The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-25
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CALUMET TODAY
Miners Hold Parade and Demon.
stratlon This Morning
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in The south Range are said 10 be anN-
ious tn return To work. according 10
crficials and have asked that the mines
be rcopeued ana that they he given
militor, ana police protection,
Position Of the Strikers,
\ Guy Miller member OF the executive
Il board of the federation. stated this
mornins that should an attempt be
made tc reopon the mines that the
strikers would resort 20 mass picket
INK They assume thar they have the
rght 10 ask the men not 10 go TO
work 4 statement was made yester-
| daV i'm The News that the federation
was willing % permit the operation OF
he mine pumps but Mr. Miller de
,lared today that when the pumps
operate they Will want the men To
work This means, apparently, that
the pumps must not be- worked durins
the progress 81 the strike. The pumps
for fre protection ana water supply
Will not be- intertered with. Mr.. Miller
said. n, knew nothing Of the reports
that the strikers at the Ahmeek, Al
louez. Centennial. Wolverine and Mo-
rawk mines had demanded this morn
ing that union men be placed in charge
II the pumps al those properties or
that the fires be drawn
The men are anxious for confer
ence' said Mr.. Miller II We are
treated squarely al differences can
Be adjusted in a short time. We are
Just as anxious To arrive at a settle
ment as the operators,
Want SO Day Minimum.
According Ia Mr. Miller the fedora
ton is not concerned with either the
mills or smelters
Mr. Miller said the federation mem
hers ask about a SO a day minimum
tor underground workers in this dis
trict H. Butte. he said the minimum
ia $3.50 for underground workers when
copper is fifteen cents per pound or
more, ard when the price of copper
drops below fifteen cents the minimum
drops To- $3.50 but never any lower. In
Arizona, he said the minimum waa
about 1915 An eight hour day pre- |
walls IN Butte and nearly every other !
mining district in the country, he de-
clared, while in this Lake superior
district the men work from ten To thir-
teen hours.
Mr. Miller stated that on July II the |
federation sent a communication 10 |
the mining companies of the district |
skiing that q date be arranged for a |
conference prior 10 July y. but no re- !
ply was received Some Of the com
lanies acknowledged the receipt of the
communication.
Not To Go On Cash Basis.
Calumet wholesale dealers today re-
futed the report which has been given |
vide circulation To the effect their |
business would be placed on a cash |
basis Monday while they admitted |
his step might be considered at a lat
~ date, provided the strike continues
50 II VIII be necessary. So far as could |
be ascertained. none ar the local re-
tailers have switched 10 a cash basis
The sale OF beer by the case TO in
dividuals at the different mine loca-
tons has been stopped by the brew
cries and saloons upon orders from |
he sheriff, il being deemed necessary |
as peace measure.
The strikers in Calumet last evening |
closed the lighting plant at Tamarack |
and The residents there had to resort |
10 candles.
Union Man Is Shot.
Henry Sackerson, a union man en-
ployed at the Osceola mine was shot !
ana quite seriously wounded last even
ing. The shooting is said TO have oc-
Cured near the No. . and 10 shafts OF |
the g. 4 II. company. bullet having |
entered his right arm above the elbow,
passing through the elbow and coming |
put through the forearm. According TO |
Sackersnn, the shooting was accident
81. he having been in the front of a
large group of men and the shot hav-
ing come from behind. probably being |
the accidental discharge OF a revoiver
in the hands of someone in the party
Several employees If the Mineral
Range railroad company were passing |
through the mine location on their way |
home from work last evening and |
strikers made after them. thinking they |
were =. q n. employees coming to /
work. but they succeeded in making
good their escape.
Outside Newspaper Men Here.
A corps Of newspaper men arrived in |
Calumet this morning To cover the |
strike tor their papers. The special
men detailed here are Donald Hadyn
pf the Detroit Free Press. NJ. T.. Cole
man. stan man with the Associated
Press In Chicago and l.. l.. Stevenson !
Of the Detroit News Tribune. John
the special representative
~ the Detroit Free Press. who covered
the Roosevelt trial az Marquette re-
Gently. viii arrive here this evening,