Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04

ested in the complaints against fares
and service of the Pittsburgh rail-
ways system will be held in Pitts
burgh Saturday. Chairman w. ID.
B. Ainey and other commissioners
will attend.
Forestry on AIert.-Preparation
are being made by the State Fores-
try Department, in conjunction with
the four active forest fire protective
associations to meet any fires which
may break out in the woods during
the hunting season. In the last two
years there have been 3,100 fires
reported in the woods, most of them
small in area, but the aggregate
area was 474, ,091 acres and the total
damage the big figure of 1855, ,474.
The cost of eXtinguishing the fires
alone was S44,132.79. but the lack
of appropriations has prevented
much development of the service.
The four associations cooperating
with the state are Pocono Protec-
tive Association. the oldest in the
United States; Central Forest Fire
Protective Association, Bellefontei
Mexican County Association, Brad
ford, and the Anthracite Associa-
tion, with headquarters at Hazle-
ton, which >covers large areas con-
tanning woods for timber for mines.
Sprouts Busy TIme-Senator Will
liam c. Sproul is booked to be a
guest at four notable dinners in a
week and has more engagements than
he can fill. The new Governor is to
listen in" at the charter dinner says
one newspaper.
Arrest at Milton-peputy State
Fire Marshal Ryan has arrested Jacob
S. Scholslly. of Milton. on charge of
setting fire to hotel in that place.
Some Accidents-A number of hunt
ing accidents have been reported TO
state officers from various regions,
most Of. them being a week cor so old.
Not many serious ones have occurred,
il is believed.
Attack SkIp-StOps-Th business
men of Philadelphia have decided to
appeal to the State Public Service
Commission to change the famous
federal government "slIip-stop" plan.
They claim it is dangerous.
SpangIer FavOred-The Philadel-
phia Public Leger to-day says that
Representative Robert S. Spangler, of
York, is generally favored for speak
er. 1t says leaders have accepted"
him.
HnrEeSt COmpIim ent nted-William NJ.
largest, deputy attorney general, has
been highly complimented upon the
address he delivered at the Bethle4
hem Ells' Memorial service in Beth
lehem on Sunday.
Williamsburg Case-The wilkins
burg case. which involves the five
cent franchise ordnance authority
is being presented to . the Superior
court to-day at Philadelphia. The
Public Service Commission held that
it could set aside an ordnance fixing
a fare. The boroughs appealed.
MIR. SchafTer Here William l.
Schaffer, who will be the next at
torney general was here yesterday
to argue the Wayne Sewerage case.
This is the first complaint involving
rates of a sewering corporation. 1t
operates in the vicinity of Philadel-
phia and a valuation of $4,000 for
rate making purposes was agreed
upon.
Board CIenred-The provost mar
shall generals office has cleared the
members of Philadelphia local board
No. 3S from charges made by c.
Drummond. This Is one of the flare
ups from that city.
Arthur to the Front-John Z. Ar
thur, former legislator, who is chief
of the bureau of city property in
Philadelphia, is out with a state