Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21

Scott, member of the board, who has
been ill, is improving rapidly.
Sayre Must Improve. - A decree
has been issued from the State De-
partment of Health requiring the bor-
ough of Sayre to erect a sewage dis
posal plant.
To Rule On Jitncys.-The Public
Service Commission yesterday received
several dozen requests for a ruling on
the procedure in jitney cases and will
consider the matter in executive ses-
sion. The commission to-day heard
the first complaint that a gas company
has not obtained authority before COM
mencing operations, the Clarion Gas
Company, of Clarion, charging that
the Myer Gas Company was operating
illegally.
Petitions Filed. - Nominating pc
titions were filed to-day as follows:
Congress, w. Il. Champaign, Wells
boro, Republican, Fifteenth House, L.
#. Benchoff, Waynesboro. Republican,
Franklin; John McC. Smith, Pitts
burgh, Republican, Seventh Allegheny;
w. ]. Reuter-, York, Democrat, First
York; Albert Hockenberger, Mifiin,
Democrat Juniata; mine inspector,
James y. O'Donnell, Centralia, Demo-
crat, Sixth district.
More Cases.-The State Health De-
partment to-day declared ten days
additional quarantine for scarlet fever
at Kutztown State Normal School
owing to development of an additional
case among the students.
Guard Orders. First Lieutenant
Alexander a. Mitchell, Wilkes Barre,
has been appointed captain of infan-
try and assigned to Company b. Ninth
Infantry, and Second Lieutenant C. n.
Klein, Wilkes Barre, appointed first
lieutenant and assigned to the same
company.
Ruling On Products.-Deputy Attor-
ney General Kun in an opinion to the
Prison Labor Commission holds that
the commission can offer for sale the
products of prison labor manufacture
to any State or county institution and
also to institutions receiving state ap-
propriations.
Conferences HeId.--A series of con-
ferenceS of experts who held at the
Department of Labor and Industry
to-day on methods for approval of
plans for safe construction and safety
equipment.
Show Movies Out-of-town - The
State Department of Labor and Indus
try's safety first" movies shown in
the Technical High school recently are
to be shown tonight at Millersburg
Pa, in the high school auditorium of
that town under the direction of the
w. l.. Brubaker company and the
Johnson Bailey Shoe Company.
Thursday and Friday the pictures will
be shown at Bloomsbury. Pa.
Increase Filed. - The Cumberland
County Agricultural society has filed
notice of increase of stock from $12,-
600 to $4,000
Ferguson May Run. - According
10 reports reaching Capitol Hill the
Rev. Thomas j. Ferguson, former
member of the House, would be a can
didate for denomination.
Mr.. Aincy's Mother Ill. - Commits
ford to-day by the serious illness of
his mother
Appointed Notary. - Ralph I. Diehl
of Paxtang was to-day appointed a no.
tary public on recommendation of
Senator Beidleman.
Granted Respite. - The Governor
to-day respite II. ]. II. Webb. of Allie
gheny from March 81 to May /.
Ex-Membcr Dead. - Ex- Represen-
tative c. G. Bowen, a former member
from Northumberland, died at sun
bury. aged Sc.
Capitol Visitors. - Senator w. w.
Hindman. Clarion: w. ID. Grimes,
Pittsburgh; and w. l.. Pace, Pitts
ton, were Capitol visitors.