Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-07


DUo10u$a is to meet tn,
@-..-p3 third week Of tn,
Fi,.kiIaaA11 month in the De
partment of Labor and Industry. TIL,
meeting this week was purely pre-
urinary and the work was outlined
by the time the board meets the re-
suits or the tests in emptying theater.
OF various types in Pittsburgh anC
other western cities, which are now ir
progress, will be in hand and result.
OF observations by architects, State in.
spectors, labor representatives anC
| local authorities as we'll as by man.
ayers can be studied.
| Later on the problems attendine
fire escape requirements in larfie fac.
| tory buildings where there are from
100 to 800 operatives to q floor, will
be considered and regulations promul-
gated.
WfllittS Goes Up.-Charles r. VIII.
lifts, of Reading, was to-day appoint
ed assistant chief clerk of the State
Department, succeeding Howard c.
| Fry, or Lancaster, who became chief
clerk of the State Highway Depart.
ment. Mr.. Willitts has been a clerk
in the State Department for about
fifteen years.
Mothers Pension. = Three counties
have mothers pension boards in op-
Grafton under the act of 1913, and
six more have been organized or are
about to arrange for the relief OF
dependent mothers, according to re-
ports filed at the Department of the
Auditor General. In addition, In
seven other counties steps are being
taken to reach agreements with coun-
ty commissioners for establishment OF
hnardG a IN,
Philadelphia, Allegheny and Beaver
and those which have not yet received
any State money are Schuylkill, Wash
ington, Westmoreland, Fayette. Lu-
zerne and Columbia.
Few Pardon Cases.-Judging from
entries of cases, the session of the
State Board of Pardons on February
1S will have one of the shortest calen.
dars In months. The list closed to-
day and but seven new cases are en-
tired. Half a dozen were held over
Last month the board had over TWEEN
| ty new cases and twenty-five In De-
cember
New Notaries.-Herman Knauss. OF
York, and Merle r. Burkhart, Ian.
caster, have been appointed notaries
Ask Pardon Soon.-Application fol
pardons of two men sentenced barely
more than a week ago in the Chester
County Courts has been filed with the
State Board of Pardons by w. w. Nc.
Elree, attorney, of West Chester, ir
behalf of John Petrovich and Philir
Besparkes. They were convicted OF
assault and battery and sentenced te
| Sl5 fine and two months in prison or
January 29. 1t is contended that the
men should never have been con
victed. The case is regarded with {
good deal of interest at the Capitol, II
view Of the fact that it is the frs
known in q large time in which par
don has been asked so quickly
! New Charters. - The followin,
State charters have been granted fol
Philadelphia: Gately & Fitzgerald ID
merchandise, capital 100000; Chester
Homestead Company, real estate
capital $4,000; Gastonia Cotton Yarr
Company, capital $4,000; August r
Roesch Company, supplies, capita
$4,000; Apollo Amusement Company
capital $4,000; Aver & Carmean, Inc.
building, capital $4,000; Francis
Pauls Company, oils, capital SIS 600
Hance Bros. & White, Inc, pharma
ceutical goods, ETC., capital $1OO, 900
John Fl. Wood Company, drugs, capi
tai $4,000; Myers Sons Company
livestock, capital $40, 900; North Glen
side Land Company, capital $4,000
Realty improvement Company, capi
tai $4,000. Other charters ISSUED
were Park Land Association, Park
land, Bucks county, capital 10000
Keystone Construction Company
Meadville, capital $4,000; ]. ]. Beck
er Company, ice cream, ETC., Wilkes
Barre, capital $45, 900; Jenkins Con
struction Company, Mt. Carmel, capi
tai $4,000; f. w. Webster Company
plumbing, Dubois, capital S15,OO6
| Conestoga Terminal Company. land
Lancaster, capital $4,000.
Nearby Hearfngs.-The Public Ser
vice Commission has fixed March 5 fo1
the hearing of the contest by Georg,
G. Gochanauer and others against tn,
rates of the Riverton Consolidated
Water Company in West Shore Dor
oughs. On March 8 the contract o.
the supervisors of Upper Allen town
ship, Cumberland county, and tn,
United Electric Company will be con
sidered and any objections will b,
heard. The big fight of the Middle
town people against the rates of tn,
Middletown and Swatara Consolidated
Water Company, which has been mucl
referred to, will be given a hearing OF
| March 4.
| Kremp to Speak.-According to in
formation received on the "Hill," e. s
Kremp, of Reading, lately appointed
torney, will make speeches for Pal
mer and Mccormick. Federal offic,
Is no bar to participation in factiona
politics.
| Justices Named.-L. S. Rhoads, MI
Pleasant, was appointed justice fol
that place, the appointment bein,
made to-day. Rhoads' opponent fol
the place had not lived in the towr
for year as required to make hin
eligible. Elmer E. Boyer was appoint
ed justice for Franklin township, Car
| bon county.
| No Details Yet.-Adjutant Genera
Thomas j. Stewart stated to-day tha
he had not received any details a!
yet regarding the proposed maneuver
| for this summer and that he could no
make even estimates of cost until h,
knew of their scope.
education that has been tried anc