Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-25
Two Methods Suggested for Selecting
Members Of the Board.
TATE POLICE ARE ON DUTY
Less Disorder Than on Any of Three
Preceding Days.
COMPANY is HIRING MEL
Notice that Employees who Are Hurt
During Riots Will De Cared
For-BOy Disturbers
Locked Up.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. A-The first
open move to bring about a settlement OF
the street car strike in this city was made
today when a committee composed OF
clergymen OF many denominations offered
two plans to the company and the strikers
The first plan calls for a board OF ar
bitration to be composed Of two Judges.
two clergymen, two business men and
! seventh member TO be chosen by the other
six. 1t Is proposed that each side select
! three Of the arbitrators. II this plan does
not meet with approval the clergymen
suggest that board Of arbitration be
agreed upon to be composed Of the state
railroad commission and four other per-
sons, two to be chosen by each side.
A man was arrested In the northern part Of
the city today a charge Of attempting
to dynamite cars. 1t is said he implicated
several other men.
Mounted Police in Charge
Mounted and amply equipped for any kind
Of service, the four companies of the Penn.
sylvania state police, numbering 200 men,
arrived here today ready to assist the local
authorities in maintaining order while the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company at
tempts to operate It's cars.
The troopers are ell picked men. veteran,
of the regular arr y. who have seen riot
duty In all parts OF the state. Their pres
ence is expected TO have a salutary effect
upon the lawless element that has been
wrecliing street cars in different sections
of the city.
Arriving in the railroad yards In the
! northern section of the city each company
quickly detrained their horses while a
curious crowd looked on. The command to
mount was given and they ciattered along
the streets to the Second Regiment armory
at Broad and Susquehanna avenue. where
headquarters have been established during
| their stay here.
/ After the men had breakfast they were
sent to Kensington., II Is the first time the
state policemen have seen service in Phil
adelphla since they were organized five
years ago. In Kensington they were dis
tributed in squads in different sections uf
the great manufacturing center. Unless
downright rebellion against civil authority
arises, the troopers viii not carry their
carbnes.
I'VE Will not need our carbines" said
Captain Linn G. Adams Of Company C.
I'VE do not expect serious trouble.
think the riot sticks and revolvers will be
all the weapons we win need.
Our men know how to take care OF
themselves as well as to handle crowds.
hog 1l9O bbeg oIu6IS NlLnOul asking the
why and wherefore OF them"
For the first time the Rapid Transit com.
pany succeeded in running It's cars until
6 O'Clock on the Frankford line, which
penetrates this unruly territory At that
hour cars on all lines were returned to the
respective barns.
Rioters Are Captured.
Four policemen guarded each car and
az
automobiles. Whenever a group of men
formed anywhere on the street, the de-
tectives rushed them and followed the ring
leaders even into houses until they cap
tured them. In spite Of the vigilance OF
the police many car windows were broken
and the company was finally Obliged to
use sheet iron windows In place of glass
panes.
While the police were busy Keeping tracks
clear for the lines in KensinEton, the lines
in other parts OF the city were run on much
reduced schedules and on several of the
West Philadelphia and downtown lines no
attempt was made TO run cars all day.
although these sections were comparatively
quiet.
The shopping district on Market street
was again the scene Of almost continuous
disturbances, especially at the noon hour.
No one was seriously injured. however.
Bolts Thrown at Police.
Baldwins Locomotive works was the
scene of a disturbance during the lunch
hour OF the hundreds OF employees. One
employe was shot In the foot and about
fifty shots were fired at laborers. who
sought refuge on the upper floors Of the
buildings and hurled bolts and nuts at the
policemen who were guarding cars IN this
district Every time head appeared at a
window 1t was the target for q bullet from
a policeman's revolver. The / O'Clock
whistle signalling the expiration of the
lunch hour brought hostlllties to a close.
The city high schools, which are attended,
by pupils from all sections OF the oitv.
are located near these Industrial plants
which have been bombarding the cars with
bolts. In order not to endanRer the rves
OF the pupils who would be forced 10 rldo
on the cars, the Board Of Education today
decided not TO open the two schools for
girls during the remainder Of the week.
Late yesterday the Rapid Transit company
issued statement In which II is claimed
that the strikers cannot and viii not win
In part the statement follows.
There is no possibility OF this company
dealing on any basis with tho men who
have engineered the events OF the last three
days.
THE men who have stood by us and the
new men who have come 10 us may be sure
that we shall stand By them.
There will be no settlement which In
cludes taking back the men who have led
and encouraged mob violence"
Rioters Are Sentenced.
The heavy hand Of the law pressed hard
yesterday on some OF tho men and boys who
nave been arrested for rioting. EIwood
Carr, alleged to have been a rlnsleader IN
a riot In the Kensington district was SEN
fenced 10 six years In the county prison.
John Kline was given two years and ellis
Atkins a similar sentence A iT-year-old
boy was sent 10 the Huntington REFORM
atory for thirteen months for throwing mis-
siles at car, and other boys ana ma