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On Tuesday night ■ the;membevs: of --;, ,( the JJnited Brotherhood bf,Carpenters 7-' *' and 'Joiners, of* Local' No 1220, 7 edibles* introduced-those present who V '-*.= aided in making the^evenihg a'pleasant t ;tih,German that was greatlyapRveclat- - -'" otlyj H. WllkesiW. 'Kummer ;and J. *. Swift' spoke 'on. behalf, of .their.; craft 'the carpenters.^QtUers *nrho were there 7 "'Jp. Buckingham, 0. B.'.Brown, ,C. Wal-dle W.- Oriner, BJlErdjer, J. J. Wood,, R Kerr, J-aMorigan; H. Willingham, ^W. ■ Ingram,,A. Crowe. * y ':•■ - *' -; ' ■ Fv:if,UialIy atNl2 o'clock tho gather- \-i 0ing dispersed after,the NatlonabAn* ., them had t-ecn sung and this ended Lhe r. third annual banquet of the U. B.of " '-'Cand J. 1220.. ' '" ' * ' ''* ther In'his hoyef of Lincoln in hiscisLb- in (*was*"no'riiore.T.'i7-,*»' *-'"'";7"?,^-.\'^ :Alt 'anything, in this world, is' great', this, thing in" your:harid.;l8'"'greatJ s 7„It*Is;the beginning of a.new.world power that*>ill one day shape' the*, destiny of" man. "7- '*. \ J VJ" •} • y, ''its. eyes and'ears are social--eyes ^nd'ears. ."Its voice ls"a social voice. The" oyes~ and ears" search, throughout the world for what you want" to know what.you bught'to kn6w,,and the voice carries to every part of the worldthe news.,,' . ; j •*, , .- _, ,.-." -•' Through this thing and only through this- thing, - can you* ..know . the truth about country politics and business, * about science, * industrjt^and. art, about freedom, justice and democracy. Truth;-my friend," the'truth that shall make' you 'free. ,.'„ . ,„.•■■''' * ,:You arenbw fed bn^lies. -You know only-what" the enemy want you-to know,, or what- escapes".frpm.,them' when they, quarrel among themselves. By'. controlling this great instrument, .they control, the .sources of our infor-, matibn, as .John D.. Rockefeller controls the* sources of .oil, and, we must buy the.kind .of* product' they want to sell and at their price.( ,'■ ,' Think.of this thing, more precious, more powerful, more enlightening than all else; owned by the enemy—at least all but owned by the enemy!',, . . i ;You° have this' poor., thing in-your hands. * It depends.upWyou'whether it will become'a great -instrument -. for fighting our battles., -Poor as It is, it is>a'smybol of that'which is our sole security as a sovereign .people. _■'., -It must'be ''on* guard. It must watch'put for us. 'It must repoort the .truth "to us,'- -It ■ must warn us of danger, and ,when?need be, call us to action. J-.//'.". .7-A \r. .r y ;.v> Will It'"feiil?,...That Is' iiKonceivable, for if this Jhing fails then. ail * else fails.—S."D7*Herald.. ^ -■ A"'i* 5; v ",;' HILLCRESTr-AUGUST 9th , -When Dominion Government ' The .members.. of- Hillcrest Ijbcal ynion^U.'M.'W.bf *A.,%wijI -celebrate the opening.of their newfhall on Wed- ,p^_^_Au_rU8_^th.^xva^gran_d^on_c_e___t and; ball. \.Tickets'' ?1.00^ and ' every body whoJ can < attend. y. ill: be, made heartiFy welcome.- .' Tickets- can **be bought at -Burnett. and • Lang's Store at Hillcrest' and at .the1" prug s.Store '(Watson's); at Fra*hk7;%"":"~' granted the Crow's1 Nest Pass Railway charter Unsecured possession of fifty- tnou sand-acres bf coal lands from the Province of British Columbia. -. These lands formed an" important feature in the discussion ot that historic charter, and'th'e Hon. Gilford. Sifton, who conducted the negotiations, niade a great deal of the fact that by .securing these lands the Government would be in a position to guarantee ari abundance of,fuel for all titp.ey It Is true tjhat .there was a string on-the'"proposition, and not unreasonably^ so. The, Government was neither to-bper-' ate nor, dispose of these lands as long as the operating mines furnisehd an adequate supply "of fuel.,. But when they failed to do.this the lands were' to be brought into the market in whatever-way the-Government might deom"• best:'. ' It would have been unfair, to take advantage of this clause •while the initial1 difficulties of establishing , a .. new. industrial enterprise were.handicapping the operators', but sych an argument has no pertinency after "adapse of fourteen, years, and since failure to .furnish an adequate supply of coal has now become a chronic condition it is surely time for the Government to turn to account the vast areas of fuel which it acquired for this, specific purpose. Failure to do'so undoubtedly.justifies public criticism ;it: may lead to somephng worse. 1 ne day has gone by when at any rate so far as the largest' operating mine is concerned' the Dominion Government need refrain from such action out of tender consideration for- its personal friends. , The property has -long ago passed under; the control ot American tO'Whlch parties are,in!agreement may bf made clearly known or difference Irany, disclosed. I believe that if the suggestion in my telegram of July 22 be acted upon and both parties are able Ho show before conference of boards of trade being held at Maeleod to-day, that there is no'clifferehce between them on union question, an early settlement will riot be difficult to reach On the other hand, If there Is any difference, the sooner It' is made known to the board in order that the public may be in a position-to judge as between parties which Is taking the reasonable and which is .taking the unrea- >. ,_• sonable stand In the matter.! 7 ", W. L. MACKENZIE KING, - •*• Minister of Labor •* /- . — Y ' ' y Powell-.* to King-*- 7 Hon." W. L. Mackenzie King, Minister ' of Labor, Ottawa:— , Would like to have interpretation of Department on so-called -, Majority Report. Macleod's" report differs in essential particulars from Dr. Gordon's and from this it would appear that there are three distinct reports. Would like your,, reply to me at Maeleod as soon, as-possible %-q ,.' " ' "'■ ' w;b POWELU-, •'. Pres District,*18 .P. KENNEDY NOW A BENEDICT. , , ■ - ... --i *..- -,. , ..,..-. THE POWER OF THE PRE88 , By Robert * Hunter , Have you over thought of,the,powor ot tho press? ThU thing you'have ln your bands has cost many a precious life. *' •'..'"■.'','. Battlos bavo boen fought that you might read lt to-night peacefully by your fireside,' ' ' It Is ono of "tho rights" won by blood and sacrifice. It and the ballot aro tho two most Important rights that mankind baa wrung from tyranny. Think*of It! This thing you havo in your'hand—this newspaper, And now ask youroolf what uso aro you making of It?' It is ono of tho grontoBt powers In tho world,, * It Is tho l/nmmcr of Thor, the sword of Slofrlod. '*■'". I ' .'.*" With It you* can do anything; without It you can tlo nothing. Mark thai. This Ib no pootry or fine willing. This fa "a torrlblo Ood'B fact." And what iitao aro you making of this mighty Imtrumont? .. .Vlth this Jn tho hands of just mon lnjuBtlcoscnnnot llvo. With this In tho bunds of lion out mon; dishonesty cannot llvo. With this In tho hnndn of bi'uvo men, tyruuny und ojipi'ow.lon cnn novor got, a foothold, .With this in your lintula, you havo nothing to fear. Your battlo ngalnst wrong, is nil but won, **, But whoro nro YOUR newspapers? Havo you thom to fight your battlos ,or !• It tho onomy thai wields those mighty instruments? And If tho on* cray only hni groat newspapers, have not your winittt-uer**, wuo tiieu to wm you ibis unMia ul nuiuiHitVuDuii, h^rn ihey not died In vain? **" Why dl* to win rlnhti for mankind If -mankind will not wake use of thorn whon won? "Tlkii kikv>.»'i,*»A" Li.H*i Hkn^v iittM'tr > ptpcn—aoni'B ono or. mora In evory city, town and lumlot tn thla gr«*t country, biit hav* tbo peoplo news- pepera? s ,Thla thlnf you bavo Yn your hnnd Is •omathlnt of that kind. It la undo, fed. It le rMX«d and out at tho tow. It shuffle* alonir Ihrowih IU ehllrthood, lmt, my atoDO-hllnd friend, it li tho pronleo of everythlnt. Given nouriah- meat, It nay yot apUt railu It may yet betienM tbo great eaaadpator. ft «u bom In a dirty baaemeot, mo** tbarod and fathered by huntry paronta. It vu at blrtb littlo more than a shriek, tingtilnly and bldeom, yet tn , Word has been received that Patrick Kennedy,, former, City Alderman' and long, associated, with Mr. JMangan in tho .lumber .industry, was united in the bonds of holy, matrimony in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Miss Kathleen Conway, of Maynora Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland. The happy, couplo _ave gone to Niagara Fals for'..their honeymoon trip and before returning West intend to visit,tho principal'cities pf tho effete East. We know, that in wishing the newly wedded.long life and happiness wo volco tho sentiments of evory 'single citizen who has had tho pleasure bf knowing tho genial Paddy, . , MASONS AT CHURCH On Sunday last ChrlBt Church, (An gllcan) wos crowded ..to Its capacity nt the ovoning sorvlco whon tho members of Klk Rivor Lodgo ot Masons attondod In a body,' Tho mlnlstor, Uov J. I''; Walton, delivered a vory Ira- prcButvo arid Instructive sormon on "Tho Symbolism of tho Cross." Spocial song sorvlco also was rendered. , WILLY MclNNES IN THE BREACH William Wallaco Bruce Mclnnos, ho of tho moloorlo crireor "Doy Orator," "M.P.," "Governor of Yukon," "Harris- tor of fow briefs," nnd latterly judgo, according (o const papers Is slnlod to lond tho Llberalit of this Provlnco to the nld or Lnurlor In hia fight for Reciprocity, It Ih not only in tlio Unit cd Stntes that tho pathway to tho, woolsack Is via tho political routo with a roturn tlckot in enso of cmorgohcy, capltallsfs7who*"are handling it in exactly, the manner which The Week anticipated. There Is no regard for Canadian "Interests, Canadian shareholders or Canadian.citizens.- Tlie property-is" being - ©perated*. to furnish freight for* American.* rail way lines, and fuel;for American smelters. It is .'about, time that a Canadian Government imado a move in the interests*of tne Canadian people.—The Week.: ■'- Night Lettergram—Carter to*King: * 'V , 7 , July 23. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie, Minister of Labor, Ottawa— « „ *, >- Your telegram to. Pries. Powell has been received by me In his absence and I feel compelled to reply so-thai you may be better posted In the matter Kindly see minutes of Calgary Conference which were attached to application for Board and you cannot' help being convinced of the attitude of the miners on this question. There is only one definition of a closed shop,' arid that Is the employer employe'none but union men, . The agreement ask-' ed for by miners requires every man to voluntarily sign the check-off consequently there Is no restriction on the operators whom they shall employ. Trusting this will clenr the doubt which Is ovldent In your mind,—'Yours xiery truly, A. J. CARTER. King to Carters- Ottawa, Ont„ July 24th, 1011 A. J, Cnrter, Secy. U. M. W, of A., Fernie, B C— I thank you for your wire July 23rd Just received. There Is no doubt In my mind ai to attitude of miners and understand their demand respecting union recognition to be as stated by you. My doubt It as to whether operatorii are prepared to grant .this demand as presented, and I agree with onalrmnn of board It Is Important that the position-of both Bides should be openly stated In order that the extent King to,Powell—.-- Ottawa," Ont, July 25,. 1911 W B Powell, Esq., President District 18 U.M.W. of A.', Maeleod, Alta. * , , * •** -. . ** , Your messager'of twenty-fourth to Minister received to-day. , In reply I am to. state * act .does not authorize Minister or Department, to. interpret report and ,„ny7. interpretation given WOUidwbe"TWithOU*H"binding'yeffeet",'"On" either party.-; In Minister's view If parties concerned are unable to agree as to -interpretation of any disputed point question; might be referred by agreement toj ehalcnjap.-of. board, .but Minister ls,;without power to compel action, by_chairman. Minister has. noted, however, regarding question that Chairman and, Mr. Maeleod state themselves to be in full accord save,on two points; the exception being expressly stated oyer Mr." Macleod's signature. Minister's views that In event of either or both* parties notifying department of acceptance of Board's report It will be. desirable each party shall state whether such acceptance to exceptions stated by Mr. Maeleod. Department Is Informing operators of Minister's view as to this point, F. A. ACLAND, Deputy Minister of Labor COMMUNICATED JAME8 O'BRIEN MEETS WITH BAD ACCIDENT IN 8EA1TLE * , On Wednesday the snd In* . telllgonco was rocotved at Coal Creek that Jas, O'Brien .whilst at work In tho railway car'shops In SonUlo had had tho misfortune to got tangled in tho mnchlnory and boforo ho could bo oxtrlcnted ho was terribly mnnglod, ono nrm'being torn from tho socket, both legs broken and rlba fractured. Tho uufoi'tunnlo young mnn Is brother oi! John, Goorgo nnd Chnrlos O'llrlon \yho nrp so woll known In .ornio. Tlio Inst two left on Thursday bound for SonUlo. • When t|io distressing nows was rocolvod tho young mnn's poor mothor wns so ovorcomo Hint sho colliipscil. Outside of the communities in which coal mining is carried on, but little is known of the conditions connected with the industry. Tliere is nothing remarkable about that-because it is enough for the ordinary individual to attend to his own business properly, consequently so long'as" his interests arc not affected, there is no purpose beneficial to, him to.be served,„but when a ^dislocation takes place such as a strike, lockout or other cause, then, of course) he becomes very much interested.* In order to get' Information bearing on the questions at issue, he consults the newspapers, and although .hey may' furnish' all available data tlieir deductions therefrom will ,be more ,or less biased, conformably to the interests inolved. .*- ' , , . ■ This publication is the organ of the mineworkers, therefore, we know full well that the general public naturally expects, thats Its opinions will be pre- aisposed' to represent matters from the workers, standpoint. *- To this we willingly acknowledge in the affirmative, but while criticism may,be made of our deductions, still the excellent position we 'have for obtaining accurate data should, so far as the presentation of facts be concerned, at least be' looked upon as worthy of more consideration than those distant from the scene of action. * v-» That a strike has now been In progress for the past four months* is common knowledge, but the circumstances existing prior thereto are not-so well known, and. regardless of1 repeating whs-ft'to us "is an'old story J we will dwell on some features that' may en- abIe-t_osejnot-conneeted-rwith-the-cir- cumstances to have a better grasp of the situation. ■ ... r "*-"' , ■*■**■- . "Ah agreement was. made in 1909 be- twen the. Western Coal" Operators Association and Distrit-18, .representing the mine, workers,- containing certain provisions as• to wages'to be. paid to tlie 'men,Jh> the various departments ranging from $2.25 minimum to $3.67% maximum for 10 hours; $2.25 minimum to $3.67% maximum for 12 hours, and from ?2.25 minimum to $3.36 maximum for 8 hours. These are all for men who. are classed as outside workers. ' AU inside wages aro for 8 hours work, the minimum is $2.50 and the maximum: $3.50, and the only three classes of men whorecelvo tho higher day wage.are miners' (In wet places), rock miners and machlnomen, , , Tl\e extra hazardous character of coal mining and the prevailing rates that obtain in other occupations should certainly convince any thinking man rosldent ln tho West that tho increase demanded of 12V& per cent on the aforementioned rates for day wage men was exceedingly reasonable, moro especially so in vlow of tho constantly increased cost of living which has gono up by loops and bounds, and tho knowlcdgo of which Is commonplnco to everybody. Ono ndvontngo that tho outsldo man haa over tho Inside worker aud which accounts for the lower rato Is tho fact thnt ordinarily' ho gots In moro shifts during tho month thnn doos tho 8 hour employee. Wo may mention, by tho wny, Hint thero is an 'understanding thai nolhing In tho ngroemont shnll ho construed to provent tho compnnlos from paying higher rates, tills thoy do, hut only In sueh cones an thoy ennnot avoid, because of conditions of tho labor mnrkot In that pnrllculnr branch, as Is in- Htuncod In tho powor liouiio engineers, who must lmvo pnflsod a Govornmont examination undor tlio provisions of tho Holler Inspection Act boforo tliey nrn allowed to lmvo chnrgo of stonm engines nnd boilers.. .. That,the occupation of the miner is a dangerous one none can deny. That the wages demanded in .all depart-, ments are not relatively' as high as those in other trades cannot be disputed. That the consumers,have not shown any unwillingness to recognize these two facts nor have they objected to any "extent against an ' additional small charge per ton "for, the coal is granted, then where is the, real difficulty may be asked? The railroad corporations, the C. P. R. and the Great Northern practically own and control the coal mining properties, dictating* the prices at. which they pay for the commodity. Then their exeessive.freight rates to the consumer who does not have the good fortune to have any interest in a railroad, explains why the, coal is so expensive to the consumer who lives 150 to, 200 miles from the 'mine. When a- railroad owns or controls mines and operates them as subsidiary concerns iheir principal interest' lies in obtaining profit-for the parent, company, because they not only purchaserthelr own sui1 plies at a very low figure, but ss carriers derive profit from tlie" transportation to the non-railroad''owning consumers. That these methods-do obtain was clearly shown by the Railway Commi'i- 'sion ih the relations existing between theC. P. R; and' the G. T. P.', ond their respective , subsidiary ' express companies'. '' o o After" the two parties'to the controversy had been unable to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement arid Uie negotiations ■ had come to a doEdloc.l,, upon the -very' first question of the percentage of increase In wages, the miners' representatives1 stand ing out for 12% per,cent Increase on Uie day- wage scale, and.-the'operatorsjequally determine, not to concede more ilmii 5.r.5 There were other Items in the proposals of both parties, but the failure to come to, an understanding "on the' first one automatically left the balance untouched. '.. '' ' **. Negotiationsiwere then:ut a coin- SIGNS 0. PROSPERITY " ' 0 Local Senators Have a Surplus and Vote a . Five Spot Each TWO OF'EM SAY NO plete slandslili,-^dnd' inciters'drifted A regular meeting of the Council was held in the chamber on Thursday evening at which all members * as.re present except Aid, Mclntyre. " A communication was read ,,from the ' Crow's Nest Trading Company asking , that the Court of Revision-hold another session for the purpose of taking up a .plaint regarding the amount assessed against this firm's holdings. The City Cleric was instructed The Local Labor Market Local labor conditions havo not changed much during the past week. Tho continued demand, for labor, both skilled and unskilled, keeps an even tomponUuro, on tho pulso of tho labor market! and tho result Is that aa tho . . L, .., __ _. __, _. demand IncronsoB tho supply Ib found strong declaration of the mansoer that ^^ {q ^ U)o ^ Q. m by the Introduction of new methods he expects to be uble to Increase the (Continued on pngo -I) Corbin, B. O. July 20 To the Kidltor, District Ledger:—* Hit,—I tttttU to ct_._ tha UUuilim. »£ your Michel correspondent "Krlmoa" to the fact that tbe name of the Fire Warden ln Corbin is William Harml* ■on, and not "Windy Billy," u In •jour mue ol duly u, i can ou\y ***• ,**_,"*s-o.ih"* -..-_-s.iv«,.. • 'j -^vv^tr^^^_w7v-^i*.'ifA'-'}.'"* ■•• *:-sj'-tV-*2**?*.-.- r~i-- -"..i-"v-**-x-,. s-n-?>^ ^ .- ■*;*• ?■ ■ - -,• ■•-- m- y'':,''-".-' * ^*\*r.--; _- ■*'*•*¥<:--■.'■•■■ „-. -a- -*■ ■■>'-. •■_ --"•■■ •--■-. .-*- ., , . .. *-T***'-',-. %'..*v - . * - -- ** ' * * * * ' ' * «*•* *- - ***** -^ .-•* PAGE TWO . THE DISTRICT LEDGER, .FEItNIE.B. C.,.JULY 29; 1911. , . <"' ) .-"'ft, -n - . .-i-.*- ■1-W***--'***********:^ a****-.*.*****^ *t '..;-J ■J ¥V¥VVyy¥¥¥v_*LyyVYV vy »¥¥»*•■-*-^^ Spartacus the' Gladiator The outstanding feature which marked ancient civilization from " modern was the production of wealth by the labor of chattel* slaves instead of, as now, by wage 'labor. - ■" The^ position of these slave's was exactly that of the horse or the ox. Tbey were work animals .and were in effest, so'regard- ed'rather than as human beings. Unlike "'dhe modern worker," whose services are,bought from day to day, though thus his servitude Is also lifelong, they were bought and sold bodily and were the actual property of their masters.';. And as such they were, like an ox or a horse, more or less valuable property and represented generally a cash outlay, There was therefore an incentive to treat them at' least as well iis horses or oxen. They were housed, clothed and fed by their masters of course out of the wealth they had produced, and a certain standard ' of housing, clothing and .feeding had to be observed in order, that their efficiency might *not be ^impaired. For the products of their toil belonged to their owners, .and .the greater their productivity the better for the latter. , However, as theso civilizatons advanced, slaves became sot numerous* as to be of lttle value. The incentive to good treatment accordingly vanished, and the lot of the slave became very hard. So much so that'slaves were driven to the limit of their endurance, as,*-when worn out, they could, like the. wage workers, easily 'be replaced. Further, the wanton slaughter of slaves came to be a pastime. One of the forms taken by this _pastime was gladiatorial games, and the more active, powerful and courageous slaves were picked'out and trained to fight with one another in the arena for the entertainment of the citizens. One of these gladiators was Spartacus. By birth a Thracian herdsman, he had fallen into the hands'of the Romans, and about 74 B. C, was trained as a gladiator at the Roman City of Capua. Here his stature, courage and prowess had brought 'hlm considerable fame, * and he was a leader among the gladiators. With some two hundred of these he at length formed a plan to secure the* knives with' which they ate, rush the guards ^ aiid escape. ' At the last* momentr the plan was betrayed and a move made to arrest the plotters. But they, became aware of it in time , and Sparatacus and some seventy of —the-most-daring-of-his-fellows-auceeed- .ed.ln breaking out. Out in the country,, the fell in with some wagons loaded with weapons intended for use -in the arena. Seizing what they required of these they made their \way to Mount Vesuvius; Here Spartacus ' was elected leader with Crlxus and Enomans as lieutenants.