Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-24
Federal Quiz as to Whether
Mails Are Interrupted May
Hurry Settlement.
STATE POLICE COW MOBS
AND RIOTING DECREASES
Mlsiness Men Are Worst Suf-
ferers; Now Demand Settle
ment of Dispute.

EhlLADEl<f- t1lA gu. 14.-i iuc iiisl
open move to bring about a settlement
of the street car strike In this city was
made today when a committee COM
posed of clergymen of many denomina-
tions offered two plans to the COM
pany and the strikers.
The first plan calls for board of ar
bitration, to be composed of two judges
two clergymen. two business men and
a seventh member to be chosen by the
other six. 1t is proposed that each side
select the of the arbitrators. II this
plar does not meet with approval the
clargyinen suggest that board of ar
bi,ra ion be agr, ed upon to be COM
posed of the State Railroad Commits
sion and four other persons. two to be
chosen by each side.
A letter embo4ying these plans has
been sent to Char.es o. Kruger, presi-
dent of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company and to C. o. Pratt. leader of
the strikers. No reply to the communi-
cation has Yet been received. From
the beginning Of the trouble the strik-
ers have been willing to submit their
grievances to arbitration, but the COM
pany has insisted there is nothing to
arbitrate.''
Among the cIergymen in the move
nlent to bring ABOUT a settlement are
Bishop Wilson, OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church; Rabbi Krauskopf and
Archbishop Ryan
Another move which may hurry a
settlement 10 that instituted today by
the United States district attorney.
Word was received from Attorney-Ge
eral Wickersham at Washington ask
ing for a report at the earliest con-
venient moment as to whether the
mails are being interfsred with by the
S strike. Ans investigation In which TO
base the report was at once started
by the Federal attorneys office. Wash
ington dispatches say the report was
asked at the personal direction of Pres
ident Taft.
A man was arrested in the northern
part of the city this afternoon on a
charge of attempting to dynamite cars.
It Is alleged he confessed that he and
several other men had planned to blow
up cars. In the confession the man
ID declared to have said that little bags
of explosives had been. secured and
lots had been drawn as to VINO should
place them on the tracks.
with the arrival today of four COM
panies of the sylvanial State po-
lice we'll mounted and equipped for
any service, rioting showed a marked
decline.
The effect OF the troopers presence
was noted In the calmer atmospnere
that prevailed today. In the early
hours there was less rioting. more cars
were put in service and they were
better patronized, showing that the
people feel that passengers will be
afforded greater protection.
Even the noon hour, which has seer
trouble, passed quietly today One
threatened outbreak was quickly
quenched by a display of force. In
Columbia avenue, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, in Kensington, detail
of the state troopers was greeted with
the leayings of lunch h-boxes and blocks
OF wood thrown from mill windows.
The sergeant in command of the de-
tall ordered his men to halt and a
crowd began to form rapidly. The
greetings from the windows ceased In
stantly and the troopers tul n theii
attention to scatter ng the crowd. The
disintegration being rather SOW, the
sergeant ordered his men to draw their
revolvers and then commanded them
to make ready and aim.
The way the crowd melted when the
troopers raised their 44s caused some
of the stern faces of the gun-holders
to become wreathed In smiles. In few
minutes people were scarce in the i'm
mediate vicinity and the sergeant or
dered his men to return their guns to
the holsters. The troopers were good
natured and seemed to think 1t was a
good joke on the crowd.
Local mounted police have already
demonstrated the effectiveness of cav
airy methods as applied to suppressine
niobs, and with the aid of the State
troopers the police anticipate little diff
ficulty In suppre ressing all riots before
they attain serious proportions.
The casualties as the result of the
lawlessness stards at three dead, sew.
erai persons in serious cond ton In
hospitals and more than thousand
suffering from lacerated wounds In
fiicted by bullets. police clubs and
thrown missiles.
The heavy sentences inflicted upon
some of the rioters in the courts yes
terday is expected to have good effec
in the work of maintaining order. On:
man was given six years and num-
her Of others were sentenced to terms
of two years each A large number
of other rioters have been indicted
and hundreds have been placed under
bail or sent to the county prison fol
short terms by police magistrates.
The strike has had most serious
effect on business generally, Mer-
chants in the business sections of the
city are complaining bitterly over the
disturbed conditions. One of the biz
department stores has laid off more
than 200 employees until the strike Il
over because Of the curtailment OF
business and other big establishments
have also reduced their working forces