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il LI THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THUBSfiAY,, DECEMBER IS, 1902. 8 w . c. 00 FIGURES LIE? Miners Say Those of Coal Operators Do. WAGE-TABLES ATTACKED Earnings of Four Mert Made to Appear as One. THE COMMISSION SPEAKS OUT t ' Faith in 'Operators Flc-nres May Be Shaken Operators "and Nonunion Men jOjten TSelr Cauc-DIspnte About Who Pays' Lairyers. " The liveliest session yet held by the: sc$al strlke'-commlsslon was that of yes terday" when the minera closed their case and the operators opened theirs. The miners called the men whose earnings had been .clven by the opera tors as exceeding $1000 a year. andthe men testified that they had to pay three laborers, out of this sum. Then came a- dltcussion in which Chairman Gray raid the commission's faith in the operators wage tables would be shaken unless they could show there were no such cases. Another tilt was caused by the at tenpt of Mr. Darrow, the miners' law yer, to find out who paid the lawyer for the nonunion men. The commis sion ruled that this was not material. SCHANTON, Pa., Dec. 17. The anthra cite coal operators opened . their side of the controversy with the mineworkers to day 'before the strike commission, and the attorneys who are on record before the commission as representing the non union men began calling witnesses. The sessions today were probably the liveliest yet held by the commission. At the morn ing session the miners lawyers challenged the fairness of certain wage statements handed to xthe commission by the Penn sylvania, Coal Company, and In the after noon Lawyer Darrow had a spirited dis cussion with Chairman Gray as to wheth er or not the miners had a right to know who Is paying the lawyers representing the nonunion men before the commission. Preceding this, Simon P. Wolverton, counsel for the Reading Company, who delivered the opening address on behalf of all the large coal companies, made the point in his address that the recognition of the union Is not an lssu$ before the commission, which brought out a protest from Mr. Darrow. The latter claimed that. If It were not, then the operators should be forbidden to present testimony that tended to show -that, the union was responsible for all the alleged Violence during the strike. Ponr Men's Wages In One. The alleged unfairness of the wage statements came to the notice of the com mission as a result of its inquiry into the child labor question. Several little girls testified on Monday that they worked all night in a silk mill in order to help their fathers, who were employed In the mines and received poor pay. Yesterday Everett Warren, who represents the Erie Com pany, which controls the Pennsylvania "Coal Company, In whose mine some of the lathers worked, handed to the commis sion a memorandum showing that one father last year received $1600 for himself, and laborers. At the opening of the ses sion today the miners placed the two parents on thestand, and they swore that the earnings 'mentioned were divided among front-four to six men. This testi mony surprised the commissioners, and Judge Gray asked If the figures on the memorandum were taken from the wage statement already filed by the company with 'the commission, and Mr. Warren replied in the affirmative. Chairman Gray then requested counsel for the company to Indicate In the state ment whether the figures given are for' one, two or more men. ""We don't say It shakes our faith in the . statement," he said. "Unless you can "ehow, however, that there are none of these case such as are suggested by this testimony, it Will very materially shake fcur faith in It" Manager Tries to Explain. ' The company, through Its general man ager, W. A. May, was permitted to make a statement. He said: "The Pennsylvania Coal Company has two systems, one where four men work in a place, known as a four-handed place, and. another in which there are only two men and known as a' two-handed place. There may be places where only one man works, and there may be places where there are four men working, but that fact Is not known to the company itself. The company does not keep a record of the individuals in, a contract, or the num ber. It only keeps the name of the men Goods Held for Responsible Parties. S TORE OPEN EVENINGS In whose name the place ls run. It can be possible that there are more men in a place than the company has any cogni zance of, but that Ls entirely outside its province." The company, he said, does not pay the laborers. It only pays the man In whose name the place appears. Mr. Darrow cross-examined Mr. Mav. and the latter said he did not know whether two, four or six men worked to earn the money indicated on the memo randum handed