SK!?55???!!5?5-5i? " ? ift. V " -i 4 V ti e. tTHE SORAN-TON' TRIBUTE- teURSBAY, BECEIBER OLD, 190 v- connissioN wants flORE CO-OPERATION (Continued fiom Pnge 1.) 21 1 07J 15 118 o o" 62.! fiS 111 li : oti. oo 42,'. mc K mr to bo performed. Tho minor Is pnlrl nn ARiprd rulo for tho coal tullipil, to which nrp nddetl vnilotts amounts for lock cn emotion mitt Jay's woik ntul dead woik, nnd unions nllovvnncps to nnnponpnte for dlltlcultli's encouiitrtcri. Tim groan nmountn received by tho mlrifis arc dlv Itlcd between themselves nnd Ihelr labor on nn they nuiv ngioc. All other employes Ihnn tnlneiK nnd their laborers mo hlied bv tho opemtor bv the duv or month. Tho following Is u slaic inent of the fact"! ns to this compnnv irsniilliiK tliro mntters during tho .ear full: 1. Toltil nnmber of breikpts op erated In inoi was 1 Total tons of coul of all hIps ptoduced In liOl was aH fol lii': Prepared sles . .1 2.1 107 OJ Steam hI7p (poa and Bmnlleo...li"'i7,,llMrt Wnsheiy coal ... 7J.1U.1I S.Ou'lSIS I Total amount paid In ItOI for labor, pel vices or nil classes, malPilal. supplier iovnltlc nnd sinking fund at five cents per ton, con nected with mining opera tion J7,fitf (,7"i to 4. Total amount paid to min ers after deducting supplies In 1001 1,2S2S7,!03 B A vera bo amount paid to each miner In I'M (cclu dvo of supplies) K. Approlmnto dally paining' of minors on tho basis of bleaker dnvs 7. Appioxlmato dally earnings of laborers on the b isis of breaker davs S Approximate av erase cnin lugs In 1101 for miner i Approximate average earn ings In 11 for laborer 0 Men pmploed bv the duv or monlh during lOOliained in tho aggregate .1. Hos employed by the dav oi month duilng 1101 earned In tho aggregate i2. Average number of davs breakcis opci.ited In l'WI.. 11 -,ost time in l')0l bv strikes and holldavs other than le gal holiday an nv erase at each collleiy of H7 Dm 14. Lost time in 1101 bv miners per colllciv between bleak er stmts and miner stmts an avetaqe Ini eaeh miner of 13 73 Daja 1" Total .iMuage lime lost ppi eolllciy adding the two aboc together "SOtoDnvs oi av ci age Ios of eainlng inpaciiy of l!!!-" per cent. 16 The company has no coinpanv stoie or (onipinv doetoi. MINERS' AND ivbohi:rs HARN 1XGS (Dlsli Ibutlon between mlneis and l.iboi ers jppiolmated ) Number of mlneis "I"! Numbei of laboreis (,ippioi mated) 2ir0 niosb eamlngs J '.-l 12 0t". 10 Net earnings after deducting supplies .' 1 1 1 Mil 2 Aerage amount to each miner Including luboiei 1 07J 1" Total net earnings mlmis 1''"0S71 'K) Total net earnings luboicis .. 1,T! tot Ti Aerago net eamlngs of nilnei per j ear (38 per cenl.1 Averages net earnings of laboi- er per ear (12 per cent 1... No. of da) s worked by mint., . Aeraga miner's earnings per (lav Aveiage laboicrs earnings pei day Average hours winked per dav of 10 houiH by rnluers .Vj Average hours worked per day of 10 hours by laboieis S'4 MINERS' AXD I-AUORI1RS' l'AKX TNOS NOT INCI.JJDUD IX ABOVI1 (CollioiiCb opciated less than half the )cai.) Man- Dela- V. illl ville ware moie,2 is'o. minus 110 I," "S No. laborers (ap proximated) .... lln Mi 12 Gross earnings ...3",S0T 12 I'MIIDO :n,2'i! Ob Net earnings .af p tor deducting supplies 48,400 II 14,1Si M .10 29148 Aveiagc amount to each mluei Including labor . 417.73 C11 Si Di ! 73 Total net eain- (,22 OS 44't 47 47r2 320 2 23 lugs miners ..,.29,S57.7ii ".1,317.19 lS.lbt.M Total net eain- lnes lal)Oieis....lS,C02S7 lLilTSO 10.S22 24 Aveiage net earn ings of miner... 237 "1 Cfni70 no."iC7 Aeiage net tain- Ings, laborer.... 