Industrial V1&7 is Strength. No. 52, Vol. VI —ll- — /■ A MEETING OF OUR CITY DADS The Official Organ of District No. 18, U. M. W. of A. uo ,ii*-;Political Unity is Victory. THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, AUGUST 23,1913 iTbe City Council met on Thursday evening In the Council Chamber, all being .present with tie exception of Alderman Ruzzuto. The question of electric light extensions and replacing the temporary wires on McPherson Avenue was discussed, but owing to the Council having failed to sell debentures It was de- ,, elded to let the matter stand over until next meeting. .The cost would be a little over $400. A communication was read from Mr. Franklin, of Pincher Creek,- who Is contemplating starting up ln the -pacK- ing and storing business, and for which -purpose he -has an option on the Macaroni.'Factory building. The communication asked that the city connect the Bewer -with building, same being indispensable to business of this nature. The industry would give employment-to about 12 to 15 men for a start. The-cost to the city for sewer conectdon will be over ?500. It was tainted that If the city did not do this that land would be secured at a site two miles out. Mr. Morrison, however, -who appeared to be In a very economical frame of mind, strongly objected to the city performing work outside the limits and very reasonably suggested that the proprietor of tbe •building be called upon lo defray half the costs. After much discussion It •was decided, with certain .stipulations, / ji-make the connection with sewer for benefit of new industry. An invitation from the Union of Municipalities to attend convention at the coast was filed. Magistrate Whimster'B application for an increase of $25 per month was received and "brought forth a strong ■protest from tbe member for retrenchement, Aid. Morrison, who polnteld out that at one time the magistrate had been content wiith a salary' bf $35 per ■montfh, iwhereas he now wanted $100. •It also transpired that last year sev- —eral_appilicants-had'"offered*to4uo_the" work for $75 per month and even less, it did not transpire, however, who the applicants were and whether tliey had any "friends" whom they were* desirous of soaking. The general opinion of the Council was that the city's dispenser of juStlce had".a rather thankless job and that $100 was not any too much to uphold the dignity of his position, Aid. Morrison wanted the matter held over, and introduced an amendment to that effect, in 'which he was supported -by Aid. Robichaud. The amendment, upon being put to the meeting was declared lost and the original imotlon, proposed by Aid. Graham and seconded by Aid. McDonald, was put to the meoting and declared carried unanimously, all tho councillors being desirous of being ln "good standing" with His Worship evidently. ' An account waB rocolved from Lawe and Flshor which appears to leave some doubt as to who Ib responsible for tho prosocutlon of the real estate mon In tho city, the City Council or tho Hoard of Trade. T-lfo account was in connection with Rex vs. Cohen. A communication from tho School Truatooa'who wanted a trifle over $15,- 000 was read. As tho Council havo not succeed in -selling thoir debentures thoy woro unable to "como-through" and tho mattor was allowed to stand over for the present In the hopo that "something might turn up," The Council, llko Mlcawber, does not appear to be without hope. It was decided to cancol $7,000 Insurance on tho .polo line, tho risks being conaldored Insignificant. Ah account from Mr. Marks, In tho north end of tho town, was received for repairs to the sidewalk and raco,g- nlzed and an allowance of $20 made. An emphatic protest was made by tho District Lodgor Management with rofowmco to tho. distinctly unfair distribution of advertUlnif, especially In regard to tho dellnquont rato payom It was (pointed out that practically no Advertising had -been rocolved from tho city by the Lodger for tho last four years, while tbo distribution of printing liad boon squally unfair, The cost of advertising tho 314 namos was given at $1.25 ipef name and this °fy>,. presents Che respectable total ot* about $400. The .Mayor stated distinctly that he had given instructions that all printing should be equally divided and Just how the City Clerk managed to interpret these instructions may be gathered Irom the fact that the Ledger has to date received about $112 while n.-ar- ly $600 has .been handed the other I a- per. It was also ipolnted out by the Clerk that the Council could not afford to advertise in both papers. As the Ledger was not even asked to quote, and further, as the Council charges the cost of this advertising with the collectors' and auctioneers' commission to the delinquent ratepayers, the Ledger management fails to see what right any city official has to decide the medium he shall use for advertising. GLADSTONE LOCAL NOTICE The Management Committee will meet in the Secretary's Office on Sunday, Aug. 24th, at 7.30 p.m. Tfhe regular meeting of Gladstone Local Union.will be held in the Club Hall, Coal Creek on Friday, Aug. 29th, at 7.30 p,m. T. UPHILL, Secy. THE PATON MEMORIAL FUND Any person who desires to contribute to tfhe above is asked to forward their subscription on or before September 6th. The Committee desire to call the attention of all to this most deserving case and trust that every effort will be made to secure a substantial, fund for the 'benefit of the dependents of th6 late Brother Paton. The latter being so well known through the Pass, there should be no difficulty'in accomplishing this and if there are any who desire to subscribe they should forward same without delay to Thomas Uphill, Secretary, Gladstone Local, Fernie, B. C, All contributions will ibe acknowledged through the-Ledger. FERNIE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY Nanaimo, B.C., Aug. 21st- Editor; District Ledger, . , Fertile, B. C. Over one thousand troops, hundreds of police here. One hundred and twenty men under arrest. Everything quiet. 0 Pettigrew THE ISLAND DISTURBANCE EYEWITNESS TELLS STORY ' OF BATTLE OF EXTENSION The aibove Society will this week end he installed in their new premises until recently occupied toy Mrs. Todd in the Todd Block. It is hoped with the increased facilities for handling merchandise , that the . Soolety will shortly-be-iri-a-posltion^'tOfConsider- ably augment t'heir'stook.-A fine large basement for' storage purposes has been fitted up which will permit of storing large quantities of,flour, vegetables and general merchandise and thereby/place them in a^imjeh better position to.buy and selfin competition with' -other -stores in the town. As is generally the case, the management anticipates the usual Inconvenience consequent upon removal and trust that their patrons 'Will make due allowance for any little errors or Inattentions- that may Inadvertantly occur at this time. The management have a unique key competition for a handsome new Williams Drop Head Sewing Machine, the conditions of which are as follows:— With every two-dollar casih purchase bought in the storo and oach flvo dollars ipald on book account, you are entitled to one key, four dollar cash i>ur- chase two keys, and so on up, Ono of * tho keys ln the. box will opon a largo Yalo lock on the .sewing machino. The lock Is sealed and on display, so also ls the .beautiful sewing machine. The management Informs us that considerable Interest Is being takon In this competition but that tihey are;still able to supply any numbor of koys. GRAND THEATRE Billy 8. Clifford In "Believe Me" ■Mr. Clifford and his company presented In Fornlo on Thursday night a vory smart llttlo musical play ontltlod "Boliovo Me," and although not playing to a capacity house certainly pro- vldod a most ploaslng and entertaining ovonlng for those who attended. Tho musical numbers woro both numerous and tuneful while tho three Weston Sisters In their instrumental numbors elicited much appreciation. Billy 8. Clifford is a comedian of no mean or- der and ovory ono of tho company ably supported him. From beginning to ond tho play was full of vim, fun and -music and ovory mombor of tho com* pany pobbobjcs a volco and toohnlquo far beyond what wo gonorally find travelling thin circuit. Jonathan Graham Passes Into the Great Bet yond NANAIMO, Aug. 16—Far from (meeting armed resistance or a hail of bullets from am"bush, as Col. Hall and his Invading army of Victoria troops had been 'warned when they left Nanaimo on Thursday for Extension, they were cordially welcomed at the ruined mine entrance toy strike leader Murray, who not only told the militia officers that they were welcome, but also assigned some of the striking miners to assist the troops In extinguishing the flames that still .burned amid the debris of the mine buildings. While at Extension The World's cor-, respondent was. aSble to secure the first story of the exciting events in the iibtle mining village from an eye- ■witness—a story that serves to throw a fresh light on the circumstances that led up to the devastation of the mine (buildings and miners' cottages. Extension is a smoking ruin and enough damage has been done to the mine Itself to necessitate huge expenditures, and several weeks' work before the miners could^go back to work even In the event of a settlement. . ■Worse than that Is the probability of a loss of several lives in the mine -itself. One hundred and ■. seventy strikebreakers fled into the tunnel on Wed- "nesda"yrnight,^s"The^^orld"r^«ft¥dr und these inen suffered acutely fro-m hunger and thirst. It is barely probable thait'some of the strike-tbreakers escaped through vents behind the "hill." The mine has not -been freed from gas for seventy hours." ' *.:. ■•. :" J ■'■'-.'** .'-■ 'Colonel Hall's regulars and militia loft aboard a special on Thursday afternoon for Stark's Crossing. In a high-powered automobile a World man reached tbe crossing first and remained to see the "sojer boys" form up In the road. Putting on speed, the press car raced ahead and got to Extension a good hour before the troops arrived. ■Pickets stopped the car and 'warned tho occupants of their danger. Driving up to the tunnel as close as It was ■possible to get, the car was stopped and tho little party walked over to tho ruins. Scenes of Devastation The tipple, a long line of coal cars, many of tho 'company's buildings and the houso of every strikebreaker were •burned. Llttlo tongues of flame still 'Hcked up tho last embers and the wheels and axlos of the cars wero buckled with tho heat. The entrance to the mine Itself was a smoking ruin, and heavy charred itlmbor-3 barred the entrance. Heavy copper wires, -tho trolley wlros of the locomotives, lay all about, and tho fire-wrecked armatures of motors and dynamos cluttered up the track. Up on tho hill groups of strikers talked idly and 'waited for tho coming of the Invaders. Down along the track thoro woro no signs of trouble, and horses cantered up and down In search of food, Circling tho llttlo group of bare, un- painted shacks, Tho World roprosenta- tlvo wont up to tho tiny hotol and thero got tlio dotalls of the fight 'botwoon strlkors and strike-breakers on Wodnosdoy night. Told of Fierce Night Battle Standing ln tho doorway of tho hotol a young woman told the story. A group of strlkors ©wloTSOd her ovory word and now and thon ft protty little French woman, hor bluo oyea flashing undor tho masses of bluo-hlack hair, nddod ft word. Tho stttko-ttreakers outnumbered the strikers In every lHtle fight and finally many of tho strlkors woro driven out of town. Thoir womon folk woro Insulted and en Tuesday night the striking miners were fired upon / from the ibig hill behind the hotel. They, ran down the slope .and away from the town. On their representations a party of 600 of the Nanaimo miners accompanied them back to Extension. It was these miners who created so much trouble on Wednesday. Only Fired in the Air "And my, they did shoot!" said the landlord's daughter. "Of 'course you know," she added •with a laugh, "they never meant to' kill anybody, and' they didn't. It was a strikehreaker who shot Alex. Baxter. "You should have' seen the iboys. •They fired in the air, and those poor •strike-breakera, my how they did run. They took their rifles with them and crawled up the tunnel and waited there. Then the boys came hack and found more strike-breakers hiding in their shacks. They ran them out of •town and chased .the Chinese with ■them. ' "Then they set every strike-breaker's house cm fire. Silent Symbols of Victory "You see these white flags?" she questioned. "All over the hillside.hung white .pocket handkerchiefs or sections of. sheets and suspended from a long pole stuclc out of a window in a hotel fluttered a nightgown. —-Tho3e-flagsr'-eoutinued~*the~littre" lady, "were .put, there to mark the fights our boys ,wpn. • Some of those strike-breakers shook red.flags ln our faces last week, and we, thought we would have flags,;too. •. Then Mine.Caught Fire i - "Wei), after the *W£ fight, • the mine caught afire. Don't ask .me to.tell how, because I don't know, and if I did I would not go back on anybody, so there. After a while most of the Nanaimo -boys went home. It's true that Passereni lost hl3 store, but the boys didn't burn It. You can see for yourself." Store Only Empty Shell The store stood, true enough, but every article of clothing and food had been removed. Nothing, not even the shelves, was left, and the building was only an ompty shell. Where Is Passereni No one, not oven tho llttlo chatterer at tho hotel, knows where Passereni is. Ho was woll liked up to a few days ago, and then ho took a job In tho mine at -big pay. When the chance came ■.the,mob took advantage of It and revenged Itself on the old man, Arrival of the Troops The dinner bell tinkled out and Fat Hop, the only Chinaman in Extension, smiled a welcome. The dlnnor was ham and eggs and "ham and—" Is luxurious living in Extension this week. Out on the porch of the hotel tho minors gathered. They could see ovor Cho smoking ruins of the mine (buildings and across to tho othor odge of the -big ravine a mllo away. Tho mm flashed on rows of bright moving ob- loots, the barrols of tho soldiers', guns, and In a minute the soldiers them- Bolvos came Into vlow, Thoy woro haitod and deployed In detachments. Hearse Horse Now Artillery Charger Tho Maxim gun, pulled by a horse wlhlch for years laborod botwoon tho shafts of n Nanaimo hoarso, wan posted in a commanding position, Tbo militia and tlio regulars workod thoir way down to thp tipple and along tho track. Ono company of tho Canadian Oar- rlson Artillery, led hy Major Wlnaby, advanood up to the mouth of iho tunnol ltBoW. Major Wlnsby called for volunteers to extinguish tho flro, and a hoso was rigged, but tho wator pro* ■uro waa poor, Thoy put tho smoldor* Ing mine out, however. 1 Welcomed by Strike Leader Strlko Leader Murray camo down from the hill and greeted tho major. red. ■ ' 0 And then a peculiar situation occur- Murray said he felt sure that the major and the others were welcome. He tacked this surprising remark by assigning some of his men to help the artillery. The second big surprise came a moment later, when some strikebreakers waved a white flag from across the ravine. They wished to surrender. <■ " A tall, lean, down-east Yankee,, a Pole carrying a small grip, and a nondescript, came into the fold and were assured of protection. Both strikers and strike-breakers were glad to see the uniforms. Joint Party Explores Mine Some of the union men secured safety lamps and accompanied by a file of artillery, went deep Into the mine. Other files, with guides, visited other outlets of the mines and by eight o'clock twenty-five men, strikebreakers all, were rounded up. These were brought Into Nanaimo when the militia and regulars returned. Colonel Hall insists that no more men are now in the mine. ' When he felt sure of this he withdrew his men and marching down to Stark's Crossing he .put them aboard the train and returned to Nanaimo.—R. J. H. F. in Vancouver World. NEWS JOTTING FROM TH The Jlngle-pot Mine have conceded practically all that tbe men asked for, J. H. Hawthornthwalte representing the) owners and Frank Farrington the U. M. W. of A. This mine is owned by the Vancouver and Nanaimo Coal Company and employs about 60 men, The strike-breakers do not- seem &i, all desirous of. facing the camera and one journal reports that upon the appearance of the photographer they slid into the box cars and slammed the door. They are evidently not desirous of having a pictorial record of their faco travelling around the country. Tbe Victoria "Week," ytolch, in Its discoveries, surpasses anything that Prophet Baxter ever concocted, has this comment on the situation: "But two facts Btand out clearly; ono ls that tho strike was fomented and finally Initiated by alien representatives of tho U. M. W. of A„ backed up by a few local extremists and the Socialists. Tho othor ." Perhaps 11 will be as woll to lot it go at that. It was only recently that tho "Weok" published some very complimentary remarks upon the volunteer forces on the Coast, In the course of which It was polite enough to deslgnato Socialists' and antlmllltarlsts as cowards, but it is passing strange 'that it requires as many guns to quell tho rah- ble as It would to furnish an expedition Into* tho Soudan. INTERVIEW MINISTER ON NANAIMO TROUBLE Suavo to the last degree was Hon. Robert Rogers, federal minister of public works, when ho received a deputation representing organised labor at tho Hotel Vancouver yesterday and rocolved information concerning ,tho prevailing coal strlko on Vancouvor Island. Ho did not say that tlio mat- tor waB ono for tlio minister, of labor lo paas upon, but doolaroil with a marvellous spontaneity that ho would hoo what Iio could do to bring about a settlement of tho dlsputo. Tills contemplated action ho Imparted to Mr. Frank Farrington, personal roprosonl- atlvo of the president of tho Unltod Mino Workors of America; President Foster, district 28, Vancouvor Island; Mr. J. W. Wilkinson and Mr. J. H. Mc Vety, secretary and vlco prosldont respectively of tho Vancouver Trades and Labor Council, Tho doputatlon was Introduced by Mr. H. H. Slovens, M. P.—Vancouver Sun. V*. tit 'mul* iuv un-v^-ii- *C(,.ci i'u«l wu | have -it* annrrnnrn the 'fl-Miih of -Torm- than Graham, of Coleman, age SB yoars, which took place Wednesday last. : Deceased waa operated on for appendicitis a few days ago, but the ©■penalon unfortunately Jailed to save hia life and bo never rallied from the offeeti of tame, One of the most popular tradesmen In Coleman, having conducted the pool end barber shop for some years, Jonathan wltl be missed not only by a host oi friends In that town, hut hy every footballer and lover of sport In the Fas* to whom hu had endeared himself by hie frank nnd genial temperament Deceased wee a prominent footballer, and although advancing yeart had compelled him to seek a IMS vigorous remaUtm, be tllll displayed considerable Interest In the game and w-3 fwr setae tlac flr.atic'.a! sccrehrr to thn fl, V. P. League. The funeral will take place today (Saturday). There is a widow and one ehlld of tendor ago to mourn thoir loss. Last Wednesday was a general outing day for the Sunday Schools of tho district. The Methodist and Anglican Sunday School scholars and their friends were content with a sojourn to the City Park, where games Were Indulged in and refreshments provided by several generous friends. The Presbyterian scholars and their Mentis took a trip to Elko nnd they also spent a most enjoyable time at this famous week end Maori. The youngsters and their parents had a real good time and the weather waa was BH*t generous fer the occasion. MARSHALL WIN8 WITH KNOCKOUT ORANDROOK, B. C, Aug. lO.-In a IB-round middleweight boxing contest promoted byf Bob Nafe ot Cranbrook, l.A.'l L-..-V. v-j^B-**. UsUsi'-ttJ i»ui.-*vU »u^\il' vision, Dick Marshall, of Fernie, won by a knockout In tie eighth round over Jim McLean o! Bull River. Tho several hundred who were tn attendance witnessed one of the most evon and keeinest contests ever held in this city. Referee, Cam Lindsay. Timekeeper, Tom Hedlgan. Uvannl, Italian and Csnadlsn middleweight champion, wilt box Marshall within a month. PeoII ef Femle challenges any one cm the pws at 13$ penndf. FISHER PRFWtt UUIILOULO URGE 6HTHERIH6 Tho eltlsons of Fernie were given tx raro treat on Saturday evening last, whnn .TnmPK ti. Flshfr fnf Vrtwrniitn* organUcr for the S. P. of ,C, took the box and addressed a very large and appreciative aiullonce, on Socialism. Mr Fisher gave a masterly address, speaking In a voluminous tono for over an hour. It was noticed that the speaker had amongst his audience repr-awnta- lives of both the old partloa, Of course tt would be rather too much to expect them to become interested in the suh- Ject of Socialism, recognising how ne- tfunxf to their Intewmte the capitalist system and Mr. Robb must he. sllll It Is pleasing to hsve them listen at all timet. U was rsiher^ surprising that. with tht) ntimh*r of hirers, represent- Inc fl* thnv AlA v*yr\n\*n ttMiAtm r*1 j*.*!* Ion, moro questions worn not askwl. Uvidontly they were elthor satisfied with the speaker's remarks or they hadn't much to say In defence of their own parties. Dave Rees Introduced the speaker with a few brief remarks ..*.***. *,.*v*i, -.t^** .-.i.**■).■*. ..*^ v.*1***.**,. ***> ytt't- - someone to take the box for either of tho eld parties, However, as already stated, vory fow questions were forthcoming, i Tho weather conditions woro Ideal, in fact, unusual for Fernie, snd the mooting was In every way a huge success. Mr. Flshfcr addwwwMl Ihe fomrad*s in their business meeting on Sunday afternoon. His words were very pointed and forceful, Mr. Fisher will be sure of a royal welcome by Socialists and friends \vkeft hu iu>* * ttiiuu v.».',. The mayor of Nanaimo does datSJK pear desirous of having the redpon&s-* bl'ily for the introduction of tho militia thrust upon him and according to one report is credited with the following: "As God is my judge, I don't know know anything about It; I was at breakfast when I first heard troops had arrived." One of the first to he grabbed by the custodians of law and order (?) was Joe Naylor, President of the Cumber-, land Local. A few Chinese appear to have been driven out, but the McBride outfit should have no kick coming at the miners for this summary handliug.of the Yellow Peril. 