South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-29

AS SUI k9ilSC Sli AhC VI NOAAN
elevated and street car lines, VIC
400 a. M, ended at once all Sc
City and state officials. interested
previously in attempting 10 adjust
wage demands. said their efforts viii
continue. A compromise suggested
by the public utilities commission
was hoo;ed down by the men.
No Attempt at Strike.
A rumor that an attempt viii be
made TO resume partial service to-
dav was denied AT the office of Pres Z
L. A. Busby of the surface lines.
I'VE had no time TO talk with any
of the men" Busby said we gave
no instructions and made no re-
quests. Today we are doing nothing
more than care for our property.
The elevated lines announced they
could not attempt resumption of
service today.
The traction company employees
housed their ears az four "A. M. Both
elevated ana surface line employees
rejected the compromise engineer
ed by Gov +. c. Lowden i'm their
wage controversy Fifteen thousand
men refused an offer OF 20 cents an
hour increase The strike decision
came late last night when street car
men in a riotous meeting were car
ried along by radicals who demand
ed a "a per cent. raise
ITO hell with the public
was one of thc yeIIs raised by
tho radicals.
Chicago went 70 bed Monday as
sured the wage disagreement be
tween the roads and their men had
been settled. Leaders of the unions
had agreed to the compromise and
asserted it would go through.
Spring Surprise at Meeting.
A mass meeting Of car men sprang
the surprise by voting loudly against
the compromise and deciding %
strike at a. m, only few hour.
after the meeting closed.
William u. Quinlan, head of TIA,
street car workers here. was howieC
down when he tried TO present th'
compromise with his recommenda
! tiOns that it be adopted.
ITO hell with the public
boo, get off before we mob YOU,
was the response he heard over
d medley of catcalls
The men hurriedly selected
/ spokesman. Charles Dreckman. wh,
4 denounced the companies for de
manding a fare increase as tnei
! part OF the compromise Dreckmar
quieted the meeting Sd regular Of
fcers could present referendum
plan. 1t was howled down.
Suggestions from the crowd tha
they walk out at a m, were ap
proved by acclamation and the ses
sion broke up in a wild song an
dance
Quinlan and other officers who
finally sanctioned the wallSout
wore carried around the III on
the shoulders OF the radicals
who had held out for the strike
The action was COnCurTcd In az
once by elevated workers.
Almost Immediately The strike be
gan to become effective. Cars O
long runs were jerked back At
a. m, the first was taken from i
run. At 4:I5 the last one had bee
parked and the electrical transport
tion was asleep.
Effects Of the strike were appaI
ent at once.
Suburban Trains Loaded.
Suburban trains awoke hours Doe
fore their usual time They wer
run into the city in lonc strings Ar
Client coaches were pulled by mug
freight engines. Observation car
rubbed Bumpers with antiqulte
suburban carriers Express trair
, were abandoned.
Horse drawn cabs hauled hur
> dreds 10 their downtown wori
Rates were high bat every eau va
loaded. Autos were filed TO =
running boards.
cabs could command au
, rate their drivers wanted 10 chars
Bidders offered startling sums n
transportation TO the loop. The SUI
ply OF these carriers was limited.
. fleet Of IS being held near one al
.nory. commandeered by the stat
TO transport miltiamen 20 the ri'
r district If il became necessary
! some Ride Ice Wagons.
p Ice wagons carried passengers
, their loading stations. some tran
ferred there 90 other wagons ca
rying them further toward the
r working places.
n There was serious congestion
< the downtown streets from whiC
traffic officers had been drawn z,
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