""! ■._ Of,-.- r.t •"V .7v - .X „*;_- * „**v^ _ . - ** * 1*1, i/? V-." - ! I' '- i>: f nduitrial Unity isj JBtreiigtb. Np. 9, Vol. VI. .i.i mORWIOW _n '. J>-.-W.V »)E-tV r. K Trivial .^^;wjj^ ^Evidence ',_' (Special to the Dlstrlct;Ledger) ;SALBM;*Ma88:, Oct-'iT^iovan- rilttl's'alleged relation to the strike , riots ' In Lawrence-and the Lapeni o murder-was'introduced at;'the-Ettor. trial. today. •' The government" Bought to show that Glovannittl was aggressive, used strong (and threatening lan: guage"against the mills and discounted the" competence of the 7 police. M-cliael. A.. Barry, a .Lawrence patrol man,, was the first witness of the day. He testified that he knew defendant, Giovannitti, 'and met him often during the strike. On the evening of January 24 he met him ln< an Italian drug store'on "Lawrence, Street, Lawrence.' Patrolman Gallagher was also there.- Giovannitti was sitting ori a bench. , Patrolman Gallagher said to,. Giovannitti.'according-to wit- . riess. that he wa^a.good orator,"judging by his gestures "and'force. "Wit- • ness then related a, conversation he \r overheard tbetwen Gallagher and Gio- - vannitti. • The patrolman suggested _. that thej; could not win the strike by such rough methods as they were 'adopting, and Giovannitti replied in substance: ./ ' •.-• ,.'•■ \.; - J'That was nothing," and there was nothing_ to.stop them, from doing: it. "They had to do something'to be recognized," _ > - ',, ' >' - O ,_ Gallagher' told Giovannitti that the strikers should not.assault,the.mlll- workera. ■ .They ought to do peace- - ful picketing!, { :-,-••' (*,'To Hell;with that,"" was Giovan- iiltii's reply.; '%!We will win this.strike' . if' we have;, to vbreak 'their damned .heads."; 7yy\----.Sy yj: y y 7 Policeman Gallagher' sufegested/that - 'the police would try to;stop that., _-.' , fGlovannittl replied to that—""''" X ... T-iWhat- do yoU.'fellowBv-amountv.to onlyjor your .clubs and guns" -',,.;. . 7 -Boston; reporters sent to-Lawrence to.send Bpeclpl stories to their papers also .'testified, quoting; statements made byrthe'men on_;trlal (; i: . >-^ ••- : i3^^y ' -y :**..*!»£, The Offibial Organ of Distort No. 18, U. M. W. of A. THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FEENIE/B. C, OCTOBER 19,1912. $1.00 A YEAR. IRON WO Proceedings Tedious and of Little ..;.' ' Consequence'"' " :< (Special to'the District Ledger) . ; INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. lT.—The trial ofthe Iron Workers, or-what Is known as the "Dyrikinite'ConspIracy," is proceeding slowly.. Evidence bo far' produced by the prosecution has been of slight consequence;' and so far the case looks pretty poor. LABOR'REFORM MUST ■ NOT BE FORCED Sir George Askwlth Makes Important Address—Arbitration Optional' ... • MONTREAL, Oct'. 14.—That trade agreements - between ■ the employers and the labor unions were as strongly observed by both contracting parties, was a statement, made today by "Sir George,,Askwith, chairman of the conciliation department of the British board of trade, in addressing a. meeting at the Canadian Club, Sir George, discussed • labor questions in Britain from the viewpoint of' one Avhose time has been;-given, much ' of late years to settling disputes between trade un-' ions and' employers f_ and his address in the main was cheerful of com-, ing, better relations' between employ-- er and employed. , ■, '"Law, up, to.a certain point may be valuable, in settling disputes but if you make- a law if is important that you should he_able,to,enforce that law; and thatit should be with .the general consent pf the people, rather than by. forcing-It on a mass of people, who object to it absolutely. ' , "The" beginning of every act of par-,, liament says it is by the advice and consent ;of ;the parliament and their words should more or less govern the conditions under which any law should be based.V,. ' y>.-;' y-; ■'- ,,'SIr George^does not.believe greatly in ;legislatl6ri,^ which; would. compel unions to submit their questions to, arbitration.,-, ,He,cited^a threatened' cbal stHke' of' Scotch* miners as au example- wjierif.an old Wejph miner called' in to .consultation' told a minis- one HgN^lp^oml ^_ - , •-r-'^o.RK ON LINER Because One Man Wat Not Wearing Button of the'International Union . VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct.'115.—Be cause among the men engaged in dis-. charging the blue funnel-Huer, Protest laus, was one who did not wear the , button of the International Longshoremen Union, over a hundred longshoremen quit worlt'on the.liner.yesterday demanding that the non-union man be .discharged, This the -Victoria and Vancouver" Stevedoring company ro- fused to do, and tho big vessel" was left Idlo for some hours, Last night the trouble spread to tho Pacific Coast Steamship ..com- , pany's , vessel Umatilla, from >■ San FranclBco, and again the longshore- ' mon quit. Tho Umatilla has achieved ^ fame because last night a woman batch ,ton- dor was to lio obsowid on tho Job.' This was a passenger who sympathised'with Captain Riley to bucIi an oxtont thut she tended the hatch for several hours, te^ofTtl^Tcrownj4h^600r000 men, 'could not be sentfto Jail even if they failed to obey fhe law and arbitrate.' It .'was useless, Sir George "contend- ed;'vto'vPas8;l^wsf.which"'cpul4-not' be enforced, arid: % W8»;jp(raptl^illy. im- possible ito enforc^'u'npo'pu1_u>._4wb on' thousands of workmen. , . • The ;• railway strike,,' the , lecturer stated, ■ was of, such a nature that although . agreements, httd been broken, parliament stepped ih and advised'a meeting of,'both 'sides. The meeting ended in the formation' of a scheme under which the railways of Great Britain are now governed and which, the speakor'felt, would be successful. "It. has been boasted," the speaker said, „Vthat our country ls unable to Bottle1 anything. Settlement implies an agreement,, Agreements cannot hove a lasting progress on n basis of broken faith." The following have been nominated to the respective District and International offices and.have signified,their acceptance^:' ■. (International) "y" i • - it - v Por President: .',<'. John P White Oskaloosa, Iowa. A. Bradley.; v.-::. Mt. Olive, 111. . : For Vice-President: Frank J. Hayes .'.7 ; ....-. .Collinsville, 111. ■} ... .. For Secretary-Treasurer: , Edwin Perry' x .Oskaloosa, Iowa. William Green .- Coshoctonj Ohio. Joseph Richards ...: "...."..!. .Glouster. Ohio. •. * . . . -^ -p ', .For Auditing and Credential Committee: „ John J. Mossop .North' Lawrence^Ohio: Albert Neutzling \>. Glen Carbon, 111.' AViiliam Donaldson . Du Bois .Pa. Arthur Blakely :'. .Hartford, Ark. Ed. Maloney : Springfield, 111, Matthew Barr , • Perth, Ind. ,T. G. Morgan ;.: Linton, .Ind. Patrick -Callahan '. .Rossiter," Pa. Jas.- Gillespie. , ' Scranton, Pa.' John R. ScKaff er ....;...' Belleville, 111." John Price .7..71 '.S.[..yy.Nanticokej Pa., y • For Tellers: ' /„.•' -•;' William Young ......... ■ South Fork, Pat • Thomas Paskell ■ .' Shawnee, Ohio;". Thomas Hollidajr. ' Granville, 111. William Foster,/:..'... .* Hazzard/ Pa".. ^_ForJDelegaj^o_AmericanAEederation_oL___a^ ..;.-Oskaloosa;. 0owa;! .j .Spring VaUejp/.Ili; Collirisviiie^IU-; ...... Springfielfl^J _. V> Cd«hocton,/ORi(J: vv.::->Springf«la, 111; ..%,,..Belieyiile, 111. , * «s.» « AWFUL INJURIE8 FROM DYNAMITE EXPLOSION NORTH HAY. Ont., Oct. 1..—Xn oxploslon of dynamite on tho construe tlon or tho Algoma Eastern Railway near Suhury this aftornoon fatally In- jurod six Italian laborers. One man had both arms blown off and nnotlior lost both' eyes nnd Buffered sovornl In. juries to IiIb hond. Tho others had arms and logs broken. The liijurod mon wero rusliod to tlio Sudbury" lion- pltal whore It Ib anld Hovoral will dlo, Tlto oxplonlon rosultod from tho linndllng of a box of dynnmlto cnpB by a laborer. TO IMPROVE LABOR CONDITIONS. LONDON, Oct. 13.—At a Joint con-' fprenco of the Independent labor party t'nd Fabinii Society, domanda wero icr- ir tinted for the Ii.1'eduction of now leglBlatlnii iu tho hx. aeaslon of par- llnmont mdtorlally to bettor tho conditions of lho British working men, Among tho demands of tho conforonco Ib orio calling for a wook of .8 hours for all Industries, An npponl Is also to bo mado for solf contnlnod homos with a low rental for ovory family, and a lognl guarantee thnt no child Bhould want for food, clothing or modi. cal attention, John P.'Whiter. ; John Mitchell S. Frank J. Hayes!,.,;... „,.. John Hi, Walker^ William Green ........ .Dancan'^McDonaldo '7?i'. Adolph Germer W. D. Van Jforn, ....".. .Terre Haute, Indo ,John Moore"..'-._ j .Columbus, Ohio. ,Francis"Feehan",7:i;.','....'..7S;'.Pittsburgh, Phi.' •Frank Farringtdri '....."..'...;.. .Stre'ator, 111.' Thomas' Kennedy ' Hazletbn, $L 'John Fahy ...' i ;Shamokin, T?a: Jamos IVlorgan ,. Cheyenne, Wyo. James Lord '..."'. .Farmington; 111. Michael, Halapy ': ;',.'..,.... .Finleyville, Pa. J. F. 6owden \'l .Knoxville,' Tenn. Robert Harlin ,. Seattle, Wash. Frank Hefferly .....' Collinsville, 111. ; Jpsq.fr Richards Glouster,. Ohio. .Joseph Smith Bay City,. Mich. (DISTRICT) FOR PRESIDENT: ,0. STUBBS .;...'. Bellevue. H. ELMER ■*. Michel. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT: : j.. 0. JONES Hillcrest. GEO. WILDE :..,!..' Michel ,; : SECRETARY-TREASURER: A. J. CARTER ....,..:..*....; Fernie. T. W. BROWN ..'. '....... Michel. ,FOR INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEMBER: D. REES : , Fernie. :T. G. HARRIES .....'...'. .... Michel. F. WHEATLEY Bankhead. CHAS. PEACOCK .. . .......... Lethbridge. ; FOR AUDITORS: ,D. PATON Fernie. T. FRANCE ,.......:. 1...X Fernie. J. .UNSWORTH . _ i Coleman. JOHN MAKIN ...:....:...:..... .„..'.., Michel. "J, L. PORTER :: Michel: FOR &UB-DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER: 'X v ' y . District No. 1 J. W. GRAY ; ..:... Fernie. J. HOLBROOK y.'y...., /Fernie. -JrNEWMAN= M' • -7;y was extinguished this morning.. The body of F. A. Benz; the missing pump man, has not been found and all hope that he is alive haB been abandoned. Six hundred men will be out of employment until repairs can be completed.. ENGLAND'S LAX MARRIAGE TIES . LONDON, Oct. 14.—For the sittings of the Admiralty and Divorce Court, which open to-morrow, no" less than 622 divorce cases are" down, a total which exceeds that of last year by 144. Of.the cases 339 are undefended. This has given fresh ground for the widespread feeling that the ease with which divorces are granted the well-to-do is sapping the morality of tbe middle classes. ROOSEVELT IS SHOT Wounded Slightly by Fanatic- Talks for an Hour with Bullet in Chest SOCIALISTS PAINTED NATION "RED LAST SUNDAY Held 6,000 Meetings Throughout the United States , CHICAGO, Oct. ' 14.—Last Sunday was a red-letter day for the Socialists. "On the day," says J. Mohlon Barnes, campaign manager of the Socialist party, "2,000,000 people heard the message of Socialism from more than 6,000 platforms throughout the' nation." i • ■ A UNIQUE EXHIBIT District No. 2 D H. HYSLOP JAS. BURKE . District No. 3 ;{No Nomination) ; V District No. 4 N; p. THAOHUK ,;.■> . ^TTFMicheir ..., Coleman. ...Bellevue. .. Canmore. TABER, Oct. 17—The- Western Canada Coal Co. are sending a unique exhibit to the Dry-Farming Congress. • It will take the form "of a )mg€ lump of coal weighing anywhere from one-half to three tons. • It will not, be shipped • by rail, for, fear of breakage, and will be taken to Lethbridge by relays of teams. The company intend arranging a guessing contest and will likely offer $10 as a reward to the one guessing the nearest to the actual weight. This exhibit will doubtless attract much attention. PARLIAMENT DATE IS"V 8ET FOR NOV. 21. MILWAUKEE, Oct. 13.—Col. Theo-, dore Roosevelt was shot and slightly wounded today as he was leaving the Gilpatrick Hotel for the auditorium, to make a. speech. The wound was superficial and the colonel went on to the auditorium and began -his speech after he had seen his, assailant arrested and taken to the police station'. The man was seized and held until a policeman came up.' A mob surged • around the prisoner, who apparently is mentally upset on the subject of Roosevelt running for another term as president. The man who is small of .stature, admitted firing the shot and said that, "any man looking for a third"' term ought to be shot." In notes found in the man's pocket at the police station were statements that the man had'been visited in a dream by the visit of William Mc- Kinley, who had said, indicating Col: ■ Roosevelt. "This'is my murderer, avenge'my death."' • Not Serious Col. Roosevelt's injury is not serious. The colonel felt no pain at the time the shot was fired and was not aware that- he was shot until he was on the way to the auditorium.' His attention was then called to a- hole in his overcoat and he found that his shirt was soaked with blood. A superficial examination was made when he reached the auditor; ium and three physicians agreed that he was in.no immediate danger. Col. Roosevelt's life probably was saved by a manuscript of the .speech which he-delivered to night. The bullet struck the manuscript which re-N ,tarded its force as it passed through the flesh.'1 ■■ His asaallant-waa-nrevent- , OTTAWA,1 Oct. 17.—It Ib definitely stated at a late hour tonight that parliament will meet November' 21. - An official announcement to that effect will be made on Friday. The following; nominations were, rejected.by the Board on account,, of no written consent being received frbn\ candidates: ■ .>.'■' Por Auditor:—M. Hutter, Geo. Jordan, Bmile Dipolc,' Frank Weijaf, Frank Zote and J. A. Foster. Por Sub-District Board Members:—W. Howarth,' J. Magdol, Eniile Bias, L. Moore and II. Brooks. TO DRIVE MINERS FROM W, VIRGINIA OPERATORS IN WEST VIRGINIA ISSUE ULTIMATUM TO STRIKERS- "RETURN TO WORK OR GET OUT" COST NICE LITTLE 8UM WASHINGTON, Oct. 13,~IJpwardB of $400,000 wns oxpondod In tlio of- forts of Governor Woodrow' Wilson, Governor Judsoii Harmon and ropro- Bontatlvo'Oscar W. Undorwood to «o< euro the domocrntlo proBldontlnl nomination this yoar, according to tho testimony today prosontod to tho so- nnto campaign contributions com mittee, JASBEC OUT ON SUSPENDED SENTENCE 'i/raTnnninnw net 17--Mr j. v.. Pftlmor rocolvod word todav thnt Ma- tli.us Jasboo tried tit Macieod 'In connection with tho Wllmott murder, of which Eborla was convicted, wm nl. lo\ve(i to go on Bugpendod iftntyioo, Jnwl>ec has been In lull for nonrlw 1. 5 0/1 j\ hild on tlio murder clmrgo, but at tho trial lint wook thli waa rod lie- ed to attempted burglary, and on Mr. PMmrr'B advlco, Jaal.cc pleaded guilty. Mr.'palmer then oskod the court for merry, aa his client had by hla volun- '.v • --.i-ctaton, cleared up tho mystery ofjlio murder, and whllo he hnd It-jiulul to ultetiiptuil burglary, there had been no crime of that character had ben no,crime of th_.t.p..UM.. committed. Mi. Palmer's plea apparently carrlnd wolght with tho JtiiKti, and Jasbec It a free man again. CROWN REDUCES CHARGE Jnibec Pleads Guilty to Attempted Burglary Matliias Jnsboe pleaded guilty to a «.>.».t,f- uf ..uctiijiitii uu.fei«_> OutUfUu) nftcrrinrvn fit Macieod, and lit1 wny n- mandod for sentence until tomorrow morning by Chlof Justice l.arvoy. John 11. Palmer appeared for tho do- fonto,' while Wm. Catnpboll acted for Tlio original charge lnld agalnit Jaa- boc waa that of murdor, but thia waa changed to that of attomptod burglary. Tho opinion waa prevalent that the accused man would mako a big fight lo clear hlmiclf. The Chief Juatlco-wished to look Into tbo dotalls more closely before paining aontenre. The probability la that .Tasbfc will get off on muponded ic-ntencft. ITo was charged with murder a a an a««mplke of Frit* Bbert*., who la to bans. Nowataer 5, for the murder of R.N.W.P. Constable Wlllmett. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Oct.„lG.— Driven to dosporatlon by tlio determined stand of the strlkim. minora in the Knnawha Valloy, wlip not only rofus-, cd to bo drlvon back Into the stnick colllorlos by the onslauklitora of the murderous mlno "Kuanlb" but could not ovon bo frlghtoned by the rulo of martial law, tlio mlno operatora havo resorted to anothor mothod of iiorHe- ctttlon. Tho operatora have notified tho minora thnt unless thoy return to work at onco under tho conditions laid down by them, all tho atrlkora will bo driven from tlio "homos," which lioloiijc to tho mlno companion, nnd which tho minors now occupy. *"" "Uave your'homco, or return" to work" Is tlio ultimatum laid down by tho operators, who, knowing that tho minors aro In dlro noed boeauso of tho length 0. tho utruififlo UuoukIi which lliey"l'ftva passed, fcol confident that tho strikers will bo compelled to sub- mu .0 k.o i_nut) HjfMiiiii winch iney hi)\'L- \ni-i) li^hliui, ml ialUul.1), With a long winter staring them In tho' fnca and with no funds to help thorn In a continuance of tho struggle, tho union loadoro fear that tho fight .-,' !,*,,,. u.i_^.* i\n ui_i_s duuiaiito conditions will havo boon In vain unloss holp comes from the outsldo. ' At today's hearing beforo the commission appointed by uovcrnor tOlaos- cock lo Investigate conditions In tho Paint Crook and tho f.abfn Croc* motions l-efort. and during tho strike, a scoro of ncnb tn1nf»-i. ttin^fi^il tht' they woro well satisfied tilth Jh«< condltlona and wages paid them by th« operators of the struck miners. The condltlona and wag«s are tmich bcttt-r than thow glrtn the mUnn ml-H1** 1* fore tho atrlk# offererf t/i thfm rmltv PRE8. CLEM STUBBS , ELECTED TO VACANCY ON B. C. P. OF L. BOARD Coal Miners Pay Per Capita and Will Bo Well Represented at Victoria Convention Clem Stubbs, presldont of-District 18, Unltod Mino Workers of Amorica, with B. C. hoadquartora at Fernio, has boon elected by tho oxocutivo board of tho n. C. Federation ot I.abor to fill tho vacancy caused by tho resignation of Vlcc-ProsldPnt Hurt. Secretary-TronBiiror A. J. Carter has forwardod to Secretary-Treasurer V. II, Mldgloy, of tlio Fodorntlon, per capita tax for the current half year upon 1,1.78 mombora, divided as follows: Fornlo, 020; HoBmor, 2-10; MIc- hoi, m-, Corbln, 80. This constitutes tho avorngo momborshlp of District 18, In British Columbia, but will ho considerably augmented by tho ond of tlio present flscul yoar. Tho coal dlgftnrs of the Crow's Nost Pass Coal fields will bo woll represented at tho forthcoming convontlon or tho n. C, F. of U, ,at Victoria, and nono will be more wolcoino than Proa. Clem Stubbs hlmsolf.--n, C. Fedora- tlonlst, Terrible Mine Fire Rages in Tasmania VALIANT RESCUERS WORK FOR EIHHTY- NINE MEN ENTOMBED BY RAGING FURNACE AUSTRALIAN TRADE >.. -.%. "^TtjNION 8APPEAL TO "CAE8AR-" ;. BRISBANE, Aus.,vOct. 18_~fA r# markable step has been taken Jay the trade unionists of Queensland in" petitioning Mr. Asquith to prevent' the passing of the industrial peace, bill, introduced In" the legislative assembly last July. The measure'provides for the setting up of Industrial boards,- makes strikes and lockouts' unlawful until a compulsory conference has proved abortlvo and a fortnight's notice has been given to the registrar nnd the latter has taken a secret ballot, of'employers and employes, and such ballot has resulted In favor of a lockout or a strlko. ed from firing a second shot by Albert H., Martin, one of Col. Rdosevelt's two secretaries. -. Col. Roosevelt bad > just stepped into an automobile when • the would-be assassin pushed .his way ■ through the crowd In; the street andr • fired." Martin, who /wasi: Btanding Iny the'ear with the,Colrael.leaped on tojj '• the-man's shouifders and bore,him to the ground.' . ' ' EDWARD8 ATE CROW CAWJAUY, Oet. 12.—Tho caso ag- nliiHt It. C. 13dwaidH, editor and proprietor of tlio Calgary Idyo-Opoiier, has boon withdrawn by IS, P, Davis, i.,C, uu tijxsiuhj uuMim ovuii tender- nl iJinJ rixiu-t) I') .lh, ..\_ <*,'..'v._i thU morning. At the police court hoar Ing last Monday, ho was committed for trial by Maglstratn Randera., , WITH LITTLE HOPE OF ANY SETTLEMENT WBliLINOTON, N. !P„ Oct .17.-- Tlio strike at tho Wftlhl gold mlnn, which hns been dragging on for month*, U itttl tm far off bcUUi,..t,i ac evor, Somo of tho mon havo been .t.U>.._.one(t. nml ii tcv; am utUnnliiK to «ork, Ttw. manager rlidms that thc pay for surfoco work 'and nnrterground also averages fourteen shillings and 1IOUAI.T, Tasmania, Oct. la.—Us- lng evory effort posslblo, hundreds of rescuers nre battling against flames and smoke to save 80 entombed mln- i ers at the Northern Mount Lyoll mlno. Tho flro wns stnrlnd through a motor-pump plug on ono of tlio machines blowing out. In a fow minutes deiiHo blnck clouds of srnoko began to pour from tho mouth of tho main tunnel shaft, and terror stricken surface workers dropped tholr tools to assist In tho roscuo of tho ino odd mon known to bo working at tho depths of lho mlno, Weak, tottorlng ond exhausted, 70 mon, who worn working nt the 700 feot lovol, succeeded In reaching tho surface, battling their way through tho smoko that, tlmo and tlmo ugftln, threatened to suffocate Ihem. One died on reaching the surface. With 80 minors still down In tlio depths of tho earth valiant efforts nro being made to pump nlr 7.000 feot down tha shaft. *P_.A l.nM t**n* Hif v^'i{" ; 1 '.f', 1, \^: rifle. Hnnd* of wnmpr* hnv- linoyi forced to return to tho Biirfaro overcome by hoat and smoke. However, several mon succeeded ln reaching thn 500 feot lovol whoro one man was found dead. Thi»v worn imnMo «n (tiny llio body to tho surface. A diving gear le being prepared nnd lt ls hoped that by this mennv'some nf Ihe entombed men may ultimately bo rescued, WILL OFFER D0CT0R8 INCREASED REMUNERATION LONDON, Oet. 12.—Tho cablnot today considered Incornsed remuneration for tho doctors under tlio Insuranco act. It is understood that It agreed lo lncreaso lho amount allocated to them by $5^000,000 annually, mnklng posslblo the payment of ?l.8p per insured porson a yonr, and thus mooting the doctors moro than half way. Tlio doctors declared that tho least, tliey would accept was $L'.0l. nnd tho govornmont offered $1,41, after first offering %iM. FIFTY PEOPLE KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN MEXICO Twenty-two Bodies Have Already Been Recovered from the Ruins , TAMP.CO, Mexico, Oct. IS.—Tho charred bodies of 22 victims of last night's explosion Iii a warehouse hero have been removed from the ruins.1 Flvo hundred ltegs of powdor exploded during a flro nnd it is bolloved that nearly fifty persons wero'killed and soveral hundred Injured. NEVADA STRIKEnSPREADS SALT LAKH, Oct. 14.—Tho several thousand mon at tho mills and smelter at Carflold, who luivo been asked to handle non-union ore from Bingham, walked out this morning, It is reported hero. DIAMOND ROBBERY NEAR GALLOWAY Thos. S. Powoll In tho employ or Dr. Ing, as dlmnouil driller, nt Baud Crook, noar Gallowuy, Is now lu tho Fornlo Gaol on rt charge or robbery. Powell Is alleged to have stolen diamonds to tho vnluo or $.1,000.00 from his employer and mado off with thorn, Chief Minty wns Immediately communicated with mul ho de._imtc._tMl Gormnn from 1*1 ko In nu automobile for Galloway. The trip was made In record time and Powell collared with the (llnniotidu, wo are Informed, In his possession. He will come up boforo Judgo Thompson for a prelim- ',.,*. j ],i u.i.if, fuumituff, tf.itltHU.0 »• LICENSE COMMISSIONERS A CRUEL CASE AT_BANKHEAD MAN WITH BACK BROKEN AND A LEG PARALYZED FORCED TO TRY WORK (Hy Our Hariktio.nl t'o-respniiiliiiiTi Frit ii It Dtitkn, the lad who had his hack broken before lust strike, nnd who Ih compelled lo wear a piaster of Pnrfs cast ...omul IiIh body, Is going through tlio painful task nf proving whether he can work or not. Ills compensation was Htopped nome time ago becauso ho refused Mo go lo work iih wclghimm on the tipple. His case was brought before Judge Carpenter lu Cnlgnry, nnd Dr. Miett sworn he was able to work, while it doctor for Ihe uppoMltloii swore ho was unable to , work, with tho result'that he wnn to go,ami (ry, The poor fellow has tn ha*it »uiiit. one lo help liim up the MINE FIRE EXTINGUISHED Pumpman Lest His Life at K.lloflg, Idaho Hillcrest Licensed Adjourned I-KTHIIIUUOI-:. Oct. 12.~Tho Hoard of License Ceiiiiiilsnlotiers met In the 1. ft: O. V. hnll today, Chairman Me- KerrlclH'r presiding, nnd granted a wholesale license to Wllllnm Hmlow- ski of this city. The application of ('hurlrs Viu-hu, ut liill<ret.t foi Hie t'nlon Hotel thero, was in1]r>urw.1 until O-iolH-r 2"tli, The niolm.f.ie wti'im, as one leg Ih |i.irtl. p.ir._|>Mil, MET IN LBTHBRIOQE nnd whrn he get/ Jo the n_tlj.li bo _ he Is unable to sit long, owiuu to »ioi>- page of circulation In bU ifnn, tor hi* louuinuii ih much an tu bo tumble to keep In one position long. He has tried this three HmcM and has ..vcti up In 1o<|'i.irt i.-id tho lndlRna> tlon of some of the Uiokeriton can bo better Imagined than dou-rlbed, as on the ortu h.ir.«f thvy r* -t-f tin' tK* C, V, It. is to give len.oWMlQO to Itn share- t'tiMnro r.n-1 «.Vn .!__.__ ul lh:.. 114. «e.l.i Hliero n great .■..rponukm (» KKt.f.Ofin, Idahoj Oct l.V-The min< fire In the Kellogg tunnel of the Hun _.... „„ _ „nij( ib.**l*M_^fr PM sbllt. ulth 41 fioursof jk«r Hill and finilivan mine «bbh j removing from tl.e old Cnlon beleJ in \n.r\lr» nmt thru* n-ho""hr"l wfirtr r><»r wnir. [u.u'.vc out _.*,*Uk Ut« bi_l nlaht, ltr»i.i»M«h*'*r w» premiss. Uiu* long. Oh! Lord; how Llotior Co.'a appllrntlon waa not re-jtrjlns: to barter out of hi* com_>M.N_- jri.nimendtd n. Jt »«* felt thia was net f rlon, or to .ixtrarl « little mere pre- .rMpilrr-ff. HII-j- and Thompson, of.fit from u i»oor wretch of n «la\e, T;»l>or, were eraiitei! tin- prlvllep_i» of j*h-_w. hs^t. %a« |^w ),u/kf-n m ih<)t long. PAGE TWO THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERME/B. C, OCTOBER 19,1912. •*! .y-^':\'> 'Ai:-''$;y •.