f^^t^^^^S^^^^tf^^Si^l^ 1 ^■S-V ?>i^$f&V'&'A ^^g^ »)il'»l'l .« i" fffjirw^gia^uiiiirwiir^Mi^ui ■***m& Ir- /' 'LStiV -■*''a •'.-•• : ■• N<<j * ■ Industrial Unity is Strength C% The Official Organ of District No. 18, U. M. W. of A. -No: 48, Vol. vn. \v* Political Unity is Victory ■■---■SA. * XV . ' THE DISTRICT LEDGER, PERNIE, B. C, JUNE 20,1914. Jn. $1.00 A YEAR Colorado Strikers Big Benefit Dance *v By reading the following:, contributed by one of your officers, who has seen and knows, will give you an Idea of the people whom the Dance will benefit. They are real men and women -- heroes whose deeds historians may never record-but the greatest and most loyal adherents of freedom thro every age. Tickets are 50 cents and the Dance Is on Monday, June 22nd. 'AJ.. The whole <*- mdneworkers of the State ot Colorado were . called on strike in September last, atter several unsuccessful attempts to settle a strike in the northern part of the State, .which bad- - involved several thousand men and. their families for over -three and "one-Half years up to that time. '■•■-: .That the condition of the worker , iu Colorado was unbearable Is conclusively demonstrated by the unanimity with which tte*ey< obeyed the order to ease.work, although for the most part they were unorganized. The hired thugs and gunmen, who are the- very, in-carnation'of everything brutal, fiendish and murderous, .have at all times 'persecuted viciously and persistently any one showing the least sympathy - towards labor organizations. Yet in spite of this and systematic .-Mlmidgutlon, on, September 23rd la^t, i5 -per cent of Uie men laid down their 'tools and responded to-the call during the first week.. Naturally, eome of the few who. remained bad had. all tlieir manhood crushed out .years ago with threats which, were many times,carried into 'practice. Strange as it may appear to the average individual wbo has not studied the cause of the various industrial struggles taking place, five of the seven demands the mine -workers of southern Oolorado. are making of •the coal operators are covered by the State taw and are as follows: An eight-hour workday for all men "employed in the mines. ... - (The right to belong to a laibor —union;—— r^—: The abolition of the truck store and script system. A.The-semimonthly pay-day.. IThe right to' employ checkwedgh- men. In'addition to the above demands, thatnlrielfe are asking for a small increase in wages that.will place them on an 6q«al footing with the organised , miners •- of Wyoming and. other districts, sad are also demanding the abolition df the vicious guard system.' President of tbe United 'Mine Workers'Jno JP. White, when interviewed by the New York Independent a few daya ago, said, la part, as follows: kWho mine workera of southern) Colorado engaged ln this strike themselves; tbat ie, uninfluenced by any of their of floor*. For years theee men ■have labored under tke most oppressive conditions tbat one oould con- cetve ot Tbe political and industrial condition* nit southern Colorado are (without <jaesUon tbe worst tbat oan be found In any oountry, not even excepting Ruetfa. Constitutional-government ba* never existed iu this •action at Colorado, and the right* to lie enjoyed by -every free nan bave never p-revalled under tbe reign of theee ooal Magni "Tbe State et Colorado has spent nearly 11,000,000 in the ute of Its sub- etdlsed mltttia, a vacillating governor hae iat Miy ky nnd permuted tbe mllltla to do tke bidding of the coal companies, and adores of brine work- ers have been cant Into prison, held with no . ohargee preferred against tbem.. ud bave never ibeen brought to'trltL - "Many of the- gunmen Imported by tbe cosl operator* joined ^ne mllltla and bave brutally murdered men, wo* tn«n and -children. "The strike bu tbe indorsement of our International Union, and Is -being financed by us, and will continue until juitloe ls accords* tbe miners of tbat fltate." * tn reoent years tbe only atrocities in tbe labor history of North Amsrtoa tbat have In any way approached the appalling horrors perpetrated In Col- orido wm tho Indiscriminate shooting of miners and their families In West Virginia*/ We eannot forget when the famous, or rather Infamous, -oar, right* ly called the "Death Special" was taken up a valley In the dsnd of the night (the "Death Spectil" being an armored train with several guns with a range of two miles and capable of firing tso shots per minute), On the train were many thugs and gunmen, goaded on to their bloody work by one of the mine owners himself, his from their home lands. After living years in the State and gradually gaining knowledge of conditions elsewhere, also knowing- their conditions were fast becoming worse, they naturally sought redress in some way. ' The only .refuge appearing in sight was the help of eome organization such on the United Mine Workers of America. •Hence, the''ready response to the strike ;f/call iwblch was only issued after every union miner in the State voted for same to take place. The living conditions' for a miner and his family can.be' ibetter imagined than described. Suffice to say at this time that Congressional inquiry brought out the facts that three men were killed in the mines in Colorado for every one ln the organized States, and the average wage of the miners was f2.09 per day. In order to assist these apparently -helpless workers to obtain a little more of .what they are. Justly entitled to, the United Mine Workers have conducted this struggle for over four years in one part of tbe State, and are convinced tbat organized labor everywhere, as well as all liberty-loving citizens, will insist that these •people get their constitutional rights, together with their other very reasonable and conservative demands. We have many, times read ot the thrilling experiences of our adventurous heroes on fhe battlefiel, but there are some stories told and many untold, of deeds of. heroism by these strikers 'aiitftn^r^amiliesr unmarshal- ed, uncultured/ and for the most part uneducated, whieh would pale many histories of.the winning of a Victoria Cross into insignificance, Many hardships, endured, by these brave people will never be heard of. Fancy these families evicted from their, homes in the cold'and rain and enow of October last. The organization shipping two tooxcar loads of tents to Colorado from -West Virginia, where they had been .necessary, yet (Continued on Paige Seven) THE SCANTLING WAR At tbe provincial police court the faftermath of the 24th May celebration at Waldo wae beard before Stlpendary Magistrate Stalker on Saturday, A party of Hindus tried to vary tbe attractions by demonstrating Don- neybrook fair, resulting in one of their number reeling in tbe hospital until tbe present. \ , Inder. Singh charged nine of. hit •Countrymen witb brutal assault, and tho maffUtfate fined Santa M. Singh and Wada Singh 120 atad coats each, also binding in f 800 bond to keep tbs peace. * Tbe charges against seven others withdrawn. The costs of the court, hospital, doofcor, eta, alao loan of time during Inder Singh's Inability to work, ie to (be paid by the accused, footing up tb over $800. " VALBDICTOBY On Monday evening a counoil was hold in the -basement of tht Bngllsb church. Tbe object of the fathering wat a presentation to the Rev. and Mra. W. M. Walton, on their departure frpm Pernio. Messrs Chris. Andrews, Thomas Nelson, 8. B. Alexander and •Mrs. Turner contributed vocally to the evening's entertainment. After the musical pan of the pro* Sram wae over, Mr. H. B. Barnes. Ith a few brief remarks, presentee Mr. and Mrs. Wilson with a beautiful sliver tea set, as a taken of esteem oa behalf of the Ladles' amid and the congregation. Mr. Walton waa alao presented with a est of cuff links, subscribed by the choir tooye. <Miss M. Walton received a silver entree dish, being a wedding present from tho mombsra ot tbe choir aad friends. Mlts Sherwood presented Miss Allte Walton with nn electric reading lamp, on behalf of the Sunday eehool eiaas. Mist Helen Walton was presented with a sliver napkin ring. Mr. Walton replied on behalf nf himself and Mrs. Walton. The SOCIALIST PARTY 'Comrade Tom Connor, Provimciat Organizer, S. P. of C, will speak on the street opposite the Home Bank ou Friday, June 19th, at 7:30 p. >m. The regular business meeting will -be •held In the Socialist Hall on Sunday, June 21st. MOOSE GO TO ELKO AUGUST 3RD . The Loyal Order of Moose propose holding a monster celebration at Elko Monday, August 3rd, when special trains will convey excursionists from Michel, Hosmer and Fernie to Elko. INFORMATION WANTED If Victor, Margaron will communicate with Mrs. Victor Margaron, Johnston City, 111., he will bear of. something to his advantage. Any information regarding Margaron, who is of French nationality and about 18 years of age, may be sent to the Ledger office, or'dlrect to Johnston City, 111. RUGBY FOOTBALL •Having heard that the Fernie Rugby Football-Cluib are willing -to play any Rugby team in the Pass, Coal Creek R. F. -C. are prepared to play them for a supper. A reply to W. -Hughes, Sec. R. F. C, Coal Creek, will lead to (business, v GLADSTONE LOCAL NOTES A special meeting of Gladstone Local Union., was held in the Grand tbe- tre on Sunday evening. The object-of the meeting was to appoint the various officer^.for the ensuing term. The customary 'balloting for the honorary officers was dispensed with, therefore, the following officers are duly elected: President, H. Martin; Vice President, R. S. Phillips; Recording Secretary, T. Biggs, . -Mr. Thomas Uphill, wbo has held the position as financial secretary for the past three years, was voted' back to office by acclamation. IW. L. Phillips was nominated' as District President. The question, of the preferential ballot was also discussed. There are unquestionably a number of bright men in the local union, but not one of them was able to put up a convincing argument in favor of the prefer- ential ballot to,the majority of the members. Although such a system of balloting was described as tbe most Intelligent, progressive.and democratic form of balloting, it was as "clean as mud." They: therefore felt Justified in reverting to the old system. The delegate to the Trades and Labor Congress was recommended for a second ballot. THE K. P. BANQUET—J. W. BEN- NETT On Tuesday last, the regular meeting night of Fernie Lodge, No. 31, Knights of Pythias, the hall was comfortably crowded by a representative ■body of members of the order, both local and visiting. Ttye Grandi Chancellor, J. W. Bennett, made an official visit, and during this short speech touched upon matters of interest to the fraternity. After the close of the regular order of business, tables were spread and all participants thoroughly enjoyed the good' things provided. Songs, speeches,' recitations and other modes of entertainment were indulged) ln until midnight. Among the visitors were Brother •Halsall, representative from Cranbrook, and the Hosmer contingent, consisting of sixteen members of that lodge. Everybody voted that' they had an enjoyable evening, and expressed a desire that these events should be more frequent. It is expected that the Grand Chancellor will make an official visit to the other lodges along the Crow in the near future. BORN Tuesday, June 16, to Mr. and -Mrs. Fred Woodhouse, of Fernie Annex, a son. 'Mother and baby doing fine. DONT GO TO BRAZEAU - Owing to the failure ofthe Operators to make Agreement with District ■* **■ *_ ______ ■Jr"" Officers, the Mineworkers at Brazeau are out on strike. AN Mineworkers are -• warned to keep away. You are also warned to keep away from Vancouver Island. Strike still on. Bellevue Local Union Explains Their Side Alexander iMacdougal bas returned from Victoria. Shall we have a few seats scattered around the park for tbe 1st? Mr. and (Mrs, E. K. Stewart arrived from Vancouver this evening, on the Great Northern. The rate payers decided by a vote of 28 for and S against to include the whole of block 81 ln city limits. The eteun roller has arived and will shortly start out on ite Impressive mission, Or. Simmons, L, 1>, 8., D. D, 8„ Den- tist; Bank of Hamilton Bidg., opposite Trttee-Wood Co, Vancouver Prices. eaammmmmammmeamiamaaamamamemmme ... .Fred Perry left for Cranbrook tbls morning, to a«t as oourt steaogrspher durinc the week or until th-Tseesion is ended. A sale of home cooking will be held in the school room of the Methodist church on Saturday, June 20th. Tea also will be served. 218 .Miss Irene Naib, one of Fernie's most popular young ladles, has entered tho flold for competition as Carnival Queen at the Chabko Mlka at Nelson. NOMINATIONS FOR DIST. PRESIDENT Ittjt fer blood being so strong, that pusses Walton" repiud"modestly *5n •^f.flrtogeeyorW^ 9* thwnselvee and thanked deadly missiles Into the (imp where everyone peacefully slept, he apposed to hia murderous allies to go back and kill eome more, Again we ean never forget the their frlonds for tho"beautTfurifft«." * "■ .II,,.,!.*. „ "» A social wns held at tho flaiJtlst ehureh on Tuesday, to weleonui their new pastor, the Hev. .T. Vottei* Mr ■A game of football wss pulled off last night at the old ball grounds between the Oity team and the Butchers, resulting in a score of 5 to 1 lij favor ot tbe City . In police magistrates' court this morning, Carl Dahl was fined IIO and costs for Indecent exposure. Leon Kowlin, for creating a disturbance, <wae fined 17 and costs. O. H, Oeddt, John Dawson, Bdta- borough, Scotland; 3, W. fairness, San Francisco: C. Q. DuCane, Van- oouver, B. C!„ are In the city In the interosta of a large mining Industry In the old oountry. They are registered at the Ferule. ,imt*a *9**r t*a„*>*tf at, -wiwaiei, muit., I itoneiti Macfcensto presided over tbe atdtae* eontr. h**td; fMrtf-ntlv htrr-fl VWi'tli.,!', whh-h wm hi**,-}. -*u«.-muW *L«k. /m—^.4 _ „ „ ,., ... *.* ._ _•. >..i.e la .... m tm nt-m '. -. ~_ *_,,."* the Calumet corporations, ahwited "fire I - in the little Italian hall where some few enthusiasts bad perparrd a Xmas tree, la order that the dear children might have some little re- membrane* of th* tetdtra eetxaon Xmee morn dawned and ftmnd that *manty-> three women and children had suffered An agonising and premature death. The horror li great,enough when the worker ta sacrificed, but that is our civilisation drifting to wbdn It •Hows the women, and worse still, dear imio eblldrsn to be eo cruelly imt to death. For the most part, the pvoule wlwj are sow waging such a noble fight •gainst the biggest corporation the world has ever know—i. «,. Standard Oil—art men t who ware deluded by glowing: promises, etc., of tho Imnrt- gftHen sharks, and brought Into Col- ©redo in order to replace matt who we-nM not tolerate the awful em* dUlont asr longer. The Immtgwntg were mostly tortlgn-epeaklng aad tbns <tilte ignorant of eo» hy members of the church and friends. Mr. Simmons was called upon to deliver the address of welcome, nm. O, M, Perly and the Rev, W. 3. Mc- behalf of the churches of Fernie. Captain MoClean of the Salvation Army attended bla welcome by Uie rendering of a song. Miss Daniels usve a recitation. After a short ad* drees from Mr. Poster, the gathering sat down and enjoyed light refresh- Went. vrorMeti by the iaMm' AM, which gave Rev, and Mrs. Foster the opportunity of aeqnalntlng themselves wlUt ibe etiitsna of Vonio, A buttinski who had nothing better to do than repeat bar-room talk and omte dlsseatkm In tbe police foree, waa responsible for a lengthy police TOmnHsekmers' meeting. As a mak one twnetObl* bnn reatbtiet. The nty win not engago another mag al present. It tt to 4m hoped that the eity will give the man filtnlteed the first opportunity of mr wont offering, Moot tttloM prevailing In adjacent States, i of ue are • little indiscreet and tMs, f» moet <*stt thsy have been shipped | after aU, Is aot a wry grave offense. •p-V*-*-. --*--'.' «: V, „„ '.M¥,traa^ttm prevalent ammv* nonte ihst th* *h**b- evititiinittn at uoal Creek are paid a straight salary. This, we have been asked to state, is not the ease. The check weighmen are paid 13,80 per day and receive this only when they work. When diggers are not work- ■».*, wtttk<» mi uo t*>*t w» wwgn, hence no need for cheekwslghmen. j -maamw*amaaaaaaaaammiimtaammiitaammmi*mimt With the rlvor rapidly lowering and tbe water clearing, the "speeded beaote" should be snappy at anything In tho shspe of fly. Many fishermen have already tried the river, both above and below Morrissey, snd eome good oatobes ara reported Tbe atop over bows* Is tit** An«trnffnn, where J. Stevens will be glad to accommodate all corners. A Northwestern Mounted Police constable arrived here yesterday with a warrant for the arrest ef Harry Coeman, charted with fraudulently ?Jtahttug credit Una. th* Alberta reding Co- of Utbbrtdge, Tbo prisoner and esoort left for Lethbridge on the evening train. There are n vgmber of others Impllesud, aad further arrests will be mado Is eon- neotlon with the* matter. The names of D. H. Hyslop and W. L, Phillips wore the Constitutional nominations received at tho Distriot Office and aro, conso-' quently, tho candid^tos lor Prosl- dont at the election on Friday next. Jane 26. W. Graham, D. Rees and A. McRoberts' names were alio received, bat they have declined to stand. THE G. N. P. FOOTBALL LEAGUE Kesults of last Saturday: ■Coleman, 1; Corbin 0. Referee, K, Tennant. •Michel, J; Hlllcrest, 0. Referee J. Wilson. ■Matches for Saturday, 20th: Fernlo vs. Hlllcrest. J, Moore, referee, Coleman vs, Frank. J. Caufield referee. Hoamer.vs. Corbin. Jf, Wilson referee. A general mooting of the I/ea*ue will be held In Hosmer on Saturday, .Mine 20th, nt 3 o'clock ln thu afternoon to consider tbe action of Frank refusing to accept the findings of the Biec- utlve committee re Frank-Coal Crook match on May luth. The fixtures for <he Junior team* will also be arranged. •mn-mtaaaaaamam ,a FIRNIE FOOTBALL CLUB Tlmo will Iio the usual committes meeting at 4 i». m„ also the dance t*r*t**1t*ltttii* ttvn viitv-it't'tt'A !■ *• ',■ j. i tendance at 3 p. m.. The follo-wln* i^.afuit, 4t« »«ic-vi«u io play against Itllkresl, m Fornle; Team—lawyer; I Oakley and Whltelaw; Mills, Rwo-tny aud itilHy; Kyers, Cameron, Tomlln- son, R. Parntll. nootb, Came to start at 7 j>. in. riuyim meet at 0:30 p. m. COAL CREEK V. HOSMER At Fernie, Wodnesday, June 10th. Referee, Sands. Coal Creek added another laurel to their honor list in the league game .played on Weintmdny, 3nne torh, Owing io tho Coal Creek ground be- Ing mspmd^il, the Fernie rommlttee kludly ii'.±*.i.Sl lUtii' Kt'uuud hi \ke Alititotul ot Cosl Creek. The play from the beginning raa pretty even, both aides failing to take chances offerad. From a run, Tom Martin acored the flrat goal shortly before the Interval. On r**oinp*ien, (|# Co»| Creek tot* wsrd line woke un. and from a hrtl- Hunt dash Ws»k«r stepped in and added another. Shortly after, Pete Armstrong added a third. Hosmer fell away entirely. Coal Creek adding two more before the whistle sounded Um*, Walker and Martin scoring. Final: Coal Creek, 5: Hoemer, 0. FERNIE WILL HOLD BIO CELEBRATION JULY 1ST Qlgantle Program—Bla Prisee—15 Round Boxing Contest Extensive preparations have been made iby the.Fernie Athletic Association for their annual celebration on July 1st, and an excellent program bas been prepared, with prises worth competing for. There will be a one-mile dash, a ■live-eighths mile dash, a relay race of a mile and a half in the horse racing; also a pony race of half mile heats. , A baseball tournament ta being arranged between Cranbrook, Elko, Waldo ond Fernlo. Cranbrook and Fernlo will meet, again to decide which is the best in lacrosse. In association football arrangements have been made witb the Crows Neat Pan Football League to pick two teams representative of the southern and northern end of tbe Pass to play a football match. There are many field events, from a 100-yard daeh to a mile open, also Jumping competitions. Tbe lumbermen have not been forgotten and. chopping, sawing and log rolling will have a place on the ■program. Arrangement* bave been completed with the Indians of the Tobac co Plain to encamp on the ground* on that day and hold a pow wow, atter the sporta. In addition, the middleweight cliam- pionahlp of Canada la to be fought In the evening between Dilly Weeks and Joe Uvanni. As both theee men are well known by the sporting fraternity, comment Is unne-peisiiry, There will be good prises for motor- cycle and bicycle races, All, that la needed (a tho weather to make thia eclebratlon the bent of Ma kind in Hast Kootenay. "■■ - Ml ■ I -I... ■ OILLWALTON Bellevue, Alta., June 16, 19H. Editor District Ledger, Fernie, B C: Dear Sir:—^Tho undersigned have been instructed by the above local to reply to ex-President Smith's letter, which appeared in your last issue, June 13th, relative to the controversy that resulted in the president resigning,, aud would be obliged if this letter were given equal prominence ■with his. Wo feel that the membership of the District would like to see the reverse of the shield, inasmuch as Brother Smith's letter would suggest that he had 'been .badly treated by this local. Here Is the history of the case: On May 13th a request w»is made that Brother Smith attend here, to explain certain statements which he is alleged to have made at a meeting of Hillcrest local. The following corre- S'ponden'ee then followed.: Exhibit 1 Fernie, B. C, 'May 14, 1914. James Burke, Esq., Secretary Miners' Union, Bellevue, Alta.: Dear Sir and Brother:—On arriving at the office today I found a note stating that you had phoned asking that I ^hould attend a meeting of Bellevue Local on Sunday next, May 17. Today Secretary Carter informs me that you have phoned stating that the reason you want me Is on account of something I am supposed to have said at Hlllorest on Sunday last. I am not sure as to the exact words attributed to me, 'but feel that if I should come to Bellevue it would be a case of nag-chewing over something which no one is definite about. Personally, I cannot say whether 1 made any such statement or not. I said quite a lot of things in Hillcrest, and it 'is just possible I may bave been a little indiscreet and said something which would better have 'been left unsaid. If it will help matters any, I will admit I made the statement, just because I am not prepared to deny it. Secretary Carter is positive I did not make any such statement, "but I am willing to let It go that I did. If Bellc- vue local desires to take _any_a*ctlnn "lri-the matter, they are perfectly at liberty to do so, insofar as I am concerned, and I am willing to abide by the result. Under the circumstances, I cannot see that .any good purpose could be served by iny coming to Bellevue, as requested. . ;,JPratemally yours, J. B. S.MITH. Exhibit 2 Bellevue, Alta., May 19, 1914. J. E. Smith, Esq., President District 18, .Fernie* B. C: Dear Sir and Brother:—I beg to ac knowledge receipt of your letter of the 14th inst., relative to the statements you are alleged to havo made at Hill crest. In reply to same, I am Instructed by tbe above local to again request you to attend, inaemuch as they deem your answer very unsatisfactory, and I am hi8tru<fed also to say tbat, falling your compliance with their reasonable request, It wtll make necessary tbe putting Into motion of the re- coll. Hoping you will reconsider the attitude adopted, and the decision come to in your letter, and, with beet wishes, I beg to remain, Your fraternally, JAiMBS BURKE, Secretary. Exhibit 3 Fernie, B. C, May 20, 1914. iMr. James Burke, Secretary Miners' Union, Bellevue, Alta.: Dear Sir and Brother:—In reply to your of the 19th Inst., let me say at once that I will not be ttt your meeting, threata of a recall notwttnetand Ing, If your local baa any charges to make against myself, the cobstlUi tion full provides for same, and I would suggest, nay, I would even advise, that your local carry out their threat and nut the proper machinery in motion, I do not fpar the result. Your fraternally, J. R. SMITH. Exhibit 4 -Bellevue, Alta,, May 25, 1914. The Executive Board, District No. Id, V, M. W, of A„ care A. J. Carter, Secretary-Treasurer, Fernlo. H. C: Greeting:—! am ^instructwl by the above local to ask you to dato Preal- dont Smith's realRnation, owing to bla refusal to attend here and explain certain statements alleged to have been made by bim at a meetlna of Hlllcreat !«cal Union. The enclosml rorrenpondence will make the mutter clear to you. Yours fraternally, JAM KM HI'HKK, HfKTirtiiry, A pretty wwMlnir toik pine* in VbtiM rliiim?, PomK itt' 3 o'clock. Tuesday nuK-ung, th* l»rid<»'a fnrhf- Ikv. w, M, Walton, offending, when Mary Jane Catharine Walton wa* m*r- ..... ,tr .«,, jvau r. ymi. tue ouly son nf Mr it*** Vi- C" f" * T " ,f jJ(, A-berdcwNihlre, S-ffltli-iml. Thn -fhurHi was prettily decorated with palms, fern* *»*il carnations. Mr. J. tayland prodded at the organ, Tbe bride, who was given away ny ti*»r nn*li», Mr .1 .» t'tlrrt* rit (■••n-'nff «"■*■'■• worw a traveling wwtume of blue silk crepe poplin, and black hnt, irtmmwi with flowers In corlne and purplo tones, and wore a corsage bouquet or lilies of the valley. She w»« ntttinded by her alater, Alice, who was gowned In peacock blue crepe meteor, and carried awset ptmt, whiff* tb* brltl*'* yotingeit sister. Helen, made a rarest, little flower girt, and wore a white .uuiw-jMuwd dr**** with 4)i*!« anab, and carried a basket of msrguerite*. The groom was supported by Mr. W. F. Borland of the Home Bank. Mr. and Mra, QUI left on the 10:30 train for Uke LouIm and Banff, go> lag by the Arrow !