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SENATE PROBE TO
COAL STRIKE
Committee viii investigate
Question OF infringement OF
Constitutional Rights.

A FTER occupying the attention or
n the eountry for nearly year
~ the industrial situation In the
bitumlnous coal region OF West
Virginia Is nj last TO undergo a thor.
ough investigation. A committee OF
the Cnited States senate has begun Its
hearings at Charleston, w. Va, with
full powers 10 conduct a searching
probe into the conditions that exist
there, with especial reference 10 the
recent labor disturbances In the Paint
Creek collieries.
What this committee will learn Is, OF
course. still problematical For months
past charges and countercharges have
been sent flying broadcast 10y miners
and mine owners alike, and now for
the first time since the beginning OF the
strike there is Il probability that the
real facts will Ice brought out. What
ever the tinal result OF the inyestiga ton
may be, it is certain that the whole
matter Will be given a thorough airing
and that steps will be taken 10 correct
such abuses as have existed or now
exist
The committee, which is a subcom-
mittee of the senate committee OF edu-
cation and labor was appointed upon
n resolution Of Senator Kern OF Indi-
ann aud Is composed Of Senator Swan
son OF Virginia, chairman. and Sena-
tors Borah. Shields. MARITIME and Ken
yon.
Points of Investigation.
rhe resolution which created the
committee and ordered the investiga-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12
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CO DEEPLY IN
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Conditions at Paint Creek
Galleries Will Be Thor
oughIy Aired.

do what policemen do. as well as-to
quote Mr. Benson ito do what no po-
liceman III 10 he outside the peniten-
tiary would think OF doing" These
guards (who are known as Baldwin
guards from the name Of the detective
agency that employs them are yalu-
able to the companies In many ways.
Principally. declares MIR. Benson, they
are used for the purposes Of intimida-
ton, and be does not hesitate TO lay
many dark crimes, even murder. at
their door.
But il was the matter Of weigh
Ing the coal, upon which the miners
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12

trict and put the Kanawha region IN
der martial law. AT first, tile miners
welcomed tile troops as protection
against the murderous guards. The
troops justified expectations only "a
the extent OF disarmlng the guards
To mike the performance seem I'm
partial, the troops also disarmed the
miners. But the guards found means
OF arming themselves as frequently aa
they were disarmed. Somebody con
tinued to furnish them with guns
Perhaps not all OF the guards were
furnished with more guns. All Of tlif
guards were n little more careful q
keep their weapons under cover. Bnl
that many continued 10 be armed wal
shown by the wanton murders that ocl
CURED during the following winter"
Strike Breakers Brought,
Later the companies brought strkt
breakers, obtaining them upon AM
pretense that proved sufficiently plausi
bic, says Mr.. Benson, and these strike
breakers, some 1000 In number, soo4
were In worse case than the MINER
themselves. Neither these men nor ~
numerous other means that the COM
panies resorted TO served 20 intlmidatI
the strikers. however, or frighten theii
back TO work.
In concluding his article Mr.. Beusoi
ex.lI - - lAt
and other labor agitators and alEo q
the habeas corpus proceedings atel
brought before the supreme court q
appeals OF West Virginia. He critI
cises sharply the decslon1 OF ~
court. from which Justice Robinson
strongly dIssented and which held thal
the governor was acting within his con-
stitutional rights in arbitrarily decla
ing martial law and thus dcprlyini
citizens OF their constitutional rlghtt
including the right to be tried by
jury OF their peers. Justice Robinsol
took the ground that the court va
wrong and the prisoners right
Since that time Mother" Jones any
the others have been freed. solely n
reason Of the force OF public opinion
but the coal fields still remain unde
martial law Governor Hatfield, WI
succeeded Governor Glasscock, hae II
fused to recall the troops up to no1
In the face OF insistent demands b'I
with the opening OF the senate invest
CATION In Charleston. w. Va, u
probable that the authorities Will
something TO relieve the situation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12
Many Mishaps.

