Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-14

Lehigh river to connect the Bethle-
hens. 1t has approved three new
county bridges and number of
other bridges and fills.
Board in Sesslon.-The State Com
pensation Board today began three
days hearings in Pittsburgh and will
close up cases for Allegheny. Wash
ington, Westmoreland, Fayette and
adjoining counties. Hearings will be
| held here next week.
Springfield Case-Members of the
Public Service Commission are not
likely to act in the Springfield Con-
solidated Water case for q week
or ten days. The arguments made
yesterday are being transcribed as
only three of the commissioners were
present. The case will likely come up
at the executive session on Monday
or Tuesday. One of the remarkable
facts about the hearing yesterday
was the unanimity with which at
torneys praised the estimate of Chief
Engineer Il. Herbert Snow. Mr..
Shows estimate was S7.137,S95. The
other three estimates were within a
comparatively few hundreds of thou
sands of dollars for such big un-
dertaking. The company wants an
eight per cent. return on that sum
cember 81, 1914.
On Trail of MOre-State Dairy and
Food officials said to-day that they
were on the trail of more cold stor-
age fowls which had been shipped to
Philadelphia from Chicago and other
places without being labeled cold
storage food. One seizure of ten bar
rels was made yesterday and federal
officials called in because 1t was an
interstate affair.
On Hunting ip-Secretary of
Agriculture Charles e. Patton has
gone on big game hunt in the
woods of Maine.
Legislator Visits-w. w. Jones,
Lackawanna county legislator, was
at the Capitol on business to-day.
Congressman Here-Congressma
r. D. Heaton, of Schuylkill, was at
the State Capitol.
Pittsburgh VISITOR. d. Pringle,
editor of the Pittsburgh Labor World,
was at the Capitol.
Police Arrests-State policemen ar
rested 262 persons for violation of
the automobile laws on state high
ways during October. Troop C., at
Pottsville led with 152, followed by
Troop, A. Greensburg, SO; Troop ID,
Butler. 81. and Troop B, Wyoming. 8.
Juniata Merger Approved - Gov
ernor Brumbaugh to-day approved
the merger of seven electric COM
panies chartered for Dauphin. Perry
and Juniata counties into the Juniata
Public Service Company, of Clearfield,
with a capital of $346,000. The COM
pany will operate from Millersburg.
He also approved the merger of six
companies into the Lock Haven Elec-
trio Light and Power Company, OF
Lock Haven, with a capital of $780,
000
Bethlehem Pays S25,OOO-The Bethle-
hem Steel Company to-day filed no.
tice of actual increase of stock from
$57 500 to $65, 100000 and paid a bonus
to the state of $4,000.
Major Jackson LeaVes-Commis-
sioner of Labor Jackson, who has
been commissioned as a major in
the United States Army engineers
reserve. relinquished his duties under
leave of absence to-day and reported
at Washington. He will be succeeded
during his absence by L. r. Palmer.
chief inspector, under operation of
the law creating the department ana
the leave of absence act of 1917.
Attaches of the department bade
farewell to DR.. Jackson at noon.
No Returns FiIed-None of the
commissioners to take the votes OF
the soldiers filed any returns to-day
at the state capitol.
State Chairman Here-State Chair
man w. Il. Crow was here to-day on
his way west. The chairman was
much shocked at the newe of the
death OF Senator McNichol, with
whom he had an extended conference
yesterday.
Member Here-Representa ]. B..
Walker, of Philadelphia, was at the
Capitol to-day on department bus
mess.
Smallpox ut ErIe-SmallpoX ap-
| peared in Erie to-day, the patient
being an employe of a big factory.
Prompt steps were taken by the state
| to meet the outbreak.
Hearings HeId-While the York
and Marylan d Line Turnpike case
was being threshed out to-day at the
Public Service offices, hearings We're
| being held at Pittsburgh and Mildred.