'Manager Stockett, of the Western Fuel Company, umbrage at tbe sugges- tion that he meet Frank Farrington, International Organizer of the U. M. W. of A., and representing the men's Interests, Insinuating that the latter Is an "alien" agitator. It would be interesting to know when Stockett took out papers of naturalization. According to the Nelson News 128 men now He In the Provincial Jail at Nanaimo. There must be more accommodation at Nanaimo than there is in Fernie. No doubt the 128 are all strikers, so there Is little 'possibility of carrying the disturbance into the jail. The" same paper Is responsible for the statement that Samuel Guthrie, President of Nanaimo Local, has also been arrested. The arrest of William Stacouse, proprietor of the largest barber shop, and pool room In Nanaimo, appears to have caused some sensation. .He has evidently been guilty of the heinous crime of speaking his mind in support of the strikers. It is reported that Cunningham, one of the mine bosses at the Extension, is missing. There is no doubj:, however, that, like the defunct six killed In the telegraphic message dispatch of last -week, he will eventually be found or resurrected. Non-union men at Extension Mine are mostly foreigners and it is believed that,the police have secured from among them the man who shot Alex. Baxter. • The Colonist is full of doughty deeds performed by the gallant militia in quelling the rioters and restoring law and order. There are about 2,500 striking mine workers in the disturbed area but it requires nearly i.QOO troops "and "machine guns, to overawe them. This does not seem enough and -would suggest that tho Kootenay Rifles ,be reorganized to assist in the noble work of 'perpetuating Chinese Labor for the benefit of operators on tho Island. '.This is one that the eloquent Bowser got off hlB ohest to the Colonist representative—of course: "It Is tho business of tho police to preserve law and order, and iwe are going to do It at Nanaimo and the other affected places, If we havo to call out every militiaman In tho country, I hope that such a courso will not be absolutely necessary. I hopo, in fact, that wiser judgments will prevail than have horotofore governed tho actions of tho strikers, and that peace will bo established without further bloodshed. I say that Is what I hopo, but lot It bo remembered that I am prepared for the other thing." It Is a pity that a little wiser Judgment has not prevailed with tho Bow- Bor-McBrido clan. If these .gentry bad hnd sufficient eourngo to Insist that tho operators carry out tho loiter nnd spirit of tho Coal Mines Regulation Act thoro would bo no disturb- an co* to quell on tho island.* In tho Inst sentence of his remark this Pock- sniff Ian humbug threatens thnt ho'Is prepared for "other things." It Is to bo hoped tlmt tho working class will hand out Iho "other things" at tho noxt election. If thoy do not thon anything Mr. Bowser can "put across' thoy deserve, The following Is a quotation from a Coast publication which Is Intended to convoy an Idea of the Woodshed and rapine, In fact tho Hell, that was lot Iooho nt Kxtonslon, Wednesday of last week: "Wednosdny was a dny of terrible momory In Extension. The battle ho- twoon /strikers and strike-breakers was a frightful one. Thero Is no explanation of how It started, for only tho union men who nro out romnln to toll the talo, Tho strike-breakers, nfter their dofoat, escaped to tho hills nnd tho bush and scattered ovor a wide - area. Only two have appeared so far, Ono, an Italian named Fern- nnl.who ran a store In Kxtonslon, was frightened out of hia wits. Of his storo hardly tx log romalned on the top of nnothor. Uottlos and cans, wood and timber nro strewed on every sido nnd only n pile of nshos shows where onco he pllod his trade, The mllltln nro scattered ovor tho countryHMn scouring for the refugees, most of whom aro starving Thoy will ho fflven mllllnrv iprotcrtlnn nnd tntmn away from danger of attack by the strikers and tliu strikers look on Huh as their victory." We have heard of these terrible conflicts before. VISIT GOAL GREEK The International Geological congress party arrived ■ here by special train over the Canadian Pacific railway on Tuesday afternoon and was mot by Mayor Gates, W. R. Wilson, general manager of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company; A. B. Trites, R. M. Young and others. The party was taken to Coal Creek mines and the afternoon spent in Inspecting the works, ■They were entertainod to a smoker in Victoria Hall In the evening, whero an address of welcome was given by Mayor Gates, who afterward called upon Dr. R. JI. Brock, president of the Canadian Geological Society, to occupy the chair. After the opening address Prof. Dr. B. Garrlsh, Hamburg,' Germany, spoke, mentioning the great pleasure it gave his colleagues and himself to come among^them. Mr. S. J. Schofield. of the Geological Survey, Ottawa, followed with an interesting lecture on the history of the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Schofield has Bpent a considerable time in this part of the country and is thoroughly acquainted with the geology and topography of the country. The German Choral Quartett gave two selections in thoir native tongue. T. Show, Hosmer, A. Prentice, F. 'Martin and Professor Zaccaro contributed items vocal and instrumental towards the evening's entertainment. iW. R. Wilson, general manager of the C. N. P. Coal Co., in response to an invitation, addressed the meeting upon the necessity of geological study In connection with coal mining, pointing out the varying geological conditions with which a mine manager had to contend in extracting coal from the mountains. Alter further acquaintance with, refreshments the party, headed by the^pipes, marched through the town to their train. The party left on (board their special train at 4.15 .The ladles of the -party were entertained in the afternoon at the home of Mrs. Corsan and In the evening at the home of Mrs. John Rogers. All arrangements were under the direction of the Fernie Board of fTraide. The iparty wero entertained at the Frank -Sanitorlum on Monday evening to a supper and smoking concert, Mr. O. E. Whiteside, general manager of the International Coal and Coke Co., Coleman, presiding, and being supported toy J. Brown, general manager of Hillcrest Coll'^rlc.-*., Mr. McKlvvln being supported by Messrs. McKlwIn, Mnynard, Green, Jr., R, McDonald and Williams of the Wost Canadian Collieries, Ltd., also Mr. Barnes of tho Davenport Coal Company. The company, comprising about 120, spent a most enjoyable ovonlng. Several speeches wero delivered by the for- elgn-spoaklng 'members of tho party and Mr. S. J. Brock of Ottawa, COMPENSATION CASE IN THE BOUNDARY COUNTRY Mr, A. •MncNeil, of Fornlo, wus In Nelson. Inst -week In connection with sovoral*Important workmen's compensation cases, tho principal of which was McShane vs. Now Canadian Motnl Company. McShano was killed at Rl- ondcl on April 2nd, 1012, holng Buffo- cntod In ono of tho raises ot tho Bluebell Mine. No ono saw how or when hn came by his death. The case established somo Important principles as io what luforonco of fact may bo drawn by tho judge when there Is no direct ovldonco as to cause ot death. Tlio deponduii.tH of. docunsod reside lu Ireland and their evidence was taken under commission In that country last year, Mr. MncNeil wan uIho In;'consultation with -President CiithhuftBoii, Sec- rotary Shlllnnd, and tho Kxocutlve Hoard of the W. F. of M. concerning othor lltlgoiiH matter, "MAKE-UP" STONE MARK8 THE GRAVE OF AGED EDITOR JHI'TBRHQN, 0„ Aug. Ifl.—A ro- mnrkablo grave stone was placed In the cemetery here today. It etanda nt the bond of tho grave of J, A. Howollu, veteran editor of the Ashtabula Sentinel, who died hero reeently. It con- itlBta of the "make-up" tttone used hy Mr, Howollu for fifty years, during Wa career an printer and (illtor. On It Is Inscribed tho following verso, writ- UU tl. VitWdM^. *\ ill,...ii ,<i.i,i liwrniilit, 111*1 1\ tirolVfT (if Ihe dfj'id in an1 WILLIAM FERNIE, KOOTENAY OLPTiMC?, V,'5JT3 'ML.CVCV " HAuuYON, II. C, Aug. 17,—W. Fernlo and B, Ilray, of Victoria, arrived en Thursday for a short stay, Mr. Fernie, who discovered, locntwl nnd developed the Crows Nest pass coal mines, talks Interestingly of pioneer day* In the Kootitnay. When a young man of 34 he made his first trip up J tho Columbia vlv.-.r from Colvlltu, In s Docemljer, MOI, with a party of pros- fiectordl Thoy built n shack and wintered a little below where Revelstoke now Is. The winter wa» very severe and prolonged and tn the spring of 18*52 the river was frozen from Aa- teria up. "Stone, upon which, with hands of boy and man, Ho framed tho history of his time until, Woe** alter imhsa, ine "varying won! ran To its linlf-centurled talo of well and 111, H«>m«nili(!r, now, how truo through nil those days Ho wna ~ frl*r*nd. brother, husband, Fill the whole limit of your apaco Td'h i*r.il;i«\ Tht-ro ««>ili» no room for blame— blame there was none." Tht* boyhood of William Dean Ilowolla wan »p*ant In the offlro of Tho Sentinel. Th* *Ww ef William IVan and J. A. Howella wa* alitor of lh<» paper. ' PAGE TWO THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, AUGUST 23,1913 Little Readings on Socialism Revolution and the General Strike The bourgeois revolution was accomplished by federations that drew closer and closer together with Paris ns a central bond. Every great revolution presupposes an exaltation o£ 'life, ancl tliis exaltation is ouly possible when there is that consciousness o'f. a vast unity produced by the ardent intercommunication of strength and enthusiasm. And the proletariat will accomplish its revolution by the organization, both in the political and economic world, of strong class representation and class action, which will penetrate and bind together all phases of tlieir life. Division is a return to feudalism. The stoppage of transportation proposed by the supporter", of the general strike would force society to revert to the conditions of an inferior civilization. We should see isolated groups gathered passively about the oligarchical owners and dependent on them for their supply of the 'accumulated means of subsistence. The rich would be temporary kings, social chiefs and feudal lords dn many country districts and small towns. And little by little,'all these small sovereignties and tiny oligarchies would co-ordinate their strength ilo surround' and crush the motionless and shame-faced ' revolution, that think to deprive the government of all means of communication, would ■have succeeded only .In 'isolating and breaking up its own forces. It is, then, perfectly chimerical to hope that the revolutionary tactics, of a general strike would enable even a bold, self-conscious and active proletarian minority to quicken the march of events by force. No trick,, n'o machinery of surprise, can free Socialism from tho necessity of winning over the majority of the nation by •propaganda and lea;al methods. Does this mean that the idea of a general strike is useless, that, it is a 7iegligible quantity in -the vast social m'ovement? Not for a moment. In the first place, I hove already shown under what conditions and in what form it could hasten social evolution and the advancement of the cause of labor. In the second place, that, such nn idea could have appealed to any class as a possible means of liberation ought to he a terrible and decisive warning to society. What! the working class is the main supporter of the whole social order: it is the creator, the producer: If it stops, then everything stops. And one might speak of it in the 'm'agnifJicent phrase tliat Mirabeau, the first prophet of the general strike, used in the Third Estate, still united then as workmen and bourgeois. "Take care," he cried to the privileged classes, "do not irritate this people, that produces every- "itfflng, -ancTlhat, to make itself formidable has only to become m'otion-* less." The owning and governing class has as yet learned to surrender too small a part of real power to thin proletariat, the possessor of such formidable negative force, which at any moment it may be tempted to use. Tlie owners have given, or rather they liave allowed the working class to retain; so small a measure of confidence in the efficacy of legal evolution,' that this class is fascinated more and more by tlie idea of refusing to work at all. Labor dreaming of refusing its service, the heart meditating stopping; tliat is the profound internal crisis to which we have-been brought by the selfishness and blindness of the privileged classes, the absence of any definite plan of action on our part. Toward this abyss of a revolutionary general strike the proletariat as feeling itself more and more drawn, at the risk of ruining itself should it fall over, but dragging down with it for years to come either tlie wealth or the security of the national life: The general strike, quite powerless as a revolutionary method, is none the less in its very idea a revolutionary index of the highest importance. It is a prodigious warning to the privileged classes, rather than a means of liberation for the exploited classes. It is a dull menace an the very heart of capitalist, society, even if it comes to nothing in the end but an impotent outburst, is witness to an organic disorder that can only be healed by a great transformation. Finally, if the governing class were mad enough to lay hands' on the poor liberties that have been won, the wretchedly insufficient means of action of the proletariat, if they threatened or attacked universal suffrage, if by the persecution of employers and the police they made the right to unite in trade unions and the right1 to strike empty forms, then a violent general strike would be certainly the form that a labor revolt would take. It would be their final desperate resource, more as a means of injuring tne enemy than of saving themselves. But the working class would be the dupe of a fatal illusion and a sort of unhealthy obsession, if it mistook what can bo only the tactics of despair for a method of revolution. Apart from those convulsive upheavals that escape all forecast and aro sometimes the final supreme resource of history brought to bay, there is only one sovereign method for Socialism: the conquest of a legal majority. CLASS LINES By Dr. Howard A. Gibbs In the Old World the class lines are clear and distinct. Here in America they are somewhat obscured by the fact that we have a 'large class of small 'manufacturers, traders and far- mers, who combine the functions of capitalist and worker, but even here Uie lines of demarcation are being clearly drawn by the irresistible logic of events. The small manufacturer becomes a clerk in a corporation; the small trader .becomes a floor walker in a department store; the' owning farmer becomes a tenant farmer, and thus every day the class lines are becoming more distinct. This division with economic extremes was clearly, impressed upon my mind by a scene which I witnessed in the streets of Boston a .few years since. It was after a heavy snowstorm, and the street railway company had advertised for 200 men to shovel snow. Long before the doors of the barn were open in the .morning, the street was blocked by a crowd of men, estimated at 1,000. The superintendent, tried at first to give out the shovels on the principle of "First come, first served," but failing in this, he throw them into the street and allowed the men to scramble for them. Then followed such a scene as I have never witnessed 'berore or since. These men fought one another like hungry tigers. The shovels were used as weapons. Blows were given and blood flowed, until a detachmeu of police put In an appearance and scattered •the"' crowd. There I saw portrayed before me, as by a flashlight, the two extremes of our economic system. On the one hand, I saw a man controlling a vast aggregation of wealth under the name of a corporation. That corporation had been granted a franchise in the streets of Boston ovlthout a dollar of compensation to the municipality. It had paid a 7 per cent, dividend on a capital stock which had ibeen watered' out of all semblance to its actual value. It had laid its corrupting hand upon the city govem'ment and State government, openly boasting that no man could be elected President of the State Senate unless he would do its bidding. This was what I saw on one hand. On the other hand, I saw a thousand men, men endowed, so our forefathers said, -with a right to the pursuits of life, liberty and happiness. But there, in the streets of Boston, under the very eaves of Faneuil Hall, under the very shadow of Bunker Hill, struggling like a pack.-.of wild beasts for what: Struggling for something which is tho God-given heritage of-every human 'being on the' Footstool, struggling for something which ought to be as free to every man as the very air he breathes, struggling for the right to work, struggling for an opportunity to earn an honest living by an honest day's toil. Back of these struggling men I saw cold aud cheerless homes. I saw wan-faced wives and children whose bodies bore the pinch- marks of hunger. There are times when a man lives a great deal in a very few moments. That was one of those .times for me. I turned from that scene registering * the solemn vow in my heart, as Abraham Lincoln did when he saw for the first time a slave sold on the auction block, and he said within himself, "If I ever get a chance to hit that damna-ble thing, I'll hit it hard." The inevitable class division and cJa,ss_^iuggle_is_ojrLJiere_in_America ago Karl Marx laid down his famous axiom—"The history of all society is the history of class strife." Socialists, however, did not create this struggle any more than Newton set the earth in motion * when he proclaimed the law of gravitation. The capitalist class did not create it No one class is responsible fer at' It, is the expression of irresistible economic forces. It has characterized every historic period. It underlies all social progress. The presence of this class struggle is recognized by many of our best thinkers who have never heard of Karl Marx, or at -least never sympathized with the Socialist movement. — Socialism the Basis of Universal Peace. MINERS' FIELD DAY AT KNOXVILLE The growth of the Socialist movement is its highest expression, but every strike, every boycott, every hcko^. •proclaims its existence. A generation For the big miners' field day that is to be held at Knoxville, Tenn., September 20th, in connection with.the National Conservation Exposition over 30 picked teams from the Southern coal fields have 'been entered and are now receiving instruction at the hands of employes of the U. S. Bureau of Mines. The field day will be held under the auspices of the Tennessee Mine Foreman's Association, assisted by the American Mine Safety Association and the American Red Cross Society. Fifteen thousand miners from, Tennessee, Alabaima, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky are expected to be in Knoxville for the day. For the miners' field day the Bureau of Mines has agreed to ship from the experimental station at Pittsburgh the big steel 'demonstration tube. This tube will be set up on the grounds of the National Conservation Exposition Co. and in it there will be pulled off an explosion to demonstrate that coal dust under certain conditions is explosive, a menace to property and to human life. ■Following the explosion there will be a series of first aid and rescue contests in which the specially trained teams will participate. For the win- ners of these events valuable prizes -will be offered. These prizes come from the Tennessee Mine Foremen's Association, from the American Mine Safety Association, from the Red Cross, from private individuals and from dealers in mine supplies and accessories. The prizes will consist of •cash awards, medals ancl rcino safety- devices. Miss Mabel Boardman, president of the Red Cross, will be in Knoxville for miners' day and so also, in all probability, will Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, director of the Bureau of Mines. Dr. Holmes is a member of the National Advisory Board of the Exposition. Following are some of the companies in the South whose employes have entered teams for Miners' Day: Darby CM Co., Darbyville, Va.; Red Ash Coal Co., Caryville, Tenn.; Virginia- Lee Co:, St. Charles, Va.; Consolidation Coal Co., Jenkins, Ky.; La Fol- Jette_C„_I._,&_-Ry__Co.,_La-Follette,- Tenn.; Continental Coal Co., Pineville, Ky.; Black Diamond Coal Co., Cc-al Creek, Tenn.; ancl Stearns Coal Co., Stearns, Ky. Let us Build By Eugene V. Debs We have heard and still hear a great deal about "the reds" and "the yellows" in the Socialist party. I know a good many of botli, and so far as I am able to discern, they are very much alike. The actual difference be-. tween them, -were it fire, would hard- ly be enough td light a cigarette. We are all Socialists. We stand for the same thing. Are we to be forever divided into angry factions and spend a large -part of our time and energy in making faces and calling one another "reds" and "yellows" in contempt and derision? A vast amount -of good energy is turned into bad blood over things that either a-mbunt to nothing at all or that are beyond the range of academic discussion. The matter of sabotage is a case in point. The weapons and the tactics of the workers in the daily struggle, the hand-to-hand fight on the industrial field, will be determined from^ time to time in the progress of the struggle itself, and the question of sabotage-— which, by the way, has absolutely nothing new about It except Its name —can be safely left to the workers engaged in the struggle on that field. The Socialist party is a political par- t», and It is not its business to decide what weapons the woikers shall choose, or what tactics they shall employ, ln their struggle on.the economic field. In the Idle discussion which has heen devoted to syndicalism, direct acti'on, sabotage, etc., enough energy has been wasted to double our party membership and quadruple the power of our -press. Let us now unite our efforts to build the party and make it strong for the great work there is before it. If -we m'eaai to destroy capitalism, we must devlop the power of our class, and we can only do that through the class-conscious unity and the energetic and harmonious co-oporatioh of our forces. The Socialist party has undoubtedly its weaknesses, but these will not bo 'remedied if we spend most of our time vainly lamenting or searching each other for further weaknesses to absolve us from our party duty and make our despair complete. . We have travelled with the' Socialist party- these sixteen years past, and with all that may be justly charged against it, it is today beyond question the most vital force in the class struggle of the United States. Wliat we need abovo everything else'at present is "a'period of united and energetic party building. Too many of our locals are weak and nonprogressive for the want of the active support that loyal members should give them. Most of our papers and periodicals are in the same condition- for the same reason. —■V/e-are-all-needed-to-make-a-partyr and as long as we are agreed on fundamental principles and the final goal, we can safely concede to one another the limits of toleration :in the discus sion of our conflicting opinions and in carrying forward our diversified opin- ities. The Socialist party, it should be remembered, is a political -party, and there is room enough in it for every one who subscribes to its principles and upholds them in good faith, but there is no room in it for those who either openly sneer at political action or who avow it falsely to mask their treachery while they curry on tlieir work of disruption. liie Socialist pariy, if it is to fulfill its mission, must ever be the revolutionary party; of the working class, rigidly uncompromising so far as its principles are concerned, true to the interests of the workers in every phase of the struggle, clean and above- board in all Its methods, and It must preserve 'its character aiid integrity inviolate ibefore the world. It must avoid alike political opportunism and industrial anarchism and steer straight ahead if it is to safely reach its destined -port. .Let us have a period of united, energetic, enthusiastic party building and press building throughout the country! The party needs' it, and we need it, and it will be to the1 Infinite good of both. It will mean new strength and fresh Inspiration for us all. It Is only when we unite and work together in the true spirit of Socialism that we can do the (best and overcome the worst there is in us. The national party is in debt, and its activities are seriously impaired for the want of funds. Let us pay off •this debt, replenish the treasury, and set the party machinery going at fufl •pressure! Let us build! Build ourselves and each other In the building of the party.