The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-18
FERRIS AND THE MILITARY
BOARD BELIEVE SITUATION
STILL REQUIRES SOLDIERS
Troops Will Be Kept in District Until II Is Believed All Ser
ious Danger Is Passed. Local Companies Relieved Hoist
ing Started in One More C. & H. Shaft Making Five
in All. Other Strike News.

who desire to go back to work con-
siderably.
1t is also stated that many men are
quitting the strike Numerous union
membership books are being filed with
the mine foremeE Of this section
showing that large number Of the
men are through with the strike and
are ready To go back To work.
More intimidation Reported.
Reports of intimidation were numer-
Gus ana cases of threatening workmen
by strikers We're reported. Strikers
are halting almost every man VINO car
ries dinner pail and railroad en-
plcyes have been followed TO their
work and homes Yesterday morning
two strike pickets followed a Mineral
Range fireman through the streets Of
Red Jacket believing rim To be \
mining companq employe. As the fire.
man boarded a street car. epithets
were hurled at him by the strikers.
Activity among the strikers is great
est between and o'clock each morn
ing and evening when workmen ara
going 10 and coming from their posts.
Deputies accompanying employees are
often made the butt Of unpleasant
remarks ana only by paying no at
tention To them can peace be pre-
served.
The fremen employed in the North
Kearsarge boiler house drew the fires
Saturday and quit work because their
lives had been threatened. 1t is SAID
other mine firemen have received sim
liar threats, but none of these have
left their posts.
Painesdale Victims Buried.
The funeral OF Dlazig Tazan and
Steve Putrich, strikers killed IN the
battle between deputy sherifs and
strikers at Painesdale last Thursday
evening, was held in Calumet Sunday
afternoon. 1t was attended by strik-
ers, and it is estimated that three
thousand men. women and children
took part in the funeral procession
from the Palestra in Laurium. where
the strikers assembled, through Laur-
ium and Red Jacket to the Croatian
church, where services were held.
From the church the majority Of the
funeral PARTY went TO Lake View cem-
ctery where the interment OF
victims took place in one grave. Rev.
Father Medin conducted services both
in the church and at the graveside.
The bodies were brought 10 Calu-
met on a special train over the Cop
per Range railroad from Painesdale.
which also carried many strikers
from the north range mines by street
car At the cemetery a crowd await
ed the arrival of the procession in an
ticipation of the speeches by several
officials of the Western Federation Of
Miners.
The white hearse bearing the re-
mains of young Tazan was followed by
"a number Of girls dressed I'm white.
one of whom, directly back Of the
hearsc. was attired as bride with
long bridal veil This is "a custom at
Croatian funerals Of young unmar-
ried men, signifying that the life of
the departed was incomplete because
he had not married. The girls car
ried flowers and many men in line
had tWiss of green or bouquets. The
numerous American flags in the
cession were draped with black Sew
cral signs To the effect that the two
victims We're murdered by thugs were
conspicuous. The Humu band lead the
procession.
Cannon Scores Officials.
At the graveside speeches in diff
ferent languages were given. Joseph
W. Cannon, an organizer for the
Western Federation of Miners. speak
ing in English. Mr.. Cannon's talk
was a severe arraignment of Governor
Ferris, Sheriff Cruise. the mine oper-
ators and dividend receivers. whom
he charged, were accountable for the
murder" of Tazan and Putrich. He
! declared that Waddell- Mahon corpor-
alton men were brought in from New
York city FOR the purpose of killing
strikers, and that from the hands of
( Sheriff Cruise "drips the blood of the
murdered" Governor Ferris was CEN
| tured for permitting the "gunmen" to
remain in this district after he had
been told Of their alleged purpose and
character and for sending the state
| troops here TO "incite the population
/ to violence so the soldiers could shoot
them down. The militia was re-
| ferred 10 as the states uniformed
| thugs" Cannon declared Sheriff
Cruise gave the four Waddell depu-
ties. implicated in the Painesdale
shooting. opportunity to escape. He
couusclled the strikers against vio-
lence so the militia will be withdrawn
from the strike zone.
Injunction Service Made.
Coroner William Little today served
notice Of Injunction upon Sheriff