%*l&«fi*&&F i*p*"'* *..-s*'KT,-. 'Hi 9 sii'ti;,, i *r'■*),'*:!• ■V » XA AUAA& - i , ^%„ '' *"ov -. . ~>> ,£X>>I* i.i-f .,'fli '■'.. :'pt^x°&B$A^ .^..-XAy-.t "" ^'«:> /Industrial.Unity ig Strength. 7®X ~x. SAVE THE HEADINGS OF THIS PAPER/ The Official ^Orgari of District ^No. 18, U, M. W. of A. m. 282 Political Unity is Victory. ■ t \x£/* ;: No. 7rvoiryn. THE DISTRICT I^SDGER, FERHIE, B.C., OCTOBER 11, 1913 $1.00 A YEAR this PACKING WHO SHALL RUN THIS CITY? J The situation that has arisen in. con- ^netotlpn with the proposed packing iplant seem^to^ demand this caption; The citizens'of Fernie should not be ibiased-or governed' by, those^who think they express the opinion of the electorate." ,' ',*"'. ' ^ , - v' iK you want .the proposed* industry and believe it will be beneficial to the toWn and that the City Council can enforce . their sanitary regulations, vote foir.lt., If, on the other hand, you believe'the people who have "bucked" this concern.coming here are animated by a; desire'to study your interests,' . then.vote against it THE PROPOSED PACKING PLANT "cessary for the .police to clear a space for them to enter' the edifice. After the services the rescued man held on informal reception and it ls estimated that more than 500 people grasped his, hand.', • Toshesky slept most all of yesterday afternoon and' retired again early last night, police at all times guarding his house to prevent the crowds from disturbing his rest. When he arose today he informed his friends that he was feeling . fine and - declared ■ he would be ready to resume work at the mines on Monday. Mine officials, however, say they will not permit him to go to work for several'days. ". MINE DRIVER IS KILLED AT KIPP We have received by long distance phone the news that Andrew ■ McKil- lon; a driver employed at Kipp mines, was killed today just as he.was hauling last trip from mine face. The deceased'by some means, at present not known, slipped under, the cars and was instantly killed. ;"' HELP YOUR BAND li i t ■ We have received 'the following for publication in reply to opposition from those who consider the proposed plant' ''svill be obnoxious: . Fernie, B. C, October 8th, 1913. Editor of the District Ledger. "' :,- ~,,'"; .Fernie, B.-C. Dear Sir,—On returning to Fernie. today" after an absence of nearly two' weeks,'I* find tbat apparently considerable opposition has arisen to my. putting in an abattoir' and cold storage .jilant on Block 44 in the city of 'Fer- , nie. Ab nearly as'I can ^ascertain those • who, oppose. the (- undertaking ^eiainrthat"thTe'rectron_of sucTTaplanf will not only be a. nuisance to -the property owners in close proximity to Block 44, but also to the entire city; Without going into all the details ■ ot the. proposed plant, I might say , -that it- ls my opinion that not the , alifjhtest'anfloyftuce will be caused to any, ope., Itje. my intention," 4t the by-laiy passes, to erect a modern up-to- . date plant along the linos ot the two ^recently erected ln the, city, of . Edmonton, where, notwithstanding the fact that many expensive residences' are erected'around the two plants not the slightest objection has been raised by any one. I consider that I am the one who is taking all the-chances in tfliis matter, as apart from the fact that I must-find my market in order that I might continue business,} mtiBt also keep strictly within the provisions ot tho Health Act, which is in force In the city of Fernlo, and if those who object to my undertaking on the ground that, it will bo a nuisance will go to the'City HaU^and conault tho Health Act, it will bo found tbat I can bo prosecuted and put out of business in tho event ot tho Health Officer making complaint, '• If I did not know absolutely that tho proposed undertaking "would not cause tho slightest annoyance to anybody, I certainly would not tako tho chance of investing a good many thou- ,. sand dollars tn your oity. ■ I do not protend that my undertok- . Ing -to start with will bo of a vory great financial nsslBtance to your city; but I eorlainly havo in mind as tlmo goes on to Increase my business to suflh nn extent thnt tho payroll alone will bo a groat asset to tho eity, I might my that 1 would much prefer to obtain proporty situate further from tho city of Fornlo where I would never havo to pay moro than a nominal lax, but I find It Impossible to Boouro other proporty thnn Block Forty-four, and In addition tho sowers and wator connections with tbe city ot Fornlo will onablo mo to koop my plant In an absolutely sanitary condition, It In my Intention to opornto my plant Indopondontly and supply the public with froshor meat than they havo been getting in the past nnd at a lower price; also of a superior quality and lima It will bo aeon tho cltl- sons of Fernlo will reap a direct bone- fit. ■ Your* truly, J. II. FRANKEL. .The Fernie S. A. Band will give a grand musical festival, and pie social iii their Barracks, opposite the post office, on Oct. ,18th"(pay Saturday), at 8 p.m. A speclaLprogramme has been provided'as follows:— ■- Program ° Opening" song,1 No. 258 S. B. Prayer.- ■; '-■ ,~. Chairman's remarks. March, >The Faith March," Full Band. .',' ... '; • : Bible reading," 160th; Psalm; C. Ven- ables."' •._. ', '..;,,., .•. ■■!■. _■_ Instrumental .trio, i'Ltttle Mary," T. sime, Eor^pr and^TJ&cliffe. , VooaVfwlo.^EternlV," j. ■cunliffe. . Horn solo,."KilIarney,"!J. Ratcllffe. >, Vocal found; ''When I went to the Army," Jjjive Bandsmen. ; V Selection, .'"Songs of Heaven No. 2," Thill TJn'-nH ' ' ' - "'- ' •'■ - i minutes, refresh- THE STRUGGLE ON THE ISLAND Full Band ■ -Ifiterval/.of.v ten ments served.-, '■•■■.' ■March, !'The French March," Full Band.v - ' 'k „ ' •Recitation,, "Football Saturday" J. Cunllffe. , The true story of what a bandsman's open-air testimony accomplished in a district where many thousands visit the football field. Rbbs solo, "Marseillaise," T. Sims. Vocal solo, Selected, Band .Sergeant Ramsey. Instrumental quintette, "No Burdens Yonder," Flvo Bandsmen. Euphonium solo, "Poor Old .Too," P. 8. Ratcllffe. Selection, "Happy Day," Full Band, Doxology, England. Wm. Ramsey, Band Sergeant; Ed, Brown, Band Secretary;. Wm. Ratcllffe, Band Master, Admission'by ticket, only 25c. Interest in the situation at the Coast has been somewhat, enlivened by the starting of trials against the accused. From the last sentence of telegram which we-print below it will be observed that the very important (?), event—wedding of the clerk' of the'court's son—has been responsible for a delay in .proceedings. We do. not care to comment as strongly as we' feel on this, but it certainly does seem extraordinary that the trial of these men, who have been compelled to undergo the hardships of jail for two months, should be' prolonged on account of social functions of this nature.' The .terrible effect of incarceration in a dark, narrow, dismal cell, denied the' right of newspapers, tobacco, intercourse with • loved ones and an opportunity :,to defend themselves against the charges laid against them can only be described by those who endure same. Justice may be tardy but retribution for Bowser and ,his mob is certain. Never in the' history of the British nation has a more disgusting abuse of justice been witnessed than in keeping these men ln jail. Charges as serious as murder and as frivolous as Intimidation, have been preferred. Justice shall not be bought nor sold! Ye Heavens! .From the telegram below it, would appear the prosecution threatens to take each triar separately1 and by so doing probably, .extend proceedings .-twelve nforiths! We cannot but wonder, that the "trade unionists" amongf'the legal gentry should raise a" kick when a. "card" man is ' not employed!. .Twelve months' - steady Tvork~idokff"f6bdr"and"tob gobiTtcTre^ linquisli/without a, kick. We have wired Geo. Pettigrew asking him for a line from Jail;' but do not know whether "'we shall receive same, as we .understand one^sheet of .paper .jje'r ..week Is all that-prisoners are allbweii, "'"■ ■ ,y~' HARVEST THANK8GIVINQ ' SERVICES At Olivet Baptist Church LATEST FROM THE ISLAND (Special to District Ledger.) NANAIMO, B. C, Oct. 9.—Lady smith men arraigned for trial before Judge Moway this morning. Fourteen of the-accused elected for jury trial, seven -for speedy trial and thirty pleaded guilty to a "charge of riot. Speedy trials will finish tomorrow. Judge. has remanded the men who pleaded guilty and no doubt will sentence them sometime next week. No date set for the Nanaimo or Extension men. ROBERT FOSTER. arately,."in i^hich-event trials could not be concluded in less than one year and apparently seeks this means of intimidating the men and forcing tbem to'accept'trial without jury and ■place themselves.entirely at the mercy of the court.-." Up to date all applications for ball have been refused except in casesof sickness. This is persecuting, not '-prosecuting. Men who undoubtedly \are innocent of the charges preferred against them have .been held in jail for two months with no immediate (prospects of release. There ls nothing definite as to when trials will begin.- Work-on court de-' Iayed one day1 by absence of clerk of court, who was-attending the wedding oD his son.—Robt. Foster. . The following, is from the B. C. Federationlst' and the reader may gather something of the filthy and disgusting conditions which innocent men—remember a man is innocent until convicted, according to' British Jaw, not Bowser's—are compelled to" endure'. Let' the reader lpaglne these surroundings for a .moment and contemplate "the day" when he will have an, opportunity of expressing by the ballot his opinion. It will prove a useful meditation for those who failed to make proper use of ,the franchise at thej last election: ' Jail Conditions "As far as the Nanaimo jail is concerned, it is as-clean as soap, water and labor-power can make It, but it is an ancient" edifice and was never intended to' liouse 95 _men- awaiting trial, in addition to'i the" regular prisoners awaiting trial, .The cells have j^jsi^tan^rrangements or_fresh water and considering that the prisoners are shut,up at 3.45-p.m;, three in a cell, 6 by^J) feet, and remain there Until the following morning" at 8 k.m., with a bucket inthe corner of the cell for the.accommodation of those forced to „ comply jvftyi the demands of- nature, the condition 'of the atmosphere at the end of 16 hours' confinement can be better imagined than described. Treated as Convicted Criminals "Tobaoco is forbidden; there are no lights In the cells, and newspapers published In the province are .not permitted In the jail and' the men are fed the samo food as those convicted and serving tlieir sentences." " charges. John Place, Socialist M. 'P., will face three charges and there are several prominent union leaders among the accused. The men who are to be tried have been held without bail in conditions which tliey stato are got good even for prison life, and there-have been many complaints made as to the sanitation of the jails and the crowding of three men in a cell. As many of the sentences which may be passed for the misdemeanors can be but little longer than what the men have served in jail awaiting trial, the complaints are all the more keen. The union men are determined not to suffer without ,a good showing at least and they will be defended by two of the most prominent members of the provincial bar, Messrs. J. E. Bird and J. W. deB. Farris. JJoth theso lawyers have been'in Nanaimo for the last two days making notes of the locations of the various troubles tand' they will be opposed by Mr. A. D. Taylor,,K. C, crown prosecutor, who, will be assisted by Mr. T. B. Shoebotham. The judge will,be Judge Howayj of New Westminster, and the fact that Judge Barber, of Nanaimo, in .whose district the troubles took place, is not allowed to.,sit on the bench, Is also another cause'for grievance among the union men. MILITIA SHOULD NOT ACT . - AS PQLICE SAY ALDERMEN The ladles of the Presbyterian Ohurch are giving a Cafeterlan Dinner on Oct. 29 and 30 from 6 until 8 p.m. each evening. . • On Monday, evening the Aggressive League will continue'Its study of civic conditions. Mr. Bird will be the leader and Mr. Arthur Wright will give a paper on ""Religious Tendencies." Charlie Lucca goes to Wycltffe, B. C, near Cranbrook, to box Billy Miller from Blalrmoro 10 rounds on Saturday, Oct. 11th. Mr. Lucca will then return to Cranbrook, where he will train for his match on Thanksgiving, It has been found necessary to padlock the "Daughters' " tins to the light and telephone standards, there being an inclination on their part (the tins, not the "Daughters") to loiter about the sidewalk and roadway. We wonder what will happen to them when the snow arrives? International Organizer Carl Theo- dorvlch bas been instructed by International to proceed to Colorado ^ and assist Vice President Hayes in conducting the strike there. Carl left-on Tuesday, and <*an be re'ied upon to give a good account of himself. Miss Bertha Pearson was in Cranbrook this week the guest of Mrs. C. McDonald. If So°Used, Government Should Pay .. Them Adequately for Services pf » j;rgd. - Sunday, Oct. 12th, will be 'Rally Day at ,the Methodist Sunday School. The morning service at the Church will be given to the children, at which an open school will be held. Special music by a children's, choir and three short addresses by representatives of the school will,be features of a varied and interesting, program. In the afternoon there will be reports from the different departments and a' further program of songs and recitations. SAD FATALITY ON THE G.N. TRACK HUNTER IS INSTANTLY KILLED On Saturday last'a very sad accl-' dent occurred on the approach to the G. N. trestle bridge to the north of the the town. -The management is ar- ta Germain Costos, was returning from ari short hunting trip to go on shift at1 2 o'clock, and in trying to dodge around a water barrel on the trestle approach, was caught by the G, N, local engine and killed instantly. , The inquest was held on Monday and a verdict of accidental death returned. Deceased, wno was a member of the union, had only been in the country som© six months, and was of French nationality. He was a wldoWer and leaves two young children (one in the old country and one in California) to mourn their loss. The funeral of the deceased will take place on Sunday next, leaving the undertakers' parlors at 2.45 p.m. for tho Catholic Church, where service will be liald at 3. A special train will leave Coal Creek at 2 p.m. All members of Gladstone Local are requested to attend. ROCK SLIDE AT COAL CREEK SUDDABY'S PIAN-p CONTEST THANK'PROVIDENCE FOR MINER'S RETURN '•■pr.Aple hf Cf.nlrnMn, Pcnn., Crowd Chureh—Entombed Man Well i.! One of tbo oldest festivals of mankind Is that of tho Harvest Thanksgiving. Beforo tho Christian era, amongst people of varying stages of civilization, we find a festival, the object of which Ib to glvo thanks to tho Lord of thn Harvest for his wondrous and bountiful gifts to mnn It Inil, The Bamo- spirit nnlmatOB prosont dny Christian peoples. Churches are artistically decorated with boautlful flowers and ornamented with a gonor- ous display of vcgetntlou, Olivet Church moro faithfully enunciated tbe spirit of this ancient festival, Truly tho sacred edlflco became the Onrdon ot tho Lord, Tho Lad loi' Aid woro ronponalblo nnd to thorn the credit Ib duo for work so .admirably dono, under tbo anporln- tendency of Mrs. WoBtby. 'Tho minister for tho occutlon was tbo Kev. Lnbonti, of Calgary, who do. llvered powerful and Inspiring nd- dro-sbuu. The choir rendered two vory beautiful .anthem*, ontltlod "Autumn I'ral»e" and "Prnlao tho Lord," The solo part In the lattor wns ably sung by Mrs, T. Prentice, Mr. T. A. Phillips Ib to be congratulated on the well-nigh perfect alnglng of the choir, Mr. J, WhUohoimo performed on thn nrmin in hia own Inimitable style. T»c- <Ch.uiv.ti nm* ■uuwvi'-iui wua wor- shippers and the otterloty was a gen- oroua one. There wae a good children's choral service on Sunday afternoon, the chit- Art*n nlmrinr and TcrHIm* unrtor t^n (Special to tbo Ledger,) ■NAiNAIMO, B. C, Oct, 7.—South Wellington men wore brought up for trial Monday morning, Oct. Oth,. Tbo prosecution added four more counts to those nlroady placod against them. Mon wero glvon tho opportunity of electing form of trial that they wish on those and other charges preferred against tbem, and all but two elected for trial by Jury. Tho Judge hns com- polled those two to accopt Jury trials with tbo roBt. Crown prosecutor threatens to have oach man trlod sop- MINERS AT NANAIMO WILL 8TAND TRIALS Over 150 Accused Will Be Tried—8tlll Many Complainta Regarding Life In Jail NANAIMO, Oct. 5,—Tomorrow will soe the Btart of tho trials of tho minors .who wore arrested subsequent to the recent troubles in this district and tho Issuo promises to bo ns prolonged as It will bo Interesting, Thero are In nil eighty-eight men who will stand trial for tho Nannlmo and Extonslon troubles and In addition, sixty-five for tho rlotB at Lady- smith. Thoro nro fow who will OB<>npe with but ono chnrgo nnd many will faco as many ns threo nnd somo four ■That the local militia should .tt.pt be used to perform the work of the-police, and that if they are so used, the government 'should make arrangements to see .that they were paid by .those.who.em'pjoy theri^ was the concensus of opinion among 'the members of the board of works yesterday, afternoon when an application was received from one of the street cleaners asking for payment of wages for the' time he was on strike duty on Vancouver Island. The application was ultimately sent to the finance committee but the board as a whole was opposed to It. - Aldorman Crowe, In the chair, could not, for the Hfo of him, see why that board should bo asked to pay a man's wages when he was performing othor duty. "Why," declared the aldorman, "no buslneBB firm would pay it and I would not pay lt mysolf." "There was no reason," said Aldorman McMaster, "why tbo militia ehould be used on anything but active service, If thoir services'wore roqulred in the defenco of their country. If tbo government wishes to call them out, let them pny tho men their full wages," Alderman Woodsido joined In the protest, ns did tbo other members of tho board, nnd tbo formor remarked, amid laughter, thnt If tlio board paid this account thoy would hovn all tho civic employees Joining tlio Royal Irish Fusillors,—Vancouvor Sun. As announced last" week, all contestants will have a chanc© to secure a substantial increase of votes by taking thlB week's Issue of ,the Ledger to ■ Suddaby's Book and Drug Store. Tho number on your paper represents the number or votes youwlll-Teoelve.- Contestants will not be allowed to purchase more than ten papers, but there will be some high numbers floating around so get In. ThlB la where tho late beginners get a chance. THE CO-OPERATIVE STORE COLEMAN MINERS BILL DEALT WITH •fr DISTRICT EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING C0NTRALIA, Penn,, Oct. 7.—Thorn- ai Toihesky, Uio miner who waa liberated yesterday from hts underground Pimm ta ine ConUnen*Uil mine after j leaderahlp of If. D. Wilson and Sun- society would afford opportunities for being entombed for eight dayt, fait ao {day School Superintendent, Mr. Mor- an unierupuloui person to collect Men Shown Dangers of Suggested Legislation and 8ome Good Advice Qlven MDMONTON, Oct. 7.—Tlm* act to Incorporate tlio Mutuul Benefit Society of Italian workors of Coleman did not mcol with tlio npprpvnl of tho bill commltteo of the legislature today. The laudable objects of tho socloty were set out In tbo bill aa follows: To Improve -the uoclnl, Intellectual and moral condition of tho members of tho socloty and to cducnto them In, Integrity, sobriety and frugality and to give all moral nnd mnterlnl nld In Ita power to ita mombors nnd thoso dependent upon tbem, To eatabtlHli and mnlntftln n fund for tho relief of sick mombora nnd for the burial of membora. Thn i»wnm1tto«*> *p«*n«Mnri>il tlint Mm objocta aa aot out brought tho aoclety uuutar tfte acope o( an tnaurance society and pointed out that aa such tbey would have lo pay « flee of 1100 a year and make a deposit of |3,0(X) with the government, *TJ*f* IftW r»1r>»V *9l*,9t99ll*H t\.,t I* r Tho UlHtrlct Incentive Hoard will moot at Tabur on Monday next, Oct. 1,1th. MINISTER REFUSES TO ANSWER CHARGES BRO. LAS8ALLE BENEFIT n.oo r..no r»,oo fi.tm Crothers Says He Can Reply to Charges In Few Words but Declines to Say Words—British Labor Situation Moat Acute In Yean, The management of this storo wish us to announce that keys will be tried out today (Saturday) and that, direct- ly tho lucky individual opens the lock ho can claim machino. This competition has been moBl popular and has created a great umount of Interest among tho patrons of tbe storo. Pinch- bars, Jemmies, diamond drills and skeleton keys will bo barred—nlso nitroglycerine. Tlio storo havo n fine display of luscious apples In their window and an thoro Ib likely to ibe a shortago of this fruit owing to tho early winter, tbo thrifty ones should get busy and seouro all thoy can, PrlcoB will, no doubt, rule higher thnn In previous years. THE CLUB We have received the following from an eye witness.and gather from Eame that the cribbing erected by the Coal Company above No. 9 has been ths-means-of-avertlng-a-disastef:— "I - was a witness on Wednesday about noon, Oct. Sth, of a rock slide which might have resulted in disaster had not the snow cribbing held most of tbem. 'As it was one of the rocks came, rolling down' the mountain side, leveling everything tn its path,,In a straight line for the sandhouse. When within a few yards of the house, however, Jt turned to the right, and in' passing only knocked a few bricks oft the corners. There was a man In the house at the time. Soine of the rocks oan be seen lodged in the cribbing." As our correspondent remarks, "wo cannot stop Mother Earth from Indulging In siuUi frolics," but we drond to think of tho consequences had the cribbing not bct'n there. Tho machine shop and boiler bouse nro ln a direct lino with the slide, It In also the scone of tno Inst snow slide and, as tho filling up of tho cribbing will mnko it easier for tbo next slldo to jump, possibly the Company will see thnt tho cribbing Is kept clear and secure, FIVE-DAY-WEEK-LAW ENACTED BY VANCOUVER TYPO'8 UNION A good thia morning that he attended ohureh at Mount Cnrmel and joined In a general prayer which waa of-fered on account of blav rescue. The little Lutheran ohureh waa crowded to ita capacity and those who could not gain entrance to the building atood with bared hnado around thc lawu ami of. fered up thank* for tbe miner'a aafe deliverance from behind the wall of coal. When Toiheiky. who waa accompanied by bla wife, arrived *t the ehureh, tht thvoag waa to great and all viettt au wige* to abaVt* banda with Win In congratulation that It waa ne- ton. On Monday evening the meeting waa presided over by Mr. Haynea. Mr. Bernard F-arr acted aa aaleiman for the flowers and *egetablea that were thero for disposal. Mr. Farr made a splendid auctioneer, having milted tho sum of thirty-one dollars for goods sold. The latter pari o! the evening was taken up by the chair, and others who sang a number of song*. Mfas Daniels reelM « ehsrntng and dtllgM- fal poem. J. Wfiltebonse tltntfi. th* evenlnrs entertainment by an organ recital. large anma of money from waking men and mako away with thorn. The Incorporators wore advised to apply for Incorporation as a com* pany under the companies' ordinance chapter, whioh would give them all the power they wanted. Tt was #•». plained that the m*mbers would have- to pay $t per month tr they were eompMIwi to r*glster as an Insurance eompany, and It would practically pet them ont of bnalnesn, Tho following lo n list of rettirnH from sale of tickets In connection with above: Hoorotary Hlllcruht Local .. ..$ 10.00 Hecrotary llonvnr Mines I^oeal fi.00 Socrouiry Tabor Local ftocrotnry Colemiui Local'.. ,. tk-crmnry Diamond City Loral Secretary Carbondale Local ,. Catiamlrs LnHallo liO.OO Heierotnry Michel Locnl Itl.r.O Snwptnry illnnbbrnd Local . ,,, fi.00 Airs, Zen 1 5,00 !»»»ri>lvwl m «1«t<* im m Drawing will take placo ln Fernie on October 20th in the lata Theatre and result .will tie published (a Ledger of ram* wetk. 'Hy tin error Bro. Casamlra Laosallo waa credited with $100 Instond of |R0 ,,.t.,„ ii.t ,,.A, * ,t •;;}.]'.I.-,Z Next Monday week, Oct. 20th, the , three handsome prises will be drawn for at tbo lata Thoatro and we trust that all who have tickets ond cash In their possession will forward same to this office not later than 14th InsL THE ISIS Tht* CftfMtrlin Dfnnor ott Oct. 23 and 30 will give yon e large variety of good things. Watch for menu. Some of the best and most up«to- dste films have been shown at this house during tbo I'Stt weeV and the management as-iuro us that neit week's program la every bit aa good. Tha rt**>tit itiit ration to the ourtaln ami a-Mttf'itmr '-"iif!n*c accaainwilntluu are much appreciated by tho public. Oct a bulletin ami keep up-to-date. OTTAWA, Oct. ".—lion. W. T. Cro- tlu*rs, milliliter of labor, who returned from Knglaud Thursday, In a Mlnto- mont Kildtiy, ropliud to tite crltidmiiK mndn against lilm tin minister of bvbor by Iho duloKutou • to llm Dominion Trades und Lnbor congress, hold in .Montn.-nl Hint weok, In one brief intra- grap.i, which reads na Uillowa; "■ConcortiliiK tliu two criticisms mnde ngalnst mo nt thn Dominion Trades nnd Labor congress, at the prnsent time 1 do not doslro to flMi«r into any controversy, but will meroly say tbat In a few vtord* they might he completely nnHwnrcd." liut Mr. Crothers would nol say the low words when iu-muU by thu Weatorii Associated Press. Dlseussss Conditions In Britain All he Wad to any on the crlMflsms, which he emphasised, la contained In ■}\yf\ t A*rtr*Mri*f*» r-t ft t*^t ?,1i T?