Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-09

! NhS A1taNS MuSeuIl. WOrk Will be
started within a few days by Thomas
IL. Stevenson, of Philadelphia, who
| has been commissioned to take charge
OF the work by the State Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings. The
paintings include the great scene of
Plcketts charge at Gettysburg, paint
ed by c. f. Rothermel and taken as
the best depletion of that terrible on
slaught. The painting is one of the
largest in the State and only since
the battle flags have been removed
from the State Museum to the Capitol
rotunda has it been possible to prop
erly display It.
The other paintings include views
OF pennsylvania regiments in Civil
war nights, to which it is hoped to
add paintings showing typical scenes
IN the Revolutionary. 1912 and Span
ish Wars.
Fish i'm Demand.-State Commits
sioner of Fisheries Nathan r. Butler
is being flooded with applications for
small fish from all parts of the State,
ana as the time for commencing dis
tribution, September Is, draws nigh,
the requests grow varied. One man
sent Tor specimens of all kinds pro-
duced in the State, and another de-
sired TO stock a stream with trout,
asking for as many thousand as could
be spared. As all of the fish to be
put out are yearlings and able to take
care or themselves, it would he impos-
slble TO take care of the request. Some
or the requests come from people who
imagine that they are to get a glass
| jar labeled so many thousand and
that all they have to do is to dump
II into stream. The department re-
| qulres full reports on the condition
IN which the fish are received, what is
done with them and how they thrive.
Trout, bass. bluegills, perch and other
FISH and bullfrogs are being listed for
distribution. There is lively demand
| for the frogs
Making Surveys.-SurVeys are being
made by engineers of the State High
| way Department for additional road
construction under the State aid plan.
| The estimates will he given to county
authorities and if agreed to bids will
| be asked this fall. The contractors
recently awarded contracts have been
| instructed to begin work as soon as
| possible.
Big Payment. - Register of Wills
James B. Sheehan. of Philadelphia, to-
day paid SI44,0O0 to the State Treas
ury. representing August payments of
taxes through his office.
To Sell Houses.-The Capitol Park
Extension Commission has turned over
SIX more properties to the Board of
| Public Grounds and Buildings, making
over $50 bought for park extension
and transferred to the property board.
| The houses will be sold at public sale
and the land cleared.
Ruling Made.-The Public Service
| Commission has dismissed the COM
| plant of Edward q. Meter. of Read
ing, against the Metropolitan Electric
| Company, having found that the rates
| assessed against the complainant were
not in excess of those published. The
/ l,nE ,-I-. - -
Gallup, representing the Norwich Tele-
/ phone Company, to require the Bell
/ Telephone Company to make connec-
! tions for through conversations. The
commission will meet next Tuesday to
/ consider other complaints.
Association lncreases.-The Norris
! Square Building and Loan Association
of Philadelphia, has filed notice of in
crease of stock from $1.00O,00O to
! s2.000.000.
Has No Authority.-The Public Serv-
| Ice Commission has ruled that il is
! without authority to issue orders to
| boroughs changing their local regu-
| lations regarding trolley cars. The
| Slate Belt Electric Railway Company
Pen Argyll, complained that certain
| Doroughs which it traverses have is
sued orders that cars must stand on
| streets beyond a certain time and as
serted that the orders interfered with
connections.
! Nearly Ready.-The State sanatorium
at Hamburg, Berks county, will prob
! ably be accepted within a few days
and Will afford accommodations for
| sufferers from tuberculosis from cast
ern counties. The final inspection is
now being made. Applications for ad-
mission are considerably in excess of
the capacity of the new institution.
| Name ePre-empted.-Th Union party
aDpellation was to-day pre-empted for
| the Thirty fifth senatorial district
| comprising Cambria county. for the
| fall election. The signers are residents
/ nj pOrtapa