Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05

thirty-one third class cities, Lancaster
which Is ordinarily classed as a third
class city, being under its own special
charter, granted in 1918
me last cities chartered were
BeaVer Falls, South Bethlehem and
Chlontown. which were under the act
OF 1918, Pottsville and Connellsville
having been chartered under the act
of 1911.
many Lfcenscs.-State Game Conn
mission officials believe that the num-
Der OF hunters licenses issued this year
VIII run over $4,000. The supply
printed ran up to $4,000 and prac-
tlcally every one was requisitioned by
couhtes. Almost all counties showed
increases in the number OF licenses.
the exceptions being agricultural coun :
ties like Lancaster
The New Preserves. State game
and forestry officials are getting to-
gether on sites for the six new game
preserves which are to be established
on State forestry reservations and
winch VIII make a dozen such spots for
game TO breed and live without danger
from sportsmen. The preserves are
used to stock adjoining lands and are
closed throughout the year. 1t is prob
able that the preserves will be es
taollshed in the spring. One will be
located in the Loyalsock region of I,v-
coming county, another in Huntingdon
county, one where Lycoming, Clinton
Fotter and Tfoga come together ano
one in Cameron county.
10 Resume Hearing. - The Public
service Commission will resume the
nearing of the objections of the Bell
Telephone Company to the proposed
telephone rate schedule in this citv
IN December II and the case will then
be argued. 1t is understood here that
tIle independent companies will not
present any further testimony. The
commission viii probably act on the
matter in the winter. 1t has been nm
der discussion for more than year.
objections having been brought last
winter
shipping Tags.-Shipment of auto
moDlle license tags for 1915 are being
hade at the rate of hundreds q day
by the automobile division of the State
HIGHWAY Department and applications
Tor registration of cars are being made
fapiu!N 1t is expected that the regis.
tratlons VIII increase by leaps and
bounds in the next fortnight. as every
car operated on January l must bear
one CT the new tags
To Attend Dinner. TeDe,
and Secretary Gather have gone to
Phlladelphia to attend the Terrapin
CLUBS dinner to Frank E. McClain this
evening.
Company Makes Offer.-The Phila-
delphia Electric Company brought the
hearing in the complaint TO a sudden
recess yesterday by an offer to meet
the Philadelphia city officials half way
In liking rates for public lighting and
by oHering an inventory OF it's proper
ties for fixing commercial rates. The
inventory is being made by Dugall C.
Jackson, brother of Commissions el
Jackson and a man of note in the
electrical world.
Board Adjourns.-The State Indus
trial Board adjourned last evening
after submitting the new draft of the
bakeshop rules. The standards on
which hearings were given will be pro-
mulgated soon.
More Complaints.-The borough of
Irwin and p. H. Hensler and C. s.
Blackwood, citizens of said borough.
file complaint this morning with the
Public Service Commission against the
Westmoreland Water Company in ref
erence to rates and service. j. l..
Hughes. Mount Airy, Philadelphia.
protests against the withdrawal by the
philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company of the fifty-trip ticket.
Justice Brown Here. = Justice ].
Hay Brown, of Lancaster, who will
be Supreme Court Chief Justice next
month, was a Capitol visitor.
Senator Meets Officials. - Senator
George L. Oliver visited the Capitol
late yesterday afternoon and met a
number of State officials.
Western Visitors. - Senator J. H.
Thompson, Beaver Falls. and Major
j. V. Cunningham, New Castle, were
Hill visitors.