Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-21

fSHGEliyc@ month of March,
lis HGQ6Ska more than in any
Hi &kaESkSfahEh1I month in a long
A5lNTl1HGMk time. by the sta
tvS'SSSS tistical report is
sued by the State
| 4IzE2sszsszasAD Department of
Health for the third month. There
were 1855 deaths in March. the
highest number except for January
in over year. OF this number
1,1S5 came from pneumonia. Tuber-
culosis caused 1.045 deaths.
| The reports also show $50 deaths
due to Bright's disease. 542 to can
scarlet fever and 139 to diphtheria.
There were 6S6 deaths in early in
fancy. Seventy-four persons COM
mitted suicide, 109 were killed in
miAes, 1877 died from railway injur-
les and 46S died from other forms
/ of violence.
The population took a jump as us
ual there being 1888 births. This
| is next to December, which has over
/ 10000
To Settle Ties-The tie votes for
candidates at the May primary will
be drawn tomorrow afternoon at the
State department. There are about
nifty nominations to be settled. over
120 persons being named. In most
aware of honors being thrust upon
them.
Spoke at AllentoWn.-Dr. j. George
Becht, secretary of the State Board of
! Education. spoke at the dedication of
Allentown's new high school last
night.
Mr.. Kcphart Here. - Harmon NJ.
Kephart, the next State Treasurer
was at the Capitol to-day.
RnnP6 in he
sation Board held a session yesterday
to clear its calendar. The Board has
been keeping right up with its cases
and the appeals are nearly all taken
care of.
Legislators Here. - Representatives
Roney, Philadelphia; Eby. Perry. and
Shatfer, Columbia, were Hill visitors.
Mr.. Schenk in Charge. - Prof. H.
II. Schenk. of Annville, has taken
charge of his work as custodian of the
division of public records.
Focht Named. - Louis Focht, an
engineer of the New Jersey State de-
partment of Taxes and Assessments,
was to-day designated by the Board to
act with w. H. Whited engineer of
the Department of Highways of Penn
sylvanla, to estimate the value of the
toll bridges spanning the Delaware
river between Trenton and Port Jervis,
and which are to be freed This ac-
ton was taken at the suggestion of
John a. Campbell. president of the
New Jersey Delaware Bridge Commits
sion, and follows the designation by
Governor Brumbaugh of Whited last
week at joint meeting of the Com
missioners of the two States
Appointed Trustee. - Thomas Ken.
nedy, prominent among United Mine
| Workers of the Hazleton district was
to-day appointed trustee of the State
Hospital at Hazleton to succeed Hugh
3. Conahan, deceased
Can't Fill Troop Ordcrs.-Prisoners
in penal institutions of PENNSYLVANIA
may not be employed to manufacture
articles for troops of foreign govern
ments, but may only work on the pro-
duction of such supplies as may be
required by any State or county insti-
tuition or for construction or operations
under control of the Commonwealth,
according to an opinion given to-day
to the Prison Labor Commission bv
Joseph l. Kun, Deputy Attorney Cen
! eral. However beneficial the doing of
/ other work might be in the way of
preventing idleness and increasing the
| FUNDS of the commission, there is no
legal authority to employ the prisoners
| except as specifically authorized by the
act" says The opinion.
Rates Away Up. - Complaint that
the rate for gas had been advanced
| 100 per cent. in fifteen years was filed
with the Public Service Commission
to-day by James MacKay & Co. of
Mckees Rocks, against the Manufac-
turers Light ana Heat Company, of
Pittsburgh. The complaint charges
that the increase proposed to be made
/ next month is unwu rranted.
| Declines to Serve. - William IT
! Benkert. of Philadelphia, has declined
to accept appointment on the Branch
capitol Commission because of bust
ness matters.
Promotion Giycn.-A. j. Fasenmyer.
of the Franklin Office of the State
/ Highway Department, has been adj
Vanced to road superintendent in Blair
and Cambria counties. He is a Lehigh
graduate and won his promotion under
the system which is established in the
department.
Lykens Electric Company.-The Ly-
kens Township Electric Company,
which is part. of the Tower City group.
has been granted a charter for that
district
UhIer Sees Govcrnor-Chief Engi-
neer w D. Uhler, of the State High
| way Department, was among the Gov
ernor's callers TO-DAY. Mr.. Uhler has
been mentioned for commissioner
Briefs Submitted.-The briefs in the
mandamus in the Philadelphia moth
ers' pension proceeding, which is a test
case, were submitted to the Dauphin
County Court to-day by Deputy Attor-
ney General Kun.
"Hilr' VISITORS Joseph Fleitz and
]. P. Lord, Of Luzcrne county; SEN
ator D. P. Gerperich, DR.. Gerberich
and County Chairman Noll. of Leb-
anon, and Senator John w. Hoke, OF
Chambersburg, were among the Wis
itors to the Capitol.
Lebanon Water Case.-The Public
Service Commission will hear the Leb-
| anon city water case on June 20.
Manor Turnpike Up. - The Manor
Turnpike Company was the object OF
quo warranto proceedings at the Office
of Deputy Attorney General Hargest
to-day. The Lancaster Automobile
Club. which went after it before the
Public Service Commission, is the com.
plainant in the new case.
CHANGE HOTEL OWNERSHIP
Application to transfer the license
of the Eagle Hotel. Linglestown. from
Carl Reith, present owner, to Frank
Leone will be heard by the Dauphir
County Court july ,.