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mS$ v -9 to - tjs vj - &.rvv ' ' 'rs? V" v- fc THE DAY BOOR 500 SO. PEORIA 3T. 398 TEL. MONROE 353 Vol. 1, No. 116 Chicago, Friday, Feb. 9, 191 One Cent k CAR MEN SAY THEY FIGHT THE PEOPLE'S BATTLE Following a conference be tween President, Roach of the Chicago Railways Co. and a com mittee representing the car men on the North and West sides, a peaceable adjustment of the diffi culties that threatened to result in a strike appeared probable. President Roach gave it out that the negotiations had pro gressed favorably, and a further conference would be held tomor row. He declined to say whether the discharge of Supt. Hogarth ' was demanded by the men as pre liminary to a settlement. The committee of employes made no statement. The alleged unfair actions of Hogarth are the main grievance of the employes. It is charged he has reduced the number of cars, and also cut down the running time, making it practically im possible for the crews to make time. The men say that when they are late on these unfair schedules they are fined or sus pended, and the punishment for minor offenses is too severe. 'We'll stand pat," said William Ouinn, president of the local car men's organization, before going into the conference. "We are in the right, and our grievances are greater than tKe public realizes. If the people were familiar with the question theywould not blame us. It is not our fault that there are not enough cars, and we are really fighting the public's battle." Supt. James B. Hogarth said this morning he would stand by all of his acts, and would not re sign. He declared there had never been a man fired who did not de serve it. President Roach said he did not have the power to dis charge Hogarth, and this action would be up to the board of di-' rectors. COP SLIPS ONE OVER ON THE BRIDGE TRUST ' New York, Feb. 9. There was much chuckling in the supreme court here today as the story of how "Paddy" Ryan, plain, unlet tered policeman, of Youngstown, O., beat the bridge trust, built the' Manhattan bridge, saved the city $800,000, and made 2,000,000 himself, was unfp)ded, The story -t;ame out in the suit of Cornelius J'. Sullivan, relative of "Big Tim," against Ryan. Cor nelius had been Ryan's partner in the deal, an& Ryan had heat him out of bis-'sKre of the profits, too. V The specifications for the bridge were carried out along the "eye bar" method at first. The sjsfegagjfg ....