—Party Builder. BLIND TO THE SYTEM The miners who have 'been involved in a strike in Michigan will have time to think over the mistakes of the .past. In fact, the strike in Michigan will furnish valuable lessons to the whole working class of a continent. From the very beginning of the strike, it was very apparent that all the functions . of government were arrayed against the strikers. The men who labor with their hands have allowed themselves to be hypnotized by the magic eloquence of political spell-binders, whose verbal opiates administered from a political rostrum have closed the eyes of the -majority of the working class to the brutal struggle between profits and human rights.' The mine operators of the copper district of Michigan knew that they controlled the functions of government. They knew that the police •force, the sheriff's office and the state -militia-TvouId-respond"to~tireir"oirders" and instructions, and knowing that the armed forces of government would foe "behind them in every emergency, caused them to look upon the strikers with less- consideration than is gener- " ally, conceded to the brute creation. The mine operators declared from the very first moment of the strike, that they would absolutely refuse to recognize the Western Federation of Miners, thus demonstrating that they denied the right of labor to come together for mutual advancement or self protection. In fact the mine operators even refused to give the slightest consideration . to the grievances of the miners that .were presented in writing, but treated each and every document with insolent contempt. , The miners cannot be held responsible for the strike. The miners did everything-"within their power to. avert a conflict, and after .exhausting every effort to win recognition from the mine owners and have their grievanc- - es considered and having failed to receive the slightost consideration, there was but one honorable course to pursue, and that was, to drop tlieir tools and declare a strike against the copper despots of Michigan. Had the miners control of the functions of government, had the miners elected representatives of their class in all the public offices of the copper camps of Michigan, did they control the sheriff's office, and had the laboring people of the state elected a governor whose class interests were bound up with toiling humanity, there 'would be a different story to write of the attitude of the mining magnates who are blind to justice and heartless to the' needs of laboring humanity. "The strikes and lockouts of labor, the injunctions of courts that make a mockery of legal rights, the club of the thug and the bayonet of the soldier, all arrayed against the'victims of exploitation, should cause the millions of workers in • this country, to reach the conclusion, that it is about time for labor to cast a class-conscious ballot and wipe, out the system that degrades man and deifies the dollar. FIGHTING BACK About six weeks ago the Scandinavian Socialist Federation organized •a branch in Monessen, Pa. All the members worked in the same factory, , and among them was also a spy who soon informed tho superintendent about what had happened. When the comrades appeared at their work the next .morning they were told to either quit their job or the Socialist parly. The result was that the branch dis- ibanded. The Scandinavian Socialist Federation has now accepted thi-f^ challenge and has decided to wage an active -campaign in Monessen. Special editorial's about this affair and * the -working, conditions in Monessen will be written in their papers and dis- ■ tributed all over town. This will continue for some weeks and the members from Homestead, Braddock and McKeesport will take care of the distribution. When the public has been- thoroughly Informed about the situa-1 tion, a -pseaker will be sent to Monessen with instructions to remain there uStil~a~braiicli_is reorganized. Word" has been received to the effect that tho Allegheny county organization will .participate and help to clean Monessen from spies for all time. "V Why Think what you have paid in rent and remember it is not too late to start right now. Fernie property does not boom, but prices keep steadily rising. You will be making a sound investment, as all these properties are grand renting propo sition. Have Your Own Home - - Don't Rent! SNAPS $200 Cash Will secure a Five-Roomed Houso on Lots 0 and 7, Block 48. $1,000 cash, Torms: $200 down, balance to suit purchaser. Call and got particulars, Thoro is no charge. *"' Three Modern Cottages In Block 1, facing Baker Avenue; first-class order; from $2,000 to $2,700, Torms to suit purchaser, $500 Cash Soowob Splendid House close in; grand position on Main Street; lioated hot air; every modern convenience. This is an exceptional investment, Price $2,000; Terms! 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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 50c. and Upwards 8AM GRAHAM, Manager PHONE 41 Win Out Against Tremendous Odds By J. H. Walker. McALESTER, Olda., Aug. 16.—The miners of Oklahoma have 'just concluded one of the most .bitterly and skilfully fought contests that has ever heen fought in the annals of the -coal industry of America. On the one, side was Oie Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators' Association; the McAlester Fuel Company, which is themselves under another name and which only exists that they might sell themselves their own coal at a goodly profit before it is sold to the retail dealer; and the Tetail coal dealers', association, which is themselves again, and where again they charge themselves a good, stiff .profit selling their own coal to themselves before they sell it to tlie consumer and as they are also tlie railroad corporations, they can and do block out competition from all outside sources ancl compel the consumers of ■coal to pay the price. Among the largest of the railroad corporations arrayed against the miners in this struggle were the scab-loving, labor-crushing, union-hating Santa Fe, tho Rock Island, 'Frisco and M., K. & T. systems, backed up by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company of Roosevelt fame, and which is only another name for tho United States steel trust. All of these concerns with all the power that a combination of these corporations would mean, as well as the banking interests and every other influence •they could compel or obtain by their other well-known rotten and notorious methods. And on the other side stood the coal miners' union, the rest of the labor mov-ement, what was left of the farmers u'nion,and tne Socialist party. On one side stood an array of practically all of the corporation interests of the Southwest, backed up by billions of dollars managed by the , best-trained, best-educated and shrewdest men that money could buy, absolutely without a heart or conscience, ipast-masters in political intrigue, otherwise the modern method of appealing to professional statesmen, some crude and primitive minds call >it debauching and corrupting legislators, bribing them, buying them outright for cash, making traitors out of tlie men elected by the people 'to represent them in making laws and then using them as their hireling tools. On the other hand a small organization of working men who earn ■tlieir bread in the sweat of their face, whose only asset was their knowledge that they were right, and their faith in their countrymen; their belief that if they could reach the common people with tiie truth that the plain Am- ^rican_citizensh'ip„would_sustain-jtheni- in their position. Every known method of deceiving the public has been resorted to 'by the interests, every rotten political trick has been used by their dirty, cheap lap dogs to misrepresent the .miners' cause, the miners themselves and their representatives. At the same time adopting (the all 'righteousness) the holler than thou attitude that has been adopted by all the cruclflers and oppressors of humanity from the time they crucified Christ until the present. Their real purpose, as every observer knows, was to crush out the existence of their competitors which they could not con- trol and who would rather pay living wages and give humane conditions of employment to the tollers of the mines than to drlvo them llko beasts. Also ■above all things ffliey Intended to put tho miners' union forever out of the Southwest, then when they had accomplished their ends they could absolutely rule the miners and their family lives in their every phase and having a complete monopoly of the mines and control of competition " through their ownership of the railroads charge the consumers of coal any price tbey cared to name. There is no question In the minds of those who know of the relationship between the big financial interests and the corrupt political Judases of the country, who have been watching the significance of, the things that have been done here, but that with a few exceptions an entire State government, legislature, and senate have been purchased outright baldly for cash., Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent by the corporations. I, myself, saw a duplicate letter of one concern sending one-fourth of its last assessment which would amount to about $3,000 to one company alone. There were over thirty companies and this was only one of tlie many assessments. To accomplish this foul conspiracy and fasten Uie fangs of this bunch of modern cannibals even deeper into the vitals of the peoplo of our country than thoy are at present. If that were possible. The effect of Uie Jaw would have been to- immediately .put out of business over 50 per cent, of the independent coal operators, and as a result put out of work at least 25 per cent, of the coal miners in Oklahoma. At the sainc time increasing the work of Uie rest of the coal miners at least 100 per cent, for the same amount of cpal dug, and under the present competitive system no possibility of an increase in pay. In other words it was equivalent to a 50 per cent, ^reduction in wages for 75 per cent, of the coal miners in Oklahoma and put the other 25 per cent, out of work altogether. ■President Stewart and Secretary Holt, acting with the authority and consent of the district executive board, have directed the "campaign for the miners. They have made a magnificent fight in the face of the overwhelming odds, and at times under the most discouraging circumstances. No one can begin to give them credit for what they have actually done who has not been clothed with responsibility and has been tlirouh an experience of this kind. It tries men's souls. The farmers of Oklahoma and other working peo.ple responded nobly and 'their efforts have resulted in success. They have won a victory for the workers of Oklahoma, the importance of which cannot be overestimated, and they de- -seiive-th e-ki: nd! y-sy-m pat!) y-o f-no t-on! y- every member of the United Mine Workers of America in Oklahoma, who were dire- 4,y affected, but they and all other whose work contributed toward that success are entitled to the gratitude of every toiler of our country for their contribution to the cause of justice. At the same time it is well to remember that money or time cuts no figure "with the big corporations of our time in their efforts to accomplish tlieir ends. If they fail today they come back stronger tomorrow and we must either get the other miners working for these combines organized or they will continue to hold us down and keep up the fight until they destroy us as an organization hore. We cannot stand still, we must either make progress or retrograde; it 'is up to us to decide which It will be,~U. M. W. of A. Journal. dren attend? What would Socialists do to improve them if they were elected? How is the business of your city or town conducted? How, many men or womeu have you in your. Socialist local who could step in and run one of these offices? What interests control your local press? Have you ever exposed these in your meetings? What evenings do the unions meet, and where? Have you found out what they are trying to get and how the Socialist party can help them? A discussion on these subjects at the next meeting will do more good than a hundred fervid speeches oil the battles^ being waged in some distant state.—Party Biuldcr. TIME FOR ACTION HERE its demise. The milk had been given its creamy appearance with a fair admixture of chalk. The fourth fly grieved intensely over the sad misfortunes that had beset his comrades. Said he to himself: •' 'Tis best that I should commit suicide and quit myself of this world of misery. I will meet my friends in an other world." So he pounced //down upon a piece of paper labelled "pois on." He sucked the edges of the pa per greedily, but was not affected for the worst in the least. To the contrary, lie became both robust and fat. The fly-paper had also been adulterated.—The Wasp (Norway). Why Shouldn't You Feel Good? By Frank J, Hayes DENVER, Colo., Aug. 1C—For many years the coal miners of southern Colorado have been contending for the right to belong to the* United .Aline Workers of America. In this age of organization of both capital and labor it is a right that cannot long be denied Moro than 400,000 mine workers are members of the mine workers' organization, and it is a matter of pride to us that approximately 125,000 new members have been added to our ranks during the past year. The coal operators of the country, at least the great majority of them, realize that our union is a business institution and that the trade agreement which we advocate is the best' method yet devised for the settlement of labor disputes. The great majority of thc coal operators of the country recognize this fact and make contracts with our or-' ganization. Wherever the trade agreement is firmly established industrial peace and security to both employer and employe is attained. It is the enlightened way, the sensible way, to ■promote an industry in which the whole nation is vitally interested: It is the -way in which we desire to settle our present differences in Colorado. If a strike occurs the responsibility will not be ours but it shall rest upon those who refuse to recognize the rights and principles that are sacred to every real American. The mine workers of Colorado propose to be fair with their employers and -fet at the same time they want tlieir employers to be fair with them. We believe we can fully demonstrate the fairness and justice of our position, and with that end in view we are ■desirous of meeting the coal operators of Colorado in joint conference. We want it clearly understood by both the operators and the general public that our purpose here is not to foment strife but to prevent it, if possible) and to, fairly adjust without further delay the questions that divide us. The ■mine workers of southern Colorado have been appealing to us for the past Dr. Kirk Cos, the Liberal democratic member of the Holland Chamber cf Deputies, who attempted to form a cabinet by the aid of the Socialists, failed of his purpose because the Socialist party would not agree to forego its privilege of opposing the government's policies. Queen Wilhelmina has now entrusted r. W. A. Cort Van der Linden, a Councillor of State and former Minister of Justice, with forming a cabinet outside parliamentary ranks. KING'S HOTEL Oar supplied with the best .Wines, Liquors and Cigars DINING ROOM IN CONNECTION W. MILLS, Prop Too many of us OVERLOOK health happiness in this world. We grow careless about the MINOR ills of lifo and rarely experience the JOY of living Tho average man or woman cannot conscientiously say that he or she f«els FIT and WELL every day in the year. Modern methods of living are against good health—and render us peculiarly susceptible to Indigestion, Dyspepsia, ahd Biliousness. Our stomachs are always bothering us. We grow accustomed to feeling ■A-retched—but not sufficiently wretched to bother tlio doctor. But there IS a cure for this wretched feeling-. Take Id drops of Mother RelgiTs Curative .Syrup. Th!« great English remedy l.ring.s QUICK roller lo tlio disordered Momacli. It restores the digestive organs to normal action and U..ep.s them ln a healthy condition. It U almost purely ticrhal—Nature's own remedy for sick stomachs. Get Mother Seigel's Curativo Syrup. Take it regularly— tli-11 note the Improvement In your heaith. Price $1.00. Trial size, 30c. For Sale by THEMcLEAORUG&BOOKCO i FERNIE, b.[C. "REAL ESTATES GOING UP?' The question is asked. We answered: "Look around you and see. Investigation Discloses That Real Estate Prices Are Advancing Are you alive to the situation? If you are we can show you a place you can make a big profit oh. As compared to later on. Just Now, Houses Here Dirt Cheap. Are M. A. KASTNER ALEX BECK BLOCK, :: FERNIE,;B. C. American Plan Rates $2.00 por Day The Mamalukes WHY wore tho FIRST PRIZE and the GOLD MEDAL at the Edmonton Exhibition awarded to SWIFT'S PREMIUM HAMS, BACON, ETC.? Because thoy are THE BEST ON THE MARKET, that's why. Buy them all tho tlmo at THE 41 MARKET CO. Thomson St Morrison Funeral Directors Fertile, B. Locnl Agents Orders taken throughout the Pass "Coal cannot ho produced with Winchesters, nor hauled to market ih automobiles." So said ono observer in Colorndo. But the operators of tho southern Colorado field, and some In northern Colorado, continue to employ an army of gunmen; furnish expenslvo auto- .mobiles for thoir ready transportation, and evidently consider this exponae as ono necessary in Uio production of coal. Also, iln southern Colorado especially, they -have lent tliolr every aid to tho upbuilding of a political machine, with tho samo object In vlow, that tho coal companies might havo the power of tho local government officials bo- hind .thorn ln thoir attempts to pro- vent their employes from organizing and •thereby placing themselves In a position to demand bettor worklrfg conditions -nml lilio rights of froo citizens, which thoy havo so long been denied. Political atlvontiircr» and notorious gunmen, somo of tho latter looal ■tough*, others Imported, havo long waxed fat on tho presumption of the coal companies that coercion and tor- rorlam woro tho only methods by 'Which tho moBt efficient labor could bo obtained nt tlio least expense. What result* thoy havo attained themselves best know, but any unprejudiced observer who Una had tho opportunity to compare conditions lu those fields with those that obtain bo- fi'^-in Tr\l*n'* ow"nn*»«» 5«ii*[ tv-It'.'": "*'C"."!f.era would naturally wonder thnt nny fmml business man would prefer to submit to the extortions of theso political prostitutes and tough nevcrworks rather than grant to tho nieii, whoso productive labor glvoti value lo their hold- , .*.!,. It * t ->.-.*tn'', V,->ri.'*.'*.wu-M. i.li.i.: -.tw*,*vt ■ittitt.t*' their hearty «o*operatloa without any coercion. In ancient Egypt n decadent dynns- ty, unable to bold their slave* in subjection by what power they could mus- ter ot thoir own people, chose from among tho slaved tlw fiercest and most powerful; armed thcee, and set thorn in t*rrorl*o thn mor** <for|f?, nnd! also as apodal guards and protectors of tho ruling clause*. Theso woro call- ed"T*be ■Maroaluko*." In time, these armwi slavot, pereolv- Ing that on thorn rested tho real powor of government, whoro forco wa» power, determined tbat ii itay*could command In tho namo of the nominal rulers, they could Ju-nt «a well doj>oso those and rule for themselves. Thoy overthrew tho government and boI. one of their captains In tho place of tho king. Became tho recognized rulers, as they had long been the actual. And oven so, todny, in'southern Colorado, tho political adventurers whom tho coal companies havo entrenched In powor, and the gunment whom thoy have had appointed to positions of advantage, reollzlng the power that has boon placed In, their hands, and tho possibility of 'administering that power to their own fldvantngo, aro dictating tho pollelpfl of tho mine owners; nro demanding for themselves more nnd more of the rosult 01 tho oxtortlon thoir forco makes possible, What values do theso'.plug uglles and shysters produce? What necessity' for thoir existence? A mutual understanding between tho mino owners nnd their omployos would forovor end thoir powor to ox- tort, Such ngreoinmit, recognizing compo-' tltlyo market rolaMontililp, tho rights of tho oporntors na woll an tho rights { of tho .miners, we stand ready to mako. This could be arranged without nny cassation of work. Wo do not «ook strife. nut If wo cannot reach such an agreement without an Industrial war wo nro determined that tho conditions that now obtain must chango. Our brothers In southern Colorado havo long been calling to us to como ....a ... »,>■ S„'i„.. it„iu t'1,1, Immi .<nm: Wnrl-r-PTi nro nl'vnyn ''rcftfly tn ft Id ihK'c who will also help themselves. Tho monoy now oxpondod by thc companle* on politico! grafters and hired untiles, if applied to tho -wages of tlio actual coal producers would tiring .riiippuiuM itnd ccuniort to Iho homes of the minors now th^ro; would set a standard of wages which would Insure the operators able, .practical miners from all parts of tho couitstry who would come to tho Colorado coal flolds of tfiolr own volition, and nt thoir own oxponso,—KdUorlal, l', M, W. of A. Journal, levefaryearsToTcall a strike to redress their grievances, but so far wo have refused to endorse such a move on their part -and 'have used all the ■means at our comimand to persuade thein to remain at work, hoping that the opera-tors would finally realize that industrial strife could only be prevented by Intelligent joint action. In this we have so far been keenly disappointed and the time is now here when somo definite action must be taken. Wo are fully prepared to strike if that be the only alternative, but wo hope for tho good of the Industry, the mine workers, the operators and the general public that we will bo able to settlo this problem by reason and not by conflict, 1 have eery reason to believe that this will be done, and moreover, I still have faith that the operators of northern Colorado, with whom wo havo been engaged, In a strlko for the past forty months, .will also meet with us In the near futuro and make a sincere endeavor to honorably adjudicate our present differences. It can bo done, and thero Is no reason why we should not moot ln a friendly spirit, as broadmlndcd men measuring up to tho 'gront responsibilities resting upon us, and together work out a satisfactory solution of all our troubles. If this result can be Obtained It goes without saying that the coal -mining industry In Colorado will boiln better shape than ever boforo In its history und thousands of tho host coal .miners In Uio land will tako up their residence In this fair Slate, and do their full shnro In developing tho groat coal aroas of this region. '■'.,. As the public Is a vital faotor In thlfl affair, wo want tho peoplo to thoroughly understand our position in Uio unattor, so they may he In a .position to judgo .as to tho sound now and fairness of our contention.—U, M, W, of A. Journal. THE ■SSSSSSISS! Bellevue Hotel COMMERCIAL HOUSE Best Accommodation In the Pass.— Up-to-Date — Every Convenience.— 0 Excellent Cuisine. SUITABLE FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN J. A. CALLAN, Prop. BELLEVUE, Alta. Grand Union Hotel COLEMAN, Alta. Best of Accommodation We cater to the workingman's trade G. A. CLAIR Proprietor Steam Heated Throughout ElcctricILighted THE KING EDWARD HOTEL J. L. GATES, Proprietor Fernie, B. C. The Leading Commercial Hotel of the City Rates $2.50 per day With Private Bath $3.00 Fire Proof Snmple Rooms in Connection FOUIJ FLIES Onco upon *,n tlmo thero woro four files which flpw out to secure their midday meal. Tho first 0110 sottted down upon a workingmnnn lunch nnd commenced eating of a piece of HiiUHnge that graced tho snmlvloh; tho wuisnge had a fresh appearance and promlsod n good me.il, but thc fly died of dysentery. Thn sauungo had boon dyod with aniline. Tho second fly wandered toward a still bettor commissary, but wul to relate, camo upon a quantity of flour, Ho nlo heavily from tt bug of the In- nocent-looWng basis of the stnff of Hfo Uiut lut'l l(i;i;li »t(HIH-!i(tlt"i( VHUi |>i.»