Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-10-11
"NIOTHETs" JONES INCITES RIOT.
"YOu Are Too Sentimental" She
Tells Her Woman Audience,

Jones, widely known as labor ora
tor, addressing meeting here Of
unionized carmen, who went on
strike September 6, urged those
who heard her to cline up the wo-
men" with them.
You're fighting for them" she
declared. Let them help you fight. ;
She asserted that the carmen
should insist on only seven hours
work day for IS pay.
According to officials Of the transit
companies, service on subways and
elevated lines is normal and on sur
face lines nearly normal. Out of q
total of 613 arrests during the
strike, it was said tonight by Inter-
borough Rapid Transit Company Of
ficers, there have been 432 convic-
tions, while AZ cases are pending.
Talk to Women Brings Riot.
New York, Oct. 5.-Spurred on
by the eXhortations Of Mother"
Jones, labor agitator, 500 wives and
women relatives Of striking street
car men battled with the police late
this AFTERNOON in the most serious
riot since the walk-out on the t"ac-
tion lines began a month ago. Nigh.
sticks were swung right and lett by
the police. and many Of the women
were bruised. Scores Of the rioters
carried babies in their arms.
A crowd Of strikers who had con-
gregated around the uptown hall,
where the meeting addressed by
"Mother" Jones was held, entered
the fray on the side of the women
and was driving back the few patrol
men on the scene when an automo-
bile load Of blue-coated reinforce
ments arrived. The reserves plung-
ed into the midst of the struggling
mob and welded their clubs vigor-
ously. When the rioters finally fled
they left nine prisoners-si women
and three men-in the hands Of the
police.
Aroused by "Motller" Jones.
The trouble began when the wo-
men poured out of the hall where
'Mother" Jones had exhorted them
to "get the 'scabs' off the cars"
"You are too sentimental" she
had cried, Staying at home thinking
Of dress and trinkets when you
ought to be out raising hell"
Trooping in the street, the women
hooted and jeered at cross-town cars
In S6th street. Suddenly a chunk Of
asphalt was hurled through the win
dow of car halted by a large auto
mobile truck. This seemed the sig
nal for general attack on the car,
and in less than minute every win
dow was shattered. A patrolman
who was on strike duty on the car es-
corted the 40 or 80 passengers into
the street and then charged alone
into the crowd Of jeering women. He
was helpless, however, until assist
ance arrived.
Men Pulled from Car.
Meanwhile the car was being
wrecked as piece after piece of bro
ken asphalt was hurled at it. The
motorman and conductor were lost
to sight after several women clam
bered aboard the car and pulled
them to the street. The mems cloth
ing was torn, their faces scratched
and bruised. 1t was not until the au-
tomobile load Of reserves arrived
that a semblance Of order was re-
stored.
One of the women arrested charged
the police with dragging her infant
child from her arms. She asserted
the child was left on the sidewalk,
and two hours after the riot no trace
Of it had been found.
Before the meeting Of the women
closed. a committee was appointed
to arrange for woman's parade
from Union Square to the city hall,
where an attempt will be made to
see Mayor Mitchell. The parade
probably will be held next Monday.
President Gompers. Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, conferred
to-day with VIM. p. Fitzgerald, gen.
eral organizer Of the Amalgamated
Association Of Street and Electric
Railway Employees, and Jas. II. Va
hey, Of counsel for the association.
IT was reported that plans for the