Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
ZONE FOES SMASH
CARS IN CAMDEN
Shipyard Employees Refuse to
Pay Fares, Break Windows
and Strike Conductor
JlTNEY MEN REAP HARVEST

Shipworkcrs in South Camden and
Gloucester protested today against the
new zone fare system on the trolley
lines. Cars were delayed and many
shipworkers refused TO pay fares.
Doors were broken and windows
smashed on about thirty trolley cars
which carried shipworkcrs to the New
York Shipbuilding plant in South Cam
den.
On the cars running into the loop
at the PuSCy & Jones yard, Gloucester. :.
the crowds forced open the doors and
pulled the poles from the wires, leav
ing passengers scramble out without
paying.
Police Were POwerless
Police were powerless in the crowds
assembled before the gates of both ship
yards. Incoming cars were greeted with
yells and hOots. Before any of the
cars could reach the loops where fares
are collected as the passengers leave.
their progress was stopped and passCn
gers left through broken WINDOWS or
doors
Several motOrmcn and conductors
who have been struggling with the sit
uation have resigned. and many Others
have gone TO their homes "sick.' ac-
cording to Superintendent William Ora
ham. It was admitted by Mr.. Graham
today that the situation is beyond con
troll.
II do not blame them. Thry are lp
against tough prouositior Mr., Gra-
ham said "Within NIL tho section. OK
cent +bo shinrords thn nov. ,,Iar works
/ fno,v hrt tho org,rized onnosit;or ot
tho shinvards co,,IJ not bo cnntrolIod
don't believe tbcrc orc enough Dolicc .
mon in all of Camden "a do if | don't
believe even tbo militia ronId do II "
Courany ofFic;aIs ,,iII confor todov IN
nm effort 70 find n wov ont If tho dif.
fcrItv Sbinvord oficioIs oro co.on-
orotina ,.;tL tho ,.o,n,,o,,,. IN o,.or,. ,,.s =,
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! IN" zone i"re system on inc llheS OF
tne uoll' service ~, oHiI,uhI went lhtI
ene't E'St'[u"E' lhere had De"h rum
oIi"sN VI uLS'"I',ht oyer '"e 'Esle.i
aitoIs tile Shi'w'rherS' ou' company Oh
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ooch odJitionaI miIo NTonv of ~,
,binr.orLars rvnro bonof+;r. tbro,,oh ~,
systorp Those who I;yod in Cor,6o,
naid savon cents fare to tho sbinyord,
nnder the old system.
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s.mt - tho Tou, ynrl, sbin,ont, ~
saryors eetino+ad tbot NOT mora +b.,
g. o,,t af thir+T ano,,,dod "a
noaoboL tba 1,on With t6oir noosan
gors -
A. the cars wouId mova sIovIv fo,
rrard thev would ha ergulfad hr tL,
thousands on tba tracks on5 IN ~,
roadway OF would coma tha. noIo tL
cor uouId sion nnd tbep dnors an,
windows would he battered in
Only one conductor offarsd res;,to,o
to the mob, His nose WAS punched sev
| eroI times hv one husky rivater m
> conductor made no more objections
= Car No. 1856 reached the New Yor
: shinyard loon with only five nassen
yars Not single fare was coIIocto
from car No. 325o Its nasspnoar
: ,,o,,rsd out throupb 3oors and win
do,rs Oars Nos 2257 and 3ooj cam
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