Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-05
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TRINIDAD, Colo, Jan. Am eff
fort Is now under way by the West
ern Federation of Miners TO have a
general strike called throughout the
United States. The labor situation
both in Colorado as well as Michigan
has reached an acute stage and took
4 serious turn here today with the de-
portation of Mother Mary Jones, the
well known prominent labor leader.
who has been here during the labor
trouble. The action was taken by the
military authorities. The latter an.
ItcuDce that If the woman returns she
will be promptly arrested
The strikers here are incensed at
the deportation of Mother Jones, who
is now at Denver, pleading with her
to return.
The Governor of Colorado has or
6ered a company of infantry to pro
coed to the northern portion of the
state. where the excitement is mo,
mentarily increasing.
VicePresident Mahoney, of the
Western Federation Of Miners, who
has been in charge of the situation
since the deportation and Sounding of
President Meyer, leaves today for Chi
eago to consult with Meyer regarding
the feasibility of calling a general
strike throughout the United States.
/ CHICAGO, Jan. 4.--William Meyer,
president of the Western Federation
of Miners, in statement issued here
tonight, announced that in the event
that Commissioner Ferris would pub.
lish the findings of his investigations
of the strike situation in the Calumet
district and the causes which led up
to one of the longest lockoutsS in the
i history of the copper industry of Mich.
ligan that the Western Federation OF
Miners is ready to yield and order its
members to return to work, providing
1.-The report declares that the strike OF
the miners was called without justi
4 fication Meyer added further inter
est to the situation by announcing that
4 he Intends to return to Calumet to
i morrow. He says he was forcefully
told when ordered to leave Calumet
| not to return. ==.
Il SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-Diffi
i culties were added to the unemployed
i situation here today when 1t deyel
cped that there is a row among the
factions of the unfortunates whom the
| city is striving to aid The ranks OF
4 the idle are split, the members OF the
Industrial Workers of the World lead
ing in the revolt Free eating houses
have been temporarily established
i The /. w. w. members have declared
La boycott on these places and are re.
| fusing to accept food being offered.
H PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 4.-Dr.
is. Weir Mitchell of this place, physi-
clan and author of .pote, died at his
eIhome here tonight. Influenza was the
i cause. He had been i'll but a short
Il time, and though everything possible
Il was done to check the malady which
caught him with such force, he grew
worse rapidly until the last.
| u4ctor Mitchell was quite we'll
4 known in Honolulu. He passed
u Through here on the steamer China,
Hume is, 1901, on his way home from
)! a trip around the world In quest OF
i information to be used in literary
:. work which he afterward published.
Il NEW YORK, Jan. 4--Wireless mes.
| sages received from the steamer Man
fuel Calyo. plying between New Or.
J, leans and Cuba, tonight announce that
!. liz had picked up a disabled tank
s steamer during storm, but before aid
4 could be Sent to the crew the tow
q broke and the crippled boat sank 1t
carried a crew of Is. ~ sss.
Il SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 4.-The
storm which has been raging along
the north and south Pacific coast for
4 the past week broke here in all its
.lfury today, doing much damage, but
so far, it is believed, has not been &C.
companied by loss of life. Shipping is
tiled up, many vessels putting to sea
along the coast to weather the gale.
Many beach buildings have been de.
I molished. -.
The storm broke yesterday morn.
ling and continued through last night
It is accompanied by rain and hail and
snow in some sections.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-Lincoln
J Beachey, the aviator, in an exhibition
81 viewed here by thousands today, per.
: formed series, of death-defying ma,
neuvers in his machine which held
the spectators breathless. Volplaning
riding upside down and other feats
, seemed nothing. Just before the close
!. of the exhibition he looped the loop
: seven times in succession as he glided
:: down from "a great altitude to within
very short distance from the ground