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" """-"7', "■ *--' .* *-*;*i**' *• ■ , [ -* -■' ""■" T^u»ti«ii "tt^j+- i„ e*^'y.v. : > J:-.:*j*'o-',7"7\'i'. - y: ■' -" y-yy->".* 7 ;5 7.; 7IndustrialVUnity is Strength. ;-Tlie,Official Organ,of "District No. 18, U.--Bt W. of A^ -, Political Unity is Victory. 7yoi:y^No.^3; THE DISTRICT LEDGER/JFERNIE,' B. C, JANUARY 27, 1912 -V $1.00 A YEAR. - , W,-i j -j-t* ■ lb 7*'.;*" &."*-,,- ^' 7 -* 7" ' Wi i- ■> . y I '*-"". 1^" • ,**& ii3-*--*' >, n,*!"' ■- \ * i< ■-. ll*-.' •V "V°j'tv"~'"* -':'*"'"■ -*"""■ >""*•'• New Trial"i0ider6il--Tlie Gase Reviewed 7 - Justice Irving, in Victoria, resulted in .the order for a"new trial.,,- The rea- * "sons for this ruling, by the bench, is*as yfollbwa:.1" ,.-...,*•" .-'- ' "'-■'. '• - * .The provisions.of s. 100 of the Rait- ! way, Act (!l897) ---were not,put before 7the7 learned judge in his charge.-' / It was admitted":that the-place in. I which the* act took piace was a village.' ; ,It therefore became the duty "of the judge to draw the attention of the jury Jo the rule laid down by the legislature 7 under' the above section, arid give to y them a'definition of.the word ."train.", ' 7 What is a "train" is a question for the' 7 court, and,dt^m'ay.be,that in giving1 J, that definition';the judge may trench1*, ,'. apparently, on the" duty of the jury to^ .* deal,with .the facts.-X---7.' -. ,"• '. ., An engine .with" its tender' has' been '. held in Hoilinger v. C.-.P. R.,'21 Ont. ,,R.,'705, affirmed 20 A.R., '250, -to be a - train. ■' Three * trucks', without an en- , gin© attached have been held to be a train.-. Cox v.,G. W. R.~,Co. ,(1882"), ' , 9 Q. B. D„ 106; and it seems to nie that „ if a number of cars are connected and ' are forced backward by the concussion „ made in coupling' that they'constitute * a train.. . . 7 - -• ' ,*' : "It was argued that it;would he un-," 1 7 reasonable.to expect that a man*was * to be. stationed on the-last of'a num- ; ' |ber, of cars abdut7o". be coupled up; k ..and that a-proper.allowance ought to ,',' be'; made In--: order that the,, irian who had benVthe' rear .brakesman, to reach -_', the .new,'rear, end- of-the train-^-or • '""-""at any rate that until the newly coupl- • , , ed/,train got, under way, that* the sec-; „-' iiion< should not/apply—thatit-there BENNETT ON-COISDITIONS'INTHE '"y .7 OLD COUNTRY," 7'. '.Predicts Big Rush" to Canada v J. .W.', Bennett,, writing .from. Chad- llngton (6xon.);i England, under - date of January 9th,- has this' tosay: -. From present indications there will be a* phenomenal'influx of people into Canada this year, in fact, I have al-. ready learned of people who have disposed of all their saleable possessions includingtheir marriage gifts, in order to raise the money necessary to pay tte cost'Incident to the journey.- The argument advanced is this," that there is no possibility of getting out of the hole in this country, ,„desplte, their most/strenuous endeavors, whereas even* though . they may have to ;cope with difficulties*in the.new worid, the" prospects of ultimately emerging from grinding poverty are sufficient inducement to' "urge^them to' take the step. ' The Tariff Reformers are-at their wits' end to advance1 arguments suffi-, ciently forcible to clearly demonstrate the, fallacies of Free Trade,-because the trade returns are on the increase, whereas-if the"1 contrary took" place the reform pifflers would jubilate, most uproariously and "view .with-alarm" (sic) . the destructive1, effect of. the Free Trade policy, but in the face of existing conditions their stage thunder is-sadfy'muffled. " -a •' * _■*,**/ -Even in *the -.country villages', the germ of unrest has made its presence known, and expressions are heard today that" 10 years'agof would have met with disapproval,' whereas now' they are scarcely(debated, "and in many Instances' some one of the listeners will;accentuate the sentiments In even more forcible language than that of the previous 'speakers. *'. Although ■ there are but few'Vho know the basic cause of society's evils Hheyt are openly rebellious against the existing order and are groping about, blindly it may' be, but.they have-'cast'off.the apathy of byegoiie days and*whitef-outwardly subservient, because of their, material Interests, arealive'tOjthe fact that'some- thing.'is'wrong.'-, 77 " , *,-'" ',, 7 BIG PAY ROLL Demand lOc. a Ton Increase and a* 7-Hour Day—Operators and Miners to Con- fer--lmfiortdrit Resolutions ^"fs"^TIId7Tw"*^certarn space allowedTfo 7N-be" traversed,'by .the end of. the,,train, V^'-ruriningout the slack" it was called) - ■_. before' It-became necessary to^station'a" '"man at 'the' end/. ,' ^ ,7 - 7 / :,y *None"'of these' argument's-in -my op- ', .'inion;.' should "besallowed.- to- whittle '';.;'a'w'ay; the meaning of'the language of, .-•- the 'statute.',,. 7' „,.';' , : " ' * ' , Then" assuming that I am wrong," and . , that- it Is permissible to "run out the '. slack", without, a man being placed at the rear"of the train,"it should have '. been left to the jury was tho "train - moving reversely','"as a,train, or was ''the accident the result of merely run- - ning out the slack? .". p Thero was ono other portion of the Judgment objected to. • Tho learned judge told the jiiry that if the plaintiff contributed by his own negligence, and that negligenco on his part contrl- - muted to tho Negligence, then ho cannot recover, p. -IBS. ; Thnt^howovor, - must bo read with the portion at p, 149, ' where tho learned judgo (compare Jones vs. Toronto and York Railway,' ' 23 Ont.-, I. R., 3RI*) pointed out that . although \ tho plaintiff hlmsolf might have been guilty of, negligenco, yet if tho defondnnts could have .by taking 'ordinary care avoldod tlio mlclilof, then tho'plnlntlff's nogllBonco would bo no defence. It might have been plainer , if tho oxtrtict'I havo glvon from p, 140 * had followod Immodlately nftor thnt taken, from p, 160;* but If thls'objoc- tion stood nlono I would not bo In favor of granting a now trial.' V,, D. IRVING, J. - Vlotorlu, R. C„ Jan. 7, 1912. B. C;JPOLL TAX WILL* -"^„ 7 ...'; . BE"ABOLISHED SOON '"■,,'' - - ,'< - \ Attorney.' General Bowser , Explains :. , -,Plans of.Government,in, the - ,. ..',. , .Legislature,.-* '..._-,..- . Latest despatches,from Indianapolis where the United Mine Workers of America are in annual convention, give,some Interesting details "of the wdrk that is being" done by the 1300 def legates.. * Much time appears to have been lost in minor discussions as* to the right of certain three delegates to, take the floor of the house. '^Amongst' the J more ... irhpotrant* resolutions brought' forward are the following: „ '* *'c7-* Resolutions ., ,A resolution'asking a 25 per cent increase ,in wage scales; that a member of the executive, board be elected frorii the' membership at large to'represent negro,miners; that'a reconsideration, of the ■ Civic Federation amendment to the'constitution be taken; that the miners ^ withdraw from the American Federation, of Labor; that miners enter - into" a universal settlement of wage' scale' or' declare" a" universal strike'; ,a resolution asking th© indorsement of government,ownership of-all industries , (passed); that" the adoption of the initiative, referendum and right of recall.be accepted in the" miners' organization;'.that the Socialist partyvbe indorsed;, that a law be passed forcing^ employers, to notify discharged''.employes" two weeks before their dismissal"; that-the "international president! have the,-power to appoint delegates to attend ^allT. craft conventions; that,a miner, „who has been in ttfeTifiiolTfwrat^flveWars'liFpl^ioiF' membership of the United Mine Workers waB 256,256, the books- show that on* December" 30, the .last day of the calendar year,- the^ membership was a little, more than three hundred and fourteen thousand, the largest membership in the history of the "organization:- '" '/ ' '*' , "•" , ' ( **- ■ ' . For A. F; of. L. Delegates - For "delegates to American Federation of Labor the'following were elect- od: '; -->-,; 7 , John Mitchell,.-'........'. 7... 107,487' ' John :P. White'".-. .'..'... 91,306% Frank' "J. Hayes .7.7........ 82,221 JohnH. Walter■'.\..\ 74,809% It.-^L..Lewis \:.'.-.'.;.:..'... ,7. 66,370 Duncan'McDonald '.*-. 85,192 E.'s.'McCull'ough U*....'.... 41,021 ' William ■ Green^...'..' 42,173 % -. ' Have. Big Srike Fund ' The financial.report of the organiza-, tion. shows the huge sums that are used to fight the battles of labor. Secretary Treasurer Perry, in his report, shows-that there was a balance on" hand Dec. 1:71911,-of $197,216.70. .The total income for the year was $2^222,- 754.06,' from, the following sources: Tax ..::.....f.': $ 769,157.72 Supplies*:''....."7. : ' 5,976.29 Journal7\:S..^S. ' 7,819.64 AsBesB'me'nty. 7;.. • 1,408,079.93 Miscellaneous "'..*'. '31,720.48 " The .'expenditures for the year were as* follows: vim,, ,„, . • ' 'VICTORIA, B*. C; ;Jan. 23."— British Cblumbia will, soon' abolish the .poll tax, which last year'netted the govern-, ment $313,338.- Attorney-General Bowser explained the report of the'taxa tion commission, in the legislature late yesterday, which included this Important recommendation,' as well as one increasing "the * minimum' exemption for the'lncome tax from ono thousand to fifteen hundred. - According to- rumors' in' tlie lobbies,' both will be mado-issues In tho general election which appears "likely this ,' summer. Tho report of tho commission'is-extensive, amounting to six; volumes cloBoly printed.- '- "'; MINE 'ACCIDENTS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY GOVERNMENT OTTAWA, Jan, 16,—At the conservation commission'mooting today, Wm Dick, englneor of tho commission, called attention to tho flagrant wnsto of slack coal at tho mines ho visited in the west, around Lothbridgo. Slack coal is -wasted and composos 10 to 12 por cont ot tho output, whllo nt other mines tho„percentage reaches 3i> por cont, Tho govornmont will bo urged to appoint a royal commission to investigate mlno acoldonts. dustrlal struggles .for higher wages, shorter hours and better -conditions. - One feature of the convention will be the presence of oJhn Mitchell; former, international presldeut, who has been wired for to attend, and who already arrived in Indianapolis., He will be asked ,fto address the convention on the stand he took for ,the National Civic Federation' at the convention of the, A. F. of L., at Atlanta, Ga. ' " «■ - - * 7 , ■'* . ' - . ■ * '' .—^ Government to Pro- *, t '■, i L vide Lands For Poor OALGARY, Juno 24.--A movomont lina boon started for tlio purpose of mooting tho present and future nooilfl of the submerged olomont of Alborta's rnpldly growing population. Tho scheme proposed is to deal with all tho phnsos of destitution, BloknoflB nnd invalidity upon a sclontlflo basis, pinking It provontntlvo as woll an creative nnd rtlrnotod with nn eyo ito nrtmlnlu- trato efficiency and flnnnolal oconomy. »vi> 11.V. uluvi kuu.ilj.cj \uLly Hilt, l/ui- dpi* -olncoil whnll-y upon lndu«iry, it Is tho purpose bf thin Hdiomo io tnko tho burden whollywff tho rntos and put it upon tmturnl rosourcon, thus placing it upon a Bolf-supportlng bails, - to mako an apportionment of land in tlio undivided territory upon tho sumo hauls as thoy hnvo already dono for educational purpoaon, Have Held Meeting* < Two meetings hnvo already boon hold In tho offices of tho charities at the city hall In connection with the plan, A prime mover In tho scheme who baa just returned from a trip to the old country, gives hla vtewa ai follow: Notwlthstundlnu the fact that It li costing the United Kingdom overthreo hundred nnd fifty million riollare, per annum through overlapping, it la a enso of stuff somo and starvo others, In London* nlono tho Ruardlnns food 2fl,000 school ohlldron, nnd the London city .council foods 55,000 oar-h not knowing wht the othor Is doing, Quito frequently brothers and sisters from tho samo housohold nro In dlfferont Institutions under different authorities, nnd subjoot to entirely different conditions without one or th authorities knowing of tho other's notions. Many Vane ~tli\,n u'i'lli all llllo cA|tv,i.utlu>b, Wl<.i_a nrnmintn to "jrvpn Mitlllnrj-t nrnl nine ponco per head, R0.000 vngs drift aim- lossly across tho country, and hundreds of thousands do not know whoro tho next moal Is coming from, whllo 10,000 ed when 65 years "old;.that the government take control of-mining industries, that delegates tb. the'American Federation of Labor be' instructed to vote for industrial'-unionism; -that election of delegates to the .international miners congress beeffected.and another,Resolution that usked that John Mitchell bo .'expelled from the convention floor if ho begins adebate on his relations, with tho Civic Federation. As regards the resolution to secede from the A. F. of L. tho committee did not concur in this resolution and offered a substitute Svhlch said that the cause of labor would be better advanced'by all labor organizations stariding together,",and that nothing could be gained, by seceding from-tlio federation. . \. It snld that th© delegates from tho miners to tho American Federation be instructed to work and vote for the adoption of ..the roforoiujum system. The substitute was adoptod. '" 7 ' Constitution , The rosolutlon favoring govornmont ownership of all Industries wan passed practically unanimously. Tho Constitution Committee rewrote the old constitution, and ho report mado by tho commltteo embodied an entirely new constitution, It contains all of tho Important features of ho old constitution, and a numbor of new features- added by tho commltteo. Chief among tho now provisions aro thoso providing for biennial oloctlons and conventions; tho rocnll of" international officers; prohibiting members of tho mlnerB' union from bolonging to tho National Civic Fodoratlon, and that mombors omployod In other work than in tho mining Industry shall not bo ollglhlo to hold offlco in tho organization or to bo n delognto to tlio International convention or to tho convon- vetlon of tho American FodomUon of Labor, 7 - WAGE SCALE DI8CU88ED Soorot meetings of tho wage scalo committee (of which Clem Stubbs, Vleo-Prcsldont of District 18, Is n mombor) nnd tho committee on grievances woro hold. Groat caro was tnkon to kep tho deliberations of tho' wngo scalo commlttoo secret, n guard,having boon fltntlonod nt tho door to tho room whoro tho commlttoo was In hob- slon. „ Increase In Membership ' flofN-itnrv Tiv>n«mror P-nrrv mndo n Btntomont to' tho minors' convontlon which mot with loud npplnuBO, lie snld that whllo tho nnnual report showed that on November 30,1011, the Salaries- arfd^expenses T7 $" Supplies ..7.-.'." '. Office"expenses -.. Printing'-.. *...;.\; Journal,-....- .7S',.. ....... Telepbdne'-nost.'i're & exp. , Aid ., i'....:. ..•.,.. Miscellaneous Loans refunded in districts "215,153.85 .' . 3,997.15 5,382.32, -," '25,015.25 14,493.40 ; 5,661.64 l,758;40i.09 58,066.43 100,160.00 PROSPECTS FOR CONFERENCE , Five States "Will Be Represented at Miners'. Meeting Here, ,' INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 23—Prospects now. are that the operators of Pennsylvania, Ohio," West Virginia, Indiana, and Illinois will attend* the joint wage scale"conference with -the mirjers, which was called by President John P. White to meet at the Claypool Hotel on January '25."' At first the. operators of Ohio and Pennsylvania refused to attend the joint conference" on the ground that they did not care to meet with the "operators of Illinois. They took the**posItion that they were not competitors of the Illinois operators, and jtbat there was so much difference in,the mining,,and market conditions between Illinois on the one.hand and Pennsylvania "and-Ohio on the other that they did not-wish to be bound by a'-wage';'scale'"negotiated for, all ,of AT TABER.MiNES West Coal Co. Paid Out $21,000 on Sat- . xurday in Wages TABER, Jan. 20.—Today it is claimed that the Canada West Coal Co. have made the biggest pay In their history,in this town. This is the first pay for tho miners employed there for a month, and it -is learned that the total reaches something like $21,000. During-tho past week the miners have been circulating a petition to the Alberta Government, asking them to grant _the miners the privilege of a fortnightly pay." ■ Up to the present the"-miners of Taber have always enjoyed the fruits of their labor every two weeks, but since the signing of the new -.agreement, they have been compelled to wait a month for their pay. T%he merchant's of Taber feel the difference and are just as anxious as the miners to see the old system in force. > "CITY COUNCIL ■A meeting of tie City Council took place on Thursday evening last"; ■ In the absence of Mayor .Bleasdell, Aid. Graham occupied'the chair. The oth-' ers present were Aldermen Brown, Dicken arid Morrison. Electric flight occupied the attention of the meetiag, for some time, and the question of the capacity of the boilers also- came un for. discussion. The Fire Chief reported that during the fire' whlc'i (.•-- curred on January 5th, tlie hose wan cut in two places, and it was decided to offer a, reward of $100.00 for such information as will leid to tbe conviction of the culprit or culprits, BRITISH COTTON LOCKOUT END , AT Agree .T^o Shelve Whole Question .for - Six Months With.Option to Re- , new Issue Then MANCHESTER, Jan. 22—The dis- pute In .the. cotton/ trade, * which cui- ".Total - $2,186,331.13 ■,. '. Recapitulation ' \ Balance - on hand Dec. 1 . "' -1910 .,■'.',.*..... 7 $ 160,793.77 Iricbme'-.DecJ, 1910,'to Nov ,'"30,' lOil.'-inc. 2,222,7754.06 '" " ','Total ' v..'...$2,383,547.83 Expenditures, Deb. 1, 1910, ■to Nov. 30, 1911, inc. .. 2,180,331.13 Balance 1011 , on hand Doc. 1, .$ 197,210.70 The sum of nearly, two million shown to- have boon expended for "aid" represents' tho amount that the United Mine Workors have spoilt in tholr la the five states-in a group The'v-in- sisLbd the'y-.jwere willing-, however," to' go into-joint... wage sea'-* conferen. e for Pennsylvania,.Ohio, West Virginia and- Indiana,-'leaving out, Illinois."', - A- dispatch^frpm Pittsburg, however, says that a meeting"-of the" Ohio;'India-; ,na and'Perinsylvania .operators It was decided'to'attend tho joint' conference here this month,. provided the joint conference is restricted to eight operators' and eight miners from each state represented. The dispatch quoted Samuel Taylor, secretary of tho Pittsburg coal-. operators, as saying that there 'was nothing in .the action that would-.* exclude tho Illinois and West Virginia operators from.tho joint con-" ferenco if they wished to participate' on tho terms undor which it ls hold. This is taken to moan that tho Joint conference will be held on scheduled tlmo. * Tho miners,, bcuIo committee will meet on, Sundny, and bogln tho preparation of a Bet of demands which the miners will mako on the operators, This probably will bo ready when lho Joint conference opens. minated in a lockout-affecting about 300,00 men on-December 27, has-been settled.') i ,,' , The settlement .which the .operatives accepted'is based on the proposition mado last Thursday by the employers through- Sir George Jtanken ABkwlth', of the Board ofTrade., ,'*,',, ' This was to the effect that, as the operatives claim tlie right to refuse to' work with non-unionists, and the employers Insist on maintaining an impartial attitude'between the unionists nnd' non-ulonists,- work shall begin forthwith on tho understanding that at tho end of'six months, during which no lockout notices aro to bo given or strikes declared on the non unionist question. Askwith will, if asked, submit both parties suggestions which will dim to provide a means whereby both may maintain their principles without Injuring tho rights of each other. Tho proposition further stipulates that If tho foregoing does >not solvo tho question, neithor sldo will do anything involving a stoppage of work without giving six months'n.otico. The Latest News • **» > t» *<-+4 * »* --"tn *•* *»-»■* workhpuscfl of London,1' Liverpool, Glasgow nnd Dublin, Had wo tho snmo population per acre our conditions hero In Canada would not be as had, but worse Wo nood not look far afield for object Joisona, tt hns reach- od tho shores of this continent, and Ib manlf««ttng itsolf In aggravated form. The temperament of our people here la auch ab to cauao poverty, to drift Into crime more her* than In Europe. Mj* contention la that, aa I believe nation burdens ahotild bo nationally borne, it la enentlally encumbent upon (Special to the District Ledger) 'INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan, 25.—Tho Joint Scalo Conforence Is oxpootod to convono here to-morrow, not, however, ns In proviotiB yoars, by dologntes from nil mines, but by olght representatives from oach stato for each side, tholr report to bo ratified by the full convention, . Tho advance askod for In tlio scalo lu tho commlttoe'H report nro ten cents -por ton at Imnlng points nnd twenty por cont (load work, yardago and dny labor, nnd that a proper nd- JuBtment of mnchlno differentials In tho initios of Indiana, Ohio, nnd Wont Ponn»ylvnnln bo mndo In addition to this. Domnnds aro lielng made for payment on mlno bnfllB, a uniform dny wago w.nld iiiHldo and outnldo with working dny of Bovon hours and flvo on Snturday. )n tho Anthraolto Holds of PoniiHylvnnln a demnnd for an ngroo mont'lfi being mndo together with tho demand for genornl udvunco», A» yot llioro Is no Information regarding tho poHltlou of tho operators, nnd It Ih probably ono of tho drawbacks of tho or- gnnlstntlon sunli iiBitho U, M. W. of A, thnt fh«1r pvrtpnonlq mnpt t\r>" rnni'M publln often in their own detriment. Tlio Constitution Commlttoo has not FORTNIGHTLY PAYJLL7UP O'Brien Says That He Is > - "* ■ ■*■ Going to See It, . Through EDMONTON, Jan. 24.—The payment" of wages throughout'Alberta at intervals of a fortnight or less is provided for in'a bill,' fathered by C' M O'Brien, Socialist member for Rocky Mountain, *"' and read a second time in the legislature yesterday afternoon. The bill , wll co*me up today for consideration in committee of the whole. In two previous sessions this measure has been Introduced, "Out it has never come to a third reading. Donald McNab, who sat as a labor member ;in the first legislature brought'in a fortnightly pay bill, but Us consideration ' was postponed owing to the congestion of legislation during* the session prior to re-distribution. O'Brien brought in tho fortnightly tpay bill last session It was referred to-a committee that never sat,' and just prior to adjournment, the Socialist member complained with bitterness that a deliberate at-* tempt had-been made to'prevent his bill being brought before the house in proper form. JTo avoid, he,said; the possibility of the bill being.' sidetracked again, O'Brien introduced the measure as a public hill on the first -business day, of'the session. Ho declared his de- - termination that it should. not again * be killed -during the'" dying hours of a session. ' In moving the second reading', yesterday * he-referred", to -the 'de--,' ■mand-of-a-recent-tradea-and-Iabor^ Icgatloiii * for tlie payment *of ..wages weekly and said that,he had,been,ask-- ed to amend his,bill so as,to make if apply, to- coal miners only. , The'jas- sembly . said -that members were too hostile to the coal miners - interest to,favor a measure .framed solely, for their' benefit."' ' - y ' """ „ If the bill passed Into< law a vast body of wage workers and! salaried persons will bo affected. " O'Brien regretted-that his bill was i*ot quite'comprehensive, enough. Ho would have ben* glad to include fnrm- ers nnd others who .secure their pay indirectly. "This is "not n Socialist hill, however."' said he. "It merely relates to tho commodity struggle, not tlio class struggle,, of tho workers." iS. * ven Lion for at loast another day beforo Its roport Ib finished, This can bo readily understood whon it Is tnkon Into consideration that it has thoroughly revised tho constltjition; . Sweeping and radical recommendations have boon mado, such as a two yenrn' term for intoi'imtlonnl officers, conventions to ho hold every two years Inslond of annually; the rocnll ot International of- .flcoi'Bi travelling auditors lo bo appointed, etc Ono important matter which lino boon dealt with nnd ndoplod Ib , that whloh «lve» tho llglitB lo moinboi'H to dlflciiRR pollticfl In 'tholr,locnl union' mootlngB, this being tlio Intorprota- tion plncod.on Artlclo Ono, That tho man who oonduotod tho anthracite strlko lit Htlll tho idol or tlio mlno workers wn« clonrly proven by tho action of tho convention on Monday wljon tho roport of tho dolognton to tho A, V. of L. was rond. Aftor explanation and. much oratory It wns accepted without nny roHolirJIonH of coiiBiiro for allogod violation of liifltrtio. tlonH, Tho notion In nocoptltig thn vrmflrt t*n miMi ;* »vti""''.