Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10

| k&k$4UUfUUVuvWM II tOWnS Is d STORY Oh
| 0eWOsSS1vA tactful handling of
0.=E a complaint by the
6InIl Public Servic e
| Commission.
Complaint was made against grade
crossings and local antagonism de-
veloped, the plans suggested being of
kind that would interfere with
cherished landmarks and also not be-
ing in accord with desires of railroads
or of those who desired a notable
highway improvement. The commits
sion began hearings and then Chair
man Ainey inaugurated a series of
| conferences with the idea of getting
all parties together. Two further sets
or plans were drawn up and Chief
Engineer Snow of the commission,
spent weeks in conference with various
interests. seeking way to bring them
to an agreement. This was finally ac-
complished.
AS a result railroads. the Bethle-
hem Steel Company. property owners
and prominent men have joined in and
over s1,300.00O has been raised for
an immense bridge which will be a
monument as well. The plans will be
submitted to the commission for ap-
proval when finally prepared. but the
approval will not merely authorize
the completion of the bridge, but
demonstrate that the commission can
accomplish big things by exercise of
tact and not of power to make orders
Commission to Meet. The State
Commission of Agriculture will meet
here next Tuesday to discuss extern
sion of the. cooperative association
work and to discuss matters pertain
ing to winter work of the commits
sion.
Spoke at Towanda. - DR.. J. George
Aat,f 4AAx. A..k .,I
of Education, spoke yesterday at the
teachers institute at Towanda.
Berl<s Men Here. Representa-
tive H. w. Body and Ex-Representa-
tive G. w. Sassaman, of Reading.
were here yesterday.
Dauphin Payment.-County Treas
urer Mark Mumma yesterday paid the
State $3.50 as hunters licenses in
this county.
Mrs. Hutchinson Dead.-Word was
received here yesterday of the death
at Warriors Mark of Mrs. Ada Hutch
inson, wife of George G. Hutchinson,
special agent of the Department of
Agriculture and we'll known to many
in this city.
Close Tabs on Cattle.-State Live
Stock Sanitary Board officials are
keeping very close watch on cattle this
Fall and some valuable herds in the
Lehigh valley have had to be slaugh-
tered because they could not meet
tests.
Water Case Day.-To-morrow will
be water case day before the Public
Service Commission when the Mt.
Union and Westmoreland cases will
come up. The commission will ad-
journ for the week tomorrow.
Justifies Increase.-Fred Rasmus-
sen, the dairy expert at State College,
in a statement issued yesterday de-
clared that farmers were justified in
asking for more money for milk. He
pointed out that the milk prices had
not advanced for the farmer in years
and that 1t was expensive to keep
dairy herds. He declares that the
dairymen faced ruin in the face of
advancing prices for feeds and every
thing else.
Local Hearing = E. K. Saylor,
Workmen's Compensation Referee for
the Harrisburg district. will hold a
hearing in the Masonic Temple
Building, Wednesday afternoon, Oc-
tober II, on the claim for compen-
sation filed by Charles r. Hess, 2111
Herr street, against the Pennsylvania
Railroad company. While employed
as a brakeman, for the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, Hess alleges his
skull was fractured in a wreck at
Bellwood. February 1. He further
alleges that he is still wholly in
| y.
Withdrawals The following
Prohibition legislative nominees filed
Withdrawals to-day: Andrew H. Mere
er, Sth Allegheny; c. M. c. Campbell,
10th Allegheny; Jabez Cooper, Jr.,
James w. McCleary and A. L. Over
cashier, 11th Allegheny. w. E.
Sankey, senatorial candidate in the
45th district, also filed a withdrawal.
Opinion on Loans - Banking Com
missioner Smith has been given an
opinion by Deputy Attorney General
Horace w. Davis in which he is in
formed that building and loan asso-
Citations which loan only to share
holders, charging no interest but an
investigation fee of five per cent.
must operate under State licenses and
under provisions of the act of 1915
governing small loans. If they do
not they are liable to civil action and
also to q penal action under the act
of 1889.
Two New Officers Alexander
LeCelles, sergeant, Sth United States
field artillery. was to-day appointed a
the Third Field Artillery. He will
probably be made captain of the head
quarters company. Sergeant Claude
Earl Lester, Sayre, 18th infantry, was
appointed a First Lieutenant and will
be assigned to the machine gun COM
pany of the 18th.
Blanks About Ready - Blanks for
application for automobile licenses for
1916 will be sent out by the State
Highway department, October 16 to
those applying for them according to
an announcement made at the Capitol
to-day.
Vickerman Here Representative
John w. Vickerman, of Bellevue, one
of the local option leaders in the
Legislature, was at the Capitol to-day
New Chief On Hand - r. NJ. Hend.
rickson, the new chief of distribution
of documents, came here to-day to as.
sumo his duties. He was shown the
methods by DR.. James NJ. Esler. the
retiring chief.
Going to Pittsburgh Governo,
Brumbaugh will pass through here
late to-day on his way to Pittsburgh
to welcome the Tenth infantry, Th,
Governor assisted in welcoming tn,
Third at Philadelphia to-day.
Arguments Heard - The Public
Service commission to-day heard tn,
arguments in the Todd complain
against the Carlisle Water and Ga,
company and in several other cases
including the Ringtown Water Smith,