder mine, together with throe others in this vicinity, was recently purchased by a syndicate of Tennesse and West Virginia capitalists. L Tho mine is not on fire and the fans are working. Tins leads to the hope that all the bodies may be recovered by daylight.' PATHETIC SCENES up- after having fought their way to the, cage. ■• * As soon as It was safe to begin with the rescue work miners were sent , down in relays under direction of J. Abercombe, mine v foreman and O. Reynolds, mine superintendent. In the immediate vicinity of the explosion then men had been working. The concussion tossed the bodies for many feet nnd they were horribly ninn- '• gled. What caused the Ignition of the gas has not been ascertained. Tho remaining missing men were in At the Opening of the Cherry Death; Trap—Widows and Orphans ■Watch for' Bodies CHERR., ILL., Feb. 15—Work was resumed in the St: Paul mine again tonight by scores of men following the removal last week of the hermetic seal that has kept tho subterranean passages closed for two months. Strong efforts will be made to clear the mine of noxious vapors and'recover the bodies of 160 or more miners who have lain entombed there since the fire of November 13. ■ -When John Webb, mine expert of the University of Illinois: Thomas Moses and Hector McAllister, state mine inspectors, protected by oxygen helmets, descended 350 feet to' the bottom of the pit and procured a sample of the deadly gases that oozed out from the mouth of the great, well, the nerves became .intense. "An unprotected man could not live long enough down there to take off his ■T-app^aiu~insp"eci"or~I\Iose"s_oiri*^aciriiTgr the surface. During their trip the explorers talked much to each other, after halting the elevator'at. the "first break in the casing, about 300 feet below the sur-' face. Their voices from under the metal helmets came reverberating up the shaft. One woman near the shaft exclaimed "Oh, it is my mail calling for help, or his spirit condemning us for leaving him in that infernal hole so Jong:" .. „This expression was passed along to other women and two young sisters fell sobbing loudly into each other's arms.' .These girls had a father aud two brothers in the mine1.* A nurse put her' arms "kindly around the orphans and took them home. As the cage finally came to the top a Scotch woman leaned over the iron railing around the shaft. She paid no heed to the'helmet men on the top of the lift but watched for the elevator floor, which was empty. - , "They are not there," she said dolefully to herself as though she had ex-' pected to see the bodies of lier hus'; band and two sons brought up on the trip. There is much to be done before any bodies can possibly be recovered. No one in charge of the work will venture a definite estimate of when the corpses can be removed. Tonight the big new fan in the mine began to,drive out the gases and after another trip down the experts declared that the main shaft was free of gas. The- fans were turned on a trifle faster aiid "volunteers were called to'begin work in the" mine. A, score of men stepped forward, promptly and five were selected, while others were- orders to take a turn an hour later. | THE WORLD OVER * ♦♦♦♦»♦♦<►»♦»•»♦♦ ♦♦♦ ▼ PEONAGE EXPOSED IN TEXAS , More Than 2000 Held in Virtual Slavery on Cotton Plantation in that Land . AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 17—More than 2000 white* and negro men and women have been held in a state of peonage on cotton plantations in Burleson and other countries during the last twelve months, according tb the statements of four special Federal agents who*have been employed for several weeks on investigation. , ■ According to the stories lold by the men and women who are here' to testify before the Grand Jury, .they were captured and taken by force to the plantation, where they-were held in bondage until the present investigation was begun. , Some of the victims were terribly beaten with a six- foot strap; and when they refused to work, two men had their eyes gouged out by" gaurds. -Two are. known to have been killed. Men and women were housed -■together and "were given hardly enough clothing to cover their nakedness. Joe Poller, of St., Joseph, Mo., who escaped, from the Koppe farm after a servitude of six months, told his story to the Federal authorities. This led to the investigation. SERIOUS ACCIDENT Nurse on Way to Attend Patient Meets . With .Mishap which may * Cause Death •: A,despatch from Claresholm says:— "A serious accident occurred hero last night. Dr. Steeves was driving a *iiui'se~by~the~name"'of""Miss_Scott~out' to a fever case at Mr. Paulson's "farm near town, when on entering the gate at1 the farm the horse in the dark became in some way entangled wVth the wire gate, and fell, throwing the Doctor out. . Before the doctor could recover himself the horse had bolted, carrying the unfortunate lady in the. rig, and the horse went through two wire fences. Dr. Steeves followed as quickly as possible, and came up with the poor lady lying unconscious with a fractured skull. Very little hope is entertained for her recovery," Send a Copy of pn rai ■up Ljij^.'i", feewv^l,;';.; C»iM'^f*W ^M¥yii\£>, '•Mfikjtfiirtii,. ■•:■?., \w.i*.;bt>\y' ■ ;^r.-^v.'77 .:■;, I I ' tamem*ammn*-vwmmmmt-wmimmmaMm MUM Helps to Advertise the City Only 50c. a Copy and 10c. Postage For Sale at Ledger Office and. Usual Places *m*9k^r*mt Acetylene Killed Him BRACEBRIDGE, Out— Thomas;'mc- Devitt was killed by an explosion ' of acetylene gas in the Windsor hotel of this place. .. Wanted Money ;LOS ANGELES.—John Hamusbeck is in Jail* charged with attempting to poison his mother because she would not give him money. * '• i Firemen are Sick SAN FRANCISCO—Over a score of firemen, are suffering, from inhaling the poisonous fumes after a fire- that destroyed the plant of the Fisk Rubber Company. •' , * Wrong Way To '' TORONTO—Because it was clearly proved- that he stepped off the car backwards, James Williamson failed to get damages for injuries in a suit he brought against the street railway company. ' "' Cold Feet , MADRID.—King Alfonso has cancelled the royal visit to Seville owing to disorders there. Suicide at the Falls NIAGARA FALLS—Beatrice Snider of Buffalo committed suicide by jumping over, the Falls. * Lots of Coppers TORONTO—Over'one hundred recruits for the Royal Northwest Mounted Police have been enlisted at Toronto. Sad Fatality OGDENSBURG,—Three young children of Albort Dunster were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home. Still Another STOCKHOLM.—The liquor monopoly in Sweden was organized yesterday with a capital of four million dollars. Big Fire "- GREENSVILLE. Pa.,—Seven locomotives* and the roundhouses here were destroyed by fire. The loss will amount to $200,000. Fatal Explosion . BAY CITY,—Six workmen were instantly killed when the boiler at the Princeling sawmill at Crump blew up. Two other employes in the mill were fatally injured, while twelve were seriously hurt by the.explosion.' Tired of Life PARIS.—Abdul Hamid, former sultan of Turkey, attempted to' commit suicide in Vienna by trying to strangle himself' with a silk handkerchief.- He _*_.*"_._ flt*_il'_lt*j f i_/_ flTirki^/iniiHiiliiw At* ft* 1.1/*.. -tt *.+*j—|,i v ■> viiv-wu-ii \Jill— Lai i jf ilig— Ull t—1113' purpose by a servant" and, placed in a straight jacket. •■ ; ' - * „ Steampr Wrecked SEATTLE—The steamer Cyclops of the Blue Funnel,line has been wrecked in the Red Sea while ou .he way to England. The steamer left Vancouver last October. The Root of all Evil BOSTON.