The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-02
PROMINENT CHICAGO WOMEN
ARRESTED, BUT PROMPTLY
RELEASED.
GREAT DEMONSTRATION
In Downtown District Yesterday
One Society Woman Injured by
Pollce c'ub--Big Publi-
city Campaign on.

CDlCdEN, INV. ~ AhOA~tNA leA'@~
charged threatening mobs OF striking
garment workers and made numerous
arrests IN three sections OF the ciT
today, only to be dumbfounded when
met by groups of we'll known CLUB
women and society women who pro
duced engraved calling cards at po-
lice stations in lieu of bail bonds. u
was d new experience for the ponce
aud plainly confused them.
A score of these women, champions
CT the garment workers who faced to-
days riotng, were taken into Gus
today They were Immediately re-
leased, however, when identified. one
of them was injured when struck by
a policeman's club, but her name did
not become, known, as she was har'
riedly placed in an automobile and
taken to her home.
Most of the women of prominence
involved ia today's demonstrations
were garbed as working girls and for
this reason the police could not dis
tinguish them from the strikers until
after the arrests were made.
Riotous and spectacular scenes de-
velol ed in tle down town district, on
the north and west sides. More than
500 men and women engaged in the
down town demonstration, which was
broken up by the police after consid-
cradle trouble AS they left the head
quarters on LaSalle street, the s'ri'p
crs and sympathi2e9s cbimcd be.lA,
blew Whistles and footed horns The
line of march proceeded into the
Wholesale district near the river,
passing various large tailoring estab-
lishments where the employees We're
than eco took part in one riot.
Women headed the crowds of strikers
u would take an oath that we were
doing absolutely nothing beyond the
law said Miss Ellen Starr, one of
the club women who has become a
strike picket THE only persons
who were violating the law were the
policemen, who treated us roughly
and hurt dreadfully with their clubs
some of the poor boys we were Lead
ing peacefully past the shops. Their,
was not a real riot this morning, and
II would have taken much to have
made one
Miss S. NJ. Franklin, another volun-
teer picket, was indignant because OF
the manner in which she had been
treated by the police. She said
81 know they would not have lei
me go if had not presened my card
They seemed to think | was particu'
it would have been a good plan tc
let them take me TO Jail and just
prove that they have little legal
foundation to stand on"
Promises from well to do men tc
open their homes to destitute strik-
ing girls, volunteers for picket ser
vice from among women well known
AS social and club leaders, an,
pledges for any assistance in then
power from many other women were
received by Mrs Raymond Robins
president of the Women's Trade
Union League today.
Among those to thus volunteer
were Mrs. w. u, Hopkins, and Mrs
General Simpson, Deputy Factory In
spector Helen NJ. Todd, who al
dressed this mornings meeting @
strikers. volunteered to address
mass meeting of University of Chi
cago girls on the south side tomor
row night.
Mrs Robins will speak on the SUI
ject of the strike to the members o
the Chicago Kindergarten Institute
In this manner it is expected to carr,
the fight of the striking carmen
workers into every quarter Of tn
city and arouse interest and secur
valuable aid for the cause.
Mrs. Robins declared that thel
will be at least fifty volunteers 70
pickets from womens clubs an
other sources outside the workin
girls, actively engaged tomorrov
when further demonstrations are e'
pected.
I'VE cannot give their names a
this time said Mrs. Robins.
"We found it advisable in Ne,
York, and are sure We will be abl
to keep the police here guessing VIII
our pickets are"
The striking girls and leaders /
the women's leagues will peet .
breakfast at Kings Restaurant Y
morrow morning to discuss the strik'
Among those who will be spec!;
guests will be- Miss Katherine Conan
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