Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05

CAibAolll VI the Fleetwood
ana kutstown Electric Company
against the Metropolitan concern of
Reading. which involves objection
to a rate for power created in a
supplemental tariff and based on coal
prices when a contract exists.
The Commission has invited other
concerns or municipalities. inter-
ested in the coal clause" situation
TO intervene SO that the proposition
may have the widest consideration.
me hearing will likely be held late
thls month or early in December.
Ihe commission will resume ses-
sions next Monday.
Want Black Locust Forestry
l commissioner Robert S. Conklin has
issued a call to the people of the
state owning black locust timber to
hsell it to the United States govern
ment Tor wooden ship construction.
some time ago the state secured
considerable black walnut for ord
nance and white ash for shovel
lands and now a special plea has
been sent out for the black locust
logs for the manufacture of tree
nails" needed for building ships.
Every available stick of black
locust in Pennsylvania is needed and
the government will buy it at liberal
rates." says the Commissioner. who
adds that prevention of forest fires
would have saved much such tim
Der against the time when the nation
needs it.
To Finish Armor;es-The State
Armory Board has directed that
plans and specifications be prepared
for the completion of the four ar
mofies which the state authorities
say have been shown by the in
fluenza epidemic and military oxi-
gencies to be needed. They are the
cavalry armory in Philadelphia;
Emerson street armory in Pitts
burgh, which is nov occupied by
the Pittsburgh cavalry and much
used for trucks; the drill shed for
Tyrone cavalry and the administra-
ton building for the Reading ar
mory. The drill shed at the latter
place was used as a hospital.
State Gets Guidon-One of the
regimental guidons of the One Hun
dred and Fifth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers in the Civil War has been pre-
scented to the State of Pennsylvania
for preservation in the collection
of battleflags in the rotunda of the
Capitol by Miss Anna A. Clarke, of
Indianapolis, whose father was one
of the officers of the regiment. Ac-
cording to Miss Clarke's letter to
Adjutant General Frank D. ReaTy
the guidon was given to her father
while on q y;-lt to Iowa by a man
Who had been in his command ana
whom he had swell at tIe battle of
charlottesville. The flag il in
good state of preservation and VIII
be installed in the rotunda.
Order Revokcd-The State Com
p%ensation Board has revoked an
order of compensation mace in the
claim OF Zvour VS.. American Zinc
and Chemical Company, Longcloth,
n says that it will entertain q
petition to terminate the compensa-
ton agreement because on a new
hearing "it was evident that the
claimant had not told the truth at
the former hearing aad thai he
had been employed in Ohio, after
being hurt at greater wages than he
q been receiving at the t,.ne o.
his injury. He was not, says the
board suffering any disabling as
measured by his earning power"
The order is the first of the kind to
bC ~ oAihtl NV lSbiAAoNilI1toH
Elections Under Way-Telephone
reports received at the Capitol to-
day from commissioners sent by the
state to camps and stations in Penn
sylvania to take the votes of Key
stone soldiers and sailors were hat
the men were taking considerable in
terest in the balloting and that there
had been no difficulty ~ organizing
boards, men being found who had
experience ON boards at home. The
commissioners will file their returns
in the Department of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth as soon as pos
sible after the polls close.
Examination Rules - State Draft
headquarters has issued notice hat
authority given to local boards to ex-
anime registrants below and above
the ages of 10 and SO does not modify
were on September IL between 10
and Sc, both inclusive were first to
be drafted for military service. The
voluntary period for the calls for
The navy expire to-day.
Mr.. DriscOII Here-Dennis j. Dris-
coll, former Democratic state chair
men and the oldest member of the
Democratic state committee in point
of service was in Harrisburg yester-
day. He seemed more interested in
business and the influenza epidemic
than in politics.
Capitol CIOsed-The State Capitol
was closed up tight to-day except for
the health and police offices. Every
one went home to vote.
Almost CIenred-The site of the
old STATE Capitol conservatory is al
most cleared from Capitol Hill. 1t
will be made into a rose he'd.