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Show FERRIS HEARS SOCIALWORKERS Sanitary and Housing Conditions Condi-tions Among Copper Miners Investigated. MOYER'S DEPORTATION Governor to Meet Representatives Representa-tives of Union in Longest Session of Inquiry. Houghton. Mich.. Jan. 7. Sanitaiy and housing conditions among working work-ing men of the copper country were brought to Governor Ferris' attention today in furtherance of his Inquiry into the miners' strike. Generally, he was told, such conditions are of rather ra-ther high grade, the chief difficult? of soelal service workers being to persuade th wives of foni-m is to adopt what Americans consider every day pro ;tut inns Miss Clarice Jones, secretary of tht Calumet Associated Charities, an Miss Henrietta Hoi'tenbecker, a vlfi Iting nurse for an anti-tuberculosis society, answered the governor's questions. ques-tions. They said the mining companies com-panies had always been liberal contributors con-tributors to benevolent work and Miss Jones added that last night. Will-lam Will-lam Rickard, president of the- Calu met local of the Western Federation of Miners, had offered to eo-operale In relieving any case of distress brought to his attention. Neither witness tried to differentl ate between strike cases. Miss Jones said OdO cases hail been listed in the files of her organization since it began be-gan work in November, 1908. and that she had personally visited 7t homes just before Christmas this win ter. Charity Workers Before Governor. The charity workers told the gov ernor that women who had tried to assist the citizens' relief committee in disposing of $25,000 to families be reaved by the Italian hall disaster had told them that strikers' families were not allowed to accept aid from that source. The governor indicated that he would seek an interview with one of these women later It was be-cnuse be-cnuse of this condition, largely, that the- deportation of Charles 11 Moyei resulted The most extended session of the governor's inquiry was set for late-today late-today with representatives of the union The men who are to present that side of the controversy spent the morning pr .;irin their ease. It was expected that at least six hours would be consumed in presenting t Chicago. 111. Jan. 7 Charles il. Mover, president of the Western Fed eratlon oi Miners, is anxious to return re-turn to Calumet, Mich, before Gov ernor Ferris completes his InveStiga tlon. and said today that lie would endeavor to make the trip by the end of the week. He sat up today and presided at a meeting of his official advisers. |