Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-28

where he appeared before con-
gressional committees in regard
, to militia legis alton. The plan is
! to have the regiments and other
/ organizations bear the numbers of
| their service in the guard and the
Federal government to supply the
| equipment.
From what has been learned here
the legislation to pay members of
the new guard for armory drills is
ander way and will become effective
When the units are reorganiZed. The
pay would be effective when the
strength of the new guard reaches
zoo men for each representative
IN Congress. This would make 1000
men in the new guard.
IL is expected that many of the
men who served in France will be-
come members of the new guard
together with men who were in
the army units which did not have
the fortune to get overseas service.
The Reserve Militia which now
numbers about 5000 men will also
contribute quite few men,
To Inspect Soon-Frank r Nc
Claim. former lieutenant governor
and now director of the activities
or the Council of National Defence
VIII start next week on a tour of
the employment offices maintained
py the State in Eastern Pennsyl-
wanna. The State and Federal gov
efnment have been acting together
In regard to employment bureaus
and Mr.. McClain will examine into
what has been done at each of the
thirteen bureaus which the State
maintains by appropriation from the
defence fund. Later on he will go
20 western Pennsylvania. Mr., Nc
Clain Will be in charge of the work
of the council under THE bill TO
change 1t into Commission of Pub
lie Welfare.
To Meet Characterization of
pennsylvania State highways to
those OF other states and co-ordina-
uon OF plans and matters of con-
struct1on and linking up will be dis
cussed at Washington tomorrow by
highway Commissioner Lewis s
Sadler with the highway commits
sloners of a number of the men in
charge of highway work IN various
states. The commissioner will also
meet Secretary of Agriculture d. T..
Houston in regard to the Pennsyl-
Vanla share of the federal appro-
prlauon Tor construction of post
roads.
Before leaving Mr.. Sadler. who
was interviewed by legislators to-
day. received several delegations in
Guiding men from Juniata and
Franklin counties about roads con-
meeting those counties; Huntingdon
county people headed by j. Elmer
Young; Mercer countians headed by
w. A. McMaster, of Greenville. and
the county commissioners of Clarion
county about that county's share of
road improvements.
On the DRY" War-The States
approval of the dry" Federal
amendment was sent on it's way to
washington by Secretary of the
commonwealth Cyrus T.. Woods last
night. The document bore the great
seal of the state and is the first
to be sent since the state approved
direct election of United States SEN
ators
Office Closed.-The office of Frank
r. Shattuck, chairman of the State
Board of censors for moving pic
lures, was closed to-day because of
the death at Atlantic City of the
chairman. Mr.. Shattuck was we'll
known to many Harrisburgers as
he had frequently been here as
counsel in cases and on business of
the board. While the Headquarters
ed a close connection with affairs
here.
Model Arrives.-The model of the
Memorial bridge made by Arnold
W. Drummer for the Legislature
reached the Capitol last night from
New York and is being assembled
under direction of Superintendent
George A. Shreiner. The model is
seventeen feet long and came in
three sections. 1t will not be ready
for public view until Monday.
Beidleman to Attend. - Lieuten-
ant-Governor Edward Z. Beidleman
will not attend the Terrapin Club
dinner in Philadelphia tomorrow,
but will remain here for the Dauphin
county bar dinner. He is to speak
at Scranton on Monday.
Sproul Hits Out-Governor Sproul
made another of his anti-Bolsheviki
speeches in Pittsburgh last night.
declaring that law and order will be
preserved and that persons who
want trouble can find it. The Gov
ernor, Mr.. Beidleman and Secretary
Baker were given a notable recep-
ton at Syria Temple by the Western
Pennsylvania Shriners.