Show MESSENGER BOYS BOYS' STRIKE MAKES fUSS Noce Lots of No se Down Town but Few Know What It ItIs Is About i Twenty six me messengers employed lo ed by bytho the tho Western Union Telegraph company went ent on strike early caily this morning as a result of ot differences between Spencer P Pointer l night clerk clerk and Nels Jensen a messenger of ot persons were er attracted to the tho oC of the strike b by the assemblage of or blue capped youths who gathered about the the thc Vc Western lem Union office on lower Main street during the fOI forenoon noon A A. special detail of or police pollee In charge chugo of at Sergt Henry Johnston held the messengers n in chock and ond prevented an any marked disturbance of or the peace pence though th there re was vas plenty of ot noise The V Western Union com company pan had hod considerable difficulty In delivering messages the major portion of the missive missives mis mis- sive heln being delivered by telephone There were two to heroes herol of the strike Irvle Irtle and a girl whose name tho Western Union officials refused to dis- dis c cose o e. e were cre the only messengers rs on 01 the jo job Edson EdMon had hAil a battle with strikers each ench h time h Ii hp left the office to deliver a ames mes message but he ho was WIlS game and stuck pluck to his po post t. t was on his 1115 fifth trip when Interviewed d b by a 11 representative of THE TELEGRAM L Somewhat battered about the thc face but appa apparently nth ed Edson through a R. fractured countenance mado made the following declaration declaration declara declara- tion Th These c guys aint got t on me Yes I had hatI sonic some w With them birds but Im I'm still on th the Job saw a I J dont don't know bout why wh they're Manager A A. A W. W y Ix Ion ng admitted that his company had been considerably Inconvenienced inconvenienced Incon Incon- by b- the strike lIe He stated state that he had not been en officially Informed of oC the thereal veal real causes of ot the thc walkout Here Is the story tor of tho the trouble as related re rv- b by striking messengers and office employees of the Western Union Nels Jensen I Is said ald to havo havn been assaulted by Pointer Tuesday nl night ht Pals of the Injured d messenger took tool up his hi battle on Wednesday day night and according cordin to re reports ro- ro ports heat beat up Pointer It Is said ald that the messenger bo boys demanded Pointers Pointer's r resignation This was I Inot not forthcoming and the strike rollo followed allowed d Here Her i is the version version verMon ver ver- ver- ver sion Mon of the trouble b by one of oC the strike lead leaders Dey Dl tried triM some som rou rough h stuff but hut dey couldn't get h by wit It iu De Dey tried to all slip lIp de crusher to Nifty Nitty meaning Jensen but we w crabbed erab d de dc game ame Were We're out till dey slips de hook to dis brow an J if we e ene ne need d Rn any help d de r rest rost t of do gang at de Postal and do lie other joints will ramble wit It U us a Manager Lon Long and members of the tho clerical force torce delivered ell er d me messages ages personally personally person person- I all ally this morning The girl Jirl messenger was 8 0 not annoyed but tho the other alleged fe scabs bg were ere heartily hissed b by the as assemblage RII- RII I II of ot striking messengers Tho The trouble probably will win be adjusted toda today |