Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-18


the plans for the improvement of
the park and the extension. The idea
is to make the entrance of the same
granite construction as the Capitol
and to make it specially adapted for
inaugurations and ceremonies. The
present steps are of brownstone and
i'll adapted for formal occasions. :
The plans will be made by Arnold
w. Bruner, who laid out civic GEN.
ters in Cleveland and Denver, and
will be part of the general improve
ment. The next Legislature will be
asked to make the appropriation. In
addition to the entrance, the plaza
in front of the Capitol, will be in
creased one half, while the drive
ways will be entirely changed. The
city of Harrisburg will cooperate
through ordinances making building
and highway regulations for streets
fronting the park.
Depends OH Ground-If ground
dries out in lower Lancaster. Ches-
ter and York counties, it is expected
that the first of the tractors bought
by the State Defense Commission. to
assist in spring plowing will be put
70 work this week. Ground condi-
lions prevented a start last week,
and the time is being utilized to per-
/ feet training of operatives. The bulk
of the applications received have
| been from the southeastern farming
counties.
Dog Law RuIes-State Agricul-
tural authorities are getting together
rulings and decisions by the At
torney Generals Department on the
dog license code, which up-to-date
| has caused more inquiries than any
similar piece of legislation in the
last three years. The enforcement
is under way. in many counties, but
| in some, questions have arisen and
the department is endeavoring to
reach understanding which will
make the law generally effective this
summer.
Thousands i'm Bonds-A series of
| certificates of notification covering
! issues of many thousands of dollars
worth of securities by traction COM
panies of the state, is announced by
the Public Service Commission. The
list includes Philadelphia Rapid
w., DOlldSb pGoobOOVs 1Ittl-
ton, Bristol and Philadelphia Street
Railway Co., bonds, $4,000; Citizens
Traction Co., Oil City. $4,000; York
Railways Co., bonds, $4,000; Ger
mantown Steam Co., Philadelphia,
bonds, $4,000; Philadelphia Co.,
Pittsburgh, bonds, 100000 Metro
politan Edison Co, Reading, bonds,
$525,000.
To Finish Code-Pennsylvania
new state code to govern the opera
ton of locomotives and cars within
industrial works, is to be put into
effect this spring, a committee be-
ing now at work drafting a series of
rules which experience has shown
can be adopted with little trouble.
Practically all of the big iron and
steel establishments are represented
on the committee in charge of the
code. The new code governing
cranes is now in effect.
One DismisSed-Harry w. Honan,
of Chester, personal friend of Sem
ator William G. Sproul, has been
dismissed as a deputy factory in
spector on charges of "disloyalty."
At the Department of Labor and
| Industry it was stated to-day that
he had been dismissed at the re-
quest of the administration after
NAie1i - 10 Va biSlOy dlly ldo DcGn
made" Honan was raised a grade
in December, but got into trouble. it
is said, because he refused to pass
an O'Neil petition.
To lnvestiSatc-State fire mar
shals Will make an inquiry into the
fire at Johnstown. The state lost the
office of the State Insurance Fund
in one of the burned buildings.
Big Increase-The largest notice
of increase of stock to be filed in a
long time came to-day from the Nc
Keesport Tin Plate Co., of McKees-
port, which raised it's stock from
SO, 100000 to S10,000,000.
Muster DateS-Adjutant General
Beary to-day announced these dates
for muster in of First regiment units:
Company /, Norristown, March 20;
Company K, Pottstown. March 21;
Company F. Philadelphia, March 22,
and Company L, Philadelphia, March
20. The latter will be located in the
armory at Forty-first and Mantua-
Harry Assumes Place.-Herbert D.
/ Harry, formerly commission clerk in
the Governors department, to-day
assumed his duties as a clerk in the
State Treasury.
Ryan Retires. - Commissioner NJ.
J. Ryan has retired as the president
Sons of st. Patrick. He ended his
| official duties on Saturday at the an
nual dinner and was felicitated upon
his administration of it's affairs.
Mr.. Reynolds Here.-Ex-Lieuten-
ant Governor John M. Reynolds, of
Bedford, was here on his way home
to Bedford from Lancaster, where
he attended the funeral of his sis
ters.
Governor to Speak. - Governor
Brumbaugh will speak at the dedica-
ton of the Snyder tablet at Selins-
grove next month.
Thomas Appointed.-Ira I. Thomas
of Philipsburg, has been appointed
state mine inspector. He is a son
of the first man appointed inspector
in that district.
Berks Ready.-Berks county au-
thorities have given notice that they
will unite with the State Highway
Department in reconstruction of
parts of the William Penn Highway,
formerly the Berks and Dauphin
turnpike.
No Decision To-day.-It is improb-
able that any action will be taken
on the complaints heard by Public
Service Commissioners in Philadel-
phia last week against Philadelphia
Rapid Transit service wh|n the Ill
mission holds its executive session
tonight. The commission is hear
| ing arguments to-day and tonight
will clear up executive business. The
commission will await transcribing
of testimony and then assign n COM
mission to make study and report.
DIES of DRUG OVERDOSE
drug user, who took a few grains