«U-r t.f Kir!:** Tbo third fly sped Hmtigh an un- scroenod window Into a workingman's homo nnd drank of a cup of milk that stood upon tho table. Hut It suffered an awful lllniw, as It <'Oiitract*«l a c!ib« ot coiic, w'nlf'n fwn rcmritort In WHEN YOU WANT the Best of Fino iScekwenr, Sox, Caps, Undofwunr, .Shirts, Suits, Trunks, Grips, Boots \\i .Shoos, eome to James H. Naylor, Bellevue t.t, 1.) ViVWVthmtt oolfl with <\ '..HVC'i'lt*'1*'' <liot ;(' yw J; factory, jwi cviu Mum ii ,vA pA yxu uiuti^- Iwick KNOW YOUR LOCAL CONDITIONS How many Socialist* aro prepared ta talk int.nil^ntly on the Industrial conditions In their own neighborhood? I)o you know what wane* are paid In the n^»r<-»t factory and what Rrl^v- i\TH.M tho workuri there h*vef What kind ol schools do your chll- amliik Is tho trosb remedy known for sunburn, heat* rashes, eczema. tore feet, &tin«s and blister*. A skin food!.I Jtt tnttHHi »*» fiani-tnt.'i 'hi" I* C. E. LYONS Insurance, Real Estate and oans Money to Loan on first class Business and Residential property ,-ljli) ivmz*m&mimm PAGE FOUB THE DISTRICT LEDG&K, FEBNIE, B. 0., AUGUST 23,1913 eijje Sis!xul £tb$w Published every Saturday morning at its office Pellat Avenue, Fernie, B. 0.... Subscription $1.00 per. year in advance... An excellent advertising medium. Largest circulation in the District. 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. x F, H. NEWNHAM Editor-Manager Telephone No. 48 Post Office Box No. 380 THE ISLAND SITUATION While it is extremely difficult to obtain authentic news from the strike area, most of the newspaper reports having been of such an exaggerated ancl grossly distorted nature, the news that has been received so far bears out in every respect the telegram which we published last week from Robert Foster, President Dist. 28, U. M. W. of A., Nanaimp. The Ledger forwarded this telegram to Lethbridge and of all the papers in western Canada this paper ancl Herald were the only two to publish any authentic news. The tales of bloodshed and atrocities simmered down to one man aceidently shot— and that by strike-breakers. The cause of the trouble is quite apparent to air and, as remarked last week, we were not wholly unprepared for the outbreak, which originated as a result of unprovoked assault on the part of strikebreakers who attacked the striking miners, and outnumbering them drove them out of town, insulted tlieir women folk. That the- strikers should resent these outrages on the part of the scum, who stand to win as much as the strikers themselves, was not to be wondered at. The men on' the Island have shown commendable patience, but while they were willing to let the Chinese and other equally as yellow take 'their jobs, they resented the outrages offered their women and themselves and struck back. To illustrate the damnable lies that the press has published, we take the following from the Vancouver Sun of last Saturday: ■ " 'The whole business has been grossly exaggerated,' said Col. Hall, of the Eighty-eighth Fusiliers, who is in command of the forces, in an interview to The Sun this evening. 'All the wild stories of shooting and loss of life are without a shadow of truth. There has been a little rough work ancl perhaps some horseplay but there has been really no this strike. You can make this as strong as you like. I mean just what I say. "We have got all that we asked from the Vaneouver-Nanaimo Coal Company, and tlie union men will go into the Jingle Pot mine again within a few days. They have secured recognition for their personal safety and a 10 per' cent, increase in all wages. Miners will now be paid on a fair schedule, I think. : " 'This is the entering wedge. "We will beat the Western Fuel Company and the Canadian Collieries. "We will win the strike. "The United Mine Workers of America are paying striking coal miners in this district $16,500 a week. They will continue this so long as it is necessary.' " The nigger in the wood pile is Stockett. This individual—so far removed from an alien himself!— refuses to discuss the question of settlement with the men's representative; recognizing, no doubt, that Frank Farrington with his experience -will be a very different proposition to dealing with an "employee." Stockett recognizes the lever he will have wilh the latter; he, as a shrewd servant of those who employ him, knows that any man who is employed at a mine where he is manager is not like to be very aggressive, 'or at least, nothing like so aggressive as an independent individual. This, Mr. Reader, is the secret (!) of Stockett's objection. just -been lowered over the.brink of the grade, .which is one of the longest and steepest in the world, when the pin holding the cable attached to the cars snapped, the safety chains broke and the cars started downward like a shot. ■Three, named Liddell, Scott and Ambler, promptly rolled off, but out of 10 who 'remained in tlie cars, nine were killed "and one seriously injured. COMMUNICATED POLICE METHOD OF DESTROY- . ING DOGS IN FERNIE "danger of life. The one man, Baxter, was hit. by a shot which was.fired in the air by way of demonstration and he happened to be passing by. His wound is only slight. " 'As to the rumors that men were buried alive in the mine, I place no belief in them and after our day at Extension I am convinced that there are no men in the mine there.' " Isn't it a peach! And this is all that is left of the immortal six who gave their ilfe.blood for tho cause of Freedom (?) and to escape thc thraldom of an "alien" organization. There is one sinister feature of the whole rioting and that, strangely enough, exactly thc same situation that arose right here in Fernie—nobody wants to take tho responsibility for calling out the militia! Tt is ancient history here that at election time Uie various interested individuals who appeared on tho public platform ancl were questioned "didn't know," although with a grand assumption of dig nity they declared themselves, liko Bowser, to be on the "side of law ancl order." Mr. T. B. Shoobothnm, acting for Attorney-General Bowser, declares that every offender, no matter who he might he, would most certainly bo brought lo justice, But the roport adds "Mr. Shoe- hotham spoke feelingly of the attack on strikebreakers in Extension. . . ," As this happens to be a newspaper'report wo will spare our criticisms until we hear how lie acts, but from latest reports he appears to be acting pretty much upon his feel- ings, and by Tuesday he had succee<lcd,4n",iailing 128 men. Not too bad! Frank Farrington expects to win and tho following, which wo cull from the Vancouvor World, is characteristic ol! the bigness of body and mind of the international representative at'the Coast: "Frank Farrington, international representative in the strike zone for tho United Mino Workers of America, and tho brains of tho strike, talked quietly and calmly to a World ■representative Inst evening ahout the situation.,, Ho declares positively, and ho wiih generous in his permission to quote liis remarks, that the union men will win tlieir strike. No said: " 'You cnn toll your paper thnt T sny we will win While every fair-mined individual is compelled to admit that the duties of the City Council of Fernie can scarcely be likened to the proverbial "Bed of Roses," we are compelled to admit that the roads of Fernie appear to be no inconsiderable thorn in the side of some of the citizens of this town. The state of the streets, especially Main Street, during the last week or so, has been, to describe it in the picturesque language of one individual, "Hell." While opinions may differ as to what constitutes the nether regions, there can be no two opinions about the condition in which we find our streets after a sharp shower. IHias been stated by those in authority that it is their intention to put down some permanent road, possibly granolithic, while this would ,be exceedingly fine in our opinion the expense would be, having regard to the present financial condition of the City Treasury, prohibited. Right here in this town we possess abundant material for road construction and while we do not pretend to be an authority on same, feel sure that six or eight inches of good crushed shingling with a suitable bituminous binder would make a roadway that should last the City of Fernie for some years. We have it on the authority of one gentleman, who claims to be no inconsiderable expert on road building, that thc cost of laying down a permanent granolithic road-way for Main Street, extending from the Henderson Block to the Central Hotel, would be at $17.50 per lineal ft. width, about *jjjl8,000,-tlie-same-to-inoludc-sidewalk-r-gutters-and- road way. One objection to granolithic" roads put forward by a very optimistic individual was the expense the City Council would be put to in tearing up permanent road-way should they ever decide to introduce street ears. However, it is pretty evident that the roads and streets of this town have got to receive as much attention as the delinquent rate payers. Perhaps it is not too much to hope that the City may be able to apply some of the collections from this source to a little reconstruction work on roads and sidewalks. News of the District Camps (Continued from Page 5)u Dear Sir,—.Permit me to call your attention, and the-attention of all lovers of domestic animals, to the .ghastly method by which dogs are put to death by the police authority. On the 27th of July two of my girls were walking up to Coal Creek accompanied by the dog, arid when near Letcher's Spur the dog unfortunately had one of its legs cut off by the *M. F. M. engine. It went into the bush and nothing more was heard or seen of the dog .until Aug. 2nd, when my boy informed me that the poor brute had ■come home. As near as I can learn it must have taken the poor animal some five or six days to reach my house. Immediately after receiving this information I met a city police constable, and asked .permission to shoot the dog. He replied that I could not, and upon inquiring was informed that no one is allowed to shoot inside the city limits. I inquired whether he did not think I was as capable of shooting the dog as the police, and was informed "No; the Chief will not allow you; but send him,up and we will kill him." ! may mention that I would most eertalnly have taken the poor brute outside the city limits but it appeared to me to be disgustingly brutal to move the dumb animal in its wretched state. However, the dog was dragged up to the top of the big hill, as it is termed, and in close ■proximity to the Salvation Army Headquarters, residence of the, Catholic Priest and the Provincial Court House, this particular ■constable tried to kill the dog by shooting him with a revolver. He fired five shots, and failing to kill poor brute, used rocks to finish it. . Now, sir, I believe at all times that we have co abide by existing laws, amend them, or introduce fresh measures, but I am compelled to admit that, sooner than see any dumb animal of mine done to death in this horrible fashion, I will destroy the dog myself and take the consequences, even" to the extent of imprisonment. As you are no doubt aware this is not the first time that complaints have been made upon the methods adopted by the police to destroy dogs and I have every reason to believe that the last letter appeared in the Ledger two years ago in connection with the shooting of a dog in the pound and was written by Mr..W. Jackson, In their heads together to eatch the sport who thinks he can hug and kiss just wiho be pleases. The Pacific Hotel Is now doing big business on its new site. Don't, hit it too hard, boys, the blues _ are bad and the cure is worse. Doctor D. Ark is again on duty in Coalhurst and Diamond City after three months spent in the universities of Edinburgh to acquire further knowledge of his profession. The doctor reports having a good time and the people of Coalhurst are .pleased to see the doctor's smiling face again on the job. We all welcome the doc. back and are fully aware that the experience and knowledge gained by the trip will be utilized to good advantage. May good, results follow to reward your ambitions. Mr. and Mrs. Prank McLeod, of Lethbridge, were yisitors to Coalhurst on Tuesday. George may -be seen these days testing the abilities of his new car., Find the weak spots and make her rip, George. Johnny Baleskl made a smashing debut on Saturday, night with his forty-five horse power touring car. He says he is a capitalist now. Good for you, Johnny Blacksmith. LABOR DAY Monday, September 1, is Labor Day. A national holiday made so by legal enactment and set apart as a day which America's toiling masses elaim as their own. Let the day be fittingly and appropriately observed. Emphasize the importance of labor's hosts ns a factor both in the political and industrial life of our nation. In every community lot it bo shown that the masses propose to exalt and dignify labor by the intelligent and wisely directed uso of cooperation and collective action. Tho United Mino Workers have a special cause for gratification. Our union has grown and increased both in numbers and in influence. Wo havo gono forward, overcoming obstacles which scorned almost insurmountable and established our organization in places hitherto inaccessible. Among our membership everywhere tho bonds, of'fraternal fellowship have boen strengthened aud. tho spirit of brotliorhaod lias inoroasod. May wo gather new hopo and inspiration as.wo assemble together on Labor Day. Looking into the future witli optimism and good choor, may wo observe on tho horizon tlio dawn of a brighter day. Along with this now and hotter view/may thoro come a strengthening oi! tlio golclou chain or fraternity nud brotherhood linking \w'together ono and indissoluble. JOHN P. W'llTTK, Prosldont, TTUNTf .T TTAY138. Vice-President. ; ' WM. GTtlWN, Secretary-Treasurer. I " ' '* - ■" COLEMAN NOTES F. R. J. Phoenix, of the Bank of resident here and a member of the first town council. iMr. Shone was well and favorably known by a large number oi people throughout the Pass, he having been a miee official for a number of different companies. .Many win regret to hear of his early removal to the Great Beyond and extend sympathy to a sorrowing widow, a J'oung son and other relatives and friends. It is our sad duty to chronicle the death on Tuesday of Mrs. J. Rushton, wife of J. Rushton, of p. Burns & Co. staff, some two weeks ago a baby was born to the family and Mrs. Rush- ton's condition has' been critical since then, on Tuesday it was seen there was no hope for her recovery aad death relieved her of all earthly pain. Interment took place on Thursday afternoon at the Coleman cemetery. ■men and children go to work at 6 \ o'clock in 'the morning. • Just one hour after the women and children went to work I saw the men. go to work. They. came from practically the same community. Men are working ten houra •■ and women and children eleven hours! It ,is there going on all ttie time, all' the week, all the month, all the year.. "If 'women and children can work eleven hours, why not men?- They can, but .they have learned that it does not' 'pay to have men Work so long. Nobody seams to have given much thought to the women and children. Tbey simply take -what is coming. * They are not in a .position to raise any objection."-—New York Times. OFFICIAL Indianapolis, Ind., August 1, 1913. To the Officers and Members of Looal Unions, United Mine Workers of America: Brothers—I have been appointed International Secretary-Treasurer of our organization by President White, to succeed Edwin Perry, who tendered his resignation to take effect August 1- I wdll £ive to this position the best service of which I am capable. In connection therewith i ask the support of all the Local Secretaries, District and International Officers and the membership everywhere. Let us Commerce' staff, returned on Friday co-operate together with a view to speet"dr"foF"S7"P. C. A. Yours fraternally, Fernie Annex. ■ ■ HARRY -MARTIN. •WHEN IS A UNION MAN? THE OIL ERA Tho Konnrol public In now hearing n grout deal nbout tho "Oil Km".and iiiu uii 4*H*>." iilu iu.oi.tUol* iliitt emtio (n livm suddenly from thc House of Commons, Tlie oil era Is not qulto an ora, and, ob It Is not ad- vnntiiKoous to this country, Its true moanlim should bo clearly understood. For Homo twenty years onRlne-nrs have boon ojfporlmciitiiiK with tho burning of oil In bollor furnaces nnd In alj sorts of furnaces down to cooking stoves. A grout Impetus was Klven to tills work some yours «ko when mineral oil wan chdup. Hut for tho cheap- ne.iB tho work would probably novor havo been puHii-r-d I'oiwunlj and now that Homethlw? Is known of thn use of »ll iih iiii'l it lm* ■necomo vury costly. Tho value of oil fuel to nn engineer li measured by lh'" power that cnn b« developed from n bovwIrh'h worth of ell In ciimpnrlsoji with a sovereign's worth of <>onl. Oil at half Its present prb'o Is n rinut* r^mpntflor with ronl If all ailvantaBoa nro considered. Naval com]ietltlon Is, however, fnr moro Intense than commercial competition. Natural ami mechanical olomontB nro duveiojruu in cuiiiiiioi'uu only to tno ox« tint U» which Iboy ;u-e jjj'onbWc. Nw- vnl onRlnoerlnj! la ft conttnunl ntroln to got all that cnn bo £ot, out of motnl nud fuel, rognrdtoaK,u prnctlcally, of cost, Oil as a HtonnvralfdiiK fuel hns many tulvnnttwwi. Hut tho supply Is not certain at tiny enhanced 'prleo, All tho nowBpapor discussion, so far as wo havo seen, has inlusod the Important f not'that other nations aro not bo- luff to nllow frco export of mineral oil. Russia hns tnkon n vory stronw position, and Iiiih Riven Its Oovornmnnt power to make commercial Interests subordinate to national Interests, der- mnny hns shown a disposition to limit tho power of oil .trading corporations In Its tfrrltory. Therefore It tla<*» not follow thnt tlio difficultly of paying for tho oil nnd KatMiuHt across tlio sfa are all that we have* to f.ice. It la true th.it shnlo oil nnd 'wil nt] fun b/> i produced, but at a first, cost tromond- ously greater than tbo nominal first cost of mlnoral oil. Oil fuel can, In fact, bo produced from altooat any-1 thing—but at what cost? Tlio essen- llul iniiul In mtll In rvUillvc; tun nlhuv nntlonn monopollzo so substantial a pnrt of tho cheap supply that thoy can forcn us to resort to Bourcos enormously moro oxpomrfvo?—.Tho Prac tlrnl F.nclneer. NINE MINERS DA8HED TO DEATH ON STEEP GRADE Drop 3,300 Post Bt Terrific Speed When Cable Pin Snaps CLIFTON, Ariz., Aug, 14.—Nino mon wore Itlllod and ono probably fa< tally Injured Into yoBtorday when n cable Din mapped at tho Corcmndn mino and two oro cant, onrrylna 12 tonn of oro and 1fl minora (lashed down a 38 ilORroo Brnde for a distance of 3,300 foot. ■When is a union man a union man? When he pickets a Market street store in non-union clothes, labelless hat, shoes, collars and cuffs, and with a non-union made cigar in his mouth? I am an honorary member of the Label Counoil. I recognize the necessity of organized labor using many methods in obtaining for the rank and file of labor in the Industrial world the advantages that are gradually coming into vogue. But I do think that the one safest, sanest, easiest and most commendable means is being neglected. And I do' feel that some of the most cumbersome, costly and -antiquated methods, that should have gone to itho scrap-heap long ago, are still being used ,to the detriment of natural progress toward the most up- to-date ways of settling labor disputes and developing labor potentiality. ■Aa often as I Jook ait the splendid success of the I.iome Industry League's campaign for the use of goods that bear tho California label 1 think of what the trade union cause might become if ita proiKmenits mado half as much of a crusade for the purchase of goods tlmt boro the union label, The California manufacturers have discovered the worth of the label as an advertising modlum, and an economic powor. 'While they-are playing it for all It is worth—and It Is worth a good deal or our merchants would not bo paying good money for advertisements in connection with it—thoso who prac tically Invented it, the trade-unionists, aro lettlnig ltfl up-to-dato valuos go miserably to waste. I -ought to be able to get union made goods in any atoro In this city with 50,000 trade unionists horo always asking tholv dealers for goods with tho union label on thorn, But tho storekeepers laugh at ino, In many In- Btancoa It Is "a now ono on thorn." I Btolo Into tho Sacramento Building Trad ob Council ono night about a yoar ago. I do not know whether I was woleomo at first or not. I only had tho orodoatlnls of my calling. But as I roue to addroBii thorn T romombored that, I had gone out of my way to got collars, cuffSj shoos and hat bearing tho union label, and, as a moro dlBtln- gulshod altlBon onco did on groator occasion, I Bhled my bnt ot cotro, Into tho ring and unllod upon thorn to match mo. Hut nmivtint} In'vM" muct not ovpoet her woll-wlsherB to go to extremes. Tlio normal business of San Francisco would respond greedily to tho insistence of fifty thousand customers for any kind dr brand or character ot goods, And today organlzod labor Ib mlii.,1,,,. I... M;;;;;C,. ^ >A.._. (,J.liX. viilvll Is only simple business, involving no rancor, no blttqrnoiw, no auostlonB of propriety or falrnosB. It has tho power to create a moat adequate <lo« mand for unlon-mado goods In every lino of trado, manufacture and industry. It, would revolutionize tho prt?,n- ont cumbersome methods of obtaining Industrial ndvnn-iaffo. Tt would win on merit.—Wllllnm Nat Friend, ln 1,/nbor Clarion, morning from a holiday trip to Win nlpeg and eastern points. Mr. Phoenix attended the stampede and reports an enjoyable trip. A. J. Bliss, representing Campbell, Wilson and Home, of Lethbridge, spent Sunday at the Coleman and called on the various grocery emporiums on Monday. Wilson MacDonald, of Toronto, at present sojourning in Blairmore, and one of Canada's rising young poet's, was a Coleman visitor on Tuesday. J. W. MacDonald, attorney, of Macleod, was a guest at the Coleman Hotel Wednesday. L. M, Perkins, of the Bank of Commerce, Pincher Creek, who for the past two weeks has been holidaying here with friends, returned on''Mon- day evening to the town in the tall wheat. Arch. Corrie, of Western Canada Wholesale fame, transacted business with Coleman merchants on Tuesday. G-.