***», where tbey will upend * Tew weeks biforc KQtas .to their home at Orwnfell, Baak, wletw Iff. OBI ft manager of the ' Bank of Hamilton. Tbe bride was the r-wlpiont of a large number of beautiful presents, which shews the esteem In which she la >*M by b«r many friend*. Exhibit 5 (C. P.-R. Telegram.) Feraie, B. C, May 30, 1914. James Burke, Secretary Miners* Union, Bellevuo, Alta.: Special meeting Monday. Notify you in case your local wishes repre- senation at same. J. E. SMITH. Exhibit 6 -Fernie, B. C, June 4, 19H. To the Members of District No. IS, United Mine Workers of America: Greeting:—In view of the fact that President Smith has resigned and another election ls ibeing called, it is undoubtedly incumbent upou us to, at least, give a brief explanation as to what -prompted Presddent Smith to take such action. The facts presented -before the special board meeting, which was called together by .President Smith on .Monday last, are as following: President Smith attended a meeting of Hillcrest Local on Sunday, May 10th. at which, during an address, it Is alleged by Bellevue Local ho made certain statements in reference to the Bellevue *men, which were detrimental to the best interests of the District, and in order to have the matter cleared up, invited the President to attend their regular meeting. President Smith wrote them to tbe effect that if he attended there would possibly ensue a lot of needless rag- chewing, hence it was best that he stay away. Bellevue Local again invited President Smith to attend, but in their letter they stated that if he would uotattendvthey (Bellevue Local) would consider it necessary to put into motion the recall. To this, President Smith replied that he would not attend their meeting, advising them to seek redress through the medium of the recall if they felt justified. Bellevue then addressed a communication to the District Board, asking them to date President Smith's resignation, awing to- the fact that he refused to attend their meetlug.". __Tlie_!oilaHdng_resolution_«as-ssd—by—. the board will explain their action in the. matter: "After fully considering the state- ments of President Smith, also Repe- sentative Burke from Bellevue Local, together with all correspondence relative to the controversy, we'feel that we are not warranted in dating President Smith's resignation, but are convinced that the interest*.; of the organization would be beet conserve by President Smith visiting Bellevue Local as early as possible for the purpose of dealing with any statements which he is alleged to have made at Hlllcrest. "Therefore, be lt resolved, that we advise President Smith to adopt this course, and further, that we notify Bellevue Local of this decision of the Board." It might be atated that President Smith in giving hia reasons for resigning said, in part, as follows: Exhibit 7 "The action of Bellevue Local ln calling for my resignation is merely the culminating point which has prompted me to come to this decision. I find that certain locals have expressed dissatisfaction ro certain settlements, etc., arrived at by me, bonce, after having exprsesed myself very plainly on different occasions that i would not consider holding tbe position ot President any longer when I found any locals disapproving of my work, I feel I could not take any other course thnn to tender my resignation at thii time, to Uke bffect forthwith. These are, (briefly, my reasons for so deciding." Fraternally yours, WM. ORAHAM. Acting President. A. J. CARTBR. Sec.-Treaa. We nom- eottif* to Brother Smith's letter In the Ledger of June ISth, of which the following 1* tin *trem'. "It to happena thai two or three months ago Bellevue I<ocal decided that It waa not to thdr beat interest* to have their Union Notes appear in tho Ledger, but Just aa soon as tbey have a little grievance (of absolutely no Hniiortancei with a District Officer, they }mm*Klla«eIy decide that It wouM bo to their advantage to have thatr Union notea published In the paper," The inference to be drawn from tide atntement in tbat IMlevug Local de- cidml io o-ttac-k lilm throuth the i Continued on Page Six) .1. II, Mi:Mv«u, Duniliiiim Fnld Wm" Officer, waa In town on Tuesday am! Worttwu-lny. Hi' wwil <«». «n WVd neaday* evening. Funeral of the Late Mrs. L. Morton Of thoae eletten persona who im! ♦ M«> tni't tt*11 ti* lit,* I 1*-- ' l"1- ' passage on the lll-Yai-mt Mmpr-wi* nt i»*«i*llit, UH: Htttt-VM* UtHk) Ui. IMtl "Uf ri-tuniiiil, mnl thai v(u-» iM-»rr«d >'*■*•* tcrday afternoon to Ih* lmprw**lv* strain-* or ihe ixntd March in the nm-; etery on tlje hill. * Tho body of Mr*. Lowtbtir Morion. .,..U ■•«.. -.<U,IIUW,IIH4 IMr* ■¥■*•" ******** ■: nnd hHttliftixi. arrl < d here on Tuesday * nlRht from }be ca»t, an<! waa ronv-fv. nl to the undertaking parlors, from which pla*M> ihe fimewil waa h«ld. I A api-rtal train waa provided for thej wtvenlenfe of iho Conl Creek peo-i pie, and many availed themaelvea of 'MXtXU*. From the undertaking parlors, the bftftv wtt* t-rmvpvfil tt, tht* vi/it bt* 4 l'li Hittrf-H, aibrr* tbr Rev, Perky d«lh'- md a most imareialve and approprt* nt* address. After »b* rknrth wmlee ike funeral cortege r»-fnrmwl and preceded by the Coal Cr»*»k Rxcniitor Hand, playing tbe !>*id Marrfe Is Saul, wended He way rlowly aad sadly to this L*l ifc»Uw* i«Uc« ua ik* hillside. The coffin wae covered with a ntttntwr of handsome floral emblems, tbe token* of respect from many friends and relative*, the de canted tady aad her husband being well known and respected by all wbo knew them. Thc ;im1I b.'ari-rit were Moaera. Mill- itilfn \t*>\itllail* Wno-St-WIH *H«<i|r*n*»» Wltilania ami llrahatn. AT TME ORPHEUM "Hum* *«»<• t'*j«»r»jia'i<(*i the ureal fire in Fernie, of August I. I9W, will h:iv<> nn opportunity of s-srlim tliolr iMhUi ftatur-** at the OrplMHint neat Monday and Tuwlsy, "Through fit** tn Foritttit», or The Hunken Village," Trup, l«w p-eopte In Fernie ean claim to lave secured a fortune as a result ot the ffr«\ t»i« they Can aee in the rwitarkably mliatfc film a portrayel nt *i*i,'ir ,,.rr oirjii'-r'.'R"'.".' duPttiK tha'. ■ralamitoue time, "The acens of the rnnflaifraHon nnd th<* fw*«-|i1n bnddtad tiiiniv. i m» r:imp on Mte *j»o**" win re- mind many of their experience and nene to want all td ih* neeMslty fer a greater vigil«t)<'« in avoiding a -common fo*. For Friday and Saturday there U a t»<H>»r! Ktmbx tvnlnre, "Chains of »r1"m'^1'•■',, Thv f? otic of thaw fti'ut pathetic drama* depicting tb* great aa-frtfl««" mad* by a woman for the man sho iovmi. sm If you go to Morriisey, give 3. Stevens at oalt. at tbe Anatrtallan, thi* only hotel in the district now. '"^V* .*> f^X"^^*^*^^!?^'* ■■■ -;'XAX^*^^y: __.. ^. ^j^x^r ,*y^*'"~~X-'r&!-x: *'-Xx^'-x ^x^xS 1 y <■' * " PAGE TWO THE DI&miOT LEDGEB, FE$lftE, B. 0., JUNE 20,1914, !l Directory of Fraternal Societies INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS Meets every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock ln K. P. Hall. Now* Grand, JL E, Barnes. Secretary, J. B. Mcik^ejohn. ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS Meet at Aiello's Hall second and third Mondays in each month. John M. Woods, Secretary. Fernie, Box 657. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS k Meet every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. in their own Hall, Victoria Avenue. C. C, A. Bunch. K. of S., D. J. Black. M. of F., Jas. Madison. LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE ■Meets every other Monday at S p. m., in K. of P. Hall. Dictator, F. H. Newntoam. Secretary, G. Moses. 139 McPherson Avenue. LOYAL TRUE BLUE ASSOCIATION Lady Terrace Lodge, No. 224, meets In the K. P. Hall second and fourth Friday of each month at 8 p. m. A!IIS. J. BROOKS, W. lM. W. ORR, Secretary. LOYAL ORANGEMEN Terrace Lodge 1713. Meet at the K. P. Hall first and third Friday evening of each month. R. CRIOHTON, W. 'M. Ludlow I Mining Kings Try to Wipe Out the Labor^ M°ve" ment in Southern Colorado Coalfields. l^^SAJm.) massacre ot nineteen not a .part of $be United States. ^ \t and children1 at Lud* -They realized that only by organization could they obtain their consti- KING'S HOTEL The bloody men, women low, Oolorado, "April 20, 1914, wae the final effort of the coal operators and John D. Rockefeller to wipe out every vestige of the labor movement ln Colorado and will give warning to workers who might demand their constitutional rights in the future that theirs would be a similar one. For more than thirty yeara the coal miners of Colorado have been only so many slaves of the operators. Every industrial, political and religious right has been denied them. Legislation in the interests ot the workers bas availed them nothing, for the coal ibarone have always owned the courts. As early as 1884 the miners banded them-selves ^ogther in an- effort to get their constitutional rights. Each time, however, by murdering them, by burning their homes, by deporting the and other high-handed methods the operators were able to break tbo strike. <Im 1904 the coal miners made their most valiant effort to break their bondage. For months tbey fought and suffered untold privations, only in Uie end to be deported from the State in boxcars like so many cattle. ~ Thousands of foreigners, speaking twenty-two tongues, were brought to Colorado to take the place of those experienced miners and American citizens/ Six thousand striking miners •were blacklisted 'because they committed the henious cringe in Colorado ot fighting for their constitutional rights. Strikebreakers of 1904 are the strikers of today. ' The oppressions of the miners wblch led up to the present strike and its most horrifying incident, the massacre of the innocents at Ludlow, are so foreign to American liberty that they are almost beyond the -belief of the citizen who has been taught that there is constitutional government In all parts of the United S.ates. .'t ni'ins impossible that here, in supposedly free America, men, women and children must be slaughtered, mothers with babes in their arms must be ridden down and maimed by a man like Adjutant General Chase, a pliant lickspittle of the operators: that the motherhood of the nation ■must submit to robbery, abuse and fiendish outrages; that men and women -must forego their right of trial 'by jury, and other injustices that they might (force the capitalist-owned State and county executives to enforce the laws aud re-establish constitutional government. But the fact remains that the Colorado miners have suffered all these indignities In an en- — -enxorcemeiTc~oi- Bnr supplied with the best WineB, Liquors and Cigars DININC. ROOM IN CONNECTION W. HILLS, Prop Alsbesdae Is sas. , Uy applied. A0 yoa need te help yoa Is cold water and a flat brush. Alabaitlna walla make the heme lighter, mere cheerful and , Uavtftd.lt will not soften oathe 'wall Ute kalse* mine. Became mt MHWnHMWWi n ego, besoms] fsri •diss* ' Ul AlsfcsiHss wall ■■■ _, roesstod without fsaMv**^ r (aa tlw eld eeat. AkbeatiiM wria wstfcstmntnnntmit. They, formiy beta an AUUsdaswsg. ■Wiesaaoss one mom, ami yson want tlwm sll AIsUsHmJ. <WV. Cold Water nsie^L||^iyiMgaL^H>'^'*^LtfAu. I tffclsampkaef AtafcoMne wer%. I FREE STENCILS ^■9 witogyoyosfaitss. asks yew hems ahamln* ei a em^um^mtbim ________ deavor to secure an State laws, without avail. One of the many laws passed in the interests ot the miners is that providing for a check welghmaa This has -been a statute for a decade, but the miners bave never been allowed a check welghman. Here and there, men robbed of 700 to 1,400 pounds of coal on every car they mined got together and demanded their rights. They were discharged. The abolition of tbe script system, the granting of the right to trade wherever they ■plea*ed>, to belong to a union and the etsabUshment of a semimonthly pay day are other laws of Colorado -which the operators cava always refused to obey, and for the enforcement of which the coal miners are striking. The miners of Colorado have never been allowed their political rights. On election day they were driven to the polls like ao many sheep. The superintendent sent one man in to vote, He marked the ballot, but Instead of placing it in the box, took it to the superintendent. It was then given to a man to place in the box and he In turn marked a duplicate ballot to he given to the next voter. Thus the endless chain was continued. Any man who refused to give up his political rights, in this way was discharged and driven out of the county. At times when this method would not win an election, some prominent opponent of the coal operators was arrested Hia friends were told that he would be "fixed" it they did not make Me followers vote their ticket. If the coal operators wanted to "get" any one, and they did get every one suspected of even being a union sympathiser, the sheriff in either Las Anlmss or Huerfano counties did the work. Men were arrested on trumped- up charges and tried by fixed Juries. In I90d John R. Lawson, now fn- ternatlonal Board member of the United Mine Workers ot America went Into Huerfano county to organise the miners. The sheriff was told to "get" lawson. The miners broke no laws. The operatori became frantic and the sheriff was told tbat he would either have to "get" law. non or step down and out. So one night Lawson left Wslscn burg to visit a nearby camp. Two thug officials followed him to the outskirts of the town. One etopped him at the point of a gun, the ether plac- i Ing a six-shooters In Lawwm'a pocket, t llie organizer wa* then am*»ted the charge of carrying concealed He waa placed ln tutional rights and they began petitioning the United Mine Workers ol America for membership. Finally, in 1911, organizers went into the terri-. tory, only to be beaten up and de» ported. Conditions became no unbearable tbat tbe miners sent delegates to a convention in Trinidad, September 16, 1913, to decide what they, should do. They demanded an immediate strike, but otflcaia of the -Mine Workers insisted that they give the operators a chance to consider their .seven demands. The operators refused to meet their men and the atrike was called September 23, 1913, when 11,- 252 men left work. When the operators saw tbat a strike wae inevitable, the Baldwin- Feltz detective agency was employed, together with hundreds of gunmen and hired assassins, many .of whom bad murdered women and children -in West Virginia, and brought into the State. • 'More than a dozen machine guns were purchased and a reign of terror that bas known no equal in the history of industrial conflicts .was -begun by these, hired murderers of John D. Rockefeller. Gerald Llpplatt, an organizer for fhe United Mine workers, ' was the first to pay the death penalty. He was murdered on the streets of Trinidad, August 16, 1913. One of the most dastardly death- dealing devices employed by the ooal barons to harass, intimidate and murder the strikers /was a high-power armored automobile mounted with a machine gun and manned by -six thugs with high power rifles. During: the day the "Death Spe- the strike zone, shooting into the tent colonies. One of the most nefarlouB attacks of these hired murderers of Industry was the attack on tbe Forbes tent colony of peaceful strikers. Ou the afternoon of October 17, the strikers were aroused by the approach of an automobile. They hurried to meet a mnn who came from the car, bearing a white flag. The gunman exhibited a union card and asked whether the strikers too were union men. They replied that they were. "Weil, if you are, you'd .better look out," said the gunman. Whereupon he dropped his flag of truce, as a signal, and the firing began.- A 'Whistling rain of -bullets scattered the men, women and children to every point of safety, but the bulletf were faBter than the strikers. One union mau ««'«■» fr-v.'^ °/"j ° *yMf v??.f* ig,"yt—in—tfrft- leg nine time, while he was trying to crawl under his tent. In theee tented cities of the strikers were hundreds of mothers with babes at their breasts', men, women and children, braving tbe elements and the hardships of life, but secure In the belief tbat tbe dawn of a happier civilization was at hand, . If the day did pass without a slaughter, the night was spent In equal terror of these gunmen. On every point of vantage surrounding the tent colonies, the operators placed powerful searchlights, which were'played on the strikers' homes from dusk until dawn, keeping them and their families tn constant fear of an attack that might come at any minute from the hired gunmen. October 17, 1913, the operators placed their gunmen with a machine gun in the streets of Walsenburg. They opened fire on tbe unarmed and peaceful strikers in the streets. When the amoke cleared away, lour members of tbe United Mine Workera of America had paid the death penalty of fighting ror their constitutional lights in Colorado. - When the Stato mllltla wae called out, October 27, 1615, eleven striking coal miner* had been killed by the murderers of John D. Rockefeller and his employes, the Colorado coal operators. But, it the gunmen were murderers If they were robbers—It they were abusers of women, they were no less desirable than the Colorado National Guard, under the command of Adj- Gen. John Chase, who, drunk with the flattery of his bosses and Intoxicated with an ill-founded Idea of hit own importance, etopped at nothing In his effort to -break the etrlke or the coal miners. Tor alx months theee militiamen, many of whom were barrel-house butne and Baldwin-Felts thugs, terrorised the strike sone. Union torn and -officials were thrown Into Jail by the score, held Incomnnlcado and subjected to the moet cruel tortures of the notorioos third degree. Complaints were made to Judge Advocate Houghton of the military court that there were no charges against these men and they were Interned that if "OeneranP Chase believed It neceeeary to detain them, that waa auffident reason. . Howe* and saloons were robbed almost nightly by these scab-herding on mllMlamen. Women were insulted and outraged. Orvt In Agultar ont nltht some one fired s shot. MIHtlamen two def«n*eieee State National Guard, and, armed with State.equipment, were stationed at Ludlow- under the command of Maj- Pat "Hamrock and. Lieut. E. K Idn- derfeit .to 'Weaifoqt the tent colony and every d—-none of those red necks." It waa Sunday afternoon. The Greek members of-.the tent colony were celebrating their Easter. John D. .Rockefeller, Jr„ had just preached the word of God to Mis Sunday school class dn.Neiw York city. The strikers and their families- we're enjoying themselves In a baseball game. They were a happy, carefree audience of twentyrone nationalities, thinking ot nothing ibut the freedom trom industrial and political slavery which tbey were willing to purchase by an incessant war with the natural elements—<wlth the imported assassins ot John D, Rockefeller ahd with the corporation-owned officials of the county and State. It hart toeen a day of joy—a day such ae victory in the strike will bring them every twenty-four hours ia the future. The game Waa almost over, when down out of the bills, where these strikers bad lived In hovels like hogs' —toad been robbed' of their coal- been ^deprived of their political, industrial and religious liberties and bad been driven into unsafe mines to be slaughtered, 'came the gunmen of. Industry—the hired murderers Of the Sunday school teacher and ".philanthropist," John D. Rockefeller, Jr. There were five ,ot these gunmen on. horseback and armed with high- powered rifles, who came to'break up the b-aeeball game but they realized that even high-powered' rifles and machine guns, trained on the baseball diamond, from the hills might not be sufficient to combat the crowd of fans, and they started away chagrined. Some of tbe strikers* wives laughed.< "Oh, that's all right; have your fun today*, we'll have our roast tomorrow," said one of the gunmen. Little *did these .peaceful men, women and children' realize the horrible prophecy this.thug wae making. They were accustomed to the intimidation of theee gunmen. They knew that theee derelicts were hired to murder them, but not for a moment did they imagine that "our roast tomorrow" "was to be their cremation. They did not know that' the gunmen militia had trained six machine guns on the Ludlow tent colony the night before. They did' not know that these same murderers ot John D. Rockefeller's, -clothed with tbe equip- anen,t_and_authority ot the State bf •.Iwlly viwfieaa Ijalt and held there more than a week, -^--j- - ■ - mhtmt itk .,«„„,-. , ♦ xn »*amt>li> of the fare* of a trial et *ho» war about te become a j. D. QUAIL Hardware, Paints and House rte-^minrr Ut***!!* An example of th* fare* of iby Jury In this political cesspool of Uke worM was tiv#n the Congrorotooal • tnrwrttipitbur committee. -Uuis lllller, is snoman and deputy sheriff, m laamlta-d a young mimt an tu* street* 'of Walsenburg and broke hit Jaw. Th* . iU.WVt ft**** ***4* 1 ■»••,« ItnlM 1**0 ilmry, o*rm td $ sheriff! "ColoraWT»ad-corapIefly surrounded the camp. They did not know t^at their mhseacre .was only a question of when three bombs should foe exploded ot the headquarters of Major Hamrock. April 20 dawned a typical morning for the strikers. Men were busy with their chores/ Here and there throughout the tent colony could be heard the merry 'little song ot the wash- board. Children darted here and there out of the tents—happy, playful 200 toto, not knowing that before the sun had aet they were to pass through the moat terrible holocaust In the history of industrial struggles. It wss 9.65 o'clock, that morning when tbe strikers and their wives and children were thrown Into a panic of fear by the explosion ot a bomb at tiie tent of Major Hamrock, It was the signal to the gunmen militiamen surrounding the camp on all sides that It wae time to etart the a»» sacre of the Innocents of Ludlow and destroy the tent colony. There were not more than twelve of fourteen rifles In the tent colony. Tbe tnen owning these scattered to the htHa In a» vain effort to prevent, the Colorado uniformed murderers from capturing their homes. At ten o'clock, a second beak wav exploded. Ten seconds later the third waa fir^d aud the slaughter of Ludlow began. •None will know the agonies of that day. From surrounding Mile poured • crisscross rata ot bullet* from at* chine gun* and high power rifle*. Womon, driven almost insane, ran like frightened hare* Into oaves dug for their safety, their babes clutching frantically at their breasts, their eider children tearing at their skirts, while aH around than fell the explosive bullets of the gunmen militiamen. Quarter was given no on* hy these sistauitn*. They bad been hired at II to 17 a day to do this dastardly work of exterminating ths dtrikere, and they were determined to do It well. Into the caves and ceHars herded frantic mothers and children. A discarded! wen near ths colony wss packed with a hysterical, seething human mas* that night at any minute be led to tbe slaughter Out ot one of these safety retreats ran little William Snyder to get s drink of water for his mother* and little sisters, wbo onto overcome with fright, He wss shot through the head and killed Instantly. Throughout the day Louis Tikas, leader of ths Oreeka, tfflsvod Ute ball with fear, when'about 7:30'that night they. saw. a toilitlaman crawl up to a tent at the'outskirts of the colony and set Jit, afire" with ' a blazing torch. Like a cyclone the- flames ewebt over, the tented homes,". feeding' on' the oil' of • Rockefeller!- which saturated -them, and "v seemingly ^gloating over the feast - provided by tbe eleven •little children > 'and two,- of • their mothers, whom % they burned "/and ■roasted-and clasped- between- their, jaws ffi death, until they were -an .inanimate mass of crisp flfish and'bones. ~ In small' ill-ventilated . caves—in .wella-Hla deserted farmhouses, on- the open' prairie the women and children of Ludlow spentAat'memorableinight mourning the loss of loved onee, in some instances. the loss of fathers, •brothers,'husbands and of newly bom babes iwho had-come into the worM that fatal-day, only to be murdered and cremated- at once by Rockefeller's" assassins, ' .-'..-,*. Probably, the most' henious feature of this massacre of the innocents was the refusal of the gunmen mllltla to allow doctors or Red Cross nurses to -minister to the wounded., Physicians ■Who went there yrben the slaughter <began were driven away by bullets. Flags of truce and of the Red Cross Society were shot into shreds with the same disregard as the American flag, -many of' which flew over the tent colony. ■ • ■, v* Tuesday morning several undertakers from Trinidad went to the scene of -the catastrophe, but were algo driven -back by the explosive buHets. Railroad "men and travelers appealed frantically' to State oUttdals, "For God's- sake do, dhmetbing for tbe men, women and children who were lying along tbe railroads;.tracks dead and wounded." For two days, the ■bodies of Tikas and Fyler lay exlposed to tbe elements'and to the full view of paesengems .but no appeal could induce the State- officers to care for the dead end wounded. The purpose behind this action 'is explained by Mrs. Pearl Jolly, wbo, with other women an-d .children, escaped 'late Monday afternoon to a farmhouse. The next day, when the gunmen were looting the ruins of the tent colony, <Mre. Jolly states that'she saw tbem -gathering bodies out of the ruins and placing them in a huge pile. When they had completed their search, ahe says, they poured oil on tbem and then burned them as a last offering to -John D. Rockefeller. There are.more, than fifty, women and children missing, and it Is -believed that all traces of their murder were obliterated' <by the militia on the fuiferal pyre. . It was not until Wednesday, the day after this terrible sacrifice to Rockefeller,-that the militia allowed Red Cross nurses and doctors to go to the ruins of the tent colony, but even then they were" not allowed to search the ruins. In one cave, the ."Black Hole of Ludlow," were found the burned and emaciated bodies of eleven .little children, none of them over the age of seven,„and two of their mothers. Their ffl-cea. .drawn taint -adth main, showed /JOSEPH 'HICKS , p s Barrister and Solicitor „-: . , , ,">V Notary* Public-. "*yy ■' NIACLEOD ' ^ Box\l. A ALBERTA^ Visits" BeM-evue otr<*e' Mtih of. ea-oh; ■ < . -month • -- - i- ■..