The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-18
KILLING Of MINER
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE
Strike Impending in This Dis
trict and Considerable APP
prehension Exists.

TRINIDAD. Colo. Aug, lI.-Corsterna-
tlon exists In Trinidad tonight and
throughout this section OF District Is.
United Mine Workers OF America, be-
cause OF the klllinG last night OF Gerald
Llpplatt. former organizer OF the miners
union. by G. w BeIcher, Baldwin Feltz
detective.
on the evening OF the meeting OF the
State Federation OF Labor here tomor-
row. IL is 10 be determined whether a
strike OF the miners in District 10. COM
prisIng. Utah. Colorado and New Mexico.
viii be called. and with the city crowded
with delegates TO the convention. moth
ing Is being talked or except the shooting
and the effect II will have upon the min
ers In event OF a strike vote.
Through a conference this morning be-
tween Thomas X Brake, state commIs-
sioner OF mines, and INC state cEaI ha,
the miners In District 15 are ready for
strike, and the business men do not take
the optimistic view which Mr.. Brake
holds that strike will be averted.
The Trinidad Trades Assembly met
today and also discussed the lowering
strike which the affair OF last night had
made. In the members judgment. FAR
more serious.
Frank j. Payes. vice president OF the
United Mine Workers OF America. ar
rived here tonight. accompanied by John
NcLennan OF Denver. president OF the
State Federation OF Labor, 10 attend the
opening session OF the convention TO-
morrow
An Inquest into the shooting which re-
suited in Lippiatt's death and the wound
ing OF Belcher will be held Tuesday after
noon. Belcher and n brother detective,
Walter Belk. are both under arrest as a
result OF the homicide, Belk is in the
county Jail, while Belcher is confined In
q hospital undergoing treatment for his
wounds.
The streets Of Trinidad tonight are
under heavy police guard Further rio-
lence however. is regarded as unlikely.
and the situation Is expected to reach Its
climax tomorrow. when Vice President
Hayes will announce his policy at mass
meeting in Central park.
w. j. Murray, general manager or the
Victor American Fuel company arrived
today 10 discuss the situation A q.
FeltZ and John Feltz OF the Baldwin
Feltz detective agency also reached Trim
dad tonight
In this connection the miners have
started recall petition against Sheriff
Petision. because OF MS refusal to re-
which are said 10 have been granted by
him 10 Belcher, Belk and other Baldwin
Feltz operatives. The trades assem-
bly, at a meeting today. indorsed the re-
cali petition and IL has been placed In
the hands OF miners for immediate cir
culation
Concerning his mission in Trinidad.
Vice President HAYES said tonight:
II still have hopes OF joint confer
cnce I am not here TO foment strife,
bu, TO prevent IL II possible. II we can
not settle the questions at issue without
a strike then we will call out the men,
John McBennan. president OF the State
Fedora ton OF Labor. discussed the kill
ing OF Lippiatt.
II depore the unfortunate occurrence
Of Saturday night" said he. 'and l be-
lIeve that all commissions should be re-
volted from all Baldwin -Feltz mon who
have been imported"
a hundred delegates 10 the convention
arrived tonight. and Immediately. held In
formal meetings. at which was discussed
the trouble OF Saturday night.
The reading OF the autopsy verdict
was read at the meeting. II said six bull
lets had entered Lippiatts body,