Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-24
.AIpena, Mich, Sheriff
Wires to Governor Ask
ing for Protection.
LATTER GOES TO SCENE
Officers Guarding Property Are
Attacked by Miners and
Several Are Hurt.

Lansing, Mich, July 24.-The gov
ernor's office this afternoon received
message from the sheriff at Calumet,
Mich, stating he was in the hands Of
mob Of SEQ men ard that another
mob of 500 was on the way to caIu.
met from Ameek, d small mining town
near Calumet.
Calumet, Mich, July Ex-Governor
Ferris In message stated he was pre-
pared to come to the copper country
and take personal charge on the first
intimaton of serious trouble, Five
hundred AImeek strikers marched
through Calumet al noon to headquar-
ters. Many were armed with clubs,
but there was no further disorder.
Bay City, Mich, July Ex-Governor
Ferris, on his way to Alpena, but
delayed here by a train wreck, said
today he would not grant the sheriff's
request for troops in the copper mine
strike district unless, as a last re-
sort, to protect lives. He said he
believed the sheriff's message was
anticipatory."
The governor said he would take the
matter up with the Michigan national
guard officials and would probably
send man to Calumet as his personal
representative to advise him regard
ing the exact conditions.
Il will not send troops except as
last resort to protect lives and prop
erty and men who desire to work."
ssaidsthe goverRer'' 7'---s=
The governor telegraphed Sheriff
Crune to see that the liquor laws are
obeyed.
Lansing. Mich, July 24.-Adjutant
General Vandercook received instruc-
tions from Governor Ferris to have
everything ready for the calling out
of troops if the situation demanded.
DEPUTIES ATTACKED.
Calumet, Mich, July 24.-Strike vio-
lence occasioned by yesterdays walk
out of miners in this district grew
beyond control of Sheriff Crune to-
day. He wired Governor Ferris ask
ing that state troops be despatched
to maintain order. Local militia COM
panies were ordered to hold them
selves in readiness, pending word from
the governor, who, it is understood,
| is on his way to Alpena from Lansing.
At the Calumet and Hecla property
shortly before noon, geo men armed
with steel drills, clubs and stones,
with few of them displaying and fir
! ing revolvers, Invested of their stars
all the deputies stationed at the No.
conglomerate shaft of the company
branch mine and repeated their tactics
| Several men were badly beaten and
! sent 20 hospitals in the fights that
developed. Strikers also visited all
surface plants of companies that had
closed.
AT noon the disturbance ceased tenn
| porarily. George Danblom was badly
beaten and may die Chief Engineer
Unsworth of the Superior mine house
was cut about the throat. Chief Beci
of the Calumet and Hecla police was
| beaten last night, but, has recovered.
TIE-UP Is COMPLETE.
Stamp mills as we'll as mines were
shut down in the Lake Superior cop
per district today because of the min
ers' strike. The tie-up was complete
with the exception of smelters, some
OF which have enough mineral OF
hand to operate week or more
The Calumet and Hecla conglomer
ate shaft closed last night when tht
strikers prevented the men going Il
work. The Franklin and Hancocl
mines worked yesterday, but did no
last evening. A large body of strikers
attacked several loyal employees of tn,
Calumet and Hecla and Tamaracl
mines with stones, and number wer,
hurt
A mining captain at the No. :
cage house of the Calumet and Hecli
prevented a body of strikers takinl
possession by drawing guns. Thi
morning strikers gathered about tn
shafts to keep men with dinner pail
away. Many deputies were sworn Fl
and it is believed they can control tn
situation for the present at least. /
is understood the mining companie
will make no effort to reopen tn
mines.
OFFICIALS SILENT.
Boston, Mass, July 24-Oficials @
the Calumet and Hecla and Cope
Range companies declined to discus
the Michigan mine strike, althoug
they admitted there were disquietini
advices of riot
Another Adjournment Forced.
Washington, D. c., July 24.-Th
house again adjourned today becaus
OF the filibustering tactics CT republ