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Show WOMEN MAY JOIN STRIKE Great Crowds at Mass , Meeting-, Several Hurt in the Rush. New York. Jan. G. In the rush or more than 1000 men and women In an attempt to enter the Hippodrome yesterday yes-terday to attend a mass iupetlng of tho International Ladies Garment Workers, several women were thrown from their teet and slightly injured ,. nt 8000 persons were in the hall when the doors were ordered closed. W hen B report reached the street that there were 1000 vacant seats the n sh at the entrances followed, and for a lime thr police were powerless. power-less. Speakers at the meeting declared ir ravoi of women joining the tailors Strike, which. -according to the strike leaders, has Involved more than luO.- 000 workers A strike vote will be taken early this week. Thf United Manufaetureri and Mer-1 Chants' association appointed today aj I committee to confer with the 'loth - i I in;; Trade association and represents-lives represents-lives of the garment workers to learn exactly the demands of the latter and II possible arrange a settlement. It declared at the meeting that the strikers would return to work II granted I 1" per cent increase in wages, Many employers expressed a willingness to jtrant the advance, but refused to grant recognition to the union |