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Show fGHMEllli THEIR Wli W , : m County Attorney 3 OffirM Scene of Militant AtUc&ml Tailoring Firm, flj I MANY MAKE COMPLiM fir Agent of Concern HidejM hind Lawyer During Ttm ble Onslaught. . W; Twenty angry women took thB; of tho county attorney by BtorrjBU torday noon, and for nearly tT7o" militant suffragism becamo a nlftrfj docilo thing compared to the indM' mado complaints against tho SpiM Tailoring company, 67 West 9w" South Btroot. Jfl Upon recovering his broathjwi bis composufo County AttorneyBl'' Willcy announced that a common I would be issued against the mSB" and agents of tho company, thou , . attorney had not figured out laaa . just what charge will best fit theflfe " For sovoral wcoks the conntytf uey has been receiving complamti(lE women in all parts of tho city ti;. , the samo tailoring confpany. HoK? invited a conference of thcso w 5. al60 asking reprcsontatiTcs of the1 jj berg company lo bo present. ? All Talk at Once. I; Tho women, of all degrees of fa and age, arrived just at noon. E ij Ford, ageut for tho company, tfji companied by his attorney, Afl Jij Sant'ord, arrived a littlo lateri Ford entered and saw tho groi women ho instinct ivoly cough' ft shelter of a corner, seeing to it thi n attorney took a scat between hie tho women. Tho county attorao , iu the position of rol'orce. ; " Very well, ladios, toll us abou he begau, but got no further.?; i'i women began talRing all at oneo.''. was finally restored and tbo couri' tomoy begged, "One at a T ! Incase." ' J4 But tho women had solectct tni chairman, and attor an interval.' E' lence thoy again broke forth wil BCi vectivo and complaint against tailoring company. Ford crouchi P his corner nnd opened his nioulhffc! at all. l : It was finally gleanod by thi ' torney thai. I ho "women had joinei 'tk clubs'organizcd by Ibo tailoring J pan and had paid $1 a week wr a understanding that there was ; ju a drawing each week, at whicl winner was to get a modish suit ' might win on hi'r llrat dollar or it; t take ;f27, according to tho rcpro lions of tho agent. Kauh wormi ' clarod that she had paid tho rnaa amount, $U7, before trotting a sui - "My suit was simply dreadful, -j vl ono littlo woman. "It fits nio tig ' ono side and hangs perfectly loo the othor.1' - aj Samples Beautiful. "The samples thoy showed ub l V- wc joined," said another, "wora f'v fnctl' beautiful, but when we cat bo fitted for the suits we woro no choice, and had to take inferio sfc tonal.' ' fe. Every woman declared that thi wero not tailor mado, as rnprea'i -' but woro mere factory output di cheapest sort. s fei "They insulted me, foo, whi dared to complain," said one. ' told mo to abut my mouth aud tei in my own business." "No, wo didn't," interposed -j ru from his corner. A battery of j Jn looks was trainod in his dircctioi he promptly subside .. Tho county attorney asked Fori his company was willing to roturi mouoy to tho women who claims Jj! have boon swindled. "Yes, I would liko to make aj l cnt of 2 cents to this woman ; tf hero," he said, pointing to a'; iig ticularly militant person on his ' t "Sho got hor dross for $11, and! H insulted me by tolling me she j $ not wear it toa dog fight." t" ,t It is exceedingly difficult to toHA -happened to Fort) then, but ha ;i c dared open his mouth again durin, . . conference. Tn fact so effcctualh t ho suppressed that it was with tl most difficulty that nowspapor Se after tho conference, could extrtw t name from him. t |