• < • It was not long before a detachment of troops was sent after them. These found thom entrenched upon a precipitous crag with hut one way of ascent. Being nightfall, the soldiers ■ camped here, guarding the foot of tho approach to proven^ escape'. However,' during tho night the gladiators, twisting ropes of vines, let themselves, down, a cliff .on the far side, and making a detour, fell upon the sleeping soldiers. Taking them completely by "surprise they slaughtered numbers of them and put the rest to flight, capturing their arms and baggage; '' .Spartacus then issued a proclamation of emancipation for all those who would join ' him. At this time. the public lands, which had formerly been tilled by the peasants on shares, had been mostly seized by the rich, and the peasants had been reduced to a miserable condition of poverty, while great estates had sprung up, tilled by hordes of imported chattel slaves under the lash of hired overseers. Consequently Spartacus' proclamation received a hearty response, and he soon found himself at the head of some ten thousand desperate men more or less armed. These he set himself to drill and discipline into an army. * Against this slave army was sent a large Roman force under the praetor Varlnius. Varinius foolishly divided his forces. One of his lieutenants, Furius, he sent ahead with two thousand men, while another, Coslnius, occupied the town of Salenae, where he, with cheerful confidence, proceeded to take the baths. Spartacus was not slow to seize the advantage, He surprised Furius and destroyed nearly his entire detachment, and then almost succeeded in capturing Coslnius in his bath, routing his detachment also, m The effect of this victory was electrifying. Slaves poured into the camp of Spartacus and soon his army numbered some seventy thousand. With these he quickly'annihilated Varinius' bers and "the" slave soldiers seem to have lost .their "heads* over their successes. - They compelled "Spartacus to abandon the northward "march to'safe-* ty and turned'their* faces, again'towards Rome.' An* army, under/ the Consul Lentuluswas met", and beaten so disastrously that Lentiilus waB" recalled and disgraced. 7 . , _ J- <: ', The Roman elections' taking place about; this" time/ a" peculiar situation arose, there being ho candidates for the office of consul, as the new consul's first duty would be \o lead' ari army against the now 'dreaded gladiator. Finally Crassus -was prevailed upon to take the office. He appears to have been at least a general of, considerable prudence, for he i" devoted himself to harassing the servile army without risking a pitched battle. S'ot so his lieutenants,', ho we ver, throe of whom successively, were tempted Into attacking the slaves, against orde-s, and were crushlnily defeated. Crassus nevertheless succeeded In herding the slaves down, towards the sea*. * * ■ Here accounts become- _ somewhat obscure, , Spartacus seems to. have conceived the Idea ot crossing to Sicily. To this end he. appears' to have had some dealings with sea pirates. And, while they failed to cross him over, yet somehow, through their agency his forces seem to,.have been swelled to the enormous number of three hundred thousand. Hereabouts- also, Crassus seems to have attempted to shut in the slaves'on a promontory by means ot a wall rnd embankment thirty-six miles long. Through these entrenchments the proletarian army broke one stormy night and again untrained ^workers "and ' without "the backing of a great state, was probably the'greatest',general of them,-all,.and and a man* of fine character, Ve. hear hardly. the name. The*?reasons' are ■*._. t **■ ■-■__. r * clear .enough."-. He was*a leader ot slaves" in. revolt against .their masters, ahd''hl8tOTianVju-e historians';of tlie master, class;'^"*' -•. - -i*'"1 7- •.•**■'' '-.' . :.. ...I - .* ■ . . *„. 7*.- ., FORT BERTHOLD RESERVATION . ., -Y'$i'opkt*i to settlers' ,<-, Homes for 2,000 • Farmers - main body. This left the field clear j gained the open country. Disaffec- foi* Spartacus. He 'raptured cityafter tion seems to have again broken out city, gaining adherents everywhere and seizing quantities of arms and supplies, until he was complete master of the extreme south of Italy, where he spent the winter in drilling and maneuvering his forces, evidently realizing the dangers of idleness and luxury in such circumstances. It had been planned in the spring to march upon Rome itself, but'this plan had to be abandoned owing to the jealousy and defection of Crixus and Enomans." ,The latter, withra large party undertook an excursion for plunder westward, encountered a Roman army rand was killed and his- force routed. Crixus, witli some thirty thousand Gauls, met the same fate at Mt.* Garganus. - -. * ** -. Spart"acus"then conceived" tfieplan- of leading the army northward out of Italy, whence the slaves might escape into regions whose Inhabitants.had not been enslauved and expropriated--in the Roman wars of conquest. On this march he was constantly harassed by three Roman armies. However, one of these he outmanoeuvered .and de feated, capturing a large number of Roman patricians, These, with apt irony, ho compelled to fight as gladiators for the entertainment of the slaves At the crossing of the River Po. his way was barred by a' second army, which likewise met with defeat. ' His army was again aiigumented"'in num- among them, and fifty thousand, taunting Spartacus with cowardice, sallied forth to attack Crassus, with the usual result. The Romans had now been reinforced by the arrival of Pompey with an army from Spain, and Lucullus was expected at Brundusium with the Asiatic legions. " Spartacus, ' by forced marches, attempted to reach this port ahead of Lucullus, but was too late, and was;checked in -this direction. Dogged by three armies, numbering in all some four hundred thousand men, mostly veterans, under the three ablest generals of the day, the slaves retreated into" the, mountains.» Finally, at the headwaters of,the Silarus, they were forced to give battle." After four years of fighting, Spartacus now realized that, the end had-come. After a desperate struggle Spartacus and a great part .of his army were killed and the rest scattered among the mom. tainB to be later hunted down. Altogether some 260,000 workingmen were killed. Six thousand prisoners were crucified, along the Appian Way for the delectation of the partrlclans ds they drove back and forth. So ended one of the greatest class wars of history, of which the historians make' but scant mention. Alexander, Hannibal; Caesar, have been extolled to all the world for their generalship. Of Spartacus, who, leading -*. MINOT, -N. * D.f July.—President Taft has'.issued'a proclamation throwing open'tb settlement the Fort Befthold Indian-Reservation in; North Dakota. Registration will commence August lii Principal point of registration is Mlnot North Dakota.,' 'K *. ', tj.%** yy ' The land subject tb homestead.entry will approximate 342,000 acres." + It will be subject to settlement' under United .States Homestead .Laws. ■' - The land has been, appraised at prices ranging from fl.50 to $6.00 per acre. . - Any American citizen' or alien who has declared his intention of becoming' such and who has not already exercised his homestead right or who is not already the owner of more than 160 acres of land, is eligible to register for a homestead at this opening. The^land located in this reservation is some of the choicest land in North Dakota, located in the northwestern part of McLean County Just south of the Great Northern Railway's transcontinental line.' The larger > portion of.it is a dark, brown color, the top soil being "an alluvial, deposit capable of producing" all kinds' of cereals and vegetables'. ""It'is underlaid„with a clay sub-soil. The larger portion Is practically free from stone and may, be easily worked. -' ,,,'-• "* Tse method'of the opening will be by registering* and drawing. „ In addition to the., usual homestead filing fees,, the homesteader will have to pay the appraised value of the tract which lie picks out which may be any where'from $1.50 to $6.00 per acre/ •Imitations '-"-: ^7\,v* ~. Sold on the Merits;of,_ Minard's Liniment August 6-11. ' _•_..■' ■_ *•-,?, *, .. ■ - •*, * -. - .45, Steam-Heated Rooms < i : .: __■',"*•- "••■ '■' . •'. ' , .'- 7"."*7%'&. . "*' -•«.'• _ 7-L 4 '"-"•" ■<■".--. -■,--0".,- •* '-'-Hot and.Cold Baths' , -*, < . -•-_-- _ ' • •- ,< - ' ,">* - r, .. '.'1 i * -,* ^ * **- . ^rar:y,y,r<^yr.^y- -»•"•■ v - •*,',- .«'-*,. *■■..,■, -• - .->',. *':.i'V', .*„■*« • '-J. y *■?*- \ ,, t , * \ ^ ■* .r- ■ > , « * ,*.-* -*; -, V-,*L-.**. - ■*[ ift **n i r v ,--■-■_* .--,.- "--,,,■ 7 <*' - -v"< *j.-.-\ ,-*- ^■*-*■, ,-*v> ■*.■!■ ■*■.-'..■'. - ".-* The.Finest* Hotel In East.Kootenay.-. •■ '* AJ..L. .;GATE8> Prop..,'.,- ■Ht* 1 y^ '*■>, .v.. j".:6. r -J '-Y, J COMMUNICATED- ■ = To the-Editor, District Ledger-1- 1.0 n Dear Sir,—Please 'allow me space to say "just-a."few words on how the football league is won and lost iri "this the Crow's Nest Pass. I must say it is a disgrace to such • a fine * bid game, for on Saturday's match (Michel-1 v' Coleman) everybody knew that Michel- had.' to" win.'.and to makeHt more' glairing' Coleman only' brought four of theirVregular players. ' I; for one, thinkers a^Tying~shamer^fhaf such things ""should be allowed, and the sooner jthe'football executive get a move on the better it will be for the game. " They^wlll tell you that they are playing undSr the English Association "rules.* . Nothing of the kind, for the E. A; would,not stand for such things but would disqualify them for life.' And .please remember that' at present there are .only five team's *in the league, not* a' quarter of a league, and still we cannot have straight play, for I, think all the teams are tarred with the same brush. Yours, etc., „ FAIRPLAY. ENTER, THE BIG TRUST Wliile an antiquated Supreme Court is conducting trust Investigations*and promising more in the future, and "a gullible, public expectantly awaits' the decisions, hoping that somethlng.'they know not what, will be done, to limit the scope' and " power ' of the trust,' Judge .Gary, calmly disdaining to notice the, childish farce, goes into consultation with the representatives of the steel .industry of seven of the greatest industrial'nations, and "as a result that outlines" of a World's International Steel Trust—it's final form —rises before' the astonished gaze, of a.gaping public. * .' And the'apparition is all the'more menacing from the fact that" it' was unexpected.*' In'the very midst of the investigations the purpose of wliich was to "limit the monster, it develops before their very eyes larger and more powerful than ever. It was a national menace when the investigation began, and before it concludes it becomes international. To the command-of 'thus far and no farther," it responds by enveloping practically, the entire commercial world. - ": '-'-, - Such1-is the answer • of the Steel ■Trust to that august body from-.whose decision there is no appeal. The steel interests of England, France, ■qeriMny, _B.elgium,__Lustria.andrSpaIn>have-joln~ '. .*' . '*.- HEAD OFFICErTORONW - .'... . -.. .7 , * , . Capital Authorised .'.-..$10,000,000<00. .Capital' Subscribed .... $5,575,000 ' Capital Paid Up 7.".'...$5.575,000.• Reserve,FundV.7.......$5,575,000 ' b. R. WILKIE, Presltfent ' HON. ROBT JAFFRAY, Vice-Pres. ' . ." , BRANCHES* IN BRlfl8H."cOLUMBIA _ ^-^ : "'{}* Arrowhead, Cranbrook,- Fernie, Golden, Kamloops, Michel, Meyle,! Nelson* ,7 Revelstoke, Vancouver and Victoria. * ,'" ' .*. „ . SAVINGS DEPARTMENT , , , ' ' ' "? interest allowed on deposits at current rate from date -of deposit. PERNIE BRANCH * a GEO. I. B. BELL, Manaoer KENNEDY & MANGAN y. " PINING AND CRYING-. are inseparably'twins. ■ Wherever, . you find the one; you're sure to find ,\ the other." • j**"V ' - • . ' *■" .N '.'*■■'•* *.,-' V'-': , ■. .' FOR , LUMBER THAT'S „ GOOD 7- . BUY .T HERE. ' ,,*',-• Good pine'boanta or timber are inseparable" to our lumber busipess— * where one is, there you'll,find; the, .other. ' - y " ", *> ■> FAVORABLE. ESTIMATES GUAR-, ,^ANTEED.ALL BUILDERS- OFFICE and YARD,, McPHBR30N AVE., OFP. Q.N. DEPOT, FERNIE, Scenei from 'The Sqtww Man' at tho Onuid [ Tbettre, Saturday, 2&th July, 1911. ed with.those ol- the' United-States In forming an international association, the-fudimentary form of"the1 inevitable" Intetfnational" Trust. * Its first phase' is tlie usual "gentleman's Agreement'; the' invariable prelude to'the process of trustification." ■ y[- '"■.Howls our Supreme. Court to deal with tills combination? What statute can be enacted in any of the countries involved that wlll,effectlvely forbid its formation? , The limits of the lawmaking power of any. country'aro Its own- borders. National law is powerless to deal with' International phenomena. And no International conference can be called to deal with the trust, for the governments ot the other countries involved do, not need antitrust campaigns to deludo their people and will have none of thom. . Yet tho situation ls not ono whit more impossible to deal with now than it over, was..' Tlio national trustt'ould no moro be dostroyed'by tho Supromo Court than the International trust can. And for tho,formation of,tho Jattor'is valuable mainly, in emphasizing, tho hopolessnesB of "trust busting.' Wlillo tho trust'.was only national In scop©, millions could be decoiyed Into,hollo. Ing lt subject to national law, Now that it Is' becoming International tho fact that thore Is no law that can ovon protend to'.deal with it Is only too ap- j| paront to tho menmest Intelligence; It l Is now ovldont to all that tho trust as I an: International, phenomenon Ib alto- |, gothor boyond tho Jurisdiction o( tho Supreme Court, a condition which was as much of a fact whon tho trust was rnoroly national, hut which could not so readily bo porcolvod. \ Tho world trimt whloh now- amours as a Btartllng and terrifying apparition to tho fendon. of tho,cnpltallBt pross, was prodlctod with absolute certainty many yoam boforo It,npponrod by tho Socialists, 'tho correctness of whoso analyBln of tho, trust Itsolf, At tlio tl'rno of* this writing,,July 0, llio local <]. -.'ii pit'il 1st proBB Ih giving Irs roiiilort In sensational headlines the nows of tho monstor combination.' On July 2 thin journal announced that tho out como of tho IIi-iibhoIh eon von! lon would bo tho formntlon of tlio Interiin- t'lohal Stool Trust, and four dnyn lntor "U i.nuQUUt.ni''iil was conflnnod nml "onliirod iih "mows" In tho capllnllsl; irons,,- On tho question of tlio trust mi .bot'iiiiiHt journalist can "scoop" '.ilsvoi.ilfivl.lliit'i. «•»«_!■)■ Uniti, Vut tlioro 'b nolhing particularly mysterious ibout- It. llio Socialist knows wliat •nnst. happen, and' is no moro olntod it hnivlng his prodlctlon fulfilled than '.. •...•■> (->•.«)ouuiuuf.-tiiui *«vofKh oni Uie ttmo of'n solar ocllpso or llio rolurn of Halleys comot. 1'ygmy statesmen'of tho typo o. Ito- presonlntlvo Stanloy and Senator dim- nilns. who linbblo fatuously of tbo noce**\tyl1 ot '• "roslorfiiff rompetltlori" will now lmvo to como to nn ngroe*- m»*nl with iholr Intollnctiidl pecrj-If ' such can bo found —In the legislative bodios of Germany, England, . runco, ,(Belgium, Austria, Spain nnd Canada t on tho quwtlon of .estorlng' competl- -1 tion. Tbey will have to forai a soil bt llnturnaflonal pollflea) irnnl h combn Stanley Str, - Nelson "~Best-Famiiy"and*'Working"man"'s~ Hotel Irti City; .nicely furnished rooms with • Bath. Beds,. 50c." each, meals, 35c., - '"' , > , -. , i'. - . \. A Union House Prop., J. S: BARRATT the International Steel Trust, if such a thing is possible,' which it isn't, as Europe- doesn't select such economic imbeciles' as representatives In her no> tlonal assemblies. The * trust' busting statesman is .peculiarly an American production. Nor aro there. uny.BU- preme courts In European countries of tho obsolete .and ridiculously "pretentious typo which exists on this side. European legislation, whatever olso les defects may, bo, has .long slnco ab'an. doned tho conceptions,whicli still cling to our nntlquntod political institutions. When Judgo Gary suggested government control bf tho trust wo described hlm as n 'state Socialist" tn this Journal, nnd ono or'two of our contemporaries could find nothing moro to* say In way.of comment that that wo'Should hall him ns a "Comrade!' and welcome him to the Socialist fold. Whon hccroBSod tho Atlantic to pro* sldo at tho Brussels convention, of -tho European stool Intorosts wo know ho was about to qualify as an "International stato Socialist," and said bo iit tho timo. ; But wo uro ln no hurry to admit/him to membership as yet. Ilo has still much Important work tb ilo boforo thnt bocomos necessary, and wo havo no doslro to Intorfore with lt. Tlio Judgo and mastor, Morgan, aro of Infinitely moro sorvlco to our cause as thoy are than If thoy carried a rod card and mounted a soup-box on a stroot cornor ovory night to expound Socialism. Wo nan do all tho ox* pounding iioccHHiiry, whilo thoy pro* puro tho- cnpllallttt ifyntom for lho flnnl chango to collective ownership. Tlmt Ib( tliolr Bpoclnllty, nnd ours \n oxplalnlng why thoy do It ond why llioy must do It. ,• Within a yoar thoir International Stool Trust will bo*an indisputable 'fact, and thoy can thon turn thoir attention to lho other trustR for international orgnnlsntloiwili*o. and finally for tho organization of tho great World Trust, which ls Ju«t ob suroly coming. Aftor thai ihey can tuko a rem., ll will bo our move thon. , EXPELLED AV tho IfUil -rc-gnliir mooting ot Local 431. Ilollovuo, ft resolution wns vuianl> moubly cnrrlod thnt Arthur Amos bo expelled from tho organisation for ro; fusing to cease -jgorklng for tho com pany whon ordered to do so by the toon!.'- AU the1 other union mon, nnd lot It,bo Mid to thoir, credit, somo /hrco .or four non-union men, came out at our bidding, which, goes to show that the man who piys bis dues tt not always made of aa good a stuff as tbe fellow who does not, that Is at timet like the preseat.' , .IATiIM[JMntKrl, ncr « .'.'k 1 Large Airy Rooms J& ^-^Gopd-Board , ,: Rosi&vMack2LyP£_E! u« , X Fernie-Fort Steele "" . t , -r ■*■*■*, •> * Brewing Co., Ltd, Bottled Goods a Specially P. Carosella „ i' * '■ * **,- ■ .-■ i .*■ Wholesale Liquor Dealer, ouijlm. imm ^w™*MB*^^t**B^*^flrti^*w»-w*^V'**"<'l"*Vv*- *L C ?*•.-' (-■* _, .nt<^_,- y?i-/"i'pii$^yg-jppi-,'%-y^; I-*1-. :'•"*__ a.if,x?,i << ^<-s-1**_.--*-{|,_.*-. •* -V*"**" *-"1' ■> -^■■,-'"V*'%_'-\ ;. J:v.(\^t" v« i.'V ■--<-<---vi THE DISTRICT! LEDGER, FERNIE.B. C, JULY 29,71911; PAGE THREE •*•«>'- w)X-m riP'i-.'Ar. , * -K^,.' i — _*^ -Jr - >*•. _e*-,' T - -.; ■ -a *■ ..--*'*••■'-,'■ --- .'_■;'- _*;. V, ■>,•*, ,!■ - "•''.!■-. ,';J J-)., y .7." •?/;'*• *-'*."'■-■*"■;•:...- ,„ ■*'. -^ , \, J'y 1~> ---'''"''}'iy-i-.'..'- i"!. '!K*i-J **-^j" &-)'- ._ .** 77 '_ '-"**_. ..'. .'...' ..-. *.". • ,* :•":■:*;*7;y ^ifr^^^."^ ;•' OTrAWA,'iOntf;*Julyi)23.^-Hon. Mac* * kenzie'Kihs has-sent'to. W, a'Powell * of .the, executlye board,-District***■8, United- Mine Workers' of,' America, "Fernie, B.-.C.,, the foliowlng7telegra'm: . ' "Replying to wire of July 21 -from the executive board,-, District 18, JJnlt- ,. i . -, .. ,i *.. - * ed Mine Workers of America, respecting the reports'of the discussion" on the Industrial situation in the Western ' coal fields in'the house,of commons .on", Wednesday last, would , say the , board-s quite*right in, understanding •vthat .he statements made,'by-nie with ,. - - '.-''-.-» v *. * -•• -*-* "reference to,the cause of,the dispute * ,'were based upon opinions embodied in Tth-e report of, the board appointed "to investigate the' dispute, J Perhaps I , should point out that the.board"report ■ does not appear to .pass any special re- - flection upon' the miners in this .connection. but\ simply * emphasizes the '..'importance of both parties to.present u . the ..dispute- friendly coming' out" into .'■.the open in regard to Jt sprinciples' of * ..he open or closed shop', -"It may be that' from the point -of view of the .miners the question as is.mentioned in - -'your telegram is one'malnly of.wages. ,7,On .the other hand it,may he'that the mine operators-.are of a different opinr lon,'and that they are. not fully' aware of the extent'to which the..union'is . prepared to concede, the principle "of open shop, 'or have not been' made "wholly apparent of the extent to which ■ they >re'prepared-to^'concede the de- fgree'of recognition asked*4for. Inas- ,-much as '. the, report of the board'repeatedly emphasizes that a'".definite ". "understanding upon this point, would • -.effectually reverse*the inability of'the 'parties to,negotiate";ln an agreement, ■might" I invite .consideration of. the ,' ^miners and operators alikel'to'a siig- . gestion I have made in reply to a cpm- -. munication informing me of; a meeting 'boards lag "of representatives of the' boards' of trade, an effort be made to establish the accuracy,of the; opinion-expressed by :_he"conciliation board, to'which exception has. been taken, by having both parties'state frankly and openly their, position on.this question, In accordance with the suggestion made by this board?" - ' ;. '- . Mayor Mitchell, of Calgary, Is. here to support the request of Calgary >pet> 'pie that the duty on coal be removed in order to allow the' West "to get a supply. ' Any such action. It,is pointed out, , would *-. require parliamentary sanction,* .the government "not. having the power-to remove duties except.in cases where a "combine isvshown to exist. .'"".' * ' - • - *_. HUMBLE SCHOOLMASTER'S^' ;, 'v Tin vention, may, re'noer -. ' , ':-'J:■-."