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" :y^y^0^^y^1^^-g^^7^\n:,K'\u00C2\u00BB--.(\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0**\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'*\n-.1 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2-'.-*\n.-**-\".',\nsm*m&-p.\ni* f* *\"\n^Bc#sy.^-\n1 **.*-< \u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 7ft\"\n'\"'*' >s~,,\"\n7-;'7;y>\n\" \"rs$? \"j:\n.-< --\u00E2\u0080\u00A2;\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*. \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*=.>-;-\u00C2\u00AB\"\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2y,' \" -\n77 -'\n-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ?r vr*.*-- -\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A27^7\"-\"\nj,, - .- * *\nlyy ,-V^^y^-X-T.'*,^,',>)\u00C2\u00A3,-7F%\u00C2\u00A3'y-Ty>i^~7yy_ -y 7 7\n' \"\"-V ;\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0: iv'^.;y'-7y*-7y7 j:*\u00E2\u0084\u00A2^ .'\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2M ' * '* :-.i>7 . r-, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0<*\"\"-.*.*.*\"\"-'-' 7 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0- *-- -\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*-'*;-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0* '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 O\n.*y .,-- ; :*,-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 y *;. 7 yy7yyyy'\"*-y y :y '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0; '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2i*vfy\^r'.Vv '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 '7\nJV .4;indp^'U^:ia>8tee\"nfftb.y:^' ^7l7-7'/ .-'7 \^'-r \u00E2\u0096\u00A0$'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'<\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' \T \'\"*-J\"**\nll\"\nif'- \"\nft-'.\nfe-if\ni* *\n*-',,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '--i-'W'-y*.\"\"\"'.\"^* .,\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 . -V, -r--'. , , _\t\n7 Th\u00C2\u00AB;Official Organ of;District No. 18, U, IfcW.of A.\n*:* . ,y j? ,,\. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nyoi.-y.,No.25\n* iy ?\nT^||piS*TOOT,,IJSbGER> EEBITCE;- B, C., FEBRUARY ip; 3L9J2\n$1.00 A YEAR.\n\"*\u00C2\u00BB--\u00E2\u0096\u00A0- -*^''W\n:fy'\7!-*\u00E2\u0080\u009E\nJ\ a. ',:\nIS\nf 7^.->\nfS7,y\nf.: \"\n*S7\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0V\n:;\nNo ApemenHitHp-\neratqfs Arrived: at\u00E2\u0080\u0094 .\n- Resolutions\n,7\nl7':7\n7 .INDIANAPOLIS,' Feb.-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 2.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The ' national convention of'the United' Mine\n\"Workers adjourned sine die today'after\n.- receiving a \"report from the scale.com-'\n,.. mittee \"showing that the operators had\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0yrefUwd-all the demands for liacrease*\newages Jand changing of mining condl-\n. 7-''ttons.-r \"' Theypnventioh. ordered the\n.' ^- 'c6mmittee^.c(m^u6 the negotiations\n\";'aiidrii'a'n^a^^meiit^flB \"reached and\n^fthe'convenUoa^to^not* called * to '-reas-\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0** '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0I'aemble,' to.- suluolt'/the scale \".agreed\nt.\nii'\nit-\nIr\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0a-*;\nBv\nti upon* trf *a -referendum vote of themln-\n,, era', together with the reasons which\nled5 the committee to\",'agree with\" the\n\"operators. .- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2- y \u00E2\u0080\u00A2' \u00E2\u0080\u00A2', ';.-,. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"*; ,_\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ,s The'continuance of committee^ with\nImplied orders to keep up the negotiations with'the\" operators is construed\n\". to mean-that ,th*?re-;inay \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 be}a com-\n*' promtsei and,-lf President* White \"does\nnot think It*would be approved by\n-, the miners, it will \"be -Hilbmitted to a\n-, referendum vote.-.*If he should regard\nIt favorable to < the, miners'and yet\n:\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 J ;\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'-,likelyv;to be>ejected,(he will call'the\n*;-7'delegates\"together again)that there\n7-ymay*be,discussion'oh* the situation. -\nj* *.*-*, * ^ ^ i- - *, -- * *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2,.\"- ii\" -,' - .\n.,,(, !\. . - \u00C2\u00AB , ^he 8ub-Committee ,\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 *7 - C'7 \"''itx th-\u00C2\u00AB.event!of j'ptir scale committee'\n7. .'being unable^to.-oe'gotlate a satlsfac-'\n-*-*s*-^^tory^tiemeHt\"*witiiithe\"OpefatorBr;tbat\"\n* they,\" be' empowered\" to \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ,'formulatel a\n* f-, * policy,'provided this convention Is not\ny ;.M\u00C2\u00BBwnvoned, aubject\" to>a. referendum'\n.7;7* ybto^r^tbo- memlfeeWp, ito^yorn\n.7\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 77- the of^aisicatiois'in securing, satlBfac^\n. !\" (llie^bo^ld^l^tt^^the^M^\n\" .- lutlon of \"Ihe Iteftle Committee^\n- 8Uh^om'mltt^f^cinfeiiiM\n'7. carry **jn MgotlatlotiBion tbe?agTeement\nQneatlbn) thoWj John P. .White.-Intw-)\n; riationBlvBresldient7i/.f M;*'^'W:;*,ot7A:Ji\n' chairman. 7 v.Tbe; mine -workerararere^\npres^ted byithe^follo%tng:;;:FraBclt'\nFeeban, president ofl\"Distrlct,5, and.\nVan^tttnoti,iioi;rI^nMylvanla:,f*-rb\n, MooreM-Tproa]^tot ibfvJWstHet; 6,tiaad\n., T. L, LOwia^of ;Ohlot W;f\u00C2\u00BB.:Y\u00C2\u00BBtt Horn,\nprosldetot o&Dist, li; and: Jamea^HoU\ndan \"0*, Indiana;'!John H7\"Wail\"er,; pre*,\naldentof the Illinoisininora, and Dim-\n. can MdDonalfl, Otitbo.-isame. state. -.,-(.\nThe operator's were representod in-\nthe subcommittee conference by tbo\nfollowing\" porson'aj^'W'. W^' Koofor and\nG. W. Hchluedei^ger^f'^enniyl.\nTania;' d'SirlHauiFer. and'S.-A. Colo,\nof Ohio; P. H. Penna and A, M. Ogle*\nof Indiana and-. Harry N. Taylor ond\nA. J..Moornhead^of Illinois. ; -r-\n- '''\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2- Ratolutlona- y *-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"''^\n, Tho last \"week of the convention was\nonoof'tense interest and anxiety, AH'\nthe hours rdlfod by It beenrae quite\nevident that- ho ajrrcement could pbs*\nalbIrbiB>ttfrlVtd\",aV-with'tho operators,\nWhilst' Hhe scale* bommlttoe' verb! Ih\nconfefencb with jtbo* operators, tho delegates occupied their timo w'th other\n- matters of, import to the organisation,\nAmong the resolutions passed before\nclosing are7 7\n\"Any officer of any branoh of tho\n'. organisation accepting a salaried political offlco othor than that of a state\nlogislatof, member of congress, member of provincial or dominion parlla*\nment, county sheriff, or member of\nstato board of arbitration, local\n. school board, city, borough or town\ncouncil or local poor boards, shall\nresign his office In the United Mine\nWorkers lramedately upon bis acceptance of the same.\n\"Strikes' shall not be called In any\nunorganised field without tho sanotlon\nof an international convention or the\nInteractional, executive board; -' and *> no\nfinancial aid shall be furnished by tbe\ninternational union for the support of\nany,strike until after the:strike has\nbeen in effect four weeks! unless otherwise decided by the' international'executive board.\"\"*-' - -V \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '7\ni '* - . t * \"\n\"Plans to be made for the establishment of a sick and accident- department in the. organization.\" ' y\n<>?n echo.bf the MeNamara case was\nVl'-. -\u00C2\u00BB *v .\nheard when a resolution of censure\nagainst Judge jAnderson,. and \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 his\" removal, from off Ice,'for the dismissal of\nthe charge of kidnapping against Wm.'\nJ. Burns, the noted sleuth, ,-was brought\nforth and 'carried. .' '\n: Adolph, Conner and Geo. W. Lackay\nwere ..elected\" delegates-to the 1912\n.world's mining congress, -and George\nMoore , and Duncan,-McDonald ,to attend tbe, 1913 congress . .TheBe results - were - received with - tumultuous\napplause by the large Socialist element\nIn '.the-hall. - --\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' \u00E2\u0080\u009E ;' - '* y\n: The\" question' of *tho .scope and\nsphere, of the United Mine\" Workers'\nJournal was also discussed, as to\nwhether It should confine itself sbiely,\nfor labor purposes, oi* also for political purposes, and It wasresolved that\nit be used to serve'the-political interests of the miners', union and the\ngeneral labor movement . In' the discussion it was also clearly shown that\nthe delegates, were\" emphatlcaliy, adverse - to\" muzzling the * editor. 77\nIndianapolis was again chosen as the\nmeeting, place for the next convention\n\u00E2\u0080\u00941914,' that city beating-Milwaukee\nby oyer a hundred ..votes.-*- *--\u00E2\u0080\u0094-- .\n' . Closing Remarkt., - \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ;\n- In' his * closing 'remarks.President\n-White said, ,>\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.., . 7 .'.= \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 v ,, ,.'.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \"This_ convention has:been,remarkable in itB. accomplishments, as-, well\nas-in the\",harmony .that prevailed.\nThe -work\", done in 'bo v short- * a time\nle\" little Jess than\"maWe|lous. A new\nc^nsUtutio^baB'sec^Z^rittenyrana\nAREi;ENTITEEm^O NOTHING\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2^\nr\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0v..