With blizzard weather and the loss
Of ponies because OF II the various par
ties laying In supplies encountered ono
misfortune after another. The word
now was. Back 10 the shelter OF Hut
Pointr The Barrier was cold and the
sen Ice so dangerous that II nearly
wrecked the expedition then and there.
Some FIVE miles Of sea Ice extended
between the solid plane Of the Bar
rier and Hut Point
Bowers. with Cherry Garrard and
Cream, had duly made for Hut Point
with the ponies. As they advanced
over the sen Ice toward Hut Point one
crack appeared after another tIll at
last they reached one which showed
the Ice 20 be actually ON tile move At
once they turned and FASTENED back
but the ice was drifting out 10 sea!
The ponies behaved splendidly. lump.
Ing the ever widening cracks with ex.
traordinary sagacity, while their driv-
ers launched tho slcdges back over the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12
War Upon Women.

1.-THE breaking out Of the Strike was,
speedily followed by extraordinary &C.
tivity upon the part OF the Baldwin
guards. These gentlemen, armed TO
the teeth themselves, invaded the
homes OF strikers 10 search for fire.
arms. When the wives OF the miners
objected, as they often did. TO the ran.
sacking OF their houses. they were
beaten up. They were not only beaten
up, they were cursed and reviled
Hundreds OF such assaults occurred"
Mr.. Benson goes on 20 give n mum.
Der OF specific instances OF the bru-
tally OF these guards and continues.
violence on the part OF the mining
companies made the mine owners fear
violence upon the part OF the miners.
From the very first the mine owners
feared violence. Early I'm the struggle
they caused their armed thugs TO
search the persons and houses OF min
ers for firearms. Nor would this fear
down. So Governor Glasscock was
persuaded to send troops into the die
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12
Pony Fights OF Huskies.

"The animals are getting little
fierce. Two white dogs IN Meares
team have been trained 10 attack
strangers. They were quiet enough on
board ship, but now bark iercely n
any one but their driver approaches
the team. They suddenly barked 81
me as was pointing ont the stopping
place 20 Meares, and Osman, my erst-
willie friend. swept around and nipped
ms 'g lightly. ! had no stick. and
i'cf' : no doubt that n Mcares had
rai O, a on the sledgc the whole team.
follow. ng the lend Of the white dogs.
~,Nd have been NJ me ia moment
ilnEr,r and fear are the only rcnlities
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12
Dogs Badly Frightened.

'Therc cannot be a doubt that they
looked up 20 see what had happened
10 Pointing aud the dogs. The latter
were horribly frightened and strained
at their chains, whining. The head OF
one killer must certainly have been
within Ave feet OF one OF the dogs.
After this whether they thought the
game Insignificant or whether they
missed Pointing Is uncertain, but the
terrifying creatures passed on 60 other
hunting"
Three months OF open weather we're
s6ent in laying the depots southwark
Various excitements were occasloned
by the dogs and ponies, and these make
up the most interesting parts OF this
part OF the diary.
with our present routine" says
Scott. "the dogs remain behind an
hour or more trying 20 hit Oft their ar
rival In the new camp soon after the
ponies have been picketed. The teams
are pulling very well, Mearcs' espe-
cially.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12
ton urges that special attention be Civ
en- 10 the following points:

en- TO the following points:
First-Whether or not peonage exists
or has existed IN the coal helds
Second.-W neither or not the postal IA
cilities have been interfered with and. II
40. by whom
Third.-Whether or not the immigration
laws have been violated and whether or
not there has been discrimination against
the district IN the administration OF these
laws.
Fourth.--To investigate and report all
facts and circumstances relating 10 the
charge that citizens Of the United States
have been arrested. tried and convicted
contrary 10 or ia violation OF the laws or
the United States.
Flfth.-To Investigate commercial con-
ditons with n view TO discovering posi-
BILE infractions OF the Sherman antitrust
law.
SdSth.-fo investigate and report wheth-
err or not firearms have been imported
into tho disaffectcd district for the pur-
pose or excluding the products OF said
coal fields from competitive markets
Seventh. - TO investigate the causes
leading up to the alleged conditions
IL Is the fourth section OF the resolu-
tlon that contains the most important
provision, for under II the question
whether n citizen may he arrested,
tried and convicted by the military au-
thorities when the civil courts are
open VIII be decided This, IL is de-
clared. is the most serious offense
against the constitutional rights OF a
citizen which has been an outgrowth
Of the strike In the coahelds.
The Miners Side.
In an article I'm the current issue OF
the Metropolitan Magazine Allan l..
Benson graphically sets forth the min
er's side OF the situation. lie outlines
the causes that led up to the strike and
lays stress on the fact that the miners
have never had any rights which the
operators were bound 10 respect. Aft
er describing the lnsanitary aud ram
shackle cabins in which the miners
were forced 20 live (for which they paid
from 50 TO SO monthly 10 the compa-
niesl Mr.. Benson tells about the 80
called pluck me" stores, where the
miners were compelled 10 buy all their
supplies at exorbitant prices. These
are all owned by the companies. aud
az the companies own all the land they
VIII permit none but themselves 10 en-.
gage IN the business OF selling mer-
chandise. The result OF this system,
as Mr. Benson points out. IL that the
miner Is always moro or less IN debt
As there are no police In the district
the companies employ armed guards 10
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12


