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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
rnmAv, jvi.y jn. iwc
jad a ho»t of depositor* with Two Million, Three Hundred and Fifty
Tkouaand Dollars to their credit, strongly endorsed
THE NEAL BANK. .
Was first appointed a State Depository by the late Oor. W. T. Atkin-
too. then by Ex-Governor Allen D. Candler, reappointed by him, then
appointed by his successor. Governor J. M. Terrell, also reappointed
by him. We are so near the ten thousand line of accounts on our
books that we are encouraged to reach out for
twenty thousand depositors.
If each one of our loyal patrons will send us one or more accounts
v e will soon have the roll complete, thus enabling us to still further
increase our ability to aid Merchants, Manufacturers and Home
Builders.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
One Dollar starts an account with a little Home Bank and book
or with a book only. We allow Interest, compounded semi-annually,
at the rate of
Three and one-half per cent, per annum.
1. H. THORHTOK. Fit llitil. W. F. HARRY. Callin'.. H. C. CRIB Will. Rill. Callln.
DR. JULIAN THOMAS’ WIFE
PLEASED WITH EXPERIENCE
IN EXCITING BALLOON TRIP
j
.COLORED $1.25
LABORERS per" day
GEORGIA CAR COMPANY, RIDGE AVENUE.
WANTED
By Prfvtto Leased Wire.
New York. July 20.—Dr. Julian
Thomaa, formerly of Atlanta. Oa., to.
day In telling of the balloon trip ha
made with his wife and Roy Knnben-
ahue yesterday from the gaa works In
the Bronx, said:
"Our lnt>» ('no IltimlrfMl and
Sixth street was only an undesirable
Incident. We would never have come
to earth If the men below had let the
drag rope alone. We shouted to them,
but they did not hear us.
“While Knabenshue and Mra. Thom*
as were making the crowd understand
that Its good Intentions were appre*
elated, but that we wanted to aall and
not come to anchor, 1 Unproved the
opportunity by climbing int,> the rig
ging and setting my moving picture
machtno to work.
“We had lost so much ballast trying
to got away from the crowd that we
ascended to a height of 9,000 feet.”
They finally made n landing In
Woodcllffo, N. J., after having bumped
over housetops, glased trees, crossed
Manhattan, and dipped Into tho Hud
son river several times. Although the
balloonists were constantly In peril,
Mrs. Thomas declared the experience
was perfectly grand.
SENA IE MAKES MERRY
WITH CR A WF WHEAT LEY
MANY APPOINTMENTS
Though the present session of the
general assembly is a third over, Gov
ernor Terrell has not sent In any of
his appointments, except the vacation
.ppolntments, which were confirmed by
Ihe senate at the beginning of the aes-
ilon.
The governor has some forty-five
(ppolntments to make, solicitors of
city courts and such. In several places,
notably Newnan, Dublin, Swalnesboro
tnd Hawk Irani lie, heated contests are
on for the sollcltorshlp of the city
courts.
It Is particularly warm over In
Coweta, where W. G. Post, the en
cumbent, is being opposed by W. L.
Stalling. The two have filed with the
governor near two thousand letters of
Indorsement.
Just when the governor will begin
tending In some of his appointments is
not known, but he Is taking his own
lime for It and not worrying. He Is
letting the candidates do that.
Will Organize Club.
Special to The Georgian.
Opelika, Ala., July 20.—The question
of organizing a commercial club for
Opelika has been agitated fdr some
time, and from the present outlook It
Is probable that such an - organization
will be effected at an early date.
FOR THOMASVILLE
Special to The GeorfUn.
Thoraaaville, Go., July 20.—Another
railroad will likely be built from Ttaom-
asvlllo to Sparks In tho near future.
Captain E. M. Smith, president of tho
Bank of Thomasvllle, together with
several prominent Thomasvllle and
Pavo business men, are behind the
project and It now seems that the road
will be built. If such Is the case. It
will go through tho beBt section of the
country In the state, touching the towns
of Pavo, Adlal, Hemstead, Qullp and
ending at Sparks, where connection
will be made with the Georgia. South
ern and Florida and the Nashville and
Sparks. This will also be instrumental
In opening up a direct line from the
timbered aectlon of the state to Au
gusta by connecting with the Williams
Interests.
