Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-21
One Woman Among Those
Hurt During Rioting as
Result Car Strike.
10000 WOMEN BEGIN
PICKET DUTY TODAY
Wives OF Strikers and Other Union
Men VIII Ride Cars and Attpmpt to
Induce Strike-Brcaker to Quit.
Danger General Strike Grows.

| New York, Sept. 2O-Rioting was
renewed here tonight in connection
with the car strike after efforts of
Mayor Mitchell and others had failed
| to effect a settlement of the diffor-
| ences between the strikers and their
former employers. Several hundred
strikers and their sympathizers VINO
attacked four surface cars engaged
! IN a running fight with police re-
serves, during which several persons
were injured, including a woman.
What the police characterize as a.
conspiracy to use dynamite in the
strike was frustrated by the arrest Of
man who asserted he was a strik-
ing motorman. The prisoner, it was
SAID mad attempted to purchase dyna-
mite from a laborer in new subway
excavation. The latter reported the
case to the authorities who set trap
for the striker. When arrested at the
lahorer's house tonight, after two
dummy packages made up in the form
of dynamite had been passed to him.
the prisoner is alleged to have de-
clared he sought the explosive to
elbow up couple of Broadway cars.
When Police Commissioner Wood
was told today that -year-old Louis
Rodelli was dying, a victim of a brick
hurler, he redoubled his efforts at
clearing roof tops contiguous to the
Traction lines, and went into conference
with District Attorney Swami to pro-
vide for the speedy punishment of
these offenders. The commissioner
issued warning to the strikers that
all missile thrOwers arrested will be
given the limit.
General Strike Imminent.
Hope of averting the threatened
strike of 100000 organized workers in
with the car men diminished
tonight. Mayor Mitchell announced
that the personal appeal he had made
to the traction companies heads to-
day had met with flat refusal. Mean
Tine, preparations were continued by
union leaders for the walk-out, which,
Z carried out, may paralyze industries
the greater city.
Apparently, the only chance now of
calling off union officials in their de-
erminatioI to "tie up New York" by
Monday next, it was said, lies in
conference to be held tomorrow be-
ween a citizens committee and the
trike leaders.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
american Federation of Labor, and %
residents Of the international unions,
iho arrived today, held conference
ut no definite action was taken re-
arding a general strike. They would
leet again Friday, it was announced.
Women on Picket Duty.
Approximately 10000 wives of strik-
lg carmen and members of trades
mons will act rs pickets, beginning
1t was said they contem-
late riding on subway and elevated
ailway trains in their efforts to in
pce the motormen and guards to de-
ert their posts and join the union.
Mayor Mitchel's appeal was directed
} the traction companies heads
trough Theodore Shonts, president
the marlborough Rapid Transit
and the New York Railways
The mayor declared Mr..
honts told him there was absolutely
basis upon which the companies
ould talk with the men, as "the
rikers had placed themselves beyond
e pale"