Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-27
POLICE
Use CLUBS ON
RIOTERS
SCRlMMAGES IN
PHILADELPHIA STREETS
Question of General Strike of
All Organized Workers to Be
Decided at Meeting Of Gen.
trail Labor Union Today,

tBy Morning journal ssneelai Leased Wire1
Philadelphia, Feb. 26.-After a day
of almost complete tranquility several
small riots broke out in kensington
late today when young men attacked
cars run by non-union men.
In one OF the affairs passengers
were attacked by strike svmpathizors
A motorman was dragged from his car
ana badly beaten and several police
men were roughly handled but no one
seriously injured
The most serious affair occurred at
. - clock at Front street and Susdue-
hanna avenue.
The crowd there got beyond the
control Of the local police and stop
ped a car at the intersection OF the
streets. The crowd tried to reach the
non-union crew and though the lone
policeman who was protecting the ear
lought braNely several men dragged
him into the street His revolver was
eAkcn from him and he was given a
severe beating. The conductor man
aged To get away hut the motorman
was not 50 fortunate. lie fired sew
erll shots but all went wild and he
was pulled ffom tho ear ana also
beaten.
either policemen waded into the mob
because Of the women and children.
caught In the crowd, fought with their
clubs
Here come the state cops some
one yelled and there was a movement
TO break away.
Half dozen mounted police GAL
loped up and charged into the crowd.
''nev drove uD on the sidewalk. smash
ed right and left with their sticks
and gradually forced the mob back.
Men. women and children were
treated alike
Na revolvers were drawn by the
trnurMrs nat they Iandu l.ood use nf
their riot sticks and the rioters real
Hlng that the troopers were not to 4
he trifled with We're soon on the run
In the fight a woman passenger
Mrs. }. G. Eher was struck with "A 4
brici, and rendered unconscious. Wal 4
ter Giaham, another passenger. who (
tried TO carry her from the car. was
attacked by the mob and roughly K
handled but managed To carry her in
10 q drug store
The FIRST trouble IN The negro sec
ion occurred today when a crowd
hrew missiles at cars Police quick
81 scattered the crowd.
The arrest and arraignment Of John
J. Murphy. president of the Central
labor Union, on a charge of melting
o riot ana the disorders noted, mark
ID the eighth day of the strike.
Whether q strike Of all organized ,
al}or in Philadelphia viii he called
leXt week probably win be decided
II tomorrows meeting OF the Central
.abor Union.
As was expected by the police and
he car company. Saturday night saw
more or less violence in all parts Of
he city where the company maintain
ID service. Comparatively few per-
ons ventured in the cars The dis
were OF a minor character
md police reports late tonight show
10 one seriously injured nor any great
lamage done to the transit company's
property.
A total Of thirty prisoners taken
n disturbances in various sections OF
he city We're locked up in the Central
tation tonight.
A collision between cars in German
own tonight blocked traffic for more
han an hour in which two United
'tates mail cars We're tied up. a
nail clerk was knocked down and
ut by flying glass.
A crowd collected and another car
-ot beyond the control OF green mo-
orman and plunged into the throng. /
number OF persons were knocked ,
own ana bruised