Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-07
MINE INSPECTOR
WILL De ELECTED
Unless Proceedings Are Begun in
Other Counties Schuylkill De-
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officials of the
NM = nm State Department
MN QTZE of Mines declared
N\\\\A EN to-day that unless
SSSNGSS QE action was taken to
haSok1JcWSTNC prevent elections of
AkSG1b9Jl1A E mine inspectors
IN 6666SA this Fall they
Iii Gk3fzIKf6hsESH would be held in
kkdHHlWaFlVM all of the districts
RsUSSSSS of the hard coal
$=EM field except the
,HAiAzlsssH nineteenth, which is
Schuylkill county. The view taken
mere is that the proceedings in Potts
Nllle, which led to the Schuyllxill court
declaring that a mine inspector is a
state officer and must be elected in
even numbered years, are purely local
ana do not affect the whole region un-
less upheld by the appellate courts.
AS far as known here no steps have
been taken to appeal the case or to
stop the election of a mine inspector
this year in Dauphin or any of the
other counties of the anthracite field.
Interest in Jitneys. - The Public
Service Commissioners intend to take
prompt steps to bring the Scranton
cases involving the right of jitneys to
operate without certificates of public
convenience to hearing and the three
operators in Lackawanna county,
against whom charges were filed, have
been requested to inform the commits
sion ct an early day what they intend
to do. 1t is expected that they will
file answers denying the contentious
of the railway company, which will
have the effect of bringing the whole
question before the commission for de-
termination. Thousands of jitneys will
be affected by the decision when 1t
comes. That the traction interests of
the State are behind the action is
presumed because C. L. S. Tingley,
l.
company, is president of the Pennsyl-
vania Street Railway Association.
Cases at Erie. State Health in
spectors are investigating outbreaks of
spinal meningitis which is prevalent
in Erie county. Efforts are being made
to find the source of the infection.
Marshall Strongly Backed. - Men
ton of the name of State Veterinar-
ian c. j. Marshall for Secretary of Ag-
riculture, has caused many expressions
of approval throughout the State and
on Capitol Hill he appears to be very
much favored.
Cunningham Returns. - Highway
Commissioner R. ]. Cunningham has
returned from Wilkes Barre where he
made an address at Harvey's Lake and
inspected roads.
Schools Reopen. - A few reports
on opening of schools were received at
the Capitol to-day The opening In
Will De TepOTIeu upon
later. BY the end of this week schools
will be open in all parts of the State.
Justice Pays Fines.-Jusstice I. w.
Matter. of West Fairview, to-day paid
the State Treasury $40 as fines col
lected from automobilists who violated
the law in his bailiwick.
Treasurers On Job.-The auditor
generals department is receiving
many requests from county treasur-
ers for supplies of pamphlet laws.
3They are to be sold by them, but the
books have not yet come from the
printery.
To Attend Meetings. - Chairman
Ainey and Secretary Millar will at
tend the sessions of the Pennsylvania
Electric association at Bedford Thurs
day and Friday.
Representative Here.-Representa-
tive A. P. Coniffe, of Luzerne, was at
the Capitol to-day
Returning To Danville.-Chief Med
ical Inspector Rover, who returned
last night from Danville, where he
has been in charge of the investiga-
ton into the typhoid fever situation,
will return tomorrow. There are
nearly 100 cases in the State hospital
and town.
Home From Vacation.-L. B. Ir-
win, secretary to the Industrial Board.
is home from his vacation trip.