Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27

Incorporated by f. M. Schuler. q.
f. Baptist and George Ross Hullt
Dillsburg Manufacturing Company.
10 manufacture fabrics: Chambers
burg Woolen Mills and the Howard
A. Riley Company. brokers, Phil
adelphia. which have offices here
Patton Holds SaIe.--Secretary of
Agriculture Patton is holding sale
of farm property at his home In
Clearfield County as he proposes to
move to Chester County.
Big Capital.-Among the charters
issued was one for the Saratean
adelphia. capital $5,000,000 and the
Stephano Tobacco Interests, Phil
adelphia, capital s3,000,000.
Appointments Made John c.
Swartley, Doylestown, and DIR. Geo.
A. Knowles, of Philadelphia, were to-
day appointed by Governor Brum-
baugh as trustees of the State Hos
pita1 for the Insane at Norristown.
Justices of the peace were named
as follows: Arthur H. Durns, Dur
ham township, Bucks county; Chas.
b. Gregory, Hunlock township, Lu-
zerne county, and r. A. Tomb, Wash
ington township, Westmoreland
county.
Decision on Nurses-The State
Department of Labor and Industry
was to-day informed that 1t has no
Jurisdiction over incorporated nurs-
es' associations as regards employ
ment regulations under the act of
June 7. 1915.
Militiamen Named - First Lieu
tenant w. II. Kingsley, Jr., battalion
quartermaster First Infantry, Re-
serve Militia, Philadelphia, was to-
day assigned to Company f, of the
same regiment. George j. McCune,
Blairsville, was appointed first lieu
tenant Company 1, Third Infantry.
Orders have been issued for mus
ter into service of the West Chester
| and Warren companies on Monday
night.
Takes Minors PIace-Charles Cor
nelius, Tioga, has been appointed law
clerk of the Public Service Commis-
sion to fill the place of Mark T. Mil
nor, Lycoming, who entered the
United States Army. He was former
ly in the State Treasury and will
serve until Mr.. Milnor returns.
Three Officials ul-Three state Of
ficials, d. E. Long, Superintendent of
Public Printing; James Foust, Dairy
and Food Commissioner, and George
A. Shreiner, Superintendent of Pub
Edward Friel of the State Legisla-
tive Reference Bureau, has pneumo-
MIA.
Hicks Acting N0w-Captain w. L.
Hicks, of this city, who was honor
ably discharged from the United
States Army at Camp Greene, has re-
turned to Harrisburg, and is now act
ing superintendent of the State Ar
senal in the absence of Lieutenant
Colonel l.. V. Rausch. Captain Hicks
was foreman of the arsenal for, sew
eral years.
Capitol Notes.-The Prudential In
surance Company, the states largest
insurance taxpayer to-day paid the
state $346, 6,61S.34 as state tax on pre-
mimums from Pennsylvania business
last year.
Senator c. w. Beales, Gettysburg;
Walter Lyon, former Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Pittsburgh; ID. Lloyd Clay
comb, former legislator, Altoona,
were at the Capitol.
Commissioner Palmer has return
ed from Washington where he was
summoned on national defense mat,
ters.
Commissioner Killing is holding
hearings in Pittsburgh to-day.
Insurance Commissioner Amber
to-day admitted that he would be a
candidate for Senator in Montgom-
cry county. Representative F. w.
Sites, of Narberth, will be candi-
date for Congress in the Bucks
Montgomery district.