Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-12

sss The hearings
for the coming week include Har-
risburg, Pittsburgh and Johnstown.
The Northumberland county grade
crossing cases will be argued here
on Monday and the rest of the week
hearings on complaints regarding
the Beech creek station and various
contracts and grade crossing pro-
ceedings. The latter will include
Elkins park crossings.
The Cumberland Valley Tele-
phone Company, has asked the COM
missions approval to purchase the
Tri-county Telephone Company
The Commission has dismissed the
complaint of the Pittsburgh Steel
Company against the rates of the
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad
without prejudice to renew the
same" The Jurisdiction of the COM
mission, it is stated, does not ex-
tend to such complaints under the
supreme court decision.
A number of telephone companies
have filed notices of increase of rates
with the commission, including
Claar Telephone Company, Blair
and Bedford counties; Middle creek
Telephone Company, Snyder county;
Home Telephone Company, of Shelf
field; Peoples Bell Telephone Com
pany, Erie county; Windber Tele-
phone Company Somerset county;
while notices of increases have also
been filed by the New Castle and
Lowell railway and Sharon and New
Castle street railway The Jefferson
County Gas Company, has cancelled
number of it's rates.
To Enforce Code - Notices are
being sent to all registers of wills
in the State by Auditor General
Charles A. Snyder to enforce the
new inheritance tax code as effec-
tive on June 20. 1t is expected that
the new code will bring in hundreds
of thousands of dollars of additional
revenue. Detailed instructions for
enforcement, including the new
clear value" provision are being
issued.
Governor to Attend - Governor
Sproul will attend the camp of the
Reserve Militia brigade at Mount
Gretna on Wednesday, motoring
from this city. The Governor will
be rendered a review of the brigade.
A number of National Guard and
army officers will also attend.
Big Task Ahead - The State De-
partment of Fisheries has begun
preparations to carry out the new
law permitting use of special de-
vices for fishing under the recently
approved changes to the fish code
which is now in effect, Tho"2 viii
have to be from ten to twelve spe- !
cial forms provided for such de- |
vices and the plan is to list all ap-
pliances which may be presented |
and have suitable licenses. 1t will |
take some weeks to get the system |
into working order.
The Stale Egg Law The State !
Department of Agriculture is issuing |
notices that the new law forbidding |
Offering of stale eE~1 as fresh is |
now in effect. TIL law will sup
plement the cold stoI "ge act which |
requires all cold storage products |
to be properly labeled. 1t is now
unlawful to offer stale eggs for sale !
as fresh or to havo dozens of part |
fresh and part stale without notify |
ing the huVer.
State Of re Rcruscd-The owners
of the Grren Lane and Goshenhop-
pen turnpike in Montgomery county
have refused the offer of the State F.,
for the purchase of the road.
Bcary at Camp-Adjutant General
Beary is at the Reserve Militia camp
at MI Gretna Where ne VIII remain |
for a week.
Twenty-Five Go Out-Owing to the
approval of the Philadelphia regis
trGtion act twenty-five men lose
PAGES. Most of them will be re-
named, however, it is said. i
Mine Cave Hits Road-Owing to
mine cave near Hazleton the State
Highway Departments plans for
road Improvement in that section
MAY be interfcrcd with. The Off
cia', have decided that it would not
bc worth while to spend State money
lere a road is liable to subside any
Tine due to the mining operations.
SadlCr on IL TOur-Highway Com
missioner Sadler has been inspect
ling State road work this week for
nhe first time in months.
Officers Commissioned - The ad-
ljutant generals office has announced
mhe commissioning of the following
officers: Lieutenants Frank G.. Fab
nestock, Harrisburg, Company I.
Second Infantry; John c. Groome,
Jr., Philadelphia, cavalry, and j. o, /
'Whiteley, York, Company l., First
Infantry.