Show RAKING UP ui ITS ns OWN BACK Y YARD YARU ARU Pennsylvania Railroad Investigating Investigating Investigating gating Charges of Graft Against Officials PATTON FIRST ON CARPET President Ca Cm Assistant J Tells reus 1 Details De lc- nil tails of r Ills AlIc Alleged ct Relations With Outside Interests ts May 2 21 The The The Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania syhania railroad has begun Its own in- in vc Into the alleged graft charges charses' hanging hang over 1 the heads of many of or Its minor minai officials as a result ic- ic sult suit o of the Interstate commerce hear hear- ings lags Although the Investigation will viii not be begun until ratified b by the lie board hoard of directors of tho the company compan com corn pany pan at its meeting tomorrow First Vice President ent John P. P Green acting head hend of oC the tho corporation who Issued the or order er of oC investigation in took the initial step toda today to clear the tho skirts skirls of his organization He lIe be began an at home Soon after his arrival at his at Broad oa street station Captain Green summoned before him William A A. APat Pat- Pat lion tion assistant to President ent Cassatt who according to the time testimony of E E. M. M Gross before the commission lon on last Friday owned considerable stock In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Keystone Co Coal 1 Col Coke c company compan Mr Patton remained with Captain Green until nearly 4 o'clock and it is iM understood n he furnished the thc acting chief with full lull details of etall of r all his alleged relations with outside r 1 Summoned In In ad addition tot the circular loiter hotter that has been beNl sent out requesting the division superintendents anti and other ml minor 1 officials along the line believed to have interest t In outside concerns I doing dohig l business with the company to return a full ull report of all holdings s I etc etS a summons has been Issued Is to toa a a small army of to report to Broad street station in person S o tar far as ui is known but one has yet et ans answered ered the summons lIe He ly is George GeorgeW W V Crelghton superintendent o of the Pe Pennsylvania division n. n at Altoona who confessed before the Inter Interstate tato commerce com corn mel merce commission last Wednesday to toha ha having gifts girts of oC f several thousand dollars orth of or stock In various coal properties Mr h ton toil reported Manager er At- At and afteu a a. long was waA turned over o overt lp Charles E E. Pugh I c n ce cc president pt nt I 1 11 J I ti t O 1 1 W i busy uS toddy today pre preparing c paring Ij f JW s for tor or- or wi witnesses tobo to bo be c at 0 as s l p T Tie The e Identity n lt 7 91 VV s wi kept ecret t l' l J Jar ar et to ake c c on any nuS of- of Oie Jhc WI d 11 5 J peculiar ail ailment ment a protracted e western tern ril 1 f 1 The rie rail ail to to have ha also mb of ot soft son coal operators operators- l watI a ug Independent t mIne lt aked ke to tell or Of cama damage o j Ui 1 i by anlas p t n J scheme re re- re t i 1 o cart car I. I I |