Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-22
Independent Military Organization Who Served
 in War With Spain.
FIVE CARLOADS OF sTRIKE-BREAKERs
Reached Philadelphia Late Last Night and Housed in Car Earns rrest of Street and Electric Railways National Organizer-2ioting in Heart of Business Section-Serious Outbreaks in kill listricts.

Philadelphia, Feb. z1-Police officials acok fhe initiative tonight in the strug- gIe going on between the striking car men and the officials of the Phi1adel- phia Rapid Transit company when &hew arrested Clarence o. Pratt. the naaaonaI organizer of the Amalgamated Association ef Street and Electric Railway Employees on a warrant t charging him with "conspiring to in -f clre 10 rfot.'' The warrant was issued .hy Magistrate Beaton. the committing magistrate at the Central station, on an affidavit swsrn to by Detective Frank O'Connor- It was served on Pratt as he was leaving an automo- hiis fz which he attended today's meet ing of the union car mcn He was locked up in City hall and held to await a hearing tomorrow morning
 Warrants for Other Labor Leaders.
 It is rumored that warrants have been issued for other labor leaders as n result of conference held late to- <tey between District Attorney Rotan. DsTector of Public Safety Clay and Magistrate Beaton-
 zoo Stats FereihIes on Duty.
 Th4 police force was augmented to- Eigat by swearing in for riot duty of ahe State Fencibles, an independent military organization of about geo smembers, who are not affiliated with the national guard but served during the Spanish-Anerican war Under the
 
 they hold their armOry they are eblig ed 10 perform police duty when called upon They will do duty in their reg ulzr uniforms armed with rifles and RRyanetG-
 Cal for Outside Troops if Necessary F Plans are also being discussed to- n3Shf by the commanders Of the three regiments ir the Philadelphia nation al guard in this city to mobilize their troops at moments notice. The mayor is entitled to call upon these troops under special act of assem- bly- Governor Stuart and Adjutant General Thomas ]. Stewart are in this city tonight, and if necessary a call for outside troops can be made at any time. but this is not contemplated at present
 Regular Police Ferce Enlarged.
 The regular force of $500 police and 3.e00 specials was also enlarged today by the swearing in of s6 park guards and 800 city employees Of other de- p~rernents- These men will begin du- tr tenorre~ and assist the wornout policemen who have been on constant duty on every street car.
 Mounted Police Escort Strike Breakers
 Five carloads of strike breakers reached here late tonight and were 1nnded on trolley cars at the Pennsyl- wania railrosd station in West Phi1a- 6slphfa. and taken to car barns in that section. A large squad of mounted police escorted the cars and prevented a threatened demonstration by a mob Of several thousand which had assem- bied-- Trouble fs expected following the use of these men on the cars to- morrow
 700 Cars in Operation.
 Reports vary as to the number of cars in service today The company claimed that 700 cars were in operation but the pickets watching all the car barns reported at -headuuarters of. the striking trolieymen that only 124 ears were in operation on all lines. They also reported that nine crews of strike breakers which left the Frankford hzrrs this morning deserted their cars.
 The company also asserted it's abfl- tty to operate even more cars provided there were sufficient policemen to guard them
 All cars were withdrawn from the surface lines at six o'clock tonight. The company explained that it did not want to endanger the lives of its loyal employees
 Rurnors of General Sympathetic Strike
 Riosing in the very heart of the bus lness section of the city, the attempted attacks by strike sympa rhlzers led the police officials to enlarge their force by every expedient and to con- sidsr calling cut the state militia The arrest of Leader Pratt caused a sen nation and resulted in renewed rumors of a general sympathetic strike of all the 100000 union men in this city Srnoulderins Spark Again Breaks Into
 Flame.
 The day opened favorably for the Eapid Transit company. The heavy Gownpour which began shortly after rirsleaders in yesterdays lawIessness from beginning their depredatiOns carly today. and at the same time dampened the ardor of those whose Nrma AL
 But as the day wore on and the sun appeared the spark which had been EEouldering again broke into a flame The first serious disturbance of the in front of the Reading terminal sta ton st Twelfth and Market streets and within a stones throw of the Cen rraI police station As car was pro cfedinE out Market street a small boy 5trked the trolley pole from the wire <nusing block of oars A pile of building material on the street fur ntshed ammunition for the 1awless ele- inert and soon the standing cars were Hf1ed with bricks and other missiles An attempt was made to arrest the rirgiea7er of the boys and this was the signal for a violent outbreak who had gathered in the vicinity
 Mad Rush to Seek Safety.
 The street was filled with surging crowd many of whom were merely curiosity seekers when the three eiec- tric patrols filled with police from the city hall reached the scene In the meantime a~wagon of the Philadelphia Eaecric company had been raided and many incandescent lamp globes taken and used as missiles which exploded with pistoI-iske reports Workmen on fhe roofs of nearby buildings Joined in &he general bombardment-s The ex- h7cdfuE lamps startled the more tinaid and there was mad rush to seek safety az the cry went up that dyna- mite ~as being used to teaF up the tracks cf the rcmpany. arss{
 An Hours Battle.
 After a battle of nearly an hour ts.e police finally succeeded in driving the rtpters back and the cars proceeded on their way with scarcely a whole light of xlHzs in the long line One of the most serious eutbraaks occurred at Remington and Sofnersviile street in the eastern mill district where all tEnlko w1z suspended aarlx zn the daN r