Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01

| next. The machine gun and two
companies in the Third, which is a
western organization, are to be mus
tered this week if arrangements are
completed.
The Harrisburg unit and others in
the Second Infantry will be muster
ed in the next ten days. They are
| all practically filled and in some in
stances have more than the number
necessary. The final cavalry muster
will take place shortly.
Equipment is being issued as rap
idly as the muster-in takes place and
indoor rifle practice is unday way.
Visits will be paid to various units
by the regimental officers during the
latter part of April and May and
| in June an officers school will be
held.
Legal End Next.-The work of the
Attorney Generals Department will
be explained and it's relation to the
state government discussed at the
April luncheon of the Pennsylvania
State Society, composed of heads OF
departments and commissioners,
here on Wednesday,
New Time In.-The Pennsylvania
state government began on the new
| ll1Il6 lO-udy, ali ClOChS III tic C"Pi-
tol building and in the offices in
| various parts of the city having been
advanced Saturday and yesterday.
The whole change took place with
out an official order.
Governor to Return-Governor
Brumbaugh will return from Phila-
delphia late tonight. In his absence
no one would make any statement
regarding the Daniels charges about
Philadelphia vice conditions.
State to Improve-According to
Philadelphia newspapers the State
Highway department has been prom
ised improvement of the Lancaster
pike from City Line to Rosemont.
This was recently taken over.
Johnstown Office-Johnstown an
nounces that a change has been
made in the employment bureau dis
tricts in thG. section. Johnstown
will lbe made more of n center ac-
cording to the statements in that
city.
Appointed Warden-West Ches-
ter politicians say that John II. An
dress of that place, has been notified
by the Governors office that he has
been appointed a deputy fish war
den.
Palmer RetufnS-L. r.. Palmer,
acting missioner of labor and in
dustry, is home from Chicago, where
he delivered the address on Penn
sylvania being first in the field to
care for disabled soldiers before the
convention of industrial engineers.
Baldwin Sues-Speaker Baldwin
has invoked the automobile law
which he had a hand in passing to
punish a reckless operator, near
Media. The man banged up the
speakers car.
Carothers a Speaker-C. e. Car
others, deputy secretary of agricul-
ture, was one of the speakers at the
Western Pennsylvania Republicans
dinner at Pittsburgh.
-Four Towns COmpIain-Four mu-
inequalities to-day entered complaints
before the Public Service Commission
against utility companies. The bor-
oughs of Verona and Oakmont at
tackled the new rates and regulations
of the Suburban Water Company, one
of the charges being. that there
should be a schedule. which would be
clearly understandable" In another
section the right of the company to
say whether water should be furnish
ed to, garage or stable is chal-
pany to furnish it's customers with
water is questioned. The borough OF
Lykens attacked the new rates OF the
Williamstown Gas Company and the
City of Butler those of the Butler
Water Company. Complaints were
also filed against the new schedule
Of fares of the South Cambria Trac-
ton Company.
Invest in BOnds-Third-class cities
and boroughs with over 1000 popu-
lation were to-day asked by the
Bureau of municipalities of the De-
partment of Labor and Industry &c
invest money in their sinking funds
in the Third Liberty Loan as a mat
ter of patriotism and also of good
business as the bonds will bear from
four and a half per cent. 1t is point.
ed out that there are thousands oi
dollars of uninvested cash in sinking
funds of municipalities.
to-day appointed justice of the peace
for Cambridge Spring borough.
MiddletOwn Case-The complaint oi
the water service of the Middletowr
and Swatara Consolidated Water
Company. was argued before the Pub.
lie Service Commission to-day. bring
ing to conclusion proceeding!
which have been protracted and which
Will probably have a big effect upor
water service in Dauphin and ad'
joining counties through precedents
Taxes Come In-The State Treas
ury was enriched to-day by som,
big payments. of state taxes. The
City of Pittsburgh paid $4,000 ta'
$151,00O. and the United Natural Gas
Company $SS,75O, on capital stock.
Tractors Work Here-Farm trac'
tors were to-day sent out by tn,
state for work and demonstration
purposes in Harrisburg and Derry
township. Dauphin county. Many
people went to seem them plow. More
tractors are to be sent out this week
York Smallpox - State Health au.
thorities to-day received word thai
smallpox had appeared in ConewagC
township, York county, and had beer
traced to contact with York HaveT
cases, while contacts had also beer
found in cigarmalting plants al
Strinestown. The disease has appear.
ed in East Franklin township, Arm.
strong county.
DOrSett Here-E. b. Dorsett former
chief of the State Bureau of Mark kets
was the cause of some stir at the
Capitol to-day as he was at work in
the bureau offices. The word got
around that he had been put back
adviser and is working under the
State Defense Commission and came
here for consultation about market.
ing, the speciality on which he is
lecturing.
whether the State Commission OF
Agriculture will meet here to-mor.
row. 1t is the regular. day to meet
but no one knows whether a cal
has gone out Governor Brumbaugf
has not yet indicated what he is go-
ing to do about Clifford Pinchot fol
membership in that body.
Major Here-Major Joseph II
and now in the Army with the old
Tenth Infantry, was at the Capitol
to-day to see friends.