Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-16
STRIKERS INDULGE
IN USUAL 0UTRACES
In Chicago Follow Patrons of PO-
lice Protected Street Cars and
Beat Them After They Get OF,
ATTACKED BY UNION CONDUCTt R
He Strikes Young Woman ia the Face
Union Crews Blockade Cars
When They Can.

Chicago Nov, l6.-With an official an
nouncement by railway officials that
the Wentworth avenue line would be
operated on regular service schedule
| the movement OF cars was resumed to-
day, The police in force were massed
about the barns while detail OF pa
trolmen rode upon every car as hereto
fore.
Al intervals OF five minutes cars left
the Seventy street barns until 20
We're enroute for the business district,
Supt. Wcatherwax, Of the railway
company, declared he was prepared to
operate as many cars during the day as
the city could afford police protection
for. II was further announced that no
cars would be run on Cottage Grove av-
enue today, but that cots and supplies
will be on hand in sufficient quantities
by Wednesday to enable the company
to open all lines that can be given pro-
lection
UNION MEN STAND FIRM.
Reports to the effect that union men
were going over to the company and
deserving the organization are declar d
by both President NJ, G. Buckley and
Secy. l.. D, Bland Of the union to be
falsehoods.
Said President Buckley: within the
last four days rs men have made appll-
N "A
number are many who have worked for
the company for years and who hereto
fore have refused to join the union"
The company started two boilers at
Fifty-second and State streets power
house today, where 20 non-unlonists
have been quartered as though IN ho-
tel At the State street power house 10
men had been similarly installed to
take the places Of those who have quit
Twelve strike breakers were SNUG
gled into the barns at West Seventy
seventh street and Vincinnes road
OUTRAGEs ON PASSENGERS.
Cases are becoming numerous where
passengers who ride under police pros
lection on cars manned by non union
crews II Is alleged, have been followed
by strike sympathiz ~ after eaN the
cars and been beaten or stoned. The
first case In which women figure ia that
Of Miss Beatrice Klmbark and her
mother, who assert that they were thus
assailed by crowd near Thlrty-ninth
street and Wentworth avenue. Miss
Kimbark has sworn out warrant
charging Charles Harper, union con-
ductor, with having struck her In the
face.
BARROW ATTACKS THE MAYOR.
The strikers are making much of an
attack on Mayor Harrison by Clarence
5. barrow who was one OF the counsel
for the miners In the big anthracite coal
strike and who has been one of Mayor
Harrison's strongest supporters politi-
cally. Mr., Darrow has declared that II
the streetcar strikers are beaten Mayor
Harrison viii be responsible by reason
of having authorized the arrangements
whereby the police ride In all the cars
that are being operated.
According to Mr. Darrow, also, the
mayor In conducting negotiations for
renewal of the company's franchise
could, by a little pressure promptly
force the company to arbitrate.
Several attempts TO blockade cars
were made and the police were kept
busy At Thirty-ninth street railroad
rails were placed upon the track in
spite Of the guard maintained at that
point. At the West Forty sixth street
crossing OF the Bell Line railroad
tracks, switching locomotives dragged
strings Of freight cars over the street
car tracks at snail's pace.
AT Van Buren street a union crew. In
charge Of car of the Union Traction
company, stopped in the path OF the
strike-ridden company's cars. Teams
quickly packed In around the car and a
Ssouting mob surrountd all. The
blockade lasted half an hour.
CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION.
As part OF a plan OF the Street Rail-
way Mems union for a campaign OF ed.
ucation In the fight on the City Rail-
way, circulars were sent broadcast to-
day dealing with the financial features
OF the richest street railway corpora.
tion" In the country.
The body of the circular Is an extract
from the Civic Federatlon's reuort on
the city Railway company The re-
port says that In 10 years. the COM
pany has earned i42s per cent ON tho
capital invested The real value Of tho
company's property, Il says, us 80 500.
600. The market value is s37 $3.50 600
and the original cost sl2.9Si 900. The
circular concludes;
"And yet the Chicago City Railway
company by far the richest street rail
way company In the country, cannot
AFFORD TO pay It's employees fair wages
and grant them decent hours OF work.