* c-.''?yii."-ir^-i:...^cy<-'-y^ry'i- '•?y:..vr:y,.:\\wt;K' -ytyyty^"^. .- '■'.-.<■ ■-- y - i1 --■-..;•■.,. y.- .v. --,,-■', .;-•--. -,- -- i.\.> ■.'■ --.t '=_,■:;*-• ,,-y_jr.;. ■-' - .'-'";"-r -'Tyyy- &.y,.-y 'yy '-.-7yy-'iy 77 .,»■ -.'..■;;.•.-.--.7.:.-,\ HS!?r ■.._ , /*, The Bituminous Coal Industry i i . * * . ■> An Important Freight Producer, but Not Prosperous . .In their September letter H. P, Taylor and Company, investment brokers, Columbia Bank building Pittsburgh, comment on the status of the bituminous co&l industry, iron which the following abstracts are made: The appointment of a receiver for the Great Lakes Coal Company waa merely another reminder of the generally unsatisfactdry condition of the bituminous coal trade. , This action was also a forceful demonstration of tha apparent inability of interests which were seemingly highly successful in iron and steel to direct intelligently another kind of enterprise. However, individuals and companies engaged in the mining, transportation and' marketing of bituminous coal for many years have been only moderately prosperous, notwithstanding that output and consumption of the product have been expanding by leaps and bounds since the tete nineties. According to the United States Geological Survey, production of bituminous coal last year was approximately 407,000,000 short tons, with a valuation at mines of nearly $451,000,000. Owing to the remarkable increase in operating the capacity in most industries during-the past six months the demand ,for coal has increased substantially, and previous mining totals are certain to be exceeded in 1912. There has been a general advance in the ■ _verago price of manufactured commodities' and, also,, in raw materials; while compilations show that the cost of living remains at the "recent high level. Bituminous coal has been one conspicuous laggard, and, in contrast with anthracite, sells at a level barelj* , representing the exchange of a new dollar for an old one, even without any consideration bf exhaustion of supplies. This has beerf the actual experience within the period beginning with the'settlement of the anthracite coal strike in 1902, when the bitu- , minous trade greatly benefited by.that prolonged struggle. In the interim companies engaged in other industries Waxed fat, becoming • not only highly profitable, but exceedingly-powerful- concerns. " Explana- tion for the- vexatiou_s___Bltuation,7 as the instance or with the encouragement of the rialroads; (2) keenest competition' imaginable, developed by reason of an excessive producing,cap-' acity and of necessity of meeting fixed charges; and (3) oppressive influence of railroad and industrial corporations as a whole over the coal trade. The, condition of the bituminous coal industry throughout the country is identical with that existing In Pennsylvania. Therefore the annual r _-' port of the Chief of Mines of the Keystone State for 1911, published on Aagust 19, may be applied as general ana not specific. This report'states *hat "the bituminous trade has been demoralized and discouraged, due to faulty' merchandising; that ls, the production is unrestricted and the great amount of coal on the market naturally keeps prices at a low level. It is high time that bituminous producers effect some regulations of their trade that will bring more money for their coal; but how to do this is a problem. The .business interests of the country are now so hedged about by restrictive, laws regarding the making of price agreements that relief by this method is highly improbable. There is a generally expressel opinion among those interested in bituminous coal mining that legislation must be secured that will enable the producers to exercise a better control of the Industry, under Federal supervision if need be. Such control seems essential, too, if real conservation, that is, maximum recovery with minimum waste, is to be accomplished." Although there has beep relatively little change in sale prices in several years the cost of mining has ben rising steadily. In expectation of a protracted suspension in the anthracite regions last spring bituminous operators, granted a further Increase in wages in April, making the rate paid the highest ever established. Owing to abundance of deposits over,a large area,, and destructive competition which permitted .only the most extravagant kind of mining, much of the coal has' been left In tbe ground and ls probably forever lost as ,a merchantable possibility: , Herein should - related t6 bituminous coal, is - self- ' evident.. Over-production is primarily ■- responsible, to which can be added (1) exploitation of new fields, either at creasing, the producing capacity? until consuming requirements warranted such action. . , ..''._':■•. -',■ - 'Public opinion is now-against any regulation of this-character; but^ the. time is not so far distant .when' it will be realized that failure' to-make some provision for the true conservation of bituminous coal and other natural deposits has placed a burden upon the people far outweighing- benefits derived from present policies toward the railroads and' great' business propositions. We hold no brief for the transportation and- industrial corporations. We believe that the system of high finance so skillfully administered in the reorganization of the railroads, following the panic of 1893, and in the flotation of the many industrial companies in 1898 and after, had no small part in fostering and developing the' present unrest and the" demand for a speedy economic change; but, as an act of simple justice, it must be recognized that grave mistakes are being made in an effort, to restore a situation that must linger only, as a memory. « , Bituminous coal ranks among the foremost , articles as a profitable freight producer. The rate of transportation per ton mile Is\ relatively high on all railroads, and decidedly onerous in many instances. Western Pennslyvania and Eastern Ohio are striking examples ln the latter class. Based on semi-official reports of the coal traffic moved from the mines to lower lake ports In the ' season of navigation in 1911 the railroads collected about $13,000,000 for their.services. The ton mile rate charge was 5.5 mills and 5.48 mills,' respectively, as compared with as low as 1.98 mills from competing districts. The Interstate Commerce Commls- ion last March ordered a reduction' of 10 cents per ton in the lake coal rate as applied to shipments from the Pittsburgh and Eastern Ohio, districts.-' While this decision means a reduction in revenues from coal of at least $1,300,000 for the season, the railroads were more than satisfied that a greater cut ha.d not been commanded. Inequalities in tariffs bad been breeding dissatisfaction in . all directions for years, and the inevitable result of the change in political control since the election of 1904 was the baiting of the railroads for' injustice practised in preceding years. The railroads now frankly admit that many of their classifications are unjust, but, in the pric vailing temper of the people, hesitate to adjust. charges that are too high for fear that permission will not be granted tox raise rates that are not sufficiently profitable. . . 7 On general principles, the railroads lie the province of wise governmental supervision,, which would not only compel scientific methods of coal removal, but would limit the right of in- aggregate amount-required forVupkeep of property and the. payment 'of- inter- est.and dividends;.. Meanwhile;./dis. crimination against the\.coal industry will continue-until adjustment-Is ultimately granted.by the Interstate Commerce Commission or producers are given as prominent .representation, in' the directorate of the railways as-are other great industries that might be mentioned.- - "■ .'..-.,:■'. y', Railroad dictation over the coal trade, is an old story,. Dependence of the bituminous .industry.on the indulgence of the-railroads and-the great corporations is as potent today, as previously, not because of*, exactions of favors, but because of, the huge an}: bunt of coal' always pressing on the market. Relief therefrom can notbe reasonably expected until demand becomes more nearly equalMo available supplies. In the Pittsburg and surrounding "districts a large proportion cf the manufacturing companies consider that coal can be purchased from producers at less expense" than would be retailed at less expense than would mines, even on a basis of cost of property far below prevailing acreage valuations; Contracts entered intobe^ tween operators and consumers, such as railroads, steamships, gas companies and manufacturers, are frequently based ori the cost of-mining plus a moderate premium for profit, wbich, in the light of experience, is usually inadequate unless the producer has advantages not generally understood or recognized. ■ Under the circumstances, it- is readily appreciated why the United States Steel Corporation can afford to pay $7,500,000 for' a tract of undeveloped coal territory on the Monongahela river which may not be touched for 10° to 20 years, and continue to demand deliveries of coal according to the terms of a 25-year contract executed with a Pittsburgh company in 1905. As bituminous coal is reputed to be sold at wholesale on' a narrower gross profit per ton 'than any other natural products 'it* is assumed, that operatora would welcome a, chance of increasing their income. - The principal argument presented by the companies of the Pittsburgh district for a reduction in the-rate on cargo coal intended for /lake 7 shipment- was that coal mined in West Virginia at considerably lower wages, and transported >ui a, much lower ton-mile tariff, was crowding Pittsburgh coal out of its rightful territorial market. The Interstate Commerce, Commission ordered. a..reduction of "10 cents' per ton .in the rate as applied-from Pittsburgh ,to .'lower lake ports- because the,charge was excessive.. .The actual increase in cost of mining und- and the reduction in the freight, rates on lake coal was ;tbree:"cents per' tori: Instead of- attemptiiig^to, retatif' this slight margin the entire 10-cent reduc-' tion. was immediateiyj.grant,edvto consumers in the northwest-by the Pittsburgh Coal Company, > which 'meana that the seven-cent-increase",in7cost of production must be "otherwise absorbed j.. Vi.-_ .-.•■; -;s 'yy ... : It is dififcult' to• .imagine that any other basic industry labors urider as' oppressive restrictions' or pfofiteth 'as little as bituminous.coal. The remedy lies from without, a'ndriot within. In days when'the price' agreements and allotments according to the,ratio of total'production were not tabooed coal operators failed to benefit from such agencies, riot only-, because confidence among themselves was lacking, but also because the pressure brought to bear by the principal, consumers, doubly,effectiveoin'.view bf contiriu- ous% over-production arid finanblal necessities, were preventative elements. Nothing short of governmental revision of existing policies can permanently alter the situation; but against that hour the mind of man runneth not.1- The Coal arid Coke Operator. '■. are not being sufficiently remunerated for services?rendefed, but,, as a concrete example, coai and coke,are bearing more than a due proportion of the BAER REPUDIATES "DIVINE RIGHT." Says He Never Made Statement, but the Proof is Here in Shape of Signed Letter The rights ani interest*, of;the:labbr^ ing man'.willybe'- protected\'and careS. for-^-not ■ by j the {labor,-'agitators, 'but by the .Christian mentowlibm God, iin . ,■. ■ .v'- s-;-~. -v .'■( -;•.- "-.i • ■'-- r \, - His infinite'tWiBdo'm.has given the control of prbperty^iatere&ts. of the'eburi-, try, and upon' the successful.management of which so much': depends.".'. ;, "bo not be 'discouraged,, ;.-' Pray;, earnestly ithat. right ' mar, triumph,', always., remembering^ that the/Lord God\omriipatent .still reighSj. and "that' 'His; reigri-is one of la^and'order^and not\of- violence and 'crimey. 7 ,'..-■-' '. ;-'" "Yours truiyy v ',-_. 'sW^y^ - .- '"-".'-7 7,; '■■■.' :* 77- .'"GEO/^-BAER,'" 7"' 77y" 7 "'■'■■-7 "'J7- V.'Preslderit"; "Mr." W. Fr Clarke',, Wiik^Barre;7Pai: eiv~tfieTliew7wa7^^c'ale"e^li~abbut seven cents - per ,ton. ...Therefore, the extreme gain'possibly obtainable between the increase in operating costs If an lntervew with George P. Baer, president of the Philadelphia arid Reading Railway Company, published in a morning paper recently', on the occasion of his 70th birthday,- is accurate, Baer has afforded 'another example of the engaging veracity for which he has been known to the American people for a. generation. , H« denied ever having signed his famous "God Mn. His infinite Wisdom", letter. , However, a photograph of the'let- atO uj banreuais* e.j. Suipnpui 'jo; handwriting of Baer, was taken at the suggestion of the, late Henry D. Lloyid and is reproducel in Lloyd's biography written by his sister and published by G. P. Putnam's Sons. The letter is as follows: "Philadelphia a,nd Reading Railway "Company.- ' ;, - "President's Office, "Reading Terminal, Philadelphia. ',, ■' ' ' * . "17th July, 1902. "My. Dear Mr. Clark. , . "I have your letter of the 16th instant. ' v l , , "I do not know who you are. I see, that you are a religious man, but you are evidently biased iri favor of the right offthe workingman to control a "bTIIin^"s_Iii^-Tlc_r_ie^ias~_io^tiier*li_? terest than to secure fair wages-for the work-he does. • ■ _ ';...' n"I beg you riot to be discouraged. v-__ -' i FERNIE'S ONLY VAUDEVILLE HOUSE ■ — - - '.'' ;The..Best Yet:'-.,.,'„' Friday and Saturday JACOBS & SARDEL Comedy Acrobats Barrel Jumping, Balancing, Funny Stunts IRMA MORTON Scotch Singing and Dancing s Comedienne • --,.. *' • ■ ■ y She does the Highland Fling Three Reels of Pictures also Special Friday Sty v.. A Dramatization of: the Famous Novel, by Mr. Henry WoodH ' - -- . ■ •!.''.-- . I i. v j _ - ' • -v.. .\ • - - .;.--.. • Ml -' \J Inside Property within Three Blocks from Postoffice and Depot Towns That Must Grow Humboldt, Sask. A city in the making. » o The coming Hub of the West. Has a Dominion Land Officer, Customs House, Mounted Police Barracks, etc. Divisional point on Canadian Northern main line to Camrose and Calgary [between Winnipeg and* Edmonton.] Now is the time to invest in Humboldt for the heaviest profit* Vegreville, Alta. Divisional point on Canadian Northern main line to Camrose and Calgary (betweten Winnipeg and Edmonton.) \ ■ ' ■ ■ Natural gas has been struck in the town. The town has a sash and door factory, a machine shop, brick yards, lumber yards, roller flour mills, four elevators, cold storage plant; four implement warehouses, oil depots, etc. Two banks, two hospitals, high school, public school, etc. Vegreville is a centre for government buildings, Vegreville ib an agricultural centre.. a .1 Lots $100 to $150, 10 per cent cash and 10 per cent monthly You cannot help make money in any Western town if you don't buy too far out. A call solicited ; will show you maps Real Estate M. A. KASTNER, Fernie Fire Insurance Life Insurance L t) \% _____ Mmttmmimitmmaue&IB&ata y.-i>yr ■ *■-. ~:~. V31-'.*.. J" r~ :. ■*!_«_.__$._ xryxr-y ■ Sr '., ... . •- m' 'Sv THE DISTRICT LEDGER,, FERNIE, B. 0, OCTOBER 19, 1912. "n-.-<~ . »•"--.-•' •' •-"..*.-. „ -_.<.>.-1 >T'. * Capital Paid Up.;r...' ...j 2,870,000s . Reserve and,Undivided Profits.....-;.. 3,500,000 Total Asset*,.....;. .._..,.. 44,000,000 ""■V-^ Just as asuccessfur merchant-make's every; |,' effort'to" give his customers courteous, effi-* ' cient attention/so do the officers of the Basic' ■7. of Hamilton endeavor to render to depositors *-,revery, seryise. consistent -with conservative \t banking practice/. '" ■' .,;■.-■ j.'.' y . ,No deposit'is too small to assure the'de- . •' ..positor considerate treatment—the savings 7 accounts of those in moderate circumstances are welcomed with courtesy/and with absence ,of undue formality which makes banking a convenience and a pleasure. - ' F. B_ Roberts, Agfent: r. .j, (. A. C. 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"If the Socialists were in control-of Congress,,,,what would be. the first thing they would do?" • This, is one of the questions most frequently addressed.to the Socialist propagandist.- On* the surface the question seems .perfectly legitimate, on closer analysis -„it { will be found to be based on a misconception of the Socialist" philosophy and a wrong notion of the established' course of social" and political progress. ' The: one great aim of all Socialists is the sbcalizatlon of, the industries, but that.is obviously-not the "first thing" that Socialists in office could attempt'to bring about. The collective ownership ■ of the social instruments of wealth-production cannot be established by a single legislative enactment. Rather will It be the culmination of a long series of political and industrial reforms of a socialistic nature. 'These reforms will be numerous and varied in character and scope. . Some of them will have to be dealt,,.with, by Congress, others by state legislatures or local political units. ' The measures will .probably not present themselves aways "and everywhere in the identical form and sequence. Accidental occurrences and local conditions may force' different Issues to the,front at different times and places. To determine in advance the ''exact succession 'of' proposed' Socialistic reforms would be an idle and Utopian undertaking. The test of practicability of Socialist ..politics ,js not -.whether the Socialists are agreed on a! "first" practical .measure,- but whether .they present - a political program comprehensive enough to meet all important social problems of' the day. Tliey do.. The Socialists Party has" a very definite political program, which differs radically from the platforms, of all other political parties in scope, structure and contents, "Politics a la Carte '• •The'political.platforms of the old parties are built largely;, on the same plan as a menu a la>carte ita an opulent restaurant. They are framed to meet all tastes and to satisfy-all-appetites. - Their" object .is to "catch votes'—all kinds "of votes," and. each A. I. BLAIS Grocer Wo carry a full lino of \ Red Feather & Tartan Canned Goods Prices Right Satisfaction guaranteed or money back Phone 103 :*: Frank, Alta. WHY wore tho FIRST PRIZE and tho GOLD MEDAL at the Edmonton Exhibition awarded to SWIFT'S PREMIUM HAMS, BACON, ETC.? Because they are THE BE9T ON THE MAR- t . KET, that's why. Buy them all tho time at THE 41 MARKET CO. V fe*M iiNAHAMr fttsntgir * HON to 41 0 KENNEDY & MANGAN Lumber for ail Purposes hero nt toy time and In any auanlty. You cannot «wam_) ut with a large order, or give ui to iwall a ono thai. wo will uot attend to it. THBm AM I0ARDB, BIAMS JOISTS, SHINGLES, Etc. tor any kind of building you " nay be at work upon. Have ui Mad yon what you want when you wmt tt OCPtet anf* YARD,'MePHfR0ON AVI. OPP. &N. DEPOT, ftRNII of their "planks" is designed to appeal to a special class of voters. The manufacturers" arid the workers, the railroads and the farmers, the'producers and consumers, the foreign-born citizens and tbe negroes of the South in turn7:rcceive,;promises> pledges^or- compltments. • The platforms are' mainly adjusted to the minor "Issues" of the hour and usually fight shy of the more vital and permanent social problems of the nation. ■ The planks are. often Inconsistent, ^'and' meaningless, and are never cemented by-a'cohesive social philosophy. There is hardly a pledge in the platform of the Republican Party that-could not find legitimate lodgment in that of the Democratic Party, and vice-versa. Very often It is a race between (^he two old parties for the "strongest" issue, and sometimes both endorse tho same popular demands with varying degrees of emphasis. It would be a vain tusk to' attempt to distinguish tho social philosophy of the Bryan -platform of 1008 from that of the Roosevelt platform of 1904, or that of the Parker platform of 1004 from the Taft platform of 1912, . Socialist Platform Built to Stay ' Tho political platform of the Soclnllst' Party, on tho othor "band, is based on a definlto soclnl conception and on a dominant and conulBtont political purpose, Tho Socialist aim In' politics Is to bottor thb lot of the workers, to curb tho liowor of tlio capitalist cIiibbos, to extend the soclnl and Industrial functions of tho govomment and to place tlio latter moro dlrcetly In tho hands of the pooplo—all with 'tho ultimate object of transforming tho prosont Industrial nnd political system Into a Boclnl democracy. Tlinuo alms are formulated In concrete nnd doflnlto planks or "domandg," which constitute the lnvarlnb)o pollllcnl plat-' form of Socialism, Tho Soolullut platform may bo redrafted periodically and Rronter prominence mny be glvon to the Ibsuob surging to tho foreground at n particular tlmo, but on tlio wholo It Ib rixod nnd unchangeable, It could not consistently be otherwise, Tho Soclnllst Party was organized for the nccomplUhmont of n definite social and political purposo, Its plntform Is but tho oxprooBlon of thnt purpose nnd n statement'of tho utopn by which It li oxpoctod to bo realized, So Il>.0 .. _ |.i,|t VLHL.1LJJL, I <.!.!_<,._.> IttLUL.- ro.v.pHtih.'d nnd co Innj; nn the party adheres to Its main nlm, principles and method!, bo long mint tho bud. itanoo of lti platform remain intact. Ai the capitalist intoreiti become tivo government gradually ceasoi to be a government "of, for nnd by the pooplo," and becomoi tainted with clan blai, boiilam and corruption. The lubvowlon of popular government to the Intoreiti of tho jrrcat monoy powere and their avowod representative! In politic! and government <■ growing more menacing wry year, and li giving rlie to thc multiform movement! for political feform within and without tho oitabllihed political organ lutloni, The main current! of Buch reform movqinent* prorfPfl Bjong two line*. The tint of theie U dlrertod ngnlfiit the personal unfltncw or corruption of individual office-holders or politicians. To this class of reforms belong all sporadic movements of tho good citizens to "turn the rascals out of office," which furnish the periodical political excitements in local elections.' The recent enthusiasm for the Commission Form of Government, in cities, -tor the Short Ballot in local, state and national elections, and all similar movements, are only practical applications, iri different forms,_of the same ''good men" theory in politics. They are based on the belief that good" officials make a "good" government. They, assume that our present system pf voting for a confusing mass of candidates for important and trivial offices at every annual election, precludes the possibility of an indigent choice of public officials, and they seek the'remedy" In a curtailment of the list of elective officers and the lengthening of their official terms.- The Socialists attach but slight importance to these "good.government" movements. " They hold tliat the paramount factor in politics Is measures, not men—class interests, not personal qualities, - . The Republican and the Democratic parties and every reform party organized by "respectable" citizens are alike founded'on the present order''of society, and consciously or 'unconsciously they stand for the preservation of that,order and for the domination of wealth. - They are managed and financed by the possessing classes, and their public officials spring from these classes or are ' dependent ori them for their careers. Whether they are personaly good, bad or indifferent, honest or dishonest, capable or incompetent, they are tied to the capitalist class by environment, training'; instinct and'-interest. Experience has demonstrated time and time again that "good government" is powerless even to check simple crime and corruption in politics for any considerable length of time. It is ludicrously ineffectual _as an instrument of betterment of..the'lot of the toilers. 1 .."-True1 Political Reforms What the Socialists are striving for is not a government of good capital- _ists,_butia .government-Of; workers. for_ all workers. The more important movements of political reform are those concerned .with the permanent improvement of political .'methods and Institutions. These movements have for their object the extension of the suffrage-.tq,;classe8?)8ti.lUfixclpded.frjom. It, or they aim to Increase the political power, of the people and to strengthen their control over their chosen representatives. ,-. • -..The National Platform of the So-, clallst Party, .recently adopted at In-, dlanapolis, contains the following political planks or "demands". Unrestricted, and equal suffrage for men and women. The adoption of the Initiative, referendum and recall and of proportional representation. The abolition of the Senate and the veio power of the President. , ■. The election of the President and the Vice-President by the direct, vote of the people. The abolition of the power usurped by the Supreme Court of the United States to pass upon the constitutionality of legislation enacted by, Congress. National laws to be repealed only by act of Congress or by a referendum vote of the majority of the voters The extension of Democratic Government to all United States territory, The Immediate curbing of the powers of the courts to Issue Injunctions In labor disputes. .The free administration of Justice, • The calling of a convention for the revision of the Constitution of the United States, L Three Cardinal Political Planks All thoflo moafliiroa nro osBontlnl, but ln practlco tho SoolallBtB lay particular BtrosB on throo of thoBo domanda: Womnn Suffrngo, Proportional HoproBonlntlon an'I Restriction of tho Powers of Uui CoiTti, Tho Soclnllst Party w.ih Uio first political parly In thlB or In nny othor country to declare nnoqMlvocnlly for tho full and onual right of all adult women to voto In popular elections and to hold publlo office,, and It hn» fully established tho prlnclplo of political box equality within its own organizations, Womon constitute a mibBtan- tlal part of thn nctlvo membership of the Socialist Party.and thoy uro always generously roprtiionted on Its locturo platforms and In Ita' oxocutivo Kiuiiclia ana couvtiuilOUH. Thc jir.._c__.e pf YroixnihiM. Jlq.i<- sontntlon Is a vital artlclo of the SoclallBt political faith on ground! of expediency ns woll no principle. The SoclallBt Party Is n minority party and -. >..