- Searle, of Pincher Creek, was -a Coleman visitor on Tuesday. Coleman was visited on Tuesday by about eighty of ■ the delegates of the Iiiteriiationa*rG"eologi"carCon"gre"ss,_arr riving on their special train from Frank about 2.30 p.m. About one hair of the party visited the mine of tbe International Coal and Coke Company, piloted,by O..E, S. Whiteside and other officials of tlie company. The remainder of the party, in charge of Prof. Brock, director of the Geological Survey, Ottawa, examined the formation from Coleman along the C. P. R. track to a point about two mile west. The party returned about six oclock to the Sanatorium, Frank, whero a sumptuous banquet was held, the same being provided by the various coal operators of the district. Mrs. J. S. PIzer and two children left on Tuesday for Toronto, Detroit and other1 eastern points and will visit In the east for an Indefinite time. Mrs. PIzer was accompanied by Mr, PIzer's mother, she having been a visitor with her son here lor some time past. Rev. Mr. Huestls, of Red Deer, representing tho Lord's Day Alliance of Canada, was In town on Tuosday and Wednesday and held a 'public mqetlng In the Institutional Church Tuesday evening, iMlss K. ■McNabb, of Lothbrldgo, and Mrs. H. A. Parks (nee ?..rclntyrc) of Pontlcton, B. C, both former residents of Coleman, aro tho guests of Mrs. F. G. Graham. ■ Mrs. S. Machin has transferred her bakery business from Socond Streot to a moro convenient location on Central Avenue. The new shop Is Immediately north of tho Coleman Hotel and the window contains an attractive display of goods that appeal to the appetite. A meeting of Coleman ratopayors was hold In tho Counoil Chambor on Wednesday evening at whioh the Booming oxceflslvo tax rato was dis- cussod. A resolution was passed which has ln vlow tho restoring of tho poll tax. It Is anticipated that this may bo done by scouring tho joint action of the various municipalities of tho district. Word was rooolvod In town this woek from Now Westminster, B, C, of tho doatli of Samuel Shone, formerly a making our organization of still great- ■or influence in promoting the economic, social and industrial welfare of the mine workers of the entire country. Please send all communications intended for the International Secretary-Treasurer to Wm. Green," 1101- 1106 State Life Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Fraternally yours, WM. GREEN, International Secretary-Treasurer. Although the coal deposits of Alaska are very extensive, only 355 tons was mined in that Territory in 1912, according to tlie report of the U. S. Geological Survey, aside from 900 tons dug under,the direction of the^ Bureau of Mines for testing purposes. Classified Ads.-Gent a Word SOUTHERN CHILD LABOR The employment of women and children under intolerable conditions has not been eliminated in tbe South, despite vigorous agrtation for anti- cihild labor laws, according to a letter received from a citizen of North Carolina by the national, child labor committee at 105 East Twenty-second street, in New York. The correspondent tells of conditions under which men work ten hours a day in the -mills and women and- children eleven hours a day. "Last week," lie says, "I saw In two counties of North _Carolina what seems to 'me to be about the' most suc- cussful butohery of the laws of chivalry that. I have ever known. Somehow it seemed to une to do violence to that insbinct which, makes a man lift his hat or do any service for a woman or show a lolndness to a child. "At two different places I saw'wo- LOST—Lady's Brooch, $5 gold piece mounted. Finder will be substantially rewarded by returning same to Waldorf Hotel, Fernie, B. C. 56 TENDERS TENDERS Invited for the faking over and running the Recrealon and Pil- llard Rooms ln the Miners' Hall, Fernie, Particulars may be obtain- . ed by applying at the Secretary's office. AU Tenders to be sent ln not later than Aug. 23rd, and plainly marked "Tenders." ' 53 FOR RENT—Large and Commodious Store in Miners' Hall, will be ready for occupancy on Sept. lst. Apply to T, Uphill, Secy. Miners' Union, Fernie. Store'"can be let singly if desired. ' 54 FOR RENT—Five-roomed House. Apply to W. Minton, Annex. 55 FOR SALE AT ONCE—House Furnishings. Apply to F. A. Robson, Victoria Ave., opp. Orpheum Theatre. 58 FOR RENT—Four roomed House; meat kitchen, clothes closet, electric light, water, etc. Apply Wm. ■Barton, agent Singers Sewing Machine Co., City. , 60 FURNISHED ROOMS—Single or for light housekeeping (modem). Mrs. Murphy, Jaffray St. 63 WILL THE PARTY who took by mistake a Lady's -Black Parasol, handle engraved JI. E. G., from either the Crows Nest or Trites-Wood Store, —off^Augrrftlirkinaly'returii the same" ' to the Ledger Office? 59 TO LET—5-roomed house on half acre of land; water in house, situate in ■ West'Fernie near school; rent $15.00 per month. Apply to Mr. McDonald, Trites-Wood. 61 Lulu wns watching hor mother working among tho flowers. "Mama, „ , .- Know why fiowors grow," sho *aldj The turn nnd thMr pnw.wngnrfi hnA \"thfy nun ta «a out of the dtrU" WE THANK YOU For Your Past Patronage ^■^^..-----■■-^■■--■■--■--■■■'^"''■-■i^*-***--------"*-***-^^ Aud iu order to demonstrate in a woro practical manner than in mere words, also to induce you to continue your esteemed favors, wo have arranged to give to some one of our customers a present consisting of THE BEAUTIFUL UPTON PIANO we have now on exhibition. The value of this instrument is $400,00 and is guaranteed by the maker for a period of tonyears. Wo cordially invito' you to call at otir ■ store*, inspect and try this beautiful instrument. You havo as good a chance of obtaining this valuable gift ns anyono. Como to our storo aiid lot us explain our method of GIVING AWAY THIS PIANO Wc also 'desire to call your attention to the many splendid values which wo aro now offering in every department. , N. E. SUDDABY S Druggist & Stationer B.C. s—a ISIS THEATRE BEST ALWAYS 8PBOIAL FRIDAY AN? SATURDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE , 101 Bison Indian Military Feature ., „ "IN THE BED MAN'S COUNTRY" 2 * REELS - 2, A {.Imiiini** ttiory ui how n girl goes into tho Indian cfimp and captures the murdiwr of ono of hor family, thereby clearing hor lover of tho chargo at tho Inst momcat, See it, it's out of the Ordinary !HJBiU..jtjHimiiiuii..aJWi„_„ SPECIAL MONDAV AND TUESDAY : Sensational European Feature "The Secret of The Safe" 3* REELS* 3 Watch For Announcements of Our Feature Programs .1 (- . .1 THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, AUGUST 23,1913 FAGEFIVB M»»¥¥*y»¥¥»»¥¥»»-V»*¥»*M'V¥¥¥M¥¥»**¥¥¥¥¥¥»»^^ News of The District Camps t- *j>-kkk*khkkkkkkk*1tkirk*i<'kick**W ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ COAL CREEK NOTES Ice Cream Social Undoubtedly one of the best socials held in connection witb the Presbyterian Church was held on Tuesday evening under" the auspices of the Ladies' Aid, the number present being so large that accommodation was taxed, to its utmost capacity. There was no charge for admission and • the sale of ice cream realized the sum of $35. Mesdames Shanks, Martin and Worthington were In charge o£ the freezers. The following ladies rendered vocal selections: Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Wm. Appleby, Mrs. Percy, Miss A. France and Miss Joyce. Thp children of the Sunday School gave a few hymn pieces ably led by Mr. G. Lamont. Master Fred Percy was the accompanist. A pleasant evening was brought to' a close about 10 o'clock, every one voting having had a good time. The committee desire to thank the residents for their patronage ahd hope for an early repetition of same. The residents of Coal Creek were treated to a game of football which savored very much of an Old Country match when the Coleman Football club were matched against the Creek eleven to decide the league honors. There was a great deal 'of interest displayed and 'partisans of both teams were there to boost in large numbers. Quite a respectable crowd journeyed from Coleman. The game opened and had been In progress but a few minutes 'before one gentleman allowed his enthusiasm to overstep discretion and engaged in fistic argument with one of the Creek players. As the rule book failed to provide for such a contingency, the assistance of the representative of law and order wa3 invoked. After much persuasion, forcible and otherwise, the individual was escorted off the ground and a very broad hint conveyed that the atmosphere of Coal Creek would not be congenial If he delayed his departure. The game was resumed and for the .first portion Coleman pressed and the goal received a narrow escape. Matters evened up and the ball was carried ia- ' to-the Coleman half, a corner resulting. The corner was nicely taken and from -a well placed centre a fierce ■drive was made straight to the Coleman custodian, who managed to save. Before, however, the ball was cleared P. .Toinson, nipping in between, scored The many friends of Tom Mason, who is lying at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, where he has been undergoing an operation for internal trouble, will be pleased 'to learn that he Is progressing favorably. The appearance of a C. P. R. coach up here on Tuesday led ono to think that the Sipokane flyer had got on tha wrong track, but on investigation it proved to be a large section of the International Geological Congress, who were visiting the camp, visiting various points of interest around here. They were conducted around the outside plant of ■ the Coal Company's mines, exhibiting various signs of surprise at the appliances in use for the handling of the coal aftar leaving the mines. The return Journey to town was made about 5 o'clock. Superintendent Shanks and tho pit bosses attended the banquet In Fertile ln the evening. The Creekites who took in the Hosmer Moose social and dance on Wednesday report having had a good time. Billy Bennett has resumed work again after his long illness. The Young People's Union of the Methodist Church are having a picnic to Elko on Saturday next, Aug. 23rd; adults 80c return, children half price, leaving €oal Creek 7.45 asm., returning ordinary train. Bring along your lunch baskets. The schools reopen on Monday, Aug. 25th, after the summer vacation. The place of Mr. Flett will be taken by Mr. J. C. Tonks, of Burmis, and the place of Miss Livingstone will be taken by Miss Townsend, of Fernie. A special committee meeting of the Coal Creek F. C. will be held on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.' Business important. •' ■Mr. Newton, mine inspector, was in camp on Thursday, The residents of Coyote'Street do not object to listening to the strains or "When the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold" during the day, but do object to them at night. Oh you whistler, Joe. TABER NOTES ♦ ♦ HOSMER NOTES O*^-*-**^******'* Trfine'~gbarfoFtlie "Creek. From now on till half time the ball travelled up and down the field, neither side .being able to' gain any appreciable advantage, ■ On the resumption of the game Coleman pressed and looked like scoring, but the Creek defence was exceedingly steady and banns of vigilant defender. Shortly after this Bob Johnstone made two or three great attempts at scoring but without success. In one case the Coleman - goalkeeper brought off a fine save, throwing himself the whole length of the goal ou to "the ball (hard luck, Bob). The second goal for the Creek was also scored by r, Jolnson, who gave an illustration of the usefulness of a smart nippy for- ward when opposing two heavy hacks. Taking tho ball off the back's foot he slipped ln between the defence and . put over tho winning goal. After this ■Coleman appeared to lose much of their interest ln the game.and it was. only hy a llttlo bungling on the part of Coal Creek defonco that they managed to find the net and to the specta- tors Ultls appeared to be scored off McLetchle's shoulder. One of the most regrettable. Incidents of tlio game-was tho accident that happened to Pete Jolnson shortly after scoring the second goal. In attempting too tako tho ■halloff ono of the Colomnn wlngs'ho foil heavily, seriously Injuring his wrist. Pete will bo missed vory much in tho Mutz Cup Competition, but wo Blnoorely hope to soo him around again shortly without tho surgical bandages. After the match suppor was partaken of at tho houso of Mr., Georgo Crabb, ' Coyote Street, and a llttlo -convivial gathering at the Club afterwards completed tho day's outing. In; the absence of Mr. J. Quinney, tho appointed roforoo, Joo Mltcholl handled tho gnimo and In such aa Impartial manner as to 'glvo satisfaction to all, and , undor tho circumstances wo think this reflects tho greatest crodlt upon Mr, ■Mitchell's capabilities aB a roforoo. Saturday Inst was pay day up horo, nnd a lariro crowd of tho gontlor box Journoyed to Fornlo, to ipurtalco of tho nmusomonts, otc, offered. Saturday noxt will marie tho opon- Jn« of tho Cup Uos, when Coal Crook will ontortnln f-tosmor F. 0, In tho first round of tho Mutse Cup at Coal Crook, The followlnff Is Coal Crook lino up: Goal, T, Banns: backs, Mc- I.etchlo and M«Fogon; halves, Sweeney, Vntofl, >Vhyto; forwards, Harper, Booth, Maplng, Garvlo, Johnstone. Nnferoo. ,T, Quinney, Pernio. Kick off 0 o'clock. Tho camp Is covorod with poBtors nnnniinplnnr tlm nprirtu to hi* }\ti\H .vn horo on Labor Day. A good program ut ovuntu lm (teen arranged, |600 bolng given la 'prizes for running, Jump- Ins*, football, wrestling, tugof-war, putting tho shot, quoits, snaps, etc, Thuro Ib also to bo a grand waltzing contest fnr h'JjIp?! si.'^.'jJ.isSh! prfi'cs iw L*i ■**■■'. Rlvon, A good band will bt) In attendant all day. There will also 'oo a froo danco In tho Club Hall at night, All children undor 10 years of ago ara requested to keep thoir oyes on W, n. Pnckoy and It. Johnstono who nm s^vlnnr Ifln in every child undor ; 10. Thoro will be candy stalls, etc., an tho field, nnd given eooil wpn »h i»r fi good tlmo i« assured. Wo understand that the committees of ihe Methodist and Presbyterian Churches nro conducting stalls on Ihe sports field on lAbor Day, Jimmy Lowe, an old timet around hftrf, an if Mn ot the Wc of riiia, blew Into camp on SatonUr. Uyells' performing dogs entertained large audiences to an enjoyable evening's entertainment Thursday and Friday last at the Opera House. A Board of Trade meeting was held Thursday last In Laibel_l_e's_samBJfi, "roomT ' Nothing doing in Labor Day sports at Hosmer. Possibly it is as well that way. By next year a peace covenant may have been signed. Let's hope so. _. Sunday's, meeting of the. Local was postponed till Tuesday, when a large crowd put In an appearance. One would have thought a strike was on by tho size of the meeting. Keep it up, 'boys,' it's the only way we'll get results, It -was decided to hold the meetings in future every Tuesday night at 7.30 p.m. Jot tbls down ln your note book. Hosmer footballers made a fruitless journey to Fernie Saturday last to fulfil a league fixture, Fernie falling to place a team In tho field. Tlie signals seemed also to get crossed as regards the league meeting, Hosmer representative landing In Fernie at the time the meeting was going on at Hlllcrest. Somo bungling somewhere. A Russian civil war took place In New York Sunday, too much Vodka being the causo. The result was work for Dr. Nay and a police court case, whioh was adjourned till Monday noxt. Andrew Torek was the victim of an unfortunate accident at B Lovol, a fall of coal Injuring tho poor fellow's spine to suoh an extent that on operation had to bo performed by Drs. Nay and. Bonnell. Hopes aro entertain od for his 'Ultimate" recovery, but It will bo a slow process, • Bob Skoolcum had his cranium dont- od onco moro 'by a fall of coal. -Bob's head will Boon havo as many dents In It as tho coast of Norway. Napoleon Bowsor and his militia Boom to bo In tho llmollght on the Island those days,, A nice occupation has been found for His Mnjosty Goorgo V. forcos (ohlnk scab herders). Wonder it they'll ,tack that on their colors. (McBrldo will bo coming around shortly hollering about his Whlto B. 0. Thoy should confer a dukedom on him noxt). . •Mr. T. MoKolvIo nnd Miss McKolvlo woro Fernlo visitors Sunday. A fow Hosmor Mooho strayed Into Fornlo Monday and took a fow cap- tlvos with them for Initiation, Jim- my'B getting to bo qulto nn export with his horns. . Joo Goorgy* nn old tlmo Tlosmnrltp, pulled out for Cnnmoro during tho wook. Quito a nuriibor of Hosmerites aro hiking In that -direction. It's to bn )wpod thoy find Bomothlng good, Mrs. Collins, of I'lncher City. Is spending a fow dnys with hor mother, Mrs. It. Gourlay, of tho Queen's Hotel. W» ''bfloo jjIvcti 'l;- l!,i IZ«..4,4X member* of tho Fornlo XMr.i* of lh" Loyal Ordor of Moose took placo In the Opera Houso Wednesday and proved to he an unqualified success. A largo crowd, of which a considerable numbor woro Fornloitos, was In nt- vKiUUuOis Akt'a te'f-MU'v * •**ii'i nU'tO'-yhXim! evening. During supper Interval short speeches were given by Messrs. Clar- Idgo, Morgan and Mlnty on tho objects of tho order. Tho music was supplied by the Fernie Moose orchestra and gave every satisfaction. The commltteo and Uoomcr members -af the Mooso should bo well satisfied with thn rmttit of th*!r rffortsr. -ff-hc was a Moose'). .Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Fuller left Fri- dsy last ior ihe coast for a vacation. Mis* Lily White mu a Fernlo visitor Monday. 1i<wm«r meet Coal Creek In thc Cll'iit I'UUiul ot lU» 1UU C*t. Ui Ut i>Uv- «d at Coal Creek Saturday, Awe 30. The old timers are gradually drifting back to camp. The latest arrival is James Head, who with his family landed here on Tuesday from Glace Bay. Harry Brooks has returned to camp and started running a machine again. Jim Nearn has got a start running a motor on afternoon shift. Jim Sullivan has returned to the mine as pipeman. - Jack Byers ls acting as flreboss on the afternoon, shift these days. The smoker held In the dining room of the Union Hotel by the Burns Club was a grand success, everybody having a good time. This club was organized a few weeks ago liy some of the outside men at the Canada West mine. The officers are D. Hardy, president; W. Gldman, vice president; and Norman Sowerby, treasurer. The membership fee Is fifty cents and the object of the club'Is to bring its (members together once in a while when they can fling dull care aside and have a good time. '■ The secretary is busy this week distributing the new buttons. Our old friend J. Porter, from Michel, has started work at the newfuntil Block Mine north of town. The Taber Hotel proprietors are having a new steam heating plant Installed. This building has been newly painted outside, and In this season, which has improved its appearance considerably. The flower show held by the Taber Horticultural Society in the Curling Rink on Thursday was a big success. There were 38 exhibitors and 266 exhibits. The judges were Mr. Fairfield, of the Dominion Experimental Farm, and Jlr. Terrill, of the Terrill Floral Co., of Lethbridge. Mrs. Dr. Hamman captured the special prize of $25 for the best exhibition of sweet peas and garden flowers. The prize for the best collection for children went to Sylvia Hamman, and second prize to Harold Hammon. The prize given for the best residence grounds in town was awarded to Dr. Hamman, with ex- mayor Beck second. The I. O. O. ,F. turned out last Sunday to the funeral of their late brother George McCallum, who was drowned in Lethbridge while bathing in the lake. The service wasjheld JnJCnox, "Church by Rev. W. F. Mahaffy. for Gleichen, where he has accepted a position as principal of that school. So far nothing definite can be said as to whether the school here will open or not, at least no message of encouragement along these lines has been received. Mr. J. M. Wagget, the popular~Mar£ Twain lecturer, is in the Pass this week and is delighting the audiences with his fun and humor. He will be in Blairmore Opera House on next Friday night and everybody should hear him. ' Mr. Palmer, the moving contractor, has been 'moving a building in Blairmore during the past week. Word has been received that the three students' from the local scliool who tried their first year high school examinations have all past. They are Miss Janet Nlcol, Masters Ernest and Alva filals. Miss Berry, of Medicine Hat, Ib visiting Mrs. Mark Drumm for a week or two previous to tlie opening of school. A special train arrived In town on Monday evening, bringing aibout eighty geologists to our town. They had met from all over the world at their convention in the States and are now taking in the important sights of Canada. After they arrived at the station they marched to the Rocky Mountain Sanatorium led by the bagpipes, where they were banqueted and entertained after midnight, when the train left for the west. Mrs. Knolton, of Lethbridge, arrived in town on Wednesday and is the guest of Miss Simpson. BANKHEAD NOTES Some of the* boys in this camp would make good husfiands. They are to be seen carrying tbe babies from the station and performing other paternal duties. Oh you kids. The Bellevue Band gave an open air concert on Sunday night. Mr. Arthur Kelley, who has been away from camp for some time, returned again on Tuesday. He expects to be able to take charge of the new school about the first of September. The stork has again visited this camp and left a fine daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Radford on Tuesday last. Sir. Human Varley Is busy putting up a wash house at the back of his house. Mr. J. MacPhail Waggett delivered his popular lecture on Mark Twain hi the Workers' Hall on Monday night and drew a fair crowd. Those who heard it pronounced it the best enter- tadnment ever put on lu Bellevue. Mr. R. Suttie blew in last week from Vancouver Island where he has been taking part in "the strike. He ad- vised all miners to keep away from the Island. Matthew Huddart and Roy Reynolds were Fern-ie visitors over the week end. N. F. Young, of Frank, was up on Monday eight to take in the Mark Twain lecture. Mr. W. J. McGowan was a Bellevue visitor on Tuesday. J. C Anglin, of Hillcrest, preached in the Methodist Church on Sunday evening. E. C. Young was a visitor on Monday representing The District Ledger. ♦ ♦♦♦,♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ LETHBRIDGE NOTES ♦ ♦ . ♦ ■*$►♦♦♦♦♦ ♦'♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Owing to the forty per cent. Increase in business at the North Lethbridge Co-operative Store, tenders have -been called for to enlarge the store, the contract being let to Hans Matson, contractor, of Lethbridge, and work commenced on Monday the 18th Inst. Why don't tho workers of Loth- bridge and district get wise and join the North Lethbridge Co-operative Store—tho store for the working class? -There ls somo talk of trying to got one of the football teams from the West to play against the Lethbridge Callles at the Labor Day sports 'here. W. Graham, District Vice President, was at tho regular meeting on Wednesday, 13th Inst,, and was Introduced to a few of the members. Glad to seo you, Bill; hope you come often. Saturday bolng pay day, the llun- garlans hold thoir usual dance In tlie Miners' Hall, everybody having a good tlmo. Joe Donota and Jim Cano aro giving a dance on Saturday tho 23rd last., in tho Minors' Hall; everybody welcomed feo $1.00 each, ladleB free. John Tnmaskl, a drlvor at No. 6 mino, got his fingers smashed with a fall of coal, and will bo off work for a fow days. iMlss Nelllo Donley, of Stirling, Is on a visit here, and Is staying for a few days with Walter Vero, her unci©. Mrs. Walter Vero has gono oh a vis- It to Tabor for a few days to hor Ulster, Mrs. J. W. Turner, ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ The fishing tournament in connec- -*+. .p. +■ tion .with Labor Day celebrations is to be conducted as follows: Only members of the Local Union to compete. Time of contest, from Tuesday, 26th August, to Tuesday, 2nd September, closing 5 p.m. Announcement of prize winners to be made at the meeing of the Local Union on the 2nd September at 7.30 p.m. The prizes are to be for the first and second largest of the following species: Lake trout, lst prize $3.00/ 2nd prize $2.00; rainbow trout, lst prize $3.00; second prize $2.00; speckled trout, 1st prize $3.00, second prize $2.00; "bull trout, lst 'prize $3.00, second prize $2.00; grayling, lst prize $3.00; second prize $2.00. Keen 'inTeresT^i^displayed^lready, as we have a number of men aspiring for honors and an interesting week is anticipated -'by local fishermen. A free picture show will be given on Labor Day in .the.afternoon and evening. Children and those tnothers and ladies who desire are invited to the afternoon performance, and adults in the evening. Mr. Furnell ls already showing once a week to a crowded hall and the Local Union takes this opportunity to invite everybody lo something good. John E. Smith, District President, was a visitor hero on Saturday, also N. D. Thachuk, District Board "Member for this sub-district. They only stayed a fow hours and the Local F.x- ecutlve have been busy thing out a scheme whereby they can he kept here a bit longer, Secretary A. J. Carter also gavo us a flying viBlt on Sunday, but got away after a brief stay of about ono and a half hours. However, both promised to he back In a week's time and we hope they will. Tho Band have an engagement In Banff on September 1st, playing for an excursion of Calgary Electrical Workors Union, Harry Lang left tho mlneB to take nn outfit of tourists through the mountains. . ■ " •was a spare pulley wheel which he could see at No. 6. The regular pay day on the 16th of August proved another disappointment in Coalhurst—just a rehearsal of July pay day. The men all went as customary to draw their pay and encountered the notice of wait until Monday, boys. Excuse: nraney delayed, etc. We have lots in the bank and all the rest of It, but instead of the boys being a little vexed they were cranky and didn't feel liko chewing the rag but felt like doing something to try and prevent these little delays, etc., and nt the regular meeting Sunday passed, at resolution that nobody would work Monday or until, the pay was handed out. Just a few went out to see if there was anything doing Monday morning. Perhaps some of the boys did not know what had been done at the meeting, some living a long way out. These mon turned back as soon as they did savvy the trick. We also had a hunch an odd ono or two who would do the black-leg stunt if the chance came their way. These one or two will not hurt '.much any way. The mine was idle and the boys had a good chance to get their pay without any rush and do their business with satisfaction. We hope that pay day will come more often after this and on the proper day without delays from Montreal. Jack the hugger wants to watch himself as the boys are on his trail. The married men are also putting (For other Camp News see page 4) Bpisco's —We carry exclusive agency- HOLEPROOF HOSIERY FOR WOMEN, MEN and CHILDREN D & A LA DIVA CORSETS GEO. A. SLATER AND MONARCH FINE SHOE Made of P & V Leather AMHERST & LECKIE WORK- ING SHOE Big Bargains in Shoes for July Pa/ R. M. BRISCO Blairmore KIPP NOTES BELLEVUE NOTES FRANK NOTE8 Mr. Tom Williams has roturnod from the Unltod States, whoro ho has boon workMK slnco Inst fall. MrB. Wilcox's filHter from Manitoba Is at present visiting hero, Mr. A. Brown, who Is working in Conl Creek mines, spent Sunday with hl« family here. A parly of four attended tho Summer School at Pincher Crook last week and spent Hoveral days. Thoy woro 'Misses U Blals anil M. Slmpuon, Messrs. II. D. McKay and p\ T, tl«>v, fl. It. TTurmMn, nerrplnry erf iiii' Mrs. J. R. McDonald wns a Blalrmoro visitor on Saturday night. 