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Show EVIDENCE IN STRIKE. , Arbitration Commission Will Not Begin Be-gin Taking Testimony Until Friday, November 14th. Scranton, Pa , Nov. 1 The arbitration arbitra-tion tommlsslon, which Is engaged In settling the dlffeiences existing be-tween be-tween the anthtnfltc to il operators nnd the mine-workers decided todas. while on their tour of the Ws omlng valley, to adjourn next Thursday until Friday November 14th, when the Inking of tea-tlmons tea-tlmons will begin In this cits'. The first four dass of next week will be taken up In Inspecting the mines and milling towns irnm jiuzicion souiu lo the end or the hard loal fields. Chairman Cray said tonight that tho object In taking a recess of one week was for the purpose of giving both sides sufticlont time to prepare their cuses and also to glvo the membeis of the loinmlaslon an opiwrtunlts to examine the Issues The tommlsaloners feel thut tho (UPStlnna Involved uro so lm-portunt lm-portunt thnt any baste mas work an Injuiy to either side to tho rontrovcrss When the hearings are begun week uftci next It is the Intention to have the mlneis, who oie consllered the Plaintiffs, submit their cuso first How long It will take lo bear all tho testl-mony testl-mony cunnot bo estimated bs tho com-inlasloncrs com-inlasloncrs 'Iho slxts -seven Individual Individ-ual opeinlors wll Ulso be given an opportunity op-portunity to be heuid, ns wall its the largei coal i innpniiles The question of making a preliminary report on some of tho Issues involved, such as the Increase In-crease of wages, n shorter woiklng das nnd the weighing "f coal nt tho mouth of the mines has not set been ofllclalls taken up bv the commission, and It Is not detlnltels known tonight that It will be considered by the commlmlnn The arbitrators spent the entire day In nnd about tho city of Wllkesbarre visiting one mine and making1 ft tour of several of the towns on the outskirts of the city |