Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

Senator Edwin II. Ware has
given it as his opinion that there
VIII be quarter of a million voters
IN Philadelphia's election this fall.
he looks for big Republican ma
Jority in the city.
The York city registration this
year aggregates 1914 against 1855
last year. the decline being due to
the war and lack of interest in the
election. The Democrats show the
worst slump having only 3,713 reg
lstered, while 1853 Republicans
nave listed their names.
Altoona city registration is
given as 5,943, which the Altoona
Tribune says is light" and is ac-
counted for by failure of citizens to
feallze that they had to register per-
sonalIy. The second precinct of the
Third ward leads the list with 293.
Allentown, Bethlehem and Eas-
ton all report drop in registration.
Capitol Hill is going to have its
hrst real observance of the legal
holiday of Columbus Day to-mor-
row. This holiday was the latest of
the list of legal holidays in the Key
stone State to be adopted, Charles
A. Snyder, the present auditor gen.
eral, having been active in behalf OF
its enactment when in the State Sen
ate. The plan is for all departments
when they close tonight to remain
closed until Monday. People con-
nected with the State government
will be urged to devote their time
to working for the Liberty Loan.
Appointment of A. G. Costello,
of Philadelphia, to be examiner-in-
chief of the State Insurance Depart
ment, is taken here to mean that
the connection of A. Nevin DIETRICH
with that department has ceased.
DIETRICH is now on the state leave list
being in the Army and entitled to
half pay of the post of chief exam
iner which is $4,000. 1t is pretty
certain that he will not return to the
Capitol during the present admins
tration and equally certain that he
will have no connection with the
next. In a number of other depart
ments acting officials have been
named to places of men who have
gone to war, but it is understood
that Costello gets an out and out
appointment.
The United States Senate had
confirmed the appointment of John
+. Short, of Clearfield county, to
succeed Joseph Howley as United
States Marshal for the western dis
trict of Pennsylvania and it is un-
derstood that Mr.. Short will appear
before the United States Court here
within the next few days and take
the oath of office. He will be re.
quired to file a bond of $4,000
Marshal Howley would not comment
upon the change. The appointment
of Mr. Short was made by President
Wilson several weeks ago. Mr.
| Short is a widely-known Democrat
He was a Pittsburgh newspapermar
and for years has published the
Clearfield Republican, in Clearfield.
An item of political interest, /!
the wedding of Revenue Collector C
G. Llewellyn, of the Pittsburgh dis
Itrict, and Miss Jane Kissinger, siste1
of County Controller Kissinger, O
| IFayette county.
! 1T is said that federal judges il
Philadelphia may throw out more o
the draft case indictments which
have been found defective. Some o
the men indicted by District Attor
ney Kane's Office may insist upon be
ing cleared which will make NOR,
trouble for the Palmer er-McCormicl
appointee in the Quaker City
. -Fayette county has registered
, almost $4,000 voters.
| -Lenahan men are organizinJ
committees to work for his success
all through the anthracite region
Lee Holcomb will be chairman TO
ILuZerne.