5,rr. Walter Mills was In Fernie on important uusIdosb on Saturday and Sunday, returning ngaln on Sunday night. Mrs. J. D. McDonald and MIbb NV vlns wero taking In tho Bights In Blalrmoro on Saturday night. Bofo Lovltt represented tho Bellevuo Athletic Association at the Longuo mooting on Saturday hold nt Hlllcrost. Tho local team wont,to Hlllcrest on Saturday to play a friendly gamo of football wtthtJio Hlllcrest hoys. Tho proceeds of the namo. woro for tho bonoflt of Mr. Denver who has beon »lck for some months. Tho Bollovuo Band also went over to take part In tho gamo nnd make It a success. Tho result ended 1-0 In favor of Hlllcrest, Mrs. Wilson, of Calgary, Is visiting In camp, t.ho guest of Mm. 13, W. ChvU- tlo. Sho Intends staying a few days boforo returning lo her home In Calgary. oaiuruwy wa« Jmj u«y «t t«« Uelie-I rue mliiva nu& IbiDX:* iii'v iJixily J*h'«-j I. O. O. F. There was a large gathering at the School House to celebrate the opening of the Local Lodge, No. 105, on the 12th of August. Owing to the misfortune of G. M. Hill Fairley's partner, who is at present undergoing an operation in the Calgary hospital. P. G. M. E. Foster Brown, of Macleod, officiated in his stead. , There was a large staff of assistants. Among these were D. D. G. M. Wm. Randall, Diamond City; D. D. G. M. R. B. C. Thorn- son, Lethbridge;' G. M. J. A. Tulley, Calgary; P. G. M. T. B. Davidson Lethbridge; P.. G. Bradshaw, Leth- brldga;-P.-G.-James-Murrayr*Maeleour P. G. R. Frache, Grand Forks: 1». G., H. C. A. Stewart, Ma-ilood: P. G. 1). Macneil, P. G. S., Purvis, Maritime Province. The following were appointed: P. G„ Donald Macniel; officers: N. G.,' E. W. Buchanan; V. G., John D. Keith; treasurer, Harry Vil- lenvue; R. S., George H. Benson; F. S., Frank Barringham. The Degree Team journeyed from Lethbridge, who put on the work in great style. There was not a hitch In any of the work, the ceremony being very improsslvo. At seven o'clock supper was served for the visitors, which was highly appreciated, Then the degree teams prepared to trim the now brothers in the mysteries of Oddfellows. At 11.30 lunch was provided for new and old members ln tho School Room, whoro over one hundred partook of an enjoyablo meal, thanks to tho kind and liberal way tho refreshments wero provided, also many thanks to the ladles who gavo such liberal assistance. Spnco is too small to Illustrate tho speeches given by the Grand Masters, but many hints were given which will remain In the 'hearts of hoth young and old. Tho I/odgo opened with a membership of forty-one; some say that boforo tho new year ■comes it will incroaso threo fold. Good wishes and may your Lodgo bo crowned with success and good fellowship. The Letlvbrldgo *hoy» wero sorry to lose tho refreshments they brought with thorn. Don't kick, boys, as Odd- follows must bo charitable. Dr. Stowart, M. P„ says that lit Inst the Government nro considering tho petition of Incorporation of Coalhurst. Hurrah! "Tho wheels of tho mill grind Blow but suro." A remark was tnadn by ono of tho •brothers that If he had to put a can on anything to secure his pay there A. I. BLAIS Grocer Wc cany a full line of Red Feather & Tartan Canned Goods Prices Right Satisfaction guaranteed or money back -JHione-tOS : FTS Alta. "The Store the People Own" COLEMAN FORMED 1907 You Want More Every Day MORE FOOD MORE CLOTHES MORE HEALTH MORE WEALTH There's only one way to make sure of getting more of those things CO-OPERATE to get them WESTERN CANADIAN got into the Co-operative COLEMAN TRADING CO., LTD. The Biggest that's ever Happened in Blairmore STOCK REDUCING SALE OF THE Lord'* Day Alllaneo for Alberta nnd ly around this enmp. Saskatchewan, was In town on Wod« Mr*. Geo. Copeland. ot IHiraiU. wa» neiday nud delivered an address In vlsltlwr in camp on Saturday, nialiroore Jlaptlut Church that nluht. Mrs, John Hutton left camp on Sat* Miss Dubois, aged eighteen years, urtay for h*r Ivom* in Scotland. Sh« Ti***tirt mny on »iiiurday morning Intends returning again Jn Ui« Ml or last. On Sunday afternoon tho fnner* nl was hold, the service being conducted by lUsv, Father Delestro, of Colo- man, when a lanw crowd of frlonds nnd relatives followed tho body to the lilalrmore cemetery. Mr. \V. J, McGowan hns mowed from the house formerly occupied by him to the ruuuu ovtu' bin tum**» Imil.liiii* on th$ new townsite. i Miss flradlsb, the auric st the local hospital, left here last week for Tt. C„ where she l» sswndlns tier holidays. Mr. H. ft*. McKay,, who tat dam* splendid worjc In lh« public school bete *t i>rln«*)|w»l anil teacher for the «arly next spring lir. Harry Peary ls now boarding with Mrs. Morrison on lh« Conley' side of Ui© town. Mr. N'oble McDonald, who left here a short time »«o for W» home In N. i 8., intends getting married beforo mk turning to etimp. Mr. McDonald will be ocoipyims »»" rn-*t iimim at Maple Uaf when he returns to camp. The officers and »Mnb-en« of Ibe fldlcrae Hand would be much oWfRCil if tbo boy» at^ «lrt* th!*t **"»♦ to fc*ar Hh# *>»** -so S«s<i*y »j!*M irtwJJ do l<»ss tnnnlns around aiwf mntr* M*f mite, then evoryone would baV« * F. M. THOMPSON CO. Values Lost Sight of *^.iit^-99.im^^^vf».r^. .^^.-^w^*^^ Prices Smashed to Fragments Values Beyond your Greatest Expectations r past two years, li Itavte* on Friday chance to *nj«>' tbe mtt|f«. REMEMBER! It's the F. M. THOMPSON CO., that reduces the high cost of living. Visit the store and see how much for how little wc can do for our patrons. Phone 25 ~y Victoria St Blairmore, Alta. PAGE SIX THL DISTRICT LEDGER, FERHffi, B. C, AUGUST 23,1913 SYNOPSIS OP COAL MINING REGULATIONS COAL mining rights of the Dominion, ln 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 Jl an acre. rot more than 2,560 acres wil be leasea to one applicant. *, Application for a lease must be made by the applicant in person to the Agent or Sub-Agont of the district in which tbn rights applied for are situated. Ir: surveyed territory the land must be dtf.-.Tibed by sections, or legal sub-divi- Blocs of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked oiu by the applicant himself. Each apllcation 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 tlio mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for tho full quantity of merchantable coal mined an dpny tho royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights aro not being operated, such returns should bo furnished ut least once a year, Tho loaso will Include tlie conl mislng rights only, but tho lessen may be permitted to purchasu whatever uvallublo surface rights may be considered necessary for the working of tho mine »t the rato of $10.00 an acre. For full Information application Bhould be made to the Secretary of the Department of tho Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. .-. W. W. Cory, Deputy Minister or tho Interior. N.B—Unauthorised publication of this advertisement will not be paid fnr. JOHN BARBER, D.D.S., LOS., DENTIST Office: Johnstone and Falconer Block (Above Bleasdell's Drug Store) Phone 121 Hours: Residence 8.30 to 1; 2 to 5. 21, Victoria Avenue. ALEXANDER MACNEIL Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, etc. Offices: Eckstein Building, Fernie, B.C. F. C. Lawe Alex. I. Fisher LAWE & FISHER ATTORNEYS Fernie, B. C. Southern -H-e^r-E-t BELLEVUE, ALBERTA - Every convenience and attention Meals tliat taste like mother used to cook Best in the Pass Jos, Grafton, Proprietor Why Rent ? 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 4ttL.9m*.*Mm49 9&tm9 AM. *Bk». ^tt ^%»-*>^*,W-P AGENTS FOR Fire Insurance and Oliver Typewriters The Prevention of Industrial Accidents \ By William H. Doolittle From a paper read before the National Convention of the Metal Trades, Canada. With the advance or natural science has come the discovery and demonstration of certain constant, invariable rules of being which have been termed laws. Natural law 1s the antithesis of luck and chance. Law is regular and invariable; luck is irregular and erratic. Law has^een proved by research and investigation; luck is without foundation. Modern science discovers law;; but disowns luck—only luck. Only the unprejudiced and dispassionate are competent to formulato laws; a superstition may bo started by any designing person who can impose on the credulity of others. Luck and chance belong to an age when man groped in darkness to find principles. Fortunately lor posterity the inquiring mind of man, temporarily niiretl in tho slough of .superstition, has' been persistent in Its quest of knowledge. Progress has been imped- eu, but not prevented. Every common human experience must in the end yield to analysis, and the results of analyses, systematized and formulated, are the foundation of general truths, or laws, Alchomy has given way before the development of chemistry, astrology has been superseded by astronomy. In every instance where like conditions or causes have been found to produce like effects a law lias been promulgated. The laws of gravitation, centrifugal force, expansion of gases, etc., are considered basic and fundamental, for the reason that no deviations from Lnem 'have ever been observed. The prevention of industrial accident's .by means of -charms, incantations and mascots always has been and ever must be a lamentable -failure. The application of scientific principles to accident prevention has met with success. A comparison of available statistics indicates that time, energy and ■thought expended in this way have been the means of greatly reducing both the cost and the number of accidents, A reduction of 29 per cent, on a division of an immense railway system, of over GO per cent, in the .mills of some of the great steel companies, and of more than 73 per cent, in proportion to the number of operatives in one of the 'largest industrial plants are results that must appeal to both humanitarians and financiers. In all of these instances the results were accomplished by systematic efforts. ■ ■ Some of the essentials of accident prevention work 'may be enumerated (b) Careful and continual inspection of the premises where workmen are employed. (c) Investigation or the causo of each accident; and recording and tabulating the same. (d) The study of the causes of accidents which occur in like industries and under similar conditions elsewhere. (e) The installation and maintenance, wherever posslwe. of mechanical safeguards and safety appliances. (f) The education of the workman as to the dangers of his occupation and the best means of avoiding accidents in connection with his work. (g) Securing the co-operation of tlie workman in the efforts of the employer to provide safety and prevent accidents. In accident .prevention work, as in every field of human endeavor, it pays lo start right. Investigate -the subject first*of all. Get ln touch with the safety movement. Get the safety spirit. Learn what others aro doing. Time spent in this way is spent most profitably. Accident prevention may not ihe accomplished without Inspection. In- premium on carelessnes and to promote accidents. Every accident is capable of analysis, and in nearly every case tho cause may be located. This should be done, and a record, kept for future guidance. Such statistics, carefully kept, are of great value. Every man who has the safety of his employes at heart, and every workman who 'desires Industrial safety for 'himself and for his fellow, workmen, will give attention to happenings outside of his own plant. Machines and methods are iproved to be dangerous by observing their operation and the results in different localities. The larger the field covered the more valua'ble will be the data gathered. Circular saws, for instance, cut, kick and kill in the same way in every part of the world. A serious accident may not have happened in a particular shop in all of its history, but this circumstance does not constitute an excuse for neglect. No plant, no industry, no locality, is immune from accidents. The most successful safety engineers profit by the experience of others. There are many dangerous features of workshops thatr.may be made safe by means of machine guards. It is important that set screws, gears, deadends and all other man-killing parts of machinery be covered, enclosed or eliminated for the same reason that wild beasts are shut up or shot. All of this may bo done without in the least cutting down the output of a fac- as follows: (a) The setting aside of time for the investigation of the subject of accident prevention. persons who 'have a technical and practical knowledge of dangerous places. Inspection should be made by every -person- in the plant, particularly in the locality in which he is employed. Inspections should be frequent- conditions change constantly. When an accident happens the first thing to (be done after caring for the Injured person is to investigate the cause in order to prevent its repetition. I take issue with those persons who declare that "accidents jiN» happen." Such a statement is not much more than an effort to evade responsibility. It is an unfounded and pernicious statement, tending to put a tory— indeed it tends to add to the output -by giving' the workman a sense of security. It ia not enough, however,, tliat safety devices be installed; they must be maintained. Some one must see to it that safeguards are both kept in order and in place. If for the exceptional job a guard must be 'removed, it should be immediately replaced. No workman should enter a dangerous occupation without being made to give strict attention to the dangers connected wilh it. lie should be made to do this for- his own protection and for the sake of his fellow workmen who may be Injured as a result of his lack of precaution. Every employer is morally responsible for the safety of his employes just so far as he, by exercise of his author- ity, may prevent their being injured. Nor is it entirely an ethical question; it is not profitable to the employer for his workmen to bo injured, Aside from the humanitarian aspect of the question, in a general way, physical injuries to the workman' mean financial loss to the employer. Therefore, for reasons, ethical, humane and economic,' the employer "should instruct and warn the workman of danger. No task should be imposed which, in its performance, will endanger the life or llmi) of the workman. Workmen may be warned by word of mouth, by the judicious use of signs distributed ahout the plant and by literature. Warnings must be persisted in, otherwise they are of no avail. Many workmen are naturally careless, many others view with suspicion efforts that have the appearance of altruism. Every possible effort should 'be made to secure the'eo-operation of'the workmen in the safety movement; for progress in accident prevention beyond a certain point is utterly impossible,;^ the opposition or indifference of the workmen to this important work is not overcome. c In conclusion I may affirm that luck as a factor in accidents is always more or less under the control of man; that both good and bad luck are produced hy the operation of,natural forcer; that these forces move according to well-defined rules, or laws; ahd that men are lucky or unlucky just In pro- portion to their understanding of these IGNORANCE IS THE GREAT- EST ENEMY OF LABOR BRITISH WANT TO OWN MINES spections should be thorough, in order that nothing dangerous may be orerlooked. They'should inall cases be made 'by competent and practical It has been frequently said that the greedy exploiter is the greatest enemy of the working class. But while it may be said with considerable truth that the avaricious employer does everything within 'his power to retard the advancement of labor, and while he may be considered as an enemy to the class that he exploits, yet, there is a greater enemy than the most ravenous employer, and that enemy is Ignorance. „ Capitalism' never won a strike. Capitalism cannot be accused of scab- bery and strike breaking. It is only the men of labor who are the scabs and strike breakers, and who aid In the defeats of the aims of organized labor. We never see a princely merchant, banker or mining magnate at the throttle of an engine- hauling scabs and strike breakers to usurp the places of men who aro making a brave fight for better economic conditions, but wo do find the engineer clad in the livery of labor,—the man who belongs to tho working class and usually with a card in his pocket—hauling to places of conflict the Hessians who havo become traitors to labor and traitors to themselves. When the state militia are called out to break a strike, who are the men who wear the uniforms of the soldiers? *• Are they capitalists, bloated bond-holders, or are they men whose hands have been hardened by manual toil? When tho police force of a city are ordered to beat down strikers, who are struggling .for a shorter work-day and a paltry increase in wages, to what class do these men belong, who use the club and the pistol to awe and intimidate slaves who aro waging a bloodless rebellion against the despotism of mercenary pirates, whose hearts are frozen to the rights of common .humanity? ' Through ignorance the police force, the state militia and" the federal, soldiers—all made up of laboring men— are fighting the battles of capitalism, to keep the class to which they belong in subjection. • Capitalism could win no victories were it not for the ignorance of tbe working class, who fail to see that capitalism is using labor to keep labor in slavery. Whenever the (laboring men of this nation, as a class, can see the infamy* of the hellish industrial system under which we groan in misery and poverty, the end of capitalism is at hand, and economic freedom will then become the heritage of all humanity. Stephen Walsh, a labor member of the British House of Parliament, has introduced a bill providing for the government ownership of mines. The chief provisions include on appointment of a day on which the state shall take over all the *eo^I mines and minerals; compensation to he paid to all who have bona fide money invested but no compensation to be paid to roy alty owners. Of course, the bill has no-chance for passage, but it has attracted considerable attention. A resolution declaring three cents' the legal rate of fare '.on Detroit street railway lines on which, franchises have expired, was submitted to the franchise committee of the City Council on August 2/by Mayor Marx. On August 4 the committee approved the resolution. laws and their disposition and ability to live and act in harmony,with them. —The Coal and Coke Operator and the Fuel Magazine. The Situation in Michigan The strike situation in the copper mines of Michigan has changed but little since the last Issuo of The Miners' Magazine. The strikers are standing firm, determined that better, conditions must prevail ere thoy will con- .sent to go back to the mines. The mine operators have sent their agents Into all of Uio largo cities of the country to supplant tho men with whom thoy lmvo oven refused to hold a conference, Tho proposition of the govornor that wmmltteos of flvo from tho mine operators and miners should meet to arbitrate differences, was scornfully rejected by tho mine barons, nnd it Is tho opinion of tho strikers that whon tho governor proposed AUbutin* is ass. ily applied. All you nsed lo help you is cold water and *» fist brush. AUbutlns walls make tht horns lighter, more cheerful and beautiful. It will notioftmonthe wall like kalio* mine. Baeauia it is a cement, il vrillhardenwUh ■ age, become l part ofthe wall | itMlf.tndlart, formsny jruri. I IF YOU DONT Receive The Ledger don't blame us, Watch the date of tha expiration el your subscription which Is printed on tht tarns label conUlnlnj your address, i An Alabattine will can be recosttd without removing the old cost. Alibattine walls are lha moiteanitsry. They. are hygenie. No insect or dltease ( term un live in an Alabaillna wall. Alabtitine one room, asd you'll want them all Alabastihed. Church Cold Water 'Alabasttn£> Dro^lnendleluijJiowjroubeau. 4<fc ■ii.*** ***b}k»«.