- f-'r.",'' *!- rnntdrtnrod too r-rmintmit |ti vl-^w nf tho fnct thnt thoy had nlrondy nono on 8TRIKE THERATENED ^ TORONTO, Jnn. 22.—Unlo3B Iho Toronto Street Hall wny Compnny agrees to glvo Its men a nine-hour day in twolvo consecutlvo hours, tho mo*i will go on strlko. , Efforts to Induno tho railway company to ocmply have proved nbortlvo nnd oxtromo ineauuv- oh nro to ho taken, FIVE MEN KILLED IN DUST EXPL08ION SALT'LAKE, Utah, Jim. 22.—Flvo mon wero killed and 20 Injured by a' dust'explosion In n mlno of the J<om- merer Conl Compnny, near horo yesterday. Nlno of tho wounded aro In a- serious condition nnd hnvo been con-' voyod to tho hospital. Thoro were 112 men ln tho mlno at tho tlmo of tho explosion. All of thcfio, with tho exception of the dond' nnd Injured, left the mine snfoly. Last night n thorough inspection was made which revealed neithor gas nor flro. (This litBl par Ib n great "cow" not a "bull.1 Public Ownership of Railway Endorsed an yot completed its roport nnd will j record as bolng opposed to tho Civic probftuly occupy tho tlmo of tho con.t | Federation, An Echo of the Bellevue Explosion > (Speolal to the District ledger) rDMONTO'N, J-itt, 26.—On TuuMiHy imut, Jim, 30th, C. M.* O'lifion. Ho- clallat mombor for Rocky Mountain, will movo for nn order of tho houao that "All papera and correapondence relative to tho nellevue Mine Wiaitor be lnld upon "tho tftblo." .' fA..M <'•,.!•<.kK>*.k til rVlhlH A\ Vtniv, Hill nn Inspector In nitendnnco ao Hint minors enn take it life nnd mlno roscuo courno nf all tlm<*g, Chief InHpector Ornlmm Ion von In a fow dny« to select tho site. KDMONTON, Jnn. 22—Publlo owner- ship of rnllwnyn wnn cIIhcuhhoiI nnd endorsed without, a dlHHontlng voice nf two meetings hold In Mechanics Hull. Third Street., Haturdny nflornonn hint, nnd nttendod by n moderately lingo numbor of lOdmonton rltUons nnd people from tho fiurroumllng country. Ail- droHflOfl on tho qucH.Hnitwnro delivered by ii numbor of cliamploim of tlio ciiuho Including Dr. Rlddcll, principal nt Albert n College, who Iuih studied govoru> mont ownod railways In rmuitiioR ■■.'iVl-J, (*IO> ,'liUl* pilbnt'ij (*!-' «JMHiti- mental stage, At lioth the nfternoon nnd evening hcmhIoiiu the reHolutlon piiBiied hy the TI. V. A. hint week w«h Introduced nun winurM'O. H ihndih gcivdrnineiil TGonOnued on page 8)" RESCUE TRAINING STATION FOn PERNIE VICTORIA, n. C, Jan, 28.—On the advice of Hon. W. IL Rois, the itov- emment hai decided' to octabllsb i* thoretuhly equipped training and mine OLD-TIMER KILLED (Special to the Dlitrlftt Lerif-nr) I-IUNK, Altn'. !ia. iT,.~Mr. Wm Cloujtb, n well knov/1 oM timer In the T'.im, met Ida death nt HillcroBt yesterday afternoon <hro».-n n -.tcl-rii iui',*- (rife over on ton if <il>n "im-ttn-r <'|f'<» cntlon of the neck, which ediHel In- •tnnt death, The In*e* went look plmv on FrMny at three pni. nt rtlllerost. pnrd. Ho dwell utu houio length ou lho dnimirllH of lho proHonl nye\vm ofn corporntlDii ront ml of publlo nt lilt Ioh. One of dm iIiIiikh t'HHHiiliil In tlit* Hue- coHHful npernilon nf n K.overnmoiit owned rond wns n govornmont ownod hy^ tho peoplo and worl'lim In tlielr In- lerest, nnd not In the. Interests of cor- point Ions, li" Bald. In HiIh connection there wnn room for Improvement nf coiulltloiiN In thlH province, Dr. Rlddell't Views "Wo hnvo como together to dlHcuiis ii r<>ry luiportnnt suhjoct," snld Dr, iihiil^U Oil llniim lu *>|iim*v nil (I'm K*.)- vei miient ownership quostlon. "Whnt wo numt conplder Ih "how far it government Ik JtiHtlili-d In liifm-Rtliig Itsolf In cntorpiincH of nny kind, Mnny unufi \ii.n tin- |i\tri>nMi oi un- Kin**tii- control of rnllwny hy nn Independent ment Is merely to govern, that nil thoio commlHfllon. * Tho various sponkerB of,lho nftor- noon were Hire Rhcppnrd, Blrttthconn; W. II. Ilnll, Cormnck, of tho lnw firm of f'ormnek X- Mnekle, and otiiern. thlngH that wo hour ho much nbout todny In western Cnnndn, the opening up of conl mines, tlio hftrn<!8Blng of water power and the construction of rnllwnvn. trtwnpli nnd telephone linen An addniBB on public ownership writ- i should bo left to prlvnto enterprina, ten for tho ormnhn hy\V,.l TresUlup,' IVrnonnlly, however, T believe thnt It tho newly olectod pwuldcnt of tho V, I will eventually be tho solution of many V, A., who wn« not ahle to be ot tho 'of the problema of this country In pub- meeting in portion, waa read by O. ltavlngton, of Kdmonton dlitrict This wa« also pretent^d at * the evening roeetlnrr. The /(ml speaker In tho Afternoon corporation'i demerit* was nice fthep- 11c ownomhlp.'' Qovernment and Ceal TIm» carrying the «w»v«t-nm*nt owne^ »hlp Idea, 'beyond th# mutter* ef r*»ll- (ConllmK-4 on papte 3) il' .V .' *-?_^v--.:,fy„•-,.".*-,-■*,-,■'*•••'■-\-* '•?-"*;' •.*-'.--,'" '-V -'"> .,-""., ■•( "-'-,*-'s-'.^*' ~^".--.**T<-;•."**'" i-'.: *y; - X ,-r^* *- ,* /.-. V " , -M- '■ .v -• yyv7 * -.**■*"* \- '"*"1-,.-* , " L .'•■ '.-- :i*i;jvi; 7/ ,*>- ■ -~-} y :* - 7'- . • * *"" *- y PACK TWO r'»>ii-j--V'!-si .-.-.C'S**- - ■ ^7^:7v^- ' -7-' -7'- ' - *4*,-"- THX DISTRICT LEDG1IE, F1RNIE, B. C, JANUAEY 27, 1012 s*'-' '■y^y%^^'77''?*-""y77^ - ; ,Sy7i&f:7'!7!,7*'7"''"77'" ',-''- *'i3-*7 -"" 7-y; '.'.-'*. l-'*.77-'7y,7''y,'',Ji'~T"'C-yy7!7-J" : , ^7iyy'yy_yy$?^ **,' 77- ;"}'■"•'' 7/.'7'"'" 7-* ;• 7*' 7' y*7''"^'-*7y--y*.7-* '7"' 7j*v-* -7 , '-y^^ 'v~'*„ ^i^yy'y'vT^;-,"^'' y&i : '**************»*****MAAA************AA*^ gioii vs. ^y*yV¥¥V¥Y¥¥¥¥¥¥-| ^¥-¥-¥¥¥¥¥¥"¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥-Vy^¥y¥y¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥»¥^¥¥¥-¥¥¥¥¥Y¥> - ' -'(By a Casual Contributor.) \ y*' 1 "Man's, relations to his environ^ ' ment should be .determined by the , images made upon his brain centres by real objects. Other impressions are" hallucinations."—Fitch.'"-";'- - ■" The writer's -* attention has been. drawn* to an article in the Labor; Butt letin of Lethbridge, Alta., under-date "of January 10th, 1912, purporting to.ex- "'p'lode the materialistic"* conception of history, by one who upholds the spirit- - ual idea. ,7- - . * ,It is, perhaps, a rather pessimistic view my opponent on this subject adops when he says that his method of , explodnig tliis fallacy (?) is "not with the expectation of guiding our friend ' to a better way of looking at things." The -writer thinks- his way of looking at things is" the* better way,* and feels that our friend is coming very near admitting the strength of our position, backed up as it isrby scientific research. ' -> However, our chief point of difference is as to the predominant factor. "Whether the "bread and butter question" or the spiritual factor is the , guiding principle behind, the conduct of men, I hope that "our- friend will be able to look at things in a better way, and if he will not accept our theory, at least have the -audacity to investigate for himself. 7 ° Our critic claims "the spiritual side is the all important one!' and man must \ look for spiritual guidance, let the material be what it may.".' As is usual ..'with" those writing on. spiritual matters ,the'question,of "faith" is the absorbing idea. "Faith cannot-be defin- ■ ed scientifically, because our senses cannot "receive impressions from its objects. It is purely subjective." When he quotes "by, faith we under; .stand" he makes an ' absurd statement. It is by knowledge we under- , stand, and the' gaining of this is far different to the easy-going method of accepting 'things by "faith." ■ There- 7 fore, faith signifies lack of knowledge, and if any spiritualists disagree with me on this point I still lay myself open '- to refutation, and challenge them to .'investigate scientifically what they are . pleased to ■ call the "fallacy" "of the materialistic conception of-human de- - velopment. * 7 ' , ' * ■ ■' .Naturally this writer , defends the ** position of the church,1 and attempts *"■ to show it is. a .dominant factor, in all . stages of history. '"He cites Scripture and .in reply will quote' "The -theolo- the great revolutionary movement'of the working-class, and b^ SQ dolng admits the right of the °^pressor to continue this.degrading sys^eia of one class living.from the labo,r Qf t^QS^ who produce the wealth of tllg wori^ "The Church "must be ii\ ^lQ. y ' nature of' her. profession the foster. mother of inequality and t^e nurse Qf pessimism. .Her layman are bufc church-visitors, who pay ta^eg without representation—poor stuff Joj> any &^ mocracy. ' She has no pl^ce vhAtBQ. ever in a democracy.- Sh^ cannot ^ the people rise." The writer submits the Agoing for the careful consideration Oj - work ers, firmly believing that ^ ^^ vience of the minds of the Workw8 tQ a reactionary element in'^ociet lg a serious menace ,to their s*^n - spectlve in-dealing with■ ^Pactlcal jg" ues, of far more importan^ , . and humanity. To, say'th^ leagt th Idea of an eternal rewar*^ hepeafter for the workers, who hav^ BUbmlUed to the hard conditions o-, JtaHst domination .here below, ^s lgn()b]e in comparison with the matek|„„ .. , v ii i. v i.i .sialism that shows that here below t^ ;vor)rers can,' if they will, make. th^p environ. merit more like heaven tha^ ... „, .„, we see around us. The writer, perhaps, has ,.„ , ..... f ,, ? one advantage over his critic in that > . „ , , ..° . .. . he has had the opportunity of compar|r.„ .-, iii.* ■. , yng the outlook on humanity from b&.. ,, ,. . .-. l ■' i- l, L11 the, reli gious and materialistic st^nflnf.- f ■• Religion is' pessimistic^^ are" aJ1 miserable sinners.- Mat^^ *on the other hand, is intensly optimi'stic and contends we are not a--,,, . ,. ■ „ ^H miserable sinners. We are all >^~, i , ,- ,, i* i l 4-n "-'y human and liable to err, but still ,,„„ * , ., , AV(3 are pro gressing, and the human „„„ - ° ,, j " 'race never turns backward.« - » AAkkkAtiAkkmi*t***ii*AAi\*iiik'k* lliiiiii • * ■ , ..'--*7'7;v", i* < , ,'Sy-U % ¥,¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥,Y¥¥¥¥¥¥V¥¥¥¥¥¥ ^7 .. gical codes now in force, having been written when all mankind was entirely j only the-ability'to labor My contention is that th;, „ - . , . , . « manner of procuring men's needs is f. . , . l. o • l-- . ^ factor dominating their actions' a^d .. Man, after satisfying his si -,. , '■ i ■ lu S r ' -;mvte needs, turns his thoughts to me^0(js' f tinuing that supply, and in ,,. . .. 7 his upward development his needs mu|t. , - * , 1, ,, . , . *tiply, which gradually, stage by stage, hag ^ ed in the introduction of *.•,„ • ,. " ii. l. m l lx. the machine that now threatens the se^,. q[ hig life. It is the bread and \,„f, .. ,. , , . butter ques- tion-the struggle for «3x,\stence_and' whereas men once strove *„ * * ■t ,. . ,lor mastery ojer nature they no*^ str^ another in a bitter strugg^ fQr ^f tence. 'And-.why such-av"c,4.„. , . ■ p • o -T, 7, ' ,state* of af fairs?- Because the me' „ , ,. * ' ■ ' ■■ , aus of pro- flnction„are-J,under—the—ft^^-^^T^i^—, ,.- ,. - -- , ^.^ontrdl of-^a minority which compel th^ wh(j ^^ ignorant of what are now plainly the only commodity, labor-po\J°'8e11 their perceived laws of nature, cannot be, except in part, the true guide' to "a strong, natural civilization, '.such as ,must be the natural code of- ethics, tlio human race must eventually *- adopt." . In order to show plainly the attitude ,of the Church in various phases of history,"I would draw his attention to the fact that during the existence of slavery in the Roman Empire, and during the time feudalism was in force the church ■ was acquiescent. * Th© greatest opportunity presented tho church to vindicate itself as an enlight- eniug factor, was during that period In history known as the Dark Ages. To those .who hnvo road history but, littlo, it cannot but be admitted she was' more or less wanting In any initiative toward dispelling lhov gloom of ignorance. She has always admitted the supremacy of tho prevailing power in all singer* of hlHtorlc development,*Today sho upholds tho system of wngo- ■slavery just as conslslcnly, and for this reason alono I contend sho Is no friend to tho working* class. Sho opposes in order ,to live.* If the er, to them , . ... -spiritual fac tor was such a guiding tl,,, , ,- . comes it-that those who !J^ow "faithyi'nMt aliowyucl^ 8° . uclJ things to come about? w * ,-. tion of the workers to th-T ff ,SUb3Ugt fiillst class, at the i'ntrod^"*'7ca*?'" machine in modern indu^. f cbmplishcd with.ii cruelly .7;\was *c7 volumes for the spiritual Ji8'-^6?8 exploiters sought.-' The 2^- ie introduction of the factor^f °f ?* England should open the''!f ten,,I"to workers as to'the benofkg ., ° •■ expect under this spiritual,.,, y"!najr ■Do you porkers seek s&I',g^- ance'when you go peddlt1 '" KUltl- modlty (labor powor) of ^Umt, C01"" this tho'impulse'behind k,, ! ' „ Not on your life. ' It is J"r "cUona of nn onvlronment, which -^ fo,vc-e- of whether you like it or ^°.,B yo"; your services to him wL ' ° *, moans of extracting surpl^ „ , , UlG your labor. Your only *0 fU0 *«* native is starvation, whLjJ*hcp alUsr" slbly moan hoavon to yoj m*yS)0*' hesitate at Jumping at U;,fl /^ reward, just as your spiritual theorist does.* Why? It is" the will tovlive* inherent in man, and explains the reason why'meii will stoop to all sorts, of degradation in order to prolong their miserable,existence. Think you that ethical systems will' satisfy,, .a starving" man, and for all you know, you, who read this, may be starving ere your life is finished. - You cannot lay down, any principle, under "exist-" ing conditions, whereby your "livelihood is assured. . Don't flatter yourself with the illusion that all the unemployed }n Europe and America are thriftless and ne'erdowells.' I warrant, you will find amongst their ranks many a man who fondly dreamt that such a,lot would never be his, and he understood hot the materialistic conception of development," but more than likely was imbued with the .same lofty spiritual ideas our critics are' so fond of doling out, to the unfortunate. This is what the machine has done, and surely, it is time the sentimentalists realized this-fact, but more especially the workers whom'it affects so vitally. - ''. ' ; * It was upon' the sentimental idea that Utopian Socialism' was founded, and we know only too well the-fate of the hopes, built on-such a foundation. * However, it Is" due to tlie labors of Marx and Engels more' especially that we owe the key of understanding the development of the human-race. They'show conclusively that, it was" the economic environment that in all' stages, of,.history determined the actions of "men. . Where men went to seek their loaf, there went their temples, their p'riests and various institutions peculiar to their stage of development.- . The Intelligence of men working on the'existing environment can change that environment." The development of the capitalist system imposes ah' irresistible necessity .upon the workers to devote their, attention to changing their environment. When any; worker realizes this lie is .class conscious, and his duty resolves itself into - pointing out,-to'his more ignorant brother-the reason for things as they exist,; and;how they as a-.class, can and must accomplish their own emancipation,- arid at' the same* time the'fredom, of-all men. No''mere sentimental idea, but a practical and scientific^theory that -every, worker can apply, to his every day life, and that*, isJ why your, master would have" -,-"w-U-Ctuto-juUi--^i.j.Gi lfc-Ulijh***-&JJiritu«;ir linesduring your leisure. Knowledge is power, and in order to acquire this the workers,.must study, and surely it is worth while*, The triumph of the propertyless wage slave will be the most stupendous revolution in the history of the human race, and unlike all other changes will bo the result of a. class-conscious intelligence unknown to any previous epoch in historic development. . Does this not appeal to the working-class far more than any speculative .theory, of a future reward based,on thd-.'resuH of a life of subservience'to a 'domineering and exploiting class pilose spirituality is questionable? , 'When you realize tho Kill * significance, of ;the materialistic concepl ion, life will menu move to "you than an endleBB drudgery for the profit mongers, aiid your ideals will not,ho narrowed by the dollar mark. ' In conclusion twill quota from Scripture: • "WhalBoovor.things' aro lovely,'* "Whatsoever things, are' good report;- think on those things," nnd we leave our cr.lties to point out whether thoso things "nro lovely and of good report." Tho workors can Judge for themselves nnd thereby develop tholr intelligence. ;- The';- City7'of.-Chicago has)' an*,' idle army': 150,000. 7-7'.-'- '--, .-■;'-.•'"'-; STATEMENT FERNI E SCHOOL BOARD.- ,\" The* Nottingham, England, .building trades, after 'a/strike of several weeks. have" obtained an advance and "returned to;work.,.,, •*.* i ..--- ,- *--.>-'7- ; 7V/v „*-. 7'-'.** * '* n ' vy!',- ,** ■, Seventy-three' thousand tons' of coal have been purchased ."for. the Atlantic "battle'ship fleet for its winter drills' for- two^months. -., 7 7 -7 , • -~-l ^ '",*'* * *-'■'■" '■ '.' ' The Labor party's bill nationalizing the banking system of Australia has passed the Commonwealth Senate by seventeen to seven. ," - , ,- . *• '7 , -,. *".» • •' ." y „The Hull trimmers,and tippers of coal gained several points in their dispute, having"accepted a new-tariff,of pay and are at work.'. ' ',,' ' - • ,,.»„_*.'♦, * -o . II. B. Perham.'of St. Louis, has been re-elected president' of'the railroad department of the American Federation of,; Labor' for the fifth' time. - '■ 7 • ' • * » '■ i * *- - * ' '• . , * . * i If the producer and consumer were the same.man,-the distance.between them would sure, be reduced to the minimum,-and there' is no reason why they shouldn't he. ' ', ' 7"" .... *■ . •, *-'* ■*' ' '. 7 • -Three thousand,employes of tho Tokio, Japan, t street railway system struck- on January. 1st for an-increased wage to meet the increased cost of living.-,. ■ 7 ,*>.. ,-' y ,'.-"' *■ ■■-.' *' * * ■-' ' ""Socialism,is making enormous strides*^ .this country,"-was the statement made by Lord''Helmsley,*in London at" ,a meeting'of the Children's-Non-So-^ cialist "League. 7' ', v 7 . 'v' Trades'unionists in France are mak-' ing their power felt, and stirring the workers to-great ."effort in the securing of higher-wages, shorter work days and better conditions of lahor. Of the-12,000 dock laborers^ in!' St. Petersburg, Russia, who have been on strike'for more'pay, the majority returned to work under a settlement that will greatly increase wages. '.-'' ,-..$.** " • , • The'usual hours-of .work in Japan* are 12 per'day.$\Male workers of 14 get' from'16;to'*'257cehts a day; those under 14 •'froni-°6 ,to 10 cents a' day. Females over 14-are paid from 10 to 14 cents a day. yy . ■ - ,/ Receipts 77 •--'-. .. ( To' Provincial Government:" :77V7V 7 Grant •'■.■.•,•'• *j,6846:70' . City of Fernie*!7.'."""..-7..." i'*i4boo:oo ' Sale of 'trees y.."-.\;'.'■'. 1 7 ,12:35 '.'Provincial grant-("West' ,jyy ",y ' Fernie School grounds)'.** y "60*0-. 00 '■ City of Fernie .(amount' •yyy- . .-'over expended) -...7.'. :y *22.4i i . - ,.-*. -,. », > j* $21481.46 '■ .' Expenditure* "v--- " - • 7,y -^ '- -',*:-'. •'' By.Scno-:l repairs,.i1'...7 " Coal and'.wood'. 7.*.'... Teachers • salaries,; , Secretary.'salary .*, - ■'. Janitors' salaries .,...'.''.. ', Incidental expenses1'..,..' !Rent. of buildings y....'.[ . Teaching - supplies."."..'... - Draying' expenses ''..,. .*. 7lnsurance ...y..7....... , 'Cleaning Material,'.-,.,. 7 - School Material '.'-...,.7..- Publication of statement Sidewalk expense ....... Water and light .7 165. «6 West Fernie School gr'nde ,.-' 600.<H School equipment'; '. 1191' 18 ,:•.,.$ 12^.14 :.-, "*,894.»i. .7, 13806.S2 .'7 i„'150.'90 ■'.... 1742.46* ..' 221.42 .;;7"430;oe ..7''i321."6B .*. ' "-."29*. 51 '..' 165.M .7; 133. SS 7'" "211.27 50.09 75'St 7,sf, $21481.4(i =' ', , V - . * Fernie Annex' School' .'...:. $,60.15 ,',,.". • . . ■ 7 „ -. Central-School Grounds,.'. .7 482. "40 • v; , ,; '" 7 ' ,,,,' y ' ;.;■■ ", / .' ' ;,- -"''"• '" " $542.55 '"" *" ' ,7 7 •• 7 ". (This expenditure was paid,by debenture funds.) > ' _ - " * Certified,correct—;' ■ ,- \,' S. W:.BARCLAY,, .7 7 7 ■'.,,-- ' R. W. McDONAiby •" • *"*• J City Treasurer. Jahuary^th, 1912.. '' J^ " ' A. C.'UPHARDT.Chalrmaa ■ ,7 Beware of Imitations. Sold on the Merits, of: Minard's.; Liniment; -.♦♦♦■<(► ♦.♦ ♦♦.♦♦♦♦♦ ■"* . •"- - ° ▼ ▼ 1 !'■ ■FRESH5. MTEK 7 delivered, 'to:,-. ail*' ■,, ' "' > '' - y.;. , -parts of the town"yM Sanders &yVerhae8t Proprietors Brothers.* I L. E-, McDonald Providing Lands For the Poo (Continued from piiko 1) tho stato to provide out or a common fund for uortnin oIuhhoh and coikIIiIoiih of Hocloly, m it Is for tho Htnto to already provide for corliiln rlriHHOH mid t'ondltlons of socloty; tliftt Is lo sny, tlio stnto has ulrendy uudortnkni to look iifli'r crlmliiiilH (iii'tiuil) llu* poor ItiKiiiin mid tho cni''' nmi education of iivwrlglbl'* child llfo, why not provide for iho hi'iilih of tho poor child, or pun-ill, anil <diii'iillon of same, tlio fcvlil'-iiiltidvd, tin- unciuploj-fl and ng'-d. Why Wnn It Done? Why tlir> Htnto Hlinuld hnvo grown lutii tin- linhli ol' iillov.lng u fuw i-linr- Itnlile t«'"Plo In Ionic nMi-i' nnd iiiri-ii- ll'tlion tor otht-rwlHi>) tho woakoHt link III U.V I lltlill <H til. Miltl- .-. FXIIIU'tlllllin i..L.x :'.. ■.'. I . ..*, " ^:...'..•.:, .'(,: 1 a ! ly licllcv-i that Indl-i rlinlii.tN- ijivln-.* mny ho hul th<* MtilHldlzlrnr of nimla- hi nnd vicious habits of llfo, hoHldon voluntary work Ih irf>ri"pon*Hll)lo nnd i^v^.A ^ \m..\l ...... J . I.. ....* ..*.'. 1,4 ..,.^l.» that 10 por cont of the criminals nre mentally il-*f«'ctlvo nnd 10 per cont of Iho fooblo-mlnded hnvo criminal ten; d-r-ncloo. 8ave tha Child "ft finndy l» rhr-nppr fo snvo tho child thnn io ptiululi tlio criminal," Th*' public I1M1ID1 fnpnrt from jirlvnto foiiHldfinilion) should bo lho ideal lnw of a united medlcnl service. Cases ruufi bo searched out in order that li-*atmunt nmy be applied in tho In- ft-jit'-nt stage before dcatltuilon of the pntl^nt nnd family seta In. The work r bo provoiiliitlvo its woll TlHuioodsofthopiulonl Jlnl'1 T first coiiHtdovatlon. H* W,,w| w linn hu tho (DHt or ollRlli ™ ,,0f,,!,■ .iu.1. „» ti i.»,,,y 'or public /IhhIhIiiiico? Tliom hIioi •lid bo a |'||*Ht '"npondiiig don- lln« of dofonco (iKiiliist. I), lltutlon or incipient Indli-' „,„„ MrtmlnlHirntlon of roller H7™'m"H,,° dueled upon tlio mughly 'hniild bo con- HkflliMl .llnx-ilon. linvliiR^ ",,nUl,rt nn,1' iiilnl-.tn.ihe efficiency .^ tn »«l; economy. ft"11. [imwM nRiiltiHt poverty wIbIi to wiiro linplh,,,,, nnd U ' ° w,l,'r'll<) I bo -vroiohfl.li.oHR nnd Ui\mnt^ '""1 tlon which nlwnyH follow I'tiomploynirnt mill's, hnd hnliliH, but which a mini dci-rndii- ■* In Un cuinp, "oi only by lifKI II 11 I II I Oi trill 11 ll|l l| 1J(.