\nHold^yTftcd No Agreement Exists\nWtitiSthem birftwith the U.M.\nmA.-^CaM\nGet Benefits\n'-,1. '.T . %0\n'I.\nD. HAYWOOD NOW IN\nCONTROL OF BIG\nLAWRENCE STRIKE\ny-Hillcfest/j-F^^ Ledger.)--A few of\nthe many .e^p|[oyeesythat were\sliort;of',:-pay.- on their, statement\ntook actionjii'nlpoiirtagamst Canadian;'; Coal Com\npany,.and iiii-support of'_ tbei^-^^on^broii-^lit- forward ;thet agreer\nnxehtesxisting betwe'en-th^rUiM^^and the Coal Operators'\nAssociation;] The case was heard at Blairmore andvtne lawyer\nfor the defence:argued ;that as the planitifFs were iroii-uhion nien\nth^ey could nptjlay claim to an^of:the provisions, in the agreement, as. it was entered into between^the U;M.W.A. District- 18\nand. the Dp.Qrators. These men^not belonging -to the Union had\nho agreement-as- to what the; Cojniiany should pay :theiriv After\nar-^mentjth-th<|contentions;of the defendants,\nand dismisseid.the case. 7 '\nLAWRENCE, Mass., Feb. 3.\u00E2\u0080\u0094William D. Haywood, Western labor leader and member of. the National Executive Committee of the Socialist\nParty, arrived here at noon today to\nassume the reins of.lcadrship in the\nstrike bf 20,000 textile mill operatives,\ndropped when Leader Joseph J. Bttor\nand Alturo Govaunitti, both of New\nYork, - were jailed without bail on'\ncharges of being accessories to the\nkilling of Anna Lopizzo, who was shot\nduring Monday* night's riot.\n, Shortly after, Haywood's arrival\nWilliam Yates, chairman of the. Strike\nCommittee, received a telegram from\nVincent St. John, of Chicago, national\nsecretary of,the Industrial Workers of\nthe World, directly charging that the\nLopizzo woman was shot with Intent\n,by a detective employed \"by the mill\nowners, to .cast further discredit on\nthe strikers.' . * _ ' '\nDROWNING\nACCIDENT\nYoung Lad Coasting ami\nGoes Into the Elk\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0j\\nPOLICE COMMISSIONERS\nAT WORK\n, The', United .Mine'lworkers of Am-\nerica have a total me:\nof over\n300,0007',So it.wIir^ffcBee^'that more\nthan half ofHhe-totei^membership' of\nthe organization'is foond-Qi the four\nstates of the central'cWpetitiye field;\nAnd while these - menij'aret.the only\nones directly intreeted Jto the outcome\nof -the, jointOconiereneey all of - the\nadopted j ^jawhpdif ir'economy, have\nbeen introduced'and a genuine promotion of hapnony has taken place. The\nholding' o\"| our- convention every. two.\nyears instead' of' annually, as, hereto*-\ntowr7th\u00C2\u00AB,tenna^L office: for-the. ean*\nperiod^ a^t^^r\"frot^^ cott--\n^rencek committee are some-\u00C2\u00ABot;;;tbe\nifeaturoa of the convention's accbmpltah\nPwntfc\n, VAs-near a\u00C2\u00BB,\u00C2\u00ABI have been- able; to\nfigure it,!'v\u00C2\u00ABaid -Mr. Parry,; -;tho con-\nv-antlon has cost ub about,^7,0Q0 a\nday. * There wero' five -sessions for\ntho first week;, five the second .week,\nand during the closing week only three\nhalf-day sessions wero held. i, ,.-\n\"Although the -expense seems large\nit la safo to say tbat tbla convention\nhaa not cost tho organisation aa much\nas the last,one. I consider. It ono ot\ntlie most Huccessful conventions-that\nhas over boon-held by the mine .work-\nera. Our reports were completed to-\nday for the month of January, show-,\nlng.tbat our organisation had a paid-\nup momborshlp during that month of\n26C.2U miners,\" .. , * -\nSoma Intereatlng Plgures --\nThoro are In the four states .approximately 188,000 union1 soft coal*miners, divided al follows t Weitorn\nPennslyvanla (known na tho Pittsburg district), 40,000; Ohio, 40,0001 Indiana, 10,000; Illinois, 72,000. All of\ntheso mon are directly Interested in\ntbo outcomo of the Joint conference,\nbcauto If a wago scale Is agreed on It\nwill bind them for two years, beginning on April 1.\nKILLED AT\n( . t . 1 1 li.w-I .- _J I\"'**\"\".'* * r ,\nr-M'\nLISBON'S MARTIAI TAW\nm\nI\nLISBON, Jan. '80.~OwJng to tbo\ngrave situation caused by the general\nstrike, the c-onstltutlonal guarantees\nhave been suiipended and mattlal law\nLisbon, The city has been banded\novor, to the command of.General Carvel-\nhal, and troops surround the (own. He-\nInforoements sre constantly arriving.\nThero are 8,000 troops under arms\nln Lisbon, where tha strikers declare\nthey will havo 30.000 bombs with\nwhich they will be aW* to JtnnlhHsta\nthe soldiers. Several bombs Wve already been thrown with terrific effect\nThe government fs desirous of\npreserving a moderate and prudent\nalltnde, and offers to roncede pert\nof the strikers' demands and, release all strikers arrested dui'lng\ntho dfs'tnrbanoes In Brora district\nand tbe dismissal, of tbe governor of\nEvora, \u00E2\u0080\u009ETho( troops are under .order* to raid all suspicious plaeee,\nwholesale arrests bave been mado\nand Innumerable firearms soiled,\nkttw jmM-'&til* fclto \u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00ABs\u00C2\u00BB6rt vuviem\naboard,warships la the harbor.\nTowards evening tbe strikers assembled In various quarters and bombs\nwere thrown at mounted republican\ngusrds in Roclo square. In tbe suburbs of Afeanfaiv* troop* with drawn\nswords charged the mobs.\nTh* ffor**mm*nt nacr>rtA\nfiA thit\nthe strike was fomented by loyalists\nwho supplied the strikers (n Evora\nwith 1600,000. Tbe Intention of tbe\nRoyalists was to send 1.600 aimed\nmen aero-fs toe (reader tn^o extern\nVortnBSl, tbal iws^len \u00C2\u00BBi*fnr mora\nfavorabkt lo a monarchy, and start\na general nprlslng. but tho government hurried reinforcements there.\nother soft coal mlnersrla the country\nare Judirectly lntereetedrfor the reason that - \"a -< wagei scale/; made for, the\ncentral competmyerfletd is'made the\nbasis * for wage^ a^enMntff-* tii' ey^ry\nothensoft cdaldlstrlct-In the,country.\nTherefore/- .wwes;^fofe^:jB^4,twe7\nyear*\u00C2\u00AB,^f;,att ^^e japp^In^Wy^Or\n000 union Soft coal miners bi the ;Cou^-\ntry will depfehdon the tmtoome pf-this\nJoint conference, t/,- t^y .tfy 'i.v'....-' V'*\n' In 1910 there was minedJn the Unit*\nediBtatfB a total ot iVljai&i tons of\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2soft coal, - This'.total ,fi^flfctH)n^has\nsteadily increased f romof-soft\nfeoal. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 , .\u00C2\u00AB _..\u00E2\u0080\u009E' >'./ .\n<* \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Applying., .these. figures,,; tt rjwlll *f- be\nfound^that'the union.miners'!produced\nappro\"xtaat\u00C2\u00ABiy429,obo,000 tonsof so^t\ncoal,In 1910,- ,,,,\" .^ v 77' '.'.\n',.,- ' Operitera Pear'ttrltra. .- -<-'\nCoal- operators,In.southern Indiana\nare! complaining .against .toe attitude\nof, many of the - operators who .favor\na move,,whereby minora w'll, notfbe\ngranted, an Inoreaso of -wages, thereby\nprecipitating, a strike, jif *tke threats\nof tbe minors are to bo;bell\u00C2\u00ABved; The\nsouthern Indiana operators, or at least\nniany. of them, say that a ^trlkc will\nalmost.force them to,close:thoir business, because with the. Increased cost\nof mining coal during-a strike, thoy\nsaid that nonunion coal from\" Kentucky\nwill swamp tbe markotln tholr territory at reduced prices.\"\nH. I,Staler of Bvonsvlllo, president\nof tho Stawr-EppersonCoftl Comapny,\nespecially Is advorso to tho nonsettle-\nment Idea.. He snld* yesterday nt tho\nClaypool Hotel, where ho was engaged\nactively in Informing operators of conditions In tho southern Indiana field,\nthat unless coal operators of Kentucky\nare forced to paj* miners union wagos\nor If provisions are not made In tho\nwage agreement whereby tbe miners\nof tbo southern part of the stnto aro\npormlttd to work until a wago agreement Is signed, that tho coal dealers\nthere will lose thousands of dollars.\nCosl Is Cheep\n'\"iiiey wak* Una nonunion men and\nconvicts work In Kentucky,\" aatd Mr.\nStaaer' \"under'cove? of ratlin* guns\nduring tho day,- and nt nlgbt searchlights aro used to Insure the mine\nown*-* tiihi luittfn wen can not enter\nthe pickets and attempt to organise\nthe 'scab' workmen. As I said before, they make the miners down there\nwork In the munlcs ot gafjtng guns,\nand ll may readily be seen that thoy\npay them anytnfnir, no* matter hew\nlow the wage,\n\"On thtrt ncconnt Kentucky proJuc\noi cheap coal, at (he expense of the\nminers, and as we are situated only\nacross the river. It keeps ns hnstilng\nto meet their price*. Should a strike\nb* de-tlar**] it issay fee \u00C2\u00AB*b thju they\n\"(SpeclaTto ffieTDlWlct Ledger)' *\n- CALGAEY\"\", SWrk-Ar-thur Cart-\nledge ;-wae'*fcilled laat night-whilst on\nsewage work for tbe city. ,r . . -\u00E2\u0080\u00A2' -\n-, Carttedge - was 7w^)i known .'in -the\nPass'havi^^orked.up .till, recently'\natCtheV^tt^k^lnes. S'7a\u00C2\u00AB le|V\n'tt&rValmr^rZ^im* wMle b*\nfor-CalsW'-atlltfle Wbil-e back-,:'and\nthere \"vworkisd:^ in > partnership'\",with'\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0teddy/\"ttu\u00C2\u00ABaaife,*va!BO well > known ih\nthese'partaV '\u00C2\u00BB.. , \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 !'. . *?~v,' ''\nvS,\niOCIALlST AGAINST'\n*j\u00C2\u00BB*-7V.i /'J-aNAVAL RESOLUTION\n;;\"yiCTOBIA,-B. C, Feb', G.-^-Wlth one\ndssentng vote; that of Parker Williams\n,'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ' *\n.Up,,\"Next Meeting\ni v CJy '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\",;Sy.; 7* o'\nAt the'ineeting;of.the City Council\non Thursday-'evening, the. reports of\nthe. City Kre^Chief, Engineer, and'\nEtectrlciaat^e^presenteurandTvarif\nous Improyements.in the departments'\nsugge8ted>y;Mayor:BleaBdell also presented; Ws^report'ion the trip of the\ndelegation [who; visited Victoria recent-\nly^pafUculans-tof' which - appeafed'ln\noup|last'ia\u00C2\u00ABA!'