The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-15
To Remov, Field Hospital.

''lhbN' Nn' Hclu noSi'llil W Si''
near the armory. This move
strengthens the belief that some troops
AZ least viii hc retained i'm Calumet
throughout the duration of the strike,
lnCinerators for the burning of refuse
will also lac built for the various com
panies under the direction of Co ~
Engineers, who have had training IN
this work under regular army officers
Murphy Concluding Inquiry.
Judge Alfred ! Murphy OF Detroit
who is invest iGatiug strike conditions
in the copper country as the special
representative of Governor w \. Fer
ris. expects shortly "a move his head
quarters from Calumet To the Doug
las House at Houghtou. lie has prac-
tjcjlly concluded his work here. has
spent much time with the strikers as
Ccrtaiuine the nature ut their Gricv
,;uces. with the mine operators, get
ing their side of the story and with
;he non federation men investigating
hbor conditions in this district
Judge Murphy is now anxious tn
conClud, his work and make his ina'
report To the governor, which lac likely
viii ne able to 30 next week. He
would not discuss his report, stating
that under the existing circumStau. IS.
he thought 1t wise the report should be
Presented To- the governor first.
Strikers to Make Protest.
A strikers mcetiug viii hc held Tits
evening in the Kausaulloti hall in Han.
cock Resolutions protesting against
the payment by the county of The bills
presented 10y the Waddell- Mahon cor
pordtion will be introduced and varl-
Gus speeches given 10y IN" leaders q;
the federation.
Burial IN Dress Uniform.
Private ora Greene, of the Lansing
artillery. whose recent death at In"
-, Joseph's hospital saddcncd the
entire tCrce of guardsmcn ana whose
remains We're shipped from HancocS
Yesterday I" Brennan, Marshall coun
~. Ind, for intcrmcnt, will he buried
in his Lluc dress uniform When
Ma ior Roy G. Naudcr'Ook learned of
the death of Private Greene. he or
dered this uniform sent from Lansing
Comrades of the dead soldier made
up purse of 800 and presented it to
the widow of the deceased as "A token
of their sympathy AMI desire 10 as
sist her. The presentation was mae
shortly before the departure of the
train bearing Grecnc's body. milf
tary escort of six men accompanied
the remains. besides his widow ami
Ills father.
Strikers Attend Funeral
Striking miners were represented by
Il dclcgation of about 100 members at
the funeral yesterday 81 Andrew Kan
sas, one Of their number, whose flu
neral services were held yesterday at
the Finnish Lutheran church. The de-
ceased. whose home was in Coburn-
town, was twenty-ninc years of age.
Death was due to tuberculosis
Calumet Miner to Return.
Editor Holbein of the ManistiIIc
Pionccr-Tribunc says: The editor
happened To meet "a miner from the
copper country at the 500 this week
The man was en- route from Calumet
to his old home in Cornwall. He was
clearly not in sympathy with the
strike movement and spoke in terms
cf highest praise of the Calumet and
Hecla company. in whose employ he
had been for years. He said that the
company ever listened To the requests
Of its employees, and that heretofore
all differences were quickly and salts
laCtorily adjusted. He Is not in sym
patty with the federation of miners.
and claims that the efforts of high
priced walking delegates who are
anxious to prove to their SupcriorS
that they are earning their money. is
| the sole cause of the paralysis from
which tn" copper country is suffering.
! lie will return To this country as soon
rs the trouble is settled, aud as he put
/ Il my book IL at The CompanN's OF
| hce.'"
Federation Strike In Ni-sour'.
Flat River, Mo, Aug ia strike
of the miners employed in the lead
miros in ST. Francois county was
called Yesterday afternoon to take Of
| feet Saturday morning at o'clock.
About 5000 men will bc affected. The
local executive committee of tn" West J.
| crn Federation of Miners refused Ia
compromise on u wage incro| Sc of IL
| cents day.
The companies affected are the ST
| Toe and Do" Run Lead companies,
| Dcslodge Consolidated, -. Louis
Smelling ~ Refining aud the Federal
| company.
| The strike order was made effective
| Saturday morning IN pursuance Of the
request of the prosecuting attorney
and sheriff that they be given forty
eight hours notice. The order also
permits all men employed in furnish
inr water and light for Hcrculaneum,
Bonnie T"rrc. Fiat River and Deslogc
10 continue at work.
| To-day the men will haul the min
ing companies mules and machinery
to the surface.
The supcrutcndcnts declared they
would allow the mines Ia fill with wa
| tor and that no attempts To break the
| strike will Inc tpaJp A general pNp-