- Comptately Removed Wiiee She ; Took "Fri|l4-ll«sn Nxwbuky, ONt.i April 4th. ion. - "Some years ago, I ^M.iick in bed, and thought I waa going to die.' I had a growth in my atomach,"- which, the doctors said was iTumorand- they said that the only thing to do was to go to tha hospitu and have the tumor ent ont. I dreaded an optration although both doctors said it wm tbe only cure. I aaidlwoulddiebeforebtingoperat-tdoa. ' At thia time, my mother in Alvisaton eent me aomc "Fhilt-t-tives" and induced me to try them as ihe hadheard of asother woman who had been cared of a aiadlar growth ia the atomaeh by taking "Frutt-a-tlve*", TO please my mother. I began to take "Frnit-a-tW' with tbe happy reanlt that they cared me. I have not.been. to ase a doctor aims and my health ia first claaa. I recommend "Pnilt-a-tivea" every time I (ct a chance aad I Will be glad to have yoa publish thislttttr as someother woman may now be s mfferer from the same trouble and "PtuIU-tirts" will cure her" MM. A. MCDONALD. ■ 50c a box, 6 for |a.jo, trial site, ajc At all dealers or sent ou receipt of pries By Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. JOSEP.HvHICKS - ' Advokat . " Verejny Notar MACLEOD Box 7 x r ALBERTA Naotivuje Beoievue na 14 kaidy mesac DR. JOHN BARBER, DENTIST ... Office: Above Bjeasdelfs Drug Store Phone 121 "' Residence: 21 Victoria Avenue PERNIE B. C. Subscribe for the Ledger,--ths paper of the workera. ALEXANDER MACNIK. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, *to. Offices: Eeketsta BuMIng, "" Fernie, BX. - P. C. Uwe Alex, I. Fisher LAWS * FMHKR ATTORNSTS Fernie, Bl C. AWAY UP IN THE CLOUDS ; of solid comfort are thoee wise fellow.who smoke; Ingram's cigars. The free burn, the fine fragrance and above all--tbe superlative flavor will. prove our. cigars are. the beet for the money ever ottered smokers who know. Prove it by trial.. W. A .INGRAM, Fernie, B.C. OUR COFFEE 18 GOOD T\ GIDDINGS the terrible tortures .they .bad suffered 'before death, and put tbe lie to the militia's story that they had been "smothered." Five men and little William Snyder are others-whose bodies were found:. But the scenes at Ludlow were little less pathetic than those ln Trinidad, where 200 refugees found shelter. There waa Mrs. Mary Petruocl, who went insane. over the cremation of her three children. Over in a corner was Pledro Valdes, whose wife and four children and a brother had their lives'snuffed out by the bullets and oil fed flames of John O. Rockefeller's hired assassins. Charles Costa, his wife and three children, tbe entire family, were murdered and cremated. ^The battle at Ludlow was tbe signal for attacks on the strikers in every section ot the Btate. Machine guns and searchlights were ptayea on their tents end homes. At Walsenburg, Louisville, Lafayette and other towns..the Baldwin-Feita thug* shot into the towns In an effort to start trouble. -For two week* the reign ot terror continued—the miners Md their wives and children never knowing when they were to he slsught*rsa, as weit» their brothers and sister* at Ludlow. . Tbe arrival ot federal troops has brought peace to the anarchtst-gov- erened Stat* of Colorado, Law<«btd- Ing residents or ths State anticipate In fear their possible removal and the return of ihe militia to th* Geld, Thoy know th|t many of the National Guard ar* In ths pay of th* co*l operators as well ss ths Stato, ffhsy know ths reign ot terror they created and maintained for mor* than six month* and thay believe that their return to the strike son* means to tore msasacrse of ths strikers and their fa.mfl.les. CE. LYONS Insurance, Real Estate and Loans Money to Loan on first class Business and Residential property THI SITUATION AT COLORADO Denver, Colo., June lS-~U*utenant tBnteher) K. ft Underfill, marderer of Lotto Tiks* and. with saJoonksspsr and Major Pat Hamrock, eowmandsr of OotonOo1* gunmen talHtia, who etongtrtsrod and cremated nineteen men, women and children nt UMlow, April Wth, has been toon* gnHty and *enteaosd by a "military'' conrt- martial. Considering.thai tae member* of this roun wero members of Colorndo1* ..national seabhentors nnd worn** nnd of nploalvs bslteta, going here *nd!«MMron «**m*to*r*, It la aurprialng T. W. DAVIES Punerml Director Mid Imbalmer Headttones Supplied and Set up OOLSMAN -MR I !«• ALBIRTA rtmrt ee* tiled by mother, ton* open their draasss and dratted them through a anttW«orerod alley to military he*danartert. There ♦hey vox th*m vhrongh the third degree. Finally, the prospective mother fainted, and It was only »hen s doc *n* fntftt-mt*^ ib* tdtleer in ehaiwa there throogb the tests raecning t thnt nnwns wss fsmd gollty. There t attmm end rtilWrwi end taking them were over tw Imported murderers ot the operators who were egoelly gntlty to plncee of safety Witb him most the operators who wero enoi of tbs day wns Mrs. Pesrt Jelly, n —UndeifWt wns th* only H«d Cross nur** aad called ths "hero- isnesd. fin* thing tor one bunch of tne of Lodiow." ssasastns to try another, Isn't itf . Tlleaa finally anw that It wa* im-1 mu, w« mnst ttot forgnt ths sen-: poestMe to *ave all of *. Jfto, womeo (amt of Batcher Unfnrtttt.^ RsM ".. * ,%**»..,.9 „«■»,*,*. tat* t**0*o*m**M--tfi-i,±.%r9. «»■»„..<. aa*a* t»-»#-n*»*»H amtn* tint the woms* nW« ***■ mmm^ mutndmnim llaroek en tho tetoih*m-airo'the stoefc of Ms iron on I whom «*r* u«v«W if*M**iy * ^'^l.j^.'.Jil.Jjil.^ipsfceao an* *rr»tMta*i * msnstojt , ii*-\im -brntdM mmm %*vU*> ilmmiibm othera wens member* Jro* -1- • VA^Jff lUrt br JmiHUs *»* ***»■ »rHos*r. **to •QMjJto *|itt. Mfto Jw'MIMJvn % «* nt ,*fi rmwr-m ^l!k*et gang. »*• ,hl*» *f*JHt""* W * "rt,W*1»** »*w** * *»« Jtdb -mmm,hbohooi, then kldsito the face asl Colorado has been noted tor yesrs 1 mnn to start ironM*. t^_ _, t j retto** Qroek. lint tMforo tlm ...mm .ftoaHy shot wttli ongtortvo b*mm as^vtogthe groats* nsmher of ^W "KSS *W * Ihlti^lilljiilW Hear tn mind, afipStt tt »•* «0* Stan" to mie** td any State to the cootmltted *r H»* "^^•.'J^lWosiiklrsiy. bit 11k» Ott the fc**d asrosslae who «urd*f*d th* »©*«£ FERNIE Men Iwv* seen *m«w ****» _ to dig ont moro coal for ftocftafalier and mntderad; Cor- .onero* jnrlna have investlgstsd these d.*»iur*. some finding the «p*ratera nstliy of negligence, bnt never haye the miners beca able to get say dis- trtet attorney to prosecnte them. The work ot mtmet*' i«irt«* la dren who w*« imrndlot tlio street* of Tvinldsi Jsasaiy tt. toll, ss s protest again* tho lnc*ro*»«e« of feather Jsnss In n military hnllpen. Mother* wttk hnnss In insir arm* were *rfdd*a down nnd maimed %y Mbere to tho tnuids of ths Motrfthlrsty est- UHrqat* oi* tb* ep#fatnra. stall and hMIIng Mm IsetoaUy. A» u4k>wTla».siw. tf joo wilt, mm other kicked Mm In tho face and w<wM ho lh* tmisfettsnt of say lahor then to cover op thl* ttrvlW* weidm homer, or mmm; tt they ptfstrotol they shot htm to the hot*, giving oot > shnilsr dhwd. FRESH FRUIT Should form ft large put of every perton'i diet now that the hot weather hat arrived Don't forget that we at uiual art always here with *#oh Prima And Verotahtea ma toon aa thay mra mj the 5%Hlet HnVrfsao roonty w*s *sp«ni to the »nt * ^"••-*!l£& ll Qf£) Jnnro* 1 rSA7-4^aX^-^ lir'** Vt^mrrt*, wht*t*tmrmr* *1™ the ****** «« tn* t«-t, w mhm l.^»lt»Au.4J£.; .^_* *-r '^^.^a^mem dnmm/L John t'hose. who »wie M , .„ a story thst tried to escape, eipfaded In Ms luklKtMg Dttritt Xb*. M& ho wng hWoi whon iwas a 4mm- AmrlTt •In tmt cwmty; 'tor *svso ymrn. .Mdjnarvto^ slwsysj ho And then ttste* to the nsntene* ot *>>• IMM* Usotsnsst Underfed, mhrdewr. ,The tbe J*«h*t eowt tmm thst tb* steaiittr of tl* llaa'waala at tjidlow wa* ^attWSMtot^ r._. of th* !*«.eoti*«C even tor "srtdtow" to ~ a*aa arattttite a/be WSS tnOt-iraAn'a Sallrmal tXtmw %*m A I BLAIS, Quality Grocer Frank, Alta. .SS. Bellevue, Alta. •rvsMMOtod tb* emmet to tV <^*,f*dTSr' iJ^!___i___i fft^.mjtjgj^^i^ ^%SEd*Z?u W™W" err nm wl *,**.„. ^ia dtstod wfcito a jHtowwr. Ho wss stont Wbetbet m* wa* "onoaMiwIy «*•• it«f.3 wil«*tl» «• mjtebtm bbto wMsfcJMew s^et" twesste UndertoK «d set snny rafH^fntendeot, «*>**^m **• .<g!il***Pa,> j® b* on tho IT **• w••, isssnat- wy- ^^ ■*k-*Mj-t*d« ni »w nrjuin immmmmm* Th* ^^^^^-rt^^A^VX •** ^g ££ %f^mm ^ rtiidwa of the Am* ««or. s __ _ _ Miss Jttator (MIMIP|!^T"*w ftanTSf htTtast" WhM Ms'STthi" wOttlas sw*5*"*f"««tfMl- tommttt** it^j,_ _. fc.^ mis m+teh m bediwmim all the striken and thslr fsro- Mrksd her tieUmtdy in tbe ■ bodr "ws fnond, -ttdb, wMeh (not tot (Has wmI maty "got nineteen .^Mt^wikaitfMftatta*1* T^wf ||ntW| brought to • mmtd-ebmdtm tool rompaniestrom btl}nv«- i gtrifemmiMiow bwsfbt to Coterado "ifwni every section ef tb« ««rto to * tnem im iwii m wmmi Of|pklf|, U n red strita." the conrt lil ill tak* Iks laks sf Mtortronjeitteens In ts bis fivskac, «n» miasiaig. * nettmtam. ****** from their «*vss, iwoodeito* whether this hstt of MS!*MMMM*' - . - - — " *-**U tmaet *****, wat* l^rggt1^,,t Rut tevttliwkM UWatftR, ttrtT _. ^ *»_. __ ,-. .k,^ %^-^t.t^ ■ mmmaamwtwentaattB>smeKetmKmmeemtitttnn, wss stntescod. To 00 nsngi tm, •crikwmm. tw» m *•,«**bomm\mwrnw^^wa« «^ — jf htt ^0fM Ww f^ fn w», Tb* mmtJe. aft« tomrtnc.n 4«ig __%nWmMMm -EmMUm ih* mtmm mm* tmm»§ **• Of f1.t»**.«*r tbe TlroroiAF had bett**. been irithdrawn Itoveral ben- i wmemmmWWm^-m^.^?A5ffSX 1 wowewnt wmtoot on ummmw, ■ otwfeaot* naatier si l**tow. tb* ver- • % Stephen T. Humble ^^eggmaowiowmtmwtmmwmnenmmHmmmamHnmmttmt^^ Furniture, Hardware, ChinA, Stationery, etc OLD COUKTfcT TEMlOmCJOM , sawwi BELLEVUE Alberta *'*<T!l?BWf*^??tsa^^ ''.■jt&ymr---' -*-,,--,* ^vw#«ttfii«i*5v»*joA*e»>^. *;.*^»>* ■"--' -jAS f*f--^9 fill : - l~s~« -THE DI&TBICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, JUNE 20,1914. PAGE THEEE Bii^i7,;Dist.i8^W;W.A t> .- GLADSTONE LOCAL XA* l '--• No,.-2314 " : , * M»t first »nd„ third Fridays, Miners^ Hall;.Fernie; second and fourth-Fridays, Club Hall, Cfial Creek. SlolcBeneflt attaohed.~T, UphUU-Sed; Fernie. <B. 0;- A\ * "- . !H08MER LOaA'C , -'■' . . •'_ No. 2497 J. •■' .. Meet every Sunday at 2.30 in' K. . ?, Hall. .Bitain §treet. SlcK Ben«: • fit Soclsty attatiffld.—W.^Paider- stone, Sec. Box 63, Hosmty-, B. C. MICHEL LOCAL -'',.. No. 2334 . Meet every. Sunday afternoon at 2 <- o'clock in' Crahan's ■ Hall. Sick Benefit Society attached.— H. Elmer, Sec. PARK LOCAL I No. 1387 Meet every Sunday. Sick and Aociden't Benefit Society attached.—Michael Warren, Sec, Can- more, Alta. HILLCRE8T LOCAL No. 1058 ' \Meet eeoond and fourth Sunday tn month. "Slok and Benefit Society attached.—J.^Gorton, Sec CARBONDALE LOCAL No. 2227 . Meet^every alternate Sunday at 2.30" p.m. in the Opera Houso, Coleman,—J, Mitchell; Sec, Box 105, Coloman. • .BANKHEAD LOCAL • No. 29 - Meet every Tuesday evening at .7 o'clock in the Bankhead Hall. Sick and Accident Benefit Fund attached.—Frank Wheatley. I£in. Sec, Bankhead, Alta. COALHURST LOCAL No. 1189 Meet every Friday evening at 7.30 ln Miners' Hall. Sick and Accident Benefit Society attached.—Frank Barrlngham, Sec, Box 112, Coalhurst P. O. BEAVER CREEK LOCAL - No. 481 Meet every first and third Sunday at Lyric HaU. 3 p.*m.—John . Loughran. Sec COLEMAN LOCAL. "\ % ; - "V .No,*«s»v.. " , Meet svery alternate^unday at. "2.30 p-m^in i the Opera"' House, Coleman.—j'. Johnstone,1 Sec . 3 '' *-»? -- - . '•- * - < i .* - \,. t-X ' PAS8BURQ LOCAL..-'^ ,-„,' ;■':_' No-8352\'-;" ' ...... • Meet every second and fourth. Sunday "of each month at 2 p.m. lti Slovak-Hall. Sick Benefit Society attached.~Thos, G. Harries," Sec, Passhurg, Alta., r." " ; ' burMis local 'y y"'' -No; 949 *.; " A -. Meet every second ahd fourth, Sunday of each month,at 10 a.m. . in School House.. Burmis. No Sick Society.*—Thos,. G. Harries, Sec, ' PaBSburg, ,Alta. MAPLE LEAF LOCAL NO. 2829 . Meet every first and third Sun- day of each month at 10 a.m. In Union Hall, Maple Leaf. No Sick . Society.—Thos, G. Harries, Sec' Passburg, Alta. LETHBRIDGE LOCAL No. 574 . Meet every Wednesday evening at 7.30 ln Miners' Hall, 12th Avenue North.—U Mooro, Sec.-Treas. BELLEVUE LOCAL No. 431 Meet every Sunday at 2.30 p.m. ln the (Socialist Hall. — James Burke, Sec, Box 36, Bellevue, -Alta. CORBIN LOCAL No. 2877 Meet every second Sunday at 2 o'clock in the Club Hall. Sick Benefit Society attached.—Geo. Elms, Sec, Corbin, B. C. GEORGETOWN LOCAL No. 3026 Meet every Sunday afternoon, 2.30, at Boarding House. Sick and Accident Fund attached.— Max Hutter, Sec. " FRANK LOCAL No-1263 ■Meet Sundays, after each pay day, at 'Miners Hall. Sick and Benefit Society attached.—E Morgan, Secretary. i-i9\X*-iXi*\Ti»\Ti*\r,t\Ji»\Ji*\,,'*\Tr*\T/*\-Si-*\Tr*\XrtiXi j;¥m»vmvvv¥ym¥¥¥¥¥¥¥V¥wl¥ti^^^ tlie Unborn BY BERTH A STRONG COOLEY ■ \ ~ .* ttMkkkkt-kkkkkkkkknk^AknnkkAMiiM^ TO EVERYONE IS WHAT THE "OCEAN" (JIVES ITS POUCYHOLDERS Bars are % few claimi we bave paid of late $36.70 $31.40 $10.00 $14.26 10.00 67.15 20.00 10.00 17.50 37.10 18.50 12.84 54.30 18.55 17.00 6.00 $21.42 $50.00 $17.99 12.84 115.00 64.00 37.71 450.00 26.97 20.00 19.20 50.60 *»• "MUtf" ii the Laitwt A00DM6HT Company ia the The "OOIAIT PATS DAILY or* $15,000 for AOOTDIKW to POLIOYHOLDIM ton AceMwl t 6uiwrtM Corp. Ltd. of Londtw Eng. A. a CAMPBELL, Dist Agent Miners* Union Hall Block - Fernie, BX. tMrs. Bradbury sat hy the <wlndqw in her neat little sitting-room, her head bowed, ler hands clasped in an attitude of intense thought. A story pa- iper from ^hich she had been reading had slipped -from her lap to the floor. It was from that that she had received the shock which had set her brain into unwonted action: It was a simple, little narratives, told ln verse, of a girl who was out of -work because she had "repulsed the.dishonorable advances ot the foreman in the shop where she worked. All day she had tram-ped the streets in search of a job'and.at nightfall, worn out and discouraged, she came to the bridge and< stopped to look at the rushing water -below. It had always fascinated her; now it seemed to 'beckon ang lure ■her to find rest arid refuge in . Its bosom. But just at this ipoiut came Jamie, the postboy. Jamie and she were lovers, tout poverty had prevented' their marriage. Now, however, he .brought the ne,ws that his feeble old mother was dead and, delieved of the necessity of supporting her, he could afford to tako a wife, and so the little story ended happily. •The unmiugled joy of the lovers over the event* which had brought their opportunity for happiness had horrified Mrs. Bradbury, and there were points in the story which reminded- her of her own situation. She had a Jamie, too, the only son of his motheT"and shea widow. And Jamie had some trouble which he would not tell his mother, who had always before been his confidante. She guessed he might be in love with some girl who did'not reciprocate his affection; for there was nothing brilliant -.or showy about the- boy, who resembled his^mother. - He was just a faithful, klndhearted, plodding fellow, always sunny and cheery until of late. IMrs. Bradbury was the widow ot & locomotive engineer, who had been killed in a railroad accident fifteen years before; an accident due to spreading rails, which, being interpreted, means rotten ties and rotten management. He had died a hero nnd the manner of his death had ibeen published -from one end "of the country to the other.. A poet of some note had told the story ln verse. As •they bent over him in his death agony, thinking, perhaps, he wished to send some message to his wife, the words they caught with difficulty were, "Set out the signals for the train that's ■coming.'* That other train carried men of wealth, and -when they heaTd the story they made up a purse for the widow. iThis money, together with what her husband had laid by. amounted to To Sports Committees The Pernie Coal Creek Excelsior Band is now open for engagements. Satisfaction guaranteed For Terms Etc Apply THOS. BIQG8, ftoorotary, FornlofB.O. CASH MEAT MARKET ESS BOB BBS Saturday Specials S*tf Soils font Pork SaiiMgtt PrMh Oookttf Trlp« A!h*rt* Creamery gutter 10o lb. 15© ib. 18© Ib. 1ft§o Ib. Every description of Sausage and potted Meat made on the premises by Expert Wc Kill The Finest Ranch Fed Cattle Eckstein Blk., Fernie several Ttnousaira *dbn*SH~~fS8~n*sff' given the two a comfortable living until Jamie's schooldays-were over, and even now she had enough to buy her clothes and a sum laid by to pay her own funeral expenses. She was a thrifty and economical housekeeper, but not at all a shrewd -bargainer. Her mind did not naturally run upon money matters, and as she bad never known actual want she did not fear It. Realixattoa came to her now, aa she went over, the situation and tnm- how blindly she had indulged herself in her fond hopes for Jamie. She was passionately fond ot children. There had been three torn to ber besides Jamie, but they had died at (birth, owing, it was thought, to her anxiety tor her husband ln- fats perilous .work. tihe had put aside her grief for them only -when she began to look forward to the time when ahe might help to cars for JunieV children. This waa the dream that gavo color to ber life. She meant to be such a good motherda-lav. People didot realise, she thought, how much minecy mum from a meddling out- slder. If Jamie and Mt wife should pitta to Sre by themselves It mi their right and ibe would make ao objeottoa. Bbo would try to be so un- obtrusively betofnl and so regardful la every way of ibo younger woman'* rights that they iwouMfeel after . time that they eould rot do wi'-tout ber. Were tbeee fond dreeme of here to be shattered? As sho weot'orer Md over agslu tbe story tbat bad eet ber thlaSng the found lew to censure In the Joy ot the young lovere. Not by tbe remoteet stretch of language eould Mm, Bradbury be called an Intellectual woman, bui the knew by tatattldo ooe of tbe truths that ore blden from tbe wlee and prudent; she knew that tbe pur- nof existence of eaeb generation t norm the next and her accept- tanco of this truth constantly colored thought and action. She recalled aow how she bad reed tbat ia eome savage tribes tbe aged aad feeble are aban doned to die. It bad then seemed to ber a terrible thing, but she reaeoaed now that in those plaees there wae aot abundance for all; then It wee for those who had bed taeir tun et Hv. Ing to give place to tbe yonager, to make room for new llvee. Here there wae no such exenee, for there wae plenty for ell if tt were only equitably distributed. But If that could not be ll was surely wrong tbat sew llvee should be sacrificed to tbe old. Then, It she could not live witb and for Jamie's children, could she die for tbem? It wae one of tbe peculiar things la Mrs. Dradberr'a experience WaH through severe discipline the bad been freed from the Instinctive horror nf death m a process la nature. Her liuaband, utuisffstaadiag her tack of Business ability, began soon after their - 99 m.r. «*-*«. ..Ur .*... Hi, *«M»» *9tt4) a-M-rtf** «*V Mn -Hie twM-it et bin *mn**n dMtli |Wbts site tagged htm with team lot to talk of it be yielded for Uie time Bet only to Vetera peietttf^tly to the aabfeet ontll she was able to apeak calmly of It aod, when (he occasion enmo, to earrv eat Me ifnamHwn ♦* tm____mmm^mm * im - ae*- aeed - for. ■aalassr Dradbai; to seed a fatf? bMmemm fo bil wile! every good- bye kiss had beea as a hnal tsrawdl between them. fhi-i ft^t jm^rfta i-uu^^ ~~* %_m_m_, h?~*Ji~.^y* ~***'•• mager e^vev sapper, two utile mmmo tbey ownnd mmetm'mSSm'm thet be iSrte may UU *mm, b*x hie motber never lalied » have a warn eaaaer cmM i* ether wnVTlf jVwfTU,^ A fow dm hrter ebe mm thm town fo amtre eome eamttiaea. where talking, a very little boy came in eight, walking slowly and looking down in a troubled iway at a dangling shoestring.- Out of an office door -between them and the child came a slender, fair-haired girl. They saw her stoop down-to theurchin and heard her ask in a aweet voice, "Would you like your shoe tied?"'and at his reply she drew the strings up and tied them, finishing with a .pat on the child's shoulder, Aa she turned back to the office door "she saw the two women and- boiwed*. -: "Who "Is that girl?" asked (Mrs. Brad-bury. "■It's Alice Richards, Burnett's sten- orgapher," replied her companion. ''Don't you know her? Why, she's the girl your Jamie is sweet on. Of course, I don't know anything about it, only what folks say." "What else do they say?" asked Mrs. Bradbury. "Why, they say she's a mighty nice girl; comes of a good family back in the country,.. She likes Jamie all right, but, of course, they can't get married on Jamie's wages, as Lhings are now." She stopped suddenly as If fearful of saying too much, then continued: "But they ain't the only ones in the same fix. I-"know as many as five couples right in this town that would get married today )f the men was earnin' enough. I don't know'what this country's comin' to. You just take that -five and multiply it by tho numlber of towns this size 'nd add on accordln'ly for the bigger places and the smaller ones 'nd see what you.git. I say faint oo wonder there's a red- light district in every city. But Mrs.n Bradbury had not thought as widely as this, and 'What she heard first was enough to fill heart and mind. She lay aiwake long hours that night, turning the subject over in her mind. The ordinary arguments against suicide did not apply to the case in hand. It surely would not be' an act- of cow- ardice; she rwas not trying to escape from anything for her own sake. On the other hand, it was considered heroism ln times of fire or shipwreck or pestilence to give up life for others. Was not this the same in principle? And life was sweet to her. She loved to look upon the pleasant earth and the sky. She was happy in the daily round of work that kept the little household running smoothly. She loved to live among her neighbors-- such kind neighbors she thought them —seeing unconsciously the reflection of her own kind heart and sweet man- ners. Then .the little children of the neighborhood, iwere such a source of enj^Tui-entrth-^^au^iiefTnilRiS'aBa she saw much of them. Life Itself was so dear that she <would^ gladly leave all this and go away to earn her .bread among strangers if such a plan could be carried out. Could it? Was there any way she could quietly disappear and have it thought she (was dead? She remembered her failing strength. She was just a little past 60, and those years of constant anxiety had made her older than her years. She knelw women younger and stronger .who bad broken do*wn In the attempt to earn a living tor themselves. She was a beautiful mender, if she could only turn that to account, but her eyes were growing, dim and her fingers, de- formed :\vith rheumatism, were slow aud clumsy. No, she realized that in the world of toilers there was no room for one who could not do a full day's work. Would it not be possible that Jamie earn more She knew that was improbable. It might be that she would not live a great many years longer anyway. But she knqw she had a strong constitution and those years of waiting would be the best years in the lives of the two young people. Jamie might go to the bad in the meantime; that girl toward whom her heart had yearned might die of •heartbreak; she looked, capable of it. A belated automlble passed the house and she thought how the price of sugh a machine would give her some vears of precious life. Her mind was made up now and still she lay awake planning, how she would carry out her purpose, till1 "The cas?incnt slowly dawned a glimmering square," aud with the peace of self-renunciation ln her heart the wearied eyelids closed. "Aren't you beginning you fall housecleaning pretty early?" asked her next-door neighbor the following afternoon. She had been al lover the house looking for -Mrs. .Bradbury and found her at last at work in the attic. "Yes," she said, "I'm gettin" old and I'm so slow that if I don't begin early I shan't get through in any sort of .season." She had set herself three tasks to accomplish; to leave the house cleaned and in perfect order, so far as possible to do what sewing Jamie might need for months to como and to write a letter which should be at the same time an explanation of her Intended deed and a protest against the conditions which led her to it. She did not spare herself fatigue, as she had learned the wisdom ot doing these later years, but^worked feverishly, all day long until at night the depression tbat came from physlclal exhaustion made life seem easier to give up. Yet Hiere came with it an exaltation _nf spirit that dominated the misery of constant fatigue. By day and night there were wonderful words with her —words that had always esemed meanlnglees -before, "He that saveth his life shall lose it, but he that loseth his life shall find it." Jamie grew more companionable now that her consciouness ot a secret from -him made her stop the unconscious nagging she had inflicted upon him in trying to win his confidence. He was naturally considerate and observant of others, but his trouble had made him sullen. Now as she grew more silent he sought more to entertain and cheer her. "You are working too hard, mother; you mustn't do it," he said one night, stooping to kiss her, while she .patted his cheek and treasured the memory of the caress through the days that followed. al last, after weeks of toil, she was ready. The house had been thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom, .There were fresh bread, pies and doughnuts in the pantry. There were new sheets, pillow cases and towels neatly piled away in their places and the letter, which ocst her the hardest labor of all, was sealed, addressed to Jamie and laid upon her bureau. She finished her forenoon's work, went to her room, changed her working dress for a pretty wooi wrapper, a cherished possession, then taking .pieces of newspaper, she stopped the keyhole and the cracks under the door and at the window casings. Then she turned on the gas and. lay calmly down upon the bed. She hoped this would be an easy way to go, People who died thus by accident, she thought, seemed to pass away in sleep, unconscious of suffering. In her weariness her muscles relaxed and sho thought with joy that she was falling asleep. But soon there came a violent throbbing ln her head and a sense of suffocation; the sharp pains shot through her lim'bs. She was proud of her ability to boar pain, and now she summoned all her fortitude. .But there came a point when she felt she could endure It no longer. She tried to rise but could move that I peed to do this and just as wrong and cruel things are happen* ing every day for the want of money. I heard a man speak on the etreet corner one evening last summer. I did not listen long—I was careless about such things before I realized that they meant anything to me, But there are people who say that these wrongs come largely because those who workdo not get all that they produce. That seems reasonable; think what your wages are and then see how01 the people who own the mills roil, in wealth. Where does that wealth coine from if not from the labor of such as you? And I learned that .these people have a plan for changing all this. When I came back past the tvxxe cor-, ner a woman was singing, standing on a box and holding a little red flag' in her hand. She pronounced so distinctly that you could tell every word. I remember this: " 'Awake, arise, the hope we bear ■ Against the curse is hurled.' "Jamie, -I want you to find out about those people, and if the plan they have seems right to you join them and help them all you can. Such a change as they talk about cannot oome without tbe labor and sacrifice of many, and your father's son will not receive the benefit without having shared the cost. Your mother, "JULIA BRADBURY. ''P. S.