Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-27

will be held in Harrisburg. Phila-
delphia and Smethport.
District Boards. - State Draft
headquarters has issued a call for
rall local boards to file reports show
! ing aliens registered within their
districts. The record of the district
| board No. 1, Middle district, Scran-
ton, shows 43,319 claims and petit
tions passed upon, of which 1878
were denied. The bulk OF them
were industrial. District board No.
3, Western district, Greensburg,
passed upon 30,057 claims and pc
titions, of which S,734 were denied.
District board No. ., Western dis
trict, Erie passed on 40,21S claims
and petitions. 6.676 being denied.
Scott Referee-EX-Senat John
r. X. Scott, of Philadelphia, has
been named by the courts to referee
/ the election of the Philadelphia y.
NJ. c. A, which seems to be a mat
ter of legal controversy these days.
Firemen Get Observation-Disclosures
county firemen have Joined in the
fight against the new rates of the
Springfield Consolidated Water Co.,
now in the courts after a Public
Service decision.
"Skip-Stop" Hearing Philadel-
phia people seem to be getting ready
for an interesting hearing Wednes-
day when the "skip-stop" .oom-
plant will be taken up.
Attended Dinner.-W. Harry Ba-
ker, secretary of the Senate, and
other legislative officials returned
yesterday from New York, where
they attended the Pennsylvania So
ciety dinner.
All Eastern Charters.-The first
six charters signed by Governor
Sproul were all for eastern con-
Germs. All but one were for Phila-
delphia and vicinity.
Hershey Incrcasc.-The Hershey
Chocolate Company has filed notice
at the Capitol of an increase of
stock from s1,000,000 to $5,1S3,900
1t took place recently.
Woodward Grandfathcr-Jame
+. Woodward, Secretary of Internal
Affairs-elect, received ward that he
had become a grandfather, n son
having been born to his daughter,
Mrs. Sloan.
Bryan Coming-William Jennings
Bryan and Ex-Governor Frank B.
Willis, of Ohio, will visit the Hill
tomorrow. They are to speak in
Harrisburg in the evening.
Sprouts Great Spccch-"Governor
Sproul made one of the greatest
speeches l ever heaId and it struck
the sentiment at the Pennsylvania
Society dinner" said Lieutenant
Governor Edward E. Beidleman. The
Governor spoke on federal tenden-
cies in regard to state rights.
Hearing Off-The Public Service
Commission has issued this state
ment: The Public Service Commits
sion appointed a hearing on the
proposed change by the Pennsylva .
MIA railroad and Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Companies. acting
under authority of the director gem
eral, in changing Communication tick
cts so that they are good only during
the calendar month instead of for
thirty days from date of purchase
as ordered by the commission. No
tice of the investigation and hearing
by the commission was served upon
the director genearl of railroads
who, in a telegram received to-day,
requested that the hearing be post
poned. without date. pending the re-
suit of review of the question by the
railroad administration. and advised
that he had directed the railroads to
defer for one month action in MAX
ing proposed change effective. Hear
ing on the goth has been postponed
upon the director generals request"