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La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
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real community bo0ster 10 not
the man who backs every promotion
project that is brought TO his consid.
Grafton with his money and influ-
ence. but he who carefully invest.
gates such projects and finds out.
first. the motives OF their promoter.
second. their timcliness and chances
for success. and third. whether their
benefit will be adequate compsusa-
ton for the Investment and labor ~
quired to bring them TO fruition, and
II these elements are favorable. eoa-
centrates his activitiss In mah1no
them succesful 10 the largest posao-
Bile degree. There IL more money
and energy wasted In the explosation
Of impracticable schemes for the
benefit Of the town" than wisely d..
rectsd Investment looking To IL up
building. and Il 10 this abortive effort
that serves TO dull public interest 70
the point OF turning tue cold shout
der TO enterprises thss would serve
to produce beneficial and PERMANENT
results
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
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Sadie Kelley. 20 years old. and
conley Turner. 10. we're asphyxisted
last Saturday 10 pit siio on the farm
Of U. q. Mercer. near Wellington.
Kan. Eishtssa inches Of water and
eastlass stood In the siio and Nias
Kelley went down 70 clean Il out.
Becoming uneonscious With the fumes
she fell over into the wstes and vas
drowned. Turned attempted To res.
cue her but was overcome By the
fumes INSTANTLY. Several men stood
about and feared 70 matte IN effort
70 recover the bodies. G. n. eayeru,
rsrsi routs carrier. brought out the
vomaa's body With Tie help Of .
ROPE. He was nearly overcome by
the fumes. He asked oshsss 10 60
after the boy's body. bet they refus.
I'd aad ~ wsat baek anA brought IN
the body. Ths city pulmosor was
hurried to sAs farm but Il vas too
late.
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
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Lamar and In Junts played nine
innings TO . tie score OF 70 last
sunday afternoon. Ths game was
tsrminated in order TO allow Ia
Junta 70 catch train homo.
Lamar started annexing scores At
The openins Of the game. coping
two IN the first and one each In the
second and third innings- The La
mar team lost their chance 70 win the
game In the fifth inning when .
Wild throw was responsible for three
runa
The boz score follows:
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
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rhe ". G. z. .. M sAels REGULAR
oestAoy 0eeelnO 80 aanual ~.
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vese soeoeo1: Psoel1ooe. Nm. J. ~.
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koueo neoaUool; esssssoun10ne ~.
s0onsys Mn A1lee po1oss eeonsnsos,
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4 ~ DeoG11ooo fuoo - q ~
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La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
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nss. Aslsssea's lltsls ~. Papl. +
euloe Set with syphold fever.
ns. an1 Mn. :. Msnhall assso6s6
church 10 u Junts 0sa1ay afesr.
49,.
G. Uhls ioss bis driving hesss
49, was taken ssck ssA disd
5Aass1ay.
~. asl Mn. J. L. Tpsseis vsas u
nocky ree1 saturday y setssl
ehussA Sunday.
1snossasss Rally ssday. saessday.
Aoouse osh. y oefrs gsevs. ~
osuosan bsglas = 10 Z. =. Daslso
l1nnes.
0nlslsh neess w = e0oleye1 =
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~ IN ~ fasAse. ~. ,. n1eeee.
lno ho0o o1oho. = 'f'''' -
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La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08

Josesss asl 1oeevss vess y ~
Doll0s ~ ~ Cubs - q - ~
1ug1nG ~ ~ onolnoD ~ SoGg.
- = ~ os0onos ~ ~ sses was
- . ~ . ~
~ - Davls vois ~ eoleogy
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lQla ~ 0111D1 1een - ~ -
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La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
Pas.sly Ressss,s.

