The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-10
BIG STRIKE q
 MAY SPREAD
 -1 Present Lull ssiOly Only
 TeEs Jrary. MANY STREET CLASHES Less Open Violence, However,
 occurs. Taking of Evidence fin Federal Injunc- tion Matter Begun in Chicago Before Master of Chancery sherman.

Chicago, May s.-The large depart ment stores and express companies to- day resumed business on an almost normal basis. They sent their wagons into the extreme parts of the city, in some instances without police protec- ton, and transacted their business without interruption or trouble or a serious character. Sixteen hundred teams were at work today and the number will be increased tomorrow.
 Notwithstanding this apparent gain, however, there are strong indications tonight that the strike will spread within the next few days. not only among the teamsters but will involve other unions as well. The drivers of the wenig Teaming Company, large con cern chiefly engaged in delivering flour went out today when one or tneir number was discharged for refusing to deliver flour to boycotted house. The wenig Company is a strong factor in the Team Owners Association which has heretofore sided rather with the teamsters' union than the employers Association.
 In some quarters 1t was feared that the strike of the Wenig Company driv- CTS would produce a shortage in the supply of flour but the officers or the company say tonight that they have delivered a sufficient supply to last the city for a week and that at the expira- tion of that time they will be able 10 make deliveries as before.
 For some time this afternoon It was reported that a strike of the team sters employed by the Crane Company was imminent. This concern is an im- mense manufacturer of elevator and plumbing supplies and It's shut down would be a serious detriment to many building operations now in progress The threat to strike was caused 1y the discharge of two teamsters who re- fused to make deliveries as ordered. The officials of the union sanctioned inc strike but 1t did, not occur as ex- pected. An adJustmet was reached or some kind but the statement of the Crane Company and of the labor lead CTS differ as to its character.
 Street Clnshes.
 There were numerous clashes In the streets today between non-unlon men and the police and union teamsters who attempted to block the passage Of the wagons of the Employers teaming Association There were also attacks made on non-unlon men by workmen in buildings who pelted them with all sorts of missiles from safe distance. These fights were all In the character of rear guard attacks ana pore no semblance of the open violence com nitted during last week. Coal team sters in the business section of the city were the especial objects of attack by workmen in buildings near which they drove.
 The taking of evidence relative to the granting of the injunctions issued temporarily by the United States cir cult court in favor of the Employers Association and the seven express com panies commenced today before Master in Chancery Sherman. The first wit ness was Robert J. Thorne. assistant secretary of Montgomery Ward and Company He described the com mencement of the garment workers strike which was the original cause of the present trouble and told of the boycott which had been placed against his firm and of numerous assaults on teamsters and others committed aS- most at the door of the Ward building. He was interrupted repeatedly in his testimony by the attorneys for the la bor men who objected to his answers on the ground that the mobs and riots had nothing to do with defendants in these cases
 E. B. Eddy, general agent of the United State Express Company, was the second witness and held the stand until the final adjournment in the af- ternoon. He said
 After the commencement Of the strike against the express companies I held a meeting with Cornelius P. Shea. president of the Teamsters Un- ion. J. B. Barry and Hugh McGee of Teamsters Union. MT. Barry sugges- ted that inasmuch IS only thirty-seven men had voted for a strike ont of the TOO involved it would De well to call another meeting and have referen- dum vote on the proposition to strike, Shea said that notices were sent to all members and inasmuch as they had failed with the exception of thirty seven to attend the meeting. the vote of the maojrity of those present was eufHcient to call strike and the leaders must be guided by that vote
 By Unions Permission. "When the strike commenced some of our drivers assured me-" sad MT. Eddy. that they were willing to work but would have their heads knocked off if they did so. At present the only
 union men who are working for us are
 two who drive wagons containing the
 govern ment money. They are working i by permission of the union"
 Attorney Leboskey who appeared For
 the unions said: T object t0 the re-
 mark by permission
 Well" said Mir. Eddy. T saw the
 cards signed by the union officials giv- i ing these men permission to handle the
 money and I heard that if the govern 1 rnent was interfered with. the unions 1 feared Federal troops"
 "Did you ever have the pleasure of i disarming a slugger?" asked Attorney
 Mayer. who represents the Employers ! Association. Attorney Getting of coun- l sel for the labor unions. objected to the use of the word "slugger."
 Master in Chancery Sherman sal1:
 The word 'slugger'- is\ a good square word when 1t is properly applied and see no objection to it's use In broad way"
 MT. Eddy then told Of q struggle ne and
 q United States marshal had expe- rienced with q man named Carnegie who had threatened to kill a United States marshal and whom he had help ed to disarn Carnegie was takenNnto custody by the police but has never
 been brought up for trial nor have the
 attorneys for the express company evsr
 been able to find any trace of him.
 In the afternoon Mir. Eddy was cross examined by the attorneys for the de- fendants. He said that at least forty men have been arrested in the last two days who have violated the federal in- functions. Action in the federal courts