Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-30
Especial to the Review)

Douglas, Aria, Aug. 29.-Continua- tion this afternoon of the joint pre-
 liminary hearing in the deportation cases brought out no testimony of a sensational nature, but something in- teresting regarding the l. w. w. strike that preceded the deporeations in July, 1917. A divergence of opinion was again shown concerning the strike by witnesses for the state, one witness approving it, another declaring he had been against it and H InYrd being half way in favor and half way against it. None of the witnesses, however. from their testimony. appeared to have per sonally investigated the conditions that led up to the Wobbly strike or might have resulted from 1t had the strike been successful.
 Canada Sparks. who was arrested on the day of the deportations, but released before the deportee's were loaded on the train that carried them to Columbus, N. M.. said that although he had been workinp in the mines for several months previous to the strike. he had nothing to do with declaring it. did not know who had presented the miners" demands and did not know what organizations, if any. had declared the strike
 Didn't Know Why He Struck
 When the demands were presented, said Sparks, he was making more wages than ever before in life, and as Ear as he was concerned, had no complaint to make against the min ing companies. When he heard that a strike had been called. he said, he ceased work. although he was not sure just who had called 1t or what 1t was for. Sparks explained that he did not go out on strike. but just quit work when the I. w. W. called a strike. As long as the strike lasted. said Sparks, he never learned who was calling it. although he himself was miner
 On the morning Or the day of the deportations. said the witness, he was taken from Lowell hv w. p. Denny. M. c. Denny. C. F. Wallace and sev- eral others. When he was in the base ball park at Warren, he said, he saw Charles McKean. deputy sheriff. sev- eral times and Charles Cross of Doug las and Sheriff Harry wheeler stand ing bv the gate. After a brief con- versation with them in which he told them that he was not an l. w. w, said Sparks. he was taken from the line of deportees on the suggestion of McKean. who told the sheriff that he believed Sparks did not belong in the line.
 Saw Gun over Feet Lonu
 Sparks testified to have seen sev- 6ral Of the defendants on the day of the derortation. He saw Billy Brake field. then deputy sheriff at Lowell. carrying a gun five feet 'or more" long when he was marched through Lowell. he said. Billy Carnhan. a | miner. was at the ball park. armed. according to the witness Col. John C. Greenwav. general manager of the | Calumet and Arizona. and Gerald Sher- | man. consulting engineer for the | Phelps Dodge corporation. were also at the ball park. said Sparks. but hA did not know whethee Hnev were | armed or not. Tom Hargis. Frank | Huckelbv. Billy Woods and Harry Ja- cohs. said Sharks, he also saw at the | ball park. but none of the defendants | named. he said arrested or molested | any one. to his knowledge.
 An entirely different view on the strike was aired by Rudolph Swedish. I Globe, who said he was visiting