Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22

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they would fight TO the bitter end"
Industrial Workers of the World workers
from New York and other cities are on
tie scene. They plan to organize the men
and help them in their fight for higher
wages and shorter hours
Several meetings of strikers have been
called in halls in the neighborhood for to-
day
STRIKE E-BREAKERS GUARDED
Under direct orders from Director Wilson
and Superintendent Robinson the police are
swarming in the entire sugar refinery dis
trict. Besides guarding all the streets al
leys and reineries policemen with drawn
revolvers escorted strike breakers into the
refineries in fast motor trucks today.
Guards also were placed in front of the
homes of strikers and known strike sym
pathizers~
A heavy police guard will be maintained
In the district today.
The State Constabuary viii not be asked
to assist I'm maintaining order in South
Philadelphia unless the police prove unable
to handle the situation Major John G.
Groome. commander OF the State Constab-
ulary said his men would not come to
: philadelphia until asked by the police au-
thorties
4 Many of the police horses were hurt in
the riot as the result Of pepper being
thrown in their eyes. II is feared that the
Impaired permanently.
q The refinery district includes the section
from Reed to Morris streets and from
Front street to the Delaware.
IA Mrs Florence Sholde, thirty-two years
old, of 40 Wharton street. who was ar
rested and said by the police to have been
) the leader of the riot. spent the night in
cell at Central Station The woman re-
peatedy told Mrs. Margaret Cooper. the
matron, that she was being falsely ac-
Me- Al
at $500. She is accused of melting to
riot
Captain of Detectives Tate said today
that the woman has been arrested on two
occasions before, both times for throwing
pepper Seven years ago she threw pepper
into the eyes of Catholic priest Captain
Tate said Sc has been arrested since then
he said. for throwing pepper into the eyes
of policeman.
The riot occurred when mob OF strik-
Z ing employees of the Franklin Sugar Re-
inning Company. led by a woman with a
baby In her arms, opened fire with re-
I1Solvers on squad OF police.
& Instantly the district in the neighborhood
& Of Delaware avenue and Reed street was in
uproar.
Red pepper was thrown into the faces of
y me ponce, bricks and other missiles were
hurled. hundreds Of shots were fired and
& Tiot calls galore were turned in
n virtually every police officer and police
man who could be spared was summoned
20 the scene. Superintendent Robinson
ordered several saloons closed
&3 The outbreak was so sudden that IL al
most swept the police off their feet Weld
ing their clubs and fighting against odds
~ more than thirty to one policemen
charged the crowd Of more than 1000 re-
peatedly and fired only as a last resort
SEVERAL MAY DIE
34 The dead man was killed by a shot in the
prcast Several other struck by bullets
4re not expected TO live, II is estimated
hnt more than thirty were injured
I The battle lasted more than am hour
~ police said today they had the situa-
on we'll In hand and the outbreak had been
rrtiseIy quelled
rhs list Of injured follows.
I&oNLEY, JOHN. a bystandsr eighteen years
xI| Az Pierce street: shot IN the abdomen:
Ixooepi> fatally Wounded; bPennsyiyania
<HoIxr, AI.EN SDER. striker sixteen
NJ E<<r1: IldV ,th Second street; shot In
VA JodN. pel!ssn.n; i?x Merrls