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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
UlTNEYS,
LAW IS
WILSON'S MESSAGE
NEARLY COMPLETED
r
GGUNTY LEVY
40 IN GRAVE PERIL
ON AMERICAN SHIP
CO-OPERATION SOLE
HOPE OF MILLMEN
GREECE MAY HAVE
AS
ill
FINAL ULTIMATUM
ISSUE
AS IN
1916 ADVISED
TAXIS,
FACE TEST
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS TO CON
GRESS ON DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
EXORMOrS SEA POUNDS SIBIRIA
ON GOODWIN SANDS.
NOTICE- OF ENTENTE ALLIES
PROBABLY EXPIRES TODAY.
adisoh
DIM
ru
urn
VEXATIOUS
President Is Not Done
With Problem.
STRIKE IS AGAIN THREATENED
Railroads Determined to Re
sist in Courts.
FULL POLICY UNDEVELOPED
tabor traders, Including Andrew
I'uruseth, Believe Lair Will Not
Stand Test Action Now
Centers In Litigation.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. 20. President Wilson-is
not through with the railway wage
problem, notwithstanding he was able
to use the Adamson law as an instru
ment for gathering labor votes in the
recent campaign. Several leading rail
roads have manifested their purpose
to resist the Adamson law In the
courts, the brotherhoods have indicated
that they will strike on January 1 un
less they get all tho President prom
ised them, and Congress itself will
meet on December i to discuss the
problem.
From a political viewpoint, the
Adamson law has served its main pur
pose. It gave the Democrats an issue
which they were able, generally speak
ing, to use with effect, and it staved
off the threatened strike. But the
question of regulating hours of work
and wages by legislative enactment by
Congress is not settled.
Adamson Law Vnllkrly to Stand.
For the tlmo being. Interest centers
in the action of the railroads In trying
to avert the enforcement of the Adam
son law. If these roads aie successful,
other roads will be affected by the de
cision of the courts, and there is un
certainty as to what the courts will
hold. It is the Judgment of some of the
best labor lawyers, however, that the
law is destined, sooner ,r -later, to be
set aside by the courts. That view is
entertained by Andrew. Furuseth. next
to Samuel Compers the most influen
tial man in labor circles, an,d he voiced
that opinion on the general proposi
tion, long before the Adamson law was
thought of.
If the courts reject the pleas of the
railroads and permit the law to go
Into effect on January 1, nobody knows
what action the railroads themselves
will take. That has not been decided
by the railroad heads and among them
is a diversity of opinion. Some hold
that under the law only trainmen who
work eight hours will be entitled to
a full day's pay and that those who
complete their runs in less than eight
nours win surrer a reduction of com
pensation. Tet it Is the view of other
railroad officials that under the Adam
son law a trainman who makes his
full run should receive a full day's pay,
whether he makes the run in four hours
or eight.
Railroad' Policy Vn formed.
But until the courts have ruled it is
improbable that the railroads will lay
down a general policy. The railroads
have petitioned various Federal courts
for injunctions against the United
States Attorney and the heads of the
railway brotherhoods which will pro
hibit putting the Adamson law into
effect. The threat of the brotherhoods
to strike if the law is not enforced on
the first of the year creates another
situation quite as menacing as the
"crisis" which Mr. Wilson permitted to
develop last August, and it seemingly
is me desire or railroad officials to i
have the main issues Cought to a fin
ish, as long as there Is any hope 'of
preventing regulation of wages by
legislation.
President Ripley, of the Santa Fe
road, was quoted recently as saying:
"Nobody knows what the Adamson law
means or how it can be" applied to ex
isting conditions." In a speech before
the City Club, of Chicago, he declared:
"My personal opinion is that the ac
tion of Congress in passing this law
under whip and spur of those four
gentlemen (the heads of the brother
hoods) was a greater menace to good
government and the stability of the
Republic than any number of strikes.
Knforrtmrnt "Would Mean Strike.
"Nobody knows what the Adamson
law means or how it can be applied to
existing conditions. Nobody pretends
to construe it and the best legal opin
ion is that it cannot be construed to
be a legal and binding statute.
