Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-29
CAPITOL is CLOSED
Observance of Memorial Day
Begins; State Medical and
Dental Examination Dates

appropriations ar e
nEAszsAg made for the per1od
commencing June l and those for the
two years commencing Tuesday are
carried by the general appropriation
bill and the various other appropria-
ton measures now on the desk of the
Governor.
In 1913 the general appropriation
bill was not acted upon until weeks
after the official appropriation year
had begun, this being due to the fact
that the bill was not passed until after
the middle of June and the Governor
required some time to prune it. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh plans to complete
his work on the bill next week so that
there will be no delay.
The school and several other ap-
preparation balances do not lapse but
are applied upon the new year appro-
priation.
State Exam Dates.-State exami-
nations for medical and dental licenses
will be held next month in Philadel-
phia and Pittsburgh Those for med
ical certificates will begin on June I
and continue until the evening of the
third, including drugless therapy,
chiropody and massage and allied
branches. The dental examinations
will be held June to IL.
Capitol Closed.-The State Capitol
closed to-day for the Memorial Day
observance and only the State Health
and Police Departments will be open
until Tuesday. Governor Brumbaugh
left last night for Philadelphia and
practically every official has gone to
his home town to participate in the
exercises. The Governor will return
on Monday night and take up legisla-
tive bills the following day. 1t is ex-
pected that he will name the members
of the new agricultural commission
next week
Many Will Attend.-Indications are
that ven-eighths of the infantry Of
f1cers of the National Guard will at
tend the camp of instruction at Mt.
Gretna next week. The camp will be-
gin Thursday.
Scranton May AppeaI.-It is possible
that the city of Scranton will take an
appeal from the decision of the Public
Service Commission in the Scranton
railways case which involves the au-
thority to compel extensions.
Artillery on Hand.-The United
States artillery which is to have charge
of the artillery camp in the Poconos
has reached Tobyhanna after a 400
slile march. 1t passed through this
city. The State Guardsmen will join
the camp next week.
Forestry Case Up.-Much interest
is being taken at the Capitol in the
prosecution brought against a resident
of Lycoming county for failing to
answer the call of a warden of the
State Forestry Department to fight for
est fires 1t is the first action of the
kind under the new law.
Woodward Goes TO Shore.-James
T. Woodward. chairman of the House
appropriations committee, who has
been here for several days working
on bills, left to-day for the seashore
where he will spend several days.
Congressional Nisttors.-Among the
visitors to the Capitol were Congress
men Garland, Allegheny; Crago
Greene. and North. jefferson.
Shaw Accepts.-Robert c. Shaw, the
new member OF the State Board of
Education, has accepted the place. He
was here this week to meet officials
OF the board
Rambo Files Bond.-Superintend
S. 3. Rambo has filed his $25, 900 bond
and taken the oath of office.
Attending Memorial EXercises.-Con-
gresham B. X. Focht and Deputy Sec
retary of the Commonwealth Hertzler
attended the Memorial Day exercises
to-day at Warfordsburg.
Getting Results-Dairy and Food
Commissioner Foust has succeeded in
convicting twenty-one persons of food
law violations in the Allegheny county
convictions in magistrates courts in
Pittsburgh of twenty-five others
kephart Leaves.-H. NJ. Kephart,
chief clerk of the Senate, who has
been here this week looking after
some details of the Legislature, left
for home last evening.
Biles Mentioned.-George H. Biles,
of Philadelphia, engineer of mainte-
nance of the State highways. is being
mentioned in connection with the sec
ond deputy highway commissioner
ship made vacant by the resignation
of f. A. Jones, of Scranton. Mr.
Biles has been connected with the
department for years, having started
in the engineer corps and winning pro-
motions. He was made engineer of
maintenance by e. NJ. Bigelow and
is in charge of the repair and main
tenance work now under way.
Named Justice.-Birdis I. Schaffer
has been appointed a justice of the
peace for South Bethlehem. this ap-
pointment being necessary because
under a recent court decision the cleo
tion erecting South Bethlehem into
third class city was declared invalid
and it becomes a borough again.
State Charters.-State charters were
granted to-day to the Interstate
Realty Co., Harrisburg, capital $4,000,
incorporators I. \. Fink, Baltimore;
g. c. Gochanour and C. w. Strayer,
Harrisburg, and the Gratz Water Co.
S. S. Johnson and F. S. Simpson, Har-
risburg: Harry Smith, ]. NJ. Sheibley
and Joseph Phillips Gratz.
Two Sworn In.-EXecutive Con-
troller Todd and Director James n.
Moore, of the Legislative Reference
Pure Vinegar Case.-Under the de-
cision of the Supreme Court refusing
ANEW trial in the BURNETT vinegar
case the State dairy and food agents
will enforce the pure vinegar act This
means that no water or anything else
may be added to vinegar before sale.
Complaint Filed. - The McCrady
Brothers Company, which operates a
sand-hoist at Braddock, complained
to the Public Service Commission that
the Pittsburgh e. Lake Erie and the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Companies
have higher rates for the shipment of
sand from Braddock to Williamsburg
and other points than are maintained
from other shipping points in the
vicinity of Braddock.
KERN SEES EXTRA SESSION