\"'i\"-:rf::)r* ,'*-;,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 'iiy,''-'\"* ','\n*:vNjrtlce of motion, to Introduce-bylaws\nto Eo\-eni*W'p\u00C2\u00ABi::iand billiard 'roonifl\nin the fclt^'wastiven. '-Sam drAhdm\nintroduce thio. matter, Which wIU be\nUkfaup-at^thonext meeting of the.\ncpuncliy y'-.ijgk' 7 .. -m,,\" -v-vj--,;' '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\"'\"''\nAfter disp^ltlon of the routine-busl-\nnest' the?mem*jer8 dispersed;\" r>--\n~.yxSys'i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 I--*.-..-, -i, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0.\nO'BRIHN'VOpMS/t CENSURE'\n'', .-O ^l.\u00C2\u00BB*>y/ON-.aOVERNMeNT\nf- .:-\u00C2\u00A5'yih^j:^Li *; \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" i\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0**\u00E2\u0096\u00A0..tV*\n' BDMONT&^.'7.-C.- M. O'Brien\nlias givw\"-ii^oei^)f motion \"censuring\nthe government fir not'prosecatlng Iu\nconnection with the Bellevue mibe'dls-\nast\u00C2\u00ABr7-'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'''*,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\"''- -' \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'' \" \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' -\"\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2...,. .....\u00C2\u00BB/_> ' ,, ,\nThe first siting of the newly appointed;, Police ^ Commission consisting of\nG. G. Moffatt and-W: W. Brown, with\nMayor BleasdeH. as chairman \"took\nplace on Wednesday evening last, and'\none' of -the first acts\" performed by\nthem was the- reduction,, of rank and\nsalary of Acting-Chief R. Bowen. The\nreason for -this setp is not quite' certain, the vast majority of-the citizens\nbeing under the Impression \"that Bowen\nfulfilled his duties with tact and dlplc-'\nmacy under most trying circumstances.\nHi3 .successor Ib Hall, reoeijtly of Coleman, i ' -, , y *\nWest Fernie was the scene of a .dis- ,\ntresslng accident' on Monday night\nwhich cast a gloom over that part of\nthe town. About 6 - o'clock, a. number\nof children were playing oh the river,\nsnowballing each other. .To escape \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nbeing struck with the snow little\nJackie Wright covered his face with\nhis arms and started across.the river.\nAbouttthe middle of the river there\nwas an afr(,hole, but owing to,having\"\nhls.eyes covered Jackie did \"not see\nit and the poor.little'fellow went in.\nChief Minty,- with a number of. helpers is searching the river for the body.\nTwo weeks ago Mr. Wright's- house\nwas burned to the ground, the children having a hard time* to get out\nof- it safely.\"\nI.\n*\n9, CANDLE QUESS\n\"\"\"\"\"J\nm\nCOTTON TROUBLES MAY\nBREAK, OUT ONCE MORE\nOperators Now Demand An increase iii\nSalary, Which Employers '\nRefuse\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\- : ~\nROBBERY AT CROW'S NEST STORE\n\"'OnVThuraday evening last burglars\nbroke into .-too' Crow's Nost Store\nthrough-a back window, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Money was\nevidently .the only commodity thoy\nwere'after, .but all thoy .got for their\npains was $0.00.\nPAYING 25\nCENTS NOW\nContractor Whitnay Yields\nto Good Advice\nMBTHBRIDGE), Yot \u00C2\u00AB.-It didn't\ntake ex-Aid, Ooodo long nftor his arrival back from tho tait to straighten\nout the wagos question on tho excavation for tho sewAKO disposal plant.\n1 On arriving homo be got Into communication with Mr. Whitney nnd told\nhim IR cents an hour wasn't n living\nwngo. After a friendly conference Mr\nWhitney consented lo pny 2(5 confn nn I\nhour and have it ditto from the first |\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 v\u00E2\u0080\u0094 *\u00C2\u00BB\nV4 4 ti/iUMt;\n\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0OTNIK RELIEF \" '\n.VICTORIJ-pFeh' 6,~In' in6yrnk''the\nsecond rea\"dt*j*}*r;bf-the bill to ^validate\ncertain by-bywil of; the \"City of Fernie,\nMr. Miller,explained that under the\nMunicipal Clauses Act 'provision is\nmade that ajciry beforo passing any\nbylaw for tjie-carrying out ot'\"*mi\nspecific local Improveniont work, must\nbave first p^ased;a gonoral Local Improvement bylaw establishing the principle under which-individual and specific works may be thus provided'for,\nthis general bylaw being foundational.\nIn the City of Fernio the two-bylaws\ndealt with In this bill had been duty\npassod with a requisite formality, and\nupon tho sal-it of tbo debentures thoro-\nunder being \"undertaken, the point had\nbeen raised as to tho authority possessed by the city undor on udnpied\nlocal Improvement principle '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 bylaw,\nand tbo city, had been unable to produce tho bylaw tn evidence of its\npower by reason of the fact tbat it,\nwith other documents, had been des\ntroyed by fire. Under tbe circumstances as sot forth thoro appeared,to\nbe no alternatlvo way out of tho difficulty save by this validating measure,\nTho second reading of tbe bill was\nagreed to without debate.\n'At'the Crow's Nest Trading Co's\nStore,'Fernie: ..*,\",\n-Actual Jlme the candle burnt, r 182\nhours 5 mjnutes 2 seconds. ' \", , .'\n^Winners tied\u00E2\u0080\u0094CbarlcB, Bruce, 182\nhours;.;Cliffordj'Stockweli; 182 hours..\n..LThey-wlll meet,today and decide .the\naitters In Jtbe I;' C. S; -offlc^il the\"win*\nner.receiving his choco ot atiy I. C. 8.\nScbolarshlp;, -.'\"*'' ,' !y,t-. * '\"\nThe I.C. 8,candlepuesSat-CoaT'Creek\nMines: V'-.. '-!c \"'\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 , \u00E2\u0096\u00A0< -yy\n,.,,Actual time tbe candle burned\u00E2\u0080\u0094159\nhours 30 minutes 30 seconds.-'',\"''' - y'\ni,-,Winner of flrst-'prise'' Is :W. -J*.\ntpiaridge (late,Mayor:olrs Morrlssey);\n169 hours 14 minutes : (he gets his'\ncbolce-of any I. O* 8. aeholarahlp). -*\nWinner of-second and-'thlrd'places\nare,.tied: Wm, Jackson, *H0'hoursf\n,Wm. Dickinson, 160 hours* \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'.'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'''\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A27 They will meet today lhthe-1.0. '.&>\nOffice and decide the matter, the winner ot thASocohd prize gets \"Our Ns>\ntio'nal Cathedrals,\" 8 by-10, In.'three\nyo|s\u00E2\u0080\u009E illustrated. \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Third* prise -a sectional wallet \"kangerooskln.-' *.' ,\n; Mr, Geo, C. -Sgg (I. C. 8. representative) is the originator of the candle\nguesses, and ls to be conplimented on\nhis enterprise. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nJEANNE RUSSELL\n1( Jeanne Ilussoil and her noted company will put In a, week In Fernie,\nduring which tlmo she will produce\nsoven plays, Each ono of these Is'\nwell known, many ot which has received the highest eneonums In large cities. It- Is not ofton tbat \"The Thief,\"\n\"Tho Devil.\" \"The\" Half Breed,' Is\nseen- here, and tlio good old farcical\ncomedy \"Charleys Aunt\" Is still young\nonough to draw large audiences. The\nprogramme for the wook Is: >\nMonday\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"The Amorlcnn-Olrl.\"\nTuesday\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"The Man from Homo.\"\nWednesday\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"The Thief,\"\nThursday\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"Two Married Mon,\"\nPrlday-~\"Tho Dovll,'\nSaturday (matinee)\"Charley's Aunt.\";\nSaturday (nlgbt)-\"Tho Half-breed.\"\nThe prices are reasonable, Wc, and\nC0c; children, 16c,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2' MANCHESTER, Eng., Feb*. 3.--A\nrecrudescence of the cotton. troubles\nIn'. Manchester is threatened. A abort\ntime ago the troubles \"over the em-*\nployment of non-unionists .were set-\ntled-foiHat\u00E2\u0080\u0094least-sls-months-by\u00E2\u0080\u0094i\nagreement brought'about through Sir'\nGeorge Askwith, the strike settler of..\nthe board of trade, which practically\nleft the \"question at Issue1. In' abeyance '\nfor six months! *'.'-y \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 '\"'.'''-.\nThe operatlVes* have now come, forward with a demand for an increase '-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Of ;Wages.7 JT^e \u00E2\u0096\u00A0cotton*1eTOploye^ '''\nsoclation met' today.: and',;refused-, to;',\nconsider this ibktter: until iher non-,.s,,\nUnionist, qiieetlon vIs\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"?:settled,.'7r!rhe7\u00C2\u00BB.\n\"operatives '\nground i they * takft torn thel refusal^ to*. .-'\ngrant- an' 'Increase' of .wages; is Insnl.,-.:\n-flcleist .\". \u00E2\u0096\u00A0I'll'* ti l&h'\".-.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0- -\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" I'-'W-i- \u00C2\u00ABT,-'- \",iT,'\u00C2\u00AB i^i, ', .-.-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.,' > -t',\n'.\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 V',* Siw-Tt'J ,\",*'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0,*.*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2' '\nLLOYOq.EOnOE\u00C2\u00BB8,OB,EAT,....,, . .\n;,,\"\" 'SPEECH ON;ARMAMENT,,.\n.LONDON, - Fob. 3,-\u00C2\u00BB-Davld . Lloyd '\nGeorge, Chancollor of the'Exchequer,\ntook the occasion, Ip an address before\nthe London, Liberal, Club.,torrefor .to.\nthe reduction of armaments,- vHe.aald,, \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nhe bollovcd the present,.,WM \u00C2\u00BBH..\u00C2\u00BBe>.,.;\nvantageous moment, to^. oonajd^er \nquestion. It was, la tb,e intorosts of\nFrance, Germany, Russia..and-Oreat \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nBritain that'there should be, a, better\nunderstandtngr.