Another road In addition to the
Thomasvllle and Sparks road Is being
surveyed for a line Into Florida which
will ultimately reach the gulf. This,
with tho other railroads, will make
Thomasvllle the center of a network of
railroads that will have through con**
nectlons with the gulf, Atlantic and all
Inland points. $....
Now and then the sedate senate hoa a
little fun at tho expense of some luck
less member, and when they “take oft
the lid" they are worse than n lot of
youngsters on the rnn for tho “old swim-
min* hole.**
Thursday they got Senator Crawf Wheat-*
fey on the gridiron, and proceeded to heat
It up until h*» fairly dnnecd Fur id «»Mt
ten minutes they hud such fan hectoring
the genial member from tho Thirteenth
I hut h*» hud /};»:«Jlr to vHl f,>r uu'rry.
It enme when Senator Wheatley arose to
defend his measure for Incorporating and
giving the Audubon Society of Georgia cer
tain powers to regulate the slaying of irnme
and insectivorous birds In this state. Sena
tor Alsohrook had introduced his substi
tute, nn<l made ji splendid argument f"r
its passage.
“Gentlemen," said Senator Wheatley, “I
want you to understand that my bill does
not seek to change any existing law or
pass any new measure, other than tho
mere incorporation of the Audubon Society
of Georgia.”
“Did I understand the senator to say
that this bill limply incorporates, the so-
GEORGIA CONFERENCE
TO BE I!
The Georgia conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, will be
Incorporated under the laws of Georgia.
A petition filed In the superiof court
Thursday applies tor a charter for
“the board of trustees of the Georgia
conference, Methodist Episcopal Church,
South,” without capital stock..
The members applying for the char
ter are: L. S. Ellington, R. H. Robb,
E. F. Dean. A. F. Ellington, I. H. Miller,
W. A. Parsons and R. 8. Eggleston.
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Qusrrymen Walk Out.
Special to The Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., July 20.—Fifty quar-
rymen, employed at the Alabama Con
solidated Coal and Iron Company’s
quarries at Lagardo, walked out on a
strike yesterday, having been refused
an advance In wages demanded.
clety?" artlessly queried Senator Candler.
“fog, sir.**
“Then ‘doesn't the senator know that wo
haven’t nny authority to Incorporate hero?"
That flustered the eloquent speaker con*
Bldcrnhly, hut he forged brnu-ly iiheitd,
ami explained that it did give certain rights
ami power to tho society.
Then Senator Bunn heartlessly bowled
him over by rending that section which out-
nowvrs game wnrilens to search homes or
cold atorago plants for nny excess of
game.
Dismayed by this adrt of badgering, but
gallantly sticking to his guns. 8onntor
Wbostley continued to defend his bill, while
be was enfiladed with a running lire of
quories from all parts of the chamber.
Then he throw up bis hands and despair
ingly cried:
want tho senators to understand that
this Isn’t my old bill, anyway."
And such a shout of laughter and np-
plauso went up In that chamber ns has not
been heard there for n long while.
•'I’ve said nil I want to, and more that
we vote now,” ho concluded, os he plumped
Into his chair, and wiped his moist brow.
WILL VISIT TROOPS
Special to Tbs Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., July 20.—Sev
eral regiments of the regular militia
of South Carolina will leave that state
July 27 for Chlckamauga, where they
will go Into annual encampment. They
will be encamped here about ssvsn
days. The regiment will bs In charge
of Colonel Schachte and will, comprise
the Charleston companies. Companies
from Waterloo, Georgetown, Ilartsvllle.
Florence, Elloreo nnd Barnwell will
also compose a part of the encamp
ment. The governor of South Carolina
will visit the troops while they or, en
camped hero.
Wife 8laysr to Hang.
By Private Leased Wire.
Frankfort, Ky.. July 20.—Governor
Beckham today Issued the death war
rant In the caso of Joe Johnson, who
Is sentenced to hang for the murder
of hla wife. lie will hang August 17.
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27-29 FOURTH STREET.
NEW YORK.
M anufacturers oftoys. dolls, china and glassware, bric-
a-brac, FANCY GOODS, ETC.
We beg to advise those who aro interested to oomo to Atlanta to see their
lino at tho Aragon Hotel, wlicro theso goods will ho on Display until August 1
We have made DEALS
whereby we will astonteh you
with the bargains that we
offer. Loaders la every lino,
that must be seen to be ap
preciated.