100 '0 no ill 20S 12 No dn)s woiked bv mine T'Pi 7i.'i &!'i t Average mliP's earnings per dav 3 2 i CO 4 ill Aerago laboret's eainlngs per dn Unl 30 2 3u Acrugc h o u i s worked per day of 10 bonis bv mineis its Aveiage hours worked pei da of 10 iiours b) iaboicia in 'i s At Manille Kamliigs an- foi p.ui -t year: opeiatert nalanee of )ear bv D, A W R. R. Co. At Dclawaie and Tialtlmoie No 2 fihoit time tind low eainlngs due to tires Aveiage Earnings. Selecting in each win of .it It oiiv five of the best, e.iuier.s and IHe nl iho poorest earners ho"o aveiagn eainlngs rloselv npproxlmatfl the Rcnetai nvtrnga for all the miners, It wan found that tho net earning of the miner? classified themselves as follows: .Miners ' . t etass Mi260 02 2 class 887 OS ,1 class .1 I17B 12 i class "II 0" S Plans 211 31 Avernup-- 1 2 class J1.00S GS I, 2, !1 class 87 St 1, 2, :i. I class 70()tri i, 2, ::, i. r. class 027 ai The III st class tepiesented 101-3 per pent of the miners: the second class, a per pent.: the thlid class, 24'j per cent.: tin- fourth elass .11 Ml per cent., and the fifth class, in per cent. The eainlngs of the dav and monthly men and bos (populatly designated "coinpanv men") claslfy themselves s follow: Company Jleu 212 received nn aveingp of W- 13 010 received an uverage of Oil 12 w,2 lecelvcd an average of 340 1" 1711 received nn average of (22 C8 231 lecilved an aveiage of - ii AVeiages for combined clas of com paliv men 1,2 class "2S .i 1, 2. .' class 032 OS 1.2,::. I class 312 25 1,2 J. I. 1 class 318 9j Ho; s 202 recflv'ed an aveiage of $140 50 072 lPPPlvpd an aveiage of 247 21 1177 leccived an average of 141 "1 Av eiages for combined classes of bovs 1.2 class U68 1, 2.1 .lass WW In addition to the above the pompanv paid out to other men and bovs the fol lowing minis for laboi : V) men parnlng ., J2I7.9S4 04 :,0'l bovs earning 21,512 31 These Included 310 men and .100 bovs iniplojrd ioi shot I peilods and for Inci dental work, who earned, men, $104,801.41, and. boy. $21,312 59. and U old men or nov Ices not spp.ildng the Kngllsh lan guage, doing bov's work as slate pickers or dooi-nipn. at the late of $1.10 pel day, who earned $111,182 Si Carefully Piepared. The statements fiom which the foiego lug summaries aie taken have been eaie fully prepared, and sepal atelv show the eainlngs of even pel son emploved by the eonipanv In W01. They have been htibmltted to and cei tilled bv the account ant ot the authiaclte mine woikeis. The aie veiv voluminous, but aio In foim to be leadllv refened to by the commission In addition the company has piepaied and will submit to the commission In due couise other data which mav be of use, among which mav be specified the follow ing. I Statement of doikace at Its sjvenl mlllPiies in 1901, the aveiage being 3 01 DPI CPPt 2. Statement covenng pvpiv dav In l"0l and showing all idle ilm and the leasons theiefoi. " State meiit sliowlng the ilaes and dutlps of the conip.un men and glossary of mining tPims uspd In its business 4. Statement showing the men In the employ 't the coinpanv who have bin woiklngr In Hip mines anil bieakei", with Hip annual earnings of the p.uenls, the aveiage being $1.9 I' 11 Statement showing number ot houses, owned bv the company, and the tentals theiefoi. which avpiage $1 14 pn month. ( Statement showing: the names and number of the miners of the coinpanv, who aie owneis of leal estate, the total number being 10)9, oi 29 pei cent, of the whole 7. Statement showing the names and addi eses of all coal and it on policemen emploved bv the comp.ui) dining the le cent strike The icioids of the rumpaliv, of couise, contain much Infoi illation qualifying the earning lapatilv of individual employe. These it will be pleased to exhibit to the commission and .1 tepipsentative of the mine vvoiKeis, f that couise should lie deemed deniable Michael Bavitt Piesent. Mil had Davitt, the noted liNli lead er and journalist was piesent at the af ternoon he.ssion, with his nephew, .lames J. Padclen, of this cit). Mr. Ddvill met the lomml'-sloneii and other pionilnent peisonages connee ted with the healings. He was invited by Judge Ciay to take a .seat on the plat foim, but modestly declined. He sat with his ft lend of a qtiaiter of a en- tuij, Colonel K. A. Jlosely, assistant leeoidei of the commission, PiesUlent