Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-02

of the fact that
over $500 had been issued to Oc-
tober l there were GA SEN out
from the office during October, while
154 applications have been filed for
short term licenses between Noyem-
Der l and December 81.
Officials at the Capitol attribute
the activity in issuing oleomargerine
licenses to the demand for the pro-
duct owing to the high prices of
butter. Thus far in 1915 there AVE
been 5,25S licenses issued against
only 1894 during the whole of 1917.
The agents in the field are kept
busy visiting the stores which sell
oleomargine to see that licenses are
displayed and product sold as the
law requires.
Listing Cause.-The Public Serv-
ice Commission has started to list
cases for hearings in Harrisburg,
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh for No
vember IL. Arguments will be held
on November IL. The Lancaster
county turnpike and Highland gas
cases are listed for November Is,
while the Stroudsburg traction cases
will be heard November IA. On the
latter day the reorganization of the
McConnellsburg and Fort Loudon
railroad, the only railroad ever built
into Fulton county, under the name
of the Big Cove railroad is to be pre-
sented for approval. :
Charter Issued-The r~eorganiza-
ton of the Slatington Gas Co., under
the name OF the Slatington Gas Cor
poration has been approved by the
Governor.
Must Go to, Work-In directing
that payments of compensation in
dispute be made in the case of Milisi
VS.. Leyda, Monongahela, the State
Compensation Board expresses the
opinion that the claimant must con-
tinue every endeavor to get some
kind of work or his good faith may
be a question for the consideration
of the board at a later time. Where
a man can work he must make the
effort and give the defendant a fair
relief.
Governor Leavcs-Governor Brum-
baugh has gone to Philadelphia for
election day.
States Fisheries-No further ship
ments of young bass are to be made
from the state h~atcheries this year
because of the influenza which has
affected the men at the ~hatcheries
III 5CllNlal COllblliOllSf Jul IL 10
planned to resume them in the
spring and 10 put out several hun
dred thousand. The planting of bass
this year has been attended with
marked success, according to reports
at the State Game Commission Of
fees and they have been developing
nicely. Shipments to many counties
were checked by the influenza sit
uation, but it is hoped to get started
on young trout to southwestern
counties before the snow flies. The
planting of trout this year was most
successful and a record of over a
million will be made for the year
with prospects of many in the spring.
Over 900, 600 b%luegills have been dis
tributed this late summer and fall
and these movements were also in
t%errupted by the influenza outbreak
which affected the men at the hatch
cries and the field force. Over 1O0,-
900 catfish have also been put out.
Home to Vote-Joseph- B Lee
Compile, assistant cashier of the
State Treasury, has gone home to
Bradford to vote.
For COIOrcd Men-State draft head
quarters has announced that the call
for $50 stewards and so cooks is for
colored men, not white, as originally |
announced.
New HearInE-The State Compen-
sation Board has ordered a new hear
ing in the Northumberland foundry
case wherein the defendant objected
because the consul at Philadelphia
represented alien dependents in the
case,