The Washington times., 1910-02-23


cover.
The official statement on this subject
follows;
May Sue City.
'There-can be no question Of the city $
responsibility in the matter of losses
caused by riotinE and mob violence We
certainly intend to ask, and. IL compelled
70 do so, TO sue the municipality for
the recovery of every dollar we shall
have lost in the strike riots by the de-
struction Of our property
With more than 1,00O policemen sta
toned at intervals OF twenty feet along
the car tracks. six cars were run out
from the car barn at Frankford avenue
and Bridge street this mOning. -Four
which were operated by men said to be
strike breakers imported Sunday from
New York
These cars sent out this morning are
the first that have been run I'm the
northeast since the rloting Sunday att
ernOon. Crowds had gathered early in
the neighbOrhood Of the car barn at
Frankford avenue and Bridge street
and a few stones were thrown as the
ears pulled ont Of the barn Threats
were made by the strike sympathiZers.
but the army Of police kept the crowds
from gathering in large force.
Shoots At Two Men.
There was some disorder in some parts
Of the city during the morning. however
but not to 80 marked an extent as yes
terday. At FOrty-third street and Ian
caster avenue a man entered an Arch
street car. and a few seconds after the
car started drew two revOlvers from his
pockets and. aiming at the conductor
and motorman. fired at both of them at
the same instant. He missed both Of
his shots, and the bullets crashed
through the car window and into the
front window Of the Empire Title and
Trust Company. at Belmont and Ian
caster avenues The police on the car
CNerpowered him before he could shoot
again, and he was taken TO city hall.
The second death from yesterday
rioting took place Chis morning, when
John HsuEh. youth, OF 100 MaScner
from bullet wounds in the back Of the
neck. HeuCh was shot by policeman
in the riot at WestEOreland street and
ermantown avenue. Three boys shot
ia the disturbance in the hensington
district are believed TO be dying at the
hospitals.
List of Fatalities Grows.
Shots from the police and the free-use
OF iron slugs, dynamite. stones, and
bricks by the rioters may bring the
total death list of yesterdays fatalities
up 10 eight.
4 policeman was knocked down on
Lehigh avenue early this morning with
a cash in his forehead rive rioters
were treated at the hospitals this morn
ing for injuries received during the
mill hands riot on Germantown avenue
Altogether. Tuesday was the blOOdiesJ
day OF the strike and the injured number
INTO the hundreds.
Several sympathetic strikes were called
yesterday, but il is impossible 10 deter
mine how many men are out It can be
said. however. that the majority or the
@OOGO union men reported out yesterday
were men who laid off for washington s
Birthday and that most Of them return
ed 10 work today.
Strikers Are Hopeful.
No tangible efforts have been made
thus far 10 end the strike. The strikers
declare the failure n the company TO
operate thorough and safe service will
win the tight for them. They declare
the company must yield to the demands
Of the men
On the other hand. the company Of
ficials declare they have sufficient men
10 man all their cars as soon as they
are given proper police protection.
Up 70 date 80 cars have been attacked
See Senator PeGrose.
William Tracy. president OF the Allied
BuiJding Trades; James O'TOole, vice
president; Harr. Parker, OF the United
Trade Association, and Rein Orr. gen
eraI secretary Of the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street and Electric Rail
way Employees, returned today from
Washington, where they went TO confer
with Senator PenrOse on the trolley
situation. They declare they are hope
ful Senator PenrOSe will use his In
fuence 10 end the strike. Penrose. they
say, expressed himself strongly about
the strike, saying II should never have
occurred. They declare the Senator
promised to use his influence TO prevent
TIE sending Of State troops 90 duty here
i. r Pierce executive assistant 20
President Kruger, Of the Rapid Transit
Company, declared today the company
would not arbitrate.
n the old men come back. IT must be
as individuals" -he said. I'VE will not
negotiate with the union