Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-22


State pensiQV because of twenty
years of service.
Society Ends-At the instance of
Insurance Commissioner O'Neil yes
terday the Dauphin county court dis
solved the Pension Life Society, one
of the concerns for which the Pen
sion Mutual was a trustee.
Appointed Captain-Charles John
ston, of Pittsburgh, has been ap-
pointed captain of Company G, 18th
regiment.
Local Case o-morrow-The Pub
lie Service Commission will to-mor-
row hear the contract proceedings
in the arrangement of the United
Electric Company to light the streets
of Wormleysburg borough. A num-
Der of electric company charters are
also to be taken up.
Coal Merger Approved-The mer-
ger of the Ladysmith Coal Mining
Company and the Hale Coal Mining
Company, both of Philadelphia, un-
der the name of the latter, was ap-
proved by Governor Brumbaugh
yesterday afternoon. The new COM
pany has $4,000 capital.
lIltt-I ht EplSllt illSil"elS
Department last evening received
word from Erie county that an or
ganization had been formed in that
county TO back up the department
in reconstructing the roads in that
county from the Ohio to the New
York State lines along the lake front.
GrccDsburg Case Argued. - The
argument in the application for u
rehearing of the Westmoreland
aud
the Public Service Commission yes
terday afternoon. 1t involves the
water rates in practically every town
of importance in Westmoreland
county.
Commission Sitting - The State
Water Supply Commission is in ses-
sion to-day acting on applications
for bridge permits.
Object 10 Ruling-The milk ship
pers of Fnon Valley have filed COM
plant with the Public Service Com
Pennsylvania lines west, against
handling milk cans unless placed on
the cars Heretofore the company's
men have helped load.
Capitol Visitors - Warden John
Francis and Inspector r. b. Foley
of the Western Penitentiary were at
the Capitol last evening
Called Home by Dcath-Repre-
sentative Aston, of Wilkes-Barre,
was called home by death in his
family.
For New Bureau-The bills pre-
sented last evening in the Senate by
Senator E. E. Beidleman' would Gre
ate a bureau of building and loan
association supervision in the State
Banking Department. These associ-
ations are now under the general
inspection.
Salary Bill Amcndcd-The new
salary adjuster for Capitol Hill has
been reported out again i'm the Sem
ate with numerous changes. The
bill is the most discussed piece of
legislation about the departments. 1t
is planned to send it and the bill Gre
ating the salary board to the Gov
crnor at the same time.
Named to Board-Governor Brum-
has appointed d. j. Mccarthy of
Philadelphia to the State Board of
Public Charities.
New Observation-Disclosures of
justices were made last night as fol-
lows: Robert II. Curtis, DUPONT;
Daniel b. Brechof, Conyngham: G.
b. Lands, Black Creek. all of Lu-
zerne county.
Not to Ask RequisitiOn.-.. state
ment was issued at the Attorney
Generals Department to-day that
the State would not, at this time, ask
for the eXtradition of Robert r.
Moore. from New York. Moore was
one of the men mentioned in CON
nection with the Pittsburgh Life and
Trust case. Tt is stated that If more
evidence is found his eXtradition will
he asked and that he will be tried
in this State if he will surrender
himself.
O'NCiI in PittSburgh.-Insu
Commissioner O'Neil is in Pittsburgh
to-day with the various insurance
receiVerships there.
No Order Issued.-The Adjutant
Generals Department is still await
ing orders from Washington regard
ing sales of liquor to men in uni
forms.
Mrs. Gcrbcrich Dcad.-Mrs. d. p.
Gerberich, wife of the former presi-
dent pro tenn of the Senate, died last
night, according to word received
here.