Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-26


charities of various kinds in Gen.
trail Pennsylvania and to hear the
plans of commissions named by the
Governor under legislative authority
| to establish various State institutions
tThe plans of the commissions will
probably run into hundreds of thou
sands of dollars and there is small
chance of any charities receiving rec
concentrations for increases or of any
new ones being placed on the list.
Wednesday the Engineers Commits
sion, which drafted the proposed act
to establish system of State license
for engineers engaged on public
works, hazardous propositions and the
| like, will give a hearing at the Engi-
neers' Club. A hearing was given last
week in Pittsburgh and one Is to be
held in Philadelphia. The commits
sion will report to the Governor In
November
The commissions in charge of the
proposed building code, workmen's
ton and cold storage investigation
will also meet here before the end OF
the year.
Not Hunting Trouble.-The Public
Service Commission in refusing to
grant the petition of the York Water
Company to have the Attorney Gen
| eral enter suit against the city OF
4
ulatory ordinance, has laid down the
principle that the commission has nc
power to supervise or control munici-
| pal legislation or its consequences
! The controversy arose over meters and
the commission holds that municipal
authorities are the representatives oi
The people in local affairs, and, "if the
commission were to undertake to re-
strain municipalities in every instance
where there Is a possibility of infringe
ment upon the authority of the COM
mission its jurisdiction would be in
definitely extended"
Meet In Philadelphia.-The Public
Service Commission will meet in Phila-
delphia on Thursday to hear the Blue
Mountain Telephone Company com
plants. Friday the New York Cen
trail merger will be taken up again
The commission will then adjourn un-
til November in this city.
New Charters.-The following State
charters have been granted: Pre-
ferred Realty Company, Philadelphia
capital $1,000 Erie Iron and Stee
Company, Erie, capital $4,000; A
Weinstein Company, Inc, Philadel
phia, capital $4,000; The Tobyhann;
Company, store, Tobyhanna, capita
$40, 900: Bavarian Brewing Company
Philadelphia. capital $4,000.
Increases F1led.-Notices of increase
1
stone Clay Company, Wilkes-Barre
$4,000 to $4,000; Martin and w. II
Nixon Paper Company, Philadelphia
$500, 900 to SS50,000. The Red Hill
Factory Building Company, Red Hill
has surrendered its charter.
Band Goes Out. - General orders
from the Adjutant Generals Depart
ment announce the muster out of the
Twelfth Regiment Band of Williams
port. This is due to the disbandmen
OF the Twelfth Infantry, due to thu
| transfer of four companies to the cav.
airy arm and distribution of Others
among regiments or into a separate
| battalion.
sixty Arrests.-Sixty arrests for vio.
Iation of the employment laws govern
ing minors and women were ordered
by the State Department of Labor anc
Industry last week. being overworkinG
or failure to comply with orders o
departmental officials. This was one
of the heaviest weeks for arrests.
Governors Home. - Recent reports
| that Governor Tener will make his
headquarters in Philadelphia after the
present administration were confirmed
| by that Executives action to-day In
| signing a lease for an apartment in
| Spruce street Governor Tener said
| that while he expected to spend much
of his time in Philadelphia, he would
| SIlll COnSlQCT HIS lS6dl IGSl-
| dence. He paid a high tribute to his
old acquaintances in that Washington
county town. whom he characterized
as my best friends" He said that
the report that the headquarters OF
the National League would be removed
Efrom New York to Philadelphia was
without foundation. He would not dis
cuss the subject of politics, except to
remark, II shall take an interest in
Pennsylvania politics; just how active
cannot say except that I always
hope to be in a position to help my
| friends, and advocate such principles
as l know are right"
| BFumm Not Heard From.-Up ia
| date Judge Brumm has not been heard
from in the action to take his name
off the ticket. Notwithstanding reports
| of a suit which were current to-day
| One story was that Judge Brumm
would mandamus the Secretary of the
| Commonwealth to take off his name
and that Dean Lewis would do the
| same.
Stewart to Speak.-Adjutant Gen
eral Stewart left this afternoon for
Norristown to speak He goes to AL
| lentown tomorrow