\nHo continued: \"I believe that wltb\ncandor, frankness and boldness, It is\nattainable. Tho world would bo richer for It. Taxes might be reduced nnd\nmonoy which would tie saved thnt Is\nnow spent on armaments could bo devoted to developing tho resources of\neach country and Improving the condition of tbo pooplo.. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n\"Tho cornerHlonc of sound flannco Is\n'Peace on earth nnd good will among\nmen,'\"\n\"DEAR OLD OILLV\" AT THE GRAND\nTho opportunity of wcnrlnp \u00C2\u00BBh\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00BB\n*M,*v....K4\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00AB^\u00C2\u00AB*\u00E2\u0080\u009Et-|fRin0U| Eng,llin adori Wl\u00E2\u0080\u009E( Hawtrey\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2vnriro In r'-niHr'lmi with tbo c^rnvn- \u00C2\u00AB_., \u00C2\u00BB.,. ., , __j , ,_\ntlon work. Tho net on the part ot\nMr. Whitney was voluntary, but he\nsuw the logic of cx-Ald, (loode's reaion-\nIng nnd decided that while (t might\n-l,,.l\u00E2\u0080\u009E.,. _\u00E2\u0084\u00A2-\u00C2\u00BBl,,- \u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB.. I... -\u00C2\u00BB \u00C2\u00ABV\u00E2\u0084\u00A2\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB \u00E2\u0080\u0094,--1 ,\nbe would gain in (he end by having\nthe hearty co-operation of the twork-\nmen.\nwe will just about bo forced to quit\nhmtttmtt.\n\"The best solution I can see Is for\nlho mlncn to ort-anlw tH Kentucky\nand his company of tandon players in\nthe much talked of comedy success,\n\"Dear Old Bi!*Jy' for, an appcaranco at\nthe Grand to-night (Friday), though\ngiving the local management hardly\nstitl'ck-i-t time for such a notable occasion, was too good to bn pasted up.\nThis distinguished organization had\nbut one day unbooked between Its engagements at the Walker Theatre,\nWinnipeg, and tho new Sherman\nTraml at Calgary, ami an the atanc\nof our Grand Opera House Is sufflrt-\ncutly large cuuui;U io Uu-.ll-- 'Ui*. \u00C2\u00AB-U-\nA boy was askod by his teacher:\n\"What, If any, Is tbo difference bet-\nween lightning and electricity7\" \u00E2\u0080\u009E\n\"Plonso. ma'am,\" snld tbe boy, \"liRhl-\nnlng Is free,\"\nTO HANDLERS OF THE ROD\nAnyone wishing to become a member of tho Worklngmen's Angling Association, please apply (o the s^cre-\n(ary, hnndquartors: Worklngmen's\nClub, Fernie.\nINDUSTRIAL DISPUTES\nMr. Mardnn^ll ln tho Ottawa Hmiw\u00C2\u00BB\nof Commons, moved for leave to Introduce BUI (No. 87) to amend the In-\nduatrlat Disputes Investigation Act ot\n1007. He said: This Act at pro-\nsent prohibits a strike or a lockout\nIx-fiiMi\"-- n\u00C2\u00AB:f*otiatlon\u00C2\u00BB -*ht>r<- th\u00C2\u00ABr\u00C2\u00AB Is a\nTwtirfl If in -titilnwfiil for nnvtindv tn\nglvo assistance to the strlkor or a man\nprepared tl) strike. That would prevent the ordinary benefits payable by\nlabor unions from being distributed\nto tho mon during that time. I do\nnot believe that the Act was ever In-\n'ciio>il to Witr Hid I nu-iuiliiH. Hiifh\n-TJelds, face the galling guns and arm- (borate scenic production carried by aiding or assisting an employer or\ned guards and force the operators In the company, Fernie aetvrtd the dt'f. Ump!ej\u00C2\u00ABN-> durlne tb\u00C2\u00ABt r\u00C2\u00BBr!o\u00C2\u00ABl. Tli*\nthat terrttery to sign a union acale TM* ron-pany has but recently r*ln*\u00C2\u00ABv| {courts bare construed that section to\nagreement. Operators In other parts n fowr months' engagement In Chlrsgo, j prohibit any nld or ssifstnncc being\nlabor dispute. There Is an additional j an Interpretation would prevent any\nsMbft-H'tion prwiiUnx any one ironnone from atving rhartty to a striking\n<>mplo)ee. The amendment makes it\np-rmlMlMe for the funds of a benefit\nfrf tM* tlatft are wA worried tixtr MhtwU *wa* *pf;k\u00C2\u00AB*i- orti* tlmilentmi -given to tbe men by any labor union\nwill \u00C2\u00ABir\u00C2\u00BBmf> frwr i*rrttnry with ch-itp' thw windlfMn* hwn** th*y nit nmf rMv^r.\u00C2\u00AB*t comedy suxu III tliat | J-itluti tlat Uiuu. TUv Uvt UU\ncoal, and tf wagee are Increased we j rastly meet (be prices of the Kmtucky rtiy In twenty year*. Tbe pier* !\u00C2\u00ABj that where tbe strike condition eilst*.\nwill not be able lo *-'U coal sa cheaply}op-arators. thus amr-ty protecting their i*-pl<'\u00C2\u00AB-* *itb nnmcrov/\u00C2\u00BB situations whWh ;but tbo strike hni not bmi d<'\u00C2\u00AB*iftwil\nae tbey can, Tbe resnlt will be tbat;Ititerests.** are fanny In theeitreme. 'and tb# riMir-lllaUca fco\u00C2\u00ABrd hit not ?<*-\nsociety or a trade unton to W paid\nto Its members during tbat period\nwithout Incurring liability and laying\nitoiU ot**'*- io tU* ^uaUUfe* ol a criminal offence.\nTin* morion wns agr*vd to. nnd th<\u00C2\u00BB\nBUI read lb* first tl=v*. \"vy&^y**\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2?T,y yv. v--*' y ve r7?\u00C2\u00B0? ,*v.7,*^7^y5y??T^*T^--'*yy j-'?'\n*SHHSHHHS|5PH?SH\"\u00E2\u0084\u00A2\"'HS5i\n7-.7-7 '7 ^SSy --'-y-y-y.^-- - -'\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\nT- --,% *.\ny.\nI^S]\n- ' li*\" '.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0(/-.*\n\"SS^Hil|BJiBJBSB^B|BJBBBaBJBBaBB*aai|\u00C2\u00AB(l^^\n'.- . -- '-;*';-\"Vi*--7.-.y ; =\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\".\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'.. - - *,.-, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"\" -y;'-7.v- d *;-*' *- -\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \".\u00E2\u0096\u00A0,\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-&- '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -,7-7. _ v.*. f ;\" -, ->cl '. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 -mc-.]7\n-\"\" ! & \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 - _\n.#\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'.<#,*- *.\n,Jff\n'A .',-*.'\ntf -*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nPAGE TWO\n, y7THE DISTRICT LEDGERy FERNIE, B: C, FEBRUARY 10, .1912 -. ;y^>yy/y 7 r\n-xi\n'y-yy, tvi\nCraft Organization\n.Versus- -':':-:-'\ni ~' < . -** . -\nIndustrial Unionism\n- \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Social relations are the reflex of the\ngrouping of industrial possessions.\nThe owners of all resources and means\nof wealth form a class of their own;\nthe owners of labor power as their\nonly possession in the market, another. The means of production and\ndistribution being owned\" by the capitalist class, the workers have to sell\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 their labor power to the owning class.\nThey' are, therefore, slaves; the owners of the means .of production, masters. , 0 .\nCapitalist ownership of Industries\nploying class-have nothing in common\nThere, can be no peace between those\ntwo classes so long as hunger and\nwant \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' are* found among millions of\nworking people and the few who\nmake up the employing class.have all\nthe good things of life. ' 7. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0- ;\u00C2\u00AB *.\nLabor produces all wealth;-you are\nentitled to all you can get, but not\nmore. You are entitled to the full product of your toil only wlien you are\nstrong enough to take It. .Right or\nwrong does not concern us.- , n\n\"Might is Right.\" You are always\n^kick-k^ifiric1(i^1iiiA*ititifi(*iiii***i\n* i.ii\u00C2\u00BBviyiivuii *\n\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00A5\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00A5\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00BB*\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5\u00C2\u00A5*\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00A5\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00A5'!\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n--- - -- -*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -- -.. -\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ._\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -j\t\nhad its origin in the unfolding of con- right if you haye the might to\" back\nditons wheh hastened the downfall of\nthe feudal age, \"nnd the advent of an-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' other class- to power. \Vth\u00C2\u00B0tho aforesaid advent modern wage slavery be-\n, gan. Private ownership oi the \"mcans\nof wealth 'production is the cause of\n' our slavery. The workers in the earlier days of capitalism organized themselves into guilds and crafts, and\nwere to a certain extent successful\n. in bettering their conditions. We\nmust bear in mind, however, that \"capitalism in those days was in its infancy; \u00E2\u0080\u009Ethe means of. wealth production, being largely owned by Individ-'\nuals who in most \"cases couldn't afford\nto, have their workers go on. strike;\n/.because,.competition was keen, and by\n* -,?i\"p^olonged.,.str-igg;le with the workers ^they would, lose .their markets to\nytheir competitors.',, Rather than risk\nthis they in most cases conceded to\nthe demands of their workers.' But\n\u00C2\u00BB., today, where capitalism is organized\nand combined to such an extent that\n' whenever the workers in one industry\nare fighting for better conditions, they\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 are fighting the capitalist class as a\nwhole, the workers are bound,to-lose\nbecause theyare still clinging to their\n7oid craft'organization, they are still\n. divided and pitted against each other.\n.-' The\" uselessness of craft organization\nwe saw slearly in our recent' coal\n, strike. There we had a section of our\nfellow craftsmen on strike and struggl-\n, ing for better conditions, and the rest\n1 of the'same craft\" working and defeating their own fellow craftsmen! -it\n- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 is of no use talking about the men who\n- \"went'scabbing in the different mines\nhere in the Crow's Nest Pass when\n_-LO_ur_ow^feU(WL^orkers_in_the_ mines.