New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-16
Companies Rushing Men
from Other Cities TO
Operate Cars.
FEDERAL COURT
TAKES A HAND
Judge Orders Receivership Road
ito Resume Operations
at Once"

marked the second day Of the strike
OF Chicago street railway employees
The elevated companies ran occasional
trains over part Of the system, but
these carried few passengers and made
irregular stops.
Only a few minor acts Of violence
were reported during the day.
Jim" Waddell, successor to "Strike-
breaker" Farley, who has broken street
car strikes in all parts Of the country,
to-day began marshalling an army Of
strike-breakers here. A recruiting Of
fee was opened at 642 South Dearborn
Street, under the name of Bergoff
Brothers, and about 500 men enrolled
during the day.
Recruiting Offices were opened in Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia and Wash
ington, and detachments of men num-
bering between 200 and 500 each have
begun arriving from St. Louis, Cincin-
natl, Minneapolis and Detroit It was
said that several thousand men already
were under contract, anG that the trac-
tion heads hope TO have an ample num-
Der on hand when surface line service
is opened up.
Commissaries were opened up during
the day at the Sixty-frst Street ter
minal Of the South Side ~" and the
street car barns at Seventy-seventh
Street and Vincennes Road. Supplies
are being moved to other barns. Wad-
dell, who is principal of the Waddell
and BergoF agency in New York, held
a conference with officials Of the sur
face lines at the company Offices.
United States Court Takes Hand.
Prospects of the United States gov
ernment overseeing the operation OF
the Oak Park division Of the elevated
system were seen in IN order By c. c.
Kollsaat, judge of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, directing
Samuel insult, receiver for the Chicago
& Oak Park Elevated Railroad, to re-
sumo operations at once and to report
"anv unlawful interference or obstruc-
tion by any persons whomsoever for
such action as the court may deem
proper"
With normal transportation means
totally paralyzed Chicago's popula-
tion to-day walked to work, or rode in
automobiles, steam trains or buses
which included vehicles of all descrip-
tions, ranging from converted ice
wagons TO huge delivery motor trucks,
with seats for forty or fifty passen-
gers.
In spite of the absence of streetcars,
downtown traffic was worse congested
Wan ever before, and tonight polce
officials were attempting to work out a
scheme Of regulation TO control motor
cars running through the shopping
quarter. An effort may be made to
keep the cars from entering the down
town streets and provide stations just
outside where they can discharge and
receive passengers.
Federal Court lnterferes.
Judge Kohlsaat's order came just be-
fore the close Of court to-day, and was
taken at the instance Of Briton l. Budd'
president. and Samuel insult, receiver
Of the Oak Park elevated,
The Chicago & Oak Park Elevated
Railroad Company, operating about ten
miles Of road on the West Side. went
into the United States District Court
some time ago and obtained the ap-
pointment Of Mr.. insult as receiver,
following the filing of suit agains;
IL by the Central Trust Company Of
New York. The receivership has not
vet been discharged and the federal
court. through the receiver. has charge
of the operation of the road. and the
employees are thus employees OF the
court.
Provision also was made in the or
der for fair treatment of the employees
Who have gone on strike, in the direc-
ton that the receiver shall furnish
10 the court all information as TO the
facts and circumstances IN which the
strike was called.
Conflict With City Ordinance.
The direction to employ "such men
as may be available" is contradictory
TO an ordinance passed last night by
the City Council, which Mayor Ihomp-
son has not yet signed. II restricts
the employment of motormen 10 men
who have had twenty-one days lnstruc'
tion on the Chicago lines under an in
structor who has worked on the lines
for a year. The employment OF con
ductors who have not had fourteen
days similar instructions IS prohlolted
The Council Committee of Five
headed by Mayor Thompson, spent the
afternoon in conference with labor
leaders. At night the traction oihclals
ioined the meeting, and the prolonged
discussion gave rise 20 hopes that a
settlement might be in sight.
The companies officials rejected the
ofFar of the State Board of Mediation
10 arbitrate the differences with the
men Union officials TO whom the same
off r was made ignored II.
~he Illinois Senate after lively ses-
sion AT Springfield directed the state
Public Utilities Commission TO make
an immediate investigation OF the
strike with a view TO bringing about
settlement. One clause OF the reso,
luton the Senate adopted directed
Governor Dunno TO order the commits
sion 10 obey the Senate. a.,
Attempts 70 increase service on 'h'
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