The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-05
FRISCO CARMEN
TO RESUME WORK
Are Now Ready to Submit All
Their Differences to
Arbitration.
MOB OF THOUSANDS
AROUND STRIKE BREAKERS
One Man Is Wounded by Bullet;
Many Are Hit by
Stones.

! SAN FRANCISCO. Sept, 4.-The hrst
shots in the carmen's strike were fired
this evening by strike breakers at the
United Railroads car barn at Turk and
Fillmore streets and resulted in the ar
rest OF John Poole. a guard from New
York, on the charge of assault TO mur-
der. A wild and noisy mob OF about 1000
surged around this car house all day, In
tense excitement reigned at times. Sew
eral riots occurred during the afternoon
and 1t required the utmost efforts OF
detail OF twenty-one police ofhcers to
maintain any semblance OF order The
shooting was the elimination OF efforts
on the part Of strike breaker guards to
drive away a part of the crowd which
had crawled UP on the fence surrounding
the barn from which vantage post they
invited the strike breakers TO desert and
exchanged badinage and insults with the
guards.
When the latter attempted to drive on
the men perched on the fence the temper
OF the crowd became ugly and IL began
to shower the guards and strike breakers
with stones and other missiles when one
OF them knocked q man off the stockade
and laid open his scalp with a club, Just
which side began the hostilities Is dis
puted, but as the stones began to fly.
about fifteen guards commenced firing
from behind the stockade.
ouG NIdu WOullucQ.
The mob broke and ran as the bullets
struck the lumber piles, on which hun
dreds were standing. C. L. Purniss, an
street, was severely injured by being
struck with some missile. a stone or a
glanciug bullet. which ripped open his
face. A number Of others received slight
injuries.
Intense excitement relgned. and the
mob. inHamed and worked TO a frenzled
pitch by the shooting, quickly returned
and delivered a broadside OF stones and
any missile they could lay their hands
on. A number OF the strike breakers
were hit and received minor injuries In
the way OF cuts and bruises. The police
had great difficulty In forcing back the
crowd. Rioting continued for over an
hour and an angry crowd still surrounds
the car barn tonight.
Poole was arrested by the police and
taken TO the Bush street police station.
He declared he was an eX-deputy sheriff
of Young's county. New York and was
in charge of the first contingent Of
strike breakers which arrived here. He
was released upon bail furnished by the
United Railroads.
Call for Protection.
A crisis In the street railway strike is
evidently near at hand. Patrick Calhoun.
presiden; OF the United Railroads has
served notices on the State, county and
municipal authorities that he is ready to
resume car service on the lines Of his
company and calls upon them TO furnish
protection for the men he has imported
to take the places OF the striking motor
men and conductors. In a letter to Mayor
Schmtz. Mr., Calhoun states that he now
has sufficient men in the city to operate
his cars and is prepared TO run cars on
all lines Of the United Railroads pro-
yided adequate protection is furnished his
employees He informs the Mayor that
the company has been advised attempts
will be made to interfere with the opera
tion OF cars and prevent the restoration
Of street car service and he therefore
calls upon the Mayor to furnish the
necessary police protection. a similar
communication was sent to Gov. Pardee.
the Board of Police Commissioners. Chief
OF Police Dinan and Sheriff O'Neill.
President Calhouns action in calling
upon State county and city authorities
for protection in starting his cars Is gen.
orally taken that the United Railroads
docs not underestimate the task that is
before 1t and that trouble is anticipated
when the cars leave the barns. where
they now have been idle for ten days.
Whether Mayor schmitz will place police
on the cars is a much-discussed ques-
tion, but such has not been the policy Of
the admin nistration heretofore.
The Garments union voted late tonight
TO go back to work and submit the ques-
ton OF wages aud hours to arbitration
This action was taken at a mass meeting
OF the union. Before becoming effective
however. 1t must be ratified by the seven
affiliated unions. This, 1t Is thought. will
be easily obtained and as q result the
strike will be declared off.