The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-19

CHARLESTON. W. Va, June 49,
The senate mine investigating commit
tee closed its work here for the pres.
ept and started tonight for Washington
The committee took under consideration
resolution made by the West Vir-
ginia coal operators, that sub-commit-
tee be allowed to return at later time
to take evidence which the coal
operators desire to submit.
Today the operators controlling the
mines on Paint creek and Cabin creek
where the troubles of the last year have
resulted in riot and bloodshed, con-
tinued the presentation of their side Of
the controversy. Witnesses were called
who contradicted the contention of the
miners that the presence of the
"mine guards In the district was the
cause of the trouble. Other witnesses,
men working in the mines on Paint and
Cabin creeks, told the committee that
wages paid and the conditions of work
and life on the creeks were satisfactory.
Controversy in Prospect.
When the committee resumes ses-
sions in Washington controversy will
begin over the attitude of Senator Mar
tine Of New Jersey, one of the mem
vestigation. The operators attorneys
today asked that following yesterdays
near fist fight between Senator MARITIME
and Witness Quinn Morton, one of the
operators, they be allowed to place in
the record newspaper articles, one OF
these including written statement
by Senator MARITIME criticising Quinn
Morton.
A report was made to Senators Ken
yon aud Borah. but Attorney Belcher
argued with the senators and urged
them to postpone any action in this di'
rection until the committee returned to
Washington. A serious controversy
over Senator Marines action here
probably will result.
Several employees of a detective
agency who acted as mine guards in the
strike district were called by the opera
tors today. All of them defended the
action of the guards, asserting that
the original trouble was started by the
miners, and they used their guns only
wher forced to do so to protect them
selves, the people under their charge
and the companies property.
Words of Mother" Jones.
This afternoon the operators put on
witnesses to show the activities of
armed miners throughout the strike
district, and called several witnesses
who testified that Mother Jones and
several other witnesses, at the beginning
Of the trouble. urged several union
miners in the Kanawha district, near
the strike zone, to arm themselves and
aid the strikers. +. H. Suddy, superin-
tendeut of the Union mine at Boomer,
in the Kanawha field, said that an
Italian killed in one of the first battles
on Paint creek was employed in his
mine. He told Of a speech delivered by
Mother Jones at his mine. in which,
he said, she urged the miners to keep
their guns and to save money to buy
more.
James Claggett, coal inspector at
Boomer, told of hearing "Mother"
Jones make San inAammatory" speech.
"She told the miners at that meet
ing he said, ''to hold their guns,
and if they had no guns, to save their
money and buy them. She said that
when she was ready for them to use
their guns she would let them know
She said she was going to Charleston
to tell the governor that if he did not
release the prisoners held at Pratt at
military headquarters they would tear
up the state
C. C. Woods, negro miner at
Boomer, said that he heard the same
speech, and that Mother" Jones told