Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
RIOTiNC IN
GARMENTS STRIKE
Mob In Philadelphia Batter Cars
to Pieces and Burn Them.
SCORES or PEOPLE INJURED

FIRST Attempt to Run Cars at Night
Leads to Violence and BIoodshed.
Strike-Breakers Deserted Cars and
FILED For Their Lives-Mobs Defed
khs Police.
philadelphia, June 3.---One police
anan shot and probably fatally injured.
nearly hundred persons bruised and
battered, either by policemen or by
strike sympathizers, and five cars
wrecked and then burned, Is the re-
ssaIt of an attempt on the part of the
philadelphia Rapid Transit company
It's operate their cars at night by i'm.
ported strike-breakers.
The point at which the most serious
9soting occurred Is known as the Ken
sington mill district In this section
of the city there live nearly every ma
tionality, the foreign element predom.
mating. When the Traction company
:sRnounced that cars would be run at
might nearly all the storekeepers in
The Kensington district, knowing the
temper of the residents there, closed
their stores promptly at six o'clock
As one car after another left the car
barn crowds stood on the street cor
ners in suJlen silence.
Boy Starts the Trouble.
Finally boy cried "scab," and i'm
mediately he was pursued by police
man who was riding on a car. AS the
officer started for the youth the crowd
closed in upon him, and so quickly
was this done that he was unable to
taken from him and is believed to
nave been the same revolver with
which Policeman Levy was shot a few
minutes later.
The fire which had been smouldering
now burst into flame of fury. The
Nobtective point was Allegheny ave-
nue., and in less than an hour seven
cars were wrecked. Ave being demol.
esahed and burned. The police officials
were powerless at the moment to COM
hat the mob, but a riot call brought
shsIf hundred bluecoats to the scene
and the crowd was driven back. But
the damage had been done, and there
was little need of the preservers OF the
peace so long as no attempt was made
60 run cars from the barn. This the
company abandoned.
To Move a Car Meant a Riot.
While this serious disturbance was
an progress in the northeastern sec
;xon of the city there were incipient
riots at the car barns at Sixteenth
xn1 jackson streets in the down town
district ssnd at Forty ninth street and
WOOD !aIG avenue and Forty first street
. and Ffaycvferd avenue in the West
Philacelptia district. The crowd grew
menacing when an attempt was made
60 run cars from the down town barns,
sud q policeman who endeavored to
quell the disturbance was ducked in
sFater trough twenty-five plain
: clothes men and policemen were rush
cd to the scene on a special trolley.
and after the cars were run back into
the barn there was no further trouble.
The rioting In West Philsielphia was
caused by the attempt to take out
Scxrs. Some strike syrnpatSizers pulled
Sfks tro1leys from the wire and cut the
Tupe. Several arrests were made, but
in many instances the policemen were
unable to get their prisoners to the
station houses on account of the bois-
3 ferrous and fighting crowds
To attempt TO move a car rnssnt
q riot, and it was decided to close all
barns for the night. The balloons were
allowed to remain open. bat they were
mot patronized to any great extent by
the trolleymen, they having beeS eau
toned by their leaders earlier in the
day to remain away from saloons.
Politics In the Strike.
The Central Labor onion has deter
= mined to take advantage OF the po-
Htical features involved in the strike,
and at a meeting of its conference
committee decided to issue call upon
al its members and sympathizers to
celebrate next Saturday. which is the
primary election day here. as white
ribbon day The white ribbon is the
emblem chosen by the striking car
men. Their sympathizers are asked
by the Central Labor union to wear
4LnIs emDiem on eleCtlou udy anu W
vote for d. Clarence Gibboney for dis
trtf attorney, and President Murphy.
of Gns union, for city treasurer in OPP
position to the slated Republican NOM
! snees.
AN attorney for the strikers caused
warrants to be issued for the arrest
of two policemen who are alleged to
anoun STRUCK ono NJ the gtrikprS with
cut sufficient provocation. Writs OF
habeas corpus have also been issued
for the release of strikers who have
fbaen committed 10 prison.
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