\nit up. No power on earth can stop\nan intelligently organized working\nclass from obtaining all they produce.\nTherefore, organize your might. >\n' Industrial unionism is not' confined\nto one .country, it is a world-wide\nmovement. * .The _, abolition of the\nwage system is our main object .The\nemancipation of the workers must be\nachieved.by the working'class itself.\nThe working class alone is interested in the removal of industrial inequali\nties, and that can only be accomplished by revolution ' of * the industrial\nsystem. The. workers in their collectivity, must take over, and operate\nah the essential Industrial institutions,\nmeans of production and- distributions for the well being of all the human elements comprising the Interna:\ntional groups of wealth producers.\nThis is the only solution, the'only,\nend of our'wage slavery\u00E2\u0080\u0094the era of\nIndustrial Freedom!\u00E2\u0080\u0094H. E.''\nat the other side of'the. line did exactly the same thing. No paid up union\ncard can excuse them, you will have\nto call them scabs also, if you want to\nbe just. The same thing will happen\nagain if the miners in the various districts of the U. S. of America go on\nstrike on (the 1st of April; you will\nthen help to defeat them. The wholo\norganization of the workers \"today is\na huge joke, they tie, them selves down\nwith agreements, and funnier still,\nthey think they are morally obliged to\nhold same, whereas their employers\nbreak them every time It suits their'\nconvenience. To go further into details nbout the scabbing methods of\ntbe labor organizations would be only\nwaste of time. They are woll known.\nLot us make it short by stating how\nthe A. P. of L.' is organized scabbery to\nperfection.' '\",',,\n7 If we want-to better our conditions,\nIf we .want to break the chain that\nholds us ln slavery we must organize\ntn such a way that all1 members of tho\norganization In any ono Industry or ln\nall Industries, if necessary, cease work\nwhenever a striko or lockout is on ln\nono department, thereof; thus making\nan Injury to one an Injury to all, This\ncan only be accomplished by organising on Industrial lines. Tbat Is\nto say tho workers of any ono plant\nor Industry muBt be members of ono\nand tho same organisation. No craft\ndlvlBlon linos, In short, tho workers\nof tho world muBt organize Into one\nunion, Capitalism of today is organized* on lnterntlonal linon, no Bhould\ntho workerB be.\nAJdbor organization lo corroctly represent the working class muBt havo\ntwo objects In, vlow\u00E2\u0080\u0094Plrnt,' It must\ncombine tho wage workers In such a\nway that It can most successfully fight\nlho battles nnd protect tho Interests\nof tho working pooplo of todny In their\nntrugglo for fowor hours of toll, moro\nwages nnd hotter conditions. Secondly, it, must\" offer n final solution of\ntho tho labor problem nnd emancipation from strikes, Injunctions, bullpen n nnd scabbing of ono ngannt anothor. Tho working class nnd thconi-\nSALVATION ARMY HAS\n$5,000,000 IN PROPERTY\nThe property holdings of the Salvation Army in the United? States total\nup to'more than $5,000,000, according\nto William Paert, secretary of the\nArmy, at 125 West 13th Street. w A\ngenerous government exempts the\ngreater part' bf the' valiant Army's\nproperty from taxation. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\nEDMONTON TRADES AND LABOR\nCOUNCIL WILL URGE GOVERNMENT TO GIVE VOTES TO WOMEN.\nEdmonton, Alta., Feb. 6.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Shall wo-\nThe class struggle may not,be dignified, but \"it. is, impressive. . .*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\" 7 7\n.' . \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 7\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0-..'\"* ,* '\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 / _ 7* ,7\n;. The 'Socialist party of China^ was\nrecently formed at Shanghai.'7 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 .*\n- * *\" * \u00E2\u0096\u00A0.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 At' Norwich, Conn., the painters recently obtained an increased $2 per\nweek without strike.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2'.*\u00C2\u00BB \",\nEighty-two fatal and 194 non-fatal\naccidents to workpeople were recorded\nby the .Department of Labor during\nDecember!\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6 *'.\u00C2\u00AB..',\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nA general strlko of'miners Is threatened in Belgium. Twenty-five thou-;\nsand in the Borinage district are out,\"\nand tlie movement* is rapidly spreading- y \"\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n* * *\n.' * *\nOver four million Socialist votes in\nGermany and 110 members of tho\nHc-ichstag as against' ,52. Even\n\"dream's\" have been known to como\ntrue.\n*..\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'**'\nMoving picture.operators]in\"Berlin;\nGermany, receive*'irom-?7.14 to $9.52\nper week, while the operators in smaller German cities range.from,$4.17 to\n$7.14 per week.\"-*' - y~ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 7 ;\n\u00E2\u0099\u00A6 .*-\u00C2\u00BB-\"-'.\n- t -* ....\nThere are now 25 companies of\nmilitia 4 camped ' in Lawrence,'' Mass.,\nto overawe the textile, strikers and\ndrive them back at the terms dictated\nby the manufacturers' combine.\n, \"I am one of those who believe there\nare two arms to the labor movement,\nthe political and the economic, and we\nmust use both of them to the utmost\nto bring a little sunshine into the lives\nof the workers.'\n,\u00C2\u00BB * *\nImmediate action has been voted by\nthe National Executive Committe of\nthe Socialist party to .raise funds for\nthe striking textile workers of Lawrence^ Mass. The machinery of the\nparty will be In motion in a few days;\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 * *\n- - \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 a\nThe Labor Co-Partnership association now embraces 111 societies in\nGreat Britain. The aggregate capital\no'f these: workmen's societies is approximately $10,000,000, and their trade\namo'untsHo nearly $22,000,000 a year:\nThe last-return shows that $131,395\nwas divided among the workers ns\nmen have the vote? , This was one\nof the many questions, dealt with at\na meeting of the Edmonton Trades,and\nLabor Council last night, when a resolution was passed practically .unanimously endorsing the granting of the\nfranchise to females.\t\nSeveral delegates took part In' the\ndiscussion and while' some treated the\nmater lightly,-others' spoke earnestly\nand advanced ' solid reasons' in support of their arguments. In the midst\nof the-discussion President Llscombe\nasked the council three questons arid\nhe at the same time answered them\nhimself. ' S I '\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A21. Are women citizens? ' The law\nsayB yes, \"when they are required to\npay taxes; but says no when thoy nsk\nto vote.\n2, Doos the law concern women?\nTho law says yes, when thoy are required to obey it;1 but says no whon\nthey ask for' a vote ln the representation of the country.\n3. Is direct representation desirable\nln the Interest.of tho people?' The\nlnw,Bays yes, If the,people to bo represented are women,\nThese are tho three questions that\nyou have to take into consideration\nin deciding tho question, said tho president, and boforo you voice nny de-\nclfllon I desire you to go into the matter thoroughly and give your decision\nonco and for all,\nONTARIO SOCIALIST VOTE\nTho Soclalst voto throughout On\ntario in tho provincial elections held\non tho 5th of Decomber last, was .1,100\naccording to the Toronto Globe. This\nIs about correct,\nIn Sudbury Comrade Snngster received 1,1*13 votos, Ills capita-Tut opponent received 2,541 votes, Tho total numbor of roglutorod votes was\n12,8-11; 0,163 of whom did not vote,\nThis wan duo to tho fnct thnt tho\nvoters' list had not been revised for\ntwo yonrH nnd tho population hnd\nlurgoly nhlftml, Hnd tho voting lint\nallowed tho prosont mining population to voto, Comrade Snngster would\nno doubt havo boon eloctod,\ntheir share- of the profits.\n''\u00E2\u0080\u009E\nTHREATEN A GENERAL\nSTRIKE IN AU8TRALIA\nLeaders Boast That All Trades Unions\non Continent Will Go Out.\nTt/A\nAwarded\nGold Medal\nThe lea value f, ,\nthis delicious blend\nis absolutely unmatched.\nEqual in flavor and cup\nquality lo teas of much higher\nprice. Tho \"great household\nfavorite which combines ex.\n. iimi ceptional quality with economy.\nLONDON 1911 Sealed in air-tight, dust-proof\npackage*.\n80c. p\u00C2\u00ABr Pound\n5\u00C2\u00BBl ai\u00C2\u00BBRidjw\u00C2\u00ABy\u00C2\u00BBSp\u00C2\u00ABaiiu\u00C2\u00AB\n**4 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2H*Mii\u00C2\u00ABrf/\u00C2\u00ABQl*\u00C2\u00ABd'\u00C2\u00BB]'00p'*\u00C2\u00ABn>.\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094- ^-itvl 'SO'CUl' 60c. M\nTJ^jgJSJ \u00C2\u00ABapiu^^\u00C2\u00AB,M}M>,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2!, *oc - i\n**$\u00C2\u00A3\u00C2\u00AB\nJt\n\t\ Tin*\ntt Dal Sk*fi\nest'd\n1836\nBRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 6.\u00E2\u0080\u0094the\nleaders of the general strlkebonst that\nall the trades unions lri Australia are\nawaiting word, tb strike- ln 'sympathy\nwith the loeal mon who are fighting for\ntho right to wear union buttons whllo\nat work. On the''other hand, It is\nsaid thnt the strike has failed, Street\ncars are running, though not on schedule, and each car Is strongly guarded.