Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12
RENEWAL or EFFORTS 70 I'M.
PORT OUTSIDE HELP IN COP.
PER MINE DISTRICT.
rhousANp srRlKEsREAkERs
EAPEcTED THIS WEEK
Zero Weather Brings Renewed Be.
rnand for Assistance Among, Families
o. Unsmpleysd-Aa Miners Claim In
eliminating Evidence has Been q.
es,rsd BY ostsettvss Against Unien.

Houghton. Mich. Jan 12.-Further
depletion Of the executive forces Of the
Western Federation Of Miners was ap-
parent to-day In the strike district.
Tho latest departure was that Of o. N.
Hilton. chise Of counsel for the fedora
ton. who boarded the train giving
Lsadv1lle. Colo. - his destination and
the fast that he had some cases COM
ing to trial there q tho reason for his
going. 1t also became known that
Charles Tanner. auditor at the fedora
don. who was depoeted and, returned
with Charles II. Meyer. had gone to
Ishpeming ana Nsgaunee. In the iron
district Of the upper peninsula. It was
announced BY r 8. Mackenzie. who
alone represents the executive council
Of the federation hero now. that Tam
nef ana Hilton Gro to return.
Cold Ferese Relief Activities.
Below 1ero tsmpeFature accompanied
BY snow durr1es caused some increased
activity among union relief committees
here today. It was said. however, tina.
except for additional acquisitions for
coal and nre wood there would be no
greatly Increased demands on union
funds
A different story came from the office
Of Ni1 Clartce Jones. In charge Of the
associated charities In Calumet Some
appeals for aid came a. soon as the
Office opened and preparations were
made to handle rush Of applicants IL
the storm continued. Miss Jones ac-
knowledged that ono Of her difficulties
was to persuade strikers to accept re-
lief from any source other than~'the
unions. In this connection she recalled
her testimony before Governor Ferris
that during her Christmas campaign
she had found many homes where the
big heating stoves stood dismantled
because there was not enough fuel
available 20 keep them In use.
9tsiksbrsaksrs Coming In.
Among tho mining companies there
is an optimistic note based on the ar.
rival Of volunteer workmen." One
manager estimated that 1000 men
would be added to the payroll before
the end Of tho week. Others said they
would be lucky to get half that num-
Der.
There was a possibility OF further
public discussion by the companies Of
the department Of labor report issued
Saturday. It was known that digest
Of the 900 page document was expected
from the operators Washington attor-
neys. but whether this would come by
mail or wire was not known. Tho
storm, however, made the wire route
uncertain.
Minors Plans lsak.
Information regarding plans Of Of
dcials Of the Western Federation Of
Miners, said to have been gathered from
mine operators by private detectives
with q telsphonic device, 10 being in
vestigated by the especial Houghton
grand jury and may play an important
part In developments Of the strike, IL
was said here today.
Records Of conversations between
union ofdcials and their attorneys in
q Calumet law office and in Hancock
hotel, have been turned over to the
mine managers. according to opera.
tives. who limited that some Of the rec
ords already had gone before the grand
jury.
Strike leaders. however. did not be-
some excited when they heard the re-
port that their conversation had been
overheard.
discriminating Evidsnes Secured.
Uses Of the telephone device first
UCS0AA0 AA4VWA JSoS0AAoy WuCU OStcCs
tives said ono of the instruments had
been in . law Office Of attorneys for
the strikers for i've weeks last sum-
mer and that recent conversations be-
tween Charles HI. Meyer, president Of
the federation, and o. N. Hilton, its
chief counsel. had been detected in the
Hancock hotel by means Of one Of the
instruments.
The arrest OF two men in New York
on charges Of buying false anidavits
relating to the use Of gunner" by the
mine operators already has resulted
from the use OF the devices. according
to the detectives.