New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-24

,-,n az, much reduced schedules, ard. on
several of the West Philadelphia and
downtown Tines. no attempt was made TO
RIM cars all day. although these sections
were co,r,paratiyeiy quiet The shop
ping district in Market street was
arain the scene of almost continuous
disturbances especially AT the noon
hour No one was seriously injured.
however
Leading e1ergyrnen Of the city held
conference to-day to discuss means Tor
bringing the strike TO q peaceae!e Ter
rnination. Archbishop Ryan. the head OF
the Roman Catholic faith in this city;
Bishop L. B. Wilson, of the Methodist
Episconal Church: the Rev. Dr. Floyd
-Yaukins. "a prominent Protestant Epis-
copaIian: the Rev. L. r. Hafer, Well
known Lutheran. and the Rev. Dr. Jo-
seryh Krauskoaf- and-the Rev DR. Leon
Elnnieh. rabbis of the most prominent
xVragosues were among the leaders OF
the conference which was participated
In hr forty clergynnen OF all denomlna-
.;ons The ministers were in secret ses-
sion ali the afternoon, and adjourned
this evening to hold Paother conference
I'm the near future The result of their
,jeliherari ans was not announced.
TELEGRAPH PRESIDENT TAFT
kilograms were sent to President Taft
and Senator Penrose by the officials OF
the streetcar mems union to-day. say
ing: Union men on strike mere orref
services for operation OF mail and news
paper cars. as was done throughout last
strike. Company refuses to allow union
men 70 continue 10 operate mail cars
and to-day forced them off their mali
cars by summary discharges Inter
ference with mai; operations therefore
comes from The company and not from
the strikers.
Union men assert that the company is
interfering with the operation of mail
cars TO give il a chance 10 ask for fed
eral Intervention.
\ United States mail car was derailed
this afternoon at Germantown avenue
and Cambria street in the section Of the
city where violence has been sc preva-
lent. An obstruction had been placed or
The tracks and the car. which was bound
10 the postoffice with load of mail was
so badly damaged that il had to be
dragged 10 a nearby car barn and the
mail transferred 20 another car.
The Rapid Transit company issued a
statement late to-day in which it is
serted that the strikers can not and Will
not win" In part the statement follows.
There is no possibility of this COM
nany dealing or any basis with the men
who have engineered the events Of the
last three DAYS.
The men who have stood by US and
the new men Nao come TO US may be sure
that We shall stand by them.
There will be no settlement which in
cludes taking back the men who have led
and encouraged mob violence.
SIX YEARS FOR RIoTER-
q. The heavy hand OF the law pressed
hard to-day on some of the men and
hoys who have been arrested for rioting
flwood Carr, alleged to have been a
ringleader in "a riot in the -kensington
district. was sentenced to six years in
.1he county prison. There We're six counts
against him and he got year on each
John Kline. who could scarcely IN
derstand the English language, was SEN
fenced 20 two years. as WAS Ellis At
-kins 4 seventeen-year-o boy was
sent TO the Huntington Reformatory for
thirteen months fer throwing missiles at
a car and other boys and men were SEN
fenced 10 two and three months each.
While the evidence against most Of the
defendants was of the strongest charac-
Ter. there was an apparent vein OF sym
S-,r ~ a.ca of
Kline. in particular After the prisoner
had acknowledged that he had hurled
TWO bricks a a passing car il required
one hour fer the jury TO return a verdict
If guilty. The Judge expressed much
surprise. and in addressing the jurors
said: 1.
This is not an issue between the
Rapid Transit Company and its strik-
ing employees. but between law and law
lessness, and rioting must he sternly
suppressed
THE STATE POLICE.
The state police. VINO We're called upon
to-day to do police duty here, are con-
sidered To he fine body OF mounted
men, although only two hundred strong.
Experienced through much service in
various parts Of the state and always
in the saddle. they are ready at all times
1c answer where trouble calls them.
The vonstabuary was organized five
Years ago under an act Of the Legslat-
rre. and comprises four companies or
platoons Each company is made UP Of
n captain, lieutenant. five sergeants and
fifty privates. Each man before he be-
came a member Of the force was com
PEELED to undergo a severe physical and
mental examination
Only men between the ages Of twenty
one and forty wears are eligible to the
force. In organizing the troops prefer
snce Was given TO discharged United
States army soldiers, and the force is
said to be made up almost exclusively
81 men who havf seen service in 1.-the
regular army. The service equipment Of
the men consists Of carbiRe. pistol OF
large calibre and rios stick.
The state force is.cf,mmanded by Cap
tain John {. Groo,Ise. who has the title
OF superintendent. e,aptain Groone be
sides heading the stale police. is com
rrander Of the 1st Troop, Philadelphia
City Cavalry. an arfstocratic Philadel-
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