Show r Term erm Jitney Traced to Louisiana Negroes The word Jitney which has been lolen used and In various II sections seer sec C of the United States for many years lars anti and A which suddenly sprang Into general use ue at the time the 5 cent hU buss IM I'M s and flivvers were lle striving trl to the problem problems of or ninny many cities had hul n a curious oriel A troll I playing In III na its ton tOil Rouge House Lu I-H. In III n a theater where the highest gallery was reserved for ne- ne crocs groes No 0 gallery tickets were sold a member of the troupe being placed at nt the lie door to Luke cash The fhe door was In lu a poorly lighted III space and later the collector discovered ered two score of lit ln metal disks the size sie of If R II 5 cent piece that had been U as II nickels I 1 s. s One of or the minstrels showed the disks to n a negro who explained Dems III'S S jitneys Thoy were the the metal disks I u used ed 1 ns nv mat kern In lu n a gambling hou house A ne ro attendant had hall stolen the jet jet- tons tons' awl and was pushing passing them as liS money The minstrel troupe seized upon the trie word and thereafter a cent 5 piece was a n jitney and the word spread until It Into common common use Lib Lib erty |