Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-25


conditions are in
capable of caring
Tor themselves and must depend upon
the public, will likely employ experts
: to make Investigations into the sys-
TENS in vogue in other States and the
conditions which prevail in Pennsyl-
vania.
| This commission is required to make
complete study of the whole sub
ject and work out a program which
will last the State for years to come.
Insane, detectives, criminal and all
other classes in any way dependent
are to be considered. 1t is probable
that an expert will be made for each
line and a report made some time this
Fall on a system for State appro-
priations, buildings, maintenance,
treatment and other related branches.
! Teachers to Meet. Drawing
teachers of Philadelphia, Bucks,
Montgomery, Chester and Della
ware counties have been called to
meet in the new William Penn High
School In Philadelphia on Saturday
for general discussion of methods of
teaching DRAWN. The conference has
| been called by Miss Fetterholf, the
States expert in drawing, who is hold
|
throughout the State. Miss Fetter-
holf says that the conference is to dis
cuss ways and means of bringing
| about Improvement and increasing in
terest in the work. A similar confer
| ence will be held at Scranton on
| March z.
| Ask State Aid.-The next Legisla-
| ture will be asked by the State Bee
1 10 10 nj thn In,
spection of hives on permanent foot
Ing and facts and figures about the
honey bee and his value to the orchard
| owner the farmer and the honey pro-
ducer will be arranged for the law
makers. The best the last Legislature
| could do was to allow $500 a year.
, President II. A. Surface says that
there are a million dollars invested in
bees in this State and that bee diseases
are killing off valuable colonies.
Hearing Set. - The Public Service
Commission has set March Is as the
| date upon which 1t will give It's first
hearing on an application for a char
| ter for q railroad. The Easton and
Western wants the approval Of the
commission to it's article of incorpora-
tion. If this is given the papers will
go to the Governor.
Up to $6OO,OOO.-The income from
automobile licenses to-day reached
the 100000 mark. This is the high
est 1t has been at this period of the
year. The action over the payment
of the money Is likely to be started
within few days. AS soon as the
Auditor Generals counsel pass on the
requisition the Attorney Generals De-
partment will act.
! State Wins BIZ" Suit.--The Attorney
Generals. Department won the Ply
| mouth Coal Company case in the
United States Supreme Court. A State
law requires pillars of coal to be left
between properties and millions are
involved in it. Attorney General Bell,
Deputy w. M. Hargest and B. r.
Jones, of Wilkes-Barre, were the
States attorneys.
Probe Goes On.-The legislative in
surance probers resumed their sit
tings at York to-day. 1t l. limited that
the Legislature may get some drastic
recommendations about mutual COM
Ipanies.
Justices Named. - Governor Tener
has appointed these justices: c. r.
Parker, Pine township, Columbia
county; J. w. Adams, Smithfield.
Huntingdon county.
New Notary. - Robert w. PETER,
Boiling Springs, was to-day appointed
a notary public.
Mayor On 'Hill' - Mayor Joseph
Cauffiel. of Johnstown, who is sus-
pected of harboring a boom for Gov
ernor, was at the Capitol to-day. He
called at the Governors office
Spoke ut CheSter.-J. William Nor
gan, State Deputy Fire Marshal, gave
a straight-out talk to the members
OF the Delaware County Firemen's AS
sociation at Chester last night on fire
prevention. He said that SO per cent.
of fires were due to carelessness and
urged firemen to take hand in the
work of educating the public which
has been undertaken by the State Fire
| MarshaTs department.
Big Income.-The Lehigh and New
England Railroad has filed notice of
a increase of debt from s3,00O,OO0 to
s12,0OO,OO0 authorized by sharehold-
ers.
Board to Meet.-The Board of Pub
lie Grounds and Buildings will meet
tomorrow for its monthly session.
Appointed POliceman.-W. j. Gil
| bert, of this city, has been appointed
a special policeman for the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway.
Make Complaints.-D. o. Kerr COM
plains to the Public Service Commits
sion to-day that the Lake Erie, Frank
lin and Clarion Railroad is without a
suitable passenger and freight depot
at Kingsville, Clarion county. The
school board of Long Swamp district.
Berks county, called the comission s
attention to the dangerous and unpro-
tected crossings Of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway at Hancock.
! Mertztown and Shamrock. Herman
Kahn, Philadelphia, complains that
the smoking car on the train operated
between Milton and West Milton on
the Philadelphia and Reading Is not
kept in a sanitary condition, and the
Travellers Protective Association re-
quests that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company be required to accept for
transportation on the Cornwall and
Lebanon railroad mileage in the form
issued in the books sold for $25.
Breitinger Here.-Lewis j. Brett
niger, Of Philadelphia, chief moving
picture censor, came here to-day to
arrange for the central Office of the
board of censors and will secure quar-
ters in this city. I'VE will handle the
| bulk of the business at my office in
Philadelphia, where most of the manu-
| facturers are located said he, "but
those who cannot arrange for inspec-
tions there will come here. We ex-
pect to have teh office here opened
next week. Already we have made a
number of inspections in Philadelphia
and rules and regulations are being
prepared"
Reports In.-Most of the building
and loan associations of PHILADELPHIA
| bovo filad raportS of their bueip aes. e.,