Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-23

otate highway Department for road
improvements pending decision in the
supreme Court on their appeal. does
not affect the 100000 or so maid into
the State Treasury as hunters IL
censes. The hunters license act. I'M
der which about $4,000 licenses are
believed to have been issued, provided
that the income should be divided he
tween the State Game Commission for
propagation and tablishment of
game preserves and the various conn
ties in reimbursement for bounties
paid for scalps of noxious animals and
birds. The fiscal officials saw that the
intent of the Legislature is clear
enough, but that the lawmakers failed
10 pass suihcient legislation to pro
Nlde Tor distribution of the money.
There are hopes expressed at the
capitol that the Supreme Court will
be able to act upon the constitution-
allty OF the anthracite coal tax act this
ran, as 1t contains a provision send
ing halt OF the income back to conn
tles where anthracite is mined. thereby
raising specific appropriation oues-
tion.
Million Needed. - It would take n
million dollars to provide armorv ac-
commodations for the organizations
or the National Guard which should
De provided with up-to-date homes. in
.he opinion of officials here. In the
iast legislative session a bill taking
care OF the organizations was nre-
sented, but failed to get very far
Since that time new organizations
have come in and there is pro-
nounced demand from some of the
older ones to be taken care of soon
over score of infantry companies
are said to be in positive need of ade-
quate quarters.
New Charters.-State charters have
been issued as follows: Producers
Fuel Company, Pittsburgh, capital
S1O'OOO; Russelton Amusement Com
pany. Pittsburgh, capital 5000; Ter
nlnal stores Company, Lancaster,
capital $4,000: Selborne Farms. Inc.
Philadelphia, capital $4,000.
Coal Appeals.-Seven coal comnan-
les have appealed to the Dauphiu
county court from bills sent to them
py the Auditor Generals Department
TOT the anthracite coal tax on their
output for 1913 and 1t Is probable that
dozens more will be filed shortly. The
constitutionality of the act was at
tackled some time ago in suits filed in
the Dauphin county court and as soon
be appealed to the Supreme Court.
Ihe appeals filed are entirely indepen-
dent OF the test suit and were entered
py the coal companies to protect
themselves as If appeals are not taken
within sixty days from the time the
bllls are sent out the taxes become
due and can be entered as liens. The
appeals were for good sized amounts
of tax as follows: Alden Coal Co,
S7792.S6; Buck Run, $6,94O.13; Dark
water, s2,615.12; Upper Lehigh. s5.-
1874; j. S. Wentz e Co., S5.0O3.O6
Midvalley, S9,061.11; Maryd, sS.-
7O5.95. All are operators engaged in
active mining.
Smoked Out.-The expense account
of the Palmer Mccormick League of
Mercer county strayed into the State
capitol to-day and showed that watch
ers were paid So in two cases and $40
in anotheri all of the rest of the S94
contributed being used up for auto
mobile hire. The account was made
by L. ID. Rowley, treasurer. The diff
ference in the amounts paid watchers
attracted much attention and there
was much comment about the $40
man. The time for filing such ac-
counts expired some time ago and it is
suspected that Rowley was smoked
out as a result of Farmer" Creasy's
outburst last Friday.
Candidate of No Party. - Winfield
Kelsey, of Rheems, Lancaster county.
to-day filed a nomination paper to
run for the House in the Second Lam
caster district as candidate of mo
party" His first paper was rejected,
but to-day he got in all right having
compiled with the law.
Big Increase. - The Northwestern
Business Mems Association, of Phila-
delphia, to-day filed notice of in
crease of it's stock from 81, 900, 900 to
3,00O,0 900
Acted on Contracts. = The Public
Service Commission yesterday ap-
proved contracts for lighting of Lam
caster, Wernersville and Sinking
Spring. The charter for the New Hol-
land Electric Company was granted
School Payments.-South Middleton
township, Cumberland county, to-day
received $3,464.50 as it's school ap-
preparation and McConnellsburg got
$S73.40.
Wisconsin Men Here. - The State
Forestry officials went to Potter coun-
ty to-day to meet the Wisconsin leg
islative commission.