Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-04
CALL STRIKE FOR SATURDAY
Des Moines Street Car Men Decide to
Leave Places Then
TO TAKE CARS IN FRIDAY NIGHT
Electrical Workers Ready 20 Go out
with Carmen whenever Union
Determines 90 Come 20
Open Controversy.


DIES MONIES, Ia. Aug. 4.-Nearly 500
motormen and conductors OF the Des
Moines City Railway company will go on
strike at lis Saturday morning. according
to an announcement made by labor leaders
here this morning
1t was decided to call the strike. follow
ing a meeting OF the carmen which was
called to order at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing, and which was attended by nearly
every member OF the local union, An
nouncement Of the strike was followed by
storm of applause from the men which
lasted for several minutes
| Each crew Is instructed to take its car
to the barn on its final trip Friday night
as usual so that traffic may not be de-
| layed Friday
In a public statement issued the union
warns the company against the entrance
OF strkebreakers into the service while
the cars are being operated by union men,
and states that such action will be cause
for immediate strike.
Has Been waiting Game.
CFrom a staff Correspondent
| DIES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 3-(Specal Tel
egram.)-A waiting game is being played
| In the street car trouble by both sides.
The employees are bringing every possible
pressure to bear on Manager Harrigan for
arbitration and Harrigan Is as firm as
ever.
one Of the new developments today was
the certainty that the fifteen or twenty
electrical members, members of the Inter
national Brotherhood Of Electrical Work
ers, who are employed by the street car
company, will go out at the same time the
street railway employees do. Though the
| nnfoV ha oil oil do
workers, the carmen's strike will affect
only those in the employ of the street car
company. Those with the telephone COM
pany will remain at work as usual
Mayor Hanna teegraphed to N. W. Har-
rls Of Chicago, principal owner of the COM
pany, asking him to use his influence for
arbitration. Harris replied that the case
was in the hands Of Harrigan No new
developments are expected until 1t is known
whether a mass meeting will be able to ac-
| complish any results.
J. r. Harrigan. manager of the COM
pany, announced at 6 o'clock that he was
through with conferences and that ne had
fatty and absolutely refused to arbitrate
the existing differences.
Il am waiting for the men to strike" he
said.
1t was with difficulty that the executive
committe Of the Garments union restrained
the nearly 500 motormen and conductors
from striking late this Afternoon, follow
| ing repeated unsuccessful efforts on the
par. of the city officials and ministers
to obtain conferences with Manager Har-
rigan.
Refuses Any Mediation.
! Manager Harrigan refused point blank
to see Rev. Father Muivihill Of st. Johns
Catholic church. who succeeded in getting
only as far as the reception room. com
mttee from the ministerial alliance was
likewise refused admittance.
Feeling is high against the imported
strlkebreakers. A nstic encounter between
a conductor and two strikebreakers was
reported tonight.
BrIDdIey Made Secretary.
Prof. J. d. Brindley Of Ames was elected
permanent secretary of the state tax COM
mission. He assumes his duties at once.
| His work will begin in Des Moines where
he will begin gathering data with refer
ence to taxation problems
Liquor for state Board.
"Who bought $21.46 worth of liquors for
the State Board of Control?"
That is what Secretary Treat of the
board is very anxious to ascertain. This
morning he received a BILL from Hannah
& Hogg, wine and liquor merchants of
Chicago, claiming a balance OF S244s for
liquors furnished the State Board of Con-
troll. Secretary Treat sent the letter back
/ with request that specific information
regarding the time it was contracted, when
and by whom.
Man Would BE President.
George Devany Of Davenport is a can
didate for president Of the United States
in 1912. A copy OF his announcement was
recently received by Secretary OF State
Hayward today, along with q request for
information as to the political complexion
OF Iowa.
Devany says he will run for president
as the friend of the farmers. He guar
antees that in case he is elected the farm
ers will receive Is per cent higher prices
for their products than lie now the case, no
matter what market conditions may be.
Devany says he will get out stickers
with his name printed thereon, which
stickers he directs are to be pasted over
the name of Governor Harmon OF Ohio on
the presidential ballot. He comedies that
Harmon will be the democratic nominee.
Secretary Hayward, whose home is in
Davenport, is not acquainted with Devany.
The secretary said he believed the litera-
ture Devany is spreading indicates that
the latter until recently lived in Uncle Joe
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