Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-09
.SCHMITZ FOR PEACE
Frisco Mayor OonieB with Traction
officials and Striking Employees
PROPOSES TO NAME CITIZENS COMMITTEE
Neither Side is Ready TO Accept thG
Suggestion,
TWO CARS MAKE ONE TRIP EACH
Police Promptly Arrest All Men Who
Attempt to Interfere.
MAN IN BUGGY DRAWS REVOLVER
,POsEs TO NAME CITIZENS COMMITTEE
vo CARS MAKE ONE TRIP EACH
MAN IN BUGGY DRAWS REVOLVER
Dozen PatroImen After Him before He
Could shOOt-AnOthcr wounded
Man IL Dead ana Three
More VIII Probably Die.

More VIII Probably Die.
SAN FRANCISCO. May s.-separate CON
ferences were held in the mayors Office to-
day between Mayor Schmitz Patrick Cali
houn. president OF the United railroads.
and Richard Cornelius, president OF the
Carmen's union. The mayor proposed that
the case be submitted TO committee OF
fifty citizens to be appointed by him.
President Calhoun did not accept the sug-
gestion, but stated that he would see his
colleagues in reference TO the matter and
give an answer later. President Cor
nelius said that while he had no objection
to the appointment of such a committee he.
could not agree to It, acting as a board
of arbitration. The mayor In closing the
discussion declared his intention of APP
pointing the committee regardless of the
opinion of either Calhoun or Cornelius
The joint concilation committee, COM
posed of peace committees from labor coun-
oils improvement clubs. churches and fnan-
cial and commercial interests, met this
afternoon at the Labor temple on Four
teenth street to bring about industrial peace
in this city.
Six subcommittees were appointed wait
upon the striking car men, telephone girls.
ironworkers and laundry workers. and
President Scott OF the telephone company
and the officials Of the Metal Trades as
ISOLATION and the Laundry Owners associa-
tion and II possible obtain from each
an authoritative proposal for a settlement
of the existing differences.
These subcommittee will report tomor-
row afternoon.
Police Arrest Rioters.
At 2:sO .. m. two cars manned by strika
breakers left the car barns at Oak and
Broderick streets going west toward tho
ocean beach. The two cars finished their
trips at 45O p. m. and were then run into
the car barn at Oak and Broderick streets.
The trip was made without much difficulty.
At one point a man in a buggy pulled a
pistol, but a dozen policemen were after
him before he had time to shoot. The man
dropped the gun and ran, but was soon
captured. At another place a carpenter
working on a building threw hatchet az
one of the cars. He was prisoner in lesg
than minute. telephone liueman driv-
ing wagon blocked the cars and tried
TO hit a mounted policeman with a pair OF
heavy pliers He was cubbed into submits
sion and arrested. The temper of the po-
lice was radically different from that OF
yesterday. Today they showed a DISPOSE
tion to watch the cars and prevent union
men from throwing missiles. Each car was
manned by a half dozen men. none OF
whom were armed.
with other Trades.
, The situation remains unchanged in the
, other industries in which strike has been
declared. The telephone company is still
handicapped by lack OF operators. but II
is believed that the action Of the linemen
in voting against a strike will lead to a
speedy settlement of the question at issue
between the company and it's employees
The linemen do not seem inclined to go
beyond extending their aid in helping the
girls to settle with the company.
Little is heard just now from the other
striking trades. their differences seeming
to await the settlement Of the issue now
brought to focus by the car men.
Quiet prevails in and around the several
shops involved in trouble with the iron
workers. and the striking employees are
now merged with their colaborers similarly
situated The laundry workers are still out
and the industry has been already SO
badly crippled that one or two of the
largest concerns employing this class OF
> labor are talking about retiring from bust.
ness entirely. The latest strike reported
is that Of the Sandstone Cutters union,
which went into force yesterday. The
men struck for So per day. an increase
from $5, the scale of wages now existing
There is no question OF hours or condi-
tions involved in this case. This strike
will delay work on many of the new class
A buildings now IN couse of erection.
The union declines all offers 10 arbitrats
the question at issue.
The electrical workers. with whom the
linemen Of the telephone company are con-
nected. are for the time being held in
check from striking by the request of the
/ loh De 80 n
no action be taken until some general ar
rangement is concluded.
Thornwell Mullaly, assistant TO President
Calhoun of the United Railroads, stated
today that the company had a number OF
ahdavits showing that the shooting yester-
day was begun by persons In the crowd
trying to obstruct the movement OF street
cars and not by the men who were oper-
ating them.
, business Is Crippled.
. The strike already has severely injured
business interests in this city. Many Of
the big retail stores have decided to open
late and close early ard most OF them
have laid on a number OF their employees.
, The absence OF adequate TRANSFORMATION
facilities through the burned district makes
that section OF the city almost deserted by
pedestrians and almost impossible at
, ! night The retail establishments. there
, fore. see only added expense in maintain
ing their usual business hours.
The same is true OF the principal res
, taurants. several OF which have closed
their doors. announcing that they will not
reopen until the strike Is settled The
theaters also have seen the advisabfity OF
temporary suspension and few places OF
amusement remain open.
The crippled telephone service adds TO
the gravity OF the situation, which shows
no immediate prospect Of Improvement
Injured Man Dies.
Z The second death result OF yester-
I days street car riot occurred this after
noon, when John Buchanan, a carshop EN-
I ploye. years OF age. died al the Emerg-
I ency hospital. He was shot through the
% abdomen. Two others Albert c. Palm a