Show LAWYERS FOR COAL COMPANIES WANT TO LIMIT TESTIMONY scranton pa dec 5 when session of tho strike commission was opened a long was boffin over the objection of baw eacrett warren of scranton kcf hearing the testimony of william markowick an engineer cm aloyed before the strike by the lacefi wanna company this witness vaa on the stand when adjournment wai taken yesterday lie struck alien the steam nien acro called out and wai infused his place when the strike was over it bad been filled mr warren said the witness should not tie heard hii place had been he voluntarily left it and therefore the company was not guilty of blacklisting men A ATA AT aaa harry for the peoples coal company arade the point that the concern lie represented promised men good positions if they took strikers places they came and the company felt it was bound to protect ouch men it was decided that when it ani admitted by alie operators that some arwa choso whoso places had been filled or in whose cases there was a special reason for not re them it would be a waste of time to licar further testimony and that such facts may be laid before the commission on bequest of the opposing side the witness was permitted to continue inasmuch a he had already started hig testimony but nothing new do eloped |