Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26

given $1,000 to the State committee.
Contributors to his campaign fund
were j. j. Davis, $500; R. Reid, $3.50,
and j. III. Forrest, $25.
Anderson ii. Walters, Johnstown,
candidate for reelection as congress-
man-at-large, certified to spending
S706, of which he gave $500 to the
Washington party State committee,
$500 to the Cambria Washington COM
mittee and $6 to the Dauphin county
committee
f. j. Sholler, Socialist candidate for
lieutenant-governor, and r. B. Ring
Ter, Socialist candidate for secretary
of internal affairs, certified that they
had spent less than $50.
Enforce Quarantine. - State Live
stock Board officials said to-day that
the enforcement of the foot and mouth
disease was being carried on vigorous
iy in districts where there had been
some objection and that arrests had
been ordered where resistance to di-
rectlons OF State agents had occurred.
NO new cases have been reported in
two days No orders in regard to
poultry shows have been issued, but
officials are discouraging holding them
as far as possible until the outbreak
is over.
Money Coming In.-State Treasury
receipts climbed to the $350,O00 mark
to-day and for the next few DAYS will
run heavy as the fiscal year will close
Monday The Northern Central Rail-
way paid $154,000 and the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Co., s19S,O0O in
State taxes.
Talked on Report.-Oficials of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company's
safety department to-day conferred
with Commissioner J. p. Jackson, of
the Department of Labor and Indus
try and Chief A. r. HouclI of the Bu-
reau OF Statistics, regarding the pro-
posedl uniform accident report The
hnai draft will be considered in New
York next week.
More Deer Killed. think more
deer were shot this season than last
but it will take the official report to
settle 1T. said DIR. Joseph Kalbfus this
afternoon. The Game Commission is
also making an effort to get facts as
to the number of people killed. AS
long as hunting is permitted when
leaves are on the trees accidents will
happen. DIR. Kalbfus stated that one
or the States herd of elk in the Clear
field region had been killed by a
hunter.
New Justice.-Charles r. LaBarre
was to-day appointed justice of the
peace for Rome township, Bradford
county.
Big Increase.-The William Whar-
ton, Jr.. & Co, Inc, of Philadelphia
to-day filed notice of increase of debt
from 100000 to $3,O0O,O00.f
Merger Approved.-Governo Tener
has approved the merger of the Coal
dale Electric Company. and the Pan
ther Valley Electric Light, Heat and
Power Company, under the name of
Panther Valley Electric Company,
with offices at Lansford. G. W. Davis
Is president.
Going to Sharon.-Dr c. ]. Hunt,
associate chief medical inspector. left
to-day for Sharon to make some in
Vestisatons into reports of smallpox.
War Tax on HllI.-Many inquiries
are being made about the effect of the
war tax at the Capitol. The tax will
be required on all certificates.
jackson to Speak.-Dr. John Price
Jackson will address the State Gamers
at their meeting here on Tuesday.
New Banks.-The Peoples State
Bank of Wyalusing and the Snow Shoe
Bank were chartered to-day.
Home For Holiday. - w. Harry
Baker. secretary of the Senate, was
here for Thanksgiving. He is arrang-
ing for the start of the senatorial ses-
sion.
To Attend Game.-Governor Tener
will attend the Army-Navy football
game in Philadelphia tomorrow. A
party of friends will accompany him.
To Give Deer. r. MelIen. Pitts
burgh banker, has notified the State
Game Commission of intention to lib
crate deer In the Western preserve
near Ligonier. He has a large pri-
vate herd.
Went to Pittsburgh.-State Super
intendent of instruction n. c. Schaef-
fer went to Pittsburgh to-day to attend
the rural education conference
To Appoint SOon.-Selectlon of an
assistant Senate. Librarian to succeed
the late E. NJ. Croft Is expected to lSe
made shortly.
Commission sitting. - Members of
the Public Service Commission are
sitting in Philadelphia to-day to out
line plan for proceeding in the in
crease of fare complaint.
Commissioners Warned. - State
Game Commission officials to-day no
tilted all county commissioners in the
State that no claims for reimburse
ment OF counties for bounties paid for
destruction of noXious animals and
birds would be honored unless evil
dence was presented that they had
first been paid. The money where
with to meet your demands has been
paid into the State Treasury by sports
men and is awaiting your demands"
says the statement. ut is hardly fair
for county commissioners to refuse to
pay bounties during the greater part
of two years and then through hurried
payment at the end OF the time get in
form to present a claim for reimburse
ment from the State. Many legitimate
cl al ms in ilaia will L..