Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23

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/ sezS 49, In each case the
bureau, .oiiGwms instructions of the
Board. has entered the name of A:
Mitchell Palmer, Custodian OF
AMEN property, as a representative
OF the claimant. 1t is anticipated
that the large majority of the pc
| tiuons will rest until the termina-
ton of the war.
All cases included in the total
are the result of fatalities. principal
/ ly IN the hard and soft coal regions
OF the state. The petitions have
been assigned to the referees Of
| noes as follows: Philadelphia, g.;
Pottsvnle. "a; Scranton. "a; Lancas-
ter, s; Williamsport, 5: Altoona, "a;
| Kane, s; Pittsburgh, 70.
Increase Capital.-Notice of an in
crease of Indebtedness from $750,000
| to $4,000, 900 has been filed at the
capitol by the Chester Valley Elec-
trio Co., of Philadelphia. The West
| Branch Steel Co., Williamsport, filed
notice of increase of stock from
100000 to 100000; Franklin Wors-
ted Co., Philadelphia. stock, $4,000
to S150,00O; Triangle Tool Co., Erie,
stock. $4,000 to 100000; Williams
port Baking Co, Williamsport, stock,
SSSoVV 10 S1UV,uUV.
Meetings Set.-The September
schedule of meetings of the State
| Workmen's Compensation Board is
as follows: Harrisburg. September
10; Philadelphia. September IL, IL
and IL.
To Discuss Cases-Members of
the Public Service Commission will
probably have an informal session
about the middle of next week to
| clear dockets and prepare for the
! large series of hearings on COM
plants against public utilities which
are scheduled for September. The
regular executive session Will be
| held on September 5.
Reading eComplains-The city of
Reading to-day entered complaint
before the Public Service Commis-
sion against the increase of fares
by the Reading Transit and Light
Company from six to seven cents, as
contrary to city ordinances and also
against the increase of rates by
the Metropolitan Edison Company,
which furnishes current to the city
| for lighting. The boroughs of Sell
ersville objected to the new rates of
the Highland Gas Company as en-
cessive. and Cheltenham township,
Montgomery county, filed complaint
that the new fire hydrant rates OF
the Springfield Consolidated Water
| Company meant an increase of III
fper cent. because of pipeline
charges. The township formerly
paid $1,575 for fire service and now
amount to $12,9e3, according to the
complaint. The new regulations for
communication tickets of the Lehigh
Valley Traction Company were at
tackled by a resident of North Wales
as not having been properly an
nounced.
Big Merger Goes-The Public
Service Commission to-day an
nounced its approval of the merger
of the Central District Telephone
Company with the Bell Telephone.
This company was a subsidiary of
the Bell and operated in the state
west of Altoona, so that the ap-
proval brings all of the Bell lines
in Pennsylvania under one head.
New IncreaSeS-TheN Northampton
Traction Company has filed notice
of increase of fares from six to
seven cents for local traffic and an
| advance in freight rates. The Citi-
Zens Light, Heat and Power Com
pany advanced steam-heating rates
1T Johnstown.
New Surgeon-Dr. William Buck
| alew Gearhart, Wilkes-Barre, was
appointed first lieutenant and dem
| tai surgeon in the Reserve Militia
and assigned to the Second 1nfan-
| try.
Appointments-Dr. Benjamin F
Bartho, Mount Carmel. was to-day
appointed by the Governor to sue
ceed the late Thomas NJ. RICHTER as
a trustee of the Ashland State Hos
p;tal. William Curtis was appoint
cd justice of the peace for Edge
wood
WomeIsdorf Road-Bids will be
opened August 80 for 20,4S2 feet OF
/ road between Robesonia and Womels-
dorf. on the line of the William Penn
highway. 1t will be a plain con-
| crete roadway.
Sheridan Leaves-W. F. Sheridan,
for ten years chief clerk to the State
/ Water Supply Commission, left to-
day for Philadelphia where he will
join a contingent for Camp Lee.
Sheridan is well known to many on
the Hill and we'll liked.
Attended Reception-Adjutan Gen.
eral Beary and high officers of the
Reserve Militia and National Guard
attended the reception rendered at
Lancaster by Major KEEPER last even
ing.
The Stacker Board-Major w. q.
Murdoch, the state draft officer. to-
day declared that there was no in
tention of creating "slackers'
board" to handle cases of slackers
in the state or in Philadelphia. There
is no intention to Great a board or
an organization for this purpose, u
said he. "All that will be done will
be to authorize a couple of boards
to name extra clerks to speed up the
handling of such cases. Neither has
anything been determined regarding
the formation of a special headquar-
ters for Philadelphia such as exists
in New York"
Doctors to Mobilixe-An executive
committee has been named by Dr.
G. F. Hammond, OF Philadelphia, ia
perfect the plan for the creation of a
State Volunteer Medical Reserve
Corps, which will maintain medical
service at home during the war. DR.
Hammond presided at the meeting
held here yesterday and medical men
all over the state will ue called upon
to help communities from which doc
tors have removed becawie OF the
war.
Many Bids Asked-Bids for close
to 100000 feet of improved road will
be opened at the State Highway De-
partment in the next two weeks
These bids will be for construction