The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-05
Philadelphia Strike
 Grows Bigger
Ccontinued from Page D

 already have been mobilized in the vicinity of Philadelphia, ready for any call.
 In addition to troops, the govern ment was preparing every legal means to force the men to return to work. and there was talk that leacers of the strike might be ar rested.
 Army Took Over
 The Army took over operation of the system late Thursday and Sec retary of War Henry L. Stimson au- thorized Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes, commanding officer of the Sd Scrv- icc Command. Baltimore. to act for him. Hayes said that the in- stcs stors of the strike, which was not authorized by the C1O Trans port Workers Union, were working fo" the enemy, and that the shut down already had delayed the day of peace.
 The first regular train on the Market Street Elevated Subway System which runs from the vest ern boundaries of Philadelphia through the central city and to the northeast, left the 69th street sub urban station at 5:30 a. m. Five other trains followed and one train left from the Bridge street term- inal, at the northeast terminal.
 No crews reported at the Broad street terminal or at trolley car barns or bus stations. Despite the tenseness, only a few instances of violence were reported, and police were not sure they were the result of the strike. Several Negroes were arrested in South Philadelphia for breaking windows. There were also reports that some subway car win dows also were broken last night cn the Broad street line.
 Denial
 Union officials denied that drivers for the Red Arrow Bus Line, suburban company, would join the walkout. AS a precaution. however taprooms were closed in Upper Darby. just outside of the city's western limits. Taprooms and all liquor package stores in Philadel- phia have been closed since Wednes- day.
 Meanwhile, as the strike entered its fifth day, Army and Navy ofii- cials estimated that 1t had cost about 500,0O0 man hours in war pro- duction.
 The Philadelphia ordnance dis trict estimated that 10000 man hours were lost in the manufacture of ammunition, artillery and small arms-all vitally needed as the An glo- American armies drive the Ger toward Paris and the Russians reel the Nazis back toward Berlin on the eastern front.
 The Navy estimated that 1t had lost 288,000 man hours in plants producing equipment and material and the U. s. Signal Corps, which has it's largest depot lnere-it be- ing moved from rBooklyn several years ago-reported that production of radar equipment was down ls per cent below normal.
 In all systems, about $500 work ers-operational employes-were af' fected. Maintenance men still were on duty.
 Transit stopped over the entire city just before midnight again last night after there had been some hope that the controversy woul1 be settled.
 As the Army prepared to take over, there also were reports that Coy. Edward Martin, who attended the governors conference with Gov Thomas E, Dewey. l944 Republican prt sdential candidate, in St Louis had authorized sending Pennsyl- yania's entire unit of crack state troopers to Philadelphia to assist the federal troops. There were nc confirmed reports that the Penn. sylVhnia State Gaurd you'd bC calico into action.
 tn addition to the U, ;. ard state troopers. the city's 4,0OO police. men and some 1000 auxiliary po- licemen were on duty. The auxil- iary officers were being used mostly to patrol trouble sections of thG city, where some minor acts of Vlo. lence have been reported. On the whole, however, the situation wal quiet ana police reported that last night vas one of the "quietest in weeks"
 Police oflcials. however. admit that the city virtually was on a kee of dynamite. considering the racial angle to the controversy, The city has about 100000 negroes.
 Center of the strike wave wal James H. McMenamin, 6 trolley car conductor and chairman Of the strike committee. who previously was 6 leader in an independent union which lost In bargaining agency election.
 Investigation Probable
 There were Fnr0Ttg anFiV f0o0E