Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-16

ton. The source of the Johnstown
outbreak is being sought
Commission Adjourns.-The Public
Service Commission adjourned at
| Scranton yesterday after acting upon
the jitney cases. 1t will meet here on
Tuesday.
May Get Hearing. - Philadelphia
may get series of hearings in that
city during November for cases before
the Public Service Commission. Next
week it will be determined what
course to follow in the new complaint
about Communication tickets, which will
be heard this Fall, and also about the
dates for the Philadelphia Electric
hearings.
Miss Robinson Ill. - Miss Aria Rob-
inson, of Chambersburg, stenographer
in the attorney generals department,
was taken i'll with appendicitis last
night and admitted to the Harrisburg
hospital.
Pardon Board. - All of the cases
scheduled for the State Board of Par
dons meeting on October 20 have been
postponed until October 26. There
are two applications for commutation
of the death penalty.
missioner of Health Dixon has issued
Ia permit for improvement of sewerage
conditions in Littlestown, Adams coun-
| ty.
Test on Monday. The test of the
act of 1915 for appeals from Public
Service Commission decisions to be
made to the Superior Court instead of
to the Dauphin county court will be
heard in the Superior court at Phila-
delphia next week. w. n. Trinkle,
counsel of the Public Service Commits
sion since its creation, and w. H. Kel-
Ter, first deputy attorney general, will
make the argument, The case is an
appeal by the Pennsylvania railroad
in the West Virginia Pulp and Paper
company rate complaint and the prin-
ciple involves a dozen others.
Staley on Guard. - State Veterin-
arian c. j. Marshall has detailed DR..
r. NJ. Staley, of the States Livestock
Sanitary Board, to go to Illinois and
make a study of the foot and mouth
disease conditions 70 rthe guidance of
Pennsylvania officials in the quaran-
tines. He will remain until the dis
ease is eradicated.
Guard Officers. - The Governor has
appointed Frank B. Harding, Tama-
qua, first lieutenant in the medical
corps of the National Guard and as
signed him to the Eighth infantry.
Major Clyde Wilcox Cory, Sixteenth
infantry, was to-day retired at his own
request and Second Lieutenant w. Cur
tis TruXall, Somerset, Company c.,
Tenth Infantry. appointed first lieu
tenant.
Evidence In. - The Public Service
Commission has completed taking evil
dence in the jitney cases. which in
volve thequestion whether operators
of such vehicles must have State GER
tihcates of public convenience, and
has asked that briefs be filed. A deci-
sion will probably be given later in the
year. Tentative agreements for pro-
lection of grade crossings in Plains
township. Luzerne county, were reach
ed by commissioners and railroad off,
cials.
Mr.. aPtton Ill. - Charles e. Patton,
the newly appointed secretary of ag-
riculture, has been prevented from
coming here to take the oath of office
by severe cold. He will be here
early next week.
Greeted Students. - Secretary of
Internal Affairs Henry Houck to-day
greeted eighty Girard College boys
from Philadelphia who came here to
visit the State Capitol. The boys were
Houck acted as guide. After he had
made them a speech he passed around
apples from a barrel he had sent. to
his office for the occasion.
Tuesday Last Day. - Tuesday is the
last day for certifying nominations to
the various counties for the Novem-
ber election. 1t is expected that an
order of the Dauphin county court will
be made in the Superior court and
Philadelphia court No. cases on
Monday or early Tuesday