Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15

during the spring. The Board at its
recent meeting gave approval to tie
plan and formal notice will be
issued
All schools attaining standard of
general excellence established by the
superintendents of their particular
county will be awarded a blue PEN
nant bearing in white letters the state
ment that 1t was given for reaching
the standard for the county. Such
schools will then be eligible for COM
petition for the State standards and
when they are reported as attaining
them blue flag four by three feet
inscribed in white and with the State
arms on gold field will be given.
| These flags are so constructed that
they can be flown from flag poles
under the national colors.
Arguments On. - The Public Ser
vice Commission has listed for argu-
ment late to-day the proposition for
a rehearing of the complaint of the
| Pennsylvania Utilities Company that
the Lehigh Navigation Electric Com
pany failed to obtain the consent of
the commission before engaging in
| business in the borough of Nazareth.
1t is also charged that the company
did not comply with the regulations
OF the commission in regard to facility
| crossings.
Safety First Views. - Several miles
of safety first" films showing the re-
suits of precautions and the fruits of
neglect and carelessness in Pennsyl-
vania industries have been prepared
| in the State Department of Labor and
| Industry and will be sent out for eX-
hibition In towns of the State as a part
OF the safety movement. The depart
ment has suggested that the arrange
ments for the exhibitions be made
by chamber of commerce, manufac-
turers association, labor organization
| or similar body and that wherever
| possible the lectures be made free. In
| addition to furnishing the views the
| department will as far as able send
| lecturers to emphasize safety work in
the special industries of the locality.
To Obtain Views. - Plans to obtain
views of farmers. cattle owners, dairy
men, shippers and others interested in
milk production on the proposed dairy
| inspection of the State are shortly to
be made. The State authorities have
| had drawn bills which are now in the
hands of men familiar with various
| lines with the object of obtaining sug-
gestions. They will be discussed at
meetings to be held here in the week
of January %.
Crossing Approved. The Public
Service Commission in an opinion
handed down to-day by Chairman
| Ainey approves the plans for an over
head crossing to be constructed by
the Allen Street Railway Company
over tracks of the Lehigh and New
England Railroad near Bath. North
ampton county. The opinion states
that the entire cost of the construc-
ton and payment of consequential
damages is to be borne by the street
| railway company. but the railroad
company having offered to pay $4,000
toward the Improvement is directed to
do so. The railway company had
originally applied for permission to
establish a grade crossing but the ap-
plication was withdrawn.
To Consider Merger. The Public
| Service Commission will late to-day
consider the proposition for merger of
a number of subsidiary companies of
the Philadelphia Electric Company.
Major Mustered Out. - Major F.
| d. Beary. deputy adjutant general,
| was mustered out with his regiment,
the Fourth Infantry at Allentown to-
day.
| Headquarters Here. Major Gen.
eral Clement and the headquarters
staff of the Seventh division, who
reached here yesterday, are at the
Senate Hotel awaiting the arrival of a
regular army officer to muster them
out of the United States service. The
| general and his staff are in the best
| of health and were greeted by a num-
Der of friends.
Complaint on Express. - Tie Mt
Union Tanning Company of Mt. Union
to-day filed complaint with the Pub
lie Service Commission against the
Adams Express Company regarding
shipments.
More Jitneys Heard From. The
Scranton Railway Company to-day
entered complaint before the Public
Service Commission against two iitney
operators. The cases will be taken up
later on. The men complained of are
Frank Martz, Plymouth, operating as
the White Transit Company and Alger
Sheaffer, Dickson City.
Senator Lynch Here. - Governor
Brumbaugh. who returned to the city
from Philadelphia to-day, found Sena-
tor w. NJ. Lynch, of Lackawanna
county, awaiting him. 1t is surmised
that the Senator is looking for some
appointments.
The Oakley Paintings. - The plac-
| ing of the paintings for the Senate
chamber will be finished tomorrow
! Miss Violet Oakley, the artist, came
here this afternoon to put the finish
| ing touches to the canvasses which
are all in place. The artist will prob
ably take up with Capitol officials the
question of lighting arrangements as
it is understood that there is almost
too much light for the works. The
scaffolding will be removed within a
few days.