o: v i a . 'i - JAi73i *3n •- , -7•'-";'-'--*>.. .7 i provincial Library 80 Juno.09; ■ Industrial Unity is. £. ; y,\':' y. 7 ,7.. ;7 ._"• y The Official Organ of District Noi 18, U. M. W, of A. Political Unity is Victory VOL.,VI.,. NO. 26. TEE; DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B, C.. JANUARY 28, 1911. $1.00 A YEAS, Several Accounts Paiii- 'Debenture Offer is Turned Down 7 1 Specinl meeting was hold In ,,tho Council Chambers on Monday, Jan. 23. at wliicl> all the City Fathers wore present. * ;- f „ Various communications ' dealirig with civic inatt.ers we're read.". Discussion* took place regarding delay in the installation of the Oamewell Fire Alarm System and it was decided to leave it ■ in abeyance temporarily. ♦■ •"•J*- Miners and mine laborers •are hei'cby warned against going 10'Royal Collieries, as the company have laid off two shift's' nf men. JAMES-McKlNLEY, Ssc .* Local Union No. 25S3 O _♦ Advises to' hold ibaclc exte'nsivo improvement pending information re .pro bnble date of Bull River scheme being operative. .Asiks'tliat he make.a visit in the spring io Bull River to oblaiu all data connected therewith. * - Praises power hoiise staff and thanks ♦ **• **► <£.-Qt.<$-&<^-Q.&-&&-f!f#r-&-<&><$"<$' tX> <**> phase power lirie of 2S0O fecr.; 300 lo Skating* Hi nk; SOO on Pellat Avemi... and pole* line to Annex School: ,Cosl during* years: Extensions. $6,S1S.1T; millers'. ■?: _7__ .45, making total investment'lo dale $00,047.02. Years', gross revenue, $2_',3 _2.G7; lSxpenses account $17,312.43, leaving $-1,900.24 profit, which with 31.00 for issuance of certificate's make total nett profit of .-Jo,- 024,24. "7 ■ ' .** 'Estimated gross .revenue for 1011, about $30,000,' and pro-fit $S,G00. lie recommends: - **..,., Adoption of* thc series Tunfestcn lamp, 8 K.W.' regulating' transformer', . *■**■ prior council for .consideration ' and '•*•»> hopes io be entitled to'merit ditto from., present body. " ',' . Thursday's Council—All present. City Clerk.to nolify underwriters'contract signed w*ii.h Gamewell Fire Alarm people and installation of ] 1 botfes to be'done at once. Bond company pay $;_,G33.4S in full to date'on Bonbon's* shortage. This does not effect release in event of further shortage .being discovered "during life of "the bond. Retrenchment in the nlr, (o be further discussed next, meeting. City Clerk Barclay was instructed fo extensions-*-! lowland Avenue, 500 feci. 'communicate- with the,, underw filers * for tho purpose of ascertaining whin, effect tho insinuation of'the Gamewell system would "have upon fire insm- , mice. '■ , .. ., . I The dispute on the Ste;im Laundry question was ordered to bo submitted to a legal firm. The purchase of a sleigh was referred to* the Works,,and Property Com- 0° mittee'with power to act. ■ Thc initiation of the* voucher system ■In the City Clerk's office was. decided upon. , ■ ' ., - ■ City-' Clerk was instructed to make charge upon' Provincial Government ' foi- fii'es extinguished by the Fire Department .outside* of the city limits..* An* offer of 97 from Brent, N'oxon & ' Co.', .Toronto, for $31,000. worth, of do-' bentures (sewers $27,000,7 fire alarm* ''fl.-t.06. was on motion not accepted.- It'was determined that these, deben- . tures lie held at par. .- _. Ti.nfnunl lr-.nr- 1_f_-.yrt 1C_«L--Wy'j tllflL th*" * Agent Gencrarof llrltlsh Columbia in London, En_-*la'nd,***aiid also Dryish financial companies be notified of what , Fernio has lo 'dispose' of, * , , Reports of 1!)i0's operations, toge- ' ther with 'recommendations for 101.1, were read from' .the following civic heads of departments. .- ■ "it, C. B. Hammond. Light* and Power. R. Potlo_. City Engineer. 11. N. Clerke, Police Department. -.I.'F.JIc- J.ougnll, Fire Department^ Afler n bunch of gonornl accounts amounting to about $3,000, wore, disposed, of nml payments ordered, the meeting adjourned. Below ii* synopsis of Chief Elce'ri- -.■Jim Hammond's roport for 1910:' Tlio present' ml or nre lowest of 'their cliiss iu lho North-West*, If demands Iner-mcm ns they may bo ven- *s'in.iuly expected m do.'nnotlior iiu.l a: (osi of ,$16,500 will bo -losltublo. "Preflent connected load 10 motors, nggregatlng 95 II.P., working 30 por cent or maximum 8'hns. dally nt nn itverugo of-5c. per ll.l1., which with $1.00 fixed chnrgo por II,P. of motor cnpnclty, and 900 K.W. hours for lights etc., bring In a monthly rovomio of $r*iit. . Monthly oxponso $350, loaves nott. profit, of *1G:.. The following firms oxpect, to lnstnl (hiH spring: P. Hums, IC or 20 Il.P.i W. M. Dickon, R 11.P.; Dolwon nnd WolHnRlmm, n 11.1 _; -11 Mnrkot Co., ;i h,p; •"■ Ughl—Nov. 27, IHO!). Connocloil land wns 3000 llfilits. Nov. 27. 1910, bIiowb connected lond 7.0&0 llghtit. During tlio yonr 280 motors nnd 17 IrniiBfnrmevB limfnllofl. Hnn oxtonileu Jl blocICB on McIMioi-Hon Avonuo: 2 Dnl ton Avenue- 1S00 feet,- Recrentio-V groMii'd.* SHO feel, Baker Avenue $00 foot.? InaiaUfiiiou of'ar. an I omatic, vol* ty_!p, regulator." Estimates "on-l'oj;e.;,c- ing 'extensions:,' • * - Estimates,"' ' .ino, material and* labor ...' .., $ 750.00 Street Lighting* system:— 8 K.YV.Jransform- ers i-ml switch-. * * ' liourdu,. ,■:' $ '500.00 * 45 Street, fixtrues *' * ; * complete, with shades ...",.... $ '292.50 ° ; 50 series 4 am.' ' Tungsten lamps $' fl.".00 $1,037.50' Annex:— ' - - Miners unea a™ All miners will please stay away from Eankhead until' ■further notice, No scarcity of labor here. - . F. WHEATLEY. Sec <^*^>4><j>-«j>«^.^>^i>**©><fc><S><t><^<3r<>*^"^ "A STUBBORN CINDERELLA"- Line/material and labor ? '300.00 ' * • . ■-, 30 Street fixtures $ 195.0Q . * . ' ' 30 Scries 4 amp.. , " lamps $ 57.00 . 552.00 Complete sysieiu ,j . . , The'following comments are snipped from the dramatic critics write-up in The Daily Province, of Jan. 24th. - "A Stubborn Cinderella" is bright, pretty,- tuneful and oven exceedingly clever in spots; there, isn't.a line.of il that could, bring a blush to the fair cheek of 'the young person.' - Miss Hazel Kirke, the Cinderella, has a marvellously fine pair of'eyes,, wears handsome'gowns that, set off a perfect figure, lier first song "Don't bo Cross with Mc,"'brings homo lo her audience the superlative merit of those eyes,' that, figure in -that gown, and quite by Ihe way aft'eivthe assimilation of these details, that-voice. "Mac is a winning sort of* chap of the .'frat from Rah! Rah!' order, in short' n matinee idol, "MisslLilian Goldsmith danced her way into.first place in popular favor. She- is-llie- daintesl, prettiest li.t.tlc trick of a soubrclte seen here in a long time. • , •*, ,. * "Don't be anybody's Moon but Mine,'' and 'Don't Teach Me to Swim Alone," brought' the gallery-to its feet as one man; -"'Skeetpr," with whom she 'played partners' was a lively yqunsster and 75 lights .,77. - " ?2,1S9.00 .\',B.7~Al*ov'o line and .outfit is good for 100 .lights. ■- " "' Voltage .regulator fnst ailed conip- ° ..* leto ....*.'.-.— _._ i Po'ie line exten— -Nsion, Annex: — 22 Blocks, 125 lion- , ' : ses, S.000 feet.' * poles nnd distribution, including - service wires.'. $2,500.00 3 7 1-2 K.W. trans- ■' formers 2SD.00 00 .00 k, F. of. L Brought to Time--Cbarter for. ; theW.F.M. A. V. of I.. This action, will resu't 'n considerable frioi'on with the hi; tcniniional Association of Machinists, and the International Brothei-lir.od r.f *> Carpenters, on the ground of conflict- ] iug jurisdiction." * • * o '•Colmnbus.-Ohio, Jan. 25, Ml ".I. ,\V. Bennett, Pernio, j '"President Wh.ie. DS934,- Lewis,') 72190; Vice-President 1-Iaye.s, 91954; j , Secretary Perry, 91720; Green 7UC70.1 The'above is the poll for the three! offices, therefore, While, Hayes and j °Perry are the successful candidates! ) for President, Vice-President, and! j" Secretary-Treasurer respectively, ' ! j ■ ' (Signed) A, ,). GARTER.'*; t FollowiiiR is the resolution Issued: ! "Therefore, be it resolved by lhe ! U.M.W. of A. in convention, That we i protest against any further dolay in 'the issuance of said charter or ini posting any restrictions upon the^jur'.sdic- I t^ion now enjoyed by the W.F. of M. as ■..being inimical to oui* interests as well I as theirs 0^*-«&0*^.<8*0<5.^)-^^>,^.^^*^*^*^. ■*•£*•• ■*• ,- NOTICE I *4>- Owing to the Mines at Coal **> Creek only being partially op- & erated, and the number of idle •**>- men very large, all workers ■♦■ arc requested to stay away «*$>■ from Fernie until, further ad- •<•> vised, , D. REES, •<>- ,' Secretary ♦ *$■■ -^ 00#i}'*<k^<J>^0*i^<3>*^>'>f}"(s»<n> BELLEVUE RELIEF FUND Duuaiious up to and including Jmi IU. It'll: " Imeniuiioiial, head office r.M.VV of, A. ..,..- $500.(1. Local 57'1 L'-.M.W. of A. Leth- i bridKo ..' , I Mr. .1. 11. Farmer, Frank .... j.Mr. 'A. (larsley, per Rev. T. D. Negotiations Wiil Likely Result in Amicable' Adjustment I .lones ,.' We further pledge to the W._. of!,,,. ,,- , m.17i„1..1i,1 . The-holdnif.* of tue present,conven. Jr. our heartv suppori. and'anncunco to i ^ .' "'™M'' lion in tho City .of Columbus,3Ohio, | a„ ,al)0r organizations that we .are * harmonizes - with tho eternal -fitness \ 1 iMr. R. J. Hyde "Pat,"*auotlier of Lois admirers, was a general heavy weight who made a- hit, with.-the people'.'out.front." .,J - ■« A minor "part thnt was so good as anything the show afforded wna that of I'M whii. Burns as ,the lugubrious ''engineer," ' ■ of .hours and ihe enactment, of some remedial legislation, ^..grandest, ac- liicvenient has been .'tVi'^'deVeiOimioiil' of* solidarity among peoples divided by con nl ry -and creed, - ■ • Amongst, its members we find not only the var'ous representatives of the British, Rmplre.-bur likewise na- ALL ABOARD PFOR EVERYWHERE.!lives of nearly.every civilized couniry _! • iof lOui-op-V Although (here may be a , , . . bridge Herald **Y\ elrust. that it may be wUhln the j Ml. }<, wie!.strom, Passburg American Federation ol Labor, .but if M). A Q jjncllae. Cnlwirv the \Veslern Federation of M.ners is, Rev Fai]l01. T.ajlltj F(.an|. denied a charter or granted one with * unsatisfactory restrictions, be it further -'Resolved, Th.-H tho 17MAV7 of ,\., in convention assembled, joi'i) with the ! Western■*-Federation of Miners in a! niovement thai, will insure that* v.aii'y ' , determined to form a closer compact i c..v* ...■.,.! ' * liv,, ' ,,,,,, of things as if marks tlie coming of j witll- the Westorn Pererati'on of Miners j auubU,*-"0U lul 1«* iif-ve of this wonderful institution in lho' city of its inception. It was born amidst a. conflict between two opposing bodies, the Knights of Labor and the. Federation of .Miners. .*' .The amalgamation resulting iu the creation of .(lie"United"M!i'.e Workers of America was "consummated alter the overcoming of mighty obstacles. These were not only external,* but' with a heterogenous mass .'with all its diverging, elemental* units it was a time to try the nicftlfe of the most courageous and Ihe'y-who were the standard bearers, can look back at. those days with justifiable pride, ns they note that the band of workers ns a result of those labors now numbers ' '.OR.GOO.., The stupendous' work 'involved niay, • be sensed l;y those without the sphere of influence, hut to iippreviafe adequately'-.-equlres a "close contact.' ■ . Although this orgnniznUon has been instrumental in obtaining increase o? wages 'fnominally at .lonst) decrease There is considerable .Kssatisia-'Ucm reported from Frank, Alberta., among ."iU 00',lK' n'-1*0-'-*' '"-cause of the iimi-adjivsv- 10.(10 . ii'L'iii of several grievances', but it is : hoped that the representatives'of the 20.00 jmen .„,(i {]ie f.om,in„y officials may 5. "0 ! ■ : succeed .n-rcachiiiK an amicable under- , '()r> i standing and tluis'' prevent a susper.-' Loth- ! sion of operations, Mr. S'dncy Woods, Kdnionton j.Mr. If. A. Mackie. I-Mnioutoii |Mi*. O. :,L O'Brien, '.M.L.A Master Reggie Campbell .Mc Leod Master Hiigliie Campbell .... ■ . . . , Mr. W. H. Campbell ........ and co-operation in acupii whichhas; p<ii. U)mU m ,m(| 1!j;.r)i UM „\V. of A. Taber and Taber City Bank ,".... . 1). "MacLeod, nor Rev!' R. Boyle *.". .'.....'....'. „, ,- , " I.Vhol.l -Vnllev Coal, nnd Coke To-day-, the great cry ro cure as well as prevent disease is ."fr-esh air," and*. the reasons many rooms are 2:52.00,: ., 2. Ofi! 5.00! :i0.00; 5.00; 10.00; 5.00 '' THE.P.-G. DISCRIMINATES i.OO 7 00 been sought in tion of Labor." the American Federa- A FERNIE MAN'S INVENTION 2.7SO.OO Xorth Riid:-— Ifowliiml Avenue, 500 feci '. ■$ 150.00 Halton Avouue. 1800, feet '5-10,00 Knercntlon finis, SOO foot 2-10.00 Bnkor Avonuo 800 „ foot '2-10.00 1,170.00 Stock.--Mnloiial no- coHKiiry for "futuro coiiBiimen. and other con- iiooUqiio:— 200 lbs No. 12 wp wlro 40,00 200 llm No. 10 wp wlro -10.00 100 lho No. (I wp wlro 78,00 200 IbH No. 8 wp wlro 110,00 •100 HiH No, 4 wp wlro 7G.00 250 1),P. OIiihh Instil* nloi'B, Ifi 07, 17,00 H00 No.' 5 1-2 Porcoltiln IiiBtilalorB 5.00 . On Thursday night lond hallooing wns heard on the streets of Pernio, hul wheth'T caused by the .-..mer kriuil and pumper nickel thnt flourishes, In West Fornie, over .Indulgence of linguls and grecsh In the Annex, a plethora of roast boot' and plum pudding a- hi-liuinilton Avenue, or a Bo)-- lon len pnrty jubilation, there is not tho slightest doubt thnt. tho world tourists thoroughly enjoyed tliolr outing. Tho party Jiang "We won't go 'oiiie till mornin'," wllh three interludes of upsets.' , " ' 1!M.50 Tolnl osilmntos $7,035.00 bubo! of tongues there is a uiiiuiimlry of thought in lliolr*, support of the U.M.W of A. After tbo usual prellniinnries had been disposed of nnd the body was set- lied down to the routine work quite nn ill veiUHaled is because of the trouble of leaving thc Avyidows open and by so doing lessening the security' from intrusion. This difficulty has now been.',' overcome/ . Adequate ., ventlla- -1- c"—ai .i-h C—*u! _i _i tied-1 ■ o^.-Qii 1 'r~--,-. th ou t- decreasing* security, but be increased. * The ni cans, .of-, obtnin irjj*". these 'much desired resulis "is si'mplicKy' H- _j.clf. .A device consisting of a straight rod in which aro bored or punched holes at various distances from euch other* and inlo these holes a boll, that Is at (ached, to the upper portion of the lower snsh shoots in.',tlms allowing the window io he opened to suit convenience and at the snmo time it Is firmly held. ' One of lhe features of this" de\Ice Is thai, it dispenses willi pulley, weights and cord, thereby saving time nnd labor wiih consequent reduction in cost. ' The intention of U.M.W. f'o. and Employees Michel Local, I _iion of * A __ .7 Iii(erii;ttionai\H'eael Office X'.j MAV. of A. (2nd donation) District IS. U.M.W.'of A .... .Mi-. C. P. Hill, llillcresL .... iir. Tom"Crahan. Michel'.... ,'M.<| HLOtl •W*. 00 1 The. Canadian Co-operative, a month-- ; iy 'magazine, published at Braiufort*,"- ; Ont., in ihe jnierest of Ihe Co-op'-ra- - stive movement, f-omplalus of the "fish . jof one and flesh of another" irenimeut I meted out to it by (he Postmaster .General. This Is 11 breezy little pub- •f|,)i licatioii, well worth the 50e. a y<>ar 10 those interested In the Co-operative movement. . , " _:, The "freedom of the' press," so much talked about in Camilla, Is subject lo a perceptible discount .when publications-* ' "rhat do no: conform io the lniss^z ' aller policy are iuvtilved. 200.00 KNOCKED DOWN TWELVE' TIMES Tirr^\Y;^ar- powctt Mr. Cleni Stubbs .. Mr. .A. .1. Curler '., 500.001 ^ ■■„.*,„ . _,. .. , , ""0(1 00 * ^ornfny Burns' Protege Gives Muldoon . 100.00 1 Unmerciful Walloping 100.00 I ^ j y]— ; - —"^"0*^TAr='"-WtI&h_;-^=7ll_ii7T—^j"i7.--rt=iri.-i.K Leslor,*- managed by Tommy l>urn.*V; yw i. 00 '..00 cxi-lloii'ipnl was i-i-eiKed when a nie.v , ihofljivonlor. our townsman, Mr. AV. K. P. No, 31. , _ Lt The Insinuation of Iho nowly elected officers of Penile Lodgo No. Ill, look plnco In the Castle I lull on Tuesday tho 2-1 tli, hy Deputy Grand Clinuec-Uoi* J. F, Cn!es. Tho following nre Iho officer.- for (ho ensuing term. C.C.—ll. Dudley, V.C.—.T, Ciiriiilchiir-l. Prolnto—P. T), Porry, , M. nt A,--!-', Arinstroiig, M, of W.--A, A. GlllcHpie, K. of 11. nml S.—G. II. fhoniHon,, M, of P.—CliiiR. Nunn, M, of |._x.—11. N. l'Mgoconibo, 0,0.~-lIorbert Poiii-hoii. I,(},—.liiH. McMiiHter, All nionilioi'R of tlio ordor who!lior resident.1, or visitors, nre horoby Informed thnt nicellng nlglilH nre hold ovory Ttiosilny In I'ytlilnn Hnll whoro tlioy will lie conllnlly wolcomed, OLD TIME RESIDENT DIES SUDDENLY sage of greeting was received from 10 members of the I7M.W. of A, son lenced to ono year In.jnil at Denver, Colo., on a trumped .up chargo of dis obedience to a court injunction. Tlu. following Is the roply thnt was s< nl ■ "T, h, Doyle nud (oupndes, Co inly .lull, Denver, Colo.: "Your fraternal greetings rend and ,, convention, by rising and unanimous vole, nntliorlzoR us lo extend to you our filncerosl, sympathy nnd greeting. Tho Uniled Mine Workei'H of Amorlcn will stand by you to llio end and we PNpre&s the hope Ihnl Justlco will ultlmntcly trliunpji, You nro fighting llio battle for hiimiin l'lghtH hgnliiRl corpornto greed nnd .Indicia! arrogance, Keop conrngo. Ulght. will ye! provnll and trlnl by Jury cnn not. much longer ho denied. .. "T. Ii, Ll-lWia, Preside >t. "HDWIN PERnY,' Soc," which, noeilloHH to stato, rnrrled wllh It llio onilni'HOinont of every delegate. After tho roiidliig of Pros, I:pwJii, VIco-Pi'pr. llnycH, Socrelnry-Trensiirer Pcrrj':■■ ltports, commUlccs wen, duly appoint r><l, Tho fcllowing dny lho ■**in«*'llon of grnnl'.nit n clinrtor to (lio W.F, of M. by lho A, P. of L, whh tlio themo of dnlinlc. ciilmlniillng hh per lolegnim I*i 1 nl od In our hint Ihhuo by the mutii'.ll* foroim mlnorH helng ndmlttel Into the llunnable. is to hnve those useful sash window udjustersi nnd fasleners made at such ti price thnl they can be sold by Iho million, Tliey will bo on the market nt nn onrly date.. Total up 10 afid Includ'ng .Ian.. 1f> Ifi, IOH .$2071.?5 Disbursements 05.1.0 Balance '. . , $:_0l(;,S5 Mr C. .1. lOcksirom, Lethbridge Goods to tin* value of .*... 100.00 JAM10S BI'RKI-;, Sec. Relief Fund, QUARTZ MINERS' GENEROSITY knocked out> Pete Muldoon, of Seattle, In tbe fourth rcjinul of a sehetailcd Km round' bout here Ins! night. ,.., The gong saved Muldoon, in' the second and third* rounds. He was knocked, down twelve times. Lester* i.s to. meet Denver l>M Martin here .Ian* '51. ' ■ ' (The "Lester" referred to nbov-- is none .other (ban .lie "Cyclone Kid" well known here and at Coal Creek where he worked Iu Ihe mine about two years ngo. Press reporis all agree that ho is coniing-up, nnd as he is sllll.a very young man should, under a good trainer, become a world's ehnmp.'on.) „LOSH MON IT WAS GRAN', ! On Thursday afternoon and nighi (lie f.nHnihi.-isl-j of, the n'liirln' gnnip voi I*.- o'U In lotto at (lie Skating HWt to witness the series of* competitions hoi ween"! he Pi-esidenls aii(| Vlce-Prosh dents rltilcH, rcsulllug In the .unroll* going to lho former, who- scored 5S to llll'll' 0])pOllQlltK II. Presidents Liphardt ". f0 S. Ilcrclimor II llnrvoy Brown 1! Adair II II. .1, Johnson Di Fred Johnson ,, S 58 ■ Vlce-Pra-ildents Lawo 0 Henderson ,',. 8 ,Iuh. Johnston 10 OloHon 5 Grntit fi llriico 1) ■M .1. D, Ilnrrlnglon attended the crm- veiillon of the B, O. locals of the W. P. of M. at Neltfon last week in the capnclly of fraternal delcgnle from tho P.M.W. of A. He brought bnck with , hlm $1110 as a token of sympathy for;TwonMd a Ha|f Mirilon Firm Organized ENGLISH COMPANY FORMED FOR THE WEST lho Bellevue sufferers from lhe sisle- orKiuilznlion, ELKO ODDFF.LI.OWS CELEBRATE to Raise Wheat on GlgantlcScale— Stated It will Own 61,C0O Acres .of Land. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ WARNING ♦ ,-.,>*^.-i*^^:f_?:^7 <t#ttt%t.$bh, £ *?-flfi_|*vJ»i*»fM. *,*. ,J-«v**-j 'f.-y.^ykr-v AH_'..i.,i.,-^.,., -*•// .2 V*!-UHI» n Decomfd Well-Known to Trnvelllng Public—In Fernie Ten Yenru * —... __._ John lliintei", prnbiihly the one resl- di'llln h(-*il liimwii li» llu* ciiiniin-irliil friili-rnliv bi-cniii.e of bl'-t |m;,v ns'ioclii- ji|iiii[« ;i, ii-til.H I'd,* tin v.irii.u. In |r|< I i-lorwiih ditiiiiil hut H-itur-li-v In l;V»rnl _ ; Ainu.'.' m * iiiiui). 1 iiin'lli.i-1,1 nii.i al* -, •.'.• '. ' , ).(- i.II.-,l :' . *. -,i,-. .Ull dill nviiil. Yeiii.t iii.-ii, when lli'ii- 1 .•oiifh i'n. iii)'t(ionUi wiih hi l*i-i nlo, om» ji)!' the ilmi,*;iti.IS h" dcplcleil Was thnt ■ d' iii- *,!i:tii-'iTi"nli- .lol-i-i-li* -s-t.n wn" -Mjiiill i.'t .-I..HI,'.., l!,.,',-;:l|i(4 VMity lit n hnvo j-.rlp, ntul followed by 11 Unveil* ■ ■o*. 4* ■.o -*r *_. In the Provliiclnl Court held nl Fernio on Mondny, Jnn, 1(1, 1011. Pompel CIipIIII wnH rnn- vlcicd of ilif tlu-fi of inliiorw' iiiih ill Xo, 5 nnd Xo, I mirth mines. Conl t'.yoolt, nnd eeii- leiicf-il 10 tlirt-i* montlm' linprl- Kniim.*nf n'lh h'H-d labor, UPOZORNCNIA V -iliiiiirnn ..iiilolitiom ilmni* MlhUjiii'ilii s I'liCdetel. iiiiil 1 .,,,1 , ,.,, , , ,, ,, , im,,,i * •*|.. '!'■ .-,...■. -i 11 .1 ,.' . r'ilin-1* ' fii'il I'rii'lt a O'l'iu- ileiil nn ". ini'***''!'!. /nlnrii Hid" linn l>. OUTCOME OF THE RECPROGITY TANGLE Cnnada'i Delegation to Uncle Sam Did Not Prove To He Es*y ACUTF. GRAFTITIS IN •» Tin* rcmiH tif the Hh Kiiliniiit i|i-l;bi,'iiil|i.|i:. In In- l«> ll.l- |i-l«|il il',XO ,-|l', l-l Ullll-I' i,u im piiiii.ii 1 ,iii.j 11.1 ,n t ,; pi fn liy ih-lc- ii* 1 il-inliii-il 1 i nl.r ui I,. ( i.i,-. I'. Sl-llkllT * 1 vOi'ti. i' -, .-iln.11 ,- i-: I LONDON—Tin-. I'i'Hiilt ol' lho icccnl. Iiidlcntlons Ijjiivo no h'lH" 1ln',l", f'"'""!'"" ™*\°t ^'} Dw Oildfcllow.s'd.ih'e; ,il""|l' '""' •'"''« l11',|,nl"' ,lK( w"'- known ('nyciit dnrden itntnto-merchant, nnd ev-niiiynr of ..Vi.stmli'iRlpr, wns seen recent ly In the prospectus of lhe Caniitlliin Wliontlands, Ltd., cnpltnl .C.'iOd.flOO In ono pound shares,, of which .C 1150,000 wero offorod nt' pnr llinni-.li Clniiilln, Mllno, (ironfcll ami Compiiny. bo compnny wns formed to buy'HI,000 ncroH from tbo Southern Alberta Land Co. who Kiuiruntoed flvo per cent dividend for two yours, Tho Dennis firm Ih nmoiiK lho mont- KiicccHKful ciiltl-'tilorfi here, Thoy have n farm of 7,000 ncres .11 Lincolnshire. Thoy niPiiii In npply «lml- Inr principle*- lo Wfmtprn whent produc tion,—I'.dinnntnn Jnuriuil, 111 itiiNWf'i' to qupHtloiiH of nillio nt nn Interview In Ottnwn, llio lion, Frnnk Oliver, M.P., Mlnlsler of lho Interior of tho Dominion of Cnnndn, hIMnI Hint diirlii*; lino tlio total number nf luiiiilimiitlt-' who hnd como to CiiiiiiiIii wiih 11 lllih' over tii'iD.OftO, iuul tlmt report k frntn the Domlulnu'H ICinluni- Hon _\kpiiIs In fiifitii llrltii'n, the Pull- nil Siiiiph, nntl i.|n*whnro liiilli'iitcd that diirlii.; 1011 tin- total number wimhl be 11 little over 'lOO.OOO; nnd in nnt*wim* to fiirtlii.r iiiii'Mllnni* iho Mill* Idler wild: I I'llllllllll Im (ill. Illllv l-IMIIIII'V III 'In- it Id loiliiv chili.' tt-.xtii 1.-L1111I lnnd Tho lfci-fiil iliiiibt re,*.".i'il!n r.' i'.lli'.) Pi.'iliiy. Uic 27l.li, belHK nn n*- si'.rcd mkccss. The commitf.*;'< in pliiiriin have worlicd hard In tliolr cf fort, to mnko thlii event one tint will Ioiik be remembered in tho history of tho coiniiiunlly, BRITISH LABOR PARTY Wo nro In receipt of nn iikciuIii to bo iIIhciishoiI nt Uio Tcinpernnco Hull, Leicester, bofelnnln.. Jnn, Hint. Amonj; tho mnny sublpels*'(n cnine up foi cuiiHiderutlnii nro: Women lh thu Lnbor Movement—Dlmmmmuml nnd MllllnrlKin—-The OHlmriio JudKinenl-- Lnbor KxcIiiiukhh—-I-Miiciitlon of Child- ren-—l'tietory I.pRlHliitlon--PciihIoiih-- I* .ill* Wn..eH--Coiiip..iiKiitlf.ii, etc, Thipp cIIIph lmvo sent Invitations fnr tlio 1012 conference, Plymouth, UlriiiliiKlinhi nnd Hlnke-on-Trnnl. Tlio PuillniiiPnliiry (Viinmllleo of ilie London Koclely nf CnmpoKtloi'H ml- vocnto Hint liutiifMlliilo steps lie tnkon 10 print mid publish 11 dully lalmr iii"Wii|ifipcr, VANCOUVER *|.i!