* vl <Wu**«U(lt *4*,Ulk, . FREE STENCILS '•l«t us show how lo |tt beautiful AUbitiJne Stencils abtoluttly free. With them you can te. eomplith any derirtd color schemt.you can make your home thnrmhg «t a uodertte coil. J. D. QUAIL Hardware - Furniture ■ l such a plan with a view of bringing about a probable, settlement of the strike, that he was cognizant-of the fact, that die copper kings of Michigan would spurn his proposition. Had the governor told these haughty and arrogant despots that unless they showed a willingness to meet the representatives of the strikers, that tho state militia would bo withdrawn, credit would Hiavo been given to the governor of sincerity In his apparent effort to bring About peace between employer and employe. But the governor accepted the ultimatum of tho mine ownors .without 'making any further move towards bringing about a settlement, and tho conviction has fastened Itself In tho minds of the strlkors that the •mnn whom the .people of Michigan liavo honored with tho offlco of chlof magistrate Ib -merely'a puppet who obeys a dictum of a master class. Tho County Commissioners last woelc empowered the shorlK to swear In six hundred deputies to bo used In nldlng the mino ownors to resume op- oration*,. Thoso deputies have already been branded by tho strikers aB the "hired tlnigs" of the mining corporations, and as tho sheriff has shown by his -many wots that ho Is the chattel ot tlio mining corporations, 1-V Jb reasonable to presumo that the "hlrod thugs" In the name of "law and ordor" will booomo lawbreakers nnd rosort -to ovory *poclon or Infamy, to polsouft tho public mind ngalnst tlio mon who are waging a lawful imttlo against tho despotism of n coppqr ollgaj'cliy that In blind nnd heartless to human rights. During the early part of last wook .Walter 11. I'almer enterod the copper district to mako sn Investigation of In- (hiHtrlal conditions, Palmer Is a federal official, and, during tho stormy day,** In Colorado, Palmer surveyed conditions ln tho Centennial State. Tha work which ho wrote ou tho labor war In Colorado was suppressed for the ro;moi\ that Palmer told too much truth to win the approval of tho cor- porum Caesars who uhwj the armed ja/iu-c tf*. a axil: in tjivah Villi tiliikun, "Mother" Joikmi, lhat dauntless and fearless heroine who kept allvo tho couMRo of the strikers of Went Virginia and who was hold a prisoner by tlio mllltnrv niilhorlHen for *t*v»>rnl months, entered the state of Michigan last week to chkr the strikers on to victory. Though "Mother" .Tones has passed tho four-score mile-post, yot her heart itlll bests as strongly for the rlfthtu of mnn itt whpn th* tirt* of youth flashed in ber eye, and ere the strike has boromn ft -matter of history thn mlnw operators of Michigan will know that a. woman with Spartan courage can keep alive within the breast of .revolt ing slaves the glorious flame of freedom's purest Inspiration. The battle In Michigan must be won. Fifty thousand men, women and children are involved in the strike and the sinews of war are needed to care for the men, women ana children who have rebelled against industrial slavery. The fight in Michigan ls not only the fight of every member of the West- cm Federation of Miners but It Is the fight of every man and woman who stands beneath the folds of labor's flag. If tho miners of Michigan are defeated, uulonlsnv will be crushed ln the copper district and years of effort will be required to again stimulate mon to come together In the battle for a higher and grander civilization. The labor bodies throughout this continent are urged to keep in mind the battle that Is being fought, m Michigan and to'remember that 50,000 people are In revolt against economic slavery. Send all donations to Ernest MIHb, (505 Railroad building, Denver, Colorado.,, GOVERNOR DECIDE HATFIELD TO A KNOTTY QUE8TION Governor Sulzer, upon indorsing the woman suffrage petition to the United States Senate, was quoted as saying: "I am now and always have been aiid always expect to be in favor of granting women the .same political rights that men possess. There should be :j|Q=«hrJjrJcy*amojiT=in=.+U(j=TTniited States* of the political rights of women just because they are women'" SPOKANErNTBH STAT© FAIR SEPT. 15 TO 21 1913 «— mL^F ^m^± __W___f^__t-^ -^Mte^^ m^M^B **■■ MIH^. oniions oifft? auwBKtv tret* couom. eu*»t» coioa, MIMA THC THROAT ANO tUNQ*. at CUtV* It Is up to Govornor Hatfield, to decide a question, which, ln theory, at least, goes to the life of tho minors' organization 4n the New Illver coal field. Tho commission appointed to decide grievances arising between tho operators mmd tho -minors havo boon unable to reach a conclusion In tho matter, and tho question goes u,p to tho govornor us umpire. It is expected thnt a'decision .will bo readied today or tomorrow. Tlio question Is ono of Jurisdiction, nnd Brows out of tho refusal of Uici oporators In certain Instances to permit tho orgnnlzod miners , to hold jneotlngs on tho companies' promises. Tnoro nr© othor grievances, but. this Jh the chlof, Tho compnnlos own pnlcttoilly nil tho land ln Iho coal field And if nil tho companies were to pursue the policy of tho fow, thoro would soon ho no organization. Tho operators contend that tho commls*- alon lias no Jurisdiction In tho matter, nnd ponding a settlement of tlio question of Jurisdiction, action on tho other questions is suspended. The Issue' Tlio operator* ftontend thnt th« commission can decide onJy such iiutiaUuti* as tu'iiw uiiiler Uio ltn.t (ive upwlflcatlons of tho New River agreement—those provldlnR for a nine- hour dny, a semi-monthly par day, chockwoighhien, rolnstatomont of tth»ti nnrt tlio. *r\tA\l nt r,vf\Tilnyt*<*t* in buy goodg whore thoy choose. The miners clti) section 7 of the ogreomont In support of their tiontention thnt tho ■corfmrission has Jurisdiction to consider all grievances—this section providing in so many words, "that all grievances of every kind and character mull ho referred to said board as -mentions! fitx>v«v and that ftaid bonttl should rend or tx decision in aU cases within 10 days,** etc The eovpraor** decMoa in the matter Is nwnJt-M with tw»at interest, «#■ !»clally by th© mlnew, who believe «h*ir orraRimtion H on tritl to* H« life. Thr-v fw»!F*v#, however, that tbrtr case h a dear one, and tlmt tho d«efiion in iho matter will vlndientff 4M, contentions International Polo Tournament Daily Game* bttween Canadian and Amorlcan Tsami $35,000 in Premiums & Purses Competition open to the World The First National Indian Congress Approved by U, S, Government SPECIAL CASH PRIZES FOR THE CHILDREN 72d Sooforth Ht&Uandora Band $500Cn8KPrivJsforBottorBobio8 "Custor'a Lost Fi&ht" NMttly A thrUllnh reproduction of thlifimouii battlo with 500 IiuUtiu and 000 Soldiers COMBINATION AUCTION SALE OP LIVE STOCK ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY; Firoworka Display Every Ni&Ht Individual Farm Exhibit Prizes $20,000 Race Pro&ram ^ . .9*1 . IS il , 914.-*.,* 9*999*4* VIM j) Poiili^'WJj'jiHeclh-jSW-ccljiaiSa)' Dairymen's Mooting Thursday Broadsword Bnttlcson Horseback EXCURSION RAILROAD RATES C, For Illustrated Dally Prqftram and tv,. „,»..*.„ t •,. .11.,., It,* nr...,*... ,/» Commerce Buildup u Spokana, Wash. Cemetery Notice Persons wishing their lots in Cemetery kept in good condition for the season, at a reasonable charge, can make arrangements with the undersigned. v, THOMSON & MORRISON Funeral Directors John A. McDonald FIRE INSURANCE Special Representative Sun Life Assurance Go. of Canada Agent Singer Sewing Machine $2.00 per month Phone 120 BLAIRMORE Box 22 Stephen L. Humble Dealer in Hardware, Stoves & Ranges Fancy Goods and Stationery BELLEVUE - - Alberta H.G.G00DEVEC0.,Ltd. The Complete House Furnishers of the Pass Hardware —-Furniture- We will furnish your house from cellar to garret and at bottom prices. Call, Write, Phone or Wire. All orders given prompt attention, Coleman, ■ Alta. If you are satisfied tell others. J f not satisfied tell .us Children's Competition $1.00 in Cash for Six Subscriptions To every Child (boy or girl) who secures us Six paid-up Subscribers during the month of August we will pay the sum of $1.00 This competition closes on Sept. 1st, and all subscriptions should be In by that date. TJo tlio first child to seud in G paid-up aubscrip* tions wo will supplement tlio dollar bill with A Handsome Nickel Watch "Wn waul lhti "fe'iv/itij-ui-f" to [Aay Uk, and i£ tliey must butt-in to help the youngsters. Now, get n hustle on nnd round up subscribers —-XV6 wnnt 'em nil. Write very plainly nnd address all l^our communications to "The Editor" District Ledger You cnn got ai many Subtcrlbort at you like and oarn all tho Dollar Blllg you caw THE DISTRICT LEDOEE, FERNIE, B. 0, AUGUST 23,1913 FACE SETEX The Hotel DALLAS One of the Best C. J. ECKSTORM Prop. Lethbridge, Alta. Passburg Hotel You're always welcome here Clean Rooms, Best of Food and every attention THOS. DUNCAN Passburg P. Garosella Wholesale Liquor Dealer iV* Dry Coods, Groceris, Boots and Shoes Gents' Furnishings BAKER AVENUE BRANCH AT HOSMER, B.C. COLEMAN Liquor Co. Wholesale Dealers in . Wines Liquors Cigars Mail Orders receive prompt attention Nowhere In the Pats can be found In such a display of Meats We have the best money can buy of Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Poultry, Butter, Eggs, Fish-, "Imperator Hams and Bacon" l.ard, Sausages, Welnera and Sauer Kraut. PHONE OR CALL Calgary Cattle Co. Phone SO For our Foreign Brothers LO SCIOPERO DEL MICHIGAN Beware of Imitations Sold on the Merits of MinarcTs Liniment Fernie-Fort Steele Brewing Go., Ltd. Beer and Porter Bottled Goods a Specialty Central Hotel Large Airy Rooms & Good Board Ross & Mackay t*» Nella Copper County continua • ad iirfuriar Jo sciopero dei 15 mila minatori che lavoravano prima nella miniere da dame di quel distretto. Ad onta che gli scioperanti mantengano un contegno calmo e dignitoso,. le truppe non sono state rlchlamate ancora. Per il loro m'antenimento vengo- no spesi ogni giorno oltre 13 mila dol- lari! La compagiiia, clie e una delle piu porfide e sfruttatrici degli Stati Uniti, ha nuovamente dicliiarato che non ce- dera a nessuna domanda degli scioperanti. Questi ultiml, sereni e tranquilli, son decisi a non tornare a lavoro se non verranno migliorate le meschinis- slme loro -condizioni. E' una lotta glgantesca, tltanica, dal- la quale ipero i minatori riusciranno indubblamente vlttorlosl, perche sono bene organlzzatl * e megllo direttl da capl ablll, tenacl e Intelligent!. Quel gagllardi minatori non -temono ne le smariassate del soldatl ne l'atteg- gia/mento ostlle della eo-mpagnla. Essi sanno dl essere, dal lato della raglone e fidentl ln un mlgliore avvenire, slourl della vittoria, certl che i capitalist! dovranno, prlmo o poi, cedere alle loro -domande, attendono che si svolgano gle eventl. E le loro speranze non rimarranno deluse: Punlone e la solldarieta sono anni potentl, ln-vinclblll: sono arml che non .s'fnfrangono, ma die -spez- zano, al contrarlo, queele del capltal- ismo! rimpiazzato da mille sbirri, tutti avan- zi di galera,' gente' della peggior ris- ma! Al momento di anaare in mac-china, giunge un *telegrara*ma il quale annun- cia che sono comincati trattativi fra padroni e minatori per venire ad un accomodamento. Secondo il dispaccio in parola, pare che le trattative pro- seguano in modo sodisfacente e che si stia per venire a un completo accordo. —L'Unione. NEL NORD COLORADO Frank Hayes, vice presidente della United lline Workers of America, il quale 'trovasl ora nel Xord Colorado per investigare le condizioni di quello sciopero miinerario, lia dicliiarato in tiuesti giornl che se .per il 19 del cor- rente Agosto non si potra concludere nessun concordato col padroni dl quel distretto carbonifero, con tutta pro- ba/billta verra proclamato lo sciopero generale.—L'Unione. LO SCIOPERO DEL CANADA Intanto "mother" Jones — la vener- enda vecchlerella che ha sem pre lot- tato e lotta per la causa operaia t-e giunta sul luogo dello sciopero e colla convlnc'ente sua parola -invoraggia gli scioperanti alia resistenza. THE FERNIE LUMBER CO. A. McDougall, Mgi Manufacturers of and Dealers in all kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber Send us your orders II famigerato sceriffo James Cruse ha ora sotto il suo comando mlllo s'bir- ri per ",prevenire comando mille sbirri per "prevenire-qualsiasi possibile dis- ordine." 11 Governatore, per riparare in parte alia fanciullesca sua lmpru- denza e dimostrai'e che aveva agito iu buona fede quando invio le truppe nel Copper County,..ne*.ho fatto ritirare una buona 'parte. Ma...il posto delle truppe richiamate e stato prontamente Amicl e compagni dl lavoro ! Non dimentlcate die lo sciopero mlnerario •nel Vancouver Island non e ancora terminato. Non date Tetta al glornall ■traditorl e buglardi, al soldo degli sfruttatori, che vorrehbero farvl credere che ogni dlvergenza e stata or- ■mai applanata. Lo sciopero ' Infuria con maggior vlgore dl prima. Se volete saper la verlta riguardo a questo sciopero' gl- gantesco, leggete attentamerite i gior- nall unionist!, fedeli alle masse operaie. ' Guerra, intanto, guerra senza quar- ■tiere ai"vili ed Inumani crumiri! Dobbiamo proteggere i nostrl intres- si e quelli delle nostre famiglie, Bis- ogna vincere ad ogni costo questo scio- .pero, se non vogliamo incorrere nel .pericolo di vederci ridQtti in condizioni ancora 'peggiori di quelle che esiste- vano prima che si iniziasse la lotta. In alto i ouori: fede e costanza: la vittoria non imanchera di arriderci! Lontani ,per ora, .minatori Itallani. da Vancouver Island. JOSEPH AXGELO, Organizzatore U. M. W. A. —L'Unione. Help Your Brothers Livery, Feed and Sale Stables First class Horse* for Sale. Buys Horses on Commfslon George Barton Phone 78 A "Lodger" adv. is an Investment. List of Locals District 18 NO. 29 m 431 J163 ,mi mi 8033 .mi UM ,2178 2314 1203 2497 1058 r,u ma SSSfl 2334 14 ,2362 m NAME 8E C. And P. 0. ADDRRE83 llnnlthood F, Whoatloy, nanUlioad, Alta. Braver Creole Wm. Davis, Doavor Creok, via.Pincher, Alto. Bollovuo James niirko. Hox 3(1, Rrtllavn** Altn Ulalrraoro... W, L. Evans, IJIalrmoro, Alta. Bur-win t. O. Harries, Passburg, Alta. Carbondalo ,.... J, Mitchell, Cnrbondulo, Coloman, Alta. Canmore .K,D, Thr.cliuk, Canmore, Alta. Coleraaa ,,,,. W, Graham, Coleman, Alta, Corbin ....J. Jonos, Corbin, B. O. cmriook Mines W. 11. Hughes, Uhlnoolc, via Diamond City, Alt Diamond City. j. B, Thornlilll, Diamond City, Lothbrldgo. Fornlo Thos. Uphill,,Pernio, B.C. , Prank t| Evan Morgan, Pranlc, Alta. ! Hosmer ,,, \V, Baldorstono, Hosmor, B. C, Hlllcrest,.....,,, Ja». (lordon, Hlllcrest, Alta. Lothbrtrffe l. Sfoo ro, 1731 Sixth Avcauc, N. Uthbrldge. LrolfjbridBO Col!|erl«s.. Prank narrlngbom, Coalhurst, Alta. Mnpln Imt,,, , t. 0. Uarrlea, Tiusibui'ti, Alta. Michel ...,,,,. M, BUttcll, Michel, B. C. Monarch Mine Wm. Hynd, Elcan P. 0., Taber, Alto. Passburg. ...*.. T. 0, Harries, Passbnrg, iijta. Iloyal Vlaw Geo. Jo dan, Royal Collieries, Lothbrldgo, Alta T*tw A Patterson, Taber, Alt* A mighty struggle is on in the State o£ Michigan. The men of the mines ior years have borne with patience the conditions imposed upon them 'by their economic masters, until -patience ,has_«eaaed-to-be~a. virtue They—have- used all the means of moral -persuasion to Influence the mining "corporations to recognize human rig'his^vith-" out avail. Their reasonable requests for humane conditions and an increase' in wages have been spurned with contempt by the Industrial czars of the copper district of Michigan, and the slaves who delve in the bowels of tho earth have been merely looked upon as so many machines to produce dividends for that privileged few whose hearts became callous to every sense of justice as their 'bank accounts reach colossal proportions, The miners of Michigan exhausted every means to avert a strike. They longed for an amicable adjustment ol differ' ences without resorting to the use of that last weapon—the strike—to forco the purse-proud barons of the copper, mines to recognize the justice of their demands. All their' efforts to reach a peaceful settlement of thoir grievances upon an honorable basis havo been met with tho muto insolence of mining magnates to whom profit is moro priceless than Iho comfort and woll-'bolng of thousands of mon, whose lubor has put countless millions of dollars Into tlio coffers of a master class, that oven refuses to recognize tho right of labor to organize for mutual advancement and protection. Moro than seven thousand of the minors of tho coppor district of Michigan lmvo sought sholter undor the flag of tho WoHtorn Federation of Miners, and those mon who havo ro- fused to submit longer to tho tlohu- mmilzod mandates of soulless masters, aro oxpoctlng that ovory .mombdr of tho organi-zivtlon of which they are n. part, will oxhMiBt ovory enowy In fur« wishing itho sinews *of war to fight this battlo for justice to a successful finish. Tlio minors ot'Michigan, cannot afford to lose this battlo that has boon forced upon thorn, for dofoat numns that ovory vostlgo of unionism will ho oblltorotod from tho copper mining district of Michigan unless tho striking miners can demonstrate that the powor*or the labor movoment of this country cnn measure stool \vlth "pvo- dutory wealth." Tho entire coppor mining district of Michigan is ttctl'iip nnd the rnlnos nro cloned. Tlio 7,000 minora belonging to the Wostorn Federation of'Miners havo struck a blow for living con til. tions—n-iwl -miners outRid" the union havo dropped tliolr tools to bocoino factors In tho battlo against the grocd ot arrogant doapots, Moro tlmn 11,000 .minors are Involved In this strlko, and at least 50,000 PCCJ/*.'*'., .','.:...U**»'-tj ^vm.v... ,*..... Kttttsttuiii, muint hi* enmrt for until tho ■hntilo I?, won. The local unions of the Western Federation of Minors throughout tho whole Jurisdiction should fool that the minors ot Michigan must win ent is urgently requested to render every aid Within its power until the banner of unionism waves in triumph over the copper mining district of the State ol Michigan. Send all funds to krnest—Mills—secretffirytTgasurarpTSOo" Railroad building, Denver, Col.—Miners' Magazine. •point out the defects in the armor of the laboring people, and urge upon them' the necessity of closing up the ranks and bringing about that solidarity in. the industrial and political realm, which will mean the ultimate emancipation of the exploited millions.- 'Flowers of rhetoric, without logic, is but weak food for the mental digestion of imen and women, who are panting for economic liberty. That logic and eloquence that bring the scattered regiments of labor together into a mighty army to fight the tyranny of a master class, is the philosophy that will receive the sanction cf that intelligent element in labor's ranks, that is blazing the trail towards an Industrial democracy, where man, woman and child shall be free.—Miners' Magazine. Labor Day In nearly all the prominent cities and towns of America, Committees are busily engaged in completing arrango- monts for the .proper celebration of that anniversary, known as Labor Day, There will be vast parades of the workers who will march to the music of hrass bands, and thoy' will listen to the many, orators whoso eloquence will pay tribute to the achievements which crown tho efforts of tne 'brawny sons of toll. Thoro will ho laudations of the "dignity of labor," rogardless of the fact, that undor our present industrial system of master and slave, the "dignity of labor" is but a crude burlesque. The man who understands the economic problem, knows that labor can never dignify man, font that man can dignify labor, whon tho doors of equal opportunity nro oponod to all humanity, whon economic freedom bocomoa the horltago of the rnco. The sons of toil ou this annual day of recreation, will Indulge In various sports and tho victors who win tho various .prizes will bo -cheered by thoir admirers, 'but If calm serious reflection Is not Imlulgocl In by tho men whoso labor producos tho wonlth of nations, thon, .the celo- ibrntlon of Labor Day will mark no ■progress In tho movement tliat Is pro- fluimed to ho struggling for a higher and grander civilization. It has boon tho custom of the majority of labor orators to indulge In extravagant flat- tery of tho victories won on tho' Industrial battlefield and to paint glowing pictures of tho nenr future, whon labor will break the chains of wago slavery and.bask In tlio sunlight of a glad tiny, when slavery shall bo no •moro. It Is ■truo that tho >organized move, mont of labor Iiiih ai!compllKlii)tr,niate. rial results, but no flattery should bo Indulged In to numinorluo the working class Into tlio belief, that gwitw and moro dotormliiml offorts nro not required, oro ■cniilinllsm Is halted on Its Invasion upon tlw domain of humnn rlghtH, Tho lnbor orator while giving credit, for all that the working class has accomplished through the organ- Uod movement, should not forget to In Memoriarn August Bebel The Socialists of the entire world will learn with regret, though not with surprise, of the death of that splendid old German Socialist veteran, August Beoel, who .passed away yesterday at Zurich, Switzerland, at the advanced age of 73. It has been generally known for a considerable period among most Socialists that the veteran was in feeble health,, and consequently his demise was not altogether unexpected. Space and time, at this moment, prevent even the shortest.'revdew of that wonderful life of struggle, hut in subsequent issues of this journal more extended notice will be given of this powerful and persistent figure ln the International Socialist movement. To fe^v unen is it given to crowd more activity into the allotted space of threescore a.nd ten than this proletarian champion of the German proletariat, and, while the Socialists of the world mourn his departure, their sorrow is not unmixed with satisfaction, in knowing tliat the life that has just passed out is inextricably woven with the progress of' the greatest cause man has ever'been privileged to [take part in. Bebel's work was done,' and done thoroughly. There remains but to accord him the usual Socialist funeral—an outpouring of earnest humanity in a public demonstration, never granted even To German royalty. Then the name of August Bebel will have passed into history, with those of his great contemporaries," Marx, Engels and Liebknecht, than which no greater fame can be asked or accorded to any of mankind.—X. Y. Call. August Bebel died at Berlin on the 13th inst. Outside of Berlin there •does not seem to have been any knowledge of the failing health of the vetJ eran leader, but as he had reached seventythree years of age no surprise can be felt. He had been for half a century a leader of the Social-Democratic forces and a conspicuous figure in the European political world. For forty years continuously he has had a seat in -the Reichstag as a Socialist. ^iarx~a"n"d~B"trDel"lvei^^irtempor-ane^ ous .for many years. Bebel probably has reached to near the same height as the exponent of the Socialist attitude In parliamentary practice and political warfare on behalf of the working class as has Marx as an authority on the principles of. Socialism." No ono was more competent than Bebel tb 'bear testimony to the tremendous progress which his cause had made in Germany, and he never .had any doubts as to the value of the parliamentary course. Ho has seen the Socialist causo outlawed, but still persistent until even Bismarck admitted defeat. Then on till it has become the most powerful party in the state It was not ambition, a longing for power, or any kind of selfishness which was tho driving forco ln tho Hfo of August Bebel, for ovon his, op-' ponents ovor conceded that all his powers and eri'orts were expended simply for the welfare .of the workers of his own land and all lands. Tlie ■proletariat of the world has lost a leader such as only a great cause could produce,—Tho Voice. ShilohXM lie family remedy for Ccvuhj end Coldi Bhllob casts .t little and does ro muchl' Cnpltnl Paid Up $3,000,000. HeseiVB tVBO.OOO. Total Assets\ Ov-sr 048,000,000: How's This? fight, and to do bo ovory mombor of iSLii Wan*.'**!.*** i'vXt-tiJi.i'uil til iiViUbMi) must do his duty by Immediately coming to the rescue of tho brothers in Michigan. An assesamont hns been levied by the oxocutlvo board of tho Western Federation of Miners, for the month of August, and Its prompt pay. ment by every local ot the organization will speak moro forcibly than anything aim* thnt tlu> Western Federation of Miners Is standing like a «f>lld phalanx behind the men of Michigan, until. 