Mitchell, of the mine work eis i etui tied yesterday lioni the meet ing of the National Civic rVtleiation In New Yoik and was at the mlneis' table dining: tho ufteinqon. Attorney Wolveiton, at the opening of the alteiunou session, filed without leading, a letter fiom General Supeiin teudent Leuther, of the Philadelphia & Itenilliitr Coal and lion company, le spondlng lo the icquest contained In the oiuiuunlcatlon fiom Connnlsslnner Wat Mns, Satin day, foi Inhumation as to whether or not the companies had Ik en uduMiug dlffeiunce with their men, as piomised in the notices posted at the i-ln-p of the IflOO strike, Mr. I.iuillet's letter staled that he knew of no Instance in which his company failed to s.itlsfai'totlly adjust local gtiev .iiii es bv lonfeienees between the onic ials ami the einiiloc., Vlial tho mlneih' side legaidfd us a b'g sensation was .spuing esteiday, you saw NONE SUCH MINCE MEAT baing mads you would novar aaod anothor raisin, or paal anothor apala or chop anothor plaeo af suat in vaur kltchan. Our factory Is span to avary- aaay. out unnaaaiiy iior us) avary- bodv cannat visit It. Wa say our kltchan Is as claan aa yaurs and aak yau to baliavs us. layand that you naad not go for NONE SUCH is famous tha country ovor as a yaar-reund dalicacy virtually homa-mada daslgnad ta ba usad In plas, puddings and fruit cakas. Wa affar as a safeguard far a Nrst trial of NONE SUCH tha fact that wa said IZ.OtO, 000 packages of tho mines meat last year. Ten cents a package. Keeps summer as wall as winter. JJENNEtL-SOULE CO., Syracuse, N. V. All grooara, when they put two tvllneagen on the alntul to detail an alleged plot to break the Rtrlke In September last) by bribing officers of mine workera' locals, The first of the two witnesses was John Early, of Dunmore, nn employe of the Pennsylvania. Coal company, and president of the Gypsy Orovo local. The other was P. F. O'Horo, piesldcnt of No, 5 locnl, of Duntnore. Made an Appointment. Kaily snore thnt on September 23, a neighbor and fellow-miner, John Mur phy, told him that Michael Grimes, an ex-mine foreman and political worker, wanted lt see- him at the Valley house, about doing some political work for Congressman willltun Connell. 11a rly went at once to see Grimes, and after some little tulk..ibout poli tic, Grimes opened up tiie subject of strike by asking if ho din not think the men were wuveiing a little. Eatly ad mitted he thought they were weaken ing a little. "A brenk Is coming," Gi lines Is al leged to have said. "Why can't wo have something out of ll." Then, uccotdlng to llaily's statement, Gt lines outlined a plan wheicby they might pioflt by anticipating the "bieak." It wa, In effect, that ten men fiom the live dlffeient locals In Dunmoip should be btlbed to dtnft and Introduce lpsolutlons dcclnilng that It would bp better to cull off the stilke thnn have It bienk up, and that It was time then to call It off. It toultl be argued, Gi lines is alleged to have explained, that If the stilke btokc up the union would be wrecked; If it was called off, the union would be saved for another fight at a moie pro pitious time. IJnrly testified that he pietended to agiee to the plot to diavv Gi lines on, and inijulied what theie was In It. Grimes, the witness avetied, told hlin he vynild get $2,n00 and expenses, and any Job under any coal company he might select, lip would also give $100 for each of the ten men that might be selected to get the i evolutions beloie the locals and an etia $100 for the one of the ten wlip would be picked upon as a sort of flist lieutenant. 