The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-24
STATE STEPS IN.
Four Companies of Police Sent
to Philadelphia.
Reign of Lawlessness Probably
Is About Over.
A LONG HARD FIGHT.
For Recognition of the Union
Is in Prospect.
Transit Officials Decline a Of
fer to Arbitrate.
LONG HARD FIGHT.

| amply equipped for any kind of service,
the four companies of the Pennsylvania
state police, numbering 200 men, arrived
here today ready to assist the local au-
thorities in maintaining order while the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company
attempts to operate its cars. The troop
ers are all picked men, veterans of the
regular army, who have seen riot duty
in all parts of the state. Their presence
i Is expected to have a Salutary effect
/ upon the lawless element that has been
wrecking street cars in different Sec
! tions of the city.
Arriving in the railway yards in the
northern section of the city each COM
pany detrained their horses while a
/ curious crowd looked on. The command
| to mount was given and they clattered
along the streets to the Second regi-
i ment armory at Broad and Susque-
/ hanna avenue, where headquarters
| have been established during their stay
| here.
| The headquarters of the troopers is
| within easy riding distance of the Ken
sington mill district which is giving the
| police more concern than any other sec
| tiOn of the city.
Local mounted police have already
dem onstrated the effectiveness of cav
airy methods as applied to suppressing
mobs.
The first attempt to operate cars at
night since last Saturday will probably
/ much Improvement in conditions today
as there was yesterday the night SER
vice will be resumed. This is regarded
as the final test both of the peaceable
ness of the city and of the company's
ability to man it's cars
Although the reign of laWleSSneSs ap-
pears to be approaching an end the
points at issue between the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit company and the
AmaIgamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway oYnnIOUaS remained
unsettled and what looks like long.
hard struggle for the recognition of the
carmen's union is still ahead.
Nothing to Arbitrate.''
The movement started yesterday by
prominent churchmen to bring about
arbitration is regarded as an encourag
ing sign by the strikers who all along
have claimed that all they desire is a
fair arbitration Of their grievances.
The transit officials maintain there is
nothing to arbftrate- They say they
would not take back any of the strikers
if they were willing to return and say
further they have enough men to oper-
ate all their cars if they are given the
proper protection.
The casualties as the result of the
lawlessness stands at three dead, sew
eraI persons in a serious condition in
hospitals and more than thousand
suffering from 1acerations inflicted by
bullets. police clubs and missiles.
The heavy sentences inflicted upon
some of the rioters in the courts yester-
day is expected to have a good effect in
the work of maintaining order. One
man was given six years and a number
of others were sentenced to terms OF
two wears each.
The strike has a serious effect on
business generally. Merchants in the
business sections of the city are COM
planning bitterly over the disturbed
conditions One of the big department
stores has laid off more than 200 en-
ployes because of the curtailment of
business, and other big establishments
have also reduced their working forces.
The transit company appeared to
have more cars in operation during the
morning than at any time since the
strike started. The weather was clear
and cold. The cars also seemed to lie
better patronized.
Mayor Makes an Arrest.
After the men had breakfast they
first time the state policemen have
seen service in Philadelphia since they
were organized five years ago. In
Kensington they were distributed in
squads in different sections of the great
manufacturing center. Unless down
right rebellion against civil authority
arises, the troopers will not carry their
carbines.
1--WE will not need our carbines,"
said Captain Linn G. Adams of Com
! u
Gus trouble. I think the riot sticks and
revolvers will be all the weapons we
will need.
"Our men know how to take care of
themselves as we'll as to handle crowds.
/ They also obey orders without asking
the why or wherefore of them"
Before the men departed for Ken
sington they we're given final instruc-
tions by Captain John c. Groome.
superintendent of the state police
force.
At 9 o'clock the transit company
! claimed it had $50 cars in operation or
100 more than at the same hour yes
terday. The first disturbance OF the
where men, women anG children join
ed in stoning car. No one was hurt.
One man was arrested.
Mayor Reyturn made his first arrest
! while inspec+ ing streets after leaving
the city hall carly this morning Two
men placing sewer pipe on the car
tracks were discovered by the mayor,
and aided by Detective McFadden.
were held un.i a patrol wagon could
Thev were locked up. The barri-
! cade was half completed when the
nayor rode I'D in an automobile. The
mayor and Detective MeFadden. who is
| known as the mayors bodyguard,
spranc from the car and seized the
! Iawbreakers. the chauffeur telephoning
to the police
The first open move to bring about
a settlement Of the street car strike in
! this CITY was made today when a COM
| mittee composed of clergymen of many
| denominations offered two plans to the
! company and the strikers
| The first plan calls for a board of
| arbitration to be composed of two
| Judges two ciergymen, two business
men and a seventh member to be
| chosen by the other six. It is proposed
each side select three of the arbitra-
tors.
Among the clergymen in the move-