The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-16
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of testimony, which also was over
ruled.
McAIlister was called to the stand
by the state. He said that he had
lived at Crowburg for twelve years;
worked at Grove 16, was a member of
the local union No II for nine years
and was gas man at No. Is. On Oc-
tober 1 he found himself out of a job.
and three months later went to work
at Grove IS.
McAllister testified that the pit COM
mittee at Is demanded that he be dis
charged. He went to the foreman,
McAll:ster said, and the foreman
threatened to whip hell out of me
when 1 asked him why 1 had been dis
charged"
Il took the matter up with the pit
committee" McAllister said. THE
committee refused to have anything to
do with it. 1 came and saw Howat
and asked him to have the pit COM
mittee take the case up. Howat asked
me If wanted a strike. 1 told him
that 1 did not. Howat said, If 1 call
me- 1 told him that all L wanted was
my case taken up. Howat said that
he could do nothing.
Got No Satisfaction.
I'VE said that we would go into in
dustrial court" McAllister continued.
"Howat said for us not to do that and
he would send board members out.
The next day the board members
came; nothing was accomplished, and
we filed our case in the industrial
court"
When McAllister and Dixon oh
tanned work at No. Is they became
members of union No. 1896.
After we had been working d
couple of weeks the local union of
ncers of No. 1912 received notice to
check off $50 against Dixon and
myself" McAllister said.
The union refused to do it. Has
son, secretary of 1912, told Valley,
secretary of 1896, that the check-off
was for fines for going to the indus
trial court 10
The direct examination of McAIIts-
ter ended.
answering a question by Gallery on
cross examination McAllister said:
Discharged by Union.
me company discharged me at the
request of the pit committee, but
would not give me any reason at that
tlme Later they said 1 had not been
performing my work"
Isn't it a fact that you and Dixon
loafed on the job?" Gallery asked,
that you got there two or three hours
late and stalled thru morning after
morning III endangeringSthe lives of 100
NO." McAllister answered.
The pit committee investigated"
Gallery pursued.
Il don't know. They never asked
me- McAllister replied.
Partner Repeated Story.
McAllister was excused and Dixon
was called and on direct examination
told the same story as McAllister had
told.
Dixon told of transferring his union
membership to local union number
1896, and of seeing the notice of a
$50 fine.
Were you doing your duty at the
mine?" Gallery asked.
YES
Weren't you to begin at 1 or 2
o'clock, but were as late as 5 O'Clock
in the morning, and just stalled thru
and marked up the mine as safe?''
NO"
Charles H. Harvey, president of the
local number 1896, formerly for sew
eral years on the legislative commit
tee of the miners union, prominent
in conventions and known as friend
of Howat, a brother of Thomas Har-
vey, district secretary, was called to
the stand. Harvey testified that his
local received a communication from
number 1912, which he produced in
Guilt hOIIldS dlHSyp lONo4 oCOl CldA y
received the letter which bears the
seal number 1912.
Letter Is Introduced.
This letter requested the checking
off of $50 each against McAllister and
Dixon. The request Harvey testified
was turned down by local 1896. Nc
Allister and Dixon were present at the
meeting of the local. Harvey testified
that the local authorized him to make
copies and give them to McAllister and
Dixon.
Fred s. Jackson, attorney for the
industrial court. tried to introduce a
copy as evidence. saying that the orig
inal was not legible. Judge Curran
took the original and read it into the
record.
Harvey then identified a copy Of the
L. NJ. w. A. constitution. On cross
examination Harvey said that his local
voted down the request for the check
ing off of the fines and said it was not
stated at the local meeting what the
fines were for.
why did you refuse" Gallery
asked.
at was not stated what they were