New-York tribune., 1919-09-18
Troops Ready
To Quell N. J.
Trolley Revolt
State Militia Mobilized as
Boycott and Sabotage by
Passengers Stops Opera.
ton Under Zone system

CAMDEN, N. j., Sept 17.-All of the
trolley lines Of this city and the sur
rounding countryside were tied up to-
day by a revolt OF the people of Cam
den and vicinity against the recently
inaugurated zone system" of paving
fares. Tracks have been obstructed
bridges burned and trolley crews fired
upon.
The Public Service Corporation will
attempt to run cars to-day To aid
in this operation Sheriff Corson has
sworn in several hundred extra depu-
ties and the Second Battalion of the
State Militia Reserves has been mob
lllzed at its armory here.
1t was at Mayor Ellis's request that
the troops were called out, so that or
der might prevail over anarchy" Of
f'clals of the company Will attempt to
resume car service at ) O'Clock To-
morrow morning
A campaign of sabotage was launched
yesterday against every New Jersey
line within thirty radius of this
city. In consequence, not a wheel
turned on any of the roads to-day.
Conductors and motormen refused TO
take out their cars. Several of them
asserted they were shot ct yesterday.
Trolley Terminal Wrecked
The trolley terminal at Gloucester
was wrecked. The bridge at Audubon
was set on fire last night and the rails
on all .steep grades have been so thor
oughiy CREASED that even with most
liberal use of sand the wheels of the
cars won't bite.
Besides, conductors and motormen
complaint that when they get out to
sprinkle sand people shoot at them.
An attempt was made to run cars
on the Haddonfeld line. but this was
gwen up after the crews reported that
they mad been bomharded with stones
ana weren't gong 10 risk their lives
Thomas n. McCarter. president OF
the Public Service Railway Corpora.
tlcn, was in conference here most OF
the afternoon with twenty CITY and
county officials. He said at the conc H.
sion OF the meeting that the company
INTENDED to Kan cars tomorrow. ha
been promised police protection within
the clty's limits and had been told BY
Sherlt Cofson that outside the city he
would furnish guards.
Commenting upon the varied attacks
upon the trolley lines. Prosecutor
| Wolverton said this afternoon that
such lawlessness was not to be toll
Grated and that he intended to prose
cute cute all perpetrators that might be
Every effort will be made by thi.
office to stop this form of lawlessness
he said. II do, not know what such
men, and probably boys, can have ir
lind unie-s they desire to cause ac
cidents where women and children anl
other innocent riders could be iniuree
or killed.
This Rolshev;k method will not h,
tolerated here. This Office is making ;
rigid investigation. Those caught vii
- severely punished and no ienienc,
viii be shown"
Makeshift Transit Poor
Trucks. buses and jitneys ATTEMPTED
with iltt-o success, to care for Cam
pen's traffic during the da Extr,
trains put on by the Pennsylvani,
Raj road have relieved the situation
omewhat
NEWARK, N. j.. Sept. 17.-Protest,
concerning the operation of the "zon,
/ system" for trolley lines have bee,
flied with the Public Utility Commis
sion here. These had to do ch;efl,
with the delay caused by the schem,,
and lnjustices caused by the lav-omt ~
the zones Wv