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Show SHEA STANDS I FOR JAIL TEH Strike Leader Ciieti lor Coiiiempl. I Persists in Refusing to Answer Questions in Court. Strike Continues to Extend in Lumber District Calling Out of the Troops Imminent. CHICAGO. May 24 Final rejection of union demands, especially those of the express ex-press drivers, was officially announced today to-day by the employers. They demanded demand-ed practically unconditional surrender. Neither side In the strike made a direct step toward peace, and each was apparently appar-ently walling the next move of Its opponent. oppo-nent. Tho employers sent their goods all over the city under police protection without with-out encountering violence. Promise That Failed. There was one peace effort today, and It was envclop?d In mystery It was said that "a prominent business man" was making ma-king efforts to Induce the managers of tho express companies to make terms satisfactory satis-factory to the striking drivers, and that he h.ul promised them 'good news." Nothing camo of the attempt, however, and there was no good news tonight for either side Lumber Business at Standstill. Tho strike in the lumber district spread today with great rapidity, and practically all business of that kind Is at a standstill stand-still Some few lumber yards are still In operation, but their volume of business Is so small as to amount to practically nothing. noth-ing. A number of planing mills and sash end door factories were compelled to shorten operations today, and b Friday at least will be compelled to close entirely entire-ly If the supply of lumber Is not largely Increased. mr i t ..... l - -r- rr aiace iittie i,norr The lumber yards made little effort to transact business today and were waiting for drivers to be sent them by the Employers' Em-ployers' Teaming company. A number of these, it Is expected, will be at work tomorrow, to-morrow, and business will be resumed in a small decree at least Thousand Extra Police. One cause for the lack of energy on the part of the employers In the lumber district dis-trict today was that the city was not ablo to afford them p'dlc. pr. tectlon Mayor Dunne provided against this contingency tordght by Issuing S call for 1000 extra policemen, po-licemen, who will be sworn in as rapidly as applications are riled by suitable men. This will be the second 1000 extra policemen police-men sworn In since the commencement of the strike Sheriff Barrett today swore In several hundred deputies, the largest number num-ber at any one time since the beginning of the trouble. Leaders May Go to Jail. President C. P. Shea of tho Teamsters' cnloti. Jam s E Barry business agent of the Express Drivers union. Bernard Mulligan, Mul-ligan, president of the Express Drivers' union, and John H Donahue, a member . H of the same union, will app'ar before Judge Kohlsaat in the United States District Dis-trict court tomorrow morning Attorney-May Attorney-May er. acting for tho Employers' association, associa-tion, will ask that the men be sent to Jail on a charge of contempt of court in re. ! using to answer questions before Master-In-Chancory Sherman, which questions they had previously been ordered to answer an-swer bv the court. Refuse to Answer Questions. The men were ordered to make answer on Tuesday, although they claim a personal per-sonal prlil.go In i. fusing Today they were asked the same Questions; and When th- v refused to reply- Attorney Mayer announced an-nounced that he would make a motion that they be arrested for contempt of court. Prepare Habeas Corpus Writs. While the. attorneys for the plaintiff in the injunction proceedings have everything every-thing prpured awaiting an order of commitment com-mitment from Judge Kohlsavt the legul advisors of the men liavo boon busy and arc ready to file writs of habeas corpus before- another Federal Judge If the men ; r committed to Jail. The writs of habeas corpus will, In all probability, bo heard before Judge Landls Sixty Cita.l for Contempt. T'nlted States deputy marshals- today commenced senlng notices on tho sixty teamsters who havo boon cftod for contempt con-tempt of court In violating tho Injunction of Judge Kohlsaat prohibiting them from interfering with the wagons of the seven express companies and of the Employers' Teaming company. The men are cited to show cause on May 31. nt 10 o'clock, why they should not be punished for contempt. Extends in Lumber District. Extension of the strike in tho lumber district was much more rapid today than yesterday, it was not a slow, reluctant spread today, but a sweeping wholesale affnli that sent workmen homo in hundreds hun-dreds and closed up lumber yarels by tho dozen S" complete and thorough Was the virtual lock-out that In a short time ever) lumber company In Chicago except two Wore reported as having practically suspend' d operations owing to lack of tenmntors. It was expected that the two remaining companies would ho similarly involved before night. Shea Will Go to Jail. International President Shea of the Teamsters' union announced his intention inten-tion today to defy Federal Judge Kohlsaat Kohl-saat and Master In fhaneery Sherman bv persisting In refusing to answer questions ques-tions at the resumption of the hearing of the alleged violations of the striko ln-JuoctlonS. ln-JuoctlonS. President Shes based his determination de-termination .UPOn the fact that to answer an-swer might tend to Incriminate him. Tho strike loader declared that he would suf-f. suf-f. i himself to be sent to Jail for contempt rather than nnswer the questions. Relative Rela-tive to tho prospective calling out of State troops. Mi Shea said: Doesn't Oppose Troops Coming "Let them call their troops That will trot alter the situation so far ns th teamsters are concerned. The teamsters ore not Interfering with the operations of wagons on the streets, and neither will the Strike be spread to any great extent V are using our best efforts to keep It within Its pr.-sent limits. "It would seem tu me thai the business I men of CIiIc.tK" would not want tho soldiers sol-diers here. With u lot of oiiim men unaccustomed un-accustomed to nconea of pxcltemont, iirmfd with deadly weapons life will be In danger. At any rate, thousands of people Intending t" '!:- to I'hlo.ip-o to l.uv frooils will ho frightened away nn1 the effect Will ho serious to many business busi-ness men. Rut personally I have nothing to ?ay ajmlnst the poldler coming." Demands Finally Rejected. Attorney Low Mayer of the Employers' association t-tnt.-il inplmtlcnHj today thai the demand of the union teamsters, and particularly of th express drivers, Haa heen permanently and finally reject-ed reject-ed lie declared that further conferences were USOlSSS nml defended the notion Of I he express companies ns "entirely within with-in their rights. " Drivers for tho railway express oom-paniee, oom-paniee, Attorney Mayer said, are constantly con-stantly In charge of valuable freipht and large 'mms Of money The express managers man-agers have concluded thnt they cannot afford to re-cmplov contract breaker" Member of (he executive board of ' ' 0 International Teamsters' union met at the Brlggs ho".f" today, and after some rlt-(tusslon. rlt-(tusslon. apo.'lntert Edwin Gould of San Francisco Vj the active FtrlUn director In case the United States court sends President Shea to JeJI. Gould Is the first vice-president of tne International ' union, and ha been a clee follower ofShea and hie plans throughout tJie strike. President Shea, of the teamsters, was today instruc'e.i by Maeter-in-Chancery Sherman to appear bef Judge Konl-not. Konl-not. of the united State Circuit court tomorrow, when ft certifies e of arrest for contempt of court will be naked for aRfinst the teamsters' leader. President Shea this afternoon persisted In refusing to answer question. |
