Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-14
GRADE CROSSING
CASH AVAILABLE
Decision May Have Bearing
Upon the Derry Township
Propositions, Too

The Public Service Commission
was to-day Informed by Deputy
General Hargest that II "the COM
missicn enters into a specific con-
tract for payment out of the appro-
priation for 100000 for elimina-
tion of grade crossings and provides
that the work shall not be begun
during the war or at n date prior
to June l, 1919, so much of said
appropriation as Is necessary to
carry out said contract will not
lapse, but will be available after the
two fiscal years have expired" In
an opinion to Governor Sproul rela-
tive to extradition proceedings 1t is
held that Pennsylvania having ad-
hered to the rules of practice gov
erning extradition proceedings out
lined at an Interstate conference
some years ago, it is better that
there should be uniformity of prac-
tice. In the case under discussion
requisition from Massachusetts for
a man charged with "begetting with
| child" is advised to be refused.
Governor SprouI to-day announced
appointment of Francis ]. Kooser, a
former judge of Somerset, to fill the
vacancy on the Somerset county
bench. In a statement issued from
the governors office it is said: I'm
speaking of the appointment Gov
ernor Sproul let it be known that he
had no desire to enter into any fac
tional alignment there. There was
a great divergence of opinion ap-
parently between the various poll
tical elements in the county and
among the members of the bar. as
to the succession and as Judge Rup-
pei had been ill for several months
the business of the court has been
much delayed and there is a great
accumulation of matter awaiting at
tenton. Rather than await an
agreement between the different fac
tlons the governor decided that the
commemorative business was para
mount and should be cared for and
as Judge kooser has had ten years
experience as a judge and could as
sumo MS duties at once, his ap-
polntment was promptly settled
upon. The pepole of the county will
now have abundant time to nominate
and elect judge who will be salts.
factory to them. 1t is understood
| Judge Kooser will not be a candi.
| date at the election next fall"
Adjutant General Beary went {,
Washington to-day to discus smilitis
affairs and the reorganization of the
| National Guard of Pennsylvanif
with War Department officials. Mill,
| tary training will also be taken I'D
In all probability the capital parl
legislation will provide for al
amendment 10 the public building.
and grounds act that the deputy SUI
perlntendent shall be an enginee,
and be in charge of the construction
OF new buildings, bridges and capito
park improvements. This proposition
| VIII be taken up here next week.
Auditor General Charles A. Snv
der intends not only to urge his pro
posed minimum salary increase pla,
as the solution of the problem o
more pay for teachers, but to EN-
phasize what he considers need fo
changes in the high and gramma
school plans. The position of MI
snyder who has been a student o
teachers salary acts holds that unde
present conditions a poor mans so,
has a hard time becoming a pro
fessional man and that unless ;
change is made there will be n,
rural physicians in the next decade