Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-03
FEW ARRESTS MADE
OF PEDESTRIANS WHO
REFUSE TO MOVE ON
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when he said "No." took him away and
conducted him safely TO the office.
~ ~ g 'KE RP' - y.
II orderly conditions continue, the
strike is already eftectually broken. de-
clare Officials Of the company. They
clam tina. only seventy -".~ .4.en haze
left the companys employ since the
strike was called at o'clock Saturday
afternoon. and that the company has
enough reserve motormen and cOnduc-
tors not only TO fiji their places, but
TO iii the places of hundreds more,
should it become necessary.
The following statement was given
out BY the Georgia Railway and Power
company early Monday morning:
This company has accepted the as
surances given by the board of police
commissioners and the officers OF the
police department in good faith and is
proceeding on the assumption that no
further interference with the operation
OF the street cars will be tolerated.
Acting on this assurance and as
sumption. the company began the oper-
alton OF all street cars on every line
Monday morning at the regular week
dav hour OF 4 a. m. Regular schedules
are being maintained. Any resdjust-
mentS necessary because OF the inter-
ruptions OF Saturday night and Sunday
will be speedily made so that the public
depending on any line will be relieved
OF all Inconvenience.
IF as this company confidently eX-
pects the police will give the protection
which the law requires it to give, there
will be no further interruptions i'm the
street car service"
l. G. Williams. who formerly was a
conductor on the Marietta-Decatur
I'D least
$40 of the car employees had quit the
car company and Joined the union. Viii
l:ams cl3ins 10 be one Of the older en-
loves of tho car company.
EXTRA MEN ON DUTY.
The effect of Chief Mayo's orders
was noticeable throughout Atlanta Mon.
day morning. The usual three watches
were combined into two. working twelve
hour shifts each and prepared to work
longer than that if necessary, while all
extra men were on duty. Mounted OF
Ulcers patrolled the downtown streets.
two and sometimes four policemen on
foot were posted at every corner As
a result splendid order was maintain
ed. Nobody was allowed to linger at
the corners. Even the pickets appointed
by the strikers were not excepted.
Several arrests were made by the po-
lice Monday morning.
Joe Taylor. of 20 Capitol avenue, ar
rested for refusing to move on, was
fined 1915 by Recorder Johnson.
H. j. Austin, a carpenter, Of 14l East
avenue. and Thomas Wingard. a me-
chanic. of 213 Piedmont avenue. were
arrested i'm front of Elkin's Drug store
at Five Points when they refused to
move on.
The Power company appeared prepared
20 meet any contingency that might
arise Fifty men were held az the
starters office at 1-2 Walton street
TO be rushed 10 any cars that might be
abandoned, and there were one hundred
more men at the car barn waiting to
relieve those at the starters office.
The starter claimed that only seventy
five men were out on strike. In the
strikers parade Sunday. employees said
they counted 100 of the company's men,
but this number. they said, included
many who hadn't been employed for sew
eral years.
The company brought in several cars
abandoned al East Point early Sunday
morning and eight cars that were abdn-
doned at Ashby street, where county
police were on duty to give protection
20 interurban passengers.
UNITED STATES MAIL INVOLVED.
The carrying of United States mail on
six Atlanta trolley lines. as well as the
safety of carriers and collectors, who,
through contract with the street car
company. ride on it's cars from early
in the morning until early at night, may
figure in the present strike situation, for
any interference with the movement OF
the mail is very serious offense against
the federal law.
SO far no trouble has. occurred. In
the event il did. the matter would be
reported TO United States District At
:Orney Hooper Alexander, who would
take action.
At present mail is delivered by troll
ley 10 and from the substations at
Tenth and Peachtree streets. Fort Nc
Pherson. Woodward station on Mari
eta street. South Atlanta and Kirk
wood.
Ii the mail on cars on any of those
Ines lis held up the government would
have cause for action. Deliveries are
Soing on as usual, and at the federal
building Monday IT was said that no
complaint Of interference had been
made.
The street car strike had no notice
able effect on the attendance at the At
lanta public schools.
The four high schools. attended by
pupils in all parts of the city. reported
normal attendances at the assembling
hour. $50. Most Of the pupils in the
grammar schools live within walking
distance