Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-04
OFFICIALS WILL
ATTEND OPENING
Attorney General Invites De-
partment Heads TO Consti-
tutional Revision Sessions

Heads of departments and import
ment have been invited by Attorney
General William l. Schaffer to attend
the opening ceremonies of the State
Constitutional Revision Commission
next Tuesday. 1t is probable that
many prominent men will be here for
the first weeks sessions. The Attor-
ney General rs chairman will call the
meeting to order.
Chairman Ainey, of the Public Ser
vice Commission, to-day continued
hearings in regard to applications for
62 electric companies 40 operate in
Northwestern Pennsylvania because
of protests being filed against nine for
Mercer county, and owing to Illness
OF counsel for protestants against
others. Some of the cases may be
disposed of next week.
Thirty eases have been listed for
the meeting of the State Board of
Pardons on December II. The list
closed to-day.
The Sunbury Water Company has
filed notice of changes to it's rate
schedule with the Public Service Com
mission, an increase in the fiat rates
are charged to meter rates. Several
western water companies and the VAL
ley Telephon Company, Emlenton.
also filed notices of increases.
j. Herman knisely, chief OF the
bureau of municipalities of the De-
partment of Internal Affairs. has
gone to Sharon, where he will ad
dress the members of Council and the
Chamber of Commerce on third class
city laws as Sharon will become a
third class city in January. B. A.
Haldeman, of the town planning di-
vision, will attend the meeting of the
Main Line citizens at Bryn Mawr to-
night in regard to community devel-
opment.
No objections were filed to-day 60
the Lerew and Lafferty jitney appli
cations from Hummelstown and vicin-
ity when the Public Service Commits
sion held it's hearing.
Commissioners of Labor COnneIIey In
in Philadelphia attending the Indus
trial Board meeting.
Governor william c. SprOuI will
probably spend the early part of next
week in Washington, and will sit in
the Republican National Committee
me citing as the proxy of Senator Pen
rose, the Pennsylvania member, who
is i'll. The Governor is to be one of
two to formally address the open ses-
sion of the committee. He will re-
turn to Harrisburg about December
IL or the following day.
Lieutenant Governor Edward E.
Beidleman and John Wanamaker are
to be among the speakers at the Sab
bath Observance meeting in Philadel-
phia, on December IL.
Adjutnnt General Frank ID. Benry
is in Washington to-day discussing
militia matters and will appear be-
ere congressional committees.
Col. l.. ID. Cassatt, now mentioned
as a possible director of safety for
Philadelphia, is a son of the late A.
j. Cassatt, and we'll known to many
at the State Capitol.
Frank Hail, deputy state chief of
mines. is attending meetings of the
bituminous mine inspectors at Pitts
burgh.
Francis Fcehnn, one of the super
vising inspectors of the State De-
pnrtment of Labor and Industry, was
here yesterday on State business.
Reports from the western districts
are that more deer are being shot
than heretofore in the first week of
the season.
The State Department of Health
has won another case against a Ches-
ter county physician for violation of
the health laws