Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-16
COMPLETE T|E-UP
Of CHICAGO LINES
Clty's Population Walks to Work
as Result of Street Car
Employees Strike.
MINOR ACTS OF VIOLENCE
prospects of United States Taking
Hand Seen in Order of
Federal Judge.
MINOR ACTS OF VIOLENCE
Especial to Tho Times.D;sn,,cn

CHICAGO, June 15-Complete tie-up
oi all surface transportation lines
marked the second day OF the Chicago
foe' railway employees strike. The
elevated companies ran occasional
trains over part of the system. lu,
these carried few passengers. and made
irregular stops
lew minor acts of violence wore
reported
Prospects Of the United States oyer
seeing the operation of the Oak Park
"lFis'on Of the elevated were sean I'm
d" "'ner by Federal Judge C. c. Kohl
Aaa'' dircctins Samuel insult, receiver
LOT the oak Park elevated to resume
oh'rauohs Immediately and to report
any nhia wful interference or obstruc-
''oh py any persons whomsocver for
such action as the court NAV deem
proper"
WIN normal transportation means
totally paralyzed, Chicago's population
TO-DAY walked to work or rode in au-
'o'hobiies, steam trains or busscs. which
'"ciuaeY vehicles Of all descriptions,
ranging from converted ice wagons to
huge delivery motor trucks. with seats
Tor forty or nifty passengers
DowNTOwN TRAFFIC.
SERIOUSLY COSGESTED
downtown traffic was worse CON
scsted to-day than ever before ,,a
'o-n'Eht police officers were attemntine
" "ork ou' schemc to control motor
ta IN 'he h"art OF tho city. An ef-
may DC n1ade TO keep the cars from
entering the downtown streets
Judge kohlsnat's order was taker ~ |
n Rrit
dent. and Samuel Insult. rcc.ivcr ~ ,ho
ohk Park elevated The Federal cou-,
mas charge, through the recniver y,
thc operation OF the road and the ON
pioyees of the road are thus cmplov.es
of the court
PROVISION was made in the order for
ia'r treatment OF employees who have
gone on strike, in the direction thar
the receiver furnish the court all in
formation as to the facts and circurn
stances In which the strike was called.
In exercising its powers over the
railroad. the court owes duty to the
employees. the order read namely.
'he nuty TO see 10 ii they are fairly |
treated In all respects. for they are for |
the time being, employees Of the court !
but the court also owes a duty to |
the public. and that is to operate the |
trains by the best means ob,ainable. |
Consequently the receiver is directed |
10 resume operation without delav en-
ploying such men as may be available |
for the purpose"
MANY STRIKE REAKEnS
on WAY TO CHICAGO
Reports from Eastern labor centers
are that numerous strike breakers are |
on their way here from the East Sew
Cral hundred rocruite1 IN o;...
housed in outlying barns.
The Illinois Senate. after n livelv
discussion at Springfield to-day, direct
ed the State Public Utilities Commits
sion 10 make an Immediate investiga-
ton of the strike. with n view TO bring
ing about settlement
Theaters and cafes and baseball and |
amusement parks were the chief suffer
ers from the strike
Tonight, for several hours after the !
close OF business, the utmost confusion
prevailed about the streets. but by 8 |
o'clock the railroads and busses had
taken care of practically all the home
ward-bound residents, and the down
town streets were virtually deserted
save for few night workers and those
who preferred to spend the night in
hotels rather than risk not getting
downtown tomorrow.
Strikers. or their sympa athizers, made |
more determined effort to paralyze |
tho makeshift elevated service than
on Monday, the flrs6 day OF the strike. |
Stones were thrown with great fire. |
quency along the operating route. 4 |
determined effort was made to wreck |
train. and an acid bomb. thrown from
roof threatened serious injury TO a |
number OF passengers on another. One |
report was made that Wilson Avenue |
train had been fred upon at Chicago |
Avenue. but investigation proved that |
it a hand-thrown bolt. and not a |
bullet, that entered the car
MAJORITY OF PASSENGERS
ON TRAINS ARE WOMEN
One feature was very much in evil
dence on the first days real operating
by the elevated companies. great
majority of the 5.000-odd passengers
who ventured aboard the strike boy
cotted trains were women. Many of
them admitted that they were frigh-
tened. but insisted that elevated service
at n nickel ride appealed to them
much more than two -jitney buss-
ing" The elevated started stimuli
taneously from the upper structure of
the Wilson Avenue yards and the
terminal yards at Sixty first Street and
Calumet Avenue. The first train,
northbound. encountered trouble.
At Eighteenth Street n man hiding
behind n parapet on a two o-story build
ing just east of the tracks threw a
brick and two iron slugs through the
windows Of the first three cars Of the
train. He made a quick escape over
the roofs
The same train reached Kinzie Street
in time for a second baptism Of fire.
Two men standing in window Just
north of the curve from Wells Street
threw a heavy oak plank In front Of
the car. evidently intending to wreck
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