Evening star., 1917-03-13

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company system or interfering with the
operation of its cars. Offenders will be
prosecuted to the full extent OF the
law"
Suburban trains were crowded. Resi-
dents of Rockville and other points
along the Metropolitan branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad took TO
the local trains as did those living at
other points along the Baltimore
Washington branch of that road.
At all the meetings of the men the
union leaders urged the men not to
use any violence and to conduct them
selves in a lawful and orderly manner.
Most of the troubles reported today
were because of crowds congregating
at intersections and the company Of
|ficials said there also were attempts to
interfere with pit men at points where
cars change from underground rails to
overhead trolleys.
Garth Calderhead's Statement.
As to the figures of the number of
cars operated today Garth Calderhead.
hnancial secretary OF the union. said he
had not received complete reports from
his men. but asserted that the company
was not doing the amount of business
the officials would have the public be-
fieve, and that there are but a few
more cars running today than there
were yesterday.
Former Union Men.
Many of the strikebreakers who were
brought to Washington from New York
are former union men. according to
bne of them.
huctor on the North Capitol street line,
hot
men who are doing kebreaking duty
here were members of the union in
Few York city. but lost their jobs when
ne company won the strike
In answer to q question whether he
fhought that former union men should
axe the places OF union men here who
re on strike. the conductor said he
I'D not look at IL that way
We lost our jobs when other fellows
ook our places and the strike was
broken" he said. we would NOT
tarve to death and took jobs wherever
re could get them. Now, il these
'eliows here don't want to work and
ve do 1t is up to them. We are get
ing good money for this work. even
hough we do not expect the Job to
most" Ct TUG
The conductor said he would not be
furprised in the least il the strike
we're 10 come to an end in three days
-, al oi the strikebreakers be sent
PACK TO their homes
The register on the car had mot h..r
Pperated by this conductor, as was tb.
ronoition on several other cars When
SEQ ~ the company had ordered the
Eonouctors not to ring up fares the
conductor said he had not received
any such Instructions. but that he had
pot been told to do so. N
lou IellOws must be having n soft
ning or it," said passenger "Here
fhey say you are getting SIS day,
Win three meals and bed to sleep
q at night and still you don't have 10
ring up the fares. What is the com
Pany getting out of it,"
Glve Company Percentage.
We give them certain percentage"
he conductor replied.
It was pointed out that in some in
stances the conductors were selling
oose tickets to passenger He said
hat the men do not punch the tickets
when they receive them from passen-
gers. and then sell them over
\ number of complaints were made
asst night by persons who had ridden
Pn the cars yesterday. 1t was declared
~ some that when they gave the con-
iuctor a quarter ard asked for tickets
hey were given five loose ones II
want my tickets on strip" one pas
Fenger told the conductor
fou'H have TO take those, they are
hll have. was the reply
One of the higher employees of the
Ftrikeoreaking force at the Eckiug-
on barn. when informed that on a
humber OF cars fare were not being
rung up: said that it was the fault Of
ne conductor. IS no instructions had
Peen given to them not to do So
Says Pension Was Not Paid.
T. C. Poland, for thirty seven years
tn sInploye of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. a member of it's
relief association and a member of
Division $50. the local carmen's union,
stated today to a representative of The
star that he was the first union man to
hpply for retirement pension since
fhe agreement OF a year ago and that,
owins 10 the fact that he was union
man. he has failed to receive it,
Poland says that his pension was
fue February l and was payable March
but that. after first having been as
Eured that he would receive IL, he
inaily was notified March s that his
attitude made it impossible to give N
o him. He had been i'll and incapaci
tated for work. no explains and an ex-
lmfning physician testified in January
hat he was not Mt to take hts car out
md advised him for his own sake to
Eirement pension.
7 was on sick leave" said Poland
getting 81 weekly from the RELIEF as
PociAtton and an additional IS from the
Inion. I could have remained in this
E.atus for as long as a year, but
Fhought IL better to Feiinquish it and
make application for pension. SO
gave up the weekly $12, applied for
bension and was told l would get it in
fue time. Finally. when it was over
Hue. made inquiry and was advised
hat of the thousands who fought in
he civil war, only those on the win.
iing side received psBsions. and that
rhe fact that I served thirty sever
ears speaks for my record. think. and
he word attitude can nnsan only. ops
hng-tny union afiljations.., Within thu
'ast year two: OF my fellow emploxe: