The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-03
Strikers Chief Says IS
P. c. Of Philadelphia
Men VIII Quit.
MOB ATTACKS WORKERS;
POLICE ON 'L' TRAINS
Two Captains and Lieutenant
Suspended Crisis Expect
ed MOmentarily.

PHILADELPHIA. June 3.-That the
elevated subway system will be COM
pIetely tied up by midnight was the
declaration of C. o. Pratt, strike leader.
today when he addressed forty-nine
employees of the system at Forty
ninth and Market streets. He declared
that So per cent. of the men would be
out by 4 o'clock. He said he still had
trump card in reserve for the powsr
men
The IL" was tied up this morning for
short time by the desertion of his
car of motorman whose life had been
threatened. Other men quit from time
to time throughout the day
The Il" trains are under heavy po-
lice guard and policemen are placed
at all the stations of the line
Numerous riots broke out all over the
city today. Several persons have beer
injured. Extra special policemen have
been sworn in and the police officials
say they will be ready to cope with
any further outbreaks.
This afternoon Recorder Of Deeds
Ware said he and his associates In the
Republican leadership of the city win
end the strike. It is intimated they
will force arbitration.
PHILADELPHIA, June a-At 10
O'Clock today the elevated and subway
system Of the PhiladeIphia Rapid Tran
sit Company. which has been bull
wark OF strength for the company since
the strike began. became tied up by
partial strike Of its employees. The
trouble started when a west-bound
train reached the Forty-sixth street
station. Here the crew deserted and
the train was run to the Sixty-ninth
street terminal by men sent out from
that point. Subsequently other crews
deserted their trains at the Sixty-ninth
street terminal
The company officials would not dis
cuss the situation, but the ticket win
dows were closed and the crowds on
the platforms took to the streets
Benjamin Rice, the first motorman to
abandon his train. said that his wife
found note on the porch Of his little
home in West Philadelphia this morn
ing saying: IF you go to work we Will
blow up your house." This unnerved
him, and he felt he must quit. When
he abandoned his crowded train the
passengers sent up a loud cheer, and
this influenced the crew also to quit.
Other crews followed suit, and only a
few trains are being operated.
Mob Attacks Cars.
A serious disturbance occurred dur
rvz T. l. ~ H. -
phia, the scene of last nights riots,
when crowd attacked two trolley
cars which were manned by imported
workmen. The windows in the cars
were broken, the car crews were
seriously beaten. and many persons In
the crowd were hurt by flying bricks.
Several arrests were made.
AS the result of the disturbances in
Kensington last night Lieutenant of
Police Sykes. commander of the police
in the district, was suspended from
duty this morning, and will be tried be-
fore police board on a charge of fail
ing to lead his men against the rioters.
Sykes, It is said did not leave the sta
tion house during the rioting. J
Police Suspensions by Mayor.
This afternoon the Mayor ordered the
suspension OF Captains DUNCAN and
Thompson, two veterans in the citys
police service. No reason Is assigned,
but 1t is presumed they are charged
with failure to push the orders against
rioting
All of those injured in last nights
rioting will recover. About 100 are un-
der treatment in hospitals. The station
houses were filed with person crested
for disturbances
AS illustrating the ugly feeling en-
gendered by last nights rioting there
were more minor disturbances this
morning probably than at any time
since the strike began. yothing seri-
Gus happened. the strike sympathizers
merely devoting their energies to har-
assing the strike breakers. Each car
carries one or more policemen, but few
passengers. the public evidently being
afraid to ride. Thousands walk from
ohoica. however. as q means of s.get-
ting even with the transit company
for its recent increase In the rate Of
fare.
Four hundred additional sub-polire-
men MARA ~urnrr, In, fo1ax