Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-26

serve militia nc
a'zs=z existing and su
| others as may be organized. 1t is
! be effective on May /.
| Under the rules every man co
nected with the detachments mu
/ qualify just as the members Of Il
other units must qualify with rifll
or pistols. Four ranges are provide
| three of them without time. The q
yard range is to be in one minut
| but there is no time on 800, 500 or c,
| yards. Sharpshooters are those NAL
ing $50 out of possible 200 with
| machine gun, marksmen 120; fir
class loo and second ella.
so. A man attaining 165 wi
be entitled to go into the expe
course where So out OF a possible II
qualities him as an expert. In iirir
at all ranges except 200 yards ii
gunner stands in position at the gu
but in the 200-yard work the gu
will not be pointed. but at signi
the target will appear and the gur
rer will aim and fire ten shots in
given time.
Public Scrvice.-The Public ServiC
Commission has scheduled hearing
next week for Harrisburg, johnston
Scranton, Cresson and Allentown. n
Philadelphia or Pittsburgh hearing
viii be held. The Commission w
hear argument in the Berks count
electric complaint from NcwtOwn q
Monday and on Wednesday hear .
Girardville Electric Company hr
the Bethlehem viaduct propons
and other cases in this city. mes
town hearings will be held Y tho
day and Scranton and Cree ara
next day. The Allentown 10 tbose
set for Friday and will in Transit
against the Lehigh VaT
Company.
For Eisht-Ccnt Far4 nigbt an
Service Commission s'i
nounced that "as an Urgency meas
'oo''orI ,'Uo on5 LA as an 3ose OF giving
the allu ioi 1he 2pears to be ne
cessarv reIisf,' Il u granted the ap-
r1isa.is. p1ssutg ieIlei t II Ehuylkill Railway
Snr Ilu,,'Ion o | charge an eight
80. go .sed the right to sell
tt,in.do la 49, Sor a dollar. Instead
- - -. 80, wen tickets for fifty
oan+. nv iyision was given in the
oon'nio,.,t 9the boroughs of Ma
bona,. Cit,. md Ashland and in the
on,,Iioatio,.of the company for the
,iolbt 80 large an eight-cent fare.
Tha +or; is to be effective on one
49,. te and to run until June
1000 The complaint of Mahanoy
Gi+,. to service will be disposed
90 io.t The Commission report goes
in.n letails of operation and esti-
mo- y the reproduction value new Of
e, $685.. The decision was given
hrCOmmissioner Alcorn who says
at there are peculiar conditions
the operation of the rail-
way, (which place it in a class by
tself." Reference is made TO tN
haracter of the country, me fact that
here are few short riders and that
While there are populous communi-
les there are no large cities. Com
laints against the eight-cent fare
re dismissed.
Installation Defined The Public
service Commission has dismissed the
of several individuals in
'icinity of Philadelphia against the
springfield Consolidated Water Com
ANY, in which there were contro-
'ersies over cost of installation OF
meters. The Commission settles the
question by saying that the order
ssued in the original case required
he company to install meters for
he complainants at its expense
md adds "by installation the Com
mission meant the setting o. the
meter, that is the insertion of the
anne into the pipe. The piping with
he necessary valves for control and
operation form part of the interior
Any work necessary to
arrange the pipe for the installation
II the meter and the necessary valves
)r cocks should be at the expenses of
he patron or property owner"
Meetings Set-The State Workmen's
Compensation Board will meet at
April go, and Scranton
on May l.
Veterans For POIice-Over forty
vacancies are to be filled in the State
Police troops next month and an
examination for the purpose is to
oe held in this city on May l. over
twenty men. veterans of overseas
service. have applied for admission
and hereafter only veterans of Army
Or Navy service will be appointed.
Health OGIccrs - Health Depart
ment appointments were to-day as
Health officer. D. S. Reed
medical inspectors of schools
DR.. y. j. Heplar New Bethlehem;
DR.. John L. Miller, Aliquinpa; DR.
Robert Weise. Pittsburgh for Aspin-
wall and O'Hara townships, ALLEGHENY
county; DR.. w. b. Crawford, Browns
Vile, for Washington township, Belle.
vernon and and Fayette City, FAY.
ette county; DR.. w. L. Thunhurst
for Pitcairn and Brad.
dock.
Welcome to the HiIl.-Nothwith.
standing interesting announcement.
today that the State Capitol will here
after be open to visitors on SUNDAY
the fact is that the State House ha!
been open on the Sabbath for month.
and months. During the war dayi
there were some restrictions, bu
they were removed a long time ago
and since the first of the year, tn,
legislative chambers. especially hav,
been open on Sundays and have beer
visited by hundreds of people. S.
has most of the building with excep
tion of the Governors reception room
and some of the departmental offices
The rest of the building is free, an,
everyone is welcome, although trav
cling to the dome is discouraged.
Mackcy TO Spcak.-Harry A. Mack
ey. chairman of the State Compensa
ton Board, is to speak at the Repub
lican Club dinner in Lancaster to
night.
Trees Planted. Scores of tree
were planted in central counties yes
terday in observance of Arbor Da,
although the number was not any
thing like what would have bee
planted had weather conditions bee
better.
Chairman Returns.-Chairman "