Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01

N69Rlz by that bure u
=@ssEE Gntbn d1Tins nine id1e
the record breaking total of $213,-
651.57. The revenue last year was
over $1S0,000 and the total preparation
for conducting the bureau is 1884,
600 for two years. The September in
come was raised by $6,711.35 from
oleo license fees and 500 from cold
storage license fees. The rest came
from fines collected for violation of
the laws.
During September there were sew
enty-four arrests for violation of food
laws, including thirty for sale of milk
low in fats and watered, mostly in
rural counties and eleven for viola
tions of the soft drink acts, including
some near beers" and soda fountain
drinks containing saccharin. Fruit
syrup arrests were made for sale of
tiavors containing coal tar dyes. while
nine were arrested for selling colored
oleo in Northumberland and Philadel-
phia counties. Eleven arrests were
made for sales of foods unfit to eat.
Three arrests were made in Philadel-
phia for sale of cold storage butter
labelled as fresh
Many Hearings Listed. - Four days
of hearings are scheduled for the
Public Service Commission on October
6, Z, s and 3, including the cement rate
cases
September. On October the Clear
field Water, Johnstown Telephone and
Nypano railroad lease will come mp
and the following day a number of
applications for grade crossings and
a dozen charters for electric compan-
les. Thursday, October s. the Pike
county electric merger comes up. on
October the cases of Conshohocken
against the Springfield Consolidated
Water Company and Greensburg
against the Westmoreland Water Com
pany, two big water cases, are listed
for hearing.
Balance Shrinlxs.-The balance in
Pennsyltanias state treasury was be-
| low the six million dollar mark at
the close of September business, the
| figures issued to-day showing that 1t
amounted to $500, ,707.O2, against
| $6,944.14S.62 at the end of August.
The receipts during September were
far below the expenditures, amount
ing to S2,S60, 0,296.5S, against payments
of SO. .4O3.735.1s.
The detailed statement shows the
following:
Receipts - General fund. $2,335.-
! S63.5O; sinking fund. $1,000; school
fund. $4.339.55; automobile registra-
ton fund, $19,9SS.50.
Expenditures - General fund, ST.
953, 3,733.1S; automobile registration
fund. $45O, 900.
Balances - General fund, S4,554,-
973.25; sinking fund $SO4.7S5.O4
school fund. $26.4S4.23; automobile
fund, $515, 564.50.
Hearing On.-A special hearing is
being held by the Public Service Com
mission at Greenville on Erie train
| service There will be another at
Philadelphia tomorrow.
Demurrer Dismissed. - The Penn
sylvania Optometrists' Association,
af lyar WI IN
glasses without a doctors prescription.
won a point yesterday in its fight
against the State Board of Medical
Education and LiCensure to prevent
being brought under medical super
vision. Judge Wilson, in Philadel-
phia, dismissed a demurrer filed by
| the Commonwealth to the injunction
suit brought by the association and
| the case will now be heard on its
merits. The State board insists that
the optometrists be licensed after No
vember /. so 1t is expected that a
| hearing will be held soon.
Jere Rex Dead.-Jere B. Rex, one
of the big figures in Republican affairs
in PENNSYLVANIA a dozen or more years
| ago. died yesterday afternoon in the
| city hospital Mr.. Rex will be missed
| by many on Capitol Hill. as he was a
genial man and had a great fund of
stories of other davs. He came from
|
born fifty-seven years ago and was a
| member of the bar. He served as
reading clerk and chief clerk of the
| House of Representatives in stirring
! days and was 0raYs right-hand man
| as secretary of the Republican State
committee. Mr. Rex went to Colorado
| about ten years ago and on his return
| became connected with the offices of
| the appellate courts. He died from
| effects of a stroke of apopleXy. \ son
| and dauphter survive him.
Committees Here.-Governor Tener
was visited by two committees to-day.
| One headed by +. L. Haldeman. of
| Norristown. asked for appointment of
| Gilbert r. Fox as Judge and another.
| from Huntingdon, headed by NJ. w.
| Harrison. Mount Union. discussed the
vacancy in the county treasurership
| Of Huntingdon.
Must Come Back.-A renuisition was
| issued TODAY on the Governor of
| North Carolina for c. A. Greenamver.
wanted in Pittsburgh on n charge of
| enheZZlement
Wiconisco Paid. - The school dis
trict Of Wiconisco was to-day paid
s3.012.52 as its school appropriation.
HEARD ON TTIE' CsTJTJT"