Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-14
WAR CONTINUES.
Five cent Fare Fight in
Brooklyn Still On.
Company Insists on Ten Cents,
Court Says Five Is Enough.
Several Trays Take PIics and Several Ar
rests and Stone throwing Follows.

New York Aug. 13-Late tonight the
enforcement Of its rule that double
fares must be- aid Numbers of pas
seng"rs uu cars bound fran Couey Is
land who would not pay the extra five
cents were allowed by conductors and
inspectors to continue on their way.
An inspector Of the company who
had been one uf its special policemen
VISA promptly arrested tonight for an
alleged assault on Il boy. Early in the
night operation of trolley cars along
Gravcs.nd avenue was suspended by
the company. but Deputy Police Com
missioner b'kccfr and a police inSpec
tor obliged the. mOtormen to proceed
New York, Aug. 13-All today dis
turbancc$ growing out of opposing or
ders and opinions by public and by cor
por;itiun and disorders, which at times
threatened to become acute owing 10
the determination of the people, mark
ed the situation in Brooklyn arising
from the decision by Supreme Count
Justice Gaynor on Saturday that the
Brnoklvn Rapid Transit 90. has not Il
right 10 charge a double fare of 10 cents
to Cuncy. Conditions are not much
clearer tonight than they We're ytSter-
day though far more quiet, owing to
the activity Of the people and less
travel That the officials of Kings
county and the borough of Brooklyn
were prepared to enforce Justice Gay
nor's decision became apparent dur
ing the day. District Attorney Clarke
of Kings county detailed one of his as
sistants 10 hear complaints of rough
treatment by the company'S employees
because they had refused 10 pay an
extra fare. Mr.. Clarke also announced
that prosecutions would follow overy
proved ease of m,ltreatment. Borough
President Bird S. Coler issued public
statement advising persons to pay but
q single fare for a ride from points in
Brooklyn borough to Coney Island, and
the police IN the affected districts We're
ordered to he ready to quell any fresh
disturbance.
Meantime Acting Police Commission
| er Waldo revoked permits empowering
the company to employ SPECIAL police
men to assist the regular men Of the
company to put off the cars persons
who resisted any demands for the eX-
ira fare.
Mr.. Waldo declared that the ruling
of Justice Gaynor would be enforced
and any roughnesS toward passengers
by company representatives would
| meet with arrest This was offset and
complicated to some extent by an Off
| cial opinion by Acting Mayor McGowan
later in the day, after 4 conference be
tween him and Corporation Counsel De-
laney. that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Go. had the right to refuse to carry
| persons Who refused to pay second
| fare. ana the companyS employees
might use force if need be, in case OF
| resistance.
| Meantime the company, though its
| counsel. EX-Justcc Edward Nj. Hatch.
| issued a statement defending the right
| If the company to charge a 10-cent
| fare To C0ney Island. 1t held that the
question of fare was not involved in the
case which came up before Justice Cay
nor, but that n prior decision of the
appellate division of the supreme court.
relating to this phase of the double
fare question had not been nullified
! j. F. Calderwood. vice president and
| general manager of the company.
l
that business would be done in the
same old way
| This afternoon the company'S en-
ployes began halting cars whenever
second fares were not forthcoming
| from passengers. and demanding their
| payment. Several affrays occurred an l
| there We're some arrests. Numerous
threats were made against the company
and in some instances stones were
thrown at cars AMI company employees.
The company tonight forestalled to a
large extent further clashes between
| passengers and employees by removing
some nr the trolley cars whore most OF
The trouble yesterday occurred. This
heC anne necessary because trolley car
traffic had become so cOngeSted. The
elevated trains were damned. but as
la rule the passengers paid the double
fare without question rather than I'M
dergo delay. Those. however, who did
IotherW Use on many of the company
Hines. were obliged by it's employees to
get off and walk.
| The body Of young woman which
had not been identified was found to-