Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-30


MI and leader, OF men. known
from Maine to California, who
j during the past two weeks has
making history in Carbon county
,.en summoned by President John
ps' .san ~ the United Mine Workers OF
s.,.,Ica 10 come to the union head
" ,,ors Al Indianapolis as soon as pos
w. This news which comes from
, ns.a would indicate that she is still
.,ose touch with the organization
.Ah pays her IS day. Sundays In
',a,a despite published reports to the
contrary.
:, was promised the striking Italians
:. carbon county that an accredited
|.,ssntatiye Of the United Mine
w..lsrs accompanied by Mother"
,,rs, would come to Utah. To date
nj, organizer has not appeared
W. wn4n she stepped off the train at
u.Ioer Mother Jones was going 1t
% lane opinions differ as to the real
SON Of her visit to Utah. Those
,ho believe in the woman and who
Umpathize with the allen element
r.,ch has cost the states so much
,,rouehout the country aver that It
was simply love for mankind, heart
,,oken mothers and hungry children
,bst brought her to suocor the down
,,Odaen ard comfort the oppressed
others smile cynlcally and affirm that
/, vas the love OF notoriety and an
,,horn desire to stir UP trouble which
made her turn Utahwards when driven
out OF Colorado
IA that as IL may. the old adage,
osc,lons speak louder than words" can
Ma applIed to Mother Jones. possibly
equally as well as to any notorious wo-
MAN in history The following particu-
,,,s are youched for by reliable gentle-
men official and otherwise
Is ALWAYS DRAMATIC.
Like Carrie Nation, Mother" Jones
asayly loves dramatic entry, She Is
not 50 particular as to the graceful
rtss Of her exits. but above all the
orchestra must play and red fire must
Ma burned when she appears upon the
sape To compare Carrie Nation to
Mother Jones is somewhat rough on
tbe little stub nosed lady from Kansas.
carrie has led clean life. This can
not be said of Mother Jones, an
erstyhIle fast friend OF the notorious
Kate Flint one Of the pioneer scarlet
women OF Salt Lake.
SYMPATHETIC OUTBREAK.
The manner in which she made her
entry at Helper was characteristic OF
. ,he woman. She walked 10 the best
hotel and announced who she was.
Later she entered the dining room and
at down TO dinner. At the close Of
nor meal the waitress placed a finger
bowl before her. Take 1t away my
grl" she said in voice that could be
heard all over the dining room, as
was doubtlessly intended, such things
are not for me. they only give some
poor overWorked girl extra work NJ
Washing dishes
The sentiment was anplauded as be-
lhg o. noble q one as ever uttered by
The white haired old woman dressed In
black. The words were passed from
1 mouth to mouth and the railroad hands
who board at the hotel We're filled with
admiration for her sterling qualities.
That Mother" Jones should have
such regard for young girls Is some
what Of a paradox. To tear the mask
away and resort TO plain language,
In May 1850, she leased 2l14 Market
| street, Denver, which she furnished
4 and operated as the most exclusive i'm
moral house In the city. For years she
t'afcked in the souls and bodies Of
4 girls
4 HER NOTIFIED CAREER.
a Since the day Mother" Jones came
+ Into prominence In the Plttsburg strike
a Of 1895. when she was hailed as a COM
Il poSite re-incarnatlon of Hypatia, Joan
n dAro Charlotte Corday ct al the lead
n Ing coal companies Of the country
have taken great interest In her, so
much so, In fact, that the Pinkerton
4 Detective agency detailed men to ferret
out her past history The result was
astonishing. Polly Pry, the enterpris-
4 Ing Denver newspaper woman, was the
A only owner Of journal who had the
q temerity TO print the details Of the
a Investigation in cold type. II is sig
nheant fact that a few nights after
the publication of the story Polly
q Pry's life was attempted at her Dem
4 Yer residence by man who fired point
blank at her.
4 II Is further significant that the re-
cord has never been denied, neither