Our groat succoss li due to
the fact that wo UNDER
SELL competition; by buy
ing from us you enn do like
wise. Our outlet Is largor.
We buy cheaper and conse
quently sell- cheaper
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Dolltp Toys,
Fancy Glass and
Chinaware,
Albums,
Toilat Cases,
Work Boxes,
Leather Goods,
Metal Goods,
Medallions,
Oil Painting*,
Music Boxes,
Tree Ornament*,
Books and Games,
Blocks,
Air Rifle*,
Iron Toys,
Mechanical Toye,
Wooden Toye,
Steam Toye,
Rubber Toye,
Printing Presses,
Iron and Wood Wagons,
Sleds, Rocking Horaes,
Doll Carriages,
Doll Go*Carts,
An
LEADERS IN 5 AND 10 CENT
GOODS, ETC.
Many Items that others
sell as 2Bc goods will ho
seen on our lino to retail at
10c; many SOa goods to sell
at 25c, and $1.00 goods at
50c. .<Tlil« Is not talk, but
facts. Try us and bo con
vinced. Make this holiday
season notable. Be up-to-date
nnd win out You need our
specialties to achieve this ro-
nlt
W E MAKE A SPECIALTY OF 5 AND 10 CENT GOODS. If you
have not laid In your holiday lino and wish to purchnso goods which no
others have, Buy From Us. Call and savo money, as wo have more than a car
load of samples from which to select.
S. BRADY, Southern Representative,
At ARAGON HOTEL Until August 1.
FRANK STEWART SELLS
HIS LIVERY STABLE
Frank M. Stewart, who has for twsn-
ty-flve years conducted a livery stable,
has sold hla business to Anthony Mur
phy, of Atlanta, and Mr. Griffin, of
Opsllka, Ala., and will retire from th*
stable business. It la said that tha
price realized from the sale was $25,000,
For twenty years Mr. Stewart's sta
ble was located on Alabama street, be
tween Broad and Forsyth streets, but
about five weeks ago It was removed to
Marietta street, whore Mr. Stewart had
purchased a site. Tho now purchasers
will assume charge In a short time.
Mr. Stewart will take a trip to Europe
for the summer and will engage In an
other business upon his return to At
lanta. i i
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Oa., July 10.—Th« follow
ing teachera for the new secondary
Industrial sahool have been selected
by tha committee having th* matter In
charge and they will begin their duties
aa soon as the school opens:
L. J. Rogers, mechanical arts de
partment.
C. A. Seals, of Btarkevlll*, Miss., tex
tile department.
Miss * Luctle Stevens, domestlo
science.
Mtee Jennie Oharlesworlh, commer
cial branches. flho Is n gradualo of
Ferrlas Collegiate lustltute,
E. M. Broderick, of Oil City, Pa,
will be In charge of the manual train
ing school, succeeding Mr. Rogers, who
has been promoted.
TWO MORMON ELDERS
ARE WARNED TO LEAVE.
Bperlnl to The Georgian.
Columbus, Oil, July 20.—Two Mefw |
mon missionaries who have been ply
ing their vocation hero have been given 1
personal warnings by well-known clti- I
sens not to Intrude themeolvee on th*>(r.
homes. This action was caused by
these men making a canvass of the
city and never asking to meet nny of
the men of tho houeo* they visited, but
Invariably Inquiring for the “lady of
the house.”
Held Up and Robbed#
Hperinl to Tho Georgian.
Decatur, Ala^ July 20.—While on hts
way homo In West Decatur, Pierce
Drown, an L. and X. switchman, wan
hold up and robbod near bin home of
$76 In cash. Ho wan struck over tho
I$*•$$»I by tlm IiiMmtk nnd received a
slight gash, which roqulred the atten
tion or a physician.
BIG STRIKE IN PACKINGTOWN-JURGIS PROVES FALSE TO UNION
Stock Yards and Surrounding
Territory Turned Into a .
Veritable Hades.
CHAPTER XXVI (Continued).
"But—but”—stammered Jurgls. He
had somehow taken It for granted that
he should go out with hla union.