£_4 iiii'ij. A* A. Ui-UV)iit> t>_u_. i\. Ii practically deprived or representation under tho prevailing lyitom or election by loglslntlvo dlitrlcts of single conitltuonelei. In tho CongroM- lonul election* or 1010 tho total number or votes cnit for all pnrtlr* wnn about H.OOO.OOO. or these the SoclallBt Party received ov*r flOO.nno, or about 4.8 prr cont. On thli d'bbIs tho pirty wai entitled to wventeon out of three hundred and nlnety-ono mem* ben of tho Houie or Representatives. It had only one. Assuming that <hr Socialist voto Is ovonly distributed nil over tho country, which Is very hw'ly the .««», we mny conceive of it Blliift- tlon, where with a political itrtiiKth equal to one-fourth or even a full third of the voting power of the country; it may remain without representation or voice'in Congress. And the situation isisimilar with reference to our state legislatures and city councils. . The.objectlon most frequently raised to the system of proportional representation Ib; that it would tend to enhance the Importance bf political organizations as against the personality of the individual candidates. But in the eye3 of the Socialists this is rather an argument in favor of the measure than against it. For the . Socialists consider their party first of all as the political instrument of the working- class struggle. The Socialist Party as- such formulates the political demands of the movement, conducts the campaigns for their enactment, and is accountable to the workers for the results of its policies. The candidates of the party are ■ merely its agents, agents with restricted powers and specific mandates. ' 'The principle,of proportional representation Is directly, opposed to the philosophy underlying the growing movement for direct or popular primaries within the organizations of the old parties. The Republican and Democratic parties are not separate^ by class lines. As between themselves they have • no distinct*, missions or functions. Their separate organizations only tend to develop political "rings", and "bosses" for the appropriation and" distribution of political plunder. Hence the. desire of the respectable citizens to abolish party organizations and conventions and to place the nomination of candidates', practically the sole function of the old political parties, in the hands of the voters. To the militant Socialists a . movement' to eliminate their party organization would-appeal with the same force and conviction as a proposal' to,- suspend military order and discipline would commend itself to an,army in .battle. - The curtailment of the powers of our courts is probably the most fundamental political measure advocated by •the. Socialists. No free nation has ever permitted a small group of men to set'aside its laws and to nullify the expressed^will^of"the*7eopIe: These" extraordinary powers are the distinctive attribute of absolute arid autocratic sovereignity. So long as the people of,the United States will leave their ultimate political and social destinies "at the mercy of nine men, ap- poihted: for'life" and ofteh'out; of touch and sympathy with the needs, strug- ges and inspirations of the great masses, so lori'g<will our "Bel_-gover.nmA_t" be a shairi and our "derno'cracy" a delusion. ■ .The great modern .problems can be solved peacefully and rationally' only by a people free to shape its own des-' tlnles, arid to model and remodel its institutions without the arbitrary interference of a few old men nourished by tho musty legnl wisdom of the dead past.. The Socialists therefore consider the radical reformation of our judiciary systom a condition precedent to all true measures of social reform.. Industrial Reforms Tho political planks In the Socialist platform aim to establish a closer connection between the pooplo and'(heir chos'on representatives and to extend tho (llroct participation of tho eitlzoriR In tho government. Hut tho Socialists do not overestimate the Importance of political roforniB. Politics Is not govornmont, lt Ib only tho machinery ot govomment. Tools In thorn- boIvoh, and bo thoy ovor bo liigonloun and apt ,aro entirely devoid of valuo unloHH uppllo.l to the production of ho- dolly URoful commodities. Universal adult Hiirfrago, direct lobulation and control uf publlo officii.!., urn the tools of democracy. They are of the highest importance and value if used for the enactment of measures to improve the every-day lives of the people and to increase their general happiness. They are purely ornamental otherwise. 'The Socialists are vitally interested in all measures calculated to enhance the material welfare and to raise the intellectual level of'the workers. They believe that the task of transforming modern capitalist society into a Socialist commonwealth rests primarily on the workers, and they realize that this gigantic historical task cannot be accomplishel by a class of physical and mental weaklings, but that it requires the organized and persevering efforts of large, masses of men arid women physically, mentally and morally fit to assume the reins of government The Socialist efforts to raise the standard.of the workers' lives are therefore not based on mere humanitarian or sentimental motives. They are an organic part of the practical work of Socialism, an Indispensable ... -~y-» ' ■ " ■ \ -• ' . : . ff- r -' PAGE THREE >■ J* condition of the progress and ultimate success of the movement. The plat-7 form of the Socialist Party contains the following comprehensive "demand" under this head:.,, The conservation of human resources, particularly of the lives and well- being of the, workers and their families: „ . 1. By shortening the work day, in keeping with the increased productiveness of machinery. - ' 2. By securing to every worker a rest period oto not less than a day and a half in each week. , v 3. By securing a more effective in- spection of workshops, factories and mines. 4. By forbidding the employment of children under sixteen years of age. 5. By the co-operative organization of industries in federal penitentiaries and work-shops for the benefit of conT victs and their^dependents. * 6. By forbidding the interstate (Continued on page 4) PANTORIUM TAILORS Next to Fernie Hotel SUITS TO MEASURE from $15.00 to $50.00. GENTS AND LADIES'CLOTHES 1 Cleaned Repaired and Pressed -Sea&tw Derbyshire, of Broekrille, O&l-.writM r f 4 "' i * S To tho Proprietor! of Peju. Toronto. I am very pleased to expreaa my Wgb opinion of yonr " preparation. Bomo time ago I contracted a very bad cold, whleh settle di on my lunga and bronchial tnbea. I almoat . loat my voice, vas constantly coughing, and experienced consideiable pain. A friend offered mot. box of Pepi and X tried them. X, was very much pleated wltb thoir almost Instant action. . They seemed to go direct to tho sore places,stopped tho, coughing, and made my breathing easier.' I continued their use for a short time, and thoy completely mured my cold. Bince then, on one or two occasions, when X have contracted a bad cold. X have uiod them, and each time the result hae been eaually satisfactory. My wife has had an experience somewhat similar, and although neither of us believes ln vory much medicine-taking, we regard Peps in a olass by themselves, and sneh a handy effective remedy, that we always keep a supply In the house. (Signed) D. DERBYSHIRE, Senator* 4 ^ Brockville, Ont. Pops are small pastilles containing certain medicinal intrredlente, whloh when placed upon the tongue immediately turn Into vapor, nnd are breathed down tho air passoaes to tho tonus. Oa their journey thoy soothe tho Inflamed and irritated membranes of the bronchial tubes, tho delicate walls of tho air passages, and finally cuter and carry relief and healing to tbe capillaries aud tiny air sacs In tlio lungs, In a word, while no liquid or solid oan get to tlio lungs and nlr passages. Peps .urnos got thero direct \ and at onoo oommenco thoir work of healing, AU druggists and stores sell Pops at BOc, a box or post frco from Peps Co., Dupont Street, Toronto for prlec. Sond lc. stamp for trial packo. and booklot telling all about Pops. iefvi ^DIRECT rra. FACTOWTOKnCHBW :4r>SWSTB, O <$ Q ISaVE OVER $255 IWHENBUYINOWR RANGE THIS FALL. rX-ji r"«f- JI TO VmiCnn Buy "DOMINION PRIDE" RANGE At Factory Price Dlrcel from The Lara*** Malleable Ranoe Works In Canada t IP vou want to t*.e from tn to ly>, and st the tame time get tht moit MtW.ietory klteben rangdtnide, write for our Catalogue ind look into the merit* of the "DOMINION PRIDK," at from fci to U9- If we told you Identically the utne range in Ibe usual wiy, through a duller, you would hive to pay front ffa to *7fl fer it, Von would b# paying two extra profit!— to wlioleuler snd retailer—which would add (,>5 to $30 lo the cut. ol ycm. i«njje, .ml kbMituuty nuimng _o tl Vllui, B-tldM CMtlu tnncti Uu thin other ._•»« ]■ III cUit, the "DOMINIOK PSUiit" li mnch more Mtl-ftetory. It U tout* of i»uit,. •tr*M, aulkaVU Inm Md tht Wit Mm i»H«W (|«^-mttitlil« which will wrt want, wmv er W**b. Tht petUhtit tttil _•_• not nt«<! bUckltf-i1 HWHwmwtww m wwmw ww» "TH iwiulM el the Cask SlftM" TXUS ttXMlt cnoklMfrom tht .fmt the Jevi pwttltri ropp.<lh«Ut«a.t Into thl ptt to t*ll tl. Jt tlio UIU III •hrtiil "tMmlfito* Prldi" Kin*!. Whtthir m nnd ■ ntift Jail new or tot yo« wilt rt Joy ittdltr thl* book. Writi ttr tot Cier, mmmmmmu mmmmmmmmmm * «w_wd ht pom nm ittii dtti not ••««. DUtkltf-ilwply rut1 It owwllht cloth, With Hi cold rolled Hit I r»lttt o. _n-M_tloi.il (rot Art.boi lltltf, ..—.___ ._. .... ■-* Sum llurf with t«l»tito»-tht with tlr thimWt-tn<t douMfwilIrd fluti -Wim! "DOI....TON Minr." Ittt.fmi.it ♦mnomlri! r__»t*y<.»<-*■-iinr. uiu In*, proved thn It utm t.tr 30% •_.«_-. bumltf tlihir wood •r coil. WE PAY YHK MtKlGirr k "nOU!M.OH r»IDR" ti«|ttwllh hl|h clout ihilfnd ».mt-d titk tr -Iuih itttrrolr, with tine ihr.t l» go ttdrr rttft, I tcctlttt blut poll-h. <l ttttl plpr ltd two tlUowl, will tit dtllftrrd lo «*y itillts la Oatirlo, Qutbce tt lot Mirlt.mi Vro.lacti for t4t. or to tty itttlon tt tht lour WMlirarrotttCftfo. f.»~J5 tobtt«»l»U-»ordirt»db*Utrtto be ptld wbtn tht Rttnt Udtllnrcd tt your itttlon. U _*t mmMittt to p*r Mdk wt wQI trruft It «M«»t wm* «•!«, Canada Malleable & Steel Range Mfg. Co^ Limited, Oshawa, Ont WV«a wiUhe U wltt U t _ktUnt .»»•» U ut If you wUI maullon tUi »•»•*. T ":' .i. •' ~y. it MMM ■Ml •i .Jv.mSI »w**A«» ya--,- ■ ":'■-_.>: TTJr -. .r.V'l .,.■ -.•Fr*li i»u i _ i ■' '<?,-. Ul. ;-/,_?'^l- * *J!*_f*_: wyy :.;.--v_ .-„' PAGE FOUB THE DISTRICT'LEDGER,? PEENIE. B. C.;OiOTp_3ER 19,1912. Stephen L. Humble Dealer in ( '.,'' x , Hardware, Stoves & Ranges Fancy Goods and Stationery BELLEVUE Alberta Waldorf Hotel P. V. WHELAN, Manager. Rates $2.00 and up Hot and Cold Water Electric Lighted Steam Heated. . 'Phone In every room. Sample Rooms on Main Business Street. Meal Tickets, $7.00 Special Rates by the week and the month arid to Theatrical parties. Try our it Special Sunday Dinner {diseases of men} WHATTHE WORKERS MUST DO By Wilfrid Grlbble 0) ft •ff n S3 CURED . 9 1 positively euro three-fourths o; •all thc'cas.s that nn: absolutely in" -curable by any methods other than* §thos>. 1 employ. 1 do not cure \vho|| Alias treated you or how long or by A Jwliat means he has treated you,! ■the probability is tlmt I can cm-er Avon, and I' will be able to speakj sdefmitoly in the matter when I fknow the derails of yonr case. Write for Free Book The finest of Wines, Liquors and Cigars served by competent and obliging wine .clerks. • • _ $ - Fernie-Fort Steele Brewing Co., Ltd, Beer and Porter ToffCGtistSpecialtr If you fcan't cull at my office write foi1 my book, which describes! jiny method. All letters are given, ^special attention.1 * ! DR. KELLEY'S MUSEUM ~ 210 Howard St., Spokane, Wash. \ TRY A "LEDGER" WANT ADVT. Central Hotel Large Airy Rooms & Good Board One is often told, when endeavorim to stir up soine member of the working class to thought . and action: "Things have aiways been as they- are. and they always will he." ' This is often said by members of labor unions—if true, why do they belong ,to labor union's, which are endeavoring to change things, tc better conditions, i '. - > x It is often said-by church members, who go to church on Sunday and pray, '"Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." 1 Why do such pray for something on Sunday and say on Monday that it can never' be? But it is not true that things remain the same. Change is ceaselessly taking, place, throughout the universe. - Change is ceaselessly taking place in organic life—vegetable life, animal life. Change is taking place ln social life. Knowledge is power and we must understand the reason for social changes, because as we are allnmembers of society, units in society, those changes affect us for good or ill, and if we understand how, we can be intelligent instruments in the hands of natural forces expressed in society and direct the change in the way most advantageous to us. In short, Ave can do what we choose, no matter what, whon there are enough of us who know enough and combine to do what we want. Now, what do we want? .Incidentally some may- want what others do not care anything about; for instance, the writer is very fond of a game of billiards and has just asked Parm Pettipiece if he likes, the game and finds R. P. P. is nol, a bit struck on it. But we are both fond of good food, good clothes and a good place to live in and are not so fond of work thtit we are-desirous of working harder than is necessary to get these things. That about ^states tho position of all of us. Now it seems'to the writer the thing to do isvfor those-who have the same interests,, who'.;want the same things - -l - - ' [" -. l-t < Vfl ', -.-.'. ,'.' done, is to get,.together"and'. do;,what they want" done whenever they have developed the'strength' tQrdb;it. what-" e\er it,is they/want' done," regardless of -'what stands'in the way.and of'whe- evel' should object to\the;action-;the- <ake. -' ,y' -■;«''.- "'"77:' ,, Now, what is the actionBwhiohj_iu!_£ betaken? . ' v" . 7 ,' '-7777X7 Of course,, action is • already., tieing 13 A. *«. I I>4G Tt6__"&"Ma^ay _____*' $3.50 RECIPE FREE, For Weak Men . ,<-? CLUB Cigar Store W. A. INGRAM Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist Barber Shop Baths Shoe Shine Billiards and Pool Coffee and Sandwich Counter I-Iaztilwood Buttermilk Victoria Avenue FERNIE. B.C. Phone-34 Nowhere tn the Pass can be found in such a display of Meats We have the best money can buy of Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Poultry. Butter, Eggs, Fish, "Imperator Hams and Bacon" Lard, Sausages, Welners and Sauer Kraut. PHONE OP CALL Calgary Cattle Co. Phone 56 Send Name and Address Today You Can Have it Free and Strong and Vigorous I have ln my possession a prescription for nervous "debility, lack of vigor, weakened manhood, falling memory and lame back, brought oa by excesses', unnatural drains, or the Collies ot youth, that has cured so many worn and nervous mon right In their own homes—without any additional help or medicine—that I thlnlc evory .nan who wishes to regain his manly power ond virility, quickly and qulotly, should have a copy. So I have detnrmlntid to send a copy. So I havo determined to charge, In a plain, ordinary sealed oiive lope to any man who will write me for 'This prescription comes from a physician who has made a special study of mon and I am convinced lt ls tho purest-acting combination for th,i euro of deficient manhood and vigor failure ever put together, I think I owe It to my follow man to sond thorn a copy In confidence so that any man anywhere who Is woak and discouraged with repeated failures may stop drugging himself with harmful patent medicines, secure ' what I bollovo Ir tho nuiokoHt-nctlnf? rostora- tlvo, upbuilding, SPOT-TOUCITINC! romody over devlsod, and so euro hlmsolf at homo qulotly and quickly,' Just drop me a lino llko this: Dr, A. ].. Robinson, .007 I.uck I-ulldlng, Dclroll, Mich,, and I will sond-you a copv of thin splendid recipe In a plain, ordinary envelope free of charge. A great many doctors would charge $8.00 to $R,00 for moroly writing out a proscription Mco this—but I sond It entirely free. taken by the labor unions' to endear, r to increase .wages, tb retard tlie fall of wages, to shorten hours, to better con-, dltlonsi." -/This is as it should -be. This is indispensible under "the wage'sys-, tem.. .But this' kind of action','while' mitigating, will never solve, y l ' "•-, The Socialist position,' which Is the position of, the writer, is that the action which must eventually be "taken by the mass of the workers istb-'de-' prive the capitalist of their class ownership of the.means^of life by bringing about social ownership with 7 its consequent social control, with production for use in place of production for porfit. . . ' That this can bo done, thatcif must be done, is plain to the writer. How lt ls to be done is also quite simple—get enough to do it and then do it. Simple asrfalllng off a log! But we will never have enough to do it until enough know' what is the matter. We who know what Isi the matter must ceaselessly impart our knowledge to those who do not know. , We did not know once, but were capable of learning and did learn. They do, not know now, but are capable of learning and will learn. , It is a matter of time, but not only .a matter of time, for as time flies our, lives fly, and there is something spoiling our lives to_.a great extent right now and will continue to make.our lives still less enjoyable the longer that ■'something" lasts.- " ■ ' That" "something" is' the capitalist system, which only exists by consent of the workers., , The workers only consent because they ' don't know any better. There is only one thing wrong. There is only one thing which stands in the way of & change. , , . ' Everything is-ready for the change from class to social ownership but one. The working class is not ready because they donjt know enough to be ready. - . The working class is an'intelligent class. The proof of tiiese statements? Look around you and see the proof- .every last bit of'wealth you see was form start to finish, produced by The workers. 7f hose buildings—built by the work- THIS < *» BAKING POWDER IS COMPOSED Of TM .0H0WIH0IMGRE0-- EH18 AND NOME OTHER WOSPHATE.BI-CARa- .owcorsoiMNiO STARCH^—&T. VJK. i Label" **c i: «=» OVV-D'BR' ■ "mm- Costs no more than the Alum Kinds Baking '.-/■-*' The only Ba._i__g Powder made in Canada that has alL its ingredients plainly printed on t __e label. For economy we recommend the one nound cans. The Practical Propni of Socialism (Continued from page 3) , _> transportation or. the products of child- labor, of convict labor ?and, of all uninspected factories and mines. 7. By'abolishing the?profit system ercr ships—constructed by0" the' -the' workers pro- ;>:.. :M *fo imm^ Livery, Feed and Sale Stables Plrirt r-.tn_.fi Homm, tor !.«.»., Buyt Hortet on Commlilon Gw>i-g_i Barton nioiib io A Flash of Lightning In just ns likely to strlko tlio houno ot tho uninsured mnn ns Hint of IiIb moro prudent noiiilikor. No building Ih Immune. Better Have Us Insure you nnd hnv«. i\ llirhtn.nn; drumo nt Inched \o thc policy, Tb«>n you needn't worry «very tlmo tlioro Ib a tlimulorBtorm. KYNoRms op co.ir, .iii.vin.. lll.(_l_!,.\TIO.V>- COATj mlnlmr rlwlifs of tlift linmln- lon, In Manitoba, H»Hkatohnw-in and Alburn., tho yuUon Territory, Uio Nurlh WoHt Turrltorli'H nml In a portion of the Provlneo of Urlilsli Columbia, mny lm Ipiih.mI for a lorm of twoiiiy-ono yoni'H nt an annual run tal nf tl nn naro, Not mot'o than 2,SCO acrwi wll lio UmH(^l to une applicant. Application fur n loaau must l;u mndo hy tlm applicant In purimn to thn AKont or Siib-AtftnU of th_ dUtrlnt In wiiluh tl.onrlKlits nppllod for aco ultuat- oil. . In Htirveyod torrltory the land mu_l he iIckitII). d by nc.'ti.iiiii, nr iDgal anli-dlvl- HloriN nf HcctlnnK, nnd In unMirvryorl li'ii'ltory tlio tract nppljoil fur hIiuII ho Htnldnl out hy tho npplli.'iint lilinnolf, Kneli nptlcatlon mimt ho accnmiianloil by a foil of IS which will bo rufundud If tlm rlirht* appllod for aro not avnllnlile, but not otherwlie, A ruynlty ihnll be pnld on tho moroliantobln output of the ml no at the rato nf flvo oontx por ton, . Tlm nonon opcrnilntc tho mine ihall furnlnh the Agent with eworn returni ncponntlng for thn full nuiuitlty or mnr* ohnntnble coal mined nn dpay thn roy " If tho oonl mlnln auoh lctn.it THE PREMIER FURNISHED ROOMS Kvery eonvenlinct nnd eemfert« Jutt Ilk* being at home, On* block from Pott Of_le#. Cti.tr* •Hy located H. A, W1LKC9, - Proprietor PILLATAVB. - • • PIRNIIL M. A, KASTNER Sole Agent for Fernie nlty tlioreon. .. . rlirhtn nro not bol hit operated, rMtirnw ehnuld bn fiirnlNlir.fi nt onrn a year. Tho Innna will Inoludn tlto onnl mlnlnu rlffht* only, but the IftODit may be per* mlttod to nurohMo whntovor avnllnblo leeiinry for the working of theI Vine • fit Hie rntr nf IlliiOn im ntrc Vor full Information application *liould b« made to tlm Hicrul&ry ct th* Depnrtment of the Interior, Ottawn. or jo eny A«.ei.t or 8ub*ARent of I>om1n' Inn I.nndii. W. W, Cory. / Deputy Mlnlntur or the Jn.ortn:". f.r. *f ...II ,_-!,. t,. ti. .,. . t, I. adYerll-U-meht will not bis nald'roVr " AS8AYER 16. Vf. WJIJDOW80N, A»mv« and Chemlit. Pox Q 1161, Neleon. R C ChtrgM:—Oold. ttttrtr, Uid«r Copper, ft f+eii. Ckt«>KII<r«r. «r mi**r-l.+*A, 11.10, Prteee fer other mettte: Coat, cami-ut. Ftrs'Jtn-y <tnali'«>5f on npptr'V.- Uon, The iftrgeit euitont fteifty Office la BrllUh CeltMMt. Professional Mid-Wife , Wh«n In flpokano nee Dr. Mary Hwnrti. gpttiiitlUt in Ih-iiihI*- 1'rouble*, i Kxpftrt confinomnnt rnioi; good homo for pntfon.t. Dr* Mnrv Swarts Ouf. ma Bib., 106. Pett At., tor. River* tldtt tpokane, Wa»h, Those Workers. • Thqse motor cars- duced them. „'■".. That food, those railways, those fabrics, those musical instruments, those billiard tables,-those books, ;thoae machines; all, everything, right back'to the,rawest-of raw materials, produced by the working class and the working class alone. Ah! It takes an intelligent class to do that, ■• But after doing it all, they, as a class, have nothing. ,The working class, as a class, have nover owned anything, Tho working class will'never own anything. Human beings can only bo classed on property lines and as long as we have classes, tho owning class will own practlcnlly everything and the working clnsB practlcnlly nothing. ' Classes ln society must bo abolished, and only the workers cnn tlo tl.ls. thoy alono havo the need; they alono can develop tho incentive, tho lntolllKonco and the power to bring about the futuro ordor of socloty, As Shelly snld mnny years ago, ap- penlliiB to tho workors of England to rise in-revolt ngalnst their ninntnrs: "Mon of England, (Labor), heirs of glory, Heroes of unwritten story, Nurslings of ono mighty mothor, Hopes of hor nnd ono another1- lll'so like lions nftor. slumber, In iinvaiii|iil»liublo number, Shnlte your clinlns to onrth like dew, Which lit sleep hnd fnll'n on you, ,Vo are many, they are few," In lho Inst lino Shelly 'touched tlio H|iot"-.wo workers cnn do what \v<5 llko whon wo know enough. .. We workers havo tho potontliil power In uh whlcli will hocomo actual power, when wo dourly ronltao our clnns In* toroBtH, nml, whon wo DO, wo will put nn ciuf'to n system tinder which, In n world of plenty, we produco ovory* thing und hnvo nothing, under which we work without living thnt others might llvo without working, undor which we suffer tliat othors might on* Joy. WM mum do thli.; wo must not loavu to the other follow; wo must not think thnt lender* can do things for tu, We who w'f* "nnmolhtrif nhrtiild Jin dm..." must holp to do thnt something. Bomo of us nro alrondy doing our bent; It U "up to",you who are not to fall In line by helping yourself, by helping the working clnss out of wage-slavery and eventunlly nhnring (n the freedom thnt shnll result from Its abolition, Don't lenvo it to othere, follow worker, do your shnro. StrlKo a st.ndy pneo, nnd koop thnt pace; (Ida Ih better thnn M.nimodlc effort. UU I* .iW.