• DREADNOUGHTSVUSELESS >'•."*. ; '" -. . . -.-• '; c, - " " *v?--,;*y. ,t- '.<_* UNION, RECOGNITION ' " J;}.. ( S~LOGAN OF MINERS *... ,_.-.'. _*vj-. *- * :, * Frank J. Hayes. Strikes Keynote ,of i ,-'. Men's, Demands at Anthracite - *" y-J- Convention '** . 7 '"' .- ' - \ . ] or~represenTauvesT'6rTseverai 1 of: trade, to be' held „at .Maeleod .;,on : Monday, next, that an effort" be made ; at this "meeting , to, establish? theva'c** curacy ot the opinion expressed by_the •'-board to which exception has been taken, by having both parties state frankly'and: openly their -position on this question?' '"On-ie'the''public ls; fully -assured that;it is.the,.wage question, . and the, wage question • only... which prevents" an agreement; .6 Bhould-not be.difficult to have a.satisfactory settlement reached.**,7'." K'1" \' - .' Mr. King,has likewise*sent a telegram to-P. A.' Dagg.-iVlc^presldent'of -tho' Calgary Board *-of Trade, and to 'the,Fernie Board of,Trade, In which he, after expressing rogrot that owing to his parliamentary duties and to shortness bf notice,* It will bo lmpos* slble for him to attend the meeting at ; Maeleod,' proceeds to; state, the situation as outlined in the message to Mr. ', Powell. Mr. King,soys: ' "Might I suggest that at tho moot- -, WILKES-BARRE, Pa., —Y There is-.no doubt .hat the .mine workers' union will make, its chief.fight in'the anthracite region next spring when the present agreement expires, for recognition-*'of the union;,. '_". - ■),'-.* ,' . ,, This was made apparent here recently, by National Vice-President Prank J. Hayes, who came here from Indianapolis to attend the convention. , He said'1 after discussing', the outlook in the region and the preparations being made to* gain a njjmber of-concessions for the mine workers .next'year': , "We do riot propose to'ask too "much nor will we be satisfied '.with' veity little.: The time has come when the anthracite coal operators must realize and appreciate the value of tirade agree ments. - Tne^'bitumlnbus'. mine owners know' Its, value and'are, content.'" You cari 'say., that'.we propose Wstand but forvthe recognition of the union..- We ~want"tO"treat"with"the"Operators'"directr We, expect- the working .conditions of the anthracite'mine worker to be'Improved, arid the 6nly7wayv;it ean^be Improved is to be inslsterit,**true members ,pt. Industrial, .organisations.--^ - ■ .v"""it'>can be truthfully said; and It ls a matter of record, that the* anthracite ,men have.responded to every call,-but It is not the way. to fight; it.'ls not'the way. the majority of ..battles are won. The majority .who .have fallen away froni the ranks have not destroyed the organization, nor have they, Impaired Its ".usefulness, yet .the .mine workers should remember,, the old adage,that they should In tlmee,t,of peace prepare for .war. ■'"It Ib true that some havo been ne- gllgenr,' somo who failed to pay .theii* duos and, for threo years remained from the union meetings. But we forgive and wo forget. ' Thoy will return to the. fold and will be ns cjladly welcomed as of yoro. But It Is a bad practice and should bo discontinued." 7 '.'.BERLIN.—A'teacher of Nurem*J.**i«., ChrlstophPi'-V-'irtli,* has.giTen- to i\o wcfl(l_an inveniiou which "may- con^fi- \... ■ ■ - "* _. ■'-_--?■ ,A-7 crably alter tne arpect.of^futut'e *«nr- fare by rendering Dreadnoughts obsolete and• Kauboats*uselessi.--''4;■*"_,;-' *•** - 'The new war vessels;'*whether .or .»*. ..'• - * . ■* • y\-. v. " • air,or water, will te crewless-7-a meie machii"* of oestruction' of, life *»»id pro,'.', ',-i ",*'r- :'■ .*" .- The invention recently gave a prac- tical demonstration before'a-special c'omriilttee of the Gerriiari',Nayy League (Flottenvereln) in a Beclu'ded part of the Wannsee^a.lake near Berlin. ' The system employed is very similar to that used ,in, wireless telegraphy and it Is the-latest wonder ln teledy- riamlcs.. ' ' . u , fThe first experiments took place ln a building where-^the inventor, went into a room surrounded by thick walls arid.'passedhis electric waves1 through tbe wall, -exploding miniature mines ori the other ,side in the order selected by his' visitors.'- He also fired off a revolver and started and stopped an electric' motor arid a steam-engine by the same' means. . , , . On the lake' he worked a specially made'boat from the, _and, steering it in all directions without visible connections,- fired off guns which were'ori' board,* arid exploded sunken and floating mines in the water. " The unmanned motor boat was then steered-through a" labyrinth of small boats,";the gear was' reversed and soon returned to her original position. Ben gal-lights and fireworks were also ignited by wireless' waves and only in the,,order desired. ," ' ■ ,'.The, wave, currents were transmitted and .received through antennae in a.;.very-similar.manner to that used In connection with receivers and transmitters, in .wireless, telegraphy; each transmitter must be''attuned' to the receiver' before the "• current operates: -The inventor has also applied his apparatus to ballons and flying machines," an aeroplane with electric motor-can be steered''from'land'in all directions and can be made to drop bombs.when required. What is not explained is what would happen if an oppqsing\electrlc' wave'* could' be got lntb.tiirie and were.directed-in an1"opposite direction, but',probably "a premature "explosion'would occiif/7 - SOUTH WALES IN MINING WIS 7 *_ -• . ,, :-'. - •*•*■■ 7 7' The Struggle Between lhe Old anil'The ; New School STANDARD OF LIVING ; It has "been the .opinion of-many of the ablest political economists.for' over jl,century that what Is technically; called standard of life or standard of comfort, determines the\wages of labor. This mean's that laborers have ari habitual standard of life, a; certain style bf life and' that what they, receive as.'wages enables them on the average just to keep up this .standard, but to do no iriore. They aro able to occupy such sort of dwelling,, or wear such clothes, to eat, such food, and generally'to'do such things as this standard requlreo, but nb more. . . , There is so overwhelming an array of facts, gathered from widely separated countries. ' and from periods so dUtant from one .another, which confirm this conclusion that it is difficult to resist It."—Professor Richard T. Ely. Uii. .vorsity of Wisconsin, "Political Economy," pago 221.' There's Joy in Journeying when you go cast on a vacation. Mingled in your mind with thc regrets at parting from home, ia thc expectation of new nnd beautiful sights to sec, thc joys of the return and thc many things to relate tb those who remained behind. Take the Oriental Limited to St. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago and East. There's so much to tell about when you go that way—the special train comfort**— spotless new. va.uum.i cleaned cars, telephone connection from compartment cars, daily telegraphic news bulletins, free afternoon tea, served m the compartmenirobservation car. afou travel the banks of the Kootenai and Flathead and skirt tho rim of acier Nations! Park ai the tun Is setting—you tall down the Great laicea to the great cities of the Bait When yo« return, youll know the glory of your home land. CSped&l round-trip fares Bast on certain dates. Get our fold-sr. "Eastern Trips for Western People."* Call on or nddn.* J. S. THOMPSON* Agent, Fernie, B. C. Phone No. 61 P. O. Box 305 The historic,Mid-Rhondda striko has now lasted eight months, and' during that period the financial loss to the local community has been enormous, and acute and agonizing miseries have been borne-by the strikers aad tlieir families. .Effort after effort has} been made to terminate this bitter struggle The-- Board of Trade has .inton ened and'has throwri.in the weight of its influence to secure a settlement; conference after conference has been held but all in vain. • At. last, however, the prospects seemed to brighten, and a ray of light was, apparently thrown upon this dark scene. The recent conference of four representatives of the Coalowners' Association and an equal number "of representatives of the Miners'-Federation met in London, and, at last- arrived at a settlement .which they, recommended to the various parties'involved in the dispute. It'was agreed, the colliers'should be paid-2s. ll-3d.' per ton for cutting the'disputed Vein"; that ari assurance be given of a fair day's wage for a.fair day's work; and low wages toL be supplemented by allowances,' as is customary throughout' the coalfield. ' Another clause reads as foHows: "Differences as to whether any particular man shall be receiving sufficient allowances' to be determined by six members of the Conciliation Board—three from each side —and in the event of these falling to agree, the independent chairman to give his casting vote.'.' Such were the salient terms,of the'agreement. The Press hailed'the settlement with delight,' and. so = did the commerelel community.' -'In agreement with them were,the older"school of trade union leaders--those that.still believe in the efficacy of sectional strikes. Although they did. not regard the' settlement as e«_f 1 of q/>ty\ _-"• fhAV.-nrm __•».. _._■»__ __+!.__+ a principle had been won which they had long,-fought*,for/a principle of .vital importance,/the "application of" which would practically settle - the,, thorny question- of iho. abnormal place_-the principle of the introduction of an umpire ln case.of dispute in the Bute vein'at the Ely Pit of the Cambrian Trust. ', But the "new school"—the school-which recognises'the futility of sectional strikes, and which advocates national action—manifested bitter and determined opposition- to the terms, arid at the executive ^meeting there was a prolonged and acrimonious' debate.' The execut'lve oven declined to undertake the responsibility of accepting tlie terms, and proferroJ to call n special conference of the South Wales Federation to decide the riiatter,. Eleven , members decided to advise tho conference to accept the terms; seven voted against; and the four Rhondda representatives decldod to take no part in the voting, and loft' the room in a body. * Tho strikers themselves declined'to accopt tho agroomont, and declared that thoy would fight to tho bitter end, evon If striko pay wero withdrawn, And to'crown all, tho agroementt has boon unanimously rojocted by tho special conforonco of tho South Wales Federation, Why? 'Bocauso tho Welsh miners think that thoso guarantees are valueless, Assurances are glvon to pay what Is cuBtomary In South Wales; and what Is customary Is for tho manager to docldo' what shall bo paid In an abnormal place, Such a state of affairs has boon tho cnuso of tho great dissatisfaction In tho conl- fields. Tho agroomont simply maintains tho status quo, and to nsk tho Indopondont chairman to docldo Is practically to Invito him to allow tho prosonl 'ovll conditions to bo porpotuat- od. In tho words of Mr. Draco, M.P., tho brilliant londor of tlio old school, 'Thoro wns no.quostion but thntotho assurances glvon woro vaguo and devoid of finality, and lho rosult was that thoy woro now In tho samo position ai\at tho stari." > In vlow of tho rcjoctlon of thin settlement, what Is tho policy of tho now school? To financially support tho strikers until tho conforenco on tho abnormal placo question to bo held In London In Juno, and to obtain, It possible, a unanimous mandate for the application of tho 20th rulo—vl*,, general stoppage or nil coliienps of Groat Uru- tin, In ut\2«(- lo oblulu & uilulmuia wage of 8_ per day for skilled and Ci. per day for unskilled workers. This Is tho only way, tho now school con tend the abnormal places question can bu »tolt_*i. feX.A.ui__.-*> ixi* t, UtOUt_ it tho point of vlow of tho old school, and Its futility undor prosont economic conditions will bo rcallzod. Thoy say: Draw tbo men out at tho collieriM where dispute* exist, and tb. consequent, financial loss to tho employers will cause them to completely or partially ennredtx our demands, A nslv/i conception, Indeed I The last fow yearn have witnessed a revolutionary chenn. In tbe employer*' orgtnlta tion. To-day thoy posses* an orjanl* tation Infinitely stronger financially have/heen able to pay the same.dividends when their collieries were, idle as.when working, as;a result of the subsidies received from -the Coalowi- ers' Association. The miner is* re- coirimended to , fight these powerful concerns7ojo a mere pittance of 10s. per week, which is just as reasonable as for a nation armed with bows and arrows to fight against another nation with the'* most* up-to-date appliances of warfare. The new school asserts tbat the miners must adapt themselves to the new; conditions. The power of the miners does not rest on finance, but on the fact that they belong to one of the vital industries of the coun- try-**-on* the fact that a cessation of work by all miners means misery and starvation riot only to the men on strike, but to the whole community. That power the; South Wales. miners, now intend to demonstrate, and unless the just demand of the miner is'conceded. Britain is \threatened with a crisis the like of which lt has never before experienced and , which will shake,the commerce and,prosperity of this country to their very foundations. —J. LEWIS REES, South Wales Miners' Federation, In "Reynolds'." "ROUGHING IT." Advice for the Tenderfoot. than the Federation, aa eloquently testified by the fact that tho Pbwell rhif-l the hours pay that might, fryn Compnny and the Cambrian Trust'lmvo heen due to him. With the return of spring the young men go forth in their thousands to promised lands, places where they may shed their high collars and not be. expected to carry round the cake-stand; places where the manners are based oh* life, and not, as one might say, on antimacasars; lands where season-tickets are not. and where stage-coach schedules are apt to be dislocated byr nature, or, as the companies' bills 'say, by" th'e act' of God. ' ' "Many, fathers, at that season, will snort and look over their eyeglasses1 with the gaze of 'Well, if you "must you must,o and' the devil go with you—I "mean my blessing,", because it is the merry month of May and the ice is breaking in the St. Lawrence. Motli- ers'will look pathetically old, and their eys will be full of sorrow. Brothers who ha's "succeeded", at home will banter. ' Sisters wlil.hint that the scrape- grace must, Inevitably fall there, as here;.or. if„that,seems stingless, suggest,^, not directly reiriark, that men have all the "fun of life, can travel and.'see the.world! -. ' .The fun of, life.' . ,- ■• -.1 knewJa- man not unacquainted with the works of' Shelly who labored'on trie oro-duriip of the Silver King Mine above*- Nelson, Kootenay. \,"I- have __ayeT4!ior■ the skyjpj.all__pn_me_.__he_ told' me." '; "Oh! . - The-sun on the back of,your neck—and the everlastr Ing breaking down of that ore! From breakfast to noon! from one o'clock to supper-time! 'Sweat and sun! I used to pray for the* sky, to fal}!".' He was over, six _eet in height, but perhaps too slack.' I knew a boy on a farm-ihjManitbba who went up to his mattress'in the loft'on hands and knees every night'during the harvest time, so worn out was he with the work _ , ' ■ For the youngster whose people want to, m.iike a man of him Western Canada Is not a good place. For the youngster who wants to get away from people who.do not want him to be a man' Western Canada is a magnificent place. , The former will find that ho can nfaiie a moss of himself excellent well lit almost any of the 'little towns, and will bb marked down by those whom hls'rohilttanco, in the ordor of things, ls destined to support. -. The latter will not stay long in a town, It It bo oven, one of no moro than 2,000 inhabitants. Ho will tako the first job ho discovers, and that will In all probability bo a railway job. as tho railway seoms tho only thing in tho country to tho now arrival. Perhaps he will work In a section-gnng for a pay of six or olght shillings a day. Ho will pump to and fro on tho, railway" track with his troo follows, affixing fish plates, hammering homo now spikes, tamping llos that havo sagged down. Or ho may go up Into tho sawmills or tho lumber camps In the mountain'!, and loam with bitterness In his honrt and splinters and rosin lu his throbbing hands, tho dlfforonco botwoon spruce nnd cedar, botwoon cant- hook nnd iioovlo;'nlKO that whon ho handles a cant-hook at 0110 ond of a log, wllh another man nt tho othor ond, If thoy do not Jerk forward lho long hnndlos In unison somebody In go* Ing to havo Ills collar-hono Jarred. Or ho may go teaming and find how difficult It Is to guldo a hoavy wagon Hnfo- ly round lho curves of wagon roadH that Bhow ruts a foot doop Iri enkod mud, Ho may. loso a wheel nnd his lond down a gulch—and his job, nnd his confldonco. Common ndvlco for tho Tenderfoot Ih: "Tncklo tho first Job'Ihat comos along." Ho will find that nlmont everywhere tho question la, "Wnnt n job? Utd he ever ao this before? \x'l„'.i*:!ix>iii ttilhlu u moulU Lhti T»*-':w7\v. 7.-."'-.,*:-;7,-*''-w. ,-■* .>.,V.--*k-'i' ■^yr-'r^rry.-yrS-'f, .ry^y v-v^f ■^ _. -._. _.•,. - "- -. ... - *Sl __t -5 , "* " " -**■■># _._ ■ *. u- ___ .;T'J*- _ V , _. —*. •*-**■., rf 7. , •_ _ < " . ■, .''""---•' ' - '•'""' ;-' -'-7--',':.V./■':'"" r '-'"' •'- .'.7 7 '77 "■'-'■ :':'.^:'7'''"' '7 ""-•' Published every.* Saturday morning at its office, Pellat Avenue, Fernie^ B\jG. Subscription $1.00 per .year, in advanced; An excellent advertising medium. *. Largest circulation in the District. Ad-, vertising rates on. application. Up-to-date facilities v _ -■* "* .i * ,* for the execution of all kinds of book, job and color work. -Mail orders receive special attention. Address,* all communications to The District Ledger. -\ Telephone No. 48. ■* J...W, BENNETT,. Edjtor., Postoffice Box No, 380 LABEL. A GRATUITOUS INSULT IN THE MAJORITY REPORT IT* pLLO'WING is the expression of their views * on this subject: . "The board cannot bnt express its profound regret that it could not discover^indications in any mine of an earnest attempt on the part of either of a company or of a local union to promote social, moral and intellectual well being of the workers in mines. Earnest and intelligent co-operation here would surely be productive of best results." " ,. "»• The above* paragraph is an extract from the majority report'of the Board of Conciliation, and if it may be taken as> a criterion of the* thoroughness (sic) of the investigation does not speak very loudly for the analytic faculties displayed ".by either Dr. Gordon or Colin 'Maeleod, moreover' such er- oneous ^ statements call for an" ample' apology from'those claiming to be just and upright men', when the proofs thereof,are made manifest. This ^we propose doing and'await results. ■ J At Coal Creek there is a.club room, library-and recreation'hall under the auspice.'of the Coal Creek Literary and Athletic Association, officered by sub- officials of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co. and, other employees. -From time to time concerts are givei^ by local talent and outside artistes are also:engaged. There are winter classes of'the St.'^John's-Ambu- lance Association held in the meeting hall 'arid lec- tures |are delivered by Drs. Corsan and .Workman and others. - First Aid teams vie with-.each other for supremacy. Demonstrations■ of.the■ Draeger apparatus by those members of .he .'St. -;John> Ambulance, Association who have had instructions ;in the use* of-life saving apparatuses Jf or..rescue work below ground.- As a further illustration-'of the'zeal evinced-may ^mention thlt several of the young men have utilized; their holidays' it" their own -; expense,to .make specia^ trips-to, Seattle, the Pacific. /Coast headquarters of/the Draeger" Company: ; '-.. , Both the miners and tlie company co-operate in this important work' connected witlf the coal industry.* ' ■"•*,' ^ ' ° At Fernie there isna co-operative store entirely •-under the control of, the mineworkers with the 1 avowed object of promoting tlio material and social well-being bf its.members. The Grand Theatre is owned and under the control of the miners. In . tho same building tliere is a clubroom, billiard hall, a library well-stocked with literature of a general character as well as dealing with the theoretical ivork«of the coal mining industry and cb-rclated industries. At Ilosmor the Hosmer Mines Company afford their employees ovory opportunity for increasing their store of knowledge upon rescuo work, autl -ri Govornmont car is kept in readiness to proceed on the shortest notice to the scene of "any disaster that mny occur. Qualified men with tho nocessary equipment are on hand to accompany the car on its mission as was tho caso on that ^ll-faled 9th. of December when 31 mon lost thoir lives at tha Bellevuo disaster whore Fred Alderson,,of.Hosmer. and ono of tlie rescuo party, gave up his lifo whilo, attempting to savo somo of tho stricken ones.- What grander proof of moral worth can be furnished than this that ho gavo up his own lifo for another 1 Wlioro wero thoso high ideals taught 7 Among his comrades, tlio hazardous nature of whoso calling broods MEN who whilo the may possess tho rough oxterior show, whon emergencies arise that thoy aro capable of an abnegation which is tlio greater bocauso void of any sclf-consciousnoss. -. At Michel there are ambulance- classes,-Draeger apparatuses and the local physicians; school the miners in first aid work.. Both.men and employers cb-pperate in-the (laudable work: '•.;- Incidentally.- it may-be mentioned* that last; year .-when-certificates ;bf proficiency were awarded tlMre'were'vthree residents, of that camp and recent additions to the,St. John's Ambulance" classes who -had been;awarded the King's medals for conspicuous*braveryiin.connection with the"'rescue work .at'the Wellington '(Whitehaven) .Colliery*disaster. . Proof7of 7their modesty is,clearly demonstrate'd .by ihe fact that it had been difficult to ascertain their whereabouts ., < .