to tho commission, add ing mat ne sot the figures from the au ditor of the company. "You saw these figures handed to ine, to the newspapers and to the commission. and you did not state to any one that you did not know how many men shaded In the money earned," said Mr. Darrow. "I did not say anything about it, either one way or .the other," replied Mr. May. In a further discussion, Mr. Darrow di rectly challenged the good faith of Mr. May, who handed the figures to the com pany's attorney for presentation to the commission, and he said it uris unfair to have given them to him or to the com mission without indicating how many workmen's earnings were reprefnted in them. This ended the matter. The commission examined a deputy fac tory inspector regarding child labor and suggested that the Legislature of Penn sylvania be petitioned to Improve the fac tory Inspection laws. The miners here rested their case, and Mr. Wolverton formally opened the op erators' side of the controversy by read ing a statement which represented the views of all the large coal companies. He said: Case tor Operators. "All the anthracite coal in the United States Is found in a few counties in Penn sylvania. The conditions of mining are so different In different fields, and, even in the same mine, that It Is not practica ble to adopt any uniform method of min ing for the whole region. The respond ents will show that it is the acknowledged purpose of the United Mlneworkers of America to organize all coal mine em ployes and thus form a monopoly of the labor needed for the fuel supply demand ed by the comfort and prosperity of the American people. "After the strike settlement of 1S00 union men refused to work with nonunion men, .and there were over 100 strikes in one year In various parts of the anthracite re gion. Unreasonable demands not being acceded to, tho United Mlneworkers or dered a strike May 12, 1902, though a large part of-the miners were opposed to It. Men were prevented by violence from fill ing the strikers' places, mines were filled with water and, had It not been for the operators strenuous efforts to keep pumps going, few miners would have been eble to get work after resumption. Had the union succeeded In stopping the pumps, little or no coal could have beCn fur nished the public In the Winter of 1902-03. The respondents concede the right of the laborer, but thoy feel that to be subject to any control of a bituminous coal or ganization, composed of boys as well as men, would end In the ruin of the an thracite coal business In Pennsylvania. "It has been conceded during the pro gress of this hearing that the basis or foundation of the appointment of the commission and Its powers rests upon the letter to the public signed by the pres idents of the coal companies, dated Octo ber 13, 1902, and the acceptance of the terms of this letter by the convention of the striking mlneworkers, and that the powers of this commission are confined to the questions affecting the rates of wages paid and the reduction of the hours of labor, and In no way involved the question of recognition or the. entering Into any agreement with that organiza tion, as proposed In the statements of claims filed by the complainants. "The respondents will show that after the settlement of 1900 there was appar ently a concertedi effort Upon the part of the miners to restrict the output, evi dently to prevent the producers from ac cumulating a stock of coal to meet emer gencies, such"-as floods and strikes, and, when the strike was ordered In May, there was less than one month's supply of coal in the market The rate of wages In the anthracite re gion ls not 40 or 50 per cent lower than In the soft coal region, but actually high er. It will be shown that the average earnings of all employes, of manufactur ing establishments, covering 300 different classes of skilled or unskilled labor. Is below the average earnings of the miner in the anthracite region. It will .be shown that the system by which' coal Is weighed is the only method that can be adopted, and that the miners and laborers do not now work eight hours, and. In the ma jority of cases of miners, less than six." Mr. Darrow called attention to the statement that recognition of the union is not an Issue before the commission, and said. If the .commission sustained that claim, then the operators should have no right to present witnesses to show that the violence committed during the strike was instigated by the union. . James Torrey, of the "Delaware & Hud son, made the point that the union al leged It was not responsible for the vio lence, and It would be 'unfair for the commission to deny the right of the op erators to combat that testimony. Case for Nonunion Men. The matter went no