The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15
FIRST DAY OF bIG
 CHICAGO STRIKE
 PASSES QUIETLY
Traffic Service Crippled, But Crowds Are Good Humored-But One
 Act of Violence

Chicago. June fs.--Tbe first day of the big Chicago street ear strike passed without serious mishaps. No surface ears were run and only few trains on the elevated. There wns ncth- .;.S .Sss:...,.na -e.mlnr service except on the suburban lines of the steam railroads and these were far from ad- eauate. \ brick thrown through "in- dow of an elevated train was the only violence.
 The strike was the big question be- fore the regular meeting of the city council tonight. Various resolutions looking to H settlement were proposed. One would pledge the city, which Is a partner in the profits of the surface lines, to pay d proportionate share ol any advances granted the men. Another suggested that a mediation board oi fve aldermen be appointed
 All manner of vehicles was pressed into service-even roller skates among some of the younger generaton-but tens of thousands walked to their places or emDlOAlltni. l Ht SItdt through poorer districts, such as Blue Island avenue, Archer avenue. Milwau- lxee avenue and Clark street, in travers- ing which the pedestrian may hear spoken most of the languages of the world. were black with people trudginas to work
 Crowd Good Hum0red
 The streets had the appearance, cx :. cept for the general good humor with which the situation was accepted, of the avenues of some city in the war zone from which the population was flying.
 A quiet day was not accepted by the police authorities as assuring con tlnued tranquility Chief of Police Healey said he would ask authority to enroll 1000 extra policemen to be avail able in event of disorder when the com panies make real effort tp operate.
 A drizzling rain most of the day ad- ded to the discomfort of the city. O,sn- CTS of automobiles, driving to or from the city, submitted generally to the amiable brigandage of those seeking rides Few machines travelled with empty seats.
 By vote to II to the finance com- nlittee of the city council decided to take under consideration for two weeks the request of Chief of Police Iiehley for an emergency appropriation of s477.S64 to employ 1000 additional pa trolmen for strike duty
 The state board of arbitration under took solution of the strike by address ing letters to both sides to the dispute, asking either party to apply for arbitra- tion through its organization.
 Detective Otto Erlandson, a police guard on Southside elevated train reported the first injury wooden block was
 into a train and Erlandson was cut by flying glass.
 single coach containing number of policemen made trip on the Lake street elevated to the Westside in the after noon. but made no stops. Officials of the elevated systems denied they had imported strike breakers. but said they had enough old employees on hand to take the cars out when they wanted to resume service.
 Operators Entertained The 15Oo operators of the downtown tele- phone exchanges housed at nearby ho- tels were entertained tonghtoat the the atres and at the hotels Private dancing parties were almost continuous, the en- tertainments being continued by opera . tors of the different working periods as they returned from work
 Traffic on the business streets was more difficult than usual in spite of the ab- sence of street cars. There was more than the usual number of motor vehicles and d flood Of slow-gplng horse-drawn busses, express wagons. peddlers carts
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