The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-04
GRAND JURY
COAL PROBE
IS ORDERED
Alleged Violations Of Lever
Act Under Inquiry,
OPERATORS ARE ACCUSED
Lewis and Mine. Officials Are
Placed Under Arrest,

INDIANAPOLIS. Dee. 4-Judge
A. B. Anderson Of the United States
district court. has summoned the ted
eral grand jury to appear here next
Monday morning to take up the in
vestiga'ion Of alleged violations OF the
Lever act md the criminal provisions
OF the antitrust acts by the coal oper-
ators.
This information wa, given on, to-
day in . statement by l.. Er, Slack,
United States district attorney, and
Dan W. Simms, special assistant at
torney general In charge OF the pro-
oeedings in the coal strike.
The grand jury's Investigations will
include everybody. everywhere" II
was asserted by District Attorney l.
Ert Slack.
probs rrust Act Violation.
Ths grand jury was called by Judge
AndsrAOu as q result Of inforfnh ton
charging contempt Of cohrt filed with
the 'rourt late yesterday b. the govern
lnent. Tho jury. II IN expected, will
~ charged to investigate the viola
uons Of the Lever act. not only on the
part Of tho defendants to the injunction
suit and the officers of tho United
Mine Workers. but also any other per-
sons, including miners and operators,
who have IN any way, before or since
tho suit. Joined with these defendants
In carrying out this unlawful con~pir-
acy. says . statement prepared by Mr..
Slack and Dan simms. special assistant
attorney.
~ Conspiracy 10 Alleged.
The Information filed with the court
"sets forth facts which indicate that
the conspiracy to violate the Lever act
extends far beyond the officers Of the
United M!n1 Workers and the minc
wokkers themselves" The statement
says from the facA nbv In our pcs-
esasion, II appears that ths coal op-
q Ators are also engnsed n a con-
spiracy 20 violate that law" The In
formation shots also that the injunc
tion has not only been disobcyed but
that the Lever act has been and Is
now being grcssiy. openly ana deflant'y
violated"
What the investigator 10 10 disclose
finally. the statement says, II whether
"ths government OF this country rules.
their way-whether this IN a govern
ment Of Law or OF q group Of men"
Headed by Acting President John T..
Lowis. six general and district officials
NJ the United Mine Workers of America
appeared AZ the federal building shortly
before noon today and surrendered TO
United States Marshai Mark storen
who held carisscs for their arrest In
information filed yesterday charging
officers Of tho union with contempt OF
court.
Besides Acting President Lewis.
those who appeared today are William
Green. secretary treasurer Of tho In.
ternationsl organization; Ellis searles,
editor Of the Mine Workers Journal.
the official publication Of the union,
Percy Tetiow. statisticisn, Edward
stewart. president Of District No II,
and william Mitch. secretary Of Dis
trict No. II.
Osnds A. Purrlsksd.
The mon provided bonds Of $4,000
each. which were furnished by q surety
company. The hearing will bs hsd at
10 o'clock next Tuesday morning.
The other mon named In the infor-
nation. which was prepared by United
States District Attorney IL Ert Slack
aad Dan slmma. special assistant attor-
ney general, are WITHOUT the jurisdic-
tion Of tho looal federal court and pro-
cesdings win DO started at once to bring
them into court.
injunction Violation Charged.
The men are charged IN the infor-
nation with violations Of tho injunc-
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