The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
'INCENDIARY FIRE
HALTS WORK AT
KANSAS MINE
Triple and Fan House at Chico.
pee Are Destroyed.
Four More Amazon Leaders
Face Court Charges.
TROOPS BREAK UP MOBS
Wife of State Secy. Of Labor
Federation Arrested.
More Miners at Work Declares
Operators Report.
Four More Amazon Leaders
Face Court Charges.
TROOPS BREAK UP MODS

Pittsburg. Kan, Dec. 19.-Fire de-
stroyed mine tipple. a fan house and
other buildings and some railroad ears
at midnight last night, six miles south
east of Pittsburg. near Chicopee.
The Chapon-W -Westerline company,
owners of the mine, estimate the loss
at $4,000. Officials said this morning
that evidence was apparently complete
that the mine property was set on
lire.
a watchman and another man were
at the mine when the fire suddenly
broke out. They were changing their
clothes in the wash house.
Four More Women Charged.
Four more women charged with
ting and unlawful assembly. as
members of the mob of marching
women in the coal fields last week.
were arraigned before Judge George
F. Beesley OF the Crawford county dis
trict court at $3.50 O'Clock this morn
ing. The court fixed their bonds at
$3.50. Their hearings will come up at
the February term of court. Prepara-
tions were made to give the bonds.
The women arraigned this morning
were Mrs. William Howe. wife of the
secretary of the state federation of
labor; Mrs. James Marietta, Mrs. Ted
Bosetti was arrested Saturday night
but the other three women were not
arrested until this morning. When
deputies sought TO find them at their
homes in Franklin Saturday they
were missing.
Mrs. Bosetti was arrested a second
| time as soon as she had given bond.
This time the warrant charged her
with assault and battery on q mine
e1nploye at Central number 49, She
/ ed not guilty Judge Beesley fixed f1er
bond al $1,000 which she gave.
Amazons Arc Quiet.
Reports that the Amazon ar1.1s
was again on the march. created an
uproar thruout the coal fields TO-DAY.
State troopers, barricaded behind ma
chine guns mounted on trucks were
rushed to the four quarters of the
district. No enemy forces of petticoat
marchers could be found, however.
The first clash between troops ane
strikers occurred this morning at Cen
| trail mine No As, near Cherokee. Five
! hundred strikers advanced on the
mine, but broke and fled when troon-
ers charged them. The mine was not
working and the motive of the strik-
ers could not be learned.
AT the Chapon- w Westerlin No. . mine,
near Chicopee, the tipple was burned
to the ground and all work suspended
Was Quiet Sunday.
While there were rumors of plans
being made by the striking Howat sup
porters in the Kansas coal fields for
demonstration against the working
miners, it was quiet Sunday in the
field.
Adjt Gen. Charles l. Martin. who
came TO PIttsburg Friday has made a
thoro inspection Of the trouble zone.
inspecting the camps of troops and
looking the situation over generally.
'AlI Quiet Says Martin.
Everything was as quiet as could
be desired" General Martin said to-
night. Nowhere could see any evi-
rences of impending trouble"
Henry Endicott. city marshal OF
berry. were called before Sheriff Nit
Gould and General Martin Sunday
afternoon
Reports that the marshal had per-
mitted rioters to attack working min
ers in Mulberry without interference
caused the calling in Of the marshal
The marshal said he had been held in
Pittsburg in a murder case for the
first three days of the week when
the trouble occurred. He said he
would do all in his power to maintain
law and order.
Miners Make Appeal.
Arrest of several persons charged
iii AAAE A4OAAt5 VI Allt last week pFOU-
ably will occur tom ofrow, 1t was stated
by officials.
Many miners are in Pittsburg Civ
ing evidence for use Of the officials
in the prosecution of the rioting
women. One delegation Of the miners
called on General Martin late this
afternoon. and asked that full protec-
tion of the troops be given TO the
workers. General Martin told the nnen
that the troops were in the field to
assist the sheriff in maintaining or
der. and that they would be used for
that purpose