Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-12


termined to-day at the meeting of the
State commission in charge of the
ceremonies and Adfetant General
Stewart was authorized to take charge
of the details.
Thus far the commission has heard
from 204 of the 393 regimental and
other organizations represented by
flags to be transferred and responses
must be in hand by May 10. 1t is the
idea to have the color sergeants bear
the flags where they are available;
where they are not, regimental asso-
Citations have been asked to make Sc
lections and in case there is no regi-
mental organization the senior officers
to pick the man to bear the flag. If
no selections are made the commits
sion will designate persons to bear the
flag.
Camp Given Up. = Announcement
was made at the Capitol to-day that
the camp of instruction for medical
officers and noncommissioner officers OF
the National Guard to have been held
at Fort Myer, Va, May Ii to 23 had
been abandoned owing to the medical
officers on duty at that fort being or
dered to southern posts. Forty-fve
officers and noncommissioned officers
had arranged to attend from this
State.
Public Service Cases.-The COM
plant of William G. Blough, that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany refuses to deliver freight at Je-
rome, will be heard before Commits
sioners Wallace and Tone in Pitts
burgh on May 25. On the same day
they will also hear the complaint of
| w. II. Sharah against the Baltimore
and Ohio, which involves a dangerous
condition at the passenger station at
Braddock. A hearing is to be arrang--
ed in the matter of the trouble be-
tween the Economy Telephone Stock
Company and the Somerset Telephone
Company. 1t is charged that the
Economy Company is practicing dis
elimination, and, while this matter
has been under consideration by the
commission, no decision has been rem
dered.
Ruling on Contracts. = An opinion
has been given to the trustees of Dan
will State hospital in which it is held
that a contract can not be awarded by
the board to a company in which one
of the trustees has an interest The
opinion reaffirms a well-established
principle
Sale on Saturday. - The Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings has an
nounced that it will sell about dozen
buildings in the Capitol Park extern
sion on Saturday.
Named Justice.-Edwin CUTLER was
to-day appointed a justice of the peace
for North Versailles township, Allie
gheny county.
Urges Participation. Governor
Tener to-day received a letter from
Mayor Preston, of Baltimore, asking
the participation of the State in the
centennial of the Star-Spangled Ban
ner at Baltimore this year. The Gov
ernor has already named a commits
sion.
Bids Opened.-The Board of Public
Grounds and Buildings to-day opened
hundreds of bids for furnishing of
supplies to the department of the State
government and the legislature and
the tabulation of them will be started
tonight. Governor Tener presided
during the opening of the bids which
was in the reception room of the exc
cutive department and was attended
by many bidders. The contracts will
be let late in the month.
Two New Lieutenants.-The State
Police Department has announced that
the following have been advanced from
first sergeant to lieutenant: John ].
Mccall, Troop ID, Butler, and G. w.
Jacobs, Troop c, Pottsville.