The Washington herald., 1910-02-26
POLICE In SEARCH
OF LABOR LEADER


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Wyoming streets. Only one in six Of the
ears was guarded by policeman. the
recession of disorder giving the city po-
licemen a chance 10 so home and get
some sleep.
Germantown. Kensington. and other
districts where shooting and brlck-throw-
ing had been constant until the coming
OF the State constabulary were calm and
untroubled. The company maintained
service in these sections during the day
and up until midnight tonight, keeping
30 cars in commission after dark. Yes
terday there were only slxty-two cars in
service after nightfan
Financial Loss Heavy.
Some idea of the financial loss to the
p. r. T. that the strike has entaiIed may
be gained by the company's report that
25O.65S fares were collected yesterday
Ordinarily from 100000 to 100000 fares
are turned in. It is not TO be supposed,
however, that the fares turned In yester-
day represents the real business done by
the cars. In times like these. strike
breakers have a little habit of throwing
nickeIs up at the bell cord. Anything
that stick belongs to the company,
Capt. Jack Groome's cavalrymen OF the
State constabulary had such a dun time
that they were yawning OF the backs Of
their horses. They came here expecting
real trouble.
They were told that they might have TO
USE their AIS and whang about their
hickory sticks. but they haven't had
enough action so far 10 break UP a Qua
ker Sunday school, Their main business
has been 10 patrol the bad spots OF the
city and keep crowds from collecting.
They went at the work coolly and good
humoredly. They got practically no re-
sistance.
At Capt. Groomes suggestion. they
were spread widely through a district
bounded by Lehigh avenue on the north.
Columbia avenue on the south. Kensing-
ton avenue on the east. and Germantown
avenue on the west.
Keep Horses Moving.
Cossack posts were established at the
intersections OF main streets, and the men
kept their horses moving between these
posts, one man going up the right-hand
side OF the street, while another walked
his horse down the left. So quiet was the
district at one time there were only thirty
OF the State troopers on the post.
II was interesting TO see how their
horses entered into the spirit OF the game
OF shepherding crowds The horses are
beautifully trained and as agile as polo
ponies. able to wheel on the crown OF
hat They know as we'll as their riders
what to do when crowd backs I'd and
stubbornly refuses TO move. They have
playful habit OF backing their launches
up against a recalcitrant assemblage and
whisking about with a force that is
compelling.
You could see them to-day plant their
forefeet together and swing round like
whirligig. at a simple motion OF the bride
rein to the left or to the right The State
.constables. like the United States cavalry.
or the Canadian mounted police, don't
yank at q horses mouth when they want
the animal to turn OF defect. graceful
wide sweep Of the hand at the bride rein
does the trick
Get Their Man.
Prompt and summary action by these
men, as well as the reputation they gain
ed IN the coal mining country, created IN
stantly here a wholesome respect for their
prowess. They have reputation OF get
ting the man they so after.
They showed several times this after
noon how they do II. A youth in German
town avenue was foolish enough 10 shout
bad names at one OF the troopers. He
was told twice 10 keep his mouth shut. but.
encouraged by the applause OF a crowd.
he finally made a nasty remark that made
the trooper leap from his horse
The constable went into the crowd div
ing like a full back with ten yards to
gain on the third down. He ripped into
the crowd with feet and elbows and
yanked the youth from a cigar store.
where he had taken refuge. The crowd
swirled excitedly, but nobody turned a
hand to rescue the young man. Mean
while the troopers horse stood rigidly
where It had been left. the bride rein
dropping over its head. The constable
turned his prisoner over TO q CITY COD
and the man was dumped into a patrol
wagon.
The severity with which the judges of
the Criminal Court are dealing with men
charged with rioting and melting TO riot
was shown again to-day IN the disposi-
ton Of cases before Judge Davis and
Magistrate Beaton. The judges have IS
sued warnings from the bench that men
before them for those offenses need ex-
pect no mercy II there is evidence sufi-
clint to convict Judge Davis sent one
man 10 the penItentiary for two years
and a half. To two others he gave q
year each.
RI0TING AT BETHLEHEM