Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-01
Bridgeport. July 31.-By a federal in.

Bridgeport, July 31.-By a federal in- [
 junction issued by Judge Edwin S
 Thomas of the United States district |
 court. officials of the state of Connecti- ]
 cut who had set midnight tonight as the !
 zero hour for the enforcement of the 1 new Connecticut jitney law are restrain ] | ed from making their contemplated |
 moves for wholesale arrests and jitneys l
 will continue to operate in the state |
 until August 16 at least when the off | cials will have a clance to be heard on | | the order The temporary injunction was grant
 ed upon applications of Attorneys R.. r.
 Woodruff and Arthur Klein. of New Ea-
 ven, who called upon Judge Thomas at
 his home in Norwalk Saturday after noon. The petitioners in a bill of equity filed claimed that the new state law was in contravention of the Con
 stitution of the United States in that it's
 provisions, if carried out. would be in the nature of property confscation and
 an infringement upon the property rights
 of American citizens without due pro- cess of law
 The issuance of the injunction was confirmed to a Telegram reporter by Judge Thomas at his Norwalk home, Highwood, yesterday. He made the statement:
 Attorneys R. F. Woodruff and Arthur Klein, of New Haven made application
 to me for a federal injunction to restrain
 the state officials from enforcing jitney
 law I have granted such an injunction
 and have set August 16 as the date and New Haven as the place when a hearing
 will be had upon dissolving the order or
 making it permanent.
 Tn a bill of equity which has been
 filed, the claim is made that the law
 denies the petitioners certain rights
 guaranteed by the Constitution of the l United States and it will be upon such
 a claim that the hearing will be based There has been some misunderst3nd- ing as to how this matter reached the federal court when it was already be- fore Judge John E. Keeler in a state
 court. It Is of course due to the fact that entirely different questions are ; raised was away from home when anplication was made to Judge Keeler , and 1 did not read the papers contain 5 ing accounts of the hearing. In fact if l had seen them would have avoided the subject"
 F Judge Thomas then stated that the is-
 sue brought to his court was carried . there under a recent federal statute which provided that questions arising , out of the conflict of state laws with 1 the United States Constitution might be the subject of hearing and decision. Cn- Y der this federal act, when the case IS I heard at New Haven on Aug. 1e, 1t VIII . he argued before 2 special court of the X United States sitting in this state for . the first time Circuit Judge Wade RoE-
 CTS. of New York. former dean of Yale V law school, will be the presiding judge . and with him will sit Judge Thomas of the Connecticut district court and an . other district judge. not yet selected but i probably from Vermont Judge Rogers h is of the Eastern District court of ap- . peals and while it is nossible that one or Q the other of his two associates on the Q appellate branch may sit, the proDaoill- e ties are that Judge Rogers will be pres
 ent.
 l. The injunction hearing Is by far the |. most important step in the proceedings n | to date and is Of statewide interest. = Jitneymen who learned of the move yes l. terday expressed a great deal ot sat n isfaction over the course that had been h opened. ''I think it is very fortunate Q that we have been able to take the case if upon a testimony to the United States L. court" said one man who has been in- Q terested in the State Bus Owners ASso- .- ciation T would not think of reflect l. ing in the slightest way upon any oi
 the very fine and able, honest men whd .e are judges of the courts in Connecticut | ] l. Ing the issue go into an entirely neutral n. court With the decision. whatever t F. may be. will come complete satisfaction l. to both sides"
 r- Although the injunction had been t. granted Saturday. Attorney Woodru y who was interviewed Saturday night
 would not confirm the fact but said that l. federal court action was expected. Hi l. purpose, in refusing to make the an l. nouncement it is believed, was due tc S. a desire to inform the state association -- of the success that had been. achieved le before public newspaper announcement T. was made.
 in All ifs" or "ands'' about enforcement
 of Motor Vehicle Commissioner Stoeck n els order to arrest jitney operators ar' "a now set aside until after the fedora Id court hearings which will be two week. D. from tomorrow Police Superintendent q. Patrick J. Flanagan has not yet re le cevied the order wi-,ch the motor vehicl " commissioner announced Saturday h. e, had sent to all police departments o IS the state and it was expected last nigh y that it would be in Mondays mail. l e. is likely that the motor vehicle commis
 sioner will at once telegraph all polio 10 departments to disregard his orde t. which is nuIlifed by the injunction le There was no official notice in Bridge
 port of the issuance of the order bu
 service will probably be made today b.
 a United States marshal upon the mo D tor vehicle commissioner as such and a khead of the state police departmen ol u-l,icb xrould epfOrce ina law