The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-02
JITNEY MEN OPEN
FIGHT ON BUSSES
Continue Operation Until
Drivers Are Arrested
by Police
NIXON GIVES UP LINE
r. S. r. Is Running a Buses
to Kendall on an Eight
Minute Schedule

The Tulsa Street Railway COM
pany Saturday operated four large
steel buses on East Fourth, Firth
and Sixth streets and the Srack
Transportation operated a like mum
ber of smaller busscs over East FIJI
teenth street. Fulfilling their threat
made Friday the union titney oper-
ators on East Sixth aud East Fif-
teenth. and the Tulsa bus line oper-
ated BY W. l.. Nixon operated on
their respective streets without IL
censes for about two hours pSatur-
day morning, when the drivers were
arrested and placed under $50 cash
bond each,
Property Bonds Made.
Property bonds were made for the
accused drivers by the Jitnoy union.
which was represented by It's attor-
ney c. W. simpson. The date OF
hearing on tho charge of operating
without licenses has been set for
Thursday.
Those arrested were John Alberta.
J. S. Smith, X. G.. Gilmor, II. IL.
Harris, b. c. Roth. Jesse l.. Smith.
l., j. Pope. c. A. Thornton, Eugene
Durkin, W. a. Mayfield, Paul cabin
SIX and Il, w. Bascom.
w. l.. Nixon. head of the Tulsa
Bus Line company, was brought be-
fore Mayor H. f.. Newblock, who
severely condemned him for allow
ing his busSes to remain on East
Third and Fourth streets after the
commission had announced that line
would be discontinued In favor OF
the street railway company's liae on
East Fourth. Fifth and Sixth. Nixon
later voluntarily discontinued this
line after Chief OF Police Reese
Moran had been instructed by the
mayor 10 arrest his drivers.
Although the union Jltney drivers
threatened TO enjuin the city from
Interfering with their business. and
although residents OF Kendall an
nounced they would obtain an In
junction prohibiting the city from
removing the Tulsa Bus compauy's
line to Kendall. neither body took
the announced action saturday.
Mayor Newblock was informed
Saturday morning that jitneys were
running In front and behind the
busses on East Fifteenth and taking
all the patronage, in some instances
hauling passengers free OF cost.
Ncwblock Raps Lamb.
According 10 nixon. head OF the
Tulsa BUS Line company. he was
asked by Rev. Ralph j, Lamb to
continue operating his buses on
Third and Fourth streets, having
been assured by Lamb that Kendall
residents would by court action pre-
vent the city from interfering. New
block assured him that Reverend
Lamb is not handling the local
transportation situation, and that
this matter is in the hands Of city Of
hcialS. He threatened Nixon that
unless Nixon needs the commission 4
order, the city may allow jitney
competition with Nixou's North
Main and South Denver lines.
Newblock said saturday afternoon
ho anticipates no further trouble
WIN the Jltney drivers. Admiral
borevard operators were not mo-
lested, as there are no buses on
that line,
Hereafter all applications for iit-
ney or bus licenses must be approved
by the mayor and commissioners in
stead Of the finance commissioner
only
The mayor expects large num-
Der or applications for new licenses
ana renewals viii be brought he
iore the commission at its meeting
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