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Show HOWAT RELEASED FROM COUNTY JAIL Agrees to Join in Endeavor to End All Strikes in Kansas. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind . hoc. 23. Alexander Al-exander Howat. president of the Kan a district Of the United Mine Work era of America, was released from the Marion county jail today by United States District Judge A 13 Anderson. Howat agreed to join the international officials of the mine workers in sending send-ing telegrams to the district executive board in Kansas in an endeaor to have all strikes in the Kansas coal mines ended Howat was released on bis previous ball nnd if the agreement la carried o'it m good faillf, 1 lie contempt bearing". iet lor next Monday, probably will bo continued con-tinued ; erainst Howat is in the coses of the other International officers nnd dis-' dis-' trict officials of Hie mine workers. PITTSBURG. Kan., Dec. 23 Seven teen Kansas coal mines, where ap proximately ihrpo thousand miners are employed, were idle this morning. Tlv miners wenl on strike in protesi against the action of Judge Anderson al Indianapolis yesterday, sending Alexander Al-exander Howat, president ol the Kan sas district. United Mine Workers of America, to jail. The telegrams to the Kansas rain- ra" executive hoard not only will ;isk the return of the men out on the "beer strike" since last July, but will order the return of the men h struck yesterday and today in protest against Judge Anderson's action in ieendlng Howat to jail. 00 |