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Show HE HERS ESIE 11: I CiPIS QUIET nditions at Bingham Are WBsaid to Be Satisfactory eJ( to the Mine ipj' Owners. d1CKLI-NG PLEASED (SI OVER THE OUTLOOK deration Ready to Call Off WSirike if Wages' Are In-'1 In-'1 creased 5o Cents a 1 Pay. - iw reported last night that a large YtjBLnmber'of striking miners at Biiitf-b'B Biiitf-b'B ).m were proparina: to return to mm ibeir jobs at an increased wage of day- TJjiion ofllcials have not ifcjMa notified to any such effect, and it HKtliTod the etep is to be taken re-.rXjIps re-.rXjIps of the federation. Yanco Ter-jFKLt Ter-jFKLt eiecutire board member of the MwUni Federation of Miners, is kb having admitted that the ro-lM ro-lM it true. ;jHU'(er the regular Saturday night pStb'BZ ol strikere at Bingham last t'tMjij tlie strike leaders announced that jSij the sense of tho meeting that 'jjB'tJjues of labor now out would ro-fc?Jni ro-fc?Jni to vork if a notice of u 50-cent lnerease in wages was posted. The a'SUie, however, must apply to all SkI without discrimination against itrike leaders, action Is In accordance with the jjAoincement soveral days ago that the 'I'jHiiera had centered their demands ifloa an increase in pay, regardless of ijKiUIon of tho union. sBPlen this announcement was read to , Jacklirig last night, he said: "Wo ;Mii where we have stood all the time 1jM'irill pay no attention to any tmg-"Klions tmg-"Klions coining from tho source from iVbieh this suggestion emanated." Mr. Jackling last night denied, that Jrikcra who returned to their .-jobs ,jil3 ba given a 50-cont increase. 1 he stnkers who were lQ the employ ot. tho Utah Copper company, ' ho said, and ,vho return to work for tho com-pany, com-pany, will have to re-establish them-selves them-selves with the company bofore nny talk of nn increase will he listened to." More Than 200 Working. ( More than 200 mon, said to be strike-orcakcrs, strike-orcakcrs, were at work in tho Utah Copper, U.tah Consolidated and Now England mining properties yesterday. V'bon. u,0 mon went to work in the morning, 'they were accompanied by 2&r deputies, ,,.tsScd u strikers' pickets. N0 attempt was made by tho strikers to molest the workmen, and the day passed peace-tully. peace-tully. Nearly 100 carloads of ore were yesterday yes-terday shipped from the Utah Copper company's workings to the mills al Garfiold. It is expected that tho smelting smelt-ing and concentrating plants will begin handling tl,G oro us soon as the bins have been filled. Seven thousand tons ot ore nave been mined by the com pany , the ast Mvo I third stoam shovel, which was Ihcd up vesterday, wil, be pnL info operatiou Several air drills have hoc,, added to the machinery now in ration in the Utah Copper property. Officials Are Pleased. Officials of tho Utah Copper company were decidedly well satisfied with the progress made in resuming oponifionH. D. C. Jackling. vice president and cod- era manager of the company, when interviewed by a Tribune representative, representa-tive, said: "On Friday tho company loaded a total of 2000 tons ot? ore ou cars, and 5000 tons of ore were loaded today, and we commenced handling ,ore today on the Bingham & Garfield railroad line. Thero are nearly 200 men now working at the property and all departments de-partments are in operation. Two steam shovels were operating today and 'tho third will begin Uh work on to'iuorrow. We are securing additional employees practically as fast as wo can uso them." While not setting any time for tho resumption of operations at the big concentrating plants at Garfield, Air. Jackling said that work would 'bo start, ed thore within a very short time. Ju view of the ore tonnage being haulod to the plants, and the logical increaso in tonnage that can bo expected as others of the twenty or moro steam shovels are again set into motion, it is not at" all unlikely that the GarGeld plants will bo in successful operation again by the middle of the week. Plants Are Repaired, At the two concentrating plants the close-down for the past two weeks has been taken advantage of to make all needful repairs, and the mills will start work nt the maximum of their efficiency. effi-ciency. . That the mine owners do not expect an' more trouble and that the' will be ablo to gradually get their property in normal operating condition ia indicated indi-cated by the shipment of kirge quantities quan-tities of supplies, including oil and machinery. Union pickets are constantly con-stantly on guard near the miues, but make "no effort to interfere with tho men returning to work. When the strikers to whom uay is duo from the Utah Copper company call for their checks tomorrow they will again bo notified that, if they. Jo not return to work they numt leave their shacks on the east 'hillside, opposite the mine. Complaints Are Issued. County Attorney L 13. Willoy yesterday