Evening star., 1917-03-13
Commuters keep !.
OFF, S|JBURbANL|
HyattSviIIe and Mount Rainier
Residents Strong Sympa-
thizerS Of Strikers.
USE JITNEYS AND WALK

HYATTSvILLE. March 13-Govern-
ment employees and others living along
the City and Suburban railroad IN
Prince Georges county who commute
daily into Washington preferred-the
most of thenf-to motor or travel by
the steam road into thescity this morn
ing. These communities are plainly
pro union. Many employees of the rail-
road are residents OF Hyattsville and
Mount Rainier Especially in the latter
town Union sympathizefs are numerous.
He was indeed a courageous individual
who clambered aboard cars at these
suburban stops this morning.
Every person who approached the
stations was promptly asked II ne in
tended riding on a car manned by
A few who replied that
they did were subjected to a storm of
jeers from the time they announced
this intention until they boarded the
car. ~
In Mount Rainier jitney bus lines
were operating. They did rushlns
business. No machine left the Mount
Rainier terminus that was not packed
to capacity and some beyond. .......,
So strong was the pro-unton sent.
ment with some that they walked al
the way into Washington. II. fs esti-
mated that the railroad company car
ried less than one-fourth the number
OF commuters this morning 1t usually
does.
Crowds Hurl Investives.
Crowds, made up for the most part
Of union adherents. were gathered at
principal stops all the way from Mount
Rainier to Laurel this morning. Crews
and passengers on cars were subjected
to a never-ending stream of invectives
all along the route. Children, encour-
aged by their elders, ran out when
the cars stopped and scrawled on the
side of the car the word "scab.
SheriY Robert F. Gates, corps ot
deputies and many consta bles are on
duty at Mount Rainier. Hyattsville and
other principal points along the route
The offcers are determined to keep or
serious trouble will occur in the county
during the strike
| Union sympathizers in considerable
numbers gathered at the stations Al
and other stops along the City ant
Suburban line last night. Many ex-
pected excitement il the company at
tempted to operate cars after dark. ant
some plainly we're disappointed wher
! it was found that cars were not run
ming lust before dark crews of carr
returning to, barns in the city were
put to considerable delay by the snatch
/ ing off of troileys. Officsrs were OF
iduty at the principal crossings, though
and no attempts seriously to proven
/ the operation of cars were tolerated
tSheriff Gates and Deputy Sheriff Whit
I were on duty at Mount Rainier ent
| Deputy Sheriff Garrison at Hyattsville
Several constables were also on tht
job all along the route.
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Sheriff Promises Protection. -
Asked yesterday by Robert w. Wells
counsel for the railroad company, II
1.-The county authorities would rguaran-
tee the. safe transit of cars in the
county Sheriff Gates ssfd:.
7 with such a small force of officer.
on duty. L cannot guarantee absolute
safety, but the company can rest as
sured that the Prince Georges officer,
will do all in their power to safeguard
invasion of. the company's rights;
! Attorney Wells told The Star reporter
/ vest erday afternoon that the company
would ask a jury trial in the cases O
lin the county. The cases. of E. F
Peters, motorman, and Ed CARMEL. con
duotor, arrested in Mount Rainier yes
terday morning on charges of carry
! ing concealed weapons. and scheduled
| to have been heard by Magistrate Johf
c. Klein this evening. will. 1t: is ex
pected, await the action of the grant
jury. at the April term of the count.
court. Peters Is said to have pulled
pistol on bystanders at the Noun
Rainier station. go