Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-24
PITCHED BATTLE
WITH TROOPS
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were wrecked, many vehicles smashed, the
streets Uttered with window glass, close to
100 doors Of houses broken and half b
dozen horses shot to death.
Following is a correct list Of the known
dead:
HARRY EXLER, deputy sheriff.
GEORGE MlLLHASZER, striker.
JOHN l.. WILLIAMS, trooper.
ANTON GUBERNET, striker.
JOHN G. SMITH, trooper.
MIKE DESOKI, striker.
UNIDENTIFIED WHITE MAN, be-
lieved to be strike
During the rioting last night several
street cars of the Pittsburg Railway com
pany were damaged, while bricks from
freight cars in a siding of the Pittsburg
and Lake Erie railroad were used as
missiles by the rioters and scattered over
a wide territory. Valuable property OF
other companies was destroyed, resulting
In a demand being made of Sheriff Gum
bert for more adequate protection. During
the night the sheriff swore in fifty extra
deputies, and as many more will be added
before tonight.
Pooling System Causes Trouble.
Six weeks ago To-Day, S,5W employees OF
the Pressed Steel Car company, mostly
foreigners, walked out on strike. The mer
declared they would not return TO work
until a pooling system of wages in force al
the car plant at that time was abolished.
By the pooling system the men declared
the car company managed to get more
work out OF them for less money than
under a straight day wage scale.
The pooling system involved a plan for
paying the men as each piece Of work
was completed, each man working >on the
piece receiving a percentage Of the cost OF
the completed job.
At the inception Of the strike President
Frank Hoffstot of the Pressed Steel Cal
company made the formal statement that
he would not treat with the men in any
way except as individuals. and he hal
stood by his original declaration.
When the $500 employees of the car shops
walked out they had no organization MOI
were they prepared to stand a long strike
siege. However, they got together anc
appointed committees n began the sole.
itation of a strike fund, from which has
been disbursed from time to time durlns
their six weeks idleness more HI $40, 900
The striking workingmen, through tn ell
attorneys. nave tried many unique ways
to bring about either a peaceful settlement
OF the strike by court Intervention, arbi.
tration and by injunction. Laws long for.
gotten have been brought to the attention
Of ~jurists, but in each instance tn,
strikers nav lost before the courts.
The car company, in explanation of itt
stand against its striking men, declares
that on account of the inability of the
w~orkingmen for the greater part to either
read or write English, it is impossible fol
the car company officials to convince then
that a pooling system, whereby a mar
draws small wages one week and large
wages the next, is reasonable.
Company IL Incorporating.
d. K. Gardner, chief clerk for the
Pressed Steel Car company was seen by
the Associated Press at the company's
plant today. Mr.. Gardner said:
Speaking for the general superinten-
dent. 1 wish to say that the Pressed Steel
Car company is taking absolutely no officia.
coPnizance OF the riots OF last night. We
have put the matter of personal and prop
erty protection directly up to the sheriff
OF the county and look to him to take care
Of the situation here. AS far as the car
company is concerned, we even deny q
strike situation at the present time, for