The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-22
STRIKE SYMpATHIzERS
BREED TROUBLE AND RIOT
Usually Stald Quaker City Filled
with Wild AIaTums and
Disturbance
(By Associated Press.)


Philadelphia, Feb. 22-President
Murphy oil Central Labor union has
called a general strike Of organized
labor in Philadelphia IN sympathy
with the striking street railway en-
lloyees. II Is claimed that between
Nryentyliye and one hundred thouS.
and men viii respond to the call.
Strike leader Pratt was given
hearing thls morning and was held
under three thousand dollars bail
charged with melting riot, conspir-
aey and disordorly conduct.
The police force Mas augmented
lasl night by swearing in. for riot
duty Of The state fenciblos, an indc-
pendent military organization Of
about 900 members, who arc no ar
liliatod with the National guard. Tho
organization performed service dur.
Ing the Spanish American war.
The regular force Of $500 police
and 1000 specials WAS enlarged by
the swearing ia Of 66 park guards
and 800 city employees OF other dcrf
paflments ~ef
Five carloads OF strikebreakers
reached here late last night and wera
loaded on trolley cars at the Pennsyl-
vanla railroad station in West Phil.
adelphia and taken 10 car barns Ia
Chat section A large squad Of mount
cd police escorted the cars and pre-
vented threatened demonstration
by mob of several thousand which
had assembled
Riotlng Sill Exists
All cars were withdrawn at s
o'clock last night, the company stat
Ing it did not desire to endanger the
lives OF It's loyal employees.
Rloting In the very heart OF the
business section Of the city, the at
tempted burning OF another car, and
many petty attacks by strike sympa-
thizers led the police officials 10 en-
large their force BY every expedient
and to consider the calling out Of the
state militia. The arrest OF Leader
Pratt also caused a sensation and re-
suited In renewed yigors OF a general
sympathetic strike of all the 100000
union men In this city.
AS car was proceeding out Mar.
ket street small boy Ierked the
trolley pole from the wire. causing q
blockade OF ears A pile of building
material on the street provided am
munitlon for the lawless element and
soon the standing cars were shower.
7 ed with bricks and other missiles. An
attempt was made TO arrest the lead
or OF the boys and this was the sig-
nal for violent outbreak by many
Of the thousands of idlers who had
gathered IN theJ vicinity. In tho
meantime wagon of an electric
company had been robbed OF mean
decent lamp globes. which were
usod as missiles, exploding like pis-
tol reports WOfkmen on the roofs
ol nearby buildings Joined In the
bumbardment
The exploding lamps startled the
timid and there was mad rush to
seek safety as The cry went up that
4 dynamite was being used 70 tear up
the tracks
After battle OF nearly an hour tho
police finally drove the rioters back
and the cars proceeded on their way
with scarcely a whole light OF glass
In the long line.
One Of the most serious outbreaks
} occurred in the northeast mill dis
trici. where all the traffic was sus-
pended early in the day. William
= Nalonoy said to be 4 strikebreaker
from Now YUrk. had his skull frac'
tnrrd with a brick.
Dynamite caps We're used by strike
sympathixers iu many sections OF tho
cily, but did not cause serious dam
age
Afior stopping q ear with one or
iheir explosives The mob attempted
tu sci the car on fire. A squad OF
policemen with loaded reyolvers dis
Dersed the mo hut not until Edward
Morgan. the conductor had been bad
Is boalcn. rYAHhoWhuaisa pefasps
eaag IN flal.H lowdHlAd AHboaY' flYa
slflIsis werl 1Hado 1'lou :" 'V""'
That o eeueEa-&Alike uf the labor
I organizations Of this city would ha
/ ealisti possibly Thursday. was posi-
lively stated at the car mems head
quarters At midnight, by John j..
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