\nGenerally tho public patronize tho system nnd the board of management\nsays that ln a, fow, days tho full ser-\nvico will bo 'resumed,\nThoro have been! frequent 'clashes\nbetween Btrlkors and the non-unlonlsts,\nbut no very, serious,disorder-- have\ntaken-place \u00E2\u0080\u009E Hundreds of, .volunteer\nbushmen, well' mounted and armed,\nare patrolling tbe streets, and have\nkopt,ordor. The state govornmont hns\nnnnouncod that If any, vlolonco occurs\nthere will bo no half measures used\nand that the troops will be culled .out\nand armed with ball cartridges,\nTwo Macs\" Innocent\nJUDGE THINK8 THE\nMCNAMARA8 INNOCENT\nDenver Maalstrate Has Pacts, He 8ays,\nThat Convince Him They Are\nNot Guilty\nnWNVHIt, Feb. a.\u00E2\u0080\u0094John J, McNn-\nmara Is Innocent of the boiIch of dynamiting which culminated In the destruction of tho Loa Angeles Times\nUuiiUtliti, ULl^luiUK iO Juugct o, t>. mi-\nloa, ot I>onvt7.\nThis stntemoht was mado boforo tho\nDenver Trades and Labor Assembly\nby Judge Hilton, who donlnred that his\nconclusion was based on evidence he\n..?,.i , , i n. I,. , , ,, . . v\nInformation which bad reached him\nslnco he returned homo,\nBefore glvltig ln detail his reasons\nfor believing In the Innocence ot\nJohn MeNamara, Judgo Huton asked\nthe assembly to go Into executive session, declaring that bo did not want\nthe Los Anuelrs grand jury to learn\nof his knowlodgo of tho facts In the\ncase.\nFe\u00C2\u00BBr, according to Judgo Hilton, In\nwhat Ted tbe elder MeNamara to plead\nguilty io tha charge. MeNamara believed. Hilton said, thnt if the trial\ncontinued bo would bo found guilty\nnnd bnnged.\nbeen cnga\u00C2\u00ABt-d to defend the brothers'\nod Ortlo MoMnnlgnl, nnd that tho latter admitted to him that his confession was fnlso.from beginning to end,\nHilton contends that after ho bad\nHilton also dccalrcd that ho believed\nMcManlgal was telling tho truth when\nho said his confession was false.\nIn concluding his remnrks, Judgo\nHilton announced that John McNn'\nmnra's innocenco soon would bo\nprovod,\nP.AN/VtMArl OOC1M.IPT VOTl?\nTho Clerk of tbo Crown In Chancery nt Ottawa (tbe gentleman who\nhandles tho election returns and fig*\nIV/t\" Mi(*v\u00C2\u00AB** *s\u00C2\u00AB<\u00C2\u00BB\ t^flW Iffr-ie* \u00C2\u00ABwfi^nnr-r*(1\ni\u00C2\u00BB* -\u00E2\u0080\u00A2. ..+ V* *| \u00C2\u00BB#\u00C2\u00AB i fi ->\u00C2\u00AB \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2#\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0---\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '\nthe total vote of Canada, Ho figures\nthat the voto was ao follows: Conservatives, 600,557; Liberals, 025,006;\nLabor, 1,742; Socialist, 3,012; Independent, 7,177. Total, 1,307.484.\nTlio Clerk of the Crown haa evidently figured to give tbo Socialists\nle\u00C2\u00ABB thon they got. He has evidently\nrif-ured that Comrade ltlgg of Winnipeg, who wns tbo candidate of the\nSocial Democratic Tarty waa only an\n\"Independent\"1 candidate. Comrade\nHlgg sot 2.319-voteo. This, added to\nthe Soclalst vote would bring It np\nto a.ssi. When tho government bine\nlook Is published giving \u00C2\u00BBhr> detnllcd\nvoto of all candidates tbe correct 8o-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0v1. 4i\n-*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 - - -' '; - IU\nvrnfT, tv,,*-\n1-^7\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 '*,y ,\"\"* 7-7 ',.'>' ''\n7Mrs,,S. Jennings, Proprietress-\n'-. s\nRates $l.^:iand'up\nHot and Cold Water ...\nElectric Lighted .\nSteam Heated7: -- :r\n'Phone In every room.\nSample Rooms on Main\nBusiness Street - \"*\n- >.' - *r\" ft'- . .,V, - '. ).JV\n. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 v.. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\";\nMeal Tickets, $6.00:\nSpecial Rates by the week and\nthe month and to Theatrical parties. Try our , ' 7\nSpecial Sunday\nv Dinner 50c\n. *ft'r' 1-~'K-f\"'. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0*-, (i~v, -\no\"fr*\nThe finest of Wines, Liquors\nand Cigars Berved by competent\nand obliging wine clerks'.-\nCHOICE INVE-STIWEN^\ny.. .y7yyy 7 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2- ..- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 y -*-. - \"77 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 7 '-\nEVERYONEJhas,'read'in*the Vancouver-papers of,the.great-\ndevelopment; Which: ;-will take-plab'e\"; this'.year- at Lulu .Island,,:\nacross - the Fraser/River froimEBURNE, B.C. *\"' -- ,-'\n/ > \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ; \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 y\u00C2\u00A3-- '. >.- _ , y,\" y,.. ' . .. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' ' \" .\u00E2\u0080\u009E \"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *. j\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 EBURNE/'is a flourishing suburb of Vancouver. The.Canadian Northern Railway and'the Vancouver Drydock and-Harbor ExtensionTCompany will>uit*is reported, spend-large sums\nin railway terminals there7. 7\" . ^- '7 '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \" \"'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\n-* :-.\u00E2\u0080\u009E -\" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-.. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2' ,- . ,.,. '-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u009E. /\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 *\n\"We have a subdivision adjoining EBURNE '' Townsite, ' arid\n, within about;400 yards of the river, the B. ,0. Electric intervening. c - Sidewalk and two rocked roads past property. y '\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 * - - - \" -'.- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ..','. **\".\u00E2\u0096\u00A0,,.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nPrices range from $500 to $1,200. \ . \" <' *, \"'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 -,'\u00E2\u0080\u009E*' f\n. TERMS ARE ONLY,ONE-FIFTH CASH AND BALANCE .\n, , OVER TWO YEARS/ .\n* As there are only 32 thirty-three foot Lots you will need to\nact quickly,\" as they are sure to advance rapidly in value. , ,\nNATIONAL FINANCE COMPANY, Limited\nVANCOUVER, B.C.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 >4\n\-t\n\\nCigarStope\nW. A. INGRAM\nWholesale and Retail\nTobacconist\nt.. i * * -\n*. * \u00E2\u0080\u009E - ' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 n\nBarber Shop\n;,;v \ Baths , ySv* 7\n\u00C2\u00A5 ,,;.. Shoe Shine .7 \u00C2\u00BB.\"\n, Billiards arid Pool\nCoffee and Sandwich\n\ Counter -' ;\"*\nHazelwood Buttermilk .\n7 Victoria Avenue.\nFERNIE, B.:C, Phone 34\n7..M\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'.7; * If there is money Rowing to, you by any\ny ; person,, or firm, in - Canada, or . the - TJntited,.\n, States,-*: make out a draiPb against them and eh-.\n.trust it-to the. Home, Bank for Collection., ,\nThe, draft will be-promptly presented for. payment and.the amount collected will be paid\nto 7you without .delay. The-Home Bank has '\nBranches. and Connections throughout Canada \"\n' 'arid correspondents everywhere in the United\n-. -,States.\s- '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"';''\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" 7\n- \l\nHead .\nOffice\nJ. F. MACDONALD, Manager, -'y\nTORONTO\nuo\nBranches and connections\nthroughout Canada.,\nFernie Branch.\nr I\nYour: Old Friend\n, G. rlndland bogB to'inform hl\u00C2\u00BB\nold and now frlonds that ho has\noponodup his Bivrbor' BuHlnoss\nagain-at tho old Rtand (Quoono\nHotol) and hopoR to got thoir\ncontinued patronage.\nG. Radland Fernie\nIt is rumorod that demando for an\nlncroaeod wago and hotter n working\ncoDdltlons. wll bo mado during tho\nyonr by tho Commorclal Tolegraphtsts\non tho PoBtal and Wostcrn Union\nTologrnph Companies. It is donlod,\nhowovor, that thoro la any anticipation on tho part of tho mon that, a genornl Btrlko will onuuo.\nTWyM- fEFI^RIES ;\nJewelery Repairing a Specialty\n- Engraving \"\nHigh class.selection of*. . , ^\nWatches, Clocks aridNqrelti^s\n- if y ' * '*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ' ^ 7 . I \"\"' , \u00E2\u0080\u009E\n- ^ ~ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094,\u00E2\u0080\u0094r-\u00E2\u0080\u0094 y\u00E2\u0080\u0094;\u00E2\u0080\u0094t t t\nPRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES\nThe lady Sits and Sews\nthe\n^Washer\nwmmmmmummmmmmma^mmtmmmmmmm\ngoes\nGet a Water Motor Washer\nand Be Happy\nJ. D. QUAIL\nHardware\nFERNIE,\nFurniture\nSMM's Cure\nST0P8 COUGHS WsWiZffi\nLedger Ads, Bring Business\nho v!\u00E2\u0080\u00A2!tod \m AnKftlc* nnd InUrrlow- tl-illst vote will be obtained\n*!\u00E2\u0096\u00BA&\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0> -\nPortAlberni\nCity lots, $400 and $450\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0tnimiiNii\t\nPayments Easy\nFor full particulars apply to\nUnion Land Company, Ltd.\nNATAL, B.C. voY>\nj\" VJa\,'v i1^-,-_*'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ~\" \",4**\",'V'' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nv, ,rr 7-?iV\n\u00C2\u00BB'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nB :\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nI.. \u00C2\u00BB\n, -1\nTHE DISTRICT^ LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, FEBRUARY 10, 1912\nPAGE THREE\nit\nh;\ni:\nfS.\nI'y*.\nIk\n:,7.yrlftihe LdkghingHitSqf'two Continents\ny -; 7 7rAlGpELAMATtEIlANNOUNCES\nTlie'7Eminent English Actor, Mr. Wm. Hawtrey\nAnd His Distinguished Company of London Players in a Clean Comedy\nENGAGEMENT\nExtraordinary\nExact Company and Production as Presented Successfully for y\nIN\nPrices, $2.00,,$1:50, and $1:00 ;\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\n. \u00E2\u0080\u009E*. \u00C2\u00B0\nih\nFollow\ni *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 t ,< ^ < .