"This means that if the railroads
try to enforce it as it reads there would
be a strike, befause' it would seriously
reduce the wages of a large class of the
best and highest paid men. If the rail
roads enforce the law as the brother
hoods would like to have it enforced,
namely, taking the hot end of the
poker. It would cost a large sum, esti
mated at $100,000,000 a year. The law
will be tested and probably will find
itself in the Supreme Court unless
modified by Congress before its effec
tive date."
The bill filed by the Santa Fe rail
road alleges that the Adamson act is
unconstitutional and void, because it Is
rot a regulation of commerce, and,
moreover, is a mere experiment for the
purpose of future decision as to
whether there ought to be any legis
lation: and because the act violates
the fifth amendment to the Federal
Constitution, in that it arbitrarily and
tCoacluad ou Paga . Column 2.)
Railroad Measures and Porto Rican
Citizenship BUI Are Among;
Several Frincipal Items.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. President
Wilson practically completed his next
annual message to Congress today, and
plans to put the finishing touches on
it tomorrow. It will be devoted almost
entirely to domestic matters, and will
deal primarily with legislative ques
tions recommended to Congress pre
viously, and not Anally settled.
The principal items In the message
are understood to be railroad legislation
to meet the situation created by the
threatened railroad strike last August;
a measure to allow American exporters
to form common selling agencies
abroad; conservation bills; a corrupt
practice measure, and the Porto Rico
bill.
Governor Arthur Tager, of Porto
Rico, was at the White House today,
and expects to see the President within
a few days to urge that action on the
Porto Rico bill be taken before the
usual Christmas recess of Congress.
Governor Tager said that until the bill
Is passed giving citizenship to Porto
Rlcans, agitation for the independence
of the Island win continue.
JOKE LEADS TO ELECTION
Washington Farmer's Wire, Nomi
nated In Fun, Won't Be Justice.
TACOMA, Nov. 20 (Special.) Three
women have been elected to offices in
Pierce County, it developed in the of
ficial canvass today. They are Mrs.
Mary Canty, Justice of the Peace for
Eatonville; Mrs. Martha Warner, Jus
tice, of the Peace for Anderson Island,
and Mrs. A. Coby. Constable for the
Lake Tapps district.
Because she does not think she's fit
ted for the Job, Mrs. Canty, wife of
A. R. Canty, a farmer, does not Intend
to qualify for the office as the law re
quires. Her nomination was all a Joke
on the part of her husband and her
friends, and her election was Just a
Joke, too, she said, which she doesn't
intend to carry to a finish.
HEROINE WINS DIAMOND
Bliss Jenny Casey, Meacham, Re
warded for Saving Bridge and Train.
PENDLETON. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
As a reward for bravery. Miss
Jenny Casey, of Meacham, has received
a handsome gold, diamond-set, laval
ller and chain, a gift from the O.-W.
R. & N. Company, presented through
M. J. Buckley, superintendent.
The gift was in appreciation of the
girl's having saved the fast mall
from being wrecked several weeks ago.
when the bridge was set afire by coals
from a passing engine. Miss Casey
saw the blaze late at night and she
aroused assistance to extinguish the
fire before serious damage was done.
EXCLUSIVE LUB HELD UP
Armed Men Fell Attendant and Line
TJp Members in Reading-Room.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. The Pa
cific Union, Club, an exclusive organiza
tion of this city, at California and
Mason streets, was entered tonight by
live armed men, who, after felling the
door attendant,, herded the club serv
ants into a corner and then proceeded
to line up and rob five club members,
who - were gathered in the reading
room. After the robbers completed their
work they departed by the front door
and are thought to have escaped by
automobile.
ENGLISH PAPERS PLAN RISE
Proprietors In London Urge Country-Wide
Advance of Half Penny.
LONDON. Nov. 20. A resolution was
adopted today at a meeting of repre
sentatives of British newspaper pro
prietors held in London, recommending
that the newspapers throughout -the
country raise the price by a half penny.
A London dispatch on November 12
reported an Increase in the price of
the London Times, beginning Novem
ber 20, to three half pence, or a half
penny above the former price.
DIET SQUAD WEIGHED IN
Seven Men, Four Women, to Try
Living on 40 Cents a Day Apiece.
