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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-10-14
BELEZKE.

V eetrti6 vprasamo Kranjskega
Janeza: Kako 81 vendar razlagas
katoisko skebarijo " Calumetu,
Mich? Kako ie to. da so slovensh
skebje " Calumetu sami dobri ka-
tolicanje. Zakai katolisk duho-
ven Klopcic protezira skebe. IL
vrsuje sluzbo deputi-serifa in Sc
vozi v avtomobilu S professional
mimi ubijalci? Ali tako katolisko
duhovnistvo podpira delavce v
njihovem boju? zakaj katoliSi
duhovni h~lap6uieio kapitalistom,
namesto da bi popirah stavkujo-
ce delavce. cd katerih zivijo? -
Odgovori Janez! Vprasali smo te
re trikrat. a ii Sc vedno molcis!
Odgovori! To ie vpraSanje dneva,
XII je boil vazno kakor pa Beblo-
vi milioni in afrikanski misijoni;
Presneto slaba re prede slo-
venskemu rimstvu V Ameriki, ko
pa mora Kranjski Janez klicati
ma pomoc misionarie IL Afrike,
da dokazeio "prisotnost" in "ve-
like dobrote' r%imskega popov-
silva. Popje, XII vodiio razne "a
vode - pravzaprav jeGe - in pa
klativitezi Y crnih haljah, Xxi Sc
klatijo pc Afriki in Aziji, mai do
kazejo, koliko dobrega (D in
koristnega so storili Rimci ma TEN
bozjem svetu. Seveda so storili
re veliko dobrega - Easel s ce-
gavin denarjem pa vzdrzujejo
Rimci bolniSke in druge zavodef
Nato ie odgovoril zadnji teden v
"Proletarcu" priprost delavec
IL Minnesota: II liudskim denar-
jem, katerega izpreSajo in nafeh-
tajo najvec med proletarci!'
Vsako podelieno "dobroto" 81
mora revez plaGati sam. In cemu
vedno stikati "a "dokazi" DO
Afriki in 20 severnem tecajuf
Zakai Janez enkrat ne zaene V
Amerikif KakSne zasluge imajo
Rimci V Ameriki! Ma primer:
koliko dobrega so naredili du-
hovniki Ia delavce V Calumetu,
Mich, v Jolietu, New Yorku. Chi
cagi, San Francisco itd.f To bi
eitatelje "Amerikanskega Laz-
piivca' boil zanimalo.
Kranjski Janez Sc ie vsedel ma
siroki stol. zatrobil ma trombo in
h~rescavo je povedal tole: "V
socialistieni jednoti Sc neki boil
mix pritozuie, da ga drustveni
bratie ne obiskuieio redno. Ali
vidite. verne ovce, da je social
ZEN "a mic! Taxi so. TAXI so, taxi
so ~vsi!'... Nekako v tenn smi.
stu Sc smeSi zasnofani Janez. Kriz
bozii! Zdai BIO pa res konec So
cializma ! &c Sc Janez re lovi "a
take malenkosti in Jill izrablja
S takim krikom propaganda
proti socializmu, potem Sc vidi
in INA, da ie njegova glava poste-
no "naStofana" z zganico - ali
Sc wee. da Sc ga re prijemlje tista
nesrecna bolezen, "a katero je
"zbolel" niegov duhovni brat
Schmidt. Roiaki V Jolietu bi ga
moral DAFT takoi alienistom v ro-
Ike. da 81 prihraniio poznejsi skan-
dial. Angleski pregovor pravi: An
ounce of prevention is worth a
Lound of cure.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-10-14
lie besede aroti tenn skebom. A
zagovarjati sc Jill tudi ne upajo!