—I ask aiid insist that you give me the least expensive funeral possible." Her wishes were carried out both in the spirit and the letter. There are two beautiful children growing up iu the Bradbury family. Only two, though the father's and mother's hearts are large enough for more. But .Tames 'Bradbury's wages, under the most skillful management of his wife, suffice only for theBe. They are named Robert and Julia, for the grandfather, who met death thinking of others, and ■osl xi Pnli^r ^!!d» T ^l ^-Vl"1 to Uie"g7andmother.'*wbo dUrf"espMtaiiy call for help, but only tho faintest gasp passed her lips. Then the room which had appeared to darken, seemed to grow light again and the form of her dead huslmnd stood in the open doorway. >■■ "Robert," she called to him. "Yes, my darling, I am here," he answered. She thought that he came to the bedside; knelt down beside it and took her in his arms. Then, as her head dropped on his shoulder and their lips met, the agony passed. I have told you that she was no scholar and I shall not give you the exact contents of the letter for any one who over estimates the im- tance of correct spelling and grammar to smile at, but this is the substance of it: "My Precious Son—There has been no time since I gave you birth when I would not willingly have laid down my-life for your best welfare. Now, I believe the time has come for me to do it. I die so that you may live out the life God meant for you; that you may take a wife and rear up children na q rpn-n ahnijlif^ -T_nrttu tJjafe—VOU may be a good husbanTand father. "But, Jamie, I am going to ask one thing of you. It is wrong and cruel for these two. Tliey know thes tory and their hearts respond to the charge it lays upon their lives.—X. Y. Call. TILL THE WORKERS GET WISE Provide what money, and what arms you can; Who has the gold shall never want the man. —Robert Baron's "Mreza." DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED by local applications, an reach the diseased portion th<*y cannot ot the car. There is only one way lo cure deaf- nesB, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucouH lining: of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect liearinfr, and when it is entirely closed. Deafness It? the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten aro caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for nny ense of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot tie curedby Hall's '-***9 i Ciitii i* ii Oui -c".—b5*Shu=iui virvuliiin, fjcc"._= P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 76c Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Prices Talk! and tell an interesting story of practical economy for those who buy during this big extraordinary sale. Our regular prices are as low as the lowest, hence these bargain prices aro of particular importance. \ If a Real, Money-saving Chance is of Interest to You, Read this "Ad" Bluest Values for Least Money 9mWlSmmm, m a* __m* __m_^ *-^^***tw o^_*e^g te^mmt^m UNDERWEAR BALBRIGGAN, reg. f 1.00,1.25; salo prico por suit - • - - - 65c FINE MERINO, reg. $1.26,1.60; mh prico per suit • - - - -90c HEAVY RIB, reg. $1.26, 1,60, sale price por suit * - - - • 00o BLACK 8 oi. OVERALLS - - 75o STRIPED BIB OVERALLS . . 76o BLUE SERGE PANTS, reg, $2.76 to 0.26 por pair . . $1.76 TWEED PANTS, reg. $2.76 to 3.26. 1.75 MEN'S SUITS BLUE SRKdF, SUITS, reg: *!5.00, 9,60 TWEED SUITS, reg. $1<M0, 10.60 MEN'S SHOES MEN'S SHOES, reg. $2.25 & 2.60 MINER'S SHOES, reg. $3.25 HIGH TOP WATER-PROOF, reg, $6.60 for . 5.25 1.50 250 MEN'S SHIRTS WORKING SHIRTS, reg. $1.25. 75c DRESS SHIRTS, reg. values of $1.00,1.76 to 2.25. now 60c, 75c, $1.00,1.50 MEN'S HATS, reg. piicu i.iHI,60c to 1.00 Notions and Smttlwaro of all kinds at Lowest Prices Investigate the rcmarkaUc value* thi* mh uflW*. (\mml »oei examine! Hee with your own eyi»s this mighty iiriw-nlfifthing and profit sacrificing sale with hut om purpose—to mi«o monoy. These liriutm -wm in effect ior ir tiny* and Jt days only, commencing Saturday June 20th to Monday June 29th Kefoury Where Quality Leads r ^h PAGE FOUR THE DISTRICT LEDGER, PERNIE, KB. 0., JUNE 20,1914 $ Published every Thursday evening at its office, Pellatt Avenue, Fernie, B. C. Subscription $1.00 per year in advance. An excellent advertising medium. Largest circulation in the District. Advertising rates on application. Up-to-date facilities for the execution of all kinds of book, job and color work. Mail orders receive special attention. Address all communications to the District Ledger. F. H. NEWNHAM, Editor-Manager. Telephone No. 48 Post Office Box No. 380 SOCIALISTS DESIRE TO OWN One of thc pet arguments of the would-be opponents of socialism is. "You socialists fail to take into consideration the natural human desire to own." Apologists for the present system talk in airy style that the most effective \vfcy to combat socialist fallacies (?) is for every workingman to own his own home. These practical (!) minded philosophers scornfully refer to the socialists as visionaries, dreamers, etc., totally ignoring the fact that they are impractical ones. No use calling the kettle black, and to state '-you're another," is not argument, so wc will present the case as we view it. Today, with the high price of realty and tlie low scale of wages paid to the majority it is not within the purse of the greater percentage of wage-earners to buy a home. This PACT is generally concede by all thinking individuals, moreover, cold figures still more strongly emphasize the .truth. These shallow philosophers are of the type of the mice in thc fable of '"Bell the Oat" when it was resolved that it was necessary for their protection against their enemy, the cat. that a tinkling bell should be tied around her neck, so that her approach might be heralded and the mice thereby be enabled to reach a place of security. Both mice and men are adepts at "resolves," but when the question was asked by one practical old mouse, "Who's going to put the bell on the cat?" the visionary crowd were stumped in a manner similar lo what these so-called practical (!) philosophers are when asked "Who's going to provide the home?" The wish to own is stronger among socialists than among the lesser enlightened, because they abolition of the profit, system is it within the rnnjre of possibility for those who produce to own. Tu own not only their dwellings but themselves, 'lo- !ay no man who is dependent upon somebody else for an opportunity to get thc means of livelihood by working.for wages owns himself. It does not matter what his position is nor how much he sets a yoar if the proceeds for bis labors nre his oiil^' asset, then he docs not attn, but is owned. We know there are many "wiho dispute this statement, but objections without proof do not gainsay it. The remark is often made, "I can quit; the job I am working at and easily get another." This may be quite true, but that does not prove that the individual in question can get along without a job, and just 'as long as he cannot do t/his, just so long has be no,- control of the ownership of himself. ' \ "Oh, but," say. our friends .of the other side, "it's all very fine to talk this way, but you socialists do not believe in private property!" Here's where .they are wrong again, because the socialist is striving to educate his -fellows and shows how important it is that a man should have control of ^he social value of that which he has produced, instead of as at present, he digs coal and does not make enough wages to ..buy a supply, .but has to go chopping around burnt stumps in order to get fuel j builds houses and be compelled to live in a miserable shack with his family; makes shoes apd wears patched footwear; in short, produces so much that there is no work, hence no wages, and he is compelled to eko out a miserable existence. This is not an overdrawn picture, but is visible any day to every man and woman who is not afflicted with mental color-blindess. It is not private property 'that the socialist objects to, but the private ownership of the means of wealth production, thereby depriving the producers of ownership -bom- pletely: About the only ownership many people enjoy today is that of ignorance and it is against such private ownership that every socialist, is fighting. If you who read this think that the socialists are on the wrong track, sit down and ask yourself the question: "What do I sincerely and truly own." It may, perhaps happen that you have .the title deeds of a lot and therefore imagine that you clo possess something, but suppose you get out of a job and eannot get another, what happens if you are unable to pay fhe taxes? Some men have rebelled against unjust conditions and have made an uphill fight to endeavor to own themselves. What has "been the consequence? The very attempt to own themselves has meant the undoing; and others of a more cowardly disposition have kept their hiouth shut lest the same fate should be theirs.t We are not .dealing with this subject in an academic strain, but simply stating that which you know of your own experience, and if you can show a flaw in the argument, we are from Missouri and should be glad to be shown. With so much spare V>ortaBC-e -has been^omitted. There wee seven .parts and ' the two last, containing some of .tie -most beautiful and iwifthette,-portions of the work, are„Jreal hSnxt* $fci$>s. They include, ADkvldt ■Copper-ffleld's rise to fame and fortune folios. The wronging of Ht- tlye Emily Ib detected, and she is finally found by. David after she attempts suicide in the Thames. There is the final vindication for old Peg- goty, when tho Mfeleas body of Steer- forth is -found-by Ham a* it is washed, ashore after a terrible wreck. ■In the closing scenes, the Mioaw- bere, who have gone to follow their fortunes in Australia, seated around their -Yuletide table, rise in toast to the Copperfield family, and in far off England, David and his wife, who was A*jjnes Wicbfield, respond. It is a beautiful and heart throbbing finale. For -Saturday matinee and evening there is a two-reel "101" Bison. ''For the Freedom of Cuba." On Monday the two-reel Eclair. '^Coming Home," a lasting aod striking lesson tb women who think- they were cut out for actresses.. MIKING ONE OF MAN'S EARLY INDUSTRIES hours on their hands, every man and woman should start to try to do a little thinking &nd at least own their own thoughts. Look at the question squarely and the result must force itself upon you that the desire of the socialists is that they who do all the socially necessary work are the ones who will own the earth and the fullness thereof only when they understand the root cause of their troubles and not before. The Waldorf Hotel has a number of guests from the east and west registered. Considerable work Is being done ploughing and boulevardlng our streets. The council evident Intend to beautify the town, but, why not mnko owners clean up vacant lois? Airs. William Gregory, wife ot Wil- Ham Gregory of footBWl fame, arrived in Pernie on Tuesday morning, from Dlnnlngton, Rotherham. England, and will take up her future residence here. Mr* T>. Itw>*. occompnnlpd hy Virn. Shepherd, left thin morning for Coleman, where they intend to visit friends and acquaintances from the old country. 8. Vn«on has taken the north store ot the Deck block and will open snmo nt no tee cream parlor, cand ana fruit ttore. Mr. Vasos hat bad con- sldcrabte experience In this tine of business and promises to show ut aotnathing new. THE "SKlNNIRr- SKIN TRIT&S-WOOO TEAM Tlm to-Aiust-vm tiit'l .uul iM.-.m «1 ita, Trltev-Wood lento by a »oor* of 21 on| Born—To Mr. and Mrs. H. Ferryman, on Thursday last, at 9:30, a son. Mother nnd baby doing well. We are pleased to announce the Coal Company have started painting the houses. I<et us hope the arm of decoration will extend across the creek. •Mr. Tom Williams, Mines Inspector, was down here this week, making his usual inspection of the mines. Pete 'McGovern Joined the prospect •party tip the Elk river Taeedey- lost, IMlss Flossie Ryan. Hillcrest. was down here on Saturday last, visiting her friends. Dora—To Mr. and Mrs. 3. Krall, a •on. (Mother and baby doing well. This. m« understand, 3s No. 14; not too bad. at nil Nominations were received on ■Sunday last for Local Union offices, as follows: Richard Jones, President, unopposed; R. Price. Vice-President, by acclamation: li, Elmer. John New* man, iM D. 'McLean, for Secretary- Treasurer; James Mercer, by acclamation, for Recording Secretary; Bd. Stacey, Warden. Pit Committee: Old Xo. 3 mine, Ti. Gregory and II. Chai- lenor;, No. No. 3 mine, Jemfs Mercer and Pete Baldassl; No. 8 mine, IMcJiard Price. Tontonl Lobasse. Sick Committee, Thos. Yates, R, Price, Pete Baldassl. Pontoni snd two 61* vonlans. The election will Uke place on June 26th. from 9 a. m. to 41 p. m.. In Crshan's Hail. The mines were idle from 11 p. m. Friday until 7 n. m. Mondny. Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Natal returned home IMt niibt, having spent n good holiday dn Toronto, and several other towns back east Nominations were received for checkwelgbmen si ibe contract miners' meeting Sunday last, snd were as foWo*»; John Mw£. Rkbai.i ^ \mmlMeTntewm tha dlw J dattnu.. t t HILLCRttT NOTES t There will be a meeting btld in ibe Untoo Hall on aest flnnday night at T o'clock for the purpose of forming an angling club. All those Interested In this sport ar* respectfully requested It is o, common saying that agriculture nnd mining are the two basic industries., JV-hen man rose above the brutish individualism ot his prlmordal state and .began to develop the social instinct he turned to the soil in order to win food tor his family. He paused In hte migration, the soil held him; it gave root to his rudimentary community; H gave him the chance to en: large his energies. His tracks became highways; his rivers avenues ot tirade; and as his traffic expanded h\s imagination widened until out of the crudities of communal development grew tbe complexities of civilization. The nomadic habit lingered; the spirit of the hunter survived in man; a wanderer and a wonderer, he stood beneath the starry dome of the forest- -arch, not knowing' whether he were the guest or a captive in thc domain of Nature. The hills beckoned; the seas called; the more venturesome left the tenU of the tribe in searci of material Vherewith to fashion their implements. They sought iron for weapons, copper for 'tools, gold for ornament, and found them in various guise in the earth under their feet. They became miners. To those who delved success- Wily came power. Throughout the ages the more, energetic and adventurous broke from the plough and forsook the -cattle in order to explore and to exploit. /They, brought the metals from which the artificers fashioned engines of power and machines ot intelligence. They won the materials for a social structure that .based on stone and 'built in iron and copper, soared In many-storied tracery of steel to towers radiant with light and vibrant to the sky—towers so far above the* -uomtnon ground that man almost forgot his lowly origin and claimed kinship with the stars. The story of mineral exploration and raciarmigraxrojrtSTp^^aiteriy"«i»iieff4p ■tage of our people, the Anglo-Celts. It is the motif that runs through the drama of English and American history, more particularly during the last hundred years. Even in Its barest outlines it serves to suggest that the miner is the pioneer of Industry and the herald o-f empire. The first social organization around the ehores ot the Mediterranean seat their prospector to the hinterlands of Europe, Asia an$ Africa. The gold of Ophlr, the copper of Sinai, the silver of Laurium, were part ot the web and woof of those early civilizations. The mines ot Iberia gave Hannibal the sinews of wnr against Rome; the gold of Davia strengthened the resources of Rome under Trajan; but the greatest adventure was that of the Phoenicians, who passed through the Pillars of Hercules Into the western ocean in order to reach tho far Cassltorides, the tin islands tbat In turn were to produce those Cornishmen to whom the world Is one big mine. After Carthage and Kpme. in turn, had been overthrown -the mining industries of the known world were disorganised. Desultory operations persisted in Hungary, Spain and Saxony, ibut the Middle Ages to the miner were sa dark below ground as above. Even the discovery of America, which narked the 'beginning of a new world movement, wss not connected with a real advance In * mineral exploitation, although associated with the winning of gold and silver. It Is true, tbe wave of Spanish conquest broke over tbe American continent, -penetrating th* treasure vaults of •Mexkoo and Peru. Bat tb* Spaniard devastated. He gathered the Harvest that* the patient Indian bad sown by tbe Isborioas toll of eanturiee. Cortes and Plwmo\were filibusters, aot «*> plorers; they war* pirates, not miners. Again I a$k.yov,t9 recall how you threaded the pathless-forest on your- way to examine o new -mineral discovery,. On the(tretes-at intervals you have.eeen that, the bark -wa* chipped. The;-trail has-"been "blazed" >byi the prospector," making H easy for you.an-d others to follow. That is'what the miner has "don©;in a.larger way1 for civilization.' ,He has done it-with geographical exuberance and equatorial aptitude. -From." "the stark and sullen solitudes that sentinel the -pole," to the "steaming stillness' of the orchid-scented glade" In, the tropics,' he has lpft his mark. : You know that. No need for the prospector to complain to you, like Kipling's ex- iptorer: "Well I know who'll take the credit; all the clever chaps that toi lowed— . Came a dozen men together—never knew^my desert fears; Tracked me by the -camps I'd quitted, used the water holes I'd hollowed, 'They'll go back and do the talking. They'll -be called the pioneers!" No; not by the -men of the Columbia School of Mines, who have shared the prospectors' camp fire, his blankets, his coffee, his flap-jacks and fais beans. You will give credit to whom it belongs. To the man with the faith ot a child and the heart of a viking; to the man who has tramped and toiled until he heard ."the mile-wide mut- terlngs of unimaglhed river; and beyond the nameless timber saw illimitable plains;" to the miner who has. crossed the last range of all and lies in the only prospect hole he could not dig; to the man who was the herald of empire and the pioneer of ■industry; to him who blazed the trial!— Coal and Coke Operator and Fuel BBEBBpimaggiBiiaBi^^ m ' ■ .. " .- ■- '"'A .AXjAA X*A AX'y.l* The Best Ventilated Thfatre in Town Classified Ads.- Gent a Word FOR SALE—Cheap, uncalled for, new and second-hand ladies' and gent's suits, skirts, overcoats, pantB, vests, waists, hats and shoes—all aims. Pantorlum Tailors, Ground Floor, lb4 Main street, in Suddaby's old - store. ~ 217 FOR SALE—Viollncello yA size, ln fine condition. Sola 'instrument (cheap). Apply H. Hewitt, House 117, Coal Creek. 21G AUTOMATIC RIFLE—Remington, 35 cal.; splendid condition; slung; peep rear sight and ivory tip foresight. Apply Box 380, Fernie, B.C. LOST—A small envelope containing money.-i Finder please return to J. W. Quinney, c. o. Trites-Wood Co., Ltd., and receive reward. FOR SALE—400 laying hens, at 11.00 each, including our imported pens of S. C. Black Miribrca, S. C. White Leghorn, Ancona, R. C. Brown Leghorn and S. C. R. I. Red, Elko Poultry Yards, Elko. B. C. 211 FOR SALE—Horse, buggy and harness. Horse sound, -weight about 1050: harness with collar and names and breast collar.-New; the" whole lot cheap, $133. Apply Box 380, Fernie, B. C. FOR SALE—Horse, harness and buggy; going cheap, Apply Box 280, Fernie, B. C. FOR SALE—Heavy team, wagon and harness; team weight about 3,200 <geldlng and mare); gelding, black; 6 years old; mare, bay, 3 years old. Will sell cheap. Apply Box 380, Fernie, B. C. Crow's Nest Business College And Academy of Langsngei J, W. B-MBttt, Principal Classes arranged for any time during daj^or evening Writ* Fm PrM»««*twi Johnson-Falconer Block PERNIE x B. C. to attend. _ Wanted—Immediately—SOO boosters!ths -coaqutsttdom'wsr* nol pioneer* of the low! leather chasers to raise ior Industry: behind tbsm srose the «»- iui.i.,-1 M«.n«« .« ink* nw»lu,m from th* despondency tliey *r« lu ,*moke oi rom slid the du»i ot dasirw-- £ S2ft& 5^h? J£. mlfh «r •ft*r th* **•'• « Mlch#l-4 to nil. | ttkn. Hven the greut «aa captains of on ju«h» zsrd, at the mine mouth of|H|VMll on ,,,„ ,„„, mt) vrnxm* canned I witnbsth ware bnt tb* sequel to an each mine, from «:»« a. tn. to i:30!.hi* MitniMki =I»Z!k^» ™ '"•-■"•■", w •" ' i this catsstropbe. j epoch of spoliation. Aftw thein, and Regil White Wprioltt-S Dorcas (241 egg) Strain A few early hatched cockerels for ssle in tbe fall Write Wm. ANTROBUS Coleman - Alberta High Class; Photo Plays TONIGHT-THURSDAY lEdiaon Two-Reel Comedy the Drama In Heyville A Corking Good Comedy—A Riot of Fun ■*-■ FRIDAY and SATURDAY ^"' Easany Feature, in Two Parts - Chains of Bondage This is truly a hearfclntsrest drama of love, showing ths sacrifice made by the woman for the msn she loves. Monday and Tuesday, June 22th & 23rd Five Reel Lubln Masterpiece THROUGH FIRE To FORTUNE OR THE SUNKEN VILLAGE In Five Reels, by Clay M. Greene "A new thrill has been filmed. (With -conflagrations, ww's horrors, and Roman arena scenes, we are familiar. It remained for iLubln to give us a new. and -peculiarly (American thrill in 'Through 'Fire to Fortune.' It consists of an unusually realistic portrayal ot - a fire in a coal mine, a miner's torch'having come ln contact with a newly discovered oil well, and the crowning triumph of big scenes, the destruction of an entire village, when the walls of the mine over which it is -built begin to crumble. Here we see whole houses sink - into the earth, the panic-stricken villagers, and lastly, the fire that follows the caye-in and completes the destruction. These scenes of the -conflagration, and the .people huddled about the computes on a safe -spot, are remarkable examples of night photography, antdeserv- ing of the highest praise. All in all, 'Through Fire to Ttortune' marks a distinct step in the productions ot American features, and should not be missed." Matinee Saturday at 2.30—5c and 10c Prices, 10 & 20c. -:- ORPHEUM ORCHESTRA GET THE ORPHEUM HABI.T COUPON *«• Nm* «4 KUm* $Ut~ D»» k*N M wdM> Tam Oaata <««iun, Cook Book— •ONO A MANUAL OT OOOO RECTO uwUh wtcWul am* d Tha kam flam dtw-nh* -Caaat*. Mm UwM Ham rntk, *taa*m tham*rfniHl^i » m, tl tl wife* beta aaa* m»M» tkatkti aai mj e**t^^^^mtNtm ewm^^mm^% bwiMtiUtt>wifi!mtttmwnMw WMttrn Ctaadfr Wtoliuit Uo. TriUd-Wood Oo. DIlTRIBUTOES-FlRmi, B. 0. .JL \Vedn*«day last." The play was ratheri^ m,,,J,,ttI1h,|? LM L.