-' ill'lllll Illl'lltll.lH'il .1 il ;'( iim tn , i-iiini'i; cn" Il'i! •i!i. I: I ilM*' ELECTED OFFICERS OF DISTRICT No. 18, U.M.W. of A. I i-r of Inn;" bulk, tn whom he wnn miy-'^ In*.*..1 "Cnine uhim, wP ye maniiff,"', 4t- Wfiid h'r; hi en i-ent to his wife, + who In an Invalid in l!.ilJliii.lmm, und, <^ jiiilno to his ihniKhtci' lu Hi-iitllc, (♦■ i 'I is*- b-'al Iniifp. nl tiinii'.i.|in*ii willi*** j tain- rhar-.*!- nf the rclu,illis and |n-;4r j 11-iliit'lil vvili In* tlmn lilt, pit I lot rt III 1 ♦ 1 'I liiiiiifinn and Moriiiiim, on Kftlurdiiy. i ♦ Ji...-;.-fd " ,- .1 piot<-Iimi.n, nn<1 *■ ♦ ! I-IJP uliniil 57. I ♦ AVVISO \'i-lln ioii». provlnr* _il<* <!i PimiiI" Oi-iiiiiiio m, mn, fii iiM'ffiiito Pompi'l Clif-llll. \wr II littrnii :-i'l'i del enrrl il«! nilimtml, 11 No, !> (> No, 1 N'orilfi. inliui, Conl *fTri-<>k. II ipmle ju cinidiinnuto a in* inf.-ii di In vol o fnrRrilfi, Crow's Ht*x Phi Coal Co. <r 1 (ll> l-i'li WAX ■I I' ll II I',,, I ',-1. ,1 11,1 And tt I*-* M. rn I'nr iiiiiliiti..- f.f prliii l|.|" .<>! nun I , -, ■ 11,1. -, *' I 1 I, |.i Iiii 1 i\ a * llinn' :||I I'i i :i.'i <■ j v. HI ; ,1": ,1 c.i,"1 Ci.i-I, mi 'i! \ -i. '(It, il..t> I'i ll.l} . di. S.ittinliiv. .Ian. *j".i ibj* ; "' 1 i- .. I ! I pll, I I , n-iiii.. i, ■ h'limi.iti 1 j fl:n i.-l. cliifi - iii- 1. • 1 in 1 i :.ilii,11 I ' T!,,.*. ll;.- • ill i,f ill 1.-T1 -t" 'III ■I,i ' ft Tl.lt.fr«- :l-(- ! ''• fjniwllli;; "< ,'.,> ti:<" ll roni'ilf lat h* '•■ 'ipi-tiitiiifi**- i an In ,lli- ,.| 11 * j ' Clllii ..." '',.'■ ! "T.-.mti-il ' 1 11 !l pl-l IMUi jnf tl.- l.il... )', :, ,,-.: ■ ' * v. I(n!. ',., - li. 1 l.il-l. i,Mill ll-M'i. |i>- I-ll I, ;il i-m-'i ' s'lppn. ti 1 ■ and iri'inl 1..iln* nl " \ ol. no: 'ltl|"1 H-|ll'!l(||. - 111111 nu. 1 iiiji : x,\ I'll*, flliii .|.|-!_ i-i *l.i- ,F 'I , .-II I '.III" ,11 ' I . <i. ,';,! i.iii'i. 11..',1 ii'i'-U mi,;,.*. 1 • 'I'ld Hi:iu-, 1.1 *'.'- Ii.l*. ii.il " :*,i!llui.. , i.iii Tin* t'l-.T "U 1 Ml* I I'll ' I lh. * I'm1 hi u-Il 11|>* I 'iinniiliili « [ilit.i 1 ltl.ii i... ,: ..ii.. " vv, ;i. 'u.j,n.:/i. i- •■.'ii' Hii' Xn»r Mints cn Iv -'1 :•■ f'.i * \ <"\\, ,-t Mi I., .iii' 11!. I.'lll.l. I -;7- PAGE TWO, THS DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, JANUARY 38, 1011. BELLEVUE ENQUIRY ON THE EXPLOSION *♦■» ♦*»♦♦♦♦♦♦«*> »♦♦•»-»■■» VERDICT OF THE JURY _> We do upon our oath say that 30 men came to their deaths by carbon monoxide poisoning, and 1. by a combination . of carbon monoxide poisoning and fractured skull, tbe said carbon monoxide and fractured* skulU being caused by the precussion ofvair caused by a cave of rock over chutes numbers 76. and 78. The * jury respectfully submit the following riders to their verdict: s , 1. That more mine inspectors be appointed. 2. That a Draeger apparatus station be provided in, this district. '3. That telephones be in stalled under the supervision of the Chief Inspector of Mines, .were practicable, in the underground workings of coal mines. 4.t That a thorough Investigation be made of the means of preventing the loss of life by caves in coal mines. 5. We consider that negligence is in evidence on the part of both operators, and miners in the carrying out of the provisions of the Coal Mines Act, and we ■ would most strongly, recommend a stricter.adherence to the intent of this act. ' • So say ve all. ♦ Notfrr-Mr. Lightheart agrees ♦ ♦ as to the cause of death ♦ ♦ *■' by carbon monoxide, but ♦ ♦ does not agree as to carbon ♦ ♦ monoxide being caused in ♦ ♦ mines by percussion. ♦ ♦ O (Continued from last week) Q You came out ...of tlie mine at what time? •, A Between 3 and 4 o'clock Q And you had tested for :gas at what timo? A. J could not exactly say _o the minute at what time* I went in, but it would be about 8 o'clock Q And you tested for gas at that time? A Yes , Q Did you test for gas at any other time of the day? A Well, you are working in-that place all*day, and after you have blasted you' just test Q. Do* you leave your lamp on the lower part, of the chute? . A. No; yoh generally have your lamp.with you., ., Q. Where do. you carry your lamp? A. - In your belt or on your neck. Q. Did' you carry your lamp on your neck that day? A. Sometimes during the day, perhaps. Q. And you did not notice anything wrong? - A. No. Q. It-was at 4 that you came out? A. Between 3 and 4. Q. From-chute 56? A. ■ Yes; thnt is the working place. Q. There is a distance of how many feet between each chute? A. As a rule between 4ii and .10, Q. You aro not ln a position to say exactly? A. No. ' Q. But. between 40 nnd 50 feot, according to you? ' A. Yos, Q. It would not bo 60 foot? A. Between (he chutes? Not between the chutes In tho gangway, Q. ■ In tho neighborhood of the chuto In whicli you were working how many pillars hnve been drawn, to your knowledge? A. 1 cannot say, Thero are a fow worked out. of !i7 and 58; I cannot nay the number, Q. You uro not, In n position to sny accural oly? A. No. Q. How long wns it nfter tho nccldont Hint you went Into the mine to search for tho bodies? A. About hfilf-pnHt eight. Bot* woc.n plirjit and nine o'clock, Q. Who was In? A, Well, Mr. Powell (tho fluporln- toiidniit), tho pit Iiohh (Andorson) nnd Mr. Bridge, and n few more of tho ro- bcuo pnrty, <■> Q. How mnny nil lold? A, I can not tell you, Q. Could you iiiitk.- a gucs.s? A, Oh, p'-rlmpH n do/on nr more, Q, About a dn/nii or more men wero thoro to I'-wito llio olhorH? A. Yoh. tj, Did you hpo Hipho bodies iifl*»r What Has Dandruff Got To Do With Baldness ? You nan thn •.li.tomoiit ovorj** dny thnt. iho ono cuuiie of bill iln ft hii In dandruff, llllt In 11? Trim, ilniuli-uit ofton nrocodoB Mia floriiirturi. of Hin hair. it Ik oi-imlly truo that you know tii-Mi with a (thru'lt of hulr yon run hardly pull n comb through, who havo ciirrl'tl around u (landrail Imlon collar um I'liitr nn ymi havo known ttiom, i nu iitiVfi nlHu noon nmii wlionn hciiIp wuh kept hh cli'iin iih a baby'* whom! hulr wim unruly. iluimrtiiiM:. Tliut ilutulruff tnlit Bound* well and oonvlnci'M n wont) mnny of un, lint IM um ant foul ourK.lveu, ■ Of murKi. dandruff Un't a nood thing to enrrv nroiin-1, tiuf It in nnlv fir. In" Ulciitli.li, Ttifn immo trnutili. tlmt i-fiunM. tb* luiir to rjiiI out uHuiliy cannon dun** drufr. no If you ..et nt the ctiUHi. ami errm tlw ion* ot hair, you will stop aannfurf tno. Those who uno NyM's Hlrsutonc. Ann il_._.t,'_.'lim_?"1 f'tl'/nutory linlr h«al«r nnrt hair drninilnir thny lii-ivo ever used, It Anne ntni) thn lmlr from fnHlnir oui. >. It will ali6 ittop dandruff. Your Nyal Drug-rUt eheertu\\y rae. omrnandi It—#1.00 and S0o in ■prlnkUr 1K)ttl4_ tS Kor Hiilo by N. E. 8UODAOY Ono for each everyday ailment they were taken out of the mine? A. The three0 bodies?- No, sir,' Q. Did you' make an examination at that time? A. The only thing I did was to pull out the watch. Q. You didn't look into any of their pockets? ' A. No; I thought St was not. my business. ' ' -,: . Q. You didn't think .of doing so, as a matter of fact,, did you? , A. No; ,it did not concern me in the least. Q. Do you know if any of the other men searched these bodies before they xx~ere taken out of the mine? A. Not that I am aware of. ' Q. Do you know whether the three bodies were left in the monkey gangway any length of time, after they had been drawn down? A. No; they were taken by a,body of men- that' received them to the cars. ■ Q. And you don't know in whose custody or care the bodies were given, pr what took place from the time they were handed over to these men? A. No.. '•-, Q. And you don't know how soon they were, taken into the wash-house or anything about it? , A. No; so far as my seeing them. Q. Where was Mr. Powell? , A. At the bottom of chute ,52 at the time the bodies came down. Q. Was Purcell with Powell all the time? A. No; he was with me. Q. Powell was down below? A. Yes. Q. Do you know what Powell,did, or where he went to, after that? A.. He stayed there'with the bodies, so far as I know. ', ' ' • Q. From your-knowledge, did Powell go out with the bodies? • A. I cannot say. Q. Pardon me for asking you to repeat; but who were the Colemen men who took the bodies out? * A, Thompson was one of tlie names. ■■ Q. What was the first name, do you know? A. William Thompson. Q. Who is the other man? A. Thomas Haines was the other "man, I think. Q, Prom Coleman as well? A. Yes." , - ' ■ i. Q. You heard the evidence given this morning by Mr. Allsop,.as to abrasions and the removal of the skin, in washing, and the washing of the skin* away. From what you saw of. these three bodies, would that possibly; be, caused by'subsequent injury from-the' tim$ you saw-them? A. It would be quite possible. Of course I didn't pay minute attention to them. n' *- . - Q. Would they be disfigured to the extent that the'washing'of the bodies would cause the skin-to remove as the.water was applied? 7 A. They may have'been.' Q. Are you in a position to say =f roRi"*=v/li ° t"=vou~aQriT-^— A. I could -not say for all the attention I- paid to0them., Q. You* say that the hand of one of them, in your opinion, was burned. Will you describe the condition of the skin as you saw it? '" A. The skin was rough, and I saw the red flesh an the back. Q. Was there an appearance of much blood? A. No. Q. Any appoaranco of water blisters? A. No; I didn't! notice. Q. Had there been any blood oozing out? " A. I ennnot say. Q. Was the skin purple". " A. Underneath tho skin wns. "Q. Wus ptlrple? A. Yos. Q. What about.tho top skin Itself, which'had been llfled or torn? Was' thnt cut-or'lacerated In nny shnpo or form ? A. I didn't pay much attention, only it wns knocked buck on tho hnnd. Q. It wns dotnehed, in other words, from tho knucklo up to about tho wrist? A. I ennnot sny lho (llslnnco; but It wns knocked up for a couplo of inches nny wny. " * ■ Q. And it exposed the flefili.whlch appenrod lo you of a reddish or bluish color, which? A. More red lhnn blue. Q. Would you say there was any blue, such ns would occur from a fnii or rock, ■ or other Injury from crushing? A. I nm not prepared lo say what would occur. Q. Yon havo soon blnok eyes, Jinvo* n't you? A. Woll, It wasn't oxnetly llko tlmt. A, No color of tlmt Rort? A, No; riot, ns dark us Ihnt, Q, Wns (horo nny Irnco of anything Ihnt would lend you to come to the conclusion thnl I horo hnd boon n fan or rock or nny Injury olhor tlmn burin-,? A, Only that liln hnnd mny possibly lmvo gone ngnliiKl. tho i*lb nnd knock* od 11 when hn fell. Q. Wiih tlinl. Uio only Injury fiiifl. luliipd? „ . A, 1 nm not In n pon|ilon to nny, Thnl Is lho only one I p'nw.' Q, Which Ih Iho moro likely thing? Would yoi. bo moro, of tho opinion Hint It wiki n burn, llinn thnl II, wnH it Incfi'iitlnii or Injury wisfnltHMl.ny nn ox. plnrilnu llirnwiiliig hlm up iiguiiiHt tho rlliH of oil hor of tlin Clinton? A, My opinion Ih thnl It wiih ,n burn, Q. Thnt Ih whnt Ih lho moHt prominent In your mind? A, Yoh, QiiPKtlonoil by Mr. Wood; Q. An I iiiidni'Htniiil you, In tho find Plnee i lie flrHt iiiiui wiih Hilton out by I'iiivcII? A. Found by PuitoII. nml inkon out i .. . - O. Yn**, ho wiih found by Purrr-ll In n plum ihnt. coti'OHponilH, iih fnr uh ymi cnn give uh Information, to the plnco whoro thn hlnok figure (1 Ih mark* oil on tho plnn? A, Yoh. Q. That Ih, right down nt f Iin Hotitli- "vvi.i.1 cii-fiier ol iiii** Jimiiii tint.aim, k'.- Ing ncroHH 112? A. Yob. Q. Thoro Ih a holo llioro wlioro tho rock him boon broken through into tho other noam? A. Yen, Q. Anil ho war renting iiunliiHt It? A, Yen. Q. Wns M» face outward* or In- wtirdu, do you know? A. Inwards Q. Inw«r<U botwoon tho holo? A. lnw«r<l« between the tare You may imy outtildo to tho mine, bcrnuBo whon n plnco U going ncroim tlio pitch you «nil it ' In ovor." Q. ,As to that man, the 'first man, you could not find any trace of burning or bruising on him? A. On'that man;, no. Q.'". Then, as to the second man;-he was found' about 20 yards to the* east of that, inwards along the crosscut? A. Twenty-five to thirty feet, I think,,I said. *' Q. ;* I beg your pardon, 25 to 30 feet towards the face, of tbe entry? . : . A. No; .over. (Position explained on the plan to Mr. Wood\and the jury). Q. Now we have "examined tho plan again, so that there will not-be any misunderstanding, as there previously has beon, with regard to the position of this first man. ■ You see, we want to get the. position of this first man fixed. Now, this first man that Purcell found, and which you got from Purcell, I suppose you were not there when he "was* found, were you? A. Only two yards behind. Q. So you saw him too. That was just a little to the right of 52 chute in the fourth* crosspitch, and the figure. 6 that we .have been referring to all along is not the black 6 right at the corner* of the fourth crosspitch,. but the other black 6 right near the top of 52 chute? A. Where the coal goes down, yes. Q. And the, hole that you mentioned was really the top of the chute? A. The hole was shot through the rock on ncotrtit of the seam dropping! You see, there is a fall. Q. Yes; I understand; but that was at the end, wasn't it? A, No; it was between the third and fourth crosspitch. Q. True enough, speaking of it with reference to the fourth crosspitch it was right at the end of that, was it not?'. , * A. 'Where we found the man, yes; but the rock is between the third and fourth place across the pitch, that is where the hole went through the rock, about 7 yards from' the corner of the fourth place across the pitch in the solid "pillar. ;>• , Q. Then the'second man was found by you some 20 or 25 feet 'to the south of that? * * A. Yes, Q. And tho third man some 30 to 35 feet to the soulh of that again, is that right? A. About 30 yards, I think I said. Q. Thirty yards this time? ■ A. I think I said yards. . Q. Then the distance from the first to the second was. in feet, and from the second to the third in yards? A. Yes;.,as far as I can now say. Q. Will you tell me also what was the position of the pillar which' tbey were carrying? I don't* mean the pillar, the post? A. It was .south of the last man that we found;",I cannot, say how many feet, along the crosspitch. Q. Was it right through the opening at the end of the crosspitch, or was it 'right in? • "A. It.w-Jis lytag on the floor of the crosspitch.'' ■■ " —Q.—There-is-a—working—thaU-takes. you up there to the 5tb crosspitch, was it to the south of that working that the post lay? -. A. Yes. Q. The men* would be taking that post up there to timber along the the fifth crosspitch, would they not? A, They would be taking the timber up fqr-the men next day to timber, and they would take it up there ordinarily, owing to the difficulty of packing it up the other way. ,. Q. Can you inform us whether or not there was any bratticing uiong that crosspitch from 52? A. On the fourth crosspitch? Q. Yes. A. No; there was no bratticing, but. there had been n wing<_uilt to keep tho wind from going across the fourth crosspitch; at the north end thore wnB a slopping. Q. Whoro wns the wing in that crosspitch, do you remember? a week before the accident.occurred.? Did you see anything dangerous? - A. A ,week. previous ? Not" arouna my place where' I went to work*.. ■ It had been right for the last week or bo. -Q. You saw no signs' of gas? ." A. Well, not to cause any trouble. Q. I suppose in all mines there is a certain amount of gas, that is what the ventilation is for? A. Yes; a little gas now and again. Q. Did 'you ever have any occasion to make any complaint. A. Well, I don't know that I have made any. - I generally complain If there* is a complaint'coming. Q. But,you never had occasion to make a. complaint while working, in that mine? " , A. Well; you can presume what you think. ..-.--' , Further questions by Mr.'Wood: ■ ..Q. You, would be at the top of the room where you were working on the 9th. It would be quite near the top of the area that you would be working? . -*■,■.,' A. Well, in the, course' of a day's employment you are both up and down lots of times you are coming down for timbers. ' ' - Q. Then .you Avould, practically be covering the whole, area during the day's work? ' A. tOh. yes. ■ ' ' ■ & Q. And you had no complaint whatever about ,the stoppage of, the air in, that' place?- A. No. in fact it was better in' that locality than it was previous to the last diasster, " -''.'' Further questions by Mr. Mackie: - Q. You * are not in a position to state where the split of air was made? A. Yes; we got our quantity of air, I think, outside of 52 to 45. Q. There was a split there? A. Yes.1 Q. And you don't know whether tho air was regulated so as. to give equal distribution, (or whether you got the full benefit or full pressure of the ventilation produced by the split? A. We did not get the full pressure, because the regulator did not allow that; - Q. Was there a regulator? ' A, Yes, in SU Q, 4Was there a regulator in -15? A. No. Q. During the week previous to the time you'speak of, are you in a position to say what was the temperature of the mine, or the temperature of the atmosphere outside? A. No; . ■ ' _Q. Are you in a position to say what was the reading of> the .baroine- "A. No; not at the /Jme. -, ter showing the depression of the atmospheric pressure?' ' " 5Q. Are you in a position.tb tell me the power of resistance? A. No.' Q. You are not in a position to tell me what was the condition of the ventilation of 'that mine? A.' No. ■ .' ■ Q. . (A juryman): How near was the nearest of the 27 men that were found to the'three men that were found later? , , ■ , A. I cannot say the distance. Q. ' How near was any one of the 27- men. that were found to these three men that were found later on? A.- Three or^four yards. Q. Further iii or——? I A. Further down. . Q. Your evidence is absolutely lim- .ited_.to_55,? ,. ' The Original and Only Merits of Minard's Liniment August 6-11. A, gK'nlght opposite tho hole. . Q. ^i/ould you mind just showing It on ('this plnn, 00 that the jury will know It too? A. (Tho wltnesH Indicated tho posi-, tion on tho plnn, .ns roqiiostetl.) Q. Would It bo possible for you to say If tho prop or post thnt you have been speaking about had beon blown Insldo? 1 You hnvo \iBcd tho expression that tho prop wns blown Inside nbout 30 yards, Would thoro bo anything on the prop to fndiento lo you whothor It had been blown thoro, or hnd beon carried there, or had been drugged thoro by tho mon? A. No; I cnn only say that tho prop was about, 20 lo 30 yards from tho plnco whoro It wiih nocoRHary for thom to tnko it, 1 Q, And tlmt. is your ronson for nny- Ing It wns blown thoro? ( A, Yon; nnd It. wiih iiIho a heavy timber, and ordlnnrlly thoy would have pnnkod It up thnt mlno, Q, And tlie fact Ihnl lt'wn.i found Homo 30 ynniH inwn.rdH from ll, would Indicate Hint II. wiih not brought. In thoro, bppiiiiHo thoy would hnvo Iuul to bring ll hiii-l., ngnln? A, Yph, Q. And for thnt roiiHon your Idon Ih Hint II wiih blown In fhoro? A, Yoh; or 11 Ih poslblo Ihnl. Iho niPii mny hnvo boon hoiiio dist unco up Hint i'iiIho mul fnllon off tho Indflorn; hul ll Ih my opinion that It wiih blown thorn, Q. Now,* would ynu ml nil Hhowlng accurntoly on tho plnn whero you wero working nt, miy .1 In 1 o'clock nn tho iiflernoon of tho Htli of llpfomhor? A, (Tin. .position wiih Intllenloil on Dw |iliiti bv tlm wKiipih). Q. (Ily Sir. Campbell): Show tlm Jury whnt oawno ynu Inivellpd to got tn thnt plnco In which you woro working? A. (WltiiPNH ImllentPil thn rnuiw on tlio plnn). C). (Hy Mr. Wood): Your iiiih wor to tho qnoHtlon iih to whom you worn 11 ,1 „ i- , 1 / 1 11 -,/. ftij.r. mt Lt.i: ,tt., tttiiuti ut 1.1c ..... would h*> tlmt vnu woro wnrk'mp: In tho Hiirfiipo plllnr In tho oxen val Ion jUHt nbovo t,o or 51? A. In tlmt vicinity. Q. Ami thero everything wah clonr of kmi 7 A, At tlmt tlmo, yen. •riiiUi-'r fpichiintiN by Mr. Cnmpbcn, Q. Yon lmvo told Mr. Mncklo, nnd you lmvo just, now told Mr. Wood, tlmt everything wan clonr of ftns on tlio dny thnt you woro working? A. Yoh, Q. How long lmvo you worked ln tho mlno? A, Woll, nlinui lit yonrs, Q. Ilut In thin particular ono? A. Oh, about ,1 ycnni. Q, You nny you lmvo boon 18 yours n minor, nnd you know prolly woll whnt Is r'ght nnd wrong In lho mlno? A. Well, I might ho In nil my lifo nml not Vnow enough. Q. How did you find that mlno wa« ' A. . To' 52 and 56. Q. Thetjvour evidence is that there was proper ventilation about 56 and 52? ,..- > A. • Yes. - * ** ■ Q. Would you be prepared lb state that if I were to tell yoti that on the 9th there was a report of gas in 52? ,A. As regards 52 I cannot say; my room was 56. Q. But you are giving evidence as regards 52?' ■-. ■ A. * I cannot say whether there was or not. Q. Your evidence then, is limited absolutely to your workings and not to between 52 nnd 5G? ' A. When I wns digging thnt. Is the only plnee I examined. . Q, I wnnt, thnt clenr; aro you in n pos'tlon to tell mo by what means you would be nble to nscortnln whether or or not nn Inspection of your working plnco had beon made? A, P.y tho dale,* and tho chalk mark mndo by tho fire hoss, Q. Is there no' othev place at, tho mlno mouth, or in the mine, outside of Ihls place whero the chalk murk would bo, wlioro you could nscortnln whothor or not thoro was any gas ln any particular place? „ A. Thoro Is gonorally a bulletin in- sldo with regard to tho condition of tho mine. It Is written on a ploco of shoot iron, Q. Did you mnko nny note of whnt wns written on llio Rheet Iron .with ro* gnrd to gnH found in tho mlno during tho month of Docombor? A, Oh, yoBi thoro had hoon gns re* pari ad, on thnt board, Q. Aro you pi'opnred to toll ino if gnH hnd boon roportod In 55 ln tho month ,of Docombor? A. In 55? I-don't, think ho. Q. You wont up 51 andncroHH the monkey gangway to 52, nnd (lion from 52 to your working plnco, In tho morning and In the nfiornnnn? A, On Docombor tho Villi? Q. Yob, A. Well, I won't bo suro; I don't exactly know, hut T wont up ono of them, thnl Ib suro, Q, And you didn't notico nny gnH iih you woro going to your work? A. No, O, Hut It Ih pohhIIiIi) (lint thoro might be giiH llioro wlllioui, your noticing It ? A. Well, If It wns nbovo mo; yoH, Q. Afimimo, for IiihI unco, that, puro ninrsli gns wnH (horo, how would you lost for II? A. I don't th'iiK I cnn toll yon. Q, Tlmn, you would not ltnow iv IIipi'p wiih the prlmo gnH fnr nn explo- slvo HtlllHtlinCO? A. 1 could sny whether It wiih unfo (0 flro n Hhot. Q, If yon woro toRtlng for puro ninrsli gnu, Imw would yon'illscovor 117 A., I don't know oxnetly what you let'in pun1 iiiiu'hIi gns, 0. The gnH which oxudoR from tho ' 1. \' ** ' . '■•' 1 t- tho HcnuiH n« thnv nro Inrrn-nil In thn" geological foi million of tho onrth? A, I can tell with my lamp, Q. Will mnrsh gns burn? A. Not unlPBB thoro Is somothing oIho In It, Q. If you hnd puro mnrsh gas, ■■Allien, inr 1110 purpose ul mnUiiig clonr whnt I tnonn, Is expressed choml- cnlly C.H.4., If you hnil Mint could you dotoct It by n snfoty lamp? A. Yph; thoro would bo n; dlfforont kind of color on your Unlit. Q, I think you would Nnd tlmt you would not. though. A, Oh. wp||f thnt mny bo, Q. (Hy n .luryman): Wns thoro nny Rnn rcpot'lcd on the flro hotin'n report board for tlio month of Docombor. Anything nbout gns In your plnco? A. I don't think thoro wns gns ro* ported In our place during tho month of l)crcmli*-r, but I could not be suro. 45 Steam-Heated Rooms Hot and Cold Baths The King Edward Fernie's Leading Commercial Hotel -,, -./\, The Finest Hotel'in East Kootenay J. L., GATES,,Prop. ' i. Imperial Bank of Canada HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO . Capital Authorised ....