Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1917 — DID NOT HAVE A TAXI LICENSE [ARTICLE]

DID NOT HAVE A TAXI LICENSE

w.»t Police- Fiird a Reasselarr Boy *525. Emm or S*itM-r. soa of Bowman Swltaer of sear Reassriaer, kal u t experience 'at Kaatafcw, ; last Saturday that left him minu-i | $25j Emm or and his father and brother went to Kankakee last •week to attend the fair, making the trip there ia their automobile. It is afeoa* a mile Jrom the ; down-town section of the city to the fair, fciuuds. and - hot .hoe-. .street car line operates between the two points, and this is entirely inadequate to serve the demand for transportation daring fair time. A number of taxicabs were operating : between the city and fair grounds, j but these did not enable near all j of the people to get offlt to the fair ] as soon as . they wished. Seeing an opportunity to make a j little legitinak money and at the same time icng medate several people. Enamor began hasHnrg people from the city to the fair grounds. Rival, taxi hiwn soon spotted their new competitor and not wishing any hintmne with their

for operating a t&xi without a license, and w r as fined $25. Concerning the affair the Kankakee Gazette said: Emmor Switzer of Rensselaer, Indiana, was arrested by the police Saturday evening f-or operating a taxicab without a license, for which he was fined $25. Switzer came here Saturday morning and claimed that he only carried passengers to the fair grounds during the afternoon. He said he did not know that a license was required, adding that they do not do that wray in Rensselaer.