* ~~ ' '* ?2 ^" •J"^ "**f-t**K---^s—- *S _______ !___ /■■' ■'--V*tjyyy-:\-'- . Industrial Unity is Strength The Official Organ of District No. 18, U. M. W. of A. <nqy -y , -■■ Political Unity is Victory Voi;,yi.;No;^,<V^., -■_.'*>.- ■*_•>• ..." THE; DISTRICT LEDGER, PERNIE, B.C./FEBRUARY 25, 1911. $1.00 A YEAR. ICHEL MINERS REFUSE TO W0RK---W0 ARE OUT TOO MUCH GAS-BIG RISK TAKEN BY WORKING ILL HEALTH TO MAKE A TOUR--WHO WILL FSLL VACANCY SITUATION AT MICHEL •* In .consequence of what they, deemed insufficient ventilation the miners employed in mines No', 2, 3, and 4 at . Michel are idle" and intend to remain so until- they existing'.state of* alfalrs is remedied. .-'Their contention is that there are not enough" fanmen omployed to attend properly to the fans whereby the air-is supplied. This is not a .strike but simply'a suspension because of a determination not to jeopardize their lives by workings under, condl-, tions referred to.' ' Owing to the refusal of the local superintendent to tak^e up the matter word was phoned down to the Convention, and a telegram was sent' advising the men not affected, to continue at work; and on Thursday Secry., Carter, and Vice- President Stubbs were instructed to proceed to'Michel, but'! we're .detained at Cowley by a snowstorm and'did not reach" Michel until Friday. .7 A_ the time of going to*press we haye.no additional news to hand.-, y 7 . • -'*- ■ This ' suspension 'Affects'- over,' 400 men. . '" OPENS UP' AT HOSMER 1 Mr. Steve Lawson," who has had wide " experience in the' butchering business, .both in,the old-country and along the Crow's Nest Pass has opened a shop at Hosmer under the firm name of the Hosmer Meat,Market Co., and expects by strict attention to, the needs of his patrons and fair dealing generally to obtain a goodly portion of the patronage of the people of our nearby city." DIED ■"*■—■"Feb7"lS?=;Ioo~ijefe"VTe*Tvho"'uied""as"*a." result of injuries, received' while at work for the .Baker, Lumber Co., .Waldo. ■■ _Will be buried at 9;o'clock Saturday from the undertaking parlors of Thomson and Morrison. Services will be .held, at the Catholic Church. •••*'. - Feb.. 21.—Juliette, \ daughter of .Mr. nnd Mrs. G,. Segl'.n. nge'l year and 10 "month's.;'' Father' Mlchels, O.M.I.. conducted the funeral services. *' A JOLLY GATHERING The, Esther Rebekah Box • Social held on Thursday night at the K. P. Hall.was attended by a large crowd and everything wont off in splendid •\sluipe. The auctlonoor was'Doctor Wriglesworth and ho certainly filled tho chair In a, highly creditable and complete manner. / Tho boxes woro spiritedly contested for tho highost Individual ono fetching $.715., Financially and socially it was a complete success. LUSTFEST CASE UP One of the Accused is Committed for Trial- Set for Monday To KniHp ii nottlo with ilmorouH Imml ta tlio nemo ot stupidity. WlBilom In a vlrtuo whoronu lack ot knowledge mny not only cnuao lho bolnvyiil of .iinoconi- hul Inloimlfy Kh downfnll,, Sllonco on n subject mny thwart tho objoct nought nnd propagate tlio wronRH H nooks In hide, Mnny nro tho obHorvutlnitH wo lmvo honrd durln/? tho pant wook roptnnlltiR tho advisability of hiiBliJn,. up tho do- tnlln of tho rcvoltlnf* dli*eloHurcn tlmt nro tho principal topluaof convoraa- tion todny. Wo ngroo tlmt tho ro- prodiicllon of llio dotnllH would roi-vo no UHoful purpoHo, but do llkowlHO contend thnt a conspiracy of comploto Hllmico would bo littlo short of. crlm- liml. . , i| .Vail* liml Da: <:}l,'u:i\ haa hi.-v;i iviu-.i- od nil BortH i. ruinoi-ii nro rife, but wo ronnrd tlio Hiibjoct nm entirely too no. lonn for tlio lovlty Hint It linn boon (rented with by mnny, Hcnndnlmonj*;. ery wi> nhhnr. but. tho. truth ns -wo hoo it fihf-ulrt bn inn iln known no Hint wo mny lmvo no futuro roRrots an would mont nHHUioilly follow If it w-_.ro ».;iioroil, .-,.'* To end envoi* to throw Dw outlro . bin mo on tlio. Hhonldorn of oHiom In n cowardly wiiy to avoid rnnponlBblll- ty, •Friday morning President Powell called the convention to order at 9 a.m.*/ -- •_.-. *7'..._ -. One" of the first questions brought before the body, was the_ discussion regarding, the'increase of officers' salaries. 7*" •=■• . 7. " ';'"'" Fraternal Delegates James Roberts, of.Moyie, occupied the chair whilst this, -subject -was debated. , As a result of a vote' taken this question of an increase in salary to the officers of the" Executive- Board will be'submitted to a referendum of tlie District for-approval. W - H. Rogers, International Board Member fromJ District i3, arrived and was accorded, a* seat and "vote in -the Convention.", '.•-.- .. An amendment was made to Article 13 *"to be.known as Clause 10, stipulating that District Officers '-.will; "not take upV-any grievance without being accompanied ■ by some representative of the local union. interested. '- A new section was" added to Article 20 which provides for the printing in English of the. District'and international Constitutions to be bound together in one cover and that each local union shall purchase a quantity, equal to one- third of Its total membership. Article 1 'wus-likewise lengthened by the' addition*of Clause 11 which ps-.-vides "that tlie-'Sub-District ?.bavd Me-nbers shall take up any disputes and investigate same in case the District, Officers-are not available. , The afternoon session was resumed at 1.30. An .amendment was made to' Article 3 by and addition to Section 5 to the effect' that District Officers and also-International Board Members .shalUpmplaiyL.^^ District Convention..[' A.special committee consisting .of Delegates Wheat- ley,. Roberts,"-Wilson and Smith were delegated' to, revise ' Article 7 which deals' with the election of District Officers* and present same to the * Convention for, consideration. , ,The.report of the;Resolution Committee'was* presented arid was disposed of as hereunder specified: Wash-houses nnd sanitary* conditions in different camps,'of the district— This was considered of so vital an Importance thnt it was recommended to the care of a spocial committee. ' Delegnto Chas. Garner's resolution Vegnrdlng conditions prevailing at the properties of the Rock Spring Sootless Co,, of Taber,-and the Alborta Consolidated Conl Co,, of the same placo, was passed. Tho ono regarding n petition to tho government: of Alberta to instal roscuo stations and life saving npparntus'at the various mlnos In the provlnco—carried. A potltlon to amond tho Compensation Acts of the. provinces of B. C. nnd Albertn so as to provide for a minimum compensation In enso of disablement of $10 por weok was unanimously considered, ,8'ATURDAY Tho morning session opened at 9 o'clock. Tlio UoBolutlon Commlttoo continued their report:. ,, Resolution No. ,37.*—Roport of tho commlttoo to bo adopted na amemlod, This provides that tho DlHtrlct, shall appoint a solicitor to net for tho dis trict on sub-dlHtrlcts 2, 3 nnd -I. This was to obvlato the delay and additional oxponso Incldont to tho omploymont of tho prosont reprosontntlvo who Ih In Kdmonton. Tlio (Hafnium nnd *tho tlmo occupied In' travelling nro so great that togothor with tho fact Hint tlio vant, Innjoilty of tho momborH of Ihoso mib-dlnti'lctn aro on tho Qrow's Nost. It wnn doomed oxpodlont thnt tlio services of n Inwyer who wns move nccoHHlhln wnB osHontltnl. Dolognto llnrry Snillli (Colomnn) nuked tlin liidiilROiifif* of tho Convoti- tton In order to Imrodtioo a roaolu- Hon mgnnlliiK a HyHtom boltif. ndopied to prnvldo thnt lho District Socrotnry forwnrd to nil Locnl Unions n ropy or nil Important quostloiifl nnd answers- thoroto tlmt mny bo tnkon up thrmiPili tho Dtsfrlot Solicitor!.. This wns ro* forred to tlio CoiiHtltutlon Commltteo, DoIoRiitoR 11. Mvniifl (Frnnkl nt*l<o_l Hint tlio-nppenl of tlio Frnnk Locnl, which was in the hands of tho cofai- mittee oh Appeals and Grievances be taken up by* the Convention; The Chairman of the committee reported on, the matter and the question was taken up and discussed by the aforementioned delegate and Vice-President Stubbs. The above,discussion,was continued when the body reconvened in the afternoon. Delegates Uphill (Fernie), Garner, "Jones (Hillcrest), F. Wheatley (Bankhead), Smith (Fernie), Peacock and I.B.M. W. H. Rogers participated in the debate. . '.The result was that a resolution was. adopted instructing tlie. President, , I.B.M.s Garner, and Rogers to proceed tq°Frank and investigate and report back-to the 'District Executive .Board., - .'.The rules.of or'der were suspended in order that W. Symonds, Vice-President of the Trades and Labor Congress of Alberta, "should address the gathering. He suggested' that the Convention should take up and consider,the question of forming a Provincial Federation of Labor'for0 Alberta and that they should also'form a close alliance with the United Farmers' Association. •*At the close of his address it was decided to hand the matter over to the Resolution Committee with instructions* tc bring* their recommendations before the Convention. "Adjournment * took place at 5 p.m. until Monday morning at 9 a.m. , . MONDAY "' The first matter dealt with was the passing of a resolution.regarding the appointment of a Solicitor for sub-Districts ,2, 3, and 4. - Resolution 19 .covering, the matter of .affiliation- with the proposed pro- 'vineial—feueratiori-of""labor—and—co-op";" erating' with the United Farmers of Alberta, .states:' ., > * "Whereas we, your Resolution Committee, after considerable deliberation believe that the'time has arrived whon it is desirable that all labor bodies should have a better understanding with each other in.the indusrtial field. ** "Therefore; .be'it "resolved that this convention go on record as being In favor of closer affiliation within the Provinces, and to this end.-approve of the organization of provincial "Federations of Labor, and bo it further resolved that the locals in the provinces of British' Columbia and Albertn be requested' to express their views- on this mnttor by referendum voto." Thc chairman of the committee, H. Smith,,made the report and explained that the committee favored tho formation of tho federation and also commented, on the statement, of Mr. Symonds on Saturday that tho formation of the foderatloh would depend very largely oh the minors who would be tlie strongest body ln lt. Mr. Wheal- loy thought that tho farmors, It they nfflllntod woiild bo tho strongest, and Sn this D. McNnbb' agreed as thoy already hnvo Roven thousand mombors nnd will likely doublo that numbor. Ho advocated having all Industrial workors united In ono body. ■"> T. Uphill fnvorod the federation and thought that lt was In tho lino of moro gonornl co-operation thnt wns taking tho placo of trndos unionism, VIce-ProBldont Stubbs wont Into nn explanation, -showing thnt tho fnrmoru woro In oxnetly the Bnmo position ns tho mlnorn ns thoy woro Boilers of lnbor nlthoiigh thoy do lt In a -different way. "Tlin tlmn la comlm*-* wlion wo Bhnll lmvo to co-oporato with nil who soil tliolr labor powor In order to llvo," wild tho speaker, "nnd by Htnrtlng to build np this co-oporntlon wo aro making progi'OBB along Indiintrlnl llnon, II will tnko tlmo to get (ho momborH tn boo thlfl nnd lho prourcflfl nt firm, will bo Blow,1 If thoyhodlofi woro nil mill, od thoy oould'go to Kdmonton'unitedly liiHlond of ns Hnpnrnto bndlofl nnd tliolr roquoHlH would rocolvo more oon- Kldonillon. To nliow tlmt Iho farmer*, nro frlnndly lo the miiioi-H ho cltod Iho onso of tho nlrlko four yonrs ngo whon tho two fnimois' nr.jniili-nUoiiw In tho provlnco at (lio llrno wired 1'ro- Hldont Shermnn offering sovornl onr* InndH of produco liifluilln*,' n onrlnnd nf flour In holp thn mliiarx In thoir earnest desire to co-operate with the miners. ', An Additional Expense j. E. 'Smith of .Fernie opposed the resolution and wanted tb known what good had, come from affiliating with the Dominion Trades 0and Labor Congress which Is a much larger affair. The federation would be an additional expense. Robert* Evans agreed with Mr. Smith, and raised'a question that caused a.very heated argument when he asked why the International Union had affiliated District 18 "with the Trades and Labor Congress when on two occasions the district had voted not to affiliate. * The' discussion arose over the .correctness of the minutes of the last two conventions.. • Board Member Garner supported the affiliation with the Trades and Labor Congress, but was not sure, of.the advisability, of the formation of the, provincial -federation. He thought that the other bodies-.were looking to the miners to support it and they would be called upon* to'put up the revenue. There would 'be an'expense and the benefits are not known.. The Trades and Labor Congress is recognized as the"legislative mouthpiece of the workingmen of Canada and if they of Alberta did i- not. get the* benefit they should -it is because they did* not co: operate. . -v7' - - . ■ *• J. 0. Jones supported the, resolution and thought it. would be better to bear-their share, of the expense of a federation than to spend more money on-lobbyists, telegrams, etc.,;-* which had-proved uselesss. Finally the motion as stated above passed by a vote of 25 to 1. -* >. ■•*'-* lefiortAf**-! A resolution making a demand on the government that the board of Dis-, trict 18 and' the government together name the mining inspectors of the province was replaced by the one car- ried"last year in which the convention asked the government to allow them "some voice in the choosing of inspectors: In' reply^-i. a' "question -by-the President,, Board Member Rogers of Iowa said'.that tho government there would-not allow the unions to choose thelnspectors, saying that it was class legislation. Mr, Roberts said that In B. C. Premier McBride had held the same position. • When the convention adjourned for lunch they' were considering* amendments to the constitution with regard to, tho holding of elections.' . £S Tho balance of tin morning session wns tukor'up v,*'th dlRciiRFlon regarding the report of tho special commltteo nppolntod to revise the Constitution 'n connection with tho election of officers. Tho first Item in tho aftornoba session to bo dealt with was a resolution governing the work of tollors nnd nlter- nntos at, District Officers olectlons was tnblod, the Constitution to remain us before. Soction 3, Artlclo 7, paragraph 2, was amended fixing a flno of ton (10) dollar's on local unions In caso of thoir AVVISSO Al LAVORATORI Dl MINA ■ Oil uomini hoiio rlclilcBll dl stare via dnllo nilno dolla Consolidated Coal Company lnentn n olnqno miglia dn Tnboi* o In IlookloBH SooUohb Coal Company per lo Hequonto rnglonl, 1. I mlnatorl lavoriiuo Hotto con- dis* lon I iinn unlonloto o non rlcovono 'I'lKU di unionistI. 2, 11 rognliiinoiitn ilolo mlno 6 vlolti- fo apovliiinoiito dnlin onmpiimilo. II. 1 Jnvnriiloi'l non rlcovono «*oin- poiiRnicloiio qunndn al fnnno mnlo como lo dovrobboro rlcovoro In noronlnnzn do! Workinon Compoiumllon Acl of of Alborln. ■I, Vol Hloto rlolilontl ill Hliiro vin flno che I nilmitnrl In questo mlno Ronn oi--.iinl7-9*-ntl o vlcovornnno unn pngn dn polorcl rnmpnrn o uu nrrini* glnmonto fntt. con In II. M.* W. or A. I'or rlf'lilcRtn Del piHtrotto 18 U.M.W ,of A. failure to,return ballots to the District Office. The Convention received the reports of President Powell and Delegate R. Evans, on the result of their visit to Frank on Sunday in connection' with the Frank dispute, and after considerable discussion the matter remained as it was at the conclusion of tho proceedings on Saturday afternoon. The Grievance-Committee was" received and the three items referred to the Executive Board were: 1. Appeal from Royal Collieries re Loan. 2. Appeal from Michel Local for exoneration of taxes. 3.' A case in connection with liability' from Bankhead, '. The rules were suspended to enable Delegate. T. Uphill of Fernie to bring in a resolution previously referred to ro the appointment of miners on juries empanelled on inquests in connection with mine disasters. The resolution was endorsed by the Convention. The ostensible.purpose for which juries are formed is to obtain as intelligent information as is procurable from the evidence brought out, but judging by the practice this, is very rarely accom- plished.for the.reason'that in the majority of cases those selected as juries although inteligentin their own particular sphere are ignorant'touching the questions involved.' It is an endeavor' to remedy this deficiency in the jury system that the* resolution referred to was decided upon. This question is one that" ought to interest every individual employed in industrial pursuits to the end that the best interests of justice might bo subserved.. 'Take'"'the _railroadJ)ranc.hes_fOE_nRtari.ce^it;is.not. to be expected .that a jeweler, a farmer or a teamster .would understand * the technicalities' of either the niechanical or motive,department, hence the advan, tage of having men on the jury capable of giving clear explanations. Brother Brooks, a member of Taber Local brought before the Convention the, question of a report appearing in "he Lethbridge Herald on Saturday last which the members of his local considered was likely to create *'a wrong and harmful*impression. The matter was referred to a special committee who were to confer with tho stenographer and obtain tho facts in connection with tho statements mado. This misunderstanding arose In connection with a resolution' from Tnher Local that District 18 should show, Its sympathy with their brothers on strike by laying down their tools until tho men In Nova Scptln had been re-Instated. Tho explanation that folowed proved conclusively that the membors of District 18 woro all earnest and nnxloiiB that thoir fellow workers back In Nova Scotia who had struggled so long and manfully would emerge victorious from tho protracted struggle When tho mat- tei* was Invostlgutod tho Tabor man went away satisfied and* tho Incldont closed. , The ConntltuHnn Commlttoo concluded lis roport by amending Art. !> of Soction 19, to'provide for tho District Socrotnry kooplng locnl unloiiR In touch wltn tho progress of componHntlon claims nnd Important points In connection with tho flnmo. . TUESDAY Tlio moriilng'H hobhIoii wns occuplod* jirliiclpnlly with tho nffnlrs, of tho official organ., TlmnkR wore tendered I")lfltrl<:l fl, W,' V. M. for tho co-oporntlon given In tho litigation Incldont to tho Krug ciiro. TIiIh Ih tho c.nno ot wlllilioldlng copipoiiBatlou hncaiiHo tlio deceased dependent l« roHldln.. In a f(>i*'"l..u i-oniitry, Tho quoHllnii of tlio lioBt molhod of admlnlHtrotlon of Btrlko rollof,wan d!»riiHRod nl, length, and tho majority fnvorod tho rbmiiilHsurlnt nyn. torn In plnco of inn-noy nllmvnncn, bo* oniiHo on tho whole moro jmtlHfnolnry nnd IlknwlRo moro ooonomlnil tlinn mnklng Jndlvldiinl purchnHoii, Thin subject wnn'dlsp*isod of by tlio Intro- duel lon of n motion by Chnrlon f Junior Hint In tho ovont of n hiihiioiihIoii of work, nftor April IhI nio illHtrlct Hhould Issuo rollof to IIh mombors nnd fninil- Ioh ronlding In lho district through com missariats, wherever practicable to establish thehi. This motion passed. The report of J. D. Harrington who was fraternal delegate to,the Convention at Nelson of District 0, W. F. of M having been .received,* it was decided to, refer his recommendation to organ-* ize .the mining camps on Vancouver Island to the International Board Exe-, cutive Board. Thanks of District 18 to District"5 G W. F. of M. were accorded. • ' It was decided that a demonstration' should be held on the 1st of May whicli' is the workers International Day in'other countries. the Convention decided to appoint n strong local committee to cooperate with tht) District Officers'in making ,*i thorough examination before worn is resinned _t Bellevue. WEDNESDAY The entire day was spent in receiving report of Scale Committee and discussing the various features thereof. At tho conclusion a long debate ensu-. ed with regard to the policy of the district in their negotiations with the operators,' and it was decided to leave, this matter in the hands of the District Executive Board, ,.who in .turn would co-operate with the local unions. A very interesting letter was receiv-' ed and read froni' Annie Sherman thanking all the' members of District 18 on'behalf of the kindly treatment that had been shown" the family since tho death of their father Frank Sherman, the former.'president. , A hearty ,yote' of thanks was extended to tho Trades and Labor Council and the people of Lethbridge" generally, for the excellent treatment ac- 'c„rned7\TOiirm—flT^Coirveh_ion; alsbT to Mr. Eckstrom.'of the Dallas Hotel," for a similar leason. The Convention also went on*record in showing.tlietr appreciation of the fraternal'delegate from the Western Federation of,Miners, who had been of considerable as- tance in the largo amount of work that _had been accomplished, ' "All work*, and no play makes Jack a dull boy,' so says * the old' proverb,* and miners like tho rest of humanity considered it advisable to follow the advice of this time-worn saw and exemplified their belief by the acceptance of the.Invitation of P. Palmer to suppor at' the Castle Hotel to colo- brato his appointment as lognl representative of District No. 18, U. M. W. of A. for Alberta. At 11 o'clock over 50 guests sat down to a bountiful repast to which overybody paid amplo justlco. • The eating ovor, the fun commenced, tho lrropresslblo W, B. P. starting the ball a rolling by nn aftor dinnor spocoh In his usual froo and onBy manner. S. P. Tuckweli, or tho Typos, delivered n vory Intorostlng nddrosB full of quips and jokes whicli tickled tho funny bono of his auditorR. Short speeches were mado by ,")t MoNabb, Frntornnl Delegnto J Roberts, I.B.M.s Chas Onrnor, W, II. Rogers, Socy. Carter aiid songs wero rendered by "Fighting nob" Evans, of Frnnk, In grnnd stylo', which waa doservodly oncorod, A duct of a highly classic charactor wan Inflicted by Moasrfl. Burrell and Jones, tho fixaet title wo do not know, but It ruriH flomolhlng llko "Wo nro horo bccnuKO ," Thero woro mnny othors who inldod to tho Impromptu program, rounding out a most onjoynblo oiitortnliini(.-nt. Ilort I-nlmor In n very well dollvor,* oiI.Rpoot.h tlinnkeil lliom for tho compliment boBlowod which ho imfliirod IiIh midlcnco It would bo IiIh overy of- fort to merit, by Rli'lci attention to tliolr IuIoi'omIh, "IIo'h ii .lolly Hood Follow" wnn ming CITY COUNCIL , The Mayor and Aldermen wore all in their respective-stallonSoOti Thursday evening with the exception of J. Mclntyre, ■ who is at present out ot to wny • _ _ , - The minutes of February 9th meeting were read and adopted. , Several notices of motion amending current by-laws wore submitted. ,* The question of Engineer Bateman's wages was to be held in abeyance pending report from the Chief Boiler Inspector, , , ' * The account of W; J. J. Morrison, payment! of which has been postponed for so long, was finally passed and ordered to be'paid. An amount of routine work was dealt with, including.the payment of a number of outstanding accounts. One of the surprises sprung,.upon the body was tlie statement made by Mayor Bleasdell that'in consequence of his, own health and that of his wife he regretted to say that he would be _- compelled to resign, and at next meet- ■ ing City Clerk Barclay would read his written resignation. This * news was like a thunderbolt from the blue leaving his * auditors without voice, biit tlieir astonishment • and regret was plainly visible, upon their countenances. . Dr: Harold* Anderson, M.O.H., sub-" mitted a recommendation for an .amendment to the health by-law whereby persons may be punished for trespass in dwellings that are under quaran- ■ tine. '.*'•*'•' _,.."' -»^4m^^«>~«.^-<m^^»*^->^^4> . Don't forget to go to'Coal Creek, to-night (Friday) to attend the Social and Dnnce to be held at the Club Hail for benefit of Josh.' Buchanan; SALVATION ARMY^ Program of, Winnipeg Silver Band - Campaign Saturday, 8 p.m., in , Methodist Church. A monster musical festival, Admission, 25c. Sunday, at 11 ' a.m. in Army "Hall. Public Holiness Convention, Sundny nfternoon at 3.Ifi . p.m. in Mothodlst Church. Sunday evening, 7.30 p.m. In Miners* Hnll. Great salvation gathering; 70 miisiclnns in nttendance. . Everybody wolcomo. OPERATORS MEETING Officers are Elected and Committees Formed For New Rates Tho iiiiiiunl mooting of tho Wostorn Conl Oponiloi'H' AiHOeinllon wiih hold lam wook In lho city hnll, ("Y.l.'nry. Officer** for Kill woio elecleil nntl , ... , , , HlcpH wore tnkon to npi-nlnt a coin- nl ~n..n, who., tho vni'lmm dokwiloH ; ' , w|1|. „,., .^ ,,„. dopurlod to Iholr roHpoctlvo lodging, |m||||,M |)f „,., ...,...,„ „, A||.(ir,.. w)u,„ to puck up lliolr tntpH nnd lmck npiiln tn Iheir sovornl Ikiiiioh. Tlmn nndod tlio Eighth Con void Inn of District IS. l.tiloKt N.i\VH.--A. .1, „('iirtor nmt filoin RtubbH nrn'detained forcibly nt f'owlov nwltu*. to u Hovoi-n nnnwdrift hot wonn thoro nnd l.iuidbrook domor- nllf.lng tho 0, l\ U, trail- service (Soo I'hri'm two mul throe) boon mndo by momborH of tho Lnilloi*1 Benevolent Socloty and others to hnvo Hioho glrlH tnkoni chnrgo of by Mr. South, but without -avail, Wlillo nn j Uw.tiiihyu ".ic inity itjin.iii, i!,i,i i,.'tiler moro HtrlngoJit ruloH bo onfoiT--.il wllh rognnl to tho ourfmv to offoct whloh It will bo liecosgnry to hnvo nn officer omployod /.pi-v-nlly tn not iib trunnt officer ntul nV*o to noo l\\t\t tVo c-tifew Jaw is olje-'O'l, or clno ■"■••/i-.** r'-uniUni. tbo flro hrll id h nvioc!,. which undor oxlHlIng rlroumfitnnoos |h valucl/>jin and florv.ii* no othor useful purposo at proncnt than Hint of Inform lug lho (■Itlzent* tho hour of lho dny onco In every 21 hottm ovor to llio provliiclnl dopnrtment, This HiiKKcatlon may nnt moot with Iho nptirovnl of Hiobo who npnroolnto nnd FIhIioi*. acted on bohnlf of tho Crown, KIhIo WNkom wiih plncod no tho tlio Iohh nf rovonuo onttilleit, but. it |b|Htnnd nftor iindornolng un oxnmlna* i,i,i.,:ll) ,11.1(1,j,*....