Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25

UP to the twenty-five by nniShlng the
textile regulations, Several of these
codes are more or less suggestive be-
cause of the fact that the industries
which they govern are In process OF
development. The three codes which
are being altered are the bakeshop.
power transmission and explosive,
the latter one covering many lines,
including high explosives,
Six codes are now under considera-
ton, hearings having been had on
suggestions for changes. They are
scaffolding of all kinds, elevators,
protection of eyes and head, wood
working, which will include pattern
making, motion picture operation
and brewing and bottling. Some
of these may also be reauy by the
first of the year.
Hearings Arranged. - Arrange
ments for the series of hearings to
be held by the State Compensation
Board the next fortnight have been
completed. The sessions will be
held in Pittsburgh, September 81
and 2S and in Scranton and Wilkes
Barre, October 8, and 5. Hearings
will be scheduled next month in
PottSville, Erie, Altoona and Will
Transport according to cases arising.
Millions mvolved.-Certihca of
notification amounting to millions of
dollars have been filed with the Pub
lie Service Commission by the Read
ing Transit and Light company, and
Metropolitan Edison company, of
Reading. The former filed notice
of issue of S2,300,000 of notes $S,-
$4,000 of common stock and S2,-
100000 of preferred and the Metro
politan of $3,250,00 of bonds and
$4,150,0O0 in stock. The Mountain
Consolidated Water company, of
Nazareth, filed notice of issue of
$4,000 of bonds.
Did Not Meet. - Pennsylvania s
State Commission of Agriculture,
which is supposed to meet once a
month, but which has not held half
dozen meetings this year, did not
have a quorum for its meeting to-
day and four members went home
without even organizing a session.
The minutes were not here and moth
ing was done but talk over things
with Secretary Patton. The commits
sioners favored bill to provide SAL
aries for their jobs, but the Cover
nor vetoed it, suggesting that he
thought the commission was doing
very we'll as it was. At the last meet
ing the commissioners did not act on
any appointments, which they are
supposed to do. The discussion to-
day was informally about ways TO
increase wheat acreage and to OBJ
tain more farm labor, all more or
less in line with what the department
is doing. Meanwhile the state pays
expenses of members coming here
and while here.
Arrests Go On.-DoZens of arrests
are being reported from various sec
tions of the state for violation of
the minor and women employment
laws In several sections children
have been sent home as too young
to work and in others complaints
that people were being kept at work
longer than permitted led to ar
rests.
MIR. Beacon Named. James s.
Beacon, former State Treasurer was
to-day appointed a member of Dis
trict Appeal Board, No. 8, Western
Four File Papers. - Perry, Forest,
Miffin and Union counties to-day
filed the official returns of the ju-
dicial primary at the State Depart
ment.
that it would hold an examination
for twelve vacancies on October !. A
number of the State Policemen whose
terms of enlistment expired this
month have gone to war.
Asks For Service. Monroe Nc
Carly to-day entered complaint at the
Public Service Commission, declaring
that the Hughesville Home Water
Company had refused to extend its
mains to give him service.
Lebanon Files Complaint. - The
city of Lebanon to-day filed complaint