The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-30
riedly called. and the word went forth

riedly called. and the word went forth
to strike the next morning.
The workers went to their looms
and spindles - usual. Suddenly, Ia
every mill. before the wheels had
made a complete revolution. the vari.
Gus leaders gave the signal. and the
strike was on. Some violence at
tended the opening OF the strike. and
at the outset public opinion was un-
favorable to the foreigners" as they
were called. The mill owners fatty
refused to treat in any way with the
strikers. declaring that there was no
strike. However. within . week. TO-.
900 OF Lawrence's $4,000 mill oper-
ativcs were out. and Joseph Ettor and
Alturo Giovannitti were sent from
New York to take charge. Ettor's
nsry addresses before huge mass
meetings on the common aroused the
workers. and the 10000 grew to over
10000 in . few days. Picket lines OF
from 5000 to $4,000 men and women
every morning at 4 and O'Clock
formed about the mills and trampsd
back and forth In the snow and slush
to persuade non-strikers to Join the
common cause and night for better
UAsas Il was then that city ofhcials.
acting for the mill ofacialy, began the
tactics which ended In . congregational
Investigation. following the clubbing
OF women and the tearing Of their
children from them while sending the
little ones to be cared for In other
cities to keep them from starving
while the strike vas ON.
In the meantime state troops were
sent down to protect" property. The
soldiers had not been ON the scene
week before clashes between strikers
and soldiers became frequent. A boy.
John Rami. was stabbed In the back
with q bsyonet ms he was running
from a squad OF militiamsn whom he
and several other boys had been jeer-
Ing.
Then came the riot between SOL
tiers and strikers in the downtown
section Of the town on Monday. Jan
usry 27th. That morning q patrol
Of police had bean stoned In front Of
one Of the branch meeting places Of
the strikers. All day long scores OF
municipal and state police had clashes
At this point. Toward 4 o'clock In
the afternoon one Of the many pa
rades which the strikers occasionally
held was broken up. A portion OF
the crowd turned toward the head
quarters which had been the scene OF
trouble all day. Extra guards were
rushed to the place. and q pitched
battle In which shots were fired be-
gan. Annie Lopiszo. who was stand
ing near the edge Of the crowd with
several other women. jerring at the
police. fell TO the ground. shot
sutoubh thC hcote iucu tue CIOWO
dispersed. Caruso was arrested on
the spot. and held the next morning
without ball. charged with numbering
the Lopizso woman. Three days later
Ettor and Giovsnnitti we're hnked up,
charged with instigating the crime
through their speeches and through
Three witnesses for tho
defense testified at the preliminary
hearing before Police Court Judge
Aahopsy that they had positively seen
J policeman shoot the LoDizz0 wo-
man. They Identified the policeman.
No witnesses except the policeman I
Who arrested Caruso testified against
he latter. Attorney George y.
Roewer asked Judge Mahoney to fix
ball. II was refused. An sppsal was
AIKEN TO the state supreme conrt In
3oston. but although Roswcr hal the
hree witnesses swear they had seen
he policeman shoot Annie Lopisol /
'ail was again denied and the scclssd !
mem have been In jail ever since, I