Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-05

out by the old
- fashioned means
of men cutting" book for the high
numbered page, is generally marked
by enlistment of substitutes, for men
who are tied for nomination. It is
seldom that candidates who are tied
attend.
This year an unusual number of
Prohibition, Socialist and Washing
ton nominations were tied because
or scattering votes, some of them
because men got one vote each and
as the men who are even are on
other tickets some may be here. In
Snyder county two men tied for the
Democratic nomination have each
43 votes.
The candidates attending have to
pay their own expenses.
Rates Go Up.-Four gas compan-
les have filed notices of increases in
rates and some have substituted the
readiness to serve charge. The
companies are Bennett Gas Co.,
Chester county; Pen Argyll Gas Co.,
Northampton county; Ashland Gas
Light Co., Schuylkill county and the
Gas Company of Northum berland.
Notices of increase of stock or debt
have been filed with the Public Ser
vice Commission by the following
Metropolitan Edison Co., Reading,
bonds, $61,500; Monongahela Rail-
way Co., bonds, 'S416,000; Beaver
Valley Traction Co., bonds, $132, 900;
Mahoning and Shenango Railway
and Light Co., bonds. 100000.
As to Payments.-Under an opin-
ion given by William H. Keller, first
deputy attorney general, to the State
Teachers Retirement Fund, officers,
local school districts and other en-
ployers coming under the act are
required to make their first pay
ments to the state to imburse the
Commonwealth to extent of one-half
the amount paid by it to the con-
tingent reserve fund in July, 1920.
Try Spring Wheat.-Failure of
winter wheat sown last fall and
hampered by the severe winter and
the spring conditions may bring
about extensive planting of spring
wheat in Pennsylvania, according to
reports reaching the State Depart
ment of Agriculture. In several of
the big southern wheat growing
counties the wheat failed and farm
ers who had pinned their faith to
winter wheat for years turned to
spring wheat, which has been sown
lately and which it is hoped will
make up the shortage. An unusu-
| ally heavy oats planting is being re-
ported to the department and buck
wheat is being used where wheat
failed and where corn failed to
germinate.
| According to an estimate made at
the Capitol there were 1900 farm
tractors bought in PENNSYLVANIA in
the last twelve months and many
more have been sold for fall delivery.
New Cattle Record-A statement
issued at the department tells of
twenty head of cattle being fed 10
days on the states farm and being
sold at profit of S4126 per steer.
The average weight when bought
was $40 pounds and final selling
weight 1,124. The steers cost s85.05
and feed $35.S6. The average selline
price was $16017.
Capitol VIsitOrs.-Ex-Senator John
S. Fisher. of Indiana; DR.. e. R. Wal
ters, of Pittsburgh, and J. P. whitla,
the Sharon attorney. were at the
\ Capitol to-day.
Governor at Ashland. - Governor
Brumbaugh is attending the Ashland
Hospital exercises to-day. He will
return tonight.
Port mprOves.-Fire Marshal G.
Chal Port, who is In the Huntingdon
Hospital, is improving.
Butler Cases TOmorrow.-The But
Ter water complaints are scheduled
to be heard here tomorrow.
At BrOOkville.-John B. Patrick,
of the State Department, Is attend
ing court at Brookvi)le. having been
summoned as a witness in a Jeffer-
son county case.
Attended Convention.-J. Herman
Knisely. of the Bureau of Municipal
tiles, attended the convention of bor-
onghs at Pittsburgh.
To Ask Bids Agaln.-Acting Com
missioner of Health Roger will ask
new bids for the mosquito extermi-
nation work near Philadelphia, on
which the bids quoted were too
high.
Complaints on Rates.-CompIain
that the increase of rates of the
Philadelphia Electric Company, ap-
proved last winter by the Public
Service Commission, violated a con-
tract. was made to-day before the
Commission by the Pennsylvania Salt
Manufacturing Co., of Philadelphia.
The company claims that 1t has a
contract to pay a $1,000 a month
r%ady-t J-serve charge and that the
ten rer cent. increase can not be
collected from it. 1t is large user
Cf power.
Charles Warner & Co., of Phoenix
vile. complained that the PhiIadel-
phia Suburban Gas and Electric Co.
did net give certificates of excess
payments for service during pending
litigation.
Reappointcd Trustee.-Herbert It.
IIecht, Danville, was to-day reap
Pointed a trustee of rsnville State
Hospital.
In WnsbingtOn.-Chair Ainey,
of the Public Service Commission,
was summoned to Washington to-day
to discuss railroad rate and other
ma tters with federal officials.