Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-16
MEADE MONUMENT
WILL Be ERECTED
State Commission Will Go Ahead
With Designs Pending Ap-
proval Of Site
A PENNSYLVANIA PROJECT
State Army Board Rejects All Bids
For Oil City Building News
of the Hill
PENNSYLVANIA PROJECT

-, washington. This
pan was decided upon by the mem
oers OF the commission to-day and IL
is the idea to award the commission
this summer or Fall.
The preliminary steps will be taken
Tor the work pending the approval nv
congress of the site recommended hv
the Fine Arts Commission of the Ma.
tlonal Capitol. The last Legislature
appropriated $4,000 for the statue.
State Boards Meet.-The State Ar
mory Board to-day rejected ali bids
Tor the Oil City armory and will asl,
ior new ones. The deed for the AL
Ientown armory was received and
plans will be asked.
me Private Bank Board held a
prlef routine session to-day.
The Board of Public Grounds md
Buildings held report meeting at
the Governors office.
Discussing Standards,-A commit
Tee or electrical engineers and mann
lacturers is in session at the Depart
ment OF Labor and Industry discussine
STANDARDS Tor safeguarding elec-
trical machinery. Their recommen-
dations will be submitted to the indus
trial board. D''
Attended Conference.-Lew r. PAL
iner, chief inspector of the Depart-
lnent OF Labor and Industry, has re-
turned from Nashville where he at
tehueu the national convention of in
epectors' Inc plans of PENNSYLVANIA
were outlined by him and generaiiI.
commended.
heady to Present-The ATTORNEY
Generals Department is prenared ~
submit the motion to uuash the in
dictment in the Bigelow case trans
lerred from Schuylkill county to this
county and 1t will likely go before the
court on briefs. Word came here YES
terday that new Indictment had been
ordered by the Schuylkill county court
and steps to have the venue changed
were taken.
Has Money in Bank.-The state
Ineht Oh campaign receipts and expen-
ultures filed here to-day by the Wash
ihston party State committee shows
that receipts were S52S7.eO and ex-
penditures $1,6SO.34. Gifford Pincbot
candidate for Senator, contributed
s2,5OO; Mrs, Charles B. Wood, WASH
lngton, $1,000; Harry Watson. Green
Nile, $500 and the balance was re-
celVed in contributions ranging from
81 to $40 from hundreds of people
throughout the State, the bulk of the
contributors giving less than So each.
capitol Nisitors.-Among Hill Wis
ltors to-day were Senator ]. p. Nc
Nichol, Representative Alfred Mes
sinner. Philadelphia; General A. ].
Logan, Pittsburgh; and Col. James e.
Barnett, of Washington.
VIII Discuss Appeal.-State Treas
urer K. X. Young and Auditor Cen
eral A. W. Powell will talk over the
automobile suit to-day and decide
whether to appeal
Big Payments.-Among the pay
lnenls made at the treasury to-day
were Philadelphia and Reading rail-
way $S9,015.47 and Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern s3S,3S9.75.
Veteran Visitors.-Among those
who were at the Capitol to-day were
b. f. O'Connell, the blind color bearer
OF the 73rd regiment, who marched in
the parade yesterday with comrades
leading him, and L. j. Walker. the
signal corps man, who signalIed on
Little Round Top the movement of
the Rebels when discovered by War
rem. He comes from Osceola Mills.
Appointments Made.-The follow
ing appointments were announced at
the Capitol to-day: Alfred Rumble,
alderman. 22nd ward, Scranton; Fred .
erick w. Schneider, justice, Glenefeld,
Aiegneny county; Z. c. Cook, justice,
Clark's Green, Lackawanna county.
Mr.. Gather HOme.-Secretary Wal
Ter HI. Gather returned yesterday aft
ernoon from a visit to Philadelphia
and the eastern part of the State.
Preparing Schedule.-Chief Sweeney
of the State Bureau of Standards. is
preparing the schedule of tolerances
on commodities. 1t is being worked
out with great care and will be pub
lished some time during July.
Pardon Board.-The State Board of
Pardons has a number of cases listed
for tomorrow in which the inspectors
of the penitentiaries recommend rar-
don. These cases are those of prison.
ers released on parole under the State
law and the inspectors ask that they
be given full pardon.