Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-30

large as this Fall. Immense shipments
have been received at the port of Phil
adelphia, most of them bearing mani
Tests from Client. Many came from
rotterdam by steamers, although a
Few were shipped by way of England
The bulk of these shipments are
azaleas for the Spring trade and
there Will be no shortage in this State
as a result of the war, it is declared
by inspectors. The stock is all being
carefully inspected for traces of pests
and none worth mentioning have been
| found.
State zoologist II. A. Surface. who
! directs inspection of stock, says that
tnere is no gypsy moth in Pennsylva-
MIA and reports that the moth has
come in on nursery stock from foreign
countries or other States are not cor
! rect.
State to Demur. The Common
wealth of Pennsylvania will demur to
the mandamus proceeding brought
against Banking Commissioner Will
liam ii. Smith to compel him to order
banks under his supervision to publish
in December lists of all unclaimed de-
posits. The action was entered some
time ago and there is doubt on Capt.
| tol Hill whether the commissioner can
be mandamussed. The demurrer of
the State will be filed here and argu-
ment heard in the coming month.
Cabbage Is Bad.-Agents of State
| Dairy and Food Commissioner James
Foust have been raiding stocks of
merchants who have been selling food
unfit to eat and have, discovered con-
siderable quantities of vegetables of
various sorts which are in bad shape.
Several arrests have been made in in
terror counties. Cabbage which has
passed the useful age is among the
articles causing arrests.
Charters Issued. - The following
State charters have been granted at
the Capitol: Mastonford Building and
! Loan Association, Conshohocken, capi-
tai $1,000,000; Ernst & Beavers Co,
motors Scranton, capital $4,000;
MessameT Loan Sand Company, New
Castle, capital $4,000; Emaus Iron
10000; Stroudsburg Creamery Com
pany, Stroudsburg, capital $4,000;
Frank d. Evans Auto & Livery Co.,
Philadelphia, capital $4,000; Rich
mond Grocery Company, Philadelphia,
capital 10000: Perpetual Fuse Com
pany, philadelphia, capital $4,000;
James Macauley Wallace Realty Co,
Philadelphia, capital 100000; Penn
Grain and Feed Company, Philadel-
phia, capital S100,000; the Porter
| Company. wholesale millinery, Pitts
burgh, capital $4,000; the Home
Laundry Company, Wilkes Barre,
capital $4,000; Oakwood Chair Manu-
featuring Company, philadelphia,
! Company, Mill Hall, capital $4,000;
! Charles S. Smith, Inc. hardware, Phil
adelphia, capital $25, 900.
Stock IncrenseS.-The Adolphia Ho-
Itel Company, Philadelphia, has filed
notice of an increase of stock from
100000 to $450,000; Pine Bros Co,
Philadelphia, stock, $4,000 to $685.
| COO; Pooley Furniture Company, Inc,
Philadelphia, stock. $4,000 to $780,
| 000
Coroner ReSigns.-William Neville,
coroner of Montgomery county and
legislator-elect, has resigned
Flowers For Hospital.-The staff of
/ the Department of Labor and Indus
| try, sent large punches of flowers to
the city hospital for the holidays.
Brumbaugh's Last Meeting. - DR..
Brumbaugh attended a meeting of the
State Board of Education yesterday
for the last time. A large amount of
routine work was cleared up and
plans made for the winter work.
MI. Den Here. = Representative
at the Capitol He came for the State
Educational Association meeting.
EX-Members Here. - EX- Represen-
tatives j. f. f. Morris and A. j. Pfaff.
OF Philadelphia, were at the Capitol.
Care For Pavements.-Commiss
er Jackson has issued a warning to
people to take care of their pavements.
lie urges that pavements be cleared
and that every one take heed where
he puts his foot, in the course of a
letter of suggestions to safety organi-
cations.
Second Issue is Fine.-The second
issue of the Pennsylvania Highway
News, the official publication Of the
State Highway Department, came out
to-day and is worth while. 1t contains
some fine pictures of roads in Della
ware county which have been approv-
ed by the State, together with full in
formation about what the department
| Is doing, what contracts were let in
November, what is going on for stan
dardization of maintenance work, to-
gether with a fine picture of Lebanon
county supervisors. The bulletin is
what the department has been need
ing for a long time and gives infor-
nation of value to local authorities.
| Feed the Quail - State ZooIosist
Surface has Joined the State Game au-