Evening star., 1917-03-13
ualty Hospital say the child probably
will recover.


will recover.
A large crowd of strikers and strike
sympathizers gathered on Massachu-
setts avenue near the Union station
yesterday afternoon. and 'scab and
rat" were shouted at members of the
crews on the cars as they passed. Harry
S. Wheatley, strikebreaker, who gave
his address as $50 Waverly street,
Yonkers. n. Y, was arrested by Police
man Dawson. 1t is said that Wheatley
became involved in an argument with
men in the crowd on the pavement. and
the policeman alleged that he refused
TO move on when so ordered. Wheatley
was required to deposit $40 collateral
for his appearance in court.
Miss Louise Breedin, clerk i'll the Ag-
ricultural Department, was thrown to
the asphalt pavement at 18th and I'll
streets this morning about $3.50 o'clock.
a result of the sudden starting of a
street car in charge of Conductor j.
Surlinsk and Motorman NJ. Ackerman.
She was in dazed condition when
picked up and taken to her home. 9l6
18th street. Her recovery is expected.
A crowd of persons gathered at Sth
the Anacostia and Capital Traction
lines, shortly after o'clock yesterday
afternoon. A missile broke a car WIN
dow. and the trouble threatened to as
police reserves of the fifth precinct were
called out. Frank Foster. 1441 East
Capitol street. a machinist in the en-
ploy of the Washington Steel and ord
nance Company, was arrested by Po-
liceman Waite and charged with de-
stroying private property and throwing
missiles. He deposited SIS collateral
for his appearance in court. t
The police of the fifth precinct report
that an Anacostia car was derailed near
lst and E streets southeast yesterday
afternoon. They were unable to learn
the cause of the derailment.
piece of - by 4" scantling was
found wired through the car line con-
duit across Anacostia bridge yesterday
afternoon. II was PIT there to pull q
plow from car. according to the po-
lice but the first car that passed over
the tracks after it was placed in po-
sition was not moving fast enough to
do any damage.
Car 595 on the Rockville line yester-
day afternoon, about 4 o'clock, failed
to stop at the southern terminus of the
line. 1t left the tracks and came to a
stop just after;i it crossed the Wisconsin
avenue bridge over 4the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal Nobody was hurt and
very little damage resulted.
Leads OF the plow of northbound car
13 near 9Th and d streets this after
noon encountered an obstruction that
caused annoyance and some delay to
traffic. When the car reached a point
almost directly in front of the west en-
trance to the patent Office there was a
sizzling sound which was followed by
the blazing of the insulation on the
plow wires.
The plow was torn from the car and
left wedged in the slot, and as repair
men worked to release it crowd of
persons. many of them grouped on the
steps of the Interior Department.
shouted at the top of their voices
mo wonder they had trouble"
shouted bystander. car 13 the
18th of the month"
Traffic on G street was delayed as a
result of the accident.
John Johnson. who was working on a
streets about noon today. and three
young men. said to be strikers, were
arrested AID taken to the eighth pre-
cinct police station on charges of dis
orderly conduct a street car. The
three alleged strikers registered as
Thomas V. Garrison. Hyattsville. Md. ::
Daniel W. Martin. 316 18th street north
east. and Earl Matthews, 1886 9th
street. So
Martin and Matthews are conduc-
tors. Garrison is a motorman. 1t is
said that Johnson left his car and was
pursuing school children, who. it is
stated. threw stones at the car he was
operating A police call brought re-
serves from the eighth precinct station
and the police arrested the quartet Col
lateral was hxed at $25.