Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-30

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the State Agricultural Commission.
The meeting of the commission will be
held in that city for April and Secre-
tary Patton has arranged an interest
ing program.
The commissioners are also to be
phia banker who is much interested in
agricultural advancement, at luncheon
and in the afternoon will meet with
representatives of the State wool grow
ers, sheep raisers and textile interests.
The whole subject will be gone over in
detail.
The State farm advisers, who have
started their work in the field, are
meeting many inquiries regarding
sheep raising and it is believed that
with better protection for herds the
industry may be revived.
Mr.. White Here. - Fl. V. White,
chairman of the State Agricultural
Commission, was a Capitol visitor.
Herr Street Track.-The application
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany for an additional track. in the
Herr street subway will be heard by
the Public Service Commission on
April 10.
Meeting Officials. - Highway Com
missioner Cunningham was in Cam
bria county yesterday meeting officials
in regard to road improvements in that
county. He made personal inspections
Hearing Endcd.-The Wilkes Barre
hearing by the Public Service Com
mission was completed last evening.
Several other hearings are scheduled
for northeastern counties.
Mine Inspectors Eile.-Nominating
petitions were filed to-day by candi-
dates for mine inspector as follows:
Archibald B. Lamb, Shenandoah, Re-
publican, Fourth district, and P. j.
Friel, Shamokin, Democrat, Fifth dis
trict.
Complaint On Water.-William r..
Seel. who resides at PaXtang, to-day
called attention of the Public Service
Commission to the quality of the water
being furnished to the new borough by
the Hummelstown Consolidated Water
Company lie says that it is discolored
and that steps should be taken to re-
quire an improvement. The communi-
cation will likely be investigated and
the Department of Health apprised of
the complaint
Senator Fisher Here. - x-Senator
John S. Fisher, of Indiana, was here
to-day on business connected with the
departments.
DistiIIcry Chartered. - The charter
of the Mutual Distilling Company, of
Lorane, Berks county, was approved
to-day. it has 100000 capital. A
charter was also issued for a clothes
pin company to operate in Lycoming
county.
Public Service PIans.-The Public
Service Commission has listed for
Monday a hearing on the application
for alteration of a grade crossing of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
in Swatara township. The MifIlintown,
Lewistown and Burnham jitney line
will ask a certificate of convenience.
Wednesday the Highspire water case
will come up.
Clark FiIcs.-J. V. Clark. of Wash
ington, to-day filed a petition to be a
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for State Treasurer. Mr.. Clark
was endorsed for State Treasurer by
the committee on candidates of the
Washington party state conference
here week ago.
Petitions Biled.-Among nominating
petitions filed were: Congress, G. Fl.
Robins, Mount Carmel, Republican,
Sixteenth; House, Edwin f. Kunkle,
Stroudsburg, Democrat, Monroe; James
w. Sampsel, Penns Creek, Republican,
Snyder; James II. Henderson, Glen
side, Republican, First Montgomery;
+. Starr GwiaZdowsli. Sunbury, Demo-
crat, northumberland; Henry Knoch,
Pittsburgh, Republican, Eighth Alle-
gheny. E. p. Duffy, Grafton, and G. p.
Mayer. Bridgevile, filed petitions to
be candidates for Democratic national
delegate in the Thirty-second dis
trict, with stipulations to support the
popular choice. II. Fl. Wilson, Beaver,
filed a petition TO be candidate for
Democratic state committeeman from
Beaver.
Maulfair Case Reupcned.-The State
Compensation Board at Philadelphia
last evening announced a reopening
of the Maulfair workmens compen-
sation case, from this city, which in
wolves the question whether person
can be considered as within the COM
pensation act when making a delivery
after hours. The whole state is taking
an interest in the case. which was ap-
pealed some time ago by Senator T.. r..
Beidleman. The rehearing will be held
here on April 10. The board will go
into the case very thoroughly because
of the far-reaching effect
Ex-Governor Ill.-EX-Governor S.
w. Pennypacker is reported as in a
serious condition at Atlantic City.