Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-12-11
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Dayton S Court.

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Some more workers are in contempt
of Judge Dayton's court. according to
the judges ideas.
rms is not the first time, by any
means; this is just the last time. so
far. ."
1t all comes from defying the West
Virginia and Pittsburgh Coal company.
Inc three mines of that company.
located at Golfers, and above and be-
low WeIlsburg, are on strike. The com.
pany very promptly, as many com
panles have done before, got an injunc-
tlon IN Judge Dayton's court restrain
ing" the leaders.
Fhe leaders went ahead, in every
lawful way they could, and suddenly
they were cited for contempt of court.
Last Monday week they were taken to
Ph1lippi, many weary miles from the
scene of the arrest, and there, at great
expense, compelled to face the Judge.
only one man was sentenced, and 1t
didn't stick. Van Bittner,. president Of
the Pittsburgh district of the United
Mine Workers, was sentenced to 60
days imprisonment, but the next morn
ing was promised his freedom il he
would apologize.
Taken before the court, Van Bittner
said that he had no apologies to offer.
that he was fighting the battle Of labor,
and intended to keep on fighting 1t,
that he loved the United Mine Work
ers for what it had done for him. and
ne wanted to help it do as much for
others. He said he had been working
in the mines for many years.
You must have gone in when you
were IS years DID, sneered the judge.
Il went in when / was eleven" an
swered Bittner
The judge, not receiving an
apology, excused his Ignorance of
the law and let him go.
A Year for John p, White,
IF ! only had John P. White here
4 would give him a jair in iailfietao
| would give him year in Jail" thun-
dered that kind hearted and gentle
soul, Judge Aston Gordon Dayton.
John P. wasn't there, of course.
No More Mother Joneses".
IN have no more Mother Joseses'
springing up in this state, he snapped
to Fannie Sellins, the Garment Work.
er; as he lectured her.
And then they were all let go, after
a long speech, which they were COM
PEELED to listen to- and stern admOntH
ton that they mustn't violate his IN
junction any more
Then the strikers went back to
striking. Which was a sad blow for
the coal company, because the coal
company officials seemed to think that
Judge Dayton would make them go
back to work again, and were utterly
surprised and dumbfounded when they
found the men still on strike the next
day, just as if there had been no in.
junction, no contempt and no Judge
Dayton. But first they had to pay
their bills for lodging and meals, and
pay the railroad company more money
to take them back again
Will Appeal.
The strikers will not rest content
with Judge Dayton's idea of the Law.
They will lappeal it to the highest
court as rapidly as possible. A former
Injunction decision by Judge Dayton
against the Ohio. Valley Trades Assem-
bly, and editor of the Majority, was ap-
pealed above nim to the United States
District Court of Appeals, and there
his decision was reversed.
Those Arrested.
The following were those arrested
on the contempt" charge:
Frank Ledvinka, organizer National:
Tony Amicone, organizer District s.:
James Oates, organizer District 8;
Secund Coliffe. organizer District .; !
Joseph July, miner; Van Bittner, presi-
dent District 5; Fannie Sellins, repre-.
sentative United Garment Workers;
Meyer Schwartz, grocer, Colliers Tom
Smith, miner; Hiram Stevens, miner;
Charles Oxley, miner; Paul Scoric.
miner.