If "'^.v • .rr-.--ix-: - •-. ■ ••-\ x:\>-'%i$ yy7^yy-^.^ . y x ''!» ■' --'v.-i-^ V: S -,' Jl * Axy-A ~ ~X A ' ■SSXyye..A;5y,-jyx'"iiiiii-"*^r"'ri'»w«i'i''i' «iWiii7f ixyy ■ **■ -.yiy - , ■-■ '■* .-1iy..i'-_ -\ "'""A.Sir^if" * ~**,z X. ,xs ^jix^y^'^Xm «, ■ '■ - .^-.v-;.'- •7,-xX-^xryXx.x* .- --' ;-.->;;,i )X'.Ay. -\-axx: ■.v".-r-v,'.;,v <"';-i,..::T-s;^ i'-^r-^* ' j? - ^A~A** : K .-'S-T-.-'f-.', ;J, . ,-- -- ." I .-,1} -. ■" ?K r ^ .^ -- Tr-yyy^- .f=fJtauitiM Um^^^ ii'.V-'^V^v:, -y\\>--f- \;;",',. >>,<> a< ( *y , \<*\k' * • *, ' At Jk*/ m %' §x A/ F« ' i^r/' ^ *»* V ♦ <*" It. \^\l^% The^Official Organ of District No. 18, U. M. W, of A. ^ft.A.tAX Political Unity is Victory. sXb: 29, Vt* the mine operators, the>mine, workers, and the .government, the outcome'is ' , , still 'far. from; satisfactory%from the ■* ,, viewpoint ot the mine workers. '-- "\ \, - , ^ .While the attempt was made to'rush/ \ v'the,,bill through the house ^Ith "as ''y 7- little discussion as possible," and- while A ' the* chief mine .Inspector "lent his as-. , . ..sistancein that directibh, the protest's -^l''_made by' the 'officers, of District„18, , United Mine Workers of America; Have at least had the effect of forcing-the ' "."government to reconsider some few " , of. the, main points as affecting the • - ' relationship of employers and employ- ■ ees. ..The matter also of the two week-' ' >* ly pay biil, whictf was;Injected into' ■ •) _ the .act as an amendment by C. M.1 -, - - O'Brien has proven to, be a';polnt of Berlous contention on account of which r, ~thegovernmeht shelved, the consldera- • 'X tion'of the act until -Monday,next. • ■ " "..* ' '"That litle change will be-made in *-■' the original draft goes wJthpyt. gaylng, 7"7 but that the Mine Workers are entitled 1 ■, ■ „ to' some jurisdiction - over, their own employees and„are entitled,to choose such employees as they see,fit Is a statement it would be difficult toderiy; and "especially"is this- so where' such ■ rights or Jurisdiction "would,, in no way Interfere with'the property rights'of the mine operators. - ' The present draft places more discretionary power iii the hands^of the' chief inspector, and of the minister, of that department; but tb this there "can, be no objection so long as that "power- is exerted properdin the dlrectlon*bf aaifeguarding the' lives of men. working in~ and-.around * the mines. , There is, ■ however; nothlng.of^anew or startling nature embodledu'pon comparison with other existing acts.;'" ( ■ - ',',.'' - Two ponts.ttiat-may hementon'ed as conforming with1 the requests made b'^ the Uulted AijneVWorkers,for-,a'.considerable time are .the. provisions requiring- two'eaeparate 'travelling ways communicating, with means of. ingress and .egress/to-every irartjof the mine where':there •arelmore than^en men employed, and "such'roads and outlets will be required to be marked'on a plan and posted at ,the mine. , :„,\ '• Th«: act' will be further considered on Monday next when the decision of the' government, on the amendments Introduced' iby; the, officers ' of-the Mine.Workers,will be made known. FEDERATION INTERVIEWS GOVERNMENT 8TRIKE MAY TIE UP STEAMSHIPS ' Engineers' of Union Company's Fleet I1 - ,"*,-Threaten";To Go,Out A ■'"■ WELLINGTON, N.Z., Mar! 5.'—What V-.may prove a strike of • International importance,;,lss threatened' by( the -en-' ' gineers"of"the Union Steamship-com- ' pany's fleet,- whose vessels ply be- > tween here'and Australia and to* Can- ■ ada and the,United States.' Tho engineers-demand an eight hour day,'but the company will not concede to their , request. , - , r ' Efforts have -been' made to settle the dispute by a friendly conference since It la \believed 'that, if a strlko , occurred the trouble would spread. , The Union Steamship company,boats -run to Sitn-FrapclBCo from' Sydney and alBo to Vancouver, B. 0. There. was only' one, case ",of dis- prderliieportsd^to^theipolice-'durinB the day.*:.,;-*"""--.» -- .; •v-jryr , BITTER WORDS AT :• vitRIAt OErDARROW On Friday last, 28th February, the officers of the Alberta Federation of Labor took up with the premier of the province of Alberta, matters referred to them-by the convention ef the federation, and which included requests for legislation protecting wage earners against employers who refused payment on dismissal or upon leaving employment; also amendments to the compensation act providing for the deleting of the 30'ft. clause relating to,, buildings, as well as to othed bars to proceedings on account of particular industries, .etc. In replying to their requests the premier pointed out ho ' would consider the matters laid before him, and added that the master/3 and servants act had; at the last session, been amended to provide for the continuation of wages Aof discharged employees until such time as they should be paid off. This point, however, was not made clear as'the amend; ments referred to are only applicable to those cases where it is proven In court that the employee was "unjust-, ly discharged." From the premier'? statement one would gather that hU government was pledged to such legislation and there,should be no difficulty-in persuading him to make the act clear and specific in this regard. *, . .. - ^ - i . . . ,y . • t - x - Officers and Delegates to Tenth Annual Convention,- District 18, U. M. W. of A., held in Lethbridge, February 17th to 22nd, inclusive RUSSIAN POLICE SUPPRESS SUFFRAGETTES TWO THOUSAND HOUSES ' , - ' •/ ' GO UP IN„SMbKE ""TOKIO,", March 3.—Two-- thousand houses, aimost the entire town' of Nu- madzu,*to the south'of Toklo.^were burned" today. These include the government buildings. There ' were 'a number of fatalities. ,The loss is estimated at $3,5Q0.0Qp. > <■ > / 3400 MORE WALK OUT . ', . : . , AT PATER80N Strike of Mlll.Operativea It Extending •-Woman Qoadt Them On t PATI0R8ON, N. 'J.,March* 5.—The ranks of the striking silk mill operatives woro swelled today by 8400 dy- "ora and weaverB who walked out at Lodl, a suburb,' Tho strikers now claim thn't approximately 13,400 workers aro out. Under the surveillance of n, heavy guard of pollco, Arturo Glovannlttl, a loador of tho Industrial Workers -of tho World, addressed a mass mooting of strikers this afternoon, ftllra- both Q, Flynn, who wns arrostod Inst 'week In 'connection with tho strike, urgod tho strikers to remain firm In their demands for a minimum wngo of |12 a woek, nn eight hour working day and restoration to tho .''two loom" system, - Strike leaders olalm that many of tho 0,000 ribbon weavers om- ployed In 00 plants In tho oity will go out tomorrow, LOS ANGELES,-March 5.—"A life well spent comes'to.a man's defense in his hour of trial," said'former Judge O. W. Powers, of Salt' Lake City, as he began the closing 'arguments today In defense.of Clarence,S. Darrow, charged fpr the second time with jury bribing in his defense, of „the McNa- mara brothers. . "It Is improbable," argued Judge PowerB,.;"that a, man - of ' such high character would suddenly bocome a criminal.' He has lived too long for that. Moreover,'; his acquittal horo once on a similar, charge ls_ virtually nn acquittal ln tho. present trial. But the prosecution desires to crush him because he has dared to defend organized labor," Tho defense bitterly- assailed Bert H;> Fronklln, Darrow's confidential agent, whoso - confession of' bribery laid the foundation for his employer's two trials. Equally merciless was the characterization of John R. Harrington, of cunsol with Darrow In tho MoNamara trial and later an informer against him, Franklin „ was called , a "self-con- Tossed criminal" and "follower of a poop-holo profoBslon." Harrington was a "spy Impeached by his own conduct. Franklin wns said to havo daolared boforo his own trial, In which Uo was fined oxactly tho amount of tho allogod brlbo money found In his possession, "that ho had nothing to foar because District-Attorney Fredericks was his frlontl." "Fredericks will loso his standing," eommontod Powers, "unless lie cliangos his friends." WERE ENTOMBED FOR FIFTY-EIGHT HOUR8 Min$r Choseni-for-T^—— 7 y 's-tf Wilson's Cabinet ENGLISH DOCKYARDS STRIKE IS BREWING Three Miners Were Without Food and Soaked In Icy Water Ex-Secfef;tary ^Wilson of ,U. M. W. A. ^s Secretary of Labor in v New Cabinet , POTTSVILLE, Pa., Mar. 2.—Weak. ened by hunger and benumbed by cold three miners who-were entombed bn Wednesday in a colliery near Mahon*- ey City, were rescued yesterday. Two of them were exhausted and had to be dragged through a small aperture which had been made during the Iniit ten feet of digging ln the wall wnfch separated the men from liberty. During the 58 hours the men wnrv» Imprisoned thpy wero without food and ihui" cu.'lilng.was soakoi! with Icy water GREAT STRIKE ON ENGLISH RAILWAYS THREATENED Ettor Refused Admission LONDON, March 8.—-Strikes on all railway lines In England are throated today as the rosult of thb discharge of Guard Richardson by tho Midland Railroad for offensive conduct towards a superior offlcor, Tho omploy^os1 nH- soclntlon demands tho Immediate reinstatement of Richardson. Crisis Expected 8oon LONDON, March 3.--Mass meutlnw of railway mon hold yostorday In London,- Loods and Sheffield, Stockton nnd other centres domundnd hy resolution the (Immediate nnd unconditional reinstatement of the guard Richardson, or n gonoral strlko. Cautious and j rosponslblo union lenders declared, that falling to socuro Justice for the dismissal ol tho guard, thoy will call, not a single but a national stoppnKn of work by all railway employees. Tho crisis might como In a fow days. As regards tho unity nnd determination of tha mon, the situation Is impressed, an "Aufust, 1011, ovor again," WASHINGTON, March 5.—President Wilson sent the names of his Cabinet to the Senate to day for confirmation which were as .follows: '» ..Secretary.of Labor' • ■ Representative William B. Wilson, of Pennsylvania. . < ' Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska. ' Secretary of the Treasury William V. McAdoo, of Now> York. Attorney-General James Mcltoynolds, ot Tennessee. Secretary of War Llndloy M. (Jarrlson, of New Jersey. PoBtma8ter-General Representative Albort Burleson, of Texas. Secretary of the Navy Josophus Danlols, of North Carolina, Secretary of the Interior Franklin K, Lane, of California, Secretary of Commerce Roprosontntlvo William C. Rcdflold, of Now York, William D, Wilson, tlio new and first Socrotnry of Labor, In Prosldont Wilson's cabinet, wns born In Scotland In 1802. 'At tlie iiko of thirteen ho enmo over with his parents lo tho Stntos whoro he liaH rosldod ovor since. In 1000, when John Mitchell' with Interest. was president of the-U. M. W. of A,, the national board of the organization had occasion to remove W. C. Plorce, who was then secretary-treasurer, from office and Wm. B. Wilson was appointed in his stead. This position ho occupied for eight years when ho decided to oppose Thos. h. LowlB for the presidency, Wilson was defeated by a small majority. At the time ho wns appointed on the International executive ho was secrotary of District 2 (Contral Pennsylvania), Ho had boun a member of Congress for three terms, representing the 15th Pennsylvania district, and for many years was chairman of tho house committee on labor, an Important nnd responsible position. Iio was, however, dofoatod ot tho last oluctlon. Wilson was ono of tho mon who started tluj U, M, W. of A. That his life waB not all a bed of rosos Is evidenced liy tho fact Hint many a timo ho has hit tho tins wilh blanket on his, hnek, looking for n Job On account of Ills'activities In union matters ho wiih blacklisted, personilod nnd discriminated against, He Ih a fluent speaker, a sound rensonnr, and popular among all sections of tho community, Tlio npnolntment of Secrotary of Labor Is a new experiment In tlio I Unjtod Stntos nnd ho will bn watched LONDON, Mar. 3.—JVhat may prove of great significance during the present day'ot" rapid progress in .modern- ing battleships,J when^ two or„ three years marks-the necessity for reconstruction of the vessels and general alterations in designs, is tbe threatened strlko of the Admiralty dockyard employees for higher wages. Should such a strike occur there ls grave cause for fear lest the present standard ofthe British navy decrease, Tlie brewing trouble between the govornraent and the men Is threatened both at Portsmouth and Chatham dockyards. ' The former yard has already received a threat from tho mon thnt unless' a higher wage Is granted a strike will bo declared, while at Chatham the men have demanded an increase or $1.60 per woek. So far no reply to these demands lias been made by tho Admiralty, It is, howover, recognized that the places of tho employees would bo hard to fill slnco tlieir work Is closely connected with battleships only, and tho mon as n wholo arc trusted to preserve the secrets of these naval yards. • ST. .PETERSBURG, March 3.— Woman suffrage has come under the ban of the Russian police. At a number of meetlhgs-in" celebration of the ,,_ - so-called "woman day;" speeches by % suffragettes were rigorously suppressed. In spite of this, however, resolu- tions-wers-adopted-declaring-that-'on*- r ly the enfranchisement of woman can remedy the.jrilserles ofv their condltioa in Russia." o " ' SMILLIE IS.ADVOCATE OF SOCIALIST PARTY LONDON, March 4.—Robert Smll- He, president of the Miners', federation ls advocating an entirely Socialist party In < tho house of commons and pressing for co-operation between tho Socialists and Trade Unionists absolutely independent of either Liberals or Unionists with the carrying out of n propagandist campaign in tho house. i GARMENT WORKERS' STRIKE CALLED OFF Strikers Accept Latest Terms Offered By Manufacturers—Get Pay Advanced ....im mt iuu ^MuiriiKj juiiway, Told THat He Is Not Wanted In Can* | his deportation from tho Canadian Iin ada—Was to Have Addressed ImlrmNrtn nHiem** **t'rott,**** y? rc. 4mv ^^ MietlnflS In Coast Cltlea |«m was Riven ntenol thst TMnr '«m« ! oompnn;,' Ir s'ntr-tf Ju3Jj !, an PRltator, and, as such, was not memorandum. Richardson's ottltu.Ut •vnnltd In Canada. Is said to have been off«nilv» in hte VANCOUVER, March 4,—By direct order* of tbe Canadian government, Frank Ettor, I. W, W. leader, billed as star speaker at a meeting to be held nerti tomorrow ovenlntr, who got ncrons Uie boundary yesterday morning en ■" route to this oity was stopped at White Rook and dejwrtod, . Ha Is now In Seattle, where, In an Interview faro* (shed the press of tbat city, he declares hf* fnfunffon of appealing hia esse to tbe minister of tho Interior. Wfor waa scheduled lo adduiiu l*o I. W. W. meetings at Victor^ yesterday and waa proe«*dIn* thero via Van- eoover. Tonight ho was to burn spolr- oa at Kanslmo. from where ho wat to fc»T* f*i«m«! here. Vtttnr wn* tjttnwaif tn p^m t$d Cms. dlin boundary Ho*, tart «t White Rock ho waa stopped and shown orders fo* STATES SOCIALISTS RECALL HAYWOOD FRQMJEXECUTIVE 'illg Hill" l Iny wood, of the Indus, trial Workers of the World, has boon recalled from thn nntlnnnl wrorntlvn oi tfte tioclnllst party of the United Slay*, tin* uelion being tnkon follow* Tlio I. W. W. loador, who had boon consolidating tho organisation In So- altle. aHiMW* that slnri* th« T W W i« Allowed lo oxfft hero, there (s no sufficient roason for refusing him admit- olofi to this country as a lecturer Chief Mulhei'n, whoso authority had been (looted In connection with tho ease, while denying that ho had any* thing to do with the d&«pntch««, frankly Axpretsed bis satisfaction when he heard iho news this morning. Tho chief said that while ho know wrthlng agslost Wtor fc« did not wont to ooo him In tfatwoiiver. Tha chief btffoveo ihft agitation among tho I. W. W. in Vancouver Is not a good tfitutf aud La hut fvu4twully wLWfMMMtA himself at being aggtast th* tdmlsilon of agitators In this city. superior officers. It Is hold thnt oral Instructions am essential, that no Vni**** 9* -y.^i. m*;*,*^. w tuiiUiv vened, and that all guards have known slnco 1909 that, by tho train control syitefa, thoy aro to tako oral orders from tho control office™. The Joint committee of the men's union will meet today. who wore convicted nt the roront dynamite trials, Precautions were taken to make tlio conference socrot, Ouur.lH wero placed nl the doom and only those who could, hIiow crodontlnls w (IctoKiitou to the Ironworkors' convontlon wore pormlttcd to ntteiul, Mr. (lonipurs lntor declined to innkn ImOwn Die porccodlrnirft nxcept to sny ho had expressed n belief that all of the M tom» otiiiirinrr.i *r, ,*' ,».',1(<_1-; prison ot Lflav-nnworth tu* «>«wi.»"1j i-mim »-'»*> «ii.\erff«, Is ran.ll- Hnywlod In favor of direct action, the venorsl strlko and sabotage led to this decision. BAD TRAIN WRECK IH EASTERN CANADA HAMILTON, ObL, March 3.-T«ren- ty passengers wero Injured and score* miraculously «ac*t»4 d**«h tM«y la »AV» DVNAMITER1 ARB INNOCENT Probability That They Will Be Reelected to Offle* In inn Workers' Union INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Feb. J7.T gniM+1 r^»r*ra. pr«!dear by the strike agreement of last vi»«r nnd Ineraaaed tht* pr!'"*"1 nf snthrsclte to conKijmcni |ia,l<8,. MQ according to a report tmaed on an Invfitlrstlon by tbo' bureau of labor, submitted to th<> hnuio lnd«v. The report snbmltted hy fteeretsiy N'arel Is lh# reeuli nf an fnvMtlr*. tl\*i IkukJ. *-»» »»Ui by ih» «l»-i».«»»e« tion condoled l»v response to a house to strengthen tbe prohaMHty that reootnflrin nshfnir for "tho element a these men would be *>lertol The of cost und profit Included In tho election l* aot t*|4 for Mun! dajs. present ht|h price of anthracite coal,** An average Increase of 2d cents a ton In 'nholcsale co(»l prices was Otn- i-'Oetetl Mime tho strlko agreement of but May. In spite of the ttiri iKiiit the workers benefitted about If,- of last year and nlcreaaed the price OflO.OftO In Increased wages during the year, thn report adds, that "tho recent increased prices havo been more than sufficient to compensate f'lTly fhw catup,u\'.t a v»ho»«t * n*\ ut [production hss Increaaed most rapid- I; durlat; thu iwwul >««Hre, nnd at the iui me time have very greatly Increased the profits of thnn rompsnler, ef whom thorn are ot least several whese cost of production either dc- titxtt-A or .remaiuM atatfonary dur- ln(T rhe nanto porloil." Tbe Increase In the wages, tho report adda, represents a raise of only i. to 10 cents In tho coot of cost pro- dacilon per ton. -II % ml -f\ *y VtJ . ____,-— aaamimm * ,-:jV . JSiS,r --V. .ST'. -\? PAGE TWO ■ t; rj^Ssapg^p-JsasFW^ ■ Xt*"*"*.^! THE DISTRICT I^DGER^fPEENIE; ■ B^O., MARCH '8,1913 XX' '.