$10,000,000.00. .Capita! 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The knotty kind makes good, fences nround -baseball ground. , ROUGH AND,PLANED LUMBER, seasoned or green, according to the purposes you ." want lt for. Also specinl lumber for- special purposes, and we.can get anything you want ln less time and " for less money than- you can. OFFICE and YARD, McPHERSON. AVE., OPP. C. N. DEPOT, FERNIE THE POLLOCK WINE COMPANY Fernie, B. C. NORTHERN: HOTEL Wm. Eschwig, Proprietor New -, and up-to-date Handsome Cafe Attached OPEN DAY and NIGHT lOP-HUHf- Afterwards or nt timo'of final HottUunont It will show wliothor <i you nre squarely dealt witli'or not. Thoro aro 110 delays ln Paying Fire Losses 'writton by comprtnioii wo ropro* Bent. It's a good tlmo of the yoar to look nftor your Insurance, Olvo tn. tho bulHiioss nnd It will bo dono to milt you, / M. A. Kastner Insurance Real Estate Q. You did not find any gim In your plnco with your own toHt? A, If wiih clour to work In. Q, How wiih tlio ventilation up thoro? A, It was good ib the month of llccoinbor. .Iiuiioh I lu il. 0 rociillod; . QiiOHlloncil by Mr, Cunipboll: (}, You nro nlroiply Hworn, 1 undor* Htaiul, Mr, Ilurko? A, Yoh. 0, You nro Bocrotnry of tho union nl Ilollovuo? A, Yon. Q, "U'1'.'il la Dw __u_._J.i-.- ul liml Union? A. ■431. Q, You know tho Ilollovuo Mlno? A. Yon, Q. That Ir, tho mlno operated by thrt ~XVr.ntnrn rnnnill'i.i; Pfijllnrlfi Cn* A, Y08, Q. Aro you omployed In that mlno? A, No. Q. What Ib your profession? A, My occupation Ih Bocrotnry of tho Union. Q. nut boforo tlmt? A. Coal miner, To bo more pre- clso, a driver In thin mlno. Q. Now, Mr. Utirko, you hnd n mooting or tho Union 431 at Ilollovuo Homo tlmevbeforo tlio Oth of December last? A. Yoa. Prepare for Fall and Winter We have just cleared oiir summer stock out, and now" we' are - ready to fit you up for the winter, from head to foot. If you, are 7 looking for the future and intend* to save, your money purchase -- ■your goods from us. 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(Late Palace Barber Shop) '/' t, Ledger Ads Pay Central Hotel -" _ Workingman's Home Large Airy Rooms & Good Board Hoss & Mackay E» KING'S HOTEL 1 nnr t-uip-p]led with tlio taat Wlno*, Lli|tt(iiH and C\xarn DINING nOOM IN . ONNKCTION , W. MILLS. Prtp, 'L**«•»*^,V*T'•'J■•| THK DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, JANUARY 28, 1911. PAGE THREE The Bellevue Enquiry (Continued from page 2)' .* Q. Can you tell me the date • of "; ;that meeting? . V A. Yes, sir,T can. (Reference jfm'ade to, the minute book). On.De- ,. member lst. ' ,'- " • ., ■ ""' Q. • On December 1st a meeting was ".held of the Union, that Is," of the em- * ployees'of this mine in which the disaster occurred?* .- - * * -A. Yes.'- - ' '-•■,."- . Q. I presume ln this hall? A. Yes1: in-this,hall. .- Q. , And in consequence of some dis- .* cussion at that meeting. I understand '.' yoif telegraphed, as, secretary'of the . Union, to Mr,-Stirling, the Chief In- o spector of Mines, at Edmonton, to send , the district inspector here to examine - the mine? -■',-,-■ , s A. Quite so. ' Q. You did that in consequence,of a report made ■ at that" meeting as to ' ,*what(?;„ ...**■''.', ■ A.'.That there were large quantl- , ties of gas in the mine. Q. In consequence of it being reported at that meeting that there were quantities of gas in the mine. Now| can you tell the jury the names of those who,had reported gas in the -*<mirie? .*'.:.' A. Yes,' I can, a few; but they are dead unfortunately. The president, for one, Peter Paul. ' • ,- . f Q. Peter Paul,-who is, now dead, 1 you say, said there waa gas in the -■*■* - mine. Now, when you gave evidence before the other jury "which was discharged, you—— (Question objected to by Mr. Mac- . kle on the grounds that it was not permissable to cross-examine a witness on what had occurred at another* inquiry; Objection granted to the extent that the form of the question was Improper.) Q. Tasked you, if you remembered Mr. Burke, whether you could say who it was that told you there was gau thore? A. I said 'No," Mr. Campbell.* Q. And then, afterwards, you remembered, that Peter Paul -*-*— A. Not until I had made enquiries. Q. So that you could not rember yourself. If was only from enquiries you made from other people that you know,.lt was Peter Paul? . 'A. I was not clear upon the point in the first instance. ; i o Q. Was thero any record kept of. .these other special meetings? ' A. Yes. ' - - Q.- Could ,you tell us the dates? A. ,No; I could not tell you anything at, all, , Q. They are secrets, are they? A. ,Oh yes; it has.no bearing in any. case.' ,, ' .' Q, It has a great deal -^.bearing to the' jury. - - A. Just wait a. moment. don't remember, vers** clearly. I was,busy that week., " „■• 7 -Q. his explosion occurred* on the 9th, and-the' meeting was on the, 1st of December, so there-were only-, nine n days • intervening. ' Can, you tell the jury, who are-assisting us in this ma't- , ter, anybody who ,was present at that meeting, /except yourself and . Peter Paul, who is dead? A. Oh, yes; there were scores there. ...,-' Q. Can you tell', us1* the names ot any ono? ,,"*,. A. I cannot say. at present.. But "the- fact"~remains—that-1-wouid'"not" send a wire unless I was advised to do so.r - - -■ n Q. Oh, no.1 That you sent-the wire as secr'etary.of the Union is not questioned ; * but '.what we want is to ascertain some people, who knew about ki th© gas; which was .the cause of your sending the wire? A. I have named one Q. You have named one, who is before a higher .tribunal than we are. But can you remember any., other people who were at that meeting? ;a.' no.-, ,**,.--■ - " -.> '" Q. Can you remember the name of a single man, except Peter Paul, who was at that,meeting? A. Well, yes; but they would havo no bearing on the case. Q! But they "may have a better memory than you as to what was said about' the gas at that meeting. " A. Probably. * ,, ' . Q. Tell the jury the name of anybody that was at that meeting." ,c A, There is no record kept. Q. But in your, mind Can you remember anybody that was at-.that meeting? A. No;'I.cannot.' * A. .'Can yoti remember where they said the gas'was? ' A.-'No. * . Q. Can you remember, anything at all as to what was said? ' A.' These things are not asked at all by myself. \ Q. Yes, but don't vou remember? A. I beg your pardon. Q. Do you not remember teliins. mo at. the other inquest tnat the.gns then reported was all . in 111 and further into the mine? A. Yes, I,remember. „ Q. I want that. to" be particularly noted.. From 111 and further in? A; Yes; I-also-'said as far as my memory would take me, is that down? Q. What you satd is "Prom 111 inside, that ,1s the place." So they reported to you that there was gas in 111? ' A. No, from that in. Mr. ,Mackie: This is where my objection is valid;-, my learned friend is reading from a document that has not been B*worn. .„ , (Referirig to typed copy of pre- . vlous proceedings.) Q.' Is that correct, Mr. Burke? A. Yes, so far as my memory' serves me; but merely from memory, remember. I distinctly pointed out' to you that there was no record kept of who reported the gas.^and^in what particular part. The Coroner. ' In. a case of that sort, Mr. Burke, I think .there ought to have been a record: kept. "A. Oh, well, Mr. Coroner, what ought' to have been done and what was done are two different matters. It. is ;useless. to keep asking me .where the gas was, Mr. Campbell. ' There are fire bosses who are keeping a report book for the purpose., Mr. Campbell: Don't let us misunderstand one another. I am hot quarrelling ,-, with jour "evidence, we are only asking you, in fairness and fair- play to everybody, to tell us all you can of the reason for your telegram to Mr. Stirling. -That.is all we want to know. ' " A. * I have endeavored to do so. Q. ,You have done so very honestly, honorably, and no doubt rightly., You have said that Peter Paul was the only one that you remember who was present at the meeting .and reported gas. A. It is to..the best of my remembrance. Q. - You said again, that the gas was at the"very top? .-," A. It naturally would-be. If it had been down below .the men wouW hWe"b~ee"irable~to-wTorlc7" ■ !-r*r*- Q. Now, Mr. Burke, as secretary of that Union, when lt was found necessary to wire to Edmonton, to Mr, Stirling, to send Mr. Heathcote, * did you, on behalf of the men, or the men on behalf of their own safety, did they consider it necessary to instruct you to tell the officials of the company that there,was gas in the mine from which they should be protected? A. No sir. they did not. Here is the original minute , right here: (Read from, the Minute Book of the Bellevue Local Union) -.'■'Regularly moved and seconded that the.Secretary;v.-ire the Mine Inspector to come here immediately.'. ■ ' ' Q. Does it say. anything in there about gas? " A. No; nothing- at all: (Book passed on to Mr. Campbell for his-inspection), ' • ,* *. ,-.*',. Mr..Campbell: The only notices that appear to hav any bearing on this is: "Moved and seconded that the matter of " Mr. Burke: There ia.no necessity to read that out, Mr. Campbell. Mr. Mackie:* I object to the minutes of these meetings being' read out in court. - They are private, and I ask that the book"be'produced for Mr., Campbell's knowledge alone. .- It is tbe minute book of an organization whost! members are continually seek- in-? te* better their condition^, some from the socialistic point of view that the operators or capitalists have obtained possession of what they have by reason of the first surplus value of the labor of the men; others for the reason that .they consider the operators ..are getting greater profits.. than they are really entitled to;' and If their, secret debates are to be made public, they will come to the conclusion that it will be useless for any of them to apply to any of the operators again for a position, that - is,* they fear, and very logically too, that if the operators discover any particular man taking a part'in the deliberations of'the asoclation,"that they.will consider such a man to be at enemity with their Interests.' 1 would not blame the operators for looking upon them as enemies—knowing what I know about them—and indeed they are enemies so far as the labor conditions are concerned. The book contains the reports and private deliberations of the Union, and I would ask that it be used for Mr. Campbell's personal knowledge only.. Mr. Campbell: , I am quite in accord with'what Mr. Mackie,says;'.but this motion does not say a word about gas. No, 5 simply'says: , '** "Moved and seconded that the secretary wire, the mine inspector to „ come at once." ' It does not say anything about gas at all, and I am so ignorant of mine matters that I did not know but what the other business might not have something to do with it too. However * there was nothing said to the management of the mine about this? A,' No, sir. Q. And, Mr Burke, as secretary of the Miners' Union you are naturally familiar with the provisions of the Coal .Mines Act? A. Well, I guess I could not win a. prize on it. 7 ' Q. You know enough not' to break the law? A.' Yes. Q. You know that section 32, on page 27 of the Coal Mines Act distinctly provides whht should be done if anybody in the mine says there is gas. I am not going to read out all of it. and waste time, but it says they shall make an entry in the book kept in the mine for .that purpose? A. That is with reference to the examining committee, Mr. Campbell. Q. • Yes;* just so. I need not read it, it is before the jury. There is another one. too, in "the. rules. There is a special rule book that is part of *the""lavv?--' . - A, Yes. *-.•-■ Mr. Mackie: I asked for a copy myself,, but have, not been able to get one. Q. Well, Mr. Burke, you know there Is such a rule, rule 73? Mr. Mackie: I would like these rules to be approved by the Provincial Government. * ' Mr. Campbell. Here is a book • signed by the "General Manager of "the Mines. (Book handed to Mr. Mackie.) ' ' ■ , , Mr. Burke: .That is like the first folio of Shakespeare, very rare. Mr. Mackie: Will you put that ; book in evidence, so that I can call * for it afterwards. '' . ,' <■ Mr. Campbell: The rule is "Any person finding fire, damp in the mine shall report the same to the pit boss or fire boss.' You are familiar with that rule? ' ' > - A. Sure. Q. And all the miners at that meeting were familiar with it? And the only thing that was done was to telegraph to Edmonton, and no report made? * , • A. I have never been in the mine. I know-nothing of it, but there may have been something done in the mine. " Questioned by Mr. Mackie: Q. Mr. Burke, have you any more elaborate* details in . connection with the meeting of December lst? A. Yes, sir; I have. Q. If you' have any other record in your book which would throw light upon the meeting of December 1st, then it is permissable for you to read it in accordance with, the rules of the union. A. On Sunday, April 3rd, at a regular meeting, the following motion or resolution was carried: . "It was regularly moved and seconded that whenever the miners come home,through gas, the drivers come home as well, and that the . .Pit- Committee tell the Superintendent so." The practice had been that, when the fan had been stopped over Sunday, a large amount of gas would accumulate. The super, thought he could allow the men to work with safety outside of 81. and we refused permission for the drivers to go in and work in the mine whenever . Mr. Wood: Just a second, Mr. Burke. Mr. Mackie, if this* man is giving hearsay evidence he ought to be stopped; tt would be better for him to be stopped. Mr. Mackie: I will put the question in another way. You had,, a meeting'on April 3rd. Mr. Burke, relative to the condition of the ventilation in the mine; and at that meeting there was a resolution passed which you have read, that any complaint by tho miners themselves should be made to the .-superintendent, and not to the union in the first place. So that you have taken the proper stand as far as the complaints'made to--you; you instructed the men to make the complaints in the proper place. *• ; A. I went there personally. .- - Q. You are, not in a position to state whether the men who reported the gas in the mine did or did not make, amy complaint to the officials of the mine, so that it may have been complied with as far as you know? A. . Yes.'' Q. Now, it is also a fact that there was an explosion, or an explosion was reported, about Thanksgiving Day? A. Yes.' ■ Q. The 31st of October. And there was an explosion reported? - Mr. Wood: Is this on hearsay? , . Mr. Mackie: It is* common pro-,, perty. - ■ (Mr. Wood objects to the ques- * tion on * the grounds that the evidence Is not being obtained in a proper manner. Objection granted.; ,Q. Did you get a copy of the report _■ J.** ==...!_.l_ I V, .___»__r.T_____ _!__._ nf. Inspector Heathcote shortly after Thanksgiving Day? c A. No. ._,■*- Q. Why did you send a telegram to Mr. Stirling; why didn't you communicate with Mr. Heathcote? A. Because Mr. Stirling is generally at Edmonton. ' Mr. Heathcote* is generally on the road. Q. -Did you know where.Mr. Heathcote was? A. We did not. Q. And that is the only reason you had for .calling upon Mr. Stirling at that time? • A. Yes. ■ ° ■ " .-.■ N Q. You had nothing against Mr. Heathcote? A. Nothing at all. ' ** - ■Q. You simply didn't know where he was? - ' ■ A. Yes. Q. And you didn't apprise Mr. Stirling with the fact that Mr. Heathcote was-not to be found? * A, "No." , Q. -Did you do anything'to apprise Mr. Stirling with-the fact that Mi. Heathcote was not available? A. No. ' *' Questioned by Mr. Wood. Q. What is the number of your Union? A. No. 431. Q. 431; that is the Bellevue Union. How often do they meet regularly? A. The first and third Sundays in the month. ., Q. Those are the regular meetings. And do they have special meetings often? ' A. •■ Yes. - ' . Q. Special mec-tings quite frequent- I 9 iy" A. Yes. - Q. And you have brought the,minute book of those meetings with you? A. Yes. Q. And everything of importance that, happens at these meetings finds a place in one form or another, curtailed or otherwise, in that book? A. Oh, no. Q. Any action that is taken finds a place? A. Oh, yes. Q. Do you make a note' in the minutes of amy discussion that takes place? ■ A. Only in the event of" a resolution. Q. It is only in the event of a resolution that, the minutes will show any Indication of the action of that body. Now, is It a common thing for there to be discussions at these meetings about, nny complaints the minors have In couno-itlon with the mlue? <• A. Oh. yes. .-. Q., That is the purpose and object of the union? A. Yes. Q. Or one of its purposes and objects? A. Yes. Q. So that if there are complaints, about the ventilation,' or , complaints about the gas, one would naturally expect-to find these complaints brought up at the meetings .of the Union, and they are so brought°up? A: Yes. 1 Q. Have you been in attendance at the meetings of the Union regularly each night, as secretary, for some time past? A. Yes. Q. For how long past? A. Por the last twelve months. Q. During the,last twelve months Now, we.will gd back during the month of December: From the first of December tip to date, do you remember any discussion or complaints about the presence of gas in the Bellevue mine, at the meetings of the union? A; Sure. , * ■ Q. Yotiftdo? A. ■ Yes, ■' Q. And that discussion* took place at what meeting in December? A. December 1st. Q. And that is the only .meeting in DecembeT*_thm""su"cinrdiscussion"to"ok place? ,7. ' A. Lately; yes. „ Q. I am confining my present questions to December. • (Continued on page 6), Do You Want A Home? 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"May welhow" yotTSampler?- The District Ledger Very Best Investment on Earth Is the Earth Itself wmmutanazBimr ■tr.xvTxrxr.-rjarsr.iXMtttrilsy'zi t'ri'M ntnniM Homeseekers Avo you a homescokor, or arc you seeking a safo and, profitivM-. investment in the district of tho future, with' spring tho whole year round, soil of inexhaustible fertility, crops growing every month in tlio year, and transportation at your v.ory door to tako your products to all markets; whoro thero is a fino ocoan harbor, and whero grows everything on tablo necessary for tho country? THE HEALTHIEST LOCATION IN THE'COUNTRY Whoro you will got well on the climate. Wlioro medicino is unnecessary. Whoro thero is plenty of rainfall and heavy dows. Whore tho cool air from nearby mountains chubch rainfall every month in tho year. Whoro you nro at tho Const. Whoro you do not need to irrigate Whoro you nro near thc deep water ports, Whero tho constant »ca brozes make lifo worth living. Where it rarely frcczoB. Wlioro thero nro no winters, cyclones, blizzards or tornadoes. Whero tlie liowors bioom every niouui in tlio yc*r. ,. Whero you can wear tlie name kind of clothes comfortably nil tho year round. Whore you farm every month in tho year. Whero you save more than you can mnko Eastward. *.i Whero tho tide of Imigration in rapidly going, and land valuta aro rapidly rising* Where tho land will yield anything oq\\ti\ to any part of tho country, Where sunstroke is never known. I flMAT.T. TNVF.RT01-t.fl OPPORTUNITY Market unlimited; soil most fertile; climnto ideal; middleman eliminated; produce from cultivator to customer without intermediary. Thc proximity to the principal coast cities of the pro- v\nrta fnrnishM the hnt possihlA mar- koto. Transportation facilities unexcelled, Annlv io ©wr_*ftr A. CROWSTON Branch Office, Roma Block, Fernie, B. C. Headquarter!, 1837 Third Ave. W. VANCOUVER, B.C. LOCATION: in tho midst of mining, ...l.ii.t-r.liX viiiii xiL,xx:i Jftlg- iitkiiuUk-on, which afford lnrgo remunerative employment to thc owners of smnll farms in the early stages of their development. TERMS: 10 per cont cashi balance on terms to suit the purehnsor. NO INTKRK8T OS UNPAID DATiANCE. Homeseekers Where you do not worlc six months of each year to keep -from freezing nnd starving the oilier six months. Whero vegetation is ko strong and so rapid as to nslonish any Kasterner. Where five or ten acres "put in fruit or vegetables, or poultry, will make a fortune. Whero water is soft, pure, and plentiful. Where ratllosnakps nvc unknown. Where you can live in a .summer house surroundi'd hy.flowpvK, fruits and ferns.t Whero there are prneiieally no*tuxes. Where it is so hoaltliy tbat people rarely dio «xeepl from old age. Where lung trouble, -.itnrrh, liny fever, iislhmn, broni.liitis, rhcumntism and all the ills of variable cliinatps are' practically unknown. Where you will live ten years longer, Where you wonk Ichh nml obtnin more than iu any other place ou earth, Where your bind yields enormously, nnd freight rates are not necessary, Wli«re tliiM'i) is the best fishing and' hunting. Where all the industries are nearby. Where great, opportunities are lying dormant. Kveryone buying une of these farms or lots prcpari-H f'T tho future nnd old ftg«!. J.u.»vi.' I.S .)».' hi'iilidi.li'iit it, H'iilllh, but willioul its piwee-k* invested you will toil «»n to the -end. Do not miss the opportunity. Tbe only difference between rich nnd poor i« one of in- '■» V.*r>*. ii.Y.Vii. A fnrm in the country, nnd at the door ef the eity. To be sob! in htnnll pnreels of from 5 to 10 ncres nt terms to suit thc pur- chaser. Prnctlcnlly nil the water iront is n clam bed ut low tide, I pagefque; THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, JANUARY 28, 1911. Sljt Mzlnzl :&%_* Published every Saturday morning at its office; Pellat Avenue, Fernie, B. 0. Subscription $1.00 per year in, advance. An, excellent advertising- medium.. Largest circulation in the District. Ad-, vertising rates on application. Up-to-date facilities for ttie execution of all kinds of book, job and color work. Mail orders receive special attention*. Address, all communications to The District Ledger, , ■",J. W. BENNETT, Editor.,' ' Telephone No. 48. Postoffiee Box No. 380 THE W. Ps OF A. IN THE A. F. OF L. •nplIK rp.-_.eid action ol' the American Federal ion of •■** Labor iu f-.r-.ui ling a charter to -the 'Western Federal imi of ..Miners is indeed significant of the uuii-- voJlou^'jrrowtb towards industrial unionism in cnn-' tradistMiction to the "'Simon pure',' organization.1' The intimation of tIk* advisablty of slic-h a step was made last y ■*.*-. r and its fruition mny be said to liave iiccn decided upon liy tlie parent organization as a lesser-of t*wo evils.** ,k • To_h.iv.; refused the charier would have meant-a sec(-ssion"of tho..l*..M.W. of ,*\. ami the i'oruui'tiou rd an i>r*.;*ani/atioii ('Oinposc'd of l.olli coal and -.-u-irtz mine-workers entailing a deflection of nearly .'. lO.i _>.) ineii from tiie A'. V. of i'_., this would lmvo lie.--) a severe blow lo the bitter's inemliership, The action of lhe l*..\ci'Uti\*e Coum-il iu coneedinu* tin* demand is \>y no means t'veo from possible cn-i- pliealions from those' bodies, under ils jurisdiction This •••=.- So long* as tlie source is permitted to exist {and as its abolition would have such a disastrous effect upon Governmental revenues as to preclude even the thought'of sueh) so long is it a ease of tilting at windmills to expect a solution to the problem,'and the energy expended might far better be applied to- ■wards thc complete annihilation-o^'this as -well as other evils -which are the inevitable outcome of the system of'profit. As a temporary method of dealing -with the scourge the victims, instead of being '-"si-washed'' might "be-regarded as. insane- and given tfcatmeiit 'in the asylum similar to what is meted out to those •who'-are aberrated from* other causes. Let-them be given good food, fresh air, and some employment 16 occupy the mind, and also tbe adoption of a suitable regimen.' The cost, of their upkeep debited against the .revenues received by. the municipalities from those enjoying the privilege of trafficking in I lie brain irritant.