The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
CLEVELAND MEN OUT
CONDUCTORS AND MOTORMEN ON
TROLLEY SYSTEM REFUSE
TO TAKE OUT CARS.
MANY DISTURBANCES HAVE TAKEN PLACE
Chief of Police kahler Struck by
Stone During Rioting--cars Were
Stopped in All Parts Of City by
Strikers and Their sympathizer5.-
Many People Walk.

Cleveland, O., May 1.-THE motor
men and conductors on the various
street car lines of this city went out
on strike Saturday morning. The
strike order was given at 3 O'Clock
following a stormy night meeting OF
the car men. The order went into eff
feet at o'clock. From the beginning
there was trouble in getting the cars
out.
One Of the first disturbances Of any
consequence took place at the Lake
view car barns, where Chief Of Police
Kohler was struck by a stone hurled
at the police by strike sympathizers.
An effort to move the cars from the
Lakeview barns was opposed by the
strikers. The men on the cars re-
fused to leave and crowd quickly
gathered. The police, headed by the
chief, were rushed to the barns. In
an effort to drive the crowd back
stones and clubs were used. The po-
lice also used their maces in an effort
to control the mob Many were slight
ly injured.
Cars were being stopped in all Sec
lions of the city by the strikers and
their friends. A Payne avenue car
was derailed by rail thrown across
the tracks. The crew on a St. Clair
avenue car was dragged from the car
and assaulted. The motorman's scalp
was laid open. On East Nintieth
street a mob of 80 men tore up the
car tracks and traffic was stopped.
During the early hours stones were
freely hurled at many cars and win
dows were broken in numerous in
stances. Rotten eggs were thrown at
the motormen and conductors. The
non-union men also were hooted and
jeered. In many instances riding upon
the cars by regular patrons was
fraught with danger. For the most
part people walked to their places OF
business this morning.
During the first hour or two of the
strike there was little or no trouble
The strikers appealed to the non
union men, who refused to leave the
cars. Some of them did desert after
first deciding not to strike. Many old
employees remained with the company
however These were the older men
in point of age. Practically all of the
young men went out.
1t was not until the majority of The
citizens arose and attempted to go to
their work that any semblance of riot
ing occurred. This was after 7 o'clock
The strike sympathizers gathered
around the barns and hooted and
yelled with the strikers at the men at
work. The union men were enthused
| in some instances to use force to stop
the operation of cars. For the most
however, 1t is said the violence was
instigated and carried out by out
siders.
The 300 motormen and conductors
formerly with the Forest City Railway
company, the original Scent fare line
and later merged with the old Cleve
land Electric Railway company. now
being operated by the Municipal Trac
tion company. remained at work
While many cars are running, yet they
form only a small percentage of tho
usual quota. Some lines are tied VI
entirely. Ths others are running cars
regularly, averaging possibly two oil
three an hour.
President Dupont of the Municipal
company stated Saturday that new
men are employed as rapidly as pos
sible. During the past week scores o
new men have been broken in whil'
scores of old Cleveland Electric em
ployes were discharged.