The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-09
CITY DETECTIVES
ON DECOY TAX|S
TO TRAP STRIKERS
Move Proves That Tammany
Men Are Behind Company,
Chautfeurs Say.
STRIKE NEARING END.
Forty Men Back at Work.
Bingham Doubles Police
Protection.
STRIKE NEARING END.

Six decoy cabs were sent out from
the Sixty-second street garage OF the
New York Taxicab Company to-day.
each manned by two observation-disclosures
ants, assigned to the Job by Commits
sioner Bingham. The idea is that In
case OF an attack on the cabs the de-
tectives can make arrests and probably
catch the rngleaders Of the organized
suerillas Of the striking chauffeurs OF
the red cab concern.
The strikers profess to see in this
latest move new evidence OF their con-
tentton that certain city officials and
Tammany politicians are interested
the New York TaX.cab Company.
According to President Allen, OF the
company. the backbone of the strike is
broken already. He says there are
forty men back at work-all recruits
from the ranks Of the strikers-and he
expects to have as many more seeking
Unemployment before the day is over.
Object to Alliance.
We only object to the chauffeurs al
lying themselves with the Transfers
Union" said President Allen. IF they
had formed an organization OF their
own there would have been no objec-
t!on on our part. The unions with
which the chauffeurs have seen fit to
ally themselves are, in a sense com
posed OF our business competitors, and
II We allowed them TO dictate terms to
US we would soon have to go out of
commission"
Mr.. Allen says also that the highest
SIS to $50 a week and even more. are
becoming FESTIVE and anxious to break
away from the strikers.
George Nermeten. seventeen years, of
No FL West Fifteenth street. one OF
tho strikers. was fined s. in the West
SIDE Court ,o-day through the efforts
OF Special Officer Doherty. The Mag!s-
rrate asked Doherty II the man had
made much OF disturbance at Broad
Nav and Seventy street. as al
legged in the complaint.
NO. sir" answered the special II
think rcprimand vii be enough
All. YOU do. eh??' said the Magts-
trate. What position do you hold"
Il am a special officer for the TaNicab
Company"
On. said the Court with a smile.
"Five doiars line. am the Judge
here"
Commissioner Bingham has doubled
the police protection. following crit!-
c!sms OF him and his department by
William W. Tracy, treasurer OF the
company. who declared the protection
provided the nnn-union chaufreurs was
disgrace He showed how the non
union men were being held up and
mobbed and how there had been nc
policemen near to save them from as
sauit or make arrests.
Police Guard Doubled.
Commissioner Bingham at once gave
orders which not only doubled the po-
lice force about the headquarters of the
comp ny and other points where the
taXicabs are accustomed to stand, bu.
he was so emphatic in his orders thai
the police We're more active. and tht
riOt!ng Of Wednesday night was not T.
peated last night.
A north-1luad Sixth avenue "a,
crashed into a red taxicab at T2Ney-
Hevcnth stree. last night. r''or'n Nc
Donald, the driver. OF No. 1876 Wes
Fifty-s!Xth street. came out Of tbs
wrcckage with "A sprRined ankle, Dnt
was taken to the New York Hospital
Witnesses told the police the mo,ornat
did not try 10 avoid hitting the cab
and. in fact, he put on extra speed
when it got In his path.
Justice Blanchard, or the Supreme
Court. viii hear arguments to-day oil
the INJUNCTION ordering the strikers no
to Interfere with the business of tn
tax.cab company.
The strikers are very positive in thei
statements that the company cann1
resume a paying business unless thei
terms are met,