Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-21

scneduled tC Dc heard by the Public
Service Commission IN Philadelphia
next Thursday. The complaints
arose out Of the filing by the COM
pany of new schedule of rates af-
ter the commission had made an or
der in the original complaints against
rates. The commission will hear
arguments on Monday on Schuylkill
county trolley fare cases and also
give hearings on complaints from
Northumberland, Crawford. Schuyl-
Kill and other counties. Special hear
ings will be held in Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Erie and Scranton IN
addition to the Harrisburg list.
To Go Further.-The State Insur-
ance Law kevision Commission las
adjourned its sessions until Novem-
Der to permit gathering of additional
data. At the meeting this week coz
respondence as to the manner in
which the war is affecting insurance
laws and matters in other states was
ordered.
Age Limit Changed. The mini
mum age limit for operators of mo-
tion picture machines in Pennsylvania
Board of the Department of Labor
and Industry from Is to 16 years This
amendment to The Motion Picture Ma
chine Operation Code is announced by
the Industrial Board as strictly war
measure and the minimum age limit
of l6 years is to be effective during
the war period.
Mothers Pension Trustees. The
board of trustees for the Mothers
Pension Fund of Berks county was
to-day appointed by the Governor. as
follows: Mrs. Isaac Hester, Mrs.
Frances Il. Beard, Mrs. Daniel Ancona,
Reading; Mrs. Solon Bausher. Ham
burg; Mrs. Charles b. Spatz, Boyer
town; Mrs. A. d. Belson, Wyomissing;
Mrs. c. G. Boyer, kutztown.
Attack Fare Increase. The in
crease of fares of the Waver1y, Sayre
and Athens Traction Company, from
five to seven cents was attacked as
unnecessary and unreasonable in a
complaint filed with the Public Serv-
along it's line. The hearing in the
complaints against the Shamokin and
Mount Carmel Company, fixed for
next week has been postponed until
November to permit an engineering
conference. The commission has or
dered grade crossing on the Central
Railroad of New Jersey at Lehigh
Gap. complained of by, Representative
w. M. Benninger, of Northampton
county, to be abolished and request
ed the State Highway Department to
prepare plans.
Prohibition Changes. - H. F. Ditt-
man to-day filed a withdrawal as Pro-
hibition candidate for Congress at
large and +. p. Isherwood and c. w.
Catlin were substituted for the Pro
hibition Legislative nominees in Nc
kean county.
Two Promoted. - Adjutant General
Beary to-day announced promotions
of Harry X. Hayden, Easton, to be
the first lieutenant of Company A,
Second Infantry, Reserve Militia, and
Russell Hahn, Easton, to be second
lieutenant.
Borough Complains.-The borough
of Freeland to-day filed an official
complaint from its borough council
with the Public Service Commission
against the service and rates of the
Freeland Water Company, which says
that the company has an exclusive
franchise and that it's supply is i'm
pure, quantity defective and rates un-
reasonable. The first hydrant rate is
declared to have been advanced from
SIS to $40 for each of forty hydrants
and the domestic rates to have gone
up % to 33 1-3 per cent.
Gas Rates Up. The Wilkes Barre
Company has filed notice of increase
of unit rates for gas ten cents a
thousand feet in Wilkes Barre and
Ashley and Hanover township, Lu-
zerne county.
Orders to Board. - specific instruc-
tion for members of local draft boards
in preparing vouchers for pay under
the existing regulations We're issued
to-day from State Draft headquarters.
The headquarters also issued notice
that registration cards received after
to-day shall not be assigned serial
numbers at the present time. Future
imperative that all cards received on
or before September 81 be Immediately
serially numbered and lists prepared
as required by the regulations" says
the notice.
In Some Trouble. - People at the
Capitol are trying to figure out just
where and when Edward Parks Digit,
of Philadelphia, will get his freedom.
plight is in the Eastern Penitentiary
State Board of Pardons on Wednes-
day. This is his status: Seventeen
and a half years to serve in the
for larceny and burglary, breaking
of parole, ETC., seven and half years
in the New Jersey State Penitentiary
at Trenton and an indictment for
battery at Bridgeton, N. J.
Rush of Cases. = The situation in
regard to complaints against trolley
companies, electric corporations and
against which complaints have been
filed is commencing to cause some
anxiety at the Capitol. AS high as
three complaints, based upon different
company in some instances. The Com
mission has been overwhelmed with
protests against advances in service
rates and first complaints have not
been heard in some cases where sec
ond ones have come against new in
creases.
Pitcher Makes Address. - Captain
Leon K. Pitcher. deputy superinten-
dent of State Police, delivered an ad-
dress before the Home Defense unit
at Lansdowne, last night. at the invi-
tation of the committee in charge.
Crossing Abolished. - The Public
Service Commission last night issued
an order abolishing the crossing on
the National Pike, at Claysville, Wash
ington county, and apportioning the
cost of $4,000 among the State Com
mission, State Highway Department,
Washington county, Donegal township
nd the RaltiIla lore md Oh Pc ilrna Il