Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-05

sazsszs EsAzzzAaslakS of the last of the
measures to be sent before the House
OF Representatives. The time for
introduction of new legislation ends
IN the lower branch of the Legisla-
ture on Wednesday,
This is probably the busiest ses-
sion for the bureau of any since it
was created and virtually every ap-
preparation bill has been handled by
II, as well as scores of other bills.
1t is expected that there will be
considerable new legislation present
ed in the House tonight and on the
next two days. Inquiries made re-
garding legislation and requests for
proper drafting of provisions of pro-
posed bills caused the bureau to be
Kept busy all of yesterday.
The Derry Casc-Final steps in
the first big grade crossing elimina-
ton proposition to be handled by the
Public Service Commission since the
close of the war will be taken within
the next few days in the Derry town
ship case. Argument is being heard
by the commission to-day and a re-
port on apportionment of costs will
be made shortly. The National Rail-
road Administration will then indi-
cate its policy. The case involves
the abolition of what are really five
crossings on the State highway be-
tween Harrisburg and Reading. 1t
has been going on for months, the
State Highway Department being
the complainant. The course in this
case will have important future
bearing.
Guard Homes-A Chester dispatch
says: "A guard of armed men was
assigned yesterday to watch the
homes of Governor Sproul and At
torney General William l. Schaffer
in Chester The precautions were
taken by Sheriff Granger because
these were but two of sixteen promi-
nent officials to whom bombs were
mailed but intercepted several days
ago in the New York post office.
Early yesterday the guards noticed
suspicious looking individual with
suitcase lettering the homes of the
two distinguished men. The stranger
handled the suitcase gingerly as if
there were something in it that he
were not sure of, but when the
guards gave chase he disappeared
into the darkness. The guard, it is
announced, will be maintained until
the officials are convinced that all
danger of bomb planting is passed" p"
On n War BaSis-The State Capt.
tol and the park around it are back
on a war basis. The big bronze doors
at the ends of the building are
locked up at 10 o'clock at night as
they were for year or so after the
war began and people who come
and go through the central doorway
pass before eyes of State Policemen
and plain clothes men who unob-
strusively see everything that is go
ing on. Visitors are only permitted
to go about the building with guides,
although when the Legislature is in
session the precautions will be to a
certain extent relaxed. The restric-
tions about visiting certain parts of
the building are still in force. In
fact the prohibition against the roof
and the dome without a permit en-
forced in April two years ago has not
been removed. The manner in which
these precautions have been taken
and shotguns and weapons placed
in various offices about the building
has been strictly business and in
striking contrast to the methods
adopted two years ago when the war
began. The building is guarded as
are nine-tenths of the public build
]ings in the United States nowadays,
but the average man would never
know it.
Increases Filed - The Eastern
Pennsylvania Railways, Pottsville,
has filed notice with the Pub
lie Service Commission of issuance
of S4S,000 of bonds and $4,000 OF
notes. The Petroleum Telephone
Company, of Oil City, has given no.
tice of issuance of 100000 of COM
mon stock and the Johnstown Tele-
phone Company, of Johnstown, of a
like sum, for extensions. The New
York Central Railroad filed notice
of issuance of $7,410,000 of equip
ment trust car certificates.
To Review-The Supreme Court
in an opinion by Justice John Ste
wart has reversed the Schuylkill
county court and returned for re-
view the compensation case of Reit-
myer VS.. Coke Bros. & Co. The ref
cree declined to deduct the amount
of tool and material cost furnished
by the employer on the ground that
the contract of hiring did not SO
provide. The Worllmen's Compen-
sation Board and the Schuylkill court
sustained the referees. The opinion
says that There is no pretence that
an express contract of hiring existed
between the parties. Whether from
the facts and circumstances shown
an implied hiring contract could be
derived was a question of law and
should have been passed upon by the
court. The case is remanded for
the question to be passed upon. 1t
is of considerable importance in
mining districts.
To Enforce Narcotic law. - The
State authorities have caused a num-
ber of arrests at Williamsport and
other upstate towns on charges of