further, and Ira H. Burns, one of the attorneyiiar the inde pendent operators, presenteflffKe opening statements of the Individual companies. He said in part: "The questions at issue are not between the operators as a body and the work men as another body, but are between the respective companies and their own em ployes. We claim that, according to the terms of submission, any question us to wages shall be settled by an examination of the complaints and conditions at each separate colliery, and that the only issues Involved are those between the operator of each mine and the men actually in his employ. "Again, we think the commission, be fore taking any action looking to an In crease of wages, should carefully consid er upon whom such Increase must fait Of course, any increase in the cost of product ultimately rests upon the con Holiday Offerings That Are Tempting i r l . . 1 And at the same time useful and beautiful will be found in endless variety in our immense and carefully selected stock. The large volume of trade that we enjoy is largely due to the fact that we have always kepi faith with the public. We again repeat that, this' year we have the finest stock of its kind that has ever been shown in Portland, and our line of precious stones has never been equaled anywhere in the West. These gems are sold at correct prices. Before purchasing, it will be to your advantage to call on us, as you are certain of securing the best pos sible value for your Money. A. sumer. -As we understand it., also, -one of the chief duties of the" commission in this case is to ascertain the value of labor In and about the mines. It is purely a busi ness proposition. It is thejiyalue of the labor and not the necessities of the la borer that we are trying to ascertain. The laborer is worthy of his hire, bat the. hire ls fixed according to what he does, not what he needs. "As to the length of a working day: This ls a matter in which the: individual operators are particularly Interested. As a rule, their workings are deep veins. They necessarily have great expense for pumping and lifting' the coal. The busi ness Itself necessarily entails large fixed charges. It may be well slid that Jhe dlfferenco between an eight-hour and a 10-hour day, to the, operator, might mean the difference between .profit and loss. The varying conditions of work" at the re spective mines make;, it Impossible to'lay down a hard-and-fast rule that will do all justice. "If any award, is made by this commis sion In favor of the United Mlneworkers, we claim that as a condition precedent there should be some substantial assur ance on the part of such United Mine workers that they will in the future re frain, from in any way Interfering with person's who wbS to work in or about the mines but wh, vdQ not belong to the union." ; Who Pay the. Lawyers ? It -was arranged that the attorneys rep resenting thV nonunion men should first call their fatnesses, and five witnesses were produced, .who, testified that strikers had killed jne man and had more or les3 seriously 'injured two other men who worked during tho suspension. The first witness was Mrs. James Wcnston, the wife of the murdered man, and the sec ond was her son-in-law. Mr. Darrowi asked the son-in-law who was paying for the lawyers who are representing the nonunion men, ana then ensued the live liest tilt that has occurred In the sessions of the. 'commission. Counsel for the wit ness objected, and Mr. Darrow insisted that he and tho commission had a right to know who were back of the nonunion men, but Chairman Gray differed with him; The chairman said it made no dif ference if the operators wore paying for the lawyers. He added that It matters nothing in a court of justice where a man Is' tried for murder who pays for the pros ecution, so long as justice ls done. Mr. Darrow Insisted that he had a right to know, because $.his was a peculiar case, and ex-Congressman Brummel, also! for the miners, claimed that the nonunion men had virtually- formed - a union bo cause they had asked the commission to recognize them In the award and protect them from losing their places, and that they also asked for an increase in pay. The colloquy was carried on for some time, and finally Chairman Gray consult ed hisf colleagues, and, as a result quiet ly answered that the commissioners thought It immaterial who was back of the. nonunion men. At 5 o'clock the commission adjourned until tomorrow. BAER IS TOO HONEST. Mitchell's Explanation of Prolonged Coal Strike. BUFFALO, Dec 17. John Mitchell, president of the United Mlneworkers of America, stopped off in "Buffalo tonight for an hour on his way to Scranton. Mr. Mitchell was given an ovation in the dining-room of the hotel. One of the guests In the