-t. Aral time _& pvwlout. Make the most of life. > Tl;*> i,_*,_,t oi' Ufa inn l>u ii_mU> untU. r iy«tcm of alnvery only by fl^htl"* for freedom. in government work, and substituting either the'direct hire "of( labor or the' awarding of contracts to co-operative groups of workers'. - 8. By establishing minimum wage" scales. ■ 9. By abolishing official charity and substituting, a non-contributory sys-, tem bf insurance by the state of all its members against unemployment and invalidism and a system of__ compulsory insurance- by employers of their workers, without cost to the lat- £er,_against„indus_trlal^disease_Sj7acifk dents and death. - - The most important of these measures from a Socialist point of view are- those dealing with the shortening.of the labor time and with the.system' of "social insurance" of' the "workers. A shorter workday would tend to solve at least-partly the problem of unemployment and at the same time and for the same reason to increase "the aver-' age wage. It would give to the worker more time to live, think and enjoy,, and would broaden his political,, social and spiritual Interests.' It would also contribute largely to the curtailment of th9 evil, of child-labor. Government Insurance of tho workers, in cases of unemployment, accident's, sick ness, invalidity and old age would tend to romovo the most dreadful feature of the life of the modem wage-worker— tho uncertainty of existence, tho fear of the morrow. Under present conditions the unfortunate workor who hnB boen maimed or hns gradually lost his youth, health and strength In tho service of. his fellowmen is 'morcHossly cast nsldo nnd nllowod to starve nnd porUh by degrees. Under n system of govornmont. Insurance, sooloty would tnko care of tlio victims nnd votornns of tho largo, llfo-BtiBtalnlng army'of workers nB It now provides for tho victims and vetornns of donth-doallng warfares? Tho menmiro Is not n Soclnllst Utopia, for systoms of Boclnl insurance along the lines Indicated, In more or less perfect form, are In nc- tunl oporatlon In nlmost nil ndvnnced innflorn rnmitrlos except, tho.United Bluies. „ "' Administrative Measures Whllo seeking to soourn nil noodod meiiHtiroB of Immediate pollllcnl nnd In- itm, the Socialists nlso endeavor to extend the sphere of tho soclnl nnd economic functions of tlio Clove rum ont. The Boclnllst plntform (leninndn. i, Tho collective ownership nnd do- mocrntlo mnnngomont of rnllronds, wlro nud wlroloBs tnlogrnplm nml tolo- phonoH, express sorvlcoH, stenmbont linos nnd nil othor social monnB of transportation and communication and of nil largo scala Induutrlos, 2. Tho Immediate ocqulromont by tho nitinlnlpnlltleft, the Btntos or tlio federal «avornnu>nt of all grain elevators, stock yards, slontgo warehouses nnd othar distributing agencies, In order lv muu.u tuo jiiviK.ul. v'Xustuu-iuU; a*'l if JJvlBi'. 3. Tho extension of tho public domain to Include minus, quarries, oil wolls, forests nnd wntor-power. 4. The further conwirvatlon nnd do- the "appropriation^y^taxa'tion'of the annual rental value pf all land held for speculation^ .-•'• 7 .y „ -7-~ .77' 7 6'. The collective'ownership;and.democratic' 'management ,of, the-.banking and currency.'systemt'7-7'>.- ' .. '>" '".'' _The immediate government',,relief bf theVnemployed'by, the extension of'all useful public works.' All;persons employed on'such works.^tq be engaged directly by the Government un-- der,a work-day of not-more than eight hours and not less than prevailing, union wages. * The Government also'-to establish employment bureaus; tb lend] money to ^state's and municipalities without interest for the ' purpose of carrying on public'works, and. to" take siich other measurs .within its power &b\ will ■ lessen the widespread misery of .the workers caused by. the misrule of .the capitalist class.. u . ' . . ,8.' .The adoption of a gradual income tax, the increase of the rate of the present corporation tax and the extension of Inheritance taxes, graduated ln proportion to, tho nearness of kin—the proceeds of these taxes to be employed ni' the socialization of Industry. . . Of all' the planks of the Socialist platform. those just quoted would naturally seem most closely alied to the utlmnto aim and social Ideal of the Socialists. As a matter of fact they are not. The Socialists entertain nov Illusion's as to the benefits of government tally owned Industries under the present, regime. 'Government ownership is often Introduced not as a democratic measure for the benefit of .the peo- ple.-but as a fiscal measure to provide revenue.for the government or'to'facilitate its military operations.1 In such cases government ownership may tend tb strengthen rather than to, loosen thc grip of' capitalist governments on the people, and its effect may be decidedly reactionary.- Similarly government- ownership is often advocated by inld- dle-class ".reform" parties for the main purpose of decreasing the '• taxes of property owners and reducing rates of freight, transportation and communication for smaller business men." ""; The Socialist demand; for government ownership of industries of a public; or quasi-public\ nature,- springs from different motives and : contemplates a different system than the similar demands of other parties.' The Socialists advocate government .'owner-; ship • primarily for the purpose of eli-., minating private profits from the operation of public utilities, and'conferring the benefits of such industries on the employees and consumers. Their .demand for national or municipal ownership of industries is always' qualified by a provision for the democratic ad: ministration of such industries and for the application of the ..profits to the ■increase-of-'the-employee's'r^wages-'and^ the improvement of the service.''"" Furthermore,! it must -be, borne-in-'mind that when the Socialist, platform declares in favor of .government ownership cf certain industries, the Socialist Party at the same time nominates candidates for public office pledged- to carry out these measures In the spirit of 'that .platform.. In other, words, what the Socialists advocate is not government ownership under purely capitalist administration, but collective ownership under a government controlled, or at least strongly influenced by ,political, representatives .of the working class. The measures so faT discussed do not oxhaust the practical "demands" or tho.Socialist Party. For whlle,,the party Ib primarily concerned with tho relief of the workers, Its endeavors do not end tlioro. Tho ■ SocInllBts nre deeply Interested In all mensuros of soclnl progress and nntionnl wolf nro,' • Thus the SoclallBt plntform contnlns plnnkB In favor' of tho nbBoluto freedom of press, Bpeoch nnd nssemblngo; tho ennctmont of further mensuros for general education nnd partletilnrly for the vocational education In UBoful pur-, suits; tlio ennotment of additlonnl mon- snrcB for the conservntlon of the public health nnd tho creation of nn liule-' pendent Unrenu of Honlth. The Nntionnl plntform of tlio'Soclnllst Pnrty Ib supplemented by stnte nml mtinlqlpnl platforms, which nre nl* general.principles!yq'-the. ,*__jaxrowe§k -y,-J spheres of-th'el. "respective functions^.'-'' and",jur_sdictions,7and together ,.theyv*f,-7-'. constitute ..'logical, ccbnsistVncy jindyy; comprehensiveness that the' strength p"f ' ; '" the Socialist platform Jie8.rv.The:-se-^v7-.''.; parate practical7measures; advocated;-*;,;-" •- by,,the • Socialists'are. often .trivial; In^y.'j-. comparison Xv|th the lofiy ultimate" aim y;' bf-themovement.- . Some'of.them may,.. J'..". 'even occasionally be founds dup\icated;s,y ' in the platforms of other political par-7: ,. ties. , Not one of Ihem, s.tandihg alone/'- .•//; has 'a.distinctive \Soclalist,;characterU_ 77 But taken in'Its e»tlrety?the Socialist_7;- ■■ platform .presents, astrlking "and;radl-;.. cal departure frointhe1 platforms of all other political parties, and J>earsnhe unmistakable' imprint oflthe- Socialist;*' thought and endeavors.—The Mettopo;;'1 litan Magazine",- '', ' ; .-" 77. "'-! -• •*.' ■ - tS- \x THE FERNIE ' o " LUMBER GO. Q A. McDougall, Mgr» Manufacturers of and Dealers hi all kinds of Rough . s" * it' and Dressed Lumber Send us your orders ROYAL fi 0 T E L .. c ■ FERNIE Bar Unexcelled All White Help Everything . j a ;. « , V|J- Call in and see us once 1 ■ — ■ JOHN P0DBIELAN0IK, Prop. ways concrete nppllcntlons t_f tho biuiio KING'S HOTEL Onr MU|i|-Hc.l with lho lu'nl WIhoh, . IjUjuovk nnd CIkiii'h OlNlNtl IIOOAI IN liO^IJCTION1 W, MILLS, Prop NERVOUS, LIFELESS DEBILITATED MEN „YOUNO MEN ANO.MIOBlfcAOEp ,ME», llio vlotlijn oN«rjy„lnill__ir_tl(in» »n_nAt8r e» oosMi, wlio aro fnlluroo in lltu-you aro Uio onwwe con rotoro to mMitiodu and .rov to tlio npnrk of rncrtry and vitality. Don't it ye uplndcipalrbooaiiM you lis?*,treat.d w th other dootorn, iiuhI etnoirlo belts nnd trira Rem#n_lMr we »bow tbe \mi pie* ttir** In (AK-n And rhnn^ •''ally. Ornnd Theft Uc. ", Vh1** I* _hhV'vW><* W» .♦•A'.'** u**. k-^« •_•«■* * »»<..* kV» '.l*>- uio and benefit of all the people: (n) By iciontlllc forcjBlatlon and timber protection,| (h) Dy the reclrnnatlon of nrld and awum;t tract*. , (c) Dy the atorage of flood water* and the utilisation of water power. (dl By the *toppngc of tho proaent extravagattt ivn«tc of ihe aoll and of the products of mines nnd oil wella. (cj Dy the deu-lopment of highway and *. ttt«rwiij- ayatemi. .".. . ce eullcrtive ownerahlp of land wherever practicable, and. In catea where rich ovnenhip la impracticable. rarloui drug ntcre nortrumi, OurNtw Milhed Trtklmml faft* tnatchod hundnda from tbo brinlrofiiuMlr. bu re* ____■_..—■—)| (* hundredi. or homa - utul man ot thoie who . ",Wf- preaorlba tMctnot. tAlrldual cam aoooMlnf to Ui* haamMO-_uM.uttu.maii ot thoie wh nendqu'' for emoli M ... ■ymptOTn* anil compllo»tlon»-wa have no TMunc-nMllelnu. ThliUonaofUieiaontaot our wonderful iuomhu. at our trtatmint oaa* not fall, for w« nr»iorlb« ramodltii adaptad to Mohlnamduai (MM. Only eurabtooaiM ao* S*pt«d, Wo Ur* tfona bwlwMW UwwaM«| Cauda for wr to Yoan, ., CUIABU CASES CUARAHTtp . if. ilW **.!. Ar.rmi a'»lrUm'f Sln»p ywi Irrt ' rayoutBtoadlnatoinai * o dltMUodrjteMfou * <l iu%vur waafiMWf honfrArai wamt tjoiSOou, wrtto top aa hoaaai do Hr rov. CMHattalMi J>m. wto,hM'.y«»t«d7w_. wrtto j milnton •*nff»hn«v1 eaj ou Mti«tMut Man* DRsKENNEDr&KDJNEDY Cor. Michigan Ave. ind GriswoidSiia Detroit* Mich. t^MMMttellflTIf11!!1 All1rt»#«frw_iCanai.at-m_*ll)ea»li1rp-i«ei. HH^NU I IvEi to owe OanadUn CJottetpondettce Itejwri. |___^^F mmmmmmmm tnttrlln Wlpdior, Ont. Ii yen dealt* (0 ace ua petaonally call at mt Medical Iaatitate in Detroit aa we aeeaud treat m pattaaU ia our Wiadaor oflScta which ar* for GomapondMct and Ulwatonr tot Guaadfea bantnaaa only. A4dr.ia all latum w follows t OR5L K1MODY _k KINNtOY, Wfarfaar, OaL .*h*f far out***** mUmm, i^'l-1- THE DISTRICT-LEDGER, PERNIE, B.C,7OCTOBER 19, 1912. PAGEFT7J. «a . "j ... -*•}.-. '-V: SHOES; FOR FALL Sylryy S:.7-y_ 7 ,\, ■ PHONE 138 „">'.' JOiir Stock of Shoes yls more complete than ever ■ Now is the time to be fitted! 1 ' ^ * _. ' See our School Shoes W. F. Muirhead & Co. _ ° MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED ~ PIT SHOES A SPECIALTY 7 FERNIE Eugene V, Defcsy- Presidential Nominee As an orator,. Debs .stands without an equal in the United States.. '^1 say this, having heard'every orator in the United States who is worth hearing. Besides him Bryan is as the moon's beams are to sunlight. I have heard Debs speak, every" ten minutes/ to little crowds at stations through which his campaign train passed. I have heard him speak in .little halls,. big halls, and in tremendous auditoriums in New York; .butVever did. I'hear him speak when-he did'not sway his audience as the wind sways the leaves of a tree, gently if he 'wished. And the whole secret of his oratory, as he r READER—WHAT'WOULD YOU DO IF .YOU.,WERE IN v ,.•" .7 THIS MAN'S PLACE? l< ■ MILWAUKEE,,,Wis., ' Oct.' U.-r'.l smashed the- window "because T "was' hungry. t.> Yes,'"I reached in'and took the watches and then I went and sold them.- .,-'•■." ■.- ' " ■ y - "Of course' I could have begged for .easily. ■ I was just released from the reformatory seven days ago, and my .picture' and record is in the .hands of . the police.; And so Lplead guilty." ., This is what-William .McDonald, 21, arrested Monday nigh/, said to Judge Backus in municipal court on Tuesday. Early-Monday, morning McDonald' threw ,a bricl.. through" the' show win-' dow of a jewelry store,on East .Water street. " . - -," ": - . • y "What was I-going to do?" demand- . ed McDonald.',y"Out\ of7 Green; ■ Bay .•only a few,days, aiid without a cent. .. Of course I could. have • begged for ■ outs, but; one gets tired of that: '• I .. wanted a few. cents in my pocket., -1 ••wanted to be-ttble to.walk- into'Vres- told ,him. "The present system is wrong., ., There; should be-some .one to help you after you gel out of jail —to-,get a job'for you and to see that ■you have a place' to stay. I think that is, the duty of tlie state.'! , After , McDonald . was sentenced Judge Backus declared .that he.believed'prison's iii the penitentiary and reformatories should be paid reasonable wages, those of the married men to go to their families, and of the single men to be placed on deposit and turned over to them upon their release, that the.? might get a proper start. " CANADIAN PACIFIC SINK ONE MILLION ' 7 ° DOLLARS IN COAL "TauWnF and^ordev" ancTeal _ a_.hearty meal." , • _ , ,'..,• "„ McDonald, was sentenced to one year in the house of correction—the lowest penalty. '• '-t . - . "I am sorry for you,", Judge Backus COALMOUNT, Oct. 14.—The.Cana- dian Pacific Railway has decided to in: vest,?_,000,000; in. the"Columbia- Coal and7Coke Company's property at Coalmont. ■ y. ■'",/ . , . ■ • , Facts concerning .'this deal as out- lined by .tlie Coalmont .Courier, are property,' and after going carefully- into the matter it was decided fo send their: coal expert,'up here to' investigate and report.' He arrived about a month ago and sent in a sufficiently favorable report to induce 'the railroad directorate ' to take, mortgage bonds to the extent of $1,000,000 in the. property., ' - ■.'■■. .^Development Work 0 The greater proportion of this increased capital will be devoted to the further''development work'in a series of tunnels to the head of the coal sea'ms. As regards" shipping, the company could ship on- a, small scale1 tomorrow, but-.prefer to go in for thorough development »of ...the'' various seams running in ■_ thickness • from four to sixty feet'each. 7. .. ,r Experts claim that 300,000,000 tons of the highest bituminous coal can be extracted from this' property, which covers an area of ten square miles, being one of the largest bodies of commercial", coalo.yet discovered on the North American continent. as follows: y :• . .\ ,,, The Canadian Pacific. Railroad were approached by the directorate 'of the coal company- with .a view to the former company taking a substantial interest in the .working of this valuable COLE|VIAN CO-OPERATIVE" TRADING CO.' Financial Statement for Last Half- Year Discloses Considerable '•■ Profit Surplus _.2,000 Tons Daily _u , - A plant of the largest type, capable of handling ah output of 2,000 tons a day of eight hours is to be installed immediately, and they will include a modern coal washing 'equipment. himself has said, is in believing" so mightily in something vital that the thing says itself.' "Nothing pleases- Debs better, than to gather the flowers' of language and hand them to some one whom he loves—and he loves everybody; even those who hate him, Debs cannot express any pleasure moderately. ■ He feels no pleasure moderately.' When a public reception was given to him upon his return-to Terre Haute, after the'Great Northern victory! Debs did not say, ."lam much obliged to' meet you," but instead: • .''■-- "As a rosebud yields to the tender influences, of' a May shower, just' so does my heart open to receive the expressions -.jof . gratitude and esteem from you,'my friends and'neighbors." Debs"'was married in 1885 to-Miss .-Catherine Metzel—his "Kate," as he Mteidio.nattily^allsThei'^lSheJLi.elieves, in,.him,- idolizes him, works with him and for him. Whatever she can do to make his'- burden, lighter- she does. They have no'children, so they havo taken a,little nephew to live with them.—'.Appeal to Reason." '. The Western Canadian Co-Operative Tfading Company, Limited, haying applied for affiliation, has been provisionally admitted by the General Secretary' to tbe Co-Operative Union of Canada. Tlie Society has been established nearly two years, but it was considerably handicapped last year owing to a long strike in the district. This notwithstanding, the- financial statement for, the semi-annual period ending July 29th, which is to hand, would indicate that satisfactory, pro- press is being made, the profit and loss account showing on the one side n gross profit'of $1)808.14.- On the other side the operating expenses are glvon as salaries $308(5.55; taxes $75; Insurance $64.25; Interest & exchange ..174.G0; advertising $119.60;' repairs' to buildings and- "other" expenses. $ 1077.43; cash discount to customers $2061.26; book debts reserve $072.74. and a not profit for the half year of $877.30. The balance sheet shows liabilities to the' Canadian Bank of Commerce ?!)0S.30; due to creditors $22730.11:, due bills and coupons outstanding $•189.33; loan, $315; other liabilities $,'.260.14; share capital $8118.45: which, with the profit balance for the half year of $877.30, amount to $36,- tiflS.63. These liabilities are provided for by assets'as follows, cash in'hand $231.06; accounts receivable, less re- serve for had debts, $12,61l.7S; insurance and taxes paid Tint unexpired $307.86; • merchandise $1S,813.oO; horses and wagons $245,00; stores and office fixtures, $1,273.22; real estate and buildings $3216.21. ' We understand" that the sales for the half yearly period amounted to $56,000.00.—Tlie Canadian Co-Operator. AN OPEN LETTER TO - GLADSTONE LOCAL Organizers for the American 'Federation of Labor have been fined by order of the Steel Trust for the crime of circulating literature among the slaves of the mills. The case .will be appealed to' the highest court in-this land, in order, to ascertain the rights of the labor movement in carry on its missionary work.- " • If the dictum of the Steel Trust is upheld by the courts and labor is told by our judiciary that slaves shall not be permitted to read the literature of the American Federation of Labor, then'labor will be forced to use other means by which the Steel Trust shall -leam-thaMhe-spirlt-of-rebellionii-rnol. yet dead in America. ' ' If you want to see a good show, go to the Grand Theatre. -Your patronage is appreciated. To our Brothers—Greeting: At a mass meeting of,our Local on October 13th last, it was resolved: "That this mass meeting, being in favor of the principles underlying the formation and application of a 'Mutual Aid Sickness and Accident Fund,' we, therefore, refer this matter to a ballot vote of our Local, such vote to be taken on Wednesday, October 2'ird, 1912." The main points of this scheme of mutual aid were-> fully discussed at the mass meoting, yet, in order that all our members'may vote intelligently' upon this all-important matter, the main points may be briefly outlined as follows: (1) That participation in such fund sliiil be obligatory on all members of our Local. (2) That all adult members shall pay a subscription fee of 50c (fifty cents) per month, aiid receive sisk- ness benefits of $0.00 (six dollars) per week, for a certain period, such benefits to be reduced after this certain period hns elapsed. ' (Half members to pay half subscriptions and receive, half-benefits). 'i (_.) That a'-certain period shall, elapse before any member shall participate in the benefits to be derived from such fund. ■ (4)' That all questions of minor detail (such as the certain periods mentioned in Clauses. 2 and 3),-. death, benefits.(If any) of members, their wives and children; administration of fund, etc., eic, be referred to a committee, such committee to be selected by tho Local, and to'report back to Local for confirmation (or otherwise) of all rules and regulations formulated by such committee. The above, then, is a brief,summary of the matters necessary for the formation of a "Sickness and "Accident Benefit Fund," on the principles of which you will be - asked to vote a straight "Yes" or "No" on Wednesday, October 23rd. We, your Local Officers, are of t'heopinlon that some, such scheme has become imperatively necessary, on account' of the large and ever-increasing number of our members, who, through sickness ' or accident; are in dire need, and -who look to you, as brothers, to help them by means of collections, a .form of. charity obnoxious to intelligent men. •The above scheme of mutual aid has, therefore, beev_i .devised/and is put forward for your, careful consideration in order to remove the stigma of eharit-y-■fron_-our--LoeaJ.-soH.-iat-anyp member I who encounters a period of suckness or accident, may demand as his right, and not have to beg charity, as heretofore, participation in the benefits of such a fund, providing that he pays his subscription thereto. In cidentally, also, it will be cheaper to ,. our members, and in every way more satisfactory. The practicability; of such a scheme is assured by the buc- : cess it has achieved in different pa£ts of the world, and is now in successful . operation in camps in our own District. This latter fact, of- itself, . should act as ■ a spur to the adoption ■ of the scheme,by bur Local, the largest Local in District 18, for we should - lead in such matters and not follow the lead of other and smaller Icfcals in ' our District. ' Finally, to answer some carping critics, who may argue that some such scheme has been tried- before, and failed, we would advance an' old adage: 'Tt is only .by experiment and failure (in many cases oft-repeated) that the art of success is gained," and wo hope by systematic study and close observation of tha causes,,which led to the failure of the former scheme to guard against a repiikion of such causes, and by vigilance and economy" In the administration,, coupled with ■Intelligent -operation of all our mem-' bers, to achieve a measure of success, compatible with the magnitude of our operations. , * We, therefore, at the request of the. mass meeting, refer this letter with " the matters contained therein to your intelligent nnd careful consideration, and can confidently recommend the- adoption of tho outlined scheme". If. you etlcide to adopt the above, we,will try to eralize the words of an old Roman philosopher, " 'Tis not in mortals to COMMAND success, but we'll do' MORE, Sempronius—we'll DESERVE . it." :■ Yours fraternally, " , * JOHX'e. SMITH, President. THOMAS FRANCE, Vice-President. DAVID PATOX, Recording Secretary. THOMAS UPHILL, a Financial Secretary. WAGES FOR CONVICTS Tn Kentucky under a new law convicts are to receive regular wages for the work they do in prison. Twenty-five per cent of their earn-" ings are put to the'credit of the' prisoners and 75 per cent are turned over regularly to their families. If the prisoner is unencumbered lie receives' the entire amount or his earnings on release.— The Chicago Tribune., A dispatch says:' "In a rapshackle hut in .Philadelphia, Mrs. Rachel f_-ut- tins gave birth' to twin baby girls. .The - remarkable feature of the, event ,1s' that until 10 o'clock the previous night." the wom'aii had beon at work over'a washtub for a wage of 50 cents a day. The.father was dying of tuberculosis." Go to Grand Theatre... Best, pic- tun-B in Town. Coming soon "Equine Spy.". / % 1 » We Beg to Announce Our Under a New Management Change of Policy Our Motto is to Please Our Pictures are the Latest and Best on the market and will be CHANGED DAILY. We are organizing An Orchestra that will be hard to beat. The road shows we shall book will be only of the best. In fact we will do everything to please our patrons and hope to be honored with your patronage. We thank you. JC^___£3l jn JUP JL g"B._ fl*__f_#% j^ Jffjfc JTrf Irving' J. Carsky, Manager i il Prices: Gents 20c, Ladies 15c, Children 10c. * * ■ Matinee Dally from 3 p.m to 4.30 p.m. Evening Dally from 7.30 to 11 p.m. % _# m-mmssm—m - «■('-. -V: m^mmsmem Bwaaa •C^: . * 'A v'. "-.; PAGE SIX THE DISTRICT. LEDGER, FERHIE, B. 0., OCTOBER' 19, 1912. ,*\~ 3{je Mdtitfi £ti$tts Published every Saturday morning at its office,^ Pellat Avenue, Fernie, B.C. Subscription $1.00 per year in advance. An excellent advertising medium. Largest circulation in.the District.. Advertising rates on application. Up-to-date facilities for the execution of all kinds of book, job and color work. Mail orders receive special attention. Address all communications to The District Ledger . H. P. NERWICH, Editor. Telephone No. 48. Post Office Box No. 380 outnumbered, retaining their ascendency by the ex? ercise of the arts of force, fraud and gileaipon the <, ' -iv • «-. . • . '. '7 hitherto 'uncenscious majority, the insecurity of their position makes ,them nervously apprehensive of .the growing elass-conseiousnesrin :the ranks - of their opponents.,.- Fraud and gile are fast"_16sing tlieir effectiveness .aiid they are preparing *tb fall back upon the final'argument—physical force .-. qur^ columns,'--,'. We simply- hccepl- them as. business proposition's, and aiiy-of our..'readers who are thinking of investing their hard-earned-money in such speculation' must carefully investigate and find.out" for themselves as-to their value/r ■ ,-, ~ ' , li.-,.-' '■ -— ______ !_ __ _' - . •< l-iii ■ „, " .,, .-_,- ■- y ^'-- .- Ui H **e|1U1*" -^lecuuii ln.Aioerta- shortly, and also ,, -The more quickly and thoroughly the workers sarCastically.remarks.'thiit we .have neglected to realize this, the less chance .will the ruling class infom 9uivreaders wheth- c; M< q,^ m ^ V\ n -\rrk e\T- mirnnrt t!_ f\ _■*» W_\w_/\-vrr\l rt»_4- ■ _« 4-/v-n4-i_r>vi__ "S -_ _ _- # _ ^i have of putting tlieir benevolent' intentions into practice. OPEN CONFESSION MICHEILLI vs. C. N. P. COAL CO. '.' ii \ tf' A RECENT despatch from London says: "Thc suspicion that for some time has been abroad that the enthusiastic support given in high quarters to the Boy Scout movement is intended to pave the way towards a modified form of compulsory service—a. suspicion which is received with equal ■■ degrees of favor or distrust, according tb the in- * dividual citizen's point of view—was in a measure confirmed yesterday in a speech of General Sir Ian Hamilton, inspector general of the over-seas forces. " 'AVhy not be frank, even with the 8 per cent of Boy Scouts already organized.' declared the general. 