A family reunion vas held at ths
home Of Mr. and Mrs. J. n. Lance
Thursday. July 30th. There vsrs
tAlsty five present and Il was the firse
uns In eighteen years that all ths
ehildren had met at none at oas
tine. During this time ninetssa
grandchildrsn had bess addsd u
ths family. all Of whom we're pressat
WITH the exception Of two.
A elegant dinner vas served By
The grandparests and photegrapAs
Of Tie party were taken. rhoss prss-
est wers NJ. and Mrs. J. n. Lance.
.. c. Lance aud family Of o. Louis.
No.. Mrs. z. y. Case and chlldrsa. ol
Rouss. Colo. Mra. I. w. Mtlusr and
Children Of Sharon Spriags. Kaa..
NJ. snd Ars. John Msltoa and ehil.
dssa Of Las Animas aaa ?. 3. Lanes
family. }. G. Lance and family and
o. c. Lance and family. OF Holbsook.
as1 Ar. q. Laaes es Philljpsburg,
Kaa. Tue occasiea wAs greatly a..
leged By all coacsrusd asd ws q.
|Deen the hops that thsy nay all
osee again at seas euturs tims,
nese oe The childsea Win sDsad Z
wesk Waiting aaa viii thea rseuru
= thssr Fssesessvs homes.
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08

The exhibition ball game between
the La Junta team and the Cuba Of
the Arkansas Valley League played
at Rocky Ford Tuesday afternoon re.
suited In q score Of Z To 0 In favor
Of Rocky Ford and While for the
first fe~ innings there ~ss some In.
ssrsss the game rather dragged be-.
fore the end.
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
Rocky Ford wis. Fast Game

In a fast game last Sunday after
noon Rocky Ford defeated Las AMI
mas by score OF 3 to 2. The win
ming run was made in the half last
of the ninth inning when Culp scored
on Smiths single to left field.
The game was n pitchers battle
with Dunlap. for Rocky Ford hav-
ing the better Of the argument Dun.
lap struck out eight men and allow
ed but five hits. Fast fielding plays
by both teams abounded. The fea-
ture OF defensive work came In the
third inning. when Swink retired the
side with a one-handed circus catch
after . hard run In left field.
Score by innings:
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08

yer. Maxwell Two-base hits: Goblin.
Hoover. Maxwell. cuip. Double play:
smith. Maxwell and Goblin. Struck
out. Jackson 10. Starr =. base on
balls: Jackson :. Time: i-7o. Um-
pire. Wilson.
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
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Born. TAuruday. ysly sen. te u.
and Ma =. =. BsrkAss1ss. ! sls,.
Anos RAodss 80 fanny nsasss1
over iron Esirnesaf lasx anaAay, s
attend sssvsese asd = yisit frsssls.
Frsd Baker. Who has besa sps.1-
Ing The Dast moalh d ~ Ganaaa
harvest fields. fstssnsd Aons iast
week.
Mr. and Mrs. 0isal Bos,sy -
children spsat Sunday visstins Nh.
Boslsy's Darsnts. MS. and Mn. J. C..
Rigs. os The Csatsf.
Miss Bunics Nuneaaksr has -
turned hons fron IL saaitasiun
whore NJ has bssn asaistins d ths
work Tor several weeks.
Elsie. ths youngest daughtss q
MrA Ida NScs. b IN vssy ssrsous
condition With typhoid fever. Il
nurss b II esassast attsadases q
her bedside.
r. A. Nsuschwanger opened the
thrsshing ssason last week. He 4
expecting . better season than Usual
as there IL . large amount Of srain
In the community.
Sam Nunemaker has returned
home from Larnsd Kans. Mr. Nuns-
maker spent the year attending
Goshen College ~ Goshen. Ind. and
stopped TO take In the Kansas har-
est on his way home.
Rev. J. A. Heatwolc pastor Of the
La Junta Mennonite church filled The
appointment II the East Holbrook
church last Sunday morning. Rev.
J. u. Nunemaker OF this place filled
Rev. Heatwole's place in La yunta.
Christian Rich has essposed Of his
farm Of eighty acres here to parties
in Rocky Ford. taking In part pay
ment ten-acre tract near that place.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Rich will remain on
the farm until they have disposed OF
this years crop.
John Oraybill and family Of Hast
inss. Neb.. spent Sunday and Mon
day visiting the families Of W. H.
Snyder and J. n. Nunemaker. who
are old friends. Mr.. Grsybill and
family are making an automobile |
tour Of this state. and came here from
Colorado Springs.
Ira Northcutt and family have
moved from the Bert Shupe place
into one Of the houses ON the farm |
belonging 10 Henry Smith. The res
son for the change Ia that Mr. Shups |
and family are expected here this
week from Harper eoanty. KAnsas. |
- take possession Of their place.
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
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u = aa1sssaee1 thas MANAGER
knesse - neshy ~ ossalssd u
Juooa Q 80 - ~ z ~ 1eS,e,e1
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eeeo = osooe ~ y L. Aninas
= ~ ooon soeooe1 - asoea selI.
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La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08

