Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-05
LEADER OF THE MEN DECLARES
THAT IS PER CENT OF THE
PHILADELPHIA TRACTION EN-
PLoYEs HAVE LEFT POSTS.
DEEDS OF VIOLENCE
CONTINUED TODAY
RIOTS LAST NIGHT
WHEN ONE POLICEMAN WAS
WOUNDED AND MANY HURT,
DISTURBANCES ARE RENEWED.

DIS TURBANCES ARE RENEWED.
Philadelphia, June ga sensa.
ton was created this afternoon
when the mayor ordered the sus-
pension Of Captains DUNCAN and
Thompson, two veterans in the
city's police service. No reason
Is assigned, but it is presumed
they are charged with failure to
vigorously push the orders against
riotine. The authorities have or
dered the saloons in the north
east section where riotng occur
red last night to be closed at
o'clock tonight.
Mayor Reyburn said this after
noon that developments are ex-
pected that may end the strike
at any minute. It Is believed ar
filtration Is in sight. All the sa-
looms were ordered closed at
o'clock tonight.
Philadelphia, Pa, June 3.-At II
o'clock this morning the elevated anf
subway system of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company which hav,
been a bulwark of strength for the
company since the strike began, be
came tied up by a partial strike of Ks
The trouble started when
a crew deserted west bound train III
the Forty-sixth street station. Subs.
quently other crews deserted trains al
the Sixty-ninth street terminal.
Serious disturbances occurred this
in northeast Philadelphia
the scene of last nights riots, when 6
crowd attacked two trolley cars
which were manned by imported work
men. Windows in the cars wer,
broken and the car crews seriousl.
beaten. Many persons in the crow,
were hurt by flying bricks. Severa
arrests were made.
Neglect Charged to Police Chief.
AS result of the disturbances II
Kensington last night Lieutenant q
Police Sykes, commander Of the "a
lice in that district, was suspende;
from duty this morning and will b.
tried before the police board on tn
charge of failing to lead the mel
against the rioters.
At II o'clock c. 0. Pratt, the strilt'
leader, announced that he had calle'
out the elevated and subway men AM
that IS per cent of the service of tn
system was tied up. The compan
claims there is no strike, that onl
two crews quit and their places wer
filled.
Riot at Noon Today.
While there was much disorder Il
day in the districts that saw the riot
ing last night the business sectio
was quiet until the noon hour whe
the streets filled with men and boy
employed by business houses. Their
wre sevral disturbances that bordere
on riot. A block from the post offlc
crowd surrounded a car, dragged tn
motorman and conductor off and bea
them, and for while the air was fl
led with brickbats.
The windows and show cases of
drug store were destroyed by flynn
missiles. Women passengers in tn
car crouched terrified on the floc
while the car windows were bein
smashed Policeman McDermott wa
hit on the head by a brick and sever
ly hurt On a riot call patrol WACO
filed with policemen scattered th
crowd and made several arrests. Ate
/ o'clock things quoted down.
The Trouble Last Night.
One policeman shot and fatally il
iured, nearly hundred person
bruised and battered either by polio
men or strike sympathizers and fly
cars wrecked and burned, Is the r
suit of an attempt on the part of tt
| Philadelphia Rapid Transit compaI
to operate cars last night by importe
strikebreakers
The point at which the most serioi
rioting occurred is known as the Ke
j sington mill district. In this sectic
of the city there lives nearly ever
nationality, the foreign element pr
dominating. When the traction col
4 pany announced yesterday afternot
that cars would be run last Nigh
nearly all storekeepers in the he
sington district, knowing the temp
of the residents there, closed the
stores promptly at 6 o'clock. AS OF
car after another left the car ba
explained I do not know
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