Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-09

Capitol to-day TO discuss standards of
safety and sanitation TO be submitted
to the State Industrial Board. The
backed by the Department of Labor
and Industry. Another meeting will
be held shortly.
Three Coal Cases.-Three anthracite
coal companies will submit cases to
the Dauphin County Court in the test
of the legality of the anthracite tax
scheduled for tomorrow. This will
raise all of the questions necessary for
a test through an appeal from the set
tlement of the tax by the Auditor Cen
eral and State Treasurer. The COM
panies which will present cases are the
st. Clair Coal Company, Aldan Coal
Company and Plymouth Coal Com
pany.
Tags Giving Out.-Issuance of auto
mobile registration tags has reached
the 5000 mark at the State Highway
Department and by the end of the
week may go to 1000.
VIII Reprint List.-Owing to the
errors found in the returns of Allie
gheny county and because of other
errors discovered in official returns
from various districts, the pamphlet
giving official returns will be reprinted.
The correction in Allegheny county
was approved by the courts. The cor
rections materially Increase the Re-
publican vote.
Secretary McAfee Here.-Secretary
of the Commonwealth Robert McAfee
was at the Capitol to-day for the first
time in two weeks, having partially
recovered from his recent illness.
KDmer Dismissed. Fred Kilmer.
the Germantown policeman who shot a
youth during pursuit to arrest him and
who was pardoned by the State Board
of Pardons on petition of many promi-
nent men. was dismissed from the
Philadelphia police force yesterday.
Register Here. William Conner,
former legislator and now register of
wills of Allegheny county, was at the
Canitol. on business to-day.
To Consolidate Courts.-The project
to consolidate the courts of Philadel-
phia, which was before the last Legls-
lature. has been revived by the Phila-
delphia Bar Association.
More Protests. A formal protest
against the increased passenger fares
was filed with the Public Service Com
mission this morning by the Wayne
Public Safety Association. Informal
protests were filed by the Frankford
Businessmen's and Taxpayers Asso-
citation, of Frandford William Bar
nett. Jr.. Mt. Alverno, Delaware coun-
ty; DR.. A. II. Cleveland. 25 South Fif-
teenth street, Philadelphia, and An
drew Brown, Pittston, Pa.
Discussing Laws.-Members of the
legislative committee of the State
Federation of Labor discussed sugges-
tions for changes in laws and for new
statutes at the sessions at the Capitol
to-day and will agree upon a legis-
lative program tomorrow. Miss Flor
ence Sanville, of the Consumers Lea
que, stated that the league was salts
fled with the women's law as it stands
according to James III. Maurer, presi-
dent of the federation. Various dele
gates were called upon for suggestions
during the sessions.
Hospital I'm Service.-The Adjutant
Generals Department to-day an
nounced that field hospital No. had
been mustered into the National Guard
at Tacony, Philadelphia, by Major
Frank ID. Beary, deputy adjutant gen.
eral. 1t will be accompanied by Mayor
Elmer r. Keiser. medical corps.
Typhoid Outbreak. r Seventy-five
cases of typhoid fever are prevalent
in Kittaning and vicinity and engi-
neers and inspectors have been sent to
make Investigations and to assist To-
cal boards of health.