Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-21


TEu handed down, and
zs-sS it is the plan to
close the work of the board as at
present constituted tomorrow night
About a score of the forty-three cases
listed for hearing were argued on
Wednesday, the remainder, including
applications for rehearing, being
scheduled to come up tomorrow. The
decisions on those argued last week
will be announced tomorrow night.
In the whole list of cases, including
applications for rehearing and those
held under advisement, there are
twenty-one cases involving homicide of
various degrees. This is the largest
number of cases of that class ever
known.
institutes Suspend. - Sessions of
farmers institutes have closed for the
holiday season and will be resumed on
January l in five counties. The insti-
tutes which were held according to
schedule throughout the State with
the exception of last week when
Farmers Week in Philadelphia caused
a suspension, have been unusually
we'll attended. In some of the coun-
ties reports show that attendance was
so per cent. above what it was last
season. 4. l.. Martin, director of in
stitutes, says that at the recent rate
of attendance the figures of 2OS,0O0
for the meetings of last season will
be exceeded.
Public Service List. - The Public
Service Commission has adjourned
meetings until after Christmas and the
first hearing to be held next week will
be at Pittsburgh on December %. Sew
eral Investigations are also to be made
and the commission will meet here
January 3.
To Visit pens" - Henry Smith
Thompson. who is making a study of
the penitentiaries of the State for the
Governor of Michigan, in view of the
prospective change of prison employ
ment laws in that State. will make an
inspection of the Western Peniten-
go to the new penitentiary in Centre
county. Mr.. Thompson was in con-
sultation with officials here regarding
the penal laws and discussed the sit
uation with men connected with the
commission which is considering
changes to the penal laws. To-day he
is in Philadelphia, where he visits
the Eastern Penitentiary.
Helping Sister State. - State Com
missioner of Fisheries y. r. Butler has
returned from West Virginia, where
| he met with members of the State
/ L ism commission anu SdNS lnlOTIldtlOn
| regarding the system of conducting
the hatcheries and fish propagation in
Pennsylvania. 1t is probable that
West Virginia may adopt some of the
Pennsylvania methods. Mr.. Butler in
spected the hatcheries and made sug-
gestions for improvements.
State Chartcrs.-State charters have
been granted as follows: Metal En-
gineering Company, Danville, culvert
pipe, etc. capital $40, 900, f. @. Hart
man, treasurer; Chambersburg Baking
| Company Chambersburg, capital $75,-
900, f. ]. f. Hansen, treasurer; North
American Cooperative Association,
philadelphia, capital SIS, 900, Matthew
tTaplnger, treasurer; the Huber
Earnshaw Company, Philadelphia, has
filed notice of dissolution.
Increases Filed. The Titusville
Traction Company has filed notice of
issue of bonds to the amount of $685.
900. Other notices of increase have
been filed as follows: Edward G..
Budd Manufacturing Company, Phila-
delphia. stock, s469.OOO to S5OS,SO0;
Hartman Schneider Company. Johns
town. stock, $4,000 to $4,000;
Schmidt & Ault Paper Company,
York, stock, S150.200 to 100000;
Thomas Collieries Company, Philadel-
Iphia, debt 100000; Pittsburgh Model
ngine Company. Pittsburgh, debt
$150,000; Lock Haven Electric Light
and Power Company, Lock Haven,
stock $780, 900 to 100000.
Want Train Service.-An applica-
ton was filed with the Public Service
Commission this morning signed by
various residents of Mount Alton,
Lewis Run and Custer City. Mexican
county, petitioning for the establish
ing of passenger train service upon
that branch of the Erie Railroad, eX-
tending from Bradford to Mount AL
ton.
Coal Rates Cut.-The Public Ser
vice Commission has decided that
there shall be a reduction of 40 cents
per ton in the freight charges on an
thracite coal shipped to the Philadel-
phia market This reduction is to
apply to all sizes down to and includ-
ing pea coal. All sizes smaller than
ipea are to be cut % cents.
Want Coal Reports. = The Auditor
Generals Department to-day called on
all anthracite coal producers. corpor-
ate partnership and individual, to
make reports on their totage for 1914
for the levying of the State tax on
anthracite. Blanks were mailed to lao
producers. The question of the con-
stitutionality is now in the hands of
the Dauphin County Court to deter
mine.
No answer Here.-Oficials of the
Public Service Commission to-day
statde that none of the commissioners
was in the city and that no statement
could be made in reply to the ques-
tions sent to the commission on Sat
urday by a Philadelphia attorney on
the rate case decision.
New Charter.-The Keystone Door
Check Company, of this city, was
chartered to-day with capital of $4,000
by f. C. First, Ward ID. Carroll, C. L.
Andrews, Fred D. Andrews and G..
Porter Hammond, of this city.
HEARD ON THE "HILL"