Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-03-07
PUT DYNAMITE
UNDER A GAR
Policeman Fires on Crowd
of Laborers in PhiIadeI-
phia-- Battle Follows.
TWO ARRESTS MADE
Special BY United Press Wire.

| Special By United Press Wire.
Philadelphia, Mar. 1.-Two sticks
of dynamite were exploded under
the car at ineteenth street and
HuntingtaFs fvenue today. Twenty
passeRglkaSf the car were thrown
int5 a pail None were injured
"A policeman shot At la5csSi
standing in a field nearby and 6
pitched battle followed. The police
reserves dispersed the crowd. Two
were arrested.
Government Send Troops.
William ]. Tracy, president of the
Allied Building Trades Council and
members of the committee of ten, to-
day said he did not believe the au-
of the committee of ten, as they
know such cause would anger the
strikers and bring about serious re-
suits.
Secretary of War Dickinson, acting
on the request from the treasury de-
partment today, ordered General j.
Franklin Bell, chief of staff, to pre-
pare to send troops, now held in
readiness at Governor Island and
Fort Dupont, to Philadelphia, If it
becomes necessary to protect the men
there.
Mayor Reyburn and Director Clay
have decided to have all the princi-
pal union labor leaders arrested for
conspiracy. This was the outcome
of a conference, at which 1t was
agreed to arrest and clap into Jail
ten or a dozen men who are regard
ed as responsible for the present in
furious conditions.
Clarence y. lratt, captain OF tn.
striking car men, and John j. Murphy
president Of the Central Labor union
are under indictment already for incit.
ing to riot, and it is known to be the
intention Of the mayor and his ad.
visers to go down the line and corral
every union chief who had a part in
forcing 100000 men to quit work.
Committee of Ten In Charge.
The general strike is being bossed
by a committee of ten which was Sc
lected from the two organizations that
are most prominent in the strike, the
Central Labor union and the Allied
Building Trades council. The commit
'
president of the Central Labor union;
William ]. Tracey, president of the
Allied Building Trades council; Charles
A. Hope, secretary Of the Central La
bor union; Charles A. Leps, secretary
of the Allied Building Trades coun-
ell; Robert Mclean of the Stationary
Firemen's union, Charles Dougherty of
the Steamitters' union, Harry Parker
Of the Cigarmakers union, Frank Nc
Cusker of the Textile Workers un-
ion, Edward Mcmahon of the Tile Lay
ers' union and Edward Keenan, of the
Machi its union.
7re Attacks on Cars.
Til as good deal of car wreck
ing and head breaking during the day.
Three men were shot and fatally
wounded, about thirty persons injured
by flying stones and other missiles and
more than forty rioters were arrested.
A crowd of boys attacked police
man at Sixth and Carpenter streets
The policeman rushed the crowd and
arrested one of the boys. The crowd
attempted a rescue, and while the po-
liceman was struggling to keep hold
of his prisoner he was REINFORCED by
a squad of policemen. The crowd was
driven away, but it reformed.
Several thousand men barricaded the
car tracks with cobblestones torn from
the roadway. EvaEyaaear that came
along was bombarded, and men from
windows of houses along the street
hurled cobblestones at the rnotormen
and the police guards.
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