Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
PUBLIC SERVICE
QUITS FOR WEEK
Hearing Postponed After a Short
Argument and Routine Bust
ness Taken Up

! - The Public Ser
( vice Commission
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l.. will adjourn late
~ to-day until March
9SE 3. To-day the COM
H. mfsslohers. who
622064 worked until near
ly midnight on ac-
}fIIIHlUH cumulated work
went wi n o Il I
lunch to clear UP.
~D One hearing was
scheduled and 1t was continued until
March 4. 1t was the application of
the Lehigh Navigation Company for
approval of an overhead crossing of
the wires of the PENNSYLVANIA Utili-
lies Company, between Belfast and
Wind Gap, in Northampton county.
Some time ago the Navigation Com
pahy strung its wires across those of
the protestant company, and the lat
ter cut them. Attorney John j. Turner
| appeared for the Navigation Com
pany and e. e. Beidleman and John
X. Geyer, of this city, for the Utilities
Company
The commission approved these
contracts: The Bell Telephone Com
pany and borough of Kingston; The
Bell Telephone Company and Borough
OF New Cumberland: The Bell Tele-
phone Company and the borough of
Mt. Wolf, and The Bell Telephone
Company and the borough of Dover,
Tor constructing and operating con-
duits, poles and wires.
The Western New York and Penn
| sylvania Railroad Company and the
borough of Spartansburg. for lowering
the grade in Main street In said bor
ough. from Mechanics street to bridge
over Oil creek.
The Philadelphia Company and the
! borough of Trafford, for constructing.
operating and maintaining a pipe line
over viaduct crossing Turtle Creek
| Ravine.
Henderson Saved.-Governor Tener
to-day approved the recommendation
OF the State Board of Pardons for
commutation of the death sentence OF
George Henderson, of Cambria coun-
ty, sent to him by the State Board of
Pardons with the report of DR.. Frank
Woodbury.. State lunacy expert, at
tached DR.. Woodbury. found evi-
dences of insanity and on this state
ment, which went into the case in
detail, the Board acted. The Governor
took up the matter this morning after
going over the reasons of the Pardon
Board. District Attorney C. C. Greer.
of Cambria, is understood to have is-
sued a statement that he could pick
flaws in the report of Dr. Woodbury..
but he did not appear at the office of
the Governor before action was taken
AImOry BOard.-The State Armorv
Board last night rejected all bids for
the Fourteenth regiment armory in
Pittsburgh, approved plans for ar
mories at Greensburg and Waynes-
burg and site in Oil City. Progress
was reported on Allentown and Leb-
anon. The Sixth regiment proposition
for Philadelphia was referred to a
committee.
Two Rejected.-The Water Supply,
Commission last night turned down
two propositions involving filing in of
streams One was the application of
the commissioners of Union and
northumberland counties for permis-
sion to fill in a channel of the West
Branch at Milton to replace a section
of a bridge and the other an effort to
obtain right to make a fill in Clarion
county.
More Auto Suits.-The State High
way Department has started a new
flock of suits for running automobiles
without State licenses. The use of
1914 tags does not appear to have
occurred to some people.
department.
OF Fisheries has brought number of
additional suits for pollution of
streams in Clinton county. 1t is ex-
pected that others will start next
week.
Governor at York.-Governor Tener
and Secretary Gather attended the
banquet of the York Elks last night
They were the guests of eX-Congress-
II Lot
B. McClain, of Lancaster, was also a
speaker.
Increase Filed. = Notice was filed
to-day by Joseph C. Black & Sons,
York, that it had increased it's stock
from s1oO,OOO to 100000.
been appointed justice of the peace
for Dallastown, York county.
In Philadelphia. - Commissioner
John Price Jackson is in Philadelphia
attending to some mediation and in
spection matters
Perry Vacancies. = The State De-
partment to-day received ten commits |
sions for Perry county justice from
the recorder of that county, the men
elected having declined to serve Those |
declining were ]. +. Baker, Fl. X. |
Kraft, Jacob BiXler, S. S. Orris, Jacob |
J Johnston, Wilmer Mumper, Lewis |
Moss, l.. w. Ferguson, S. f. Seal and |
S. l.. Grosh
Respites. Governor Tener TO-DAY |
respited Frank Wells and Luigi De !
Leo. Fayette. condemned to be hanged
on February 26, until March 26, to |
allow til cir cases to be taken to the
State Board of Pardons. and Joseph |
Ezjaevicz. Westmoreland, for the same |
period, to permit an appeal to the
Supreme Court
New Commissioner. David +. |
Lawrence has been commissioned as a |
member of the Registration Board of |
Pittsburgh. He is Democrat and