--< TH1 Bellevue Hotel COMMERCIAL. 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Sample Rooms on Main Business Street. Meal Tickets, $7.00- Special Rates by.the^week and the month and to Theatrical parties. Try our Special Sunday Dinner The finest of .Wines, Liquors and Clgarsseryed by competent^ and obliging yd ine clerks. KING'S" HOTEL Bar supplied with the best Wines, v Liquors and Cigars DINING TtOOAf'lN CONNECTION W. MILLS, Prop Large Airy Rooms & Good Board Ross & Mackay lrm ~rs* ♦'l*?' -2*-**** QenerdMMtrtke -ft? XII—THE "INTERNATIONALfsiTUATIONy N * By Robert Hunter": - ' - (Courtesy of tho*-Rational .• Socialist) CLUB Cigar Store W. A. INGRAM Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist it Barber Shop Baths Shoe Shine Billiards and Pool Coffee and Sundwich Counter HaZv'lwMuVi Buttermilk H 'I mmmmmmymim^mwmmmmtmmmmim^mmmi Victoria Avenue FERNIE, B. G. Phone 34 Nowhere In the Pass can be found In such a display of Meats We have the best money can buy of Beef, Pork, M tit■ ton, Veal, Poultry. Butter, Eggs, KiBh, "Imperator Hams and Bacon" Lard, Sausages. Welners and Sauer Kraut. PHONE OP CALL Calgary Cattle Co. Phono 68 Livery, Feed and Sale Stables i First class Horui. for Salt. Buys Horses en Cvnmlaldn (tofge Barton Phone 78 A Flash of Lightning; In Just nt likely to Btrlke tho hoimo or tho .uninsured men na that of his more prudent neighbor. No building Jn Immune, Better Have Us Insure you tnd lmvo a lightning cliuiso attached to the policy. Then yon needn't worry overy tine there U * thunderstorm. M. A, KASTNER 8olo Agent for Fernl© "A delegate to'the International Socialist Congress at Amsterdam in 1901 records tWfact.that the congress took no Interest whatever in the discussion" of the general strike. All the leaders' wore in Bpecial committee formulating, a resolution on tho compromising tactics of some of the French Socialists. MSlloramT had entered -the • French Cabinet, anil thnt real departure from political class action entirely •• overshadowed tho Utopian proposition of tho general strike. When some one urged that tho commltteo take a recess'f ronf Its special work to deal with the important matters before thovcon- gross, Debel's patience, it Is suld, gave way. "Nonsense!"' he said, "Trifles! All Trifles! A rump (congress) can attend to all that! This here, is tho real Issue!" This fairly oxpresses tho attitude taken" by tho chief Socialists of Eu- rope as well as the altitudo of the International congress on tho subject of the general strike. So far as I can discover those - Who attend the International" trade union conferences have not thought the matter worthy of even a moment's discussion, while the international' Socialist congresses have always treated the.discussion of the'general strike with some disdain. At Paris, in 1889, a resolution in favor of the" general strike was defeated after having been briefly com- batted by Liebknecht. The later declared the general strike impossible because to-his mind tlie working class would never ■ attain a sufficiently powerful cohesion, organization and unity. The Congress of Brussels in 1891 did not discuss the matter, but limited itself to voting a motion upon strikes jn general, declaring them "two-edged- swords." The Congress at Zurich in 1893 did not take up a resolution, which was voted in- ocm- mittee, urging the political and economic organizations of the working class in order to utilize if possible the ■ general strike. At London in" 1896 the Congress voted the following resolution: - " -V "The congress considers strikes and boycotts are necessary weapons to—attain the objects of. trade unions. What is immediately essential is the'thor- jmgh„organizationi_of thajjy.qrkink, class: as. the successful management of n strike depends on' the strength of its, organization " - « * A minority report was brought into that congress urging that the workers mako a study of the important'question of the general strike and that it he considered at the next-congress. Gucrard, a French trade unionist, declared; "On behalf'of the* minority I wish to protest against the action of tho majority on the economic com- j mission, who have not once allowed * any discussion on the question of a {general strike, although tho French 11 workers attach tho 'greatest impor- jtance to th|s question. Wo know-.it lis now tod lato to discuss It In this 'congress, but the maltor ought to bo, j discussed Inter, Tho general strike jls tho most revolutionary'weapon *wp i havo. Will the congress at least * recommend the workers everywhere t to study tho dotalls of the„ question until tho next International congress so tlmt tho noxt congress may he ln a position to como to a defin'lto rose- , lutlon on tho gonoral strlko," Despite this appeal, tho congress declined'to' adopt tho minority report, evidently of the utter Impossibility of nn International general strike. . „At Amsterdam, ln 1901, tho discus- hIqji came up upon a, resolution pro- , Hunted by the Socialists of Holland. A special committee was therefore * formed to proparo a resolution and to presont It to the ontlro Congress. Tho Hollanders, tho" Belgians, and tho tier- ninns stated ln the committee, that , tho gonoral strike, If ono understands by thnt tha' stoppngo of nil work at a given moment, Ih ImpoHsihln, although thoy ,woro all of the opinion that n strlko which oxtpinlml Itsolf to Include several crnftH could, In certain j circumstances, gain hoiiw i>olltlenl opd or provont some reactionary nssnultH upon tho rlghts-bf tho worltora, Tho French nlono wero vigorous In 4holr support nf tho general strike,' 'nnd Ilrlancl, tho master orator and self- styled father or tlm genernl strike, enmo In person to capture tliO'Con* Broun. Hrlnnd, however.' nppcnrs -to lmvo in ml o hut little Impression, nnd finally tho committee recommended ! to tho CongrcsB a resolution,' part of j which follows i ■■ , "Whereas It'js ddalrnble Hint flo- jelitllsla declare, thomsolvos upon t)io ,general strlKe, nnd l ' W herons tliu coiuIiuuum nuce*uury tfar the success of nn extensive strike aro strong organisations and the voluntary-discipline'of the workers, 'ho International Social Congress dcftlufoH "That the general strlko, If one understands by thnt 'the complete Rtoppniro of nil work nt n given moment,' in impracticable, fiocntiso such n strike would render the existence of tho proletariat, an of every one •.1.-1-, lin)io*s(t>Ie." Thin definite conclusion of the con- trrctw did Bet>.however, pr*»»nl It from expressing thn ballot that the general sttlli* wl«M In time btromo a \ory poWarfut weapon In the hands of tb*' .^rKem,, Hot the. Congrcsg till not accept the belief that "the <»!Tmnelf»ikrt» oi tW *uvWlttit clvsa could t»e Uie mutt of any sudden effort." U, therefore, warned "tho V.4T. jX^.1:'"^ . J.*-,"(f \-'. 'J^J'lT^Ji, iCi-S^ZS'l ■«i' workers riot -to ^ let, themselves" he • in fluen ced' by ;the\ propaganda' 'of.- the general strike'of which the ariarclt's',3 make" use .to deter the workers front the' real and;incessant struggle—that. Is to say. from political,'trade union, and co-operative action:'/ ;."Aud. invites the'workers to augment their .power-'and tqlst'rengthen their unity iii developing' their class organizations^' as .upoh-Jhese conditions wilf depend the'success of the political, strike, if this, one'day, should bel'foundinecessary and useful." -.' The above resolutionjgtates tile position, of. the "majority of,those who discussed -the': question.;"."BrianBr of France;' and "Dri Friedeberg,- of Germany/wore the chief advocates'of the general strike. The latter had issued a pamphlet on the,subject which bad been distributed at the'congress,;but it was", -shown . that the -. doctor was quite1, alone: among'^the1 Germans -,in the' advocacy of this proposition.; De-' spite the-fact j that few, If any,,'speeches' \^ere made "against" Briand and Friedeberg, • the ■'congress-, overwhelm-1 Ingly voted the Holland resolution. ' A short time before the Amsterdam Congress, the French Socialists had held their, congress- at Lille. The gen-1 eral strike was there discussed at length. Lafafgue, Guesde, Vaillant,. Delory and -'others-, made ' brilliant speeches. "A resolution in favor "of the general strike,'' .declared Guesde ; "would not!' augment,.the Influence-of the^ party. among the working-class. It £wouId destroy^ it, as it would .be' tho, condemnation "-"'bf-' politicah ; action. "Who nre the advocates of the general strike?" asked La'fargue.' "They ate Briiind and'. ,Pelloutier| who - have sought to found a party in opposition to the Socialist party.'l ,• ' . • , '"- ""Some-oflthe French delegates, se^ete Ing to galn---favor .for the idea, urged that no matter how foolish the~genera,l" Strike^is, the workers had been fasci-' nated.by tlie idea,, and'it would/be the part of wisdom for the Socialists to endorse it*. "Osriiln"answered "this argument by* saying:" "Henry ' IV. wishing to capture Paris," said. 'PaVi3 is well worth a mass,' and'he turned Catholic. -There are people here,who wish to captivate-some Paris workers and so they say,-'Paris' is well" worth a'general strike' resolution.'-" Chauvin touched^ on the same question when JiBi.said^J-lilff.there—were-onlu-JrSom& strong trade unions hr Paris;" 'that would be the end of the general', strike- agitation." "It is, a' dream,", said Guesde, "it. is unbelievable-Uiat'.millions ,of workers should, be "ready to die of hunger for their,class, when for their,class they will not oven'trouble to vote.'-' "'- ' Immediately lifter the congresses at Amsterdam the Germans hold their congress at. Bremen.;'Under the in-' fluence.of Friedeberg, a few Socialists had demnndod'that the :question of the'genornl strlko bo dismissed iit the next natlonnl congress. ...Very llttlo l,*> «i»ir>^i Qnclilllfitn t\* tiuii afflllntnd with tho I. W. W. ronntiint'y mlnstnto tho ■ position of the Intermi* tlonal movemont. Tlioy ndvoento dl> reel action, Including the , gotienl strike nnd Hiibotiigo, clnlmlntr nt nil tlm«»H thnt thflv ri'iirnnent t.h« opinion of the iriterwillonnl n\ovoinent. As a mattor of fact, they ropr«»ont tnctlc* which lmvo boon condemned so many times In Europe that It Is utterly Impossible «v Hijiiicil iUolt' rtn h rlvnl, fiiudaitiupuUy antagonistic to political - action. Whether advomt^d by Bftknnln, Nle< 'wenhuls Xlorllno. and fttbuf' «n»^ ehlstn, or by the dlwtlnjcnlalted doctern VrhiieUitH. UwinJello, and Sore), tlw tlicoitat.1 ^v4.-^^^^'^S^?!f'*^¥i ./V'V^hen'mpre thanXlOO.OOO satisfied dvwlers'of 'Studebaker{car§;'agree ,tj: ", that-they are-all we haye claimed."foi£ therh;^ itrought}to kbe assurance, fo you xf"; /'.tHatthey-are-the"best.cars iii the:«forld^ai'^ir^pn^O^'^'7 .-^77^7''r-i"AxS^Si ,n .There aire in use today bn the-roads of America Jdmost'fOOiOOb.Studb-^" ,, baker ;.(E-M-Fy "30" -and;Studebakej:;(Fl^ders)^ ;:\ thousands of them are inuseinfalmbstjeveiy^ ,'' - !•'.- /Thiis ^v^ld-ynde.'pdpidsuriQr' ii^',n^"gain^^^L'-':xy^m."MxxAx y^^:::^A\:7A ,. t^sipy iy,***!'** -A y,xAt7:A;7*.'i •sA',y*Xf- tl*. I- .7* z. -,. , ^w»\ .** f-*k*^.9t* j, . ^ ,**.-{«J ^4*."^ \H* <«3a ,*- ' X'V(*; \ :-p&%y,*{',*% ."X'-ffy, ,"■>''-' -^-'f AX.. X llxx^. .fi A' To The Studebaker Corporation, +\ "7 WalkemUe, Ont. ; \^J 7 - ■■■ ' _*.y\ %, , Please tend me catalogue % showing your cars. , A * Stade^w (Handera) V20'^~$950 ." . Stu^6sd^;V2dVv;Tburi^'^r^ Vf.-i vv7!..Vr.)! -vStudeHaker'.'/SO"- Touririiy:^' . h\- 7:^777A ;;;9so, 1,375 Studebaker "20" Delivery. t.::\....,. .;..;.;■ ,:;1,000 i" Touring;•'*-},.. .^;. :;K>:■ • « t • » PRICES F. O. B. WALKKRVILLE, ONT. Name_ AAMraia—13-LLi- fernie; Di V^MpTT^ '. Loeal':Ag«n&,f;. myo..; ^r'-J . Jf- S',* BB >UV . t* ' tion. "The worker -who turns away from the party "to become a convert to' the' general strike thinks thnt Ue has become moro. revolutionary," . says Guesde, "and they usk us to strengthen with our own. hands, this' fantasy, to deB&oyour-o'wn work', anjl-'t'o^undermine our 'own partV: I cannot;,conceive it." '' ,.- X ■' ,,',"7- X V . ' '.<.', AH Capital is lidicted* : If all Labor is Guilty i1 _-_:— x * The trial of William M. Wooa, president oC tho American Woolen Co., at lioston, Mass., on the charge of.con- Hplrncy to plant-dynamite (luring the Lawrence Btrlke, constitutes an Indictment of organized capital—'■' ■ , 11''— " ' ';' XX The conviction of the' union iron workers for dynamiting at Indianapolis constituted a conviction,'of,organized labor, . -' • , , . i. \ To show how I have conjo to this conclusion In my Investigation of tho coming trial of William M. Wood, this mnn agalnnt whom nn nlropioiis" plot to'dlsorodlt the cuuso of his rebellious workmen may bo legnlly proved, It Is only necessary for mn to toll you how completely ho stands for capital, ' ' • Who le Wood?''. Therofore I sot down hero for you Just who William M. Wood Is, William M. Wood |r— ProHldent nnd director of tho Amor- loan Woolen Co. and the American Woolen Co, of Now York—the ?C0,- 000,000,"wool trust." President nnd director of tho Ayor tnlllH, Lnwronno, Miibh, l*re>ld«nt nnd director of tho'.Na- jlonnl nurl Prevalence worsted mllln,' nf Illiodn Inland, ProHlilout and director of tho floulli llllnolH Conl V.o. Prcijldnnl and director of tho Wash- Innlor)' jiiIHh, Lawrence, Matin. , • Proiililniit nnd director of tho Wood wnrnttfl mlllM, Lnwrenro, Ma«B. , VIce-proHldent and director of iho National Association of Woolen Mnn- iifaflnicrM, * Mi'eeioi of the Morrliatits' Natlonnl Hank, New JCtiRlaurt, rUrncfnv til* tlin'IrM.K fri, n.. Vr... (V Vnw ll/'iifnrd, \\\i*a Olreeiiir of thn Pleren MannMHiir- Iim (Jo., New Ik-dford, Mass, William M. Wood was horn In Now ICnsrinnd, but he l« not or New Hnglnnd He Is n tnnn without n rnuntrv—n citizen who doos not bear his father's nnmo~tho foruetful son of a penniless itllon. Tn the Inl'iS fifties ol tho lust enntury dipt. Henry Pesso came Into hts llttin homo port dn Mnrths's Vineyard nboMil hia »fti'*oiiiK wlt.ile»hl)i. Tho man who pooled the potatoes nnd Wtmheil lliu .Ml* tind knttl«K for the cook ot* the alloy was Jaclnthro, « Poiiurese who had been picked up in fsynl In thn western fsJands. Going ashore lia wm «lr, it.,., rflfi , f\rr> .tu, »it,., Il.9.^*»^.t9, V, 9,9.1 f .4*1..*. ^' ..'-'t.f M> ■-,♦ on Investigation of a the case of WJI- llnru,M..Wood, ^_-., ''■ , ,,~ "Of tho flnrt' Ilrt of Now Iflngland*- tho joolal uplift and high thinking— Wiillatn. M. Wood,^president of tlie Am#rlmn Woollen 'Company, takes little,- If nny; part. „ "The men with whom lc choo.ica.tc associate must give bim the deference of dependants; nom*n, aa far as I can lesrn, writes In hia praise whose hand has not,signed a corporation payroll. "The woman andf clilldmn who toil lu UU lulnUly, mill* Wu tu Wiu. a* t fSVO see ^t, mora debit and credit In a traitor'* ledger," Have you heard about Peps? . , Peps, is ,'&,'' new ^scientific preparation put up'into tabloid of; pastille , form, which provides an entirely'new,* and effective treatmentjor. coughs, colds and lung: and throat troubles...,;;' ■■>-'. yj,„Ay,: " :(There. is • no, "connection between.; the" lungs -!and ,the stomacKi',;'. * '"ij. X, - a-•'.*.■. .Suppose ,some„thing wtre wrong with tyour* stomachr- say,; Indigestion; or ulceration —would-.you think of taking some medicine which went— not. to yout stomachi but to your lungs?. Certainly not! . Why then, when your lungs and chest are affected, should you dose your stomach—an absolutely separate ori,an-r with medicine? < Is it not far better to treat the ailing organ direct? : ' •' -K.. ': Pops provide * direct troatniont fnr, cougha, ooldsi, bronoliltln, nud all lunif. oh est and throat trou. bles, Pops contain" nigh. ly niediolnnl emnooi' and' plnu astraois" ooodansed' In.to tablet. form. •' \Y o u, put a Pep on, yoiir'tobgu*," »ii d a a it slowly dis, snivel, thoM> volatile < es-' roncoa turn Into viper. ' -, • ,*, Yon BRRAT1TB tha ramwly to yonr sore ailing lung* *.*-.-M,'* ^.9*1.14,^1199 V, ,991 V* V<*»'*.«..|« tubus wl vtm rlpfht on tithe tlnv ttiut* »gM ot tho l«ng»~* course no liqu il ur •olid mnlkln* could poi*il>ly thit*, .. Pepi fiinies ara hullng and'antl saptlci, They.haataorrfiMiuoand kill $1 X rr diiMM gorms..,Peps.bring plnixfori'it, fumos to yourhomo, Initaauoil yougoli.« I 4* . , ' t .1 www *f. I.t9^f ^Htfl I*l.*9l9 , . 7 For-that wjd. thst niaht cough, thnt leaeb ef nrQnw»ltI< don't ilqw ymir itemaahti '-Tbo tronhla lias .In -ymir "'-' lUBigs, *!fJiPsi>* go to tln-1unafc direct nnd will mrs yon/ - < Alldrugflslsandstore-iBOe but., Wrlto tor tm sampla te Vtfti Co., Trtre-'o, or M l'i In- com Bb, it'Innlpeg. B*q& 9 V »«k|PHMlMsH imt*****-****''* Jt-* ^^'ri^--^'^ * >vjs*i->r . "■- it**. T*sc j ijt 1w-'-' * ("-in L ..^t. At-TVi" r •Jp- --,- , ■ '. -, -'-'-,'Ma**^V~'v~ - -.^Vi^v ' - :s DISTRICT-iJ^l^'^FEIlTOhB^/MAEOH 8, l«l8,K >'-^-yV vK* . -J*?*>* *&'*[% Ill *'~*v' s«" --*>^ ,<*£■•*-I*. :t>-* *"*^ V. -1?* **- -I-fJ ". ; -£i- 'rj, /'. .,- . . ft Healthful, Dependable A-Kx.-\y A'-.t'-H- ' ■* - -■ • ■- - rv«*vw "V***?-.'-■--,;'-•- : ^^: gtape^ acidf; and? baking «,- B*iQ. LegiWiMireCloses V -1 sW0^Shc^t Session ' , , - " ■* - " v■*ti*9**'*l ■ '.—-j*.' ;- ^j **.-"'_' ' > - n Labor-Bills Killedy^df^QQUrse .- -JSasy' Money for X Members - VotersRolCCahcel^ War a x., AA-Bstween. Soctalist^Memb'ers ancl Premier. *v - PAGE THREE, jKThe-last week's doings have-ljeen pretty,lively as the Socialists'came 3tV -"iv ,<<■> ,^^lt>3MiBiB','ithe:^f6bd'' more delicious and wholesome. :,:";:-:;-^:'.:v;>^?x-\* ■. ,.Jir .*„ C,C5 priced, low gracie phosphates in the food. $1.'iM^.-X--V-.^r^v.''V-.': rv'-V- -■'->.-,> „ .-.s ■ .-■; '.. ,*i~** '>;,•;. f - *!,*f'W^7.-.','5 " .'-$"=-,v -' ">'' ■',''- ■-. •'' .„ >''.' 1'X; a.." 'i' Quarterly Dividend. Notice . , .. _ .,v .y,r t*- ""-',., * • • ' •'.'*. y - ,'*- -■<',- "• -'X.,^ >NotieejLS.-here^x*giyeii>tliat,a Diyidend'at'-ttivVAr'ate ol! Se v -y" viflsent. .perVann^m !upoir~the-.paid" 'up: Capita).? Stoclc'of .^tliis. B , - 3-, ;i' -;.v- "'.Capital Subscribed- •;^Reeerve; Fund.i...'. HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO, 16,000,000;'' - Capital- Paid - Up',..... " ." 6,460,000 ! ' 6,460,000,, Total Assets-'.'...'-!... ,72,000,000 7^1 ~0. >R. WILKIE; President '_] HO.NiLROBT- JAFFRAY, Vlw-Pres. -..■;-r,..- '^ y- BRANCHE8 IN;rlRJTYsH COLUMBIA;V,i,~ ~ ,*\ ; Arrowhead, .Cranbrook,-Fernie, Golden,'!Kamloopsi Mjchel, Moyie, Nelson. XAxAX ', ~':':A'A'. :.Revel8toke',"jVancWyer"*and_y.Vi. \ after.Saturday^ tlier 1st''March,-prox.. "'.The .Transfer'Book will be '^-closcd.frpm^he17th to the" 28th Feb'ruary/'IGIS, ,both days inclusive. 