Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28

West Shore, ana in parts ol Suiii .
berland county. Under a decree OF
the state the company was required
TO install certain appliances and has
just had plans approved for waning
in springs and caring for the wa
ter supply.
The Department of Health has
also approved plans for extensions
of the sewer system in Catawissa.
A number of extensions of systems
have been approved for western
Pennsylyania towns where indus
trial expansions have taken place.
Local Cases-The trolley fare sit
uation in the Harrisburg district
will come before the Public Service
Commission next month when the
complainants against the Harris
burg Railways Co., will submit their
objections to the company's IMAM
cial statement. The testimony re-
garding service is all in. The val
uation of the Valley Railways lines
and property is now in progress ana
a hearing will be held about the
middle of January. Argument VIII
also be heard next month by PuDllc
Service Commission on the oplec-
tions to the steam heat rates in iar-
risburg.
Governor TO Move. - Governor
Martin G.. Brumbaugh will take up
his residence in Philadelphia lmme-
diateIy after he leaves the Cover
nor's chair. He is arranging to move
his personal belongings and MS
books from the Executive mansion
the second week in January.
Exam Datcs.-The State Bu-
reau of Medical Education and LII
censure has announced the follow
ing as the dates for the examinations
for January, all to be held in Phila-
delphia: Medical, January Z, and
9; massage and allied branches,
chiropody nd drugless therapy, jan
uary Z and s.
Codes EfTectivc.-Four state sys-
TENS for safety or business Will be-
come effective on January /. The
code of safety and sanitation for all
printing establishments and the code
for safety on plant railways, as rail-
roads inside of works are styled,
drafted by the State Industrial Board
will be operative that day. The uni
form system of bookkeeping and ac-
counts for electric and water COM
panies will also be effective. Part of
the water account system went into
effect carly in the var.
Rush For TagS.-Over 10000 IL
cense tags for pneumatic tired auto
mobiles have been issued by the
State Highway Departm auto
mobile division and it is expected
that 10000 more will be issued by
the first of the new year. Last year
$4,000 tags were issued for 1918 by
January /. Receipts for licenses
We're $4,000 on Thursday alone.
Public Service CaScs.-Public Ser
vice hearings will be held during the
coming week in Harrisburg and
Philadelphia. An executive session
will be held on Monday and Tues
day the Schuylkill Haven complaint,
which involves q petition for re-
scinding of an order, will be heard.
Thursday the Mechanicsburg dial
telephone and Tamaqua electric
cases will be heard.
To Probe Road.-The Public Ser
vice Commission has listed for next
Thursday a hearing in this city on
the inquiry instituted by the COM
mission itself into the condition of
the Doylestown and Willow Grove
turnpike, the first of the kind to be
undertaken in a long time.
Boards Rcminded.-Local draft
boards are being urged in circulars
issued by Major w. G. Murdock
the chief draft officer, to complete
the reports asked by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder and to pre-
pare to reduce their office forces and
expenses on January /. Instructions
as to the final sealing of records is
expected soon.
OIeO in Demand-Almost 1000 IL
censes for the retail sale of oleo-
margine including hotels and board
ing houses have been prepared by
Dairy and Food Commissioner James
Foust for mailing early next week
so that they win be in hand on Janu-
ary l. Many of them go to Philadel-
phia, where there has been a large in
crease in the sale of the substitute,
according to state officials.
Compensation SessiOn-The Work
mems Compensation Board will sit