Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-06

perS Will expire on Tuesday, April Is,
little over two weeks hence and
there will be a tremendous rush the
last two days.
The petitions are now being re-
corded in four books so that they are
handled in faster manner than ever
before and every paper is acknow-
ledged as soon as examined and the
signatures and other requirements
scanned. This enables the depart
ment of the Secretary of the Common
wealth to keep ahead of the parade.
A rather interesting paper which
shows the difference in methods came
from Minnesota. 1t was received on
March % and gave in pamphlet form
the returns of the primary held on
March L. In PENNSYLVANIA 1t takes
over three weeks to get the primary
returns into the Capitol and three
hours to compute them when finally
received. Minnesota has n State re-
turning board.
Raised Quarantine. - The quaran-
tine on the Kutztown State Normal
School was raised by the State De-
partment of Health last night and 325
students got baths and disinfected and
sent home.
Representative Here. - Repre-
sentative John W. Nickerman, of
Bellevue. was here to-day in the Ben
Avon and Emsworth Electric Com
nessmen's Association of Bellevue.
Blair Visitors. W. Lowell Bald
ridge. of Hollidaysburg, and Charles
Myers, of Altoona, were visitors to
the Governor
Mr.. Cunningham Leaves. - State
Highway Commissioner Cunningham,
who was taken ill with acute indiges-
tion on Tuesday, to-day went TO his
home in Sewickley where he will re-
main for three or four weeks until he
RECEIVERS fully from the effects of his
indisposition. He was accompanied
by his son, Edward, who came on
from Pittsburgh yesterday TO be with
his father as il was Mr.. Cunningham s
birthday. All of Commissioner Cum
niRgEams engagements for the next
month have been cancelled and he
will devote the time to regaining his
health, his condition having been ag-
gravated by exhaustion due to over
work in the last few months. Cover
nor Brumbaugh called on Mr.. Cum
ningham at his hotel this morning and
urged him to take all the time neCes-
sary to recuperate. Secretary of the
Commonwealth Woods also called on
the Commissioner before his de-
parture for the West.
Warrant Recalled. - G ov ern o r
Brumbaugh to-day recalled the war
rant for electrocution of Jacob Miller,
Philadelphia, as his appeal is now in
the supreme court.
Justices Named. Justices of the
peace were appointed to-day as fol-
lows: Michael Quinn, Collier town
ship, Allegheny county: E. D. Schmit-
tie, Cromwell township, Huntingdon
county, and Albert b. Lowry, Sails
bury.
Argument Heard. - Argument was
heard by the Public Service Commits
sion late to-day in the Valley
Railways case. Testimony was heard
by Commissioner Ryan some time
ago.
Making Inspections. - DR.. +. D.
Patterson and l.. r. Palmer chiefs
of divisions of the Department of
Labor and Industry, went to Pitts
burgh late last night TO carry on some
inspections.
/ Ono Way Order. - The point was
raised before the Public Service Com
/ railroads objecting to the order
making one-way tickets good in either
direction that the commission had
made an order in the case without
/ having given an opportunity for the
attorneys for the railroads to confront
witnesses. The case has been a pro-
tracted one. sittings having been held
here and at Scranton and the order
rescinded TO allow further argument.
The Pennsylvania and Reading sys-
TENS put the order into operation, but
objections We're filed by the Lacka-
wanna, Central of New Jersey, New
York Central, Erie. New York, Sus-
quehanna and Western and Delaware
and Hudson companies.
Food Cases Ended. The State
Dairy and Food division to-day re-
ceived word of the final victory in
the Blair county pure food cases and
that the defendants had paid all costs.
Agents of the commissioner were
busy to-day in Philadelphia where
arrests were made for storage of beef
beyond the legal limit and for sale of
i oysters which had been "bloated.'
/ oyster cases were also started in Allie
gheny county.
Commission Busy. - The new State
anthracite price probe commission
| opened its office in Philadelphia to-
/ day. 1t will have hearings in a few
weeks.
/ Trustees Named.-The State Board
/ of Education to-day announced the
I following appointments as trustees OF
I the slippery Rock State Normal
School: James NJ. Galbreath, former
/ judge. Butler county; John a. Gibson
superintendent of schools, Butler;
Charles A. Kline, Allegheny county;
/ S. c. McGarvey. Allegheny county; c.
/ C. Green, superintendent of schools
Beaver Falls; o. X. Bingham, post
master, Slippery Rock, Butler county;
T. P. Miffiin, North Washington, But
Ter county: Ray p. Wilson, Slippery
Rock, Butler county; ]. II. Grandey
Beaver county.
Want Time to Study. Chairman
W. d. B. Ainey, of the Public Serv-
ice Commission. to-day declared that
the reason for deferring action on the
new rate schedules of the Philadel-
phia Electric Company last night was
to enable members to study the
proposition. He declined to discuss
reports of differences among the mem
bers in regard to the proposition and
intimated that action would be taken
by the eighteenth and said that wher
the order was made Ii would not close
the door to any complainants. Other
members of the commission refused
to discuss the matter on reports oil
differences. Other commissioners sal
until / o'clock on the one-way ticket
case and when they adjourned foT
luncheon were asked for any state
ments. They declined TO talk.