The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22

Philadelphia, February :1.-Poltce
officials took the initiative tonight in
the war being wnEed between the
strikinE car men and the eficials OF
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany, when they arrested Clarence q.
Pratt, the national organizer OF the
AninlGamated Assoclaiioa of Street
and Electric hallway E<4.soycs. on Al
warrant charging him with "conspir.
ing to iucite riot,
The warrant was issued ON mn mn.
davit sworn to by Detective Er.nr
oConnor. 1t was served on Pratt fol-
lowing to-day's mnss- meeting OF the
union carmen. He was locked un to
await henrinE tomorrow morning.
The police force was aug me rtcd to.
night by swearing In, for riot duty. OF
! the State Fcnciblcs, an independent
military organization OF about 200
1 members.
The regular force OF $500 police and
5000 specials was also enlarged to-
day by the swearing in of Sc park
guards and 800 city employees OF other
arllnents. Ihese men will begin
4 DUTY Tomorrow and assist the worn
out policemen, who have been on con-
slant duty on every street car.
strikc-Brcakcrs Imported.
i Five carloads of strike -breakc crs
reached here late tonight and We're
loaded op trolley cars at the Penn
! sylvania Railroad station. in West
/ Philadelphia, and taken to car barns
in that section. A largo squad OF
mounted police escorted the cars and
4 prevented threatened demonstration
by mob of several thousand which
had assembled. Trouble Is expected
following the use of these men on the
cars tomorrow. The company claimed
that 700 cars were in operation to-day,
but the pickets reported that only 124
cars we're in operation on all lines.
All cars were Withdrawn from the
surface tines at o'clock tonight, off,
cials of the company stating they did
not desire to endanger the lives OF
their loyal employees.
4 Rioting in the very heart OF tho
, business section OF the city, the at
tempted burning of another car and
many petty attacks by strike sympa-
i thizers led the police officials to en-
large their forco by every expedient
, and to consider the calling out Of the
State militia The arrest of Leader
Pratt also caused sensation. and re-
/. suited in renewed rumors Of g. general
sympathetic strike OF all the 100000
!, union men in this city
The day opened favorably for the
/. Rapid Transit Company The heavy
downpour of rain. which began short
l ly after midnight, deferred those
!. who were the ring-leaders in yester-
/ days lawlessness from beginning their
J, depredations early to-day. and at the
, same time dampened the ardor of those
cars.
; Breaks into Flame.
But as the day wore on and tho sun
appeareds the spark which had been
, smoulderlng again broke into a flame
; The first serious disturbance occurred
In the centre Of the city in front of the
Reading terminal station at Twelfth
and Market Streets. AS a car was pro-
ceedine out Market Street. small hoy
jerked the trolley pole from the wire
causing block OF cars. A pile OF
! vidcd ammunition for the lawless ele.
y, nlent, and soon tho standing cars were
shoWered with bricks and other mis-,
ISLES. Another attempt was made n
| arrest the ringleader of the boys. anc
!; this was the signal for a violent ont
: | break by many OF the thousands q
idlers who had gathered In the .y1cin
Z ity. The street was filed with a sl,rss ,u.e.
q Inr. crowd when three electric patrols
{ flied with police from the CITY IralI
: reached the scene, T55f 4, @ .s55 u
$ In the meantime, wagon a. ~.
$ lphiladelphia Electric Company W N
: heen raided. and many incand escans
! lamp globes taken and used as N issjIa,
! which exploded with postol- like s Ia IA
Il ports y III. ss sS
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