Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-01-16
CAVALRY CHARGES
COLORADO MINERS
Riot Follows Deporting of
Mother" Jones.
AGED WOMAN CHEERS MOB
Strikers kf4iri Missiles When Troopers
Escort Aged Woman to Trinidad
JaiE-U. 5. Strike Probe Asked
by Ashurst.

by Ashurst-
Trinidad. Colo, Jan. IA. - Two
troops of cavalry with drawn sabers
charged 1.oe9 striking miners here on
Monday and several men were serious
~ injured in the battle that followed.
an automobile In which Mother" Mary
Jones. the strike agitator, was being
rushed to Jail.
AS the mob barred the way of the
troopers. the aged woman, who has
aseen active in the field wherever trou-
bic breWed In every strike for years,
stood up in the machine and shouted
encouragement to cher boys"
Stones and clubs were hurled by the
strikers and several OF the militia
troopers were bowIed from the saddle.
None was seriously hurt. The melee
lasted for fully a quarter OF an hour
before the mob was dispersed.
Mother" Jones was deported from
the southern Colorado coal fields Janu-
airy 4 by the militia. She returned to
Trinidad frcrn Denver.
Mother" Jones left the train at the
outskirts of Trinidad and later ap-
peaIed a6 local hotel She was ar
rested by detail OF state troops, hur-
ried out OF the hotel, placed in an
automobile and Whirled through the
streets with the cavalry escort gal
looping at fail speed in front and be-
hind the machine.
A block from the Jail the strikers
gathered in full force and the fight
began.
Preparations were made for the trial
by court-fnartial OF Robert Obley, a
private III Company F, Second regi-
ment, Colorado National Guard, on a
charge of killing John German, a
miner employed by the Colorado Fuel
& Iron company.
Denver. Colo, Jan. 14.-Governor
Ammons issued a statement in which
ne assumed full responsibility for the
arrest OF Mother" Mary Jones by
military authorities in Trinidad, and
declared she would be held incom
aunicada in the hospital at Trinidad
until such time as she saw fit to give
her promise to leave the strike zone
of the state.
indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 14.-John P
White, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, said he had tele
.graphed protests against the arrest
az Mother Jones to President Viii
son, Secretary OF Labor Wilson ant
4 IF
Washington, Jan. IA federal in
curry by the senate committee or
education and labor into the Calumet
strike is proposed in a resolution in
treduced by Senator Ashurst OF Ari
IONA. The resolution stirred up {
spirited debate, but no action was
taken and the resolution went over
Senator Townsend OF Michigan op
posed the resolution on the ground
that IL would be an impeachment o.
Governor Ferris of Michigan and the
state courts and also would interfere
with the present investigation by the
HoughtoH county grand jury. Senator
Ashurst denied that he asked for the
Investigation for political reasons, Il
at is political expediency," he declared
ito ascertain the truth | am guilty.
{e added that he had received abou
&.0OO kilograms urging the inquiry.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 14.-Brig. Gen
p. L.. Abbey took exception to some
of the department Of labors repor
cencerning the conduct of state troops
IN the copper mine strike zone.
Only four men were disciplined
for drunkenness" he said, Il do no
believe ft would be possible to &c
such large body of men togethe
with better results. No guardsmal
was ever arrested by the civil author
tiles. After we had been at Calume
n few days the soldiers We're ordere,
10 leave their Tevolvers in camp whel
away on leave"
Hoaghton. Mich, Jan. 14.-Fourteel
fresh eviction suits. coupled with
sSh,;zzard and the first break in tn
union ranks ut Ahmeek, which tn
state troops left, caused Western
Federation of Miners leaders to shak
their heads obviously.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-Secretary @
Labor Wilson made public the repor
of Walter u. Palmer, an investigate
of the department. on the strike situt
t,ou I'm the northern Michigan cope
region
At the same time ne officially al
aounced, in view of reports by John I
Deusmore and John 4. Mofitt, fedora
mediators. that they were unable
bring the warning factions togethe
that the department had reached tn
end OF It's rope and could do nothin
surther TO bring about an end to tn
trouble.