yester-day iKdued - complaints against Mike Statich and Harry Struthors, charging them with inciting a riot at Bingham. Both men were arrested at the camp Friday afternoon, in another complaint com-plaint issued from the county attorney's attor-ney's office, Phillip Oharak is charged with threatening to kill l.'eto Melech. Charak was also arrested at Bingham Friday. Meloch comnlains that Charak Cha-rak threatened' to kill him if he ro-turned ro-turned to his .lob. Attorney A. .T, Weber of this cit3'. acting as counsel for minors implicated in the Bingham strike, yesterday wroto to Countv Attorney Willcy, asking him what action he intended to take to punish pun-ish deputies, who had allegedly assaulted as-saulted unlawfully somo of the strikers and cnterod their homos, robbiug them of mono'. The county attorney repliod at once that upon propor showing, through some of tho oflicers under tho direction of Sheriff Sharp, a number of strikers had boon arrested for cortain overt acts of violence and resistence. JTo also declared de-clared that hie? onlco would not hesitate, upon proper showing, to prosecute any deputies for anv unlawful act. If it could bo learned, with no chance of a mistake, that, deputies had enterod and robbed homes of strikers, warrants for their arrost would bo issued. Letter From A, J. Weber. Following appears the letter written "by Attorney Weher and tho county attorney's attor-ney's response In full: Hon. I. in. Willcy, County Attorney. . Dear Sir In view of the evklonco presented to you, nhowlnp that deputy Hlierlffi and alleKd deputy sherlffH have made unprovoked assaults upon ntrlkliifr miners at Blnrjham; that American citizens huvo beon BtoppeiJ on the public highways by doputy sheriffs and been insulted unci browbeatmi, and that thu houaes of miner hav boen unlawfully en-tivotl en-tivotl by those doputy nherlffn and by employees of thn Utah Coppor company, com-pany, and the owners of tho houses threatened with forcible eviction, and that xoinn of the ownorn have bnon robbeil of tholr money and other property prop-erty by deputy sheriffs in the employ of tho Utah Copper company in vlnw of these facts. S desire to Jnqulro whnt action, If any, you propose to talcn to pnnlKh theae violators of the law? The striking miners want, nothing except a square deal and the impartial impar-tial protseoutlon of all who violate the law, whether they bo woi-klngmcn or deputy sheriffs, or representatives of a corporation.. Yours truly. A. J. WEBER. Eesponse of Mr. Willey. - To the foresolnp inquiry, County Attorney At-torney Willey replied aK follows: A. J Webor: Dear Sir In regard to your letter lnqulrlnar as to the attitude at-titude of this ofJlce coucornlntr the. nituatlon at Dln-ham, I have to cay that U la tho determined policy of this officii not to be partial to either the operating company or to tho ntrlkers. We have, upon a proper nhowlnp. through Bomo of the officers under the direction of Sheriff Slurp, hnd number of strikers arra.itcd for certain overt act3 of violence and resistance. re-sistance. "Yesterday we wore Informed that sonic of the numerous deputy sheriffs sher-iffs now at Bingham had looted tho cabins of some of the miners and taken therefrom money belonging to the minors. As noon as thlB Information Informa-tion aime to jiis, wo mado an effort to see Sheriff Sharp, but he was out of town. Whereupon, Mr. Morris of this office and I went Immediately to Bingham to make an Investigation. Investiga-tion. We found a number of strikers and union men who asserted that some of tho deputy sheriffs had gone Into tho cabins of some of tho miners min-ers and upturned their furniture, and taken their guns and ammunition, ammuni-tion, and also money amounting In all to quite a considerable sum. If we can tlnd sufficient evidence to show without doubt that doputy sheriffs took money from tho cabins of tho minors we shall certainly havo them arrested. Waiting1 for Evidence. The men who furnished us Information Infor-mation concerning the taking of money, ammunition and guns from the cabins, do not know tho names of a single one of such deputy flhor-iffs. flhor-iffs. However, If later they are positively posi-tively Identified as the persons who were seen to enter the cabins and take therefrom money belonging to the miners, or if wo can bo satisfied by .suf Melon t proof that they did take money, we shall bo compelled to have such deputy sheriffs arvostod forthwith. forth-with. Aa to the owners of tho houRes threatening the miners with forcible eviction from their cabins, we are not concerned, as they have a civil remedy. Sheriff Sharp and his principal deputies dep-uties have given positive Instructions to the other deputy KhorlfTs In Bingham Bing-ham to conduct themselves as officers should. If any of them have not acquitted ac-quitted themselves properly as officers offi-cers I know that Sheriff Sharp