CHICAGO. Nov. 20. City Health
Commissioner John Dill Robertson's
"diet squad" weighed In today pre
paratory to the test they are to begin
Wednesday, whether one can live, and
live well, on 40 cents a day.
Seven men and four women will
make the experiment, the weight of
the women ranging from 111.5 to 127
pounds, that of the men from 147 to
219 pounds.
NAVY GUNS WAIT FOR MEN
Shortage Limits Target Practice to
First Line Ships.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Target prac
tlce in the Navy will have to be lim
ited for the Winter to the first-line
ships. Rear-Admiral Strauss, chief of
ordnance, told tne House naval com
mittee today, because of tho shortage
of men.
Steps already are being taken to in
crease the personnel under the law.
4.4 Mills Ample, Says
Budget Committee.
TOTAL RATE OF 26.55 LIKELY
City, Port and School Dis
tricts Increase Taxes.
HOSPITAL UNIT PROVIDED
Chief Cuts Made In Mr. Yeon's De
partment, but Estimates for
County General Govern
mcnt Are Hit Hard.'
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I' LEVY FOR 1917, WITH STATE
TAX ESTIMATED AS SAME
I AS LEVIED 1ST 1016. J
State . 2.7 2.7 j
County schools 1.35 1.35 I
County and roads ... 4.4 4.4 J
Library 45 .5
Port of Portland ; 1. 1.2 t
I City of Portland 8.9 9.
School District No. 1.. 6.6 6.8
Totals 25.4 26.65 t
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Despite a decreased land valuation
In Multnomah County estimated at
J15.000.000, the tax levy for county
general and road work for 1917 will
remain at 4.4 mills, the same as levied
in 1916, if the recommendations of the
advisory budget committee, which con
cluded its work last night, are adopt
ed by the County Commissioners.
Further, In the levy of 4.4 mills is
Included an appropriation of $100,000
for the erection of the first unit of a
new county hospital.
Entire Levy to Be 28.55 Mills.
With the county tax fixed at 4.4 mills.
County Assessor Reed found that the
entire tax levy for 1917 would not, in
all probability, exceed 26.55 mills, an
increase of 1.15 mills over 1916. The
tax levy of the city of Portland shows
the greatest increase, with seven
tenths of a mill gain.. Gains of one
fifth of a mill each are shown by the
Port of Portland and School District
No. 1.
The only county department showing
an increase is the county library, which
demands its statutory limit of half a
mill, an increase of one-twentieth of a
milL Mr. Reed estimated the state tax,
not yet fixed, as the same as for the
current year, though it may be slightly
less.
Less Asked Tban for 1916.
Far from taking advantage of the 6
per cent increase possible under the
new tax limitation amendment, the
county advisory budget committee is
asking a less amount than was needed
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 1.
Passengers, Among Whom Are Wom
en, Huddle on Deck and See
Rescue Attempts Fail.
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LONDON. Nov. 21. The American
steamer Siblrla, with about 40 passen
gers on board, is lying helpless on the
Goodwin sands suffering a terrific
pounding from an enormous sea. The
steamer grounded Monday morning,
and so far every attempt by lifeboats
from Deal and Ramsgate to rescue the
passengers and crew has failed. A life
boat is standing by tonight, but it
seems unlikely that another attempt at
rescue can be made before daylight.
It Is feared that those on board are
In dire distress and danger. They were
visible during the day, huddled on the
bridge and exposed to the full fury of
the gale. The ship is so far sub
merged that they are unable to go be
low for food, shelter or clothing. It is
stated that there are some women
among the passengers, but no chil
dren. The lifeboat men have had a rough
time In their efforts to save the ship's
company, The Deal lifeboat capsized
while launching, being swamped by a
tremendous sea. Several of the crew
were injured and the boat was com
pelled to give up Its task. The Rams
gate lifeboat was also damaged and
two of the crew are reported to have
broken limbs. The Klngsdown lifeboat
was successfully launched last evening
and Is waiting for a chance to aid In
the work, of rescue.
MAN FLIEST0 CONGRESS
Pennsylvania Representative-Elect
Make First Call by Aeroplane.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. O. D. Bleak
ley, of Franklin, Pa., Representative
elect, made an aeroplane flight from
Philadelphia to Washington today in
his own biplane piloted by Sergeant
William C. Ocker, of the United States
Army.
