Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-21
mount to restrictions. owners are
understood to be willing to sell.

OF media, mas been appolnleu " CT
other term as a member of the state
Board of Undertakers.
The State AImory Board has de-
cided to proceed with the construc-
ton of the drill shed at the Hunt
Armory in Pittsburgh, which will IN
volve an expenditure OF over S3OO,-
600 by the State, appropriation. haV-
ing been made some years ago. rms
armory has an administration build
ing and the plan is to house three
batteries of artillery one supply ana
one headquarters company, and pos
sibly n troop of cavalry. The board
also determined TO proceed with the
Meadville Armory improvements.
Appointments of field officers for
the regiments of the National Guard
, were discussed with Governor Sproui
by Major General w. G. Price, Jr.,
commanding the new Guard, and
Adjutant General Beary, ana an
nouncements will be made before
many days of regimental and COM
pany commanders.
Cost of constructing the big viaduct
| at Bethlehem to eliminate grade
! crossings has been estimated by the
Public Service Commission at S2,-
| $4,000 and the expenses are appor-
| toned in an order issued last night.
| The counties of Northampton and
Lehigh are each to pay $45O,OOO;
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
and Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way Jointly, 100000; Lehigh and
| New England Railroad. SIS, 900; Le-
| high Valley Transit Co., 100000;
the city of Bethlehem, S4O5 600, and
| the Bethlehem Bridge Commission
1895, 900. which it has raised by con-
A,.tlN n nrt
to the city, $22S,500 will be returned
to the municipality by public service
corporations granted rights on the
bridge so that the city share will be
reduced to $176,500.
Contracts for construction of two
sections of State road in Cleartield
county were awarded to-day by
| Highway Commissioner Sadler to
| Clifford &c Pritchard, of Clearfield
one being for 1922 feet at Osceola
at S97,224.65 and 5,400 feet near
MADEIRA at $56, ,569.50. The Chester
General Contracting Co, of East
Liverpool, Ohio, was awarded the
contract for 5,195 feet near George
town, Beaver county. at $66,49O.47.
Commissioner OF Health Edward
Martin has notified the county medi-
cal directors in every county in
Pennsylvania that diphtheria is
again increasing and that immediate
steps to prevent it assuming cpl
demic form should be taken, the CO.
operation of medical men, school
teachers and parents being sought.
In his message DR.. Martin says that
the October report of diphtheria
showed 2,557 cases, of which 1888
were in the cities and 5S4 in the
rural district and that it seems to
be widely prevalent and to threaten
to spread. He says "Diphtheria is
reaching alarming proportions. Ad-
wise what special measures you are
taking to prevent spread and also ad-
ditionaI desirable distributing sta
tions for antitoxin if needed. Start
council and county and local health
committees on this matter at once
Senators Daix, Philadelphia, and
Sares, Williamsport, were here yes
terday.
The State Art Commission at its
meeting here yesterday decided to
have its headquarters in Philadel-
phia.
Lawrence county has opened more
sections of improved roads. This
was one of the first counties to CO.
operate with the State in following
out the Sadler plan of improvements.
Miss Margaret Mcguire, who is at
tending the Educational Congress, is
being urged as an assistant superin-
tendent of education in Philadelphia.
Warden II. j. McKcnty, of the
Eastern Penitentiary, says that he
has no intention of resigning. There
have been reports that he would quit
when the investigation was over.
Governor Sproul last night made
tart re1oinder to the telegram of
Governor w. l.. Harding, of Iowa,
that the State take over the coal
mines and guarantee so per cent
increase to the miners. lie said:
Conditions here are not so critical
as YOU describe. A large proportion
of our miners are now working. L
would hesitate a long time before
suggest. 1t would establish a very
high price for coal and a great
burden upon consumers probably for
all time and would undoubtedly com
plicate conditions in the Washing
ton conference and possibly work
great harm. William G. Sproul,
Governor of Pennsylvania"
George w. Myers, of Remove, one
of the inspectors of the State De-
partment of Labor and Industry, to-
day resigned to become secretary cf
the Chamber of Commerce OF Tyrone.
Mr.. Myers was formerly burgess and
controller of Remove and has done
notable work in the department on
searches and studies, especially in
municipal matters, which owing to
his experience he was able to handle
rapidly and thoroughly.
With three counties to hear from
State department officials were to-
day marking time before making the
official count.
Meetings of the State Compensa-
ton Board of Wilkes Barre were
marked by appeals from two score
dependents of killed or seriously in
jured persons, each appeal demand
ing lump sums or commutation pay
ment of the entire damage award
payable under the law. When
reason is for such lump sum pay
ments were required a majority of
the applicants declared it was their
desire to finance the return of their
relatives to Europe. Among tie
claims received to-day were several
from widows of the 110 men killed in
the Baltimore tunnel disaster last
summer. The Americanized element
urged bulk payment of awards in
order that homes could be purchased
or debts Cancelled.
Investigation of the work of fam
bulance chasers." followed, If neces-
sary, by drastic action on the part
of the Philadelphia Bar Association
will be made as n result of the filing
and later the dropping of a suit for
$1,000 damages against DR.. George
Woodward. PHILADELPHIA State Sem