Arizona republican., 1913-07-06
TENT ORDER |S
 IN AbEYANCE
Manager Mitchell Secures Permission to House Men in Canvas Structures Until Mayor Christy Re- turns to Phoenix

Following the urgent request of Manager s. H. Mitchell of the phoe- nix Railway company for further consideration of the situation with which he is confronted with refnroncp to the housing of the men imported from Los Angeles to operate the cars of the company during the present strike, the order of Chief of Police A. J Moore that all tents on the com pany'S property now occupied bv these men be taken down, the order is being held in abeyance pending the return to Phoenix of Mayor Lloyd B. ChriStY. It is cOntended that the purpose of the ordinance was not to restrict the manner of living of people in good health and that fur ther the structures on the property of the company do not come within the wording of the ordinance Beyond the greasing of the rails at the end of the Indian school line yesterday afternoon. making it inn possible to control an arriving ear. which ran off the end of the racks. there were no diSOrderly incidents in connection with the strike yesterday The Washington street, fair grounds, Brill and Glendale line cars rams on "a nearer approach to the old sched- ule than upon any former occasion since the men went out
 Manager Mitchell renewed his re- quest yesterday for further protec- ton for his cars, and announced last evening that if afforded the pro- lection he is seeking he will institute interurban service at night. As it now stands he fears for the sa fety of passengers and the property of the
 / -.t town at night without adeduate guards.
 There were rumors about town yesterday that a settlement of the strike was imminent. There was no development during the day to war rant any such belief. although the steps taken by The Republican | day or two ago looking to the arbitra- tion or at least discussion of dis puted points. may culminate early in the week in the men and the com pany getting together on something approaching a working basis,
 Attorney Chalmers. representing the railway company is now in Los Angeles and will likely return some time tomorrow His business had to do with matters rela ating to the strike as well as some other matters for private clients. He is however, known to have been in conference yesterday with R. P. sherman and will probably have something 10 re- port that will be of interest when he returns
 A mass meeting of the I3brring men of this city is called for this afternoon in the city hall plaZa at which time there will be further dis cussion of the situation now con- fronting the union men in general and the striking carmen in particu- lar.
 Late Friday night the police were asked to go out to the car barns, It being claimed that men were hidden in the vacant lots across the street from the car barns and were en- gazing in the pastime of hurnns rocks at the barns. But there was no unusual disturbance there and no arrests were made.
 The report that Manager Mltcheil had removed from his residence ad- joining the car barns Is without foundation. He stated last evening that he was still occupying the house and that he knew of no necessity ot removing himself or ms 1aHly '' any other point.
 IT was generally conceded about inc streets yesterday that the strike situation seems to be approaching noint where there is bound to De some development, this development heinz the getting together of the men and the company upon some work ing basis Manager Mitchell stated last evening that he knew ot no Sucii move. but intimated that he dnder- stood that the board of trade ana the Merchants & Manufacturers as sociation was engaged in work iook- ing to the settlement of the diIl-