'Why not tell them the simple truth, that the state sets the highest value—equal to some £70,- 000,000 or £80,000,000 per annum in terms of hard cash—upon- the acquisition of the arts of attack .and defence? Why not indeed? Because many of the enthusiasts, the boy idealists, who have started these corps of Boy Scouts, are so afraid of . the opinion of their wealth"}' supporters, that they hesitate to countenance so much as even the word 'corporal' in connection witli their corps. In,England Tve have enthusiasts who- entice boys into their corps by using tlie panoply of war as a basis intending all the time to turn them into plaster saints. "What remedy have Ave? Honesty is the best and only remedy. Let us look things squarely in the face, and press for compulsory cadet training in all schools, public and private. ' The majority of voters want it, and they ought to have' their way. ">jVe must help Baden Powell by giving him school-trained and disciplined boys to -work upon in his voluntary system. Every healthy boy.must 1 be trained in character aiid physique, as carefully and thoroughly ■ as he is now-trained to read and write. n A halt must be called to pretending that cadet corps are~ai_ning at no'thing-more serious than physical drill. Let us concentrate on the inclusion in the estimates of $1,380,000, wherewith to begin training next spring 70,000 boys,1 aged 12 and under 14." . • ' \ Tlie general should be thanked for his frankness. Time and time again have the Socialist and Labor press and speakers exposed the true nature of tlie Boy Scout movement. • Constantly has it been pointed out .vhat aro the reasons that prompted— nay, imperatively demanded—some such move as tho formation of the Boy Scouts organization' on tho part of the capitalist class. They have been met wiUi flat denials and demands for support for the organization, on the grounds tliat it would provide good moral and physical training for tlie boys of the country. Fittingly enough, tho most vociferous in defence of Ihe movement were the professional disciples of the Prince of Peace? To sonic of them may be given credit for sincerity, being proverbially "easy marks," but such are not found in the ranks oi! the higher clergy, from whom thoy have to lake their cue, That element sits in council with Ihe rulers, and there receive their instructions. All human institulions have a malorinl, scientific basis nnd reason for thoir existence. "What wns the rensori for thc formation of the Boy ScoutR? The dominant idons nnd institutions of'nny given epoch nre thoso which conserve tlie interests ol. the dominant class of that epoch, ' Other idea's nud in- Htitutions, in conflict with those of the ruling clnss, mny he—in fuel, there always are such—in existence nt the same time but thoy nre thoso of tho subject diiRN or dnsHi's. who not being in n domin- nnt position, ennnot put into effect their idonR or, iTf-nto the'institutions tlm I will conserve their class interests, as long us tho power necessary to givo effect to thoir desires remains in tlm hands of nn. other anil a hostile clnss. Tho struggle for tbo pns- Houston of powor between opposing clnsses consti* tutcs the history of society since the dawn of civili. zillion, The cliiss strugglo al prosont raging in society differs from nil w? ich linvo p-.Mn-il.'d. il in Ilie clonr- noss of vision on tlio part of tho contending parties as to whnt is the stake for which tliey aro fighting. 1 The multitudinous Ridf-ismics which in the enrly dnys bf pupitjilisui served ns rallying cries by which Urn working class wns enlisted under the batmen. .i vt wnrrinir sections of the mnsler t>Uw w]mio .».- tWfcts were not theirs, have to n Inrpn .<vt«Mit din- npi>»arnl with the olimiiintinn of tbe clnsscs in wll...- W'PtonU they'ww rained The struggle lins become simplified and clarified. The elements of the opposing forces in xoeielv nre rnoitllv sifling Iheiiisoivcs out into two opposing (.mips, the ground between tliem rapidly boing cleared of oil intervening interests. Ono camp is composed f>t the vw.t majority, the wealth producers, tho other'of the minority, whose sole function is to t-fii.Miiiif Ibe \s..ilth produced—tho social parasites. •Ah fnr as thc workors nre concerned it is nnlmp. pily true that Ilie lineup is to n very largo extent nn unconscious ono, hut a rapid ehfingo is taking p.-io.! fn thnt respect. An to the capitalist class, their very position mnktn conscious of the true state of nffuirs. Vnstlv TT ... ,. , , y -f. • ^ " «iu___o_il, uuugiuBu mm mere.is anv man in Until.comparatively recent years standing armies t),. i?:,^,, ,„j,„ ,-kj"' +. i ' ., '. „S i ■. - ' j ji j-u ■ •_. v : . ■• _• i _.•' tie KlclinS ^ho did not- know ;that. Charlev has were needed by the'capitalist class of each nation „umi<. fu-„ „n<vof oool.-• +1 y . > ,, ,. „, . . i , .- „ ,. ,. , „ about the satest seat m. the Province Ave would chietly to capture new markets for the disposal of u.,,.. mifion,.AV„j +rt ■ i-' - i ' , .., \ ,, ,.. n „ ., .• .-, , . ° nave encleavjir^d to make ourselves clear on that the wealth Avrung from thc Avorkers, and to pre- „_:„* u.u -1\. p-ii^;' A-■ . . , " „ ., -i . ., ■, • ,-, JC ., P01Ps »ut.as tlie Bulletin, does not seem to be Avell serve the markets they already had from the pre- „.ni1.int'„,i ....-ti, ilwv „„i-+- , j. ',. ~ ^ -,•,-. -, .■ ,.,. „ ,, . „ „ y,. . ,\ acquainted Avith the political feeling of the district „datory expeditions of their felloAv thieves in other • wu.-„i: ;f • i'7„+„_i .,. _„•,., ■ ,,'7 . . m, , „ 0 . ,. , , .. ■ ln which it is located, it might be-Avell to sav that countries. The spread of Socialist education :t- m, '„*. ,„„,„lw_.„ '„:u 7. • , ■' ' ._. X ., i-i _c n x • .i . l. L.f lts Ples<int inembe,r avuI retain-- his seat with a among the Avorking class of all countries, tlie truths ■ - • of which are being hammered into their heads by the operation of the capitalist system itself, has aroused iii them the spirit of revolt. "A rapidly increasing minority are becoming. as. conscious of their class interests and of Avhere tlieir class poAver lies as are thc members of the capitalist class, and this knoAvledge engenders an hostility 'towards capitalism and all its institutions Avhich is being absorbed by the mass. > » Pressing on the heels of the international con^oli- rpho _.„__,. 7>-.t„i0, ., », »■.,. "«\ ««i>. .wi »i im_u_i Buuermg irom dati„n o£ the ?M.t d-^ ^^ of, F J ^^^__l Z^^S^SSJi unity ot interest amongst the international work- on Saturday/October;19, If fine. Thoso. a post under order8 to assist and the ing class. The'adult, workers of all countries are -wishing to accompany the party will roof came down pinning'him under- showing an increasing appreciation of the. fact that kIn^_ly ad_Bethe Secretary,'Box 563, neath and breaking his back'and his the armed forces-of the State have for their chief °L Ll'll „?4SL'. «S. at_,8 ^er limbs'will always be paralyzed, function, "not the defence of their own'hearths and honies (such terms are meaningless to the modern proletariat) but the defence' and retention of the exploiting privileges of the ruling class.' The realization that they have but oiie enemy in common —i.e., the international capitalist class, is solidifying them, and appeals on the part of.the exploiters to the sentiment of national hatred are falling'flat'. In the British Empire where "the armed forces are recruited by,voluntary enlistment, this sentiment is translated into disquieting, figures in the recruiting departments. Such being their attitude, pulpit, press and politicians alike being, unable to fan the dying embers of a spurious patriotism into flame,- only one recourse Avas left. The workers children must be reached," by utilizing the spirit of adventure' and the savage instincts natural, to the boy of school age by teaching him the use of the rifle,.and inculcating in his plastic and receptive mind the ideas of patriotism and' obedience to his social superiors. , Then, Avhen he ,be-. comes of mature -age,' he will be likely material from Avhich to .recruit the force's of repression, and murder in the interests of. the" modern _plunde_i__ T,he Ladies' Aid of Methodist Church are giving a sale of home cooking and cahdy in Bchoolrriom on Saturday afternoon. Come along and get a nlco cup of tea for the small sum of 15 conts.—•(Communicated.) bund. a. ■--_.' - The scheme, largely OAving=-=to -the~apathy=;of working class parents,1 seems to have realized their, most sanguine expectations. So little opposition has been encountered from the class whoso anticipated revolt tit Avas' designed.to crush that tbe real aim and object of tlie movement—forced military1 service—is iioav proclaimed with impudent assurance from the housetops. ■ As a sample of ruling class morality, the bare-faced lying and misrepresentation indulged in by their clergy, press and "prominent citizens" in overcoming the instinctive repugnance of the worker's at'the initiation of the scheme, is in perfect harmony with their record ns the ono ruling class in history that stands preeminent for lying, treacherous and cowardly tactics. Tho general quotes the value placed upon the knowledge of tho nrts of nttnekand defense by his employers, the capitalist class of Great Britain; as being worth some £70,000,000 or £80,000,000. oqui- vnlenl to $350,000,000 or .+400,000,000 per annum. . That is nbout the amount annually spent by'tho British Government on the upkeep of their armed forces. Huge ns the amount is it is as but a drop in the bucket'compared to tho fund from which it- is. drawn. The tolal trade of tho United Kingdom for the Inst fiscal year amounted lo over £.1,000,- 000,000, nml the present fiscal yonr is expected to exceed thnt amount. These "defense" grants (for, the "defense" of the capitalist class) represent n tnx levied on the surplus values extracted from their Avago-sbu'cs in tho industrial process, which nre piling up in thoir hands to such a stag- goring nmounl. Thnt is tho free gift thoy receive re.qpening OF THE GRAND irom thc British working class, tho price paid by Tho Grand Thont.ro ro-oponod ^Its Iho latter for tho privilege of gaining access to'tho ,,00rs la"t Monday undor now, man' menus of wealth production, owned by the cupi- HK°raont' nm' this tlmo with a deter Inlists, nftor thoy have beon allowed to retain nn S?;J/?;l,f'.Sf,<0 V"*™'* popu; ,xistcnce wage thnt is yearly getting moro unccr. lKJTKr?^S2 I lie modern wngo slavo is the cheap_st of ond In vlow neither money nor pains liiin, all brands, for ho is incomparably the most produe- live, mid gets no more thnn, hia prodocossors—tho chattel slave nnd, femlnl Horf—a,'hfire existence. v. .. i i ' . ... . ■iiuwii winy, mm mi No wonder his masters nro getting ready to resist to be only of (ho best any attack upon tlieir exploiting privileges, That knowlodgo Avill constitute thoir power, nnd ftb,° oxiwloneo In this,lino of bust rt be nnotlior iimtiinee nf n r....»n» e.non .vunli.. - t oavi. crave d."»ors. • •In last Aveek'sMssue of. the'Coleman Bulletin'reference is made'.to. our report as, to the possibility of a GenerarElection in;Alberta, shortly, and also eturned for Rocky* Mountain' Riding.'' Had Ave, for a moment, imagined that there..is any man in thumping, big'majority: ■, This is/not^a jarophes'y,- > nor is rt.necessary to be" gifted with second sight to" ■ discern it/^The^handwriting^on; the Vail is''so .. plainrthat.a'man; with bne eye blind and;the other.;' one .half-closed "coiiid easily.-;see it.;- •.In.'the: J90_l_j; Alberta Elections^.G'Brieh.had to fight against:one¥ labor and one .Conservative candidate, and.heJAA'bn out; the laborman, AvhoVas,;prominent and;popii-7 lar in'^tlie constituency running .a close Second.; Today a vast number of those, AA'ho .voted "labor" as opposed to Socialism, have' seen, the error of' thoir Ayays, and;are-staunch Socialists. vAs proof-, 'of this, thirteen,months ago W.the Donijnion .elections'Pulcbe'r> the Socialist candidate'polled about 170 moro-.votes West of Lundbreck- , than did O'Brien in'.his election. Ever' since'.then tliere have been many events which,havo forced-a still - greater number of Avorking plugs to realize that the- only solution. to the problem- is Socialism.— DRY FARMING -•_.,_> Airs: Alcrguerlte Latham, of," Nanaimo, 3. C.,'president ■ of the' Re- bekalis of the I. O. 0/ P.,' will pay Hsther Hebekah Lodge No 20 an of?.-' at dal, visit on Saturday. OctoJjer 19, All members, and vlBiting sisters and On Wednesday last there was tried Michel before His Honor Judge Thompson as arbitrator, the case of ..-_ „ D. Ml'chelll vb. C. N. P. CpalCo., Ltd. brothers, are requested to be present The actIon Ja'tor damages and com- at the K. P. Hall at 8 p.m. - - 4 • ,penBatlon wder'the Workben's Com- pensation Act, '1902. Mlchelll ls ln the Hospital at Michel suffering from' a.m., from the Methodist Church cor^ ner. , '-"-'-' • ■"'■ ;' It is also proposed to make an, ex- Mr. Sherwood-Herchmer for-the res- cursion on Thanksgiving Day • to Is land Lake, to which excursion are Invited any wishing to accompany the party not necessarily members of the Alpine Club*. It Is', probable that the lake will be frozen enough to bear skating,, there is also a-glacier'nearby to which a visit mill' be made. Those, wishing, to-go.,on this- trip, please notify the Secretary, Box 563, as early as possible' so that the ne-, cessary arrangements may be made. Last Sunday evening a good crowd filled the Grand Theatre to hear Chas. M. O'Brien deliver "one1 of his characteristically lucid addresses" on the question of Socialism, a'subject by no means new but always,of interest to, the working class^ as well as to those who are of that class, but have failed' to realize it. J.'W. Bennett helped to keep the audience in good'humor and W.L. Phillips-'heid down the chair.; We are requested; by -Mr.'' H.' Wilkes" to-correct-a-statement-whlch-appeared- in a recent Issue of a contemporary In which it-.was stated'that* he' had reconsidered his resignation'as assistant Fire Chief. Mr."Wilkes.denies this; and says that he only agreed to r# main on .until such!'time/as' the Chief, whose, health' 'necessitates remaining at the hospital for 'some time, was able to take charge again! As Mr. Wilkes says. ''Entering when the Chief leaves the. Hall and leaving when he' returns to duty.", .• TWO MISCHIEVOUS BOYS GET • TWO YEARS'ON . SUSPENDED SENTENCE Percy Beal and-Edgar Harper, the two boys whose adventures were pul* lished in a recent issue of this paper, came up for trial before Judge Thompson this * morning. Both pleaded guilty. After hearing the evidence the judge "sentenced them to two years in the penitentiary, but its. fulfilment will be suspended so long as they, did not come::w_thin the limit, of the law Miner Dies From injuries As we go to press wo are Informed that Mike Scarplno, who was employed in No, B Mine, Conl Creek, hns died as a result of Injuries' rocolvod on Monday, September 23rd. i'ho fun: oral will take place on Sunday afternoon, 4 o'clock, from the. Catholic Church. REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEMBER AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZER ON NORTH- ERN FIELD, Owing to lack of space In this Issuo wo tiro unavoidably cpmpolled to withhold tho publication of above roport until next, weok, will bo spared, nnd a thorough ovor- haullnR nnd renovntlng hoB already begun,' A clinnco of pictures will bo shown daily, nud thoso aro promised Tho now man ager. Mr. Parsley, hns had consldor- noss and will make full use of It to please bis pnlroni., Tho screen hns how beon sb nrrnn«oi1 thnt a full vlow when it is irniiHlnlod into aotion will mnko slior work of the present riiliiur dIiikh. «.. .ii_,.i. ..n (i. .!>_. u j . "u,¥ "<""'"" nrninflon mm n run viow ."li • * '- H,,ou,t, movJM»c»t »lny «>«ly cnn ho hnd from nny-part of tho hnnnn' oml !t> _...*. ^.. . , » V-mLt* klw/4 $pts prov*. m^nt* will ..* mnrto for iW omyv fort nnd oonvenlonon of lho audlonco. Tho films so fnr shown have boon of an Interesting nnd amusing variety, nil ekmrly thrown, nnd of a high R.nmlflHl Mntiii/u.r «>« ii«iW«f(M.fl will be given dully. Tho prograihmo fer tonight (Prldayi \u, "With n Ko- dnl.," "Love In Uio Otiftlto," "Amorl- i;in IfitrrocLlon. I'lte Social 8«cro- tory" Por Anturtn/^tbo programmo n-tii h«. "When Kliign ««ro U v," Tin' ;*• vi ('Hnmn'jie, *' Ir iho naRRaga CV..UI. ^Iiend," "A Pc-»trlent Suitor," •Alknl.'t Iktgt iir.n ■l«o,' "A Redmsn'.! Honor," Thecase was argued-yesterday by Mr. Macnell, for the applicant, and pondents. Judgment reserved. JAW8 VERY CHEAP 'According to a judgment rendered by Judge Thompson it only costs ?5.00 to break a man's jaw. That is tlie price paid by C. M. .Chappel, of the "Missouri Girl.'*Company who broke Kllmejack's jaw last "week. ter where they may.be in Canada, if ever they misbehaved themselves again he would see that .the sentence be carried out. , . The Judge, after giving-the boys some wholesome advice, recoriimended that tlio parents take them, home and give them , a good thrashing.,. .' fr COMING.AT THE 1318 Vaudeville seems to have struck the popular fancy In Fernie, and as a consequence packed houses have been the rule at the Isis, notwithstanding the fact that the theatre can acconu mO"da_eTsori_e-'MO™iteopl^^^ tion to,the vaudeville three reels of pictures are given nightly.. ''The artists now. holding, -the boards are Jacobs and Sardel, comedy acrobats, and Irma Morton,. Scotch singing and dancing comedienne, both being,quite up to', the average., -For ,the. first half-,of;.next week Neal and" Neal, comedy singing.novelty, " and .Marie Campbell,-. English comedienne, 'are booked, and ,the latter half of the week Helslrom and Myra, Swedish singers and dancers, and Mar Shaull, juvenile character Impersonator, will hold forth.- Tonight and. tomorrow "Lady Audley's" Secret,',:' a ' two-reel dramatization of. the famous^ novel by Mrs. Henry .Wood, wRl be'-shown. againryHe warned them thaFnomatT" aple ICE CREAM AND CONFECTIONERY PARLOR . Coleman, Alta. K Central location, close ' Football grounds and Tennis Court When In Coleman give us a call Good assortment of candles , ■ and fancy boxes > ICE CREAM SOFT DRINKS Classified Ads.-Geiit a Wort •WANTED—Twenty mlners'at once;, .no^trouble; apply on job. ..Princeton Coal and Land -Co., Princeton,. B. C. ' ROOMS FOR RENT—Furnished^,or unfurnished; every convenience;- low rent. Apply, Mrs". Radland. Second- haiia Store, Victoria Avenue, N.,' 9-2tp , FOR SALE—FURNITURE7„pf* 8 roomed hoiiBe; going cheap owing to party leaving town.r..Apply,,Fawcett, comer Hanson and McPherson' Avenues.;" - ' ..--., . ..''.. ;i9.3t ,- FOR SALE.—Choice Alfalfa Hay ln carload lots at $13.00 per'ton f.o.b. Coaldale, or jlG.io per ton f.o.b. Fernie. Every bale guaranteed. Farm1 Products, Limited, 103 Sherlock Building, Lethbridge . ■ „ g_4t FOR SALE or to Rent, 6ft acres, house and barn; one n.ile""from city. Oood, balrgnin. Apply, by letter,' O ■ Ferguson, Fornlo, B. C. 7-4t BOARDING HpUSE FOR SALE or To Ut.—Stands- on Main Street in fiellevuo; the boat mining camp In tho Pass, Apply to Mra. R. Michell" BolJovue, Alta,' LOST—One ■ sorrel Pony;, weight about 800 Iba.; white faco and one hind shoulder i£f $20 Rowiird, inson, Michel,.B. C. F. Hutch G-Ot MM ■ ' Fernie to Los Angeles AND RETURN $64.30 ON SALE SEPT. 4th, 0th and 6th Good for Sixty Days ' '~'^a**m'^'*mi*m—m——™**^~^f*****i~minmmutmm «,«I •■^■Mm,, ■ nam , i Mi«<■ f __q« HMHWifMuMs FIRST CLASS EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT J. S. Thompson, Agt, P.O. Box 305. Tel. 161 \ CONGRESS ■ ■- .--,"."..-..,'-', ..,.. "-: LETHBRIDGE, ALTA "A " October 19-56"; ,;1912,; :Singleiare! Fop th© Round Trip -Going Dates: Return limit; OCT. 19-4S5. OCT.. 28, 1912 For tickets apply ,'to Local, Ticket Agent..R. G. McNELLIE, Diet. Pasoen- ger Agent, Calgary, Alta. , Canadian Pacific ANNUAL EASTERN: \ EXCURSIONS ._.'>- «.i -1 *..* SPECIAL RAIL FARE8 , ; .;' In connection with »'„ , TRANS-ATLANTIC TIQKET8 Round 7 THp Ritefponi"- Fernie: to Montreal - $62.15 toSt John - $70.15 Dates of Sale. NOV. ,7—DEC. 31, 1912. . • , ." - -••„ .. -. Return limit 5 months from, date or 7 „.. issue. ';■ .Liberal Extension Privileges . • Por further* lriformatlori,'v-rail and STEAMSH.IP TICKETS, apply to - R. READING, Ticket Agent,' Fernie, B.C.; or .write to . ■■}•'' •■ •"■■-. R. G: McNEILLIE, Diet. Passenger Agent, Calgary, Alta., JV ,7 1 fi '". Caitiadian THANKSGIVING :i; j>a^ 7- ■.,; ■'''■"-. OCTOBER" 28th, 1912 ■',' - FARE AND ONE-THIRD ■'■ ■ - l •■ • i. For the Round Trip. ( Between all Stations, Port7Arthur to Vancou^Or, Including branches'." " ■'■/ Going Dates: OCT. ,25—28 Return limit: OCT. 30,' 1912. For tickets apply to Local' Ticket Agent, R. G. McNELLIE, Dlst. Passenger Agent, Calgary, Alta. WANTED AT ON _> 5 At .Lethbridge ColllerleB, Limited, Klpp, Alberta, Machine Men Shooters and Loaders. Apply at Minds. WANTED At ONCE .,-...„ ww .uu.| ., .uiu HU.U mm uno mull foot; mane trimmed; branded on iott Machine men and Loaders Steady, work with good working condition?. The Canada Wost Coal Co. Ltd., TABER, Alta JOHN BARBER, D.D.8., LD8„ DENTI8T Office: Henderson Block, Pernio, B.C. Hours: 8.30 to 1 • 8 to B. Itosidence: 21, Victoria Avenue.' KCK8TBIN A MtoNBIL Barristers A Solicitors, Notaries, Ao. Offices: Eckstsln Building,,' Fertile, B.C. F. C. Laws ' Alex, i, fisher LAWB A FISHER ATTOIINKY8 Fernie, B. c An niitieipnted, Sehrank, tho mnn who nt tempted lo i-_--.Kfc--iiii.t-* Tln-'odore KoohovdII, Iuih heen Inholl- i'il mm a SWinlmt hv HfM._p ef the ennilnliMt «hoota who am not iu.verj.o lo using nny incium to pre. judiei* puhlic opinion regarding tho Socialist move- mont. However, tho Rncinlfat movement through, out tlie world hns heen homhardod with all norls of viHi.icflti.-ii Nincp its itdvont into the political Hrenr. nnd tlu-sc tocticn sufficiently di'inonNlnile the lnolc of totricfil Argument on the p.irl ef the de fenders of ejijiltnlism. We dciiire it to lie distinctly understood that we neither riunimiiond nor put our utanip of approval on nny w»«I estate ndvi*rtJscmcntii wldeh flpp^r in Ramember we iihew the best pie- ttarfts In town and t h*n«e dally. Orsnd Thfintn*. H_WH._ mmm mtrnmrntimmmmmmmim Shooting Season Starts Sept. 2 ARE YOU READY Como in nnd hco our line of Guns, Rifles, Ammunition j. D. QUAIL, Hardware, Furniture .30 WINCHESTER '. n I r (■ o in.t v "" £V -"\\ .• "y X , -x. V __? ** ^ .s *"-"' »> - ■ *.",•.'. "**■ > ." /. . , ■ ,'r '* V . " * l- Tf r~ 7 1 ;" "\ '*''.,. ** **-> * -*' ■' 1 -i .-'."> --. fl ft -V V - ' V-v ' -.y - ;'J'7 TBE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C;OCTOBER 19,1912. PAGE SEVEN i\f I > ^1 ; - - '______■ v "s. a ," - ~_ *- \ i *"- \-y& *"• ,-■■*- ;./'-.; !a ^ * „AAAAAAA VvvyWgyfovy'yyy^ - •c ■t ■t ■J ■t -c ■I fr¥¥»»p»»»*»»¥V»»^^ ' ,>•-,": f) ft.* |l-- '♦ ♦■♦.■'♦'.♦•T#i'* =«►;♦•♦,♦ ♦ ♦ SfftiS" ■ bellevue'notes ♦ - *fy.:y '' r>'.'s }.-■ ;.'■• 7 - ♦ .;^'<ii; <►'>..♦ ♦,'♦_♦■♦ ♦ ♦ "♦ ■'■, .sMr.'Gee.'Cbpeland/ who.has been'in • camp'for,' some; time, has .resigned his "■ pbsitlonas -fire' hbss and' gone east, as :far as Lethbridge, where he expects .. to becuj-e .abetter'job,-7 , • Jamos.'PIsher, who left here -some - tlrieagq to-wbrk at Passburg, is again ..'' back;in camp* and started to work as 7a motorman in'Believue No.'l Mine. ■ *, '_ Quite'a-nuniber of the Bellevue boys •went to'Mcleod .to.'take in the celebration.' The party was composed, of Charlie Burrows, • Geo. Bateman, Will Rochester; Mike Ross, and Sam Marsh. " Their will-be returning the latter part of the_welk.V y -. ;, „ All^n'^J.VMcDonald, 'who.has ,been working .at tundbreck for some time ','• past,' is in.jcamp .dnd-has secured a job at the. Prospect, and, starts work ,Y on Monday morning. ' Nurse .Fraser, who has been in town ■" for "some time' past with Dr. '. McKenzle; left camp for home in'- Medicine Hat bn, Saturday's! regular,,going Bast, ."y'y'y'". \\ - Mr. Joseph^McGruff,^who. waB at Frank* for1, theleiams for certificates, we .understandf' h'as been, successful > and secured a^flre:boss' pass. We hoiie tjhat Mr. McGriiff'secures a posi- . tionjln-tbe hear- future to-compensate •<him"for his hard,studies. :* ". ■ " ' TheTUnion Bank of Canada Is near- ,. lng completion./---It wlli"make a fine ,' addition to the-town of Bellevue. Mr. iT-J. Miller,, ,of/ Lundbreck, is \ in camp, and .starts,-to work at the .Prospect Mine on Monday: ■ The school trustees-of" the Bellevue 7rDlstrict have got busy'at last and nre 'calling,for tenders for the erection of a, four-roomed school '\ In ' Bellevue,' , which they expect to,1 finish ,in the course/of. a couple of,• months. ■ The ' school. Is.much heeded•" In Bellevue • where there are?"a"lbt!of children who I" haven't been 'able to go to school for -. lack of acco.mmodation for .a .long ;. time.' 7; 7 ' --." y ■ yi 7 ' yy, -.. ■ 1. -The addition to Coles* Pool' Room is ' progressing well; 'TUnder the" clrcum '. stances thetfcpntra'ctor! finds, it hard, to get lumber, to-keep his men work- ing.'.. V ..., 7-, y '- "'' . '*' ' T-U-i—^ r7. A shooting, party, composed of C; Carlngton,..Garret-Evans,\Sam Turner, " aiid W.. Maddison, left camp last,week arid returned <bri Saturday with some fine bags-of game.,. , ., „., ., .,., .7, : Mr. arvd.Mrs., Joseph. Robinson .were, away at Burml_i Sunday, for, a drive. Doctor and'Mrs^. McKenzle were at Blairmore this week-end driving. Now, why don't yeu give the Hillcrest Cooperative Store,a (trlal and ' b'e convinced that It is to'your Interest Xo patronise lttNi It means dollars In your purse to buy tliere. ' The Rev. Hunter," of the Baptist ■' Church,. Blnlrihbre, occupied the pul- 'pit at the Methodist Church on Sunday last in the absence of .the Rov Irwln. Mrs. W. Reld, of Frank, was a vlsl- •tor In Bellovuo this week, the giu.Bt of •> •Jtr's, F. Boasloy, ' ■ , The peoplo of Bellevue have, decided , to hold a memorial service In • memory of the men who wore killed . lu the explosion at tho Bellevue No.