The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-08

strike leaders. The. paiades now are
considerably smaller Than at the be-
ginning or inv strike.
Strikers Addressed by Denton.
Vt an impromptu meeting of strik
ers at Baltic yesterday. General Man
ager +. W. Denton of the Copper
Range Consolidated Mining company,
informed the federation men of the
CompanN's terms He declared that
the mining company would positively
not treat with the federation, but if
the men returned To work under the
old conditions every grievance or
claim Of the men would be considered.
ne also told them the company would
make no concessions until they have
returned To work. Mr.. Denton stated
that the company was not trying 20
make the men come back Ito beat
them down" but any grievance as to
wages. hours or conditions would b,
considered.
The remarks were received with
marked attention and the affect OF the
address was apparent. More men re-
turned To work today and shipments
viii be increased materially each day
SATURDAYS production from the Cop
per Range mines was p cars or APP
pluXimately l.lOO tons of rock.
Shots OUTSIDE Lines.
Several shots were heard outside the
uard lines at South Kcarsarge Satur-
day evening. but an Investigation fail
Cd to reveal the source of the shoot
ing. At Ahmeck and Mohawk, several
shots were heard outside the lines
this morning, but none of them could
bc traced to their origin u is posi-
HE that this mornings shots were
those of hunters i'm the immediate VIC
unity 81 these locations, but such a
theory .s untcnable g. tar as .Satur-
day nights shooting is concerned.
Application was made at the brig
AIDE headquarters in Calumet last
evening for squad u men for duty
at tn" No ! shaft.
Tn" big searchligh;, installed by the
- n n. company on top the old POND
water standpire near the No. shaft,
attracted much attention Saturday
evening and last evening The rays Of
light were thrown as far AS Atlantic
and within a radius Of Il mile it is pos
siblc to distinguish objects almos, as
readily as in daylight.
May Lead to Trouble.
At mass meeting of strikers at
Palnesdale Saturday afternoon. James
oliver, of Butte, who has been here
Tor some time assisting strike leaders.
told the men not to stand idly by and |
see their women "bcaten by dcpu-
ties out to take a hand and lose
,our lives il necessary" 1t is feared
that this advice. if accepted by the
strikers, may lead ~ serious trouble.
Although women strike sympathizcrs
have been arrested for interfering with
mon Oglne to oi from work no cases
have been reported in which women
have been beaten. Nevertheless should
strikers attempt To prevent arrests
either by the deputies or the militia
serious clashes may result. Heretofore
the agtators have almost invariably
cautioned the strikers against vic
lcnce
The Paircsdalc meeting also was
addressed by Attorney \. w. Kerr and
finnish. Italian. Croatian and Polish
speakers MIR. Kerr told the men that
their cause was right and that he in
tended to light for them until the end.
The meeting was attended by about
900, women and children. who came
from the several mine locations i'm the
vicinity ana Isle Royale, superior and
Dodgcvillc. \ big parade was advcr-
tised. but none was held
Rogers Goes to Grsyiing.
Walter q Rogers, quartcrmaster
general of the state troops. left last
night tor Grayling. the new permanent
camp site Of the militia. He will in
3peCt the work under way there
and will then go to Lansing on mill
tary business. He will return to Cal
umet in week or ten Gays. A,
Grayling contractors are building per-
manent warehouses for the storage %
military equipment. White brick is
being used, camp site Of ninety
;'cres il being laid out, this work be-
ing well under way. The survey was
made by the Calumet Company \,
Engineers. The new camp reserva-
ton will he one of the finest Of any
guard in the country
Hearings Set For Friday
Alex Ncrcsh was arrested Saturday
evening and arraigned before Justice
Fisher this morning charged with car
rying concealed weapons. He demand
ed a hearing which was set for Fri