/i ^!n*fiin«hi( at some length some or hts impression! of the labor renditions and things tn general, Including homo rule for Ireland, during hlr, bIx wreka' atny In tho United Kingdom. "My time," he said, "was taken up In gathering Infornntfnn In Knghnd, Ireland and Wales rtftpectlng labor cnnd!ilnn« thfro, with thn vl#»w of nlil. Irlng, If posulblf*. on tiehalf of Ihe working people of Canada." Tho odor of fresh paint nnd calso mino pervades the Minors' building and the whole place is bolng renovat ed nnd cleaned, Since the present management hnvo tnken over tbo Club marked Iniprovomont Ib notlcod In tho eJoaiTllricHH niifl nnlor n f the prrm- Ihoi*. and llioro Is not thn HllghtcHt doubt that, with continued intention, this plncu will lit) ono of tho mont popular rondozvoiiH for thorn* who wish to spend u ploawint evonlnu and wijoy n gnmo of billiards on the best tuhlcH in ibe town. The iniiiifigomont nre arranging to fit up tx separate room; which It Is hoped will be iih«<1 by thet; meii|bern of the fair hox who «U»Hlr*r» tn ncnulro hIcII! with run nud Ivory. The tablo In this room Ik, without doubt, tho host In town today, Tour- ntimiMitH nm now In pronrcBH nnd somo Imndsomo prize* are being given nwny. Mr. S. Dickon siicccciIimI In lifting a t-iino of cutlery for bin prow. <mn iih ii fiii'lat. Any ppraon run vImIi Club, which Is open to all. The Typographical Union held one of tho largoRt meetings iu ite history, last Sunday In tlio Labor Temple, Homo 150 members being present. On tho potltlon from the "World" cbnpol thnt a flvo-dny law be pnnctnd a lively dobato took placo. It wa» polntod out that mnny members wore out of , work nt prosont, and nctlo'i looking lo tliHr relief was Imperative, Tho union, by a two-thirds vote, suspended tho mien nnd decreed thut rommonclng with Mondny morning til membora only work five days por wook up to and including the Hutur- dny before tbo October ni«> ting, » period of four weeks. The union also donated $d(i to tlm I'Yxl. fund for tho womon and «'hll- dren'H CbrlHtmns box for tho talking miners on tbo Island.' -i Tlio sum of fliW) has heen raised by popular miliHcrliitlou during the pn«t month for the widow of a dcconsorl member, No, '12f> hrviitail the Hat with 135. ' No, 'J'iti Ih f'tnlinrklns; on an ni?gre«- Hive label campaign, and at Sunday's meeting a rcHoliitlnn wait panned to Om I'/f^t tlmt tin' liilx'l v,ii tm uvitry Job of which n-proof koch lo thn run- tomer beforo printing.—II, ti. I-Vdcrn- tionlHt, -. ..t... ftfflf-0 Tbe Bsther Itebekab l^dg* **l»! ««• tend divine aervle* at ihe I'roAyU'- rlan Church ott Bonday renins, Ott. HWt. AU dl-ftUr* and OtUw-'.U** **>•> reqoeated to meet at tfce Hall at 1 o'clock. CURLING All those curlerf, wouhMin nnd nboiild-bit, must bo In attendance nt «,„' „, ,,,,.-.11. * ,•;-__ ,.','..'.. ,.'.'.', ' nt H-ftrehmnr nnd Merlin'* Iuv; on Wednesday, tbo lfith. nt R p.m. Thn curlers Intend to do great thlngx thin < Tear and tbo new fivc-i>h*iH:t tWt* which Is being built near tbo prosi-nt Mkntlng rink will be found compute und up to \49.,<. t,i uivf; -u*. n.i, id lull, < ill* iti*C 1>i to recolvo the biggest boost It ban ever hnd In thia part of the country. The district bonsplel will take place In Pernio on thn Oth of January, wlun rinks aa fur woat ns Nelson, Trail and Rossland, and east as far aa Medicine Hut and Mooau Sxt,, **IU \,*- wiiH" sented. The members of the Cmlu-*' Ai-w**- eljitlon extend to all *h<> have never participated In tlio "roaring" gam* a beany Invitation to be prewmt and take part in the pro<v«ttlng«. There Is one thing abent curling, you cannot elaim to have reached tbe ago limit at i-i. U i» ti tn»a*lm* lor iKiih jour*ft and ol.» with lotfi of eserelie for both mna- cle nnd lung. SOCIALIST PARTY Preliminary Notice .V }i\l*-itt* it..,, ,'jitl.vt rt ill ill) IH'itl III the Sorlnllil ll.-ill on .Monday. Orl. 20th. at ft p.m. A apeelnl buMni'as mpftlna; of *be above Party will be bold Sunday even- Inr nt 7 30 All members aw H-qurslod <o attend, aa matters ol! Importance will be up for dlnruHSlon, DIED Oct. r,.-—Mabel MeeV. sited fonr month*. Kunerul Tursdsy last from W4>«t FVrnl*. Rov. !VrI<»y officiating. Oct. '.*.—Mitio Hot-Mo, srp*4 live days. Fun-ml Friday from R. C- Church, rt-fv, Kather Mlrti-rt officiating. Oct. 4.—-Auguat* Gfrmaln Como*, kSIM tit i; S\ trji-fV, tVrol**, F«T.f t*1 from It. C. Chuwh on Snndav a Her- nnon. Ort. IS. Mrs. I. Tyson dIH at Cotirtensy, n. (?., on Wednesday, Oct tth, MIS. -iV- ''<*"--•- PAGE TWO THE DIS3EIICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C.;- OCTOBER 11, 1913 •**.. i -.*.,>.-??•?j -- •*< * .:,-.•■ ^ ..-,'■ \ , :.yA>* '-J:* *-;£%:• ~ ■.j3niJ.t?y.*J S Xt" X . - I'S '■ - - -V-'i a;-1-***, .,.£--"-..--"i,. ----v-",.. *l* '- *-; v ' -^ --X^'-j^sA.- '-■**'-.. \s*Ar"/ '"^'v'- si<' ■-<-,■ - --. " A~h.x,Si*'jj . '- • *•,'■■" --. .-*■: - 1-. <;. j,*,*---.-,■■"■ V '-S.'-i. *' ;*••'--. *•*.. v"-'^' - * -- - • t—Ls-*t.:-"'--' "" ■ ,.' ,:■. \ , ■' ."■'.■ -'<**%'~\,.z; .-•'-• ■-./■r.■"_■?.;■,-';f ir'*-1. j,'.'.,-. L— '..; "V"t*J '■••*••' *~'"'*.* ^ (*■*.- , i " -v~,. v , .-** --"r' v -,-T'. - \i"A?'.*.:'*£.-. r,-,.- .y *..: .*.yj I-. -'" - - "- - 'Sy *-*■ .?„. •'.-- c-v->."- -■.'-?- •" *-'•, jA~: A ;- ,fi ,A i-fA-pJ.'lX.J' Ai -A ,- 'S -'XX>-S -."A)': -..*■ ■*_ ii"i'f*Sy--''''.- • i',,-" J.'-.-, ' .'«' S, ■" 'rf.j'-''*!' '"- l-".yj-'.";-' ■ •* '-',"" ,'■ -",-- * '' .--■. -'v *". The Story of the Putumayo • i • By W. E. Hardenburg • TV. THE TRUTH EXPOSURES Arriving in London in July, 1909. I put my manuscript into shape and immediately began to seek' a' medium through which to make iny_ fact's public. - This proved to be an exceedingly difficult task, for, owing to-the extreme severity; of- the law „of libel in KnRland, even the great dailies refused to take the. risks of incurring nu action at the hands bf what was considered a powerful London company, having a capital of a million pounds and an influential board of directors. After having unsuccessfully visitc-d many .newspaper offices in Fleet Street and havins vainly interviewed several of tho leading publishers. I was at last directed lo Truth, a well- known weekly, founded by Henry La- bouchere, the noted English statesman and journalist. This periodical at once gave me a hearing, and, within \\ short time, the editor had secured such additional independent evidence as to satisfy him of the substantial ticcuracy of my information. Accordingly, on Sept. 22, 1909, the first article" on this subject appeared in Truth. It was primarily a reproduction of many of Saldana's articles in La Felpa and .La Sancion, followed by an account of the experiences of Perkins and the .writer in "The Devil's Paradise." The results of this article were in- terestin?. The fact was a letter from the Peruvian Amazon Company, of which the following was the essential portion: "The Directors have no reason to believe that the atrocities referred to have in fact taken place, ancl indeed have grounds for considering that they have been purposely misstated for indirect objects. Whatever the facts, however, .may be, the Board of this Company are under no responsibility for them, as they were not Iu office at the times of the alleged occurrences." A couple of liours later a communication containing the following statements reached the editor from the Peruvian Legation: "This Legation categorically denies that the acts you describe, and which are severely punished by our laws, could have taken place without the knowledge of my Government on .the Putumayo River, where Peru has authorities appointed directly by the Supreme1 Government, and where a ' strong military garrison is likewise maintained. "The cuct"tlonc r_f?iT_- to of th? two local papers, La Felpa and La Sancion, should not be given the least credit, as both these papers were started by the same editor for dishonest purposes, and for that reason were so shortlived.- There facts are well known at Iquitos, and my Government is aware that of late some Individuals wefe trying to obtain from persons of had character false declarations for 'blackmailing -purposes. "I must therefore repudiate in the ■most deliberate manner tho accusation contained In the said article and . based on the malicious information supplied to1 you, and I protest most emphatically against references therein madO'that soldiers of the Peruvian Army could b'e Capable of committing the acts or lnliumanlty described by Mr. Hnrdonburg," It will bo'noted that In each of these letters veiled suggestions are made to convoy tho Idea that I had attempted to blackmail the company. It will also bo remembered that tlio samo accusation was mado In regard to Saldana. Later on othor parties woro similarly accused. It 'may bo stated that these Insinuations, although unsupported by tbo slightest attempt at proof, together with a continued disclaimer of roBponslblllty, woro the Bolo reply of tho directors to the series ot mon< pi tons crimbs wo bad revealed, And, considering that the Peruvian Amazon C.r.inpaiiy took over "The Devil's Pa:%i af'ise" irom the Arana Company in October, 1907—a date prior to the murder of the Colombians and to many of the atrocities committed upon the Jn- -J dians—the insincerity of this disclaimer is evident. Tlie categorical denial of the Peruvian Charge (VAffaires that the crimes were committed without' the knowledge of his Government .was a denial of-.a statement that had never been made, hi fact, Saldana made it perfectly clear that they were committed, i!ot only with the knowledge, but also with the active assistance of tho Peruvian' Government. This was further proven by the publication in the next issue ot Truth of the followiuK extract from a Protocol signed at Lima on April 21, 1909, by plenipotentiaries on behalf of the Presidents of Peru and Colombia: ■ "The Governments of Peru and Colombia express their sentiments of deepest sorrow for" the events tliat took place last year ln the region of the Putumayo, and in token of mutual concord agree to constitute by means of a special convention (to be agreed upon within tlie term of three months after this agreement is in force) an international commission to investigate and determine the deeds which took place In that region, giving account of its labors iby means, of a report. If the two Governments do not agree upon the responsibilities incurred for the said deeds, the affair shall he submitted to arbitration. 'As soon as those responsible and culpable for the said doeds are determined, they shall suffer the pains that the law' prescribes after the corresponding judicial process is concluded. In addition to this, those who have suffered material damage shall be indemnified in an equitable" manner, as well as the families of the victims of all punishable deeds." Incidentally, this clause also shows how successful Arana had been in his bold scheme(to push the responsibility for the murder, of the Colombians upon the Peruvian Government. The statement of the Charge d'Af- faires -with reference to Saldana, as we have seen in a preceding article, were, of course, nothing less than absolute falsehoods. The eagerness of this individual to serve the threatened interests of his masters is easily explained, for, as certain, of the South American republics do not pay their representatives any salaries, other means of procuring a livelihood must be found.. ■Subsequent issues of Truth contained numerous extracts from the state ments procured by me during my Investigations in Iquitos. In' order to show how -completely they corroborated those of Saldana, ■ portions of which appeared in a previous article, a few extracts are here' given.' The following is from a declaration made by Daniel Collantes and signed by him before Arnaldo Gulchard, notary pulv l«c at Iquitos, on May 18, l'i09: "Mnrtlndngul ordered a commission to set out for the houses of some neighboring Indians and exterminate them, with their women and children, as they had failed to bring ln the amount of rubber that he had ordered. This order was strictly carried out, for the commission returned In a few days, bringing along with them fingers, oars and several heads ot tho unfortunate victims to prove to tho chief that they had executed his orders." This Is from the statement of Coles- tlno Lopoz, signed bofore Fedorlco M. JPUnrro, notary public at Iquitos, on Mny 24, 1910. "In May, 1908, I went to Morolla, and bad hardly reached this section, when I wltnoBsod tho cruel flagellation of seven Indians for tho usual crime—that of not delivering enough rubber to satisfy the ambitions of the 'clvlllzors.' Two ot those victims woro mere boys." Tho following Ib from n letter to <7W P. IS THIS LIKE YOUR CASE? Mrs. P, Qcrvols, of 126 Hlcury Street. Montreal, wrltc*i"uMy baby jjlrl developed n hnd rn«h on her body and It made her very fretful ond III. Sho would not take food and seemed very sick Indeed. -From fifteen pnundti, her weight fell away to nlnu nnd a liulf pound*. "I took her to a doctor who gave mo a kind of lotion to uso ond I uaud it rtguliuly, but tbe bnby got no relief, The nkln dtoenso micinod to get worse and worse all the time we were doctoring for It, no wa took the child to a bocoikI doctor. Ho told mo to mop nursing thn baby, and gnvo mo other ndvico which I followed, but tho skin ■»l**,rn«ii t*t\* *ftiffin fltlfl ti'nrni> "At this time a friend of mine visited us nnd, having scon the wid plight thu btxii. sum lit, site wild i uiul not kiio* tin** w to aImh. thing*. Sho took my baby to her home and nppllrd /.ani-Iluk to lt» llttlo b«dy. This seemed to give tho baby ease right from the first. It cured the sores nnd began to reduce tho Inflammation, I went on with tho Zam-Uiik-treatment, and to my delight within one week from IIrit starting with JUm-Iluk the child looked like a (llffcnut baby ii'UWtberl V-ril-hiri it nmnlti ine MWi Olstttuift ■»»**» vumi v.mnn.-. n-.,,, the baby's appetite had returned and she was nlmext back nt her normal weight, Sho now looks like the very picture of health, "There Is another festure of the case, One of the doctors hna Juil •ent mo In a bill for $321 Tb-ii treatment t got for that money loft tho child no belter than before It was started. Tho cost of Zam-Duk treatment, wblch restored my child to health, wss 131 " Kvery mother should know what a splendid healer Zam-nuk In." Zam-Bck Is a "short cut" to skin healing. Use, It for nil tidii Injuria snd diseases, eesomn, ulcers, blood poison, etc. and for pllm. All druKKWl* ulid nUii-uti, 60 CtialH a box, or pout fiva fiuiu Zau-Ui.u Co* Toronto, for price, Refuse b*rmfol imitations. €LJkY W. *• * M-99M &»4l Jt.'^kj'' E^V^f HOME NEEDS IT the writer from }I. P. Camacho, dated. Iquitos, February 20, 1909: . t' "Upon tho day of my arrival at. Abislnia. wliich I,entered in company will A-belardo Aguero, its chief, and as we .were approaching the house, several cadaverous looking dogs rushed out to meet us. Upon seeing them, Aguero asked if there was no meat' for them, and, being answered in the negative, lie hurried to the cell of the Indians, where several of these unfortunates, besides being/in chains, \yere kept in stocks.' Among them was a capitan, who held, clasped in his arms, the last of his children, for his wife and the rest ofthe offspring had already been murdered. Jerking the 'child away from him by main force, he was released from the stocks and unchained, was taken out to the yard and, after receiving a few rifle bullets, was cut'to pieces r.with machets and, although still alive, was thrown to the dogs. This deed, savage and criminal in the" extreme, filled me with horror, and I protested against It—a protest to which the only answer was a4 laugh aud the advice to follow this repugnant example if I .wished a more remunerative post later." . v The following extract is from the declaration of .loao Baptista Braga, dated October 8, 1908, at Constantin- opolis and signed in' the presence of a Brazilian toff leer, „Lleut. ,T. R. Brazil: "It would have been an endless task to relate the innumerable crimes that 1 have seen committed during my stay in this section. Here, recently, in the month of July, the capitan known as Tlracahuaca and his wife, .were held prisoners in chains. When the Jimenez—who had been temporarily absent—arrived, he had them brought into his presence, and told them that if their tribe .did not'appear within the space of eight days he would show them' what he would do with them. The eight dayp passed, and as the tribe did not come, he ordered a can of kerosene to he poured over them, and then,, striking a match, he set fire to these unfortunates, who fled to the forest uttering the most desperate cries. Naturally, upon seeing such an awful crime committed, I expressed my horror at it to Jimdnez, who replied that if there were anybody who wished to protest against the order he gave, he would serve them In'the same manner, and that if the company kept him as chief, it was oecause he knew how to do his duty." - It would be useless to reproduce anymore of these sickening'statements, only a portion of which we're even published in Truth. Enough have been cited to show the accuracy of the .charges-broughL_agalnsl_thei.!lclvilizi ing company," as Arana used cynically to call it. The exposure of these abominations in Truth occasioned great interest, not only in England, but also in Peru. Here the subsidized press/under the influence of the "black gold" of the Putumayo, Immediately took up,the cudgels in defense of Arana ,and his butcherB. 'But on the other hand, the great mass of the people read the accounts of tho atrocities with horror, and one of the first results was the. formation of a society, having for Its object the protection of tho -Indians of all parts of Peru against the cruelties of their exploiters. Moreover, as tbe exposures were exciting such a strong Interest in England and other financial and commercial centres, the 'Chamber of Deputies, probably realizing that this would bo bad for business, felt moved to pass a few resolutions and to appoint a committee of Investigation, libit thero tho mattor stopped for a long period. In England, however, effective work was being done. Just prior to tho Truth publications, tho writer had sue- coodod In laying tho facts of tbe caRO boforo tho Antl-Slnvory nnd Aboi-l- glnes Protection Socloty. This Society, whoso .object It Is to protect the aborigines throughout tho world from tbo brutalities of present-day capitalism, recognizing that the mattor was ono that came within Its scope, took It up at onco, Accordingly, tho Secretary of tbo Socloty wrote to tlin directors of tho company, asking for a thorough Investigation of tho allegations. He ro- colvnd In reply nn acknowledgment and n copy ot tho lottor to the odltor of Truth, quoted previously In thlB article. To thlB the secretary of tbo Society mndo the following rejoinder: "On behalf of thn Commlttoo of tho Antl-Slnvory and Aborigines Protce- tion Society, I nm to point out that, as the compnny was incorporated In October, 1007, thn responsibility of the prosont board would appear to have begun nt that data, iuul not In December. IMS, when tho shnros wore Issued In this country; nnd further, thflt •.-*. two of the partners of tlm vendor firm arc directors of tbe Pornvlnn Amazon fompiiiiy. one of them bnlng Its man- lining dlrnelnr, my committed Is unable to understand tbo disclaimer of all knowledge of anything tlmt occurred previous to Deeembor, lOOR. "I hog to romlnd you thnt the charg- !•* mnde rnlate to tho pnrlod subsequent tiriOOT, as well ns boforo tlmt t , .. 4 r.,,r,,,*n,*l frt-F n.i to, win. uiwv »««>.«« ^'"idilii!? Unit ibe treMmpnt of tho nn- tlvo Imllnnfl linn boon In any wny nl- tion may,* wait" upon _'the directors of the Peruvian Amazon Company in or-x der to bring to their notice the nature' of the? information which they have received, and^.to urge-upon them the necessity for .a thorough- enquiry by the company into, the .truth of the charges/'. -^v: , "a... ' Even to a person unacquainted with all the facts-of. the,case,-it would seem that if the .'directors really had "no reason to believe that the'atrocities have,- in fact..' taken place" or if they were really-"under-no .responsibility for them,"' they would have welcomed the. invitation so lucidly and pointedly set forth in the letter quoted above. But either the Eugiislv directors were completely, duped'by Arana and Alarco, or else;' desperate at the prospect of losing their -blood-stained profits, they hoped "to "get away with it" in the same manner as Arana and Alarco had previously done in Peru. Be this as it may, however, their reply to .this letter was; under the circumstances, a monument of arrogant insolence. It was as follows: .... "the Board are of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by the deputatlon-wblch you suggest. The Board are taking steps to ensure that the company's business shall be car- rleu on,'as I said in my letter, on tlie best traditions of an English company." .- ' But the'panther of the Putumayo had made a mistake. Out of his'native jungle, his methods were too (jrude. He had under-estimated the resources and perseverance of the men opposed to him. ' For the Anti- Slavery and Aborigines Society, seeing that nothing,- apparently, was to be hoped for from the beneficiaries of the atrocities, immediately entered into communication with the English Foreign Office and laid the allegations before Sir Edward Grey, begging him to despatch a commission to the Putumayo. As a result of'this, in July, J 910, a British Consul, Mr. Roger Casement, well known for his investigations into the Congo atrocities, was instructed to proceed to "The Devil's Paradise," his locus standi being secured on the grounds that a number of British subjects, negroes of Barbados, referred to In a previous article, had been employed by Arana as slave-drivers. That Mr. Casement was secured for this work was due to the endeavor of the Society. • By the time of Consul Casement's departure, the directors of the 'Peruvian Amazon Company had also decided to send out acommission of their own to accompany him, being doubtless forced to do so by the pressure of public opinion or the representations of the Foreign Office. " DEMANDS,OF STRIKING r ,-- MINERS OF COUORADO ■:: A .UP-TO-DATE. AND NOVEL T,v? Accompanying' the ■ cail for a' strike of the miners.of Southern'Colorado— District 15—on September'23 were the following demands: - '''■'. - , .. 1.—.Recognition of the union. ' *> - - ' 2.—A 10-.per cent advance iu wages on the tonnage'rates and'the following day wage scale, which is practically in, accord' with the Wyoming "day wage scale: . (Inside) miners' (working by the day), $3.45;^ Tracklayers, $3.45; shot-firers and shot -inspectors;" ?4; machine runners,,, $3.90; ] machine. runners' helper, $3,45; * drillers, $3.75; drivers, $3.45; inside .engineer, $3.45;' rope riders'; $3.45; .greasers (boys), $2.05; switch boys and boys coupling .at partings, $2.05; trappers (boys), $1.G0; stable men and barn men, inside, $3.15; inside laborers1, not classified. $3.30; pumpmen, $3.30;' motor- men, $3.45; motor brakemen and tail- end riders, $3.30; gas watchmen, $4;- (oiitside per month, based upon an eight-hour w-ojrk day; firemen, $3.15; head blacksmith (in charge of one or more blacksmiths), $3.90; other blacksmiths, $3.50; blacksmith's helper, $2.80; carpenters, $3.50; machinists, $3.-50; machinists' helper, $2.90; teamsters, $2.80; box-car shovelers, $3.05; electricians (in and around the mine), $3.50; boiler-makers,-.$4; masons and' bricklayers ("in and around the mine), $3.50; slate pickers (boys), $2.05; pipe men, $3.45; 'miners taken from face, $3.4-5; box-car loader, runner, $3.30; night watchmen, (if performing work for which a scale' Is made), $2.80; outside" labor not classified, $2,65;" greasers (boys), $'2.05;'tipplemen, $2,80. . Also a 10 per cent advance on the wages paid coke oven( workers, and all other classes of labor not specified herein. -3.—An eight-hour work- day for all classes of labor ln or around, the coal mines and at coke ovens. ' , '' ''4.—.Pay'for all narrow work and dead-work, which "includes brushing timbering, removing falls, handling Impurities, etc. 5.—'Checkweighmen at all mines, to be elected by the miners without any interference by company officials in said election. 6.—Right to trade in any store we please, and the right to choose our own hoarding place and our own doctor. 7.—The enforcement of the Colorado mine laws, and the'abolition of the notorious and criminal guard system which has .prevailed in the mining camps of Colorado for many years.— The Coal and Coke Operator and Fuel Magazine. . ,- „ - Advertising Methods'/Adopted by an' ..f;. Enterprising House . .. .".'' .That Fernie is fast, becoming,metropolitan in the -methods of advertising used by our merchants io call the buying public's, attention to the many splendid values which ,they are "offering, Also that;the wide-awake firm of N. E. Suddaby is keeping up with and just a little'ahead of the times in an advertising respectvis again practically demonstrated-by what is perhaps' the most- elaborate -system of advertising ever "attempted by any business house in this section, namelj: the°giv- ing away of the beautiful,Uptons-Par-- loraGrand Piano \yhich is now on exhibition at tlieir store. '■. .This piano retails at $400.00' each, guaranteed for ten years". The .prln-' cipal points of superiority of this celebrated Upton piano over any "other of this,'class of instruments .lie-in the three strings in unison with overstrung bas§, the -splendidly pitched scale and true sounding,board which give the Instrument-that rich, deep, even tone so much admired. ■ > In a recent interview with Mr, N. E. Suddaby regarding this decided innovation in advertising, Mr, Suddaby stated: "We have been enjoying the patronage and confidence of the buyers of this community for some time now" and by always trying to keep our stocks'complete:the; saying that.'Ybut' get its-.at 'Suddaby's' has~ become*' a! - householdlexpression.-^In giving-away - this piano-we are-actuated by a'.double ■-. purpose, to*:show- our.;apprpciati6n of '•'. the.'patrohage"offour friends during the"past,.'also td encourage new trade" aiid to bring-tbe 'many splendid values .we are no^showing in all lines to'the - attention"of. every buyer in.this terri- to'ryvv- The plan we are using hi giving •- .away, this,' piano is equitable and fair to all, simply > this, every person buying one" dollar's worth of. anything "iiiA' our store will receive a; coupon1 good for. 100 votes. - The person returning •to us'on Jan. 31,1914, the largest num:"-", ber of;votes will be'given the piano-'" absolutely free .of all-,cost. No favors ;' will be shown.