- -.- -■ - , .- ,. and none-were j more surprised'than'these." mt/h" when they, received notification that they had been1 singled out, as they said: "We only did what the other chaps would have done for us!" ; J -,* _ ' At Coleman the miners' local organization owns the opera house, maintains the* hospital,^operates its own co-operative store,"they, also,have a reading room' where current literature in-botjh English and foreign tongues'is on hand. At. Bellevue-the Finnish members, who are quite an important factor of the local union, own the best hall iu thc camp where they have an excellent library dealing principally with „ economic subjects both in their language and in English. , - ' At Hillcrest the miners have recently built a new hall costing about $8,000,' which will contain a library and reading room and also be equipped with all kinds.of gymnastic paraphernalia. ,.' This will be formally opened about August 9th. At" Passburg.'plans are completed for. the construction of a hall, and it,is the intention of the miners to run their own co-operative, store. r* ', At Lethbridge there is a hall and the miners help to support a library. , ' ."■'•' * At Canmore there us a hospital. ' At Bankhead "company, pnd in'tn co-operate in the, upkeep of an excellent library and reading room. Diamond City, a hall. Taber, a-hall and'reading room. ■:>,,.,, -> In addition to the above there are football clubs, baseball clubs, anglers associations, rifle clubs, ail kept up by the miners. * Then there are choral societies,! economic leagues and other similar organisations. ° ;; ' ■ In most places the.mineworkers are the majority of the members in the fraternal organizations and -practically- every camp has ■ its , Socialist Local where lectures are delivered, debates indulged in, anil there is a stock" of appropriate literature avail- able.b.oth for use and sale." y - ■ We.-.think, we have stated our case sufficiently well to disprove the aspersions.''cast upon the mine- workers by Messrs. Gordon and Maeleod*whose report bears earmarks similar tb that of the experience-of a young Dutchman' travelling in England who.on several occasions noticed in the railway. cars* Old women indulging in the pleasures of smnk- SITUATION REVIEWED ing clay pipes; therefore made'a note in. his diary ■as follows: "The women of England who have passed a certain.age are great smokers." , • As an additional evidence*' of 'tlle 'desire' to improve themselves'intellectually may say that there is a greater percentage of men throughout the affected area taking correspondence courses than in any other part of this continent; furhermore that the bulk of the1 men holding manager's certificates of proficiency as well as those of pitboss and fire bos have obtained their technical and theoretical knowledge through this method of instruction. • While it does not includo those working out here, nevertheless it is of interest to note'that rccntly Oxford (England) University offered a diploma for Economics and,of 12 candidates from Ruskin,College, eight of them were topnotchers, and the judges are at a. loss whom to award-tho diploma to because of the closeness of tho marks obtained', the other four wore highly commended for their meritorious work. • Tho majority of tho ^12 "wero miners and the remainder artizans iri other crafts. Although these adjuncts of working class corii- munitics aro highly desirable in themselves thoy lire not going.to sottlo the vexatious problems that confront prsont day socioty, becauso woro it, so Germany, would bo tho El Dorado of tho worker instead of,' which it may bo regarded as tho most advanced typo of, bureaucratism, > • We fool confident that wo have furnished suffi- ciont ovidoneo to substantiate our caso, and as tho lawyers state, will hero rost it, leaving it for i)r. C. W. Gordon and Mr. Colin Maeleod either, by acknowledging that thoy havo '.unintentionally wronged a number of mon by their loose assertions, or olso stand convicted of a mischievous misrepresentation at least in fact, ovon though not by intent. "' , (Continued from page 1) .-■ -,' earnings.of the men from- ten per cent." - .-'--*• These figures'given in the majority report .while quite correct so far.as the average for 1911 Is affected shd'uld be-In the case-of' Michel *' $3.88' for i?io.) ' * , y .-*..,,. Yet In spite of this statement not only do his findings advocate-no increase but do in reality mean a very sensible reduction-tq.many men working in* the following mines where there are no differentials: Coal Cree_, Michel, Cafbondalej, Corbin,'Coleman, Pass burg, Burmis, Maple" I^eaf, .Frank and Hosmer in which properties there are employed approximately . 3,000 . of whom some ,1,800 are" on contract work out. of-.this latter number, 50 per cent at least-would,s'uffer;'redactions averaging from 10" per cent to 14 per cent, according to the' mining 'rate paid, which'would average from. 50 to 62% cents,per,ton..-: \, Ten, 8, 5, 7:do not vary very much so. far as'they'go as units .and it'is with this uppermost in the mind of the layman tliat causes hjm to consider that as-10.per cent, 8 per cent, •mil 5 per cent^-.irethe Increase, 7 as the factor' used on the reducing, sido is a small figure,* but while in the" "one case it is "percentage, with-the 7 It'is 7 cents a, ton th°at Chairman Gordon suggests "as. a-'reduction to those who do the most "skilled work, viz.,.,the pillar-men; and Colin Maeleod suggest- low'a petition ' foi ed 12 cents:" so that" on the hand It .-'mother to circulate would mean approximately 13 per cent and on the other 20 per cent reduction. ■ The outsider may'remark that if this contention be .correct then why did the operators' ,:not: accept Chairman * Gordon's'1 proposals-right away? This vis very easily explained: , * Th_e__m_e"mb.er_3. composing" the board are intelligent sity of avoiding, these struggles, just so - long as attempts are made to Improve effects, while" ostrich-like avoiding, the' root cause,* not ,only must these anarchic conditions prevail, but continue "with varying-, intensity and duration.' ■**' These controversies are but pages from the book of industrial evolution, and as the French proverb says, .'.'We miist,speak badly in order to speak well," so must the-* great hu- man'family tread the winding", ad devious pathways of commercialism trying to avoid the snags and snares that beset them "on every side before the menta^revolution ls.effected, and they realize* the soundness, of the truism that that which' Is coilectively a nee esslty, must be collectively,, owned— not as at .present owned and controlled by the privileged-few'to' the detriment and discomfort'of the balance'of society. ';'"'■' '".--- CROP REPORT A bulletin on tlio crop» nnd llvo stock of Cnnndn has boon la-quod, Tho condition of the Held crops of Cnnadn for the mouth oikIIhk Juno 30, as compiled In tho Conmis nnd SlntUtlcH Office from tlio rcporti* of a laruo ntnff of corroHpoiidcntu, Ih on tlio wholo -liilto HntlHfnctory, nlthoiiKh on nccount of uneven rfilnfiilln It Is not uniform for nil tlio ■>rovlnro[_, ISvon In pnrtH of tho snmo provlnco, as In Ontario, tlioro it tt ennubXemixXn Inonnnllty Ve? tlio most part In that *provliiro oyp^v lout roports are mndo, but tlioro aro districts In which tho grains and hay have beon bndly nffocted for want ot rnliiH In Mny nnd .luno. ■ For 111*'1 whol**** of Cnnndn 1lio rnmll- tion of wlntor whont Is only ?."».sc por cont ne comparod with 100 for a full crop. This In ten per cent loss than Inst year, two por cent loss than lit 1009 and nonrly 1*1 per cont Iohh than threo years ago. In Ontario It la only 7.1 iter etna of a full crop, an cornpritad -with 04.20 1-iHt year, 7 .GO In t000, and KH in i*_OH. in Albertn, tho only other province In which wlntor wheat It largely grown, tbo condition this yetr la 83.22 por cent, compared with 63.62 In 1010, fl5.cn In 1009, and 95 In 1908. SprliiB wheat In nil tho provinces this year Is ulvon tho high avorago condition of 01.78 nt tho ond of Juno, whicli Ih better than In 1010 by 12.02 por cent, bottor thnn 1000 by eight por cont, and bottor than In 1008 by nearly Ifi pnr cont. Ontnrlo nnd Hritish Columbia nro tho only provinces In which tho conditions aro under 00, nnd In Snnktttchownn and Manitoba It In rlos-n on 100, Tho nvnrnffn for bnrloy Is 03, wliich Is six to ton por cont bottor than in «_ ....... ..C.1 rloflo to **ir. tn D\e Movtli-woil jirnvlnpr*. Prlnco Kdwnrd Islnnd ntid Now Urunu- wick, nnd ovor 00 In Nova Scolln nnd Quebec, n point below 00 In Ontario nnd only 84 In Ttrltluh Columbia. rintn altnw in fall.—"Kit," In tho Winnipeg Tologram ' " ,, r Y, ^FmoMm&miyY ,; ty-y .'>l_.fl.-j;.*r-"■..*"- .J "-■■'*'■-'-■' ''■"- -1" ' -.'-■ '---'•.. >• ,.^..'*"'-,--; t- '*. -'-. .■t'-."'"-^ -'{-: ir- 75,S!B EDMUND, WALKER,; 1(3.V^_i j^fStC^PmSrfP *' . • >*^ ALEXANDER.^IRD^Genera^Manaqw CAffi*^:^ ^ofThe Canadiarv;Bank'of Commerce",*^U-'i>receive<'depbsite^bf''$i',andI ■- •*■ upwards/ cii which' interest'is allowed at current rrates^TJiere; is no, JJ.J r de!ay\io withdrawing the whole or any portionof the deposit. Small -. deposits are welcobed.7**"" ;;* "■. .. : ;'-,. •* ' VX,r7""''!'--7 :* .'7i:->'234 •'*"-. " ^'- ■ * ' t ,■*■ +■ - - _.t •" - ,'■■«-.■■* -n r ,ft--**"r'*'.- •,,v ir 1. •. -. \ . > >, FERNIE BRANCH 7 .7 _ 7 \ -' ., " [ _\ ^ s: DACK, ^ ™ ■•*.* iJ j STOVES! STOVES! "1 ■-"'*___«-_._:__-.;w ■*'•. J'■ Y^Y^'^Y'-yy Airtights, Coal .Burners, Coal or Wood BurnerSj and ^J .";/ Wood Burners, v 7 Ranges ancl Cook Stoves Y-i \ J. M. AGNEVV & CO... ELKO WANTTHEEiEST ' {'' ' . '■'•l- ' -\ ' '- {y^'ryiY'Y, '*-.. „/' 7 And Nothing: but the Best in Fresh ; an** 'Smoked ■ Meats, Fresh {i and . Smoked Fish, Dairy Produce, Poultry 77 'v-Etc.' Etc., go to '■■'■' /YyY'i.y THE 41 MARKET 60I SAM GRAHAM, Manager PHONE.41 ROD AND GUN A mooting of tho Rod and Gun Club will -will bo holdln tho offlco of H. W. Herchmer, Rank of Hamilton Building'on Tuesday,' /Vugiint let at R„.n p.m. Bvory nnglor nnd sporluman In Uio dlBtrlot In moat cordially Invited to lio preBont ns tho jmrpono of till? C6 therlng is to promoto Uio bi«t Inlor- OBte of truo sport,,. CE; ZYONS LoariS to Loan on firstxlass Biisi- ',' --''' , '" '*' }' - ■-'"•'- -' . *-■' ;---' i?'.1-V :' '. *■-."--.' **:~'>l/' 8team" Heated'. Electric;Llflhted ; -'■'{ [' ■ '=, . 7- * '."•». ; ' CENTRAtLY .LOCATED.' ■.' ' Tli^iWalcidrf Hotel 7 7FERNtEi: BCi {{'[ First Class Accommodation for Travellers, MR8. 8. JENNINQ8, PROPRIETRESS Hot and Cold Water 7 7 - L, A, Mills, Manager G. N, Railway Special Return , * t Fares to Frisco Account lntor, Typographical,Union Aug, H-lQth Fratornul Onlor of Eaelo'fl. A\w. 2l-2flt,l_ Return fare from Ferriie $52.45 or $o3.S0 ncooi .ling to routo—22 routes Cliildron 6 to 12 yoars jr faro Soiling dates Aug. 0,10,17,1ft. Final rotn'rn Sop. 151 " ' ' — i J. S. THOMPSON, Agent, Fernie Phone No. 161 P. O. Box 305 Special Saturday rate Fernie to Elko, 85c, food retaining. Monday u The AlarmThat GetsTm Up ! k F E R N I E DEPENDABLE H A THE WIRELESS INTERMITTENT. Guaranteed to Keep Correct Tlmo for Two Yean. R SSjSm D W I R I D E A L E R IN ADVERTISINO- V and good business stationery is advortising- *•' A * V *_ t* V ** « rtj. * *l» *»*■* *>>•_•_ of tho man producing the mattor, as tho. consideration of what will app-eal to tho peoplo ho desires to reach, 8tlll, you yourself will find a keen, por- sonftl satisfaction in using Sood papor and printing. fiy vrtt iKow yau ample* > THE DISTRICT LEDGER FOR GOOD WORK a i, t- -«!-,. |i«^ ■ --Wi.. *|1^-h»'*ib n~ -i*c*> 1' ■%, 4'M"»XiWI **•'-■' '****- * V- .•.**'!*> in "Mf^lHaactat^trilf'Sviitmtmr -vqiw*4,-*"«tii**>*i** » mm mm -'-. *"**"'" 7^v^]o^i?y^-*v^v^^^ •**v',7'*;.* -: 7'"v;;7„ "-V*. -*•,_ -_!^^ ■•.-7 * 7/„>.-J ..-^V:.-.^ ■X;;.' -7,7';* '7\> - ' - * * /;""-' -';. 7*7 * _■=-■■■' ~ .•ovs&^p*^^-"'': * *. " *.", '7f7>'7"'-'A:'''. 1 -I ,V ' J ._ o.._. ^' ,- "j!1***. *-*■*.•*»_ -■* ^ .._, .(k.,; - *,- „•' - * "v 't THE DISTRICT LEDGEE, FERNIEiB. 0., JULY 29,1911. 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Nat^Evans,]. Evan "", " Willlairisil Tom and" Mat •"Ball,. Jack -..- Stewart^Joe: Chambers'and-others;,. "7 *7'Xirthese fl^hertoen..,have'!,r arrived ' 7 back, except Joe Chambers," and al- ' " , though he,ha8 fished incessantly ..we , learn he stayed'.over for'a few" more days as he ls determined he \yill catch " at least oneatrout before,he quits. ' * ', ', 1% Nat Evans succeeded "lii;landing a ' twb-pounder/although'it was necessary ' 'for him to 'sitoniand smother it before r. '.he finally landed it'in.hls.gunny sac*; ., ''. ...Evan^;Williams''seemed/to have the s ' best luck "of all as he had four to show - ,\for'his outing,': which he states" he caught bn "cow diing" and-"gray hac- 7 ;kle'' fli-jis. ->Ie also'caught.',-a'' good . - -size cold.\ '., ■:'" '* . ",:'.'' ; 7 ■ % • "\'J' The BaH brothers broke even,' catch*; •"■ .'■ ing two each andithey:wereJ.,proud of "r .'their ability. '• ''""{ .,,■ '',"•■" i'j "*' -, .George Luck, the big game tracker, ,7;'. and Jim;. McCulIoch, caught the'fever *. Friday "and. nothing could stop them ,• [^ from' going'over although they had "ex*;. *•> ;' perienced some, heart'tearing,setbacks ■ -• in starting/., They went over in;style, ,.y. takinga pack Horse with themi but in' making,up their pack George Lucks, ' -" who/is &n old time packer/had forgot- ; .ten temporarily how tb tie the.dlamond -hitch, so.iniplace he/used one'; of Vis , '" own invention—the box hitch.' All be- * ing ready McCulIoch .ook charge of the front end of\the T horse and the procession started for the south. Unfortunately their -pack ,was not very ' ;well balanced,"all the.grub.being pack- ' ed' on the port side" and Jim McCul- *.. ■ lochs, favorite; food—a 25 pound sack of qatmeal-7-balancing the other. In ' . 'a few minutes pickles, kniyes'and forks '.; - coffee;^etc;/, was' 'strewn^all overv the ' .township/ and* it*-was only,-with the as- t /-.N sistance;. of, the' onlookers" that - their , J "'j grubstake was" recovered. After "three r attempts" a' council * of/war" .was" held , -, , ^' J • -_...-.., • ."A AJ A ' I- , - - - * J 1L__ __._._' Aa.La.~—.I—A.A—*\. __!___-_. ___.#_,^K£.W. *=-_Mlc_8J/-plays:Bellevue^ next'Satur:{ ,'day and if they/are "Victorious will be winners'of the" league. S^ The following;' is. the/standing': of" the!*; various teams in the league., ,!' ' * v7 -•', '.,'•. ":. " "/: 'Plyd/Won'Lst'i5r_.'Pts Michel.;...,. Coaf Creek Bellevue ''.".. Coleman ... Frank .7.'. .-7 ./5" /.' -.5 .2 s" ','2'". lyrvy l"-72' .: 'i'-'Y-ir yriy '4770 r, A iree^dance ,was given by. Almpnd's Orchestra Tuesday "night in ^Crahan's Hair and a _ larger-number, /attended. Tlie music supplied was something "put of the ordinary and everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly. Dancing commenced at 9 o'clock and wa!s kept; up •ylll .1 a.m., when all dispersed satisfied with the night's enjo__ient.' '. - .*. , *, Miss.Ruth Spruston^is on a. visit to friends at Crow's Nest arid will Btay over for tho "sports." ,; 7 v Mr. Thomas Mathers left, this morning for Morley; where; he is "going; to work under' the • supervision of Mr. Norman Fraser,,late superintendent-of Michel.-,-.,.(,. i .. f*»vvv. * x ■ -"'■>*. •" " Mrs. Thos,'Jenklnson andvher daughter Lizzie,, left'Tuesday on the east- bound passenger to spend a few. days at; Lundbreck with friends. '"' \ V Mr. ^Rouse, of ^Coal Creek, arrived h.ere •] Sunday night and commenced duties Moriday morning as manager of the Trites-Wood Company here." ...Mr. Norman. Huby, cook at the New Michel .Sawmill Company, was In to\>m Friday attending the "meeting of "the r.o.o.F. v ' . ■ - Iv. , •The Duke of Sparwood (Mr. - Harry Pryor) came in Monday, for his rations. Harry is going to move as fishing is bum .down there" now. ' ' Mr. Thomas'Yate3. arrived in from Swift 'Current and 'reports fishing great above the'"upper ford., Tom brought lots of fish iri"-yith'.hlm. quite a few going over two pounds. Evan Jones, Michel's'angler, had-the misfortune, tb "sprain his ankle whilst trying to, land'a,ten pounder the other day. ,We hope^the injured member will soon .e all 'right,;'Evan,, so that once more yoii will be able to whip the streams for the speckled.beauties. - ,A*'ba8ebair;match'';was7played on Wednesday' betwee-n"»rNew"' /and Old Michel and resulted" in favor of/the Old town by a • score of '20—14. - ' Mr/'.Thbmas,. Crahan" -'"returned to lind'side ^ e (Rffererice frtW-nJVI/pfl Ul_(_t3UC. and "more gentle'horse * be procured; /, Repairing .to the-stable they/found , "a Bu(tab^^quad*_^pedl7i^-oId/,l a horse with a blind eye. 'Packing* all jthe.heav^-V4?§4j{9 Jhi-1:,bllli _ that' he wouldiibt iioticbltheJ , and obtaining assistance In-the person . of John Nogi, - an "onlooker, ^ho/tied ' the' Iambus/Austrlan.;tr_>t<.<-hltch.ithe party, was . at1 last. able1'to, make a .'start. '" -" :""'- ,*77,-':*'h ./,.* ■ . We'* believe these ^gentlemen \wlll land'a good catch, as .they, have been < getting advice, most 'of, the .week from . Tom' Brace, , Corbln's .expert "angler, .who put them wlso to'the flleii that f were 'doing tffe business and .--even went bo far as to,try them out in their' prosenco In tho wash-house. Torii'has just come back' from the Flathead after, a moBt successful .trip; and his advice Is readily taken advantage of by all tho novices herb. „ • . *,, ' .We learn-that j Ed.-Roberts, Tony Palladlo, Nat Allen and J."Hill nro to . tako a trip Monday to' the samo fishing grounds. ' Wo trust the boys will havo a ploasant time as some of them "■ havo boon working hard and have earn ed a good reBt. ".'*\[ -7- '•)■' , Dr.* Gladwin and "Mr. Hall, our .village schoolmaster, also roturnod from tlie Flathead. They report fishing only fair. ■ • ; James Ryan, of the* Flathead Trad" , ing Co,, made a businoss trip along tlio 13, B. C. Friday, making stops at Cold Springs/ Whito Spruce, . Sulphur Springs and other points on the road. . James reports business" picking up. Jack Dwyer, tho well known Bpoknno pitcher ,1s In Corbin on' a visit, and is giving tho local boys pointers on tho game.. i ' Jamos Ryan contemplates makr-g a trip to Elko last Sunday to attend a picnic along with olhor Corbin hoys, but finally conoludod that homo tlos woro too Btromg, Frod Allen, our1 popular agont, is planning to mako anothor trip to Fernio next woolc, or as soon as tho hoavy run of business is ovor. Mr, n. J, Rouorts, sr., Goneral Superintendent, visited horo last Friday, and wont ovor lho proporty, lho diamond drill Is'how running .ot (ho big showing and considerable development work is nonr going on. Joo Moi'H!a, secretary of the Michel FooU.aH Blub, visited us Friday ond wns thown ovor .our football Hold. U'.U.o at pr«»_it.it tm* tlio auptiaraiiu- of a rock quarry ho seemed to think 11 might do for two thirty rninut** bouts with tliolr clitli, provided tlio ambulance corps would bo In atterdanco. Couit. «k*k., boe, ■The following is the team" that will represent' Michel ■ at Bellevue. Satur- da.y.. "■; .;.(>■ Ve^'v'''* ; J. Moore,'goal. S." Moore and Watson :bMCM ^rgV«Q.n.^n^s-a-.d Jackson "halve.;7' Harper," Brown, G. Millett, Beddlngton-and-Weaver,- forwards.'' **»*♦<*.«.+<.»..*.'' ♦;♦.'♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦'• *'"'. ' -7. -,-*'-vv;7"f,-\- . -'♦ ♦ COAL CReEK,.BY ,174 I.J. '.♦ ♦ *' .,'""'," s-♦ '♦ ♦.♦ ♦; '♦ ♦**♦.'•♦''♦,,•♦' ^i4r ♦ District' Board '"Menifier^ J.'^E.* Smith was called away' to, catch'f-the/_iyei* at Fernie. on7Monday"?eyentag to- attend the'm.eting.at McLepd'ori Tuesday. . •■ *' He returned home*' on, Wednes- day.i*mornIng*^-"Nothing' Doing.',; * , ,._ /-Tom Nanson/ of Hosmer.' is,;spending a few days" up h§r'e after'coining out. of the Hospital, where he has been undergoing' . a'T. serious ■'. operation through the cartilage of jtbe.leg being injured. *• y\-"_ T"-.-'—• ■*"*.'' J. * Langdon' and* party 'arrived back in ca)rip this morning (Thursday) from the Elk .Valley, Coal properties of the Trites Wood Coy. He reports great things doing.out there when„the track is* laid through. " '' » ' ' *" . . Mrs. W. R. Puckey and four children arrived back' In camp: on Tuesday from Wingate Colliery, tlurham, Eng., after .'an absence of neaj-ly three years. -Mr and MrgV James' Hope, of Passburg, „Alta., were visiting friends 'up nere.last week end.' ,l *''■-■•. Mr.'*N. Duncan, of Cumberland,-was visiting' up .here last.week for'a few days, 'returning with his rriother westbound on Monday morning. 7 '' The seventh supply of provisions are being delivered.up here this week! ■ „ The berry season has now commenced and crowds ■ of blueberry pickers can bi_r seen going'to arid fro all'day long up and down the mountain sides. The awful bear stories are" also being told," but no one is missing so far. ■ A well known young lady who left here, a short while ago for Strathmore, Alta'., (her. name was Miss Hunt) has again/changed her address and also her name this time; in .future she will be known as Mrs, Dows of La Riviere, Man. All Creekites join in wishing Mr and'Mrs..Dows good luck and prosperity In'their, married'life. Robert Fairclough, made a business trip to" Cranbrook .on Wednesday. Mr. W.'R. Wilson, GeneraJ Manager bf the **C. N. P.;C. C paid a short visit up/here'on Wednesday.. / The Rev^ Father Mlchels, of Fernie, was visiting up'here oii'.Tuesday afternoon."*, ' •.'""-'' .- "''7*r. 7 Wm." Partridge," „• of ".Medicine Hat, ■was visiting friends up").here last week end. •*, ■*'-". „* .;;""'/* ^virsrJariierMa"ddison7^"b^n_spnd- ing'a. few days* wlth'her brother and ' • .7M,,- . \a. -.'.'♦ ♦ -•■ CANMORE NOTE8 ♦ ♦ ■: "Maple Loaf" «> ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ; The members of-the PresbyterUui Sunday School, accompanied by Supt, Robert Hunter* nnd^Rev. A. Walkor journeyed-to Duthlll on Wednesday on a picnicking excursion. Eleven vehicles convoyed tho party to and from the camping ground, whero games, racing, etc., woro indulged* in., Unfortunately the wonther was cold arid stormy and an early 'Btart for borne was nocossnry.,. . ,, Saturday wns the date of tho great ."trek!'