"The packers need good men, and
heed them bod,” continued tho other,
and they'll treat a man right that
Hands by them. Why don't you take
your chance and fix yourself?”
"But," aald Jurgls, "how could I ever
he of any use to you—In politics 7"
"You couldn't be It, anyhow," said
Scully, abruptly.
, "Why not?" asked Jurgls.
Hell, mant” cried the other. "Don’t
you know you're a Republican? And
do you think I’m always going to sleet
Republicans? My brewer has found
out already how we served him, and
Iherc la the deuce to pay."
Jurgls looked dumbfounded. He had
never thought of that aapect of It be
fore. "i could be a Democrat,” he said.
tea," responded the other, "but not
fight away; a man can't change his
politics every day. And, besides, I
dent need you—there'd be nothing for
you to do. And lt'i a long time to elec
tion day, anyhow; and what are you
Solng to do meantime T"
t thought I could count on you,”
began Jurgls.
_ responded Scully, "so ycu
could—j never yet went back on a
mend. But IS It fair to leave the Job
{ got you and come to me for another?
j h»ve had a hundred fellow# after me
today, and what can I do? I've put
•cventeen men on the city pay roll to
streets this on* week, and do you
think i can keep that up forever? It
“'’didn't do for me to tell other men
1 toll you, but you’ve been on the
inside and you ought to have oense
•tough to ses for yourself. - What have
you to gain by a striker'
1 hadn’t thought,” said Jurgls.
Ezactly,” aald Scully, "but you’d
hotter. Take my word for It, theatrlke
“ ’ * b e over in a few days, and the
J"cn will be beaten: and meantime
what you get out of it will belong to
you. Do you eee?"
D i amondi.
We are talking Diamonds
nearly every day now, be
cause we have something un
usual in stock and in values
for you.
. A new and magnificent
importation, bought abroad
at first hand, is the basis of
our Diamond talk.
Come in and see these
stones. •
Maier & Berkele.
And Jurgls »oA\ He went back to
the yards, and Into the workroom. The
men had left a long line of hogs In
various stages of preparation; and the
foreman was directing the feeble efforts
of a score or two of clerks and ste
nographers and office boys to finish up
th* Job and get them into the chilling
rooms. Jurgls went straight up to him
ahd announced: "I have come back to
work, Mr. Murphy."
"The boss’ face lighted up. "Good
man!” he cried. "Come ahead!”
"Just a moment," said Jurgls, check
lng his enthusiasm. "I think I ought
to get a little more wages.”
"Ye#,” replied the other, "of course.
What do you want?"
Jurglt had debated on the way. Ills
nerve almost failed him now, but hs
clenched his hands. '1 think I ought
to have |1 a day," hs said."
"All right,' 4 sold tbs other, promptly,
and before the day was out our frland
discovered that the clerks end stenog
raphers and office boys were getting $5
a day, and then he could have kicked
himself.
On the first day of his life as a
strike-breaker Jurgls quit work early,
and In a spirit of bravado bs challenged
three men of his acquaintance to go
outside and get a drink. They ac
cepted, and went through the big Hoi
sted street gate, where several police
men were watching, and also some
union pickets, scanning sharply those
who passed in and out Jurgls and his
companions went south on Hoisted
street, past the hotel, and then sud
denly half a dozen men started across
the street toward them and proceeded
to argue with them concerning the er
ror of their way*. As the arguments
were not taken in the proper spirit
they went on to threats; suddenly one
of them Jerked olf th* hst of on* of
the four and flung It over the Unct.
The man started after It, and then, oa
a cry of "Scab!” was raised and a
dozen persons cams running out of sa
loons and doorways, a second man's
heart foiled him and fie followed. Jur
gls and tha fourth stayed long enough
to give themselves the satisfaction of
a quick exchange of blows, and then
they, too, took to thslr heels and fled
bock of the hotel and Into the yards
again.
^Meantime, of course, policemen were
coming on a run, and as a crowd gath
ered, other police got excited and sent
In a riot calL Jurgls knew nothing of
this, but went back to "Packers' ave
nue," and In front of the "Central Time
Station” be saw one of his compan
ions. breathless and wild with excite
ment, narrating to an ever-growing
throng how the four had been attacked
and surrounded by a howling mob, and
had been nearly torn to pieces. While
hs stood listening, smiling cynically,
several dapper young men stood by
with note books In thslr hands, and It
was not more than two hours later that
Jurgls saw newsboys running about
red and black letters six Inches high:
VIOLENCE IN THE 8T0CK YARDS!
