The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-07

Philadelphia, Pa, March B-The
calm Of the quletest day PhIladelpbia
has known since the day the strike
began, more than two weeks ago,
was broken Tonight by n series OF
disturbances In which three persons
were shot. one, a girl, fatally. Many
unrlliy persons were severely clubbed
by the police, and more than 4 score
of arrests were made. s.
The turbulence OF the night came
as an unwelcome shock to- the hopes
of the authorities that a Sunday was
to pass by without serious disorders
This hope had been fostered by the
days pacific aspect. which In itself
had been surprising, In View of the.
fact that increased trouble was anticl-i
pated with the starting yesterday of;
the general aympethetic strike called
by the union leaders In support of
the striking employees of the Philade1-
isphia Rapid Transit Company.
b Until the disorders. which came witt,
1.-The fall of darkness, tho cadevelopmentsg
lEof the day had been neither many nor
i5important. Conflicting claims still
continued as to the number of,amen
who have responded to the general
strike call. and there seems to be no
way to obtain accurate figures, The
committee OF ten In charge Of the
organized strike movement claims to
night that | $4,000 persons in the vart-
Sods branches OF Philadelphia's widely
diversified Industry have left their
emp loyment to demonstrate their SYM
lpathy with the traction mems cause
and help them win their fight. Fig
5ires gathered by the police DEPART
sment. However. are cited by Director
of Public Safety Clay to support his;
previous claim that mol more than 20.-8
900 men struck.
& The labor leaders claim that 10000
men will be out by Tomorrow Night.
The police declare that things are
working the other way and assert that
to-morrow will find even fewer men
not wording than on Saturday.
Fight Is Critical &
The committee of ten. in charge OF
the labor end OF the situation, issued
a statement declaring that the fl ght of
|Philadelphia's workers was a crucial
one for labor in the entire country.
They claim thar the Industrial work
.ers Of the city. organized and unor-3
ganlzed. realize this and viii rail- in
even greater force to-1norro IN. support
general labor cause. .lS .ss5s $s+
Employers seem inclined to believe
that the troubl will be. short lived.
Tomorrow Is expected largely to point
to the pro bable outcome, When the
number Of men on strike Is more cons
pletely calculated after the opening
of the shops. Despite the disorders /,
of the night the Sunday was quiet s
one as compared with the two prevI-lS5
Gus Sundays since the Garments strike
began.
The traction company, which oner-t
3ated about 500 cars during sthe day,
left 200 or moro Of them in operation
tonight the first Sunday nj hit dur
Ing the strike on which 1T has taken
this step. This fact pro badly had much
to do with the disturbances OF the Il
evening. si.4st @
These began early after dark at
Eighth and Christian Streets, aniItalian
settlement. where an f unrul ly mob 1.
stoned passing trolley cars, a riot
q call was sent out. and four auto-48I
mobiles loaded with officers. speeded 4
from City Hall. The force was teffec- \
tive, and after a sharp attack, inswhich8
clubs were freely used and q number
of heads broken, the disturhers we're
prisoners taken. Including. the police
saw the three ringleaders OF the
trouble caught with bricks in their
hands. IS tgss
S3 The most serious affair OF the night Y
occurred a little further down Chris
.tlan Street. at Fourth Street. During +
a disturbance there q fireman doing
police duty fired on the crowd and q 4
bullet struck Bessie Weiner.S a wol4 All y
of twenty-three. probably fatally
wounding her. The fireman was m
guarding a car which the crowd at
tackled 4. IA shot was fired during an N
other disturbance at Sixth Street and
;Lehlgh Avenue. one man being slightly
Injured when a bullet struck him In
the arm, The trouble there was quick
ly aueled. F e .il, q ssss S
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