The San Francisco call., 1910-02-25

foni gll lu postpone furtler action until
sunday.
Plans for crippling tho service of the
company by a strike Of the powerhouse
employees We're discussed at q meeting
Of The stationary engineers and fire
mems union today. These men were
IN session until after midnight,
FenCibIeS Again Tried
Reports that powerhouses Of the
company would be attacked resulted in
detailing the state Fencibles to guard
these structures. Orders that they are
not 10 hre having been withdrawn,
these young soldiers say that they Will
redeem themselves from their recent
tnglorious fasco.
The company posted notice in each
Of its - barns today that al employees
who have remained loyal to the com
pany and who may become incapaci-
tsted by injuries received i'm the strike
disorders viii lie cared for the rest
or their lives.
AT The company's Offices there was
2 long lire of unemployed men seeking
positions as conductors and motormon.
The company is advertising for 1000
men.
It is Offering 94Is cents an hour.
with guarantee Of an early increase.
The company states that il prefers
Philadclphians seeking permanent en-
ployment and does not desire 10 en-
gage men who viii work only during
The strike. Many in the long line of
men were engaged
SEVERELY PUNISHED
Many boy rioters arrested in the last
few days were taken into the juvenile
court today. They were. for the most
part, a penitent lot. and a majority
paid dearly for the fun they thought
they were having in attacking cars. All
promised TO be good. but the promises
had no eight with the court and fines
Varying from s. 10 S20 were inflicted
Some OF The boys VIII stay 80 days in
the house of detention and others un-
Ill the strike is over
There has been no interference with
the transportation OF the mails over
the lines Of the transit company. So
Tar IS reported. there have been only
Two instances Of the blocking of cars
carrying mails between substati in
the city.
J. Whitsker Thompson. United States
district attorney. received instructions
from Washington today 10 watch this
phase Of the strike closely.
Mounted and amply equipped for any
kind Of service the four compa nies Of
the Pennsylvania state police. number
ing 200 men. arrived here today 10
assist the local authorities in main
tanning order
The troopers are all veterans Of the
regular army. who have seen riot duty
In sl parts of the state Arriving in
The railroad yards in the northern sec
fion OF the city each company de-
trained its horses. while curious
crowd looked on. Then the command
TO mount was given and they clattered
along the streets to the Second regi-
ment armOry.
SENT INTO RIOT. ZONE
After the men had breakfast they
were sent TO kensington II is the
first time the state policemen have seen
service in Philadelphia since they were
organized five years ago In Kensing-
ton they were distributed in squads in
different sections OF the great manu-
featuring center Unless downright
rebellion against civil authority arises
the troopers viii not carry their car
bines
The casualties as the result of the
lawlessness stand At three dead sew
eral persons in 4 serious condition in
hospitals and more than a thouss nd
suffering from lacerations inflicted by
bullets. police clubs and missiles
The heavy sentences inflicted upon
some of the rioters in the courts yes
1erday is expected 10 have a good effect
IN the work Of maintaining order. One
man was given six years and a number