JrrN TERRA NOVA LEAVING LITTLBroN
iiARBoB, NRw ZEALAND, NoV. 20, 1910.
aale rose under the ice. setting 1t
sing fercely. One could hear the
coming noise as the whales rose un-
Csr the Ice and struck II with their
lacks. Luckily PoHting kept his feet
aud was able to nee 10 security. by
an extraordinary chance also the splits
had been made around and betweeA
the dogs 80 that neither OF them fell
into the water.
Then IL was clear that the whales
shared our establishment. for one after
another their huge. hideous heads shot
vertically into the air through the
cracks which they had made. As they
reared them to height of six or eight
feet (killers run TO twenty feet long
81 was possible to see their tawny head
markings, their small, glistenlng eyes
and their terrible array Of teeth, by
far the largest and most terrifying I'm
the world
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12

Photo by American Press Association
COMMANDER AND CREW or TERRA NOVA
IN VESSELS MISS ROOM tIHsET) LIEU
TENANT EVANS, SECOND IN COMMAND or
EXPEDITION.
Bowers and Oates went out on II with
a sledge and worked their way 90 the
remaining ponies aud started back
with them along the same track.
Meanwhile Cherry and dug a road at
the Barrier edge. We saved one pony.
For time | thought we should get
both. but Bowers poor animal slip
ped Mt n jump and plunged into the
water We dragged him out on some
brash ice. killer whales all about us in
nm intense state OF excitement. The
poor animal couldn't rise aud the only
merciful thing was 10 Kill H."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12

II ola no good 10 gee. N they com.
planned they were beaten up or dis
charged and blacklisted.
1.-The wrongs that | have so brief,
and inadequately described resulted in
strike on April 10, 1912. In Paint
Creek one OF the few companies whose
employees had been organized by the
United Mine Workers OF America had
a misunderstanding with its men. The
men contended that the company re-
fused To sign the union scale for an
other year. The company contended
that the men had broken their agree.
ment The facts seem TO be that the
company tired Of paying union wages
and resolved 10 go back TO nonunion
conditions. At any rate, the miners
struck.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12
Daily March Begins.

Daily March Begins.
at last all is ready. one says, AN
right, Bowers, go ahead, and Birdie
(for such was his uicknamel leads his
big ANNA forward, starting, as he con
tinues, nc steady pace. The horses
have got cold and ut the word they
are of the soldiers aud one or two
others with !, rush.
"Finnesko (fur boots give n poor
foothold on the slippery snstrugi (hard-
ened snow waves. and for a minute
or two drivers have some difficulty I'm
maintaining the pace on their feet.
Movement is warming. and in ten min
ntes the column has settled itself TO
steady marching.
as the end Of the half march mp
proachcs | get ont my whistle Then
at a shrill blast Bowers wheels slight
~ 20 the left. his tent mates lead still
farther ont 20 get the distance for the
picket lines Oates and stop behind
Bowers and Evans. the two other
siedges ~ our squad behind the two
others OF Bowers So we are drawn
up In camp formation The picket
lines are run across at right angles
10 the line OF advance and secured To
the two sledges nt each end. In few
minutes ponies are on the lines Gov
cred. tents up again and cookers going.
Meanwhile the dog drivers after a
long, cold wait at the old camp have
packed the last sledge and come trot.
ting along our tracks. They try TO
time their arrival In the new camp I'm
medIately after our own and generally
succeed wen. The midmarch halt runs
into an hour and az the end we pack
up and tramp forth again.
1--WE generally make our final camp
about s o'clock and within an hour and
a half most OF us are In our sleeping
bags. AZ the long halts we do our
best for our animals by building snow
walls and improving their rugs"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12

