The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03


at the Southwestern mine, two miles
north of Aguiiar. was found in the
bottom of sixteen-foot arroyo be-
tween Jewel and Southwestern. by
two boys. Emmett Locke and Vincent
Lynn. fhe boys were members OF
searching. party which had been look
ing for Driscol. Driscol lay on his
back. His hands and face were
smeared with blood and his neck was
broken. Several cuts and bruises COW
cred his head and shoulders. The the
ory Is that he was beaten to death
and thrown into the arroyo, and the
authorities connect his death with the
strike by reason of Driscol's position
as keeper of company boarding
house.
Trinidad. Colo. Sept 29.--Armed
guards at the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company's camp at Primero denied
admittance to Secretary of State
Pearce, Ethelbert Stewart and Edwin
V. Brake, state labor commissioner.
Sunday. The men were challenged,
but when Brake established their iden.
tity they were allowed to pass
through. They examined conditions
at Primero and Segundo
THE report that foreigners were not
allowed to take their household goods
from their homes in Primero is we'll
founded" said Pearce. I'VE shall look
into the matter and see who is to
blame"
Another name was added to the list
of mediators in Trinidad investigating
the strike situation when Claude W.
Fairchild. private secretary of Gov
ernor e. M. Ammons. arrived from
Denver. He was In consultation with
Stewart, Pearce and Brake.
Everything here seems perfectly
peaceful and quiet" said Fairchild,
''and there seems to be no pressing
need of troops In this county at the
present time. Nothing violent has yet
occurred and there seems to be no ap.
pearance that there will be anything
that the sheriff cannot handle"
Miners Return to Work.
Denver. Sept 29.-"Everything Is
quiet in the strike ones of the Colo.
RADIO coal fields" said Frank e. Cove,
spokesman for the coal operators.
last night. For the past two Sundays
we have worked our men and they de.
served holiday this Sunday, so we
gave 1t to them.
"The gradual increase in the work
ing force which has been apparent
ever since the calling of the strike
is expected to keep up tomorrow"
Troops Not Needed.
T-inidad.-At the Chamber of Com.
merce rooms Saturday night a number
of Trinidad merchants gathered to dis
cuss the advisability of asking for
troops for Trinidad. After stating all
sides and debating the question, reso-
lutions were passed in substance that
1t is the general belief of the peo-
| pie of Trinidad that the civil author
titles are able to handle the situation
as 1t is now. Pearce, Brake and
Stewart were present and gave their
| views of the situation.
Picketing Barred by Boulder Sheriff.
| Boulder.-Picketing on the part OF
the strikers In the Boulder county
coal fields must cease, according to
an order issued by Sheriff Buster up
on his return from Denver. where he
and District Attorney George Carlson
had an all day conference with Gov.
| ernor Ammons.
FL Paso and Keystone Miners Resume
Colorado Springs.-Work was re-
sumed Saturday at the Ell Paso and
keystone mines. known as the Austin
Bluff property. The Curtis-Rapson
company signed up with the union of
ficials upon the same basis as e. J.
| Ullrich, operating the Austin Bluff
mines. The only property not operat
ing in the Ignite fields north of here
is the Pike View mine. owned by the
Golden Cycle Mining Company.
Deadlock at Oak Creek.
Steamboat Springs.-At the close OF
the first Week of the strike In the Oak
Creek mines conditions remain the
same as the first day. when out OF
45O men employed. 425 walked out
The men remaining are engineers and
electricians. who declare that they
too. viii walk out II the mines employ
non-union men.
Twenty Strike at PaI;sade.
Grand Junction Twenty men. the
entire force at Palisade mine, quit
work following visit of Organizer
G. H. o'Neill-