Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-07
DEPUTY CENSOR
PROVIDED FOR
New Measure Would Abolish
Branch Office For Western
Counties at Pittsburgh

Provision for new officer of the
State board of moving picture CEN
sors is contained in the Mearkle bill
which is on the second reading cal
endar of the Senate with amend
ments made by a committee. This
officer is to be known as the deputy
of the board" and is to have qualifi-
cations by education, training and
experience and have offices in Pitts
burgh so that the western Pennsyl-
vania film manufacturers and pro-
ducers can have the advantage of
an examination officer in that city.
| The present headquarters of the
board are in Philadelphia, and a
proposition is under way to move
them to this city. This movement is
to be erected this year or as soon as
suitable quarters can be engaged. The
salary of the deputy is to be made
1900. The amendment also provides
that two inspectors may be assigned
to the deputy, one to be a woman.
and to be paid 81, 400 and a stenogra-
pher at $1,000.
The House roads committee will
act this week on a bill presented by
Representative c. Il. Cook of York
county, to reduce the state bonus to
townships for cash road tax from
ed. This appropriation has not been
made for several years. A bill for
$1,142,9493S for 1913 and 1914 has
been incorporated in the highway ap-
preparation. Almost $2.000.000 was
paid last year for 1910, 1911 and 1912.
Owing to the big drain on the treas
ury there has been talk of eliminat-
ing the bonus and the Cook bill looks
like an attempt to cut in order to re-
tain it.
A number of county officials are
coming here this week for further
half of the personal property tax pay
able to the state. County officials
have been endeavoring to reach some
sort of agreement and the plan is to
nave the state assume charge of col
lections.
Opposition to inclusion of Tegula-
ton of water supply in the scope of
the proposed Department of Conser-
walton and pronounced objection to
the forestry regulations has come to
the front and the measure in its pres
ent form will be attacked at the hear
ing to be held by the Senate ap-
preparation committee which has it in
charge. This opposition is totally
different from that displayed against
the bill by sportsmen and fishermen
and indications are that the hearing,
on the measure will be lively. Some
OF the railroads, water companies
and even municipalities have shown
a disposition to inquire about the
plll ana VIII SEND representatives to
the hearing. The hearing will deter
mine whether the administration will
push the bill. Interest in it, has not
been very strongly manifested the
last week or so.
The House military committee will
have hearing on the Scott military
training bill which may lead to the
formulation of State policy in re-
! gard to such educational activities.
/ Some of the advocates of the training
| nave found that to provide instruc-
| tors for all of the high schools alone
would require a big appropriation.
and with the teachers salary increase
coming along they are disposed to
| ma out what the state can give and
| what proportion of the expense can
| be borne by local school districts
state factory inspectors are hoping
Tor action in the Senate soon on the
| Murdoch bill to raise salaries. The
! inspectors made drive in this direc-
| ton last session and are hopeful of
! recognition. The fifty class A men
ask an advance from $4,000 to $2,4OO;
| twenty-five class b men, from $1,SOO
| to $4,000, and twenty-five class c men
from $500 to $1,SO0s