The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25
Sympathetic Movement Is De-
ferTed Until All Union Men
Can Talk Over Matter
COMPANY RUNS CARS
UNTIL MIDNIGHT
State Police Guard the Cars and Kecr
Down Trouble More Effectively
Than City Policc-Soap Is
Upon the Car Tracks

Philadelphia. February 24.--Surfaee
cars were operated on the principal
streets of the city until midnight to-
night for the first time since the be
ginning of the present strike against
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit com
pany. Since Saturday all cars wdrc
withdrawn from service at night. bu
tonight. guarded by members of taf
state police, the cars continued T.
run, even through the turbulent mil
districts of Kensington and Frank
ford.
Although the transit company oft. :
cials reported tonight that 80 cars
had been stoned during the day II
disturbance was permitted to attais
serious proportions. All outbreak
were quickly quelled by the police an /
not riot call was sent to headquar
ters.
During the day, according to til
company's figures, 744 cars were j
operation and Sc of these continue
to run until midnight. Increased sci
vice Is promised by the company, VIII
Der of whom were formerly with tn
company, will take out cars tomor
row.
A new and dangerous method
showing their antipathy to the COR
pany was adopted by crowds of be:
in the uptown district late this afi
ernoon when soap was used on til
| rails.
A Twelfth street car was attacke.l
by a mob at Twelfth and Norri
streets. For about 15 minutes brick
stones and other missiles were throw
into the car, breaking windows an
throwing the passengers into a panie
Police gave chase to the rioters, vii.
| fed.
! Soon afterward the same crow
soaped the Tenth street car track.
There is down grade at that poin
| and the next car that came alon,
slid down the slippery rails, but cam
to halt before crashing into the pre-
ceding car. Again the mob was drive;
away. 1t was some time before tb.
soap had been sufficiently remove
from the rails to allow the car I
| move.
Plans for the proposed sympathetic
strike have been deferred for the pres
ent. The striking carmen at their meet
ing today adopted resolution that the
strike of other union men be held In abey-
ance. AS a result of this request, mem
bers of the Central Labor union and the
Allied Trades council which have been
busy planning the proposed strike of al!
| trades. decided tonight to postpone fur
| ther action until the regular meeting OF
their bodies next Sunday. At that time
1t fs proposed to appoint committees tc
prepare to make the strike effective when
ever such action Is decided upon.
Plans for gripping the service of the
company by strike of the powerhouse
employees was discussed at meeting OF
the Stationary Engineers and Firemen'. |.
union tonight. The men were in execu-
tive session until after midnight
Reports that the powerhouses of the
company would be attacked resulted in
the detailing of the State Fencibles to
guard these structures. The orders thai
they were not to fire having been with
drawn. these young soldiers say they will
redeem themselves from the inglorious
fiasco they made in the Kensington dis
trlct, when they were demoralized by be-
ing separated and without the power &c
open fire on their tormentors
Michael Mckinney, aged "a years, war
shot In the back, but not seriously in
jured during a disturbance which followed
the running of the cars at night. A pile
of tubs and barrels were placed on the
tracks at Germantown avenue and Juan
ita street, some distance above the terri
tory patroled by the state police. When
car reached the obstruction it was show
cred with bricks.
A squad OF police hurried to tho scene
and fired on the rioters. Mckinney fell
with several other persons and was sub
ceQuentiy arrested.
Other cars were bombarded with stones
in West Philadelphia tonight, and there
also the police fired at the crowd, but no
one was struck.
Mails Must BE Protected
Washington, February 24.-Actins-
under directions from the President
Attorney General Wickersham today
sent to United States District Attorney
J. Whitaker Thompson at Phiiadelphia
instructions as to the protection of mail
agencies during the strike of the street
car men.
President Taft today received tele-
grams from Peter Griscoll, president.
and H D. Barron, secretary, OF the
union at Philadelphia, stating that the
union men on strike had offered their
services for the operation of the mail
and newspaper cars as was done in last
years strike. and that the. company had
| refused the offer.
After quoting these kilograms to
District Attorney Thompson, Attorne,
General Wickesham issued instructions
for action in case OF emergency.
Charged With Fraud
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