* ' ■ '■:'.-. WH07T0 BLAME THE CANADIAN BANK ;OF COMMERCE SIR EDMUND WALKER, C.V.O., LL.D.,*D,C.L.) President ALEXANDER LAIRD,,General Manager , .; CAPITAL;- $10,000,000 REST, - $7,000,000 THE SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT..' of The Canadian Bank of Commerce will, receive .deposits of $i,and upwards,.on which interest-is allowed at current-rates.' There is no delay in withdrawing the whole or any portion of the deposit. Small deposits are welcomed. .*'-..-• 234 Accounts may beopened in the'hames of two or more persons, to be operated,by any one of the number or by the survivor. A joint account of tbis kind saves expense in establishing the ownership of the money., after death, ahd-is especially useful when'a man desires to provide for his wife, or for others depending upon him, in the "event of his death'. ' FERNIE BRANCH 7. ' L. A, S...DACK, Manager. E often hear and read favorable fentark's regarding that piece of remedial legislation called --Tho 'Woi-knu'Jis' Compensation Aet." but although thcorclically- it may possess some.'feature.. Ihat are, worthy of commendation, "nil is not "ol(li| tljat glitters." ," ' ! * 'The intent of this-act was 10 provide a ceriaiu amount, of relief, with' as little delay as possible, to lho.--.i_ who had been robbed of their mainstay. 1,... lh':*m**china1ior-s ofUhe '-loyalists" lo their '•'bread ai*d but ter''.dispensers in the shape of retain iii;;* ssl'ully thwart the good.iidenlions of S.BSS Airtigh.s, Coal Burners, Coal \. or \N Wood Burners if"^. turners, arid >» an^es an J.M. AGNEW.& CO;, ELKO s ■J I ne still adhering lo .the , era ft union prim-i*.*!- difficulty has to lie mel. aiid with mililant on' both sides will, for.some time to conic, dull monotony in tlie deliberations (it lab.-' lions. - ' ligli ers present eollVt-li- - - - ; .. WHAT'S THE USE? '""pO interdiet a man is the veriest humbug. . ■*• 'We a re told to respect, the laws and io hesitate before criticizing the law-makers, doubtless because it "is generally conceded that, the former oft furnish concrete evidence of the hitler's mental vision being exceedingly circumscribed. 1 We do noi accept this assumption as correct, m its entirely: all hough at first glance it .might "appear a logical One. ■ The basis' foi- arriving at such a 'conclusion i.s somewhat as follows .Legislation is'passed whicli. upon being tried, fails to meet the test of practicn- liility; discovery'is made, that if is simply a case of history repealing itself, other countries having ion- ago recognized the futility of such measures, therefore the rank and file reach .the, conclusion thai th'e law-makers, supposedly of a superior order'"of intelligence, are not as clever as thev were consulcr- ' later jo laws .ed.. otherwise the fact* that are* disclose*, should have been known to the frauiers of I Avium Hi.-y won: preparing thein. •However najural' this assumption may appeal*, appearances often deceptive are none tlie less so in this insl a nee. The acceptance a* correct fail's lo'take cognizance oi: the fact that many law makers ,-Iiave clearer conceptions .than they are credited with, particularly is this noticeable where their material intcrests,are involved, and they delude maiiy well- ■meaiiing individuals by Iheir simulation of ignorance beean.se lliey would deem it a folly lo be otherwise, thereby'.ieopardizing their chances of retaining political-office. The injury wrought by over indulgence in aleho- l'u* licjnors operates upon the sympathies of nlhcrs- arousing them to lhe necessity of advocating such' means*as lliey. iu their shortsightedness, regard as sufficient lo cheek Ihe evil. Tliey agitate for a law lo interdict without studying the subject in more than one phase--i.e., a WANTED l V ' WA.\'TI-:D--M.n., (Inly qualifk.il lo in'acti.*'(. in Alberln..' Vor part leu lars Secy., (.nnmnrc 7, Canmoro Alborta. Ihe ■dependents, upon furnishing sat-| ^uZe^S^'^0' °'" "^ l'°°raS lees, sue. origiuaiors-of the act by effecting lengthy delays'. To make our meaning,clear- we will cite eom-ivi.* instances so that* lm who runs may read, lu Ap.-jl, wrlu, to jRmM Nolu l.JW.l. a miner was killed- and had tlie? provisions'* of j Local Union iii the Compensation Act as originally'intended been carried ou isfaefory proof of dependence, would have received i W. Minton Lindsey the sum of *l.r>00. it will soon lie two years sine J m-"x* the accident referred to happened, and'the wido* |—,7iii„ENT o^i^T^ALL lias nol yet received the award: ' ",io 1'ent e'V0I'y evenin*? except Sunday ■ Here is a woman who bas been deprived '-1' ■*■*«■ iU1(J'Tluirs(l«5'- Suitable Tor-.oiicovls, family' breadwinner, and for the benefit u>i legislation was ostensibly eiiar*-!■*->_] lm.- _n*_ _■>.-_.■■: un-y, Gladstone Local; Pernie ay o'" lionsokocping. Apply, Ave., Pernio, An- 23-lt. <le[u*ivcd of tin . ; i smoKei'S, (lancing, IecLin-.es. oto. * For . , .. or su",i | terms, etc., apply to, D. Roes, Secre- ismtion was ostensibly enacted, but instead ■ tai-y thereof it furnishes an opportunity for a dis;*l*v*** of' legal men tal and lingual gymnastics, -whi cn pro longed performance continues without regarl **_. the] si ore.—Apply, possibility thai, added to the loss of a helpmale!Feniic- n- C-* FOR RENT—Heintzman Parlors, Miners' Block, either whole or part of 13. Roes, P. 0.-361, uia*-. he want, penurv or even dealh ' I ", , ,, ' ., . ' . * U1 u<--,ml* • | . .LOiTJ— Transfer Card No. _G, Book We will now. cite another case ."(their, name is | No. 1I1569. issued from Frank Locnl on Legion). A youth was,killed in an Alberta mine i Septl 2G''"' 191°* * Fin(1ei' -P-cnse* re- 1he mih- -cimn.M.t .-.-*■ r... „-. i .i ii- '■; . 'I turn to Gcor Nicol, Secretary, Frank tin. onl\ suppoit oi an aged inother, a blm 1 sislcr.; Local. Frank. Alta and a paralytic brother. The company'wa,; will-1 " - ing and ready lb pay the indemnity on 'rhe ^vo*. enlalion of the documentary'evidence lo substantiate the claim. This was forthcoming, but ju _],c niviintimc the attorney foiMhc com]*)an'y. watcbiiul o'f the interests of his clients (for which tliere is REASONS FOR LABOR SHORTAGE (?) ON G. T. P. It is scarcely likely that* .Mr. Stewart, who has gone io tlio Higli- , . ,, 10. lands .of Scotland to inveigle 5,000 reason to censure mm) learns of the B.C..cases, aiid ' J-iie TuoiilK __.<2___11 i.J _._ u.imi_r.n 1- r_ 1__4_1, _. V_l L -" —.*»■-»"—i-"i-i-niv.iii.—1.1 j—rno—31-iuen I laborers will show any of his possible Fernie Home fiery and Lunch Rooms r ive us a Luncheons Served every day I'ioiii!) a.m. to 11 p.m. Pork and Beans Saturday SHIP & MacKENZIE Sun .riiime l-A'i , llimsu Phmio IS) . Dry Cni-ihyood -A, $2.00 Hick, (70.1.. o ■ per c.iFe'TSTTeci-uTls theltlclmbnloirjbui-ntfl of Jan. postponed pending the decision.1 This week we re-1 '71'*■ containing a report from which eci\ _ ii communieat ion.from tiie niayor of a French j.^'e,cnil Die following: "J. AVood- cjty'llic unfortunate family lives in. ashing that l.ho I'"*3, a laboro-r "who lias'beeii in tho compensation promised be forwai-.dc-d as it is sorely!em,)Ioy of"llK! °- T- p is ln needed ' i K'l»i01iton trying;, to secure $.")S,00 These two illusl J~- i.whk-h is due ,to him.' lie ' arrived mtAVlNG IJOS'K Apply, W.\r. llic-KKNy Phone, 1(1 ir»i.» i ii _i__q 1 pose of (rations are not given i'or. Mie pur- ! from Melville on Sunday. •* lie was iirousing sympathy, but to poinl* out hov |fiivon(o „„acrsla.ul at thc 0, T. P. of- legislation that is lauded as of immeasurable udvan- fiue it, would probably be next. Friday tage to the working class, that,'even the slight, benefits il purports to give are nullified by the obstructive taetir-s of the legal gentry. AVe ilo not wish our readers to'imagine for one minute that this'is inlend'ed ns an excoriation o\' tlio before he could get his time choc-lj cashed. IToanwhlle- he must, subsist us best he can in weather .0 degrees below zero. ' ' I don't, mind the cold, but. what's troubling me Is where am representatives at Ihe bar, hut on thc contrniv. 1hev I' goi"K l0'fiml l0,ls!l1" for U,° nislll? are entitled lo encomiums for tbo faithfulness with. „ which Ihey discharge lhe duties for which Ihey " ' "'11W"y COmm' (heir lalior power, Wo do most empbal;ica]|,i is tho hollowesl. of hollow sen that it. (Ill'; yell ■ ns- I have the signed statement of the thnt they owe nie $58.00, but that, has already beon refused nt botch* where I appl'ed for ino.**,-or*es, admittance.'" id politicians perpetrate upon a gullible publi.; This Is a sample or many like eases, when Ihey. prate about their allegiance lo (he in- j and then If a man be driven desperate liTi-sts of nil. , | and commits crime, lhe 'law nnd order' .... , . ,. . .,, , 'I1'*'1' °'*ly ('lfl«« lobe blamed for the conl'muniit-o iKtll,tlom(-'" 'win Vf!*'-1' fl"lcl.ly mite care man drinks too mui-b. interdielion will stop lum ; ^p n.;* ci._i__ np off.,;,.,-. ;„ < i i* i . 'of hlm ot tins state ol allairs is lhe working class, perhap.:. :01 l"1"- however, we should rather pity n„.m n« it is at* the; wnVnE^STHE LABEL? door of ignorance alone Ihal bbuue should be laid,! ' -" We uro In receipt of u pnniphlot en- tltlrd "Reply lo n eriticnl rovlow of a1 lb ere'*, an end oii-'t.' icai* upon piirliiiiiienlary i.-irls of these, seeing farther han tlle receive them courteously, and knnwin.i1 have In |.lni-fiti" hoih the lemperaui-e ani Pressure i.s liroughi lo bodies, the component crusaders, thai they I lie liquor elements Cin fiill'illnieiil of their antceleclinn promises lo repi-i'M-nt the coiislilui-ncy in its entirely' promise to give.so vital a mailer Iheir earnest eon- siib-ratioii. The iulenlielimi law becomes part id' :'■.'■ ■_ .•itiitcs. .Thi- ii'iiiper-uiei* parly i,-, ..iiibiliinl over the vielnry. and eongralnlations are slmwei'ed upon Ibe members of parliament who figuratively "wink the oilier eye." So far'so good. fcrl'-iin individuals in the eomiuiiiiily nre placed iiiiili r the ban. mil'h lo llu* urai ifii at imi of tlie iv- lormei's. A brief period elapses when it bci-oiiics "eniiuinui knowledge i ini I first one " interdict," and then auoiher " 'uilei'dict" 1ms heen seen weiiiling hi*-, way hoiueuard wiih unslcady fail, Our re- foiiin",' tln'ii In i-oiiics an-jci'if/l. lullis about the pulice nul .uii-ndiiii* l" iheir duties, l-hiinc*. ihe bnti 1-1.....|i. .'!*-•, aiid barleiidei's I'm- tiiiiisir|'e,*..,iug tin. law by <i-\\. 'ii'.1 iiyimi* lo ilii'se im.n. riit-M' eiuicliisiiin*., Iin.siily ,ii •'\'-.| at- ii:,-i\ ■■!'', -\ r.il liave foimdaliiiu in fad j Iui-* 11_.*.\ ^\ lm nmk< litem .ni-ilil to have -»citiit*iliitiu" t !IHM'- ''iilivilieill" In ilfl'l'l- lllllll l|le|*e llSSel'f in|l'. ' 'I' ii.te'-di.-i-. ere lui'iilslii-d «i|li liipinrs' by any-1 bnily kiiuwiuii ihem to In* siii'h. il is hii/hl.v repre-1 Iii-ii-iIiIi-, lmt a i'u;!|ii'iiii-d |o|iei' is tno i-iuuiiiig. alter! In* is uiu'..' siiii-tii'il that a refusal is eoii-'lusivi>, toj i-bandon his iuli-idiou in iilitiiin Jiqiior lliroiiuh sni'.i* i-tln-r i-l'iinnel, and will ivsnri to nil binds of nrlfiil ilmlg's* lo accomplish the end desired. Kail ing to !' I •oiuchody to plirell.'lM. tin- eovcli'd bollje i'\-i*|i by iln- offer of one dollar more thnn (lie u-siial price, In- will not hesitate tn send an express order la au •Hit nl'-iiiwn firm fnr >-everal bottles, nnd pending tin* arrival may pariinlly nt-.ii the craving by pur** But the'mists are fast falling away, nnd they who arc anxious to prevenl are by their actions entillf.d to a meed of praise as poient ftie|o,rs in hiislcniiig that awakening lliey strive to avert. THE BELLEVUE ENQUIRY IIK llellevne comes a matt Miniiiry is com •r of record. Indi and unW 'ii To Mim ni. ih,, silijjilioii fi.) Irom the bi-gllinili:;'. li.c fnlliiwiug are the salienl fenliires eoniici'led wiia Ihi.s affair.* On October :1N( ih,.,.,-. Wiik an inte,..f.i.| dislurbance, but the mim*. being "'idle" there w.-re lhe i-occnl Iruliunen'K sirlke of the (!. T. V." iiy,,liiincs .MurdocU nnd S. \7 Iliii'i-y, of Toronto, which coiUaliin iieltbcr Iiniirliu nor label, This Is n peciillar omission for work dono on behalf of n body of mnn e.lnhnlng, to sniipwrt ini.oti principles*, anil mlKht be underslooil, If a Conr of IonIhk a job liy the lilunilly of lhe wriu-r bu- conilin. K'liown in IiIh eiaiiloyei- coin- lielloil tlie iiilopUon of such luetic!-., bill In the cure In point this cimnol be advanced nn nn i-.vcuse for Hie failure lo comply wiib the nmuil rulcvi B51__3S___f. ,w_ mmmiIK! ■l^ i .1 t i i.i , i . T'"-' Caninlliiii KovcHlry .loiuiial of I no casualities. Dcce.ubi.r Ilrd and -Uh telegraph,. ,.,K...,..i.cr, pulill .i.p.i hi ottnwn. con-j eoiiimnuiealioiis passed behveen the Miners' I'nion ' tn'ns i-'onie very intercut In i? informa-, and the (iovernuieiil lnspi<ctor al Kdimmlon ,.,..; Hon for Hhwc fiimiKcilln tho inmhorj i- ,, „ ■■ i ImliiHlry. U'e nolo nninin-; the llsl i gai.lmg tlie presence o| uns in lh.* mine, DecmiJ-i „r',),„ nieinhers of the hhhocIhIIoii | Imt 7lh, Inspietii). 1 li-iiiln-ole posts it mile outsidi', such wcll-Uaown 'biiclinroii.',' who nvo,' of llu* mine staling ihat upon exiimiiuilioi. of \',,, j "pf ''/!,I1W'' n,,,'s 'lo «,»»«,0'",*J'" «'»'\K"t' I seam* here was no ims prevenl, TIin mdivj.hnl , Wllfil.l Iji.iiI.i. S.matci* II. lii.Mi.. I, I aeK'iiiiwff'ili'es upon tlle Maud thai he did md maii. w ill ;111■ favored tins inst. he of Monte f'leeli Im |]m It, <\ Vlf-e-Pr--*- «i eomnlete .'Nlilll llllll ioli of Nn 1 seai.l, bill lit- !i|','<'"(' Tll<' ,"'"1" "' ''iy,lt,'",H iH ,,K . , ., . ,. „„. . ' 7 IoIIowh: Official Cnll in 1IU1 Con. ccpii-d lhe wnnl nl .'i.mpiiny hIIiimiiIs reganl.Mi*,', veutUin by l.r UMrrld Lnui'ler (lu ililernjil eiiuditioiiM, iillbniigh il is his duly lu -|„ , Km-dlMi nml I*.ciu-li»; l-'orcmry foi' ml .\ i-l il emails so much less ,.■■,_.,■-..■. n. »'..:• • Mui.U-J^tlHI..:*. II, U. MacMlllluu; A 11 'll write mil Mlllil.-llKlll.Ii*: Kkt'tch (if M. ClinrloK (iiiynt (In Vi . .1 ■ )i«*i iiiiii, \. Oii ,1 t'tl.-lll III I-ill CM . .'.'J ! I'IIIM, ilub; .1. Mllpil uiiiiiiiii n r li.,•, ji i.i , \ i*;.;, . ' II. O. linrn: Anoiber l-'orcut l-'lrc ''", i llorron Dmiiliilnu I-'orcHtiy Work, umi i elc X y; ll:\\\'.\ ctiid.iiiiii.-_: i. percent iim- of ,.|. enhtil. such as Morula water, lemon or other flavoring cSti'iH-t, t'cruiiii. and we liave <*veti known .lam- aieii ginger being imbibed. i * * ■■. -. - -i - «*>. * ,-.,-..-. m >i i I.-..,-. im i (c i fin l"i* !Mh, iuul ii i-Vt'i* llii-iv was a case of and criminal neglect this i«^ ceriiiiiily om follows whal iimy be termed » "badgering" eou-ir I,, i .,.,,'1 il,. i.. r ,. ii. i .. '."' ; , • '.','. '—•■ ■"■■•■■•^ i-»•.-. iiou Reward, .100, .•.idernlilf itisiAtfiifi' in his id furls lo n.n-crtiiin thei n* rmtt. m thu pwt win »» *m-.wM w iram Ilut tt,i*._- M M li.i-*t i.i.ii iln-Ailnl ill**»im Unit Irlftir* Iui tH-t-n Kliln to inni lit ml |U «.neM, nnrl that l« Ciiurrh. ii.II'i ('anrrh i.'urii U tlm wily romtlvR rum im* Vtio-411 to ih*. iiii*i|i,*;i| fiuti-nilty, Uitarrh i Mn* « iwutituinm.i.! <iiw-.ni., niiiilrn » imkihImu. i-i-i. i I i iii-liiin I """M t-Mtinitit. iinii'i (iturrh (tiro In Hkm In. i i.i >,l l ill IIOII | irrnilly. -.rlluK Hlri-t-ily iiikki ilw liloixl »tii|-niu*>.-iu» mitine.-* ul thi. n.M.-m, ilvrr^liy itrtlffiyln* tint rmin.lilloi at tin. lie, i«(,. ,r,i( irlvlrur Uio p-illrnt inrHiHili tiy |ni,|itiii|| up ii,*, <wi»IHutl(.<n mil nwliiV- lut nut-..* In il.ilru |Mwi,rk, *lli# p_Ti|irli-li,t» Imve ax mii'h tulth In in tuntlvii imwnr* llinl thry r.rt»-r ir.ii: Uu'iiliu! Ii ;,.u. !.., Wy,iAm Uul It UU» u iw. i*m:i1 1t*T li i i,i iriiiiniminiii. Mtltrm V. J. I lll.'.CV .k CO., VinXt,, O. (**lij ?>v all Il'iirfM-i. . v. UU lUIi'i I'tpiiiy- imi* ii_r r((fi«HT>»tlan. naincK of the men.who discunsscd lhe "gas" fines- tion in their union meetings. " .Jury bring in n verdict thnt men died from tin* eff moiioA-ide—-This is a pm* Hint \s formed whoro Ihoro in little or no air circulation, tlicrefoiv we may rea- :,un. plenty of wi_.i_ali.H_, no curbnu iienio.side—im citrboji iiiniioxiilf, my poisoning—ergo, uo Hellcvui* disiiMer, For annual inviuitoi*}' (•lose our )looks', loi iiiii'|)o.sc, nu tlu* nisi interval wi l»y reeeivipo'i a's in.iuy sinioleoiis on aeoimiit, ('mm our patrons as' jios- sible. The siinoleons will laeilil.ate matters and wo will appi'cciatc the _-oii- .sitli'ialion. To secitre a stylish up-to-date Sleigh for the kiddies. Remember they ned.fresh air perhaps more.than the older. folk, and what would be easier on you and. more comfy for the baby than, a little while in the open air with one of these easy-running* warmly upholstered; stylish Sleighs that we are offering - at' a ,,, - * •' • Come in and look them over; you ai-c'sure to-find one that is 'nice enough for even YOUR BABY " I 4 !. I We are also giving the "same generpus 25 per cent * DISCOUNT OFF our splendid line of Framed Pic-.- 1 tures. Just the thing to brighten .up those rooms of yours at a. very small expense. * * *, y •^Remember it costs nothing to come in ancl look,' ■■', .around,"! '.■'*..' 8^^i__5_Sg!_¥_^_agSiSBB_ff_____^ ' _.____■ i ^ 7. ■*',"• ..'"'. ^. The Trites-Wood Co. \ / Limited _g*__!_______B(lt'___g___^^ «_■_■_■ mk>i ____ag_w__iiif J\__r_wmy ■i^^**u_^||-*i^ijff IF YOU WA a Shave, a Game of Pool or Billiards or a Cup of Coffee T ngram Full Stock of Smokers' Goods Always on Hand VICTORIA AVENUE ' FERNIE, B. C. irnHunn____a_Mirn j CST!ZEf_S OF FERS_IE \ Happy Wew Year to You (j) Mny December ,11 st, 1911 mark tbo closo of tlio most pro*',* 0 IHiroiiR yonr In your history; wo firmly bollovo It will do ko in u oui'H, Mul.o a kouiI ul iivl any way, ,iui(l ho to \ ' The 41 Market Co. I 18 I'or all yonr rixiMlroiiieiitB In ,MeaIn, I-'lsh, Kbhh, Hut tor, Poultry, H CIioohh, Oy.sliM-K, otc. SAM GRAHAM, Monnfler PHONE,.-11 «»«9 &mmt&t»mttm<ixa«tt>*!i***m*t W(&iibiii,bt&<c&tt<fomwQitsxq» J. D. QUAIL Fernie Hardware and Furniture C* E. LYONS -t Insurance, Real Estate and Loans Money to Loan on first class Business and Residential property ■I is,■*■___ k n-wwimiii ggfwg-^g-'a^^ THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, JANUARY 28, 1911. ■ ■'_ .-; ' PAGEFIVSrA *******************^^***^*****jf**^ * ■* * * * ***■ -y * * * * ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦**•#*♦♦ *"' ,."•'■ *'-o ' ♦ ♦ COAL CREEK BY 17-t* ,, ♦ -**>-. " ' **• *;'. . ♦ ♦•*♦ ♦♦♦.***••♦♦ •**■,.-* ♦' ♦ The many friends in and ar0.uhd. the - district, of \V.-H./JSvans will 1»*3'sorry -to hear .of his ■ confinement,-.to the liouso again owing to a relaj)i*>c. of- liis old complaint, due, no doubt ( to the 7-changcs- in the weather of..t'1^' past few1 weeks." Bill is certainly J'^Yi'ng h very hard time of- it, and Wy old friend, having, the time, might Call in ■ and see him, and cheer hini.uj. 1 little. Wm.' Hnrrisoh.e mployed as *-* bu'shei- in-No. 3'Mlno was admitted *0 .Vei'iiie Hospital last week suffering.p'Oni in'-' juries received-While, getting Qui of the way of a runaway ciiivhi-.t-*-*1*-*, main slope. . ' *'"W7 ** A number of.'Creekites tooK.in the annual supper, concert,and dauP^ given by the Fernie'Co-operaf ive S(Jc*-*oty on Tuesday evening, and all repoi'*" having a very good time. '"• . Adam Watson, paid a short A'<sil fo tho la/so C.P.U.' liub-a-dul), at hosmer. on' Wednesday. _, . . , " , ■ -* A driver named -John Drn^al. em- ♦ ployed In No. 5 mine; got ^Vercly crushed with some oars on r_fl**Ursday morniiiR. ,' - ■ Win.' -_\lcl--gan, afterooou gh'tt flro boss in No. r> mine, was assl^lng in stiaigtening out a wreck wh^-li ■ had knocked out two sets,of (inibcr tii.tho tunnel, when a large piece of i"°ck fell Without any warning and ctiu^'u William on the right knee; fans'1)!; him, such injury -- that it will bo I'U'ce or , four weeks before be can-Rot' "^ck to work, again. -Mrs. Geo.'Hoot li. late of C-* ^., but no\\*/residing at Maplo Leaf, Alberta, is al present spending a-few.d.i- _j with 7\li-. and Mrs. J. P_vans, - N ' Mr.. Mulz, of the Pernie l-"...'-';. Steele Brewery Company, was a- victor up here iast Monday on business- *>ut be did nor forget to maktvil a ple!,sUrablo oni; at the same- fine. Ii j*5 tb bo ..hoped Ihat his visits will be r''0>'e fro- _uenl. ■ Hums' Ainiiversar_v was t"eV|.._tnlj- kept up here in line siyle., Tl'° social got up by the C. C. L. and A. A- being ,,-a grand success. The hall Was* backed with dancers ,all. night, anet •e^Si-ybiu. was bent on having ii' good .tin'*3. Rain- .♦ -**■**•*♦♦ 4JJ. ^'-4> ♦ 4*. ♦ *♦-..-. ♦, ♦ , COLEMAN NOTES BY 22, * ' **#■ ♦ 7 -.- ■ - '' ■& ♦ 'V* ♦■«••. &&<&&&■ '<&■ <L%> ■& **"•*'•., .Perhaps it' is not generally known to those desirous of showing their sympathy tb tho widow of the late Pred Alderson, who lost*his life at the sad disaster at Bellevue on Dec. 9th, 1910, that a. subscription list-is open at the' Eastern Township ■ Bank, which will he forwarded .'io the Bank of Mont- rj-afat Hosmer. This is,a cause that* needs (lie support of, each and* every individual. As '.the date' for closing the list will soon be-here, now is the time to render" your assistance. * The ■ following have .given: ....$20.00 ... c20.00 ...' .10.00 ... 3:00 . 7 10.00 Alex Cameron (Mayor) O. 12. 8: Whiteside ,1. ,K. Cram \ T..O, W. Murray,, .-7. 11.' 13. Bnchaiiuaii - The passenger trains are not very punctual, or is iliere any guarantee, STILL HOPE TO GET SAVVO FEDORcNKO Hcr-.e of His Mother- Sair.hed Police—Friends-Arrested and Letters Confiscated bv Russia has not given up bope of setting Savvo FedoVenko.- Letters dates of Dec. .1 and 5 of the Canadian calender, ' just received; indicate - the Czar's officials , are still keeping a" careful watch ou the refugee's former home in Pavlovka. in the hope of getting some information which ..may be of value in pressing* lhe prosecution, or.which will involve some others in the tangle. • Fodorenko's mother, a woman 70 years of age,'writes that shortly afler Ibe receipt of the 50 roubles which were sent' .by'.the Russian "Freedom league, to aid iicr in ber poverty, a detachment of Russian police visited the house at two o'clock in lhe morning, and searched'it from cellar lo gar- B. C. LEGISLATURE REOPENS The provincial legislature "was,opened on-the 12th'inst. with the usual formalities. ' o The -lieutenant-governor, in his speech from the throne, referred to the death of' King Edward VII., paid the* eulogy customary under such,circumstances to his successor, alluded to the death of ex-minister Tatlow, e.v pressed pleasure'at the expected forthcoming adjustment- of the Soiighees Reserve quostion, mentioned that the {know dispute between the provincial and the' 0n weighing'the' load than" four months after*, my appointment, happened on a specific, case of this graft as thus: A load of old tjmbcr (lumber) was brought iri.for J firewood. Tbe invoice bore no more saw lhe potatoes delivered at a later date in the wagon of one of the guardians, who was a Conservative and a farmer. / lji the Liverpool Cirv. Council the Conservatives pi'odoniinaie also, and when the health committee wanted lo widen one of the street's a public .'iduao i'i be- yet the. census of Coleman is guaran-' ret. Hxpeeting something of tbe kind teed to increase, this latest addition , the old woman had' concealed the being to Mrs. .1. Greenhouse—a dau-[ money, but the police found the re- ghtev. FJolU. are do'iir well under the ! <*eipt for it and a photograph of Savvo -say's .Orchestra supplied the music, j ])lav at. Coleman." severe condition- of the weather. Although the St.'Alban's Church has no iiicumberanpe, the Woman's Auxl- lary are quite busy, thore being a large debt'on*11he new vicarage which must bo, paid off, so Ihey have decided to do plain sewing. Any'order given to Mrs. V. (irahuni will Have immediate &H aii! Ion. A .few days ago a very pretty wedding took place at the Catholic Church Father ])e Lislil*. officiated. The bridegroom, A. Pavvahifi. from Michel, took .as bis life pari nor Hannah Pohaniochi, who has just' arrived from Poland. There was a very la;*sc attendance at church. Afler /be company retired to" the hall known as Pcsunies, where refreshments, were served. Dancing and s'liging'.