Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-12
'FULLCREW LAW
CASES ARE HEARD
Chairman Ainey Presides at
Interesting Hearing on
Trainmen's Complaints

Charges preferred before the Pub
| lie Service Commission by George B.
| Rowand. representative of the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen, that
the Pennsylvania and Reading sys-
TENS were violating the full crew
law in movements in the Mt. Pleas
ant and Mahanoy regions were heard
by Chairman Ainey to-day. The
trainmen alleged that coal trains
were being handled in trains with
less than the number of men required
by law, but the railroads declared
that they were switching movements
which the commission had decided in
previous cases did not come within
the provisions of the full crew law.
Detailed testimony about movements
of cars on certain days last Septem-
ber was presented and decisions will
be rendered later on. Photographs
were presented by counsel for the
companies to show the conditi ions
about Mahanoy Plane.
The complaints against the rates
of fare of the Reading Transit and
Light Company for the trip between
Palmyra and Lebanon were also
heard and 1t was contepded that a
cent more was charged for one way
than for the other.
Objections were made to the pro-
posed overhead crossing in Whining
ton road. Gennett township. Chester
county, on the ground that it would
result in much inconvenience to peo-
pie having to use the station at that
point.
A committee of residents of Ash
land borough to-day asked Chief En-
gineer Uhler, of the State Highway
Department. to arrange details for
cooperation of the borough and the
state in improvement of highways.
Mark Il. MiInOr, of the Public Serv-
ice Commission legal force. has been
appointed to the supply division of
the United States Medical Service and
will be stationed at New York dur
ing the war.
Governor BrumbauEh's son yester-
day entered the QuartermaSter Corps
at Philadelphia. A son of l.. II.
While, chief of statistics. Department
of Agriculture, also entered the corps
to-day.
General C. VI. Clement. major gen
troops for the last three years. is un-
derstood to be under consideration
again for Public Service Commission
er, to fill the place made vacant by
the death of Robert K. Young.
Whether the place is rendered to him
will depend upon events at Augusta
in the next few weeks.
Plans are being made ut the Capitol
for general conference of heads of
L
ment to consider the question of ad-
ditional space. A humber of the de-
partments, including the Public Serv-
ice Commission, are hampered by
lack of adequate room and bureaus
are now scattered about the city, as
is the case with other branches of
the state government.
banking COmmIssiOner Lefean to-
day issued a call for statements as of
December IL for all banking institu-
tions under supervision of the State
Banking Department.
Plans for "a notable patriotic meet
ing to be addressed by famous men
under the auspices of the state soci-
ETY. are being made at the Capitol.
Highway Commissioner O'NeII, who
is in western Pennsylvania to-day.
will return to Washington tomorrow
to attend the Anti-Saloon League
conference.
Robert =. GawthrOp, former judge
in Chester county, was here to-day
on a public service case.
j. 4. COrbeIt, of Pittsburgh, filed n
protest against the protest lodged
before the State Board of Pardons
by DR.. John NJ. Baldy, president of
the State Bureau of Medical Educa-
tion in the case of l.. l.. Barry, Pitts
burgh, charged with illegal practice
of medicine.