1'. J' O'lloto, piesldcnt of Xo. 5 local of the United Mine Woiken, in Dun nioi e, was picked upon as the flist lieu tenant, and Haily ugiced to bring him down the next day. As soon as the In tel view was concluded, 1'atly, s0 ho tells, hastened to Dlstilct Piesldcnt Xicholls' headqnarteis and laid baie the plot. He was advised to keep up his pietenslons and, if possible, tiap Grimes into disclosing whom he leptc sented. Went to See Gilnies. The next day Kaily took O'llaia to see Gilme?, and the latter enlisted O'Haia's set vices "I'm just as good a union man as either of you," Grimes is alleged to have said, "but theie Is no leaton why we shouldn't make something out of this. Theie Is a. man named Howell, over on the West Side, getting the Welsh mlneis to go back. We don't want that the Iilsh shall be osti adzed by the companies, do we? "You know, Padd)," dimes, It is claimed, went on to say, addiesslng O'Hara, "theie ought to be some Iilsli in bosses' positions. You know we got mine foi email's ceitlflcates befoie foi men that couldn't pass the examina tion, and I gues-s jou'll believe me, we can get them again." Eatly swore fuithei that Giinifs told him that ministeih ovei in West Scian lon vveie w oi king to get the men to bleak the stlike, "but," he Is said to ha'vp added, "they aie not getting as much out of it as we aie " The details of how the scheme was to be vvoiked was then discussed, accoid ing to Kaily. and after he had stcuied ii ptomlse of $J00 apiece loi thli ty men who would woik to get the resolutions passed, he and O'llui i lett Gi lines and lepoited to mine woikei.V heuilquai tet. DKtiict Piesldcnt Xicholls put a card in the papei.s warning the stiik eis against Gi lines. This, Kaily said, closed "the incident, although Gilnies wanted him to come to see hlni aftei n.inls. AVhen the witness got tluough with his stoiy. Mi. Dai low tinned to the opeiatcns' attoine)s and said "You iiwj ci oss-examine him, gentle men " Theit- wras a silence of half a minute. Judge Oiay asked. "Aie theie any questions.'" Not Bepiesented. With the most bliind expies-sion of countenance imaginable, Mr. Toi un hesitatingly aioso and, looking atound slowly, innulilngly remaiked, after a pause: "I don't think Mi. Cit lines Is lemesentpd heie." Tiie ioice and significance of Mr. Toue)'s happy saving In ought u heaity laugh Horn all the heaieis. Commissioner ri.uk halted the wit ness as ho was leaving the bland to in qulie Into the woiklngs of the check weighman plan eIsling at this c-ollleiy. The witness said it was veiy satisfac toiy and that the miners have no com plaint to make. He added that since the udoptjon of this system in 1S09, the mlneis ate being credited with con sldeiahly moie io.il than they weie be foie. On being cioss-exaniined by Ma jor Wau en, the witness admitted that tho cheek-uelghman is given eveiy op poitunlty to see that the coal i.s piop eily weighed by the company's weigh man, and that theie Is a notice posted at the mine that any miner can examine and test the scales. City .SupeiiiUeiiiient of Schools George W. Phillips, County Hitpeiln tendent of Schools, j. c. Talor and Piof. M. V, Cummlngs, ptlnclpal of the Olyphant schools, gave testimony In the inoinlng legaidlng the ability o mlneis to send their childien to school. Dr. Phillips gave Inteiestlng and ex tensive data legarcllng this mattei, He showed that only 10 per cent of the 1, 001 pupils In the high school aie chil dien of mine woikeis, and that the la tlo decreases constantly fiom the tltst ear on. Seventy-five per cent of mlneis' chil dien he said leme school before their twelfth year. The night schools, with an attendance of 2,037, aio attended al most exclusively by mlneis' children. Major Wau en on cioss-exnmluatlou, got the witness to admit that It Is largely the fault of the children not wanting to go to school that so many of them !eue school for woik, Was a Miue Wotker, Attorney Reynolds developed the fact that Dr, Phillips' father was a mine wotker, and that lie himself Is a gi act uate of Lafayette; that he lias a hi oth er who Is tteasuter of a ti list company and two olhers In business. Mr, Hey nolda asked if it was not true that a gieat proportion of the clergy, doctors, lawyers, newspapermen, school teach