*, of r the Calgary Automobile Club to Banff,* One car with a brokon spring wan side tracked Iti town for tomporary,' repairs. * C, P. R,' dtitoctlvos worobuBy aftor the freight trnln riders Saturday, , Six were captured and handed ovor to tho Jocal police, ,, ..-a;. ' . ;t'ho Rev/Mr. Olaxton, of Cochrane, oxoharigod aorvlces with Rov. Walkor on Sunday,'' '7 ; Charlie, tho barbor, Is back In town again./...,X good many of us nood bis scissors. v ,, - *• 8AV8 MINER* WANT TO WORK MICHEL NEWS By "Krlmis." t ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦'♦♦♦♦♦•^ A Icatuo match waa played here flalur-luy between Coleman and Jllc- - '• ' «;>i; . -.-- ■'. ■ • *.* ,**:•; . */ charge .of-the various duties .are -* en- titled' to congratulations oa the;spler_- did manner, in which they so-ably, "aided in making .the.'event so pleasing.- , = The opening of the new tennis court was celebrated by a" tournament when some excellent, play was shown by the contestants. ' Coleman beat Blalrinbre but' Frank was "an easy winner, . „ ^.Your ^correspondent inadveitentiy omitted "the names of" Mrs.-*'J. Hadfield and Mrs, Rogerson from last peek's notesiaihong those who sent wreaths as token ..of sympathy .'when "Mrs. P. Porter was interred. r, ■ , * Card of Thanks/ 7 Mr. Percy Porter, wishes to express his heartfelt thanks to thoso; many friends who gave such kindly help and sympathy in' his recent bereavement. ■ The draw ,for the. Junior Football Cup * presented by the .Frank Juniors is as follows:,. Frank vs. Coleman,' Aug. 2 ** , <_ Lille vs.-Burmis and-Passburg. Aug 2nd. . ; -. -» ■ % " * .-* '/Bellevue vs Blairmore, Aug % v" Hillcrest has'Wbye* ;" '■- , y This ciip was won by Frank at Cowley sports someV-.-.C years ago a:nl litis truly, sportsman Tike action oJ Frank l[s worthy of praise,' not only will it awaken' interest 'among the "younger members of the football fraternity, but will likewise, act as a training school for/the aspirants"tb tne senior teams. 1 "t1" -1*. 1 ' i " , . . ■ . , ;- / Wedding 7. '_■•* * On'Tuesday last'at the home of our townsman, Andrew McLeod, * a quiet wedding was solemnized by the Rev. F. M. Murray, who'united in the bonds of wedlock Miss Jessie-Eastwood of New Glasgow,* N.S., and Mr. Roy Lamont McClure, "formerly of Moncton, N.B.-, but now of McLeod. Mrs.* H. McLeod,,acted as bridesmaid, and Fraser McLeod -supported the groom. A' number of both.useful and pretty presents were given to the happy cou- pfe. "After,,the ceremony Mr. and Mrs: McClure ."went East on their honeymoon trip and upon returning,will take up "their residence in Maeleod. The'boys oMhe Lethbridge Y.M.C.A. Baseball-Club Who* have' been "on a tour played" a''.match with our local baseball tossers at^Crow's Nest, which reBultedin'a'draw. . A return match _woa_iQrrQni_'Q(__£_£rkT» and=took=p!sLce--at Coleman'Park and-although some * excellent 'play,7was shown by botlfsides,- our boys had the bestof it in thd early part of the game, but towards the end seemed. t'b„>_fall tojipieces, tbo score, ending-Y.W.C.A. 7 and'Coleman'6.^-' '" Under'the auspices'of the Friendly Order' of 'Eagles a"* splendid. concert was give nln honor of Brother A.. Morrison's recent admission in tho army of Benedicts. The following programme was rendered and'needless to add greatly en- Joyed: • , T Leyshon,' Tho Sorig that Reached My Heart; L. 'Evans,'Tho Anchor's Weighed; . E Parlsli, Song •#•♦♦,*♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦"■7 ''*,''.* --♦-.■- HOSMER NOTES. ♦ ^ - ..By "Krltlk." ♦ ,j"Held over-from last week, '♦ ♦ /♦ ♦ '♦ ♦.♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦> ♦ ♦ ♦ , "Joe Fletcher returned, home from Vancouver on Monday and will leave for Summerland a few days thereafter where he-has accepted a position with the'Bank of Montreal.. - "** -, Mr .Fred Wildman Ib busily engaged these days'building a houso for'the Elk Lumber Co. at Olson. ',,'\ ,, Mr Robert Anderson's family is quar antined 1 on account of scarlet fever. ' Mr. Cole was^a guest of Mrs. Robert Duthie in Fernie this week. Mr. W. G.. Barclay, as his own chaf- feur, accompanied by his family, was seen cavorting about town oh several occasions in his motor car. We also understand that' they made a brief sjtay at, Olson. ' . * Oh Monday the coal company started a gang of men, on what ls commonly known as the Park track, situated between the C. P. R. and the company cottages, pulling out stumps, clearing away Btones and levelling the ground. * It is the intention of the 'company to plant shade trees and shrubs and possibly Import some* wild animals. Mr and Mrs.'R. Strachan are enjoying a holiday in Lethbridge and Calgary, but before returning Mr. S. Intends ttf take a trip through the Windermere country." Mr. Lewis Stockett was an east- bound traveller" on Tuesday. , Dr. and Mrs. Higgins left on Wednesday for Vancouver, where they,intend to reside'In future. Their friends in Hosmer, and they are legion, wish them every success and prosperity in their new home. ' * Miss White has returned to' Coleman to.take up nursing duties with Dr. Ross. '** , -*7 This Week 7 - Mr.Hedley arrived' home ' with _ his family on Saturday after spending a very enjoyable three ,weeks travelling around "and the change has*been- of benefit physically but he had hoped that,during his absence the coal strike would have been settled. - / Mrs., James "Maddlson, of Coal Creek. So a messago ho sent to the realms of Holl For th'o railroad mon to bo On tho watch for his train, and ho rang ' his boll With a chuckle of flondlsh gloo. And tho mon lined up as thoy writhed In pain * On tho fiery brlmotono bars; Rut when tho coalman showed up with his train Thoy saw ho had "No Cars!" And so through tho endless clrclo of year*; Tho railroad mon line up With hopo disponed, wllh groans and As 1h«y drsln th**** hlttnr ew\x, nut tho coalman makes IiIh run on time * \ From the gates of.I .ari to tho (lory bars, -' And thn rstlrostt wpti In nfiTiiln'ti r*t.1m«» "No Carat My God! Ko cars!" -J, W. Fisher In "Tho mil of Lading." Unitod Mlno Workers' Journal, COLEMAM NOTE* BY 82 The Coleman Tennis Clob's third an* nasi ball held lu tbe Opera Hont* vas n complete tncfewf about 100 couptes enjoying the pleasures of dancing, The decorations were exceedlagly toutcfut aad tU. u-._-_.UU_.*** wlio Iuul For Me; T. Coran, Club Members. Encore; ,D. Harding, Friendship; W. Faulkner, ■ Swannle River; Laydlo, No'Banks' of Loch Lomond,'encore, Casoy Jones; H. Drew (Mlddlosboro*) Eileen Alannah; P. Donnotto, French Lovo Song; W. Graham, Oh, Leave lt Out, oncoro, Worso Than That; T. Loyshon, Bohnlo Mnry of Argyle; W. Chambors, March of tho Cameron Mon; W; Nlchol, Annlo Laurie; T. John, Queen of tho Enrth. II, Drew, They Lovo Mo Because I'm Blind; J. Hopkins,' Jr., The Organist; J. Tlmberman, Belgian War Song; T, John, Tlio Baby Cnn Sny 'Papa'; C, Lofloy, Bucldbs on Hor Shoes; Tv>Murrymnn, Ih Our/Back; Yard, Ust Nlglit; W. FaulUnbr, Auld,'Lang Syno. Henderson and .Prof. J. Crawford playod overtures during tno)serving of refresh- inbnts., . Mr. H./ti'mltK'.officiated aa chairman In his,.usual, happy stylo, , It. ls reported that i|>0 newly organized Malo Choir oro. preparing for a tour through tho Pass. As a roBult. of tho confldonco that tlio different, owners had In (lie run ning capabilities of thoir steeds bo Ing tho boBt a threo heat quarter milo raco was run off bot\ycp.i 0. lllgglns's horso, Brownie, and cimpplon (Hollo* viie) Quoonlo, with tho rosult that although tho formor won on llio first hoaC tho nollovuo maro inanngod to carry off lho honors by vory narrow margins of tho othor two, Tho Flnlandem claiming Hint on sports day that they'wero In a very tired stato or thoy would lmvo won, nnd ns their opponents woro quit, willing for another bout ,at tug-of-war, it wna pulled off with tlio rosult that tho r'lnlondors gained on easy victory over » . * «, . . , ., Lltll **U***r l Ltttittt .i.mtt.1, *** iMiw, !_.«._&. Cnlt-mnn .Innl-M!*. Jriurnrvcd 1n "I .Ilii- lo play thoir rr-turn friendly match on Wednesday, which ronultcd In a victory for Milo, (Ihey scoring thrr. gonls and our boys only managing to put .1 . ,_.*,... 1,1,,..,,, tX.r. ,.'..!„ . ,.* ■ „^.. ., A ,* . I . V , ll -A,, ... This game was followed by r match between Ulle and Burmis, anil as misery loves company, our team surely had It, as Bur-mis scored a dock egg to Lille's 9 goals. Kno-ih W.II.-in*** r«*»ttirn#»ff from hU fruit ranch and reports everything doing fine even to *M ■m.flo.'tftocs. --vhkli flourish In hordes and make tlieir t>r*» ttncit teit without the lead invitation. H. James and fatally, tho hare Wen tWilflg W'aU'M, EtigUud, ire back [wiutt acuta, after a* vary ylctuiauL Utvi. i8v visiting her brother Mr. Steve La,w- Bpn.. - j_^_.;,r. *. •■- - - * **- ^ Mrs. Orr left on Monday for Port Arthur,' where Bhe :wiir reside with her aa'ughter,' and It is to be hoped that •the change of climate will.benefit lier as she has been confined to her bed for tho past five months Here. Mr. Colly, of Chilliwack ,1& the latest member of .ho Bank of Montreal's staff. "- . - Mr. Morris, of Fernie, was the guost of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell on Wednesday. ' ' 7 , Archie McLeod and Joe Morino, two of Blalrmore's woll known citizens wero town' callers on Monday. Miss Mc L. Fletcher, of Toronto, arrived, on Wednesday on a visit to her brother, Mr. Archlo Mo L. Fletcher, "Mrs. D. G. Wilson entertained a large numbor of friends on Friday tn honor of Miss Marlatt on her last appoaranco In society as Miss Marlatt. Her many friends' contributed frbely to the kitchen shower with which, she was'presented bn tho occasion of hor marriage, to Mr, Fuller, which ausplo Ious ovont, took place at her father's homo on Wednesday. Mr. A. it, Hodges had an arm bad ly brokon whilo loading logs on i car on Friday week, Ilo was taken to the hospital and the latOBt roport Is that ho Ib progressing favorably. Mr. Davis loft on Tuonday for a throo weeks' vacation In, and around Nolson. MIbs Ethel Staunton haB accoptod a position with Sommorton Brothers, tho Jowolors of New Mlchol, nnd loft on Monday to take up the dutlos of hor new position, Mr. W. T. Wai son reachod homo on Saturday last after a threo months' most onjoynblo vacation, visiting some of the largest cities In Cnnada, U. S, and old England, but. ho hnd scarcoly tlmo to toll hli frlonds tho ktory of his travels boforo ho waa onco again East bound to nttond to commlttoo work on bohalf of the O, R. T. In Montreal, MIbb flmyllo, of Quebec, ts visiting friends horo, during hor stay Is tho Knout of Mrs, Thorne. Mrs. Dulling submitted to an operation to both eyes this week, nnd we aro plenBwl to state Is getting along vr-ry nI rely. MlflS Murray loft on Monday for Lethbridge. CLUB (JigapStore . W. A. INGRAM Wholesale and Retail, Tobacconist Barber Shop •Baths Shoe Shine Bowling Alleys Billiards and Pool Coffee and Sandwich •\ Counter Hazelwood Buttermilk,, . , • „ *• t* Victoria Avenue , FERNIE, B.C.1 7 Phone 34 Coleman Hotel -,W. H. Murr - Prop. , Your Architect can-give "you jan* Idea of what; you have' In nllnd tor that new * ;'"l . i' ' house of yours, but he ., May Plan a House that costs double what you want to expend. We have figured out how . To Suit Your Pocket and glvo you a beautiful homo at low figures. You'll Bavo money buying a houso of us. , "HAVE A GLASS' ... . ' "It will do you good, and besides it isn't always you're ■ invited to test a superior brand like this.' There's no gainsaying but what the SUPERIOR W'NE sold here Is a genuine .builder up of'' the system. Claret punches or sherry cobblers made from wine sold here are simply lrresistable. -For all kinds-of wine buy- from' us, , THE POLLOCK WINE_CfiMPA_NY__ , FefnleV B. C. M. A. KASTNER Insurance Real Estate Printer's Ink When u»e_ on good pr«iei and neatly duplayed type for your stationery u valuable. We have every facility for doing the b«ut of job^-wotlc, and st a minimum price. T.W. Davies UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER " v- Coleman, Alta, •••i/H^^Htyb^«r***^Hlr*^yHt*^hHWrt * i- ' ■>'• IfiJINGER ;: •« _^_k °' >' [ %^ E WI N© J: :| MACHINE CO |: ■ t __. >■• • ( matwmmmmmmmmmmmm. _ • *>■ ., , j; IwM. BARTON L • ■ ',{ Aor-ent r«rnl« Branch \'. '.[ Pellatt Ave. Mortta ,'. \ '- l i wwwii.wimMitx**********! i np.iTinH iMvtr*iTMn*NT& IN SOUTH AMERICA n The llrltlsh capital * Invcstod In Foiith America alone—that Im, not all ImDo America—lu ralculated lo Ji«v<* l>«>Mi Iii the prwedlng year $2,009>fi!.0/' coo, an amount considerably superior lo tho fiumn Invested by cnpItnllHt* irom any other source In the »anjo r<-Rions. Five-sixths of that amount '._.*,'.•«. Ucu placed iu ArKtuUn,*.. r.',u;.tt and Chile, but In the last named scarce ly ul. U1UIU i^UUiU Ot WbaX, Dn* i*x> Mr- er countries hold. • The result Is that Crai nritaln Has tbe larrfst xbar-e of the flooth American trade. This amonnts to 5S per «*nt snd Oermany, ubUh cowe* Icsioedlately afler, ouly u'j.vU<:*i KI yer ccttt. New Michel & Blairmore - *_,*',"*: •--'-■-".■ **-'.<•*.;•.'' .***'V->' i-.'.' •---*. :-, 7 .'-'.V;-, ?-_i7r." m?*"•.-. \*-7r w,.'> "-^">7:''7>7'"-'." -;? , ' •**■*_ - .'-*7 7 .^. . - . ■*--■. ""-.-'-" .',', V --- '-'■» ~.„ *7~7*:'"7.'*'* '_.?"■', -<">' yy •%&?.■.••-:.,•. „ • >4'",.' ** .'_*** _ , :*'"'yYy Y\:*J PAGE SIX THE. DISTRICT, LEDGER,". FERNIE. C, JULY^29,1911. $»A*******A*^^ • t * * -'! -i ' . ' '" ' ," i ■' ■ * , -, - - * , _ *Y '• -. * * *, " i - Alabama Tlift Slauii Si^o]; ':f- "■' ' - " * ' * ■ " "^-'. -, ' ' ~.-..-:-V=!'•—-.-*■, \- •; C¥¥¥**¥¥¥*¥¥™¥¥¥¥¥V¥¥¥¥¥WyV¥¥¥¥*^^^ ■' This, article, reproduced from The St.\Louis Labor, should be read by every man*,* woman and c^hild still laboring under the delus-ion that slavery was abolished in 1865. Chattel slavery received its .quietus at the Battle of Gettysburg, but so far as the physical well being of the worker is concerned it has been replaced by a wage slavery much, more cruel thaii ever pourtrayed by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 'Uncle Tom's Cabin " There is another feature to which v.e draw attention and that is that this does not take place, in a Republican Slate, but in oho that was loud In its support of Wm. J. Bryan for president. Those short-sighted, individuals vho decry unionism should be forever ■ silenced when such indignities are posfcible ln a civilized (?) country. Of course som© will loudly declaim that such conditions are not possible iu Canada, perhaps they may not re "ich the same intensity, nevertheless it behoves every working nnn and woman to bear iL mind the truth "That eternal vigilance ls the price of liberty." United effort is necessary to stand out against the serried ranks of ■_*.*■■_ talisra, whose henchmen know not the meaning of "humanity" when,tlieir masters' profit boxes are, endangered, but with the tenacity of1 aobull dog remain steadfast to their trust, de. , pite all .odds. * Head this article once, then read- it again, and let it\sink into your-mind so that you may realize that although the word "wage, slavery" has not an ear pleasing sound it is none the less an undisputed fact not alone in Alabama, but in every civilized .?) country under the sun and that tie only differences are, of degree and not of kind , By William Mailly ., '- "Alabama,is a slave state. There , isn't one of us miners but is In slavery. The captlalists have not only , smashed _ our organization, but they ihave made it Impossible for "us to re- - organize.- We're watched and spied -upon every moment of our Jives, -We're afraid to talk-to,, each other, and we dare not trust our oldest • friends and nearest neighbors. Slavery is no word for lt." *• '. -It was anold. miner,_a__staunch_trade unionist all his. life, that said this to me.* And it was all true. Capitalism is ln absolute, almost undisputed control in the district, where w}th Birm- , Ingham as the center, efforts are be- ,Ing made to build up another Pittsburg that will rival the northern city , lh everything, Including its vile labor conditions. To this^end all else is being sacrificed so that investing capital can have free rein and the fever for Industrial development which per- * Tneatos tho wholo South can vent itself. At all hazards, Industrial development must go forward, and in their warfare against organized labor, therefore, the corporations havo always had tho active whole-hearted support -of tho political machinery of the cities, counties and stato, which machinery, of courso, Is ln tho hands'of tho Democratic party. Whon aftor an obaenco of fifteen years, I- visited Birmingham n couplo of months ago, and announced my intention of visiting tho mining camps to soo old friends, I was warned to bo careful In doing so and not got my* aolf or any of tho miners In troublo. I thought this was a Joko nt first, but I soon learned thnt It wasn't nnd that I was liable nt nny tlmo to bo mndo to fool unwelcome nt. any plnco I visit- od. And lt rotiulred ono to go out Into thb mining camps to loam how had conditions nro. No minor cnn have any ono vlBlt him from tho outsldo without having to glvo nn account of tho vlnllor. Tho companies lmvo at each enmp hired guards who pntrol tho citiiips nnd moot tho trains ns thoy nrrlvo. If n strung, or gots off tho trnln ho Is usually accosted by ono of tlio* guards, nskod Ills namo, wlioro ho llvos nnd whnt, his buslnoBR Is In enmp. or ho is followed nnd watched oponly In till his movo- A Good Defence Against the White Plague No one can afford to letter, tlieir pro* dudng power to-day, and to have powei you mutt have good machinery. The human body it the greatest ma chine em produced—the mott wonderful mechanlim In the world. It Is ttuer economic watte not to keep your body in the best condition. Tbere is no valid excuse for allowing tlie tlsiuei to become attacked by the white plague. You need your health and ■rMwrnt*. *x**fX,<, *,*,, Insure against it by building tip your nueont ixitxx* aad fauu'y (telenets. Tbe. best defence you can gtt If Nyal's Cod Utrtr Compound. It builds up tbe tiaiues and prevents disease. A delicious tonic and a iplcndid vital- ter;# putt on good, solid flcth, and makes Vot the puny and backward child then baotUtif better. Nyal's Cod lint Com- Kind will soon bring the roees back to i cheek and give -vigor and vitality. Year own Dnifgbt cheerfully gutrt_» fees Nyal'i Cod Llm Compound, For Bale In .ernie ana Guaranteed by N. E. 8UDOABV ments. If he goes to a miner's house the miner has to.explain to the satisfaction of the .-.company or" get out. Sometimes the miner is not given a chance to explain and is told to get out anyway.' .The company- takes no chances.' '. The most rigid watch is kept on the mon; for fear they make a move to organize. 0 The Curse ofthe Company Store J The company store flourishes,in all its profitable glory. - No miner'who, does not trade in a company store can work anywhere. Indeed, there is rarely .any other store for him to trade in, unless he can go into the city, and he can seldom save up enough" to 'do that, tho company store gobbles up his wages as he makes it. The independent stores around the mines have nearly all been driven out of business by the company stores and the few that remain have but1 a precarious existence. * Even the farmers, wno aro proclaim*, ed by Southern political orators in all seasons, and especially at campaign time, to constitute the backbone' of the nation's manhood and prosperity, even they have been made to feel the iron heel- of the oppressor. Once they did a thriving husiness peddling their products through "the camps ^m- ong the, miners, but. now they have lost their former customers, because the miners are prohibited from buying of them. So the farmers now sell direct to tho companies at the various local stores and the companies obligingly set their own prices and dictate terms to the farmers. ■There have been other changes. In the old. days, when I worked in tne mines, at Alabama, there was hardly a house but, what was kept clean and in good order, and it had its little garden when,the springtime came, and these gardens were cultivated by' the miners and their wives. Tlie camps looked fairly neat and bright. 