Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-08


~@sa& nation proceedings
on March 81 and
by the middle of summer the district
will be cleared of all structures except
those which the Commonwealth is
using for office, storage or armory
purposes.
Two churches which are now in use
are to be vacated in June and 1T has
not been decided whether to remodel
them and use them for storage or
other uses. One church is now en-
ployed by the Governors Troop for an
armory and another may be given over
to one of the other military organiza-
tions in the city. The machine gun
company is now quartered at Lee
moyne, q suburb.
The preliminary estimates for the
treatment of the Capitol park and the
extension will be submitted to the Leg
islature in a short time and the final
work of clearing the district will start
the end of the year by which time the
State will find other quarters for the
bureaus now using building in the pro-
posed park area.
The State has realized thousands of
dollars from the sale of material in
buildings.
Must Repair Road. - The Bridge
ton and Newton Turnpike or Plank
in Bucks county, is ordered to put it's
road into proper condition by May 1
in an order issued to-day by the Pub
lie Service Commission. The COM
plant was filed by Charles e. Pugh,
of Bucks county, who also complained
against the rates of toll The rates
are held not to be unreasonable. THE
TIth lao xxl,i in1, Al e.. A..
this road is entitled to be able to travel
1t without risk and with comfort"
holds Commissioner Alcorn who de-
cided the case. The order requires the
road to be put into good condition,
side bitches cleaned out and drains
protected as is done by the State High
way department.
New Agreement Ordered. - The
State Compensation Board to-day
handed down an opinion revoking the
approval of the compensation .agree-
ment signed by Stiney Wazinsky,
Shenandoah. in claim against the
Thomas Colliery Company, of the
same place, holding that 'it clearly APP
pears that he did not know the con-
tents of the agreement he signed, be-
ing unable to read Understandings,
and did not know it fixed the amount
of his weekly wages and the charac-
ter of his disability" The board
further sets forth: 1T appears by ad-
mission of defendants counsel that
the weekly earnings of the claimant
were $1S instead of SO as stated in the
agreement" The parties are directed
to enter into a new agreement.
Trustees Named.-Governor Brum-
baugh last night announced the ap-
pointment of the following mothers
pension trustees of Allegheny county:
Mrs. John w. Thomas, Sharpsburg;
Miss Mary E. Bakewell, Sewickley;
Mrs. Edward Worcester, Mrs. William
B. Phelan, Miss Eleanor Hanson, Mrs.
Marcus Spiro, Pittsburgh, and Mrs. P.
w. Morgan, Wilmerding.
No Ice Found. - The Riverton Con-
solidated Water Company in answering
to the Public Service Commission in a
case involving freezing of pipes, de-
elares that no ice was found on exam
ination.
Hearing Monday. The Public
Service Commission will continue the
Wagon loading coal case on Monday.
Case Is Submitted. - The PROPOSE
ton for settlement of the Philadelphia
coal rate cases on a fifty fifty basis
was submitted to the Public Service
Commission late yesterday. Represen-
tatives of the retail merchants declar-
ed that if freight rates came down in
philadelphia traffic, coal would be re-
duced too.
Must Give New Rate. - The Pub
lie Service Commission last night an
nounced decision whereby the Penn
sylvania railroad must give new rate
to the Valley Smokeless and some
other coal companies in Cambria
county.
Inspected State Collcgc.-State Col
lege was visited yesterday by the
members will be in Pittsburgh tonight
and will return here Saturday.
Want New Fare Limit. - t. II. Bo-
gar and other living in the $500 block
in North Sixth street, beyond the city
limits, have appealed to the Public
Service Commission to secure q chance
of the fare limit on the Rockville di-
vision of the Harrisburg Railways so
that they will not have to pay two
fares. The present fare limit is in
the middle of the 1900 block.
Guard Appointments. Adjutant
General Stewart to-day announced the
appointments of J. Horace Adams,
Philadelphia, to be captain, Third In
fantry, and Godfrey P. Keebler, Phila-
delphia, to be first lieutenant, First
Infantry.
Complain of Service. - Residents of
Dover and vicinity have filed com
plant against the service of the York
Railways Company between York and
Dover.
Says He Does Not Interfere. - A.
Baturin, of this city, complained
against as operating jitney to-day,
informed the Public Service Commits
sion that he ran only where the Har-
risburg Railway System did not reach.
Fourteen New Cases. - Fourteen
new cases have been filed for the State
Board of Pardons calendar for March
21. James e. Foye, Philadelphia, has
been granted a new hearing.
Funds Holding Up. - The State
Treasurer has been receiving from
100000 to 100000 a day in State
taxes. March payments will run very
large.
To Sit Again. - The State Industrial
Board will sit again in the labor sani-
tation camp proposition.
Senator Denies It.-Senator Horace
l.. Haldeman, one of the men indicted
indicted in the New York federal coal
suits. declares that he knows nothing
of any plot and is not mixed I'M in the