7 'VV,, V'V'w<- -.'A'-' ''--A l By orderof the-Board-, - ., ',. •'".';' ?« s' ;:'7'Ay\-:\ :'y'\ '■'; <:''*1:'--JAMES'MASOn7 ■" , .-_, .Toronto-'23rd 'January-,-: 1913.-. •*; V-' .--'■',' .', : '' General -Manager. 'iHea.d'"' ' "-,<%. -.'A,.. . -^-^'dV^TVT'TP/S' ' Branches and cornnections ' -'Office'^ *:*;•' !'-; " "'^ *!r^^ ™* r .V '•'•'V'. throughout Canadi " ZC ':";,^!:F.rMACDONALD, Manager,-FERNIE, B.C., -* '■ ' m(E ^CANADlM-; BANK x (;.;&$-. commerce SIR EDMUND WALKER, C.V.O.,I,I«D^ D.C.L., President „ ALEXANDER LAIRD ... JOHN AIRD, *, General Manager . Assistant General Manager - VCApitai.; -$15,060,000 ; rest, $12,500,000 TOURISTS TM TRAVELLERS . , •,.••.* . - 1 : * ' , , ' • • • •• , • 1 The Canadian Bank of Commerce, by reason of its large number of branches in everv Province of Canada, with direct representation ln London, Eng., Now York, 1 - San Francisco, 8eattlo, Portland, Ore., Moxico and St. John's Nfld., with. Agents and :■ , . Correspondents in avory part of the world, is able to offer unsurpassed facilities to the '. travelling public, enabling them to obtain money In the simplest way at any point on ' their Journey ths'world bver.' The Travellers' ChequeB and Letters of Credit issued, V'. — ty ,hltt B*1" overcome the annoying difficulties of obtaining funds abroad, especially , ^w„. In places where Identification Is difficult. - . -\, •• C| eques and Drafts on ell the countrlea'of the world,, drawn in sterling, francs, W.:&V4natlaif lire, kronen,, etc., can be fashed or purchased at reasonable jratos. ; \ .'., §,g ■* " L, A. 6. -DACK,' Manager. FERN'iE BRANCH ' . , < <*w,i • . !•• y,f"m •I •'J,. tiMmmm^m "Ur f/*,Hf -*f'4.v ".>,-' VH* ft, KENNEDY & MANGAN ; Lumber for all Purposes 1 ".here-at 'any time and In "any qunnlty. 'You * cannot swamp ub with' a largo order, or give us so small a one that we" will , ' not attend to It. THERE ARE BOARDS, BEAM8 JOISTS, 8HINQLE8, Etc. for any kind of building you may ho at work upon, 'Havo,« us send you what you want , .-.,wbon you want It, , ornoi «nd VAsiD, MoPHKnaoK ave., opp. a n. obpot, pbnnib " In Committee The usual tedious droning through' out-from "under wraps" amf: went j for committee'of ways and means0/was; the^"-government right .and^left/a'nd showed'- them no mercy."^Place.-was the /first to open the,.onslaught on' Tuesday in the reply to the budget address. The speech.was radical In the extreme for such a "bunch of slow parsites to"listen to. .. '/','•.•' ?Ho commented sarcastically-,on-the $5,000' wasted on the'weIcome:tdTthe Connaught.1 Perhaps It was none,of his'business, but he would examine,a few Items on the estimates; there was this large Income from tho head^tax on;M00 Chinese tn 1912. It reminded him ^strongly :of the cheap talk pb a whjte B. C, and no doubt the government was' looking ahead and "seeing where thia policy would lead them, "if not, he would-advise them to, as'the people of British .Columbia were1 not all blind. The^Chlnaman was no more to blame than Uie Englishman for com-. Ifig, but' at tthi9- same time- theyfwere a. detriment to every white' miner in the province,, when.they .were allowed to go'underground and Hurt the status, of the white man, by their cheap way of. living. m v-, -\ \ - , -One figure .before him was an item f6r $6,000."on the'cadets'trlp to.Australia, and-'Jack' now launched into a fiery denunciation of the military system. ~ All military -.expenditure was loathsome*to him, and his party,:tho Sbcialist,;"was on record everywhere, ajrainst grants like he found heie, such as militiaT-$3,000; Boy Scouts, $1,000;' etc.;.-^;,'.'„.' -7^fX , , ''„*: '': "0_f ^ all .men,'!1 "declared Place, ener- ,getically;-'/IJdetest-a scab, but what" can I^think'of"ji,mail,, a 'militbmaii', who- will-descend to the lowest'p'bui- ticu on earth, that of rcah-herder, or' defender; and "these militiamen were praised as upholding the.Union Jack, a, flag any Conservative member there would slobber-over on the platform." ("Hear, Hear;"' and applause, from the Ministerialists.)^' The .next budget he was prepared "Ho" see" a' 'tin-pot' navy being provided for.-* -• ''. - " Several items for'music," meals, etc., were touched upon- ironically..." For instance," 'he; could live ."comfortably the rest of his life on the amount" spent for wining "an-J dining ..the honorable minister. opposite on some .occasions'.' This1 was in grea^ contrast to'the way ^oJ_men^j:ho^_wfineJ_teaming*iron»igov-- ernnient-roads were treated; useless officials-could junket around, but real builders .could.very nearly starve on the job.- Theri,'$43i(|00 for the "upkeep and tranportatlon of Bowser's friends. "I should like to know,""said Place dramatically,-"how-, the attorney general can-explain-this." Think of, it, $96,OQO for treatment, of prisoners, in one year.. '"'-"; v. '1 He was^glad to,see the abominable poll tax go; through in the main,'the working class paid no taxes whatever, but he would ,lllw" to say, that, this measure had been advocated "on the Socialist side for. years. All thia was foreign to him as'a-disp'ossefld man, yet, being,thoro, he had endeavored to give his,views and the views of tho intelligent workers, The Issue before the house was a discussion,on the'dlv-, Ision of surplus value,,and the only issue to him as a revolutionist was, who should own°tho means of life, Ho hoped-the house now,realized whero ho stood. (Applause.); MoQowan, who followed, appeared to be Indignant at the monopolizing of the best land .In British Columbia by the Indians who made n6 use of it. Campbell, * of Rossland, rejoiced iii his turn that" the rod flag did riot fly in HoBsJnhd',,iwriofo' things wero prosperous," ovottyonq. was ■chQcrjtul,„1,nnvftr .co.ulfl provotlt ,jit. Cpuld tho governmont Blioiy,.nny"leglslntlpn that, lind produced".prosperity?.'. None nt all. L|)ie the government tomiro- of '<5ffl$e, .thlB^rbnp&rUy ,wa«'duo to thp .illflonvory of the poBalbllltloH of wealth in . dt)Vo16^fnir^.ri1ip -/nnturnl roRourcoR' 1iy'',0lrt-:worltl' oapiuillstn, ' (Applnusel. -'■■-■•'■■"•• 'r v" 'x,> ■ j?.' '"'*.'■! V. -■ ■ -~- ■ ■ ■"•.: '■ t.t Hardware $. :Kuriiiture J.D. QUAIL Mail Orders Promptly Attended to he urged the adoption of .the measui'e. McBride replied; stating that It was unfortunate that this ,billrwas brought up now, as- lie preferred to wait till the labor, commission brought.ln thei' report, and,proceed to1 legislate from that.. He thought,it was good policy always,to let employers and employees settle their own differences. He believed "the workers of B.C. would not endorse such a" bill. The placer mines of Cariboo and the logging industry would suffer too, If It-carried." (How ingenuous, this policy of letting them settle it themselves.) " - Parker Williams thought this was n case of trotting out the old shelf for excuses; this commission had served for two seasons now,, Workingmen were told all this last year, and horo It was again, as cheerful as ever, And furthermore, he had no great opinion of tho morlts of tho commission to pass on labor questions, and still furthor, tke government would take not the slightest notice of tho commission, Itoplylng to'an, accusation by tho Proinlor that flomo dny ho hoped to sit on the treasury bench; Williams Bnid ho never had day dreams, yet ho could assure the Premier that, ho had no nmhltlon In that lino. ThomlBslon of himself and party for the present wns to .pull down tho rot ton. od If Ico of cnpltnllBm, and his offorts, as well a» Uio member for Nnnulnin, wore abdicated to that ond, WIkmi tliolr work was coinploto, morn onpnhlo hands than his would frame out n policy of, roconfltruellon for Iho now noclely to ho." Ho BCorod a lilt ovor Mclirldc, whon he remarked that Iho worker Hold bin labor power on the market, Jimt ns polntoos ar any other commodity; If tliorn was a shortage Ills price went up, If a glut, It wont down. Thn Premier snid hot to Interfere with the mar- ItH, yet ho granted $r>n,000 for Immigration piirposos, Mere tho Hpenkor celled fer nnlrr. In putting UilN'ciiHo out. of the U>k\»* Inturo Into tlio commlSHlohs oouvt tlm Premier was smashing nil rules of lnittle. On division, ,11 vo|os to'2'showed tliu lineup, Tho tiHiinbor for Nniinlmo spoke In favor of tlio woman's iiurt'rage bill, nnd tlie.JIon. McPhlllliiH against It Pino ^......1.11..^!, vh-ki <«i(!iiiu.ii<\ ifuvci-.wH iirKiiinotitH were hound and, ns ho Mnr iinJJVp1-r r&ijic. ii- v< 1 ".-.I'*•.<■) tml ll, i*_ _uulti tluiiK ul no luiwuiil now.'Tl wrilild W heltur for'eemnflii- Ijnirnrid men.-'h'nt'.nn; It "wns nn iiso". thn rnmnnnloV toelti;'or'the rjfivnrn at least,- would,not blame them.:■' He introduced this bill under the instruct Jions bf the party he had.the honor of belonging, to, and, he would "now leave it to the consideration bf the house. On a vote, the following "members supported itr Williams; Place,- Young, Lucas, Miller, W. J. "Manson,: Wood, Foster,, and Hunter, and 24 (including Fernie's hope! opposed it Other bills,from the Socialists "turned down were':' one respecting-.payment of wages, (Place), and an act to amend the highways act,-- (Williams), this being an attempt to have alf roads leading 10 settlements of five or more houses declared public,roads so that corporations, who own a good many such places in the province, could not have "undesirables" arrested for trespassing. „A' resolution of censure was also brought In on the last day by_WiUiaras "condemning the government for lending assistance to the Canadian Collieries company during the Cumberland dispute and thereby encouraging them' ,to employ Asiatics in mines, and also its unfair attitude to the strikers." Parker Williams unreservedly denounced the government as being body/and soul with the company. The special thugs had Intimidated Orientals so that they went to work, and assaulted respectable citizens; the only lawbreakers were, "Bowser's specials;" and the petition for protection was largely signed by Asiatics who were,being driven by 'Bowser's fiends' to work. Speaking on the.hotels being closed in Cumberland Williams said that the specials were the only ones who abused-liquor. They could hardly sit on their horses, and they had also, on instructions from the attorney general, refused whites permission to visit the Oriental department there. The Asiatics were told they must work, or go to Jail, or be deported.- McBride's defense was much1 the same as on previous occasions and the workers of this province should by now know how he stands . Two significant bills that have gone through are the one to cancel all present voters' lists on March 3d, this year, and the other in conjunction with the raise in members' salaries to $1,600, and increasing the term from froni four to five years. Parker' -Williams had *, previously thanked the government for the raise in his characteristic way, saying he could now go further afield ancl show them "up, whereat McBride said he was not much-afraid of a change yet. Regarding this bill, however, Williams could see no xeason for the-change as in the last ten-years no parliament had sat over, three^ years. >He* con- -demried-the-iiabit*'of*Tjiving"tlie"macEr ine so much more notice than the outside public received of an approaching election. The first notice one usually got was the sound of the Conservative machine, going like a cement works. This about concludes all that was done, outside of the numerous government amendments to existing acts," to provide .work, for the lawyers. ,- But surely the working class -will awaken to .their chances and increase that opposition to a formidable fighting force. _ . The Socialist party is our party, workingmen, let us boost it as well as tho bosses do' their pet Conservatives, and we shall win in the course of time. jvartl'iriovp In 'p.O./hmJ arrived, and,.standing his forvent npponl on' behalf of the*'mon engaged In hazardous oo ,c,upntlens;t(wlio,. he wild,, should ho protected from competition of Chinese and Incoming harvest .hands from tlio east who' kept the Crows Nest nnd other fllHtrlctfC flooded with mon, tind thus- kVpt down "lYmfo's.' • Ho cliiwl Monfnita n« nn InRlnnco'.Whero' \vvse* hn'd*'lip«Mi rpiriilfiloil hv law, mul further 'sh'oy^d^ that while pries'- of olhnr It seems pretty generally understood that Sir Richard McBride will hardly load his party through another election in British Columbia, Rvoryono knows Sir Rlchrrd Is .imbltlous nml several years ago ho nttainod everything that British Columbia hns to offer, and ills friends expect soon to soo him olther join the Ottawa gov- ornmont or go to tondon ln some representative Canadian * capacity. Next election Hon. W. J. Bowoor is llltoly to load thc party., -would,-be no coal"in'the market. The; only, reason for owning the mines.is to make profit by enslaving the non-. owners. -"I know there is a theory to the effect that legislators,who arep notnecessarily.the owners nor yet the nou owners can. because of that fact, legislate in the interests of both, but eveiyday experience in and about the" mines is proof that such a theory is not based on facts, as onlyjtoo well has past experience In this assembly proven that the interests-of the mine owners will ,be carefully guarded for they are well represented in this assembly. Though I am the otfly representative of the- non-owners In this assembly I will do what I can to safeguard the interests of the mine workers. .The fact that the honorable member for Athabasca has spoken so fav- , orably of the bill (he being a mine owner) is very good evidence that the commission has not neglected the interests of the owners. When this bill comes before the committee of the whole house I will introduce several amendments and I will then deal In detail with the merits of the bill." . - ■ Your correspondent may be pardoned for adding that it is well to-remem- ber that the capitalist class own the natural resources and the machinery which Is the product of labor, because such ownership enables them to make profit by enslaving the non-owners. Wage slaves are not the property of any ■ particular bunch faf capitalists, but they are the property of the capitalist class as a whole. If any particular bunch, of capitalists, in their greed for1 profits, were allowed to freely kill and cripple wage slaves It would in time reduce the supply, then they, as well as ,all other capitalists, would have to pay more wages (as for instance after tlie.black plague in Eng- ' land.) Governments being the executives of all the capitalists,' they used . to pass laws restricting the slaughtering of wage slaves, but as capitalism grows older, the,supply of wag-.* , slaves'becomes ever greater than ,the demand, therefore ever easier to re- place~tl-e killed and crippled, so* that Lowadays such restricting laws aie enacted only just before elections as so much,bait with which to catch the" suckers, and they are enforced only to the extent that the awakening consciousness of the wage slaves to their position in capitalist society enableB . them, through their political and industrial organizations, to force "the capitalist governments. All of this has many times been' slated on the floor of the assembly and It is worthy' of note that two and three years ago when he who made these statements. introduced several amendments to the ■ Coal Mines Act they,were defeated by- the^very~government'rthat~is*"irow*'iiTf?** troducing the new" Mines Act, THE MINES ACT IN THE ALBERTA LEGISLATURE SYNOPSIS OP COAL MIXING 11EGUI.ATIONS COAL mining rights of tlie Dominion, In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the North West Territories and' In a portion of the province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term ot twenty-ono years at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2,500 acres wil be leased to one applicant. Application for 'a lease must be made by the applicant In person to tho Agent or Sub-Agent of tho district In which tho rights applied for are situated, In surveyed territory the land must be described by HC-ctluns, or legal sub-divisions of soctlons, and In unnurvoyod- loiTltory tho tract applied for shall bo staked out by the applicant himself, Each apllcatlon must bo accompanied by a foo l>f |i> which will bo rofundod If tlio rights applied for aro not available,' but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on tho mcrchantabln output of thn mine at the rate of five cents por ton. The person oporatlng tho mine shall furnish tho Agent with, Bworn returns accounting for tha full qunutlty of merchantable coal mined an dpay the royalty thereon, If tho coal mining rights aro not being operated, such I'l'itui'iiH should be furnlsliod at least rrnco a year, Tho lonso will Inoluflo'tho coal mining rights only, bul the lessee may bo permitted to purchnso whatovor available Riirfuco rights may bo oonHldored tio- cessary for tho working of tlm mino nt tho rato of $10,00 an acre. .. , T«*or full Information application should bo made to thn Hi>crolary of tlio Department of tho Jntorlnr, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agotit of Dominion Lands. W, W. Oory. Deputy Minister of tlm Intnrlo". N.n--Unaulhorls!Hd publication of this advertlKPinont will, not bn naiiJ for. mont If* Vou'prefer, nttM "no," nn*l Plic*'« nmrntflrrient' -tp iba Con! jjflnns nemilntton AcI'wn'ii nont un In umnkn ten, Th?«, prnvldfl/l'thiit the j miner* BhonM e!«ct thn "nn commit* .troi nnd ronort iJiWr ffniUnffti.' I '. Vl-irn ri*torrt*ttto'tbti*illnr!Tlirtlii*tlt*'n 'vrnctlriui in mmiy rum** mid *mM thl* ;vr»iiM nvnld nil 'triiwMM nf'thn UnA , He moi** are r*n r'*i)i*.ep'*h''.*i nhlprt'nri \tn thn l»'ll f>n? hfT'hiuUrtf'tttft trtvorn. ^irieri would -i«v>flT»),.tft.*'Wep4r«.»n» a* ^inimra nt ttiMp ppoii Intentions to itht* eteil mtlWT*. t ypOrl.it. rt*t*M*a fffct't tfur. fnHoit to be llcvo thntonch .Rrahtod to tho othor Imporinnl concessions. He th«n went on to IhH; tho parts that had been lalti'ii bodily from the old net, u» wull iih thn pints that were now. Mr, Co- tli*, miimlMT for Athabnacn, nnd n mino owimr. Hpol, thin Minna Act must lm considered from two opposing points of viuw, flrnt thnt of tho mine workers who opnrnto the mines and of ncrennlty exist In and ahout tho initios but who de not own mitten; und »woinl, il.(! mine owner* who, ns n rule, do not live In thb paivluui, uv uvun tu UiU country. Tlio mine workert, who, became of tliolr non ownmhlp, are rom- p«U«d to aell to tlio ownem their life force, that la, thoir brain, brawn, nnd mnacle, called labor-power, aw; th.» vtiltf** -rnntim, without whom tlw mlnea would have no value and there HAVE YOU A FRIEND WHO DRINKS TO EXCESS Tell Him He Crtn Be Cured rn Three Days. The Noal Treatment at tho Neal Institute Will Quickly Restore Him to Self-MaBtery, Tho Noal Instltuto Cranbrook, B.C. Box 326. Phone 273 Hixon & herguson Heating Engineers Tinsmiths and Plumbers Te! 153 P.O. 1063 Fernie, B.C. , i v iif , • +,H , "1!'