(.J..' (ui jii-!*.,.;i [in./'O ui- lonlloii lo bo glvon to tho noods con- tnlnoil within lho oily HmltM by tho pronont «tnff, Throw hyprnerlHy nml humbug nvor- bnnrd nnd Xnnb ttw ultnntlnn RtroMit Iii tlin tnco. Wo hnvo a segregated district outsldo nf the nuinlcipiilliy (i.m (u inovit «ii.it him knew Un. tuituro of an onlh. -ind w.'ih found nuDtittw- lory wiim dulv swnm. Tho dlsclo- Huron woro of biioIi n ohnrnctor ns to ,bo totally unfit for .publication: Tlio ernitK-rivn-nilTifitlon In* Mv T!*.i*. c-luiiiir ollclieil llio InffiriniKInu that sho wiih nn untruthful nnd dlsobodlont hut 1-ooniiHo nf Ihoiiionoy.lt brings Into! child beyond parontnl control (lio civic coffers It In pn.rnllcd by tlm I city poller., To Iuiii II ovor lo the piovlucliil iiiillmi'ltie*. whoro lt. rightly To c-Npoet j Jongs, menus it monoliiry Ions, but lo cnntlnui! ns nt priMcut with only one chief rnid two pollc-iuon »o .iIIoihI to iin* ii-i|iiii'**iiii-t'ti ni Ihiiii »in- i.|iy pro. Hmall lo police nn wide nn area n*. is per nnd nut^lilo the city tort, tbo feirc nt prorent *iind(-r thoir '-iiporvi'iln'.. !>; iuwUqunio. Tho Inclusion of Dw dl-Hiit tf> Hie,, r)n Wcdni-sdfiv moi'ii'ni* W. M, .«tnii- Oimt ot lho to a ii i_ii-._j.--i.il-.S» i«iuv>.iiiii.'< i ii>> .jft.is iuuiiKht lul'iire .TmU'c Wliltn- llmo n-litrh rnnl'l )i■■• ti»Jli-/e-I *.. !t!ii>l ;i*li-.i- an s r-\>tr?.\ nf 'ipv1 »•.*.** l=-».l iXXit-U uroH It would ha well to lo-ofe Info thoitlio city llrnlis. nud »lc-.|il!e* Hn* fn.-l'ZroIatlonH wiih Kl»lt* Wll.-i-in undor tlio niotter n little moro deeply. ;thnt ir it o rovcTiuo prnrinror, n f-*tr;n!To of 11, Wo callod upon tim thief, by wliom * moro xtr.'iichtfnrwnnl i onr.;o fo pur*! II. IloKhnier. counsol for tlio tlefon- xvo woro Infoniiod Hint efforiH lmd.-wio would tn* to ha\o rI.I _ nii*,-i ninu-d ■ fl/mt, Alo.v 7-'IhIioi. nf die firm of f_niio jtho pronont police omff to nttond to* OpInlonR widely differ n« to tho ror-jtho mnttor In iiiironxminlilo, nn tliolr1 lt*i I initdci oi' )>un I'lttUi* iiiiiioiK '-IU* iiuinoi'ii-itl hiM.-iiKih w nilii.'.eiiii'i' ;li.ii '/.on*, Tlio polico dopartmont Iscpltl- clued for not inking moio drnfitlo *Hic*n- toirerH earlier, hut whilo wo hold no brief for tills brnurU ol Iho civic, forco wo think that before pnislnir -utrlct- ItequoKt. whh .mndo thnt. lho two girl" wltiiouM nml Anno Mnrtln Bhould bo kept, •■opin'iite. This tho chlof stated wris excceilln.idv illfflcnll, an thoro \x".-r, only one cell Hiilt'iblc for iit-iup.i- Hftn of fomnloH." Ilo, however, raid Dun* lie ".unlil do bin be«t to /firiipl**' with ilie In-iinietloiiH, , I*! i* n-oMii-r of Hio olilld. wiin u-:e .-! -.v|ii*e--t in (ho idftornnon, Mtntod flint ■-I i- lliu: hii'l n vory lnrgo fntnllv nnd ; , i.i ,■: -;-, >*,!.<• fovtn.tr in tv.ii- jim-sll tcin- tnun _.|* her hn.li'itiil -hho hnd hoon rnm- I'Ollei. to I^t V.b'lo r.o out lo ; i rvli'i. In . ruder to e.irn n fow dollars fow.ird" ndlliii: In die mnlntntiuueo of iln hoiiHohold, Hho ncknowlodgod thnt tho child wnn of itn iincontiollnblo elmrnetnt*. nnd lliu* nlio Imd hoon more ko hIiico tho moving ploliiro nhown nmi been in ii'it-ruiuiii, H. X. Clei-I;.. timtlflod ;im lo tin* ar ro-4 rtf W.'-R. Stntiloy nnd tho tlmo i» wnn mndo, On 'tliurmlny Annlo Mnrtln wnH ou Mir. '■•t-i.wl t,,i,i tuvr, riftitlini'i-i vn.,,i,-,t\,,.i lier net ions. ;' Tho Ktntomonl wro* read nut to W. K, Sfnuloy, which wns duly ■•l.'.notl, nnd bin eonnnol sfnted tlmt "ho hnd nothing lo nny" This cn«o hnn novy been tuinnl over tn Hin jiii'i.o for hl'i dlipfi'iiil, j Tlio other Hvo liidlvldfi;tl.* \x]m nri-J A « ! ln-ld in rur.tody nro ."tnrtii**! T\ lllnc:-1 teniiii Minn'in whoito behnlf Uio •forvtcon of eWiil.* j,-*.|ierwnod Horclnnor hnvo been retain- xxo m*<* '.il, :;!.*) llornnnt Il.iwson, v.)■■> rm yet to mi! ' is M-itlioitf oounflol. ho will lio OMimliicd nu to bin nnnll.v, MorrlH ciiino horn about n week :»irn, •led In *i fnn' il'iv" olin<vnil i'l*"'" nf hnltu-; niontntly 'Icnini'.ed. t*oiu<tiih|i.. Hl'llWIIIIIg luiHi'.i Ills. tt|l, Hllil lllliU'l' lu- titriH tlniifs fmiu Hi*, chief ioi*.:,fiibli* at Ferule in tnklii}' ttSie tn Sob"\:\. I.:\-'. fnll wlillo Mon-I"* wii'* coj.. .ttiTiIn at Michel ho bccinie deiinr'.e'l nnd mitdr- ,, - , ,,„t ,.,,., . i,,.- i- . ... * i i ,,,, j.ilnl .(eeriieil td veciivi.|,i U'lu-ll let j on! ho w»'« diM'li:ii'-.',od f.-em iti<* 1-11! piny ot Hii'.fcnverhmeut. Moyie Lend- or, A WED-FOOTEO EXPEDITION li.nii I I'c.'l ■ jl.,till He Wll] 'iiim ll> 'Tll'e ! unow MORRIS ■>.?•>WCr.-) hi'h if mn ce - »" 1 i.i :i illci-o t»i ?* ( dli.il.ce,1 Will hnve . , i :l . t ■ Hi; 1,1 i,f -;i-, ■in ', 'a Mul,. f!.«-■ r. in**; ,'ii.it v " cnn cvj.ki tlio pi'OH'nt ll'-rei uioill belWeeii llielll nnd Hie opcriiloiH expire ou Mnrch It J. Officer*-, elected were: l.owln Sloclelt, of Ho«.|iier, li, I1,, roetoeled preHldeiH'. I„ I'. NiiIhuiIHi, I.cIIiIiiIiIko, vlceprc ulili-nl: W. I1'. Utile, nf f'lintuore, re- eiceied M'eri.liil.v-t|en>,iitoi', Th(».'ii p: ii.ei.I ill ihe meet in.; iveio O. 1-3, S, Willionldo, neiieinl innmiROi" liitonintloiinl Conl ;nn! folio ('oiiipiuiy. nl ("ifli-iimii: l.cwlh SiiickeM. lietleinl iniiiiiiltei'. nnnklieCid MlnliiK Vn.'. of llniikli-nd; rt. \V. CtniUl.iird. Ki-m-ral 1111111111.01-. Cnnailllili I'olHi1i*lei*i, Ltd.. Mli|lrmoro; U. .•'. Utile, \|i*«<pie*siiieiu 1, ., , , '.* H, XX , ,<».,.- I.I I'l.. i.t ' ,.,,,,,.,, I . ,. ' !,. ...'il-lM-lli, : *'•• '-.'I UW-i'il-- .', AH ' *! I Ktillwiiv nnd liihtnlloii Cn.. of l.etli- InliU'.e: .lohn Itin-.M), ni'iie'l-ol mMiiiiuoi* illllen-Hi Milieu. Ltd,, ot niljri<.,t; 1! tt Ithlti ci'iicrnl m.Mi'rr IL-iv-i*1 ('uliifii.-:* I.id,. ••! J.eili)iij.It.-i-; U'. I.. Iliiinllldti. I'llleriil oniliiii-el' l.olti'h fnl- Ui.|le>;, I,nl„ of I'iiuhImii*..; T, ruder* vvnoil. iii:Hiiu;il.'„t illlt.cini', PiHiuoml Co.il i'n. id i",'iiiiir\: A. A. M"Her. i.i'in i.ii ni.'.ii,ii.i 1 nm) K. i:.niiiui!, Cnn tnlliiii t.'m.l C*nii'..M!iil,'iii il Co., of Fiiiiil.; I 1 . l;e-,i|. s ■■';•■! i'l lii-il"!i!.( t». IN I' , Tl.i.in.i iliinru-S* fVi.-il fn., of ?_<*Tli- C 1—Not C:^t 'I'i--* .nn-!! -le-ui.,-!*; nf i'w t". !• U, ,1 |.fins' 1 *>ltW i-tfit OVU fii'i li'lTl).'***:-. Ai.dy Morrl.t, ;in c ,.*:, Sim* tn'ceri »oi NVlfion to. 1 ■■•.le -I. T. IlliUVIiitll-*. . M-. I-i In- v !iv Con* A' Vol-on '-I-/1.-.I •■-.,.. ,.'. ". ■ 1 m» route *i- 1 '* *• •:t thc li!ii,.'*l fn ■lire Wlil'.ntii llnldi !,i :•,•! ;'!;i! *;, i. I i.rili'li**.- «m 1 ll*. ll e utl.c; me, t'llrclni. .M 1 *..,, n Ir- , itnl'-*, ii.i-. u, (n'tc !*.( > I .1 .,fn. the Hi-'f! N UIi.l il Tl- 1'r lh, IM:.. ,. .'(■.••.1 Vt'*-ii-.i;r. fAQX TWO THE DISTRICT LEDGES, FEBNIE, B. C, FEBRUARY 21, 1911. DISTRICT NO. OFFICERS IS What Are YOU Worth From the NECKl UP? Ills cKtltnnted Hint tho nvornuu mnn Is worth $2 n tiny from ' tho nock tintrn—whnt Is ho worth from tho neck ujit That depends'entirely upon trulnlni*., If yon nre trained go thnt you plnn nnd direct work you nro worth ten times ns much nr, tho mnn who cnn work only undor orders. Tho Internationa I Co'iiipondinci Scho oil coin tl.o mnn who Is struggling nlong on Hinnllpny nndsny to hlm, ''Wc will trnln you lor promotion ' right whoro you nro, or wo will c'linllty ynu to tnko up r. , moro conuvnlnl lino of work nt u much higher snlnry,'1 ICvory month sov. era! hum!roil i,t«- donli voluntnrlly roiiort ndviincninent m tlio lUirtt K'hiilt of J.C.S. trnlnlnir, You need nol leavo your present -wnik. or vnur own liotni., Mirk this coupon at once ond mall It, M INTERNATIONAL C0ttlU:S_'0N_).:NCl. SCHOOLS ll-ox 7a_. ScranUm, IM, rl_l.ll flliUIn, willinm lulllir. i.lill.;llli._t nn lny pr«rl, Imw I cut i|U4_llv Iui a hit,'i*i ..Iir/ ami a.lvaoi nnr nl lu llm *>untl„n Ul_,i< whicli I liavi nuik.cl X, Ad Wellir AtGKIItrjiut'll Onttimin »hfl*.C*M wtiir HlfUChtflirmU""**' W-N-k. Td'-fiwir _ truttufilOrilumcn fill Btrvltjn Cuami, CvmlritUf m4 *M«H_lf OtPamnMll Dfli'j'.tf f t-rtmin fixuvuet Mi clm (tit hI tndiptir Mfuhi'iloil OfallniMrt fittmun Micni'tiit fin.*.) fflf)l*>)|if llistricii [i-i-jJniir >.it«lri«i«n f«-*ir>t(lal(|in •>.*., flio ti titf fir ArGhiltit ftttnograpr.fr ft'inur Sltttt ami An.. Cily .Stall- GEORGE C. EGO, I.C.S.. fernie, D. C. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS*. ; "Fellow Delegates, Annual Convention .District Number Eighteen, United Mine Workers of * America.-**- Greeting: - ' ', ' "Allow me to welcome you to this our Eighth Convention assembled here in Lethbridge, Labor Temple. "Since our last .convention many things have happened.in this district Number Eighteen within the next year. We, the District Officers, have made agreements with tho following companies: The Crow's Nest. Pnss Coe*.1 Company Limited, No. 3 Mine, Coal Creek. The Corbin Company, B. C. The Ilosmor Mines, B, C. , The Diamond City Coal- Company, Alberta, The I .upon Company, Alberta, The Carbondale'Coal'Company, Alberta. The Canadian Coal Consolidated Company, Ltd.,* Frank, Alberta. The latter agreement was arrived at after a; stubborn fight, the cost of the fight will be found in the Secretary's report. The Delegates will observe there are many companies in District IS with whom we do business apart from tho Western Coal Operators Association, so it will be for this Convention to consider the means for meeting tbe various companies as our agreements' all terminate on .March 31st, hence the need for united action, careful thinking and tactful acting. Friendship and no friction must be our motto right here and now.,. One of the events that goos to make the history of thc labor movement in* District 18, United Mine Workers of America was the trial of Arthur Decoux; a faithful and fearless comrade, whose only crime was that of being a Union man, and trying to make others so, was arrested * and put in one" of the dirty prisons of the state for months, charged with wilful murder. After a long, hard and expensive fight the grand jury declared him inuocent. " In passing I .wish to compliment the Frank Local Union for their kind attention and support to Mrs. Decoux and her children during her husband's incarceration. Tlie cost of,,this trial will be found in the Secretary's Report. , Explosion On the evening of December 9lh one of* the greatest explosions in the history of Alberta occurred in the Belle- Vue Mine, killing" thirty miners -and one brave volunteer, Fred Alderson, leaving twenty widows.and forty chil- "dren to be careeffor not W"fKe~G(f vernment or the coal operators, neither of whom cared how they lived. I wish' to emphasize to you my brother Delegates that these said coal companies must be made to,pay their compensation claims, there must be no quarter given. We Seven Thousand United Mine Workers in District No, 18,.one and all of us, must mako it cur business to find out tho names of the Insurance Companies that these .coal operators do business with so that we may be In n position to denounce them in the street, on the platform, in tho pross, and if.possible in tho pulpit for tlieir cruel, heartless, cheating of the poor widows nnd orphans especially thoso of our foreign brothers, Tills snd event Is a thing of lhe pnst to Ihe man in llio street, but not to tho mother's, tho widow's nnd tho orphans of tlie victims of this profit mnklng system. Now it is up lo us nn mon to seo to it thnt thoso people nro not entirely disinherited. I wish lo recommend to this convention the appointment of a real llvo fighting lawyor for tho Crow's Nest Push, as those compensation unsos need moro nnd must hnvo moro attention, I wish to rcpont what I said nt the last Convontlon namely: that Iho govornmont should carry tho work- moil's iiiHiironco of tho province, Tho position of tho District regarding monoy and momborshlp la moro nntlufnctory thnn It was at tlio last Annual Convontlon of District No. 18. With tho goodwill and support of the momborH wo hopo to mako It stronger hotter and moro useful. There Ih a new Coal Mining Act nbout to como into forco In British Columbia, lot ub hopo It will reduce tho numbor of nccldontB—fatal and othorwlno, so that It run bo no longer nnld flrltlnh Columbia stands on tho nnmo plnno ns Mexico, Gontlomon, it Is unworthy of the civilization of thin twonttotli century that llrltlsh Columbia nliould ho tho grontost kill- or of conl minors In tho world. I hnvo boon throuj.li all tho mlnoii in DlHtrlct No, 18 within this print yonr with only n fow oxeoptlonn, hoiiio of thorn mnny flinos. I hnvo dono my host to Improve the coiidltlouu of tho mon In tho mlnos. I hnvo font;lit for thom oii tho plntform and through the pre.*_, tmd by inspection of the mlnos, Tlio vontllntlon of most of llio Albertn nilnos In a standing diBgrnco to tho mining men of tho stato, Many Union I havo had to advise the,mon to striko an tho only means of protecting thomnolVP« nnd the only wny to get the Conl Mines Act half onforc- od, and if the same revolting toii-n- l...;..-* i;;ii)):iiiv I hhuil whb.o Dh*<i I" Htrlko ngnln and ngnln. Obtervattons Ouo thing I noticed In District No. 18 In this, nil tho rllsptilos'thnt nrlno — itlill Hilt".,, rtltt HiiA'uii — ii**. ***•*-. iM* n-M Bwo|led>henilod arrogance of tho bouse* whoso duty It in to carry out iho contracts and not to bronk them. A great, mnny of thom aro men devoid of nny conroptlnn of fair play nod think It clover and to thoir credit to dispute Mid .HAtUar-Jc i\nd vule rough slio-I ovor their fellow-men. Their vanity often m-ikc** n ••veil mnn nick, but 1 suppose* they nre tnilnii « domnnfl. It must bo tho general managers and superintendents need toon ot tout IMtwy In thoir bunln-Ms, Mor» common- sense nnd loss nrroganco are much needed on lh« opwatttra' nld*. They ik.sm k.i.UsiU feud AnvmuetiU v'Uti no Intention of extc-utlnr them. It Is more In tbelr Une, and natnvo to discharge and oppr**«. than »■*■» act ther man. To aim a contract and an 'agreement, is a splendid .thing for the operators in District No. ,18,-for it makes slaves of the workmen arid tyrants of -the petty bosses—and the big boss must not be overlooked. This is the true state of the poll, but since society demands-signed contracts I shall endeavor to see they are executed. I'have done ray best to keep the fence in good repair. !I work in season and out to get men to join hands and become members of our organization so that we can hold our own against the common force.; 1 confess I - have no respect for these ' signed documents. I blush, to sign them as it is the act of . putting mnny thousands of men, women and children in bondage. This conviction of mine' hns been forced on me by painful experience. * -- I recommend 'to *. mis Convention that there shall be a clause in,all agreements in District 18 to this effect: ' That any official in a mine who breaks contracts and agreements shall be subject to the same "law as the workmen—that is, he may be discharged. I wish to bring to the notice'of this Convention that thore is at least one mine'in District No. 18, where the Union is held in, such contempt that no notice is allowed to be posted on their premises. , I, in company with A. C. Brovey ventured to post some notices but they were immediately torn down and we were insulted. That mine is the International Coal and Coke Co., Coleman, Alberta. Why should this company be allowed to insult the Union and it's officials. Clay to stem* the holes taken lo the miners working places and the right io post Union notices about the mines are two things that must be demanded in our' agreement with this company. Wash - Houses The wash-houses" at the miries in Alberta are a standing disgrace -to the operators and the government inspectors and an insult to the men who are compelled to use them. I would recommend to this Convention that this wash-house • question, command your attention. ■. And the same cafivDe said* of the bunk-houses.' they are a disgrace to ,the coal operators; government, clergy police and to the' people who own them, Burmis for instance, and many others." * y ■ International Convention There • were the delegates from District No. 18 attended the Intercm- -ti6nal-.Cony.enti6n_and_one.-Of_the_re^ solutions passed on the eleventh day of the Convention pledges morai and financial support to District No. 18 so tliat they may secure an advance in wages was adopted. This convention is of great importance in* face of the -fact" that tho agreement with the operators terminates on the- 3lst of March, ".*■ Legislative Now, gentlemen. I would like to say a few words about the law-making bodies of the two provinces, British Columbia and Albertn. As wo members of District No, 18 come from one or the other of these provinces nnd na- turnlly are more or less interested In I hoso matters which affect the well- bolng of tho class lo which we belong. True, wo ennnot expect nil men to soe oyo to oye ln nil of the details but when fncts are presonlod thai should convince the most stubborn ho Is foolish Indeed who persists In standing in ills own light.- In tho Rocky Mountain Division* we hnvo n representative In .Parliament, Charles M, O'Brien, Socialist, and even those nmong you'thnt differ from his opinions must acknowledge ■ that at no tlmo hns ho neglected thc Interest!*; of tho working clnss. Somo of my friends havo said, "What good can ono man do?" to whicli I reply, that ono representative like O'Brien may not accomplish much directly but ho cnn by tlio Introduction of measures for benefit of tho workors compol tliOBO of othor polltlenl colors to show just whero thoy stand. This In Itself Is cducntlvo as It doos moro to show the hollownosn of political promlsos than can bo dono ln nny way. * Those amendment*-; that, woco Introduced for tho bonofMs of tho mlnoworkors, do you think thoy would havo been brought, up by other r-jpro- sonlatlvos? With all tlio talk about, tlio frlondllnons of lnbnt* soo whnt, wns done to the mennur.pa. Look nl the two weekly pny bill. If ono mnn looking nfter tho Intorosts of tho working class nlono cnn koop tlio Iiouho at Kdmonton busy hu much of the tlmo, does It not show that Ion mon oipini as aggrosHlvo aa Clmrllo O'llrlon would compel tho Introduction of moro labor InwH. If you wnnt anything go for It bnld-liendod! Wo Htnnd togolhar on tho IndiiHtrlnl flold with our Unions, but wo dlvldo our strength on tho pollllrnl flold, nnd so, whilo striking for bettor conditions with ono hnnd, wo put n fetter on the other. Tnko tho Fornio Eloc Hon ns nn oxnmpln, On tlio ono sldo wo hnvo n lawyer, tho paid nor- vnnt nf n onnX otxmritinv v'1in<*f> In. torests nro tho vory opposite to that ot tho employees, On tho other a man whose past record Is known au rt conMatent ndvw-.it-> ot working-clans Interests.. On tlio Industrial field we nro paying ont monoy to fight ngninst ,» ». . ,ii.», *.-* - .. *>'•-_ * * ** ■ * .-■. ,.,.tf,... les to deprive vv blows, orphans and dependents of our foreign brothara of their just rights, nnd nt tho samo tlmo we send n man who gots Ills wngos from lho very people that are ovorlnsl* Ing forcing us to pny out our good monoy. Im not Mils n very sfupld course to pursue? Do yoti not think thnt tlle member* of I'nrlloment In H. C, don't say to thcm»,elves -what easy mark* tho working class Is? What ■wcmld you think of tho man wlio would expect a cat to be a itunrdtan of canaries? Yon would say that he was all IDnd* ot n fuol and yoi yoa nre nor nnr, bit tho irfnor. Voir hnvo had tho chanc« to -..-lm a roan who does not promlso to represent ol! classes be-caua» he known it cannot be done. W« don't »ar to >■"''» '♦ote * c^rt*l» way, because-we. say so, but do ask you to look into the question,and satisfy yourselves of the advantage' of sending. ]those whose' action's * prove thier sincerity of. purpose. ■ • Organization I wisli'to mention that* in company with- International Board Member Garner we spent much fHme* up and down District" 18. Much time was spent iii Taber District and in face of the opposition on the part of., the companies and their free boozing parties to delude, the men, we succeeded in * organizing two camps, namely Bock Springs and the Alberta Consolidated Coal Company. But the companies theii stopped tho mines—thoy knew that Justice was about* to be given the miners, but we will not for- get these companies. ' My relations-' with my , colleagues during the past year have been of a pleasant nature. ■ Wishing you a' successful Convention, W, Bi POWELL.'Presl_ent, Dis. 18, U. M. W. of A. VICE-PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS To the Delegates assembled ,at the Eighth Annual Convention bistrict No. 18, United Mine Workers of America. Greeting: ' *, This is the second ■ opportunity I have had of reporting tb you,, 'and' through you to the members of the district, details of my work as vice- president. >*■.-■",, . * L , I have been occupied during the past year in conjunction with, the other officers of the District in the general routine work, settlments of disputes, making of agreements,"-etc., most 'of which it would be unnecessary to' go over here. A few of'the important matters, however, I have endeavored to outline.' ' '-. '*•••* ' * „**'.. Suspension at Frank The suspension at the mines of the Canadian Consolidated Coal Co., Ltd., was brought about under rather peculiar circumstances. The agreement with that company, .which was for n period 'of- one year,, expired on the 31st of March last. Up to, that time the men \vorking in -the shaft mine had not, been organized. The company at. all times using every means in.its power to keep the-men out of the Frank Local, and to.this end had signed an agreement with them, under which they' hoped to operate in the event' of no agreement being arrived at between the company and ourselves. '" " _____XJTr_.lrlT*i rr ___tlift_****__rii'i_r*?_r*_./I r_i_r\ £n■**«___ _■.__*•*_ nntn.. IIUI U1£S—Uvl-vV.C'vUUU—OU—X Cl JL "j" 1* lit? -■-Wili*- pany insisted on the local agreeing "to certain reductions . and concessions from which,they would not move," and on the first-of April the ,men at the old mine suspended work, which action was followed shortly after "by the men employed at the shaft mine joining the local.-as well as joining iri the fight against'the company. The suspension lasted,', for a period of six weeks, when largely through the efforts of Mr.' I„ G. S. Van Wart, of Calgary, who was'-."chairman of the board applied for by the company, under the Industrial Disputes and Investigation Act, a settlement was arrived at and work was resumed. * Tho gront- est stumbling block was the prlcos in pillar work, the compnny insisting on reducing, ncting undoubtedly In this■ matter on the ndvlco of other opera- torn who aro directly intorost od nnd had it not been for theso I do not think the suspension would havo lasted nearly so long, My reason for bringing this to your attention Is to point out, that tho operators lost no opportunity In tho fight for the differential, nnd, as wp will, In tho near futuro bo called upon to enter Into negotiations with tho oporators, this Convontlon should lay down n policy to bo strictly followed, leaving nothing regnrdlng this mattor at tho discretional tho Scale Commltteo, Trades and Labor Congress of Canada I wns Instructed by tho Exocutlvo Bonrd to attend tho Annual Convontlon of tho nbovo whloh wns hold In the cltloH of Port Arthur and Port William, as a dologato representing District No. 18, and with thiB ond in view, procured credentials from Local No, ..11, Bollovuo. It will ho romomborod that at our Inst Annual Convontlon It. was decided that, wo should not nfflllato with that body, but the International, acting In accordance wllh cortaln resolutions ro the American and State Federations of Labor that woro paused at llio Annual Convontlon hold In IndlannpollH In Jon,, Iflin, docldod to nfflllato us with lho TrndoH and I.nbor Congress nnd pay tlm por cnpltn Inx direct from honilaunrtcrs. Wlillo tho United Mlno Workors nro tdmwn In tho financial stntcmont of the Congress to linvo the lnrgnst nffillntod momborshlp of nny organization, I waB tho only dologato representing thom, Bro. McNnbn, of Lothbrldgo, bolng a delegnto from tho Lothbrldgo Trndos nnd Lnbor Council. Tlio purposo of tho congross soems, nt loonl among tho members of our own organization, fn ho littlo under- stood, but tlio preamble to tho con- otlfntlnn -ii'MM, T Xxti'f, oKnnhiMl thoroughly nxplnlns this. Tho pronmblo is na follows: "Whereas It Is expedient that an organization he effc-ct-frd for the purposo of promoting legislation in tho Interest of organized labor In tho TV.. I I. . n , 1 . .,...*..+ ,.,. . .li... _.,.'.__, ,,,« w.^.b_,U..^.^., W*,^ ,.i..',l,'- lii- ti> resolved that wo, tho representatives of organized labor In the Dominion of Cnnndn, nsaomblcd In con* vention. form ourselves" Into n body to bo known as 'Tho Trado** and TAhor Congress of Canada' for tho purpoio iihovc mw.r.Wtid." In conducting tha huilness of the romrr.*.**i« thin wa* sfrlctlv adhered tn, snd the TMornraendatlons for legislation were referred to the varloua ox- •H-uUves lor iho Dominion and provinces. Tlif-if- are all Included In tho Itoport or xho Proceedings, copies of uhlt-h laxo bttn s-ant to all our loi-n.!*., -_•■} i would cotuMcv tf. tmnd*,fl(t- sary to ro over these In detail. On the ciuc-'tlon of Immigration tho Beware'of:, ns Sold on the *,.*>■ Merits of: Minard's Liniment August 6-11. NO DOUBT ABOUT THE GENUINENESS '*''.:_ * \ *■*,* 7 of Munro's Venerable Scotch Whiskey. ■ There's a flavor of "The Blue ii * . Bells of Scotland", in every glass. . ,, , * ASK YOUR DEALER FOR A BOTTLE so that when your friends or yourself feel like having a' highball you'll have thereal thing and not a smoke flavored imitation. 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. erial Bank of Canada *•''... HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO 7 Capital Authorised ...'.$10,000,000.00,.CapitalSubscribed .... $5,575,000 Capital, Paid Op $5,575,000 Reserve Fund .