Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20

g cause it contains
arrangements for building of one, two,
three and four story standard build
ings. The State gives ideas of design,
arrangement. cost and other details
which are important to many districts
end then furnishes the plans, so that
part of the preliminary cost is cut out.
The bulletin, which was prepared
by the board a year ago, appropriately
opens with quotation from the
famous speech of Thaddeus Stevens
and urges that in future schools be
given adequate setting and that there
be as much ground as possible about
the buildings and that in rural dis
tricts there be gardens, orchards and
plots for agricultural and horticultural
instruction. The school code require
ments on air, light and other modern
details are clearly set forth. The
bulletin contains illustrations of the
standard plans, gives ideas for rural
high schools, including some illus
trations. and for consolidated schools,
together with other practical hints.
The publication was made with some
suggestions from the Governor. who
was a member of the board. DR.. ].
George Becht, the executive officer,
plans to put the bulletin in every dis
trict.
Jitneys to Fight.-A big fight will
be made by Lackawanna county jitney
owners against the effort of the Scran-
ton Railway Company to have the
Public Service Commission require
certificates of public convenience. AL
ready one of the respondents in the
recent complaints has filed an answer
end others will do so. Probably jitney
owners in other cities will unite in the
defense.
To Organize Soon.-Organization of
n nv ant eqnr NNia N11aG
vision Of the State will be undertaken
by the new employment bureau of the
Department of Labor and Industry in
short time, many of the prelimi-
naries having been arranged, especially
in the Pittsburgh district Studies of
the systems of other states and of the
manner in which the national govern
ment gives assistance have been made
and cooperation of municipalities ar
ranged The plan is to have the new
bureau working within ten days. The
districts. may be Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh,, Scranton, Erie, Altoona and
Harrisburg.
Not Many Here. - Pennsylvania 8
State government operated with a
skeleton force to-day the bulk of the
officials and attaches of the various
departments having gone to their
Tomorrow. The Capitol will be closed
tomorrow except in the police and
health departments. Business will be
resumed on Wednesday.
D Certified to Mr.. Brown. - Half a
dozen cases wherein pollution of
streams has been found due to wastes
from manufacturing plants in Central
PENNSYLVANIA counties have been GER
titled to the Attorney General for ac-
ton by the State Game Commission
officials. In every case the men in
charge Of the plants have failed to
establish filter plants. The Attorney
General will bring the matter to the
attention of district attorneys for
prosecution.
Justice EllSin Improves. - Reports
received at the Capitol are to the effect
that Justice John P. Elkin, who was
operated on at Philadelphia for alb
dominal trouble, is improving. The
justice has not been we'll for some
time. He will be unable to attend
court on September 2s.
Many Contracts Listed.-The Pub
lie Service Commission has many con-
tracts listed for consideration on
"Wednesday " mill r,aaaf for =;