Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-26
The MAYOR ACTS.
New Bedford's Executive
Issues Proclamation
Calling on Officers Of Law 10
Dlsperse Riotous Gatherings.
district Court Justice will Deal Severely
With lawhreakers During Strike.


O'Clock tonight to carry messengers
The only electric car that moved at al
IN the city after that hour was n mai
car. The conditions at the close OF
the second day of the strike Of street
railway employees We're practically the
same as prevailed last night although
| tonight there We're fewer signs of dis
order
| The Union Street Railway Co., the
| corporation against which the strike
was declared. endeavoring to avoid any
| possible difficulty for their men, had all
| the ears which they operated today
start for the car barns late in the after
| noon, so as to be i'll before the cotton
mill operatives came from the fac
| tories. Last night the company ran
| cars to carry the mill operatives and
| as result the windows Of seven cars
were smashed and one or two of the
| motormen We're injured by stones
thrown by strike sympathizers
There was little disorder IN the yicin-
| ity OF the car barn this evening. IN,
vicinity WAS guarded by a large detach-
nent of police who kept the crowds
which attempted to gather there on the
| move.
The strikers held a meeting this even
ing, the session lasting a little more than
two hours. The meeting was very enthus-
iastic and the men expressed themselves
as well satisfied with the situation The
statement was made that the Amalga-
mated Association of Street Railway En-
ployes would pack up the New Bedford
strikers witt, a benefit fund Of 100000.
President Fl. II. Grape said tonight
that the company had engaged a suffi-
Gent number Of men to run all the cars
on schedule time, but would however,
run only as many cars AS the police are
able to protect.
cars were run throughout the city to-
day under police guard.
New Bedford Mass July 25.-No
electric cars We're started from the car
barn in this city Wednesday morning
until o'clock. The early morning car
on the New Bedford and Onset line.
which arrived here at 6.45 was the first
one moving in the city.
One car on the Dartmouth and West
port arrived from Fall River at 7.45.
The company claims that the men
We're at the barn on time Wednesday
morning ready to take the cars out as
usual but they We're not allowed to
leave on account of the inadequate po-
lice protection. 1t is claimed by the
management that during the riotOus
actions Tuesday evening, the protec-
ton given by the police was far from
adequate. and further details for the
care of employees of the ears and the
passengers have been demanded
AT an early morning meeting
Wednesday the strikers voted to go to
the company's offices and draw their
wages. Such action. it is believed. will
prolOng the strike because of Pres.
CrapoS statement that all men who
failed to report for duty at 9 o'clock
Wednesday morning would be regarded
as having left the employ of the COM
pany
AS he started several cars from the
barn together. Supt. Potter said he
hoped to maintain better service than
Tuesday. David S. Fitzgerald, the dis
trict organizer of the union stated that
as the strike progressed the operation
OF cars would be less efficient He made
the claim Wednesday that several of
the non-union men employed by the
company have Joined the Trolleymen's
Union since the strike began
Judge Millikin in the third district court
today made it clear that he will deal
severely with all persons found guilty Of
iaWleSsnesS in connection with the strike
Joseph II. Maher. 40 years of age. and
Archie Brouette II years of age. were
before the judge as a result of an out.
break near the car barn last night. Ma
her was sentenced to the house of cor
r"ction for 10 days for disturbing the
peace, and the boy, who was convicted
Of throwing a stone and breaking n win
dow in car. had his case continued a
month with the requirement that at the
end of that time he shall pay fine of s.
out of his own earnings. which he re-
ce'ves for work in the mill.
The judge announced that he took no
stand in regard to the merits of the
strikers but that he would deal with
cases coming before him as vigorously as
the circumstances warranted.
An important move was made today by
Mayor Thompson i'm an effort to prevent
any further disturbances. He has issued
a strike proclamation calling upon all
officers of the law to dispense any riot
ors assemblages. This VIII have the
effect of preventing such scenes as took
place last night around the West d street
police station The company has posted
at the barn new pay schedule to go
into effect August ). BY this the COM
pdnys employees will receive the maxi
mum of pay. p cents per hour. after hay
ing been in the company's service for
five years.
Shortly before noon the strikers
marched to the company's offices and
demanded their pay. Treasurer Wild
informed the men that none of them
would receive their wages until they
had surrendered their badges and
punches. The men declined to do this
on the ground that they had paid the
company $3.50 for the badges and
punches and, acting on the advice of
President VIM. F.. Cleary of the local
union they declined to give them up
President Cleary declared that legal
action will be taken to compel the
to pay the men the wages
due them.
TO AID STRIKERS.