-were indulged in until lhe small hours of tho morning. Many valuable presents wore given to the happy couple, wbo left on the passenger for Jlicliei, where they will tako uft their home. Hockey-—Frank, v Coleman—-This match should have been played at Frank, bu!" owing to the Frank, team having no lights il was' decided to Fedorenko, which had been hidden up against the-roof. These and all letters and papers found wore carried off: At the same'lime they informed her particulars than to state "From T.Lewis to the Master , Workhouse, 1 load of wood." 1 enquired (he weight, but the teamster didn't know, j thereon had to lie removed but, remarked that he got his' load i longed to Bents Iiirowery Co. ' 'Die in * Mr. Davies- yard,, and that Mr. J managing director of* the brewery. Ms- Da vies had no scales. Asked as, to j Chevalier, was'a'member'of the Ci.y who "T. Levis" might be, no didn't i Council, and his name was the first , , ■ j to'appear on ihe cheque of'over op,.- I found i7 000 which the city paid the brewery Dominion authorities was now before j ocnta_icd""u""i*ic»t "vv~eipht"l of 1 ton 19 j company as compensation for loss o! the Supreme Court ot Canada, con- j biindredweight. * Next day another! trmte and damage' to property, etc., j gratulaied the fruit growers of B. C-i load arrived, tiie net weight of which I although tbey kept on selling li.uoj-; upon .the successes achieved both in j was ,, ions ,'- in,niiie(iwei\hts, making j during the time of iho alteration, in j Kastern Canada and Great.Britain, ur- ■ a t0(al ()f ., lous_ 1, ;umc-i-od\v'eight, or I *-!ie sa,no >'eai' a I)0or woman received ! ged earnest consideration to the pro- j 10|,-,2S lbs. Oii the Ilth day of March '■the. inl'"-° sum of -'' ]0a- *u fu" com.-] posed amendments to tlie Coal Mines j tl)j's" a(lf.0lim Vi..ls mssell" 1)V' ()l0 | pensat'on for th'o loss of lie;- .chilli i P.egulaiiou Acl. The other subjects • ^m-d for paymont, but it'was increas-' wllich was liilletl b-v ono ot •••:■ *city"3 ! included in his dtscimi-se were "Incor-1 p(-j four-fold' neariy. Instead of 4 ' s,1'fiCt •t'ttl's- *lusl illink of "tt. Mr.! poration of Railroads," "Inspection of j tons It, it' was increased to Hi ions i K(lil01'* L**J 1rts- for r,1<? loss of l**unan ■' construction and logging camps," the.;, infudrodwelght or from 10j*'S lbs iiife alu' X'«MQ for the temporary i Coleman Wm. Miirr Prop. university site, Strathcona Park, etc. endorsed j,. ito ;)G,T;i(J lbs.. This was called cor- niii He then retired properly „„„„,_.„„ , niptl0Ui biu jf ,, is „b, „,.ari , (backed) by the representative of force j U) 8oe w,in, B1.afl ,a> the* soldiers and sa.iors. the nana '-...., *',. - minds they might be more careful in (Iod Save' lhe; - Fnquiry was instituted, and it was: j dislocation of the liquor trade. j l.i" our old country friends will only i keep fads such as these before Iheir meanwhile playln*. King." 'found that ibis Mr. Dtiv'es had re- Thc next item on .the program \va« j^ved from the guardians the sum ofi (he oi'cupant-y of lhe chair by Speak-1 -----OS ITs. -'d., and although he was' er Kberls. whereupon iho Bishop of |lm 'liuggisl, only a marine store deal- that in fuiure any letters or informn-' Columbia offered up prayer in regular i'"'1-. it was found he had received pay- making comparisons between the dif- ifereni politics of England and Canada.. Yours truly, FAIR-1* LAY. T. W. Davies UNDERTAKER and EMBALIV1ER Coleman, Alta, v! ■ I tipn received must be turned over to the police mi dor pain of arrest. ? Friend Arrestee! The'second loiter received was from Alex, a brother of Miron Aksefityof, who lives at 007 Diifforin Avenue, Winnipeg. He says tliat ai three o'clock in the morning the police raided his house, searched it thoroughly, took all order. This was followed by a cus-!'■"•-•nt for an account of a quantity ofj lorn thai savors of obsoletisni in a! <l''*iRS supposed io bo sold to the lypom-aphhal age—lhe announcement 'guardians. ' lle'no'ver bad a drug store by the speaker thai he was* in pos- j ■" l'is Hfe. session of a coiiy of the'speech from, Tllis A]l._ jjavios was-once a Con- tho throne.. Two ; a nod net ions were j servative member of the board, and then made. Iloii.YV. It. Ross, Minister of Lands'and pailinnientary repre- aiul Alex. Lucas nl sentative from Feinii* j was again an aspiruui.-.n'*, this lime, j for the same office. Whilst the en- ^ , quiry wns on foot he actually got the letters they could find, and arrest {occupant of the "Vale. Varan! Chitir." i tiCkeis from a weigh scale, for the ed Aiex himself. lie was kept for j Thoir sponsors, wore I,reinier McBride j weIghl for'which he rodeived payment, two days and then released.. They ex- i ami Dr. Young. , ' j and bad'to admit later that they were peeled to find something froni .Winni-i peg which-would indicate where Savvo j knock-nobbier Two more "cheslnnls" ihat, have the. -"voconl of onr boyhood ! forgeries, and llirough thii; there was , an item of '*! tons 13 for scrap iron Fedorenko was or what he. was doing, j'lays ou(clasi.ed into the byegono eons ■ j,e l00]{ f,.om die workhouse, butNhad Miron Aksen'tyef,' bas been more or'stage were t.lien perpei raled upon lheino account, rendered-to (In- guardians less a'ctiveni his defence of Fedorenko, J complacent auditors, viz., Ihal t lie \for same. The master of Ihe work- and his brother says that if it is con-j votes and 'proceedings must not be|*louse w,lK a niemher of tiie Conserva- The Jeweler—That's All Right on the corner Electric Lighted Steam Heated CENTRALLY LOCATED i and the floor was just in fiu-S1 order. Slipper was served shortly aff*2-**'' twelve o'clock, but. owing to such **'-' largo crowd.being present, had to ^e.partaken of very sparingly, sb'**s lo give everyone a chance of getting- a little refreshment.. During tl'0 evening songs wre sung by Roberi ^>lmson. John McAlpino and Archie Prc^Mce. of • Fernie, dressed in national'K'Us.* . A'" little excitmout, as Frank never never looked very dangerous. Result, Frank '?>, Coleman S..---B!airmore_ v. Coleman, at Coleman. Although the game was ?tar(,ed much after scheduled time,' the excitement was hone the less. The f'rst'five minutes Blairmorez'-scorSd," and it. certainly looked as though _oloin*in were going* to be beat for' linuert ,all friends or relatives in iRus-j plagiarised, sia-wlll get into trouble with'lhe polico. Alex asks his brother to cease taking pari. 7 , -. ** * Is Convalescing Savvo. Fedorenko is somewhat, bot- , , rer, and is slowly' convalescing. , The There was very | altack of'pneumonia was a very severe his posi-! . fact. T j failed in I one, but his rugged constitution lias helped him out. It is expected thai be will. be" able lo leave bis bed in about two weeks lime. ■ CANADIAN MINES Uniform ri-igulatio'-.s proceeding, which' iu | Uvo party, .and got view of-actual conditions, is to make i tj0„ because of this one "furiously, lo laugh.-' but the real | bel'ove he had previously huge joke-is ■lho. solemn, asseveration I business. I heard .it freely asserted! by His Honor the Premier that the j that this Mr. Davies sold' a boiler I House deal out condign castigation to*-.,-*, (i,ese same guardians at another- anyone daring to bribe at elections. * J workhouse under their control, audi "Condign easti.gaiioii" is somewhat jdiat in a few months it was sold back j fluidic, varying-from- zero to 73 above! t0 hin7again as scrap iron, without the dollar, mark. •* * ' , -_ * even being used. i J. 11. llawtbornthwail. is reported i , . .'-,,-. , ' jlo have encroached upon the private' r" the. ™atLer,° thc potato contract ■nernber preserves by lhe introductionY' **e suardians dunot give n. to the or.a measure looking lo compensation: ^f tenderer., whoso price' _ was being paid lo an injured workman', out j*C'' 4s- »d- -Pei,-»«- bul lo a member of lhe-consolidated fund when ii is'0*7 tlie Conservative party at* £4 per couple of Lauder's Songss xs^x. also given • in fine slyle.v There Vas a large crowd up from-Fernie, c^<[ each and every one ^enjoyed ' themselves to the .fullest"extent. Dancing M, curried on till alter five o'elocK- when Ihe Home, Sweet Home 'ch-i»r. was struck up, and another aniiive^ary of lhe greatest Scatlish poet pas-^^d Into history.. - ■ i -couun ■lie-e-aiw- -, play of Hadfield,'Eaton and 'AViii'te ;di:ni Mining Inst ill.'c*. and a siib-co!!i- the game 'was saved for. Coleman, i iviiie", lepresenlative.of ihe romin.m's purel'v accidental, bnl if anv blame i ,.,ton, a difference of•''•1 lis-. "Id.,, and I Credit, is duo to goalkeeper Holmes, who saved -some very bard shots in (he last few minutes. Scores: Coleman,'; illalrmore 3. New arrivals in"Camp are: Miss L. A. Benson, from County Durham, I3ng- jlaml;'-this is ber second time iu Cana- I da, and we-hope her stay will be ! lunger'thi s lime. She reports a rough 1 passage on sea and land. UNEMPLOYED NUMEROUS IN ONTARIO —,-- -y j IF I SHOULD DIE TO-NIGHT Toronto has Most in History of ,tl"*o' . 7 City—Many .Outsiders—No *5m- ; ff 1 should tlie to-night ployment Bureau * r|_\u(l you should come to* my cold corpse ■ i • and say, TORONTO, Jan. !•!— There V1'* more i Weeping and heartsick o'er' my life- unemployed men in lhe1 city °l' Tor-i ■* loss, day, onto to-dny'thnn for many yc^n pre-I'K' 1 sh.oulrt die to-uigbt. ' vlotifily. Dtlrlng'tho past l.wf weeks' And say "Hero's Unit U>n dollars Dial men have been-steadily coif'tig in j' I tnv<-\" from all parts of the provlnc'0- and ! I might ariso ,|n my large white cravat oven from tho west. Many ot th_.no | Ami sny—"What's that?" are already penniless and aro P'-lilying j lo tlio various charitable fA.uiI/.a. i If [ should die to-night lions for work nud inimodlai,!? "moai'RJ And'you should como I" my cold of "sustenance*. This year. b|d^ to- bo ! corpse mud kneel itmong tbe worst, on record ;'R Ihero j And clasp my blur lo show she grief. Is no union eniploymoi)t,,ibiirt.,.,lt rtii'ii-: y0n j-et.]. Ing u'l prosont. • ■ i ,say, If' I should die to-n;ght. Samuel Arnold, of tho Ar^'lnt"'! \ And you should conic to mo and thoiv tihnrllies, says: "There m-fl nmi:y i - ' and then moro out tlum last yoar and -j'-*.iv nro i .Iiihi even lilm, 'boul paying mo thai romlng. Somethliig Korloua i"hst ro ! ' ton, still* unlt'sH somo action is tll,«en toll might iii'Iho tho wlillo, prevent them coming In,' , I flut—I'il drop dead ngnln, St-.i'di'.ig Commit oo. on Mines, iiasj'iui conferred with Sir Wilfrid-Laurier and, the Hon. Frank O.iv.o", the i-.inhler of llu* Interior, and the. linn -William Teiiii'lomau, the .Uiiii-i.-cr of Inland Itc- vo*ue with regard io the' recommon- venue, witli regard :o tiifi rcr-oninion- daiion passed by the Mines Committee ihat slops be taken by the Federal Government to pass a general Mining Acl, and to secure as far as possible from the Provinces, uniformity of legislation nnd regulations governing mining operiu'ons. II. was agreed that an Act should ho drafted and prcsenled by the government (o the House this! session, codifying the.existing Federal regulations with respect to'mines, and thai whatever further action was pos. slide lo 'carry out Iho wishes of the lnlnliig'men with reKiiril to the uniformity of legislation'ihroughoul Cnnndn should Ox; taken. j T' !^;v!»|k; ., .3 a W... I**V-1I.__P__ can be. al (ached-to the employer, be: shall be duly debited, with same, butj horror of horror! the workman shall j not be expeclodjo subscribe a nickel J "ii tbe shape of premium for this in-j surance. Instead of*.I. II. Hawthorn-j Uiwalt advocating* such a measure, j •would it nol have come with far greal-j er grace Iron) one of the government | supporters wbo was such a "sturdy,, friend of labor" (prior to elc'lion) as • it might Ihem have bad a chance of be-1 ing decently defeated instead of ruth-1 less-ly slaughtered as il is most iissur-i edly'wlll be with tho representative! from Nanaimo 1'uihcring ll? j According to ihe siatemeiil of those, supposedly "in lhe Ihe know," lhe set-1* s'on will ho brief, so that lack of lime will be a convenient excuse for side-' tracking any ••"dangerous" legislation. .THK I'Ol'L'I.AIl IIAKIDIl *iCo!ers_£i._i I- The Waldorf Hotel I FERNIE. B.C. I . , „ ' - " , ■ I , --.First Glass Accommodation for Travellers |o ."-■ MRS., S. JENNJNGS, PROPRIETRESS *- | ' Hot a'nd Cold'Water" ... "\ -' *L. A. 'Mills, Manager, ft • ' ' ■' * t WIIOI.KSAI.K AM) ItK'I'AII. i»r*:Ai.Kit ypcclal iu-i-aiiK-cmc-nts' for I'art Ich, etc Oi-ili-i- J inn- CIii-InIiiiiin I'iiKi- i-nrly Aplily for I'rlce List liri'iui niul Calces Hhlppnil on the I.iii'ul t'nr I..iikil-1-ii Camps MINERS DEMAND HIGHER WAGES . A MOTOR-DRIVEN LINER XIOW YOIIK--A steamship 1'ne plying between Ihls port and Ilussln announces that It will put into eominlii- sion next SeptonibPr, an 11,000 ton transatlantic motor boni. i-iiuIppimI wit li Iiucrnal combtiiillon engines nnd accommodation for 100 |)as«engors. The shl]) is now being bull on (be Clyde. One of Ibe (.crninu lines also hn-. building | wo 8,000 ton mol or driven (night- "Have (hoy nol always done tliat'.' | "rn, If this experiment prows a How else .-oiilil thoy ho eligible lo the | prouoiinci.d siiccokh, lho day. of -.lenm N'eedlo'a l-.'yo?' ' will he nuinhei-ed, "I'lil llicui up to Ihlnkliig Iheythero-1 - hy pei'vo Ihe Lord,' j GRAFT IN THE OLD COUNTRY "If has "always been so; no self-ae-j AND IN CANADA ctislng plunderers for me, s nut Hint ' ^. Is lhe llmll. and I amal myVlH' end."! KI|.„, ,)„„„., ilmiS drop iktohh old "Wliai about a Chin liy Hall?" anl.od ,,.„„„• ,,y n-iends who bei-nmo very on- ,lll< r»*"* 7hiiKlai;ilc ovei the purity nf Kngl'tih rorip.iil.-u.. j an: io llu* ere- OOSSIP FROM THE , NETHERWORLD "You look'worried, Sire," sn'd lhe lm,. lo the Dovil, "1 mu worried,-' the Uovil lopUed; "T fear I may I--ju" ihe love of my peo- pi • of tho Ni**.-»ll*-***-- K..I-.," "Tench tliem to rob the por-i " luo Imp advtsr-d. "Good!" mild I lip Devil j nnd wllh a p,,,*;-^^ Mu\ I am a^'cnt, for "Tlie Pride ol Alberta"' A l'.oni' of* whicli oni.1 i.riiil is all linn is needed lo prove i.s woi'lli, Try "CRKMO" a break- last. Food thai, is a 1'ood General Hillcrest Merchant - Alta, ew Michel 8_ Blairmore noilllkp hiiiIIp he wlllidrow Kii)iiiuin,---Tlip Uiibllc to k.P.s—ATTENTION! Vj^S-At**^***!*? A THE ■ High Cb$s jK JCf Jh JCr xa* I Boarding House It liavIuK hi,'>n li'imipil thai (hore are <|iillp a iiiiiiiIk'i- of iiienihor** from olh- ! er doninliiM prr-iieiil In Coal f'reel*, .iljls- niitlee hi I'or Die pui'pOM' of o\- ; it-ndliiK to thom a cordial Invitation ;m vluli Fernie LoiIrp, Nn. ::i, which •'•'*■! made they aro nm alwa [illt of Canada. 1 I inn prnptii'i'il "o admit 1 lint Km:.-* \ ll.sh .politics an' much purer than la iln** o'ir'0 In Ciiiiiid,-', oi' ihe I' S A. in I'a cl they iui" Hn1* pnroHl pollUi'S In the world, with perhaps lhe Hnl'inr.. i-\i'('jitlon of .'wliyi'ihiud. Hut wlni1 I lie roiiipui'lsoini ho ii[i!'nvor.i!i|i. lo Canada un. hi-lii*.', iinnli. li mlnht lw well I'or ilii'ii" I'rii-nds) In lii'iir in mind t_ra_igai_jii_a-fitas«_*^ ImldH Iik iiii-i-llHK*-* weelily (Tm*--tluy. !,h„| WI)11h( Uic Mnn! "Krnfl" ^ Kinn-clv In the Cnnlle Hull on Victoria Avenue. ,,„.,. ,„,,„,,, „„.,.„_ |, (,x)l<lH ,„^(,,,|,(,. one li|.i..|( h..viii.il iho Kh... iMwiini ,,._h jlHlj MJ|l|IllIlll.h |M „ u,n v ,„!,.„, "n,,'i* 1 fonn. but It I.. ..riii-inllv in iim) •'('in* I'Vlllll* ItlllfilltS HIT ' *■' FIFTY RQOtyS COMFORTABLE, CLE Aft AND CHEAP Electrically Lighted and Steam Heat°d Throughout ■i'(|iii-,iti-d 10 iimltn iltio mil ire of thn nluivi-, iim llioy ari' a Inn Ini'luiU'il In the linl*ni|on. nNNS VICTORS FOl-1 _Ot".|AL!SM R. FAIRCLOUGH, Prp^rietor CO At- CREEK, B. C. ' Vr.rtrr.t H Mcwbi-rn ir, pi *Un*-"-r'' 'r, Oplte of Cmr i , FINI.AM) --• Ovt'i'WlidlmUiK ilcfcnt 1 Iiiih iiKiilii mei iho I'cai'tlonaileK, ac- innlliiR to llm t't-mt rt'iuit-.H of Dw vnto 1 hmil on flip fieri.on ol iiii-iijlicrs lo ; tho pnrlliinii»nt. '*. ; 1'iom tlio roportK iwelvnd Hiiim fnr It : iipppfin* Ihnt tin*- infill vnto rust whh j 78-1 .Odil. Of thin lho HocIhIIhih itcoIv- j oil over flR jior «'ont. | (TIiIh will rIvo tlio HoclallHla elRhty- , r.Ia iu(-i,)lii:ih In Dw imi lituiii-iii hh lu>- jfnr-ft,. '. - /, ! Scfiiro >«iir noMn oatly at Mc.l.onu'n I OniK Stor. fnr1 "A Stubborn Cinder* ; fii«." rnptlon," IiikIi.-hI of "i.ral't," To clrnr nwny iiilM-niici'i'iidiiH find i-how Unit i.ral'1 iIo'.m e\Ni Is llu* nliji-ci ol t|n-i* j lli-i-H, iuul iidlliliiK iippi-iii'i liKii-ln «.j-,i«.*|ii wlml thi-Miller nut full** t"''"-. In Hip Oclobcr nf Itlitl I Ihm-ihui* ntt . I jiintrri* :n « w.jiklioiicio hi tlii* nilnu-ii-. | • •/ i.il-i_i ■*., ,111,-1 ,i'i> i'i.umi 11 i>*- Wi ii Di Hi-.' i!i.,-Dii nt i;ii:iir.i:iii , lp ' h'MH Mian three, monlliM I he. .-uno run-' vlnr-pil Hun Hip rnlepnyeiH were b"-'< ln«: robbed (tinl Hint Hip wild wor I.-, honup wai*1 a viiltabli*. rolil in 111 o ir. so/up .upiiibci*.! of Hip Coiii-pivnli*.i* I'aily, which doiiiIiiai_l Hi*. Itnuril. i The Ki'flfl wan mont lnnonli.u--.ly carr* | od on unilf'r fiivi'p of ('oiiKPrviillsin "•■ nml*by mi»niln»r» of lho CVjiihiivuHm* I'nriy, one of flu-in nHpIrliuf to thej office of Kunriljiin whlldt trmlintr in ; viutoiiH I'lijiin'iiii-H, with Du. KiinnriiiiM, undor nn nKNiuned nnmi*. ntul iih Dw •.•«*nti»ii*>*itlsf»i w.'tn in Hit. inn)ority run ih« lmnnl, excry ijfforl at purlf lent Ion j wn*1 volMl down. On llm "i'lh of K-ftbriinry', 1!H'i2, le** I GRAND THEATRE, MINERS' HALL Fernie's Favorite Theatre oving rictures Come and spend an hour with us 1 Aii our fiijiis are new releases Children 10c Adults 15c J wmkwmmm -r i^MgStfJ-U-^S-S'SSi^^ KSBasaaaosaBS^^ »to^a*CBE*C»i.u_a PAGE SIX THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C., JANUARY 28, 19li. $$.Sr?.T?r-* The Bellevue Enquiry (Continued from ppge 3) •'A. Pardon, me;'yes. Q. And that discussion on the first day of December was, as you have told my learned friend. 1 think, according to your memory, that there was gas - in. the working places in the hundreds, that is, from 111 to the working face? . A. Yes. Q. Now, can you give me any better memorv of tbat discussion than that? A. That is the only thing that I do ' finitely remember. Q. Now. let us go back into the month of November. There would be two regular meetings in that month? A.' ,Yes. Q. .Were there any special meetings? A. I cannot remember. Q. Can you .refresh your -memory by looking, at your minute book? A. I can, I guess. Q. Would you mind looking? A. Not at all, just to please you. (Mr Burke examines the minute book) There are two. Q. Two special meetings? ' ,„ A. Yes. Q. And the dates were what? "A. The 7th and 27th. special meetings. " ' Q. And the days of tbe reg.uiat meetings were ? A.' The first and third Sundays. Q. Can you. by justjooklng at your book, give me the dates so that we 'will have them regularly? , A. The first meeting was on November Cth, and it naturally follows ■that the other would be on the 20th, Q. Was there any discussion at the meeting of the 27th of November with respect to the presence of gas? A. Well, I don't know; I will/look (Mr. Burke refers to the minute book) ■ Q. I am asking you now about the spec'al meeting, carrying you back. I am referring to the meeting of the 27th? A. No, there was not. Q. Was there any at the meeting on November 20th? A. Yes. What was that discussion? Along the same lines, about What does your minute book Q. A. gas.* Q. say? A. -Moved, and seconded that the Pit Committee, along with Vice-President Stubbs, examine the mine, tomorrow, Monday," Q. There is not a word about, gas there. Does that bring to your memory a discussion about gas whicli called for"that resolution? A. We would not examine the mine for any other purpose. , Q. I am asking you. A. Hardly. * ' ' Q. Is that a deduction of yours, or . is it that you have a memory .that the seconding.and moving of that resolution was in connection with a complaint about gas? A. ,Yes. Q. You have a definite remembrance? ' A. Yes. Q. Vice-President Stubbs' name" is there, and that brings it to your'me- .mo'ry>that there was, some talk about gas'at that meeting of November 20? . And that would be. about the same matter that came tip on - the lst of December? - - * . resolved ' -that the whole mine should b'e examined was on ' account of the statements respecting gas from 111 in. < A. No, no. j Q. Well, that is what you-told me? A. No, no. No specifie place at that meeting. .*-*' Q. Do you remember what the complaints with* respect to'the-presence of gas were at that particular meeting? A. No. - 7 "■' ' Q. You do not? A. No. ' Q. Well, then, your memory cannot carry you very much* further than this book carries us, namely, that there "was a, resolution that the pit committee should examine the whole of the mine? A. The whole of tne mine. Q. But 'your •• positive memory as to the meeting of November 20th is a blank? ' A. Yes. Q. You either have or have not a definite memory as to what discussion took place or complaints were made, at the meeting of November 20th, about gas, and you have told me you have no definite memory? A. Not as to where it was. A. As to what the discussion was? A. Yes, I say yes; that I said so before, that it was gas. Q. We will have to begin again, Mr. Burke; I am certainly npt going to be mixed, you know. On November 20th there was a meeting of the Union, at which there were complaints about gas? A. 0Yes. Q. Do you remember what these complaint about gas were? A. Well, that is a peculiar question. Q. It. is a perfectly plain question. Do you remember what the complaints about gas ,were at the meeting of November'20th?' "*.' , , A. I don't follow you at all, Q. Is it a hard question to understand. You say there were complaints about gas at a meeting of the gas of which you are secretary, on, November the 20th of last year. I ask you, what is your memory as to what these complaints were. '- Have yoira memory or have yoirnot? A. I am just "telling you, gas. Q. Have you a memory or have you not? A. That is my business. „ Q. Have you a -memory of what the discussion was, or have you not? , .A. I tell you repeatedly it was gas. Q. I am not asking you that, I am asking you whether you know what that discussion was, or not? A. 1 say yes. '• Q. What was it? A." It, was about gas. Q. It 'was about gas? * A. The' resolution was. Q. Forget about the resolution for a minute: You say you have a memory of the discussion ot that meeting, and your memory about it is that it was about gas? ■A. Yes. ' " '. /■ , .*■ Q. Have you any more'' detailed memory than that? A. None at all. , .