$5,575,000 •• D. R. WILKIE, President HON. ROBT JAFFRAY, Vice-Pres. 7' BRANCHES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Arrowhead, Cranbrook," Fernie, Golden, Kamloops, Michel, Moyie, Nelson, Revelstoke, Vancouver and.Victoria. n* ' , SAVINGS DEPARTMENT •'■.*■ .Interest allowed on deposits at current rate from date of deposit. -*• FERNIE. BRANCH . "-V GEO. I. B. BELL, Manager " THE POLLOCK WINE COMPANY, . Fernie, B. C. WILL BURN OIL ON GREAT : NORTHERN ENGINES Locomotives Will be'.Converted from ' Coal to Oil Burners Next Summer 7____-AdditiQnal_lndu__tria1_Track___to.be .uilt Irr mediately By Juno 1, 'according to an announcement made rr'om the Great Northern Railway' offices recently, every Great Northern locomotive run- *. ning In and out of Vancouver will be burning oil instead "of coal. In pursuance of the decision recently arrived nl. by" the head" officials of the line preparations are now being made to construct oil tanks at nil the divisional points'on* the Cascade division of the Great Northern, and, except' on somo of tho smaller branch lines, oil is to bo utilized for fuel on all the engines. Three' largo oil tanks are to be constructed here, being , locatod on tho south side of False .Creok,' noxt the present Great Northorn coal bunkers. Plans for tho tanks have beon prepared in Seattle and construction Is to bo started by March 15. It Is expected that thoy will bo ready for use somotlnio during tho latter pnrt of May., Tlio locomotives on tho division will bo sent In turn to Seattlo for tho changes lu oqulpmont to enable thom to burn tho now,,*kind of fuol. Tanks are to bo constructed at Everett, Seattlo and a numbor of other points on tho division. Plans niul specifications havo also boen prepared for two* additional Industrial tracks which tho Groat Northorn Hnilway Company propose? to construct from tho hond of False Creole to'Durrard Inlot, ,on Its HKht-of-wny botwoon Itoymur and lloimdary avenues where tho compnny has already put down ono track. Work on thoso will probably ho started In about two months' tlmo, * It Is stntod thnt sovornl factories nro to bo constructed nlotiR Uioho trncks. Mr. K. J. Hums, Vancouver, iinont for tho company, has just returned from flonttlo, whoro ho held a conforonco with (llvltilomi) officials, KContlinaeiJ on V**o »» Her Secret Why Sbe Alwayi Looked So Young ■Bvoryone refers to her a* one ot tho most attractive women In town; It wasn't her features, for wh la rega-. lor, they wore not unusual, nut tlio charm lay In tha hoad of splendid! vigorous hair that made a verltabU orown. It had that p-oultar lustre and the sun gave It an added brilliance —you couldii't lookilat.hir without beauty of her hair. beautlfu she replied that It was no Wcr*'*_._?<ni'?lsr Pf*>P_»r shampooing, regular eomblnr and the conielJntlo"** «!« of 1 Irsutone. Bhe admitted it P"? Jl0). °-_ »_• been In that oondition. but that iho found Hlrsutona the best iS1"*.-?1" "V*r «•* '•' tha h»ir. Tt >*'Jiin_i'"i.«"_ii"*_,t'*'V'_.j,fc *■*"■"•' »««*s*nea reeling, and the hatr wa« ao mueh easier to dreia after Its use. . in£ a au*h** »* * _, Tour Nyal Drug Store will chat*. &t?^&tknr^ cheer- all everjc wo. wan owes It to hir_i«tf*?o try Tt For Sato and Guaranteed hy H. C. SUDDABY Om for each tvwydiy tUm** KENNEDY & MANGAN WELL DRESSED . and well seasoned is .every- '.square foot of lumber in our stock yard. " You , will find all tlie various "woods used for all kinds1 of. *" ' .**,.";. ", , f- ' BUILDING PURPOSES w ' here, . Our lumber is all new stock, and it will stand all sorts of weather, .better than most ''kinds..." .7 •■ > •' '- ,, ... Our prices mean a saving for the individual or contractor wh6' looks to us for-his building ma-" terlal.' *■•-,, OFFICE and YARD, MCPHERSON AVE., OPP. Q. N. DEPOT, FERNIE * i Prepare for Fall and Winter " - We have just cleared our summer stock out and now' we are ready to fit you up for the winter from head to foot. If you are looking for the future and intend' to save your money purchase your goods from us. We have just bought,the stock of Mr. James Haddad and now we are carrying a very large stock of ladies' and gents' furnishings. Trunks and valises, In fact, everything for men, women and > children, ' . ' Our $1.25 Sweater Coats have no equal. Our $1.75 Pen Angle Undersults have them all beaten., / , * ' • Our Suits nre just tho kind you need for style and durability, We carry a large assortment of Boots and Shoes, the best selec-' tion that money and brains can buy. -, KEFOURY BROS. Noxt to Wigwam Candy Storo Noxt lo North-aril Holo ftO-I Fernie Opera House Movi ng Pictures and Vaudeville Every Night A. Pizzocolo, Mgr. NORTHERN HOTEL W«i. Escliu'ltf, Proprietor 'I New and up-to-date Handsome Cafe Attached atmmf.m^^^fmM^m^m»mmm I . I. inj 111 OPEN DAY and NIGHT Hotel Workingman's Home Large Airy Rooms & Good Board Ross & Mackay B__E_i NOTICE Owing to th* Mlmt nt Coal Crctk only bslng pirtlilty op- er*t*d, and th* numb-ir ef tdls men very \*roe, all werkira are n^tttt\t4 to ttay tway trem fertile until furthtr ad* vlud. D. RBESi j. %*tre\*ry Mcintosh, McDonald & Snow Contractors & CuIIders Open for nil klniU nf Inmlri'-Hi. 1.. »*i-,.;.. i!..„ Addroii Box 07 Fornio Mi KING'S HOTEL Bar mipplkvl with the lie»t Wliien, I<JqtiK>r* and Cifter* D1KINU HOOM IN t'-ONKKCriON W. KILLS, htp . . THE. DiaHtlCI UIDOIIB, TiBEllIE, B. q., FEBRUARY 26; 1811. DistrictNoyyEighteen cers ■"'(Continued from"page 2) ', ''.congress' has been particularly active, ,*■ At no time have they tried* to stop im- .'migration, probably realizing that the 1 development of the industrial system ■necessitates the moving of wagework- era from! .'--off-set' the * indiscriminate , immigration* induced by. the mls-fepre- . sentation of conditions as effecting the workers of this country to the "workers of Great Britain. . At the convention' "of the Congress in September, k1907, it was decided to send an agent to. Britain with this object, in view, hnd Bro. \y, R. Trotter' was maintained, for about six months prior,to tho convention of 1908 /»nd again returned to. Britain In October, remaining there July, 1909. . .Smce tbnt time, the congress has not maintained an agent but has kept in touch with the* British .Labor Organizations," and have care-, fully watched the newspapers that are used in that country,to promote emigration. By their efforts they have probably' been more or less successful In limiting the immigration of skill- , ed workers from the. British Isles,* but ,,as their efforts are limited to.that country it is doubtful if any, real good can.be accomplished in that'way while the work of the emigration agents in other countries goes '..on- without interruption:,. They also bend their ef- forts towards having more stringent regulations enacted regarding this matters'as well, as ■ having .those already enacted ^strictly enforced. In * our own district we are keenly feeling ,the effects of indiscriminate Immigration; and we should .whenever, possible, aid the; congress in its efforts to check this. [ '. '' ' . The next','conven ton of the congress will be held in Calgary," Alberta. ■-.- While there were only, five delegates .for this province we secured, the co. , operation of /the other western delegation, and succeeded.In bringing the convention within the bounds. of our' own district .This will ^Ive an opportunity to all our. locals to be strong- . ly represented without incurring, any great expense, arid if we are to derive any benefit from '* the congress we should1 not lose this opportunity, of placing-our .views before it. The work of the congress was recognized by" the legislative organized workers; too much of the time of the congress is, however, '.-taken up* by, the'discussion.of the systems of taxation, and other matters effecting property, rights, which" are not. matters . that should concern labor organization and not* enough.attention is paid to -those things that concern us directly as _wage_e__rners_ - .1 would suggest that thisConven- t'i'nn recommends that all locals In- the district,should bo represented at'the next convention of the congress .,as strongly; as possible, and that for the Dr. de Van's Female Pills A rellabl-9 French regulator;never fails. Those pills are exceedingly powerful in regulating the generative; portion of the femalo system. Refuse all cheap imitations. Dr. de Ysa'i are sold at Ma box, or three tor 110. Mailed to any address. Th* Boobell Drug. Co.. St. Catharines, Oiiti For Sale at Bleasdell's Drug Store. purpose.of acting in unison aLspecial committee be appointed from'th!** con; vention to'draft legislative,matters effecting our interests! which all delegates should be instructed to support. . The Disaster at. Bellevue . -. The worst disaster on record In Alberta* occurred at Bellevue' ori the 9th day of December, 1910, by. which 31 men lost their lives,, 28 of .these being members of our organisation*. -Most of'our members are familiar ./with, the details ln connection with the disaster and it would be unnecessary for me to repeat them,here. The coroner's inquest commenced on Monday, Dec; 19, the*. Crown being represented...-}. Mr. Campbell, of MacLeod, assisted by Inspector Stirling; Mr *'Wood, of Edmonton, representing the company, and Mr. Mackie, of Edmonton, representing ourselves. During the first days''prof cecdlngs the foreman of the jury took objection to, the admission of certain evidence, claiming only as his duty the finding of how the men came to their death,"and refusing to consider,anything .that would be-brought forward to prove'the.first cause of'the-• disaster. One of, the. jurymen also stated that ha was prejudiced in the matter, and under the circumstances did not feel competent to judge. * This resulted in. a complete* tie-up', and*-' as Mr.,,, Camp-v bell could not get into'touch wlili-the* Attorney--",-, aeral, an adjournment' was ordered until Jan." ?.rd, 19-11." Following the adjournment it • was _ decided to,apply to Premier Sifton for a commission to.,Investigate-undo** section 49"of tbe-Coal Mines Regulatl'_■_ Act. and for' this purpose Secretary, Carter and myself proceeded .to Edmonton, where, in company with-Mr. H. A. Mackie and Mr.,C. M; O'Brien, M.L.A., we met the Premier on Dec. 2?,rd, We placed-' our position before him,' requesting thai he appoint a commission to investigate before the coroner's enquiry wa3 held, t which commission could place its evidence before the jury. , This the.premier refused to do, claiming that.to do so would be an Interference with criminal law, and stating further that a more, thorough Investigation could'- be conducted by a coroner's jury than by any commission •We.then interviewed the Attorney-General, Mr. Campbell also being present, and the matter of discharging the jury and appointing a new one was gone into.''-As a result of this, when the enquiry was reopened on Jan. 3rd, the first jury was'replaced by a jury ,of, ten,'-who were brought from the surrounding towns. , * This enquiry lasted nine days, Mr. James.Ashworth being the-last witness. fn coniiec- hini. The mines at Bellevue are still idle, and the company are driving a rock tunnel from'the,_surface with the intention of tapping*the old. workings where the gas is known'to "accumulate, in order to drain .off! this gas'. This matter can be dealt/with more fully in the course of tins' convention, and I 'would suggest ■ that-* some,, action^ be taken., to ensure, "a- thorough'1 investigation being made at Bellevue before the men aie allowed"to return to work. In conclusion let me" say that ,we should enter upon* our ** deliberations here, seriously, realizing the wbrk.,w<J have in hand, and' hoping that much lasting good may; be the result to. the members of our organization. "Yours fraternally, " ' *. . CLEM STUBBS. PAGE THESE tion with-the findings'of"-.the jury I may say'that. they appear; to be based solely" on the evidence ' of', Mr.*, Ashworth, who' declared positively, that there had been no. explosion of marsh gas on the occasion of the disaster, and this in spite of the fact that Mr. Ashworth had made only a very superficial examination of the mine. The theory advanced was based mostly on assumption, and tho fact' that a large volume of standing gns had been reported In that portion of' the mine most effected was entirely Ignored by SECRETARY,- TREASURER'S ADDRESS ,''"-*■" To the Delegates' of tlie Eighth Annual .Convention, United Mine Workers of America, Greeting:. In accordance with the established^ custom, I herewith submit for your consideration a brief survey of my work as your Secretary-Treasurer for the fiscal year .ending December 31st, 1910, together with a few observations and suggestions that appear to me to be worthy of your attention. Financial Standing .of .the District It is with much pleasure . that I am able to report to you that' the' District is, for the* first time since I became your Secretary-Treasurer, in a solvent position. As you will see by the Balance Sheet we had on'the 31st of December a balance of $3,696,65 Fernie Local have not been in a position to pay up. their ' arrears to the District, but In the month of December made a payment,of<$3000 towards, the amount owing by them. ' I have every reason,to,believe that before the present agreement expires they will be able, to make such arrangements that will enable them to clear off their Indebtedness to the district. If this expectation is realized, together-with' tlie present rate of Income,'our bank balance should, reach considerably over'?20,000 by , the 31st of March. As you will ^notice, a large sum has been turned over to. the "District Ledger" in order to clear off the liabilities which were standing against it, this action being approved by the District Executive Board at various times, in view of the fact that should it be deemed expedient to try to raise a loan ori*1''same at any' time, the District would be in a position.,to. negotiate such loan without ahy difficulty: Re "District Ledger" . •> - I have every reason to believe that the "District Ledger,'.' under the new management," is on a paying basis. /• Compensation .It is with much regret that I have to report" on the delay of the settlement of many of the compensation claims of our members, and.more es- ,nRcialIy7i,r!egarding_those-affec-t!ng_the. dependents' of our deceased foreign- speaking'brothers. I can assure you that these .delays.are, not attributable in the least degree to the District Officials, but are due solely to, the, attitude of the operators in taking advantage of each and every technical flaw in the Act, in order that ithey may defeat the fundamental-principles upon which the Act is based, i.e., as a guarantee that employees should receive* support when being deprived, by an.accident, of the means of supporting themselves, or, In the case of a fatal accident, the assurance to their dependents of a certain sum of money as some compensation for the loss of the breadwinner. : The case of Kruz versus the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co. has dragged on. from time to time in the courts. It was finally before the Supreme Court of.B. C. on the 10th of January, but the .decision will not be handed down for some weeks. There are many cases .both in B,C. and Alberta pending,' the settlements of which depend on the outcome of this particular case It is gratifying, however, to know that the coun-' seJ—Messrs. Taylor and "Craig—who have represented the District, have reported from first taking charge of the case that they, are of the opinion that it will tbe,1" decided in* our favor. . "■ In connection wltn this matter, I have to* report that an arrangement hns been made with District No. 6, W. P. M., whereby they have accepted the responsibility of paying half the costs that maybe incurred in fighting this question to a successful finish. There seems to be some misunderstanding amongst several of the Locals of Alberta as to the proper interpretation of the article which was inserted in" the District Constitution at thej last Annual Convention governing, tho procedure in,the case of contested claims. , I am of the opinion that if local secretaries would read the article carefully, there would be no occasion, more than probable, however, that when the secretaries have had the opportunity of becoming more familiar with the act, that there will be less difficulty in collecting claims, and consequently there will be less contesting ones.' j I make this statement' on the fact that; for the first year or .two after the Act came into force In B. C there was practically the same trouble as tliere Is in 'Alberta at ,this time. I would recommend that the constitution be amended so as to provide that the Vice-President or Secretary will make periodical visits to each camp with a* view-of instructing local secretaries and adjusting tne claims with the companies, until at least such times that the local secretaries have" become, more conversant in handling these claims; and I would further advise that the Scale Committee be instructed to embody in their proposals, when renewing the agreements with the operators, a clause which will ensure* our members that these" claims will be met with more consideration than has been the experience in the p'ast. Frank Strike ' The suspension of operations at Frank-during the month of April necessitated the issuing of relief to" the members of the local.. Arrangements were made with the local merchants* to issue supplies, 'and the amount granted to each member, was. $3.00 plus 15 „per cent, discount that had been given" by the' merchants, mak*-' _in^=„—tQta.l=&t=t_•&=ret.si!=v=ll^s--*Qf=*''3.45- pel• ■ week. Members wives received $2 per week, each child $1 per week,* also carrying the same discount in the case of each member. From the experience that your District Officials gained during the distribution of this relief, and also in the past in similar cases, it'.would be more satisfactory to air concerned for you at this time to make a definite list of rate to govern on futuro occasions, when the district may be called upon to Issue supplies, also to define more clearly' when a member Is entitled to relief. The am ount distributed by the district during this suspension was Forty-one'Meat Market $ 173.35 P. Burns and Co: 61.30 A.,V. Lang _..'..,' 1162.50 Total .?1407.15 Re Decoux Case ■Amongst other expenses that the District have been called upon to bear is that in the case of Brother Decoux at .Frank, of course,. is common' knowledge the facts in .connection with this case; It is, therefore, sufficient that I should draw your attention,, to the amount expended in fighting same, i.e., $1274.50 _,. - Report of Work My work' in general has .been to' a great extent under the supervision of the President,* which will no doubt be covered in his report.' Incidentally, however, I may state tbat during the past year I-assisted iu'making'an agreement at Corbin, B. C, a contract for No. 2 seam, Hosmer, and supplementary agreement at No. 3, Coal Creek. During the' many disputes that I have had to take up with the companies in the* Fernio District, more especially the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company, these have been eventually satisfactorily adjusted. ' Thore have been exceptional cases that have not been settled as satisfactorily as might be desired, and became matters for the consideration of the District Executive Board, and in order to protect the' interests of the' member's of thisj District, It was decided to make application for 'a Board under the Industrial Dispute Act. This board met in Fernie on the 8th inst. and resulted in a unanimous report upon the several questions involved signed by the members of the board. This may not .'meet the approval of many but under the circumstances I am of the opinion that our representative Vice-President. Stubbs was justified ln agreenig to these findings. It will, however, be a matter' that, will be taken up by your Executive Board and a recommendation regarding these outstanding grievances placed be/ore you for your consideration. Membership Our membership on January tho lst, 1910 was 4,976; on January the lst, 1911, it"w,as 5,827.-' . Conclusion. It is with pleasure that I have to report that I have received every assistance in carrying out my duties ,.as' Secretary-Treasurer, and I wish now "to take this opportunity of extending to the Local Officers and Members of our District my appreciation of their co-operation in being able to fulfil the duties assigned to me, and through you I desire to extend to,the members my thanks for the confidence they have bestowed on'me"by re-electing nie--by'acclamation to "serve another term and wish to further assure them that my undivided effort, as far as' I am able,.will be devoted to the Do You Want A Home? Three -20-acre Tracts;' of which four acres on each ..are improved,-, on Lake Front and located where there is good settlement.- Price per block §1500 and at terms to suit purchasers". This is a -chance for anyone intending' to make a home for himself at once. interes£_r~of~our members. ~^—7 ., Herewith you will find a ' general statement of our finances for the year. Taking, into consideration that your Locals have been' furnished with a quarterly report, 1 did not deem it necessary to coverothe same in this instance r y .FINANCIAL STATEMENT Receipts Amount received for per Cap. Tax .,..$ 9393.50 Amount received for Assess* ' ment .... 3438.30 50 blocks well watered, ex- _■_ . - •* - cellent soil, free from rock and easily, cleared—Three miles from station. i 1 • *. * . • Joe Grafton . P.O. Box 48 Fernie - B. C. Amount received for Compen- ' sation Fund .... .... . 1706.12 Amount received for Defence Fund .... 27353.75' Amount received from other ' sources * 8122.3*^ Amount. received for goods 15.00 ■^^Baiancef"-Jan^ijrt7. r r0"7o75r Total 52104.80 •*• ■ ,' - Expenditure Officers Salaries & expenses*? 5909.75 Relief 15087.99 "District Ledger" 14654.90 Law Costs 4910.50 i-'rlnting 1011.38 All other expenses 10530.38 • Total ....$52104.80 Rheumatism Cured ;by Fig Pills Not often do,you hear of a 25c. pre-, paration.being sold with a guarantee to cure you; An absolute guarantee goes with every box of FIG PILLS." They will cure Rheumatism,-, Backache, Bladder Trouble, Frequent 'TJrlnatlug, Burning Sensation, Painful Stitches, , Sluggish Liver and all Stomach Trouble. If not, your money back. At all druggists or mailed on receipt of prlco by The Fig Pill Co.,, St. Thomas, ,Ont. How can a man grow rich, except upon the spoils of* others' labors?— Froudo. ' ' '" ' - - , ■' Best Investment on Earth Is the Earth Itself Homeseekers Arc you a lioincscokor, or nre you seeking u mifo and profitable invest- mont in tlio district oftho futuro, witli spring tlio wholo yelu- round, soil of in- oxhaustiblo fortility, crops growing every month in tho year, ond transpor- tation at your vory door to tako your products to all markets; whoro thero is a.fine ocean harbor, and where grows everything eatable necessary for tho country? THE HEALTHIEST LOCATION IN THE COUNTRY "Whore you will got well on tho climate. * Whoro medicino is unnecessary. Where there is plenty of rainfall nnd heavy clews. Whore tho cool air from nearby mountains causes rainfall overy month in tho yenr, * Whoro you aro at tho Coast. Whoro you do not need to (irrigate V'i * iti B . *,<..-.«. ,i w». ...c uiu> titi* uicp >iavci ■pr.vttt, Whero the constant sea brezoK make lifo worth living. Whoro it rarely freezes. Where thero aro no winters, eycloncsj' Where the flower* bloom overy month in the year. Where you enn wear tho same kind of clothes comfortably nil • tho year round. Whore** yoti fnrm every monf.li in the year. Where you save more thnu you can make Eastward. Where Ui* tide of imigration is* rapid* ly going, ami land values arc rapidly rising. Where the land will yield anything ■wp.al to any part oi the country. Where sunstroke is nerer known. '.*, ?''„ ',' j'"***.",** . ., i': i _,'. ■-> . - . - . n, -~r\H ■■',:.■ ■'-**"' «2>-*-:- ••*_■ *'^V^j^-^T.-J'-.^^'fi ■ *:'** ' '' ■ '.,'7,r*^itfki^*^'''*r*'. *. :; .-, m:mmt^y:^y^ '*,'..r*^>,^**i!£3f''ri. ' * •Jf'.'-m. ' ____■*£•*_*.', i«rt*M** *■** *"**" *"*V-*'***>^ill**,»«^* *•-.■ '*.' . *-•» u SMALL INVESTORS OPPORTUNITY Miii'lit-l'.ndiimU-.l; hoii iinml I'l-rliki; climate ideal; middleman eliminated; produce from cultivator to customer without intermediary. The proximity to tho principal const cities of tho province .iiniikJiw. thc I'i**! poj_ihlo mar* Ucta. Truua.iiovlati-U fiuililiu* n\wx* celled. Apply to Owner A. CROWSTON Branch Offlco, Roma Block, Fornio, B. C. Hoa{fquarters, 1537 Third Ave. VV. VANCOUVER, B.C. LOCATION: in thc midst of mining, lu-mbf-rms nri'l o'li-r Utr*_;c ituliUrk:*, which afford lai'KO rcimirierativ-.* cm- |iloymi>nt to tht* owners of small farms in the early htagi-s of Iheir development. TERMS: 10 per cent cash; balance on terms to suit the purchaser. NO INTEREST ONf UNPAID BALANCE. Homeseekers Where you do not work six months of oach yenr to keep froni freezing and '-starving the other six months, Where vegetation is so strong nncl so rapid as to astonish any Easterner. Where five or ten acres put in, fruit or vegetables, or poultry, will make a fori u tie, Where wnter is soft, pure, and plentiful. Whero rattlesnakes are unknown. Where you can live in a suinmcr house Ntirrouinled hy flowers, fruits and ferns, Where there are practically no taxes, ' Where it is no healthy that people rarely tlie except, from old age. Where 11111*_r I rouble. enlm-Hi. hay fever, nslhinn, bronchitis, rheumatism and all the ills of variahlc climates are practically unknown. Where you will live ten years longer. Where you work less and obtain mure than in any other place on enrth. Where voiir lnnd vielili ciiniMnoiivIv and freight rates ure nol necessary, Where tliere is lho best fishing and hunting. Where all the indusiries are nearby, Where great opportunities arc lying ll'll'llU'llt. Ki'-T.voi-o buying one of, tlie.se /'iirnis* nr lols prepare*! t>r the future and old1 age. Labor is the foundation of wealth, but without its proceeds invested you will toil oti lo the cud. Do not miss tlie opportunity. The only differ*inc between rii-h and poor is one of in- ■.Ctlli-Tit. A farm iu the t-ouutry, nnd at the door •>(' lhe city. To bi; sold in small parcels- of front ft to Id acres at terms to suit the pur- rha.sfr. I'ra'-ti.'