The evening world. Newspaper, July 25, 1919, Page 6

AYOR BACKS FIGHT TO END UNBEARABLE JAM IN SUBWAY: SEES MOVEFOR HIGHER FARE gill People's Comfott “and. Con- venience Are of Secondary JAMMING IS CONTINUED. —— P.S. Commission Investigators Bear Out Evening World Mayor Hylan to-day heartily: en- @orsed The Evening World's .cam- fpaign against overcrowding in the In- subway and charges that the jamming of cars, the cutting Gown of trains and the demoralixa- ‘thon of schedules have all the appear- ance of a deliberate attempt of agita- tors for increased fares to justify their cause. ‘The Mayor openly charges that he believes what he cally refers to as the “Shonts ational Bu- eau,” meaning the ts literature “The conditions of overcrowding in subway lines throughout the city intolerable. Tho law. prohibits crowding of animals in cars the the transit corporations are crowding human beings in the cars 3 way to and from their daily aibways wor the people expected that they, have better accommodations @ifferent transit lines, but the ling of the number of trains on the old lines and the reducing of ‘the number of cars on each train that Solid 14-K. Gold Watches To-Morrow . $25 Value for — | rum on was allowed to rémain'on the old lines, practically continues the over- crowding even worse than it was before the new lines were opened. “It seems as If it ts @ deliberate at tempt on the phrt of the increased fare agitators to inconvenience the riding public and te drive them to point of desperation, so that they will be glad to Join in @ movement for better transit even though they are compelled to pay an increased fare, { believe this overcrowding is a part of the Shonts Educational Campaign for increased fare.” | FACTS DISCLOSED BY EVENING WORLD'S INQUIRY. Charles ‘The investigations in The Evening | 72°” Hi World's fight for better subway tran- sit conditions in New York City yes- terday brought out many new facts of the situation, i 1, The LR. T. is operating at the barest minimum of. expense; the health, comfort and conven- jence of passengers apparently being t8tally secondary to the question, “Will it pay?” 2. Public Service Commission in- in all parts of the Dual System, clafming that the company does not operate on sch required trains have been and others reduced in length. P. 8. C. men say I. R, T. has not carried out its understanding in good faith, 3. Vice President Hedley of I. R. T. at P. 8, C. hearing, says “I, as the manager af these prop- ‘erties, have to be very careful in ‘the exepuditure of money, not to spend a dollar I do not have to.” 4. Deputy Public Service Commis- sioner Edward J, Glennon supports Evening World’s stand demand- ing full and efficient ;sérvice and a change in their service, He says: ‘These railroads are not going to regulate us. Wo have © the power to regulate them, and we are going to.” With continued poor service and a split of general dissatisfaction with conditions expressed by the ic, Deputy Commissioner Glennon to-day: approved The Eve- that the Public Service Commission \\e constantly checking up the I. R. T., gard intends tangee that efficient pub- ven by the traction directing them to make change in their service,” he said, “and we are going to make or- ders that they will have to comply with,” An analysis of the reports and sworn testimony at regular hearings of transit complaints held by the P. 8. C, developed the fact that the commission has been aware of condi- tions for several months, and has been working to improve the situa- has not yet been ‘any change for the better, and over- wding and complaints are increas- = Se of these heart: nown 6 and Bub and Elevated strict,” throws on eg by dire 4 the traction compan: sent Hedley, Vice Premdent and jeneral Manager of the I. R. T., who La cag had “nothing to sa: t The Evening charges admitted before the com. mission on Mey) 19 that the west si insufficient and that ' soon be at a standstill. In this hearing, held before Com- missioner Nixon, Mr, Hedley was toned by H, M. Champberlain, nt Counsel for the Public Ser- vice, and was asked what he pro- Seite “so do for service on the west side. Hedle answered in “The service is not sufficient. It is not what you ought to have, but there. is one very broad question that must enter into all these things, and that is the question, ‘Is it a go- ing business, is it @ paying business, it self-sustaining and is it en earning proposition? The answer to 8 18 that it is not at the present time. We cannot continue, jin other words. to haul Washington | Heights people, or people from the far north end of the city, downtown here without tremendous loss: COST WAS AN OBJECTION TO IMPROVING SERVICE. In @ previous examination George Keegan, assistant to Mr, Hedley, ex- pressed this same view pay?" when plaints of the Service, | “Our objection to increasing the services on the White Plains, Road is) \purely @ matter of cost,” | Keegan, "That js, a8 far an in- creasing the length of trains is con- cerned. As far as reducing the in-| |pervat is concerned, we oppose it. * We think the service ren- \aerea w there Is adejuate at the present.’ This “adequacy of service” does not correspond with the facts found by Phe Evening World's investi ton, which shows that during -fush hours overcrowded trains are ofte this line at delayed interval of,elght to eleven minute ing on July 7 for its aly, bed prereowdl git hele that they had not carried out th trains have THE “EVENING woaup FRIDAY, JULY 3 26, ‘1919. yoo e| TROUBLE HUNTER FINDS IT; CLEMENT H. SINNICKSON, EX-CONGRESSMAN, DEAD a 4 ae with the mi teollmony s iiven before Commi stoner Glennon, ea asset eaid: “I have especial evi: to show that on the trunk tinea both express and local trains, the company has not operated on the schedule semmieed that fp Be instances Leary oh ve pped and not nd trains have been reduc in, eng that is, the number of care per train; trains that are normally ten car made eight and six, two recént werk we have reoclved & number of co ints of the intense overcrowding of these short trains, and during periods when there seemed to be no excuse for it; and there is apparently among :he Passengers of the road a grent deal of dissatisfaction at the present time with the servoce, “I feel that the reduction of the service In view of the continued heavy riding, in the face of overlondi: nd , the face of