Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-23
Packers to Use Hammond
Plant if City Plan Fail.
SYSTEM OF ESPION AGE
UNION PICKETS BOLDLY ENCIR
Gle STOCK YARDS ENCLOSURE.
Men Are Stopped Blocks Away and
Warned Against Continuing Work
Assault and Robbery.

CHICAGO August G.-Packers began
active work today to put into effect a scheme
to house their union employees in the
old Hammond plant at Hammond. Ind. In
the event Of failure to secure an injunction
against the city. In any event the Ham
mond company, which is short of room
here to use for living quarters. will proba-
bly, put the plan into operation. The pack
ers assert any interference with trains car
rying employees to and from Hammond
would constitute a violation of the inter-
state commerce law and would necessitate
federal action.
Union pickets have now established a
system of espionage extending entirely
about the stock yards enclosure. The pick
cts are established blocks. away from the
principal entrances, and have lists of those
who come and go to the yards daily.
Men are being stopped blocks away and
warned against continuing work the
Office of Secretary Tracey OF the allied
trades conference board was thronged to-
day with persons working at the yards de-
manding permits to avert interference from
pickets. The applicants Included union
printers employed by Armour Co.. en-
ployes of the two newspapers published In
the yards and dozen Watchmen. All
were refused permits.
Action that may have an important bear
ing on the stock yards strike Is expected to
take place at a meeting of the teamsters'
joint council to be held this evening. Presi-
dent Cornelius Shea of the International Or
ganization will be present and the aues-
ton of the future action of the teamsters
in relation to the strike will be canvassed.
Last Friday and yesterday a committee
of leaders among the organized teamsters.
headed by John 8. Field. president of the
Knickerbocker Ice Company and former
member of the Chicago board OF arbitra-
ton, visited the stock yards on tour OF
inspection. This was due to an EFFORT to
induce Mr. Field to act as an intermediary
in bringing about some suggestion OF peace
and his refusal to offer any suggestions on.
til he had made a personal investigation OF
conditions at the packing houses. The re-
port of the committee that accompanied Mr..
Field will be made to the Joint council on
this occasion.
Workman Assaulted and Robbed.
Jackson Thompson, a member OF the
track team of the University OF Chcaso'
who has been working for MOTIFS q co. IN
the shipping department during MS Vaca-
ton, has been assaulted and robbed whlie
returning home from work. the lamliy
with whom Thompson lodged were warned
that he was strike breaker, and that II
he was given further accommodations the
house would be wrecked. When he ap-
peared he was told he would have to leave.
He took his suit case and started.
A short distance away he encountered SIX
men who knocked him down and robbed
him of a small amount Of money. He was
then beaten and allowed to so. He related
his experience to the police, and three sus-
poets were arrested. Two Of the prisoners
have been identified by the student as his
assailants.
Decision on Injunction Tomorrow.
Arguments before Judge Brentano In con-
nection with the Injunction asked by the
packers to restrain the city from interfer-
Ing with the housing of workmen at the
stock yards were concluded today. Judge
Brentano took the matter under advise
ment and said he would announce his de-
cision tomorrow morning.