Mr. Bleakley declared he was "the
first man to come to Congress by aero
plane." About two hours were con
sumed in actual flying and one stop
was made in the suburbs of Baltimore.
The mach"ine circled Washington monu
ment several times before alighting.
SINGER'S SON ORCHARDIST
Henry Schumann Ilelnk Associated
. in Siskiyou Corporation.
SALEM, Or.. Nov. . 20. (Special.)
Henry Schumann Heink, son of Madamo
Schumann Hetnk, the famous singer,
with Henry Van Iloevenberg. Jr., and
Lincoln McCormick. today filed articles
of Incorporation with Corporation Com
missioner Schulderman of the Siskiyou
Orchards Company.
The headquarters of the new concern
Is at Medford, where a large tract of
orchard land will be developed. The
company is capitalized at S50,00.
Austrians Win on Carso.
ROME, via London. Nov. 20. Aus
trian troops have gained some ground
from the Italians on the Carso front,
according to today's War Office an
nouncement. An assault by strong forces on the
summit of Hill 126 on Saturday result
ed in occupation by the Austrians of
one of the Italian entrenchments.
NOT EXACTLY A PLEASANT SITUATION TO
Nation-Wide Effort De
dared Vital.
COST SURVEY IS SUGGESTED
Northwest Producers Rapped
for Neglect of Markets.
FEDERAL ATTITUDE HELPS
Southern Pine President Says Com
panies Must Learn More About
Own Business and Educate
Public to Use of Wood.
Co-operation.
That Is a word that Is going to cut
a big figure In the lumber business
of the future.
It Is going to be co-operatton among
individual manufacturers, co-operation
among sectional associations and co
operation between the lumber indus
try as a whole and the National Gov
ernment. This was the substance of si series
of formal and Informal discussions in
cidental to the presence here yester
day of a group of lumbermen, heads
of organizations in their industry In
the East and the South.
Northwest Milla Are Co operating;.
The spirit of co-operatton was
brought to Portland by the visitors,
but It found a responsive sentiment
among the lumbermen of the North
west. An important development of the
day's activities was tho discovery that
the lumbermen already are practicing
co-operation that they have been
practicing it for the last few years.
But they seem to co-operate In units,
not in unison.
The lumbermen of the Northwest co
operate quite effectively in their own
field; , they do the same in the South,
In the Middle West and In the South
east. In a limited way National co-operation
has been practiced. .
Kntlre Industry to Be Developed.
Within recent years, it was pointed
out, the Federal Government has co
operated with the lumber Industry as
a. whole in foreign trade extension
work.
Now the lumbermen from all parts of
the country propose to get together
and develop the Industry as a whole.
That was the firm determination ex
pressed in a forcible way at the dinner
at the Chamber of Commerce last night.
Other meetings earlier In the day had
given expression to the same plan and
the same purpose.
Opinion of Speakers Unanimous.
All the speakers last night agreed on
the necessity of co-operation. Among
them were E. B. Hazen, of Portland;
R. H. Downman, of New Orleans, presi
dent of the National Lumber Manu
facturers' Association; Charles S. Keith,
of Kansas City, president of the South-
(Concluded on Pan 3. Column 2. )
WAKE UP TO.
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Nature of Demands Is Kent Secret.
Students at Athens Hurt In
Pro-Ally Demonstration.
LONDON. Nov. 20. A Reuter dispatch
from Athens dated Sunday says that
the situation in Greece Is of the gravest
Importance.
"The nature of the allied demands
formulated Saturday." says the corre
spondent, "are concealed, but it Is in
ferred that they took .the form of an
ultimatum expiring tomorrow."
Reuter's Athens correspondent, under
date of November 20, says that Vice
Admiral Du Fournet has notified the
Austrian, German, Bulgarian and Turk
ish ministers to Greece that they must
go aboard a steamer which has been
placed at their disposal, otherwise they
will be taken forcibly.
The American Legation, the corre
spondent adds, has undertaken the pro
tection of the Austrians, Turks and
Bulgars In Greece, while the Spanish
Legation will take charge of Germany's
Interests.
ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 17, via London.
