The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
State TROOPS ARE
| HELD READY FOR
STRIKE DUTY
Call for Soldiers Is Signed and Will
Be Sent To Governor II Riots
Continue - Both Sides
Al Claim Victory.
Fifteen Policemen Have Narrow
Escape as Car Barn Is Blown
Up With Dynamite

PHILA OELPHIA. Feb. 23.-DetC r.
liinec action on thc part OF the Pc
ice and The state fencibles and tn,
nreat TO call out 10000 Nationa
iuardsmen. has evidently cooled the
emper OF the street car rioters fol
10 disturbance has been reported since
asst night.
The police are enGeaVoring today :.
un down those responsible for tn,
Nrecking With dynamite of the north
vest corner OF the Philadelphia Rapid
ransit Co. 5 barn at Ridge and York
yes. last night. fifteen policeme1
Who were quarterec In the barn mar
owly escaped death The explosion
occurred as G. O. Pratt was about 70
ddress meeting Of ear men at a
all at Ridge-aYe. and Dauphin ~
he building "a well as others, was
haken by the eXpiosion.
The street car officials say this
morning they nave more cars run
ing than at any time since the be.
inning OF the strike
Several sympathetic STRIKES were
allied yesterday. but IL is impossible
can be said, however. that the ma
prity OF the 10000 union men reported
nut yesterday. laid of for Washing
ons birthday and that most of them
eturned 10 work today.
No tangible efforts have been made
nus far 10 end the strike The strik-
RS declare the failure of the company
operate thorough and safe service
III a. H..l,t ffa.V
he company must yield 10 their de
hands.
On the other hand. the company Of
cial5 declare they have sufficient men
o man all their cars as soon as they
re given proper police protection.
So far $50 cars have been attacked
nd partially wrecked by the rioters.
In conference with Mayor Reyburn
md Sheriff Gllfain. Gov. Stuart is said
o have expressed his willingness to
rider out the entire state militia for
trike duty whenecer the authorities
all upon him for the troops.
The call for the troops was accord.
hgly prepared and signed. but not de-
lvereds- II. will be held in readiness
be sent TO Gov Stuart the instant
becomes necessary.
Poltcc Cnsrge On crowd.
A score OF shots We're fired in riot
i the corner OF Market and Ninth
is. in front of the federal postoffice
bte Tuesday afternoon.
Scores o! persons were beaten up
" the policemen in their efforts to
lear the streets Of $4,000 persons who
gathered on Market-st.. from the city
all TO South FIfth-st. and hurled
tones at every car that passed.
The policemen thus far have been
ring into the air but their tempers
re being sorely tried and II Is feared
hat serious results VIII follow II the
toning Of the cars continues
A company of the state fencibles
jailed out TO do police duty, fixed bay
Pnets and charged a large crowd OF
ioters at the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, five blocks from the city hall
tuesday afternoon. The mob. which
ad been stoning street cars, broke
nd fed before the advance Of the sol
iers.
The rain stopped about noon and in.
tantly the crowd began collecting
long the downtown streets. At first
he car crews were merely booted but
alter small boys. In an apparent spirit
bf fun, began throwing missiles at the
cars. From one end of Market-st. to
ne other the pelting OF the cars con.
inued.
In front OF the postoffice crowd
BIZ at least 10000 persons gathered
they were mostly spectators and took
no part in the stoning OF the cars
Every car was filed with policemen
Half a dozen automobiles from the
tity hall loaded with policemen and
bremen, charged down the middle OF
he packed stree, scattering the
crowds.
Brick Hurled at Car.
The first shot came from a Uniform
I'D policeman on the rear OF car
which turned over Ninth-st A brick
anne through the back end of the
Ear. The officer dropped the rear
Window OF the car, pushed his rifle
through and fired From the crack OF
he rife ii sounded as IL he was using
b blank cartridge. No one dropped.
bnd the crowd. embodened. began
cheering and throwing more stones.
other cars were treated similarly and
more shots were fired
II would have been impossible to
have fired into so vast crowd with
out killing and manning persons and
for that reason II Is believed ball
cartridges are not being used thus far.
President Murphy. or the Contra!
abor union. appeared I'm strike
headquarters Tuesday afternoon and
declared that no general strike
had been called. He said. hoH.
ever, that he had sent letters
to the presidents OF every union
IN Philadelphia, asking that they as
certain how their men stood on the
question OF a sympathetic strike. To
determine this a referendum vote VIII
have To be held by each individual
union. Several days will elapse be-
fore this referendum vote can be held.
Even If the members vote for a sym
pathetic strike. IL viii be deferred as
long as possible and will not be called
until IL appears that there is no other
method open TO win the street car
strike. The vote will merely ascec-
tain the Views OF the men and will not
precipitate the strike until IL 3
thought by the union leaders TO be
absolutely necessary.
President Murphy said he would call
a general strike after the arrest and
imprisonment OF C. o. Pratt. the lead