Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-28
Warrants Charging Felony Are
Served on Business Manag-
er and Employees Of Social
iSt Newspaper
PREPARATIONS MADE
FOR FUNERALS TODAY
Coffins of Christmas Eve VIC
Tins to Be Borne to Gene
tey on Shoulders of Strik-
ing Miners at Calumet,

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Calumet. Mich, Dec 25.-The de-
portation ef Charles II Meyer. presi-
dent OF the Western Federation OF
Miners and leading the copper miners
strike. who WAS escorted from Han
cock last night after being shot and
cMhbcd. will he investigated by the
special grand jury when it resumes
its sessions next Tuesday
Sheriff Cruise today began an In
qulry into the facts of Meyers depart
ure In response 10 kilograms from
Governor Ferris and George Nichols
the special prosecutor In charge Of the
grand jury. Ferris reqcsted him 70
mal,ep fun statement OF the result Of
his Investigations.
News of Movers departure did not
become generally known In the strike
region until Mover had reached Green
Bay Wis, today and told Of his in
lurie9.
Warrants were served tonight on
the business manager and dozen or
more employees of socialist newspa-
per IN Hancock the charge being
conspiracy to publish mis-statements
calculated to incite riot
The warrants were sworn out un-
der the statutes relating to felony ana
the men were held Ia bonds of $1,000
each The complaints were made by
Sheriff Cruise and were sequel to
an extra published yesterday IN which
CHARGES of grave misconduct were
made against some deputy sherii6
aud others who tried % assist victims
of the Christmas eve disaster
The article. according TO translators,
accsed the rcscucfs of slugging moth
ers and fathers who tried TO reach the
hall where their children were dead
or IN peril, and used the Finn eqniya-
lent of murder IN It's description OF
the disaster
John Nuomayun, business manager
OF the paper, was taken from the edi-
tOrial room after the paper had gone
to press today Two members of the
editorial stan were taken from their
desks and service was made upon
n dozen others as they were found on
the streets this evening
Because the charge on which they
are held Is felony. it Is probable
that their cases viii be considered be-
fore the special grand jury. The grand
Jury was called to investigate acts OF
lawlossness arising from the strike.
Intlmatlons from union sources
that the grand jury was hand pick
ed. and packed against their cause.
were denied in official circles A sur
vey Of the personnel of the body
showed A. r. HeiukanI a brewer, as
foreman. and George Williams, rail
road official, as clerk.
Among the eighteen other members
of the jury is Edgar Bye, chauffeur
for James McNaughton, vice president
and general manager Of the Calumet
& Heca Mining Co The superinten-
dents OF stamp mills, a few mechanics
and II number Of merchants made up
the remainder OF the membership.
Preparations were pronounced COM
plete tonight for the funerals which
the Western Federation of Miners Is
TO conduct over some seventy OF the
victims of the panic OF last Wednes
day
The task of digging the numerous
graves was accomplished by a hun
dred strikers and the fedcration's re-
lief committee finished its canvass OF
the stricken homes. There was some
anxiety as to whether enough coffins
would be available, the number of vie
Tins having oyertaXed the stock OF
local undertakers, Arrival Of car
load of coffins, however, eliminated
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Indications were that the thousands
who are to march TO the cemetery will
have to make their way through snow
covered roads
A fine snow began falling steadily
late today and promised to continue
all night Thus far the winter has
been unusually mild It will be no
small task that will confront the
If the storm develops into a
1lizzard The cemetery lies more than
q mile west of this city and the men
who are to bear the small coffins upon
heir shoulders may have to face the
nlll force of a wind or Lake Superior.
Then too. strikers from the Keweenaw
county mines intend TO march five
niles or more into Calumet early to-
morrow and some funeral parties are
o come from locations n mile or more
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