Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-12


decision at Washington that building
and loan associations would be sub
ject that he did not think that it would
apply to those which follow the Penn
sylvania plan, which consists of re-
stricting loans to members paying
regular dues. In the Spanish war such
associations were exempted from the
war tax.
At the end of 1913 there were 1,7S5
building and loan associations in the
State and they had approximately
s205, 100000 loaned.
State Lands Suffering.-Reports to
the State Forestry Department to- day
indicated that there were forest fires
on reservations OF the State in Frank
I'm, Perry, Clinton and Center coun-
ties, but 1t is impossible to approNi-
mate the damage done or the acreage
burned over. l. G. Williams, deputy
commissioner. said to-day that. esti-
mates could only be based on heresay
and that the extent of some fires had
not even been approXimated.
Local Districts Paid. - The State
treasury to-day sent checks for school
warrants to Lykens township for ST.
$59.S3; Toboyne township. Perry coun-
ty, S1.404.SS: New Cumberland, ST.
35S.19; Monroe township, Cumberland
county, $1,9S1.01, and Penn township,
lmberland county, $1,775.SS.
Price Makes RepOPt.-AIine Inspec-
tor &. j. Price to-day reported to the
State Department of Mines the rescue
of two miners at Tower City.
Berls Makes Break Computa-
vote H.
ings at the recent election was render
ed difficult matter by the official re-
turns of Berks county which were re-
ceiVed at the State Capitol to-day with
the votes for men who ran on different
tickets shown in the aggregate. The
votes cast for DR.. Brumbaugh on the
three tickets on which he was a candi-
date were Jumped and the same for
Mr.. Mccormick for the votes he re-
ceived as Democratic and Washington
nominees. Efforts were made to-day
TO see IL the votes could be separat-
ed. The right TO nominate at polls
of the Keystone party, for instance,
may be involved if total is not ascer-
tanned. kilograms were sent to coun-
ties which have not filed their official
returns to hurry them along so that
the official county may be undertaken.
Over a dozen have not been heard
from.
Private Banks. - Reports made to
the State board in charge of licensing
of private bankers at the monthly
meeting few days ago show that 110
private bankers are now operating un-
der state licenses, a notable increase
in half a year. The number of banks
which are exempted through filing
bonds for s100, 900 in increasing.
New Bond Issue. - The Lancaster,
Oxford and Southern Railroad has
filed notice of an issue of 1000 in
bonds.
More Charters.-state charters have
been issued as follows: Hub Shock
Absorber Company, Lancaster. capital
S50.00O; Oxford Township Light, Heat
and Power Company, Gettysburg, capt.
tai 50 900; Upper Saucon Electric Com.
pany, Philadelphia, capital $4,000:
Craig Dental Company, Pittsburgh.
capital $4,000; Twenty-fourth Ward
Building and Loan Association, Pitts
burgh. capital $1,000.000.
Judges Honored.-The judges of the
Superior Court were guests of honor
at a reception given at the Lawyers
Club in Philadelphia last night. Fran
els Skunk Brown, president of the club,
welcomed the guests in an address.
More Conscience Money.-Three pay
ments of conscience money have been
made at the State Treasury in a month.
Fifteen dollars came from Pittsburgh,
S5 from Philadelphia and 81 in cash
from an upstate place.
In Philadelphia. - Dairy and Food
Commissioner James Foust is in Phila-
delphia looking after some of the
prosecutions of the rotten egg cases. A
number OF new violations have been
turned up by agents.
Exhibit in Reading.-The State ex-
hibit demonstrating the battle against
tuberculosis is being shown in Read
ing this week. State officials are de-
liverins lectures.
Went To State College. - Governor
Tener Left to-day with Mrs. Tener for
State College to attend Pennsylvania
day. Commissioner Bigelow, Secre-
tary McAfee and Warden Francies
also went to the college to-day.
State Forester rShot.-Arthur d. Jer-
aid. one of the state foresters in Ly-
coming county. was shot in mistake
for a deer by q Lycoming county
hunter yesterday. He is badly wounded
in the shoulder