Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-20
MINE Inspectors
VISIT THE GOVERNOR
They Are First Callers at Execu-
tive Offices on Capitol
Hill Today
The States mine

- The States mine
inspectors were
- Governor Brum-
CN baugh's first official
~EK.A visitors to-day. The
IN MH2gGN new governor
IN f66E6A reached his office
&sfh%fKAlAfn for the first time
E3NIHEIIIH1UH since taking the
sDD No oath shortly before
==-==EAnoo having re-
=. s;s;.laEEJ ceived personal
friends at the Executive mansion. and
James E. Roderick. State Chief of
Mines, was waiting with tile force of
inspectors. Governor Brumbaugh ad-
dressed them briefly and thanked
them Tor the call. The remainder of
the day he received legislators and
State officials.
The first appointment since an
Inouneement of the cabinet officials on
Monday night was that of Alvin S.
Bowman to be justice of the peace at
Palmyra, Lebanon county.
Attorney General Francis Skunk
Brown was called as his first depart
mental act to accept service in a man.
damus proceeding brought against
the State by Adams county in the con-
troversy over payment of State high
way funds.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
department to-day meeting the office
force
MIR. Gather Remembered. - Com
missioner Walter III. Gather, who as
sumed his duties to-day at the COM
mission, was presented with a beauti-
full bouquet of flowers by the staff of
the Executive department. The card
was appropriately inscribed. Mr.
Gathers first work was in approving
contracts with Commissioner Wallace
Changes in Committees.-To-day 1t
was announced that Senator Thomp-
son would head the Senate mines COM
mittee and Senator Homsher, city pas
senger railways. Mr.. Homsher was
also named as second man on con-
gressional apportionment. Senator
Snyder, Blair, was added to health and
sanitation.
Many Bills Ready. Many bills
are ready for submission to the legis-
lature on Monday night.
Miss Boyd Is Secretary.--Miss Alma
X. Boyd, of Lancaster, has been
named as clerk to Lieutenant Cover
nor McClain and is the first woman to
ever occupy this important post in the
lieutenant governors branch of the
government. She was secretary to
Mr.. McClain when mayor of Lancas-
ter, and has assumed her duties here.
Ex-senator Here. Ex-senator
Walter Merrick. of Tioga, was at the
Capitol to-day to greet old friends.
Commission Meets - The State Wa
ter Supply Commission is in session to-
day handling applications for approx
al of plans for bridges and dams.
Philadelphia Electric Again.-The
hearing in the Philadelphia Electric
case was resumed by the Public Ser
vice Commission to-day The con-
tracts for lighting for 1915 were
agreed to Professionally by the city and
company and the protestants and will
be taken up by the commission.
HibsChman Is Chief-Mr. Hibsch-
man, Lancaster, has been made chair
man of the committee on agriculture
instead of Mr.. Lands, Montgomery,
who will head counties and townships.
STAFF Appointments. Governor
Brumbaugh will take his time about
naming members of his staff. The
regular general staff appointments
have been made as of the first of the
year.
Dunn Gets PIace.-The last appoint
ment of Governor Tener was the NAM
ing of Cassius A. Dunn. of Washing
ton. who was his confidential stenogra-
pher, to place in the Bureau of Sta
tistics.
Goes to Pittsburgh. r. Palmer.
chief factory inspector. is in Pittsburgh
to attend the conference of inspectors
and to attend the meeting of the iron
and steel mill safety committee
Glee Club Sings. "A After the in
auguration the State College Glee Club,
which came here to attend the cere-
monies, sang Pennsylvania" in the
Capitol. The rendition of the beauti-
full song of John E. Barrett attracted
much favorable comment.
Will Arrest On Sight.-Poicemen in
various cities have received orders to
arrest on sight people who run auto
mobiles without displaying 1915 auto
mobile licenses. The Highway De-
partment has cleared up applications.
River streets and used the second and