Evening star., 1917-03-12
Strikebreakers Routed Out
for Duty at 2 O'Clock A.M.;
Greeted With JeerS at Barn

/
when the strikebreakers quartered at
the New varnum were awakened and
! told they were to report for duty. Get
ting something to eat at nearby
luuchroom. the men started in the di-
rection of the East Capitol car barn.
walking through North Carolina avenue
to Lincoln park.
| small group of strikers gathered
/ in front of the barn before 4 o'clock
and were on hand TO greet the strike
| to them as they passed into the barn.
The term '.scab' also was applied to a
number of the older employees who re-
| sponded for duty, but the latter made
no response and continued into the
building.
J. r. Shaw, division superintendent Of
| the street car company. remained on
duty at the East Capitol barn all night.
He had expected until the last minute
that the strike would be averted. and
when advised of the action of the men
1 he started to get the force OF men to
| run the cars on that division. c. W..
Herndon, one Of the older motormen:
| was first to reach the barn. He arrived
in an automobile. and one by one other
motormen appeared. and later the
strikebreakers.
! Car Returned to Barn.
| The last owl car that was taken
from the barn left at $3.50 o'clock. but
IN .sAort- distances, from sthessbarn.,the
ears crew met Arikers coming Hrom
fa,e. rsketing, learheds Of Sthe action q
the meeting and returned the car to
the barn. No further attempt was made
to run a car over that line until 6:23
lo'clock. when car $50. a Mount Pleas
ant car. left the barn in charge OF
crew of the company. A Georgetown
| car left the barn few minutes later,
and. one by one. others followed.
| Capt. Schneider. Lieut.. Hodges. Sergt-
| Lauten and Policemen Lambert. Ger
man and Maloney were on guard at the
| barn. The captain remained only a
short time. giving his attention to other
places in the precinct where strike duty
was necessary. -,
| I'm not worried much about the
barn." Capt. Schneider remarked. but
! L am concerned about the power plant
at Benning bridge. where interference
with the plant might mean much to
! the company and the entire city"
| In this connection. it was stated. the
Potomac Electric Power Company had
/ men guarding the plant and the feed
! wires leading from it. Mounted Sergt.
Russell and Mounted Policeman Bryan
| formed the po1iee-detail at the power
plant during late night ana early morn
ing hours.
| of the strikers at East Capitol street
| barn told Police Lieut.. Hodges that the
strikers had been counseled to refrain
from participating in noisy demonstra-
tions or other violations Of law. Should
any Of them disobey the injunction, he
stated. their conduct would not be
! countenanced.
Pickets on Duty.
| At several points along the East
Capitol street. line. especially at 18th.
18th. nth and Sth streets, strikers were
on duty to ask patrons of the road to
patronize the cars of the Capital Trac-
tfon Company. Some complied with the
requests. while others boarded the cars
| of the Washington Railway and Elec-
! trio Company to reach the business
section.
! Beyond a few 1eers from time to time
\ from groups of union men and their
| sympathizers, and the running out of a
| ''scab' on the side of the cars. the termi-
nal at 18th and d streets northeast was
quiet. AT 18th and II streets quiet also
| reigned. Pickets were stationed along
| the lines and urged all not TO use the
! cars, but to transfer their patronage to
/ the Capital Traction cars. In addition
to this automobiles worked up and down
/ H street, carrying those who wished to
1
point Of connection.
Motor Cars to Be Run.
! 1t Is stated that tomorrow automobiles
will be run into the suburbs to bring in
passengers who are in sympathy with the
men. Cars entering the city from Ben
ming and kenilworth this morning were
| well crowded and a fairly regular sched-
! ule was maintained on the II street line
A large number of sympa thizers walked
over to the Sth street line operated by
the Capital Traction company. however.
Along the line on ID street nearly every
one seemed openly sympathetic with the
union men Regular passengers could be
heard calling to each other all morning
not to patronize the non-union cars.
Thirteen cars left the terminal between
7:oS and 800 am. Usually a close head
way is maintained on this line during the
morning hours and although cars are fire.
quenrly within sight of one another dur
ing the rush hour. seats are not avail
able after the first few squares. Today
the cars carried few passengers. however
Strikebreakers Run Cars
Out of the BrightWood Barn
While the Union Men Jeer
The first car left the Brightwood