Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-06-27
Ing that most OF his investments Of
this kind have been small and IN.
profitable.
The LABOR Cases.

b-cuSSlHS INC Cn.rSeS tlat he
unfair to labor and spec ally tn,
United Mine Workers of America
Judge Dayton goes far into a histor,
OF each Of the labor cases tried be
fore him, several Of hch have no
been finally decided because Of az
peals to higher courts. He says Un
der these circumstances | submit
would not be proper for me to di:
cuss the facts Involved, that III gh
atrt!es, plaintiffs and defendants, D,
end to influence the act On Of tn
appellate court in the premises. Tn
IN t that l can go, as l conceive j,
$ to deny as absolutely untrue an
nd all charges OF NAL ce i'll will, pr
,udice or partisan feeling for >
against legitimate and lawful lab0
EXAMINATIONS and then simply submit
he record on which my rulings were
.nade.' In connection with this all,
wer Judge Dayton filed letter from,
John G. Palmer Jr., one Of the cOun
Sc! for the labor people in the Brooke
contempt case, and one from NJ. NJ
Nicely to Palmer, showing that Palmer
lisclaims any responsibility for the
charges against Dayton or the effor.
% have them investigated.
Grand jury Charges.
Judge Dayton declares it absolutely
false and untrue that he proclaims hi@
private opinions relative to politics
and other matters in charging gran
,uries. He says he has charged grand
iuries strongly and uncomprmisingly
IS to their duties In cases Of viola
,iOns Of internal revenue laws. II,
says 81 do not have any Sympath!
.ogy to make for my disapproval Of it.
lie denies denOunc:ng the doctrine
initiative, referendum and recall an(
III persons advocating it, and say:
he charge that he can not by reasoi
u bitterness and prejudice as a fai
md impartial Judge is entitled to Ii
lie consideration because the alto:
leys making the charges have ha
title or no practice before him.
Never Advises Litigants.
The charge that he advises litigant:
n his court to discharge their law
yers and employ his son Arthur is
characterized by Judge Dayton as e
malicious falsehoOd from start to fin
ish and without the slightest founda
ton in fact" He filed sworn state
nent from his son as to the amour
If his practice in Judge Dayton.
court.
The Federal Carbon Company
1t is denied by Judge Dayton thai
he attended any meeting for the Or
ganization Of the Federal Carbon
company, alleged to be trust; thai
he had any stock in it, or that he
was consulted in regard to it's forma
ion. He wrote to the Acme Carbon
| he says, to inquire about q sell,ns
agreement which would cut down d
vidends of the Acme company, bu'
;ays this correspondence will shO"
| he had no knowledge Of the forma
| zion Of the Federal company. He de-
Mes giving advice that the company
| be formed in violation Of the Sherman
antitrust law. With his answer tC
| this charge Judge Dayton files aftida-
Wits of A. II. Sweeney and Randolph
Stalnaker in support Of his state
ments.
Philippi Postoffice.
Judge Dayton admits recommend
| ing the Grant Bowman lot for site
for a post office and court house III
| Ph lippi over the WoOds-Brown lot,
but denies holding up condemnation
proceedings. He denies openly and
publicly denouncing the department
of justice from the bench and else