Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-10

aries at the var |
lous departments. The idea is to
nave the proposed State Salary
board take care of all such matters |
as reao1ustments OF salaries. The |
BOARD would be composed of the
governor. Attorney General, Auditor |
Generai and State Treasurer and |
woulu nave authority to review all |
salaries and increases where it is !
oeslraple, so that situations which |
prevailed during the war and at
other times where men receiving
low salaries fixed by law, left State
service to enter business.
A number of bills have been oc-
cupying attention in the House for
increases of pay for various grades
OF attaches of the Department of
Puolic Grounds and Buildings, in
spectors of the Department of Labor
and Industry and other branches.
THESE bills will probably not go
much farther.
New Patent Bill-Considerable in
terest is being shown by legislators
from counties bordering on the Sus-
/ quehanna river in a bill presented
10 the Senate by Senator Augustus
+. Daix. Jr., Philadelphia, which
provides an amendment to the act
oil 1918. and stipulates that when.
as a result of operations by the
United States Government. the
course of a stream is altered and
parts of the former bed become un-
necessary to be classed as the stream
proper. these portions can be de-
clare abandoned and subject to pat
enting.
hulinS on 1nSurance-Automob bibles
owned by the State Highway De-
partment are insured in the States
own fire insurance fund, and it
would not be lawful for the depart
ment or any one else to insure them
on behalf of the State any other
way, according to an opinion given
Dy Deputy Attorney General Emer-
son Collins to Auditor General
CHARLES A. Snyder to-day. In the
same opinion he holds that insur-
ance against theft OF State cars is
not provided by the States own in
sulance fund. but must be carried
outside. This decision will AFFECT
number of automobiles. as the num-
Der owned by the State and used bv
men connected with the departments
is increasing.
want Early Work-Numerous re-
quests for early work on improve
ment OF State highways throughout
the state. including repairs and
changes, were made yesterday after
noon to State Highway Commission
er Lewis s. Sadler and assurance
given that things would be handled
promptly. The requests were made
for work to be started on Northun-
oerland, Lehigh. Dauphin, Bedford.
somerset and other roads. The Bed
ford proposition was brought up by
Senator John s. Miller and Simon II.
Sell and A. G. Fowler, the latter two
OF Ev1tts Creek, who also said that
stone would be furnished free for an
improvement by quarry owners
This delegation suggested a change
in line of the road from Bedford to
the Maryland line in vicinity of Pa
uence. To this delegation, as to
Washington county legislators who
asked a change in route of the road
from washington to Waynesboro
the Commissioner said that changes
were matters for the Legislature and
the Governor. Surveys will be made
where necessary to ascertain condi-
tons. Senator H. w. Schantz OF
Lehigh, asked for work on roads he
tween Emaus and Allentown and
near Slatington, the latter being in
the second year program.
Suur1EIsts meet.-AccOrdinP To re- |
ports coming here from the meeting
OF the State suffragists association
at Philadelphia yesterday the mem |
bers are confident that the amend
ment is going through. Delegations
will be here after the recess to push |
the amendment which is on the House |
second reading calendar
Fought Wnrden.-Fish Warden W
Z. Shoemaker was attacked by an
illegal fisher with an ak while at
tempting to make an arrest in Wyom-
ing county. He landed the man in
Jail and then sent a report.
Governor Better.-Governor Sprorl
is improving rapidly at Virginia Hot
Springs because he is being kept free
from official cares. He is taking an
solute rest and on orders from his
physician no Harrisburg matters are
presented to him.
zimmerman Spenks.-W. r. Zim-
norman, assistant school superinten
dent of Dauphin. county. was the
speaker at the meeting of PhiIadel
phia teachers to-day. He explained
the bill which had been drafted to
meet the situation in regard to sal
aries.
Hearing on Charter-The Senate
affairs committee to-day
began the hearing on the Philadel-
phia charter bills, the membership
of the committee leaving last night
for the Quaker City. Tonight the
Senators will attend the debate be-
tween George Wharton Pepper and