Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-23
TEN JITNEYS RUNNING:
DRIVERS FORCED OUT
STILL PLAN TO FIGHT
Three Factions Prepare for Le-
gal Battle to Have Ordi-
nance Set Aside at In
junction Hearing
MASS-MEETINGS CALLED
Serious Situation for Many Who In
vested Their All in Cars to
Tour City Streets

Ten jitneys that have complied with
the 'jitney ordinance" provisions, in ad-
dition to the large motor busses which
are running pending the outcome of a
suit. continue to do an enormous busi-
ness on Broad street and 1t is expected
that several more cars will be running
later today.
Efforts to have the ordinance set aside
as illegal will be made through three
separate sources. The Union Motor Bus
Company held a meeting of jitney
drivers at 1 o'clock today in the Park
The 10 drivers that have complied with
the ordinance declared they will organize
and fight the zone provisions of the or
dirance when the hearing on the injunc-
tion is held on September 90
Members Of the Philadelphia Jitney As
sociation and the South Philadelphia Jit-
ney Owners Association, acting through
"A joint committee. have called a mass
meeting, to be held at Farmers Market
Hall. 1924 North Broad street, tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock. for the purpose of
raising funds to test the legality of the
ordinance.
Thomas MacFarland, of the Phlladel-
phia Jitney Association, is chairman of
the joint committee; James Foley, of the
SCutn Hnllauelpnld Jitney OWnefb ASSO-
citation, is the secretary. and a treasurer,
not yet decided upon, who will be
bonded, will be picked from the West
Philadelphia Jitney Association.
Postal cards bearing the following are
being mailed to all jitney drivers by the
joint committee:
ITO jitney owners: Your life or death
hangs in balance!
THE Philadelphia Jitney Association
/ IL.
ers' Association, through a joint COM
mittee. are raising the necessary funds
| to hire a lawyer, provide a test case and
test the legality of the jitney ordinance.
"Your life hangs in balance
Don't join any new association until
you have attended the Joint mass-meet-
ing at Farmers Market Hall. 1924 North
| Broad street, Tuesday evening, August
"a, at p. m. sharp.
Don't act hastily. Wait until Tues
day night before you join any new asso-
ciatlon.
"(Signed) The Joint Committee, John
| r. Lieb. Jr., Philadelphia Jitney Associa-
tion; James Foley South Philadelphia
Jitney Owners Association"
| A jitney demonstration will be held
this afternoon by the members Of these
associations, when 80 machines will go to
| the Philadelphia Navy Yard and carry the
|
| The machines will be at the navy yard
at 4:30 o'clock.
The members believe that by doing this
| they can arouse public sentiment In favor
| OF the jitneys and II Is not unlikely that
| the same sort OF demonstration viii take
place in other sections OF the city, where
worlingmen and civic associations adopt
| favorable resolutions.
Many of the men are facing serious
| situation. They have invested what little
money they had in their. machines, and
unless something is done shortly they
realize that they will lose everything
some of them could nrovide the necessary
bond, but IL is said TINT there is no surety
| company In the city which will accept the
bonds unless there are several hundred
applicants. and unable TO put up real
estate or cash as security, the men are
| forced 10 make another effort TO night the
ordinance or get out Of the business en-
tireiy.
some little hacking is being done by
members OF the various associations
which has served to keep the men 10
gether and tide them over unth some
| concrete cooperative action Is taken II
behalf OF the jitneys.
All cars which formerly parked OF
Penn Sauare between Juniper and mar
ket streets have been forced 10 seek othei
places by the police. except those thal
have permits 10 hack.