The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-28
N ext Saturday 125, 900
Union Men Will
Quit Work.
VOTE is TAX EN-
/ AT SECRET SESSION
Still Hope That Transit Company
Will Submit to Arbitration.
Rioting Is Renewed, and
List Of Dead and Injured
Grows-Dynanlite Plot
Unearthed.

Philadelphia, February 27-Action
I, frauEht with possible niomcntous con-
sequences to Philadelphia was taken by
the Central Labor Union Tonight,
when that body, representing 140
unions,s with membership of 125000,
1t is claimed, voted to begin n xympa-
thetic strike next Saturday In aid OF
the striking street railway employees.
This action came at the end OF a
secret session of about 700 delegates In
Labor Lyceum Hall, which lasted more
than six hours. There was apparently
no question hut that the delcgates
would vote to strike, tho split being on
the question of whether 1t would be
| started immediately. The more con-
servntivc element prevailed, however,
and the walkout was put off until next
! Saturday.
| Meanwhile there is hope that tho
street railway strike will be arhit.ated
despite the repeated declarations of
the Transit Company. including all the
/ iihSo u Iiie tilSs tLdI tHeTS Is nOtHs
ing to arbitrate.'
| Nobody doubts that to-night's action
of the Central Labor Union makes the
situation very grave, There Is very
strong feeling among business peo-
pie that the strike should be settled
speedily. as all lines of business suffer
/, because of the stagnation resulting
from the interference with traffic.
| There was .surprise at the unani-
nrity,of the vote IN favor of a general
sympathetic strike. There is no doubt,
;. however, of the strength of the feeling
that unionism is at stake and the con-
!. sequent feeling that fight to pre-
serve the union is necessary.
Not only members of unions afilia,-
, ed with the Central Labor Union the
Allied Building Trades Council. but OF
every labor organization in Philadel-
!, phia. in any way connected with the
American Federation of Labor, parti-
!! cipated in the conference.
Two Arc Killed.
A man and boy are dead. and few
other boys were seriously hurt as the
!
switch al Sixth and Jackson Streets,
down town Tonight, and crashing into
the front of cigar store.
| The dead are:
| Charles C. Mckenna, nscd fourteen
years, died In tho Methodist Hospital,
from fractured skull.
John f. Frederick, aged forty-hvc
years, crushed head, leg and tntcrnal-
ly Injured, died shortly afterwards.
The Injured nrc.
William Everett. aged fourteen years,
leg and arm crushed and Internally In.
jurcd.
Abram Shinksis, aged twelve years,
general contusions.
Raymond Trsinor, aged ten years,
general injuries.
Edward Moore, aged fifteen years,
cruahed head.
The dead and injured were all
Istanding In front of the cigar store.
There had been disturbance down the
street, and some one had turned the
unused switch at this point A trolley
car. driven at a high rate OF speed.
jumped the track and crushed through
the crowd on the sidewalk. only stop
ping after 1t had torn the front out
| of the store.
Ryan Warns Parents.
| Realizing that much of the disturb-
cases started by young children, Arch
bishop Ryan sent a letter which was
read in every Roman Catholic church in
1 the city to-day, warning parents not
to allow their children on the streets
during the present trouble.
/ Cars were stoned. motormen and
! conductors beaten, and many passen-
Il gers We're struck by flying missiles in
the rloting. which was renewed here
LATTER Savaral dayS cOmOaratiye
4 quiet. Nearly dozen riot calls We're
received at police headquarters but
1, in most instances the mobs We're dis
i persed with the use of riot sticks
4 alone. Seventy-hve arrests were made.
Driven at high rate of speed TO
| escape from mob that was pelting 1t
I with bricks and stones. Il trolley car
struck an obstruction, left tho tracks
and plowed into brick house. The
I car was demolished and the motorman.
| conductor and policeman on guard
We're injured.
| When the policeman on a Frankfort
and Lehigh Avenue car fired shot
| from his revolver over the heads of
| threatening mob. every window in the
car was shattered by hail OF stones.
| The frightened motorman and conduc-
| tor sought protection in a nearby store.
| Iron gratings wero piled on the tracks
and the mob was endeavoring to de-
molish the car when 4 squad of State
police arrived They drove hack the
crowd ana escorted the car TO the barn.
Fifth Street, Girard Avenue. South
Street and other thoroughfares were
the scenes of almost continuous disor.
ders during the late afternoon hours.
| Dynamite Plat Charged.
| Charged with being implicated In .
| plot to blow ur trolley cars filed with
passengers aud to destroy other props
erty of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
| COMPANY. Charles h. Copeland. strik-
! Ing conductor, and William G. Field,
a stationary fireman. formerly OF New
! York. were held In $4,000 bail today