- 1 Mine two years ngo. Mastor Losllo Couslns'gave n birth- ,' day party to a few of his young friends on-Monday Inst Leslio wns fl S years old on the t2lli of October. Thoy had rt vory enjoyablo, tlmo. The llttlo.daughter, Winnie, of Mr and Mrs. John Ollphant died on Sunday morning. It Ib understood that the llttlo girl picked Bomo poisonous horrlos and ato them. Sho was taken sick on Saturday nt 2 o'clock and d,led on Sunday morning at 4 o'clook. Tho llttlo one was burled on Mondny In tho' IllllcroBt Cometoj-y. tHo Rev. Voung, of Frank, conehidtod tho funeral service. Tho many frlonds of Sir nnd Mrs. Ollphant extend to them ■ their deepest sympathy. 'C M.- O'Brien," the. Socialist mem-, ber, delivered an address hereon Sunday, 6th October, in the Pioneer Hall. He left the boys With something' to talk about, and- it- Is possible :be may be challenged to }an open _ debate in the near .'future."" f'",. . yS'ciy ; . A start has again been made.on the Presbyterian. Church after standing for some time. Let us.hope,'it goes through to a finish this time, as it would be a benefit, to the church in many,, ways. There is a good sized hall with two ante-rooms, one on each side of the entrance door which couljl bo let for lodge purposes ln the even- lugs and' better- still be used as a sciiool for the children during the winter and save them the long walk to school they have in the meantime'. The, machinists are busy'putting in the machinery on the. new tipple. There was also a gang of men putting In the tipple, tracks. . Quite.a number of men are coming In ffpm the Pass looking for work. Several of them have started. ^ <j The Company • have vput ,'in -*a new hoisting engine at'No. 2 slope, two new inch and a- quarter wire ropes have arrived'"for Banie. -7 - ' .The company have started,to put In a water system. , Quite a length ofv'the..ditch.is ready for the pipes. The,.water is-being pumped from .the craek7o a tank that Is to be built at the top. b^the hill which will be capable of holding enough water to serve the town for some time to come. * The company yard'engine and crew arrived here oyer a week ago.-. They are being kept busy handling'the material for.the construction work.- ' The bunk house Is certainly"filling up,these days, and the boys are getting, into the "top decks now. y - . Mh;.Bd. Frazer was elected-Vice- president o fthe. Local last meeting in place of John Laughran, who'resigned. '• , , s 7. ; ' What might. have been a serious accident' happened .here 'on Monday evening. A 'welb behind' the livery barnrhad the cover lifted off by a few young children and one, of'them, little Eob.Muir, fell in7 By good'luck there was not; much water in it or tie, might have'been '^drowned. -.Mr.., Heath, who runs a' boarding house • at the 'same.place heard his cries and" pulled hlm7out_^-Outsideittie'7wettin"g"rthe" little fellow was none the, worse. The Local Union meets, every Sunday at 3"p.m."in the Pioneer Hali; =^ ♦ ' BANKHEAD NOTES, ♦ ♦ -"V 7" ■"' ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦.♦,♦'.♦,♦♦ •ii- , . - .The mines continue .to run. steady with an' increasing output; The hew fan race is now in use on B. Level, which is a considerable-impfoyement on the old system. , ,y ' ° A new bunkhouse has. been erected at C Level for use, of,the men who are building the. trestle for- the -new, in-" cllne. . -■ .7 ' ' • • i i • Tenders are being asked- for carting the slack from No. 2 Mine to the briquette plant. The trustees of the Bankhead Library Association held their meeting on the ,11th inst, and amongst other business there was a quantity of Polish books ordered, also the billiard table Ib to.be repaired for the coming winter.- * ■ ., An auction'sale of the, black, pony found by the late Joe Barker Is to take place on Thursday, 17th, Tom Wilson, of Banff, is the auctioneer. Mr. Lumsden left here.- last week for Toronto, where he will take up, his schooling for the Methodist' ministry. , ,-■':'• Joseph Nobllch and1 his bride'are to start housekeeping in the house vacated by the preacher. We wish them luck. <• , A Pole, named. Goldak, had the misfortune tohave his arm broken in the. mine last "'week, y ~" . Billy -Miiir. is in the hospital with his old sickness. , ■ "' MICHEL NOTES feet, per minute ,for<24 men and two horses. West side of , slope, 12,000 cubic feet of airfor 26 men and three horses. .,'',"■ , (Signed) THOS. -YATES, ^ ,-, JOHN. NEWMAN. , FRANK N0TE8 • (Held over from last week) Answer to a Correspondent.—Oh, you Melon; lost "out, did yer? Too bad. ' Age will- beat most anyone nowadays. Try. Danderine for the hair and cold cream for the face. Thc latter may help you to retain -your complexion. Don't squeal on the fellow who beat you out, but lake your beating with good grace. , , They say that habit becomes 7a se;: cond nature, therefore try and cultivate the habit of being cheerful and possibly some old maid might take pity on you.. Thos. Williams, District Mining In-" spector,.was here Wednesday making his„ usual inspection,.; . The Trites Wood. Company had, the' store decorated with » flag on Tuesday, for, the occasion,of the passing of the Governor.General.. _ Jas. Davey brought into camp on S.inday last ;i lare-e due which he shot down near Oleson. -Improvements ,are .being made in the Provincial Goal here. ll is being fitted up with two. cell cages with bunks , attached. _.' Whilst the above are-' an lnnovatiui'• and a gr'e_it improvement on the, old cells, yet there is nov'brie'' particularly, anxious to* try tye$w!' ' _. yyV-.tM. Wilson', general manager of ttie Cbal>Company, was in town .Monday and took in the moving picture show. , ■•"-"„_ ' ■ When the Governor General travels he has a whole train to himself and crn tie'up' the system, but when a BEAVER MINES . The union boys nro having a Bmok- Ing rsoncort this Saturday ovonlng, whon they hope to havo ii big crowd, hs there will bo somotlilng different from tho last smokor. By tlio amount or shots that nro hoard to go off nroiintl liero slnco the 1st.of tlio month, one would think vlioro won't be a chlolcen loft for tho tho fihntu don't find tttflr tnnrl.. The oompnny sthrtocl to ship coal n weok ago, whloh will Incroaso ns tho 'now track gets rinlsliod, allow* lng moro places to bo started by that tltTI*'. TtlOV will olil" 'il' !'V; rjzl they aro ablo to handle with tho temporary tlpplo ss thoy haye lota of ordors, Mrs/Donald McMillan and family who left here six months ugo on a visit to Nova Scotia, and Mrs, Mc Minim's old home in Hamilton, Scotland, returned last week'end and are looking well after their holiday. Of course Mao hlmsolf Is all smlei. The ney J»mj> house Is gettlqf Into shape now. It Is being built of brick and When flnjstiod will be one of tha boat lamp houses In thli part of tha district - '-• 1-'""■■•/• -• ',- ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ A. I. Blals. of Frank, and W. W. Scott, of Bellevue, spent Wednesday nt North' Fork,, and' Miss Blals,looked after the Bellevue .Store In-Mr. Scott's absence. - ■• , "' y - Mr, David Roberts arrived on, Tuesday's Flyer from Wales; England, and Is visiting with his sister, Mrs. J. J. Thomas. ,. , "Mrs, Chas, Dunlop,'of Colomnn, was n visitor in 'town on Tuesday.; Married,—-At Frank Parsonage, by Rev.'W. T; Young, oh Saturday, October 12th, Matte Lohtinon to Miss Oono Ovaskn, both of Bellevue. ; Mr, Frod Livingstone, of Frank, has beon looking after the "Blairmore, En- tprprlBo" In the absence of Mr. W, J. Bni'tlott, who wns acting on lho Jury at1 Macieod. , C, A, Rlclmrdson, our Frank Livery man, lins taken over a livery barn ln ninlrmoro nnd will bo moving his family there soon. Mr, Palmor, who has tho govornmont contract, for the moving of tho town,arrived' horo, last Sunday from Montnna nnd Is making preparations for tlio moving of tho town. Ho ex- poflts IiIb outfit to arrlvo any day, Mrs, Palmer and family have nlso como lo town for tho tlmo bolng. Mr nnd Mrs. J. W. Windsor, of Frank, expects to move to llollovuo by tho ond of tho woek to tako up tholr residence In tho now bank thero. Mr and Mrs. J. F. Btorllng oxpoct to loavo for Edmonton on Friday to 'tnko lip tlielr rosldonco In that olty, Mr. Franklsh, of Plncher Crook,, arrived In town lo take clmrgo of P, -lump,' bul chor shop, Hov. Young conducted the funeral serviced at Uollovuo, on Monday, of tlio Infant daughter of .Tank Ollphnnt. Dnrilol Dunlop, Jr. was assistant pnmlor to Loo Mlljcr of Blnlrmoro lust wook, Mr, llarry Mooro, lawyor, was a wook-ond visitor In Lothbridgo last week., Mlko Rosso nnpllerl tor n whn.ouMn liquor license for Blairmoro, which last wook camo undor consideration boforo the License Commissioners at Lethbridge. The grantlnn of tlio !.• coiiBO wns opposed by Father Bummat and Ilov. Hunter, of .llftlrmnre. nnd twmlioil in tho Commissioners deciding not to grant tho licenso. '' Mr. 1-ovltt, of Lothbridgo, formerly a Tlnptlift minister, but now a ronl oaUlo broker, was a visitor In town on Monday. .TV Hfnnngh-e has reopened his pool room nnd bowling alley ovory night this unit \vcck, and thu "trlbus" havo repaired tbIUier to enjoy themselves. Twenty-one houses of the old town havo been safely laid to rost on tho now townsite. Very florin all tho tampany's bouses wll! be removed by fteoft, snd t.hfin rafmcr,Witt wove ll__. mt, A sample of coke may be seen ln each window of the company's lamp cabin here with a' placard placed on each sample bearing^the .following: "This is coke as it should be," and "This is coke- as it is owing to the miners filling "dirty coal.' A' miner in ".Michel now •■ needs to be, an, analyst. ' .<'•■ ""■■"' ",-"'' Wm. Branch, Bill Porter a'nd.'.H. Ferryman left Sunday last for a week's ,hun___on-,the-head^of-Lime-and-*Ewin" Creek.'",--. - '■*•' "• The ' dance, held' in Lockhart's Opera House, Saturday last, "under the auspices of. the Italian .Society; was a great success. A large number attended. (' The'music '.was supplied by" Almonds' Orchestra. -"' ' . '* '*'-. Airs, T. E. Murphy,, and ■ family returned home Monday night from a visit to relations down .East. His Honor Judge Thompson/ Mr. Macnell, Mr: Herchmer and Mr. Young wei'e In Michel on'Wednesday in connection with /the compensation claim mndo by District 18 on behalf of R. MIcelll. - George Lucks, was a. visitor here this.week, leaving Wednosdny,night for the Yellowhead Pass, Jas. Johnston, better ' known as Jimmy_,th« Finisher, nnd Lou Davis arrived here Tuesday night from the Brazoau Country for a, couple of week's vacation. , ' T. G. Harries left Friday night last for Indianapolis to attend tho International Executive Board Mectlnp;. A spoolal meeting of Michel Local Union will bo hold on Sunday, Octobor tho 27th, DlBlrict' President Clem Stubbs will address the meeting. E. K, Stownrt, manager of tho Trites Woods Co. wns n visitor In Mlohol Wednesday, Bort Estabrook, stable boss for the conl company,, arrived hore Tuosday night from tho' Pralrlo with flfteon liond of horses for tlio Mlchol mlnos, ' Ed. Stacey loft Tuosday night for Coal Creek, nt which placo ho tins secured the position of driver boss. - Frod Winch and wlfo, of High Rlvor, nro roglslorod at tho Vonozla Hotol. Mr. J. T. Rudnlckl, of Fornlo, was n visitor In Michel on Wodnosday, Arbltary procoodlngs woro takon by Dlstrlot 18 undor1 tlie Workman's Compensation Act to claim Compensation for R, Mlcolll, a mombor of Mlchol Local, who niot with n sorlotm accl- dont oiivtlio SOth of Novombor last In Mlchol,, The ovldonco of the Injured mnn was taken In tlio liospttnl as his back Is broken nnd ho cannot bo movod. Tho contention hold by tho Conl Company la tlidt thoy nro not llnblo as Insnflfclont uotlco of Injury and demand for compensation woro niftilo. Also that lt .was through wll- ful .nogllgonco on pnrt or Ilie Inturnd man uint lio met wllh his ncoldont. Q*t Committee's Report We, the undersigned linvo examined tho mine known na No. 3 East and found tho following conditions' to pro- vail. Explosive Gas In croeg.cut off ,:.y.i. i;*«.i,, * biiHi Counter Lovol nnd 3rd Wost Room,!, owing to timber breaking down b'rattlco; snmo undor Immodlnto repair,: qno half Inch cap in a foyv, other placos; all other working placoa clear. Vontllatlon fair. Tlmhnrlnir good. Roof and aides good. Travelling roads and nlrwayiii In jood condition. Iil.uiw ruble ft. of air per mln. for 13 men nnd D horsos In first apllt, and spin. 3 Eaat sldo of slopo, jn.ooo cubic worker, a producer of the world's ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦;-•', • *> 4>. ♦ /' HOSMER'NOTES ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦.♦ ♦.♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 'Mrs. J.' Keir arrived 'from the old country on Wednesday of last week. Tbe moving-pictures have started up again in the Opera House. The management showed some' good films last week, and they deserve support The members of the, Presbyterian Church in Hosmer. have commenced singing services, which will be continued until such times as, a pastor has been secured for the congregation. , ' i <"- The fourth annual ball or the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Maple Leaf Lodge No. 53' will be held in the Hosmer Opera House on Friday, 25th of October. Good music will be provided. Refreshments will be served' in the fiall.J Admission, J1.50. Ladles,' Free. Mr and Mrs. Kendal left for a short vacation at the coast last week. , Mr. English is at present In charge of the local branch of the Bank of Montreal. - The Hosmer Glee Club have, commenced practice again under the able tuition of Mr._ W. ,E.. Smith. - Their first practice was _ held in the Mess House on Wednesday evening. Mr. Moffat and Mr. Pollock were visitors here on Wednesday last. wealth has to hit it, its generally on the ties, unless'he's lucky enough to steal a, ride .in-'a side door pullman. Catch bn? Otto Melrs'left'Monday,,night for Lefhbrldge for' a couple of weeks duck shootihg.j Oh, you ducks. - ; George',.J^uck, mine foreman at,the Frank Mines, paid a visit here to" renew-,", old ,, acquaintances,, - leaving TTuesdajL-nightT-^—":-r^rr-*"^-i-^rJ-T' Richard!- Beard visited Iiis7 family, last, Saturday. No more>flat seams- for, Dick.: He intends, moving his family down to'Maple Leaf in the near future.. i-'-. y, t ., a _.Dayei(Harris, an olcLi-timer In the Pass, arrived back:here from -Wales last week. He 'reports! mining conditions the worst he'has ever known them to be in that part of the world. Down in a C. P. R. depot in Alberta the .other night quite a large number sat; waiting In the cold and dismal waiting room for the West-bound local, which was some' fifty minutes late owing to ,the Governor-General's train being en route for tlie East.- ■ Shivering with the .cold, condemning the weather,, the C. P. R. nnd Its system were most every "one. When the Governor Genoral.'s train passed witli Us long string of carriages, convoying comfort, warmth "and luxuries of evory sort, qulto a largo numbor of tho kickers raised tholr hats In response to tho handwavos of the .roynl party. - Therefore, to thoso who did this, wo way: "Quit your kicking, as it Is what you want judging by your actions." ' ., ,Owlng to the moving plcturo reels of the Calgary Stampodo bolng damaged at Fernio, Mr. Lockhart wns unnblo to show same hore Monday night, However, plctnros wero put on, which, Judging by tho hearty laugh tor of lho audlonco, nmply compensated, Jimmy Corrigan, miner in. No. ,1 North, tore the nail off his finger while spragging a car on Monday. James Mazas, driver in No. 5 mine, was crushed between the car and the rib, caused by his horse stepping out of the traek. So the child Is In London, eh? Yes, and I've got the papers? Well, ask Jack and Harry. Dramatists in embryo. In the Italian government's attitude there bas apparently been no change since Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs Prince Discalea stated in-parliament that the foreign office had con-. fined itself to instructing the Italian consul in Boston to see that Ettor and Giovannitti were provided with able counsel and that they received a fair trial. -a •o. ' The Frank Wine & Spirit Co. Wholesale Dealers' in Wines, Liquors and CIGARS FERNIE BEER ALWAYS IN STOCK Phone 83, Frank; Alta. Don't forget to try Easton's 0 " , When you want ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM SODAS & SUNDAES PORK AND BEAN SUPPERS FISH AND CHIP POTATOES SUPPERS COLEMAN NOTE8 Go to 0rond Theatre. ' ru.il r>ir- lures In Town* Coming soon "Euu- ln« 8pf," ' Everything Is vory quiet around hero, tho mines nre not working vory stoady; scarcity of cars being the cause. The rending nnd rocroiitlon rooms In connection with tlio English Churoli nro going up flno and will make a groat dlfforonco to the church when complotod. The Ilev, Wntldns J a res certainly dosorvusjKroat credit for thn Intorest ho tnkos In (ho wolfnro of IiIh church and congrogntlon, The death occurred here on Sunday night of tho Infant (laughter of Mr, nnd Mrs, Alox Moore, Mrs. Morden, of linssnno, grand pro- sldoiit of the Grand Lodge of Ho- bol. a lis of Alborta, was visiting tlio uuovo order hero on Monday. Mt, ll'm. -iiiiiKs returned hero on Thursday last, from his visit to his horn'4 In tho old land, Ills iiiiiny friends aro plousod to soo hlin back ngnln. ■Sim, ism, rmser returued to h<;r home In Coloman nftor ntl oxtonded visit to her old homo noross the big pond. We,have hooii; Informed thnt Colomnn and Hosmor Football teams will piny horo on Saturday, the 10th, for the Crahan Cup. Look out Hosmer tnr thn r^oMmfin boys mean buuluusH. You will have to go somo If you want to win. Tbo young men of Coleman gave a danco In tho Kftgles' Hall tho other - night, and all who attended It had a vory enJoysMMIm*. W<» ynitcrotai-d that tboy Intend giving one every month. COAL CREEK The mines were idle up here on Saturday afternoon shift; shortage of box cars being the cause. -.The' Good' Sh'ep(p)herd has taken his English -flock to reside in Riverside Avenue: What is, the matter with No. 8 room, boys? ''"A ^Wonderful'-Message from Heaven" is the subject chosen by the Rev. Mr.' Pearson to.speak on next Sunday at the Presbyterian Church. . "'"- . A party' of mountaineers were viewing the crack* in'the mountain up here on Sunday.' -' ' . ,. ~, TJJndet-the^auspices^of-the—Bible^ Class in connection with the Methb; dist Church', a, grand social was held on Tuesday evening, 42 persons being present. I The following rendered vocal solos: : W. Clarke, R.? Bills- borough, and.Misses Hall and France. Parlor , games 'and refreshments brought to a cbse a most pleasant evening. Accompanist: Mr. Thos. JIutchenson. v Mr. Smith, manager of Trites Wood Store up here, has been called away suddenly by telegram. Mr, McDean Is manager pro tem. ■ At a meeting held in tho Club Hall on Wednesday, tho 16th,. It waB decided to form an amateur dramatic club ln ,Coal Cfeek., The following officers were elocted: .Director, Mr.' D, Shields; President, ' Dr, Workman;-. Vlco-Prosident', Mr, G. O'Brien; Sec- rotary, Mr, D. F. Marklnnd; Treasurer, Mr. Robt. Johnstone; Executive Commltteo: Messrs. J, Shnnks, It, diHb- borough, W, R, Puckey, C, Percy, J, Hewitt nnd R. Snmpson. Any, person desirous of b'ocomlng mombors of above club are requested to give in their names, to lho Secretary, D, F, MnrlchU-d. Tho stork vlsltod Coyolo St.'again on tho , lth, lonvlng a fine daughter to Mr and Mrs. Jas, English. Mothor and dnnglitor doing flno, Edward Jackson, a drlvor In No. 1 East Mlno, hnd tho misfortune to got his log crushod whllo following his om> ploymont, IIo wns romovod to tho hospital; whoro ho Is reported doing well. II, ,T, Atkinson, ropo rldor nt No. 1 South Mine, dislocated his Unco-cap on Saturday whllo following his employment. Hnrold Illrd, ropo rider nt No. 1 East mine, siiBtalnod tho loss of two fingers nnd n tlm ml) on Monday night through a trip hacking down on him. Mo la ropbrted doing ns woll ns cnn lm expected, Coleman Bakery Alex. Easton, Prop. T.M.BURNETT Dealer In * Dry Goods^j^J^ots^&^SjLP^s^^^ ~~~^~T~~Meti& Furnishings Groceries Fruits,Flour & Feed Hardware, Tinware Etc. Best Goods at Lowest Prices Hillcrest Alta, ' Wo havo tho largest nnd most up-to-date Hardware and Furniture Stock in tlio Pass. Everything in Furniture Carpets and Rugs Plumbing and Heating. Special Attention to Mail Orders Stoves and Ranges Granite & Enamelware Crow's Nest Pass Hardware Co., Limited Phone 7 FRAN K, Alta. p, O.uBox 90 Grand Union Hotel COLEMAN, Alta. Best of Accommodation We cater to the workingfnan's trade G. A. CLAIR ;-; Proprietor Hillcrest Co-Operative Society, Limited Groceries, Dry Goods* amcl Oencrfll M^rcH^sidicc • The People's Store Owned by * the People Managed by the People For the Benefit of the People W6.invito tlio ...spooHon of tho public to onr stock which i< .ibsoliifoly fresh nnd choice in ovory particular. in Wo Imvo ono of tlio finest stores tho V,\hh. We are in every way suited to supply tho public with quality goodfl at living prices. Could you oxpoct moro ? Ml ' .JS- • .ft PAGE EIGHT _ 1( f ! V'-i ""^""•r''.'.l4-Vv,iii''-'V'l,-i'-,_ . •. ->■■ '')Z-?f-y,- '*- y-.-!.'/y \fi,- ■*_'_■.',-' *•"'.'-••.---\ .'-.J,;'..".-'*' ^'-.'' ^-* t <';- ,.,->, I'~°'-">" .;"<. '"-,*,; .i." -"*- . ■ ■-;. ifl .- ,'.' . -"•". ' i,,, 3 _ . y- /.- 7? •'' '""•" * '7 '-'-•'• \- ■?"'"'' ''• "'*' . "' '" -< - ."*' " ' ->'• .- .. •- "^,-^.c"y ' ■ y. -... %<_• ■ ■-, . -..■ -.-; *- .'„.... .; :■ _ *.;,.'.-; ■ ■-.'.. THE DISTRICT LEDaER, PERNIE. BoC.;\pCTOBER 19. i912lv?yPy y The Little "; Business* Man The lot of tlie little business man, like of,that of Gilbert and Sullivan's, policeman, is not a happy one, and" he is by no means velll-beloved. The consumer looks on him as his natural enemy, one who pilfers his purse and "robs his stomach by charging too much for his victuals and clothes... Which, like most of the consumer's ideas, is baseless error. Mostly, the small trader is regarded as a capitalist, which is almost slanderous, and also he so regards himself, which is ludicrous. Wore he paid a salary equal to the income he derives from "his" l_i.i_i._ess, he would immediately ap- l-esir in his true role as= a slave and uot a pampered one at that. But as it is he Is a sort of hermaphrodite, a slave in the guise of a master. The production of a commodity being incomplete till it reaches the consumer, here, over the counter of the rot-tiler, it receives its final touches. So the little retailer figures in as merely one of the vast number of cogs in the capitalist's machinery of wealth production. lt is curious to note that at the two ends of the process of production of most fodstuffs and of ,,n_ai.y other 'commodities, we find two groups of individuals in .very similar circumstances, the small farmer at one end , and the small retailer at the,other. The farmer, passes the articles hq pro_- duces into the hands of great capital and from those hands the retailer receives then). ■{-'Ike the farmer the retailer not only works ' himself' but has often his wife and children helping him. Like the farmer he hires help 'to a'certain extent, exploits his employees, and' passes up the proceeds of exploitation to, the master class. Like the farmer, his ownership in his business is the whip that drives him to greater exertio-is, that is, makes him a more efficient, productive and easily exploited slave, than he would be on a purely wage basis. . Herein.lies.,the secret of the" persistence of .small, business, as of small farms, in face of> the constant tendency towards concentration. The small business man, laboring under the delusion that the business is his, will rustle up trade, worry and scheme more, and do it for less, than he would as a salaried manager. Furthermore, lie will^-also furnish a part of the capital necessary for. his own exploitation, .which adds not. a little to .the convenience of his masters, besides adding greatly to the humor of the situation. .Starting with, a few his pile to help them exploit Him: Once launched upon<fis giddy career as an independent business man, no pirate that ever sailed the main could match him in the unscrupulous- ness and consciericelessness of his methods. He will skin .'his girls down to a prostitution-compelling wage and whittle his male^ clerks to a soup bone. He will joyously cut his competitor's throat and-take* the last cent off the window and orphan, thanking his gods the while for collecting it. And. then his payments, his interest and the necessity for expansion will force him to pass up to his masters the proceeds of his nefarious trade, and lucky indeed is he if ho retains sufficient to support that superior dame, his wife, in the.manner to which she apes to become accustomed. ' Truly a caricature of a capitalist is he. Petty in his transactions; petty in his ideas; petty in his outlook, 'petty in his virtues; petty in bis very vices. Often a pillar of his church or chapel, his deeds must keep the recording angel's department working overtime. ('enerally a member of "fraternal" societies, fraternity in his relations with his fellows would be equivalent, to financial suicide. Arrogating to himself a superior' social status to the wage slave, he fawns servilely upon his "betters" and seeks to imitate, in the manner of all true toadies, their manner of living, of dress, and even of speech. Frequently be robs his belly to decorate his back, and in- a forced straining after culture, exposes his ignorance. . . Of all the victims of—capitalism surely he is the most to be pitied and despised.' The proletariat hard-driven and sweated, stands at least upon the threshold of a better day. For the small trader tlie sun is setting, and the prospect becoming ever gloomier. The huge departmental stores and mail order businesses are cutting the ground from under-his feet even in more remote localities, and the quondam victim, the consumer, is developing a happy knack of running his credit with the local merchant and sending his cash to Timothy Eaton and elsewhere. His commercial ability promises soon to have a new opportunity, for _its exercise, in the sale of his labor-power cheek by jowl with the pro'etarian he despises. And this consumatio-- - is to be greatly to our advantage, fellow slaves we are told. These petty bourgeois, forced into our ranks, are to furnish the revolutionary ■ proletariat with ty-ains!