Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17

SsC HARRISBURG Will
~ fSe0pstate fSe state. W rhe n /
park is to be surrounded with n
low concrete coping and walks
placed on top of it. Plans are
being made for the formal entrance
to be constructed at the west front
of the Capitol at State street which
will serve for ceremonies and an
augurations of the future. This en-
trance is being designed by Arnold
w. Drummer, of New York, the
architect for the improvements and
will harmonic the building. II Will
be over 100 feet wide.
Mr.. Brunner will have the de-
tailed plans and specifications for
the first of the office buildings ready
for final action by the Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings with
in a short time and bids will be
asked. The building will be the
! first in the Capitol Park extension
and embodies a number of ideas or
Governor Sproul.
Another early project is the circle
to be made at Third and Walnut
streets to replace the sharp angled
entrance to the famous boardwalk
Murdoch, State draft officer, has sent
to the Capitol.
Draft Nears 0lose-Major W. G.
Murdoch, State draft officer has sent
word to all local draft boards in
. Pennsylvania that in less than two
weeks all boards Will be closed and
that the members should hasten
/ boxing and shipment of records, list
waste and other property and pre-
pare for sales of Government ma
terial. Calls have also been made
| for the list of registrants under the
draft who volunteered and for final
sections of chronicles of the draft
and photographs of members and
attaches and incidents of the draft.
Some idea of the extent of the tele-
graphic business done in the hand
ling of the draft in PENNSYLVANIA is
furnished by statement by Major
| Murdoch that the Western Union
! telegraph bill from State headquar-
ters for the period from July. 1917,
| to November, 1918, amounted to
1900. At Government rates this
would mean, says the Major, that
kilograms sent contained about five
and quarter million words. /
freddy" ASain-According to the
North American another effort will
! be made to free "Reddy" Melinkoff,
who has figured in Philadelphia po-
| lice affairs. when the State Board
| of Pardons meets on Wednesday.
| An interesting hearing is forecast.
Coming in Force-From all ac-
! counts merchants from Allegheny.
| LuZerne and other counties are COM
| ing here in force Wednesday to urge
| the mercantile tax repealed. Wilkes
: Barre may send a special train.
Need New LawS-George F.
! Sproule, active in the Philadelphia
| harbor affairs, says Pennsylvania
needs new navigation laws.
Went to Court-Attorneys for the
| Passyunk Avenue Businessmen's AS
| oiy,cf
| the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co,
! before the State Public Service Com
mission last week, have taken an
| appeal to the Superior Court.
| Williamsport Sitting-The State
! Compensation Board will have a sit
ting at Williamsport on March IS.
| Commissioner Leech will hear argu-
ments.
Edition Filed Here-state Ii
/ brarian Montgomery has received a
! COPY of the "Marse Henry edition
| of the Louisville Courier-Journel
and it is on file at the State Library.
| There have been number OF visi-
| tors to see it.
Board Adjourns-The State Board
| of Education which was to have
| held its monthly meeting to-day ad- !
journed out of respect to the MEM
| ory of DR.. Nathan c. Schaeffer, one
! of the original members of the
board and until his death its presi-
! dent.
Go Over Bins-Chairmen and
members of the appropriation COM
mittees OF the Legislature spent to-
day going over charity appropriation
| bills and requests will be made to
members tonight to have them pre-
| sented as soon as possible.
| New Judge to Spcak-EX-Senato
! Charles II. Kline, just appointed to
| the Allegheny county bench, will
make one of his first speeches fol-
! lowing his elevation to the judge
ship at "Get-together" dinner to
be given in Tarentum Wednesday
night by the West End Civic League
of that place. William r. Bailey,
clerk of the Allegheny county courts.
and ]. h. E. Weaver, burgess of
Tarentum, and Addison c. Gumbert,
County Commissioner, also will de-
| liver addresses.
Doctor Objects-In a statement is
sued yesterday DR.. William NJ. Hill
legas complained that the Work
! mems Compensation act although
a splendid statute, is unjust inso-
| far as it relates to compensation
! physician are to receive. Any SIM
| liar law passed by the Legislature,
he said, must take into cognizance
the fact that the physicians of the
! State are entitled TO the same con-
| sideration and recognition as other
| professional men.
Can Hold Seat-Councilman Will
liam J. Burke. of Pittsburgh. a Con-
gresham elect can con-
| tinue in council until he takes the
oath of office as a Congressman,
| City Solicitor Stephen Stone ruled in
! an opinion to Controller E. S. Nor
| row. who rAised the question of Mr..
| Burke's eligibility to draw pay as
| councilman after March 4. when his
| term as Congressman starts. BY the
act of 1901, the office of councilman
| is made incompatible with any other
| office, but incompatibility does not
exist until the person actually takes