Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10

80 1sasi1.sEia proper accommo.
dations. Such camps are now more
numerous in the State than ever
known before and thousands of men
of different nationalities are en-
ployed on construction, lumber, mine
and similar work.
This week a conference was held
with representatives of the railroads
which have many alien laborers cm-
ployed on track and construction
work and later in the month meetings
will be heid with representatives of
contractors, commissary companies
and others, while padrones and 9TH
ers in charge of gangs will also be
asked to give opinions.
Wardens to Meet-State fish ward
ems have been summoned to meet the
State Fisheries Commission here next
Tuesday for discussion of spring and
summer work, including inspection OF
streams for pollution and the protec-
tion of young fish which the State
plans to send out by the million. Ar
rangements will also be made for CO.
operation with the State Police and
game and forestry wardens in en-
forcing the fish laws when the season
opens next month. The State hatch
cry dJ b6lleIOIl6 mas SldTlGu 10 SCHtl
out young trout, the first distributions
having been made in Schuylkill
county.
Five Places rFixed-Hearings will
be held in five places in the State by
the Public Service Commission next
week. In addition to the sittings be-
ginning in Harrisburg on Monday,
when the wagon coal leaders COM
plant against the Pennsylvania Rail
road will be heard, there will be ses-
sions at Pottsville, Sayre and Milford
during the week and on three days
in Pittsburgh. The telephone rates
in the latter city and vicinity will be
taken up, beginning Thursday.
Charge Uphcld-The Public Serv-
ice Commission to-day dismissed the
complaint of f. G. w. Runk, Of Allen
town, against the Allentown-Bethle-
hem Gas Company. in which he at
tackled the right of the company to
do business, IN crates and the mini
mum charge Of thirty cents per month
for each meter. 1t is held tha tthe
charge is not illegal and that the COM
pany can be considered to be prop
erly occupying the streets.
Big IncTcase-The South Penn Oil
Company to-day filed notice of in
crease fits stock from $12, 100000 to
100000, 900 and paid the state bonus
of $25,C00.
Licutenant Resigns-Adjutant Cen
eral Stewart to-day accepted the res
ignation of Lieutenant w. p. Wattles,
Troop A, First cavalry.
FriZcr Record Ccrtified-The rec
ord IN the conviction of James Fra
yer of murder in the first degree in
the Dauphin county court was filed
at the office of the Governor to-day
making the fifth capital case certified
tohim for fixing of a date of eXecu-
non. There are seven murderers in
whose cases no date OF execution has
I been set and five of them are from
Dauphin county.
Highspire Appeals-The Highspire
Water Company, operating in High
Spire borough, Dauphin county, has
taken an appeal to the Superior Court
from the order of the commission es-
tablishing a valuation on which It
could charge for water service. The
Commission made a drastic order,
holding that the financing of the COM
pany was open to criticism. The COM
pany was also complained against for
failing to keep water mains open and
has arranged to la ypipes at deeper
level.
No Appointments Madc-The Gov
ernor has not made any appointments
to the Child Labor Congress as yet.
The list will be announced next week.
Interest I'm Thaw Casc-An i'm
mense amount of interest is being
shown In the Thaw case In the State,
The Governors statement of yester-
day ends the requisition proceedings
for the time being, but he says as
soon as the lunacy action is determin-
ed he will hear the extradition.
Big mcreasc-The Curtis Publish
ing Company. of Philadelphia, to-day
filed notice of increase of stock from
$24,000,000 to $25,000,000.
Court Meets MOnday--The State Su-
perior Court will meet Monday after
moo nat l o'clock and be in session
most Of the week. The Governor will
give a dinner in honor of the court
on Monday night.
Washers Honorcd-Senator Henry
Washers, of York, has been elected
president of the York County Fisher
mems Association.
May BE Here Next Week-Insur-
ance Commissioner J. Denny O'Neil,
who has been i'll for the last two
weeks. is improving and hopes to be
here next week
To Discuss Ferry Case-The Public
Service Commission will next week
discuss the Middletown Ferry station
case. An application for the change
of crossing at Lauck's Mills will also
come up.
Governor To Attend Governor
Brumbaugh, who is spending the
weekend in Philadelphia, will return
Monday The Governor plans to at
tend the meeting of the armory board
ond Tho oIo