Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11

ment of infectious diseases anQ IroIn
information here it is believed that
the remainder of them will JOIN IN
the movement which was undertaken
at the demand of the National Gov
ernment. In some of the hospitals
night clinics are being held, Phila-
delphia institutions having taken the
lead in this matter. a snort tiihe
ago the State Bureau gave notlce
that hospitals failing to meet the re-
quirement would not nave LhIerhes
recommended to them.
In several cases hospital boards
have revoked provisions IN bylaws
which prevented such treatment pc
ing gi'.an and some have created de-
partm 1lts. The results or the re-
quests of the state authorizes are
being gathered for TRANSMISSION TO
Washington, which had asked action
to conserve health and resources.
Many Special POlice-Reports pc
ing sent here by officers of boroughs
and public safety committees inter-
rogated by AdJutant Genefal beatE
as to strength Of police forces ana
home defense organizations nave
shown special policemen appointed
in many of the smaller towns anu
that there are scores of home de-
tense ORGANIZATIONS IA
branches of patriotic and other So
cieties which have American alle-
glance as one of their requirements.
;rhe extent of the home defense
movement is being indicated by the
reports and it is probable that
special report will be issued on it
Rc.,!y Expected-"I expect TO re-
ceive a reply from the Philadelphla
Board of Fire Underwriters regard
ing necessity for the recent increase
of fire insurance rates in Phlladel-
nhia and Eastern Pennsylvania in
a short time" said Insurance Com
missioner Charles A. Amber to-day.
"A committee of the board called
upon me and gave assurances that
a reply would be made setting forth
the situation in detail. Meanwhlle
we are studying conditions.
Big Case Under Way-The spring
field Consolidated Water case, tle
largest water case ever before the
Public Service Commission, is now
under consideration by members
hut owing to the magnitude OF the
proposition it is possible that ue-
rision may not be reached much be-
fore the end of the year. II then.
The studies on this series OF COM
plants have been very extensive ana
also expensive.
" a dozen new cases have been list
ed by the state Board Of Pardons
for the meeting December 20. There
are half a dozen holdovers.
Capitol Visitors - representative
Byron Miner. of Philadelphia; eX-
Representative Frank n. Moore. of
Bradford county, and George f.
Brumm, Pottsville lawyer, were WIS.,
itors to the Public Service Commits
sion offices.
No Dates Fixed-Major w. G.
Murdock, at state draft headquar-
ters, declared to-day that no dates
had been fixed for departure of
drafted men.
New NotarieS - Dyson Fisher,
Burnham. and Irving K. Walbqrn,
Lebanon, have been commissioned
as notaries.
. Governor Invited Governor
Brumbaugh has been invited to ad-
dress the annual dinner of the Scran-
ton Board of Trade tomorrow.
Full Crew Case-The full crew
Ases will be heard by the Public
Service Commission tomorrow.
Discuss Road WOrk-Highway
work with several delegations to-day
and urged counties to get busy and
cooperate. He will leave to-day for
Pittsburgh to attend the Mackrell
dinner.
MeadvilIe ProteSts-The city of
Meadville has formally protested
against the new rates of the North
western Pennsylvania Railway Com
pany.
No More AustT1Ans-State draft
headquarters to-day sent word to all
local draft boards throughout Penn
sylvania not to forward to camps or
any stations men who are Austrian
subjects or declarants until further
notice.