Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
force had a quieting effect upon any one
In the crowd who wanted TO start trouble.
Waiting Room Dynamited.

NJ es where a waiting room of the Rapid
Transit Company was completely wreck
ed by a bomb.
7ae rapid transit authorities impute the
sVnponsibility for the deed to the strik-
ers' organization. Strike leaders charge
that the act was a put-up job on the
part OF the railway company, TO discredit
ne strike
There is no doubt about the re-
sponsibility of the strikers for dy-
namiting the Waiting room." said Mr.
Orr. representing the railroad COM
pany. this morning. 1T occurred few
hours after Pratt had been holding a
meeting near one of our barns in the
immediate vicinity.
1T was the work of the company."
retorted Labor Leader Timothy Healy
on hearing of the outrage Il am sure
of it, There were two policemen on
guard at the waiting room at the time.
II the place was dynamited by strik-
ers why did not the policemen see them
and arrest Them?
Police Fired Upon.
What might have been a serious shoot
ing affair occurred at 44th and Lancas
ter avenue In West Philadelphia about
. O'Clock. Two cars coupled together
and carrying twelve passengers and two
policemen were fred upon by an uniden-
tilted man standing at a street corner.
With the first shot the passengers. four
of whom were women. sprawied them
selves on the floor of the conveyance
until the fusillade was over. Then the
policemen gave chase, but the man got
away.
At 18th and Lehigh avenue. in the
northwest. a boy mot blank cartridges
AT car He was arrested for the
fun ne was having.
Thus far the rioters have made street
cars the principal objects of their at
-acks The northeastern section of the
city and Market street. under the very
eyes of the mayor, have been the main
scenes of their operations.
In the southern part of Philadelphia,
where. on the opening day of the strike,
several cars were attacked and on burn
cd. quiet now reigns-
Dynamite was used last night in a car
barn in the northwestern section where
fifteen policemen were asleep. Fortu-
nately no one was injured
Wounded Boy Dead.
The third death result of the con-
fict between the police and strike SYM
pathizers occurred today when John
Heugh. eighteen years old, died in the
Samaritan Hospital.
A policeman who was protecting mo-
torman in the operation of a car as it
was passing north of Germantown avenue
at Westmoreland street saw boys throw
ing stones at the car. The policeman
opened fire on them and one bullet
: not believed to be mortally wounded. but
his condition took a turn for the worse
during the night
Heugh is the boy who in an ante-mor-
TEN statement to the coroner said he was
one of organized gang of 40 carpet
mill employees who had agreed to assem-
BILE and attack cars
In this statement he said that he was
employed at factory. Monday, he
stated. three boys of the factory formed
themselves into committee. went
around among the other employees and
got boys to the number of $50 to agree
to meet and make combined attack on
trolley cars and on the men who were
running them.
According TO appointment the $50 met
at 9th street and Lehigh avenue Armed
with sticks, bricks. stones and other mis-
siles. they began their attack.
Most of the boys are participating in
the trouble through mischievousness
They are having the time of their lives.
Warning to Parents.
Supt of Police John B. Taylor has
issued an official warming to parents. In
it he says:
Many people as soon as they see
crowd collecting. out of innocent curiosi-
". run to see what the trouble is Hun
dreds doing the same thing soon collect
an enormous crowd.
In most of these crowds there are
large NUMBERS OF women, girls and boys,
many OF them not over seventeen or
eighteen years of age, who join in what
they believe is the fun, and throw stones
at the cars and boot and yell at the
police.
The citizen does not think of the
chance which he and his children run of
serious injury in joining such a crowd.
OF the danger to young girls and aged
persons gong TO and from their WORK in
the cars which the boy is stonins of the
lifelong stigma which may fall upon the
boys that We have arrested and sent to
Jail for melting to riot, and of the inn
mense loss to the business interests of
this city.
The boy who out of a spirit of mis-
chlef throws stone may kill some one
In the car. as has been done before, and
be tried for his life"
more than loo persons have been ar
rested for rioting, and thirty-six have
already been indicted by the grand jury.
Conference Over Protection.
The failure of the State Fencibles an
independent military organization. to in
timidate the strike sympathizers in the
northeastern section of the city yester-
day was the basis of a conference which
was called for today between Gov Stuart.
AdJt- Cen Stewart. Brig Gen bowman
and Mayor Reyburn
The days developments and this CON
terence will decide whether the an,ire
->dtioiidi trudTu OF pennsylvania shall he
called out or whether the police authori-
ties shall be given further time in which
To demonstrate their ability to core with
tie situation.
III Is understood that Mayor Reyburn
- anxious for the governor to call upon
the state troops. Director of Public
Safety Gay Is opposed TO this procedure
me director is anxious that the state
ponce, an experienced mounted organiza-
ton. which has done effective duty in dir
ferent parts OF the state, should at first
re called upon. There are however ONLY
40 men in this organization. They are
the pick of the state, nevertheless and
81 the caiber not easy to intimidate
Gov. Stuart, who spent washineton's
birthday in this city. left for Harris
burg at 10 am. Before leaving the
governor. who is a Philadelphia, said
he had not received a cali from the
mayor for state troops
III such a call is received and prom
eriy signed by the mayor and the sher-
IN, he said, he would give the matter
his careful attention. If an order for
troops IS issued, he added. 1t would
come from the executive department at
the state capital
Sympathizers May March.
The fact that the sympathetic strike
was not declared by President John J.
Murphy of the Central Labor Union
acted as a panacea to the tired police
off1clalS or the city. who were antici-
pating strike OF 100 900 men, A move
IS on foot. however. to have the sympa-