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

first of the year there have been
close to seventy coal companies in
corporated and the last three weeks
they have been chartered at the rate
of ten and twelve q week. This week
ten were granted letters patent. An
other interesting fact is that the cap
ital of the companies when chartered
is given at $4,000 or S5O,00O instead
of $4,000 or $4,000 as is usually the
case.
The Brewery Code-Hearings on
proposed codes for safety and SAN
itation in breweries and pattern
making establishments have been ar
ranged for this city on Monday by
the State Industrial Board. The
board, which has been in session at
Pittsburgh, will also announce some
rulings on questions submitted to
it on the scaffolding and similar
codes. Sessions will also be held on
Tuesday.
Magistrates Named - Governor
Brumbaugh has appointed William
Carter to be alderman of the Seventh
ward of Hazleton; Pierce A. Lacey
to be justice at Loretto; George M.
Hill for Chillisquaque township,
northumberland county, and II. AlS-
len Holmes, for Dallas.
Treasury Transfer - Preparations
have been completed for the trans
fer of the State Treasury from Rob-
ert X. Young, who has held the Of
flee since early in May, 1913, to Har-
mon NJ. Kephart, elected in Novem-
Der. Mr.. Young has been assisting
Mr.. Kephart in the many details of
the transfer and will remain here for
a few days. Mr. Young will resume
1Afs 10, tor nf Tnl1 1gh q
understood that Mr.. Kephart Will
not make many changes in the Treas
ury for the present.
ToPass Big Bill-Passage of the
Senate bill creating the State COM
mission of Safety and Defense and
carrying an appropriation of $2,OOO,-
900 is expected at the session of the
House on Monday evening. The bill
passed second reading on Thursday.
Must Vaccinatc-The Adjutant
Generals Department has issued no.
tice that the War Department has
called attention to the importance of
typhoid vaccination. Owing to the
rapidity with which recruits are be-
ing received at depots it has been
impossible to complete the vaccina-
ton, but the War Department has
ordered that there shall be no de-
parture from the practice of giving
the first dose Immediately upon ar
rival at the recruit depot and that
the greatest care must be taken by
commanders to see that the vaccina-
ton is carried to completion.
More Fairy TaIes-Omcials of the
State Highway Department said to-
day that there was no foundation
whatever for the statements that no
highway construction work would be
undertaken this year because of high
bids received. The state has consid-
erable construction work to do and
it is now q question whether on Sec
tions for which but one or two bids
were received the state should read
vertise and seek bidders from out
| side the state or else do the work
| itself The construction work will go
| ahead.
Governor VIII Speak - Governor
Brumbaugh, who will return to the
| Capitol on Monday, will probably is
sue some statement next week re-
garding Pennsylvania's plans for
raising troops. The Governor has
been giving the subject close study
and has consulted authorities in such
matters.
Expect Arrests - Arrests OF men
connected with the Pittsburgh insur-
anCe scandal are expected within a
few days. The men who attended the
conference in Philadelphia yesterday
said that the men who manipulated
things in the case had Captain Kidd
outdone.