^. Kiilnr loiituro, vnryln-* ..,,,, ' , With HOIIHnWtt solution. Probloms nffectlng the lives of llio pooplo, and tho solullon'of those questions, Involves flnoncos. A social soi'o doos not heal with neglect, and nnd foHtor, until finally tho loss which tlio evils nrlHiiiK thorbfrom will grow the country suslnlnB will be infinitely Rrontor than nnylhliiR it would hnvo to lunir in pnyinp; tho cosl of an onrllor i-emody. In the old countries'! In the Unllod Slntofl'und rhpldly InrrnnHliiK In Cnnndn, thoro nfo mlllloiis of our follow-holiiKB HiifforliiR, Is It fnlr, is It JiihI, Ih It. human, Is it. honornhlo or wile lo subject mioh a multitude nf our fnllow-mon nnd women lo oontlniio.l oiidni-ftiu'o of thoHo mlHuiioH whon wo In Cnnndn hnvo nntiirnl r->pnurros which, H-'lontll'Icnlly nppll<-d, would pro- vo Hponidlc, Inlcrmltiont uncorinln and Induco n rciiK'.ly I hut by our prosont iiilH.llroclod niipllcittlou Ih simply ng- Ki'iivnlod, No Revenue There III Iiu* old lnnd llu'iv Ih no revenue whnlos'iT from tlio lnnd nnd nnlurnl ri'HourccH, which unfonujintcly nro In thn hiiiids of 11 fow prlvnlo nwnorx,' but Wages* for'-unskilled labor in Mexico which t ten-' year's * ago were about 25 cents a day and haye(sj'nce slowly risen a^ few cents' have now been raised to 50 and"60 cents, -^.his applies particularly ,to mining and railroad workmen: ■* ■ * -•; - -. , * , - - , . 1 j • 1 * ♦ .♦ - -The Chlo law making it a criminal offence for an employer or his agent to dismiss an' employe for refusal to resign from a labor organization was recently upheld in 1, decision of Judge Prank Gorman, of J W. Common Pleas Court in Cincinnati 7" '- •* * ' '■i' "';. ' *•;',* '*,'", , Every year"there''aro in England three important ,labor ■ conventions, Theso aro the annual British trade union convention, tho annual meeting of the general federation of trade unions and 'the nnnunj'-conventlon of the labor party. Thejiast named Is be- ingjiold in 13Irmi|*gham 'at present tlmo. '- w ••-',, ♦ •'*i." • '. ; : „ Domornlizntlon exists among tho Unllod Mlno Workers In some sections of District 18, Thoso r|on who have not yot Btnrtod to work should bo patient, and with tholr follow-miners work for, tho succokB' of the organization nnd eqtinl opportunities for all engaged ln tho c"onl buslness.'-Industrlnl Index, ■'*■ '1 • Hundreds of newsboys In Liverpool wont on strike douuuutlng nn Incctt.'* of 2,ccnt.i on ench doi.en of haU,i(jiin/ pnjiers thoy soil, Tlioy hnvo bo.n'ro- c<«ivlnB 4 contu on o3"h dozen nnd arc dotormlnod tn ho Jn line with tho othoi workers who hnvo secured IncrenBos recontly. ." HORSESHOEING GENERAL BLACKSMITH ING ' -7. ^/ ' '■* -■*$'*, ''- CARRIAGE' BUILDING ■1 i Express and Delivery Wagons, a ' ,- Speciality ' Fernie-Fort Steele Brewing Go., Ltd. .Beer ■':."■;.■.'1: -, and"-": " - v , ,: .***.. ^ - - \ , Porter Bottled Goods a Specialty EASTERN pANfQA Low Round ' ""* - 1' trip Rates* •* ' ' . i * * Ontario, Quebec & Maritime Provinces rTickcts i&ued in connection with' Atlantic Steamships will bo on snlo from Nov. 10th to Dec* 31st inclusivo nnd limited to llvo ' months from date of issue. " Finest raiuipmont, Stunfliii-cl Ftwt Olasa'and Tourist Sleeping CnrB. Uining Cars 1 "t „.-~on an through trains , Compai-tiiiont, Libraryj Observation Car on ■»," '. "Imperial Limited" > -,,.- ', ' TICKETS ON SALE -' Dec. 1st to 31 st inclusive1! -Return limit 3 month's Apply nearest C7P.lt. agent for particulars or write R-G.-McNElT^IEr .' ..- y *' ,Dist, Passenger Agept, Calgary Electric Restorer for Merf\ Phn«nhnnol restorescVr.ryiierve in the body 7 rnw»pnunui(n Ug proper tension { restore* , ,vsm and vitality., Premature decay nnd all sexual •weakness averted at once. lMionphoMnl will m.ike you a new man. Price M a box. 01 twi-'fot IH, Mailed to'any address. Tho Scoboll Unif Co., St. CtttUarlnCB, Out, * , „...„,. For Sale' at Bleasdell'*. Drug Store. *♦*♦*■*•¥ ♦"* 4>> Q. C. FEDERATION OF LADOR .,■.,!■(„ 7v'u-|i ri lMl^'^'ttio'1"11' KI',niP» (>f I !>"""■ I'Ui'dtin lind nuoH or uixob nro upon wnrkorB i.r.T«rl«ii«. lnfcl!°U °il.,,!'J l!h° lT?T" m,A ,,,™,.,,?.H 0t ,n,,u* , ii . . «'liUona, IjihIi' Ioiih, cllnmtn nn.l bciiho^ Currentm nnd \^6. It Ih n« ImiHiHHlliki to *..,„„ , . I 1" ■ . 1 hi i,,-,hl1 "-i -t'ljnlli- .rlum In triulo whUl, lllf0 hw Hi cuneiii. nnd tl.l^ Ht0|.mg ■ r.ila», nmi n. «hn Rcnm-,, „„■, fmt_, ,.,0 element.. .0 mu.t ^,,^2 woRnlxo nm prov do >mmt ,In ..loywiem. whicb brliiiw wm, „ cnflr# mmudhlm.. Canwt ^ np- vrcmn nro brwiWI^ Amh (ho brondwlnner, unemw , (]m m,<r tocn- of Indu. Hm nnd ■ooaWed«nnnd.orlo lwnMel|latI or dopre»«lon« of trnd*^ Th*. -.oclal problem, n^ lm^ns ftr try wlilili liunt|»n- nnd kill Uiofo pio- co.*i&ci(, and ninKo Uiohu 'n-odin*:*- hctn- tior nmi ilouror. Thoro tuvj IHO (ownyltlim yot mull- viik'd lnOou' tho _Clnh /inrnllt-1 which would ylolil n bnuls of 0110 Hocllon por towriHhlp 2.0.10,00ft ncro». Tho bo«< llnp; npnrt of r^rlnln of tlio publlo do- nuiln (nu prcc-lHcly tho hihik- nn school lnnd.) lo m«>t tho Inovltnblo domnnd. of 0, growltiR populitilon, 'would, to my mind, bo n nirol-o of progroanlvc IorIb- lutlon and i-ta'euiiuui„h!-. uC hiu-.Ii bit-It ordor that would plat« (ho province In a position (0 Rlvo It* citizens b Rrontor prof(*otIon nnd rnro upon ft •toU-siip* portlnjf bn.lB thnn nny oihor country in the iror]d, and thai 2. good tidrer*- tfslnff. Hiirlii-,' llio Ilrltlnb Columbia Trovlii- clnl Kodoriitlon ot Lnbor t'o'nvonllon to bo bold In Vlctorlu, wbloli oponort Monday, tho 22nd, It willI adjourn In n body to tbo oxci'iillvo coimoll cbnmhor of tlio provJnclnl Rovcrnm-fitt to pre- mont domnmlfl' for U'rIbIiUIoh nlong Kims fonniilnlod by tho dologntCHr.oro- sriil. It In not nlwnyH thnt n roiii-Pii- tlon or n lnbor body Ih bold In the city whoro 11 nnfloii'R or provlnco'M Inwn nre mndo or iinmndc, but It I. ntlll 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ■ ' ' * ' l'».l'l(*i (iJirtk. *,**!, ^J^tgflJt lUlllt^ enmo-' to :*, \r\\w tinrtv 1o roTirrtir* nt tbo F.ninf tlmo nnd In tho nnmo plnco, nnd to bo nblo to pronr-nt bot-frcBh nftor Itn ndoptlon, tho nwdB of tho toll- Inff mnRsoH. BAD FIRE IN JAPAN OS\KA, .Inpnn, Jnn, 20.—A koiIoi of flrr-H which biolto out nt ono o'clock thlH morning ftwept unchockod nrroi. tho Roiifhorn holf of the elt.y, fnnnorl by n Btronn wind. Tho conflagrintlon wnn not unJcr control uutll late In tlr- nlit moon when, rtcc-irdintt to official flgurca, li568 building:* hnd bo*n doRtroyod nnd no.OOD porflonn rondor-fld homolc.B, TiurUig tiio fimt four hours the flam- ♦ ■K ♦ M - ♦ ♦ '♦ * ♦ * * i M i y \f •> \ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ For DISTRICT LEDGER Readers Spend Your Money with Tfaese General Merchants • ■ ■ 1 TrlteB-Wood Co. Philip Carosella Wober'B-Store, Ltd. 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Paarion, 8t«noora|lhy, ♦ ♦ ♦ '' "4 •♦■■ "4 ♦ ♦ * ♦ * ♦ ♦ t * ♦ 4 * * * ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ * ^^♦•♦•♦•♦•♦^♦•♦♦♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦*-* *-♦ + ♦ + + + * + ■ ■*♦*• !\ rcs 7*^l||pgf ^ -i^V-Wi^* 7 77*7y^y'i;';7,7 yyvy. .,-,. ,,(- \ -.- .1 i-r.i. fj--, ■* .. .-«.*■•<•■■ /.-.', -\c-.-..-M.--i ;r -,- j- i.- >7".v777y^. •■ i ■'- s * ' . ■*-.■ ' 1'-,'!i1-, >7 -> .'■■-"■•■.-: l^y'.V: '"' "t->,>f*' 3K *." THK DISraiqT^LBpOBB, FERNnS,' B. 0., JANUAEY 27,1912 PAOB THSEE vC 77 W't >?-> JV." ly- L1 ' Pi'* ' i '' it" fr fc ' A'general" strike'of the,'coai-miners ;,-.will mean-the,most serious Industrial disturbance that, the United 7 Kingdom 7i*has "oxperlenoed*'since trie-dispute, in ;.'* the-'-'engineering. trade* nearly "a qu'ar- ' ter of a century ago. 7The total num- V be'r of>Kmen-employed in-and'about .the" *' coal, mines'exceeds- l.OOO'OOO:-''•'The :. '.total'output-of thymines'amounts to 'about 785,000 tons a day".**1;,it''is "calculatedI^that" there 1*3** about - three ' peeks', supply of coal in stock; ' ' ' '.f 7. The miners are in a better condition - now to engaged in','a- finish' fight than ■ they ever were before.- 7 Tliejjr "organization is one of the strongest labor . bodies" in the country both financially and numerically. The reserve fund of o the federation at the present' time is believed to"'amount to $10,000,000 "or more. " What the miners are capable .of when they get their- backs' to the ' - ^wallvvaa shown'in" 1893, when 250,000 of them laid, down-their, picks and "shovels and*-.remained ,In idleness for .17 weeks rather, than submit to a 25 - .' per cent reduction' in their wages al- "*' though they"had nothing, like,the ac- / cumulated funds-they have now.*, Operators Raise1 Price of .Coal "■ Coal dealers4n England are reaping a rich harvest; as a consequence of the *, 'ballot of the coal miners which unofficial reports state to be' in favor of, a strike for a fixed "minimum wage.' The *" "dispute affects about 900,000 men,-The ' result is that the- price -of; coal at the mine, has, been. raised" 50' cents' - ' a-.ton for the best household-coaL- whlle' retail dealers have increased the " price- by' from-"75 to 84 Cents'a ~, ton. Tlie government is greatly"', ".alarmed ■over'tbo prospects.of Uie coal miners' strike on March .1., 'The officials''are, - preparing to exhaust all possibilities of .mediation; "but*;,the prospects' are v gloomy; as the operators, declare they .will not "submit, to the' employees' de: •'f.mands' for a minimum wage.'' ■' , ""■ - Big Businesses Uneasy •> - "A feeling of uneasiness prevades big -* business,-not,only because'of tbe min- *,ers\trouble, but" because ofthe'gen- ■■ eral unsettled, conditions of labor and •industry in the-country. -*■ Among the ' :■ branches -of, union .labor involved in other' serious embroilments are' the "'ship builders,;hoisery,.workers, wool 7 Jt combers" and cotton, workers, 7 '- - 7 Features of .'Situation "Which Confront " ^'" 77" the/UnitedTKrngdom, - 77~ \The great*'strike,of the miners of :'■ the United Kingdom occurred in 1892 - ■ and continued four months.' '.During' that period it was the'coldest of-years * iii England"'and much'suffering result-* *" ed' Coal reached the price of 60'sbil- , .lings per ,ton,'rising from'30 shillings' • „ in-a day. There Is usually less.'tlian two woks' supply of'coal on the market , throughout the United Kingdom. * /•■There,,are about twenty7principal coal, fields in Great Britain and several smaller"ones. •. The largest- andjinost important1 is -, that v" of South' i,Wales, whichextends from Pontjrpool in7Mon-] mouthsUr<*r-on'the east/ to'.Kidmeily in Pembrokeshire,.on t^e'-west, a JeV gth'of 50. miles," and has an average breadth of 18 mile's, ,-The. total area is* about 1,000 square miles; Other important fields are the Forest of Dean, South Staffordshire,"" Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire,: Northumberland and , Durham, 7 Lancashire, Cumberland, Ayrshire, -Stirlingshire and" Midlothian. The coal areas in Lancashire and Northumberland and the,York-Derbyshire "fields are little less in area than that of Soiith Wiales. The- total available coal in Britain Is estimated at'146,454,240,387.tons,- the annual output is about'230,000,000 tons. Besides" the* miners .engaged in working, in the coal' fields a, large section'of the population.. ls engaged in handling the' product' both by sea arid land.,- .--Britain exports* more coal than .all of tlie rest of the .world combined arid an immense'amount of.capital is sunk in shipping devoted entirely to.the coal-,trad«*C * \ - V ,,'* , •The-towns.and cltles'most directly connected with - the coal mining .'arid trade in .Britain are, Swansea, Cardiff, Pembroke; Bristol, Shrewsbury, Sheffield," Leeds, Manchester, Wrexham, Maryport, Whitehaven, Stirling,-Glas-' gow, .Ayr, Ambie, Blythe, Shields and Newcastle.'. ">', " " "Lloyd's Weekly" on Situation ,' '.* Great Britain is faced" by- tlie, threat of a national coal strike in March, which will throw out of work not Only a'million colliery..worker,-- but millions of other people and bring our industrial and commercial life to a standstill. A special-correspondent, of'"Lloyd's News" .who has, during the' week been" iiiaking7careful .inquiries, among, the miners themselves,'finds that" they' are practically unanimous in, favor of a a national-strike. *«,The* ballotjis to bs taken "on-Wednesday,'^ Thursday and Friday next, and on-Jan. 18. a national conference.of miners'-will.be held!in ■Birmingham,' wheiuthe'result will,-rbo declared.', -The notices.are to be, given on different dates "so "that all may, terminate on March'1, „' This* Is-.the latest date at' which any coal-mine 'will 'be "working. --, " ■ y * y-. " , .*' ~ 7~' But there is the gravest danger that the country will not-.be allowed even this short breathing space beforo it is called; upon to see all its industries paralyzed, arid millions of its people Idle, and -faced with starvation. 'it as is everywhere anticipated, the,majority ii*i ■ overwhelming in favor of-a strike, it Is qulto possible that'the hot heads among tho leaders'may'bring about a stampedq*, and,that the. miners will.oease work almost at 0^9*3,^7',:^ ; "It is believed -that.one^mbnth; will exhaust' bur existing stock^jof/; coal'. Within,that time every^facSry^ratl: ^ay;'--gasworks,' electric \ lighting-!"ah.d power plant,'and steamship will'-be brought to a standstill, and few homes ycertainly • none * among-7 the ^"pbor-^ would have fuel for*warmth and cbok- - j.. - - - ■ , ,^ , *-,... - .- -* ing. : . ■*.. ., '-Iv'i yy ;:*■.'-■> - Civil war is not the least amorig'the* probable'' perils. - Every, * ton of' coal would, haye'to be moved,under armed escort, for the transport' workers'-would make, coinmon cause with the* miners arid refuse"to handle coal;while the strike was ori, • Woiild the.whole"Brlt- ish^army be-strong enough", to maintain order under such circumstances? Then, there is the question of the Navy. "'How would ""it be coaled? What would be the position of <the national safety? ' No warships; can move'without coal, arid are we quite sure that tbe outlook in Europe ls so pacific that we 'could afford* to have' our fleet laid up for want of fuel? , , - In the manufacturing centres the situation is looked upon as so serious that several firms have substituted electrical plant for .steam engiries, and are getting current from the corpora-' tlons under'.the. ideas that these big, buyers will be'better able to collect large reserve stocks of coal in case of emergency than individual firms. •' -; .Others wanting,little power are-mak- Ing greater use than hitherto of petrol motors. v*i - \ "" " • 7 ' ' : All over the north, there,is a good di".L. oft quiet laying up of stocks cof '.'i'i-1 in ordor to/im*et the threa'teried co'ii.'rigency.-*,;'- ,.',. ' , '7 * ', Mn the-.course, of an article in the Soutli Wales Weekly, -Mr.vWr.-;Abraham M. P. (Miibon), writes that' the fight for the jninlmum* wage will mean that all lbss-'of*'life and. property suffered in, this country during' the" past will be a fleatiite'.to what'will occur in the biggest struggle between capital and'-labor, that this "country has ever- experienced.. ' ". i 7 ,. ; ' -, A coal strike-will be one great, opportunity'for American'coal owners to export large quantities, of-coal. We in all probability inay witness large imports of American coal being discharged in Great''Britain. *'"* Another View„ ' lsrRMlNGHAM,' En^-ind, Jan. 22.-- Tlic conference "of _theldel6'3ate.- of.the Miners' Federation hais decided to give notice,forthwithVpft 'he national, stop- nape of work,,at" the .coal- mines in Great Britain:* *, The end of February, however iF"the~first~date 'at-wnTch~riot"- lecs.cari become effective. The notice is" accompanied, by an intimation that tho' men are-ready to. continue negotiations for* a settlement. The - conference has adjourned until Feb. 1. As both sides, appear to be heartily desirous-of'finding.a way out of tbe deadlock, thero is ■ a general feeling that a national strike 'which would affect about 900,000 men will be averted. .WHAT THE-MifiERS OF . ,'"' 7 -; GREAT] BRITAIN VOTED FOft \The Confererifce'bf the Miners' Fed*- eration of Great Britain, held'.ln'.Lori- don on.December'.""20th and'21st,"'considered the.Veports of, the various districts as to their negotiations with .the owners on "the matter, and the following resolutions'were* passed:— 7 ' ■'"' 7(1) That aballbt-be taken. ' (2) TbaWhe ballot vote be taken on January' 10th, ilth", and 12th-next. ,. "(3 " That''no'half-members (boys) be allowed ,to *voi». -,'.'. (4), That the result of the ballot in each district' be sent> to Mr. Ashton not later than January 16th. - (5) That-in case the-ballot vote results in a'two-thirds majority in favor of a national stoppage, notices to be given in everey district so as to terminate by the end of February, 1912. (6) ', That the districts send to Mr. Ashton' a tabulated statement of .what St' desires to be its minimum wage, and that the Executive Committee of the Federation meet to consider this statement and report to a National Conference to be held-at Birmingham on January 18th, 1912. 7(7) Form of ballot paper shall be: ','Are you, in-'favbf of giving notice to establish, the "principle of "a minimum' for "every, man and boy working underground in the"mines of Great Britain"? • "-(,8), That during, the' negotiations special machinery be got up,in each district fcuv-'dealing with exceptional cases;, such; as "bid and Infirm workmen. ;' '' 77 ■ - . • i '■ - , BIG BISCUIT. BOYCOTT " Huntley and Palmer Affected - There' is*stil considerable unrest .with respect-tb the dismissal of,workpeople at Christmas by Messrs. Hunt ley aiidTalmers' biscuit firm at Reading, an'd'the representatives of the discharged,' people and members ".of different trade unions are doing their utmost, with a, yiew- to having those dismissed' reinstated in the firms. It is now stated on the authority-of Mr. Ben Russell, the local representative, of* the General Laborers' Union, that, unless' Messrs. Huntley and Pal-" mers consent to receive a deputation with a view'to'reinstating the workers, that-_ step's-'Vill- be taken at once to "organize a -national arid international boycott agins't' the' firm. The. Labor arid Socialist" newspapers of Germany including 80 daily,.organs and innuiher- able weekly and. other magazines, are to be use'd,"1:it"is''stated, for this purpose, and-the'-daily newspapers in France, Belgium,and every other country in the wprld'are to be communi cated , with. WHAT/DID SHE MEAN? "Now, Tommy," viid his mother, 'T want you'to be'*gobd ,wlnle Tin out"" "I'll- be good'for a penny," replied Tommy. "7'",,77* ',''"'- " '*, "Tommy,"7 said she, "I want you to remember that you cannot.be a son of mine unless you are good, for nothing."- ,'" * "77 (Coatinued from.page 1) ways; he declared that the government bf Alberta ^should acquire some of the vast coal-areas .of this* province that are rapidly falling Into the hands of private individuals and when the coal companies refuse-to place coal on the market at a reasonable price, the government should step-in. and compete with them until they decided to lower their prices. ' This would act as a check on the, private companies, aud was a* plan "that had been, tried with' success in other countries. ' Not an Experiment "Government ownership'of railways is not an experiment," he continued. "It has been tried for years in other countries ,and is working out successfully. In many cases it has been found that the railway servico has been ,wonderfully improved and rates cheapened, when private owned rail- ways(have been taken over by the state. .Turning his attention to the demerits of the ' corporation ownership system as exemplified'by the slate of affairs in England, he pointed out that in that country alone, there are 3,000 directors of railways whose salaries amounts to £500,000. He said that in England the public is forced to pay the cost of a'duplication of lines and officials in the name of railway competition-while as a* matter of fact'the rates bn all railways are fixed at.a meeting *of directors held every little" while in London." ^ l A case -was known, he declared, where one railway company had been paid by another* £74,000 to keep.out ot one, town.' •'.Shamefully Underpaid Making further remarks about English railway system, he pointed out that the employes of roads are shamefully-'.'underpaid: They get. barely'* eriough .to exist and "at the same time 'transportation' rate's arc so high that it is-impossible,for many who could improve their conditions by coming to Canada to secure" sufficient money to pay .their, fare here. • Tbe companies were not content with underpaying their men,, he. said," they insisted on giving* thein holidays during the year and'deducting their wages for the time they-aire idle.' '-, - - > 7 17717 * '■ ■fAnotherlAttack given the C.7P7R. alone, which at a conseryative valuation of $10 per acre meant-. $600,000,000/ . This meant a tax*on-every person in. the Doininion today of $138 per head. , He expressed the belief; that it.was time that the-people were .stepping in and. curtailing "the., growth of corporation power. ■ ' Resolution Passed After addresses, the following resolutions were passed last week by the United Farmers'of Alberta regarding public ownership of railways was introduced to the meeting: ' Resolved that this meeting Is la favor of government ownership and operation of railways as opposed to corporations or private ownership assisted by a guarantee of bonds and that a government owned system under the control of an independent system ls preferable.. Tlie resolution carried unanimously and will be placed at an early date be-., fore the provincial government as an expression of opinion''of the meeting. -Public Ownership League .Steps were then-taken to organize a public ownership league for the purpose of carrying on a public ownership campaign throughout the province. - -:-*';, " An opportunity" was given those °prc- sent'to become members of-theieague by paying a' small membership fee, after "which, a provisional committee whose members had taken upon themselves the responsibility, of making arrangements for the mass - meetings, was authorized to draft a constitution and-bring it before a meeting of the. members at an early date. -. STHEWHITEST,Li6H BARING POWDER ' X WV R. Ball..', of Strathcona, was tlie next;speaker.-'7He dldnot believe that ariy private Individual, 'or set of individuals should.'have .the power possessed, by the -railway', corporations of ■ the present day-to fix the price of the no'cessltles of life. • Two hundredarid twenty-eight ^million dollars of Canadian-public money had'been, given in business, to railway corporations, Sixty irilllipn acres of land had been WASTE OF COAL "Great as are the losses attending the mining of coal, approximately 250,- 000,000 tons in.fla single year,'.the waste in the, furnaces of .the country is still greater,■ formless than 10 per cent of the coal's heat units are converted into mechanical'-work in the factories. Or the larger fact that of the 300,000,000",tons*of coal probably used in the power plants of the country, including locomotives, 270,000,000, or 90 per cent, of the whole are lost In ±ll£-4_Oii1.-*"_A*»o'l _+ nnncifniimn'-tnii'i _/tf_/MtA«nit. and not more than 10 per cent of-tbe heat units, or the equivalent of only 30,000,000 Ions'of this coal, are transformed into the, mechanical work of the natlom.- ■■•> NEVER ANY FAILURE OR DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN . MAGIC BAKING POWDER . IS USED. CONTAINS NO ALUM. *t COSTS NO MORE THAN THE ORDINARY KINDS. MADE IN CANADA THEORY AND PRACTICE ft We're very fond of winter ' ln theory, don't you know. We say it Is so healthy • To .wrestle with the snow. It's such a splendid Ionic . ' The wind that's cola as Ice, But still we always dodge it, "If we have got the price. .To hear us tell the neignbr.rs- iJow, greatly we_admire /\ f ••-. 