.-ilfy all t!.c wutvr irout i._ a clam bed nt low tide. >-.-",■■. * --.a PAGE POUR THB DISTRICT LEBGER, FERNIE, B..O,,v FEBRUARY 25, 1911. &Ij* MdttiA Sefegtr Published every Saturday morning at its office, Pellat Avenue, Fernie, B. C. - Subscription $1.00 per year in advance. An excellent advertising medium. Largest circulation in the District. Advertising rates ot* application. Up-to-date facilities for the execution of all kinds of book, job and color work. Mail orders' receive special attention; . Address all communications to The District Ledger. •I J. W.' BENNETT. Editor. * x Telephone No. 48. Postoffice Box No. 380 THE U. W. M. A. CONVENTION WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR? J*********- WiJ|IIHIWlJl"i^l AT the present writing thore are two young girls, ages 12 and 14 respectively who are inmates of the city gaol charged with-deeds of immorality and warrants i'or ..three citizens have* been issued which lead to tlieir arrest aiid their examination is engaging the attention of the civic legal luminaries. . , -'The deplorable conditions resulting in'the apprehension of these two children does not come as a surprise to any one who lias observed their'deineaii- or around town, but, having reached its present stage the full details should bo brought- home' to every child and parent in the community. * " To treat the subject either with indifference or •by .urging that it'hc hushed up is decidedly a foolish .course* to pursue, and, to dismiss it with the remark -"the parents are to blame" may be self-satisfying '.to our own egotism but-is none the less both coward- ly-and only partially true.' -. - -. ^ Every' man and woman in the country should bear their share of the burden, of responsibility.- .This may seem a bold statement, but*we honestly believe it to be accurate and will endeavor to make our argument, upon which this statement is' based so clear that refutation will not' be" possible. .. Eow many parents are* there who leave their children totally ignorant of. anything that bears upon * sex .physiology ? TTow many parents" who when children ask questions which naturally present them-. selves',tb■ the youthful mind answer.with stereotyped fibs or else tell .them to wait until they grow older? The consequences of thus avoiding discus- T_Toinrtnctr_i5gi^ osity and then enquiries are made of their youthful companions, who likewise have obtained perverted notions on these subjects which' it is' the duty of every parent to..instruct them upon'and in a manner- that -is simple and clear, but' if parents are ignorant themselves, as is quite frequently, the case, it should devolve upon the -teachers of the public schools and it is'of far more importance that sex- physiology should be ■ taught' than some of the subjects wliich to-day are .part of thc curriculum Prudery and Mother Grundyism are the two bale- • fnl opponents of common sense on this question, and ' thc sooner we throw thein into the limbo of obsole- t-ism the better it will be for1 the human race. Dr. Hall, among other advocntes of rational train- . ing endeavored'to have the subject taught in the schools of Victoria lo the entrance class and high school pupils because af that age they would better grasp' the teaching, but. the ultra-modest of the capital frowned it down vigorously onough to prevent the adoption of his suggestion. This same mental obtusenoss and negative morality is to lilame for the unfortunnto circumstances resulting in two girls of tho tender ago being placed in durance vile. The excuse that thoy are innately depraved in no wise exonerates the rest of ns from being passive parlieipanls in promulgating Ihe ideas* that have led to their undoing, Wo hnve read with considerable interest the reports of the opposition to the introduction of poisonous lymph into tlie physical body and hope the day is not far distant when the poison injected into tho social body by lho ostrich tactics of the "unco Uii.id" will hnve vaccinationists. THE Eighth Annual Convention of* District 13 held at Lethbridge has now passed into hiscor.'. The "many questions brought up and dealt with are of vital interest'to all members of tho organization and likewise to the communities in which th*". <t - j mineworkcrs live, ... ' _ , . "', . ' To the critic who states* that the .working class, are always wanting higher wages for themselves but give scant consideration 'of others, we would erdl attention to .the various items brought up.fqr discussion. * The question of wages is an important one none can deny, and every individual is anxious to get as much as he possibly can, but-we find that one subject which furnished excellent material-for discussion was tliat of sanitation whicli affects not only the miners' comforts but the'security of the entire country. ' Tlie Draegar apparatus to be used for, rescue work came in for criticism, both favorable-and adverse. Ambulance classes and Draegar' drills. are beneficial and the knowledge acquired may be extremely useful in emergencies but while not diminish ing one iota tlw_ importance of knowledge on the questions mentioned il would be an excellent, plan to supplement thc lectures by discourses .on sanitation, aiid. hygiene,- to be open to every citizen, both old and.-young. Ambulance and rescue work are only needed in cases of emergency when a knowledge of them is highly beneficial, but attention to hygienic law and proper sanitation is ever essential and ignorance thereof may cause outbreaks of epidemics with far more fata Inconsequences than even a mining disaster. This would afford, nn-op-* portunity for education of both sexes. ' beginning with domestic hygiene.ahd studying* those measures, simple' in themselves" yet but little observed be-' cause of ignorance,. The-recognition of closer" re-" lationship between the different bodies of the work-, ing- class was demonstrated hy the action of tlie body by affiliating with the United Farmers. ; By association a better understanding- is' obtained, whereas aloofness breeds suspicion and a Inck of appreciation: * Affiliation does, not mean a sacrifice of principle on the part of either but by mutual discussion of .those subjects,of importance to thc working class, whether'in firm or mine, education is obtained'that* otherwise.it would take longer to acquire. . * .'■*.." ■The compensation of $10 per .week minimum is little enough ,, and its advocacy should *,be .convin. ing proof of the ".fact that the high wages obtained by the miners is'largely,* a figment of imagination otherwise a higher 'minimum would have, been "demanded.- **'.-■■-. -•' . - ' * The importance of'continuing thc fight on behalf of foreign dependents was strongly emphasized and *•'.-*>*.• ---*.-•*•" _*v* .".*•** *y«*'".*.--\-£y^ .'■■-.%-.'..,.':.'•*.,••■,,*_'-•.'.v..*.*.--.V.*.***- -.-v's *-*■*,_*_ I •_--v.r^ /.»w*.-_ This Genuine Rogers Orange Spoon FREE Save 12 "Sunkist" Or.-raee (or Lemon) wrappers and send them to us| with 12c to pay charges, etc., and we will present you wllh acenuineRo_rersOran_reSpoon, of beautiful design and highest Quality. ■ Begin saving wrap perstoday, Sendl2"Sunklst" wrappers and 12c for each additional spoon. Iaromitti _, plenM.neiidcn._h when this (.mount in Iw.i tlmn 20o; ou n mounts nbovo £09 vro I*rofor i*oati_l - noto, nioiK'y order, oiuri't-sor-lcrorbuuli dnift, orange is the most," luscious and'healthful *uit.* -California excels iu fruit qualityoforanges. The best of the California oranges', are now: packed in individual wrappers labeled "Sunkist." ;" .- Five thousand orange farn) ers ia California do tlieir own packing, shipping and selling. .They grade and-select their crop Wo will bo clad to soml you coiupli-to lUt, of viilu* utile l>ro ml urns. Wo honor both "Sunkist' nml "lie.*! Hnll',' wru_i. pen Ior _,roiuiuuiti, into-'firsts," "seconds," etc. Thb firsts are fancy, tree-ripened, hand-picked,* seedless, fibreless, thi})-skinned oranges—every indi vidual orange a berfect specimen of the finest variety ' ] .of oranges. They are not only more healthful and more palatable than other oranges', but they are actually cheaper, for they are nearly all meat and nourishment. Your dealer sells "Sunkist" Oranges. Ask for them. You will know them by the tissue paper wrapper in which each "Sunkist"'Orange is packed. On the wrapper note the label, "Sunkist,,"- Keep ail tho wrapper*. They are worth money to you. ■ Best California Lemons Come in "Sunkist" Wrappers .. -.1: ij. ■<■ ■ '. *. *.*. ■ Youc L can judge lemons {>y the "clothes" they wear. <,If they wear '.Sunkist" wrappers they aro juicy nnd good, for they are not thick-skinned or pithy. They are just as lino' as "Sunkist" Oranges, and tlieir wrappers are equally valuable/ 'CALIFORNIA FRUIT GROWERS' EXCHANGE (51) 105 KING ST. EAST, TORONTO, ONT. THE CANADIAN BANK QF COMMERCE: SIR EDMUND WALKER, C.V.6., LL.D., D.C.L:, President, , _" ,\ - ALEXANDER LAIRD, General Manager * . *. CAPITAL; - $.10,000,000- rest;- $7,000,000 we hope that'this vexatious problem,, suffering the law's tedious delays, may soon.be brought to a satisfactory conclusion. ' ' The argument advanced that men who .gain their' livelihood in a country should bring . their families'is void of cogency for it is pecuniary stress, that prevents, ancl then to punish innocent ones for failure to do the.impossible is positively unjust. Conventions like this nre more potent and* valuable makers of history than the chronological lists' of kings and'queens, tho details of rapine and murder cloaked under thc guise of patriotism .with which children are fed in our public schools,' and in years to come will he recognized as the real 'fnctors in promoting that true civilization whicli means the uplift ment of humanity and the dissemination of culture, "■'*,* THE SAYINGS BANK DEPARTMENT *- of The Canadian Bank of Commerce will receive deposits of $1 and' upwards, .on which interest is allowed at-current rates. .'There:is no delay in withdrawing the whole or any portion of the deposit Small deposits are welcomed. ,. '• . 7 ,■•',■ ,234 Accounts may be. opened in the names of two or more persons, to be .<• operated by any one' of the number, or by the survivor. A joint account of this kind-saves expense in establishing the ownership of the money , after death, and'is especially useful when a man desires to provide for his wife, or for others depending upon him, in the event of his death. FERNIE BRANCH..' - " *".*.' |_. A. S. DACK, Manager. i'^j^«»<SS.«3»®&»®a&83»«»£»4B>«'--«ftfi£MM»^«'t< S! STOVES! Airtights, Goal Burners. Coal -.a ' V • ■***. or. Wood Burners, and Wood Burners Ranges and Cook Stoves J. M. AGSMEW & CO., ELKO . WHY THERE IS MORE CRIME IN WINTER much Inr*.*■'• r nrmy thnn'the tinti- Let us urge upon every I'lithcr nnd mother who -„titic-t, nf lhe Imnmii compels n resort to dcspei'iiU. rends thin nrtii-li! to throw off (lie innsk* of self- •Miinplii'-i'iii-y merely Ikm-hukc tho ko two children nro not thoir progeny nud nsk HioiiisoIvck I lit! f'uos- i*OII-" Am I Wholly BlamcloBu? nml il-'i'p down in Iheir intelligence (hoy hiiikI 'iu-- knowledge the forco ji iui truth nf our contention, Tlio science known iih ''Eugenic*. ' cnn bo im- pnrte<! to llio young without outraging the, most do- Jie.ite. sontiihilitics and it woro, fnr hotter to instruct youthful minds now Hum bo onjupollod to grieve over future distress eiiuHpd by the stupid practice iif diverting lho child's mind inlo olhor and dunger- ■ouh olinnnolri, TOURING the winter months the problem of un- ■"-** employment is not unknown in Vancouver. During the summer, n't tempts 1o rob pooplo in tho streets were not roportod, and probably did not. occur. Tho pressure of wnnt, no doubt, nccounts for sovornl of 1 hoso report cd recently—The Western Cnlholic. In llu; fnco. of such an iieknowlodgonu'iil lo deny the accuracy of the mulcrinlistic concoplion of'his- lory is'fnluous indeed. Tf during Ilie summer* months nltompls jo rob lho people woro, nol reported wo cnnnol iillrilmlo llio nbslonlion to ethics or morality, hul hecnuso miilorinf wnnls woro more onsily procurable, Willi lho ndvotit of winter nnd Ihc-incrcnscd difficulty to ohlnin llio monns of supplying the mnleriiil uocossnrios lho primordial in- Dry Cordwoo'd ut $2.25 por - rc_(_k,-*C.O.D. ." Dt-yWood DMA VINO 1>0*\I*5 Apply, .Wm, Dickhn, Phono 1(1 Fi'i'iiio, ■."■I.O. mol hods, THERE IS NO OURFEW BY-LAW ■T"*. I I'll*. I'I hnvo boon ninny observations made ro- •^ (.at'tlitiK llio non-onforcoinent of thoCurfow bylaw* hut wo lenrn lo our Htirpriso, which will ho shared hy tlio majority of our renders, thai, this bylaw is an unknown i|imiilily, honco tlio police authorities hnvo uo (limTolioniiry powers in the promise.., Wo would Ihoroforo advocate Ihe frnmini? of n Miilabl'o by-law and also tlto appointment of au officer whoso duty it Hhouhl be to attend to ils enforce- moxD nnd lllrowiuo nxwomi dnliiHiuontu for trniinnv Cigar Store W. A. INGRAM ARE YOU ON THE VOTERS' LIST? TIM. lime to be prepared for oxorciNiiif? tho right of suffrage is now, livery individual who does not i-a xt I lis ballot ln)«*au.sc of his own neglect Iiiih no one In blame lmt himself. It mat tern not to what political party lie belongs, ho ought to sec to it, tlmt. the deprivation of voting is bocauso of no fault of his. The snniH priveiMuge of votes enst. throughout lho country compare*, to tlio number that should exercise the franchise is an itnliciilion of iniliffer* enco. Tho struirgU* that resulted iu gaining the franchise is to-dny C(|tutllod only by tho apathy in its oxoreiso. ITo who grumbles nt conditions that lie hn« mndo no effort to alter should begin his criti- ciHin in the same place as cluirity is supposed to begin Homo. . Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist amn*> wrrrrim*ittt"irnir nm i i *"" — ™ Barber Shop Baths Shoe Shine Bowling Alleys Billiards ancl Pool Coffee and Sandwich Counter Hazclwnod Buttermilk i\ Victoria Avenue iH " FERNIE, B. C. Phone 34. Attention FfcHNIt OP.HA HOUBE Tho ..Viiil.. open. House br.n been newly [minted nncl renovated nnd ttio iniu>ni,'.<mrnt IihoikI to mnko soma further ()miii:eH fnr tlio lionofit of tliolr im'I run**. Tlieir iirfiml lilt.lt <.imllty fllniH un* ntivnrtlnK ct'owiIh uiKlit.ly, Our Mr. Haynes requests us to emphasize this week that he has laid put a Special Table of 10c goods and will be glad to have the adies call and get bargains J. D. "QUA9L Fornlo, B. C. SHIPMENTS OP BRIGHT NEW GOODS AEE DAILY .'; v '-- \ '* -'..;-.,' •'■:. .-POURING. IN'- '.-•' ■-'; ;. 7 ; / .■ * ' -**'". '*.'-.'•''■'.•■-.. * .* ,* * /■" .We have .already opened tlie greater; portion of our new . Spring 'lines. so ; are well' prepared for all - deiiiaiids.1,. Our '* "showing of ,-"Wash Dress Materials _s\particularly; extensive,* embracing the" very "choicest: both' in Canadian aiid"''imported . 'fabrics':'"' ■ ■ !'• • ''-•'. ■' \" ,1 7 ■ .... Scotch Zephyr Ginghams; a material that fears .no lauh- ■ dry;, colors'absolutely reliable; "in real Tartans, 'fancv Plaids Ia. _ -> il f * .'and Stripes aiid-plain colors.-a Variety-3of prices up_to 35c. Ch&mbrays in Checks, Stripes, Plaids and.plain colors; the largest assortment.that,jve'have ever shown'.'- •„ .,.'-' -India Demities in dainty designs, crossbar organdies in ' handsome Dresden effects; soft Delaines'1-in pretty Persian ■ stripes; self colored Mulls and Organdies; White Mercerized Vesting.'., Bedford Cords and Piques ;'-Linen Suitings in stripes' and plain colors; Meadow- Bleached Linens- (the correct material for embroidery) Linen Muslins,, etc., etc. ■ Just arrived to-day—-A big range of our. celebrated Eng-. lish printed Cambrics, colors positively' fast. -. , • " ' Vallenciennesand Torchon Edgings, Insertions.to.match < Lawn- and-, Mii'slin 'Embroideries ,.in Edgings,'Insertions, and Allovcrs. .Allover Nets,, tucked, and embroideried ;■'-Figured * Allovcr Nets and Laces.- * ■ 7 . ■ - - * y. -. ,..:■■ •:'--': tk White Wear Dainty Garments of the most approved cut -- .Coi^et ■ Covers. Night-.Gowns, .Skirts,'Drawers and Combination's, "at unusually attractive prices:;* See.our Skirt Drawer,,a garment that''you "will tit once approve of. • /. ■ --•■ SPECIAL IN CHILDREN'S DRESSES Good'serviceable Dresses for girls from 3i'to 14 years' at prices that would* not more than buy the materials.* , ■' r-y:r\ WOMEN'S COATS AND SUITS. •'--• ,.;We have still, a^few of these to dispose of .which are how oii sale at just half, the marked-prices. _ . .,..-. The Trites- Wood Co. Limited CITIZENS OF FERNIE I Happy New Year to You }!Mny* Docomber 3.1str 1911 mnrk the closo of the most pros--'' porous yonr In your,history;' wo firmly '.belloyo.lt wllf 'do so' In * 'ours.7-Mal<Q'R''gobd Btnrt.anyway, nnd go to . ' The 41 Market 60. for all your voqiili-oinonis tn -Moats, Flsli, Eggs, Buttor, Poultry, * Choose, Oysters, ole, SAM GRAHAM,'Manager ' PHONE 41 <Q)4B>4kOflV(B>Cgk <£}(!& Oft dEdOsdB*-: ^CJk<^(^(^ttll(D4IW4CftOkilSV|Q3i4V C. E. LYONS Insurance, Real Estate and Loans Money to Loan on first class Business and Residential property JEFF The Jeweler—That's All Ri&ht on the corner Electric Lighted >o***»wocj>aw*»o^_»*4»*»**«^«^ Steam Heated V ■■ CENTRALUV LOCATED The Waldorf Hotel FERNIE, H.C. First Class Accommodation for Travellers * ' MR8. 8. J ENN I NOB, PROPRIETRESS Hot and Cold Wator L. A. Mlllt, Manager LEDGER ADS PAY THE DISTRICT LEDGES, PEBNIB, B. C, FEBRUARY 25, 1911. PAGE FIVE t-.r'-y .-'.: ,*•,' 'y'' . .. '; '.-'.', ■'',-'...,, .'.-. *.'"'.i'.*"-■ .!"' ___________■ - i^f^^ ^WPMI__P5W __W____*' ,j^^. afl^n @T^^--^___________k _^_n___ / ™B ^Hn ^P ,. __ ^JH _._ 9 *K(l _______ J-Cfca '• hH *: *^ff___l^_________0 ' «S_7 *_____r ^____*______B ^_n___ti Jnfflr _____*&____. -_-"-->.-- < _____»_- __■ .^fc^--* _Hr*«_r iSsaKr 7 .^bbk^' «™ -*s * . ?&&__ ;..*- ' . ' "•'-". : ' . -..-.. '-. . -. •■*. ' -. -v ■" ■ •■ * - ' - ■ * ' '""'. ...."'• , ,_ ' ' - . - • 77 ' ' * " ', , ' t***^********^ kkk k*k***********************t(***** < ♦ ♦.*♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ /♦'♦.♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ , " ■' " , '. ♦ ' ♦7 COAL CREEK BY 174 ■ -'♦* ♦ " .■ D -',*: -•■.--•. ♦ -"♦■■>♦♦♦♦♦•♦ *-*: ♦ -+■ ♦ ■'. Mr. * and' Mrs. ..Baugh* extend their Mil links to all those gentlemen who so' kindly lent their n,id on behalf'of their littlo-boy'\vho was injured last week' ' in the hoist.. ... .-* * - •. Tho* ambulance- class -eesu'mfed its - sessions on -Wednesday, night in .the Club Hall. ' A party from Fernie wns in attendance. - Dr. Corsan delivered the first lesson and made.a .demonstration. "There were, upwards of "30 present. /Michel look,.out, for your laurels. Wm. Simpfion and J. IS.-.'Smith, who have' boon 'delegates at' the District ■ Convention in, • Lethbridge .arrived homo cn Thursday morning, stating * that" there had been-a busy time for all concerned. „ '' „ -. Thoro will bo a social evening held ■ In the Club Hall on Saturday night, "commonclng at 8 o'clock. .The music ; will be furnished'by the Michel Family Orchestra.," Admission 25c' .We regret! to state .that our. friend , "Wm. I-I.- Evans*' is anything but well -.and wishes lis-to express his..heartfelt gratitude to* Joe'Gratfon' for thc - excellent cheer both material aud spiri tual that he furnished on Wednesday. No "accidents to report this week, hope this may long continue. . ■' On Feb. 10th the family of. Mr. and '.Mrs. 'Carmichael McNey .was increased by the arrival of a son. -* Mother, and child both doing well, * *. .**. '. '-.' One of our 'residents is short a dog 'and another citizen is sadder and wiser—and-poorer by-'steen. dollars. , •"' HILL ARQUES FOR- CONVICT LABOR In Speech at San Francisco Presents Fjgures 'to Show Benefits , ♦ ♦♦'♦♦♦♦♦ •»*'<*+* ♦ * '♦", ' ' -•"'"'' ♦ ♦ , CORBIN NOTEfe , . •» *'♦ •♦ 4r By, "Sweet 16."-7, „, ♦ ♦ ,.♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ W.'GusSmith'has been in Spokane on business, for the last few days..- - Mr. Robert Strachan" was here • on Monday on his usual mine inspection. . The list of entries for the Pioneer. ."Ladies' Favorite'' Selling Plate "(handicap), is as-follows: ■> ■ ' .7. , 1 Little Jim, aged -.,."' _22p,.lbs 2 Fire "Ball" " "....*,..-.. ..■.7V 3 Berijie _ 7..-', '-* "Convict labor is one'of ..the' country's greatest assets and should be used ns such," said Samuel Hill of Seattle; son-in-aw, of J. J.*- Hill, .'the' railroad magnate, in an address 'before the San Francisco Commonwealth club a few days ago. : ,, ' "The way. to build stato highway Is to utilize convict labor." This has become a settled policy of the state of Washington, wliich has an advisory board of" which the members receive no pny." Hill is- chairman'of this .board. * "The convicts lire happy and contented working on the highways, preferring this to prison,' he, continued. "Nearly all are discharged,healthy and reformed." * *■„''' .■ "It costs 56 cents a day to,keep each convict. Each earns $1.87.a day above his keep and does enough work a mile over free labor to make another saving" of 13 cents n .day, bringing his total 'savings to the state to "$2.56 a day. -.' ,t ' "He makes another saving of $2.50 a-day for the man who would have to be hired in his place-to do the work, making" a total gain from each of S5.0Q." ','''! Hill.went-1000-miles.lp deliver this speech. : * • f*********************.*****);**.* BAD. TEETH-* MEAN WORSE. CITIZENS IF NOT REMEDIED . * . . ' *■ * I . Inspection and Care. of Children's,, . " -Teeth . .,'*' ,*** ■■-•■ ' >; ***■■►■-*»■••■■»■*»-»♦♦■'»-»♦<»<»♦»♦.»♦ ♦ * ,♦ BELLEVUE , A' FINANCIAL FORECAST Betting: "5 to 4 Fire' "Ball' 8-to;l oer.jie'is •> - "-' ■ _T i. ______■__»_. t *..__'.*_■_ _T_ j —_avw\.tu iill",—_l V — lO—_L—XJCHj a doubtful • starter.' * - ■ Some of* the Corbin exiles paid a visit' to their' old haunts thfs -week, notable,vamong them being* Messr. H. Allan, W. WaiTen and Jack Harris. Registrar's report for the'week: Births', Deaths and' Marriages—norio. Mr. Allan, accountant at the mine offico, has gone to Spokane for a,.cou- pio. of weeks on pleasure bent. , . Tom Davis', is aii authority" on ■ bridges, especially, violin bridges. Bob Moore and Constable McCoosh were up Installing the now Corbin constable,', Mr, Hughes, In office. Wo soo from ihe real estate,circulars that a new townsito. has beon .opened on * tlio G. T. P. . Somebody ought to toll'Sam lUchards. ; Wo are sorry to seo R. 13, Nnliy wiih his arm In a nljnp-. Wo hopo ho did not, hurt it that day ho' was working. Tho Resident Superintendent has "issued a notice to tho offocl. that, any ono keeping a dog which makes Itsolf a liuis'inco hy barking' n't night will nol, rocolvo any reduction In rout on nccountot' idlo time, Tlio quoslion Is: What, eoiiRtitutos n iiulsniico? Wo think tho Corbin school kids' donation vory apt. In a pnpor "All about Dogs" lie snys: "Somo dogs can do lots of tricks and pull sleighs, - Those dogs nro.'all rlnlit*. All lho rest nro nuisances. Wo feel suro thnt, If Tom llraco would tako his' Wl'lichostor speeinl nnd Hliool, thom off Indis'rrliiiln- nloly IiIh eoiii'l oxpoiiRos would ho paid by a kmtofn( ooiniuuiilty, (After which ho mlftlil, pny Fornio n visit.) A Special Sale of Chlldron's Dresses nnd Cont is at, prlcos you enn'l, afford lo Under the heading, "Labor A 1911 Problem," "The Financial World, a Wall street publication, -issues " the prediction that the year 1911* will'be marked by great labor troubles.- We reporduce the* article' in full as follows:,. ....... *"* "There cannot, nor,should there be, any concealment of the fact, that one of the'most ...serious problems which will have .to:, be solved in, the-event that business in 1911 fails to approach normal proportions,, is. the successful liquidation ih labor.., Wages and land values are the two things in which so far no adjustment"has-.been .made Business cannot continue to pay high wages which were,' allowed, .during prosperous times. In the latter months of 1910 corporations which have beem large employers of help have-tried to economize by reducing-, their, working fforces^ThIs7i_nDnly^lialf^thVr¥medy" The upshot,of .such a policy" leads to but one" outcome, the labor mearket becomes congested with, idle men who must have' employment to exist and feed those dependent upon them. The competition .for work "will * become so keen that there will-be constant friction) Well organized unionism,0 will, in its efforts to maintain the present scalo of* wages,' put up a stiff fight against any reduction, although it will he .battling against an.economic condition which canot. be* resisted. But wlillo the adjustment*ls proceeding, It may bo'marred* by ntvlous labor strife and,. It Is' this possibility wliich far- sooing^peoplo apprehend for 1911 and bopo It may be avoided,',' ' LOYAL .YANKEES-IN CANADA llllHH.—MiHfl lOI.I,]*.!., Children of Amorlcnn settlers In western Canada, though bolng brought up and educated on foreign soil, af'o still loyal little -Yankees. Thoy object strenuous to being compelled to sing "Rulo Tirllannla," and"tho school au- UiorllioB In tho Northwost territory liitvo decided to hood tliolr objection,' Tho above cutting from tho bpoknno Chronicle, makes one .furiously to smile, Theso proforvld patriots who Iinvd dxllod lliomsolvos for rnalor. Ini reasons will probably* object lo Cnnndlnn History liocniiRo lt differs ln rielnllfl nbolu -evonls of tho War'of liidopoiidoiieo, TIioro lompo*_s in loiipnls nro vory amusing whon ro- r-rnrdnd plilloRophlrnlly. on tho othor hnnd If UrillRh children dwelling In Hpnknno wero to object, to sing ns at- lendniitR ,nt the* public school "My eountry lis nf'thoo" boennflo I hoy did nnl eoiiRfder ll tliolr eountry whnt 28*lt I n hubbub would bo arottsod, A 2> _C_f T? , H JZ High Cl^ss -nr* _~* ir% r+ _™* TEPEE Boarding House MFWXQOM&'-COMFORTABLE, CLEAN AND CHEAP Electrically Lighted and Steam Healed Throughout R. FAIRCLOUGH, Pr°t?