Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-16

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8GSsoSSS next week and 1t is
-=E probable that some
zzzsS of the referees will
be named at an early day. The divi-
sion of the State will be presented to
Governor Brumbaugh.
The present plan is to have eight !
districts. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
will each be a center and each city /
will have two referees. Other cities
which are being considered for GEN.
ters of districts are Scranton. Altoona,
Reading. Harrisburg, Wiliiamsport .
and Erie.
Members of the compensation board
are studying the compensation sys-
TENS in New York and Massachusetts,
and planning details of administra--
ton. The general headquarters Will
be located here. The workmen's in
surance board, which will have charge
of the administration of the fund, will
accompany Albert D. Allen, the as
sistant manager, to Albany and Co.
lumbus 10 examine into the workings
of the funds in those States. The
forms for applications for employers
and schedules of premiums are now
being drawn up.
Big Cases Up.-The application of
the Carnegie Steel Company Amer
lean Steel and Wire Company, and
National Tube Company, for reargu-
ment in the industrial railroad" cases
against the Pennsylvania, Baltimore
and Ohio and other roads, will prob
ably be considered by the Public Ser
vice Commission when it meets here
next week. If the reargument is
granted the cases may hold attention
for weeks.
To Cancel Charters.-The Attorney
Generals Department will shortly ask
the Dauphin county court to cancel
the charters of several electric COM
panies in northwestern and western
counties. They have failed to exer-
else their franchise rights and exist
only in name.
Conference Tomorrow. - Commis-
s!oner Jackson and heads of bureaus
in his department will go to Philadel-
phia tonight to attend the meetings
with the Philadelphia educational au-
thorities. social workers and others
interested for cooperation between
the State Juvenile employment bureau,
TO be opened next month, and the
bureau of compulsory education OF
Philadelphia.
Pardon Board Meeting.-The State
BOARD of Pardons will meet tomorrow
at 10 o'clock to take up the list OF
cases already announced.
Engineers Inspecting. - Engineers
cf the State Highway Department are
making inspections of the conditions
at Wyneote and other places where
typhoid fever appeared.
Want Pike Bought.-A delegation
of residents along the West Kisha-
coquillas Valley turnpike called on
State Highway Commissioner Cunning
ham late yesterday to urge that the
turnpike be taken over by the State.
The commissioner informed them that
he had opened negotiations with the
company and after some discussion 1t
was decided that the people along the
road should endeavor to raise sum
Of money to supplement that put up
by the State in an effort to purchase the
turnpike from the company now hold
ing ii. The delegation was headed by
j. T. Wilson, of Belleville, and con-
sisted of W. A. McNitt, A. r. Glib
honey. w S. Tits and Isaac Watts.
Opinions on Paroles.-In opinions
to officers of the two State peniten-
tiaries to-day Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Hargest construes certain features
of the parole acts. In a western case
he holds that a prisoner must serve
out the period on first sentence after
he serves the period given as a pen
atty for u subsequent conviction.
| There is nothing prohibiting granting
of parole on second sentence. Be-
fore it can be granted, however, the
forfeited commutation on a first sem
tence must be served. In an eastern
case it is held that a prisoners for
feited Communication on a first sentence
can not run concurrently with sem
tence for an offence committed while
on parole.
Commission Notes.-The Public
Service Commission is in session at
Pittsburgh to-day. The Greensburg
session was held last night.
Appointed Officer.-John C. Fiero
/ was TO-DAY APPOINTED an officer for
the Lancaster County Humane Society.
After Crossings.-Dr. w. P. Clark
filed complaint with the Public Ser
vice Commission against four grade
crossings in Dauphin. He asks that
| they be protected. In a general way
| the complaints have the same reasons.
as that filed by L. G. Heck yesterday.
Typhoid Outbreak.-An outbreak of
| typhoid fever was reported to-day
| from Everson near Scottdale. State
| inspectors are looking 1T up.
New Justices.-James z. Missimer
was appointed justice for North Cata-
sauqua and c. T. Neil for Huston
township, Clearfeld county.
Evans Gets Awards.-W. c. Evans,
| of Amber, has been awarded the con-
tracts for the Kennett-Anvil and Hun
| ltingdon-Mill Creek State highways.
The awards were made late yesterday
afternoon by Commissioner Cunning
ham at the figures announced in The
| Telegraph.
Gable Gets Award.-H. A. Gable, of
this city, was yesterday awarded the
contract for the furnishing of paint
| for State bridges at his bid of S5,0S1.
Company to Fight. - The Blair
County Trust company will fight the
| claim of the State for bank eXamina-
tions when it comes up in the Dau-