The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30

NEW YORK, Oct Sn-At the head
quarters of the teamsters' union. from
which the express strike is being di-
rected by Vice President Valentine Hon
man and General Organize Ashton. Il;
was said this moruinE that the ranks
Of the strikers had t,- ..rraas.3 nv
fhc DIX e-s and belDeI rr rs-.ets.ft
Express Company, one Of the largest
ceAvcry corporations. and also by the
drivers and helpers Of the Long Island
EAprcss Company.
the strike leaders say tie helpers
ana drivers Of the Nouahan Fxnress
company, another big Iocas oxnress
corporation. VIII walk out tomorrow.
SileIeDy Si'-y making the express tie-up in
Ne" York city absolute.
Police Prepare for War.
Inspector Walsh was at the American
Express Company's office on Madison
avenue from an early hour this morn
ing We are ready for any emergency
and have t'venty-seven mounted men
IN the yards he declared.
At police headquarters Conmissiouer
Cropsey ana First Deput, CIenenf
DTlScoll were on hand 90 watch deyei-
upments- DTiScoll spent the night In h!s
newly installed bed iu the buiIdirr and
situation
Il am going 10 do all I can TO preser,-.
order. No riotinE or violence viii be
tolerated. The law must be observed
and the commissioner has taken stems
20 see 20 AZ II is he said
me strikers made no attempt 20 con-
,eal their satisfaction over th,. fDs-ecf-
or S statement that the companies would
nave 10 provide escorts for their own
Y a-onS- Meanwhile there Were ldl pO-
.lcemen on duty at the big express de-
lotS occupying three CITY blocks on
Madison avenue betveer: Fortv-fffb
ana Forty-eiShth streets. This big area
was piled with acCummUlated perish
able merchandise.
on the railroad tracks i'm the rear
We're hundreds OF express cars thar had
not been unloaded, many fun Of fsh
ana oysters, and garden truck AmoDlr
yerlshable packages found i'm the Ameri
'an Express depot were twenty fDa
leeT. mat mad been killed bv New York
sportsmen in the Adirondacks These
were among the packages moved yes-
-eTday. but IN their removal the strike
0rea kers played no part The persons
after them.
Worse In Jersey CITY.
At the big railroad terminals in Jer-
'ey City, where shipments for Neyr York
and other points are standing. the sit
ration was even worse. The Wells
7 5argo Company was able to moyr less
lan ten express cars Up to noon to-
lay, whereas they generally run out Of /
ne station on Saturday three trains of /
rom eight 20 ter cars each
In both Jersey City and Hobo1en /
-. 'eLuay s,ys 5 tlounS prepared the police /
The express companies realizo the
seriousness of the situation nd an \
II the larger ones have issued orders
o their branch offices in all parts of 4
~ ne country torbiddlng the acceptance /
IF periShable freight
In this city the American Express /
company acts as a clearing house for
goods shipped by the other companies.
Merchandise assigned TO points south
u New YORK Is received by il at the I
Irand Central station, transferred TO I
he sheds Of the original receiving ex-
1ress companies in New Jersey and /
hen forwarded to its destination.
Express PiIing Up.
Car after car containing this NOR
handise intended for transfer by the
Express Company reached
he Grand Central station all day. 1t
vas Immediately made up in trains,
ent back to Northern and Western
'oints. including Albany, Utica. Syra-
use, and intermediate stations ana
hence shipped by way Of Bfngharntnn
nd other southern stations to Phiia-
elphia, Pittsburg. and Washington !
rom these points II may be reshipped I
More than Sl,000,0O0 in cash and lew
Try which, left standing in express
ars or the open sheds of the affected I
ompanles near the railroad terminals /
would nave been at the mercy of the
trlkers II they learned of its exist
nee and made a concerted tack.
.as carted through the street nder
1'ard Of special deputies employ~1 bv
q express companies and coldons OF
ounted policemen.