™t°r COAL CRBEK, B.. C. - "This city .can't do too much ,to support dental examination in, our schools. The medical and dental professions should co-operate and endeavor to look after the.children's teeth and.thereby improve their health." .-Thus spoke Dr. Henry Smith, at'the meeting of the Medical Association in the council chamber recently. * ..Particular stress was laid on the Importance, of dental Inspection in • the schools. Dr. .1-1. 13. Jamison gave a lengthy address on the subject and urged that action should be taken at once following the example set by larger cities in the east. ' * AskB Support . "Inspection and care.of school chil- drens' teeth," wns_ the subject of Dr. Jamison's address. "We wish to list the support of the medical,profession in this great cause." ne said, speaking for the local dentists. "Sound teeth and good mouths go far to promote good citizenship: Defective teeth lead to many' ailments and disorders'of .the whole system. Faulty mastication means faulty digestion which causes faulty physical and mental development and faulty citizenship. 'It is fair that the youngster should not be handicapped -by becoming the best, possible, through a poor masticatory apparatus'" He referred to'an inspection' Dr. Dunn'and he had made in the McKay. Avenue School where condition's of the children's teeth were somewhat appalling. ' ■ ', *7;"* Shocking Conditions '. "In this school which is the oldest*in the city anil attended by children of the'wealthy, the conditions - were rather'shocking." he went on. "We examined about 40 pupils ranging in age from 8.to 10 years. Twenty per ceiit. of these had ■ received dental atten- dance; 'and 60 per cent required immediate dental attendance. And many more required It;* but little could be ..done but let their teeth go.-. Fifty per cent had abscesses. -Thirty-nine of the 40 per cent we examined had either temporary, or permanent teeth decayed.- ' Just one was" free - from caries' and.even "his mouth needed attending"1 to. ' . ."Edmonton's condition in this regard does^not differ to any' great extent "from other cities where regular dental examination is in force, where 79 to 90 per, cent of the children have defective teeth.". ,; "The famous Dr. Osier said: 'If I were asked lo say whether more physical deterioration -was produced by alcohol or by defective teeth I would unhesitatingly -say defective teeth' "An experienced man in juvenile crime said to me recently that the vicious tendencies of children have been definitely traced to their teeth.:: "Theso two references only emphasize, tho paramount Importance of this matter." * , ' Lack Knowledge '""In McKay avonuo school .a-large number of tho chlldron exnmlnod had tooth brushes, but only a few showed evidence of It, In fact, many couldn't tell when'Ihey Inst cleaned their tooth. Thore *,Is no danger to the onnmol through' ovorbriishliig. Tho conditions which prevail in our schools Is duo largely, to lack of knowledge on tho pnrt, of the pnronls and children. Tho city would- bo amply repaid for nny oxponso thoy go to for tho saving of denl.nl fooR, I would reeommond thnt tho school supply drculnrs giving Information on lho subject." "Defective teoth nffect tho welfare of children, physically, mentally and morally," snld Dr. Roberta. Ho gnvo ninny statistics respecting tho progress oftho denial examination in eiislorii cities, "An Invosllgntlon ln BoAlon brought out tho shocking roport thnt 98 por conl. of tho school children hnvo dofrntlvo leeth, In otlior cities 00 lo 95 por conl. of tho Hehopl children nro In tho sninc plight Oni of 500 oxamlnod In Now York only ll. children woru rruu from doiitnl ol'feclH. Lltornluro Hhould bo elrcu In I od In |..dnionlnii lo enlighten tho publio on nppnllng condltlniiH In this -7H.V. Establish Hospitals "II dooH'l. mnko nny difference- wlmllior n child iiIIoihIh to IiIh leelh —ho noeils lho nttoiillon of tlio donllut nnyway, Tlio uuohIIoii Ih 'who Hhould pny fnr (IiIh?11 Somo phlluntliroplBlH Hliould bo Induced lo ohIiiIiIIhIi denial ellnlcH, -any In eonneellon with n Iioh- lillnl, iih In Mon I real, j-inimi hirer- riKll'ln chlldron in Industrial hcIiooIh or I'ofoniintorU*.. nro thoro llirough defective teeth. "If wo eould oslahllnh dentnl In- Hpoelloa )n Edmonton what a groat thing It would bo for the 'mnn not yoi. grown up,'" Dr, Hopo roforrod to Dr. Adams' work In Toronto In carln*? for tho tooth of Hchool chlldron living lu ■.iu* bi...no. «iu »*u*i una iiiiui worKi-d i priu'llenlly •unnrnliMpd, Lul now lhe' entire medical profonnlon Is aroused | to tho. fllgnlflrnnco of dentnl InBpoc-| tion. "Modlcnl nnd dontnl professions | In Kdmonton should combine In nn I erfnrt to necuro dentnl oxitmlnnlinn I in nun r'ny,' he nnld. "Tlio result would bo fair reaching." Keep Hustling Tlr. Dunn, tho modlcnl Inspector In locnl schools, remnrkrd tlmt ho oxnm- Inod TiOO chlldron n month nnd that this monns prnctlcnlly n "hurrlod i iillmjiM." ,:.ti<l noi. nViholutt*. thnrr-.in-.li- ! n«m ; Dr. Wrluhl lumaluil M-mlli-itl ll.tulth j Officer Wliltelnw to tho rlniu.* And , hnd hlm RonrlriR thoro for uomo time, Inuding Iilrn for* Ids grent work to. wfirrli Ennlmry Iniprovenunt* In VA inontoii. In the coiirsn- of n few 'remnrks. ♦ ♦'' ♦ Miners-are requested to stay away from Bellevue as both mines are closed down _ ,' JAMES BURKE, Sec pectorattn'g, wisely he meant disposing of germs tliat migjit tend to destroy the system. ' It might, be a violation of the law, but'stilldt wasn't a menace to health nor a bad habit, but a physiological process. It is possible tliat the practitioners and dentists will bring the problem of dental inspection before the city council^ urging immediate action.— Edmonton Journal. *"■..' PASS MEN WANT ROAD THROUGH PASS COUNTRY Bellevue, on Sunday, Feb. 19tli, a resolution was unanimously carried that the secretary should publish a description of Bro. "Urban Becker, informing all local secretaries not to accept him' into their locals until such time as Becker answers tlie charges made against him by members of the above locnl: Description.—Age, about 45; height, 5 feel 9 inches.' weight', 175 lbs.; color of hair, light; colorot eyes, grey-j na provaii contro il Lahula, fra i quali in particolare uno di una doniial Tedesca la quale pago $20.00-per assicurare lavoro al suo raarito. ' I denari di pareechicasi furono rim- Lorzati dal Lahula dietrb l'investiga- zione del comitato della prima' riuu- or-e. . - * ■ II Locale.si rivolse dalla compagnia quale rispose se qualcuno dei soci pot esse proyare che qualcuno degli Ufficiale' avesse accettato denari per av- .tionality, Lithuanian; Descriptive j vergli dato lavoro,"lo averebbo licenzi- marks,, has very red eomploxion and I alo quant'anche fosse stato il miglior brushes his hair straight back from uomo che avesse. the forehead Thanking you in anticipation. 1 beg lo remain, "-* * Yours fraternally, JAMES BURKE. Secretary. MACLEOD—A. delegation "from the Crow's Nest Pass. consisting of W. A. Beede, Thomas Fryei*. M. Rosse, J." Macdonald, Blairmore;,, Alex. Cameron, J. Ouimet. 0; E. S. Whiteside, manager International Coal Co., Coleman; Harvey Murphy,' Frank; and _ewls Stockett, Bankhead, interviewed.' purpose, Premier Sifton here last week in regard to. the construction of a road to the summit to connect with tlie road on the-B. C. side of the mountain. ■ Premier Sifton listened to tlie representations of the, delegation in regard to the benefits that such a road would be to the mining towns in the Pass and promised early construction. ' A number of questions relatlng-t'o the operation,of the, coal mines, and amendments to the'mining regulations were' also discussed with Premier Siftpn. 7 * SOAP AND WATER MIXTURE On January ,19th further experi ments in tlie laying of coal.'dust k'ere made by Dr. Thornton, in the Armstrong College, Newcastle, Eng.. It had been anticipated that two representatives of the Lancashire miners .would journey to Newcastle to witness the.demonstration, but. they were unable'to attend. * Mr. W. Straker, of the Northumberland Miners' Association, was present during the experl- menst arid gave an account of them to a N.or_th_MalL_rem*e__cntatlve. __Dr._ Tliorntoh's experiments were made, following-a visit to the scene of the Pretoria Pit disaster, and consists of* spraying dust with a mixture of differing of effects of clear water and only—the method at present In use in several of the mines of Durham. 'The differing 6f effects of clear wtaer and oi soap and water were demonstrated. "It was so simple that it was,simply marvellous," declared Mr Straker. He explained that Dr. Thornton took two small trays, containing equal quantities of coal dust from the same piece of coal. The dust, was* spread evenly over the trays, and two equal measures of water wore taken, to one of' which wns added a slight mixture of soap,. • The two snmplos of liquid we^*o then applied to tho two trays of coal dust. "Tho clear water scarcely ponotrntcd lho dust. It floated on the ,1op, and oven when It wns stirred with a stick It wns Impossible to mix tho wator nnd lho* dust. The other vessel contnlnlng tho mixture of soap and water wns then iinod in tho snmo wny, upon Iho other tray, and,"'Mr. Strnkor ox pi nlned, "ihe wholo mnss of dual, wns Instantly nnd completely saturated. Nobody would credit tho effect of tho application unless thoy hnd seen it, The suggestion, of courso, Is that, If sonp Is mixed wllh Iho wntor used for sprinkling In lhe mlno tho dust, would beconio saturated whorons lt Is nn absolute lmpoBsIbill ly to Hiilurnlo it wllh clenr wntor." "Thnt Is Dr. Thornton's suggestion?" "It. Is well known Ihnl II Ir ho," whh Mr, Slrnkor'R* rcmpoiiHo to this Inquiry, "Evon If you doucho It llio dust would not ho snlurntcd. Willi the hoiih nnd wnlor II. Ih saturated nt onco." Thero was an .iihllUoiinl result., When llio clenr wntor wiih nrllflciilly dried In the flrflt trey the dust prnedi-iillv re. suniod Kh former nlnle—n flno powder, Hut whoro the soup ndmlxliire hnd beon used, tho diint was found, lifter the ilrylnf' proee*-*s, In hnvo adhered to lhe I ray—-nlinoul like a iIIhIciiip->i' juiint,—Tho Science and Art of Min- •np. <, Secretaries of Locals please note Dear Sir,—I have lioen requested by the above Local to nsk, you to publish the following in the "District Ledger" and oblige: Charges had been made against Bro. Harry Lahula for having- induced men to hand over to him money for the purpose of securing them jobs. - After due investigation by the com-, mittee appointed hy ttie Locator that it was proved beyond the shadow of doubt thnt he was guilty. The committee endeavored to - obtain from him the name of the official to whom he had handed lhe money,'-but they were unsuccessful, There were over a dozen cases proved against him,' one in-particular being that of a Ger- man woman who had paid him $20 to secure her husband n Job. The money in several cases was returned by Lahula after,.the investigation committee's first meeting. 7 .' The Local* endeavored to obtain .the Company's assistance in the matter, but were met with the .reply "that if you fellows can prove that any of our officials have accepted money from men in consideration ot being given a job, I will fire him If he is the best man we have." .' . The Committee had 'considerable trouble in getting the evidence ns the men concerned* appeared to be in dread of Lahula, and consequently .were rather loath ,to speak. ■-.. After the; report of the committee had been adopted il was decided to give one-- more chpneo of defending himself, and for1 that purpose it was adjourned until the'next regular moet- i"g-irHe*TTvas'presen[',svnen—tll_"ais*-" cussion on the committee's report was proceeding, and promised to attend the next-regular meeting lo defend himself. He never did so however. • A resolution was iinnnimou'sly passed on Sunday, Feb. 5th, expelling him from the Local... Name: Harry Lahula; age, 36; height, 5ft. .in.; weight, 150 lbs.; color of hair, dark; color of'eyes, gray; na-, tlonallty,'German; distinctive marks, long moustache, fnco deeply pitted with small-pox mnrks. Secretaries of locals please' accept this'the only intimation. Tho above! will also nppear in llio United Mine' Workers' Journal. Here ondoth the first losson. Lahuln was' oxpollod from Frnnk Locnl somo years 11150,' biit no stops wero taken to ndvlso other Locals' of the fnct. Ho brouulita trnnsfor from Frnnk Locnl Union dalod July 10, '00, nnd snme wns received, ns( lt showed thnt. ho hnd pnld hia duos up lo Juno 30th, 1009. Hoping thnt you will bo nble lo Insert llils, nnd thai iho nrtlelo may lio of somo asslslnncolo otho; Locals, I beg lo remnln, . Yours truly, JAM KB imitKr., Secrplriry Local .31, IT, M, W. of A. Ilollovuo, Alta. On qunlcho tempo coiti-vii. voce cho 11 frnlello Honry Lnhuli., IndticosHo I hiioI pncHiinl n (.oiiHOiiiiiirgll deniirl no volovano ossoro kIciii. ill oltenero In- voro. Dopo dovuiii liivoiillunzione per mezzo dl min cnmniliiHloiie noiulnnlu dnl snprii liiilleiiln tailn -*| vcnnn a' eonnueenzn die II Ulmln -th vern- lnonlo rolpcvrile, II coiiiitutn limine Hlligegno nel mlg. Hor mezzo p|f>H]h||n por nltorere da lul 11 nome dell urii-lnlo n| quale cruiHe-i muiHHO I deiinil. I Ollre nun dnzzinn fuimio I cusl np- Dietro il rapporto dal comitato il quale venne adotlato si delibero' di concedergll ancora una oportunitn per diffendersl, "essendo il Lahula presente alia disc-usione del rapporto fatto dal comitato. promise di attendere al primo riunione regolare per 'diffendersl dalle Non essendosi presentato Domenica 5 Febbraio si delibero unanime che il sopra nomiu'oto siaespulso dal Locale. , JAMES BURKE. " Segretatio Locale 431. Bellevue. *. '*»--, Ledger Ads Pay T. W. DavfiesI UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER Coleman, Alfa. Fernie Home Bakery and Lunch Booms Gave us a call Luncheons Served Oi every day from I) a.m. to 11 p.m. Pork and Beans'Saturday , SHIP & MacKENZIE Storo I'hone 123 i.(mH0 Pljone ISO Coleman , ** * Hotel Wm. Murr Prop. T am agent i'or "Tiie Pride of Alberta"* A Flour of which one trial i.s all that is needed to prbve its worth. Try "CHEMO" a breakfast food that is a- food W. G. Warn General Merchant Hillcrest - Alta. JONES THE POPULAR BAKER Coleman WHOLESALE AND RETAIL '- DEALER Special arrangements for -,* Pontes, etc Order your Chrintnui* Cnke early ■ Apply tor Price List Bread and Cakes shlpoed on*, the Local for Eastern "Camps eber's STORES New Michel & Blairmore CORRESPONDENCE \Unnwr, n, V„ (■'eh. 20lli. 1QI1. •J. W, lleiinell, "DlHti-lel I.ndRor," Donr Sir,-—Will ynu iiIeiiH-a neknow* Inline* tlifoiiKli tlie l,eili.ei* tlin i'eeel|it of n elieque for Uie iniinunt of $101,!mi enlleeled from the nfflelnlH nf tlio op erntluB . ilppnrlmeut ut Honl Creek •fnlflon for thn Alilort.n.11 Rollof I .mil. YourH truly, *■' cdto-nrMn xxu Avnti» Hnerotnry I_o«nl Tlnlnn nml TriiHteo Alitemon Kiitiil .1. AilKUH McDoiuiM, Inlo ciuullilftte lu Uio Iftut election ,wilt_.» to II. MntlilcHOii uh follow*: "Dear Muthte- r.tiu—"ion iiiii,.,ni nn »eil lei Am.rn I.tikco lmvo you rold prows and type. Ilo Ih linrd up now iuul nil Lukeo'H ml- vorlinora nro -.rent frlondB of mlno." —J. A. Mellonnld." Homo rnt» can Rmell,—Cnlctnon Minor, BELLEVUE Ilfll-vno, Altn , Fob. 22, JSll. Mr. .1. W. Henneti, "Itlolric! l^dRrr," Pemle. II. C. Dear Kir.*—-I l-avn boon imtrxwio't' by tho nbovo lne.*i| tn tttik you ro pub | Hi Ubvt-ll. Ibt* piovtnr-lnk nnnltlM, ln-ilt*h tti« follnwlnir. tn iho l,«»r|**f.r nnd: rldentnlly mentioned tbnt splttlm? wn*| oblige: not n l.iul lmblt If done properly. In «.<-. At tbo resiij.-ir meetlfiu of Lnrnl l,"!l GRAND THEATRE, MINERS' HALL The Allen Players TONIGHT (FRIDAY) "Magda" A companion play to ••Zaza" Matinee Saturday Afternoon at 2.30 "Out of the Fold" Farewell Performance Saturday Night "Hello Biir Matinee Prices 15 & 25c. Evening 25, 50 & 75c t r,: r*™-zrtir*rr*i«a*a-mfmimmt ;.-**■ ."■ * v.v. PAGE SIX THE DISTEIOT' LEDGER, FERNIE, B., C, FEBRUARY 25, 1911. The Prosperity in the Pass? Half a Million Distributed Monthly Amongst a, Comparatively . Small Number After, Paying Grocery and Butcher Bills. Providing Shoes and Rags for the Kiddies, Paying 1 fov Water, Light and Fuel, "Baccy" arid a New. Calico for Bridget, the Rest ofthe Big Pay is Put into Empty Sugar Barrels In the CellcCrs "The agreement between the opera- orts and the coal miners in tho Crow's Nest Pass district will expire on Mar. 3lst. It seems to,have given perfect satisfaction to both contracting part- * Ies and *-*will likely' he renewed on the same basis. Since the agreement came into .existence there have been •no industrial troubles," said Mr. C. P. Hill,'a well-known coal mine operator to a representative of tbe Province , at tho Hotel Vancouver to-day. "in the coal mining district there is a higher level of prosperity, nuni- * bers considered, than in any other portion of the Dominion. Six collieries in Alberta, on the eastern* slope' of the Pass, are now producing a monthly output of 150,000 tons of coal. This means a payroll of $230,000 mon- ' thly distributed among a population tion of about seven thousand people, , men, women and children. West of ■ ' tlie summit In British Columbia th© out put Is about 270,000 tons monthly, with a monthly payroll of about $250- 000, distributed among a population not exceeding nine thousand people. ,If those figures do not indicate prosperity nothing else can. During the past three years eleven' branches of .banks ■were established in the district. They^ are doing well." Mr. Hill was formerly president of the Hillcrest Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., which has been taken over by a new corporation styled , the Hillcrest Collieries Ltd. The output of the company now amounts to 900 tons' daily. This "figure will be' greatly increased 'as-soon as the'.company instals ' a large'plant, in regard to which estimates of cost are now being prepared. la '■ The officers in the new enterprise . ;- ■ include well-known Eastern capitalists, ,**" among them being Messrs.* W. D. Mat- - hews, aMlireetor of tbe C. P. R„ To- roiito^_frJH.LS_HoU.-P-r_esi_d_enj__pf_ih_e_ . Royal Bank of Canada* Mr. CMeredith, broker, Montreal,* and Mr. M. P. Datis, contractof, Ottawa'. ".The pre- " sldent, Mr. C. B. Gordon, Is prominent ' in Eastern financial circles. He WHAT DIVIDEND ON . ' CROW'S NEST C. CO.? Shareholders in the East are Looking for their Quarterly Donation Crow's Nest Coal"* Company, shareholders, "who are looking fQi* a quarterly dividend this month -.are beginning to wonder if they are going to get it. The company paid 1 per cent last August and I per cent last November, and some of-the shareholders .took it for granted that there would be another thi smonth at the same rate. ■ It has not been decalred yet, however, and it is recollected thatthe diyidends were not officially termed quarterly. The company produced in 1910 1,220,000 tons of coal, an increase' of' 323,000 tons over 1909.—Montreal Star. In buying baking powder \ examine the label and take only a brand shown to be made with Cream of Tartar,, is president of the Dominion Textile .Co., Montreal. Mr. HiH, who is nothing-If not energetic, is down on the coast looking for investments for a portion of the fortuno he is credited .with having made during the past four,years. He has already made a purchase in Victoria. 'There' are so many tempting investments in Vancouver I dou't know which to select,1' he said in reply to a question. (Bd.—The above interview given by C. P. Hill; is intended to convey the impression that conditions along the Crow's Nest are in the heyday of prosperity, and yet what a different strain is heard when the mine workers talk about the wages received being insufficient to more than furnish the barest of necessities, then *we* learn that dividends are almost unattainable, the sympathy dodge for the "poor widows in Holland" or the small investor whose entire savings of years are involved is called into requisition and the men are besought in pleading tones to be reasonable. * To those who are trying to show the growth of population as an evidence of prosperity'the figures nine thousand to include all the residents of Coal Creek Fernie, Hosmer, and,Michel must come as a surprise'. , Another noteworthy feature of this interview is that Mr.. C. P. Hill.is credited with having made his fortune during the past four years, and it-is during that same period that he made his solemn statement, about the meagre-profits obtained from the Hillcrest Mines compelled-^ him to urge "a reduction. To" obtain money by pretending to be blind.lame, deaf and dumb when in full-possession of these faculties renders the inpostor liable to severe punishment, but to sing in dolorous pilch that the undertaking is not profitable_cpmes under. COAL MEN PLEASED Reciprocity would be a Good Thing for the Mines another category,' viz., ' business • shrewdness, but the principle Involved is so minutely different that a powerful microscope would fail to discover it.) ROYAL COMMISSION ON INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Proceedings During December 19 '■' 0 , The Royal Commission on Industrial training and technical education completed their tour of Western Canada • on December 3, 1910, having since November 1, visited tho following points: Port Artlius, fo)rt William, Ont,, November 1 and' 2; Winnipeg, Portngo la Prnlrle and Brandon, Man,, November 3 to 9; Moose Jnw, Regina, Saskatoon, and Prince Albert, Sack., Novonilor ■ 10 to 15; Edmonton and' Strulhcona, Cnlgary, Lethbridge nntl Medicine Hat, Altn,, November 17 to 23, Fornio, Nelson, Vornon, Nnnnlmo, Vnncouvor and Victoria, II. C, November 21 lo December .1. Tlio commission dividod fov part of British Coliii.ll.ln, Dr. Bryco and Mr. Forsyth visiting Fornio, Nolson nml Vornon, nnd Dr Robort son (olmlr- mnn), Hon, Mr. Armstrong, Mohsiu Murray nnd Simpson finishing Cnlgary Lothbrldgo nnd Medicino Hat on the hiiiiio dntcK, the bnlniico of tlio Cium* illiin tour being tuken by tho united ComtnltiHlon, Kvorywhoro Ihero wiib hearty npprovnl of the olijccti. nl' tlio CommlHHii'ti, nnd co-oiicnitloii In Its. work by ro- liroM-ntntlviH or provincial ginvni- nionlK, Hchool iiiithoi'itli.n',' iniinli'lpdll- Don, iniiiiiil'iicliii'oi'.s, nnd organized In* liiiur. On the C(iiiip|i.tloii nf„tlio Wonter» lllnornry, iih nliovo, the ('(iiiiiiiIhhIoii prneroriod lo I'oiiliind, Orou'in, whero i. Hplondld lo-'C'iHloii wiih ihtoi.|->i1 by tlm mayor, Chamber nf f (mini'-m., tbo What Has Dandruff Got To Do With Baldness ? Tou (tea th« itut«m«nt «vory day that the on* onu.e of baldness li dttn- ■•Sniff. Uut t_ UT . Truo, dandruff ofton aei.arturo of tho hair. It li equAll.' true mon with a -shock o. ,__, hardly pull a comb throiiffJi, who hnvo curried around a dandruff laden collar a* long ■» you havo known thom, precedes tho -.._.• _--,-- that vou know •n. with a "hook,.of hair you can __ . Wilt _b *-_,*_> i-f 'Dahy'd whnno wait kept aa clean ai & 1)1*1. ICI,... J,_.Jt..' illlLi.iil,,^, That ilnnflruit tnlk sounds -well and llrltnln nnd Ireland convince a good many of ui, but lot u* not fool ounelves. I Of courso dandriirc isn't a Kood thing to entry around, but It la* only an Indication. (Jho nnmti trouljle that ciiu»e» th« druR, ao itmy6u'aii'*i\heMeauae^and , , , , , ■ , of hair, you will atop , r-rtlHwifin In nlmjily In curry on nn Commercial Club, and Board of' Education pf that city. The publicity thus given to the work of* the Commission proved an excellent introduction to other American cities, ,in several of whicli the leading newspapers gave prominence to the mission of the Canadian visitors. The following points' In the United States wero visited by various members of the Commission, who divided into threo sections In order to cover the largest amount of territory with the groatost economy of time and money; San Francisco, Berkeley (University of California), Pnlo Alto (Leland Stanford, Jutilor.jUniverslty) Santa Fe Salt Lako City, Denver, Kansas City, Mo„ Columbia. Mo. (Missouri University), St. Louis (Washington University, The--University Mamml Training School, tho Soldnn High School, and the Flold Oniric School), Cincinnati, Tndlannpollq, Detroit. M.u-h vnlunblo Information nnd numonns official do cuijienlfl wore collected on this Amorlcnn tour. , At Columbia, St.' Louis and Salt Lnko City the chnlrmnn and secretary hnd opportunities of speaking to odiicntlonnl audioncos on tho worlc of the Commission, The Cnnndlnn tour will bo.completed hy visits to the following points: .Jnnunry 10-18, Ottawa; sessions for testimony, nnd propifrlng summary of work lo dnlo; January 10*21, Toronto, Jnnunry 2.1-21 Rnult Slo. Murlo; Jnnunry 2'i, Fobruary II, Province of Qui- hoc, Monlron! (Including MnlHoiineuvo nnd Vnllnyflold) Tliroo III vers; Onind .Moro nnd Slmwliilgnn, Sorol, St. Tlyn* ciiillio, Nhorbronke. On iho complollnji of UiIh Hliipniry l lm ■ ('oiiuiiIhhIiiii will have eovornd nbout 100 ell Ion nnd (owns nnd takon lho Hworn testimony of soiun |,fi00 wllnoHsoH, rcprpsi'iillng ovory grndo of snr-loty—Dopiily .inlnlHlorH nf l-Jdiicn (Inn, Hclinnl liisppefor*--, inniiufnoiiirorH, Hii|io|.|nti"ndi>iitH nml foremen of fnc tot-Inn, minors, flHhornioii, lumber mon, farmers. Joimioymun In nil trndos, odu nitloiuil Hpt>Hitl|Hln, tenpherH of Mnnu* nl Trnlnlmr nnd DoiiiphiIp gelonrc, roprcHPiifiitlvps nf Womi'ii's Councils mayors, itldormen, rlinlrnicn nud mem liprs of bimnls of education, high nnd publio Hf-lionl lonohoiH from (ho high i'.