Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
But Little Change ID Phil
ade|phia Strike.
Limited Number Of Cars Are
: Run, Protected by Police.
Three Persons Dead, Three May
Die, Over 1000 Injured.

edged today their inability to cope with
the present strike situation, when a
request was made of John c. Groome,
superintendent OF the state police, that
the 200 members Of his command be
brought to this city for police duty.
This request was made notwithstand-
ing serious rioting was less frequent
today than on any day since the strike
of the street car men went into effect
last Saturday. The state police are ex-
pected here tomorrow morning and will
doubtless be sent into the Kensington
district, where the State Fencibles had
such an unpleasant experience yester-
day. The state police will not bear
tri7ing with and if the strike SYM
pathizers attempt the same liberties
with them that they did with the
Fencibles yesterday, there will be a
serious clash.
The efforts of the police tomorrow
will be directed toward cleaning the
Kensington district of the mob. For
the first time during the present strug-
gle the Rapid Transit Co. succeeded in
| running it's cars until o'clock on the
frankfort line. which penetrates this
urruly territory. At that hour cars
We're stopped on all lines.
| Four police guarded each car on this
| line and the keen-eyed detective force
! patrolled the route all day in autorno-
| biles. These men succeeded in restoring
| semblance of order where the State
Fencibles failed ANONYMOUSLY on the day
| before. Whenever a group of men form
ed anywhere on the streets the detectives
thop, fhav followed the ring
| leaders even into houses until they cap
! tured them. Despite vigilance of the po-
| lice many car windows were broken by
| missiles thrown from windows and the
company was finally obliged to send it's
cars along this route with sheet iron win
dows in place of the usual glass panes.
The lines in other parts of the city
were run on much reduced schedules and
on several of the West Philadelphia and
downtown lines no attempt was made to
run cars all day although these sections
were comparatively quiet The shopping
di strict on Market street in the heart of
the city was again the scene of almost
continuous disturbances. No one was Sc
rously injured, however.
Baldwin's Locomotive Works was the
lunch hour Of the hundreds of employees.
One employee was shot in the foot and
about so shots were fired 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 a head ap-
peared at window it was the target for
a bullet from policeman's revolver -
Late today the Rapid Transit Co. is
sued a statement in which it is asserted
that the strikers cannot and will not
VIM" The law went hard today witt
some of the men and boys who have beer
arrested for rioting. Sentences from one
to six years were doled out to half a
dozen of them.
Philadelphia, Feb 2S.-Three dead,
three lying at the point of death in
hospitals and more than 1000 persons
injured, is the toll exacted by the reign
Of lswlessness which has existed in this
city for three days and which it was
feared. might be renewed today. as the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. expect
ed to have more cars in operation than
on any days since the strike started.
Unlike the preceding days this
morning opened bright, with just
enough crispness in the air to make
one feel like walking whether or not
it WAS a matter Of preference.
The failure of the State Fencibles,
an independent military organization.
to intimidate the strike sympathizers
in the northeastern section Of the city
yesterday, was the basis of confer
ence which was called for today be-
tween Governor Stuart, Adjutant Gen
eral Stewart, Brigadier General Bow
man and Mayor Reyburn. The days
developments and this conference were
to decide whether the entire National
Guard Of Pennsylvania should be call
ed cut or whether the police authori-
ties he given further time in which to
demonstrate their ability to cope with
the situation. 1t is understood that
Mayor Reyburn Is anxious for the
governor to call upon the state troops.
but Director Of Public Safety Clay is
opposed to this procedure. The direc-
tor is anxious that the state police, an
experienced mounted organization
which has done effective duty in differ
ent parts of the state, should at first
VIC SoAiCo OpCH. 4IClc HOWCFCis
only 200 men in this organization, but
they are the pick of the state and OF
the calibre not easy to intimidate.
Thus far the rioters have made street
cars the principal objects Of their at
tacks. The northeastern section of the
city and Market street, under the very
eyes Of the mayor, have been the main
scenes of their operations. In the
southern part of Philadelphia. where
on the opening day of the strike sever
al cars were attacked and one burned.
quiet now reigns. Dynamite was used
last night in a car barn in the north
western section. where is policemen
were asleep. Fortunately no one was
injured.
The fact that the sympathetic strike
was not declared by President John J.
Murphy OF the Central Labor Union,
acted as a panacea to the tired police
officials of the city, who are anticipate
ing strike of 100000 men. A move 10
on foot, however, to have the sympa-
thizers Of the striking street railway
employees parade peacefully to the