Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-21

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John f. Meyer, Pittsburgh; s. e.
Shull, Stroudsburg, and A. &. Clark,
Altoona.
| Judge Thomas J. Prather, of Mead
vile, filed several petitions to. be a
candidate for Superior Court.
House Petitions.--J. w. Swartz to-
day filed his petition to be q candidate
for the House in the city district. H.
b, Sauss aman, Williamstown, filed for
the Democratic nomination without
much excitement being occasioned.
The papers of John c. Nissley, Lower
Paxton, and Walter Young. Lykens,
candidate for Republican House nomi-
nations in the Second Dauphin dis
trict, filed late yesterday ]. l.. Yoder
and Howard G'Sell filed for Socialist
nominations in the city district. Cum
berland Bull Moosers filed papers for
G. d. Mains, Newville. and A. L. Bier
bower, Carlisle, for the House. Muir
Shoop, West Fairview. are Republi-
can candidates and the Democrats
have a four cornered fight, as usual.
Only Waiting.-"We are awaiting
word from Washington but until we
hear from the War Department or
the President calls upon the governor
for quota of men from Pennsylvania
we will not make any move" said
Adjutant General Thomas j. Stewart
to-day. The guard is ready. 1t is
always ready But it is idle to talk
about what will be done until we
know what the national government
wants. When the quota is asked we
) can then establish the point of mobili-
lzation and will know what we must
furnish"
Governor Tener and General Stew
art talked over things to-day and both
said that they could make no state
ments until Washington is heard from
; The fact that the regular army Off
GERS now inspecting the National
organizations in the annual federal in
, lspection have not been recalled and
sent to their regiments is commented
; upon at the Capitol. This inspection
has been in progress for three weeks
Clearfield Trustecs.-Governor Ten
: er to-day appointed the following
; trustees Of mothers pension funds fol
Clearfield county: Mrs. Annie Dale
lCurwensville; Mrs. James II. Kelley
and Mrs. E. A. Letzinger, Clearfield
Mrs. Mary NJ. Larren, Osceola Mills
, Mrs. George Gould. Brisbin; Mrs. d
, l.. Corbett and Mrs. Ii. A. Moore, Du-
Bois.
Lawmakers Here.-Among legisla.
. tors at the Capitol to-day were Sena.
, tor Walter McNichols, of Scranton
: Representatives J. II. Jones, Schuyl-
; kill; l.. Z. Donally, Perry, and Johr
NJ. Flynn, Elk, who are filing papers
t to be candidates again.
Now Has School.-The State now
, has the Edinboro State normal school
, but the negotiations over the Califor-
mia school will not be finished unit
the end of the week.
, For State Supplies. - Superintend
ent Rambo to-day asked for bids fol
, the furnishing of supplies for the
; various departments of the State gov.
ernment for the year ending May 81
1915. The bids will be opened by tht
Board of Public Grounds and Build
ings on May IL.
Marvin Nemcd.--Ex-R x-Representativt
Alfred Marvin, of Pike, was to-daN
appointed a trustee of the State Insti
tuition for the Criminal Insane at Far
view.
Named Magistrate.-John ]. Har
: rigan was last night appointed magis
. trate of district No. 5, Philadelphia.
!. Respite Granted.-A respite 70
Frank Wells. sentenced to be hanget
on THURSDAY. until May %. was grant
:, ed last night to allow his case to e,
: before the State Board of Pardons
: Wells was refused communication las
/. Wednesday.
:. Closing the Work. - This weel
: closes the work of the State orchart
demonstrators until tho blossoms fal
I, from the apple trees. DR.. Surface i
. in the field directing some of tn
lwork.