Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-07

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case of failure the State will enter
suits and compel action to stop the
pollution.
In the next week it is likely that
thirty more plants will be listed and
sent to the attorney general because
of neglect or refusal to stop pollution.
| The bulk of the offences are said to
have been found on streams in the
lSusquehanna, Allegheny and Schuyl-
kill river systems.
Shippensburg Bought-The State
Board of Education is about to COM
plete purchase of the property of the
State Normal school at Shippensburg,
valued at almost quarter of mil
lion dollars. The State is paying $10,-
! 500 for the stock outstanding and as
suming debt of S26, 900. The proceed
ings to acquire the normal schools at
kutztown, Berks county, and Millers-
vile, Lancaster county, will be COM
pleted within a fortnight. The State
will then have title to all but three
of the normal schools.
Boards TO Meet-Meetings will be
held on Monday by the State Board
| of Education, State Fisheries Com
mission, Public Service Commission
and State Agricultural Commission.
Attending Meeting.-Commiss
of Fisheries 3uller is at Conneaut
Lake attending the Wild Life League
convention and will speak on fisher
mems licenses.
Counties Paying Up-The State
treasury is commencing to receive
considerable revenues from counties.
This is the time of the month when
the payments for licenses and similar
matters are forwarded to the Capitol.
To Come Up Later On-The appeals
in the full crew cases, recently decid-
ed by the Public Service Commission,
will be heard late in the year.
To Accompany Governor-M Members
of the State Board of Education Will
accompany Governor Brumbaugh
and Secretary Patton on his tour of
the farming districts of northern coun-
! ties next week.
Patton in PhiladeIphia-Secret
Patton was in Philadelphia yesterday
attending to matters connected with
the proposition to place sheep on
Pennsylvania farms on profit shar-
ing basis.
New Trolley Line-A state charter
! has been issued to the Mcdonald and
will operate inETAOI6N6N6NN IN
Burgettstown Street Railway COM
pany. 1t will operate in Washington
county.
Receipts CIimbed-Receipts of the
State treasury rose to $425,00 yester-
day. Register J. b. Sheehan, of Phila-
delphia, paid $75,426 alone.
Justice Named-Stacy Stephens was
yesterday appointed justice of the
peace for Ferry township, Greene
| county.
Erie Gets Pcrmit-The city of Erie
has been given permit by the Water
! Supply Commission to construct a COW
cred concrete conduit in Mill creek
channel. This is part of the general
plan for flood prevention which was
designed by Farley Gannett of this
city after the disastrous flood last
year.
Up to bookcases of infantiIe par
alysis since July l in Pennsylvania
number, 1904, according to reports to
the State Department of Health.
Eighteen cases were reported yester-
day from Philadelphia, some dating
from August.
Can Build Bridyes-Among numer-
Gus permits issued yesterday for
bridges were papers for bridges in
Lancaster, Chester and Delaware coun-
ties. Permission for Lackawanna
county TO build a bridge in Moscow
was refused.
Mr.. Ball Returns - Secretary to
the Governor william H. Ball, return
ed to the Capitol to-day after a visit
paid to the New England coast He
expects the Governor at the weekend,
but he will not be at the Capitol be-
fore Monday for transaction of busi-
ness.
Executive Session Held - The Pub
lie Service commission held a long
executive session yesterday afternoon
and last night and another to-day to
advance the business and for discus
sion of cases.
May Mean Arrests - It is probable
that some arrests will follow the run
ming of quarantine by automobile
parties on the Maryland line. The
names of some who went by the
guards have been secured.
Gives Up Address - Commissioner
of Health Dixon has been compelled
to cancel his arrangements to speak
before the State Homeopathic Medi-
cal society because of the infantile
paralysis situation