Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-02
N0N-UNI0N TRANSFERS TO
HAVE RIFLES
NO LAW TO PREVENT ARMING
Violence and Disorders Of Strikers Are
Greater Than Usual, and Sew
eraI Persons Severely
Hurt

neld III open view anu WSle ilob SOi-
cealed. Chief o'Neill replied that there
was no law against it and arrange
ments were promptly made by the em-
ployers to place rifles on every one of
the wagons.
Over a Thousand Rifles Bought
over a thousand of these weapons
were purchased today, and during the
latter part Of the afternoon a number
of wagons went through the streets
with rifle lying across the knees of
the driver and his assistant.
When Mayor Dunno was Informed of
the fact that the rifles would be carried
by the non-union men, he was visibly
disturbed, and declared that the police
will not be permitted to authorize the
carrying of arms by any one, whether
in the employ of the Employers Team
ing association or affiliated with the
strikers.
"The chief of police will give no au-
thority to any one to carry arms" he
said.
There was a report late this after
noon that Mayor Dunno was about to
force an adjustment, but he declared
tonight this was incorrect.
Four men were seriously hurt dur
ing the fights today, but the number
actually injured is greatly in excess
of this, and it is impossible to state
accurately for the rqeason that many
of those hurt disappeared in the crowd
or were carried away by friends as soon
as possible after being injured.
Grocery Drivers Go Out
No decided increase in the number of
men on strike was made today the
most important accession to the team
sters being the drivers of the delivery
wagons of retail grocery stores. These
declared that they would in no case
call for goods at any wholesale estab
lishment where a strike existed AS
teamsters are on strike at practically
all the wholesale groceries in the city,
the apparent visible supply of food for
the citizens of Chicago is limited to
stocks now held in retail grocery
stores. The retail drivers also declared
that they would refuse to handle meat
il any strike occurred in the stock
yards.
The Employers association this
afternoon drove home a wedge into the
ranks of the Chicago Team Owners
association. This latter organization is
composed of men who do the teaming
for many of the large business houses
and particularly in the matter of haul
ing coal.
They have fought shy so far of aid
ing the employers to the extent of
making deliveries on their contracts
going to the length of asking employers
to refrain from requiring them to
handle merchandise and asserting that
if their men were stopped on the street
there was nothing for them to do but
return to the barn. The employers this
afternoon informed the team owners
that they must make deliveries at
once and continue to make them from
this time on.
The team owners agreed to make de-
liveries as demanded.
The union labor leaders who were
indicted last Saturday in connection
with the strike appeared at the crimi-
nal court building today and gave
bonds in the sum of $500 each.
Strike Breaker Farley Arrives
Wholesale importations Of non-union
men from st. Louis and the arrival of
Strike breaker Farley from New
York, gave a new turn to the team
sters' strike today. Immediately upon
his arrival Farley held a conference
with representatives of the employers.
Plans for putting him in full charge
of all "strike breakers" are said TO
have been decided upon. Farley man
aged the non-union men in the New
York subway strike. Non-union mon
in forces said to be almost unprece-
dented are on their way to Chicago.
1t was reported a special train bearing
475 men left st. Louis early today and
that another train with 500 men was
being prepared. The work of mobilizlng
the men in ST. Louis was conducted
in secrecy. Half the men We're taken
from Southern Illinois and Kentucky.
Many of them are negroes.
One hundred strike breakers en-
ployed by the American Express COM
pany, the Pacific. Northern Pacific and
the National companies, went on strike
today to enforce a demand of IS a day
:" for drivers and 81 day for conductors
and helpers. an allowance Of fifty cents
for luncheon and extra pay for over
time. The increase was granted and
the men returned to work.
Tumultuous scenes were Witnessed
today at Jackson boulevard and Frank
lin street, near the headquarters Of
the Employers Teaming company, the
organization formed to supplant the
striking teamsters.
Non-Union Man Attacked
John Williams, a colored non-union-
ist driver, was sitting on one of the
wagons of the employers company,
waiting for caravans to be formed. A