Evening journal., 1903-01-26
THIS MAY Be LAST
WEEK OF HEARING
Strike Commission Has Taken
About 7, 200 Pages Of Testi-
mony Up to This Time
LAVE AGREED ON NUMEROUS POINTS


l1st nearing the end of its labors, and
4 lawyer who speaks with some au-
spority expressed the belief that all
Ae evidence will be in before next
aturday, and all arguments by coun-
sl finished within a fortnight at the
|S-most. BY humane process Of elm
lation the case of one group of 80
dependent operators was closed on
aturday. John Marlle and Coke
rothers G. Co. were heard today, af-
r which the case of the Reading
oal and Iron Company will be heard.
the conclusion of all this testimony
illnesses will be called in rebuttal
y Clarence S. Darrow, counsel for
he United Mine Workers. 1t will take
1t a few days to hear these wit
esses, so that there is every reason
Fr believing that the entire PROPOSE
on will be before the commission be-
tre Saturday, February Z.
That the commission has already
d greed upon many points is generally
4 lderstood, and the work of preparing
q report Of the findings will be greatly
n cilitated by a digest of all the estab-
& shed facts, which has been prepared
# 4 Dr. O'Neill, one of the two assist
Il lt recorders. Commissioner Wright,
d ho is the official recorder, has taken
@ luminous notes of the entire pro-
q edings, and will, it is understood,
rite a general summary, based upon
# ! analysis of the statistics filed, and
is summary of facts and figures will
all probability form the nucleus Of
forthcoming report Of the commits
on.
Just before the commission adjourn
Saturday Samuel Dickson read the
# flowing telegram addressed to Geo.
Baer, president of the Reading Rail-
W ad, by r. G. Luther, superintendent
Pottsville: "Thirty-one collieries
I'd six jig houses working today.
orth Mahanoy colliery men went
ome, refusing to wait until frozen
ater pipe could be changed to enable
eaker to start. Colliery was ready
7.SO."
Mr.. Darrow listened very closely
the reading of this dispatch, and
en- asked the commission to wait
ly a few minutes after the usual
UT of adjournment, so that be might
quaint them with the facts. He read
tracts from a Scranton newspaper
owing that scores of miners are
llking the streets seeking employ
ent, and that work is denied them at
cry coIliery. The article pictured a
plorable state of affairs, and unqual-
edly fixed the responsibility for the
listing coal famine upon the oper-
ors.
The principal witness Saturday was
B. Mcfarland, who during his testi-
ony brought up the question of pay
weight. Mr.. Darrow then explained
the commission his position on this
estion. He said:
E Il maintain and firmly believe that
has been proved here by witnesses
He'd by the operators that the pay
miners weight plan and the scheme
pay by the car were both intro
ced before any size of coal under
was sent to the market or reck-
ed in the output of the mine. 1t is
mitted that five sizes under pea
al are now prepared at the mines
d sold at the market. The basis of
" fixed by the miners ton, which is
hundredweight at some collieries
81 hundredweight at others, con
inplated nothing Of this sort. Both
es at that time agreed that it took
IN 81 hundredweight of material
run. of the mine-to yield 2,24l
8unds of coal fit to sell, all of it be
above pea in size. All mine cars
re built that would work out the
me general proportion on the plan
pay by the car.
Both propositions were based OF
admitted fact that everything II
car or in the unit termed a min
S ton under the size Of pea coal wal
Inn or waste. 1t was not sold a
1t time and actually represented
&. Now It is admitted that tiv'
ades of coal are recovered from thii
ste, and that these grades yield
ofit to the operating company direc
a larger profit to the controlling
npany. hold that the miner ha
right to a share in this newly-ac
ired source Of revenue"
addressing Mr.. Darrow. Judge Gra'
I'd: "You believe that the miner ha'
proper reductions made at the tim
Bse standards OF weight and meas
sment were fixed. and that the
re regulated by the prospective o
erage waste ascertained to be fai
all concerned?"
That's it. We want share In IN
velopment of the industry"
You don't believe that the mine
any title to this reclaimed Goa
your" asked Commissioner Wa
ls.
Not title-an equity" replied M
rrow
Marines Leave For Philippines.
Washington. Jan. 26.-A detachmeE