Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
RIDERS DONATE CASH
TO HELP JTTNEYMEN
FIGHT LAW In COURT
Sympathetic Public Quick
to Drop Money Into
"War Fund" Cans-P. R.
T. May Own New Auto
busses.

Funds for the jltneymen's fight against
the iitney ordinance which goes into et-
feet Monday and which. they declare.
will drive them out of business, are being
collected on more than 100 jitneys In the
CITY today. Jitney passengers who are
In avrnpathy with the fight are contriOut-
ing generously to the can fund whicr
is being collected In cans distriputed 10
mennbers of the Auto Service Association.
Director Porter's statement that the po-
lice have not sufficient money to enforce
the ordinance has furnished breathing
spell during which comprehensNe plans
for the fight can be made.
AUToBUsEs CAUSE SENSATION,
sensation was caused for q time to-
day when three yellow autoouses, selling
six tickets for a quarter, began TO oper-
ate between City Hall and 33d and Dia-
mord streets. and rumor gained ground
that the cars were operated by the Phlla-
delphia Rapid Transit Company. The
drivers of the cars denied this
MANY members of the Philadelphia Jit-
ney Association. in an attempt to cir
cumvent the ordinance, have removed
the Jitney signs from their cars ana re,
placed them with Sightseeing car
signs. Members of the Auto Service AS
sociation were advised not to take this
step, as Sightseeing cars must have
designated routes.
The philadelphia Jitney Association, the
first organization. which originally had
membership of nearly 600, Is fast belns
disbanded, according to A. e. Haupt'
secretary OF the Auto Service Association.
They are desertlnS daily TO MS orSam-
zation, he said.
"All plans of a merger OF the two as
sociations," Mr.. Haupt said. have now
| been abandoned for the simple reason
| that we will gradually absorb the other
organizations until there is none but the
| undesirable men left. The lnoiVldual
| Jitneynen's Association Is also disrupted
and the men are Joining our forces daily.
| They have no president and hold no meet
ings, and, as far as 1 can sex, they are
| helpless. The Philadelphia Jitney AS
| ISOLATION, on the other hand, was strong
but Costello and Fow abused their privl-
leges. The men didn't like the way things
were running, so they are joining our
| organization in large numbers. IL IS q
well-known fact that the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company has several stoo,
| pigeons in the other organization, ano
| the men are afraid of them. we also
| took in so additional members To-Day
when the West Philadelphia Jitney AS
| sociation Joined our colors. That leaves
| hut one organisation in the field, which
will result in a well-concentrated fight
against our enemies"
JITNEYMEN PLEASED.
The jitneymen are elated over the re-
cent developments in their fight, and
now saw that. although this Is the most
important point yet reached in their bat
tie. II has lust begun. Many of the men
Yesterday we're despalring because OF
the ordinance that goes into effect Mon
day They had bought their cars on
the instaIment plan and would have been
4 a
the payments on their autos would have
stopped and the cars would have been
returned. leaving the jitneymen penniless
with families to support.
The men are awaiting with eagerness
the result of yesterdays developments.
Director Porter's announcement that his
department could not enforce the ordi-
nance because OF lack of funds was itself
hailed by the men as victory. To accom-
modate the rush of jitney drivers seeking
tags and licenses for the ordinance the
Director of Public Safety would have to
have a small stan OF assistants; the City
Solicitor would have to have an extra
clerk. Tags, Identification cards, license
blanks and even postage stamps would
have to be bought, and the Director
hasn't the money for them. An extra
large force of police on the streets would
also be needed to regulate the fare zones.
Director Porter said yesterday that he
already nhu spent Several lnOusdHu uol-
lars out of his own pocket for the upkeep
of his department and that now he was
through AS long as Councils did not ap-
propriate any money to operate the ordi-
nance, he said. he was poWeriess TO en-
force 1t.
BEFORE JUDGE SULzBERGBR.
It is expected that Judge sulzberger
will hear tho evidence of eA-Mayor Wea-
yer. counsel for the Auto Service As
ISOLATION, when he applies for a per-
manent Injunction against the Mayor and
other city officials to restrain them from
enforcing the ordinance, IL will no doubt
be heard tomorrow A stormy meet
ing was held by the Auto Service Com
pany in the Parkway Building last night.
During the meeting the mayoralty boom
for Director Porter was approved and
John Fl. Fow counsel for the Philadel-
phia Jitney Association, was attacked and
denounced as a traitor and representative
OF taxieab companies