The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
F0URR|CH WOMEN !
/ TAKEN BY POLICE
Gathered in With Seventeen
Striking Garment Workers.
DISORDER is THE CHARGE
Two Are Discharged When Arraianed
Before Mssistrate--other Pair
Fined 81, Which They Pay
Under Protest

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New York, Jan, 29.-Four women OF
wealth. and ardent advocates of the
right of their sex TO the ballot, who
have taken an active interest in the
strike Of girls in the needle industries
were gathered. with IL strikers, in
the net strung by the, police of the
West Seventeenth street station
through the district in the lower West
Twenties.
The four women are: Miss MaSd
Younger, the former society leader OF
San Francisco, who gave UP life of
ease to work among the working
girls; Mrs. Marguerite Remington
Charter, the writer; Mrs, Sarah Parks,
editor of the Woman Voter, and Miss
Margaret Hinchey. They were all
charged with disorderly conduct
Miss La Toilette In Station.
Another woman of prominence who
entered the station house was Miss
Fola La Fdllette. daughter of the Wig
consin senator, who accompanied Miss
Gussie Birnbaum, picket, who had
been arrested during a disturbance in
West Twenty-first street. :
Mrs. Parks and Mrs. Remington ap-
peared with a number of pickets and
sought to induce strikebreakers in the
ID. E. Fischer & Co. under garment
wear tectprysto join the strikers.
While thus Engaged Policeman Stra,
ney, with a number OF other officers,
placed them under arrest. He said
they we're disorderly and caused a
crowd to collect. .4-. .-.,s
Refuses to "Move On"
Miss Younger was addressing a
number OF girls at Sixth avenue and
Twenty-third street when Policeman
Neu ordered her to move, on. e,.. 81.
Il refuse and insist upon my rights
to remain here" said the former Paci.
fic coast belle. whereupon Neu placed
her under arrest. As he was crossing
the street with his prisoner Miss
Hinchey upbraided him. and she was
told to accompany Miss Younger TO
the station house as a prisoner. ssE
When they were taken to the sta
ton house the women laughingly an
swered the questions put to them. :
When Mrs. Parks and Mrs. Charter
were arraigned before Magistrate Her.
bert in the night court, they explained
that they had done nothing which vic,
lated any, laws and he discharged
them. The other two women were aid
Judged guilty by the magistrate and or.
dered to pay a fine OF two dollars
which they did under protest.
Indefinite Fight Certain. 90.
An indefinite fight between the
striking garment workers and the
manufacturers was made almost GER
tain when representatives Of the
various unions taking part in the
mems and boys walkout voted down
the peace proposition agreed upon Sat;
urday night at the joint conference OF
the Merchants and Manufacturers as
ISOLATION, the United Contractors as,
ISOLATION and representatives OF the
International union. The international
union representatives Immediately
made arrangements for. a referendum
vote, with little hope that they will be
upheld,
II was announced at. union head
quarters that strikers can obtain
$500, 1000 from the United Garment
Workers OF America and 100000 can
be raised from the other labor organi.
cations in this city and country.