The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-29
CROWD THROWS ROTTEN
 EGGS AT THE NEW COVERS
Disturbance Quelled by Special
 Deputy Sheriffs.
Montgomery Street Car oniciais Con- tent ThemseIves On Second Day With Runnins Single Car Over Each Line, and that
 is Stepped at Night.

Twenty-eight ike-breakers from cities to the north of Montgomery arrived in Montgomery yesterday after noon, and were at once placed on the cars of the Traction Company. which had maintained crippled service dur ing the entire day. Beyond their ar rival, the street car strike was in much the same situation as on the opening day.
 Shortly after o'clock last evening, as an Electric Park line car and one other car were passing the crowd of strikers and sympathizers at Court Square, the newcomers to the city were rotten-egged by persons in the crowd. No serious damage was done, though the car and the strike breakers, 1t was stated by an eye-wit- ness, was legged a-good and plenty
 The disturbance was ended by the interference of the special deputy sher- iffs who had been sworn in during the morning at the request of the Traction Company officials. The police officers who were present took no part in quell- ing the disturbance.
 Promise Better Service Today.
 General Manager W. H. Ragland of
  ment last evening, in which he de- clared there would be better service to- day on the various lines than there was yesterday. In response to a question, he said that while he did not know just how great an improvement might be made, he did not anticipate any thing like complete resumption of service as early as today.
 We had more men working and more cars moving today than yester- day." said Mir. Ragland, "and can promise that tomorrow there will be more men, and more cars. than there were today. The service is being irn- proved day by day, and within a very few days normal conditions will pre- vail
 The conditions as they exist now are quite satisfactory to us, and we haven't the least doubt of winning the fight You can say positively, too, that there will be no union on the lines of the Montgomery Traction Com Company"
 MT. Ragland briefly reviewed the work of bringing in outside motormen and conductors. It was something of task, he said, to teach the new-com- CTS the various lines. That was about sll that was attempted yesterday af- ternoon.
 Company Operated Cars.
 The service of the Traction Company yesterday consisted in the running of e single car over each of the lines of the city, and even this service was stopped shortly after dusk, as was done Wednesday night, both because of the fact that the men had been on duty for many hours, and to avoid any possibil- ity of clash during the darkness.
 Everything was done by the union to stop the service altogether and with this object in view warrants were sworn out and arrests made of motormen who were operating cars without conductors, which Is contrary to law inasmuch that two men, a conductor and motorman, must be in charge of each car.
 The first arrest was made at as ear ly as S:30 o'clock in the morning. when Special officers Payne and Gra- ham arrested Motorman Bowdoin Other arrests followed, several being arrested more than once, notably c. W. Arberry, W. Meadows and Jos eph Peoples, who were twice in the hands of the police. Others who were arrested include George Willis and Ben. Goodwin.
 The committee appointed by the Central Labor Council to call on May or Teague to ask him to rescind his order giving the Traction Company power to operate cars With only one man in certain cases appeared at the office of the Mayor yesterday morn ing at g o'clock. The Mayor express ed 1t as his opinion that the Traction Company should be allowed the right to run the cars for reasonable charge.
 The committee asked the mayor If he would be willing to appoint com mittee on arbitration to work in con- Junction with O committee appointed
 aI nfV Tho rar agreed to do so. saying he would ap- point the president. vice-prestdent and one of its members.
 The labor committee then called on President Forbes of the Commercial Club, who expressed his willingness to do all in his power to bring about a satisfactory settlement between the Traction Company and its employees According to his promise to assist in adjusting matters President Forbes called on Attorney Rushton. attorney for the Traction Company.
 In speaking of this interview Or ganizer Fleming said he received a report from President Forbes to the erect that the Traction Company would hear a committee appointed by the Mayor and Commercial Club, but would not submit to any decision tha would require the recognition of tho union. MT Rushton said the company would be glad to confer with the olt empIoyes as individuals. but not a. union men.
 Mir. Fleming said most positively nc force would be used by the union tC keen the non-union men that haC been brought to the city by the Trac lion Company from working If they so desired.
 "They will be reasoned with" saiC MT. Fleming, but no violence will b. used. The Amalgamated Street ant Electric Railway Employes Associa ton binds its me W2ers by a pledg hefore the adjournment of each meet ing not to partaks of any intoxicating iiouors. not to enter a bar-room, t commit no violence, to destroy m property and to use no profane Ian RuaGe on the streets"
 This statement was mace oetore th incident of the egging of the strike