Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-09

~s~'s~-As-eN lZeQ INTO n reRl-
ment without delay The new units
are at Philadelphia, Scranton and
PottsVllle where the companies have
been located for the last few years.
The new field hospital at Pitts
burgh and the ambulance company
at Coraopolis, which will be muster
ed into the guard during the coming
week will complete the hospital
troops and the tactical division of
pennsylvania Guardsmen will be
complete except for the trains which
will be formed before long.
The next statement of strength
of the organizations of the guard not
in federal service will show strength
as of tomorrow and 1t is expected
that it will reveal most of the or
ganiZations close to war strength
Recruiting has been pushed active
ly in every part of the State by
guard officers.
Preparing Big BiIl-Members of
the appropriation committees of the
Legislature were busy here to-day
going over data for the general ap-
preparation bill, which will probably
be reported out on the third reading
stage next week. The bill will run
slightly above the figures for last
session, but will contain numerous
new provisions. The House Appro-
priations committee, which received
Senator appropriation bills for hos
pitfalls and homes yesterday, will re-
port them out next week.
Important Meetings - Important
conferences relative to the natural
gas situation in Pennsylvania west
OF the mountains will be held by the
Public Service Commission here next
week. Monday the status of the
rates and other matters involved
in fifteen complaints will be taken
up and Wednesday a conference on
the proposition to sell the Mountain
Gas Company, operating in northern
tier counties, to the Potter Gas Com
pany is scheduled. On June IS the
Fayette county cases will be taken
UP in argument on the demurrer
filed.
The Commission has scheduled
hearings in Harrisburg, Towanda
and Pottsville for the coming week.
Dental "EXamS'-The State Den
tai Examining Board has announced
that the examinations will be held
in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh June
10 to 13. inclusive.
Must Improvc-in announcing a
decision in the complaint of the bor-
oush of Breckenridge against the
Allegheny Valley Water Company,
the Public Service Commission di-
reefs that it flush thoroughly all lines
in its system and proceed with re-
pairs to pumps under supervision of
the engineering bureau of the Com
mission as well as make estimates to
replace piping.
Effective at Once-State game Of
ficials are preparing to put the new
game code into effect Immediately.
The seasons will be operative this
year and notices will be given to the
warden while summaries will be pre-
pared for public information. One
of the important changes, in addi-
tion to tho new seasons, is that
person is responsible for damage
were killed. now owners can be held
liable and be sued for recovery of
penalty.
Decisions Given-The Public Serv-
ice Commission has refused to ap-
prove the contracts betw cen the bor-
ough of Girardville and the Schuyl-
kill Electric Company for street
and domestic lighting. the latter be-
ing in an agreement covering ten
years. The Commission says that
'1nasmuch as the contract for street
lighting and the contract for do
mestic lighting are inseparably con-
rected we are of the opinion and
find and determine that it is neither
necessary nor proper for the serv-
Ice, accommodation, convenience
and safety of the public that either
OF the contracts above mentioned be
approved. In the present
case the Commission would approve
the street lighting contract entered
into by the borough and the appli-
cant If the same had not been bound
up with the contract for domestic
lighting" In an opinion by Com
missioner Ryan the Mahoning and
Shenango Railway and Light Com
pany is ordered to reconstruct its
facility crossing over the tracks of
the Erie railroad in Sharon. COM
plant having been made by the Erie
that the facilities were unsafe and
inadequate.