Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-17
NEW ENGLAND MILLS
A Probability That All Cotton Oper-
tives VIII Be Called Out.
WORKING FOR A BACHELORS TAX.
mrs Charlotte Smith Opens Headquarters
for Matrimonial Reform In New jersey
-sunragists In Session. Secret Of
Perpetual Life

BosToN, Feb. l4.-At a meeting yes
terday in this city Of IS representatives
OF textile unions in New England IL
was unanimously voted to recommend
that all unions call out the operatives
in every mill in New England. The
meeting was practically the outcome
OF the recommendation which Presi.
dent Gompers made to the Federation
OF Labor the previous Sunday, in which
he urged the different unions to unite
on some settled policy regarding the
mill situation in New England. 1t
was pointed out yesterday that If the
strikers at New Bedford could hold
out for four weeks without receiving
more than 90 cents per operative per
week in the way of outside assistance,
the other operatives could stand sim
liar strain, and that if all went out 1t
would preciptate crisis that would
have to be met within short time by
the manufacturers. 1t now remains
for the various national unions to take
action on the recommendation, but
what this action will be is matter of
conjecture. If all should acquiese and
vote to strike, $4,000 operatives would
undoubtedly cease work and the man
ufacture of cotton goods throughout
New England would be at standstill.
WORKING FOR A BACHELORS TAX.
New YORK, Feb. 14.-Mrs. Charlotte
Smith has opened headquarters in
Taylor's hotel, Jersey City, for a cru.
SADIE against bachelors and old maids
and to aid the bill introduced in the
legislature by Assemblyman Frank M.
Weller providing for tax on bach.
elors. She claims that the bill should
be amended so that old maids shall be
taxed too. 81 certainly believe in
compulsory marriage law" she said.
Every man and woman should be
married" Mrs. Smith had dodgers
distributed as a part of her campaign.
The dodger was headed, appeal to
the citizens of New Jersey" 1t advo.
Gated that the bill be SO amended as to
tax old maids who didn't marry pro-
vided they had an annual income of
70, 200 or more, the tax to be devoted
to paying for the keeping of decrepit
Did bachelors who are more than three
'core. Further, all hands were to pay
tax of $40, instead Of the 81 original.
y proposed. The dodger went on:
We earnestly appeal for the homeless
I'D bachelors, who have been matri.
nonial and financial failures in life.
New Jersey has As, 600 women who sup
'ort husbands by their labor. The
mental and physical strain has brought
thousands of good and true women to
n untimely grave endeavoring to pro.
lde for ornamental husbands. 1t is
o be deplored that this class of hus-
ands is alarmingly increasing in this
tate"
suFFRAGlsTS IN SESSION.
WASHINGTON Feb 1.-THE 18th an.
ual meeting of the National Amer.
an Woman Suffrage association began
esterday afternoon at the Columbia \
heater. The meeting also signalized
he 10Th anniversary of the first con-
antion of women devoted to wom-
as rights in this country. The e
azure of the meeting was a sermon Il
Rev. Anna Shaw Miss Susan B. u
nthony also spoke briefly on the u
'esent outlook. To-day's session (
'ened at nine a. Il. and consisted U
liehy of an executive committee .
Getting and the transaction of routine Il
isiness. ca
SECRET OF PERPETUAL LIFE. AZ
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. IA - Eta Mi u u,
aelson, pretty and educated u
ri living at 46o Broadway, says she
S discovered the secret of perpetual
e. when | announce this" she
i'd, 81 realize that the whole world CT
Il laugh at me, | cannot help that. Mt
annot disclose my secret unless ten
N meet to hear what have to saw. he
want them to thoroughly investigate CT
rat tell them" The rirps mental
ldition is said to be all right and de
r request to meet ten men to whom Nj
, will reveal her secret will un-
lbtedly be granted. D,
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