Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-10

time for closing applications for the
six new schools will expire on Thurs
day. July Is. and it is the idea to start
the schools in Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, Reading, Scranton, Erie and
Altoona on the following Monday.
The applicants include a number OF
teachers who have been engaged in
the vocational schools in cities of the
State and a number who have given
study to manual training. The special
course will be under the direction OF
the State Board of Education experts,
who will organize the schools and con-
duct examinations, the results of which
will be certified to the proper authori-
ties so that they can arrange for their
teachers before the schools open.
Governor to Re Away. = Governor
Brumbaugh plans to spend next week
under canvas at Mount Gretna, where
the eastern and central brigades of the
National Guard will be encamped and
most of the State officials will visit the
camp. Except for the State Board OF
Education, few State boards or COM
missions will meet.
Taxis and Jitneys. Seven cor
porations for operation of motor bus
lines, two of them jitney and four
taXicab lines, have been granted letters
patent by the State since the first of
the year and a couple of applications
for charters for similar companies are
pending. In the same period two street
railways have been chartered. These
charter papers are first passed upon
by the Public Service Commission and
then acted upon by the Governor. In
the same period two telephone. one
fepry. one railroad and about thirty
electric or gas companies have been
Incorporated. Comparatively few water
companies have been chartered.
Ready to Cooperate. - Officials OF
the State Livestock Sanitary Board
who are just about to raise the last of
the quarantineS because of foot and
mouth disease, will gladly unite in a
conference of representatives. of the
national and state governments to dis
cuss ways and means of eradicating
the cattle disease, according to state
ments made at the Capitol to-day. The
State officials say they have not heard
of the proposed conference. but will be
willing to present Pennsylvania eX-
perience with the disease. The new
meat hygiene inspection is expected to
he put into operation about August l
as the notices to persons handling
meats and meat products will be issued
next week.
Meet in West.-The Public Service
Commission will meet in Pittsburgh
next week, beginning on Tuesday hear.
ings in the Westmoreland Water Com.
pany case, involving rates over a large
section of Westmoreland county. 1t is
expected that some arrangement will
be made regarding hearings of COM
plants against the Ohio Valley Water
" Company. in which several boroughs
A have united.
Colonel Crago Named. - Congress-
man Thomas S. Crago, of Green coun-
ty, was to-day appointed member of
the Panama-Pacific Exposition COM
mission.
Huston Vislts.-Joseph NJ. Huston
architect of the State Capitol, was a
visitor yesterday. He came with q
number of friends and escorted them
through the building
York 1ncreaSe.-The General Ma.
chine Works, of York. filed notice OF
increase of debt to amount of $4,000.
Philadelphia Philadelphia
to-day applied to the Public Service
Commission for approval of its plans
for rapid transit. They will be taker
up later in the month.
Stewart at Camp.-Adiutant Gen.
eral Thomas ]. Stewart is in camp al
Mount Gretna, where he will spenC
the coming week.
Police on the Job.-The State police
detail at Penbrook is on the job anf
the troopers are heartily welcomed by
people of Susquehanna and Swatarf
townships.
Easton Commissioner Here,-Charle,
F. Chidsey. one of Easton's city com
n1issioners and a former member o
TIE Legislature, accompanied by Mrs
Charles F. Chidsey, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Chidsey, Jr., 1925 State
street