Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-22

Chicago, May 22.-spreading of the
teamsters' strike began promptly to-
day. Thirty teamsters employed by
the Rittenhouse and Embree Co., lum-
Der dealers and seventy by the Ed
ward Hines Lumber Co., were the first
TO be forced into the struggle, follow
ing the refusal of the teamsters' joint
council to endorse the settlement pro-
visionally arranged with the employ
ers by President Shea Of the Team
sters' Union. Thru the threatened
spread Of the strike every branch Of the
building industry in Chicago today is
apparently facing paralysis. There are
only 800 teamsters employed by the
lumber firms, but SO close are the re-
lations between them and several other
unions loi. men engaged in hauling
building material that a walkout Of the
lumber tsarnsters,, it is said, would
doubtless lead to strikes in nearly
every department Of the building in
dustry. Indirectly dependent upon the
building material teamsters, it was
estimated today. hung the employment
Of nearly 100000 men in the yards,
mills ard factories Of construction
work.
Paradcxical as 1t might appear.
President Shea is reported today as
not anxious to spread the strike. He
was understood furthermore to take
the ground that the strike would not
be extended. unless the team owners
insisted upon delivering goods to
strike bound houses.
I In the first strikes today, the initia-
tive was taken by the employers. Mem
ibers Of 1she teamsters' union were dis
charged for refusing to deliver to boy
scotted firms: Orders by the union for
Others 4, quit where discharges had
been made followed quickly. AS an
immediate result, the yards of the two
big companies were completely tied up.
Edward Hines, president Of the Lum-
bermeni, association, declared every
lumber yard in the city would before
long be without drivers.
..It means complete stagnation of
business. when building operations in
Chicago are booming to a greater ex-
tent than has been known since 1892"
said Hines. 1.-The supply OF lumber on
hand, will not last the building con-
tractors more than forty eight hours.
Factories which depend upon boxes for
shipping will he crippled, because they
will be without lumber. If this occurs
the stock yards packing industries will
be especially disturbed, for they must
have boxes there to do the shipping"
The express companies, whose atti-
tade on the question of reinstating
their striking drivers, caused the
break in the peace plans stood firm to-
day, refusing to take back any of their
0ld men.
AS the day advanced, the strike
gradually spread. Twenty-Five team
'sters employed by the T. Wilce Lumber
company struck. An incendiary fire
1t the yards of Rtttenhouse & Embree
comparly is suspected by the firm to
have connection with the strike. Last
night a. fire was discovered in three
different parts of the yards, and before
the flames were extinguished six
thousand dollars worth of flooring was
destroyed.
The lumber dealers were said to be
operating under an agreement by
which the members undertook to make
deliveries for any Struck" firm. E.
p. Hooper. secretary Of the Sash, Door
and Blind Association, said today:
We do not propose to permit part
Of the teamsters' union to work and
support the other part on strike. 1t is
q case of fight now with us. Everything
points to complete tie up Of every
branch Of building in Chicago until we
can get non-union drivers to do the
work.
In, order to cope with the situation
growing out of the spread of the
strike, Sheriff Barrett today began to
police force will be augmented by 200
men.
For every non-union man that goes
odt OIL strike said Assistant Sheriff
Geary, tthere are two men that appeal
to this office seeking to become depu-
ties, and as long as this condition lasts,
we, will be ready to meet the situa-
ton"
Chief o'Neill was authorized by a
recent order to swear in thousand
additional men, but up to today he had
only secured 500 of this number. Many
applicants appeared today in response
to a call. Recruiting of men to serve
as strike breakers has been. resumed
by the Employers Association with
Increased vigor. Word was received in
Chicago today that 500 men are due to
reach here today or tomorrow from
eastern cities.
Arrest every man, white or black,
1~I