The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-21
Police Illustrate Effort
Made to Dynamite Cars
and Arrests Follow
HOPE OF AVERTING
COMPLETE TIE-UP is
NO LONGER EVIDENT
Mayor Mitchell Continues to Work for
Settlement, But Shonts Refuses
to Hold Conference, Saying
Men Are Beyond Pale"

New York. September % Rioting was
renewed here tonight in connection with
the car strike, after efforts Of Mayor
Mitchell and others had failed during the
day to effect a settlement OF the differ
ences. Five hundred strikers and their
sympathizers, who attacked four surface
cars, engaged in running fight with po-
lice reserves. during which several per-
sons including a woman. were hurt.
Many arrests were made.
What the police characterized as a con-
spiracy to use dynamite In the strike was
frustrated by the arrest of a man who
asserted he was a striking motorman.
The prisoner. it was said. had attempted
TO purchase explosives from a laborer in
a new subway excavation. The latter
reported the case to the authorities. who
set a trap for the striker. When arrested
at the laborer's home tonight, after two
dummy packages made up in the form OF
dynamite had been passed TO him, the
prisoner is alleged to have declared hs
sought the explosives to blow up q
couple of Broadway cars.
When Police Commissioner Woods was
told today that 6-year-oid LOUIS Rodelli
was dying, a victim of brick hurier,
he redoubled his efforts at clearing roof
tops contiguous to the traction lines and
went into conference with District Attor-
ney Swami to provide for the speedy pun
ishment OF these offenders.
The commissioner issued warning to
the strikers that all missile throwers
hereafter arrested will be given the limit.
Hope of averting the threatened strike
of 10000 union workers here in sympa-
thy with the carmen was dismissed to-
right. Mayor Mitchell announced that
the personal appeal he had made to tram
sit heads to treat with the strikers had
met with flat refusal. Meantime prep
arations were continued by union leaders
for the 'walk-out," which. IL carried
out, may paralyze industry throughout
/ the greater city. Apparently the only
chance of calling off the union officials
in their determination Ito tie up New
York by next Monday, it was said to-
night, lies in a conference to be held to-
morrow between a citizens COMMITTEES
and the strike leaders.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, and other
labor leaders who arrived mere TO-DAY
held conference. but no definite action
was taken regarding general strike
1t was said they would meet again FRI
day
Approximately 10000 women wrves of
the striking carmen and members Of the
unions. 1t was announced tonight, will
act as pickets, beginning tomorrow. 1t
was said they contemplated riding on
subway and elevated trains in efforts to
induce the motornen and guards to de-
sert their posts and join the union.
Mayor Mitchell renewed his appeal to
| the traction companies, through Theo-
dore p. Shonts, president of the INTERIOR.
| ough Rapid Transit and the New York
| Railways companies, He declared Mr..
\ Shonts told him there was absolutely no
basis upon which the companies would
| talk with the union men, as the strikers
had placed themselves beyond the pale