—A shortage of almost a hnlf a million dollars in the funds of the South Bridge Savings bnnk has been discovered. The cashier's peculations have extended over 20 years. He is now,In jail, bail being fixed at $200,000. Call This Charity? ELIZABETH.—On condition that tlioy reside In hor homo nnd take care of her cat and dog, Mrs. Zarona Foster- field has left a fortune to hor sorv-. nuts, She also stipulated that her body was to bo cremated and cast to the winds. This was promptly dono. Floods Abating PARIS,—The level of, the wntor In tho Seine continue to recede and now hIiowh a drop of seven foot fr,om tho height of tho crest of the flood. Old Country Politics LONDON,—Promler Aflqulth returned to London InHt. night. Tho promlor will visit the king hi Brighton. Thore Ih talk of enticing tho nednioiidltoti away from the liberals by offering a modified tnrlff reform, Grafters Still Busy,, ALBANY.—A sensation hns booh coiifiod horo by a cashier swearing ho hnd handled money to New York Son- nloi-H from unknown. Intercut*-*, Senator AldlH Ih roportod to have heen given $1000 on one oc-enslou for 1iIh influence. Dr. Cook Again MOW YOUK,--a, L. Do'orachnuk of Brooklyn, who Jn a member of tho hiiiiio olub, nml Uiifjw Dr, Frederick (Joo, woll, ilecliiroB thnt lio imw- the north pole ihilniaitl In rtormuiln ro- oontjy. The doctor Hnld..ho wiih fool- Iiir i-oltor mid Intended, .to return to Now York kinuii and explain the tan«h.* ovor the iitoiiIh, .., .• ■ i • Drunk at the Time ; t0U0NTO.--Tho stilt brought 'by j Mi'H, Tom HIcliiinlHon ngnliiHt tho Tor- I onto Street HnlJwny ,/-omi>n»V'for the j donth of luM-.litinliiiYid, Iiiih fallotl, It. ho-' Ing proved Ihnt lhe mnn wnn drunk nt i the timo, I * ' rciiy unit tne Caen .Y.-;U' YOUK, M Uw .Mutruiiofuuu opi'ni iioi'Kf 1,'iht nielli J'onry, waa pro- I m-iiied with a chock for $10,000 hy I Mio pHipl.- of Now York. Ho Imrned- j liitely donated it to nn Amerlcnn ttmtth 1 prill- fMH'itltton Despondent Man Suicides MONTItKAL - Edgar Dudloy. a book keeper, (tgi-d im, employed hy Henry MoiBnii tonipiitty for the past 25 yenrs, nhot hlnmclf lnnt nlitlit In a fit of do- Hpondeiiey. lh' died this morning In , Mu- lil)f,|.iUil, i ! Double Tragedy J WlNNU'irt;, a double iKiKedy took plnre in tin* north end when Henry ■SO'***!***, ,1 -UllciAII, (IKrtl Ui, shot I ami killed hi* wife an shn opened tho [door of their former homo tn him, il- linn si tn it bullet into Me own lUvdU. ill U^.ui,. litlUtlluil UtlUlW ((llllt ;u visit to Cnlhia lntit nlRht, Aerial Warfare 7 * LONDON.—The first British naval airship will be launched.within a'few weeks. The airship will carry a crew of six and was: designed by Spencer ef Highgate for the purpose of patrolling the North sea: . It will be the largest of the kind jn the world witli the exception of the Zeppelin machine. A special feature, is ■'a magazine for carrying explosives'. Volcano. Again Active ' ' LIMA, Costa Rica.—The ,volcano of Posa has become'violently active'and the inhabitants of the surrounding country are in,terror of their lives. Huge streams of molten lava are now flowing through the villages destroying' much property and rendering the country desolate. Reports state that there has been a heavy loss of life,. Huge masses of rock weighing two hundred pounds were hurled great distances; some of them' as fas as two miles. United After 48 Years • ■"■" WABASH, Ind.—In a wood chopper at work near her home, Mrs. Albert Holly recognized her husband, whom she had not seen since he marched away as a soldier'in the,civil war -48 years * ago. She believed that he was killed in battle and sold her home and moved away, He" could not find her. when he.returned from the south .and became 'a wandering carpenter, Mrs. Holly married .lanies Stull a few- years after the5war. For forty yours they lived happily together. Ten months ago Stull, who was a motor- man here, was thrown from his car and killed. Holly and his wife will now remarry. DR. WRIGLESWORTH. ,D. D. S. ; --/.'.DENTIST. Office: Johnson-Faulkner Block. ■ Hours 9-12;' 1-5;' 6.30-7.30. Phone'72 ernie B. C. W. R. ROSS K.C. 7 Barrister and Solicitor . , ■ ' .- -*" Fernie, B. c. Canada. L. P. Eckstein * D. E. McTaggart ECKSTEIN & MCTAGGART .BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. — Q • ! Cox Street Fernie B. C. F. C. Lawe , Alex. !. Fisher LAWE & FISHER ATTORNEYS Fernie, B., C. THE FERNIE LUMBER CO. A. McDougall, Mgr Manufacturers of and Dealers in all kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber Send us your orders '■S\ H. W. HERCHMER A DARING ATTEMPT Threat to Shoot, Brought Convict Back From the Top of the Fence EDMONTON, Feb. 17—A daring but unsuccessful attempt to escape was made on Wednesday afternoon by a convict' named Carl Bansner at the Edmonton penitentiary. While attempting to scale the fence", however, a warning from a fence guard and a,threat that he would shoot to kill next caused the convict to change his mind and he at. once surrendered to other of the guards of, the prison who rushed on him. , As a result'of his attempt he,will be compelled to wear an Oregon boot for two months. „This is a piece of footwear with a thirteen "pound weight attached'and makes it impossible to more, only slowly dragging the heavy boot. " '/ Banser used a ladder in his effort to escape and made his thrilling dash at about 3.30 in the afternoon. lHe was employed cleaning the cell block which lies In the east end of the yai;d almost adjoining the east fence. While ' the attention of the guards was diverted Dansner slinnetLtheJad-- Barrister and Solicitor T. BECK BLOCK ,-* FERNIE B.C. DR. J. BARBER, DENTIST Office Henderson Block, Fernie B.C. Hours 9 to 1; 2 to 5; 0 to S. Residence 21 Viotoria Ave. W. A. CONNELL Pioneer Builder and Contractor of Fernie ESTIMATES FURNISHED DEPEW, MacDONALD & McLEAN GOm Ltd. der he was using through the bar's to, the exterior of the building. A,few moments later he moved round to thc side and made a dash with the ladder for a,fence that was a few feet away. Just as he was setting the ladder up against the fence., the guard over- haulted him with the challenging shot. He surrendered quickly aiid was again locked up. '7 - .The Springhiil, Nova Scotia, strike, situation, at least so far as tho. miners are concerned, Is unchanged, Although the company, with the assistance of many detectives and pro-' fesflional watchmen are making big efforts to break the spirit of tho miners .they have not succeeded. Mrs. Jm. UWorth, 002 Selkirk At A., Wlmilpoir, «iiyit.!*—"Four y«»n ngo uli)irt hiiiko out on my loft Aiiklo nml npri'iul until frouHho top ot my fiat to my kneawai ononxtontlmllions Ouo ulmir would ho lihuorit henl.ul wliun a i.'''(>!kI would ftn|x)iir in a now plica nor) in a romnrknhiy Nhort tlm* * dfiup h Jo would lio flitttm into tlio ll-aih, Tlt« llouli mi my tog turnod bins »nd looked ►liiM.'Inu Inilui-il. 1 lUrtod uning ointment ttfirr nintit-fnl, hut received little nr no himnflt. Tlio ulcere would lienl for a tlniu mul then blank out afroili, I wixe laid tip in hod for a long timo, nlKiiliitnly tiimliln to walk, Myjlriih » m nu minful tlmt I hud no roil hlglit lifter nlnlit, ' ' •• I ontiNiilted firo different doctore I Some ft<lv ii'd my imhuf into lioipltitl i otiiurt nud thi-io wm no euro tor me, Mti'l'H'-inJ t lit Oi- (■_ lit lit-lit M lind Jillfi'll'- iitinm until t wm pnaltlvn thny rnulil not, oiim, I aliiioNt gnvo up in ilonplr. " It wax thru Zurn-ttuk if»»tried end Imw I bluHN tlio h.iir I got it I Within a dny It hid ({Wim me noma etie, end f'ifn tint, timo I wi-nt on ImnrotlntM I no Hort'ii Murti nu hnd thnt it took eorno time to html thorn, but /nm-Biik heeled thorn all, Tho Hit wee hitelod over a yeir ago end I Invo novor hid **• mo. nient'e trouldo elnno, from any form of ulci-T-itloii," %-im-Iluk I* just u good for eoMiru- pile*, fettering eorci, ec&lp torei, child. ii'il'* r^Viim, coin, burn'., ho.ahli, end td\ •Win injuries »n<I diiemtee. Druggiiti nnd ntwM ref-ryH'Wi-i Min bnw, or vnat froe, Znm-lluk Co,, Toronto, for price, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS VICTORIA AVE. 