\n\"^ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0*- - *\nThe Union Bank\nThe Bank of Vancouver\nmjpk-Hwjr. andother large financial and bust\n,.\u00C2\u00A3oTiv\u00C2\u00B0Lu.y. ness institutions who bought\nCOMMIW'ON ON THfSr YAfiBl ' ' , _\ncentrally-* located property in the\n. big1 City of'. * \"'\nNew Hazelton\nSocialist in Prison,Balked at Services\nPITTSBURG, Feb. 3,\u00E2\u0080\u0094Frederlck H,\nMerrick, editor bf a socialist newspaper, ono. time a* prisoner at the county\nJail, has brought suit for $10,000,\nagainst Warden Edward Lewis, alleging that bocauso he would not attend\ntho< religious services at the Institution he was thrown Into the dungeon\nof .the Jail.' \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 He .claims ho was kept\nIn solitary confinement during tho services, charging .that the* guards handled him' roughty.\nLater the\" plaintiff asserts he was\ncompelled by forco to attend the services. Merrick claims his rights of\nreligious freedom, guaranteed by the\nconstitution of tho United States, wero\nviolated, '*\ne3\u00C2\u00A3\u00C2\u00B0,AVE\n'BUSINESS ST\nFREE Maps, information, etc.\nDistrict Selling Agent\nM. A. KASTNER\nFERNIE, B. C.\nCentral British Columbia\non the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway\nthe Last Metropolis of Western Canada\nLot us show you how .$10 a month invested in\n\u00C2\u00BBi centrally located lot\u00E2\u0080\u0094bought at prosont\npriec8-$7f) to $350, Will Make Monoy for YOU.\nBankers Selling Agents\nIMPERIAL standard Securities, Limited\nBANK of British Columbia\nPacific Building - Vancouver. B. C.\nALA3KA FUEL FAMINE\nIce Breaking Machinery to be Introduced to Relieve Trouble . *\nWorth the money\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 < _\nI\nKeir Hdrdie on the\ny Durbar Incident\nNOME. Alaska, Fob. 3.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Nogotla-\ntlonB nre under wny1 by tho city to bring an Ico breaking steamer horo -with\na cargo of coal to rollovo tho fuol\nfamlno. Tho city has nlmost exhausted 11k fuol KtoroH and Iu the ordinary\ncourse of ovonls tho Biipply would not\nbo replenished until tho opening of\nnavigation In Juno, Thoro is no wood\non Snwnrd peninsula, nnd tho nonrost\nconl Ib nt Candle, which Ih 210 miles\noast, of here, nnd It costs **V a ton to\nbring conl from thoro to Nomo ovor\nthe snow trnll,\nTho weather hns boon mild wllh tho\ntompornturo rnroly hplow storo. Forty\nbolow /.oro Iiuh boon rommon ln previous winters,\nLONDON, Fob. 2.--Kelr Hardle,\nM.P., in the current number of tho\nPioneer, a wekly paper published in\nhis constituency Merthyr Tydvll, adds,\nanother to his long line of attacks\nupon tho king and the monarchy by\neulogizing the conduct of tho Gaekwar\nof Baroda, whoso perfunctory courtesy\nlo tho klng-omporor at the Delhi Durbar created so much comment tho\nworld over. Kelr I-Iardlo refers to\ntho Qaokwar's conduct as follows:\n\"Apparently somo, probably moBt, of\nhis follow rulers had been taught to\ngrovel low before the throne, na becomes all who go near such a symbol of imbecility, but lio, with his\nAmerican tradition behind him, kept\nerect, and then\u00E2\u0080\u0094horror of all horrors\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094when leaving tho dins ho actually\nturned his bnck upon tho king.,\n\"ftomemboring nlwnyH that a man's\neyes nro In front, nnd thnt he Ih not\nn crab, sklllod In tho nrt. ot walking\nbackward It Is difficult to see what\noIho the mnn could do.\n\"Tho figure which stood for nomo-\nthing rent, nnd lho ono that the IiIh-\ntorlnn will depict an being nlono significant, was nol thnt ot tho king-cm-\npcror going through his llttlo pnrt llko\nn wclljolnlcd automaton, nor tho bo.-,011B'\nInrod nnd boglrdod uniformed men by\nwhom he was so plentifully surrounded, nnd still less tho bojeweled and\nbedizened seml-rulors who bent low\nbeforo him, but tho cnlm nnd sedate\nwell-built man In tho whlto robe of a\nbearer, who moved about with native\ndignity, doing nil that was' required\nof him as n gentleman, but remember-'\ning nlwnys thnt his country is In tho\ndust, with the heel of tho foreigner\non hor neck, and refusing to add to\nher abasement by kissing tho foot of\ntho oppressor,\n\"Thnt, I reapent was tho only significant ovont of tho Durbar, nnd Its\nBlgnlflnnnco will become even moro significant m tlmo unfolds tbo tragic\nscroll of tho future.'\nTHE 8ANCTITY OF THE HOME\nUNDER CAPITALIST REGIME\nLABOR GAZETTE\nI PTHRWinOP BTORV\nTho following la tho report sent\nfrom Lothbridgo and published tn tho\nDecember lasti\u00C2\u00A9 of tho Lnbor flasetta:\n\"December wan rathor a poor\n,\u00C2\u00BB /f- . It.. f.. fi , .li.. 1...A I..\nthe outlying dUtrlcti condition! wero\nbettor. Tho farmers ;woro vory bu\u00C2\u00ABy\nthreshing nnd found employment for\na largo number of men. Thli work is\nalmost finished. Coal minora woro\nvery buiy and thero wai a groat do-\nDr. de Van'* Female PHI*\nIBMif Wli. Thm\nla t-\u00C2\u00ABf**U'l-**r th\u00C2\u00BB\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00C2\u00BBr\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'*\u00C2\u00AB>. RtfeM\n1 chnp Inl'itfe-at. D\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00AB!\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00BC\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 tra tatd \u00C2\u00BBt\nfor Silt at eiMtdeff'a Dreg Start,\nmand for coal. At tho Bridgend\nmines thoro la gront activity ln hoUBO\nbuilding for tho minora and othora,\nAt tho Chinook minoa rorty-oittut cottage* aro being built for miners. Both\nmines aro finding work for men aa\nfait aa thoy nro developed. Tbo\nbuilding trades woro vory dull compared with condltloriB in \"Dei-ombor,\n1010. Tho estimated coit o( buildings\nerected In Lothbridgo up to tho first\nof Docember wn\u00C2\u00AB $010,350.00. Tho\noverhead traffic brldgo Ib almost completed. Tho front, haa atopped most\nof (lie city work on tho Htreetd. Bank\nclearings ahowed a falling off. Tho\nwhulubalo u.uU i'ututl U-\u00C2\u00ABulc\u00C2\u00BB were fairly active with bettor prospects, Flour\nand food tnllla were vory busy. The\ntwo In lothbridgo wero working a\ndouble ahirt and a quantity of the\nHoar wai aenl'to J\u00C2\u00ABi*n.\"\nARGENTINE\nSTRIKERS\nDEFY GOVERNMENT\nliV&soa AAukia, hxii. i\u00E2\u0080\u0094a^v At*-\ngontlno Govorntncnt has issued a decree ordering tho railroad strikers; to\nroturn to work Immediately on tho\nground of publlo welfare\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"-fto Mim-fet*, !ciu*i*i\u00C2\u00BB*ir, fct\u00C2\u00AB o\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB.fe-\ngardlng tho ordor. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Thoy aay they .will\nrefuse to abandon tho walkout until\ntho companies ngroo to dlachargo nil\nstrikebreakers and to, .find room for\nall their former ompolyoa.\nNON-UNION\nMAN. ARE\nYOU A CRAWLCRf\nwarriors (of coui'hc, purely In ordor\nto vindicate* the prlneiploi- nf Individual liberty) dognrted from hla mm-\nrndcB nnd hid bohlnd a hugo boulder.\nHo lay thero listening to tho tumult of\nbattle, to tho clang and clash of deadly weapons, nnd, nt Inst, to tho shouts\nen -wiioiy. V> ut-** niKta iihU (Himo,\nnnd tho moon and ntnr\u00C2\u00BB ahono over-\nhead, nnd tho enemy had taken to\nflight, this valiant warrior crawled out\nfrom his hiding plnco and, mixing\nwtli hla comrade*, said: \"Haven't wo\ntrood fight and won il glorious\nvictory. Lol u* dlvldo tho apolls to*\nf-<*tiVT.\"~Mnn<'h<'\u00C2\u00BBtor Labor f,qnfl>r,\nOnco thero waa a fierce fight on tho\nhill /rontlora of Afghanistan, whon tho\nnative* were reflating tho Invaalon of\ninelr lenltory, One of tbo uaiJro\nSMIoffe Can\nSTOPS COUCHSyitcTi'.'c'^f:\nA SOCIALIST'S SUGGESTION\nLike n breath of fresh nlr In nn\novorlicntod prison coll Ifl Mnyor Liinn's\nfirst. Innugurnl nddroHB\u00E2\u0080\u0094noorgo H.\nLunn, tho first Socialist mayor ot any\nNow York city. HlH'BUggoRtlonii for\nfmmodlato action aro practical and\nHutiHiblu, and tho spine of llio wliole.\nmcBangc is refrcahlng, \"To us,\" this\nvigorous mcesngo concludes, \"the rov-\nornmeut la not n. moro roullnn tu lm\nfollowed mora or leaa mcchanlciilly;\nIt is a grout problem 10 be utih'-ii.\nWo look1 upon government not ns the\nconl Immtlon of a precedent or ns an\nadjunct to private buRlnoas. For lis,\ngovernment la tho Instrument through\nwhich wrong can bo righted, poverty\nr*\"bolf*ihi\u00E2\u0084\u00A2'T. Jlffl mndo *r-rtir*/\u00C2\u00BB, r\t]fn\nhealthful, cltfuna happy.\" Thnt civic\ngojipel mdat sound otrflng\"?)' In \u00C2\u00BBh\u00C2\u00AB\ncars of spoilsmen, franchisers and goo-\ngoos; but they will have to mwt It\nwith better argumenta than verbal\nbludgcona, or It will prevail ovor them\nand all their notta.\nUSE OF \"SCAD\" DANGEROUS\nIf In Abusive Manner, It la Punishable\nCourt Bnya\nPORTLAND, Ore., Fob, .'l.\u00E2\u0080\u0094To call a\nnonunion man a \"ficnb\" when no-ow\npnnled with other unonphonloiiH terms\nIh n breach of tbo pence nud will be\npunished accordingly, ruled Judge\nTnjjwoll todny, nftor n woekV dollhern-\nion, Tho mere uso of tho word, nn-\naccompnnled by nbualvo ndJonlvoH,\n) . 1 . 1 < 11 rr, . 1 ,,-,'.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 It, ..\n,., \u00E2\u0080\u00A2..;% ,\u00C2\u00AB |.......,\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB....,.. v .... ... 1 , . .....