Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-20

Newton q. Anebaeh for Souderton,
DR. Charles e. Oids for Bryn Athyn.
York County-Dr. w: Ciarkson
| Smith for Lower Chanceford town
| ship.
Lyeomins County-Dr w. E.
Turner for Montgomery borough
and Brady township.
BeS<r Ceunty-Dr. H. p. Moore
| for Economy and Harmony town
ships.
Knapp for DundaR borough and
Clifford township.
Centre County-Dr. L.. l.. L'ykens
for Half Moon, Huston, Worth and
| Taylor townships.
Fulton Ceunty-Dr. d. b, Fisher
for Bethel, Brush Greek, Union,
Thompson and Belfast townships.
Carbon County-Df. Paul Al. Hun
sieker for Beaver Meadows DR., j.,
A. Stots for Towamenslng township |
DR.. w, c, Btittler fer Mahenins and
East Penn Townships.
Columbia C9untS-Dr, ID, b, Nc
Henry for Fishing Creek township.
Changes to Crossillgs-The Public
Service Commission to-day Issued
orders in complaints against two
crossings and directing that improve
ments be made under supervision of
the Commission. One of the cross
ings is in Duryea borough where the
subway on Main street Is declared
dangerous and ordered reconstructed
and the other is an overhead on a
State highway about two miles from
Dubois which is also ordered recon-
struc:ed.
Hospitals Answcr-Several of the
hospitals and homes in the list
against whose payment of appropria-
tions an action In equity has been
started here have filed demurrers
and Will appear here in court late
this month when the argument will
be heard on the State demurrer.
Their actions will be argued sepa-
rately.
Big List Ahead More than 60
complaints against the rates and
service of the Pittsburgh Railways
Company. involving all matters
brought to the attention OF the Pub
lie Service Commission in the last
two years, have been listed for hear
ing in Pittsburgh Wednesday and
Thursday of next week. Numerous
other complaints from Western
Pennsylvania, including Sharon
natural gas, Pennsylvania water and
other matters, are also scheduled for
Pittsburgh. Argument will be held
here on Monday afternoon in Johns
town fare increase, narrow gauge
railroad rate changes and Delaware
county electric rates. Hearings will
be held in Philadelphia Friday.
Governor ut SeaShore-Gover
Sproul is at the seashore for the
weekend.
To Investigate Charges-Attorney
General William l. Schaffer's con-
clusions in regard to the powers of
the State in the investigation of the
charges of rent profiteering and col
fusion between spectators and Off
GERS of some building and loan asso-
Citations will be laid before the State
Welfare Commission when it meets
here next week so that if it is pos
sible the Commission may undertake
an inquiry. The charges that there
are many idle houses in Philadel-
phia will probably be investigated in
any event by the Commission.
The Governor says that it is i'm
portant TO find out just what pow
ers the State has in the premises
before undertaking any steps. The
Attorney General will also advise the
Banking Department as to its pow
ers in the charges.
The Observation-Disclosures connect
ed with the abolition of the 10 per
cent differential in favor of the State
Workmen's Insurance Fund will be
allowed to await the return to Har-
risburg of the Governor and Insur-
ance Commissioner Thomas B. Dom
aldson, although the Governor may
see Mr.. Donaldson in Philadelphia.
The members of the State Insurance
Fund Board will arrange meeting
with Mr.. Donaldson next week to go
over the situation and it is possible
that some suggestion that the differ
entail be continued a year will be
made. Mr.. Donaldson is said not to
agree that the position he has taken
is open to question, but it is likely
that the Attorney General may be
asked about his Interpretation of the
act of 1919. According to the Insur-
ance Chief. the State fund is in a
position to pay back the half mil
lion dollars it secured for its start
and to pay a dividend, too. An ex-