The New York herald., 1922-04-08
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tested: Il am not speaking humorously
/ am, after all. only paraphrasing what
Gen. Organ told us when he said he
wouldn't have been permitted to herd
prisoners of war as women are herded
in the subways" Mr.. Eedley said he
thought the war was over.
Cites Critics OF Subways.
But IL a man like Gen. Organ makes
that statement persisted Mr.. O'Brien,
"and If a Western packer says he would
be fined II he packed beeyes into the
cars the way we pack human beings, and
if some lady said she would not go into
the subway. though her business is the
tanning OF wild lions-with people talk
ing this way. don't you think that rep
resents what public opinion thinks about
this situation?"
Judge Shearn, special counsel to the
Transit Commission, raised another guf-
faw by interjecting: Come, come. Mr.
O'Brien, / don't think Gen. O'Ryan
ought to be linked up with this lady
lion tanner! 1 don't think that is fair
and / object"
Mr. O'Brien soon again had equipped
his vocal broadcasting station with a
powerful amplifier. He was now shak-
ing his finger at the witness as he
loudly demanded categorical answers to
his questions Again and again Mr..
Hedley suggested:
Don't get so excited. Mr.. O'Brien.
don't get so excited! Tn not going to
get excited and I'm going to take all
| the time I think I need to give you
frank and complete answers
| The Corporation Counsei said Mr..
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public made him think of Humphreys >
| Specifics. running Nos. !. 2. 8. and
| 50 on"
1T hasn't got over to your mind yet"
he said. that there Is an indignant
public in this city which Is not satis-
fled with the conditions that are under
your control in the subway"
| In the Board OF Estimate and APP
portionment"' interjected Mr.. Quacken-
bush.
Mr.. Hedley said he believed it to be
a fact that some or the city officials
were trying to circulate among the
| people the impression that the COM
/ pany's service Is bad. He rode In the
subway himself. he said. from fourteen
to twenty times week and he thought
he knew what he was saying.
-'Didn't you state here recently that
| when you got into the subway at II 80
or later at night you wouldn't ride, but
stayed all night down town.
But that isn't because I don't like to
| ride In the subway"
TT was because you couldn't get into
the cars in the after theater rush,
wasn't it?'
Mr.. Hedley said that was rot the
reason at all.
"Well, why did you stay down town? p
shouted Mr.. O'Brien.
A smile curled the corners OF Mr.
Hedley's mouth as lie replied: well.
now. ! don't know that need
The laugh drowned the rest OF the reply.
The Corporation Counsel. returning to
| the attack. inquired Judge Shearn
was asking you ahout the theater hour
| don tyou recall saying you did not go
home one night"
There are many reasons why I do
not go home some nights. but the
| crowded subway Is not one of them. l
am not SO old but that / stay away from
home once in a while." Again the wit
ness had givers his hearers laugh.
| O'Brien Peevish with shearn.
| Once Mr.. O'Brien lost his patience
because OF an Interruption by Judge
| Shearn. Judge. I am not examining
| your he snapped. "I would like to
d
now"
Now is as good time as any," re-
torted Judge Shearn. y4r
You have had your day." replied the
Corporation Coursel. "and just suggest
that you keep your place and let me
handle the witness without any sugges-
tions from you. There is a situation
here that is at the peak OF the load II
may become necessary for our Health
~.A. - T. a.
go In and grapple with this situations.
and they will do It. too, IL there isn't a
change in the situation soon."
This was only one OF several broad
intimations that the Corporation. Counsel
was trying to break ground for Mayor
Hylan's threatened effort to seize the
subways in the interest of the people,
| Commenting on the repeated efforts TO
have Mr.. Hedley commit himself to what
| he would do for subway betterment
| Commissioner Hardness spoke of the
commissions powers to issue peremptory
service orders and remarked: "The
question. Mr.. OBrien, isn't so much
what the company is willing to do as
what It will have to do"
Mr.. O'Brien retorted that the asser-
ton had been made In the record that
| II is impossible to have the orders OF
| this commission complied with"
i 'Our ordeTs snail De coInpHcu WIN,
have no fears about that" Chairman
McAneny reassured him.
shearn and Hedley I'm Tilt.
| Before Mr.. O'Brien had finished with
the witness sharp controversy devel-
| oped between Judge Shearn and the In
ter5orough president. Mr.. Hedley In
sisted that in his earlier testimony he
had not meant TO convey the impression
| that he could buy. equip and place in
service within about seven months $50
new steel cars to distribute the present
peak OF the rush hour service. provided
his company could get scaling down
| OF the Manhattan lease rental and pro-
vided further the city would fulfill It's
! contractual obligations in finishing
storage and equipment yards.
Although Judge Shearn read from the
| transcript of evidence. showing clearly
that this was the purport OF Mr.. He'd
| leys evidence several days ago, the
witness declared he had meant 10 dis
| tribute the acquisition OF the $50 new
| cars over period OF three or four
years To build and equip them within
seven months, he insisted would. be
physically impossible. His suggestion
| OF seven months applied only to the
first batch OF fifty new cars.