cracks in order not 70 risk the ponies
legs. Eventually they reached what
looked like a safe place. Men and po-
mics were thoroughly exhausted. Camp
was pitched and the weary party fell
asleep
But soon Bowers was awakened 10y a
strange noise The ice had begun 10
break up even at their camping spot;
one OF their four ponies had disap-
peared into the sen and they were sur
rounded by water.
Packing up hurriedly, for fve long
hours they fought their way over
three-quarters OF n mile OF drifting ice,
getting ponies and loads from foe 10
foe They stuck 10 their charges man
fully. on them depended the hope OF
reaching the pole, for the loss Of mere
ponies and equipment must spell ruin
for their chiefs plans. Open water
cut them OF from the Barrier. and had
they been able 10 reach II there was
small prospect Of finding a way for the
ponies up the ice wall And all round
the savage killer whales were blowing
and snortlng in the open water spaces
Volunteers to Find Help.
Cream then with great gallantry vol
unteered 10 make his way somehow
10 firm ground and find help II was
a desperate venture lie jumped from
Zoe 10 foe, and M last. with the help
OF his xxi stick. climbed UP the face
OF the barrier from piece OF ice
which touched the Ice elm M the right
moment
Cherry Garrard stayed with Bowers.
at his request, for little Bowers would
never give up his charge while CLEAN
OF hope remained, and for whole
day these two were afioat.
To the rescue, then, but not without
a plan. First 10 Safety camp TO take
up some provisions and oil, and then
10 the scene Of the disaster. marching
carefully along the Ice edge.
"To my JOY" says Scott 81 caught
sight Of the lost party We got our
Alpine rope and with It's help dragged
the two men 10 the surface pitched
camp at safe distance from the edge
and then we all started salvage work
The Ice had ceased 10 drift and lay
close ana quiet against the Barriers
edge. We got the men al $50 y. m.
and all the sledges and effects on TO
the Barrier by n. IN.
at was awful" Scott writes. Il cali
ed all hands and pointed out my road
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12

MEMBERS OF SENATE COMMITTEE WHO ARE
INVESTIGATING COAL STRIKE IN wEsr
VIRGINIA.
Senator Swanson. chairman uop); sem
ators Shields and Kenyon.
slender earnings were based. that ulti-
mately led 70 the strike Under the state
law miners are entitled 10 have a
check weighnun, who is supposed TO
verify the companies figures. But for
a miner 10 ask for one In the West
Virginia coal district meant probable
beating up 10y the Baldwin" guards,
dismissal and the blackllstlng OF the
miner 10y other companies.
How 1t Began.
In telling about this phase OF the
situation and the beginning or the
strike Mr.. Benson says
The matter OF check weighman has
long been sore spot with tho miners.
The state law declares that IN miners
demand n check weighmau the cOmpa-
ny for which they work must consent
10 the installation OF such a man. But
IL has been worth miners job to
make such request, so there have
been no check weighmen in the Kama
wha district Meanwhile tie miners
knew they were being compelled to
mine as much as two and a half tons
OF coal In order to get pay for one.
The companies never weighed n pound
OF coal as Il came from the mines
everything was measured by the car.
But the solemn fact was that the cars
that were said to hold n ton and
half held two tons and half. and the
cars that were sam TO hold two tons
held three tons and a half. Miners
could see, Of course, and do see. but
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12

FTER occupying the attention OF
n the eountry for nearly year
~ the industrial situation In the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-02
WILL PLANT TREES
Meeting Of Grays Harbor Federation
Of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Nc
kee for State President