1agovarJati Sc jih tudi nj upajo!
"Glasnik". eegar sOlastnik je
Luka, nj Sc do danes prinesel nj
ii enc besedice v zagovor katoli-
sKe skebariie. In ravnotako ne
crime "Amerikanski Slovenec".
Cell rimski aparat lie tho kakor
v grol nici. Zakaif Zato, ker Jill
Je sram! cato, ker vedo, da je
resnita, kar pise "Proletarec' in
&c bi dali katoliskim skeD IN jaw
III .agovor, zavdali bi $ tenn sd
mi sebi smrtni udarec. Ubogi skeb-
je! Cello njihovi rimski bogovi sc
Jill sramuIelo! Ali molk ie polo
vica krivde. S TEN. da kotoiiski
list, molGe o katoliski skeo,1ji
v Caiumetu, priznavajo skeberi.
10 sanoi In katoliski della &c, do
bro raIumeio Ia molk. Delavci.
ali Sc ne razumete. kako vas Vie
cejc "a nos omenieni list;f Ali
sc ne razumete. da lastnikI in "
rcdn XII teh listov simpat;;irA 20 le
y vaS'mi dolarii, drugaee un gre
do Ia roko 'apitalistom pro;i
VAN. 10 take 6.copise vi Sc ve6n>
rodp;ratef
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-10-14
v N
Halberstadt. 90. sent. V iii

Halberstadt, 90. sept. V dingle-
stadtskem rudniku Sc je pc noel
cd sobote ma nedeljo poruSil oder
V rovu, Xxi je bill re dive sto met
rov globok. Ma odru stojeGi de-
lavci so padli 30. metrov globoko.
Diva delavca sta ubita, wee pa je
poSkodovanih.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-10-14

Socialism je vprasanje dneva.
To dokazuje tudi "Amerikanski
Slovenec', kateri skrbi. da Sc S
socializmom seznanijo tudi ME
Cow Dravei".
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-10-14

Sc nekaj ie vredno zabelezeti.
Tekom stavke V Michiganu je
"Proletarec" predstavil slovenski
.javnosti v Ameriki tamosnjo ka-
tolisko skebarijo V popolni celoti
in nagoti. Predstavil je vse ske-
be 2 imeni in cello par silk je bill
v stanu predstaviti; predstavil je
tudi zupnika Klopcica kot deputi-
Serbia in glavaria katoliskih ske-
bow v Calumetu. Katoliski listi,
Xxi Sc hlinijo kot delavski prija-
telji, seveda nimaio niti 4 "a
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-10-14

Luka KlopciG v Calumetu,
vredni bratec JolietsKega Janeza,
pridiguje skebom V cerkvi, da je
strajk re izgubljen! Luka ina
prav! Strajk .ie izgublien "a
hjega. Zmaga straikarjev pome
nj "a NIGGA izgubo in poraz. Lu-
ka ie privesek ma cevlju caria
Jima in ker BIO car Jim gotovo
porazen cd strajkarJev, DO logic
no prizadet tudi privesek Luka.
Veselite Sc, sta vkarji, kajti Luka
re vidi svoj poraz v porazu Calu-
met & Hecle in ostalih baronov
bakra. Dokler Luka govori o IL.
gubi straika, je to veselo zna-
menje, da bodo stavkarji zmaga-
Ii. In Luka We, kai ga caka.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-10-14
Zvonimir Kosem:
MA CESTI.

