Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22

under consideration by the commits
sion for several days and will be
finished this week. These cases will
establish precedents.
The commission spent considerable
time yesterday on the application of
the Cumberland Valley railroad to
purchase the stock of the Southern
Pennsylvania Railway and Mining
Company, which succeeded the old
Southern Pennsylvania Iron and Rail-
road Company, which took over one
OF the Thaddeus Stevens Railroads. 1t
was stated that the road, which runs
from Southern Pennsylvania junction
at Marion to Richmond Furnace, is
wholly within Franklin county and
does not own the right of way of
the old Southern Pennsylvania, which
was projected from Harrisburg to
Pittsburgh through the southern tier
OF counties but given up after S5,000.-
600 had been spent.
1t is likely that some time will be
taken to consider the application of
the Dover -RoSsVille Transit Company
for right TO operate an electric omni-
bus line with power from overhead
wires. The company is a Delaware
corporation and wants TO run ten
mile line in York county. a similar
y
in Montgomery county when the
method was styled the tracEless troll
ley, was refused last year.
Where Is Uncle? - The oldest in
quiry of all the number that come
to the State Capitol has just been re-
ceived at the department of secretary
OF the Commonwealth. 1t comes from
a man in Kansas, who stated that an
uncle had come from Germany to
v-;gf -,
pie of years ago. The State officials
are asked to kindly send his where
abouts.
To Attend Meetings. - DIR. r. NJ.
Staley, director of the division of
transmissable diseases of the State
Livestock Sanitary Board will so to
New Brunswick, n. j., this week to
Sress which meets on February %,
% and "a. DIR. Staley will read a
paper on THE Foot and Mouth Dis
ease Question" The Congress has
among its members many prominent
men interested in the hog raising in
dustry in this State.
Attending Convention. - State Vet
erinarian DR.. c. j. Marshall and De-
putty State Veterinarian DIR. r. Il.
Munce are attending the meeting of
the Pennsylvania State Veterinary
Medical Association at Pittsburgh.
DR.. Munce is president of the associa-
ton and both he and DIR. Marshall
will make addresses and participate
in the discussions during the meet
ing. DR.. r. NJ. Staley will read a re-
port of the committee on medicine
and surgery.
York Chief Named. - c. X. Binder
former chief of police of York, has
assumed his duties as a member of
the Capitol Park police force. He is
the first chief TO be named to the
State force.
Philadelphia Lawyer Here. AL
bert Winterstein, prominent Phila-
business with the Public Service COM
mission.
Granted Respite.-Governor Brum-
baugh last night granted a respite,
staying the execution of II. T.. Filler.
Westmoreland, from the week of Feb
ruary 2S to the week of May /. An
appeal is pending in the Supreme
court of the United States.
Watching Anthrax. - State medical
officials are watching closely the out
break OF anthrax in middle western
counties. The men reported i'll are
improving.
To Speak Tonight. - Paul y. Fur
man, chief of statistics, will speak on
workmen's compensation at Roaring
Springs, Blair county, tonight
Partly Observed. - Washington's S
birthday was observed by half of the
departments of the State government
on Capitol Hill, several having OBJ
served it yesterday so that the weeks
work would not be broken. No meet
ings were held to-day, but most of the
officials We're at their posts. The flags
on all the State buildings were flown.
Governor LcaVcs.-Governor Brum-
tNsaNN NNHFI laFF l. II
delphia where he will attend the First
regiment celebration and return here
tomorrow. Shortly after noon to-
morrow he will go to Detroit to at
tend the meeting of the National Edu-
cational Association, which he is to
address. The Pennsylvania delega-
tion will tender him a dinner and he
Will be given a reception by the De-
troit Chamber of Commerce. The
affairs to-day or to indicate when he
would name a judge for Philadelphia.
Williamsport Company. Ertel
Bros. Co, to deal in paper specialties
was chartered to-day with $4,000.
Williamsport people are interested.
Monaghan Ohm Mona
CHAN, public service commissioner, is
now being much mentioned in Phila-
delphia, as a likely appointee TO the
judicial vacancy.
Altoona Visitor. - j. Banks Kurtz,
prominent Altoona lawyer. was at the
Capitol to-day.
Dauphin Gets Checks. - The State
Treasury to-day began paying the list
of counties due for fire insurance tax
money for firemen's relief associations
in which Dauphin, Cumberland,
Franklin, Lebanon and Lancaster are
given.