The Washington times., 1922-08-04
S3,O00,000 BUS.
FLEET ASKED TO.
|. BREAK STRIKE.
Chicago Mayor Sends Message
to Council As Whole
City Walks.
BY LUTHER A. HUSTON,
international News Service.

BY LUTHER A. HUSTON,
international News Service.
CHICAGO. Aug. 4.-Chicago is
late these days.
Since, the street car strike began,
almost every form of activity is
running behind schedule. Folks are
late getting TO work and late get
ting home to dinner. County
Treasurer p. ]. Parr announced
today that about 100000 are late
In paying approximately sac, ,00O, 900
in taxes that were due August 1.
He blames tho strike for keeping
people from his office. q,
Indications today were that set
tlement Of the strike which has
utterly paraiyzed the city's normal
transportation facilities, also win be
delayed several days at least. Par.
lcys that have been in progress the
last two days between union lead.
ers and traction officials have
'roueht forth no plan of adjust.
nent.
Negotiations for settlement have
not been broken off but were re-
1umed today when President Henry
\ Blair and members of the Board
If Control of the surface lines met
union leaders In conference. Neither
Hide has shown any signs Of yield.
ing.
Mayor William Hale Thompson
has asked the city council TO appro-
priate s3,0O0,000 for the purchase
" motor buses to be operated by
the municipality on a five-cent fare
basis.
A fleet of buses loaned to the
mayor by motor companies already
Is being operated to meet the traf-
fie emergency arising from the
strike.
A transportation price war" al
-eady has broken out among vol
unteer 'jehus" who have entered
the passenger carrying business
Tince the strike began. In order to
attract business the jitney owners
are cutting rates and extending
their routes. Lines that charged rs
and 50 cents during the first days
Of the strike are hauling passen-
gers for Is and 20 cents at the
present time.
Liverpool Smith. II Is remem.
bered, has been added to the city's
Dopulation. He derives cognomen
from his activities in breaking the
longshoremen's strike at Liverpool.
II is reported that he was summoned
here by James Waddell, who is gen.
rally understood to he the head OF
the strikebreaking army which the
traction company Is declared to be
holding in reserve should efforts to
reach an agreement with the unions
fail. Officials of the companies
maintain. however, that strikebreak-
ers will be used to man the cars only
in the event of a crisis.
Regarding the matter OF city own
ed busses. Mayor Thompson in a
message to the city council said:
'I desire to recommend that the
city acquire as soon as possible sut-
ficient motor busses to transport, at
a scent fare. the greatest number
of people. Such motor busses will
serve, after this emergency has pass
ed, and the surface lines resume oper.
alton, to relieve the general made
uuacy of present street railway serv.
annoyances and delays incident to
present street railway management.
Pending the action OF the city
council in providing for the munich
pal ownership and operation Of the
necessary busses permanently TO re-
liev. the present transportation
situation, have made arrange
ments with the owners Of motor
buses to operate them as peoples
ownership busses at a scent fare
There are a number OF these
vehicles now being operated and ]
expect to have a greater number
in operation in a short time"
A message of congratulation was
received by Mayor Thompson from
Mayor Hylan OF New York on the
success in meeting the street car
crisis with the use Of busses. Mayor
Hylan pointed out that busses con.
stitute the modern mode Of trans
portation" and predicted that 'the
bus will supplant the surface car as
a means of surface transportation.