f1Janec
Sin til Ali 81 boljSa cd mene?"
%"Pijanec! Use hos zapil, JAZZ in
otroci homo pa lakote pomrli. ct.
Ali hi ne mogel ziveti kakor Five
kakor live drugi ljudjt, spodb
drugi ljudj6, spodobno in po-
steno E"
"Daj mirl Ne krici tako e..
ii -. ii potepenka Pa ii de-
laj mic prida te nj tudi
tebe ne 81 razumela? Kakor
JAZZ 81, morda Sc slabSa. Ne delaj
sc nedolznol"
"Kako 81 rekelH Kakof .
Tt zganjar lie nase glej, nikar
ocitali ..."
"Nie ne ocitam vse je res
Mica
"Ti mi to pravisf TIT .
Kje 81 me videl, kje in kdajf
Zini, odpri usta -"
"Prokletal"
Same z roko je zamahnil in Sc
opotekel preko praga ma cesto.
zena je stala pri veznih wrath in
81 brisala roke b predpasnik, ra-
zoglava je bila, bujni arni lasje
so il padali ma cello in OBJ straneh
ma senca
"Le pojdi in zapij vse po-
TEN pojdem pa Sc JAZZ, tudi otroci
bodo sli Kmalu bono vsi ma
cesti svobodni in prosti .
Pijanecl"
Dvignil je glavo.
"Potepenkai'
"Jaz potepenkaf Maj DO,
ker Re ho6es Sam vrag tie mi
je nalozil "a pokoro ..."
Nj Sc ozrl vanjo; magic je upo-
gnil zivot in odhitel urnih kora-
kov pc ulici; izginil je "a OWN
kom, sub, visok, obraz razjeden
cd gnusa, klobuk zmeckan, ma
desno p%otisnjen.
cali hi il pokazal ii wi
torepki kaj. ali sem Sc JAZZ
gospodar, ali nef Da bi ona uka-
zovalaf! -. Ne hos, ne hos -
Stopical je nitro in fiscal roke
" hlacnih zepih.
Ne no mi ukazovala ona. O ne !
Ne hos Luka We, Luka do
bro We, nina slame v CLAW ..."
Temno so strmele vanj mike
p%redmestne hise. potopljene V
meglo, XII je lezala kakor tezka
mokra o6eja nizko mad mestom,
nizko mad strehami; ulice so bile
ozke in zatohle; smrad Sc je 81
ril IL beznic in IL zakotnih krGem
Hitel je upoenjen in Sc opote-
KEEL cash k zidu.
"To je: prosta nj zdaj wee.
Vedno il stojim "a hrbtom in 10
imam pred ocmi, kakor ma uzdi F.:
Ma, zdai poskusi Sc ii, kaj Sc pra
vi delati; JAZZ sem &c cato il
nj pc wolff, cato hi rada, da de-
lam -. potepenka 10 re
poznam, pticko premeteno, pre-
kanjeno -. Pref. ko sem Sc de-
lal in sc potil, Sc il nisem zdel pi-
janice in zapravljivec; pref .ie
posedala sta "a mizo, V imenit-
nj druzbi mnogokrat, in Sc zaba-
yala s fanti, XII Jill je pobirala 20
cestah; med tenn sem JAZZ delal
-. tepcc -. No, zdaj sem SO
vendar enkrat spametoval. Sa-
mo to je: prepozno pride spo-
znanje. OBJ zamujeni uri u
bi sc moral &c naprej, da
hi bila vedno tako sta kakor jc
bila nekdaj in da bi sc lahko VIA
ella s fanti naokrog, pa hi bila
VISA stvar zopet v najlepsem re-
du ... Pa ne pustim tega e..
Kaj Sc repenci mad menoi, ko nj
ko VEN sam, kdo je gospo-
dar v hisi :"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-10-14
Avstriiska doslednost. Pred

kratkem Sc je vrnila avstro-ogr-
ska zdravstvena ekspedici.ia IL
B~olgarskcga ma Dunaj. Ma kolo-
dvoru so jo slovesno sprejeli. O.
ficialne osebe, znanci in sorodni-
XII so prisrGno pozdravili, objeli
in poljubili zdravnike in njih po-
moGnike. In potem so Jill poslali
ma pet dni v karanteno, ker so
prisli IL krajev, XII so okuzeni cd
kolcre.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-10-14
PRIPOROCAMO vSEM ROJA-

KOM V Ameriki, da 81 naroGe
"Slovenski Ilustrovani Tednik",
XII priobGuie obilo lepih silk o
zanimivh dogodkih. znamenitih
oscbah it'd. it'd. Gotovo bo zanI-
nal "Slovenski n%ustrovani Ted
mix" vsakega Slovenca, vsako
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-20
SAYS GREAT PUBLIC
EMERGENCY EXISTS

