Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-11-18
ARE RUNNING MORE CARS.
Street Car Company Claims
Strikers Are Deserving.
UNION DENIES REPORT.
Passengers Are Followed and Assaulted
After Leaving Cars-Two Women
Are Pounded.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 16.-With an official
announcement by railway officials that it's
Wentworth avenue line would be operat-
ed on a regular service schedule, the
movement Of cars was resumed today.
The police in force were massed about
the barns. while a detail of patrolmen
rode upon ever car as heretofore.
At intervals Of five minutes cars left
the Seventy-ninIh street barns until
twenty were en- route for the business
district
Supt. Weatherwax of the railway com
pany declared he was prepared to oper-
ate as many cars during the day as the
city could afford police protection for. 1t
was further announced that no cars
would be run on Cottage Grove avenue
today, but that cots ana supplies will be
on hand in sufficient quantities by
Wednesday to enable the company to
open all lines that can be given protec-
ton. Reports to the effect that union
men were going over to the company and
deserving the organization are declared
by both President NJ. G. Buckley and
Secretary L. d. Bland Of the union to be
falsehoods.
Strikers Are DESERVING.
"The contrary of the report which has
been spread is true,' declared President
Buckley. 'Within the last four days
seventyfive men have made application
to join the union. Among this number
are many who have worked for the COM
pany for years and who, heretofore, have
refused to join the union"
The company started two boilers at
Fifty-second and State streets power
house today where twenty non-unionists
have been quartered as though in hotel.
At the State street power house fifteen
men had been similarly installed to take
the places of those who have quit.
ctril- lrnn lynr fol r,
the barns at West Seventyseventh street
and Nincesses road. The men were
Struggled into the barns on the floor
Of the company's money wagon.
Attack Passengers.
Cases are becoming numerous where
passengers who ride under police prOtec-
ton ON cars manned by nOn-uniOn crews
have. it is alleged, been followed by strike
sympathizers after leaving the cars and
been beaten or stoned. The first case in
which women figure is that of Miss Beat
rice IIimbark and her mother, who as
sert that they were thus assailed by
crowd near Thirty ninth street and Went
worth avenue. Miss Kimbark has sworn
out q warrant charging Charles Harper,
a union conductor, with having struck
her in the face.
The strikers are making much Of an at
tack on Mayor Harrison by Clarence S.
Darrow, who was one of the counsel for
the miners in the big anthracite coal
strike and who has been one of Mayor
ly. Mr.. Darrow has declared that if the
street car strikers are beaten Mayor
Harrison will be responsible by reason of
having authorized the arrangements
whereby the police ride in all the cars
that are beng operated. According to
Mr.. barrow also the mayor, in conduct
ING negotiations for q renewal Of the
co.lpany's franchise, could, by little
pressure, promptly force the company to
arbitrate.
Police Kept Busy.
Several cars completed the run to the
Washington street terminus with little
difficulty. Others, however, were less
were made and the police were kept busy.
At West Thirty ninth street railroad
rails were placed on the track in spite
of the guard maintained at that place.
At West Forty-siXth street crossing Of
the belt line railroad tracks, switching To-
comOtives dragged strings Of freight cars
over the street car tracks at snaips pace.
Strikers Send Out Circulars.
AS part Of a plan of the Street Rail
way Mems union for a campaign Of edu-
cation in the fight ON the city railway
circulars were sent broadcast today, deal
ing with the financial features of the
richest street railway corporation" in the
country
The body Of the circular is an extract
from the civic federation's report on the
City Railway company. The report says
that in sixteen years the company has
earned A 2-3 per cent on the capital
invested The real value of the com
panys property, it says, is $9,S0O,OOO.
The market value is $37. $50, 600, and the
original cost So ,9S4,OOO. The circular
concludes:
'And yet the Chicago City Railway
company, by far the richest street rail-
way company, cannot afford to pay its
employees fair wages and grant them de-
cent hours Of work"
Peace Measures Fail.
Prospects for peace measures which
were regarded as possible through the
medium of the state board Of arbitration
faded as the hours passed. The board
remained in continuous session awaiting
a reply from the railway company re-
garding the boards proffer of voluntary
arbitration with the alternative of COM
pulsory investigation which the board is
empowered to make. No word was re-
ceived.
More Men Called Out.
Linemen, dynamo tenders and repair
men were called out on a strike in sup
port of the car men today.
The street car strike events OF Sunday
are SUNNI arized as follows:
CLASHES WITH RIOTERS Police sew
eral times were obliged TO use their clubs
Most serious trouble of the day was at
Forty-third and State streets, where pas
sengers were followed from the cars and
beaten Two women among the injured.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Labor dele
gates at their semi-monthly meeting express
Sympathy with the strikers and decide to
oppose the granting Of franchises.
ATvTERSAIL'S Strikers and thoir
friends at a mass meeting at TattersaIl's
decide to fight for municipal ownership and
to oppose the granting of franchise to the
City Railway company.
LETTER TO YATES-President NJ. c.
Buckley sends a a. letter to Gov. Yates pro
militia. He reviews the negotiations which
preceded the strike and tells Of conditions
which surrounded employees of the Chicago
CITY Railway company.
TRANSFERS TO FIGHT-Men arrested
for obstructing car line will demand jury
trials and the appearance of complaining
nolfcemeD.