-, Our reputation for-, 'square dealing' assures our customers - of that fact." ' ' , ■ *-■ > ' \ This four hundred dollar Upton Par- lar Grand Piano is surely, a present worth Having, and'we predict a-very-", "merry -race" for votes during. the next few months." . .' " N. E. Suddaby,is surejy to.be^con-^ gratulated' upon ■ his ' broad-minded methods and ''Trade Getter" advertls- ■ Ing system. ■ ,. " -'' . ■% '' Socialism will cure fevers. Science has demonstrated -that they are duo to bacteria,..and knows very well how to "destroy the bacteria. Socialism-In providing a plan .for systematically destroying the fever germs, will cure fe-. ver before, lt attacks. Canadian Pacific Railway r -—" '■— ■ ■■ - ■ ■ ' —■■ "~ ' ■ -"f — ' - ,.•-,' Very low fares in connection with^ EXCURSIONS TO THE OLD COUNTRY Daily Nov. 7th to Dec. 31st inclusive Fernie To Montreal and Quebec - $76.10 To St. John - $84.10 i ' Limit five months, stop over and extension privileges. - Full information re rail and STEAMSHIP TICKETS from ' R. READING Agent ■ or write The Victory ^~ ~^Witl~&e~~Oiirs Accounts from the Colorado strike field Indicate victory for the miners in the near future. , ,, The cream of the organizing staff is in the strlko field, under the direct supervision of Vice President Prank J. Hayes, whose determined, hut courteous and conservative attitude has won the respect and approbation of the unbiased citizenship of the 'State. Mother Jones is on tho firing line, as always; cheering tho women and Inspiring the men. "Mother," grows younger every day, Determination, and recognition of the needs of her "children" counteract nnd nullify tho effects of the passing yenrs. 'Recognizing the cheering effects of her presence ln tho field, the' "kept press" is already making demands for her deportation, dlut this tjmo "Mother" Ib going to bo present at tho finish, and tbo finish will bo when tho minors of Colorado havo won for themselves this rights of froomon: the right to, join one with tlio othor and with their brothers ln othor States; tho right to moet with their employora, and with them determine tho rate of wages and conditions of employment. And, to that ond tbey must nnd shall havo tho loyal support or all the minors ln tho organized fields. -Plnnnclal Bupport Is bolng offered from nil tbo organized dlstrlotn and accepted In tbo spirit tlmt It Is tendered. It may not bo amlBB, horo, to call attention to the canons why flnnnclnl iiBBlstnnoo Ib Imperatively noodod by our striking brother* In Colorado al- moHt on tbo day tbey came out, Tbo country around tbe eoal mines In Bouthorn Colorado, whoro most of tbo iiiIiioh In tbo Stnto are located, Ib llttlo hotter than n dosort, All the IndUBtrloH In tbo llttlo cities near tbo mines aro directly connected with and dependent on tba mlnoH. Tbo men, while wonting, wero ho do- protisod: wages woro kept to tbo point of HiiliBlBlonce, Having no chock- widgbiiion tbey wore riithlQBKly robbod In thoir weights. Tbo company utorc's/cliargliiR evnrbltnnt -prices eiiH. Ily neooimled for what little tbo mon wcru nblo to cant. And ho, naturally, enough, lt Ib' up to tlio miners of the organized flolde to furnish the "hIiiowh of WHf," thnt tliolr brntlioi'H on tlio firing lino may not be forced back to slavery by tho dear tn tbem. , And, In furnlnblng funds for tbo tered or Improved, up to the present „tr|klng minors tho men in tho organ- time. On the contrary, according ioi\.AtHi new,, nro 0„iy indirectly belplns the stntemuntB nu\d«, tbo forcible and UiKMnBolvoB. ,, f--Mi.nl mntheiU employed rouHtltuto n j There nrfi imny improvements do- hired liy miners in 1«e chhma* *hkw» In tbe provlRtonn of thoir contracts. And wherever tho demands are mado the miserable conditiona tlmt ob. lain In tbo non-union field! nro quoted by tbo operntorH ns reasons why Bitch Improved condition! can not bo grant- ed. The union miner! who wish to ad- vuiicu ibulr uah conditiona can x\0 bet employment." Tho ,men, of Colorado'ihave proved themselves to be union men In every struggle they have entered Into, And In this fight tbey'are as unanimous, as determined, as ever. 'They Intend to win, they deserve to win.- The International and District officers are with them In this fight; and behind these are the four hundred and fifty thousand organized miners nnd the entire American labor, movement. Freedom for 'the miners will mean the emancipation of all the, workers of Colorado. . . In Trlnl'tiad, tho brewers aro also on a strike for recognition of their union, and tho owners of the breweries give, aa reason why thoy will not deal with their employees as union men, tho fact tbat the coal companies control the saloon trade In southern Colorado and forbid tho unionization of the breweries. ilt Is "Labor's' struggle for freedom, nnd all of the organized workors of tho country recognize this fight ae their fight.—U. M. W. of A. Journal. FERNIE, B. C R. Dawson Dist. Passenger Agt. Calgary - .. - - .';-.. Alberta ->»* Stephen T. Hand;Painted China, Jubilee Enamelware, Kitchen Utensils ■ ' e of all sorts, for one-week,only - , Commencing: Oct. 16th to 23rd BELLEVUE Alberta MINERS WILL MEET ONSLAUGHT OF WEST VIRGINIA OPERATOR8 IUI Bellevue Hotel COMMERCIAL HOUSE Best Accommodation In the ?»»•,— - Up-to-Date — Every Convenience- Excellent Culilne. ' 8UITABLE FOR LADIE8 AND GENTLEMEN J. A. CALLAN, Prop. BELLEVUE, Alta. iiwoNHJiry Jid)unci oi "..«- »',*.w.. 9, which tlm rubber J» collected. "I note from your loiter that your dlrertor* have no reason to bellovo that the ntrorltle* reported have. In fact, taken place. In vlow, however, of the circumstantial chargo. which have been mnde and puU.Wml. and of thn rherortar nnd amount of the evb ,j,»nci' which lm* bwsii adduced nn to the method! u»ed 4n tbo collt-nlon of j tor eerve to that end than by Aiding rubber in the territorial of th* fern- u,«. mlrm** who lmvo not yet eecurfld ninv' my committee wgreu to be nn- ttm right* they enjoy. il »h l«'to re»t MtlifUd with the ueuernl Kvtdently this fact l» well reeog- **MJrAn^<'*<1<>^»■^*,n•',, •» >«,ir >l*tpr- nlz<-d. «ind. furthermore, we all nre ob^ Th* rommlttee feel* ll n duty to r«- llgated to aid our fellow worker* who , im rcqueit IhK* s nmftU d*rp»i»a- ar« -MmwinK U,r heiwr condltloit* 01 Taking up tbo manifesto Issued by tho West Virginia Coal Operators' Pro« toctlvo Association, Issued last week, and using thrcn columns of a Charleston paper, Qamuol D. Montgomery, legislative representative for tho Unltod Mino WorkorB of Amorlca, declares tbe minors will solicit the support of ovory labor organization In the country and wage war on tho operat< ora. "Wo have mado this fight until now Blnglo banded nnd alone, but Blnco tbo Coal Operators* Protective Association baa Invltod all capitalist organisation* to Join with thorn to provont tliolr mon from Joining the union wo will now remind nil men who toll, nil mon who nre prndiicorM, tbat unitwl wo «tnnd, divided wo fall, and that In union thoro In Rtrengtb," doclnros Montgomery. "Wi» will take Immediate stop* to itecuro tho co-oporntlon of nil labor or- gnnlzfttloriB and all IntoreBtB friendly to labor. Whatever tbe result may bo, tbo Conl Operators' Protective Association will bp held reBpotiBlble, The itnni mtnrtvt* \t*t\\ Vtinn wlllii-n th*»lr rlKhtn nnd within the inw. They will ABk for nothing that U not guaranteed tbem by tbo constitutional and .statutory l»**"» ef tbe land, If force I* nwd bji tbo gunmen who will come to West Virginia, lured by tbo glnmor of the appeal to tbo government of West Vlr- glnlu nnd to tbe Federal government through tbo United Btatca district attorney's offlco for protection of tbo roprotentntlvcB of tbe United Mine Worken of America In their pursuit of a lawful olij-^fft In n l.-iwfu? manner. "Whon tho million-dollar defense fnnd, fl"d ns murh more nn tnnnnire will stand, hns been spent Ibe Conl Operators' Protective Association will find moro radical* and fewer conservative* lit tbo legislature of West Virginia In tOlfl than ever bofore In the State's Welo'ry."—Tho Coal and Coke tai>cutor and Fuel JtaKaxtiic. A Snap Two Acres in WEST FERNIE $3oo.c»o or Each. $ 150. %;% M# A* Kastner Real Estate and Insurance Fernie, - B. C# \V ^*J.V -,£•"•* . S-sm - •Is.'i'-1-A..«''.?>HVi THE DISTRICT,;LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, .OOTOiSiER 11, 1913 PAGE THREE v v ■A>r :-• Established ■ April 1899 ' , /. ,•,. Wholesale - and- Retail;, TobCLCCOni.St BARBER SHOP Baths and. Shoe Shine BILLIARD ROOM and LUNCH COUNTER r Our Coffee is Good -J Great Northern Train for south leaves Ferine at 12.43 p.m. daily except Sunday, making close connection with through main line trains for-all,eastern wad southern points, through mainline trains to Kansas City ahd Chicago without change. ■ Connection with all lake and Atlantic steara- . ship lines. ' J. S. THOMSON PHONE 161. ; BOX 305. '8*2 5«S flAl LW# "REAL ESTATE 60IN6 UP?' The question is asked. We answered: "Look around you , arid see. '''' \ Investigation.Discloses That Real Estate Prices Are Advanc- . log j. . . . 4 . . t .Are you alive to the situation? If you are we can show you a place you can make a big profit, on. - As compared to later on. Just New, Houses Here Are Dirt Cheap. M. A. KASTNER ALEX BECK BLOCK, FERNIE,!B. C. the WALDORF Mrs. S. Jennings, Prop. L. A. Mills, Manager Excellent Cuisine — American and ' European Plan — Electric Light — Hot & Cold Water—Sample Rooms Phones—Special Rates by the month European Plan Room Rates 60o. and Upwards American Plan Rates $2.00 por Day Because thoy are THE BEST ON THE MARKET, thafi why. Buy them all the tlmo at THE 41 MARKET CO. BAM GRAHAM, Msnsgsr PHONE 41 Thomson & Morrison Funeral Directors Fertile* B« Local Agents Orders taken throuflrftout the Vfum : FRUGALITY Conceive, jr you can, not only the inconsistency, but the arrogant*insolence of persons whose luxurious expenditures often reach a thousand dollars in a single day, .contending that the poor are poor merely because they do not accumulate enough riches "to put them beyond'the reach of want out of- incomes of five hundred dollars or less a year. Must the salvation of the poor from their poverty begin 'at the garbage^can and the rag'bag?' ' A popular'philanthropic pastime of the day is figuring out six-cent meals, on paper—for other people. - If there is not soup enough to go around, add a little more water—and'work harder. If there are any batter-cakes left over, put them'away in moth balls for another season; they may shrink a little but tliey will fill,,almost as great a void under the waist-band next winter. Add' a.,little more fringe to the bottom's of father's trousers and, presto, you hae a neat pair of lambrequins for the air-shaft window. If you cannot ride in an automobile, you can stand on the curb, smell tho gasoline, and consider what you save in tire punctures and valve grease. Be glad that you.are living. Rejoice that you are permitted to live. Let any business man, or any farmer, or any manufacturer ask himseir, as an' immediate, practical question, What would be the effect upon his Interests if greater- economies were practised by, the masses of poor? Not many years ago several million good people believed that we had been ruthlessly hurled into the throes of a period of "hard times" because the then dominant political party had reduced the average of our tariff duties from forty-seven per cent, to about forty per cent. ■ Since our foreign business' represents only about five per cent, of our total business, if a difference of seven per cent: in the tariffs affecting five per -cent.„of our business could bring on a period of pronounced distress, what would happen if any considerable portion-.of our business were to be lopped off by the general adoption of an ultra-rigid economy? By way of illustration, suppose that by further ^crimp'ing. and extended penury the masses of consumers should reduce their purchases, their consumption of produce and of manu. factured good's by even as much as twenty or thirty per cent. -Measure, if you can, what the' effect of this would be. The stagnation of business, the collapse of even reasonable,*, markets for farm products, the disemploy- ment of the masses who now depend upon'the will of otliers for the enjoyment of the natural.right to labor and to. produce and to consume, would mean a.cata'cylsm, an era of -distress, of suffering, of riot and bloodshed and destruction such as would find no parallel in the history of the civilised. Winning a World By Eugene V. Debs (Extract from one of his famous speeches.)' -The productive mechanism of modern'industry, vast, complex, marvelous beyond expression, spurns the impotent touch of the individual hand, but leaps as if in joy to the task, when caressed by' the myriad-fingered, collective son of modern toil. •The'mute message of the machine! . :Could but the worker understand, and would he but heed it! Child of his brain, the machine-has come to free, and not to enslave; -to save, and not to destroy the author of, Its being. Potent and imperious as the command of the'.industrial Jehovah, the machine' compels the grand army of toil to'rally to its standard, to recognize its powers, to surrender body- breaking aud soul destroying tasks, to join hands in sacred fellowship, to sub-divide labor, to equalize burdens, to demand joy and leisure for all, ami; emancipated from the fetters of the flesh, to rise to the'sublimest heights of intellectual, moral and spiritual exaltation. To realize'this great ideal is a work of education and organization. " The working class must be aroused. They must be made to hear the trumpet call o£ solidarity. Economic and political solidarity! One great,' all-embracing industrial union, and one great all-embracing political party, and both revolutionary to the core—two hearts with but a single soul! The modern tool of production must belong to those who make use of it— whose freedom,' yet, whose very life depends upon lt. <A hundred years ago the collective ownership of the individual tool would have been absurd; today the private ownership of the collective tool is a crimS, ^ ' This crime is at' the' bottom of every other that disfigures society, and from its sub-cellars -exude the festering stenches of our sweat-shop,, civilization. ^Educate the working class! Spread .Socialist magazines, papers, books, pamphlets, tracts and leaflets among the people! ♦' The middle class see their doom in capitalism and must turn to Socialism, Tho handwriting is on the billboards of the universe.' Th'e worst in Socialism will be better than the best iu capitalism. The historic mission of capitalism has been to exploit the forces of nature, place them at the service of man, augmenting his productive capacity a thousand fold, lo turn, as of by magic, the shallow, sluggish streams - into rushing, roaring Niagaras of wealth —leaving to the tollers who produce it but greater poverty, insecurity and anguish than before. The mission of Socialism is to release these imprisoned productive forces from the Vandal trusts that have seized them, that they may be operated, not spasmodically and in the interest of a favored class, as-at pres- 'ent; but freely and in the common interest of all. Then the world—the world the Socialist movement is to win from capitalism, will be filled with wealth for all to have*and to enjoy in its abundance. 'When enough have become Socialists—and each day is augmenting the number and making them more staunch, and resolute—they will sweep the country on the only vital issue before the people. A new power will come into control. The PEOPLE. Por the first time in all-history MAN at last' will be' FREE. waive recognition, but to withdraw from this district, and to give up their attempts to organize the same, there would be no trouble whatever in settling the strike, and- no arbitration would be necessary for the reason that in such case we would have no difficulty in coming to an entirely amicable arrangement with our men. An honest aud thorough investigation of conditions will justify the mine" managers in their position." The Times holds no brief for the Western Federation of Miners.- . '• ll does recognize the privilege of any miner to do as he sees fit—to'join any organization or not to join any organization, according.to his pleasure. The Times further recognizes 'tlio ability of a miner to judge of whether he and his family'are properly clothed and fed and whether the returns from his labor aro sufficient to permit him to put a few dollars by for his old age. The fact that the copper miners are on strike indicates to us that conditions are not satisfactory and that belter conditions are demanded. Men, as a rule, aren't in the habit of giving up good jobs.,. Men In good jobs, satisfied with their, pay and hours and surroundings, cents in addition to the shame" of send" ing troops at first call from the mine owners? , ■ The people of Michigan are entitled to know the inside of this affair, and are competent to sit in judgment. The miners are willing to be jddged. The mine owners are afraid of the truth.' The situation is all in favor of the miners.—Detroit Times. KING'S HOTEL Bar supplied with the best AVines, Liquors ami Cigiir-s OINING ROOM IN" CONNECTION W. MILLS, Prop are seldom- bothered by the organiza- I? n *• m T i-fo. tion leaders. rdLllI LUC and Health Protect us! We This was proven in Highland Park when the Industrial Workers of the World appeared at the Ford plant in an attempt to stir up discontent, but had to withdraw when they found the employees there satisfied. The L W. W. agitators dropped the Ford plant as if it had been a hot coal. The Western Federation of Minors would have stood no, more chance of healthy, gaining a foothold in the copper district than the J. W. W. agitators did at the Ford plant, were, the^workers in this district as satisfied with their lot. Conditions of pay and conditions cf hours existing In the copper jdlstrl"t invited the federation to the cooper district, and it is for tho miners, and not for the State of (Michigan, to say whether, the, federation shall remain or whether the miners shall join the federation it they choose. Many farmers never send for a docr tor from ono year's end to another. But this is not a sure indication that they and their - families axe perfectly You—for instance—may not have had the doctor for yearp. Yet it Is safe to say that you DON'T always feel tit and well. Many days in the year you don't feel like working. You may not havo to stay Sn .bed-but you DON'T feel just "right." - t That miserable .feeling is "usually caused by Indigestion, Dyspepsia, or Biliousness. Will not Arbitrate WHY were tho FIRST PRIZE and the GOLD MEDAL at the Edmonton Exhibition awarded to SWIFT'S PREMIUM HAMS, BACON, ETC? worfd""The Immediate adoption In full of the most radical or even unwise system In government would invite no state to'.compare with it * And' yet, gentlemen of the Rockefeller type, gentlemen whose Incomprehensible fortunes have been neither earned, nor accumulated by economies, gentlemen to whom" some would attribute superior wisdom, lay stress upon tlie sort of rigid economy they prescribe as a wise social courne aB the means by. which the poor may become rich. And the lack of economy t9 designated as the reason for the poverty of the poor. Air. Rockefeller himself, when asked recently by a young woman how..lt.came about'that lie possessed so much while her train oil, valuable, ' professional work brought her a beggarly fifty dollars a month—ivlno months In the yonr—ad vised economy, rigid economy. "Snvo yonr pennies; save your pennies," said ho promptly. Mr. Rockefeller ia reputed to bo' the iOHsessor of the equivalent of a billion dollars. Lot ub suppose thnt ho le worth half tlmt«mount. If our worthy school-touching young woman woro to nourlRh horself on sen fog nnd clotho herself ln blushes and save all the ponnlott she would roeolvo for teaching, for n million yenrs she would by'that tlmo bo only a trifle of fifty millions of dollars) behind (he present Rockofollor fortune, which grows without effort ou tho pnrt of Ita possessor bo rnphlly Hint ho doom not know what to do with tho lucroaBO. Nor could she rolax tn tho economies nor reduce tho porlod of sorvlco for tho goal set, linloBfl—nil, horo wo soo ono corn or of tlio trick—iinloKS uhu Ih ablo to uno hor savings to flctpilro somo unjust nnd unnatural privilege In tho private monopolization of some natural opportunity by which she could exploit tlio rest of society, thoso members of tt who luboi' productively. It requires some llttlo effort to remain patient undor this economy advice, No ono cnn rntlonnlly npprove hoed- loss oxtrnviiKiuieii; no UiIiik mnn or woimiii (loos, And 11. Ih doubtless tno tlmt tho poor nml tlio'relatively poor nro led by tlio oxnmpln of tho profII- Knt« rich lulo petly. hIii.v extravagant'- os, Into tho artificial illsregnrd of cost, tho Imitative heedlessness of espouse, tho trolling after Idiotic styles, stylet* purposely rlggod, set and 'advertised', na HiniroH of commerce for tlio thoughtless, Uio waste of substance upon tho InconsoQuontlnl or evontho ""Iv'.t'.'..'. IV.ll. '.'in i/l'w.>vi«(<<t<wu..Jt>t i«« n1r«itlf>i4 nnd 'the fiubntnntlnllHe?, nml tho comforts of Hfo for the poor nnd the prescription of Intomporato so-ciil]. ed economy are arrogant, cruel vapid* (ties whon considered as cures for tho Inequalities In tho enjoyment of the tifcuiiiuj ifcoou ltuiiBS ot temporal ex- istef co and as aids to tho mora natural and Jiut distribution of them, HOBBRT 8. DOU-I»M9nAY. ' 'The copper mine owners—those generous genta to the north of us who have got rich, out of the earth thai God Almighty put here for all of'us.; those generous gents- who have got rich by impoverishing others, have named a 'condition upon which they believe •peace between the owners and the miners may be restored. Jt must be the only condition upon which peace may be brought about^ th'fway^thTowners look at"lt~,*tob, for it is the only one they, have named. They have suggested to State .Railway Commissioner^ Hemams that all that Is' necessary to clear up the trouble is for the men to give up their idea of organizing into, a union. The condition named practically is, that the state of Michigan deny to the miners the right to organize. Troops haven't been called for yet in compliance with the request of the owners. ' Writing to Commissioner, Hemaris, JAJl6n^E._Rees,-genera!-counse!-for-the- Calumet and Hecla, said: "I suggested to Mr.'Dftrrow, that. If he would advise the leaders and1 organizers of the federation not only to The reply of the State of Michigan to the mine owners, as a comeback to their absurd proposition, should be a demand that they come in and arbitrate their differences with tbe men. The miners" have stood ready to arbitrate since the beginning of the trouble.; ..... • - The mine owners have refused to arbitrate since the' beginning of the trouble. ' ■Why is this the position of the own ers if the single issue is recognition of organized labor? ' ' Why is this tho position of the owners if conditions for the workers are ideal, and if the workers are content- ed~to"continue,^u"nbrlanizedr as"tlle owners'daim? Who hath his quarrel just In this dispute that has already cost the people ot Michigan dearly.iu dollars and You would welcome relief' if you could get It—wouldn't you? Well, you can get .relief—any time you need it — quick and positive relief. Take 15 drops of Mother 'Seigel's Curative Syrup —*. the great tEnglish remedy for ALL stomach disorders. It will set your stomaoh UIGHT and KEEP it right. It's almost purely herbal—Nature's own' remedy for sick stomachs. It has been used ln England for ovor 40 yefcrs. There it is the Standard remedy for weak digestions. Get Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup. Take lit regularly. Then -note the Improvement In your .health. Price. \\M. Trial slze,_60c.„ For sale by THE McLEAN DRUG & BOOK CO. FERNIE, M. C. : SV Grand Theatre, one night only Thursday, Oct. 16 A Nayo Bra.dfield offers the Great Hoyt Theatre Comedy A BACHELORS HONEYMOON c. The worker Is punished with pojer- ty. .'Aiwf poverty brtnga failure, III health an* mliory. How mnny lost Mill* nrt* rh*rtfi*nhli* td eoptUiJtom which KBSumcs the employment of the people and falls In Its implied contact! SMotib Gun •uttKiv •Twt eouowt, eimtt coiot, HIAkt THK THROAT MNO I UNOi. M CINT« ENTIRE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION WITH 1000 LAUGHS AND 2 TEARS-CLEAN, CLEVER, WITTY, SCREAMINGLY FUNNY 1, AN EXTRA GOOD CAST INCLUDING EDDIE O'BRIEN and ROSE AINSWORTH Prlcest /Se, $1.00 «e $1.50 11 PLAN AT SUDDABYS SPECIAL LATE TRAIN FOR COAL CREEK \ \ i c-*, W $ -11^ * I44,l\m "'/ -y .-,:-'. ,-. ?-s,r--,.- >, .'■ " -•'■., -,; ; ,: .-'.,,-v - _- - X\\.SS X-. X^A . y'■■ SA". rA:- ■ •■'~'*\';\A*~ST' ,?A.\ PAGE FOUR •THE'DISTEIOT LEDGER;FERNIE, ;B,C., OCTOBER li;i913,,,, - - -;"> i. • 1 **•' ^Ijje Sisfmi £tb$& $v Published every Saturday morning at its office, Pellatt Avenue, Fernie, B. G. Subscription $l|OGf 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, F. H. NEWNHAM, Editor-Manager Telephone No. 48 Post Office Box No. 380 .'-, -ft * £iw".»t' ,1 * rf * \.