STEELTON NEWS ITEMS
ICE MUST GIVE
WAYFOR COAL
Scarcity of Labor Prompts
Move on Part of
Dealers
To expedite the delivery of coal to
consumers in the borough, ice deal
ers announced to-day that beginning
to-morrow no ice will be delivered to
retail trade.
Removal of the teams Is necessary,
dealers claim, to get sufficient labor
to deliver the fuel. The teams used
this summer to deliver ice, to-mor
row will begin delivering coal from
the yards of the United Ice and Coal
Company and Detweiler Brothers.
Consumers can secure ice through
the substations of the two firms
which are located throughout the
town. These stations will be open
Lduring certain hours of the day at
Iwhich time ice will be sold. In the
spring dealers announced the open
ing 'of substations and urged the
Consumers to buy ice at these places
Bi order to save labor.
of coal have arrived this
Heek in the borough and efforts will
made by dealers to have this coal
Quivered to make room for other fuel
to arrive during the month.
now will be able to fill a
■rge number of the orders on file
the central office.
■ For the last two months the ship-
sto Steelton have been very
and dealers for a time were
believing that there
■-ould not be sufficient coal arrive
■o givp consumers their quota for the
■our-month period beginning in
Bpril.
■ If the shipments continue to come
■ n during the month of August as
It hey have in the last week there is
jno likelihood there will be trouble
[filling the order on file according t.o
Steelton Boy Severely
Wounded in Great Drive
Milton F. Keammerer, 340 North
Second street, late yesterday after
noon was notified that his son, Fos
ter Keammerer, was severely wound
ed in action on July 15. The section
where the Steelton lad was fighting
or other details were not given in the
message. Keammerer is the second
local lad to be wounded in the serv
ice. Sergeant Finley, whi died from
wounds on July 6, was the first
Steelton boy to appear on the cas
ualty list.
SENT TO SYRACUSE
Benjamin Sharosky, South Front
street, Steelton, and Ervie Clouser,
of Middlctown, Inducted into# the
service by the lcal draft board were
sent to the recruit camp at Syracuse,
N. Y., to-day.
Bi-nesia Will Stop
Indigestion Pains
In Five Minutes
or you can have your money back for
the asking. If you suffer from gas
tritis. indigestion, dyspepsia—if food
lies like lead in your stomach and you
cannot sleep at night because of the
awful distress—go at once to Geo. A.
Gorgas or any other good druggist
and get a package of ni-nexln Tab
lets. Take two or three after each
meal or whenever pain is felt, and
you will soon be telling your friends
how you got rid of stomach trouble.
Be sure to ask for Ili-neHln, every
genuine package of which contains a
binding guarantee of satisfaction or
money back.—Advertisement.
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' ANNOUNCEMENT
On and after July 31st, 1918,
Montgomery & Co,, proprietors
Peipher Line Fast Freight, will
discontinue the freight lines
ONLY. This in no way affects
our local drayage and warehouse
business. We will continue to
give the same efficient service as
rendered in the past.
Montgomery & Co.
25 S. 10th St.
• Storage Draying
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WEDNESDAY EVENING,
Deputy State Fire Marshal
Expected to Investigate
A deputy state Are marshal was
expected to start an investigation
I late to-day into the mysterious de
struction of about 750 feet.of Are
hose found in a ruined condition at
Monday's Ire in South Front street.
'< Fire Chief O. E. B. Malehorn, who
: has been investigating In behalf of
I the borough this morning declared
; there is nothing to report at this
; time. ' With the state department of
j ficlals here to-day itis likely a thor
' ough investigation will be mad©.
Fire Chief Malehorn Raid a report
would follow in a few days.
Carelessness Cause of
Injury, Residents Say
Failure of the borough water de-
I parttnent officials to see that water
! plugs are properly repaired on the
j report of fire department authorities
is said to have been responsible for
j thei accident at Monday's fire in
South Front street in which Chief of
i Police Grove sustained a fracture of
] the right wrist when thrown to the
! pavement by bursting hose. The
! hose ,it is understood, tore loose
j (rom its connection at the plug. A
I damaged thread on the plug is said
j to have been the cause of the acci-i
| dent. According to Ore department
I officials there are other plugs about
the town in the same condition. The
water department, it is said, failed to
make the needed repairs.
