Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-06
COAL CASE WILL
COME UP IN FALL
Argument on Mandamus Will Be
Deferred by Agreement on
Both Sides

Argument on the mandamus pro-
ceeding of the Schuylkill county mine
workers to test the right of the chief
of mines to issue certificates as mine
foremen and assistant foremen to the
men passing the examining board. but
who have not worked five years at
cutting coal will not be heard until
Fall. The State will file its answer on
behalf of the Department of Mines
this week inc the case will be taken
up later.
Want Antitoxin. - Three cities
asked for more anti-tetanus antitoxin
than others, according to the records
of the Department of Health as a re-
suit of Fourth of July accidents. They
were Easton, Pottsville and Altoona.
Game Board to Meet.-The State
Game Commission will hold it's an
nual meeting here tomorrow and it
is expected hat there will be discus
sion of the federal regulations regard
ing the shooting of wild ducks and
other water fowl and hunters licenses.
Committees to Meet.-Committees
named to devise standards of safety
Va ne
paints n varnishes will meet in
Philadelphia tomorrow with Lew H.
Palmer, chief inspector, and John s..
Spicer, chemical engineer, of the De-
partment of Labor and Industry, to
draft a code of rules for submission
to the State Industrial Board later in
the summer. on Friday n commit
tee having in charge safety standard
rules for ape manufacturers and pa
per box factories will meet in Phila-
delphia. The copy for the new State
industrial directors has been sent to
the State printer and a preliminary
edition of 10. 600 will be rushed. The
directory will be the first of the kind
every issued in the State and will give
the name and location of every manu-
featuring plant and various organiza-
lions of manufacturers, business men
and trades.
To Discuss Rates.-Arrangements
have been made for a conference of
officials of the State Insurance Depart
ment with the Legislative Fire Insur-
ance Investigation Commission to be
held at which matters pertaining to
the methods of rating industrial plants
and other buildings will be discussed.
Experts from the branch of the de-
partment having in charge fire insur-
ance will present some suggestions
and it is prots BILE hal legislation will
be discussed.
Party Name Takcn.-The name of
the Nonpartisan party was pre-empted
here to-day for Allegheny county con
gressional and legislative nominees by
H. r. Hotham, S. III. Wilson, f. N. Es-
Ter, John C. Notter. S~wissvale; and
w. r. Wilson, of Pittsburgh.
Governor Home.-Governor Tener
and Secretary Gather have returned
from Erie where they attended the
State Bar Association meeting.
Home From Fishing Trip.-George
n. Thorn, chief clerk of the State De-
partment and James c. Deininger, ex-
ecutive clerk, have returned from a
fishing trip to Sullivan county.
Big Increase Ffled.-The American
Manganese Manufacturing company,
in which persons we'll known here
are interested has filed notice of an
increase i'm its stock from S.. 900, 900
to S12. 900. 900 and of debt to extent
of $3.50, 600. The Sanitary Manu-
featuring company. of this city, filed
notice of increase of deb to extent of
$26.0 600.
Justice Named-P. NJ. Hodge was
to-day named as justice for Blairs-
Vile.
New Cavalry Regimcnt.-Line of
ficers of the twelve cavalry troops of
the State will meet tomorrow night
in Philadelphia to elect a colonel to
command the First regiment of Penn
~sylvania cavalry. 1t is reported in
Philadelphia that Major John p.
Wood, commanding the First squad
ron, Philadelphia, will be chosen in
which event the officers of the First
and Second ~squadrons will elect ma
jors. There are -four troops in Phila-
delphia and one each in Harrisburg,
Tyrone. Coraopolis, New Castle, Sun
bury, L~ewisburg, Lock Haven and
Bellefonte.
In Scranton.-Dr. J. II. Price, chief
medical inspector of the Department
of Health, is in Scranton looking after
enforcement of the mattress act and
endeavoring to effect settlement of the
horseshoers' strike.