Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-11

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tect in business will be required to
register, as was done in regulation
of other professions, and thereafter
all persons destiring to engage In
architecture will be called upon to
undergo examinations for State
, licenses.
The number of licenses for the
sale of oleomargarine issued by the
State Bureau of Foods so far this
year is greater by over 100 than the
whole issue during 1918, which was
the record year. Last years total
was SAT- and thus far 5000 have
been issued. The largest class Is for
retail establishments. calling for
over $500. Only two hotels haye
such licenses.
A contract for construction of A.
232 feet of state highway on the
road from Johnstown to Berlin, has
been let to Macarthur Brothers
Company, of New York, at $470,-
09S.27.
The State Highway Department
has rejected bids for. construction of
sections of road in Derry, Hemp
field, Salem and Washington town.
ships, Westmoreland county; Plum,
Venango; West Providence and
Hopewell, Bedford; Boggs and
Bradford, Clearfield.
Chairman w. ID. b. Ainey, of the
Public Service Commission, was in
New York yesterday.
The State Compensation Board
closed it's Harrisburg sitting to-day
and left for Philadelphia where a
three-day session will be held. The
list for Philadelphia is the largest
ever assembled for the board to
hear.
A. Nevin Pomeroy, former Super
intendent of Public Printing, came
down from Chambersburg for a
short visit to-day.
Col. Edward Martin, State Com
missioner of Health. is at Scranton,
where he addressed the medical
men.
The State Board of Charities in
quiry into the Hillside Home at
Scranton is attracting much atten-
ton. The charges of cruelty are
/ being strongly denied. The special
committee expects to hear the wit
nesses all week.
Secretary of Agriculture Fred
Rasmussen is expected to address
the national convention of agricul-
tural officials at Chicago tomorrow
agriculture in this State which has
attracted attention as one of the in
dustrial states that is commencing
to support itself.
Governor Sproul has approved the
mergers of the Glendon, West Eas-
ton and Palmer township water
companies, operating near Easton,
into the South Easton water COM
pany with a capital of 100000. E.
G. Aicher, of Easton. is the head
of the new corporation which is Of
ficered by men living in Easton and
vicinity. Another merger approved
was the Stroudsburg Electric Light
and Power Company into the Indus
trial Power Company, of Allentown,
which has taken over n number of
companies. The Crescent Refrac-
tories Company, of Lock Haven, has
been formed with 900 capital
out of the Clearfield Mining, Clear
field Clay Working and George s.
Good Fire Brick Company. A. P.
Perley. of Williamsport, is the chair
man of the board of the new con-
cern.
More protests have come to the
State Board of Pardons from Cum
berland county people against a par
don for Israel Patterson, the Brus-
town bandit, whose case is to be pre-
sented for a rehearing before the
State Board of Pardons on Novem-
Der 10.
Most of the prominent educators
of Pennsylvania will be in Harris
burg next week for the general edu-
cational conference which Is to be
held under the auspices of the State
Department of Public Instruction.
Governor Sproul is expected to open
it and there will be an interchange
of views throughout the week be-
tween business and professional men
and educators as to the needs of
education in this State.
Arrangements are being made for
further sessions to be held by the
State Commission to revise the
banking laws in Philadelphia during
the winter when matters which
were not covered by the last report
will be discussed. Much attention
will be given to the relation between
Federal and State financial systems
Murdoch Kendr1ck, who is much
mentioned as the next city solicitor
of Philadelphia, is personal friend
of Mayor-elect J. Hampton Moore,
who says he can have anything that
he wants. Mr.. Kendrick is we'll
known to many people at the Cap
itol.
Major General w. G. Price, Jr.,
commander of the new State Guard,
is taking a prominent part in the
Minneapolis convention.
West Chester people are to the
front with a movement to establish
company in the new National
Guard. Major John c.. Gross, who
commanded a unit in the war, may
be in charge.
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Much interest has been aroused
here by the movement to block the
Schuylkill county bridge improve
ments. The County Commissioners
propesd a big loan for the purpose
and it has gotten entangled in legal
proceedings.