Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-31

| the government will be settled in the
Senate next week. The latest infor-
nation is that the McNickol salary
adjuster. which fixed every salary In
the State government and was
monumental piece of work. the result
of long labor and study, is to be
abandoned and instead the Burke
bill, which includes some of the fea-
lures of the Crew bill, will be passed.
The Burke bill. in brief, gives an
Increase of $3.50 per year to all per-
sons on the State pay roll receiving
less than 81 800 per year. There are
scores in that class. many of whom
get $1,000 to $1,000 and there has
been no change in their salaries for
years. Efforts may be made to ad-
vance persons getting more than
$1,5O0, but 1t is not likely that they
will get by. The Burke bill would
increase the pay roll by about $780,
600 a year. The McNichol bill
meant $S0O,000.
1t is said that the Governor is not
disposed to pass any more salary
raisers over his desk although there
are some big ones on the lists. The |
bill to increase the salary of the Gov
ernor would not affect him as under |
the law he could not accept any of
1t. Neither the increase of the salar-
les of the compensation board nor
the jump in salaries of legislative at
taches will be approved, it is said.
State Funds Decline. - One of the
reasons why the State Defense Com
mission has been so chary about
voting much money to the Public
Safety committee will be manifest
tonight when the statement of the
business of the State Treasury for
May is announced. The States reve-
nues generally strike the sliding
board in May and it is said that the
decrease in income as compared with
March and earlier months will be
notable. During May, June and July
the State authorities contract pay
| ments as much as possible because in
the late summer payment of the
State school appropriation becomes
due and it is necessary to husband
money to meet this big demand.
Commission to Meet. - The State
Defense Commission has been called
to meet in the office of Governor
Brumbaugh tonight to discuss fu-
ture plans, notably those to be adopt
ed in connection with the registra-
ton. At the request of Governor
Brumbaugh, Attorney General
| Brown went to Washington to secure
| information on certain points in the
| registration.
Went to Philadelphia.-Dairy and
Food Commissioner Foust went to
Philadelphia to-day on matters con-
nected with his bureau.
Bids Next Week. The State
| Highway Department will open bids
next week for the construction of
five sections of road, including that
in Swatara township.
New Ohicers-Oliver Howard Pax
son, Jr., of Philadelphia, was to-day
appointed a second lieutenant in the
machinegun company of the Third
Infantry, and DR.. w. Clyde Decker,
of Philadelphia, was appointed first
lieutenant in the dental corps.
The third ambulance company of
the National Guard will be mustered
into the guard tonight at Lancaster,
of the Adjutant Generals Depart
ment. The fourth is being organized
at Pittsburgh.
Men Must Register-Notices are
| being given to attaches of depart
ments of the state government who
are engaged in field work and who
are within the age limits of the Sc
lective draft that they must give at
tention to registration on June 5,
regardless of state work Prepara-
tions for the registration are reported
as close to completion at the office
| of the bureau here.
Ashland CompIains-The borough
of Ashland to-day filed complaint
with the Public Service Commission
against the proposed increase in
rates by the Shamokin and Mt. Car
mel street railway, which would be-
come effective June 4.
Leaves Capitol Place = Harry
Woodland, of Norristown, elevator
man in the Capitol for the last three
years, leaves tomorrow for his home
to resume machine work in one of
the big plants near that place.
Set for June 1.-The West and
South Philadelphia car line routing
will be heard by the Public Service
Commission on June 4.