Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-21


the Capitol and will be erected next
Tuesday.
superintendent Rambo, who is in
charge of the paintings, has had the
Senate chamber prepared for them
and as soon as the last painting. which
Is one of the finest ever executed for
public building in the country in the
opinion of Governor Brumbaugh,
reaches the city preparations for plac-
ing them will begin.
The greatest interest in the paintings
is being manifested generally.
Donaldson Named.-Thomas Blaine
Donaldson, of Philadelphia, who has
handled number of important re-
ceiverships for the Insurance depart
ment, was last night named as special
deputy to take charge of the Pension
Mutual Life Insurance, Company at
Pittsburgh. Insurance Commissioner
O'Neil is in Pittsburgh.
Fussing on Inspection. - Tt is un-
derStood that representatives of var
lous Granger organizations have been
getting busy trying to find out the
plans of Secretary OF Agriculture Pat
ton for daily inspection, but several
men who have been here this week
have been unable to get much infor-
llltitlOll' w. l.. CTGdSy Is one man VINO
is making efforts to find out what is
proposed.
To Speak Tomorrow. - Albert L.
Allen, assistant manager of the State
Workmens Insurance Fund, will eX-
plain the advantages of State Fund In
surance before a meeting of manufac-
turers and commercial men at the
William Penn Hotel Pittsburgh, Fri
day night. II. G. Wasson, of Pitts
burgh, will preside, and Il. j. Dunn,
Workmen's Compensation referee in
the Pittsburgh district, will also speak.
Visited the Capitol.-Senators Salus
Philadelphia, and Sclsantz. Lehigh,
and Representative UlSh, Millersburg
were Capitol visitors.
Congratulate Commissioncr-Co Com
missioner Dixon was congratulated by
friends on the "HilP' to-day on his
reelection as president of the Acad-
emy of Natural Sciences in Philadel-
phia.
No Action Talsen.-The Water Sup
ply Commission took no action yes
terday on the application of the
McCalfs Ferry Power Company for
permission to raise flashboards. Pro-
test was made by Lancaster power
and street railway companies. A num-
Der of permits for bridges were
granted.
Buffers Family m-Fisheries Com
Mercersburg by the serious illness of
his son, who is a student there. Mrs
Butler is also i'll at her home in Wayne
county.
Sanders On Committee.-Zoologi
j. w. Sanders has been named on a
national committee to investigate the
white pine disease.
Objects to Train. - f. B. Huber, of
Fern Rock, made a complaint and an
argument to the Public Service Com
mission to-day about Reading trains.
He works for John Wanamaker and
says the train leaving Fern Rock at
1858 in the morning is generally so
late that he is late for work. He
gives the train a bad reputation for
keeping a schedule and coments upon
replies he got from Reading railway
officials about ways to better it, He
claims that he was told a bridge had
held up the train, and found that it
had been finished and that he dis
covered freights ran around it. He
also complains of the ticket arrange
ments
Magistrates Named. - August C.
Markus was to-day named as alder
man of the Second ward of McKees-
port and Daniel E. Giles, as justice of
the peace for Etna.