The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-01
AN ARBITRATION LAW.
A Board to Be Appointed to Investi-
gate the St. Louis Strike.
Presidents of Mercantile OrEanizn-
tIOns and Clubs and Representa-
tives of the Newspapers -ry-
ing to Arbitrate Trouble.

! ldent whitaker, OF the transit Co.,
and Chairman Z. b. Edwards, of the
strikers grievance committee:
Dear Sir: attention is re-
spectfully directed to chapter 121, ar
ticle z, sections s,137, s.13S, S.139. SIG
and S,141, of the revised statutes of
Missouri, as applicable to the present
| dispute existing between the ST. Louis
Transit Co. and its employees.
I'm accordance with said law, you
are hereby requested to suggest the
names of two suitable persons to act
as arbitrator, as provided in said sec
ton S,13Y. Failing to comply with
| this request within "a hours, l shall
make the appointments as the law
provides. Very respectfully,
IT. p Rixey,
commissioner of Labor. Statistics
ard Inspection"
The statutes referred to provide
/ that, in case of a strike or lockout,
the state commissioner of labor, sta
tistics and inspection may require the
/ appointment of a board of arbitration
10 inquire into the merits of the case
The statutes set forth that this ac-
ton may be taken by the labor COM
missioner only when work is going
| on. The labor commissioner takes il
| for granted that, as cars are running,
this provision in the statutes does not
stand in the way of taking steps to-
ward forming an arbitration board.
The last provision in the statutes
relating to arbitration is that if
either party to the controversy, five
days after the decision is rendered,
refuses to accede, the decision is not
binding.
At meeting attended by the presi-
dents of mercantile organizations and
clubs and representatives of the daily
newspapers of st. Louis, committee
of seven was appointed to call upon
the st. Louis Transit Co. and the
strikers grievance committee and
ascertain whether both sides are
willing to submit their differences to
board of arbitration.
ST. Louis, May 31.-An the pent-up
fury of the striking employees of the
! st. Louis Transit Co. and their sym
| pathizer3 seems TO have been eXpend-
ed, for the violent demonstrations and
| scenes of bloodshed were followed by
a pronounced lull. Only one name
has been added to the long casualty
list, that of Anton Chalupsky, who
was shot in the legs by policeman.
| Chalupsky and his wife were stand
! ing at the corner of 18th and Emmett
! streets during the passing of small
| sized demonstration near by, and PO-
! liceman Himeles told them to move
on. Chalupsky thought he had a
/ right to remain if ne pleased, and so
| informed the officer \ second order
was given. and when Chalupsky re-
fused, he says, the officer used his
baton on his head. Chalupsl<y and his
wife then assailed the officer with
shower of bricks. One of them struck
Himeles on the arm, painfully iniur-
| ing him., Himeles drew his revolver
and fired twice at ChalupslIy, wound
ing him in each leg.
! Public interest N the strike veered
to the special meeting of the police
board, called for the purpose of de
| vising heroic measures to bring order
out of the strained condition of af-
fairs. The board met during the aft
ernOon and at once decided to call on
| Sheriff Pohlmann TO summon a posse
to assist in quelling the disturbances
incident to the street car strike. hav.
ing failed in its efforts to secure 2.5OC
extra policemen to preserve law and
order. The action of the board seems
to have been precipitated by the four
riots in the southern part of the city
| Tuesday, during the progress OF
which II persons received bullet
wounds. Sheriff Pohlmann was pres.
ent and held a conference with the
commissioners. He stated he had an.
ticipated such call and had prepared
a list of 600 names, including many OF
the leading citizens of ST. Louis, OF
whom he will call to serve as depu.
ties
After the meeting President Halves
of the board, said the dignity of the
city and law both required that ali
local agencies for the preservation OF
law and order should be invoked be.
fore a demand was made upon the
state to assist in preserving peace an6
quiet. The commissioners had, he
said, asked the sheriff to summon
posse OF 1000 men for this purpose
and the sheriff had promised to Sc.
cure them by Friday morning, serving
processes upon the best citizens. /,
this first call for 1000 men did no.
prove effective in the next few DAYS
the commissioners would, Mr.. Halves
further stated, summon another OOC
and put down disorder in the city
from whatever source il might come
if it took ten times the number o.
men asked for in the first call.