The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-14
Although Plan Was To BE An
nounced Today, None Has
Been Received
GRAND JURY NEAR END
OF HEARING Is BELIEF
Indictments Expected Tomorrow
Morning - Tanner De-
nounces Governor

Especially William Dawson :"
British Columbia, a member on the
executive council Of the Western
Federation Of Miners, arrived IN
Hancock this noon to take charge
of the conduct of the copper MN
crs' strike, succeeding r. X NC
kenxio of Denver. who leaves TO
nluht. Davidson declined 10 ois-
cuss the situation this noon, eS-
coptino 20 say that the fight VIII
be aaoed 70 a bitter finish. David
SON has called meetings OF strik-
ers at Hancock and South Range
this afternoon and evening. To
morrow ne will address strikers az
Calumet and Ahmeek-
At Ahmeek three strikers were
arrested this morning on. war
rants charging them with feioni-
Gus assault for attacking mounted
deputies. One officer was knocked
from his horse with a brick while
escortlna former Federation men
70 work. These arrested will also
face contempt OF court charges
for ALLEGED violation of the anti
strike violence injunction.
CALUMET, Mich. Jan 14.--(Spe-
cial Although 1t was reported from
Big Rapids last night that Gov Ferris
was prepared TO advance a plan FOR
settlement OF the Michigan copper
strike today no word has been receiv-
ed from the state executive by either
the mining companies or officials OF
the Western Federation OF Miners.
Allan F. Rees, OF the Calumet a.
Hecla legal staff. who Is representing
all the operators In the strike negotia-
tons, admitted today that ne hao
written to the governor several times
since that official left the copper coun-
try. He refused 10 give any intima-
ton OF the matters discussed In the
correspondence.
Res reiterated the position or the
companies, saying that, If the strike
was to end. the men must renounce
their connections with the Western
Federation OF Miners or other labor
organizations.
Although the grand jury is in ses-
sion today ii is hearing no witnesses.
This fact has given rise to persist
emit rumor that that body has compiet'
ed its Investigations and Is now at
work preparing true bills to be re-
turned tomorrow. This report could
not be confirmed. When asked about
1t Special Prosecutor Nichols stated
that no indictments would be return
ed today. Further than that he would
not say.
Judge O'Brien must be present
when the jury hands In it's report
The Judge is now holding court at
LAnse, Baraga county.
Ii is rumored here that two prom
inent business men OF the copper
country, members OF the Citizens ALI
ance, will be indicted in connection
with the deportation OF Charles Il.
Meyer. This report cannot be con-
nrmed.
The intense cold which has swept
the copper country sull continues
and, as a result, about two hundred
strikers have returned TO their Jobs
with the company. The Western Fed
GRAFTON OF Miners is still giving strike
benefits and II Is believed that. as
long as these hold out there Will be
no appreciable breaks in the ranks.
A mass meeting OF strikers was
held at Ahmeek last night. James f..
Roach and James A. Short, represent
atives OF the American Federation
Labor, assured the strikers that the
support OF that organization was Ia
no danger of being withdrawn and de-
MED that they had made proposals 70
the miners suggesting that they
break away from the Federation and
enroll with the United Mine Workers.
Charles Tanner. who was deported
with Charles n. Meyer, bitterly de-
nounced Gov. Ferris in his address 10
the strikers. He insisted that the
laborers could hope for no help from
that source, declaring that the govern
or had no desire 10 learn the truth
IL that truth would hurt the operators
He referred to Gov. Ferris as a
GRANDMOTHER governor" ard said thai
he should have stayed at home and
tended to his knitting instead of tend
ing to strikes and. meddling into ar
fairs about which he knows nothing
r. r. Mckenzie told the men tha
the companies would be forced TO &C
code to their terms within shor
time az tdlscontent had already man
Tested itself among the strike-break
ers imported TO work In the mines
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New Mexico nearly doubled tn
value OF its mineral output last yea
over the figures OF the year before
Mrs. Margaret Simpson has a farr
near Eaton Rapids, Mich, which sh
has managed for the last 43 years.
The invention of the cravenettin
process for waterproof rug textile
vas the result NJ an accident In a
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