Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-16
EMPLOYERS BELIEVE CHICAGO
STRIKE is NEARING
CLOSE.
SHEA ASKS FOR ADVICE

Meeting Of Executive Board OF Amer
lean Federation Of Labor-Letter
Sent to Business Men.
Chicago, May 15.-President
Gompers is said to have issued a
call today to all the members Of
the Federation Of Labor, estimat-
ed at 100000. to contribute to
strike benefit for the Chicago
steamsters. About 100 Western
Union telegraph messengers
struck today because the Peabody
coal Co. delivered coal at the
Western Union Telegraph compa-
ny's building by nonunion team
sters. An attempt to call a,strike
at another school was frustrated
by the police There were in
creased deliveries today and only
one small disturbance.
Washington. D. c., May Is.
President Samuel Gompers will
leave here this afternoon for Chi
cago, where he will arrive tomor-
row afternoon, to confer with the
officials of the Teamsters' union.
Chicago, May Is. Mayor /.
Dunno made definite declaration
today that call for state troops
would promptly follow spread Of
the strike accompanied by vio-
lence.
Chicago, May 15.-President Shea
of the Teamsters' International union,
has teleeraphed President Gompers
asking him to call meeting of the ex-
ecutiye board of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor to be held here to advise
regarding the teamsters' strike.
Teamsters' Move For Peace.
Influences, in the teamsters' joint
council ct work to halt the general
strike movement, including all the
drivers, are expected to bear fruit at
ameeting of the council tonight and to
avert a new and greater industrial up
heaval here.
Rumors that the executive board OF
the international Brotherhood of Team
sters will meet in Chicago tomorrow
and the action of the ice wagon drivers
In accepting the wage schedule of last
year coupled with the reports that doz
ems of strikers have applied for theil
I'D positions at the department stores
suFtains the belief among employers
til the end of the strike is not fal
lista.4t
Shea has also requested that all of
ficers Of the international Brotherhood
Of Teamsters come to Chicago forth
I'd will hn ir
session here Wednesday or Thursday
High Hopes For Peace.
Shea's telegram to Gompers asked
that he call the meeting not later thar
Saturday next This move on the par
Of Shea is viewed by the team owners
and labos. leaders as important in the
direction Of settlement Of the strike
Tells Of Plot to XIII.
Chicago, May 15.-Charles j. Casey
business agent of the Carriage ant
Wagon Workers union, son Saturda!
night made written confession to Po
lice Inspector LAWN to the effect tina
Charles j. Carlstrom, who died sev
eral weeks ago, was fatally beaten b.
men employed by the union. Case.
declared in his confession that thu
men were paid SIS for their work, tn,
money coming from the fund know
as s'The educationaF fund.-
The police have arrested the follow
ing officers of the union:
Charles j. Casey.
Henry j. Newman.
George Miller
They have also arrested Charles Gil
fooley, Edward Feeley and Mark Loc
ney. The last three are alleged b.
Casey to be the men who attacket
Carlstrom.
Others Confess Crimes.
Following the confession of Bus
ness Agent Charles j. Casey and See
retary Henry ]. Newman of the Cal
riage and Wagon Workers local unio
4 No. 4, ,Chas. Gilhooley ,ringleader of tn
gang which slugged Carltrom, brok
down and told his part in that an
other deeds of similar nature. Fror
his admissions, the greater part Q
which Inspector LAWN declines to re
veal at present, the police gleane
clews which set them to work invest
eating slugging plots in other indus
tries where strikes have been in pre-
gress.
Police Have List Of IA sIusged.
It is alleged that Gilhooley's gan
did professional slugging for th
woodworkers and was connected wit
I or had knowledge of other bands hire
Nfor educational purposes by othe
Nabor organizations including tn
~ keamsters.
The police secured the names q
$fourteen persons who say they hay
been assaulted or intimidated eithe
by Gilhooley's or other gangs of hire
sluggers working for striking unions
Each case is is being investigated b
Inspector LAWNS detectives and add
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