Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-05

get out the papers for the men who
handle the business. Under State laws
such licenses must be taken out as of
April !, and owing to the delays in
sending in lists there has been a con-
gestton that has forced over time
work
Some of the insurance companies
have over 1000 agents in the State.
one having 1900 alone. All OF these
licenses are applied for by the COM
panies.
Big Hearing Due. = Prospects are
that there will be a big hearing held
by the Public Service Commission on
April % when the telephone compan-
les of the State will have their last
chance to submit arguments on the
proposed telephone rate schedule
Which has been under consideration
FOR over two years Most of the COM
panies of the State have signified in
tention to he represented at the hear
ing: Those desiring to submit briefs
Will have until April Is.
| The commission will meet to-mor-
row for its first April session and has
q very large calendar for the week.
No Capital Cases.-Although the
list of the State Board of Pardons for
the April session on the twenty-first
will close this week there are no capt.
tai cases entered for argument A
small number of cases has been put
| down.
Mr.. Hiatt IlI.-James S. Hiatt, Sec
retary to the Governor, is Ill with
grippe. To-day1Paul n. Furnam. sec
retary of the Pennsylvania Child La
| Dor Association, was acting as secre-
tary to help out the office force.
Drafting Bills.-Bills for the pro-
posed two State insane hospitals are
being drawn and will be presented
lsoon.
Joseph w. Hunter Hurt.-Joseph
NV Hn0far acting State IJipbwav Com
missioner, was struck by trolley car
in Philadelphia and severely cut and
bruised. He was taken to his home
in Jenlkintown and was unable to
come here to-day.
Officials Get Busy.-It is expected
that the arrests for fraud in beunties
in Elk county will be followed up in
other districts. Officials of the State
Game Commission have been investi-
eating and Governor Brumbaugh has
asked for information about what has
been going on.
Ex-Member Here.-l1X- Representa-
tive c. E. Carothers, of Washington,
was at the Capitol to-day.
Board of Accounts.-The Board of
Public Accounts to which Governor
lBrumbaugh suggests newspapers hav-
ling accounts objected to for advertising
should apply is composed of Attorney
General Brown, Auditor General Pow
lell and State Treasurer Young.
Speaks at Pottstown.-Dr. Nathan
IC. Schaeffer, State Superintendent of
Public instruction, is speaking at the
institute at Pottstown.
Board Hearing.-The State Indus
trial Board will have its hearing on the
Irule prohibiting persons under 16
working in tobacco factories to-mor-
! row at the offices of the Board.
Asks New Hospitals.-Dr. Charles
III, Frazier, of Philadelphia, head of
the big public charities association.
has taken steps to bring to attention
of the Legislature the necessity for the
establishment Of two new State insane
hospitals.
Hearing LikeIy.-It is probable that
Governor Brumbaugh Will give a hear
ing on Thursday on the Philadelphia
housing bill.
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Highway Repairs On.-Men started
to work on repair of State highways
in all but a few counties of the State
to-day and 1t is expected that by to-
night fully 5000 men will be employed
on the maintenance which, will be
ipushed. Reports received at the Cap
itol indicated that good progress would
be made this week if weather did not
interfere, the repairs having been all
Thoroughly planned out months ago by
| Commissioner Bigelow.
Offering Mediation. James A.
Steese, chief clerk of the Department
of Labor and Industry, is at Wilkes
Barre, endeavoying to bring about me-
diation in the trolley strike.
Public Service.-Residents of Eliza
beth and Monongahela have filed a
lcomplaint against the Pittsburgh, Nc
Keesport & Youghiogheny Railroad
Company protesting against the in
crease in the rates for the transporta-
tion of milk. l. V. Smith, of Tidioute,
Ialleges that the service of the Tidioute
Water Company is inadequate.
Sweeney Honored.-James Sweeney.
chief of standards, has been named
by Governor Brumbaugh to represent
the State ct the national conference in
Washington.