Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-11
LOCAL CASES HEARD
by SUPREME COURT
Lightner Estate Appeals and Wash
ington Township Division
Controversy Argued

, \ 1H1dof4d0V1N VIII not adjourn
| EAUIHHnplubu1u before tomorrow
event ing, when
some opinions may
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me Lightner estate case appeals
were argued by Paul A. Kunkel this
morning for the appellees and by j.
H. Shopp in opposition. This is a
unique case involving construction of
portion Of the act of 1854 relative
codlcil.s Catharine II. Lightner made
the Home for the Friendless residu-
ary legatee and the bequest was at
tackled on behalf of heirs.
During the afternoon the court
heard the appeal from the decision of
the Dauphin county court declaring
illegal the election on division of
washington township. which was pre-
sented by John r. Geyer. The cleo
tion was held September 10, 1912.
and the division was authorized 1O3
70 VI, but objection was made to the
details OF the proceeding The ques-
tlon is whether the acts of 1903 and
1905 should be construed together, as
heid by the Dauphin court, or whether
the act Of 1905 controls. The appeal
was taken by I. H. Schreffier and no
one appeared in opposition.
The West-Hanna case was also ar
lgued.
Charters Assued.-State charters
were issued to-day as follows: Man
haitian Laundry Co., Lancaster, cap
ftal $4,000; Sunset Shirt Co., Emaus,
capital $4,000; Home Ties Building
ASSN, philadelphia, capital $1,000
0o0; the Bon Ton Co., merchandise,
Easton, capital 100000; Highland Or
chards Co., Williamsport, capital
$4,000.
Peitions Efled.-Nominating petit
tions were filed as follows at the Cap
itol to-day: George w. BilIman,
Reading, member Republican State
committee, Berks; John A. Grady,
Ashland, Democrat, Second Schuyl-
Kill Assembly district; James G..
LOTUS, Throop. Democrat, Fourth
| Coal Tax Argument.-March 25,
was to-day agreed upon as the date
I for argument of the action in equity
brought by the Peoples Ice Company,
or Scranton, to test the constitutional
] ity of the anthracite coal tax act Of
1918.
Mr.. Boyle Hurt.-Patrick c. Boyle,
of Oil City, member of the State Board
of Public Charities, and chairman of
the State Dependents Commission
missed his first meeting of the State
| Board in many months to-day. Last
week while in Philadelphia he fell
and broke his collar bone. He is in
the Medico Chi hospital in Philadel-
phia,
Capitol Visitors.-Among visitors to
the Hill were Senator William Il.
Crow, Fayette; r. p. Habgood, former
member, Mexican; Senator c. w.
Sones, Lycoming; Frank E. Baldwin,
former Senator, Potter.
Investigating Ely.-State Zoologist
III. "A. SURFACE has directed that an in
vestigation be made into the ravages
declared to have been made among
wheat in Berks county. He will make
some personal observations and rec
ommend way to overcome 1t.
Want Inquiry.-The Oak Lane Park
Improvement Association of Philadel-
phia has sent to the Public Service
Commission copy of resolutions re-
gardlng the Green Lane crossing, To-
Gated at the junction of Green Lane
and the Philadelphia & Reading rail-
way. 1t is claimed that the crossing
is both dangerous and Objectionable,
and the Commission is asked to inves-
tigate it.
Going to South,-Governor Tener
and Secretary Gather will leave to-
morrow for the South to spend q few
days. They will return Monday.
Board AdjOurns.--The State Board
of Public Charities adjourned at /
O'Clock to-day after considering re-
ports on institutions in the western
end of the State. No reports of spe.
cial interest were submitted on Dau-
phin or Perry counties. The annual
conference of the committee on lun-
acy and superintendents of State hos
pitals was held last night
Strong For Brumbaugh.--Garfiel
j. Phillips, Republican county chair
man of Snyder, was here to-day for a
short time. He reported sentiment
strong for Brumbaugh in his county.
Spoke i'm Pittsburgh.-Deputy At
| torney General J. 70. b, Cunningham
delivered the address at the laying of
the cornerstone of the Masonic Tenn
pie at Pittsburgh yesterday.
Watch Grove City.--Inspectors of
the State Department of Health are
watching Grove City because of the
outbreak Of typhoid fever There are
14S cases, 29 being among students of
the college.
Named Notary.-Russel s. Rem,
Shamokin, has been appointed not
airy public.
Auto Licenses Climb.-The State
Highway Department has issued 6S,-
900 licenses for automobiles thus far.
The total income from licenses
amounts to $618,000 in round num-
bers.
Bank Chartered. - A State charter
has been granted to the Peoples Bank
of Ford City, with u capital stock of
$4,000, the incorporators being A. M.
! Mateer, A. Greenbaum, II. Walker,
Ford City; N. l.. Strong, j. T. Camp
bell, J. l.. Fox, Kittanning and w. A.
Jack, Freeport. Other charters ere
Moulthrop Steel Products Company,
Beaver Falls, capital $50,000; Charles
Horst Company, produce, Pittsburgh,
capital $4,000; Ross Mechanical Sup
ply Company, Pittsburgh. capital
$4,000.
December Deaths. Pneumonia
caused more deaths than any other
disease during the month OF Decem-
ber, according to the vital and NOR
tuary statistics for Pennsylvania just
issued by the Division of Statistics OF
the State Department of Health, caus-
ing 1854 of the 1921 deaths in the
State. tuberculosis caused sol, while
Bright's disease caused S52. Cancer
was responsible for sos deaths; ty-
phoid for 1871; scarlet fever for 128
diphtheria, 219. Measles killed 48;
whooping cought, 0, with sos dying
in early infancy. There were So sui
cides, 1875 killed on railroads and 90 In
mines. The birth record for the month
was the highest of any month in years,
amounting to 21,301.
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