Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-02
NO ARMORIES TO
BE BUILT NOW:
State Board Decides to Let
Matters Rest During War;
Capitol Hill Notes

The State Armory Board to-day
decided not to construct any arm
ories for the present. The board held
It's first meeting to-day since March
ana IL was announced that owing to
the fact that the National Guard is
now IN federal service and will be
SO for an indefinite time, and that
When drafted its units will cease to
pc. In the National Guard, it had
peen determined not to erect any
new buildings for the present. The
board approved the temporary
boards named to take charge of ar
morles, practically all of whom are
men VINO had charge while the guard
units were on the Mexican border.
Il. q. Fegicy, Tremnot, was to-day
appointed captain of the supply COM
pany of the Fourth Infantry; Rob-
ert A. Young, Allentown, battalion
adJutant of the Fourth Infantry, and
Conrad p. Zimmerman, Camp Hill,
second lieutenant of the machine
gun company of the Eighth Infantry.
Nominating petitions for common
pleas judge have been filed by An
drew B. Smith, Susquehanna; Will
liam b. Broomall, Delaware; Thomas
u. Shea, Luzerne, and o. Glare Kent,
Crawford; for orphans court judge,
Joseph f. LaMorrelle, Philadelphia;
for associate judge, y. w. Gilson,
Juniata; J. II. Mussina and Allen
Sterner, Clinton.
The September meeting of tho
State Board of Pardons has been
postponed until September 25. 1t
was scheduled for September 10,
which is the fall primary day.
The Pittsburgh company of the
military police and No. 6 Ammu-
milton Truck Company, of Harris
burg, have been ordered to Mount
Gretna.
Auditor General Charles A. Snyder,
named as respondent in mandamuS
proceedings brought Tuesday to
force him to recognize certain of
ficials, was wondering when he was
going to be served with the papers
in the cases all day to-day. He
awaited service yesterday and to-day
was inclined to call UP the various
offices and ask whether he had been
sued or not. Back of the delay is
an interesting story of Dauphin
county thrift. The court officials.
always anxious to save costs, have
been trying to get extra copies of the
papers instead of making them. Now
they are being made at State eX-
pense, and Mr.. Snyder will be d
legal respondent before nightfall.
Capitol charmen were in a state OF
insurrection to-day because Charles
Hunter, q colored member of their
force, was giving orders. William
Willis, the foreman, is sick and
Hunter turned up in charge. Super
intendent Shreiner declared he had
not put Hunter in charge and Hunter
refused to say who told him to give
| orders. The men are going to see
Mr.. Shreiner about it.
Hi Governor Brumhaugh's Office to-
day announced the appointment of
the following trustees of the Cottage
State Hospital for Injured Persons at
Mercer: A. r. Hodge, Grove City,
vice l.. w. Donaldson, resigned; S.
S. Smith, Mercer, vice +. M. Allison,
resigned.
Trustees of mothers pensions were
named as follows: Lawrence county,
Mrs. Alice Hope. New Wilmington;
Venango county. Mrs. Harry b.
Mitchell, Emlenton.
Ex-Auditor General A. L.. Sisson,
of Erie, and Harry K. Daugherty,
of Mercer, were at the Capitol on
departmental business to-day.
State Veterinarian Marshall has
been summoned to Washington to
organize work among the animal
transport service of the army.