The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-22
Efforts Will Be Made 10 Pre-
vent Extension of
Trouble.
UNIONS WILL CAST
REFERENDUM VOTE
Willingness Of Men to Join In
Strike viii Be
ASCsrtained.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-The
shooting Of two boys by a roiice-
man at Germantown and Lehign
avenues, KenSingtou, this morning
during an attack upon a Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit car by a mob Of
1000; the arraiWment Of Clnence
o. Pratt, the leader Of the strikers.
who spent the night in a cell Of the
Central police station on a charge Of
inciting TO not; and the request Of
John J. Murphy president Of the
Central Labor Union. of all the
labor unions in the city, for an ex-
preston as 10 their willingness 10
go out on a general strike, sums up
the features Of the trolley war in
this city today.
FEWER CARS OPERATED.
BY its own statement. the PhiIa-
delphia Rapid Transit Company To-
day is operating fewer cars on its
lines than it did yesterday D. T.
Pierce, executive assistant TO Presi-
dent Kruger. declares tat tie fg-
Ures received from the barns show
that 701 cars were running at noon
today. The strikers conceGe the
company the operation Of 365. They
assert however, that the company
is making no increase in the num-
Der Of cars operated They declare
that the desertions from the com
pany are becoming more numer-
Gus every hour.
Mr. Pierce this afternoon stated
that there would be no cars after
6 O'Clock tonight II was stated
by Mr.. Pierce that the company
does not anticipate any trouble in
the power houses
Pratt's Bail Fixed
Clarence O. Pratt. who is leading the
]
was held in 5000 bail this morning. by
Magistrate Beaton at the Central police
station on charges OF riot, melting 10
riot. and conspiracy As soon as the
amount Of bail was fixed, Attorney Jo-
seph J. McAIeer went down 10 the strik-
ers' headquarters, in the Lippfncott
building. 10 decide on the various offers
which the union has received from men
who are willing 70 go bail for Pratt
Pratt was held on the testimony Of De-
tectives Frank OConner and Welsh.
who declared they saw him in the midst
Of a crowd at Sixth and Brown streets
Yesterday afternoon shortly after mem
berS Of the crowd had stoned street cars
and had seriously injured a policeman
HhO was trying to repress the disorder
Thomas Norton and William Costello,
who. the detectives allese, were the men
who threw the stones. were held on
charges Of inCitinE TO riot, and, with the
other FIVE men arrested IN the crowd.
Will be held as witnesses against Pratt
in the trial
Farce Comedy, Says Pratt
Samuel 4. Boyle. of counsel for the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company,
was present at the hearing. Immedi-
ateIy after the hearing Pratt was ap-
preached by the newspaper men, and
he declared
This is the most extravagant farce
comedy I ever saw in a court Of justice
He was taken away from the news
paper men and returned TO the police
after making the statement
Mr.. Pratt Will not be railr0aded- II
am satisfied he IS not guilty OF con
spiracy and melting TO riot" said Dis
trict Attorney Rotten today. this Office
viii not be used as a CatSpaV for any
BODY"
r oting began early today. One OF the
two boys who were shot IS dying IN
the Samaritan Hospital, where MaEis-
trate Rigley is taking his ante-mortern
statement.
Walter stab, fifteen years OF age. OF
! 3439 Westmoreland street, IS the fatally
injured boy.
Francis Kalb, eighteen years old OF
| SS15 Marshall street, the second victim,
was taken 70 his home after his wounds
had been dressed at the hospital
Rioting Is Started.
The riot occurred shortly after O'Clock
More than 1000 persons gathered at the
/ corner where the shooting occurred and
piled the ear tracks high Uith debris
/ When a Chestnut Hill car approached
| it was forced to stop and the crowd
rushed forward 10 drag the conductor
and mOtOrman from their places. Bricks
and stones crashed through the windows
I OF the car and aroused one Or the police
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