The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-03-11
MANY BRANCHES or lkOusTNv
CRIPPLED AND NOTING
- RESUMED.
RIOIINC IS BEGUN AGAIN
sumo Gigantic proporttoos-
Wealthy Men Sworn IN Ter
Police Duty.

FoifnueiphsA fEtW ~@n suts
900 and :n.ooo union workers On
strike. 100 different branches os In
tassry affected and u renewal Of riot.
ing In which two men were shot. IL
the situation which consronts phlla-
deiphia.
called by the central labor Union and
the allied building trades council in an
effort tn force the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company tn arbisrase the dif.
farences with its striking employees. IL
IN fuil swing, The leaders calm II
viii gather force.
The police are appf~heasiye ~ TO
The outcome. With thousands of men
idle. forced to quit their usual voca.
Ions as their leaders Ailexe. because
Of the obstinaey Of the officials of
the Rapid Transit company II will b.
an easy matter 10 Ian In. spark OF
discomfort into a flame of iAwiessness.
The rioting. the most serious of
which occurred In tn. k~nslngton mill
district already In looked upon by the
police officials rs the foreranner of
what may be- expected, Director Clay.
however, has no hesitancy In declar.
Ing that he has enough men nj his
command Ia crush any uprising.
The Rapid Transit company stated
that every effort viii be made to main.
tain trolley service. Cars will be dis,
patched from all barns. they state. nj
As near regular intervals a. possible
and will be increased II police prosec.
ton Is given.
Cease 1T Midnight.
Encouraged by messages of sym
patty and of offers of assistance from
labor organizations from all parts OF
the country. the union workers Of
meny trades ceased work at midnight
and ~inaugurated what promises Il be
u of the greatest sympathetic strikes
ever Witnessed In the history Of Or
ganiged labor.
tras playing In the leading hotels and
cafes picked up their instruments and
started for their homes. Union cab
drivers md chaufreurs also abandon.
ed their posts at the hotels and rail-
road stations and cab and automobile
service was badly crippled. The driv-
ers Of both taxieab services In the city
are members of a union and refused
to take out their machines after the
strike had o IN into effect.
The committee of ten remained In
session at their headquarters all night
receiving reports from the various To-
cal unions. The labor leaders refused
To IN ON the report that the POI
lice officials you'd prevent the demon
stration planned.
While the labor leaders are recsiv-
Ing moral support from their fellow
%worknen In all parts of the country.
many associations Of employers have
sen letters and kilograms to the on
elals of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
compan, and the city officials com
mending the stand taken and urging
them To remain Arm In their determ-
ination not to submit to the strikers
demand for union ecognition.
All policemen. firemen and specials
wha have been on duty since the
strike began received orders To remain
1T their posts. The merg auto
mobiles AT the city hall courtyard
were increased In number and meas
ures taken to send "A force Of men to
any section OF the city at u moments
notice. Many of these machines are
driven by their owners. wealthy men
sho have volunteered for police duty
and have been sworn In by Director
Clay.
Two Men Are Shot.
William Draxler. aged az years, was
shot and probably fatally injured by
3 policeman who shot ut a crowd that
had congregated on Frankfort ave
nue. In the northeast section OF the
city.
While assisting = young woman
across = street intersection In the
northern section. Robert Modele. aged
~ years. was shot In the back BY
1olieemen who were endeayoring to
dispose u crowd that had been ston
Tx trolley cars. His condition lis seri-