Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-07

duce at least half a million dollars, but
although there has been marked activ-
ity in the stock market the receipts
have not been as large as expected. The
tax is two cents upon the hundred dol
lars of value.
Eleven New Cases.-Eleven new ap-
plications. including two for commu-
tation of the death sentences of mur-
derers in Jefferson and Schuylkill coun-
ties, are scheduled for the Board of
Pardons at the session on October is.
The list was closed to-day. There are
six applications for rehearing.
Public Service List.-Argupents in a
number of cases involving important
principles are scheduled to be heard by
the Public Service Commission in this
city next week. Among these are some
jitney cases from Schuylkill county
and the application Of the borough of
Ringtown. in the same county, for ap-
proval of the construction of a munich
pal plant. Another will be the case of
the borough of Mt. Union. which con-
tends that fire protection is Inadequate
at certain points within the borough.
On Wednesday the commission will
hear argument in the cases of Green's
burg and other towns in Westmoreland
county against the rates and service
of the Westmoreland Water Company.
These cases are among the largest wa
ter cases heard by the commission.
Twenty Three Closed.-According to
a statement issued by the State Game
Commission twenty-three counties of
the State have been closed to the hunt
ing of deer. Blair, Butler and Indiana
until October 10, 1917. Others are clos
ed until the Fall of 1918 and in some
cases until 1919. Ten counties have
closed for hunting of wild turkeys and
eleven for hunting of quail. All told
twenty-seven counties have been clos
ed to the hunting of one or another
kind of game for from one to three
years. In some instances, notably
Bucks and Montgomery. hunting of five
kinds of game has been forbidden for
certain periods. This action in clos
ing counties has been taken by the
game commission on petition of people
In the county In order to permit game
to increase.
Guard Muster Out. Pennsylvania
soldiers now in the federal service will
automatically become members of the
National Guard of this State again as
soon as mustered out of the federal SER
vice. The Adjutant Generals Depart
ment has arranged for the taking over
of property and other details connected
with the muster out of the troops now
on the way from the border. In cases
where men live in distant parts of the
State from the home stations of the
organizations of which they are mem
bers at present, transfers will probably
be arranged.
Governor Holds Hearing
Brumbaugh gave a hearing in Phila-
delphia to-day to the people interested
in the new bridge at Bristol. New Jer-
sey has named a commission to take
charge of its end.
A New Iawyer.-Attorney General
Brown yesterday had the pleasure of
moving for admission to the Phila-
delphia bar of his son, Francis Skunk
Brown. Jr.
Increase Ffled.-The Keystone Table
Works, of Mount Wolf. filed notice of
increase of stock from $4,000 to
$25.000.
Senator Here.-senator w. W. Hind
man. of Clarion, was among visitors
here.
Spoke at Du Bois.-Secretary of Ag-
riculture Patton spoke yesterday at
the meeting of farmers in Du Bois.
Testing Court Actin Philadelphia
yesterday a test was made of the
Superior Court act. A number of
questions which have been raised were
consolidated.
Mfr. F1eitz Ill - Friends of Frederic
w. Fleitz. former deputy attorney gen.
eral, were alarmed here to-day by re-
ports that the illness from which he
had suffered for several days had
taken serious turn and that he had
gone to the State hospital where he
is under the care of DR.. j. C. Biddle.
He will be under observation for few
days to complete diagnosis.
Attending Dinner = Chairman W.
D. B. Ainey, of the Public Service
commission. and Secretary A. B.
Millar left to-day for Bethlehem
where they will attend the dinner to
be given by Charles NJ. Schwab and
others in honor of the completion of
the big bridge.
Definitions Made The Compen-
sation Board yesterday adopted it's
definitions on major and minor opera
tions in compensation matters. They
Will be made public Immediately.
MFR. Woods Returns Secretary
of the Commonwealth Woods, who had
been in Philadelphia for several days,
returned to the city to-day.