STRIKE-BREAKERS SUR
ROUNDED BY FRENZIED
MOBI
If he had been able to buy all of tho
newspapers of the United States tho
next morning he might have discovered
that his beer-hunting exploit was be
ing perused by some two-score millions
of people, ond hod Borved as a text
tor editorials In half the staid and
solemn business men's newspapers In
tho Innd.
Jurgls was to see more of this as
time passed. For tha moment, his work
being over, he was free to ride Into
tli.- city. Icy u railroad direct from tlm
yards, or else to spend the night In a
room where cots had been laid In rows.
Ha choso the latter, but to his regret,
for all night long gangs of strike
breaker* kept arriving. As very few of
the better class of workingmen could
be got for such work, these specimens
Of the- new Amt-ilcnn hero .mntnlncd
no assortment of tin, criminals on,I
thugs of the city, besides nogroes and
the. lowest foreigner*—Greeks,Rouma
nians, Sicilians and Slovaks. They had
been attracted more by the prospect of
disorder than by the big wages; and
they made tha night hideous with sing
ing and carousing, and only went to
sleep when the time cams for them to
get up to go to work.
In the morning, before Jurgls had
finished his breakfast, "Pat" Murphy
ordered him to one of the superintend
ents, who questioned him os to his eg-
perlencs In the work of the killing
room. His heart began to thump with
excitement, for he divined Instantly
that his hour had come—that hs was
to be a boss!
Some of the foreman were union
members, and many who were not had
gone out with the men. It was In the
killing deportment that the packers had
been left most In the lurch, and prc-
clsely bare that they could least afford
It; the amoklng and conning and salt
ing of meat might wait, and all the
by-products might be wasted—but
fresh meats must be had, or the re*,
taurants and hotels and brownstone
houses would feel the pinch and then
"public opinion" would take a startling
turn.
An opportunity such as this would
not come twice to a man; and Jurgls
seised It. Yes, he knew the work, the
whole ot It, and he could teach It to
others. But If he took the Job *and
gave satisfaction he would expect to
keep It—they would not turn him oft
at the end of the strike? To which
ths superintendent replied that he
might trust Durham’s for that—they
proposed to teach these unions s' les
son, and moat of all those foremen who
had gone back on them; Jurgts would
receive $5 a day during tha strike and
$25 a weak after It was settled.
So our friend got a pair of "slaughter
pen" boot* nnd "Jeans," and flung him
self at the task. It was a weird sight,
there on the killing beds—a throng of
stupid black negroes and foreigners
who could not understand a word that
was said to them, mixed with pale-
faced, hollow-chested bookkeepers and
clerks, half falnilng from the tropical
heat and the sickening stench of tho
fresh blood—nnd all struggling to dress
a dozen or two of cattle In the same
place where twenty-four hours ago, the
old killing-gang had been speeding with
their marvelous precision, turning out
too carcasses every hour.
The negroes and the "toughs'' from
w ith armfuls of newspapers, printed In the Levee did not want to work, and
evory few minutes somo of them would
feel obliged to retire and recuperate. In
a couple of days Durham A Company
had electric fnns up to cool off the
rooms for them, and even couches for
them to rest on; nnd meantlmo thoy
could go out and find a shady corner
and take a "snooze." and aa there was
no place for any one In particular, and
no system, It might b* hours before
their boss discovered them. A* for tho
poor office employees, thoy did thslr
best, moved to It by terror; thirty of
them had been ''fired'’ In a bunch that
first morning for refusing to servo, be
sides n number of women clerks and
typewriters who had declined to act
as waitresses.
It was such a fores as this that Jur
gls had to organize. He did his best,
■lying here and there, placing them In
rowa and showing them the tricks; he
had never given an order In his Ilf*
before; but ho had taken enough of
them to know, nnd ho soon foil Into
tho spirit of It, and roared and stormed
11 It.! any r.1.1 stager. Ill' lind nut the
most tractable pupils, however. "See
hyar, boss,” a big black "buck" would
begin, “of you doan like do way Ah
does dls Job you kin git somebody else
to do It.” Then a crowd would gather
and listen, muttering threats. After
tha drat meal nearly all tha steal knives
had been missing, and now every negro
had one, ground to a fine point; hidden
In hts boots.
