Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16

N&h2xs@zzzzz2mkzN ton Will probably
be asked this winter. Studies Of
1arms conducted in other states
have been made by Bromley Whar-
ton and other officers of the board
and have been under consideration
for some time.
The farm project is declared to be
feasible because of state ownership
| or land and Mr.. Wharton has report
ed that it would help build up young
men and provide valuable training in
farming, at the same time removing
| the prison mosphere, although I'll
is explicitly stated that there is no
reflection being made upon the con-
! duct of the institution at present.
The example of the farming work
| done at the Western Penitentiary
and the beneficial results is pointed
to as an argument in favor OF the
reformatory farm.
Compensation Dates-The State
Compensation Board has announced
| its Pittsburgh hearings for October
l, and and that hearings de novo
will be held on September 20 in
! Philadelphia by Chairman Harry A.
Mackey and in Huntingdon by Com
missioner James w. Leech. Hear
ings on petitions for communication
| and review will be held by Commits
sioner Leech at Johnstown on Sep
tember so.
Inspectors to Meet-Inspectors of
weights and measures from all of
the cities and counties of Pennsyl-
Vania will gather here on Septem-
Der 25 for a three-day convention.
| Suggestions for changes in laws and
experience in enforcing them the
last year will be discussed.
Old Guard Nearly Gone.-Trans-
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tional Guard of Pennsylvania to the
National Guard reserve in orders is
sued at the Adjutant Generals office
leaves only II sergeant remaining oil
| the old National Guard of Penusyl-
| vania, all of whose officers and men
except the administrative depart
ments went into Federal service last
year. The cfficers transferred are
Adjutant General f. D. Beary, Colo
nels f. G. Sweeney and w. ]. Ell
lott, Lieutenant Colonel H. A. Ar
mold, Majors j. Warner Hutchins and
A, G. rutherford and Captains
George c. Jack and John D. Meyer.
| Upper End Rates Up.-The Perry
| County Telephone and Telegraph
Company and the Pfoutzs Valley
! Telephone Company, operating in
Upper Dauphin, Perry and Juniata
counties to-day filed with the Puolic
Service Commission notices of in
crease of rates from SIS to SIS and
some new Classitications.
LoSuc Withdraws.-J. Washington
Logue, of Philadelphia, Democratic
nominee for lieutenant governor, fill
ed notice of his withdrawal as Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress in the
Sixth district. The Democratic execu-
tive committee will fill the va
cancy at the meeting in Philadelphia
| September "a.
Big Complaints In. The Public
Service Commission was to-day asked
to enjoin the Metropolitan Edison
Company, Reading, from enforcing
new rates alleged to be in violation
of long term contracts by Carpen-
| ter Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Reading
Steel Casting, Parish Manufacturing
and A. Wilhelm Companies, and
Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart, Read
! ing Lebanon Valley Iron and Steel,
Lebanon Steel Company Foundry
and Luria Iron Companies, Lebanon,
and the E. and G. Brooks Iron and
! Birdsboro Foundry and Machine
Companies, Birdsboro.
| The Warner Sugar Refining Com
pany, New York, attacked the rates
of the Coudersport and Port Alle-
ghany railroad for logging trains;
| G. Henry Schmunk, Marks, COM
planned that the South Penn Oil
Company, was about to discontinue
gas service in some sections.
Reviewed His Army.-Major w
G. Murdoch, the states chief draft
officer. went to Camp Colt to-day to
review his army. He will arrange
for transfer of inducted men to draft
boards as clerks.
Middletown Case. - The, Public
Service Commission will tomorrow
hear the argument in the Middletovfn
water cases, which involve water
service over the lower end of Dau-
phin county.
Governors Return. Governor
Brumbaugh, who was expected here
to-day, will probably not return from
his vacation i'll Maine until late IN The
week.
Rausch Moved.-Lieutenant Colo
mel l.. V. Rausch, former superinten-
dent of the State Arsenal, who has
been in charge of construction at
Camps Hancock and Wadsworth has
been ordered to Camp Shelby.
To Act OH Bids.- Highway Com
missioner O'Neil will probably act on
number of additional bids for high |
way contracts this week. Some of
them which were opened recently
were referred to Washington for ac-