Nov. 20. Several students of Athens
University comprised the principal por
tlon of the crowd in pro-entente dem
onstrations yesterday. They were
headed by Professor Pctmezas, of the'
law faculty of the university. An en
deavor was made to secure a mass
meeting of the students for the pur
pose of adopting resolutions to King
Constantino in favor of abandoning
neutrality and espousing the causa of
the allies.
Loyalist students objected to this and
a fight ensued, which the police had
to be called to quell. During the
melee several perpons were hurt.
1 VOTE BEATS THOMPSON
Ofricial Deturns Confirm Early Re
ports of Senator's Defeat.
SALEM. Or, Nov. 20. (Special.)
Official returns of the recent general
election received today by Secretary of
State Olcott from the counties In the
Seventeenth Senatorial District show
that George T. Baldwin, of Klamath
Falls, defeated W. Lair Thompson, of
Lakeview. for State Senator by one
vote, confirming unofficial returns.
The official totals in the four coun
ties give Mr. Baldwin 6176 votes and
Mr. Thompson 6175 votes. The vote
by counties is as follows:
Baldwin Crook, 1S80; Jefferson. 673:
Klamath, 1855, and Lake, 86S.
Thompson Crook. 1923; Jefferson. "53;
Klamath, 1529, and Lake, 96S.
REFERENDUM PLAN FAILS
Minnesota Vote Palls Short of Re
quired Majority of AH.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 20. Minnesota voters
declined on election day to approve
the proposed provision for the initia
tive and referendum, according to re
sults tabulated at the Statehouse to
day.
The vote, "yes" 185.564. "no" 61.068
fell short of a majority, the total vote
being 410,970.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 48
degree; minimum, 30 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair. allghtly warmer, northeast
erly wind.
War.
New Viceroy of India denlee country la fac
ing serious problem a, Page 4.
London acclalroa capture of Monaatlr.
Pace 4.
Greece believed; to have allies ultimatum,
which expires today. Page 1.
Foreign.
American veeel with 40 passengers tn grave
peril in Stmits or Dover. Page 1.
National.
President's message nearly completed.
Page 1.
Bli; armor plate contracts let. page 7.
Brotherhood heads confer with Government
official over Adamson law. Page 2.
Wac-hlngi'-n deeply Interested In emi-offI
rial admtion thr-t German submarine
sank AraMa. Page 6.
Adams jn law still vexatious Issue. Page L
Domefftto.
Bryan to leave Democratic party. Page .
Labor federation to defy Injunctions. Page 3.
Trial of prosecutor on eharge of killing wife
under way. Page 2.
Miss Ruth Law completes Chicago-New York
record aeroplane flight. Page ft.
Sport.
University of Oregon selected to play Uni
versity of Pennsylvania at Pasadena New
Year's day. Page 10.
Pacific North weet.
Charles A. Murphy, of Sajm. appointed su
perintendent of Oregon State Penitentiary.
Page li.
Intervention Inevitable, says General Per
shing brother, back from visit in Mex
ico. Page 4.
Clackamas court hears effort to cancel Hyde
patents to school landa Page 7.
Werner Breyman, pioneer of 1850, dice at
Seattle. Page 3.
Hot! ten of Helgerson family, launch victims,
reach Oregon City home. Page A.
Vancouver sella hockey player to Fpokane.
Page 11.
fommen-lal and Marine.
Northwestern wheat firmer on Chicago ad
vance. Page 1.
Foreign government buying lift Eastern
wheat markets. Pag 49.
Wide advances In specialties are not all
maintained. Page 19.
Three five-masters will be launched toon.
Pago 1.
Portland and Vicinity.
County tax lvy fixed at 4.4 mill, same
a latt year, by budget committee.
Page 1
Jitneys continue to operate as taxlcabs.
Page 1.
Lumbermen plan to extend home and foreign
markets. Page L
Portland Christmas tree, 75 feet high, to
b lighted December 2. Page 1.1.
Oregon Bar Association opens conference
here today. Page S.
Ml Llndberg gets S.'sOO judgment for "Joy
riding" injury. Page 16.
W. A. William upholds Insurance system.
Page 8.
Judge W. N. Gatens taken in while re
turning from wedding party. Page 15.
Woman accuses Gadaby & feon of extor
tion. Page 9.
Flint National Bank opens new building.
Page 13.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19.
