The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-26
At Ten O'clock This Morning
Police Will Re Taken OF and
Placed at the Polls.
SUBURBAN DISPUTE ENDED.
Manager Jenkins Agreed 10 Rein
state All but Three Old Men
Sunday Traffic 10 BE
Resumed To Morrow.

40 cars will ln :uu on the s.. i-ruIs
Transit Company Hines after "a o'clock thlT
morning. as the police will be Withdrawn
and placed on duty IT the polls for the
Democratic primary. President Whitaker
said last Night HAT :he only transit lines
which will be In operation prior TO 10
o'clock will BE- tne Del;nar avenue. Spaui-
ding avenue. Page avenue. Compton lie'ghs,
Park avenue, Olive street and 1.aclede ave-
nue.. The cars on these lines are expected 10
leave downtown on the last trip OF the day
at such times as will be necessary to reach
the sheds. where they viii be turned IN.
Sunday street-car service on the transit
lines. Mr.. Whitaker said last night, would
he opened tomorrow. and conducted the
same as week days since the strike began
Only the DeIma- Page. Spaulding, Comp
ton Heights. Park avenue. Lac!ede avenue
and Olive street lines viii be paced In op-
Grafton. he said.
The difIe-encEs existing between the man
agemeni c; the 81. Louis and Suburban
Railway Company ana the union men in its
employ were satisfactorily adjusted yes
tertiay afternoon ana all danger Of another
strike has been ayerted, At least for the
Present.
Ever since the settlement OF the strike the
men have claimed that Mr. Jenkins WAS not
re:nstating the men as agreed. The Griev-
anCe Committee II said. made several
attempts to See My. Jenkins in the last
week, but he would not receive them
| George II. Woodward then addressed let
| ter TO Mr. jenkins on May -, calling his at
| tention TO the fact that the men were COM
| planning that they had not yet received Just
| treatment This letter was not answered.
| Manager Jenkins said that he did not re-
| ceive il
| The meeting OF Thursday morning was
! called for the purpose OF declaring another
| strike. but Attorney Ben f Clark told them
| that Mr.. Jenkins promised TO put all the
men TO work by Saturday morning and he
counseled them 20 wait until Friday. to sae
! If the names Of the men in question were
posted on the Bulletin hoard a; that time for
/ duty on Saturday.
| Manager Jenkins. George H Woodward
| chairman OF the Grievance Committee. and
| Attorney Clark had conference at the
| latter's Office yesterday afternoon Later
! they went over to the Office ot Harry r.
Halves. president of the Police Board, ana,
on leaving. announced that an agreement
| had been reached. Chairman Woodward an
| nouucet that Mir. Jenkins had agreed TO re-
| instate all but three men, Whoses cases ne
| asked time TO consider.
! Manager jenkins said tna1 only tfir'e men
| were concerned I'm tn. dispute and that he
/ had decided to reinstate them.
There Is some little dissatisfaction among
| the men over the delay OF the two nrblira-
! tors to select a third member to complete
! the board Scott II. Blewett. appointed by
| the company, wrote TO H w Stelnbiss. the
| uuion's representative, that he would be ah-
sent from the city ;or an indefinite period.
| thus making II impossible TO choose the
| third arbitrator Until he returned MI
J St.inhiss did not want 20 wait. SO he wrote
/, to Mr.. Jenkins and Mr.. Turner, asking then!
| IN appolnt an arbitrator to take Mr. Blew
| et.'s place Mr. Turner and hr. Jenkins
| wrote Mr. St.inbiss that IL would be Cis-
| courteous 10 Mr.. Blewett to take sucn ac-
| ton, The third arbitrator probably VIII not
! h. chosen until Mr.. Elewe1t returns TO the
| city but now that the danger OF strike
| has been averted the men say that thes are
| not likely to need the services or the Aroi-
| tration Board very soon
| The facilities for travel over the 81.
| Louis Transit Company's system have been
| daily increased" said Manager Baumhoff
| Yesterday and we were cOngratulating
| ourselves over the progress made III clear
ing the lines and repairing the damages.
| L, looks as though We VIII nave all
the lines in operation next week ana run
| ming almost as they were before the strike.
| 7 am sorry that the police were called of
tust as we were making such rapid head
way However, We VIII continue 10 open the
| lines as rapidly as possible. Yesterday was
| the uuietest along the lines since the strike
was inaagurated."