Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-16

Chicago. June 1S.-Chicago's streeS
car strike will be settled by arbitration. s
Cars are expected to resume operation,
today. Union officials and companies
officials agreed to arbitrate their dim.~
culties early today. after an all-night :
session.
The companies conceded three points !
in advance Of arbitration:
F1rst-Trippers. that Is, men who are
given ono run In the morning and an
other at night. eliminated. thus giving
every trainman regular Job.
Second-Runs on surface lines not
to consume over nine hours working
time.
Thres-Wages shall not be revised
downward.
This leaves for arbitration the follow
Ing:
First-Scale OF wages.
Sacond-Period Of service bsforo
maximum wage u received.
Third-Time In which tho dAy.A run
on the elevated arc to bo completed.
Fourth-Adjustment Of straight and
swing runs on tho elevated to eliminate
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between trains.
Strikebreaksrs Employed.
That the companies did not expect q
speedy settlement OF the strike was
evidenced by the fact that strikebreak-
ers numbering upward OF 5000 are
either housed in Chicago and neighbor-
ing cities or on trains speeding to the
city to man the cars on both the sur.
face and elevated lines.
Trains entering Chicago from eastern
cities augmented the host during the
night. 1t was said that only experi-
enced motormen and conductors wero
being hired outside of the city.
Shield Cars For Runs.
Wire netting was placed on the vesti.
| bules of a number OF surface cars
during the night. This was taken az
an indication that an attempt to resume
service would be made within a short
| time.
Men inexperienced with Chicago.s
transportation system were being
schooled by old employees who have re-
! fused to Join the strikers ranks, who
| number from 200 to 50O It Is estimated.
The strikebreakers hired locally were
told to await orders in their own homes
Outsiders reported to the strike break
er headquarters, where a majority OF
them were assigned to hotels and lodg-
Ing houses on the South Side.
Quarters also were established in the
Sixty first street terminal, the Mont
rose avenue terminal and various car
barns. At night these places were
being stocked with truckloads of bed
ding and provisions.
At the South Side elevated repair
shops seventy Ave men were employed
| a., T.
building. Officials said more men were
applying than could be cared for.
Court Orders Elevated to operats.
Judge Kohlsaat in the United States
District court yesterday issued q per-
| emptory order directing immediate re-
| sumption OF traffic on the Chicago and
Oak Park elevated road.
At night 100 men slept In the barns
at Hamlin avenue In Lake street ready
to start running cars at $3.50 this morn
ing. Company officials said many OF
| the men were members of the union
who had returned to work.
The federal court order was entered
at the request Of Samuel insult, re-
ceiver for the road; Britton l. Budd, In
charge Of operation for the receiver:
and Attorney Gilbert E. Porter. At
torney Porter presented only an oral
petition and no previous notice waa
| given Of the contemplated proceedings
| Interference Contempt Of Court.
The order takes cognizance Of the
strike and directs Receiver insult to
operate the road by the best means OBJ
tainable. Any interference with the
operation Of trains, the order states.
shall be reported to the court and the
matter will be dealt with AZ contempt
OF the federal courts.
Attorney Porter, accompanied by
President Budd and Receiver insult.
arrived In Judge Kohlsaats chambers
late in the afternoon. After stating q
! strike existed on the Oak Park line
Attorney Porter asked the Judge II he
( did not believe operation should be re-
sumed as protection to the property
/ and convenience to the public.
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