Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30

hWg1SwH and sent to the State
Capitol. These reso.
lutions place some
matters long sought by the superin-
tendents in concrete form. the most
notable being a call for closing of
country schools where attendance
averages less than twelve pupils and
the transfer of the pupils to the con-
soiidated form of school.
1t is believed that adoption of such
policy would do. much toward i'm
proving rural school conditions and
the state is also asked to pay half the
cost of transportation of pupils to such
consolidated schools. The superin-
tendents also ask for o teachers re-
lirement fund on a statewide basis;
increased appropriations for rural
community vocational schools; more
practical teaching instruction for those
In normal schools preparing to under
take teaching in the country districts;
minimum term of eight months and
minimum salary of $500 year for
teachers.
The State Educational Association
VIII take up these matters when it
meets here in December and other or
ganlZations of teachers and directors
plan TO call attention to them so that
the first move toward improvement of
rural school conditions will be made.
Il otu SohtrOi SoHIcTcncG. - Men
prominent in municipal and flood con-
troll affairs in the big cities of the
state and active in power plant de-
velopment are coming here tomorrow
for the conference on flood control
legislation. Governor Brumbaugh will
open the conference and noted engi-
neers are to speak A legislative pro-
gram covering a period of years will
be discussed and probably recon-
mended.
More Cash in Hand.-The State fs-
cal year will close tomorrow and it
better showing than at the close of
September State tax payments of
considerable size have been made
lately.
To Submit Code. - The final draft
of the Explosives Code, to govern the
will be submitted to the Industrial
Board at meeting to be held in the
Masonic Temple Building, Harrisburg,
Wednesday, November l. Commits
siener John Price Jackson, chairman
OF the board, announced to-day that
the committee of representatives of
owners and workers in explosives
plants and engineers and chemists of
the Division of Hygiene, of the Labor
Department, had completed the pre-
liminary work of this code. The In
dustrial Board will probably take ac-
tion on the code to regulate the con-
struction, operation and maintenance
tof travelling cranes at the Wednesday
meeting. This code has been in
course of preparation for some time
and several hearings have been held
for discussion of its provisions. 1t is
not expected that action will be taken
on the explosives code until a later
which have been recommended for
State approval, by the approval's
committee will also be- received by
the board for final action. The board
will convene in both morning and
afternoon sessions Wednesday.
Patterson Retircs. - l-djutant Cen
eral Stewart to-day announced the
retirement of Colonel Frank K. Pat
terson of Pittsburgh. inspector of
small arms practice, as brigadier
general. Colonel Patterson, who
served in the Civil War has been in
the Guard since 1870. First Lieuten-
ant Harry a. Brutsche, Philadelphia,
as of March 21, 1915, and assigned
to the machine gun company of the
Sixth Infantry; Second Lieutenant
Harry S. Myers, Derby, has been ap-
pointed first lieutenant and assigned
to Company II, Sixth Infantry. Cap
tain jackson W. Study, Philadelphia,
commanding Company d, First In
fantry, has been placed on the super
numerary list.
New Justices. Justices of the
peace were appointed to-day as fol-
lows: S. V. B. Murray, Osborne, and
James F. Richards, Wilmerding. Alle-
gheny county; c. Y. Daubenspeck,
Winfield township, Butler county.
Object To Rates. Subscribers of
the Somerset Telephone Company of
Somerset, and the Economy Telephone
stock Co., of MeyerSdale, to-day filed
objections to the new schedule of rates
of the companies at the Public Serv-
ice Company.
New Notary. Henry l.. Gise. of
Elizahethtown, was appointed notary
public to-day.
Adams Paid in Part. - School dis
tricts in Adams county sent school
warrants to-day were Abbottstown,
Arendtsville, Bendersville, Biglerville
and Berwick.
Brumbaugh, who returned to the city
to-day from his speech-making trip
to New York, will attend the opening
of the new concrete link of the viii
liam Penn Highway on Thursday.
Friday he will speak with P. C. Knox
at the big Philadelphia meeting.
To Hold Exam. An examination
of elevator and boiler inspectors. de-
string to obtain State certificates, will
be held under the direction of Com
missioner John Price Jackson in the
House caucus room at the Capitol on
"Wednesday, November 1. Elevator
inspectors will he examined in the
morning and boiler inspectors in the
afternoon. 1t is expected that about
sixty inspectors of boilers and eleva-
tors. acting as individual and for
casualty insurance companies, will
take the examinations.
Mr. McCiain's Accident. = Word
received here to-day was to the effect
that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS McCIain had
been painfully bruised when struck
by runaway steer at the Lancaster
stockyards. Mr. McClain, contrary to
reports, suffered no broken bones. IIe
will be confined to his home.
Thomas Case Tomorrow, - The
complaint of AL. K. Thomas, of Sus-
quehanna township, AGAINST the Sus-