The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-22

sate. Instead of the clauses al the
petition being verified, General Abbey
discovered that strike pickets Were
threatening workncn and families Of
non strikers.
The inquiry revealed the fact that
the militia has done prat .,calls moth
ing to demonstrate authority expect
the breaking up of parties of strikers
who attempted To interfere with and
prevent men from going To work. This
information prompts the officers To be
lievc hat the alleged anidaVits which
accompanied the petition are false.
Third Regiment at hhmeck.
! The Third regiment, In command Of
Lieut.. Colonel Heckel, and hcadquar'
ters have been removed 10 Ahmeek,
! where, IL is stated, mining operations
will shortly be resumed. Co. G of the
First regiment has been removed 10
Calumet and tho Centennial South
kearsarge. Wolverine Allouez. All
meek and Mohawk win bc protected
by the Third
The back -tc-work movement has cN-
tended to the Eeweenaw county mines
| and well-denned step in this dircc.
,ion is cvicnt. The success of the cf-
fort i'm Calumet an other locations was
! such that employees NJ the kcwecuaw
county companies are contemplating
similar action Failure of the Western
Federation Ia keep its alleged promises
and general dissepsion resulting there
IT,,
union men Al Ahmcek. an attempt
tn call a meeting of strikers. prclim-
mary to ,paradlng to Calumet ycster-
day, was disastrous 20 the leaders. for
II Is stated, as many men expressed
= desire - return To work as to take
part in tho demonstration.
Fear of bodily injury at the hands
NJ strikers has prevented many men
from Il. serting tho federation ranks.
hut when they find the number of 10y.
nj men is sufficiently large. disgruntlci
union men Will join in the bnck-to.
work plan.
Shot Scattcrs Strikers,
n party of twelve strikers attcmuted
To stop three workmen f""'u going TO
work at South Iccla this morning
Onc of the non union men drew ~ re-
vnNer and fired over the heads of the
strikers who Immediately dispersed.
Th" Mohawk powder house which
has boon guarded by deputies is now
patrolled by militia, the strikers be-
coming troublesome late last night.
Military Board Meeting.
The state military board will hold
morrow morning and probably viii ar
range for = very complete report t.
Governor Ferris ON local developments.
No special business aside from the
consideration Of the strike situation
will come up.
Capt Alma Lake Of Detroit, First
Infantry, will leave for home this
evening to make arran scmcnts for the
closing of the Crosse Point rifle range
for the season Capt. Lake is the De
troit -ange officer. He has been in
charge Of the troops stationed at Os-
cola. Annual the annual state rife
shoot has not been officially declared
off. this action is considered likely be-
cause so man. troops are stationed in
the copper country and probably will
be for an indefinite period.
Striker Sent to Jail.
Mile Lonchar was arrested last
evening and arraigned before Justice
g. o. Jackola on the charge of assault
and battery. He was found guilty and
sentenced to serve the next sixty
days i'm the county Jail. The offensc is
said to have occurred in the c. x IL.
field. Lonchar isl "a striker and last
evening he was detected in the act of
throwing stone at one of the dcpu-
ties stationed at the mine property to
protect workers and property When
discovered he ran to Red Jacket. where
the arrest was made later by Marshal
Trudell
Arrest For intimidation,
None Orlich will lie arragned before
Justice Jackola this evening on the
| charge of intimidation. II is claimed
| Orlich stopped several workers who
| were passing through the c. Il II. field
| last evening and warned them To quit
work II is claimed he shook his fist
at several Of those stopped ana threat
cncd others. Fred Vincent, an cmployc
of the Calumet postofice, was among
those stopped. but Mr. Vincent was not
| threatened.
| Other Strike Gases.
| The examination of Israel Harris,
charged on two separate counts by
Frank Miller and Charles Adams with
| intimidation. which was to have been
held In the court of Justice Jackola to-
day, was continued until Monday be-
cause of the fact the attorneys inter
csted are busy at the inquest at
| IIoughton.
| The examination of Louis FOdar,
charged with assault and battery by
Gust Olsen will be held In the court
of Justice Jackola Monday.
| John Monaco and August Sackeson.
| whose examination on the charge of
! intimidation was to have been held
| today in the court of Justice Fisher,
will he given hearing next Friday.
! Because the attorneys interested are
busy at the inquest I'm Houghton. the
adjournment was necessary. The com