Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-14
GOAL CLAUSE"
CASE ON 18th
Justice Simpsons Account
Shows $4,000 Given by Him;
Meade Board Meets Sproul

The Public Service Commission to-
day announced that November 26,
at Harrisburg had been fixed for the
hearing in the so-called coal
clause" electric rate case, which
arose in complaint by the Fleet
wood and Kutztown Electric Com
pany against the Metropolitan of
Reading and in which the State
Electric Association will take part
to uphold the legality of the clause
in contracts.
Governor Brumbaugh said to-day
that the Meade Memorial Commits
sion would meet Saturday morning
in the office of Attorney General
Brown in Philadelphia to discuss the
plans and that Governor elect Sproul
had been invited to attend.
Justice Alexander Simpson, Jr.,
filed his expenseaccount to-day,
showing that he had contributed $5,-
600 to the lawyers committee form
ed in his interest and had made no
other payments. The justice had no
contributions. e. l.. Whittelsey. of
Erie, Prohibition candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, certified to spend
ing less than $50.
l.. =. Kniffcn, OF Wilkes Barre,
was reappointed a member of the
State Board of Undertakers.
The Reading system to-day paid
1868, 900 to the state as taxes which
had been in process of settlement for
some time.
The borough of Great Bend to-day
complained to the Public Service
Commission against the new rates
of the Susquehanna County Light
and Power Company.
The Altoona and Logan Valley,
Carlisle and Mt. Holly and Valley
Railways systems were respondents
at hearings held by Public Service
Commissioners to-day at the Cap
itol, rates and service being objected
to. In the Blair county case the at
tack was made by the Beliwood
Cham Der of Commerce. The town of
Bloomsbury and the borough of Pal
myra presented complaints against
the water companies operating in
those places and the borough of
Middleburg asked the right to ac-
uuire the plant of the Middleburg
Water Company, and furnish It's own
supply. None of the cases was con-
cluded. In the Valley complaint
charges against the service were
withdrawn and the matter concen-
trated on a Seven-cent rare, the
company announcing that 1t was
having a valuation made.
Governor Brumbaugh to-day ap-
pointed Frank S. Barr as justice of
the peace for Caernarvon township,
Lancaster county; NJ. w. Hurley for
Covington township. Lackawanna
county, and ID. c. Gillies for Export
John S. Englert was appointed al
derman of the Ninth ward of Nc
Keesport.
Capitol visitors included Judge j.
N. Langham, of Indiana county;
Senator A. +. DaiX, Philadelphia,
and Representative NJ. B. Rich, OF
Clinton county.
The Dauphin county treasurer to-
day paid S5,197.50 as revenue from
hunters licenses.
Commissioner OF Labor and In
dustry McNichols to-day outlined
plans for the remainder of the year
with the heads of all bureaus OF his
department. The new commissioner
said everyone was to work.
Governor Brumbaugh will give n
dinner for the Public Service Board
tonight
Commissioner OF Health Roger is
in Philadelphia.
c. II. Rogers, Jr., of the Auditor
Generals office Is in Philadelphia as
a witness in the suit over the Phila-
delphia primary bills. which the
state declined to pay.
The State Compensation Board Is
in session in Philadelphia to-day.