'FERNIE B. C. - STABBi N_-AFl- kA'Y~I NCALGARY " Bar Room Brawl Ends Up in, the Use of Knife—One Man Seriously. Injured CALGARY. Fob. 17—A bad stabbing affray occurred on .Saturday evening when Win. Morris, a vaudeville artist, who had been performing' at the Empire during the past week, in a drunken brawl, stabbed Jack Leed- hani. cutting his face open.and nlso cutting his hand, before bystanders managed to take the knife from the Infuriated man! It apiiours that the men had boen drinking togothor about G.30 o'clock on Saturday night when Leedham suddenly called the prlsonor some vile niinies, also referring to two women who nssist Morris In his stunt at the Empire. Morris retaliated by striking Loed- hum in tlio fnco and knocking him down. He walked nwny, going to his room. About twenty minutes later lie roturned, and Leedliiun jumped oy him, nnd both the men foil to the ground. It is then that Morris is said to have used tho knife, cutting his assail- ont ncroHH tho loft Hldo of tho forohoad and when tho Intter attomptod to secure tho knlfo lio was cut on tho hand. Thoy wore separated and Morris went to his room, whoro he was nr- roBted n fow mluuto« inter nnd lodgod lu tl cell, Leodlinm wiih tuken to the gonornl liOHpltal nnd attended to, Ho in re- ported to be doing well nnd will re cover. ROYAL HOTEL FERNIE Bar Unexcelled All White Help Everything, Up-to-date Gall in and see us once C. W. DAVEY & CO., Props.' ■ <i HOTEL FERNIE The Hotel of Fernie Fernie's Loading Connneicial nnd Tourist House S. F. WALLACE, Prop, KENNEDY & MANGAN Lumber Dealer All kinds nf rough nnd iIi-ohhi'U lunilioi Victoria Ave.. HortH Fernio JOHN B. WATSON Chartered Accountant, Assignee, Liquidator and Trustee; auditor to the Cities of Calgary and Fernie.' CALGARY, ALTA. P, O. Box 308 o List of Locals District 18 (Corro'etod NO. NAME i:i:<7 AHhernft MIiioh ,. 'i'.t Iliinltlioiid IHI Monver Creek, llll • Ilelluvuo *_ i *;;s Hhtlrmore nu Cnuniore ll!) Conl City 'it)',\',l Colemnn •mur Ciirliondiilo 2:i78 Cnrdlff 'til'J- CunlKf :v>rr <*'.n i7u £11X Diamond City ar.to Kdmonton Clly, i:i2fi Edmonton 2'IHH Mdmonton 2497 1058 28M r.74 12.1.1 'im 2n34 -jr.-.' 2f»S9 iC7*t 3155 102 19M JfilR t ft iii.; Frank I loonier mitcrem Kenmare LethhrldKfl Mile Maple Leaf, Mlehfl JPtiBHhurR Hoyal Coltlorloa llocho Yort&o Htrathcona Taher Tahor Taylorton hy Dlntrlc Houi'Ola'ry Dec.,.'}], 1009.) 9EC, AND P. O. ADDRE88 T. flroy, Adhcroft MIiioa, Lothhrldgc, Altn. T,'Ilrndloy, llanUhond, Altn. J. 0. McNeil, Hcnvnr Cre.»k. Altn. . J. Ilurlto, Ilolk'vuo, Frank. Alta.. O. Kelly, Walrmoro, Alta, Wm, AiiKcll, Cniimoi-o, Alta. ■' T. Itellly, Coul City, Tnhor, Altn. W, Ornluim, Coloman, Alia, P, Lomum, Ciu-l-ondulo. Coleman, Alta. . J. Aplln, Cardiff, Altn. Y. K, at. Aniuni, Cardiff, Altn. A. iiiuutituii, Ou-Jili, il. U. l'at Kelly, Diamond City, Lcthhrldge, Alta. O. V. I-arrl^r. 151 IVllnmy St. Edmonton A, 8. .Tiilliin, 2 Kimer Plata, Edmonton V. Holuh 127 Lome St. Norwood, Edmonton i>, Hl-c-n, H'vnnii *\, *l',. O. Nicol, Frank, Alta, J, W MorrlH, HoHraor. n. C. ! J. O. JoiicH, IlillcroHt, Alta. II. Evans, Kenmare, N. D. . M. PIlBhnck, P. O. llll, Lothhrldno, Altn, W. T„ Kvnnn, I.llle, Prnnlf, Altn. Y. Ilonuccl, Maplo Leaf, Hcllovue, Altn. Chns, darner, Mlrhel, II C. OHi'iir CihIhou, Puswhurjj;, Alta. Chas. Smith, Royal Coll., LethhrldRo, Altn. L. McQuarrie, nodi Percee, Sask. A. Shaw, Strathcona, Alta. Wm.. Niiajw-lt, Taher. Alta. E. Brown. Tahor, Alta. J. Roche,' Toylorton. Sask. I »l IJ*7-\ .., V . *.' ■'.-» THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. .C. FEBRUARY 19, 1910 PAGE SEVEN Po , _ Carosella Wholesale Liquor Dealer v Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes Gents'. Furnishings ■_ '- BAKER AVENUE BRANCH AT. HOSMER, B.C. * A complete line of samples of Fall ISuitings and Overcoatings Worsteds, Serges and Tweeds Up-to-date Workmanship Moderate Prices POLICE HAVE A HOT TIME Negro Wanted, for Murder Holds Police at Bay Awhile, and Then Suicides J. C. KENNY All things are equal buttry our And you will think otherwise We carry, the world famous Imperator Hams and Bacon Pure Lard & Butter Fresh Eggs Calgary Cattle Go. Phone 56, 100 tons of good Upland Baled Hay W. E. Barker, Cayley, Alta. TORONTO, Feb. 16—A most sensational crime was perpetrated here today, when following the murder of, his wife and mother-in-law, at their home, 27 Elliot street, William Withers, alias Hanningan, all colored people,, held the house with three revolvers for three hours.i against fifty policemen . and detectives.'. More than two hundred shots were fired and dusk was falling before they succeeded in making an entry. The dead women are Mrs. Withers, also known as Mrs. Martha Washington. 28 years of age, and her mother, Mrs. Thomas Davis. rollcemen Morris and Yule were told by a boy of shots being heard in'the house. Forcing nn entry they .found the dead body of the Washington woman, A* bullet had entered under the left, eye.; The policemen started upstairs, when Withers appeared at the head of'the stairs and opened fire, with a revolver, wounding Morris in the knee. The two retreated, Yule supporting his comrade, who is now in the hospital, the wound not being dangerous. ' , A small army of policemen and city detectives with 150 rounds of ammu-, nition hurried to the scene. Detectives Twigg and Guthrie succeeded in entering the house, Twigg taking the back and Guthrie the front stairs. The negro opened fire, but they returned tlie fusilade. They finally withdrew. Meanwhiel a policeman had battered in the front'door with a post and called on Withers to surrender. He answered by a shower of bullets, one of them grazing Policeman Hbag's face. , They retired, and Policeman Lundy, from the back yard opened fire through the window with a shotgun,. Withers shooting in return. Detective Cronin gained the first floor and .Withers retreatedto the at- the bodies were taken, another..revolver was found. Withers shot himself through the back of the head. He was breathing when taken,, but soon- expired. Mrs. Lillian Sheppard, a colored woman, and baby, -were in the house when the trouble began.'She heard shots and ldcked herself in the room. Withers broke In and she pleaded for her life with him. - He said:—'You.have a baby! „Get out of this!" and chased her from the house, lie was. 39 years of age, and came from Ringhampton, Ala. and was employed, at the Dufferin raco track, , He served a short jail sentence last summer for theft. . Some time ago his wife got a separation from him, and had since been living with another colored man, Josuah Miller. <*• OPPOSITION BEATEN OUT A Last Attempt Made to Pass the Bill Was Frustrated esx&itw&mmi Fernie-Fort Steele Brewing Go,, Ltd. Htv engaging iirra^TIule^'iTirTnspec**- tor. Duncan, who was discharging0 an automatic pistol from the roadway at the front windows. Detective Cronin found" the body of Mrs. Davis on tho floor also. She was still breathing; but died shortly after. The battle meantime ' was at its height, Withers exchanged shots witli Duncan and five detectives wlio were on the first floor of the hall, receiving and returning shots down the sums mid through the floor, , Tlio detectives called upon him to siirrondor. J lo culled'"I'm coming." Tho detectives then heard a single shot, which wns followed by a