Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-11
BUILDINGS
N THE EXTENSION
State House Overcrowded and Pro-
vision Must Be Made For
the Next Session, Too
CAMPS BIG DAY TOMORROW
Governor Tener Will Review the
National Guardsmen; News
of Day on the Hill
CAMPS BIG DAY TOMORROW
Two Of The build

| and state officials are wondering what
to do with others which will have to
be moved to provide room for legis-
| latiVe committees and officials. For
| the last three years over half of the
| committee rooms have been in use by
clerks and as the attic floor is crowd
| ed ny engineers and craftsmen of vars
| ious departments and by filing clerks
! the question of quarters is getting to
! be serious Five departments now
have offices in the business section of
the city and three more are occupy
! ing buildings in Capitol Park extern
/ SION with two more buildings about
ready to care for others. Three build
ings are being used for storage of var
irus kinds, including highway depart
me mt vehicles.
The buildings to he occupied will
Le taken by the division of tariffs of
the Public Service Commission and
part Ct the Insurance Department.
The Public Service Commission is now
distributed over parts of three floors
In the east wing of the Capitol and
the Department of Health over four.
The chances are that some of the
smaller departments will be moved
to other buildings and the depart
ments of labor and industry, highways
health and insurance be brought to-
gether
Hearings Are On.-The Economy
and Efficiency Commission to-day re-
sumed its probe into Capitol depart
ments, examining a number of
clerks and ascertaining details of con-
duct of business, This branch of in
quiry is believed to be preliminary
to discussion of places where consoli-
dations can be made or improvements
worked with advantage to the State
The recommendation of general
mailing station and for all mimeo-
graphic and similar work to be
handled by special force.
More ArreSts.-The agents of the
State dairy and food division have
caused over score of arrests in Phil
adelphia on charges of selling soft
drinks containing coal tar dyes or sac
charm. The number of arrests made
this year has caused a bracing up of
the business and assurances are now
being given to Commissioner Foust
that the use of adulterants will be
stopped.
Governor Is Due.-Governor Tener
will return to the city tomorrow
morning for a short time and will then
go to Mt. Gretna to attend the en-
campment. He will be accompanied
by General Stewart and members of
his staff.
Interest in Roads.-The State High
way Department has received numer-
ways to be built this summer, especial
-ly the contracts now being advertised
Plenty of contractors are ready to
bid.
Expect More AppeaIs.-State fiscal
officials expect the fling of a number
of additional appeals from the settle
ment of the Auditor General for an
thracite coal tax Practically all of
the companies will make contests un-
til the constitutionality of the act is
passed upon.
To Make Award-The award of the
contract for distributing State docu-
ments will be made tomorrow to John
l.. l.. Kuhn, of this city. He will take
charge Saturday
Jackson Not Heard FFOm.-The de-
partment of labor has not been able
to reach Commissioner John Price
Jackson, although efforts are being
made at Rotterdam, Munich, Dresden
and Berlin. No trace has been had
of him in London. The State depart
ment and various companies having
European representatives are search
ing for him.
Hunters Lcenses.-County Trcas-
urer A. II. Bailey to-day paid to the
State Treasury S4S.60 as income from
hunters licenses.