Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-18
THE CHICAGO STRIKE
No Further Talk of a Peace
Conference.
WORKING TO GET FUNDS
MOVEMENT TO SOLICIT AID FROM
ALL PARTS OF CITY.
League Of Business Men Will Raise the
Race Issue-Appealing
to Prejudice.
WORKING TO GET FUNDS

CHICAGO August Is. - President Dom
nelly has had conference with the execu-
tive board of the League of Business
Men," which was formed to raise funds for
the strikers. A committee was appointed to
extend the movement to all parts of the
city instead Of confining IT to the stock
yards district.
The-league has raised the race ISSUE tax.
ing the ground that If the packers win the
strike, all the white residents will be driven
from the stock yards region and that the
place will become a negro settlement, with
a population of at least 70.ooO men. women
and children.
Stockyards Fire Starts Rumors.
Fire in the northeast corner OF the stock
yards today gave rise to exciting rumors
that incendiaries were at work. Sparks,
presumably from passing locomotive. set
fire to pile Of baled hay. The blaze was
quickly extingushed.
George r. Bailey, an Englishman. who
was employed by packers agents in Ellis
Island soon as he had landed from his
rative land. lost his presence of mind when
his train drew into the stock yards today.
A menacing-looking crowd had gathered
along the tracks. Bailey, getting out his
revolver, began shooting. He fired five
shots and was reloadng his weapon when
policeman arrested him. No person was
hit by Bailey's bullets.
Strike Breaker Awakens insane.
Herbert Dawson of Nashville. Tenn,
strike-breaker In the Hammond packing
house. retired last evening apparently a
man of normal mental qualities. but awak-
ened this morning raving wildly. He was
sleeping in one OF the strike-breakers
make shift dormitories with a crowd OF
other non -unionists. when he suddenly be-
gan shrieking. The excited strike-breakers
were unable to quiet him and summoned
the police. Before the police reached the
place Dawson bolted from the building and
was later found entangled in a barbed wire
fence in the stock yards. When policemen
attempted to restrain him he fought them
and was cut by the wire. The police over
powered him and took him to the detention
hospital.
Two Students Roughly Handled
Because they wanted to study the strike
situation two Harvard students. William
Pastor and Blaine Evans. ran into serious
avenue and were nearly killed They were
carrying small packages that looked like
luncheon boxes. and therefore were mis-
taken for strke-breakers. A mob gathered
and the students tried to board a passing
car.
Hurry on there" cried members OF the
crowd. and at full speed the car went for
the driver of which, David Mole supposed
the would stop and made no effort 10
get off the track. His wagon was struck
anG upset and he was thrown to the street
with such violence that his right arm was
broken.
The students in the excitement escaped.
but were overtaken and beaten by strike
pickets. to whom they explained their pur-
pose. They said they did not enjoy their
rough experience, but were not willing to
be deferred thereby from prosecuting their
investigation.
A new source of trouble developed in the
strike situation today when the grease
for meat dealers who are on the unfair
refuse except for dealers who patronize ths
Independent packers only.
Strike Leaders to Shift Places.
1t was reported at labor headquarters at
the yards today that President Donnelly
was about to start to New York to assume
control of the situation there and that II.
D. Call would be in charge of the strike
i'll Chicago.
Donnelly refused to affirm or deny the
rumor.
The fact that of an order for 100 head OF
dressed beef for the National Dressed Beef
Company OF New York only 500 mead could
be secured today for shipment is held by
the strikers to indicate that ihe Dackers
have difficulty in filling orders. This, how.
ever. is denied by the packers