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JITNEYS MUST BE
CONSIDERED NOW
Interesting Ruling by the Pub
lic Service Commission in
Deciding Mt. Holly Case
Th»> principle that competition from
jitneys and efforts to remove sources
of complaint must be taken Into con
sideration In deciding: cases brought
against street railway companies was
laid down by the Public Service Com
mission in an opinion rendered last
night in dismissing the complaint of
J. A. McGonenal and others of Mt.
Holly Springs against the Cumberland
Hallway Company. The company
took over the Carlisle and Mt. Holly
line and complaint was filed against
the condition of the roadbed, equip
ment and cars, charging discrimina
tion and alleging that cars were con
gested. The discrimination com
plaint was removed by a change In
rates and efforts to Improve property
have been made.
Tn regard to the crowding com
plaint the opinion written by Com
missioner Rilling says: "This is one of
the problem? that the managements of
Street railways have yet to satisfac
torily solve. Like conditions exist in
many places, especially in centers of
large population. W'e might remark
In passing that in addition to tho
limited amount of receipts received by
this company on account of which It
Is handicapped and restricted in fur
nishing more equipment and operating
its road, it appeared to have come in
contact with the so-called jitney serv
ice. as during the morning and eve
ning hours, when it does the greater
part of its business and, therefore, re
ceives the greater part of its revenue,
the jitney has appeared on the scene
and has to a certain extent lessened
th receipts, as well as the patronage of
this company, and we are. therefore,
of the opinion that while the condi
tions existing on this line during the
morning and evening hours are not
what they might be, yet under all the
circumstances they are all that can
bt- expected of a street railway com
pany operating under like conditions."
The commission also handed down
an opinion by Commissioner Brecht
in which the borough of Benson was
denied a certificate to build its own
power plant. This is the White Oak
case which attracted some attention
because after Its controversy with
the TVhlte Oak the borough made a
contract •with the Penn Electric Ser
vice Company. The latter contract is
approved.
MASKED BANDITS
ROB B. & 0. TRAIN
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compelled to do likewise. The other
masked man then took the throttle,
and as though well acquainted with
the operation of the engine ran the
train a mile or two farther west.
Here the robbers went through the
mail car, paying particular attention
to the registered mail which they
looted completely and they then de
serted the train, going across the hills
in the direction of the Ohio river. A
short time later the engine and mall
car were found by a track walker
where they had been left.
Meantime the crew, left with the
remainder of the train, had been try
ing to find the engine. They knew
nothing of what had happened ex
cept that the engine and mail car had
disappeared toward the west, no at
tempt having been made by the high
waymen to disturb the sleeping pas
sengers. Men were sent forward and
soon located the fireman hastening
back to give the alarm. Engineer
Helms having gone on In search of his
engine. He found the locomotive on
the rails, with the fire drawn from
under the boiler and the valves so ar
ranged as to prevent any accident be
cause of increasing steam pressure.
Cannot Give Description
More than two hours elapsed from
the time of the robbery, about 2
o'clock until the news could be sent
to division headquarters at Parkers
burg. and to Grafton, the other near
est town with telegraphic communica
tion at that hour. But immediately
railroad and county officers were
active. Messages were sent in all di
rections. a special train carrying de
tectives was sent to the scene of the
robbery, and posses aggregating more
than a hundred men were scouring the
country before daybreak in Harrison.
Doderidge and Pleasant counties.
Engineer Helms said he could not
give a good description of the men
except that they were fairly well
dressed and seemed to be experienced
in the handling of a locomotive.
Railroad authorities believe that the
men when they left the train hurried
over the hills to a road near Central
Station where they had an automobile
nnd hastened in the direction of St.
Mary's on the Ohio river between
Wheeling and Parkersburg.
The amount of booty secured by the
robbers is unknown here, but It was
said that, the registered mail usuallv
carried by the train was very valu
able. and another report said that In
the express car which the robbers did
not take with them down the track
was i 2.000.000 in gold. The report
could not he traced to any reliable
source.
Central Station is in Doderidge
county, midway between Parkersburg
and Clarksburg. W. Va. It is a stop
for through trains on the Baltimore
and Ohio only for taking water.
OFFICIALS SEF. GAME
Capitol Hill took in the baseball
game at Philadelphia to-day as far
as possible. Those who could get
tickets went to see the game and more
will go to-morrow. Among those at
tending were Attorney Genera'. Brown,
Auditor General Prowell and other
pi eminent officials.
COMPENSATION* BOARD HERE
The State Workmen's Compensation
Poard began a session to discuss fur
ther organization this afternoon. Tt
i* not known how soon a secretary will
be selected, but if It is not done to-day
H will come along later in the month.
The appointment of the ten referees
will be made hv the Governor next
month.
COMMISSION CLEARS DOCKET
The Public Pervlce Commission
cleared tts docket for the week to-«lay,
and the slag rate case, which is ini
nn<-tan* to many steel companies and
railroads, was finished exeent for fl'ing
of briefs. Tt will be some time before
s decision is given.
THOl'SAyn MI ST STAND TRIAL
By Associated Press
Denver. Col.. Oct. 8. The more
than one thousand persons made de
fendants in rases growing out of the
recent coal strike In Colorado must go
to trial. Hons b»-id out stronglv dur
ing the last week that Governor George
A. Carlson would order a
dismissal of (he cases pending flick
• red out early to-day when the chief
executive, after several hours" del'b
cr-Mon. refused to interfere in the
prosecution.
FRIDAY EVENING. HARRISBURC t&TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 8. 1915.
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