will be as anxious as anybody to see them prosecuted. This office certainly would not hesitate, on a proper showing, show-ing, to prosecuto auy of them for any unlawful act. Wo will later ask the minors whose cabins were alleged to have boen looted by deputy sheriffs to identify them, and If we am be assured that there is no mistake about the matter, mat-ter, warrants will be issued. Yours very truly. T. R WILLEY, County Attorney. Guard Is Arrested. Sam Lehman, a guard, was arrested yesterday by Sheriff Sharp and was placed In the county Jail In connection with the wounding of Mike Katralds, a Greek, Friday. The Greek wa-s shot In the right log. which, according lo report, wus necessarily amputated yesterday. Lehman Is being held pending an investigation. inves-tigation. Deputy Sheriff Thea Schweitzer, who. with Deputy Axel Steele, is in command of the sheriff's forces at Bingham, yesterday yester-day said that Lehman, who Is a deputized depu-tized guard employed by th Utah Copper Cop-per rompany, had discharged his gun in a purely accidental manner. Nlrholaw Stathakos appeared at tho county attorney's offlco yesterday with a number of Greeks, who claimed that they had heciv struck and beaten by depu-ti.'n. depu-ti.'n. and asked that the ca-scs bo Investigated. In-vestigated. Tho county attornov assured them the matter would be thoroughly Investigated In-vestigated Through Mr. StathnkoP.. tho Grepks flalnicd that the shooting of Katrakls way witnessed by two Italian women who will testify that the shooting was not accidental. ac-cidental. Statement by Schweitzer. Deputy Sheriff Schweitzer yesterday gave out the following statement regarding regard-ing the complaint that money had been purloined by deputieu from tho homes of some of the striking Greek miners: Wc have the best bunch of men who could be secured for a mission of this kind. They are all honest and a credit to the country They were all born and reared In the United Slates. They aro here for tho purpose of restoring peace and order and came out at tho request of Sher-1ft Sher-1ft Sharp. Thy have taken no aide In the controversy between the strikers strik-ers and the mine operators and are ready to offer protection to either a union man or n. nonunion man whenever when-ever protection Is necessary. The chargo that they pilfered the homos of the Greeks Is absolutely untrue. J have been in tho homes of thosa Greeks hundreds of times In rcarch of weapons and I havo searched th houses thoroughly without seeing cny money. They always keep their money in belts around their waists. Wc went up tho hill Friday In search of weapons. Wo found twenty-five rifles and rovolvcrs, all loaded, load-ed, and 1000 round of ammunition. Some of the strikers had also dug tronches preparatory, as wo believe, to attacking the surface miners of tho Utah Copper company. It was necessary to the preservation of peace ninl order that they be ousted at that time. Question of Increase. When tho men employed at tho Utah Copper mine left -work yesterdav evening even-ing several of them said that their foro-mcn foro-mcn told them they wero to receive GO cents a day moro than was paid bofore tho strike. J. B. Shilling, superintendent, superintend-ent, would not discuss the increaso, saying say-ing that any information on that subject sub-ject would have to bo secured In Salt Lake. One Informant of a representative of The Tribune connected with the company com-pany admitted that negotiations for tho increaso were under way and that the men would undoubtedly receive more pay. Strike leaders at Bingham wore also Informed of tho proposed Increase by workmen. Yanco Terzlch, executive board member of the Western Federation of Miners, said no official notice of the increase had reached the union. He would not venturo to predict what effect it would have on the strike. Matter Was Discussed. At tho regular meeting of the minora Friday night in Canyon hall the subject was taken up. Privately, many Greelts expressed their intention of returning to the mines this morning. It Is understood among them that all tho other operators wero In favor of tho Increaso, but that nono of tho mine owners intended to notify the strikers to that effoct. It was said tho Intention waa Blmply to pay the men more money If thay returned voluntarily volun-tarily and that nothing would bo done to Indicate that the operators paid any attention at-tention to tho union. Tho New England mine resumed operations opera-tions yesterday with a full force of thirty men. David J. Cook, superintendent, had notified tho strikers that an increase of 50 conts day would be granted, but their union would not be recognized. This, It Is said, was accepted by union officials. The property 1b owned principally by 13. IS. Abercromblo of Boston. Tho ore In shipped from tho rnlnos to II Id vale and Murray to bo reduced. Tho resumption of tho New