*$ i 7j *?;«>< 3" ' ••■>> •« .-;-;S.,iii->-«^?i.'l"K'"r-'> £■".'*•-?''?*'&!* "^lf..*^-!&.-KfJri'»v'«- PAGE FOUR THE:DISTRICT. ledger,-, fernir V;-%«■':'.\ --...-■-..: '■- \ • .. ;^.CV *-' ■; !?' \-:' -7AA':ii~'..,$?.< r ^Vv;^'-vV^i^>: ^v^vV"\:V-,;^y;'^r") ,,\, ~fl\\..: . • - :-. "_•,; <•>...;-;_ ■ . Ax-X-Ay%x-7 - -'■">. -/Y^- -- ~A 7<7'.X"^ A'- ... \'x7"':'v •y"-*'' x!:Ay '■ •"'.' a': -'-' -V A? r-.,\ Btrlke" demanding- a- minimum .wage *ot*yyy*iy ts\ "seven'peiK^ '77, '■?■?': ( bn^theV resumption' foit/-;negbtiatlonaV;>^:,,:-:''' with^UifeemployerB^'w^: ibat" by^a' y„ majority\ p£263£, Th$ "dyeing -Jtirms>t xA7 -Hqdderafield..andJ' ip^de»feid^-haY^\^,>"^*f. aiao}5^n^iedii&at^8Wfee*is im'5'^yAsAytij minent^V;;,. . X 4* >• ^y-i'sA'",j,' -^- - ■•--"' -J'v.^S'-v'l S*^'tff^ " 1* J- =. _>.' _,• -a -v.«. ,;-.-. X,y- -"->--O.'s*1.1' 1? -iv..-.-'* -i \CTto«j .United 3 Mine" Worker* lead.inu. Uie ; -" ",'-;'v- ".' X\t}A ^.-j5'\-.7-'' ' Published.every, Saturday morning at its offiw, Pellat&vemie, fernie," B. 0. Subscription $1.00 per year in advance. . An excellent advertising Medium. Largest, circulation in the Dist rict" Ad:; rertising rates on application. Up-to-date facilities for the execution of all kinds of book, job and oolor work. Mail orders receive special attention. Address all communications to The District Ledger. H. P. NERWICH, Editor. Telephone No. 48. Post Office Box No. 380 -*- (UNION l«y) LA BEL •- WHAT'S IN THE WIND? T^ROJI an advertisemeut appearing in another 1 *T column it will be seen that tlie provincial'voters lists have been cancelled ancl that a new roll is lo be made which closes on April 7th. Not being1 in 1hc know, it is difficult to say what is in the air,-but this much we may rest assured of, that Mr. McBride has not, seen fit to do so for Ihe purpose of giving the workers of this province any advantage''or benefit. He has not taken this whim or fancy in his head for our good. Tt is quite posible that an election is in perspective iu the near future and that the workers, to his mind, have been too active in getting registered, hence by cancelling the old lists and calling for a new ono he stands to lose nothing and to gain much. Tlie election iii all probability will lie a dominion one. Tlie Borden naval measure is giving tho government much trouble and the Liberals may force the Premier to go to the country with it. The government will, of course, resist, by all means a tits disposal, an attempt to force a dissolution, but pressure may be too strong against it. Signs are not wanting to show the desperate attempt on the. part of the federal government to hang on to power, the main one being its extraordinary refusal to submit a redistribution measure at this session of parliament. There never has been a case in the history of Canada where redistribution has been so long delayed, following a decennial census. However, one thing is certain and that is that the workers of this province must see that they get on the voters' roll before April 7th. Thc list of commissioners for the purpose of registering voters for'the year has so far. not been announced, but it is expected to appear in this week's government gazette, in which*-event it will be published in next week's issue of the Ledger. truths.., This is a1 painful process, to maiiy, but. in order to see the realization'bf the triumph "of.an intelligently organized democracy ^ this -apparent sacrifice must be made, and remember that it is only by solidarity that the workers cah'hope for survival in the struggle of "the fittestlto survive,'V^-for are they not "the real men?" .'. '...■ - ; ' .The modification of this systenl may be.left in the hands of reactionaries, but^the revolution will be accomplished .by the workers themselves just so' soon.as they-realize they are "real men" and have imbibed somewhat of the spirit .of defiance.of our friend "The Apostate," whose'frankness may hot prove altogether tasteful to some,Tbut,probably may. prove a tonic to others. - V, "".-'" ', ;- .. .: CON(5ERt;.BY CITY BANDl,, ? " The- Fernie'.hand -will-be\out next Sunday'afternoon at" 3 o'clock, weather permitting, ;and;jrill re'nder-the-follo-w- ing programmelzy;A ;^ '-['I/. -1% "' "Aida "TrlonpialJMarch," (G.Ve'rdI);" "Champion,"^ ^oyerture.'^ (G...South); "Maritana,"-cornet solo given by.,Sig. Pasta; ' "Over"the. Waves,". waltz; "Nabucodonbssor,*".' qyerture, (G. Verdi); ""Tonn'ambula,"'"{ Bellini) solo by Sig. Perosa;"1 ''The Trumpeter' of San Juan," (Weber)"';;" "Ch'a Magistrate WhTmster.laid\by:„Cblef-flf^PolIce-'Hali: Twd'-hearlngs "were,giv^ji,tb'it,: one oii Wednesday and.,the, other .on.- Thurs-. day." Chief Hall/states1 that ^Janitor' McEwen of the""p'6'st(offIce;lald a/complaint against ^J./F5 Spalding-ifor assault arising out-of; a -dispute 'ai\to whether Mr. Spalding's-.dogs'lb^-permitted to go Into ttie post officeMobby or riot. Mr. Spalding, was"'taken, in charge,but immediately released/on his own recognizance.) Chief Hall then applied for' a >umm'ons -against him. This Mr. Whlmster^'refused.to issue, but, instead called upon Mr. Spalding and Mr, McEwen to-appear- before him.. At the .hearing, the chief was not permitted to be present; he being told by .the magistrate" that his presence was'not desired. Mr. Spalding was fined $5.00 and costs of- $150. Magistrate Whimster refused to appear before the commission, claiming that by^ doing so he would be recognizing the city's authority over him, which he- does not admit, but would do so if instructed by the, Xttorney-Gen- eral, with whom he -is iu c»mmuntca- tion on the subject, to do so. In the meantime,he is represented by -Mr. Fisher. After giving" the,mtftteu their deliberation the commissioners decided to write the Attoi/iey-General, asking him for an investigation: • ''' ^-\>3.^VHOW-:i6 IT.DONE N' >'S-.- -. ■"*;'--1**.*: ?;;. , ' yy,:---, f.\'i: '.w •.- X.X? *■■'{*■• --T^-'i.-t-y-.-^'.sJ.-^-iv.Vrts'vt "l'i.-"-? ;J' *. We;1 $re, given-"to^unflerstand; that 'doubts' - iavev' arisen Jin Jthe- minds .of somelptfthe .workers, as. teethe cof-: rectnesr o^,the;,theoryf of-th^system of' exploita&orf0nde^ the tVagesf syV tern. .V There' vareysomeSwho" contend that itcIs/"toot/only-at".;theVpqint?'qf- production,'^ ,but. also ^in^jfte^reaim/rof cbnsumptloniUhat, the) ^qrker^flnds himself;, fobbed.' *. TpHhrast^this" ^matter" outvtherev.js" taile", of' a?general, debate ih the -basement 'pt. • thos Miners' hall cr: "the evening of ^Sunday,;-week,- March,. 16th; c*ommencinYat1"7roi'ci6ck*. ri*'U* *-*.•> DYERS WANT.SEVEN.1, ' :.„ Vs-, PENCE WAQESCALE -\.YORKSHIRE, March 4'.~For nearly four 5veeks,\ 6,500 dyers have-been, on .-^vei^y'man'Vthihfis ho,knbwws-,a lot : about womea\nntil-h"e marries one. V A general strike is talked of by. the school, teachers of France.- Recently a number of them were fined'for disobeying the court's' order, to disband. The French government seems determined to, break 'up the' Teachers' union. - ■ •. - - ,'"..-- a' -.<> - ■*.-\ connection with the Socialist party may appear to -some superficial observers as an important matter, we would point out that this is a detail of very minor significance. The individual is the product of heredity and environment and the intellectual is generally attracted to the Socialist movement by sentimental or intellectual reasons, and if he finds that the struggle for existence necessitates his withdrawal from active work in thc class struggle he becomes more or less a nonentity in so far as the progress of the movement is concerned. "The moral duty of an individual never exceeds his interests. The only thing which exceeds those interests is th", MATERIAL power of the generality over the individuality." (Diotzgen.) Tho so-called'Progressive' party is reactionary and every scientific Socialist 'knows it is the outcome of certain economic conditions, just as much as the growth of Socialism is tho result of specific economic conditions prevailing in various countries. It is impossible for any intellectual, however gifted, to maintain that he oan' bc both n reactionary and revolutionary at one and the same timo. That he may gather some of thc spoils from tho camp of thc reactionary politicians is to his immediate material interests, perhaps, but ennnot bo palmed off as a gain for the working class, whom they desire to delude. To our minds, however, thc most important aspect of this matter is the lifting of tho veil hiding tha hypocrisy of those desirous of dominating the affairs of tho peoplo. Many people imagine that politicians nre really "good" men, and by good we do not mean tho mushy sentimentalists of the Sunday school variety, It is thc custom of politicians Necking tho suffrago to pander to nil, or ns many as possible, of tho potty prejudices of the people, taking particular "pains not to jolt them from their inbred superstitions and blind faith in thc so-called truths they have had inculcated into thorn from the earliest days—Riich as religion, patriotism, and re- flpoctnbility. However, Iho politician has learned from experience that no supernatural powora intervene in tho nffftirn of thin mundane sphere and ho has come to see tlmt that much despised doctrine of matoi'ialisin is the only mothod whon dealing with practical affairs. Wo aro not now referring to nil politicians, but "the" politician*! who nro tho Ktrongth of tho capitalist regime and are out to fight iho menacing advancu of ilomoerncy. To under- stand this is of great moment to our well-meaning nnti.Snoinliut frlund* n»vl TTfnnieno nrul olmuM }\n\n\i nwny y.ome of thoir pet delusions nn to'lho flood intentions of those who they imagine nro representing their interests, Thc play of material in- tereslii is being exhibited just now in British Columbia hv the Irtbernl nnrtv. whrme nnnnrfnl re»»nrd, for tlio workers of |^ho province can bo deduced by tho8o understanding the very enlightening theory of the economic interpretation of oventn. " The Jiopo of social democracy in based on the organic neccwilty of progress" and tho in'Mridual who sup- 1>ohoh thc evolutionary process ia going to adjust Itnelf to suit bin own peculiar notions of what Hhould Iio ju«t and right is certainly laboring under a do- Ituion, and before he become* fully convinced of tli<» lojficof the class Rtrugglo ho will find that he will Imve to discard Noonor or kter many of those ideas which be ban been taught to look upon as absolute bloody drive sixty-four men, three women, and four children were slaughtered by the butchers of'Diaz. Tlie armchair philosopher may talk about the bra-' tality ancl ignorance of the .workers in the land of the Aztec, but history, teaches us that peasants in revolt, are never very squeamish in their methods nor is this to be wondered at when one reads of the damnable treatment that has been meted out to them by their masters, when the old Jewish theory of "an eye for an eye and a.tooth for a tooth" becomes exemplified.; The only individual who' is actuated by a desire lo throw off the yoke of capitalism and is not puffed up with an ambition to become an office holder is Zapata, whose slogan is "Land and Liberty." The fight of the Mexican' is a struggle for living conditions and while we may criticize his methods we mWacknowlcdge the justness and naturalness of his actions. At the same time realize that it is not alone in Mexico that tyranny reigns but in othor and so-called more enlightened countries, hence the working class everywhere ought to recognize the fact that so long as they remain pawns on tho profit-producing chessboard thoy can expect ho emancipation from tho yoko of capitalism. . Classified Ads.-Gent a Word TO RENT—Large-,house.. Apply to W.^MIntonj Lindsay ave., Annex.'. -% " FOR SALE—Household furniture. Apply ^to W.' Mihton, Lindsay avenue, Annex. " ■ „- . - ■ ;*';: • x-.yyiNCWlGE.yyy sx; 7 "< ' ' ' -, .. ' 9 j k ' •. , " ' "■ * **<* ' A , y > ' '■ >■ ™ |,,i * * 1 - lv *• . ' • ^ / _ *■ .' ' Schedule Provincial Elections Act " „'■' Notice is', hereby given that the list.of Voters"for the Fernie-Elec-- ■*,'■ 1 toral District has been' cancelled and that applications to be placed on V the voters'list, will b:e received at; my,office at the.Provinciaf Court House, Fernie, B.-C, , where printed forms'of affidavit to lie used .h in" shpport Jbf an application to'vote will • be' supplied. / Thejllst .' - of'persons claiming .to vote ^wlll-be suspended from and after the sev-* . enth day of April, 1913," and, a Court of Revision will bo held'b^the' ioth day of Maj*vl9,13,': arid notice o'f:, objections to the insertion?, of'.'_ - any, name'1 on the, Register of -Voters.m'ust;be given td.me.thirtV.clear-,s days before .the'.holding1 of' the. Court of Revision.-,.; .- 7X. * ".'" - -;" .- .Dated rthis;3rd day, of-iMarch,-1913;"- 4--'■:'- ' --:,V- '-" ' ,'.■'"' -' -.' .... '■• \ - -- '-> ' ,r-'-'\---•• Vr-. : "' , *-,;-\.,.- -•' ,.,'■ ,--. , :' '■ ^ o-"'..V . • '."■■* ' \-"''»'' •>'•/J-'!S.lt.-.Al.EX'ANDER,\ * ,'_",,'-- A-- ,,.."; Registrar of Voters for the,Fernie} Electoral"District' ' .-$. v.. I I K " ISIS THEATRE tf That- a' careful selection of "enter-- taining and instructive pictures prove attractive to the patrons of the "mov-. ies'i-was.evidenced-by-the-good^ouses- called forth by the presentation of "Thelma" and "The Raven," two" films dealing'with the literary productions of the well known writers, Marie Co- relli and,Edgar Allen Poe. The Isis has earned the reputation of being the pioneer in high class moving picture programs, and-In addition to the items'of a more serious nature a good sprinkling of comedies Is introduced, "making an extremely attractive evening's/entertainment assured to the public. - For Friday and Saturday a political play which will appeal to the people of this part- of the country will bo shown. This Is '"The Ropeater," a dramatization of a well known peculiarity In the east Kootenay. A dramatic production entitled "Tho Thief's Wife," and ,an. oducatlonal oubjoct dealing with Ellis Island,'"The Gateway to America," ns well as five comedies, "Aunt Hetty's Goldfish," "Tom, Dick and Harry,"' "Ragtime Danco," "Tho Professor's Dllomna,'',' and "The Cross Roads," will bo shown, . ."FOUND—A sum of money.-.Owner' can have same by-giving description to H.'-; Wilkes." ' " ' - -' , •,-;'' -.' , — . . _ | FOR SALE—2-room shacl-; on quarter, acre of lan3. Apply-to'J. Cha::' mack, ,West Fernie: - ." , 29-6t*. ^QR^SjLLE—Furniture for sale. Apply ■ to Mrs. Thos. Robertson/ Pellatt; ave,,- north of Central school. v 27-3 - JUNIOR ^CLERK WANTED^Apply in writing to Manager, Home Bank; Fernie, B.C: . HOUSE FOR SALE—Four 'ropms, on half acre of ground In .West Fernie, Also 92 "chicken?. Price ?800/Inclusive./Half cash. Apply tb GcW.cc Alexander. . 28-3t HOUSE FOR SALE—3 roonr shack and skeleton of house of elght'rooms. Verandah'. • Lot ' 40 x 140.' (Will '.'sell cheap, $400,' half cash. Apply to Jas. Meek, West Fernie. -. 29-3t. Steam Heated Throughout-.'- Electric Lighted : ;THE, KING EPARD: HOTEL;X ', '* '•*■ J. L. "GATES, Proprietor ""' '-':•> ■'... " - , . - -"■- -. , V "•'.' -.' ;. * r* ■ - '' x'. -. Fernie,'B.;C. ' ./" ' :ai: ■■'• sax The Leading Gommercial "Hotel; of" the Cityl . Rates $2.50 per day' a . . .With Private Bath $3"oO. '; Fire Proof Sample" . ''Robms in Connection 7-, MISSIONS s Recently children havo heen sent around accosting people on thc fitrcct hogging for funds for foreign missions. We considor.it would ho moro in, keeping with tho situation if tho Chinese were tp send missionaries to various parts of the British empire to oducato some of thrtto who nro under the impression that it is only thc "honthon" who aro in need of attention, Great Brilain-forccd tho opium traffic upon tlio Chinese, and at tho present timo tho commercial element of India aro wondering how much of a loss thoy will havo to sustain if tho Chinese government persists in tho attempt they aro making to stamp out the evil, Tf China complies with thoir treaty thoro will not ho so great a financial loss, hut if she doos permit its fulfilment then a strict compliance with tho terms of this infamous pad with a Christian nation means a further degradation of her people, Tho treaty in question is ono of the legacies of tho former regime, and wc feel suro that ovory right thinking individual would.ap plaud the aot of thc Young Republic in repudiating nn agreement ho injurious ih its effect upon her citizens, See Mrs. Todd's clearance sale to make room for now mllllnory, TO SELL OR TO LET—Two-room shack and lot, also stove, in" use a short time, and 'also a child's pram (baby's crib). Apply to MrB. A..L. Walker, Colcleugh ave., Wost Fernie, noar Ice house. 28-2t. EGOS FOI} HATCHING — From stand'nr brod stock, .barrod. Rocks, whito Rocks, white Wynndottos, Duff Orpin gtone, $2,50 per 18; Aylesbury duck eggs, $2.00 per' 11; $12.50 por 100, white Orpingtons, $3.C0 por 13. Albert DavlcB, Fornlo. • 29-1. The Football Season Will Soon %; Here Team, work is what counts and;the.force"at the ^is.has it . Look at this combination for FRIDAY and SATURDAY 'Aunt' Hetty's" Goldfish- y.....7..-.'..,'. .,<..;...;.. ,'.\ Comedy - The Repeater .......'. Thanho'user drama, a political' play " .Tom, Dick and Harry .....'..',./........ .,: Comeay! Ragtime Dance •!•••.•.•'• *•*,** • •*■ • ••'••• •"• •■•••• Comedy The Thief's Wife .,7 .American drama," a woman's love . 1 Professor's DHemria ..' '.....■........'..,.,...'....",.'..; .Comedy Gateway to America, intimate viows of Ellis Island Educational The^Cross Roads ;...'. .' .' Comedy' Another Big Double.Header , Wednesday and Thursday 2 Reois - Caprices of Fortune ■ 2 Reels A young man, after seeking fortune in many different locaMtles,, •returns to find lovo and fortune, awaiting him In his own home. , This picture takes you through many funny and thrilling advon- turos In the onst and weBt. ,-!.