Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-28

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mission about to begin its work. 1t is
possible that a number of shifts may
be recommended in the interest of
better facilities.
For several years the State has been
renting rooms outside of the Capitol
to take care of departments for which
there is no room in the State House
and has been utilizing buildings bought
for extension of the park. The whole
subject of housing of the offices will he
studied and some departments which
have more room than they need are
likely to be changed to smaller quar-
ters and crowded branches of the gov
ernment to take their places.
In addition the question of whether
to recommend enlargement of the
Capitol or to suggest an Office build
ing will be considered by the commits
sion.
To Reopen Big Case.-The decision
of the Public Service Commission to
railroad or short line cases will
bring the whole question of the in
dustrial roads up again. The ques
tion has been before the commission
for over a year and the result of the
new argument will mean thousands of
dollars to the iron and steel plants of
the State.
demonstrations of methods to control
pests in orchards will be resumed
about the middle of next month. DR..
II. \. Surface, the State Zoologist, is
working out new list of demonstra-
tion orchards different from those
which have been in use so that the
benefits of the States expert instruc-
tion may be more widely distributed.
Opinions On Laws. - In opinions
a., - ~ ne a5af pF n
and Industry to-day Deputy Attorney
General Keller holds that 1t is con-
trary TO the spirit of the women'S en-
pl0yment law to give female employees
who have worked III the establish
ment for the full! time permitted In
the act work to be taken home and
delivered next morning. and also that
the mattress regulation act requires
the names of both manufacturers and
vendors TO be printed OIL the label.
Joos Sues at Last--Suit was brought
in the Dauphin County Court to-day
for recovery of S4.152 which John II.
Joos. OF Pittsburgh, claims is duo him
from the State for publishing mer-
camille appraisers list in Allegheny
county in 1885. Claim is also made
for interest. Joos has endeavored TO
secure permission from the Legis-
lature for years to sue for his claim,
but never succeeded until the session
of 1915.
1O1 Cases Now.-Just 101 cases of
Typhoid fever have been reported from
Shippensburg and there are few suS-
pected cases. The other centers OF
the disease are reported as showing
Improvement.
Big Increase FiIed.-The Auto Car
Company. of Ardmore. has filed notice
of increase of its capital from
81 900. 900 to 100000.
Governor IH.--Governor Brumbaugh
Is still confined to the Executive Man
sion by u severe cold.
New Dyo Company.-The Liberty
Dye Works, of Reading, was chartered
to-day with capital OF S25 1000.
Gone to- Pittsburgh.-Comm
Dixon has gone to Pittsburgh to lay
the cornerstone OF the new tubercu-
losis hospital.
Appointed Notary. - Howard w.
Fehr, or Landingville, has been ap-
pointed q notary public.
Examination Dates. - The State
| medical examinations have been fixed
BY the State bureau for January Is to
20 at Philadelphia, while the State
| Dental Board has announced it's ex-
aminations for Philadelphia and Pitts
! burgh December 5 to Is.
Offered for S120,U00. - The Berks
and Dauphin Turnpike Company,
which controls the greater part of the
turnpike from Wernersville to Hum
melstown, has agreed to sell its road
| to the State for S120,750. This is on
basis of $4,000 u mile and $50 for
the stock. 1t has not sold near $50,
! let alone SEQ.
Colonel CrcsswelI Ill. Colonel
! Charles Cresswell, commander of the
Third Infantry, is ill in a Philadelphia
hospital.
| Contract Let.-The Board of Public
| Grounds and Buildings yesterday let
! the contract for the forester's house
| on the State reserves in Clinton coun-
ty. 1t will cost about $4,000 and
replace one burned some time ago.
Board Starts.-The Board of Ac-
counts, whose appropriation was smit-
ten last Spring, was organized yester-
day, L. i. Hess, Luzerne. being elected
! secretary and Auditor General Powell
agreeing to bear all expenses except
| postage. The board will take up news
| paper accounts in Decembee,
! VIII Take Office Next Week.-Lee
solomon, of Philadelphia, the new
secretary of the Compensation Board,
will assume office next week.
| To Stick to Plan.-The Coatesville
council last night arranged to stick to
the original plans for the water sup
ply. This ends the contest which
stirred up the. Water Supply Commits
! sion and Capitol Hill last summer.
Visitors Numerous. - The various
meetings here this week have caused
the Capitol guides to step lively. They
have had many visitors from all parts
OF the State.
Conferences On. - Conferences on
| the establishment of continuation
| schools will be held within the next
| few days between school authorities
in various sections of Pennsylvania
and representatives OF the State De-
partment of Public instruction and
| the Department OF Labor and Indus
| try. Millard II. King. director of in
dustrial education of the Department
of Public instruction, and Paul n
turman, chief of the bureau of sta
| tiStics and information of the Depart
mcnt OF Labor and Industry, Will con-
| fer with the school authorities in AL
| fentown. Easton, Nauch Chunk and
| Pottsville OH Thursday and Friday
| Conferences will be held at Lebanon
and Reading on Monday.
! GETS JI;WEI4RY FOR STAMPS
! When Walter Rogers, aged Is pre-
sented book filled with TRADING
stamps at Chestnut street store, anf
secured 1ewelry as premiums. the sus
| pic!on of the proprietor was aroused
Later it was discovered that tn,
stamps had been stolen from a nearb,
GROCERY store by another boy whC
gave them to Rogers, Detective
Murnane investigated the case and
found that Rogers had returned Tho
premiums. He was discharged The
other boy is missing.