The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-15
CHICAGO TRAINS
RUN, BUT PUBLIC
PREFERS TO WALK
One Policeman Guarding Elc'
waited Car Is Attacked on
First Day Of Strike.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
EARLY ADVANTAGE

1H1Chf's phHV
without Interference OF ten trains or
five cars each on a fifteen minute sched-
ME on the South side elevated system
to-day and early this evening prompted
officials OF the elevated roads to make
mans tonight to extend the service to
the Metropolitan elevated system on the
West n Northwest sides tomorrow
morning.
Police qua rded surface cars will prob
ably make their first appearance on the
streets on Wednesday morning. II was
said by those In close touch with the
eituation. officials Of the surface lines
admitted that n%on-union workers nave
been engaged to man a limited number
of ca-s and that an attempt TO operate
will be made within forty-eight hours
Early action on the surface lines was
also forecast in a communication sent
~ Mayor Thompson by President Busby
reouesting police protection and saying
that service would be resumed ut an
early date.
Entrance OF the state Board Of Arbi-
tration into the strike Of the 1880 en-
ployees Of the surface and elevated lines
and efforts to bring about arbitration
through the Offices OF Mayor Thompson
n an Aldermanic committee also
marked the prORTeHs OF inc HTSt udy VI
the strike. The trouble came TO the
Official attention OF the city council to-
night In the form OF a series OF resolu-
tions, one NJ which provided for a board
Of five Aldermen to act as mediators.
The peace committee. according to the
provision OF the resolution. will be named
BY the Mayor.
Arbitration hoard Appeals.
The state Board OF Arbitration ad-
dressed communications TO the public
and to the officials OF the traction COM
panies and officials Of the unions.
Attention was called to the statute pro-
viding that the board may intervene at
the request OF the interested parties, or
whenever II appears likely that the
public will suffer inconvenience or dep
r~ivation of communication or trans
%portation.
II Is further said that the time has
now arrived for Intervention by thu
board and the cooperation Of all parties,
Action on the communications is re.
quested not later than IL o'clock to-
morrow morning.
With one exception trains were
operated to-day without violence. The
exception was an injury sustained by
Police Sergt. Otto carlson, who was the
target for a wooden block hurled by a
strike sympathizer. who sto<i on a fre-
escape as a train was crossing Four
zenith street. The policeman was Sc
verely cut by falling glass.
In a statement at the close OF the
day President Britton /. Budd OF the
elevated lines said:
There is one point that I wish TO
emphasize. and that is that we ran
our South side trains with old and
faithful employees. We are not using
new hands on those trains. but are
operating them with men who are true
10 their employers. We have hired no
men through detective agencies except
for the purpose of protecting our proper
ties. We have encountered no trouble
and anticipate none. All trains were
sent out to-dy from the Sixty-irst street
terminal and made stops at the -four
transfer stations In the Loop district"
say All Union Men Quit.
william Quinlin and John ] Bruce,
presidents respectively of the surface and
elevated unions, said that every union
man employed by the companies had
responded 10 the call TO quit work A
second statement proposed that the aues-
tion OF wages he left to a referendum
vote Of the citizens OF Chicago. Still
another statement asssiled the employers
for attempting to operate on the elevate
roads first. asserting that the employers
think they can force the women mem
bers Of the union, mostly ticket agents
90 weaken.
Our women are the strongest union
men We have reads the statement
The cars operated by the company car
rled only a few passengers. To.
ward the noon hour four women who
did not know a strike WAS on boarded
one Of the trains. but hastily left wher
they nav the heavy guard Of policemen
Toward evening venturesome onei
mountsd the platforms and rode to their
homes, but the number was limited and
the trains for the most part carried
only the uniformed police guards.
The city adjusted itself quickly to the
situation. Gasolene, steam and leg power
for the most part instead OF the Gus.
tomary electricity brought the million
or more workers to their places Of bust
ress and returned them TO their home,
again.
Jitneys Appear in Chicago.
The steam railroads carried hundred,
Of thousands and the strike gave sudden
birth to the 'jltneys' by thousands
Every vehicle that does not run or
tracks was put into service. Pleasur,
cars. moving vans. motor trucks, OLE
fashioned buggies. delivery wagons an
even river and lake boats were pressef
into service and made trips TO the Looy
district at fares ranging from 10 cent
up, Those who couldn't get seats In on
of the varied c~onveyances mixed"
The large department stores cared 70,
their help by converting their big deliv
cry trucks into passenger cars ant
transporting them TO their homes
Wholesale and mercantile houses adopted
similar methods and other business mel
made arrangements for their employee
10 renain In the city at hotels.
TIE morning rush taxed tho facilities
Of the steam roads TO the utmost. Thou
sands were left at stations on all lines
Other thousands damned Into tn,
coaches and reached their offices afte
long walks from the terminals. on som,
OF the trains well known business mel
rode down town clincing 10 the steps o
cars. Conductors in many instance
made no effort to collect fares.
At night the crush was even worse
owing to the fact that the Loop distric
sent out practically all OF It's daytim
population at the same hour, Conges
ton became so great at times tina
streets were closed at intervals to per
NIT the steam railroads 10 care for III
hordes that swept into the railroad sta
tons.
PLANS MIMIC AIR ATTACK Herr