England gavo strength to the report that tho operators aro 'willing to grant the union scale of wages. Looking Toward Tooele. Strike leadors In Bingham last night donlcd that the Highland Boy had succeeded suc-ceeded in getting any moro than two strikers back to work. They said that tho other men employed thero wore foremen fore-men and others who had never been on strike. They also pointed out that many of tho men of the Utah Copper mine were Japanese laborers, who had been carried on tho payroll since tho strike, and railroad rail-road mun. Strike leaders announce that thev are preparing for a walkout at Tooele. C. W. Chnnnlng, president of tho Utah Consolidated Con-solidated Mining company, which owns the Highland Boy; expects to have enough oro at the Tooele smelter Tuesday to begin be-gin reducing. Tho union men aay that tho smelter employees there will not handle oro produced by non-union men. An Incident out of tho ordinary developed devel-oped yesterday when representatives of the Utah Coppor company began searching search-ing the camp for nn Austrian strlkor. Yesterday the man sold ho had appealed vainly to the miners' union for money on account of the delicate condition of his wife. Tearing up his union card, he announced an-nounced that If the child wore a boy he would namo him for D. C Jackling, who is the company's general manager. Mr. Jackling said lost night that ho was searching for the Austrian In order to care for his family and havo tho company com-pany physician attend his wife. "I want to holp him." said Mr. Jackling, Jack-ling, "Just as I gladly wlU holp others who are destitute. I harbor no Ill-feeling toward any foreigner employed, but regret re-gret only that they did not understand what thoy were 'going Into." Statement of Melioh. Joe Melich, a Bingham merchant, yesterday yes-terday gave out the following statement: Owing to a porulatont rumor which has been, and Is being, circulated around Bingham Canyon that I received re-ceived the sum of $9000 from the i Utah Consolidated Mining company or other companies to attompt to break the prosent strike, I hereby wish to repudiate the samo and brand such rumors aa both raiso and mall-clous. mall-clous. I have conducted a business In Bingham Canyon durinpr the post eight years and have therefore necessarily nec-essarily been compelled to grant a great amount of credit. When the present strik was declared my firm joined with the other establishments In going on a strictly caah basis; consequently many patrons were dissatisfied dis-satisfied and becarao my enemies, with the reBult that numerous blackmailing black-mailing rumors have been circulated against me. I hold absoluto proofs that their Btatomonta are untrue, and if anv Individual or committee wishes to investigate tho samo I will gladly produco tho evldonco that will uxon-erato uxon-erato mo from all suspicion and provo that my accusers havo taken unfair moans In attacking me. JOS MELIOH. "Stick," Says Moyer. At a meeting of Salt Lake local No, 7, Associated Union of Eteam-Shovil Mon, In Labor tompls last night, It was unanimously unani-mously voted, in tho form of a resolution, to remain on strike- Tho local includes tho steam-shovel mon who are on strlko at Bingham. Tho meeting won attended by Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Minora, and A. L. Wilde, business representative of the organization. Bo;h Mr. Moyer and Mr. Wildo declared that recognition of the federation was tho prime Issue of the present strike controversy con-troversy and that the uulon would-hold out irrevocably In the stand token. Both men declared that tho Btrikera would eventually win. whether It required ton days or ton years. Mr. Moyer declurtid that the report to the effect that moro than 300 mon wero employed In resuming operations at Bingham Bing-ham was untrue. Il said that not more than sixty-live workers, outside of guards, were at work yesterday In nil Bingham mines. Mr. Wilde declared that the operators had offered to rn-omploy the steam- shovel men at lncrefumd vasB, but that It had becomo a question of recognition of organized labor, regardless of wages. Both men ald that recognition meant an arrrooment between operators and tho federation to that effect, covorlnsr in full the conditions that should govern a wage scale. They declared that the operators already were showing that recognition would eventually bo given. Striker Kills Boy. ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo Oct. 12. Whim ho Interfered with nn Austrian, who was creating a riot at tho Depot restaurant at 9 o'eloclc tonight, Hugh X-afterty, aged 10 ycEvra, on of Thomas IafCcrty. a prominent resident of this cltv, was shot by tho foreigner ano; instantly in-stantly killed. Tho boy's ansa Hunt 'Ib s.ihl to bo a striker from Bingham, Utah. The Austrian resisted arrest and was shot through the lung by Mamhai Bcrta. |
