Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06

ter. Probably twenty other cases
have been listed and a big list will
await the members.
The cases in which Communication
is asked are: John Baptist DAN
tine, Westmoreland: Frank Ressler
Lehigh, and Lazar Zee, Beaver
Some reports on cases which were
held for examination are also listed,
Teachers Called.-Atteption of the
teachers OF the state is being called
10 the establishment of the teach
ers retirement system, which be-
comes operative this school year
and TO the Importance of the legis-
lauon TO be discussed at the Meet
ing OF the State Educational Asso-
citation here in December. Teach
ers are asked to insist upon the
highest possible professional stand
ards, permanent tenure based on ef-
Grafton and retirement.
Attending Conventional. B. Mil
lar, secretary OF the Public Service
Commission, is attending the state
electric convention at Bedford.
Complaints Made-Complaint that
the Holmesburg-D -Disston Water Com
pany, supplying a section OF Phila-
delphia, does not furnish adequate
service and that fire protection is
not what it should be in conse-
Quence, was filed with the Public
Service Commission to-day by John
5. Mather, Tacony. Complaint
sylvania Gas and Electric Company,
At Bristol, was filed by DR.. Howard
Purcell.
Hearings Annulled.-Public Serv-
ice Commission hearings scheduled
for this city to-day We're all annulled.
The commission will meet here in
executive session on Monday.
DIR. Snyder Named Again-Dr. o.
j. Snyder, of Philadelphia, was to-
Gay reappointed a member of the
state osteopathic examining board.
At Big Meeting-Dr. Joseph Kalb-
fus Secretary or the State Game
Commission, attended the meeting of
the State Wild Life League at Con-
neaut Lake this week.
Death OF Judge Miller-Word has
came. here last night OF the death
at Sharon OF Judge S. H. Miller,
prominent in Republican affairs and
well-known TO many men here. He
was three times in Congress.
Road is Eree-The Lincoln high
way was officially declared free from
tollgates by Commissioner O'Neil yes
terday afternoon at Lancaster when
he signed for the payment of $4,000
as the states share of the Lancaster
Columbia pike.
Bids Rejected-The State Highway
Department to-day rejected the bids
which were received on August so
for proposed road improvement in
Washington and Bedford counties.
The Washington county project call
ed for the grading and drainage of
approximately S,319 feet of state
highway. route 26S, in Allen town
ship. Five bids were received and
Thomas u. Ryan. of Binghamton,
y. Y, who submitted price of S4s,-
705.10, was the low bidder. The
prosecution of this work was contin-
gent upon certain improvements
planned by the railroad company but
owing to the fact that the United
States government refused permits
sion for the said company to use
funds for this purpose. the State
Highway Department was compelled
to reject the bids. The bid received
for the Bedford county project was
rejected because the local authorities
who were cooperating with the
State Highway Department, were un-
willing TO complete the work. 1t was
planned TO improve about 12,175 feet
of state highway route 46, in Hope
we'll township, by the state-aid plan.
Detwiler * Dively, OF New Enter
prise, were the only bidders, and
submitted a price of S9S.S6S.I0 for
waterbound macadam construction.