Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-19

Gus men who served in the Twenty
| eighth Division have assured men
who are raising units that they VIII
| join the new Guard. In several In
stances large percentages of men in
the Reserve Militia have offered TO
/ unite with the Guard. 1t is PROB
able that the inspection of some OF
| the new units will take place very
soon.
Nothing has yet been decided re-
garding the location of the units OF
! the tank battalion which will be
! formed. There will probably be
| four companies. Neither has any
action been taken, pending word
from Washington regarding aircraft
or Naval militia units. The machine
| gun units will be announced later,
| but steps for their organization are
under way.
Major General w. G. Price, jr.,
| the commanding officer of.the new
Guard, is expected here within a day
| or so to consult with the Adjutant
| General regarding field officers.
Governor Sproul to-day announced
appointment OF the following to rep
resent Pennsylvania at the Missis-
] sippi to Atlantic Waterways commit
tee at Washington December g:
Charles A. Snyder, Auditor General,
| Pottsville: Mayor elect ]. Hampton
| Moore, Philadelphia; Mayor E. V.
Babcock, Pittsburgh; A. G. Gumbert,
president Allegheny county commits
sioners; John S. Heron. president
Pittsburgh city council. George s.
| Oliver, president Pittsburgh Chamb-
er of Commerce; William Whig-
ham, vice-president Carnegie steel
Co., Pittsburgh; Thomas f. Clark,
president Allegheny River Improve
| ment Assn, Pittsburgh; George l..
Page, Crucible Steel Co., Pittsburgh,
| Emil P. Albrecht, president, The
Bourse, Philadelphia; Ernest T.
| Trigg, president Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce; Durrell
Shuster, assistant secretary Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Assn; Thomas j.
( Wright, Oil City; J. S. w. Holton,
president Philadelphia Maritime EX-
change; William o. Hampstead, di-
| rector Philadelphia Maritime Ex-
change.
October receipts of the State from
the stock transfer tax were higher
than for any month during 1919.
The payments aggregated 1000
which is $4,000 higher than the
previous month. Last year the re-
| ceipts from this source were over
$109,000
State revenues for the fiscal year
have thus far gone $1,100,000 ahead
of those for the whole of the fiscal
year 1918, which ended on Novem-
Der so. The aggregate of the re-
ceipts has reached S45, 4,403.O8.
The receipts from the State road
bond sale were $12.423,54O.
Announcement of new maxi
mum charge in compensation cases
occurring in Pennsylvania has been
announced by the State Compensa-
ton Board. A statement issued
says: "[n accidents happening after
January l, 1920, where there are
both medical and hospital charges,
or hospital charges alone, the Board
will rule 500 as maximum charge
for the latter" Clause e, section
306 of the compensation act of 1915,
stipulated that cost of reasonable
medical surgical or hospital service,
| medicine and supplies, during the
| first fourteen days after disability
should not exceed $25 unless a major
surgical operation were necessary;
| in which case the cost should not
| exceed SIS.
Pennsylvania State revenues have
taken jump recently as the result
| of payments OF considerable bonuses
on incorporation of companies and
| increases of stock and debt. There
has been a decline in the number or
| companies being chartered with
| purely nominal capital stock, which
| has been increased later, and it is
not unusual to have companies
| chartered with $4,000 and 100000.
The number of increases filed has
been mounting rapidly lately.
nUn ~
and motor vehicles for hire in the
Philadelphia district who have failed
| to take out certificates of public
| convenience when directed by the
Public Service Commission will be
peremptorily ordered to comply with
State regulations or suffer conse-
quences. Between 900 and 1000
| jitneymen were listed recently in
Philadelphia as operating without
certificates and sent blanks, but only
! two have complied with the orders.
In case the persons notified do not
comply the Commission will insti-
tute proceedings against them and
ask the State Highway Commits
sioner to revoke licenses.
William Band, jr., of Chester. a
personal selection of the Governor,
has been appointed marshal of the
FuDllc service COMMISSION, succeed
ing William c. Hartman, of Phila-
delphia, who will be inspector of
carriers for hire in philadelphia.
George Wood will remain as assist
ant marshal. The appointment is
effective at once.
State fiscal authorities will begin
immediate payment of appropria-
tions to the hospitals and homes
mentioned in the action in equity
brought by Willis Collins, of Della
ware county, to restrain such paw
ments on the ground that the insti-
tutions are sectarian. This action
was determined upon by the State
legal and fiscal officials as a result
of the action of the Dauphin county
court in sustaining the demurrer to
the Collins bill mentioning sixty-slx
institutions which was excepted to
by the State as "multifarious."
The State Worlmen's Insurance
Fund has declared a dividend for
1919 of ten per cent on coal risks
and fifteen per cent on general risks.
These figures are the same as for
1918 and the payments will be en-
tered at the end of the year. The