The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
KEYSTONE STATE CULL|NGs
WILL TEST MILEAGE BOOK PLAN
Attorney General Carson Has Start
ed Suit to Restrain the Penn
sylvania Railroad.


sylvania Railroad.
Attorney General Hampton l.. Car
son filed bill in equity In the
Dauphln courts to restrain the Penn
sylvania and allied companies from
collecting $40 rebate on each in
Interchangeable mileage book sold The
reasons cited by the attorney general
for bringing suit are similar to those
given at the time his bill was sent
to the State printer for printing. The
date OF hearing has not yet been fix
ed.
The standing committees of the
Pennsylvania state board of trade.
which was organized at Harrisburg.
to make a systematic campaign for
the election of legislators pledged to
a 2-cent flat passenger vote on the
railroads, were appointed by ex-May-
or Vance c. Mccormick of Harrisburg.
president of the board. Following is
list of the standing committees:
Constitution and bylaws: William III.
Stevenson and W. A. Griffith, Pitts
burgh; Wilmer Grow, Harrisburg; J.
d. Wentz, Washington. Finances:
William r. Brinton, Lancaster;
Clarence E. Greesey, York; Joseph
c. Smith, Harrisburg. Baggage and
transportation: D. C. Shaw, Pitts
burgh; F. Fl. MacIntyre, Philadelphia;
Fl. D. Burlingame, Altoona. Interur-
ban railways: ID. d. Harmon, Pitts
burgh; Representative William T.
Greasy, Catawissa; A. M. Howes.
Erie.
w. A. Stone has bought $50 acres
of coal near Smock, from the Pitts
burgh Coal Company for $1,000 an
acre. He has also purchased the
plant of the OConnell Coal and Coke
Company, near Smock for $4,000, and
will increase the plant from 80 to l50
ovens. A new company will be organ
lied with a capital stock of 100000,
and among those interested are w.
A. Stone, l.. Fl. Frasher, w. f. Crow
and DR.. w. II. Hopwood of Union
town
The First National Bank OF Free
land, which was declared insolvent,
and placed in the hands of a receiv-
er March II, 1906. having complied
with the conditions imposed by the
comptroller of the currency, preced-
ent to resumption, and its capital not
being unimpaired has been permit
ted to resume business as an active
national banking association.
Two men were taken to the hos
pital in a dying condition, third
Is seriously stabbed, several others
are injured and seven men are In the
Windber lookup as the result Of a
clash between union and non-union
men at Paint Creek, near Windber
Newton B. Weddell, Of Chambers
'' burg, who was arrested while run
ming away with S40O he had secured
from Mrs. Zhpha Ruthrauff on the
representation that he meant to buy
her a grocery store, was sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary.
|, Gov. S. w. Pennypacker issued a
| reuuisition on Gov. Pardee, of Cali
fornia. for the return to Pennsylvania
OF l.. II. Mitchell, who is wanted in
Luzerne county to answer a charge OF
conspiracy in connection with min
= ing deal.
The Pennsylvania railroad has
ordered the employees Of the mainten-
: ance Of way department to work 10
u hours a day instead Of 9. This gives
an additional hour to about $4,000
men between Philadelphia and Pitts
burg.
Capt. Charles J. Harrison and Mil
;, ton J. Pritts of the Somerset County
! National bank, sold 1,500 acres OF
$ ga" and "B" vein coal to the Pen
e wood Coal Company, S150,0OO cor
poration composed mainly of New
t York capitalists.
Five footpads held up and robbed
Leo Marks of $50 at lonely bridge
in North Bridgewater. Marks was so
severely injured that 1t was an hour
before he could crawl into the vii
lage and give an alarm.
George G.. Cans has purchased from
W. F. Patterson of Waynesburg 300
/ acres of coal land in Center township,
8 Greene county, and 100 acres Of coal
land in Marion county, w. Va.
Palmyra, 10 miles west of Leban-
on, had serious fire. The blaze
q started in Sinners bake shop. soon
spreading and destroying a residence
q and several large barns.
Governor Pennypacker reappointed
g General John A. Wiley of Franklin
+. and George F. Davenport of Mead
p vile trustees of the Polk Institution
for the Feeble Minded.
The poor directors of Fayette
county have taken action to provide
needy persons bitten by mad dogs
e with proper medical attention.
e New Castle council ordered the
city solicitor to file bill in equity to
compel the Bell Telephone company
, to use the new city conduit, which
= cost nearly 100000.
The body of Luther Neiman, a
Pennsylvania railway engineer who
had been missing from his home in
Harrisburg 10 daSs, was found in the
Susquehanna riveh