Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25
MIR. RYAN TAKES THE OATH
New Commissioner in Office
Agricultural Deputy May Be
Named This Evening

StyU0Oyk provisions of the
-====zsss=zs=E54 child labor act of
zalzEEzassd 1916 and in an
other month it is believed that over
100 will be working. Arrangements
for four times that many are under
way, but it will take time to establish
them. The State officials manifest
considerable qualification over the
number already going and say that
because of the industrial activity the
inauguration of the new schools was
attended by less loss of employment
than feared in some quarters.
DR.. ]. George Becht, secretary of
the State Board of Education, who
was in Philadelphia, made an in
Spection of some schools established
by the vocational education bureau
and highly complimented the en-
ployers who had made provision for
them. He spoke highly of the inter-
est taken by owners of several depart
ment stores and industrial plants and
praised the work of Louis Bausbaum
assistant superintendent in charge in
Philadelphia Visits will be paid to
other parts of the State
Farmers Use Tractors. - Evidence
that the farmers of the State have
commenced to use tractors on an ex-
tensive scale is shown by a sixty per
cent. increase in the registration at
the State Capitol. The number of
tractors registered thus far. is S25.
Tractors are being used more and
more in the country just as are auto
mobile market wagons.
Big increases Eiled.-Big increases
of stock and debt in the building and
! loan associations of the State are
SHOWN by the reports which have
been received at the department of
the secretary of the Commonwealth
Several of these increases have come
from Philadelphia concerns, although
others have been recorded from the
anthracite region. Most of them
amount to $1.00O,000.
Boil the Water. - Commissioner
Dixon last evening issued a notice to
. the city of Philadelphia to boil drink
ing water, stating that the discon-
tlnuance of use of disinfectants in
sewage had caused danger of pollution
rms was denied by city officials but
the commissioner stood by his notice.
compensation Board. The State
Compensation Board is in session at
the headquarters to-day and the first
agreements will be presented for ap-
proval.
Medical Board Busy. The State
Medical Examining Board is in session
on the papers of the recent eXami-
nation. 1t will be several weeks before
they are finished.
Big Meetings Ahead. = Indications
State Board of Agriculture would be
the largest in years. Secretary Patton
was busy on the details to-day. The
meetings will begin tomorrow morn
ing.
To Ask New Charter. - The State
Poultry Society to-day decided to seek
a new charter and rejuvenate the or
Sanization. The meeting was presided
over by E. A. Weimer of Lebanon
Officers were elected this afternoon.
Appointed Policeman. - Ralph
Moody, of this city, was appointed a
policeman for the Cumberland Valley
railroad.
State Trustees Here. State Col
lege trustees are having a meeting at
the House caucus room this afternoon
The report of DR.. e. e. Sparks on the
plans suggested for better cooperation
between the college and the State de-
partment of agriculture are being dis
cuSSed.
Meeting Operators.-Coal operators
from western counties are here to
meet Pennsylvania railroad officials at
the Public Service Commission re-
garding the company order about load
ing to which objections have been
made.
Ripple Is ColoneI.-Lieutenant Colo
mel h. II. Ripple, Jr., or Scranton, son
of a noted national guardsman, was to-
colonel of the Thirteenth infantry to
succeed General f. w. Stillwell, pro-
noted to command the Third Brigade.
Governors Visitors. The Cover
nors visitors to-day included Major
General c. NJ. Clement Col. Fred Tay-
lor Pusey, of the National Guard:
Congressman d. Il. Lafean, York; Wa
ter Commissioner Q. S. Kelcey, Lock
Haven; Walton Mitchell, of Pitts
burgh, president of State College trus-
tees; r. l.. Eyre, the Chester county
Republican leader; Congressman l., T.
McFadden, Canton.
Quiet at Dubois. Things have
quieted down at Dubois where a case
Of smallpox appeared in a hotel. The
guests are being hunted and vaccin-
mated.
SpangIcr Expected. - Representa-
tive r. S. Spangler, of York, is ex-.
pected here today to discuss the Nc
Calls Ferry fishery with Commissioner
Butler.
Ryan Takes Hold. - Michael ].
Ryan, OF Philadelphia. the new Pub
lie Service Commissioner, took the
oath of office at O'Clock to-day. The
oath was administered by Secretary
of the Commonwealth Cyrus E. Woods
in the presence of Attorney General
Francis Skunk Brown and Frederic A.
Godcharles, Deputy Secretary of the
MI. Ryan assumed
his duties Immediately afterward, par
ticipating in an executive session of
the commission. Mr.. Ryan was es-
corted to the Capitol by Lee Solomon.
secretary of the Compensation Board
q personal friend.
Appointed Justice. - Walter Serei-
ko was to-day appointed justice of the
peace for Lehigh township, Lacka-
wanna county.
Carothers Mentioned Now. - The
new State Commission of Agriculture
will meet tonight to discuss appoint
ments. The name of Charles E. Car
others. of Washington county, a form
er legislator, is mentioned as likely to
get the place.
TO Send Examiner. The Public
Service Commission to-day decided to
send an examiner to Vera Cruz, Lee
high county, to investigate charges by
residents of that place that they have
been unable to obtain telephone SER
vices from the Vera Cruz Telephone
Company.
Still Seek Clemency. - Renewed ef-
forts are being made to obtain Glenn
ency for March and Pennington. the
Delaware county murderers condemned
to be electrocuted this week. A furth-
er respite has been asked. The men
were granted q respite last Fall to en-
able them to get a rehearing. They
were refused recommendation for
clemency and twice refused rehearing.
Powell Ahead of Game - Auditor