*>l rnnk lo llio humblest tonohc-r of llio one-room i-iir.il noIiooI,, About thr**end of Februnry tlio Com It IIIH. -.-. ..... ,.«.. ,1,.., ,_/. .aI,.,!,!,., ?>|J_ ,.._(_'■-_. I'lH-rnvlmntplv ,«.<-, Tun-Mr,*- \\\ r.vont ono month In I'nincc, one mouth In (iormny. nml ono month rili Moil among din t-iniiller coun- tiles, Kwll/prlund, HoIkIiiih, Denmark Holland, elf., .■inniMi|.'ii ini. unKiiiiii ni ini" Trunin. i'lulry, It Ih f;rntlfyin.r to note tlmf Dw. "In my opinion reciprocity would be a good thing for the miners and for the mine operators of Western Canada,-* said John ' Brown, * manager of Hillcrest Collieries, Ltd., to The Albertan last night." *"With.reciprocity there will come much larger markets for Canadian coke and coal than there now are. I say this because by,the proposed removal of the duty on coke and the proposed lowering of the tariff on coal, more of both will be sent, into the States". We ship half of our production from' Hillcrest mine into Spokane and all the other, mines hi the West have a large market for coke and coal on the other side. * A removal of duty on coal would especially help the mines in the Lethbridge district for the' reason that there is better connection with the States from there than from the' mines In the Crow's Nest- Pass,- , Need to Encourage Trade with U.' S. , "You see," proceeded , Mr. Brown, "the way it is now, we have a surplus of coke and coal for scale and'we have to take it across the line to find a market. At the present stage Canada is not developed sufficiently to take all the supply we get out, and as it is' we are compelled to Close down sometimes owing to having a big supply on hand. I say again that the reciprocity would alter these "conditions and would benefit the miners and all others interested in tne mines. Lethbridge, is considering "opening' up - a number of new mines, and reciprocity, as far as coal is concerned, will be welcomed there. Free trade'will develop mining, farming and lumbering in. both .countries, and Canada will' get the greatest "benefit" from the re" moval of the tariff." Ed.—We Bope that the opinion of Mr. John Brown will be shared by the rest of the operators and that they may give concrete proof thereof in so far as the miners are concerned when the opportunity presents itself in the near future.) DISCIPLES OF LOVE AND LUCRE CREAM Baring Powder A pure, wholesome, reliable Grape Cream bt Tartar Baking Powder. Improves the flavor and adds to the healthiulness ol the food. No Alum—No Lime Phosphate '.. o ' ; Both Reduce the Healthiulness of the Food. •• I am qui!c positive that tbe use ol alum baking powder should be condemned." —Prof. Vaughan, Umvertity of Michigan. Read tho Lahol and rememb&r that: "Alum, sodlnm alum* basic aluminum sulphate* sulphate ol aluminum, all mean the same thing — namely. BURNT ALVM."-Kotutu State Board cf Health. „._ DR. WRIGLESWORTH, D. D. S. DENTIST. *. - - ' " ' i *•".- Offir-tj; Johnson-Faulkner Blocl. Hours 9-12; i-6; * " * PhoD9 72 •"•rnie B.C: DR. J. BARBER, DENTIST r" ' -' 7 ' '.■'*." '". *', Office Henderson Block, Fernie B.C. i * - . - - , *,,"./, ..Hours 9 toQlj,2 to'5; 6 tq..8.,- ■ * " *" - ,i **• "* *■ V-i ' • Residence 21 Viotoria Avo. " ,W. R. Ross K. C. . • W. S. Lane ROSS & LANE "i. Barristers and Solicitors, Fernie, 8. C. Canada. L. P. Eckstein D. E.'McTaggart ECKSTEIN & McTAGGART BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. Cox Street Fernie B. C, THE CAUSE OF POVERTY "What*' makes poverty?" Why,- ages since, strong men.of this world reached out their hands and captured the earth and they owned it and the poor were their slaves, they took what was left. Down to the present time- this state has continued ;the powerful, have taken all the coal and all the iron that Nature has stored up in the earth; they have taken the great forests and appropriated these-to themselves. "'J' . 5 They have taken the shores of our rivers .and tho shores of our lakes 1 i.1. r.1. A1.___. = A. fi _*11_.__<S_n_. Jl*. ___",_._ have all the means of production and distribution. They have the great highways of commerce and the great mass of mankind,, tho poor, the de-* spoiled, have nothing* to do but to sell their'labor and their lives to anyone They clutch at each other's throat for a porr chance to' live. They don't own the eartli,' ' They own no share of the- coal that Is underneath the earth. The steel trust owns all the ore and the poor have none; thoy own no Interests in the forests or in the land All they can do is-to look for a job and take such * pay as the employer, the monopolist, sees fit to give, Thero never lias been but one way to abolish poverty in this old woHd of ours, and I don't speak of my opinions alone, but I speak tho opinions of every political economist who haa over cared for tho working man; every ono of them. , You can't mako, the poor man rich unless you abolish tho monopoly of the earth that Is now In tho hands of a fow, "" **■ Until you orgnnlzo society nnd Industry so that tho poorest child Just Cupid will have to work overtime if the project of Mr. Thomas Howell, of the C.„N. R. be successful. This gentleman,Is at preesnt on a wholesale matrimonial mission using more up-to-date methods than was omployed with the Sabine women. He will try to Intorest 5,000 English women to come to Canada for tho purposo of finding husbands. Incidentally, of course, thore will* bo the Increased volume of business with Its attendant profit to his employers, This trans- action miiBt give, the quietus to any notions still lingering In tho minds of tho poetically Inclined about marriage being mado ln heaven as It is purely a commercial triinsnetion nnd another corrobatlon of th'o contention of the \ born on tho onrth shall havo tho same "materlnllstlc conception of history. I horitngo ns the richest who comes Fred Salter Is acting In a similar! upon tho oarth in tho samo way, until cnpnclty on bohnlf of the flrnnd Trunk nil havo a common horitngo and a liko Railway, Thoro Is another foaturo > right, until that timo comes thoro will connected with thiB schomo and tlmt, bo the rich nnd there will bo tho poor. Is one tliat Hhould glndden'tho hearts \ Havo you lookod back at tho history of tho SufffrngottoH, and ticklo tho of workingmen? If you do you will vanity of thoso supporters of sox-opu- tltxd thnt ono hundred and fifty years nllty, as wo learn Hint tho fioa captain '.ko in England and alovcr Contln- will hnvo a "hIio" captain to bo known , ontnl Europe ho was a. slavo. Ho was not. as lho nlitp's husband, as this Ulio \ bought nnd sold with tho land, Ilo w.o bollovo Is boHtowcd upon tho bo*' wro ono garment, If you could call lt sun, but a ship's mol hor who will tnko n garment.- Ills food wna of tho unl'ji'b direct ft om tho skipper and coarescst. He had 'no luxuries, ho rated (nnt by hlm) but, noxt. to hlm, i Dnl gnidunlly tlio light bognn to rnnnlonilont In glorious uniform of a diiwn In lho minds of thoso tollers, special design wllh throo gold braid, nnd thoy organized thoniBolvos Into rlngH on tlio sloovo, Wo woiild nlso .guilds nnd trndo unions, and thoy mot suggest thnl by royal grant sho may,'" tlio forests and wnsto jilacon and bo allowed n <*oiit. of arms coiihIhIIng .formed tlioir milonH., or threo Cupids dormant, a reeding; Tlioy woro sont lo Jnll nud died on tlio gnllmvH fighting for Iborty; fighting for bottor food, for bottor clothing, short or hours, or something to drink, for somo littlo of tho luxuries which tlm rich had always claimed for HiciiihoIvch; nud you, tlio poor mnn of to-day, you lmvo profllod by llio bravo bottio stniMliiiil with tho dollar sign for u ground dlsplnyod. CANADIAN CAPITAL ABROAD Whlli. Cuuiidit Is sntildlig I'r.'Hh cnpltal niiroiul mid Is gelling It. In lnrgo, 'iwiiilltlt-s from l-.iiKliind and Fnuieo, i Ihxld that your ancestors mndo In tlio Cnundlnn bunks nnd fiiinin lers nre yonrs gone by. power nre nud World's Lending Geologists will Tour Canada In 1013 OTTAWA.—One thousand of the world's lending gpologlcnl nnd mining mon wll mako a tour of Canada lu 101.V nnld H. W. Ilrook, director of geological survey recently. Jr. 1913, tho Intornntlonnl Geological Congress will nmlco Toronto II,h mooting pjneo. Tlio main foaturo of tlio COII^Iuna -v. Ml I.U Ull «-\v:«ll 11JUII UUIII ff-iji.-l In I'onrt nn wl.lcli mrmVorn w].\ sl/.o up tbo Dominion's mining rosoiir- good thing In Canndn. Ho thinks I whoKi or ward nnd onward; if you lock cos nnd tako Impressions on Its goo* bucking h'ontlly Irnr-iloti other onlorprlsoH In foreign cuuntrioH, moro particularly Mexico nnd South AnuM'lcun Republics, lo sny nothing of tho (.pneorns In tho United Stntos which, Ih'using a lot nf OiuuuUim cnpltnl, Mr, Rodolpho Forget, M.P.. Hi'.-ftB litilt in nil W ioiik tlllll IIO VOIL't'S j *'**'• Itim ill It'll flltUOfy Ul (Mt; UUIIIoll bl- vcntliiiciit:' In the n.>i.j7 _. (.. j... .'■■"'* '.I *"V :il 3If jm'""*.,"'*"''' 'n '■'■•(' ,".'''■, koiih why iiiu-iilior bnnlc would bo n!«1w nnd difficult, but ntlU on (be Tho world's goal Is liberty. Thorn Is not other wny. It has novor yot had mil llliPily, It has nover had onough It bus novor bad vory much. Whnt wo nro hoping for nnd dreaming nf m thnl ronl Whorly will somo rtuy <01. 0 to this old world of oni-. U COAL ENOUGH FOR ALL WESTERN CANADA . An ample supply of ■ coal for railway and other purposes', in all Western Canada is assured for • centuries to come, according to Mr. Andrew Laidlaw, a.well-known coal mining operator of ■ Spokane, who is ' at the Hotel Vancouver. , Mr, Laidlaw arrived recently *.from Edmonton, where he attended the annual meeting of the' Jasper Park Collieries,", Ltd., owning 10,240, acrest of coal lands ■ in "Jasper National Park, in the "foothills of the Rockies, near the entrance to Yellowhead Pass. "Development work on tho property has. been in progress since last May. , It was~uecided~to~instaIi"_a~iarge,*planT next summer. The-main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway- .will run only 375 feet from the main tunnel now being driven on. one of the coal seams, six of - which, varying from four and one* half feet to twelve feet' in ■ thickness, have been * traced through the claims for' eightmiles. The rails are-now.laid 'to within twenty miles of the - mine, and will reach there next May, with tho completion of a long railway bridge across the Athabasca River, Tho coal is described as a high-grade bituminous, running 27 pe rcent. in fixed carbon) and being adapted for steaming and coking purposes. The group will bo traversed by the main line of the'Canadian Northern Railway. Its enjoyment of shlpplnp, _iclllilc*fi by two transcontinental roads will tend to eaitsa the output to be distributed for hundreds of vanlan coal Ib used on the C\ P. it ruMn line to v"point two hundred mi'es wost of WlnnI).o.j. Mr. Laidlaw. who Is interested in various coal mining enterprises in the Slmllknmoon and Crow's Nost Pass districts, feota confident thnt tho product of tho Jasper Park colllorlos will bo market In Vancouver as soon ns tho Canadian Northorn lino reachos tho coast. Tho topography of tlio country ensures choa pmlnlng, as tlio soams traverse tho foothills, thus permitting the driving of tunnels on the sonms, Mr. Laidlaw Is prosldont of tlio company, IiIb follow directors Including Mr. R. P. McLonnnn of this city; Mr. Jamos Cnrruthers, n Montreal millionaire grain exporter; Mr, D. C, Cameron, owning sawmill Interests In Vancouver, niul Mr. J. L. Coto, of Edmonton, vlco-presldont. Tho superintendent Is Mr. Tl. IT. Morris, M, H., who nlso finds a seat on tlioboard, "fly the mlddlo of noxt summer wo will bo ln slinpo to mlno fiOO tons dally. Ilovoopmcnl litis boon in pro- grpRs nlnco last Mny," snld Mr, Laid* law lo a ropiesontatlvo of Tho Prov- Inco. —Vancouvor Provlnco, MINING MEN COMING F. C. Lawe Alex. I. Fisher LAWE & FISHER - ATTORNEYS * Fernie, B. C. H. L. BISSONNETTE" Veterinary Surgeon ,' THi FERNIE LUMBER CO. * ■* - , ■. A. McDougall, JMgp Manufacturers of and Dealer, in all kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber ■ i "* ( ir Send us your orders Calls promptly made,, day or night and satisfaction assured ' Office, Fernie Livery. Fernie, B.C. P. O. Box. 1126 Phone 882 R. W. McDONALD ACCOUNTANT and AUDITOR 325, Fifth Avenue, W. CALGARY, ALTA. "■ ROMA HOTEL Dining Room and Beds under New Management. First class table board Meals 25c. Meal Tickets $5.00 BANQUETS CATERED FOR I 7 Rates $1.00 per day R. Hendersojl, Dining Room Mgr Loans On first class business and real* . dentlal property. DROP IN AND TALK THE MATTER OVER WITH U8 Real Estate & Insurance Cree & Moffatt ♦«+♦♦+«>+++ Fernie Dairy FRESH MILIC dolivorod to all parts of Mio town . 8ander« & Verhaest Brother*, I Proprietors ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ +** ! FERNIE 0NI0N_DIRECTORY Lizard Local General Teamntern No. 141. MpoIb ovory Krldny night at 8 p. ni, Mlni-M-B1 union hnll. 3. Jackson, ProRldont; 13. Marslmm, Ilocordlnj? Socretnry, Bartenders' Local No. 014: Mooto 2nd and 4th Sundays at 2.30 p.m. Secretary J. A. Gotiplll, Waldorf Hotel. ROYAL HO TEI FERNIE Bar Unexcelled All White Help, Everything: Up-to-date Call in and see us once J0H» PODBIELAUCIK, Prop. HOTEL FERNIE The Hotel of Fernie Pornio's Lending Commercial and'Tourist Houso ,S. F.WALLACE, Prop. * *. JOHN B. WATSON Chartered Accountant, AsBlgnee, Llq uidator and Trustee; auditor tc the Cities of Calgary and Fernie. CALQARY, ALTA. P. O. Box 3013 H. H. Depew ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND CONTRACTOR P. O: BOX 423, FERNIE LIVERY and Transfer Wood and Hard Coal J for Sale bottlM, l-'nr 'T •mm iho Ion tftndruiY too. Thoae who una .Vyol'm Htrn-itone find ;, . , , , , , It the moat t-ill-ifuciory hitir lualor l"'«*ri'Ht which lum hern stirred np hy W«WC?bWWa V,,K";r". '"v-MmnHon hn* ,,1,-endy ■out. « '"'■"""* IrcKiiliiil In doflnlto pi"Of?ros«. At the uvwwXwn'^ "r ,n:,r rf ,!i° M',r,• «___'_'.".!_■*"'* *t~~*'."1' 0,*'t to>° In «prlnVl«r ,**''*'' ' >*»'*li-'i .-*.. 'hi. ph^liit; iii-ii-niii.'-'- tin-tit wnn mndo thnt thi** povornmont "' .Vuv.i f!*.'otI,t had lu _*■__._. »l Uu. cuiiliul ■sniff of iiki Torluil.n. (.fiJI-eiii. in llnll- fut hy tho nddltlon of thr-v m-*- pro- f<r**«s(ir«. nnd had nho appointed an Innp-r-rfor of manual trnlnlni? for that i provliii-f. m Chatham, Ont.. shorlly \%\itor tho visit of the Commlsflon. the IU>,u.\ ot 'IrftiH* met and dwtd-fa to or(.nnl7e ovenlnt; clanncs nt onco. and a,. *-- _._.„_. __.__.__._i_... _.« . n*so tf* V»*h for n tochnlra) Hchool One for each w«yd*y|_lm«t m that tr>wn. ub»ur oaxotio. Wo N. ntul C.it'irnntfoil e. auoDAey thero nro Jots of i?ood iiropoaltlona nt home mid thnt CnniidlnnH Hhould hnvo fnith en-iim'li In lliclr own -rouiHrv to jnn uii'lr iwuit-y lu iijciu Insti-ud ol cx- lict-tliiB* ontaldcra to do It. whilo thoy flo off lo uomo otlmr |ilnc<? with their cnpltnl. Tlm hunk Mr. I-'orf* _ In oj-RiinlzInu In the natiipio (irmciiilo du Cnnndn. hut tho word "•.i-neraln" will bo dropped If u (hiut«*f iim *•<•. t.(.('iirc*d lor onr. iIotilBnnti'd the manic of Cnnndn. It« in in* iiu.iiuu.'im. umi «_r thU ninotiitt I Ik* |i|(.iiioI<t Btati'H that French fapltnllsii. nrr* willing to put up 47.5fc.-Ww nnd Canadian* tho hal- anet-. Mr. ForRut had* tho puhllc to hPllevo tlmt hlM now hank will *»*t thi* other hankK a km*, example and that at* u re*i>lt tkn-r_ w._! nm bo such an outcry about the tight money market In • futuro.—(J-rrsH .Service Ilurenu. Montreal.) n".-iv Inch to whoro ma-t llmt hcKnn nnd it looked very holplo*.H, nud look nl il-" uorld now and you thin., he ■ii.ii fi Afiod dottl. V\(\'x Htep Ir ninrked *n'lth blood It hIiiV|/j Dm tolU and t'Oith-'fl of ll-o hnninn rnre, nnd yet thrmiRli nil tho world hns Rone on movltiB upward and every strji hns led by ono hopo and one drf-nni, nnd thnt. Is tho hopo and lofty. MEMOIR NO. 2. Gladstone Local No. 2314 U. M. W. A. Mootu 2'td nnd -1th Thuraday Minors Union hull, I). JUjc.i, So.*!. ■ i.i..i 11„i. Wo hnvo thla week received n very Interestlnfl: publication from (he Dopartmont of Mines upon tho Ilodloy Minim? niBtrlet by Clinrlea Cnnlaell. It contains 218 pnne,. of rcndliiK mnt. ter, in copiously llluetrnted by oxrel* dieitm <i( Uberiy, the dimreM to thejli-tit ptioliiKruvureit mid b; n<i-nmpanl<>d hearts of men.*—Journal of tho _witch- by flvo bco1orI«.i1 and topn^rot'Iiical uu'u'h ruUui. mupti. we BUY FURSrHIDES HUNTERSf&TRAPPER8fGUIDE.^& fl***n*.U*a*.*«••(. *Mi«'■♦*<• th*«•«,*««nMrvy/HMi. Ttlt^ml.i*nr*n*m*U in k-m t Trip wit' tu* r _u, D«_n, Ti»ih. t\*m»!»»». llw» »nl«S.f»V>*lr»(i, u,tl,,W,«.ir«> tiMifnl it •!«>•.. If. » i»,eul«t rtil'-rfl,'[,Mf« Tun, ft, tuiiir npilmNut, |l ii',. HI,)., i_»iti„l i,lt »»«tll»l *J*** tM,*K—lt*ttt**ll****.l"*it,.*<m*U**rrtn.lr*lr~tl„tl, *\.-.**a, Wi*t*^rumUuwt%Mb4lLMi,tiutm. A*U*mL*anm,a***, il \jltn**,tlu_"kt*a ,... ***, rf.fc^i^s'i, Inat Saturday in each month nt tho Ledger Office, A. J, Buckley, Sec* rotary. Local Fernie No, 17 8. P. of C. Moots In Minora Union Hall every Sundny lit 7.*15 p.m. Kveryhody welcome. I), Paton, SecrotnrV'Treaauror, Amiloamited Society Carpenters and Joiner*:—Meet in Minors Hall evory alternate Thursday at S o'clock. A. Ward, secretary. P. O. 307. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.—Local 1220. D. J. Evans. Prealdent; V, H. Shaw, Secretary. I | George Bart ■«V"«II«»*«»«M» George Barton ' Phono 78 **************************> SIN GBR |i ■ ? :; MACHINE CO \: EWING :| WM, BARTON ]: a A-_rent yernle Branch t > _t Pellatt Ave. North \. **********iHHt ************) I i i- >• J* >- ^hurtM*.**. -.■**- ~-av~a**.. 9 ■'5 '2/' THK DMTSICT LEDGXE, REEKIE, B, C, FEBRUARY 25, 1911. PAGE SEVEN The W&ekyS N&wsfori Our Foreign Brothers; UPOZORNENIA Vstatnom sudobhom dome ydblvanom v ■ Pohdelek dna 16hl Januara , 1911, • Pompei Cheillf bol dosnani o krades; miner v Coal Creek a odsu-, deni ha 3.mesace zalaru tvldy prace. J: . AVVISO '. Nella corte' provlnciale dl Fornie Gennalo 16, 1911, .fu i arrestato Pompei Cheilll, per il latroniggio, del' carrl del mlnatorl, a No. rB e ' No. 1 Nordo. mlna, Coal Creek. II quale fu condannato a tre mesi dl lavoro forsato. . WARNING •i* ,J . In the Provincial Court held at Fernie on Monday, Jan, 16, 1911, Pompei Cheilll was convicted bf the theft of miners; cars at No. 6 and No. 1 north, mines, Coal Creek, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment with, hard labor. Crow's > Nest Pass, Coal Co. podotknul Taft; ie- o: omilostnenle Warrena bol po2iadan*y,'a'Ze Warren' riechcel' 2iadost' 6 milost'podpisat'.'to vysvetl'uje Taft tak, ze Warren chcel byt' nasilu mart^rom! ,' : Ovsem skuto&ibst' je'lria. Warren musel byt' posudeny, pbnevaS je so- clalistickym redaktorom, ale zaroven musel byf'aj bmilostheny:'pre nezali;- ladnosl' ob2aloby.■ Cakali istolse, 2e Warren bude zobrat' o mllost', ktoru by. mu boli dali s ponaucenlm, aby sa v svojej protiyladnej agltacli miernll. Warren alo. neSlel 2ohrat' — musela teda prist' mllost' s ponlzujucim odovo- dnenlm. Tak sa maju veci.-, ■> Zo pbn- IZujuce odovddnenle presldenta Taftn, sudr. Warrena od vytknuteho clel'a nezvratl,' o torn mo2u byt'. panovla uls- tenl. .Sudr. Warren bol ochotn? vy- merany mu trest odpykat'. K tomu ale ho neviedlo iiiadne martyrstvo, k tomu ho yledlo to presvedCenlo, 2© nespachal iladnyzlocin, ba ani prlestii- pok nie.—Rovnost L'udu., . K POSODENIU SODRUHA-. . ' ' WARRENA IZ . KONVENCIJE PREMOGARJEV \ > . !■;■ Cltatel'om Rovnostl L'udu bude,asl znamy pripad sudr. Warrena,, pre -ktbrj* bol suden*/ a posuderi^na jeden rok'do 2alara a na $1,500 .penaZttej pokuty. Pripad ten'je v 'kratkostl nasledujuici.. Ked'* svojho' casu lirad- nlcl Zapadnej federacle, banikov Moyer, Haywood a Pettibone boll nasllne . z Colorado da Idaho odvleceni, yrchu-*/ spolkov"!/ sud uznal toto odvle cenle -rspomenut-i/ch * uradiiikov za . zakonlte. Sudr.' Warrena- bol ; s rozhbdnutim vrchneho sudu. spokojnj*, chcel ale vedet', 51 zalcon je" pre ka-Zdeho stejn-y, Aby sa p torn presvedcil, nechal nat- laCit.'.po§tovn**?ch listkov, ,na.ktbr*ych bolo vytlaceno, ie1 Mb unesie exgu- vernera Taylora, ktor*y je ob2alovan-f pre zayrazdenie guvern6ra Goebela, ten obdrM $1000 odmeny. 'A .hned' sa presyedcil, 2e amer'icke* zakony su ine pre socialistov a zase ln-5'.pre , dembkratov a republikanov, zvlagf su- , 11' hodne bohati'. . - * * '-^EoteHerr-prve-listky" bol-'"Warren" * dal na postu," ked' mu" bolo sdeleno, . 5.e zaslelanle podobnj'ch listkov je pro- tlzakorine, "a zaroven bola na neho vz'nesena 2alobavpre zneu2ltle poSty., Dlho sa tiahla tato 2aloba, tak sa vide-, lo, 2e Ldo 2aloby tej sa riechco 2ladny sudca, zaprlahnut'. Asl o rok a pol sa do toho predsa zaprlahll,-a y*ysle- dok toho bol, jako u2 hore spomenuto, 5c sudr,, F. Warren bol pohuden-*/ ,na jeden rbk do 2alara a nn $1,500 pokuty. Sudr Warren" prijal tento rusk"*? roz- audok.s chladnou mysl'ou, a, ackbl'- vek'mu bolo dane nu srozumemi aby poXladhl o mllost','sudr, Warren roz- hodno odopi-el tnk ufihiH',' Sudr. Warren hovorll—- n to colkom spr.iv- no, 2o on sa nedopustll 21odnoho zlo- CIiiu, ba nnl prlcatupku, nlo, on ,sa lio'cltll vinn;vm, a proto Jlndnu mllost' nopotrcbovnl. ' To vo Washington© ncocaknvnli. .' Tam Ri mysloll, my Wnrrena.posudlmc, aio noncchnme ho treat si vytrpot', donuLlme'ho, aby nas ftlndnl o mllost', ktoru mu'* vysoko- mysol'no udollmo, Alo nostnlo sa tak, jako si. pnnovla mysloll, Wnrron ,bol ochotny trosl jomu vymorany od- ■ pyknt\ ovfiom ?.o s ostr*ym p'roteslom protl rozsudku. A to dohnalo panvo vo Washliigtono douzkych. Kod' nofila bora k Mohnmodovl, miiBol 1st' Moham- ed k horo -- Wnrron o mllost' ?,obrat' odoprol, udolll mu toda proBldont. Taft mllost' sam od seba, ovftem, Zo s poz- namkaml; Wurrotia znafino ponlXuJcI*- ' ml, ' Prosldont Tnft omlloslnll Wnrrona od trosttJ jodnoroCnoho Snlarh, a pon- nf.ltu pokittu Riili.ll h $1,500 nn $100 s nnslodujitclm. odovodnonlm: "Kod1 hy «a Jodnnlo o 2nIobu pro troHtnu urni* ku prod filntnym sudom, rozsudok siideu Polloeka mohol by snad' byt' oftprnvodliion*^ /, ohrndtt mi podvrntn*f n hozohrndii*? nfiol obJ_nlovnndho, pro KiiHlelnnlo otnznych doplonlc, Alo I v tomlo prlpikdo mllno na tns-.nl.'. cl by bolo mtidrym robll' ohSnlovimemu ro* klnmti ii iiiipoiiiiihlit.' John mnrnivoHtl tym, ?,e Jeho plannln bnrlo an voJino. Joho zlrofitenonll a dive oMalohy y.a- Hhihujii lon NtiHtrnRlii6hn iihiiiovii. No- poplernm, ?.o tn, Co Wnrron plfio, no* fltaju nleklorl Jomu pndohul jndnnl* Hvcl h til'iibou, nlo it zdnivoHm^ftra* juroho elovekn vzbudztije Wnrronovn vfiitrcdnoHt' odpor," K tomu ofile Enolndvajseta konvencija .pre'mogar- ske organizacije* "United. Mine Workers of America'.' v Columbusu, O., se je zakljuclla' za ■ dnjl cetrtek. ■ ' *' , .* Pred zakljufikom zborSvanja so, delegare storili §e jedno yeleya2no delo, ktero je zgodovinskega pomena za gibanje unijonizma v Amerlkl., ?.e zadnji teden' smo porocall v "Prole- tarcu',', da je konvencija v posebni' re- sblucljl ozlgosala National Civic Federation kot.kapltalisticno organlzacijo', ktere namen je,'iibijatl delavsko unije. To'da premogarjem to §e nl bilo dovolj. Delegat Adolph Germer, socialist,, kteri je spro2iI gori omenjeno resolucljo, je 1. feb.'-predlozil nov clen kot dodatek k ustavl organizacije, pb kterem ne sme noben clan premogarske unije bltl obenem Clan N. C.*'l. Vsak Clan^se mora izkljueiti iz unije. bodatek je bll po veCurni viharni 'debatl * z vedno sprejet. • Ta, sklep premogarjev,. je velik udarcc za John' Mltchella, biv- sega pre,dsednika V: M. W. of A. kteri je clan N. C. F.* In ima tamkaj nek uradniSld, posel,, ki mu nese $5,000 na leto_ Ra'zen Mitchella so pri National Civic Federation tudi Gompers,' Morrison in ■ veC drugih. delavskih 'vodlj.". . Mitchell'je-nekl-silno je- zeh nad tern sklepom.premogarjev.ln §e tlsti dan je' brzojavno prbtestlral protl novemu dodatku,- tpda vse to nI2 ne.pomaga. . Ako hoce bltl Se nadal- .nrfimnsfii ■Tnori_r:ou-" je-5Ian stopiti od N. C. F., dru'gaCe' bo pa izkljucen Iz unije, pri kteri je syoje- Casono 2el * nezasl^eno1' slavo. • Do sedaj se Se ni lzjavll, kaj bo storll.— Tako se magcujo nad Mitchellem njegova dvoobrazna polltlka; mog, je vedno hotel slu2ltl dvem gospodarjem;. delavstvu ln kapltalistom. Dolgo Casa je vlekel premogarje za nos, Iri nilnu- lo' je doknj let, predn'o so se delavci spametovall ln z njim obraCunn^ kakor so je to zgodllo na pravkar zakljuCe- nem zborovanju v Columbusu, Premogarji blmorall 2e davno povedatl -Mitchellu v obraz: "Ako ce§ bltl a nnml;bodl*snmo pri nas; ako neCeS; pa pojdl h kapltnllslom. Povsod ne morog bit I." In'prlllkn je sedaj pri- Sia, da Mitchell pokn2o, all je res tak prljatolj deliivc'ov kot so Jo vedno dolnl. Orgnnlzlranl premogrnjl so pa s tern kornkom doknzall, da se bol- jlnholj blffSnjo svojcmu rnzrednonut stallScu; Na konvoncljl Jo bll tudi Jodon clov- onskl kandldnt Jakob MiklnV cle Iz Wlllock, Pa ,. . • l_q.ulpe ne doit durer que le temps raisonn&blement necessalre et que le temps total de la remonte he peut ex- c6der de plus d'une demi-beure celui de'la descente. .„ "'7.-. . ,.- -, D'autre part, la duree totale des derogations annuelles est' limitee ,a 90 heures. elle ne pourra* etre"* portee a 150 heures par decision mlnisterielle qu'en cas de crise economlque due a la p-Snurle du combustible. . Enfin, la nouvelle" redaction de lar- ticle ler enonce les cas dans lesquels rinfractlon,* personnelle" de l'ouvrier aux dispositions legales ne^donnera pas lieu a "contravention, •.*.''..'x ;•>, ,Sur l'artlcle ler" M.