Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-23
ROAD CHARTER IS
NOW UNDER FIRE
Interesting Case Before the At
torney Generals Depart
ment at Present

A People at the
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charter of the
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Road company, of Lancaster county
This company has a road and the
Lancaster Automobile Club has
charged before the Public Service
Commission that it has failed to
meet requirements and has also in
stituted quo warranto proceedings be-
fore the attorney general to have the
/ commonwealth act to revoke the char
ter.
The hearing was held before Dep
uty Attorney General w. NJ. largest;
1t was charged that the company had
not maintained its road as some peo-
pie thought 1t should and that it had
also charged higher tolls than author
lied in the charter.
The interesting feature is that the
company has one of the charters
granted many years ago by the legis-
lature and If the case goes to court
1t will be an instance of a fight to
revoke a legislative charter because
of alleged abuse of It.
Uncle Bob" Here-Ex-senator R:
M. Edmiston, known as Uncle Bob"
by many on Capitol Hill, was here yes
terday to see the Governor.
To Make Observations Patrick Gill
day, chief of the bureau of mediation,
Will go to Pittsburgh to make obser-
vations in the miners strike condi-
tions.
Appointed Justice-w. A. Cruise
was yesterday appointed justice of the
peace for Derry, Westmoreland coun-
ty.
Local Armory Affairs-The State
Armory Board has arranged all de-
tails whereby administration of ar
mories will be in charge of boards to
act in absence of officers in national
service.
Governor to Visit Camp.-Governo
Brumbaugh will inspect the camp
ground for the mobilization at Mt.
Gretna to-day. The Governor, ac-
companied by several officers, will
leave here during the afternoon and
go direct to Mt. Gretna. The Cover
nor will fill some engagements at
Philadelphia at the weekend and
spend several days next week at Mt.
Gretna.
Now Judge Denny.-Harland A.
Denny. of Montrose, was to-day ap-
pointed Judge of the courts of Susque-
hanna county to succeed the late
Judge Ralph r. Little. The appoint
ment of Mr.. Denny was asked yester-
day by committee of Susquehanna
countians.
Big Case Goes on.-The Public
Service Commission to-day continued
the hearing in the complaint of the
Pittsburgh Coal Operators Association
against the rates of the Pennsylvania
railroad for hauling coal to Philadel-
phia and other points, in which most
of the big coal companies have inter-
Vened. The case will have a wide eff
feet and will probably last for several
days.
Representative Here.-Representa
tive ]. r. Wylie. of Williamsburg, was
at the State Capitol to-day.
Named On Board.-Harry T. Saun-
ders, real estate man, of 81 South
Eighteenth street. Philadelphia, was
to-day appointed a member of the
Branch Capitol Commission to succeed
William c. Benckert, Philadelphia, re-
signed.
New Justices. - Governor Brum-
baugh to-day appointed Max CARRIER
Port Kennedy as justice of the peace
for Upper Merton township, Mont
gomery county. Other justices named
were H. L. Swartz, Centerville, and
John S. Wright, Buffalo township,
Washington county.
Holding Hearing.-Assistant Coun-
sci p. H. Evans, of the Public Service
Commission, sat to-day at Pittsburgh
II. the hearing of the jitney cases from
New Castle.
Entered Guard.-Charles Hainey, of
the Department of Public Grounds and
Buildings, enlisted to-day in one of
the Eighth Regiment companies.
Ex-senator Here.-EX-Sen John
NJ. Jamison, of Westmoreland county,
was at the Capitol.