El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-03

NAAaE'-Al- SA dAAQ man hi4Nl GU Is
thoroughly experienced motorman or
{ conductor"
According to members OF the strike
! committee Of the Carmen's union. there
1 is much dissatisfaction among the
| ranks Of the strike breakers and that
/ i men brought from Fort Worth re-
] fused to go TO work. Among these Il,
they claim only four are practical men.
ITO Take ViIIiStas Places
They We're brought here under mis-
! representations" said T. McHold- "Ac-
cording to these men, 1t was repre-
/ scented to them that they were to take
/ the place Of MeXicans who had quit to
( join Villa and were told that there was
! no strike The striking carmen are
only asking $3.50 per day. while the
company is paying the strike break
ers s. a day and transportation, with
/ board furnished"
According to another Of the strikers.
! the car company each year gets $4,000
worth of work for nothing. The car
. company. he stated. breaks in about
lUUu new men year, so that they can
take the place Of the older men who
are more experienced and cost more
money. They must work at least Is
days for nothing. he declared
Want Union Recognized.
The striking employees are still In
sisting that their union be recognized.
and me etings Of the executive commit
tee are being held every day. Mon
day morning the executive committee
was in session several hours and they
met again this afternoon Every ef-
fort is being made to enlist the sym
PATTY OF the public The Official
Strike bulletin" is the name OF a Dubli-
cation which is being distributed
broadcast throughout the city asking
that the public refuse to ride the cars.
The slogan is Help US 70 obtain ar
bitration Walk" The campaign is
also being waged by the distribution
Of badges containing the phrase, we
Walk"
offer Services to Z. :.
The striking car men have offered
their services free TO Gen. George Bell.
jr, should il be necessary for him TO
move troops with the aid OF street cars
IN case the cars are needed TO trans
port men or supplies for the govern
ment or the city in time Of emergency
or in case of invasion Of Mexico" I
said ". F. Lunsford. Our union will
see that every man who is on strike Z
will report at the barns and volunteer {
his services at absolutely no cost TO his |
country or 10 the city All Gen Bell I
has TO do is to call on US We are Z
ready at any minute
strikers At Station.
Strike sympathizers assembled at the 4
union station late saturday night 10 /
await the arrival Of so men. expected
from Dallas and San Antonio, Texas, /
by the Electric railway company They 4
caused considerable excitement when I
one struck a member Of the provost
guard in the back, while he was try
ing 10 defend a number Of men whc i
arrived on the train The guard I
stepped out and firing his rifle five
times. attracted the remaining members
Of the guard and the sympathizers were
held at bay until everyone had passed j
safely through the lobby OF the sta
ton Two arrests Of Mexicans who I
refused to move on were made by the {
military police and sent TO the police /
station, where they were confined 4
awaiting trial before judge Pollock
this afternoon.
Assault Conductor.
As a result OF al alleged assault up
on conductor Of an eastbound street
car two sympathiZers giving the names /
Of 7 StOll and Martin Bonner. were
arrested and taken to the police sta
ton where they were released on bonds
OF 50 each. Additional arrests. are eX-
pected 10 be made following an in
vesugation Of an assault upon L. J. I
Heinekey. a truck driver employed By /
the F p. Kepley company, who was
severely beaten up on san Francisco [
street by angry sympathizers late SAT-
urday night Heinekey received num-
Der Of severe bruises and il was found
necessary to send him to the county
hospital for medical attention II
Went To Ysleta.
A number Of the strikers in auto 4
mobiles were at the Ysleta railway I
station Saturday night to await
ported to be bearing approximately so
men from Fl Worth and san Antonio. |
according to reports received in Fl I
Paso from that place. As the train
does not stop at this station the strike
breakers were reported to have been Z
unloaded at the Austin street viaduct
and escorted TO the car barns where I
they were duartered for the night
Only a few Of the men continued on
to the union station where they /
and were protected by mem
bers Of the provost guard and police
officers.
No Violence Sunday.
No reports Of violence Of any kind
was received at the police station all
day Sunday. although additional Off
GERS were held in readiness to be rushed
10 any point, where sympathiZers would
assemble The first battalion Of the
Seventh infantry also slept on their
arms in readiness to be called TO the
business district for immediate duty
oy Capt James Allison. the provost
MARSHAL The police, according 10
chief 3. ]. Zabriskie. are determined I
10 keep down any disorder at this I
critical time, while Capt Allison is !
cooperating with the municipal Off
Gals and viii patrol the streets again ,
II necessary.
cars were running practically on
scnedule sunday afternoon. but ap- Z
peared TO he scarcer during the night !
Inc TT Bliss cars in particular We're
runnlng on time. while those OF the Z
mexico line continued their regular
HOTEL SMITH-Mrs. B. Tom smith
has opened this hotel at us s Santa Fe