The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-25
STRIKERS RULED
BY STATE POLICE
Situation in Philadelphia I'M
proves With Arrival of the
Mounted Officers.
PARTIAL SERVICE Is
MAINTAINED TILL MIDNIGHT
Many of the Rioters Only Boys:
Some Prospect for
Arbitration.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 24.-Surface
cars were operated on ihc principal
streets of Philadelphia until midnight
for the first tme since the beginning
of the present strike against the Rapid
Transit company, Guarded by mem'
bers of the state police, the cars cou-
tjnued TO Yun, even through the turbu-
lent mill districts OF Kensington and
Frankford.
Although the COMPANY reported that
ei"hty.four cars had been stoned TO-
day. no disturbance was permitted To
reach serious proportions. All out
breaks were quickly aucllcd by the po'
lice. and not Il riot call was sent IN
Claims Of Company.
According 10 the company 5 hgnres,
IA cars were in operation. ana SIXTY
six continued TO run until mldnlgnt'
Increased service is promised by the
company. which announces thal lup new
men, many formerly in the employ OF
The company. were hired today and VIII
take ont cars tomorrow.
Officials Of tho company refused 10
comment on the request from the COM
Of the strikers be submitted to arbl-
iraiion board The request VIII be re-
fcrrcd TO the directors of the com
panv. IL.
This proposal for arbitration, made
! by representatives Ut twcntN'slA re-
| lieious denominations. incIndlng tne
! LEADING clcr2vmen in the city. has been
q anproycd bv the strikers. who suggest,
however. that one OF the seven mem
hers on the proposed board Of arbltra,
tiou bc 4 representative Of organized
labor.
Decrease i'll Arrests.
Only ouc-third as many arrests were
made bv the police today ms Yesterday,
when scventy.eight persons were taken
into custody Among those arrested was
tho son of Il constable in The 9filcc OF
the committing magistrate ne coz
fcssed he was a member of band OF
youths who manufactured n quantity OF
| oxplosiIe caps and then drew lots 10
! SOC who should place them on the tracks.
! TIo drew tho fatcfnl straw and was ar
rested when placing the explosives on
! tho tracks
A new and dangerous method of show
ipg their antipa,hv 10 the company was
made by crowds Of bows IN the up
town district late this afternoon when
soar was used ON the rails
For five minutes bricks and stones
and other missiles were thrown info one
car. breaking windows aud throwing The
passengers into . panic. \ detali ot po'
licemcn gave chase to tho rioters VINO
5ed. Soon aiterward the same crowd
soaped n down~crade. and the next car
slid down the slippery rails. but came
10 halt before crashing INTO the pre-
ccdinc car. The mob was driven away.
Awaiting Developments.
Plans for the proposed sympathetic
strike have been deferred for the pres
cnt. The striking carmen at Their meet.
ing TODAY requested that the general
strike be held in allowance AS re-
suit the Central Labor union and the
Allied Building Trades council decided
tonight TO postpone further action I'M
iii Supday.
Plans for cripplng the service of the
company bv a strike of the power
house EMPLOYEES were discussed al q
meeting of rho Stationary Engineers
and Firemeu s union tonight. These
men were in executive session until at
ter midnight Reports that power
houses of the company would be a.,
tackled resulted in detailing the St"tc
Fcncibles 10 guard these structures Or
dcrs that they were not 10 fire having
been Withdrawn, these Young soldiers
saw thov will redeem themselves from
their recent inslorious Gasco.
For the Men Who Stick
The company posted \ notice in each
Of its nineteen barns today that all en-
plovces who have remained loyal TO The
company and who may become lncapac'
itated by reason of injuries received ~
tho strike disorders VIII be cared Tor the
rest of their lives
Al the companv's Offices there was
long line of unemployed mcu seeking
positions as conductors aud motormen.
Tho company is advertising for 20pO
men
1t is Offering % cents an hour with
guarantee of an early increase. The
company states that IL prefers Philadel-
phaus seeking permanent employment
and does not desire 10 engage men who
viii work only during the strike, Many
in the long line Of men were engaged
Boys Among Rioters.
MANY boy rioters. arrested IN the last
few davs. were taken into the juvenile
court today They were for the most
part penitent lot. and y majority
paid dearly for the fun they thought
they were having in attacking ears.
All promised 10 hc good. but the prom
iscs had no weight with the court. aud
fines varying from 81 Ia $50 were IN
dictcd Some of the boys will stay
thirty days in the house OF detention
and others until the strike is over.
There has been no interference with
the mails over the Transit company. So
tar as reported, there have been only
two instances of the blocking of ears
carrying mails between sub stations in
the citv
j. Whitaker Thompson, United States
district attorney. received instructions
from Washington TODAY 70 watch this
phase of The strike closely
Late tonight n pile Of tubs and bar
rcls was placed on the tracks some dis
tancc above The tcrritorY patrolcd by
the state police. When n car reached
the Obstruction it was showcrcd With
bricks. Police hurried TO the scene aud
fired en- the rioters. A youth was shot
in ne back but his wound is not SER
Gus. He and several others were locked
up.
Cars were hombardcd with stones in
West Philadelphia tonight and there
also the police fired at the crowd, but !
no one WAS struck