'old, lashioned winter .. A listener might iinjir**-3 if wo would eat a tic.wt To some fair summer climate , That called'for transport free Or pack our trunk and flee. hen August winds are scorching .And grass Is dry and sear The claim to dole on winter ", May then be quite sincere. '. 'But'when -we view the picture *,. ^t prifilpr rlngor_rJiTirro SMM's Cure STOPS COUGHS ^"M.-^S?! The feeling's are subjected - . '*-'■* -To something of a "change. ■ ■ 77 -. 7 ' • •* - It's just a superstition, , (i Some people may declare, They like the cold, but would they , Hold up tholr hands and swear?. ' .If they had wings for flying, ', With leisure, too, were blessed," Where would thoy spend the winter? That's quite tho proper test. f' * i it «•,•," {••••• ♦•»*: V'- :»"... - v . ■ * * 1? . lm***l '.'»/ IT* ''Jm Hk i «'* *v -*2* • ■v Special ^ale1 Oranges At All Dealers Begins- Monday Special Low Prices on Most Healthful of All Fruit i Next Monday morning "Good-Health Week" begins. The most wholesome fruit in the world—"Sunkist" Oranges—will be sold at special prices in all grocery and fruit stores. A trainload has just arrived from California and will be disposed of by special sales. Economical housewives will buy this lus- California, Each orange ia perfect, large, sound, * juicy and of wondrous flavor. Try them during •'Good-Health" Week at the special prices, to find out the difference between perfect, tree-ripened "Sunkist" Oranges and the ordinary kind. Insist on Valuable "Sunkist" Wrappers Every genuine "Sunkist" comes in a tissue wrapper plainly marked. Your dealer will supply you if you make yourself plain that you want only GENUINE "Sunkist," the finest oranges in the world—"the ones with the valuable wrappers." ai W cious golden fruit like they do apples—by the \tUh Arwpn ht\]LUnv nr hnv. "RnnUst" firflnorpfl ■Mtt m dozen, half-box or box. "Sunkist" Oranges are much cheaper than good table apples. Good health for the entire familyl A delicious and economical treat prescribed by physicians. Buy "Sunkist" in Quantities at Flossing Prices "Sunkist" keep well and they will sell at such reasonable prices next week that you can buy them by the box pr naif-box at special prices. The wrappers from this most henlthlul ot a)) trim, along with a tew stamps to pay charges, packing, etc., will provide you with several pieces of luxurious silverware, Amazing Quality of "Sunkist" Tree Ripened, Picked With Gloves Seedless, Sweet, Juicy Navels These are the choicest orangjei grown —the prize crop of 5,000 of the finest orange groves in Choose From These Fourteen "Sunkist" Silver Premiums Get This Orange Spoon economical Lemons Extra juicy, thin-skinned and of the same high quality as "Sunkist" Oranges. They go farther than other lemons. The wrappers are valuable—the same as the orange wrappers. Recipe Booklet Free upon request. «* *» • iff &UDK1SI UUt TrUMur* lUgitttn* At right is shown new "SunkiHt" Orange Spoon, nctual size. Genuine Rogers and of the latest style. Sent you on receipt of 12 "Sunkist" wrappers and 12c to help pny charges, packing, etc. For, each additional spoon send 12 "Sunkist-' wrappers and 12c. Rend carefully direc* tions at right. Send tor full description, number of wrappers and amount of cash nee* essnry to secure each article. Mf* L I • (tl Premiums Table Knife Table Fork Dessert Spoon rt*i.i*r. tr,.:r„ Bouillon Spoon Coffee Spoon Salad Fork Oyster Fork Child's Fork OrandeSpoon Fruit Knife Teaspoon Tablespoon Butter Spreader This Fruit Knife Yours Made of special tempered steel heav" ily silver-plated,same high quality as the other - Sunkist-' Premiums. Sent on receipt of 24 "Sunki8tM wrappers ond 20c. For each additional fruit knife send 24 "Sunkist" wrappers and 20c. Read This Carefully On nil ron-l'truices up to 20 cents plenso send en-*)*; on nmouut* nbovo 20 cento we prefer postal noto, monoy order, ei- press order or bank draft. Make money order or draft pnyal-lo to tbo California Fruit Growen* Exchange*, ond addrcai your letter* to the California Fruit Grower*' Uxchango. 105 King St. **.'»(, io<i-cr it'iuri'i £(-. Ttirr.ntrt. Onl You can Femro these premiums with "Sun- kl»t" oriu)K<> wrapper*. "SunkUt" lemon wrappers. "Red Hal!" ornnjfe wiiijifitri. d« Ktu iuu lemon wrapper*. Or merely send trademark I cut from wrapper*. If you will buy only "SunkUt" and "Red Ball" ornnRe* and leraoni you will get fruit ot th* fltitit «ft*laj Quality, economically priced, «n«t yrtii will »o<»n have enough wrappers to »*curt a complete ut of the beautiful -lab!* lUm* wara .j , Calif ornia Fruit Growers' Exchange, cofne^c^rerktreet Toronto. Ont. p^'*yy?;- -S;.'-.7.-S, 3 *> ■ *H- ' 7'' ^'7:7 -"SV ."^J-1-' /r. .y PAGE FOUR THE JJISTRIGT LEDGER, FERNIE, v B. C, JANUARY 27,1912 , ' * i* "* , •- „ - « " iV "" ** < "" « Published every Saturday morning al its' office --•Pellat Avenue, Fernie, B.C: Subscription $1.00' per year iii advance. "An/excellent advertising medium: Largest circulation in the District.>Ad- ' rertising rates oil 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. H.P;.NERWICH, Editor"! . ^Telephone No, 48. Post Office Box No. 380 AS THE WORLD WAGS N INETEEX Hundred aud Twelve has opened up with-dissension and strife amongst, nations and between tlio-wage* slave and slave driver, in other words, between" capital nnd labor Nobody with any iusicht at all could but admit that the , world is beginning to seethe. It is only necessary to'look at the daily papers to see evidence of worldwide unrests/Turkey and Italy,are still at one another's throat; China's 400,000,000 people are in a state of anarchy; Ulster and Belfast are preparing to cause bloodshed if need's be iii opposition to Home Rule in Ireland; the Balkans are ripe for rebellion -against Turkish domination'; one million miners in the United Kingdom ready to throw those countries into a slate of coal famine; a similar predicament in the United States by 400,000 coal miners going out * on strike in defence of their rights to" earn a living wage; Germany under a Socialist regime, and France calling Italy to time for the seizure of a ship are but a few of the troubles that face us today. Each one of these things would of itself cause' a thrill to pass through the guardians of civilization, because they all portend war and strife, followed by unforeseen consequences. Of tbe two enumerated, the strides of Socialism and the labor struggle iri Great Britain are the most significant. The former " showing- as it does the trend of feeling and education among the masses, augurs' well for Socialism in other civilized parts of the world, and the latter . *' by the vastness of1-its possible results forces the •question of the rights of the workingmen to at least * exist, to the forefront. It is by such means ris making,the 'classes feel the discomfort and inconveniences of withholding a necessity such as coal, " realize that the world is dependent upon the workingman—the producer. In fact, everything else will pale.-into insignificance, before the paralysis - "which threatens the coal industry of Great Britain. Tt ns_is_--vithin_t.bp._rfl-ntyp_r>f_rirnb-*ihiHiv _t.hp._ffl in a-. any country*but,'of course,"there;""arc'ialways;excep-' tions." /On the whole, however,^ is, the'intelligent class of the wage earners .who' become, discon ten ted" -with working"at"what pr'on\is'es:,no, chance of dvehtr' ual independence.* 7 Distant' lands..-always;- look promising, and though they. mayjbe able to improve alittleupontheir lot iri'their-native-land, still after a few years they-cannot help butVee that to work' does not mean-independence in their Sew sphere any more than it. did at home.- ' Capital creates in every- ""-7,-' "* » ** Jt * * v "f ' /* t- land more*;or less the same'conditions to the work- ers, with1"variations due,to-local'.conditions.?- The development of capitalism "necessitates the degradation of the worker/and calls into being- the" indus- trial'reserve army, the force .which'keeps,the workers obedient, and hampers.them in their attempts to improve* their ..conditions. / The' machines'created by the -workers increases every year the' number of that reserve army by throwing, the once skilled into the ranks of the unskilled and the''worker-is'continually undermining the. security .of .his own livelihood by his inventive genius. Yet there are in the ranks of-the workers many who cannot realize the significance. In -Englaud up to the year 1815 laws-were.in'force to prevent the emigration of men- engaged^ in the making of machinery, and heavy penalties were imposed for violation of these laws.' In March, 1963,' there appeared in the columns of" the Times, of London, England, a letter fronvthe spokesman of the Cotton Operators of Lancashire appealing to the government'to prevent the emigration of .the human machine to other lands, claiming, same to be a menace to capital.-: "Wftth the skilled man goes1 the accumulation of skill of generations,'but as the machine more and more displaces the skilled man the concern of the capitalist is.transferred fronvthe human machine to the> concrete- result of, the industry of the exploited laborer. The fact, however," is* that even-in'the year 1863 the manufacturers could not help, but show that' the laborer -was his property just as much as the inanimate-machine. The great difference now is that the workers themselves are seeing this, and in an effort to - escape from grinding poverty they emigrate. ' From our point' of "view the emigration of men from the older countries and their immigration into newer spheres is the greatest educational factor towards the enlightenment .of the workers of the world. This makes the working-class revolutionary movement truly, international, and explains the fact that British Columbia is the leading province in Canada to-day where a great number of the workers realize .the class' struggle in all its significance. They, have come from all corners of the world, only to find the same system in1 effect, and although conditions are by no means quite so bad as in those countries, which have been-more or less thoroughly jsaSs* i"! .">* Gloved Hands Pick "Siinkist'- Orait£e$ ' i N>J**-.V; ' w*j workers of the'United States'conduct a strike of *„ their own at the same time—the agreements, as it- happens, expiring in both countries at the"- same time—a speedy* concession to the miner's just de-. man'ds may be looked forward to. ' In Germany .trouble likewise looms ahead. With' the victory the Socialists have gained the monarchy can by no means be considered- safe. , The auto- , cratic Kaiser will not meekly accede to Socialistic legislation, if matters will at all go 'so far. It is. quite likely that William will refuse to cail parliament'together, call for a new election, and at the same iiuie disfranchise all tho Socialist voters. -The matter of .constitution will not weigh'with liiin in * such.circumstances. Constitutions are only useful as a,means of keeping the workingman under dog. Tho Kaiser is a law unto himself. The five million Germans,who voted the Socialist ticket will not, ,K however, submit without a strong bid in dofenco of v theirUhuman rights. Five million men cannot be so easily downtrodden nowadays. Tho workingman is now'rcalizing his strength and is determined to uso it for tho betterment of his own condition. , A -question was put in the B.'C House by Porker Williams as to what was .the cost of the Prime Minister and Attorney-General's'trip to the Coronation, and the answer was that these gentlemen cost I; the province .*)*14,500. Mr. Williams might have followed up this questibn with* "What has the .country benefited by the expenditure of this sum?" Echo, answers "What?" '(Order 1 order!) EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION "expioitea~smi~tn"e~aeveiopm"ent"""ortne~systemnm^ plies the' growings-insecurity of men's livelihood. It is simply ridiculous for the workers to think that, they will be allowed to save themselves by property holdings, and whilst some may rise from the mire,-the working class divorced from property iis essential to the rapid development of capitalism. If you do not realize this fact you have not yet fully grasped what the capitalist system has in,store - you and your class in Canada. The growing tide of immigration will enlighten you. Mm Trademark Eeg- *>This delightful fruit', which comes in the valuable'premiuirl'-'bnriging wrappers, is all picked, .when ripe, with gloves! i *-.-.-- Each orange,is perfect. Otherwise it would \ be* rejected and soldas a,''second"—not as a first-quality '.^unkist*.""" k ' ' , . ^'-''SunKist'--. qre" the, prize oranges of best groves in ("""alifornia. , •; >v *-. a, - ' . Seedless, Sound and Solid &&*** ' Deliciously juicy—no seeds—firm and perfect. Sweet as only (ree-ripen'ea oranges can be. Yet they-cost no more than oranges of less quality. .' ' - ,.,''.. yy . Insist on Valuable "Sunkist'VWrappers 7 You* are sure of getting the genuine when you insist on the- valuable wrappermarkedSunkist"whic"h covers every orango. Thousands of enterprising housewives now* furnish their dining tables with"SunkUt"silverware—realRogera"—by merely - saving the wrappers and sending .to us with stamps or money order to partly pay cost, packing, etc. , ' ' " y "Sunkist" Lemons of Same High Quality Thin-skinned, extra' juicy and eacli comes in a valuable -'Sunkist" wrapper. They go farther ttiaD other lemons and cost no more than 'the ordinary., Recipe booklet tree upon request. * .-; ..,"., Get This Splendid Rogers'Orange Spoon Save 12 "Sunkist" cranes or»lemoa wrappers, or trademarks cut from wrappers, v*r.<,: and send them to us, with 12c „ . ' - •, to help pay charges, packing, etc.', and we ! **** **\ wi" send you ,!lis Kenl2'ne Rogers' silver orange spoon. In remitting-, please send cash '4*^ti'\. when the anmur.i it less than 20c.; on amounts above 20c, we prefer postal note, money . .*jSl>i' order, express order or bank draft. - fr « - - . -,- . . ',-_ '•« %»■» . 14 "Sunkist" Premiums y *J ■5f.»a,« i "\ Send for full description, number of wrappers and amount .*. \. of cash necessary to secure each article. < '*, Table Knife, , Child's Knife Salad Fork OranfeSi Table Fork .Bouillon Spoon' . Oyster Fork v Fruit Knife JE® aM'W.a ~ - ■ .,7 ' ? ^irtir-'^^S'"- ■"•'ll'itT i--* ^'i -\ li'*i % Butter Spreader, \»^*A -- ~ ,-~ y . .•■ V-v^a-Jj, Dessert Spoon • Coffee Spooa "N'S^-fc ' :■ ' ' Tablespoon ■ 7. !**^k. C^»f ornia Fruit drawers' Exchange AtgF • *&*£■&** '"10SKln4St.1Eaat. Corner ChnrehSL n+<&M^ ' ■ - - 7*7<iM^4?k 7 TORONTO. ONT. - . ^W^ * "' " Child's Fork Teaspoon .ft'fej ,-^V"' ' -•JiS&feS Washer ■••rvgx>esn^ - ,-**• ..-•w> .- i ,;-:*''*'■■,•- Get a Wa/ter Motor Washer and Be /Happy 7 ]:Cly j;i7QUAlL7 ;Jr^ German Socialists' Triumph BERLIN, Jan. 24.—Confident of suc^ cess, the Socialists aro" out in full* force at' the .polls today in a determined, effort to capture a majority, of the 33 districts ./where re-balloting is necessary as a result of none of the contestants, for membership in, the Reichstag receiving a plurality "at the general election Jan. 12. "■ Tlie early .-vote indicated . that, the Socialists ..would,.make good their boast to sweep .Germany with "a" "red flood'-"' of. yolesi and.it seems certain that their membership in the Reichstag will exceed' 110, insuring them ,firgt7niace=oyeiuth'©=Catholic-Gehtrists7 The Centrists, who "had 105 representa tives in"1 the last Reichstag,' held their own in.;,the balloting Jan.. 12, but Jhey failed to gain any new mmebers. ■; - Thb 'great victory of-the Socialists in- the gerenal election was won at the;expense of the Progressives and other parties.* " .' - ,', . .-""".BERLIN;* Jan. 23.—The Socialists- triumphed in the elections. * They, will have ,110* sea'ts after tomorrow's re- balloting, the strongest of.any party. The. coalition will have 186. . Officialdom- is. greatly depressed and only a big war-can save-the monarchy,' it is believed;-"..This the Kaiser threatened ^befor©-fthe»-elections7in_the7»eve!it™-,Qf- ttie present result." TT is ostininted'tlmt there nre now 250,000 peoplo ■*■ leaving tho shores oi! Spain annually for tho western hemisphere, particularly to South America. Tn some ciihoh wholo villnKcs aro leaving for tho now world. This has aroused tho government to examine into lho onuses for this loss of population, nnd thoy havo alrondy reeiMvod suggestions to divert this tide or eniigralion. Tn lliis district arc a grout nuniher of men and women who have torn up their old homo tic's in their'nntivc land, That rt great mnny of them do not net willy real too tho forco hehind thoir move- wonts is only loo apparent, nnd yot what propor- tion of theso can sny they voluntarily sold nil they hnd to follow tho enll of tho capitalist.. Hul behind your notions wlint ovor sentiment you like; wlii'llier iidveiiliuv, initiative, patriotism or ml her iiiipi'rinlism, the fnot reninins Hint Ilie wnge-worker ii entirely dnpcndenl upon the development of «npi- t:d. lit* in in llio- position of Mnry'n Inmh, and now wherever the capitalist goes the laborer is hound to follow. This is one of tho greatest contrasts iu tlio history of human development—I hat tlie lidmrer is enslaved by his own product, aud the r..... < ..... |/...<fi4> <•. <t(« ui (iiimi (lit* mult' Jllh'Mhl' 1 i..tt.,. *. llu. .lw,-„!i„-j;.„4 ut iii-> i)tutJutt III tltu ii.Utu nf tlit)hC who livi; upuii hih ('.xpluitiitioii. Hut it is this iiiteiihiiy of lht< oppri-smon of the cni-itnlists that nrouses clnss antngonism, ami when the labor- ..... , i ,i,. it » 11 • i •> ,. hoginning of the end of the enpitnlist re gimp is within night. Tl*is is one of the elements of revolution, and it is these very antagonisms that compel (he workers to think nnd act in a revolutionary manner. The I'omniittcp of investicntion appointed by thn govcnuiu'ut of Spain 1>»* whtrtdy *I»'.*iiU--l Unit tlk«- inltivntion of the vast territories in the interior of that country should he the menm of div*rtin(f tlii* ,, title of I'mitxratiirti. They lay partieular emphasis <*n Wwwt wilhin the ttrnniry "the wiiihitirnjii" worhcni. It ia gtutviilly wmcuilctl thut it u itii»i--« or him the ambitions laborers who cmi>m!*- from That a general election in this province is on the tapis is becoming more evident daily. Ministers aro busying thomsolvcs and mombors nro beginning to throw pnp to thoir constituencies. Evon tho Hon. W. R. Ross has hdthought himself that ho ropresonts somo spot in B. 0.,,and, if reports arc true, has advised tho govornmont to establish a mino rescue station in Fernio, Elections aro certainly conducive to tho brightening of one's intellect, honco tho Hon. Bill's fnthorly consideration of tho people in this part of tho world. Our cstoomod contemporary, tho Fornio Froo 1-rpRR, mnhpR an appeal for a public library in this city, and with which wo nro in hearty accord. Wo, however, bcliovo the city is capable of accomplishing this object itsolf without outside help, and least of,all the assistance of Andrew. Cnrnegio. Wc want no tainted money horo. Money that has been gotlpn by the blood and «wont of our fellow- workers will not bo appreciated in n city lileo Fernio whoro tho majority of the citizens havo felt, and aro perhaps fooling todny, tho hands of thoir oppressors. Fornio will have nothing tn do with tho 1'rinee of exploiters—Andrew Carnegie. Tho Tlnlinn government says it hns all the monoy it wants for tho war,with Turkey as thero nro a hundred million dollars'in tho treasury as surpluses f1ll1«HHV 111/-, ■rtn'-*'- lt.«AV-o w.Artvr, Tl^l.. *« \i r.l IsaIIa^. ' • « " .......... ,»,... J ...r l , nr iik.vi- fur"mintr 1hn*j other i-nnJilrjf'-, „')■■■] Jm it* full fchurtj of paupers. The hundred million dollars would go a long way towards assisting the needy and relieving tho poverty among Hie winrlters. tlllt flip Ttil'i'ln fint\?tn1u-t rilliv"*' f»(ti'r>viimn«f •uvni'M not think of "squandering" the money obtained nnd extracted from theso very same workers on the betterment of their condition. Tt rather uses it to kill a few of tho working class off in Africa. Tlio Italian losses in tho wnr with Turkey now amount to r-,000 men. But whnt of thnt! Five thousand hpfuTfl of enfth, or even dog*, have some wealth, human life, when it is (hat of tho worker—none. * A- young * Scotchman? bashful, but desperately in love finding no notice was taken of his,visitsto the house of his-Bweetheart, summtned up sufficient- courage to1 address the \ fair one thus:-.. '7' , , . "Jean, I"Vas hei;e on Monday nicht." "Yes, you, were that,' replied she, ' V "Arid. I was here oh Tuesday nicht." !'Sq you were." '. "And- I was here bn Wednesday nicht,""continued the ardent youth. . "Aye,, and you were-hero on Thursday nicht;.- and a—-" ' "And I was here last nicht." "Weel," she said,, "what if you were?' "And I'm here tho. nicht again." . "And what about,,It, oven if you camo every nicht?" * , Wool,"then, do you ho smell-,a rat? A young' kindergarten teacher of Manhattan, who is'.made much of by here pupils, - frequently meeting their -r *• *■ , v * parents, has a- very • affable manner, and-on-entering a, Broadway car recently exclaimed, in a' most cordial 'i l .way to one of the passengers:- A ,- ', "Why, how do you do, Mr. Brown?" "As the man addressed evidently did not'know her, and looked rather dazed, she*saw her* mistake, and hurriedly apologized, saying: - r' * "I beg paudoii; I thought you wore the/father of one'of'my children." Thon everyone within hearing looked so amused thnt tho young lady left tho car, at .the next atop. * * \ Show ui a town in which the majority of the[ BUSINESS men do not advertlte in the local paper, /incf w# wW show ywi i» tnvm thnt ii not marked in red on any map.—''The Ledge," Greenwood. The Isis Theatre Friday, Saturday Greatest Marine Story Ever Pictured Shown in Two Parts Soo tlio young Ensign shot from tho Torpedo Tubo to Save TUh Crow ■** '' ' i "From The Bottom of the Sea5 7 U, S, Subnmnno Boat "TMiniKer" used Will hold you spellbound to tho finish Coming: JACK and DIXIE VAIMOHE Trick Pianists & Comics WATCH FOR OUR ANNOUNCEMENT Hardware FERNIE Furniture C.ESLY0NS ,-.*-. * - -'. *, Insurance, Real Estate ;;:::77;and;.Loan|7-:.;;:7 Money to Loan on first class .Business and Residential' property Wai dor '-'' *■"" '"," Hotel Mrs. •■>-. S. Jennings, Proprietress* Rates $1.50 and up *■ ' , ' - i;. \ *•-- _ , v , :7' Hot arid Cold Water ^ - Electric Lighted^. 7"- 7 7LStearn7]Heated.7 '-■. ' - ■ o. 'Phone in every room. Sample Rooms on Main" Business Street, f, Meal Tickets, $6.00 Special'Rates by the week, andt the month and to Theatrical par-, ties.. Try our . *','"' ^'' Special Sunday Dinner. SOc CLUB W. A. INGRAM v, v ■ .\: • ... \ , •Wholesale e.and„■- Retail The finest of Wlnos,, Liquors and Cigars served by competent and obliging wine clerks.' . Your Old Friend O. Had lnnd lmgH to inrnrm IiIh old and now friundK that ho Huh ' uponod up his Burlioi1 BuhIiiohh ngftln nt iho old dliind (Qnounn Hotol) mid liopos tf) got tholr contlnuod ptttrnnngo. 6. Radland Fernie Barbershop7 "',•* ",."' ' Baths' 7 "-"'■ Shoe Shine Billiards and Pooi Coffee ind San-dwich. - ,: Counter, '' ' ] Hazelwnod Buttermilk .- •.,'*' ' Victoria Avenue FERNIE; B. C. Phone 34. Hera it is, Waiting for U TO riBNT— Concrolo hlock Houho; 0 roontB, Apply Wm. Mint6n,Llml- my,Ave, Annex. flHAOK.—Apply Win. Mlnton, Lind- uy Avo., Annex. POrt RENT—ElBht-roomod modern Hoiiflo on Mncphorson Avonuo, 120 por month. Apply, Crco and Moftfttt. FOll SALB—IIouw on Lot t, niock Hi, AllliV*, i*l>\/'<4 "•»• CwiUHi wi S7i NfljjaJiotv B. CT or I'M Tortilf I FOU RXCHANOB—Two Honiei and U(» In W«»t Fornl» for luilldlnif lots In or nottr Now Westminster. Also 44, Howland Avenue. fr. B.O. On the G.T.P. Th* Olty born In a Sliver Bowl. Tho Spolcano of Canada Tho 'Tunnol Olty" Of B. O. i, Ilm-oltni* linw n, lilliiiUicy motion I'lolu-)'thnii ynnrlilfflioNL ' oxpuctiitlnn--. LOTS STORE POR RENT Finest bullulng between Uihb.iilfet. And Fernio, located at Hillcrest, Alta., tho protx-tty ot "Uca.1 IOCS, Dultdtfts 80 x 33, with concrete foundation; basement. 