Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-14

Inc tnird day or me local teleYrapnerS
strike found the organized operators lined
up with full ranks according to their off,
GERS and the the picket line alert
and active. The first capture by the vi
dettes today comprised three strike-break-
ing operators who said to have been
brought here by Western Union officials to
fill places that had been vacated by strik-
ers. There were six Philadelphians in the
party of non-union telegraphers which
reached Washington yesterday. 1t is said
the men We're quietly struggled to a board
ing place in an obscure part of the city. and
the pickets of the union could not get in
touch with any of them. therefore. until
this morning. The videttes stationed near
the Western Union and Postal buildings
We're instructed to keep a sharp lookout for
the six Philadelphia men. and they were
consequently on the Qui vive.
Corralled by Pickets.
At the beginning of working hours this
morning the pickets stationed near the Of
flee of the Western Union main office over
hauled three weIl-dressed young men who
appeared to be strangers in town. When
the pickets had corralled the trio they were
found to be half OF the bunch Of Quaker
mated them.
Where are the three other men who came
over from Philly with your they were
asked.
They went to work this morning for the
Western Union" was the reply.
1t was then learned that they had eluded
the vigilance OF the picket line and gotten
into the camp of the enemy.
-n'n
stiff argument declared the chief of the
outpost, "and maybe they will consent to
join US.
The three prisoners from Philadelphia
proved to be communicative and affable
fellows. and cheerfully explained to the
local strike committee how they happened
to come to Washington on the invitation of
officials of the telegraph company.
One of the number insisted that now they
had been captured the proper thing for
the strike committee to do was to show
them the town.
"Oh. we'll do that" chorused the pickets.
I'VE will not only show you the town, but
we will show you a good time, too"
The Philadelphians were then turned over
to the entertainment committee" and
steps will be taken to interview the other
work this evening.
Busy at Headquarters.
Members of the executive strike commit
tee at the Columbia Hotel were well pleas
ed when they learned Of the success of the
outpost in getting three of the six men from
Philadelphia. There was no meeting Of the
committee today. but the headquarters
rooms were in charge of Vice President
Beattie, President Groves and other Off
GERS all day, and busy scenes were enacted
as the workers went in and out with re-
ports from 1.-The front"
While the pickets Of the operators union
were busy overhauling strike breakers. real
and suspected, the Rough Riders of the
messenger boys were even more active and
many degrees more strenuous in their deal
ings with Juvenile strikebreakers and boys
who had remained at work when the strike
call was sounded.
Their pickets were mounted on bicycles.
with few exceptions, and whenever "scab'
hove in sight they darted at him like hawks
after their prey. One of the first captures
by the boys was Lad about fourteen years
of age. attired in a light checked suit. who
came from the Western Union bnilding on
his wheel and bore away northward along
18th street like a flash with a pocketful of
delayed telegraph messages for delivery.
HI. there, Smoky" sang out one of the
mounted videttes of the messenger boys.
There goes 'scab' wild lot of messages
on him"
Policeman Only Smiled.
At this signal bicycle boys seemed to come
from every direction. and about ten OF
them. without regard to the speed law or
any other regulation, started like the wind
after the lad in the checked suit. They
rounded him up about G street. and he was
stopped and quickly surrounded by the
mounted videttes of the Rough Riders" The
strikebreaker seemed to be badly fright
ened by the sudden charge of the bicycle
pickets and his roundup and capture. and
dismounted from his wheel in the middle
OF the roadway near a stout crossing police
man. The presence of the officer did not de-
ter the strikers and they beset the boy In
the checked suit not with blows. but q VOL
ley of language, more forcible than elo-
quent. while the crossing policeman looked
on and smiled
"We'se tellin' yer for yer own good not to
take any of dat dope out today We fellers
| is on strike. an We give yer brotherly ad-
vice not ter do It, Dat advice Is fer yer
| own good"
This and similar remarks were fired al
| the luckless lad by the pickets as IL from a
rapid-fre gun. The strikebreaker. whc
was surrounded all the while by the strikers
| reluctantly decided to go back to the West
ern Union ONCE with his dope" and h
was accompanied to the very door of tn,
messengers room by two Of the largest O.
| the piclsets
| I'VE done dis fer yer own GOOD. Teller.