Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21

assss=ssE in charge of ex-
= animation and IL
censure. The act creating the new
architects board was passed by the
recent Legislature after attempts in
TWO recent sessions, and the board
VIII devise a system of eXamina-
tions. There has been talk of SINH
lar board for engineers in past legis-
lative sessions.
The State boards now III charSc of
licenses are: State. Bureau of Medi-
cal Education and Licensure, State
Board of Dental Examiners, State
Board OF Pharmacy and boards for
examination and licensure of osteo-
pathic physicians, public account
ants, veterinarians. optometrlsts
nurses and undertakers. Some OF
these boards have been in existence
a long time.
In addition, there are~the College
and University Council and The State
Dental Council, which have super
vision over education.
state Fisheries department officials
estimate that close to $4,000 licenses
VIII be issued this year under the
special devices" license act of 1919.
1'hls law permits the use of gigs and
spears, eel baskets and other devices
under a license and when descrip-
ton and location are filed with the
department. There has been a regu.
lar rush for the licenses. The> re-
ports show many fish being taken
with these devices.
The permits for fishing with gigs
and spears expire on October 81 and
for outlines, fish baskets or eel racks
on November Is. At the close OF
each season the holders of licenses
| are required to file reports of their
catches with the department.
The State Industrial Board has
been summoned for a special meet
| ing on Thursday for discussion or
proposed industrial codes.
Applications for charters for new
electric companies in Northumber-
land, Clearfield, Snyder and adjoin-
ing counties have been approved by
the Public Service Commission and
sent to the Governor for his action.
\ dozen others have been held over
until inquiry can be made as to ter
ritory to be covered.
Preliminary reports 10 the State
Game Commission office indicate
that many grouse were killed yes
terday, the opening of the small
game season and the first day on
which grouse could be shot since
1917. Fair quail shooting was re-
ported from some sections.
Governor Sproul will leave to-mor-
row with Mrs. Sproul for Pittsburgh
where he will welcome the king
and queen of Belgium. The Gov
ernor will probably accompany them
east.
The Hanover and McShcrrystown
Turnpike Company has agreed to
sell it's stretch of toll road about two
miles long to the State for $17,45O.
The York county commissioners
have bought the Wrightsville and
Chanceford turnpike along the Sus-
quehanna river for $500.
= Frank B. NIcClain, director of the
State Welfare Commission, and j. b.
Colahan, Jr., special deputy attorney
general, have arranged to continue
the rent probe in Philadelphia this
week. Mr.. McClain is positive that
some some tangi9te results will be OBJ
tained in theway of relief very soon.
DIR. Thomas Il. Finegan, state sup
erintendent of public instruction,
will make the address at the in
| auguration of President Black, of
Washington and Jefferson tomorrow
and also attend the meeting of Col
lege Executives at Pittsburgh.
Senator l.. L.. Jones, of ~Susque-
| hanna, was at the Capitol.
According to information reach
| ing the Capitol, Congressman l.. II.
McFadden, of Bradford county, will
appeal from the decision of Judge
| G. B. Wilmer in the Middle district
Federal court in dismisslng the equity
action against Controller j. S. Will
| liams. 1t was heard in this city.
Col. Edward Martin, commissioner
| of health, is to speak in Scranton
| next Tuesday on health work.
Auditor General Charles A. Snyder
leaves late to-day for Washington to
take up Federal matters pertaining
| to the State Government.
Attaches of the bureau of munich
| palities presented Chief j. Herman
| Knisely with handsome oriental
| rug yesterday. Mr.. Knisely was
married recently and the presenta-
| ton was made upon his return.
Bcrne III. Evans, counsel of the
Public Service Commission, has been
at Washington arguing Public Sery-
| ice cases in the Supreme Court OF
| the United States.
Secretary and Mrs. Fred Rasmus-
| sen are residing at the Penn Harris
| for the present. After December /
! they will be at home at 1903 North
| Front street.
| Collections of State taxes are com
mencing to be made in big sums as
| the close of the State fiscal year is
coming along. The revenue is now
around $40,0OO,O00 with six weeks
| to go to the end of the fiscal year
| There is every indication that the
money promised during the appro'
| priation year period which ends with
| June will be obtained.
The Scranton Railways Compan.
raised a new question in a hearing
on the movement to obtain a new
bridge at Moosic. The bridge is the
width of the street and the plan is
to widen it. The railways attorneys
claimed that the State did not have
| jurisdiction to order through the
commission the widening of bridge
beyond the legal width of a high.
way. The matter was taken under
consideration.
The State Bureau of Mediation il
the Department of Labor and In.
dustry will be reorganiZed upon the
retirement of James A. Steese al
chief next month. No selection of
new chief has yet been announced
Mr.. Steese is preparing a report or
the activities of the bureau the las