■". i Kick off at.7.30 and 9.45 . We Show Nothing but tha Bett Pleturee ■ Qi yll OAN trm T.tfOPATOD mAHa!5 its bpotb? Of late the hierarchy of the largest Christian organization in the world is dovoting quite a lot of its timo to denunciations of the tondeneipi of the Labor movement. The latest ono to. lako the field is Archbishop Ronnie of London, Kng., who irt reported ns stating in thoVourso of a denunciation of syndicalism that tho Church is in favor of tho ays* torn of privnto property. This, of course, is hardly news, and to show that tho priestcraft is much tho snme ns of old, we quote from the Roolt, which some like lo consider infallible, "And the CIIIRF PRIESTS accused him of many things,'* (Mark 15. v. 3); "But the CHIEF PRIESTS moved thc people Hint l»o (Pilnto) should nthor reloMo Rarabbas," (Mnrlctf, v. 11). & Grand Theatre • . > i ' ' ' ■ ' ONE WEEK Commencing Monday, Mar. 10th ' * i / ' Miss Verna Felton ■■■■" '-and- * ■■ * The Allen Playfers Presenting: an Entire* New Repertoire of Plays, .commencing Monday Evening, tt with C. T. Uawey'8 Triumph aa\a A V "That Girl from Te;sa& 11 i ' \HyiJi jmt*\ *3| Change of Play Nightly . Royal Hungarian String Quartette Enquire about Madame X Popular Prices Seats on Sale at Suddaby's ' in . .. r .. ■ ■ ■■■■ '■ mummwi -mm wtftft*«HHHfi** m MMwumaiwii^**—^**"W'» .„.**H***maiin*kf'"<"s ***• re <^w*»#iFw^*'ry \.i**&eM*nmMx*# vmnv&tmt*wumimv*r!*i.*> HT^'iivVwttirw '» %\t-'£&'i' >?'-**> a Kir, kAA$''As$: ■^A***.**.^,*], -7 *r>4®'--l'<«r'ii *uwT-.'i>y *£»; X- •^ ^7 THB DISTRICT LHBCIE^; FERHIE, B. 0., MARCH %im. PAGEJTVB. ^7- wSBt^LW^^^KiW^ ^•".^wiws^iM^^ 1 KPSWfi /4f|'^fc^':?H^^^E^^:l5^^^^5.'^^^ft'-'% ',"'wi "i-,»V V'-'-'W' ,>; c^Y**»*****»* »******-****-****** i MMMl»y¥»»V"»"t»^ «......... „ „ '•h® 'f___ 1 A.OT,*, rCOLEMAN NOTES :;-X :+ i ':^h*:hoctey- team; cinched .the.Frayv ;ier;c,ap by beatins:JFran:fi W-Monday '^Ight.i;:jTOB;'Bc'oreyasrll''-Vo 2. -.' '',"..' 'Y>,r*9j?\,SaiUI^ar* last ."theY^idents bf Y Coleman-who'are natives of the land l'0f.-the'leek.clld honor tofthelr patron 'Wty.ty holding a^concert'"and:dance \ Inthe opera house! • There was a good : crowd. and" everyone,' enjoyed "them- ';selves. , ■•• „_ '• *"'-' **.' -v '- .,, T. Milley feJlofL'the water wagon f" on..Saturday;: but we' are -pleased,to ;, 'state that .he. was not-much hurt and -..'climbed Jils/perch, again on Sunday. ' -;Keep"~a tight hold, of the'side boards, ^om." ''>Y"Y: ;Y "''■ - -.-;"■ - i >;' Mr; 'Wright'/ late manager. o£ the 41 ^/c^^tat^?arket.. left,Ior Spokane;;,the ;' •-l,:''??i9lP«"oT.hl9 family,'?on,Sunday morn-' A!'}iiBXA2vyA,\,: ,-'',- ■•- ;, j. :, *y.-A ■ \ ' -\„v,^.t,c^are out for a''meeting of the •;»ive' hack.froto,:the,old couiritry . -.about the first week; iii -April. 'Team ,/builders, take.'notice'.-, v.% . \-.y -* ./^OurioM'.-frieWY^'Mffey"-' \viiB" in JrouWe,'last [-week-end 'and..the judge J said'''Five-fifty.".1.A ,.<'■"■'- .■-,*. •■: :HuBhie.;Anderson,'a native ,of Fif<\ ■ blew-into;town last;Saturday and sjavS .._ -a leeture'.'Jn^theY-bllliard1 room- on ... iihlonisni;.- ,The-Jecture was very.-ably. ,/ delivered,, and.placed the men within' A. the/kingdom -ah&ad of all o.ther Brit- -'-, Ishers-in, the principles of .•unionism. ' ■'.The feature film.at.the opera house -r;on Tuesday, night'was'a "play in-three ^iicta, entitled "The-Black Panther." .-.The"pictures]were excellent and We ; -enjoyed by; a very-large audience; ; • Y'Jud&e" ■■ Grahagi.varrived. Tuesday Y- ?!sht from the Arrow Takes oh" a visit '\,:to'.Ker father.-, ' .','" 'AA. •:'„ '_.:'- y.S ,- ■ V.",".-/&, Disney has, secured.the. contract "; for .the Novation o'f "theopera house. ■ }. A. complete'' scheme, of ^ new' decora- - .': ,tlons has been decided-upon, and whet* -- 'finished,'- the- house will ■ compare fay- ..erably with any In the,Pass for attrac- [/ --'-!.- tlyeness.'"'; - > *■_; - Ay/-, *- .. •-'-_-, '- -, ' H Charles Warlaby,' brother- ■: ■♦ ♦ in-law of Winounskie (deceas--•♦ ♦ ,ed) late of Corbin, B: C, will . ♦ ♦ .kindly communicate with bis- .,"♦ ♦ ;trlc't Secretary A. J. - Carter, ,♦ ♦~ he ;wlll, hear "of ..something " ♦ .♦; which will be to his/interest." ♦ ♦ ♦ ■' - "-"'" '* J; (Dayid' Hyslop,".lastryearYpresident 4^o£^Colem%iioeaI-uraonT-Wa8"-married X'ff, falling on liis leg;-.'"-; -' »"" Edjvard Coates/.an old-timer. In this camp, -blew back..from Vancouver;- Say Teddy; how do you' like „a. prohibition cariip? Oh dear, I am so;dry! ; 'A -^J.'Farrington, "Bob Harland and'It: Pettlgrew• of.Vancouver" were .taking in the sights of this burg, op Thursdny. Sammy - was, glad, .to"-see' you, Bob.' ijpw nice to talk',of old times:,' .When shall Ve.have another smoker, boys?' It's "up-to you.'. , ■' - .VMrs. ,'NIedig came out of the hospital Monday. She' is .managing to get around"a^bit" again/ -, '' „ \ Our Professqris busy parting with the'dbughYfor the Waterloo cup winners. ' What, a-.prty the, liar is. still closed! "Yr1, ■;,,, !- ,'"". . TTack Eckersley has gone on a trip tonhe"6ia~country*;in connection with family riiatters." Bon. voyage. The funeral of the infant son of Mr. and a Mrs. ,,-W. ^Parker took place on Saturday, Rev. • Pearson, Presbyterian minister, officiating. ' , -, Mr.-and Mrs. W. Parker desire to thank' all-nelglibdrs and friend^'for tjheir help and. sympathy during, the illness' and. subsequent passing away of their, Infant son 1 The executive committee of the Coal Creek'Amateur Drnmatic club met, on Sunday and decided to produce a farce at the Linn benefit concert, to be held In the Grand theatre on Wednesday March 26th. Full particulars will he announced lator. Persona Interested in football mat- tors attended a mooting In tho club hall on Sunday last, when It waB decided to run a football club here.-The officers and committee woro appoint ed for the coming" season, which is As follows:,; Honarary-president, Mr. j. Shanks; ylce-presidents, Dave Martin and Dr. Workman; secretary, R,Bl'ls, borough; treasurer, W. .It. Puckey; committee, Messrs. J. English, R." Sampson, W. "Harrison, R. Butler, J. Sharpies, R.- McFegap.THarold Birkett, F. Nee, J. Logan, G..Barker, W. Adams and J.' Mitchell .x .Freddy Percy - was: taken into the hospital'on Monday evening'to under-: go treatment, for .-an Ingrowing toenail. We expect him .to. beout'in. a day 'or so. \ r. - ,v '..•', -' S^y, Jimmy; what price the clothing expert now?. 'Naff sed.' -. -'.The schools; copimence at* 9 a.m. now. -The, kiddies-are not so pleased. All" those,entitled',to a yote "are re- quested/to' see that they are put, oif the list- The old list is to be"destroyed. All British, subjects of the'age'of 21, or oyer , with' "tlie necessary - six, ■months . qualification are-, eligible. Watch the. Ledger for. names of commissioners.- -Don't forget that the 7th of April is-the last ■ day ".for registration; .-'"-v,- ."•:_" „. - ■ , ♦ .♦ ♦'♦ ♦ •"♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Sunday last attending the funeral ot the: late'Joseph Itatciiffe. .,; ■•':. - ,Billle, Cole and some of the^bpys went to Pincher Creek Friday night to look after'the wrestler,,Fred Bealle; - Danny Dunlbp was a visitor in camp on Saturday. 7The Rev. Young and Mrs. Young of Frank .were visiting in camp last week. - t ■ • - , JMr. J. P, Mitchell, who was here last summer selling Maple Leaf real estate,"was a visitor In camp from Medicine Hat this week. ; .Jim Burke was a visitor to Fernie this week on business. ' Mr. Robert Conley went to Pincher on Monday to be present at the Old Timers' convention. ♦♦♦ TABER NOTES John A. McDonald FIRE INSURANCE Special Representative Ban Llfe Assurance Oo. of Canada '.,.*■ -'. .•-..- , Ageut ,» ■ " » ': ' Singer Sewing- Machine ' . $2.00 per month Phono 120 , ;. rBLAIRMORE Box 22 Pianoforte Tuition Pupils prepared for Academic Exam'vmtion at reasonable torms Miss M. H. Williams, t. A. B. ♦ BANKHEAD NOTES ♦ '♦ . ;; ,. Y. .♦- *> ♦ ♦,♦♦'♦ ♦ ♦>"♦' ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ .. A feellng'of contentment and confidence, is prevailing amongst the'workers around the camp," which is bound to bring results long looked for.. '■ The annual meeting of the' Library association -was held in' the hall on Saturday, the.first,the report for'the fiscal-, year,being submitted and'officers elected. There is a credit balance of\ $91.00 to the asgocia_tiont*4landis,aJ creditable increase in the number of books in the lending library. ' The officers "elected are: Lewis Stocket, honorary president; C. M. O'Brien, M.P.P. honarary vice-president; D. G. Wilson, president; W. McCardell was again electe^ as trustee for ,the„ outside public" and men not under the jurisdiction ofthe union. ■ A singular fatal accident happened on Monday, Feb.,24th, when a trainman on tho C.P.R. yard engine was struck by a timber when passing the tipple. He died shortly after being admitted to tlie Brett hospital.*, A colored gen'leman blew Into camp the other week who has all the necessary qualifications for n-"stayer." His specialty Is Max and Mc's." ' Born, Feb. 28d, to. Mr. nnd Mrs. Smnniotto, a son. A change Ib to bo made in .tho post- office. Mr; Soulo ls to be replaced by Joe Scarr, who- gets the position as a consolation .prize for faithful services rendered In politics. ' Mines Inspector Scott paid, a visit of Inspection at tho mines the 27th and 28th of February. < A quiet wedding took place here on March 3d between Joseph Roper nnd Margaret Stuart. Tbe couple loft the same day to reside on Mr. Roper's farm north of here. Now thnt tho wo'&ther Is changing It is hopod thoro' will - bo an effort tnndo to clean up as It Is difficult to distinguish tho camp from the, nuisance grounds, -Fred Watson is away from camp demonstrating the advantages of Bank- head coal for firing purposes. Success, Prod. -"Nothing doing.around-the mines of Taber district at* present. , The small mines are, closed completely, but-the big mine is hoisting a'little every day. Most of-the1 miners have drawn their time and gone elsewhere. The homesteaders have nearly all gone to their homesteads. . r, ■ - Taber miners are, again talking cooperation. ,. A meeting is to be held Thursday evening' in the Miners' hall toi. decide on-ways and means of raising funds to openja store. t The. meet ing is'well advertised ,'and ought to be well attended. Jt ,1s expected that a number, of-farmers will be present ■ A; meeting jmder, the auspices of the ,U. F. A. will be' held in 'the Palm theatre on Saturday afternqon. 'Mr. Woodfine will be the speaker. ' Tbe Order O'f Owls has organized a branch at Taber with a laige membership. " A smoker was held in the Miners' hall on" Saturday night by the local order, the proceeds to go in aid of a gymnasium to be opened in Ilobbs hall. The smoker wass largely attended, ' Among the events on the programme was a,*wrestling matcli and two boxing bouts. Several soo.i singers were also heard. The refreshments and smokes were there ia'ao-ir.- dance and.everyone voted-it :«, jolly good lime. TEe"" find Paris a warm" place, but-you never know your luck. : ■ , Andrew Dunsmore left for the coast Sunday morning. We will miss ,you when the football season starts, Andrew. • ,.,.' Allan Marshall also pulled out for pastures new on Sunday. We simply can't keep the "white men" here. Hosmer local intends building on their lot in the near future.arid havo already appointed a committee to^talce the initial steps. This will supply a long felt want as far as the local Is concerned, «for what with autocratic secret societies and high priced opera houses a suitable hall Is hard to ob- talft. ,, Wm. Fowler is now counter juniper for the Hosmer-departmental store. There's nothing like work, Bill. Some of our influential citizens have their eye on the money evidently, peddling eggs being the latest sideline. It's to be hoped they, are not rotten. Mr. Price, manager of the Royal hotel, Isn't geting much opposition at the trains these days. What's the matter, Harry? ■At a meeting of the local, Sunday, the report of the delegate to the" convention was, received. There is a movement afoot to resurrect the defunct Hosmer board' of trade.- The "initial meeting is to be called'-in the. near, future,' when all interested in the town's welfare are expected to be present. John Beckett is talking about work, a sure sign of spring. .The dry.goods stores report a slump in the cushion business, but-by the looks of "things it won't remain that, way'long.. * ' ■. " - A meeting of the Hosmer football club is to be called for Wednesday, March 10th, at 7.30 p.m. in the athletic hall, Queens-hotel. Prospects for a winning team were never better so cornel and boost things along. ■ Jack .Mihalcik was a Fernie visitor Monday having his molars,put In shape. -, '. "' - -,We liad a Madame Johnson versus Mrs. Jeffries .'contest In one of' the stores downtown Thursday evening. From all accounts it was an exciting struggle/which is, we understand, to be further aired - in the police 'court. Hgsmfst.fc>EjBXcitementl— ——r H.O00TOEVEC0.VM The Complete Hopse Furnishers of the Pass Hardware Furniture We will furnisli your house-from cellar to garret and at bottom prices. ., Gall, ,Write, Phone or "., Wire. All orders given prompt attention. Coleman, If you are satisfied tell otliers. Alta. Tf not satisfied tell us. AI.BLAIS Grocer V play, "Old Hickory," will be given in the L. D. S. assembly hall on Wednesday evening,-'March 5th,'1 by the M.^I. S. of the town. It was staged under the supervision of Mr. J, .17 Walton.. ' - i Building operations are practically at a.standstlll In Taber at"present and there are a lot of men unemployed. The only building In course of erection ls the Bank of Commerce. A1 local Liberal club has beon organized In town with quarters over the Bank of-Commerce. " ' ' ■ The Miners union donation to their late brother j. Lynbrlck's widow amounted to over $300. I j i ♦ ' ♦ ♦ H08MER NOTE8 ♦ ' - * y, ' Wo carrya full line of Red Feather &' Tartan Canned Goods * Prices Right Satisfaction guaranteed or money back' ■-,.-. Phone 103 :-: " Frank, Alta. The miners "are getting their picks handed out to them now, which Will doubtless stop pick pilfering. We are thankful for small mercies. The .Ladles' Aid of the local Presbyterian church met in the home of. Mrs. R. Gourlay Thursday afternoon and decided to give a social 'on St. Patrick's day. Further particulars will be given later. WELSH MILITARY AUTHORITIES ARE VICTIMS OF HOAX Don't forget to try Easton's When you want ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM SODAS** SUNDAES PORK AND BEAN SUPPERS FISH -AND CHIP POTATOES SUPPERS I Coleman Bakery1 .Alex. Eastern, Prop. -The Store the People Own" COLEMAN FERMXE, B.C Box 531 BLAIRMORE, A&TA, Cnre of W, P. Williams BILLEVUE NOTES Thomson St Morrison funeral Oireotora ^ Fertile, " X*ocal Agents B. C Wo nro in receipt of a lottor signed "A Friend," contradicting a paragraph which npp«nro,, uolni bmlnem In thp Cltr or Tol«do, County Mil huu •foftwlil, »nd that nlil Arm will pny Hit «um ol pvis uiwonim noi.t.Min tor no* »n«j wrr •*«• *l CATAHfiH that cannot Im carta t,*t th* um ft llJiu'i w»rAin cutis. rilA'NK J. CIIF.NKY. 8*«m to Vjort m* ud luferiuil In mr i.rmmw, UUi (tii day ol OMtmbtr, a. u„ j.iit. \ mal \ llollf O.tirrn rum l* takin Inttmally u-d iru (*nij ' " notm, Al W. (iLKAHON, Not*»h) nunc. itrntlj ujw'.'"ilii» »"»^V »n', tsffx COLEMAN Pool Parlor Two Billiard Tables Three Pool Tables Bowling Alley / Hairdrcssing Cigars ; V. J, CJUr.NJ'.v" * Cft„ Tr.1clo, 0 . . lint*, TS*-, j«u ina-' rim:i_ (•mt tui tiMtiiiigiion. •told liy »ll tlni-ml.ti; 'iii*, THE WESTERN CANADIAN Go-operative COLEMAN TRADING CO., LTD. F. M. Thompson Co* 1*hc Quality Store Blairmore, Alta. SALE! SALE! J; Graham, 5™E: The Sale of. the Season F. M. THOMPSON CO., will hold a 15 Day's Clearance Sale for Cash, FEBRUARY 15th TO MARCH lst Inclusive Take ymir dollars to Thompson's they will Uo tltuble tiuiy for IS days All Goods Reduced Miner's Shoes Cut to the Soles Clothing Away Down We are better on suits than any lawyer. Don't forget opening date SATURDAY, FEBRUARY lfifch swff$i w I W^^M ^ggyjgggj PAGE SIX r* . -v .fX,fyyX<-V-:--S-'^ A *-.. THU,DISTEICT LEDOa^VfiRfe, B, C./.MARCis, 1913. Why f When you can own your own home? We have for sale Lots in town and Lots in subdivision in Coleman at all prices. }Ne cah suit your .income, ' Call and see us. Coleman Realty Co. AGENTS FOR ' • 1 ( Fire Insurance and i Oliver/fypewriters, ; r- ., i- Report On *- / ^- * ,*, * A" " ■ , . - y Mine ostOns Dr. O. FAUSETT,- Dentist, COLEMAN,' Alberta. Office in Cameron Block • 'All'Work Guaranteed _ < JOHN BARBER, D.D.S., L DS„ • • ,, DENTIST Office: Johnstone and Falconer Block (Above Bleasdell's Drug Store) , Phone 121 >' * Hours: 8.30 to 1; 2 to 5. Residence: 21, Victoria Avenue.' ■ ALEXANDER MACNEIL Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, etc. Offices: Eckstein Building, ' ... > Fernie, B.C, t In its second report to the British Home Secretary, the Explosions- in Mines Committees-consisting .of;: Sir Henry Cunynhame,. chairman,' -p.-" Al Redmayne, Captain A. H.- Pi Desbor- ough, Professor H.