crowd surrounding Mr. Mitchell put this question to him: "What do you believe is the cause of the prolongation of the trouble between, the miners and operators?" "Principally the sincerity of some of the captains of industry," he said. "I be lieve that Mr. Baer and some of the coal barons are sincere, and mean everything they say, but they 'have tho wrong Ideas and principles, and" .It is next to impos sible to get them to acknowledge the facts. Baer, In my opinion, ls an honest man, and lives according -to his principles.' The strike, I believe, is now in a fair way toward a settlement" TELEPHONE GIRLS WIN. Six Months' Struggle In Dcs Moines Bads In Company's Surrender. CHICAGO, Dec 17. A special to the Tribune from Des Moines, la., says the strike of the telephone operators of Des Moines, which had been in progress about six months, was settled last night by rep resentatives of the company and of the Trades and Labor Assembly. The tele phone girls are US be paid wages 15 per cent In excess of the union scale, and all of the girls who struck are. to be taken back to work. The company further agrees not to In any way discriminate against the strikers. Tho injunction suit to restrain the representative of union labor from boycotting the company is to be dismissed. Strikers Restrained From Picketing. NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Justlce Dickey, of the Supreme Court of Kings County, today .granted a permanent injunction against Richard M. Osborne and others, restraining them .from interfering with the employes and conduct of the business of Edwin C. Burt & Co., shoe manufac turers. In July- last there was a strike at the Burt factory, and the firm dis charged the strikers, and employed other workmen, who were annoyed and inter fered with by the pickets from the strik ers. Body of Dead Man Fonnd. BOISE, Idaho, Dec 17. The body of a man believed to be either Earl or Andrew Blttle, of Cedar Rapids, Ia.r was found today pear Mountain Home, Idaho. The man Is supposed to have been dead several months. In hia pocket was a railway ticket from Cedar Rapids to Portland, Or., and a purse containing J190. The purse bears the name of Andrew Blttle. Habitual constipation cured and the bowels strengthened by the regular use of Cartpr's Little Liver Pills In small doses. Don't forget tnls. . L 1 . . - & C. FELDENHEIMER CORNER SEVEN1 YEARS A Chronic Hon David Harbson, Town Trustee,. New Albany Town ship, New Albany, Ind., writes: New Albany, Ind. Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.: Gentlemen: "I would be an un-a-ratefnl man, indeed, did. I not thankfully acknowledge what Pe runa has done for me. "Many people living1 In this pnrt of Indiana are afflicted with ca tarrh of the head and lungs. I suf fered with It for seven years and ihou&rht nothing; wonld help mc but to move ont of this climate, hut for tunately one of my friends called my nttcntion to X'eruna and I at once sent for n bottle, as I wrui anxious to know what it would do for me. "It certainly acted like a charm, every dose helped me and in live weeks I was cured and have not had a trace of catarrh since, for which yon can be sure that I am very grratefnl."-David Harbson. A STRAIGHT COURSE Pointed Out to Those Who Hnve Ca tarrh in Any Form. You have chronic catarrh, 'have you? You have had It some time? And could not find a cure? Well, there are thousands more like you In this country. If you are liable to catarrh it will begin to make Itself felt now. If you really want to get cured this is the way to do it. Get n bottle of Peruna and take a table- spoonful between each meal and at bed- I time. When you have continued this for 35 days sit down and write a let ter to Dr. Hartman, Columbus, O. Tell him exactly your symptoms; how long you have had catarrh; what effect the medicine has had on you. He will an swer your letter .promptly telling you what to do further. He will make no charge. And If you will continue to write to the doctor you are sure to get cured. Some cases take longer. than oth FOR CHECKERBOARD BILL HOUSE LAND COMMITTEE ADOPTS REPORT. It Allows Exchange of Arid Land Sections' by Which Railroads Can Acquire Solid Tracts. OREGONIAN N.EWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec 17, The House public Ianda committee today favorably reported a bill providing that at any time within five years, wherever and to the extent that the la'nds within the place limits of any railroad land grant are arid' or semt-arld In character; and for that reason canndt be utilized in tracts of a single section, the Secretary Of the Interior may, In his discretion and with the approval of the President, Exchange public lands which are vacant, unappropriated and are seml arid, not mineral, not