The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-24
To Keep Down RiOting in
Philadelphia
FOUR TROOPS ARE SENT IN
This Is an Admission That the City
Police are Unable to Cope with
the Street Car Mems
Strike.

Philadelphia. Feb. "a Four troops oi
state police arrived to-day ard were as.
signed to strike duty in the northeast
part Of the city. They numbered l1C
men and were armed with revolvers and
riot sticks. The cali for their services
which was made yesterday, was a virtual
acknowledgment BY Philadelphia police
officials that they were unable to cope
with the situation. Supt, John C. Groome
Of the state police was asked to furnish
200 men.
The call was made in spite Of the fact
that there was less rioting yesterday.
The Baldwin locomotive works were the
scene Of one serious disturbance. one
employe was shot in the foot and about
80 shots were fred at laborers who
sought refuge on the upper floors Of the
buildings and hurled bolts and nuts At
the policemen, who were guarding cars
in this district Every time head ap.
pear at a window It was the target for
bullet from policeman's revolver.
The one o'clock whistle brought hostile
ties to close.
The city high schools are near these
industrial plants, which have been bonn.
harding the cars with bolts. In order
not to endanger the lives Of the pupils.
the board Of education decided not to
open the two schools for girls during the
rest Of the week.
The rioting was resumed to-day, sew
eral thousand men and boys on their
way to work attacking cars and throw
ing stones and bricks. Several arrests
were made, and the police reserves were
called upon to disperse the crowd Many
ears were running under police protee-
ion at intervals Of fifteen minutes
The arrival Of the state police IS be-
ieved to indicate that the authorities
intend to allow the Rapid Transit com
pany to resume. limitations are Civ
en- BY the strike leaders.
Running Cars Irregulariy.
For the first time during the present
struggle the Rapid Transit eompa8F sue.
ceeded last night il running It's ears
until six o'clock on tho Frankfafd line
which penetrates this unruly territory
At that hour cars on all lines were re-
turned 10 the respective barns
-Four policemen guarded each car on
this line and the pick of The city de-
teetiye force patfolled the route al day
in automobiles These men succeeded
III restoring semhlanca 0f order where
state feneihles had failed on The day
before Whenever 4 group 81 men form
ed anywhere on the street, The detect
ives rushed them and followed the
ringleaders even into houses until they
captured them.
In spite Of the vigilance Of the police
many car windows were broken bV mis-
siles thrown from windows and the com
pany was finally obliged to send its cars
along this route with sheet iron win
dows in place Of the{usual glass panes
While the police were busy keeping
tracks clear for the lines il KensingtoH.
the lines in other parts Of the city were
RIM on much reduced schedules and on
several of the west Philadelphia ard
down town lines no attempt was made
TO run cars all day although these ser
tions were comparatively quiet The
shopping district on Market street in
the heart Of the city was again the
scene of the almost continuous disturb
ance especially at the noon hour. No
one was seriously injured however