Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-14
AUTOMOBILE FUND
CONFERENCE HELD
Fiscal Officials VIII Decide Late
This Afternoon What to Do
About Warrants

. Determinat / o n
| n what to do about
II payments from
1: ! J !: !: !:
IR the accumulated
~ 0&EWSA automobile fund
IL &Tz4NSM will be made late
] ~ AEKRS this afternoon by
III 2RfT&x&TASM, Auditor General
Lkl5HHHuHHThIf76 Powell and State
| kdBD Dbs& ASDqes Treasurer Young.
They will have a
szzsszsuzza:s: ss!:naiS conference with
Highway Commissioner Bigelow and
Deputy Attorney General largest dur
| ing the afternoon, at which the situa-
tion will be discussed.
/ Commissioner Bigelow arrived this
morning and took up plans for imme-
diate start of work on the State high
ways and will decide what to do about
requisitions after a conference.
State Treasurer Young said that
he would pay bills for materials COM
ing without the purview of the decis-
ion, but declined to say anything else
until the meeting had been held.
Observing Storms.-Data regarding
the effect of the recent heavy storms
on the streams of the State is being
gathered by the field men of the State
Water Supply Commission with a view
to making reports on the summer
rainfall. In a number of cases it
has been found that streams have been
at higher stage than usual this
summer, and that there is an abund-
ance of water in wells and springs
ordinarily dry in July.
Big Increase. - The New Hope
Building and Loan Association, of
New Hope, has filed notice of an in
crease of stock from $4,000 to $780,
900.
| State Exhibit-A State exhibit to
demonstrate poultry farming and
dairying is being made this week by
the State Department of Agriculture
at fairs in northern tier counties. The
first was shown to-day in Bradford
county, where models of chicken
houses and runways were shown, to-
gether with exhibits of the best eggs
to market.
Hearing Officials. - The. Economy
and Efficiency Commission to-day re-
sumed its hearing of State officials
who gave facts to supplement the in
formation obtained by the commission
in Its efforts to modernize business
methods in some departments at the
Capitol. Hearings will be held the re-
mainder of the week and then the
lstudy of mailing systems with view
to working out a central plant fol
Isuch work will be completed.
Industrial Case. = The Public Ser.
tvice Commission will take up the in
dustrial railroad case at the session
to be held next week. 1t is probable
that a date will be fixed for the final
hearing.
Board Meeting Of.-The meeting
of the Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings set for to-day has been
postponed.
More Prosecutions.-The inspectors
of the Department of Labor and In
dustry have arrested Ave more per-
sons in Philadelphia for violation of
the women's employment law.
New Battery.-A new battery is be-
ing organized at South Bethlehem and
application for admission to the Ma
tional Guard will be made shortly.
Dynamiting Fish.-More than a
dozen arrests have been made by fish
wardens for dynamiting of streams
to kill fish. Most of it appears to
have been going on in the northern
tier.
To Camp in August.-The dates fol-
the encampment of the two companies
of engineers Of the National GuarC
have been changed to August to IL
at Belvoir, Va.
Respite Refused.-The Governor
last night refused to grant respite
to Vincenzo Linzi, alias Labrizzi
Bucks county, who was refused a
Communication by the State Board OF
Pardons.
Public Service Cases.-In the mat.
ter of the complaint of w. G. Fulton
and others against the Buffalo, Ro-
chester & Pittsburgh Railroad com.
pany, the Public Service Commission
found that there was not sufficient
revenue to pustify the establishment
of an agency station at West Leb-
anon, Indiana county. The complain
of the borough of Turtle Creek, that
the Pennsylvania Water company
charged excessive rates at the public
drinking fountain in the borough was
dismissed for the reason that the
charges are not unreasonable. Or
the complaint of r. T. Mogle against
the New York Central & Hudson
River Railroad company, the com.
mission finds that the train service
between Rossiter and PunxsutawneS
is sufficient to meet the needs of the
people at Rossiter. B. F. Smith, o1
Bedford, complains to the commits
sion that the Adams Express com.
pany is engaged in the retail fish bust
ness in Bedford in competition with
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been asked for an explanation.
Appointments Tener has
appointed the following trustees OF
mothers pensions for Clearfield coun-
ty: Mrs. w. c. Holmbold, Curwens.
Vile; Mrs. A. B. Mosser, Mehaffeyi
Mrs. d. E. Hibner. Dubois, and Mrs
A. pc. Leitzinger, Clearfeld ]. b
Showalter, of Chicora. has been ap-
I pointed a trustee of the State School
for Training Deaf Children.
More Paid.-Thirty-tw more schoo
districts were to-day sent their checks
for school appropriations. including
Hopewell, Silver Spring and Dickinson
townships, Cumberland. and Miff1ir
borough and Susquehanna township
Juniata county.
"Hill" Visitors.-Ex-C Congressman d
f. Lafean, of York; Senator ]. H
Thompson, Beaver Falls. and A. Lee
Well, of Pittsburgh, were Hill Wis.
itors
Dauphin Payment.-Prothono II
, f. Holler to-day paid $S6.33 to the
State Treasury as fees of office.
HARRISBURG AND VICINITY
Governor Tener has returned after
a short visit to Salisbury Beach.
Commissioner of Labor Jackson will
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