Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-23

nus Deen arranged to hear the Pitts
hurgh Railway complaints. The list
includes the complaints of the city
OF Pittsburgh, boroughs of Home
stead, Williamsburg, Homestead, Ran
KIN, Swissvale, Mays, Leetsdale, AM
bridge, Baden, Millvale, North Brad
dock, West Homestead, Glassport
Verona. Knoxville, Coraopolis, Belle
vue, Munhall New Brighton, Ro-
chester, Etna, Pitcairn, East Nc
keesport Monaco, Dormont, Millvale,
and others, and McKeesport and
Beaver Falls as we'll.
Sanders Coming Home-Dr. ]. G.
Sanders, the State Director of Plant
industry, who went to Europe sew
eral weeks ago to make a study of
the potato blight, is expected to re-
turn here within few days with a
statement of his inquiry. The chief
purpose was to study the so-called
immune potato.
Gettysburg Men Here - Delega-
tlons OF residents of Gettysburg and
other places in Adams county Wis
lted Highway Commissioner Sadler
with requests for State aid in high
way Improvement in that section
Iho State will make some studies of
Inc situation and cooperate with
Adams county in its county road pro-
gram which involves a bond issue.
water Company Objects-Objec-
Iion to the approval by the Public
service Commission of the applica-
tlon of the borough of Waynesboro
for leave to purchase the Waynes-
boro Water Company's plant was
made by the company to-day. Head
ed by {. LaRue Munson, several law
yers made argument. The borough
officials contended that the plant
should be a municipal proposition.
Argument was heard on the Johns
town fare and Hog Island shipyard
electric rate cases.
Report on Coal-In a review of
coal prices and coal conditions
based upon United States GEOLOGICAL
survey data, which he helped COM
pile, DR.. George II. Ashley, the new
state Geologist, to-day submitted
report to Secretary of Internal Af-
1alrs James +. Woodward to the eff
rect that he did not think that prices
would take a downward trend If
they change materially at all, they
Will go upward, he concludes.
The Geologist calls attention to the
changes in the price of bituminous
coal in five years and remarks that
II people had attempted to store
extensively it would have caused
prices to keep on going up because
of demand.
DR.. Ashley is arranging to begin
series of surveys of the hard and
sort coal fields this fall. Reports on
new deposits will be examined.
Endorse Move - Secretary Fred
Rasmussen has given endorsement to
the crusade for better live stock
winch is to be started throughout
the country on October /. Penn
s!ylVania live stock has shown an
increase in some lines since the
commencement of the war, notably
IN sheep. Efforts will be made to
increase the number of draft ami
mails and beef cattle.
Scott Called Down.-Considera
am usement was created on Capitol
Hill by the reports of the inter-
changes between Judge c. Y. Au-
denreld and Representative John r.
*. Scott in the Philadelphia election
count yesterday. The representa-
tive was told by the court that he
would not hear any one with
"saucy tongue" and that if he did
not subside he would be put out
OF the court room. Mr.. Scott had his
say before the argument closed.
Governor Returns. Governor
Sproul returned last evening from
Chester where he spent the week
end and is meeting department
heads to-day. He will see Insur-
ance Commissioner T. B. Donald
son about the ten per cent. differen-
tial, which has caused so much
stir.
Twenty-Five Per Cent. The de-.
positors of the North Penn Bank,
which the State closed, will get
about twenty-five per cent. accord
ing to Special Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Fred Taylor Pusey.
Attending Mecting.-Colonel Ed
ward Martin, State Commissioner of
Health and other officers of that
department are attending the State
Medical Society meeting.
To Buy Tulnpike.-York papers
say Highway Commissioner Sadler
has informed the officials of the
Hanover and Maryland Line Turn
pike Company that the State High !
way Department has agreed upon |
the purchase of the pike at the price !
fixed by the stockholders of the |
S13,540. The tollgates |!
along the road will be abandoned !
after the deal has been |
closed and the purchase price has |
been paid over to the company. The |
turnpike extends from the borough |
line on Baltimore street, Hanover
to Melrose, on the Maryland line, a |
distance of approximately six miles |