The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Guards Called Out to Prevent De
parturc of Wagons Loaded
With Austrian Exhibits.
NOT GENERAL SERVICE DRAYS.
Controversy Originates Over Fail
ure of Drivers TO Pay Charges
Exacted. but They
Submit.

Intervention by an inspector. the As
sistant Superintendent Of the General
Service Company, the Traffic Manager of
the Worlds Fair Terminals. the Superin-
tendent Of the Bureau of Expedition, the
commandant of the Jefferson Guards and
a detachment OF ten guards. under COM
mand OF a Lieutenant. were necessary yes
terday to obtain the payment of s.. on
three wagonlosds of exhibits about TO be
ha'iled away from the Worlds Fai.
grounds
The exhibits were from the Austrian
Pavilion. destined for purchasers In the
county. The trouble was caused because
the goods were being loaded on vehicles
other than General Service wagons. and
no exit passes had been obtained for
them.
Pat kellar. Assistant Superintendent OF
the General Service Company. while pass
Ing in front of the Austrian Pavilion In
the forenoon. noticed three farmers wag-
ons being loaded with exhibits He In
au!red of The men loading the wagons
whether they had exit passes TO take the
goods out and was told that they had not
He then told them that they could not
teke the wagons through the gates with
out the required passes.
The men replied that they would take
them out without the passes and. If nee
| ossary. would have tho assistance Of the
Sheriff Of the county in taking them out-
Kellar Immediately notified Traffic Man
| aGer J. NJ. Allen of the facts in the case
At Mr.. Aliens request j. S. TcaEer. SUI
| perintendrnt OF the Bureau of E;xpedi-
-
, the Secret Service men OF the General
Service Company. to hasten to tine county
entrance to head off the wagons If the
drivers tried 10 pass througlS the gates
| without exit passes.
| Arriving al the county entrance Phil
| pott found two men waiting I'm :: carriage
| These mon he understood to DO the Sher-
| if OF the county and a deputy. Realizing
| that he could not cope alone with the
mon he telephoned to the Cornmandant of
the jefferson Guards for assistance. The
! Commandant dispatched a Lieutenant and
| ten men, ali armed.
ARRAY OvERCOMEs DRIVERS
On the arrival OF the detachment at the
! entrance the officer detailed two of his
men to accompany Philrott TO the Gem
eral Service gate, In case the wagons
should attempt TO pass through that en-
| trance. Shortly afterwarl an orderly from
| the Adjutant arrived. directing the Of
| ficer and four of his men to go to the
Austrian pavilion and prevent the wagons
| from leaving without the exit passes.
I After some argument here. Mr.. Minor,
who was in charge OF the wagons, agreed
| TO pay the charged required by tho Cen
eral Service Company before the exit
| passes could be obtained The charges
were paid, the passes Issued and the
| wagons allowed to depart through the
county entrance. They departed at 2
| o'clock in the afternoon.
| The controversy originated In require
| ment of the Exposition that whether ex-
| hib!tors employ General Service wagons or
! those of outside haulers for the removal OF
! their exhibits, the regular charge of G
| cents a hundred pounds. charged by the
! General Service Company for hauling e1-
| hibits from the grounds. must be paid to
tho company.
General Manager Allen said yesterday
| In speaking of the dispute that the reason
cor holding up the wagons was that all
| wagons leaving the grounds are required
! to be provided with exit passes, and that
| these wagons were not SO provided. He
| denied that any 7volvers had been drawn
at the gate TO prevent the wagons from
| passing through.
| Secretary Fischer OF the Austrian Com
mission declined last night to discr:ss the
| subject.
| Deputy Sheriff Schnecko Of St. Louis
County stated last night that no Deputy
| Sheriffs had been detailed to assist any
wagons to pass through the county en-
| trance, and that IL the two men at the
| gate represented themselves as officers
they had impersonated Deputy Sheriffs.