The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-05

hold themselves IN readiness TO enforce il
Commissioner DrisC oil saw at once that
1; would be tampering with pretty good
sized things TO stop traffic berw States
and that II the handlers Of that traffic
happened ~ he violating an ordinance
which had n.sn brought To hight by n New
York Assemblyman he i'ln'r see ho~ he
could interfere.
The police are ready said he last
night. - handle anything that comes
up 70 them. and thar the best ] can saw
The responsibility Of the Mayors Office
was called int rrluisItion again yeet~r-
dny bv a number Of officials from the
depar' ment ~ who asked thar tseir
drivers be- granted protection against the
strikers who insisted upon making them
~ through showers Of stune~ AMI brok Ell
bottles. Tn. Mayor told them THAT u theS
made their applc1'ions through the
rroDrr sources meaning The police they
would b. I:ippei with mounted men in
sufficient numbers
Mayor Gaynpr had a chance to observe
condi' ions Tor himself yester,iay when
he weri oU' 70 lunch. He happened tn
com. across an express driver. non
union man. who was driving his wagon
through the traffic of downtown
Hav" Won had any trouble asked
the Niayor
No all peaceful to-day sald this
driver VINO had refined mp hts horses at
Broadway and MURRAY street, no
tro,lhls at all, -Ir
That was the rule throughout Man
haitian with lew exceptions An GRAND
hoy for The American Express Company
Was found unconscious on the Grand
Central subway PLATFORM early IN the day.
but he couldn't explain his sralp wound
except that he had been struck from he
hind He had to go to the New York
Hospital 70 have his cuts patched up
The officials had a long meeting ye~ser
day They came to the offices OF Frank
n Plat, in the United States Express
Office ~ : o'clock and they ~~r- there
until after O'Clock
Inspector John Kelly. who has charg.
cf the policemen on strike duty rn the
Horseshoe. JERSEY CITY. was notified 10y an
official Of Wells Fargo& Co AT loo clocS
yesterday morning thai tn. company
wanted a police escort for an express
wagon which would he sent ont late- in
the dsy to deliver packages in Jersey City.
Inspector Kelly replied that the e-cors
world n.. ready when u was needed
just before !. O'Clock The inspector re-
the wagon Wa ready To start ON Iis route
from the F.rie Railroad ferry He replied
that the mounted police we're at dinner
I'm -end them to the. ferry just a. soon
"a | can sc, their. n" explained
Fifteen inmates later he got word from
wagon couldn't wait any longer for the
escort and had started alone up Payonia
avenue on IT. Journey
Kelly hurst led ou' two mounted police
men. hut n"foT- they could locate the
way nn "a gEng of strikers spotted " nea
Grove. tract They surrounded the rig
with - whoop and Threatened tn- driver
and ms cr-w The strike breakers fed
and III. strikers fo0h pn~s.--sipn Of the
wa ron They drove 30 tn. pub,ic dumps
4. 4. D. "A
there deserted the wagon The pole.
had a iong hunt before they found IL.
The United States Express Company
a L-o gave motto. TODAY that On. OF its
wa Hon- would he sent from Hobokan To
Jersey city To make a delivery. IL was
followed in a ca - by ala otficia Of the con
panv TAP, Bell of Hoboken and In
-p,Cf or Kelly said the man III the cab de-
Carei that no s--cort was nscessary. hat
= ne police of both cities lnsiste on acting
a. ronyov4. The wagon was driven 10
the States Henderson ~ rect stables
without making deliveries
II wa. SAID ~ Jersey Ciry Yesterday that
Z he. ~ rIke i-adsr- would SEQ To u that the
Z. D.. press companies would To- obliged to
"a 10 our licenses for their wagons and
aIao for their new ,,-Ivers under the pro-
vI-loI~ II the city ordinances before hey
u o,lld IL. allowed 10 cont niue doing biIsi-
n.-- This lad 10 'h. discovery that only
thirty one licenses have been taken out
"a
since January / The Zee for each public
car, OF express operating wit bin the city
limits i, 81. 80 n wear The ordinances has
never been generally enforced. The pen-
slfy for a violation OT IN. ordinance IN
tysd az siu Jersey city has another
ordinance. providing thai no person shall
~. permit ed TO driv. "A business vehicle
a long th. CITY street< without = permit
from tn. Board Of Aldermen, the permit
fee. L.ing fixed AZ 81 and renewals 80 cents.
A. r.. =
CITY before ne can secure permit This
ordinance has long been a dead letter.
Daniel ! Tobin. president ~ the Inter
national Brotherhood OF Tea u,stsrs. has
30 be in Jersey City to-day. He
will make an address 10 the union lied
teamster-.
job r. Lippincott. president ~ the
Jersey CITY Police Board. gave out the
following statement last night IN reference
10 the rnixup over police protection
The United States and Wells Fargo
express companies attempted TO create
a riot in Jersey City by sending out de-
livery wagons without awaiting police
The United States delivery
wagon went ont IN the early morning
by a taSIcab. he man IN the
iaxicab stated they needed no prot ectIon
for the wagou The police. however.
protected u and il wen' through safely
I he Wells Fargo wagon went ont AZ noon
and refused 'o val; for police protect ion.
"a hOtiGh the same was prominent Witnin
half an hour The wagon was stopped
10y a crowd and af'erwa'd rescued by the
police
This all proves la my mind that there
- an attempt on foot IN cause dist urbancs
~ this CITY. and that such at. empt 10
delrbe -afed. he object IN probably to
max" appeal Ia Gov. Fort.
NO wagon will be permitted 10 move
withJut police prot ect'on.
GO-DoiafiOa Counsel Warren Dixon
81 Jersey civ furnished the Police Board
last night w,'h an opinion rs 30 'he action
If the board 10 establishing rules govern
ing The movement ~ express wagons dur
ing the strike ~. said
In my judgment you are entirely j'isti-
fed IN making such regulations IN fhe
present ";ue-geIcy ~ your board thinks
npC eEaary 10 maintain public peace and
order and n m" rules which vo,. have
laid down IN your circular To the cont
paHIes are the hss' III your opinion 10
acc oinplish such end I think your only
course N 10 and by them and any viola
ton by the companies or others will he
made AZ their own risk
The characterization by ~" express
COMPANIES IN their l"tierS that your
regulation ~ arbitrary. unnecessary.