Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05

secretary OIL AEi
Rasmussen has listed these counties
for the opening month: Greene
Washington, Fayette, WestInore-
land, Somerset, Blair. BEDFORD
HUNTINGDON, Fulton. Cumberland
Susouehanna, Bradford, Tloga'
Cambria, Franklin. Adams, PER-!
and Juniata.
The Public Service Commission
will meet here tomorrow in eNecu-
tive session to consider reports
relative to hearings held in Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia on the
regulations for taXicabs, jitneys ana
other common carriers. The COM
mission is working out its plans TOT
enforcement of the new regulations
and numerous applications for GER
tificates have been filed.
Average production of wheat per
acre in Pennsylvania during 1919
was III bushels as compared with
1S.S last year. although the aggre-
gate yield was larger, according 10
statisticians of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture who found IN
making UP their reports that IN all
but one of the big wheat producing
counties the average per acre ue-
clined and that in Philadelphla,
Delaware and other counties where
there is more or, less intensive cul-
tivation the yield was stationery In
counties where wheat has not been
extensively grown such as Fayette'
Allegheny, Beaver, Pike, Mchean
and wyoming there was an increase
in the acre yield. Lancaster, the
leading wheat county, went from an
average of eos to 10 bushels per
acre: York from 1877 to 1916; Cum
berland, 10 to 17.2: Adams is to
1865; Franklin. ia to 16.S, and
Berks, 22 to 17.5. The moth, rust
and other pests afflicted many
fields in the southern wheat belt.
The average rye yield went from
IT'S to II bushels. Berks, the leader
dropping from 20.5 to 1873, whl!e
Northampton went from Is to ls.5;
The average oats yield was $50
bushels against 80. Almost every
county showed a decline, 6erks
dropping ten per cent, Phlladelphla
over Is per cent, York IA per cent.
and Crawford IS per cent.
In Dauphin the wheat averages
went from 17.9 to 1856 rye, 16.1 to
16.5. and oats, 80 to 27.S. Leba-
non and Perry also fell, except
Perry gained in rye yield.
Superior Court Judge William III.
Keller, elected yesterday for the full
term of 10 years, will be sworn in
the first Monday in January. Judge
Keller is now on the bench, having
been appointed IL months ago.
Ex-senator David Hunter, DR.,
who represented part of Pittsburgh
in Senate and House and was an
inspector of the Western Peniten-
tiary, died suddenly at his home
in Pittsburgh Monday night. Mr:
Hunter was we'll known on Capitol
Hill and stood high among Western
PENNSYLVANIA business men.
Capitol Hill people came back 10
their desks to-day generally elhted
with election results. The general
opinion is that Republicans are in
good shape for the 1920 campaign
for the Legislature.
The Treasury and Auditor Cen
erals Departments, which colsed en-
Friday, reopened to-day for business
and considerable sums in State taxes
came in.
Fridays hearing in the big Erie
gas rate case promises to be one or
the most important before the Pub
lie Service Commission in long
time. There will be a large repre-
sentation of Erie people here.
The State Board of Public GROUNDS
and Buildings has been called to
meet next Tuesday when matters
pertaining to the memorial prldge
will be taken up.
The Public Service Commission Is
scheduled for an executive session
tomorrow afternoon when jitney,
telephone and other matters Will
be taken up.
Charles =. Addams, of the Attor-
ney Generals Office, was elected q
councilman of Camp Hill yesterday.
He got 204 votes. William A. Doug
las who was on the Prohibition
ticket and didn't know it got 81.
\ hearing was held by the Public
Service Commission at Wilkes-Barre
to-day on the Mecanaqua bridge.
Governor Sproul started the big
public improvement drive at Cheste
last night.
Capitol Hill people were interest
ed to-day to learn that the Republl-
cans had been successful in the big
fight for election of county COM
niissioners in Luzerne county and
that they had swept Carbon. Fa-
yette county men here said that
county was firmly Republican.
The home of James X. BaSshaw,
sergeant-at-arms of the State Sen
ate, at Chester, was robbed of money
and jewelry.
Among men well known on Capt.
tol Hill to be elected to office yester-
day was Jack" the Chester county
fox hunter and lieutenant of Sena-
tor T. L. Eyre. He is the new sheriff
of Chester county.
William Wcbbcr, the Berks coun-
" murderer granted Communication
several years ago and refused par
don six times, is trying again. His
case is to come up.
Reports received by the State De-
partment of Mines from inspectors
in the bituminous region to-day, in
dicate more men returning to work
in the Fayette, Westmoreland, In
diana and Greene county regions.
No reports of disorder have been
received either by the officials of
the Department of Mines or State
Police. Many of the miners appear
to have gone hunting since they
quit work in some districts.
The Public Service Commission to-
day received the application for ap-
proval of the reorganization of the
Titusville and Carnegie Springs rail-
road as the Titusville and Cam
bridge railroad.