The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-26
blRMING CHAM QUIET.
SHERIFF. ORDERS ARREST OF ALL
MlSCHIEyOUS ONES.


Birmingham. May 25.--(Special.) -
Sheriff Hfgdon this morning instructe
all deputies. the recently hired men and
the old men, to make arrests wher
men and boys were congregating an,
attempting to assault or even taun
men employed In operating street cars
This was brought out by a deputy or
the North highlands line being injured
by being struck on the knee cap with
piece of iron last night 1t is be.
iieved that some boys did the throw.
Ing. A number of boys played a joe,
late last night by lighting an limo.
cent fuse tied to a piece of cloth. Tn,
deputy caught the boy and carried
him before Sheriff Higdon. The lat.
ter sent for the parents of the boy ane
asked that strong reprimand d,
given.
The street car service today was al
most up to the regular schedule. TIL.
patronage, however. was not as goot
as 1t has been this year. The variou.
unions in the district continue to hole
meetings ana adopt resolutions of sym,
pathy davising members to refrain
from riding on cars, which admoni.
ton Is being carried out. The force OF
deputies and extra police Is being KEEP
intact.
Mayor George B. Ward. who had in.
ness the launching of the scout cruiser
'Birming ham." remained at home to-
day. the party leaving this morning
He decided that his presence in Biz.
mingham might be needed and he de-
clined making the trip.
Much interest is being taken in the
labor mass meeting to be held tomor-
row at the Bijou Theatre. Ben Com.
mons, organizer for the American
Fodara finn nf q tIa,
several well known speakers would
participate in the meeting. Captain
Frank s. White will be the first
speaker OF the afternoon. Among 9TH
ers will be Ben Commons, for the stree,
railway employees; James Keith, repre-
| senting the Birmingham Trades Coun-
CHI w. H. VIM. Of the typographical
union. viii represent organized labor
White Gibson. an attorney. will also
speak. Two others will be heard from
the stage.
1t Is expected that several thousand
people wills be at this meeting. the
entire district being notified thereof
and the crowds to be on hand to show
their sympathy for the locked-out men
The laboring men assert that they be-
lieve In law and order.
The mayor has given notice to the
saloons that II there are any indica-
tionS OF IrOuDIe. sunday night tnat Ae
will issue orders forbidding them to
open Monday. TheN Frisco Railroad to-
day discontinued the operation OF
suburban trains to Ensley and Pratt
City and the Alabama Great Southern
Railroad announced that their trains
between Bessemer and Irondale would
be taken Off by tomorrow. Consider
able sentiment 10 expressed on this
move by the laboring men who have
been big patrons of the special trains
put on.
Outside of a number of jeers given
to the men operating the cars today
the day passed quietly. The full quo
ia of cars were in operation on almost
all, of the lines tonight .
The crowd at the Country Club for
the regular weekly suppers and dance
was as usual tonight though many OF
the participants used their own con-
veyanoes in getting to and from the
club. Much depends oh continuation
of the quiet conditions in the district
over the street car differences as tc
| the outcome of the meeting. If the
| speeches are temperate nothing will
| happen. If there is some radical state.
| ments made there might be some trod
| BILE a little later.