Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-25
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improved will follow promptly on
inauguration. 1t is expected that
consolidation of activities OF the
Game and Fisheries Commissions
will be effected along the lines of
the proposed conservation depart
ment of some years ago at least as
far as outdoor forces are concerned
and that the Department of Mines
will be divided into two bureaus,
one for the anthracite and the other
for the bituminous operations. These
two plans have been heard of for
eight years Inquiries made here
indicate that there may be some
thing doing at last.
Governor-elect William c. Sproul
| f7ing farm owner and far more
familiar with such matters than
many people think has indicated
that the administration of that dee
partment is to be changed and
while it is not settled whether the
Commission Is to be abolished or
made an advisory board some one
actively connected with farming like
Morris I. Phillips, of Chester coun-
| ty, u member of the commission
| and active in the State Council of
National Defense, may be chosen.
Charles L. Carothers, deputy secre-
tary, will likely stay, 1t is intimated.
One of the stories heard is that
the Public Service Commission will
be given increased authority over
water, while the quadrcnnial report
that the Commission and the De-
partment of Internal Affairs are to
be more closely linked is again
abroad in Capitol Park.
Twenty counties have filed off,
cial returns Of their elections of
November at the Department of
the Secretary of the Common
wealth and tabulation has been start
ed on the big sheets which estab-
lish the official vote at the state cleo
tion. The table for congressman
at-large is one of-the largest ever
made up as there were twenty can
didates for the four seats.
The commissioner to one Pacific
coast camp remains to file his cleo
ton return and it is reported that
he took sick on his return.
The Philadelphia Public Led
ger. which editorially criticised the
proposal 10 make Governor Brum
baugh the states historian of the
war, gives first page prominence to
the protest flied by Walter II. CATH
er, former public service commits
sioner, against payment of any
money by the Auditor General for
that purpose. The Inquirer says
that Governor Brumbaugh may
not be chosen as the historian of the
war and the North American says
that Mr. Gather has opened up
barrage" between the Governor and
the job.
Considerable attention is being
given by newspapers throughout the
state to the charges against the
Chester policemens The Chester
council will hear what there is to
be said and then hear the police
men about conditions in the ship
building city.
From all accounts Representa-
tive Robert S. Spangler of York,
is looming up stronger to-day as the
possible choice for speaker. There
has been a letdown by the friends
of George w. williams, but the west
ern end of the state is insistent, too,
on Dethrich or Stadtlander.
Arrangements are being made
by a comittee named by Mayor III.
w. Heidenreich for suitable cele-
bration of Briton day in Hazleton
December and 8, when there will
be mass meetings in churches and
.theaters and addresses by visiting
representatives of the British gov
ernment.
After six months delay the
office of alderman in the Second
ward of Pottsville, made vacant by
the death of Alderman p. j. Martin,
has been filed by the appointment of
eX-Councilman A. l.. Eckert. Differ
ences among politicians caused the
delay, and the Governor, when ap-
pealed to, refused to break the dead
lock, says Pottsville dispatch.
Ex-senator Charles E. Mills, of
Bradford county, is seriously ILL.,.
Official counts being announced
show that the results given within
a few days after the election were
about what to expect. Allegheny
shows that Sprouts majority over
Bonniwen was PITTS out of a total
of S6,517 votes polled, which was
$4,000 less than the total polled in
1914 for Governor. Sproul got 50.922
votes and Bonniwell 29,147; Beidle-
man, 53,l2S and Logue, 23,S67, ac-
cording to the Pittsburgh Gazette
Times. The Philadelphia official
count shows Sproul 154,O0l; Bonni-
we'll, 6O,147.
Justice Kephart carried Allie
gheny county, receiving S6,745, while
he got 80, ,665 in Philadelphia. JUS
tice Simpson got 1926 in Philadel-
phia.
The Philadelphia Ledger says
that the Wares have changed from
a new charter and that they will ac-
cent one which has a council of 4S
members, or one from each ward.
Sunday newspapers say that the
Delaware senatorial seat is still in
doubt with j. Lord Rigby and eX-
Sneaker Richard j. Baldwin as the
chief men spoken of. There is no
question about the Dauphin seat.
"A sketch printed of Harold c.
pike. of the First Montgomery, the
old Amber district, says that he Will
be the youngest member and that
he will be 26 on Friday, December
13. He Is head of the Montgomery
county baseball organization, an ar
dent fan and newspaper writer. He
is one of Charles Johnson's men and
is said to be conner
Reading is bObbing up a sug-
eested amendment to the third class
citv act to provide for councilmen to
serve four years.
The philadelphia Inquirer says
that the woods of Northumberland
countv are full of candidates for
county offices to be filled next year.
RAINING