The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-01
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MAYOR MAY USE
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Has Power to Demand Police
Service Of Every Able
Bodied Adult
COMPANY ABLE TO OPERATE
MORE CARS Than YESTERDAY
Officials Declare That No Settlement
Involving Recognition Of the Car.
mems Union Will BE Considered
Preparing for Next Saturday.

Philadelphia, March determined
to demonstrate its ability to operate
without assistance of the striking
motormen and conductors, the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit company today
again increased the number of cars
In use on the various lines. The
traction officials declared that no set
tlement. involving the recognition Of
the carmen's union will be considered.
1t Is reiterated by the company's
spokesman that arbitration is not
needed to settle the strike. Both the
labor leaders and the city admins
tratfon are preparing their lines for
the expected sympathetic strike. Di-
rector Of Public Safety Clay, in an
interview today said he did not regard
the proposed extension as bluff. {"
He told of the plans for increasing the
police force in anticipation of fur
ther trouble. He said:
Under the act of May 81, 1850, the
mayor has the power to draft every
able bodied. man in Philadelphia for
service in protecting life and proper
ty. He can swear in special police
men indefinitely. expect to have
prepared for that purpose lists of all
citizens who are Of age and are fit for
such service. We do not mean to call
for the national guard until we have
exhausted every power at our COM
mand. have at my service still
1000 men who were among the 1000
summoned for special duty a week
ago, who can be sworn in at any
moment for police duty in uniform.
We have made arrangements to add
$50 to 200 men to the mounted forces
today. They will take the places of
the state police in case the latter
should be summoned to South Bethle-
hem on account of the strike there
getting beyond control"
Plant Tied Up.
South Bethlehem, Pa, March L.
The striking employees of the Bethle-
hem Steel company today again sue
ceeded in almost completely tying up
the great plant, only few hundred
men reporting for work. The town
remains quiet, but it is still under
heavy police protection. The failure
of the company's loyal men to report
yesterday was due principally to the
fear of being attacked by the strikers
or the sympathizers with the walkout.
Arbitration Demanded
Powerful influence sare being
brought to bear upon the company to
bring an end to the strike. The big
department stores. which have suf-
fered along with thousands of other
business houses, are known to have
demanded that the transit company
shall not involve the city in a great
general labor struggle. A confer
ence was held in the Office of the COM
pany by Charles o. Kruger, president
of the traction corporation; State
Senator Clarence Wolff, vice bresi-
dent; George H. Earle, Jr.. the city's
representative on the board of direc-
tors and Richard Y. Cook, a promi-
nent financier. There was a general
appeal for arbitration today. The
newspapers demanded it, the various
organizations were clamoring for it,
and the citizens generally were call
ing for an end of the trouble at once.
Important developments were looked
for during the day.