Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-14 | Page 3 | N. Y. 5-Cent Fare Issue before Supreme Court

N. N f. f 5 FARE ISSUE BEFORE SUPREME COURT URI WASHINGTON May 14 AP AP- AP New York City's five cent fare issue faced I another showdown today today- this time In m the highest court of th the land Returning from a a. t two re re- re coss the s supreme preme court found foun among other things waiting its at attention attention attention at- at the motion made by the New Ne NewYork York metropolis and its transit commissIon commission com corn mission to stay the temporary Increase Increase in increase In- In crease crease- from five to to seven cents cent allowed the tho Rapid Transit company on Its subway ami elevated lines by a federal statutory court of ot three judges Mayor Valker who wll came t to Washington several weeks ago t to protest the decision deciSions was due t to ace accompany attorneys s 's for the cit city and Transit commission to the cour court where oral arguments on the motion were expected to get under way i ithe in inthe inthe the mid Tho The statutory courts court's order orde gran granted ed edthe the a two cent raise in fare pending a decision b ba by bya a special master of that court on a permanent charge of the company after a a. full hearing on its valuation valuation valuation tion and earnings Coning Coming here with several lawyers Ia 1 Mayor or Walker Valker sought a stay order orde from Irom Justice Stone who is assigned assignee to the New York circuit Th The rhe justice suggested that this motion should b be made before the full ful court when It reconvened and wrote counsel for the notifying them of the courts court's Intention intention intention tion to hear both sides of the tho case today The Tho company also was told that J If it it attempted to raise it Its fares fare in the meantime justice Stone immediately would consider the stay motion himself