Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-28
AUTO LIST is PUBLISHED
Division Breaks a Record in Put
ting Out the License List
News Of the Capitol

cated-by reports to the division In
charge has been large. In some coun-
ties the attendance has exceeded thai
of last winter by ten per cent. and in
and 1913 mas notable. The interest
has been increased by the advanced
courses provided in moveable schools
for farmers and the establishment OF
the travelling farm counSellors and
the ten advisors who will begin visit
ing the rural districts early in April
have already received hundreds of re-
quests for expert advice through the
Institutes.
The counties where institutes will
close the series next week are Della
ware, Montour, Juniata, Bucks, But
Ter and Lycoming. The following
week less than half a dozen sessions
will be held and the work closed. They
were held this week in Franklin and
Northumberland counties.
Auxiliary List.-Over 100 applica-
tions for properties to be listed ir
the State auxiliary forest reserves
have been filed at the department OF
forestry at the Capitol and as soon
"a Spring opens the tracts will be ex-
amined and If they are found suitable
for the exemption from taxation al
more than 81 per acre valuation they
will be accepted. The State will re.
quire that all properties to be put into
the reserve class shall be in good
condition and that they be absolutel,
in the hands of the State until timber
is mateured.
Few Caught.-Very few corpor
atoms of the State Will incur the pen.
atty of five per cent. added to amount
OF State tax for failing to make re.
ports to the auditor generals depart.
ment. March l has been fixed as the
time when such reports must be filed
Companies which did not file report.
will have the amount of their take.
estimated and be penalized.
Appointments Made State High
way Commissioner Bigelow has ap
pointed c. II. Harrison as superinten
dent of State highways in Indiana
county and d. c. LeFevre as superin
tendent in Clearfield county.
John 7. Cathcart has been appoint
led justice for Rayne township, In
diana county.
Two Petitions discriminating peti
tions were filed at the Capitol to-da,
by William r. Price, Montour, Demo
crat, candidate for House of Repre-
lsentatives, and Bernard Egan, Cam
eron, for member of Democratic Stat,
committee.
bile license list, the January list will
1t contains all classifications arranged
under the new act ana instead of be
ing issued free will be sold at SO peI
year. Police authorities will get tn,
list free, but no one else. The issu
ance of the first month, which is tn,
greatest, in such complete form il
causing many compliments for th,
automobile division.
Attend Meeting.-State Superinten
dent of Public instruction n. C
Schaeffer attended the conference o
school superintendent in Richmont
during the week.
of the branch post office in the base
ment of the Capitol will be starteC
within few weeks. All of the pa
pers are now prepared for the office
Treasury Open.-Contrary to Gus
tom the State Treasury was open al
of to-day to permit payments Of Stat.
taxes on which the time limit expires
on March l. There were so many re
quests that the department remair
open that the rule was set aside.
Insurance Probe. = The legislativ,
committee investigating fire insuranc,
methods has adjourned until March l
at Scranton. A meeting will be helt
the same week in Wilkes-Barre.
At Washington.-Adju Genera
Thomas j. Stewart is in Washington
in consultation with regular army off
GERS in regard to the scope of the man
oevers to be held in the vicinity o
Baltimore. Steps to ascertain wha
organizations will be taken from thi
State are under way.
Will Meet Here.-The State Indus
| trial Commission will meet in a mum
Der of cities in the State in the mex
six weeks. Preliminary conference
are now being arranged and one meet
! ing will be held here.
Records Broken.-The State High
way Department has broken all rec
ords for the issuance of the automo
Rush for Pensions.-Forty-n ap
plications for payments of State pen
Sions to dependent mothers in Phila
delphia were sent to the Auditor Gen
| erals Department to-day by the Phila
delphia mothers pension board fo
approval. The Philadelphia board will
pay certain sum and the Common
wealth a like amount. The applica
tions will be acted upon next week.
Roney Named.-Charles j. Roney
who represented the Third Philadel
phia district in the Legislatures O
| 1911 and 1913, was announced to-da,
at the Governors office as appointed
| counsel for the Dairy and Food Com
| missioner III Philadelphia to succeed
Judge Charles l.. Brown, of the mu
nicipal court. Mr.. Roney will assum,
Office at once and have charge of tn,
prosecution of all the pure food case
in Philadelphia at a salary of $175 pc
month.
| Normal School Taken. - The Stat,
| Board of Education's agreement t,
acquire the control of the Southwest
ern State Normal School, at Califor
mia, Washington county, was approve,
| by Governor Tener to-day and tn,
State board will complete the trans
action and probably name trustee
| within the next ten daYs The Stat,