Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-29

just peen Hiaue
. ans ans been eeor1sfy i,xed as as
the date for the headings Of objec-
tions to them. Under the act of
1913. regulating public service COM
panies, such corporations must apply
to the commission for approval which
is to be known as certificate of public
convenience and which certifles to the
necessity for the company When
these are issued the charter papers
go to the governor for approval.
The companies filing applications
for approval by the commission are
TIL Red Hill Gas Company, Green
and Perkiomen Gas and Fuel Com
pany, Montgomery county; Macungie
Gas Company and Macungie Gas and
Fuel Company, Lehigh county; Fleet
wood Gas and Fuel Company, Berks
county, and Citizens Taxicab Com
pany, Erie.
Creameries acknowledgements in
some of the Eastern Pennsylvania
counties are the latest Industrial es-
Establishments to be reported as violat-
ing the State laws prohibiting pollu-
tion of streams and several arrests
have been ordered by Commissioners
of Fisheries n. r. Butler. Numerous
actions against tanneries, fertilizer
works and other manufacturing estab-
lishments have been brought in the
last six months and observations by
wardens and volunteers have brought
to light instances wherein the cream
cries have been so affecting the
streams by wastes that fish have been
killed. Inspections of streams in Lam
caster and Chester counties to deter
mine extent of this pollution is now in
progress.
Elk to Front.-Elk countys COM
missioners have fled in Auditor Gen
eral Powelps department claim for
reimbursement to a total of s2,672
for scalp bounties they have paid.
Their account shows that Cleve Pike,
OF Ridgeway township, is the cham
pion weasel trapper of the county and
perhaps Of the State. Pike killed 63
of these chicken assa ssins. and in his
spare moments caught three foxes,
seven mink and nine bobcats. A. N
Smith leads Elk county trappers as a
fox catcher, having caught ten in the
period embraced in the claim. He is
tied by John Ziegenfuss, of Carbon
county, whose trapping of noxious ami
mails has recently netted him $3.50, or
over third of Carbon countys claim
OF S332.50, just filed. Susquehanna
county asks $40 on the same account.
Places to Ffll.-The retirement of
| Clarence b. Miller, assistant corpora
tion clerk of the State Department and
the appointment of Charles H. Hol-
linger of this city to succeed him, and
the appointment of Howard C. Fry as
chief clerk of the Highway Depart
ment, leaves two places to be filled
in that department. Chief Clerk
George d. Thorn will receive applica-
tions.
Preparing Survey. - The Depart
ment of Labor and Industry is pre-
pairing for a complete industrial sur
Vey OF Bristol 1t is expected to make
it one of the most elaborate ever un-
dertaken by the department
To Instruct Sealers.-The new Phil
adelphia sealers will be given instruc-
tions by Chief Sweeney, of the State
Bureau of Standards, for a week or
SO after their appointments. They will
come here to be informed as to meth
ods.
Storage Cases Up.-The two suits
to test the constitutionality of the cold
storage act are now in the hands of
the Dauphin county court. Argument
was heard yesterday afternoon, during
which Charles II. Bergner and A. II.
woodward presented the two Sides
Rifle Practice. - National Guard
practice work was outlined at con-
ference of the ordnance officers of the
State militia here to-day. The season
will begin on May 81 and some
changes in the course may be made.
The officers attending the meeting
were Colonel F. X. Patterson, chief
inspector; Lieutenant-Colonel s. w.
Jefferis. of Pittsburgh; Lieutenant
! Colonel c. ]. Hunt, of Philadelphia;
Major Blaine Aikene of Washington;
Major w. P. Clarke, Williamsport;
Major c. c. Jones. Wilkes Barre, and
| Captain K. X. V. Casey. Philadelphia.
/ New Justice-Fred w. Slack was to-
day appointed justice for East Buffalo,
Union county.
State Gets F1ag.-The State flag of
! the Ninety sixth Regiment of Penn
| sylvania Volunteers in the Civil War
was to-day placed in the State Mu-
scum with other battle flags of Key
stone State regiments, having been
presented to the State by Miss Baird
Halberstadt, of Pottsvflle, acting in
behalf Of the Schuylkill County His
] torical Society, This society was re-
Gently presented with several flags and
among them was the blue or State
| flag presented to the regiment by Gov
ernor A. G. Curtin at Pottsville in
| 1861. The flag will be placed beside
the national colors carried by the
regiment in the war.
Pensions Held Up.-No action was
taken by State Treasurer Young on
the requisitions for funds for the
Philadelphia mothers pension board,
the matter being deferred until next
| week. Auditor General Powell ap-
| proved of the requisitions of Philadel-
| phia and Beaver counties for admin
| istration funds, but has not yet passe d
| upon the Philadelphia application for
aid for Bridget McKenna. Fayette,
Washington. Westmoreland and CO.
| lumbia counties are about ready to
join in the movement for pension sys-
TENS.