Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-15
Leaders in Chicago Warn
That Whisky May Defeat
Labor.
CHICAGOANS RIDE
ANY OLD WAY
Everything on Wheels Pressed Into
servies-striks Attended With Few
pisorders-Elevated Road Attempt
ins to Maintain Fifteen. Minute
schedule-Few Passengers Take
Advantage Of Limited Service.

Chicago, June IA burst OF real
June sunshine cheered the army OF
Chicagoans who, because of the street
railway strike, went to their occupa-
tions today In automobiles, moving
vans, trucks and on foot. The steam
railroads provided more accommoda-
tions today, but all trains were jam
med with passengers. AT the Gross
park station Of the Chicago & North
western large crowd which had been
unable to obtain a foothold on carrier
trains. broke thru barbed wire fence
to the station platform and swarmed
on the train. Thirty men found seats
on the tender and ten more ir the en-
CINE cab. the running board and the
cowcatcher.
Elevated trains at the northern ana
southern terminals started cut at
o'clock with detectives, but with few
passengers aboard. 1t was stated tnat
an effort to maintain a fifteen minute
schedule would be attempted until
nightfall.
Surface Cars Not Moving.
No attempt to run surface cars were
made early, nor were any promised.
Strikers congregated in an orderly
manner at the barns and terminals.
In Milwaukee avenue. which runs
thru congested district, there were
several fights among men crowding to
get into the 'jitneys" or other vehicies'
but none was serious.
No definite promise was In sight.
1,S. ,4.3i,. ordinance
passed by the city council last night
wa. pla ced In the hands of Mayor
Thompson He has week IN which
"a yatt>sete- or. make 1t a law, Il prni-
yidess that. a certain period OF tramins
must be give. motormen and condnc-
tors and that thei- Instructors must
be men who have had three years eA-
perience one year In Chicago
Strikers Urged 70 Stay Sober.
President Quin!an. OF the surface
men, and President Bruce. OF the uh-
ion Of elevated employees. are maKins
numerous speeches to the men. urglns
them to remain sober.
Don't let whisky defeat this strike.
That's the keynote of my speeches.
said Quinlan today.
w. d. Mahon, head OF the nationai
organization OF street car men,
changed his mind at the last moment
about going to Detroit. and Will remain
here for the present. He expected to
attend a conference OF the employees
with the aldermanic committee today.
presidents Budd and Busby conferred
IN an answer to the offer Of mediation
bv the state board Of arbitration.
Brick Hurled at Train.
woman who did not know there
was strike was the first to enter the
second train leaving the Wilson ave-
nue. terminal.
"My goodness, what's the matter!
Everybody looks at one so, she salo.
The situation was explained and she
left the car and found n seat IN a FUR
niture van. Two other women boarded
the car but left 1t when Informed that
the strike was not over.
Another train was the subject OF an
air raid when man standing on the
roof OF a track at Eighteenth street
hurled a brick at car containing
twenty passengers.
Mayor Thompson. the aldermanic
committee Of five and union leaders
held a conference in the city hall to-
day.
No Arbitration Of carpenters' Strike
Arbitration of Chicago's second most
important, strike, which has tied UP
the city's entire building industry
failed yesterday. and a second inter-
national union president. here to help
bring peace. was deprived Of his pow
er to bring about settlement.
The carpenters strike will continue
80 cot n
it Is declared.
President James Kirby OF the inter-
national union Is the official whose
power was taken away by the local OF :
ficials, despite the fact that the inter
national contributes $4,000 weekly to
the local strike benefit fund.
Arbitration of the wage and other
questions was to have proceeded dur
ing the day. The arbiters had been
chosen and were In session. Peace was
believed to be in sight.
Mr.. Kirby appeared at the meeting
after the others had waited few
minutes and said he had been told that
only the wage question might be arbi-
trated by him anu tnat5it nTst must Dt
agreed that other issues would be me,
in accordance with the carpenters de-
mands.
The arbiters adjourned subject tc
the call of the umpire. They will not
meet again until the. carpenters give
President Kirby authority. to act. He
would not discuss the situation and
prepared to leave for his home.
hies Nonunion Men.
Several large builders have resumed
,,..,s. r,;%b vccyrtpp men JOhn Crit
fiths & Son began tearing down the
Champlain building. to be replaced
with a new addition to the Boston
store, and built necessary scaifoidins
with building laborers. Others are
preparing TO do the same.
HIill owners viii meet today or to-
morrow, to decide on shutting down
their mills. despite the aSreemcnt with