% Q. -*Now, there is no misunderstanding regarding that? A. No;-none whatever. Q. So we have you down in this the working miners in the mine belong to your Union, don't they? * A. Unfortunately they ..do npt. Q. Oh, I see; I am ignorant on* that point, but there is quite a fair representation of the miners in your union? A. Q. -Yes. And there is always,, I to of . A. Yes. o * , ; . Q.' In connection with gas where the workmen were, that is' to say, in between the face of tbe entry?- A. That, examination would mean, Mr. Woods, right through the mine.' Q. True, but -I .am speaking 'now. about the complaints , and not about the meaning'of - this resolution. ,1 am speaking of the complaints that caused.that resolution, and these complaints were the same complaints that were mentioned at the meeting of December 1st, about gas from ill ln? A. Yes. • Q. And, by reason of these complaints there was n motion carried A. -'Excuse me, just a momemnt, did you say I snld from 111 In. I would llko you to refer to the stono- Krapher. It must bo understood that, wo are referring to an examination of th'o wholo mine. • Q. I quito understand thnt, Mr. I-iurko, and I th-nk tho jury underslarui It, namely, that ■ tho reason ' you ItlHo-itliTintdiltlint the nvoriiuo mnn la worth $2 n dny (rom lho neck ttotvn- wliat li ho woi th from tlio neck tiff Tlmt itopcndu cn* tlrcly upon ..mining1. If you nre trained no tlmt you plan nnd direct work you nro ■worth lon Union fll much an llio mnn who can worlc only undor onlom.,, The InW.nill.i-il eoriM.ondtnc. leh.oli BOtotl.ii mnn wlio Ii iifiiffirllnir elttnit on *miiil pny nml nny to hlm, ''Wa will trnln you for promotion right where you nre, or we will nunllfv you to take up a more oonuonlnl lino <if work nt n much lilr/lier inlitry." ICverr month «ov- •ml hundred ■•_• (land voluntarily report ndvnnccmunt m the direct rmiull ot I.C.H.tramlntr. You need not l*»vt ytmr nrnimi work, w »our.own nome. Kerk thu rntipon it cat* ta-4 wilt: it, * mraNAnMUCMRUrONDENCKMUftOLS • * iet IH.U-eeien, 9m. * a I1<iu ttplili, vltlmut luilk.i ol,lli-iil,*ii i,n my * ,,.,, *n*r I r.* nn.lllw Ir,, , I.I*... 1 ll.l. _M ** *Q,t%tn\,.\il 1ft tin |ni_irl,iii tinli.1* * «IUk I kill Mitllild X. • * t * » * * * * * * * •******•******•******•*.** wa'ypth at~y"our~m"emoTy~on~the~sub- ject of the meeting of November .50th is that on that occasion there was a discussion in the Union about gas? A. Yes. * . Q. , And that is as far as you can go?," ■ A.-'-yes.' * : ■'•Q.' And'that is all that happened at the meeting of November 20th? A. Yes. Q. Now, then, the next ' meeting was dn the 7th of November, backwards? A. Yes. Q. AVns there any discussion ^about gas at that meeting? A. No. * * Q. Going back to November 6th, wab thore any discussion about gas at that meeting? * A. No. thoro was not. * Q.And those, were all tho meetings in November. Now, what were the meetings in October? A. The 2nd, tho lCth, nnd tlio .IGtli. Q, • At tho meeting of the 2G(h, wns thero nny discussion nbout gus.- A, Thore was not. , , Q. Nor on tho lCth? A, On October 1Gih I wns Instructed to wrlto lo Mr. Stirling, tolling hlm to como to Bellevue immediately? Q. Yes; what does that bring to your memory? A." Much tho snmo thing, gafi. Q. You remember that nt the moot- Ing of- your union on Octobor IGt*h thero was n'complnint mndo. or a discussion Jook place between tho mombors, nbout the presonco of gas In tho mlno. You romombor Ihnt? A, Wo would not Bond* for ■ Mi. Stirling for nny 'other purposo. Q. Ik It a mattor of deduction or l . foronro, ni* Is It n mattor of your mo* moi-y? A. I am lolllnpr you strnlp-ht thai, wo novor send for tho Inspector for any othor rnnsnn thnn for kiir. Q, Answor my question, Ih It n mnttor of Inforonr-o or deduction that you Hont for Mr. Stirling? A, Yoh, It wns moro than any* thing oIro; lt Is no uno boating about tho buflh, (}, Now, on tho lfllh dny of October hy ronson of nn entry In your hook to this offoct: "Movod nntl socondod thnt lho socrotary write to Mr. Sttrllni., tho Chlof IiiBpoolor of MlnoH, Lolling hlm to como to nollovuo Immodlntoly," hy i'oiihoii of Hint. roHoliitlon bolng pnflRnd you Infer that thoro wnH ndls- ciiBHion nbout. gnH nt, thnt mootlnn? A. Yes; I just. Infer It, tlmt Is nil. Q, And of .courso you hnvmi't nny mom-Dry of whnt thnt discussion would ho? ' A, No. Q, Now, October tho 2nd. Any- thing nn Octobor tlio 2nd? A. Kotliliu; on tlio Snd, 0. Now thon, coming to tho IGth of Octobor; did you enrry out tho raso- lutlon Hint wiih movod nnd seconded nt Mint TT-ii-inMm' thnt vnu wrlto n lot- tor to Mr. RtlrJini?? A. .'<_•>, I did. Q. Hnvo you got Uio lottor? A. I th'nk I Mr. M.icklo ban It. Mr. Mncklo; I don't think I hnvo It. Mr. Wood. I think whnt you rofor to. Mr. nurko, In thin, gather,- a full attendance of the members of the Union at the meetings? A. Unfortunately,' no, again. They' do not take much interest in it, as a rule, the majority of them don't' Q. That is so, is it. .,'- A. As I said, jres, * Mr. Wood. Q. * Now .then, these special rules are posted at the mouth of the mine, of course, for anybody to see?, A. Yes. Q. In connection with that minute, Mr. Burke, of the 20th of November, when Vice-President Stubbs and the Pit Committee were supposed to go into the mine, just tell me who is the Pit Committee? * - *** ' A. At that time it was Brother Paul (deceased), brother Mike Bovio,. and Leo" Becker and myself. ■ Q. Did you go into the mine on the following Monday? A. We did not, through stress of circumstances. Q„ What do you mean just* exactly? , - A." I am blessed if I know; through force of circumstances, I should say. We could not get Vice-President Stubbs to attend. Q. And by reason of Vice-President Stubbs being inaccessible to you you did not go into the mine to carry out the resolution? A. No; but it was .explained them. Q. Explained to the members the Union? A. Yes.. Q. At the following meeting. A. I cannot remember. Q. You do not remember.whether It was at a meeting or not? A. No. Q. Just Individual explanation to individuals? ' . -A. Yes.- -* ' Q. You would explain to them that the reason you had not gone through was because Mr. Stubbs was - not there? A. Yes. Q. It is open to you to go through the mine any time you like. . A.' Oh. yes; but it' Is" necessary, of course to make an appointment with the management. , Q. But you never had' any difficulty? .- ' ' A. No. " - Q. Who is Vice-President Stubbs; where does-he live?" A. At Bellevue. He works in the mine? . - No. ' ' Is he a Union officer? Yes. And that occupies the whole of his time?" ' ' A. Yes. * Q. ravelling about, I suppose? A. Yes.' ~ . Q. So that, by reason of bis being away attending to the general Union- business he could not go with the Pit Committee into Uie mine? •A. Yes. . : Q. * And the Pit Committee delayed mating tbe inspection? ' A. Yes. ' -v Q. Now, do you,know as a fact that there is a book kept at tbe mine for tbe purpose' of entering complaints? A. I am aware of, it, yes. Q. For entering complaints about jas, or ventilation, or" anything else m OR. WRIGLESWORTH. D. D. S. ; - . ' DENTIST. ; Office: Johnson-Faulkner Biock. Hours 9_2; 1-6; 7Phoi>V-72 •"ernie • B.iC. \n order to get you,to t.**y/^§5ik. ■ Three. "Sunkist" Oranges arid "s"n-^^^^L>f^^^fc^ * fourth* kist" Lemons and thus learn their ex"^^^^^^^^^^^- -actual * cellent quality, we will send you'free the xjy .#7 ^HtssS^.- 'tin beautiful Rogers Orange Spoon here pictured on receipt of 12 .'Sunkist" wrappers and 12c to cover charges, packing, etc. * , - ,- You will find both "Sunkist" Oranges and Lemons at nearly every dealer's, packed in individual,paper wrappers that bear one of the trademarks shown below. .If they are not packed-thus, they are not the J"Sunkist" kind, c but an inferior fruit.; ■ uSunkist,> Oranges—Choicest Fruit •■Sunkist" Oranges are California's tree-ripened, firm and solid ■ AH are hand- choicest fruit—the select inspected , picked. No' fallen, bruised, or over-ripe crop of 5,000 orange groves. ■ No other oranges., Each,"Sunkist" is a perfect orange is so sweet, rich and juicy. They * specimen, as delicious as if plucked fresh ' are thin-skinned, seedless, fibreless. from the tree. * ' , It.**, "QumL* in.*.-'''' I __.m__v>o which are ot the same high quality as "Sunkist" Oranges DUy OUI__Sl _L._U1UII» -solid and sound. "Sunkist" Lemons are so juicy that two of (hem go farther than three of any othi.-r kind, in tjie preparation of desserts sauces and temperance drinks. Tell your dealer yon want "Sun- *, _ a M m DR. J. BARBER, DENTIST Office Henderson Block, Fernie B.C. '•- . - -. ,_* Hours 9 to 1; 2 to .5; 6 to 8. " Residence 21 Viotoria. Ave.. V W. R. Ross K. C. «!_?»_ «m kist'' Oranges, and Lemons, Save the Wrappers £nd secure (52) complete set of beautiful, useful oraneespoons, ln re- * mit Une, please send cash when the amount is less than ?Uc: on amounts above 20c, we prefer postal note, money order, express order or bank draft. We will be glad to send * you complete list of valuable premiums. We honor both "Sunkist" and T'Red Ball*' wrappers oo premiums. Address CALIFORNIA FRUIT GROWERS' EXCHANGE 105 Kins St. Etut Toronto, Ont. W. S. Lane ROSS & LANE „ Barristers and Solicitors Pernie, B. C. Canada. L. P. Eckstein D. E. McTaggart ECKSTEIN 4 McTAGGART BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS. ETC. Cox Stj-eet Fernie B. C: F. C. .Lawe Alex. I. Fisher Q. A. Q. A. Q. that "the miriersTmayTiave" to complain U WrllW lrt_itl.ila.il 0<»l1»*«a IMo-C.i* WrHw atrttlv.l t.%,*.*. W»4Ml f 1 .MM l(.«lli_i.lD.ifl«iaia om. **mi, timi, C««lillit' ,.i tiilHtl On*m**M Ot.i*.,l 1 B.#a»a»t *hm.„ Miwlul Infb.if Cl.ll _>|IM(> MtMMKtl Ot.(liana a, n. c**,ii.,t** Ia|, r»IMIM Ml.*-***. •mil-mi (ajtaiw m«w» latin..* tlt**i,i*i*i, ''Ht**.!.! f »•< illllM |_*t, tta> _a»#*a IrifcMHl *i,**tt.***t * « -» jx/amr-.. - *$tml and Sa,. J Otr. .Stati. rocolloctton of having got mich a letter, thnt Is my point. A. I rnnilr- m copy with enrbon imp* ar, and I run Rfitlsfy you with regard to thnt. Mr. Hcnthcote hn* probnhly got It; I mny possibly havo written It to Mr. Henthcoto. Tbo fact romnlrm that ft letter wito B«nt. T thought Mr Mnckle had n copy of tho letter. fAs tho ropy of tho letter could not bo found at that time. Mr. Mackie arranged for Iti production lator.) Q. 1 supposo It fa fair to lay that all about? A. Yes., p. Did you ever hear of any of these, I suppose I may call,tbem complaints, did you ever hear'of .any of* these complaints made at the meetings, being entered in that book? A. Not that I am aware of. Q: That is in the book that is kept for that purpose?' A. Yes. Q.I think I am right in stating that it is the duty of anybody who has a complaint lo make respecting gas in the mine, to enter his complaint in that book? A. Well. I don't know; I don't seo li exactly like that, Mr, Wood. Q. You don't remember the Coal Mines Act sufficiently? A. Well, I have always understood thnt it Is for the purpose of entering the reports of the Mine Examiners, and not for individual complaints. It is lho duty of anyone finding gas to go down and report In porson. , Q, The Mlno Examiners? What do you moan by that, lhe Pit Commltteo? A, Yes; when they make a thorough examination. Q. I seo; you would not know whether that Is right or not, It Is just your Idea of the purposo of tho bo.ok? A Exactly. Q. no you know that tho pages ot this book nro as virgin while ns on tho day It was boughl ? A. Xol exnetly whito. ■ Q. Woll, wo will got It hero. A Juryman: The jury would llko to roo this book, Mr. Wood: It will bo producod horo, A. Thero is just ono entry thnt I mndo myself'. Q. Just -ono ontry? A. Yoh: just ono entry. Q.' Woll. wo will hnvo tho hook horo at nil ovonts, to sponk^for Usolf. Mr. Mncklo: I would nsk my lparnrd frlond to point out In tho Conl Mlnos Act nnythlng thnt. mnkos It encumbent upon tho employee--, to run tho initio for tho oporntors? Mr, Wood: I think I cnn show you whoro your omployoos nro lift- bio for not putting complnlnts In thnt hook, ns n point of lnw, Mr. Ilurko: Wo do not run thnt mlno. Mr, Wood: I mipposo j'911 do run It hh much ns you cnn, Q. This hook (hook producod) In tho hook mentioned ns being tho comprint hook, with your complaint slifn* od therein on Jnnunry IRth, 1010? A, Yoh, Q. Ihnt Ih tho cmplntnt book Ib It not? A. Yor; Thnt. li tho only entry I uinilo, though. Tho othor entry in nnl mndo by inc. Q. Thoro nro nppnrontly nomo funny things IiohUIoh complnlntH In Hit**-* hr-nlt "Vow, thorn in nlnn horo Homo momornnda hy tho mnnngor of thn iii'd*'. itiiiiumil'i in ciutitcLliiii with cortnln things: hut thla Ih tho only complnlnt. (Hook handed to the Jury for Inspection}. Now, that nolo on tho ir>th of January, 1010, In connection with tho oxnmlnatlon hy ,......,..,. \t„ T1...1.. ,-l V. T.,.„_., I,. -f v_.,«. _,,»... ■>... .',«.*.'_, _,.»_>* ..... >«._.>wy».> «-# tho only complaint or note in tho complaint book that you know of? A, That han beon wrltton thoro by mo, yoa. Q, You nro on tho Pit Committee nn tt permanent official, aro you not? A. Yo*. Q. And an yon told uh, r think, any complaint**! of the men nbout nai Hhould find a place, throimh tho Pit Commltteo, on tho pnKPH of that boo\c? A. Ko, I don't think ho. Q, Oh, you don't think that. You hoo, niy other question wno confined to Individual complaints by tho men. You said you did not understand that the purpose of' the book was for the receiving of individual complaints from the men," but I understood you from the pit committee? A. I don't think so. - Q. You don't think so? ■ A. No. . * Q. There is nothing to prevent the Pit Committee acting for themen, and hearing the men have a discussion in their meeting house, there* is nothing lo prevent the "Pit Committee going to that book and putting it in the book? * • A. 1 don't think there is.' Q. Tbat is the way, is, it not, of, bringing to the formal notice of the management of the mine that there is a complaint about gas? . A. No; as I told you before, to go down,in person. That is the duty of everyone who-finds gas., ' rQ. The Pit Committee goes and speaks to the superintendent in person? A. Yes. -, c , Q. Do the Pit .Committee go and speak to the Superintendent? A. Not always. Q. Did they ever?, A. Oh ,at various times. * Q. After wbat meeting? A. I cannot tell you. Q. We have it on the 16th'day' of October, on the 20th of November,7 and on the 2nd day of December. • From October on has the Pit Committee gone to the ' superintendent of the mine with a complaint, personally, about gas? ^_A NoUthat-Lairuaware,of ,—i^. . Qj You would-know it? ,, A. I would know it, I suppose; but, of course, this union is not running the mine, Mr.' Wood; Q. I am simply 'wanting information, * that is all. ' Further questions by Mr. Mackie. Q. .Have, you got a list of the men that belong to your Union? A. Sure. Q., What is the nationality of mos. of them? A., I cannot tell you right off. Q.How many write the English language? A, That is difficult to say. Q, Do you know? A. , Don't know thnt I do. Q. Did you ever see any spoclnl rules in any language other than English? . A. No. nnd very ffi\v of these. Q: What generally happens to a man who makes too many kicks? .' ' A. He hns to pack his tools ("ind get out. Q. *; Yefi, nnd thnt applies to the men with th'o book. Further questions by Mr. Campbell: Q. Wo would llko to know, .Mr, Durko, whothor nny translations of thoso rules nro mndo nnd put up anywhere? A, Not thnt T nm nwnro of, Q. Do you know whnt, means thoro nro of communication between tho English spenklng operators of tho mlno nnd thoir hi rod assistants, and tho*,foro!gn Rponklng minor who ennnot talk to thom? A. Nono whntovor, so far ns I nm nwnre. Q. Tint thoro must, bo somo.-wny of giving ordors, hy signs or flomotliln-s*. Do (hoy I nlk broken English? A, A fow of thorn, I bollovo. I ennnot nny how mnny;. Q. I wns wondering whether you konw yoursolf; nt your meetings, for Instance? A. Wo hnvo Intorprotors, Q. You hnvo Intorprolors? A. Yea. Q. Do nny of tho officials net as Intorprotors? A. Ono of tho pit hOHBOB, who dlotl, could Bponk tho Flnnluh langungo, Q. In somo mlnos thoy hnvo thom trnnBlatod Into Proncli nnd hnvo thom stuck up In tho wnBh-nouHO, i tin nu. A. I don't '"•",w. • Q, Do yo* v whothor, ln connoctlon wit,. ..... mlno, Uioho foreigners nro told nnythlnu about tho laws which hind thom? A, I nm Hiiro thoy nro not told, Furthor quoHtlonH by Mr. Wood*. Q. With Mr, Madflo'H pormlHfllon. and with tho permission of tho Coronor, I would llko to nflk n miositlon. Ih It tho duty of tho Union offlclnlB. yourHOlf, for Inntnnco, nn tho paid Bocrotnry of thnt Union, to Inform thoso foreign momborH of tho Union tliat thero aro Hpeclal rulca, and to boo thnt thoy got a copyf A. liu. Q. You do nnt Torrnrd that. a« ono of your dutloH townrdn thono pooplo? A. Thoy aro told through thoir own countrymen. Q, nut Ih It not ono of your dutlon to look nftor tho mon In that Union hy ae-Mm*. that thoy not n copy of tho ruK'B? A. Wo do our bost. Q. You do your bont by getting cop ies of the rules and distributing them? 'A. No." , „, - Q. Then how? Have, you ever gone to the management and a'sked them for special copies and been refused? A. No,'*,, Q. Apart .from doing that, do you ever speak to the' miners themselves, who' are in the' Union, as to' their duties under the rules? ■ . ■ A. No; I do the clerical work myself. * , -., Q. Would it be a part of - your duty as secretary, to ■ see. that they understood the' business of miner under the law? - . ■ ,' " A. No. „'* . ■ ■ ' . " . Q. That would not be one of your duties? ,. ... * ' - A. ' Np. * ' ,Q. I am merely asking'the question as tQ the special rules for tbe miners' information. "A. Well, it .would be given to them. . " Q. But you would explain it* to them as the paid secretary, would you not? , ' ■*.„■*, A.- No. . ,7 : .. Q. You would not? ., ' ' '- "A. No; I could not translate it. Q. But you '.would regard it as one of your special duties to set that they are, put in touch-with, the special rules? 7 ' ,., A. We do the best possible. ' * Q.' ' And that best-possible is.by'try- ing to get copies of the.special'rules, and,getting them' when' you ask for them? .,* , , . , A.*. No; no. •• » 5. „y —Q;—What"is-your-best? .',;-.' **~ A. That is my business.' Mr Mackie: ' I would.suggest that LAWE & FISHER ATTORNEYS Fernie, B. C. THE? FERNIE tUMBER CO. A. MeDoug&lI,* Mgr r . ,.'.-* • -.-'-_ :J Manufacturers of and Dealers in all kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber ■ . t. - •- 7' " --N'j*. Send us your orders: • . H. L. BISSONNETTE- Veterinary Surgeon .Calls promptly Inade;, day or night and satisfaction assured Office, Fernie Livery.,Fernie, B.C.. ************************** I ROMA HOTEL j t ■ *+ Jj Dining Room and Beds under * * it New Management. * *■ ' $ First class table board rj Meals 25c. 'Meal Tickets$5.00- i 'BANQUETS CATERED FOR fi"; _ Rates $1.00 per day :- £ ' R. Henderson, Dining Room Mgr - * - , . , ^ •••■^^••••^ kkkkk ********** Mr. Burke should tell. Mr. Wood, and give him the fullest information possible with regard -to the way in • .which foreigners are instructed. A. I cannot say. I do not know exactly what you,mean. _ • Q: You know,' quite well what' I mean.- Lmean that your counsellor somebody.is trying to make some point about 'the fact that the foreigners, some bf whom are members of the Union, do notunderstand these special rules, and I want you to tell, the jury what you do to see that they do understand the special rules. You owe a duty to them. You are pnld by them. What do you do in return for that money, to seo that thoy understand the rules'? A. Ifithoy come and nsk mc on'any particular point I tell them. Q. And thnt is what you mean by tho bost possible? A. Yes. Q, Thnt.is to sny, If nny ono of these foreigners comes to you, nnd nsks you some question In connection with the spoclnl rules, or tho lnw, you endonvor to nnswor them to tho host of your nblllty nnd In,doing thnt you consider your duty to theso men Is accomplished? A. Yos; T do. , Mr. Mncklo: Be"goos onough, Mr Burke, to, bring Into court to-morrow morning tho list of mombors of tho Union, nnd n list of tho officers of tho Union', for tho year 1010, and tho nnmofl of tho Interpreters Hint tho Union hns boon using, I doslro to hnvo thoso put In" ovidence, I wnnt to hIiow tho jury that tho Union hns tnkon Rtops to appoint mon for thnt purposo, and thon, If It Ib nocossnry, nnd Mr. Burko will glvo mo tho nnmoH of tho Intorpro- torn, I will put thom In tho box nnd find out what thoy havo done. Mr, Cnmpboll: In vlow of the fact that Mr, Burko hns forgotten tho names of tho mon who woro at tho mooting whon tho Ran wna roportod ln tho mlno, nnd tho names of tho mon who mndo tho roports, If thoro aro any mon In tho hnll who woro nt tho mooting of tho Union, nnd hoard nbout tho gnn bolng roportod on that occafllon, I would nuk thom to como forwnrd nnd voluntoor thoir ovidoneo, bocauso It Ih n vory funny thlnn; thnt thoy cannot bo not nt, I think It Ib my duty to mention to tho mon that thoy Hhould como forwnrd and .voluntoor thoir ovidoneo. Mr, Wood: Did Mr, Mncklo aay thnt thoro woro Interpreters nt thoso moot Ings for tho benefit of Uioho forolgnoro t Mr. Mncklo: I understood that from Mr. Burko. Mr, Wood: Thon lot ub not thono IntorprotorH. Itr MnrVIn* Thnt in ovnotly whnt I am nHklng Mr. Burko to do. A(r. Caiupbit)l_, Them may ho Homo difficulty In proving oxactly whoro those 27 mon woro found, and In finding tho pooplo who found thom, I would, thoroforo, llko to aide tho Coronor to roquoat any mon {>■ i 1- \ ti »t1 .--I. -, •*- f*. 1 J-ilfir" »-..c*<nijl ki. WUV UUp•**••» V*4*si »***.*._ V-aW* U-|a . W-W-^-W work, to como forward, (Continued on pago 7} . On , first ,, class —Ibusinessahd-res!- dential property. DROP IN AND TALK THE . MATTER OVER WITH US Real Estate & Insurance Cree & Moffatt ROYAL HOTEL FERNIE * _ Bar Unexcelled Ail White Help. Everything ; /. '■■ Up-to-date Call in and see us once JOHN P0DBIELANCIK, Prop. ♦**♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«»»♦»♦ Fernie Dairy FRESH MILK delivered to all parts of the town Sanders & Vcrhaest Brothers. * I Proprietors • ♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ The Hotel of Fernie Fernie's Leading Coiiiinei-cini , nud. Tourist Houso S. F. WALLACE, Prop. JOHN B. WATSON Chartered Accountant, Assignee, Llq uidator and Trustee; auditor tc the Cities of Calgary and Fernie. , CALGARY, ALTA. P. O. Box ,308 FERNIE UNION DIRECTORY Lizard Local General Teamsters No, 141, Moots ovory Friday night at 8 p. m, Minors' union hnll. J. Jackson, Pronldont; ID. Mnrsham, noconllnB Soorotnry. Bartenders' Local No. 514: Moots 2nd nnd 4th Sundays nt 2,30 p.m. Socrotary J. A. Gouplll, Waldorf Hotol, Gladstone Looal No. 2314 U. M, W. A, Moots Snd and -Uh Thursday Minora Union hall. i). Hoon, Son," FURS.HIDES . -__-: _._._.. .—_._......._..____--•«■—--'-^uumio ear la-MMM. tkl*L!NIJI*M4_ IllMnllataliruriiiiinkti. ill n t» in*, aa** M Whh • m*. mi.al li»M*r. lit * rt. itt nwrciayMiik rrin.«T. t» »»r ctiiwtmw. Ii tt. ni<tMU**t4iMi l-4*.,.i..l JUto. O*. «n».lla !UiUa4ltamttlrtrliaalmtliMW»|__,Jt4iMf tnula. »•"i*.*'****** Mi4««u<ru«»WM4lMlailiMt»l4tlfcAa4««a-l«lt4m»l. tl Ml_MM*_*-.__ _. •M.I tn***n' itAttHrOnnn. In**, On*.\*<n.tL*-t•■« min* t* f\*,*U Miifalti»ra*r. ll')trH*\ntM,tijf*4\*. t*rlM.t*< fta*. wrtnaaw. II tt. I Typographical Union No. 855' Moots last Saturday in oach month at tho Ledger Offlco, A. J, Buckley, See* rolary, H. H. Depew ELECTRICAL.ENGINEER AND CONTRACTOR >'- P. O. BOX 423. FERNIE LIVERY and Transfer Local Pernie No. 17 8. P.* of C. Moots In Minora Union Hall ovory Sunday at 7.46 p.m, Everybody woleomo, D, Paton, Bocrotary-Troasuror. Amalgamated Society Carpenters and Jclntrc:- Meet \n Miners V.M every nltornnto Thumrtny nt fi o'olonk. A. Ward, socrotary. P. O, 807. United Drothei'hood of Carpenten and Joiners.