Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-24

Philadelphia, Feb. 23.-The police of hcials of this city virtually acknowl- edged today their inability to cope with the present strike situation when re- quest was made of John c. Groome. superintendent of the state police, that the 200 members of his command be brought to this city for police duty. State Police of Better Material Than
 the Fencibies.
 This request was made notwithstand- ing serious rioting was less frequent today than on any day since the strike last Saturday. The state police are expected here tomorrow morning and will doubtless be sent into the Ken sington district, where the State Fen cibles had such an unpleasant experi- ence yesterday. The state police will not bear trihing with and if the strike sympathizers attempt the same liber- ties with this body of men that they did with the Fencibles yesterday there will be a serious clash.
 The efforts of the police tomorrow, as they were today will he directed towards clearing the Kensington dis trfct of the mobs which have infested it since the opening of the strike.
 Senblslnce of Order Restored.
 For the first time during the present struggle the Rapid Transit company succeeded in running it's cars until 6
  penetrates this unruly territory. At that hour cars on all lines were re- turned to the, respective barns.
 Four policemen guarded each car on this line, and the pick of the city's detective force patroHed the route all day in automobiles. These men suc- ceeded in restoring semblance of order where the State Fencfbles failed ever a group of men formed anywhere on the street the detectives rushed them, and they followed the ringlead- CTS even into houses until they cap tured them. Despite the vigilance of the police, many car windows were broken by missiles thrown from win dows and the company was finally obliged to send it's cars along this route with sheet iron windows in place of the usual glass panes. -.- Continuous Disturb ance on Market
 Street. tracks clear for the lines in Kensing- ton the. lines in other parts of the city were run on much reduced schedules and on several of the West Philadel- was made to run ears all day, although these sections we're compar--rvedy quiet. The shopping district on Mar ket street in the heart of the city was again the scencfof almost continuous disturbances, especially at the noon hour No one was seriously injured, however.
 Shots Fired at Baldwin Locomotive
 Works.
 Baldwin's locomotive works was the scene of a serious disturbance during the lunch hour of the hundreds of en- ployes. One employe was shot in the foot and about fifty shots were fired at laborers who sought refuge on the up- per floors of the buildings and hurled bolts and nuts at the policemen who were guarding cars in this district Every time a head appeared at a win dow it was the target for a bullet from a policeman's revolver The 1 o'clock wh stle signaling the expiration of the luncheon hour brought hostilities to a close.
 The city high schools. which are at tended by pupils from all sections of the city, are near these industrial plants which have been bonbarding the cars with bolts. In order that the lives of the pupils who would be forced to ride on the cars shall not be endanger- ed the board of education decided to- day to close the schools for girls for the remainder of the week.