Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-03

Jacob Soffel. the commissioners, who
have been working for three months
on a study of the State government.
The Health Department, which has
wide r~amifications n gets reports
from every township, leads the list,
having a little more than 5000. The
Highway Department has 277; the
State Police $50 and the Department
of Public Grounds and Buildings,
which looks after the Capitol and
State property, mas 100.
The commission has been holding
hearings of heads of departments to
supplement the information it has
gathered, and with less than half a
dozen to hear, it plans to finish that
end of the work in a fortnight. Mr..
Soffel will make an examination of
all State offices in Pittsburgh and Mr..
McDeV1tt OF those in Philadelphia and
vicinity.
In addition to compiling data about
the number. duties and salaries of en-
ployes, the commission is making a
comparative chart showing salaries
paid to employees doing similar work
In all departments, which will b. used
as a basis for recommendations for
equalization of salaries. Statistics
have already been gathered on the
multigraph and addressagraph euuip-
ment and careful consideration is be-
ing given to the proposition of INSTALL
ing a central office to handle such
work for all departments.
Care For Schools.-Bulletins have
Just been issued by the State Board of
Euucatlon calling attention of school
boards to the fact thai the annual
meetings of school boards will be held
the first Monday of July and that ia
clean and orderly equipment pro-
foundly influences to clean and or
derby living" The bulletins urge that
the physical condition of schoolhouses
be kept and give hints on the way to
do it.
Governor to Return. - Governor
Tener is expected to return to the
city late tonight, but he will leave
Immediately for Philadelphia to at
tend the Fourth of July celebration.
Tarentum Hearing-Burgess HazIett
and a number of residents of Taren-
tum will be here on Tuesday to attend
the hearing before the Public Service
Commission on the objections to the
borough establishing a water works.
1t will be one of the biggest hearings.
Bureau Is Acttve.-The new bureau
of statistics of the Department of
Agriculture. is very active in gather
ing crop reports and will have a man
in every district collect matters for
the monthly bulletin. The list of
creameries, cheese factories, nnerie
and condensers has been completed.
Efforts will be made to get new data
on sheep killed by dogs ready this
Fall.
Listing Nurserymen.-Chief Inspec-
tor Engle is issuing the annual cer-
tihcates to nurserymen. About 100
a DnnfC nph Ina14-. - Al.- ~.
getting papers and about twice as
many from other States, so that they
can do business in Pennsylvania.
Webbert to Speak.-C. w. Webbert.
of the Department of Health, will
make the address on the Fourth at
Cresson Sanatorium.
On Vacation.-Earl S. DewaId, de-
post clerk of the State Treasury. is
on a vacation to his home in Schuyl-
kill.
Hearing OF Tuesday. - The argu-
ment on the motion by State Treas
urer Young and Auditor General A.
w. Powell to make the appeal of the
automobile license fee case act as a
supersedeas and stop any payments
TO the Highway Department for main
of roads, has been changed
to Tuesday instead of Monday.
Mine Officials Better. = Chief of
Mines Roderick and Chief Clerk Rad
ciewicz are improving. The chief
will be able to go to his home
Tuesday.
The Cavalry Regiment.-The gem
eral orders for the organization of
the First Regiment Cavalry will
shortly be issued, giving place and
date. The regiment will elect a col
onel and fill vacancies, the ~organiza-
ton being as of July 6.
Foust on the Job.-As a result of
raids conducted by agents of the Dairy
and Food Division, Commissioner
Foust has ordered twenty-one more
arrests for the sale of adulterated
drinks. Some of them were
in Lebanon county and others in Lee
high.
National Guard Matters. - Orders
have been received at the office of
Adjutant General Stewart revoking
the orders assigning Captain Kirby,
of the Fifth Infantry, to the Joint
camps of the regulars and Guards
this year. The Fourth Brigade
examining board has recommended
the vacation of the commission of
Lieutenant w. C. Larkin, COMPANY ID
Sixth Infantry, Chester, for failure to
pass examination. General Stewart
has accepted the resignation of Can
tain Thomas O'Brien, Company u
Sixth Infantry, Phoenixville, and First
Lieutenant j.. V. Taylor, Sheridan
Troop, Tyrone.
Public Seryice.-The Wells Fargo &
Company Express. in a communica-
ton to the Public Service Commits
sion, denies that the rates for the re-
turn of empties are excessive and
wants the complaint filed by the Assoc
of Ice Cream Manufacturers of
Pennsylvania dismissed. The Penn
sylvania Railroad Company files a.
joint answer on behalf of the North
ern Central, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington, Cherry-Tree, Dixon
vile and M~onongahela Railroad Com
panies to the effect that the rates
complained of by the S%preckles Sugar
Refining Company on coal consigned |
to Philadelphia for harbor delivery
have been cancelled, and wants the |
dismissed.
Mr.. largest Spoke. - The Cover
nor's speech at Erie last night was
well received, being regarded as his
justification of the State administra-
ton now drawing to a close. Deputy