Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-20

I uniformity in regulations will be dis
| cussed.
Preparing Bonds.-Scores of bonds
for county officers who are commis-
| stoned by the Governor are being pre-
pared by the Secretary of the Com
| monwealth so that officials may as
sumo office in the next sixty days. I'm
| der the law the Governor signs the
commissions of all sheriffs, prothono-
taries, clerks of courts, registers of
wills, recorders of deeds and coroners.
! The amounts of their bonds, which
must be filed at the Capitol before
commissions can be issued, are grad
ed according to population. The
bonds are to be forewarded to re-
| corders in each county by the secre-
! tary. If any official fails to file a
| bond the office is vacated after cer-
! tain period of time and the Governor
names a successor.
I After Students.-State Health De-
! partment authorities to-day ordered
! the locating of thirty-one students of
( Gettysburg College who left that in
/ stitution last night when two cases of
scarlet fever were reported among the
/ student body. The. students living in
this State will be traced by local
health officers, while the State health
officials of New Jersey, Maryland and
West Virginia have been notified to
| look out for those residing in those
| States. The remainder of the students
! will be kept under observation for ten
days at Gettysburg. The patients
have been isolated.
Tamaqua Kicks.-The borough of
Tamaqua to-day filed complaint
against bids made for public lighting
in that town. by the Eastern Pennsyl-
vania Light, Heat and Power Com
pany, alleging that they are excessive.
The Eastern Pennsylvania company
had the contract for lighting and on a
recent opening of bids for a two-year
contract was the only one to submit
! bid. The borough officials declare
i the price is too high. The case is the
! first of the kind to be submitted to
the Public Service Commission. The
| commission has received a complaint
| from residents of Bellefonte that the
Bellefonte Gas and Steam Heat Com
| pany does not supply sufficient heat.
Appeal FiIed.-The Pennsylvania
/ railroad has appealed to the Superior
fCourt from the decision of the Public
| Service Commission in the Kift mill
! ing complaint, which involved cost of
| replacement of a siding which had
! been removed.
General Stewart IIl.-Adjutant Cen
eral Thomas ]. Stewart is confined to
| bed with an attack of grippe. He
was taken i'll soon after his return
from the National Guard convention
! at San Francisco.
| Hope to Gain. Auditor General
Powell stated last night that he
hoped to see the revenues of the State
go about two per cent. above the esti-
mate he gave to Governor Brumbaugh
| last winter. The fiscal year ends on
! November 80 and the receipts thus far
have been about 100000 behind what
| they were a year ago.
I'm Philadelphia. - Governor Brum-
baugh passed through here early to-
/ day on his way to Philadelphia. He
will spend the weekend there and 20
! to BerkS county on Monday, return
I ing here that night.
! To Discuss Ratings - A conference
of the State Insurance authorities and
representatives of insurance companies
will be held next week in Philadelphia
to agree upon plans for a rating and
/ inspection board. This is separate
| from the State Insurance fund. Yes
/ iterday representatives of big insurance
companies were here examining into
rating matters.
Officials Present Many State Off
/ cials are to attend the dinner of the
! Five O'clock Club at Philadelphia to-
night when it Is expected that P. C.
Knox will be doomed for Senator and
some reference to presidential booms
be made.
Trying 1t Again. The State De-
making another effort to adjust the
wilkes-Ba car strike. Medlators
are at work.
CheItenham Joined. - Cheltenha m
township, part of Montgomery county,
was Joined to Philadelphia yesterday
as q result of the act passed by the
last Legislature.