Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-29

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l1sssxas:;s1zsaszzz$ reported about the
Hill that the appointment would be
made to-day, but the Governors office
professed no knowledge of the mat
ter Patton has served as Secretary of
Agriculture since the revision of the
law by the last Legislature. He is an
experienced road builder as we'll as
farmer. 1t is also reported that Frank
B. Black, of Somerset, will be appoint
ed to succeed Mr.. Patton as Secretary
OF Agriculture. Black is a member of
/ the recently created Commission of
Agriculture.
Two Opinions Rendered. - Twenty
| f1Ve hundred assistants to the State
flre marshals will receive no more fees
nor mileage until the next Legislature
either transfers funds of that depart
ment for the purpose or passes a def
cheney bill to cover expenses incur
red, according to an opinion rendered
the state fire marshal to-day by the
Attorney Generals department. The
$4,000 set aside by the State as a con-
ungent fund has been exhausted and
the marshal is informed that there is
no other fund from which the fees and
mileage may be drawn. The Attorney
Generals Department also holds in an
quiry of the State Board of Education
that although an architect in his con-
tract with a local school board may re-
serve the right of property in his
plans and specifications for a school
building, he cannot interfere with the
authority of the State Board to file and
retain a copy of the plans and specif-
cations among it's records.
Loss of Hand. Appeal of Hubbard
and Company, Pittsburgh, from the
decision of Referee Christley in the
award made to Arthur Maseth, Etna,
injured March 80 while operating a
metal stamping press, is denied in an
opinion handed down to-day by the
State Workmen's Compensation Board.
The Board rules that the permanent
loss of the use of hand is equivalent
under the law to the actual loss of the
hand. The offer to take the employe
back into the employ of the company
at his former wages does not alter the
case, the board holds.
Takes Oath of OfIice.-G. Chal Port
OF Huntingdon, who was appointed to
the office of State fire marshal last
week ana who took the oath of office
before Fred L. Godcharles. Deputy
Secretary of State, yesterday, will step
into office on Saturday morning, after
he has closed his work with the Penn
sylvania railroad, on the Middle Divi-
sion of which he has been chief of
police. AS a railroad policeman, Port
is commissioned officer of the State
Charles d. Wolfe. who has been acting
| fire marshal, will automatically retire
to his former position of deputy fire
marshal.
Board Reappointed. - A. c. Welch-
ans, c. F. Miller and H. S. Williamson,
all of Lancaster, were this morning re-
appointed by the Governor as mem
har nf IA rI 1F E.. \,
Thaddeus Stevens School at Lancas-
ter
Board Meeting. The Workmen's
Compensation Board is meeting to-day
at Philadelphia. Commissioner Jack
son, of the Department of Labor and
Industry, is in Philadelphia attending
the meeting.
State Highways Snare. - w. r. D.
Hall, statistician for the State High
way Department, in commenting on
| the Good Roads bill which was sent to
the President for the signature after
being passed oy both houses Of Con-
gress as compromise measure for the
separate Bankhead and Shackleford
bills, stated that the State of Pennsyl-
vania would receive its pro rata share
of the SS5, ,000,000 appropriation which
the government will make to aid the
States in road building if the bill goes
through. 1t will eb necessary for the
State to appropriate an equal amount
in case the President signs the bill and
desires to benefit by the governments
appropriation.
Pittsburgh Hearing. - The City of
Pittsburgh has intervened before the
Public Service Commission in the case
of Jacoby VS.. the Pittsburgh Railways
Co., regarding the increase in night
fares, on which case the Commission
will hold a hearing tomorrow.
Prepare For Tetanus - Prepar-
edness against development of tetanus
from injuries received in fireworks
celebrations on the Fourth of July.
have been made by State Commission
er of Health Dixon, who is compIet-
ing arrangements for the distribution
o. tetanus antitoxin throughout the
State. The preventative can be OBJ
tanned in doses of 1900 units by physi-
clans upon application az the various
places where the antitoxin will be
distributed. Some of the stations in
the various counties where the tetanus
artitoxin may be obtained follow:
Complete Extension Survey. = Stu
dents of State College have completed
their survey of the Capitol Park Ex-
tension area and returned to college
| to prepare maps.