1 hey wrest victory from the clenched grip of their corporate man- tors. The labor movement of this contln- Wo offer Ono Hundred Dollnrn Rtv | ward for any case of Catarrh thnt can this j uot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Curo,i! V. -T. ■fMlRNT.Y Kr CO Tolwl^ r>. We, the undersigned, hnvo known F. J. Cheney for the Inst IS years, and believe him perfectly bonornblo In all business transactions nnd financially nhlo to carry out any obligations made by hia firm. SATIOS'M. IUVK OP COMM'nRCE, Toledo, o. UalVn Catarrh Cure Jr. taUuu luUriml- ly, acting directly upon the blood and mucuons surfaces of the system. Teg. ttmonlals s'-nt free. Price "5 conts per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Tak«i Hull'* Family Pills for constipation. BANK. OF The Saving Habit XT"ANY pooplo who nro onrnlng loss thnn you, and whose iicconfmry expenses oxenod yours, havo boon saving for years and **t**i' }\,\*'rt ••?.",'.' *;';\ -:,;;- fortablo bnnk nccmint«, Byatematlo Raving was the foundation of many u large fortune, It is a habit thnt is easily acquired, affording inoru Hitilalni'Oon and offering larger rewards than any othor habit that you could form. You can open an nc count In this bank with ono dollar, and every $ix months your savings will b<a credited with tbe highest current Intercut. J. P. GILL Manager, Fernie Branch " I Grow Hair, I Do " Fac-Similes of Prof. Geo. A. Garlow _0 * i</W K;tId at -If, Restored at 30. Still have it at J5 Young Man, Young Woman, Which do you prefer. A XlCK FULL HEALTHV head of hair on a clean and healthy scalp, fre« from Irritation, or a bald head and a diseased and irritable scalp covered with scales, commonly called DandruCf. SCALES o.V THE SCALP or an itchy Irritation is positive proof your hair and scalp is in a diseased condition, as scale commonly called Dandruff, originates from one of the followlnffParastlclai, Diseases of the Capillary Glands, such as (Seborrhea, Sicca, Capitis, Tetter, Alopecia, or Excema) and certain to result in absolute baldness unless cured before tho germ has the Capillary Glands destroyed. Baldness and the loss of hair is absolutely unnecessary and very unbecoming:. ALL DISEASES UV TIIE HAIR fade tiway like dew under my scientific treatment, and I positic-ly have the only system of treatment soc; far known to science 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 all heads that stil! show fine hair or fuzz to prove the roots ore not dead. I HAVE A PEHFBCT SYSTEM of treatment for out of the city people who cannot come to me for personal treatment (WRITE TO-DAY) for question blank and full particulars. Enclose stamp and mention ' this paper. My prices and terms are reasonable. My cures are positive and permanent. "Consult the Best and Profit by 25 Years Practical Experience." Prof. Geo. A. Garlow The World's Most Scientific Hair and Scalp Specialist ROOM 1, WELDON BLOCK, WINNIPEG, MAN. / ROYAL HOTEL FERNIE Bar Unexcelled All White Help Everything Up-to-date Call in and see us once ^i_IAlHl_nnnn""-» untir d.**..-.****-. ^— Advertise in the Ledger and get Results. We Are Ready to Scratch ofit your bill any item of lumber not found just as we represented. Tliere Is no hocus pocus in This Lumber Business When you want spruce we do not send you hemlock. When you buy first-class lumber we don't slip in a lot of culls. Thoso who buy once from us always come again. Those who have not yet made our acquaintance are taking chances they wouldn't encounter if they bought their lumber here. ' KENNEMAMNM — Dealers In — Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash and Doors. ■-> SPECIALTIES—Mouldings, Turnings, Brackets, and Detail Work OFFICE AND YARD—McPherson ave. Opposite G. N. Depot. P.O. Box 22, Phone 23. A. C. LIPHARDT JEWELLER AND OPTICIAN FERNIE :: :: :: B.C. Imperial Bank of Canada HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO $10,000,000 Capital Paid Up 6,925,000 Total Assets 72,000,000 Capital Authorized Reserve and Undivided Profits ........ 8,100.000 D. R. WILKIE, President HON. ROBT JAFFRAY, Vlce-Pres. BRANCHES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Arrowhead, Cranbrook, Fernie, Golden, Kamloops, Michel, Nelson,,, Revelstoke, Vancouver and Victoria, 8AVINQ8 DEPARTMENT Interest allowed on deposits at current rate from date of depovlt. FERNIE BRANCH A. M. OWEN, Manager THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE CAPITAL, $15,000,000 REST, $12,500,000 MONEY ORDERS Issued by The Canadian Bank of Commerce, lire a safe, convenient and inexpensive method of remitting small sums of money. These Orders, ?iynbie without charge at any bnnk in Canada (except in the Yukon erritory) and in the principal cities of the United States, are issued at the following rates t $0 nnd under 3 cents Over 5 and not exceeding $10 O 10 " " 30 10 30 •• " 50 15 u u u t* It ia REMITTANCES ABROAD should t>« mttU by mmi ef oar SPECIAL PORRION DRAPTB and MOKISY ORDER& Um*!. wUhcmt d«l*r st maombl* rate*. I.,;- a -\ ftHfv, M<i«-.j**»r rrnmr C-flMtCM THE ORIOlNAtl OCA CHARTKH I OOH- >w mmm fNiiABA UHHi A tl«po»it of om» dollar it efficient to open a navinc* account wilh the Horns Hank. Tlicrw tito many hundredd of prosperous •avion* accounts in the Home Hank that ntatt*4 from an original ilepo-.it of one dollar. I'ull c*t>M|wuiiJ iutcre-vt allowed. tt. MtlO orner me • il-UNCHU IN TORONTO SEWES! aiUKCMEB At<i> CONHECTIOM8 IMttC-UOHOUT C*NAOA J, T. MACDONALD, Manager VIOTORIA AVE., -> •:• FERNIE, B.C. OHM I PAGE EIGHT -".Jf^ -s-jKl THS DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, AUGUST 23,1913 Otir Weekly List of Ladies' Wear V Ladies' and Misses' Overall Aprons, 50c to 90c each An attractive showing of Overall Aprons for ladies and misses in plain and fancy colors. They are finished with plain color trimmings and embroidered trimmings, made of the best English Prints. Price 50c, 65c, 75c and 90c 10c Pearl Buttons, Saturday per dozen 5c An Ocean Pearl Button in sizes from 18 to 26, well finished with two eyes, worth 10c per dozen. Saturday Special per dozen 5c $5.00 Broadcloth Skirts, $3.50 Broadcloth Skirts in black and navy, cut in new styles and trimmed with buttons. Saturday Special , each $3.50 $4.00 Satin Skirt $2.50 Satiii Underskirts, all the good bright colors, well made of good quality satin and cut in late styles. Saturday each $2.50 The very latest styles in new Pall Millinery is here for your inspection. Our Hats have the style, coloring and quality found only in the better grades. The styles represent the newest creations from New York, Paris, Toronto and Montreal. The colorings are smart and the values extraordinary. A glance at our Hats at $5.00 will convince you of the truth of this statement; Trimmed Hats at from $5.00 to $15.00 Boxed "Writing Paper, Envelopes, and Writing Pads at money saving prices. Real 50c Holland Linen "Writing Paper, beautiful finish, in correspondence size. Saturday Special ? per lb. 25c Envelopes to match above .« per lb. 25c Large size pad Irish Linen and Roman Flax "Writing Pad, unruled, with package of Envelopes to match. Saturday 25c Ladies' correspondence size "Writing Paper, unruled, paper creased to fold, and two packages of Envelopes. Saturday Special 30c Small size Irish Linen or Roman Flax Writing. Pads with package of Envelopes to match. Saturday Special 15c SWEATER OUR entire Stock of Sweaters, Sweater Goats and Knitted Mufflers will be displayed, showing all this season's new ideas in style and Colors. This will be interesting to intending purchasers. Our big window will be devoted to display of new ideas in Sweaters from the famous Monarch Knitting Co., The Harvey Co., Dr. Jaeger Woolen Co., Knit to Fit Co. These manufacturers specialize on Sweaters for Men and Boys. Men's Sweaters from Men's Coat Sweaters o Boy's Sweaters Boys' Coat Sweaters Men's Knitted Vests $1.35 to $3.50 2.00 to 10.00 .75 to 2.75 1.25 to 3.00 2.50 to 6.50 SPECIALS Boots and Shoes Snaps for the children! We have gone through our stock of Children's Shoes and assorted out all the odd lines of Slippers and Oxfords, both in tan and. black. These goods include all of our best grades and are special value. Regular price froni $1.50 to $2.00. Now everythhl; goes for ... $1.00 We will also 'include with these about 100 pairs of Children's Shoes,in broken lines. Do not miss this special sale. Tuxedo Baking Powder, 12 oz. Liquid Blue Pts. 2 for Krinkle Corn Flakes 4pa, Braid's Best Coffee, fresh ground^ lbs Chase & Sanborn Coffee, 1 lb. Canada First Catsup, pts Seeded Raisins, 12 oz 2 pa. Golden Dates, 2 lbs. '.." Young Herring in Bullion. 2 for Robin Hood Flour, 981b. sack Cross & Blackwell's Jam, 4 lb. tin Tuxedo Jelly Powder, 4: pa Mazda Electric Lamps; 40 watts Holbrook's Health Salts 2 for Enos Fruit Salts Empire Bacon, heavy, per lb Empire Bacon, light, per lb , Hani and Beef Loaf ; 2 tins Mixed Nuts, per lb Charlotte Russe Powder, 2 pa Custard Powder, large tins Electro Silicon Powdered Silver Polish, 2 boxes ; ;'-; Putz Cream Liquid Brass Polish , Pure Cane Granulated Sugar, 20 lb. sack .... White Rose Toilet Soap 6 for Heintz Tomato Soup, large size Bulk Tea, 3 lbs ; Okanagan Tomatoes, 2 lb. tins 2 for Old Dutch Cleanser 3 tins .15 .25 .30 .85 .40 .25 15 .25 .25 3.25 .65 .25 .50 .25 .75 .26 .27 .35 .20 .25 .25 .25 .20 1.20 .25 .25 1.00 .25 .25 See our special values in .-School Scribblers and Exercise Books. Our "BIG" Book at 5c is a great bargain. Money Saving Prices TRITES-WOOD COMPANY BRANCHES AT FERNIE, MICH&t, tfATAL AND COAL CRE&K Ltd. The Store of Quality Don't forget that the schools open next Monday. The Ladies' Guild of Christ Church will give a dance ln Victoria Hall on Labor Day. Tho Reboknhs will hold their sixth annual ball in the Victoria Hal! on September 25th. All ratepayers are reminded and should take particular notice that the 27th o£ this month ls the last day upon which they will be able to secure the larger rebate on their taxes for 1913. Mrs. D. M. Perley will receive on Thursday, August 28th, from 3.80 to G p.m. at tho parsonage. Last Saturday was pay day for tho miners nti'd as work has been protty steady It was a record pay,sheet. Dick Marshall knocked out Jim <Mc- Loan, ot Bull Itivor, in the 8th round of a keenly -contested bout at Cranbrook last Monday. , A train consisting ot 101 cars of coal and tonuled by ono cnglno (mallet compound)* loft tho Groat Northern yards on Sunday morning, Leo John was convicted of bolng ln possession of opium and soaked $250 or throo months hard labor last Mori- day. Tlio caso ls down .for appeal on Soptombor tho llth, Tlio Main Stroot In Fornlo could do with a fow hundred load of gravel whilo a few planks in somo of tho Bide- walks'may-«avo tho Council from an notion for damugoB, ■The Macleod nail Toam will bo horo for tho 1st and It Is said arrangements hnvo boon mudo for a spoola! to run for the convenience of Macleod fans nml roaldontu of tlio Pass, ' Jack Harrington, who hns Jimt fin- iHlied a term In tho city Jail, was arrostod on Saturday charged with -stealing a watch und assault, and was flnod $20 and costs or 30 dayu* hard labor. -A iwiiiiuiimii nainu.i Lav ul>u was VltJ up ty n couple of ihtiiis m-sit llit browory on Saturday evening about 9 o'clock ami, resisting, wan Hhot. Iio Is now in tho hospital with a -bullet in his hend. iTho pollco havo a good cloicriptlon of his assailants nnd thnlr nrrest lu only a mutter of a -llttlo tlmp. 'Mrs, E. Todd, who Is moving on Monday morning noxt to a flno storo specially constructed for hor business, on adjacent block. Informs us thnt sho has decided to clean up nil mlscolln. neous (stock, such sa neckwear, ohll- ilr«i»'« weitr, hosiery, ribbon remnants, dress goods remnants, hat shapes, etc., etc. Thmc will be displayed on four bargain iahlcn M $1,00, 50 cptits, 25 cents, and 10 cents. The sale -will last for two days only, namely, Friday and Saturday. The International! Geological Congress iwas in town last Tuesday and before they quit most of the inhabitants wero acquainted witli tho fact. The shrill of the pipos disturbed the peaceful serenity ot Main Street at about 11 ,p,m., when tho party adjourned from 'bolng entertained at tho Victoria Hall. We noticed that qulto a number of our Btaid buslnoss men wero Infused with tho spirit of the Gaol and stepped quite lively to the strain of the -pipes, FISHER WRITES THE'HERALD NO HOU8ES TO LET IN FERNIE Fornle real ostato Is bolng boosted by M. A. Kastner nnd It is not difficult to understand why, There aro at present practically no empty houses In thlB city. Tho worker who buys a homo ln Fornlo hnB certainly many advantages to say nothing of tho feeling of Independence. Real estate in For- nlo has remained vory atondy in spitti ot tho numerous „ sotbackB that our town has rocolvod and In most cases pooplo who hnvo invested In houso property havo ovory reason to bo content witJh snmo. A llttlo figuring will very soon convince ono that n homo costing tho purchaser from $1,800 to $2,000 will pay for ltsolf at a rent of $20.00 por month in about 0 year* Most of tlio property offorod by Mr. Knstnor calls for a vory nominal cash payment whilo the balance In*moat cases will be found to bo llttlo moro, if any, thnn an ordinary rental, 1818 THEATRE The management Inform us that thoy nro making arrangements to publish woek by wcolc, a bullotln containing tho curront program and ono for succeeding week. This Is bolng produced for noxt woek, and patrons bf Uiu tain Wlii oo ilOlO to wane their un rnnffcmcnlB at'cordlni-ly. Jm ;w »•<.-• montn In light, ventilation, projection, etc., aro constantly bolng mado by Manager Miller, who Is out to fix up ono of tho moBt up to dnto houses between Cnlgary and tho Const As ft pjcturo show man Miller has proved to tho Fornlo [hibllc that ho knows how a plcturo show should bo run nnd Is ever ready to enter for their convenience, amusement and comfort, Tho foaturo for this woek end Is ns follows: "In .tyo Nod Man's Country," a thrll- ling story Of Indian camp lifo and cap. wren nnd murders demonstrating thn triumph of lovo in « dramatic rewcuo. Thsr« will be the usual -fomlcs, dramas, etc, For next week tho feature la tho sensational drama, "The Secret of the Safe" In thr*e nt-Mi. Watch for nnnouncements of tmtnrt* prnrpum. The following letter from' Mr. I-I. Fisher, of Vancouver, appeared In Lethbridge Herald Saturday last: Sir,—I was somowhat amused at an article under the heading of "He Didn't Like Socialist Talk" ln Monday's Issue of the Herald. The sorrowful writer seemed highly indignant, nnd,.I am afraid, must have boen nervously upset at the tlmo of writing. He refers,to the Socialist speaker as bolng "talented" and "learned," and I, being the -particular Individual, must thank him kindly for the compliment, although I could not/even in my wlldost dreams, return such praise to my deluded critic, In tho first place, ho Booms to bo trying, through "(bluff and bauble," to arouse the Ire of tho citizens and city council of Ufttbbrldge ngnlUBt "(freedom ot.-speech," but this, I am aure, could not toe dono by ono bo poor In spirit and knowledge, who had become wrathful bocauso I attempted to opposo somo ot his "set ideas" and "fOBsllteod conceptions." (Further than that, to eliow his wrath, and thlnnoss of tho Christian oloak that ho garbs himself in, he ad- vocatos "stopping ub from running at largo," or In other words, nothing would appease his Christian spirit moro tlmp Booing us imprisoned, or enduring somo sort of pain, which tho defenders of the church somo (ow yoaro ago, took such delight In Impoa- ing upon all and sundry, who should daro to propagate a progressive Idea, or should move in the interests of the downtroddon. I can Juat boo In my mind's oyo, tho look of pleasure in any critic's lace, If ho had had the opportunity to wltnoss tho burning at tho stako of somo of tho "noblest characters" In tho world's history, who have at periodical ttmos been fouily murdered by the wrlhy Iitlhuva itt ihv church. Even so rocont an ovont as tho foul murdor of that Intelligent, noblo and courageous champion ot progress, Ferrer proved conclusively that his bar- hnrlc spirit, tto often showed hy thn "supposed followers of tlio Jowly Nm:- nrono," still surges within thoir bosoms. Now, for a few words in contradiction to my critic, who doesn't seem to adhere to tho truth so faithfully as ho might Uo "concluded that I was an upholder of tho prostitute." For this conclu- slon I forgave him, for ho it evidently to he pitted for "hia lack of understanding." Now, there In a certain atory, 1f 1 rememJmr correctly, In tho New Testament where a certain prostitute is brotiglit before Jesas Christ to be Jfidfl'*' tor her sins, and f ififnit the answer of Jesus Christ to those who-scoffed at her.,were: "That one of you who has no sin shall ca'jst the first stone." How differently do these words sound to those of my vulgar critic. I did not uphold the prostitute, but defended her and analysed her position. I showed that through tho working class 'being exploited of four- fifths of tho products of their toll, poverty, misery and degradation of tho working class naturally came about, and that It waB this poverty, and starvation iwages of theso working girls that was tho .predominating factor in forcing thorn to a lifo of prostitution. Abolish exploitation of tho working class, by the capitalist class, and we nbollsli tho "prostitute." Until thon sho has my pity and not scorn, for sho is,'one of tho most cruelly treated vlotlms of modern, society. *,* ■ ;( : In regard to thochurch, well, I analysed It, and showed that it had become an Institution in the /.Interests of the master class; and In regard to marriage, I dovotqd.tlmo to trope its origin. Private proporty was tho fundamental cause of our present day mode of mating. Marriage, like all other social, ethical, ami religious conceptions, arises out of tho economic structuro of nocloty, Tlio box ties and relitlo.v ships havo changed and are charging, the same as evorythtng elso, and when tho working class chango the iprlncl**- pio of prlvato ownership of wealth to common ownorelilp, so all our institutions of todny will chango, I advocated a condition whoro women would not bo economically do« pondont as thoy aro today. I pointed out that whon tho moans of wealth production woro > commonly ownod, alio would ho assurod of her livelihood, nnd thoreforo not dependont upon any particular man, and'consequently bolng froo, sho could ohooso tho ono oho loved, and not ns today have to sell herself, elthor on tbo streets for a few shekels, or to tho worklngman for a meal ticket, or to the master class as n mistress, II « Who would Iio ao foolish as to say Lh nl no luinskm ar» happy, but who /iCTln would bo ko mad as to say thnt divorces, race suicide and prostitution nrenot on the Inorense? Wo must be bold and honest, nnd, although our bo- Inir no mny hurt tht* fn-olltiirn of n fow, If by proclaiming tho truth It will in the near futuro save millions from pnln and -nngulih, lot us stand up with courage nnd determination to make dear tho truth nt nil costs. As regards to what he says of tho conception of And, ns wns worshipped by the Christian faith, I am still proud to state thnt I am too lofty to bond my knoen to mt\i n conception as pre* sentod In the Old Testament. Thoio who read or have read tho Bible, I am euro, they will agree with me, I refrain from quoting somo of the passages la tho Bible supposed to have bemn thn word ot flort, for fmr any child should, read this article. As regards the Darwinian theory, well that today is universally accepted by "thinkers." He ends his immortal epistle by stating that if my doctrine came Into practical existenco wo should return tb a state of society such as the ancient Totem period. To him I answer "Do not wait for society to revert to this age, and do not insult this age, for if promiscuous sexual.intercourse over existed In history, it doos right today." Go Into the "Hell Holes" of any of tlio great cities, pick up your dally papers, Investigate and read up stit- istlcs, and you find that the sex relations of today are something hor- riblo. But, then, perhaps my pardonable critic has never been out of Lethbridge, or perhaps ho reads llko ho writes. Anyhow,1'I-sympathize with all such would-ibe opposors of the groat movement In tho world's history —"■Socialism,"' And, as a last word to those who might have read thoso two articles, I hope that it will he the moans of, encouraging you to rend and study scientific Socialism, and thereby understand our position and your own. ^AS. H. FISHI3R. WHY MEKJRGANIZE Proficloncy gives tho happiness of achiovomont In work well dono, but wo do not work oiorely bocauso wo lovo It. Wo want Borne of the good things we boo othors enjoy. We want good things to eat, good things to wear, and other rocroation besides riding to and from work six days a woek. We want to loojt prosperous and not wait till wo dlo boforo othors notico that wo ovor lived. Wo want to onjoy the society of our kind and realize tho Joy of bolng a real live, act- Ivo unit in the groat social structuro of our generation. Wo want pretty homes and wnnt to provide them with nil tho little things that mnko for comfort and add to much to tho sum total of hu- mnn hnnnln»»«o Wn wti-nt tn "ntnrt onr children with natural surroundings and rear tbem to healthy maturity. Wo want them to look as neat and sweet an other children nnd have nil tho advnntagos of education nnd training which othor men's children re- cslvc. And whon tho heat enervates tho body that has worked with mechanical precision for a year, wo, want to gnth- or or loved ones and answer tho call of nnturo which beckons us out into the open, whoro wo can forget our rnritn and gaMmr new strength from the fragrance ot wild flowers and rest our wpnry eyes on thp Jrrnaay atrntnh of« rolling country or perhaps lounge in the sands of tho seashore and lave in tho salty breakers. We aro oatitled to all of these things and tho world holdn abundance tor all. When we ask for our own as fndfvMunto wo nro scorned as ticgsare, but through our unions our claims are successfully advanced. Tho worker Is just as human as his employer and has all the emotions and all the capacity tor enjoyment-as has the man who lives off the Industry of others. •But before the worker can get out of life what is in It for him, he must con servo his energy and concentrnto his demands through tho trado union of his craft. It is tho only agency that has over reduced his hours to tho point of getting a period of rocreatlon out of every twenty-four hours; it Is the one means of getting prompt action on a demand' for better wages, and is the only Institution to give him a feeling of security in his position because it sets up a definito standard with a fair minimum wage, The common ambition of men and the unnatural burden upon tollers bring them together under the banner of trade unionism, to march against tho hordes of privilege and regain what thoy have takon from us.— World, Duluth, Minn. "N Two Days Only CLEANUP SALE Mrs. Todd lias decided not to remove any of tho following miscellaneous stook, but will soil samo Friday and Saturday Neckwear, Children's Wear Hosiery, Hat Shapes Dress Goods Remnants Ribbon Remnants, etc. Four Bargain Tables $1.00. 50c. 25c. 10c ■J! ' ' O ' ' Theso nro Genuine Bargains, not the Usual "SPECIALS'* MRS. E. TODD - Fernie B.C.
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : F.H Newnham |
Date Issued | 1913-08-23 |
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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Notes | Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
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