Evening journal., 1921-06-02
SAYS PASTOR -
TIPS TAXI men
Dr.. Anderson Says Retired
Baptist Corners Elkton
Elopers
OTHER PASTORS
ARE BOYCOTTED

ket. held hv one minister OF Elkton,
Nd. and the action Of taucab men
in "hovcotting" all oher clergymen,
constitute the foundation for an at
tack launched today by the Rev G.
T. Anderson, pastor Of the Elkton
NJ. r. Church. and formerly pastor
Of Harrison Street NJ. +. Church,
Wilmington
He declares there is only one Mar
rvinr Parsen" in Elkton, and that
he is the Rev. william T. Moon, a re-
tired Baptist clergyman. Or. Al
derson charges that certain clique
Of taxi chauneurs not only take near
iv an Of tho elopers to Mr.. Moon. but
thar they receive in return $3.50
fip from the cierklman for each cou-
pie they bring to his home.
Or. Anderson has been in the
MARYLAND Gretna Green only one
year. being the successor 20 the Rev.
G. p Jones. Taxicab drivers admit
that Mr.. Moon "split the fees with
them.
III l gave tips" said DR. Alder
son today. 81 could have made $l0.-
900 last year. But ! never did that
and no other active clergyman in
Elkton does il. Something should be
done TO stop Mr.. Moon from paying
the taxi chauffeurs.
Il understand that Mr.. Moon
wants at least s5 clear for himself
To this he adds the $3.50 which he
gives to the chauffeur, and his evil
IDENTIFY does not want to charge an
odd fee like $3.50. so he makes it S..
And ne insists upon getting It
when a bridegroom hands Mr.
Moon an envelope he opens IL and
counts the money in the presence Of
the couple. This is something I
never done. / never look at the
money until the person goes away
on one occasion he opened an en-
velope and found only IS. He asked
the man for SO more.
"A man about 40 years old came
TO me recently TO get married. /
found he had been divorced and
was the guilty party, so I refused to
perform the ceremony.
Mr.. Moon married the man on
the same day I afterwards learned
the man offered Mr.. Moon IS. but he
insisted upon getting $40 for marry
ing a divorced man.
In another case a man and girl
asked a taxi chauffeur TO direct
them to a Methodist clergyman. In
stead Of bringing them to my par
sonage he took them to Mr.. Moons
home. He was just about TO marry
them when the man asked II the
clergyman was a Methodist.
Upon learning that he had beer
taken to the wrong house, he stop
ped the ceremony and had th'
chauffeur bring him to my parson
age The chauffeur wanted IS bu
the man gave him 50 and told hin
to take that or nothing When thl
man rang my bell he told me th'
chauffeur had informed him that
would not marry anybody.
There are about a dozen tax
chauffeurs in the clique who pa
troni1e Mr.. Moon. He divides his
fees with them but will give nothing
20 othor taxi drivers.
Besides the money they get from
Mr.. Moon the taxi drivers ask IS foi
driving couples to his home.
heard Of one case where man re
fused to give that much and th'
fnahlltuf htDA itAAAANH II hiAtAA ~
offered to take him for nothing
Then when the man refused. he of
fered to pay him a dollar 20 be per
mitted to take him 10 Mr.. Moon
house. That would have hrough
the taxi driver out $3.50 ahead
Last year in Cecil county ther
were about 1900 marriages perform
ed. OF this number / believe M
more than 500 were performed I
clergymen other than Mr.. Moon.
There are plainly two cliques
taxi drivers in the Maryland tow
The larger body, or those who ste'
the path 10 Mr. Moons home. ha'
the choice places in front OF the raj
road station. The others of who
there are four or five. must par
their machines at the rear OF n
line
Three Of those not in the combir
are rural free mail carriers. The
cover their routes early in the morr
ing and spend the remainder of N
day waiting for the honeymoon eo
press" They formerly received
for each couple from Mr.. Moon. bu
they kicked for a raise and he re
fused 10 give them anything afte
that
while we were getting only So.
said one Of the men today, 1--WE hear
a report that Mr. Moon was payin
the other chauheurs $3.50. When W
asked him about il he said: 'Mayb
do and maybe I don't Now h
won't give us anything, but he vii
marry nc couples we bring to him.
Therefore. the amount Il costs {
clope depends entirely upon wha
taxi chauffeur is accosted at the sta
ton. It costs the elopers 81 trai
fare from Philadelphia and return
81 taxi bill. 81 license fee. and fror
50 70 $40 marriage fee. making
totalof Sl7 TO S22. OF course tn,
does not include lunch. Most OF N
ciopers eat peanuts OF crackers 7,
their monday meal after hndir
the trip more expensive than IN,
had anticipated As matter
fact. some clippers have stood .u
the chauffeurs for the price Of [
taxi ride an have given only tn
'premise" 10 send the money az
arriving back in town"
Mr.. Moon lives in North street.
the outskirts OF the town. He ca
10 Eikton from Iowa about six ye
ago. bought a small farm and 8,
paid off the mortgage on his pr
crty,
Or. Anderson and other clergyn
in Elkton live in Main street, NJ
the Court House. where the m
rlage licenses are issued. At {
time they cost only 81, but J