The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-07
PRETTY GIRL
HOLDS Up CAR
FOR HALF HOUR
MISS MARGARET FOX REFUSES TO
GET OUT AT END OF LINE
CONDUCTOR FUMES AND TRAF-
FIG Is BLOCKED.
Special to The Journal.

philadelphia, July 6.-Miss Margaret
Fox, of 241s Deveraux street, Wissi-
noming, is a pretty girl who weighs
about 125 pounds, and yesterday was
all dolled up in white. with white
straw hat and white plumes on It,
and she did not look very formidable
But she bid defiance to the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company and to
the entire police force, and for half
an hour ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Thomas E.
Mftten's carefully arranged schedules
Miss Margaret entered new near
side car at Margaretta street, Frank
ford. in the afternoon, and wanted to
go to Eleventh and Chestnut streets
She displayed no artillery and was
wholly unwarlike as she took a seat
and proceeded to read a magazine. The
circus started at the other end Of the
line
Now. the other end Of the line is
Eleventh and Samson streets. The car
conveyed the pretty belligerent down
Tenth street and turned out SAMSON
- Eleventh. That was the place the
conductor fired all passengers or col
lected a fare for the up trip. Every
body got out but Margaret.
END Of the line, Miss said the con-
ductor. "AL out!"
No Pay for Half a Block.
TIN going to Eleventh and Chestnut
streets" said Margaret. The distance
was all Of half block.
Then you'll have to pay another
fare" asserted the conductor.
But Margaret renigged. She said
she was going to Chestnut street and
would be the feminine equivalent Tor
dad busted II she would shed another
coin. Arguments proved unavailing.
THE conductor pleaded, threatened and
60 har
year or boiled In oil or something II
she didn't get off or pay. Margaret
calmly read her magazine.
The cars began to pile up behind
and a crowd gathered and grtnned. The
Tnotorman pulled off his controller, but
hesitated to swat her with 1t. Then
+ba conductor hustled to find q cop.
He found one He hastily explained
+he circumstances, and the cop refused
TO fall for 1t. He said he was on MS
uay TO work, and was not yet on
duty. Then the conductor hustled
around and found another cop. This
one walked curiously to the car
crawfished. He said it wasn't on his
haat ANYWAY. The disguised conductor
roF ont a search warrant and found
another cop. This one boldly entered
the car and held converse with Mar
garet.
Not Impressed Q" Gops
R,rt a bluecoat and brass buttons
g Shield and a club failed to impress
Nargaret any more than did the con-
toIler or the crowd; The latter. col
lectively, haw -hawed, and the cop, al
- Needing with Margaret in vaiT
not to bust up Mr.. Mitten's plan, beat
it. Said it was none of his funeral
and when the distracted conductor go
excited and demanded the instant ar
rest and incarceration Of the young
woman. just sassed back, and this di-
verted the crowds attention Mar
garet continued to read aer naagazlne
about SIX on the job by that time
boldly walked up to Margaret's win
dow and got her name and address
Then Margaret concluded that she ma
better GET awav as they might dC
something awful about it, and she fed
The conductor wiped his brow, anS
trafae was resumed. Margaret had tlet
things up for little over thirty min
utica