™'Ji° Vi^iiEi rb9 "*• •*"*** <**P««I»« *w«*(in tfcelr wake across tbe mm, can* riashv. and neither t**nt ran »*> m at tbe |m. Iktllots to be counted ' -t'nlou office afterward* Mr. Thomas .fenktniton and .iosepn Jcitkiiinoii boarded tho passenanr on Haturdsy evrnlnc last, en route for is to robttnne as per Isai Issue. KSney; thi* wen from Cornwall snd Devon, Koods incladed for tlfli week, at 33) from flanmy and -the Han, brought iwr cant redocttonn. * the technique of mlnln« to the naw Anton Mandisky and Mrs. M. Plant ■ world, applying it peacefully to the were broagbt np before Jostles of tbe! mineral development of Mesleo, Pore, Peso* r. M. Pinkney st ths polka t and Chile, alt along the regions pr* barracks for totaling the^nsraatlna vloasly ravaged by Karapesn free* lu*» here on Hatuntay lm>1. nnd wet*,bootf»r* r«fwd of brilliancy, the rtr«f(*n*p in both team* lx>hi« far tfuprrlor to thf Tittsukln* line Th» "flklnwrn" open- <<il nff * Uh vlyor and it was only s «lesdy detenu* snd orratlc shooting: CombM-land, Kngland. tim< n»v< d thp T AV eoal Th* first' Tli© funeral of .Mr. Kdward Middle- won- wa* glvwi tbr T-t-amsten. and town took pIskt Hundny last from «hr „ . ... ^ . . , , ... . .... . _. . ...... It mum \.e -xtM,'., 1 that a srav* doubt .umWraklnr parlor*, xntal. »h* tie- ««>•« «•••«*• > f^" '"If0?* <* *••• The great *r* o mineral Mpterattea «!H in th*. iMln<1« ot nnnv n* to w»wr| h-avlnx nw« hi* *i*etk bt h*.|n«i!"wI f"1 trtTh '*"**** '"""P'* '"■* . r I?mr w|,h ,h* •,,"'«*»ry •* ■*0,<' » whether <h* S.ll w.«t throush th#, knocks! down b; a train nrar Mo ,«*!«** mt dsnt^ws. to * ww»*t«ltjr Calfanrta and Anyi-atla It was tk* T>oV» T^ autra* tierka «malU«l,: c.uiiv m\ iMr. snd Mrs. tkin llowj*^'*J** "nlUr> «rrsngswmts are prtlttds to a wrld-wMf migration, an uiatiki* „ »<>£.. *'.,■*■: • 'tk ■.". ***- t-rnt* inawlfA Hi* Umrrd nUt* a **J& mm*tr*. . .* a . ,Hin nt nmr V!tnpV mhn wwn « fMMnr nttmiH.r of hit Michel friends.1 JJ» JJS^hiw tb^nM^fc «t.lfiuhd h.Ml tl*,*i* :'.«• r**?it "ire Wt* «hh it* ftmaav ntr •vmiv.Hiv tn VlW ^^ , "J « "S. v Si T«m^r»' e«l>- iawbt tbe Wl. tho.* Wl to mourn *»*• k»suMo»,.U> om.Mr. Hood's ranch bui ?'■>( •• «•'' b'* in»rvati*« and it ■lltl.tr. J i.-it n' h:-< I'-iP''* nul ♦hrouph ftir until Tit ■*w*nnd tH»iii <rt«fin>n»fm-rt of vilnv in tbt* lw>*rond half. nnd na tlwrr »-j» im ««.(....» 1 t .V\\Z .^WaThTir • ii,u,iit[ Uttd atu,C4> lu entovr* !Ib«;u« »»lttrd:i: hist tu mn r* TMn«m •W*JT* ™ ,oil Monday .'i^nlnR Kvorybody *tmo,r>t tk* In?.- K. Mlddlwon. \ -*|,*.'-?:I'.vi*-i!I!i t.M.*mt tar* s good time, good mneit pr»,||o«cnxit, who was Ml enormous advance in tbt arts ef llta,' itui xk* spntd cf ladiMry to *ko ■anal* pHf-** nf tka* tmttb. Tbe iotorot«Rt-rgy began to tint the: . Mr. «sd Mn. tl. Wilds aad. Mr. snd blank tpneea «n tk* ms» Tbo trw-Mara' Th.- Onlrr or TM».'k:ib» nn- holding tin. D. Jl<»«croft left ber* Mr M!Phi>l half of tbe North Anwffain ftwrttomt.* nd tbt* runorfl! of sit Ait«trnTtft, ttit» snm-hem half td > fstbor of Mrs. Afrits, tk* northern half of Asia,: kUMi «a ik* r. mote lavatW. ^tueivateii nnd, s»ptei»«i' «-"'•"' M» Vt Uea Tba sympath) of her .by tbo*« In smith of gaM, et ttSbet vt\ra*a\ an. mneretx ^ ,; ^ (, , ,,.„„., /tf ^ ^ w#t,w %#li Vr r *mi»t*r ts dallV i>xpwting ttM*' twtfrd mn Ms fritows to rooto amsj nei work. Ita. dM*l»ti«Mttt Trade fellews| twt tba flag M- ,. ...... ""■ "r! t;r.,4tr,9t „t .».ft t-n.nnrr**tt*r* t-nrn «»«. -n'rV tt* t%,a -mtoar. J. |lent!»y. tx. '.bo kitiorir Bngltab'Wj*' Ui.-SSTT"' Kb?HC!l'OT**r** Btote wlH hoM a WPMInf eti Bmmy Mxrr tke prospretw taa room «s»t «r.»d;,di iM wtiotm wss n**w. w|N>k mlalag *»g1n#<>r. Tba aesmt basga— S ►>* ir. *t*t\ ar»- xbt** «ho hav* not The gam* started at t:t» p. m. and Tba mlaaa wtm ld»* here on W*d- tn adisn«* of tbe raptala of tgitrtfT.; r.ai| sli * nutfctcrpter* of fiction, an#i»h» «-i«ti<cm»nt wji Istenw wli#« Hob- nntday last.o***r-pr*wl«irti©n bring tR« Tl*f# of yon tbst M*t »;rfl*«ad tm. cm sil *bo bavf r«ad this wort It,ens «<wd No I tot Michel, both «*■*■•. • '"- '*" VCTCS TWATDV 5251 JL%9JL9 JL MbMeMmiJBL JL JHtS* alwayi Th*** two t*ams met «n Hatnntay * SPBCXAK* SATURDAY — Matinee Mid Evening ELSIE FAY and TriM Horn "ARABIA" In Mr NMiUrf Pity For the Freedom of Cuba TWO RttL 101 1IION A drama of love aad airaatar*. tl** Itm pkfave tw ttnAiwo Miss Wsls VVty and liar |10,fl0 sqjtilao v,„ "«„~7, h thm y^ w)1|, a bamaa Intellect. He antlss ropes, oanrtta a nia to ant asrtsts la tke McafM of a Ms-ad la pnaea, e»ii*i«»w» * *** ■*«■* ■«*«-.*.* -■— - *.-''• "'""- * '"" '"',* vvM.tia ****** %h*f town*** mm tMl* Adair he a drama of boma Ht* fa ti* mme. "COMIMO HOME" 2 Reel Eclair * m'etn '.-rut. bet Oto\ *i »,■>» *ti* rente in wlater kaoa bow tbe leader' bat l*ft >sr» im*»r**«tett tbst wlii aatrer! teams playing a good, fast gsmr br*aks tb* trail by leavteg ftmMpirtrta mfMo#?n W* WflTto maka an Hhenly ntt*r. Kirk |*e««l a baaaty in- OAVIO COPFtftfftlO AT THt i»l» \t*o wkirh bis MMrara irra* tm* l»ilm-Jt'y uiuu*in«»nr* «< i«i.*n,* -and '... X -'* ' -■-.. I b-tir- M" fn-* i- -- -■ k* .r*r» trentU t* tha tafatr aa* bis *bsraf*r» diwrtlr wa wad bls'rt*<d bad nw-had aaoth<r. making for Tmm Mlfhts. WndttttOey end ut iktlr travel. 71m » *•»•.«..- . ...-..:.--r- «•'»** w ->"% •»•••■- '"tb* tt*d Tfcwtadsy. Jaws M sad» mlaoral onfbtrer bas t»"> 'b'****t*™ ***«%*!***** Mr* fmt Mlefi*! on* mw aboad ^I*£J^i? nSigfwJSi' ZTTtVeTX * X*"EL*- wU '• —*• ?rx?™L?/;_***_i™>' *,0,,M' mw*1 pirt»ri**4 Ir tin ototf im Tba 04tebM **gW» *r» <«mi^»tag tsltUbl ««t»wmi me ttt* »i* pi* iron *>•« Att--**** wbt'tt Xo th* mn** ■'"' wb obtmt tb* (tlrtv wnt*r t*st *twf* a Hme* af wait**? tfest ***w tke, tm l*rt«htaa was s» I* '•-•.u'.t.it from <Vrt>'n w.-ij- tv* ,<,**tt -fnwiM nt*x mi,*,** I . » •,. .» bit*matt mlrb. .„ — nrn*« ar.t rr,»'4 <rnw*>f Ws W'Sfk* *» «rt» *"*-,* *Si.+ ,i-»«V-ff«W» » #b*T &*ir. anft-k tor Ant* a» tb* Ifts ti,.\t*r tar? *-*'*. -t •a* te t-rmndtte a 09009***. **t »».* «ork as »a* ptteOtde t« g»". at.'t «--<> x**n et m. i i pnewpeettm a* «*R aa ttntBmtom. "Hav* yoa known the meet wfefta stbMK*. wot a enow gmMMd ■***• ffnhtt* tint* vim twnlwa trail <m momtdtonm'. | ^-emm^^m^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ -m*^* bm^± mLsttr^m L IHMPBWl jfFfT TlmmmWW WW wlfMW • llara ymi totubed tba **#* «** apet**, V*tt tbe enaeo* stntaetb td brat* i» tarty tk*w!" isstiac Md Mrtktag lesson to w«m*a wbo thlak limy wars mt ont for sctma*a-one tlmt tm »tba fs« tkst no tMlter *bm tke Mate haa to oftnt,, It tm emr eomnmn or tak. tbe ptomr 1* Ufa. Kot tbst tbt ploy la a sermon. Fbr from tt It Is a regelate drama, aboandlat hi dn* A presses mt IbAHkA ' rastle intarttyriifwtWnf •iwiaiieai, rapid aetims sn* partlnsat dlmasaa ruiAruxrtnjqrijxruuv>rtruvvv>rir«*i*i*i")'' »■««»«■ ** *»i*»i»*« m *.*..*.■■■«■.*«■..-■. ,*..*. 3PECIAL. Wad. & Thura. Juno 24th-26th "David Coppcrflcld" Prodnrad on Mstotie BagHsb awmad byHe»««*«tb^ \m*m.mm %U Ti.'.*.**ii* J. fttoi'Aty. tb* wwtWo gnsanest amtbamy an tba amrfca as Mcaaaa. mmmni dtmtte* ef TNI »»•» tXCtUO IN IVWTTMmO WfWTAIHtHO TO MOTUMtO ^wif^^^^^^^^^^^^<^w^^w^^!^ THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FEfLNIE, B. C, JUNE 20,1911 page imt 4 4 4 4'. ♦ 4 ■■ ♦ + + ♦ v <► *"♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦■♦ ♦'♦ ♦ ♦,>'.<»♦ ♦♦ ♦"♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦' ♦;♦ ♦ ♦ «► ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ j ♦ ♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ dtrdb <► ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ W 4 4 4 4 Jw District Camps .:■&■ '-♦ ' BELLEVUE NOTES --' '♦ ,-♦ By "Vexatua" >♦ ♦ ♦'♦'♦ 4r+ *• ♦-♦> ♦"■«\* .''Onr (meeting: convened" as -usual, 'with ibo -jretMent in the chair, sup- tported Iby a «ood cttwfd.. The minutes of ithe (previous meeting were adopted, after one of- out inemfbers had been satisfied «with one of the straw bosses' 'standing. - Correspondence was received from Taber loeal, seeking our-cooperation In their efforts to win. a piano for their onion ball. Ordered filed, as we lave already in our midst the equal of the copy enclosed to us. A circular was also received froni Local 1068 condemning our action in taking such drastic action and calling for President Smith's resignation/ Without ascertaining from them the truth of what President is supposed to hav* said. Now, as was stated to our Executive Board, it was the "culminating point," or as the adage eays, H*lt was the last straw that ;i)t*oke'. -fhe camel's back," Local 1058 .has apparently missed the point of the whole controversy. There .will toe n committee of four from -Bellevue attend their next regular meeting and endeavor to dear the air. Reports of Committees The pit oomjmlttee. reported having taken tap eome vital questions with the superintendent, who took; a very peculiar position over two of them. One being.in relation to flat places; .which are supposedly up the pitch. In spite of men using a small car, to 'Place their wal into the chute, he, takes the -stand that the provisions ot - the agreement are being carried out, ns they are handling tbe coal as •placed in tbe chute. The other was a case of a mechanic who had been dis- ' missed -for (as the company say), incompetency. Now this good brother . lias ibeen working for this firm for S or 9 years, and 4t, ls rather late for them to find that he is incompetent. The general manager wished us, before taking any more drastic action, •to consult them at Blairmore, and we decided: to send our pit committee. Palling- to get satisfaction, we will call a special meeting. iThe measuring committee, while not liaving completed its work, wished to make it known to the local, so that they could instruct our pit committee to take up with the management and devise some means ot remedying the question of full chutes, which is as- , eumlng a serious aspect, Election of officers "Local" will" remain about the same, with the exception that Brother 'Barwlck will assume the .respon-rfOMU- ties of president / Nominations for president were brought forth in the following order. Elmer,"Stubbs and Phillips. , Alter a lengthy discussion as to the merits of each nominee, Brother.-Elmer -received the nomination by a 10 to 1 vote, which may have the effect of convincing scribes and editorial writers that the move which is on foot to replace %n ex-president exist in their imagination only. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦' " COLEMAN N0TE8 ♦ ,. On Wednesday morning, about one o'clock, two minor accidents occurred in the slope of the International Coal Company's -mine, at Coleman, when Tom Cox had the misfortune to receive a rather severe crush to his right thumb, and George Bahrlzeek a severe crush to one of his legs. Both men are now able to he out and about. iMartln 'Bowman returned toJSole- man on Wednesday night, 10th inst., after spending a short holiday in England. " Mrs. William White arrived .back ln Coleman on Wednesday night, 10th inat., after spending a three months holiday with her parents in England. On Friday night, 12th inst., Ursus the Great and Sam Clapham occupied the stage ot the Opera House and gave a great display of feats of strength and wrestling before a crowded house. Acting-President W. Graham returned from Brazeau on Friday night, -12th, and went to Fernie on Monday morning. . ■ On Sunday laat the I. O. O. F. met in the Eagle Hall to the number of ■between forty and fifty and marched to the Cemetery, headed 'by the Coleman Town Band, where a service of prayer was held. ' The members decorated the graves of their departed brethren with flowers. A large crowd of people assembled at the grave ot those departed;, The Order of- Owls acknowledge a further. subscription for their sportB on July 1st: O. F. Fanset, 55; J. Sitevulak, $5; Ben Davis, $5; W. A. David-son, $3': G. A. Ritchie, $2; Joe Grafton, $1. R. B. Phoenix, accountant 4n the Bank of Commerce, Coleman, pulled' out on Saturday night's passenger for Belfast, Ireland. , On Saturday. 13th, Coleman and Cor- .bin football club met on the former's ON SATURDAY JUNE 19th Special Sale of Ornaments & Itancy Goods 25 cents in the Dollar off Ornaments and Fansy Goods During the-Sale. ground under league auspices. Corbin kicked off at 6.50, and play was in midfield for a sBort time nnd from a Jifess by E. Jackson, W, Bell shot wide. From <the kick from goal some good ■play was done by Hunter, KelMck and Banks, the latter player centering, but Clark; getting 'possession, sent down the field, Conbin geting the 'ball and made lor Holoms with* some good passing, but Overton sent over the' .bar. From the goal kick the Coleman forwards 'bore down on Walker, Beddtogton sending out tb -McDonald, who time'and again sent over from the right some lively crosses,'.but White and company were safe, allowing the Coleman forwards very little hope. Play was in mldfteld for a considerable time, until -Harlin, sending tbe 'ball out to R. Stoddart, who beat Moore on the run, and making straight for 'Holmns, until brought up by Hunter. Both teams were'now going In earnest, and corner after corner by both sides were taken, but nothing resulted from tbem. Half time was called .with neither side gaining a goal. On the resumption of play a surprise was In store for Corbin. v After a few preliminaries on the .part of Coleman forwards McDonald getting possession of the ball, ran along the right wing, and sending across a lovely centre. Cairns scored with his head, givflng Walker no earthly chance. Corbin went at it hammer and tongs and for the space of about twenty- five minutes Coleman were completely on the defence, and from a -well intended1 cross iby A. Haydon, Roughead gave away a penalty which was' taken by >W. Harlin. While in the act. of shooting, one of the Coleman players threw a stone and hit the ball as lt was leaving Harlin's foot, the ball going- straight to .Holmn's, who bad no difficulty in saving. After this, Corbin renewed the pressure, but their forwards could do everything hut shoot for goal. Time was called with the score standing one goal to nothing, in favor of Coleman. Tho consensus of opinion was thalt the better teato lost. The gate receipts were $57.05. Coleman Local 2633 held a special meeting on Sunday for nominations for. President of-Distrlct 18, U. ,M. W. of A., Clem Stubbs of Bellevue and A. D. Hyslop were nominted and on the vote being taken, Stubbs received four votes and Hyslop eight. The Order of Owls have engaged the Blairmore brass band for their sports, to ibe held in Coleman on July lst. Don't forget the date. The old stork paid a visit lu the home of (Mr. and aire. J. W. .Makln on Monday, the 15th, and left a nice, wee girlie. 'Mother and child are both well. . - . The premises occupied by the 41 kidks were awards them as against none for Cole*6an. This expose of the referee's action has been made the outstanding factor in this news item for the purpose of acquainting the Vfenighte of the whistle" that the Corbin team and supporters don't desire to accept the dirty deals that have been handed them almost weekly since the team was organized, without sayv ing a word oflf the field of play in retaliation. " ♦ TABER NOTES ♦' ♦ -'■.'" ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦"♦ ♦ ♦ A. -MoRoberts was visiting his home on Saturday and remained over for the. special meeting of the town council on Tuesday. The meeting was called to consider the tenders for excavation for the waterworks. There were a dozen tenders In, ranging from 32 cents per foot to 47. The miners had a. bid in at 45 cents. Atter considerable discussion, the miners' committee were asked if they~could not do the work for a lower figure, as the council wished to give the work to them, but thought that a difference of 13 cents was too great. Finally tbe contract was awarded to the committee at 40 cents per foot. The understanding is that the work will (be shared among the unemployed of the town. The football game on Saturday between Taber and Grassy Lake resulted in a win by the home team toy a score of 8 to 2. While the big score by Taber <was partly due to the very weak goal-keeping on the part of the visitors, there Is no doubt of the superiority of the Taber boys. The Canada West will work tomorrow (Wednesday), the second day this month! Come to, Taber all ye who are weary and overworked, and ye shall have rest! (In plenty!) A contract miners' meeting will be held on Sunday afternoon for the purpose of nominating candidates for checkweighman. Election to be held on the first working day after, at the pit mouth. Rev. Mr. .Boothroyd, the Methodist minister, has gone on a trip to the old country. The Coal Creek Beavers entertain iMoBean's team at Lacrosse on Saturday, the 20th inst, at Victoria park. Wanted—500 'people to try the new stand and root for the kiddies. Jimmy Stirling has left camp for field and pastures new. Will ye ne'er come -back again? Two of our local sports, Sam Nichols and Pete Dawson, left camp on Tuesday to try for fame and fortune in the northern territory.. Vice President Graham was, in camp on Tuesday, transacting bust' ness. Glad to see you, Bill! We are informed that the projected basket social and dance is to ibe held on Wednesday, June 24th. Admission, 25c. A strong committee are at work to make the affair a success, financially and socially. " The terriers belonging to Charlie Percy had a very pointed argument with a porculpine on Tuesday, which ended In a victory for his prickly majesty. iMr. and Mrs. Walter Joyce and family desire to thank the residents for the many expressions of sympathy received during their sad bereavement. The tickets for the dance in' aid of the Ludlow, Colorado, miners, which will be given under the auspices ot Gladstone Local Union, to take place in the Socialist Hall on Monday evening, June 22, can be purchased from Tom France or Ed. English, at the club. Owing to the non-appearance of •Frank football club on Saturday last, a friendly game was staged at Fernie, Coal Creek vs. Fernie. HOSIER NOTES '9-9 ***, IWVT-I' lT«.**-»-V-K- -»n wOi0u -ha r Also Continuation of . . Sale of Men's & Boy's Suits AT PRICES AT ADVERTISED IN LAST ISSUE Fresh Fruits Sat. Reasonable Rates HILLCREST CO-OPERATIVE Society Limited RTLLCRE3T :-: ALBERTA been taken oyer by the V: H. Lowder Co., who open on Saturday, the 20th. This company will supply the inhabitants ,pf Coleman with the very best in meat, and fish of the best quality. Customers dealing with this store will be enured of the-prompt delivery of al! orders. The mines of the International were Idle last week, No. 2 seam three days and No. 4 two days. Xo. 2 seam were idle 'Monday and Tuesday of this week. Kenneth McLeii met with tn a:d- denr in the Xo, 2 seam of the International on Friday morning, the 12th. A large piece of rock fell on the bench, rebounded and etruek him on the left eide, injuring him rather severely. Kenney will be incapacitated for two or three weeks. CORBIN NOTES By Skimps LETHBRIDGE Work at the mines is practically at a standstill at present. Saturday will be pay day, -when the men have only two days pay to draw. Next pay will he as great, there being only four days for the, month. 'But rumors are current that it Will wake up from now on. At present tliey are rushing repairs in the Xo. 6 shaft and are putting in four slides and altering.the cages, the object is to prevent the cage from vibrating In fast winding. There have been men at work continuously since Saturday morning getting everything in order for next week. The work on,the subway is as.yet only employing teamsters for the grading, but it is expected in the course of another week to commence the concrete work, -when quite a number of men will bo engaged; It has been a disappointment to many, so far as they expected to get employment when this construction was started. The work on the separate school Is beginning to show progress. The report has been prevalent that the wages paid on the job are 15 cents pr hour, How this report got broadcast Is hard to understand, ns the lowest rate is 25 cents per hour, and it is understood that Mr. Lee gave his word that tlie current rate of wages would be paid throughout. There was exoltement among the boys Tuesday, -when their full set of sliver plated band instruments ar- rived. , The complete set comprises twenty-six pieces, and from appearances, they are all that tho makers (C. 0. Conn, U. 8. A.) claim. Thore ls going to be something doing In the Miners' Hall from now on. The Lord help those residing in the A quiet 'but pretty wedding took place Saturday evening last, at. the home of 'Mr. and Mrs. Mackie, Kootenay avenue, when Miss Polly Smith and. Mr. Percy Salt were united in ■marriage. Rev. W. Davies, the Church of England minister, performed the ceremony, after which a few ■intimate friends and relatives par- took of a delicious supper, to the accompaniment of Hosmer's juvenile tin band. JM-r. and Mrs. H. L. Brown and son have gone on their annual pilgrimage to the coast. Incidentally, "Arry, ub doubt, is looking for a choice, juicy plum as a water or fish commissioner (all same quick change Dubar, of blessed memory). Herd's ncping you succeed! We'd like to t-to. t-ome of "Ballot !5rx Piivs" other laeic.iands : getting pro- motpri. run for the District Presidency, Hosmer local deoided not to nominate. Hosmer K. P.siwere the guests of Fernie lodge on Tuesday night, attending a banquet in honor of J. W. Bennett's elevation to top rung of the Pythian- ladder in the domain of B. C. Moatserrat Lime Juice, at the Hosmer Industrial Association, Ltd. - All seasonable fruits at the Hosmer 'Industrial Association, Ltd. Effiiel Tower 'Lemonade, at the Hosmer Industrial Aassociation, Ltd. ■Peanut butter, at the Hosmer Industrial Association, Ltd. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ COALHURST NEWS -X ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ The mine worked all day on the 9th ot June, after being idle from the 22nd of May, and Monday, June 15th, was decided on for the next day's output. A few of our men were supplied wilth a full week's work last week, cleaning out the sump at the shaft bottom. All hands pulled through safely, although the whiffs were a little -bit strong at times. 'Pa Skelth had a big smile on last week and on Investigation it proved the 'population of our village bad gone up one, in the shape of a big, fine Ibaby boy. All hands reported doing nicely. Billy PInkerton Is 'doing a little in real estate these days, disposing of. his properties. He says he intends going farther south with the money. It, is pleaBing to some to know that Matthew Richardson has left Coalhurst for his home in Westvllle, this week. It is also more, pleasant to know he intends staying there. We only hope those left to mourn his departure, if there are any, will soon follow on his trail. John IMakerenko was a visitor to Coalhurst last week, looking for work. He felt safe after investigation and finding that work was pretty scarce lwjre. John says that since leaving here in January, when the first slackness came on, he has only succeeded in getting one week's work from a farmer, hut that was sufficient for ■him. Getting up at 5:30 a. m. and the farmer asking where he had been all day, was—enoush 'Billy Gordon ls the victim of hard misfortune these - days. Xot long since he lost his famous trotter on the V. V. R. crossing. This accident happened by said trotter trying to kick the cow-catcher off a heavy freight. The- freight got the best of the argument. Following this, someone stole the wheels off his buggy, (the best wheel, at that) and Billy further states the crop he put In on his Tented farm-has absolutely refused to grow CHALLENGE To the Bditor District Ledger: Dear Sir:—I wish to issue a challenge to any wrestler in or near Fernie for a match, as 1 expect to pas* through your city shortly on my way east. I would be pleased to meet any good man in either middleweight or heavier classes, and would appreciate a promjpt reply to this challenge from any grappler interested. Thanking you, I remain, yours truly, CLARENCE BKLUND, ■Middleweight Champion ot Canada. HOSMER USTRIAL ASSOCIV TO SHOW TOU A COPt OF IMt S10QD0 00 ROBIN HOOD COOKBOOK THIS BOOK CAN BE SECURED I WITH COUPONS rOUNOINLWRT 8AG0F \ ROBIN HOOD FLOUR ■*, ** ° -.'. -* *.' ■ •■ ROBIN HODD ;| ROILED OATS ] Store.of Value and Quality Fresh Fruits and Vegetables The Vei y 8e»i Liuc* of C«u*- ned Goods and Provisions. Special Display of Summer Wear and Straw Hats, Wash Dresses and Material Suitable for same. The aggregation that comprise the Corbin-soccer team wero defeated et Coloman by the oooro of 1—0. Ten minutes from (he klckoff, after ond to end play, ths Cort>ln left winger received tbe ball and made n bee-line for the Coleman goal. After trloking tbe opposing right half-back and right full-back respectively, his lege were kicked under him when within aix yards of the Coleman goal, which action wat responsible for Uie appeal that came from all sides for a penalty kick. To ihe surprise of all. tlio referee ignored the appeal, rtstlng afterwards that be believed tbst Stub- bait had stumbled and foil over one of the rocks that decorste the Coleman ball {tark. Tbls might have been Mr. Tennant't belief, but the boot mark on th# <?otfjtn winger's t#g wai proof positive that Mr. Tennant bad made a mistake in his ruling. From thle incident until half time, the game w«s evenly contested, with tht defenses playing Just a tittle superior football ."Sho either set of forwards, although each goal keeper In torn <wat called upon to clear a few ehots, which task wae accomplished successfully. Half tlmo arrived /without a goal being registered for either aide. Before the second half had proceeded five minutes, Andy Cairns opened the scoring by heading the only goal of ihe game into tbs neL far ont of the r«ac»b of Walker, the Corbin goal keeper. This reverse teemed to Inspire th* visitors, who kept the leather well within tbe homeetera' half at least thirty minuti* of the last forty-five, bnt failed to near*. Twenty minutes from tine being tto, Roiigbead wbo was playing haKOwmk for the home team, handled the twill, nnd to tlif surprise of thn Already dis- mated visitors, tbe referee allowed a „,,„■!