Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14

Whltten, members of the MaSSa-
chusettS Assent bly,, came here with
q letter from Governor Coolidge, OF
the Bay State, asking that they be
given opportunity to inquire into the
State Police Department and spent
a day going over the details OF the
police syst en- with it's officials. This
is the second delegation from an
other state to be here in the last
few months.
Inquiries were made into the
plans and methods of the Highway
and Educational departm by Of
ficials from Ohio, Wisconsin and
Michigan. Inquiries were also made
into the administration of the State
Department of Health.
State fish wardcns have been
ordered to round up men who have
been cleaning out streams recently
stocked with fish by use of nets and
other devices as we'll as employing
explosives. 4 number of arrests
have also been made and others
have been ordered. Investigations
have also been ordered into several
discovered after appliances for pre-
venting discharge of poisonous mat
ter into streams had been ordered
installed. Owing to the open
weather there have been many
fishermen enjoying November fish
ing and complaints have been
made by them.
Director of Safety William III. Will
son, of Philadelphia, and ex-Judge
w. X. Stevens, of Reading, were
visitors here yesterday. Both called
on the Governor.
The largest list OF hearings ever
held in Pittsburgh by the Public
Service Commissioners was con-
Quoted yesterday by Chairman
Ainey and Commissioner Reed.
Captain IL. III. Barnhart, of
Lebanon, was among visitors to the
Auditor Generals Office.
The Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings will likely meet Tuesday
to sign the Memorial bridge con-
tract.
Governor SprouI is I'm Washington
to-day and will be in Philadelphia
tomorrow.
The b. G. Coon Construction Co.,
of Luzerne has been awarded the
contract for construction of 26,215
feet of State highway in Wilmot and
Terry townships, Bradford county.
at s236,S35 and the umberland
Contracting Co., Cumberland, Md,
2O,1O9 feet of grading and drainage
between Meyersdale and Garrett,
Somerset county, at s129,524.04.
Highway Commissioner Sadler
has rejected bids for road construc-
ton in Center. Daugherty and
Rochester townships, Beaver
county.
Two charters for Dauphin county
concerns were approved by Cover
nor William C. Sproul to-day and
letters patent will be issued. The
Highspire Knitting Company was in
corporated with $4,000 capital, and
w. II. Cumbler, Steelton, as treas
urer. The incorporators are Will
liam N. Knobel, Middletown; Thomas
]. Nelly, Steelton, and NJ. A. Cumb-
Ter, Highspire. The company will
use the old Highspire distillery
plant. The Community Building
and Loan Association OF Harrisburg
was chartered with capital of ST.
100000 and G. w. Powell is treas
urer while the incorporators are E.
L. Cunningham. o. P. Goodwin and
S. A. Mcneil, Harrisburg.
Resignation of Lieut-Colonel
John Price Jackson as Commissioner
of Labor and Industry, to which he
was appointed in 1913 and reap
pointed in 1917, was accepted by
Governor William c. Sproul last
night upon receipt of a second reSig-
nation from the Colonel, who landed
in New York on Tuesday after hav-
ing served in Europe and visited
Armenia with the Harbord mission.
This action settles the status of the
Colonel who went into the army
when a State official and received
the salary allowance under the act
of 1917. That of Col. John c..
Groome, superintendent of State
Police, who has just returned to
civil life, Is considered a legal ques-
ton. George c. Lumb is acting
superintendent.
Col. Jackson, who was a promi-
nent figure in the last administra-
ton, has been succeeded by DIR.
Clifford B. Connelley, named as
acting commissioner last spring, and
whose appointment has been Off
cially announced. Col. jackson sent
a resignation to the Governor last
August as his term would not have
expired for some time, but the Gov
ernor determined to wait until he
returned to this country. A few
days ago letter came in which Col
Jackson renewed his offer to re-
sign, saying that he had important
business matters ahead, but that il
needed he would be willing to serve
the State. The Governor accepted
the resignation with appreciation OF
his attitude and of his service. Dean
Connelley will be commissioned as
commissioner at once.
James S. Beacon, former State
treasurer and former member of the
House from Westmoreland county,
hnr 10 l.,
being urged as an appointee to sue
ceed Common Pleas Judge-elect C.
d. Copeland on the orphans court
bench of the county.
Representative David Fowler,
of Scranton. anthracite miners
leader, who thanked Governor Will
liam c. Sproul, for his expressions
in regard to miners, said: I'VE ap-
preciate what the Governor has said
and If other people and newspapers
would be as considerate as he is we
would all be better off,"
Persons who arc operating taxi
cabs and jitneys without State GER
tificates and who disregard notices
to take out State official sanction OH
the ground that the service of papers
was not in accord with law because
it was informal, have been brought
up with a round turn by the Pub
lie Service Commission. In Phila-
delphia and Pittsburgh n number OF
jitneymen ran their cars without re-
gard to warnings and have now been
served with official notice that If
they fail to obtain certificates they
will be prosecuted by the Commits
| sion which will ask imposition of u
| fine and that their names will he
certified to the Highway Commits