Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-12
Wind and Rain Keep The
People Within Doors,
Hearing on Alleged Violation d
the Federal injunction,


Chicago, May 1.-the taa,,...-
strike. today, was quiet. rs driyi..
storms of wind and rain drova =.
pickets from their posts. There IA. ~
tie disturbance in the bueinesv az
ter. ON the outskirts. however . ~
attacks We're made on the dri,a.. =.
delivery wagons. but with tho .xa.'
tioa or one negro. who was knocta,
scnselcss by stone. nobody wac IA
Jured.
The most important part of -.
strike. today. was the examino,io,, !,
Witnesses before Master In Chance
Sherman. who is taking testimonv ~
ative to the alleged violation Of II.
federal Injunction granted in favor !,
the Employers Association and If N.
seven express companies.
Adolph Pfeil. for II years an on,
ployee of the United States ExnrAv,
Co. but now q striker. refused ,o NV
swer questions on the ground that he
might iIIcriminate himself.
Edward Buckley. a STRIKING un;or
driver, told Of being ordered nv official.
of his union TO put his wagon in m.
barn. When asked why he did M,
work, he replied:
"Because | did not want to he ki,las
There were riots on the streets and
would not sacrifice my life for a ioh"
A break in the ranks of the strikers
today, is alleged to have occurred in
refusal of TIE hay and feed drivers to
observe the boycott. Deliveries are be-
ing made by union drivers to all The
''strUck" firms. The excuse is that hu.
mainly demands it. The feed drivers
say they do not wish to see the horses
Starvc to death. 1t is declared nv 9th
ers, however. that this excuse is mere
ly q suhterfuge. The union officials
winked at the affair and said nothing.
A number of additional union team
sters were laid off. today. because they
to make deliveries to firms against
whom a strike exists.
1t was reported. today. that the
Union Traction Co. had arranged 10
burn Oil instead of coal in furnishing
power for street car cable lines
IOtlte DTtttttHfil WIS OI'tItu Stnl.
today, to the Hendricks public school
in consequence of strike" of 100 pu-
pills who refused to go TO school be-
cause non-union drivers for the Pea
body Coal Co. had taken coal to the
building. Finally about half Of the pu-
pills decided to return. Some who re-
fused said they heard rumors that the
building was TO be set on fire or blown
up.
A joint committee. representing tne
Chicago Federation of Labor and Inc
United Cement Workers Of America
the International Brotherhood Of
Transfers, the Printing Trades Coun-
eli. the Building Material Trades COun-
ell. and the Association Building TRADE
Council, received rebuff at the hahds
of Mayor Dunno. this AFTERNOON. Inc
committee waited on the citys chlei
executive with a request that an oraer
permitting policemen to ride on lae
wagons of the firms against when lHe
teamSterS are on strike. be counter
nanletl. on the ground that the poIFe
were being used in manner 10 us
crilninate against the strikers.
The MAYOR told the committee u,''
he had issued the order enabiihs lH'
police to ride upon the wagons 'ni'
he would he personally responsive io'
the effect of that order and III
many words said he did not CONSUL.
that the police were exceeding thr.
rights or powers at all. He heia t"A.
under normal conditions the "ason
would be moved ut Il pace tfat "oa'-
preclude the possibility of the pony
keeping up with them on loot' ne M
declared everything In the si'u''.s,
Warranted the police riding oil :"
wagons.