The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
STRIKE MAY
 END TODAY Peace Hovers Over Louis
 vile Trouble. COMMERCIAL BODIES BUSY Conferences Between Company and
 Union Are Held. Thought Thss Board of Arbitrstis4 wui He Sitting and Cars VIII Be Running Before week
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COMMERCIAL BODIES BUSY

Louisville. Ky, March 1s--Peace how CTS near in the strike of the union ems ployes of the Louisville Railway Com~ pany, as the result of strong prossuFs brought to bear by the business Inter- ests of the city. especially the directors of the Greater Louisville Exposition. an dthe commercitI clup. A conference was held late this afternoon. attended by representatives of these bodies and the directors of the railway company and a committee representing the strikers.
 At first 1t was thought than an agrees ment could be reached at once to Aub~ mit the issues to arbitration and have the men resume work pending tic inAk settlement The proceedings were kept secret, but ft was learned on good aus thority. when the conference adjourn ed to meet again at il o'clock tomorrow morning. that the commercial bodies confidently expect the strike ta be pfo~ cess Of arbitration and ear service faf~ ly resumed by tomorrow night
 It was also learfed that the prinpt. pal obstacles in the way or aa adjusts ment this afternoon was the obtertlnn of the railway officials to an arblaration arrangement which would entail tho recognition of the ulion ae the very outset The representatives Of tic commercial interests declare that full service and complete order will have been restored some days before tzs@ opening of the exposition Mondavs March IS.
 Exfra policemen sworn En.
 Aside from the peace conferences tho principal Incident of the day was aIia Issuance of an order by Mayor Hnrtll for the swearing in of 100 extra pelices men. The enroliment of these men ba~ gan this afternoon, although the extra men may not be called Into servics a1 all If the settlement comes as speedily tomorrow as expected.
 A number of strike breakers arrived today from Cincinnati and St. Louis but only 6 few were put 10 4aflEs Thn union F1hn aI1noNnoed f1rthH8 Haos4 sions from tho ranks of men enrb1le8 to all their places.
 Two outbreaks of rather fofniaabia proportions occurred in ths pusineaa section of the city carly this afternoon. The first was pFecipitated at 4th and Jefferson streets the busiest corner h the city, and was caused by cab drlv- CT blocking second street car with his cab and then attempting to tear off the heavy wire screen with which all cars were provided today for pro- tcction of the motormen.
 The cab driver was promptly are rested and three policemen started t0 WALK nm 10 the central pDk4r8 St&~ tion at the city hall, two blocks awag Over a thousand people sttrged around and made attempts to rescue the pris. oner Heavy endorsements Of poIlea prevented this but the crowd was noe dispersed until a score or more of ar. rests were made No one was serioua~ ly hurt.
 Strike Breakers Attacked.
 The second outbreak occurred n& Seventh and Main streets, where a ca& load of strike breakers arriving fron@ St, Louis on the Southern Railroad was being transferred to a suburbans express car. The strike breakers weras protected by police during the tra1a-. fer but the minute they were aboard the express car a voIley of missiles crashed Into 1t, several of those Inside being slightly hurt. Here also q larg9 number of arrests were made
 Several minor collisions ocearrs1 during the day but so far as known no one was seriously hurt
 The number of cars in operation to- day numbered twenty but although they were operated with more regu~ larity and frequency than yesterday they were patronized only by fews hardy Spirits. Some were kept run< hing until after dark, there being lit< tie interference during the late alters noon on account of a thunderstorm which drove the crowds indoors