Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-16
UN|dViEADERSMAEE
COMPLAINT Of GUNPlAy
STRIKE Breaker Ftourlshes Re.
volvor In West Side
Barber Shop.

oAo Labor Temple this morning when
Aher olacials. very much incensed over
Ae "gun carrying and knife juggling"
. reported at the meeting OF the
Central Union last night. reported that
yesterday afternoon about four o'clock
Q Otrtks breaker. II was alleged. had
oons into . barber shop on the west
olde Of town and taking a gun from
Bic pocket. had threatened to shoot
any Of the strikers he might meet.
The barber demonstrated with the
Han and told him that he could not
- 6haved In the chop unless he put
he gun away. Men Of the shop crafts
W. were told Of the case Immediately
called q policeman and urged tho ar
poo< OF the man for carrying a deadly
weapon but the ofYicer refused to dc
aaythins saying that. he would have
. hear from the captain on duty, II
~ stated.
Il WA stated also that there had
been IS men brought here yesterday
from points South who. II was alleged
had claimed they were shanghaied. Mer
Who left the shope after they reached
, Wilmington, Il was said. stated thai
they he'd been given liquor and when II
q stupor had been brought 10 this city
The doors Of the smoker In which they
were had been locked and they were
unable 10 get out. Fifteen Of these had
% b escorted by the police from thu
shope coon after their arrival and later
ali but nvc Of the men quit X wa
saiA
The Pennsylvania officials THU
u,orning denied that these reports arr
true but said that the methods OF In
Limitation which the strtkers hav'
adopted have made some OF tho mel
very much afraid. When questioned a.
20 what these methods were the!
stated that except for words tn
pickets have caused no trouble.
Both railroads reported gain Il
the number OF men In the shops an
stated that the local conditions wer
very satisfactory.
The Pennsylvania Railroad. In
general report for the System, main
tains that the pas, week had seel
more freight cars repaired than an,
previous week since the shopmen'
str,ke began" The car repair situa
ton on the Pennsylvania system .
practically normal" the statemen
reads. Not only are more cars bein
turned out for service than are lai
Nd for repairs but In addition Tn
shop forces arc now working to re
duce the bad order care accumulate
,ast spring long before the strike be
gan.
Recent improvement; is such tina
in anticipation Of the approachin
coal movement and the movement G
hreer farm crops thie year efforts ar
now being made 10 increase the out
but ok repaired cars. 30 that the Penn
sylvania system will be better pre-
pared TO handle the increase In bus
neas expected this fall.
"a report .ust compiled BY the me
tive power department shows ths
during the laEt week ais more cart We,
repaired than were cent TO the shor
for repairs IN that period. The numo<
, o. cars shipped during the week M
1e,So2. The number Il earn repaire
and turned out for service was 1851
In comparison with the previol
week ITO more cara were taken
hand for rvpairs. and the number {
cars actually repaired was l4ls MOI
than the number repaired the wee
before.
The explanation for this improv'
men: is in the fact that more tina
<s.2oo ehcpmen on; OF a normal fort
Of eo.i57. are now. actually al work G
the Pennsylvania system"