Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-22
Organizer of AmaIgan1ated As
sociation Of Carmen Placed
in Jail on Charge of Conspir-
acy to lncite Riot,
WARRANTS OUT FOR
OTHER LABOR OFFICIALS S
Yesterday Marked by Rioting
in All Portions of City, Ma
tionaI Guard Regiments Mo-
biIized for Duty

IBy Morning journal Special reased Wirel
Philadelphia, Feb. 21.-Police Off
cials took the initiative tonight in the
war being waged between the striking
carmen and the officials of the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit company when
they arrested Clarence q. Pratt, the
national organizer Of the Amalga-
mated Association Of street and Glec-
tric employees, on n warrant charging
him with conspiracy to incite to riot.
The warrant was served on Pratt
ms he was leaving an automobile after
he had attended n mass meeting of the
union carmen He was locked up in
the city hall and held TO await hear
ing tomorrow morning
II Is rumored that warrants have
been issued for other labor leaders as
a result of a conference late today
between District Attorney Rotan, Di-
rector of Puplic $ lay and Mag
istrate Beaton.
The police force was augmented to-
night by swearing in for riot duty of
the state Fencibles an independent
military organization of about 200
members.
Plans are being discussed tonight BY
the commanders Of three local regi-
ments Of the Pennsylvania national
Nttttlu 10 AlOBlillG tiifI ilVOBN az ~
moments notice frhs naTQr H. en-
titled to call upon these troops. Gov
ernor Stuart and Adjutant General
Thomas j. stewart are here tonight
and, if necessary, a call for outside
troops can be made at any time, but
this is not contemplated
Five carloads of strike breakers
reached here tonight and were loaded
on the trolley ears at the Pennsylvania
railroad station at West Philadelphia
station and taken TO car barns in that
section
Reports vary as to the number Of
cars in service today. The company
claimed that 700 cars were IN opera
tion, but the pickets Watching the car
barns reported that only "a cars We're
in operation and that nine crews OF
strike breakers that left the Frankfort
barns this morning had deserted
Cars We're Withdrawn at 6 o'clock
tonight, the company stating 1t did not
desire to endanger the lives of its loyal
employees
Rioting in the very heart of the
business section of the city, the att
tempted burning OF another car, and
many petty attacks by strike sympa- !
thizers led the police officials to en-
large their force and 20 consider the /
calling out Of the state militia. The |
arrest of Leader Pratt also caused a
sensation and resulted in renewed |
rumors of a general sympathetic !
strike of all the 100000 UNION men in
Philadelphia
The first serious disturbance oc-
Cured in the center of the city in
front OF the Reading terminal station, I
within a stone sthroW Of Central po- |
lice station. AS a car was proceeding
out Market street, a small boy jerked |
the trolley pole from the wire, caus- |
ing blockade of cars.
A pile OF building material on the /
street provided ammunition for. the |
lawless element and soon the stand /
ing ears were shoWered with bricks
An attempt was made to arrest the !
leader Of the boys and this was the 1
signal for a violent outbreak. In the !
meantime. a wagon of an electrical /
company had been robbed of incan-
descent globes. They were used as /
missiles and exploded with pistol-like I
reports. Workmen on the roofs OF
nearby buildings joined in the bonn
bardment.
The exploding lamps startled the \
timid and there was q mad rush for
safety as the cry went up that dyna-
mite was being brought to tear up the
tracks. After battle of nearly an hour .
the police drove the rioters back and
the cars went on their way with 4
scarcely a whole pane of glass in the
line
one of the most serious outbreaks .
occurred in the northeastern mill dis
trict, where all traffic was suspended
early in the day. William Maloney,
said to be strike breaker, from New
York. had his skull fractured with "A
brick.
Dynamite caps were used by strike
sympathizers in many sections of the Il
city. but they did not cause serious
damage.
After stopping a car with one of
these explosions, the mob attempted Il
to SET the car on fire. A squad of
policemen with loaded revolvers dis
persed the mob but not untn Edward
Morgan, the conductor, had been bad
ly beaten.
Although 5000 people were in the
crowd only about five arrests were
made.
Feeling that the police We're too
sympathetic with the strikers ana
strike sympathizers in their home
localities, the director of public safety
tonight ordered "A general shifting of
the force
\ curious incident in the situation
developed by the strike occurred this
AFTERNOON. when a man charged with
roDDing a 1ewelry store. and who was
Delng arrested by a policeman was
taken from the officer by a mob of
strlke sympathizers. When the pris-
"her attempted 10 escape the police
man drew his revolver and shot him
~ the leg. While the damage done