Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-02

vided the packing companies are not asked
to make direct deliveries
One of the picturesque sights Witnessed
today was procession Of five hundred
non-union colored teamsters going from
their lodgings to the Employers Teaming
Company's barns at Franklin street and
Jackson boulevard. The negroes were led
by a white man. Frank Curry. formerly a
street car gripman, who became a strike
breaker during the city railway strike here
some months ago. and who has recently
been active In labor troubles at st. Louis.
Crowds followed Currys novel procession
today. but the size of the force of nom
unonsts and the fact that they were ac-
companied by fifty police seemed at first
to act as deterrent from any tendency to-
ward riotlng.
Crowd Threw Stones.
AS the procession turned Into Jackson
boulevard from Michigan avenue. however,
the increasing crowd of strike sympathiz-
ers. with yells of defiance began throwing
stones and bricks. Police Lieut. Dillon was
struck on the head. He staggered and
would have fallen had not several of the
strike breakers caught and sustained him.
other police and a number of the strike
breakers were also hit The march in Jack
son boulevard was stormy, but the barns at
we're injury to any one.
one OF the liveliest disturbances of the
day occurred within block of the Audito-
rum Hotel.
non-union men today at Harrison street
ana wabash avenue. Three wasons for
merly owned by the Edwin F. Daniels Coal
Company were being driven south In Wa
bash avenue. At Harrison street a large
crowd gathered about the drivers and
guards Sticks, thing, broken bottles and
other missiles were thrown, many Of the
missiles striking the negroes. F. E. Car
ter. one of the colored guards, whipped
out revolver and shot at Henry Schultz,
who, it is alleged was approaching Car
ter. The bullet struck Schultz in the left
side. He ran south in Wabash avenue for
half block before he FELL weakened by
the loss of blood
Crowd Thoroughly Enraged.
The crowd was thoroughly enraged at
the action of the colored men, and al
though two more shots were fired. the
non-unionists were quickly closed in upon
and beaten fearfully. A riot call was sent
into the police station. Seventy police
men under Police Inspector Patrick J.
LAWN hurried to the scene and dispersed
the crowd with vigor. Schultz was taker
to hospital. Carter was arrested. The
bullet struck one of SchultZs ribs. He
will recover. The shooting caused much
excitement at the Auditorium Hotel. Par
ties of women guests were leaving the no.
tel In carriages to go on shopping tour
when they heard the shouts and the shoot
ing.
The women became hysterical and en-
tered the hotel again, dismissing the car
rages they had ordered. For time all
traffic on the Wabash avenue cable and
the Indiana avenue electric line was at
standstill.
Contrary to announcement. no order was
issued today for the arming of the non
} union men with rifles.
Superintendent Reed of the Employers
Teaming Company said he did not know
when the order would be issued. If at all.
He denied having said that such move
would be made. Secretary F. w. Job Of
the employers association made similar
denial. One of the obstacles to the use
of rifles is action taken by the city council
last night directing the enforcement of
state statutes prohibiting unauthorized
persons carrying rifles in the streets.
There is also law against shooting with
In the city limits and aginst brandishfng
q weapon in a threatening manner.
A hundred colored men imported as
strike breakers by the Employers, Team-
complained that they could not protect
themselves with wooden sticks or canes
which were being furnished by the com
pany The coIored men declared that the
canes however stout, could not give pro-
lection against bricks, stones or similar
missiles The men wanted reviewers.
Their request was refused and they quit
work '-st= s
Aim to Bring Conflict to Crisis.
The outcome of move to bring the team
sters. conflict to a crisis was eagerly await
ed today by the employers and unionists.
The Employers Association had delivered
an ultimatum to five of the leading team
owners that they make deliveries to the de-
partment stores as they had been doing IN
the past The answer of the teaming con-
tractors, who prepared today TO meet anu
take up the matter, was anxiously looked
forward to.
The team owners quit making deliveries
to stores when the teamsters entered upon
the strike.
The team owners were informed that they
must either deliver freight to the boycotted
stores or lose the business permanently.
To deliver goods as demanded would cause
a spread of the strike. to 5000 more drivers.
The five teaming companies are Aubur
Dixon Transfer Company, Joseph Stockton
Company, w. P. Rend Transportation Com
pany, Christopher NJ. Lynch and Stephen L.
Clarke.
The employers seemed determined to force
the fight, and employer said: THE
unions have extended the strike and we
will simply go one better and extend 1t
ourselves II necessary. There's no use
drifting along on the defensive
Strike-Breakers From Detroit.
Among the many detachments Of incom-
ing strike breakers who arrived in Chicago
today the largest single body perhaps came
on a Michigan Central train from Detroit.
Mich. They numbered seventy-ive, and
were escorted by heavy guards of police
through the streets to strike breakers
headquarters.
Seriously Affects Coal Delivery.
The need for coal is rapidly developing
into one OF the most important factors Of
the teamsters' strike. With the exception
of Marshall Field & Co. and one or two
other big houses the supply of fuel on hand
in State street averaged from two to four
days. Marshall Field & Co. have coal for
two weeks or more.
II Is admitted by the coal dealers, who
are even more retieent than the depart
ment store managers, that the crisis in the
fuel situation will come today or tomorrow
The perilousneSs of the situation was en-
phasized by John c. FetZer receiver for the
Union Traction Company. who said: I'm
several of our stations, unless we get coal
IN twenty-four hours, we will have to close
down. OF course, we will try every possible
scheme first"
More Drivers and Helpers Strike.
Drivers and helpers for all of the large
express companies In Chicago went out to-