Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-12

IdNc u view OF bneIl on 1AuTSutly.
They will be sent here on Tuesday and
Immediately hung by q firm expert
enced in such work.
These paintings, which represent
men and incidents in Pennsylvania
history, are to be ready when the Sem
next summer They are partially COM
pleted.
The next Legislature will make pro-
vision for the series of decorations
representing the development of law
from oral tradition to the code which
Miss Oakley will paint for the Supreme
Court chamber. 1t is probable that
something will also be done regarding
decorations for the north corridor of
the Capitol
The Normal .School.-Members of
the State Board of Education will
shortly complete arrangements for
taking over control of the KutZtown
State Normal School and arrangements
will then be made for an appropriation
which will provide for acquisition of
some of those remaining Mnder con-
troll of boards The board is working
out a plan for uniformity in normal
schools
Justice Nipped.-L. c. Bullock, ap-
pointed n Justice of the peace in
Center county last spring, has been
fined and sent to Jail for Illegal sale
of liquor at State College borough.
Bullock was strongly packed Dy some
Center county politicians.
Board to Meet.-The Compensation
Board will meet here tomorrow even
ing and go to Reading later in the
week.
Warden Here.-Warden John Fran
cies of the Western Penitentiary, was
at the State Capitol.
Member rVisitS.-Representa Will
liam Davis, of Cambria county, was
Capitol visitor.
Congressman SpeakS.-Congressm
George S. Graham, of Philadelphia,
was at the Public Service Commission
yesterday in connection with the Phila-
delphia electric merger.
Valves Copyright. = George Grey
Barnard, the sculptor, has waived his
copyrights for photographing the
statuary at the Capitol.
No Action Taken.-The Public Ser
vice Commission to-day deferred ac-
ton on the application for approval of
the merger of the fifteen subsidiary
companies of the Philadelphia Elec-
tric company into the corporation and
also laid over the application of the
city for approval of the Thirty-fifth
ward trolley extension. The applica-
tion for the new station on the Frank
ford elevated was approved. The
bulk of the cases heard yesterday were
laid over until later in the week and
some may not be taken up until next
week.
Stock Transfer Tax. - The States
receipts from its stock transfer tax
amounted to S24,354.1S during the
month of November, according to the
statement made at the State Treasury
to-day. This is the highest sum re-
ceived in any one month.
Walton Reappointed. DR.. L. L.
Walton, of Williamsport, was to-day
reappointed q member of the State
a Rn11tip11
To Start Sunday. - Adjutant Gen
eral Stewart was to-day advised that
the Eighteenth Pennsylvania infantry
would start home from El Paso on
Sunday night, December 16.
DR.. Badly Here. - DR.. J. NJ. Badly,
president of the State Bureau of Med
ical Education and License, who draft
ed the report criticising various hos
pitals of the State for not meeting the
requirem ents of the act of assembly
was at the Capitol to-day in consulta-
ton with the attorney general. DR..
Badly declined to discuss his report,
Saying that it spoke for itself. The at
torney generals department has been
asked by the auditor general to advise
him whether he should pay State ap-
preparations to hospitals which have
not been certified as complying with
State requirements as to laboratories.
Commission Meets Here. - The
State Prison Commission met at the
Governors office to-day to discuss
legislation.
Mr.. Mumma Pays. - County Treas
urer Mumma to-day paid the State
Treasury $S27.65 as licenses originat-
ing in this county.
Hearings Held. Referee Saylor
held a series of hearings here to-day
on local compensation claims, includ-
ing that of John Guam.
Montgomery Man Here.-Rerpesen-
tative-elect Isaiah T. Haldeman, of
Montgomery county visited the Capt.
tol to-day. He was shown about the
building by Charles Johnson, former
insurance commissioner.