Summary-Two-bar hIts' SkIhher.
Adams. Starr. Bases on balls: Off
Littier :. off Starr I. struck out: BY
Litter J. by Starr D. Double plays:
Cummings to Coleman. Hines to Cole
man. Attendance i.ooo, Umpire. Will
son
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08

summary hits; u. Eel
ier smith. Turner. struck out: ny
kerier :. by Dunlap =. Bases ON balls;
of k-ei-r J. off Dunlap I. wild
pitehs kseier. Passed ball: ~ Love.
Time Of game; i:ss. Umpire: Morgan.
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
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Dessis cashia. afsss compls,ins
soFsy-ons jean - - sagias driver
% ~ New Yosk Csatsal linss. vas
essifsd % . psasloa last Saturday.
Hs Ssst New Yosk o. hls last tr.p
1hurs1ay nosulas - boosd The En-.
psss seats esDsoss. ~ froat Of the
leeeaosivs was 1seesats1 With roses
aed aesoes tAs treat vas . hlue rib.
eoa esasiag ths lnsssioesea: "rinal
mp" Hs y - years ~ and has
. eeeesd ~ - y uoeeuAls1 ~ any
esass sastns driver b sAs Uait.d
ssassA IL ~ Deag Dssssd of service
- nsvss hes hal . oeeldsss nor suf.
ssFsd . le0ssll =
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
ARKANSAS VALLEY LEAGUE
OSslrial ssassilss

's.'cA, F"rs w'.s Fso~ IL Ssssa
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08

many Of Tho stores CLOSED the clerks
got chance for IN airing.
The score:
La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
LA JuNrA
Game by Innings:

Totals
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28
CITY SHOPS FAIR
TO UNION LABOR
Assembly Committee Adjusts
Trouble With Pitcher
New Delegate to Chamber Of Com
merce Instructed to Convey
Sprie Of Myrtle

All il serene at the municipal repair
shops once more. the Trades and Labor
Assembly committee reporting last Sun
day that the trouble pending for the
past two months had been amicably adj
justed with Commissioner Clair j. Pitch
er, who has charge of this department
The two painters employed there who
belonged to 'rump" labor union have
joined the Painters Union, and the set
tlement was approved by the Painters
District Council. Delegates r. p Means,
T. W. Taylor and II. VI. Mum We're the
members of the Assembly committee
Commissioner Pitcher was commended
for his attitude in the final satisfactory
agreement reached.
William C. Thornton'of the Bookbind-
ers' Union, new chairman Of the Public
institutions Committee and thereby rep
Iesentative of the Assembly in the
Chamber Of Commerce. was instructed to
.xereise his good offices in an endeavor
TO bring about peaes and harmony in
the eity's commercial body. He will
suppoI; Senator Patterson's program to
eliminate politics from the Chamber, a.
ii has been from the Trades Assembly
Ii WAS reported that all state auto
mobile licenses sold by the secretary of
state for IS cents each We're being man
ufactured in Chicago. An effort will
be made to have them replaced by a
Mad in Colorado" product.
4 Communication being sent to labor
ora4..tsstiions by the New Jersey Manu.
factuners' Association TO secure out-of-
work statistic, 10 Use in fighting Presi-
dent Wilson was promptly tabled.
A communication was read from ghe
National Metal Trade department OF the
American Federation OF Labor saving the
Indian Motorcycle Company at Spring
field. Mas. continues ia it, refusal To
employ union labor and that this ma-
chine j. manufactured under unfair con
ditions.
The board OF directors wasrfnstruct-
ed and empowered to procure new
typewriter for Secretary Welsh. which
has been complied with this week
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28
LABOR DAY COMMITTEE
ORGANIZES FOR BUSINESS
CHARLES MOORE. CHAIRMAN, AND
SAM FORREST, SECRETARY.
Joint Membership from the Trades As
sembiy and Building Trades Council
Get an Early Start

