Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-11

ditional volunteers" because as "the
war progresses the need becomes
more and more apparent" The let
ter also says that 80 far the United
States has been involved only in the
preparatory phase of this war" and
that it is now about to enter upon
the fighting stage. 1t is set forth
| that $4,000 medical officers will be
needed for the Army in France alone
and that there are now on duty In
| the Medical Reserve only 1914 Off
GERS. General Gorgas closes, IT can
not emphasize too strongly the su-
preme demand for medical officers"
q Governors Invited. Governor
Brumbaugh to-day invited the Gov
ernors of the thirteen original states
to attend the Liberty Loan demon
stTation at Philadelphia on April 27
at the request of the committee in
charge. The Governors will be his
guests at luncheon.
After Old Company.-The Attorney
Generals Department to-day secured
a writ of quo warranto asking the
Lancaster County Insurance, Trust
and Safe Deposit Company, of Ian
| caster, to show cause on April 20
why it's charter should not be re-
| voked. The company. which has a
| charter granted by the Legislature
more than fifty years ago, has not
ISbeen active for some years, The late
Sam Matt Fridy, Deputy Auditor
General, signed the last treasurer's
return. which was over ten years
| ago.
Appointments.-Ch II. Garlick,
! of Bellevue, was to-day reappointed
state inspector of steam engines and
boilers for Allegheny county. and
John S. Ginter, of Tyrone, trustee of
the State Hospital at Phillipsburg.
Strike SettIed.-According to word
received from Mediator James A.
Steese at the Department of Labor
and Industry. the strike of~foundry-
| men at Franklin has been settled by
the state.
Governor Away.-Governor Brum-
haugh is at McKeesport, where he
will speak for Commissioner O'Neil
| tonight.
| Hearing On.-The hearing in the
| Philadelphia Rapid Transit lease is
under way in Philadelphia to-day be-
| fore Public Service Commissioners.
Kick On Increase.-The people of
Industry, according to a petition filed
at the Public Service Commission to-
DAY, complain because the Steuben-
Vile, East Liverpool and Beaver VAL
ley, Traction Company has advanced
rates between Beaver county towns,
two and a half miles apart, from five
to ten cents.
GOdcharIes' Hard LuclS.-Snow last
night caused a cavein of the roof of
the printing office of the Miltonian,
Deputy Secretary of the Common
wealth Godcharles' newspaper, and
the beacon of Milton will miss an is
sue to-day for the first time in 1O2
years.
Hearing On CrossinE.-The hear
ing on the Pennsylvania railroad ap-
plication for a grade crossing in Ell
lott street near the Elliott-F'isher
plant, was heard by Examiner Vale
to-day. No objections were made.
New Licutennnts.-John w. Wal
lace, waynesburg. and William d.
Fawcett, McKeesport, were to-day
appointed second 1ieutenants in the
Reserve Militia and assigned to the
Third Infantry.
Rule Up to BOard.-In the opinion
of the Department of Labor and In
dustry Deputy Attorney General Col
lins holds that the State Industrial
Board can determine the minimum
age for minors to be employed in
foundries and that if it sees fit it may
fix IS years.