Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-06
STRIKE
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to his much larger brother. 1t hung
in flowing folds nearly to his knees
and at the neck it sagged badly. the
urchin. perhaps five years old. danced
solemnly, methodically. At regular in
tervals his mouth opened and he
chirped. without enthusiasm. just as
a matter of course:
"Thcab. Thcab!"
A brawny policeman standing on the
opposite corner paid absolutely no at
tention to this demonstration of the
mob spirit.
n Street Line Little Used.
Cars on the H street line of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany started running few minutes
after o'clock this morning. Before 9
O'Clock many of the cars were run into
the barn at 18th and H streets north
east. because they were not needed to
handle the traffic. None of the cars
that during the morning rush hours
usually are crowded to the limit, car
ried more than a comfortable number
of passengers this morning, and every
passenger cityward bound appeared to
have a seat. AT the barn not more
than dozen persons were hanging
around at S:45 O'Clock, and these seemed
to be merely curious onlookers 1t was
reported that last night a striker en-
deavored to drive a pitman out of his
underground retreat at the point of a
revolver. but this was denied at the
barn. the statement being made that
no such affair had been reported there
and that no disorder of any kind had
occurred either last night or this
morning.
AT the 18th and D street office. the
terminus of the Georgetown Mount
Pleasant street line, crowd of about
twenty-five men and boys congregated
shortly before o'clock this morning.
some of the boys shouting "scab" at the
office men within the small building.
No disorder further than this was re-
ported, however.
Things were absolutely quiet at the
big barns at 18th and East Capitol
streets this morning. Two or three
policemen, including one mounted man.
remained around the barns for some
time, but had nothing to do, as the
motormen and conductors on strike
seemed to stay away from the barns
At 3 O'Clock seven men stood in a
group across the street from the barns.
one of whom was apparently engag ed
in noting the names of mot ormen and
conductors operating the cars running
out of the barns.
Normal Conditions in Rush Hours.
A tour around the city failed to dis
close any strikingly unusual condi-
tons Apparently the normal number
of persons were walking to work. but
there was no unusual number of taxi
cabs or other motor vehicles. even in
the downtown section or near the
Capitol, the navy yard or the govern
ment printing office.
Cars were running on the Capital
Traction and w. r. and f. lines short
ly after o'clock this morning, and by
O'Clock the cars were being operated
approximately on schedule time on both
systems, even in the outlying sections.
1t was noticeable, however, that none
of the cars was crowded or even filled
to comfortable capacity, with the eX
ception of a few cars on the Avenue.
Service on the Brightwood line start
ed about $40 O'Clock this morning. The
first car out of the barn was operated
by the same motorman who had the
first car yesterday, one of the two
regular Brightwood barn motormen
T TsHos hav Park sed then started to to
town. In few minutes second car
started over the same route. The first
car passed the first car from town, one
coming from the Az street barn,
short distance below Park road.
GOOD service IN RUSH hour.
Reports made by inspectors of the
public utilities commission showed
good service to have been given by the
car companies during the rush hour
period this morning.
Observations were taken of the SER
vice between 7 and am. On no line
was the Roadway found to be greater
than ten minutes during this period.
On. the Georgetown and 14th street
lines of the Capital Traction Company
q five-minute schedule was maintained.
Seventh street cars, it is stated, were
running every eight minutes.
Observations of service furnished by
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company showed a one-and one-half-
minute schedule on the Columbia line,
three minutes on Mount Pleasant line;
one and one-half to two-minutes on
bureau Of en&graving and printing line;
ten-minutes on 18th street; ten-lnin-
utes on East Capitol street line and
six-minutes on 9th street line.