Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-24
LEADER IN RIOT GETS
SIX YEARS IN PRISON
other Peacebreakers Are Dealt Heav-
lily With by court-Disorder and
Fighting Between Mobs and Police
continue--aequest is Made for the
Whole State Force.
CBy Associated Press,

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Fen. %
The police officials of this. city today
virtually acknowledged their inability
10 cope with the present strike sitaa-
i'm when a request was made of John
e. Groom superintendent OF the state
police, that the POO members of his
command be brought TO this city for
police duty.
This request was made notwith-
standing that serious riotlng was less
frequent today than on any day since
the strike of the street car men went
into effect on last Saturday, The
State police, who are expected 10
reach here tomorrow morning. will
not bear trifiing with and If the strike
sympathizers attempt the same liber-
ties with this b, dy of men that they
did with the state Fencibles en- yes
tciday there will be serious clash
Cars Closely Guarded.
For the first time during the pres
ent struggle the Rapid Transit Com
pany succeeded in cunning its cars
until 6 o'clock on the Frankfort line,
which penetrates this unruiy territory.
49, Four policemen guarded each car on
this line and. the pick of the city's
detective fcrce patroled the route all
dav in automobiles. Three men sue
ceeded in restoring semblance OF
order where the State Fencibles had
failed en- the day before.
In spite of the vigilance of the po-
lice many car windows were broken
IFmissiles thrown frcm windows and
the company was finally forced 10
send its cars along this route with
sheet iron windows in place of the
usual glass ranes.
The shopping district on Market
street in the heart of the city. was
again the scehe of almost continuous
disturbances, especially at the noon
hour
Serious Disturbance.
Baldwin's Locomotive Works was
the scene of a serious disturbance
during the lunch hour of the hundreds
cf employees. One employee was shot
in the foot and about fifty shots were
fired at laborers, who sought refuge
on the upper floors of the building
and hurled bolts and nuts at the po-
lcemeu who were guarding cars in
this district Every time head ap-
peared at a window II was the target
for bullet from policeman's re-
volver. The one O'Clock whistle, sig
Mailing the expiration of the lunch
hour. brought hostilties to a close.
In order not to endanger the lives
II the pupils. who would be forced to
ride On the cars. the board OF educa-
ten today decided not to ortn the
two schools for girls during the re-
mainder of the week.
Telegraph Taft.
Leading clergymen of the city. IN
GLIDING Archbishop Ryan held a con-
ference today TO discuss means for
bringing the strike to a peaceabie
termination.
kilograms were sent u President
Taft and Senator Penrose by the off,
cials Of the street car mems union
today. saying:
-ITnicn men en- strike here OFFER
services for operation Of mail and
newspaper cars as was dIne through
out last strike. Company refuses 70
allow union men to continue to op-
cate mail cars and has today forced
them or their mail cars by summary
discharges. Interference with mail
operation. therefore. comes from the
company and not the strikers"
The unicn men claim that the COM
pany is interfering with the operation
Of mail cars 70 give Il a chance to
ASH for federal intervention.
Company Issues Statement
A United states mall car was de-
rallied this afternoon at Germantown
avtnre and Cambria street. IN the
section Of the city where violence has
teen 80 prevalent An obstruction
had been rl3ced OF the tracks and TIE
csr. which was bound 20 the posi-
ofics with q load Of mail. was - had
" damaged that q had e be dragged
70 a ncarby car barn and the NAL
transferred 70 another car.
fSfe today the Rapid Transit Com
pany issued statement IN which n