Arrest Brings Evasion
Plan to Trial Today.
STORM STRIKES CITY HALL
Other Commissioners x Resent
Daly's Domination.
DRIVERS WIN FIRST CASE
Court rinds Buses Have Proper
Equipment Passengers Have
Hlglit to Insist on Delivery
at Their Homes.
LEGALITT OF JITEY-TATI
PI.A TO BE TESTED.
The arrest late yesterday of A.
J. Lee. operator of a Jitney un
der the Jltney-taxlcab plan, will
bring a test of this method of
evading the Jitney franchise. Lee
Is charged with operating a. ve
hicle without a franchise. His
trial will be held in Municipal
Court today. All of the Jitneys
are now operating undt-r the
gulso of taxlcabs.
Figuratively speaking. It was a cold
and stormy day at the City Hall. Out
side the old gray walls the sun shone .
brightly, the Fall wind frisked, among
the withered leaves and hither and
thither flitted the Jitney bus.
Inside the old gray walls there raged
a storm a figurative storm. The sun
shone sot at all. There was resentment
and heat and temper and rage. But
still outside the old sun shone, the
wind winded and the Jitney Jltnej-ed.
Mr. Daly's 'vi lli Is Law.
The storm was caused by the action
of Commissioner Daly In overriding the
will of the four other members of the
City Council that Jitneys should not
operate unless they complied with fran
chise regulations. Mr. Ialy willed that
they should operate and. presto, they
operated. The mere wave of his official
wand, and the will of the Council wan
set to naught. And therefore the figu
rative storm a storm of resentment.
At the beginning of the day Mayor
Albee called on City Attorney LaRoche
and asked his opinion on the question
of whether the Jitneys were within the
law. He got the answer that they were
within the taxlcab law If they fitted
themselves with timepieces, odometers
or taximeters and had them tested by
the city sealer of weights and meas
ures. Judge Overrules Attorney.
The Mayor forthwith Instructed the
police to arrest drivers who had failed
to comply with that part of the law.
The police did so. Then came Municipal
Judge Langguth and overruled the ver
sion of Mr. LaRoche and Mayor Albee
and the police. And he did no with
Deputy City Attorney Stadter concur
ring. "Can you beat It?" said Mayor Al
bee. mad clear through. "The Council
has ruled that Jitneys must not oper
ate unless they take a franchise, the
same as other public utility companies
have to do. Does anybody contend for
a minute that under the present zone
system the Jitneys are not Jitneys, the
same as they ever were? Does anybody
question that the only purpose of oper
ating as taxlcabs under the shield of
legal technicalities Is to evade the law?
Hands Tied fcy Technicalities.
"Nobody does or could, not even tha
good Commissioner who opened the way
for them (meaning Daly) or Judge
Langsuth or the city's legal depart
ment. They are Jitneys and they have
refused to obey the law. Tet our hands
are tied because of technicalities.
Soon after this statement was Issued
by Mayor Albee. A. J. Lee. driving a
Jitney under the taxlcab zone scheme,
was arrested for operating without a
franchise. As the order for arrest was
Issued by Chief of Police Clark It la
evident that the administration has
concluded to make a tent of the Jitney
drivers' scheme of evading tho fran
chise ordinance.
Lee's Case to Be Heard Ted.y.
Lee's case will be heard today by
Municipal Judge Langguth. It la sup
posed that this will serve as a test
case and that It will be appealed, to
gether with the case of V. R. Funk,
who was arrested last Thursday for
operating a Jitney without a franchise.
Funk was arrested before the taxlcab
zone plan had been adopted by the Jit
ney drivers. He was promptly con
victed. Notice has been given that the
caso will be appealed to the State Su
preme Court.
Developments In the Jitney situation
to date put Commissioner Daly in a
peculiar position. His stand is about as
follows: On or about July 19 he Issued
a statement to the Council in which ho
said it was impossible to try to handle
the Jitneys so as to get any service or
responsibility out of them under the
license system under which they wera
then operating. He Introduced an or
dinance, which passed with his vote and
the votes of the rest of the Council, re
quiring the. Jitneys to have a franchise
by November 15 or to go out of busi
ness at that time.
It was up to the Council to grant the
franchise. - It went along until near
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