Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29

kS@MiDeyM Commissioner John J
EN f6QQ6SKN Price Jackson, of
II G5EisikllGhSN1 the State Depart
! EzAhhlNl HIIyMM ment of Labor and
| z2ss'SAI In u try, COM
-ss=szzssE1 plants having been
siassAisssasiasS@ received that some
manufacturers have been using ma
terials that have not been sterilized
and some which have been forbidden.
The factory inspectors will visit fac
tories, cleaning establishments, whole
sale and retail stores which are un-
der the supervision of the department
by the acts of 1918 and 1915.
Complaints received here allege that
numbers of mattresses are being
shipped into the State for retail sale
without being labelled with the ma
terials and improperly made and
sellers of such mattresses are liable
| TO prosecution the same as Penn
syivania manufacturers or jobbers.
Resale of mattresses once used is
prohibited unless sterilized and none
| that has been used by a person hav-
ing any contagious or infectious dis
| ease may be sold again. Mattresses
may not be sold in sales of household
goods unless disinfected, the disinfect-
| ing process to be as prescribed by the
Department of Health. The law re-
quires all mattresses to be tagged and
second hand mattresses must be SO
marked. The penalty or violation of
the act is fine of from $5 to $50 for
| each offense.
Judge Wilmer Here.-FederaI Judge
| 9. b. Wilmer, of Sunbury, was at the
State Capitol yesterday afternoon.
Schools Paid.-Among the school
districts paid by the State Treasury
Lott
1886 and Shippensburg s4,116.67.
Mr.. Crichton Returns.-Thomas A.
Crichton, cashier of the State Treas
ury, who was one of the candidates
for treasury in the Tloga county con-
test, is back at his desk. He was con-
graduated by friends upon his excel
| lent run.
Busy on Tax Accounts.-The Audi
tor Generals Department force is
| working day and night now on the
settlement of State taxation accounts.
The work will be closed up in about
a fortnight it is hoped.
Panama Pictures Received.-Prints
of the photograph taken of the Penn
sylvania official party to the Panama
Pacific Exposition have been received
at the Capitol. They were taken in
front of the Pennsylvania building.
Will Return Saturday.-W. D. Uh-
ACiB NiilSI GllBlHSSE VI Tie DldI0 E1lRn-
way Department will return fkom
San Francisco on Saturday He rep
resented the State at the national road
congress.
Dividing Rates.-The Public Ser
vice Commission issued an order di-
viding between interested railroads the
revenue for hauling coal and coke
from the Gallitzfn, Connellsville,
Clearfield and other fields to the
plants of the Lehigh Fire Brick
Works, Dryden Horse Shoe Co., and
| Crane Iron Works in Catasauqua-
| The case was heard last winter and
| attracted wide attention because of the
questions involved. An order was
! made on May T. 1915, and the new
order decides that the Lehigh and
New England railroad shall receive
33 cents out of the revenue on each
! ton of coal or coke and the Penn
! sylvania and Lehigh Valley railroads
shall receive the balance.
VIII Not Rescind.-The Public Ser
vice Commission last night issued an
order refusing to rescind its admins
trative ruling making one way tickets
| good in either direction.
Must Give Service. - The Public
Service Commission to-day held that d
| public service company has no right
tc adopt policy whereby it will serve
only such customers as are re-
rlunerative at time of installation of
| facilities, providing the requests for
| service are reasonable. The decision
was given in an opinion by Commis-
sioner Killing in the complaint of c.
| A. Sisk, Factoryville, against the
Abingdon Electric Company. 1t was
contended by the complainant that the
| company refused to furnish current to
light his house and barn on the ground
| that installation would be expensive
It was found that service could be
/ xfTifh
order made that it should be accorded |
| az the published rates.
Commission to Meet-The Forestry
Commission will meet Friday to dis |
cuss forest protection and to act on
applications for sites for camps.
Must Pay as They Go. - Persons
or firms contracted with to perform |
expert or other services by State De- |
partments cannot be paid out of an |
preparations for expenses which would |
otherwise lapse at the end of an an |
preparation year according to- an |
opinion given to the auditor general |
| by Attorney General Francis Skunk |
| Brown to-day. The question arose
when the Public Service Commission
contracted with experts to make vaIu- |
alton of the Springfield Consolidated
Water Company properties just be- |
| fore the close of the last appropria 3 1
| tion year. 1t was desired to know
WhStiASt lllS eApeTIS COulQ be paid out
of the balance remaining unexpected
at the end of the appropriation wear. |
The attorney general holds that they
can not, but must be paid as services
are rendered. The principle will an
oily to all departments.
Commission Meetings. - The Pub |
lie Service Commission to-day anil
| nounced that it would meet in this
| city October 5. 6 and and in Scran- |
ton October 2, 1S and IA.
Capitol Visitors. - Visitors to the
Capitol TODAY included Senator James
w. ndsley: Somerset Representatives
Charles Evans, Luzerne; H. r. Myers, |
Washington, and Warren Graham. Of
philadelphia; T. P. Sloan. Washing |
ION; John S. Gillespie, Pittsburgh
Going to Washington. - Chairman
W. D. B. Ainey. of the Public Service
Commission, will go to Washington To- |
morrow to attend the meeting of the
Interstate Commerce Commission in
-eeard to valuation systems.
Commission to Got Rusy. - The
'ew Economy and Efficiency Cemnis- |
'on of which the governor is chair
7an. will meet tonight TO outline lis |
York. Harry S. McDevitt, the conn
n. was heer to discuss the plans. The |
hole scheme of the State Govern
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