%'*. f *^ t <s*mmF' THE SIX HOUR DAY Six hours? Yes, andfour! Why not? Imagine, if you can, any person with the courage to advocate a six hour day for thc worker ten or fifteen years ago. True, this has heen quite fashionable for those strenuously worked slaves of government departments—thc British War Office especially, at one time. It has been remarked of this time-honored institution that some of the ancient and "crusted" officials arrived at 11.45 a.m., lunched at 12 noon and retired to their club at 1 p.m. While we cannot vouch for this, we certainly dc know that a "fair, day's work" among this favored class consisted of about four hours' work (with lunch interval of two hours), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This being the case, we do not claim labor to be the pioneer of the movement. It, is well within our recollection the time store clerks worked all hours, and only retired when they had "beat the late customers to it." To have suggested to these dignified gentry that they were slaves would have- brought forth not only indignant denial but an assertion that thc members of their "profession,'-' by being permitted to wait upon the gentlefolk (!) attained such dignity that it did not permit of their association with "agitators or anarchists." Now, true, there' may be those who today regard the labor , movement from this angle, and even if their masters were willing to close early and told them so, so great is their love for servitude and so great their dread of being associated with "agitators" (most ' of them, however, have discovered the difference between labor'unions and anarchy, • which should not leave us without hope), that they have refused to acceptsame!, ■_ ^^To^etumlTouFMptio^"¥^i3rhour-dayr'J At present we have thc mine workers working underground eight hours, on the "surface ten to twelve. If it was a six hour shift the companies would be called upon 'to do two things: Grant an increase in wages and employ more men or—mark well—employ more machinery.' Now arises thc question: Would tlie introduction of more modern machinery compensate the operators for this increase in wages and reduction of hours? This is a question that the master class have to decide for themselves and one that in no wise concerns labor. We regard the machine as belonging to the genius of labor and not capital." Our standard of wages today is governed by "how much it costs tlio worker lo live and drag up Ins family." Now, to work .six hours a dny wc should havo to live. Remember, they will always gratuitously permit this—not for your «ako but for their own ! Now a certain porcontago lias to bc allowed for depreciation on tho machinery nnd plant, owing lo the fact lhat this costs money, and does not travel around hunting for an owner." You will understand that it iH not necessary lo make any allowance for depreciation in your case, nnd if there is lo be a sinking fund thnn you should bo blessed with the ^irtut. of frugality to permit you to accumulate same. Now it is logical to presume that living being necessary if we work Hix hours a day, it must also be noccssary if we nre to work ono or two hours ii day. Tho caso in a nutshell is thiHi' A distribution of wenltli must be preceded by a DISTRIBUTION OF LABOR—not a dtotribulinn of the means of exploitation. Trade unionists recognize that they will gain nothing only by ngitating nml intelligently kicking. Their logical aiiHwer to tho introduction of tho machine and overproduction is reduction of hours, Undoi-slnnd this distinctly: It cannot he permanent and for the •simple reason thnt Iho development of mnchinoiy is going on nlwayH; there ih no fluidity to the kick lug nf Ihe producer. The mnsler ritwm can gnml nothing <w'j' wlmt wo compel thorn to give mi'l wo cannot let np for one moment. Tt hns beon remark- pi] that wo Hhould wait until wo have secured nn all round eight hour day.; This is really too absurd to be taken seriously, and it would be just as asinine to suggest that we alU, adopt a lower standard of living until our less fortunate brethren :have.attained same. There is not the slightest doubt that many of us. or our children^ will be enjoying a four; hour day before some trades liave succeeded in securing an eight hour day. Under the present system overproduction in some trades will always be more acute than in others, to suggest otherwise would be foolish. Another, point often raised by •those who mil. not concede that a reduction of hours is an'answer to increased production, is that the worker produces as much today in four hours as he did in eight, twenty years ago. Granted, but there is, as far as we can see", an irreducible minimum and when this is reached then, and then only, will'the workers receive the full product of his toil, and the exploitation of labor cease. How long it will take to reach that minimum none can say, but if we are to judge by the present universal discontent this will be -accomplished much more rapidly than most of us imagine. Louder and Louder grows the murmur of discontent; first from one country and then from another, but never resting.- Each year the murmur grows louder—you cannot stifle it; imprisoned and persecuted; clubbed and shot down! Nothing avails-! Capital threatens and then submits. Minimum wage scales are arranged and contracts signed. Does it end? Take your daily paper and read; you will find the answer in every .scare head line—the relentless nemesis that threatens those who exploit the producer. , ' communication: \ It must be patent to every/fair-minded'aa'd unbiased indi- Yidual.that' the^posltion of secretary of.' Football .League is no sinecure. .W-hatever.attitud.es'he may adopt he is bound, to displease a, certain portion of the football community. \Ye regret that every year" there should be a repetition. of this bickering and quarrelling between the clubs in the,Pass; certainly this does not add to the -tone of -sport or.good feeling that should prevail,, and . when a correspondent sees fit to make a personal attack and cast odium • upon officials of the League then, in the interests ,df all concerned,'- we think' it is incumbent upon' us to refuse.any more communications in connection with the above. ■Ed.' ,•''„. New&jof the District Qdmps % •:, ;; (Continuedfrom Page 5) \*a AX S%.-AASS ♦ r GLADSTONE LOCAL Lethbridge Notes Continued .--' ' iip house this week at Hardlevllie. iMrs. J.- 'Hamilton arid daughter arrived from Glasgow, Scotland,-last Friday morning to join Mr. Hamilton, who is pump doctor in No. 3.mine. - Charlie Jacakuilis was. taken ^hospital .Monday cf this week suffering from typhoid.\ The malady seems to be quite prevalent amongst grown people at.present. ~;* .,, PASSBURG AND .. ADJOINING CAMPS UNION NOTES THE PROPOSED PACKING PLANT The citizens of Fernie will be called upon next Thursday, the 16th inst.,.to decide whether the proposed packing plant shall become an accomplished fact or not. While we do not claim allegiance with No notes appeared in the last week issue of the Ledger for the simple reason that there was no local" union meeting. • Why ■ this apathy and indifference amongst Gladstone Local Union members? Has the Union lost its power of appeal to the Intelligent members amongst Its membership? Are there no grievances between the Coal Com- The mines here at Passburg are still running fairly well and should the Coal Company' secure the contracts that are in view there will soon be the old cry of working too steady. It seems that the^only prosperity that the worker looks for Is lots of work and no rest, which is surely snore essential to the health of all concerned, seeing that the majority admit that In order to prosper you must work steady. (Why yell?). Bill Rowsley, from Bellevue, was a pany and their„employees? Judging I visitor here to Passburg last Sunday the ".ayes' or "nos," we-think it only fair that the true facts of the case be laid before our readers. Mr, Frankel, who has carried on business for some years at Pincher Creek, is compelled, owing to certain legislation recently enacted, to ship all meat from Pincher Creek to Calgary to be inspected in the latter town. This, as will readily be seen, is a very severe handicap to a small concern and the increased freight prevents him from entering into competition with, the powerful combinations of the packing industry. Hence, he is desirous of .locating in a town where he will be able to pack meat and find a market for his product. Some months ago he came to Fernie,and endeavored to get a site for his plant and it was his intention, so ^ye understand, to occupy land near the brewery. Arrangements were made with the latter company to supply light, power and water, but the -ownewj-nf -t,hp_proDortv—refusecLtouell. Several by the sparslty of attendance at the local meeting, one could Imagine Lever, of Port Sunlight lame, becoming envious of the harmony prevailing between the employer; and enployee at Coal Creek. It is at such times as these, when man's faith ln the collective action for mutual benefits is at a low ebb, that the employer, slezes. the opportunity and steals the privileges that have been hardly won in times past. The question is often asiced at the local meetings and elsewhere: Will the Union support me If I. refuse to work In such a place or under such conditions? The answer in the affirmative Is often of an unsatisfactory nature. The questioner returns to work broken in spirit, more abject than ever. Fear of losing his job clutches his heart and paralyzes all Intelligent action. These are days of darkness, fear and mistrust,. but it is the darkness that precedes the immediate dawn. An appeal was read from the B. -C. Federationlst for funds to assist the striking miners at/the Coast; The circular pointed out the evils consequent upon such a prolonged struggle. .Women and little kids were in dire need of clothes and boots, necessities that were not adequately' provided for by the.funds of the U. M. W. of A., ;We trust'that the various unions in the district will respond to the appeal, for it is an opportunity to test the solidarity of our class. v„ other sites were suggested and viewed, but again it was a question of the owners refusing to sell, and in most cases the owner was the,Coal Company. Cranbrook was approached by Mr. Frankel -and were only too willing to give "the earth"-to get an industry of any kind in their midst, and the city authorities of Fernie, when they saw thc condition of affairs, decided to make every effort to get Mr. Frankel located. A government block (44) to thc Northwest of the town was eventually selected and purchased from the government. Now this block, being government property nnd unoccupied^ may have remained vacant for many years awaiting a tenant and the fact that the city wjjjl be earning a certain amount of revenue by supplying plant with light and power, to sny nothing of the benefits to be derived from a possible cut in the price of meat, hns induced the council to grant certain concessions.' True, we find upon analysis that this does not nmount to a great deal but there is not the slightest doubt thnt a little competition may some- times secure for the workors a reduction iii the cost of living, that being tho case wo aro inclined to favor the project. Mr." Frankel hns received numerous wires from Cranbrook asking him to nccept tho land and water froo! Now, it is reasonable to presume thnt what is good for Cranbrook should, bo equally good for Fornio, nnd such being tho caso wo fail to under- stnnd why pooplo of this town should havo discov- erod anything objectionable Provided always that tho city will do thoir part and insist upon the own- cr observing the rules and regulations ns laid down by the Moilicnl Health Officer, If they do this there should be no trouble; if they fail to do this tli a IikhI industrial concern will bocomo a nuisnnoo, rt is passing strango thnt those who voice the puerile objection thnt the atmosphere will bo polluted nml tlio scenic effect of tho north- west end of the town destroyed, have never disenvorod how objectionable the sinoko nnd fumes from the bco-liivo eoke ovons nro, nor tho in* dcserihnblo stench that nrosc in the summer mouths from tho open toilet ndjncont to Iho shack on Block 14. The next order of business was the payment of yardago at the mines. There are various modes of payment prevailing at the present time. Some are :belng paid by the lineal yard per delm; some-by^ the number of timbers set, whilst payment per ton of coal produced is.the most rational and equitable one. The members present at the meeting were unanimously ln favor of the latter. An agreement should be entered into between the Coal Company, and the employees agreeing to the .method of payment to be practised at all mines alike, thus avoiding much dissatisfaction. . Tho etemnl wash house question camo iip for discussion, and also the heating of same. It was said that the floor was in a bad state and needed Immediate repair. Nails bobbed up hero nnd thore, causing an unpleasant pathway for bar© feet. The floor boards having rotted nnd gaping holes awaited the unsuspecting and nudo traveller. Tho heat is inadequate ln tho extensive building, clothes and towols aro ln an' undrled stato for the following shift. It gives ono a most unpleasant sensation to put on a damp shirt, especially so when ono Is In bad humor. It Is with pleasure that I record the fact that tho Minors' Hall In now receiving a splondld,coat of calsomlutng. Tlio recreation rooms undor tho now management *nro now becoming a iplnce of life and Interest onco moro, The intention of Mr. Dawson Ib to provldo clean, healthy enjoyment ln wOll-von- tllatod and attractive, rooms. May lib succeod In his offort to pIoaHo and en- Joy. "A BACHELOR'S HONEYMOON" Grand Opera Oct. COMMUNICATED •hit? nun HtUif. uui HUM Coleman. Altn., Oct. »o, To lh* Hdltor, District Ledger. Allow mo io replv through paper to tlio secrntnry Wi. y f*'i tun*' your <■■ N. I». iMtcr which noii^nrcil lu tho District Lodgur of Oct. 1th. nnd nlso n few comment* on tlie fttlior lottors ro Mutz Cup final. The League secretary onks tno what J would havo dono when Coul Creek notified him that thoy. wero not golntAo Ulalrmoro on Bopt "Mh fix nr-lnrcrt hy Leagtio Executive. I would hav** dont what he did when Pub-min phoned him nhout not going to plnv HUl< rr-rt in the t\ti»\ round ot Crahnn Cup final, numoly, that Col*- nan oould ple**« ihera«*tm, b«t " they didn't go hnd play Hlllowtt o« tho date fixed they wonld !©•• th» tw, Kow, Mr. Secttiury, lint that •*•*" II icitatnly ta <in«j- *h*n *t**-*ltlftK to Column, and tf It li «**> when »pea*« t*K to Cotamnn, «hou!dn'f, It ho Jtwt ttt of final and It In plnyod there to n finish. Tlio same In mnny Instanced linppenn in Enitlnnd and Ireland. Conl Cn>olf, T notico, hnve ffnt, their Influential frlonds to tako up their cause nnd il. i. n.. »„ *, 1,114tnli !« Mir. r'*lyt**t*r* It nm-nmiU to thlm Tin* Vhitr, Cup wan ttlven hy a Hrltlsh Columhia concern and it you Alberta folki, or rather dub*, don't do what Xhtt, I*. C. boj* want you lo do, well, you won't «ot. playing at all. I've )ti«i tici'ii iii1cinm*n turn ine I/eoRiie Executive hnvo performed thnt "Caesnr stunt" to tho dollnht of Coal CreeWtei, In turning themselves down nnd ordering the Mnt* Cup final to ho plnyod on Saturday. Oct. 11th. 'nt Michel Who snid the LeaRtio Bi- ecutlvo worn not. "liood 'V-ernittam'"! A word io (toicman: On In and win iand ntttti **»A»on *«'U lut thum »*■*. mW» who. Yourt, etr., (Signed) 8P0UT FOLLOWER. pany when speaking to Coal Creek? The Longuo Hoerelnry, as ho na>'»» In Ills loiter, Ih out lo plenso tlio major- Uy. not Ihe fow. Tli'uL oxplnlns why tho Hi-crfttnry found It bo easy to die- (.Bit! 1U * t-HI-IIUUI, UU*. tttt *. Uf* *■ .1*. tiie jjiiOtult;' they ^nve \r* V" plenpod nnd Mr". Berretftry l« out tn please! the majority, What havo mnjorltlon got to do with a football league In dealiiiK fair with all Its tnorohers? Knlr piny In foothnlt Is: That all fl"1"*. Influen- tl«l or o1hr*ni'lt»o, loririniK » ii'iimit-, nr othor body, hnvo tho same rights and all nro entitled to the snmo privileges. Tho I«oft«uo secretary says: That the majority have tn ho pleased; In othor words, Conl Crook havlnw; tho majority as well as being tho most Influent tin! havo to bo pleased. 1 ropy the following from Coal Creek Foolhnll Club treasurer's IbIUt to I-^-hkiim *,***.- retsry: "In tho im-antlmc we will go on with Cttbsn Cup competition snd wslt tho d«lsk>n of the ExenitWe re the Mots Cult final." Mr. league ser- rMMy, Its'* th«* reVS-fp yewr tsrti+n from Ctm) CwV? I wonld refer Cosl U If 10 b« regretted thst th« eom* CreekMei to final Me* played In Scot-1 poud-Mit thflmM mt* x**-rm\\ttA |y*r- Isnd, T»i« sssoelstlon Mx<mi th(» vm«# «MMl - tatlM-ftUm* to ent«r Into Ms House, Thursday, 16th Tho scono of tho story Is laid In HoHton. whoro Henjamln nnchelor, a widower, introduces his socond conjugal pnrtnor ns tho prospective gov- ernes* of his-two grown daughters, thoso bolng undor tho Jurisdiction ot his slstor, Mlnorva naeholor, who Is nlso kept In Ignorance of tho nlllnnco, Minerva, obviously Intent on discharging tho dutlov of moral gunrdlan to hor brother, Insists on Juno Ar- buckle, tho now govornoss, marrying Dr. Schwnrtit, who nurses a secret sorrow of his own and hns nn special doslro for the nlllnnco. Tho courtship provokes much mirth, which Is not diminished by tho "peculiar and awTt- wnrd situation of tlio hiisbnnd* whh wltnessos thn frivolities. Looming nt ^..i-wM. ll.itt Htr. tr,/!.! tt*^tttt •**?,» ttttl, 9) X***t* hand, Mtnnrva nwmm.es thn sMMmpos- ed task of locating him, And Is misdirect oil, tint to ono and thon to another, and *o on until she gfrcs tip the task In a fit of feminine daspalr. Unnblo. to find hor Qtiarry, Minerva V i'i'..'.B*tX.'i,Illl,1-fl iSutH IttUJ 4ti> *M »'*•* Vb.' gagement with .Benjamin, snd tho Utter, whilo speaking truthfully, successfully misleads tho busybody. llenjsmln .maintains s Mber dignity nnd seems In no wny nonplussed, even though on occasion on tha verge of A -j'.luAtloa -which would neccjattatc. a full disclosure, bnt nnslly he I* cuiRlit In a compromising poi!?fon, snd as his daughters tako their tare- well, to be relieved of tbo attending disgrace ho becomes humorous In the cvtreme. *Tbe play throughout U well presented, full of comic splsodes snd humor wMh the he**A p*rt* t*ittiiUy t»k- •«.—Moot* Jaw .Morning Naws. and says that if what the boys report be true, with regards to'the thermometer going down tb 50 below zero,1 it will .be plenty cold for him. , The mines at Burmis have again reopened, and are now working, full blast. ' . Quite a number of new hands are to be seen at the mine here these days, so the Coal Company must be figuring on an increased output in the near 'future. The Passburg Male Voice Choir is digging, into their work 'preparatory for their concert, which is tb be held the1 end of this month or next, and contemplate making a success of it. The concert,will be held at the Presbyterian Church. Possibly the "Observer" will be in a better position to etate the date of same in the near future. Duck and chicken shooting having set. In*, it brings many, a sport out of bed early In the morning ln order to catch early opportunities. > Last Sat-, urday morning one of our sports' here took a ramble ovor to the Red-fern Lake in quest of duck and on arriving there espied a couple of fine ducks on Uie Lake and bingo! he gets'one and with the report of his gun out -pops a nice rabbit, and he was Pfortunate enough to get that also. .With' the.last report'of the.gUn out comes Mr? Red- fern who owns the place, and Informs the nlmrod that unless he pays for his tame duck and rabbit something would happen, so to avoid trouble he paid the 1eer$2.00r*tSportrIike~oth"er"pastimes,' appears to have its disadvantages. Mr. Duncan Woodward and friends Journeyed ln the automobile down to the prairie and indulged In a day's sport amohg the chicken. They' report that the birds are plentiful and obtained a fine bag. They enjoyed a flno day's sport. -.\ Quite a number of the boys trom Passburg were visitors to Burmis last Sunday and we're tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kubek, The occasion was a grand christening celebration. There was nothing to prevent the boys from having a good tlmo, seeing that there was all kinds of eatables and refreshments, so they just did tlie only thing there wns to do and declare she was a dnndy. It Is reported that Miss Dennis ls sovcrlng her connection with tho day school horo at Passburg In the nonr futuro. The position will probably bo taken up by Miss 'Bell, sifter of Dr. Boll. Tho .Burmis Colliery lias started up In full swim? again nnd tho management snys It's going to swing steady up lo noxt spring without a hitch. Tho stork has boen visiting again nt Burmis, tho homo ot Mr, David Hall. 'Mother nnd son nro doing fine, "Lot 'em nil como," says Dave. Tho old hands who loft tho Davon- port Conl Company during tho slack tlmo aro seen coming back dally. "Nothing llko a homo," say tho old' timers. Tho funoral of Mrs, J. Kubok'B Infant son, ngod two wooks, took placo last Tuesday at tho Passburg como- tory, Tho Rev. Father Demeors, Catholic prlost, offlolatod. A, J, Carter, Secretary-Treasurer of DlBtrlct 18, U. M. W. of A„ wob In tho city on Thursday on business In connection with tho affairs of tho organisation, Ho loft Friday nftornoon for headquarters, Fornlo, B. C. Last Friday ovonlng wo woro accommodated with ix beautiful snowstorm which lasted about thlrty-slx. hours. Tho farmer claims nothing hotter could hnvo happonod, but tho belles of Pnssburg nro against It. Walt until It renelios 40 b. z. and than throw up your heels. Miss Jessie Dun cnn and Miss Allro Mnryanclk, of tho Pnssburg Hotol, worn In nttondanco nt tho bunk dnnco Rntunlny evening. The boys nt tho Pollen Flnts gave an Invitation to everybody to Join In tho smoker ns woll ns tho danco. All tho people scorn to bo taking n vory Interesting part In dnnclng now. nr-lnvf. tftfi rp },nt* 1ts*t t**'t*, *i*i*r,Xttt* sleop over th* shuffllnr of the feet already. Tho strange pnrt ot lt Is, how- "ver. they will not appreciate an In- Nation to tx prlTalc Wmh for a fcir Iioutb' entertainment, Tlio othor day iho "Observer" wan requestor to ox- ,U I,, u. .I***- *... 1 b**-,-...^-.*. .!,» t H'ti ,t'l.|4W.^ --1.'--* men nnd with the usunl courtesy the Invitation was presented. In return received a comnllmentary "N'o; It Is loo far." etc. When you havo a dance and smoker nt home (three miles J wny) everybody soems to enjoy toughing throumh thc enow, whether the entertainment Is held In « farmer'", h/irn nrln fl mlneri' hunlf hfinnn "Life Is short," say the boys; but let's have tho bett of what Is In life while we Are here. The Psssbnrg boys sre sll Aware of the sltltude of the "Observer's" ob< setTstory. sliotted »s tt Is la th* moet fcWtlfcUd ll,X\*l U>l.i**t»lLUOUit sitol lu out burr, there Is little Indeed thst «» capes his-attention, and whilst.observing the other day a conversation was overheard- between-two members-of the opposite sex, the gist of which was as follows: The gentleman had on various-occasions been in-the habit,, of visiting\the young,lady's parents,at home, but on the occasion in question his fiancee arrived before him and the door was ■ closed,', -The individual, of the masculine' gender gained admission, but to his, sorrow. He was informed by the young lady, however, that should he continue to visltk her home then-she would refuse to enter the paternal roof. Further-that she intended telling her pa all about it, However, the "Observer!" understands that Pa is not conversant with the English tongue. -After receiving a deal ot abuse, the gentleman ln question, feeling faint, took a seat. It, transpired, however, that the lady meant nothing more serious than to show her papa who was going to be boss ln the new home,- and eventually, lapsing into her mother tongue informed her papa "yr ywf yn. Mynd allan drwy drws araw chaf a ddln gwy bod. Dim nawr." Having got this off her chest she disappeared through the front door,' leaving her parent to console the young man. We fear her folly must have coBt her a very comfortable home. ■Mr, J. Williams and D. Plcton were visitors at the Passburg Hotel on Sunday evening. Last week the Passburg miners were given the opportunity of seeing the cubical measurements of their working places posted at the pit head for the first time in the history of the mine -workers down here. We hope that the work done by the appointed checkers will be greatly appreciated by all concerned.' " ;rlvalthat on-their decisions would]de- pend not only the opening out1 of No.'iv mine;■ which.hasvheen;shut down for■ over two yoarsjbut'what'parts,' if any)-. of'No.'2would be-.operated this yrin- ter,. no .wonder their yljtf't wasjbbked forward to, with much anxiety. The party, which,were led.by.iMr.' Fergy,' of Montreal,, and Mr..;Gordon,' geologist,^ etc.-,,made .a thorough examiria-' tlpn.of,both mines, and from, what we'" can' learn decided to commence operations on a ,}very,, large icale-next spring/ The dangerous" headways ln; the upper lifts'of No. 2 mine are to be almost all stopped^and seeing that the roof is so treacherous in that part of' the mines,: no'-less-^tlhan''four men being; Wiled there recently, it' would have, been weir if the.toplifts had xe-- malned closed for ever. In the meantime. No.- 2 will go on as at present,, producing about 200 .tons per day, but1! In order, to keep her working expenses have to be cjtt down to a minimum for the time belng^ By way of economy several bosses iwere reduced /to the ranks!foretime. .Bill Davies, timber boss,-has started coal digging; Sandy Thompson, driver tibss, driving, and Ell Nellsbn, tipple boss, started on the rotraryy.Of course It is very consoling to know that bright prospects are In store for the caihp, but while the grass Is growing the horse is Btarvlng. Besides -most of the men who were employed in the top headways will have td seek fresh fields. ff -..Mr. ©. Lewis, of Maple Leaf,, haa left for pastures new. They say Corbin, but we don't know. Wherever you go, 'Ben, good luck to you. .,• iMr. W. Pout, who was detained by the authorities' for some weeks at McLeod, is back looking none the worse after detention. It seems strange that a non-union man's statement generally proves to be false In a.court of justice and "that is the reason Pout is here ln Passburg today, having been falsely accused. At last we are glad to Inform the membership of our organization that the widow of. our late Brother Steve Kampan Is now receiving her compensation after a hard struggle extending over twelve months. If the organization was not in existence we' would be compelled to repeat Tolstoi's remark, "Goodbye to Hope." , * In various" camps throughout this "district, If you happen to pay a,visit _f #\_fSiv_1.n*n1p*l«n^Cr.M*kf-i..-lSA«M ~~»~.