Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-12
Cincinnati Company Makes a
Futile Effort to Operate
Service Today.
ONE CAR Is BURNED:
FIVE LEFT IN STREETS
Mayor Demands Dispute Be Set
tied With Employees Union OF He
Will Seek Court Action.

CINCINNATI Ohio, May 1.-Dne car
burned. five deserted and lefc standing on
the streets in the downtown section and
the crews of these six cars either heaten
or forced TO Eun to cover is the total re-
suit of an effort made today bv the Gin
clnnati Traction Company to operate cars
on its lines.
An Avondae line car Will. passing
Hunt street and Broadway was suddenly
seen to be ablaze. Several men in d wagon
driving alongside the car had thrown a
quantity of gasoline over it and then put
match 10 ii. The crew. numbering ten
men. deserted and were pursued by a
crowd, but managed 10 escape.
Two other Avondale cars passed
through the center of the city follow =
ed by a jeering crowd. but upon reach
ing eth and Sycamore streets some
one cut the trolley ropes. while a
combined assault was made on the
cars by crowd of strikers or sympa-
thizers. and several of the crew were
roughly handled. The others hastily
departed, leaving the cars.
Rocks and Bottles Hurled.
On Central avenue in the West End
two John street cars attempted to
work their way to the center of the
city when heavy wagon was driven
directly in front of them and appar-
emily stalled
Before the police could move the
wagon from the tracks a crowd board :
ed the cars. rocks and bottles We're
hurled through them and few of the
crew OF sixteen men managed to es-
cape bruises cuts. None, however
reported serious injuries.
Another Avondale car was stopped
at Court street and Broadway and the
crew deserted without Il fight.
The traction company announced
that it would continue TO make at
tempts to operate the cars, and fur
ther trouble Is feared.
No Reply to Mayors Demand.
No reply has been received by Mayor
Hunt 10 his letter to President kesley
SchOepf of the Cincinnati Traction Com
pany demanding that the company arbi-
trate its dispute with its employees. The
mayor in the letter, which Is considered
as practically an ultimatum. said that
he would begin court proceedings to
place the company in the hands of re-
ceiver and to annul its franchise If his
proposal was not accepted by q o'clock
tonight.
Mayor Hunt had long conference
with City Solicitor Alfred Bettman on
the strike situation before sending his
letter to MIR. Schoepf. The mayor de-
mands that the street car employees
union be recognized and that the de-
mands Of its officials be submitted to
arbitration.
Probably Fatally Injured.
One man was probably fatally injured
and three others We're hurt yesterday
when the first clash between the en-
ployes of the traction company and
strikers and their sympathizers occurred.
When the company attempted to move
several of it's cars Charles Weber, a mo-
torman. of Chicago was pulled off his
car and fatally injured. The injuries to
the three others, all strike sympathiZers.
were from thrown missiles and are not
serious.
Two other fatal injuries due incidental
ly to the strike occurred. John Cochran.
who attended meeting of the coopers
union. which passed resolutions favoring
the strikers, fell down a flight of stairs in
leaving the hall and broke his NECK. Will
liam l.. Goode colored, was shot by an
other colored man after an argument
about the strike.
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