Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05

plans of the Public Service Commits
sion for holding hearings are likely to
be made during the coming winter
and spring and will probably result in
hearings being held later in the week
than has been the rule.
Mondays and Tuesdays are to be de-
voted to executive sessions and hear
ing of arguments and applications, the
cases held over from the previous
week to be cleared up as far as possi-
BILE and on Wednesdays and Thursdays
and probably Fridays hearings will be
held.
The commission will adjourn to-day
until next Monday when q long list
of applications for approval of con-
tracts will be taken up.
To Place Paintings. - Erection of
Scaftolding for the placing of the
mural decorations executed for the
Senate by Miss Violet oakley was be-
gun to-day and in all probability the
first of the paintings will be placed in
position early in the week under the
personal supervision of the artist. Miss
oakley will place the finishing touches
on the canVasses when they are in
place. The plan is to complete every
thing before the return OF the sena-
tors on January 22.
Must Give Terms. - Councilmen
thorities because of questions over
terms will not get very far under de-
cision of Judge Stephens of the Cam
bria county courts. The judge ousted
four councilmen of Franklin who held
that they were elected for four-year-
terms, and would not give up on Janu-
airy l. The point in the case is that
the terms must be specified after the
facts are ascertained.
state Takes Action. - The State
Health Department last night took
vigorous steps to stamp out smallpox,
which has been making sporadic ap-
pearances in Allegheny county. DIR.
II. l.. Hull, associate chief medical in
spector, left last night for Pittsburgh
and the department issued hundreds
of warnings to employers and munich
pal authorities so that the chances of
any outbreak among laborers in con-
gested districts could be headed off.
Mr.. Mason Here. - w. r. Mason,
formerly one of the clerks of the SEN
ate and now publisher and county
official of Erie, was Hill visitor.
To Discuss Inspection. Confer
ences to discuss uairy inspection will
take place in the Department of Ag-
riculture in the next few weeks and
the suggestions on the bill will then
go to the Governor.
Spoke at Patton. - w. r. d. Hall,
partment, spoke at Patton on the
work of the State Highway Depart
ment last night.
To Meet Next Week. The State
Board of Pardons meeting to dispose
of held-over cases will be held the
middle of next week as announced.
Sell Houses Tomorrow. The next
sale of buildings on properties of
the Capitol Park extension district will
be held tomorrow, and it is expected
to get good prices for the material in
the thirty-two buildings.
To Ask Commissions. - Plans have
been made to ask commissions in
lunacy to be named by the State Board
of Pardons in the Wyoming and
Northampton county cases. This ac-
ton will be taken this month and the
board will probably act.
New Policemen. The new State
policemen enlisted this week were
James /. Gardner, Harrisburg, former
ly city policeman; John Book,
Jeannesville; Allin E. Cook, Wilkes
Barre; Jacob IL. James, Shippenshurg,
formerly in the marine corps; John ].
Risell, formerly in the United States
cavalry.