With the purpose OF getting an early
start on plans for the annual Labor
Day celebration. the joint COMMITTEES
from the Trades Assembly and Building
Trades Council hrld meeting in the
Club building last Sunday morning.
Organization was perfected by the elec-
tiun Of Charlie NJ Moore, president Of
the Building Trade. Council. chairman +,
r. o. Spacy Of the Trades Assembly
vic. chairman. and sam :. Forrest, sec
rotary Of the Painters District Council,
secretary Of the committee.
IL was decided 20 send out a circu-
lar letter TO all labor organizations in
the city, urging that big parade be
held this year, A. It has been the expert
sncc here a. elsewhere that street
paTadcs arc essential to the success of
a Labor Day celebration. Detailed and
itcmiSed reports Of all receipts and cS.
penditurcs will be submitted TO each
union affiliated with either the Assem-.
bly or Council.
The Labor Day Committee is composed
of ten members, five each from the two
central bodies, as follows;
Trades and Labor Assembly-Edwar,.
]. Hines. Fred Vessel, r. O. Spacy. J. II.
Wilson, w J. Swint.
Building Trades Couneil-Charlcs NJ
Moore. Pete Johns. w. j Hackctt Sam
:. Forrest. NJ. !. Reagan.
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28
TWICE-A-M0NTH PAY DAY
BENEFITS 1900 EMPLOYEES
MUCH REJOICING ABOUT CITY
HALL OVER RESULT.
Loan Sharks Will Now Cease to Ply
Their Trade, for Their Money
VIII Not Be Needed.

Over l,sOo city employees will benefit
by the semi-monthly pay day amend
ment TO the city charter adopted at the
special election last week. and conse-
quently there is much rejoicing among
those who receive pay checks from City
Auditor James p. Markey. The new
law l. effective at once. but it, first
observance will come on March Is. for
the reason that the February pay roll
Will b. made out on March l.
Heads OF departments do not sntici-
pate any trouble or additional expense
to the city. as all are willing to do the
small extra work necessary to prepare
pay rolls twice month. When the
parks and street work opens up this
spring the number of city employees will
be increased to at least 5000.
The principal object of the twiee-a-
month pay day is to relieve employees
Of the necessity of making salary as
signments to loan sharks and paying
from to per cent monthly to these
shVlocSs
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28
CHASE'S PURCHASE OF CAYUSES
IS TURNED DOWN BY KENEHAN
UNIONS BUY DEPARTMENT STORE.
Purchase Price Said to Be in Excess
of Half a Million.

The first large cooperative store in
the United States to be backed by a
combination OF members OF various
unions was purchased at Indianapolis
last Saturday.
The Marott department store, on one
of the principal streets, will be closed at
once for inventory and will open the
middle of next week under the union
management. Probably 10000 men and
women, all identified with union labor,
hold stock in the enterprise.
The Union Cooperative Store OF In
dianapohs was incorporated today at
100000 This is believed to be about
one-third the purchase price of the
store. Stock is preferred, drawing per
cent interest. Only union men can buy
voting stock and all are limited to five
shares OF $40 each.
The store will be managed by IL
directors elected by the stockholders.
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28
STAGE EMPLOYEES STRIKE
AT'PANTAGES THEATER
TROUBLE MAY EXTEND THROUGH
OUT ENTIRE CIRCUIT.
Management Refuses 10 Comply with
Terms OF Union: Musicians and
Operators Also Quit

