Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-04
been involved in some doubt. is now

been involved in some doubt is now !
declared to be opposed to the eXten-
sion of the strike to the teamsters lei
is stated the packing companies will
pursue their practice of conveying
meat to their distributing stations by
union drivers and selling from those
stations to the boycotted firms. The
latter will be promptly served pro-
vided the packers are not asked to
make direct deliveries.
One of the picturesque sights wit
messed today was Il procession of 800
nonunion colored transfers going from
their lodgings to the Employers Team
ing company's barns. accompanied by
fifty policemen. led by Frank Currey,
q professional Strike breaker" and
followed by large crowds. AS the pro-
cession turned into jackson boulevard
from Michigan avenue the strike SYM
pathizers began throwing stones and
bricks. A number of the police and
strike breakers We're hit. but the barns
at Franklin street We're reached with
out severe injury to any one.
Negro Uses Revolver.
In an encounter between colored non
unonists and q mob at Harrison street
and Wabash avenue this morning, in
which all sorts of missiles We're thrown
ut the negroes, r. 4. Carter, colored
guard. drew a revolver and shot and
severely wounded Henry Schultz. This
thoroughly enragcd the crowd, and all
though two more shots We're fired the
nonunionists We're quickly closed in
upon and beaten fearfully. A riot call
was sent i'm and seventy policemen
under Inspector LAWN hurried to the
scene and dispersed the crowd with
vigor. Carter was arrested. The shoot
ing caused much excitement at the
Auditorium, block away.
Men Are Not Yet Armed.
Contrary to announcement, no order
was issued today for :.rming the nom
union men With rifles. Representatives
of the Employers leaning company
said they did not know when the order
would be issued. if at all, and denied
having said such move would be
made.
a hundred coored mon. imported as
Istrikebre;,kers by the Employers Team
ing company. struck today because
their request to be furnished revolvers
for self-protection was denied.
Thirty nonunion teansters We're at
tackled today by strike sympathiZers
at Jackson boulevard and Halstead
streets All kinds of missiles We're
used Nonunion transfers armed With
stout hickory clubs. attempted to fight
the mob but were being oVerpowered
when the police arrived. William
| Wrather, white guard Was severely
| injured. The police clubbing right and
| left. rushed the crowds off the streets.
| Five persons We're arrested. Only ten
nonunion te;,msters could he found. the
| others have fled.
Promise Was Not Kept.
given to Secretary Probst, of the
| Commission Team Owners assoc
citation. by President Shea, that the
commission men would be allowed to
remove perishable produce lying in ex-
press ears in the freight houses, was
not respected today. l'robst expressed
himself as feeling that he had been
treated unfairly by Shea Picl<ets sta
toned at the freight houses turned
| back the commission mems teams.
The drivers and helpers of all the
| large express companies of South Chi
| cago went out today on Il sympathetic
strike.
Employers Lose Big Point.
The trucking companies and their
4 valuable interests today took stand
I'm the strike situation unfaNorable to
the interests of the Employers Team
ing company and the Chicago Employ
ers' association These striking COM
panies, headed by the Arthur Dixon
| Transfer company. intimated that they
are tired of the strike. that they did
not believe the teamne company was
were prepared to do business with Chi
Cages merchants With the best and
I most available labor they could secure.
The employers association was adj
vised that the trucking companies We're
taking hauling contracts wherever they
could secure them. and We're using
union labor With which to do the work.
4 I'm other words. the truckers We're not
complying with the request of the as
sociation that il be allowed to dictate
who should should not be employed.
The determination of several inn
portant concerns To resume the deliv-
cry of freight With nilion labor WAS
taken by the labor LEADERS to be Il
strong indication that Dixon, in conn
mon with many Other truck owners,
haG determined To oppose the final ptir-
poses of the Employers Teaming conn
pany. SO important was this develop
laent regarded by the executives of
the teamilg COMPANY and the employ
ers association that n meeting WAS
called for this afternoon to consider
action in the matter.
A Horrible Assault.
While delivering To The Fair" Viii.
liam H. Brown. nonuilon colored
J tealnster, was struck by a pail filled
with cement. mortar and bricks, and
his leg broken. The bucket was thrown
. from the tol, of the Fair building twelve
! stories high.
4 number of wholesale grocery houses
were badly crippled today. althoug!
some teams Were secured tor deliver
les.
= Mavor l)unme announced today thai
2 il i:ti beer decided to swear i'm a0l
additional police for service. This wa.
the result of u communication received
from the merchants. in which it wa:
d said the business of the city would b.
: piralyzed unless they could make de
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