The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-07
Disturbance In Lawrence Results
 In Arrest Of I8
FOrty-twO Children Leave For Philadelphia, While Large Crowd Sees Them Off
Special from United Press.) }


 Lawrence, March 7-Incipient dis day, in various parts of the city. As a result, IS men. two of them strike brekaers and one woman, will later in the day. face Judge J. J. Mahoney i'll police court, on charges of intimida- ton, assault, violation of city ordi- nances and disorderly disturbances.
 Policeman Michael Coco received a slight cut across the back of his neck while dispersing crowd and City Police Sergeant Joseph Tobin had his back, while aiding other officers in dispersing crowd on Essex street.
 Tobin was unhurt. Policeman Coco was not hurt badly enough to requirc medical attention.
 These disturbances were a result of one of the largest 'endless chain picket lines which have been thrown out since the strike began nearly nine weeks ago. Police estimate that 12,- 900 were out parading the mill dis tricts and the principal business streets. For the most part the crowds were orderly. It was only when the police clashed with small bodies of paraders that there was any sign of trouble.
 | on a unique plan, today. In bodies of from 1000 to 5000, the strikers, including more than half women stolidly along for block, halted and then, instead of booing and jeering, raised their voices in a thunderous, roaring laugh. This was repeated every time an automobile containing police passed them and when they reached the entrances to the mills
 It was hard to tell whether the mills lost or gained in workers Con- servative estimates, based on claims from both sides, would put strikers and mills about where they were yes- terday.
 CROWD SEES CHILDREN OFF
 Lawrence, March 7-Accompanied two men, 42 children of the strike left Lawrence for Philadelphia, at 7:48, via Boston and New York. They will take the 10:03 train out of Bos. ton at South Station and be met ID New York by committee from Phil- adelphia. Although an enormous crowd gathered at the station there was no disorder.
 The children were to have left here at 7:11, but two police sergeants, the only uniformed persons within sight of the station, at 7:05. demanded of Chairman William Yates of the strike committee who was buying the tickets. that he furnish the names and addresses of every child. The children, a squirming, happy crowd, munching huge sandwiches, had, in the meantime, boarded the shuttle train which was to take them to the Boston train leaving South Lawrence. This train left before Yates had given all the names and the kiddies had to be sent back to North Station here to get their carfare They left. how ever, in time to get the 10:30 out of Boston.
 They included children of Poles. Hebrews. Lithuanians, and English operatives on strike. The parents of every child were at the station to wave goodbye. They will be brought back to their homes when the strike Is settled.
 MORE PAY OFFERED COMBERS
 Lawrence, March 7-Agents of the Arlington mills, the largest here, and one of the largest of it's kind in the world. today, posted notice that em- ployes of the combing department, where a thousand or more unskilled laborers are employed, would be given a raise of Il percent if they will re- turn to work. This will mean salar- ies from $S.75 to s9 per week, if the