The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-18

copper mine strikers.
To facilitate it's investigation into
the facts bearing on the copper mine
strike, the committee named by the
Copper Country Commercial Club to-
day announced that certain places con-
venient for all parties will be select
ed, where meetings viii be held 10
hear those willing 20 testify. The
first meeting Of the committee in Call
umet for this purpose will he held in
offices on the second floor of the Quel-
10 building i'm Red Jacket from 10 a. IN.
to p. IN. on Friday. Sept. 10, and the
committee will continue meetings there
after that date until further notice.
II is planned to secure information
from as many sources as possible ana
by opening an office, the committee
will make it simple for strikers and
others to present facts desired. The
same course viii be followed in other
parts Of the district
The committee has already gathered
much material but viii not be salts
fed until all available data is at hand.
\ clerical force is now engaged in
compiling the statements and facts al
ready received.
The committee which is composed Of
Edward Ulseth John w. Black and
Henry Baer met with the mine man
ayers at Houghton yesterday. follow
!ng a conference between the opera.
tors and John A. Mohitt No state
mcnt of the meeting was made public
ana until the committee is prepared ta
report something definite no state
ment will be made
Three Arrests This Morning.
Eugene Beaudoiu, Ferdinand Beau
don and William Little were arrested
this morning on Boundary street.
charged with molesting Charles Hens
ley, a workman on his way 20 the
mine. The arrest was made by Ofti-
Ger Cameron and the men were ar
raigned before Justice Armit this
morning. Their hearing was set for
Sept -, the men being released ON
bonds of 5000 each It is alleged that
after the parade OF strikers this morn
ing. the men returned To Laurium and
while on picket duty took hold of
Hcnsley and endeavored TO prevent
him from going To work.
Peter Osterman who was arrested
last Saturda, near the corner Of Scott
and Sixth streets, appeared before
Justice Fisher for examination this
morning, but because of the absence
of attorneys for the prosecution and
defense an adjournment was taken un-
I'll Sept. "a.
Tomorrow viii be clearing up day
In Justice Fishers court. almost twen-
| ~ strike cases having been set for
hearing that day, most of them hav-
ing their foundation i'm the early
morning disturbances of last week.
Tho rroat number of cases gives the
friday calendar the appearance of "a
circuit court calendar The taking Of
! testimony will be started al o'clock
and probably win be continued
| throughout the entire day.
several hundred strikers from Mo-
hawk. Ahmeck copper City and other
/ locations to the north of Calumet,
marched here early this morning and
! paraded through Red Jacket and
Lauriun. The parade was a quiet one,
but after it disbanded the strikers
scattered throughout the various To-
cations and in several instances in
tercepted men on their way TO work
Mine Operations Expanding.
Mine operations in the district con-
tinuc To expand The return Of min
ers particularly Englishmen, who left
for other fields at the beginning of the
strike is growing more marked daily.
several parties of five or six men each
having arrived here yesterday and
several similar parties today. all of the
men planning 60 resume work. Some
of the miners who were umid when
operations were first resumed are re-
lporting for work now, and others who
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