Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24

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started for their homes. The Capitol
will be closed tomorrow except for
the Health and State Police Depart
ments, where men remain constant
ly on duty, and but little business
will be transacted on the remaining
days of the week. All hearings and
meetings have been scheduled for
next week.
Governor Martin G.. Brumbaugh
will spend the last Christmas of his
I term in the Executive Mansion, and
tomorrow morning will follow the
traditional duty of the Governor and
| distribute candy to the children of
| Harrisburg who may call to pay
! their respects. This custom was in
| augurated by Daniel Fl. Hastings
when governor in the middle of the
nineties and the actual handing out
/ of the gifts will be done by James
NJ. Auter, the Governors messenger.
who has officiated at this ceremony
every year since it began.
Money in Balcs.-The State High
way Department turned in almost
100000 to the State Treasury, rep
| resenting payments for automobile
licenses, the bulk of the checks or
notes or money orders being Cor less
than SIS and the whole making n
bale which a man could not carry.
1t was one of the banner payments
of any day. Shipments of automo-
bile licenses for the last few days
have been close to the record. The
revenue for licenses for 1919 thus far
received is almost S1,000,000.
Warning on Trees. - State Fire
Marshal Howard E. Butz has issued
Christmas time warning against
fire hazards in holiday season es-
pecially on Christmas trees. Adopt
stringent precautions against the
possibilities of casualties by fires.
Avoid carelessness in handling
Christmas tree decorations. Filmy
decorations should not be used. See
to it that decorations of noninfiam-
mable nature are used, says the
warning. 1t is suggested that wir-
ing for trees be done by competent
electricians and that trees be Sc
curely fastened to the floors, while
the warning is given to see that can
dies are handled by grown-up per-
sons and not by children. Marshal
Butz commends the activity of the
people of the state in cleaning up
on fire prevention day and urges the
people of the state in handling
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goods and the prompt disposal of
waste and rubbish.
Oleo Licenses Climb Oleomar-
garine licenses for 1919 will run
close to $500, according to estimates
made at the State Capitol and the
coming year may see them go to g.
600. Dairy and Food Commissioner
James Foust has issued 1,40O more
licenses in 1918 than in the whole
of 1917. Many of the licenses have
been issued for small communities,
whereas ten years ago the bulk of
the licenses were in cities and in in
dustrial centers.
Groomc to RctuTn-Col. John c.
Groome, head of the military police
in France, is said by Philadelphia
newspapers to be on his way home
to this country on a furlough. An
other interesting thing is that the
members of the First Troop, who
were scattered throughout the army
by orders from Washington and the
identity of the oldest military or
ganization in the country thereby
almost lost will be regrouped under
Colonel Groome as a part of military
police forces. The splitting up of the |
cavalry is a sore point with many
Pennsylvanians.
To File Briefs-The Public Ser |
vice Commission before adjourning
last night arranged for the city of
Scranton and various boroughs to |
file briefs in the fare complaint case
argued yesterday.
Miner Gets War CrOsS-Colonel !
Asher Miner, former Luzerne coun- !
ty legislator and commander of the |
old Ninth Pennsylvania, has been |
given the distinguished service cross /
for gallantry in action with the |
1O9th Artillery in France. He lost a |
leg in action and is on his way home. |