Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-25
CHICAGO STRIKE
SPREADS RAPIDLY
EXPRESS COMPANIES FIRM IN
THEIR STAND
LUMBER BUSINESS IS DEAD
Operations at a standstlIl Because
Sufficient Police Protection
Cannot Be seeured--More
Men Sworn In
LUMBER BUSINESS is DEAD
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
CHICAGO, May 24.--Final rejection
of union demands, especially those of
the express drivers, was officially an
nounced today by the employers. They
demanded practically unconditional
surrender. Neither side In the strike
made a direct step toward peace and
each was apparently waiting the next
move of its opponent. The employers
sent their goods all over the city un-
der police protection without encoun-
tering violence.
There was one peace effort today and
it was enveloped in mystery. 1t was
said that "a prominent business man"
was making efforts to induce the man.
ayers Of the express companies to
make terms satisfactory to the striking
drivers and that he had promised them
good news" Nothing came of the
attempt, however, and there was no
good news tonight for either side.
The strike in the lumber district
spread today with great rapidity and
| DIdCIlCdlly dll DuSlHeSS VI LIldL hlIlu Is
at standstill. Some few lumber yards
are still in operation, but their volume
of business is so small as to amount to
practically nothing. A number Of
planning mills and sash and door fac
tories were compelled to shorten oper-
ations today and by Friday at least
will be compelled to close entirely if
the supply of lumber is not largely in
creased. The lumber yards made little
effort to transact business today and
were awaiting for drivers to be sent
them by the Employers Teaming COM
pany. A number of these, it is ex-
business will be resumed in small de-
gree at least.
Could Not Get Protection
One cause for the lack of energy on
the part of the employers in the lum-
Der district today was that the city
was not able to afford them police
protection. I'd
Mayor Dunno provided against this
contingency tonight by issuing a call
for 1000 extra policemen, who will be
sworn in as rapidly as applications are
filed by suitable men. This will be the
| second 1000 extra policemen sworn in
since the commencement of the strike.
Sheriff Barrett today swore in several
hundred deputies, the largest number
at any one time since the beginning OF
the trouble.
President c. P. Shea Of the Teamsters'
union; James B. Barry, business agent
Of the Express Drivers union; Bernard
Mulligan, president Of the same union,
and John H. Donohue, a member of
the same union, will appear before
Judge Kohlsaat in the United States
District court tomorrow morning. At
torney Mayer, acting for the Employ
ers association, will ask that the men
be sent to Jail on charge of contempt
of court in refusing to answer questions
before Master in Chancery Sherman,
which questions they had previously
been ordered to answer by the court.
The men were ordered to make
an answer on Tuesday, although they
claim a personal privilege in refusing.
Today they were asked the same ques-
tions, and when they again refused to
reply Attorney Mayer announced that
he would make a motion that they be
arrested for contempt of court.
To File Habeas Corpus Writs
While the attorneys for the plaintiff
in the injunction proceedings have
everything prepared awaiting an or
der of commitment from Judge Kohl
saat, the legal advisers of the men
have been busy and are ready to file
writs of habeas corpus before another
federal judge if the men are commit
ted to Jail. The writ of habeas corpus
will, in all probability, be heard be-
fore Judge Lands.
United States deputy marshals to-
day commenced serving notices on the
sixty teamsters who have been cited
for contempt Of court, in violating the
injunction of Judge Kohlsaat prohib-
iting them from interfering with the
wagons of the seven express compa-
MES and of the employers teaming
company. The men are cited to show
cause on May 81 at 10 o'clock why they
should not be punished for contempt.