Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOCldIeu fCeSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11.-For the
first time since the commencement Of
the street car strike a week ago the
United Railroads today operated cars
in passenger traffic.
During the late hours of the fore
noon and until o'clock in the even
ing about 1000 men and women were
carried. Only two of twenty lines COM
posing the system were operated-the
Sutter and Eddy street lines. Ten
cars were run with five minutes head
way from the car barn at Turk and
Fillmore streets, east on Turk street
to the intersection of Market and
Eddy, west on Eddy to Devisadero,
south on Devisadero to Turk and
thence to Fillmore.
Fifteen cars were run from the barn
at Oak and Broderick streets out Oak
street to Stanyan, on Stanyan to
Page, on Page to Devisadero, on
Devisadero to Sutter, on Sutter to
Market, and back again over the
same route. One hundred and twenty
five non-union motormen and conduc-
tors manned these % cars
About 500 policemen, a few OF Item
mounted, guarded the streets over
which the cars were operated. Acts OF
violence at various points during the
day and boots and jeers were mingled
with cheers and shouts of approval;
but no serious outbreaks featured this
fir actual attempt to resume the ope-
ration of cars.
Nevertheless the officials of the
United Railroads expressed no elatlon
at the days results. They said that
If 500 policemen are required to make
possible the carrying Of passengers IN
twenty-five cars over two miles long,
they have no great hope that the 1Oo
officers composing the force will be
able to safeguard 450 cars on twenty
lines 250 miles In length.
Governor GiIIett Arrives
One of the most important happen
ings of the day was the arrival in the
afternoon of Governor Gillett, who
came from Los Angeles to personally
investigate the strike situation and de-
temine whether the calling out of the
militia is required. The governor, soon
after his arrival, held conference In
the ferry building with Mayor Schm1tz,
Adiutant General Lauck, General Wan
kowski, commanding the Seventh regi-
ment of national guards, and number
Of promtnent citizens. Signed state
rnents were received by Governor Gill
left from President Calhoun of the
United Railroads and President Cornell
us of the Garments union, setting forth
the respective sides of the controversy.
Subsequently the governor and Mr.
Calhoun had private conference Wnlcn
lasted half an hour.
Governor GilIett himself witnessed
IL. Ioxy or nf UinInnna Whan
union workmen on a building at Kear-
ney and Sutter streets bombarded the
passenger filled cars With stones and
bricks hurled from height of eight
stories.
striking motorman who was shot and
killed in one of Tuesdays battles at
Turk and Fillmore streets was held
today from the labor temple at Four
teenth and Mission streets. Striking car
men and motori-l7n h uniform acted as
pallbearers and hundreds of union men
and their synpathizers attended. The
service was performed by Rev. VIII
liam Patterson. A brief address was
made by President Cornelius.
The United Railroads announces that
If now has in it's employment and quar-
tered under it's care enough men TO ope-
rate majority of the lines In the CITY,
and InaL more InOli oiS OSAAA0
engaged
Program for Sunday
Tomorrow's program is to start the
running of cars at 10 o'clock over the
same lines operated today, with the ex-
cention that on the Sutter street run
the cars will be pushed out farther into
the Richmond district.
It was apparent that Friday nlgnts
action of the labor council In issuing
to ali union men and their friends an
oficial request to avoid the forming
of crowds and to refrain from acts or
violence had an effect today on the
temper of the thousands of men VINO
thronged the streets.
It is likely that more cars will be
operated tomorrow than were on the
streets today 1t is understood that the
same police protection would be af-
forded-that is to say 400 or 800 un-
mounted officers will be stationed, two
and six to a block along the routes,
and a few mounted men will be on
guard at the more important street
corners There will be no police escort
on the cars.
An unpleasant feature of today's dis
turbances was the frequent insulting of
passengers, women and men indiscrim-
inately, by men in the crowds In sew
eral instances especially noted women
passengers were assailed with shocking