timber and not re quired for reservoir sites or other public uses, for private lands of like character and value as the alternate sections granted to the railroad company, so far as may be necessary ta assemble such public and private lands according to ownership in more compact bodies, and of such area as will permit, them to be advantageously used. This measure, known as the checker board bill, ls Intended to allow land-grant roalroadd, or their assignees, to concen trate their lands In large areas Instead of being required to hold only alternate sec tions. It further proposes that all such exchanges shall be confined to lands with in the place limits of the railroad land grant, and the public land3 so exchanged must be of such relative contiguity to the private lands surrendered to the Govern ment thr.t the area of taxable lands In any state or territory or county will not THIRD AND WASHINGTON STREETS Of SUFFERING Case of Catarrh of the Head and Lungs Permanently Cured by Peruna in Spite of the Unfavorable Climate. ers. Perhaps the average length of time it takes to cure a genuine case of catarrh is three months. Some get cured much quicker than this. Stubborn cases may require longer treatment. Time or trou ble ought to be no barrier to one af flicted with this dreadful disease. All people who are Interested in know ing" about catarrh can get an instruc tively Illustrated 64-page book on chronic catarrh In all stages and location, free of charge. Thomas H. Baker. U. S. Marshal, Ten nessee, editor of Tennessee Republican, postofilce address Memphis, Tenn., writes: "I am so fully convinced that Pe runa is ,a relief to those suffering: with catarrhal troubles because of its successful use by many of my acquaintances, that I have no hesi tation to Rive it my indorsement." Thomas II. Baker. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results. from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. be diminished. All lands surrendered to the Government under this act will be come a part of. the.jmb'.ic, domain. Representative Jdnes, of Washington, and two Democrats voted against the bill and will' probably file a- minority report, The opposition is based largely on the fact that the bill vould allow private Interests to gain absolute control of large areas of land, which they would fence, and this 13 not believed to be good policy. Mr. Jones believes his constituents are op posed to the bill, but he desires further information before he will vote against It In tho House there ls little chance, how ever, that the bill can go through this session. MISS HERMANN . MARRIED. Land Commissioner's Daughter Be comes Mrs. Howard I Gntely. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 17. The marriage of Miss Maybelle Hermann, daughter of Land Commissioner Hermann, to Mr. Howard Preseott Gately, a young attorney of the National capital, took place this even ing at the Church of the Ascension, In this city. Miss Hermann wore an elegant gown of white lace over white silk, with sweeping train and veil, and carried a Difficult Digestion That is dyspepsia. It makes life miserable. Its sufferers eat not because, they want to, -but simply hecause they mujf. They kpow they are irritable and fretful; but they cannot be otherwise. They complain of a bad 'taste in ths month', a tenderness at the pit of thh stom ach, an uneasy feeling of puffy fulness, headache, heartburn and what not. Tho effectual remedy, proved by perma nent cures of thousands of severe cases. Is Hood's Sarsaparilla llooo's Tills are the ben cathartic. ALL DISEASES $5.00 A MONTH A' VERY IMPORTANT FEATURE THAT SHOULD (NOT BE OVERLOOKED. The Gopelpnd Medical Institute Does Not Confine Its Prac tice to Catarrhal Affections, but Treats AH Chronic Diseases at a Uniform Rate of $5 a"Month, Medicines Included. The Copeland physicians are In daily receipt of letters from all points Inquiring as to the application of their system of treatment to chronic maladies other than those of a catarrhal nature. For the Infor mation of those Inquiring and the public generally, it Is again stated that the provision made by the Copeland Medical Institute Is for the treatment and cure of all persons suffering from any form of chronic disease or Infirmity whatever at the uniform fee of S5 including all medicines and appliances for one month's continuous and watchful treatment. The same measure of skill, the same degree of care, the same intelligent exerclsc'of professional energy and effort, and the same certainty of cure, are afforded to sufferers from other chronic maladies as to those suffering from catarrhal troubles of any nature, YEARS OF TORTURE FROM INDIGESTION AND STOMACH TROUBLE Mr. L. Burstad, Oneida, Wash., un til recently residing