*Lll -*.v—i.u-u-iL.niif\ijig-inni.iiui*unsp-t3Din;-miiiijc on the first and third Saturdays, you generally see the miners cashing'their statements, but at Passburg when a person is In after his mall from the post office he can see the' mine workers • pushing their' statementa- In through the post office window to be cashed. . ■° "Section 34, Coal Mines Regulation Act: 'Payment of wages—No wages shall be paid lo any ip6rson: employed In or nbout any mine, at or within, any hotel or placo where any spirituous or fermented liquor ls authorized to bo sold, or In any house of entertainment, offlco, garden or place belonging thereto or connected therewith." ■But when there is no money nt tho nbovo Institution you can soo them endeavoring bo ensh their statements at tho Passburg Hotel or at somo storo. How long nro tho workors going to tolerate this looso system of nccnptlng payment for thoir labor? It's a hard proposition, nnd through tho workors pntronlzlng Ihis system It lias been the monns of placing tho Union Hank branch hire entirely out bf business. Tnotend of theso bankers having tho privilege of doing IhlR Work thoy sny that tho Passburg postmaster Is doing It for thorn, but on whoso Authority wo nre not In a position to sny. Nevertheless It should bo plncod before tho PoHtmnster Ooneral for his ratification. Sunday evening tho '"Observer" received a lonar dlstnnco messngo over tho phono to tho offoot thnt nn ovonlng sorvlco wns going to bo hold nt tho iProsbyterlnn Cliureh nt 8.30 slinrp nnd ♦hat thc Rev. WcCnlHstcr Hunter, of hlnlrmoro. would conduct tho nnrvlco, Tfowover. It nnnenrs that the "Observer" hns no desire of bubomlng a monn lighter, nnd conducted hlmsolf to drenmlnnd nbout 8,35 sharp, Try nnd •nm m** in i|./» mnrnlnir |n tlio futuro, Mr. Hunter. Good nlghtt The cenlal mlxoloirlst of the 'Pnssburg Hotel wns missing on -Sunday Inst, but In the nnrlv hours of Mondav morning wo Imnirlno someone wns ondenvorlnir to sing"a sone. Then wo reeolleeted thnt a christening hnd tnken nlnco on tho snmo dnv ns lie wns mlsslntr, You genernlly find tho nur- ■mt* tv^d full of life. A wedding on the AgendA. Through tho "Observer." the socrotnry, T. O, Harries, desires tolnform (he peoplo of Passburg and tlie adjoining cnmpn thnt lm Is taking mthscrlp- (Ions for Iho District Ledger, Let us 11 1 »1 1 ,1 1» - - II. m ,., .>,»>.< .•«*. ..,.., .<{.«,*. . . »* 9,', ft .... Mber men'n pnr>f>r. Tt In onlv runt* M- Inr tx yonr. When you see Tom tell bim to put your name on the list of subscribers and then read some. Mrs. II. Heap, who hns been vUltlng Mrs. TI. Smith, of Burmis. for tbo past two 'wt'-siRK, 'irti tm 'innMifc'j lojrwia ,;m husband At Conlhurst for KIpoL where Mr. Heap Is employed at flro boss. Sam Nicholson, ex-president,,who re- " tl^ed from that office two months agoj . was" re-elected president in place of Jim Barron, who left this district. . At last Sunday's meeting of the Local the question of forming a debating society under the auspices ot the'Local was discussed. It was generally • agreed that a well-donducted debating society w'ould not only "provide, entertainment during the winter months, but from an educational point of view. would be very instructive. However,,, as it ls Intended to Invite members of both sexes to Join the society, and also persons of all ages, and occupations,'it waB agreed to let the matter stand over until a public' meeting is called In order,to get the opinions of" all, interested parties on the matter. . At'• the same meeting it was also agreed to form a'Blck club ln connection with the Local, and the secretary was Instructed to" communicate with the -secretaries of, Locals where Blck clubs were already established, In order to get some details as to benefits, dues, conditions of membership, etc., (Bob Mllligan returned to the camp last Friday after a fortnight's stay in Pincher Creek hospital, to which institution he was removed by Dr. Connor when he, had sufficiently recovered from fever to make the journey in the doctor's motor. As reported in last week's Ledger, Bob with his' wife and four children came, here from Lethbridge a few months ago and whenhe was taken ill the family* were sorely "ittTneed"of"'assistaucer::"7Diirins-ihlB"au^' sence about $60.00 was raised to assist the family and on his return the balance was handed to him.' Not being aware of what took place,'he was very 'agreeably" surprised when .given tho cash, and both he and,Mrs. Mllligan are very grateful, to all who assisted them and are also anxious that their benefactors should be thanked public-; ly. Malcolm McDonald ('Micky), ^who was employed as hoist engineer at No, 2 for some years, but left a few -months ago to look aftor his ranch at Mountain Mile, returned to the camp this week, and has charge of the.pump at the creek. Mr. McDonald, who Ib about one of tho oldest hands at Beaver Mines, has chargo of tbe pump on days'and Isaac Campbell, on nights. ,„, , For the past fow dnya Professor C. Matthews,,lato of Vancouvor, has been giving dancing lessons in the Pioneer Hall on Monday and Thursday evenings. That tlio profesBOr Ib .well skilled In gesllc loro is admitted by all who hnvo como under his tuition. Success to you, Charlie; teaching tho youngsters to trip l» much plonsantor thun sledge hammer nnd anvil exorcise. Davo Lamond removed hts wife and furniture from this camp to Bollovuo last wook. Jamoa Crawford-—Mr& Ln- mond'B father—has, gono lo Bollovuo with them. Both Messrs. Lamond nnd Crawford tako with thorn tho best wishes of the pooplo of Beaver Minos, Ed Jolco, of Spike's team-driving notoriety, wae mado barn boss on tho first of this month Instead ot T. Lub- slor, who disappeared from this camp Bomewhnt mysteriously , a fortnight ago, Kd, who has boen employed on tho -loco recently, has a sneaking regard for engines, yet ho is a good man amongst horses, so the goo-goes aro all Bmtlos, John D mot with rathor a nasty accldont in tho mine last Mondny. A sharp plooo of rock fell from tho roof on' to his car, cutting that orgttn to badly that Dr. Delaney found it no- ccssnry to put six stitches In the wound. Nurso Copo, who represented Dr. Connor (Pmehoc Creole) at this camp during tho early part ot lost summer, visited Denver last week to remove hor belongings. Tho nurse, who was well Ilkod by tho pooplo here, spent n few daya ln visiting her friend* boforo commencing duty nt Plnehor Creok hospital, whero she has accopted an en f¥,\ fr *>* fix* ♦ BEAVER MINE* ♦ -* + 4»-+<**'+<4'«*|>*+'+#* Thursday tnd Frld*y of list week ««r« evtnifol kJ*j-s st Beaver Mint* owing to the camp being visited hy the gentlemen who ere responsible for guldlAf the destinies of (he Woslers Cosrt ami Coltii Co. Aa tt was Itngwn for some «Uy* previous to their «r» *^rvVf> «nv«r\ mahhied J. MoNichoIns nnd Miss Bello Hamilton wero united ln matrimony on 99, 1 1 . . I ,1 I.-.., t* ,1. „ ,. .. .........^ 1- ■ .......Q, >, - .. I... . bride's parents by Rev. I). M. Perley. The newly married couple will reside to the north of,tho town on Howland Avenue. TAXIDERMY For, first-class Tailderay work, mounting anything from a sasle to an elephant, cntt or write C REECE P.O. Bex » WMtFernl* MHtfiMWKtmim**iiMtm«m***mi**i9*'mt* I -'' -Y'.V- ;*•■'.'- ' THE DISTRICT LEDGER, PEROTE, B. C, OCTOBER 1^ 1913 PAGE FIVB i f & • *-M*¥»¥¥¥¥¥*»V*-M» f»q»yM.»»»»»»»»¥»»»»»»»»»M*M»»*»T t-»#»i»»»JHr*»»**-*<m»*»»¥lH + *k******k,kkkk*****ick**ick***W^^ « •i • i ■i • ( ■( ■ ( ■( ■i '■c •i '»»¥» v» v v yy v v y v v^ ■»■»»»»»»¥»»» »»¥»»»v*>ivvv»yv*»v»»*»» I 5 •-'. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ..♦■' ' '•'*,. '♦. .-$■ A, COAL CREEK.NOTES' . ♦ :;;>/■;.. vo-:,/ \.- ■ ',- ♦ --. ♦ ♦/••♦_♦*.<*>'♦ ♦ ♦'♦.♦ ♦ .Wethodlst"Young People's Union So- ,, ' -'r'.'clal Evening ,.; The Young People's Union in con- . nectlon with the'Coal Creek Methodist Church held their first of a series of social evenings on Friday evening, _ Oct. 3rd.: There were about 40 people '., pYesent The genial superintendent, T. Reid, occupied the chair, and' In a brief address outlined the objects ot the Union. A" vocal and instrumental program, was rendered! as follows: " Song,/ "Daddy," Miss- Bella ' Finch; ' Scotoh recitation, "Bairns Caudle doon," Miss" Young; violin solo, "Varieties," Master J. Ga skill; song, "Seagull," Miss M. Hall; Dutch recitation, Master F. Smith; song, Mr. C. Tonbs; , musical duet, Masters Hall and Gaskell. Mr.' C. Tonks officiated at the organ. Interval. During the interval the,young ladles were preparing the necessaries to supply the cravings of the inner man, which were duly served and the rest of the evening spent in parlor games, all participating with a full measure of enjoyment. The committee deserve credit for tho capable manner in which everything was arranged. >The participants thoroughly enjoyed the social and anxiously " await the nest, everyone vlelng with - each other in.voting lt a good night's enjoyment. "We wish the committee, every success ln their" undertaking. A hearty. Invitation-Is given to all to join the class, which meets every Sunday at 2.30 p.m., Methodist Church. . The Rev. Joseph .Philp will conduct the services on Sunday, next at the Methodist, Church. Everybody welcome. Visions of a holdup of the mails occupied the minds of the people up here - one day last week, when the malls failed to materialize by. 4 o'clock p.m,, - which idea waB further increased when our local constable was sought and proceeded down the Government road, but on Investigation It was foundto be nothing more serious, than the steel cages for wrong doers for .the new,'.'coop" which had slid off the'rig owing to the rough state of the road. ■ D. McDonald returned to camp last week end after an absence of.seven years' perambulations in'various parts of the country. Say, Mac, It, was nice . to talk' of old times. '.A. .*' •Frank Barker, of Missouri-,.was ln •camp renewing - acquaintances on —Thursdayrv-Say,—Frankr-you-are-Btill- the candy kid. - ' ' iWe/hear of one boarding house having a change of pie. owing to the en- terprlzeof two of the boys. Oh you . jpumpkln kids, who ,stolet the plates? Who lsolt'that is ever ready to stay In and assist the housemaid in her work with <Ush washing, etc? And who 'is lt has been noticed lately assisting in banging out the washing? Keep your eye on the Ledger man. - Ono amorous swain is wearing a woebegone expression on Ills'countenance owing to receiving a rebutf in his endeavors to , appear chivalrous towards a certalnvmember of the opposite sex. Cheer up, boy, there are more fish In, tho sea than over were caught, .Accept' our sympathy. , The proposed excursion to Michel under tho auspices of Uio Football Club had~Yo ho cancelled, owing to the two Alberta clubs falling to deckle tho 'tic. Coal Creek F,,C, has suffered financial Jobs In consequence. 0 Tho final tor tho Mutz Cup Is to ho played on Saturday at Mlchol. Tho ■Coal Creek lineup Is as follows; Goal, Banns; backs, McLotchlo and McFegan; halves, Sweeney, Yates, Whyto; forwards, Booth, Manning, Garvie, .Toluson, Johnstone. The following flvo travel with tho team: Partridge, Harper, A. McFognn, Armstrong, T. Martin. Quito a bunch ot coal Is bolng shipped out of B North mino. Tho now jig was started on Monday. Thoro woro vIsIoiib of slolgh rldos for tho JclddloB when tho snow mado Ita appoaranco during tho wook ond, Tho Dancing class in connoctlon ' with tho Coal Crook Lltornry ft Athletic Association commence* this weok. MomborBhlp cards, fl per month, 'may bo had from tho commlttoo, Messrs. Johnstone, Worthington, Franco and W. Rd. Puckey. Wo un- 'doratand that elaiaes aro to be held twice wookly, Preliminary announcement.—Will nil lor.al "Moose" and othors mako a ilato of Oct, 30th on which dato (ho Fornlo Lodfto L. 0. 0. M. purpose running a show nt the Grand Thoatro, A largo rook, weighing between six •and wsvon tons, foil from the mountain In tho vicinity of tho Biiowslldo ot December laat. Fortunately no ono wns Injured. Dlod, at tho homo of Wm. Matlo- clink, Welsh Camp, William, Infant son ot Mr. and Mrs. .MnflQChuk, nged throo -months. Fran**; Ulakumore, driver No, 1 North, lind to rocolvomodlen! attention owing to being kicked hy hia "*.r, *19*.,.9„JI„.. - 9" .,„.,l..f.,l.,re Inlurion *n ffir>* nnd ahniilrtar. Win, Oreo, minor 1 South mine, rocolved Injurlo* nbovo the right oye, owing to .ue head Ic&Ting shaft. Aftor attention ho waa able to proceod homo. kUv ii'u-rtu'vptii'tiiiriit i'-t>* i-w-in; utli v-*-Wu+.j*»v Church for Coal Creek bat been du« -out nnd the carpenters aire busy beforo tho heavy weather set* In. ; At a meeting of the employees on Sunday last,'Mr. John Price and Mr. Henry Gregory, were elected to. act on the Inspection Committee in Old No. 3 mine and , Mr. Jas. Mercer and Mr~ John Robinson were elected to fill a similar position in 3 East mine. - Mr. John 'Colishaw, an old,time Michel fire boss, paid up a visit on Friday .last.., Johp intends to seek warmer regions', for the -winter. . Mr. A. J. Carter visited Michel on Saturday. last on business connected with the C.--N.-.P. FootbalPLeague. ' We are glad to report that Fred Gul- lett jun., had completely. recovered from -his accident and has resumed work,again. <'< ■ , ■ Mr.'Harry.Carr, from Coleman, was here oirTuesday,, Oct.' 7th, attending the funeral of his grandchild. 'Mrs. Harry Hiusl paid Mrs. Jenkins a visit on Tuesday last, returning home to Passburg on Wednesday. Mr,, and Mrs, Jas. Oakley are rejoicing over the arrival of an Infant daughter on Monday, pet. 6th. We regret to report the death of Mr. and Mrs. C, J. Tyler's infant daughter on Sunday, Oct.. 5th, the funeral taking place on Tuesday, at the Michel cemetery. Mr. James Mercer has been appointed a member of the Michel Board of Examiners to represent the men, the former member, Joe Gaul, having left here for the Coast.' H.> Elmer and.R. Jones were busy getting the signatures of. all the contract miners for the purpose of having the, checkweigh fund stopped, as the, management did not see fit to withold the funds from all the men working on, contract checks unless section 17 of the CoaUMines Regulation was complied with and the consent of the men in writing obtained, * A meeting of. the employees of the Michel Collieries was held on Sunday last for the purpose of making a new agreement with Dr. Weldon. An agreement has been drawn lip and will be presented for the doctor's consideration. ■ 'Mr. A.'. Bastian and A. Almond have bought out the pool room and bowling alley In Martin's Hall from Mr. T. Hampton and are now busy fixing up preparatory! to reopening, when we are.informed they will also run a mov- ing" picture show. -We wish them success in-their enterprise^ '\ ;Mr. Pete McGoverni who has been working in Bellevuo for the past few months, has returned to Michel again and has secured a job in 3 East mine.7 Mr..George Spencer, manager of the Hotel-at Sorbin, paid Mr. Geo. Stead- man.of the Kootenay .Hotel, a visit on Sunday laBt, returning home the following day. ... - ;K, .,,' t; ■ ,»One of our staunch Liberals Is looking for an opponent to debate Liberal- Ism versus •*. Socialism. Any person wishing to take up tho debate kindly apply to Mr. Goo. Meikle, editor of the Michel Reporter. The Government road gang under the supervision of Mr. John Connors aro busy theso days beautifying Now Michel. They are taking a portion of tho old cemetery away to grade the stroots and make them straight. Watch Now 'Mlchol grow, Mr. Sllvo Oris, mixologist of the Kootenay Hotol, make a trip down to Blalrmoro during tho weok to look over a business proposition, Ho has decided to start on his own account aB soon as ho can find n . satisfactory placo. 'Ho also Intends to take In a pnrtnor for Hfo of the femalo sex. , Tho Now Mlchol saw mill, Iho property of the Rlvoraldo .Lumber Co., have closed down for good, as .thoy. havo run out of logs. Tho company intends removing thoir mill to somo other place which has not beon decided 0:1 up to tho present. Wo nro informed that lt hns boen the custom of this company to pay tliolr wage slaves on'tho first of May for their winter's work. Should nny of tho men doslro to quit boforo thnt tlmo they woro pal{| off with tlmo checks on which thoy lost about 25 por cont. of tliolr oarnlngB whon they wished to cash them, .This form of poonago may bo slight In RiiBsln. but It corlnlnly seems out of placo In McBride's Whlto B, C. Wo hopo that ln future this company will pay tliolr men in ourronoy, Thero Rooms to be quite a dlfferonco of opinion amongst tho pooplo of thU camp na to who wnn' ontltlod to tho prlzo .for tho biggest cockerel nt tho Elk Valley agricultural ahow, It aooma Mr. T. Cunllff hpri that honor. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ DEl.LF.VUE NOTES ♦ MICHEL NOTES Mr. William Whltehouae haa taen promoted to the position of pit boaa on Ho. 8 aid*, Mt. Matt LllU«r, who hits np to the preaent been directing th* operations on No. 9 aide, taking ihti pint* of Wr, YTCrittfecmae as file M»*t fn * Vnnt. mlnm ntimty nn lifjhf MIX. Tho regular meolrig of Locnl *»1 was held on Sunday laat, there being a fairly good attendance, Sovoral mat- tofs of Importance wero dlaciiBRCd nnd decided. 13. W. Chrlatlo had the misfortune to loue hia valuable horse this week. The niilmnl strayed nwnv and remnlned out all night and whon it was found tn the I lliDiiiiiit*, ti Hat **ii) IlbiUt) Uv.U-J, Mlsa Mary Armour, of Vancouver, Is viiltlng In camp, the gntwt of Mr. and Mrs. Walter flrott. Tho Kellevun football team Journey- r>rt tn TOMrmnrr. nn Tliii»*»^n*if nt It it week. Thia was the return match (or tho rup tie, (ho prevlout tie being a draw. Co'loman, however, failed to pm In nn nppwirnncn and their reason for not doing to waa that they claim too many matches had been arranged for tht* wwk, CoT*»mnn have thMr fft-n on the Crahan €up, but the Bellevue boy* are wjmlly ambitious and wo Intend lo anp from U here If flean apart can secure aantf. K, Brld«o (• now otcupylnjt the house lately vacated hy Jos, Atkinson. The latter haa removed to Ma new hooMt at Urne City. Tho pitffei} hflaif'i'Titrfrtnr nm now located os lh* oppetite aide of tha tows in the house lately vacated by. E. Bridge. The new quarters are much more convenient for both officers and •public." c . Thomas Bradley is now occupying the ol<J police headquarters, Mr. Bradley has been waiting for this house quite a long time, but objected'to occupying same previous to the police quitting: ' ''•>,' The electrician at the mines,' who has-been sick for some weeks, left camp this week for his home in Belgium. . '' Mr. and Mrs. L. Cook were favoring Blairmore with their presence on Saturday, returning home on Sunday night. James Cardie was at Michel on Saturday representing the Bellevue team. He reports little headway was made with reference to the BellevueOole- man game. . '. 51 A, J. Garter, District Secretary- Treasurer, was in camp this week on business. The Bellevue Drug Company expect to occupy their new brick store oppo-' site the Bellevue Hotel this week. '' William Cole,' proprietor of the Bellevue pool room, is making considerable improvements and intends to put in a lunch counter in connection with same. -This is another indication of the growth of our great little burg. , D. Perry, station agent at Hlllcrest, left thia week for a visit to his parents In the east. His vacation will extend over a period of six weeks. James Carter, of Blairmore, is busy persuading Bellevue people to buy chunks of "mother earth." The real estate proposition seems to be very much alive in this town. The stable boss of the mines has resigned and. taken a position under cover in the mine., Mr. Jordan, who'farrived with his family from Diamond City this week,' is occupying the house vacated by Mr. Mitchell. •Mr. James-a .Naylor announces ' that for the first week in his new store he will give" a gold watch and chain free to every purchaser of a suit of clothes. Mr. Naylor intends "to make his store one of the moBt up to date gents' furnishing emporiums in, the Paso, while prices will be found consistent with first class material and workmanship. iThe new- store is right opposite the Bellevue Hotel.. „ *, ' Miss Maggie Burrows left camp.this week for Graham, where she will reside for sometime. Mrs. William Goodwin left on Sat- "urdayiTiighf"for~a*trip"to'Nova~Scotia;* where she will visit, her daughter, Mrs. Charlesworth. Mrs, Goodwin was accompanied byi Miss Olive Goodwin and Master-Andrew Charlesworth. She will be absent about two months. J. B.'iRudd and Mr. Bountry'havO returned from the Rudd Ranch where they have been putting up hay. „,. •We are pleased to see Tommy Boyle around again after his' attack' of typhoid fever. Many students are taking advantage of Tom Stephenson's classes In mining ' which are being held ln tho Church every Monday evening. ■ A Junior Epworth League Society wns organized on Monday last among the- children of tho eamp. The following officers were elected: President, Miss Florence Halworth; first, vlco president, 'MIbb Slma Elchtl; second vlco prosldont," Miss Esther Pearson; third vlco.president, Miss Annlo Kynaston; fourth vice president, Joseph Christie; secretary, Miss Doris Bateman. 'The Loague will meet every Monday afternoon at 4.30. The Bellevuo School Bonrd hold a meeting on Monday night to elect a janitor for tho now school. Thero wore a numbor of applicants and Jack FniBer was the choice ol tho trustees. A, I, Blals rocolved.' a largo shipment of very flno apples from Nelson tills wook. Tho stork hns again visited tho camp, stopping at Mr. and Mrs. JnmoB Naylor'B reBldenco and leaving a flno healthy daughtor. Mother and child doing woll, Mr. Stovo Humble, the hnrdwaro mnn, announces a ciifth Bale of hand painted ohlnn, jiiblloo onnmol ware and kltchon utonalls for one woek only. Thia Ib nn opportunity for tho thrifty houaowlfe lo effect renewals In tho kitchen nnd pantry. Mr. Johnatono, manngor of tho Lyric moving plcturo house, hns rocolved 18 now ploeos of music, which mako qulto a qulto a plonslng addition to tho ahow, Films nro changed throo tlmoa onch week, Monday, Wodno«dny and Frldny. Tho thoatro Ib cortalnly a great nddlllon to tho nmuHomcnta of tho town and a mont pleasing placo to apond the winter evening*. The pro- Joctlon la flno and donr whilo nothing but the moBt up to date In oducatlonnl, dramatic, comic and sconlc pictured nrn ahown. (lot the habit, It Is both cheap nnd plenalng. "'Mr. Payne, of Benson and Payne, Vancouver, was a Hosmer visitor in the interests of his'firm, who are real estate vendors, Port Alberni lots being, his specialty. -vMr. Joe Thomas, of Passburg fame, was a Hosmer visitor Tuesday. Joe doesn't think as much of Hosmer as he used to. Evidently he didn't come across the Board of Trade. A large crowd assembled at the Opera Houae Monday to hear.Hassell give an account of his sojouria1 in an Oregon; pen, illustrated by pictures. Miss Matthews, one of the best songsters that has visited Hosmer in many- moons, also helped to make the entertainment an,enjoyable one, her fine rendering of some well-known songs pleasing the audience immensely. •Mr. LZieslman has purchased Lombard's building on Front Street and is fixing up same for establishing his dry goods business there. ■ -Coleman and Coal Creek Football Clubs'having agreed on the ground, the tinal of the Mutz Cup will be played at Michel on Saturday, Oct. 11th, kick-off at 2.30 p.m. Acontlnuance of jthe present weather and the-players will need snowshoes. The Hosmer Industrial Association have arranged ,to take over the stock and premises of A. Lund, who is Jeav- Ing shortly for Medicine Hat, and will move into same at, the end of. the month." Norman Shaw has returned from Lethbridge; where he has been undergoing treatment for his arm. The Oddfellows* Annual Ball is to take place 'In the Opera House" on Friday the 31st. ♦♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ POCAHONTAS NOTES ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ The mines here only worked two days last week. Prospects look dull for the coming winter. There were several new arrivals in camp last'week in the\ persons of Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their daughter, wlio arrived direct from the old country. Mr. and -Mrs. Brown are the parents of 'Mr. Allan Brown, mine foreman here. We wish them welcome to the land of the maple leaf. Prof. Morrison has notices posted announcing the opening of his dancing classes-on Wednesday night, Oct. 8th. Mr. Morrison nas .secured the use of the local club rooms and engaged the services of several musicians. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦'♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Anyone knowing the where- ♦ ♦ Qaboutaj.of William Lindsay, ♦ ♦ late of Pocahontas, last heard ♦ ♦ of in Victoria, B.- C. over a ♦ ♦ year ago, please communicate ♦ ♦ with his brother, David Lind- ♦" ♦ say, Jasper Park, Pocahontas, ♦ ♦ Alta., Canada. ♦ their own endurance and the abilities of their oxygen helmets. We,hear one poor fellow accldently' shut off his air valves and was near being asphyxiated before his condition was discovered and relieved by his fellow rescue men. Never mind little things like that, Willie, it's all in the business of a rescue,man to be in danger, whether in practice or actual work, an d only the ones that suffer the severe tests and pass through'satisfactorily will be looked up to as ready to save life and limb when the occasion arises. Success to the rescue men. The First Aid to the injured' meet every Wednesday evening in the Company Office, Dr. Rose gives the lectures and Tom Adams and James Hill do the instructing in splint and stretcher work, etc. About thirty members are now enrolled with Dan Quigley as secretary. The fellow who. was going to fix somebody with the scissors on Sunday night had better attend the Bible Class next Sunday afternoon held in tho School. He might learn how Cain and Abel made out before Bclssors were invented or get his relative to move into another house and start a barber shop. The teaching ot all local dances hilled, Including the turkey trot and "frlng- dingle" gallop. We wish the professor success ln his undertaking and recommend tho attendance, of all desirous of learning, Mr. William McPherson. left for his ranch In Vulcan, Alta. -Many of the miners aro quitting tho camp owing to the dull times prevailing. Mr, Dennis Glldlo, accompanied by his wife, arrived back in town Saturday morning, Oct, 4th,, . COAL.HUR8T NOTE8 FRANK NOTES Mr. Alec Schmidt left on Saturday evening last for Salem, Ore. He will be gone for some little time. Mr. Slopak, sr., and family arrived in town last week from Bohemia and have taken up their residence here. The many .friends of Mr. Ed. Don- kin will be sorry to learn of his illness from scarlet fever. We all hope for a speedy recovery. Married—On October 3rd, at the parsonage, ,Frank, Mr. Fred Johnson to Miss Florence Taylor, both of Hillcrest, Alta. Rev. W. T. Young officiated. ■Born—On October 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. 