eis and the like aie sons or daughters of men who aie or weie miners. He also bi ought It out that Sciantou schools aie not excelled anywhere and that free text books are distributed; also that the taxes on leal estate paid by coipoiatlons, taken with the appto prlatlons from the state which come fiom taxes palcj on the capital "Slock of coipoiatloim is sufllilent to pay the Beecham's il S Have Been, Are Now, and Will Be The People's Medicine. It is possible by- plausible advertisements, set forth in nn attraotivestyle, to temporarily arrest the attention of a certain number of readers and induce them to purchase a particular arti cle. But it is a more difficult matter to ensure their continued patronage. Unless the advertised article proves to be all that is claimed for it, not only do the purchasers discontinue its use, but warn others against it as a thing to be avoided. Should it be, however, of genuine value, those who make trial of it naturally become habitual users and advocates, their advocacy being the most effective and absolutely reliable advertisement possible. The present position and popularity of BEEOHAM'S PILLS prove them to be preparation of high merit. Old friends show their appre ciation of BEEOHAM'S PILLS continuing, year in year out, to rely solely on their remarkable curative and tonic qualities. No other medicine is taken, and none is needed; and it is to the steady recommendation of all who take them that the widespread fame of BEEOHAM'S PILLS is due. As BEEOHAM'S PILLS have been tried for more than half a century, and are now recog nised as an unsurpassable Family Medicine in all parts of the world, there is no need for you to pause, or room for you to doubt. Others have long since put them to the severest test of time and intelligence, and have given the unqualified verdict. WITHOUT A RIVAL. Sold Everywhere in IT. S. in Boxes, 10 cents and 25 cents. - ? -f THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE. Christmas Time As we all know is for making others happy Just how to do it is the question. Let us suggest something. Make Xmas Gifts of some of the articles mentioned below : A glnuco .it oui shiiv window b ni.iv mis gest Mjinothliiif J11 hid not thought ot. Fancy Goods In Leather Cases It is necessary to see these goods to appre ciate their value. Military Hair Brushes, $2.25 to $7.00 Razor Cases, $1.50 to $8.00. Dressing Cases, $1.50 to $12.00 Drinking Cups, $1.50 to $2.50 vvh.it jou .lie I00M113 1 1 von do not '-pc feu, .i.K lot It, v Onl (juod things an vw have them hcie. vvoilli buvln,?- Scissor Sets' In leather cases, three, four or five-piece sets. f Prices $1.50 to $8.00 ? In one of our show windows you will see an g, interesting display of IngersoII Watches, nickel X plated, oxydized and gilt cases. These watches L aie an guatatuccu tui uuc ycui. n gill IOI man or boy. Prices $1.00 to $1.75. naicnes. th Tuesday we plnced on sale the finest line of watches that ever came Into this city. This may seem like a bold asseition It is but it is tiue, neveithe less. Don't hesitate to come in and examine them; ask all the questions about them you wish. IngersoII Watches Clouds piiiLlmvid now will ho iMIvcied Xniiis i vc in .it ,iuv time des-hed. Foote & Shear Go., 119 Washington Avenue. . ro -J Ji -f l "j'J J. -- ' l f l - & 'j') -vl eJ f T J 1 j.