Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-04


the regulations will be announced next
month.
one OF the regulations governs
transmissions of power. which attract
| ed much attention as it affects all in
dustries Standards for steam engines
were also considered
To Buy Lands.-The State Forestry
commission to-day authorized offers
TO be made for tracts of forest land to
be added to State Reserves in Lacka-
wanna, Lycoming, Perry, Mifflin and
Iloga. The proposed game preserve
sites were talked over.
Turning In Cash.-The State High
way Department to-day turned S61,660
into the State Treasury, forming the
nrst payment to be made for auto
mobile licenses for 1915. The fiscal
year began on Tuesday. 1t is probable
that other big payments will be made
next week as there is quite demand
for licenses.
Hearing Goes On.-The Public Ser
vice Commission to-day continued it's
hearing of the complaints against the
service and rates of the Philadelphia
Electric Company and it is likely that
the hearing will close for the week
tonight. The commission will ad-
journ until next week in PHILADELPHIA
.
Congressman Here. - Congressman
j. n. Langham, of Indiana, was at the
Capitol and called upon heads of de-
partments. He was also a visitor at
the office of the Governor, with whom
he served in Congress.
More Protests. - Formal protests
against increase in passenger fares
was filed with the Public Service Com
mission by Germantown and Chest
nut Hill Improvement Association VS..
/ the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way Company. Informal complaint
was made by Henry S. Spackman. of
Philadelphia; the North Front and
District Business Mems Association;
the Philadelphia Real Estate Board
and Henry Disston & Sons, Inc, Phil
adelphia.
Want Stop.--W. Il. Bailey and other
patrons of the Altoona and Logan Val
ley Electric Hallway Company have
petitioned the Public Service Commits
sion to re-establsh the stop at Bailey's
Barn, which point 1t is alleged was
a regular stop for a period of about
ten years and discontinued August IL.
1914, to the great inconvenience of the
petitioners.
Delegates Named.-Delegates were
appointed to-day by Governor Tener to
represent the Commonwealth at the
| eleventh annual convention of the
gress, to be held in Washington, d. c.,
December GIL: j. S. w. Holton, Phil
adelphia; Eugene w. Fry, Philadel-
phia; James +. Bonner, Philadelphia:
Thomas Devlin, Philadelphia; Joseph
r. Grundy, Bristol; j. Craig, Jr., Ches-
ter; George w. Norris, Philadelphia; {;
Murdoch Kendrick, Philadelphia; Will
liam b. Irvine, Philadelphia; George
f. Sproule, Philadelphia: C. S. Rea,
Pittsburgh; Selden Twitchell. Bryn
Mawr; c. Frank Williamson, Media
William c. Peirce. Bristol; Wilfred III.
Schoff, Philadelphia; Durell Shuster,
Philadelphia.
DIR. Sparks Here.-President e. e.
Sparks, of State College, was among
the visitors to the Capitol to-day.
Senator to Visit Here. Senator
George Il. Oliver and Mayor Joseph
G.. Armstrong, of Pittsburgh are ex-
pected to visit Governor Tener late
to-day. They will be his guests at
dinner.
Feed the Blrds.-Dr. Joseph Kalb-
fus, secretary of the State Game Com
mission, has issued his annual cir
cular calling upon people to feed the
birds during winter. All organiza-
tions are urged to take hold of the
project
Case in Northumberland case
of foot and mouth disease has ap-
peared in northumberland county.
Belated AccOunts.-The account of
the Prohibition State committee for
the recent campaign, which reached
the Capitol to-day, shows that the
committee owes $t0,S34.S6, almost
twice what it received during the
campaign. The statement was filed
by II. III. Hamilton, of this city, the
treasurer, and shows that the receipts
were S5,S52.75 and the disburseme ents
$5,706. The statement of the Palmer
Mccormick College Mems League was
also filed, showing receipts of $1,321.14
and expenditures of $1.2S9.61. The
Democratic State organization con-
tributed over S775 of its funds