The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-17
ment hearing into affairs of the al
legged trust today. Each declared
that the harvester company was no
monopoly.
RESPONSIBLE FOR
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and am asking this educated physi-
clan whether he considers the present
sanitary methods the best possible. :"
Watts was plainly angry as was Mar
tine and shouted: This state is able
to take care OF her own people and
don't have to go to the swampy, mis-
quito-laden districts of New Jersey to
learn how"
Paying no attention to Chairman
Swanson's rapping for order when
Senator Kenyon broke in with: lets
have this stopped or adjourn imme-
diately." Watts and MARITIME imme-
diately subsidized Then Chairman
Swanson severely rebuked the attor-
ney for the coal operators for his at
titude declaring that Senator MARITIME
was we'll within his perogatives and
that the structures of the attorney
were uncalled for. The episode add
ed to the bitter feeling between the
coal operators and Senator MARITIME.
Il was probably the first time in the
history of the United States where a
body had been verbally attacked dur
ing hearing. Quinn Morton, the mill
lionaire mine operator, whom 1t was
alleged by Lee Calvin, miner, par
ticipated in the shooting UP of Holly
Grove, was the star witness Of the
day. Morton detailed at great length
the happening which finally culminat-
ed in the strike.
Senator MARITIME, Morton and At
torney Vinson engaged in an
other bitter wordy clash when
Morton complained that the sena-
tor was unfair He insisted that he
was entitled to defend himself. DO
you approve of the use of this ma
chine gun in populous village?" de-
manded MARITIME. Senator Kenyon
objected, however, to the question,
saying it was legal. Il thank God am
not lawyer burst out MARITIME
| Senator Swanson raped for order
/, and Morton demanded and was &C
corded the opportunity to make a
statesmen. There was an unfair and
unwarranted attack made on me by
Senator MARITIME when this man Cal
vim made his attack on me. The sena-
tor unfairly accused me of having
countenanced assault on a village in
| habfted by defenseless women and
children. Now want to say that my
conscience Is as clear as this sena-
tors and he has not right to condemn
and convict me before am tried on
the unsupported word of any man.
My treatment by Senator MARITIME has
been outrageous" said the miner.
MARITIME In bitter terms denied any In
| tention Of misjudging Horton, but
considered that there was any justin
cation whatsoever for using machine
gun to riddle tents filled with women
and children. Morton said he saw no
reason to give an opinion and MARITIME
subsidized, saying: Il can stand the sill
ence If you can and l guess the pub
lie can understand"
| Morton emphatically and vigorously
denied again and again that after the
shooting he APPEALED to the sheriff to
back UP and give them another
round" Morton declared that instead
of mine guards being the real cause
of the trouble 1t had been due to "the
pernicious activity Of union organic
ers."
The fact that the Paint Creek Goa
and Land Company is dominated
by Pratt, of New York, one of the big
Standard Oil magnates, who absolute
/ ly owns nearly all Of the coal lands
on Paint Creek was developed from
Morton He said that the coal com
panies lease this land, paying royal
ty of eight cents ton.