Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-31

%-= year. The 1919
go tags will be black
with red numerals, style never
used before. The state has ordered
100000 of them as the number of
tags issued this year to date is over
100000. ...-
Applications are being received
by the automobile division of the
State Highway Department, but it
is not probable that any tags will
be shipped until late in December.
Many of the applicants are asking
for their former numbers, but little
attention will be paid to other re-
quests until holders of numbers in
dicate whether they want them
again. +
The Automobile Division will have
its own building where the Office
and storerooms will be combined in
the United Evangelical Building
leased by the state for long period
of years.
Start November 1.-THE Public
sService Commission is planning to
resume hearings November II. No
date has been finally determined for
hearings. but the idea is to have
! executive sessions after election day
and to start the hearings the follow
ing week
Many Ducks-Reports reaching
! the State Game Commission tell of
numerous wild ducks appearing on
the streams in the central and south
ern counties. Many ducks and wood
! COCK We're seen in the northwestern
I counties and the weather conditions
( have caused them to come lower
/ down. Big flocks have been seen
on the lower reaches of the Sus-
! quehanna.
Lancaster Ahead Lancaster is
/ the banner county for farm trac-
I tors according to data compiled from
! the township crop reports sent to the
State Department of Agriculture, no
| less than 1S2 tractors having been
/ noted as working on farms in the
! garden county" during the sum-
mer and fall of this year. This is
| the first time attempts were made
! TO obtain information on tractors
/ in use on. farms. East Hempfieid
township reported 25 in operation
and this is believed to be the high
est of any township in Pennsylvania.
| Mannheim reported IS; Rapho, II;
! Ephrata. 10; East Lampeter 0: Earl
and East Donegal each and 9TH
ers in smaller number. Only six
townships reported no tractors
working.
Special Orders. - Special orders
will be issued for the units of the
Reserve Militia regarding resump-
! ton OF drills, which were suspend
I ed by AdJutant General Beary dur
! ing the influenza outbreak. The
! drills will be resumed as conditions
cIear IN regard to cases and when
armories are not needed for hos
pitals or students training corps.
Charters 1ssued.-These charters
have been issued: ]. Y. L. Casting
Machine Company. Philadelphia,
capital $4,000. treasurer, William
7. Griftiths, Llewellyn; Premier
Amusement Company, PHILADELPHIA.
$40, 900, A. B. Horn, BRIDGEPORT:
Farmers Cooperative Mercantile
Company, SINNERS Eddy, no capi.
tai, o. E. Parker; Dauler-Close Fur
niture Company, Pittsburgh, $4,000.
7. +. Close, Swissvale; Lackawanna
Shovel Company, Scranton, $4,000.
Morris Miller; Pansy Coal Company,
PunXsutawney, SIPS, 900, A. P. SUIT
ter, Waller; Franklin Lead Oxide
Company, Franklin, S15O,0O0, E. ].
Shaler.
Mackcy Begins Work-work has
been started by. the PENNSYLVANIA
| workmen's compensation board to
put into effect plans made for the
rehabilitation of men crippled or
otherwise injured in industry. with
a view to returning them to active
! work. Announcement was made YES
terday by Harry A. Mackey, chair
man of the board, that a personal
canvass has been started of every
compensation award made in re-
cent years to find What progress to-
ward restoration has been made by
| recipients of compensation. Rec
concentrations will be made to the
next Legislature by the board that
II least three hospitals equipped for
rehabllitatoin work be constructed
and maintained under state auspices
one in this city, one in Pittsburgh
and one somewhere In the anthra-
city regions.
Focht Away Ahead-People at
! the Capitol were to-day comment
ing upon the fact that Congressman
| b. h. Focht. former State Sena-
tor. was not only one OF the first
men in Congress TO urge the aero
plane as means OF war. but that
he was sponsor for the old age pen-
| SACAA bill eAbOul WHICH SO nOGn
| fuss Is being made by belated DEM
| ocrats.
Mr.. Drummer Leavcs-Arnold w.
Drummer, the architect in charge of
the Capitol park left last night for
New York. He will work out de-
tails of the extension plan for q
| further conference.
| S55,OO0,O0O LoSs-According to
| figures worked out by Acting Com
missioner Roger the potential value
! Of the lives lost through influenza
in Philadelphia this month Is $685.
| 100000. There were 1900 deaths.
Treasury Operntions-The follow
Ing statement OF October operations
at the State Treasury was issued
to-day; Receipts s4.S6s.7S4.2O;
disbursements s4,O0s,596.sI. Bal
ance OF all funds October 81, $9.51s.-
! 1855; September 80. $9,I52,-
24s.67; August 81, $s,002. .O31.s6;
July 81. s9.429,6i6.40, Details of
balances October 81, General fund
| sS,179, 9,o62.60: sinking. s651,i10.02;
motor license. se9.l59, school (un-
investedl. s10i, ,T09.S prison manu-
featuring. s3s.S4B,71; flsh propaga-
tion, ss,269.T5. federal vocational
education. ss6.567.S1,
Rates Go Up-Notices have been
! fled with the Public Service Com
mission by the Carbon Transit Com
! pany, Mauch Chunk and Lehighton;
| Edison Light and Power Company,
York and State Line Natural Gas
Company, Point Marion. increasing
fares or rates,
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