«,. ■m-.'-w «.'.% .-1....v-.». .i ,„■»■». like remnant Mob. Harlin's foot a«di«o niw*#*d home, a ton** (brown by h.ummu playeriConvivial Mtnenng To accommodate Coal Creok :tnd F:ank, Hosmi-." pl.r/td their lcmuo game -scheduled for the l&th with Coil. Creek on llm succeeding Thursday, and got wsollnpcd to the tui'j of B—0, the half iluc 'score being :.—0 ilOEmer held their own pretty go >d ti'l the halt w:n itueh?J, hut reg.i'dl>ig ths second half we vlh say uotli'iu,', the result speaks for itself. Tbe Hosmer playors ' considered themselves unlucky to be playing in ft gamo controlled by a referee who seemed to be more often looking for oil indications than interesting himself ln the game. We hope he's located his "site" before we meet again. A league meeting has been called for Hosmer on Saturday next, the business of which is to consider the action of the Frank club In refusing to accept the decision ot the executive regarding the Coal Creek vs. Frank game on May 25. While the league executive decision may not appear just to the Frank club, still we think that In the interest of the football tn Ute Pass (hey, as one of the supporters of the scheme to refer disputes to nn Independent committee should at least be sportsmanlike enough to accept this decision aa final. The Ladles' Aid of tho Presbyterian church are to have a sale of home cooking on Saturday afternoon, June 80th, in Mra. Pitt's old millinery store. Billy Willey has resigned his po- unny"uuntjarierf"camplasTweek for Montana, looking for work. We wish him success. Percival Is putting on paint these days, ln the hope of brightening things up a little. Harry GaTrick met with an accident on .Tune the Ifith. We hear that no bones were broken, just a bad squeeze of the toot. HILLCREST ORCHESTRA Open or Engagements for Dances Concerts Etc. UP-TO-DATE MUSIC (TV. EDWARDS, SECRETARY HILLCREST ALBERTA Phone 74, ring 2 I near vicinity for the next month or.ritton as manager ot tho Queen's ho- two. Still, we hopo the boys will stick tel. John In future will run things together uow, and make It a band to himself. He has already commenced, be proud of, and by this time next yesr be In a position to hold open air concerts and picnics for the benefit of the miners, wives and families, Mies h. Wheelan of Mreat Palls, (Montana, Is visiting with Mrs. L. Moore for a faw days. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ OOAL CfttIK NOTM ♦ ♦ * ^ ♦ + + + «-* + + «.♦ + + + ♦ The mines were Idle from 3 p. ,m Thursday until S p. tn. Friday, also from 8 p. m. Saturday until 3 n, m. •Monday. ' Onr old friend Jack Myers, 8r. left eamp on Friday for tlrateau. Harry is now 4'ontlnuslly singing, "I wonder where you art» tonight, old chap." The Coal Creek league.?* Journeyed io Fernie to fulfill their fixture with Grand Union Hotel COLEMAN, Alta. Best of Accommodation We cater to the workingman's trade G. A. CLAIR ;-; Proprietor with tho aid of lllll Robson's nrtlstlc hand, eye and brush, to make the bar and pool room look as alluring os possible. A concert and dance Is to be staged by the members of Hosmer Local on June SO, In the opera house, proceeds for the benefit of Andrew Torek, who hnd hl» dplne Injured, hy a fall, to such an extent us to render him practically helpless. It ts to bc hoped the -citizens of Hoimi^r, Irrespective of color, creed or politic*, will assist to make the affair a financial «uc- tmt. Fifty centt will admit you to both concert and dance. Carrie's Fertile orchestra ban already b«*n on- gaged and n good tlmn I* a»iiire<), Mr. X. F. Kendall has kindly f-on- 1 rented <o wrung* the nwalclal part of the above program, which menus that t>v«-r>tttliiK In thst linn ull) lustr thi* hall marks of class. Tins member* of liuniti-ur lufnl wont Dudley's team at yicroase., gatttrdayiidlmtpiioliited to l«<»rn of Mw Pr<?*i- the 13th, running out the winners by dont <irah«m'» decision not to «onteat Ik goal* to fi. Congratulation!, boys, mm office of president. With our I The Complete House Furnishers of the Pass Hardware Furniture We will furnish your houae from cellar to garret and at bottom prices, Gall, write, phone or wire. All orders given prompt attention. If you are eatlaflad, tall other*. If not tatlafled, tell ua. Coleman Alberta HHH The Oo»l Ureek Juniors wet Fernie Juniors in a la-mwM match on -Sunday In <he < Ity park. No goals wore norcd ky either aide, wrrcwiieiu mo near Ha explmUmi, we f»«l tH.it **> can tli afford to t-it»eri-j ment with xteto and untried nratfrtaU Possibly, however, we may he giving i r Coloman - Alberta sBEStasawBsaama (•borgti JlurrUon uu-: with Injuries t way to uudue iiei-.tii.mlsm and Uim <u*e * to his fool, mmiling in « broken toe, of the fari*l»il»<«'» iilrenrly nomiimierf., while following Ills employuxtnt. ntllf e|ect»Ml, mliy inove to hn the lender' the North mine. After being attended j we are looklnir for. We sincerely j t ... * ,, T*9 *t**9*-r,'*l9, f*ri*9n-. t-i.or. n**trl'**rtn 1,9, ' * ifoemer nn«t r-nrhln »r«* down to I at deal tir***ii««> u iwAnm ««»»" m naiaruey. ■*■>■>•■*•} SttWk the ball almost einwlUu i CU#b ,t>{l ex «;i,'.. \W h,.-,,i that liwinft'a. eaasly, the the reek deflertlng thet Tbe members met on ftatardty ev-H-Mtm Is to nndertm a radical fhantftf ball la Ite fUgtot Jost sufficiently toientng lau on pleasure bent. A moet;—let's ho*pe H'» for the tmtit-v. «'or- Isnd It In the bands of the goal keeper, j enjoyitwlo gathering waa nreslded bin nn; or wer<», » unit to wltnose, she bed no dJiflcuUv ia eleaiiag. Th« uur by Wm. It. Puckey, «i»Ist#tl byJMsi<J ue twve no hi»Iu<!uu Sti it-tnu* (taunt* *»w»>M**> ■*** *»** *tiU*-u**i* mp.jwi jdcmuni**.. a t.ii)MW(« aktatt v* ,«»«>».■.,„.., »»t»»tHiti<"» ... .«.». *■*■ <*-as* of the entire Corbin elei en, to ...... . - - aay netting kt their supporters on tbe »*• who aaw the ball struck with the rMflr, crowding armrod t*e referee, ap- taken orer again; however, the referee refused to listen to tbe appeal, using the etoek argameat that he had liut iYW.L.Ml itS-e Ui UlfrV.,, ut t,t,„,,\ .. r F. H. THOMPSON CO. ••The Quality Store* Blairmore, Alta. waiter* ratered to the wants of ihe admire them, *\m If they n**t g»? nt Inner man, and a lengthy program tin- *\,,m** of the lm .!* was gone through, contributions be- The Corbin Coal Co, t.re nperiment- tng mad* »»r the regular rump en-ting nt thf Hosmer mke ovf-n* with* terminer*, auimented by several new-J tome of their prndurtf, with « view' found ttars In the entertainment line, to discovering l»* cokeing propertlns. A little dlf-fmion In the program wast If the twit proves •attuf-irtorr we ti,,iSi**, *.;>Ut. t«»k lUe Uri'is* *>!' •■> *.',-*% , :,,-*) ».*!.»•■ i in m ■• •■ *•• ■■* '■'■'..' ''«■*»'• ttalaly Ht» ordered the ball replaced {tng «mt#a* between two of oar loeal) ball teams lw f'oMn wtt m^mm. 'a*t*. t%*0 VMr Mir** if tl**onit tlmt* At-'ith'*- t-h-iefn tbr. «pf»H<t»i> nf thi*- i\tnex v»rt•>'•<* i*-it »•••»•><• *S'r> irr ]!f Mr. Teanant dWnt see thn rwk'afw-mWy «'v««u»»y gitlti* the honor'the rumor* trf-uz ne.iH XA ■V.^tUt. {threw*. WW* was aotieed by the en-'to Tom W*!k«r for hit rendering uof {prtlcnlarly* in Pemle. wartlne thei ltltw tttmd ot nymrtntore m lb* tteaeAtbt* V.ul* tmt eatttled "gprsk Vol r-stnw* of »H1« tan ; :<<»«;> *i»i* tbr- hbtm Ibe writer wmM ndrlt* that he Iter Vshm*." <Mber aMftte worthy ofltiifterintenden'f tlmt nr tt* ;«»t (j <WM eaaMtltaaeyaiveciallat.altbe e«rlteet*lin*«tion. are. Frank TownMud, Mftf-jeatMh, nnhtd tu *-•--:*,!■. A„ . .,m.. ! o-aeertnalty. Tb* vfefett* wamad irwM» Horn* and Albert l>»Mol»aebnt down. * and *en m \>,(***v the tm\*t jibe rewefaafoa ef the aiaeiy •rinMef) who «w»t in U*rmen. and last bat. not .thin* vtatMe tt» i»<»v.nt-r _:» **ne ,'tX-l^ 'I'jJX tW UMtAlWMluk ut up*»M>».• k***»l, ■•*.., S..*. ***! Vav'».»'.u.lt t.k.^..'.. »U,tt* U.!,.,* Un... ;«twai Maoag ib* CoteaM* •meaner*. 1 adtiee ie bit eoa, eaag by IMlly flat* Hbntxpotbln had lieen robbed of i*t\m: Tlio fathering Altpemd tit 11 .least one mitd- Aaa result of th#io'**!l«"k. weryone vuting having had ' fteiwlag dem by OerWa, elgbii «M«*r!a *«*i tlio*. 1 -monotenoaa iwmilar><v. of tmt**, th*. * guyt w|i<*» (?et fire-! (!*"..erve !*■♦ ! Vke President t;r;»!.»a» !»*'\U:g | known his >::,fz>ii*. w. to Phone 25 GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, CROCKERY and Everything in Shoes Our Grocery stock is complete with only the choicest brands. A full line of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables always on hand. Fresh Strawberries and Pineapples For Saturday Sola agr«tttt for "!NVICTU8,n NMQAL,tt "K" mako PINE SHOES and "LECK1E" MINES SHOES Kfii« y«»»ir th'fcot* fiom •"■ur eusJi i*o«isiff, They •ire uortii .'» i«r v«-»»i <;uii wlu>ii«ner |»rewritt*»|, tho Storo That SAVES You Money ,oy , ■j'-P'Wim «iK*»*ua--»S»**toZ»T»^^ ^vt-lc '-£££. X^-y AA-Xs i PAGE SIX THE DISTRICT LKQaBB,r gptWIE, B. 0„ JUOTL20;iM4.; -• '* t*. *. "<et ¥¥¥¥¥»»*»-«»»»»WV***»¥¥»¥¥¥y¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥*m¥¥V»»¥¥M»*¥»¥« * ., ■« I ■ t ■< Being the Story of an Unfortunate who Saved I a Man frOm Himself. A Woman After All • , tikkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk-k ,- ( By Alexander Blume The woman looked tired and list- loss. Her eyea were dull and expressionless. Strands of hair hung from beneath a hat that was mounted with plumes of inordinate length li proportion to its s;ie and weight. Her waist was rather soiled and ttie bottom of her skirt drit-stained. Her shoes woro badly worn at the heel& ond she fJragf ed faer feet along sa tha: they shuffled loudly. Her whole attitude wa& that of a sick, tired woman; sho was very thin and even the thick coat ot -rouge and powder couM not ccifceal the deathly pallor jf her skin. Several times she was seized with severe coughing spasms that flushed her -face with an unhealthy ssarlet and left tbe clammy petepiratioa on her forehead. A policeman who stood swinging his club on a street corner smiled familiarly at her as she passed, and she smiled mechanically in return. It was early evening, the close of a hot , humid day. The thoroughfare was just lighting up and large advertising signs flashed into life as she passed by. She • turned Into Sixth avenue and walked along for a few blocks, entering a liousn on which hung a physician's shingle. Tht-re wus no one in the walling- room, 'but he doctor wus busy with a pa-ieut -he sanU weirily in a risking chair and gaze i listlessly about her. From the next room camo an inarticulate murmur of voices and she could glimpse shadows cast upon the ground glass of the sliding doors. She wondered who was in there. Her head was very hot, her temples throbbe-u and she felt very weak and depressed. The opening of the door roused her from a half sleep and she stood up as the doctor greeted her. A man passed out and gazed at her with curiously shifting eyes, 'his hands working Is from just such a ■that he became in- ditloh. Yet it* woman as you fected. .The woman was silent. She did not attempt to answer or argue that it was from a man that she ln turn had received the disease. For she was unskilled in the art-of verbal dispute; the nuances of rhetoric were foreign to her. So too, she did .not reason or anaylze; she took aU things as a matter of fact. In her way she was a confirmed fatalist She never stopped to ask herself why her life should be spent in such, horrible misery; why she should fear the dread plain clothes man; why she must slave to appease the shrewish landlady, ever wrathful if her rent was not paid on the moment due; why the restaurant owner should charge her exorbitantly for her ifood. So, wiiile the doctor spoke she merely listened' quietly; only her eyes gave evidence that she was -listening. She rose to go nnd opening her pock- etibook handed tiie doctor a bill, scarcely heeding the directions he was giving as he held out some prescriptions. * "Remember what I have told you," said the doctor, kindly, in parting. She nodded her head and the droop at the corners of her mouth only deepened. Slowly she wended her way back to her room. It was yet too early; iter the birds of .night to be on the hunt for their prey. In front of her home she was accosted by a rather stout,,coarse-faced woman. "Good evening, 'Mrs. .McShane," slie replied to the other's curt greeting. "How's the kid?" "Pretty well, mum. ©ut you know she's got to ,}iave light clothes, now that the weather is so warm and you haven't paid the last month's board yet." "Yes," I know, Mrs. iMcShane," she answered, "but I've been pretty sick nervously. She noticed his skin was:lately and the money's gone to the strangely erupted and cracked; his I doctor and drug store. Here's $2; it's teeth rotten, and his eyes bloodshot.! aU I sot. I'll send the rest soon." A strange thrill of-horror shot through: 'The woman grumbled, hut finally her; she knew not why. departed, muttering under her breath. "Well, how are you this evening?" j Slie looked after her and then walked asked the doctor, as slie sat in the|uP four "flights of stairs to her room, chair facing him "I don't feel well at all, doc," she answered. "My head pains me and all my bones hurt like the dickens." "Well, we'll soon see what the trouble is." lie saidi in a comforting tone of voice. "Will you please step into the next room «o I can make my examination?" When they camo out of the rear room the doctor motioned her, to the chair. Removing his glasses he turned his chair around and looked steadily at her. He was a middle- aged man, with a rather boyish complexion, but his iron gray hair and l« li "thoughtful_appeamn<5e~off set any~ap^ parent youthfulness. "I have told you several times, my dear miss," ihe said, "that lt ls absolutely essential that you keep entirely quiet and rest up for several -weeks, at least. My medicine will be utterly useless if you fall to ob^y my Instructions. The disease is, at best, a stubborn one aad requires the most care- fttl nursing. So far it has remained hidden, but your neglect and the continuation of your usual habits has hastened ita oourse, so that in a short while the evidences of your affliction will be visibly manifested in violent eruptions on the surface of your entire body. I "will be very frank with you. Should you fail to carry out my orders impllcitiy, I oan hold forth absolutely no hope of ultimate recovery." The woman remained silent for a while wad then spoke. "It's all very ■■veil ior you to talk like that, doc, but what can I do. You know how I live; you know what a poor living lt ia, too, and you know there ls nothing else I can do to make ay living now, either. Certainly K's good advice tor mo to stay ta nights and rest up, but I cant Uro on ay income. If I do aa you say, where1** tiie money to pay your -blUo; whore's tho money for the medicine; lor Uao room ront; for my meals? iHo-W* Ibo kid going to got food and shelter if his board ain't paldf" Tbo woman, apoke without passion, In a dull, monotonous tone. There was no manifest rebellion at her fate; no aaroasm; only an utter bopeleoe* ness in her voice and demeanor that •waa pathetic bocauso of ita very resignation. "But thew is something else to be thought ot" continued the doctor, speaking alowty aad impressively. "Oo you know that ta your present condition you ara a positive menace to tha health of tho oommiinltyT Tn your present condition you are a disease carrier, and may Infect every man you go wttflt? You may take a young man in perfect health and place a taint In hia blood that will ruin his whole existence and possibly that of hia wife aad temily, I am speaking plainly to you, young woman, for 1 feol it my duty to placo the whole truth of tho matter before you. You aaw tlie man that was ber* Just bo* fore you, He ia a victim ot tbo tamo disease. Is Iio not a horrible spool men? You did not see hhn as I did. You cannot realise tho utter horror of his condition, Ills body is simply rot- ting away; he k a living corpse with the aeal of doath stamped tnnrndl- •oftbly upon hia brow. He is a hope- lesa sufferer. Imagine the aoft, ten- where she sat on the bed wearily,. A solitary picture stood on tlie dresser; the picture of a boy about 2 years old. She looked at lt for a while and suddenly felt the tears streaming down her cheeks. She dashed them away forcibly. "It's hell, kid," she muttered, "Il's hell." ' H. Bouncing Belle Burns, the winsome soubrette, reached a strained, harsh -Mgh C tor the eighteenth time; tho chorus of Twenty Tipsy Tomboys, all single, kicked high in the air, display-" •ng j, maze of lace and tights focjthe last time, and to a crashing accompaniment by the orchestra the curtain fell. The audience roso and swarmed out into the brilliantly lighted street. A party of welWressed gay young men had occupied a box and applauded loudly through the entirely performance. The leader was a young man of splendid- stature and bearing. His hair was golden and curly; his skin of tho finest velvet and his cheeks had a delicate blocan of pink. The width of Tiie shoulders was noticeable; tbe girth of hte chest -massive. Thoy were evidently a party pf students oi; a spree. They entered a cabaret opposite tho theatre, jesting merrily,with one another. The spirit of the ploco fell upon tbem, apparent* ly, for they -bejan drinking recklessly. Soon It waa apparent tbat the tall jonth was tatorlcat»d, f.u he began •tnglntr In maudlin accMH, attracting tt* ct -imon of the other gueita by hia notay actions. Tit baldheaded, corptileut gentleman who atood nt tho entrance to the room frowned at btan and ■whispered to the head -waiter ae he paaaed, but did nothing further. The ditorder finally culminated In the overturning of the table at which the youth* sat. Instantly 'the waiters -gathered around and the young men were given to understand in no mincing terms that their presence was no longer considered desirable, The young giant, in a atate of drunken Irritability, wnn inclined to show fight, but Ma companions locked hia arms in theirs and dragged him out, protesting. "What the heil'a tba matter with you, Roy," Mid one of Uie younger students to bla tlpey companion, "did you want to get the head knocked off you, and spend tbo night a cell beside t" "Damn that fat b d," he replied, thickly, "I'll pound the heed off htm, the squint-eyed, ibeer-bellted ion of •In." The others finally managed to sub- due him and drag him away from the entrance, wh^re a crowd waa collecting, The extension to the red brick building on the corner of the street ■sensed dark and deserted as one cane down the avenue, but If you looked aharply aa you paaaed the boarded window* and doors you could see the gleam of lights through tho chinks and perhaps hear the faint thumping of a player-piano. The building wqji throo atorloa high; tho ground floor occupied by "KHey'a Hotel," It waa not difficult to renlli* the nature of the resort, but if yon stood at the bar imbibing the senor see nothing out'of the ordinary about the place/ * - True, time was when the baJrtendor would whisper the information; that there was a ijacfc" room where you anight sit down for a while, tout the "oapo" were rather strict just now; and Kfley, the Tammany ,bos» of the district, was in disgrace at headquarters on account of -bis poor showing at the polls. The new police captain was an inordinately.conscientious officer a*qd no one dared approach him So things went on just as before, but in an underhanded fashion; as underhand oo wae possible. , * A woman wearing a hat with large, black'plumes passed into the back room from the side door. „ It 'was brightly illuminated and empty save for a couple that sat'in a corner conversing dn whlspersi as they leaned toward -each other oyer, a table. The player-piano was thumping the strains of the latest rag success; The walls were covered with photographs of women of the chorus girl and. low actress type, many in various stages of nudity.. The woman seated herself at a table and rested her head on her arms. A waiter entered and coming forward to her said genially, "Hello, 'Mary." "Hello, .Mike," she replied' smiling wearily. ".Make it a celery, will you?" "What's the matter, kid?" Mike asked, solicitously. "Nothing, -Mike," she replied, "but I'm not feeling very well; doctor said to cut out the booze." The waiter put the glass before her. "Things look slow tonight, Mike, don't they?" "Slow as hell, kid," he affirmod. "Gee, hut the boss is howling like a stuck pig." Then, after a little pause. "Say, kid, what's the trouble with you?" * "You know, 'Mike." She looks;! at him significantly. H<! '.indeed his head. "That's sure to ish, kid, and I'm awful sorry to hear it. Can I do something for you ?" "Thanks, iMIke," she said softly, touched hy the other's kindness, "but I can get along all right." "All right, .Mary," said Mike, "but don't forget me any time you think l„, could help you. And there's string on that offe- either." "You're a good man, Mike" said Mary quietly, "a mighty good man She seized his hand nnd pressed it. convulsively. The man and woman in the corner i,ct up and passed up a back staircase .leaving Mary alone in the room. There was a shuffle of feet in the passageway and sounds of laughter. Tho party of students entered, now reduced to only three. The young Her cules was one of the trio. He was over his sullen epell and jested' loudly, though at times incoherently. They called (for drinks, which were quickly supplied by the waiter. The tall youth leaned back In his chair and glanced aimlessly around the room His eyes met those' of1 the woman, who was looking intently at him. She smiled and inclined her head.* He stared nervously and then his countenance slowly flushed. . Laughing loudly, two. girls en- tered and seated-_thamgBlvAn at -n^a table next the young men. . They weriT soon engaged ln a brazen flirtation ■with his two companions; he was looking intently at Mary. Suddenly he arose and lurched over to her table, seating himself opposite her. His companions gazed at him in as- and .sat d^wn1 heavily in the rocking chair, which.faceid; the window. ^ ■ - - . She wonde^d a* the unusual trend ot thodgt^v'that- thronged through her^i-brain; Estrange, fleeting snatches of scenes of :iong ago. Emotions foreign to her cdursedi through her body and filled hor with a vague feeling of unrest She felt hot and stifling, hor. breath .came'hi quick'gasps. As ih a dream, «he heard the man rolling uneasily on the bed, and muttering; incoherently. ■ She turned add looked at him. He had stripped off; his clothes until he was .naked to the waist. She slaw the bandsom^ features, -the golden hair;' the fine'*qom^lej?ion 'For a long while she sat looking at him and then rose' and; 'Walked over to the bed. He was breathing heavily, and his lips moved occasionally, as though he were speaking in his dream's. His arms were splendidly muscled, his chest of unusual breadth., What a beautiful skin he had; smooth' and pink as a child's. no BELLEVUE LOCAL -,*. *#> ■■r.ti.*. • ' *>*-,?, (■Qontinued from-Pa«e/One.) Ledger, Our^. correspondent. admits having made eome reference* to President Smith's conduct,-but claims vhe had that right; and" also 'that-ho was noj .instructed, to make anyewch jsntor- ence by the local., Toljdlgress for' a moment,''it Is necessary," to .'-point out that the. local had endeavored'to havo a letter' published in the Ledger set* ting . .forth -our'. reasons" .'-for fcetog " idle, and' .the 'District' Officers refti-sed to ipenntt of it -being published. '*iFlans were under -way* to- have.- thie'. letter containing the grievances;with wMeh we were, afflicted published "In pam- „w ,.«. ,,.™..ix «u„ ■„„«. *» =. «■„■„ --. pMet for*pi for distribution, throughout EeTad ^7er ^r^ch viriiniesW?^ tonlshment; then at one another, and with one Impulse vacated their seats and in an Instant were engaged in animated conversation with the other girls. "-Hello, «ald Alary as the youth came over to her. "Hello," he answered, hoarsely, Then, "Want anything to drink?" "flure," she replied. The waiter was summoned and the drinks supplied, Soon the young; •man, now thoroughly Intoxicated, began to drowae off. Mary beckoned to the waiter and whispered oomethtug to him. He nodded hia head and went up the back staircase. Mary roae from the table . ond pushed against the young man, who woke with a start. 8fce smiled alluringly at him. She made no reply, but looked at bim and drew him with her eyes. Slie walked toward the iback door that opened on a staircase and he rose and followed her heavily. III. A door waa wide open and inside tho room tbe light burned brightly. She entered first, he after her. She closed the door and turned the key in the lock. The man aat down on the bed aod tfbe turned to tbe dresser, taking; oft her hat Tho room wu bare of ornament. Save for Uie bod there wm only tha dreotor and • rocking chair. Mary laid her bat and puree on the dresser. Aa ahe turned around ahe mw the man had fallen acroM the bed and waa enoring Iraav- liy. With a grimace ahe turned away der akin and warm flesh and blood of one portion* of lager beer you received a fine, virile nun reduced to hia con- In return for your nickel, you eould and blood in a inan before. Involuntarily she placed her hand upon his breast and an .' indeiflnable thrill of warmth shot through her; the blood rushed to her head and her. kneeo trembled. What strange urge was this wiihin her. She had deemed her womaii's ■breast forever closed to the throb of passion;, she, the plaything of every man with the price. But the <call within her 'bosom brought hack swift- ly the memory of her baby; how she •had crushed it to her in a frenzy of •love and pity .for its helplessness. How like a helpless child this magnificent grown man5 seemed, his wavy hair resting against the white pillow; his lips parted, disclosing teeth of the purest pearl. 