Boy's strike at Hemingray about over; news on assault of Willie Hickenbottom

BOYS' STRIKE

IS ABOUT OVER

Trouble at Hemingray's

Nearly Ended.

MACHINISTS' GRIEVANCE

More than 200,000 Ready to Quit

May 20.

GLASS PLANTS IDLE MAY 29

The indications now strike at the Hemingray glass factory will last but a few days and it is probable that Wednesday will see its end. Some of the boys, so it is understood, have signified their willingness to return to work on terms submitted. There was to have been a return on Tuesday evening but for some cause a hitch occurred.

To Whom It May Concern:

I will make this statement in behalf of the boys who were arrested for assault on Willie Hickenbottom. I can prove that said boys never left their homes (not one day since the strike is on, till up to the time of their arrest) not until about 4 o’clock in the after­noon, because they were on night shift. They did not ride over at said time to see if they were working or not. Wednesday on their way over they were accosted by a crowd of boys, who asked them to sign their paper. All of them walked on when they met the Hickenbottom boy and two others. Some one asked them to sign their names. The two did, but Hickenbottom refused, and at the same time call­ing little Harry O'Neal, who was near­est to him, names and knocking him against a building. This is why they got into a little scrap, not because he refused to quit work, as was stated in The Star. How much he was hurt could be seen the next day, while he was driving about with Constable Floyd, just as smart as ever Constable Floyd has said that Hemingray told him to get some of them boys in, no matter what it would cost, even if it should cost them as much as $5,000. May that be as it will, but it is more likey that he knew that his best friend, 'Squire Moreland, sat in his office trimming his finger nails and wait­ing for him. I do hope that this time they counted the chicks before they were hatched, just as they have done in the Shoeman case, some time back. That it was all spite work on Floyd's side, he made known by boasting to the stoneworkers that they would soon get some more help, telling them what all he would do to stick either one of those boys, and the same thing he said to several other parties, who are all ready — but as this don’t belong here it is no use to any any more. For such spite we ran not account for, unless he is some kin to one whom I don’t want to mention here.

                                                                              R. C. KNECHT.