Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-20

TWELVE GROUPS IN
STATES MUSEUM
They Have Been Prepared For
Exhibition During Spring and
Will Be Interesting

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III E{6666A of Pennsylvania,
zh62f<t56 is about complet-
! E&4dMI1h1HIH7H ing twelve inter-
be placed in the
zszEs'sEa 1917 big display room
of the museum,
Whlch VIII illustrate animals and birds
| much heard of these days
/ One OF the groups will represent
ioNes and will be placed near the
| oeer group. A special display of
! nawks, wfrich are being mentioned in
! Ieglslatlon nowadays, is about ready
and another of pheasants native to
the state will be shown. Mr.. Roth
rock is giving personal attention to
the groups.
! The serpent groups and the casts
OIL the f1sh have attracted much at
tention from schools and this winter
they have been studied by hundreds.
For More Attaches. = Among the
bills pending in the House is one for
the additional people needed for the
new system of bookkeeping in the
Auditor Generals office. There will
| be chief boolxkeeper and three as
slstants to take care of the books on
the recently devised plan. One trav-
cling auditor is also provided for.
Was in Philadelphia. = Adjutant
General Stewart was in Philadelphia
| yesterday.
Going to ACKNOWLEDGING
John Price Jackson will go to Allen
town tomorrow to attend the safety
| meeting. Thursday he will meet with
the Wilkes-Barre arbitrators to ar
range for the meetings and hearings
] at Wilkes-B Barre.
| Lykens Case Next Week. - The
| Lykens Water Company case is due
to be heard by the Attorney General
on April 27.
Marshals Got Him. State Fire
Marshal Baldwin has received word
that Deputy Fire Marshals T. Co. Ryan
| OF Philadelphia and Joseph Donnelly
OF Danville arrested Herman Meyer as
a firebug on Saturday in Phillipsburg,
| and before midnight had his confess
sion to burning a store in Airport in
the hands of District Attorney Welch.
January 81 the general store of the
Airport Supply Company, owned by
Herman Meyer and Anton Neuber.
was DESTROYED by fire. There were
suspicious circumstances and the fire
marshals were sent to the scene.
Legislative Visitors. - Among the
visitors to Legislative halls were II.
Walton Mitchell, head of the trustees
of State College; w. r. jacob. of the
Pittsburgh Flood Commission; eX-
Senator ]. L. Adams, of Pittsburgh;
John G. McSparran, master of the
State Grange; eX-Representative G.
w. Sassaman, of Reading: w. w. Nc
Elree, West Chester lawyer; ex-Rep-
resentative w. II. Brooks, author of
the Brooks high license law; G. G..
Hutchison, of the State department
of agriculture.
Commission Meets. - The Public
Service Commission to-day began its
second April session. Several hear
ings are scheduled, among them the
complaint of the Glen Rock Motor
Maryland State Line Turnpike COM
pany, which involves the condition of
the road.
| Jitney Charter Due. - The House
appropriations committee Is meeting
late this afternoon for a cleanup. All
end of the week.
Mr.. Jones Here. The Rev. DR..
Jones. chaplain of the House in 1909
session, offered prayer to-day.
Trouble in Lebanon. - State quar-
antine for foot and mouth disease has
had to be renewed in some of the
| Lebanon county districts due to some
reinfection. An investigation is in
progress.
| Woods Laughs. - Secretary of the
! Commonwealth Woods said yesterday
that the report that he would become
president OF the PUBIC Service Com
mission was a subject for laughter.
Due To-morrow.-Highw Com
missioner Cunningham is expected to
arrive here tomorrow from Pitts
burgh to take the oath of office. Chief
Engineer Uhler is inspecting roads in
the vicinity of Pittsburgh.
Coal Tax Hearing on. - Legislators
and businessmen from the anthracite
region have gathered at the House
caucus room this afternoon to discuss
the provisions of the administration
coal tax bill. The bone of contention
lis the division of the tax
Bids Opened. Bids were opened
at the State Highway Department this
morning for material, machinery, inn
plements and tools for use in main
tenance and repair of State highways
and State-aid highways. The bids
were opened by Joseph w. Hunter,
first deputy State highway commits
sioner. One hundred and seventy
| two bids were received and ordered
listed. The bids will be posted and as
material and equipment are required
they will be ordered from the lowest
bidder when difference in freight
rate and other shipping costs are con-
sidered.