The San Francisco call., 1907-06-04

MANY INSTRUCTIONS ARE
PLACED ON THE TRACKS
Strike Synpathizers Work
Diligently to Impede
Streetcars
BUSES WELL FILLED
Cornelius Says He Is Graft
fed at Attitude of
the Public
BUSES WELL FILLED

The sympa thizers of the striking Car
men busted themselves generally in
placing distractions on the. tracks in
all parts of the city yesterday. On one
stretch of the Kearny street track, be-
tween Greenwich and Bay streets. were
an old safe, several telegraph poles,
several thousand feet of lumber and
innumerable paving stones, all at one
time. In Market street, between Ninth
and Tenth, every possible variety of
movable obstruction was placed on the
track late last night.
There were 212 cars running yes
terday The same number will be sent
out today. The service is being ex-
tended a little later each night. The
last car was not in the barn until after
8 o'clock last night
Thornwell Mullally, acting manager,
said last night that the United Rail-
roads had plenty of men who were will
ing TO take the cars out after dark re-
gardIess of danger, but that the COM
pany would not extend its service far
into the night for some time.
I'VE do not lack men, said Mutually.
I'VE are getting them from all parts
of the country and will have them COM
ing here right along. We have all the
men we want to run all the cars we
can use"
Sutter street car. turning in for
the night just after dark, was stoned
in Devisadero street from a dark alley
stone struck Inspector Mougues,
glancing off and striking Inspector
Cummfns.
CROWD GATHERS
There was less abusive language used
yesterday than previously. The crowds
gave little interference, except in the
case of a Sansome street car which
was blocked by truck between Vallejo
and Green streets. Words passed be-
tween the carmen and the truck driver,
and when the car attempted to force
its way past the truck driver threw
several rocks, breaking two windows.
A crowd gathered quickly and made a
noisy demonstration.
On number of lines south of Market
street there were no disturbances all
day. Only few arrests were made, al
though the carmen reported many Incl
dents which would warrant arrest.
Dan White, ex-conductor, was arrest
ed yesterday afternoon for placing a
torpedo on the Haight street track at
Cole and blowing up a ear.
The driver of the sheriff's van is re-
ported by the crew of a Twenty-eighth
and Valencia streets car to have driven
close to the car yesterday afternoon
and used abusive language to the car
men.
Axel JUL was arrested at Third and
Market streets for assaulting J. Casey,
motorman on Castro street car.
Hermann Saltzer. teamster, was ar
/ rested for obstructing the tracks in
Mission street between Third and
/ Fourth. Mrs Anna Schwartz persisted
in using opprobrious language to the
crew of a car at Twenty-eighth and Va
| lencia streets. She was arrested and
taken to the Mission police station.
The streetcars were well patronized
in all parts of the city, but the wagons
continued to do a good business.
CORNELIUS STATEMENT
| Richard Cornelius, president of the
carmens union, is firm in the belief
that the United Railroads is losing
| heavily under the present system OF
operation. He says:
Mr. Calhoun says that s'he had to hang OF
10 the straps in a Suffer street yesterday
| We would respectfully suggest that his hang
ing TO the straps does not pay his fxes
| summer. The fixed charges of the company
have TO be paid from the fares of hundreds
| of thousands of people hanging to straps. Ths
! United Railroads has a very hard task befor,
charges with organized labor of this city re
fusing to patronize its We do not be
liere that IL can do ii.
There no more cars In operation and i
| will be long time before there will be an,
more unless Mr.. Calhoun consents to be reason
| able and settle with his employees. We are put
ting more buses every day and we regre
| that we cannot get them faster, in ordc
| to relieve the strain on our friends The pub
lie is nobly standing by us, and by its con
/ tinued assistance shall win.