40 x 'ii. A v,**\\ Mturu pv»t* (en«d. Tbla U a splendid opportunity for any cm«. Tfc« coal company Shilohb Cure wnt*vt •voi>* couom*. cu*»i.a cout*. Neat* the thbo»t ho vunos. a« cwn *1 I ...I nn tn up in S35fl ^ W ■*%**■• -mar *Nsr • m. aHcastner Solo Afftttit for Fernie hero nro now inendlng h bfjc sum on development work. Full pnrllculars from tho secretary, JOHN TAYLOR. Recording Secy, lltttcmt, Alta. * 'tl '■<Sy7:-S$77SSySy, Wr^y^y-yy- > :x ' -. -if * t? ____ IHE DISTEICT:L__DGEE, FERNIE;: B.C., JANUARY 27,1912 PAGE FIVE ¥f\. it '•%■ h' •** V: 3-T7 3-..***..- . ">7* *>-,"->',.-' '.'7,>7-*" ' , -, -..\. ■'.-'[ .V*-;' 7*. 7y.7'77:"' •""."* ILL'--" ■ -" -^ ' — ' ""• ■"**"•■?-■'."--7" "*" '■ - - ■ ' •;>'/--'*'"-"•'-'''-'>.'I' ;-;->/V\;; ' ,- . ■ " , ■• ■ ;*t* ,. * *'• > .« , . * . -. J l *%^,^^^wmi^ *0^^ ^F^"f_a_K __«_ *' l^_SM4^i_#^4- .;■ JT^ ^. .__«_«________ ,*^ ^ I :-'.//" Hfofo^fo*W^»»^MMl»»^»^ ^**^MH^^MH**-**-*** ■V**- v -77- '•-* """*"; /♦-, ' -.-'.7 By "Tit-Bits." '♦♦♦'♦*♦'♦♦ ,( HOSMER NOTES:-. ♦ a*'- ,; '.. > :',. f, .*, ■-,.-. ♦- ';, ♦.♦;♦. ♦"♦ ♦.♦ ♦ ♦ ♦.•*$►,•«:"♦' ,:*-Fred",Whalley!bas gone home again; ,*■ after his six week's "exile. It'wiil-be\ . 'like the hoteyihobh over again*- Fred. '' Eh!,; '."What? -, ' 7 .-= 7 .' ■' 'vy y .'„ y *.;' r Congratulations from everybody on '*- Master Jim's recovery. " - -v ; ' -,;-, ;Harry7S-lye~gBl has sold his building '; occupied by~A. Lunn, tb' the tenant. *-. By the'smile on Harry's face.it must , have ben* a 'good' deal." 7(N.B.—The .."smile won't come off.),"' There were some sorry loking 'state- * merits this pay day. This is a*sorry. .- statement" to make. ..*' /'• ..'-.. The Hosmer Industrial Society Ltd. , Store isji not-,'-, in.-full, swing, and ,1s - complete -with a good, stock of fine .groceries and goods e _ual to any found ' In a first-class store.* 7 Their motto is:" "Fair profits and a straight deal," and is under the able management of S. ' Hopkins.. It's share holders are work- -,- ingmen who conceived the idea of co- - ^ operating to keep down the prices and - consequently* the cost of living. They grudge no one a'fair profit,-land" as" /.every one knows in Hosmer prices.in ,.*■ ihe past have been so extortionate tliat ' the working; man 'with a family on' pay. day, after.,squaring up, *bas"had .very little'left for himselL There have-certainly been somo good profits' ■ somewhere""as tliere are "seven grocery- stores'in a'small'camp like ,. this, '"-" Where' would you have 'been, boys,,this pay day but for this store? '. Why paying the same old prices. Now, ■ boys,' it's ,u"p to you" to keep it' going! .' -Patronize, union men;"'or;',better still, become a- shareholder.' There is every chance for you>to become your own '] storekeeper and share, in "the,., prof Its." ." Hosmer' friends, of Mike Quinn, the ' 'old brattice man in No.'2, willbe pleased to hear that he is doing well on his ranch. -He is at present on with a '. big contract for railroad* ties ,and an- .* other, one'for piles In view. Good luck,- Mike. .*' ' -, 6l- , ■ ■ W. Balderstone has been nominated •j delegate to* the Ninth Annual* Conven- "\.,tion"of District'lS.^tobe held at" Leth- ' bridge, ori February 19th, 1912. * -•?. s Dan MacGIennon returned to Hoa- ' . .mer.on Friday from Beay_er_Cr-eek.7__ ."' -, A* men's meeting., (undenominational) o,-'.is held in. the* 1/ 0.7 0. F.,. Hall;eve'r>; *, Sunday afternoon at 3.30 p.m., This , is, a brief, bright;, brotherly, meeting, :;, and is.open for discussion" of subjects of general' importance and;.Hve inter- " est,, You are-all'cordially invited* "-No collection. , - ■ ., Jack Menelik sprained his ai*kl° and has-been strolling around the town. The, coke "ovens are goirK sironj; • now. There^ar'e 160,ovens.' Frorl is ■■ a busy man now, and cxpHrto to 1 .ive all'In.full swing by tho "end of March.- 7 'It Is rumored .that -tho "Bobble Burns".Hosmor coal In, his heator. * Hqg-gjs .so! (Bog* pardon, ^ Sara!) (Yes, you'll bo arrested noxt time, Mr. , Correspondent.—Ed.) , Now York,,our thriving suburb, did ; not soom to take.,much catering for ln.tho beer lino this pay day; but wait 1111 thoy onrn(lo) ablt more,,and niin , tho cocks will bo crowing for suro. thoy aro Whlto!--' customers somo of thorn. 7 "■* .'-.'. By special request all real ostcice "agents aro advised'to stay away.frcm , thlB busy burg—pay day chequos nre too, largo to nccomodato strangers. Thoro is not much talk nbout New- cnstlo winning tho-cup this year ln Hosinor, Thoy havo mado a ''bloom- . or",this tlmo. , Tho Magplo Is vory qulot. ,' Now, boys, you'vo had your fun; se como along with your .subscriptions— • $t a yoar^or1 2 cento a wook; <(you will save that In physio,.and this is no mnko-up. If'you haven't got It, We'll mnko up. Who was It thnt was talcing a bite nt a plug of bneen and found It ns hnrd ns No, C, , Noxt tlmo soo that , you don't mlstako tho youngBtors hulld- . lng blocks, Tlint'B not MoDonnld'«, It'H McNnh's. Tho Quoon's moving picture was woll nttyndcil on Saturday, tho Itnllan colony turning out In largo numhorH to boo tho film showing tholr countrymen In conflict with tho Turks. Thoro woro n fow wet oyoa that would mako ' you bollovo thoy had boon pulling Tripoli onlone. (N.n.—Thoy lind turkoy for, Xmns.) D— Y— looks downhoartod those days. Who haH cut you out thin tlmo? Don't tnko It so curiously; thoro ,ar« lotH moro fish Jn tho boh, rod, Ono consolation, tho candy hill will bo Iqm. ,, . T- I . ' InMt"*. mofUnr: frnm Vrlilny Io nnnfln;-'; • n derided chnngo for tho bettor. I ' Mlko Johnaon has lost n saw. Was i It a borrowed ono. Mlko? pn-lty good snw thnt. pensesi'a'sumof $8.46'is'.om hand, representing^ money. sUll'Vncalled for, by the- children.-y'After, some' discussion, it was decided'that a Christmas*" Tree Fund' Account be. opened..up.in", the barik,"'and thisinoney'tobe* usedvalgain next year-for'a treat to all-the"; children iri towri.'.T'-lilrs.j.-Brbwnrigg,?and the principal of '.the school, "anda Miss Wilson,. were^' appointed'",.trustees" for the'fuad:;f"^" "'"V^-Tr"1": V ^- When' "•ln;<!FernIe,_.visit .the Isis Theatre...,1 *, Cf'y'""""-' ; ""'• ♦'♦ ♦ ♦ *••♦'.♦ '+ ♦ ♦ '♦ ♦ ♦. .♦*"■-•.y =7-^.-7 - ,,'. -V ♦ *" 77*COLEMAN . , ♦ • Everything{around.here' is, going somewhat livelier now" since the mines have started to work once more. Every one'is all. smiles'.'and-busines is very brisk.' y ' .- ." y' •' .' " *■■- - Last night "marked one of the best hockey games of the season between Frank and. Coleman, resulting in a victory for Coleman.' .From'.'all accounts there was 'some*' pretty lively play, between the, rival, teams. -, Wo all seem to be enjoying ourselves these*' days,'-' as nearly every night there is-a dance or moving picture show,-' arid judging from the crowds ttiat,turn out-.there must be something doing;in that line. 7 . The" mines are not working"very steady on-account of scarcety'of cars. No.'4'Mine. Interriatibrinl, however,'is working steady,.as-also Carbond'ale. lliere has been, quite a number, of accidents here, but none fatal. Every day crowds of men can be seen looking for work, but there are' no vacancies, and the would-be workers- hear the same old story, "Nothing Doing!" *♦*■* ♦ "■" • ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦.♦ ■♦'♦W* ♦"♦"; TABER NEWS ♦ • . KIPP NEWS ♦ ♦ , *.. ' ,7... ,'"7-7 .♦ '♦. ♦ ♦ ♦■♦-"♦" ♦♦♦"■♦♦♦♦ -*■ The new church was" opened bn Jan. 15th.with a concert,' which proved a great' success'.'"'After the", minister, Rev. C.' R." Corcoran fiad.'.opened the proceedings with*prayer, the,following prograrii. was carried out:.." .Bridgend Orchestra; "solo,anil-, chorus," J. ,'D. Sheith and the choir; Reading, ^Miss Mary MrlPhnrann; "Tho" Btv^r "Rhn-nL "non,".by Mr. Dan-McVicars; quartette, "Some Day' I'll Wander • Back "Again," Mrs. cStafford, Miss Garwood, Messrs Stafford and Henry; solo, Mrs D'Arck; solo, .Mr. Baker; .solo and.'chorus, Mr., Henry and the choir; solo, Mrs Fred Gullett; solo, Mr. Arthur Benson; solo Mr. Skelth, '"The , Monarch" "bf > the Woods"; reading, Miss Garwood; duet, Mrs. D'Arck and Mrs. Sheffield"; quartette, ' "Tontlng Tonight'," Bridgend Male'.Quartette; recitations,'Mr. Wai- kor and daughter May, This concert proved a'great success, and something like $150 was cleared which will *go far towards paying off the debt. Great credit ls due to all those who.helped and took part In tho program. . 1 Mr. Lowe Fraser was1 all smiles this week.' iThey say It's a daughter, but what's tho difference. Try rigaln.'old boy, you'll do It yot. ' ' \ Thb Scalo Committee,* with tho as- slBtahco of Chas. Garner nnd Big Carl, woro working hard this last wook trying to draw up a contract rate," and after bolng-at It for two or three days wo .discovered that tho negotiations wore called off, and hnd boon tnkon up by tho Western Coal Operators' Association nnd tho DlBlrlcU* In the of It nnd do tho thing right., Wo nro. expecting to soo our worthy District Prosldont down our way somo of those nlco days, and hope to glvo him a good tlmo whon ho doos como, , Wo had Big Carl to nnslst In getting tho chock-off signed by some of our' forolgn,brothors,,who wanted to know nil about It boforo signing up, There's nothing llko knowing nil nbout It boforo Blgnlng up, nnd Big Carl Is tho ono to put thorn wlso; Thoro eomB to bo qulto n numbor of Idlo mon about tho country'looking for work, Lots got turned down horo ovory dny nnd go on to tho noxt placo up tho lino to try tholr luck. Thoro nro throo shifts working-nt proflont, but strong talk of laying off 0110, bo it's not much uso coming horo looking for work,, Several outsldo men aro bolng lnld-off Hiobo winter days on account of frost, otc. Hopkln Evan, Taber, has taken up tho poBllon ns flro boas horo nnd we seo our old, frlond Tom O'Donnoll hack In camp again. Wo hopo to bo. him mnko good ns ho Is well thought of by nil tho boys. ;' Wo oxpoct to soo things hun*,, with 11-iu spring, UK ait iuihik 01 GU-iiiw»a ■. WWObHluua mi- utft.il lor Unnii: wk*i I speculate. ■♦♦♦♦♦♦ ,♦.♦.;♦ '♦.♦.♦ ♦ Times are prety "dull aiburidT-bC"* 'Collieries this month.. The .shortness of box cars seems*the chief reason a-. t_ e' Canada West Mine.'"'* -.This „riiuie usuidly "works\pretty steady' at,- tUis tta-o of tlie yearr but has now been idle four days since ne-." year; 77; . , We have had 7<haiige of; manaire-' n.fnt lately. ,Th© new manager, Mr. Howard, took'charge'i_e first.o!;\\ i' wtek.. V. S. .Kuld is moving to iili-*.: neapolis. ' The thdiVe seems io.,'o appreciated by everyone. - ■ , > The pit boss, Mr. Johnson, seem, to be a pretty good fellow. This is his first season "in charge of the -mine. The miners complained of not- getting their coal out, so Mr%j Johnson refused to hire any more men until every man was getting all the cars he required". Usually they keep bn hiring every man that comes along, regardless of whether the men already employed are making a living or net,, \ 7 ■ ' . Walter Coombs, formerly tipple boss, at the Canada West, is now travelling for the company. His place'is. filled by James Campbell (known around Glace Bay, N.S., as "Riot Act'? }m"), who came here to act as machine boss. One day in* the° mine was sufficient tb show that}Jimmy's ability was riot equal to the job,' hence'his removal to, the surface. "'-.-. * - ■ ," 7 The loader's""in ^ the thirteenth east entry had; been'complaining of losing cars' for "some-time. One man was suspected.of changing checks.1 The pushers' and drivers were put ion the watch,'.with the result that on Thursday the man was* caught. The secretary and pit committee had a .warrant issued and he;,was arrested. In consideration of his family (eight children and a*.wife)-the men asked that he be let'off-easy. " As-he. pleaded guilty he was let off with fifteen dollars arid costs, or thirty days in-jail. This ought to serve as- a warning to others. * ,-, *- -'■.-,,.." ,, * • The men of Local 1959 have started an ambulance classy Drs.-Hammond and Leech are- giving lectures in the miners',hall every Sunday morning. . • The miners of Taber haye again tak- en up the .questibn-QL-the-co-operative, store moverrient.' This was' pretty well gone into last year, but'somehow the matter was dropped. 7 Now the increased cost" of living is forcing the .men'tcMook for.some way of getting the necessaries of life a little cheaper than the merchants'; of this town are disposed to sell them for.- \It is, to be hoped that the matter will not be dropped this tlmo. ' The Taber Times claims that 'the town is infested with yags. The-Iocal police drove some of them out of town during tho recent cold weather. One poor fellow, having no money, tried to walk tb Lethbridge, He got 'badly frozen arid had to have a leg amputated. Some of his relatives have taken tho, matter' up and nro suing tho town of Taber for damages. , , A poultry Bhow was held ln town' a fow days ago. Ono prize .winner was a largo gander owned by some- ono out bf town, About midnight Constable Roberts surprised some parties in tho net of stealing tho bird and, marched them to the police station.- Next morning thoy were fined ton .dollars and costB. - - . ites going to* Fernie to secure bargains at the cheap7stobk-ta_:in_\sales:which" are no*.v being-held:-.-",. . , 7'.'"- - -' Mr. Harfy.-AVilmer, head cashier and "accountant, arid-the,type plugger "of the rag of Freedom,"(to. wit-Ledger) were taking in the' quiet and peaceful "surroundings of the Creek last Sunday. A visit was made to Mr0 and Mrs. Geo. Crabb and luncheon partaken of, after which "the party, accompanied by the late Mayor bf Morrissey, hit the ties for Fernle.7 No arrests were made. W.-G. Murray who came as grocery clerk to the Trites-Wood Co. up here .about'throe weeks ago, left again last Saturday night for Trail, where he has secured a better position.-. The'second son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos Oakley was taken down to the hospital last Friday evening- suffering from symptoms of typhoid fever. - .** Mrs. Steve Lawson and little dau-v g'hter, of Hosmer, were visiting friends up here last Monday*. ' , *7 , Mr ami Mrs.,, J. Lund' and son have taken residence up here* this week.' They como from Wyoming, and'state thaj; work is pretty dull around**that, quarter. ,' ■'' - •' There has been great rejoicings over in Slav Town'this'-.week over the arrival of a fine daughter on'Monday 22, to Mr and Mrs. Steve Sangola. Mother and .child are both doing'well.. Arthur Dealtrby,' arrived back' In camp last week-end after spending the last few months on,the prairie'around Alberta.,; v v ;_ 7 - About twenty.couples took in, the Burns'-Nicht dance on Thursday evening. Dancing,-being continued until the wee sma' hours. Among those who favored us with their presence from,tho*riearby-.city we noticed Miss Gray and Mr.. Morgan Jones and several others. Mr.^Jas. Davison was the' accompanist.' - , Ed.* Bridge paid, a visit to his fruit ranch at Creston last week-end. • Mr. McK^nzie,- of the Fernie Home Bakery, paid a business visit up here on Thursday afternoon. . The mines were idle up here again last Monday.-'..-..".r Mr. i-Iuntingdbri,'- of Fernie, paid a business'trip to, Coal Creek last Monday afternoon. "* 7 .♦■'♦♦.♦' ♦ ♦ <•-"»'♦<* <-*-• <r ♦ , "A LETHBRIDGE OOAL CREEK BY 174 GENUINE.. SNAP—One lot af EDSON, Alta. Well in townsite; owner must sell at sacrifice; present price of lots $150 tb' $175;" will t_fce~$100 cash. The G. T. P. roundhouse was completed at Jhls important point, last year, and - it is now the junction for the Grand1*-. Prairie and * Peace River.. Prices bound tb soar; " this lot .can be sold in a few weeds for $175 to $200., Ap- opIy.-Box 542, Fernie, B, C. Mr nl.t., -4».l«»r^ In town on Sunday. Dun McLonnon nrrlvod on Saturday from Boavor Creolfj on Saturday, Mrs. McLean, of Fornlo, apont Snturday tho guest of Mrs. Otockott, , Mr and Mrs, Wattors spent a fow days In Plncher Creek this wook visiting Mr nnd Mrs. Prod Poltotlsr. About 20 young poopl'o or Honmcr drovo to Fornlo lo ntend the carnival {ind -spent a very enjoyable tlmo. A meting of the committee which arranjr«l tha Chrlntmss trr-at was hold In Mrs. J. Brownrlgg's homo last Friday ovenlng, Aftor paying nil tx- "Whnt Ih tho foico that mnkcB lho world mpvo?" naked lho teacher. ■'!■„«- i-imlicitu," jiKitnjiUy .lobntiy Hsrduppe ropllod. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ '♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A night school has boon started up horo 'and qulto a numbor of young mon,nro taking advantage of It to refresh tholr momorloB with what they did know nnd. try nnd add to tholr knowlodgo. Tho Temperance Longuo mndo its proBonco known up horo last Saturday,' Sovoral well-known CrookltoB pledged thomsolvofl not to touch, taalo or liundlo that which Is known nn Mutzlno. No wonder thoro has been a rush on soft drinks this wook, on- poclnlly on tho Now Conl Crook bovor- ago known as "Drone*." Tho I, 0, S„ undor tho BiiporvlBlon of tholr roproBontntlvo, M, 13, C. Egg, of Fornlo, Is holding a nmnll exhibition of tho work thnt ls bolng dono by their students nnd whnt can bo dono by would-be students. Ho Is also having n gucBBlng compotltlon ou how long a cnndlo will' hum, which Is causing qulto a llttlo excitement up horo thin wook. Mrs, Jackson nnd Mrs. IO. Hampton, ot Miviiei, wero yihiuuk Mr and Mrs, t.',w^, ruu^v mi j.tjv* ','*)'. viwc'wvnkJ. Thomas Mcflovern, ot Michel, was visiting old frlonds at the Crw*k on Sunday la»t. Last Saturday was pay day, tho larg- •*m one lor thn lust nine months. Tlio evening train 'hn* packed with Creek- TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS : , TAKE UP KRUZ CASE Tho Trades and Labor Congress of Canada have issued the following appeal:—- / " The Krur Case. Important Legal Decision Tako thin up at onco ns It may be your turn next. .. _ ' , THE CASE. Krm wns killod whilst employed " ln tho 0. N. P. Coal Company's mln: os ln Dlrtlsh Columbia. "' Ills' widow , and sitt small children sought damages under tho Workmen's Compensation Act of British Columbia, Tholr claim waa defeated bocauso, thoy lived outBldo of that Province, Common boiiho and common humanity point to n dlfforont conclusion ns tho proper ono, "It Is tho provjneo of a Judgo to find lnw for tho conclusion of common sonso"---so snld a lenrnod UngllBh Judgo, , It ls sought now to tnko tho enso to tho Privy Council ot England. That takes monoy. District Ko. 18, United Mlno Workers of Amorica, and District No, 0, Wofltorn Federation of Minors linvo alrondy spent, a lot of monoy' to oBtnbllHh a prlnclplo Hint Is as much for yonr benefit nn for theirs, Tho Trndos and Labor Cangross, In annual convention, nt Calgnry, Alta,, unanimously approved this appeal to you for financial iiHHlHtnnco to tho ox- tent of 10 contfl por onch mombor. Tho CongroBH Counsel—*J O O'Donog- liuo—iitiya It la 11 proper ctiao to appeal Will yon kindly, right now, mako 11 contribution townrda tho fund for lho lippC'Sl, „ An injur/ to, one >» tlm concern of all. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦;* , A~'Big Boost for Lethbridge The" City;Councili Board of Trade, and, of course,. the" real estate men, of this city - haye had many schemes afoot, and spejnt-andjstill are spending, a good many thousand- dollars to advertise and boost Lethbridge. But this.week, I believe, the Civic Fathers have allowed brie of the greatest boosts to* this or any.vother,>city> in this country to occur, and .one which any man, no matter who or what he is, is bbund-to stigmatize as a d shame, It seems that Mr. Good, an ex-alderman, got the contract for the sewerage system at the river bottom, and he sublet it to another firm from across the line, who started* In on Monday' morning With-* somewhere about forty, men: -, These men were not long on' the job when they were told they were tb receive fifteen cents per. hour, or the handsome sum bf $1.50 for.ten hours work. ' They were practically' all English" speaking, and at once quit, and came iri a body, looking for Mr. J. Ritchie, organizer for A..P. of L! They all adjourned to the Labor Temple to consider the matter, I understand he interviewed the boss of said firm, and got him to increase It tb two dollars for ten hour day. Today I,saw anywhere.from twenty to thirty foreign-speaking men on the job working, for this rate-of wage. There are some men on whom it is necessary for the capltalis£ to >put hid foot-right on their neck, as in the case quoted above, before they can realize that, individually they can do nothing. ,, . •' If at any-time the union men of this city had cause to be alert to what is taking.,place. it is* now. - Two years ago the minimum rate was 27 Va cents per hour for laborers, but last year-it was • 25 cents. 0 tNow this is a start for this year at 20 cents, and through' the instrumentality of an ex-alderman. I-understand this, same man has got other contracts,"from the city, which will be started/whenever weather permits, soif-tlie' unlori.rato of,wage Is not .included'-in his contract it can easily^bb seen "what the men are up =aga,nsr.- .- „■■ ■.■^-*--—-~-iT _ , I say It Is,up'.'to the'City Council, who, settle these'.contracts, to have" the'scale of'wages' stipulated therein, and, I feel confident, that not one'rate-, payer, would- kick, for it's a* well- known fact.that no man with a wife and family, can-llve»'on two dollars-a day in Lethbridge;'- If thoy'want to economize there are a great many ways they can do so. One, for Instance, is take Dave King's tip and'engage a qualified lawyer for city clerk. Only the other week the city lawyer' resigned because, .as he stated, hla' remuneration wasn't equivalent to'hiB laborlS.and at last week's mooting of the Council the city clerk applied for an Increase of salary, as ho considers $2000 per annum not sufficient. ', In fact, lho whole darned official family hero are In for nn Incroaso of salary, and .if any of thorn are turned down It will be tho first to my knowlodgo. Oh, yes! thoy nro all of tho family,'and If you belong to It nnd don't llko walking, you ' get. > a horso, and.if, you would rather havo a bugglo, an automobile or arooplnno —well you'll got'thnt too, somo dny! Thoro Is no doubt nbout It, tho strcot railway contemplated has ovory chanco to pay, nnd If nothing olso It will cut out the cost of tho upkeop of thoso ItomB. Whon In Fornlo vtolt tho IbIs Thoalro. number of stores organized and operated on the, general-lines of the .commissary stores "in the Canal Zone; Isthmus of Panama. - New Spirit'lnvades Senate The rising tide of' Socialism has reached the United States Seriate, and a senator (Borah, Idaho) has - been forced to declare that "the Constitution was not made for. hogs alone,' but also for men. If we are devoting over if3,000,000 a year to the gathering of statlstics'-'with reference to "the diseases of cattle and hogs and the picking of ticks off cattle, it occurs co n.o that we can afford $30,000 to collect data with reference to the diseases of children." At the end of the debate "Sunny Jim" Shorman, the President of tlie Senate and proprietor""'of doped food factories, announced that the bill would "go over," which means that the bllKhas-been put on the table indefinitely. EXTEND TO B. C. C. P. R. Will Establish Ready-Made ;. Farms Here-Too The" announcement that the Canadian Pacific Irrigation and Colonization Co. will extend its colonies of ready-made farms into British Columbia,, was made by J. S. Dennis at Victoria recently and he returned yesterday 'and;.confirmed" the announcement." 