Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-21
THREE DAUPH|N
CASES ARE HEARD
Peterson, Timberlake and Wilson
Applications FOrPardOn Are
Presented to Board
LONG LIST WILL BE HEARD
News of the Day Found About the
Departments of the State
Government Today
LONG LIST WILL BE HEARD

ciudlng two for commutation of the
death sentence and two which had
been held over
Senator z. z. Beidleman presented
the case of Mike Peterson. sentenced
to from two and a half to three years
for short-changing. Letters were pre-
sented showing that Peterson had been
a good prisoner and 1t was stated that
man named Kaufman had really
been guilty. District Attorney Stroup
replied that the goods bought with
the money had been found on Peter
son. He was refused pardon once
before.
The case of Ray z. Timberlake. sent
back for a violation of parole through
leaving the county to see his mother.
was presented by Ralph ]. Baker of
Philadelphia, and w. l.. Loeser pre-
sented the case of Florence Wilson.
sentenced to from three to five years
for pandering.
Everyday C1ean-up.-Fire Marshal
Baldwin to-day issued another bulle-
tin on cleaning up. 1t is addressed to
merchants and says that every day
should be cleanup day. He makes
many valuable suggestions about
storage of gasoline and other sub
stances.
School Payments.-State Treasurer
Young to-day sent checks for school
appropriations to Shiremanstown,
S546.69; Conewago, SS75.29; North
East Madison, $920.SS; Newburg,
S241.6S.
Report For Governor. - Superin-
tendent Pomeroy to-day presented the
first copies of the report of the Gull
peper Monument Commission to Gov
ernor Tener. 1t is attractively bound
In blue with a golden keystone.
Erie Mayor Here. - Mayor W. j.
Stern, of Erie, was among Governor
Tener's callers.
Public Service Cases. - Ex-Judge
Wilson, representing the complain
ants, and Speaker Alter the respond
ents, in the matter of the complaint
against the rates charged by the Bea-
yer Valley Water Company, appeared
before the Public Service Commission
to-day and arranged for a hearing
which will be held in Pittsburgh on
November %. At this time all the tes-
timony will be taken, after which ar
gument will he heard.
Commission to Attend.-The COM
mission to-day received an invitation
from Mayor Blankenburg to attend a
conference of the mayors of American
cities to be held in Philadelphia on
November -, 13 and IA. Commits
sioners Pennypacker and Johnson and
Attorney Trinkle We're selected to rep
RESENT lIlG COlllllsSlou.
Bids Too High.-The bids for the
new armory at Allentown were opened
to-day. All are too high and the work
will be readvertised.
Named as Justice.-Charles L. Da-
Wis, of Nanty-glo. was named as a
Justice for Jackson township, Cambria
county.
Discuss Plans.-The plans for the
Wilkes Barre Connecting Railroad
Company, which is to encircle that
city, were submitted to Chief Engineer
Snow to-day.
Speaker Here.-Speaker George f.
Alter was at the Capitol to-day to ap-
pear before the Public Service Com
mission. He left for Atlantic City,
where he will attend a meeting.
Urges Attendance. - Commissioner
John Price Jackson is urging people
throughout the state to take interest
in the economy and efficiency confer
ence 70 be held next month.
Senator at Capitol.-Senator =. H.
Thompson, of Beaver Falls. was at the
Capitol to-day attending the State
Board OF Pardons meeting and other
business.