Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-10

| before the commission. Monday will
] be devoted to arguments, including
/ the application of the Lancaster and
Berks railway for RECESSION of ap-
proval of incorporation OF the Wom-
elsdorf, Richland and Myerstown
railway. Grade crossing and jitney
cases will be heard here and at
Pittsburgh Wednesday and in Harris
burg Thursday applications for ap-
proval of amendment to charter of
| the Delaware County Electric Com
pany and of the Lebanon Consoli-
dated Water Company for approval
of reorganization. Friday hearings
will be held at Scranton, Portage and
Greenville.
Five to Help.-Five speakers have
ptv.s '.s...a..N.. ~ thS 4'utioIial gov
ernment and Il number by the State
Committee of Public Safety to assist
state lecturers at the farmers insti-
utes which will begin Tuesday at
Galilee, Wayne county, continuing in
/ that county until the end OF the
week. Institutes will then begin IN
all tive divisions, the counties being
Lancaster, Susquehanna, Clearfield,
, Lackawanna and Washington coun-
ties. They will run until March 8.
Can't Get Hands.-Much corn,
by the frost will be allowed to re-
main in he. ground over the winter
becausJ of scarcity of labor to re-
move or cut it down this month ac-
cording to reports reaching the State
Department of Agriculture from nor
thern counties. In central counties
the farmers have been able to secure
labor enough to either cut or break
down stalks. Corn has been cut this
lDtnr fhan known for a long
time.
Turnpike CascS.-A couple of turn
pike cases of rather unusual interest
are scheduled for the Public Service
hearing list next week. One of the
cases is an attack by the Lancaster
Automobile Club on the New Holland
Turnpike Road Company, charging
that the toll rates are unreasonable
and that the company fails to prop
erly maintain the road. In the other
case the York and Maryland Line
Turnpike is asked to suspend its col
lection of tolls until u quo warranto
proceeding before the Attorney Cen
eral Is disposed Of
To Locate UnitS.-Announcem
of location of units of the proposed
Reserve Militia and of some of the
officers to have charge of companies
as well as of organizations is eXpcC-
ted to be made soon alter the re-
turn of Governor Brumbaugh from F,
his tour of the southern camps. The !
Governor will be at the Capitol again
Wednesday.
To List the Mcn.-Efforts are be-
ing made by state draft registration /,
headquarters TO obtain figures from |
the local draft boards to show exact
ly how many more men are to go to |
the three camps to which Pennsyl- |
Vania is tributary. Some boards have |
not reported their status. 1t is be- |
lieVed that the bulk of the boards |
have less than five per cent to so. |
The impression prevails at the draft |
headquarters here that the second |
call will not be much longer delayed. |
Autos IncrcaSc-The State High |
way Departments automobile di- |
vision to-day issued a statement that .
registrations of motor vehicles in |
Pennsylvania from January l to Oc-
tober 81 had reached the number |
of 542,52S and that the revenue de-
rived therefrom was S3,246, 144.5O. I
This breaks all records. and the |
fact that over 800 applications for |
1913 registrations have been received |
already, yielding S4O,S35, shows that ,
there will be heavy registration next |
year. The department is urging all |
owners to file their applications !
early, especially truck owners, be- |
cause of the anticipated heavy WIN |
ter traffic on main highways. The |
registration and revenue thus far as |
compared with other years shows:
1916. whole year, $4,000 and $2,- |
30S,625.50; 1915. 2S2,697 and ST. |
17S,951.5O. OF the cars registered |
this year, S0S,417 have been pneu-
matte tired.
Jacksons Farewell - DIR. John !
Price Jackson. State Commission of |
Labor and Industry. who has been |
called to the United States Army !
reserve, to-day issued statement to |
the newspapers of Pennsylvania in |
which he asked the continued aid of !
he terms the enormous accident loss |
which has been growing by reason of |
increased production and the neces-
sary shift of green workers into un-
familiar positions The letter asks |
for newspapers to back up the, CAM
paign for more attention to safety.
Want Trains Restored-Protests |
were made to the Public Service |
Commission to-day against reduction |
of passenger train service by the Erie
Railroad and it will be taken up with
similar complaints brought against |
ether railroads. The complaint to-
day came from Greenville. which al
legged serious Inconvenience by cut
ting down of train service.
Bank DenicS-The Sons of Italy |
State Bank, of Philadelphia, which
was cited into court by the Attor-
ney Generals Department to show
cause why the State Banking De-
partment should not be placed in
charge, has filed an answer denying
the charges made against it by the
Banking Commissioner. The case. will
be heard next week.
Port at Convention-State Fire
Marshal G.. Chal Port has gone to
New Orleans to attend the conven-
ton of fire marshals and will then
visit Camp Hancock where his son
is in the Army.
Drake on Furloueh-George p.
Drake, battalion adjutant of the One
Hundred and Third Truck Company. !
is home from Camp Hancock on a
furlough.