After holding conferences with Man
ager Darling of the Pantage, theater ios
thrce DAYS this week committees from
the Denver Trades and Labor Assembly
and the Federated Amusement Council
werc unable to reach settlement of the
trouble which arose last week when the
manager refused to put on stage hand
for a road show. a. specified in the rules
Of the Theatrical Protective Union. Bus
ine>s Agent John L. Compton therefore
called out the seven stage hands, and
eight members of the orchestra and two
moving picture operators came with
them. At present the house is endeav-
oriug to produce shows with a non
union outfit and has been declared un-
fair to organized labor.
Chairman Koch and other members OF
the Trades Assembly Arbitration Com
mittec conferred with Manager Darling
but We're unsuccessful in reaching an
agreement According to Business Agent
Compton the strike is likely to extend
over the entire Pantages circuit. com
prising about IL vaudeville houses.
4 non-union moving picture operator
at the Pantagcs bungled the job so at
Tuesday afternoons performance that
fire broke out in the film box and n
panic among the audience was narrowly
averted. A fire alarm brought out all
the downtown equipment and the blaze
was cxtinguished. This only proves the
risk patrons of non-union places of
amusement assume where incompetent
operators are employed.
There has been no change in the sit
uation at the U. $. moving picture thea
ter on Curtis street. AS Manager Me-
Closkcy has refused TO confer with the
Assembly Arbitration Committee.
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28
Lincoln Memorial Should Bring
Settlement With Yule Company

The long-eNisting trouble between the
lourueymen Stoneeutters' Union of
North America and the Yule Marble
Company OF Colorado may find peace
ful solution through erection of the Lin
coin memorial at Washington. This
marble has been selected for the strue-
turc, and at last Friday nights meeting
of the Denver Building Trades Council
resolutions We're adopted calling on the
Colorado delegation in Congress TO eN-
ercise their good offices in bringing
about an agreement between the marble
company and the union. Similar reso-
lutions were adopted to be presented to
the Denver Chamber of Commerce. and
these received Endorsement of the Trades
and Labor Assembly last Sunday.
Following is a copy of the resolutions.
Whereas, Colorado marble has been
specified as the material to be used in
the construction Of the Lincoln memorial
arch in Washington. d. C.; and.
Whereas, The Yule Marble Company
of this state has secured the contract
to furnish, cut and deliver the marble in
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28
Col. Pope's National Association
Makes Brazen Bid for Support

abandons argument and reason for the
bludgcon of abuse, and. after his in.
troductory declaration. makes the fol-
lowing frantic effort TO appeal to blind
passion;
"Thesc unions take from men the
right TO bargain for themselves, and are.
therefore, lawless organizations, and. be-
cause they are lawless the courts. as
well as the national guards, meet with
their cnmity.
"All the talk about the right of col
iective bargaining by the trade union
officials, like all their adroitly worded
phrases. is for the purpose Of dccciving
with the trade unionists IL is not a
question of collective bargaining nor of
delegated bargaining, but the question of
dcpriviug the individual of the right to
bargain for himself.
Trade unions, because they take from
men the right to bargain for themselves,
are lawless organizations, and. because
they are lawlcss they must 60, and when
they are gone long will remain the mem
Continued on Page Six.l
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28

Washington, ID. C., ready to be laid
upon the walls of the said memorial;
and.
Whereas, The said Nule Marble Com
pany is now and has been unfair to the
Journeymen Stonecutters' Association OF
North America, inasmuch as the stone
cutters of Denver and Colorado, backed
by organized labor of the state, has
year in and year out consistently and
earnestly boosted the stone industry of
Colorado to the extent of labor and
money. the Building Trades Council be-
lieves that if the marble industry of
Colorado is to become real factor in
the building industry of her own state
and city, as well as that Of the nation.
it will only be brought about by a har-
monious and united effort on the part
of the Yule Marble Company and the
members of the Journeymen Stonecut-
ters' Association of North America;
and,
Whereas. Colorado's delegation in Con.
gress worked valisntly with the Lincoln
Continued on Page Three.l
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28