'But now, where before there were rows of potatoes, cabbages, pea's and other vegetables, .weeds are growing abundantly, the fences are. either broken down or gone entirely, and the houses are dirty and dilapidated beyond the power of words adequately*to describe. And this change has come .about because the-miners', gardens interfere' /with trade at the company stores," .and the miners are forced to depend for what ___ver__y_eget_ables___hey_need___^dpoii___.tJie company stores and' them alone. And- the people in the camps have changed also. Of all those who came from the North years'ago arid* who furnished the skilled labor that made It possible for the mines to be opened at all, only a few remain. Gradually they have been weeded out to make room for the negro and native white who has' como off the farm, attracted by the fnlry stories of the "big money" the^miners were making. Successive strikes and lockouts have seen, importations of strike-breakers from tho cotton fields and Southern city slums and tho farms until tho pioneer miners from the Nortli havo boon scattered, many of them returning back whence they camo or going whore they could havo moro froedom and work undor organized conditions, Cheating In Weight Thoro are no longer checkwolghmen on tho mlno tlpplos employed by tho minors thomsolvcs to seo thnt thoir conl Is -weighed nnd credltod to them correctly. Now the company weighman can do ns tho compnny pleases, nnd tho bettor ho docs lt tho longer ho will hold his Job. As n rosult, cars containing two tons of coal of 4,000 pounds aro usually 'credited -to tho minor ns 2&00 or 2700 pounds, or ho Is docked .for "dirty coal"*—that Iu, when his car Ib snld to contain too much i-lnto or conl —and lio has no rodroHH. Ho will got.paid for only whnt. appears against his numbor on tho tally shoot, ,Tlioro Is also tho contract systom, which hns bocomo ono of tlio groat* out evils. Undor this system, a minor contracts to got out tho coul on a certain ontry for a flxod prlco por ton, usually lho prevailing rnto, nnd employs olbon_ to dig conl, olther no- groos or Italians (mnny of tho Inttor havo rocontly como into llio stato, and thoy work long, chonp nnd hard). Tho contractor Is hold responsible for conditions on Ills entry, and ho In turn pny thoso who work for him either a daily wngo or n certain prlco per (on. TIiobo contractor*, nro usually tho moro sklllod and cxiwrleneod minors remaining In tho state, and tho system Is used hy tho com pun los both to koop down tho expense of mine operations and to provont the miners from having mutual interests thnt would brlnnr them tni»l-»li»ir And all thono changes have co-m-*** about with a fow years. They hnve followed naturally upon the wiping out of the miners' organisation — for It ts wiped out, and so effectually that hardly a vestige remains. Yes. there Is a district office of the United Mlno Workers In Birmingham, with district officers and all tho parnphorntlla of organization, but thoro Is uot organisation, though tbe officers heroically make a brare front at it. The form ts there, but tbo aubstance Is missing. There Is no secret about this; every- uiiu know* ii., The national organization keeps up tbe district office, in the bope of a revival of Interest, sometime, somehow, but there Is littlo warrant for such a hope. Even tbo most optimistic admit this. PeHtlee Play Part For this state of affair*, the corpor ations have, first of all, the various state administrations, supported - by those of the cities ah.V'bounties, to be grateful to/ The Democratic party, without-serious opposition for possession of the political .oachlnery through out the state; has always been in'complete subserviency to capitalist inter-, ests. *, Only here and there is a public official who has any sympathy for o_ ganized labor, and he has'to keep pretty quiet * about "it or the bosses will see that he is-not renominated, which is equivalent to an election, or reappointed .when a new administration is comes in. On the other hand, very seldom are there any. of the company thugs arrested for beating up or shooting a miner or .other workman, and if ■ he dies, seldom is there any punishment meted out to him. The courts—all the legal machinery —are In the hands of the capitalists, arid they look after their own. In all of the miners 'strikes that have occurred in Alabama during the past twenty years, the strikers have had solidly arrayed against them all the forces of government, backed by. the press and the business element, To recite all this history in detail would, take' up too much space. I can not' do more than give a mere sketch that can only present a slight idea, of •what has occurred to place the miners of Alabama in the degraded condition they, now are. And- perhaps no body of miners ln the United States have contended so bravely against adverse conditions to build up an organization and better their condition than they have. That they have- faile'd has not been because of lack o'f courage, capacity for endurance and devo tion to their cause. The* first strike of miners took place in the winter of 1890. The issue was a demand for an increase "of 5. cents per ton.* Tlie strike was inspired by the'national miners', union, then District 135 of the Knights of Labor. It was^a,short-one. and it was lost. It was "not until 1893 that the miners attempted to , organize again, * and that was brought about' through the demand of'-the companies for a 25 per "cent decreasein the scale. That was the panic:year, and the miners were ill-prepared for a strike, but they resisted the decrease, and the companies were compelled to .withdraw their de- __mands, " "-■ ■ »• But- it was only, for a while, until the companies could be in a better posi tion to.enforce it. The demand was renewed-the following year, when tho miners were believed to be down so low in the standard of living, after months of enforced Idleness and semi- starvation, that they could no longer resist it. But they did resist, for they, too, had been organizing. The final was that a strike began in April, 1894, a 'week beforo the great national strike of miners headed by John McBride began. It was during this strike that tho negro miners,'who had acted as ■ strikebreakers ln , 1890, camo out with the white men, and this marked the first concerned effort of the white and colored miners to act for their mutual benefit. . And evor since that the negroes havo. played a good part ing the fight with tliolr white brothers against tho exactions of the companies, Crushed by Military Force " Tho striko of 1894 was notable for, tho Intensity and bitterness which marked Its progress. It laRted flvo months nnd' lt hnd ovory lndlcntlon of complete success, oven up to tho vory Inst, notwithstanding that tho stato govornment conducted throughout an nctlvo campaign to broak tho striko. Thomas O. .Tonos was then governor of tho stnto and ho was Jmbuod with a flno frenzy of military nrdor. He ordorod tho stato troops to Ensloy, nonr Birmingham, wlioro ho "commandod" thorn porsonnlly. Thc American Railway Union strike camo in at lho snmo tlmo. Jones stationed* a detachment of troops In tho Union Dopot at Birmingham with mounted galling gunu, nnd ho doclarod martial law In tho elly. Jonos wns a littlo dospot for a wlillo, Sovornl times ho summonod tho union londors boforo him nnd warned thom whnt would happon to thom If thoy I-orslHtod In their "lawless" courso. Ho nlso bonded a company of troops at night tlmo through sovornl mining ramps, whero tho strikers woro quartered in log huts which thoy had erected nftor being ejected from the compnny houses, nnd thoro he hnd tho huts soarcbod by tho soldiers for the "dos- perndoes" who inhabited thom. The strike wns settled on a compromise, but was prneiieally lost. Tho ndop- tion of a sliding scalo by which tho ■ml*ni>r« tvero. r\nti\ nem ,,.,. „....,.,.,.»._«. ,„ tho price of Iron In thn -mnrV-pt. yrttn claimed a victory. The sliding scale, which somotlmos went up, but more frequently slid downwards, no longor exists. . There is no definite scale of wares now: thn min-*-™ tnV-n n>bnt ft-"-* companies give them. Five years ago President IlooieveU recogmlifld former Governor Jones aa a man after his own heart by appointing bin United States Circuit Judge In Alabama, and tbe decisions of Judge Jones »lm_e havo amply justified his appointment as. a conicientlous and faithful friend of tho corporations of that state. It was some time before the miner*' union recovered from the strike of 1194, but ther* was continual frleUeu betwoeft the miners and operator* until ISM, when the qucitloos at Issue were aulnmllted to arbitration, Judge Gray,,of^Delwa'refacting as'presiding Judge. ' The.miners' won almost every contention^'fbr [wtlcli [they, pleaded ■ b'e- fore'the arbitration board and obtained a new; and .better adjustment of .wages and conditions.'. _ ■ But the companies .were not\satisfied*\with the "working but* of" the- award,',and in 1904" they asked for a,reduction in wages that brought on a^trike'.that was nearly a record-breaker-for the time.it lasted. When .his strike started- the miners' organization ,*was'*.'ln the. best condition in its entre history. : It"* was .then part "of the natonal organization; "with John* Mitchell as president, and-everybody .working arbiindthe mines, Including ^ store-and-off ice clerks,_ and, in some'eaees even mine foremen, belonged to the union,,the system of. .collecting dues' through" the company office assisting materially iii bringing'this about. -, -•--.,. v. The strike lasted two years-rfrom 1904 to 190G—and cost the national organization over a- million ,dollara In strike benefits and relief.;, If'was a test of endurance. between the companies and the men and the companies eventually*won, for the strike was call* ed'off. - Again "the state government had done its share to bring about this result and the-history of the* strike is a long'arid'black record of intlmida tion, assaults, arrests and misrepresentation on the part of the-law,'administering powers; the press and the businesss people. 7,- The Ioss.'qf that strike broke,the back of the miners' union in .Alabama,.,to which end the operators spent millions to accomplish. , in 1908 the miners attempted to recover the ground lost. The'national organization, with Tom.L. Lewis, president, sefifin* organizers iri an effort to reorganize .tie- ^shattered . forces. There-was a strike'for the recogni tion of, the-union "and a return to the former union control of the mines. The national organization itse-f took charge of the strike, and ils representatives were active in "the field.* They met, with a warm reception. They* were driven but of every camp in the state at the point of guns and they were beaten with -.clubs and-subjected In several*,cases' to unspeakable indignities until they could find no,rest or haven anywhere. They were denounced as "carpet baggers" who had come from the North to fatten on honest Southern* labor and interfere with legitimate business enterprise. The state government was again active.. The. governor at this.tlme was one B. B. Comer; "owner of a cotton mill in Birmingham, where children are employed'at, as low wages as possible and- as. young as the law allows —if not' younger—and a highly respect- ed-arid very.'religious man.j^ Comer. went Governor.Jones'one better. This time,the strike,lasted only two montns although the-\call7was generally responded to" throughout'the state. But Comer r was even->7more advanced than. Jones." He also;took the field with the,state..troops and not only Invaded the.strikers camps but had the soldiers cut down-and destroyed the tents which the strikers wore sheltered In. The strike was' lost,' and since thaf-time the miners organization^has vanished ?in Alabama,-smashed "into smithereens by.the combination of the corporations, the government, the press and the'business people,**-*." who *-..believe that industry should* be-kept tunning whether the wages paid to the' wo'rk- ersTbe -good,*- bad or indifferently-1 ' * . it, is' significant that r since ; the ."decline of the miners union the-number of mine accidents in Alabama-through explosion and otherwise has gfeatiy in, creased. This is partly because .there is no longer union" control .around, the ■mines and also because!most \ iotf the skilled miners have,"left-the state; as I have, previously pointed-but*'' ,There are fewer competent foremen-and eff. clent miners than there * formerly' were, and the safer methods of mining have passed away.'. NoW, instead of mining the coal, using chiefly skill and muscle, and black'powder for'blasting pur- "poses, dynamite has come into'general use, and tWa has Increased the; possibility, of explosion and other accidents. So" frequent have the explblons^be* come that a new mining.law1, was'enacted by the' legislature 'last' winter. The original bill was drafted by representatives of the coal companies. The provisions of the bill were so outrageously bad, however, that thb-mlners' union' officials were "able- to., make a fight against it and .he bill was amended, and some oft the-most objectionable features ^struck-* but.J While the law is admitted to be an improvement over the previous _- one;,yet the companies have;much* the best of it and Increased.responsibility is placed upon the miners-in various ways. The latter are skeptical.e\s to whether the new law* will "effect .anything'better or not.,,. ' "' ;•„"•...*■. Then there'is aiso the convict'lease system, by, which convicts' are worked in mines i„ competition with the "free" niiners/.It "was in'a'convict mine at Banner that the'disaster .occurred last April by which ,125 men were: killed, all except three' or four being convicts. These convict mines' are worked, 310 days in', the year, and they, have' been very useful to the corporations in enabling them to supply the market with coal during strikes. / The ''system stands as one effectual'barrier against the"* organization" of the miners in Alabama! .<■ -. ' .,•'". ,*, But not only the miners' union-, has suffered. The entrance: of the United States .Steel corporation into the, Birmingham field, through the absorption of the Tennessee Coal! Iron; and Railroad Company has 'seen every branch,'of 'organized : labor. • decline. There is ,not remaining' a single lodge of the Amalgamated Association 'of Iron and Steel porkers "in the'entire _district______The_open^hQp»prevai!8 _.n every-.mill and-furnace — aiid that means that.there is,* .; ■ O_ffiro: Jbhrisori-PaulkbeV. Blocfc'"". Hours 9-12; 1-6; XJ *,<.;. ;'?Vj**;;*PJtibn*_i.72 "A' '. '." '*'. .'-';'!tf ':'"'■''-,.;-'''. •'.'• b!" c. "ernle, **>*- _,- ?.--•' -^ DR.. J7BARBER,' DENTIST' ',;',' " Office Henderson Block," Fernie B.C7 ...VvHoura 9 toi;.2 to 6;'~i tofs; 7y :', ■*■.; -.'. '*", ;.■■»»",' •*.*•-* '.' 7 '--■ Jy Residence 21 Viotoria Ave_'.^. W. R, Ross K.C. W. 8. Lane ROSS, MACDONALD .'and -. LANE 7' 'Barristers and Solicitors Fernie, S. C. . Canada. ,, .- . •—: ; 1, .,. i—r L. P, Eckstein ,. *• D. E. McTa-ggart •"• i ^ *, n ECKSTEIN A McTAGQART ',*'!. •' ■ "' <*.' .;■ .''.-''■■ ;'. Cox Street * ' Fernio B. C. *e' *, :- .'7 - ' " F. C. Lawe Alex. I. Fisher . , . \ , ".*-,.' ., LAWE & FISHER 7* ■-.' V . ATTORNEYS ' *,7. "'" Fernle.fiB.C. ^ -v." -:■■■:.< I L 11 Shall Socialists to Kings Whilo it is generally* admitted that "a cat may look at a king,' it seems to bo a disputed point as" to whether a Socialist may talk with ono, ■ At any, rate, an Incident of this kind has recently occurred ln Europo and has been widely aud vigorously dls* cussed, particularly • by Gorman and BrltlBh Socialists. Mr. RnmBny MacDonald,' a well- known • Soelnllst, representing tho Independent Labor party ln tho, British Parliament, wlillo visiting Gormnny, rocolvod an Invltntlon from tho.Kaslor, who Intimated a doslro to talk with him. Mr; MacDonald accoptod the in vltatlon, pnld "tho visit, liad lwnch with tho monarch, and presumably .discuss od political mnttors of somo kind, though we aro not told what. MacDonald has boon savagely crltl elzod by some of th'o Gorman Socialists and In his own country indignant Socialists havo pnHSOd resolutions do nouncliiR tho Socialist who "dined with nn onomy of Soclnlism," , In reply tho odltor of tho Socialist Rovlow, who happens to bo Mr. Mac Donald hlmsolf, Jtntlflos tho Intorvlow by .declaring that so long ns Hoclnl* ism'proceeds on civil lines of a constl tutlonnl ohnrnclor It dobs not nocos sarily break personal contact; that If tho German Stato can bo discussed by intelligent mon, Its embodiment, tho Kaslor, can he mot and ln|,orvlowod; thnt Soclnllflm ennnot llvo nnd thrlvo on a policy of excluslvcness; that If a man who speaks to a king ceases to bo a Socialist, the outlook Is bad i'or thxi (uturo ot tiodaKsai, (or many Socialists will speak with kings as the movement grows more •powcrfo! and widespread, Ilo admits at tho samo tlmo that such Interviews may xiiiiaix, itie "wtuiker tJoclHllsl. breihren and cause distrust of their spokesmen, but maintains that though this be so there Is no Avoiding IL Exclusive- ness In these particulars cannot bo maintained. And thru** the matter sfand* at present Thnt thoro ohotlld bf) more or IflSfl .luntlflablo suspicion In ICngland r-e- Kardlng surh meetings Is quite reasonable, it bas been a favorite trick of the ruling clusea there io qm tbe king as a decay dock for the -purpose of dlirredlllrtfr rndlr*, Und*-* In the eyes of their followers by having tho monarch publicly rccajjalio such londors nt May'Day parades or, other public functions .where' tho recognition could havo tho doslrod"offoct.' And tlioro havo been Instances wlioro such attentions liave succeeded ln seducing tho leader complotoly from his following and in some edsbs transforming him from a flory radical to a respec- tablo conservative, Dosplto all this,' howovor, wo think on tho wholo it Is cortaln that tho "exclusive" policy cannot bb maintained; that many Socialists In tho futuro will bo cnllod to talk with kings, nnd states mon moro powerful than kings,' and that lt will bo ImpoBslblo to avoid such IntoryJowB. If this Is-potent to destroy Socialism, U1011 thero Is somothing wrong with such Socialism, and tho sooner lt goes tho bolter. Tho cpntlnfjoncy is certainly not provldod for nnywhoro In tho voluminous writings on Socialist philosophy, and It Is fnlr to pvosumo that tho writers Ign'or- od it ns of no particular account. Thoro Is, howovor, ono vlow of tho quostion that Mr. MacDonald looming- ly overlooked, and whicli la quite important In a discussion of tho mattor. It Is gonorally assumed thnt the policy of "oxclusivc-iioiB 'In this respect was adopted by Socialists1 thomnolvoB, which, wo think, Is an utterly mistaken vlow, Tho mnn wbo bocomos a Socialist does not dellboratoly and of preconceived purposo cut hlmsolf oft from socloty; on tho contrary, it is socloty that cuts,him off. And tbe Socialist by tho verv net of mnklnir propaganda—to Indifferent or hostile audience*—resents tbis exclusion and always tries to break it down. There are'some people, hoirerer, who particularly insist on oxcludlng him,, thoy will not listen to him or admit blm to tneir presence and ihey are able to foroe him to keep hli distance. As ho cannot reach them in personal contact, the real situation bocomos in a sense reversed and tho Socialist conceives himself as excluding tbem instead. And p'srtfctjlarly Is this vtew strong with the rank and file who have attracted no attention as spcakum or writers. The spectacle of a king and Socialist speaking together, therefore, Is so nn- ususl that it naturally arouses suspicion, Vet it !* an* dlttVevit. to seo that la this matter the Socialist has been subjected to exactly the same treatment as his predecessors, who havepublic- ly advocated views hostile fo the interests ofthe existing order. , What monarch," for instance, would grant an interview, to a Tom Paine of* a revolutionary" republican of tiie eighteenth century? ■" or to a Leveller or'a Chartist ,a" Fenian or a'member.of the "red" International of 1864?-"' These 'pe6ple, were all excluded from the presence of majesty just-as the Socialist was,, and very-probably, "like the'latter,' Imagined " that their "positions' were" In' their very nature mutually exclusive. ' But If any'of the,,ideas for-which these people stood had "gained a .er- taln recognition in society, it was not so easy! to ignore.them. Flrst^their existence was forced on the notice.of the understrappers and Inferior hirelings of "the established order and'* as their following became " larger > and more influential}, the superior grades and finally the" King: himself had to recognize their existence.' ' *• ' '", One hundred year*, ago no -King would condescend to. speak'to an ad-* vocate of republican principles. To-dn^ the sight of one of these men in"' the conipany'of^oyalty^is^so^commohT^s" to pass utterly'unnoticed; .ia.fact,'It is regarded'aB\quite,'natural.' \ 7 T One hundred years ago,the Idea of royalty asking an. interview^wlth^ a freethinker like Paine Jor * Hume -.was' preposterous. With, the possible exf ceptlonof Frederick the. Great's freak- isli Intimacy with .Voltaire, history records nothing of tho sort as happen ing. But royalty, today has no scruple about according locognltlonito a Hux ley, a Darwin or ,a John Morley, or other scientists and statesmen whoso views on revealed religion were mucli more dangerous than Patae's. .The reason Is obviously because there are many more pooplo who . hold those viows now than there were in the tlmo of Paino., , .! ' , . And lt is for this reason and for this reason alono, that tho Kaslor'doslrod an interview with a well-known Socialist. Thoro are moro Socialists now, and thotr numbor has grown so groat that thoir roprosontntlvos can no longer bo Ignored by thoso who' sit In tho seats of lho mighty. lt is not tho "oxcluslyonoss' of tho Socialist that has boen thus demolished, but rather tho "oxcluslvonbss" fore ed upon Socialists by thoso who onco woro ablo to disregard tbem, but \vho cnn no longor do so, It may bo, of course, thnt this bronk- Ing down of barriers by royalty tn recognizing Soclnlism may havo In lt somo doslro or hopo of warding off tho inovltoblo by seducing Its spokesmen, nut It Is for tho Socialists to iook out for that, and wo hsvo no foar but that thoy will and most .offoe-* tlvoly, too. ,}t Is whon ono of thoir numbor has succumbed to tho bland- iBhmonts of tho ruling clnnsoi that tho only roal Socialist policy of "oxclu- sIvonoBs" Is put In oporation as ngalnst thnt Indlvldunl .and with tolling effect, Tho ruling class may got tho Indlvldunl but nolhing more, In short, tho Knlsor's doslro to speak with MacDonald is simply a recognition by that monarch that tho policy of excIuslvonosB Is becoming obsoloto. Ho didn't "grant" tho irtervlow; ho requested It Instead, Ho roeognL't**! that tho enemy was wll bin his gates nnd it wna necessary to como to somo ngroemont with him qulckly'lest worse befslll. Thero was no agreement, of courso, nor could there be any,, but a Knlser Is not expected to know that, Yos, It Is truo that we Socialista are going to apeak to Kings In tbo future, Just aa wo will speak to tbelr masters, tho. capitalists. The it fact that it.la'our unalterable Intention to eliminate both from tho society of the future doesn't necessarily preclude the civilities of ordinary conversation when dealing with them. We can well afford to apply the aphorism of the old King maker. Bstnarck, to the situation, "Be polite lo the foot of the scaffold—but hang your man, ■ Little Conceits There ain't anny condition Ir human lifo that's not endurable If ye make up jeer mind that ye're got to endure IL Tt* watt good Chfag about tWa here wurruld that nawtbtn' lasts long en-, ough to hurt. 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In Minera Union Hall every Sunday nt 7,46 p.m, Everybody welcome. D_. Paton, Secretary-Treasurer. Amalgamated Society Carpenters and> J6ln«rit~Meet In Miners Hall over;?' •Iternato Thursday at t o'clock. A. Ward, secretary. P. 0.187. -i ■ *', United Bratherheod of Carpenters and': Jelnen^-Ucil 1K0, D. J. Evans,. President; P. w, Bhaw, Secretary. . Dr. de Vanv§ Femal. PIH» Por Sale at Blesi-i-iU's Druj Store*. ?."