Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-12


Iioplle license income to the State
eHlghway Department for repairs to the
state highways. Opinion on Capitol
f1iil is getting around to the point
Where It is believed that the two Off
Gals will decide to appeal and will ask
at once
owing to the illness of Mr.. Powell.
Whlch has kept him at Pittsburgh.
commissioner Bigelow has been wait
ing until the Auditor General returns
peiore taking any further steps. occu-
pg pying the intervening time by prepa-
ratlons to start work on the roads.
MI. FoWeii Will be here Monday night,
When State Treasurer Young will also
oe mere. They will probably have the
oPlnlons OF their counsel in regard to
the appeal by that time and as soon as
they are ready to see him Mr.. Bigelow
VIII ask what is to be done.
complaints of Deer-Complaints are
oeing made at the Capitol that deer
are destroying truck gardens in Mon
roe ana other eastern counties. Some
W tne deer are on State preserves and
nave roamed over farms. Demands
for reimbursement will be in order
next, fear officials.
Inspectors Attended. The States
mine inspectors were at Pittsburgh
C emis week attending the convention
Shler Roderick's illness prevented him
from taxing part. The new mine in.
spectors were elected to membership.
Last Until Fall.-The meeting of the
state Board Of Pardons next Wednes-
Jay VIII be the last until Fall. There
Will be large list to dispose of.
Water Supply's Big Work. - The
state Water Supply Commission yes
ceraay acted acted on forty applications for
tonstructlon of bridges and dams,
IWenty-nlne of the applications being
for county bridges. Mercer county
got hfteen applications approved In
the list We're two for Lancaster county.
me cities OF Reading and Altoona re-
celVed permission to construct water
supply dams and the Cumberland Val
iey Railroad to build a bridge near
NeWVllle. The commission was asked
py the Central Iron and Steel Com
pany to approve plans for a fiji along
tne river near its works in South Har-
rlsourg and Mount Holly Springs
asked approval for a bridge in that
borough.
IRE Bids Made.-The State High
way commissioner yesterday opened
bids for furnishing tires for DEPART
ment automobiles, the prices being for
furnishing where required. The bid
aers included George Myers, Harris
90. coiiiopAe Company and City
Auto supply Company, of this city.
Iweifth's Orders.-The orders divid-
ing up the Twelfth Regiment will he
come effective on June Is. The ad-
Jutant general s office has ordered the
proper preliminaries and muster rolls
to be made out at once.
Asking APPROVAL petition was
received to-day by the Public Service
commission from George S. Webster
cnleI engineer and surveyor, on behalf
OF the city of Philadelphia, relative to
the clearances under the bridges which
Inc clty mas been authorized to con-
street, Reed street and Warrington
avenue. The Philadelphia Rapid Tran
SIT Company has petitioned the COM
mission, relative to the rerouting of
certain of its lines in accordance with
request from patrons for an adjust
ment In these routes. The petition is
accompanied by maps showing the
proposed changes. The Reed Machin-
cry Company, of York, complains to
the commission against the Northern
Central Railway Company, alleging an
unreasonable regulation which re-
cures shippers of machinery or other
classes of heavy freight to assist in the
loading of same on the cars.
Baldwin Makes Plea. - State Fire
Marshal j. l.. Baldwin has issued an
appeal to the public for a safe and
sane Fourth. calling attention to the
number of fires which have been
caused In the past by fireworks.
Enforcing the Law.-The Depart
ment or Labor and Industry brought
nine prosecutions in the three days.
June 3-6. for violation of the labor
laws. All of the parties had been
gwen notices, but disregarded them.
SIX violations were of the women's act
and three of the child labor law.
End of Exams.-The examinations
of the applicants for admission to tbe
State Forestry Academy ended TODAY
There were twenty applicants. The
results will be announced in a fort
night.
Returned from Probe.-George f.
Lumb, deputy superintendent of State
ponce, returned last night from Hazle-
ton, where he conducted the probe into
the conduct of the police. The results
Will be given to the Governor.
Governor Home. - Governor Tener
has returned from the State College
commencement. The Governor is in
good form and stood the trip we'll.
No More SmallpOx.-No fresh out
breaks of smallpox have been reported
from Snyder county. A rigid quaran-
tine is being enforced.
More Watchers" Sullivan, Schuyl
kill and Huntingdon county Palmer
Mccormick leagues filed statements of
expenses in the campaign just closed.
Schuylkill committee receipts were
$3.50, which was all spent for demon.
strations of various sorts, including
music, rent of hall, etc. Huntingdon
county made a similar return on S11O.
The Sullivan county account showed
$40 received, mostly spent for poll
workers." watchers" and team hire.
All but $50 of the receipts were from
the Palmer-McCormick State commit
tee treasury.
Adams Wins.-A drawing of a tie
vote for the Bull Moose nomination
for senator in the Twentieth district,
part of Luzerne county, to-day re-
suited in the nomination Of a man
whose name was written on a ballot
with the single name Adams. Adams
and f. P. Boyle each received one
vote on the Bull Moose ticket.