Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-12-27

CALUMET, Mich, Dec ~ i'-
ability to give away one cent OF the
$4,000 collected for relief OF rl'
families stricken by the Christmas
eve catastrophe in Italian ttall IN
which seyenty-two persons were XIII
cd today confronted the commuec
which gathered the funds
Members Of every bereaved house
hold that was approached told the
men and women In charge OF the uls-
tributlon that they had been prom's-
cd adequate aid by the Western req
Grafton of Miners and nowhere was
any assistance wanted.
Members of the relief committee
sclected at yesterdays mass meet'ls
attributed this unprecedented cohul'
tion to the rumor that the man VINO
storted the panic among the sqlklhB
conner miners children were the EN-
hlem Of the Citizens Alliance, an or
ganization opposed to continuance Oh
the strike. TO combat this sentlm'h"
they obtained from Anthony Lucas
prosecuting attorney of Houghtoh
county. a statement that he was sat
isf.ed from the progress OF ms IN
yestigation that the man who raised
the cry wore no insignia OF any kllu'
Committee Kicked Out.
In most instances the offers OF re-
Iicf we're refused without show of any
feeling other than confidence that the
Trrion would be able to take care ol
all wants. In one case two women u.
the relief committee were eJecteu
from a home where two children laE
dead After being shown the door
they gave up their mission ana re-
turned to report to relief headquar-
ters.
Despite the evident determination OF
the sticken families not to accept
non on-uuion aid, the committee was not
without hope Of oVecoming the preJu-
dIces and held another meeting to-
night to consider various plans Tor
getting rid of the money in its funds.
Fifty-four families were on the list
n needing possible aid and each was
visited by sub committees. The led
eratlons members were not less act l.
i've and in several cases the unof-
ficlal visitors met union workersln the
house which death had visited. The
proffersof union help was accepted
IN nearly all cases.
Efforts to establish the identity OF
the man who started the panic met
with some success today. Several
persons gave long affidavits to prose
outor Lucas investigators and from
a description furnished by a fourteen
year old boy 1t was hoped that an ar
rest may be made soon. More i'm
portsnt in the mind of the local com
munity was the refutation of the re
port that the miscreant was mem
Der of the Alliance.
Mrs. Therse Sizorh denied she had
ever made o statement that she had
seen an insignia when she grasped
the man py the shoulders and tried
to force him into seat Mrs. Louisa
Lesh. who was marshalllng children
across the stage in Italian Hall while
they were receiving their Christmas
gifts. said she heard the cry Of fire"
rcpeated thrice In English from the
center Of the hall, followed immedi-
otely by the same voice exclaiming
the alarm In Croatian Hermann
Ilber thought he saw smoke Issuing
from the windows and Mrs. Charles
Movers repeated her story of seeing
hoy with fire In his wool cap as he
was carried from the building.
These accounts were embodied In
statements and affidavits collected by
the prosecuting attorneys office and
the persons quoted will be subpoenaed
TO appear as witnesses at the coroners
inquest Monday
Some significant evidence came
from a saloon man whose place Is on
the first floor of the building In
which the catastrophe occurred. He
told the investigators that only child
zen possessing union cards issued TO
their fathers were admitted to the
hall and that several times he was
called upon to identify little ones who
had been turned back because they
did not present credentials.
With the door thus guarded. II was
pointed out. II would have been al
most impossible for any one wearing
the insignia of a hostile organization