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;, it the Strike of ’00,” Writes Mot her Jones, “We © Women Folks Took the ‘Vittles’ From the Soldiers And Pitched a Cross Little Sheriff Over the Fence|| - How They Histed the Potteville Sheriff Over the Fence. By Mother Jones “The Ange! of the Coal Min: The strike of 1900 in the anthracite di t was perhaps won in time and with less violence than any other strike recorded in history ‘The women played a most im portant part in that strike; they organized and went out every night It was a pathetic sight to see them. Old women, with their heads white with years of sorrow and care; young women, with a heart beating with hope for a brighter day, joined forces and marched to close up mines. In one instance we marched 15 miles in one night Dering the march we stopped to rest. Few knew where we were going, but there were 5,000 men im some mines which we wanted to call out and get them to jotn our forces One night 5,000 women from different camps gathered together and marched 15 miles over » mountain to Coledaly, Pa. We had « band along, so we played and sang patriotic sovgs as we ‘o Lansford, and the people dashed out Int nightgowns and said, “—H, it ie that They are; brethers, who are scabbing, to join lour forces.” Phe reximent was the crack 13th yivania, and was made up idead hour of nix . bank clerks and men yelled “Hi e | whe Htthe 2x4 je The mitith w that we « did not have a single weapon in our hands, bot were armed only with jour volees, which we raised in de- fense vf childhood yet to come. The «| governor was not a very bright one or he never would have sent that militia there, for there was no ity for it at all. We were will not charge bayonets,” peaceful and law abiding, but we “not on this crowd. We are wanted justice, that was all. So the government. Wel finally the soldiers let us pass, Going to get 5,000 of our; After awhile we met the miners, ONSTIPATED, HEADACHY OR BILIOUS-TAKE CASCARETS mediately cleanse and regulate the stomach, remove B undigested and fermenting food and fon! cases; take the excess the liver and carry off the decomposed waste matter and the intestines and bowels tonight will straighten you out by morning—a 10-cent ‘Reep your entire family feeling good for months. Don't forget | Mather Jones ¥ and ber army He clean us all wp. fae aitempted to pass along the glitter « beet, for have been i all night.” the colonel yelled, Aayonets then “We wilt! “CASCARETS WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP.” _ Purniture In Rooms $2.50, Month £10.00 ul Hath, per week 6.00, Month $20.00 yiaing complete—A »spondence room pect this hotel — beautiful lobby and WPORNER SEVENTH AND KING STREETS Room in Connection. Phones: Ind. 3071; Main 459% _SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE STAR. _ \ ho’s the Smartest? This ts @ question that comes Men when fighting a good “gamy to the mind of all fisher: fish Many of th B® eive you a good lively tim in the Cas- waiting New Line with gamy fish catching them eek-End Excursion Fares To Many Delightful Points in the Cascade Mountains. Also Along the Tacoma Eastern Railroad. SOF SALE and each Saturday and Sunday to and ineluding October 27 1932. RETURN LIMIT—Monday “following date are call or ¥ piste P. CHAPMAN, Jr, J..L. CRISWELL, Agt’, Paws. Depot. City Ticket Ast. § Second and Cherry St., Seattle, Wash. Main 6960, Gen | some of them coming down to work We took possession of | the cars and cleaned them out and the men went back home, and those fellows were among the first to lay down their tools in response to the call of 1902 Then over 6,000 went to the hotels where the militia had order ed their breakfasts, took the food right out of the kitchen and ate it and allowed the militia to go with out, We went on singing as the band played until we met the little 2x4 sheriff of Pottsville, That the only joke we had that day, He | made a lot of fuss about our “dis jorderly” conduct. 1 guess he didn't \like our singing or the way the band played. Anyway he was Awfully cros and flashed bis star ell the while he was trying to boss ua, The easiest way to get by him was to remove him from the road, we thought. That some of the women did by picking him up and dropping him down on the far side of the fence. |, He was shaking like an aspen leaf as he got up and ran away. Why Don’t We Say It | Here Is a Rare Surgical Operation BALTIMO! April §.