Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-02

--A branches of the
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executive, Legislative, judicial and
institutional-began work to-day, out
lining its program. The commission
organized yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock by electing Harry S. McDevitt,
former assistant executive controller,
as chairman, and Henry d. Jones, for
mer cashier of the Treasury, as secre-
try. Ard c. Steel, formerly clerk in
the Treasury, was elected clerk.
Governor Tener outlined the object
or the act creating the commission
and directed the commission to eXer-
| clse judicial economy, also calling at
tention to the advsability of estab-
fishing mailing department in the
/ capitol so that all addressing ma
chimes could be concentrated at that
office and all letters stamped. The
State is to have its own post office in
the Capitol and each department now
runs its own addressing and stamping
various other steps to secure economy
were discussed.
| The commission has authority to
| inquire into every job and it's pay,
heads of departments being required
to furnish all information, which they
VIII cheerfully do. 1t is probable that
men will be summoned to appear be-
fore the commission to discuss their
places and to talk over departmental
systems.
An office has been established in
one of the committee rooms of the
House and the work will be pushed
To-day was chiefly occupied in getting
settled.
Food Department Work. - Eighty
arrests or fifty-eight more than dur
ing the month of February were
brought by agents Of the State Dairy
and Food Commission during the
month of March. Twenty-Five of the
arrests were made in Philadelphia for
violations of the cold storage laws
and twelve arrests were made in the
same county for the sale of adulter-
ated coffee. Eleven arrests were made
in Berks, Lehigh and Schuylkill for
! the sale of nonalcoholic liquors, and
twenty-six arrests in Dauphin, Lam
caster, Philadelphia and Schuylkill
counties for sale of various food pro-
ducts which were either unfit for food
or else misbranded. Nine arrests for
the sale of milk below State stand
ards were ordered.
Paying the Mothers. - Fifty addi-
tional applications for payment of
mothers pensions will be put through
by the Auditor Generals Department
within few days. They will in
clude Philadelphia papers.
The Auto Suit. Attorney General
Bell and Highway Commissioner Big
Glow conferred to-day about the man
damus proceeding to require payment
of automobile money for highway pur-
poses, and as soon as an answer is filed
by Auditor General Powell the Dau-
phin County Court will be asked to
fix date for the hearing. General
Powell is expected here in a few days
to file the answer.
Will Name Soon. - Governor Tener
! is expected to name the Public Service
Commissioner to succeed the late
Judge Ewing before many days, owing
to the large amount of work accumu-
lating before the commission. Under
the act. Commissioner Wallace, the
junior in commission, acts as chair
man until a new chairman is named
by the Governor, who has authority
to designate a chairman as we'll as
TO appoint commissioner.
Preparing Rules. The committee
which is framing the regulations for
moving picture theaters will meet
Tuesday at the Department of Labor
ana Industry for a conference with
Commissioner Jackson. The Indus
trial Board will meet the following
day.
Starts New Complaint. Paul S.
Keller, of Philadelphia, to-day entered
n complaint against the rates charged
for incandescent lighting in Philadel-
phia by the Philadelphia Electric
Company. He charges that they are
excessive and unreasonable. The COM
mission will ask him for details and
the company will then be called upon
to file an answer.
Lcorice Cases BrOught.-Dairy and
Food Commissioner James Foust to-
day directed arrests of nine persons in
Philadelphia for the sale of adulter-
ated licorice candies, stating that
chemical analyses had shown that q
substitute was being used for licorice
and for black color as we'll. These
are the first arrests of the kind ever
ordered in the State and it is said
that the bulk of the cases are for the
sale of penny goods" Agents of the
division have been collecting samples
in Philadelphia for several weeks.
Petitions Filed.-Nominating peti-
tons were filed to-day for George w.
Brown. West Pittston. for the Repub-
lican and Democratic legislative nomi-
nations in the Sixth Luzerne district.
This is the first double set filed for
any candidate. Representative George
W. Williams, Wellsboro, filed a pc
tition for denomination on the Re-
publican ticket in Tioga county, other
petitions for Republican nominations
to the House being filed for Forrest
X. Shanaman. Reading, First Berks.
and Anon NJ. Aurand. Beaver Springs
Snyder county. Senator William c.
Sproul, Chester. filed a petition for
member of the Republican State COM
mittee.
Bids for System. = Commissioner
Dixon has asked for bids for the
sewer system for Hamburg sana-
torium, to close on April %.
Commission Moves. - The Capito,
Park Extension Commission yesterday
removed its offices to the new Mechan-
MICS Bank building.
Finishes Work.-Dr. Sheldon Funk.
the fruit tree expert, to-day completed
his tour of Dauphin county and went
to Cumberland. where advice is sought
by some orchard owners.
Charters Issued. - State charters
were issued to-day to the Merit and
the Jacob Sail building and loan as
sociations of Philadelphia, each with
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