IPA(N. 'SIX Tbe Traction Co. Strikers in a Riot I - -The greatest riot in the history of the citf took place last Saturday aftOrnohn at the Co-op square when a mob of several thousand strike - sympathizers clashed with a body of strike breakers and State police who attempted to run two cars over the Allen street line of the Not Any Traction Co, A large crowd had 'collected in front of the Graham building by half past one o'clock, and in half - an hour the square was packed with strikers, armed with clubs anti other weapons' - to prevent the running of any cars over the company's lines. President Spangler of the local union soon arrived on the scene and made a stirring speech to the crowd, ex orting them to pre- Vent the breaking of the strike 'by the compapy Chief of Police Weatrek, with a-squad of city police under command of I ieutenant Tal bot, tried to disPerse the crowd, but they were forced to retreat after several of them had been roughly' ' used by the mob. The' mob wrs now in an ugly -mood and this spirit was intensified when word was received that the em ployees of The Parker Manufactur ing company - had walked out in a body a few hours before. When the cara. surrounded by State po lice, appeared at the top of the hill their', were greeted with jeers and hisses by the crowd, As , the cars -neared the square the crowd opened 'fire with eggs (ancient and other: wise,) potatoes, bottles and anything at hand. The cars were pulled from- the blacks and -overturned. 'The police rode into the mob and 'Opened fire which was returned by the- crowd. Bombs were thrown from the windows and for a while pandenionium reigned. The police were ,forced to withdraw, much the worse for the encounter. The mob was finally dispersed by the fire de partment, who brought a hose to play. on _the crowd. ' I 7EI , crl' moub 35. r I stab and ll Icie lAiAural) . •1' ' - '. ti TELVW ClOtntS i ' traetA Xe ecore. eaa t i VL Elle. , No 11 , i l , ,C ii %,,o s Elrni ~ , °r ng 26 i 4 urtii Ave., , 1 N "w k i ' 1 , 1 Cap ' i owes and [Holds! , i ;rr, .rio.i,t , 1 for all! delir .es I 1 gxc'el t ~,,, 1 i lent oatfl f.r •intil V 1 I '7,4, 1 3':i ibEO I R E 'O6ILVIE 'r ; '' ik 1, i c, ge, epresqitati* , 1 1 i 206 hi AIII tel. , Hall h; , 1 —W. ci , d6cto nd dhi [difin's I~ I ~ I ~~ ,s riqt l ciffl' 1 1 11 t 7 i'l tie rsill well a: ii4sa' 1 i xpense4. 1 ' into Si pi i ' he line Li ,:•Avn tkirp .1 Ito i taes' 4 cement ; purchas ',rice rang ri ed is the 49!ltg ei;111832 titokotilijav i , 11 :tlxialk. &aro tree 1 1 1 1 , ! , i c l trful dressing re now han- the ce to shoW ili pay your bur tore 'suits $ 1 5 to .1 min of New enj nd til. 1 I 1 s ihe best. ery , gellefonte T 11;e I '-..' o arl. Hotel Williamsport, Pa. Headquarters for ail -State' , tealris---%Locatedl opposite theiP. R R, station. % Free bus to P& R R :station. ates $2.50 per day and up . rard f;q KAVAH, •nize those who a• n The State CoIle: 'll i Manager KLE ce Meats Both phones
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