Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-15
Teamsters Given Time to
Accept Owners U|timatun|
II Not Accepted, Increase OF
Strike Is Probable.
Death Of Another Strike Victim, Sunday
Unionists Attend a Funeral.

Chicago, May 14-Unlass compromises
are offered by all the opposing interest"
in the Transfers strike cow in pro-
gross in Chicago. thestrlkc VIII sprsd"
greatly during the mex: IS hours. Inc
refusal of the Transfers JOINT COUNCIL
representing $4,000 union drivers, to ac-
cede to the demands Of the Chicago
Team Owners Association to handle
merchandise for all business houses
having contracts with the members of
the Owners organization. without dis
terminating the firms involved in the
present strike, has brought the cOntro-
yersy to point where a speedy settle
ment will have to be made to prevent
an extension of the trouble.
There is a probability. however. that
the whole trouble may be satisfactorily
adjusted without bringing about sucn
drastic measures. As receiving the an
nOuncement Of the Joint Council, refus-
ing to obey the ultimatum of the Team
Owners Association, meeting of the
owners was held. At first it was the in
tentlon of the owners to Lut their ulti-
matum into effect, Monday morning,
but the transfers were finally given
until Tuesday, to make answer.
Information which the Team Owners
say they received. today, that the Joint
Council was not a unit i'm its decision
to fight the owners, was given as the
reason for the postponoment of the en-
forccmcnt of the. ultimatun.
That last rights decision will be re-
considered it was made evident. tonight,
when an order for a meeting of the
council. tomorrow night, was sent out.
Another death, today, was added to
the list of strike victims, making total
of nine deaths attributed to the STRIKE.
John Cahill shot James Jennings, in
stantly killing him. Cahill declares that
he killed The negro in self-defence whiia
arguing over the strike. Cahill says
jennings rushed at him with a club and
Knocked him down. p. Lagrogoris. own
er of a lunch wagon. in frCnt of which
the shooting took place, was attacked
by friends of Jennings later in the day
and beaten unconscious. LagrOgrois
may die.
A wholesale exposure of the extent
and methods of professional smuggling
is expected by the police to be the re-
suit Of the revelations connected with
the murder of Charles J. CarlestrOm, Il
wagon worker. for which eight men are
now under arrest. Following the con-
fession of Business Agent Charles Ca
sey and Sec. Henry J. Newman of the
Carriage and Wagon Workers Local
Union, No. 4, Charles Gilhooley, al
legged leader of the men who beat
Carlestrom, broke down and told his
part in that and other deeds of d SIM
liar nature. From his admission the
police CLEANED clews which set them to
work investigating ''slugglinS' plots in
oterh industries where strikes have
been i'm progress.
The police have the names of IA per-
sons who have been assaulted or intim-
dated by gangs IF nired 'sluggers'
working for striking unions and addi-
tional arrests are expected at any time.
Two more arrested in connection
with the case against the wagon work.
crs were made, today. They are Frank
kavac and John Henin.