-'■"•'i;*.*--' ?■*■*■■_£' "■-..0"'.M3v,'_**j^^&-t~ff-'±^s£-*--g£^&li!.'':i.v£ *&r- *.,-¥ ^->'f*-"**'V-.- ■V'ri,™"''y-'i!~r*-y-^'?r':-s' * i- ;-.'.'_ *.-, '.' ■ *V -".' "'*>. -V-- ,->'-V.i-_; '- H TE^iDISTRIOT LEDGER, PERNIE.B. C, JULY 28^1911. -I - ..-.'ti PAGE SEVEN TheW^M&sNew&^or -**, * , -.ii ■ ,V ,>*,.'*..-' "J" "--**. *- ... - * 'r .---•.•? ar,--: ' '•"'■ * v-- •-,. - - ^ ;%.'. .--.-^ ,;-•--.*-.'.,;". , ■>., --.'.-.,.- I:***,*.- --'"*. *.?- .-'■ Xffix M6r£igw\ Brothers :\7.Z POWODU-WYBOROW.W; AU8TRYI ■>'t!-'.: Na^icti.dzle'.':^ . " d'owbsciWe sa'-jakotako'-uregulowane; ' ,",•'.— spoleOzenstWa-.tamyzajmuja .ie^wie-' .-' - - j oej *,-_: ozviazanieni1 zagacbdlen, socyalny-. .*; -r;ch,"to .jest*.mysla" nad:'p*owie_szenlem' * **. ogolnege dobrbhytui nad coraz-spraw- :"". iedliwazem.tegoz.podzialem'.^;•*' ',-i-' 7, ', "'Druga'-'zasf wsehodnla. czesV Europy 'sklada-'sle przewaznie z ujarzmionych ■'ri-. pa'mi jacych " narodowosci,7 aku'tklem! ;7 "czego w"Rosyi''Austro-|Wegraech7rna ■ _ 'Balkanakim {Polwyapie, -kvestye; harb- .' ddwosciowe, zajmuja pierwsze mlejsce J przed sbcyalneml i.przek to.ppojmlaja fozwoj cywllizacyi 1 ap'ole'cznego pbate- .. " pn* ' ! '-." - ' ' ''V'--.'■•;' , ' .•■ ^Nlema chyha na swiecle'calym.fcad- - rzlej -zawllego panstwowego org-aniz- ,' mu, jak Austro - Wcgterska monarchla'. !* Nie dose, ssedziell slo na,dwlel"pblo*ffy, * v z ktorych wegierska,'znbwii wydzlela , ze.swego loha Chorwacye, pozostajaca f * prawie w taktm smym stbsunkujdo ',*'*, Wegier, jak'te ostatnie do Austryl r- ale jeszcze kazda prowlncya ma zatar- * "gi!*z inneml,1;" z _'iila- zasladajaceml, o ,, granlce etnograficzne, "a procez tego .', • >*? kazdej'prawle,.pr6wincyi; istnleja .. ■ dwle, czasem riawet i wlecej narodowosci walczace z soba o przewage.-7 . - - - -• a". ; ■-"*,-'*• • , I tak cala, monarchla ma. nigdy nie , !przedawniona k'westye weglerpka.vf- .-•_'"■-.'Wegry, prdcz wielu )nnych, maja' kwes- ,!"**-"/"tye -cliorwacka.■'. Chor^wacl-'radziby -,t7 zebrac^w jedna calosc cala rpolu'dnlo- ; *wa'Blowianszcyzziie, to jest Slawonle; -, .czesc Styryl I Karyntyi, Istryi;i'D'alnia-; ! \ eye; a nawet Banat, Bosnle i Hercbgo: ". . wine, ale ria tel drodze' sootykaja,. sie -z: nleprzezwyciezoneml•, trudnosclaml ■* -maszyny panstwowej 1 ze wspolzawod- ',; nictwem Serbil' 1 C^zarnbgorza.^ktore "o '■, tem samem marza; "'".'-. ; './■ . „ Dalej Siedmiogrod nalezy .do Wegler, !'• ,, -\vieksza polowa jednak liidnoscl 'sklada sie z Rumunowi clazy do', lirplestwa ; Itumunskiego-—. Nlemcy. zds zamlesz- , -kujacyw SIedmlogrod*jle klqcasle1 z ' •■■ .^Vegrami. *•_';,. J~-.•..,..,■ ■ J '■ : Krolestwo7Czeskle, ta w najwyzszej •. '^ikulturze prowlncya ..austryacka, - ma Itrzeciaiczese'pvzestrze ill zaludlnona ■przez'Nlemcow, ktorzy, popieranl przez . .* i.reszte swpich .bracl iZydow'/a, takze .';' 'protegowanl, przez korone,' ani mysla r'!'^choc"J,musza/*4 zrecz ■, sie .panujacegb ''J •.- stano"wisk¥ nad- -Czechaml' i/nad'cala ' .'fmonarchia. "■'.'',. - "*7'l yJ"JJ J J.*7pl saml^zhbw Czesl maja p^eteiisye 7^^:60'^CarogO^SlaSka'rTChO_C-iaZ"HBrSChodna" la, -i; jeszcze ■ robi zabor'y.1 na, Balkan- skim. C'Polwyspie! -jest Ho;-' cud" praw- dzi'wy.*'*.*);..7:;j. "*-yr '• ' ■"'"' "";<*r."'•',''>'•' !;;Najwiekszym cementem tegbrbzho- plemienneigo Jpanstwa, byla". dotychczas dynastya^ HausVurgow, ktqraT panowala w, Hipzpanii 'Belgii.; Szwajcaryi, Nlem*- czech,'Wloszech, Wegrzech^az.w kon- cu "zawedrbwala do Bosni. i Hercogp- wlnj7.":' *'*'' ' - \*.'" ' ; 7 '•_ ■'" "* -Istnienie to i**wzglednie.."pomyBlny stan stanowlska na_ zewnatrz.'.AiiBtrya, skiitklem, chaosu -narbdowbsclowego, oplaca zlymL stanem ekbnomicznym .n&> wewnatrez, a zwlaszcza ;,bieda klksy rbbotnlczej, czego -.najlepszym dowo- dem ciagie zwlekszajaca sle emigracya najproduktywniejszych'.Uudzl do; Am: erykl! pomlmo, ze""Austrya jest kra- Jem ■ pieknym,' zdro^ym ' i - oMltujacym we wszystko. ;,, '.'/"'' '•'.' \ Dotychczas cale bbgactwo * austry- acltlo!, skiipilo sie w- rekach' licznego nai^' potrzebe du'chowienstwa, arystbk- racyl i llchwiarzy.,* Austrya jednakze nie doszla do prze- pascl.'ale zroblla szczesllwy i jedynle mozliwy zwrot; pobudzona; zapowled- zla rozwoju wolnosclowego * w Rosyl, nie dala sie. jej, wyprzedzlc, ale do swojej konstytucyi wprowadzlla nowo- czesny, demokratyczny' plerwlastek, — glosowanle . powszechne."- ^"Od" tego czasu,' z kazdym- driiem wlecej, cementem'- budowy ' austryacklego ■ panstwa przestaje bye wygasajaca'.dynastya, a jej miejsce zajmuja same, dojrzewa- jace do ^wolnosci I samorzadu —-' ludy, ktore przez dlugl czas szczute. na- sie- blei trzymane na pasku; stana naresz- cjle nledlugo naprogu reform; socyal- n'ych.'* ^ ."7.-" ' - '"'*''""" •1f "Najlepszym dowodem nowej ery au- stryackiej sa wlasnle nledawno ukonc- zone wybory, ktore pomlmo nadzwy- czaj.energlcznych wysilkow,,ze* strony rzadu i kleru .wprowadza . dp .parla- mentu w Wiednlu bsmdzleslciu paru socyalistow. ...'--Zadne strpnnlctwo au- stryackie poszozycic sle nie moze taka llczba w jednolltej rnasle. '• \ . ., Poslowle ci beda.niezawodnie pote- znymi obroncaml "pracujacego ludu I nieprzyjaclelami wszelklego uclsku. >" Glosowanle powszechme jest takze plerwszym szczeblem ,;do rozwlazania wszeiklch kwestyj narodowosclbwych i jestw stanle przetworzyc Austrye, z du'alistyczf negb ~" w:panstwo feder- acyjhe riowoczesne.'*..'. '"J-J r ->Czy na'- takie' przeksztalcenle sle wystarczy' czasu."! czy nato Dozwoia! Sir Hiram Maxl'm^Graham^Whlte, and -" , M.' Bleriot aVe^W'brklija' To« *' \ 7, , . gether'Near,-!Lonclpn. v^.",, "' In the littie suburbanwlllage of Hen- don, less than seven' milesV'as ,the crow flies, from the royal rpalace of = Buckingham, Sir Hiram'Maxim.'because of his great love bf-'peabe;-is "planning to construct the most" formidable engines of destruction, the* "world!;; has-, ever seen, hoping, tliey !*will*make"war impossible in'-,"a n-^arJfuture."W, On a smooth stretch.of.'ground,* comprising nearly 400 acres, Mr." M*axim.*Mr.*-Gra- ham-White,':and M. Bleriot, working together for the first,time, "Will erect Uie most.up-to-date'aeroplane factory in the world, in which aeroplanes are to be built, half a dozen of which will be enough,to defend tho coast of England' against' any; attempted* German attack, and- send the, Kaiser's proud ironclads to the bottom of, the North Sea with thousands of men before they Bhall have been able ' to aim their guns. • , - -,'*,-:'..„-. But this will not be all. With every constructional facility at their command,'and with a large staff of. skilled workers to' call upon, these three* renowned experts will collaborate in the construction of new types*, of aeroplanes, which will be built ln the factory , and immediately tested on ,the neighboring aerodrome ,'by.' special pilots. Mr. Graham White, M. Bleriot and Sir Hiram Maxim will direct keen attention to the development"; of the war aeroplane;" to; the evolution of simple, practical machines to encourage the sporting and pleasure-seeking aspects-ot airmanship; and also to the building of special passenger-carrying types of aeroplanes. * '■ ..-All three."judging from their expert knowledge of flying, believe that—now the aeroplane -has emerged from, the experimental-into th practical—tliere will be ".during the coming flying season a vast; forward-Btride in connection, with airmanship, chiefly as*-re-, gards its military and'sporting possibilities, and also' in the matter of pleasure cruiBes -and* organized' tours through .the" air.. To" popularize the making" pf tours .throughout England by aeroplanes, also to stimulate weekend aeroplane trips undertaken in the same way., as ' motor-car "week-ends" are iio'wenjoyed. ^Mr. Graham White and others are, seeking to arrange for Bpecial- aerodromes; with sheds' and' fac*ilities,.to'be erected at.pleasure re- Bprts "throughout.'the, country.' Not only fbr, reconnoitring. and dispatch- carrying, 'but."also "for- destruction work—a field.in .which Sir Hiram Maxim 'will., experiment exhaustively—will aeVoplanes be' constructed. ' », IG ■,* ''j-czesc" tego kraju zamieszkupa Pplacy, "'-ayw- zachodnlej/procz: pewn'ej liczby ■, .*zamozniejszych ' obywatell-'; cezsklegp - Tpochodzenia,-mleszkaja• takze**-z■ czes-. ' . acze ni proteBtanci polscy. ■ .A'ponie- X*Mrw!1tobie" te * _lo\Yians_r<_ Earodotir&scl <*, nie!-mbga-* sie- *§)godztc,>7wiec nlemi :Tzadza,niell?znl Nlemcy, przy-pomiocy ' '-'Zydow, udajacyclf Nlemcow. y ' i ' :t W Gallcyl, .zachbdnia'. polowa jest I czysto polska a-.wscbbdnla.w trzech ;,'. czwartyc _, * ruska,' "a .'jedriej • czwartej ^polska. ' Poltlcy,^ ^plerajao >; sle ■ ria zwletrzalyuh prawuch •' hlstorycznych, ; *iad'_by ,iiad; Uusinaml /odgrywac role • i .tarszyclbracl; aiiektorzy znoW'Ruslnl , "7.maja -talc, wygorowano zadanio/Tze • gayby lm,, nletylko Lwbw', alp l'Kva- .kbw'oddac, to'.jbflzcze czuliby sle po- *;.. krzywdzenl. '' • "*'"',' •■ -, ' ,,■' Procz tego, Qalloya1 nia'od za'ciiodu ' opory punkt otnograflczhy* 1 Czechaml :lNleracaml 0 Slask; od poliidnlowego .>zaohbdu z Wegrami 0 Sptz'i bze'so •'"Slowaoyi.-a.od poludnlowego wschodu md zlo okvofllona etnograficzna granice 7, Bukowlha, gdzlo dose yinnnzna czesc liidnoscl Btanowla Ruslnl 1 Pol- ncy, obok Ilumuiiow, a rzadza nlml . -Nlomcy, przy pomocy Zydow. W poludnlowym Tyrolu (Trlont) w , .Trlosolo I wogolo w Ifltryl mloszka 900,000, Wlochow, ktorzy daza do po* laczonla slo z Krolostwom Wloaklom, podczas gdy Slowonoy clagnn do Kron- ,_ oyl. ■ _ . ,'.•*.' Trlont nrilozy do Austryl,.! .um6(do • ■ Weglor, a na 'oba to porty vw przysz- , loscl, ostny soblo zobyCeanvatwo Nl. ■mlccUlc. Oproca togo panujnoy w Austryl olomont — Nlomcy, traca krolc za Ici'oklom a wo jo przywllojo, czuja slo takzo pold'zywdzonl 1 zaczynaja my- , Bloo 0 oderwanlu slo od Austryl', .Talc pruy torn wsystklem to panstwo slo trzynm, ma flnaiiBo w nlozlym pro* , •zadku, annlo, co do liczby czwartii co do wyawlcKonln, uxbrojonln I mobllt znoyl, iiloiiozostawlajacn nlo do zyozjin sasledzl?1 . Zdaje.sie, ze.tak,—ponlewaz Cesars- two - J*Iiemieckle'; jest^'paralizbwane przez Francye, a Rosya' skbmprbmito- wala.sle w6bectPolakdw 1 Ruslnow 1 sama pograza.sle w-ferment narodow- osclowy i socyalny.Robbtnlk'Polskl.' CH08ES ET AUTRES Le juge Bodwell, de Los Angeles, a decide quo le proces des deux frerea McNamara, acaises d'avolr fait, sauter rimprlniorle du "Temps", coramencera lo 10 octobre prochain. - v. ': STRANGE BURIAL STORY V ,. . ., r 1 ...-,-, - Corpse Was .Found to be in Perfect ,'7 , -Preservation . ' A strange, burial'" story emanates from' Cerreto".Sannlto, -near Naples, Sixteen years ago.Monsignor Sado waa burled In the cemetery there,.but recently; the family deciding to remove, the .coffin' else where,"'the corpse was exhumed.. It,wa8^found to he in such a state of'perfect* preservation'that the viscera\had hot been affected by: putrefaction at alii' Also remarkable was tho fact that the lungs, spleen, heart, and.kidneys, although separately' removed, -still contained come coagulated blood. The organs-* have been sent to' Naples for scientific 'examination, 1 .; ri DEB WM Tht Atlantic Is a'Huge Contlmjpt'Cov*--; efed with; Water—Summits ••'* ' -*-.._■ ,*,...- *.- *■ "„,, " ..Near.the Surfac«>..v.^ V:-"., - It-was atfthe captain's tableJ on axi Atlantic liner that a young woman'idly, Inquired. *Just!jiow \ far the" Bhip was from the nearest land. ■ Several *: pas-' sengers* would, havo said .bii'hand, "About eight hundred miles.". But the captain , referred „the'question to a, quiet gentleman, .who' looked at .his watch .and a*'chart, and amazed .-Ms' hearers by answering, "Just about, seventy yards."; , * - . "The land I speak of,"-continued the captain's friend, who was an expert oceanographer," "is just : thirty-six fathoms beneath this Bhip. It is the, summit of the Laura Ethel Mountain, which is twenty thousand*feet above the lowest lev 1 ot the Atlantic basin. If it" wero • some' two hundred feet higher, or the sea were two hundred feet * lower, you would call it an island." ■ , - In effect the Atlantic is a huge continent boasting a' superficial area of 26,000,000 square miles. .. It is 9,000 miles long and 2,700 broad, The depth of the water' that covers it is by no means, bo considerable as people* used to imagine.. Oceanography aB" a science may be said to date from only about 1,850; but, thanks chiefly to the labors of.Jhe cable-laying and.cable- repairing ships,.our,knowledge of the configuration of the bed ot the ocean grows greater every year. - ,The Laura Ethel Mountain, discovered in, 1878, is the uppermost peak of one of the most celebrated of the submarine * elevations ' in the' Atlantic. Mount Chaucer, at the eastward of it, was revealed "to oceahbgraphers in 1850. i.Sainthlll,, which 'is westward of both, has the honor to.be the first mountain discovered* in the Atlantic. It became known to science in 1832/ Prior to the laying of the.,first Atlantic cable, Lieut. Maury, U.S.N.; made it known that a wide plateau, exists beneath the ocean, running-from Ireland • to ■ Newfoundland. It' seemed so. admirably suited to the purpose of cabe laying that he modestly'*'called it Telegraphic.Plateau; 'but"in the newest* charts it ..bears the discoverer's name. -,-'." ""*" .--',.• * The . location -. of "Davy • Jones's locker"'- might be said to have been, established- .with the discovery of Sainthill. "It*'*bas been estimated that at th"e base of this eminence the relics of! not-fewer" than five, thousand- wrecks : He'. scattered. Or one might ascribe, that'.gruesome distinction to the Faraday Hills, discovered in' 1883, and lying between Mount Chaucer and Laura Ethel Mountain. These hills are noted' among oceanographers for the, amount bf -/wreckage of which they are the,monument. . * ... *7* " There,are, the cavernous depths,'of course,* in the Atlantic,, as well as "majestic heights. Four miles and a half may be'.taken to,be the greatest." The average' Is. -probably about two_iEng_, lish miles. " Heights and depths alike*' are.'merely."hidden land,, which,may some .day be;exposed by the-mighty, workings .of nature. ■ . -,-'' ;* Meantime'' comparatively -few changes'go on. Beneath the ocean there are no frosts, no lightnings,'* no glaciers, no meteorological - agents at .work_.-_f.it were.not for,the eddieB and the destruction and accumulation bf animal lifo, these Atlantic hills and valeB might rest as immutable as'the "peaks'and craters of the 'moon,", where there Ib no atmosphere to cause decay. ' *_ . ..v:'-' THE CARE OF HENS •*.. -,*.( - Le gouvernemont Canadlon a.d6clde do commuer la sentence do Mme Napo- litano a la prison pour la vie! ; Cetto pauv,ro Italienne avait <5tQ" condamneo a otropenduo 12 "jours apros la nals- Bance" d'un enfant qu'ello attend dans quelques jours. ,.. Son crlmo fStalt d'avolr tuer son marl, uno bruto qui you- lalt I'obllgor'a bo prostltuor pour qu'll pulsso vlvro sans travalllor, " ' Loh soclallfltos' dea' Etats-Unis ont adrosse des coutaines de mlllo ptStl lions au gouvernement Camadicn ot ellos ontreans doutoon lour part d'in fluenco pour sauvor la vlo do cotto pauvro mere. Cost un grand point de gagno ot hlontlt 11 faudra ronouvo- lev los petitions pour la falro pardon- no ot lul pormottro d'dlever bos enfants. , Los mficnnlclonB do la fabrlquo do locomotives Baldwin, a Philadelphia contlnuent lour grovo malgrd tous lon tracas quo lour cauabnt los autorltds do ln vlllo, Los socialistes ot Iob momhroB do l'Unlon Industrlollo font lour posslblo jidu*' alder los grdvistos. Los clgaroB do 3, V, Morgan ont ltult imucos do longuour. lis content f 1,60 clinquo, Lo lahao qui sort a los falro ost rocoltd spdolnlomont pour Morgan niipr-on do la Havana, Culm.—L'Unlon do T. Charlorol, Pn, SIFT THE IMMIGRANTS • * ■ v The ,Flret British Station for tho Pur- - ,', pose will be Built at Tilbury i *■ The Port ot London and aftorwarda several other English ports are to lmvo their Ellis' IslandB in ordor to sift tho ever-increasing,tide of immigrants arriving in England, "Including even those who aro passing through here on tlio' way. to North America. Evory man, woman and child arriving thero will have to declare that ho is nb nnarchlsl, socialist or admirer of Bernard Shaw, that he is not a fugitive from criminal juBtico and that ho owns tho necessary amount of monoy„that Is considered a guarantoo that ho will not become n publio chargo, and only aftor passing through thla purgatory will lio bo turned ovor to tho tender morcloB of tho Jews ot East End. Tho firm British Immigration station Ib to bo built at Tilbury al tho mouth of tho Thames, whoro a largo shed has al-* roady boon offorod to tho govornment, but it will bo followod hy others at Dover, Grimsby, Harwich, Folkestone and Now Haven. List of Locals District 18 NO, NAME SEO, and P. O, ADDRESS 20 Ilnnkhond .'..,..... F. Wheatloy, Panlihond, Alln, , 481 llonvor Crook,,,.,., P.;Gauuhton, llonvor Crook, via Pincher -IHI Bollovuo ..,,,, .T, Bui-lco, nollovuo, Frank, Alln, ■■ * 2101) Hlnlrmoro 11, .J. Chnso, Blnirmoro, Altn, ' ... .,','. *.';*,,, j _iu_,, *j\ii*if nuiiti, imt tnm, Au*u, -Wn CnrlinTidMc '.,,' ,T. II. Ilytioji, rnrlic-iJibU-, . •.•h'U.'JJ*, Alia. 2H87 Cnrdlff X Poolo. Cnrdlff. Alta. 1378 Canmoro , N. D. Thnoluilc. Cnnmoro, Alta. 2033 Coloman *. W. Grnlinm, Coleman, Alta. 8877 Corhln .......\,,,, Xt.Jonos,Corhln,TVC, tinfi CYXnneXt Minn, .... W^ *n;;--j-,'.:.( K-UO^ tyl,, ,U'.-. 2178 Diamond City Charles Orban, Diamond City, Lothbrldgo. 2314 Pernio Thos,,Uphill, Fornio, B, C. 1303 Prnnlj.............. O. Nicol, Frank, Altn. :2407..Ho8mor ..,.....!., W. Daldorstone, Hosmer, B. C. 10B8 Hillcrest J, O. Jonos, III)Icrost, Alta! 074 Lethbridge "L, Mooro, P. O. Box j 13, Lothbrldgo U89 Lc.hbrldgo Collieries/Thou. Clapham, see,, via Klpp, Alls. 1933 Lille .' ,'W.U Evans, Lillo. Frank, Altn £830 Maplo Lean.,.,,,,, >I. Ulldsy, Maplo Leaf, Bellomo, Alia. 2334 Micliel M. Dlirrell, Michel, n. O. ' 14 Monarch Mine..., Horace Woodleld, Taher, Alta. M53 Pamburg ,.. Wm.' Cooke, Passburg, Altn. *3689 Iloyal View ....... Thos. B, Fisher,Royal Collieries. Lethbridge. Alta 103 Tuber..., i,,. WilliamRnuel!,Taber,Alt*. 1W»' Taber ,..,;.,. ft. B. Patterson, Taber, Altn. \ ' . ■ ! TAXI-DRIVERS SCARCE Due to the Severe Test Imposed on Them by the Scotland Yard London Is threntonod with a scarcity of taxl*drlvors. It Is not bocauuo thoro Is a dearth of caiulldaleH, or through any -llnlm-to for tlio (Hilling, or nny dlfllnulty In receiving Iobbohb on driving, hut the rousou Is simply attrlbiilablo to Uio Hovuro tent im* posed on would-be drivers by Scotland Yard, which c-nmpnrnllvoly fow, 'oven after undergoing a thorough courso of training, are ablo to .*iihh, Ily (>Htiib* llRhlng a school of inst mo! lon at a cost of JiU-on to $4,000 a month, tlm Ihitiuli .Motor Cab Comimny, of Plm* Hco, nre endeavoring to moot tho du* maud for drivers, Hlneo Jnnuary last the school' has beon opon, frco of co*»t i„ ,... *\ i. < i i > . in i < ... I ,.-. ...... **. , W..., ... ,..' _ " —— - ' A' hot meal Bhould always be given to fowls in the morning.' Equal' parts of sharps, bran and pea or bean meal, with a dash of mustard, tho. wholo made frlablo with boiling water, is a good dally ration. Tho mixture should novor bo wet and, stodgy, but should fall to pieces when crumbled in tho hand, At midday the blrdB Bhould havo, on alternate days n sprlnklo of grain and aomo boiled meat—such as butcher's wasto or lights—thrown into their scratching Blied, which should be littered with fltraw or chaff, so that thoy will lmvo to work for thoir meal. A email handful of grain for each fowl Is about tho right quantity, ,.' Tho, last meal should always bo grain, and should bo glvon as near dusk as posslblo. Grain takes a long tlmo to dige_t, and, conBoquontly, koopB tho birds warm during cold nights, Wr-eat, oatB, and bnrloy nro all good, particularly pats. Occasionally a littlo mnlzo may bo glvon, ub it Ib heating; but as it has a tendency to form fat, lt Bhould only bo suppliod now and then. Plenty of clean, frosh water in a clonn vchhoI Bhould always bo within roach of tho fowls, and whon It Is ro- memborod that 70. por cont of nn ogg Ib composed ot water, tho Importance of supplying ".'iioui.li to birds that aro In lay Ib, obvious. Wntor which 1ms boon fror.cn ovor should novor bo given to lilnlB, nor wntor Into which miow hns fallen, on mio\v*wntor, for hoiiio In- oxpllcablo I't-fiHon, seoms to nauHo llio liiiiln lo wiuilo, flani'mlou** (.limullnc-BB Bhould always hu iiiiiliitiiliitil In tho fowl-lions*', nnd If no ilrnpplnK-hnards nrn provided under the porr-huH, n deep layer of poat inoflH, dry oiinh, iibIiob nr nnwilust must ba placed Hiciv nml rcmovcil onco u wook or no, v.. 8KA POURS .INTO MINE flooding of Colliery at PortHood, Nova 8cotla. Has Rendered It Uieleis HALIFAX—Water from the ocean is pouring Into a coal mine at Port Hood at tho rate of 3,0*00 gallons a mlnuto. The Deputy Commissioner of Mines says there Is absolutely no hopo tor tho mine. ORK ON NEW STATION it DnrliiM* the IiihI mouth or six wocks .■..uiiiu'iu-io lum* iix-vii ixnHrbiuii -rtim "rrnt Intcvc't Mi" profrc.'** VMnj* innrtr* on tlio new nddlttnn to tho Cnnndlnn Pacific lliillwiiy'i* Windsor Htroot Sin* ilon. Worh on the strur-ture hns l-ot-n ii;olng ahead sicndlly all Winter nnd nidi nood program hns boon made tlmt It 1« nrnhntilf Mint lho whole lin'tliltnt' h'IJJ bo <.uclt.*«i*d by the middle of •'.llgUBt. '-are','the ads that change_Qften_ancL_ make interesting reading; from time to. tinier giving facts and figures. ){ (f Any arrangeinient of type -matter and words in a paper is not adver- ' tising. A wiell written and neatly displayed aci is a source of information that will not be easily passed undiscovered.,, Discover your business with the, use of Printers Ink. 1 , ' * ■ • i * , r ' % Get acquainted with your customers,* meet them weekly through tlie columns of this paper, gain their confidence through doing as you advertise to do and when you do this you have gone a long way to- . 'wards being a success. % Let thc new comers know who you are and advertise your business. tf'The District Ledger has tlio largest circulation in tho Pass and Hhould bo your spocial medium to toll your weekly story. Just try« can't toll until you try. How's Tlilg? li ! i| W« offft Om lluiiilft'd potUff TttettX tot nnr * cum nl (inUrrb that uniiol __« wrrd by 11.11 • * fiirnrrh Oir^, ' **■. 