The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-23
To End Strike But EN-
ployers Refuse t.:
Yield.
FLOUR FAMINE LIKELY

but whether or not it will alight is a
disputed question. The teamsters'
Joint council Is in session, with pros
poets of a lengthier stay than Thurs
day night.
President Shea of the teamsters
was hurriedly and secretly summoned
from the meeting about 10 o'clock last
evening to conference with Mayor
Dunno and others at the Auditorium
annex. He did not return to the la
Dor headquarters until 1890 this
morning and at once hurried upstairs
where he is now engaged In discus.
sing matters with his associates.
1t was learned that Mayor Dunno
had his aldermanc committee ana
several members of the employers
association to meet President Shea.
r. j. Thorne, of Montgomery Ward
& Co.. John G. Shedd, of Marshall
Field &c Co., Attorney Levy Mayer
and others were present.
After the meeting adjourned Mayor
Dunno stated that all he could say
was that the Employers association
bad refused to recede a single step
from their position. He added, that,
nevertheless he had strong hopes that
the strike will be settled before Sun
day morning. None of the other par.
Elephants in the conference would
give any information whatever
1t looks now as though the team
sters will hardly take any positive
action at this nights session.
FLOUR FAMINE THREATENED.
Chicago May 19.-Should the strike
continue few days more Chicago will
encounter a serious -four famine. 1t
is predicted that the delivery of -four
TO retail merchants will be tied up
within the next "a hours as the result
OF the strike spreading today in such
manner as to include some of the
wholesale flour dealers. One firm
ordered q wagon load of -four taken
to a boycotted store, whereupon the
Driver descended from his seat and
refused to go. The head of the firm
informed the other 2S union drivers
IL their employ that their services
would no longer be needed. 1t is
stated this evening that each of the
the trade will take similar action when
ever their drivers refuse to make de-
liveries.
The air was filled all day with re-
ports that secret conferences looking
towards peaceful settlement of the
twill httf nf ha
traced to an authentic source. Mayor
believed that peace would come within
"a or, AS hours. The aldermanic board
of conclliation also expressed the opin-
ion that matters looked some brighter
than when the teamsters' joint council
adjourned early this morning.
However, when President Shea of
the teamsters was seen and told of
all these reports, he said he knew
nothing of them that it was up to the
employers to settle the matter by
granting the demands of the strikers
Another element of hopefulness.was
introduced when the arrival in the
city of the executive council of team
Bters brotherhood. Its members are:
Vice President Michael Casey, of San
Francisco; Vice President Could. OF
New York; Secretary Charles Robb
of Chicago; Treasurer Edward D. Tur.
ley of Indianapolis; John Sheridan
of Chicago.
These gentlemen went into a prl.
vate session with Mr.. Shea and his
associate leaders, which lasted unit
seven D. m. At it's conclusion not 6
from any of the conferees except that
the executive board would be present
nj the night meeting of the local joint
Louncil.
INJUNCTION HEARING. HELD.
President Shea of the teamsters de
rlared to the committee of the livery
mems association who waited upor
him Tuesday, that he "had more power
than the mayor of Chicago, and hac
enough men to go UP State street ant
tlean out the district to the lake"
This was the testimony of Fran,
Amberg, one of the liverymen, and {
prominent citizen of Chicago, during
The injunction hearing before Maste
In Chancery Sherman today. Mr.. Am
berg told how curtly his committe,
had been treated by Shea when the!
asked permission to deliver passen
gers to boycotted stores and how h
immediately ordered fifteen pickets t
State street to see that his orders wer,
obeyed,
Mr.. Amberg added that he told She
"he ought to have been rua out o
Chicago long ago, l thought mysel
that 1t would be better to hang hin
to lamp-post.'
did you say you would string hin
up yourself?" asked Attorney Lebos
key for the defense.
me L did not. hut if fha nlau On m