7 An'appropriation has been made for the establishment of ready-made farms along the. line of the Kootenay Central in the. Columbia-Valley near Golden and for others in the Crow's Nest Pass ■ near Wavdner. These ' farms will be from 10 to 20 acres in extent and will pe settled by immigrants from Great Britain on terms similar to those of the > ready-made farm colonies in Alberta. It is probable that this policy will be adopted later at the coast. - The C. P. R. readymade farm scheme is one of the most successful'colonizing projects in Western Canada-and t*«ie.colonies in Alberta are very popular. ' It is expected that' 500 of these farms in this province will be taken up by British settlers this year. . Tlie C. P. K. is choosing from the hundreds of applicants those _ best „ suited," to Western Canadian -.conditions.—7 7 Passburg You're always welcome here Clean Rooms, Best of, , Food and every attention ,a THOS. DUNCAN Passburg FERNIE ACADEMY OF STENOGRAPHY AND TYPEWRITING , - (Over. Suddaby's Drug- Store) ;15.: .?••>. 'f,^,fv^A'4-r:;vV4H^si:*©' Coleman Hotel W. H. Murr;"-' Prop. < A complete commercial education in Pitman's Shorthand and' the Touch System of Typewriting. DAY STUDENT—G months''course (continuous Instruction in both subjects) 9.30 a.m. to 12; 1.30'to 4 p.m. Torma $50.00, or six monthly payments of $10.00 por month. . , SELECT AFTERNON CLASS.--Three lessons per week,'4 to C p.m., $6.00 per month. SELECT EVENING CLASS.—Two lessons per week, 7,30 lo 10 p.m., $6.00 per month. ORDINARY EVENING CLASS.— Two lessons per wook, 7.30 to 10 p.m., $5.00 per month. Toes paynblo In advarico. Special, attention to backward students, For further particulars, apply— W. S. PEARSON, Principal. P. O. Box 135. 'Phono No. 170 The Cash Grocery Hosmer B.C. Grocer Fruits Vegetables 7 Always Choice and Fresh" A Trial Order Solicited E. F. RAHAL Beware of Ointments for Catarrk - thnt Contain Mercury, M mercury will utircly (Jr-atroy tlm wnwat cinrB ,inil cMiiplnlcly (U-niriuo tho uliolu »>>toiii when (mtnrhiK it tlitmwli tlio imicoim Hiirlftn-H. Sued , articled Hhuiild novor lx> uscij vxceiit (in prcu-rlp- UonH from, ri-iiiitiililo plijalclimu, nn tne (Inni-nn* tliry will do In ton (old to tlio Kpoil you ran imiwlbly lie- ' rlvo (ram tlicm. iiuII'h Cnturrh Cure, innnuiaclurf*)' \>y I-'. J. Choiioy A Co., Toledo, O., contiilns no mer- niry, nmi Is tnkon Mitorniilly, tu-tlnu directly upon tlio blood nnd mucous surface*) ot tho nyntn)i. in uuyliiK Ifnll'H Cntnrrli Pure lie dure you tret llio koiiuIiii), It In tnkon Inteninlly. nnd mndo In Toledo, Ohio, hy V. 3. Cheney tt Co. TeMlmomiiiu [roe. Hold by I)ni»Kl»tn, 1'rlcc, 76c. per uollla, Takr Itnll'i I'nmlly ruin (or eoimtliintlon. POR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT 8TORE8 U. 8, Constitution Not Mode For Horji Alone Qovornmont-ownod dopnrlmont uteres for lho ubo of Undo Sam's GO.OOO employes nt Washington nro advocated In a hill Introduced by ConKrtnBinnn ltorgor. Tho bill calls for an appropriation of $1,000,000 for tho CHtnbllRhmenl of a HOSMER INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION Grocers Quality First, Last & Always A Trial Order is Solicited STDFiJCOtf -■wM.ITimUJMOS NOTICE TO MINE WORKERS Men sire urged to stay away from Eastern British Columbia and Alberta. There are hundreds who have not yet commenced work since the strike settlement. PortAlberni City Lots, $400 and $450 Payments Easy For full particulars apply to Union Land Company, Ltd. NATAL, B.C. -Pfl. ^^Tyy^yy^P^r^^-^^^ . ' -.77- '<y-*-_:'»7; .■.•-■i-'-**''^7-:^ ..'•- ,- *.■*■ -'-' ,'--.'- v- -,**<,,-* ■« - *"■ ' .-* t» ■-•*-'>" --'\-."' .s'^'y','.. ".- . - V ,n ,■;■*** •-.■"'..'sY.f *"*-- '-• -•«*;-•"' if ' "' '. - , *-,; " * .-' \\- =V\ ---\ : . * ■*- -- . '--"Tt*-" -7,--**" - [ -I*'*--/*'", " * '* XT.-"-'. 7' •>*'ll - ' ' • a* *."-< -7* ■ .'*' ', .". .s --*',". i--v *.'.i,i.... -;." .-„ *-/*.-,. r *„*„*■.'. -\v .-*, ----- PAGE SIX ,*,e*v *',is f THE DISTRICT, LEDGER^; PEItHliiCB. C, JANUARY 27,1912 •- * ,-) JWF»,?. ' ANTHRACITE- DER0SIT8- ";- rfb^, • ■"* . Methods of Blasting 3- In blasting 'with gunpowder some very peculiar methods were resorted to in times past.. In the writer's earliest experience a shot-hole was drilled with a jumper drill, and this Is still in use in,some districts. Sometimes the shot-hole would be nearly - circular, " sometimes otherwise, the hole scraped i or cleansed out with Iron scraper, loose or grain , powder inserted . and pushed home by the scraper, the 'charge adjusted according to the experience of the' man in charge, and then an Iron needle or skewer~about 3 feet 6 inches long inserted into the . • shot hole, penetrating the powder;- - this being held in position- with one hand whilst being stemmed.with the other. The blunt end of the drill, sometimes the blunt end of the ringer, would -be used for tamping rod. the ' shot-hole filled with stemming to its .' .outer edge, the skewer carefully withdrawn, and a - squib about 8 Inches long'filled with fine.loose powder in-, "serted into the skewer hole, leaving , about an' inch outside, the stemming being slightly tamped to prevent .the squib flying out of shot-hole when ig-, nited. * To fire the. shot a candle would be stripped to its'wick and'fastened with a piece of clay,, near to, the squib, adjusting the wick or match to act as a time fuse, to allow time to get away. As soon as tho squib became ignited it ** would act as a rocket, and the.flame ..passing inwards7vouId explode the shot.' ,' '. ■■ In this method* sometimes a nervous man would'* accidentally touch the squib with his' naked .light, and get ', .the'full force of the shot in, his face*. Many accidents', happened ' whilst ..;'tamping*,,wjth iron., .Hence the law '. .'was passed that no.irbn or steel tool '•' should -be used in connection with .' stemming shot-holes, only • copper or ' ' qwood implements'to be .employed. Bobbin or reel powder came into use, _a^d~^ith7^his^BJ^kfoH"'s_ignit¥i\"^nd" safety fuse. This made blasting more effective and simpler, tho bobbins or , reels being threaded on. the, fuse, and the end of fuse "cut oblique and turned inside bobbin so as to provide-the security of fuse .and safe Ignition. "Stemming as a rule'was'got from between the rails or floor of the gate, which had been trampled hard by csn- stant traffic. In this stemming some- limes bits of stono, glass," or other substances were found, which were' at times moro likely to cut tho fuse, causing missed shots; further, this . stemming/ which really was composed of coal'dust, etc., set hard with the -use of - a copper tamping rod, may have in tho past caused an explosion of gns and-coal dust. Accidents proving fatal have often occurred by -> forcibly pressing cartridges with a copper tamping rod' Into an Jmproporly drilled shot-hole; honco the passing of tho act that no ,ex- ploolvo shall bo forcibly pressed into a shot-hole, also that explosives shall' bo placed ln a properly drilled shot- hole, and only clay or othor non-inflammable substances used for stemming and provided by tho owner. Tho moro advanced mothod (nnd ln compllanco with tho C, M. It. Act) of machine-drilled Bhot-holos, with tho ubo of high explosives, was a groat stop In tho right direction as regards nafoty and dconomy, To lessen tho rlalc of an explosion from tho effects of a blown-out Bhot, Settle's water cartridge was Introduced, tho explosive bolng entirely surroundod by wnter, nnd tho flamo quouchod by tho wator nt tho Instant of explosion, This led . to further ndvnncomont, and as n suhstltuto for tho wntor flrc-quonchlng properties mlxnd with tho explosive By J. "B. Guesti ghirebrook ingredients *.yere introduced, ' and' jl number, of sD.cA],ed f]£-mele*ss' expi0. sivos invented. , ° -. Detonators of varloug siz€S'. Qr strengths, 0^-,^ and hl^M(i d<J_ tonators, nig**, lcw tension,'are used in connection ^ita high explosives- The action of a detonator*, is attributed by some to b* teat produoed by eom. pression.by Others ■ to " only the heat given off by the gases of the (ulm,n, ate in the c*P| and others* again "attribute it to the dissociating power of a strong vibr^ion.' Probably all these influences ar^ b;.ought to b€ar on the explosion, an<- it would be difficult "to" estimate the 1)art contr-buted by each. 374 degs. F. -,, the ordlnary temperature ,of ignitl0I1 for fulminate, of mercury? " " ''- The color sealing of detonators denotes the class Jt belongs to. High tension detonators - are colored green; low tension detonators are colored black. , , In preparing the charge with' ordinary detonators and" fuse, the fuse is clean cut-and inserted into the detonator, and crisped tight at top of cap. sule by men-as of pliers; A, hole_ is bored into t^ neck of the explosive to the depth o£ detonator, say in" Fav- ersham Pow^r by means of a special type-of i*liets. Th<J detonator ,1s inserted into fteclc of cartridge, ancUhe neck is crimped to secure fuse. When using Samsonite, „ Gelignite,, Cordite, Pitsea Powder, Monobel Pow-* der, or Fracturite with ordinary or electric detonator, a hole is bored.into tlie cartridge to reCOive the detonator, and paper on end of the cartridge tied with a piec,-, of .string over-the detonator. It, is possible t0 explode several explosives that are on the*Permitted List without a detonator by making" a1 cartridge of non:lnflamiable.materi-al and Placing,cartridges "of explosives" inside (the charge appearing as one'eart- rulge) althonch onn-ainW.n™ ttin* Of course, it is very essential not to overcharge or put In shot-holes more - explosive than ' is necessary. One instance came under the writer's notice ^through overcharging which might easily have causel an accident.' A shot-hole was drilled in a stone drift 4 feet 6,inches, and badly placed.' The workman had pressed home 12 oz. of explosive to the back of tho shot-hole before the shot-firer arrived (a. young, inexperienced man). The workman' then charged "the, shot-hole, and properly stemmed it, and fired. The shot appeared to give two reports! and drift at* back.full'of flame. Sufficient time was allowed for smoke etc., to clear,, and "on examination it was found that it had,been a blown- out shot. The workman had acci- dently left his tin containing * 3" lb", of permitted explosives within < three yards ofJ the shot, and the- shot had only' blown or biased a piece of stone from the front" of shot .hole. A piece of this'stone had probably struck thertiri. containing explosives, with a force to cause the "explosives to explode,-shattering the tin to atoms. This may have been the cause of two reports and the large amount of flame.-* • 7 " Shot Holes , If there is only one "unsupported fae'e a hole requires to'be angled." In sinking a shaft.or'driving a level, one or more' holes at-times angled towards the centre unkey the face. " Successive holes may be put in at right an-' gles ,'to the-face, and arranged concentrically round the "key," or paral- el to /7the sides of the drift or shaft. Speaking generally, although mpdifi-' ed by local pointings, etc., in driving a leyel, where the dip is downwards and .'towards-.youv work from above downwards; but when the dip is away from^you,<i,work from below and.Upwards. v\ In. driving, parallel to the strike-work from an advanced cut either from "the rght or left,* or across the, level.'-' - ' 7 or classes ot explosives. .This' method of mixing expire,, ln sh0t-holes has caused quit* a ttUmber -*,, -ac(;id€ntS) owing to careless she-Mirers* placing high explosives in the back of the shot-hole, and in pressing home with scraper or tamping rod causing" dirt or dust to (vQt between cartridge and primer, thus maklng a bad CQnt ^ suiting in biown.tut shotSi ■ At other times powdei. has done the work al- Iot-iefltebut-,ll_eilPfH_l,gtt_ or- cartrldg€s of high exploslves found amongst the 111, T^° ""exploded cartridge ofttiines.rtrnek accidentally by pick or hammer, ha8 eaiIS€d accldents ,to workmen Henc6i tho c,aUB0 t]mt ft charge shall- con*8lst 0f, a'cartridge or cartridges of not more th(m ono ^ crlptlon of Explosive. ■ It has bo^n" suggested that blown- out shots might b<} preVented if there was a regu ntJon prescribing tho quantity of oxplosive proportionate to the depth of th* hole. Tho quostlon of blown-out shots to a vory groat ex- tent Is a question of caro, and in tho writers °f'»»Ion (having charged and flrod. hundrod8 of Bnota wltn dltforent classes of oxplosivos) Is In tho plac- ing of tho shot-holo Itself,-bo that tho shot has a reasonable chance of doing , ;, > drUl a ohot-holo, for In- stance, 12 li>ch0B boyond th() h0„ng or 12 InchoB on the fast In tho coal, or a shot-holo bored In a stono,drift In a straight llna.viu, tho moasuros nnd firod-tho Bbots aro nlmont certain to blown-out Bhota. If tho shot in conl had boon, say, 12 ,nch0B from (h0 bftck of holing, o-r u th0 Bhot ,n Btono drift woll plantea 0P plMod on thft B,Rnt R ronsonablo distance In, nnd stomm- ng properly attoml0(1 ,0f th<J r|f)]: flf blown-out «,)otB W0HM ,mvo ,)0on torlnlly rodllcol]i kittade footo CREAM Geological Survey. .Reference tc = Coal 7 . Discoveries on Groundhog ' 77' * , v ■-.. ■-7,-'-.f^Mountaln'77"yy.* \- -"*■ -JOMNtBARBER, D.D.S.,:L D 8-» - '.. j -.S':-;.*y '.'-.- D"ENTISt"*7.;t, .t-:' --' -• ■ '7*7-.' - -v-j'.-'',' *. - • ,-<*- j ,s . < ' 'yx*- ■ --'.-,7. oWcerihehdVrson .Block;* Fernie, B.C. . ;. : v Hours: -8.30 to 1; - 2>to; 5;;. No Alum I .' *«. w 'Lime Phosphate ^SSSS^SKi^Sfi^tiiii^ii^^ ure,Giream of Tartar 1 rowder Made fc<w\ Grapes 1 ^^ trical blasting the-connection may be badly.made,1-or not made at all;7 or missed shots may f occur when explosives,- etc., are in 'good condition"" properly tamped, etc. 1 To "prevent, miss-fires;, if possible, it is-an. advantage if each shot' "Is complete in one cartridge; but when more than^one .cartridge is required care should be taken, by placing-the cartridges- 'close' together to prevent dirt from" getting between them. '" The detonator used with any explosives "should,* if- possible, be obtained- from- the 'firm supplying the ex-* plosives* of sufficient 'strength well over 'its7work„,and the detonator should be placed in the largest cartridge, if two.or more cartridges are used.- - 7\ 7---" » "*■ -t J - In case of miss-fire from any caused the charge sfiould not' on any accoun"; . be withdrawn. -Another shot-hole* must .be drilled,, say 12 inches ',o'r -more from* miss-fire shot-hole, and'rli- James who.had four sons. -Of these only one, Edmond, outlived him. When his first son,* Solomon,'died in 1864, he left aa widow and *' daughter Helen. When Helen married Baron van.Zuy- len de Nyevelt her share of her father's, fortune, which she brought with her as' dowry,' was $70,000,000. Baron Solomon's fortune was double this, amount, and^his three brothers and his sister, who married Baron Nathaniel of London, had equal amounts. Thus the total fortune of the five in 18G4 was' nearly $800,000,000. As the 'four branches of the family are equally rich its'aggregate wealth at that time" must"have been $3,200,000,000, and that is more .than forty-five years ago.. . A recent bulletin'issued'by [the geological survey .department'Ottawa, contains", the • following .reference to; coal deposits of Groundhog fountain at'tbe head of the Skeena River. /,- 7'', 7 , Considerable interest has been manifested during, tbe past'season in* the Groundhog Basin-'.which lies' at,, th© head of Skeena"River.""'Probably 600 claims; have been" staked and ,several groups'; of capitalists are .interested -in the field.' Mr".G. S. Mallock.'.who spent the*, summer, investigating the. southern* end of the basln*on,behalf of the geological""survey/"furnishes'- the" following n6te's-on„thls"new,coal field.- The coal measures so fa$ as known have a northwestward "extent * of at~ least 70 mllesj and with si width at tho southern end of 30 miles.. The, sediments have*a thickness of upwards of 3,000 feet; but contain coal in commercial quantities near the top and bottom only, though there are few thin seams' in the intermediate beds. The upper horizon, contains - seven seams with thickness varying from 2 to 6 feet, and so far, as is known is- limited to an* area of 20 square miles; The lower horizon "contains at least three seams 4 to, 6 feet thick and extends, over, most of the area occupied by the coal measures;' ~ The coal- Is anthracite, in'character. Some of the seams are high in.ash,'but from on© of them some excellent analyses have been,obtained. '** " ' < . v The basin* is faulted considerably and there are numerous'local -flexures associated with,the faults.' '• The development of .a coal field, of this character near-tho'Pacific Coast, would be of great importance to British Columbia, It lies about 90 miles from*, tidewater, at ■ Stewart, about 90 miles along a possible route for a railway, and about' 150 miles from Hazelton on the Grand Trunk Pacific. Residence: '2!i,.Victoria Avenue.; *" ■ ■ v. ■:• L'p;; Eckstein/v.y,-;.- **>a 7-''7*' - 7.77-^ ••.',-77y ''7 • -•- Barrlstei^at-Law, Sollelto'ri-^y '7 7 '" ',.'"'"'"''. '.--.,.*c -7 -*'.;>y-.' • ECKSTEIN BUILDINGS, Fernie^ B.C. F. C. Lawe - Alex." I.-* Fisher. L'AVVE & FISHER ATTORNEYS -*•- Fernie, B.v C.. "L. H. PUTNAM Barrister, Solicitor,, Notary Public, etc. blairmore; guickly,,'stops' coughs, cures colds.- heal3 the throat and i ungs. 25 cents A dangerous practice with „ some shot-flrers in electric blasting, which ought not,*to be allowed, is' the method -"of' inserting two 'detonators in one charge"; one "detonator in the first cartridge being placed in the shot- hole, and one in'the primer. '' Assuming the detonator in the primer short- circuited "and failed to explode thev detonator, also assuming that dirt got between the primer and cartridge in pressing home, the detonator being exploded, at the .back of the shot- holo would forcibly blow out the cartridge -containing the detonator; the cartridge would'get strewn amongst the debris .which would be most dangerous to workmen. .' Prom tho writer's practical experience in stemming shot-holes, to get tho best posslblo results after inserting the charge, place about 2 inches of stiffish clap slightly tamped next the explosive; nftor this 2 Inches of old turf slightly tamp, and- thon" complete tho stsmmlng with moulded clap pellets. Tho stommlng of shot- boles is of the utmost Importance, because tho safety to a certain oxtont of ovory ono of tho permitted explosives, and othor explosives, doponds upon the stemming bolng of such a charactbr as to ensuro no blown-out shotB; therefore, unless blown-out shots can bo avoided, thoro is always n risk exactly similar to that which would happen If Bobbin Powder w.ib flrod, Tho moat economical explo- Blvo Ib that which, ln addition to tlio greatest' degree of safety, pos- b«hsos tho hlghoBt oxploslvo powor, and that host suited to Its objoct. MlRBod Bhots or shots that hnvo failed to oxplodo: A missed Bhot mny ho caiiBod by using poor or dnmp fiwo, or dnmp oxpIobIvob, or In olec- Convention Call For the Ninth Annual Convention Dist. No. 18, U.M.W. of A. verge fffoni^frie"71niss~_shot,' cliarge'dT Before" firing, fasten missed shot de: tonator. wires,,to7'the shot-firing cable, then connect: up, and fire. ' „The charge and- detonator of missed shot should be looked for and- found, if possible, before .proceeding further. , Drilling shot-holes' after a miss-fire" requires every "possible care, so .that- the, second shot-hole may not penetrate the miss-fire,, and come in contact with tho unexploded detonator, which has often led to disastrous results, One cannot make a hard and fast rule where'to drill shot-holes in stono drifting or blasting conl!, A workman has according to tho circum- BinncoB to use judgment gained oy practical experience. * , The writer Is bf opinion that for i. given explosive' the degroo of safoty depends upon tho wolght of explosive dotonated, togethor with external circumstances.. Therefore, tho Improvements In safety explosives should bo directed to producing tho maximum of powor at a tomporaturo of detonation that, doos .not exceed tho danger Huilt, nnd to regulating tho Bhnttorlng powor so as to, attain n definite measuro of safety, as thoro still oxlsts for oyory oxploslvo a limit, and lo regulating tho shattering power so as to attain a doflnito measure of safoty, as there still oxlsis for every oxploslvo a limit .of charge boytind which tho Ignition of CH**, or coal dust, If prosont, will occur, Tho writer la vory muoh Indobted to th% British Explosives Company, Ltd,, Nobel'B Exploslvon Co,, Ltd,, who vory kindly sont on show cases ot dummy oxploslvos, fuses, otc, for Inspection, showing tho mothod of In- ■sorting detonators, ordinary nnd oloc- trio, and to convoy Ideas what tholr explosives woro llko. nlao to Tho Cotton Powder Compnny, Ltd., for In- formation nnd special typo of pliers for ubo In connection with tholr ox- plonlvcB,—Solonco nnd Art of Mining. HEIRESS SCRUBBS 7' \ , ' TO FIND 10 HOUR, - \ '. y o ., LAWS VIOLATIONS .,, Scrubbing floors iri a.cheap.restaurant-for ten or eleven hours*a*day-'is tlieTlatest-undertaking of"Miss/Zella7 Emerson, a young settlement worker who-lias an income,of"$10,000 a.-year. *-, Her .income, kept it from, being a tragedy when she was discharged from a local restaurant after four days' service for inefficiency. . *.'' Miss Emerson put in the Christmas holidays as a sales girl In a department store.. Sho Is seeking to ascertain tho true conditions undor which women work in Chicago and to find out if tho ten-hour law is being violated.- "It was awful," confessed Miss Em-' erson'todny. "The, department store 'girl is lucky compared-*to her sister wlio works tho whole dny on her kneo3, creeping about tho dirty floors In amis and slops. The condition of thoEO poor women ls deplorable and tholr pay Is pitifully small.. No American girl wjll do tho work, All aro foreigners and can speak llttlo English." . Miss Emorson's next experience will probably bo in'.n factory. Whon sho completes hor "detective work" Bhe will mako affidavit boforo tho Superior courts as to violation of tho ten-hour law and as to working conditions undor which womon aro forced to earn tholr living. FERNIE 1 •.* * r ^ \ 'f. CigarStore ' U L '_ , t_^ ** ,' - , '' «... I" r ( ( ^ Lunch , Counter Is Now Opened Clean, Cosy and very Inviting , , Just the place after the show or from the rink. Fred. Armstrong ... > 'i Proprietor KING'S HOTEL WmTTT-* * *.ii»*' - To Dm 1m:u\ VnU/iis hi "D'utli'U I No. IS, V. W\t \y, of A GrcfilinR! VTT* 'V "1 T iiV"- ROTH8CHILD8' CA8H SUBJECT OP Q088IP You nro hereby "notified Hint the Niim, Antl,in- Pnnvnnt,nM „. ^^ ^ „ A„ ^il! be held in tlie Lnbor Temple, Letlibn^ commencing nt 10 n.m., Monday, February 10th, TT IT -IV (• 1012. Your delegate or delegatoi arc kindly r^1ICfitC(1 to oblftin ft RftUroad Ccrtificnte |n onIcr that arrniigements may be made to got r«dHee(i ra^C8> Your attention is reapeetfully invited to Art,.: 7| SeCi 2 nnd 3| Dialrict Coiuititiition. which". cxplninB matters pertaining to tho convention, i it W. B. POWELL, President A. J. CA11TKR, Sec.-Tr<.88. Wealth of Four Bmnohci of tho Family Aggr«anted $3,200,000,000 In 1864 T-ONnnN—Th-*- w/iflH»i nf tht> l-Jotlis- chlhlfl Is a frtHclnatlnn thomo for bpocu- lutlon, but nccurncy Is difficult to nr> ,rlvo nt, Tho fortunos of lho houso, na. Ii m-U-known woro founded by tho ItotliechiliiH who woro tho first In En* Intul to ohmin tho notvs of tho i-ftttlo of Wntorloo and profit by It on tho Mark fxchnnRe. Tho recent death In Pails of riaron Ountav recoils tho first occasion on which tome Idea could bo ohtnln<<l »g to wealth of tho firm. Tlio. UUUih are parlne;*-, and the bnnk has branchei In tondon, Ilerlln, TaiU, Fuiiikl'ort nmi Vienna. Tho French branch wm founded by H»ro» DOCS YOUR STOMACH NEED HELP OCCASIONALLY? Nutural and Artificial Aldt InvcatloatMl by Sptolallcta You'te often noticed how ravenously heiithy children clamor for their meals and how easily thoy dlgOBt meals that would givo a good mnny of ub "grown* upa" a horrlhlo attack of indigestion. Now you contlnuo to Ret occasional at* tacks of • indigestion without trying to locate tho real cauno of tho trouble. - In tiio case of healthy, romping child- ten, through tho frosh nlr and tho ceaseless activity, rain or shine, tho salivary processes aro constantly excited to a high aotlvlty. Thoy haven't any (-renter Aigcativo capnclty thnn wo nave, but naturo pronorly prepares tho food for tuy digestion./ That's tho way Naturs intends it to bo done, and If wo lived right wo would cravo and onjoy our food just as much as any child. For years you perhaps havo been treating indigostion tho wrong way. Stomnoh specialists have found out that tho trouble is not always in the stomach itsolf, but in tbo improper saliva* tlon and preparation of lho food for digestion. Tboy now treat indigestion by nroduolng proper condition!] uc/ors food reaches tho period of digestion, Just tK» «,flv Vvn""" TV*r«n«(<m Ton*1* ••'♦•' It work's on" the preparatory salivatory proccw, excite* ii* activity, no liiAt, M digcsljt nalurully—not •rliflcially. This not only gives you comfort instead of pain, but gives you what is far better, a natural appetite for food that you digest nnd assimilate That's whnt , ,r >i 1 ii , ,• i i, ,.,.i n. t. ivWW.'