Public Needs Protection
of Officers Says Police Chief
In the opinion of Chief of Police
Grove the public in the vicinity of
Mohn street, on the outskirts of the
boruogh, should have the protection
of officers. The chief said he expected
to make a report to the State De
partment of the various hold-ups
made in this vicinity by negroes. Ac
| cording to police officials, negroes
I cqngregate in this section every night,
j A. G. Fetrow, of Knhaut, was the most
' recent victim of negro thieves. Fet
! row. who is a conductor on the lines
• of the Harrisburg Railways Company,
i was returning from work on Monday
| night when attacked. According to
■ a story Fetrow told the police, he was
I stopped by two negroes and asked for
| his money. The larger negro pulled
a gun on him, while the other at-
I tempted to throw him to the ground.
! He struck the smaller negro with his
| foot and fled up the road. A shot was
; fired and the bullet entered Fetrow's
j right leg. The pair did not get any
money.
JACOB STEHMAN OIKS
i Jacob Stohman died at the Harris
! burg Hospital last evening after brief
i illness. He is survived by two
1 brothers, Frank and Edward Stoh
man, and a sister. Mrs. Dayhoff, of
i Highspire The body was fhken to
' the home of Frank Stehman, South
j Second street, where funeral services
| will be held.
WEEKEND PARTY
A weekend house party at Marsh
: Run was enjoyed by girl employes in
i the distribution department of the
i local steel plant. The party was
i chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Alben
| C. Pierce and was composed of the
following: Misses Helen Shannon,
j Anna Seiders, Charlotte Miller, Em
ma Wallace, Ella Long, Opal Pierce,
! Miarjorie Mclvor, Eming Wallace,
| George Brightbill, Milton Weber,
Frank Troup, Philip Daylor, William
I Seiders, Daniel Pyffer and Joseph
I Hamburg.
Cross-River Lad Arrives
in France With 316 th
HOWARD R. ZIMMERMAN
Washington Heights July 31. —
Mrs. Charles Spangler, of this place,
has received word of the arrival of
her brother, Howard R. Zimmerman,
overseas. He is a member of Com
pany B, 316 th Infantry.
Patriotic Concert by
Steelton Band Friday
The second of a series of band con
certs to be given by the Steelton
band this summer, will take place on
the Lawn Playgrounds, Friday even
ing. "National Airs of Our Allies"
will feature the patriotic program,
which will be presented in charge of
Director Zala. The program follows:
"America;" march. "Brothers in
Arms," W. P. Chambers; selection,
"Wizard of the Nile," V. Herbert;
"Gran Fantasie," "Carmen," Bizet; (a),
Chilian dance, "Manana" (Missud),
(b), intermezzo, "The Troubadour"
(Powell); waltz, "Confidence," Wald
tenfel,- "National Airs of Our Allies"
(a), France. "La Marseillaise, (b),
England, "God Save the King, (c),
Belgium, "La Brabanconne, (d), Italy,
"Marcia Beale;" "Star-Spangled Ban
ner."
Meeting For Colored Men
of Steel Plant at Grove
Two get-together meetings for
colored employes of the local steal
plant will be held at Locust' Grove,
according to announcement from
the general offices this morning. A
meeting for the day men is to be
held this evening at 7.30 o'clock. A
similarmeeting for those who work
at night is to be held tomorrow
morning at 7.30 o'clock. Weather
permitting the meetings will be held
out-of-doors. In case of rain iho
recreation building will be used.
Lieutenant Grafy, stationed at Camp
Dix, and Mr. Nutter, an Atlantic
City attorney, will be the speakers.
The First Cornet Band of Steelton
will furnish music.
PRIVATE FUNERAL
Funral services for Edward Bod
mer, who died Monday at his home
in Highspire, will be held to-morrow
afternoon from his late residence and
will be private. The body may be
viewed this evening between 6 and
9 o'clock.
WEEKLY DRILLS
The weekly drill of Company B,
of the Steelton Reserves, will be
held to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock.
The drill is scheduled for Cottage
Hill. In case of rain the men will
drill in Felton Hall. Several men,
subject to the draft call in the near
future, are taking part in the train
ing of the company.
BOARD MEETING
A meeting o fthe Sunday school
board of the Grace United Evangeli
cal Church will be held this evening
immediately following the weekly
j prayer meeting.
