Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-02
MESSENGER BOYS
GO OUT ON STRIKE
A. D. 7. Carriers OF Western Un-
ion kilograms Create
Some Excitement.
WANT SOMEBODY BOUNCED
juveniles Indulge In Incipiem Riots
Oncnds Their Sensibnitics.

The A. d. T. boys. the carriers OF
Western Union kilograms, are on
strike.
What 1t Is all about Manager A. ".
Long OF the telegraph company isn't
quite sure yet. because none OF the
"strikers' has yet presented
grievance, but the strike was made
realistic TO the forenoon throng on
Main street with all the excitement
mat crowd OF half a hundred
boys can throw into any affair
The strike was declared this morn
ing and the forenoon was crowded
with street excitmenet In front Of
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany's office at 1853 South Main street.
Two policemen stood by laughing
heartily as the striking messengers
waylaid 'scab' and took away the
messages that he was carrying, and
the scurrying Of the boys after some
one who managed to get away drew
the curious crowd to see "the fun"
NIGHT CLERK Is BLAMED
In the minute or two now and then
that the leaders of the strike could
spare In their excitement and watch
ing for "scabs,' II was learned that
trouble with one of the night clerks
was the cause Of the strike. From
their story on Tuesday night one Of
the boys. Nels Jensen, was clicked" by
s. Pointer. night clerk. Wednesday
night Jensen, accompanied by Regain
Kiser got even by pummeling Poin-
ter with the result that Jensen was
taken 20 the police station but re-
leased with an admonition. The boys.
however. had not had enough satlsfac-
tion and the strike was declared this
morning.
When Manager Long arrived at his
Office this morning, it was 10 find that
he had no messengers. but instead the
crowd OF boys outside the office hoOt-
ing. yelling and waiting FOR the APP
proach Of anyone who attempted to
carry q Western Union message.
Manager Longs statement OF the
strike was given to News repre-
sentative as follows.
"Our messengers are on a strike, but
what about ! don't really know. None
Of the boys have spoken to me. II
can't be over wages because we gave
them a voluntary increase last week.
can only suffnse that the trouble Is
due TO the discharge OF one OF the boys,
Nels Jensen. yesterday.
The boy had become unruly but II
seems that he had enough influence
to take out all the boys. We are up
against It for today anyway but are
trying to get through the best we
can"
That the company was put out was
easily seen I'm the tubilation Of the
bows and the eXultant cry "Well put
the company on the bum" Manager
Long, clerks. and assistants were all
impressed into service as messengers
hut even they did not escape the boys,
who crowded about them as they left
the office and searched them for tele-
grams.
LONE STRIKEBREAKER.
The hero Of the forenoon, however,
was messenger No. II, IrVie Edison,
who was the one boy that stood by
the COMPANY Caught five different
times by gangs Of striking messengers
and assaulted he still stuck To carry
ing kilograms. His grit caught the
admiration Of even the strikers one
OF them told best the exploits of No.
IL After the hfth attack one OF the
bows said. but half-heartedly:
wen get that guy yet say, We
beat him up good four times an he's
stilI on deck. He's shifty We caught
him down there by the United cigars
store and took a bunch OF willies from
him and then caught him again at
the drug store with some more tele-
grams Say that fellows got nerve.
The other time we caught him he
said he'd quit and went into the office
with his blue cap on. When ne came
out he had on straw hat and when
we grabbed his hat he had dozen
whites under it."
Edison kept al his post all day and
ran the gauntlet OF the boys dozen
times.
Although not striking the Postal
messengers showed their sympathy ny
refusing 10 handle any Western Union
calls and AS they could Joined the
a. u. T. messengers In front Of the
Western Union office
II Manager Long can learn what tho
strike is about the chances are tn"t
tbc strike will end quickly--if the
bovs viii be good. But the boys want
some ones scalp.