.*^ >.Ut* U.mMUU**. MUI* ^.Uu.4 *..«»* ,4<.>..«, on your bones. ., If you try this remedy ve know ydu trill bo pleased. Nyal Remedies wa sincerely believe to be the best medlcln* values offered. 17 For tialo ln Konuo and Quarameod by N. B. 8UDDABV Bar supplied .with tho best Wlnos, Llqnorfl and Cigara « Dining room in connection W. MILLS, Prop Central Hotel Large Airy Rooms & Good Board Ross & Mackay!!» Dr. de Van's Female PIHt Ait3»l)iV'iuht*t*l*toftn**irUlU. Tittf fill* ar* tiCMdls,rl*> pvwwtal Is rtf»!«U«# (U H^tiW* M««w»a a4 im l*miVt aril-Mi. K4t«M all cH«tp Imiutlaat. Or. *i* Vaa'i «r« eMd •< 1»»hjn.•'«>«• tor»J«, M»1WinttiytMmt- TU» UfU\) I>to« Co., It. Caiharlaet, Ont. Fer Sila at OI«aid«U'« Drug tur*. I Ledger Ads. Hslp your Silts Nowhere In the Pass can he found In such » display of MMj MM m meats We have the best money can buy ef Bssf. Perk, Mutton, Veaf, Poultry, Buttar, Egos, Fish, "Imparator Hams and Bueon" Lard, Bsusapes, Walnars and Sauer Kraut. PHONE OR CALL, Calgary Caff la Co. PheneM ALTA. THE FERNIE >■■ % * •*- LUMBER CO, v - - - - M ^ L 1 , A.-McDougall,1 Mgr ! - ' J"* ' * ^ 7 v t * T ^ •'•*"- Manufacturers of;arid Deal-. ' ers in ail kinds of Rough - -■■ yl ** *■ t * and Dressed Lumber Send us your orders * \ FERNIE Bar Unexcelled All White Help Everything , Up-to-date Call in pd see us once JOHN P0DBIELAN0IK, Prop. * ' i P. Carosella Wholesale Liquor'Dealer Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes - Gents' Furnishlnfi-s BAKER AVENUE BRANCH AT HOSMER, B.C. FERNIE UNION DIRECTORY Lizard Loeal Qsneral Teamstera No, 141. Meets eery Friday night at 8 p. m. Minors' Union Hall. \V. A Wortlilngton, ProHldenti 15. J. Good, Scerelnry, Bartendera' Loeal Ne. 514: Moots 2nd and 4th Sundays at 2.30 p.m. 8ecr*> tnrv .> A Hrtilt-tlt WaMnrf TTnli.** GhMeuc Li**} Nt, &2U V. Af. W. A. Mccta 2id and 41b Thursday "Miners Union hall. i"). Hook, Be-*. Typographical Union No. SBSr Meets lost Saturday In each mouth at the ■tjeUAt,* Dittu, a, .>, uucK-ley, "Bee- retajy. Local Fernie No. 17 8. P. of C, Moets In Miners Union Hall every Sunday at 7.4S p.m. Everybody welcome. D, Paton, Secretary-Treasurer, United firotherhc-od of Carpenters and Jelnsrs*—Loral 1J10. D, J. Rvana, President' F. H. Ubaw. Hecretary. A33AYER a W. WIDDOW80W. Aasay«r and Ch«mtH. Itax O 11«SF N*l»«n, n C. Clung*..—Uoid, Uibvtr, Utl t,r Itontw, ♦Ll*, Trttaa tar «Hhrr mttatt: CtnaY, r»m«nt. PlrscUy antlyscs on applies. !^,a^*c5SSKJl*,<wlom Mtty •"'«• «■; DIfiTBICT LEDQ1&, fiaKIS, B. C, JAJTUASFf^iMi 7'" - - y?" -*••( Ita!liari7/t -.vw- • "7 - - .-t . r '•■ y.-- "♦,■♦;•» ♦, ♦"♦. ♦'♦,♦' ♦.♦« ^♦7.'J" ■.'■;:-.. •',-' '- 'j7*-i >- *♦ '. CONVENZIONE iCHIAMA- m yPer,, il Novesimo Annuale - ConvehzioneDefDlstretto No.' 18,=*U.7Mv W. di 'America"7 ""* 7' '.-o V- ' * Fernie*,' Genriaio,"l912* Saluti:".. ■',-.' ' .'/' -.*/. \-y*. . Vol siete avvisati che'il No*- ♦ 'vesimor Annual© Convenzlo'nV •4*7 del Dlstretto No. 18 U, M.-W... ♦ dl' -America;. Sara', tonuta- .♦. 'nella sala "del -lavoratori,"a' ♦ „ Lethbridge, comlncfando alle, ♦ . ore 10 a.m., Lunedl, Febbralo ■ ♦ '19, 1912.' - 7" - 7 .-.-^ ♦ II yostroDelegato ho pure ♦ del-egati Saranno prega'ti dl bt-', ♦ , t-enere un'certiflcato-ferrovla- ♦ rio In modo chest potrebbero i ♦ , arranglare Je' loro, tlchette ;a * ♦ > Reduzzlone.7 La voatra atten-"' ♦ ' zione sara^rlspettabilmente in- ♦ .- vitata all" "Artlcolo 7, Sezzione ♦ , 2 a. 3 alia Costituizldne del ♦., Dlstretto la quale vi-splegara'. ♦,: tutti' l'affarl appartenenti alia ♦ , Convenzlone. '. ♦..- :'y ;-. "'.' W. B.* POWELL", '■*' ♦., .J" Presidente. '* ♦ 7 'A.-J. CARTER/'. 7 ♦' . *' ' *. Sec.-Tresi ♦ ♦♦'♦, ♦"♦ ♦ ♦'♦ ♦♦'«-♦ -'■; ; 7 mini ere' infernali ■ ",'- 7 Dei poveri minatorl, italiani,'austr'ia-, * d e ..f'inlaudesl ,si recarouo* recente- ; mente a Culment, »iich.-,*in*cerca'di7- ' fqrturia. Vieeversa..'dovettero'spehd- ere-circa1 $100 a testa'prima di poter "ottenere lavoro nella"minierai C'erano e vero,,altre minlere In cui'avrebbero ' '• doyuto pagare una tassaa ineno forte, , . ma chi avrehbe "voluto -*mettersl in certe co'jidizloni d'inferiqrita, - rispetto ,-ai.priyilegiati' della mlniefa.'. .della for- ituna?- ° TLe altre-miriiere* danno.una . paga inferiore-.evm'ettbno Vglovanotti' Bella triste condizione di essere res- ■^plnti da tutte, le ragaisze a cui facciano 7propo8te'*,di,ma,trimonio. Perche e 7, proprio "cosi;** chi iayora'nella mlniera", y&l Calumets puo sposare" qua'luiique ■ ragazzaj* crif lavora altrovo'e conda'n- ."nato al' celibate suo malgrado..., :.',"! si 'potrehhe tagliare, col jjoltello., ,*.Si possonb'sparare l cblpi aq^aluuque ora I ,-minatori- e* carrettiori;, lavorano" in due'-sciolte''; una s'ettimana "di gforho '♦' e ™"*,.di ubHe.f .;,icawet'tieri.'fanno 28" 29 giornate" af mese, * e percepiscono ?2.43 al giorno.,'--La paga e meWie". Devon'o caricare,12 q.13 carrialgiorno, ed ogni'.carro 'contiene trV'tonnellate di. material^. 7 - Dopo aver: carica'to i carri dev'onq spingerli colle spalle (ilbu cifsonb muli)'. firio al. pbsso ad'una' distanz'a variantedagli 8007ai 1800, pledi, devonovuotarll subitb e rient- rare immediatainente, qualche «volta senza,poter nemmeno,rifornir d'olio la lampada. -.Le strade sono\cosi- hen tenute.che i card deragllano regolar-,, mente ogni 50 pledl. -L'altezza delle^ piazze va dailG'ai 30,piedl.. Chi e stance di fare "il carrbttlore ed ha sem- pre tenuto ". buona condotta," puo die- tro versamento dl- clnquanta b sessan- ta dollarl alia sollta .donna, ottenere un'altra'occupazione nel termine dl qualche mese. „ ', * ('.,7 ' . 7/ " Gl'Imbo'scatorl layorano sempre dl glbrno ed anche la testa,'* Cosloche I padri di famlglia d'inverno partono da casa di' notte e .vl Vitbrnano di notte. Perun'intle'ra staglone" non.possono piu vede're I loro bambini desti.- .* > Certi crumiri' rltornaiio a' casa. dal lavoro, magiano'in fiirla un boccone, e poiscappario nei salonl a giocare a chi paga,jpiu da* here al boss.. .' *;ChI si arrischia- di lagnarsi delle tas- se pagate viene licenzia'to senza che se' ne ,eappia il motlvo. ' ' - Vera'm'ente bra le tasse sa'rebbere ab- olite ma i lavori vainio di malo in peggio.'' . •', • La miniera Tamaracli la" piu profbn- da del mondo. conta 85 livolll. . Vi si lavora undid ore e'mezza, senza nem*- meno due minuti dl tregua per ingoi- are un boccone. •' ,,.,.' lo scrivo con completa cognisione di causa perche fui speditb a Ciilamet come un baule le dall'Italla,", * Oraho aperto gli occhi.. •'"* .-, Npvinger,'Mo.—Anton Tomasi. ■* • "Na dziewiata • Rocz'na^kbn^ -"*♦' ywencye Dystryktu 18, ^jedn'o- .'♦ ► :cronych- Gornikow 'w. Ay*y7r%V -7- -Do miejscowych' unij wDis^' ♦ ►..trykcie 18 Zjednoigbriycli!'';♦ ►/gornibow *w Amer'yce. -'**." V'v ';♦' 7'. - Nlnjejszym zawiadamia* sie _;♦ •''ze dziewiata roczna"Konwen-*7-**v ', cy'a 'Dysjryktu 18, Z." gSwa •♦ -, A. ^odbedzie^ sie'. w" „Labbr^-*>;,. ■; Temple.'.'-Lethbridge, rozpbez----^ • '-.nie sie 0 10 tej r'ano' w''P6n-'- • .^Iedzialek, 19 go Lutego/l912 -7" *: v. Wasz .delegat lub' 'delega-.- •- cipbstarac sie 'majar"kolejne ■ ■ certyfikaty, azebymozna" uzy-■ • ■- skac znizorie ceny na icole-V* jach. ° 7 •' •■. * . .Zwfaca sie uwage na arty- « ;. kol 7, Paragraf 2 1 3,'Dystryk-.- ♦,.-*.tu Konstytucyi, ktora'wyjasnl - ♦' w," sprawach 'odnpszacych sie* •> ♦] kbnwenyj. , ■ - -77 ; ,|-',t"< ♦ -'' ' W. B. POWELL,' 7. < ♦ ' '. * *. ' Prezydent. •< ♦ „' " . A. J. CARTER, 7< ** S v • .'' Sekretarz. 7* PAGE SEVEN PLAIN TIU ABOUT PILES PRZEDWCZESNIE ZWYCIESTWO ... -di- *7Calumet bisbgna far 09 si; bispgna'rac- *" cbman'darsi - ad un .amico perche' parli ;. ad una donna (ce n'e una per ogni na- y "zione).7 La donna s'in'carlca,, dietro il i .versamento della cohgrua somma. 'E 11 pbstulante non.potra.mai' avanzare' 71 pretese" ,d'i"; riaarclmento ''dl; danni '/in ■ caso di Hcenziamento, perche1 la'donna * ,premurata pel, tramlto dollo rimlco/po-" tra sempre dire dlnoncbnoBcere nem- , meno,il licenzlatb. , *,*' . . " , ' "SI incassa 11 denni-o^nm con arte, in- _dlrettan-ente, nl riparo di, osnl torn- ,- porale., . , ,' , , . Dopo un rhose e pl^ dnl .giorno del .vpngamonto della tassa esosa, 'il mipa- ) tore vieno ammoBSo..'.:"al lavorl for- zatl previa visitn"1 del'dottore dell'ospo- (1 dale, cho dlchlarl, como nol ciisl dl leva cho l'lndlvidub 0 snnb 0 robusto cd ablle a'fnral ucclder«..v .... - ( Dopo easei-o stnto esamlnato dal dot- ,. tore, dopo nvor fatto toetnmonto, II mlnatoro e auto'rlzzato .ia v dlscondoro -nolle-vlBcorb profond'o dolla' torrn, "a •^Iccnro; per un pezzo ell .puno, ln propria oslstcnztt. L'Ispottoro dollo minloro cho mangla nollo stosso pintto della corapoRnln, qunndo qualcuno nl nramnzzn, dlchlarn Blstomiillcnmon (0 cho si trntta'dlun nccldento Improvodlbllo. . IS la compagnla Ja passn fioinprollBcla. Nolla mlnlora plu profonrta dol won- do si comlnoln a dlscondoro alio 6 0 tnoziso'o si dlseondo slno alio 7 oRnl mattina. ,ln ogni pozzo cl sono h-oI "enfios" ed ogni "cnBo" porta 30 uoml- nl. Dnllo profoiulltn si comlncln nd us- drnc nlle 5 0 un quarto ill Hern, Lo mlnldto Honoprofondo dnl DO nl 70 Hvolll 0 da un Hvollo all'altro non c'o mono ill co'nto plodl, Nel Hottorrnnol e'o un cnldo d'lnforo; II sinloro osce' » dnllo scorpe. II fnmo dollu dlnnmlto POVERTY IS POVERTY "1 • Read what-,H.";Beswick ,has to say of the English. railway clerks in the London Clarion: ,7. - - 7.- -.' s\ "'." "Of 70,000 or* more railway clerks ir^,\the country only about"" 25,000 be- lohg to; the Railway ..Clerks' Association.* ' And yet the lot,of the odd 45,- 000 cannot lie a happy one. - Nine out -of:«very-tep railwa^clerROo"' i* ot re- e'eive more than $400 perfyeaf, and in the case of one.great company tbe average salary of clerks, having anything,from five to forty-five years-of service" is ?6.C8. *^ The average salar- les bf 1,056 clerks between the ages of 21 years and 60 years works "ont'at $6.91.""' ''.■'.; ' , ■ - - "It is'a pity these 45,000 black-coated, collar-and-cuffs railway workors do not throw in their lot with their fel- lows in tho'union',' for poverty is poverty, even when it is genteel; and enforced celibacy is a slight on their manhood. Gentility can bo purchris- od at too high' a price," ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ <► ♦ *. +. + +. + + + -./ KONWENCYJA Atsymdnjo-sla dowldomo- sty wslm lolcalnm Dlstrlktii 18 U. M. W.,of A., szczo dnla 19ho lutoho 1912, roku skly- ka]o sin rlcznu konwencyju. Konwencyjft wldbiulo sla w ' Ulhbrldgo, Altn., w"„Labor ' Tomplo" w j)onogllok. 0 hod-, ynl 10-tlj rnno. ■ Delognt ubo dolognty mnjut postnraty sla 0 t«k zwnni ..Standard Certificate" aby mozna dlBluty tan- ezyj tykyt na zellznycy. Zwbi'tajo Bla uwnliu na pnra. grnf 7-yJ toczlcy 2-3 w dystrik towll konfitytucyl, n tam warn wyjiisnyt czozo do konwon- cyl. W. D. 1'OWBLU Proaldont, '< A, J, CARTER, Secretary , 29 ■181 . «1 VI03 019 227 S'187 1387 2033 tV'f, 2178 231-1 1203 H07. »n-.« 374 1189 1233 £829 133*1 14. 1212 tm m* 103 3283 3399 373 tl» List of Locals District 18 NAME 8EC. and P, O. ADDRESS nnnM«««1 V. Whentlcy, Tinnklioml, Altn. nonvor Crook p. annitliion, lienvir Crook, via Plncliw •-«,cvne, j, jjiirko, Oollovno, Kranlc, Altn. Ulnlrmoro n. J. Chnso, niiilimuro, Alln. ,»urnil» .' Jos. DerbyHhlro, nurmlsi, Altn. Cnrbondnle .T; Unnherry, Cnrbondnlo, Colomnn, Altn. ,,nrr',ff J- Pool*, CArfllff, Alia. Cni1,nor<1 N. D. Thnclmk'; Cniuuorn, Alia. 50,f ^inn'' w- Qralinm. Coloman, Altn. ■: *** ""• •, '*• «"«««», .1 ortiitt, H, V, rMnnnl^llnc-:-. ..7 v.'*-. T^yll, i.uUWUki Cl(>, AUa. Dlnmond CHy Albert Zak, Unmoiul VUy, LctbbrMso. •' oni|o Thos. Uphill, ivrnto, II. <". Frnnlr n. Nlfo'. Tronic, Altn. no8mer W. nnldorstono, Hosmnr, B, C. J'*tS'l*10 h- Mo0^ <01, Slvtconth St., North r.ethbrl<!tje. 11?i Co,,lor|e« Vntik DnrlnBliam. sco., via., Klpp. Alta, L,ll° W. L Evans, LUle, Frank, Alln Maple Lear m. Olldsy, Mnplo Leaf, ndlcrue. AIU. M,c"el M. Durrell. Michel. B. 0. Monarch Mine.... Horace Woodleld, Tnlwr, Alt'* »*■ wburt Robt. Evans, ressbunr, Alls, noyal View Thot B. fisw. Bf»v-.l (vnkiiM, uthbrttet, Altx TtUr A. Patterson, Tnbw, Alii, Taber...,, j. Cwper, Tsber, Alts. lA&nmHh J, J. Taylor, Udj smith, B. C. SnmerUnd ,, ly^f McWlntt, 8um«fU»d, B. C. Wellington That. Hanoi. WVllln^ca, It C. NsnJsmo... j«Ck Place, Nsnslnio, a C. " Sledzac dzlsiejszy ruch socyaiisty- czny i wrogow tegoz, to jest kapitalism wnlp skuje, ze socyalizm dzisiejszy prz- edwezesnie wchodzi w zycie codzienne. Nie mam tutaj na niysll poteznego "wzrostu sbcyalizmu. lecz, ze sbcyalizn" przedwezeshie w, niek'torych miasta'ch zwy'ciezyl ..czasowo" nie bedacdojrza- lym jeszcze.p'lodem ludu roboczego.., ■ Nie jeden po'wie, jakto? przeclez z kazdym rokiem.jestesmy. silniejsi i'za- bieramy urzedy miast pod kbntrole so- cyalistyczna. -. - , • f. ' Prawda", te'go nie zaprzecze, ze;p"rze- szlo dwadziescia miast w Ameryce po- siada socyallstycznych mayorow i mu- sze'przyznac, ze;doskbnale rzadza po owych miastach, starajac sie jak naj- Viecej'ulzyc w biedzie, robociarzowi, a ze zbyt daleko nle'postapili, zato ich winic nie mozna, pbniewaz na kazdym kro ku spptykaja sie,z przeciwzosciami. ktore im'st'awiaja konstytucya panst- wowa stanowa i ustawy miejskie. Nie dawno czytalem w Dzienniku Lu dowym b wielkim.wzroscie'socyalizmu i ze kazdy czlonek ma zwolennikow, czyli sympatykow.socalyizmu,.' Tutaj wla sciwie zachodzi trudna kwestya z owemi sympatykaml socyalizmu. " Partya' socyalistyczn'a liczy obecnie z gora sto tysiecy czlonkow*, czynnych, lecz jest to liczbazbyt*szczupla,. na ■100-milionowtiudnoscr;w"Stanacff'Zjea~ nbczonych inigdy by. dbtychczas nie potrafila-zwyciezyc nl'tez pozyskac kontroli nad miastami,.ktore obecnie znajduja sie^ w reklach socyallstycznych,*- poniewaz owe sto tyslecy. sa' rozrzu'cone po calem terenie-amery- k'anskim. ■- I tutaj,wlainle'odgrywaja wlelka role owi Bympatycy socyalizmu. Lecz na sympatykow partya socyali- styczna nbsolutnie llczyc nie moze po- riiewaz tacy lubla zmienlac front, sto- sow* nie do okollcznoscl I czesto stajn slo, wrogiem socyalizmu;" 7' vOtoz owl sympatyoy przyczynlll sie do zwyciestwa i .wyborow kllgunastu mayorow I kllkudzieslcciu urzodnlkow 7. ramienia pnrtyi socyallstycznoj. Lecz cl sami sympntycy moga sie przyczynlc do sromotnoj kloskl' socynlistow w przyozlych wyboracli.- Dlnczego: bo' wlelu z nich zostnna zrnzenl rzndnrnl BocyallstycznomI, nlo otrzynmwszy tego; czego-socynliscl dbiccywnll prwd wyboraml; wlelu z nlcli nlo pdtrafl oc i onlo prncy socyallstycz'nej. I wlnscl- j wlo owl sympalycy bedn przyczynn, zo I partya Bocyallstyczna znmalo dnloj jCwyciozac bcdzlo inusla la, zntrzymac Jflio zo 8weml zwyclostwnml na Jakls przoclng czasu, Jodynym srodklom jost zgrnmndzlc nnjwlokszn Hoho czlonkow pod sztand- nrom Bocynllstycznym, nzo to trndno przy chodzl tomu slo toz wcnle dzlwle nlo moznna, .'Nftsza prnca powlnna bye skuplona w jodon punkt, a wlasclwlo, aby przysz- In gonorncyn byla przokonnn socyal- iBtycz nych. A chene to ticzynlc mu- simy zawlmluau B/,kbluiiil }mbllcziioinl to Jost Bwlatynlnml rozwoju' uniyelowo- go I wpnjnc w przyw-lo pokolcnlo prawdzlwa nnuko, a w ten sposol) pot- rnflmy znblc owa zkiiIIIziio knpltullBty- czna, ktora toczy zdrowy, rozum pro- lotnryntn, Cr.y nlo mojo praowldzenln zl«zcza nlo wlom, I nlo zycsylbym Bnm Ioko, lorz nlo saaikodKl przypomnloo To- wnrzyszom zo diizi'nla iiiihzo bu 1, drog-l, Nlo Jo»t to zlo, 7,0 maniyiHWOlcli jnnyo- vow I urzwlnllcow po tnlstncli, Inez dzlntw'n, na kiorej polr-Kn przyszlosc Jost przcz nun opoKzezonu I izuconn 1111 pnstwo nnszych wrogow, ktorkzy wy- twarznjn z nidi wro bow ludu robac- zt-go. y.a nlo mos-omy llczyc 1111 sympaty. kow JcHt lo fnlitom. ktory mini mlojuco w Lo« Aur*Io» potlczas oittatnlch wyborow nn ninvorn totro m(n«tn t*sw Karrlmnna. Bwoja droi?a, zo do IcIoh- hi, iahu iiouujHii mm Boeyalidcl prssy- ayniU Mc bracia MrNamarowlu I syui- patyty z^tnz .Me dotHTOclH od boc>iiI- Istow. , Czy McNumarowlfl wa wlnnl tub nt*- rtinni, U'«c» iwj<-rii«i(t nl© ntojfnti I od- dnjomy to tnjomnlco do rbzwlnianla kwestyl czssu. Przyp, H<«d. I-rzeclwi-tnwfonlo 100 tj'Blccy czlonkow Socialist Parly do 100 mlllonliv ludnosel lest nlQwlimolwr. H* fl'/in-ir-h1 ^dno^zonycU J««t i^, okolo IS mlllonow wybo»«ow, z ktory- rh mtntnlm ratcm, iu iuWln»*j»/-*. ittpul-UJiAnilai partya padlo 6300,000, a na socyalUtAw 'pol mllicua. m«*;ct tylko 13 1 pol rata mnlej, n nlo tyslac raiy. W kim-arh reimWikanskleh tn* » r«Iyi» k»*|a H4--ty &? uiMlwU) «W^ tm MtonVrtw, iftnn fo hyfre wUaU- Doh't you believe that experlenceii ■better' than hearsay'? >' [ If you suffer from pilqs, just^"try>sZam-Buk. -you can do so atourexpen-s'e. So assured are we of the result that we will send you a free "trial-boxVif you send, to our. Toron tb .offices - full* "name and,, ad-* dress and, a one.cent;-stamp to, pay return postage.. -777. ' '- 7y- . Scores of'people'daily acquaint uo with the benefit "''-thfly have derived from the [use of Zam-Buk for piles'. Mr. P. Astridge.-of 3 St.Taul St., St Catharines, Ont'j says: "For five years I have sufCered untold agony with protruding piles." -The."pain was so great at times I would iilmo'st scream. ' . " I lost weight- and had no appetite; I tried everything I .ever heard of for piles, as I was .willing to take anything "to get relief. , It wa3'useless, however, and I, almost gave np in despair. ""*, 1. . *> -' """, V One day a friend gave me a sample of Zam-Buk aiid told me of a-friend of his who had been cured. I decided' to'try Zam-Buk,-and the relief I 'got was encouraging. I used three box*a, and at the" end of that time I -was com- . pletely cured.- I wish I could have got Zam'-OSuk" years, ago;.Ht'would have saved.me a great,deal of misery." Zam-Buk"willalso be found a sur-s cure,-for. cold 6ores, chapped hande, frost_ blte,7ulcera, blood-poison, varicose eores, ecalp sores, ringworm,'inflamed patches, babies'"eruptions and chapped places, cuts, burns, bruises, •and,akin Injuries generally. * All druggists arid stores sell-at'50c, box, or post free from Zam-Buk Co., Toronto, 'upon receipt of price'.' You are warned against harmful ■ imitations and substitutes. -.-) See the- registered f name, ".Ham-Bui,*; ori every -package,. 'r .VANISHING COAL SUPPLIES wie" mozna porownywac z iczba 100,000 czlonkow w-Socialist Party.", : ,. • Z sympatykow, a t'raczej nlezdecy- dowa* nych, wszystkie;' partye korzys- taja',- a nawet.za pomoca ich czesto decyduja.* " .-, "". 7 ,■*' Nietylko zawladnac szkolami publlcz- nemi,-jak.radzi R. Mueller, ale nawet najmniejszego wplywu tam socyalisci miec nie moga, do'poki nie zawladna ad- ministracya miast. ", Zatem ,S. P. ze wzgle du na szcz'uple srodld, dziala wcale dobrze. - * , LABOR IN ENGLAND, Unemployment: .During November, 1911, 2-6-10 ' per cent, of the British trade unionists. were. out of employment, as against -2 per, cent in November;. 19107 •■;'•' , - Miners: The'total number of persons employed at mines and quarries in the United,'Kingdom during 1910 was 1,163,920/of whom 1,300 accidents, occurred in'the" mines and quarries, by. which ' 1,902'- persons ..lost their Uvea. Good results have come about through the various*Ufe-aaving measures_tha't_ 7 The dwindling visible ,coal-'supplies of the world are engaging the attention" bf theVgoyernments of-mbst countries where-coal, is-found! Sir William Ramsay, the English scientist, startled the British Association some wceks agbtby saying in his presidential address that the coal' supply in the United 'Kingdom would not last 175 years if the ,wasteful„use of material is not promptly,;checked": .. ' 7 The German technical journal Kohle und. Ezt; which, has made a general survey'bf the wordl's coal production, states that, barring the United States', ahd,.perhap8.North China, Germany Is stilL,,the richest .coal-bearjng country. America, .with it's huge .production of nearly half a millia"rd tons a-year, is, it says, rapidly approaching exhaustion and the same may,be said of tlie coal fields in the United, Kingdom, where the production is also high and must end in the giving out bf the supply in 160 to 200 years, at all events in-the North of .England, Northumberland and Durham. The other/ English sources may last'half a century'longer. The first mines that will navo to close down will be those of central France, and Bohemia, which only have 100 years*more to live. Tho north of France and the Saarbrucken baBin in western Germany come next with a life, of .between 400 and 500 years. Still beter situated are the Belgian and,. JWestphallan coal regions and the fields in 'the Austrian and Russian. parts' of Upper Sellsla, which may" reckon on' an uninterrupted output for the next 800 years. Prussian Silesia is safe for another 1,000 years or .- more." - Nature has made here vast deposits of pure carhon with lodes'"of an,average thickness of 40 feet. 'Some of them are 60 feet thick, so that coal consumers may take heart of grace. -.. 7 7 CANADIAN BANK 7 OF COMMERCE SR EDAWND WALKER, aV.O., LLDM D.aurPBEaiDEi*T , ; 7 \,y V.V-V ALEXANDER LAIRD, General Manaoer .: capita^■ -Mo,oo6,6qo>_y___ rest;-f $8,000,000 DRAFTS ON FOREIGN COUNTRIES ■ Every branch of The Canaduu, Bank of Commerce is equipped to iuue dn&a am tbe principal ctttea ta the following coontriw without delay: ' " A ffi£ ■ *.':SS?- . S™«».* . ***£** UtOum Arabia - Cafe* Argentine Rcp«tbiic Daamaik' Australia Bcyyt Austria.Uua(a'7 Faroe Uaaat Belfiuai Ralaai Brazil r Sanaoai Bulrana . Knao* -- jam Ceylon • ., ' PVeh Codjk China Irdaad Italy japaa Ja»» KUka Noorar Puaaia Ptnia . Peca p*^ier*****^ t-*»-jt Portugal Roumaaia RuMta Serna Sian Siberia Soudan South Africa' Spain . Stnita Settlesuala Sweden Switzerland , Turkey- Unites State* , * Urania* Wait Indm, ate of the country -where they are pay- L<y!en Cliili ., . . Garmanr Mand»>fa China ■ -> Great Britain Uextco The amount of these drafts'ia atated in thei i able; that ,s they are dram in «teriinf, franc*, wuutta. Ure, kronen, florins, Ven, Uels, roubles, etc., as the case may be. This ensures that the payee abroad wffl receive the actual amouat intended. 'ASM FERNIE BRANCH . _ ■ . UA. s. DMK Manager; have been adopted and applied in the mines,since 1855. ■■ A steady decrease in the percentage of loss of life has been the result.. In-1855, out of every' 1,000 persons employed in the mines, a percentage-ofy-3-1 Oidst their lives through accidents.