Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-14

. lIaHsEalNRA made by the State
Board of Property when it meets
within few weeks.
The applications have been pending
| before the board for some time and
protests have been filed against the
granting of rights to the plot which
! is opposite the Sixth and Twelfth
wards. The position of the city was
set forth in briefs filed some time
ago and the attorney general, the
legal officer of the board, will render
an opinion in the matter.
Rush of Bids. There was a tre-
mendous rush of bids for the new
State Armory at West Chester and it
VIII take couple of days to tabulate
them. The board will meet on March
22 to make an award.
Making Ratings. The State In
Surance Fund experts are at work in
specting some of the textile mills of
the Philadelphia district. Applica-
tions for changes in rates have been
made.
An Altoona Office. - The State In
surance Fund has opened an office in
Altoona. 1t is next to the referees
office in the central part of the city.
Governor to Speak. - v.ernor
! Brumbaugh is announced as one of
the speakers for the Irish American
! L
Discussed Bridges. - Chief En-
gineer Snow, of the Public Service
Commission, was at Heading to dis
cuss conditions in the city and county
relative to bridges.
Orders Inquiries. Chief of Mines
James e. Roderick has issued orders
to several of the inspectors in the
anthracite region that they must probe
recent mine accidents to the bottom.
Pardon Board Mecting.-The State
Pardon Board session is scheduled for
Tomorrow. There are seventeen new
cases.
No Meeting Here. - No meeting of
the State Compensation Board is
scheduled for this city this week. The
meeting will be held in Philadelphia
Thursday.
Big Increase. - The Chiffon Com
pany of Philadelphia, has filed notice
of increase of stock from 100000 to
S1,00O,O00.
Fire at Capitol. - The Importance
of fire protection measures was
brought home to the employees of the
Department of Labor and Industry to-
day when, as the result OF a visitor
carelessly throwing a lighted match
into wastepaper basket, Chief In
spector Lew Palmer took the part of
volunteer fireman, carried the fam
ing basket into corridor and put out
the fire with the aid of a hand ex-
tinguisher. The damage was con-
fined to the basket.
Appointed Inspector. - A. c. Har-
shaw, of Grove City, was to-day ap-
pointed deputy factory inspector by
Commissioners Jackson.
Mr.. DcVcF Here.-Roger j. Dever,
of Wilkes-B Barre, prominent lawyer for
miners, was here on Compensation
matters to-day.
! Appointed Engineer. The ap-
! pofntment was announced at the State
Highway Department to-day of II. A.
! Thomson, of PhoeniXville, as engineer
of the newly created district No. /, in
the Bureau of Township Highways.
Mr.. Thomson has been attached to the
State Highway Department forces in
district No. I, with headquarters at
Philadelphia.
legislators Here. - Senator ]. II.
Thompson, Beaver Falls; Representa-
tives Jones, Susquehanna, and Bar
nett. York.
Mr.. BerlIcy Here. John A. Ber-
key, of Somerset, former State bank
| ing commissioner, was at the Capitol
to-day, eX-State Treasurer James e.
Barnett, of Pittsburgh, was another
WesternP pennsylvania visitor.
Attending Meeting. - Adjutant
General Thomas j. Stewart is in
Washington attending a meeting of
the executive committee of the Ma
tional Guard Association.
Forty-five Bids. Firty-fve bids
have been tabulated for the new West
Chester armory. 1t is a record
breaker.
Petitions Filed. Nominating petit
tons were filed to-day at the Capitol
as follows:
House-B. Norris Strauss. Mohn-
ton. Democrat, 2nd Berks; Jacob NJ.
Musser, Brothers Valley, Republican,
Somerset, and Virgil c. Hess, Mer-
Pittstown, Republican, 1st Fayette.
Republican State Committee-W.
ID. Wallace, Newcastle, Lawrence
county; w. S. Harris. Lock Haven,
| Clinton county.
Philadelphia Case Up. - The Pub
lie Service Commission to-day consid-
cred the Philadelphia rate schedules
In executive session together with
the jitney and a number of water COM
pany cases The applications for
merging of several Delaware light
companies into the Beacon Light Com
pany of Chester were approved.
Superior Court. - The Superior
court session will continue until
Thursday when decisions will be hand
ed down. The court to-day heard
Dauphin county cases including Mead
VS.. the Central Pennsylvania Traction
company, and the appeals in the
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