The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-29
TRANSFERS
STILL OUT
No Prospect for Let-up for
Present. -Unionists will
Stick to the End.
ONE BRICK IS THROWN
Non Union Employe of V. w. Parker
Hit by Flying Missile
Freight Piles Up.

Up to the present time there is not
a very bright prospect for an immedi-
ate settlement Of the teamsters strike
which began yesterday at noon. The
union men are still sticking and declare
that they Will continue to stick TO the
bitter end unless satisfactory set
tlement is made. They now fatty re-
fuse 70 arbitrate or compromise in any
particular as their own offer to the
team owners was turned down before
the walk-out was organized.
AS result Of the trouble freight Is
said to be piling up at the various
freight houses until the business men
who depend on the drays for the trans
portation of their goods are becoming
exasperated. The team owners are
either not trying very hard to employ
scab help or are very unsuccessful, as
there are but few teams teing driven
ever that they con template settle
ment in the near future and do not re-
gard that action necessary.
Brick is Thrown.
No acts of violence have been re-
corded so far with the exception of a
peculiar incident which might be trace
tDtc W LAlS SlIlh0s 4 -UillOH 1fldIt
employed by V. w. Parker was hit in
the back by a brick which fell from the
top of tall building on Holman street
and quite seriously injured him. 1t is
suspected the brick may have been
thrown. The officials and union men
as body would not sanction such an
action but could not prevent individ-
uals from pursuing this course.
he f.,,r IN l,o
strike so far was the arrest of Thomas
Herle, the financial secretary of the
union, last night on a charge of at
! tempted assault and battery. Herle
discovered the fact that Carl Wiker
son of one of the largest team owners
was wearing a union button, having
been discharged from the union, and he
proceeded to relieve him of the adorn-
ment. Mr.. Herle gives as his reason
for the action that the button is the
property of the union and was used by
! young Wiker for the purpose of de-
ceiving members Of sympathetic unior
men engaged in construction work.
From the other Side.
/ A considerable amount Of sympathy
members of other unions in the presen
/ lSdlItSIGIS SiIlhe. MlCHdGI Lucy,
member Of tho Hod Carriers union,
resident of Hammond for thirty years
! expressed the feelings of a number O.
unionisrs today when he stated to
TIMES representative that Mr.. Wike,
| had always been very fair to his en-
ployes and averaged a better wage tha
4 the union scale called for. II was en-
pioyed by Mr. Wiker myself" said Mr
] 7
man. He pays S1O.50 a week the yea
round. whether the weather is rain,
or pleasant. on holiday and workday
whether you take a team out OF tn
barn or not. In the year round al
employe averages a higher wage b,
this scale than he would by the unlo,
rate which does not pay a man whe,
he does not take his team out. I hav
three sons, all union men and they fee
the same way I do about the matter.
Consumers VIII Pay rs Usual.
A few of the business men of tn
town seemed TO be of the opinion tina
the strike will result in more wages 70
the teamsters Of which the consume
must stand good; this being the usus
outcome of such difficulties. They seer
to think 1t most probable in this cas-
because each party in the contentio
seems TO have good grounds for III
stand which they take.
The following is a signed statemer
! of T. Herle. secretary of the teamster
union:
! We are not getting enough to SUI
r port our families on former wages. "
5 have asked for s14 a week. and we vi
get it. All we ask is Justice"
2 lSigredl T. HERLE,
Secretary.
A meeting of the Team Owners a
sociation was held last night and
) was decided that they would new
} give in TO the demands of the uniC
} under any consideration,
} The list of owners who have a
ceeded to their demands are as fo