Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13


sent his resignation to the Governor
The construction outlined amounts
to moro than 225,0oo feet. including
several miles of vitrifed block pave
ment. The rest is to be reinforced
concrete.
Included in the list are a number
of contracts on which previous bids
were rejected. as too high, among
them 1870 feet of pavement, 26 feet
wide, III Swatara township, Dauphin
county on which bids have been re-
ceived three times and rejected each
time as beyond State estimates.
The counties where work is to be
done are Montgomery. Lackawana,
Lehigh, Allegheny, Mexican, Wash
ington, Butler and Cambria, over
10000 feet to be built in the latter
county. Over a mile and three
quarters of grading is to be done in
Beaver county.
Commissioner Black is expected
here late to-day to close up his con-
nection with the department. His
resignation takes effect August Is.
Paying Bountics-Payment of the
claims made by various counties of
the State for reimbursement for
money expended for bounties under
the game laws has been ordered
as the auditing is completed by the
Auditor Generals Department. These
claims were validated by an act of
the Legislature which was voted, but
later made q law at the request of
the Governor.
1t is stated that comparatively few
of the claims have been found based
on payments In which the counties
had been imposed upon. In a num-
q haN
developed some frauds, but in the
majority of cases the transactions
have passed. Where palpable frauds
have been discovered the county
authorities will be informed so that
prosecutions can be inaugurated.
1t is expected that within a short
time the certifcation of townships
for payment of the road bonus will
be completed. The Highway depart
ment is now finishing up its part of
the work for 1910 and 1912.
Cabbage AL Right-Reports made
recently to the State Department of
Agriculture fail to bear out early
estimates made in various parts of
the State that the Pennsylvania cab
bage crop will be up to the average
because of the ravages of worms.
On the contrary number of coun-
ties have sent in reports which in
dicate record crops.
Mine Accidents Lcss-A summary
of accidents in the coal mines of
Pennsylvania during the first six
months of 1917. issued by the State
Department of Mines shows 500 fa-
talities. a decrease of twenty-five as
compared with the same period of
1916. The most prolific cause of ac-
cidents was falls of coal, slate or
roof, 250 of such accidents causing
deaths as compared with 23S in the
\ i
says that this type of accident Is be-
ing given close study not only by
State officials but by operators and
miners. The summary says: 1T is
largely a question of education and
of impressing upon the individual
worker the necessity of protecting
himself and his fellow workmen.
Conditions at the mines, however.
are somewhat abnormal at present
and until there is a return to the
former conditions, all conjecture as
to what effect the new safety meas
ures being worked out is futile
Public Servtce-The Public Serv-
ice Commission will have hearings
four days during this coming week
and a series of executive sessions
will also be held. To-day the COM
mission will hear Wilkes-Barre jit-
ney cases, the argument on rights OF
way in private roads which cross
railroads at grade and the Reading
railway and electric mergers.
Infantile Paralysis - Twenty-one
cases of infantile paralysis were to-
day reported to the State Depart
ment of Health by Inspector H. L.
Hull as existing at New Castle. This
city and Lancaster are the only
two places in Pennsylvania, where
the disease prevails to any extent.
Commission to Meet-The State
Defense Commission has been sum-
moned for a meeting to be held at
the Capitol tomorrow and discus
sion of the autumn work. The COM
mission will receive reports on the
work of the farm counsellors who
have been urging extensio nof agri-
cultural production next yeer.
To Add Women to Staffs-State
Commissioner of Health Dixon is
planning to add women physicians
to the STATS OF the State sanitoria.
The STATS have hitherto been COM
posed Of men, but owing to the war
women will be accepted
Don't Want Box Cars-The Pub
lie Service Commission was to-day
asked to hear argument on q motion
to suspend the regulation Of the
Pennsylvania railroad lines felarive
to furnishing of box cars only with
has received complaints from West
crn Pennsylvania regarding the rule,
but this is the first time 1t has been
suggested that It suspend its opera
ton. The complaints assert that
the rule is discriminatory.
Capitol Visitors Representative
James P. Woodward. of McKees-
port, chairman OF the House APP
preparation Committee: T. p. Sloan.
Charleroi. Senator w. B. Craig.
Beaver and Fred Mcdonald. of West
Chester. were Capitol visitors.
Nothing Dofng-Silence regard
Ing the resignation Of Highway Com
missioner Frank B. Black prevailed
both at the Governors Office and at
the State Highway Department and
no one seemed to know whether
Mr.. Black would return before the
fifteenth. Governor Brumbaugh is
not expected here this week and At
torney General Brown was prevented
by illness from coming hero to-day.
Presence of Public Service Commits
sioner William A. Magee here to-day
revived reports that he would resign
as commissioner to become a candi-
- date for mayor of Pittsburgh, but
he declined to talk. AS Mr.. Magee
Is going to be a candidate IL is ex-
pected that he will resign as required
TO do under the act
Board to Meet-The State Com
mission OF Agriculture. which has
been on a vacation OF a couple of
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