Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-20
APPEAL TO THE COURTS
Company Claimed to Be Operating
Without Proper License.
STATEMENT BY MIR. FINKLING
Reasons Why His Company Adopted
the Percentage Plan for Paying
Its Chauffeurs.

place of the chauffeurs who resigned.
have been experiencing considerable an
noyance from the strikers or their SYM
pathizers.
Last night two men driving cabs were
attacked with rocks by three men and
were painfully hurt. In a number OF
instances attempts have been made, 1t
is said, to disable the machinery of the
cars when waiting at the stands. The
new drivers say that their brakes and
gasoline have been more frequently tam
pered with than has anything else.
The company had enough men at the
Union station this morning to handle cars
for all the traffic incoming. The branch
Office in the station has had no annoy
ance from the strikers. 1t is stated that
other cities. but that men living in and
familiar with the city are being obtained.
Fifty dollars was forfeited in the
Police Court this morning by a taxican
rying concealed weapons. and the cases
against jeremiah Tickling. manager of
the taxicab company. charged with
running improperly licensed hacks and
| carriages in lieu of taxicabs were pre- :
scented before Judge kimball of the Po-
lice Court.
Tickling was charged yesterday un-
der thirteen separate informations with
running a hack and carriage line be-
tween the Union station and hotels
der garage and livery stable license
The complaints were filed witr AS
siStant Corporation Counsel James L.
Pugh. following an extended investiga-
ton into the matter by Hack Inspec-
tor Dawson. A local livery stable pro-
prietor was also charged at the same
time In nineteen cases. Continuances
were granted. however. to the second
defendant until the early part of next
week.
Judge Kimball to Decide.
This morning. after an extended confer
ence between Mr.. Pugh, representing the
District. and William Hitz. attorney for
Mr. Tickling, 1t was decided to submit the
entire matter to Judge Kimball of the
District branch of the Police Court, be-
fore whom the cases were scheduled to
be tried. upon an agreed statement Of
facts. This was done through the medium
OF signed papers, and the court took the
matter under advisement. announcing that
decision would be rendered later. 1t is
expected that this will not be before
Tuesday or Wednesday Of next week
This Is simply question Of license
announced Assistant Corporation Counsel
Pugh in speaking Of the Tickling prose-
SuttOii. diO the law must Dc compiled
with. so far as it lies in my power to
enforce it. These people must get a
license to run their hacks and carriages
Immediately or else be prosecuted for
every day they run without them. The
question OF legality will be settled by
Judge Kimball's decision, and II this Is
favorable to the defendant the license fee
can be refunded
In the concealed weapon case, Harry
F. Hyde. aged twenty-one years. whose
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to appear for trial, and the amount Of
cash deposited for his appearance was
declared forfeited. The young man is
said to be an employe Of one Of the taxi
about s o'clock, while standing along the
pavement at the north end of the Union
station. it is charged he had a revolver
or knife tucked away in one Of his pock-
cts. He was arrested by Policemen Lau-
ten and Naussbaum Of the sixth precinct
and taken to the sixth precint station
house and held there until friends came
to his assistance and deposited the cash
security.
Two Cases of Violence.
Two instances of violence were reported
to the police last night. In one instance
Raymond c. Wilson. president of the Ter
| minal Taxfcab Company. who was operat-
Ing cab that had been formerly operated
by a striker, was struck on the shoulder
with a brick, but was not much injured.
Harry E. Duckstein, proprietor Of an au-
| tomobile establishment in New Hampshire
avenue, was also hit with a brick, sustain
ing a painful injury to his nose. When
he complained to the police he said his
assailant. former chauffeur. had
also made an effort to assault him with
| recognized the man and will appear in
the Police Court against him.
AS soon as Maj. Sylvester superintend-
ent Of police. learned Of the attacks. he
leading to the arrest Of the assailants of
the two men. Capt. Byrnes and Lieut..
Hodges of the sixth precinct were advised
OF the offer Of the reward, and messages
, were also sent to other precincts later in
the night
Mai. Sylvester had anticipated violence
growing out Of the strike, and early in
the evening he advised the commanding
officers of the first and sixth precincts to
have men on guard to protect the prop
erty and men operating the taxicabs. He
said a number of policemen were on duty
| to look after such trouble last night. but
the number was not as great as he would
| like to have had ii. the inadequate force
rendering II impossible for a large detail.
THE police department will do its full
duty in the matter" said Maj. Sylvester.
land will see to the protection Of persons
| and property
General Managers Statement.
General Manager ]. Tickling of the
Terminal Taxicab Company, gave out a
statement in regard to the company's at
titude that was in part as follows:
THE drivers of the Terminal Taxicab
Company individually resigned from their
service for the reason, as stated by the
| drivers, that the new schedule of pay
ment for service was unsatisfactory to
them. The Terminal Taxicab Company
has adopted the plan OF paying its drivers
20 per cent Of their gross receipts,
| from which Is to he deducted the cost OF
ga soIine used by the drivers.
This plan has been In successful opera
| ton In other cities and is still the basis
of operation for the largest companies in
| this country.
The Washington company decided to
adopt the 10 per cent basis only after
finding that the method Of paying its
| drivers by the hour proved extremely ex-
| travagant and wasteful from the stand
point of the company and had no incen-
| tive for the driver to do more than he
could avoid doing. This resulted In some
| drivers keeping the cabs Of the company
| idle for long periods of time without MAX
| ing returns therefor and being excessive
| ~ extravagant with the use Of gasoline.
| Contrary to statements heretofore pub
| lished this company has not at any time
| considered the question of bringing strike
breakers to this city. nor does II feel that
! there will ever be any need OF such a
STEP II had one-half Of its cabs in
operation at the Union station last even
| ing.
$50 far the actions of the former en-
| ployes of this company have been In
| the main most proper, and we see nc
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