The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
Mrs. FodaI's Story of Alleged Vi
olence by Militia, Told Today,
Differs From That Related in
Affidavit Signed by Her.
But Little Stress Is Laid on That
Much Mooted Flag incident
Witnesses Admit Soldiers
Were Friendly With Men.

That it was the daily pastime Of
the strikers at Tamarack Junior AMI
Centennial Heights to Congregate in
the evening and call "scab" at men re-
turning from work, was the testimony
offered, at the beginning of this after
noou's session of the congressional in
ycstisation into the STRIKE" ny Will
liam II. Palmeter,
Pulmcter was put on the stand with
the purpose of testlfying i'm regard 10
an alleged attack by soldiers at Tam
arack Junior i'm the early evening Of
Sept $, 1913. lie said the men, women
ana children congreeated on road
midway between Centennial Heights
and Tamarack Junior while capt.
Blacxman and six other soldiers were
escorting four men home from work at
the Red Jacket shaft.
ON cross examination Major Pepper
representing the National Guard,
asked
1T was your custom in Tamarac&
Junior to wait for the men returning
from work?
Yes answered Palmeter, ito see
the scabs go by"
"Vou always called names?'
THAT was the general CUSTOM
Was that picketing?"
NO. Ia hardly call it that We'd
say Let's 20 down to see the fun |
took it ms Il sort of pastime."
~ daily pastime?" asked Major Pep
pcr
Yes answered the witness,
PGlnetcr's testimony was to the ef-
feet that when the women and chill
drcn were calling names To the four
men who were guarded, Capt. Black
man struck woman across the shout
dcrs with his saber. Another woman,
Mrs. Phillip Gregorlch, cried coward
Capt Blackman threw her down, the
witness said, and attempted to tie her
To- "A horse, saving at the same time
broom again" Her son and husband
then came NJ and rescued her. Another
woman, the witrcss said, was struck
by soldier with the butt Of rifle ana
knocked into cellar and so badly in
jurcd that Dr. John MaCItac of Ccntcn-
NAL had 10 be called to attend her.
In the cross examination Major
4
thing the large general paradcs of the
strikers, such as those en- Sunday ana
ON special occasions like the visits ol
Mother Jones ANA John Mitchell, were
not interfered with
The major asked Palmctcr when
the parades of the strikers were dis
continued The answer was:
we were advised to Quit AZ the time
the Citizens Alliance was ORGANIZED
our officers told us that if the two fac
tions were to parade the same day and
should happen to meet there probably
would he some gore lost
Charles Johnson of Mohawk testified
to the stopping of II parade at Mo-
hawk ON Nov. 18th. He also told pt
another incident in which a man cav
rying nag was whipped by two sol
dcrs lie reported the matter to the
sheriff. he said. and the sheriff said
We can do nothing about it.
Major General Kirk arrived today ,,
bc present at the Investigation regard
ing the alleged misconduct of the stat,
militia during the strike.
The federation this morning at
tempted TO show the offenscs whicf
it is alleged were perpretated.
The greater part of the early session
was consumed with the testimony o
Mrs Fodar. wife of Louis Fodar. one
of the most active OF the Hungarian
strikers Her testimony concerned th'
attempt of Under Sheriff Heikkela tt
arrest her husband July 81. She inn
plicated the militia, stating that sol
dier struck her with a gun aud tha
two of them fred two shots into th'
kitchen Of her home. She related th'
story of Heikkela's coming to tn
house about o'clock i'm the Afternoon
stating she met the officer at the doc
and demanded that he produce waT
rant At the previous moment sh
was baking i'm the kitchen and carrle'
rolling pin with her when she wen
To admit the officer. When he coul'
produce no warrant, she refused to le
him enter. Immediately the Office
grabbed her by the hair and dragge
her fifteen feet into the yard, she aver
ed. \ soldier came into the yard a
that iuncture and struck her with III
gun. Other deputies who came to tn
assistance of Heikkela, she said, lock
cd her and two other women neighbor