The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-23
NO INDICTMENTS JUST YET
No Prospects of Any True Bills
From the Grand Jury for
Some Time
SEC. WILSON IS COMING .-M0YER

Attorney General Grant Fellows of
Hudson. who has been investigating
conditions in the strike zone. left this
afternoon for Lansing, fully convinced
that there viii be no further violence
N the district and satisfied with the
progress of the grand jury.
Mr.. Fellows expressed his astonish-
ment at the orderliness which has pre-
vailed in the past ten days, as he ex-
pected 10 find community astir with
turbulence
lie asked the citizens of the dis
trict not To become eager for indict-
ments as the grand jury's inquest will
be necessarily slow and thorough.
He stated that there is no prospect
for indictments for some line. During
his visit, the attorney general inter
viewed both the operators and strikers.
Oppman Case to Grand Jury.
The arrest of Nor Oppman. Hungar-
IAN organizer for the federation. last
night is believed 10 be one OF the most
important that has been made, for
some time. Oppmans apartments in
Laurium We're searched by MARSHAL
James Wills last lislt and four sticks
Of dynamite ana q quantity of fuse
found. A warrant. charging Oppman
With having danRegous explosives in
his possession, was issued from JUS
tice Armits court. Marshal Trudell Cf
Red Jacket traced oppman to the
union hall where the arrest was made
shortly before midnight lie was ar
raigned before Justice Armit and re-
manded 10 the county Jail. in default of
bonds i'm the sum of $1,000 The exam
ination was adjourned for three weeks
but the case will be transferred to the
grand jury. I'm connection with this
arrest. four Hungarians who have been
conspicuous in the strike will be
brought before the grand jury.
The grand jury will adjourn tonisht
and will rccOuycne after the holidays.
Secretary Wilson Coming Here.
President c. H. Moyer, the only
prominent federation official now in
the district said today Secretary OF
Labor William B. Wilson will come to
the district shortly. \ telegram was
received from the secretary several
days ago in which he declared his
willingness To make a personal investi-
cation Of the situation. His coming is
awaited eagerly by the strikers who.
it is understood. are making plans for
his reception.
The proposed statewide labor con-
vcntion at Lansing, will be finally ar
RANGED upon the return to lower Mich
igan of members Of the Michigan Fed
GRAFTON, who were here Sunday.
Men From Every Cline.
While Calumet has hitherto been
known as the most cosmopolitan min
ing camp u the United States, the
influx Of men from all parts Of the
country will tend TO make il the home
of subjects from practically every
country in the world. To the thirty-odd
natioualties that were represented in
the underground department twelve
have been added through the strike.
The new comers are Bohemians.
Welsh Swiss. Dutch, Greeks. Armen-
ians Roumanians Maltese, BraZilians.
Turks. Lithuanians and Belcians. For
greater part, they represent the 1900
men who have been imported TO Calu-
met in ihe past ninety days. They
are good workmen, physically capable
Of performing all that is required Of
them and adept ia the learning sc
their new duties
Since Dec. 10, no men have been inn
ported To- the strike zone but hundreds
have come from all parts Of the coun-
try where the labor supply rs greatly
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