'C. .Moore, a daughter. Miss L. Blais is assisting the Coleman Mercantile Company during their big sale. . Miss C. Easton, of Coleman, was a visitor in Frank on Sunday;* » Master Jimmie Chezek • returned fromNorth Fork last week," where he has been spending the last'couple of weeks with his unale, Mr. Poch. Mr. Thos. Williams; for several -yea"rs-a—re3ident~oiTfanKr5na~who' has been ailing for some time past, died last Wednesday in'the Blairmore Hospital of dropsy, and was buried in the Blairmore cemetery on Friday under the auspices ot the Miners' Union, of which he wad !a'member. Ho leaves a wife and family in HIgsby', U. S. Aa Work 'has commenced on the Keystone Cement Company's property just west of Frank. Men are busily employed in clearing the ground and -preparing to build. HOSMER NOTE8 Many uxpruaaiona , oi roiii-ut **a*i heard when tho untimely end of Ham Hartley biceame known. DareaaM. who used to bo provincial constable nt Honmor, waa drowned In tho Frnnor Tit.,.-.*, ^n.t,, tin T..*-,. rt4,*l H If*.*, f\*,Xl, ...... 1 .. ■ H through tho enqulrlea of friend* (hat the aad affair waa mado public. Human Uvea In tho construction campa nlong the Ornnd Trunk aren't valued very much. If all report* aro correct. Tho Chief tnapeotat ot Mlnea (Ora- Tmm), ft,*f!r>mp,i.nfflft hy Tn*ppotor Wll- llama, mado an Impaction of Homier Minna lniit Friday. The Board of Trade held Ita menth- ly meeting on Monday laat In tho Bale block. Mr. and Mrs. A. Anthony had their homo enlivened by the arrival of a baby damthter, Arthur, if on* can imttc hy Ma couuteiuuee. la. uUitCUil. Watch Hosmer grow. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Tho mine Is working Btendy these days, plenty of railway cars always on hand nnd plenty of labor powor for production. t Quite a numbor ot accidents occur- rod In Iho mino tho last two weeks, drlvors being principal sufforors. Tho most Borlous of theno cases happened on Sept. 20th. John Henderson, a driver, wns going ln with an empty trip and tor name reitHon or oilier the hori>'o boenmo a bit troublesome nml mndo n llttlo extra tlmo goin? !n. Things went well until an Innltlo Bwltoli wns rcncliod, whon tho run jumped tho truck and H-endorxon xvtxn thrown ngalnst tho rib with tho cars snrlouBly Injured. Ills leg wiih badly broken and ho sustained othor Injuries. Tho poor follow wns first nttond- od to hy tho first aid men holow and thon taken to tbo Biirfncn, whoro Dr, Hoso prepared him tor tha hospital at Dlnmond ('Ity. To mnko thlnga worse, Shotllghtor Melting happened to be coming nrnund tlio switch and was Jimt In tlmo to rocolvo n broken collar bono, BiippoKed to bo raufied by fulling tlmbor knocked out hy the earn. We give credit to Hie nhotllghtor for tho eniirngn -shown, n« wo undorMnnd Iin dlrneled thr» flr«t nld work nnd gave every pomiblo nsBlatanno to tho drivnr Vim '\"*v thn mnut «f>rlnils lutrt nt tho itwo, and rofuaeil doctor'a attention (' himw.ir until tlemkuraon had been fixed up. We are picked lo report good proven-* it* boM fUM1*. On Ott. 2n4 (loorgo Burlo, a driver, received" a nnnty cut In iho leu which will k<»ep « , •....,,. ..1. . t ... *,.._. mi driver* aerm to. bo having an unlucky streak nt prcjtent. John Mrqiilre and Dave Llvlngatono quit the mine Frldny and pulled out on fliU unlay for green field* and pa*- lurca new. Charl"!! Wlltnn puUod hf* pop* on Monday morning and any* he ta going oast DM If r*t ln<tiil»<Kt wtfh tho ■Unall drink!* lmnrtfd mil by the mixed- otlit on Saturday night? Too bad you got mad, Charlie. Tho r«-*cii<» men are hanl ait work (beao days, one loam working In tho morning and one at night. Threw tliut-A -i. '*cct tlicj Ucklu lU *a,»k« chamber for a couple of hours, (eating ♦ LETHBRIDGE NOTES ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Thursday ovonlng last thore was a big blaze at No, 3 mine, When first obsorved lt was thought It was tho mine tipple and the word Bpread almost as fast as tlio fire, creating somo excitement for n tlmo, rigs,, and running pedestrians nil making towards tiie blaze, which fortunately, turned out to bo raging only amongst tho tlmbor stackod thoro for future use. The wood yard,extends a considerable distance from tho mine, nnd lt wns nbout 100 ynrds from tho extromo ond, whoro tho flro hnd originated which had got a good hold beforo bolng noticed Both No. 1 nnd No. 2 flro brigades wore quickly on tho scone. For- tunatoly the wind was blowing from the northeast, nwny from the tlpplo, or thero Is nn Raying what might have happonod, ns tlmbbr Ib stacked right back to tho mlno. On Chlof Ilnrdy arriving ho sot nil hands, spectators Includod, who cared to give a helping hand, to cut a wny through tho timbers as cIomj to tho blu/.o ixh ilia heat would permit, and thiiHconflnn It to tho ono eorner. nnolng thero wns nothing for It but to lot It burn ItRelf out. Tho brlgado worked hard and alronw- niiHly nil night, keeping a contlnunuH flow of wator playing on tho nur- Brisco's —We carry exclusive agoncy— HOLRPROOP HOftlPRV POn WOMEN, MEN and CHILDREN D A A LA DIVA CORSET8 GEO. A. 8LATER ANO MON- ARCH FINE SHOE Made of P A V Leather AMHERST *%. LECKIE WORKING 8HOE Dig Dargalna In Shorn for July Pav R. M. BRISCO Blairmore rounding timber, which was in danger at any minute of catching owing to the clouds of flying embers falling around. Happily by daybreak all danger of further spreading was over, although all day on Friday there was a gang of men working on the smouldering timber. It is estimated that there.has been about thirty thousand props, or ten box car loads, destroyed, valued at about $5,000. The Hungarian Society held a social and. dance in the Miners* Hall on the 4th, which was largely attended. One disagreeable feature, however, about the social held on Saturday night is the abundance of booze which carries festivities too far into Sunday morning, and it is anything but edifying to see individuals the worse for drink on a Sunday. Mrs. John Cooper and family arrived last week from Lancashire, England, to join her husband here. J. O. Jones has returned home from Montreal where he was attending the Congress Convention as representative of the Alberta Federation of Labor » '■ J. Findlay, wlio has been in indifferent health for some 'time, has quit the mine and gone with a threshing outfit for a couple of months to see If country life will brace him up a bit. Miss \Maggie Moore is a guest of the Hearne family on their farm six miles from town. ' " Rev. Father Rosenthal is confined to his room for the last week with a severe cold. The alterations on the Co-operative premises will be completed this week, when they will have the most commodious and up-to-date store on the north side. Board Member Larson spent - the week end at home. His report of organizing work in the Taber field is not as satisfactory as anticipated. He left for Taber again on Monday and expects to have a Local or two going before the end of this week. H© j8' alone this time, aB Karl Theodorvitch International Organizer, is under in' structlons to proceed at once to Colorado, where the mine workers are on strike. We understand he will be gone for at least three months, and Bro Larson will hold position till his return. Mrs. Walter Vere and family have gone to Coalhurst to join her husband - there. Joe SlmmonB, who has been off work for several weeks with broken ribs, caused by a piece of coal falling from the rib side and crushing him. whilst sitting on the machine board) has resumed work again this week.' D. Smith, who has been in the Gait Hospital for the last four weeks with typhoid, is now at home convalescent. R. Draper, fire boss at the mine, who was married recently, has taken DRIVERS Wanted - Drivers for Coal Mines; Schedule Wages Apply at once. • vi Lethbridge Collieries I KiPE-_.=L_Alberta. tc Port Alberni Lots In District Lot 121. Prices and terms reasonable. Lots from $100 up, not In Townsite but adjoining; within one and a half mile circle. • Send for booklet endorsed by the Port Albornl Board of Trade. The PAYNE-BENSON Co. 409 Dawson Building - Vancouver, B. C. A. I. BLAIS Grocer We carry a i\ill lino of Red Feather & Tartan Canned Goods Prices Right Satisfaction guaranteed or money back Phone 103 :': Frank, Alta. •* F. M. THOMPSON CO. 'The Quality Store" Groceries and Dry Goods Clothing, Crockery, Boots, Shoes, Prnif nr"J Vf»fv»»t»»S1n.r> THE RIGHT GOODS, THE RIGHT PRICE, THE RIGHT TREATMENT EACH AND EVERY TIME Phone 25 Victoria St Blairmore, Alta. :\ ■ AtX^ .'--■, "Vxi:X PAGE. SIX, THE DISmiCftI£DGER;:FER^ OCTOBER 11, 1913 A-AVXAX SYNOPSIS OF COAL MIXING REGULATIONS COAL mining rights of the Dominion, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the North West Territories and in a portion of the Province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one Sears at an annual'rental of $1 an acre. ot more than 2.560 acres wil he leasea" to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the applicant in person to the Agent or Sub-Agent of the district in which th-" rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory tne land must be described hy j"-crions, or legal sub-divi- glons of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant' himself. Each apllcatlon must be accompanied by a. fee of $5 which will be refunded if the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton. The person -operating the mine shall furnish tho Agent with sworn returns Recounting for the ful! quantity of merchantable coal mined an dpay the royalty thereon, If tho coal mining , rights are not be'ug operated such returns should be furnished at least onne a year. The lease will include the coal mlsing fights only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necessary for tho working of the mine •t tiie rate of flO.OO an acre. For full information application ehould be made to the Secretary of the Department of the lntorlor, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. *W. W. Cory, Deputy Minister or the Interior. , N.B—Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be oald fnr. the Chinese L. By Theodore Rothstein - (London), V, DR. JOHN BARBER, DENTIST Office: Above Bleasdell's Drug Store Phone 121 Residence: 21 Victoria Avenue FERNIE - - - - B. C. ALEXANDER MACNEll- Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, etc. Offices: Eckstein Building, Fernie, B.C. F. C. Lawe Alex. i. Fisher LAWE & FISHER ATTORNEYS Fernie, B. C. Southern HOTEL , BELLEVUE.^ALBERTA Every convenience attention Meals tliat tasto like mother used to cook Best in the Pass Jos. Grafton, Proprietor *, , I-1 ' . When you can own your own home? We have for sale Lots in town and Lots in subdivision in Coleman at all prices, We can suit your income. Call and see us. Coleman Realty Co. Fire Insurance and Oliver Typewriters 'G - * - J*(»'S*-;v > * <Sm% ■■■■*■■ p'JSfc*-. tr, iz9*>l99ilrw*,»<9<,**- • '>Mf^tlf,7 *.-;>--.. it"*.' *. . A... ■■ '. /-' IF VOU DONT Rmlvt Tha Ltdo-tr don't bum* in, Watch tha data of th* titration ot your tubtcrlptlen which la printed on th* urn* UUl tbnUlnlna ywwr «d> The brief straggle in China between the North ancl the- South has, it seems, ended in a victory for the former. This could have been expected, , The revolt broke out without preparation as the result of the impatient action,of a deposed Governor, while the North has had its forces well organized by Yuan- Shih-kai with the help of foreign money. It is, indeed; stated that when the southerners proclaimed their rebellion Yuau-Shih-kai raised his hands to ithe sky thanking the gods for thus giving him tlie desired opportunity for crushing the enemy before he had completed his preparations. The defeat of the southern Republicans means a good deal not only to China, but also to the world at large' and, more particularly, to the people of the United States. It is an event fraught with very wjde ami far-reach*, ing 'possibilities and (therefore merits the attention of every student of international politics. From a formal point of view' it is but an episode in the perennial struggle between Peking and the 'provinces, which has for many generations distinguished the domestic history of China. The struggle itself, however,' has always been something more than a mere struggle between the centralist tendencies of the capital and the autonomous or particularist aspirations of the provinces, as is commonly represented. Underlying the centralist tendencies of Peking was always the cupidity of a government and its bureaucracy dependent upon the provinces for supplies.. Underlying'the autonomous aspirations of the provinces was always the desire of,the local administration not to pay over to Peking more than was absolutely necessary. For China has never—not even in the lialciyon days of the Manchu rule— been a centralized State, though it had a central government, and what Was to the advantage of Peking as the seat of the central government, of the court, the Mandarins, the highest civil* and miliitary bureaucracy, was detrimental to the provinces as the abode of the local administration and local gentry. Of course, the local provincial administration itself was largely recruited from the same elements which ruled at Peking and would, therefore, sometimes simply share the spoils with them. But more often than not the, local bureaucrats would succeed, in 'the absence of all machinery of central 'Control, in winning for themselves a large measure of independence, 'and then they would make common cause .with the powerful local gentry and .!QC-al-rich_bourgeois!e-and^offer—resls* tance to the financial and other encroachments of Peking. This explains the almost incessant troubles and provincial revolts which' form such a salient feature of'Chinese history. The advent of international capital —first commercial, then money lenders', and lastly Industrial and railway capital—not only intensified ■ this struggle between the capital city and the provinces, but also add-ed to it a now feature. It was In the Interest of international capital to strengthen the hands of the central government, that is, of Peking, for only a strong government could guarantee the safety nnd profits of the Invosted capital. In addition, overy transaction (mostly entered upon by the Chinese government undor compulsion) with International flnnncc Imposed upon the government a new burden in the shape of various 'payments, which In their turn constituted n now cause for claims upon tho provincial treasuries. Tho opposition of the provinces to tho capital 'City, therefore, wiih bound not only to grow moro determined, but also to iiHsumo a patriotic and nationalist lute as directed ngalnst n government which lends Itself lo the nuichlniitloiiB of foreign capitalists ns their tool, to tho detriment of 'China's own economic and political intorcatB. As the government of tho MnnchUB hnippqnod Itself to bn ono of foreign' conquerors, this provincial or'"Young China" nationalist movement became gradually iinlt-dymiHtlc and ultimately assumed tho dimensions of a revolution and led to tlio overthrow of t*ho monarchy and tho proclamation of tho republic, •Formally, then, the revolution of tho end or 1911 wa« n victory of provincial niitlonailftin ovor tho forolKii-lmckptt centralized bureaucracy of the capital. This natloiiiillHin, howovor, wan Incidental, and ho w»h tlio nccompnnyliiB ropiihllcnnlam., Hoth wnro lent la tho inovomont liy thn liitollnotunlH who had received tliolr education abroad— vhlnfly lit tho Unltod Hintou—and were nmdlly iihhiwm.<I by It, an commonly |||I|>|M)IIH ill NIK'l) Hit till t tOMH, ItH tllO lilonlnirlrnl form of protoKt, In Uh ex- wciu'ti thin victory of provliiclnllmii wan a victory of tho provincial neiitry iuul bourK«nl8le ovor the pnrnHltlc nlo- riii-'iit. in the ni pi till that wan wit In 8 at thn mnrrow of their boncH nml napping tlio fonnilatloiiH of Ihelr development by the introduction of foreign rivalr. Anil uh the cnpltnl U HlUMtod In the north while Ihe centre of gravity of China's economic development Ilea in the Houth, tlm RtniKRlo and the revolution assumed tlio form of a fight bo- iit-ct.il Llit .Vuiu'l .Iflli Lilt! .S-JU-iil, TIiIk much mimt bo understood of tlie revolution If thr present counterrevolution Ih to be under-stood, A counter-revolution follow* a revolution •Aft UlVJ till) lUl.Ut'A Villi -.lut. iv. Ali&fcB from k double clrcumitonoo. On tho ono hand, a revolution emails great loans ■ upon property nnd Ita profit*, and tho 'propertied claiaoa soon get tired and begin to long for order nnd tor teat. Moreover, they begin to feel the atU.uu'e with tlu*. moro iU';*.>.mr.itii: «J«m«nta aa more and more embnrras* sine and their desire to ali-ala: It off grown upaot). On tho other hand, the povf.rn that wer», which repr-ewnt « certain aoeial force and tttra taken by the refolutlon mor« or U?*8 unaware*, begin to look around and gradually to romporate their -strength. An Mpprostmatkon thon ukw* |m»ci» *»*- t«r««n thot* power* and the propertied classes on the basis of certain mutual concessions and of common opposition • to .the more democratic and still revo-~ lutionarilji' inclined elements, with' the result that a counter-revolutionary movement sets in. In all essentials" this process has also taken place in- China. The provincial gentry and bourgeoisie have' achieved Jheir object by ejecting the Monarchy and dynasty and by instituting a parliament in which, naturally, the provinces were bound to play the leading role. ' Their longing'was now for peace and quiet work. ' But a revolutionary excitement cannot subside on the very' next day after the revolution.-The masses who have been, set into motion long for something more than a mere parliament. They have a number of more or .less va$ue desires which they want to see first satisfied. They had suffered long, and they want measures of relief as, hi; deed, were promised to them at the time of the revolution.' The revolution itself has robbed them of their scanty means of subsistence, and they starve and cannot prevail upon themselves to return to tho old "rut" as if nothing had happened, .They, then, continue waiting, keeping their arm's, threatening the faint-hearted and the treacherous, and very often make use of their 'power in an unauthorized^ fashion either to compel a quicker pacjs or to procure for therilselves the.necessaries of life.' It takes a very long .time before these elements either settle down'by themselves or (as is more often the case) are reduced to tranquility. In the first French revolution important factors in this respect were the revolutionary and the Napoleonic wars which drew these elements away to the battlefield. ■ In the Russian revolution these elements, unable to assert themselves, were broken up by the counter-revolution and driven to an'archy and "expropriation." In China they naturally frightened the 'propertied class and inspired- them with a longing for a "strong hand" to disband and to suppress ..them and thus to restore as quickly as possible "nor-' mal" conditions. Luckily for them they had one quite close by, that of Yuan-Shih-'kal. Yuari- Shih-kai had been. one of. the ablest administrators und«r the old regime. He, moreover, was a "modern" man and enjoyed the confidence of Europe, that Is, of European finance and diplomacy. As such he was disliked by the Manchus, though he* had once saved them- from constitutional.reform's'and restored their A autocratic powers. When the revolutionary tide beganto rise high, the -Manthus in .their need summoned him from his exile and entrusted him with the task of coping with the danger.. The circumstances, however, were different from those of 1898. The 'Manchus were now really discredited, and the revolutionary forces were very strong. Yuan-Shih-kai consulted his friends, the Europeans, and they dissuaded him from attempting to fight tho revolution. "Naturally fearing," as the London Times Pe: king correspondent afterwards frankly admitted',/that any support given to the cause of the Monarchy would lead to destruction of their property by the Republicans, to the killing of European's in the Interior, and to a general cessation of trade, they (the foreign mercantile communities at the treaty ports, and notably the great llritisli firms at Shanghai) brought all their Influence to bear against Yuan nnd the Monarchy." As Yuan still hesitated which way to turn, the financiers declined "nt the last crltlcnl mo- mont to sit'pply Yuan with tho funds which would, no doubt, havo saved th'e Throne In December." Thoroupon Yuan threw In his lot with tho Republicans nnd induced the Mnnchus to abdicate voluntarily, lest worse should befall them. Yuan, thon, was by tho vory -course of events designated as tho strong man. JIo was, as said, a modern man enjoying tho confidence of Europe, and he -spnrod' tlio-country unnecessary bloodshed and disturbance by quietly cutting short tho resistance of thu Mnnchus, At tho same time ho sliowpd hlmsolf sufficiently pliable and opportunist to abjure his old monarchist principles and to recognize tho republic, Tho 'propertied laesos woro thereto™ very HiitlHflod. They prevail- od with tho moro democratic elements who Ri'hvltated towards Dr. Bun**Yat- Hon upon electing Yuan an Prosldont nnd tacitly entrusted him with the trtHk, of winding up the revolution. Uo was tho man to da It becntiHo IiIh sympathies naturally Iny with the proper' tied clnHHCH and IiIh republicanism wiih Htrongly lined with reactionary Bym- piltlllOH, (To he continued.) Murphy claims to "be a Home Ruler and at trie same time has been knighted and is now Sir William. The Trades .Congress appointed a committee of i'three and the parliamentary committee a similar number to investigate conditions in Ireland, which they are now doing. The undisputed leader of the workers is Jim Larkin,-who is almost idolized. ■. Larkin outgeneraled •Murphy in a number of cases. Shortly after discharging .the 200 men as an "object lesson," Murphy called a meeting of' his-employees, igave theni a meat tea,, made a conciliatory speech, promised them a raise of 25'^cents a week and told .them to go 'back to .work. Instead of doing so the men went to a nearby, hall and held an all- night meeting with Larkin as chief speaker. Several days after the strike was called the police -were hunting all over Dublin for Larkin to serve him with an injunction against speaking. An Immense crowd had gathered about the' Imperial Hotel, wliich is also owned by Murphy, to liyike a demonstration. Suddenly a 'figure appeared on the -veranha, motioned for attention and the familiar voice,of Larkin rang out in an encouraging and defiant speech. He was in disguise, the crowd yelled with delight, the police charged, Murphy roared with rage in his office when apprised of Larkln's daring, and in the general hubbub the latter escaped again.' -The Countess Markevlecz, a suffragist, and Linn Feinner, who was aiding 'Larkin, was- arrested and put under bond.' Larkin's father was hanged at -Manchester with O'Brien and Allen, the Irish patriots, in tbe Fenian scare of'1867. As a young man Lffrkin became a deep student of social problems and served as general organizer of the Dockers' Union, the president of which, James Sexton, is a Labor member of Parliament. Several years ago Larkin returned to Ireland and engaged'in organizing"work, in Dublin, Belfast,-Wexford, Sligo and other places, ffls activity aroused the ire of Bishop Clancy,- who attacked him fiercely. To the horror of .some of the" simple natives, Larkin refused to quake in his shoes, but made a spirited and dignified,reply to the bishop, in which he showed the latter that he was entirely out of=hls- sphere when he essayed to discuss the labor ques-. tion with authority. Subsequently Larkin joined the Socialist party and with' "four other members was elected to the <iity council in Dublin just a. year ago. His efforts in the council to improve the conditions of labor and 'his ability; as an orator and organizer haye con- _stantly_Jncreased_Larkin!s_pop_ularJ.ty. and It is a common declaration among the workers that if they had the choosing he would be made lord mayor .of Dublin: UNIONI8M MUST COME WITH "BIO BUSINESS" (Clevolatid Citizen) Oitld Ireland hnH nt ln»t taken Its plnro'i nmonK other nntlotiH of! the iinrth linving a livo, aggressive labor mnvomnnt The hie twiernl utrlke In Dublin, which wna begun by the atreet car men and aoon involved longshoremen, Bcumcn, coal handlers and other work-era, fchoif • that good proBf-M* In organization has been made during tho past two or threa yonra, British , , ,' , . ,- *,. , . T,.. .,*■.. , It . „ tl*-. ** tt^^tlfl.ltlt **t 1.199,9 t. •.I,9.\»:t9l. ..I.***- pliy of the Dublin tramway ayatem d«» olared In tho dally paper that he owna that $500,000 would bo ipent. If necea- anry, to cruah tho amployeea' organ!- tion and the labor agltntom and thin check tbe grdwtb of unionlam. Murphy uppcara to be typical plutocrat. ffrat he conaented that hia employeea might form a union If thoy no doolr.M, nnd when they atarted to organise he dlaehargeci 200 without ceremony. The Irlah delegation .that vliltod tho Man- cheater convention of the Hrltlih Trade Union Congreaa to reoueit aa- aiitantse .declared tbat, Homo Kulo and 'lory capUaUftU ar* wor**l»K bund In hand to emaib onunicatlona of labor. GOAL ANALYSIS OF '*• THE \UKITED STATES Government purchasing agents, de: signing and operating engineers, and the fuel departments of industrial'concerns, large dealers in coal,' and persons, interested in- the distribution and character of the different coals in the United States, will find valuable information in a report just issued by the United States Bureau of .Mines' as Bulletin 22, entitled "Analyses of coals .in the United States, with descriptions of mine and field samples- collected between July 1, 1004, and June 30,1910." -This report .contains analyses of 5,- 000 samples of coal xalce'n from 1,500 coal mines and'-prospects situated in We various coal fields of the United States. 