3. CHUN It V * CO,, Tolfrtd, O, , W*. th* umbnliniMl, b*v« known Y. J, l.limrr lor im Uit II mr», *ni! htilKtv* dim prrfcrtty turn-1 uulil; lit M liiuWcii Uiinattlow imJ, Uium.1,.11*/ *W« te f»rrr out m <.l.llp»ttorn n»*t l svt;-?-^,- "*. :' ,. "-*=*, 7.,'-"'*sf-'J*-'"7* 7 \ ,,:'t^* ",'*:■?* i' \-'-'L _■ ■*'- :y fSr-^i. A=.vy.~i 77 *.A* ". w - *, PAGE EIGHT ..-.-<.,. THS .MSTBICT LEDGER, FERNiE,B. C, JULY 29,1011! ■ . ■-c ' - ■. 11 -*■ - i,-*_____.. AROUNDTOWN „\-.Mr. and Mra. Joe Letcher are hack .from Spokane after a ten days' Miss'Evelyn Biggs, ot.thispfHce, Is confined'to her- home. , this;.!-Week through illness. '-*'""■ -■ ; 7-J H. Doberiner has left for the prairie 'provinces and is reported as being per- ;numently-located..' - >v ''77 , 'Mr% Little, of the , Regna-Leader, was ih town last week, and made a call at the Ledger Office."' Mr.-and Mrs: Joe Wood "arriyed in the" city last week from :Winnipeg oh a visit fto his, parents.. -.,-_ :_: . -,Mr and.Mr^E.;Marsham and Willie left on the 24th for Spokane and Seat; tie for a two"*weeks" -"vacation. •'"" Alderman;J., W. Robertson' was up •to Cranbrook on1 city business oh Tuesday last. HiB son Basil accompanied him. * .. . ■;• -. ' -'•■'-. *■' '"' RIFLE CONTEST /'.THE SQU'AW MAN.". . . Alex. McCool, proprietor of the Northern Hotel at New .Michel, was in -town on business over.Tuesday. ,■ Miss Allen, stenographer for Ross, Mc Donald and Lane, left Wednesday even -. ing for Calgary for two weeks' holiday. , Miss Etta Kirkpatrick arrived home .last, week after spending a months' holiday, at Vancouver with her brother, Ernest. - A new cement walk around the Carosella Block, now in course of construction,*, adds to the appearance of that b_sy comer. ,' ,, " , r' : Ed. Kummer,is busy plastering and repairing the inside'walls of the Ceri- trial Schools Covert and Bauldryare to do the painting. *•_-'- . ";, *• On Augusti*6th, arifle contest will be held*'In',Fernle;between the Civilian .Rifle "Association; of Pernie*. and Hosmer. , -It" is very*;important. ■ that cur-boys should.'get busy'on-the range* otherwise they may have to suffer defeat. '71' ' ■"''•'V _"•?']■-'- . *• - * **{',"*. - , <*, A, word to-.the wise should, be enough. ., .*, -v.*- - - *.-'-■■ AN OLD TIMER PULLS OUT. ,At the Fernie Opera House on Tuesday evening ?50 in gold was again distributed, two fives and four tens— 'six lucky ones going away happy. » Rev. J., II. White, D.D., Superinten* dent of Methodist Missions for B. C, . will preach, in the Methodist Church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Young Fernie will be alive to-mo"_ row when a contingent, of the Y.M.A. A. start for a v short • sojurn on tne Lizards. We believe the rations question lias been a source of considerable anxiety to * the - boys "Ind that they have been busy all the week making enquiries and collecting commissattat. It has been suggested, that as the young men in question possess quite ordinary appetites that the G. N. track might be utilized to prevent anything in ^he shape of shortage This office will, of course, be represented. ' Bob Webb, who has been with the Pollock Wine Co. for some time, leaves for Gateway, where lie will take over tlie Royal Hotel at that place, buying •out Geo. Vincent." - > *, ■ _ ' We are told that owing' to indusn-i.il conditions that the Imperial Bank .-Branches at' New Michel and Michel will open only for three days a week, commencing August lst. .1. T. Giddings and Peter. McLean have arrived back to town, having completed, the erection of several cottages for the C.P.R. along** the Crow, and for which Archie '-McLean had •contracted. . " -. Bert Whimster started Wednesday ] evening via C. ,P. R. for Hector, B. C, onthe "main line, near Field, where he will join the Alpine Club to tour the Highest peaks.and have a good time. 'Bert .is..the only,representative from along the Crow. ■' DIED ,' On Tuesday, July 25th,' Nellie, the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. Robt. Wright, of West Fernie, age 15 months. The funeral took place* on Wednesday from the undertaking "parlors cf Messrs. Thompson-and Morison. Rev. D. M. Thomson, delivering the funeral oration."' , . ■ "DOOLEY1SM" X -. ■_ r „ ■• .Mr. Rockett, of Vancouver, B.C1., ' was1'in town on Thursday evening in connection with the coming Young !' People's * Christian' Endeavor Convin- ^tion-to--'be--held-in*,-the-eoast"cityra'nd gave an interesting talk at .the Baptist Rich American Marriages A short married life an' an onhappy wan is their motto. Off with th' old lovo an''on with th' new, an' off with that. "Till 'death us do part,' says' the preacher—"Or th' jury,", whispers th' blushin'*, bride.' ■" On "Rights." But don't ask fr rights. Tak thim. An' don't let anny one give thim to ye.* *A right that is handed to ye-f'r nawthin' has somethin* th' matter with it. It's more.likely it's only a w.rbng turned inside'out. , ,-; « " Woman Suffrage * No wan iver got his' rights fr'm* a pblisman, an' be th' -same token there ar-re no rights worth'..havin'.,.that".a polisman can keep ye'fr'm gettin'. Wurrk arid Pain ■-{■■■■ - ^Tis-a-strange^thingH_iia"pve~t;ome to think iv it that' th'. less' money a . Fernies date' indicator is the lst of August, i908. Three years prior to that .date1 John H. Lock, in search of anew location, reached this town and decided to establish- himself in his chosen1 profession of painter and decorator.' Between 1905 and 1908 he built up" a splendid business, bur on the ever memorable August lst he Bhared the fate of the rest of the community, only saving such material1 as he" had with him at the time in Michel,' where he was engaged at work, painting, decorating and renovating Thomas Cra- hans well-known hostelry. As quickly as possible after the" fire he obtained the necessary tools, paints, etc.,.and of course during the period of reconstruction ho was * kept' exceedingly busy.. Many of,the-principal buildings of Fernie bear evidence pf the excellence of his hardlwork, among these may be mentioned Trites- Wood, Fernie, Napanee . and Royal Hotels, Banks of Commerce and Hamilton, P. Burns Co., Eckstein,-Johnson, Falconer, Todd' and other ' principal blocks. " o, , . , " '. , ' In addition to the enjoyment of. a full shave of local patronage his services were quite frequently engaged [tor out of town contracts.,-' At Wardner he had the painting anil decorative work of P.' Lunds, palatial residence'. At Michel he had.the contract for'the Trites Wood Co. at their new branch Although one might naturally expect one engaged in his line of work would be short winded, yet as a sprinter and all-round athlete John Lock can hold his own' with some of the best of the.younger element. We understand that he has decided, after six* years residence in Fernie, during which time he has made "a host of, friends, to take a change of scenery and look up anew,location, but where ever he may settle down one thing is sure,' as a man and. a craftsman he will soon make his presence well and favorably known. '_,,' ' It is"his intention'to.make a stay at Banff.for a couple of weeks and try the, curative properties of .the waters so famous for .'dispelling the rheumatic pains. :'''-' ' ' His many' friends are. sorry to see him -leave-but-wish-_im*-*_ooa_uckTY. matter where' he goes, . , "Probably, no .Announcement. of7the season. Vlll*. be ^received witlf ,-;inore plee'pui. able- aijUcipatlon oa the . part of'.the 'theatregoers of this city than tha.j. ■ ot UKe .cording'' of "The^, S^uaw Man "'^whichLCl£rence'Ben_eU^ will, present ."at ."The- Grand Theatre, .ernie oh Saturday''night''July * iVl-i ■ This, well known ;Amerio tai'"play; 'li*!-? alt.ac'y to its credit runs ol great, len- g*-.**" .'aI WallackNr Theatre,' jfJe*./'"\ ork;. t'^o I'i.i dis Theatre, Chic-aij; and "sW 7e.ss'i vl ^engagements in ail the principal'cities of the' Unitedv States, aiid Europe.* .!. c ..,*-*•'' \' -" "' ■ ■. JrJ'J^'.7 ,, "The Squaw Man",is'from the pen of Edwin Milton.;'Jt6yle..f.The flratact discloses to view Maudesley Towe,rs," the English country home of the Earl of Kerhlll.... The second1 act'transpires In the'Long Horn Saloon, Maverick! Wyoming, J rind here, is shown what Is regarded,by every one who has seen the'play,, as one of the most'typical reproductions of a bar room In the early dayrs of the" west. *' 7 ', Th©7third act is laid at Jim Car- ston's ranch at Green River, Wyoming.. . ; ' * " _■ y:. The company which Clarence Bennett and-Co will send" to this city will be one of exceptional merit, made up of Metropolitan players; several of whom were so contributory to the remarkable success of the.attraction during Its long-run in the east. ' >' ."; Mrs..,ProudIock,j-Hi8 tried^at'iCuaJa -Lumpur! the chief toTO-'of Selanloi.,-^ BritishJ!,protectof ate^ in, ;Malay!'' before a!-Judge! -°t tl*e' sHP!t .^"vCWft- o'f-the Straits - Settlements^; (aa'\Engii's_r{ba. riste'r) and two assessors, for the-murder .of, Mr. William,.Crozi-er, Steward!"a min*a manage/, whom "she "sKo^with^ia revolver* at her-house Ion th^evening of Sunday, April.%'.^;',!..,-A'!!'.'.. "! :-During her husband's absence it was proved Mr,' Steward* came to the house. He and'Mrs;,Proudlock4!*were together on the yerandah, OrS.yyy- rJ-'-r- Yy Y-iY *? 16 YWi'-^ rY^j^>: Her ,'case was {that he .attempted a gross[i outrage,* and! that "in defence. of her honbrsh© used the '^revolver, .*, not., re'alizlngrv:exactly what.she was doing.*'..'The^prosecu- tion,endeavoring/to throw^doubt,on this defence, suggesting,that Mr. Steward' .called by, appointment .arid relied upon ,the fact that the lady,followed Mr. Steward when, on, belngwounded he ran into the garden1 and,there discharged further shots at himi.'as showing that she had exceeded* the necessities of, self-preservation. '*'.'*•- - -,-. •uSIx" bullets fired .from the revolver, a six-chambered weapon, were found In the-body." -Much Importance was attached to the fact that Mr.'Steward was Btill wearing his! mackintosh when he was killed. Mrs. Proudlock's appeal to' the Sultan was" for pardon'. o o o <> <> o CONVENTION CALL Alberta Federation of Labor -i., Church here, illustrating by lantern man gets fr his wurruk,.th* more nicis- slldes, the nature of. the world-wide .work being can-led on by die young people. J »-.i*" In connection with the Regina Fair, ■ ■ which opens to-day (Saturday) the printers of that progressive city are taking an active part in demonstrating the great possibilities and achievements of the Printer's Home for Con- 1 sumptives at , Colorado Springs, Col. ■ Regina typoB have given considerable time and attention to this feature, and tt ls to be hoped that others of that organization may follow their example along these line?, What further ovidence is wanted for the' futuro of Fernio than the fact that owing to the increasing work Imposed,upon tlio local senators it was -found nocessary on Thursday night to vote oach member of tho council a! flvo spot. (Wo should'have fowor absentees now.) No doubt the many improvements In drainage nnd tho numerous city works, including tho park, Is tho causo of this small remuneration to our local chamber, , It Is a groat pity that tho Minoworkoi'B cannot find so slmplo a moans of Bottling thoir dlBputo—but wo presume that Socialism Is tho bottom of lt—wo will ask our co-torn, ■ sary it is to'th' wurruld that be shud go on wurrukin'. Th' way, to'make'afman useful to th' wurruld is to give. him a- little money an* a lot iv wurruk. An' 'tis th' only way to make him happy, too. A- mustard-plaster, Hlnnlssy, .Is th' rale test iv whether a pain is goin' to kill ye or not.' . If tho plasther ls onbearable, ye can bet th' pain under neath it Is not. Things Spiritual ' How can I know annythlng whin I haven't puzzled out what I am myself? To me I am a million Dooleys, an' all iy tbim,. Bthrangers' to MB. I plyer know which wan iv thim is comln' in. John D, Rockefeller It might remain in incompotlnt hands if he dln't got it. 'Twud he a shamo to lave It whore It'd be mis* threntod, He's a kind of a society fr th' provlntion of croolty to money. If ho finds a man misusing bis monoy ho takes It*away fr'm him an' adopts It. ON'THE SEAMEN'S'STRIKE BORN , ' To Mrs. Julia (Froo Prosa) July 20, nlno healthy ■ children. Mothor nml family doing woll. ' thvnor woll satis- fled. Soo Salos column, Mount Royal College CALGAKY, ALM.KTA Classen Open Sept 1911 Fur (.nlt'iM..*)- niul iirirllKiilni'M wrlto' 0. W, KI-.I.IIY, IJ,A„ I'i'liiclpnI. finvmmont flmrtor, T<1 .-fit locntluii. HHirr of hlKhoHt Haliolai'Hhlp nnrt nxpnrl- (iticn, Tionnltorlou ,nlnnH rnninw nnrt rtlnlnH* hnll oqullipert and riii'i.lBlieil tlio very I'cwt, Now IjuIIiIIuk. C.ourMc of Nlnily I'ronnrnlnry, ToiioIipi'h, llnlvci'Hlly MnlrlRiilnllnn, Roynl .Mllltnry .ollr-Kn, nlvll HorvlCii, two yi-nrH liiirtfii'-Knuluutti wurli, Tviiowi'ltlnir, (.'nnniM'viitoi'jr of "Miii-lo, Mnniinl niul 'IVnlmlrnl 'I'l'nlnlnff, IIouhvIioIiI Hnli'iinn nml Art, DiyMlciil (!iilttirn nml MvprimilnTi. Finn Artn, ..nill*'-**' Onllffrii fJmii-Hii, Hpnolnl Courno fnr 1* .7*.}.' We; believe',.the.-time is. 'opportune foi* tW formation of aii Alberta Federation of;Labor'to.i)ervorked along lines .si.miIarUbvthatof-ftheTBritish;Colu'mbia" Federation "of Labor'./' ' ■ .- The object of.thV hew organization is to bring orgarilzej|,Jiabor in this Province-into" a,closer^ .'relationship1 than has been the case irithe past and Us policy will be^ that^agreed upon by its entire membership!..._ .•ft should be apparent to all building craftsmen of'the' need for a closer and better!understanding with all the various crafts in the. iiifferent cities of the Province, what with the subtle attempts to establlBbT'the OPEN SHOP principle all over the West. ' M matters of legislation we would draw your attention to the fact that the government Is;more likely to con- slder the claims of some ton thousand trade unionists who were prepared to back up their demands with ■" thoir votes:,_ * , n If you want Trade Unioniom to ad- vanco and make your position better In matters of superior working conditions you will fall into line and do your Bharo- of the work to bo done, Whilo wo havo takon upon oursolves the responsibility of, calling tho convention, wo would lmvo lt understood the Alberta Exocutlvo will cense to tnko further part aftor tho new organization, has boon formed! which Is guaranteed full nnd comploto autonomy by, tho Trndos and Labor Con gross nnd can work, out Ito own destiny. ■'' (Signed),, , 0. 1IOWBLL, Cnlgary. . " • D. McNADB, Lothbrldgo, * W. Symonds, Lothhrl,dgo Provincial Vlco-Preflldont Provincial VIco*Prosldent Exocullvo Commltteo for Alborta Trades nnd Lnbor CongroBB. . BUTTE, Mont.,, July 24.—The,, Boy Scout movement was denounced,in em- phatic°terms at.the'convention of the Western Federation of Miners, Saturday, ' A resolution which was adopted contained3 the information, .thatJ the movement' was "a" pious"*: fraud, inculcating' obedience befitting ' flunkeys. The resolution,was as follows: ' • ." **• - •«. "That we - condemn .» in ■ strongest terms', so-called Boy Scout movement as a mere pious'^r'aud1'by, which the youths of the, nation, are * drilled into principles of 'slavish obedience to superiors; befitting 'flunkeys, but' wholly unbefitting American citizens, and into a -spirit of militarism which tends to incite and foster , the' willingness' to shoot,''maim and murder-"their 'fellow men. at tho behest of the master class under the* cover of a"* corrupted spirit of so-called-patriotism.'';*- '_,* ■ -• • - "We denounce theVprl'nciples, of, the Boy" Scout movemetft: as wholly fallacious, unsocial and degrading'in-character and we brand tlie movement-it- self.as a capitalistic infainy-wljich has as its objective the .Tearing "of.' boys who. in7.coming -years will-be supple slaves and ^willing hirelings', of the capitalistic sectioned murder men,'.widows' find orphans, the children of the.working^ class; who shall be,struggling*',for economic, freedom." . '," <>_ o; .o. <> <*>. o o, o 0*. o <> o o o o o <> o o o o ^> <> 4> o o o o The Store bf; GoodWaluiesW —^fyO, YYy<*: :. .1, LY V*:- *>j> i"', - , - . ■ . •, r, ' * &* ,-,--*' = Saturday and Monday ■' 'f*"'"1 ;-"-;'-' •>' -. .'" -. -;V"-; ,",":V" %';'*:'' {" ' ■** ' ■■ ■• . -' >* ■- - ',■'.'" ■' Your-dollars have the biggest purchasing, power here. . Take advantage !of the sjpecial values offer- ■ ed for Saturday selling'and.save-,_ioney.7 °" ■'* '. \t Alberta Government Creamery .Buttter, 3 lbs . - - - ' v' '• ' '- •■■ '• for - . ■. - • 'n " '" ','. ■ * * , H Finnan Haddie. 2, tins for .."..'.....- : , , •- -'■,.•_'. Shredded Wheat, 2 pkts for , 2 oz. Flavoring Extracts' . Sherriff's Jelly Powders,.4 pkts, for*. - Concord* Sardines. 2 tinsfdr ....'. \.\. , ,** ,B. C. Pure Cane Sugar, 20 lb.*sack ."..; 2 lb. tins Table Syrup '.. ::...'.'.'.'..'. ...r 10c. 5.-lb., tins Table■ Syrup ,..! 7...... !'-.*';....-' 25c* . 3 lb. pkts. "Washing Powder .-..'.;..'......'. Cake Iceings, per pkt, ,*,..'.. !*...-: :*..; •.'... Combination Shoe Dressings,. Black',. Tan, '•'■White, each ,.-. .r.{'.-:_..-. _. '..,,... *. _.....'.'. ,,Fruit Jars, Pints,' per dozen** :'.. .*.V.*'., ■ Fruit Jars,'quarts, per,"dozen0. .'.J Colgate's Toilet-Soap, regular.40c 'and' 50c. per, box-........'.-.'.';.-. .'!>;-...... .;...... Old Dutch Cleanser, 3 tins* for ...!.;: , ,85c. ,'-;'25o.: .,25c. ■ , 15c 1" * * !.;25c. ,.V_6c.; $1.25 ; '20c, ;,* 10-^, 18c.--7 "65c.,* 75c! " •30c-, !25c. :<_ > <►••- o: :<► o <► <► <►■' <►. <►. <►, <> a \ '>■: ^:- 7 • <>Y &6$G444444V4^444$4&444$.4 A«A9AOAOAOAeA< FEESH MILK - . . _ * - -»,-.- ■• i • '- ..■■-■ 5 „*i • ^delivered , to, :\all ! ' "•' /''' -■'"- 7 -' y' parts of the town ■ GRAND THEATRE, FERNIE 1 Night Only, Saturday, July 29th To Rent Th ies, tho Ki'oatRHl*, f!.ama_in Iiii, nf .lio ppntnrv ^ Sn 1 in Tier VJ[ XJLCAs vv Clarence Bennett's Record Breaker By Edwin Milton Raj-i*. A Stirrtnf Amcricu Drama la Four Great Acta THE SHOW THAT DAZZLED TWO CONTINENTS Prices,' Children 25c AdultuSOc Rttemd S«U 75c and |!,00, Plan at fAtttan'a Utttg Stere FIVE ALPINI8T8 AND A CHALLENQS Kilwnrd Flu I Iod ro, Arllmr Cnrtlldgo, Tlonry rrnydoclc, Polor LnncnBtor nnd JnmoB r.nncti8tor, cllmliod tlio hlghoHt point of iho "Tlirco SIstcrB" on July 23rd, 11)11. LoftvlnR Pornlft at a" n.m. nnd gnln* Inir tho top nt 12.30 p.m. In n mound built of broken rock nt tho top wiib found a Rlnsa bottio with pnpor InBldo, upon which v/a* wrltton: "July nth, 1910.—Bert Whlimrtar, C. C. HolmoB, N, Pr Rlto; 1% hn. from Pornlo." Cnn you bont M.!n. "Wo did not proBiimo wo wor*9 climb- In*? agalntt tlmo,"' aald n mombor of tho quintet, "but would venture to «oy that wo nre prepared to beat.'tlmt tlmo by nt lonut 'one hnnr Tn thr. climb up thoro aro but two risky places to encounter. Apart from these, a porson of nvorngo strength with hood. ■plnd can mako the top In about seven hours." GROUND FLOOR and Base* ment Miners' Union Hall, HIII- ■i. IX ) crest, Alta. Concrete Basement 40 x 30; Mnln'Building 80 x 30; ■ choice location for General Store i> i* (cash business preferred). For particulars apply to John Taylor Reo.-Bee, Hlllorest. Alta. IN DEFENCE OF HBR HONOR pS4th Btntenet en Woman Who Shot Mine Manager Commuted The sentence of death la the case of the -mtHsbwoniai^ Mra. Ktbsl Mar bel Proudlock. haa been comrauted, says the Dally M»H correipo&dent at Glanaporo, and further fonslderatlon by the Sultan Ih Council Is pendlnjr. Second Hand Furniture Store VICTORIA AVENUE N, Uifrhocl Pri. ric DnJrl "!o!!Uwi t M.u*. i uiu For Secondhand Furniture, Stoves, Tools, etc., also Ladles' and Qsntie- men's Csit-off Clothes. t'<«_c.nair.ttar-oer Outfit tor Sale. O. RADLAND, Prepi ! "At''"65c—i-For ages '2 tQ^ "years inade fr6m'''goo"d' Prinfkd1 Cambrics an_ plain and fancy Chaiiibrays.' There'-are a variety ** of style's, all are good; •>• * -. .' ' '•- „ .,'» ' , , " s \ ', - - ■ • yzV - - -, ■ ■ At TBc.^Sizes 2 to 8 years; made from plain and cheeked .Chambrays,.', trimmed/-with strappings of _- . harmonizing shades, perfectly, fitting1 little Dresses 7 and easily worth double this-price. ", * *.*;.* - -n , ' ' * '' * ""'. - 1*1 ■ - -• - * • ""•• ' - , ,.,-.-. 7.", *. '>J ' •" At 95c—-;Sizes 2 to 9 years, in plaited short'waist ' effects, of durable English Drills;" colors: White, .Cadet and Navy. . , , "■^-' 7 -■ •"■ A '' •,„ '* , ■ •' At $1.00-*-~Sizes 10 to 14 yews, wade with Dutch necks and half length sleeves; in White with'fiue, ,, Blue hairline stripes; a great bargain for $1.U0 >'- t _ i . - t. - • i r, ) At $1.35—Sizes 4 to 14: years." For p, variety of . styles, i including the Sailor Blouse and Plaited ' Skirt effects. ' . y" ' ^ ,'1"-'- '. ■-'■ ' At $1.60—Sizes 8 to 18 years, in'fancy Ginghams' and in" combinations bf plain ancl checked Cham* n brays. Many of theso dresses aro prettily trimmed with embroidery and all aro well made and' exceptionally good .fits. .7. White Waist Special At 65c—Prettily embroidered, elbow sleeves; a waist that is Hold\froqucntly, at $1.00 At 05c— Kmbroidorcd Swiss and Nainsook Waists! tlioso nro regular $.1,50 waists, only about five dozen now in hand; sixes 32 tq 42. At $1.25.—Theso Waists,aro regular values front $1,75 to $2.50; (horo aro ovor 25 different designs, all of whicli aro good, ( TIiIh is suroly the bent blotiRO vnluo you havo over boon offorod, 1 tf .y TRITES-WOOD 1 * * * Limited CV_RC_Bn_rfEEiXm_s CO. I ! I J II! KING'S HOTEL Bur supplied -with Uie beet Winee, • ' Urjnore and Clgora s> DWltiQ' ttOOMv IN CONNECTION KHru it is, Waiting fer II FOIt aALB—Oarden produce, Ilhu- barb,«to. Jos. Loonard Alias. (45-St-tp 22 Acres Fruitland* 'Jf A.' .,, ^A TOB1BNT.—Tbre.wo^ed tlontWh' at ElkltlOtlth ■"T Riverside Avenue, West Fernie; $10 • uiouUi, Jo", loatxnxx. AIUu. (4-J-Sl.p FOIt SALB-Tiree dowa larlxif lien.' youoc aad hsaUby, Apply, 0» CnkBt, IMtt er Of floe, . 1-tj; W. MILLS. Pnp THRRB IS MONISV IN LEDQER AD8. A. Ol Sale PAftly cloarcd and roiuly for planting ont Good stream of puro wator on property;! •Easy term.. Addre&._ A.J.R District. Ledger, Fernio, B.C, for parttcularB.