Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-19

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cuSSion of ways and
nixS M n to control
the waters of Pennsylvania. The con-
ference will be the first of the kind
held in the State and the Governor
says that the matter of flood control
is of such importance that the whole
of Pennsylvania is Interested.
The Governor acted at the request
of the Flood Commission of Pitts
burgh, which has been active in flood
control matters for several years, and
has invited the mayors and presidents
OF councils and of chambers of COM
merce of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and
Scranton. members Of the State Water
Supply Commission, the State Commits
sioners of Health and Forestry and
officials of water power companies. as
well as the president of the Ohio and
Lake Erie ship canal board, the Allie
gheny county commissioners. the of
ficials of the United States Geological
Survey in this state and General ID. G.
kingman. United States Engineers. to
| attend.
Switch Refused.-The Public Serv-
day refuses the petition of the Stand
ard Chair Company and other manu-
featuring companies of Erie for an or
der requiring the Pennsylvania and
| Erie Railroads to install an inter
| change switch. The commission says:
1t appears clearly that the demand
which the citizens and shippers make
in this complaint relate almost wholly
to terminal conveniences in which they
would by this Interchange secure, at
| no expense to themselves, and at great
| and unnecessary expense to respondents,
the use of the switches and facilities of
one road in order to reach and trans
port their carload shipments over the
other railroad" 1t is also stated that
While some delays have occurred at
| Cory, these are operative matters
which can be adjusted promptly.
Urging "A CT 10 n. - Representative
John W. Vickerman, of Bellevue, was
| here to-day to urge mempers of the
Public Service Commission to maze
early decisions in the Ohio Valley
water cases.
Board to Act on Contract. - The
| Board of Public Grounds and Build
ings will discuss the award of the con-
tract for the new barn at the State
Hospital to-day.
TO Discuss Jitneys. The Public
Service Commission has arranged to
| take up Jitney cases in the western
end of the State next week and to
take up those in the eastern section of
the State in November.
To Argue Big Case. - Arrange
| ments are being made for argument
in the United States supreme court at
Washington of the Croll Ice cream
case, which raises the question of the
| right of the State to fix a standard
for ice cream. This case originated
In Erie county and the contention of
the State Dairy and Food division was
upheld by the State superior and su-
preme courts. Deputy Attorney Gen
eral w. M. Hargest will make the
argument.
Five Million Capital. - The Land
Building and Loan Association of
Philadelphia, was Incorporated to-day
with s5,000,00O capital.
New Electric Company.-The East
ern Pennsylvania interests have char
tered company for Barry township.
Schuylkill county. 1t will be merged
with the Pottsville system.
Lafcan Here. A visit paid to
Governor Brumbaugh to-day by Con-
gresham Daniel r. Lafean, of York.
revived reports that the York man
was to be selected for Public Service
Commissioner to succeed Samuel W.
Pennypacker. Mr.. Lafean spent some
| time with the Governor and declined
to discuss his visit as did the Cover
| nor.
Nominees Change. The following
prohibition party substitute nomina-
tions were filed to-day at the Capitol:
G. f. Briggs, 32nd Congressional; Fl.
w. Coad, 45th Senatorial; A. II. King
and w. L. Smythe, Sth Allegheny,
Charles II. Clifford, 10th Allegheny;
James Bell, John M. McCabe and
James d. Mckee, 18th Allegheny.
The following candidates have filed
/ h I,.px .I... Y
George Wogan, Washington, Cumber-
land legislative; Edwin 4. Kunkel,
Washington and Prohibition, Monroe; ;
H. e. Lanius, Washington, 4th, York;
G. G. Bradshaw, Roosevelt Progress
sive, 18th Allegheny
Complaint Filed. - The Lehigh
Valley Light and Power CO., of Allen
town, to-day filed complaint with the
Public Service Commission against the
Lehigh Navigation Electric Co.,
charging that it had unlawfully rur-
nished current in Bethlehem, Catasau-
qua and Northampton and in White
hall township, Lehigh county.
Big Tax Payment. - The Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company to-day paid
the State S199,9S9.10 as State tax on
loans.
State Wins I'm Bradford.-The State
Livestock Sanitary Board has won its
action in the Bradford county quar-
| antine case. The court quashed the
writ in the case as asked by Deputy
Attorney General Davis.
| Capitol Visitors. - Senator w. NJ.
Lynch, of Scranton; DR.. J.. M. Baldy,
chairman of the State Bureau of
Medical Education and Licensure; /;
Judge John M. Garman, of Luzerne;
ex-senator W., B. Meredith, of Kit
tanning, were at the Capitol to-day.
Twenty Nurses at Work.-The State
Department of Health has over a
score of nurses at work in the Har-
risburg district looking after typhoid
cases. This is the largest number en-
ployed in one district in years.
Attended Conference. Commits
sioner Jackson and Director Lightner
of the State Employment Bureau, at
tended the employment conference in
Philadelphia to-day.
| N. Y. CENTRAL ISSUES STOCK
| New York, Oct 10. - Directors of
the New York Central Railroad Com
pany to-day authorized an issue of