-B. Dixon and Dr. W. C Blackett-^eals'with the relative inflammability of various coal-dusts. About half the report'is taken up by extensive"-extracts from two papers which the chemists to the committee, Dr. R. V. Wheeler and J. Burgess, read before the Chemical society; in 1910 and 1911. The-report is thus largely chemical; but the question of inflammability has,- of course, a wide interest. *. ' ' The degree of inflammability of a combustible material, it is pointed out, may-be defined as the degree of ease with which its oxidation can be effected so as to produce flame. The Inflammability would thusr in the first instance, depend upon thet chemical affinity of the material for oxygen, and, secondly, on its physical condition. That all finely powdered combustible materials are explosive', has .long been recognized. To determine the affinity the chemist should know the chemical nature and constitution of his material. Engineers- would expect that chemists would be able to tell them all about the constitution of a particular coal, if that, knowledge w^re of' any real practical advantage. As a matter of fact the constitution of coal'is" obscure. It is difficult to ascertain that a certain , coal—one of those experimented',_ with— contains about 63 per cent of fixed carbon,' 2 ot moisture, 3 of ashes, "and 33 of volatile matter, and that further analysis yields ahout 87' per, cent carbon, 5 of hydrogen,- 7 of oxygen, 1.5 of nitrogen, and nearly "2 of sulphur..' The fixed carbon; it is-well understood, consists chiefly, of , carbon and -hydrocarbons j- but the 'question^ aij>to which are the real constituent^'' and in which' way they are united/is not easily-answered. * Two metjiods of investigation are possible,- In the first method the, attempt is made to extract different constituents from the coal as it is, by means of various solvents—chloroform benzine; the constituents so isolated are generally resinous, difficult to identify, and they form "only'a'small portion of the coal. Bedson'introduced pyridine as the solvent, and the -committee_has_made._use—of-It._„T:hfe. other method is that of destructive F. C. Lawe Alex. I. Fisher LAWE & FISHER ATTORNEYS Fernie, B. C. L. " H. PUTNAM Barrister, Solicitor,'Notary Public, etc. BLAIRMORE, ALTA, Mr. J. E. Arsenault, a Justice of the Peace, tnd station muter at Wellington, on the Prince Edward liland Railway, says: "Four yonrs aco I slippod In the station and fell on a freight truck. sustaining a bad cut on tho front of my leg, I thought this would lioul, but instead of doing bo It developed Into a bad ulcer, nnd later into n form of ccrorna which spronil vory rapidly nnd also itnrtod on tlio othor , log, rioLh logs hocunio so swollen and Horo that I could ouly go about my work by hnvlng thorn bandaged. My doctor said I must stop work nnd lay up. distillation at different temperatures. This method was used ■by Wheeler and Burges in the> already-mentioned research with good results, and they arrive at the conclusion that all coals contain at least two, different types of compounds, one of which is more easily decomposed than the other, and that coal must bo regarded as a conglomerate, of which the degradation products of the cellulose—in the original coal plants—form the base, and the changed resins and gums the cement. The gums appear the more readily decomposable by heat, and It. Is they essentially which yield tho paraffin- hydrocarbons as gases—that is to say. methane, ethane, and their higher ho- mologues, tho paraffin proper, which occur In petroleum and ozokerite,* and aro produced by the distillation of shale oils, lignite, etc. Now' theso paraffin-yielding constituents aro chief ly oxtractod by pyridine from tho coal, and this observation promises to furnish a now criterion for the inflammability of coal dust. If coal bo n mixture of compounds, ono kind of which rondlly yields, Bomo Inflammable gas nt comparatively low tempcrnturo whilo thp - othor kinds lmvo to be hoated for Iongor periods to high tomporaturofl to, liberate tliolr volatile matter, It mny bo ■ assumed that Inflnmmnhlllty will chiefly dopond upon tho proportion of tl\p flrBt com- pounds, 'For oxploBlons nro goncrnlly ennsod, nnd also propagntod, hy lit; Btnutnnpomi heat generations, which may llbornto tho rapidly gonnrntad gnu, hnl which would ho Iofw Influonc cd by the total amount of volatllo mat- tor that prolonged hnntlnrc might produce This wnH rocounlzfd yours ngn hy Muck, of tlio PriiBHlnn Flro nnnip CoinmlHHlon. which body tmggwttQiI lhat It wan rather tho rapidity of tho frnH evolution than llu total percentage of volatile mnttnr which decided tht! Inflnmmnhlllty, The point litis boon overlooked, however, und _ tho many varied nxpoi'lmcnlH conducted in tin* rojio and Amorlcii on iho Inflammability of coiilriunt hnvn mostly paid moro num wire coll, Jwhlch-is'electrically heated as a means Hof-exploding, the dust. The temperature is -.nieasured by a thermo-couple—*f- platinum -and platinum-rhodium—insidethe capillary The coaldust Is introduced by means of a blast.through.a.tube 2.5 cm.',in. diameter,' introduced * in't^ the end - of the main tube. The blast is produced by allowing a weighted piston to drop in a brass" cylinder.; The weight of material for a test -.is 2 grammes of sifted and dried dust. When ignition has heen obtained the temperature is lowered by steps of 10 degrees, Centr, until ignition fails. At 10?0 degrees, Cent, a flame might, for-example, still propogate rapidly tb the end of the tube; it would travel" slowly at 1029 degrees and no.ignition would take place at 1000 degrees, Cent. In this instance the relative ignition tern-, perature, at which a few carbon par-, tides burnt on the platinum without causing a flame, was estimated' .at 1015 degrees, Cent. In general, short bright flames traveled faster' than long' duller flames:, > The' flame was propogated also against the direction of the travel of the dust cloud, but the ease of ignition ' was -not always a measure of the "ease of, propagation of~the inflammation. When the platinum, coll was replaced "by a narrow strip of platinum, with which" the dust would remain in contact with for"*a longer time, the appearance of the flames".changed, because then,,some less volatile gases would also be freed the temperature determinationT~of strips is, however, difficult. Over " 50 - different coaldusts, "add dusts of sugar, starch, flour,, lycopo- dium, gunpowder,, sulphur, and charcoal were" tested in this way, ' When the coals were grouped as to, their total volatile matter no relation was found between,' ignition: temperature and -percentage -of Volatile matter. When, the coals'were grouped as to the percentage of matter extracted by pyridine—calculated on - ash-free coal'dried at 107 degrees,-Cent.,—the ignition temperature ro'se-fronr 995, degrees to 1105 degrees, Cent., .as the amount of pyridine extracted decreased' from 38.8 to 20 per cent, "with a fairly.satisfactory regularity. .-Other factors come in of course. An increase of 4 per cent, in the ash content raised the ignition .temperature by 20 degrees _Cent.Jior_instance An^additionJirstL of 4 per cent.-and then of 20 per cent, ■of'shale dust to a certain coal raised the ignition point from 1005 degrees to 1025 degrees and 1095 degrees? Cent. Limestone dust had the same effect. The addition of 2 per cent, of sodium bicarbonate prevented-, the spreading of the flame altogether;v Ignition was observed at 1075 degrees, Cent., but the flame did not travel for moro than a few centimeters. The similarly determined relative Ignition tempera? tures of some other substances were: Sulphur, 340 degrees; gunpowder, 550 degrees; lycopodium, 940 degrees; sugar, 980 degrees; and starch, 980 to 1030 degrees, Centigrade. ' • " In a second series of experiments tho committee tried tho arrangement which J.—Taffanel and A. Durr have adopted nt the Llevln station, south' of Lille, ln Prance. Ih this arrange-, ment a vortical porcelain tube has Its upper ond reduced In-diameter, and bent horizontally. • Tho horizontal portion contains tho coaldust—only 0.2 gramme" as a rule—while tho von tlcal portion forms .tho continuation of tho hollow core ofnn'electric furnace, consisting of a tubo/mirroundcd by a platinum coll pnekod with asbestos and>. mngnesln. /Just above tho upper on.d of tho furnace,'a copporgnuro slip sopnrntos, tlio porcelain tube from the furnace the hoat,'ot which la measured by a thormo'couplo. Trtffn'nel ,hnd while, anthracite'' dust;. containing- J5 per |_cent sof^YotatUe'.matter; hadto :be heated/SQjttegrpes"*.higher^ '_Tho~ fine-. nep^t"^e~,dustt'thelfnabili,ty,;6f the mate'flal^and' "the'-close" packirig'of -its molecula^lvstructure, aref-'of' course, factorsi "of MmportanceJ Further study of these"features is. more important for thp. efremist'' than - for - the_ miner, who is convinced by-this time that all coaldust'-* Is ^dangero.us.-rJEngineering,' London." i-SS:". ' A?-^X?;'•' . l , ■ - "J think:-! "reaii^f."^ self during- tfie^cainpaignrlast^faU? ^v-" CONFESSION AND DEFIANCE OF: APAP0STATE The" following .is the .-letter taken from the "New. York Call" and'referred1 to in our columns last issue) and to-which 'we-again refer editorially in this issue: ' ' * . "Socialists are'fond of illustrating the Infamy of capitalism by showing that a vast majority of the women who embrace the "oldest profession in the world" do *&o because they,can't earn enough -'"honestly" to satisfy their, legitimate needs. You don't conaemn\the women—you- condemn the system. What I should like to know Is why you get go red-headed about what- your limber-lipped soap boxers call "intellectual"prostitutes:" I suppose I am to be .Included ia that unpleasantly named category, I know that'around, at the hall.wher the Socialist local -meets they are holding Indignation' meetings over my case, • "To get to the point at once: I haye chuclced up my membership in the' Socialist "party.1 I-did'it because, my boss wanted me to do it. As chief editorial'.writer on one of the boss' papers I mad&a smashing campaign for the Bull Moose party with, the result-that" the Progressive vote, in,my 'city .showed- probably the greatest proportion "of; the. total vote'of any considerable. center - of population in this country. While X 'was\writlng Bull Moose editorials f was also writing Socialist articles uiider - a" pen ^ - name—and "they were good Socialist articles,'if I do say it myself. I know the "capitalist character of the Bull Moose 'movement as well, as you do and. I hatter myself that in my "alter ego" articles . last fall for. Debs , I showed the "true inwardness" of the ItoosevelMPerljins-Flynn evangel. - But writing progressive -"editorials' is :;a heap more profitable than sacrificing my own career and the comfort of my family on the altar of "a damned barren ideality" like'the chance, of any early Socialist success. A'short while ago.I "got a considerable-increase in salary and—what's even' better, than with Perklns^'-wiOu5ratfe''!;A'ddaTns^.et id omne genus* ^oa.1 "didn't' succumb to the "social rbrjbe.,;J;;,That--sort--6f: thing doesn't"ko'VUKVmrel^ut isn't, it the truth, th'at^eople'ioffthat sort are a whole lot" moire j'pleasant to Tas- '" ^ ' *-'Z*~* I. -4*\ • * - sociate with ,uiany> ill-mannered "and uncouth Socialists?^,;^^^'?Vv ;f , "Most Socialists" "afe%iil;mannered,c and, "aside-from*-aVfeV ^exception's; whom one seld6m;vmeets^ .most ^(h cialists are densely ignorant;'. vThen," too;-they "are suchj/easy.mark's." *7 , \ "During my several'-yeaffl af membership in the,Socialist party I have seen it involved iii local and'national squabbles over- perfectly;> absurd ""issues—all 'raised by tricky and "noisy nobodies who couldn't.raise a ripple in an' organization composed of reasonably intelligent human beings,. In my local I* have 'seen ^chance1- after chance of" "effective propoganda allowed to escape while the "membership fatuously/ fought over; puerile issues or no issues at all. ■ . ~ ."Do you-wonder that I liave become, sick of it'all? Is it,any better in the national field? "Take,"for example, the present turmoil over Haywood. " I suppose he will'be recalled,, hut^you can't tell, me the. verdict .will" be-intelligent no matter,which;way it goeW Back, of Haywood are indubitably ari- archlstip elements, but even;Hayw«iod- himself doesn'tknow.it. On the otlier. hand the;"political action'.' wing ar?" scarcely 'more intelligent..' ^If Haywood is relegated to'the fear-it. will 8nly, mean-.that."the right and.'-JudK cious tiling has been" accomplished-In ihe wrongand injudicious way/. - "' C 'Thave,yet"to'see a Socialist'party issue "settled on"itB merits. Flannel- mouthed jdemagogeryc on the^one hand "i's/'met -by, flann'el-mouthedL "denunciation: on the' other. -The "membership-'- .through its " la!ck " of,Jntelli:' gence„ is -embroiled- repeatedly •, over the recurrence, of-identical issues in only thinly disguised form.. -You may march V'your''. tatterdemalion --army right up'to„the battlements of;capitalism" - and. tlieir if somebody -says( "Let's "go fishing," the militant ranks" will" melt-away like.mists- before a' summer sun. . \* "A,*' t* y.7'y-. -."The capitalist system is.as-"crazy, as a June bug," but the„ Socialist party is crazier. ,.It seems to1 me.to.be a choice of evils. ' In good time, the capitalist*-„'systemv" will - be' profoundly modified,' but ,while "that '.'good/time*' is coni'sg why shouldn't^ be comfortable? - •-> *.-' '<, ■ *- .'-©is.. 7 • %^XAkK *t"*mj'tt'' . ^SSM*
    -- A''. SJ ■'. 'Jie'*.*\, •*•'??' •<■:* ' A'S'j.x-^ '-""'-■' *^yy *- [-,"'"''' Z,Z Fanty Goods and ? r_ - , *. >■*■ a -*? . *■-»■ .- f Ii* **■- r*. i , h *t -Sty"' *t-i * - 'Wh1 '\; " **£*-* '& *""' "x^-.m V *^*' "*-•' ■»r. *ih. i'V .' ■ > -i t* 7 V.''i.'t > - '-' "'-'",' -"-'- ..-.A* \'A ~ •-», '*■" ■ ij * AA\yy:;. _ 7^F&9Nl&'£6.^ X, K\ „ .,, , , .,- r. Vy. "\{m *,9 *s° * w\) *-, * "»^ r .< -,'{' - ^* "_y_X7* "7^.7" ** - I 9 , *■*■ . t 'n-x . '.I c ' * * 7 "IV - i" \'-,.-'w f*r 4 Y-* : -.'P. ~l4-.mli' ";-;:- %.VV-,*British Columbia-needsi.men;.^vith^atobition,/;,'':'• ,:-/ .-J-eriergy,- and-backbpno"tQc|ay.''1Men*!who'rliave.grit -fyA^ I ;- - .";.':,m" their" make-up;: menthol have'.faith}in';thfem- r- y, .\![ }-Ax - selves."-- - , XAA^yfy.*' 1*V-v.,_•'"'"".'"■''I'.iTll'-.' --•'. "mX,7.""- Are you such;a mant^. ^7*'f*'-1 ^rX-y-A'X^y...^ .. Are you willing to; wo'rk-rrfor yourself ? j . '- ""'"""After clx rnonths of this" troublo initcnilnn to toml porrontngos of volft' f. comultrd another doctor, but with | tlio maltor, nulioH nnd molnturo, than ■o bottar result. I trlnd all tho salves, to fh„ n,,||t|Vo vo,„tmty of tho con- DnlrnfntR.nnri.lotionsi_I lumrd of,_b_ul tHllllIonl^ niH Bm,oml roport ,8howH Instead of liottlng hotter I got worse *, "This was my condition when I got my first box of Zam-Buk. Greatly to1 my ru!*jr£ AH dMRRliU snd stores sell .et C"c. box, or post free from Zsm-Duk Co,, upon receipt at pries. Hint tho rnlatlvn Ignition tompornlurn criticised tbB' AloftB experiment^ bo« rniiRolie drVoneouBly hollovod that attention'had not-boon paid ,-tO'tli* yalnii tlio mivtprjn\thj), qoiil-Just. II« Jiulgoa tho |nrifift^:n.'»tl(tyifi'tft;i1io 'dtfgt.' from tho vttNTtio'i&f tlto, flnnlo' ni)iionr4nR at tlio, lWcr^d'W degrees, Cent., \mecu, Cent,, when 11 took .in second'! ■rtlu.ii (lit! ["'UctUahti ui' *,\Hiai,Ut**.iiia .1. it* lull, Ui iiiUitt-i' iiiiiujuwiii,, i&ylractod by pyridine amounted to 20 Nome oxygon Into the furnaco tubo tlio or SO; In the ew of four coal*, whlrh Ignition point rduld conRldtrably bo did not contain more thnn from -I to fi piT cont. of Hiich paraffin ylnldliig con- was nborn 1.400 dcifrcos, Cont. This Is tlio chief result brought out In tho report. In tliolr Inflammability lostB tbo committee followed first tho methods tt*hl«"li wore Introduce! about l-llfi by Hoitjwnrt and Von Meyer, nnd adopted by Pcdaon, In Noiveaattc, !n the improved spparstui of the committee n horizontal gists tubo Is u«cd 8 cm. In diameter, snd 140 cm. long, A horizontal quarts esplllary tube pusses dlsmetrltftlly tbrongh this main tube tubfl being wound with with a plstk- lowered anil.Ignition produced In car (is in whleh It would not renult In or* filial^ iiiii. tliu* oiti ii»U)hkUii, ktttu- tlvo Ignition temperatures woro observed: nitiimlnous coaldust. 560 do- greos;, soml-anthraolto, 600.degrooH; nnUiraclto," 780 dogroos; nnd wood olinrcoal, 760 degrees, Centigrade, Tlio hydrocarbons, m«fh«nr', etc,' given off by tbo coal would themiolvoo Ignite at,and beloiv W desrow, Cent. Tho chelrcoal dust had been purified In chlorine gas and In n vacuum at 11 DO degwies, Ce^t., for five days,'snd probably did toot contain any/ Inflsm- n»bl« g»« therefore; *|et' It titt » tt rm^ frotti ore* t-nrl, tho *v»tifn.nrj* ttnntl fn tit* *f*f *t *b* tnirt^tirnlltiilf low t«tnp«raturo of 750 degrees, Cent, salary—increased authority.' ■ ^Now^. I am slated for- the chief /editorial direction, of one of the boss'-more important ' papers. ' - ' - < "., ■-,, ' "Why did I resign, my Socialist party membership? Frankly,'" I hardly know. , Nobody in the party kicked last fall when I, was - campaigning editorially for Teddy, as long as' I didn't,l take a' public part in urging, .people to vote the Progressive.ticket. It is true a "Comrade" who, like me, is an "Intellectual," invited-me-out to lunch and pointed out "my "anomalous"' position, but he did not directly suggest that I resign. Hp left the impression, however, that he didn't consider 'it quite decent, for me to be whooping It up for Teddy wtih one half of my brain while devising arguments , for Dobs with; the other half, It may be that, this interview had something to do with my final determination to-resign,-but I doubt It. I ara perfectly, honest with myBelf nml my reasons for .wjiat Ihayo.donecan only bp understood In ,tho light bf my career, ■ It ls;an interesting career psychologically consldprod. „ , "I am of "good; family," At college 1 .prepared for .tho Christian ministry. My radical point of- vlow. soon got mo Into troublo wltlrmy congrogatlon nnd tho governing body,of.-my church. I was- cyoungor • then' arid 'I -resigned .mthor .than recant or-abate.tho un- .compromising matter of my,sermons, After a bit of- physlcsljand spiritual .wnndorlng I -.got into, tho 'newspaper game ith a roportor.-* Newspapot1 work' provo'd ^'nutB''*fb'r mo; iMoBt'nawspn. pop mon- are.- U'-Tdensoly.*'-Ignorant Btupld lot, nnd-T had' rto troublo pick* Ing up tho pattor of.thobuslnoHs nnd forglnc ahoad. It was-only a uliort wlillfl-tlll I-wns.Ht>avo beuu in great demand, also at various ami sundry meetings of "good people" and liare always talked "straight goods." , I hid Iln whon I recall a sermon in wmrVi l rtwinred my Hoelnllst convictions lu a prominent church. ! was strong In tho Socialist faith then nnd shocked tho substantial and conservative .congregation wli on I told tbem that tlio llttlo Soclnllst locals woro the only places f knew wfwro tfifl real Christian spirit was to be found, and whoro thc real Cbrbitlan vorit w being done, I smile, too, at Ute recol* lection of thn praise of the consider- able bunch or Socialists w»»o attended to tm too scrape tho whitewash off the "wWted «tpu!ch«Ni.w Now th«* mn* tfftofslMn- wijuM lflt>t\,t* bfri-V* tbo hide off me. « .* y ~ "Then, to"o,"there is no doubt~ln my mind that I csin-do even more as" a". Progressive r editor to'-stimulate the" evolutionary '.process.' than as a "Socialist. The present progress'of Socialism has, come despite, not because of, , the Socialists. -The sparse fruits of,..victory which havo already bfe6n gathered were, ,not "earned; " -they dropped mellow ripe into/ Socialist mouths agape and mumbling foolishness. ■' ■ . -' : -\ ; --, / ' ^Democracy Is foolishness. ; Tha mass is irreclaimably stupid.',' The fow must advance and safeguard tho,interests of tho many. '-".'. /'In this conviction concerning, the stupidity of tlie masses, I am In accord with the anarchistB, But the anarchist is inefficient. The mas» strlko is Idiotic ln a, country like America, with Its diversified and mutually hostile elements;' Haywaod would lead' his ' dupos "through a slaughterhouse to nn opon grave." Ettor and hls'folowers,would get no nearer tho Co-operatlvo Commonwealth than tho rock pile. . , ' "On tho other- hand, Berger nnd his like are generate w'lthuot .an army.