Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-16

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.S1sIF:z.s::5ssIEEsz Philadelphia on No
-. vember IS one OF the
most notable affairs OF the kind ever
held in the State.
secretary of the Commonwealth cv-
! rus T. woods, president of the society.
| mas appointed as members of the ain
ner committee Public services Com
missioner John S. Killing. chairman:
state Treasurer Robert X Young.
eutenant-Governor Frank s. McClain
ana Major John c. Groome. Superin-
tendent OF State Police The president
is ex-officto a member OF the commit
number OF men OF national fame
VINO are natives of Pennsylvania will
! be guests.
rabies Declinins.--Less rabies has
oeen reported to the State Livestock
sanitary Board in the last few months
.nah known for long time. There are
out one or two places where the di-
sease appeared and 1t is confined to
very small area.
"oSernor Speaks.-Governor Rrum-
| oaush spoke yesterday at the Gefser
memorial service in the Church of the
hrethren in Philadelphia yesterday. He
has long been a close friend Of the
| Geiger family
o'Nefl "Follows Up-.-Men who have
written TO the State Department of
insurance making complaints which
| they merely want to bring to atten
ton of State officers and not to fol-
low up themselves have found it is a
pLeuS dangerous practice. Commits
| sloner j. Denny O'Neil considers that
complaints should be run down until
the matter objected to is corrected or
round not to be a complaint but mere
Iy an opinion. He adopted this policy
SION SION aIter taking Office and discovered
that often men wrote letters to the de-
partment because OF a Crouch" a asainst
some one in the insurance husiness ar6
that often the State was out time and
expense in investigation.
| Lately men writing TO the Commits
sloner with complaints have been asked
10 follow them up by giving infornla
! tioh so that II abuses are discovered
! lieS ma! be righted. In some in
stances hearings have resulted and peo-
pie have been brought up with a sharn
turn Tor practices which did not COM
port with State laws and regulations
/ however, there were some people who
olu not answer requests for further
Information once they had gotten in
thef complaints and they have been
| served with summons to appear before
| the commissioner. It's getting to be
dangerous to write complaints without
pretty thorough preparation TO see
them through.
! Paralysis Falling on. = InfantiIe
paralysis cases are commencing to
snow decline throughout the State
and the daily reports from PhiladeI-
phia especially indicate that the out
break Is passing. Many OF the cases
now being reported are from distant
points, some being widely separated
II Is believed when the outbreak is
ended that seven-eighths OF the coun-
ties will show records of cases. The
Z rrrn Ok
according to present figures.
board TO Meet-The State Board of
EDUCATION Will be called TO meet i'm
the next week to act on further agree
ments FOR acquisition of normal
schools.
To Submit Papers.-The final papers
IN the FISCHER quo warranto proceed
ing are expected to be sent from viii
transport to the Attorney Generals
once this week. The suit will be for
maliy brought in williamsport.
Two Murder Cases.-Two applications
Tor Communication of death sentences
will be presented 10 the State Board of
Pardons on Wednesday and in addi-
ton some second degree cases will he
brought up.
Cosi Company Increases.- The Meco
coal Company of, PHILADELPHIA, has
MED notice at the Capitol of increase
OF STOCK from s25,ooe to 100000 and
Board to Meet.-The regular meet
ing OF the Board of Public Grounds
ana buildings, postponed from last
week, will be held tomorrow. Matters
relative to supplies and TO the treat
ment OF the Capitol Park extension
zone will be taken up.
Governor to Cut Cord. - Governor
Brumbaugh will join with Governor
t1elder OF New Jersey in cutting the
SILK cord which will form the barrier
on the William Penn Highway extern
SION near Easton on November ..
mere Will be notable gathering as
the road will form completion of the
INK between Pittsburgh and New
burg
Brown to Speak. - Attorney Gem
eral Brown Will speak at the Worlds
Saiesmens Congress at PHILADELPHIA
/ on Thursday.
chemists Here. = Chemists of the
state Dairy and Food division were
mere Saturday for the annual confer
ence with Commissioner Foust on
| chemical work
Rush For Auto Blanks. - To-day
was the first day for sending out
oIahhs Tor automobile registration and
there was rush in the mails The
state Highway department staff Will
push the work as rapidly as possible
Jamestown Goes Over. The Pub
Tic Service Commission has continued
until october 27 the hearing in the
applications for charters of the two
Jamestown electric companies which
are seeking franchises. Last week
charter was granted to a company for
the same town.
-Four Quit.-Washington party Leg
lslatlVe candidates to-day withdrew as
follows Louis Rieber, Carbon; III. ..
Lamb, Washington; ]. Beaver Gear
mart Montour, and William F. Wit
man, Venango.
New Dental Surgeon. - Adjutant
General Stewart to-day announced the
appointment of Chauncey NJ. Dresser,
formerly of Company NJ. Fourth in
tantry, Bethlehem, as dental surgeon
IN the National Guard, and signed
him to the division at Ell Paso.
Big Increase. - Dillworth Porter &
Co, inc. Pittsburgh, to-day filed notice
OF increase of stock from $4,000 to
Capitol Notes. - State Commission
er OF Health Dixon opened the quail
season in Montgomery county today