Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-29

Mr.. McClain left Harrisburg last
night after announcing that he in
tended to get to work at once.
There are number of things
which the commission confided to
me and which from my experience
L think can work out advantageous
ly,' said he. I'VE intend to revise
the general program and will reduce
expenses wherever possible. 1 have
already made a number of cuts and
thiggs will move along very smooth
y."
Mr.. McClain said that it was his
idea to take up with federal officials
at once the relation of the employ
ment agencies to the government.
The state is paying good bit of
money and wants TO run its own es-
adjustments
Ex-Governor Hcre-Ex-G Governor
Frank B. Willis, of Ohio. was at the
Capitol to-day, visiting departments.
He called on the Governor The
Ohioan was enthusiastic about the
meeting last night.
Nauman Qalifies-Spencer c..
Nauman, who will be in charge of
the Superior Court decisions, has
qualified. He will have his office
here.
State Board Mects-The State |
Board of Education is holding its
January meeting to-day. Reports
from DIR. ]. George Becht. the secre-
tary, regarding his observations in
Europe, are to be made.
Going TO Observation-Disclosures
William c.. Sproul, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Edward L. Beidleman and
w. Harry Baker have accepted the
invitation of Syria Temple. Ancient
Arabic Order Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, Pittsburgh, to be the guests
OF the temple at the big ceremonial
of the Shriners to be held on Thurs
day, February %. The invitation was
extended by Illustrious Potentate
Joseph \. Mackrell, of Syria Tenn
pie. 4 committee of Shriners. head
ed by Walter j. Christy. will escort
the guests from Harrisburg to Pitts
burgh, where the reception commit |
tee for their visit of which Poten-
tate Mackrell has appointed ri. ID.
Williams, president of the Carnegie
Steel Company, as chairman. will
meet them and look after their COM I,
fort until such time as they leave !
Pittsburgh for their return journey
east. Governor Sproul is a member |
of Lulu Temple, Philadelphia, while |
Lieutenant Governor Beidleman and |
Mr.. Baker are among those who |
crossed the hot sands" in Zemb bo |
Temple, Harrisburg. This is the first |
time that the Governor and Lieuten-
ant Governor of Pennsylvania have |
been Shriners. Syria Temple is evil !
IDENTIFY going to show them some
thing" and the guests have not ask
ed for any quarter. This will be |
Governor Sprouts second appearance !
in Pittsburgh in February, as he is |
the principal speaker at the Cham .
ber of Commerce banquet in the Will |
liam Penn Hotel on February s. |
Some unusual features have been |
arranged for his visit to the Shriners |
Mosque and the regular Washing !
tons birthday date has been set al |
most a wek forward as he receives .
the degree of doctor of laws at the I
University of Pennsylvania on that
day.
Rasmussen at WorlI-Secretary of |
Agriculture Rasmussen has gotten !
down to work in his department and !
has completed survey of the ac-i
tivities of the various bureaus. 1T |
will take some time to study out all /
of the work and until then we are
going right ahead with the usual I
work. From time to time things will
develop" said he to-day. Il have
found very cordial support and l |
think we are going TO have a depart
.ment that will be valuable to our /
state" /
MIR. Ball Here-William II. Ball, /
secretary to DR.. Brumbaugh, was /
at the Capitol to-day. He is now |
secretary of the Philadelphia Real /
Estate Board. !