-Flaissleres'Va pr<5sent(5 un amendement limitant a S.heures indistinctment la journ-Je des ouvriers , employes dans les tra'vaux souterralns ,des mlnesl •* ' • ** ' D'accord avec lo Gouvernement,. M. Boudenoot, rapporteur, a demaiideen ces termes au SiSnat de reppusser 1'- amendement: ". . . , Par la modification que,nous vous demandons de voter aujourd'hui, nous appllquons la journee de.8 heures a 70 p. c. du personnel, e'est-a-dire aux ouvriers plqueurs, et, en outre, a*-*ceux qur sont charges de l'entretien et du bolsage. II y aura ensulte une deuxleme catd- gorle comprenant 23 p. c,des ouvriers flu fond, c'es,t-a-dire les rouleurs, les chargeurs et les'-" lilercheurs.** Nous sommes tombes d'accord avec l'anclen ministre du travail M. VIvianC et avec Ie ministre a'ctuel M. Lafferrej sui* l'absolue;necessity d'une'' distinction, commandee par la nature des ehoses et par.la ha.ture-du travail, entre ces ouvriers „ employes au" roulage ef au chargemeht,' d'une part.et, d'autre part les ouvriers employes' a> labatage: Et en effet, si vous rdduiseza 8 heures la journee des ouvriers employes au roulage, voiis allez reduire lndlrectement et necessnlrement la journde" des plqueurs.'..." '-' * . '•* i. .M.-le ministre du, travail, interven- ant dans le^ddbat, s'est exprime ainsl: o '"Messieurs, j'ai' retenu des observa- tions'de l'honorable M. Flaissieres sa preoccupation de sauvegarder surtout les enfants de 'mollis ded'ix-hult ans, Je puis rassurer*l'honorable senateur; le Gouvernement est. pa'rfaitemeht arme.par la loi de 1892, qui lul per- met d'intervenir en faveur de cette catdgorie de jeunes mineurs. ■ II ex- iste des decrets pris en.vertu dc cette loi;,l'un d'eux, notamment, qui porte la..date du 13 mal 1893, limlte a 8 heures pour les enfants, la journee au fond de Ia mine. Dans ces,, conditions, messieurs, je prie l'lionorable M, Flaissieres de ne pas retarder, en in- slstant en faveur de.son amendement, le vote de cet,article ler qui realise un tres reel, un tres grand progres sur la legislation de 1903." . . L'amendement "de M. Flassleres, mainte'nu par, son auteur, fut repousse. L'artlcle 1, ,"e'r/ mis, aux. voix, - fut aflr-nf-S * - .' '. ___.—_— : _ L'article 2. qui ddcide que la loi ne sera applicable qu'un an apres sa promulgation, jfut adoptd. sans discussion. La proposition de loi a ete transmlse a la Chambre des ddputes dans la 2e sdance dii 25 novembre. Are You Vdcinated ? A^mtyWhyNof? SANITATION AND COMMON 'SENSE versus VACCINATION "Vaccination, is an Outrage and a 7Gross Interference with'the Liberty of the People in a Land of Free* doni."-2-Da'nlei* \Vebster. -\. ** '«. By One "Who Has Had Some." I do not think Dr. Johnson ever bad the chance of letting himself loose on this subject, but one can guess that he would have been'quite as'fluent "Daniel." ■ I certainly must say, Mr. Editor, that the announcement of lhe,Provincial Government's circular that It is Imperatlvo that all be vaccinated was something of a shock to me, and from the talk about town there are others who share my feelings, whilo one is lead to gather from your able article-that even you take exception to being innoculated with tho pus— or the lymph of a diseased calf. There are no doubt many people in British Columbia who hail from the old Cathedral City of Gloucester (England) and possibly some "who are not stranger to the little. Cotswold town of-Stroud. Now, I make special'mention . of these places,' first * because Glouecster" was some . years ago visited with a terrible epidemic of small pox, and secondly, because _uroud as It happens ?to be the home of the Jenner Davies of vaccination fame. '-.' - * It is well known to most old country "people the gallant fight that the town of Stroud put up against vaccination; of the many who were fined, sent to prison,, had goods distrained, and, in fact,' persecuted by every possible means to force them to submit to vaccination., But the Gothamites broke loose at last, and when ari attempt was made to. sell the goods distrained by auction they just swept the whole board,-sanding ike police and auctioneers belter skelter down their, narrow, streets to seek shelter in their fort at the foot of the hill.' It was a bad.half hour for the champions of vaccination and the police, and * the canal and brook came* In quite bandy for' disposing of the fey.' stragglers. That killed compulsory vaccination In the Golden Valley; no board of guardians has had: pluck enough to push the matter beyond a small' fine and fatherly „ suggestion that "they be good." ." " . ; ■''.<;' ,Now, of course, the "medical1 profes^ MAAK DE BEREKENING ZELF Russen Voor West Canada CHEZ LES MINEURS FRANCAIS La loi sur la dur«e du travail dans les mines au Senat Victoria, .Feb. 2,—Overeenkomsten voor de Emlgratle van eon groot aan- tal Rii3son voor Noord Wost Canada zijn gemnakt met een stoomboai, Man't schapplj vardene tusschen Victoria en het Oosten. Emlgranton worden goz- ocht ln Slberlo on IJrlmorsk. eh gaan nam* Calgary om yiin daar naar vor- schlllendo punten gozondon te wordon. Dnns la sdanco du 22 Novombro, oat vonito en discussion nu Sonat, nproa ddclarotlon do I'lirgenco, In proposition do loi, udoptdo par la Chambre dos doputds, modlflnnt la ibl du 29 Juin 1905 sur la dureo du trnvnll duns los mines. Lo toxlo votd par lo Sdnnt dlfforo do colui votd pnr ln Chnmbro; II comporto tm cortaln nombro do modifications propofidoB par In Commission fldnalorlalo ot qui furont ucuoptdOH par lo flouvornomont, Los'points sur IcRquoIs portent lo Clouvornomont nonl los uulvrintH. I. nrtlelo lor conmiero lo prlnclpo do Iu Journdo do 8 hoiiron; mnlu 11 spdeifio quo cotto dtirdo pourrn dtro portdo a 0 bPiiren nu maximum pour lo person. nel ompiiyd ppdclnlomont mt chargo* mont ot. nn joiilug-.: qi-iint mix paio fioiilotfl, r-niiiliictfliii-R do chovntiv, hiii* velllaiilH, ole, lu dun-o du trnvnll pan. vant. ddpiiBRor 0 liouroH Horn flxdo par uno coiihIriio, II oHt HtlpuliJ quo la doseonto do Dulzenden Zonder Work In een vorgatiering' van de Ilande- laars Veroeniging af govaardlgdo Wor- rel mnakto bokend dat. er nlot minder don 20,000 goodo V.'ovkliu zonder work wnron In Toronto sommlge dor namvo- zlgen dnchlen dit ovordrovon on go- volmachtlgon wordon gekozon'om (lit to ohdorzookor Tclogrammon zullon nanr alio landon p,o.".ondcn word- on wannooor nor. vaar mogo ,,i.llj- kon om zoo mogolljk vcrdero imlgrntio to voorkomon. Wlgovor.—Hot. bovonstnnndo Is good vooiIobqI voor c.onke-'fl, nf hoi mintnl worklooflon Is julst of niet hot Is zo- ker dat or dulzomlon zondor wo'.k zijn Maar to zond hun West was geon voordoel voor do Bloopi boat Martt* BchapplJ on hot zou zokor to org zijn om do nandoolhoudorB vim hun divld- enton to,-borovcn, Diilzondo work* looson In hot; Ooston van Canada KiiBHon Imgovvord ln hot Wostorn Mr Stownrl. nnar Schotland voor 5,000 nr* bcldcrfl dit inaakt zclcor volun donkon wat of do nltkomst mag /,IJn, List of Locals District 18 NO, ■'I 20 181 „ Ml 2IC3 9« 1378 2<M 2227 S378 2877 2178 2388 3.114 1263 2107 1058 m 1233 2820 2331 9.1M 2589 102 19M 1« Corrootod by Dlatrlct Sccr otary uji to Novombor 19, 1010. NAME OEC. AND P. O. ADDRE88. Ilankhond .... V, Whoatloy, Dnnkhoad Altn, ijoavor Creek .. W. Wntnon. Iloavor Crook, via Plnchor. Jj'oiiovuo ....... J. Bu:ko, Hollovvio, Frank, Alta, Ulalrmore Jnmos Turnbu 11, Blalrmoro, Alborta., Ilurmla Thomas Gregory, Burmis, Alta. Canmoro J, Noll, Canmoro, AUa, Coleman W, Ornhnni, r,Mpnmnj ,.ji^. Carbondalo O. M.- Havlos, Carbondalo, Coloman* Alta. CardlfC L. Hucklns, Cardiff, Alta, Corbin ......... It. Jonou, Corbin, II. C, Diamond City .. Chnrlco Orban, Diamond City, L*atbrldK«. Edmonton M. Donlo, 434 I^rno ureot, Norwood, Edmonton. Pernio '.. Tf. Kdm, Pornl*-!, D. C. Prank O. Nicol, Prank, AUa, Hosmer J. Ayto, Huumur, ii. C, Hillcreat J. u Jonoi, Hlllcroat, Alta, I^thhrldga L. Moore, P.O. Box 113, Lethbridge, Lillo ,. W. h. Evana, Lillo, Prank. AUa. Maple I-rflaf .... M. Ollday, Maplo Leaf, Dollovuo, Alto. Michel M, Ilurrcll, Michel, Ii. C. P-tMhitrg* Jno. Dtvvta, PnaabuvK, AlUuU, Iloyal Colli-Miet. Jfimea McKlnley, Itoynl Colliery, Lethbildfe, AUa, Tahor William UuiiroH, Taber, AUa. Taber E. Hrown, Taber. Alta. Monarch Mine, . If. \\\ Watlclna, Eican, -Alta, COLUMHU8, Ohlo,—Nu konwonoyl gornlkow Jnkn alo tu odbyla przoprow* ndzono dodntok do koriBtytucyl, zo cKloonk oi'Bniilzacyl Nntlonnl Civic Podoratloti nlo mnzo byo czlonldom unii gof'tilRzoJ, Uchwnlii tn Jost. wy* mlorzoim praiclw Jolmowl Mltcholl, ktory tinlnzy do wnpomnlnnoj fodorn* cyl, oddonoj w zupoluoBcl wlolldo mu knpltnlowl. Mltcholl mn ohccnlo do wyboru, albo wystiiplc z Civic l'Ydorn. cyl lub t, unll gornlczoj. Pentium, wlenl to przoprowndzlll socynllncl, n Mltchol oburzyl slo na Initio v. nlm postopown nlo. (55adon wodii nlgdy nlo Jobt nlozbodnym, jak tylko zu du* zo o. soldo mynll nnlozy go tistmac). wil S . ttlit * Vf* titt.r On» Tt«n(1r*<l *n*il|i>m "nr-wnTrt tr,r wt eua ot uurm tu»t annoi tm curwl by llkll'i Uitirrh Curo, r. i, CIIKNKY* CO., ToWo, O, We. ttia unitenltnnl. hav* blown V. J, Cbi>n«v ror iim l»*it li j wut*. will Urlievt hlm pcrfMClj* lion* arAbl* In nil bu*ln«M ir«n«,utlon« and AmiU'lAllir »1>I« io tatty out *n*/ oMlntton* mad« by lilt Ann. Natidkai. IUnk or rouMKin-r, TnlMo OWn iXLui* VAUrru dim la luxi.n iniiirimli.', ftctlim dlrfdly upnn llvt tluod and rou«ou» turlaiv* ef On •yiwro. tmlmooUlu wnt Itt*. I'tita Hi «tnu per bottln. Hn.it tor all UrmtfiH*. Tak* tUII'i Famllr rilli (or toaitlpatton, NOTICB CITV OF PERNIE NOTICR la hereby, given that NO DUwmuU on _lfctrlo Light will bo allowed union payment la received at thta office on or bofore 4 o'clock pm. on tho 25th of enrh month Under no clr-cumitancea will thla rule'he dfpartM from, and coniiumem ore requested to Rovorn thomaelvoa ac* cordlnnly. Dated at Pemle, February JMh, 191 fl. W. nAftCLAY. City Clerk Sloir"wlIl"*tell- you that-tliere was a sequel to this outrageous treatment of the servants of law and order, and that Stroud* was visited with an epidemic of small pox too terrible to dea> crlb'e. But while this is partly true, the .most biased partisan of'vaccina- lion- resident in Gloucestershire, al the lime knows only too well that the disease was Introduced from the neighboring town of Gloucester,"and that while there were several cases, and the* urban authorities went to tho expense of providing n isolation'hospital (which the residents promptly attacked and partly demolished) there was.no.time when the disease was not hold In check—nnd not by. vaccination. Hore, as In Gloucester, whero tho first caso was ■ found In lho* docks, tho whole cause of tho. Bpread of this droad disease wns bud sanitation, Stroud, with Its surrounding villages Is ono of the healthiest spots In England, and slnco proper sanitation has replncod th'o old llsson dvalnngo (nnd Cnnndlnn authorities enn mako a nolo of this) tho town nnd Its surrounding heights havo bocomo an liloal summer resort, Now a word ;is to the causo of tho spread of the epidemic In tho City of Gloucester. The town' UroK, whicli dntOB back to tho first Roman Invasion, Ib built In a valley, with tho River SoVent flowing through It Tho Severn Is ono of tho two known rlvors that aro visllod wllh "baron" or spring tldnl wiivcbJ which Hbo to rt holght of from five to ton feot. Now, tho ro* Btilt of UiIb flooding was that owing to a dofoctlvo fall In tho dralnago of tho lowor portR of tho City of Gloucon* tor, tho mud from tho Sovorn wnB wanhnd'1 back Into the draltifl, Tho rosult of such a flyfitom of drain was, nnd it could scarcely ho expected to bo anything oIho, to brood, dl* Boaflo—and lt did, lint tho nito'HIon Ib naturally, nflkod, why was this allowed to oxlst7 And again, I nm compelled to linked, why do tho iui- IhorltloH allow pooplo In tlila town or In nonrly ovory town In llio priili'lr*. whoro thoy do tint compel thom lo U\\to wntor from munlclpiilltloH, lo dig wili olght nnd ton foot deop, uyo nnd ovon Iobh, and polHon ihnmHolvon nnd others with Iho filthiest apology for "puro" wntor? nocnuao, my rrloiul, yon did It Inst yonr nnd did nnt auffor, and you will do It ngnln,, until you nro compelled to do otherwise, And tho compelling forco la generally ln tho Hlmpo of typhoid. Ro It wnn with tho City of Gloucester; otlco tho ovll wnn romovod, tho dlHonno coiiflod to trouble thnt. town. True It wn* ox* pr-notvci but Xt i*.«.*i tn tin _<•■■_:*•,_., ( Now thnt Ib hint n little "hlBtnry,"1 But ll waa hlHtorlmi llko thin thnt cuuao llrltlsh Govornmont to rocog* Mro thnt the people were not fools—, thnt thoy rend thc opinions of not only tho "locnl modlcnl, officer of ■*>*•■ _".>," ir?;. ;;.... ,...._,,.. 0,. „Ac*v,,».«*l»3 thom nnd draw hin lee for ro doing, but tho opinions of unblitncd medical mon; thoy hnd 00011 tliolr littlo ones Riiffer, nnd In many casos hnd suffered and woro «UU uufferlng thnmnolv»»« from the hnrbartijuB arm to ,<rm m-ith* cd ot v-Krlmitfn**', Their* penpf.-j won* to jail repeatedly, and in tho ond thoy necompllahed what thf*y *.uff#»r_>d for and the conaclentloua objection Acl was Introduced. Ilut nntl-vnccltin- trr> wrro not to be let off so ea.lly by tho modlcnl fellah. The London »tlp- endnry maglatrntea nrow-heat ovory tontiti+Tiiitran obJ.*e.tor who came b»- fori* Ihem. 1h*x' worn not nnltnfied. v/UU "a conscientious objection," you must state a "renson for your objection" they said, and although tho "reason" was simply the wonU "I bnlleve vaccination to be Injurious to the heaVth 1 ot my 'child," the magistrates were loath to accept this, and would invariably follow this up with "what authority" have you, etc." But anti- vaccjnators 'won out; they had common sense'and figures on.their side, and so we have the medical authorities in England to-day claiming that vaccination is not a "guaranteed" prevent ion Jur small pox ,but that persons who have been vaccinated are subject to a milder form of the disease and escape severe marking! Now, trine tlw dodging of the p'i\-*.v;ic-__ia tionists. In, the, first place we have vaccination held out as* a positive preventative of small pox,with arm to arm' vaccination; next, we have abolition of the arm to arm vaccination, as being "out of dato," or In.other words positively dangerous to the human sy.'icni, nnd .as the medical l p.o- foslnii .find statistics geUi'ig Very dangerous in support of, their con- tentlsns, they amend tbem .^accordingly, and say: . "Well, It Is not actually a preventative but It will prevent you havel.ng tho disease' In Its worse,form." What will they say-ten years hence? Nearly three centuries ago the black plague raged in London. . One has only to read history and somo of the historical romances that have been written of that period to * form a good idea of what was the cause of the disease'spreading and. what was the most successful means of combating it. The great Fire 'of London is admitted by all historians'',to have been the prime agent in removing-lhe' dread disease1—the sweeping away of the alleys and courts-that crowded the square mile of city—(0 no other agent can the arrest of this disease be attributed.. The "Saturday Sunset" gives us some interesting figures anent the outbreak, of small-pox in Montreal in,1885. When the epidemic struck' that city not"* ten per cent of the ."population was vaccinated. Yet 1400 of the ten per, cent of vaccinated persons, died and of the other ninety per cent of the population only 1777 persons died That means that less than -17,000 peo pie were vaccinated and about,,! 50,000 were unvaccinated. Out of 150,000 unvaccinated people only 377 more died of small pox than out of 17,000 who were vaccinated.* In the face.of such indisputable evidence one can well imagine why the, pro-vaccineist dodges figures and tell you that it Is not a preventative,' bu tsaves one from the disease in its most malignant form. —;The'r5em"drle¥^o'f'r^accinaUoii are not among the sweetest to me, for as a result of that'barbarlous method of arm to arm vaccination I contracted one of the worst* of-skin diseases- eczema, and us a consequence came near losing a limb. Can one wonder, after suffering agonies like this, that, they are going lo allow their children to suffer the same?* Most certainly not, And yet there are go- verments to think they will foist, this last surviving medlcnl fetish upon n free peoplo? They will not, What the peoplo of England did the peoplo of Canada will do; what was suffered there will be suffered here, and common sonso nnd sanitation will prevail. *■ I notice ono reverend gentleman, at tho coast talks about "six-shooters,' for my part I favor, a shot gun, as yon con keep a man busy quito n whilo picking No. 12 shot from his cnlvcs, Hut perhapfl the best of nil methods, should the attack ho carried 10. tlio houso, would bo a nlco dog, I shall bo ploasod to give nny roador n fow lips on tho (ruining of 11 dog for such purposes; I found this a groat persuader whon tho "locnl medlcnl officer of hwilth" and tho "vacr-lnnllon offlcor" got too inquisitive nt Stroud. GOTHAMITE Bank of Hamilton HEAD OFFICE: HAMILTON ) Capital Paid Up ... . Reserve and Undivided Profit* $2,750,000 $3,250,000 $6,000,000 Total Assets Over $40,000,000 Savings Bank Department at all Branches. J. R. LAWRY, Agent FERNIE, ORIGINAL 1854 CHARTER QUARTERLY DIVIDEND NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a dividend al the rate of. SIX. PER CENT per annum has been declared" upon the paid-up Capital Stock of The Home Bank of Canada for the three, months ending 28th February, 1911, and the same will be payable at the Head '. Office or any Branches of The Home Bank of, Canada on and after the Ist March next.,' The Transfer Books will be closed'from the 15th to»* the 28th February, 1911, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board, JAMES MASON, Toronto, Januaiy 18, 1911 n General Manager. , JOHN ADAIR, Manager. Fernie P. Carosella Wholesale Liquor,, Dealer Dry Goods, .Groceries, Boots and Shoes' , * Gents' Furnishings _____ " , BAKER AVENUE, BRANCH AT HOSMER, B.C. Fernie-Fori Steele Brewing Go., Ltd, ■ Nowhere In, the Pass can be found In such a display of Meats We have the best money can buy of Beef,1 Pork, Mut* ton, Veal, Poultry,, Butter, Eggs, Fish, "Impcrator Hams and Bacon" Lard, Sausages, Welner8 and Sauer Kraut. PHONE OP CALL Calgary Cattle Co. Phone, 56 NOT WORRIED BY POOR CROPS IS Bottled Goods a Specialty 60 YEAR8* EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Desiohs Copvriohts _c. JXnrtinti Minting a .ketch nnd doncrlntlnn mat . ... 'roo wliotlier wi qillclili* 'iioortnln nur opinion itlf- ' " ■*-* .'onimutilrv on i'nlanU MEW: cy ior «(.oiirliiir uwh Munn **__ ( chnruo, initio Scientific Jffittcricatt. Itivontlon la prolinlily tioimmrlfltiycoiiililoiii. ____.. •ont froo. (Illicit nu'oncy tor «(.oiirfnif piuoiiu, I'fitenn tulr.011 throuwh Munn **__ Co. reool tptttalntitlct, wltt-0.1t chnruo, initio a liniiOsoumly Uluatrattxl wookly. I/imont elr- culnlloo (jf nny m-lomllla .onriml. 'J'.irmH /or 'tanada. $1,78 it yonr, po(itntto propalil. Hold b*r II DOWMioalun. Tho fnrmorfl of CiiiiiiiIii nro not worried lioenuBo tho oropa In cortnln HoctloiiH of tlio Northwefll woro not up to tlio mnrle Inst yonr, If tlio oxtont, of tliolr ptirchnHOB of fnrmlim Imnlo* niontH cnn bo tnkon an n riiIiIo. For IriHtnnr-p, thn Snwyor MnHnc-y f!nm* pnny of TInnillton, Onl., hIiowh not profits for llio yonr of 118*1,721. nn In* cronso of $2!)0,Ji02 ovur tlio provlouH yonr, ronl.li).** llio common Htoek, nfier nn nllownnco for llio profnrroil, nt fill por cont IflHiic, I-.vcn ,ut Hint tho output wns .'iirtiill-i.l liccniiHO of ilnliiyH liiclilonlnl to the fni'iuiillon nf Iho twxv compiiny, Ko fiivornlilo hnn lu-on lho hIiowIiik of thin conipnny, by (tin way,. Unit nrrnnKoinPiilH hnvo hoon miulo'lo ««,™>»<l nvoiuio, ilcllvoroil by Kvtw.nl IIh) tho HlnrkH nn tlm Toronto (;X. Hoion Thoinp«oii, ono of tho foicinont iiiiiko. Tho nrufi-rn-il ni.IIIdk nt N7. l,,|1,llfl,'H «f ">» ll0>' t5,;""1 "ivomcni. . THE BOY 8COUT8 "Tho worst of onomlcfl," It Is Bnlil, "Ih that, ono who pn radon In tho gttlHo of frlcndalilp.' Tho Hoy Scout movo* mont mny ho (*ll.*.l uh n mont npt II- IiiKlrutlon of tho truth of thli. onylnt;, Oa thu Hiirfncu It upiiviii'H to ho n movomont for lho renoiionitlon of lioyliuou", foHtoruil by lovcrn of chll* (Iron who ilodlcnto tliolr Hvoh to UiIh lnbor of lovo out of tho loftiest, nntl purt'Ht motlvr-H Unit cnn unlmuto (ho honrt of mun. At. ii rejoin. Idi'turo In Uio kihtiIIciI Labor tduple, ul Kotii'tociith nircot mul ciuinKo. i no pi-oii't'icti MitiiniK ni m rctiiniH 8.01 jinr cent nml Iiiih n pnrtl filially bright futuro iih thoro nro no IioikIh nhoml of It nml (ho iihroIh nmount t.o moro thnn lino for ovory $100 of proforroil Htoek. Tho common Htoek hnH a bonk vnluo nf $r-0. hut np* pnroiilly it will bo roIIIdk hooii nt n lilKhnr lovfl, Thoro Is ovory roniwn lo bollovo thnl Kill will bn n very fn* vornblo yonr for tho tnnkcrR of fnrm* Inn utlllllcH nnd Ihnt tlw hntdoi-* nf (IndiiHtrlnl mock Ronornlly will profit „..,.,nlitit,i).--if}tiiinii ..urvict) Iturt-iUi, Moiitrofl].) A MASONIC DI8AVOWAL liu- Tiiiikoiiii* Kriinil loHno ot tlio Provlnco of QiiPboc.la _iol_llnK||ltn nn* nun] mohhIoii liorc nnd Uio opportunity linn boon nclzod to mnko n formal dlH- avownl of nny connoction with tbo Ornnd IMfto ot tho Orient, thn French orCTiihiition, whoxo member*. In thin city, iu* iiil.tv.-i td l',iri,\nil|.iiiltiii Lmlitc, ilin Hpciikor, in nn nlti'inpi to hIiow thai lho Hoy Heout movomont hnd powerful hnelilnr. Hinted thnt, llioimh onllnnry reproHontntlvoH of clmrliy or. Kiiul/atliinN found It dlfllcull to oh- tiiin oven u honrliiK from tho irrcat cnpltnllHtH nnd biiHlnoHH mon, repro- HciitatlvpH nf tho Hoy Hcout move- mont found It oany not nlono to obtnin a huarliiK, but nlno liberal con- trlbutloiiH. Ono cnitltallHt wbo nwiicil homo IO.ooo fi.cr_ k of park lnnd In Taulu, ,V. \„ put Km -.tiitiio Krouud bronllio? CnntliiK iiRldo nil'tho frills Unit frnmo tho ninln cnrdlhni prln* clplox which It. mny bo Hiiid uro Uio nolo cnuHO for Hh oxlHtcnco, wo find thnl to bo loyal to oiio'h omployer, lo Blink to him throiiKh thick nnd (bin, and nifnliiHt uvnryono who HponkH or f mllltntoH riKnliiHt hlm, to lonrn to oboy without qtioHtlon nnd to rccognlzo hu- porlorn In ii11(wIioho social poHlllou Iiiih boon placed by clrciiniHtnncuH nbovo IiIh own, nro tho ipohI liuidablo (liiiilltloH n Hoy Rcout cnn pokhohh, and It In to UiIh ond tbnt Uio movement, linn boon or-wnlzcd. It HookH to erentr-.u dncllo and oho- dlotit iiiieloiiH In lho rankH of lho working cIiihh, which can lu tlmo of need bo iihoi) to combat the IhIim-i-hI*. of Hh own cIiihh. To iicnunplfHli tliln end It offei'K (lie uio.it alltirliiK bait to work)nl; pIu.hh Iiovh. ll offeiH tho ii|)|iortiiuit.v of eniiipin*-; out In tho wrindH, nnd kIiiIiik In tlm ovoiiIukh iii omul bin/In^ Iuk firi-H, in Um pic- tinc-'fpm atlliu'ile of Um dimo novel biickwoodHnian, and alKu of leaniliiK woodcrnfi and nil manner of upoi-lH nucIi as HwluiialiiK, riMvliiK, fool brill, tai'Kct practice and drlllH. It iIi'phhoh them In uniform)*, nrrnyrt tbem In (.lit- (print; iirnifl nnd mnrchoK Uipiii nbout pioiiii aw poacockH of their IlkonotH Id D:l' Mint it liy »'.(.'••'.<■"• i* "'* Hl> hUllt nbout willi the tmiU of their trndo nt his dlnivwil for the um. of tho Uoy , , ,. .... ,, ■ HrontH. Anothor |nrK» rapltnlUt wh«!^.!,,!!J:J^,.^'',r_."!!!!: -' l".1""!."1!"" owned Romo fi.000 ncrpH of foront nud woodbind In Uio nolKliborhood of Whito Plnlim V V oaiXoA "tlio i,.».n*l„ for tho uro of lho Hoy SeouU. Ho mentioned niiiiierfiiiii other cxiimpleR of tho BonoroHlly of tbo rich pntrotiH of tho Hoy RcuntH. To put It lu bin own laiutunKc, "ThotiRh chnrlty rpproHpntntlvpN nnd otbi'iM find It hnrd to Approach rotm td monriH, no nooncr nro tlioy nc(|iiiilni- nro Just HOttlliiK down niter n Krentjed with thn rnrdlnnl principle* of the ntlr •ixh'-fh u-mmciiecd laut fSuuitu.»-, j lU»y Heoul iiioverrieiif thnn they nro j'il'.r to (he Kuch-irlKtlc Coiircckh and lamed for Rovnrnl moiitbii. Antni;on. Ii.iii to tho I'oman Catholic Church In a ■•p-vliiJlfy of tho Fr-tnch orRiinlza* tion, whilo quite tho rovorKe* in tho rendy, nny, nnxlnui., to donate j-lo nny rcfitioiiablo oxlcnt." „ What aro Dwno rnrdlnnl prlnclpIcH that came tho potf-ntnte-** of Induntry to unl-VMPn lli.lr iU'l.t-m-ml p*ur*. catw with Uio KriRllnb Free Mntionry. \ *trln)?n nnd pour forth n ..tream of gnbi TIw»> do i.wi-*-*i«l lii iui* up wllh foif-hjinto lho roffi?r« of thin movement. a crowil, and do not hf-nllato to nay no, j ble*Rlnp- it wllh th** only tdm-ifni; In the miniitliiiP tho Homnn Catholic (that thrlr sordid hoiiM iin> rnpnbln of, Church auUiorltlr* mako no illntlne. t thf blcMlni? nf r.t_.fcl__s_ i-nin*. and of Hon.—tf-'r-f-i-i Survlc*? Hiircau, Mon-[clftg of land, wl.lrb In It* \ory nnliirr trt-nif juaf m»ant to ho tito ha t!*« nlr we iholr HhouIdnrH, ready nt tho bobert ot the mnKler elans to tnke from lliolr fello*.*.1* men the lives tlrv never trnve Hul ihe /llout alliirljiB Imi llioy of- fei Ih the cbanco nt i IivhIcaI iIovpIojv ii i-iir and the on Urr nfp which ovrrv ono who i'pi.ih to befriend thom by efiTln*. ihem U.o vloi'loiii-. oppor (niiliy to romp and play In tho frro nlr cf the forrit nnd mendow lund ciihIi 1i.ii. Ih'imi apiiriijutniei] by theno very dotinm or thoir nricestorp, v.*hi*» had ii') v.ur.i lUUl u. i*. It \,>m bin lho hiiyn to look upon tliolr «xp|olt«ni HK briiefnctorH.—H. J. |.o*«, In >». Y. Call. Electric Restorer for Men ".'".T"T ,'iU lit ptop*t l*ixtitia',tt*tai*e vim «sd -itulliy. t'rttiitute dtr.r and ill trinil vr«*_V*-_«i* _kvttlti*_ kl enti. "Photphonol will nuki> ynu « u«* nun. \'iU* " |l Utt'rl in an* *.li,„* C«.( •(. CMhArlnM, Onl. _l3il*Ki«.(tr l»r> Ita rH**t*\mtlVrmf For Salt at 8l«aidtU'« Drug Store. JjtiTG_ivJ355!2 HI PAGE EIGHT •nm DWT&IOT,LBD®HBf PESNDB.'B. C.; FEBRUARY 25/1911 AROUND TOWN THE ALLEN PLAYERS . Bill Healey, wbo has been down in the prairie for the past year, is sojourning in tlie city. ;"'. ; -' ■ . ' ' A Special Sale of Children's Dresses and Coats at prices you can't afford to miss.—Miss EULER. - 28-lt Dan Devine, a well-known- local young man, left for the coast on Monday where' he will live hi future. ' SPREAD AROUND—Don't forged the Hockey Match on Saturday between Fernie and Nelson. Face off at 8.45. ,-dh.