Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

livan; A. w. Mumford, Warren; A.
V. A. Miller and Harrison Christman,
Monroe; Charles H. Bressler and
Henry C. Dennis. Clinton.
Hearing Date Set-The Public
Service Commission to-day an
nounced that it would give hearing
September 20 on the complaints
against the service charge of the
Bucks County Public Service Com
pany's gas department which have
been filed by various boroughs in
Bucks county.
Fifteen Apply.-Fifteen applicants
appeared to-day at the State For
estry Department for the Forestry
Academy scholarships examinations.
The physical examinations were
taken to-day. Nine appointments
are to be made.
McCoomb in Charge. - Thomas
McCoomb, appointed to make sani-
tary survey of Eddystone borough
hotels and similar establishments,
began work to-day under direction
of State Commissioner of Health
Dixon, who yesterday set aside the
board of health.
No Germs Discovered.-State De-
partment of Health officials to-day
announced that the first analysis of
court plaster taken in this state un-
der what seemed suspicious circum-
stances had shown no contamination.
Numerous letters on the subject are
being received here.
To Administer Oath.-Deputy Sec
retary of the Commonwealth God
charles left here to-day for Blossburg
where he will administer the oath of
office to eX-State Treasurer Robert
X. Young, appointed Public Service
Commissioner by the Governor on
July 9, together with other officials
who were not confirmed by the Sem
ate.
Chester VisitorS.-Senator T. L.
Eyre and County Chairman McDon-
aid. of Chester county, were at the
Capitol to- day.
Interest Aroused.-Much interest
has been aroused by the notice filed
by the Scranton Railways that It
will advance fares to six cents on
September Z. The notice was filed
! last week.
To Inspect Milk Arrangements
are being made to have state in
spection made of the milk supply of
Johnstown, about which the city au-
thorities are complaining.
Jitneymen at Odds. - Complaints
are commencing to be common at
the Public Service Commission in
which one jitneyman who takes out
a state certificate goes after another
who fails to do so. Two operating
near Carbondale were complained of
to-day by man who had taken out
a certificate.
Closing Up Work. = Insurance
Commissioner O'Neil is closing up
work in the insurance companies of
which he has taken charge. He has
been in New York most of the time
looking after interests of the people
in the concerns.
Smiths Son May Land.-It is gen.
orally reported in Philadelphia that
son of Peter f. Smith, a Ware
ward leader in Philadelphia, may
land the $4,000 place of chief of
the bureau of statistics and infor-
nation in the Department of Labor
and Industry No one here seems to
know very much about it as yet.
To Ask Approval. - The Public
Service Commission will be asked
next week to approve the merger of
the Reading Transit and Light and
a number of its companies operating
in Berks, Lebanon and Montgomery
counties.
To Sit in Wilkes s-Barre.-Chair-
man Ainey, of the Public Service
Commission, will sit Friday in
Wilkes Barre in the complaints list
ed for that section of the state.
Pittsburgh Visitor. - Hale Hill,
Pittsburgh lawyer, formerly in the
Auditor Generals Department, was
here to-day on corporation tax busi-
ness.
To Enter Appearances.-App
ances for Auditor General Snyder in
the mandamus proceedings will be
entered in the Dauphin county court
tomorrow by his attorneys and the
answer will be filed on Monday.
Highway Bids.-Bids We're opened