The day book. [volume], January 05, 1914, NOON EDITION, Image 32

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NATION-WIDE STRIKE POSSIBLE
Officials of the Western Federation
of Miners will meet in Chicago today
for the purpose of considering the
question of calling "a- -nation-wide
strike of miners. "
The Western Federation will un
doubtedly be supported in this action
by the United Mine Workers and the
American Federation of Labor.
Charles E. Mahoney, vice president
of the Western Federation of Miners,
is speeding to Chicago from Wash
ington, D. C, to confer with President
Charles H. Moyer.
High officials of the union believe a
general strike inevitable following
the repeatedly refusals of the 'Calu
met mine owners to deal fairly with
the striking miners of their district.
John B. Densmore of the United
States Department of Labor was en
tirely ignored by the copper barons
when he attempted to bring about
peace in the mine country. A general
strike appears to be the most effect
ive weapons the miners have.
The Michigan State Federation of
Labor will meet in Lansing, Jan. 12,
for the purpose of conferring over a
state-wide strike.
From his bed in the St. Luke's
Hospital President Moyer expressed
the hope that.Gov. Ferris' proposed"
visit to the Calumet regions may aid
in ending the strike.
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MOTHER JONES DEPORTED
Denver, Col., Jan. 5. "Mother"
Jones, the "angel" of the miners,
was forcibly deported from the coal
strike district at Trinidad on orders
of eGneral Chase, who had her met
at the depot when she arrived from
El Paso and kept under surveillance
of a detachment of military until the
arrival of a train for Denver, when
she was put aboard.
Lieut. H. O. Nichols and four sol
diers guarded her to Denver. When
the train reached Walsenburg, where
"Mother" Jones had expected to
make a -speech to the strikers, she
tried to taik to a group gathered'
around the station, but was pre
vented. As the train pulled out of the sta
tion, she shouted: "I expect to visit
you again when Colorado is made
part of the United States, but now "
General Ciase has ordered tbft
she be sent out of the district never
to return so long as the strike lasts.
eH says she will be deported every
time she comes back. Mother Jones
says she will return in two weeks.
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BITS OF NEWS
Fire totally destroyed home of Dr.
Alfred M. de Koult, 6620 Kenwood
av. Loss $20,000.
Peter Plett, 345 Krai av., found"
dead. Broken neck.
Drastic legislation wanted by bar-,
bers to prevent women shaving hus
bands on Sunday.
STRANGERS GENERALLY
WAIT FOR AN ANSWER
"Two ladies just left their cards,
mum."
"Were they people' who know me?"
"I think so, mum they hurried
right away."
weatherIforecast
Cloudy today and Tuesday; not
much change in temperature; mod
erate, variable winds.