- "In 1910 this percentage-was' reduced'to 1 4-10 per cent. Trade Disputes:' During November 60 new trade disputes occurred, involving 10,051- persons. During the 11 months ' period between January-and November, 1911, 781 trade dispute's had occurred,. Involving 737,520 persons. Most of these disputes were, settled In favor of the employes. Settlements": The miners of "Odd- lng'ton and "Bristol obtained new agreements, with, nn average, of 2-V6 per cont Increase in prices, Tlio engineering trades at Birmingham secured nn increnso of 25 "cents por week to all ovor 16 yoars of ago, and 2% per cent Incroaso to piece workors. Textile workors of Manchester secured 5 per cont Increase. Rollins mill mon at Barrow obtained 2Vi per cont increase. Engineering nnd -Blilp building trades nt MnnchoHter, Derby, Bristol, South- atnpton and Bplfast secured Increases ranging from' 2D cents to 50 cents por wook on day rates, and 5 per cont on ploco rates; reducing tlielr tlmo ono hour por week, tho uniform week now bolnft 53 hours. Rloctrotypors and sterootypors of London secured an In- cronso of $1 por week, tlio rato rising from $10 to'$11 a week." Tlio dock lnboroi-B nt Plymouth established n minimum of lflo. per hour, and Mali. IlBhod Rl'lipurH asm uniform working wook, Co-operative 8ocletlon: Tho totnl BnloB for tlio third rjuiirtor of tho yonr nmoni? (ho co-opprntlvo hocIoIIoh nm- ountod to $55,303,0-15, an IncronHo of r> !>er cent ovor ono yonr ngo, und nn In- croiiHO of 20 |x*r cent nvor thn Hnmo porlod flvo yenrn ngo. Tho produi tlvo di*pnrtm**nt of tlio ro-op^rntlvo soclot-' Ioh Incrcni-Ad 37 por cont over lho pro-! iluclloii of flvo ycni'H iijjo. Tlio total | vnluo of production for ilio third rumr. j tor of 1011 amounted io $ll,-l(3,l(50, j Hradford-TI.-t M-iioith irouble whlrh linfl (kveloiiud ov«r tlio iiuchiIoii «>r non uiilonlHts hns sprpud to tlm wool tradf. Two thou-innil rombr-rs nro out Ntrlko nnd n lookout of 12,000 employes Is ox ported. *,*■ Economic determinism produces some peculiar results. Dia you ever think it would make a Catholic paper. speak well'of the Socialists? L'Ac- tion Sociale, the clerical "daily of Quebec'City, In its issue of Dec. 30th last, publishes an article*by J. Saint-Amand showing how the,Socialists are better than.the Free Masons who' are alleged to govern France and who are reach-' ing out to govern other countries. It shows', how in Belgium, in France, In Italy and' elsewhere, the Socialists do not stand .in-with „ the anti-Catholic Free Masons,ftiut'.*fight them. This' author sees that*Socialfsm will give religious freedom? It is indeed a strange freak' when, triumphant bourgeois capitalism attacking'the Catholic Church forces that church to reach out a hand for-aidyo-the"tTising~S6cialiIt-power" which "aims at" the .abolition of all exploitation—Cotton's '.Weekly. MAY HOLD ELECTION 7... ON-WOMAN SUFFRAGE This "With Home Rule and Other Subjects May Force British'Election ' 7 Again ^ LONDON, ian. 1C—Talk is reviving in' connection with a possible general election this year/ in consequence1 of the admitted differences among Ihe mombors of iho. cabinet. On tho question of woman suffrngo, together with governmental'defeats at. recent hy- elections, and tho difficulties besetting lho ministers framing a monsiiro of Home Itulo which shall.be' nccrpt. ablo to the'Irish Nationalists. Insurance .business ngalnsl'tho ro- cuiTonco'of fi gonornl election is Increasing at Lloyd's and today tho rule jumped up to 31V£, compared with 1216 per cent last weolc. Capital Paid Up | 2,750,600 Reserve & Undivided Profits 3,2*50,000 Total Assets 40,000,000 Many a fortune can be traced back . to the'1'day its. owner deported tho „ first dollar in a Saving Account. „ The one dollar affords, an incen- . tlve to deposit more—and, as 'interest Is added to;principal,'the'small sum grows more and more rapidly, until it finally becomes a competence. '" One Dollar will start an account with the'Bank of,Hamilton. "" J. R. SLOAN Agent,.Fernie. BUfl w ,B» Oil Head Office: HAMILTON you the by any Untited If there is money owing to person, -or firm, in Canada, or States, make, put a draft against them and en-' trust it to .the Home Bank for Collection. 1 The draft "will j&e' promptly presented for payment and the amount collectecl, will be paid to you. without delay. The Home Bank lias Branches' and' Connections throughout Canada and correspondents everywhere in the United' States. * ' . ' .' • , - " omt 7TORON.TO J. F. MACDONALD, Manager. Branches and connections' throughout Canada Fernie.-Brancti. Imperial Bank of Canada Capital Subscribed Reserve Fund .... D. R. REAL ESTATE IN THE PULPIT ——*r Tho Trade Gazette,' Issued hy tlio Wostflrn Cnnndn Publishing Company, Calgary, takes exception to tho fiction* of n Calgary lergyrnnn, who from the pulpit condemned Western real flsiule methods, nnd tho Iss-iio of Jnnunry Mil contnlns nn IntorpsllnB nrtlfl.j on tlil**, subjoct. Tho IiIkIi . r-i-Ji^H |*r<!VHli'.i.« in i|io Most'nro tho subjoct of nnotlior In- t'-TPBtlng nrtlclo, "The riit.iic of Al- liorln," lho "Tolflphono SM,lcm," mill tho formntlon of n Mnrolnnt^ IToipc the, Asaoclatlon nro iilso donll villi, TI«(*ho nrtlclos, nlong wllh i\ hti,' riIbI of trado Informal Inn, mnitn the hmm on<> of iimiiuinl'IntoroRt, iNhhoh mny ho lind from tho ofO-* nf imhllrnllr-n, CnlKiiry. HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO' 6,000,000 Capital Paid Up 5,996,900 ■t '5,996,900 Total Assets 72,000,000 WILKIE, President HON.' ROOT JAFFRAY, VIce-Pres. BRANCHES IN . BRITISH COLUMBIA Arrowhead, Cranbrook, Fernie, Golden, Kamloops, Michel, Moyle, Nelson, Revdlstoke, Vancouver and Victoria, SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Interest allowed on deposits at current rate from date of deposit. FERNIE BRANCH GEO. I. B. BELL, Manager KENNEDY & SIANGAN PRESERVING? LUMBER ■ Is now occupying a great deal of nttoutlon. It's a good thing. FIR8T-CLA88 LUMBER is getting bo Bcarco thnt- somu dealers do not havo nny at "nil We havo plenty, however. Wo mako n speciality of linndllvt-? only hlgh-Rrndo stuff, which, wIho dealers will tell you, Ih really tho choapoHt. OrriCK nnd YARD, MCPHCRSON AVC, OPP, G. N. DEPOT, rEltNfl HOME MULE EXCITEMENT GROWING SALLOW SKIN LIVER 8POT8, PIMPLE8. DARK CIRCLES UNDER THE EVE8 , I.ONno.V, .Inn. ir,.—Tho Home linln exclti-nieiit U kiowIiir In ||-->|nud, pin- Menially*in Unionist ulstor, wlicio a on |\luorouH (itinpiilidi U In proKicHt In lho hopf- of rrenthiR rontliiKUil. In Hiik- : , lnnd nKnlnxl tho promlKcd bill of (lie I Ao'l'l'Ml nt(nl'-frv ft tt< n'-wrrli-.,} *!-..,■ ' I llio bill will bn Inf rnrturoil In tho ]mw> j or "•oriinioiu* In March, hut tho plum-' jwiikfi tho rnlottintH rontrmjilnti) will, IF YOU WANT THE BEST And Noihlnct: but tho Bout In Fresh and Smoked Meats, Fresh and Smokod FIch, Dairy Produce, Poultry Etc. Etc., go to 'Imfl JC i »\tim SAM CHAHAM, M»n»Qtr PHONE <t I (Ko«-ii (lie --KlKttlun fur into tho Hiirim;, nro al Hlunti of t|m „)•„*<.«- 1>Hiir rloRB. \'!^'^ ,,flmon",rD,lon ,H «'W <ffil»«»0«l»4Slr«C»a»«%MISM9M^^ •fit tn Aurll. SNh<-n Andrr-.v Horinr Inn llio rnlo-ji-il (tailor III tlm hriilha of Commnnit. will ntftko nn nddn'BK nt n "trnlonlHt rnlly In Ilelirnst, TO HELP THE FARMER'S WIFE tlve nnd tho Htom.uh U -noak from un- dlRDHtcd food nnd foul kahos., FIG'iPILLS tho Rronl fruit renwdy, will mnko you fee! llko n now iMnon. •;' A<«*r tsklnR fhrco boxes of yonr Mr j lift r,f iho vlvm of tho farmer* nf I'tlU Uti »U>u..t«li iiixl IU*-r trouble* n\Vo*tcrn Canada hm bpon undorlnV-'ii tM strong and well and nble to do my In no umwtAln way by tlm Internv o*n work.—Mm. A. H. Sauliw. uo«l r«t,jEr<oi» of Fsrtn W'omtv. whUb Sold nt nil doaMm, In 25 ami 80 cent ha« oi»'ii«d lt« h««iIqnarU-ra In M- '•Aomf'ii worUorn lu psuih* of Ihe lailtid- ii«*h, Jn .N'l-w /.<'.■*):iml ,*i JmiuiJry iH n tit-'liit to oli'Viito lho wlfo in llio mil- ..*,->• of nlmoH. Hlinory In hor houM-hold , fm.,n wI|h|n ,|l(t , work io tin; tiohk-r jtui (ios*.« of llfo, to i ,th«> fri'vilum from raro nnd worry and :,or,M '"''■ m " 0*,"r",,1 lo « '««-" J tho enjoyment of tht* hcj.1 thoro Ih In j "i»•**'•■' «h»« ho wild *t-ttlti tho dil'fl- •llfo IhrouKh IntrodiicltiK modorn ino-|n,,,>* of ,,,1h Chlii«***t unn|n tltlun by 'Hindu nnd Imfilomonr-* thnt n/no In-*1** ,<'■'•, nrnonrtmoni In Iho Inlorprotn- .1nn.~-Th<i ii|''-t,or and monoy and tend io longevity. |lJ<"' thiuwof tho a«t aliuvom<fiitlun«il. 'An nmr-ndrnf-ni -wuj-. ihoroftiro. draflod ■and j>!iT)tod nnd mm v>Jil,> llio utmost S wrlounnoii-4 ,nnd Rood faltli to th* . " " (<iw«ii Jsw uttha tor «*o»«li|traiion; Jl New T^alar.^J not lone »«» found I rontalr.-«.| a -iravUIan In thc»c worda: CHINAMAN LEGALLV DEFINED .. . . »«•> ....... bow-a or mall-ftd by Tho Fl*-* nu Co., MMdeo. whoro tho aov«mh annual In* hlmi Iho Chlm-ro wero iloliia- u wry |Kor lU|t«ir|MHAortblaart (lho factor- Si. 7UUM. Odt. 3oJ4 In r«rr.ie at unwtionaJ nry-F*rmln|- Con«re«» will t!»*«;«> proportion of th-* laundry worStfic* atti. a Chlaatnan thatl Im dwmo* lULcAua Dvuii und Ikwl". 3U-K*. Iw, Mb, th*. Jl-'Ji. U \t profonfit «• ji*i»t hart th-own mit olotuploymont th«)tn bo n nlr! undor IS jcaraoE bk« "-'«h "-..•-- li rt 0- Y - ° I', |7. I.I , aj." oo I-* I*: ' 1-5'- I -1 •v. .,cr I'll' « ■ \ * - .'- j ...V*--' . -.- *fl --...a ~ VI - :.J.s-*.. v;„ PAGS EIGHT ; "7 . '. '-^j,:tV &J-* ' J .-_ y. •***"- ■;***'V'-'. *- ■ ,> v THE DISTMOT" mg^^XBBm/r^^llOTiBT 27,1912 yvn - "7 i i ■ 7*7 *.■:.' ? :*•'.'■' *•■ 7;\-;>>7-'y7^.7:>7^'77 7:-'7yA;-^y 7 yyvy Extra^Miri^ry^0fifermg^for theyW^efelt The popularity of our Stock-Taking Sale is being daily demonstrated. In addition to the already advertised lines, we have added the. following :-— BLACK,SATEEN UNDERSKIRTS Regular values to' $2.00; Sale Price .*. v... $1.25 Regular $2.25 Values; Sale Price .:...... $1.35 Regular -$2.75 Values; Sale Price $1.90 Regular $3.25 Values; Sale Price ......... ' $2.25 "Women's Black Sateen Drawers; Regular $1.00 quality for 75c. " -, ',. « , "Women's Flannelette Drawers, grey or white, Silk Embroidered, $1.00 quality; Sale "Price 75c. "Women's "White Flannelette Drawers, 90c .quality, for 60c. - "Women's Flannelette 'Drawers',' in plain colors ' and stripes, 50c, 65c, and 75c. values; Sale Price, 35c. and 45c. < -Another lot of Girls' Flannelette,Night Gowns, for ages 6 to 14 years; prices 50c, 60c, and 65c Only FOUR of those $2.50 Knitted Petticoats; the price is now $1.65. y •' . KWOMEN'S RAIN COATS , n Gabardine Coats, a thorough waterproof, without * rubber. " Regular value $17.00. Sale Price $9.75 to $10.75. / , 7- . , " '.- . Rubberized Coats,, in dark and medium .'colors; sizes,to 38 bust. Regular values to $20.00. Sale Price ,$8.75, $9.75, $10.75.. \,-. - '* At 25c*.yAnother lot of those "Toque's";" plain ahcl fancy colors.' Nothing,more comfortable-for the " children.*' Sale-price 25c- • ■ - - ■- . - ••..."' y ', '-Y "7 ' •' '■ Coat Sweaters for ages from 2 years up; the-right " gdrment for boy or girl." , Sale-price 75c.,'.$1.00 and $1.25. ' ° . , , \ *" * These are interesting items for close buyers; take advantage of these specials and save from 25 to 50 per cent. '.. "We now have-a stock of heavy-weight "King of ,; the Road'! Overalls. 'This line has-been "sold re-' gularly-at,r$l:25 pair (plain-blue bib)V,7Special at.\7 '.-90c. ly * \ ■ ■ _,;,;._"".' '.';•_;'_:.'y'^ r *■"" >. l^.1^''1,l"""■, .Here's your chance.for heavy-weight Brown 7Duck Overall pants; double fronts to knee7 - Regular value $1.75; Special $1.00- * We have another snap'in Black-Pant ..Overalls; • -* - , -1 <t -. medium weight (union made), has-two hip pockets. \To be cleared at'75c. pr. V . 7 Special Clearance ..' 7 . «'7 " J j, <". " ;'.\y: -'■'."" 7* y'r ' 7: .J.. *i* t\ SATURDAY SPECIALS See Window for Display and Sale Prices i Jap Oranges, per .box;;"... ; .. -... .60 Navel Oranges, per case <.7 ;. .$3.25 .• Navel Oranges, per half case ....,;'. .*-*.... t. • $1.65 * Navel Oranges, per doz .........'.... .25 to .50 Ammonia'; pt. bottle, 2 for '.......:'.■.'.....'., .25 ; Gold Standard Baking Powder, 12 oz. 7 ...'. - .15 1» Gold Standard Baking Powder, 5lb.'..7 7.......65 Molasses, Snap Biscuits, 2 lbs. for V. ;25 Reception Wafers, 2'lb.'tins. ..... 7;...'. ---..,. 25 , 2 inl'Shoe Blacking, 3 !foi; ..,.7... .25 * Black. Jack Stove Polish, per .tin ........... -10 ' Buffalo.Rolled Oats, 4 lb', pkgs., 2 for .. .v.: 7 .25 Post Toasties and Corn Flakes, 3 for .. 7. . .25. Robin Hood,Oats, 5 lb. Pkgs. with china 7 ...- ' .25i >' Cocoanut, per lb. ' ....<*..*.". .25 ' Cream Candy, per lb 7... .15 0- Lowney's Chocolate Creams, per lb...'.. ■ .30" Cowan's and Baker'e Cocoa, % lb. tins . .*..... •• .25 Cowan'sNand Baker's Unsweetened Choco-_7 '. late,'y2.lb. .;.:... ..:'.. ••••• - - y -25 " Noel's Preserved' Fruit, per .bottle ...K.\.. *.':_, ''y. 50 "Blueberries; 2.1b. tins, 2 for '. . j ... 7 .*. 25, Red and Black'Currants, 2 lb. tin, 3for'... —' .25 •Sovereign Sliced Pineapple,' 2 lb. tin ... ,'*. VS..^ :15 ' Buckwheat .Flour, 2 lb. pkges, 2 for .' -... .25 '. Chicken^Vheat, 100lbs.-..'...:......;..;.. $1.50 ,; Honey, 1 lb.'comb, 2 for .*.... —'"....... *• .45 ■: Lard, 3Jb. tin. -.•-••-, v^,, Lamp Glasses,-A and B sizes, 3 for .........."' .25 Royal Crown Lye, per tin.-....;........'... • - ' -10 Mixed Nuts, per lb.--.:.,.-.,-. '.* -... v- .. ' -20 Colombo Olive Oil, %sg8l. tins ... .u......'. $1.25y , Queen Quality Pickles, 20' oz., sour or chow .25' .Queen" Quality Pickles, 20 oz., sweet and ■ onions ..'.';.. . . 7 .' .. .30 -Alymer'sPork and Beans, i lb. tins,'4 for . ..* .25.' Durham, Corn Starch, 3 for ...-.'.*, .25 '* Salt, 3, lb.'bagsi 4 for ...' ,7 .,...-.. !.25 . „Black Pepper,' 14 oz.-pkgs, 3 for '. .".. .* .25 .. H. and P«. Sauce, 1/2 pts :;..'... .\.". - j -;• -, ^20 Golden'Syrup/S.lb.tins ........"... ;..*..-..... 7, .25 BlueRibbonTea; 1 lb.pkgs.7 '.V..7;'7* .35.- :* -Turnips, 15 lbs." for ..." .7 .'.*.. .7 .. ' .25' "Carrots,* 12-jbs:for7 ;.. 1......... -.-...:". :\i.'.* -25 MEN'S AND BOYS* SWEATERS Coat Sweaters, regular $4".50; Special...... $3.00. Coat Sweaters,'regular^$2.25;' Special ...'... $1.50'- - Men's Plain Black Sweaters, regular $2.00; Special, ; '$1.00. : *] ' * v5 y .-' 7r" v.": "y' ■ .* - - 7 „. 7 , " .7. " - % •*> Men's open-neck Sweaters; regular, ,$2.75 -^Special. 7 $2.00 f' . , [ ' -.;' " 'Boys', high-neck," open-neck and .Coat' Sweaters at' ,- prices to clear. 7 , 7 . "7 . .7**" - .-•-;- • , .. ,f . . '• *.:„i- ... Men's Leckie Boots } Men's heavy Tan Winter Calf Boots £10,12, and 14'inch tops),' with straps and buckles; regular - $7.00; Special-$5.00 :- 7 _ f /■.*"- '*, * Men's heavy Black\ Crome"Boots,-, top7outside,, counter,'all lace; regular $5.00 -Special $3.00; ,7;,* ■ Men's heavy Black Crome'Shoes, outside count-, ; ers ^regular $3.00";- Special $2.25., Q' / '7 - ' Ladies'Shoes, regular $4:50; Special $3.50" ; Ladies'.Shoes, regular $2.00; Special $1.40. -S.y Vl 1 \\ :.:-$ t' '.li FIRE WEST FERNIE On Tuesday evening last about 11.30 o'clock the fir© brigade was busy trying to extinguish the fire at the residence of Robert Wright in "West Fernie. The building is a total wrecjc but tho brigade were successful in keeping the fire from spreading to,tho adjacent buildings. - We understand tho premises was insured for $1,000.00 and the contents therein for $250 .....■'.■* 1. ...J1 THE GRAND Here and There Commencing Monday, February 5th, and lasting for one week, Joanne Pus- sell and company will occupy the boards of tho Gvairl Theatre wKh IiIrI; class dramas and comedies. Tho plays to bo produced aro "Tho Thief," "The Dovil," "Tho Married Man," "Tho American Girl," "Tlie. Half-breed," and "Tho Man From Homo,' .WOMEN START BREAD RIOTS Conditions In-Lawrence are Very Bad and No .Chance of Settlement Clot tho Isis Hnblt! An advortlsomonl. ln the "Lodger Is safo luvostment, THE 1818 Don't, fo'i'gol to attend tho hockoy matches on Monday aud Thursday TllKlltH. Mr. A. Macnoll, foiirrlRtor, Into of AtitlgonlBli, N, 8., linn bocomo hhho- clntod with Mr. h. V. IScUmolii In lho practice of tho logul profonBlou In HiIh city. We lonrn (JhhI; boforo going to proBB) of tho doa'fh of Arohlo Mnokon> 7.I0 llrown, clerk In WoU-Hii't- Uriitf Htom, wlii-h took i»hu*o onrly thlK afternoon. Tlio pictures shown during tho week havo boon well up to tho high -standard. Crowded houses wltnoBBod tho beautiful films of "Lobi In tho Jungle," the Dolhl Durbar, For Friday and Saturday of thlB week "From tho Dottom of tho 80a" is on tho programme, and Judging from lho reception It received ln larger oltles It is bound to attract largo mid Ion con horo. Manager Mlllor l» uIhq Intent upon showing Fornlellofl vIowb of othor Cnnnillnn oil km, and on WodnoBilay nnd Thurn- dny nlghtB will glvo im a good InHlght, of tho progrnBHlve city of Udmonton, tlio capital of Alborta, For thoso nlghtB lie linn also booked a hlgh-clasH viuiilcrvlllo turn, Jack and Dixie Val- more, trick plnnlfltn, slngorci, comeil- lanB and mlmmlcB. LAWRENCE," Mass.,'Jan. 23.--13read riots started today. Hungry men and women mobbed the broad and "milk, wagons" and took provisions to1, keep them from starving. The -strikers have exhausted their savings, and "most of them are in direst want. Mobs led by women repeatedly struck the1 drivers. ' Buslnoss is nt a standstill, and tho local merchants foar their stores will be raided. Joseph latter, the Btrlko leader, reiterated that tho only basis of a settlo- niont was the grnnlng of tholr demands and the Impossibility of n compromise. Soldiers wero called to guard tho removal by tho flro companies of a supply of omorgoncy dynamite, aB It was foarotl It would bo seized by .tho strikers. Extra guards woro i*ut In tho mills today whon tho strikebreakers woro paid and some of tho strlkors rocolvod back-pay. Nono of thoso paid woro allowed on tho mill property, but their envelopes woro panned through tho gratod windows ln tho big gates. - ' Tho "Victoria (iov«>riuncnt of AukIiii- llu Is urningliig for an exciii'Blou of farmer1- from this country to slnrt from Him FrnnciHco on April if. j-'ur- li'icr pai'iVuiufa «.u(i Jju \\i\\\ /iwiil \X. M. Dickon. •••••••••••1H^*^^H^^^**»*»**** * kkkkkk k*********+i -t . • t ' • t -t . 1 ■ c , • ( -< • 1 ■ < ■ t ' ■< ,! -( ■< • i -( ■< •t l t •( •< •t •i •t ■c • <( •t ■< • t •i • 1. -t, •1 • ( ■ t. - -t • t • c -t • t Where Rail Meets l 1 ' *! Athabasca Western Canada's Great Northern City SOCIALIST COUNTE88 WILL VI8IT CANADA HOCKEY Tho weekly practice for tho enntnta ontltlod "Under tho rnlmB"|1wlIl tw llt'lrt 111 111" tnUim)ifW)lu 0( iuvj Ji»ttiii\y illHt Church on Tuenday ovenlng at 7.30 »harp. W. M,. Dickon choir loador, 1 A vory BijccoHBful cwnlvnl was held at tho Wnk on Tu-eeday night, th* ronuU of which was that aomo twenty (loIUt» w-itb lauded to tho Town Daud by tho manageiTienL Tho.prito winners wcr* «« follow*: FIrat IMlcm' Prlw>, Ploponco Laldloy rmdfnn Qlrl); Flmt Comic Gentlemen'* pri*e, Ray .KIrkpatrkk (tramp); best gentleman"* coatuuac, N McUcan (Jfcohlotophct^t); boya' eolme, Burnett Bombrldgo (hobo), At tho Rink on Thursday night tho Fornlo boys gnvo a grand exhibition of how Uiu giuno Hliouid bu pi.iycii ami mu:cc«dcil In putting tt across Frank to tho extent of 13 to C. Line up: Pernio >\>rgnhcin Wallaco Dunlop Thompwon Uurlnnd Kcndorson Onrdn^r homo team will play DIafrniorc, and on Thur-3- day, February 1, Cranbrook, both K;am- «• In thia city. Frank Mcl»oni0rt Uughofl ltourko t'ompklna McKay Smith M^Oovan On Monday gtmi point c. point contro r. wing I. wing rnwr night tho 8he It to Lecture on Socialism nnd Woman Suffrage to Canadian* '- And Americans Tho CountoHH of Warwick, tho well known SoclallBt In DrltlHli Bocloty, him boon nskoil to mnko a locturo tour through tho United States nnd Cannda, nnd It Ih bellovod thnt flho will accept. The horlcK will conslBt of lectures In forty cltlos of tho Dominion and tho llopubllc, ntnrtlng probably at lloRlon or Lowell, MnflBftchiiBOttB, and going llivough to San Francisco and Vancouvor. After fulfilling several ongngewiontfl 111 Uiu rv.mCuili al.Uvn, tuo couiKcot. niJJ j.'jvA-'jIOj' i;n j-ojDi lo Twci-lo Hamilton, Montreal nnd Ottawa. Sho will talk chiefly on stato socialism and womnn auffrngo, two anbJortR of which Bhe Ib nn ardent ndvocato, MINTON—TYIIION Curlers am going strong theso days. The link baa be«n divided Into two fl'^'form ttn'rf c^mp^Mtfon fit Ir/vm, fto far Kastner won oat In tho first section and Grant In lho otlvor. On Wednesday ovenlng at tho Methodist Church, MIbb Maud Tyson nnd Cecil J, Mlnton wero united In tho ImnfN'of matrimony hy t\tiv. J. F. Dfm- mlclc After tho ceremony a reception ttim held nt Mr ami Mrs Mlnton'u new home on Victoria Ave., when a numbor of frlonds gathered to congratulate tho happy couple. Many useful presents were received. Tton't forgot, to h** "At. thn Jtflttom of the Sea" al tho Isis on Friday and Saturday. - Now Cities always mean new fortunes to thoso •■ who aro forttmato enough to got in at tho beginning.' Tho beginning of things is always tho time to malco monoy. In opening np tho great Northern .part of- Westoni Canada, known as tho Peace River Country, thero aro most certain to be ono or two largo cities. Cities aro always placed whero Nature and tho railroad havo decided their location. Tho.Canadian Northern Railway witli thoir usual characteristic foresight have chosen Athabasca Landing as a central point in tho notwork of railways oponing up tho North of Alborta. Thoy havo chosen this point, becauso, owing to its stratagotical position it is tho point whoro "Rail mopts Sail," there beng 3000 miles of navigable water with additional advantages of natural gas and coal, nnd largo timber limits along tho rivers which already gives employment to largo numbers of men. Gateway Heights Athabasca Landing ' Uatcwny itoights is uuituiiiuiiy iociiiuu, ut-cuj^- ing a eommtuuiiug position where you get a t>[)lm- did viow of tho original townsite and tho river. It is located "just a quarter of a mile from tho ori- ginal townsite and tho Hudson Bay sold-tho lots ranging as high as $1,400.00 each. Wo arc offering thoso lots at $200 to $225 each on easy terms; one quarter cash and the balance in C, 12 and 18 months. The Investment Opportunity of a Lifetime Athabasca Landing possesses all tho combined ad- vantages and facilities that tend to malco largo cities. An investor to-day is gotting in at "Ground Floor" pricos. Lots thnt wore' soil- ig in Edmonton, Saskatoon, Lothbridgo and Ontnu'v a fow years ago at $200.00 each aro now worth from $2,000,00 to ff5,000.00 each. If you have missed this opportunity, you must not fail to get in on this opportunity, you must not fail to got in .on Athabasca Landing. Further particulars from Head >■ >■ >■ r >■ >■« >- >■ )■ , „)■ >■ ,>■ • >■ ' >■• )• >- )■ )■ )■ >* >■ >• >• )- ,)■ )- )• )• >• >■ >■ >■. )• >•, >- >■ >• >• )• )• >• >■ >■ )■ >■ )■ >- )■ )- >• )■ )■ )- >• )■ )- >• )■ )• >■ )- )• 1 '>• 1- 1- )■ >■ '■•I McCutclicon Bros, nt their Fernie Office. Off- ri-t,' *11 r««« rll. ... S ,.„, IH \' Towulv, Tlruiiltoril, Utl.v-wjic'-, Jtcn'mu', Mowc Jair, and Wiunipeg. . McCUlCHJiON BROS A- >• >-' 1- )' >' )• *¥¥VYYTYYYY¥V¥y¥yyyVYYYYyYY'fYYYYYV¥YY¥YVY¥¥^¥^*^^»»»»*'^^*< W**+*¥¥¥*¥--f A cawlvat party waa held by Mia* houro of «ie following morning after mv& Pwiwdn *UeT bom* on McPt«*- thorouKhlr enjoyln* them»elv«fc non Avyjniio nn WMn«rfsy nlfht. the 24th Inot, nnd ber many .friend* returned to their home* In tho *ftriy When Theatre. In Fornlo tint the IsUi HOUSE POR 8ALB or TO UMV- nve-K>om«4 Hoose, «ltaat« on corner of Jaffrao and Datton Aremvm. Ap ply, D, Willis. FOR 8ALB—Four-roomed Cottafev Lot 8, Block 81, Fernie Annex. House In good condition; cheap for cash; ""itiM), or terms can be arranged. Apply, District Ledger, Fernie. ,i""lML 1/ imW^illMJilr*** "-"■—"■- ■ 1 ii 111 t tfi]arwaiinn*i*g ffluhr
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : H.P. Nerwich |
Date Issued | 1912-01-27 |
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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Language | English |
Notes | Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | District_Ledger_1912_01_27 |
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Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2016-07-26 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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AIPUUID | 771a3f1f-6cd7-4115-b7e4-617b0532c86e |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0308842 |
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