The evening world., 1917-08-27
,eaaasusa hoa Vlr., r.s.

NAH.'AH Nh' ANfffhffHaAu aNuNA '..
Hsss tsFmittsi itssif % arr lUif
su,h q cenditien that ths main ai
tsIy - travel ih the Ereatsst az iu
ths World vas rendered ussisss 60
hours ho~evsf. shall know more
about this whols anaif bsfors tts
sni ~ to-day. . must Eet tb, fss,s
before I can taik further"
. pisifict Attorney swan also on.
nouncsd he vas Interested On no
subway Investigation. Hs stated thst
n criminal responsibility was placed
nn ans ~ the ofhcisls or director. -
ths iDtsrboUugh fof Saturdays us-
up. the Facts. ~ presented 10 him.
would be laid before the brand JUN
with a view ~ seeking indictments
against the persons responsible.
Mr Swami was particularly inter-
'st"i In a reported statement Of Pub
hc Service Commissioner Travis ~
whitney that siH weeks ago he dis
russcd the coal situation with Inter
borough ofiicials. who assured him
that their supply was ample.
Action on the part OF this once, A."
the District Attorney said. depends
on the facts brought out IN iho inves-
tigatlon conducted by the Public Ser
vice Commission.
m the subway were operated as
well as owned by the city and the
public officials who operated It should
] aNf 10 l.N
Cured on Saturday. destroying the
half holiday OF thousands OF tired
workers. such public officials would be
subject 10 indictment for neglect OF
duty. under the terms laid down by
Supreme Court Justice Con In the
charge TO the Extraordinary Grand
Jury to-day"
W. l. Ransom, counsel for the
Public Service Commission, was In
charge OF the hearing begun to-day
II was clearly indicated that the
dealings OF the marlborough Com
pany with the Berwind- White Goa
Company will be thoroughly inves-
tigated.
brought out that last winter. at G
me citing OF the Executive Committee
the matter OF coal was discussed
Col. Vanderbilt could not say wheth'
er Il. ]. Berwind was present ct th'
time contract was given to hi
coal company. When the question
Of making an award to the Ber'
wind White Company was up h
heard nothing said in connection
with guarantees OF delivery.
Mr.. Ransom read to the witness ties
timony given before Lesislativ
committee by the officer OF the com
pany In charge OF purchases in whiol
II was admitted that the Berwind
White Company and the Consolida
ton Coal Company were the onl
two concerns ever invited to bid 70
coal.
Col, Vanderbilt said this was true
"was there ever talk Of a shortag
OF coal at any Of your meetinssr" h
was asked.
"Oh, l think there was general tai
: now and then that we were runnin
rather close"
! Did none OF the executives, Nj
I Shonts or Mr.. Hedley. ever call you
: attention TO this shortageT
Never more than TO say we wer
rather close, as l say"
WAS Il ever mentioned that IN
' bins and bunkers were habituall
empty"
. Never"
I was the matter OF going into tn
/. omen market for coal ever discusse
I at any meeting OF tho Executive Con
\ mot at any meeting which l a'
tended. and l attended some thirt
Y after returning from the Mencs
h Was the question OF obtaining
J reserve supply OF coal never dii
GUESSED by the directors with the OF
4 Grating executivesF
X Never"
Y Joseph u. McManus, n ticket self
y At the southbound platform OF II
" Wall street station of tho subwa
, was called next. He said that
y got the first intimation OF troub
X Saturday when the automatic buzz
y rang about $50 Y. NJ this being Il
y notice that he should stop sellir
4, tickets. No signs were put ou
Crowds continued to enter UP TO
o'clock and much congestion 70
lowed.
Mr., Lawrence. the mechanical eI
" ginecr OF the Interborough, test
y hsd that he was head of the depar
y ment that did the coal ordering. II
method was for n clerk to telephoi
= either to the BeTwind White Cor
{ pany or TO the Consolidation Co
Company the requirements for d
wCmk, and order that amount. N
Lawrence himself never does the o
z. derIng. Reports were not sent to L
~. head offices, and except for memora
na da kept by his clark, the witness sa
~ there was no official record OF &C
90 conditions.
'isSS REPORTED TO SUBWAY HEAL
.y3 THAT COAL WAS SHORT.
Persistent questioning ELECTED {
fact that Mr., Lawrence had 4
phoned downtown several times a
4 reported orally to several officials
" various times that he was runni
IN dangerously close.
"Did you not say on Saturday N
tho company had been In danger
just what happened half a doz
y times beforeT'
per Yes"
Fut frMa