Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
GOVERNOR WILL
BE A SPEAKER
Appearance Before Republi.
can National Committee to
Be Important Move

Appearance of Governor William
tional committee at Washington on
Wednesday is being awaited with
much interest by men in politics.
He is regarded as the business eXecu-
tive among the governors now and
will be heard with close attention.
The Philadelphia press in its
Washington letter has this to say
about the meeting and the Cover
nor: The greatest honor is to be
accorded Governor Sproul, mention
ed in the Presidential possibility by
the invitation extended by the Re-
publican national committee to ad-
dress the committeeman here next
Wednesday. Mr.. Sproul intends to
speak his mind without stint upon
questions before the country, and
what he will say will be read with
interest by the country. At present
he is at Hot Springs, Va. Word
comes here that he has carefully
thought out his speech. Generally 1t
will deal with business conditions
and taxation and will plead with the
Republicans to act promptly in OBJ
tanning peace"
The Governor is expected to be q
candidate for national delegate-at-
large along with the mayors of two
big cities. There will be eight dele
gates-at-large and Senator Boies
Penrose will be chairman of the
delegation.
Ex-Rcpresentative Harry B. Scott,
of Center county, who was here re-
Gently, is to be q candidate for Re-
rtthliaon national dnlaOofa from the
Twenty-first district. A. II. Gaff-
ney. of Kane, will be the other can
didate backed by the Republican
organization.
A. u. Perley, of Williamsport, is
TO be n candidate for national dele
gate in that section and the Phila-
delphia Inquirer says that Highway
Commissioner Lewis S. Sadler may
be a candidate from this district.
The Slovenian Workmen's Benefit
Association, of Johnstown, has re-
piled to the action of the Attorney
General requiring it to show cause
why its charter should not be chang
ed or revoked because of a provision
| barring strike breakers from bene-
| fits by stating that a strike breaker
becomes an extra hazardous risk.
This ingenious answer will bring the
matter to an issue and the Attorney
General will press for revocation or
change of the charter on the ground
that it is un-American and that the
association has no right to forfeit the
rights of any member because he
chooses to work. The Dauphin coun-
ty court will be petitioned to fix an
early date for argument.
| At hearing before Commissioner
John w. Reed to-day the Lancaster
| Oxford and Southern Railroad, op-
Grating in southern Lancaster coun-
| ty, agreed to resume operation of it's
road to the extent of one train a
day until the application for disso-
luton of the company is approved.
The company had stopped operations
without securing approval of the
commission.
The State Teachers Retirement
Board has been informed in an opin-
ion by the Attorney General that
deductions should not be made
from the salary of person entering
upon public school employment at
an age which precludes a superannu-
alton retirement"
| More notices of advance in ma
tural gas rates have been filed with
the Public Service Commission. the
T. w. Phillips Gas and Oil Company,
having given notice of increase in
industrial rates in Allegheny, Arm
strong, Butler. Clarion, Indiana, JEFF
ferson and Westmoreland counties.
The Kittaning Telephone Company
filed notice of an increase in rates.