The Washington times., 1916-04-07
OLD DOMINION LINES
:. ;: TIED UP BY STRIKE
All Trains, Both Steam and
g Electric, Reported Halted at
& ! O'clock.
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

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20. CONTINUED from First Pase.)
engaged in and in connection with train
service may result. In case OF q strike
Our company will use It's best efforts to
operate its trains and to perform the
sarvice needed by the public.
I'm view OF conditions we have DEEM
ed II best to notify all patrons that In
case OF strike no service or schedule
can be guaranteed 80 that our patrons
may make such preparation as may be
possible to minimize ther inconven-
iencs."
% u. s. Workers Affected.
Hundreds of Government workers in
weshington will be affected by the
strike. as they will have no means Of
getting to their susurban homes in vir-
g1nia on the Aid Dominion.
All trains on the road when the strike
was called we're ordered by the union
brought into terminals. None were left
On the road. Two freight trains be-
tween Washington and Bluemont will be
rlin through to destination because they
cArry perishable products.
The mail and express. the fast train
from Bluemont to Washington. which
was en- route through Leesburg when
the strike was called. was permitted to
come to the Washington terminal. as
Was the mail and express bound out.
No Disorder at Barns.
The calling OF the strike abruptly at
II o'clock this morning caused much ex-
clement, but no disorder at the COM
panys terminal at Thirty-sixth and NJ
streets northwest
a Great Falls car, the bridge shuttle
car, and a Leesburg car were standing
inrthe terminal loaded with passengers
ready TO move at II o'clock when the
strike was called.
"A great many members Of the Union
had gathered and they greeted the edict
with cheers. The Great Falls car was
enaptied. and Starter b. A. CLANCY ran
= into the car Ssrns at Rosslyn though
The next car In was a Great Falls div
iston car. as soon as II. passengers were
uploaded. George Boswick and Owen
smith, the crew. tooS n to the barns
at Roslvn. while the strikehs cheered.
Each incoming car augmented their
number.
THE Great Falls car due TO leave at
IL o'clock had a great number OF pic
nJckers aboard. They waited an hour
or more before thev gave up the trip.
Several old farmers ioined and hired
livery rlks to 20 as far as "Winstead
Stables" beyond the Great Falls, where
thev had left their teams.
Developments Come Quickly.
on the Old Dominion line came rapidly
ard unexpectedlv this morning.
When the men delivered their de-
mands to General Manager Emmert
YESTERDAY. and he took them under
confederation. they were hopeful OF a
settlement.
THE committer called for Us answer
At 10 o'clock Emmert said he would
receive them individually or as repro
sentine the rlen, but he would not
treat with them as representatives Of
the union. He declined to discuss tho
demands submitted as with the union
delegation.
A written proposal TO submit the
matters to arbitration was then pre-
::ented' bat E'nmert refused to onte--
An Immediate met ting was called IN
headquarters established In Koester'a
lunchrooru. Tho committee waited IN
III II o'clock end then called the strike
:. This Strike More Serious.
The strike on the Washington aud Old
Dominion is far moro serious than that
declared against the Washington and
Virginia Company by the unionists yes
tsrday afternoon.
The system is much larger and many
more thousands of suburbanites are de.
pendent upon II for transportation.
srhe Washington and Old Dominion
Company combines aa steam railroad
sxAtem with It's big electric service,
and also handles thousands OF tons a
freight a month.
ITS lines extend from the Aqueduct
Bridge to Great Falls and from Ross.
lyn to. Bluemont. Freight service Il
maintained from Alexandria and George
town to many points In northern Vir'
Einia.
1t was announced by the Washing
ton Company strikers today. that their
o ranks had been augmented considerably
lAAt night and early this morning and
that the membership OF the union
was increasing hourly. -
Ofnciais of the company said there
lfGd been no material defections froE
the ranks OF their loyal employees ant
that for every man who Joined tn,
union Hnd automatically discharge.
himself they had at least two mon tC
put to work,
The company maintained its regu
lar schedule today and al of it's carr
wSre running on the minute.
The patronage of the cars began Il
shrink this morning. hundreds OF men
women, and children walking to George
SssrorT town from nearby virginia points o.
sprang up over night. The "jitneys'
were labeled Union" In large letters
and striking motormen and conductors
urged would be car passengers to us'
the automobiles or trucks.
Crowds Of strikers and sympathizers
many hoys, assembled at the carbarnl
al Lacey. at Falls Church. Clarendon
Ballston, Hatfield and Arlington June
ton. all transfer points. and worked ii
pfcfets for tho union.
They taunteG the mon operating th'
cars. and wrote their views OH the eur!
with pieces OF chalk, In number o.
Instances the cars were defaced with
sticks and stones, which were used II
IL ~ sterne. who helped organize tn,