Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-29

situation in which conference COM
mittee composed of experts and
headed by Chief Engineer F.. Her.
bert Snow, of the commission. has
been at work. 1t rerouts cars and
hbolishes stops.
The report of the commission is
believed to indicate that a similar
policy will be adopted in other places
where studies are under way. IAN
investigation of the operation of the
lines being discussed, shows, that de-
lays are partly due to unnecessary
stops and that a number of these
stops can be eliminated to the ad-
vantage of the SERVICE" it says
The order cuts out ten stops in six
miles on the Penn-Avenue-B Bloom
field - East Liberty ewood-
Wllkinsburg routes and establishing
or an average of 81 per mile. On
others the stops allowed are 6.3 per
mile and on others 40 per mile.
The commission also says Good
practice dictates that stopping places
shall be clearly defined by suitable
signs, the Railways company will
at the proposed stopping places so
that the public may be thoroughly
informed as to the changes to be
made in the operation"
Forestry "Exams".-The State De-
partment of Forestry has announced
that persons desiring to enter the
state Forestry Academy will be ex-
amlned here on June 1S and 10.
Both physical and mental examina-
tions will be held. The applications
must be eighteen years of age or
over and after examinations will be
assigned to work in forests for two
months and on September 1. the first
nfteen will be assigned to the
ACADEMY Men who graduate are
assigned to duty in the state forests.
Capitol CIoses.-The Capitol closed
to-day for Memorial Day. In some
departments people will have a holi-
day until Monday. Most of the heads
or departments are away,
Permits Grnnted.-The State Water
Supply Commission last night grant
ed permission to the Central Iron
and Steel Company to build two
bridges across Paxton creek in South
Harrisburg and approved plans for
the Cumberland county bridge over
Ter road, leading from Huntsdale to
Longsdorf. Penn township, and the
Perry county bridge over Sherman's
creek In jackson township.
Charter Issued.-The ]. Lands Shoe
Company, of Palmyra, has been char
tered with 100000 capital by d. u.
and M. d. Lands and C. f. thinner
man and G. E. Bomgardner, all of
Palmyra.
Paralysis Appears.-Infantile pa
ralysis has appeared in Mount Nebo.
Lancaster county, child having died
from the disease.
Supreme Court. The Supreme
,Courr at Philadelphia Yesterday re-
sumed hearing the list of appeals
from Luzerne and Columbia counties.
Tomorrow will be observed as a
holiday, in accordance with the Pres
idents proclamation. The court ex-
poets to finish the Bedford county
list the week of June 3, after which
cases from Cumberland and York
counties will be heard. The week of
June 10 will be devoted TO hearing
the remaining cases on the Luzerne
and Columbia county list, to be fol-
lowed by appeals from Lancaster
county. Included in the Bedford
county list are the appeals from
Fayette, Union, Snyder Northumber-
land, Juniata, Mifflin and Perry
counties.
POrter's Slim Lcad.-Interest in
the outcome of the nonpartisan pri-
mary for Superior Court Judge was
materially increased at the State
Capitol to-day, when fourteen more
counties filed their primary returns,
making thirty-siX in all on file. They
show 65,2OS votes for Judge w. D.
Porter and 1913 for stephen H.
Huselton.
Neville Named.-William Neville,
of Gonshohocken, former legislator