Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-30

exercise the discretion vested in us
by the law to grant this petition. We
feel that we would be risking the
widows money in hazardous un-
dertaking and at best her condition
would be worse rather than better.
Inc Clydesdale VS.. Hayworth q
Dowhurst, Pittsburgh, 1t is held that
the accident suffered by the claim
ant Is not the cause of present
disability. but that the alleged in
ability to work is largely due to MS
own attitude" It is suggested that
some light work to keep the man
from brooding should be undertaken.
It Is suggested in Di Biase vs.
Baldwin Locomotive Works that
every effort be made to see that
compensation reaches tho depend
ents in Italy and that under the cir
cumstances power of attorney
might be ignored and money sent
through the consular service.
Hearing Set--The Public Service
Com mission has fixed November II
as the time for hearing argument on
the complaints against fares ana
service of the Pittsburgh Railways
Company. The argument Will De
held in this city. This action was
taken after hearing the report of
Chairman w. d. B. Ainey on the
completion OF the testimony at
Pittsburgh.
Governor Sproul was the chief
speaker when Pittsburgh dedicated
the United States Bureau of Mines
group of buildings in the East End
district Governor Sproul touched
on the question of housing. He said
he would make certain recommenda-
tions to the next Legislature which
may be considered radical but which
he believed would be most effective
in giving workers more sanitary
compel action in this direction he
said, but we would rather have your
cooperation"
State Highway Commissioner Sad
Ter has served official notice on Glenn
w. Sigsbee, residing in Chapman
township, Clinton county. to vacate
mis- home and remove the building
within fifteen days, on penalty OF be-
ing elected by the State officials and
having the house razed. Sigsbee's
home is directly in the pathway of
Route No. los, in Chapman town.
ship as surveyed by the State High
way Departm ents engineers. This is
the road which Is a part of the pro-
posed new highway between Remove
and Lock Haven.
In n recent message to the Pres
byterian New Era Movement at Pres
oyterian headquarters, New York
City. superintendent of Public In
struction Finegan said: 'The
churches Of the rural communities
will best serve their interests by ex-
erting all the Influence which they
possess to improve roads and schools
throughout the country. Good roads
Will help build good schools and good
sol, Il. -,rlI
the reconstruction and improvement
try"
1hirty-nine of the counties have
hled judicial returns at the Capitol,
the latest being Cambria, Fayette,
Chester.
1t is probable that steps for pur-
chase Of additional lands for State
forests in western PENNSYLVANIA
counties will be taken by the State
Forest Commission when it meets
mere Friday. Surveys of lands Of
fered have been made.
DIR. Thomas e. Finegan, State Su-
perintendent of Public instruction.
has been at Albany arranging for re-
moval of his household goods to this
city. He will occupy the Jennings
residence in North Front street.
No session of the Public Service
Commission was held to-day, but ar
rangements were made for hearings
tomorrow on grade crossings in
Northampton and Dauphin counties
and on the application for a charter
for an Easton airplane express COM
pany, the first of the kind ever made
here.
Adjutant General Frank d, Bearv
Is aTranPin0 fnN lI,
Major General W. G. Price, Jr., with
in few days in regard to the new
unit locations of the National Guard.
Reports on armory facilities are be-
ing made.
From what comes here from
Philadelphia it appears that the
ware claims of error in election
counts in a number of districts have
fallen down and that there will be
no chance of contesting the Moore
nomination. Congressman J. Hamp-
ton Moore's expense account shows
that he spent less than $50 in his
campaign.
Charles b. Hall, well known to
many at the Capitol, will succeed
Charles Seger as candidate for coun-
Gil in the Seventh ward district of
Philadelphia.
The Public Service Commission to-
day received an application for a
certihcate OF convenience to operate
in Philadelphia from the Quaker
City Company, n taxicab concern,
and fixed October "a for the hear
ing. No other action was taken in
regard to the taxicab matters. The
Bell Telephone hearing will be re-
sumed on October Is.
Claims for rcparation to the
amount of thousands of dollars were
f1led with the Public Service Com
mission to-day against the Pitts
burgh and West Virginia Railroad,
1t being alleged that it discrimi-
mated against certain coal companies
and in favor of others which were
affiliated in the matter of coal cars:
The claims are Meadowlands Coal
Co, Pittsburgh, $12,3O0; Waverly.
Coal and Coke Co., Pittsburgh, $77O:
Avella Coal CO., Greensburg, $2,8S5;
Pryor Coal Co., Greensburg, 1880,
and Duquesne Coal and Coke Co.
Pittsburgh. $1.4S0. The claims are
the first of the kind to come before
the Commission.
The Bedford County Telephone
Co. to-day filed notice of n $3.50
connection charge and increase of
rates amounting to So.
Action of the inspectors of the
Western Penitentiary in fixing COM
pensation of employees and in
awarding contracts must be ap-
proved by the Governor under an
opinion rendered to-day by the At
torney Generals Department. The