CLASS OF 104 ADMITTED
TO NEW BROTHERHOOD
Formed under the direction of Na
; tlonal Organizer G. W. Eastty and
i M. M. Jones, system president, a class
| of 104 men was last evening admit
; ted to the Brotherhood of Railway
: Clerks, Penn-Harris Lodge, at a
] meeting In the Eagle's hall. A spe
; < ial meeting has been called for next
j Tuesday evening at the same place.
WIN PROMOTIONS
Three new directors were yester
■ day appointed for the Harrisburg
Terminal Train Dispatcher office of
the Pennsylvania railroad, which has
been in operation for some time,
i These men are H. F. Webb, Frank R.
| Wharton and J. A. Hay. They will
j direct the movement of all passenger
i tfains from the station.
OFFICIAL WILLARD BATTERY )
SERVICE STATION
109 Market Street
Auto
Supplies
Even if your tires are good, it will pay
you to stock up, owing to the rapidly
disappearing stock of good tires and the
Increase in prices. The same holds good
for all auto supplies—tires, greases, oils,
accessories; buy at present prices.
IBSBGSiiEISI
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
j RAILROAD RUMBLES
w ,i .r*Ln_r 1 - |
SHOP INSPECTION
NOW JN ORDER
Government Official to Visit
Rutherford Sometime To
morrow; Start Yesterday
I. A. Selders, superintendent of the
Reading railway shops, accompanied I
by J. T. Carroll, mechanical assist
ant in the office of Regional Director
C. H. Markham, left Reading yester
day on a tour of inspection of all
shops and roundhouses. They will
make a tour of the entire Reading
system, which will consume three
days.
Mr. Carroll is a native of Balti
more, having been connected with
■the Baltimoe and Ohio railroad as
assistant general superintendent of
motive pow^r.
Sffs Engine Building '
Previous to leaving Reading Mr.
Carroll spent several hours at the
Reading locomotive shop. C. A. Bing
aman, mechanical engineer, and R.
•B. Rasbridge, superintendent of the
car department, also joined Mr. Seid
•ers and Mr. Carroll.
Rutherford shops will be visited
to-morrow. The inspection party 1s
expected in Harrislburg sometime to
day. They will remain over night.
Sunbury to Have Many
Passenger Train Changes
Local officials of the Sunbury divi
sion of the Pennsylvania railroad are
'busily engaged in getting out a new
•time table which goes into effect the
first of the month. The only change
here will be that the train leaving for
: Shamokin at 10.15 in the morning
will leave five minutes earlier.
On the Schuylkill division, which
runs from Pottsville to Philadelphia
and makes connection with the Sun
'bury division at Pottsville, fourteen
passenger trains will be dropped. The
changes will free the road for more
freight and will eliminate duplica
tion with Reading railway trains.
Report Steady Increase
in Hard Coal Production
i According to the federal fuel ad
ministration there has lately been
•a steady increase in mine production
■of certain grades of coal.
Although the bituminous coal out
put of 12,950,000 tons for the week
! ending July 20, did not equal the
| record of the week before, when 13,-
273,000 tons left the mines, produc
' tion is steadily exceeding the weekly
f estimate of 12.211,500 tons needed to
I meet the fuel requirements of the
country.
As a result the production to date
I for the coal year is only 8,912,500
! tons behind the requirements pro
j gram.
This was announced by the federal
| fuel administration in making public
| figures on the weekly production as
| compiled by the United States geo'-
logical survey,
j Anthracite shipments during the
veek ending July 20, declined 1,755
' carloads, or 4.2 per cent., compared
! with the week preceding the total
j movements amounting to 40,664 car
loads. The revised figures on ship
| ments of anthracite for the week of
! July 13 show a total of 42,419 car
| loads. The preliminary repprt as
' issued last week places the number
j of carloads at 42,331.
Railroad Notes
James Schwarz, train dispatcher
| for the Reading, has returned from a
' visit to Atlantic City.
j W. D. Bowers, special duty engi
neer on the Middle division of the
| Pennsy, is again on duty after an
| absence on account of sickness.
I The Reading transported over the
j Reading and Harrisburg divisions on
i Saturday and Sunday 35,188 cars.
! Of this number 2,4 42 were anthra
cite and 4,773 bituminous coal. It
is the purpose of the Reading to
increase .the eastward movement of
•freight and coal from Rutherford to
more than 2,200 daily.