Washington, Feb with
q ringing warning to the capitalist
owners of the Eastern railroads not
to permit the firemen's strike to con-
tinue longer than a week, Representa-
tive Victor L. Berger introduced in
the House resolution calling upon
the government to seize the railroad
properties ON the ground of great pub
lie emergency, If the owners should
tail to heed the warning.
The resolution created profound
sensation in Congress. As an example
OF broad craftsmanship, it is one of
the most notable dOcuments ever
produced in Washington The resolu,
ton completely outlined the plan of
procedure for the president to follow
in .confiscating the railroad proper
ties. provided for a physical valuation,
a bond issue to finance the transac-
ton, basis for wage scale for fu-
ture government railway employees,
and the creation OF department of
railways.
In the emergency the railroads are
placed by the resolution in the con-
troll OF the post office department
1t was the hardest blow the Social
LIST congressman has struck for the
working class during his two years
service in the House. q
Berger intends to press the reso-
hutton to the UTMOST. It will be more
than a threat: It is possible that it
may actually pass the House. Berger
will challenge the union labor repre-
sentatiyes in Congress, and members
of both the capitahstic parties who
have made a parade of their friendli-
ness to the working class in the past
70 fall to get behind him in his fight
for consideration of the measure.
j Whether the resolution is adopted
or not, it is thought that it will prove
a mighty weapon, aiding the striking
firemen in their fight. The following
Its the text of the resolution:
The Resoiuti9n.0
Whereas, the firemen} or fifty-four
Eastern ailfoads-eomp Rising SO, 900
miles Of track, employing about 49,
600 firemen and having on their pay
rolls more than 100000 persons in all
capacities, and serving approximate
ly the daily needs Of 100000 people
have declared their decision to go
on strike and tie up the operation OF
these properties; and
Whereas, this is merely one new
demonstration OF the failure of pr.
l.vate ownership and private manage.
rnent of the railroads, which private
ownership has over and over again
proved it's utter inefficiency and is
now on the point of total collapse;
and
FriqhtfuI Conditions
| Whereas, our railroads are now the
poorest equipped and most unsafe OF
any civilized eountry-they killed 10
1856 and injured TITS through acct
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-20
Coal Barons
Main and Murder
Prosecute Women and Children and Their
Commands Are Obeyed by Judges, Sheriff,
Governor, House of Delegates and Senate.

Mother" Jones, Charles H. Boswell,
editor of the Labor Argus, John w.
Brown and G. F. Parsons, late candi-
dates for the legislature on the So
cialist ticket in KanNwha county, Paul
4 tPaulsen, organizer of the United
Mine Workers, and about $50 others
have been arrested by the military
authorities, charged with rioting, and
some of them charged with being &C
cessories to the murder of a coal COM
pany scab.
The arrests are the result of pitch
ed battle brought about as result OF
the actions of the coal companies.
Habeas corpus proceedings have been
brought in their half before the SUI
prerne court of the state by Attorneys
Houston and Belcher for the miners.
Estimates of the dead run all the way
from. 20 to 100.
Grim war RACES in Kanawha county.
President John P. White of the United
Mine Workers, says it is the most bit
ter industrial struggle of American
history. The coal companies are stop
ping at nothing to gain their end-the
complete subjdgatien of the workers
in the mines.
In this they are aided by a willing
governor, house of delegates, senate,
state and county courts, sheriff and
justices of the peace The governor
has spent about 100000 of the peo-
pies money furnishing troops for the
mine owners. Sheriff Bonner Hill, OF
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-20

Kanawha county, is doing whatever
the coal barons tell him to do.
The latest trouble was precipitated
by Sheriff Hill, with horde or "depu-
ty sheriffs", mostly mine company
guards, swooping down upon the
miners tented city at Holly Grove and
attacking the sleeping families.
The hut erected by Roscoe Estep and
family was torn to splinters, and
Estep was riddled With bullets as he
slept. The tent of John Hall was
-riddled and Mrs. Hall had both legs
broken by the hail of lead from the
machine guns, George Alexander, car
rying in his arms his infant child, fell
seriously wounded and three bullet
in the little ones dress attest its
miraculous escape from death. The
shack of Bob Miller was literally torn
to pieces by the storm of bullets, and
the entire family, consisting of par
ents and six children, was wounded
by flying bullets.
The inhabitants of the little village
ran from their frail shelters. in their
scanty night clothes, carrying with
them heir helpless little ones, and took
refuge from the murderous fuslade in
the nearby woods.
The firing was kept up until the
murderers, evidently thinking that
every one in the village had been kill
ed, grew tired and withdrew. The
miners state positively that Sheriff
Hill led the attacking party, which
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-20
i....ssss ~ Eess..
Bricklayers Call
Upon Judge HUI ndt

