Evening journal., 1914-03-09
NO STRIKE
YET OF THE
TROLLEY men
Dissatisfied Workers Await
Support Of Labor Mes
Before Acting
ANOTHER MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT


Four former employees OF the Peoples
Railway Company who were discharged
following attempts to organize the troll
leymen into a union, were arrested on
Saturday and when arraigncd in City
Court this morning their cases were con-
tinued until Wednesday morning. They
were arrested on warrants sworn out
by Special Officer Bernard J. McNey of
the railway company, as an outcome Of
the discharged trolleymen boarding
street cars and urging the crews TO turn
IN their cars at the barn.
When Frank J. Elliott. one of the
discharged carmen. was arraiened in
City Court this morning charged with
disorderly conduct, Assistant City So
licitor Lynn asked that the case be con-
tinued until Wednesday morning james
Salisbury. who represented Elliott.
claimed the information did not charge
any offence a. IL was blank Mr.. Lynn
contendcd that the warrant was sworn
out and the State has the right 70
amend the information before the hear.
ing on Wednesday.
Orland Jester, Thornton Williams and
William Ernest, Other former trolley
men. were then arraigned ON charge
of using threats These cases also were
continued until Wednesday morning.
c. o. Pratt organizer OF the troll.
levmen. arrived here late Saturday
afternon when he was informed OF
| the discharging OF the committee o.
seven by the railway company. Mr.
Pratt az once called up General Man
ager r. W. Crook and sought an in
terview. This Mr. Crook agreed ts
but he would not meet the discharged
employees The conference was no
held, as Pratt wanted the seven dis
charged men 10 be present
A meeting was held at / o'clocl
Sunday morning at the Bartenders
Union when about twenty employe
Of the company gathered. Addresse
we're made by Pratt and others. Las
night five of the seven men who wer
discharged. and Pratt held a confer
ence in Machinists Union hal
Seventh and Market streets. with ol
fcials OF the Central Labor Unio
and while none of the officers coul
speak for their organizations II va
said after the meeting that an q
pressed willinRness to cD-Opcra
with the trolicymen and give the
their support After discussing n
various phrases Of the trouble it wa
decided 10 call a special meeting
! the Central Labor Union for tonight.
Manager Crook this morning sal
that there were no new development
in the local situation so far as h
company is concerned. He said th'
the men who deserted their cars O
Saturday night OF turned them In bl
fore regular times would not be en-
ployed by the company. which also
E the attitude of The company TOWARD
/ the seven men who were di
charged.
When asked If be would conf'
with Pratt as an individual or with
8 committee. Manager Crook sal
, mo Mr. Crook could not say ;
yet what the Increase la wages prom
ised 20 his employees would amour
to.
Early Saturday night a car OF Il
r Peoples Railway Company. mann'
r by A. L. FARRELL and A. W. kipp. wa
turned into the company's barn an
ono car was deserted by a conduct,
named FLYNN on the street Flyu
r went over TO the side of the commi
n tee of seven. This morning il wa
4 asserted by the members of the di
charged committee that about tweni
employees Of the company werc on
r. some Of whom had reported ON n
Is sick list. pending the solution Of n
n present trouble.
Frank L. Elliott, one of the men a
rested on Saturday and who was
!, member of the committee discharg'
by Manager Crook. today denied IN
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