Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-02

O. previous decade.
ItoIliinencing tN' yesterday the headquar-
'ters OF the state employment bureau
was IN reality moved to Philadelphia
ana an reports will go to the Finance
o9iIalng, which is the headquarters
Si S ene state Council of National De-
tense in Philadelphia.
Hneh the war work began the
legislators were here and it was an
nounced that the State Commission
OF Safety and Defense would have
Eeauquarters in aHarrisburg OF
course, put in a few months 1t went
70 fhlladelphia.. The state volunteer
ponce headquarters followed and
raTlous co-ordinated activities of the
department of Labor and Industry
Asflculture, Adjutant General and
others began to be more or less CEN
Iraiized in Philadelphia instead of
III tne state Capital This has caused
CONSIDERABLE complaint from people
VINO nave had to travel all the way
~ tnlladelphia instead of being able
TO transact business in theT official
center when here and will likely be
heard from when the Legislature
meets again and millions are asked
10 continue some committees.
MllI1onS Issued - Certificates OF
notlhcat1on that the METROPOLITAN
Edison Electric Company, of Read
ing, mas issued $2,200,0OO of five per
cent: twenty-year gold bonds and
SI,2OO,0OO of six per cent. gold notes
nave oeen issued by the Public Serv-
zee commission. Among other issues
announced are Baltimore and Ohio
rallroad In Pennsylvania, bonds
,ooO' tafrmont, Morgantown and
9lttsourgh railroad, bonds S6S,5OO;
Wheeling, Pittsburgh and Baltimore
railroad, bonds $4,000; Pittsburgh
and Western railroad, bonds $2S,5OO;
Baltlmore and Philadelphia railroad,
ponds $4,000, these railroad issues
10 be for reimbursement of Balti-
more and Ohio railroad for additions.
alterations, etc, in the last half year;
LANCASTER Electric Light. Heat and
rover Company, Lancaster, common
stock. S105,650; Edison Electric
company, Lancaster, common stock,
Sff'5OO; Beaver County Light Com
pany, bonds. $96,500; Wyoming Val
icy water Supply Company, Phila-
delphla, common stock, $11S,900.
Advisers Busy-State farm advis-
ers have been asked to speak at over
fifty picnics and similar gatherings
TO be held in farming communities
throughout the state, according to
statements made at the State De-
partment of Agriculture. The advis-
ers problems have increased many
folds since the stimulation of agri-
culture due to the war and there
nave been calls for them to visit
hundreds of farms. Now the picnic
season is commencing.
Bids Rejected-Highway Commits
sioher oNen has rejected bids for
the construction of the bridge in
county, as too high and the state will
do the work.
Discuss ROutes-Routes for the Sus.
quehanna Trail highway in York
county were discussed with Commits
sioner o'Neil yesterday by a commit
tee of the trail association. The
marker was also taken up. but not
approved.
Wardens Busy-Reports indicate
that the state game wardens have
been working over time in the Car
bon county region in rounding up the
foreigners who have guns in their
possession. Large seizures have been
made and many prosecutions started.
Carpenter Changed-John Carpen-
ter, of Potter county, has been drop
ped from the State Treasury, but will
probably land in the State Highway
department.. lie was formerly In the
auditor generals department and
later in the treasury.
Nothing Filed-State Public Ser
vice Commission officials to-day de-
clared that no new complaints about
the Philadelphia transit system had
been filed here as stated in Phila-
delphia newspapers.
Auto Receipts FalI-For the first
time in months auto license receipts
show decrease. The July statement
compiled by the Automobile Division
of the highway department., shows
that there was falling off in re-
ceipts of $3.50 as compared with
July 1918, they amounted to $147,-
S11.50. The report which State High
way Commissioner ]. Denny O'NeiI
has just made public, shows that
there were 22,769 pneumatic-tired
motor vehicles registered during tht
month; 1929 solid-tired; SOS tractors
113 trailers; 2,129 motorcycles; 4,4S4
paid drivers; 80 tractor drivers; 1877
dealers; Z tractor dealers; $3.50 oper-
ators; 10 tractor operators; raises. in
horsepower for pneumatic tired motor
vehicles totaled 452; raises in weight
for solid-tired motor vehicles totaled
So; transfers for pneumatic-t tired.
solid-tired, motorcycles, and tractors
totaled 1850 and 1877 licenses were
reissued, making a grand total of
all classes of registration and liz
Tttl of