The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-16
|JITNEY|
Bus News

The Blue Bus line. operating be-
tween the postofice and Aloha ST..
on 18th ave. distributed copies OF
It's schedule Saturday.
At present the Blue Bus has two
sevenp passenger cars leaving oppo-
site ends OF the run every 10 min
utes. Two new cars will be added
10 February. II. Z. Ford and o. w.
Steffey own the line.
After dark IL Is not easy to dis
tinguish between jitney busses and
privately owned cars. Owners OF
private Fords and other small cars
complain OF being constantly stop
ped by people mistaking them for
jitneys.
George Bailey. on the Summit
run, Friday night installed an cleo
trio sign on his car.
We don't hurry. but We beat
the cars" reads a banner carried on
an Esstlake jitney owned and op-
Grated by |. c. Replogle. 564s 10th
S. W.
The invasion OF the jitney bus
has been the means of furnishing
employment 10 200 or more men.
otherwise out OF work, according to
figures vouched by Alfred Linz, the
Seattle originator.
The jitney bus has had a pro-
nounced effect on the price OF gaso-
line, many pumpmen having drop
ped cent from the price. At sew
eral ''geysers" gas is available at la
cents per gallon.
"A number of university youths
who have their own cars attach jit-
ney bus signs TO the windshields
while travelling TO and from school
every day, and take in enough to
pay for gas and other running ex-
penses.
A bank cashier. a real estate
broker. the president OF an insnr-
ance office and building owner
are among the regular passengers
OF g. T. Thompson, Capitol hill
jitney driver.
-Patrolman Peter sohiIling de-
nies the story in The Star FRIDAY.
TO the effect that he attempted TO
"shill" his way down Second ave. on
n Jitney bus by showing his police
mans star.
He says the story was started by
a fellow-officer as a joke.
Harry Juul. 527 27th ave. driv-
ing iitney bus. Friday hit Mrs. !.
Mcintyre. of l03 18th ave. ~. at
Third and Union. and moment
later ran into Miss Jeanne McGow-
an, 905 9th. Both women were able
to proceed unassisted Juul failed
to stop after the accident and was
overhauled by Policeman Carter
after a mile chase.
One OF the first TO jumn into
the jitney bus swim were a number
of newsboys who have prospered on
good downtown corners. Seven
newsies have forsaken their cor
ners for jitneys. The boys who
have entered the new !. field are
Harry Marks. Dan Lyons. Nov Ma
kow. George O'Malley. Charley Cole.
Melvin Peterson and George Wit.
ney.
-Jitney busses have Just invaded
pokane, according to word received
from the falls city Saturday. At
present only the principal streets
are traversed, IL is said.
One OF the big steel Seattle
Renton & Southern cars plouphed
into small bus at Fourth and pine
st. Friday morning The engine
didn't even stop, and after straight
ening the car. the driver proceeded
on intact The car fender was bad.
ly bent.
The building OF n number az
jitney busses with comfortable nc.
commodations for 10 persons each
has been started by the Ebert Mo.
tor Car Co, and the first of the new
cars will soon appear on the streets
The ear is constructed so each ,,er
son can step directly into the car
without treading on the feet OF
other occupants.
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