Putnam patriot., 1921-08-05
GtneyS Fighting For Life
In Decisive Hearing Today
JUDGE THOMAS is HOLDING HEARING AT WHICH JIT-
NEYMEN WILL GIVE REASONS WHY INJUNC-
TON SHOULD NOT BE WITHDRAWN
Decision To Be Rendered AT New Havensued Order
day Restraining Police From Acting Operators

Whether or not {. H. Pellet will
continue to operate ms bus service
between Putnam and Danielson until
August Is. when the hearing for a
permanent federal injunction will be
held. depends on the outcome of the
test case now hanging fire in New
Haven. Federal Judge Edwin S.
Thomas, who issued federal injunc-
ton restraining prosecution Of jitney
men st New Haven, Saturday. has or
dered the jitney men who were re-
sponsible for the injunction to appear
before him today.
The jitney men are to show cause
why the restraining order which he
issued should not be vacated or modi-
fed forthwith. Before the injunction
was granted plans had been made for
Wholesale arrest Of jitney operators
on Monday on the charge OF violating
the orders Of the public utilities COM
mission.
Judge Thomas issued his rule to
show cause after George ID. Watrous.
representing States Attorney Arnon
A. Alling of New Haven county. one
OF those against whom the injunction
was directed. had presented argu-
ments at hearing before Judge
Thomas TO show that the restraining
order was too broad. Judge Walter
c. Noyes Of New York, who, like MIR.
Watrous, is one Of the federal trus.
tees of the Connecticut Company. and
Joseph r. Berry of Hartford, counsel
for the Connecticut Company. were
present at the hearing, and IL became
known that the latter corporation has
contemplated intervening at today's
hearing.
Superintendent of the State Police
Robert r. Hurley and the city attor-
ney and the chief Of police Of New
Haven, other defendants named in
the injunction, will be represented at
the hearing by their attorneys. New
Haven jitney men are presenting ar
guments at today's hearing against
the dissolution or modification Of the
restraining order. which, as il now
stands, is effective until Aug. 10. At
that time hearing is scheduled on a
petition for permanent federal in
junction against the new jitney law
on the ground that it is contrary TO
the United States constitution.
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Rob
bins b. Stocked sent the following
letter Tuesday To chiefs Of police and
enforcement officers throughout the
state
Under date Of July 80. 1921. this
department wrote you requesting en-
forcement Of the motor vehicle act Of
1921. tchapter 400 with special ref
erence to the so-eallcd T. s. markers
Since that date the district court Of
the Unlted States has issued an eX
partc injunction restraining officers
entrusted with the enforcement Of
the laws Of this state from instituting
proceedings for violations Of the law
relating 20 the operation Of iitneys
public acts Of 1921, Chapter III.
Il IS TO bee anticipated that such "A
petition, asking for the restraint in
the broadest terms Of every officer
and employee Of the state Of Connect
cut, and each and every municipality
thereof from performing duty plac-
ed upon him by the General Assembly,
will be speedily brought to "A hearing
and decision rendered
II is our present opinion that this
restraining order does not command
officers to desist from enforcing the
provisions Of chapter 400 relating TO