Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15

plans. Miss Oakley has been engaged
upon these paintings, which will rep
resent important epochs in the his
tory of Pennsylvania, for some time
and expects to finish them within q
few months when the members of the
Board of Public Grounds and Build
ings will go to inspect them in her
studio.
Miss Oakley is also working on the
preliminary sketches for the mural
decorations for the supreme court
chamber, which work she was COM
missoned to do about two and q half
years ago, the paintings to be finished
when the Senate series was COM
pleted.
Trout Season Open. Pennsyl-
vania's trout season opens to-day and
although streams are high due to re-
cent rains it is believed at the State
Department of Fisheries that there
will be good fishing. The season runs
to July 81 and the State limits fisher
men to one rod and line and to forty
fish in one day. None under six inches
may be taken. The State fish war
dens, who have been engaged on
pollution inspection work have been
assigned to watch the streams for
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will have the cooperation of State
Police and assistance of game and
forest wardens where required.
Pardon Board. Two applications
for communication of sentences of elec-
trocution, one application for a re-
hearing by man condemned to be
hanged and granted a respite and two
applications for pardon for second de-
gree murderers are listed for the State
Board of Pardons session on Wednes-
day. There are twenty-one new cases
on the list, six applications for re-
hearing and two cases held under ad-
visement.
Full Crew Cases. - The Public
Service Commission will hear argu-
cases which were heard some time
ago. the argument having beer
originally fixed for early in the month
but continued until next week be-
cause of inability of counsel to ap.
pear. The commission has also listed
a number of applications for electric
company charters and jitney certii-
| Gates for hearing here on Monday.
| Odd Case Decided. - Compensation
was yesterday awarded Nathan Shev-
! lin, of Philadelphia, by Referee George
| G.. Klauder of the Workmen's Com
pensation Board, although part of the
medical fee was disallowed because he
| failed to notify his employers OF an
injury he received on March 5. not re-
porting the accident until March IL
The case was important because of the
| fact that SheVlin was working only In
spare time in the employ of the Puri-
| tan Skirt Company, when he ran q
splinter into the palm of his right
hand. Shevlin was regularly employed
as a hardwood finisher by the Pooley
| Furniture Company and when the
Puritan company, which Is new con.
Germ, moved into the Twelfth street
quarters he was employed to do some
hardwood finishing in the furnishing
of the offices of the company.
DIR. RothroclI Here.-Dr. ]. T. Roth.
rock, first State Forestry Commits.
sioner, was at the Capitol yesterday.
After Trout.-Several of the Capito
Hill anglers were out whipping stream!
early to-day. Whether Governor
Brumbaugh will get a chance to f1s1
depends largely on the next week!
DEVELOPMENTS in politics.
Mr.. Smith Hcre.-Banking Commits
sioner Smith, who has been i'll fo
some time. was at the Capitol for ;
short time this week.
Trustees Named.-Governor Brum
baugh to-day appointed the following
trustees of the Pennsylvania Stat
loral School for the Deaf at Scranton