Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-24
Strikers to See That
ItneyS Do Not Opercharge
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ed over the weekend. Chief of Police
Zeil, Sheriff w. w. Caldwell and
County Detective James T. Walters to-
gether with city police and deputies
maintained a close watcn aiong the
lines of the company during the day
but no disturbances were started.
Parade Tomorrow
The strikers are planning another
big parade of all labor organizations
and sympathizers with the union men,
to be held tomorrow evening. The
line will be formed at front and
East in Market to Thirteenth to State,
to Eighteenth, to Derry, to Nine
teenth, to Berryhill, to Cameron, to
Paxton, to Race, to Second street, to
Market Square and dismiss.
Two bands will furnish music and
the strikers again announced that no
one will be permitted to march with
the union men, who is not orderly.
Jitneys Coin Money
Jitney drivers on Saturday night
literally coined money because of the
big crowds of people who had no
other means of transportation. It was
estimated by a number or traffic off,
GERS that more than 500 autos were in
service as public conveyances, and
traffic increased to enormous proper
tions.
Only one accident occurred over
the weekend despite the bIg increase
in auto traffic. William Hawkins,
aged 75, Indian street, was struck by
jitney on the Mulberry street bridge,
on Saturday night, fracturing his leg.
He was taken to the Harrisburg hos
pital.
No disorders were reported yester-
day and the company operated 20
cars during the day, according to off,
cials. These were sent to the barn
q %ATN
making every effort to quell disturb
ances, and prevent hootine and jeering
of the car crews.
Mayor Meals said this morning that
he will do everything in his power to
bring about an early settlement of the
strike of the car men. He said that he
is willing to act as one of three arbi-
traitors to settle the strike 70 the salts
faction of everyone concerned.
McLaughlin's Statement
Hugh L. Mclaughlin, chairman of
the executive board and president of
Harrisburg Division, No. 709 Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railways Employees, issued the fol-
lowing statement last night:
There was published in the Satur-
day nights papers that the hopes of q
settlement of the car strike are blast
ed. This is not right and we would
like to know where the information
comes from. AS far as the street car
men themselves and their organization
is concerned, we are ready and willing
as we always have been to meet with
the company officials to take up the
grievances of the men and try to set
tie the same through conference or we
are ready to submit our claims to a
fair board of arbitration.
Wants Board Ruling to Be Final
The arbitration board to be select
ed in the following manner: The
Railways company to select one man,
the employees to select one man, and
the two thus selected to select the
third arbitrator. And in case the two
thus chosen cannot agree upon the
third man within five days, we are
willing to leave Mayor Meals act as
said board to be final and binding upon
both parties for two years.
The expenses of the arbitration
board to be met in the following man
ner, the company to pay their arbitra-
tor, the employees to pay their arbitra-
tor, and both parties to jointly pay the
third arbitrator and such other ex-
penses as may be reasonably incurred
in said arbitration case. And all men
who are on strike to be returned back
in their former positions as before the
strike took place.
Now, II the Harrisburg Railways
Company wants to be fair to the pub
lie and businessmen of this city, let
them act, this is our position and we
are willing to let the public judge who
is wrong in this contention.
"If the railways company agrees to
the above the cars will be operated by
cono petent and experienced men as
they were before the strike took place.
And the public would not be incon-
venienced any longer.
I'VE wish to impress upon the pub
lie that we do not have any desire to
force them to this hardship the fault
lies with the company and not us.
Had the Harrisburg Railways Com
pany not taken such an arbitrary
stand when the committee tried to