- The working clnsa will not follow the leadors of ita own class. Ingrained In tho common' fiber Is the .slavish respect for authority. - Nino' Supremo Court judges sit tight In' tho boat and' "hold a frotful r-Jalm In awe." Potor Kdrngoorgovltch sinks his knlfo; Into a ltlng:nnd Is himself king'of a complaisant" king, En ver Doy on a whlto horse rldos up to the scut of government In Conptnntliioplo,' kills a mart and the "rovoliitlon" Is "un fait accompli." "Force, dlBcrcctly timed, hnd tlio master man. Thorn's your govorn- mont, wbother In AbIo, ISurope, or Amoiica, Ono blast of HoobovoII's horn and thousands of worklnginon will rally to his standard to ono an* oworlng tlio ulii'loks of DoIjh, , I know It nnd you know 11, so why pot rooog- hl«o uy ,,. ,.>„ .•'Portunntoly, I lmvo riot boon'.bor. slstonj enough' In public (is a Sodlallst to riiln- my roputntlop for Judgment, thorefore I can eimngo my political baso easily, No ono who njn'ounts to nnythlng'ylll hoar my Into "Comr'ndOB" denouncing mo, ns a' traitor and, an "Intollnctnal prostltiiln." Even if tlio oliarge Is hoard It will havo iio offoot, bociHiists uuii i linow how .to punlNh. Tl.*.) , Liiti t,uMoh viitii, \*liiuU to punish. "Vours for tli<» revolution (brought ji»>out by rcal'mon). THW APOSTATIO," (Wlmt do yo:i think,of thnt? It sounds harsh, Imt sums up the opinion of tho iiiiiar-floclallal, 'who usoc hio ability to 'tonko good," whilo nt tint same timo us'rg the Socialist movement nt if rfi^r^lon. Tt l* tho op'nlou of tho Jivoroiro "antl.pnrllamoniarlan floctfillftt," the enm wh6 looks will; it/.- eranoo at tne po ftlct of other clasmii, but bitterly assails working class political action. Tb* above Is their frank opinion of us. Wo nay, dislike it— but Ul*7 atsllke «• still more, eren »b'nd where-success is sure.' t\^'- yXyA;--;y '-, * "These farms are" waiting 'for • men—:the- right-. kind'-of-men.'1,. Men who will;Avork nnU'-make'good,'i -.' as dozens have done before thera.'- - ,. xy '-■•-*...;'j; ■ "'•^ -You, can do as-well1 as ■these''men." ■l-B'yeu'-with-"' ,'Out practical experience-yqu.can start saving-from- $1500 to $2000' after your!irst year..: - ^'A \.«, y THIS IS NOT HOT AIR ;BUT GOLD PACTS . Write us for.(raore particulars, it is"to .your" , interest,and burs and you tire under no obligation,. . to purchase.**, - • ■ '- A,\* y ; '^-v'- ■ - -,>V-i * Wo are not'-.philanthropists, .neither"-,aro. we. ' hogs, and arc willing to share,a' good thing, ■■ \ y , ', ■''''■,',.'. > '■ *-'n E. Ross Mackenzie Sales Agent for the Owners'.. J'-.'V , J. W. MNNETT a»r JOS; GEApTON P.O. Box.519 ~ Phono'89 ', ' Pernio, British 'Otjlttmbia ( i Z C 1 • -'. X'*, *. ' * v*- -. J] ' " h * Why Don't You Take A Good Spring Tonic ,You nobd'It—Everybody needs It—Wo nil need, a Spring blood cleanser, nerve tonic and bracer, When you got up In the'morning, tired, Insy-Hit, tho,breakfast tabjo no appetite for food—nt your dally vorit no ambition or ability—nothing nccompllsliod all day but yawn nnd Btrotoh—your system iioods braolng, your nerves need Bottling: your energlos need reconstructing.' Lot us shovif you tho host Spring., tonlos for nil ngos nnd under all, conditions, tlio kind thnt will olonnse your blood—restore your nppotlto—braco you up—glvo you doBlro and ability for work, pluy or study—a troatment In ovory.rospqet that will ' keep you woll and happy all Summer, ,:As W. BLEASDELL DRUaOIST AND STATIONER - PBRNIB, B,0,. L J t fr 1 PANTORIUfe: TAILORS Over Ivici-ettjt'a Drug Store Our new Suitings aro hero. Splendid wearers, . handsertto tweeds 'ani wowed?, Drop In and In- . A *' ** *^>*'p i**iv* .apect thorn... f\Z. , ,.*• ' 19 »V ■ ' , ftlllTR Tn MfAfttmK PROM $1(1 UP . Latest Nowv York and Paris Stylos J1- Qenulns ijM-nQh System of Dry Cleaning Ladlos* Pahoy ahrmonts a Bpoclnlty, Fonthors, Fnrs, ^Olttvos, 'l^dW^fi Men** HaU cleaned or dygd and| .bloplco'd, "inyj^lyla,) '» • 4. " PRE88INO AND nCPAIRINQ NEATLY'DONE At rsssomble prices. Out-of-town work attended to promptly 8 Ledger Advs. Bring Results t 1 i H^liMlMNiMMK^H^WH^^^M*^ ifk ti£ipy$ttk&1M&'i***^'Wl&tWt " x-^y*^- &i*~k\-i "-% j t1-*-« s}f' A:^vRv **"«." :':* - ^'-><^ taK-^ ^rgPWs^t^^cttHTSaBcwsy, i J ,-,,.',- -^.fv-S^.^i> ^'V^.U.* - -^Sss^^'^.yA-^s-ss^-txA- -Hxy.-A- "v ■---•- ■ v ,<>S-i-<^'." -*~ \X"A *^^s*3\&v^~^ Atx-x^'xx->-' r ' -'TixWr'^.-* y {7y ~£-^— -;-^^^^,-\ ■:«; :-^\\,i-Q^^^|^^y^^rV^>^;-i: ..yr■;-/ THE BISTRICT^LEDGER;; P .■■?■- FBMTCB; B.,C., MARCH 8, 1913-Ai Of PAGE SEVEN mLBkmft Convention S^KJ SiMTiS F™"f,^.a- t-Mmberjack's Standpoint. J French"? EDUCATION SOCIALEL *Contre> Exploitation-'* ■ 'S> -' '"£•1 7. One; qi the *%' Beware of Imitations; Sold on the Merits of; Minard's Liniment &xeckstw x. Lethbridge,:'Alta.\u- • S 1*. ■ IgDivtt&Van's female M\k rX'^'f, A'tellable French regulatorj'ncver fails. "These III ™|E iMBER CO; A.,;McDougall, Mgi' '*H&i^^S,>««"'Of'S0- "ailed ta any'addVess." :^:t:fi?h; SwbeUDru* Co., St. Catharinei. pnfc ->-:' ;s*v-'-" '' '^—:1:.„;^ ■ —1; X ■''-'- V! ^n \ - , 'ft 'Jr.™ t ;.t>i ::^'i :You're always welcome here. - * -, 0* ' -_. " - i 4. - JClean -Rooms,3(est' of ,? ",-/• Food; and^evetyV '-f' \ •'•-fr''attention^! 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' A* " j ' ,:-■ • i' ■ Ben Wallace. > Mgr, -, Le seul remede a l'exploltatloii cap italiste est~le "Veritable socialisme.", SI pous pensons que reiHa'ncipatlon* des travailleurs ne peut se faire et ne se-fera,que.par hi collectlvite"'natlpn- ale s'ewparant de tous les ntoyens :de production et d'echange,' cela ne^vout pas dlro, que la petite culture, actual- loment ssl ingrate a celui ^ul s'y.atlon-" no; 1'outllMe metier, bu la modosto machino' du petit industriel, t'rop sou^ vent mis en chomage helas! par la concurrence formidable que lul font los lnimenses uslnes et ontreprlses a capital anonyme,- pas plus que l'hum- hie maisonnette,,penlblement acqulse au. prlx de; mille "privations' par, les' .vleux travailleurs; en seront la fan- coh.'atnslque les.enriemis'de la' classe ouvrlere se.plaisent a'l'accredir fausse men. . - 7 . V -', ; \ Non !-;ce"ne- sera 'pas'.non plus par les, guerres'.Intestines^'adrbitement fo- mente'es" par des- intrigants! qui, jus- qu'a. present, s'en .spnt -ehrichls,- en excitant line^partie des' travailleurs "contre Kautre, au moyen des divisions syndicales entachees'cle'leur politique, ou.meme 'des, haines anti-rellgleuses, rappelatit'en^seris inverse lles--ferocl- tes du'Moyen-Age.,' ',■ " V," ,Non! r.'em^ncipatlori^buvriere ne'se fera que' par /une" faction sociale rat-" icnnelle," secouarit'le" joug des-graudes compagnies, dont les ramifications pa- rasi'taires.vabsorbent ie plus clair .du labeur mondial.". ,' - Bt,c'est en'siiprlmant les frelons de la grande ruche nationals, bourslers,' agioteurs et trusters accaparer.rs, que- le 'peuple pourra joulr'^intejrralement de son produit, dans la society eiifia debarrassee des-rats,,de syndicats et des. profiteur's de' pourcentage, dans les cooperatives anti-ouyriere et.anti- sociales. ' -, ' :Casse-Cou. ■- Italian >":■ '. LA. VIOLENZA DEI CAPITALJSTJ ,- I minatori scloporanti del W. Virgin-* ia vengono fueilati dall'a sbirraglia.;Le compagnie .niinerane difendono il'llsio diritto alio sfruttamento, a suon di' mit'raglia., - Nella contea dl' Kanawha sedici minatori yennoro fulmlnatl e piu di yen- tigravemente ferili.' .-1 ferrovierl pefehe'simpatizzano co- feli ■ scloporanti vengono fattt segno alle fucllate delle guardle minerarie. In un vngone si contarono 78-buchi prodottt dalle palle del fucill. - ; , Nolle repubblicana America Buccsde ln"Buropa, nella monarchica Italia, per esemplo, I servitodl del padroni, i mastini post! ■ a difesa del prlvlleglo, mitraglaino 1 poveri che si lamentado 'djUessere poveri e ,di vivere una vita dl atenti, anche lavorando como tanti somarl,, .- II capltalismo, sia che nasconda le sue vergogne sotto una bandiera stel- lata o sotto un tricolore, e crlminale ovunqiie; disposto a difendere" coll'as- sassihioil suo privilegio.- . ' Si i 'layoratorf vogliono allontanare il pericolo]1 di essere da un momento all'altro fiicllati devono procurare di essererforti'.'concordi, uniti, decisi'a rovesciare collalforza delsnumero, con tutti i mezzi '.che hanno a portata di mano, i! capitalismo. - - Se non vogliono capir l'antifona con- tinuino a d.igerire-il pjombo delle mit- ragllatrici,'la ro'e'eia della miniera e a grattarsl.i pidocchi.'' „ » ~ -The lumber manufacturers are evidently firm believers in the value, of organization. . ;/ , - "„ ,. -It is-just as evident that they are firmly;'convinced of the value'-of political 'action. Tliey Relieve ^'demanding laws to benefit their industries and in strongly opposing laws detrimental to their welfare. " .-.- They believe In Influencing the appointment of "government officials with Avhomthey have to deal,' and in influencing' such officials after they are appointed. ■ • " I will TOLERANCE COUPABLE ET. ; A - '. A "■ RICHESSES PERDUES Pour parer aux tentativescrirainel- 'I FUTURI ASSASSINJ LBoy Scouts deglfStati Uniti 'che ascendbno 'adesso a 300,000 pervasi di ardor militare, saranno i futuri fucil- atori degli operai. • \ -'. I preti ed.i'capitalisti hanno bisogno di sbirri per'; difen'dere e perpetua're il regno del furto e de! srumlragglo. CRONACHETTA DEL LAVORO Non avendo potuto ottenere ,un au mento di salariorgli operai .della" ditta Fairbiinks-Morse di BeioJt, Wis., han COLEMAN j * i ; i Liquor Co. * ■. , ' ••'s . Wholbsnlo Donlors in . Wines Liquors , Cigars Mail Orders receive prompt attention no .dichiarato lo .Gli scioperantf-sono quasi tutti-Ital- iani." _'A ,' * * .. ' - , , . Gli'operai della grande ac'clalerla dl Kewanee, Ills.,", in'.numero di oltre SiiJOG, hanno ottentuto un aumento di pagn di 25 soldi al glbrnci.. Conllnua -a' New York; lo sciopero del sarti 1 quali, 'ad. onta' che 'comin- clno ad essere'alle presse colla miser- la, sono piu rlsolutl cho mal alia lotta sino a cho lo loro condlz oni non saranno mlgliorate. , , 'List of Locals District 18 *- tifi " .■ MAMP 'ttfl* ..i.l n n '•pnnf.i-.wn ^ ^ ■* . .1 ., . , V ,*L..4tt).tmi*iJ t (. ?'*■ IfeJiWjw*!]...^.,.,.,... I'". WJ:,,■, N. D. Thnohuk, Cnnmoro, Alta, ' ' ,,. -.' 3638; Coloroan ,,;,,,,, W. Qra horn, Colomnn, Alta, \, .- a877„,CorWn,.,. ,,V.i,. J, Jonov Corbin, IJ.C, Ax "x im 'Chinook'Mlno»,,,..., J, Bantoni, Chinook Minos, AJU. ' 2178 Diamond Oity...,.'.,, J. M, ThornhiH, Diamond Oity, Lethbrldxe. -.-•taw Vomit.,7, ;,. Thoo. Uphill, Vftrnlo,E'a ..18fl3,r).Frfti»kM,., wan Morunn, Krnnk, Alto. 3497 Ifrinmpr W. llnlilMuffin*, Mtmoer, 1*. P. H\%% , Hllirreit., , Jab, Oordon, Hlllorent, Alta. htf Uthbrldire U Mooro, 1781 Sixth Avonuo, N. uthbrMito. . , 1119 Ubbridge Colllorlei,, Frank JBwringham, Coalhurat, Altn. 2825 M»pl« I^iaf John T, Wllllami, M&Dlo Utt, flallefu*, Altu.. '* MU MIebel............... U. Burr«ll, MlPhol, n. C. «' -..' . 14* Monarch Mine .% Wu. Hynd. Rlean P. O., T«h*»r, All*. "ms -; Pwbm'* .a; ,,, a, zuikar, r«»burgf Alta. - W8fi Horn) Vl«r ;,,. Ooo, ,f© «f«h, floral CSlllorloB, Latb&rMfo. Alta 10J Taber.., A Mtowbn, Tuber, Alt* les des'accapareurs de-la- recolte mon: no 'f^1^0-11 lavoro in massa ed han dlale.'du hie, un-.gOYernement. -annf-i- euxde'l'interet' general, prend'rait.des ra?s«res de ' repression,". et edicterait des penalties^ exemplalres":a. 1,'egard deVaffameursMu Pe'uple:- lie notre en fait rien;- -J- "' ] A A '" ''■'•'■ ■ Bien'au coritraire, il est 'plein d'ln- dulgence pour leaf malfai'teurs million- naires, dont la fortune.s'accroit chaquo jour de la'misere de tous'les travailleurs.' v' :' . Si, atoutes les epoques, les dlrige- ants n'etalent pas;,atteints"de la plus coupable ceclte, s'ils etaient capable3 de compreho'ndre que'; ia .protestation paclflque, ,qul s'eleve du seln des fon los qui souffrent-'do; leiir compliclto tacite, peut dovenlr Voiit a coup la re- volte Irresslstlble, pulomporto lmpet- ueusoment dans sa fure'ur "justiclove los bastilles c.a'pltnllstes.et les gouver-' nemonts oppresBeurs, pqut-etre com- pronArnlont Us enfln queues Jours do leuv domlnntlbn sont comptosi , lis n'ont nopondnnt, pas un Instant a perdue,.a'lls voulont que "1'inevlta- bio transformation soclalo" s'opoio ol He realise par I'ovolutlon, et non par- la Revolution, la tolerance" ooupnblo dont lis font montre a 1'on'drolt dot oxploltourfl-do la falm puhllquo a as-, soz rtflro commo cola, qu'lls pronnent i?ardo car give some quotations from the'Xelson Xews' report of tho convention, and subsequent banquet, to prove the above statements: . ■ "Peter Lund of Wardner head" of the largest lumlie^ company In the Crows Xest, urged "the necessity, for the boards of trade 'to watch the work of the government. The work of'the new forest department", which would undoubtedly do wonders, must be watched." „ As'a result of their convention "representations will he made to' the provincial government asking for an amendment to the forest act fo provide for the enlargment of the-forest board to include two lumbermen who would act purely in an advisory capacity.',' -,Two lumberjack's, did some one say? No! No! Two'lumbermen. There's a difference. . ,. , , Here is another choice bit- "As a. recognition bf his sterling worth and the fair manner in which he has conducted his duties as timber inspector for the provincial government, a position" from which he is retiring; A.'Carney was'(presented, by A. E. Watts, on behalf of the association,-with-a handsome gold, watch and a chest filled with $20 gold'pieces. 'Mr.. Carney has held 'the'position which- he" is now relinquishing for nine-years, and/Mr. Watts pointed.! out in making the prestation, he has never failed to carry out his duties-in a manner satisfactory to the province and to the lumbermen, by, wtionrhe is held in high- esteem"." """ ' ; What;could Mr. "CarAey, a public servant paid'.by, the citizens of this province'— lumberjacks included — have done" for .the lumbermen to'have th^m come at "hime thuswise?'-An.l what won't the, man who. gets the position* do for the lumbermen for the privilege of hanginghis pants' pockets under the same tap? ' '/Lumbermen ronrpRPntw ever" SO ■■Nella -miniera di Yale.'sltnata ne)]'- Intorno del British Columbia, o avvo- nuta una infornalc. esploslono, nella quale hnnno porduto la: vita 72 gngll- ardl initiator!. ' , Lo souffle qui U, transporto . Est lb Fou,fflr do foiirnals© , ISt lo peuplu a aa porta , Entond k n'ouvbau hourtor 08. Tamils qu'on Franco, toutos loa oho- bob nldlsponsablos a l'oxlstonco do bob habltnnts rnnchorliwnt d'uno facon nnormnlo, don millions d'hoctnrofl do torrofl cultlvnhloB roatont on frlclWB. Ifln innHBos, los cnmiiRnnrds doBortont, lourH vIllnROB ot Ioui-r champH pour' vonlr nuKinontnr lu mlBoro do I'lmbl- tnnt don vIIIob, Ub npportont, anr Ion mnrohoB du trnvnll, lo aupplomont In- appartun do lourH brna, wmmontimt .nltiHl n lourH froroa Ion oxploltoa ilou cltPH, Ioh nproB dlfflcultoH do In vie, aloi'H quo tnnt do rlohoBnoa rurnlpR ho trouvont poruofl jmr In com pin I hu nro (lollotuouHo do coux la momoa mil out aolllolto lncliarfto do loa smivo^nnlor. II a'onault.quo I'tilovntlon flctivo du prlx do ln vlo ost Impoahn mix con- BommntolirB pnr loa triiBta, pnrtnlH ot syndlenta (Vnconparoiirs don moyona do production,,, .cob midncfoux • Bpcuiii. IntourH ronllnont don lionoflcns bcuikI.i. loux, on noenparant ogalomont loa pro. liuim uu luuiu^nuiiiro «i un lour nttn< Vuniit uno ruh^i- uillllckllv cArtkoic, ol niilloment'on rapport nvoo leur prlx r«ol do rovlent. Tolornnco'flmipnblio ot rlehoBHOH por. diifiB aont loa cnuacN prlnclpnlPH do In v.: ....:;\, s.i Uv U ,ulttui*u iubnuuu. i, Lofrondnnr. Dopo una sosponslono dl circa qunt- tro niesl, 1 lavori comlnclanca rlflor- iro iiTotlatch, Idaho,-e dlntoml, dovo ora vl e forto rlcorca dl taglialoRna, L'operal Ottavlo PuccI, da Uzaarino, presso Borgo a Mozzniio, In provlncln dl Lucca, o rlinasto ucclao,- in aogulto nd una enormo frann, In una cava dl, plotro a Jorome, Pn. ■' I solmlla oporal dollo fnbbiicho dl coltelll dl Sollngon, Pruasla, si Bono moHfll In Bdoporo, II Comltnto oBeoutlvo doirunlone deinmlnatorl doirilllnola hn dollbornto dl nlutnro flnnnzlarlnmonto I mlnntlrl Bcloporantl dol Wofit Vlrptlnln con la aoinrna dl 1)0 mila dollnrl, Contlnun nd Akron, Ohio, lo sclop- oro dol 10 mlln Invornntl In Aommn, I quail voRllono un numonto dl pnirn dol 215 por canto, W'acopplato n 1'atornou, N..I., lu ctm- aa dl grnvldlBHldll ool padroni, In nek), pnro dol 15 mlln toaBltorl In aoln, of the largest"mills iirthe interior of British Columbia at jthe annual, meeting of the Mountain Lumber Manufacturers' Association in Nelson' went- strongly on^ record 'as 'desiring the federal government to give the industry/the protection, for the lack of which it is said to be suffering such' losses thru' the dumping of the common grades of the American products on the prairio market. Lumber is tho only Industry of importance, it was stated, in Canada .which' is without some form of protection and vigorous efforts are to be made In an endeavor to persuade, the Dominion authorities to fevy a duty on the product. , Last year, it was stated, ovor 300,00,0,000 foot of American lumber wero thrown on tho prnlrlo market, wIMi the result that prices fell considerably helojv the. level which would give British Columbia manufacturers an adequate return upon thuirjnvestniotjts." There Is an old capitalistic adngo which says "Competition In tlio life of trado," Tho mountain lumbermen don't bollovo this applies to (hem, na tlioy Imve, thro their association, pntc tlcnlly eliminated competition'among thomsolvoa. Now tliey want the Do- minion government to put n tariff on rough* lumbor that will provont com- potltloii from tlio American lumber- mon. This compolltlon enabloa tho prnlrlo farmers to buy lumber for their chonp slinclta, olienpor than thoy will bo nhlo to got It If thiH tariff is InipoHod, for then tho moimtnln lumbermen will bn nnnblort lo phartfo tlioin coiiBldornbly lilRhor prlcoH, ho aa to "rcnllzo luloqimto returns tliolr InvoHtinniita," ■ I wondor wltnt tin, iiiinbormon, or any othor bunch of cniifLiiIIhIh. would coiisldor "nrtoqunto roliirna upon nn.lr I" Vl>HllllftltH.*' Tho liimlMrtnon buy tlmbnr limit h bnloniiiiiK to tho cltluoiiB of UiIh prov- Inro. Thoy uiin Idro anmo nl' tlm > noomr cIIIzoiih lo cut It.Jmul ll, mul ! J nun It mm flic flnlHliod product, Tho tf rftiini.s of thtt liinilxirnioii ,nro iwlo-'j iimitii oiioiikIi to nnnbln lliom lo livoifl show signs of wear and are relegated to the, capitalist's scrap-heap. ' Take a tumble, you lumberjacks and miJlmen!