There was no bringing order out of
such a chaos, Jurgts soon discovered;
nnd he fell In with the spirit of ths
thing—there was no reason why h*
should wear himself out with shouting.
If hides and guts were slashed and
rendered useless there was no way of
tracing It to any ona; and If a man
lay oft and forgot to coma back there
was nothing to b« gained by seeking
him, for all th* rest would quit In th*
meantime. Everything went during ths
strike, and the packers paid. Bgfore
long Jurgls found that the custom of
resting had suggested to some alert
minds the possibility of registering at
more than one place and earning more
than one $5 a day. When he caught a
man at this he “fired” him, but It
chanced to be in a quiet corner, and
the man tendered him a $10 bIH and a
wink, said he took them. Of course be
fore long this custom spread, and Jur
gls was soon making quite a good In
come from ft.
Sin the face of handicap# ouch oa
these the packers counted themselves
lucky If they could kill oft the cattle
that had been crippled In transit and
ths hogs that had developed disease.
Frequently, In the course of a two or
three days' trip, In hot weather and
without water, some hog would develop
cholera and die; and the rest would at
tack him before he hod ceased kicking,
and when the car was opened there
would be nothing of him left hut the
bones. If all ths hogs In this carload
were not killed at one* they would soon
be down with the dread disease, and
there would be nothing to do but to
make them Into lord, ft was the samo
with cattle that were gored and dying
or were limping with broken bones
stuck through thslr flesh—they mutt
bo killed, even If tho brokers and buy
ers and superintendents had Co take off
thelt coats and help drive and cut and
skin them. And meantime, agents of
th<- packers were gathering gangs of
negro*s In the country districts of the
far South, promising them 56 a day
and board, and being careful not to
mention there was a strike; already
carlgpd* of them were on the way, w ith
special rates from tho railroads, and all
truffle ordered out of Him way. Many
towns and cities were taking advantage
of till! i lain. I- 111 . I. Ill OUI tliell- Jails
an.l iv.nklioimi'H In Detroit the magis
trate* would releoso every man who
agreed to leave town within twenty-
four hours, ond agents of the packers
ware In th* court room to ship them
right And meantime trainloads of
supplies were coming In for their ac
commodation, Including beer and whis
ky, so that they might not he tempted
to go outside. They hired thirty young
girls In Cincinnati to "pack fruit,"
nnd when they arrived they put them
at work canning corned betf, nnd put
cots for them to sloop In a public hall
way, through which tha men passed.
As the gangs came In day nnd night,
under the escort of squads of police,
they stowed them away In unused
workrooms and storerooms, and In the
car sheds, crowded so closely together
that the cots touched. In some places
they would use the earns room for oat-
lag an.] sleeping, ami al nlgl.l th. limn
would put their cots upon th* tnblos,
to keep away from tho swarms of rats.
But with all thslr best efforts the
packers were demoralised. Ninety
per cent of the men had walked out;
and they faced the task ot complete
ly remaking their labor tore*—and with
the pries of meat up $0 per cent, and
the public clamoring for a settlement.
They mads an offer to submit the
whole question at Issu* to arbitration;
and at ths end of ten days the unions
accepted It, and the strike was called
off. It was agreed that all th* men
were to be re-employed within forty-
five days, ahd that there was to bs
"no discrimination against union msn."
This was an anxious time for Jurgls.
[if the men were taken back "without
[discrimination," ha would loss bis pres-I
ent place. He sought out ths superin.
Itendent, who smiled grimly and bads
him ‘‘wait and ses.” Durham's strike,
breakers w*re few of them leaving.
