Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-27

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ganizations in the World War. With
exception of flags of the 10th the
State now has a flag, and in some
cases two flags of each unit in the
I Keystone Division.
in some cases two flags, of each unit
The Adjutant General has also re-
ceived the flags of the 149th ma
chine gun battalion which was form
ed out of companies of the old 4th
| pennsylvania and was attached to
the Rainbow division This flag was
sent from the War department.
| The flag of the 112th is accompan-
led by a ribbon and citations.
Farmers InstituteS-State farm
er's institutes will not begin until
the first week of December this year,
according to an announcement made
| to-day at the State Department of
| Agriculture. Heretofore they have
begun about the middle of Novem-
| ber, but this year under the new
plan there will be fewer meetings
and more diversified. programs with
specialists detailed to various local
| lties according to request. This ar
rangement has been determined
upon by Secretary of Agriculture
Rasmussen after consultation with
the men in charge of institutes in
| the last few years and it is believed
that it will work out better than the
old plan. Some of the points of
holding institutes will also be chang
ed making them more accessible.
Efforts will be made to have farmers
present problems in agriculture at
the meetings SO that advice can be
| given.
Public Service List-Course of the
Public Service Commission in re-
gard to the hearings in the Bell Tel
| ephone and Pittsburgh Railway,
cases will be outlined at the execu-
tive session to be held here Monday
| by the commission. Arguments
have been scheduled for Monday in
this city on the complaints against
the Mahoning and Shenango Rail-
way and Light company in which
Sharon, Sharpsville. West Middlesex
and Wheatland boroughs have en-
tered complaints. Hearing will be
| held Wednesday in the complaint of
r. j. Boyle, of Wilkes Barre, against
the notice to the public on an issue
of 100000 of stock of the Wilkes
Barre company and on grade cross
ings in Northampton and Dauphin
counties. Hearings will also be held
. here Thursday and at Warren on
Saturday.
Two unusual applications to be
heard are for a charter for the Eas
| ton Aero Service Corporation for a
charter for an airplane line and by
the Hanover and McSherrystown
street railway for permission to
abandon part of a line in Hanover.
Watch Tobacco Priccs-State ag-
ricultural officials are watching very
closely the trend of tobacco prices
. -, ,.;a l.
! hail torn leaf. The crop this year
furnishes an interesting study for
the State experts.
Dauphin Grade Crossing-Next
Wednesday the Public Service Com
mission will hold its hearings on the
complaint of the State Highway
department against the grade cross
Ing at Dauphin. This is on the main
route to Sunbury and Lewistown.
Bcrks Wants Roads-The State
Highway department was asked by
Berks county commissioners and the
county solicitor to take early steps
for the Improvement of three State
aid projects in that county, including
from Yellow House to Douglass
vile, near ShartlesVille CSd near
Moreysville. Assistant Commission
er G.. II. Biles agreed to have surveys
and other work done, the commiss-
toner's having petitioned for State
aid.
Bank CaII-The call issued by the
State Banking department for state
ments as of September 23 includes
all trust companies, state chartered
banks, savings institutions, licensed
private bankers and national banks
doing a fiduciary business in Penn
sylvania. The last call was in early
summer.
More AssociationS-Charte for
five more Philadelphia building and
loan associations, each capitalized
at s1,000,000, have just been issued
at the State Department. They are
the Star of David, Harry Zibman,
treasurer; Liberty Hall, Harold
Webb; Odessor, S. Boris; Leviathan,
T.. p. Mcfarland, and Ranstead,
Joseph K. Marshall.
To Attend Ceremony. - Chief of
Mines Seward Button and Deputy
Chief Frank Hall will leave tonight
for Pittsburgh to attend the dedi-
cation of the Federal bureau of
mines building on Monday.
Mr.. Seser H. Charles Seger,
Philadelphia councilman and we'll
known at the Capitol, is seriously ill
according to reports received from
Philadelphia.
No Frost.-No reports of frost
came to the Capitol to-day from
any part of the State. Some of the
local reports have not been we'll
borne out.
On Inspection Tour. Highway
Commissioner Lewis S. Sadler and
Chief Engineer w. d. Uhler are on
tours of inspection of new highway
work.
Commission To Go. Every en-
ergy of the new State Board of
Welfare Commissioners will be
brought to bear upon rent gougers
and real estate profiteers as its initial
activity. This assurance was given
yesterday by Frank b. McClain, ex-
ecutive director of the board in
explaining its powers and functions.
Another development of the day
was a conference between counsel
for the Tenants Associations and
the Philadelphia Real Estate Board
with view to the general adoption
of a lease form that will protect
the renter from ejectment virtual
ly at the will of a conscienceless
landlord.
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