The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-22
GIRL, A, KILLED
IN LOOP T|E-UP
Failure of Surface Lines to
Run During Mike" Boyles'
Strike Results in Many
Accidents.

Chicago, July 16.-Chicago's easo-
line brigade rose nobly to the trans
portation tieup crisis during the rush
hours Thursday night and jostIed
thousands of loop workers to their
homes in time for a late dinner.
Great crowds of workers poured
from downtown office buildings be-
tween and p. N. TO find UNI
brella Mike" Boyle's strike, called
suddenly at dawn Thursday morning
still in operation. Only 500 of the
6,ooo surface cars were running
Flivvers Were Ready.
But the fliVyers, as well as grown
up cars and conveyances of all de-
sciptions, were ready
Every moving vehicle carried a
capacity load. Horse drawn convey
ances We'd with motor trucks and
flivvers of the vintage of 1908 in
making time. ITO Hire" signs were
everywhere in evidence The stand
ard price was two bits a ride, II
was paid ungrudgingly.
Loop congestion came late in the
afternoon. The traffic cop. had his
hands full. Accidents were numer-
Gus. During the day one girl, Ruth
Slime, IA, was killed and at least .
score injured
ruby oo,OUO motors including al
least 500 taxicabs were in service
tallure OF the surface lines RI
Iuncton anywhere near an adequate
extent placed heavy strain on all
trains and suburban railroads. Long
lines formed in stations and extra
ponce We're necessary to maintain or
der and to designate priority to har
raised commuters
Strong police details guarded escb
OF the 81 street car power plants af
1ected by the strike which took 2 500
men from their jobs.
The strike which is discommodiny
thousands of citizens was called with
out warning by Umbrella Mike
who since he got GU. of jail recently
has ordered three walkouts in sepa
rate lines of industry.
Mike is head of Electrical Work
ers' Union No. 1874. He was released
short time ago from the city pr,-
son by communication of sentence ia
sued by President Wilson. Mike.
had been placed there after a cent
ence by Federal Judge Kenesaw M
Lands for alleged illegal actg ia
seeking to prevent shipnNnt Of cleo
trical goods by certain firms from
outside cities into Chicago.
It's goin' to cost somebody gonna
thing" Mike" is quoted as having
said after his release from taiI.
Mike" was mum" on the etr.ks
thursday night. I'm sick and tired OF
having reporters try to talk 10 me-
he said.
Wash Their Hands Of "Mike.r
OFFICIALS of Chicago lines say they
nave washed their hands Of Mike"
tnat their one objective Is to run the
cars. John e. Willie, general man
ager Of the company, dec1ased that
the only issue involved In the strike
IS Boyle's inisitence OF the estab-
hshment OF CLOSED" shop.
This shop has always been an
open one" said Mr.. WiIkte. Var
ious unsuccessful attempts have been
made to unionize It entirely. / I'M
derstand Mr.. Boyle ordered the
strikers to pack their belongings asa
pull the switches at 4 O'clock thi.
morning They did. Since then We
nave been busy trying to resume
normal service. How soon this ear
be accomplished is impossible Ia aay
at this time
! Soon as Umbrella Mike,s- folIcw.
Ing pulled the switches' ca.
stopped dead, some of them NJ
bridges and many at street corners.
sat for hours in dark carr
until dawn. Then they started walk
ing home. A SHORT time later. utter
reigne6 among those 800
Ing 20 get downtown IA time Tor
escrk, Workers were anywhere from
"a hour to several hoprs late.
Ihempssn Awaits nsvsIopme nt..
MAYOR Thompson ana representa-
Ives q the public service conmis-
sions held consultations during thei
~ ana decided to awast Develop