* . 1 * „ Mr McKenzie, representing the progressive firm of Smith, Davidson, and Wright, of Vancouver, was in the city during the week in the interests of his firm. ,, J. Fawcett, who has been In the employ of tho C. N. P. Coal Co. at Michel for somo .timo past In the electrlcnl department, will shortly return to a former position in Portland, Or., with the Portland Tramway Co. Mr. Potor Lundie mot wiih a nasty accident on Tuesday <ts he was coming out of the sldo door of the Post Offlco, his feet slipping from under lilm. he struck his Wd on the ground, inflicting quite a gash. Except for the loss of blood and a "severe jarring he was. nono the morse for his mishap on Wednesday morning. Dave Simmons, a prominent farmer of Forest, Ont., accompanied by Mrs. Simmons, aro guests of Mrs. Kirkpatrick in town: Tliey are on their way back from California wher.e they spent the winter. In calling on some "Bruce" boys, Mr. Simmons ventured the remark that while Fernie was all right he would much prefer being in California in his ice cream suit. * Can you lilanie him? , THE. NEW AGREEMENT This aggregation of fooflight artistes so well and favorably known In Fernie presented .'^Merely Mary Ann""to a goodly audience in the Grand Opera House on Thursday evening, whose, appreciation was given in no stinted manner, ' ' - ■ » The play is a bright* and cheery one and* the several actors sustained thejr roles In a very creditable manner. To-nlght (Friday) "Magda" will be staged, and as this affords a far wider field for the exercise of dramatic talent,' analysing and delineating character, a treat is ln store for 'those who appreciate the pleasures of,the higher walks of dramatic art. ' This is considered one of Herr Hermann Sudermann's best productions and although there Is necessarily a Teutonic tinge to It, nevertheless," humanity in all climes differs iii its passions merely in degree and not in kind. To tho English mind the characterization is somewhat akin to that, so splendidly outlined ' by . Thackery. There Is likewise a vein of humor percolating through It'-and the. pourtrayal of the bickerings and gossip of a small provincial town',,-tbe 'caste* snobbishness, and' tho ,'wbuld-be-spmebody etiquette have their f epllca in every civilized country' to-day, The preparation for* the return of the Prodigal Daughter occupies an entire act, and the father, although a martinet, nevertheless commands both respect and sympathy; The pastor is well gauged as*he acts as a counterpoise tb the"other two leading mem bers in his antithesis alike of the nar Present Schedule Expires'--March 31— N6t Very Miich. Coal' ACCORDING'TO THE NEW8- : -, -;• -PAPERS ,* ., MARRIED rowness and, lawlessness of parent and child. ' - ' . . .-.'"' There will be,a matinee on Saturday at, 2.30 and in the .evening the farewell performance* will. be that most 'cachinating" comedy— ,' "Hello, Bill!" The proposed .annual . meeting 'of the Mine Operators' -"Association of Alberta will" commence tomorrow.(Friday, Feb.. 17th) In this city.* *. This,is a* very important meeting, as,it will deal -with the new agreements that are to "be made between the miners and the.operators. -The present.agreement .with the miners and operators expires on March 3i. and it is thougnt that a.strike will follow. -.,.,.- "■ Following this annual meeting that starts to-morrow will be a Joint meeting-of. representatives of minera and operators, when an agreement, will be proposed by each side. It is not expected that they will agree, and the expectation Is that a strike of at least one month, and perhaps two months, will follow before a new agreement Is drawn up that Is satisfactory to both operntors and miners. Thc operators will, elect their officers at the meeting to-morrow. . It is said . that, the manufacturers and even the C. P. R. have not. a very big supply of coal on hand, and if the strike lasts as long as some fear there will be financial suffering among.Alberta industries. — Calgary Weekly Herald.- ,, '. '• •-' , (Ed.—We do not know whether the above. article is inspired or the personal impression of the 'writer, if the latter, we consider his assertions regarding the likelihood of a strike decidedly premature and riot'.to;the best, interests of' the, community. . If the . Socialism is immoral. Socialism is too good for bad human nature,. ,'.,' I ': . Socialists, are dreamers" and idealists. ■', "' " ". 7 \ Socialists are materlalista and selfish' destructionists. * "*-'*-"•■ -" ' ■ Socialism is foreign and ■ can nevw dig' its claws Into'.the.'free.soil of America.. .*.;,. Socialist party carries Mllwaukeee. Under Socialism all would be loafers.* '•", ■ y' ' ._-...'.' . '• Under Socialism"'everybody 'will be compelled to work against his will, j . Socialists are anarchists and want to break up the government. Socialism is paternalistic—It will be a governmental tyranny. , Socialists.are impracticable. They are theorists. They ignore the everyday things of life. '.*... Socialists aim 'to destroy the institutions of our day.. - Socialists oppose the trusts. Socialists believe In the expanse of the trusts. ■ Socialists believe in dividingup. - Socialists want the earth.'' —EMANUEL JULIUS, In Hope. cence, is manifestly, the object "of humanity, and the only "alternative" for education.in sex hygiene is the prolongation of the present awful wrongs that affect the very vitals of civilization." ,*,. '• .'.: .'-'-"'". *.< *• SAMUEL GOMPERS "SPEAKS. C^w'slNi.stM LIMITED, PROSTITUTION AND POVERTY Miss Anna D.'* Brown, better known among her friends as ;*Pet," * daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Brown, was married recently in Oakland, California' to Mr. "Ernest Mack, who is a state official occupying-the position of bank inspector. ■ ,The nappy couple-liave gone bn their honeymoon to the southern part of tlie Golden State, and will visit Mexico bofore they return to take up their residence in Oakland. . -* """ j NEW ENGLAND SUPPER .- .' A New England supper will be served next Tuesday night from 5.30 to 7.30 by..the Ladies' Aid .of the Baptist Church. The'choir,are lending their efforts by way of a splendid concert, * consisting of readings, recitations, vocal and instrumental.music and other features that we,are told will go*towards, making a bright entertainment. 'lSFveHrt'oc¥l^Ttist^"MTa."re-i:aientrwiir be on hand to assist in the'proceedings so that already the' affair Is an assured success. Supper will be served in the temporary 'building, alter which all will adjourn J*o the now church,where the concert proper will take place. Tickets are selling fast at 150 cents. CARD OF THANKS Mr. and Mrs. Blakemore and family wish to extend their grateful acknowledgement,to the many friends for the kind sympathy shown in the sad loss of their son Joseph who was killed by a M. F and' M. train on Feb. 7th. f A STRONG BUT SAFE EXPLOSIVE operators ■ are*,; responsible, however, then' one may assume that for' reasons," best known to themselves, "the wish is-father,to the thought." The. joint meeting* of the representatives of the miners and lhe members of the Mine Operators' Association will take place in the near future,, but "unless. ,the statements referred to above are those of an irresponsible correspondent, one must reach the conclusion that the forecast of a" strike of at least one one month emanates from an interested source.) > " *' A WANDERER'S RETURN ATHLETICS * Great* interest is being taken in the indoor athletics of the Y. M. A. A, and tho zest with which its members enter into tho exercises Is pleasurable to witness, and wo may expect beforo long to havo somo, exhibitions glvon by tho gymnasts. In addition to tho apparatus already Installed the following will bo Installed shortly: vaulting horso, springboard nnd bridgo ladder, - Class work ovory Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and . Snturdny. , Tuesday, go-ns-you* ploaso; Friday, the Ipdlos., From kilning Science v?e' extract" the following: A new explosive known as Satanite has recently been perfected by Prof. Gilbert Bailey.,of the University, of Southern California,'" and it is said* to combine high strength with a very important factor of safty-hand- ling. - It contains no nitroglycerine and, the fumes are. said hot to cause any illf'effects to the workmen. ". 'If heated .to.oyer 425 degree's F..it .burns without" exploding, .'while, prolonged friction—only— ignitesl_1 t.________.A__£ordlng_ to,a recent*report from the coast, a committee from the . Los Angeles Chamber of Mines and'the Sierra Mad- re : club . recently attended a demonstration of the powder, at .the quarries of tho Los Angeles Stone Co., near Hollywood, California, the tests being in the ordinary" course of work, "and not a special exhibition. Powder"* known as Satanic N6 3. to the amount of 1,300 lbs., was fire *,by electricity and it broke down '8.000 tons, the stone* being a.tough elastic slate, difficult to break. „The holes were 30 feet deep and all cleared, • It was estimated that a charge of 3,000 lbs. of black powder would have been required for tho same work. r . - FERNIES' INTERMEDIATE ' Mr. George Eddie, who is in the em-' ploy of'the Fernie Hospital as male nurse, returned on Thursday from a trip to .Scotland's city • of. granite- Aberdeen. This gentleman accompanied a patient who intended to enter the Hospital in Birmingham" (Eng.) •but upon arrival at St. Johns the steamship" company refused to allow him on board because of his' physical condition. He" wasf,taken to the hospital, but although given every attention, he gradually weakeined "and after being an inmate three weeks succumbed. -" "That prostitution is always "the result of poverty, or .the fear of poverty, if a fact so obvious that no argument, it would seem, Is, needed to prove it. But obvious as it is, bourgeois reformers and. moralists have been ex- ceeedingly loath to admit it. Lust Thursday, however, the admission was made in'"a decision handed' down in this city by Judge Lacombe', of the United - States 'Circuit Court. discussing the conditions unde.* - which "an estimable and virtuous gliT1* may be forced Into prostitution, he* said:- , "Then, just as she teaches • womanhood, both parents die after" lingering illness, which wastes away their .little resources, and the-young woman is left, it may be with no other reuatives, to make.her struggle for existence as best she"can. She may for some years maintain herself, and then ,at last, at_ some time when work is scarce .and poverty is.strong, may take the easiest way to-keep body and soul together, and, falling, may slip rapidly, down to the condition denounced in the act.— N. Y. Call. ■ ,.'-■.. MUNRO, MINER, MERRITT A copy of lho Morrltt Horald to hnnd contains tho announcement of the following,four minors ns candldnlos for nldormnnlc honors, Dnvld Crawford, Frod Ony, Nelll McMillan, nnd Duncan Munro. Tho*last named Is a former dwoller of tho Pnss nnd well known be- causo of tlio Intorost ho alwa*/s took In piuUorH nthlollc,. oupoclally football, nnd his many friondn nround horo will nwnlt with lntorent tho result of tho poll lo hoo at, which pnrt. of It'Duncan Munro standi* whon tho flnnl count Is mndo. Mr.- Eddy informs us that every steamer crossing, tiie Atlantic is crowded with passengers •> all looking forward to Canada as-the land of promise and building bright hopes for the future. ' ' " - TEACH. SEX HYGIENE IN ' SCHOOLS, SAYS DR. ELIOT NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—A paper prepared by ,D.- Charles W. Eliot, presi-' dent emeritus. of Harvard, before the American School Hygiene Association, created a sensation because-he called n knuito n anade. * His' siibject^wa_s_ The vision <of Samuel - Gompers - is becoming clearer; or else, he has read with care the resolutions .that were adopted by the, late convention • of the United Mine Workers of America, i * In a press dispatch. from Chicago there appeared the • following; Chicago, Feb.7.—President Samuel Gompers of the ..American' Federation of- Labor yesterday denounced the Civic Federation for its opposition to the initiative and referendum. In,a speech beforo the delegates off' the Chicago Labor Federation • Gompers, who is a member of the National Civic Federation, declared that "a civic federation that would, dare to go on record against the inltatlve and referendum ought not to exist." . ' ' i Mr. Gompers has liad vast experience in the labor movement and has carried a card In a labor organization slnco he*stood on the threshold, of young manhood. He has now reached the" three-score mile -• post oh the road of life, and yet, with all his" experience and age, he seemed to be unable.to penetrate the mask of hypocrisy worn by the National, Civic Federation .until that-'organization placed Itself oh record in opposition to the Iriitative and Referendum'. With twenty-five years of experience' as chief'executive-of one of the largest labor-bodies bf the world, it becomes necessary for;* the Civic Federation'to come out into the open and boldy declare against the Initativeoand Referendum "ere Samuel'Gompers can behold the 'infamy- of the-organization that has pose'd as an association, of peacemakers, . whose** mission was ,to bring' about a'.better understanding between employer and employe. , - -. - When the National Civic Federation attempts'to strangle the sentiment that is demanding tliat the ' people shall havo'a voice in legislation, tljen Samuel Gompers*discovers that the oppressors and parasites, with whom he has had-, an annual* lunch for years, are the enemies of*democracy and'are against the people in their struggle for justice. It is, probable that Mr. Gompers has taken time to analyse the resolutions adopted ..by\th.e" Mine Workers and has come to the conclusion that the time has arrived when it is* dangerous for "labor leaders" to wine and dine with an* aggregation, whose members have never failed when the opportunity presented itself, to stab labor labor and smile, graciously. ats the,suc-^ cess.of their efforts in holding in subjection a movement that is battling'for human liberty. " ""_."" -^_ItJs-no.w_Ji__-b"cder.-for_Jo_Qnl_Mitch.ell. The Store W Good^ValiieS A dollar saved, is aa good as a dollar earned..." ' Our. Grocery Departmen-t' enables you to, save from ,.15c.t<_ 20c. on every, dollar. >' '. • 7'' 7 ■ "> i _ w ' " ' - -I- , ^ i -■ "-a * ■ ■ i ■ . •*.-■- ' Get the benefit by, allowing us .to fill your table. ' wants;1 a'saving on every dollar; a pleasing store service, and tbe highest quality of food products procurable. ■ - ■ ,- "-.''.''„ SPECIAL GROCERY VALUES FOR SATURDAY Quaker Canned Corn and Beans, 5 tins ;.. .55c. o 'Shcrril-f s True Fruit'Jelly Powder, 4 pkts. . .25c. Staon Shoe'Blacking, 4,*tins, ..... . ■:-.-. y..r. .25c. , Libby's Assorted Soups,*.per tin. :10c, Quaker Preserved'Strawberries, per tin . .15c; 3 lb. Tins Preserved Apples, per tin ..... 10c./ Fancy Navel-.Oranges, Regular 40c. doz., Special, - per dozen .....' ,'..•'. '..../. ...'. '.".30c. TO- LET—Cottage with water and toilet inside;'"* centrally, located; ?12; ready March lst. ' Also Flve^Roomed Cottage, Victoria' Ave. East, ?16. .Apply■'Walter Hun- nable, adjoining Methodist Church. ■■■' ,. 7,. 28-3t-np FOR SALE—A quantity of Bedroom and Kitchen Furniture and Miscellan-, eous household Effects, in' good condi? • tion. , Apply,'135, Ledger Office.. , 2t SITUATION WANTED—Girl,, age 14. Apply, H. H.,' Box 473, Fernie. ' ' • " ' 27-3t .FOR SALE—LOT opposite Fernie Annex--School: also several other lots in Annex". " Low price; easy, terms. Apply to L. P. Eckstein. ." - WANTED—M.D.,. duly, qualified., to practise in Alberta. Forx particulars write to James Neill,'Secy.,.Canmore Local-Union 1387, Canmore. Alberta. .- SPREAD AROUND—Don't forget the Hockey Match on Saturday between Fernie and Nelson. Face off at '8.45.' MONEY, MUGS AND MEMORIALS SPREAD AROUND,-- Don't, forgot tho liockoy Match on Saturday botwoon Fnmlo and NcIroii. Paco off nt. 8.4 fi, ' Last Friday night n game,'between Nelson boys and our local puck artists was played that delighted evory. enthusiast of this splendid winter pas- tlmo and the onlookers wero,loud In their praise of'tho fight the plucky FornloltoH mado. In complimenting our boys wo do not mlnlmizo the excellent work of thoir victors, who woro both hoavler in wolght nnd had had tlio advantage fit moro constant prac'tlco. Tho scoro resulted In favor of Nolson 0—2, but desplto repented atlncks nnd arcurato shooting, tho' mnsterly dofonco of tho gotil-kbepor, It. Forgu- hoii, prevented tho Rcoro ot th'o vlsl- tors being much largor, Tlio gnmo wns clean, nnd nltliougli the fonco had Its oRcupnntH, wo fool f-onfldPiit that lt waB a enso of oxclta- blllly nnd not vlndlctlvonoHH. Tho vordlct, wiih woll dono, both RldoH and to tho Pornlo hoys, "Vou wero out-clasHr-d hu* nood too] no discomfit uro nt your dr-font, only get In nnd prnctlco moro coinlilnnllij.n IiicIIch, Tho lino up wiih hh follows: Nelson F«rnle It, Voruimoii goal llnycd* I'I, Ulslinp point,,.,J, llcndonioti T, CiiniiiilngK,.. .cover..,,'. II. Minion ,1, (irniil contro.,, .1'. ITninlornnn W, l-.-rgui'oii ,,1. wliii?,.,I. Mcnougiill ,1. I'VrfciiKon ... .r. wina f. QiiIiiIiiii T*\ Clrnnt rovor..Rliili. MoDnimall The Albertan publishes an announcement of its anniversary edition, which wll) bo Issued on February 28. In connection with this Issuo It is ghinfc a series of prizes. For the best, story sont in upon an Alborta subject ..by a bona fide Alborta resident, a prlza of $100 Is awarded. For socond, the prize is $50; for third $25, and flvo other -prizes of $5.00 oach. ., I'rt/.cs aro offered for thq best poem upon Alborta; $25 nnd a gold medal for the first prlzo, and prizes of $10 and gold medals for tho noxt throe. ' Prizes nro also offered to chlldron under 10 years of age for the best ntor'y upon' Albertn. Tho first, prize Is a gold mcdnl and $15 In casn, Twolvo other medals aro nlso offorod.Tho adults story Is limited to 5,000 words and tho children's story to 2,000 words. Tho Albortnn Is nlso ceobrntlng its anniversary ln the usual manner, by giving a silver mug lo ovory baby-born upon Its birthday, that Is on Fohhinry 28, 1011, and asks nil doctors and others to mnko reports of tho.visit, of tho stork on tho last dny of Fobrunry, "School Instruction of Sex Hygiene." Dr. Eliot held that to prevent the moral and "physical disasters that re-, suit'from** ignorance in' the young, it is absolutely essehtial'that systematic instruction'shall'be given to all children In .the, process of reproduction and in the'disorders that follow violations of„natpres' laws.,, * The policy, -of'silenco, he said, has failed everywhere, and instructions in sex-hygiene', should be given in all schools, ' This, he maintained, will bo criticized because it. may abolish Innocence ln young manhood and womanhood and make the most Intimate concerns ln human'life common talk. "But/ said ho) "virtue, not inno- THE GREATEST'•> DISCOVERY - OF THE AGE -*' '/I to make a speech on* the attitude oMhe National,.Civic Federation relative to the .Initiative and Referendum.—The Miners' Magazine. ,'. ., . *% ' TO RENT—Four-roomed Cottage, situated near public school; water inside. Apply to Wm. Barton, Singer Agent, PellatAve; * lt-p-28 TO LET—Furnished Room; . suitable for ono or two gontlomen.* Apply Ledger Office, 28-n.p. , BASEMENT OF MINERS'* HALL to rent every evening' except'1-Sunday and Thursday. Suitable for concerts, smokers! dancing, lectures, etc, *For terms, etc.,-apply to',-,D...Rees, Secre" tary, Gladstone, Local, Fernie. ,. „ ' , A photo on a pillow top of yourself, friend or sweetheart;-something new.- and realistic as well as artistic.,' ,, Good- live Agents wanted; either- y'j sex. " For full Information and sample' *'.' outfit1 Free, address: IDEAL NOVELTY COi ' ,*, * . . - Box 55, Fernie, B.C.' FOR ' RENT—Heintzman ' ^Parlors, Miners' Block, either whole or part of store.—Apply, D. - Rees, P. O. 361, Fernie,-B. C. - ..LOST—Transfer Card No. 1.6, Book No, 19569, issued from Frank Local oh Sept. 26th, 1910.'- Finder please return t.6" Geo. Nicol, Secretary,* Frank Local,' Frank, Alta, . , LA-PIU-GRANDE SCOVERTA. , DELLA'ERA-. •II . FOR SALE—One or two good driving teams; broken to single oi* double harness; ages from 3 to 7 years; suitable for buggy or delivery rigs.—S. J. HARRISON; Wardner, B; C. 3t-p FOR SALE—Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Businoss. Address ; Box 34, Creston, B, C. " ,' 4-5t. Una Fotografia dl le dl tue amice o pure""'deila— tua~innamoratan"sopi*a*rrl.*p— c'overtlha'd'erquanclale,', una cosa'-nu- '- ova realist'a-come e artistica. ,- * Sono* rlchlestl agent! Maschi o Feminine. -' Per informazionl e camplonl , gratis rlvolgctevl dal , ' 7 7 IDEAL NOVELTY CO. '" -P. O. Box 55, Fernie, B.C, FOR SALE—Lot 1, Block 6, Riverside Avenue," West Fernie; all cleared and fenced. Apply, J. Bohll, West Fornio.' ' " 28-3t VELKY .VINALEZ TICHTO CASOV '|J Photograf na zahlavku soba, prlatela, alio mlllenky. Necvo noYie. krasno, a podobne majsterskie.. Dobrleho JSlyleho agenta potrobno chot ktorlehopohlavla. Pre celle vls- vetlenia a poukaska sdarma hlaslt sa treba. IDEAL NOVELTY CO.,.. , P. O.' Box 55, Fornio, B. C. SPREAD AROUND.—Don't forgo*! tho liockoy Match on Saturday botwoon Pornlo nnd NoIhoji, Fnco off nt 8.-15, A MULE'S TESTIMONY j WELL-KNOWN MICHELITE GOES IN8ANE You Can Watch it Burn ii without worrying, If yonr honin l.| ..*.■•,,1.1 In- fl'-nli". 'Hill Vfill lllllll ol it- of oui' policies ")' llil-.ll**- wut*.. If ymi dn not ijury protection, better mud for uh now, We wrlto The Best Fire Insurance polii;, Umi it U pu-tsUil.. to ae- < un*. Our it"pr'":eiit.'.liv> •■vlll cnll win-lit.■*,i-i* "ton \Whli, wltli rates 'tr,il full fi.l't.imritirm, M. A. KASTNER Insurance Real Estate i Peter ManciiHO, wcllkiiown In MIc- ;h(.|, wlioro ho hnH resided for hoiiio Itlino piiHi, nnd whom ho wiih omploy- : ed as 'clicclcwolgliiiinn, ban hoon ml- 'Judgod iiiHnno by lho City Ilonltli Of- , firer, I>r, Harold Anderson, ami has ■hpon Hont to tlin iiHylum nt Now • '' t'lllllHl-M*. '■ - hun ...ll.*---* A coiTOHpondoiit hoikIh tlio following clipping, boltovlng Hint It will Intorost, ninny of our romlon*, iih lho Inoldont ri'IittVd nclually occdrrod In a Mnnun* cIiiihI'IIh court: A drivor had linon brought boforo the Judgo charged wltli enmity to iinlinnlH In Ihnt. ho hud boon driving a gulled mulo. Tho prisoner had nu export witness In a veterinarian, who testified thnt tho noro on tho mulo's hack did not. pnln tho animal In (ho lOIlHt, Tho Judgo IlKtonuil nltcnllvoly lo tho long technical opinion, and then demanded lo know whoro tho mulo wan. Ilo wim Informed thnt 11 wns liiinicwh(.*(i tu ii wiikuh <*i» 'ao ni'*-'''-- J_. JVh.'I td 11" n.url I'liIVMnsr Tbo J. F. SPALDING'S Cost Price Sale of Photographs Is Nearing its Close Open on Sundays Week days from 9 a.m. till 9 p.m. Open on Sundays Week days from 9 a.m. till 9 p.m. Tlw iiiiiOi. i."iii •'■*■■,-> .. i.ueerly tor s-i-iiu- time juml but his judgo ordered thnt court ho adjourned frlendt thoutrht It was morely lorn* I for flvo minutes. pornry nbernitlon and that lio would hooii be nil rklil, but unforliiuatilv ttintr n\nooIiiitiiiv-i hnvil' not been ren* ll/eil, Jienii*. tin' r.uii'.-e fulopied The prob.'-bllltlpH nro thnt with careful nMf-iiHnii, nieillenl treatment and a dlelle re:.linen he tuviv reiTiiln Ills normal mentality, f« the Iohh of bn- hiiiee Is imilnlv nlli'Miiilahle to a de- nmt.eil Htomnrh iTHitlUiit. from too umrh druKgln.:. Ilo took hin caiio and proceodod lo ■ the Htreet. Ho approached tho mulo ■ ntul with the end of liln vnno touched ! lhe mro .spot on Dm fin'miiU'R ntiek. . Tho mulo almost kicked the dashboard 1 off tlm wngon.' Onco ngnln tho judgo , lunched thn jinro wltli Ills enne, and ■ the frantic boast almost, riflin_.li___H.il the wnKOii with liln Welting. Thn Judeo returned to tho r_one_i. j Tlie priHiiiier w;ih culled befun'v hlm. THERE are not many of the mounts left, so if you want Photos AT COST PRICE order them NOW as this offer will not be repeated, If you are not needing them right away, get them taken now, pay a deposit and I will hold them for you. Tils fi-leiids Iii l-'ernle undertook toi "With nil due renpc...t lo the expert (".re mr lum. tun i-in*nii*i i|i**m In* * IcmIuiihi.*. >uii liiise UiltodlU'tld ill ;.-,.UI , tii-'rio hi-* way on font *•> Gateway, 1 lu'luilf in -.iow that lho fioro on llm ; ft .-".li which t _.*■'■«* I'l- "■"Hn 1 ren-'h't 1nie_.! mnli.'s Xv.toV ilm*.« not pain llllll. I will i liv ('nriHfnlile* Mel,i*;iii. nf I'll o, who , I'ino., win *"""." annnutii'i'd tho Judeo. i lii-iil tie.-n notlfi'.-i tl.iit a mini wi.;. act-7'T jisl.nl ('.■■ **.-*ili. If I I.e. i'.nre hurt lijm. : '*!■" J«i r> ■"i'leer *'"'"' '.'' 1i!" Ii'iundar*-." * and lu> ■>: ii) jt did." lj town. SPHEAD (!.)> Ilnekey " «< «i I _■'-.*. !m ft.15. AROUND.- Alni.'h oii • -itiil Ni*|*- Ilim't 1 A ter-! I forRet i Htnilil *.vli> In 'lilt *,iii,umi rim iin'iii"*- wnillH $l,*J('lft,(Klrt hut he S';i'u**ilny hcl-icf/n't iimli .•.■i.nul why n iiiiui who irr-t*-.- ; it Yarn att' 12." a d-iv -vrmn SS.—J.Inroln Sfef- ' 1 fons. I CABINETS, Now per doz. $3.00 Carte Dev or 1-2 Cab. Postcards u << 2.50 1.50 Usual price $5.00 4.00 2.00 a a. a u ' !l Other Styles in Proportion and Satisfaction Guaranteed ,t\ i i
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : J.W. Bennett |
Date Issued | 1911-02-25 |
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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Language | English |
Notes | Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | District_Ledger_1911_02_25 |
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BC Historical Newspapers |
Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2016-07-26 |
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