The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-07

The sympathetic strike of school
children la Kcwccnaw assumed large
proportions this morning when nearly
900 pupils of the Ahmcck, New Ailuu"
u ana Mohawk schools remained at
home. About . o'clock they formed a
iaradc. marching about Ahmeck. yell
ng and employns tactics similar tJ
those of their parents IN ,cd"ratipu
demonstration
Larger boys have declared ,h"m-
selves leaders, the outcome OF which
Was - conflict between factions today.
In the melee "A little girl received u
blow on the head with a club This
aitcrnUUn the youthful strikers wcr"
peaceful as officers have taken the sit
uat!oG IN hand.
The strike" followed an ultimatum
&C Ahmcck residents, all strikers, that
superintendent Daly of the Alloucz
township schools remove Truant Oii-
Ger Mcdlyn. The committee waited
upon the superintendent yesterday and
he informed them that they must take
their grievances 10 the board of cdu-
cation. This has not been done Fol
towing conference this morning,
"i members of the board of education,
it was stated that officer Mcdlyn
Nould bc retained.
Medlyr lneurs Strikers Wrath.
Meanwhile sheriff John Ilcptiug and
two deputies cndcavored To- compel th"
children To return ia school aud many
ol the homes oi the children were viS-
tied. Officers generally were met with
rebuff bN parents who demanded tuut
the truant officer bc removed before
they will comply. School authorities
are determined H. enforce the laws
which provide rur the compulsory at
tcudanCc of children in the schools and
unless the parents comply, arrests viii
FOLLOW.
Tho dgitators maintain that the tru-
ant officer can legally hold but one pu-
Hiti"n, that OF Justice of the peace or
,ruant officer. AS a justice, Medlyh
'g said tu have incurred the wrath If
strike leaders when he sentenced one
at thc.r number to thirty days in the
county jail "A week aso on u charge uf
irtimidotiun.
Only Ono Arrest Today.
quiet generally marked the copper
strike this morning, and OulS one dis
turbancc which resulted in an arrest
vas reported. This occurred ut Quin-
cy where a woman. angcrcd because
paraOe of strikers was halted to
permit miners to enter the mine.
struck the horse of a signal corps
guard with an umbrellas. She will bu
taken before Hancock justice to-
Gay
about 27O strikers paradcd at
Fainesdale aud 200 AT Trimuuntain
'his morning, though men going 10
work were not iuterrcrcd with \ par
W ot irrmcr union men returned ~
work FOR the Copper Range CONSOLIDATE
'h Mining company this morning anl
TINS appeared to anger the strikers.
Vt Baltic. crowd of women gave
"hasc 40 a workman ON his way To- the
'hlh' and he was compelled To draw n
''N"l>or before they would oisperse.
ISL" Ryalc strikers. about 100 in
number. paradcd to Superior. but ne
''"lchce occurred along the line of
mach
Await Supreme Court Action.
Pending the decision of the supreme
court IN the appeal for "A mandamus
I" prevent pickcting and violence, Kc.
N'rnaw strikers have been urged. It
y 'tat'd. by leaders to Cesist, and AZ
consequence today's ,monstrations
N'te orderly. No men are working at
.'"na"k aud the strikers picket has
Teen abandoned. the federation men
gong either To Ahmeek or Allouez
crowd of about 40 strikers gath.