Following the publication in the last
issue OF the Majority of Judge Hundt's
uncalled for insult to the Bricklayers
and Plasterers' union, a committee
from Bricklayers Union No. 1, of W.
Va, B. M. & P. |. u, called upon
Judge Hundt, Monday morning and
asked him why he suggested calling
the Brieklayers' union the Drunk
ards union" The, judge apologized
and. said he wouldn't do it again. 1t
is likely that call from the Plaster
ers' union will follow the next 9meet-
ing Of that organization.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-20
FiiiTeIIlGn'S Side
-
III COQQtIov GrSy
Ill MMEHHHUInN NV

Editor Majority, Wheeling w. Va: ~.
Dear Sir:-BelieTing that you will
give@ railroad employees a hearing
through the columns of your newspa-
per, and having failed to induce the
telegraphic news agencies to give "our
side' of the present strike controversy.
the enclosed items have been prepAr-
ed for publication.
Hardly day passes that the tele-
graphic columns OF newspapers
throughout the countrywide not COM
municate to the public statements of
the railroads, sent out from New York
by the news agencies, and unless you
are considerate of the interests of rail-
road employees, and give space in your
columns for our side of the contro-
yersy, we will have to go into this
strike without the people ever learning
the real issue between the Eastern
railroads and their employees.
Yours respectfully, s.
". S. CARTER,
President, Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Firemen and Engihemen.
New York City, Febl IL, 1918.
THE REAL ISSUES.
What heSEastern Locomotive Firemen
Demand.
l. Practically the same wages in
1918 that Western Firemen were
granted in an arbitration in 1910; the
increase being about fifteen per cent
over present eastern wages; in addi-
ton thereto working conditions now
In effect on other roads, and two fire.
men on the Nlarger locomotives where
one fireman cannot endure the physi-
cal strain or
H.. Arbitration of the entire matter
as provided by the Federal Law.
What the Eastern Railroads Demand.
l. That Eastern Firemen work for
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-20
Local Socialists
Against Haywood

That HayWoodism Is entirely alb
sent from the local Socialist move
ment is shown exclusively IN the vote
on the referendum to recall William
ID. Haywood from the National Execu-
tive Committee of the Socialist party.
The referendum received g favorable
vote at the remarkable ratio Of 81 to i.
There was one lone supporter Of the
destructive Z w. W. anttpoliticaf tao
tics In the Ohio county party.
Reports SO far received from New
York and Philadelphia show vote
against Haywood of about 6 to /. From
this Indication It seems certain that
HAYWOOD Is to be eliminated from the
SoefaIist party executive council
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-20
Need House
vNU V|U|UU
Of Detention

Wheeling by all means needs .
house of detention. The Majority call
ed attention to this fact several
months ago. AS yet there has been
no action taken in regard to the mat
ter by any of the city officials or
county either. Recently there were
confined two young men in a room in
the tower of the county Jail, held as
witnesses on the Bullock murder case.
They were confined there ever since
the murder was committed. They
have committed no crime.s But they
were confined there by themselves
in rooms with iron bars at the win
dows, in the worst form of prison
in existence.
If they were allowed down in the
main jail with the other prisoners it
would not be so bad. But the county
of Ohio should be ashamed to let the
citizens of other counties know that
they treat their witnesses in such a
manner TIE boys or young men should
be confined in an institution where
they could have at least little free
dom. But the county has no building
of that kind. Possibly II some OF the
money that the County Commission
ers have stolen (the old board from
the county was returned it would be
possible for the county to take care
of its witnesses.
Then there never was statement
made by the sheriff in regard to the
shortage reported. The citizens have
right to know what becomes Of their
money and it is up to the Different
officials who were short to make
good. We now have new prosecuting
attorney, let's see if he Will take up
the case for the people by whom he
is elected and if they fail to make
good prosecute them. That is what
| we have made laws for.
Also In the tower of the Jail arc
several boys who would be much bet
tier in a house of detention. They
would grow better, and possibly the
surroundings would be the meansoi
them developing their brains. Why
don't the citizens wake up from theil
lslumber?
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-20
Wants Government
To Take Railroads
dents during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1sl&these casualties being

