The evening world., 1920-09-09

on ihe eastbound overhead express
traclSs.
A force of employees. who ran up
Win chemical extinguishers. found
that some one had entered nine OF
the cars aud put on the battery
switches. which started the motors
and burned out the batteries and
wiring,
The fires were extingulshed before
they reached any OF the wooden cars.
bot three trains were out OF COM
mission temporarily and a few ties
burned The company expected 20
have the trains running again during
the rush hour.
About the same hour. a policeman
on duty at Lexington Avenue ele-
waited station saw flashes OF eiec-
tricity aud heard q popping sound
from the street. He looked down in
time 20 see the white hot trolley wire
in Sumner Avenue. between De Kalb
and Greene Avenues. a distance OF
four blocks. fail to the street. Some
one had inserted one end OF a piece
Of gas pipe In the track and hung che
other over the wire, short circuiting
the current and burning out the wire.
A force Of men was put 20 work re-
pairing the line under n police guard
IRON the Gates Avenue Station.
Earlier In the night. while a two
car Franklin Avenue-Brighto Beach
train was passing along the embank-
inent between Film Avenue and Kings
Highway. II was showered with over
ripe eggs and broken bottles. Ten
passengers suffered 70 from the eggs
they had TO get off at the next sta
ton and return home to change
clothes. The bottles hit no one. The
bombarders got away
The leaders of the Amalgamated
Association declare that Mr. Garri-
som Will fail to organise an adeo Oate
new transportation force and event.
ualiy must turn to Its old men who
hnye refused to return TO work.
Al meeting OF the Executive Com
mltiee OF the strikers will be held
thie afternoon to consider the matter
OF appealing to the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor for financial aid
Ona plan is y ask for an assessment
u 81 from each member OF the A. +
OF L.. which would mean approx
mately $4,000 900. Payment Of the
81 "a week strike beneft for each
str3;er will b., effective on Sunday
when tie strike win have been or
ior two weeks.
PEAK OF SERVICE REACHED ON
Q. r. 7. LINES.
By o'clock i76 elevated and sub
way trains were in operation. includ.
ing S64 cars. and 81 surface linei
with 737 cars. THIS marked the peal
OF service since the strike began Z
week ago last Sunday. An official o.
the Il. II. T. said that there would b'
no sfcrther Increase on any OF th'
lines for the present. but that tn
company would continue to build uI
with the material now on hand.
"To increase the service further n
thie time" he said, would more thar
likely tend to ball up operation an'
nromote congestion. We will devot
our efforts 90 building up a new ant
permanent organization. We have
good nucleus for the organization u
the old employees who returned ant
experienced motormen and guard
who came to us from other cities.
TAll new men coming to us afte
yeHterdny noon will enter the servtc
rs ssuch, whether they were forme
employees or not. They will receiv
s per cent more than was being p0il
at the time OF the strike, but vii
have TO start Mt the minimum wag
paid by the company. The men re
turned 10 work after the strike OF
wear ago at a wage Increase OF % pc
cent. In July Receiver Garrison no
tified them that he would give iher
another 10 per cent. increase on tn
wees they were receiving before tn
strike OF year ago, which woul
make an Increase OF 3 per cent. o
what they we're getting on Aug. 2
when they struck"
III was announced by the Il. n. I
this afternOn that the Flatbush- Sew
enth Avenue line would be operate
fn-night. The last car will leav
Borough Ha at i1.90 +, VI This wi
be the rst surface line operated q
night since the strike began. To
morrow night II Is planned to add IN
Park slope line and the FlRtbus
limo and possibly the Green-ont'
Avenues line,
Bighty-eight per cent OF the normi
mia day b. r. T. trolley service wa
in operation In Brooklyn to-day, az
cording 20 a report made by n
company 10 the Public Service Con
mission.
The Il. r. T. also reported that
per cent. Of It's old employees had n
turned TO work. but on the surta'
lines only.
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