Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-31
POLICE TEACH "CAR HOGS"
Scenes in Brooklyn Bridge Crush
Daily Disgrace City.
Ominous Labor situation Looming Up
Before RaiIways--New York Suf-
fers Mosquito Pest-WorId's
biggest Beer House.

! A new function has just been added
to the many which the New York police
are called upon to perform. Their newest
duty consists in teaching politeness to the
| inhabitants of the city. The reform has
been introduced where 1t undoubtedly was
| most urgently needed-at the Manhattan
| end of the Brooklyn Bridge. The conges-
! ton at this point every evening at the
rush hour is uncqualled anywhere else
| in the world and has aroused the anger
and disgust of those who have had oc
casion to witness 1t. In the rush OF the
tens Of thousands of home-Goers for seats
i'm the Brooklvn- bound cars men and wo
men have been trampled upon and fire.
ouenty serious injuries have occurred.
The waiting crowd has swarmed over the
cars before they came to a stop and in
the mad contest women naturally had
little chance to secure seats. Captain
Bourke who has charge of the police a t
! this point determined to change this
state of affairs. For the past few evenings
he las lined up his men and compelled
the crowd to wait until the cars came
to a stop before attempting to board them
and then has given the women first chance
to secure seats AS result from i've TO
ten thousand women who formerly were
compelled to stand in tho cars have OBJ
tanned seats. The car hogs" have been
too shamcfaced to make serious protests
and ii is believed that a continuance OF
the present system will result in the
abolition of what has always been one
| of the most discraceful scenes to be OBJ
served in the city.
| The business and financial leaders of
the country's affairs have been watch
Ing with keen and almost painful inter
est the course of the gigantic strike that
for few days almost paralyzcd Bri-
tsh industry. When it was announced
early in the week that a settlement was
In sight there was feeling of great relief.
Tho interest in the subject here WAS not
inspired wholly by the knowledge that
any extended struggle would seriously
affect International trade. In even great
! er measure it was due to the feeling
among well-informed men that there is
grave danger of serious lator troubles
in this country and to the fear that
serious controversy on the other side OF
the Atlantic might stir up similar troub
les over here Railroad managers, while
not inclined to talk on the subject for
publication. admit privately that if the
falling off in net earnings is not checked
shortly TN, roads will face the positivc
necessity Of reducing wages since the
Interstate Commission has refused to per
nit an increase of rates On the other
hand nohody who understands the Dre-
sent ten,ler of the employes believes for
a moment that they will submit to 4
reduction of wages. Their claim is that
the increased cost of living has more
tlen absorbed the advances wrung from
fine roads last wear and many of them
nra urpinr the formulating Of further
demands which il would he inopossible for
the roads to grant under existing condi-
,ions II is this situation mare than anv-
,h,p, a,ss mat is hold nv insiders 70 ec-
| count for tho recent decline In several
innortnnt railroad stooks
Nav, Jersev which has suffered long and
silently from rhe gibes of the professional
ar5 ona,a,,r h,,rnorists NJ the New yor,
,rsss IN account Of the number and fcro-
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