—Local 1220, V). 3, Evans, r_ Attlf-I/«-n . * 17*1 TT 131*.«••#•»■ -n********- nlft-f--v a>.Va.*<a»V--'-*tt * • _4* »rj a. -* 11 t t_V<. a.1.1^ AVVI80. Mlnatorl cl preuglamo dl Informarvl dl staro via dl Mlchol, D. O., quollo cho Kioto fuori, oBSondo cho nol tompo proiento vld molta gonto dlnoccupota, MAURICE BURRELL, Segretario dl Flnanta dell; Unlono Loealle n. 2,331 Mlcbel, B. C. Wood and Hard Coal for Sale George Barton Phono 78 ***n*n*a**niL^*************' I N Gr E R SWING ':\ MACHIHK €© jf: s :| WM. BARTON ll A_r«nt rernU nr&ticli. I. ■t , J. :' Pellatt Ave. North \'. ■m¥¥¥¥V¥¥m¥mm»*_¥--m TM DISTRICT LEDCSB, TWUBm, B. C, JAKUARY 28, 1911. *■$ PAGE SEVEN . J. 7%e B<Mevue, Enquiry ' . • _. (Continued,from page 6) Q. (By the Foreman):.; Mr. Burke, there are .a lew questions I have to ask you. I would like to ask-you,- ,are. the special rules printed. in any . other language than English at the pit mouth? A. Not at-the pit mouth.. Q. Or ia the pit? . ' A." No.;* ■ ,7'7, . ,,*:;*. ' . Q. Now,, ahout the - complaints, have you any reason to think that'if any of your men kept putting com- _ plaints in the complaint book he would be, a marked man? . " -. A*. I certainly do,think so.' Q. .'You do not know of anyone personally,'•'though?' *."* A. Well, yes. . „ Q. Have you got oh your [.minute book, or on any leaflets that you may, distribute to these foreigners, any translations of the special rules? Mr. Wood: In view, of' the answer tb the question", of the foreman of, the jury in resp'ect to whether a man making repeated complaints* in ,the complaint book would be a marked man, I would ask to be at liberty to go right into that question, if I may.., In an- . swer to the foreman, Mr. Burke, you said that there was some. reason to suppose that if a man made a complaint in that complaint book he would be a marked man. . '■' ' A Too often. I understand, if he , did it repeatedly. Q. He would be a marked man? A. . Yes. .' q< Q. You said you had had some experience In that respect, didn't you? ; A. I didn't-say anything of the sort. Q. But you thought ho would? A. Thnt was ,my. earnest* belief. Q. What reason have you "for sup- ' posing that? A. Our late president was one,of a bunch that was" laid, off some, time in October. He ' had been working here for the best part of 15 months, and men that had been started .two or three days prior to that time had been retained, while he himself was laid off for .at least, 10 weeks, and they could not very well refuse any longer to re-,, instate him, because .there would have been trouble. Q. - That is your late president? . Yes.. ,*,.,. What is the name?* - Peter Paul. Hev had made a complaint? Yes, on numerous occasions he A. . Q. " A. . ... A. had. .- Q. You are giving this entirely now as hearsay? What you are--saying now you heard from Mr. Paul? A. No. ,■ . ,'.* ,Q. I want-you* to tell-what you know,- and not what Peter Paul told you. Now, what do you know? A. I know, that lie kicked.repeatedly -iii* the^rnjne. . ,v,' Q. -What*do-you mean? *. -- A. About the conditions; about the ventilation" gas,* etc. '<■ _Q. D'd.you "ever hear* him make to the Company!, or to any accredited ■ representative of the Company, a complaint about gas in the mine? . A. Yes. ' .'. ■ *; Q7 What? '-*"•■, -* -- A." I don't remember. ^yy[&_MborrLjy ",. -- . " -' . *. .A." To-Mr.'Emmerson, the late su-. ' perintendent. " ■ -,'■ *, Q. - Can you remember when the last complaint wns made?-. ■ • - a: -no.' ■ ' • -■ •■_.--„.■:• Q.* Yoii haven't got any memory on, that, subject at all?' * " A. I. would want a big memory. ,'Q. Wns it a month ago, six months or ayenr. ■ . A. I cannot say. ■*-..' Q. Now, "that was,Mr.''Pniil. so far as your evidence goes? A, .lust excuse me for a moment, Mr. Mackie: I will undertake to produce, on the very point in question, hnlf-n-dozen men—if tho Coroner w'll give me subpoenas—ln tho *-. Crows .Vest Pass who have been laid . off, whoso lamps have, been taken ■ from thorn, on oxnetly tho point , that hns beon stntod. hat will remove the idea of hearsay evidences, If the'Coroner will prepare tlio sub- pooling I will submit the names in- -side of 20 minutes, nnd you can get Ihem down. Mr. Wood; This examination of • my .learned friend's witness is prnctlcnlly upon a point that is collateral entirely to tho Issuo of what .theso men died <jf, nnd It would seem to mo to be a doplornblo wnsto of public, monov, ■ ,1 whnt to get out' of this gentlomon cortnln Information, ,. nnd .I nm hound by his niiswor I ennnot cnll evidence to dlsputo,what th's mny mny sny; I am bound by ■wliat. ho snys Mr. Mncklo: Then why don't you nccept his statomont that n mnn who Is n kicker Is n innrknd mnn, Now, you'nro nsk'ng for apoclflc casos. Mr. Wood; I nm hound by tho nnswer of tho witnoss when I ox- .nmlno him upon n collateral mnttor! but I nm ontltled to tost his memory In nil tho ways I e'nn Imagine. But. 1 don't 1hInk my learned frlond cnn bring In n lot* of othor wlhioflflof-*' fn bnlHtcr un this mnn upon a collat- oral* mnttor, Mr. Mncklo: I simply Bny thnt Ih's Is common repute Mr. Wood: Now, Mr. Burko, you" mentioned nbout Poter Paul, nnd i hupihiho if there woro othors you would montlnn thorn, too; hut wo will flnlHh up with IToHldont Paul. Uo wna on ' I the afternoon shift when he was. laid off? , - ■ ' -j ., A. Yes". " , , - .' ■ Q. Arid the whole of the afternoon shift was laid off?. • ... ** A. Yes.. * -. • *,'_'. Q. And stayed off? A. Yes, sure. Q. Because the mine was not working at full pressure?-, A. .Yes. ■ • . • Q: Now/ have you got any other instance besides that of President Paul? ' - . . A. ' No; no others., . • Q. Then I am perfectly content tb leave it at that. Mr. Mackie: You know that by general repute.it is a fact. *,' Mr.'Woodr" That is not evidence. "You cannot give evidence by general'repute. „ This man knows what he is talking about. ',. . .- Mr. Mackie. I am prepared to prove to my learned friend' that common repute is evidence. Mr. Campbell: Of a .character. ' Mr.. Mackie: This man gives evidence that it is' of common repute that a man, who kicks about the mine is' marked. . .Mr. Wood: I don't need to tell ■ even an intelligent juryman, much . less an intelligent lawyer, that there is no such law at all. One of the first rules of evidence is that the evidence produced shall be the best evidence and shall not be secondary - evidence,. and that rule must be adhered to. If you allow men to come here and say common repute this, and common repute that; the foundations of justice are gone. Mr. Mackie: There are excep- 'tions to the general rule, and I will . attempt to prove to you shortly that what I am telling you is the truth. The Coroner:. Mr. Burke' has ■ made the statement that" if a man . made too many complaints he was a marked man. If we can bring one man forward to state .'that "it. is a fact, then that is enough. Mr. Mackie: I can bring half a dozen men - forward, if the Crown will pay the cost. Mr. Campbell: I think' Mr. Mac- ' kie will agree with me that, if some other management did wrong," it 75 would certainly not be right that this.management should be punished for-it, and it is up to Mr. Mackie to prove that, the man was. a marked man under* this management. We must confine ourselves to this investigation. ' ,-■ .. -i The Coroner:" I-understand,'Mr 0 Mackie to. say he can bring men for- \ward who have been marked men"in ■ this particular mine. Mr. Mackie: No, I didn't mean that at all. What will occur generally, in .other mines.,it is reasonable for this man to infer may oc- _ cur in this "mine. I cannot produce any specific case of the Western Canadian Collieries, but I can pro- , duce'six or seven witnesses from • Hosmer', down,-.who will, say that they" have been marked under simi- -*, lar circumstances. -The Coroner; * I don't see that we can allows them'here at all. Unless it particularly concerns this company^ I'don't .see tha£ we could al- lowthem here" - The Foreifian. The jury,1ms asked me to second Mr. Campbell's wish that if there are any miners here that, know,, anything about the report of gas at that meeting, they -would like to hear what they' have to say-.-. The Coroner: If there is anyone in the. room", that'has heard what Mr.-Campbell said, ho ..ought to come forward to-morrow arid, be ex- ,■ amlned'on the point. ■ Mr.' Campbell: I think there must be.several men in this room who understand whnt has been said In this enquiry, nnd, I would ask Mr. * Burke to seo the interpreters tonight, nnd see thnt'the renupst Is spread to-night by means of the interpreters. By that means the news will reach tho men. I think that Is nil we cnn do. (Tlio court then adjourned ■ until .Thursday morning, nt 9.30). Mr. Wood:, In fairness to Mr. Burke,. I may: say that I have discovered-that there is a,letter written to -Mr.'-** Stirling on the 17th of October,.for this letter of Mr. Stirling's to Mr_ Burke (letter produced) acknowledges the receipt of the let- . ter of the 17tb. of October.. It is not this letter at all but some other letter. -■-.. ,, •• Q. (By the Foreman): Mr. Burke, are you dependent upon the Western Canadian Mine for employment? A. No, sir.' ' ' Q. Are you fully employed by the Union? A. By the Union, yes. ■ . Q. For how long/a period? . ■, A. For the,,last, twelve months.. Q. -And for the next period? A. Until' next June. Q. (By a juryman): Knowing that gas is the chief cause.of an accident, is it right to suppose that every intelligent miner is always* on the.lookout for gas? •- -' - * • -A. Yes,, sir, , , ■ Mr. Wood: The only explanation Mr. Burke suggests is that he dated this letter the 7th, when he should 'have dated it the 17th. That may . be the explanation. The Foreman: There is no doubt then, if that letter was dated the 7th in mistake that the letter did not • have any reference to gas whatever? '*■ Mr. Burke: No.; it was in* refer ence. to the return airway., > . -' Andy Matson. sworn. , Questioned by Mr. Campbell: Q. Mr. Matson, you' are a miner in the employ of the Bellevue Mine?. A. • Yes, sir.* t Q. I understand you were working in, the mine at the time of the accident here on the night of December 9th last? A Yes, sir - Q. I think probably if you would tell the jury yourself what happened it' would be better Tell us, Mr Mat- son, what you. remember about that time ' . **■ * A. You want me to give the evidence of what happened that night? Q. What time did you go into the mine that afternoon? A. At 3 o'clock. ,' . , Q. Where were you working?, -A.. Working between 110 and 109. (The. witness explained the position of his' working place to the jury by the' aid of the plan.) I was working at 109 in the last crosscut, between llu. I ,• was working between 109- arid .110 driving an air shaft. ,. Q. You - walked into the mine, of course?' A. We rode on the car.as far as 27 switch, and from there we walked iri. Q: When you went in, did you find anything, unusual while going to your work in. the mine? ,A. Everything all right. Q. * You got, then; to between' 109 and 110 chutes at about 4.Id*. . A. Yes. ' e ■ Q: D:,d you find everything all right?:, ' A. Everything all, right, ** ' Q; How" long did you work? . , >A. I started to run the compressed air drill/*' ■ Q.- Arid then? <■. ., " A.*. About, 7 o'clock the compressed air was shut off the machine. I didn't look'* at * the time. -' - ' - *' Q. Where was the compressed an* stopped first? . A. From the low-pressure pipe on th eThiglrside; '" iQ.~- So about 7 o'clock this air was crosscut by means of stoppings. From- here (the inside crosscut) some of the air is taken into here all around, these faces by means of brattice, and around the faces in all these turns, you understand, that are being worked by brattice cloth. It comes along the top of the workings here, and comes through this turn, and both these croscuts are open.. The air comes in here, travels along the top of these workings (these are the old workings) and naturally the air all-comes in this direction and travels along the top of these, workings . (I am just giving this roughly). . In here (between" 80 and 81) there is a regulator, and the air comes through the upcast. The' regulator regulates the quantity "of air that, goes up the, upcast." Mr. Mackie: I understand the regulator should be"at 46? Mr: Coulthard: 'No, I could put it in anywhere. Mr. Mackie. That split of air, then ventilates, the upper portions of this mine from 40 to 81? Mr. Coulthard: Yes. Mr. Mackie:' The tracings that ' you have made with your pencil indicate a substantially correct statement of the ventilation of the mine from _6'to 81? Mr. Coulthard: That is correct. • Now, coming inbye from 46, the air goes up to 129 to * the face, of the workings.' From there it is taken up the very last chute next to the working face (chute No. 129), and It is taken up around all these" working faces (Exhibit A, showing where the 'working faces are bratticed). Qf. (By a juryman): I* want to know how this man got,air at his working place?* , Mr. Coulthard: Through a trap door iri the manway. There will -always be a certain quantity of air ln these places. The air is deflect- °ed from 129 to the faces from the crosscuts, and the faces are bratticed in such a way that the air, is foremost to* the workings back in a southerly direction to the return air shaft to 82. Mr. Campbell: Mr. Wood and Mr. Coulthard have' suggested that . they will have a plan prepared showing the. correct method of ventila- •- tion. ' * Examination of Matson resumed by Mr., Campbell: Q.' You told us that about 7 o'clock the air was shut off your compressed air machine, and that shortly afterwards you noticed a quantity of smoke following the ventilation towards you? A. Yes, sir. . Q. Did you- hear anything at that time?. A.' No. Q. >■ You heard no noise? Ar ;No. '*■■'*• _ 'Q. So' .that was the first intimation you had that anything was wrong? A. I didn't know -anything was wrong. , Q. Was this smoke in large quantities or in small quantit'es, the smoke that you saw'comine:? A. In lare*e quantities. ■*_ Did it have any smell?. A. No. I didn't notice. No, there was' no smell. Smoke . came .down then** before when Ihey fired shots, yon know. 6. What did you do when the air was cut off and you saw the smoke? A. Took out my bucket and started on my lunch., You know, sometimes the air compressor has stopped be*- fore, and I thought it had done the' same now. ■ Q. Was all the air shut off then or just the compressed air. Was all the air stopped going into'the mine? (To be continued next week) *kkkkkkkk*kkkkkkkkkk*kkkkkkkkk\\kkkkkJLkkkkkkiiickk*kkkk ■¥ * "HELP" Us pay money to white labor $ FERNIE STEAM LAUNDRY . 5 *kk*kk*kk****k kkkk **r************i ************ The Week's News for | Our Foreign Brothers § Do you save? A time .will come when your financial resources will be strained to meet some, unexpected demand Will you have to suffer the' consequences; or will you be in,a position to»turii to your bank account for aid? Deposit your'savings in the Bank of Hamilton now, and ,when the 'day of emergency comes you will be prepared, J. R. LAWRY, Agent FERNIE lift HEAD OFFICE HAMILTON KU PREDSTAVENIM A. UDOM S . Domacich jednot distirktu "No. 18, - U.M.W.' of A. Districtny staly vibor v za] do pova- by stranwa tera'sej medos'tatku prace v Haviarskom priemisle a po v zlast- nom pretrasani toho, ponevac sa totika udor nasej organizacie i-dosly sme na dorozumenia aby sa v zrobilo pokrok zaras v. tejto veci abi sa ■ postavenia tomutq bqpomohlo v ktorom su*teras muski postaveni a skuseni aby nepris- lo horsie. _, -. Vatsia ciastka' uhlokopov v ' tomto districkte nemozu srobit zitia, nado- vsetko je pravda'ze znie v dobe tvrdej to sie dzia',6 w Sparcie z helotami, gdy sie za nadto rozmnozyll; . po czesci dzieje sie to i teraz, przy kazdym strajku; pry kazdym za miarze polepszenia swojego '.bytu rzady uruchamiaja po- l'cye i wojsko i nie opuszczaja sposo bnosci do zabicia pewnej czesci upoinl- najac'ych sie o swe prawa robotnikow. Kazdy warsztat, kazda fabrykn, kaa- da galez przemyslu, przy dzlsseiszym ustroju & kapitalistycznym, jest tyklo stajnia niewolnikow. . Co za rodziny wytwarzaja sie z tych niewolnikow i jaki ich spo sob z.ycia? 7 Znacznie gorczy.od zwierzat w stanie natury: 'nie nie maja swojego — ani czasu, ani miejsca, ani wlasnej osoby, ■wszystkle potrzeby osobiste .-alat- zemi a ka§dy znafivo je zima v tejto casti, sveta. Ponektory uhlokopi rob-1 wia3'a riie w pore i jakby ,przemycai_-„ ia ,mal6 '5vo visej pol casu kde na J'1*1 SP° sobem. A Good Idea In Hair Treatment* , 1.1 a Tho troiiblo wltli moat womon'a hnir U that tlioy won't tuko tlio1 tlmo to .Vive It pronor treatment. If you want your hair to havo that look of hmtro und vitality, you muit tUko enro of It. You cannot expect to huvo nplntullil hair If you (imply run a comb throiiKh ' it In tho morning—kIvo It a dub un tho outor odffo with n, ■bruMb—throw it Into a braUI—riwituli It uroum! tlto head—Jau in a few hair plim—und lot It fo nt that, ... Hair li llko any olhor grow Inn; thing —It needi attontlon--lt n-oodn cure—It twnftt thorough n-rnomlnir mmlm-lv— not only ttie aair but the noalp,. Tf ymi hiiv* th« XXmn nnrt *oiitlpr\(<« you won't need any hair tonic—but moit womon havnn'l. Tbo next bt-ot - ' It In.the thing If Nyal'e Hlnutono. hatt thinr_oft.r»d to ttke . ..._ __~_ .he place ot houre of combing and bnnhlng. . It tonei up the rooti, brighten* tho color, Improve*.the texture ana make* root* ft itav rrVeefulfir w.ierii'H~i.*f biit rev.tuliKe* tha imiuiona marally rleoti" rour In artlitio bottle* Jl.00 and 660. For salo hy N. E78UDDABY four Nyal Drugflit ohaarfully red* ©mmend* Hlrautpn* bj-eayaa he ypow*. Ont. for each everyday tilm«i|: Proceedings of, January 5th, I9'i1. convened rt *.9.30 a.m. n Mr. Mnckie';'. It Is my intention to call Mr. ,Burko to explain ono of his statements mndo yostorday, which seemed to put Mr. Stirling almost In n hnd poslt'on/wlth rogard to his corron- pondenoo. Mr. Thirke mado tho'Btato- ment to. Mr* Wood that a cortaln com- nmnicntlon'' was sent to Mr. Stirling, which liqr* stated to my recollection, wns In connoctlon with gns. I hnvo tho gist, of tho letter whicli wns sont to Mr. atlrllng, nnd I hnvo showod lt to Mr.-lStlrllng, and ho snys It Is Rub- Htnntlally corroct, Tho original will ho oni his files, ho snvs, With tho pormUfilon of Mr. Stirling I will rond out to/the court, ho iir to correct tho Unpr/Ssslon that was glvon to you yon- tonlny, Tho lottor Is not In connection' with gas. Tho lottor In datod Ociohor 7th, 1910. to Mr. Stirling: ', ,,(Lettcr read out In court, together with tho roply from Mr. Stir!- ' Ing.) So thnt. Mr. Tlurko's ovidoneo gnvo n wrong Impression, nnd I glvo this ox- nlnnntlon In nil fairness to Mr, Stirling. JnmoH Thirko recalled. (■■ik-fMoiipiI hy Mr. Wood: O,. Tho point. Is this. Mr. rtnrko, tlio mlnuto In tlio hook, which ro* mllod to yon thnl ynu hnd inndo n ooinmimlonllnn to Mr. Stirling was 11 mlnuto of n mcollng on tho Ilth of Onlobc-r, TIiIh cnmniunlnntlon Is 011 tho 7th of October, fio thnt. It. cnniiot bo llio mm num Inn I Inn lo Mr. Stirling rofiTod to In tho mlnuto of tlio 11IIT1, A. Did I hiiv ho. ■Q, Thnt Is whnt I apprehended my leiin:-j*i frlond's iitntoinout wis, Mr. Mncklo: „ \o, tho mooting prior lo ihnt lottor, 1 hnvo c-iplnln* cd that Mr. Ikirko wnn undor llm IniproHRlnn tlmt thoro hnd" boon n dlHctiRHlon n* lo gns; it wan tin to lho rot nrn nlr wnv nnd lit*. (Ilnti-inr-"! ot tho oullot, nnd I produce lho dorm* W'lll lit idiot''. Mr. Wood: I wnn unking for tho lottor wilttmi to Mr, H'lrilna In no a-rriiinc-o wllh thnt rosohului), Mr. Mncklo: TIiIh u th-> ono, Mr. Wood, flint ennnot boj for tf !«'' fXfltrlii ..Ifl-Vl. iitiyt, X.rifn... ft- ... ooliillon In panned. Mr. Mncklo: Thla la thn nxplnnn- tion glvon to mo hy Mr. Durko, • Mr. Wood: Thon wo may tnko ll, I mipposo, thnt Mr. Durko did not wrlto to Mr, Stirling In connoctlon , w'.th ihnt ronolutlon of tho 18th of October? Mr. Mncklo! Thnt nnlurnlly follow*. T mippoRo, but Mr tlurko might ho nblo to toll whether thnt I* ror- ruct or not. I would n»k pormla- - alon for Mr. Stirling to look up hit fllo. T think he haa got tho fllo. nnd th-ftr-*** may be a posalblllty that Mr. Tlurko hn« written lo Mr. Houth- cote. shut off from the, low pressure pipe which supplied your machine? A. Yes. .;,'■' Q. Up to that time had everythiiife been all right? A. Yes. The only^ thing I saw was lots,,of smoke rushing in for two minutes. " ' , Q. I am*,talk!n'g now up to the time tho.air was cut off, A. That, was after 7 o'clock. I didn't look at *my watch. Q. Almost all the afternoon was everything all-right. . Did you see any smoke? . A, Not until tho air line, was shut off. *" Q. When the air lino was shut off what was tho next thing that happened? . A. I just saw tho smoko rushing through tho crosscut for two minutes, Q. You saw the smoke rushing across the crosscut, What kind of smoko? A. I- didn't take so much notice. I thought lt was-powdor smoke or something. , , Q. You didn't tnko much notice? A. No. Q. You don't know whether it was stenm,' smoko, dark smoko, sulphur smoko? A; No. Q. Which wny wns tho smoko coming from? ) A. Coming with tho ventilation. O. Fbllowlng tho ventilation? A. Yos, O. Towards tho faco? A, Tho samo as tbo, vontilation goos, Mr. Wood, The vontilation goos away from tho fnco (Tho witnoss nttomptod to show to tho jiiry, by monns of tho plan, \ tho manner In whicli tho smoko nnd vontllntlngnlr paBcd his place. Tho jury objected on tho grounds that thoro was nothing on tho plnn to Indlcnto this. In roply to Mr. Wood Mr. Mncklo Indicated li'i. willing* noRB to allow Mr, Coulthnrd, tho mlno mnnngor, to show thn courHO of tho nlr current on tho plnn, and Mr, Coulthnrd stated thnt tho plniiH woro truo copies of tho originals. Mr. Mncklo: Mr. Coulthnrd, do tho ni'lglnnl plans emit»ln any Infor- nmtloii ns to tho circulation ot tno nlr through the mlno, or with ro- mird to thn stoppltiKB? "Mr. Coulthnrd: Thoy vary, you miiHt undPi'Htnnd, nnd tlio plnn that would hIiow Hint for n fow montliH would hnvo to ho climmod for thn nost fow months, Mr. Mncklo: T Intond to bring inom mieste velky dol pracuje moc menej. Na inom mieste kde praco- valo 300 muskieb a vidavalylOOO tony dene --teras—nevidavaju^len-**i 00"7tonT Pristahovalsich uhlokopov do toholo do toholo distriktii bes luslty rok pre- visoval odpredaj cily odbit„uhla be moc viacej jako-polozenia bolo zaruce- no. •■ Skovo y kasdej osade muski lezia ponevac nemozu dostal prace. .■ Jak sa veci teras maju. ,vibor se roshodnil obratil sa na kesdleho uda v nasej organlzaclo toholo distrlktu a zrobit nejakle povadki cily pokrok abi sa mohlo odpomach k hromadniemu stahovanu sa muskich do nasich Hav- iarskich osiad a bolo roshodnuto pos-- lat , 5islo tielilo riadkov- kasdlomu udovy abi to posilal do Starieho kraju abi videly v jakom sme tu polezniu tak podobne Casoplsy Robotnicke bude otom upovedomonlo v starom krajl. So vsetklm" prlanim pro dobro na- sieh udor. Smo vasy bratia, W. B. POWELL, Pres. A. J. CARTER, Soo.-frons. Dlst.'l8,-U.M.W.A TYLKO SOCYALIZM ZNISZCZY NIEWOLNICTWO ovidoneo Inter on to show that this W ostntnlch stu latnch"zastosowanlo nnuk sclslych I przyrodnlczych do przemyslu olbrzymlo pomnozylo srodkl produkcyl 1 wzbogacllo ludz- koBc.