'With a violent shock she recalled the scene at the doctor's office; the warnings of the physician, She had forgotten the menace that was within hei"; the awful danger she was -to whomsoever anight consort with her. She gazed with horrified intensity' at the young man's body; she recalled the terrible sight of the other man's rotting skim; his bloodshot eyes, his slavering tongue; -his rotten teeth. And this beautiful boy might he reduced to the same plight through her! She had never thought of that before.. She had simply been an automaton; a„ thing without' feeling, simply.moving and living mechanically. The long years of her miserable existence had completely eradicated all human impulses from' her mind and body. In her small world there was no such thing as beauty of charity; joy or self-sacrifice. Every one wanted something for their selfish use; everything had a price. Men were rotten beasts, with no other aims or .thoughts than self-gratl-fica tion. She was ,a means to that end* and so lived. It was a man's world, anyhow, so why should she protest because Pate had created her a woman? ■Beside, what else could she do? She had to live, she .was utterly incompetent to do anything else for a living. Once, indeed, she had attempted to live differently. That waa after.her arrest and the judge bad turned her ^ver-4o^the-ca3re-d£^a-ldndly-wdHian- who Md secured employment ln a large department store on Sixth avenue for her, One week had been enough for her. Six dollars had been her wage. And it cost |4 to board ber little one. It was all a game of chance; she knew it, and the men knew it. The man rolled over and his head struck against a poet, awakening him. He Mt up and stared at her curiously for a moment. Then sne mw a gleam slowly enter into hia eyes; the gleam ahe knew so well. Slowly he rose; she stepped back, never taking her eyea from htm; her mind ln a tumult He came toward her, -holding out ble arms, his eyes biasing, his teeth wt, hie jaw protruding. But ahe ahrunk away from him and cried fiercely, "No, get away from me, get out ot here!" The unexpected! rebuff halted Oie young man. He stared at her uncom- prehendlngly and then slowly ad* vanced to her. But ahe pushed Mm beck and cried in au agoniied tone, "No, I tell you, no, nol Go on, get out quick; Imvo -mo alone, I tell you!" llie light died out ot his eyes. He looked at her curiously and turning co the -bed hastily put on hie elothee. She stood with ber back to the wall, one hand pressed against her heart; tbe other against her temple, ber eyee fixed on hie every move. He did not look at her ae tie walked alowty out, sobered, Some tbne later, Mike cane up to the room, The door wm .(wide open and lie paueed in astonishment In a huddled heap, sobbing with heart* rending gaape, lay the plteable form of the woman. A creature of prey; a miserable, abandoned wretch, foul of body, oommon property of beaet end drunkard, but—a womanl—N. Y, Call. satisfaction- we needed from the com-, pany, wo Redded to abandon Its pub-, licatlon. Having been denied the columns of the Ledger by the 'censors, It stands to reason, that we held hut very little hope of. being permitted to attack nny official thrquglr that channel, whatever reflections upon the officers the correspondent should decide to include in hts notes. .We want to make it as clear as possible'that we had many excellent' reasons why ^w© should resume the publication of our Local Union Notes, and that the matter of attacking the officers was never even mentioned* as'being one of those reasons. -The, action was taken for the purpose ot enlightening the membership outside this local- with the trouble whioh we were constantly having, so that they would be in- a position to recognize why. we had to take the bit ln our teeth and fight our battles tn a manner that would assure us some hope of receiving better treatment at -the hands of our employers in future. Brother Smith states as follows': "Now I had deolded that I .would go "tb" Bellevue on the following Sunday, in order, to straighten the matter out and had actually written a letter to -Secretary iBurke,' informing him of my intentions, ,when the letter arrived, threatening mi with recall," This will Indicate he was- In the wrong, as ■President Smith,-.refused to comply with our modesit request that he attend our meetings, and then states that he had decided he would come, when the letter .threatening him with the recall made him agahv change his mind, 'tear up his letter and make him say that he knew "that Bellevue Local would) have to state their - charges (which up to the present they have not done) and I would have the privilege" of replying to -same." The threat of recall, was - made In all earnestness and wouwjiave neen car- Tied out to the letter, had not the looal realized that they could accomplish the same end by' other means; the end being his attendance here, and the means, asking .. the Executive •Board to date his resignation, which they did not to; but instructed him to go to "Bellevue immediately,-which decision, we were, perfectly satisfied -With millions of Its people st-Srrtng, Japan is on the'-verg^of a revolution. ;'. Coal mtneie bf *'West Virginia, are again out on strike.'. . V. *•'.!--.'"' >.' 77 The State of^ew.Tor^ tiaa\eupplied, sixteen deputies for tihe protection.of John D. Rockefeller; '■-<.* 'X ."Sixty, thould families were eyj-ct- edjfrain houses'"In. NeF^"Xe**rk''d,uito.gf.. . the year. W4/for'i.'tii»;'non-.pay!i»ent * of .rent,'-- ''■>■■■'Si-x ;-s ':i,:-'-v'x ■' •*-;■-.- r* '. \ -. . J^***. .t ?.'-, -** '- 1 " -«-«*A*"*^"\i'' ■' '" j'*1 v •.i*'-****' : i'-i.-.-ij * fi.fMm is again on the vergie.pf ■&.,■■ revolution, The President slaSedt&iiig:: $100,0(10,re ward for Sua Yet E|en, dead . or bU.re.s~-X, •'-.' Chronicle & Comment On May 16 there were 338,642 sur- plus ears In the United States and Canada, a« compared with 221,179 on Way 1, Winers In the Kanawha district to the estimated number of 10,000 struck on Monday because the operators «• fuied td grant them the diecfcoff, which waa the basis of their recent demands. Leaders predict that tha etrlke will be of short duration, because of the conceeslona made liy tbe two big compete*. 'Miners and operators of the Alle- glieny Valley, Pn., have agreed upon a Kile which calla for; Pkk mining, n fund, must In auch administration of the terms tbat the fund Itself automatically. Hie Oolorado Strike Proteet Commit bas telegraphed to tlw President: Do not withdraw federal troops "FRUIT SALT* Tht Houiehold fttmtdjr \-afi I In Us n - *\ <tX" ■ VV A Y S ktto a Mie of Eno's .„ the houM in reediMM tot an emergeney, There k not the beat danger ef any ill effect or tmpropf um In sny este, m hi action h entirely itt oeeetd wUh Nature. wi "Fruit Salt contain. %Ue valuable ce-MtrtMMi of ripe fririt in a portable, agreeable snd simple form, ami is in every r*»*»r>»r» «• harmUM aa the )uicsa of the fruitt from which ll |f obtained. Soldi* all Ihe principal tewne end tkiea of Vaneda , Prapmrad mir ky UW. Hi, 'fr*Wi" farUL-4-. fa* MH cents; machine loading, eentw; mnHitne cntting, IB cents; drivers, ,*w 1.3 cents per hour: dump- en, I'lV. cents per hour; trimmers, UH centa per hour; firemen, 3814 Wilt* |«;i u*l*tf, 1-VK'ti (yjv^-tfyr*, 1,^^ tnlntr- linrc Tint yet been able to egree on aettlemsnt terms, bnt are working toward it by n priw**« of pallMM-e and elimination. The minora want to limit the number of men behind a machine and a change of tk* rimehlo* tnltilnr rtltfewt-ttlM Mines aw worirtnt pending agreement, Mass meettnge have been held, and are being held, at many place* under the Joint auspices of Ibe United Mine Workera of America and the state organisation of the American Federation of labor, at which the three women who accompanied .Tmfte fnm Madnay te Washington to talk with tlie Prwatdent have spoken and are to •H*mk. The uieetfikua nt* beitiK h«M in behalf of the etriU&g miner* of Colo- fide. rtbo relief wmmlttee appointed shortly after tte dreadful Aenahenydd nrtne explosion which occurred laat year Jo Welee, on May 80, reported eAatribntfcwe niMtinttar to rm.m, about tWO.ooe, for the relief of Hid- owa aad-ot-ffcami «f tte victims of tlie mine. There are 910 widows. 47lt or- phase tii ft oilier dependents, a wm deed Im *een prepared for tke from, Colorado until tbe strike ie aot' tied. Appoint it Federal oommlaeiofl on arbitration, tf the ooal operator* refuse to submit to It* award close tb* mlnea. If tbe operator* remain ob* durate take the mlnea and operate them for the public benefit." Oopte* were «nt to newspaper* and aoclal worker* In all eastern dtie*. The Keoondldo, Aguaajtta, Manor, fnndtdo and Umpaclto* coal mine* near 8-nbines, Mexico, have been eeiaed by the €onat.ltti«onn!lata, whoa* leader declared thay will be operated u pnb* lie tmtnertii** Th* <mto*a are nwwri by Americans and Frenchmen under Sih ,*',;,..,: i.l,ittS%.ia, 'ii** f till itt'*i mill ordM- included 15.000 tons of coal and IR.ooo tons of eoke, which, a I* stated, will be sold and the prooaeda need tot the Constitutionalist amy. A -commiuoe of the Plttaburg Ooal uutt»**4»«» AMMH.«»u*utt ana um» iAewt-t* Wage Committee of tb* U, M. W. of A. nave been In negotiation for mm* daya over a new wage agreement. The miners presented 20 point* which they desired changed In th* 101J-H agreement, all of which were ra)eoUd In toto. (ttm operator* prevented » IM of eight point* on which they desired change*, all of which were rejected h* tb* miners. T.nter daflhenitlona eliminated all Wt three point* «f things from tXI eld agreement ee coming from ttotbtMte, nad tfceee will praMoly be agreed to. Tbe cow* fereneee were amicaA>ta.~Oe*l Md Cote* Operator and F**l Jtegula*, SMJMGwt oeme, mm* witHT The -faot that the (board came to' the decision that they did, was justification for the action we had taken. 'Wblch, when analyzed critically wtll reveal the underlying principle that a .District Officer cannot take it upbn himself to refuse to attend a local at their request. In respect to the statement* which Brother Smith to alleged to haye uttered at Hlllcrest, we will say that Bellevue Local ha* not paaeed any judgment upon them, one way or the other, tt beta* our Intention tf Brother Smith had attended here to bring evidence, to prove he had' ■ made the statement*, wi19n.be alao would bave been given the right to call evidence In rebuttal. He wa* not condemned wbeard, an eome people are Inclined tp believe, But on tho contrary, the local decided not to commit thonv- selve* In any way until the matter had ibeen thoroughly gone Into. K Brother Smith aaw fit to re*lgn bl* of- floe rather than carry out tbe - ex* preeeed wtafaeo of the Bxeoutlve Board, we don't cee why be ahonld en< deavor to create the Impreulon tbat thi* local asked bim' to reaign, **• cause we did not. We are of the opinion tbat Brother Smith abowed a lamentable lack of bread-mlnd*d&*M In tendering bl* resignation and then stating although he did ao, "that Bellevue Local bad no vnlld reeion for having talced for K." If he «mx aidered he was in tbe right, why did he resign? I* It because he wanted to appear -oonatstent with the extraor. dinary position be took up In etatlng 'tbat any Looal Union wbloh demen£ ad bl* fetlgoatton would tare' ia election upon their hands." We venture the opinion that mob a *ttt*. ment, uttered by a District President I* not in tbe beet interest* of onr organisation, inaamueh t* It would tend to keep u* In continual turmoil, and should th* BxmqUt* (Board d» eld* to merely accept bl* r**l«natkm, after a local, eay of only a doten members had demanded it, and not make public their reason* for so do- Ing, the membership *t large would etetalnly noi b* i-atting a square _We will repeat tbat we did not take htm at bis word In respect to asking him for bis resignation; ws eould hav* den* •*, and h* would hav* bad it* raooura* but to tender lit alter hi* above amusing atat*m*wt. Bnt *> Ai*l»MOT! '-^sr- ' 1 */ Y^v '' 1 -< 1 ill 1 [UwjnL "'■ St- Iran - 1 Wl "9 to w -^ Clothes and Shoe Gleaners Suits Made tb Order f foin $l£0O f Hats, Caps and Belts made to match Suits Ground Floor 144, Main St. IN SODDABY'S GiLD STORE. PHONE 207 r - OBIQIHAU13g4 t Your account is respectfully, solicited for any - transaction in which a Chartered Bank may be of service. u J. F. MACDONALD, Manager VIOTORIA AVE„ -;- -> FERNIE B. O. I Imperial. Bank of Canada ./..,'•■ H6AD OFFICE, TORONTO/", ; ' Capital Authorized .. |10,o66,(K)0 Capital Paid Up..r., 7,000,000 , Reserve fund 7^00,000- Total Ataetii......".. tZJOWfiOO ™^^bi-fMvifcKIErFre^ BRANCHES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA — Arrowhead, Cranbroofc, T*rnl*, Qolden, Kamloopa, Michel, Nol ton,.. Revelrtoke, Vancouver and' Victoria.. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT .Interest allowed on deposit* at current rat* from dat* of deposit. FERNIE BRANCH A. M. OWEN, Manager THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE SB nMQKD WAU«,CV4X,X.t.&, fc&U JOW AWWfc- A**** ******amnmmM wmi t\mm wesbwe m tmm SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS Inters* it tha current rat* Is allowed en all depo*lt* of It to! spwards. Ctaefa! attention U tfvra to avsry account Small aooovate •ra wstoomsd. Amounts msjr ba -opened and opsrated by mafl. Accounts may be opened io th* nam** of two or mora penoaa, wltfc* 4rawal* to b* mad* bjr any oo* of th*m or bjrth* survivor. tit P. B. Fowler, Manager Ferule Branoh SSIIS HERE IS A SQUARE DEAL and peaceful aeenrttr at tmH, With a potior tn our eM Hae eotapear, Toueeofooff oaronr vacation or vtektb* end* ottb* earth and rm know rmfte m mite, Tb* best In FIRS INSURANCE la always ehsMsest mm msmI. mw woo w *■*# te w^w^teymmm m^^^e »aw»w^ ally ao «*m K do**** oo*t Mgbar. Dont detar short tbat rmawei or about that «eaU» la* ■araneo tm mm but ooom t4fht lnaSooc*aadbav*H*tt*ad*d la . emmfbtem „,__, •JUMtNKVMIOafaWHf ehea* to a«k the board to dale hit re*ltnation, which la aa entirely dtf. f*r*nt natter, Inaenweb aa tbo board oonld tben (and have since decided) wbo <wae la tb* rlfbt Brother Smith, In bt* desire to nmli* Dellevue Local appear a* vta» dtetlv* a* poaetol* toward bim. moot bave forgotten the atatement credited to him tn tbe circular went out by, tbo Wrtilet, exptalntot tlii* controversy, and wbleb reads aa follows: "The nrtbm -td Bellevue Tmwi! le ealliag tor my rsslfantfon Is ater»ly( 1 iiii,- iuWunsikM *Mii*l, nitkb bet prompted mo to como io thii decision, f find tbat certain locals bar* •xpreuad dIa**U*r*oUon re «*rt*la wstttomante, *tc, arrivod at by tm. bene* after havta* expretaod myaelf ,.994. 9ll9l~1f -• Hit . ■ I > Vbti T VmihJ not oonilW'boldtat'tbe mmm ot Pmldent any loaror wbea f l?0ond any loeala dlsapprovlnf of inr work, I f**l t conld not tak* any etb-ar ccurw than to taadsr my ran* tsnaUon a* the tine, to Ute *fte*t tefthwwh. Thee* are, briefly, ny nMiiaun* fee to ifeeMtttat,M la eonrlnsioii w* would Ilk* to point ont tbat lnaamne* as ftrether «nltb did not Ilk* tbs «*•* of tog- ebewlas, ss be term* K, at BaHmM, we «*rt*t*ly bsv* m Idea of dctot tlw sam* tblsg tbroaab tb* prsss. Ro apparantir waa aatlefted to raalsa, and 10 we ar* aatl*(l*d that th* ataad wniook arun a right oa*. Wifh best wf«jies for tt* tttcceas of vnw wfb PSW^MSQ^y mfewsiiy rmrn, jambs wnioc. lUMBSItT UVWff. JOHN BROOM. M. A. KASTNER SOLI AQtNT FOR FtRNIB n rsiuf is, TXS ■Jiu|j„iuuliimiimll,nniji,jii[iiiiai DMSftt I A few w«dbr rast from Basin«ss Glacier Park or the Coast Railway Co. U Hours Fernie to Ssauio 26 Hours to Victoria 29. Hours to Vancouver Dtroct connsclions at Roxford for East A Wost Yoa will «*iey all tb* eomlort ol inoai modnttn taUroad nmlf- aoat Oowteon* snd sfflelsnt snslegrw win «ak* year uie plaaaaaL <* and •*f*ro iwwlisslaf *t«*m*w* wmm, mm tamitorsr. ■fm teetmr knlotmettm eeetf te It $, MALONEY, AgMtt t.O. Un 4Sf miflt S.C fbewe Ne, til 7-^S A >7AX.yX~ A '■■';:. •;. •■■• -;v/r - • *A- '.-, ' '>"; . ~V.>''" ■- \ -,-.; • .• ; • .... ,- ' " .' ■" •-. -V <,<■•-' Ci, — v;.;.-...-j -.; . AS ***j-~ s»v-»' •< THE Di&TRICT LEDGER, FEENIE, B. 0, JUNE 20,1914, PAGE SEVJEH M and \ Beware of Imitations Sold on the Merits of Minard's Liniment Brewing Co., Ltd. A- Porter Bottled Goods a Specialty You're always welcome here Glean Rooms, Best of Food and every .attention ■^—P»— ■ !■ I " ■ ■ l ll ■ THOS.DDWAN Passburg COLEMAN Liquor Co. Wholesale Dealers in Wines rs Cigars Large Airy Rooms & Good Board Ross & Mackay E« THE COLORADO STRIKERS1 BENEFIT 1 OContinued froan Page One.) Mother Jones at Cumberland THE FERNIE LUMBER CO. A. McDoug&II, Mgi Mail Orders receive prompt attention Manufacturers of and Dealers inall kinds of Rough -,—and Dressed Lumber—1 Send us youp orders we find these tents not arriving for •months. We cannot, say the railway companies assisted the coal companies lhy ■such'iw^rk,1yet it is passing strange h,ow these coincidences occur. How* oyer, the tent were so long in transit ahd the sufferings of 'the strikers and the families so intense that other tents had to be purchased at once. . , Scores of families were evieted;- their scanty furniture heaped on the main -road. The husband would sometimes manage tc procure a conveyance vto take his belongings away, yet unbelievable as it may appear, the man was' invariably denied the right to toko away his rightful -belongings. In view of such occurrence* and the publicity given to the work of these gunmen, etc,, is there anything -too much for us to do to assist those who braved such persecution In striking a -blow for freedom.' The daily event* are merely a repl- tition of horror, tho only difference being the.magnitude of .same, but these horrors camo to a climax on April 20th—the date of the horrible massacre at Ludlow. Itwenty were known to have been killed prior to this time, and forty-six wore killed during the next ten days, until the,Federal troop* stopped tho warfare. The Ludlow horror was planned and carried out ln the belief tbat this ■massacre of -women and children would certainly break the spirit of the striking minera. but even this terrible -holooauat .would not stop the miner* from fighting for their rights. I will not recite ali^ot tho actual occurrences on that 'black day at Ludlow, but will just atate that a mllttla major acknowledged that tho three bombs, fired In rapid succession at 9 a. pl in the ^norniag were the signal for the bloody work to commence. In the whole tent colony there were something like forty guns. The strik ing miners wishing to draw the fire away from the tent colony, went over on the low hillside some distance from the camp, leaving tbe women and chll dren in hole*; etc., dug out in the ground. Cruel as some of the deeds of the past .were, It was never suspected that the -militia would hold up an incessant fire for a whole day on a defenseless camp. Louis Tikas, the brave Greek leader of the tent colony saw this predicament ibe families-were placed in; iu> was loved by everyone, while every child in the camp knew Louis. He had faced death throughout the day, drawing women ariB -children into places of safety. -The hail of explosive bullet* still kept on. Tikas finally -saw it was impossible to save all of the women and children unless the tiring, stopped. He called Major Hamrock and arranged a ■meeting. Some of the gunmen <wish- ed to hang lUm. ■but he was placed Mother.*-Jones, permanent organizer of the Vs'My W« of A., paid h, flying viElt'to'thte-t-turg «si sun-day, 7th instant: ' The workers here have heard and read 4: great deal of thia modern Joan'of'Aiv,.and although it has long (been the desire of many people here to secure Jier presence, all hopes of ever being favored by Mother's presence had -been- abandoned. And it was,not without a struggle with the goWJbraided *; domestics of Canada's capitalists that she was permitted to onter this land of the brave and the free. Arriving-"'here aibout 8 a, *m. Sunday, the-meeting opened at 10 a. m. the same day. Although the raia fell heavily, the meeting <was the largest ever held in this city. .Men and1 women came from all parts to hear this old veteran, of whom theg. had heard so-much. The meeting, which last about two hours, was enjoyed 'by. all.' Tears, now of Joy, and now of -sorrow, would flow down the cheeks of the people, as this 82 year-old warrior related how ehe dealt •with some mine superintendent, State Governor or labor fakir. Her statement* of tho Ludlow, Colorado, ma» eacre and of this outrages committed at the behest of the mine-owners of Weet Virginia, (were heart-rendering; and ehe spoke from personal experience. By the orders of Governor Peabody, she was deported trom Oolorado in the class war ot 1904'and 1905; taken from' her bed in the dead ot night, and deported at the .point of the ibayonet and warned never to return. But ''Mother" wae back in ten hours' time, and defied Governor Peabody to keep her out of the State; she also told him that cfce would see the day when Peabody would he on tbe rocks, down and out "I bave seen that day," said Mother, "and if there is such a thing as an all-merlcitful providence watching over us, I will also, see that, other .reptile, Governor Amnion (at whose request I was held incomunlcadp for three' long month*) on, the rocks. I am not much stuck on our modern theology. A meek, mild and humble looking Individual pulled me up one day, and he said, 'I would like to get a donation from you for a good cause.' 'Well, what is the cause,' I asked. 'To build a house foj* God ,' he answered. Says I, "you go and tell God1 to build a house for himself; he was a carpenter, I am not.' "Oh, woman," said the holy one, are you not afraid to lose your soul?' 'Have you a soulY* says 1. 'Yes,' says he. 'Well, you'll be damned lucky-if-you save it,' says I." One of the most marked affects cf Mother's visit here is a wall from the preachers, and business men who had established (in secret) the Boy Scouts. As It ls a violation ot the constitution for any, member ot the U. M. iW. of A. to have his children in or to support the boy scout movement in any way, the organization- was very. weak. But after hearing Mother'* remarks on the Boy Scout,' many of the parents have taken their children out; hence tinder arrest, atwPwhllet a . military prisoner, Lieutenant Linderfelt .raised "-». to %mx 1 Poll supply of following for an appetizing meal te choose from. Boot Pork, Mutton PottItry» Butter, and Eggs .9 Try our Cambridge Saue> agea tor tomsrroV* break- fait CALL OR PHONt Calgiry Cattle Ci. PknonU W**d«tr**t ' piftNii, a.0. P. Carosella Wholesale Liquor Dealer Dry Oood*. Orooerl**, Boot* and x SboM, Oenta' rurnUhlngi BAKER AVENUE BRANCH AT HOSMBR, B.C. 4 THS CONMRVATIVR Th* MM*U*d "conservative" U •knply a hnaaaa *olld—a Utot who hat on meptlOMSaltowMO* of the •aeertrat reluctant* to?mr. »»• Pat «ail*ty of tb* (prtatfUt* orind to*undatlll. Tb.W«***tvtrtua «nooc *ll **vu«* la to oopr their an c*ttor*.-Loodon Labor DNtor. see AUSTRALIAN HOTEL Junction An Ideal week end retort, with beet tithing and bunting In tbe district First due accomaoOAtion. The only bote! in tbe district. Im 9E89-99K9B-J J, STEVENS H Proprietor hi* gun, hit Tikas on the head, crush ing his skull and killing him instantly. (Underfelt admits -breaking the stock of hia gun on- the Greek's bead. While ho lay. on the ground be was kicked In tbe face and had his throat cut Then, to cover up tbls terrible murder, they shot-him in the back, giving out the etory that he waa killed while trying to escape. In all fifty-one thot* were passed through the strike leader. One ot the -bullets exploded in hi* stomach, the jacket lodging under the skin and the bullet tearing its way through hi* abdomen, „ Jams* Tyler, secretary of the L«d low union, waa another striker who was murdered while a prisoner. • Ho waa on* ot th* real hero**. H* -wa* shot with an erploatve bullet, whl*h Mew out the front of-hia fas*. Thre hundred ,do||ara which he had In hi* pocket thai .morning was mtNlng when bl* body wm found, Anothor hero, Chart** Coata, ahot through tho head, when dying said to bis comrade*, "Sing, Union For*v*r." While the bullet* whlaUed around, stirring up the dirt al their feet, they crowded around Um and *ang. Ooeta Joining to th* refrain. "We've whip* ped them la the north, boy*, wall whip th«» in the rnxbl" flwoUhl this he rolled back dead, not knowing then that hi* wife and tare* oUMnn were lying d*ad In th* MMk koM. Among those ln th* hole* worn mother* with bab-w at their «#*•**, «l*o tho** who w*re to b*oon* motbera that day and tb* next One On* onfortunat* woman actually gav* birth to bar baby while trying to no cap* th* h*H of bullet* from Hamrock'* machine gun* Aflla. think of Httle Frankle Snyder, shot down by tb* soldiers while cradling hU little •later In bl* am*. Ail the** and many other *W»a* which will never bo heard of, bap* pened. Mother Joo**. thrice *l*c*d In pri*- on with no charg* again* her! Can mn iasa«ln* a man having shy cob- •clenc* who would placo an IS year* old lady In prison without a ch*rg* tor some tlm*, In • rat lnfe*t*d bate- teetdt ■ -Mre. Mary Thome*, * mil Httl* woman and tb* i«oth*r of two Httl* children, waa arrwrted, subjected to all Wads of sboe* and Intuit Md con fined for three week* In « vermin rtddes t*ll, food throw* lo ker a* though ah* had been a h**at ** Itor letters of *ppe*l went unanswered ««€•*• one tl**ll} released nixbont net *»pU*at!