Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28

ed as soon as officers are appointed
by the Governor.
In going over returns of county
public safety committees have been
struck with the difference in tho
systems OF home defense units" said
General Beary. 1T would be bet
ter, / think. to have O more uniform
system tor such bodies"
To Present Work-The work of
Pennsylvania in development of vo-
Cational education will be outlined
at Philadelphia the latter part of
February when the National Society
for Promotion of Industrial Educa-
ton will hold a convention in that
city. The convention was originally
planned for Washington. The work
of the last two years is being re-
viewed at the Johnstown meeting of
the State Educational Association
this week.
Meet January 2.-The hearings of
the Public Service Commission will
be resumed next Wednesday, Janu-
! airy ., instead of Monday as usual.
The commission will resume executive
sessions on January Z.
To Visit PhiIadelphia-Gove
Brumbaugh will spend the weekend
in Philadelphia.
Seeks Approval - The Beaver
County Light Company has entered
into a contract with the Borough of
New Brighton, Beaver County, for a
supply of electric lighting for the
streets and highways of the borough
for a term of three years, and has
submitted same to the Public Ser
vice Commission for approval.
Payments Slow-Payments of state
taxes have been very slow this week,
but the revenue from automobile Ii
f- nj N N fhnnSp n
Extending Service-The West Pc
Extending Service-The West
Penn Power Company has filed with
the Public Service Commission, petit
tions for approval of franchises and
contracts with the boroughs of Car
michaels, Bentleyville, North Irwin.
Clarksville, Jefferson and Rices
Landing, covering the construction
OF electric lighting facilities and cleo
trio lighting contracts.
Houck Hunts TitleS-Secretary of
Internal Affairs Paul W. Houck has
ordered an investigation to ascertain
whether there are any islands, which
are vacant and still the property of
tho State of Pennsylvania in the
Delaware river, between League
Island and the Pennsylvania-Dela-
ware line. Captain William y.
Moore, title expert and surveyor of
the department OF INTERNAL Affairs,
is now making a preliminary inves-
tiCation of the Delaware below Phil
adelphia and it will be followed by
the first complete survey in decades.
The titles to the islands heretofore
granted by the commonwealth are
being investigated on the records of
the department. Secretary Houck
says that because of the valuable
character OF the islands it is inn
pcrtant to know who owns them and
whether the state has any property
of it's own.
Auto Tag Rush On-Attaches of
the State Automobile Division have
been ordered on day and night duty
to meet the rush of applications for
1918 motor vehicle registrations
which is pouring into the Capitol.
over 10000 license tags which have
been ordered in the last two months
have been shipped by the Depart
ment through the parcels post office
here and thousands more will go out
to-day and tomorrow. The applica-
tions have been arriving in unpre-
cedented volume the last few days.
State Hunts Corn-Plans whereby
the State Bureau of Markets will
assist in purchase of corn and other
grains for seeding purposes to over
come the shortage in some counties
of the state will be worked out in
the next few weeks at the Depart
ment of Agriculture. The bureau is