The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-09
FURIOUS
women in 1T. Louis Attack
Shop q riS.

!. N r
woman VINO makes her living by ped
ding lunches among the emplo,e5 af
the california avenue street car line
Nneh the mob had stripped her to the
waist, one woman .daubed her wi >,
green PANT While two others held bar.
the Jeerlng boys and women of the man
appIauulhs the outrage and throwing
mud.
Two shop girls We're also attacked
by the same mob an hour later AMI
they also were partly denuded before
they escaped.
An organized committee" Of women
began to visit the public schools this
afternoon, entered the shool rooms and
accused the teachers Of riding on the
taboed cars and threatening them
with bodily harm if they did so again.
AT the Mount Pleasant school the lead
er OF this committee, Mrs. Rose Fan
ming, shook the teacher violently and
announced that she would be tarred
and feathered if either she or anv IF
her teachers rode on the cars again.
ST. LOUIS, JUNE SIT was given out
during the day that the st. Louis Tran
sit system, feeling encouraged at its
success in operating cars last night on
the Lindell division would try the same
experiment on four other divisions to-
night, he Olive street, Laclede Avenue.
Park and Compton avenue These di-
visions. as well as other trunk Ines of
the system, were operated during the
day as usual but when nightfall came
cars on al but the LindeI division were
withdrawn. Inquiry by telephone Of the
v-af1
contemplated night service had been
abandoned on the four additional lines,
ELECTED the response that the chief Of
police and the sheriff were unable to fur
nfsh the men necessary for the protection
Of the passengers and crews.
Cars on the Lindel division were oper-
ated tonight on a seven minute schedule
but carried few passengers. Pol ce Off
GERS rode on each car and the entire
route from Taylor avenue TO bird street
was patrolled by policemen and req
ment of the posse comiatus. No trouble
had been reported up to ten o'clock.
Owing to the success with which cars
were run over the main branch of the
Linde,l division of the Transit company's
system last night, General Manager
Baumhoff has dec ded to open up three
other lines tonight. He says that cars
Will probably be run over the Olive
street, LaClede avenue and Park or
Compton avenue divisions. Police will
guard the cars and deputy sheriffs patrol
the theoroughfares through which they
pass.
1t is just one month today since the
strike began, and Mr.. Baumhoff says the
Transit company has all its lines in op-
Grafton in the day time except the South
western. About half the usual number OF
cars are running. Mr.. Baumhoff says it
is too dangerous for passengers to ride
over the Southwestern line at present
and for that reason it has not been re-
opened.
A special train arrived here today from
the East, carrying $50 experienced motor
men and conductors from Philadelphia,
Pittsburg and other Pennsylvania cities
who had come to work for the Transit
company. The conductor Of the tram
stated that the full number of men that
started from Philadelphia did not reach
here. labor organizations at different
stopping places enroute influenced at least
fifteen TO return to their homes. Thls is
denied by representatives of the Transit
company. who say there have been no de-
sar+ions The men were divided into
sorads and taken to the offices Of the
Transit company at Vendeventer and
park avenues. where they were registered
and afterwards assigned for duty on the
various lines. The men say they came
here with a full knowledge OF the con-
dition Of affairs existing in ST. LOUIS
Ev-Governor ]. w. Stone representing
the strikers, and eX-Judge II. . Frlest'
one of the Transit companys attorneys
mot today for the purpose Of reaching
so,oa kind of an agreemens that Would De
ocentable to both sides Of the coh'ro-
versy.
co,,arror Stevens did not come TO ST.
1o,,is from eJfferson City this morning.
&C had been expected in response 70 'Io
reouest of prominent business men
cali ont the militia. He VIII reaCh
this evening and Immediately aI'ei -
arrival will confer with the oi'iAo -
committee and the police of1lcers aH
Tho necessity and advisabilty OF callins
on the militia to help preserve oIuei'
,,a+itior is being circulated on the hV'
abor+ exchange, asking the goVerho' ~
ordar the state guard into active serN
rr1t, netition. which is being signeu pS
,,oarv of the prominent business Hle"
the city will be presented 10 'he
nor tonight.
AS car on Lindell avenue containing
two officers and the crew were passing
the corner of 18th street and Wash-ngto
avenue at a late hour tonight It was
lifted several inches by an explosion OF
dvnamite Beyond the breaking OF Inc