By every means known to the under
hand methods of the National Associa-
tion OF Manufacturers, efforts are being
made to defeat labor legislation in Con-
grcss. Simultaneous with the meeting
in Washington last week of the Cham
her of Commerce Of the United States
there appeared paid advertisement in
the daily papers of that city. signed by
George Pope, president of the National
Association Of Manufacturers, who vol
untccrs ito say word about business
mems associations and the work they
have to do" Pope's introduction is,
Much Of the time OF the men in these
larger associations is given to preventing
pcrnicious legislation. The most danger
ous legislation that these men have to
combat is what is known as anti-injunc'
ton bills, which have been presented to
state and national legislatures ut the
in-tigation of trade unionists."
As il customary with opponents OF
those working men and women who in
sist on their right to organize for the
purpose Of bettering conditions, Pope
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28
TEMPLE OF LABOR
PLAN IS ADOPTED
Trades Assembly Takes Big
Step Forward
Head Of the Department VIII Be
Announced at Next Meeting
by President Hoaee

When the referendum vote of affil-
lated unions on amending the Trades
and Labor Assembly constitution so as
to create Labor Temple department
was csnvassed at Sundays meeting it
was found the proposition had carried
by large majority, even though a
third of the organizations had not as
yet sent in their votes, the 30-day limit
having expired. This establishes the
first definite step toward the erection
of Labor Temple in Denver
In compliance with the terms of the
amendment adopted President Hoage
will at the next meeting appoint from
among the regularly elected delegates
a president of the department, who with
the board of directors. president. secre-
tsry treasurer of the Assembly shall
constitute the board OF governors. and
they may choose an additional secretary
for the department. The president and
secretary of the Labor Temple depart
men; will hold office for one year II
will be the duty OF the board OF gov
ernors TO meet monthly, or oftener If
the president shall so order.
All details necessary to the aequiring
of site and construction of a home
for labor will be worked out by the
governing board and presented to the
Labor Assembly. and all unions inter
ested, for ratification
The board of directors who thus be-
como members Of the governing board.
in addition TO President Earl r. Hoagc
and Secretary W. r. Welsh. are
Charles Hornburg Of the CigarmalzerS'
Union. Rufus =. Means Of the Typo
graphical Union and Anna Gordon Of the
Garment Workers Union
President Hoage has not as vet de-
cidcd whom he will appoint president
Of the department but stated sunday.
after the Amendment was declared TO
b. carried, that he would give the mat
ter careful consideration and make the
announcement, at the next regular meet
ing. Sunday. March $. He said IL would
~ his endcsvor to select a delegate in
the Assembly who would prove salts
factory to the entire body and the vari-
o'i- labor organizations of the city
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2s 1914
POSTAL REGULATIONS OUTRAGED
BY OFFICERS OF COAL COMBINE

contended that such evidence was essen
tial to show how the coal companies
had dominated the law officers of that
district. John X. Lawson and John Nc
Lehman, for the strikers, made a plea
in favor of investigating this phase of
the question.
Dr.. Foster Rebukes Operators.
Congressman Evans Of the committee
discovered the interpreter employed by
the Victor-American Fuel Company
eloseted in room alone with four wit
nesses summoned by the committee,
coaching them to testify fayorably to
the operators. Chairman Foster rebuked
the operators, saying to Attorney Frank
Cove; The chairman presumes to think
the operators have not been fair with
the committee when they slipped their
own interpreter in with the committees
witnesses"
Attorney Costigan again requested
that Mother Mary Jones, confined in
San Rafael military prison, be produced
a. witness She will testify either at
Trinidad or Denver
Anoth Yamscilli testified he had been
employed by the operators TO fetch
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