thud and groan. Detectives Guthrie and Murray rushed up and found lilm ly- lny with n-heavy Ivor Johnson _8 calibre rovolvor, fully- loaded with one slio't fired, in tho right hand, Another similar gun, fully loaded, was found In hin cont, Al tho morgue, where nil VICTORIA. Feb. 14—The house is not overworking ■ itself this session in the way of .long sittings, but then it has not as' much business before it--so far as it has.had other sessions. Until the railway measure, is ready to be brought down it will be more a matter of marking time. * Still a good day's work was put through,today, four bills being considered and- advanced * toward the final-stage. A last'attempt was made to improve ■tlie-r-bill--amendlng-the-F-aotories-Act7- but the government majority .voted down the opposition"on an amendment placing the power of saying whether or' not. an inspector should be called upon to give testimony in a civil suit in the hands of the judge in-chaVge of the trial, "instead of declaring by statute that under no circumstances shall nh iiispoeior.be, a witness, At times, .'is'has been pointed out, the factory, inspector Is thc; only witness who can give evidence which will settle the question of responsibility for an accident iii industrial establishments. The bill to. provide for medical health inspection of scholars was given another stage niul now stands for third reading. ■ ' , The Factory Inspector In committee on iho factory act amendment .1. H. 1-Inwthornwnito moved tho addition of tho words 'unless otherwise ordorod by tho trlnl. judgo" to the section.- Mr. Huwtliornwalte, speaking to his motion, maintained llui,t. If nny slop wns to bo tnkon lo shut, out the evi dence of factory inspectors it was the only fair and equitable*tiring,to leave it in the hands of .'the, judge." There had been severaljudgments for damages recently.in Vancouver and it,was his opinion that "this bill had been introduced by the attorney general to protect employers from such suits. Mr. Hawthornwaite' traced the development of the law irom the former compensation, undeY. the*; common law to the passage of the Employers Liability act and the Workmen's Compensation act.- Under.,the common law heavy damages had been given in several cases in Vancouver for accidents in factories mills, and machine shops. The accidents which took place In this province were a disgrace to the country and to ib. i- House, which could put an end ti them if it so desired. ' *, - In. the Factories act extraordinary powers were given to inspectors, but what the attorney general now proposed to do for organized labor in Vancouver and elsewhere was to take from the workman or his dependants the only means of proving that his em-, ployer had been given notice to remedy certain defects and had not done so. Referring, to the attorney general's claim yesterday that his bill had received the endorsement of the labor deputation who' were in the city Mr. Hawthornwaite read the following letter: . Victoria, Feb, 7, 1910. J. H. Hawthornwaite, M. P. P. Dear Sir: In re the statement made upon the floor of the house by Attorney General Bowser, that his proposed amendment to the factories act. preventing the factory inspector from giving evidence in civil cases, was endorsed by the representatives'of organized labor in Vancouver and Victoria, we,, desire to say that so far as the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council is concerned the question has never been even discussed by that body, officially or otherwise, nor by'any other branch of organized labor as far as we know. ''' i. *. ■ . S. Thompson, President R. R. Pettipiece, Secretary James H. McVety.. "1 have thus' pricked this dirigible balloon on which the attorney general was floating around for some time yesterday," continued.the member for Nanaimo. "It has totally collapsed. The hon. gentleman is the* attorney general of the Conservative party; he is the Conservative party'; he is a little Napoleon, he is strictly IT. What happened yesterday was that he presented a copy of his bill casually to the labor delegates and that one member of the deputation, personally, and not as ex pressing the views of the deputation, said that it. seemed'to be all Hghr." Parker Williams "drew a picture of a factory, the machinery in dark corners of which was known only io those who actually, handled it.'If a workman was =ki!Isd_or injured uo=Qno=e!sG=~kuows= what conditions were1 but the factory inspector. ' ' " " „ If„tlie official who knew the conditions before the' accident was muzzled there would bo absolutely no chance for the man to recover any compensation, '*'*..,- Mr. Williams objected to.the bill in its entirety.,'Ho suggested'that the factory owner should .keep a record of every complaint ho lodged with a factory owner and that tho snmo should bo filed with tho govornment. Mr. Hawthornwalto's amendment wns tlofoatcd on the following vote: Yens,—Hawthornwaite, Williams, Brewster. .Inrdlnc.—i, , 'V Nnyc-s—McBride, Bowser, ' Cotton, Young, Taylor, Shaw, Watson, Fraser, Mackenzie, Brnden, Manson,"(Comox) Mnnson (Skecnn), Tisdall, Cnllanan, Miller, .liiukfion, Cawley,' Ross, Shut- ford, McPhlllips, Thomson; SchoHold, nohnsen, Hunter, Manson (Dewdney) MncBOwiin, Glfford, Ilnywnrd, MoCuIro Mnckny. Parson, l)nvoy-~:i2. Almoin—unison, .Wright, Cnvon, McDonald, NEW LIBRARY ADDITION OPENED Union Printers' Home' Continually Adding Comforts is What's Doin' Home I Interesting Items For Old-Country Readers 9 ENGLAND Beer and ti Porter Bottled Goods a Specialty \0CB.Q-4&<&&404iCMBfe4&f_t4K<l ************************** t t t ■ t ■ ( <( • ( • < ■ t I ROMA HOTEL Diiiiiif-; Room nnd Beds under New Management, First class tabic board Mcali 25c. Meal Ticket* $5.00 BANQUETS CATERED FOR Rates $1,00 per day K. Henderson, Dining Konm Mer, flR&M &MSSE! 8ml '^*jj »■ *""> PND mmm— *kv* ■>U_A _ ♦•♦•••#***********Hr*******W J Fernie Dairy FttESH MILK (loliv.rcd to nil , JNUtH of tlio town Sander* & Verhaeit Brother* Proprietor* ♦» + »»»»♦♦ + »♦♦«*• ♦♦♦ i ! COLORADO,SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 16.—At the Union Printers Home today thelibrary addition to that institution was formally dedicated. The Union Printers Home is the only institution of its .kind in the world conducted -by a trade union for the benefit of its indigent and sick members. The value of the property is estimated at $1,000.- 000, and the addition that was dedicated today cost $30,000. It houses the Home's magnificent collection of books —12,000 volumes. Among the speakers were Mayor Avery of this city, a representaive of the local Typographical union and President Jnmes M. Lynch of the International Typographical union, , The exercises were attended by a large number of people. President Lynch made the principal address, and excrepts from his speech follow . "* * * But, the benefactions of the International Typographical union are not. confined to this institution. It is* but one of Its broad, liberal and unselfish"" policies. For years we have paid a death benefit, a fund'which has been contributed and .maintained ;by the membership. * Two years ago we inaugurated a pension fund,' under the rules of which any member .attaining the age of sixty years, w'ith a continuous membership of twenty years, and unable to secure employment at the trade, or by reason of physical incapacity to work at the trade, is entitled to a pension of $4 a week for the rest of his life. At', present we'have 650 of these pensioners and there is a balance in this fund of $240,000, thus guaranteeing its stability aiid permanence. Aged and infirm members of the International Typographical union do not