The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-14
G0MPERS ON STAND IN SUNDAY COURT Mitchell Also Put Through Se- were Test by Daniel Daven-
 port in Trial for
 Contempt. ANNOYED, BUT COMPOSED Ex-NIiners' Lender Rebates His Con- nection With "Unfair Lst' ,'e. Against Bucks Stove ''
 Company.
ANNOYED, BUT COMPOSED

Washington, Sept. 13.-John Mitch ell, former president of the United Mine Workers, who with President Gompers and Secretary Morrison Of the American Federation of Labor, Is charged with contempt of court in the injunction case against the officials for boycotting the Bucks Stove and Range company, testified in his own defense to-day before Albert Harper, examin- CT. Mir. Gompers also was on the stand several hours.
 MT. Mitchell, although subjected to a severe test by Daniel Davenport, Of counsel for the complainants, was calm and collected throughout. Only once did his composure seem to leave him and that was when his suggestion that J. w. Van Cleave of the stove company had raised one and a half million dollars 10 disrupt organized labor, invited a heated protest from Attorney Davenport The latter as- serted that the idea that such fund was raised originated in the heated imagination of labor enthusiasts. Mir. Mitchell was plainly annoyed by his rejoinder, but did not evince 1t in words.
 Jackson H. Ralston, of counsel for the federation however, read from the testimony in the criminal suit MT. Van Cleave's statement that In three years he had obtained one and one- half millions dollars for educational purposes, pure and simple"
 Much of MT. Mitchel's testimony related to his movements leading up to the mine workers convention in January last when a resolution was adopted placing the stove company on the "unfair list and imposing a fine of sb on any member buying the product of that concern. MT. Mitchell said he took no part in the drafting of the resolution. He parried all questions to elicit information about the part played by the mine workers journal in furtherance of the alleged boycott. .s.
 For years l have been followed about the country by detectives" Mir Mitchell testified in commenting or Davenport's knowledge of his move, ments. "A greater familiarity about my movements than have myself shows 1t was acquired in this man. ner, think Mir. Van Cleave is re. sponsible for 1t. Generally to al questions Mir. Mitchell disclaimed any intent 10 violate the courts order. Samuel Gompers in hts testimony characterized Mr. Van Cleave's court, against him as "an attempt to assas sinate my character. He said he dit not know that the publication Of th' stove company's name in the Fedora tionist was in violation of an orde which had not then become operative Mir Gompersl said that in keeping In, name of the company on the unfair list 1 it was more. the intention 10 suppor the affiliated bodies than 10 injure tn company The word. unfair Is notic of q difference between employer an' employe. The term we don't patron lze' Is a statement of fact and does no affect the business of any employer, explained the witness when asked b! counsel to dlfferentiate between tn two expressions as used in the execu tive councils report
 The hearing was adjourned unti Thursday.