The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-26
lloTlue N PHILADELPHIA.
REGULAR POLICE FORCE
GREATLY AUGMENTED.
00cers Of the City Take Steps to
eupprcss Disturbances - National
Guard Companies May be Used
National Organizer for Trolley
Mon Arrested.

H~ ArVss0y
Men Arressed
Philadelphia. Feb. 21.--Police on
clals took the initiative tonight In the
var being wsged between the striking
carmen and the officials OF the Phil
adelphla Rapid Transit Company
when they. arrested Clarence o.
Pratt. the national organiser OF the
Amalgamated Association OF Street
and Electric Railway Employees. on
warrant charging him with CON
epiring to incite to riot"
The warrant was served on Pratt
- ne was leaving an automobile In
which ne had been attended today's
nAss meeting OF the Union Carmen.
he Was locked up In the City Hall
and held to await hearing to-mor-
row morning. II ID reported that
warrants have been issued for other
labor leaders a. "a result OF . confer
enos held late today between District
Attorney Rotan. Director Of Public
safety Clay and Magistrate Beaton.
The police force was augmented to-
night BY swearing In. for riot duty.
NJ state Fsncibies. an independent
ml1ltAry organise tion Of about two
hundred members. who are not
af1liatsd with the National Guard.
but which orss nisation performed
service during the spanish-American
VAR. Under the agreement which
they hold their srmory from the city
they are Obliged to perform police
duty whom tailed upon
Plans ara also discussed tonight by
the companies OF the three regiments
- the Philadslphia National Guard
ln this city to moboiise their troops
q . moments notice. The mayor is
entitled TO call upon these troops un-
der . special Act OF the Assembly.
Governor Stuart and Adjt Gen.
Thomas J. Stewart are here tonight.
and. " necessary. call for outside
troops can be made at any time, but
this 10 not contemplated at present.
The regular force Of $500 police
and 5000 specials was also augment
- today by the swearing In of sixty
~ park guards and five hundred city
employees OF other departments.
These men viii begin service tomor-
row and assist the worn-out police
men. ~
"A ssrike-nrcakers Arriving.
a Five carloads OF strike breakers
reached here late tonight and were
loaded on trolley cars at the Pennsyi-
vaniS Railroad station In West Phil
AdeIphia and taken to the car barns
IN that section. A large squad Of
mounted police escorted the cars and
prevented IN threatened demonstrate
fon by mob of several thousand,
which had assembled. Trouble Is
sxpscted following the uss of these
men on the cars tomorrow.
Reports vary as to the number Of
cars In service today. The company
claimed that seven hundred were In
operation. but the pickets watching
al thel car barns reported at the
hsAdquarters of the striking trolley
1nsn that only 124 cars were run
hing on all lines. They also reported
that. nine crews Of strike-breakers
who left the Frankford barns this
morning had deserted their cars.
All cars were withdrawn from the
surface lines at o'clock tonight. the
company stating they did not desire
20 endanger the lives OF their loyal
employees.
Rioting In the very heart of the
business section Of the city. the at
tempted burning OF another car and
many petty attacks by the strike
Umpathixers led the police officials
90 enlarge their force by every ex-
psdient and to consider the calling
out Of the state militia The arrest
OF Leader Pratt caused a sensation
and resulted I'm renewed rumors of q
general sympathetic strike Of all the
one hundred thousand union man I'm