Show HEAVY HEA VI SENTENCES ARE r fi METED OUT TO MICHIGAN MEN FOR MANSLAUGHTER MAXIMUM OF l 15 YEARS ron FOTh I FIRST FIR S T 3 a I lAST J l HOUGHTON Mich Feb zeh 16 16 Judge this morning sentenced te ed James Cooper Arthur D Da Davis via W William a Oroff Grott and Edwin co convicted con coit yesterday of manslaughter in inthe 1 the case to Marquette Marque te prison recommending a maximum ol or fifteen years for the tInt first tb three ee and twelve for tor the last because of the jurys jury's recommendation for clemency in fa n his case Counsel for tho the miners at the opening open open- iD lug ing of tho congressional inquiry today sa said ill they thov expected 1 to o conclude o the th presentation of witnesses on mine co conditions con con- durin during the tho day dav unless tho the committee com eom- indicated that it it desires to bearmOre bear heal more We Ye feel that we WB have covered all ail th the properties In this district t declared An n gus W. W Kerr one of or the attorneys for foi forthe the Western Federation We have several sev eVera eral hundred more witnesses alone th the same line but we ve think we have presented pre enough testimony and we Wilt will pall pasi PS along to another subject If It the commit committee committee tee desires Expression of Committeemen Mr Taylor Talor said that one one- of ot the com committee toni toni- had suggested sug that when the committee com corn mitte visited a mine ho hoped It Il would be before tho the operators operator bo began an the pres pru of their side and that they should be accompanied by ono one or two of tty e striking miners We want to see the things 8 te t-te they wan want us to o see sec e add added Mr II Taylor n y We We don dont want to tn make an e ex ex parte parts inspection Mr Mr Kerr said the operators operator should no not be beT t to ut t ct A. A E. E Peterman of counsel for tor the tho companies com com- r retorted that Mr Jr K Kerr rr could pl J out tho par parts pars s' s of or the mine that lie he though are th the worst Counsel Indicated ted that the th operator would not be willing to per permit it a miner mine selected elected by the federation to accompany the committee Into their mines where whereupon ere upon Chairman Taylor said Bald he ho hoped ed tl tile e etwo two sides would be able to agree acree on lh the men TRl TRINIDAD Cob Colo Feb 16 16 ep sen- sen taUve Samuel M M. Taylor of ot Arkans started for Michigan today to join tl Uv the subcommittee Investigating UnK the copPer coppe strike to to break the deadlock over O th proposal t to investigate the Italian naHan hall hal disaster at Calumet according to ad 1 advice received by Chairman M. M D D. Foster |