- Ye gods forfend!—Western Clarion. ' , SHARPEN"- YOU R, S WO RD1 The Dean.of Newcastle iu'His<War Paint •■/-. Says the Summerside, P..E. I„ Pio-, nee'r. "Canada leads the world in Boy Scout Records.' •* Have 'we sunk as low as that?—Cotton's hundred or a, few tliousancTdollars, as the case-may be, he procures credit, •to several times that amount, and imagines that he is doing business on the borrowed capital of the kind-heart-1' Remember we show, the best pic ed wholesaler and the obliging bank, j tures'in town and change daily. Grand whereas he has in reality lent them Theatre, Canadian cadets have visited. Newcastle, . and there has been ■ a large amount of slobber by capitalistic. (?) defenders of the -J'H empire." Both the Church and the Chamber of Commerce were" well represented. The representative - of the Church was' especially fulsome in-his eulogies of the whole cadet system of teaching to,murder in the defense of the empire. ' Tn his remarks, the Dean told the cadets that one of Australia's greatest assets was her- coal, and they (the Canadian cadets) would very soon learn* that one of the. things Australia would have to consider was, '.'How. are the coalfields of Australia going to be defended?"' Apparently this dignitary is of the opinion that the rest of the nations, or geographical collections of people, are dying to lay hands upon our coal deposits. This is nonsense! The veriest piffle, and coming from such an educated luminary as the Dean, is surprising." Nature, or God, as you will, provided those stores of coal (and preserved the same deep in-the bowels of the earth, our coal beds being in very fact, ' indeed, bottled up sunshine.. Neither man', or the labor of man, had any hand in storing up the great mass of wealth represented in the coal of* this planet. But until labor is used in winning coal from the almost inaccessible positions it is just as worthless as the mud-banks in our navigable rivers: Man found a use for coal, .consequently; man discovered a method iof extracting coal from pother Earth; and when won found means to use it to the best advantage for. society. ■Then smart (?) individuals, realizing what a power coal was to become in the economy of the • world, schemed so that" they and ,they alone would derive the most pecuniary benefit from the ownership of the coal . supplies stored by Nature.1 And they were successful. Now, the. people of the world collectively cannot burn a single pound of coal without- permission of the, owning coal barons. It is in the defence of this usurped right—the .right leagalized by the, land robbers of the days gone, by and still held by.the same robber class. This robber class being small in numbers, when compared with" the ' dispossessed class, were naturally afraid that the.-people would turn on them and take their own back again. Then there was enrolled from the 'ranks of the dispos- -sessed-class—a—body—of—retainers,-or. fighting meri.'who7defended"the interests of the land robbers, who promised them__an_easy,. lazy life. The world progressed" without.""the aid of this owning class," but its members were always quick to reap any advan tage u to,: tthemselves, "and to,.deferid themselves .with'the aid of "their- hired" mercenenaries. .'.-As time went withe hired mercenaries became ' 'a ' burden- nppu their'employers, and as "the owning class, which had usurped the pow-' er to make .the" laws at 'he "time th<_y" seized the land,"' * made it' obligatory upon the 'country- to support and maintain the';;late < retainers of the robber' class yand thus formed a-standing army. \ . •. ' This standing army was' definitely used in supporting the. usurped rights of, the dispossessed class. But education expanded." ;The ignorance of the dispossesse'd,'J.viz., "the working class, was gradually dispersed. .And now/we are not so ready to defend the stolen property of the owning class'against ourselves. So,now a scheme has been evolved to compel the children of the working class "to undergo military training 4to enable the owning class to- still retain for a longer period'their plunder.' And 'the Canadian cadets, are a. few of the children of a-geographically situated people" trained to defend. "their" country against • other geographically situated pebple. " But the fact of the matter is, the real ob* ject' for training ".working class- children is to-defend-the property of the capitalist class against their _ parents. This property-robbery , of- the/'.people has always been upheld by. the church, therefore, 4t is not surprising that the Dean of Newcastle spoke as - he did, being a representative of- the capitalist class.. y ■ Another statement" from; tlie ' Dean' was to the effect that Australia was- » . \•• . .- .••» learning, and Canada was <. learning even, faster''than Australia,7!That the' prosperity .and strength did": not lie oiv the football field or tlie race^ course."-' HoV true he spoke ' in 'the latter, connection." But did he mean it? Probably'tlie-. Dean forgot, or, else overreached - himself. ■ But, the Dean must surely have meant the prosperity , <jf - .the ' owning class, which, is made j. more .secure ' when built'"upon the ignorance of tlie People; a"condition of affairs always supported by.'the: church. " It was not the prosperity1 of the people that troubled the.Dean, but the prosperity bf vthe'class ■ on which ,he lives as a parasite., . Further/ according to His Deanship, ."Swords h'ave got to be' put' to the grindstone,'and be kept sharp," .andUiNoImari^oul'd^biJjvorthy^oLtJifi, name who1' would .hesitate to draw a sword or fire a gun in defence of those he loved." Yet'the Dean is a Christian!" He no doubt breaches about a Loving Father < 'and-, 7a ' Crucified' Son Ii\ his ( "actions and words. practically' states that he knows much-better thairthe God he preaches'7 about.y Is-it-'not stated in the-Book upon >;which {the Dean bases his- religions-: teachin'gs,- that, "Thou shal." not,-''kill?"'\ -But,- forsooth! the .Dean says^'Weare not men unless we kill," and-keep in "physical efficiency and!good order with that end in view." Again,', is■ it" not stated in that self-same authority!'.used, by the Dean; "He that llyeth/tiy the sword shall perish rby, ; the; .sword"? ■Yet he himself declares that-'oiir sons should train for''these-.things—' and i't matters little whethe'rJthey.v'go,-to eterpal damnation or; not "so' longs as "His Ecclesiastical Majesty" and liis friends are comfortable iier'e and-iiow. The'Dean of Newcastle is hereby advised" (hat 'the Australians', will eventually defend "Australia!1 - not against fancied enemies, bii't_ against the ,real enemy of. the .working class, tlie class represented by- thp Dean and the Chamber- of 'Commerce. And as the education of the, people- advances, as it will'do despite the .efforts of these of the privileged clnss, •to hinder and side track, „The world's masses arc unrestful' now! and are seeking that knowledge which' means power, a knowledge and power when obtained which" will not. be used un- justly -as, has Ween taugnt ana practised by the church, but in the direction as spoken 'by that Jesus ' whom the church worships: "Ae that will not work neither shall he' eat." , Socialism is advancing—and.it behooves the enemies, of 'the working- class to put" their house ih",order and "render unto Caesar.', the things • that are Caesar's,"- and unto the,,workers the things thayare' the. workers'—which is all that labor, produces.—The People, Sdyney. N. S. W. THE MASTERS70PEN SHOP IS:-*_v. ' • , ' ^..;i. .'t:!. ;...v__.- ;-,, ,, ':. THE WORKMAN'S OPEN-GRAVE COMBINE AGAINSTjy ...7 ^ ..\ .; •1 Xy 7 ,'-.>y.INSURANCE ACT'; every week,, and other public The current issue ' of the Eastern Labor News, of, Moncton, N.B., carries an. article,in a recent issue relative to the miners-of Nova Scotia,'-in-which the following .appears: "It is not gen" erally known, but is a fact capable of proof, th^j average .amount .received by those dependent on the coal industry of Nova Scotia "for a livelihood, is less than it.takes to keep paupers in the poorhouse of .this country, even less than, living,'expenses of the inmates of semi-penal institutions, and not.more than'inmate's of the forty-six jails in Ontario eke out tlieir .miserable existence'"while." expiating the crimes of murder, arsch, rape! seduction, burglary', elc. lt is figured-"out that- each dependent receives $85 per year. to.live.on,'or something' like'22 cents','per"day., . .ln-the goyernfiiental institutions, aside from penal and corrective, institutions,"' the average cost per—inmate—per— day-irango's-betweeiL 23 and'27 cents." ■ "' ' Z fi ' /„ . " • ' ' , -. .If you wantjo- sec a good show, go -to the Grand Theatre. ' Your patronage is appreciated.' . . ,,;,,-., '-' -The men of the Chicago Publishers'' Association, who are fighting, brgariiz-. ed. labor know; precisely ^what 7they- believe and whyfthey believe it,". They have'the full• courage'of their-conyic- tions. - -'-■•' •-..-• i •-:,- - They-stand for,the .relation of Master and Slave with no "obligation on'the part of the-'Master to provide work, food or shelter for .the workmen in7his days -of, health,- or,, refuge, for" him. in' his'days of weakness and old age.> ■ -y ' They say: ;" ■*.,' V- "•■->•.-'--•"• ■ "We stan,d7for the open shpp—for the [ fight of every citizen to-'employ' whom he pleases, when and \where he pleases, if he is an .employer; to work when, wlwjre and for whom he pleases if he, is an employe. ' v t _ ■-. • ~>' V'Wo. stand - for the right' of the employer to pay whatever he plcsases to whomever liq' pleases. „.' Labor Is a commodity! Like all other commodities its value to the consumer is based' on supply, and demand. ' "If the laborer" Is not satisfied- with tlip'wages wo pay him'here in Chicago, let. him go whore wages are 'higher. If he has no money to go on," that Is' his own fault or misfortune. ( If he is able to save nothing for sickness or "old age that also is'a" purely personal matter with which we have nothing to do." There we see the doctrines of tlie open shop in.all its naked^horror. , Men may-work if tliey can get work. Tliey. must take what their employer pleases to! give them, If they,- cannot find a master or if .they cannot' live on ■what'their master pleases'to give them then 'they can starve/' „' " That is the- doctrine .of'the open shop. 7 . " ■ .S ■ • y ,■ - ,Can you see what -men are fighting for when'they fight 'for/ the closed shop-rthe Union, .Shop.'_ ,, y , ,' .Tliey are fighting'-for the- lives and happiness of .their, women- and ,chil-' dren, they are fighting for the right tb live decently. • ",. . Ta this end they strike to make it impossible for .the employer- to pay "whatever" he pleases to whoever he pleases."- 'They insist that he shall pay" union wages to union men,: -^' - The master says he cannot stand to pay what the. union 'deriwrnds. '• The union says it cannot stand,, to' take what'the employer .pleases to give on the theory,that labor.is a commodity governed by supply and demand.' . j.s, tliere no answer to' this riddel of. Capital and Labor? .'•--,":'''.'-' ' Australia has one—compulsory' arbitration—and , Socialism has another, Theowne^Kiirb'f^he^ieinis^oi^ruduc-- tion by-the people. .' \,S- ■ If JIr. Publisher'will not accept-the one,-he is liable-to have the other crammed down his . throat.—Chicago Evening World. . -;'.' Nevy..Measure '.Mofe7U-ipopuj^r-Than ,, -Sy, .Eyetvr-Uniotis May; Become-'- •£■'.' '•y 7S."."'-' Passive^Reslsters '">;_.:•" S , 7LONTX)nV 'October ^ 1 oyEver - since ■" the'insnrance act"'came into force they, feeiiiig'-qf"the 'workers'.has"been* stead-' < ily.rising.-against,the/nieasure. -'It is 'v not!the;princip'ie of-.t^act,which has ," aroused ppposi tion,7 i if is "rather deci- sipns!",or'the;'coini_-lssibners ,with re- '•"; gard." to its wo'rkings. No act- has ever been .placed .on tjieJ.Statute Books ;in so nebulous'.a condition'and no body,- of'people' charged; with-"'tlie ^enforce-7 ment> of '.an.-act^eve'r have' been-'endowed wiifc'.suclr..arbltary powers'-'as ■- the commissioners, of the insurance- act. The re'su_t:'is,ln.ats.a number of:: decl'sions'dmve been given which have raised 'all, sorts of'doubts among tlje executives of the'-trades unions as to their-ultimate effect". ^.- This' was' unpopular enough and nothing- but thfr ■ fact "that the existence of thV government* was staked upon it enabled it to get through the house. The' unpopu- ;' larity of the act and the. dislike 'of what;was possible has, hardened' into a distinct fear of the actually. ', .""So;strong is the opposition to the act as'at present'administered that it ,has been seriously, 'proposed that the trade unionist's! should become passive resistors"; one 'well .kno__vn leader _ having gone so,far as to'propose that' they' should combine ( to "bust >the thing." • . ' '■. " . .- * fi "•'! .-.'■'■ AN ABSOLUTELY CORRECT . , . o ANSWER TO.A,QUESTION * Professor li. H. Stock',".head of the'' mining department of 'the University - of, Illinois, and, formerly editor of, "Mines and 'Minerals,"'at-the close of y the last term of the University, took some examination papers home for.in-'-. spection. ,'"' ;- • ..."■", • Seated in his library busy -with the work, Mrs, Stock,, who was present, suddenly heard hini break the.jailei.co" with a'hearty laugh.-■' When she .inquired the reason ofj-.lt the professor" seid.- •■ >'■<.■''•• "Listen,- to the answer to this ques- ■* tion, 'After the liole is tamped and the squip-ls Inserted, what should the'min-'- er'do, next?' 'Yell fire! light the- squib and git—t-iie-powder will do the rest.'"'" _ '";' '" - • "■ "''■ In answer to Mrs.! Stock's query as to what-credit he would give for such', an,answer, .the professor said: "One hundred per cent. -The' answer, while laconic, is, absolutely, correct.". The - student who made ,that an'swer,' after ' acquiring„a- mining -''education ■ under Profesor Stock,'will undoubtedly know how to; pra'cticelly^ apply, his know- Tedge^'Mlhe^ arici Miii(-va!s7~' 7~y ,Go to Grand Theatre. " Best-pictures in Town. Coming soon '/Equine' spy." " • ' yy ' "'. _____B__aiiH8»t--__l^ This is for the Man Who Hasn't the ,i .'-'"'* ■ ' * Investments camp on the path of the man who has the coin. He has his choice of anything* on the,market, hut the man. whose capital consists mostly of inclination and little available money finds but few available opportunities. * IT IS TO SUCH MEN TIT.AT ATHABASCA LANDING OFFERS A GREAT .OPPORTUNITY, ' ; . / ' ,, . : ' We have consistently and conservatively advertised ATHABASCA LANDING, not to capitalists but to the man who wmits to -become a capitalist. - ,/ ." , . y , ' < , . Wo invite you to consult us, and want to satisfy von that ATHABASCA LANDING is the Best Investment To-Day for the following reasons: ' /,',,, ,• - • ■.'■' '",,"'-,.'..', '' Read What the Big Capitalists are doing in Athabasca Landing : THE GREAT OIL FIELDS ARE NOW OPENED UP AT ATHABASCA LANDING AND THE BIG RUSH IS ON Two More Oil Drilling Outfits Shipped Out Atliiihascn hiiinlini; N.'\vn: ''('onti..-.!.).' A, K. Ki.m-y liiiuli'd two sliitionni'.v sU'iun boilers tliiw weel. willi their eonipleiiieiilH ol' ilrill tools nml piping, nml will leave iimiiedintcly with them I'm' the nil I'ields down Hie rivoi. "One dnlliiiK outfit \h for Ihe (Irmtl North Oil and Asphalt Company whose opi'i'ntions are al Hie mouth ol' the House Wiver, and tlm oilier is for Hi.' Steep Hunk Oil Company twenty unlet, below M«»- .Mumiy. HelVire navigation ehmes five or six different eumpanies will he drilling the Athahasea Oil basin, iih (dl hns already been foiinil, the date of the uriiiid rush appears to be eoininu pleasantly near." Mr, <l. K. Cornwall, the euci'KPtie. member of Provincial Parliament for ihe Peaee l.iver district, and champion ol' Ihe North said: •'(leiiliinisls claim, within a fow miles tlie largest deposit of tin* ,.:, ! ".". ■■'jilvilt in thn fvm>\A 'Phii Ik m natural imvitii' nintevial u.'d l!i • M'.iti iiinv'i'd I'V'.i.tii.-. the <•»..'.wr of the vnlh'oiidw. The«.c (jrcjil asphidl deposits often reach a deplh of lOO'feet mid are found for miles along tho banlcs of thc Athabasca Kivcr. Dominion Ooi.- ernmeiil pieidouistsestimate that tlioro are nearly five billion Ions of ■i. nlmll l..ifi< " 1|_. nlno lit....UK thf'IV IU"C 11ll' l.'VCIltest Oil products ill tlie world in the. North, An outfit drilling at Athiibusca Lniwlin^ struck n mishei' which is l'lowiu^ one hundred barrels; that from a IM.") fool hole. STOP AND CONSIDER WHAT A GREAT RESOURCE THIS IS. A large PUIjP nnd PAP1.R MILL Ima beon started, and tho only Paper Mill West of the Soo in Canada. They have enough pulp wood in the'Athabasca District to supply all of Western Canada, which means i\ };roat resource, Him mill boing run with Natural Ous. Athabasca Landing the Manufacturing and Wholesale Distributing Paint for the Grand Prairie' and Peace River Country A Iiii'ko HrieU manufiicliirinpc concern have'installed tlieir plant lo turn out 50,000 bricks daily, along with several nth *r luuiiufaeturing concerns which have gone into AthaluiHea, Landing during the last month, and nil commencing mi thc-irtplauti.. Where Rail and Sail Connect Athabasca Landing is surrounded hy the best agricultural bind iu WcMorn Canada,'ith wheal, winning the first prize in competition with thc world. This is owinw to ils low allitude being M70 feet, NnviM' known to have a hailstorm in this district, Gas Galore Klow bigfjer than Pelican. Town will be .i(jUt_... right away. Alhabasca Landing K'ews, October 12th, 1012, ''An we yo to press we lonni that « iremendoiiH llow ol g«i. *v\.\(. m- countered thin morning in the drilling operations nt .ho edge of town. Tho flow is declared to bo much heavier than tlio funi-Hix well at Pelican Rapids, and the deafening noise of the escape is so groat thnt one ennnot stand closo to it. II. A.'lioiiniu\j>ros.dont ol' the company, wives thnt nrrnngeiiientH will be made to light up the town right nway. ■ \ Athabasca Landing the Great Northern Terminal Canadian Northern Rnilwny from l.dinontou to Athabasca Landing j Unnadian Pneifie Railway from Udmonton to Athabasca Landing; Caiifidian Pacific Rfiilwny from Wilkle. The TrniiH-Pacific, Mclvenzie Him'm nnd Hudson's Pny railroads have a charter to Athiibnsea Landing and Ihe Provincial flovernment have gunrnnteed tho bonds for 11 rond from hern to Fort MoMurrny, nnd one to Pence River Cros»_ny and one to ,Lne Ln Piche. The Ciimidiiiu Pticii'ie Railroad to Peace Pivot* CroHsingj Caniuliini Northern lt-'lrond ;rom Unltlefordi 'iriunl Trunk Paetfie i'l'om Prince Albert; Canadian NnCthern Railroad from Prince AHWt. Stop arid realizo with thoso Railroads Qoiriff to Athabasca Landing What a Big City this will bo. Whon thoso largo concerns aro investing thoir millions why cannot the small investor reap the same percentage of the great 'profits? Realize with these railroads going to Athabasca Lauding what a great city it will he. - ilOW i. _-.<. i'llliv IjU iiiv.il .*..».__ j._Uii a'.'C vio1.".! tiie big boom mid puy hwui iniwa, und when Investing &o it with .. roliable firm and buy direct from tbo owners and you aro not paying two profits. We luivo thc best proporty in AthnlMHon Landing with a good gunr- ini...-r, itiii. .ii im-. i.fi\7f. y.l. _,v J..-.I i':'.'.:r.'. F ." f*:j;f?:"." .<«:•»i.."Vi»..i nnd Atliahnsen Landing Donnl of Trade Literature hoo tlie^arBORt Real Kstato operntorH iu Western Cnnndn, 'J McCutcheon Bros., Liphardt Block, Fernie, B.C. OPEN EVENINGS, HKA1) OKPICK: Cidgary^ HranehcN: Toronto, Reginn, MouhcJhw, Kilnmntou. Ottawa, Victoria, B. C. Hrantfonl. Montrenl; l.om.0.., Krifirlnml; OlnsRow, Scotland. ' •^Wl*W«_M«Wwri_**-.W&J_* , ^_. : iitoi«(l»"_.<n^n .IV *>& WTy^'y-yssxxmyyy .»' \ t'-'v f/y '•'. fc- ■ --r">-"1'-""■**-'>■'*• »*■.*,, -<- •'1. .-" "■■ y7: y-r-.-^'7yyyy^^;,y-r- 7 ' 7 '•'•■'• i'y- ., 77-'j> i^-^.V*;'''-''7''*%'n7'.'''&'!■'.7>7 '* .•'. >- ,-,f-'..- ' v 'thf^disteict ledger, fernie^b..c.;October 19,1912. PAGE NINE sv,\ . Deafness .Cannot B«? Cured. by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased .portion,'of the^ear.-There Is-only.one .way to cure deafness, and that Is . by constitution-.' a) remedies.. Deafness"Is caused br an inflamed condition of tbe mucous lining of tbe,Eustachian Tube.,-When this 'tube-Is lnflamed'you'have.a rumbling-sound or, imperfect hearing,. and when It-Is entirely, closed .Deafness is the-result, and unless.- tbe" inflammation; can be-.taken out- and thia.tube -restored,,to" its normal condition, hearing will be-destroyed forever; nine cases out.of - ten are caused by.Catarrh,' which.is.nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any casa of Deafness-(caused*by catarrh) that cannot be cured-by Hall's ■ Catarrh Cure.'vSend for circa- ]_lts free v *- .. ''.; ,' F. ^CHENE! .& CO.. Toledo," 0.' ■Sold br Druggists, 75..'- '/.", ■ "',•-•' .;-,.' .; Take Hall's FamlJV Pills for'constipatio*. -. K You're always welcome here Clean Rooms, Best of Food arid every attention THOS. DUNCAN " Passburg p, Wholesale Liquor Dealer Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes l ' t Gents'- Furnishings ' . ; BAKER 7 AVENUE , / . v'* •- ' -'■ .'''•'._•" *' BRANCH AT HOSMER, B.C. Th0 Hotel 6ne of the Best C. J. ECKSTORM Prop. Lethbridge, Alta. SIN Cr E R E W I N G MACHINE ir»*ft**»***»»»»*****»*»*»»$ ( t • t • i -( t • t t •i t i t _ ■ „ - c t t t ■t •t • « ■ c , f»n>¥>>»»»vy<i»»iiiiiiiiii_i_i_iii_i WM. BARTON Asrent Fernte Brandt Pellatt. Ave. North For pUfxPyoreign Brotkeirg Poliih PRECO BY. STE MALI VOLIT , PR^-sbciALISM i L.E. McDonald HORSESHOEING' GENERAL BLAGK8MITHING '. . : and.- CARRIAGE BUILDING " Expreaa and Dellvj}|ry -Wagon' ,a SpoelaUty . HOTEL The New and -to-date Hotel =& Or. de Van's Female Pills ■•; A reliable French regulator t never faili, These pills are exceedingly powerful in regulttlnf the generative portion of tno female syatom, Kefuie all cheap Imitation!, Dr. de Tan's are sold at •5r box, nr three lor $10. Mailed to any address. The Bootoll Drue Co., Bl. Catherines, Onfc Southern H 0 TEL BELLEVUE, Alberts Every convenience and * attention Up Every person likes to be comfortable. We have the latest design of steam heating appa- - ■ ratus In every room. Our, menu, •is the best. We guarantee satisfaction. Two blocks from C. P. R. Depot. Old and new faces welcomed, .' New Michel, B. C. P. Zorratti - Prop. J Moalfl that tasto liko mothor used to cook Best in the Pass Joi. Grafton. Proprietor. COLEMAN Liquor Co. Wholesale Dealers in Wines Liquors Cigars Mail Orders receive prompt attention List of Locals District 18 ,,u. NAMK 8EC, and P. 0. ADDRESS 89 Onnkhend .., F. Wheatley, Dnnldiood, Alta. 411 Beaver Greek..,,,, D, Kemp, Denver Creek, via Plncher .21 J_ ;V. v i........ J. _>u. _.«, tittmutt, Frank, Alta. 11M TttMrTnor<v Vt, lv EfW*, UUd, A.U. 0.0 IVurmle 3. Maiden, Paiaburg, Alta, 9917 Carbondalo J. Mitchell. tarbondele, Coleman, Alt*. 1917 Canmoro N. D. Thao huh. Canmoro, Alta, 3633 Coleman W. Graham, Coloman, Alto. :.:: £'_...--_, v.. _>_..t-c», Ofiiwi-, tt.o. 1128 Chinook Mlnei .... J. 8antonl, Chinook Mlnoa, AHa. 9171 Diamond Olty Albert Zak, Diamond City, Lethbrldie. 131. Fernio Thoi. Uphill, Fernie, B. O, 1968 Frank..,,,......,...Bran Morgan, Frank, Alta. l.07..Hoim«r W, Balden tone, Hosmor, B. C. 1058 Hllleroit,,. Ooorirw B amboroiifh, FHIMwie, A!ta. 574 Utbbrldfe,; L. Moore, «0e, Slcteestb St. North Uthbrldge. 1189 Lethbridfte CollleriM Frank 1»« ringhm, ffflfl,, Tfa„ KTpp, Alta. 1988 LUle W, U Evan*, Wile, Frank, Atta 8929 Maple Leaf...;,.. J. Mu.d_.l_, paaaborc Alta. UU Mlebel,., il. Bnrran, UlebeJ, B.a ' 9952 PAMburg A. Zurtar, Paaeborg, Alta. 2SI» Royal Vtow 0*9. Jordta, Royal CotllcrtM, IMVMtg*. Alta. 1IBI Tr_ber A. PattarMo, Tab#r, Alf*. 1M" Taber............. Wm. Forayih. Taber, Alta. '.-' E; V.,Debs';.;./>,T ' Je devafdesiat "mlllionov - pri£in;' pre5o by ste mali vollt' pre Socialism, a jedna ka2da.z"nlch'je-iijuca''huijia^- na priijeina*. -> ^ • ;" > ' Ako, vyrabatelia veSkereho bohat- stva svojim hmotnjir. 7 ziaujmom,. lebo nestava,2iadneho polltickSho oClstca v naSom narode 1 pri veSkerych.poku-' soch, zufalycli kapitallstlckych,l tak zvanych pokrokovycli politlkarov,'ktorl radl neaky zaloill..