Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-29

to recruit the force up to the full
coming week. In a number of In
staI.ce men who had served in the
Army and Navy went into military
| service when their terms expired. The
recruits will be called from men on
the waiting list The military SER
viaa has made big changes in the
personnel of the force IL the last
| year and IL the draft continues many
more will occur. More m an uro HOW
in the training at the barracks than
even before. A successor to Cap
tain Leon L. Pitcher of tie Potts
vills troop. who becomes assistant
superintendent. will be chosen after
an examination conducted bero next
week among the lieutenants by
George f. Lumb, the superintendent.
Not Favored Here - Suggestions
| that the state oleomargarine law be
changed by the next Legislature so
state administrations have opposed
manifested here on the ground that
| it would be letting down the bars on
! the business which is now regulated
and the sale in the hands of respon-
sible firms, which is materially diff
ferent than a few years ago. James
! Foust, the Daily and Food Commis-
|
are the farmers and the dairy inter
| estS.
Rush of Complaints - Twenty.
three complaints, the largest number
ever filed in a single day except il
| jitney cIses, before the Public SerV'
ice Commission were entered to-day
| Nineteen were against the new rate:
of the Luzerne County Gas ant
| Electric Company, which VIII be-
come effective May 1. In the las
are the boroughs of Luzerne, Wy
oming and Shickshinny.
The City of Scranton brought
| complaint against the 6-cent fare
| of the Scranton and BiHghamtor
| Traction Company, charging that il
violated a franchise ordinance, while
Northampton and North Catasauqua
| filed complaint against the rates anC
! service of the Clear Springs Water
| Company. The Wilkes-Barre anC
Scranton Express Company charged
that the Suburban Express Com.
! pany, a Scranton concern, was oper.
ating without u public service Ger
| tificate.
No Session-The Public Service
Commission to-day cancelled its eX
-ecutive session and will begin hear,
| ings tomorrow.
Killed on Duty-State Police head
quarters to-day heard that Andrew
Czapp, a State policeman living a
| Swoyersville, had ben shot while il
the line of duty at Homer City. Ar
inquiry is being made.
The Supreme Court-The situation
growing out of the death of Justice
MestreZat so soon after that of JUS
! tice Potter, is unparalleled in state
history. The Governor will have tw,
justices to name to serve until thu
first Monday of January, and as tn,
| primary petition period is over ther,
will be no nominations made, bu
any candidates will be free to file fol
| the November election when TIVE
! justices must be elected. The nom1
| nation papers will be received unit
! fifteen days before the election
Judge Kunkel is being given mentor
all over the state.
Close the Work-The Secretary o.
the commemorative Department to
| day completed certifying the nomi
mating petitions to the counties. The
work has been in progress for three
days.
Reagan On Job-Irwin E. Reagan
the new assistant State Librarian
| to-day assumed his duties.
Up $4,OOO-The bond subscrip
| ton list of the State Department OF
Health was boosted to-day by a sub.
scription of $4,000 from one of the
engineers.