The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-25
CARS OPERATED
 UNTIL MIDNIGHT Saloons Will Be Open Until z
 O'clock BOTH SIDES ARE SATISFIED Authorities Commended for Prompt Measures Taken to Prevent Dis order-FuII Service Prom
 ised Again Today.
BOTH SIDES ARE SATISFIED

laIe last night without Interruption. While few minor breaks in service occurred during the day, owing to the newness
 of some of the men operating the cars,
 there was no attempt on the part of any one to interfere with traffic. The saloons
 were open practically all day, from d.
 m. to D. m., and good order was main tained, the police records showing only an ordinary number of arrests for drunk 1 enness and dlsorderly conduct.
 | The situation as regards the attitude of the two contending forces in the street railway troubles remains unchanged and l confidence was expressed by the car men of ultimate success in their fight, while officials of the street railway company were equally confident that their victory 1 Is practically won with the restoration l yesterday of almost complete service Prompt Measures Approved.
 Many expressions of approbation were heard yesterday among business men of the prompt action of Mayor Ward and Sheriff Higdon in the matter of preserv- ing order, all declaring that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" l The closing of the saloons for three and a half days Is generally considered a good stroke in this emergency, and while it was a hardship on some of the men, most everyone heard to express an opinion
 
 acted with good Judgment in this partic ular case.
 Public confidence in the car service was almost fully restored yesterday, and dur ing the busy hours the cars on most Of the lines were crowded with passengers. Feow people. however, seemed to care to ride at night, and while the service was maintained within the city limits and to East Lake until midnight travel was light. Several busy sessions of the car mems union were held yesterday at which Or
 ganizer Ben Commons was present giving advice mad instruction. An open meet ing was held during the morning which was addressed by White Gibson upon the law relating to the conduct of the men under the present circumstances. It was | learned that the law firms of Gibson x Davis and Bowman, Harsh & Beddow volunteered their services to union men.
 Local Union Recognized. Organizer Commons said yesterday that the local union had been recognized by the international union, whose headquar l ters are at Detroit, and that the local men will be allowed $5 per week while the | lockout continues He also stated that the car men have received $1S5 from other organizations and resolutions of support | have come from numbers of organizations.
 The car men are planning for great mass meeting at the Bljou theatre Sun day afternoon, and have distributed thou sands of circulars throughout Brming-
 ham and the adjoining towns advertising
 this gathering. Good speakers repre- senting business men and the union labor organizations will address the audience. and present the claims of the notormen and conductors for public recognition. | Two more union organizations took ac- | ton last night with reference to the car men and voted sympathy and assist ance. Local No. S3 White Journeymen l Barbers, last night passed resolutions in dorsing the stand taken by the car men and pledged the members not to use gas or electricity, nor to ride on the street cars. The sum of $50 was also vated to aid the car men.
 Iron City Lodge of Machinists last night | passed resolutions giving united support 1 to the carmen.
 Jemlson Satisfied With Progress. | President Jemison of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company talked freely of the situation yesterday, saying that he was fully satisfied that car service would continue without in ] terruption and that cars would run on | the original schedules with a full force of men today He declared that the l prompt action on the part of the authori- ties guaranteed freedom from disorder and the fact that his former employees were always orderly would go g long way toward keeping down any disorder.
 None but experienced men are now be- ing placed on the cars" said President Jemison, and they are expected to per- form their duties in satisfactory man. ner and observe the law at all times. The company will not stand for rowdy- | ism among the new men any more than among the old men and the fact that we have about hundred of our faithful old
 employees still In the service should go | IL. 4. | standard"
 Superintendent Harris said last night
 that street railway affairs were very satisfactory and that a full complement 1 of cars had been running during the l day and would be kept running on full l time hereafter. He stated that several
 of the new men had been arrested for
 disregarding signals at some of the cross ings, but that this trouble would not l continue He declared that he would not | countenance diSobedence of the law un-
 der any circumstances, and that he was
 glad these men were arrested, as 1t 1 would be a lesson to them.
 "We want our men to observe the law l as much as anyone" he said, and are l employing men whom we think will make efficient and lawabiding employees Our
 service was very good today and will be l better tomorrow.
 we had cars enough to handle big | crowd dt the Ddll park dhu VIII h"N U
 a full supply tomorrow"
 Saloons Open Again Today.
 Mayor Ward was satisfied with exist ing conditions yesterday, particularly With | the freedom from disorder existing In 1 the city with the saloons on duty again. He said yesterday afternoon that the sa- | looms would continue opens observing same hours as yesterday a. m. to p, m Upon reports of suspected attempts to interfere with the electric light service of | the city Mayor Ward had inserted in all | the newspapers an offer of $500 reward | for the apprehension of any person caught | tampering with the city electric wires. The suburban steam railroad trains | handled good business yesterday in spite of the fact that the street car serv- | ice was in good shape. Arrangements l were made by the Alabama Great South
 ern to run baseball train to the park before and after the game, but the rain storm prevented it's running yesterday. Today the train will run to the ball park from the union station, instead of | Twentieth street, previously an- | nounced the train making two trips, one at 315 the other at 3:45 and returning at | the close of the game Fares will be | paid on the train as no tickets will be | sold in the station for this trip.
 Men Engage In Fight
 A fight occurred yesterday at the car shed between s. Kestenbaum and R. E. Latham, two of the new street car men. Officer Brown was standing outside the