Charlotte Cars Being
Operated; Trouble Feared. . . Strikers Sympathizers Make Threats and Entire
Police Department on Duty
Charlotte, Aug. 25—O.H. Drum, assistant superintendent of
the transportation department of the street car system here, was attacked by
strike sympathizers today and injured about the head. His assailants were
promptly jailed.
Other demonstrations were attempted when cars were run out
on three city lines, following a tie-up of two weeks by strikers. Numerous
threats have been made by sympathizers on strike-breakers brought here to man
the cars and trouble is anticipated. The entire police force has been called
out today and firemen with hose are in position on the main street to disperse
mobs.
Z.V. Taylor, president of the Southern Public Utilities
Company, publicly stated that his company will not recognize the Amalgamated
Union of Street Car Operators, but will operate cars on the Charlotte,
Winston-Salem and Greenville systems and called upon the government to protect
their property.
The city officials and a committee appointed from the trade
organization here recommended that the Utilities Company accept the strikers’
demands and settle the troubles.Calls were coming in up to 1 o’clock today from
various sections of the city and policemen were being sent out with riot guns.
Out of the two dozen calls made, there had developed no more troubles more
serious than the blocking of cars and threats of personal violence. Early
troubles in the downtown section gave way to the firm attitude maintained by
members of the police force and the arrest of the man attacking Superintendent
Drum; of the street car operating force, and the warning issued to others who
appeared boisterous, tended to restore order in a general way. By noon the
unruly elements began to scatter out along the routes of the cars. It is said
strikers are not involved in the troubles but are co-operating with the city
officials to restore order.
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