Evening star., 1907-08-15
WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON
Charge Against Walking Delegates of
Plasterers' Organization.
STRIKE HAS BEEN BROKEN,
Assertion by Representative of EN-
ployers' Association-Progress of
Work on Local Structures.

union worknen Of the building trades as-
sumed what Is regarded as a. serious pbesa
today, when Prosecuting Attorney Jamea
NJ Proctor. In the Police Court ordered
TWO warrants issued for George Bacon tha
Walking delegate of the plasterers' union.
VINO was arrested on a charge of enss p,pe
III an ARRAY on G street recently. One of
the warrants charges that Bacon made an
assault with dangerous weapon on John
ferguson Of III 18th street, a non-union
workman, who had taken the place of one
OF the strikers. The other warrant charges
Bacon with making simple assault on Ed
"ard carter of Takoma Park
The warrants were sent ont from tho
Pollce Court this afternoon to be placed in
the hands Of the police for Immediate
service
The issuing of the two warrants fol-
lowed the investigation Of the Charge of
ARRAY against Bacon, Ferguson and Car
Ter IN the Police Court Tuesday. When
prosecuting Attorney Proctor noted the
nature OF the trouble and learned from
the witnesses what trenspired he nolle
pressed the charge OF affray against the
,hree men and ordered the warrants to
$50 $50 against the walking delegate of the
union, charging him with assault with a
dangerous weapon, and with simple assault.
Investigation of Fight.
the investigation Of the fight between
Bacon ferguson and Carter on G street
between 18th and 18th streets Is said to
nave developed the claim that a big stick
was USED as a weapon by Bacon. and that
resulted in the charge of assault with n
dangerous weapon.
The union man went to the new building
under construction on G street last Mon.
DAY, 1t is stated, and when the non-unfon
piasterers, who took the strikers nlaces
ielt the building after doing a days work,
ne accosted Ferguson and Carter and he
gan to tell them Of the position of the union
toward them. Ferguson and Carter # is
declared, did not desire to discuss the sit
uation anu they continued to walk along
the street. The alteration followed
According to statements made to the
prosecuting attorney today, Bacon used a
STICK with great force on Ferguson, strlk-
ing MN on the shoulder and arm. Carter
II was further shown. was struck with his
opponents fist and Carter declares that
other attempts We're made to strike him.
Force Of Strike Broken
The force of the building trades strike
has been broken"
This shibboleth was sounded today by a
leading member of tie Employers Associa-
ton Of Washington.
employers, declared that the system adonted
by that association has been fully organized
and that full quota of non-union Inechan-
les are being received and registered.
Ihe Sky Is becoming clear" Mr.. Hall
added. and we have not begun to fight
yet. We are organized away ah ad of the
game, and prepared for the worst the
unions can do. We are three to one now
compared with what organized labor has
accomplished in this strike. Unless the
striking ba,
to withdraw some of our pians'
This elation was evidently Shared by the
other members of the Employers Assoca-
ton at headquarters. 1893 G street today
The clerks were kept busy attending to non
union Workmen who came to enter their
names on the roll of the strikebreakers II
was stated that a number Of non-rH:onists
from other cities arrived today and that a
fair percentage of the newcomers are brick
layers.
Progress of Work.
a visit was paid today to the Academy of
Music. and Mr.. Samuel J. Prescott, the con-
tractor. said the structure is 95 per cent
completed. He added that the chairs will
be put in place Monday, and the entire
structure will be turned over to its owners
next Thursday.
. From Il perch high up in the partly com
pleted gallery a representative of The Star
locked down upon the busy beehive below
Where 1l9 on-union mechanics were as ac-
tive as the proverbill bees with hammer
saw and other tools.
This does not look as If the building
trades unions have got us tied up, does it?'
Contractor Prescott uueried. our nom
union workmen are so thick that they are
almost in the way of one another They
fairly falling over each other. Every
one of the structural trades is represent ed
here except that OF bliCkiaying and stone
masonry, and that class of work has been
aap t.a1 4 e .
therefore not needed our men are admit
ted TO the building by passes, and no per-
son without pass can get through the
portals
watchman standing at the main entrance
armed with an oak club as big as base
ball bat.
ALI Day and ALI Night.
Work on the Academy of Music Is carried
on throughout the twenty-four hours of
every day. the men working in Shifts. After
sundown Illumination IS furnished by cleo
trio lights. 1t was explained that some of
the carpenters at work today were the
best In the country" and included teachers
of the manual training schools of the Dis
trict. Contractor Prescott added that when
the Academy job was struck last Thurs
day the Interior was dripping wet with con-
crete, and now It Is ready for the installa-
ton of the iron chairs for the audiences,
anu bS ISAI IuISudy lIo Interior Will be
ready for the decorators and scenic artists
to put on the finishing touches.
Il could not have gotten such a large
force Of mechanics together had the unions
stuck to me. 1 have now" Mr.. Prescott
said, and 1 intend to keep the present
workmen the year around on my work here
and elsewhere. l have no room for union
men now.
The statement was made that work lis
moving along" on the following Struck
buildings: Mount Vernon Seminary struc-
lures at 18th and NJ street, at 11O4 NJ street,