Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-13

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4=. questions are pro
lzAzalAsz fessional and while
appearing simple yet are of the high
fantrymen. They have been prepared
by Major F. D. Beary deputy adjutant
general, with Captain w. H. Kemper,
Third infantry, the inspector-instruc-
tor detailed for the Pennsylvania mi
1itia headquarters.
The questions will be sent out from
the headquarters to the colonels COM
manding about Tuesday and will be
Immediately distributed to the officers
who will write their answers, certi-
Tying that they have had no assistance
of any kind. The questions must be
returned to the Capitol by September
&c They will cover what are known
as the basic and year A courses.
Commission Moves.-Off1cers of the
Public Service Commission moved the
headquarters of the Public Service
Commission to Pittsburgh today for
the western Pennsylvania hearings to
be held this week. The Commission
will hear the complaints of Westmore-
land county towns against the West
moreland water company at Green's
burg Tuesday and Wednesday, this
being one of the big cases listed and
Thursday and Friday will sit in Pitts
o y.
Thayer against the Beaver Valley
water company. Executive sessions
will be held at night.
Hanging Case Up.-What may be
the last application for Communication
of a sentence of hanging is listed to
be heard by the State Board of Par
dons on Friday. The case is that of
James Reilly, who killed his wife be-
fore the act making electrocution the
al Atz1 asaNs - -
penalty became effective. Reilly was
formerly a Philadelphia trolleyman
Fines for New Fund.-Fines i'm
posed in this State under the century
old Sabbath law are now being turned
into the State fund for carrying fire
insurance on the Capitol and other
State property. Under the old laws
this money was devoted to the extin-
guishment of the State debt but as
the fund for payment of the outstand-
ing bonds which the State wants tc
pay off but can not get ran away
ahead of the debt the legislature pro.
vided that all payments heretofore
authorized to the sinking fund should
go toward the new fund. The idea i:
to raise a million dollars and over
S175,000 will be in hand by the enc
OF the year. Several Sabbath breakinl
fines have come since the change was
made and this item is now, oddly
enough, being used toward enabling
the State to carry its own insurance
Vinegar Inquiry On. = Investiga.
tions of the vinegar sold in severa
of the western counties of the State
made in the last few weeks are said t
have shown considerable improvement
in quality as regards what it was three
months ago. The State authorities
found that large quantities of vinegar
were reaching Western Pennsylvania
from half a dozen states and warn
tngs were issued that the prosecution
would be made all along the line. II
the list of recent suits for violations
of the law the western counties hav'
had very few
Jitneys Will Contest.-Public Ser
vice Commission officials believe tha
the question whether the State mus
control jitneys will be brought to ;
hearing in October at Scranton ant
the complaints filed by the Traction
company at that place made the tests
limitations that answers will be filet
and a contest made have been re
ceived. The result will affect thou
sands of jitneys now run in the Stat
and If the commission finds that !
has not jurisdiction it will put regula
ton in the hands of municipalitie
talone.
Armory Board to Meet.-The Stat,