Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-07

49, ......iv u an express company to
stop operating until he secures a
ceruncate from the commission.
In the testimony of the respondent
ne declared that he was not a pub
lie service carrier and that he only
hauled under special arrangement
packages for n limited number of
merchants in Scranton. the bulk of
them being from wholesale houses
TO retailers. The commissioner saws
that the actions of the respondent
are not entirely in harmony with
his statements as to the business
he conducts" 1t is found that he
trades as an express company and
thus holds himself out to the public
as being in the express business and
also had cards printed to the same
effect. This respondent is conduct
ing an express business and is re-
quired to have certificate of public
convenience" says the decision. The
complainant applied for and re-
ceived a certificate and that such
certificate may have value no one
should be permitted to carry on the
same kind of business without a GER
tificate."
Books For Soldiers-State Libra
ian Thomas Lynch Montgomery has
been asked by the American Library
Associations national headquarters
to secure more books for the SOL
diers. Thus far the national organ
ization has sent 500, 900 books over
seas and several hundred thousand
more will be needed soon. The
books are packed IN boxes which
serve as cases and are on for use on
transports and then assembled be-
fore reaching France whence they
are sent to camps.
War Plea Oyerruled-The Penn
sylvania railroad is directed to re-
establish the agency station at
Grover, a town in Bradford county.
and q plea that the closing of the
station was a war conservation
move is overruled in an opinion filed
to-day by Commissioner Brecht, of
the Public Service Commission. The
opinion reviews the conditions pre-
vailing in the district, where it is
alleged that much inconvenience is
caused to people who have 10 buy
tickets on trains and owing to
changes in methods of handling
freight, remarking that there is a
gain of one man.
1T is apparent from the net ef-
feet of the respondents method of
conserving manpower in this IN
stance that the traffic situation with
respect to Grover has not been ma
terially affected by war conditions"
remarks Mr.. Brecht, who says that
the volume of business, the trouble
caused by inability TO get prompt
service at times in transmitting ship
ping orders over the telephone, the
demand for convenient express SER
vice in a farming community for
the very substantial increase" in
Ideal business indicate that the
agency should be restored.
Good Hay Crop-Figures compiled
at the State Department of Agricul-
ture indicate that the average of the
first cutting of hay in Pennsylvania
this year will be las tons per acre,
which was the mark of 1917 and
1914 The year 1915 was the best
year. Figures for 1917 for rye are
given as 173 bushels to the acre and
for oats. $50.
State VIII Act-Drastic steps are
to be taken by the State Department
of Health against people responsible
for pollution of the water supply of
the Beaver Valley Water Company.
An investigation is under way.
Plans in a Month-It is expected
that superintendent George A.
Shreiner, of the Department of Pub
lie Grounds and Buildings will have
the detailed plans for the proposed
bridge from the park extension TO
the brow of the hill in month when
they will be submitted to the board.
Spoke at Big Meeting-Gabriel II.
Meyer, OF the Auditor Generals Of
fee, was the speaker at the big pa
triotic meeting at Altoona last night.