The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-01-15
PHONES REVEALED
STRIKERS SECRETS
Sleuths Report Leaders We're
Heard in Michigan.
UNION OFFICERS NOT WORRIED
konunion Workers Drag Federation
Speaker or Platform and Meeting
Ends in RIot--Moyer Leaves
for Capital.

Houghton, Mich. Jan. Evidence
obtained by the use OF telephone de,
vice is said TO have played large part
in the presentations made to the grand
jury Of Houghton county by Special
Prosecutor George Nichols.
Operatives Of a detective agency said
that one of the instruments was in
the Calumet Offices OF Angus W. Kerr
and Edward f. Legendre for five weeks
last summer, and that recently con
versations between Charles H. Meyer,
president OF the federation. and o. \.
Hilton. its chief counsel were record
ed b. the same method, in the Scott
hotel in Hancock.
Suppose they did have one OF those
things in the room; it doesn't worry
us, said one of Tire labor leaders, who
added that he had heard the device
was being used by agents Of the com
panies.
Detectives, however, said the arrest
Of two men in New York on charges CT
buying faiEe affaavits relating to the
use of gunner" by the mine man
ayers was one f the results OF the use
OF the secret device.
After the strike began last July con-
ferences OF strike leaders were held
In the Offices Of Messrs. Kerr and lie
Fendre. BY means of the telephone
device. the detectives said, voluminous
records were made OF statements by
attorneys, by Guy f. Miller. Yanco
Terzich and ]. ]. Lowney Of the eNecu'
tive board OF the federation and by
over TO the mine managers.
The detectives limited that some OF
the records went before the grand
jury, which has been investigating
strike lawlessness.
George Nichols, special prosecutor
declined to discuss the question.
The italian meeting ended IN a row
when a union member obtained per
mission to speak. Some Of his state
ments aroused the wrath OF nonunior
men. who dragged the speaker on the
platform and elected him from the
hall.
Big Rapids, Mich, Jan. 13.-Gover
nor Ferris passed Sunday in resting.
Il have not received from the copper
mine operators" said the governor. "a
FINAL reply TO my last propositions &c
them. but expect to hear from then
about Wednesday. BY that time also
expect to have from the state commits
sioner OF labor report rs 10 the nam
Der Of men at work in the various
mines.
After ! have had time fully to con
sider these documents | probably will
have some statement to make"
Milwaukee, Jan. 1.-THE executive
board of the Wisconsin Federation oI
Labor authorized participation in a ma
tional conference OF federation dele
gates January 20 at Houghton. Mich.
when organized labor Of tho entire
country viii take mp the question OF
settlement OF the copper strike.
Houghton, Mich, Jan. l3.-fresideut
Charles II. Meyer left llancoci, on his
way TO Washington to attend the meet
Ing of the executive committee II the
American Federation OF Labor. which
meets on January 10.
Washington, Ian. l3.--Sccretsry al
Labor Wilson made public The repor,
OF Walter Il. Palmer. an investigation
OF the department. on the strike sitna
ton IN the northern Michigan copper
region.
At the sam. time he officially an
nounced. in view or reports by John Is
Densmore and John A. MofFitt, federal
mediators, that they were unable &c
bring the warning factions together
that the department had reached the
end Of it's rope and could do nothing
further TO bring about M end 10 the
trouble.