Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-08
WILL BE In THE FLAG ROOM
News of the Day Found About the
Departments of the State
Capitol Building

-oFSySsS flags from the big
flag room" h s
made considerable space which will
be utilized during the coming winter
ana in addition to affording room for
new exhibits will enable the placing
of the State fossil coal collection now
on the first floor.
The museum is the former executive
building. built in 1894 to relieve the
oVercrowded State House Since the
new Capitol was built this building has
been used as a museum, the rear being
the State Library. The flag room"
contains the famous painting of Get
tysourg and number of other war
psintings and some relics of the Civil
war. They are to be retouched and
given better display and under the
gallery there will he a forestry ex-
hibit placed, specimens OF every tree
indigenous to Pennsylvania being used
The exhibition of herbs and flowers
Will be placed in front Of the trees,
everything being labelled and marked
for educational purposes. The remain
ing space will he used for display of
the coal exhibit.
Twelve New TToopers.-Twelve men
were enlisted in the State police this
week to fill vacancies caused by regis
trations and with one exception the
new troopers are veterans of United
served in the cavalry, a number reach
ing sergeancies and several having
service out of the country to their
credit. The enlistment was the largest
made by the department for some
time.
Must File Tariffs. Public service
companies which have failed to pub
lish and to file their tariffs of charges
are liable to vigorous action on the
mission, which has found that a num-
Der of individuals, partnerships and
associations other than partnerships
nave failed to comply with numer-
Gus notices given to them to publish
rates as well as companies. The pub
lie service company law gives the
commission authority to secure this
publication while most of the railroad
trolley. electric and water companies
have filed their tariffs, some of the
smaller concerns and some suppliers
or service not Incorporated have not
done SO. Under the provisions of the
public service act of 1918 not only
corporations, but persons, partner
ships and associations are required to
publish tariffs If engaged in giving
service as railroads, canals street rail-
ways, cottages, express, baggage trans
fers. pipe lines ferries. common car
rlers, dining cars, parlor cars, tunnels.
turnpikes, bridges, wharves, inclined
planes, grain elevators, telegraphs,
telephones, gas, electricity, natural
gas, heat, water, water power, sewer
age and refrigeration.
Directors Warned-The State Board
of Education has announced in a bull
letin just issued that il is apparent
from reports received that there are
irregularities in the assessment and
collection of taxes in fourth class dis
tricts, due largely to misapprehension
of the law or disposition to follow
methods prior to the enactment of
the school code" Attention is called
to the requirements of the law in re-
gard to assessment and collection and
ii is said: The law should be closely
followed; otherwise directors may
make themselves personally RESPONSE
BILE"
Going to Camp.-Adjutant General
Thomas j. Stewart will go to camp at
Mt. Gretna on Monday. He will re-
main for several days.
No Board Meetings.-It is improb-
able that meetings of State boards will
be held next Tuesday, the day set.
Most of the State officials are on vaca-
ton.
Increase FfIed.-The Magee Carpet
Company, of Bloomsbury has filed no.
tice of an increase of it's stock from
$4,000 to S470,00O
Meeting ON August 1S.-The Public
Service Commission will hold its next
meeting on August Is. A number of
cases are scheduled for action at that
time.
Making Surveys.-Surveys are be-
ing made upon a number of highways
in this section of the State in response.
to petitions for State aid. The work
is being hurried and estimates will be
made to county commissioners soon.
Some of the surveys are in this coun-