*» er awrtecr. *otwtew*f o weewe etb^met • niwo a^mm to' (bring into the world men, not uni formed murderers. And it is a moth< er"s duty to'teach her child, not to love, honor and obey some gold-braided butcher, liut to hate and despise the capitalist class. She must teach her child not to be meek, mild and humble, but to .become strong, have courage and fight. Not to perpetuate slavery, but to abolish slavery and establish freedom. She muat arm her child, not with guns or bayonets, but witb knowledge. "Mother's advice to the miners was: Do not leave all the work to the officers, but help them; and at tbe same tlmo do not forget to w*tch thom. - There are some 250 detective* on the inside of the organisation. I always watch them, and whenever I see any crooked work going on I expose It. And I do not go behind their 'backs to tell them, either. They all know me. wnerever I go. A Board member once threatened me, -by saying, /'Mother, you ought to ibe more careful in what you say. You seem to forget that you are paid by- President John (Mitchell, and your actions are Inimical to the intentions of John's .planning," I told this iBoarxl member that John Mitchell never •paid me one cent, but that it was that large body of dues-paying members that paid not only me, but John, also, and before cutting . off my pay he would do well to reconsider the matter, for there is a danger that by cutting me off the payroll, he may be the cause of his own' pay -being cut oSt. Both myself and John are paid by what we are accustomed to call "the rank and file," a term that I abhor In a slave movement, and it is in their interfere that I work. If John's plana stand in the way. of favoring the Interests of my boys, then John and his plans, and you along with them, can go square to h—1. Thus spoke this diligent and fearless old warrior, to a deceitful, hypocritical and cowardly betrayer of the all too credulous miners. Mother said that officers now in office are the most sober, most competent and most trustworthy since the advent of the organization, and if the rank and file would only keep on the alert, the organization will soon accomplish it aim, which Is to bring the miners ot this whole American continent under its folds. The prospects -for rapid progress were never -more favorable. It all lays with the members themselves, and yet this is pot all; this is not the end. It is not enough that we be so organized to go on strike, but we eqi 1BHM s| ren J, *jaau]8ud 2u|u*tu> nust abolish strikes, and before we can abolish strikes, wa must first know their cause. For years, malaria fever, common in the south, was treated with medicine, faith and prayer, but finally, as the loss of life increased with increased 'population, the root cause had to be sought It was then discovered that the mosquito was the cause, and the mosquito itself was caused by the swamps, which were plentiful in that country And strange to say, with the dredging of the land, the mosquito has been reduced to the extent tbat malaria is a very rare disease in the south now. And when we discover the cause of strikes, the cause will be removed and the strikes will be no more. Mother advised the people that they must fight, not only on the industrial, but also on the political field. To escape men and women, at the conclusion of the address, making .their way-to the platform to congratulate the old lady, she was escorted through the back door. She left town about half past one, the same day.' Although her stay here was of a short duration, those who heard her can never forget her. And not only those who heard her, but many that did not hear her, epedally the organizers of the Boy Scout movement, will remember her. 'Mother Jones is optimistic, and has hopes of seeing wage slavery, the last form of slavery, abolished. This -«n.f.-nJkf-*^f»*i.^«a-LlB—inilt-ft-Jinanlhlft f*nr_fllthiMighIkha^Ja I'WVll'V.'UJV'.UCI DT*-™ ■.:' -m —, *—, * ." —**wn * -— .ale nas vie vyciciavat', navdetky moind eposoby, ba ano vo svojej trofalosti tak daleko ide, ie na nas vydiera 1 tak6 peniaze, alebo pop- latky na ktore dla na§e] vza- jomnej smluvy iiadneho prava nema. 2jej strany sa na§a smluva ni- jako nere§pektuju, kdeito keby robo-t tnik len co jaku mali-Skost urobil, ktora by sa so smluvou ne&rovnavala, kompania by ho lined' upozorndla na to, te to y kontrakte tak a tak stoji a on ie ink, lebo onak robl. A ked' si tak tieto dva 2ivly vezmeme a icb naleiite uvaiime a. dla toho ocenime, Co vidime? To, ie taka kompania s ni6 nie je viae, ako robotnlk,ba naspak rofbotnik je vzdy viae, lebo on bez kompanie moie byt', najde si bez nej eposob vj'ilvy, kdeito kompania sa bez neho na iiaden pad abist* nemoie a ked' ona takto svevolne .a ztomy- seine smluvu na&u poruSuje, tak 1 ten robotnlk je na to samd tak samo opravneny. Keby s tomto ten robotnj lud vedel, keby rozmf&al a- bladal koren z ktortho pochadzaju vfietky jeho neresti a obzvlaste keby svorne spolu drial tak, jako to kapltallstlcks trieda robl, tak by v kratkom £as« poznal.le jaky je eiln$ a Co by takymto spoludrinlm dociehl voci kapitalu. Do t?ch Cias, k?m robotnictvo k posnaniu tomuto nepride, darmo cak* polepBenie evojich neutesenjteh pomerov, darmo bedaka a sa ponosuje; jeho bias vyznlcova jako bias vola- juceho na pufttl, nlke nenajde aim- patle, a kapital', ktor? drit osud jeho v evojich rukach, bude ho i dalej systematlcky okradat' a tak znemoinovat mu polep&enie svojej exlstencie. - N*uz hore pozdvihnlte svje my&le, bratta robotnlce, prebudts sa so spanku, ktory prinafia vam otro€enie; nekojte eo tou iblahou nadejou, ze polep&enie raiho titavu pride samo od seba kdeie iby to; Dupnite nohou na va&ich oto&Itelov a zaetante samjei seba umom, lebo pastou! Pamatajte, ie potom skor sa do-Skate lepSlch -Saeov. 4PRAVODAJ. 'I Grow Hair, I Do" Fac-similes of Prof. A, Garlow. Bald at 26. Fine hair at 55. I POSITIVELY Cure all hair and scalp DISEASES. Prevent BALDNB68 and premature grayness. GROW ladies' and children's hair rapidly. I TAKE NO DOUBTFUL cases aad positively cure all I do take. Hair can 'be fully restored on all head* that still show fine hair or fuzz to prove that the roots or (JA.P1LLIART glands are not dead. I HAVE A PERFECT system ot HOME TREATMENT tor out-of-th*- CITY people who cannot come to me for personal treatment WRITE TODAY for Question Blank and PARTICULARS. Enclose stamp and mention this paper. MY PRICES are reasonable Vy cures are POSITIVE and PERMANENT. PROF. GEO. A. GARLOW The World's Most Scientific Hair an* Scalp Specialist Room 1, Weldon Block, WINNIPEG, MAN. 82 years old, Mother Jones looks good for another 82. Let us not only hope that her desires may be realized, but let us younger men and women ehnke off apathy and give a helping hand In the interment of this cruel system. A. SLAVE, Pro Tem. P. S.—The strike situation remains unchanged. The men here are as solid,-determined and hopeful a* the day the strike began, which is now nearly twenty-two months ago, ROYAL HOTEL FERNIff Bar Unexcelled AU White Help \ DR. DeVAN'S FRENCH PILLS ^i£ routine Pill tor Wonun. Vt a box or thrte for ito Bold tt »ll I»ro* 8tof wtdrwton receipt ot pric«. Co., St CatbariiH*, Ontario Everything Up-to-date Call in and see us once We Are Ready to Scratch off your bill any item ot lumber not found just as we represented. Ther*' la 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. Those who buy once trom us always come again. Those wbo bave not yet made our acquaintance are taking chances they wouldn't en- counter here. if they bought their lumber Id tt all Uro* Stow*.^ er mailed to any 'ia. Ths Sooaiu. Dsvx» PH0SPH0N0L F0RKENT Kcttorei Vim tnd VlUlltrs (or Nerro tnd Bmln; Inci-wwet "trat m»twr;»Tnnle-wlH Imlld you np. S3 » bos, or two ior SK. tt druv ttont, er by mtll on t«r«lrt ot price. Ontario. For our Foreign Brothers JOHN P0DBIEIANCIK, Prop. KENNEDY & MANGAN — Dealers In — Lumber, Lath, ShlngUi, ftash an* Doors. SPECIALTIES—Moulding Turnlnga, Brackets, and Detail Work OFFICE AND YARD—MePhersen av*. Oppoaite G. N. Depot, P.O. Box ti. Phone 23. Slavlanaka Oddalanl* (Slavonian part) IPRAVY Z MAPLt LEAP (Maple U*f N*t**) List of Locals District 18 •**. om p. o. WUUAAMIM Wm. M*r*. T*b*C, AK*. Bwv«r Cr«*k 1. Ume/btnn, Smtne Cw^ vk Vtmbrn. AM*. Kalmor* w.c.Clrtatopiew, Welrww*. Alt*. ttormin T. 0. Uentm rmmwi Alu. Cwboadal*.... J. Mitchell, C*rbond*le. Cokma, Alt*. Caaaaor* Mlcl**l ffimn, Canmore, AK*. Ontbte*....*.'.,....... tern*, mete, %mme»_9, ". ftktnmk Win**. ft*. It tt 411 IUI tm m ttttt in? MIS tm tfW uu isn Wi lUl ill \m nm MsptoUfci. SSS4 3333 tW MM tm Mm. J"**rt -tout, im n*a -urns j .^^ anrna<r, nbt mtee, wmtsoi all day I* **v*i* iw,T",*w * ^ Eur, on* bollet tearing off th* heel of er ahe. tthe had dared to tcatlfy against *nm« of th* milltlamenM fool doobX^weo Ibott «*sl*tr t* btitmo iM* Mcwlttwiu. Meier* i* eeMiee- ' " " " "" t n ti fl Trad Utfm -flaaon bol smienll, te J. Finlay, tuna^ll manager, ktorf time priiel na msjnu tut* uptky. bol odUlel do Winolpeg, (Man., ak "orderom," dopoalal a* tit* *nl B*vratll. Zato ale posl«dn* dva tftdti* *U1* robin*, ponevae kom- wal* dostal* a kadialal tn*nil HtAnt" n i C P. R. va*l ttopatdeeiat tun uhlla • t* J* t*r*a na majn* t*)to lamest knar* mat i»*fn#t©v—1*M n*s vl*tkfch 1 • konipanlekfrnl chtopml, i*ataaai-tak to vtsme dlhll eo**, pokym sa ten "order' vyhotovl. Dopo- •ial n*vl*w*, le « konpenla do*t*n* BttjAkn auiejsitt pr*eu, alebo nt* tm robotnici, ktorl M m m*jw tito drtla, a* *•* d*r«M oahodnaju. L*bo to vl*t«, )*kQ }eto, ked mui a ku tomu •at* otec rodiny nwobl, v domacnoatl akoro vldy nle*o treba * obavtolt* v takej domacnoMl, ktora poso«t*v* a viae clenov * ked t*a tntn-int otec v t»i majne nevyilcl* tych par centov « j* bet prace fen t}Men—dva, tak til rodlne a* nmohftho nedoata va. On ten M*dny robwinlk n*mol* sa na to •pollehat', I* ked' *j nebude robK'. I* bud* taoct' i kapitalu lit'; ltd* I* by os, eb*4*k, wn topiuii Meiitwmlf On pwRaha anUUtmy kapttallstQaa do s, ked' pr*oa troeku povoM. bUi4 Upel I a* avojou rodluou, kdetto luuiltallatl ta mu ameju, a* J* uhj Mnpy, le el neitie vydebt* lopsle poatavenie medal ♦loveaMWtvem. *l* *l*sl ten m mtokn t tttttm-lr^-ttt. #*>9mt*1*9it..%9*it Steam Heated Throughout Electric Lighted THE KING EDWARD HOTEL J. L. GATES, Proprietor Fernie, B. C. The Leading Commercial Hotel of the City Ked* uiajner vyraba na llrhtn po 6l*-7Q centov, ako ku prikladu na t*lto majne, patom nie dlv. le sa nam nedoattv* ani tjch najpotrebne)itch veci. Vaak nech len probuje nlekto a* «0-70 centov Vllvlt' sa depne. a *pon ia tak dva meelace, uvldl, le mnohfch ved sa nebude doatavat* asl Jednotllv. covl, nl* to vlaciteunej rodlne, ktora mlmo llvobytl* potrebul* takmer bntdf tylden i na odev « na obuv. A kd* nasi tohoto prlctna? Kto te toho vlna, le majneri tunak ta malo vvradaju? 8n*d' ten majner, ktorf chudak sa Uch oa*m bodln dtnntnJ, prac* ani neuahne od potu, Co tak ( ptace ant ncuafabe od pom, U uk pracuje, )ako to hovado. ktori neml- loardof pobontc t v talkom nakUde ku mhl*ilt*nu ohodu pouohsus? Ni*l Tea )o tomu nl* rosnodae vl**; ved* keby os m*l platen* podia (oho. I* )ako laiko jmeufe a kolko t* nadre. tak nie I0-T0 c**tov b> saalolll. al* pri najmraion td dolla re na Mchtu by mai do*t*t'. Ttt |* Ina chybe a ind* treb* pHMau tobo hladsi, * torn *a llel v kratkoatl inlanln • pokoniin •* pri*Inu tu rosloltlt. Ked' vyprlala doba nlnulcj smluvy, medal kompaniou a 1*4**} a robotlno trom. potaln* ualaa it dletiiktu • dwhei »tr«n>. vyhiMcna hole mnibn. Trlsol k« «>)ednav**lu medal |mHo item* t*i*a»mt, Mrtlt k*«ap«Bi»ic,t * union <lh* etiwiky vyelsly evelMi «*«ttlrov. kterl petecs vyjedaaraii ro*dr.l nebon * utt*im fdatebnn ukale, dla ktorej akuly rp*tnt*n* bniy ntitdy mbotn^ho Hi-ln rwt dlhw dtdtn, takmer Uft robot, tu- kto ts*t»pov«t union, iu to nevWai, j.l» t" t«eu ttwvek aenvtil attl postal* o in ad sapoa b* staple Ratea |2.50 per day With Private Bath 93.00 Pit* Proof Sample Rooms in Ceanactiofl 1tArvn/vvvvv.l*^» - ....... i. .. . ■ 9, «<>*<><MI<»<»M<VWyW>M>W>>M<>»<WW the WALDORF Mri.S. Jennings, Prop. L. A. Mills, Mtnagcr Excellent Cuisine American and European Plan — Electric Light- Hot & Cold Water—Sample Rooms Phones—Special Rates by the month Urmm»f\b»9eemUiet 50c. lid Opwftrfs wmbww* »^wmi w eeeme ^bpbb-wpw ''Asia 19,1*9 99tm**t*tll ftltf *mrA.*X fN*M««"*<' itif •*** .,.-,, , ., , .kioli ta uettt.n mm mUedmimteii^SSX^4 tSSfTtLJ tk*t I* irtiy I mt mnemt**, m tbn^^ut S&Utf* iJrt' Sft*4'1*-* » *"*• nmM** n* mtt*rux ilaet that om ot all tmm who worn ££«£"f"JiSSS'Mr Vei **» ^tnmmVtf&A^ !S&&$*» "» *3*'*» •• «» "^ gg***.!8!g-^g Sr ..w*!*' '^'dobr* viesi', pokfaa mi kudu opttty ^r^rS^/WJwr!^,"' v rukach drlat . ,rta«olw« robotnictvo man mnvrtm etbtmtd te tk* ^wlt^Er*'' ^•"* ****-*• -wmmmt wtomvitt m tmnr *«*n ■ Tort-tw mJ j,^,^ tmttma.« toto "*• ,*^X-%,"S55i^»" at TUTS* THB Bellevue Hotel OOMMBROIAL HOU8B '**4*«ft*a****jr* 9tmeVswQ9La ne * e e o to n obeo , , trlR *PVffPvl^ ™ tfiWWIwwWt ...then. OpMH. Vemtn, IX C. ... «««* Heeia*. Mm*. AM*. Cily, Alt*. 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Vtak mun pri dftetaftth pvipiNt dntymnM tm matml, »«• fc*-,j tmmetyIW**™** pttehrtdtl kladAist" I ked -tnwjita kemiMnls M» *bmm%l:, M. | ttddm*. n\* to ked* by tm* BefaMli.dMa |alM flat. k«*4 u ^c-« o*»ti AVCUKkM HAW.. *ATt3 tale e*tOtt **4rn A. P. WINTERS, Mit. mmm I HP Ir folt:: Special A page of bargains that will save Saturday Shoppers i^y dollars/^tlie-different; iiem$ are carefully and concisely Stated many of the items enumerated below, are in limited quantities only. These will fall into thd handsiof eirlyChoppers* Saturday Snaps in Our Ladies Department Ladies Hats For PAY SATURDAY. Any woman's hat in the store for $5.00, values to $15.00 each. Ready to wear hats in a big selection. Hats that follow this season's styles, and are identical with the hats shown in the larger fashion centers. You can't make a mistake, as you can get three months' wear this season, and get anything up to $15.00. Ladies Dresses Wc are sacrificing our Cloth Dresses for Pay Saturday, at the following reductions. They are genuine and will go to sftiow the substantial saving alone for those purchasing dresses on Saturday or Monday, 12 only, .cloth dresses in 12 different styles, and covering'all sizes. Space won't permit a description, we just quote the prices, see them in our. front window: One Dress, regular $16.00, for. $10.00 One Dress, regular 7.50, for 5.00 One Dress, regular 7.25, for 3.95 One Dress, regular 10.00, for 6.50 One Dress, regular 19.00. for 11.95 One Dress, regular 16.50, for 10.00 One Dress, regular 20.00, for.. 10.00 Ono Dress, regular 22.00, for 15.00 One Dress, regular 22.00, for 15.00 One Dress, regular 27.50, for 19.00 One Dress, regular 25.00, for 15.00 One Dress, regular 30.00, for 13.00 Coats Reduced to Cost prices for quick selling" AirtlilirseasonVs^ early winter wear. Get one of the following at cost price: One Coat, regular $30.00, for $16.00 One Coat, regular, 27.50, for 15.00 One Coat, regular 25.00, for 12.75 One Coat, regular 17.50, for 10.75 One Coat, regular 17.50. for 10.00 One Coat, regular 12.50, for 8.00 One Coat, regular, 22.50, for 15.00 One Coat, regular 12.30, for 8.50 High Grade Ladies' Suits Greatly reduced for Pay Day. Every suit price quoted here is a genuine reduction; you can see tbe regular prices, and the sale price on each suit. Tliey an perfectly tailored and a wonderful value for the money. The following prices speak for them- selves: Three Suit*, regular $45.00, for $26.00 Three Suits, regular 30.50, for 19.50 Three Suite, regular 27.50, for 26.00 Three Buita, regular 25.00, for 16.00 One Suit, regular 40.00, for 19.60 12 only, Navy Blue Serge Suits, size* 34 to 44, extra special $16.00 Specials for Saturday Big values in cotton staple article*, reduced to effect quick selling. Pillow caae*. ready hemmend, and made from a good grade of heavy cotton, free from filling, and apltndid for wearing and washing, Kxtra special, per pair *. 35c Hemmed Cotton Sheets, Special P*r Pair, $1.96 Heady hemmed cotton sheets, regular $2.23 and ♦2.50 per pair. Extra good quality, free from dressing, regular io tlW, for....... $1.96 72 inch sheeting, 35 yard*, full 2 yard* wide, ■extra heavy weight, splendid for washing and wearing, a rare bargain at this small price. Special, per yard .860 Hemmed cotton sheet*, xize fiOxKO, *pi.»»ial $1,25 per pair. You'll have to hurry for this Iin-; they sure rcpr-wieiit an utmxunl value for the smalt i»ri«**i» quitted, giM.«l wearer*, and nil n'tmn, IjOxSO. Kxtra special, p.r pair $1.36 A CLEANING UP OF OUB STOOK OP DBBM OOODS Value* np t<> -J-1..VI for, per yard .69c Kvery doth in the lot ia a dandy value, nnd suitable tor wreturn in »uiu, tufparattf akirtu and tln**?*t*tt thn •ttdrrra **t*t* ttitnd end tbt* tdothe ***** tft in. to. f»4 in. wide, re-piilar tn *1.50. f«>r 69e COTTON LI8LB HOSE POR WOMEN Three pair for $1.00, A splendid grade for every day wear, mm** in *wn 8>£. to 10, good hlaek, and .. ^, *....*.* ■.**>.*,,*», .,.„..., . ;tl-.f,, -,-M,*, »,*...V*. $,.-..-*.»* 9^9 ^.,V^, BIO BARGAIN III FRENCH UD 0L0VE8 Per Pair, T9c Hires 5% to 7. eolon, Mack, tan, whit<\ good quality French Kid. well sewn Mm, good fitters, apecta*), per pair .., -.790 Men's And Boy's Suit Values "The College" LION BRAND Boy $ Suits Sale regular values $6.£0, snap price $4.95 You will see these mits on display in our clothing department. They are suits picked from our new spring lines, made from worsteds, tweeds, and serges in~the new Norfolk or College style, with full bloomer pants. Choice from greys and browns/blue* or hair line stripes. Every suit is carefully cut and well finished. Sizes to fit boys from 6 to 10 years, actual values up to $6.50, Saturday snap price $4.95 Saturday Snap price $4.94 Men9s Suit Values t regular values $27.50, Saturday snap price . $18.50 These are tip-to-the-minute in styie,carefully cut and well finished, made from imported tweeds.anfl*wor- steds. The coats are cut single breasted in two and . - ^ 1 three buttons, sacque style, vests are medium high ^ut7"aiidHrousefs^re^fitted."Tvith""beltrlotips~and"T;an be finished with cuff buttons if desired. All sizes 36 to 40, aetual values $25.00, 27.50 and 30.00 Sat- urday prices $18.50 Saturday Snap price $18.50 Five Very Special Values From The Mens Furnishing Dept. For Saturday Selling Men's Oashmar* Box They are beat English manufacture witb seam- leas feet, fast dyes, and with spliced heel and toe. There are just 500 pair, which represents a apecial purchase nom one of the largest British manufacturers, all sixes, per pair .8O0 M*n'i 500 Neckties for 25c They are all «ilk quality, in the season'* latest et.lora and effect*, a big variety to ehoose from, representing odd lines from ottr regular itoek, SI'KClAb «ATI HHAY VA1AJKH, each 25c Men's Crepe Pyjamas Heguhr +:i.<w» value* t*» well for only i*N2.4ft, A line taken from onr regular aloek, made of good quality rrepe. in xhadtfs nf blue and white, trim- *,*,*■*,1 -Mil-, »-,».*. n i-t-,,,. t*i* *,... t*t o«.-*.««i Wi***** dev *nex* ^r'»<> tff.dM Boys' Batttnf Btdta Regular value 65c, for 40c. A manufacturer's clean up; eome in plain blues or with red trim* mings, made in one piece style, 65c value Saturday for , 40c MMTi Fins Summer Underwear Aetual 75c value, to tell for only 45c. This is Penman's celebrated balbriggan, in a natural shade, with long sleeve* and ankle length, made of a fine Egyptian entton, and eome'in all alxe* from M to 44. %Our Saturday snap priee...... 46c ■, 4SIHhHI OPf tmW-MW OWMS wrSSSSWAWSS* m *Pflw« -WWw WWwe^eme oMW^W AYe are aborning a very totfe range of bats in straw and linen. These are on display in our men'a furnishing department. They are attractively priced* for Saturday selling. EXTRA SPECIAL $1,00 Raxor Hones for 25e. For ono day only, we ■w.lit Pi-tH en* m*t«t»»*w*r»f»»? Ol Ott tt-arrt* ftonea fo* GRe ■Oat Om of That*. tfitmtit eve htjb DOLLS Ht A fit fl BELSCTYOlff otwttiw anwwmomoHkemommm0dbeme emeFmmm^wm •wtmiw mmk ■PsW wm-Urmmtemww mttwwFmlw Shown on the second floor, a big range of un- . .,, ,, •)»», ♦** , . . able doll, yon save money, aa they aland a lot of hard naage, and the children like thero, Dmtft-ftl doll* in a biig .-seWtiott, Kvery ehild •thould have • new dressed doll, and we are showing them in *neh ft big range of *f*e* and price*. 8ee> oml floor in the Keadyio Wear Department* fSDOf BBARB FOR IBB OHUDRSH $1.76 EACH Lara* aice in heavy growler*, a bear that will stand a tot ot fiant mage. He* these m Hie Heady* to-Wear Department. Special eaeb, $1.76. PICTURE BOOKS AND READING FOB TBI UTTLBFOLKB Book* of wild animal* and story hooka, inter- eating and illustrated bonks for children of all ages. Second floor. and ShdetDept; . LADIES* FOOTWEAR Here is an opportunity you cannot affbrd.to pass up, positively and without'exception; the. best bar- , —gain we.Mve ever offered in ladies ^footwear. We ' .are ^clearing out this line of odd sizes aiid must do* !*o.at once,,so liette is your chance.. " For $1.50 you can buy any of the following lines: Ladies' Patent Colt, ankle strap pumps, medium. . hegl aud receding toe; regular value, $4.50, special ';Sabrday,f$li50 pair. Ladies' Patent Colt, 2 eye tiq5 pumpjjjuedium heel and receding! toe, regular value, $4.50, special Saturday, J$1.50-pair. Ladies' Patent Colt Oxford, with round toe and toe cap, military 'heel, good,; comfortable last, Regular value -$4.50, special Saturday $1.50 ,;per ...pair. Ladies' Patent Colt Slipper, turn sole, one, two or threo straps, Jugh,French heel or medium low heels, regular values $3.50, #4.00 and $4.50; special Saturday, $1.60 per pair. : F6r $2.00 you can buy on Saturday and Monday ONLY, any of the following lines of high grade ( shoes in button and lace. Patent or plain leathers, anyone wearing a small size, 2*4 to 4, can have a large variety Qf styles to choose from. Ladies' Patent Colt Button Boots, regular $4150, Saturday, $2.00. Ladies' Vici Kid Blucher Boots, regular $3.75 to $5.00, Saturday, $2.00: Ladies' Vici Chocolate Blucher Boots, regular - $4.50; Saturday, $2.00 per pair.. . L&dies' Patent Colt Blucher Boots, regular $4.50, and $5.00 Saturday $2.00 ' . l Men's Footwear Pay Day Specials in men's 10, foigh-cnt working boots. These are made in black an dtan, heavy erome leather'plain toe, very roomy ahd '-comfortable boots. Regular prices $4.50 to $5.50; special Pay Day prices $3.50 per"pair. Miners' Pit Boots, made in heavy oil crorae leather, well nailed soles, a good shoe for pit use; regular $3.25 to $3.75; apecial Pay Day price, $2.76 per pair. Men's heavy pit boots, without pails, good solid boots for rough wear, wide plain too and heavy soles, regular prices, $2.25 and $2.50; Special Pay Day prices, $1.75 per pair. Men's light weight shifting boots, made iu box calf leather, with round, plain toe and'medium sole; regular .value $3,50 pair; special Pay Day price $2.46 pair. SPECIAL IN BOYS' AND YOUTH'S B00T8 for Saturday; aixe* 8 to 10%, and 10 to 13, site* &, 4 and 5 in boys'. See bargain table for theae lines. Grocery Specials For Saturday Colgate'* Turtle and Palm Oil Toilet Soap, 2 cakea for ,$.'J8 Colgate's Big Bath Soap, per half down.... .66 Colgate's Glycerine Soan, per half dozen.... .66 Clark's Assorted Potted Meats, 14,4 for J8 Clark's Assorted Potted Meat*, %, each 40 Clark's Assorted loaf Meat*, 14.2 for., 16 Clark 'a Cambridge Sausages, 1 's, per tin J6 Clark's Lunch Tongue, % * M Wagstaff'1 Grape Juice, quts M Now California Cabbage, per lb ,06 New California Carrot* .04 New California Beet .04 Canada First Hotel Cream, per tin ,.,9 M Robbln Hood Porridge OaN, per 5 Ih: package .18 Quaker Rolled Oats, 5 lb. package for JO Old Century Toffy, per lb JO Moir'a Special Cream Chocolate*, per Ib .46 Robertaon'a Molasses Candy, per lb .15 Jumbo Walnuts J6 Bairda' Best Coffeet, fresh ground, 2 lbs. for.. J5 Kno's Fruit Salt*, per bottle .76 Lombard Plums, 3 Ib. tins for JO Medicine Hat Flour, 98 lb. sack for *... 2.86 Medicine Hat Flour, 4!) lb. sack for 1.46 Pure Lard, 5 lb. pail*....,..,... .76 Rod Crass Pickle*, 20 ox., per bottle J6 Kitchen Molasae*. 2 lb. tin*........ i6 Garden'* Camp Coffee and Milk, per tin.... .86 Soft Drinks, aawurted flavor*, 4 bottle* lor.... J6 Next week we will furnish the famous Kootenay Lake Strawberries for preserving. We eantion onr customer* to. wait for these berries, and not be fooled into buying a cheap aod inferior Washington berry. You will get fully mw-tliml mora fruit from <w-H*h ewt-* nf Kootenav berrie*. and a mtieh better quality. SATURDAY SPECIAL* We have a few 97 \4#** Dinner SW*. ga#d qnality semi-porcelain, in four patterns, as follows: Pink, green, peacock green, and bine, rejnilar 4N.4**, »|NN9i*k bit** INK *•*. AMU tfi -yet. tllllimr *-***-, good quality seml-porcelain, with conventional border, and a bine band with a rose border, rag* ulsr priee $22.60, special $17J6 per aet. TBAPOW-fPBOIAL 45c Ior S6e 60e for.. .".TTT7!.. 40e Wa for 60o Jftt^ for 30it Money Sa?* in* Prices TRITES-WOOD COMPANY, Ltd BRANCHES AT FERNIE, MICHEL, NATAL AND COAL CREEK \ I
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : F.H Newnham |
Date Issued | 1914-06-20 |
Description | The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919. |
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Language | English |
Notes | Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | District_Ledger_1914_06_20 |
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Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2016-07-26 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0308978 |
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