Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-13

NUMBER of employees in their plants
petween June /, 1918, and June l,
1914. 1t is stated that the informa-
tlon is asked so that the department
may lntelligently carry on it's investi-
sauons with regard to the varying
conditions of business and unemploy-
ment.'
Inc questions ask in addition to the
NUMBER OF employees, whether the in
uustry TO be reported upon is sea-
sonal and the seasons of greatest. ac-
uVlty, the number of employees in the
periods of greatest activity and the
number in the regular Intervening
seasons, together with information
on the number of employees that re-
main a year or more
request is also made for a state
lnent Wnether the nature of the busi-
ness Is such that 1t would be possible
to make the rate of production or ac-
tlVlty more uniform or regular"
The employer is also asked to give
the number of employees at work on
June L and how many employees are
required when the maximum output
is being made.
Bell Case to Close.-The hearing of
objections by the Bell Telephone
company of Pennsylvania to the pro-
posed telephone rate schedule for the
state will probably be concluded by
the Public Service Commission next
week. Thursday and Friday have
peen set aside for presentation of
testimony. The commission has hear
lngs scheduled for Tuesday and We'd
nesuay on complaints and contracts
between municipalities and public
utilities, over twenty being listed
Among the leases to be presented for
approval is that of the PENNSYLVANIA
and Northern Central Railroads.
Baldwin's Plea.-State Fire Mar
shall Joseph L. Baldwin is out with a
plea to the public to make the Fourth
or July "a day If patriotic rejoicing in
stead of day of apprehension" be-
cause of danger of fires. Mr.. Baldwin
In making his plea for a safe and
sane Fourth throughout the State re-
marks that noise is not patriotism and
harks back to the early days when
the celebration of independence Day
consisted of the unfurling of the flag
with salutes of guns and church bells,
patriotic songs and speeches and din
ners. The fire cracker is declared by
the state marshal to have become "a
national nuisance" and recommends
that fire works be handled on the
community plan and under direction
or competent persons The co-opera-
ton of fire chiefs and chiefs of police
throughout the State is asked by Mr..
Baldwin in making the day safe and
sane.
Bass Season Soon. - State fishery
officials are anticipating a good sea-
son for bass, pike, Susquehanna sal
mon and muscallonge, for which the
fishing period opens on Monday, June
15. Reports in hand show that a
good percentage of the fish planted
have grown. The bass and "muskie"
seasons run until November 80 and
the season for salmon. pike and pick
erel to December 81.
New Corporations-Cha issued
include: Downingtown Novelty Com
pany, Downingtown, capital $4,000;
Ward Supply Company, South Browns
Vile, capital $4,000; Mcclure John
Company, tin plate, Pittsburgh, capi-
tai 10000; American Food Company,
Yeadon, capital 10000; Mt. Lebanon
Garage Company, Mt. Lebanon, capi-
tai 10000; Eastern Speciality Com
pany, Scranton, capital $4,000; East
Erie Land Company. Erie. capital
10000; New Chemical Company,
Philadelphia. capital $25, 900; George
Barrie's Sons, printing, Philadelphia,
capital 100000; Harvey Coal Com
pany, Clarion, capital $4,000; Title
Guaranty Company, Pittsburgh, capi-
tai 1925, 900; Sykes Bros. Co., woolens,
Philadelphia, capital 100000.
Reading Pays.-Over 100000 has
just been paid into the State Treasury
by the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway system as State tax on loans
for a couple of years, verdicts having
been taken through the Attorney Cen
erals office. The verdicts were in
accordance with the Kunkel opinion
in the Lehigh Valley loan case handed
down some time ago.