The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
INVESTIGATORS
HERE THIS WEEK
Are Expected to Arrive in District
at Noon Friday

The sub committee of the HOUSE
committee on mines. which VIII con
duet an investigation in the coppe
country. will leave Washington We'd
nesday night, and should arrive Fri
dav noon. The inquiry, then, probably
will he started Saturday. 1t is believed
hearings will be held both at Houghton
and Calumet, although arrangements
likely will not be definitely made until
the committee arrives.
The committee is to investigate
seven subjects, enumerated in the
House resolution as follows:
Whether the postal services are in
terfered with.
Whether the immigration laws are
being violated.
Whether citizens have been arrest
ed and tried contrary to the constitu-
ton or laws of the United States.
Whether there exist agreements and
combinations contrary To law for con-
trolling the Production, safe ana
transportation of coal on copper.
Whether arms and ammunition have
been shipped into the fields for the
purpose of excluding the products of
the mines from competitive markets in
interstate trade.
Whether peonage exists or has been
maintained.
If any or all of these conditions exist,
what causes led up to these conditions
The subcommittee which will con-
duct the inquiry is composed of the fol-
lowing members
Edward Thomas Taylor, representa-
tye-at-large from Colorado Courtney
Walker Hamlin of the seventh Mis-
souri, district; Robert Mauck Switzer
of the tenth Ohio district: John j.
Casey of the eleventh Pennsylvania
district; Joseph Howell, representa-
tiyc-at-large from Utah.
The following personal facts regard
ing the members of the committee are
taken from the congressional direc-
tory;
Congressman Taylor.
Edward T. Taylor of Greenwood
Springs, Mo-, Democrat. was born at
Mctamora, ILL.,, in 1858 and was cdu-
Gated i'm the common schools of Hi
nos and Kansas. He moved to Lead
VILE colo, in 1881 and that year he
entered the law department of the
University Of Michigan, graduating in
1884 as president of his class. He re-
turned to Leadville at once to practice
law, was at once elected superinten-
dent of schools in his county and has
not since been out of politics. He has
been city, county and district attor-
ney at home member of his state
senate for II years and of Congress
for three terms He is the author of 40
Colorado statutes and of five constitu-
tlona amendments. He is Mystic
Skinner and an Elk. He is the Colorado
member of the Democratic national
congressional campaign committee
Mr. Taylor is married and has three
children.
Congressman Hamlin.
Courtney w. Hamlin, Democrat, of
Springfield, Mo-. was born at Beevard,
y. G.. in 1858.
Mr.. Hamlin is a lawyer and a mar
rled man. He was elected to the fifty
eighth, sixtieth, sixty-first and sixty
second congresses and reelected to the
Sixty third by plurality of 7.42i.
Mr. iiamlin is a modest man. judy
Ing from the brevity of his contribu
lon to the directory. all Of which is
given in the foregoing.
Congressman Switzer.
Robert NJ. Switzer of Gallipolis, o..
Was born near that place i'm 1868. He
Is republican. He studied law in
the University of Virginia and in Ohio
state University and was admitted
To the bar in 1892 and since that time
mas pacticcd continuously in CALI |
polls. He entered politics as prose-
cutting attorney, was a member of the |
republican national convention at |
Philadelphia in 1900 and was elected |