'Not only are all of the important fields represented, but practically all of the more important mining, districts as well. The purpose of the Bureau In compiling and publishing this information Is to present reliable information regarding the chemical composition and heating value of the coals, The samples of coals'were collected by experienced men according to a definite and uniform system, and were analyzed under,, carefully, controlled conditions, so that there might be no question as to the relative' merits ■ of the different coals so far as this can be determined by,chemical analyses and determination.of heating values,-- , ■ An increasing proportion of the coal consumed in the power stations and by the larger manufacturing plants of the country Is now being purchased under specifications based on chemical analyses'and calorimetric■ determinations of heat units. In the purchase of fuels many matters that have been left to chance are now carefully investigated. It-is the'aim of mechanical engineers to construct furnaces and to arrange the heat-absorbing surface in such a furnace with reference to the 'peculiar character of the fuel which Is to be. burned.' Noting' the composition of the fuel, and constructing the furnace with reference to it, he.can assure efficient and smokeless combustion. , Moreover, in any particular market.the choice of coal Is generally, limited by Its quality arid- by freight rates from one' or two fields in which the character of the coal bed is comparatively uniform. By. having at hand a representative analysis of the coal from a given bed in any -particular district the engineer can determine whether the coal he receives comes from the designated bed and district stated,, and whether It is being prepared for market as carefully as It should be. Wide variations In the composition.and heating value of the coals from different districts and from different beds make analyses that are comparable, because of the care taken in sampling _an_d_ahal'yzlng. Loi?al Union Directory, Dist. 18, U JL W.D ^'V'.W^WAWia©!*^ A FI&HT TO A FINISH. On the 23rd of September the coal miners of Colorado struck 7a blow for liberty. The coal miners had. no desire to resort to the last weapon—the strllce—to wrest humane conditions from the mine operators. They exhausted' every effort to bring about an adjustment of grievances In a peaceable manner without resorting to the strike, but their efforts woro ignored by tho representatives of corporate greed, who insolently refused to entertain for a moment tho modest do- mauds mado by the officials or the United Mine Workors. The purse-proud, -plutocrats of the coal corporations declared that "there Is nothing to arbitrate," anil' informed the public that "thoy would run their business to suit themselves." Tho mino barons, -previous to tho Btrlke, doctored that thoir employees woro sntlsflod with conditions and, heralded through thoir kopt press that tho minors would remain.at work and that the talk of strlko was merely the nolso of agitators who had boon Imported Into Colorado to sow tho seeds of discontent among tho miners. But tho declaration of tho mino barons fell to tho ground on the 23rd dny of Soptombor, for tho men who had homo tho impositions of souIIob.8 gluttons, dropped their toolB and loft thoir nrla- onu In tho bowels of tho earth to fight a bnttlo for those conditions that would lift manhood on u hlsher plunc. For yenrs tho Southern conl fiolda or Colorndo hnvo been governed by tho Colorado Fuol & Iron Compnny and tho Victor Fuel Company, Thoso mluhty corporations havo ruled with nn Iron hand, nnd thoir brutal, man- dntCB havo boon enforced by despot- l-xod thiiRs aYid Imported man-killorH, Tho labor prRimlzor took his lifo In IiIh hands when hn Invaded tho territory that-wnn Koyornodby Industrial tyrants. Mnny of tho orgnnlzors of tho Unltod Mine Workors of Antorlna honr tho wars Inflicted by hlrod thugs, nnd somo wnro foully murdorod by tho paid nann-HsliiH of tho coal corporations thnt have .nusslnnlzed tho southern pnrt of the state of Colorado. Upon this corporation-ruled domain "Mother'* .Tones was seised nt nlnht and forced by tho powor of armed brutality to enter n train nnd tako her departure somo nine yenrs nKO, nnd when sho ronched thn slate of Utah vm» uhuiu aui/.i!U iu Um nauid *Jf ">'-*'•' and order" and flung Into a posthouso In the hopo that she might become In- fected with smallpox. "Mother" Jones Is thero nRoln to nlve battlo to tho there until humanity waves tho flam of victory and unionism In tho 8lticrla of Colorndo. Tho United Mino Workers, with ita orKnnUntlon of more than 400,000 members, will stand behind-the coal minors of fftlnrnffn and furnish the alnewa of war until nrroxant plutocracy In 1hf> (YntMinlnl slate has iMtrned that human beings are entitled to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happlnwa."—Mln-tra* Journal. the coal,-almost indispensable to engineers having to Install boiler or gas- producer plants In different cities, also to'railroads and steaniboat companies, and tolthe engineers' and purchasing agents of the various Departments bf the United 'States' Government. The report Just issued by the iBu- reau of Mines is in,,two parts, dne giving the methods used in collecting and analyzing the samples arid the results of the analyses, and-tho other giving the exact location from which' each sample of coal was taken, together with a description of the'.characteristic features of the coal bed at the point of sampling, the nominal capacity of the mine, and such notes on tho •preparation of the coal ns might be useful to consumers. Tho data contained in these two volumes is not equalled ln scope nnd detail and in valuo for pompnrative purposes by tho figures that havo been published by any-other conl-produclng country In the world, Tho Governments of some of theso countrlos havo ■publlshod analyses of coals from dlfforont mines and from dlfforont districts, but, with fow exceptions, tho somplos of coal wero not collected nnd anaylzed undor an uniform sys^ torn that would mako tho results com- 'pnrablo ln all respects; and no country has attempted to publish such a large number of analyses that would bo, compnrablo bocauso of tho caro taken ln collecting nnd analyzing the Bomplea , iCoplos of this bulletin may bo obtained by addressing tho DIrootor of tho .Bureau of MlneB, Washington, T), C.-nTho Conl and 'Coko Operator and Funl 'Mngaslnp. ShiiohM \» family nwdr for CcraM «w> C«M« awii* «t*tt «» fittr* »nd tM* *t «««P (.22 RIFLE Rifles Shotguns Ammunition Only High Grade I kept in stock Satis- faction,Guaranteed, J. 0. QUAIL Mardwan£Pumftiire Fernie, B. C. GLADSTONE LOCAL '^ * .No, 23M ,r; . Meet first .and.third Fridays, Miners' ^Hall,. Fernie; second and^fourth Fridays,' Club Hall,' Coal Creek:" Sick Benefit attached. ■ ■ - ' i T. Uphill, Sec. Fernie, B. C, '' MICHEL LOCAL No. 2334 Meet, every Sunday afternoon .at 2 o'clock in CrahanV Hall. Sick 'Benefit Society attached. H. Elmer, Sec. PARK LOCAL ..' No. 1387 Meet every Sunday.' Sick and' Accident Benefit Society attached. , * N. D. Thachuk, Sec. Canmore, Alta. , •', Vl HILLCREST LOCAL No. 1058 Meet second and, fourth Sunday tn month. Sick aiid Benefit ,Society attached.. j.'Gorton,'Sec. CARBONDALE LOOAL No. 2227 * / , Meet every alternate Sunday at 2.30 p.m. ln the Opera House, Coleman. ' J. 'Mitchell, Sec. Box ,105, Coleman. HOSMER LOCAL No. 2497 ; ' •■ * Meet every Tuesday evening in the Athletic Hall at 7.30. Sick ■ Benefit Society in connection. W. Balderstone, Sec. Box 63, Hosmer, B. C. „. BANKHEAD LOCAL ' - No. 29 ■ Meet every Tuesday even, ing at 7 o'clock In ihe Bank-" head Hall. Sick and '.Accident Benefit Fund attached. Frank 'Wheatley, Fin. Sec. Bankhead, Alta. CV COLEMAN LOCAL No. 2683 • t jBIeet every other Sunday, generally second and , fourth, Sundays in the month. -_.-,v • '" I - - „J. Johnstone.'Sec." PASSBURG LOCAL - No. 2352. .'... •Meet every second and fourth Sunday of.each month at 2 p.m. in, Slovak Hall. „Sick. Benefit ■ Society attached. -* 'X :. X- , Thos. G. Harries, Sec'.'. Passburg, Alta.' : . " ' BURMIS LOCAL No. 949 Meet every ^second and fourth Sunday of each month at 10 a'.m. ,ln School' House, Burmis: No Sick Society. '• Thos. G. Harries, Sec. Passburg, Alta. ' f MAPLE LEAP LOCAL No. 2829 Meet every first and third Sunday of each month at 10 a.m. ■ in Union Hall, Maple Leaf.- No Sick Society. Thos. G. Harries, Sec. Passburg, Alta. , LETHBRIDGE LOCAL No. 574 . ; Meet every Wednesday evening at 7.30 in Miners' Hall, 12th Avenue North. <-. ' L.<Moore, Sec.-Treas. BELLEVUE LOCAL No. 431 Meet every alternate Sunday at^2.30 p.m. In the Socialist Hall. James Burke, Sec. Box 36, Bellevue, Alta. BEAVER CREEK LOCAL No. 481 -Meet every'Sunday 3 o'clock John Loughran, Sec. I •lir?«>V?*T?»ST?*»ST7*^^ John A. McDonald — —rnariNSPBANOE ..',:,:'- Special Representative ■' Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Agent Singer Sewing Machine $2.00 per month Phone 120 * BLAIRMORE Box 22, Grand Union Hotel - COLEMAN, Alta. Best of Accommodation We cater to, the workingman's trade G. A. CLAIR :-: . Proprietor H. G. G00DEVE CO. Ltd. The Complete House Furnishers of the Pass Hardware Furniture Wo will furnish your houso from collar to garret and at bottom prices. Call; Writo, Phono or Wire. All ordors givon prompt attention, Coleman, Alta. If you aro satisfied toll othors, j f not satisfied toll .us Steam Heated Throughout Electrlc'.Lijhted THE KING EDWARD HOTEL J, L. GATES, Proprietor Fernie, B. C. The Leading Commercial Hotel of the City Rate* $2.50 perday VVJUi J <,iv«Ui Ltti'll *fJ),VU Flro Proof Sample iwviiiH iu uounecuoo C. E. J ™ «H 1 t/ivo Insurance, Real Estate and Loans Money to Loan on first class Business and Residential property .9 y,- THE DISTRICT LEDGER,, FERNIE, B. C., OCTOBER{U,11913; V ,;: -> Me Hotel DALLAS One of the B^est C. J. ECKSTORM Prop. ^Lethbridge, Alta. Passburg Hotel ' You're always welcome here Xlean Rooms, Best of ; ,*'.' Food arid every attention ,, THOS. DUNCAN . Passburg PAGE SEVEN Imitations Sold .on the Merits, of. Minard's > Liniment P. Garosella Wholesale Liquor Dealer Dry Coods, Groceris, Boots and Shoes Gents' Furnishings -BAKER AVENUE BRANCH AT. HOSMER, B.C. Femie-Fort Steele Brewing Co,, Ltd. Beer and - \ Porter Bottled Goods a Specialty Coleman Liquor Go. Wmmtmm^LmWmmttt ^^^^^ ' , Wholesale ^ealers in , Wines. Liquors Cigars ■Q * Mail Orders receive prompt attention Large Airy Rooms & Good Board Ross & Mackay *™B. Nowhere In the Pass oan be found In suoh a display of Meats We have the best money oan buy of Beef, Pork, Mut< ten, Veal, Poultry, Butter, Eggs, Pish, "Imperator Hams' and Bacon" Lard, Sausages, Welnsrs and 8auer Kraut. PHONE OR CALL Calgary Cattle Co. Phone Se THE FERNIE LUMBER CO. A. McDougall, Mgi Manufacturers of and Dealers in all. kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber i Send us your orders Livery, Feed and Sale Stables First olass Horset for 8sle. Buys Horses on Commlslon Barton Phone 78 For out^ Foreign Brothers ' ,STAVKA PREMOGARJEV Baroni premoga postopajo z~ delavci - istotako kakor baroni bakra, v Michlganu ' ' TRINIDAD, Colo,, 27. septi —PrvL korak barouov premoga v'juznerh Gol- oradu je bil,'da so poklicali iiiilico'v dotiCno olvroZje, Ci in se je priCela stav- ha 8800 premogarjev zadnji teden. Guverner Ammons sicer se ni dovolil milice do tega dne, vendar pa mu ni nl5 --zaupati. 400 pskarjev in profe- sijonelnlh iibijalcev je ze na lieu mes- ta, kjer izzlvajo stavkarje na. poboje. Stavkarji se dr2e trdno. Med-njlmi je mati Jones, katera .Jlh navdusuje za boj. Guverner se je neki izrazil, do bc pr-epovedal mated Jones govorlti na shodih. Mati Jones je pa odgovor- ila: "Co misli guverner poslati semkaj mllico in meni zamaslti uBta, tedaj je to dokaz, da z njim ni vse v redu. Jaz ga prezlram! Tako dolgo dokler bora' mogla' dlhati In dokler me bo Lord pustll stati na nogali, tako dolgo ne bom neliala govoriti V korlst zatiranih rudarjey ln premogarjev." Michael Drlskoll, lastnlk hotela v Aguilaru, je bil pred par dnevi na skrivn'osten nafiin, umorjen. ■ Tamosnji karoner, kapitallstlCni sluga, bl sedaj rad ta ■zlo-Sln obesll strajkarjem na_ ple5a, dasiravno niraa niti najmanj- §ega dokaza za to.-' ■Baroni.premoga iiiiaio svoje privat-1 ne ipoltciste, ki, Cuvajo rove in delajo zgago/ V Has'tingsu''so policisti ob- kolill pofito, katera se baje nahaja na kompa'nijslcem posestvu in ne puste stavkarjev, ,da bl prejemab pisma in druge stvarl, Stavko vodl organizacija United Mine Workers of America. SERIF, GUVERNER In SODNIK Kraljl bakra v -Mftlhiganu so spet bogatej&l za eno infamijo. Zapovedali so blapGevskemu sodniku, da naj izda "injunction" in zgodilo .• se je tako. Kapitalisti se paS znajo zavedati svoj- •egarazreda, boljSe— 2aliboze — kakor delavci.' ■ • , ■Ponovni dokaz, da imajo kraljl bakra vso krajevno vladno maSinerijp v svojem' ifepu. Ljudstvo je volilo §er- ifa. volilo ga ie v lepl veri, da bo sfcitil pravice ljudstva. Cegav je serif? Last- nina" bakrenih baronov!' Cim je iz- bruhnil Strajk,.poz'val je Serif profesi- jonelne barabe v Calumet. Ljudstvo je volilo guvernera. Ljudstvo ga je volilo — toda izvolili so ga kapitalisti. Cegav je.guverner? Lastnina bakrenib barbnov.in' ostalih"industrijelniti car- jev! "dim je lzbrubnila stavka, -pozval je guverner mllico v Calumet ia oko- licor. Ljudstvo je'volilo sodnika'—all Izvollll'so.'ga baroni bakra zase. In cesar: ill dosegel Serif z najetimi "tolovajfilfuverner ,"z vbjakl, doseSi" mora sodnik z "ind?.unl-:Snom". Kaj se briga sodnlk, dall.je ipfamni "injunction" v soglasju temeljnih.'zakoivov aii ne. Kaj se briga hlapCevskl sodnlk, Ce njegoF Skandalozni "indiunk^n" naravnost tepta ustavo aii temeljni za- kon republlke, kl jiimCi vsakemu svobodo govora, zborovanja In paradlran- ja. Sodnika to ne briga; on je storil svojo dol2nost;/'*8torll je, kakor mu je bilo ukazano "od zgoraj'Y kajti edlnl In najvlSJl sodnlk je Jim MoNaughton In kar ta refie, tako mora sodnlk sod- ltl, ' ■ ' 'Delavstvo je volilo Serlfa, guverner- ju'ln sodnika. Z besedo "ljudstvo" mlsllmo delavstvo, kajtl delaycl v og- romnl veClnl povsod odlo6ljo Izvolltev. 13o danes Ima delavatvo samo ta prlv- UeglJ, da "voll" — kapitalistl pa izvo- Ujo. 'Kapitalistl postavljo kandldate In delavstvo lepo voll, Jim -McNaugh- ton In njegova banda rudnlfikih despo- tov je zadnjIS Imenovala kandldate in rudarji so Jlh vollll. Vollll so Jlh paC, toda — lzvolll jlh Jo Jim. In Jim Ima danes Serlfa, Bodnilm ln guvernerja, rudarji pa lllmajo nlfi! All vesto sedaj, zakaj znhtevajo kapitalistl od vas, da ever capacity—in the work of extinguishing the mine fire at Packer Xo. 5, its sincere appreciation of the earnest, intelligent and'successful efforts put forth'. The activity 'and enthusiasm displayed was characteristic of officials and employees alike, and illustrated, once more, the interest and' loyalty of the organization of which we are air so justly proud."---The Coal and Coke Operator and. Fuel Magazine. ' ' - , volite-rep'ublikance in demokrate — in dobri so tudi progresisti — ? Aii veste, zakaj ima kapitalist v svoji sluzbi celo armado 'gladkojeziCnili agentov v duh- ovniskihiu lajiskih oblekah, ki vam lazejo in na komando obrekujejo so- cialisticho feibanje? gtrajki, kakorSen je-sedaj v bakrc- S0ME pACTS ABOUT COAL-DUST j nem okro^ju,, so dobra Sola za tiste :/ (A nezavedne delavce, ki vedno samo vol- ijo na komando sv.qjih rudniskih kral- jev. Seda-j lahko vidijo, kaj so si izvolili in spoznajo bridko resnico, da so si sami vrezali -palico, katera jih tako neusmiljeno .tepe. Sedaj jo cas, da tudi' spoznajo-, drugo resnico,'- namrec da mora delavce tudi na politiCuein polju nastopiti neod\isno, ako hoCe zmagati na industrijelnem polju. To se -pravi, da mora delavec ne samo voliti, temveC tudi izvoliti svoje lastne ljudji, ljudi iz svoje~ srede, to je ilelav-. ce v razne vladne urade in zakonodaj- ne zbornice .ako hoCe, da bo neoviran In z lahkoto zriiagoval v strajkih. X'a kratko reCeno: delavec mora, imeti vlado v svojih'rokah! In to se.bo sgo- dilo le tedaj,,kadar pride vlada—kra- jevna, drzavna all narodna — v ' roke sqcialisticne stranke. Ce. bi bili delavci v 'Michlganu zadn- jiC izvolili syojega serlfa, svojega guvernerja in syojega guvernerja in svoj- bgn, sodnika', to je socialiste, bil bl Strajk v Copper Country ie davno kon- Can. Le zapomnite'si to. MogoCe vpra- The mine ventilating current of air, in passing over loaded cars, moves fast, because the oars reduce the space through which it has tb 'pass. Dust lying on tht cars js picked up hy the current and scattered along the entries. Much of the dust falls to the floor, but some of tho finest and lightest collects on timbers and projections from the ribs and roof. The latter is the most dangerous kind of dust, for unless it is damped any shock may throw clouds of it into the air, where it may1 be ignited by a flame or an electric arc. The use of tight cars without end- gates will keep much fine coal from dropping along the roads. Such cars are used in most coal mines ln Europe and in a few pines in this country. To keep lumps from falling off.the coal should not be piled higher than the sides of .the cars. If the cars~are tight and properly loaded -mutfh of the dust that now gathers along the haulage roatis will be done away with. IA good way to keep the air current Sujete: kako? Ako bi bili vt tern slu- from -brushing fine dust from the tops Saju kraljl bakra tako predrzni, da bi zahtevali od soqialisti5nega Serifa, da naj importira oborofcene barabe v stav- karski okraj, dejal bi jim socialistic^! Serif: fcujte, prijatelji! Jaz ne vidim nobene potrebe za importirane moril- ce. Ti lopovi samo 'provocirajo nemire in poboje in ako res ljubite mir in red, kakor pravite,.potem je boljSe ,da so AVaddell & Mahonove barabe deset tiso-5 milj vstran'od Calumeta. Ako so pa na vsak na5in potrebni pomoZni Serifi za vzdrzevanje miru katerega bi vi radi kalili, tedaj bom zaprisegel par sto strajkarjev za deputije. Strajkarji imajo sedaj do'sti Casa iiv kot pametni in mirolubni ljudje bodo ze skrbati, da vasi "rudhiki ne bodo' trpeli nobene skode in da'bo'mir" (Tako jeodgovor- il sodrug Emil Seidel, bivsi socialist- i5ni 2upan v Milwaukee, nekemu tov- arnariu in strajk je bil konCan v treh dneh!) !Recimo, da! bi se potem carji bakra"; obrnili na socialistiCnega guvernerja' z^vojaStvo. In ta bi jim zopet odgov- oril: "Prijatelji, mene so izvolili delavci in' jaz moram gledati v prvi vrsti, da ugodim njihovim, interesom, a potem Sele pridete vi na vrsto. VojaStvo je v tern Strajku ravno toliko potreh; no, kakor vozu peto kolo: VojaStvo ima drzava vato, da jo varuje sovrazne sile'- ne pa zato, da bi vam — kapitalistom — sluzilo za'skebe in uniCevalo straj- "I Grow Hsiir, I Do" Fac-Similes of Prof. Geo. A'. Garlow Tlaia«t2iJ Still have stat, 53 Kestoreil :it 30. Young Man, Young Woman, Which do you prefer. A NICE VVLh HEALTHY head ot hair on a.clean and healthy scalp, Jree from Irritation, or a bald head and a diseased and Irritable scalp covered ■with scales, commonly called Dandruff. SCALES OX THK SCAM' or an itc^y Irritation Is positive proof your hair ' and scalp Is in a diseased condition, as .scale commonly called Dandruff, originates from ono of the followIngParasticial Diseases" of the Capillary Glands, such as (Seborrhea. Sicca, Capitis, *Fetter, Alopecia, pr Exceina) and certain to result In absolute baldness unless cured before the germ lias the Capillary Glands destroyed. Baldness u.nd the losa of hulr Is absolutely unnecessary and very unbecoming. , ALL DISli.VSKS OV TUB HAIlt fade away llko dew under my scientific treatment, and I posltlcly have the only system of treatment so far Known to scier.cu that is positively and permanently curing diseases of the hair and promoting- new growth. The hair can be fully restored to Its natural thickness and vitality on ail heads that still show fine hair or fuzz to prove the roots are not dead, I IIAVH A PKHKliCT SYSTEM of treatment for out of the city people who cannot come to me for personal treatment (WHITE TO-DAY) for question blank and full particulars. Unclose stamp mid mention , this paper. My prices and terms are reasonable. My cures are 'positive' and permanent. "Consult tho Best and Profit by 25 Years Practical Experience." Prof. Geo. A. Garlow The World's Most Scientific Hair and Scalp Specialist ROOM t, WELDON BLOCK, WINNIPEG, MAN. A "Ledger" adv. Is an Investment. ke^zgHbite se!"~ y' MogoCe bi se potem rudniski des- potje obrnili tudi' na socialistiCnega. sodnika ■ za miii "indi'unkSii'V Kaj bi jim ta zabrusil? "Prijatelji, kot sodnik, za kar me je iz volilo delavstvo, moram in bom vedno skrbel, da se ustavno zajamcene pravice' ne kratljo nobene- mu Cloveku v tem okra2pju. Svoboda govora, svoboda zborovanja In svoboda hoje po javnlh cestah mora bitl za- jameena-vsakemu.Cloveku. Vi bi radi, da jaz denem vaSeakebe pod svoj sod- niSeit. Nlkdar! Ako ze ho5ete, da.iz- dam kale "IndiunkSn", bom 'ga Izdal protl vam, da ne smete nltl enega Cloveka semkaj Importlratl- lz druglh krajev z namenbm, da bl skebal, dok- ler traja Strajk. MarS!" Tako In ni5 drugace bi bilo tako ln nl5 drugaSe bo, kadar bodo dolavcl Izvolili svojega Serlfa, svojega, guvernerja In* svoje sodnlke, Danes je*. pa ravno na robe zato, ken imajo kapitalistl te oblastnike, All dalevcl Imajo Se svoje • glasove. Volltvo s-q bodo Se vrfille In takrat lahko delaycl postavU jo hapitallste pod kap. Zmaga na pol- ltlBnom polju Jo garanclja za zmago v vsakl stavkl. — Proletarec. of loads is to put strong sprays of ir&ter at .the entrance .to partings or sidings, so that" the dust will'be washed into tho body of the' car. This method is used in' some mines In Wales. AVhen a piece of coal hums the carbon and other burnable substances' in the coal unite with the oxygen of the' air to form gases and water vapor. This Union is called combustion.' It is accompanied by flame and heat, and the resulting hot gases1 and vapor tend instantly to take up- many times the space filled by the ftlece of coal-and the oxygen needed to burn it. •A small piece of coal burns quicker than a large piece, and if a piece of bituminous or lignite, coal is small enough it will burn,in a flash. If suspended ih the air so that each particle has some oxygen near it the burning of one particle may fire others and the flame spread through the dust cloud in an instant. qIf this happens the hot gases and ,vapor from the' burning dust-cloud suddenly take up more room and press outward in all directions;'the mixture of coal-dust and air explodes. " ' *■■ The fact that dry pure dust from -bituminous coal, lignite, or asphalt explodes when ignited in .the air has been proved beyond doubt. Opinions dlffer_as_.t_o the exact way_injwhich-the; flame of the explosion spreads. v Some think that gases given off by the .particles of dust ignite and burn; others that each particle of coal-dust burns completely; the fact remains that the result Is an explosion.- Dry coal dust, ln air- will explode whether any inflammable gas Is present or not; but the presence of a small proportion, less than 1 per cent,' of methane helps greatly, to start an explosion, or to continue it if a, small quantity of coal-duet be present.—The Coal and Coke Operator. New Fire-Fighting Tool is Invented List of Locals District 18 • ii ii'tl, AU 431 «ies 040' 1387 2633 2877 M« 2178 2314 ISM 2497 l or.R r.74 1180 t»i 3334 14 102 • i**tni> aec. una p. o, Addreu iiduMwa*i...... I;'. Wheatloy, 1 lunkhead, Alta, Hwtver Crook J, Lou«l)ran, Denver Creek, via Pincher, Alta. Ifellevuo Jamct HurVo, Rox 36, ilollovuo, AJta. Hlnlrmoro...;...,.....W, L. jUvnins,,Blalrmoro, Alia. IlurmU T, O, Harrlim, Pnnnburg, Alta, rtriititi/tixt, t, «'!-!;.;!;, Ci::.,;;;,:..:., C.,:....„.;, All*. Cnnmoro.,..: \.S. 1). Thachuk, Canmore, Alta. Coloman , ;. J. Johnstone, Coleman, Alta. Corbin J, Jonoa, Corbin, II. C. Chinook Mlne«....,...„TaB. Ho'tno, Chinook, via Diamond City, Alta. Diamond City ,.T, 13. Thornhlll. Diamond City, Lothbrldgo, Fernie .,,.,'. Thoi, Uphill, Pernio, n. C. Frank *, V.vnn Moruin, FranV, Alta. Hosmer.,... W. llalderitono, Uoimer, I), C. HlllcrcRt .Tfl». flnrlon, Ulllwaf, AVrt, Lrtthbrtdee U Mooro, ,1731 Sixth Avenue, N. Lothbrldgo. Lcthbi|(!iw ColllerlM..Frank narrlngbam, Coalhunt, Alta. .Maple »»t T.xQ. Harrfe*. r««»bur-r, A1U. Michel... II. Flnier, Michel, IV, C, Monarch Mines....... Win. Ilrnd, Eicon P. O., Tabor, AHa. * FAuburg V. O. Harries, Passburg, Alta. rtnyni vtnw,,., v rjoo. JqrJau. Uoyal CollUrla. UlUbtldjtft, Alu. Tabor ...,.,..,., A. Patterson, T»t>er, AlUt An invention which might perhaps bo hotter cnllod an adaptation was mado by n mino workor ln a tomporn- turo nnd niulor coiulltlpns where a man could not work moro than twenty minutes at a stretch when Uio Lohtgh Vtilloy Coal Company was facing a loss which mlRht havo amountod to n qmirtnr of n million dollars onrly In Soptombor. A clmmbor In the oporatlon known as Pockor No. ti nt Lost. Crook, Schuylkill county, l'o., omiKlit fire. Tho minor, who wim rohblDK pillars botwoon tlio.clminbori), plncod Hovornl shots nt onco to blow down tliu coal, nnd a do- InVod fuso or promolnro blast, which roloiiHoil somo of tho Blow-burning: dynamlto, set flro to tho wooden supports nnd thon to tho looso coal. When not under coniproHHlnn dynamlto burns and docs not explode. Tht> situation of thn flro wns particularly hnd, Thc Bourn, twolvo feet throo Irmlins thick, pltclmd nf an nn- glo of snvomy-flvo degrees. Hotwoon Iti'r. fIi*r. tttiil ll*r, *.,tt*ff\f.n n nM-mlif,-.. r.f nbnndonnd workliiKS mn IhrmiKh Ihft soam, Thoir plllnrs had been rohbml and tho old workings had caved and breached. Sixty feet,up tho burning chamber wus nn airway. If Uio flro rnnchefl thnt nnd tho looso area nbovo FERMENTATION OF SAWDUST A New Method of-Extracting Some of the Contents of Such Wood-Waste retreated, their oyes roddonod and burning from tho smoke, Lengths of pipe, hastily sorowed to- got her, tho head length pointed llko ix torpedo nnd perforated to distribute tho wntor In all directions, woro fore- od through tho debris actually Into the flames, For tho moment the flro soomnd chocked; If thoy could only forco tho wntor plpo a llttlo further, hut,—at thnt Instant tho head length struck n solid plooo of' conl. Thoy IwlHtod nnd punliod nnd wriggled and pullorl, but to no nvnll, flnnornl Mnnimor Chnso ennnot spenk without amotion of the loyalty nnd dnvotioh of llie men, "Thoro woro no lives'at-stako," ho Hium, ".thoro wiih no suntlmimt of thut kind. Thoyi were not working to save their brothers; tlmy- wore working pnroly nnd solely for tho- company, to Hnvo* us that fonrful loss. Sonioono suggftstoil blowing tliQ'.broasti so that Iho burning mntnrlnl would run out on tho gangway, '(livo inn a stick of dy- ttq^ltn I'll tnl'l* r*, 'fthitiii'rt * f.-»*Jr,,*J .. groy-boarwled Irlshmnn. Of nonriio wo would nol permit It." "U wo only hnd a miner's drill ou thu 1'iid of the nu/.zlo," (jiupud ono or thu nit'n, HtruKKl.iiK vivluly to (orcu It forward. N'o foonni' Huld.Uian done, v A..J *9..'.j *\.t.\f9,t,*:. ii*,.t*iS) i,*,;*_ \,tiv.„ i >i*,i mi/.V/m »iir> aiuh'UHvmi iU)U U mill- to flood the mine. It would Have cost •$1.1t),000 to Hood tho mine and pump tlM» water out again, and probnbly $100,000 moro In repairs to tho rails, pipes nnd machinery, which tho sulphurous water eats Into llko an ncld. Official-.