The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-15
Unless Settlements Soon Made
Chicago Viii Face Great
Labor UpheaVsI
NEXT FORTY-EIGAT HOURS
WILL Be CRITICAL TIME
If Ultimatum of Team Owners Is Not
Acceded TO Spread of the Strike
Is lmmnent-Another Fa-
tality Reported.


Chicago May 14-Unless compromises
are effected by all the opposing interests
in the fight now in progress in Chicago
between capital and labor, the teamsters'
strike may spread many fold during the
next forty-eght hours. The refusal of
the teamsters joint council, representing
$4,000 union drivers to accede to the
demands of the Chicago Teamowners' as
sociatlon to handle merchandise for all
business houses having contracts with
the members of the owners organization,
without discriminating against the firms
involved in the present strike, has brought
the controversy to point where speedy
settlement will have to be made to pre-
vent an extension of the trouble.
There is possibility, however, that the
whole trouble may be satisfactorily ad-l
justed without resorting to drastic meas
ures. After receiving the announcement
of the teamsters' joint council refusing to
obey the ultlmatum of the Teamowners'
association, a meeting of the latter organ
ization was held. and it was decided to
give the teamsters more time to consider
the proposition.
Tuesday the Limit.
At first 1t was the intention of the own
ers to put their ultimatum into effect to-
morrow morning. but believing that the
teamsters could be induced 10 change
their minds. they were given until Tues
day to make final answer. That last
nights decision of the teamsters will be
reconsidered was evidenced tonight when
a call was sent out for another meeting
of the teamsters joint council for tomor-
row night. In addition to this meeting
of the officials of the Transfers union.
another call was issued today for meet
| ing on Tuesday of the executive commit
tee of the international Brotherhood of
Teamsters. This committee is the con-
trolling body of the teamsters organiza-
tion, and it is this body that orders or
has the final word In the settlement Of a
strike of their members.
More Men May Strike.
The Chicago Joint Lverymen's associa-i
tion has become involved in the trouble, I
and a strike of the 1000 drivers employed
by this organization Is imminent. The
trouble was brought about by the union
carriage drivers refusing to carry pat
rons of the association to the strike bound
department stores. A statement was
given out by the association tonight that
commencing tomorrow, the drivers would
be ordered to carry all patrons to their
destination, and that a refusal meant i'm
mediate discharge The officials of the
Cab Drivers union declared tonight that
their men would all be ordered on strike
IL but even one member of their union was
ohpr r. 0bpV u
mand of the association Should this
strike be called Ii would involve the hearse
drivers, and 1t was said tonight the asset
citation would use mounted guards to es-
cort funerals to outlying cemeteries
should 1t be necessary to use non-uniont
drivers. a3
Another Death Recorded.
Another death was added to the list
of strike victims today. II controversy
arising out of the strike between John'
CahilI and two companions. with James
Jennings. colored. the latter was shoti
in the head and killed. Cahill, who didi
the shooting. and who Is under arrest,l
declares that he killed the negro in self-j
defense.
While arguing over the merits Of the
strikers and strikebreakers, Cahill says
Jennings rushed at him with club and
knocked him down. Cahill says the negro
was about to strike him again when he
drew a revolver from his pocket and,
fred The bullet struck Jennings In the
face and he died instantly.
III. IaGrogoris owner OF a lunch wagon.i
In front Of which the shooting took place.
was attacked by friends of Jennings later
In the day and beaten until he was uncon-i
scious. LaGrogors' condition Is serious,
and he viii probably die.
Evidence Against sIuggers.
A wholesale experiment of the extenti
and methods of professional Smuggling" is
expected by the police to be the result
of the revelations connected with the MUIR
der OF Charles j. Carlstron. wagon
worker, for which eight men are now
under arrest. Following the confession Of