dents during the fiscal year ending
June 80, these casualties being
about ten times as many in proper
ton to the number of people travel
ing than the casualties of England,
Germany or France; and I. X
Whereas, these conditions are
bound to become worse because &C
cording to the best railroad authori-
ties it will require about nine billion
dollars to make the railroad systems
of our country comparatively safe,
and SO much private capital is not to.
be had for that purpose; and
Regulation Unsatisfactory
Whereas, Government regulation
and supervision as based upon the In
terstate Commerce laws have not.
proved to be satisfactory or efficient
In dealing with the railroads because
railroads being a public utility, are
necessarily monopolistic by nature,
and thus we have only to choose be-
tween private monopoly where the
interests of the public are subservi-
ent to profit and dividends, or a pub
lie monopoly where the interests OF
the public are paramount. Therefore
be it /.o
Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States that in case of strike and
tie-up. of the railway systems for
more than week, the President of
the United States is hereby empower
ed to seize the railway systems, with
all their terminals, belt lines, lands
coal mines, workshops and other
40 nd NJ
public emergency and by the right
and operate the same through the
Department of the Postmaster eGener-
al until Congress creates by appropri-
ate legislation a Department of Rail-
ways; and be it further
Resolved, that it shall be the duty
Eof the Government of the United
States to operate these properties on
a work-day of eight 81 hours and to
pay fair rate of wages, such as
agreeable to the working people en-
ployed therein and based upon the
highest rate OF wages prevailing at
the time of requirement in the partic-
ular branch of employment in the in
dustry OF which such property is a
party; and be Ait#further
Resolved, that the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor be and he is here
by directed to furnish to the. Congress
OF the United States an estimate of
the actual physical valuation of these
railroads, their connections and all
Of their property, said estimate to
furnish the basis for the compensa-
ton Of the owners of these railroads
by the United States; and be it fur
Their
Resolved, that the Secretary of the
Treasury be and he is hereby instruct
ed to prepare and submit to the Con
gress of the United States compre-
hensive plan for financing this entire
! transaction by the process of issuing
bonds of the United States at the
lowest practicable rate of interest in
payment Of the purchase price Of
| these properties,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-20

one else. 1t is up to the officials of
the city of Wheeling to care for the
poor unfortunates and not ask other
towns about us ito take care of our
outcasts. The cause Of all the dissipa-
ton, poverty and drunkenness is as
a rule caused from existing condi-
tions. Remove these existing condi-
tons and you remove the cause. One
or two officials cannot do this them
selves. However, they can help and
step by step we will move forward
toward the cooperative common
wealth.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-20

they say, was composed of the sheriff,
his deputies and the smurderous mine
guards or strikebreakers.
Saturday morning the miners and
their families returned to, the only
homes they had, only to find their huts
and tents in ruins. All during Satur-
day and Sunday they were greeted by
Volley from the surrounding hills, and
on Monday they decided to move their
camps to short distance up the valley.
Lester Retreats. Y
The woemn and children were gath
cred together and the march to- the
new camp began.
Just before reaching Mucklow the
homeless band was met by gang of
outlaws under the leadership of Capt.
Fred Lester, of the National Glard.
The outlaws without warning of any
kind, unlimbered machine gun and
opened fire, regardless of the cries of
thew omen and children. The miners
returned the fire with a few rifles they
could mqaEer and three of the thugs
were kiI According to the miners,
Lester ordered a retreat and led
same by about six hundred yards.
The little band finally reached the
spot selected for their new camp only
to be surrounded by Kahki clad state
armed and paid emmisaries of the coal
barons, and about Is of the strikers
were arrested and placed in railroad
freight cars, where they have since
remained under heavy guard. ).
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torney for the Nichols woman, but
were finally set for Friday. She says
that the day after the cases are DE-
cided she will swear otu new war
rants, and keep this up until all the
houses are closed.
Charges Graft.
She promises to disclose system
of graft in the police department that
win be sensational q will tell she
says, aof how money is collected regu-
larry BY the police from keepers OF as
orderly houses. will tell how money
is left at stated times upon the WIN.
dow sin. and how policeman gets =
Deny Charges.
The police department denies ~
charges fatty. and contend that the
Nichols house was closed because 4
was the toughest house IN Wheellne.