Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-20
CARMEN HERE FAIL
TO TAKE POSITIONS
AT THE ZERO HOUR
Allow Last Opportunity to
Slip as They Wage
Jitney War.
WILL CONTINUE KEEN
TRANSPORTATION FIGHT
Improvement in Service Made
Each Day, According to
George l.. Wilcox.
CONFER ON LICENSE QUESTION
"'rec'"r OF Public safety Myers
Grants ENtenSion nf Time to
Operators Of Litnrys.
WILL CONTINUE KEEN
TRANSPORTATION FIGHT
CONFER ON LICENSE QUESTION
h'ree'"r of Public safety Myers
Grants Extension "f Time to
Operators of Iitnrys,

lh!on carmen of Richmond. win,
nave been out on Il strike in protest
against the cut in wages of the Vir
gina Railway and Power COMPANY.
uisregarded the ultimatum laid down
by the Virginia Railway and Power
company and did not return TO work
last night.
General Manager lIarvell, OF thu
NOTWITHSTANDING Division. hal
announced that unless the men re.
turned to work by midnight Janu
arg 10. they would lose their seniority
ana would be classcd as new men.
shuid they ever rc-enter cmplovmcnt
OF the company.
Wen stand by Union.
George Luther Wilcox, executive
secretary OF the Central Trades md
Labor Council OF Richmond. wa, au-
thor!ty for the statement that the
men stood by the union. lie said they
were determined TO continue the bid
tor transportation by operating ti.
ney lines In all sections OF the city.
Improvement In the service is be-
ing made each day, according to Mr..
wilcox, and more cars will be placed
on the lines today. Former motor
men md conductors were stationed
at the congested corners Yesterday
and directed the travelling public to
the jitneys operated by the union.
Union officials state that this feature
OF their activities serves the purpose
or getting the men before the pub
Tic and enabling them 10 talk with
the patrons. They announced them
selves rs being pleased with the sue
cess of the jitncy lines so far.
Announcement that the City Attor-
ncy had ruled that jitney men must
secure licenses today stirred the union
officials TO action yesterday. They
declared that they had heen assured
by Director OF Public safety Myers
that none OF the drivers would be ar
rested before noon today should they
fail to follow the ruling of the at
torney
Conference Held Last Night.
Following II conference with Di.
rector of Public Safety Myers las.
night. Councilman Carter G. Jones
stated that Director Myers had de-
termincd not To enforce the law re-
curing the arrest OF all jitnoy opc--
ators who hold no license until this
afternoon. Mr.. Jones pointed out
that there might he q way in which
those who are now running iltncys
for the accommodation of the public
In the strike emergency may not be
required to secure licenses for the
short period he anticipates would DO
required before the strike Is settled
one way or another.
There are just few days re-
naming in the license year" Mr..
Jones pointed out. "The emergency
Jitneys are being operated to take
care of the people. and there may be
some loopho!e through which we may
be able to handle the situation with
out rcsortinG To extreme measures"
The opinion OF the City Attorney
on the jitney License situation. In
which he stated that all jitneurs must
have licenses. was promulgated y.s-
terday, but as the day was n holi-
day and city Offices closed. no one
could have secured such Il license at
that time. They are given there
fore timc today in which to secure
such licenses.
Statements OF Mr.. Wilcox were that
the union men were prepared to fight
the license order. He said that the
matter would be taken into the courts
IN event II was not settled today
with no indication that the men
VIII yield m inch. the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company Is improv-
ing Its service each day. Thirty cars
were operated on all the lines yester-
day and. FOR the first time since the
strike started. a route was cstab-
lishcd on Main Street east OF Ninth.
That the carmen are gaining
strength was indicated from an
nouncemcnt yesterday that operators
OF jitncys here viii collect fund
TO aid the cause of the union men
Union representatives admitted hav-
Ing knowledge OF the action OF the
j!tney operators. but would not con-
firm the fact. stating that none OF
the drivers had approached them Of
aciaily.