Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17

paying the high school appropriation
In the boroughs and townships of the
State are being pushed along RAPIDLY
and it is expected that the whole list
VIII be cleared up in a week.
Meet in PittsburGh.-The State Com
pensation Board is in session in Pitts
burgh to-day The next meeting will
be held here on May 25.
To Award Tomorrow. - Award Of
contracts for the improvement of roads
IN Delaware, Chester and Montgomery.
counties will be announced at the State
Highway Department tomorrow. The
bids are now being studied
More Men at Work. - More men
nave been put to work on the prepa- :
ration of the Mount Gretna camp
ground for the National Guard en-
campment. The infantry will encamp
as indicated in the tentative circular
sent out recently.
supreme Court.-The Supreme Court
VIII sit at the Capitol on Monday. The
list viii be called at 100 p. m.
Watching Smallpox. = DR.. r. =.
Royer, State chief medical inspector,
is closely following up the Develop
ments in the smallpox situation in
Somerset and Delaware counties.
There has been no spread of the dis
cast III llle last week.
DIR. Bricker Spoke.-Dr. Elizabeth d
Bricker, of the Division of Hygiene of
the Department of Labor and Indus
try, spoke on industrial hygiene at
Pittsburgh to-day.
Big Meeting To-moIrOW.-It is OK
pected that there will be a large at
tendance of medical men at the indus
trial hygiene conference at the State
Capitol tomorrow. The program as
announced in the Telegraph will be
carried out.
Clark For Congress. - An Erie
county message received at the Cap-
itol said that Senator II. A. Clark had
been nominated by Republicans for
Congress. This means election. Miles
r. Mason of Erie, well known to many
here, was nominated for Senator by
the Republicans overN Representative
c. L. Alexander, former mayor OF
Cory, and an active member of the
last House.
More Arrests. Tt is likely that
more arrests for the sale of milk and
cream not up to State standards will
be made by agents of the State Dairy
and Food division. The samples are
now being analyzed.
Woodward Again. Representa-.
tive James F. Woodward, chairman OF
the last House appropriation com.
mittee, to-day wired friends that he
| heiu bSSH IelOIllldIeu IOT the House
! in the McKeesport district.
Called Home BY Death. - Earl T
DeWald, deposit clerk in the State
| Treasury, was called home by, death
in his fathers family. He lives In
| Schuylkill county.
No Newport Case. - The Newport
Water Company case was continued
by the Public Service Commission to.
day pending the completion of the in.
vestigations now under way.
Philadelphia Hearing. - The Pub
| lie Service Commission will give 2
/ hearing on Friday at Philadelphia ir
the New Jersey zinc case, which in.
wolves rates on coal.
| Bucks Lines Up. - Word has beer
received at the Capitol that the Buck,
county automobile people had agreed
to unite in the State wide good road,
movement and would organize the
county on May 25.
Ehrhardt Wins. - Word received
at the Capitol to-day from Scranton
was that Representative Fred C. Ehr.
| hardt, the oldest Republican mem.
ber in point of service. had been re.
nominated in that city. He got al
the nominations worth while.