at Aetorla. "Before my treatment at the Copeland Institute I had not seen -a well day In eight yearo. I had no strength or energy to do any thing and Suffered All the Time. My stomach was in very bad shape. I had a fair appetite, but nothing I ate Mr.' L. Burstad, Oneida, Wash. agreed with me. Food fermented in tho stomach, causing Gas, Bloating and Belching. r was- troubled with dull- headache and dizziness. My skin was very yellow and J looked tired and haggard. I wa so weak that the lightest work wore me out com pletely. I also Suffered Terribly With Piles. I had tried a great many remedies, but only gpt a little temporary relief, and did not have much faith In any treat ment.. I had Read and Heard eo much about the Copeland treatment in these chronic troubles that I concluded to try it. It has made A New Man of me. My' stomach does not give me any trouble and "my piles have been Completely Cured. I have gained about six pounds and feel better than I have In years. I can cheerfully and conscien tiously" recommend the Copeland treatment to all sufferers. CATARRH of HEAD & THROAT Mitts Jnlla MIckelson, daughter of H. J. Mlckelson. Russelvllle, Or., had ca tarrh all her life. Her nostrils were ob structed and she breathed through her mouth. Her tonsils were enlarged, and she had frequent -attacks of Tonellltls. Sho was thin and pale and badly run down. Dra Copeland & Montgomery cured her. Discharging Ear and Deafness Miss Birdie Hastie, 304 1-3 East Morrison street, Portland: When I was six months old I had a gathering In my bunch of bride roses. She was escorted to the altar and given away by her father, Mrs. Thomas C. Noyes, of "Washington, acting as matron of honor. The groom's best man and ushers were all Eastern gentlemen. The altar was tastefully drooped with palms and the church thronged with relatives and friends. Among those present were Senator Mitchell, Representatives Tongue and Moody, Miss Tongue and a large part of the Oregon contingent In Washington. Following the wedding ceremony, a re- Viv Diamond Msrchanls, and WE HAVE NO head, which left me with a chronic dis charge from the left ear. My hearing was very dull and I feared I would soon be totally deaf The Copeland physicians healed my ear and restored my hearing. Health and Hearing Kestored. Mr. H. D. Rohdc, Missoula, Mont., proprietor Nonpareil Fruit & Produce Co. I took a course, of .treatment at the Cope land Institute, for catarrh, which had almost ruined my health. My head, throat, stomach and ears were badly af fected. My health and hearing have been fully restored by the Copeland treatment. FOR I6.YEARS SHRSIlPFRRPn WITH SICK HEADACHE. Mrs. Mary Gonchie, P. O. address Sllverton, Or., was one of the great num ber of sufferers whose life ls made a bur den by sick headaches. She had doctored for this trouble until she was greatly dis couraged, but upon the urgent solicitation of friends she began treatment at the Copeland Institute. Mrs. Goschle Is very warm In her praise of the Copeland phy sicians, and in a letter received expresses herself as follows: "Dear Doctors: I am feeling so well now that I do not think I will need more treat ment. I feel better than I have In many years. I cannot tell you how thankful I am for all you have done for me. I will feel grateful to you as long as I live; for, after suffering for 16 years with these ter rible headaches and the general weakness and misery they bring on. It seems almost too good to b true to be well once more. "I am glad of the opportunity to make this statement, for I owe it to you, who have done so much for me. as well as those who suffer as I did, so they may know where to And relief. 'Gratefully yours, (Signed) "(MRS.) MARY GOSCKIE." fc AVOID CURE-AfcLS - In Cntarrh, as In other maladies, avoid blind doctoring by pntcnt cure-alls. Get individual treatment for- yonr individual ailment nt the Copeland Institute. HOME TREATMENT No one deprived of the benefits of the Copeland treatment because of living; at a distance from the city. If you cannot conie to the olUce, write for Home Treatment Symptom Blanlc and Book, and be cured at home. CONSULTATION FREE. Dr. Copeland's Boole Free to All. The Copeland Medical Institute The Dekum, Third and Washington W. H. COPELAND, M. D. J. H. MONTGOMERY, M. D. 1 OFFICE HOURS O A. M. to 5 T. 31. EVENINGS Tuesdays and Fridays, SUNDAY -From 10 A. M. to 12 M. ception was held at Commissioner Her mann's residence. Mr. and Mrs. Gately left tonight on their wedding tour. They will reside in Washington, where the groom has built up an extensive practice Portland-St. LonlsOIemphls. If you are thinking of going to Bt. Louis, Memphis and other Southeastern points, call up O. 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