Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-11


OF Public Grounds and Buildings dur
ing the legislative session. it is not ex-
peeted that the plans can be completed
Tor a year.
Governor Brumbaugh. chairman of
the board, has commissioned Mr.. Brun-
ner who designed the civic center of
Cleveland, to make a comprehensive
plan which can be extended over a
period of years and make the State
property here in keeping with the
State Capitol. One of the ideas is to
provide a suitable place for future
inaugurations and similar ceremonies.
which have to be held in cramped
space or else on a city street under
the present arrangement at the west
front of the Capitol. This will be pro-
tided by formal entrance. which will
also abolish the steep approaches into
the park. The State has title to almost
forty-five acres of property now, in
Guiding the extension to the park,
which is close to thirty.
Canvas Comes Here.-Pennsylvan
regiments returning from the Federat
service on the Mexican border will
send their tentage to the State arsenal
in this city for storage. as was done
before the call to enter the service of
the United States was issued. Some
of the organizations have received new
canvas and as fast as the organizations
are mustered out their tents will be
for repairs, and then stored subject
10 n call. The machine guns. field
pieces, wagons. bake ovens and other
equipment will he stored by the regi-
ments. Everything is now in readi.
ness for tho return of the guardsmen
TO State service.
Conferences Next.-Important con-
ferences will be held next week by
members of the Public Service Com
mission on cases which have been
argued in the last three months and it
IS probable that numerous decisions
will he handed down between now and
the first of December. The cases are
chiefly rate cases which involve an
immense amount of work. although
there are q number in which service
of various kinds and disputes with
consumers are to he adjusted.
Stockholders Worry.-The election
has brought the usual crop of ques-
tions for the State Department to
answer. There are already some re-
quests for immediate information as to
the total vote received in the State for
Hughes and Wilson and all sorts of
questions about the way candidates
ran and counties voted. 1t is suspected
that some OF the inquiries are being
made by persons who are either stake
holders or who are on the wrong end
OF election bets.
Seven Homicide Cases. - Although
the list of cases for the meeting of the
State Board of Pardons this month is
short, there are seven cases involving
homicide. Three are appeals for COM
mutation. one an application for re-
hearing after refusal of communication
and the others pleas for pardon.
WiIliamsport Case. = The Public
Service Commission has fixed Decem-
Der as the date for hearing the COM
plaint of the city of Williamsport
against the Northern Central station
facilities at that city. The case is the
most important OF its kind ever sub
mitted.
Governors Message. Governor
Brumbaugh will begin work on his
message to the LEGISLATURE next week.
The Governor will first issue the
Thanksgiving proclamation and will
then devote himself to the study of
data he has prepared for his message
10 the General Assembly, which will
meet early in January. The message
will probably contain some recon-
mendations on election laws and water
conservation.
Institutes to Start.-State farmers
institutes will begin in Dauphin. Mon
roe. Fayette Greene and Warren coun-
ties on Monday. They will be held
throughout the weeks until the mid
die of March.
Jitpey Cascs-The first hearings on
complaints of alleged Illegal operation
of iitneys In the vicinity of Philadel-
nhia will be held at the Public Service
Commission sessions here on Monday.
The complaints come from a traction
company operating on the Baltimore
pike and will he the last jitney hear
ings to he held for some time. as the
commission will consider ackawanna,
Westmoreland. Allegheny and Law
renee county iitney cases together. and
probably hand down a general decision
within a month.
Foust On the Job.-Dairy and Food
Commissioner James F'oust has gotten
right on the Job to see that eggs are
not held hack beyond the legal period
and intends to see that cold storage
warehouses discharge eggs stored last
April when the time limit is up. The
commissioner said yesterday that many
eggs were held in storage and that If
they got out il would help the con-
sumnr. He intends to see that there
IS M holding back.
Settled n strilie.-The mediators of
Tho state DEPARTMENT of Labor and
Industry effected a settlement of the
strike Of tho 'annerv workers at Ridg-
aav The strike was ended before 1t
could spread 10 other plants.
Lebanon FxcmDted.-The Lebanon
school district is among the municipal
divisions granted exemptions during
the week by the State Compensation
Roard. A number of cities and school
districts and several big corporations
have also been exempted.
Governor in Philadelphia. - Gov
ernor Rrumbaugh is spending the
weekend as the guest of friends in
Philadelphia. He will return here on
Monday.