- Jedine socialism representuje hmotne nebo pre tych ktori pracuju, a len socialisticka strana dava prostrledky k docielenlu toho ne- ba hospodarskej hojnostl, ktoru praca robotnlka vyraba v miere prekypuju- cej. • , Kapitallsm representuje hospodar- ske peklo pomerov a sovrene biedy, degradacu a prostituciu' pre, tycii, ktori pracuju v pekle torn, v ktorom vy teraz exlstujete, a jedna, kaida politi- cka strana okrem strany socialistickej je pre zyaCSenie tohoto pejtla kapita- Hsmu. ', Po prvy raz v historii,vy, ktori pra- cujete, ovladate silu, ■ pokojne zlep§lt' svoje vlastne pomery. Ten malv ku- sok:papieru, ktory v den vo'lebny dr2l- te-vo'-.vojJch ruka'ch, je mocnej§i, ne2 v^Skere vpjenske afmady vSetkych kral'ov.'sveta. Tomuto ballotu vol'a vSetkych despotov must sa podrobit';, pred jeho rozhodnutim bajecna; sila pena_na's'a rozplynle ako'tmava hmla pred ranajslm slncom. . Na politickom bojiSti robotnik oa stretne s milllonarom' v alvia lutn«j rovnos£l. Vy, ktori pracujete, moiete ktorykql'vek den vol'bou vyhladlt'- sys- ktory okrada a >ykorist'uje vas, lebo vas je.mnoho a va&ich uttskovatel'ov nlekol'ko. ' .. s " Vy, ktori pracujete, ste' rozhodcami svojho ylastneho osudu, nikdy nepoz- naneho robotnikmilsveta.' *' ,V jednbm .nekrvavoin bojimoZete urQblt' biede konec; vy saml vlastnite kl'-i*, ktory otvoriokovy, viaJucie vas k doiivotnej praci7 Na vas rozkaz, milliony detskych ot- rokov, teraz pracujucich v tovarna'ch a baniach. kapitalu, btidu pochodovat* k radostriej svobode: . """ Lebo' niusite vollt' pre 'kaplklism a jeho- stale vzrastajucu biedu a prosti- tuciu-preTobotnictvo, jeho annaduT policiu a sudy, ktorymi vnucuje vam syoje bestlalne'pomery—alebo musite vollt', pre, socialism; ktory proklamuje induBtrialny mier ' namiesto boja ho- jnost' namiesto .biedy-, lasku a SCistotu namiesto prostitucie. .... Na vecl'nemenl,'akym menom poll- ticke strany. kapltalismu su pokrstene, republikanska, demokratlck'a, progres- slvna, su vsetky jednake, a* su pre neu- stale-trvanle kapltalismu so vSetkyml jeho hruzaml, prostituclou'. a korrup- ciou v meste, State a celej zemi. Pre vas, robotnicl tohoto naroda, je len Jedna otazka y tejto ftampanl, a tou otazkou je socialism proti kapltaltBmu. Vedl'a tejto otazky vSetky oBtatne vj^ bl'adnu v puhu nepatrnost'. V, mene clvlllsacle, socialism vyzyva kapitallsm k oBpravedlneniu joho prava k jestyovanlu. Tu mame prlmarnu polltleki. otaz-ku tak zrejmu a pochopltol'nu, ako bola otazka medzl hlasatel'ml otroctva l'ud- skeho a jeho ruSitel'ml pred polstole- tlm. ' Kapitallsm dnes stojl v celojayojoj skryvanej nahoto. Jeho politick! re- presentantl, nech u2 druhu akcholcol' vek, musla ospravedli.lt' vfieobcenu chudobu, ktora zavlada medzl robot- nlct.om tohoto naroda. Ont musia ospravedlnlt' multlmllllonarov a 2obra- kov, Onl> musla ospravedlnlt' znbl- Jnnlo robotnlkov vo fabrlkach. Onl musla osprnvod stain armadu neza- mostnanych. Onl musla ospravodlntt' zflnw.Btnnnlo milliony 21on a matlek, dcor a sostlor za plat, ktory Ich Xonle do bahna kapltullsmu. Onl musla ospravedlnlt' dctsko ot* roetvo, ktoro prlkovava vlacoj neJll dva milliony bozmocnych dletok ku ko* lorn modornhoo kapltalismu. Onl musla oipravedlnlt' obClunsku a iwlltlcku lintlobu, pronikajufiu lnetttu- olu kapltalismu ako. tlvuco malomo- conitvo a evadzajucu pollclstu v jeho oluibo pravo tak, ako tudcu v jeho kresle. Onl musla ospravedlnlt' prootltucUs tin _o a kazatol'ov ikol a> unlvoralt, ktorl alulla xaujmpm kapitalu a tym otravuju blavy naroda n jeho Intolll- Ronclo. Vedl'a tychto hrosnych dok««ov «k dettneko, akinaakrte blbo je itebot- ante o "tarlffa," "kontrolle korporacll," "doitojnoitl sudoov," "kradoll dolofra- toy na narodnoj konvoncll, kapltallatl- okych atran." n no) «'n inveh "nt* .■m- » ktorymi kapttallam hl'adl rohoti.lU* oauait o jobo hlas! Molei, tnoj apolurobotniku, oipra- r»dlnlt' doreru v kaplUUam proti tomuto rotaudkuT Zalato le katdoden* na S-kuaeiKHrt* v tvojom tivot* n tV.i«-». nom' tvojkh drahych Ja hrozncJJIro rouudkom nad .kapltallamom, neill pero amrtornlka mole naplant*. V mono mleru a bojnoitl, v mono ctl a cnoeli, v mono mulakontl, ton- akoitl • detatva tohoto naroda, mal bya ffiif tvoj hlao v proafxich WMlnllnmu. V mono 1'Ddakootl socialism tv* fa k uhn-tuflWtuIu p*>4 »voj proper. Polrial' ty ration nltvat', Co kaplul- Um vlilatnl, moderou» ttroU k v>r_lw< a dopraw. dollar tlol badol otrokonv, a t?o}a low* a tr»Ur.«enrj budu plnlf dvpata' bobifor * trojfe dletky oUu> r.iiT<< brrdu OttiUU. l'kul»k*. hi»l>W<>»>*l. At potior bvdotmtJle nmiw_.n_.n- ych masich bratov .bludtt' pp" ullciach' a bude im upierarie pravo na'uhajenie puhej existencie.' ' "\ Az potia'l' biideS ty a^. tvoji'- bratia spolurobotniei pinit" krimirialy,-blazin- ce a chudobince—o'iet? lirabivosti a lakomstva plutokracie. ;J _ ,'" \ V mene, tejto'''demokracie,- .ktora- znamena koneCne.vseobecne bratstvo, mali by ste volit' pre .socialism. Je to vSeobecna- zaruka, ktora viaZe dedict- vo,vSetkych, jazykov, vSetkych narodov a jej heslom'je "laska a svoboda." ,, Italian FEDERAZIONE COLOMBIANA, LOGGIA LOCALE II Circolo Operalo Italiano No. 110 N. S. Questa societa'ha stabllito una tarl- fa/di amlssione-per 1 vecchi membri como segue: Dai 18 a 30 anni >....$_.Q0 - ' Dai 30 a 40, anni $5.00 Dai 40 a 50 anni '..$8.00' La rata messile sono di uno scudo (li.oo).V '. •"• -<. .' • Ilsussldio degji .ammalatti riciever- ano la somma dl" 8 dollari" alia setti- mana per lo spazio dl sei mesi dopo la prima settimana di malattia, questo sussidio se pagano dopo sei mesi di entrata. Per megliori informazzioni rivolgesi agli ufficiali della sudetta i3ocieta. ' * " AVISSO Per - alcuni miembri della Colonia italiana di Fernie sono stato avver- tito de stabilire una classe-'de sera per istruzzione In- lingua inglese ma, prima de cominciare questa classe, desideraria a meno* un > numero' sufi- ciente di cuaraenta allievi. Per megliori informazzioni doinan-* dara ai-Signori T. Mazzanobile, Francisco "Santoni o al ufficio di J. W. Bennett di frontl alia Posta. Anchre desidero-stabilire una classe della medessima in Hosmer e Michel. A Silver Tea Service Free Tetley's Tea Contest / ; - in Trites-Wood's Window Contest closes Monday evening/ Oct 21, at 6 o'clock HOW GOULD IT ■I.-- BE DONE Han L: Benson in Pearson's Magazine., "OhJ" the capitalist gentlemen !.ay, "but you Socialists are not busi-' ness men, and business men are required to manage industries. A Socialist government would, therefore, fail." , ' .. ''-. Under Socialism - Mayor Gaynor expressed much the same thought in a statement about Socialism that he- prepared for the New York Times. Mr. Gaynor's attitude > toward Socialism is tolerant— 'almost'sympathetic—yet he asked: "Who"" would run youv Socialist government'?,'. Where would you get honest and competent men? Would the human understanding and capacity be larger than it ls now?" Wherever.-Socialism is discussed such questions are asked. Thev are Let us get down to brass tacks. If the Socialists were to gain control of this'.'government tomorrow, probably the* first thing they would*do toward carrying out their program would be'to call' a' national convention._■,,to. draft a, twentieth century constitution, to replace our present eighteenth century one.,7 The convention would abolish the Senate, vest' the entire legislative power ln the House of Representatives, destroy the Unltd States Supreme Court's usurped power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional, make all judges elective by the people and establish the In- itative, the referendum and recall, Socialists would not attempt to establish Socialism without first clearing the ground bo that "the people could control their government absolutely. No Rip, No Jar The work of tho convention having boon approved by the people, perhaps the first trust that would be taken ovor would be tho railroad trust. It would be a big job. It would be so big a job that no other similar job would be undertaken until tho completion of Tho railroad job was well under way, the railroad job might require a year or two. I montlon this fact to show that it would not bo the purpoao of a Socialist administration to rip tha country up from Main to Southern California within twenty-four houra from tho fourth of March. In fact, there would bo no ripping or jarring, am I Bhall soon show, Qver'ythlnir would nrocoed In an onlorly, lawful manner. I say thoro would bo no ripping or jarring, because thore would bo no cosaatton of Industry, Let us, sup- poao, for Instance, that thn ownership and control of tho railroads had boon transferred from tho preaont owners to tho govornmont, What would happen? Abiolutoly nothing In thn naturo of a Jar What happona now whon ono group of capltallRtH sell n rnilroad to another group of capitalists? Nothlnn, of course, Tho now ownnrs tell tho Ronoral pianager to koop on running tralni ai usual, or If they Install a new manager, thoy loll him to koop on running trains, Tho tratnmon, If they did not rend tho nows papers, would not know that tho rond hhd changed hands. i| Th*- trnrmformntlnt. fr«tri prlvnto In public ownorohlp would ho accomplished precisely aa smoothly, Tbo only chniigo would be In tho ordora that a Bn'lalUt administration would give to the Chief *»T«>C11f.Vft Otttrora nQ •♦'.. .""'.' roads. That order, In subatanco would be. "Don't try to make any profits out of tho railroads. Hun them nt cost. Qfve tlio men more waget. and shorter hours, and glvo the pub- lb tbe bost possible sorvlco at the }.!*('». |.->-._..j*it. rain and with tbo loa .*. pri-slble risk to human Ufa." I. you can manufacture a riot out or such Ingredients, go to It. If yo t on figure out how tueb a prot-ta- fii£ would disrupt dvllliallon, prn- reod at your leisure. Tbe c«nU are ali down. You no* Wluw *U_-i tb* i»oe.»-.#_• want to rt"- Where la tbo danger? u - Plenty of Honeat Men In answer to Mayor Gaynor and others, Socialists, therefore, make these replies: Capitalists are now able to get honest men who- are competent to' administer the government in the interest of the capitalits class. Why, then, should you doubt that Socialists will be able to get honest men who will be able to administer the government in the interests - of the working cass? In either,case, it ls simply a matter of executing the orders of the employer. - Capitalisms' employes obey their orders. Socialism's, employes , will", for the same reason, obey its orders. You tell your employes to maintain, tbe advantage evidently regarded as Insuperable ob- stacles to Socialism. As a'matter of fact, tliey .serve only to show how little the'questioners know of Socialism. : , Socialists, do not purpose to establish hatcheries for the breeding, by special creation ,of a class of super-' men to administer government and manage tlndus'try. They will depend upon the regular run of the human race for material with which,to work out their Ideas, But they will approach the subjects of government and Industry from a different point of view. The capitalist's conception of honest and efficient government Is that, sort of government that will best • protept him-in the enjoyment of the unjust advantages that he has over the rest of the people. The capitalist's conception of honest and efficient business management is that sort of business management thut will yield him tho moBt profits upon, the least capital. The Socialist's conception of the'best government )b that which glvoB no man un advantage over another, whllo giving ..very man the greatost opportunity to exercise his facultlos, together with the greatest degree of personal liberty that is consistent with tho liberty of ovorybody 'else 'And, tho Socialist's conception of honost and efficient business management Ib that sort of management that produces tho most product undor tho bout working conditions at thn least cost nnd distributes it among the pooplo without profit. that flRTfew l_ave~over the many, and they obey you. We shall tell our employes to destroy the advantage that the fewhave over the many. We believe they will obey us. If they'do not, we shall recall them. That is more than you.can now do., The Purpose is Different ' Mayor Gaynor and others also ask if the "human understanding.and ca; paclty" would be larger under Social-' ism than thoy are now. n Positively not. But we respectfully beg leave lo suggest' that It Is not a matter of understanding or capacity. It is a matter of purpose and Intention. Men "understand" what they are given to understand, If n man is told to understand the problem of grinding human beings down to push dividends up, ho devotes his mind to this task and to no other. If the same man were told. ' ■ to grind dividends down to the vanishing point and hoist human beings high' and, dry above the poverty point, be would probably understand that, too. And so far as capacity is concerned, we already have the capacity for, great productive effort. We simply are' not permitted to exercise enough of it to' keep us in comfort. Socialism would' not Increase the capacity of the human mind, but it woud give the na- , - tion an opportunity to exercise, tne capacity it has. • ■' • In a Nutshell •'; To' simmer' the whole mattefj_nto_a.L___ few "words: Socialism, would endeavor 7 to place government and industry Ir. * the hands of men who would con-} slder every problem and every opv portunlty from' the point of view, of,, ■ the working class. It ls the reserve! of this-method against which Social^ ists complain. Capitalists are compel^ ed to consider the working class last- In order .that they may consider thern^ aelves first" Tlie interest's of'tho capl^ tallst class and the working cIiibs, in*' stead of being "Identical," are hostile. The capitalist class seeks a maximum of product for a minimum of wages.' The working class seeks a maximum of wages for n minimum of product. The* two classes are at war with each other for possession of the values that the working class creates. Imperial Bank of Canada Capital Subscribed Reserve Fund .... HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO 6,000,000 Capital Paid Up .... • 6,460,000 6,460,000 Total A.seta 72,000,000 D. R, WILKIE, President . MON. ROBT JAFFRAY, Vlco-Prea. BRANCHES IN DRITI8H COLUMBIA Arrowhead, Cranbrook, Fernie, Golden, Kamloopi. Mlohel, Moyie, Nelson, Revelitoke, Vancouvor and Victoria, SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Merest allowed on deponts at current rate from date of dopoolt, FERNIR BRANCH GEO. I. B. BELL, Manager HID BID SORE FOUR YEARS ZAM-HUK HAS HEALED IT I Mri. Wllion, 110 Wlckaon Ave,, Toropto, layi! " About tour yoara ago a aoro ipot appeared on tho right sldo of my face. Thli spot Incroasod in alio until lt becomo about half an Inch In dlarootor and vory painful. I wont to a doctor, but tlio ointment ho gavo me did not have any good effect. Tho ■oro continued to dlichargo froely, and was moit painful. I had It cauterised, tried poultices, and all kinds of aalvei, but It waa no good, and I continued to luffor from It for four years! "A sample of Znm-Puk won one day glvon to mo, and I vied lt. Although tho quantity waa ao amnll, It noemod to do me nome good, ao I purchased a fur* ther supply. "j_»ch box did me moro and moro _,-_ .'fl, Mil), ._> __..' _.7.J.(,.U, W-'.'o 1 U-i been using Zam-Duk three veeki, I saw tbat It waa going to beal the tore. In leu than a month It was boalodl "I know t lady ln tho east of tho city, whoio husband aufforcd for years -u.il. &'*. ^v'-i* »■•»** V* >••<• f't-tii ^~ •'") recommendation, Zam-Duk tu tried Id tbat cate. Tbe otber day, when I aaw ber, ehe told tne tbat it bad healed the eore completely. "My daughter, wbo Uvea Id Lethbridge, Alta., baa alio need Zam-Duk tub the aame tatlifactory mule I think It la, U/onA all doubt, «h»nn«»t fcaalieg 'bain knows,** Btrfffi fs tbo opinion of all owmne «bo bare really tried Zam-Duk. It li a eore core for ecsema, pile*, abftMMtiet. uleers, scalp aorta, ringworm, cute, burn*, scald*, brulsca. and all akin Injuries and disuses. I4& bot, all 4mgg!*ta and atorci. ot yeet froo fro* taavl-tilr Co., T^ronf* for price, fa nit ef .bin disease uji alM ZaiB-Bnk teep. Ife. tablet. C. E. LYONS Insurance, Real Estate ** *■ and Loans Money to Loan on first class Business and Residential property THE ORIGINAL 1 OC.A £i»i.ANADA SHORT TIME SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Jinny Having Ari'OiintH nro ■>pi'j...il willi thf Hunk* l»y pi'monn wlio nro netting iixiflo nmnll mno.mts., from tim** tr* time*, to mitkc provision fur tlit; payment of ii life inNumni'*> premium; tliNi'liiir^' n mort- ff/iff»> nr ..i.>.»f Mime similffr »t?i?fg..fi'-i... TJi<"-' "h'rt timo K.ivinK* Aff-OWitN nn? rrmlily noeeptnlilo to tho Monu' Hnnk, nml full cetti- \M\\\\i\ in.'-."'*! ih \u\'n\ iluruiir tht* round perm.) that the money remain* on .li-poi.it. Head Office TORONTO Branch.* and conaectloui threat bout Caned* «T. T. Macdonaid, Manager. Fernie. ir. ^,i ' *' .--".. i'\J:^f.-1-^*."- *>.- -IWVi-HvV.. -"JT- -, ' ff ** .'. _».-i:-»'_«*_ -I'"-- v 9 -- _._._.,.' , vm,^-...^ .. -v 'vv3J_ '-- -- '' ~ -\ .'-.\.-V - -' -■&".<,.' ■„•'*. --' --.I'-'.f^vx-:-; J-' --J";' ^"JSf«- *.-- .-,- •' _ '1"is\>jiJ. -VI '-','-'-.-•", « J _.•-_'-- •&,-•*'.-"; f'Oi -. -i > ■ - • ' - . . '■'■*: 1 "" ". 7'- y'° ;,v 7=" .' - 7' . • "' ''] K-i77"-';~7"' yS.'l-.':y-7 yy'S r :"S7'7'r\J I "•" »" ~.-<-'^' '"■ * "> ' 'i '':.--. - - '--,"-. - " - . -~1~ .""'".''"-.- -■'<''- . „ 7:.> --."• - _. --. . . IJ-JJvft^ "• PAGE TEN THE DISTRICT 'LEDGER, I1_ENIE,*B. C, OCTOBER 19, 1912. n -mv. k at *y.*" p. r< -y *•« ^^k y j Silver Service * . -t. , No coupons, no Wrappers, no Obligation to buy. The window contains a-display; of Tetley!^ centre, estimate its weight in pounds and ounces, then register your name and guess in the book..;;Tlie first one guessing thecorrect or: nearest to correct weight receives the Tea Service Free, ■ ■. Should tliere be more than one eqiially correct guess, each Pounds of Tetley's New^ 40c Tea. Contest closes Monday, Oct. 21st. \ ^ ; *v . \ I Ladies' • We are offering "Ladies' Suits for Saturday and Monday at almost cost. All are the latest models: Everyone will find suitable selections. ■ ' Suits which we regularly sell at $3*5.00 and $32.00. Special at $25.00. Others as follows: ' , • . Regular $35.<X)) $30.00, $27.50, and $25.00 Special $22.50. Regular $36.00,J $29.75, $27.50, $25.00' and $21.00 Special $18.50. As an extra Special good selection of regular. $17.50 Suits at $13.50: . ,^, " SERGES , TWEEDS ? ; y.,- VELVETS PANAMAS. ~^* Dress Goods Medium weight Scotch Tweed, Dress Goods, 50 inches wide; several colors to select from. Good value at 75c. . .Special Price 50c. yard. Sweaters Ludies' Sweaters, All Wool, positively handknit, close weave solid colors or trimmings of different colors. Styles are all very attractive.- Prices ' are generally reduced and everyone will find quality and selection to suit their pocket-hook and taste. Prices: $2.90 $3.75 $4.00 $4.25 $5.00 $5.50 $6.75 $7.75 $10.00, Childrens Sweaters Special lot, good <|nnlily, just the tiling for the kiddies: Regular $1.00 Special .90 Regular $1.25 Special $1.00 Rogulnr $1.75 Special $1.50 Rogulnr $2.75 ' Special $2.25 Children's Knitted Ca<ps Warm, sorvic.inhU', woll mndo, all ' ooloi'H. Pricos 35c, 45o. 50o. and G5o. Babies' Hoods KniUinl- H««ir Hkin or Ctolli, 50c. 05c. 75c„ 85c, and $1.00. Babies Jackets Knitted or Eiderdown; nicely nuulc; excellent (|unlity, 60c, 00c, 75c and 85c Children's Dolls Wo huvr j"'-'. roooivod tho cuti^t Utile ('ompiinion for tho ohildron—n Poll thnt i» just full of oxpi .'ssion. Thoro i« tint n littlo girl in Fornio who will not insist upon having ono. Ask for ,1 fi l 1" 1 Ladies pressing Jacques y ' - ■ ' '-',•■.' Ladies' Dressing Sacques . ' - New ari'ivals; fine selection; prices 85c. to $2.25. Ladies Coats Our latest arrivals .are beautifully - made of stylish ,Near-Seal. Be sure to se thorn. This is - coat weather. Prices range from $8,00 to $45.00. Ladies Underwear Travellers' Samples. All at special prices. Flecco, Ribbed and All Wooj, in Natural and White. Ladies Corsets Ih'okfii lines of standard makes; nil good qunlity. Special nt 95c. We are 'closing out several lines of Cornet.., Among thorn nro snob makes uh "VV. U„" "T/D.," nud llins Filled. Rogulnr prices $2.50, $11,00 and $3.50. Special at $1,75. UuKiiliir $-1.00, $-1.25 and $4.75. Special at $2.50, Ladies Hose flood quality Cnsliim-Hi. Regular Wm, por pair. Spocial 26c MILLINERY Our Ladies' Hat Department is now showing a new assortment of tho vory btyiisn .Trench and Auieuwu Cicaliwijn, Prices are vory reasonable, from $1.96 up to $15.00. ■*. Mako your seloction while tho assort- TT.rkt>t ii Inrirp Grocery Specials 'XX PAY DAY SPECIALS Gold Standard Liquid .Blue, per bottle1 ....' .15 Quaker Oats, 5, lb. packages with china .25 Braid's Best Coffee,"fresh ground, 2 lbs. for . .85 Thompson's Coffee Essence, 2 lbs. for ..... .25 Tetley's Cocoa, y2 lb Tin /. .35 Tetley's Bulk Tea, No.-21, 3 lbs. .!....,.. .$1.00 Tetley's Brown Label Ttea,';3 lb. tin .$1.00 Tetley's Red Label Tea; per lb. 7. 40 Okanogan, Potatoes, per 100 lb. $1.25 , Queen.Quality Tomato;Catsup, pints .....7 -25 Queen - Quality Pickles," 20 oz .25 Robin ,|lood Flour, 98's;. _... '.$3.65. ..Crystal IJard, 3 lb. pails*.,,. , ...55" ' Crystal Lard, 5 lb. pails V :.. ..... .80 Shield Ham, .'-per;' lb. ..,. 7 :.. .i..,.,- .23,, ' Banquet Bacon, per lb ./v.. .'. -. '.-23 , Finan -Haddie, "per lb"",;.....,..; :. 7.^ .15^ Fresh Killed Chickens,, per lb.. 1 .V.. .28 Simcoe Family Beans, No. 2 size.../ 25: - '• y ' ' ,- - !' S.y, *' -:"" • -" 7-.T '>'y White Swan Laundry'Soap, 12 bars for ....' ' .45' Toilet Soaps, regular .35,and .40 boxes at.. •: .25 '■ - ' ",: . ;• IV. V-,'0!" ' -j'i ' .,",.. -. ' ,iV'i White Laundry Starfeh, 3 pkg'. for' _-.. .25 Tuxedo Jelly Powders, 4 fori ' .25 ■ ■• . ■ - ■'• l •'. ._' „ , . -■-' ,Tuxedo Black Pepper, 14 lb.,3 tins for 25 •' ..,,'.' '• .' -'-7 •■••' ■ it-; -, 7 - -,- Canned Corn, 3"tins for ...'..•... .35 Fine English Malt Vinegar, quffrt bottles..... .25 White Swan,Washing Powder, 3 pkgs. for ..' .25 , White Swan Yeast"6 pkgs. for * .'.;' .25 T "Tetley's Tea, Please" X * £ y .. $15-00 , , Saturday and'^Monday . y y •."Fine Worsted,Suits in brown, blue and^ black, also good line of'tweeds-at same price. , These are fine quality goods and will give perfect satisfaction at $15.00. ' - . - 7- ■ 7 WOOL UNDERWEAR .. Men's.extra heavy 'Ribbed Wool Un- ~.der,wear, ■_ double 'breasted.' Special Satiifday and Monday, $1.75. .wool socks ; ; Men's heavy Wool Soc^s. Special, 5 pairs for $1.00. . n , "•>_ c " : -"-' '- - ■ "$12.50 - - .'■' : " y ,-■•-'•.■ . , . . ■ Saturday and Monday . . Fine, worsted, Suits . iu', blue \ only. ■ Double breasted, well made throughout, .Avill give good service.and at $12.50 are , . unusual v(alue. Be sure to see them.' Wool Flannel Shirts - Men's J*urel,Wool Flannel Shirts, _ navy only, extra heavy,weight. .Excellent value; very*'warm. - Special $1.25.- yy >.. ■'_{ -'7 .,:-..'.■' ■"■,' •'S- 7\> ""'Heavy7Qloves''--'..' " •' Men's genuine Horsehide-lined Glov-' ■ es; guaranteedr to give good service/ Saturday'and Monday only,.$1.00. •'.'. $2.50; Special $2.50 7 .High grade Felt Hats in the new '- Velour and Scratch-up finish, stylish,, ) serviceable',7upus]ijally. good value.-' v,'-.- ■.!.,; .','• DUCK COATS ' ! 20 per cent Reduction «*' ■- • A; few sample Coats in Duck with Sheep;"lining.7'Saturday only; .at 20' per cent .below regular price. This is a good chance to save , 'I '■•'•'•''-''7 '; Fine Gloves .7 * Large stock • of .fine jneh 's Gloves in. ,the popular makes;: excellent assortment at. prices' from 75c. to $3.00 pair. ■ • Fine Shirts • "Wi- ' - /; i-y -■ ■" ' 'y f- f, "'.« - ' 1 ;."' /We are agents for the :^rell known Cluett-Peabody Men's ..Shirts. ■ These are. recognized-' everywhere - as . fine goods. Now assortment Jias just arrived., ,- Buy Cluett 'Shirt^-The Best.' .*! 7 '„■:/' * MADE TO MEASURE SUITS; "" .- We give special attention to all Made to Order Suits,and guarantee Fit, Workmanship, Quality and Style. Have your Winter Suits made .especially for you and know real satisfaction. ci,, BLANKETS Grey All Wool and Mixed Cotton Those nro very heavy and of oxcollent quality, JiinI the thing for tho workingman. Prices:.. $2.26 $2,75 $3.00 , $3.75 $4,00 $4.25 i and $5.50. Footwear House Furnishings Draperies Carpets • # nurntvure Men's Heavy Guiii ltubbovs, Solid I Ilool nnd Rolled 'Kdgo, 3 lnoo holes, sizei-i 0 to 11. Special at $2.65. Men's Gum Rubbors, solid hool, rolled edge, 4 lnco holes, sizes 0 to 11. Specially good valuo at $3.50. Men's two.bi.cl.lo rubber, Just tho thing for those who work in wot placos, Special at $2,60, ' 'Empress Ladies' Shoos. High top; Inn Ion, Miido ofNbox call' und heavy Russinu Utitlior, $5,60 par pair. Women's high-top, button and laco Shoos; just tho thing for fall wear, $5,50 per pair, Womon's Extra high-top Shoes, r.u..:.;;.;. Calf, Wiener b\\ ahory jn«t nVrlvoil. nt $6.50 per jmir. I Ranges Stdves Moil's Lonthor Top Rubbor Roots, !) inch Gum, solid heel, all sixes at $3,75,. Men's Lout hor Top Rubbor, 8 luco holes, solid hool, rolled edge; all Nizos. The Loader' at $4.00, < Light Rubbors • Our stock of Rubbors for street wear ine.udo goods for ovory mombor of tlio family/ -It's good insuranco ngainst cold, Just-Wright Mon's Shoos. Box Calf, Velour Calf- and Vicl Kid Ifulnr *R.R0 and t,rt.00, 8pn<_..il.$4.B0. Everything for the Home and For Everyone In. It WOOD COMPANY * •! 1 I, "immmimmmm^-ifiU' ■"- f > 1 '.*,»M»i««t.5mntjut 1 •iWSS'KS'W. 5B**l*« MJ_.^«*i«»»*-"»""lp,p,l*<"*"*'' Jt_-,— iiiBWUH
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : H.P. Nerwich |
Date Issued | 1912-10-19 |
Description | The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919. |
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Language | English |
Notes | Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | District_Ledger_1912_10_19 |
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BC Historical Newspapers |
Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2016-07-26 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 9573e7a3-27c9-4c36-b4c5-bf82f24e0c11 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0308855 |
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