Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-24

ter has been under discussion for some
time and the visit may be paid in May,
when the calendar is cleared of cases
listed for disposal. The Pennsylvania
commission has been working out Its
own problems after some observations
al Washington, Albany and other cit
| les. but the Wisconsin visit will be the
| first for extensive investigation at such
| distance.
The commission is sitting here to-
| day to dispose of calendared cases and
will sit at Wilkes-Barre tomorrow.
| The remainder of the week the COM
missioners will work on cases assigned
/ to them.
| Anti-Tobacco Order.-As result of
! informal complaints made to the Pun
] lice Service Commission, number or
| street railway systems throughout the
! State have begun enforcing the rule
| that lighted cigars or Cigarets may not
| he carried into trolley cars. This Is a
| matter of local regulation, but from
| complaints made and answers hled
! thereto it seems that the observance
/ has been lax. In every case complained
! Of the operating company gave notice
| OF intention to enforce the rule.
Will Certify SoOn.-Certiication of
| the names for the May primary ballot
/ will be made by the department or the
!
week, the work of comparison OF the
/ official records with the petitions MED
! having gone on day and night. Ihe
names will be certified in alphabeucai
order.
Governor to Speak. - Governor
/ Brum baugh is to speak at the dedlca-
/ ton of the Walnut Grove Church OF
! the Brethren. near Johnstown, on
/ Sunday.
Making New Map.-Chief RodericI
. is having a new map of the sort coal
region made for the State. 1t VIII
show the new district lines and the
various new operations.
Chicago NrriVeS.-The cruiser Chl-
cago, assigned to the Pennsylvania
naval reserves, has been stationed at
Philadelphia.
Appointed Justice.-L. c. Bullock,
Jr., was appointed justice of the peace
for State College borough.
. Adams Secs GOveTnOr.-Represen
tative w. l.. Adams to-day saw Cover
nor Brumbaugh regarding the place
he had filled in the State Insurance
/ Fund employ. Nothing was deter
mined. it was stated.
Ex-Mcmber Dead.-M. p. Doyle, OF
Huntingdon, former member from
that county is dead at the age Of rs,
Heard About Strike. - Governor
Brumbaugh was to-day informed OF
the conditions attending the strike al
the Westinghouse works by Sheriff
George w. Richards and other Ale
ghCny countians. The situation was
talked over with the visitors by the
Governor, Attorney General Brown
Deputy Attorney General largest and
Adjutant General Stewart. The Gov
ernor said after the conference thai
the visitors had come to tell him oi
the conditions and that they had moi
asked for anything.
Appointed Captain.-F'irst Lieuten'
ant Thomas H. Atherton, Jr., Wilkes
Barre, was to-day appointed a captain
and assigned to Company A, Ninth in
fantry.
, Milk Exchange Complains. - The
Philadelphia Milk Exchange to-day
, filed complaint with the Public Serv'
; ice Commission alleging that the rate!
for hauling milk charged by the
, Philadelphia and Reading Railwa!
Company to Philadelphia from various
points as far west as Gettysburg anC
Harrisburg were discriminatory anc
unjust. The exchange filed complain
against the rates of the Pennsylvania
over a year ago, but no decision hai
been given. After testimony had beer
taken in this case ;he commission wa
notified that the Interstate Commerce
commission had determined to inves
tiEate milk rates all over the country
including Philadelphia. The case wa
ti1nt, held oEar