Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 188, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1913 — Full Crew Law Upheld. [ARTICLE]

Full Crew Law Upheld.

The supreme court of Pennsylvania affirmed a lower court upholding the constitutionality of the "Full Crew Law." Thp Pennsylvania railroad, which sought to restrain the state railroad commission from enforcing the law, asserted It would Increase the road's expenses nearly one-half million dollars annually without providing additional safeguards for the traveling public. The law is similar to those of Ar kansas and Indiana, which ..have been passed upon by the United Btates 8u preme court It requires an extra brakeman on all passenger trains of more than three cars and all freigkf trains with more than thirty cam