Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-09

all officers, including Secretary Mitch
ell and Clerk Smeltzer, who have
served acceptably for the last year.
DR.. BaIdy Here-Dr. ]. M. Badly.
president of the State Bureau of Med
| ical Education, was here to-day to ap-
! pear in regard to pending legislation.
Will Go to Bcthlchem-Stanley A.
| Zweibel. State Supervisor of Indus
trial Education. has resigned to be-
come the overseer of industrial edu-
cation in the Bethlehems.
Contract Approved-The Public
Service Commission has approved
| the contract between the Harrisburg
Light and Power Company and the
| borough of Steelton.
No Conference Held--The confer
ence planned at Pittsburgh on the
transit situation has been deferred.
The Public Service Commission will
visit in a body shortly to look over
the situation.
Bills Signed - Governor Brum-
baugh approved the Senate bills
making an emergency appropriation
of $21S,000 to the State institution
az Polk and authorizing the Depart
ment of Forestry to acquire surface
rights to lands for use as State for
ests.
Warden Here. - Warden John
F'rancies. of the Western Peniten-
tiary, was a Capitol visitor.
New Dauphin Bridge. - The State
Water Supply Commission has grant
ed a permit for the new concrete
bridge over Beaver creek at Oakdale
school, Lower Paxton township
while permission has been given for
the new Adams county bridge near
New Oxford and for a number of
Pennsylvania railroad bridges.
Examiner Hero. FIX RenreSpn-
tative John +. Lowers, of Allegheny
county was here to-day.
Smith to Enter Army. Repre-
sentative Edgar r. Smith, of Bed
ford, is among those who have been
called for commissions for the army.
He may go With the Engineers.
Court on May II. = The Supreme
Court will meet here on May 21.
There are not many cases.
Mr.. Schaffcr Here. - w. /. Schaf-
fer, prominent Delaware county law
yer. was at the Capitol to-day on
business with the departments.
Going Over Items. The clerks
of the Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings were busy to-day going
over nearly 5000 items on which
bids were submitted.
Committeeman Named - Governor
Brumbaugh to-day appointed Judge j.
Waynesburg, as members of the State
Defense Committee from Greene coun-
ty.
Milton VisitOr-Captain Harry w.
New Justiccs-James +. Lickens
was to-day appointed justice of the
peace for Gaysport and e. b. Bru-
back for Ben Avon borough.
Chamberlin, of Milton, was at, the
Capitol on legal business.
Hearing COntinued-The joint ap-
propriations committees continued
their hearings this afternoon and will
likely close up the general appropria-
ton bill next week.
Many ChanEes-The Adjutant Cen
erals Department is issuing many
commissions for changes among of
ficers of the Thirteenth and Eight
eenth Infantry regiments. which are
now in Federal service. Those for the
Philadelphia regiments are pretty
we'll worked out
County Treasurer Here - County
Treasurer Jacob Schlegel, of Lacka-
wanna county, was visitor to the
Capitol.
Thirty-One BiIIs-Thirty- bills
are in the hands of Governor Brum-
baugh for action. He will act on the
bulk of them before Saturday night.
Juniata JustIce-CiOvernOr Brumnu
JunIata Justice - Governor Brum-
baugh to-day appointed Pfeister NJ
Cox to be justice for Greene township.
Juniata county, to succeed Jacob For
rev resigned