The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-23
FIFTY CARS RUNNING
SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM PRAC-
TICALLY SUSPENDED AT NIGHT.
President Jemison Assures Mayor
ward Tint Company VIII Resume
Traffic Today--Sal0ons Are stf1l
ClOsed

Birmingham, May 22--(Special)- y
Fifty electric cars were operated to-
day and some of them without deputy
sheriffs or special police officers.
President Robert Jemison. Of the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow
er Company, today announced that
many Of the former employees who had
not Joined the union were still being
held and that new men had been Sc
cured to operate the cars and that to-
morrow morning the full quota of cars
would be running.
Mayor Ward called on President
Jemison today and demanded that all
contracts with the city be lived up to-.
the city having furnished the neces-
sary protection and that there be an
early resumption of traffic on electric
lines in the entire district
A committee of the union men
among the street railway employees.
called on Mayor Ward this morning
and assured him that there were no
intentions of committing overt acts,
and that the men were all law-abiding
and did not propose to permit any acts
of violence IL in their power to prevent
it.
Deputy sheriffs and special police
men were on duty all day and again
tonight, but there was very little GO
ing on, tie city assuming its normal
condition. A report vas received from
Ensley this morning that shot had
been fired on an electric car. but no
one wa hurt.
Ben Commons of New Orleans, or
ganizer for the American Federation
of Labor, who is in charge of the
lockout" as the trouble is termed,
this afternoon announced that mass
meeting of laboring men would be
held Sunday afternoon at the Bijou
Theatre for the purpose of entering
protest against the lockout All I'M
ions in the entire district will be in
vited to participate in this mass meet
ing.
Kinds Peevey, attorney for Sheriff
Higdon, is said to lave accepted the
position of counsel for the locked-out
men and 1t is stated that investiga-
tions are being made ia the rights OF
the men to bring suit against the en-
ploying company.
The saloons were closed today. The
proprietor of one saloon as arrested
together with the bartend Tor an al
legged violation of orders issued by the
Mayor, who issued proclamation that
all saloons must be kept closed until
otherwise ordered. The proprietor was
in a court, when 1t Is charged his bar
tender violated the orders of the May
or. The bartender was given a prelim-
mary hearing today before Judge Fea-
gin in tn Inferior Court, but decision
was withheld. John P. A. bolt, Assist
ant State Solicitor, appeared for the
defendant. The Mayor has ordered the
saloon to remain closed until the mat
ter can be investigated by the City
Council, looking to the confiscation OF
the license. The saloons will be al
lowed to open again after three days
of being closed, If there Is no indica-
ton of trouble by tomorrow morning.
All kinds of rumors have prevailed
today in regard to union men quitting
the use of commodities supplied by the
company which refused to give en-
ployment to the uIion street railway
employees, but the anti-boycott law has
had its effect.
Mayor Ward stated today that he
expected the street railway company
to put on the full quota of cars tomor-
row morning, and he further believed
that there would be no trouble, he
having all confidence in he men car
rying out their promises that they did
not propose to have any lawlessness
The deputies win be maintained until
all chance of trouble has been remov-
ed. an-- 1901
Very few ears were operated to-
night, Just enough to accommodate the
members of the General Assembly or
the Presbyterian Church, who are be-
ing provided with Lomes on the High
lands and in other parts of the city.