Richard Sharp, who has been run
ning a passenger train on the main
line of the Reading railway since
April, 1877, a period of more than
41 years, will make his last trip on
Tuesday, having reached the age
limit. Mr. Sharp Is a resident of
Pottsville.
John L. O'Brien, stenographer in
the office of General Superintendent
W. H. Keffer, at Reading, has been
promoted to clerk of maintenance
of way, a new department. Morris
Swavely, stenographer in the division
engineer's office, succeeds Mr.
O'Brien in the office of eneral Super
intendent W. H. Keffer.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division The 104
crew first to go after 4 o'clock: 128,
131, 127, 133.
Engineers for 123. 134.
Firemen for 104, 127.
Conductor for 104.
Brukemen for 104 (2). 123, 134, 127.
Engineers up: Bair Shife, Lefever,
Klineyoung, Gemmell, Frickman, Gall,
Steffy, Mohn.
Firemen up: Sheets, Northcutt,
Whay, Tlrocche, Falk, Thompson,
Kecble, Brown, Webb, Leach. Gibble,
Reich, Smith,. Warfel, Painter.
Brakemen up: Kassuer Hoyer,
Heflin.
Middle Division —The 38 crew first
to go after 2 o'clock: 244, 245, 34, 229,
245, 213. 235. 242.
Engineer for 34.
Fireman for 34.
Brakeman for 38.
Engineers up: Blizzard, Leiter. j
Mortz, Kauftman. Hawk, O. W. Sny
der.
Firemen up: Humphreys, Hasklns, j
McLaughlin.
Conductor up: Carl.
Brakemen up: Shearer, yanzello, !
Caruso, W'eigle, Long, Likens, George, 1
Shelley, Manning.
Yard Hoard—Engineers for 3d 7-C,
4-7 C, 2-15 C, 16C.
Firemen for IC, 6C. 1-7 C, B-7C,
12C.
Engineers up: Eyde. Keever, Ford,
Klerner, Crawford. Boyle. Shipley,
Revie, TJlsh, Bostdorf.
Firemen up: Moses, Cain. Mumman,
Rhine, Newkirk, King, Sv.ope, Shaf
fer, Brown, Rein, Garverich, Kell,
Smith, Nichol, Miller, Soles, Wright,
| Wertz.
ENOI.A SIDE
Philadelphia Division —The 224 crew
first to go after 2.15 o'clock: 249,
211, 204. 219, 254.
Conductor for 54.
Flagmen for 04', 54.
i Brakemen for 490 (2), 11.
Conductor up: Kerlln.
Brakemen up: Schreffler, Shirk.
Spence, Laird, Engroff, Leidig, Burk
hesier.
Middle Division —The 226 crew first
to go after 3.15 o'clock: 224, 106,
218. 301, 225, 217, 237, 236, 247.
Fireman for 106.
Conductor for 106.
Yard Hoard— Engineers for 2nd
126, 4th 126, Ist 129, 2nd 132, 140,
112. 118.
[ Firemen for Ist 126, Ist 129, 2nd
102. Ist 104, 2nd 104, 109.
I Engineers up: Caff, Potter, Lutz,
Fenicle, Barnhart. Fortenbaugh, Bru
an, Bair, Feas, Ewing, Brown.
Firemen up: Biessner, Bainbridge,
Wallace, Crisfofaro, Felix, Haver
stick, Hall, Kline, Garlin, Nolte.
I'ASSKXCiKB SERVICE
I'hiladc'plilu Division Engineers
up: M. Pleam, B. F. Lippi, H. W.
Gillums, B. A. Kennedy, A. Hall, C.
R. Osmond.
Firemen up: L E. Everhart, J.
Cover, W. L Spring, F. H. Cook, W.
E. Aulthouse, F. L Floyd, W. Shive,
H. S. Copeland, E. D. McNeal.
Middle Divlxlon Engineers up:
D. G. Riley, S. H. Alexander, R. M.
Crane, J. Crlmmel, H. L. Robley.
Firemen up: P. E. Gross, E. J.
Sheesley, S. H. Wright.
THE READING
The 24 crew first to go after 1.11
o'clock: 11. 16, 14, 64, 6, 62, 52, 60
7, 68, 23. 73, 9, 52, 59, 70.
Engineers for 52, 59, 62, 68, 73, 9.
