The sun., 1908-05-17
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dty,s now mpnioipaf trapnon systsHa Was
declared this morning and ssnce thsn there
has bsSn snssoh disordss. 'a
ArmsA po,lsc. itatruoted IN restore order
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wish crowd OF V0 striking street oAr CON
ductors and motorrpsn and sympathissns.
and enother bic squad of police ID fiEiatln g
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ANemps 70 run GAZE aIsor uHtA' u,uuo'"
by the promise OF Polics Chist Fred kohisr
that his mon could cope with the situation
And bv tho proolamx ton Of Mayor Tom T..
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noung OF the morning. A.
Strikers fired two shots at go tonight
at oar run out from tho Lskevisw barns,
the first resort 70 bullets by the strikers.
Operation ffona that barn ceased at oooe.
Orders to ceass st midnight any attempt
to operate cars were Issued at e,s0 O'Clock. !.
The earlier rioting marked the opening
of the strike of tho union conductors and
motormen, who balloted eli night, decid-
ing to strike at 4 o'clock. violenoe was
employed In preventing the operation Of
cars for ssveral hours at the beginning Of
the day r;ins and In orippling service all
over the city, only a Few lines operating
with any sernblanoe OF regularity.
President Dupont OF the Municipal Trao-
tion' Connraay.N tho failure or which 10
qualify an arbitrator to treat with the
representative Of the men a. to the legality
of contract guaranteeing the men . two
cent ay hour vare Increase oaueed the
strike order, ,announoed, late In tho after
noon that 40 cars would be run after dark.
This order he respinded when Chief Kohler
declared order could be maintained.
Mayor johnson. occupying a peculiar
poeition as chief executive Of the -oity and
sreasurer and practically head Of the
municipal company, which he inspired to
operate cars at q three cent fare, had ordered
the police to use all tho force deemed neces-
sary.
The Sheriff's Office swors In special depu-
les late In the day and SCORE Of thess men
were sent to the Detroit avenue car barns.
In Lakewood. to protect the barns and
cars. Attempts to run cars from that barn
had been abandousd- curly IN the day the
village refusing police protection.
Acting Governor James M. Williams
ID remaining In his Offices here. There was
talk Of sumInoning the militia, but on Chief
Kohler's declaration that he needed no help
no formal appeal was made. '''~ A''Y
Late tonight the police department ad-
vertised for 800 'ablebodied men TO be
sworn In as special police. The city's force
q, 500 men fought Oh day long fand -is still
hghting Tonight.
Tho violence OF: the men who threw Cars
OF the tracks. disrnantled them and drove
the crews Of. cut trolley wiree, hurled Prfcks
at crews and passengers alike. piled OBJ
structions on the tracks. spiked the de-
railers and blookaded the exits OF tho car
barns began at 4;4O' O'Clock. For three
hours no form Of service was possible, but
by noon q number Of lines were operating
In part. @a ~ NT7 ~ .34 Z"
On Detroit, St. Chir> and Woodland ave-
nuss. three Of the biggest lines In tho city. not
b car moved. however. the barns being be-
sieged.
New York and service 10 promised to-
mOTTOW.