The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-21
MAYOR REYBURN ORDERED
OUT THOUSANDS
Philadelphia Labor Leaders De.
clare Company Forced Them
to Do Violence
fRy Associated Press)


4 philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 2l Riot
I ing in every section Of this city fol-
I lowed The attempt OF the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company to operate its
lines here las. night Passengers
and c'eWs We're driven from The cars
I BIZ infuriated mcbs of strike symna-
] hlzers, and in nearly score of in
stances the abandoned cars We're
burned or otherwise destroyed AT
niGhtfall every car was Withdrawn
! from service
Stern measures were adopted by
he po'iae to quell the disorders and
rio s. Five persons We're arrested,
charged with melting TO riot Two
women were shot by stray bullets
and many iniu ed persons were TAX
\ en- to hospitals
/ Mayor Reyburn last night ordered
Director Of Police Clay to- swear in
4 5000 additional police and issued a
proclamation enforcing the riot act.
The executive committee of the
/ Central Labor union Sunday after.
noon pledged both moral and finan-
cial support to the strikers. They
/ also decided to call sympathetic
strike Of every union man in the city
In case the authorizes put in effect
their threat to operate the cars with
policemen and firemen.
Morning Cars Operated.
During the morning hours cars
we're run on every line with little diff
iculty except In the mill district oI
Kensington, where cars We're stoned
,y mobs AT II o'clock the transit
officials announced that cars wer,
unning on their regular Sunda,
schedule. Shortly afterward riots
were reported from scores of widel'
separated localities.
In the southern section Of the cit!
4 mob of boys drove the conducto
and motoman from their posts ant
after The four women passengers haC
lef, the car SCI it on fire with waste
aiken from nearby freight car. Th'
car following was also stopped an'
was being set on fire when n detach
ment Of police and a chemical Ell
CINE reached the scene.
In this section Mary Deyln, age'
1G years, was sho in The log whcl
he police fired theis reyolyers in til,
,ffort 10 check he mob
Fire Hose Used.
In the usually quiet residence sec
tion Of West Philadelphia mobs 70
a time baffled ihe police. Iron bar
and stones were piled on the track
and several cars were wrecked
Mounted police We're pOwerless 4
dispe Sc the mobs here and a fir
hose was finally brought into play.
Contradictory claims are made b
he opposing forces as to the nun
Der of men on strike Tho leader
OF the Amaigamaied Association O
Street ana Electric Railway employe
say that $500 Of the 1900 employe
OF the transit company have lei
their cars. The officials OF the con
pany say hat $500 Of their employe
cl loyal and thsr regular serdc
viii be res'aqt.
Tie deportation OF l1j strikebreal
ers last night from New York cause
an attack on the barns and main o
fees OF the company. Window
were broken by the mob, which wa
finally dispersed after thirty-five a
ests had been made.
The most seriously injured perso
was 13-year-old Viola Beayen, VIII
was shot in the abdomen by stra
bullet from policeman's revolye
as she was stepping from her HON
while mob was attacking five cal
in front OF the house.
George Feltsaup, nurse, was ais
st uck BY stray bullet while hastel
ing to train. His condition Is nj
regarded as critical
The transit officials say that q
cars were wrecked, two completed
! burned, and one partially burned /
the mobs. Two thousand, six hui
dred and eight car windows wei
smashed.
The union leaders say they wi
!, force the company to arbitrate. The
!, charge that the company has I,
!, months by series Of petty persec
!, tions. been endeayoring to force Il
union 10 strike and finally by d.
!. charging large number OF unit
men practically declared a lockout
Wonderful attention to details W
: shown BY those engaged in wreckil
and burning the cars Before the c
| was burned at Twenty-sixth al
| Wharton strecs, street car on
nearby siding was fosccd across /
| street to block the possible arrival
! fire engines. The pins were wit
l drawn from the car wheels and eve
/ prccauiion was taken 10 prevent I
moving Of the car aftes the tor
had been applied 10 the cotton was
with which II had been filled. Befo
| the car al Fifth and Somerset stree
was set on fire II vas raised from t
! tracks with stone blocks.
| Judge A H. Huston. Of the distr
court went to saltwater to hold
| three weeks term Of court.