Whether or not th* "s*ttl*ment' , was
simply a trick of the packers to gain
time, or whether they really expected
Ito break tbs strike and cripple th*
unions by ths plan, cannot be said;
but that night there want out from
the office of Durham A Co. a telegram
to all the big packing centers; "Em
ploy no union leaders." And In the
morning, when the twenty thousand
men thronged Into th* yards, with thslr
dinner palls and working clothes, Jur
gls stood near the door of the hog-
trimming room, where be had worked
before the strike, and saw a throng of
eager msn, with a score or two of po
licemen watching them; and he saw a
superintendent .come out pnd walk
down the line, and pick out man after
man that pleased him; and one after
another cams; and there were some
men up near th* head of tha line who
were never nicked—they being union
stewards and delegates, and the men
Jurgls bad heard making speeches at
the meetings. Each tlma, of course,
there were louder murmuring* and an
grier looks. Over where th* cattle |
butcher* were waiting Jurgls heard
•houts and saw a crowd, and he hur
ried there. On* big butcher, who was
president of the Packing Trades Coun
cil, had been passed over five times,
and the men were wild with rags; they
had appointed a committee of three to
■ a in ;.nd see the superintendent, and
the committee had made three attempt*
—and each tlm* th* police had clubbed
them back from th# door, Then there
were yells and hoots, continuing until
at last the superintendent camo to the
door. "We all go back or nono of us
dol" cried a hundred voices. And th*
other shook his fiat at thorn, and
shouted, "You went out of here llko
rattle, and like cattle you'll come
back!"
Then suddenly the big butcher presi
dent looped upon a pile of stones and
yelled; "It's off. boy*. *W’e'll all of us
quit again!" And so the cattle butch
ers declared a now strike on th* spot;
and, gathering their members from tho
other plants, where the sntno trick had
been played, they marched down Pack
ers' avenue, which was thronged with
a dense mass of workers, cheering wild
ly. Men who had already got to work
on the killing beds dropped thslr tools
nnd Joined them; some galloped hero
nnd there on horseback, shouting tho
tidings, and within half an hour the
whole of Pocklngtown was on strlko
again, and beside Itself with fury.
There was quit* a different tono In
Pocklngtown after this—th# placo wo*
n seething caldron or passion, and the
"scab” who ventured int.. it fared i..oi
ly. Then- v-r« t» . ..f 11.. m.
Incidents each day, the newspapers de
tailing them, and always blaming them
upon the unions. Yat ten years before,
when there were no union* In Packing-
town, there was a strike, anil national
troops had to bo called, and thore were
8 110101! battles fought at night, by the
ght of biasing freight trains, I'm k-
Ingtown was always a center of vio
lence; In "Whisky Point," where there
were a hundred saloons and on* flus
factory, there was always fighting, and
always more of It In hot weather. Any
on* who had taken the trouble to con
sult ths station house blotter Would
have found that there waa Isas vio
lence that summer than ever before—
and this while twenty thousand msn
were out of work, and with nothing
to do all day but brood upon bitter
wrong*. There wa* no one to picture ’
tho battle tho union leaders were fight
ing tn hold tht* huge nrlnv In rank,
to k... I. It from straggling and pillag
ing, to cheer nnd encourage nnd giitdn
n hundred thousand people, of a dozen
different tongues, through six long
weeks of hunger and disappointment
and dcipnlr.
Meantlmo the packers had set them- |
■elves definitely to the tank of making a;
new labor force, A thousand or two
of strikebreakers were brought In every
night, and distributed among tho vari
ous plant*. Somo ot them wore expe
rienced workers—butcher*, salesmen
nn.l nlining..i * from the packers’ I
branch store*, and a few union men w ho
had deserted from other cities; but the
majority were "green” negroes from the
Cotton districts of the far South, nnd
they wore horded Into th} packing
plant* Ilk., sheep. There was a law i
forbidding tho use of bulldlnga as lodg- I
lng houaua unless they were licensed
f• • i tlm put;...*.i, nn.l provided with
proper windows, stairways, and fire es- .
capes; but here, in n "paint room,”
reached only by an Inclosed "chute.”;
a room without u single window and!
only one door, a hundred men were
crowded upon Inattre**es on the floor.
Upon th* third *t..ry ..f tho "hog houee"|
of Jones’ was n store room, without a,
window. Into which they crowded eeverv'
hundred msn, sleeping upon the bare
spring* of cots, and with a second shift
to use them by day. And when the,
clamor of the public led to an InvestI-!
gallon Into theso conditions, and the
mayor of the city was forced to order
tin enf-.r, .-li eat of th* law, the packers
§ ot a Judgo to Issue an Injunction for-
Iddlng him to do It!
(Continued In Tomorrow’s Georgia*.)
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