Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04

hearings will be held in the Dauphin
county court and will be in the ma
ture of tests.
After was filed
to-day with the Public Service Com
mission by counsel for the Mason
town Taxi Company, operating in
Fayette county, against a dozen or
more jitneymen who are charged
with operating without certificates
from the Public Service Commission.
The commission will take immediate
steps to ask the respondents for an
swers to the charge,
Complaint was also filed by resi-
dents of Middleboro and vicinity,
Erie county, and by the borough
council of Middleboro, against the
new rates of the Northwestern Rail-
way Company.
Fish For Food-Commissioner of
Fisheries Butler and II. Hinrichs, Jr.,
president of the organization of men
interested in lake fisheries to-day
discussed with Governor Brumbaugh
means to bring about more general
use of fish as food. Mr.. Hinrichs
stated that there had been q larger
catch of fish than usual and urged
that the state authorities take steps
to obtain wider distribution. They
will probably take up the matter
with Food Administrator Heinz.
Not In Legal JOurnals-ln an opin-
ion given to Commissioner OF Bank
ing Daniele f. Lafean to-day by
Deputv Attorney General Kun, it is
held that summaries of statements
required by banks to be maze under
call of the commissioner need not be
made in legal newspapers. They are
held not to be legal notices, but ad-
vertisements.
Palmer For Census-Commissio
err of Labor l.. r. Palmer to-day eX-
pressed himself in favor of mill
tarized census to list all enemy Aliens
and said that his department, Whlch
had worked on an industrial census
would be glad to cooperate with fed
eral and municipal statlsllcal oF
other bureaus to do 1t.
Capitol Visitors-T. c. Jones, NC
Keesport: Senator w. NJ. Lynch'
Lackawanna, and Representative
Duncan t. Sinclair, Fayette, were al
the Capitol to-day. DIR. w. D blals-
dell, of PunXsutawney, was also mere.
Public Service CaseS-The west
Chester case scheduled for to-mor-
row by the Public Service Commls-
sion has been postponed. The Coud-
ersport water cases are listed iof
Friday.
Heckerndorn to Get Place-N. IL
Heckendorn, of PunXsutawhey' loi m III
erlv in the factory inspection service
is here to take a place in the In
surance Department it is understood
BuIler's Observation-Disclosures OF the
Commission of Fisheries and state
officials sent flowers to Commissioners
Butler in honor of his birthday.
DIR. Darlington Here.-Dr. Thomas
G. Darlington, former Health CoIlliils-
sioner of New York, and who has peer,
nlaced in charge of the welfare and
sanitation of the town TO grow up
around the shipbuilding plant at HOG
Island, came here to-day 10 make III
uuiry at the state Department OF
state supervision of housing, water
supply, sewage disposal, infectious
diseases and similar matters. lie con-
ferred with various division chiefs.
More Policemen Named. - Folun-
teer state policemen We're named to-
day for Lycoming and Clinton coun-
ties.
Another Gets 1t. - Still another
member of the elections board al
Blue Ball, Cleariield county. has beer
taken i'll with smallpox. The voters
check list has been obtained from the
prothonotary and contacts are being
hunted up.
Going to Lebanon. - Commissioner
u NeH VIII go TO LeuduOI anu oth'i
eastern county seats to discuss roae
improvements.
MIR. Deinlnger Returns. - James c
Deininger, executive clerk, has re.
turned to duty at the State Capito
after an illness of three weeks. He
was warmly welcomed back.
Draft Men Busy. - state drat'
headquarters are making preparations
for the second draft, over $50 sacks OF
blank missionaries for the regis
trants having been mailed out to-day
to local boards. About half of the
900. 900 copies required have beer
sent from this city and will be dis
tributed by local boards December 15
Registrants who have changed theil
residence since June are commencing
to file notices as required by the re
cent warning. State officials are in 6
quandary what to do about the meI
being returned from the camps a.
physically UNFIT for service. They
have to be replaced from the 16, 00(
men yet to go under the first call
over / $50 have been returned from
Camp Meade and 1000 from Other
camps.
hoard Called. - The State Board o.
Public Grounds and Buildings ha:
been called for a meeting Tuesday tC
| discuss Capitol Park extension plans