\" (1\nto lho court. With i\\r> rnllnr tin-\ncourt adjudged\" guilty \u00C2\u00ABlx men wbo\nworo snld to hnvo applied the word In\nan nhtmlvo mnnner to nllegod Htrlke-\nbreakers nt tho Alblnu rnllrond ahops\nIn |M'i flh' O/intorw-o n'n\u00C2\u00AB i1(-f/>rrpit\nSell Children to Slave In Mines\nOD13SSA, Fob. 2.--Starvlng peasantB\nIn tho government of Orenburg nro\nsoiling tholr children to tho Khlrghoso,\nto work In tho mlneH, according to reports received hero today.\nTho famine sltuntlon In Routhenstcrn\nIliiBBla is daily becoming more scrl-\nIn tho government of Sura toff,\nthero Ih an opldemlo of hnngor-lyplniH\nwlili 1. Is cliilmlng hutidr<>rfH nf victim*-'.\nI', ix h'litoil that. In hoiik* nf ih<> vll-\nlngoi* fin |iit iii-ilti-h from SI\nIVioihIhii'k iirolilbitlng mli<>f by |iil\nvntn iniilvldtinlH 11ml orguiilxntlons,\nword \u00C2\u00AB'o\u00C2\u00BB**'H from the KlRChl\u00C2\u00AB>n gold\nfield that KngliNh rcHlik-nlH thoro arc\ndistributing a fund of $.\"U\">0 which it\nIs cRtlinnted will lie suffU'lent to keep\n7000 |M>rsoiiH alive for one month.\nLOST VITALITY\nCAU3CD DV KlD.VnV, OTOMACJI\nAND DOWEL DISORDERS\nLlttlo ThlngB\u00E2\u0080\u0094Llttlo drops or water\npoured Into tho milk, give* the milk-\nmim's daughter lovely gowna or silk.\nLlttlo grains or.auger mixed with the\nWArtr\"* Blind, mak\" the Krowr'a nn-\nBeta awoll to b-sat tho band. Littlo\nhowla of riMtnnl, bumble tbotiKh thfV\nbcem, help enrich\npure Ire cream,\nbowlders, littlo chunk* of slate, mako\ntho. coal man's fortune something\nfierce and great- '\nHi. John, NMI,, \"September I8H1. lit 11\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Mv brother wnn n (Trent Hiiffert*r\nfrom kidney, stomach nnd bowel troubles nnd waa given up by two doctors.\nJle wna advised to try your Fig Pills,\nwhich ho did, and after taking flvo\nbojtoB wn\u00C2\u00AB completely restored to\nhealth and Ih bettor to-day than he hns\nWli for >-'f-ii*. You ---n't r\u00C2\u00AB-\nmend Fig Pllta (00 highly.\nthe fellow selling j J- w- Manvara.\nLittle rock* and I At all dcalcra, 25 nnd 50 cent*, or\nThe Fig Pill Co., 81. Thomas. Ont.\nHold In Fernie at McLean's Drug and\nittook Htorf. '.- 7 -.\"\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0PB\n\"-777\n- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ^ \ -----,--\nS* '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*,\"-.* *.) \" * '\nV**r,S*-.\n5^\n*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 f\n\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00A9S-\n^\n5\nvrtE FOUR\nTHE DISTRICT LEDGER, ;FEBMIS; B., C.FEBRUARY 10, 1912\n..se\n. Published every Saturday morning at its. offics,\"\n-Pellat, Avenue, Fernie, Bt 0.. Subscription: $1.00\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0per year) in \";advaice,'57An-\" excellent ^.advertising\nmedium. *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Largest circulation- in tie District. Ad-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2jrertising rates on application. Up-to-date facilities\n?ftfr &\u00C2\u00ABexecutidn-of \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 all^kfcdsjdf Wo^jobYand\n'-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 caior work.- Mail -orders- receive Bpeckirattontionr\nl Address all coiom-anioftUona to:Tho. DiBtnct'lUdgW'\nfl H. P, NERWICH, Editor.\n\"*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 , *T\u00C2\u00BB -i?1,\"-*** V . T i^T ir\"-v^r-\"\"y** it- yi-S- _r\n; TWephon^. f.i L >\u00C2\u00A3<*t \u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00AB A tfjttf\nj\u00C2\u00ABa*' *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00C2\u00AB..\nttr ,*.\nTO\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0KH''i'nCr-'/:t'-,<\nHdaf-\nOHISTS ^\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ni;:l\n.*,-\u00E2\u0099\u00A6\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2>\n1.\nW^- Hy-do vyo-a. not -join.-the organization; o\u00C2\u00A3\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'your'feUow'Avorkers?*' Think.youWt'tne'y\n\u00C2\u00ABganized.tcupr.ey.sQn .y(\u00C2\u00BBi,;0.EJto eaaeaxoraojiecuri*,\n-1 better ^onditiona foryyou?,, Yet you, -?aj>yyou have\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2no vfi# fdr,th(evjiiii6^ anjdf^f sjSe&^fi tftfe c^froti\n; nausVlie blind tox tie \"fact that*\"youf masters have\n(but little respect for you who have riot-the^courage\n^ ! to stand by those who have fought the \"bitter strug-\njgles to\";'secure what they have ;alrteady gained!'on\"\n-y the industrial field\". *' Do'yoii think for one-moment\n\" ^ that you are anything but tools in the hands of the\nCapitalist class? An enviable position, you think!\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 ' A* despicable one, and the place for all traitors to\nthe working class is in the ranks of the non-union-\n* ists\u00E2\u0080\u0094the moral cowards on the industrial field. * . ,\n\"We have had pictured to us the supposed horror\n,' of the man without, a country, but what is more\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"'\"contemptible\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'than.the man who has'the respect\nof no class, and more especially the-disgust of\n0members of his own class.\n* 7 You say the union is no. good, and yet,what have\n'.you-done tb improve it? Your masters may flat-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0ter! you about loyalty vto them, and' if this is a\n-compliment in your ears, your children- will see the\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'' \"reverse side 'of the coin they offer' you.' If you\n\"<\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' have the *least' spark,of manhood in you,\" and any\n';,,-consideratiorifor the welfare of your family,.your\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 place will-be in the ranks of the organized workers'!\nAs an individual worker you \"are insignificant, but\nas a unit in the fighting machine of the workers\nyou are invaluable,- and behind you is the incentive to, make life worth living both for you and\nyour-fcllows^ Is this not more commendable than\natempting to prove an injury to the members of\n. 'the working class; and remember that' yoiir'mis-\n. guided efforts ih this direction may recoil on you\nand your, children when your,'use to .'the exploiters\n,, has ceased. ' . , ','\"\",\n-.'In unity there is strength, and it is up to you to\nv' unite with your brothers \"in the fight\" for better\n. conditions. - - - - -= ..-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'* ,\nCAN YOU COMPETE WITH THE CHURCH!\nT T is a healthy sign of the times to note the space\n*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*** that is \"now being1 given-t'o Socialism \"m: the\n7 press, aad tlao vast amount of hot air expended on\n- the subject from the pulpit. The \"Western\" Catholic, published iii Vancouver, devotes nearly half\nof its last issue to diatribes on the 'evil\" and its\n\"baneful\" influence. This is a sure sign of the\nshoe pinching. Tt claims that Socialism is materialistic and atheistic. Where it obtained ths know--\nledge from it is hard to conceive. ' In no platform\nbf Socialism in any country is religion; made one-\nof Iho planks. As Apolitical party it gives full\nc liberty of conscience to any and all of its adherents;\nand does not in any way use its influences either\nfor or against.\n\" The \"Western Catholic is especially chagrined\nnt the recent Initio unions in convention in Victoria recontly passing resolutions asking-for taxation of chuvchcR. r\"Aro not the churches taxed\nalready?\" it asks. And again,-'Tt can havo\nlittle*. eCfo'et'upon the economic- status of! working\nmen,to tax or lo exempt churches.\" The writer\nol\" tho nrliclo i-i'Montly does not know whereof\nho spirnks or is wilfully trying to mislead his blinded readers. As ovovyono who is ]ieniiillocl\u00C2\u00B0lo\nIhink and road for himself knows, tlio monasteries\nnnd convent!- nre nothing short of commercialized\nconipnnios. '.Monlrenl is a good instance. Tn that\noily of priests and churches, the monks carry on\nI lie business of shoo inamifneturevs, printers, otc,,\nand the nuns take in washing, This iH nil done\nbehind inm barred doors nnd windows. The products tliey manufacture are sold in competition\nwilli goods made, by the labor of men with families\nlo support. The elmreh properly which is estimated in i lint city at some ^lil.OOO.nOO is exempt\nfrom taxation an cltlio worlo't's in Ihose institutions\nreceive im\" salary, food, clothing, shell or. and one\nor two other \"luxuries\" is nil they expect and gel.\nII was only recently Hint nVi* election in Quebec\nwns annulled beeaiise fifteen itrjesls cast their bill-\nlot, it was emit ended that ns they had taken the\nvows of poverty they could not ho eavninc the ne-\neOHsnry money qualification which, would entitle\nthorn lo n vote, ITmv ran tho private concern\nthn! has lo pay taxes and ti living wage compete\nwiih reunions inst it ul ions Hint neither do ono nor\ntt\n Mlinn* T*) '\" im'-irH-r-'lilr.. T>\u00C2\u00BB tt\t> \u00C2\u00BBc*l!r>\"\" nf\n1V(-i- 'i*<-1!'u'',n\"\" 'behi-Vir nnrb-l\" nre gbitle'l, and\nfur many months i/i tlie vi-iiv crrl'iin i/iduslrios\nc-itljc-r lotnlly suspend operations or work nl a\nminimum. And yet tho Western Catholic has lho\niii*,,- mimtimi Ia u\u00C2\u00ABiv \"Tl r,ni*. Inivn l'tllr*. nffi.r.t i-mrd6'6ki^ng afcthings\nevidently overlook the extraordinary productivity\nof.,.the,porkers.., .^.e*j\u00C2\u00A7ay3-;workers,, a^psedly, for\nwehave.-yet to'be.shown-where-any capitalist, sim-\nply7a3san\"6wner- of the'raeaiis- of production,-;-ean*\nlay claim for the'\"credjHNf^is^^^^\ntivity of labor.] r However' we,are%illirig.to..adinit\nvthaythe capitithst at one time was* a- factor- in\n'intfeefesing the yealth.of sooiety, but atthat