The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-23
Two Thousand Windows Broken and City Is
Without Supply Of Glass-=-Tin Soldiers
Are Made RidiCulouS===l0O, 900 Men to
March to the City Hall

Phlladclphla, Feb. 23.-Thrce dead
two lying at the point OF death II
hospitals and moro than a thousand
persons injured. is the toll eXactet
by the reign OF lawlessness which has
existed In this city for three days
since the street car strike started
IL Is understood that Mayor Hey
burn is anxious TO call upon the state
troops. but Director OF Public Safety
Clay is opposed to this procedure
The director urges that tho state po
lice. an experienced mounted organi
za,ion, which has done effective duty
In different parts OF the state, should
at first be called upon. There are
however,, only 200 men In this organi'
zation, but they are the pick OF the
state.
Thus far the rioters have made
their attacks. The northeastern sec
ton Of the city and Market street, un-
der the very eyes of the mayor. have
boen the main scenes OF their opera
tionS
Dynamite was used last night in n
car barn In the northwest section,
where fifteen policemen were asleep.
No ono was injured.
The fact that the strike was not de-
clared by President John ]. Murphy
OF the Central Labor union acted as
respite TO the tired police officials
of the city who were anticipating a
strike OF 100000 men. A move Is on
foot. however. 10 have the sympathiz-
ers parade peacefully TO the city hall.
100000 strong. and thereby show tho
mayor and other officials the gigan-
tic proportions of the threatened up
rising,
FencIbles Are Tin Soldiers.
a careful investigation Of the situa-
tlon shows that Murphy. as head Of
the Central Labor union. has no power
10 order general strike, but is only
rested with the authority to suggest
one. II then rests with each trade
union to act upon the matter.
The placing on guard OF the state
fenciblcs, along Lehigh avenue yes
terday. Is admitted TO have been a
mistake The members OF this organ.
ization, which enjoys the use OF city
armory. are mostly very young men,
some of them mere boys. They were
placed all along the street, and when
the residents of the great mill district
of Kensington heard of the arrival of
the young soldiers they turned out in
force 10 greet them.
Practical jokes OF every description
were played upon the members OF the
fonclbles. Some wore partially
stripped of their clothes and, after
their arms had been taken from them
were chased up and down the streets
by bands OF young roughs, The girls
OF the districts collected the brass
buttons from the uniforms as souve-
Mrs. The soldiers were not assembled
IN squads, but We're stationed some
times q square apart One girl stuck
hatpin In q soldiers back. which
caused him to jump. and the crowd
TO laugh
Boys Attacked Trolley Cars.
That the attacks on trolley cars In
the northeast section were, in n num-
her Of cases. planned by gangs OF
boys. In shown by the ante-mortem
statement made last night by one OF
the youths shot In yesterdays riotlng.
More than 1000 persons have been
arrested for rioting and &c have been
indicted by the grand jury.
The stock Of window glass in the
city suitable for store windows has
been exhausted. and no more broken
windows can be replaced until more
glass Is supplied. More than 2.00l
windows were broken yesterday
At 9 o'clock this morning the Trac-
tion company announced that IL had
=. ip 0
at tho Same hour yesterday. This
creased during the day TO 500. The
company also announced that II had
enough men TO man 1.400 cars. II tho
city would provide sufficient police
protection.
AS one or two policemen are on
each car. the company says tho city
is not in position to furnish protec-
ton 10 all the cars and At the same
time take caro- OF the general police
situation The number Of cars nor
mally operated is 1900.
Police Guard the Cars.
The Traction company opened it's
Franhord line today for the first time
since the strike started. When the
hrSt car was started out II carried
four policemen, but no passengers.
When 1t turned from Frankford ave-
nue. into Kensington avenue II was
met by four mounted policemen. who
rode behind II along that highway
which has been the scenc OF much
disorder At every twenty feet along
the avenue stood policeman with
heavy riot club yard long.
Both sides OF the street were well
filled with people, but the show OF
police force had q quieting effect.
Car Fired Upon.
At Forty-fourth and Lancaster ave
nuc, in West Philadelphia, about 9
o'clock two cars coupled together and
carrying twelve passengers and two
policemen were fred on by an unIden
ilned man standing at the curb. With
the 0rst shsi the passengers. four of
whom were women. threw themselves
on the floor Of rho car. The police
men gave chase. but the man got
away.
Tho third death as a result OF tho
conflict between the police and STRIKE
sympathizers occurred today. whcr
John Hough, is years old, died In th'
semaritan hospital.
A policeman. who was protecting Z
ufn