Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-01

1He ioIteF VI tho HONoihVr 10 oS
follows:
I'VE have just learned of the
second citation by General Head
quarters of the 2Sth Division, known
as the Keystone Division, of the
armies of this republic.
"Since this division bears the
name of the Commonwealth and is
made up so largely of volunteer SOL
diers from Pennsylvania, properly
and justly the people OF this Com
monwealth hold them in the very
der regard. We learn of their
splendid military service and their
loyalty to their republic in this war
with great pride and pleasure, and
l beg of you to convey to them
and accept for yourself the graft
tude of this Commonwealth and my
own sincere appreciation that out
of the homes and hearts of u
people have come such a splendid
soldiery. We pray that under Gods
guidance they may be blessed and
kept and given additional renown."
VIII Fix Dates-Upon the result
of conferences being held in Phil
adelphia to-day will depend the dates
for the Public Service Commission
hearing the new Springfield Con-
solidated Water cases, which were
brought by over a dozen districts
near Philadelphia and involve an
important order by the commission
in regard to charges for fire n.y.
drant service. The Commission will
likely resume hearings November II.
Need 81 Men-The State Police
force of Pennsylvania Is short 81
men, the equivalent of a whole troop
in the days before the r~eorganiza-
ton. This is due to expiration of
enlistments and men going into
military service.
Butt Sworn In-Howard E. Butt,
the new state fire marshal, assumed
the duties of his office to-day. Mr..
Butz took the oath of office late yes
terday at the Office of George d.
Thorn, acting deputy secretary of
the Commonwealth.
Big Payments-The Lehigh VAL
ley'railroad paid the state $263.000
as state taxes on stock and loans
and the Bell Telephone system 1884,
600 as state tax on gross receipts.
Closed For Election-The fiscal
departments of the state government
closed to-day until after the cleo
ton. The bulk of the departments
close tonight until Wednesday.
Most of the Capitol people have
gone home for the windup of the
campaign.
Board Told TO Hurry-Local
draft boards were to-day instructed
by Major W. G. Murdoch, chief
draft officer, to mail questionnaires
to the remaining registrants of
September IL just as soon as it can
Ibe done with safety in view OF in
I~fluenza conditions and are COM
Imended for the work already done
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Physical examinations are to be re-
sumcd where local conditions war
rant, but that large numbers of
men should not be called in at one
time. Where registrants show after
effects of influenza they should be
for a second examination.
mo examinations are to be conducted
lat private offices of members TO
local boards unless suitable accom-
lmodations can not be had in which
Ievent specific authority must be
isecured from the state draft eXecu-
tive. Owing to the influenza cpl
demic there have been man deaths,
Says a notice from headquarters,
and proofs of deaths should be es-
Itablished and reports made to state
headquarters.
Compensation Cases-The State
Compensation Board in an opinion
by Commissioner James w. Leech
has dismissed the appeal of the
County Trust Company, in
Hahn estate, against the Reading
Paper Mills, in which the defend
ant presented affidavits as after
discovered evidence. The opinion
that it is not such testimony
and that no good would be cor
.plished by a rehearing. The COM
missioner says he is not satisfied
that the judgment was on false tes-
timony.' The compensation agree
ment is reinstated in BRANDED VS..
iCorbett & Co.. st. Marys, and a new
hearing awarded in Priorischi VS..
IWarner Yough Coal Co., Fayette
City. A number of appeals in Fay
cite and Allegheny county cases
were dismissed.
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