—korzyscI jodnnkzo z tego pocho- dzneo staly bIo udzlalom tylko Idas po- Hlndnjnoyeh 1 w znncznoj czesci mar- niijii slo na armlo, floty, forty flkocyo, kolojo Btrntogl07.no ltp., w ten sposob poRtop tcchnlczny nlc dohrogo robot-nl- kowl nlo przvnlosl, przoolwnlo wytwn- rza konkiircncyo din jogo iiiIobiiI I tarn gdzlo go potrzebujo, npychn go do rzodu klopkl przy miiBzynlo a cornz wleksza spccynllzacyn pni cy zubija w nlni zdolnoHcl mysloiiln. ■Ir-Hzczn iirzod Hloma lnty robot nlk potrzolhownl myHlon I rozuino wnc — obocnlo potrzobujo lylko uwnziic 1 H|)lca/.y'c sle, — to JoBt 'przcHlnJ'i bye czlowlokloni, a stnjo fllo czckpIii mnR- zyny. Znmomil hniiHiiincncI IcorzyHtnJn z ulopszonoj produkcyl I zaopntnijii bIo w nloHlychniio zbytkl, -- wlniu-lclolo fnliryk w |)oi()i'.iii)iloi)lii poinlodzy solm wyclHknJn styflld Ink /. innHzyn, Jnk I •/. ludzl nliHliiKiiJurytili tnkowo, dn.lii znto iiuiszynli! ~~ Hiiiiirowiiiiln I ropora oyo, n czlowlokowl tylo plnnUidxy nn Jed- v.o\\'o, uhrnulP I mlcszlumlc, ahy mog) Jiik'iin.||i|liiloJ nn nlrh prnoowno; dzW-ol Jaki to gatunek czlowieka mglby sie wytyorzyc przez kilka pokolen, wylac- znie z..robotnikow i'robotnic,7zdener- v.'owanych^ednostfgffoscia'pwycieiiezo" nych brakiem i' coraz szybsza pra ca? Cale, (na krzywdzie oparte) szczescie dia ludzkosci, ze robot nicy jako rasa w ciagu 3 lub 4 pokolen nikna, a ich miejsce w- tempiekle produkcyl zaste- puja zbankrutowani drobnl wlasciciele z miast, a wiecej jeszcze ze wsi. Za to wlasciciele wlelklch obszarow ziemi, maszyn I robotnikow zyja zupel-' nie inaczej; uzywajn, naduzywaja .1 choruja'z przesytu I ze straciiu, aby tego, co maja nie utracill,—-a co naj- gorsza maja tyle czasu, zeby wylacz- nie opanowac rzady i ten stan swojego dobrobytii, wzglednio przesytu, — a z drugiej strd ny niewolnictwo rohotnlka —utrwallc, Pnmlmo to, ta specynlizncya prncy i techniczny postep powln'ny bye dobro- dziejstwem. To mnszynyj wynalazki sn wlasclwie na to, nby czlowieka wy- bnwlc z nlowoll i zmnlejszyc czns pos* wie cony nn ordynnrnn prnco, -—'nby czlowlek mog] zyc jalto swobodnn 1s- tota, a nie jako czesc iilopszonogo nnr- zodzia prncy. Wynnlnzczosc ludzkn jest nlos Icon- czonn, — fill w przyrodzlo, dn jneych i :=: slo obroclc na korzysc czlowieka, moc| — wlolka..,. nlo czlowlc-k wyslln file na to, aby ujarzmic swojogo bllznlegb I uczynln silo jego inloHiil tnuszn od pary, elektrycznoscl, wody lub wiatru, Jest nn to wszyatko'Bposob, Dzls mnszyna robi z robotnlka nlowolnlkn, potrzobn, nby robotnik obrocll ninszyno na wln8iia korzysc, Potrzobn WHzolklo zrodla produkcyl zroblc wlasnoscin ogolu, .a nlo pewnoj llczby wyzysklwnczow. Czns juz znlszczyc przegrody ))om- lodzy klaBaml, Czns juz nnroBzcki znlKzczyc ulowol- nlctwo.—Robotnik I'oIhI-I. * The HOME BANK OF CANADA will take ! good care of yout- savings and pay full Compound . Interest on deposits of One Dollar or more.- Your money will always be at your command, ready to be withdrawn from the Bank without delay, at any time you require it. „ * ■*'-•,■ ... JOHN ADAIR, Manager. Fernie P, Carosella Wholesale Liquor Dealer Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes Gents' Furnishings BAKER AVENUE BRANCH AT HOSMER, B.C. Fernie-Fort Steele Brewing Co., Ltd, 'I • GLI UCCISI Nowhere In. the PasB can be found " SUCH A DISPLAY We have the best money cnn buy of Deef, Pork, Mutton, Venli Poultry, Butter, Eggs, Flah, "Imperator Heme and Bacon" Lnrd, Sausages, Welners and Snuer Kraut, PHONE OP CALL • Bottled Goods a Specialty o«« ett4B>* 60 YEAUS' EXPERIENCE II numero dollo vitllinii dolln ohpIo- | fllono dnl grlnnu nclln rn'iiloni dl Hu)-; ton, Inghllti'i-rn hI fa nHcoiidrn* it .'1!I7. j GIUSTI2IA Dl CLASE ' ■ * ! II gludlfo Wliltfonl (11 nonvor. Colo.,; lm cniiilnniuili) ml 1111 nnno dl mrri-ro: 10 mliiiitorl unlniilHtl dolla locnlo dl, l.nfiiyotto, ("nlo,, alio Kcopo dl nlutiirol suoi prlnclpnll, 1 pndronl dcllc uiirii*! oro, n rfiiii|i..ro lo Hc|o|if.|*o cli',' dura du parocohl iiiohI. \ ■«*t*S**. w»j»:**i*»*a-*<..! wr<»/i*.'«.|xir Calgary Cattle Co. Phone 56 »<a»04»a»<B-flMo»«»«»a»< Trade Mark* Desiono Oot»vmaHT8 Ac. A nrpnii utindtna a nttnttilt nnrl rti-irr Iplinn wiiji ... ..._. _,. - j,|lf....... — r __ .. Iuiiri"ji Ui.ftiliitillc*, without clmruo, in the quickly njcoruilu _iiiroi.inli.il froo whoUiur mi InTontinu In prabKblf patinitflt)ut..£(iNiniiiiil'». ' tloii««lrli)lirrniiil(iuiitlttl..HAnOQOOK on rulnilti •ant fro*, (ililoat niranrr furiincurliiillmlnti'*. l'ntonn taken iliroui;)) Munn A Co, rocclrs Scicmific jf mericait. A hM-iilMiinoly tlliinf rnt«vl wwnly. Ijinm*l dr. rulnlliin nf nnr »t-iiniililti Juuniiil. 'lamia for '•.iiimiN. »_*.'• 11 year, \n% t«t.KU*|'n>(>nt<l. Hold by ll uuwaiu-iiloni. ,yiUNN&Cp«j;'^NewYork llf»uoti OfflW, 326 Jf *_U WmIiIuvIuii, 1*. U. List of Locals District 18 zim robotnlkov.* otrxyiiiuja -_vyl.s/.tii| ccnli!, ink v,w, pniktyrzuo, to Jest tylo wlndomoHci; (izidiy, gdy 'ch ojcinvlo zo Hliiiin wyhinkowiiiil, mogll leli y.n hlnpli! I117V niiiHitynlp, rowlndnjn, I*. rlirzoRrlnnlxm HkriiR .,,•1 .,, l„ ,.l; ,-.. 1. M ., I > ■ 1 . LE CORAZZE DELLA PACE Ih not a corroct copy of tho working plnn. Mr. t_ nnlthnrd: So fnr -nH tho (•nglnoor'H roportK nro r-oii.-crnod, I lmvo no hosltntlon In «nvlng thnt UiIh Ih n truo copy, nnd nIiowh tho tiuu.i. i.t-nuii oihj wi ...-_- initio, i„-11|-„„„ „„,.,,„ ,i«.«-»..__._,•„_.._..,r„„,„i Mr Mncklo- Tn there nnvono f.y.l'/"lil»"nn iw.no dnfy ».nlP«|Mnlii-nlP**nl- copt tho mlnorn tlmniHolvoH Ihnt |ii»ciwi». iinnwrRymy I WHzclklch Innych would ho In « poult Inn to Hny If, RMimkow m-lohu n nyi lUUIuJi-xy ro- thorm Ir anything wrong w'th this j hotnlk, hftdnc przyknty do ma tiiyuy, plnn or not? nlo Jcnt xwyenxajnym nlmvoliilklcm? A^WilJ^An ml - Nlowolnlelwn d.l.!tf.«, o tylo bywi ]n"r^^ vtty*. Thoy nro competent on- "■«>»<*»■• ••■'■ «'** '»•)■ »• i»("-» K"'u- glnoorB. nnd I promimo thoir mir- n„"». prncy robotnik do pownego «top NO, 2!l (Kl III) (MI) IliirmlR Chi-iiPglo memrc regain dlccl niln* llonl dl dollari alln ciiuhu dcllu pun' iinlvorwile mitre fcriim fldiiclu clm II govern-.! degll Htntl ViiUl cimtliuieru li mdlnitro conr/zn nello rx-clnlcrln dl mi egn it niiif.--.im_' aciouistit. t at im_ (i :.~s Can in oro i'il- c j.In liiii.j-i*. ,-ji/.i i.illa t i-,'iit vlone delle eornu*/t> per In iiinilna iln Kiiorrn cho nolln lottn per In pnen un!- vei-Hiilo. '_>ii;i;t ... i \ 2378 II gro»RO puhhllco pero non cnplHco I 2877 nft> Corrected hy Dlrtrlct i*;'-i'i'"i.r:* up to Nriv«-mlier r>, X')Xd, NAME SEC, AND P. 0. ADDRESS. Ilniilihend .... !•'. Wln-ntli-y, lliitikhpnd Altn. Jlenver rreplc'7. W. Wninon, Heaver I'rooY, vin I»lrn-!i**r. llollnvun 1. Hu ke, Hello*.no, l-'ranli, Altn. L'ltn lfhilriiiiiri" lame!. Tuiiiliiill, lllaliiunre. Alb-rlu. ThontiiH flrrmnrv, lliirmtn, Alni. ■> ■I, Noll, Cnrnnnre, Allii. W. (iriihnm, Coleninn,, Alln. (}, M. DuvIcr, (inrhondiilo, Colomnn. Altn. I., HiickiiH. Cnnllff, Altn. ,loncH, Corbin, 11. C. voys nro corroct. Mr. Coulthnrd oxplnlnod tho course or tho ventilating current as follows! * To koop tho Air going along the main gangway, or fn any point you wish H, you must put n Mopping In. in ordor to prevent a short circuit. The Bin cnmo In through tho mc. cosscut horo, It goes this way up to the counter gsngwny. It como» along the gangway to 40, and there Is n split at -IA. This air comes right up horo to tho fourth cross. nln Jost wol nym, nlo x drugloj utrony —JoKt. gomzom, ho nie xnpewnln mu nn wot. nnJnednnleJRicego utrstymniiln be* jswiiglednlo — prieclex groxl mu clnglo brnklem prncy 1 glodom. Ma»z>ny tak (.(agio tile dOMkoiialit,— tochnlkn tylo wynnjduje nowych sii 1 xnprxega jo do praey, zu rubntnlkoiu nlc nlo ixiionlaie tylko, nlbo tdobywac dia slcblo core* krotate godtlny prncy, albo w torat wiekstej liable stawaci sle liPda hpiuxytecsnyml 1 prty kazdpj;nrp a scuola e gll adultt battono I oknxyl bedn Ich nlszcxyc nedm. n nn-< marclapledl dflllo grandl <Kia sent* IL LAVORO DEI OAMDINI Negli Stntl Unltl cl Bono uu uilllono o Holtocoiito mlln hnmhlnt cho si Ktindngnnnno ib pnne Invornndo nello miniere, nel mullnl. nellp fntfnrlp, nel MAgmlnl, Onente elfre rlmehlnrnn'-i II prndo dl dvilta rngglnunto da que«t« crlstlanla- hi ma repubbllca. * 1 bambini lavorano Invce dl and- cut and Is deflected north along this wti wybljac policy* | wojsklem, jak > poter trovar lavoro. 23S8 2.1 H 12-83 2497 1058 C71 1233 2S23 2334 2312 Colemnn . Corbnndolo Cardiff Corbin Til.. ~..r t fll Kdmonton . Pernio Prank .... Ilonmer .. Hlllcrf-si . r.e.tUlu*|..Uc Mile Maplo IaiuC **ee***e i • v • • t • \l 11 ..n,- • fl • • f *■*. *•**!_• *•**«« M. Honlc. 434 I-orno street, Norwood, Edmonton. I). Hccs, Kcrnle, II. C. . C. Nicol, Frnnk, Altft. J. A>io, Hosmer. II. C, .1. t„ Jones, Hillcrest, Altn, I.. Mw.ve, I'.O. Ihix tl?., LfciUhftdge. W, U Kvans. Mile. Frnnk. Alta. M. U.liUy, Muph*. U'iif, IlKlU'VUe, AUa, Michel M. Hurrell. MfchH, II. C. Passburg Jaa. Davis. Pfefslturg, Alberta, 2SI9 Hoyal Collleriea. James McKlnley. Royal Colliery, Uthbildge, Alta. 102 Taber William ltuMell. Taher, AUa. W» Taber B. Hrown. Taher. Alta. 14 Monarch Mine. . J. C. Hughes, Tftber. Alberta. PAGE EIGHT THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, JANUARY 28, 1911 ,♦' SOTTO IL PATRONATO : ■_► DELLA BANPA ITALIANA *-»- r/Itnliiuii sono uilii invit- al.i d'hitervcnire in, questa interessante conferenza. Doin- ♦ enic-a, 29 eorfento. alio" oro •**> '2.30 p.m.. Pernio Opera House <► 1'rezxio dei entrtua 50 cents. RICH COAL FIELDS '" AT NEW ALBERNI VICTORIA; B.C.—A ^eam of hitum- inous coal three foot in Width has been discovered right in the heart of Xew Albcri.il, and samples of the find arc to be seen at the offices' of Hanning- lon and Jackson, barristers-at-law. The discovery, which was'made some two weelis ago when operations were being* carried ou in the centre of the town with a large steam shovel which brought to light the coal seam. The samples brought to Victoria are taken from the ground ten feet above high water mark at the base of the hill;by the Albemi canal.' The coal, which is ■sh'ity'in appearance, is'being used by blacksmiths for welding without being coked. The Hnd is said'to be of considerable importance. • - -.■'• <j*> ^> •$***■«> *^# i$i4r*fr ■&-§>•?&*£><&•<&'&•& ] LOCAL ITEMS Secure your seats early al McLean's Drug Store ior "A *f?iubborn Cinderella." Cecirtfc 11.. Boulton, ex-City 'Clork, c.haiwd, wiih misuse of funds whilo in office, was senreiK-ed by .ludso Wilson to .twelve months' impriannmeiii on Tuesday, left for Nelson in charge of Constable Win, Leiu-y on Thursday. Ou Wedin-silay a (WM. fireman named' Kennedy, in itlii-'hlin**; from his engine* at Wardner had the misfortune to slip under the wheels. reaultiiiK in .such injuries lo one Ie... that ir was found necessary in aippjitate. lie is itl present lying in the' hosiiU.il at Crnnbrook in a critical 'condition. - The Feruie I _iuc*rtu>; Assembly is holding bi-weekly tributes to the ter- pischore.-ui art. and the zeal of the devotees is ever on (lie increase. The next mit- will lie held on Feb. 2nd, at lbuce's Hallp and olrpudy there are luany who nre lookhiK forward ex*' peclantly to that dato. ■•Ilnmsav's Orchestra furnishes lhe musi.-uI ueconi- 'paiiiuient. Count Delia (Jlniestra K-'SKio Sal- valore, who on'joys the distinction of being one of the world's greatest globe trotters, is at present lu the city, and* will deliver* a lecture in Kalian, describing his rambles over both continents. The proceeds'of these mcct- ; ings is foi' tiie benefit of his country men on whose * behalf he'is endeavoring to increase the ties thai bind theni' one lo another in all that affects their welfare. The lecture will be delivered in Italianhecause.tnuch to the regret of the speaker, his knowledge, of English is insufficient lo deliver the lecture in that language. Ii is expected that the Italian colony will' be out in force, on Sunday at the Fernie Opera House at 2.:.0 p.m. - HOTEL DE DETENTION , CITY OF FERNIE SCHOOL BOARD , Account of CASH Received and Expended During 1909 and 1910 through ' I, •, Trustees' Banking Account . Cash on hand—January, lst,1908 - * $ *1,_02.26 " Cash received from City ... 50,857.60- Bnrik Overdraft (Home Bank) * 3,454.59 ^ Building Account..'7. .' Ceneral Expenditure . .,. .' , ■.'*.'. Balance at Canadian'Bank of Commerce $42,865.1. 15.999.90 •19.47 S. W. BARCLAY. City Treas., January 13th, 1911. * $58,914.51 $38.9i'1.51 Certified Correct,- , „■ "* ' R. "W. McDOXALD, January 3 3th, 1911. _ CITY OF FERNIE SCHOOL BOARD Statement of all CASH.received and expended during 1909 and ^1910. Cash on hand,-Jan. 1, '09..". $ 4,602.26 Received from City, as per School Books, Jan. '09 to-r July 31, 1910 *. 50,857.66 Over Draft—paid by City . . • 3,454.50 raid direct hy Cl*$y ...... 18,425.51 $7,7,310.02 S. W. BARCfLAY, City Treas.. January; 13th, IHU. By Credit on Lot $ 1 .Expenditure 76 Balance on hand at Bank of Commerce, taken over by City N * ,000.00 ,290.55 •19.17 Certified Correct, r. w: Mcdonald, ' January 13th, 1911. PASTE THIS IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE Below arc, the localities of the drop*, letter boxes: , ■ - . ■ ■ \. y On Victoria Avenue (collections twice •" daily— > - -•' Opposite Presbyterian"'Church; at Ferrfte Hotel, at Bleasdell's Corner,* opposite Central School. ■ " -.'■Call once a,day— ■'.'Corner of Tlowland-and"Thompson Avenues; Corner-Thompson and-Railway (G.N.) Street; -Cornel- Chlpman and Thompson Avenues; Corner Chip- man .and Cox Street; Corner Dalton and Cox Street (Recreation Ground).* Call once a' day— In Yi'est Fernie, •(.. Holmes' Grocery. Stamp Vendors: "A, AV. Bleasdql!, AV. A, Ingram'.1 P. AI. Albo, P. V.-James (Victoria Vvenue,), C Holmes (AVest Fernie), and Annex Grocery .(Kefaury). ' James Wallace and R. H. .MeEwan are partners in'the collecling contract and are making their rounds on fool, d'vidiiis the .district'between them, This can be more quickly effected than one nian wiih a*horse.and rig. P.'Kennedy, of Kennedy and Mangan, left on AVednesday for,-Halcyon Hot Springs, where it is .hoped that his sojourn, may result, in ridding him of rheumatic pains to' which lie is a mtirtyi'. , a- a __ _Ll [al ® a* a a ifsi ■ B___gs_sa-_taB_BS8_g^^ Three more days'and the Great Stock-taking Sale will he a thing, of the .past. ' - "* Owing to the "general advance in the price of all raw material,d££. values now' offered'are in many instances lower than tlie'.wholesale'and mill'cost. ..Here'you will find money, saving values never before equalled;' the m'or,e you spend the more you save. Get the benefit. ■ ' Drygb.p'ds'. '.* V,\ ^ Ready-tbrWear*;-; * Boots ahd.Sh:o^s'::''' Men's-^urhishing Furniture STATEMENT Showing CASH Recei ved from City Beyond Government . • Grant Cash received--Jan. 1, '09 • ' to December 3!, 1010 .. $50',S57.0G From City—as per particulars in above statement 3,45-1,.59 ,, Ditto 18,425.51 ■ $72,737.76 Credit balance on City- School account, Jan. 1,'09 $ 2.321.51 Debentures $15,000 Special Govt. Grant. 25,000 On 40,000.00 10.45S. So Other Govt. Grants received Amount rec'ble from* Boiul Co. on School account .. 1,253.35 Credits in City Books *.... / 3S9.09 ■Ditto 49.47 J Ditto -. 242.'55 Ditto , 270.75 Ditto 7.., 32.15 < Ditto 1,000.00 Balance '.'...". 16,720.01 572,737.70 There aro only eisht guests, in'the City's Mupn'clpal Boarding l^ouse. The register shows no arrivals this ..week. The squad is kept busily engaged shoveling snow. "' FERNIE LIKEWISE PLAYED, x There was a hockey match at Craii-' broolc, and it snowed. Fornje players claim they are determined to lender a protest,.- against5 ihe referee. rhe score is hidden in the preceding paragraph, if found, call up>C. —n-ucuie-yuur-searsmaT.-yar*.MTTCuairs Drug Store for "A Stubborn' Cinderella." A Government Grant of $3',000.00 was deposited direct into School Banking Account—in the above statement it is added to amount received by the City, as shown in City's Books, and credited to the City in the amount $50,857.66. • . -, S. .AV. BARCLAY, ■"_.>■ Trea-*., Certified Correct— ■ 7lanuary 18th, 1911. R. AV. McDONALD, . - January 13th, 1911. Total Expenditure of School Board in Two .Years, 1909 and 1910 ' School Buildings and Furniture ....- .... . Rent and Temporary Building Salaries .'. . Caretaker : Secretary .. -: ,.?.._-, Insurance ;... * '.. - ■ Fuel .-. ..*> ..'. Printing '....- .... .'. ^ . Expenses '...''. !■ AVater ..." .'." ; Light _ .;..- Loss on Debentures Charged through School Books Charged through Cltv- Books.. 553,216.07 "1.3C0.S4 17,492.61 1,011.94 2G2.00 727.50 329.35s 45.00 1.42G.G1 130.00 S4.00 * 201.00 $5S,SG5.04 17,425.511 $70,290.55 S. AV. BARCLAY, City Treas., January-13th, 1911. Certif'ed ^Correct, - " . ' R. AV. McDONALD,- January 13th, 3911. ''.RETURN THANKS '"■"lie numbers .of Taber.Locals, 102 and 1959.,IT. M.AV of A..do.hereby heartily thank the members of the Tnhpr City Band for ' the courlesy shown -lo the, widows and orphans of the Bellevue Mine Disaster, theii-' delightful music and support serenading, the town in behalf of those who are left to mourn tho loss of thoir loving fathers and husbands; we also thank the citizens of Taber, generally for their liberality iii donating for such a cause of charity. Amount collected. $149.25 Signed on behalf of Taber Local, Xo 1959, <s,. A:- BATE-MAN, Pres.,' S. TOTHERBY,.Vice-Pres' II. BROOKS, Rec. Sec' ED. BROWNE Fin. Sec. behalf of Taber Local Signed Xo. 102, D. MILLAR. Pres. . AV, RUSS1DLL, Secy. ALMOST EXTINCT IN B. C. Scare heads _n the newspapers proclaim Ilie fact that "Half of the Liberal Parly, has one Over (o the Go-' veriiment."' Such being the caso the question, arises,-what will happen if the oilier halt goes* over? ' "Would it not he dis-membcred entirely? ROBERT BURNS, POET, 1759-1796. st a apartment i$ in the lead .* the Specials Saturday! :.25c* /.25c: ..15c. ..20c. ..iik Siuiligbt and Lifebuoy Soaps, 6 bars*. .*..,' , Ijfew Fancy Seeded -Raisins, 4 pkts, ...:. Cream of. Wheat Breakfast Food, per pkt. 3 lb, Tins Preserved Apricots, each 2 lb. Tins Table Syrup, each 5 lb, Tins Table Synjp, each...-...<* *,..'.. .25c. Fancy Navel Oranges, regular 'IC)*.:., Special SOc. doz. Our prices are all comparatively low.; .We offer the highest quality of table supplies for less money thaw you can'buy elsewhere, together witha prompt and courteous service.. .'We save money for others —-Why not for you? __ __ ® ® [il l_J B. 0_ ■®- (_3 ■B B ■lii B, ®" B. B' B ,B* B* B B- ■B" -B B. B- B :B-. 'B ilW (An, appreciation by A Drithoiv Scot't; Wednestlay mai-ked the one hundred computing the age* o'f those who are deceased, but Robert Burns is ono of those who will never die. ora week and more we shall hear and read much concerning the man of genius. The Roentgen ray qf many intellects will be turned upon the period 1759-1 TOG, to set forth' if possible '■what manner af man Robert Burns really was. As' a personality he was powerful and fascinating a man w;ho understood h's fellowmen; who entered into-Iheir joys, and sympathized with them in their stfwoys. as no ' "writer, * ancient or modern has done; because in his brief and varied course he knew lifo in all its phases, and had himself touched life at all points. ' . It. is difficult to realize'to the full' what Burns had* done in preserving and beautifying the "Auld Scots Sangs. According to that wonderful law by '.whicli good' was being -continually brought out, of evil, sweet from'bitter, so ; from out of sins and sufferings Burns had distillqd for -us precious ] lessons, made musical in ' terse and vivid language, which could only die with our native speech. Burns' poems showed' the wonderful versitality___of and fifty-second birthday of Robert Burns, the. Scottish National, Bard. Rome may question the good tasle of ...sgenius. Hi's songs placed hin^ on a still higher- pedestal than even his poems'!. They were as marvellous in their number as' in their quality. And his letters tiro a revelation in their wide knowledge of history, litcraiuro, men and affairs, lie eang of glorl- pus,, immortal, splendid, deathless love Say ><*hat we would, it was love that' really made the*world go round. And this great poet sang of it in"all,its phases. ' "lie had the-,fine wisdom thai, realized that compared with it, all Other-joys arc pale indeed. Scotland "never produced a nobler patriot tllan Robert Burns. Again and again does he offer up the prayer. "Ihal he might be able to do something for' "Auld Scotia's Sake," to sing a song at least. .'And'be puts a seal to his patriotism hy two ot the greatest war-odes in any language, "Scot's wha hae wi* AA'allace bled," and "Docs haughty Gaul invasou threat," the one emblaming in immortal words the valour of our forefathers, and the other inciting- future generations to the defence^ of- their native land.'. Burns' love _ of freedom, was no doctrinaire affair. H'e felt thai, thc rights of the individual could, only be secured by mainlining-the integrity of the nation, and the honor of the throne. He had no,.conception of that flabby.modern humauilarianism, which would sacrifice iho nation in the interests ,of tho people, who, should the chance be* , given thom would make war against ourselves.. But bis patriotism was nu narrow selfish emotion resting on Scotland aloiie. ' His large heart went. to far wider circles than that Ilo did not. grudge prosper!ly and happiness lo other lands'. It. was this larger patriotism that animated him with the inspiration, the' purity and simplicity, and* truly Christian*,'character' wliich has never been equalled far less excelled—that made him long for. the development of the world-in tho brotherhood of man. - AVe '-tre thankful that distance is enabling us to see his l'fe in a true' perspective, aud, to estimate it, not^ according lo human prejudice, but by that standard which is at once one* of justlce1aii(l„mercy. Compared with many whose smug and sjmpei'ing0exis- * tenets is but a thin, veneer .for moral corruptions of which he was absolutely guiltless, Burns' life with all its aberrations shines glorious and trans-,- cendent. As tho nges grow, and the -' true standard .of...moral judgment9''becomes* more clear, the.life of. Burns" will, in ■ its generous siirir>lir.itv7.nil noble .manhood," shine more-and more unto the perfect''day. - •■ •• *- ,* •- D.'S. -'. MliMyBBtft^ Llio first, attraction undor the (Ivand Theatre's New Management Chas. A. Goettler presents The Musical Flay of Quality and Merit Y H 60 People Including 40 Girls A bright and glittering whirlwind of good, clean fun, comedy and music Magnificent production, Gorgeous Costumes 20 Big Song Hits Secure your tickets at McLean's Drugstore. Prices 75c to $2. Curtain 8.15 _._-< * **v7' •'■■ >-j,'lJ-\l> *<v ■!-■* * '''''*Vf_ 'V-'. --1 '>:'<■ '■■'■*'.s..■•-. ■*.-■'■■-■/'i*-*' *' «l*'*"r ;. ■'■:--. -■.-■"■ •"** ■*■';■_■ " '** _■.* * -,■ • 40 Beauties V of the Whistly Sort »•••• *****"—t*—***- » "■" .■—■i-i ■_■-TiT "r '■ '"""Mr^^-^^^Ml^.'ViSiT,.,"*"**!"'™,. I Containing elements that go to make the old happy in the ibrgetfulness of their age **. * " FINAL OK ACT III THE ORANGE BALLET. A laugh every! . minute and then some. You'll for get your troubles Best Musical Play ■4 ._
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : J.W. Bennett |
Date Issued | 1911-01-28 |
Description | The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919. |
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Fernie (B.C.) Fernie |
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Language | English |
Notes | Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | District_Ledger_1911_01_28 |
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BC Historical Newspapers |
Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2016-07-26 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 771a3f1f-6cd7-4115-b7e4-617b0532c86e |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0308845 |
Latitude | 49.504167 |
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