Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-23

same time a year ago and indicates
that the yield will be about 1872
| bushels to the acre or total pro-
duction of approximately 22,000,-
600 bushels. The one discoura ging
feature of the wheat situation is
that in the big producing counties
the prospects are usually discourage
ing. Lancaster shows about 20 per
cent, while Chester condition of 6S
per cent; Berks, 81 per cent; Della
ware, 20 per cent. and Bucks 81
per cent.
THE condition of rye compared
with an average is SIS per cent.
This indicates that the yield per
acre will be 15.2 bushels and the
total yield little more than 4,o00.-
600 bushels which is half a million
bushels less than last year.
at is estimated that there are
1858 acres sown to barley in the
state with Center county leading and
Tioga second. Glover and timothy
are in splendid condition.
There has been an Improvement
in the prospects for a peach crop
and it is now estimated that the
peach crop will be between 65 and
10 pee cent. of a normal crop. With
the setting of the peach buds the
conditions were considerably bright
ened. Indications point to a good
apple crop"
No Standard Yet,-In refusing a
rehearing in the complaint of Harry
W. Byrne, relative to the deposit
and interest system of the Fayette
County Gas Company, Chairman W.
| B. D. Ainey, of the Public Service
Commission. says that the commits
| sion does not deem it expedient to
/ promulgate a rule to fix a standard
Applicable to all with the possibility
of creating conditions more objec-
tionable than at present. 1t is
stated that later on a statewide
standard "of benefit to rate payers
and utilities" will be worked out
The opinion reviews results of con-
ferences with utility managers on
the subject and says that systems
must be reasonable.
May Enter Militia-Apeparance
| here to-day of Charles B. Smith and
George Farnum, of Philadelphia, in
company with General c. T. Cress-
we'll commandant of the Reserve
| Militia, caused rumors that they
might be named to places in the new
military establishment. The Cover
/ AAOA 4AeiN Il NOliSNANdliOlA VIII AuJu-
tant General Beary to-day about.
completing the organization of the
Guard in which some high places
have never been filled General
Cresswell was here about the in
struction camp plans.
First Taken ul-Lester First, of
this city, messenger in the state de-
partment, who returned from his
wedding trip a few days ago, was
operated on last night for appendi-
citis. He is improving to-day.
| johnson Winner-Charles John
son, deputy auditor general, was con-
graduated to-day by friends at the
capitol on his sweeping victory in
Montgomery county, which was one
of the storm centers in the state.
Mr.. Johnson's friends won all along
the line, Representative James S.
Boyd, of Norristown, defeating
Charles A. Amber for senatorial
nomination by 5000.
/ Jersey Shore Case-Counsel Evans
of the Public Service Commission.
held hearing to-day on the valua-
ton of the Jersey Shore Water Com
pany, a continued case. Few hear
ings were held to-day.
Increases Made-The Public Serv-
ice Commission to-day announced
that the Philadelphia Suburban Gas
and Electric Company had filed
notice INCREASING price of gas twenty
cents a thousand feet in Pottstown,
Phoenixville and other places, to
take effect June 10. The South
! Pennsylvania Traction Company,
! filed notice of increase from five to
six cents of fares within the city
of Chester and on suburban zones
and from II to Il cents from Ches-
ter to THE Sixty-ninth street ter
minal, Philadelphia, effective June
II. The Carbon Transit Beaver
Valley Traction, Cleveland and Erie
Railway, and Northwestern Pennsyl-
vania Railway companies also gave
notice of increases for passengers or
power.
! Civil Right Bill-Attorney General
Brown is sending copies of the fed
eral civil rights bill, designed to
protect soldiers while they are at
war to 1900 justices of the peace and
will send copies to constables. The
act has been sent to all judges bv
Mr.. Brown with letter calling at
tention to its Importance.
State Is Supreme-The Public
Service Commission is declared bv
Attorney General Brown to have the
power to legally authorize a street
railway company to increase a rate
of fare, Notwithstanding the fact
that the rate was specified by local
authorities as condition upon which
they haYs their consent to the com
pany to construct it's lines within the
municipal limits" This decision was
given to Chairman Ainey and will
have an important bearing as con-
tentions have been made during liti-
CATION over increases of fares bv
street railway companies that the
commission was without Jurisdiction
where a franchise ordinance speci-
ties the fare. 1t was given in the
case of the borough of Wilkfnsburs
which had passed an ordinance in
1893 specifying a three cent fare
within its limits. The attorney gem
eral gives an exhaustive opinion in
which he holds that the Legislature
has the power TO create a BODY to
change rates fixed by local author
tiles. The decision will govern in
perhaps twenty cases now pending
before the commission.
DIR. KaIbfus Better.-Dr. Joseph
Kalbfus, secretary of the State Game
Commission, who has been iii, is i'm
proving.
To Open Blds.-The bids for the
state highway bridge over Jacks
creek in Derry township. Mifflin
county, will be opened June 13.