the understanding that has been had, that this commission has been lenient in recognition pf thu difficulties that the company hah rut- oo in that the understanding had jot been jed out by the company ry good faith and that it has beeu inexcusable, the reduction of this ser- vice, and that I feel we should arrive at @ definite understanding. TRAINS ARE TOO SHOR C. INSPECTOR. inspector for ently as asked whether his ins of ‘the lines bore out Capt. P| eight fare, alge the te 1. mt. | uta, and at 11 o'clock the Brooklyn express trains were cut down to six cars and the South Ferry trains to local trains were cut down to three cars, At 8.50 A, M. a downtown express train crowded to the doors left the station, There were many persons left on the platform who were unable to get aboard the express, and they were added to by a local which ar- rived at 8.62 discharging many more passengers. The next express did nat arrive until 8.54, four minute interval. This express came into the Times Square Station and many persons were unable to ready Lech Soh gc) bo engued throu, a tert a HAVE “NOTHING TO Aye Ex. CEPT “WiLL IT PAY?" The Evoni: World investigation and the records of the Public Service ay ~ yg) establish that the I. R. T. ving r and inefficient servi ha has disregarded the needs of the public it serves and the official rulings of the P. 8. Commissioner Glennon has said that the commission will enforce full and prope, service and will see that the I. R. T. lives up to ave nothing of their own testimony show their attitude in the matter of public service. Public service is bigger than the question, “Will it pay?” What are they going to do? ———— ADOPTS A “BOY” OF 41. Captain im Army Now Has New t's testimony. He sald: 'e have observed that the size of the trains has been reduced, and we have a record here, letters from the company, in which they admit aban- doning trains for ious reasons, and our counts made at the Grand Central Station gn the east side show overloading continuously up to iL A.M. * * © and additional service would have to be added to provide for every one. According to Capt. Daggett, many complaints have been received by the Public Service Commission in Feeare to the overcrowding of the Queens- tunnel. “Trains are rw six minute ngs way,” said Capt. Daggett, large number of passengers ecoumwe late at thé platform at the Grand Central end of the line. They ins crease to such an extent that there is definite in the way of actiot The Evening World's investigation. continued yesterday in various parte of the city, showed that poor and in- efficient handling of trains and crowds 1s @ universal condition throughout joted from the Je Bixtena the White PI sion and ‘the , Broadway 96th Street, where persons complained of late and crowded trains. Badly ded conditions still prevail in the |” grow! at Reged 42d Street shuttle, betw is directing the I. R. T, to make §/'s uate and the Grand Centrale Three car trains are run full, where four car trains are needed, and trains are lessly held in the ‘stations. local service on the east side yesterday was “even worse © day previous, Trains~ar- rived at the stations late and jammed to the doors, The express service bad. In fact, many trains rom four to six minutes late t the stations, When the passengers boarded the trains the doors were closed and the train in- variably remained at the station from one to three minutes before being re- nilg World's fight, and announces leased. Fi . At 11 o'clock the express trains were cut down to six cars for the South Ferry trains Brooklyn trains. were also cut down to three Even if the Interboro Rapid T Company kept the rush hour schedule 2 operation the greater part of the the trains would still be crowded. m the west side subway trains were considerably behind their sched- Will Be Much Higher !! of woolens as he can afford, Mother. Surrogate Slater issued an order at CHASED UP POLE BY BEAR Lineman Phones for mes for Help, -but Both Civil He and Bruih Are Gone | When It Arrives. | ‘ 1 to The Brening World.) NEWTO! ‘Telegraph office at Stroudsburg, Pa., terday afternoon from Theodors Put- nam, a lineman, who starts out from Stroudsburg every morning on*a motor- ‘cyelé looking for “trouble” on the lines. *T'm sitting on the top of a pole in N ether end of the pol ie waiting for supper, Wh Sure, I had my gun with me, I had emptied it without hitting him I pegged the gun at him. Send Charlie Jones out. When Jones got there there was no| ‘sign of Put » his gun or wheel or Mr; Bruin. It is supposed the bear abandoned his watchful waiting when darkness came and that Putnam sought refuge at some farmhouse. —_— DEFAULT $10,000 SUITS. Women Fait to Press Fire Case jay Irwin. A fire more than two years ago in a White Plains yesterday, confirming the | West 44th Street building owned by May adoption of Max Wardell. years old, by his foster mother, Ars, Grace A. Duff of New Rochel Wardell has neither father nor niother, forty-one] irwin, the actress, was recalled in the Supreme Court to-day when the $10,000 suite’ of Rita Zalmani and her mother against Miss Irwin (Mrs. Curt Els- He divorced bis wife in the State of|feldt) were defaulted without prejudice years, ld. > A Baise tn fo te e. He has « daughter twel' At present Wardell ‘ss Shi the wid it tgatkias a Bull Sn Ta boas relatives. Eight Women Tak Six Convicted. Eight stylishly dressed women, ar- rested in @ ground floor flat at No. 214 East 10th Street, in which was found about $50 worth of liquid co- caine, we: ‘aigned yesterday ve- Sweetser in Essex Market Court: Six were found guilty of disorderly conduct and two, charged with having narcotit drugs in thelr possession, were held in $500 ball. ct ved with his foster mother| per of Ab Jolson's against bringing another’ action. Miss Zalman! was last season a mem- “Simbad” compatiy. She an@ her mother were not only in- }iured in the fire in the theatrical room- ing house on Dec. 9, 1916, but, they say, lost wil their belongings, On the p vious Washington's Birthday five lives were lost in a fire in the same building. Se epee Cleveland Phone Strike Ends, CLEVELAND, July 25.—This city for the first time in more than three ks an a result of the termination de the strike of operators and elece trical workers, who voted almost unanimously last night to retarn to work. 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