The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-02
Sensation Is Caused By Find- ing Club Women Among
 the GirI Strikers
R|0T0US SCENES TAKE
 PLACE IN THE STREETS
Part of the Striking Girls Is Beat en Over the Head and Car
 ried to n Hospital

Chicago. November 1.-Mounted police
 charged threatening mobs of striking | garment workers and made numerous
 arrests in three sections of Chicago to- day only to be dumfounded when met by obdurate groups of well known club | women and society women who pro-
 duced engraved calling cards at po- lice stations in lieu of bail bonds. It
 was 8 new experience for the police and plainly confused them.
 A score of these women champions
 of the garment workers who engaged
 in today's rioting were taken into cus-
 today. They were immediately re-
 leased, however, when their identities
 became known to the police. One of
 them was injured when struck by a
 policeman's club, but her name did not
 become known as she was hurriedly
 placed in an automobile and taken to
 her home. Most of the women of prom
 thence involved in todays demonstra-
 tions were garDed as working girls and
 for this reason the, police could not dis tinguish them from strikers until after
 arrests had been made. Riotous and spectacular scenes developed in the
 downtown districts on the Northside
 
 More than 500 men and women en- gagged in the downtown demonstration,
 which was broken up by the police af- ter considerable trouble. As they left their headquarters in La Sale street the strikers and their sympathizers changed bells, blew whistles and footed horns. The line of march proceeded into the wholesale district, near the river, passing various large tailoring establishments, where employees were beckoned to join the strikers. More than 2000 took part in one of the in- cipient riots on the Westside In each instAnc5 women Eeadeu tae crowds ot strikers and their friends. Protests of Club Women
 'I would take 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 dread
 fully with their clubs some of the poor
 boys we were leading peacefully past
 the shops If there had been a real riot this morning. and 1t would not have taken much to have made one, 1t would have been melted altogether by the police.'
 Miss s. NJ. Franklin. another of the volunteer pickets, was indignant be- cause of the manner in which she had been treated by the police. 'I know they would not have let me go If had not presented my card.'' said
 Miss Franklin. "They seemed to think that I was a particularly dangerous character"
 Perhaps it would have been a good plan to have let them take me to jail and just prove to them how little legal foun- dation they have to stand on. Promises from wel-to-do women to open their homes to destitute striking girls. volunteers for picket service from among women well known as social and club leaders, and pledges of any assist ance within their power frofl many other women were received by Mrs. Raymond Robin president of the Womans Trade Union league, today.
 Among those to volunteer were Mrs W. F. Hopkins ani Mrs General Simpson. Woman VIII Speak Deputy Factory Inspector Helen NJ. Todd who addressed this mornings meet ing of strikers, volunteered to address a mass meeting of University of Chicago girls on the south side tomorrow night Mrs. Robins will speak on the subject Of the strike to the members of the Chicago Kindergarten institute. In this manner it Is expected to carry the light of the striking garment workers into every quarter of the city and arouse interest and secure valuable aid for the cause. Mrs Robins said there will be at least 70 volunteer piclxets from women's clubs and other sources outside of the working girls tomorrow. when further demonstra- tions are expected.
 eve cannot give their names at this time," Mrs. Robins said we found ad- visable in New York. and am sure will here, to keep the police guessing as to who our pickets are"
 Striking girls. club women and leaders in the Woman's Trade Union league will
 meet at breakfast at Kings restaurant tomorrow to discuss the strike Among those who will be special guests will be Miss Katherine Conan. for many years professor of history at Wellesley college; Mrs. Samuel Dorschy, Mrs. An na Wilmarth Thompson, Miss Carolyn Hunt and Miss Mary Peck.
 Although several tailoring establish ments where strike breakers arc being employed were stoned today. only few persons were injured, and there were no fatalities.