Milford chronicle., 1910-03-11
FUR SHOT IN
STRIKE RIOT
MObS Stone NOn-UnIOn Carmen
In Philadelphia.
I25,OOO ARE on STRIKE
Manufacturers, Affected by General
Walk Out. Threaten to Close Plants
Indefnitely-Textile Mills Tied Up.

lHoeHnlteiJ- SNtlie WINS tleu Up
Philadelphia. March 9-ln a pistol
battle in Frankford between empIoye
Of the Rapid Transit company and a
mob a girl and three men were shot.
The motormen and conductors OF
ears along Frankford avenue were saw.
agely cursed by crowds that uns
cut along the thoroughfare for a mile.
When it grew dark bricks were
thrown. The mob took mp its pet
amusement of smashing glass and
stoning non-uniOn wOrkmen The
crowd was angry because the Rapid
Transit company persisted in main
tanning service in a district of the city
where the car strikers declared no
cars could be run unless the company
caved in
After several cars had been shunted
into the Frankford avenue barns with
their windows broken. a car loaded
with armed men was started from the
barns. At Frankford avenue and
Overington street the car moving
slowly was attacked fiercely. Stones
and bricks ratified against its sides
and whizzed through the windows.
The sidewalks were jammed with
trouble makers No police were in
sight
There were fifteen men in the car
and they were armed with revolvers.
They shot rapidly while the car was
in rapid motion. A fourteen-year-old
girl named Helen MAY was hit in the
leg by a bullet The shout was raised
that she was dead. The mob renewed
its attack more violently than ever.
shouting the news down the avenue
faster than the car could move.
The garrison continued firing Three
men were dropped between Overing
ton and Allegheny avenues. John Ma
loney. Frank Bromley and Michael
Osborne. all shot in the leg At Allie
gheny avenue the car was switched
into Y and started back towards the
barns. 1t ran a gauntlet of bricks
and some of its defenders wera knock
ed senseless and cut about the face
and head. The car returned to the
Frankford barns. racing between walls
Of rioters
A large force Of police were hus- |
tied to Frankford in response to a !
riot call. The trouble was over and |
the avenue pretty well cleared when |
the reserves arrived.
Threaten to Close Factories.
The manufacturers Of Philadelphia |
have started a back fire to fight labor |
unionism. Unless the thousands Of /
men who broke their agreements by |
laying down their tools return to work |
within the week the mill owners have
determined to close their factories in.
definitely.
AS things stand, the textile work
ers 10000 in number the main body
of the strikers. are not likely to get a
chance to work when they will need
work most Other laboring men. such
as the builders. will be in the same
case.
Ten of the biggest carpet and tap
estry mills in the city have served no
tice that they would keep their fac
tories closed Indefinitely if their men
did not get on the job next Monday
The most important development
was a decision by the Philadelphia
Hosiery Manufacturers association.
1870 mills and $4,000 en-
ploveS and an investment OF $4,000
300. to colse until next Monday their
shops. nearly all of which are affected {
by the strike
A conservative estimate places the
number on strike at 125.000 There
are few factories that are not Grip
pied. Organizers are at work among +
the non-unionists and many recruits ,
are being taken into the unions. }
1t is impossible at this time to make +
he fat statement that the sympa- !
.hetic strike is petering out Reports :
hat strikers had returned to work +
we're balanced by others that the :
-anks-of the strikers were swelled by