Firemen for 57, 60, 64, 73, 11, 16.
Conductors for 9, 23.
Flagmen for 60, 9.
Brakemen for 62, 64, 7S, 9, 23.
Engineers up: Chronlster, Howei
Moyer, Kohl, Bates, Bruaw, Snadei
Bowman, Moyer.
Firemen up: Looker, Kelm, Mer
eney, Kochenour, Kohnleln, Leah
Stone, Brown, Atticks, Sennet, Sau
Leitner, Booth.
Conductor up: Levan.
Flagmen up: 'Ensminger, Otstot,
Sourbeer.
Brakemen up: Engle, Long, Reeder,
Hein, Kahl, Heagy, Spies, Stephens,
Sperk, Werner, Daugherty.
i MIDDLETOWN 1
Hoffer Family Holds
Reunion at Park Here
Hoffer family, of the United
I States, held a reunion at the Hoffer
Park, which was formerly the bor
ough park, on Monday for the pur
pose of effecting a permanent or
ganization toward holding a gen
eral reunion of the Hoffer famlyl.
The meeting was opened by a prayer
by the Rev. A. H. Hoffer. of Deo
date, after which the following of
ficers were elected: President, C. H.
Hoffer, Middletown: vice-president,
Uriah E. Hoffei, Mount Joy: secre
tary, Frank N. B. Hoffer, Mount
I Joy; assistant secretary, Peter D.
i Gruber, Bachmanvllle; treasurer,
j the Rev. H. H. Hoffer, Hershey. Teh
j executive board appointed is com
posed of the Rev. A. H. Hoffer, of
: Deodate; the Rev. H. Hoffer, Man
ibeim; James Hoffer, Steelton, and
I Abram Reed and Charles Reed, of
I Lawn, Pa.
John Musser, Swatara street, was
greatly surprised recently when Mrs.
John Henry, of 1224 Derry street,
Harrlsburg,' was selling soap from
door to door and stopped at the
Musser home. During a conversa
tion it was found that Mrs. Henry
v/as a daughter of Mr. Musser's.
Neither had seen the other for a
number of years. His first wife
had died when Mrs. Henry was four
years old, and she had been put out
with a family and in this way they
lost track of each other. There was
a happy reunion between father and
daughter. Mrs. Henry makes a liv
ing for hers°lf and husband by
felling soap. Her husband. Is blind,
deaf and a cripple from a burglar
who entered their home in 1902, and
was seriously injured. In 1905 he
lost the use of his lower limbs; in
1914 he lost his hearing, and in the
same year his greatest affliction,
blindness, came.
Mrs. O. M. Kraybill, teacher of
the women's Bible class of the
Church of God, was surprised on
Monday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Derrick, Lawrence
ptreet. in honor of her birthday.
Members of the class had feathered
at the Derrick home and word was
sent to the Rev. and Mrs. Kraybill,
that they were wanted, and when
entering the Derrick home were
greatly surprised to find a large
number of the members of her
class present. A special feature of
the evening was the presentation of
a beautiful slumber robe composed
of blocks knit by the members of
the class, to their teacher. Re
freshments were served to Mrs. D.
F. Fishel, Mrs. Charlos KeKyser,
Mds. Ellman Myers, Mrs. Charles
Myers, Mrs. Irwin Fornwalt, Mrs.
Harry Myers, Mrs. A. L. Foltz. Mrs
Harry Metzler, Mrs. A. Bljlett. Mrs.
*. A. Parthemorc, Mrs. W. C. Pat- J
terson, Mrs. Harry Staufter, Mrs. I
"• Plsle, Mrs. C. Miller, Mrs. M. |
otauffer, Mrs. J. Rutherford, Mrs.
Walter Cass, Mrs. George Dally,
Mrs. Solomon Baer, Mrs. W. Floyd
Mrs. Minnie Kinnard, Mrs. Annie
Leggore, Mrs. W. Flury, Maude!
Myers, Evelyn Myers, Arthur Pisle. !
Robert Miller, Elmer Derrick, Mr. I
and Mrs. H. E. Derrick, the Rev. I
O. M. Krayblll and Mrs. Kraybill. I
Jesse Campbell, aged 35, died at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Campbell, Witherspoon
avenue, yesterday morning from a
complication of diseases. He is sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Campbell; one sister, Mrs.
