The day book. [volume], January 05, 1914, LAST EDITION, Image 10

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Mary Dobbertine, 1664 N. Fairfield
av. Suicide suspected.
Edward J.;West, 4306 Calumet av.,
asphyxiated. Gas. Accidental.
Summerdale police station dark for
three hours. Fuse blew out.
M. J. Maus elected president and
John Breen recording secretary of
.Baggage ana Jf arcei ueuvery Drivers'
Union.
Joseph Noreika murdered with
hatchet by man known as "Ben" at
Anton Ambrose.s saleon, 644 W.
18th st.
Body of woman clothed in dressing
gown found in lake at foot of 72d st.
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MINE BOSSES BOYCOTT JUDGE
Houghton, Mich., Jan. 5. Personal
attacks and social ostracism are be
ing meted put to Judge H. H. O'Brien
of the Circuit Court, who two months
ago dissolved ah injunction "Against
picketing which, had been issued at
the instance of the mine managers
against the strikers, and -who Satur
day charged the grand jury which is
to investigate the kidnaping of Chas.
H. Moyer that "if there is reasonable
amount of evidence pointing toward
persons connected with the kidnap
ing, they are to be investigated and
indicted."
So bitter is the feeling of the mine
owners and the Citizens Alliance
against Judge O'Brien that he is na
longer spoken of by his title, nor
recognized on the street, and pla
cards are posted on billboards charge
ing that he tried to mediate the, Btrike
in the cause of the Western .Federa
tion of Miners.
After Judge O'Brien dissolved the
injunction against picketing the
State Supreme Court issued a man
damus order that he should continue
the injunction In force, and 139 men
were immediately arrested for violat
ing the order of the court.
Judge O'Brien found the men
guilty, but refused to sentence them
and allowed them to go free. At
that time he saidi
"The true inwardness of this strug
gle" can be summed up by saying it is
a history of set, deliberate, and re
lentless purpose on the part of the
mining companies to crush out the
spirit of organization among their
employes, met by a self-sacrificing
and determined devotion to unionism
on the part of the strikers. It is easy
to understand then how a striker re
gards any man who works during
such a struggle as their economic
enemy.-
"Nothing has been done by the
complainants " . to conciliate these
strikers, who in the past had been
their' loyal and efficient employes.
Everything has been done to in
crease their bitterness and hostility.
Ordinarily they, were, peaceful and
law abiding."
After declaring that he believed the
offense of the strikers in violating
the injunction was unintentional, he
expressed his belief that they would
live up to the letter of the law when
they understood the law, and stated
he was going to give them a chance
to prove by their behavior that they
had as mu6h respect for the decisions
of the courts as had their fellow citi
zens. The grand jury which is ta inves
tigate the kidnaping of Charles H.
Moyer is" composed of the cliauffeur
of . James MpNaughton, mine owner,
several mine superintendents and two
Socialists.. .
Grand Rapids, .Mich., Jan. 5. Att'y
Gen. McReynolds has asked Acting
U. S. District Atf y Bowman to ascer
tain if any federal,, laws have been
violated in the copper regions. Bow
man expects to go to the upper penin
sula personally to investigate strike
conditions.
Terre Haute, Jan. 5. Eugene V.
Debs, who is suffering from a nervous
breakdown, announces he will go to
the scene of the copper miners strike
inJJpper Michigan to lend his assist
ance as soon as his, physical condi
tion will permit