The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-03

Indianapolis. November 2.-The In
diaBapoIis Traction and Terminal COM
pnny. whose men went on strike Fri
day night. attempted to run Its cars
today hut gnye up when notified by Su-
perintendent of Police HyIand that the
police would be unable to prevent
bioodshed unless the ears were with
drawn.
Joseph Johnson, a striking motorman,
was shot and wounded by policeman
who fired into the crowd that surged
around the first car sent out. Two cars
were taken from the barns, each filled
with policemen. but the crowds packed
around them so tightly they could no. -
moved. Soon after the shootinE Of Ioi,n-
son the cars were ordered back to the
barns.
Governor Ralston, in statement to-
night. charged that the city authorities
are not doing their duty in failing to
provide police protection He refused a
request of Mayor Lew Shank that he call
out the state militia and declared that
to provide protection to run the cars
Governor Regrets Situation
1 regret very much that the city au-
thorities are not controlling the strike
situation in Indianapolis" Governor
Ralston said In his statement. Their
failure to do so is disgraeing our capital
city in the eyes of the country, and 1t Will
De no less disgrace to Indianapolis
If the governor ultimately is compelled to
call out the militia TO enforce the law
and maintain order because the city Of
ficials refuse to discharge their plain and
sworn duty"
A further attempt will be made to start
the cars tomorrow morning. Superintend-
ent of Police Hyland notified Robert /.
Todd, president of the traction company,
that he would supply as many men as
possible and Todd declared he would
start the cars as soon as the police were
ready to go with them.
The downtown streets remained packed
with people all day, though most of the
disturbances ended when the attempts to
move cars ceased.
Mingle With Crowds
The police mingled with the crowds but
made little effort to dispense thern except
when the throngs surged too roughly
around the deserted street cars that stand
In the downtown streets. Four policemen
turned In their badges and resigned when
ordered to accompany the cars. Superin-
tendent Hyland gave orders to arrest pa
troll wagon loads in order to disperse the
crowds, but not more than dozen men
were taken to the police station during
the day
Bicycle Policemen Golnisch and Bastin
were struck by bricks and hurt while
| trying to disperse a crowd of men and
boys at Illinois and Washington streets
Lieutenant Barmfuhrer. In charge of the
barns, was struck by missile and had
| to be taken home.
| The streets around the Louisiana street
barns, where most of the imported strike
breakers are held, were crowded most Of
the day, but the strike sympathizers made
no attack upon the barns. Late last
night however, bricks were thrown
through all the windows in the barns
ock Strikes Conductor
| Only when two cars filled with police
men and manned with strkebreakers
pulled out of the barns In the morning,
did the crowd appear to offer violence. A
rock struck the conductor in the face
and one policeman who stood with his re-
volyer drawn fired into the crowd, wound
ing Johnson The crowd fell back, but
at a curve when the trolley left the wire
the sympathizers packed the tracks So
closely the car could not be started until
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