—Mre. Ruth Reed, 55 years old, who had been slowly choking .or se weeks, w operated upon Baltimor ye and Throat hospita’ and a tnmor nearly twice the «lize lof a hen's eax was cut from her | throat The case was one of the rarest | known to medical science, and fi | brought two throat spectalists from New York to Witness the operation. The thyroid gland had practically formed into the tumor, There are Jonly three other such cases known to setence. | In the presence of eight promi nent physicians the operation was performed and lasted two hours. An incision was mad om the left side of the neck, as th tumor Was situated at the base oi the tongue. It would ha ant death if the th had been cut. A search was e for the gland, and it was discovered that the tumor apsorbed it The woman will recover BOUNTIFUL DIES BROKE HOT SPRINGS, Ark, April Harry St. Claire, at one \* time worth $400,000, which he * won and lost at race tracks, * died penniless in St. Joseph's | hospital, He was 60 years old |® A few weeks ago St. Claire * was stricken with paralysis. |® When he became too ill to * work friends paid his ex * penses of the stor *# Claire was about When he was wealthy time, a stranger told him was broke ana asked for lw ald. St. Claire counted ou | $1,000 and gave It to him. I* | ok kk tt kk tk | mone “eo | DIVINE NOW ACTOR | OAKLAND, Cal, April 8.—-From \tie pulpit to the stage is the step to be taken — by Jerome F Trivett palian, and former | pastor of the Chureh of the |Bast Oakland, whose resign jhas been referred to Bishop Nich ols, It is said Trivett will sign up la year’s contract with a vaudeville jeirevit playing in cities in the Northwest, This Trivett does not | deny i | PORTLAND, Or, April 8.—"He lis some thief,” said Patrolman Kee gan, commenting on the clever dip vyho had deftly removed the “ from bie breast more than | had formed from | fi liwe gland and had almost entirely | “4 I ee ee ee ee aT RSet eeeeeeeeeeeee THE STAR—MONDAY, APRIL _ 1912. MORE GREAT VALUES 36—HONEST ITEMS—36 ! |GIRL IS CHARGED WITH MURDER (By United Preas Leased Wire) AUGUSTA, Maine, April & Charged with the murder here sev on years ago of Mattle Hackett, | aged 18 years, who was strangled to death with a silken cord, Kiste Raymond was arrested today She Deserves It WASHINGTON, April 8.— Representative Francis of Ohio hae asked the house committee on invalid pensions to consider jately @ bill granting a jon of $100 a month to Mra h Brandon, who furnished 16 sons to fight for the Union during the Civil W Mrs. Brandon, who lives in Jacobs burg, ©., Is said to be 114 years old. She hae been married twice and had 33 children, Seattle Girl Elopes LO8 . ANGELES, April & An elopement, planned and executed in less than an hour, resulted in the marriage of Carlton W, Warner, 18 years old, of Venice, prominent in clubs and in society, and ¢ he most expert swimmers of the coast, and Marion Gilehrist, Seattle, daughter of Mrs Gilebrist The bride has been at Venice with her mother for the last three months, Warner, who ia popular in the summer beach colony at Venice, met his bride two months ago. Great Dog Race (By UValted Vreas Leased Wire) NOME, Alaska, April 8.—The fa mous team of doga owned by Mre Chas. Darling of Oakland and San Francisco .is reported today to be leading in the AlbAlaska stakes. Ale: ing John J ‘s team of SF berfan wolfhounds, ts ranning seo ond. The Darling do driven by A. A. (Scotty) Allen Allen forged to the front early today, and it ls not believed his team will be overtaken. The race is over the snow trail, SEEDER E SHEE HH *® o DUMPS COAL INTO SEWER NEW YORK, April § were filed with Fire joner Johnson againat M. J. Sullivan who re ceipted for three tons of coal. The coal man had lifted a manhole top and let the coal slide in. Then he drove away When Deputy Chief Lang Mine |B ford arrived he sent for the janitor and asked if the coal was all right What coal?” janitor There wan no coal In the cellar, It had been dumped in the om which opened into th asked the Seeeeeeeseeeeteteeeee SRE ER ERE EEE EH SAILORS MUTINIED SAN FRANCISCO, April &—Af ter a hazardous voyage of 144 days, | marked by mutiny, disaster in| storms and death, the sailing ver | sel William P. Frye is in port bere | today from Philadelphia. Trouble started post before the vessel, with a crew of green hands, left the Delaware river Nov, 13. A free-| forall fight started among a num ber of drink-crazed sailors, with the result that three jumped over: | board and two were drowned. “ME CIVILIZED” | PORTLAND, Or, April §.—"Me civilized, me American,” sald Hen. ry Drew Klamath Indian, when the judge asked bim if he had any reason for beating his mother-n- law (“THE MARKETS | The following ere the pricts paid wy local commission suet chante to the jucers. | all cases ence, by these prices, uniess otherwi jeated, are for strictly | | otherwise | tiret grades. Butter—sellag Price Washingvon but- Chucks Loins, No. 1, full r geet | Live rm, lve, The. live, Ib. i Eeetern Washington | timothy aes +. 19. 00@20 Puget sound timothy. 15.00 Alfalfa ‘ 14.00 Wheat nay’. 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