become public charges; we care for our own. : We are proud of our trade. We desire to maintain; that trade in all Its tradition and'perfect ion, To that end we have established and.,maintained a technical" school foi* the benefit-of the journeymen and*'apprentices, so that they may perfect themselves'in their chosen calling, may now of and' understand its newest development and latest improvement,'and may turn the jiic.mase(l_lcno\tledg(^noLoiil\Lj.o_thfiSi-, own account in the way of additional remuneration for their labor, but that the art of printing may itself be advanced, and that the product of the press in America'may be superior to that of any other country. The people of Colorado Springs know of the ravages of tuberculosis. Foremost in tho battle against the spread of this great white,plague, in the van of the movement for its elimination, is the International Typographical union, * * * It hns carried on a crusade for sanitary composing rooms, nnd its mombors are advised thnt while they .should bo eonsorviitlve in demands for increased pay arid shorter work days, they should be emphatically radical in their domnnd for decently arranged, snnllnry workrooms. ' Briefly. I have sketched-for you the progress and the policies of iln; Inter- mil lonal Typographical union, Let me now ask you to consider In connection with,what we do, tho assaults nnd vilification indulged in hy the enemies of the trndo unions, wlio seek to prejudice iho public liy fills.' nr distorted siateeninls'or manufactured evidence, All of iho great Intermit lonal unions with which I nm aoc-iiuintoil, nml nu nciiunlnlnnco, of twenty years gives mo Home right to spenk, have bencfle- j ini fontiircs. I On the oilier hand, have ymi ever honrd of a homo in which n non-union : worklngmnu mny of right spend his ■ declining yenrH, othor thnn llm poor- house'.' Have, you -river heard of. a siinitiirlimi erected for lhe tri'iiinmin of ;i iion-iinlon workihan who may be nfl'llcled with tiibnrailcmlt* or oilmr din- ( An East Ham kitchen maid has died from blood poisoning after getting „a splinter under her finger nail. * * * Missed'from his house, a painter of Lindfield " in 'Sussex, , named John Pearce, was found dead in a well in his garden/- * * * 6(1.; tax on foreigners, fair?" nothing. Is-it Bury magistrates , in the whole of last week have not had a case before them, a record for the last twenty- eight years. ' :i , * * * Mr. John' T. Warrilow, of Staffordshire, a well known political song writer, shot himself while temporarily in- snne. * * * A miner who had not extinguished a safety lamp whicli had become unsafe, was fined $4.80 and costs at Bother- ham.'. ' i * * * Three' young men were fined at Newport for, painting cats with enamel and turpentine, one of the animals being blinded. "*• * * * * Mr. Hugh, a 'Wallington (Surrey) 'man, dropped dead, at. the station the other day after running to catch a London train. ■ ' J ' + *'*». Mr. Walter Perry, 96 years of age, one of the oldest members of the Ath- eneum club and the bar recorded "his vote at Wimbledon. * • * Kidderminster has had no criminals to deal with for a fortnight, and the mayor has been presented with two pairs of white gloves. • * * * Mr. Harry Pope,.formerly a J.P. was sentenced at Norwich to three years penal servitude for converting' valuable securities to his own use. * i* * ,, . There have been -40G applicants for the position of stable manager for j Lambeth Borough'.Council, The salary attached is little more than $10 a1 week. '..**.*- ■ Samuel-Staines, an engine driver on the ..Metropolitan railway, died from injuries roecived when he was knocked down by a train near. Hammersmith station. ■ ■ ' . '"] .« #'**.. Mrs. Ann Carter,'of Udimore, Sus-•- sex, Is 101 years old and in the best of health. Mr. J. C. Johnson, the,inventor of Portland cement, and ex-mayor of Gravesend., is 100 years old, He too, is fit and well. *■' * * * Found on the slopes of Crieht Moun- ■ tain by Captain E. Bowen Jones, of Portmadoc, a spear has been identified by the British Museum authorities as belonging to the Bronze Age, 600-800 13. C. »■ ♦ * Owing to a high wind blowing down . the chimney of a rcom at * Dudley, where a boy named Edward Buckley' lay ill, the fire was blown on to the bod and the boy died in the hospital from the burns and shock. »* » » Mr. Francis Nielson, -who has heen returned, from the Hyde division of Cheshire, was formerly connected with the operatic world, and filled for some years the responsible position of stage manager at Oovent Garden. Two dogs were found on a farm at Thorpe Malsor, near Kettering, worrying a flock of sheep,, 110 in number., Many were terribly injured and a number,of pedigree sheep were killed, the loss estimated being at $500. Both dogs were shot. • * •, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baylis of Han- ley, Worcester who have just celebrated their diamond wedding, have received a letter of congratulation from the king. cMr. and Mrs Baylis still live fn the cottage which they occupied when they were married in" the year-1850. SCOTLAND Af"Bofn~e a .w"onTan"Ts'lfose~hame_ap^ peared on the parliamentary register, by mistake -was allowed to record a vote for the "Conservative candidate. A Liberal objection was'lodged. , *' * . * Alleged' to have, defrauded a London firm of $16,000 worth of goods a mitnufnctuorr at Laeken, Belgium, has, boon arrested nt the request of (he British Consul, says the Brussels Pet-' it- Bleu. *• # * Nine ships of the Allan line—, the Carthaginian, Numidian', Parisian, Pre- lorian, Corlnlhlnn, Ionian. Mongollnn, Sardinian and Sillolar,---are to be fitted out'with the Marconi wireless telegraph. , * ' * * in Ronton last year there were 145 births, 76 deaths and 31 marriages. * * * * A merchant in Glasgow was fined $50 foi* selling margarine for butter. . Thero wero 13!i5 criminal offences in Patrick last year, a decrease of over 500. ' * ■ ■ *■ * * » The funds of the Eastern Merchants and Tradesmen's Society now stand at $27,158. , " " • ' * * * '*-.:;' There were 4443 cases of infectious disease in Glasgow the third week ln _J_anua_»'___ : '" "- An Alioa pony went up a' stepladder the other day and had a good feed in the hay loft. .. * , • * In Aberdeen last year the apprehen-' sions of drunk and "incapable persons decreased by 1*3. "* ''"■»"»»' ' . ' ," The Working Men's Club of 10din-% burgh start another year wlthji credit balance of $*l.'!.''!i. " ' ,- * *• * — .Mr. Andrew-C'lmiegfo ;, has "offered $75,000 toward branch libraries nt lllllshend anil" Lnngside. A feature of the polling In North Herts wns the largo number of Infirm voters,' Bntli chairs wore provided for them, and several patients from tho local hnspiinlK were convoyed to tho booths. Since it was formed ihe Rnllwny Guards' Friendly Society of GhiHgow hns expended In relief $1,766,500. * » * . v Throe men weer drowned In the Lothian Conl Company's pit nt I'olton recently by n sudden 4nrushing of water. i, * * Rev, ('. II. McGhoo, formerly curate A muzzled Irish terrier, decked Injnl Si. Machen's Cnnip.slo, hn.s boon pre- Unionist, colors was paraded through sontod wllh it Iliimnnn Society tostini- lloywond, Wonh',1 oi,t In Its ikioin-j ouhil for saving, a girl from drown- 'ions were the words, 'Tax on me, 7i*'| ing. Philadelphia Pa,; CIolliierR Exchange. ItooliORtor N.Y.; I), Kiippenlieliner t& Co., 'Chicago. Corsets: Chlcngo Corset cd., mnn- ufai'lurni'H Kabn nnd I n Marguerite CorsotH. GIovoh: .1. II. t'ownio Glove Co., Dos Cnllfornln Glovo Co,, Na- NARROW ESCAPE oiiHi'H? Have you over heard ol' n j Moines, In pension fund for non-union workman. I pn, Cnl, whleh Ih his uh ii right. iHicaimo he con-; „,„„. ^ „_ H|p|B()|| C{) (.],i!iiclolpliln I jl'ii,, K. M. Knox f!n„ Brooklyn N. V.,| I Henry II, Iloelof ft Co., Philadelphia,! Ij'n. ■ j i SlilitH iiiiil Collnrs; Unitod .