& J VT ,Kj A Holiday Remembrance For a Gentleman Is not always easy of selection. Unless you know what brand of Cigars he prefers, a serious mistake may result in your tobacco purchase. In nine cases out of ten, Green Valley Rye Whiskey will solve the problem. Permit us to de liver, with your compliments, four quart bottles of this old, mellow stimulant for five dollars and the resulting satisfaction will cause you to thank us for the suggestion. yBrota -nnn . - "vv mm Krm 2162 f M" JliLlS DEPMTNBtiT'lt. 2lt LACKAWAMNA AVE.SCRAfl Old 'Phone .Scramton' New 'Phone 2974 WE ALSO CARRY AN ELE GANT LINE OF Diamonds, Chains, Brooches, Necklaces, Bracelets and Sterling Silver NoYdties. i n But we never so fully realized its truthfulness as we have during the last few days. Eatly buying enabled us to get our stock some time ago all but our magnificent line of watches: they came this week.. Were it not for this fact we would have been "sno wed-under" by the gieat inrush of holi day shoppeis- But, as it is, we are in spic-span shape; all ready and at your service. V- "The Little Store with the Big Reputation." M. VAIL 401 Spruce Street. Im mmmmmmmmmammmmmmmwmmmwmnmmmmmmmmmmMmmmmwmmmmwm -.L cost of i uniting ull the schools In the county, Mr, ltenolds nlbo called at tention to the fact that theie aie neai iy 5,000 childien lit the puiochUl schools, and Or, Phillips, admitted that possibly many of thobe weie nilnets' childien, It was siirpilsins, the wit ness said, how iiutny children leave school who do not have to leave, but it itlll lemolned a fact that by far the larger percentage of those who leave school unwillingly aie childien of mln eis. County Supeilutendent Tajlor testi fied that he had taken seven mining distilcts and seven agiltultuinl dis tricts and (lguied the per centage of children between the ages of 8 and 16 not attending school, tutdl distilcts, the In the ugiliul- uveiJKe per tent. was S 2-7," In the mining distilcts, 27 1J. Attorney J, 13. lluir, or the Ontailo & Western, bi ought out Unit theie mo p.uuihlal schools ami Klndeigaitens in all the .seven mining towns, and that the childien In the ngilcultuial districts aie inuih moie ambitious for educa tion thnn childien In cities or towns, paitii'iilaiy In Lackawanna county, Childien of Mineis. 1'iof, Cummlngs told that SO per rent, of the childien cnteilug the Olyphant schools aie chllditm of mlneis, and there is a constant falling off in the attendance us computed with the en tailment fiom the age of eight vcais on. At the age of fifteen for instance, the fulfillment was 105 and the attendance Gifts of Jewelry Nothing adds more to the pleasure of giving a holi day gift than the satisfaction of knowing its real qual ity, In many wares your own good judgment is sufficient, but in such articles as Diamonds, Watches and high grade Jewelry, you must, to a certain degree, depend otf the veracity of the dealer. In whom are you going lo place your confidence ? Here's a classified list for your convenience: tor Gentlemen W.VIVIII.'S. I'llAI.NS, INK STANDS. .MATCH IIOMIS. ASH TItAYS. I'AI'Kit CI'TTnilS, niXWNTIHt.S, t'UIAlt CASUS, SCARP I' INS. 'ti i ; lioi, mil's. JtAZOHS. I'OCKIIT.KNIVI'S, MI nitons, PI.AHKS, I WHO CASUS, AM) A TIIOL'SAND pTIlUIIS for Ladies HHOOCIII.'S. HltAUU.T'TS, oi.ovi: hooks, juwrju THA vs. COMHS, hon-iion jioxks, ni:ckiaci:s. coi.ouni: uottu's, I'lmsi's, THIMBU'S. SHOU UORNS, HAT I'INS. HAIR I'INS, l.OCKl'TS. ClIATI'I.AINi: IIAOS, MERCEREAU & CONNELL 132 Wyoming Ave. I I to. In ansvvei to questions by Mi, Hey nolds, Piof. Cummlngs told that he and his two biotheis had begun life In the breaket ; that one of his biotheis Is In business in Sciantou, and the other supeiiuteiideut of the Olyphant Water company, also Unit a good peiceutage of Serunton's most bticcessful men weie Olyphant bieaKei boys. John Aiehbald, a Lehigh Valley Coal Company miner at No. S slope, Hassle ton tea tilled (hat it was impobsiblo for a coutiact miner to make moie than a dollar a Uuy nt tills plaiq because of the veins being o thin , AVhen cioss. examined by Mr, Clow an.', the witness tohl gte j)ie iwnie of only one miner who nuule only a dqjr la- a day. ( T0111111.V Slgci, another I.ehlgh A'alley man fiom Hiuleton, told Unit he wan laboilng lor his father and that when the "Old man" paid him off, usuilly theie wiih nothing leu for himself. j ' ' - ICoiitlnucd on Page 5J 'f . 'Xtu "ji4fJA I8- . . . . .- h, r '.-., i, . .-.- ,-. .... . . 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