Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-21
DEMONS TRATION WORK
1t Will Begin on Monday Morning
Coal Tax Case Will Be
Argued Within a Week
Plans have been

let the contract next month. The
building will be fireproof throughout
and while the plans have been made
for three-story building with u
tower, bids will Je asked only for the
basement and first story. because of the
small appropriation. The next Legis-
iature will be asked to authorize suffi-
cient expenditure to complete 1t.
The building will replace the pres
ent arsenal, built la the early seven
ties, and will be 56x215 feet, with
modern arsenal equipment and ample
provision for years to come.
Coal Tax Case.-Argunent in the
first moves in the test of the constitu-
tionality of the anthracite coal tax
law will be heard by the Dauphin
County Court on Wednesday, March
25, when the State will attack the suit,
claiming that the plaintifts have not
shown that they are entitled to relief
by equity and that the act does not
conflict with the Constitution. 1t is
expected that an early decision will
be given, as the State fiscal authori-
ties are awaiting the outcome before
proceeding for collection OF the tax.
Big mcreaseS.-Notice of the larg-
est increase of capital stock ever made
just been filed at the Capitol by the
Mutual Guarantee Building and Loan
Association of Philadelphia, which
has advanced its stock from $4,000. 900
to 100000. Such organizations
are increasing their stock rapidly,
over a dozen having advanced from
S1,OOO,OO0 to S2,000,0 900 and higher
lgures IN the last few months.
ntvisinnS nr-a,f.ou
OF divisions of the Public Service COM
mission Will be effected within g. few
weeks, three division chiefs having
been named for the work. George p,
Wilson, of Philadelphia, will be in
charge of traffic; Coleman Joyce, Of
pittsburgh, of accounts, and T. Her
bert Snow, of engineering. Mr.. Snow
VIII leave the Department of Health,
OF which he has been chief engineer
lew additional appointments are to
be made.
demonstrations. - Spring demon
strations of methods of controlling or
chard posts, pruning and handling
fruit trees will begin in the State mex;
Monday, twenty counties being on the
list.
ID,
TICK yesterday represented the States
Meade monument commission at
washington, where site on the plaza
near the great Peace monument has
been selected. Mr.. Patrick presented
the Pennsylvania desires and they
were informally approved. Action by
the Fine Arts Commission and Con-
gress will be necessary, but it is as
sured.
Water Supply Work. - The State
commission did not complete the
Coatesville case yesterday, but acted
upon a number of applications for
bridges.
Respited Again. = Governor Tener
to-day granted a respite to stay the
execution of Joseph Erjaeviz, West
moreland county, from March 26 to
June IL, to allow the case to be re-
viewed in the courts. This is the
seventh time respite has been grant
ed. Erjaeviz was twice refused COM
mutation. His case was taken to the
Supreme Court.
New Justices. Justices of the
peace were named to-day as follows:
M. Joseph Dwyer, Ridley township,
Delaware county; William Wilkinson,
iAONIoi IOIleE county.
Nominations To-day. - Nominating
petitions were filed to-day as follows:
Representative---H. o. Ruby, Demo-
crat, First York. State committee
Fl. c. Stark, Tunkhannock, Democrat.
Wyoming county; S. B. Shelter, Dun
cannon, Republican, Perry; Fl. L. |
Haines, Red Lion, Democrat, York;
David Neale, Hamilton, Democrat, !
Jefferson.
New Notary. NJ. Book, Quarry
Vile, Lancaster county, was named as
justice Of the peace to-day.
Kick ON Crossing. Citizens of
and vicinity have fled a
with the Public Service !
Commission against the dangerous
condition of a grade crossing on the
Columbia branch of the Pennsylvania |
Railroad at Manor street, and the
borough of Littlestown requests pro-
faction OF grade crossing on the
Northern Central at South Queen
street. The borough of Lewistown
complains that the rates charged by
the Penn Central Light and Power
Company are excessive and discrirni- /
natory. The Schoen- jackson Com |
pany, of Media, protests because the
Adams Express Company has discon-
tinued an agency at NOLAN Station.
Delaware county. Hugh Ross, of
Woodbine, complains against the Ian.
caster and Southern Street Railway
Company for failure to run a car
through from Pequa to Rawlinsville,
February 19. The service furnished
py the Central District Telephone
Company is objected to by DR.. John
A. Hawkins, of Pittsburgh.
HEARD ON THE HILL
No steps for the erection of an
armory for Lebanon were taken this
week.
Thomas III. Murray, noted Clearfield
lawyer, was a visitor here.
Deputy Attorney General largest
will go to Philadelphia Monday to
argue the Provident Life and Trust
Company case.
x-Representative 3. II. Boyd. Of |