The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-21
THINKS STRIKE NEARLY OVER
DRfSCOLL SAYS 1T WILL BE-
ENDED IN TWO DAYS.
Caaun euSs yalnly Try Once More 60 Treat
Win Bosses and Then Vote Again to
stay Oua-Ths linton Head Caught
with badge lie Has No Right To.

win Bosses and Then Vote Again TO
stay Oaa-The linton Head Caught
Win badge lie Has No night To.
First Deputy Commissioner Driscoll
said at Police Headquarters yesterday
that about 100 taxicabs were being
operated. with a policeman beside each
chauffeur. He believed. he said. that
the strike would be over in two days.
i mass meeting OF the strikers was held
last night in executive session in Turn
Hall. 3O5 West rhirty-fourth street. After
the meeting it was announced that the
strikers had rcaffirmed their vote Of a week
ago to remain out until the closed shop
was conceded.
Strikers who had received letters from
the New York Transportation Company
and the Connecticut Cab Company At
their homes last week asking for a yes
OF mo- reply as to whether they would
return to work on Saturday brought
the letters TO the strike headquarters
before tho meeting 1t was stated that
the letters said the only one besides the
| officials who would know the names
of those who replied would be Mayor
Gaynor.
Willard c. Perkins. president OF the
Chauffeurs Union. was a complainant
IN the Jefferson Market police court
yesterday against Charles Williams.
driver OF Waldorf IA xicab. whom he
charged with operating an automobile
without a chauheur's badge. Williams
produced his badge. The pin was broken
ofI, and he explained to the Court that
he had not had time to get the pin fixed
and so was carrying the badge in his
pocket. He was discharged
, Thereupon the attorney for Williams
asked for the arrest Of Perkins on the
charge of personating an officer. Per-
kins wns formerly an inspector Of chauf-
feurs. and according TO Williams he
represented himself IA still such an
official when causing the arrest on Sat-
urrtay night, Perkins had his badge Of
Office. which he had never surrendered.
Secretary Of State Koenig testified that
Perkins was not now an inspector Of
chauffeurs and had no right TO the badge.
Magistrate Barlow made no ruling. as
Williams asked for time TO get additional
evidence before pressing mis- charge.
The representatives OF the taxicab
companies reported yesterday that Her
man Robinson. Commissioner Of Licenses.
the American Federation Of Labor and
who Is a member Of the National Civic
Federation. asked tho New York Motor
Car Owners Association on Saturday
light TO confer with their employees. as
he believed there was still a chance Of
an agreement The reply Of the en-
ploy.rs was that as apparently the only |
point in dispute was that of the open |
shop further conference would be use |
less. there was no middle ground
At least two of the companies will be- |
gin to-day to employ men without dis !
elimination as TO whether they are old |
employees or strike breakers. These |
are the New York transportation Com
pany and the Connecticut Cab Company.
Richard W. Mead". president Of the
N"S York Transportation Company. said
last evening:
We scnt q letter To each Of our old |
employees at their homes telling them
70 report for work yesterday OF give
valid reason for not doing so and return
their badges and other property Of the
company II they wore not returning to
work. A few reported and Tomorrow
tns strike breakers " Ill have equal chances
with any Of our old mon who want to
ferred Co have our old men. but We have
gone the limit and now 1t wal b. case
of first come first served. Although /
there is no decisive break in the strike
". expect n break any day. We have
more cabs out every day and we are
getting more passengers
A representative OF the Mason Seaman
Company said that the company had forty
cabs out. which was an increase OF FIVE
over Saturday. Supt Barnard Of the
New York Taxicab Company said that
the company had all it's stands covered
with new men and a few returned strikers.
some Of the faNicabs being without police
protection Among the stands Of this
company are rhos" at the Breslin, Park
Avenue. Marlborough. Victoria Albany,
Manhattan. Netherland. Savoy and other
hotels
The representatives OF the strikers
still held yesterday that the strikers were
bound TO win They said that optimistic
accounts given out by the companies
would have 10 ne taken with grain
Of salt According so the officers Of the
Chauffeurs tnion more strike breakers
quit work yesterday morning
In token Of appreciation Of his efforts
to make them comfortable as possible
IN their somewhat cramped quarters
the seventy five policemen who have been
quarter.d in tn" citys garage in West
Forty ninth street while doing reserve
duty in the Chatheurs' strike presented
Yesterday silver handled silk umbrella
10 John Drenn-n. the chief inspector OF
tasicabs. who il in charge Of the garage
Inspector Drennen and his deputies,
who have been working ut night on Broad
way. mad. NOR" than fifty arrests last
week They rounded up chaufYeurs and
other drivers without licenses In every
case tn. mon arrested wore fined in court.
4 taNicab going up West street yestsr-
day afternoon was stoned by dozen 4
men standing in the roadway at Canal
street The chauffeur. William Ellis. II
got away without more damage than q
broken window in the taxi