Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-20
v|CT|MS,OF STRIKERS
Witnesses ssFeH Of Boycotts
and Prosecutions.
COMMISSION ADJoURNs
WILL CONVENE IN pH11ADEL-
PHIA JANUARY 8.
Lehigh Valley Company Files Its
Statement of, Wages With
the Commission.
COMMISSION ADJoURNs

SCRANTON, Pa, December 2O.-The an
thracite coal strike commission held its last
session of the year today and adjourned to
meet in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Janu-
airy g.
/ In order to permit the commissioners and
others connected with the proceedings to
catch trains today's session began at D
o'clock. The attorneys for the non-union
men continued calling witnesses from Lack
awanna and Luzerne counties for the pur-
pose of proving that violence. intimidation
and boycotts were resorted to in order to
prevent the non-union men from continuing
work.
Everett Warren, counsel for the Lehigh
Valley company, filed the wage statements
of the company
John H. Otto, the first witness called,
said all the merchants in Archibald, Pa.'
were compelled to boycott him because ne
worked in the mines. The second witness
was boy, who was forced to leave the
store where he was employed on account
of his father being non-un1on man. ana
the next witness testified that strikers
tried to have him forced out of the volun-
teer fire company to which he belonged De-
cause he continued at work as mine eng1-
neer during the strike.
Attempt to Burn Carpenter Shop.
VIM. Allen, dirt superintendent OF the
Elk Hill Coal and Iron Company. and two
other employees of the same company, tese1-
fed that an attack was made upon the
carpenter shop OF the company's property
and an attempt made to burn the carpenter
shop.
Mrs. Rhoda Snyder of Wilkesbarre. with
baby in her arms. took the stand and.
with tears running down her face, told OF
the burning of her home by strikers. Her
husband was in the mines and could not
come home because he feared bodily harm.
She and her children were so abused that
she moved to another part Of the city. Her
reception in the new section was hostile
and she decided to move to the home OF
her mother-in-law. The same night the
house and all it's contents were destroyed
by fire. Her goods were not insured. Her
father-in-law and mother-fn-law corrobo-
rated her testimony.
Dr. L. L. Spra que, president Of Wyoming
Seminary of Kingston, told OF the difficult
ties he had In getting coal for the SEM
mary. He said the union made 1t very diff
ficult for the institution to get its supply
of fuel.
Evidence in Rebutta1.
President P. J. Mulherin Of the Father
Witty Temperance Society of Providence,
near Scranton, and the treasurer Of the so
ciety were called blythe miners in rebuttal
Of testimony given yesterday by JOS. IL.
Dugan, who said he had been expelled from
the society because he was an unfair work
man. The two officers of the society testi-
fled that he was expelled because he had
violated the total abstinence pledge
Four Polanders were next called. and tes-
titled to having been badly beaten and boy
cotted during the strike.
James D. Lewes, "a mine foreman, who
testified yesterday that he had been held
up by a crowd near ELEPHANT, was called
in rebuttal by the miners, and a photograph
showing him with large crowd around
him posing for picture was placed in evil
dence.
The last witness Of the session was Jas.
Dolan of Parsons, who told a story Of per-
secutfon because he worked during the
strike. His children were beaten and in
suited on the streets.
Before adjourning for the holidays at
noon Chairman Gray, on behalf Of the
commission, requested all parties to make
every effort to hand in the wage statements
during the recess, so that members of the
commission could st udy them.