The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-15

day. They approached women wait
ing for cars ON street corners and per
suaded them to use union cars, accord
ing TO union officials.
Thirty "Breakers" Quit.
Thirty strike breakers went to the
barn at Fourteenth and East Capitol
streets this morning, and threw up
the sponge" according to a report
received at union headquarters to
day from one Of the pickets at the
barn.
The strike breakers are reported
TO have said they realized that the
union men had right to their jobs,
and they were no longer to stand in
the way of the organized men.
All of the strike breakers babe the
union picketS good by, and started to
walk toward the Union Station for
trains for their homes.
Aren't you going to ride down
town" called one OF the union pick
cts to the departing men.
Not on those scab cars" was the
response in unison from the erstwhile
strike breakers.
Traffic Conditions Better.
Traffic conditions in the down town
section seemed much improved dur
ing the rush hours this morning and
the early work goers were given the
best service they have had since the
strike commenced. The Capital Trac-
tion cars were crowded, and the serv-
ice on the Washington Railway lines
was still far from normal.
The Maryland line running to
Hyattsville and Riverdale and the
Columbia line between the Treasury
and Fifteenth street northeast were
not up to the standard set during the
last few days. 4 number of minor
delays occurred.
Cars on the Z street lines running
between Georgetown and Mt. Pleas
ant and East Capitol street and
Thirteenth and ID sCreets were tied
up shortly after 10 o'olockby an Ana
costa car leaving the track at Elev
enth and + streets. The wrecking
crew OF the railroad company said a
bolt thrown in the tracks caused the
derailment. Union officials denied
this statement.
At union headquarters ii was
said this morning the service being
rendered by the company was no
better than that given the beginning
of the week.
SAYS There Are Long waits.
THE railway is fooIing a number
Of people," said Garth Calderhead,
secretary of the car mems local union.
They are running cars in punches,
but they are far from keeping up to
the schedulS maintained before the
strike. Our pickets report a number
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the Maryland and Columbia lines.
There are long waits between the
lunches of cars and careful observ-
ance will show the company is not
giving two-thirds of its normal serv-
fee, despite the claim of the officials
OF the company"
Union leaders also declared the
sympathy Of the residents, of the city
was. in their favor and the public is
not patronizing the cars.
At the railway company's offices.
w. F. Ham, vice ppresident of the
company, said:
We are running a very good SER
vice this morning. 1t is better than
yesterday afternoons service and yes
terday afternoon we had the best
since the strike was called.
Flat Wheels Noticed.
y number OF flat wheeled" cars
were noticed on all the lines this
morning, and it was said by the
union leaders that the inexperience
of the strike breakers is response |
BILE for this.
They declared the flat wheels re-
suited from throwing too much air |
into the brakes, and the company
has not a sufficient force at the |
street repair shops to grind the |
wheels out.