* of the company were hurriedly summoned. They found tbe chamber n rnslng Inferno. It gives a man pause to Issuo nn order which mny cost hit company n quarter of a million dollars. Chutes wero stairted through the pillars to pais the tire, in order to head It off below the airway. Shifts of twenty men each -rould work only twfeuly mluulo* m n itm* in th« heated, smoky atmosphere. Then thoy A large English company has "recently commenced the commercially successful production of acetone and fusel oil from sawdust by, a simple process of fermentation. From these two products laopreiio can be derived, which latter can be changed Into rub- 'bor, merely by allowing lt to llo In contact with a small quantity of the metal BOdlum, This synthetical rub- bor vulcanizes readily and compares favorably with the natural product ln resllonco, durability and price. Acetone Is used in the manufacture of cordite, and fusel oil Is used In tho manufacture of artificial leather cloth. Previously It was chiefly obtained as a by-product In the manufacture of whisky, brandy and vodka, but by this now process It cnn,now ho extracted much moro choaply. making possible tx lnrgo profit. It Ir calculated that thoso by-products. of Bawdust aro worth almost ?100 n ton, As It tiil^s only ton tons of Bawdust to ylold a ton of thoso valuable constituents, tho re- BiiHiint profit Is obvloUR. In:*'Buropo, with Its densely populated regions contiguous to tho fore-Ms, tho elimination or wood-wnsto In nn oconomlo*. essentiality, nnd hencn methods hnvo boon ovolvod which, In BOniO CI1B0B, miltou ovon iho IlillVnH nnd root* of trees. Whilo this Ih not OHSoiitl.il in Am-ui'lca, at prewuit, It Is desirable to rrdiipo thn waste which takes plnoo In the dlfforont processes of transforming the standing timber Into finished product, which amounts to something like fifty \x.t cent of thc. total volume of the tree. To this end, the Canadian (lovemmoiu Is establishing* a fully equipped Wood Products Laboratory at McClll University In charge of Mr. A. 0. Mclntyre, ll. A„ .». Be., under whoso direction experiments will he ronducted to discover now uses for common tlimiHimn trees mnt (ni (i"J uii>i;ii-iiji'o '(•>»•• ■'•**n "• gawdust and otlur forum of wiihIo wood which now represent a money loss to the country of millions of dollars annually. nr's drill, with Its three uneven cutting prongs, welded ou the ond, and thtu equipped it cut Its wny through tho heart of the fire, liy setting upon tho suggestion a new wenpon has boon found with which to right fires: the thin in wliitt .*,i>. *t|> tti then n doubt- ful flKht whs turned, and tho company w;u unveil fniii. tlu: potuibUUy.of u tremendous I<>m. The following letter was sent by F. M. Chase, Vice President and tlenernl Manager of the compans. ti> l\» *m\nis Kiiperlntendent, with ths request Mhat It b© postod at the colliery; "The MnnnEemHii Amirtn \o ronvey to all those who took part—In what- Htnto fit Ollln, rlty iif Tnli'il". \ UifM* i.'imnty, j **• Prank,.!. Cheney nrnki-v ;':itli ilirii In- |m Ni-iitui- jmi-iin-r iif Hi" r ii" uf v, .1. fflti-nev A <''».. iIkIi'm: inifli"M< In the r*Hv of Tnlnln, (Vnmtv mul Stulc iif,n«- grtlil, nml tlmt *«!<), firm win i",V' »'*'.'. niim of ONK IIUNMHJKIi 1'iH.I.AKS tnr , III ll illlll < HIIV I'ilM "t • .,■,■•■.-.■ *-J*\ cannot l>» mreii hy tin' ti»-' "' hai.i^h r'AT.MtlUI.MMlK,^.^ , ,., IV Hwnrn 1" l»-tiiii' tm 'ii-l "-,1, "i''"' In my wrom-nro, thi« «Hi •!»> ■■» l'i«'•"">" lm. J\. \*. \t*t*H, (HcftU A. W. ill.i:VKi.N 11 Nntnt't l-'ii'tl'1 IUHV Cafurtli Cui'r tt iii-'i) l-ii'-r- ! tiitlly hikI nctx .tlC'itly m>>". "" Mmh' j i*n*l miiet}H*\ip ♦■it'**'.-* -f ■'• »>■■■'»m I H^nil fr»r tMifmnnlniH, (nv. f i" t r?nr:vr'v .'• '"•■ '•' " ROYAL HOTEL FEKNIE Bar Unexcelled AH White Help Everything: Up-to-date Call in and see us once JOHN PODBIELANGIK, Prop., ^EQFffiSFF l> <——-—*— Advertise in the Ledger and get Results. We Are Ready to Scratch off your bill any Item of lumber not found Just as we represented. There Is no hocus pocua In This Lumber Business , When you vrahi spruce we do not send you hemlock. "When you buy first-class lumber we don't slip in a lot of culls. Those who buy once from us always come again. Those who . have not yet made our acquaintance , are taking chances they wouldn't en-, . counter if they bought, their lumber ; here. -KEMNEDY-&NIANGAN- — Dealers In — Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash and Doors. SPECIALTIES—Mcuidlngt, Turnings, Brackets, and Detail Work OFFICE AND YARD—McPherson ave. Opposite G, N. Depot. P.O. Box 22, Phone 23. ' i A. C. LIPHARDT JEWELLER AND OPTICIAN FERNIE :: :: :: B.C. Imperial Bank of Canada HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO Capital Authorized .. $10,000,000 Capital Paid Up 6,025,000 Reserve and Undlvld- Tota) AtMtg 72,000,000 ed Profit 8,100,000 D. R. WILKIE, President HON. nOBT JAFFRAY, Vlce-Pras. BRANCHES IN DRITI8H COLUMBIA Arrowhead, Cranbrook, Fernie, Qold en, Kamloops, Michel, Nelson,.. Revelstoke, Vancouver and Vietorh, 8AVINQ8 DEPARTMENT Interest allowed on deposits at current rate from data of deposit. FERNIE BRANCH A. M. OWEN, Manager THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE SIR EDMUND WAI.KKIl, C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., President ALKXANDRR LAIRD JOHN AtlU) Genernl Mnnniftr AiiUtnnt General Manager CAPITAL, $15,000,000 REST, $12,500,000 TOURISTS M TRAVELLERS The Canadian Hunk nf Commerce, by reaunn of Ita largo numbor of branch*! In every Province of Canada, with direct lepresontation In London, Knu„ Naw York, 8an FrancUco, fleattlt, Portland, Ore., Mexico and Ht. Jnhn'a Nflcl., with Afjenta and Correspondents in ovory patl of the world, is ablo \a offer unsurpassed facilities ta the travelling public, enabling them to obtain money In tho simplest way at any point on their journoy tho world over. The Travellers' Cheques and Letter* of Credit inmiacl by this Rank overcome the annoying difficulties of obtaining funds abroad, especially In placis whoro lilentlflcatbn Ih difficult. Cheques and Drafts on all the countries of the world, drawn In surltngt franca, '".fit-:', t!rp, I'f-r.rr., t'.c , err-. V: ra:'.;vi -.-. *j--f;l.u*i:A. i*', '.ii..-.r..\\t :-'.:z. ^,m I. A. Z. DACU, MaMurr. rcHNT DUAKCJI ORIGINAL 1854 -RoW by nil t»rujri.'!.-i« Take Ha " " pntlnn. Take ItaU'a Kamllv mi*- !"• < ■'■--": Home dank »f Canada A Joint Arcount with thn Home. Hunk W n very convenient arrnnKt'nu'nt (**r it mun and hi1, wifn, as tlm *ilVt may ih-posit or v,:tli It >'*v m,*ivy in »!i.« ;.!i*,-n.-.' -sf h.'f li.ivh.-inil nm! tli** hu«lt,ind n-.tv nt tin* miw turn' njvr.ili.- tlm nfcmint «• il it tt-i-ri" in Ims pi*r»H'i:il ii;ii;ii- ■ nlv. »•" vea^ -in.-* .no Trtn-TlWTft JAMCB MASON • i^»f:o..T» in I UnviN I v oniwi-.tf«nt«« r>i<"n- t». Atl'> CONNIOTIONU IHflOUQMOUT CANAOA J. Te MACDONALD, Manager ViOTOHIA AVfc., -i. •:- PEftNIE, B.O. PAGE EIGHT ■'"'- 'V : \x. $0ki,:x ^yAi- A.:'s'a\, '7 .i:^yAyAAx'xAA7^^y^X'7l77^X..7 ■«' ., ^v; ' v-Vi?/^;i4;^^v^.'Ti;--'A^/vf%\\r*'V''1 ,':;''' TEE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. 0, OCTOBER 11, .1913 '"* '■Xr„y7y-Aiypf^~*-i-;S< : *?l'\.-)'^r S.'^SyX?'- tiy- Ay;. .A'A* "•- Our Ladies' Department SPECIAL SALE BLUE AND WHITE CHECKED APRONS. "With border neatly hemmed ancl finished "with ties. ." .. Saturday Special, each .- 25c Our stock of Table Linens, Napkins and fancy Linen Table Decorations is larger and better than ■ ever before. "We have all the new designs for Thanksgiving and the holiday season. Table Linens, from 45c to $1.75 per yard Table Napkins from $1.25 to $10.00 per doz. Fancy Centres from 40c to $5.00 each. Hem Stitched Cloths with Napkins to match, from $5,00 to $18.50 per set. NEW LINE 36-INCH DRESS PLAIDS FOR CHILDREN'S DRESSES Eeal copies of Scotch Tartans, all fast colors and exceptionally good wearing qualities. Special per yard 25c NEW REVERSIBLE EIDERDOWNS Comes in Sky and Navy, Tan and. Navy, Cardinal and Navy, Cardinal and Brown. They are 27 inches wide and priced at, per yard 40c Boot and Shoes To make a good appearance on the street a lady" must be wearing a stylish-made Shoe. We have just' received a few nice lines in both button and lace. The following are some of the latest. , "Women's Tan-Calf Lace Shoe, medium width toe and low heel, all sizes 3 to 6. Price ■ $5.00 ' Women's Tan Calf Lace Shoe, round toe and me- . dium heel. Price 1 $4.75 Women's Tan Button Shoe, cloth top, all sizes 2% to 6. Price $5.75 Women's Tan High Cut Button Shoe, suitable for Fall and'Winter wear. - Price $6.00 Por a me'dium-priced Shoe our Women's'Gun Metal Button Shoe at $3.50 is good value. The Lace Shoe in Gun Metal sells at the same-price. For those that like the Lace Shoe better our $3.00 Lace Dongola Shoe with medium wide toe and heel is good style. All sizes 2V2 to 6. Sweaters Men's $2.50 Coat Sweaters for $1.75 Saturday. These are good heavy Wool Coats with large shawl - and turn-down collars. Brown and Grey combinations. Saturday only at $1.75. Men's Roll Neck Sweaters, all colors, Saturday at $1.50. Men's V-neck Sweaters, all color combinations, special at $1.50. Men's and Youths': Overcoats ■ - \ ■ s*. x-'.y \* y■''".'-r v Men's and Youths' Heavy Tweed Overcoats with < ■' the new shawl collar, arid- convertible" collar, also ' fur collar, at $15.00/ $16.50 and up to $25.00. , . Boys' and Child's Overcoats made from Heavy Tweeds, lined with heavy farmer's satin.or flannel, made in the new. belted back, style, with shawl or' convertible collars. Look, through our range of ' Boys'Coats on-display in the Clothing-Department. -; •„?' ' .We will price these for Saturday selling at $4.50, , - $5.50, $6.50 and $7.50. ' Our Groceryxy ■artfneni Boys' .Coat Sweaters with pockets and collar. •$1.50, $1.75 and up to $2.75. ; • Boys' Plain Roll Neck Sweaters, all colors, 75c and up to $2.50 each. We carry,the finest productions of the following Sweater manufacturers: Dr. Jaeger Woollen Co., Monarch, Knitting; Harvey Knitting Co., The Knit to Fit Co., Vancouver Knitting Co. and Acme Co. A large variety of the best and latest ideas in Sweaters will be found here. Prices run from $1.50 to $10.00 each; Konverto Overcoat j 9 . , -. Patented March u, 29x0. , '' Jl desirable coat for fine or sidrmy weather. Specials for Saturday Tetley's Yellow Label Tea, regular 50cpcr 1& .30. ,. Tetley's Green Label Tea; regular 60c per lb. 3 lbs. for ..,'....;.. 1.00 2 in 1 Shoe Polish *.."-....".... 3 for. t25 Gilt Edge Shoe Polish per bottle .25 Rolled Oats- > 8 lb. sack .25 Braid's Best Coffee, fresh ground .... 2 lbs. .85 Blue Funnel Catsup ........V.... pint,bottles .25 Snyder's Catsup . ..' pint bottles .30 "Apricots," 2 lb tins- . 2 for ".35 Clover Leaf Salmon per tin . .20 , ' Robin Hood Flour 98 lb; sack 3.25 Swift's Pure Lard 5 lb.'tins .85 Armour's Shield Ham per lb. .26 Queen Quality Pickles 20 oz. .25 Siam Rice ... ,•.. '..;'.'. 4 lbs. • .25 . Baby's Own, Soap per box .25 Van Camp's Soups .7... A. 2-tins .25 Kelowna Tomatoes :'. ".'.. 2 lb. tins .10 Standard Peas.......;'. - -2 tins .10- Sweet Wrinkle Peas 2 tins .25- Yeast Cake ...."../.:'. 6 for -.25 Krinkle Corn Flakes .. .-...■ ., '2 packets . .15 Cocoanut ...' „ .'.:...<■..,. per lb. .25, Cowan's Cocoa ..' a.. 1 lb. tin .45 Lowney's Cocoa .....'. '.;.: y% lb. tin .20 Mrs. Stewart's,Liquid Blue ....: 2 pints ,j25 St. Charles.Cream '. , family size .10 Lyman's Talcum Powder .... AA. ,s..: 2 tins .35 Beecham Pills .". per packet : .20 ATTRACTIVE WEEK END SPECIALS IN OUR MEN'S DEPARTMENT Men's, Youths', Boys' and Children's Overcoats " 'and Sweaters will be on sale Saturday at very .attractive prices. * Money Saving Prices The Store of QuaHty;; BRANGHES^AT FERNIErMICHEI^NATAX=AND"CpAirCREEK^ The Corporation of the City of Fernie BY-LAW NO. 140 A By-law to negotiate an Agreement granting certain concessions and privileges to Joseph I-l. Frankel, of the City of Fernie, in thc Province of British Columbia, Merchant. "WHEREAS the Municipal Council of tho Corporation of tho Cily of Fernio has thc power to pass a By-law for negotiating an Agreement granting certain concessions and privileges to Joseph II. Frankel. AND WHEREAS tlio said Joseph II. Frankel has made application to tlie snid Municipal Council Cor certain exemption from luxation and certain concessions, and in consideration thereof lias agreed to erect and iiiniiitiiin an abattoir nnd cold storage pi imt in tho City of Fornio. AND WHEREAS il has been doomed expedient to nogotinlo nn Agreement granting kucIi coneen- HionH and privileges to tho mud Joseph IT. Frniikol. AND WIIHUKAS it, in ikicok- wiry for tlio purponn aforesaid Unit the, Klni'loi'H of llie City of Kornifl Khali jihkoiiI. to such Agree- 111 ont. NOW TFIKHl'JKORK llm Municipal Council of tlio Corpora lion of tho Cjty iif I'Vrnic, iu Council UHHomblcd, (MinolH iih J'oIIowh:— 1. That the Mayor and I he Clerk of llie Corporation of tlio City of Fernie ho and .thoy aro horohy authorized on behalf of Iho Corporation of tlio City of Fornio to oxecuto a certain Agreement ".','.'' ■ !; l"v.".'ii llie fV:'rvn,.,!,.li',n "f Iho City of Fornio of tho f!r«t pnrt nnd Joseph TT. Frankel of the hoc- ond pftrt to ho d ft tod tho dny on which this By-law -slmll tnko effect, which snid Agrocmcnt iH *r*t,**lr,i,] " \ •» rin till* firot WlffO thereof nnd a truo copy of such Agreement Ik published herewith, nnd to ultnch tho Corporate Benl of tho Corporation thoreto. 2. Thw By-law may ho cited for nil purpnsoM tm "Tho Jowpli H. Frankel CoiiooHnion By-law, 1013." 3. This By-lnw hIiuII como into force nnd tnko effect on the Kiefh- . teenth dny of October, A. 1). 1913. Itond n first, second nml third time nnd passed tho Twenty-ninth dny of Hcptcmbcr, A. J). 1913. NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that tho above is a true copy of the proposed Bylaw upon which the vote of the Municipality will be talien at the Council Chamber, City Hall, Fernie, B. C;, on tho Sixteenth day of October, A, D. 1913, botwoon tho hours of ten o'clock in tho forenoon and eight o'clock in the afternoon. Dated at Fornio, B. O., October 1st, A. D. 1913. O. W. ROSS, City Clerk. AGREEMENT "A" THIS INDENTURE made In duplicate tlio day of /.. IJ. 3013. IllCTWElON: TUB CORPORATION OP TUB CITY OP PBRNIK, for its-nlf, Ub hiio coBBors nml assigns, liorolnnftor called tho\"Clty," OP TH13 FIRST PART, ANI): JOSNPJI H, PRAHKEL, of tho Oity of Pornlo, In tho Province ot .British Columbln, 'Merchant, horolniiftor call-- od the "Purty," OP TIII3 BHrJOND PART. WlliaiiTflAS tho Party of tho Second Part Ib doBlroiiB ol orootlng nnd opor- ntlnB nn up-to-dnlo Abattoir.on Wock Forty-Pour (II) within tho HinltH of tho City ot Fornlo, and ling mndo nn application to tho Bald Cily to Krnnt lilm certain prlvlloRos nnd conconslonu u horolnnftcr act forth. AND WnraRWAS It nas boon doom- od oxpcdlont to nogotinto nn ngroa- .iiuin fcOJ-uiiJift nui.ii lilt'iiivuvu itll if COU- ri"\Mom; to iho Vurly L'S llit Swwj-d Part upon tho tcrniH nnd conditions an horolnnftor not forth. ANN WHIBRBAR It III noeoBBnry to tho validity of mich nRroomont that *i., .t*•.....,. ,* ti . t„t.. .»1*. . 1 1 ,, .,. ■. *.tt.*..9.'l .44 >,.* ■ V-**.^ \49 . V....-W -vfe.U.k anient lo tamo in manner provided by tho Munlolpal Act and nmondmontB thnrto, ANI) WHRRHAS the nnld nloctorn havo so aisontod. NOW THIS INDENTURE WIT- NftSSBTH that In consideration or tho prcmlMR nnd of tho covenants horcln. after conlnlned tho «nld City hnroby covenant* with tho aald Party of tho Second Part, and tho Party or tho Second Part hereby covenanta with tho aald City aa follows:— 1. Thu Parly of the Socond Part will forthwith upon tho signing and sealing of ■ these." presents' purchase from the Government of the Province of British. Columbia, Block Forty-Four (44) ln the Townsite of Fernie Annex, Plan 734A.*»" '■"•' •,'-"■ 2. The Party of the Second Part will erect on said Block Forty-four (44) within the limitH of the City of Fornle, an up-to-date abattoir and cold storage plant, the, building for such" abattoir and plant to be in measurement not less than sixty by eighty feet, with a full concrete foundation and basement and to have-a one-story superstructure, with brick veneer throughout such superstructure, the cost of such building' witli Its equipment to bo about Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000).' 3. Tho Party of the Socond Part ls to have such building sufficiently ad- vancod In construction and entirely covered In to commence tho business which ho Intends to carry on, by the Socond day of July, A. D. 1914, and will commence buslnoBB fully equipped not later than said date and will have tho building fully completed and brick veneered not later tlian tho 36th day of Octobor, A. D. 1914. ' •1. Tho Party of "tbo Second Part from tho Flr»t dnyvpt July, A. D, 3014, for a period of six years Is to maintain nnd oporato tho snid abattoir ns a going concern, agreeing to lmvo at no tlmo during tho Bald porlod loss- than six paid employees domiciled within tho HmltB of tho city of Fornlo, 5. Tho 'Party of tho Socond Part 1b to build at or boforo tho First day of July, A. D. 1014, or at Bitch earlier dato ns ho may etnrt to operate, n movoii foot bourd fen co n round tho cntlro Woolc with tho oxcoptlon of tho north- wost Hide, which rncoB directly on iho proBont trades of tho Groat Northern Railway now running In tx northoaBtor- ly hy northorly direction, and will malntnln tho «ntd fonco during the Bald porlod In good condition, 0. Tho Party of tlio Socond Part Ih not at any tlmo to corry on any for- Milling buBliiosB on tho said proporty nnd to obBorvo from tlmo to tlmo tho Hfinltary rogulatlona that may bo laid down hv thrt H*nlHt Offlrnr fnr tho timo bolng of tho City of Pornlo during tho term heroof. , ' ■ 7. In consideration ot tho snid cov onantB and conditions being performed from -tlmo to tlmo and at all tlmon hv tho PnrtV hf>r.Mf> of thn flornnrt Part, tho aald City hereby covenants na follows:-' (a) To exempt Block U aforoiald nnd nl) ths Improvamonta to bo orocted by tho aald. Party of tho Socond Part thoroon Including any buildings which ho might be actually using from time to llmrt for tho housing of hlmaftlf or lilg omploy«es or while snch buildings •hall bo valiant, from Municipal taxation of any nature, for A period of six yoar* from tho first day of January. A. D. 1914, but auch exemption not to extend to any buildings which might bo ercet*d tborcon and used for tbo housing of people other than the Party. of the Second Part and his employees. (b) To furnish the.-.Party of the Second Part with a free-and sufficient water supply for six years, not to exceed four thousand (4000) gallons per day, from the. second, day of July, A. D',.1914, such supply to be used by the Party of the Second PaW for his abattoir and cold' storage'lbuslnes8",and for any. houses whlcji may be erected on the said promises whilst, they are actually being occupied by tho Party of the Second Part or his employees. (c) To allow the Party of the Sec ond Part to use tho sower adjoining Block 44, for a period of six years from the second day of July, A. D. 1614, but tho Party of the 'Second Part Ib to himself mako and maintain all connections betweon tho sewer as now laid and tho placo whore ho wishes to use tho sower, and at no tlmo will the Party of tho Socond Part allow any material to go Into the 'sowor which would ibo llkoly to block It up, (d) To exempt tho Party of tho Socond Part from .tho second day'of July, A. D.,1934, for ti porlod of six yoars, from tho Ono Dollar por month por horso powor charge now In forco In tho City of Fornle for tho users of powor, nnd to grant tiiel'arty'of tho Socond Part a rato for* powor purposes tho pamo as to Its most favored cub- tomors, on Iho basts of tho scale from tlmo to tlmo In forco In' tho City of Fornlo. ** ■ (0) The City horoby coiiBontB to tho Pnrty of' tho Socond Part, constructing a lovol crossing from tha Croat Northern Railway,, In to Rlock 41, and agrees to lond Its assistance at all tlmoB to tho Party of tho Second Part, with tho Railway CoinmlBHlon or othorwlso, so that suoh crossing may ho constructed but thp Party of tho Socond Part Is to pay all oxponsos.ln connection therewith. (f) The Party of tho Socond Pnrt Bhall have thn right to clono In the Inno at prosont In Block 41, and should tho Party of tho Socond Part at Any tlmo roqulro it tho Cily shall tnko tho iKicossary Hlopa to havo tho Inno legally closod, but at tlio cxponso of Iho i'HUy ot tne .-second Part. Until such hiiti li, iiiu,>uil, nad hhimlU iiiy.ll lull*) bt; legally closed, tho title ihoroto «hall remain In (ho aald City and tho City shall havo the right of Ingress, ogress nnd regress nt nil tlraos for tho pur- ,rub\; ul iDUUK -X* **)l,\st MUU ttfclei mains going through tho snid Blook, and tho Party of tho Socond Part will at no tlmo during tho term of this agroomont construct anything on tho said proporty which will In any way Interfere with tho anld mains or sow- «rs and nothing that will prevent Uio snid City frnm full rights of Ingrcsa, egroso and regress,'ilnlHho P.iirty of tho Second Party sh*U hive tho right to kMip said <ane closed so long as he shall contlnuo to operate said abattoir and did ttoraro plant as woll after tha wplrntlon or thw said term of six yoars as during tho aald term.' 8. The failure of the Party of" the Second Part to observe aiij; or all.bf the covenants herein contained shall warrant the said .City In forthwith terminating, this agreement,'by giving to the' Party of the Second Part a notice in writing, either delivered to the Party of the Second Part or posted on the sald< premises stating'that such agreement Is■" determined ;,and thereupon all;, concessions Vor privileges hereby granted, to the ^.Party of th$ Second Part -.shall cease. 9. IT IS "HEREBY DECLARED AND AGREED that these -presents and everything therein contained shall respectively enure to tho benefit of and be binding .upon the parties hereto, thoir heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assign^ respectively. ■' IN WITNESS WHEREOF Jho said City hon caused tho corpbrato sonl thereof to bo hereunto annexed nnd the slgnaturo of tho Mayor and the City Clerk thereof to bo ho'roundor wrltton and tho Party of tho Second Part has signed his namo and affixod hit] seal, the dny and year first abovo wrltton. , - SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED ■ In the prosonco of NOTICE 0F_ELEGTI0N PUIUjKJ NOTICE is horohy Riven to tho electors of tho Municipality of the City of Fornio thnt I require Uio prosonco of tho snitl oloetors nl tho (Council Chnnihor, Oily Hull, Fornio, B. C„ on tho Sixteenth dny of October, A. D, 101H, between tho hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon nnd eight o'clock in tho afternoon for tho purpose of voting on By-law No. LU 140, being a By-law to' authorize the" Mayor and City Clerlj, on behalf of the Corporation of the City of Fernie, to execute, and'attach- the seal of thc said Corporation to a certain agreement between thc said Corporation of the' City of Ferriie • and Joseph H, Frankel, which said proposed By-law and agreement are published herewith; of which every person is hereby required to take notico and govern himself accordingly. • Given under my hand at Fernie'*; B. 0., this first day of October, A. D.,1913. O. W. ROSS, .. .Returning Officer. Mrs. C, J, Minton, daughter of Mrs. J. Tyson, loft for Courtenay Thursday morning, Classified Ads.-Cent a Word FOR SAL15—Cheap, uncalled for Suits, -, Pants,' OvercoatsT Vests and Ladles' ' Coats. PantorlyK Tallbra, over Mc- ' Lean's Drug S^ ' . 84 ' 'FOR SALE-^Household Furniture. Apply next Canadian , Boarding „. House, Pellatt ,7,venue East. 'AC 90: WANTED—-Engineer wUh B. C. first class papers; nuist be thoroughly- ■- competent, rell^le and sober; good wages. Apply, giving references, to* Box 1175 Fernie, B. O. 72 One way, to bo happy—como to tho Gafeterlan Dinner (pay for wliat you eat) at the Presbyterian 'Church, Oct. 2!) and 30. Mr. J, Cartlidge Teacher of Piano, and Organ m^icalTtheory Pupils Prepared for Examinations Apply for torma to BOX 538 or House No. 21, Wood St. SALE OR EXOFjANOE (part cash)— ■ 160 acreB hoi^/steaded, fenced, situ- atod 4 mllei^rora O. T. P, town. (Threo HIllB.'Alta.), 8 miUob from G. P. R. town (^cmo), about 65 miles north enst ot Calgary, on G. T. P.; tiplendld ■wtioat or mlxod farming' land; 80 acres under .cultivation; distriot one of tho best in Alberta. For particulars apply H. A., Box 380, Fernlo, B. C. 78' LOST—Dog; Monday on 4 p.m. train,. Coal Croolc; black and brown half- bred dashohund;' answers to namo of, "Toddy," Anyono harboring samo will Iio prosecuted, PorBbn giving Information to h. Morton, Coal' Crack, or pollco, whioh will load to recovery, will bo rowordod, , 70"- FOR SALE—8 roomod houso on Mc- -Phereon Avenue; eiiBy tonus. Apply to Wm. Wlnstanloy, P. O. Box 488, Fornlo, B. C. 74 MINHRS LOOK—Evory mnn who has. a wlfo Bhould also havo a homo on. a fruit farm In Croston, .You can buy as good land as thoro Is In Ti.. 0, from R. Lamont, Croston, B, C. Only (imnll payments required." 82' POTATOES FOR SALIC—Cor load F, 0, B. Croston (grown on my own property), -Write mo your best offer. R. Lamont, Croston, II, O, 81 ISIS THEATRE BEST ALWAYS PIOTURI8 OHANQID DAILY, A PIATUR1 EVERY DAY, PEATURE8 FOR WBEKIOOT. 11th BPEOIAL—SATURDAY EVENING AND MATINEE THE OLD MELODY 2 Reel "KING BAflOOTT" Imp. „ MONDAY, OCT. 13 The Vengeance of the Skystohe 2 Reel "101" Bison. TUESDAY, OCT. 14 In the Toils of the "Devil" 8 Rotls. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18 Fortune's Pet "Eclair," 3 reels THURSDAY, OCT. 16 * Clarendon lBngllsh, 3 reels. NICE PICTURES AND NICE PEOPL E AT THE 1818 QET OUR WEEKLY BULLETIN AND KEEP UP-TO-DATE ON THE BEST IN MOVINO PICTURES ti
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : F.H Newnham |
Date Issued | 1913-10-11 |
Description | The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919. |
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Fernie (B.C.) Fernie |
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Language | English |
Notes | Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | District_Ledger_1913_10_11 |
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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 | 10.14288/1.0308944 |
Latitude | 49.504167 |
Longitude | -115.062778 |
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