Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-16

Ezxass saszAalIik5A This shows that new
schools were built in all but ten of the
counties of the State. not including the
cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
These included 1T large buildings and
119 additions. The board approved
all of these plans and in addition
notes that fifty-three of the smaller
type of buildings were constructed
from plans furnished by the board.
The board was asked for 235 plans
for standard school buildings, several
of them of large size.
The report summarizes what has
been done in the way of acquiring nor
NAL schools and the steady growth OF
the school fund. =
CensorS Get Law Evaders. The
State Board of Censors has come down
sharply on Philadelphia moving pic
ture people who have been violating
the law by showing pictures which
were ordered eliminated. The Mutual
Film Corporation was fined for show
ing a play which contained some views
ordered out, while the Fox Film Cor
poration got into trouble for the same
reason.
Anthracite Case July 2.-Deputy At
torney General Hargest is working on
the final argument on the anthracite
coal tax case. which is scheduled to
be heard by the Supreme Court in
Philadelphia on July 2.
Returned from Princeton--Lew R.
Palmer, chief factory inspector, has
returned from Princeton, where he
attended his class reunion.
No More Hearings. - The Public
Service Commission to-day announced
that it had refused the application for
another hearing in the Philadelphia
suburban passenger Communication rate
cases as asked by Edwin NJ. Abbott,
attorney for commuters and business
mems associations, and had referred
him to the law governing appeals.
This ends, as far as the commission
is concerned, proceedings that have
Aeen under way for eight months or
more, the present commission accept
ing what was done by the former COM
mission. The proceedings were marked
by some lurid interviews at Philadel-
phia and many attacks upon the COM
missioners. In its decision the COM
mission takes the position that what
Abbott asks is a rehearing, notwith-
standing his contention here on May 2S
that 1t was a new hearing he asks. 1t
is stated that the commission can re-
open the case on cause shown, but
that the logical step is now an appeal
to the courts.
Changes On July 1.-THE changes in
the State Highway Department will
become effective on July l. The new
registrar will be here in few days to
become familiar with the work.
Still nspecting.-Chief Nursery In
spector Enos B. Engle is making in
spections of nursery stock in the east
ern counties. 1t is still coming from
Belgium.
Ready for Closing. - People con-
nected with the telephone companies
are arranging for the closing up of
the telephone schedule case before the
Public Service Commission on July 27.
A decision is expected in the Fall.
VIII See OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
State commission to erect the village
for feeble-minded women will see Gov
ernor Brum baugh about the situation
resulting from failure of the recent
Legislature to make an appropriation
and of the lack of action on contracts
for finishing buildings for which foun-
dations have been laid. A meeting
was held here yesterday at which it
was decided to ask that the commits
sion be allowed to proceed instead of
the foundations being permitted to lie
as they are.
Mr.. Mitchell Here.-Lex n. Mitchell.
of Punxsutawney, candidate for Con-
s-at-large on the Progressive
ticket last Fall, was at the Capitol.
Members Go oHome.-Represent
Ehrhardt, of Scranton, and McCaig.
Pittsburgh, who were here on appro-
priation matters, left for home last
night.
State Cooperating. - State officials
are cooperating with the federal off,
cials in rounding uD Uolators of the
drug laws in Philadelphia.
Ask State to Help.-H w. Chamber
lain, solicitor of Milton borough,
Northumberland county, called at the
State Highway Department with ref
erence to State aid for the recon
struction of North Front street in Mil
ton borough. An application for this
piece of work has been on file in the
department for some time and assur-
ances were given Milton borough by
the previous administration that the
work should be done this year. Com
missioner Cunningham told Mr.. Cham
berlain that these assurances would be
made good and that work would start
on this job in the near future.