Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-21


A phia Electric Com
- aazstisl pany, against J1tneys
operating in Lackawanna county With
out certificates of public convenience
end against unprotected grade cross
ings in Dauphin, Montgomery, Berks
and Northampton counties. Attorneys
in the Philadelphia Electric case will
be notified to meet the commission at
room on Friday. The jitney owners,
whose case will have a Statewide
effect. have asked for an extension Of
time to file answers
A hearing which is scheduled for
Friday and which will have important
Fearing is that of the Lancaster Auto
mobile Club against the Lancaster
and Marietta Turnpike Company,
which is accused of not properly main
| tanning it's road. Complaints from
York and other counties about turn
pixies are also pending.
| Rates to Stand. - In an opinion
LANDED down by Commissioner S. w.
Pennypacker the Public Service Com
mission has refused to modify its or
der fixing rates for transporting lime.
stone from Union Furnace to Mones-
sen as netitioned by the Pittsburgh
end Lake Erie Railroad Company.
The case was brought by the Pitts
| oLcel dSdlllSJ Tie
| Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie Railroads. the commission fixing
1 q rate of 10 cents per ton, three
fourths to be paid to the Pennsylvania
and one-fourth to the Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie. The opinion says that
while the contention was pressed
with skill, it appears to have little
| foundation in merit" and refuses the
n nodifcation asked.
Boards to Meet.-Members of the
Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensa-
| ton Board, who are to meet with
Governor Brumbaugh and Attorney
| General Brown tomorrow, will make
o study of the Massachusetts COM
pensation board in addition to an eX-
haustive inquiry into methods in New
York. Ohio and other states The In
surance Board will also meet to-mor-
row to complete preliminary details
for its organization, which is to be
completed about the middle of Octo-
| her. Suggestions of names for ap-
continent to offices and to refereeships
will be considered here tomorrow.
while the districts will probably be
| outlined.
After Feed Sharks.-Agents of the
State Department of Agriculture have
| inaugurated q strenuous campaign to
| drive out of the State cattle and poul-
! try feeds in which seeds of weeds and
peanut hulls are being used to load
! the mixtures. In the last few years,
due to the increase in interest in cat
tie raising and the big extension of
| poultry raising, especially near the
| cities, numerous brands of patent feeds
have been put on the market. Some
| of them are made in other States and
| investigations have established that
| instead of being true to guarantees, as
| are most of the feeds put up in Penn
| sylvania. they contain materials not
recognized as food.
Must Show Lights.-State policemen
and attaches of the State Highway
| Department are going after the vio-
lators of automobile regulations who
have been endeaToring to comply with
| the spirit of the law by displaying
only one feebly burning light. The
energetic action of the State police
and men working on the roads has
broken up the displaying of only one
tag and now complaints are being
made of display of only one light.
This is generally done by parties
which have been having a lively time
The regulations are that outside of
municipalities where there are local
rules the lights must be turned on so
that cars may be seen.
I Meets Thursday.-The State Water
Supply Commission will sit on Thurs
| day to take up applications for con-
| struction of bridges and changes of
water courses. Thus far nothing re-
garding Coatesville has been outlined.
Many Want TO Bid.-Numerous ap-
plications for information are being
made regarding the Philadelphia cav
airy armory on which bids will be
opened on Friday. All of the bids
were rejected last week. The con-
tractor will be held to the letter OF
specifications.
To\Discuss ChiIdren.--A conference
Let, fIa- IL IoII L.
| State officials and educators, social
workers and others in Philadelphia on
| the subject of juvenile employment
| will be held at Pittsburgh tomorrow
1t will be preliminary to organization
of an employment bureau.
Pathfinders Start.-George H. Biles
| Deputy State Highway Commissioner
and w. r. ID. Hall. statistician of the
State Highway Department. the path
| finders" for the Governors "Seeine
| Pennsylvania" tour, left to-day for the
final inspection of the highways to be
used on the 9S0-mile trip. Mr.. Hal
will have charge of the reservations
at the stopping places.
Governor ut His Desk. - Governor
Rrum bauSh did not vote to-day at the
| primary because he was not regis
tered in Philadelphia having been un-
able to register because Of his absence
on the Pacific Coast when registration
! was III ne primary was the
first at which the Governor had not
voted for long time and he put in
most of the day at work at his desk
Attorney General Brown was the first
| of the officials 10 vote at home and
come back to the Capitol. He returned
to his desk shortly after 1 o'clock.
To Release rittsburgh.-Dr. C. J.
Marshall, State Veterinarian, who has
just returned from the Pacific Coast
will make some changes in the quar-
antine regulations in regard to foot
and mouth disease in a few days,
Pittsburgh will likely be made free"
Local Firm Chartered.-A charter
has been granted to ]. z. Robinson e
Co. to deal in clothing in this city
The capital is $4,000 and the incor-
porators are ]. E. Robinson. Charles
c. Stroh and ]. Q. S. Poorman, of this
city.
DIR. Royer Spcaks.-Dr. B. f. Rover
chief medical Inspector, read q paper
at the meeting of the State Medical
Society in Philadelphia to-day
| DR.. Dixon Firm. Commissioner
Dixon has declined to allow the old
Tome Week celebration of DanvilIe to
be held. He refused the request OF
the burgess because of the prevalence
of typhoid fever. The commissioner
is in Philadelphia attending the State
Medical Society meeting
Capitol Closetf.-The State Capitol
observed primary day to-day. Ali OF
the departments were closed except
Health and Police.