Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-12

VI any car NOT carrying 1919 tag Is,
of course. liable to arrest at any time
and any police official can perform this
act. But informal announcement to-
day from the State Highway Depart
ment is that this office itself will sur
vey the state and proceed against vio-
lators of the law.
The Highway Department points
out that as early as last October no.
tees We're sent out to apply for 1915
tags; that shipping began December !:
that the Automobile Division by work
ing day ana night, Sunday and holi-
DAYS included, has been able to keep
up with the demand, and that no rea-
son exists for any automobilist not
having the new blue license tags.
Last year the department issued a
total of 1S9,976 licenses, of which
i!Z,S54 We're for pneumatic-tired ve-
hicles. The licenses issued so far this
year total only 1914. of which only
4h226 are for pneumatic tired We
hlcles. The automobile officials be-
ileVye, therefore, that man owners
nave simply neglected to apply. This
months. however. is far ahead of jan
uary, 1914, for only 71,S40 licenses of
all sorts had been issued by January
81, 1914, which is 7.474 less than the
total during the first eleven days of the
present month.
FOLLOWING are the number of appli-
cations for various kinds of licenses so
far received: Pneumatic-ti tired, 47,226;
solid-tired, 1878; tractors, 20: trailers,
SO; motorcycles. 1,617: drivers. 14,47O;
dealers, 2,294; operators, S,S73; trans
fers. az.
Board MeetineS.-Both the Sinking
tund and Revenue Commissions met
TINS morning, routine business being
transacted. Each of these boards is
composed of the Secretary of the Com
monwealth, the Auditor General and
State Treasurer. To-day's meetings
We're the final ones under the present
administration, although the personnel
VIII not be changed if Secretary
McAfee be reappointed. The Board Of
Public Grounds and Buildings met this
afternoon for its final session as at
present constituted. At the next meet
ing Dr. Brumbaugh will succeed Gov
efnor Tener as president. The Fish
erles Commission met this afternoon
with Fish Commissioner Butler. the
menapers making a formal call upon
Governor Tener at noon. One of the
members of the board is John p. Wag-
ner' the famous shortstop for the
PlttSburgh National League team.
Railroads Silent.-So far the an
thraclte coal carrying railroads have
sent no word to the Public Service
COMMISSION regarding their accept
ance or rejection of the commissions g
decision, rendered a month ago. that
the freight rates on coal into PhiIa-
delphia must be reduced from 25 to 40
cents per ton. Either the companies
must accept the decision by filing re-
vlsed tariffs, effective within five days
from date of filing, or must send to
the commission a copy of their appeal
from the decision
New Policemen.-IeonJ 7 and T.es1ia
G: Beecher and Stewart Barrick. all of
wayne county, were commissioned to-
day as special police for the CIemo
Hunting and Fishing club.
Charter Granted.-The Kramer Auto
ana carriage Company, of Lancaster.
was chartered to-day.
Allegheny appointment. - w. III.
coleman, elected to Congress last No
vember. vice NJ. Clyde Kelly. TODAY
iiled with Governor Tener his resig
nation as clerk of the Allegheny county
courts. The Governor appointed Will
liam II. Bailey to succeed him. tbe
resignation and appointment to be-
come effective upon the confirmation
OF Bailey by the Senate. This course
was adopted so that there shall he no
interregnum. nv
Visiting Washington. T.. Herbert
Snow. chief engineer of the Public
Service Commission and John W
Dohoney. investigator of accidents. ara
IN washington upon official business
with the National Bureau of stand
ards.
Tener is Re.yadfter Eta sS:cwerF.
Tener is Ready.-Governor Tener
remarked this morning that he is
ready for next week. II have not a
thing to do as Governor, except rou-
tine affairs which may come up before
next Tuesday" he said as he Indicated
his desk, bare except for the davis
newspapers. "As far as this office is
concerned, the change could take place
to-day"
Lebanon Armory. - Tentative an
proval was given by the State Armorv
Board to-day to plans for an armory
at Lebanon and bids probably will be
opened next month. The board had a
number of other matters to consider.