Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-05

sass5esS:sssrss4 doing business in
Pennsylvania. The plan is to make
the systems effective on January 1,
so that Investigations may be facili-
tated. Hearings have been held, in
various parts of the state on the sug-
gested systems and conferences held
with representative organizations of
such utility companies. The revised
plans will be acted upon within a
short time.
1t is estimated that there are
about 600 water companies and $50
electric companies either operating
or lessons which would come within
the scope of the new systems.
To the Jitneymen-Jitneym who
have persisted in operating auto We
hicles as common carriers after hav-
ing been ordered to cease by the
Public Service Commission either as
the result of complaint from holders
of certificates engaged in the Same
business or refused certificates, will
be hailed into the Dauphin county
court on injunction proceedings.
There have been a number of cases
reported wherein men have Ignored
notices of the commission and the
attorney generals department has
taken charge of the proceedings and
will file bills in equity.
Tollgatcs GO.-For the first time
in fifty years, travellers on the DON
egal-Mt. Pleasant turnpike are pass
ing over that road without paying.
The road was freed Saturday and
at that time the old tollgates were
torn down. The proceeding to free
the road was started April 12, 1916.
1t was finally agreed that Westmore-
land county should pay $4,000 for six
and a half miles, and Fayette county
$4,000 for two and half miles. The
state paid $4,000.
To Mark Site-Plans to build a
monument on the Bushy Run battle
site in Penn township, Westmore-
land county have been completed.
Congressman L. L. Robbins is chair
man of the committee. The State
Historical Commission has set apart
$2500 for this purpose. and school
children raised 500 in penny collec-
tions, which raised the sum to $500.
1t is proposed to raise about $4,000.
The monument will mark the spot
in Penn township where the English
forces, under command of Colonel
Henry Boquet, won their victory
over the French and Indians.
Murdoch a Major-William G.
Murdoch, state draft disbursing offic-
er last night received word that he
had been appointed a major in the
United States Army. Reserves. This
is in recognition of his service.
Matlack Chosen-Samuel d. Mat
lack, who compiled the data for the
decedents code was lastt night select
ed as law clerk of the Commission to
Revise the Banking Laws. He Will be-
gin work at once.
Governor to Speak - Governor
Brumbaugh will lecture on "A Clean
Pennsylvania" at Reading on Friday
night. 1t will be under the auspices of
the Temperance League.
Member Visits - Representative
June r. Buvee, of Erie, was a visitor
to the Capitol to-day.
Will Hold Show-State agricultural
authorities and representatives of
various organizations, got together
here to-day and decided to hold a
midwinter show after all.
Gettysburg Can BuiId-The State
Water Supply Commission last night
approved plans for borough bridge
in Gettysburg.
State to Run SaleS-A Department
Of Agricultural statement to-day
says: Interest in improving dairy
herds by the addition of registered
stock has been urged for. years by the
dairy experts of the Pennsylvania De-
partment of Agriculture, and with the
agitation over the increasing cost of
producing milk, the needs for the
better class of cattle is made more
apparent. Many farmers who desire
to secure better cattle have been
backward in its purchase, somewhat
on account of the lack of proper at
60, E1.., Il,
tie can be purchased. The bureau of
markets of the Department of Agri-
culture has arranged a small list of
mostly pure bred cattle offered for
sale in several sections of the state
and is ready to place farmers in
touch with owners of registered cat
tie. The cattle is valued at a total of
about $4,000"
Kick on Gas Ratcs-The Jones &
Laughlin Steel Company, one of the
biggest industrial concerns in the
Pittsburgh district, to-day filed COM
plant with the Public Service Com
mission that the Equitable Gas Com
pany, of Pittsburgh, had given notice
that it would withdraw it's industrial
rate of II cents per thousand cubic
feet for users of over half a million
feet annually. The company contends
that it is the only large consumer and
that no substitute is practicable by
December "a, when the change is to
take effect, that it is impossible to
use coal and that oil is hardly OBJ
tainable. AS it is engaged on govern
ment contracts it asks that the COM
pany be required to furnish it gas as
long as it has such work. The COM
mission fixed December 19 for q
hearing. Residents of East Hickory
and Endeavor, Forest county, to-day
complained that the Bell Telephone
Company planned to withdraw long
distance service.
New Justice. V. DeBoch was to-
day appointed justice of the peace for
Mcdonald, Washington county.