Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
TUMUL TUOUS SCENES
No Show for Peace in Chicago
Transfers Strike.
NON-UNIONISTS ON WAY
WHOLESALE IMPORTATION OF ST.
LOUIS STRIKE BREAKERS.
Other Firms Affected Today by Walk
outs-Merchants Resort to Mail
Service for Delivery.
NON-UNIONISTSO ON WAY

CHICAGO, May 1.-Wholesale importa-
ton of nom union men from st. Louis, and
the arrival of Strike Breaker Farley from
New York gave new turn today to the
Transfers strike here. Immediately on
his arrival Farley held a conference with
representatives Of the employers. Plans
for putting him in charge of all strike
breakers are said to have been decided
on. Farley managed the non-union men
in the New York subway strike. Nom
union men in forces said to be almost I'M
precedented are on their way to Chicago.
1t was reported special train bearing
475 men left st. Louis over the Illinois
Central road early today. Another train
with 500 men was being prepared. The
work of mobilizing the men in st. Louis
was conducted in secrecy. Half Of the
men were taken from southern Illinois and
Kentucky. Many of them are negroes.
One hundred strike breakers employed by
the American Express Company, the Pa
cific, Northern Pacific and the National
companies went on strike today to enforce
demand of IS day for drivers and 81 a
day for conductors and helpers. an allow
ance of 60 cents for luncheon and extra pay
for overtime. The increase was granted
and the men returned to work
Tumultuous scenes were witnessed today
at Jackson Boulevard and Franklin street.
near the headquarters of the Employers
Teaming Company, the organization formed
to supplant the striking teamsters.
Union Driver Assaulted.
John Williams, colored non-unionfst
driver, was sitting on one Of the wagons OF
the Employers company waiting for cara
vans to be formed. A crowd Of several
hundred persons had gathered and were
jeering Williams and other non-unionists.
Suddenly a bottle thrown from window in
the upper story of a nearby building struck
Williams on the head.
The negro instantly drew revolver and
fired toward the window from which the
bottle was thrown. The action of the col
ored man angered the crowd and con-
certed rush was made toward him. VII,
liams jumped from his wagon and hed
down the street The mob soon caught MN
and he was being savagely beaten when
the police rescued him from the crowd.
Williams was arrested charged with DIS
orderly conduct and with carrying con-
cealed weapons
The wholesale grocers and coffee. tea
and spice houses were more or less com.
pletedly tied up today by the spreadlng OF
the teamsters' walkout. A strike Wvs
called against Charles Mearz, a teaming
contractor, employing thirty drivers ana
serving a number of wholesale grocefS
Thirty-five teamsters employea py Az the
teaming for Walsh & Boyle, tne steer
Wedeles Company and several other we'll
known houses. The drivers Ior o.ner giu
Gerry firms, including Franklin McVeagh
and w M. Hoyt 6; Co, did not report To-
day. C. A. Borgenson. teaming CONTRACTOR
locked out sixty drivers. Borgenson uoSs
the hauling for a number OF WnoieSaIe
coffee and spice houses including the Zen
trail Warehouse, Thompson & Taylor, j. II.
Leslie and James Baker 80 20,
Colored non-uniOn men, IN charge VI lei
trucks of the Employers Teamlng Com
pany. were attacked at Clinton ana van
Buren, streets by crowd or strike synnpau
thizers. Bricks, sticks and otner Ilis siiea
were thrown at the teamsters. the ponce
dispersed the crowd and arrested one or the
assailants of the non-unon men.
Federal Government Assistance.
The federal government is helping Chi
cago department stores deliver small par
cells in a way that is beyond interference
of the teamsters in the prevailing strike
Thousands of small packages are being de-
livered by mail through the United States
street railway postal cars. Col. Leroy T.
Steward, superintendent of the free dellV-
ery system of the Chicago post office, says
that there has been perceptlpie increase
in this business from the day the delivery
wagons of the department stores were stop
ped BY the street car service package
purchased in the morning may be delivered
by mail at the door of the purchaser, pro-
yided the package is not too heavy. Thou
sands of purchases are light enough to
meet the limit of postal regulatio
A large number of persons who have en-
gagged in strike demonstrations were report
ed today to attorneys who, with the aid OF
detectives, are collecting evidence against
persons alleged to have violated injunc-
tional orders of Judge c. c. Kohlsaat of the
United States federal court. In due time.
the attorneys declare. the matter will be
taken before the federal judge Agents
working for the Employers Association. 1t
was stated, are making daily reports on
violations of the injunction.
More Transfers Strike.
~Thirty-five transfers employed by the
Anthracite and Bituninous Coal Company
struck today. The hauling for the company
was at once turned over to the Employers
Teaming Association.
Reports were received today that the ex-
press companies were doing considerable
transferring in suburban places. This
move, it was said by the strikers. would be
checked by spreading the strike to the
suburbs.
Merchandise and other material stored in
four buildings Of Waken & Mclaughlin.
warehousemen, is tied up. Transfers, who
have done the hauling to and from the
warehouses, became involved in the strike
complications today and quit work.
The largest consignment of strike-break-
ers arriving today were met at the. Illinois
Central railway depot by guard of 100 po-
licemen. Many of the non-unionists car
ried their clothing and other belongings
wrapped in freshly purchased pillow slips.
Watched by thousands of hostile eyes. the
new arrivals, 400 strong, were marched in
the middle of the streets to lodging houses
in the center of the city. The negroes,
forming half or more Of the party. were
given separate lodgings from the eau
casians, a large portion of whom were
Greeks and Italians.
Police Details Running Short.
Police details are running short, it Is said
by some of the EMPLOYERS who predict that