Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-15


the Bell Telephone company for its
suburban service.
This appeal will be the second to
be taken to court under the terms of
the public service act of 1913, the
first having been taken in O. north
eastern Pennsylvania case in which an
electric company objected to the rul-
ing OF the commission permitting an
other company to cross it's wires.
1t is probable that the appeals will
raise the constitutionality of the act
of 1913.
Chief Is Better-Chief Roderick. of
the Department Of Mines, is improv-
ing at Baltimore. 1t is expected that
he will be removed to his home in
Hazleton soon.
Attending Commencement, - Com
missioner Jackson Is at Northampton,
Mass, where his daughter graduates
this week.
bldS TO-moTrOw.-Bids will be
opened at the State Highway Depart
ment tomorrow for the second batch
OF road contracts. The work is to be
under the State aid plan.
Mr.. Herbert Here.-Robert w. Her.
pert. the Greensburg editor, is here
for the flag transfer ceremonies.
The Fish Law.-The attention Of
the Department of Fisheries was
called this morning by several people
over the phone to an article which
appeared in the Patriot this morning.
The article says the open season for
bass, perch, brook trout, pike, salmon
and pickerel begins this morning and
will continue until January /. 1t then
goes on to say that black bass are -e-
CURED to be not less than six inches
in length and wall-eyed pike, some
times called Susquehanan salmon,
may be five inches in length The
Pseason for brook trout opens April is
and continues until July 81, while
the open season for black bass opens
June 15 and continues until November
30. The minimum length which black
bass can be taken is eight inches in
the interior waters of the Common
wealth, while wall-eyed pike can not
be less than twelve inches in length.
On Inspections.-Agent Of the State
Board of Public Charities are on a
series of inspections of county prisons
and hospitals where complaints have
been made. The Franklin county au-
thorities will be called upon to make
improvements to the almshouse.
To Attend Exercises. - The State
Board of Education members will at
tend the commencement exercises at
West Chester State normal school this
week. This was the first school to
be taken over by the State.
Big Exams Held.-One of the larg-
examinations held by the State Phar-
maceutical Examiners was held in
Philadelphia on Saturday. The board
will meet here shortly to go over the
papers The dental examiners were
also held this week.
Pardon Board. - The list of cases for
the State Board of Pardons contains
degree murder; Mike Peterson, larceny,
who gets a rehearing. and Robert
Green, forgery. The meeting on We'd
nesday will be the last for two months.
Capitol Visitors. = General Harry
White, Indiana, and DR.. James A. Dale.
York, were among Governor Teners
callers to-day.
Commission Meets. - The Meade
statue commission met at noon to-day
in the Governors office to discuss 9he
monument to be erected at Washing
ton.
Closed mt Noon. 49, The State Capitol
was closed at noon to-day because of
the.flag ceremonies A detail of State
police was in charge of the building
during the afternoon.
Expect Conference. - Capitol Hill is
State Treasurer Young and Auditor
General Powell regarding the appeal of
the automobile fee case.
New TrOIIey.-Philadelph form
practically all of the incorporators of
the new Berks and Lancaster Railway
Company, which was chartered to-day
for 1000 years with a capital stock of
5000, 900. The line will run from
Womelsdorf. Berks county, through
Lebanon county to Lititz, Lancaster
county. The incorporators are. Frank
J. .Duckett, T. Holland Paist William
Grimshaw. Oscar r. Dare, Howard
Reilly and II. b. Longbottom, of Phila-
delphia, and " ]. McGlesney, of Phoe-
niXville.
Vote of State. The computation of
the total vote of the State on United
States Senator and Governor was made
o-day, showing that 5S5,S06 persons
voted for Governor and 5S3,439 for
United States Senator