Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24

Co-opefutlIlS with 1T, from people
living in Ohio, Michigan and other
states to the west of Pennsylvania,
while some have been received from
New York and New England. In
numerous cases the applicants have
been placed with the concerns which
are developing the merchant ma
rine.
Tho people connected with the
employment bureau are confident
that the number of persons securing
work in the state this month will go
beyond all records and, while they
are getting men for shipyards, iron
and steel and munition and supplies
plants, they are also listing those
who want to be considered for farm
work.
The State Department of Agricul-
ture Is already receiving requests
from farmers to secure hands for
their spring work and the applica-
tions are being arranged to be taken
up with other agencies. The num-
ber of letters asking for informa-
tion as to community plans for op-
Grating farm tractors has been
growing.
Big Mail This Weel1.-Thousand
of pieces of mail matter, accumu-
lated during the last week or ten
days and not required to be in hands
of people until January 1, will be
sent out from the State Capitol this
| week. This plan was adopted to
avoid congestion of the mails just
| before Christmas and has worked so
we'll that it may be permanent ar
rangement. The mails from the
Capitol have been reduced as much
as possible the last week. Automo-
bile tags for 1918, commissions, in
! structions, orders and circulars for
the next year and next month will
be started "Wednesday and Thursday.
Trucks Will be required to take the
automobile licenses to the stations.
The shipment of such matter is the
largest ever made in December.
! Little Business Donc.-The State
! Capitol was practically closed to-day.
There were only q few departments
open to handle emergency business.
| The others closed until Wednesday
morning.
Scott in Company.-Represen
tive Harry p. Scott, of Phillipsburg,
is one of the incorporators of the
new Phillipsburg Foundry and Ma
chine Company.
Hearings Go OveP.-There will
be no Public Service hearings of mo-
ment this week. In event that any
contracts or applications come up,
the Commission will dispose of them,
but formal hearings are off until
January.
Nearby Charters. - The Gilbert
Wall Paper Co., of York, has been
chartered with $4,000 capital and
charter has also been granted Kirk
johnson & Co., of Lancaster, to en-
gage in the musical instrument bust
ness, having $4,000 authorized cap
ital. The Annville Lime Co, Ann
Vile, capital $4,000, and the New
manstown Hosiery Co., Newmans-
town, capital $4,000, are new Leb-
anon county concerns.
No Short Notice.-The Public
Service Commission has refused to
permit the Pittsburgh Railways
Company to increase fares to six
cents on five-day notice. It must
file the regular thirty day notice and
answer complaints.
More SmallpoX.-State health Off
cials had no chance to observe any
| holiday to-day, although all other
| departments of the state government
were closed. Smallpox cases ap-
peared in Allegheny, Erie and Cen
ter counties, and cases which appear
ed suspicious were reported from a
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| Bids Asked Again-Bids have been
asked by Highway Commissioner
| O'Neil for construction of roads in
| Clearfield, Erie, Allegheny and So
/ merset counties and for grading and
draining in Mexican.
Scranton Case. The Scranton
railway cases, which involve the six
cent fare, will be listed for hearing
| on January 10, but may be post
poned until later in the month.
Attended Funeral Services.-Sec-
retary Patton and the entire staff of
the State Department of Agriculture
attended the funeral services of
! Chief Clerk M. D. Lichleiter to-day
at Grace Church. Handsome floral
tributes were sent.
Palmer Doomed. - According to
Pottsville stories Representative C.
NJ Palmer is being doomed for the
state Senate to succeed Charles A..
| SNYDER