The Grays harDor Federation Of
Woman's clubs held its quarterly
meeting yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. G. E. Chamberlain in
Aberdeen. Roll call was responded
to by members from Elma, Monte
sano, Cosmopolis, Hoquiam and Alb
erdeen. Mrs. ]. S. Mckee gave ali
interesting talk on Arbor Day. Later
in the afternoon trees were pre-
sented by Elma, Montesano and Ho.
Quiam to the Civic Improvement club
OF Aberdeen, the host for the occa-
sion. These trees were nicely sprout
ed, all ready for planting. Mrs. S
M. Anderson rendered two delightful
vocal selections, which added greatly
to the pleasure of the meeting. The
possibility of the Grays Harbor fed
Grafton having a member as the next
president Of the state federation was
brought up before the members, and
the name of Mrs. ]. S. Mckee, Of Ho
quiam, was suggested as probable
candidate for the Harbor to enter
Delicious refreshments we're serve
and a pleasant social hour closed the
meeting.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-02
DECIDES
WITH ASSESSOR
judge Sheeks Reverses State
Tax Commission on Taxa
ton of Timber Lands
WILEY UPHELD
Timber and Land Must Ap.
pear on Rolls Regardless
of Timber Quantity

MONTESANO, May Judge Ben
Sheeks has handed down deci-
sion reversing the decision of the
state tax commission. the effect of
which will fbe to permit Assessor
Wiley to put on the tax rolls prop
erty overlooked by the previous as
SCISSOR, or not property valued
The decision is in the case of tho
State in relation of w. H. Bush
against Assessor Wiley. The case
was brought to compel the assessor
to put certain property on the tax
rolls, and to assess timber in some
cases and land in others where only
one or the other had been assessed.
When Assessor Wiley assumed Of
flee in January he found his predeces.
sor, acting under direction of Com
missioners Hopkins and Davis, had
established the practice Of emitting
any assessment of land whereon there
was 25O,0OO feet of timber or more,
assessing for taxation the timber
only, and omitting the assessment of
the timber on 4O-acre tracts contain
ing a less quantity and assessing only
the land.
Wiley found the law he had made
oath to obey required the assessment
of ALL property not exempt by law.
and decided to place the lands and
timber that had been omitted on the
rolls. The state tax commission de-
cided against his view, but Wiley was
not satisfied, and he had Mr.. Bush
bring this test suit, so as to have
a court order to back his action. and
the overlooked property will now be
listed for taxation.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-02
GOSSIP AT THE
COUNTY SEAT
Sheriff Mathews Gives Delin.
quent Taxpayers Chance
to Save Mileage
TORNOW'S WINTER CABIN
Cruisers Discover Shack -
Lineman Has Marrying
Habit Lecture

MONTESANO, May 1.-(Special.) J
Sheriff Mathews is giving those
delinquent in the payment of person
al property taxes an opportunity to
save the mileage of the deputy and
the costs of distraint.
The personal taxes have been de.
linquent since March Is. The treas
urer, Jerry McGillicuddy is about
ready to turn all unpaid personal
taxes over to the sheriff for collec
ton. After the sheriff has them
there are certain fees that attach.
besides the Is per cent interest. and
he is allowed 10 cents mile mile
! age for going out to make collection
beside the fees.
Sehriff Mathews says:
Most of these delinquent person
al taxes are unpaid because they have
been overlooked. cannot help
charging the fees and mileage be
cause the laws require it If go out
to make personal collections. How.
ever, l can write or send notice to
the delinquents and they can mail
me the taxes or bring them in saw
ing the 10 cents a mile. and it seems
to me l should do it to save them all
the expense possible.
ut has never been done this way
before and l suppose there are some
that l will have to go after anyway.
Probably l will have to levy on some
personal property. But, If can save
some of them the fees of mileage,
it should be DONE"
Deputy Sheriff Stuart came down
from Bellingham after Herbert l..
Wright who. was arrested and held
for him by Sheriff Mathews, on a
charge of wife desertion. Wright
was arrested in Aberdeen. where he
was working as lineman, and, accord
ing to Deputy Stuart he may face
charges Of bigamy as he is believed
to have married several other wives
besides the young bride he deserted
in Bellingham.
County Cruiser J. A. McGillicuddy
and VIM. lie Roy, who are in from
cruise in 21-7, report finding a shack,
near the center of Sec. 1927 which
they believe to have been the winter
home of John Tornow. They discov.
cred the shack two days before Tor
now was killed.
The Christian Scientists of Montesa
no have engaged the services Of Bliss
Knapp c. s. B., member of the lee
ture board of the First Church ol
Christ, Scientists to give a lecture
in Montesano at the Opera House
the evening Of May 8. The lecture
will be free and while the subject Is
not yet determined It will, of course
be an exposition Of the Christian
Science faith.