- - - y Jf organization and political action are good for the lumbermen, why not for the lumberjacks? The lumbermen have proved that thro these methods they get more "adequate returns," and tools, when properjy used, are as effective in one man's hands as. an other's. . .,-..' If you were.organized do ybu suppose that the members ot the Mountain Lumber Manufacturers' associa- tion^could pay you for sjx mouths' in the year with time checks which you have to'cash at a 12 per cent, discount? " Could they charge you a dollar per month for a doctor who lives from 5 to 100 miles away from where you work, and make you lose your time, and pay your own fare both ways when you havo to consult him. When they crush or maim you in their mills or forests could they cast you off like a broken piece of machinery, or, at the best, offer you a paltry hundred dollars, when, under the Workmen's Compensation Act—gained thro working class political action in this province—you are entitled to $1,500? • Could they make you eat from tin dishes in a vermin-infested cook-house where signs are hung on the walls forbidding you to talk? ' - l No, my friends! These are impositions that the most reactionary labor union in .Canada would not rest under. If organization and political action are good for one class thoy are good for .another. • " v If they are good tools in the "hands of the capitalists they are good-tools in,the hands of the workers and once a majority of the'workers realize,this our day has dawned., - - > ', Although , all the * great . industries of the world are privately owned, they are built and operated entirely by workers; they are social products con- ceive^Mn the brain, born of the brawn Slid fed by the blood of the toilers. Why should the only useful class in society . -be enslaved by a parasite class? ',. The capitalist owners'of these industries are. as usefulto the workers as lite are V lumberjacks;' but not until the workers'.organlze "industrially and politically, not until the men,who have brains enough to co-operate in developing, building-' • and"' operating these lndustrics„':auif develops brains .enough—to^own-them-co^opefativeiyT ROY A L H0 TEL FERNIE Bar Unexcelled All White Help Everything Up-to-date Call in and see us once JOHN P0DBIELANGIK. Prop. will the laborers;receive .adequate re turns upon their investments:'^ MEN, GINGER UP! - LISTEN! .• While you're not fool, enough to ' snatch at every "cure" bubble that is flaunted • before -• you, you know a business f talk to buslness'men when * you see it—eh? Now, this is a business proposal— one that relates to. your health. Look , here: If, because.of excesses or for other- reasons,- ybuf health is impaired —yoflr youth seems-'.to have slipped , away from you—yoii're not the rnaii/ God first made you—then here's-ydSr*-' hope. DR. METZCJER'S BODY, HAT- :' TERY saves men's physical beings " from utter ruin, renews tho spring of earlier days in the step, sends a flow ? of enervating blood coursing through every artery and vein—stops injurious losses and cures affected organs. No acids to burn—electricity does it all. Write at once for particulars to THTMETZGER VITAMER -BAffERYTEoT . David Building, 326 8th Ave., East CALGARY. WHEN YOU WANT ...-. the Best of Fine'iNeckwear, So^'tiipa, Underwear, Shirts, Suits, Twinks," Grips, Boots & Shoes, como to James H. -Naylor, Bellevue Kvurything sold will) it,guarantee that if not .sfiti.s factory, you can return it ai.d get your money hnol upon C. E. L YONS * Insurance, Real Etate and Loans Money to Loan on first class Business and Residential property ■lolin I», Wilto, ill OhIoiIoohii, town, o Htuto rlolotto proMliloiito dolln Unltod Mino. WorKorn of Amorlnn, oon mm iiiiiRKlormusi dl 05,(168 votl wintro ll j IwxiirloiiHly nml nm nroiiuil In nutnnin. cundldiitu A. Ilrudloy dl Mount oilvn, *,,l|oH' ,im ,""1 ,,,0>' n™ nftor moro. Illinois. ] "Atloqiiuto roturiiH on tliolr1 Invent* niuiits," inniitiH to tho cnpltnllnta nil Una ouormo niliiii' ncoppliila Improv* vlwimonn mnrlodl In una cava <]| pio- tro a Oljon, Spngnn, lm eninmto la ...... lc i\, OO uj/viai, .unjui uiii'i run* I'ivotio jMu o ini'iio ki\i\ i ,.u :,lv I,.i}i\, ANTICIPATBkLABOR TROUBLE CALQARY, March 2,—AntlrlpallnK powlhlo iBbor troublon throughout tho entire wuhL diu'liiK lli« coihIhk himikoi., memberB of tho noveral building ox* ohnDK«i! from WlntilpnK to tho caait' nro qnlotly propnrlnu Tor tho oxpoclcd «onfllet, If tho iltniitlon iilioulil bn* cotdis lit al! ncuto, It I* not Improbablo thiXi, Ibe, cxcli&nitu» m.vy 'u»k imuol**, .nlonoT tho wrjtrnmflnt to allow tham to Import aWllod nrtltnni from drone Britain. AVI880I Porrho lnvnrnro nnr tin,, ...i.. ora Klonmtu o got|o II glogo al* trul? I'orcho non compnro 10 uoro ill tcna o lavornro i»or vol utoHHl da |vf. -thf. T„r.T, vl [, !„,rw.'ji .dl IU,) InpfiOHnnry labor In poiiikx-iIoii with Uu. ! lumbor huluatry. i Thoy work lon« hourH, noldnm If 1 ovor' rnrolvn nny Imnnn for overtime liri> llfir.loil III lmi.ni.0.,..., fm coui-ho food from tln.dlHhnH! Wlio-i nnci>Hfilty coni|)oln them lo tmvol thoy wijlk, with a roll of Mimical* Btro'ipwl to thoir hackB, Thnw nro tlw condition* unilo:' which tlio lunihorjnricfl work, ntul for itliin tliey rccnlvo wiikuu iidoqunto (n itmy fliolr bonrd In llw company cook* ;»iouho, buy mnklnawH and lobneco In j tho compnny utorn, pny n dftllnr ft' (month lo tho eompiiny for doctor'* fi'O* nml, whon thoy K<>t to town nftor , months In tlio buah, to tli own Hia dead* ,ly monotony of their unnatural live* ■In n hrlof «pi*n. I Tho nkllM Inboror In iho mlll« nnd |off|n.« rccolvn wiikc* 'ndoiju.uo-by pr&rilclnij ilo»o economy—to ciuiblo w WHY W0r?tfefiR8T PRIZE ond tho GOLD MEDAL at tho Edmonton Exhibition awarded to SWIFT'S PREMIUM HAMS, BACON, ETC? Bocauoothoy aro THE BEST ON THE MARKET, that's why. Buy thorn all tho timo at THE 41 MARKPT nn flAM ORAHAM, Mnrtnjrr lJHui\C. 41 I OURB WHERE OTHBR8 MIL Mnnv flv-liv-nlirlti inim-lci mlvi i n '.rilj- it i.mpnrnrv wtlimilnni ami li |„ „„)>■ „ „ml|,.,, „r ,|m„ tlli"ii»*«*V.I,V ■ymptoniN roiurn. My hi.vhi v.-hih In h,tn\Um vruVt, ,„„, '" mntliinlM nrr. (friuliift and my cun-M IukIIiik. Many of »,iv |.iiII„ain iinvn como throimh tlio loconimin.l.iilonH of ilmlr fricndi whom r lmv» oiW.l My Id ycara' oxpoilI(ih iii., In ilif4Knoni< your van** nroncrlv imi jiffoct a imrmnnunt cum. All dlNPncfK ..r im>n nre my npi'flnlly rMcarVl ,lfM of how lonff HinniltiiK. ' "' '^"fi- I VISIT OUR FREE ANATOMICAL MUSEUM TO Out-of-Town Patients T Invito your rnil'i'*- tininU'nif unit mn i>n - frllifl fnr ynii liy uniti ,ik W«H a« If you mw tni« )M>rWnni,Hy. All ifiirr* h*\*\ aonflilnnilni mill Hiv»»n my *N«>ii.m jmifin- n»l Mtnnllon. Wllto fin- fri'i- IliMikli i Dp. Kelly . Expert Urologist 210 I rowan I .St. i< Spc^knno, WmhIi. i fi ifttt, in Aky2 * 7;*t I'-i*,* 'Hi ■**■» *4V "X-^sy ?>" wrSs.i'.^-1"-.. --■>£ i^ *,ar .^ii^-^-tt -*j, V PAGE EIGHT THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FEBNIE, B. C, MARCH 8,1913. iC1 'V'?^i,^-^'^'5, * "T *'.'~f 7 -t. <** - - m_ ,; - , ,.V. .Vr, .'■.*•- '-'■ -X * . ^ ■■■■V, \ ,,r '*, , ' tt*.'-— '•> ■$'-•'. ! '^ *-,-•>- ^J-**",* -" •'',^"'."-'>.o.-''--: * - "••' , if , 7*i -J. .-"■ fr- Watch *'**•*';*■• '. h Ladies' Department SILK WAISTS Spring Styles Just Arrived One hundred Pure .Silk Ladies' Wai.sts.Iin the latest designs and shades have been received of 6m-, spring purchases. They are' of the highest quality and are priced from; °... .$2.25 to 10.00 PONGEE BLOUSES Natural colors, new . designs, excellent value r.'$2.50 each SILK SHIRTS Plain white, wash silk Ladies" Shirts." Extra weight and quality turned back cuffs and collar , $3.75 each NET WAISTS ' Ecru Net Waists, silk lined, assorted patterns, and all sizes $4.25 each f > PLAIN AND FANCY SILK WAISTS , One each of exclusive tailored Waists in plain and fancy designs. The newest ideas among the finest ' and exclusive patterns , , $5.00 to 10.00 LADIES' KIMONAS ' ' New Kinjionas in long'and short silks, ch^he delaine,'and crepe.- Made in empire," shirred backs, and regular kimona styles. The trimmings are in contrasting colors of silk and satin, the materials fancy^and plain. Priced from $1.50 to $18.50 each New Ties Y Fancy Silk, flowing ends, from 50c to $1.50 Fancy Knitted Ties, new patterns, from. .50c to 75c Bows, Batwings, Strings and Derbys, in pure- '" silk poplins,-plain ."shades, prices , • v;' (, 50c, 85c, 75c, and $1.00 Made-up Shield Bows and Derbys ."\ . .25c, 35c, 50c Gloves Meli's Fine Mocha,'silk lined:''All sizes,1 7 to 11, priced per pair'. :A. .... .$1.50, 2.50, 3.00. Men's Fine_Cape=Dogskin Gloves, perfect fitting and good wearing, in light and dark tan and black. All sizes, priced per,, pair-..: .$1.25, to 2.00 Men's Motoring Gauntlets, finest Dogskin, corrugated palms, deep cuffs.' All sizes"/.,.'.. ..-.$5.00 Shirts .- •'•.*■" , • $4,50 to 7.50 * *■<',* :.16--v WyA ;.30 -'■« -.35 .90 , \20 • ...»-:V .35; ■ .35».: '7.1SX .45 '.. 1.65 " 1.25^- Be Sure to See Window Display Special Bargains in Waists We are"offering a line of-'waists of exceptional values in fine sheer muslin, beutifully- embroidered in self-color. All sizes. Everything for the Home and for Everyone in it Tuxedo Baking; Powder,"16 oz.::..'..'.',..'-.'., Stewart's Liquid Blue,' 2 for 7 A .'...'. >.';•.'■:. Rolled Oats, 8 lb. sack.':;'.".".:'.. J: *.;'.. Cream of Wheat 2 pkgs. .\x..A.x.- :. Braid's Best Coffee,'fresh;ground, 2,lbs,... -. LowneyVCocoa-,',% lb.'..'.s.A.'.:. Ay:.'..-; Blueberries, 2 's.; 2 for Peaches, 2's, 2 for ;: ; /'. ,. ^ Green Gage Plums, 2's,'2 for. ...A......... Maclionochie Herring, in'tins.-......'..'. a. ., Red Salmon, 2 tins., .r. A. .A........7 Robin Hood Flour, 49 'sx ...'...,'../; Bran, 100 lb. sack :...". ;. Shorts, 100 lb. sack.':.' i .".,..'...'.. 1.30 Wheat, per 100 lbs....' .....,.:........• 1.40 Wild Rose Honey, 2% lb. bottle...'.''.'..'.'.;, . ' .70 Wild Rose Honey, 16.oz. bottle...". /. r....... «.35 Wild Rose Honey, 5 lb. tin.;;:'.v, v;,.:...'...' 1 * 15', Chivers' Blanc Mange Powder, 2'pkgs.V iSlii; . Chiyera' Parisian Sherbet,, 2 for...'..".'.'. A ..' " .25 Chivers '-Jams,' 5 IK pail. :.,-:; -.': -^ Crosse & Blackwell's Red Currant Jelly, 1 lb.. ■ ;30 '• Lamp Glasses,- A and B sizes,'3,for". v v.25 Colombo Olive. Oil, ■% gal..:?.'..'...."/ ..;.....■ 1.15; Queen Quality Picklei? 20 .oz.,... A .... .■;.:.. * .25 , Simcoe Baked'Beaus,family-!size,;2 for..-.',.'.;' ,.25 ' Sugar, 20 lb. sack.. 7.X. .'.*.. xA.> .*.*:£..... 1.20; Turnips, 18''lbs '.'..-.v ■ ■"• "v> • •, •"'• •""• •' ■ • v ■ -25 White Lingerie Waists ' ' Plain Avhite Lingerie Waists/the best value ever sold at,;the price........'.' .':.v..$1.50^8,^,, * Be sure to seethe Window Display. Neckwear -. All"the newest and.'most popular".creations in '■ Ladies^Neckwear how on display.. Every possible., idea of design and/colors'in coat collar and dress, sets. .'....* A A .::....... f.:...:.:..;. .50c,to $2.50 . Money Saving Frices, ^ % "v -." ■• t ' - "~_ 1,1 -, 7 TWtTXi ,. -Store of v -^Quality- 1* j BRANCHES AX FERNIE, MICHEL; ^ATAL AND COAL CREEK K " ■ - ' - \ MM—III1UIMI—^M^—^^——^—■— m LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. Thos. Martin returned from eastern points this week-end. Last Tuesday was a big night with tho K, P.s, a number of new members being inlated, Tho Economic class will meet In the basement of the Miners' hall on Sunday evening noxt at 7 o'clock. \ Tho regular tea of the Ladles' Guild of Christ church will bo given at the homo of Mrs, G. I. Doll on Wednesday, March l£lh, at 3.30 p.m.' „ • Sam Hartley of Ilosmw was taken to tho hospital for tho Insano, Now ■WoHtmlnlstor, by Constables Collins and Crawford. President Stubbs is on a flying visit to town. .' Mrs, A. Bastian and Mr3. Baker"of Michel were Fernie visitors tills week. l The degree practice of the Rebek- ahs will take place in the K. of P, hall on March 13th. Frank Ledoux was sentoncod to two months for helping himself to seven bottles of brandy In Simon Dragon's wine cellar.' L. ir. M. Nelson of London, Eng,, representing "Mother Slogol's" preparations, Is touring through the country and stopped off In Pernio on Wednesday. , Mrs. Kennedy, who is now rosldlng In the house recently occupied by Mch. T, Fawcott, will give a tea for the Lonton Talent on Friday, March Hth, at 3.110 p.m, Hvorybody wolcomo, school children Included. A Hllvor collodion will bn I niton, Tlio roRHliir monthly meeting of tno LndlOB1 Ilnnevolont society wi<« he'd nt the homo of Mm. lingers on Saturday, March,lat, An Interesting feature of tho mooting was Uio fact that no cases were reported as having asked for help. TIiIb Ib perhaps tho first timo In tho history of the socloty tlmt nucli a month Iiiih gone by without t'holr aid having linen Rollrltoil. MARRIAGE LICEN8E8 Tht* foUn".'lrn* mnrrlni'p 1Upti»(* waB iBBuod nt the provincial government office during tlio week": John Anioer nf Fornln and Fndwn Nnknuh of Now York, DEATHS International Board Members Frank Fanington (District No. 12), it. Harlan (DlBtrlct No. 10), tmd Organizer George Poltlgrow aro ln the city. J. Peronl, driver at Coal Creek mines who is chargod with killing or being Instrumental In the death of a horse In tho mine, will come up.for trial on March lOtli. Tho commltteo In chargo of tho box social wliich waB given by tho Order of HobokahH Inst week doalro to thank all those who hoi pod to mako It sucli a groat hucccsb, THE GRAND THEATRE The program of pictures at llio Grand Is continuing to hold the crowd who,havo tho habit of "going lo tho Grand." Friday nnd.Sntiinlny the at* trncllona Include 11 two-reel foaturo entitled "A Life for it Life," "An Arizona Romance," "Lucy's Lovo," and "The Railroad niillilors." In addition Pnthe'n Anlmatnd Wookly will bo flliown, CITV COUNCIL DOINGS REPORT OF FIRE CHIEF At the regular mooting on'Thursday of this week Fire Chief McDougall submitted his report for tho year 1912' from which wo take the. following: Number of fires,32; property loss, $7,071.00. insurance carried, $78;300.00; insurance paid, $6,921.00. Causes: unknown, 5; chimnoy fires, 6; defective chimneys, 4; carelessness ■ with matches, 2; explosions in furnace, 1; lamp explosions/ 3; defective bake oven, 1; overheated atovoa, 2; rubbish fires in basement, 9; false alarms, 9. THE FERNIE FOOTBALL CLUB Ji*' » I*' V tiV* f*N \Wm-- j ti^'S-i TIKNOKIIRON-On March 4th, »t , Mlclml. J, II. Ilendnmon, aged 38. Ha- mains shipped to Spokano.on Mnroh 6lti. ftccompnnlod by ths widow,1 •■ BADAWI—At Fornlo on March fltb, Infant son of Mr. and Mrk, Nleholan Rtdawl, ftg^d 11 daya, futwral from the Rngllah church on VrlAny, March 7 Hi. ^WIIIT8AU^-0n March «tb, thtt In* fant aon or Mr. and Mr*. Wm. Wblt* Mil, axed 1 /oar. Funeral from T]iom* non, nnd Morrlaon'R tindmrtnWnir'jmr* lonr on Saturday, Marrh Sth. A reguliir mooting of tho city council woh hMil on Thursday ovlcinlng of thiH woolc, ihoro being a full attnnd* nnre, It wah dee'ldod to poBt notices In tho 1 . .11. ,1. 1 1 ,'*•*,. ll„,.1,1,1. 141)4.X*^*. ...i. t*«4ki«.«t» UW..*# 'of \rt>t"\ Mit Mnrrtorvn vnr npjirilnl ml on pnrlc ''ninmlBH|on«>r. Tho Ileiil.'Rovernor In council will b»t naknd for power to niter lly*law« 123 and 124 (Bcliflol loan) so that do* of r». Tho time for connecting with thn city sower haa boon extended to July I. Tho nutter of itroet algna and num. bora wn* roforrod to tbo property and work* commltteo. All thoso In arrears for taxea are requMlftd to pay the wholo or In part ab soon as poBlblo. A By-law for tho nxtoriRlon of tho electric light iyst*m wan panwii. Tin* lAilfta' llpnnvolent society waa donated 1200. Hargalna to bn hart nt Mm, Torirt'a. Mt* ait. Tho annual general meeting of tho Fernie football club was hold In the club rooms on Sunday last, March 2. Tlio election of officers for ttte coming season resulted as follows: Honorary president, W. II. Wilson; honorary vice-presidents, Mayor J. L, Gates, J, F. Macdonald, II. W. Horch- morj prosldont, P. Hughes; vice-president, A CarrJo; Bocretury-troaHjuror, ChnB,"Clnrldgo. '• , Tho question of the annual basket social wnB gono Into nud It wnfl proposed to hold tho Hnmn the flrBt weok In April at tho Victoria hall, .1. W. Ilunnatt will not as auctioneer for tho OCCAHlon, Tho next meeting of tho commltteo will tnko placo on Sunday, Mnrch 1flth, nt 3 ji.in, Tlio committed nro: .T, Wil* Bon, .T. Clarke, W, Cooper, U, Linn, J. Gorrlo, nntl T. Rmllh. „ * THE DAVE PATON MEMORIAL FUND By a Friend The loss of our beloved brother, Pnvld Paton. will long bo folt by tho workers, nn well ni by tho ffcnornl public, but in our rogrot wo should not Ioro Right of tho Iobb Riisfnlnnd by Davo'n ngod pnrnntn nnd Invalid bIb* (or. Dnvo waa tho mnlnntny of tho 1 * 1 t> i1a family Ib left behind. Honco It affords us a splendid opportunity to ahow our appreciation for our departed comrade and broth* by taking ovor hia respon* Rlbllltlea to the homo, For thia purpose the above fund has been opened, muting thereby that tho parent* nnd alitor of flftw we ao dearly loved ahall never havo caunc to worry over the poialbilltf of a gloomy future. 80, comrade*, brother*, and friend*, let ita ahow our practical appreciation by contributing at beat wo can1'to thia (and. PERSONAL If this should happen to catch the pye of John Kirkwood, who left herd Hipno ton months ago" und who is now believed to be somewhere around tho const, he is requested to communicate \vith tho Dl8Vt'rIct"Led'g6r office, ANNUAL SOCIAL AND: ,' , DANCE OF THE 8.'P. OF C. The annual social'and dance of the Socialist party of Canada will .take placo on May lst, nnd arrangements are now under way to make, this the most 'successful -event of the year. DAVID PATON MEMORIAL\FUND* / " n- Acknowledgments . \V Drs. Bonnell -and Corsan..... .N$10.00 Kimberley Miners Union, Western' Federation-..;... .25 i)*l N. B. Suddaby .;. '' 6.00 '•$■} A $35.00 ~_ : «>« - i -.—": • -The "Western v^larlon"has been resurrected' and with- this live organ of' the Socialist party;, once, more .".In the, flelcl it .is {intlQlpated the movement.' will, progress 'with renewed energy toward the accqippllshment of its mission; The annual subscription.'price is 75'centa. '• ' : ■. -, "' Mrs E. TODD Fernie, ;" '"». . 'm-."::'-1-': B* C» From Thursday to Saturday Gloves Blouses I To mako room for now stock I will offor 221 pairs oorsots. ■' ii " Will sell at a tremendous, reduction, .somo loss than half, ., ' .1 cost. Usual prices $2.50 1.75. 1.25, special for three days at 50c. and 75c per pair. Kid Gloves J (Fer further tout Htmi Mt ptgt 4.) * In white and tan, selling prices $1.50 1.00 !: Bargain sale price 50c. Clean tip in Blouses - 50c. No Goods Returnable Millinery Opening - Tuesday ■ March 18th j tflMl^Tfll■l!T*wwfc^liu*t'l■^^ A^^**i&rfm-~i}mtjwiim#w,^^ IW|*.W»M«*«*.*-*hP>^jE. f \ r-lrrtrnitfltrtwntfliViniiUMIIlMi eitUigmWaWMmwmLtiAiiitmii