Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-24
STRIKERS TO SEE
THAT JITNEYSDO
NOT OVERCHARGE
Committee of Union Considers
Measures For Relief of
Public
MAYOR TAKES A HAND
Orders Patrolmen to Arrest
Drivers Who Make Unjust
Fare Demands

A committee from the street car
union is to-day considering measures
for the relief of the public from un-
just charges of jitney drivers, the
over-crowding of cars and other mat
tiers of the kind complained of. At
the same time that this information
was given to a reporter II was said
the union does not despair OF an early
settlement OF the strike a1C that the
situation to the minds of Chairman
Hugh L. Mclaughlin and Vice-Presi-
dent Thorpe is nearer solution than
is apparent on the surface.
The union leaders say they would
like to have the names of all persons
over-charging for jitneys and Will en-
deavor to protect the public in this
respect. Most of the Jitneys are fair,
they believe.
Mayor E. s. Meals issued orders this
morning to Chief of Police ]. T. Zeil
to instruct all of the officers to arrest
jitney drivers who are overcnarging
their passengers An appeal has also
been issued to the passengers who are
oVercharged to obtain the license
number of the jitney and report it TO
the Chief of Police so that the author
ities can prosecute the owner or
driver of the car.
Arrests to Be Made
Mayor Meals stated empnatically
that overcharging will not be toler-
ated He stated that arrests will be
made and fines imposed if the pas
sengers cooperate with the police and
report the license number of the jit-
ney so that prosecutions can be
started.
The Mayor explained that because
of the trolleymen's strike he has per-
mitted jitneurs to operate autos with
out furnishing the bond and taking
out the license required by ordinance,
but declared that the fares must be
five cents to all points reached by troll
ley cars for that sum.
Vice-President Thorpe, with other
union leaders, this afternoon asked the
passengers of iitneys when over
charged to report the license number
of the automobile 10 P. H. Irwin. 527
South Sixteenth street, secretary of the
local division.
Strikers also announced that their
pickets reported that people were be-
ing paid by the railways company to
ride on the cars and that the alleged
strike breakers continue to break
standing rules Of the company. New
badges will oe received this evening
for the union men and will be dis
tributed.
AT the regular meeting at head
quarters, 26 North Third street, this
afternoon a business session was held
and an address made by James H.
Maurer. president of the Pennsylvania
State Federation of Labor.
Two cars crashed together at $50
o'clock this morning at Fourth and
Market streets, but no one was injured.
Issues Statement
The Unions committee this after
noon issued the following statement:
The striking carmen appreciate the
aid the jitney service is rendering
them in caring for the travelling pub
lie and are earnestly working to Sc
cure them patronage, but many COM
plants are made that certain drivers
arc overcharging passengers which
will eventually initiate against the
jitneys.
Any one so overcharged will do us a
favor by securing the license number
and name of the driver if possible
and make 2 brief statement of the
time and place and together with
their own name and address send it
to SECRETARY, CARMEN UNION,
527 South Sixteenth street, Harris
burg, Pa.
Strikers Would Arbitrate
The strike situation to-day remained
unchanged. The strikers offer to
arbitrate and demand recognition of
the union and the Harrisburg Rail-
ways company officials state that
there is nothing 10 arbitrate and that
they will not recognize the union.
Twenty-Five cars were sent out by
the company on city ana suburban
lines to-day, and service was resumed
TO all points except Oberlin, Lingies-
town and Hummelstown.
Disorder Ends
Determined efforts on the part of
city police and sheriff deputies has
practically ended all disorder and with
few exceptions no trouble was report
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