-*hli'l til colvod niul .maintained It? My frlendr., tho Homo would he suf flclent Ju-'tirioiitloii for Iho existence of the liiloriiiiilomil Typographical union coiiHldori'd entirely apart from tlie other ncllviili'B of tho ni'RiinlxniIon. j Collar Co., Troy, N. Y.i Van Kimdl, npiiri from Dw grout Increase In wngos j.IiicoIih nnd Co., Troy, Cliiell, Penbody Hint ll yearly brlngH nbout. apart from j„„,i Coinpnny, Troy, N.Y.; .lumen It. thn Bhortor workdiiy that It brings ••» - Kni^.r nf New York Cllv, Iiiihk, npiiri froiii (ho hnpplnoHH nnd Un ciiiilonliiiont nnd tlio culture H hm** bmiiRiil in lhe home nf Its monilmis, Uio picttires It Iiiih placed ou the wiiIIh of Uioho Ikiiiioh and (ho IiooUh Ii Iiiih placed at tlm conimniid of Iheir linbl* lillitK.." UNFAIR LIST Lundbreck Man Escapes Death In ,i Mixup with Train—One Horse Wns Killed FRANK. Folt, |.|- Goorgo Smith of j IIHloviii- liml nn i-xpi-rloiicH nt l.iind- . hi*1 < K ;i i.uupl' of i\;iy., ,\'M whicli hi* I will not' onto in lm vi ■> repented, as li w:ih by Ilii' uiu uiu cm nf iiinigluii thai ho I'Kcnpi'ii (Iiiith by being hit by a I niln, Mr, Smith wan driving out to l.uiiil- brock ntul x\n» npprondilng iho mud (tokkIiik nl ihi- railroad truck ul Hu> Wi'Sl of tlii' \llhir.e, when tlio went- il I'-iiim iilinig, I'Mdi-iiil*. In- did not '>*i' or )i<-nr- tho iriiln, an In' drnvi' on Mm rnmHliu. ilrld In fnnii of llm ir.iiii. When im ill.I realize IiIh ■liiiiKcr In- tried in '.wing the team nrmiiid and mmoi-eili-il lit i-mMIng mm liori'H oil tlm iiai-li, but the other was y of Of tho Amerlcnn Fe'lcatlon ' Lnbor Tho following Ih ,mrl of iho unfal: Iim. ni Ui'.- Aiiivi ILUH i-uiiciitliuii ul l„i- la. tibiay ot Div dully ;.on.■,";*,'•: reiidciH who hear nn much about thc "Unfair Lint" during Dwmo dnys- may bo nnxlnun to know whnt tinmen of flrniH tho A. Y. ut i„ "Unfair Llm" con- C. ..Tfintrl Ti Jew t nt*: unttitHT, ito* ir the ui*/ Km t»«*•'»•> muitui mw tm muud ».-. u 1*14 •mm*..-*. \A,i.et. Under thogo clrciimHtancos ll bo> eojiioB llm duly of tho labor promi to keop ItH rondom properly Informed. What nro paporm puI-Hnliod for If not for the purnoHO of iclvlng correct In- fnrmntlon? Cigars: Carl Upmitn of New Vorkj The lltillorleh Pat I eni Compnny of|bniiiii] jm New York. Cement; Porlhwid Pi'iiliimil-ar Com* mu Co,, .lackwoii, Mich.; Utlcn llyilrnu- lie Cement and Mfg. Co., Utlcn, 111- liiuln, Sttivoti' Wrought linn Ituiige Co., St. i I/iiiIh, Mo., Uniled Stnte-- Ilo'itor Co 1 llelroll, Mich,, fiurimy l-'nuiidry Co, ci/1 K'•"■"'-*< "",l I*111''*' fin*tiiiilly. I low Mr. j Toronto Out.; Homo Hto\u WorkH, uf! Smith inaiiiigul in twupo ho pi.ihubly lli'nnklyu Wnloh Ciiho Co., Hag Harbor'never will l.nou i-Mirilj but when the {IndiiiniipollH, Ind.; Iluck Stove and | train hu-l piiH^ed lie fuiitid liluiHolf j liilligtM ii||||il«li;, rtl. I.OUIH. „ „ W,t,'ll|l||||^ III till.' MIOW W till one IIUI,til' J)..;;.,; / ■,'..,*.' ll,.h I'.,., .\,. u it.lu.i..,, ■■'■'■■ ■ I '" '■■ ■'■•- '. '■'.. . '.. * '.);..» Lu., biainh Bi'inln IIioIIioih, HI. LouIb, '1*'1"1 ;i f,'w '•'■'• inv!'>- I Mi). !■ Ilrnoim*nud l)un(er»i: The Leo Pi'.oin! and lliiKtor Conipaiiy, Onvenport, In,; ■ ,«t, "vn.i ,i\ , 11. »>...,.**,, X,..\ .i- , .,., , Xlm\t, Morklo-Wlley Broom (romptiny, Purls •*m* - CUT IN TWO BV TRAIN Id; 111. WatclioH: KcyHlnno Watch Ciiho Co. of Philadelphia; Jos, 1'nhy, Brooklyn, T. -ZiirliniBR Walcli ('iim* Co., HIvit- Mn X. J. V. \V, Yaxt, MniHifiw Hirer of (Irape K-'il»H, W«>r»)/«»lm *- Schlffor nrK*nt« nnd Pnufnm <Vii'nl, Knnl.- t'timii Now Yoik City, mnnnfacliireiH uf iho .Midi. Henry Oeorge »nd Tom Moore rlKnifH I Fihrownro: ImlurAti'd Ylbrt Uare 1 .our: WnBlihurnCroBby Milling Co fn„ Lockporl. N. Y Mtnnoftpoll.s. Minn.; Valley City Milt Ing Cn., Cruwl rUtddi, Mich. Whl*kvr l-'Inrh nintllllnK Cn., Vlttf burg Y&, Clothing; N*. Rnelleuhcru _ Co., ol ., r,. Near Ignnce on Sunday Evening Lait KOIIT WILLIAM, |-V|i. 15--J. Knowi, nn Inditin. was killed hy nn onut hound freight nhont 11 o'clock on Sunday nt Itni-.lfty, 'i'i mll-i- w.-tt of UuiU'.'. It rippenm that he wiih walking on Mif wenl Imimil l|-:,,'|; nnt <\„ *o *} 'o tlle iMht lKilJIld 011 Hie a|'Jlloll(ll of II tialn, not seeing nn east bound fnlithi tr^iiiiig In bind. Furniture; Aincltan BIlHnrd Table; '' J™ ^^bhw «lmr .lm .■iiKln- jeer or No, ,1) hud no time In which 10 tibtw down. Th" tiulUu v..Ui hit. .u.vl IW'nii iu*.V- Ciii.innr.ll O; iK-rhy Ikmk Co., Honton j arniy, hin body belnte literally rut to Mll'llt* ptoccH. C-r. Cnclnnatl. <>•, nrooklvn V.V O. WIkikt Plane! Kr^l) Plnno Cn. __-_}__ prr*mf "wwfWB*!* 3^h*wi^WySi3»SS^«o*|358^ ■■■—-ffeafe-^g*:?.^^^^^ *a^+£s!J?1*x~ i.^^f-^fn. *'1?-_ ■-.-"■ ? va* j**----. -'..■■■Ai WW*w^^ffa^gpipppnppiBi THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, _.'-.£■:FEBRUARY 19, 1910 C. P. R. TIME TABLE Arrive Fertile No. 213 West ., , 10.00 No. 214. East 17.55 No. 236 Local East ■ 9.12 ..No. 235 Local West , 19.27 No. 7. West Flyer 10.40 No. '8 East Flyer ,..'20.08 Change takes effect Sunday June 6.' G. N. TIMETABLE NO. 252 6.55 7.13 7.25 ?.50 ' FERNIE HOSMER OLSON MICHEL Arrives Spokane S.30 p.m. Arrives Seattle 10.15 a.m. No. 251 11.05 ', 10.40 10.32 10.10 BUSINESS LOCALS Always ready: ham sandwiches and coffee at Ingram's. Don't forget the cash discount on furniture at the Trites-Wood Co. i Hot tea or coffee served at Ingrams pool room. Stoves, the best in iho lnnd at the Trites-Wood Co. ' Good Second Hand Heintzman piano for sale. Apply Ledger Office. Window shades, all sizes fiom IIOc each up at the Trites-Wood Co. If you nre a particular smoker get your smokes at Ingram's. Buy your furniture and stoves at the Trites-Wood Co. Thoy soil'the goods, cash or credit, Beef, mutton, pork, veal, hams, bacon, lard, etc., only of the very best. Phone 41 , For a good comfortable smoke get Dorenbecker's brands. They are home product. For Sale: Ten acres good land covered with tamarac and cedar, close in. Apply Ledger office. * * lm Just the thing efcrly in the morning or late at night: a hot lunch at Ingram's. A quantity of first class prairie hay for sale at a reasonable price.' Apply to J. H. McConkeyi Cayley, Alberta. Wanted: Experienced general servant. Apply Mrs. J. R. Lawry, Victoria avenue. 2tp28 Shoe repairing business for sale: — Singer machine and all tools, first class opening. Apply Box 170, Claresholm, Alta. ; Wanted:' Will purchase outright, or sell on. commission Lethbridge city property. "Write R. V. Gibbons and Co., Box 638; Lethbridge, Alia. ' lt \Ve sell' the Standard Sewing machine, the best In the world at a price Which"means a 'saving to our customers, of from $10.00 to $25.00. Come in and'try one at the Trites-Wood Company. ' L, P. Eckstein is away*- this week on legal business at Grand Forks. T; Today is pay day when . something like $100,000 will be paid out. .T.'E. Miller of Victoria, inspector of Inland Revenue, .was in town yesterday. Tickets* are out for a 'calico ball at Waldo hall, Waldo, B.C., on the evening of March 4th. i ■ Mrs. C. J. Digby underwent a slight but painful operation early in the week to remove part of a needle from her hand.- Born.