Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-07

| : -~sA@-a-1aAssNSnC delphia. Drafts OF
the proposed codes have been under
consideration for months having been
submitted to representatives of en-
ployers and employees for criticisms
and suggestions.
These codes are among the most
comprehensive prepared by the Board
and Will govern hundreds of plants,
notably in Philadelphia where there
are many textile mills. The explosive
plants are located in number of the
interior and western counties.
The elevator code prepared by the
Board went into effect on July /.
Another Change Soon. - Adjutant
General Stewart said to-day that he
expected to hear from Washington
within a day or so regarding the
proposition to convert one of the
Phliadeiphia infantry regiments now
at the border into artillery. If this
should be done the Thirteenth infantry
might remain infantry instead of being
transferred to artillery and be sent to
eral service. Orders for officers to
inspect the Second artillery, formerly
the Ninth Infantry, are under way.
Certificates Filed. Certificates of
Indebtedness have been filed at Pub
lie Service Commission by the Scran-
ton Electric Co., S204,00O; Springfield
Consolidated Water Co.. $4,000, and
Philadelphia Suburban Gas and Elec-
trio Co., s165,00O.
Plans Approved. - Plans have been
approved for the sewers projected by
VILLA m sport, wilkes-Barre and
Youngsville.
On Vacation. - Lee Solomon, sec
r a. q arxy nf he
has gone to Canada on a vacation trip,
his first in five years. However, he
VIII make some inquiries on compen-
satlon while in Canada and the New
England States.
At Eaglesmere. - Deputy Attorney
General Emerson Collins and Secre-
tary ]. George Becht of the Board of
Education, have been at Eaglesmere
for the last few days.
Patterson to Accept. - George NJ.
Patterson, of williamsburg the newly
appointed member of the State Board
OF Education, will accept the place
rendered to him.
To Inspect Toll Roads. - Highway
Commissioner Black will go to Eastern
counties to make some inspections of
| tol lroads which requests have been
made to the State to buy The COM
LllSSlOlSE QSSlTeS TO De SHOWN.
Pay For Rejected Men. First
steps toward payment of Guardsmen
who responded to the call to mobilize,
but who failed to pass the physical
examination were taken to-day at the
adJutant generals office when cards
were sent to each officer and man of
the Eighth infantry who came under
that classification. These cards are
to be returned in five days with in
formation as to residence and military
connection. On receipt of the cards
individual checks will be mailed to
the men by the adjutant general.
The Fourth and Sixth Infantry men
will be the next to be sent cards.
These three regiments are the only
ones to have complete rolls of re-
jected men.
One Hearing Held. The Public
Service Commission to-day gave a
hearing on the Lemont grade crossing
case and will have an executive session
on Wednesday to dispose of pending
applications.
State Police Exams. - Examina-
tons will be held September l to fill
fourteen vacancies in the State Police
Seven of these vacancies were caused
by reserve men of the United States
army who had been called to the
colors.
Justice Named. Frank G. Vile
was to-day appointed justice of the
peace for Franconia township, Mont
gomery county.
State Helps City. - Three sanitary
engineers and inspectors have been
detailed to Coatesville to assist in the
typhoid situation by Commissioner of
Health Dixon. Thirty-fve cases have
been reported. The outbreak bears
out a prediction made by Commits
sioner Dixon last year when he said
that 1T was to be feared if a proper
water supply was not provided and
safeguarded. A few years ago the
borough had 325 cases and they were
water borne as in the present out
break.
Dixon Directing. - Commissioner
Dixon is in Philadelphia directing es-
tablishment of the quarantine for in
fantile paralysis against New York
and New Jersey which becomes effec-
tive at midnight. Many children are
coming home from weekend trips to-
day. After tonight all children enter
ing the State must have health certifi-
Gates. New cases were reported from
western Pennsylvania cities to-day
Hummelstown Put Of.-Hummels-
town water case hearings are sched-
uled to be heard late this month.
There was no hearing to-day
Mr.. Scarlet Here. - James Scarlet,
prominent Central Pennsylvania
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