Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-10
ROSES FOR STRIKEBREAKERS
Part Of Trip Of Frisco Street Oars is an
Ovation.
IEERlNG MOB At OTHER POINTS
Few stones Are Thrown, hut No
one f. Seriously Hurt-More
Cars VIII he Run
Today.


SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May s.-Roses
and carnations, instead OF brickbats and
cobble stones were features Of today's run
Of two cars Of the United Railroads,
manned by twenty strike breakers, from
the car barns at Oak and Frederick streets
for a distance Of four miles through the
business and residence streets of the
western addition. Stirred by admiration
Of the courage of unarmed strike breakers
in operating two cars in the mob-crowded
thoroughfare, women all along the route
stood in doorsteps or leaned from windows
and waved handkerchief clapped their
hands cheered and threw kisses to the
nonunionists as the police-protected cars
ran slowly by. On the return trip, on
Sacramento street, near Preside avenue,
a young girl ran out from florists shop
and tossed a handful of bright red long
stemmed carnations to the platform OF
one of the cars. Lifting their caps and
smiling, several Of the men leaned far out
and caught the flowers. The cars were
halted then, while young women brought
clusters Of carnations and roses from the
shop and offered them to the men.
Soon every strike breaker had flower
in his coat The extra ones they tossed to
Assistant President Mullaiy, Superintendent
Chapman, Chief Surgeon Coffey, Assistant
Purchasing Agent Finigan and other Off
cals OF the company who were keeping
pace in an automobile with the cars.
From a bakery shop in the neighborhood
a stout woman came hurrying breathlessly,
her hands full of small cakes hot from
the oven. They were devoured in a twink
ling by the uniformed recipients and she
ran back to her shop and brought more.
The afternoons trip, however, was not
all cakes and flowers. tauntng, jeering,
bowling crowd of more than 1000 strikers
and strike sympathizers jog-trotted for
blocks along the sidewalks, reviling the
car men, yelling frenzied threats to get
them yet" crying "murderers," towards"
and "sc8bs" Now and then a stone or
brick was thrown, but the guilty manor
boy-hidden in the recesses of the mob es-
capped detection invariably.
Though no shooting was witnessed by
the police or the company officials or news
paper men who accompanied the cars on
their run, one of the motormen declared
after the return to the barn that shot
was fired from the sidewalk on Devisidero
street, between Golden Gate avenue and
McAllster. In proof of his statement he
pointed to a clean cut hole in one of the
NeHIidlOE WlnuONb VI Als car
Say Mob Fired First.
The program for tomorrow is to run two
cars through a more dangerous section of
the city than the western addition, In this
event serious trouble is anticipated. Pres
ident Calhoun stated srtodaY--that he has
the corroboratlve evidence of reputable citi-
gems, claiming to have been eye witnesses,
that the frst shots fred in Tuesdays riot
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One of the strikebreakers declares that
the first shots were fred by a bartender
who ran out Of place on Turk street.
several blocks beyond the car barns. and
that the fellow shot FIVE times. emptying
his revolver at the foremost OF the two
cars The car man says he knows where
to find this man and can identify him.
kilograms were received today by Presi-
dent Calhoun from Boston, Chicago and
several eastern cities expressing encourage
ment and appreciation. Mr. Calhoun says
the senders are strangers to him. The
Boston telegram was from the Citizens
Industrial association.
A nonunion man was arrested tonight by
the police on the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapon.
Twelve OF the nonunion operatives who
ahldavits today that when taken to Jail
they we're severely beaten by the police and
deprived Of food. water and beds for
twenty-four hours.
'LOnEshOremen Gain Point.
NEW YORK, May 9.-The striking long
shoremen gained victory today when the
savannah line compromised with its 600
employees. The strike leaders claimed today
that 5000 men were out in Manhattan.
Brooklyn, Hoboken and Staten Island.
Though these figures are disputed, the
steamship companies were nevertheless
badly crippled. Throughout the day freight
gathered In formidable piles along the piers
and comparatively little was gotten aboard
vessels.
The passengers came TO the aid OF the
Oscar II, Of the scandinavian line, which
| sailed this afternoon and put aboard their
own baggage. All the scheduled steamers
/ got away today. though with short cargoes
and usually a trihe late. The coastwise
companies are suffering most from the
strike. Many of these carry fruit, which II
not promptly unloaded entails heavy losses.
The lemon trade has been already seriously
affected. II Is impossible to auction on
lemons until they have been taken out OF
the holds, and there are now awaiting the
auctioneer 1880 boxes Only 10000 boxes
have been landed since the start OF the
| strike.
There was an occasional clash today be-
tween strikers and new men. but no very
serious damage was done.
Justice Kelly OF the supreme court in
Brooklyn this evening reserved decision
before passing a certificate 90 Incorporation
for the International 'I-5ngshoremen, Ma
rine and Transport Workers.
What are the real objects OF this in
! corporation?" demanded the justice. "Is IL
| intended TO issue a blacklist Of stevedores
and merchants3 l shall have 70 know
more OF the reasons for such a move be-
fore grant It the endorsement Of my ap-