Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09


of the manner in which it fits in with
the Pennsylvania act.
1t is probable that a further meet
ing will be held at Washington at
which a definite plan will be adopt
ed. State inspectors have been visit
ing mills and factories and observing
points which would be covered by
Federal law.
The Industrial Board has complet-
cd hearings on the proposed eleva-
tor code and will consider suggestions
and criticisms and announce the final
draft shortly.
/ Force Filled Up.-The State Po
| lice force, which suffered a number of
| losses of men because of expiration
of enlistments and troopers entering
industrial and railroad police forces
or going into the Army is up to
strength again. Over a score of men
have been added to the four troops
this month and are now undergoing
/ training.
| Price Jackson, Commissioner of La
Dor and Industry, last night received
his orders to report for duty as an
officer in the reserve corps of the
! United States Engineers. The Gov
ernor will name commissioner TO
act in his place as he did in the case
of Col. John c. Groome, head of the
State Police. Meanwhile Lew r. Pal
mer, chief inspector, is acting COM
missioner under the law.
Hearings On-The Public Service
Commission is holding hearings to-
day. in Philadelphia in Pcal cases,
The members of the commission will
meet here Monday for an executive
session.
May Not Meet-It is probable that
| hnnancn nf (xnuprnnr Rrnn1 hnIIRh he
| ing away until next Wednesday that
the meeting of the Board of Public
Grounds and Buildings will be post
poned from Tuesday.
| Stevens Visits Hill-F. r. Stevens,
tho agriculturalist of the State Cham
Der of Commerce, visited the State
| Department of Agriculture and dis
cussed work of the chamber to
stimulate crop raising.
Sterling Defends Commissioner
Representative Philip Sterling, ".
Philadelphia, who was one of e
| Legislators named to take vote Of
soldiers at camps, defends then
statement issued last night Mr..
Sterling says they did gn' play
politics.
Ex-Member Here-Ex- Representa-
tive II. II. Arnold, of Clairon, was at
the State Capitol.
DIR. Dixon Bctter-Commissioner
of Health Samuel G.. Dixon, is report
ed to be materially improved and
may be able to go to his home soon.
VIII Push CaScS-Dairy and Food
Commissioner James Boust said to-
day that the state would push the
Goldfish cases which have been pend
ing for several days and over which
the federal and state authorities have
clashed.
Unusual Increases-The Philadel-
phia and Western and Lehigh Valley
Transit Companies, have filed joint
| tariff effective December /, cancel
! ing limited service" rates to various
points near Philadelphia and provid-
| ing that Communication tickets between
Philadelphia and certain points will
be good on local cars only. The N.Y.
erstown Gas and Fuel Company,
operating in Lebanon county filed
notice of new rates cutting down dis
counts for prompt payment and es-
tablishing a service charge. A ready
to serve charge is established and
gas rates increased by the New
Parryville Consolidated Gas Company
of Lehighton, in notice filed.
More SmaIlpoX-Eightyl laborers in
the Gallitzin district have been placed
under quaraNtine by railroad poHce
of smallpox in that section. Adol-
tional cases have also been reported
from Clearfield county.
Big Case SOOR-The Public Service
Commission has arranged to hear the
argument in the Springfield Consoli-
dated Water Company cases which
involve suburban Philadelphia. here
next Tuesday. Applications for re-
hearing of the PhoeniXville, Valley
,,l Railway
against the Philadelphia Suburban
Gas and Electric Company has been
made.
Jude ShuII NOw-Samuel Il. Shull,
Stroudsburg attorney and well known
here, was to-day appointed by the
Governor to be judge of the Manroe-
Pike district to serve until January,
1920. His successor will be elected
iE 1919.
Port Is Observation-Disclosures Fire
Marshal Port is investigating the
destruction of the big mill at New
X ensington and reports coming here
by telephone tell of gas generated
and an explosion when an effort was
made to put out the fire started on
top of a furnace.
eMmber Here Representative ID.
w. Thomas. or Wilkes Barre, was
here this week.
important WOrk-It has been re-
ported to the office of DR.. Samuel q.
Dixon. state health commissioner,
that in the election of<this week two
installations of water and sewerage
purification plants in which the De-
partment was very much Interested
had been approved by the voters. In
the city of Johnstown 100000 bond
issue for completing the sanitary
sewer system was authorized by the
voters. In Mount JOY borough, Lam
caster county. bond issue to install
litter plant for borough water sup
ply was also approved. Dr.. Dixon
believes that both these projects are
important steps in the sanitation OF
the state and will be reflected by de-
creases in death and disease rates,
Magee Is NnIned-The Governors
office to-day announced tho appoint
nent as members Of the State Free
Library Commission William A, Ma
gee. Pittsburgh, former public service
commissioner, to succeed Harrison W.
Craver resigned, and IL. Il, Earhart.
Hanover, to succeed Horace S. Hay
den, deceased.
TO start SOOn-Audltor General
Snyder is arranging to launch the
investigation into the afairs of the
Northampton register of Wills office
next week News of tho qualification
of the Governors appolntee to the
office was received at the Capitol to-
day.
TayIOr sues7-R, b. Taylor, of Belle
fonte, tod-day filed suit against the
state in the Daupnin county court in
accordance with an act passed by the
last Legislature. The action grows
out of some state highway matters.
Bids Rejected-All bids received