—On Thursday, February 17th, 1910 to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bateman,.at their residence, McPherson Ave, a daughter. Church meeting and Lenten tea took place in connection with the Anglican church at the iiojne of Mrs. Alexander on Wednesday last. A. Sullivan, school inspector of Nol son, was In the city this week enquiring into the mattor of schools for the Annex and West Fernie. ■ Service in the Methodist' church at 7.30. Subject "Missions." Miss Euler of Fernie will "sing. * Everybody invited.'D. W. Scott, pastor. Mrs. Jessie Couzens, who has been paying a'two" months' visit to her daughter, Mrs. W. S. .Stanley, left on Thursday for her home at Moose*.law, Sask. . . Martin Kosik's case came up on Tuesday before Magistrate Alexander, but was'remanded again until Monday. The injured brother Mike, is progressing favorably.. '" - Fred W. Mcbnald.who.has been the manager for the P. Burns Co., at Hosmer, has been'promoted to Cranbrook vice James Miller, transferred to the Fernie branch. His old friends extend hearty congratulalions.- Mr.. Wilson, who has been on a three months visit to his old home in Brockvllle, Ont., returned to .- Fernie last Sunday. Mrs. J. It. McEwing, who accompanied him east, will not be back for some time yet. The ground'' floor of the A, Beck block is undergoing some changes * at present, and when completed will be occupied by. M. A. Kastner, insurance agent and Swift aiid Co., who are.opening' up a gents furnishing establishment. ' * '■ - Mount Fernie lodge h O. O. F. No, 47 will ho'd a social -..evening in the Oddfellow's lodge room in the K. P. hall,on February 24 at 8 p.m. All members and visiting brothers are in-' vited to attend. .Refreshments -.and entertainment. . . JIr._and._.NIrs._LJtfi\LiLOlds_JV_ejlO-ft Gill,Boarding House. A comfortable home for the Miner. Table board $5.00. per week; meals 25c; room and board by the month, $23.50. All white help. E. Baylor and J.,Ford, Props. ' 2tp For sale: 1000 tons of A 1 Alfalfa, and cultivated blue-joint hay equal to the best timothy ever grown at $(6 per ton, on cars at. Lethbridge. Quotation good for one week only. SOMETHING DOIN' WITH THE CURLERS , All the curlers in the. city ■' are wearing the glad smile these days; The reason*for the. pleasant look is found in the fact that; Fernie Xwill bold their .first bonspiel next week., Commencing Wednesday morning the rink will be handed over to the curlers.and their Wends -and , tho ' roarin' game" will continue until Friday night. ~ ■'.'.- "At a meeting of the curling club held on Tuesday night it was unanimously resolved that a three days' "spiel", should be played here this winter and with that end in view a ,canva's was made of the . business men with, the result that some mag- nificient prizes and. cups will be offered for competition here next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Four feature competitions will b6 put on and suitable cups and prizes have already been promised hy the different firms in the city. The, Grand Challenge trophy, presented hy the the Fernie-Fort Steele Brewing Company is a very handsome cup.stand- ing forty-one inches from'the table. Other cups to be competed for will be the P. Burns' trophy, the Fernie Club trophy and the Consolation trophy. Suitable individual prizes will go with these trophies., At present it( looks as if about twenty rinks will take part in the bonspiel. at least ten ol which will be out of town rinks. Calgary will probably send two, JLethbridge two, Maeleod one.. Cranbrook' three or four and Nelson at least one. The Fernie asstociatiion will enter eight or ten rinks. ."'■.- The .ollowing is the list- bf cups, prizes and cash donations collected; by the committee and handed to us at ,a late hour last evening.. CUPS .' Grand Challenge.—Fernie —, Fort Steele Brewing Co., Ltd.* " "Burns' Cup.-_\ Burns.& Co., Ltd. Fernie Club Gup.—Fernie Club." nonsolation.—Elk Valley Brewiing Co. PRIZES. Trites-Wood Co., Ltd., Crow's Nest Trading Co:", Ltd., Pollock Wine Co. Ltd., and A. C. Liphardt, four prizes each. "• C. O. Wright,, two prizes. ,,-W. A. Ingram, one prize. * Ni E. Suddaby, two prizes. G. F." Johnson, one pair Footrite shoes. ■ W. F. Muirhead, pair $6.50 shoes "D" special. J. D. Quail, two knives value ' $5 Joseph Alello.'hat. - Duthie ,& Co.. I Gillette Safety Razor. , * "' ■,;" Depew. McDonald & McLean. • one Jj-e.tt.l_ " * '- ■ ♦♦♦♦»♦»< JUST A MOMENT _ -■ - i ^ am^g^mmmmm^mm^*^^'^r^^^^mm'a^*^m^^^'>^^^tamm^^^m^imamta^mi^m^emmmmKMa^aaa^a^^^^^'^'^. \ ■■■ Drop in arid try a sample order ■. _' of Griffin's "Ham or Breakfast Bacon. You'll enjoy it Pay Cash and Just Smile ♦ - ♦ ♦ ... W. J. B&UNDEEX. Give us a. call t SAVE Your Job Printing ' orders for me - H0w Foon, four shaving cups. - 41 Meat Market, 15. S. P.'; Wallace $10. , J. L.Gates, $10. Wm. Eschwig, $10. Whelan Bros., $10. . , j. Podblelancik, $10. Waldorf and Central $15. ...Simon Dragon, $10. Fernie Free Press, $10. HOCKEY Won Lost To Play Coal Co. ........ 3 0 1 Bankers 1 1 ■ ,., 2 Waldorf 0 4 ' ° ' 1' , This Is the standing in the City league series after the match1 between the Coal Co. and the Waldorf ou* Monday night last. Keen interest was taken in this match and a large crowd of backers of both teams were at the rink to cheer their favorites to victory. Tho Waldorf lineup was considered very strong and almost invincible hy Team Manager Mills. The Coal Co., while not overconfident thought that team work and plenty of practice would stand them well iu the try for the cup and were rewarded for their faith in themselves. The match was. of course late, in starting, • but when the faceofl did take place the crowd certainly got the worth of their money before. the curtain was rung down at the end of the game.' Full time was played. The play'of the Waldorf boys was the most aggressive, .as they kept the rubber in the Coal Co.'s territory most of the game,' but wide shooting, combined with the excellent defence work of their opponents lost , them many opportunities "to "score. The'company made some fine get-aways with the puck ;and . were fairly straight "shots." From the point of view of the spectators tha game was the most interesting one. played on,Fernie ice this winter. All the players, .put up,a hard, clean game, fighting for every ., inch of the ground ,th£t was won or lost. Those starring, for' the -Coal Co. were Do- berheiner; Meagher and -Gibson,while Wright and Smith'took honors for the Waldorf. •*' ^T_he_scorelstocKi five to two at ing present. The Rev. John Clu.rk tied the nuptial, knot. . The bride'was handsomely gowned in a pale blue satin dress trimmed with pearls. Her going away costume consisted of a travelling dress of terra cotta cloth*, and. a " white' hat . ' .' Numerous costly, presents were received from friends in Calgary, F.er- nie and the East; The groom's present to the bride was a solitary diaf mond ring. A sumptuous repast was served after the ceremony, after .which the happy couple left for a honeymoon trip to the north. The bride was until recently niono- oline operator in this office, and during her stay in this city made many friends' who wish her eyery happiness for the future. Will 1)0 open in a few days in tlio old Hunk of Hamilton liuil ding, on Pcllat Avonuo, Fornio; W. S. Stanley Lethbridge last, week where Mrs. Reynolds entered the Gait hospital to undergo an operation, the effects of a fall in a cellar some time ago. We are pleased to say that the'operation was quite successful. Wm. Ward, the genial accountant for the Meat Kings of Canada, has recently been notified of his promotion to the head office at. Calgary., His many Fernie friends will regret to lose him, especially his fraters, of tho K. P." but. rejoice at his advancement. James Miller, who has had the management of the Cranbrook end of the "business of P. Burns and Co,, Limited, haR been promoted to tho Fernie branch. Hia many Cranbrook frlondB regret his departure but oongratnlate him on his well merited