George Baker, Highspire; three
brothers, Harry Campbell, Harris
burg, and William and James
Campbell, of town. Funeral will
be held from the home of his
brother, James Campbell, of Wither
spoon avenue, on Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made In
the Middletown Cemetery.
French Aviators See
Signs of Continued Hun
Retirement Northward
Parla, July 31. French aerial ob
servers, says the Matin report that
there are signs behind the present
German's battle front of preparations
for a continuation of the retire
ment northward. The enemy is de
stroying much material and' big fires
have been seen.
Several experts do not believe the
Germans have yet reached the end
of their retiring movement. The
Echo De Paris says the Germans have
thrown five reserve division into the
fighting, proving the importance the
German command places on main
taining its present position which is
equally good for defense or offense.
Reaches France With
the 28th Engineers
H. D. PENSYL.
H. D. Pensyl, serving with Com
pany C, Twenty-eighth Engineers, is
now in France with the Seventy-
I ninth Division. Word of his safe ar
| rival was but recently received by his
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TRUCKS I
The Donovan Company Got
What It Wanted
| ; Every business man with a hauling prob
lem will find a worth-while message in
this letter from The Donovan Company of
! Lancaster:
:;
"iVe bought a Packard for department store use. IVhy?
"First—because we wanted quality, not price.
KS "Second—because of the service we could get from the Lancaster
1. station. \
"Third— because we wanted the most economical truck we could buy.
f Well— we have got what we wanted. This truck has always de
livered the goods."
Thousands of Packard trucks, in more than 200 dif
ferent lines of trade, are giving business men what they
want from a truck —better hauling at lower cost.
cAsk the man who owns one
PACKARD MOTOR CAR CO. of PHILADELPHIA
101 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa ||
'Branches—Bethlehem, Camden, Harruburg, Lancaster, Reading, Trenton. JVilliamsport, Wil nt -%tcn
JULY 31, 1918.
FARE ORDINANCE
SET ASIDE BY
PUBLIC SERVICE
Commission Decides That
Trolleys May Increase Fare
Over Limit Specified
An interurban electric railway
company may increase its fares be
yond .the five-cent limit specified in
a franchise ordinance when it is
necessary to do so to Becure enough
revenue for operation and mainte
nance purposes and to permit a fair
return to Investors, according to a
decision handed down to-day by the
Public Service Commission in dis
missing complaints made against a
fare increase by the Buffalo and Lake
Erie Traction Company, which has
a line In Erie county. The decision,
which has a state-wide application,
was given on the complaints made
by North East borough. Harbor
Creek and North East townships,
Erie county, and in the course of
which a physical vatuation of the
STORE OPENS 8:30 A. M.—CLOSES THURSDAY AT NOON
I Keep This In Mind |
At Kaufman's 1
FRIDAY I
3 Big Events 1
Scheduled, for Friday j|
No. I—Silk Dress Sale 1
No. 2-Muslin Underwear Sale i
1 No. 3-Waist Sale 1
l|j Full Details and Descriptions will ||
j| appear in this paper tomorrow
OPENS 8:30 A.M.—CLOSES THURSDAY AT NOO^j
company's properties In this state'
was made by the commission's en
glneeis:. The decision follows close
ly upon the Wllkinsburg case where- ,
i the commission held that It oould I
take Jurisdiction In a complaint that
a fare specified in a francnise ordi
nance had been exceeded and It is
possible that an appeal may be taken'
to the Superior Court.
The decision gives the result of an
exhaustive study of values, declares
that rates on other lines radiating
out of Erie are higher; that not
enough has been set aside out of
earnings for depreciation and that'
there was no evidence offered that
the Increase was discriminatory.
Commissioner John S. Killing sup
plements the decision with a con
curring opinion in the course of
which he says: "The municipal con
sent provided by the constitutional
provls4on Is merely the acquiescence
by the municipality to the doing of
that which the company through its
charter has a legal right to do. The
consent does not add one iota to ad
ditional power to the company to
construct its line. * * • Munici
palities in Pennsylvania do not now
nor have they ever had the power or
authority to regulate the rate of a
public utility." He also says that
the Public Service Commission "is
armed with the unabridged police
power of the state" and that no rate
regulations can Interfere "with the
proper exercise bv the Commission
of the rate regulating authority dele
gated to it" by the public service
company law.
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