Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
STRIKES ARE IN ORDER
San Francisco Situation Criti-
cal; But Little Changed.
TELEPHONE GIRLS GO. OUT
Icemen Tie Up Seven Firms in
Detroit.
CHICAGO PIPE C0vERERs QUIT
Maine Steamer Avoids New York
Owing to the Attitude of the
Longshoremen There.
IICAGo PIPE C0vERERS QUIT

PHILADELPHIA, May 3.-As a result Of
. dispute among the labor unions represent
ing the bricklayers, stone niasons and gran
lite cutters of this city, work on many build
ing operations was suspended today by an
order of the master bricklayers, who last
night decided to stop work until the unions
can come to an agreement. About AGO
workmen are affected, but if the suspension
continues for more than a week about 80 600
men of other building trades will be forced
into idleness.
Neither wages nor hours are involved.
The dispute concerns the laying of stone
after 1t has been made ready by the granite
cutters. The masons, reinforced by the
bricklayers, with whom they are affiliated,
hold they should lay the stone while the
granite cutters, supported by the builders,
claim they should not only cut the stone
but lay 1t. The builders and the granite
cutters have an agreement to this effect
which has two years to run. The bricklay-
recently called strikes on several build
ing operations on which the granite cutters
We're laying the stone and the union refused
TO renew the wage agreement between the
organization and the builders, which ex-
pired May 1. unless the contention of the
stone masons was agreed to. The master
builders at a meeting last night requested
the union to call off these strikes. which
affected about 900 men, until the matter in
dispute could be settled. The request was
refused and the master bricklayers decided
to pay off their men and inaugurate lock-
out until the unions could agree.
San Francisco Situation.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 3.-The telephone
operators of the Pacific States Telephone
and Telegraph Company early today voted
to strike to enforce their demands Of in
creased wages and recognition of their
union which was recently organized. The
strike is to go into effect today.
Icemen on Strike.
DETROIT, Mich, May "A strike Of the
ice handlers of this city for an increase in
wages from $3.50 per week to $3.50 has
resulted in Detroit being an iceless city to-
day. No ice Is being delivered anywhere
About 500 men are out. The employees of
seven of the leading ice companies struck
last midnight to enforce their demand for a
raise In wages and today. the men claim,
the remaining firms locked out their en-
ployes, thus paralyzing the industry. Geo.
W. Briggs. auditor of the International
Brotherhood OF Transfers with which the
Ice Wagon Drivers Union is affiliated, Is
here managing the strike.
Friction in Chicago. =:
CHICAGO. May 3.-The Pipe and Boiler
Coverers Union declared a strike yester-
day, throwing 600 men out of work. The
strikers demand an increase from 5211 cents
to 621z cents an hour. The most important
Industry affected by the strike is that which
deals with the installation of the sprinkler
fire extinguisher system.
Longshoremen Strike.
PORTLAND. Me-. May s.-The steamer
North tsar of the Maine Steamship Com
pany, which should have sailed last night
remained at her berth today in response
to orders telegraphed from New York on
account of the strike of New York long
shoremen. 1t was understood the Manhat-
tan was held at New York.
5000 Out in Brooklyn.
NEW YORK, May IA strike of long
shoremen at the docks of the Bush Com
pany and along the water front in Brook
Ign, which has been in progress for sew
eral days, assumed serious proportions to-
day when 1900 men went on strike In
Brooklyn alone. Most of these men have
been employed on the docks of the Bush
Company, which extend from 39th to 5Oth
streets, Brooklyn. and the work of I'M
loading and loading many of the tramp
freight steamers which have their termi-
nails at these docks is reported to be Sc
riously interrupted. Efforts have been made
by the companies to put new men in the
places of the strikers, but this has so far
given little relief Hundreds of men who
had quit work were hanging about the
docks in South Brooklyn today waiting
for the new men to make their appear
ance. when it was feared there would be a
clash. The police reserves are on duty
along the water front and prepared to
deal with any outbreak.
The strikers demand an increase in wages
from - cents to 30 cents an hour for day
work and from % cents to As cents for
night work.
About 500 'longshoremen continued on
strike from some of the steamers of the
American and Red Star lines at their docks
in Manhattan.
Canadian Railroad Strike.
Special Dispatch to The Star
NEEPAWA. Manitoba, May 3.-Five hun
bred men working on the Grand Trunk Pa
cific have struck. most of them starting
east by the Canadian Pacific railroad.
About go quit at Minnedosa Most Of these
were foreigners. The cause of the strike
is not apparent. but IL is said to be for
higher wages. better shelter and better con-
ditions generally.