advancement, Tliere will ho a debate on Monday evening, February 21at, at tho Epworth leaguo In the Methodist church on:— "Rosolved that Canndn provide a Dreadnought for the British Navy." Afflrniutlvo* Leader, Mr. I). V. Mott, Mossrs, J, Qiilnney, Ft, Dicker and W. M. Dicken, Nogatlvo loader: Hov. L. Hall, Mohhi'r. II. Wilkes, ,1. Gorle and A. Cook. Miss Myrtle Brown reeded rather a HcrlotiH Injury on Sunday ovoiili*g. Miss llrown, it appears was sfaiidlng on tho mall carrlor'8 Hlelgh at the back of tho post offlco at about ii.10 p.m., whon tlio sleigh turned around In n hurry and nt runic hor on tlie buck of the head. She wiih hurriedly taken to tlio hospital whoro it wan found hooch- Hary to put sovornl stitches In tocloso the wound. It Ih expected thai sho will bp nblo to he back at the offlco on Monday, *■*•»■- FERNIE RETURNED WINNERS $10 SUITS and OVERCOATS and up made to your measure. The latest New York and English Cloth and Styles DAMTAD TTTTV/T H-vx** J »n*l >, Tlw A. IV*U Hlo<-U '"■ftW * UK.1 U M NHXT I'BRNIK IIOTIJL, PBHNIB CLOTHES GLEANED, REPAIRED PRESSED* Pernie sent three teams to the 'bonspiel at Cranbrook last week, and although they did not bring home any of the big money two of tha rinks got into the second class, land ing some very handsome trophies. Rev. Grant's rink, composed of Millard, Liphardt, Wriglesworth and Grant took second in the Grand Challenge, and Olson's rink ol Kastner, Henderson and Gimmell took socond place in tho Corby competition. The prizes given wero tooth handsome and valuable, Cranbrook had eight rinks entered and kept all tbo first* prizes In their own city. Pernio players' roport a most enjoy able timo. Last week, tho second annual bonspiel of tho Crnnbrook Curling club waa hold. It was expected that many outalde rinks would bo present, but only throo rinks from Pernio and nine from Cranbrook took part. LaBt yoar Fornio capturod throo out of tho four cups, but this yoar tho locals wore not so fortunate Olson took second in tho Corby Wilson capturing first. Grant secured socond la tho Grand OhaUcnngo, MacBevayne taking the cup. Tho Oalt and Consolation Went to Crnnbrook rlnkH. When it is takon into consideration tho numbor of rinks entered from Crnnbrook, Fornie' has no ncod to bo uslmmod, The viflltora lmvo nothing hut good to say about tho way in wliich thoy wore treated, No nicar boiiHplol waB ovor held, and tho* Cranbrook -men, truo sportsmen they aro, accorded ovory. court-any to tho vlsltora.—Contributed, Fornls Lumbor Co., ono case bt Scotch Blk Lumber Co.. 2M. foot No. 2 honrdfl L. H, McDonald, 1st prlzo 14 in ctftsh. W, J. Dlundell, four nets Rlnnsofl. A. W. THoiiRdcll, four Hhavlnc'lurimh es. V, O. Armntronu, four pipes. full time---and the Co. boys are very well pleased with the outcome.,Thnir opponents.are not so well satisfied, and have challenged the company to a match for,a hundred' dollars ., n, side to be played at a date to bn arranged. The Ross Cup Is now nn exhibition in' the window ofthe Trltes-Wood; Co., . GRAHAM—IRVINE The Free Press says: A very pretty, though quiet, wedding was solemnized on Wednesday, evening at nine o'slock at the residence of W." B. Nelson, 1317 Centre St., Calgary, tho high contracting partiec! being Miss Mary Irvine' and Harry Graham, only,thc immodiate relatives of the br,kio and groom bo- Queen's Hotel RESTAURANT Uncler New Management Excellent Table and all white help Additional Table for 28 More Men Crows Nest Trading Go. General Merchants The Store of Go;6d Values ^Agents- "Bell Pianos"; Sold on monthly payments ' - Victoria Ave. Fernie, B.C. .it •' ii :i -■Id l il ■7 11 NORTHERN HOTEL Wm, Eschwig, Proprietor New and up-to-date" Handsome Cafe Attached.0 i *,i - ; OPEN DAY and NIGHT ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ J THE DEPOT Restaurant Just around the corner from Bleasdell's Drug Store Open Night & Night t ♦♦♦♦♦ 2 What it will buy at the BIG STORE on Pay-Day: $i $i $i $i $i $i $i $i $i $l " $l' $1 $l , $1 ..$1* ;$i ' ,$i ■ $i 3 pairs Men's Lined Leather Mitts fov... .*..-. .$1.00 10 Men _ Excelda Handkerchiefs for y $1.00 1 Suit 'Men ."Dark Fleeced Underwear for... .$1.00 5 pair Men's Heavy Wool Sox for. $1.00 1 Men's fngersoil Watch for v.;. .$1.00 1 Alarm Clock for .....". .$_.00 5 pair Ladies' Black Cashmere Hose for .- .$1,00 •i pair Ladies White Muslin Drawers for. $1.00 ; _ Ladjes^-AVhite Muslin Corset Covers for $1.00 4 pair White Linen Iluck Towels for '.... ,$1.00 8. yards' Best English Print for $1.00 5 Extra Heavy PillowCases for .$1.00 ■; •>■■ °i ..- * " 10 yards Heavy- Linen'Towelling for.....'. .,.$1.00 _10-,-Y'ii'ds-Lingu-GlasE-Tcwslliu"-foi-.-..-.-.-.-.-.--.-. ^l.QO- I $1 . $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 *-, v$l $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 ,'Jl .,$1 $1* $1 EVERY ONE A BARGAIN—DON'T FAIL TO SEE THEM WHETHER YOU WISH TO BUY OR NOT. i The Smile Won't Come That Off Is always worn by the purchasers of a Heintzman & Co. Piano because they know that they have selected the piano with which they will always U delighted. Call and Inspect these famous instruments. Open .evenings HEINTZMAN PIANO PARLORS M; W. Elley, Dist, Mgr. Grand Theatre Block, Fernie, B. C. X Trites-Wood Company LIMITED V V-*----"****-"* ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ For Sale Cheap 9 Room all Modern House HIM! Ml Hil ate Lot UO x 120 loot nnd fenced. Electric Light Fixtures, Hot and Cold Water, also I'mllt. Owner will le( #o at a bargain and on very reasonable terms. Apply Box 990 Ledger Office, Fernie To-Night m_mm__mm_mmmu_m_m A Screaming harce- Comedy BROWN »S IN TOWN A laugh from start to finish FERNIE OPERA HOUSE One Week Commencing A Ik MONDAY, FEBY. | «*J$ The Trr^MARDT C-H Including: the brilliant young nctreu Miss Josephine Deffery In a 3plcndid selection of high class plays and an entire change of play each night, i, • ' PRICES: 15c. for Children. General Admission 35c Reserve Seats 50c • PUn el &••!» a\ So<W*tby'» Drag -tail Book Slor* F R E E Your Portrait Enlarged An offer never made before See for yourself what is offered you free. Then decide as you like. We have the best values in Men's Furnishings, Suits made to measure from $16 to $30 \m\*am*m\\aaaWamWSam\Wa\m^^ McBEAN & WAGGETT Next Salvation Army Barracks Let Us Eo Your Waiter TIT, ,, . .Jt, , - . U^lntw (V ^4*U A«**f* W»V*ft«^ ■»* -*_ hh-v*'w* >*.■■.■■ '<* Wd few I** nit *■.«•-«•* *>*•-.-.(.* thoy nek for co&d Job printing. We can ticklfl the most exacting typho- graphic appotlt-3. People who htve partaken of our excellent service como back fer a sscond serving. Our prices are tho most reasonable tco, and you can alw».ya dupuud on 13 giving your ordoro the moot prompt and careful attention. Let us submit our samplei Advertise in the District Ledger
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : [publisher not identified] |
Date Issued | 1910-02-19 |
Description | The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919. |
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Fernie (B.C.) Fernie |
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FileFormat | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Notes | Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | District_Ledger_1910_02_19 |
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BC Historical Newspapers |
Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2016-07-26 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 771a3f1f-6cd7-4115-b7e4-617b0532c86e |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0182847 |
Latitude | 49.504167 |
Longitude | -115.062778 |
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