Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-01

were school $110,5s5.73 and fire in
surance S2S2,939.67.
Funds deposited by the teachers
annuity fund amounted to $685.
SS2.27.
The State Highway Department
has let contract for Immediate con-
struction of five steel buildings for
storage of the automobile trucks and
other motor equipment for road
building given to the State by the
War Department from army surplus
stores, which are now stored in Capt.
tol Park extension. The contract was
let to the Belmont Iron Works, of
Philadelphia, and calls for five build
ings each 60 by 160 feet to be
erected one a week on the State
Arsenal property. The sheds will
each provide storage for from so
to 65 trucks, according to size.
Organization of the new tank
battalion of the PENNSYLVANIA Ma
tional Guard, which is to be attached
to corps headquarters, will be un-
dertaken as soon as further orders
from the War Department The
question of location of the units
has not been determined, as State
Guard officials are seeking infor-
nation about officers and men
H. Thompson, inspector general of
the Guard, who graduated from the
tank instruction school in France, is
taking a big interest in the forma-
ton of the new arm. of the State
Guard. War Department Q orders
will also govern the establishment
of State aircraft service and Major
General Price has asked that men
experienced in this service and de-
sirous of entering the Guard COM
municate with him so that they can
be listed.
As result of the extraordinary
demand for hunters licenses which
has been reported from every county
in the State, State Game Commission
officers believe that the total num-
ber of hunters licensed this year will
run to $4,000 instead of $4,000
calculated as the maximum some
time ago. Rush orders have been
given for tags, but men have been
hunting with white bandages or
brassards for several days because
of lack of the tags.
Hearings have been scheduled by
the Public Service Commission for
next week in Sunbury, WilkeS-Barre,
Philadelphia and Harrisburg. The
Harrisburg sittings will b e gi n
Wednesday when complaints against
the Lykens Valley Light and Power
Company's new rates will be heard.
An executive session will be held
the following day. The Wilkes
Barre hearing will relate to bridge
at Shickshinny against which Lu-
zerne county commissioners have
complained. The Philadelphia sit
tings will be on Monday relative to
10 rS
and autoX obiles on demand, and on
Friday when the' Ridgway Auto and
Cab Company will ask right to do
business in Pennsylvania.
Governor Sproul will speak at
Chester tonight.
EN-Judge E. l.. Orvis, of Belle
fonte. was among visitors to the
Capitol yesterday.
Immediately upon the filing of
complaints by the cities of Erie and
Cory against the proposed new
rates of the Pennsylvania Gas Com
pany for gas. the Public Service
Commission last night ordered a
hearing to be held here next Friday.
The Commission issued a statement
in which it said: The Commission
has for some time been investigat-
ing the rates and service of this
pdllS IN CO1H6CllOH NllH It's
general investigation relating to the
conservation of the natural gas sup
ply of Pennsylvania. AS the COM
plants have been filed prior to the
effective date of the proposed in
crease in rates (November p, the
burden of proof at this hearing will
be upon the company to show that
the increased rates and that the rev
classifications and regulations are
just and reasonable and in conform
ity with law" The new rates filed
provide for a rising scale of prices
in blocks of 5000 feet.
These commissions have been is
sued 10 Dauphin county notaries pub
lie: Clarence H. Whireman, Harris
burg; f. L. Baumgardner and Mrs.
a. NJ. Mowry. Hershey.
More contractors appeared for the
opening of the bids for roads yes
terday than have been seen at the
State Highway Department in many
months. The prices ran high, but it
is believed that some contracts will
The State Capitol was virtually
closed to-day, as most of the men
had gone home to vote, and the
orders were out that some Offices
would not reopen until Wednesday.
Adjutant General Beary left last