Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-18

- .::::sscE:y commission to see
that the railroads did not charge a fee
for permitting people to sit in waiting
rooms. The way they are going they
will soon be making a charge for a
seat" said the writer.
The commissioners to-day scanned
the complaints filed yesterday and to-
day and those which were in the
| proper form and with data were di-
rected TO be entered and the com-
panles to be invited to enter responses,
None or the commissioners would give
any information as to probable course.
The complaints filed to-day were
| against the abolition of the trip tick
cts and few complained about the in4
| lows:
L. NJ. Scotleld. Scofeld Engineering
company, Philadelphia; Howard Lam
dis. Jenkintown; Falls of SchuyikilI
Business Mems Association. Philadel-
phia; William j. Byrnes. Jr.. Philadel-
phla, and the Wynnewood Civic Assos
citation, Wynnewood.
Forty-seven Arrests. - Forty-seven
arrests for various violations of pure
Iood and drink laws We're ordered to-
| DAY by Dairy and Food Commissioners
James Foust including rotten eggs,
ilsh' sausage and other foods and cider
| vinegar which was hard" The prose-
cutions were in Philadelphia, Berks,
Delaware. Beaver and Allegheny.
Crosby's Sccount-Charles N. Gross
by, of Meadville. Democratic candidate
expense account, showing that he had
spent $3.50, of which $500 was con-
tributed to the state committee
Hugh Jennings Here.-Hugh Jen-
nings. the baseball manager, appeared
as an attorney before the State Board
of Pardons. He sought to have Frank
parole
| Named Justice.-James L. Vose was
to-day appointed justice for Tunkhan-
mock.
Mr.. Hiatt Here.-James 8. Hiatt.
who was secretary to Dr. Brumbaugh.
was among visitors to the Capitol to-
day.
Capitol Visitors.-Among visitors to
| the Hill were John f. Fow, former
philadelphia legislator; Senator c. e,
Mllls. Bradford; Representative A. p.
Conitfe, Plains; ID. j. Driscoll, of
St Mary's; Senator w. w. SaIus; ex-
Judge A, c. Tanning, Towanda; w. C.
Miller. Clearfield, and A. w. Robert
son, Pittsburgh.
Big Hearing On.-The hearing of
the complaint of NJ. L. Cooke and
other Philadelphians against the rates
trio Company, begun yesterday after
noon before the Public Service Com
mission, was resumed to-day. G.. Ii,
Morse, of Wheeling. the electrical ex-
pert of the protestants in the case,
gave valuations of plants and was
grllled on cross-eXamination to-day.
| f. w. Fleitz. who had charge of the
company's end. went after the expert.
who was presented by William Draper
Lewis.
Company QuitS.-The Delaware In
lsurance Company, of Philadelphia, has
notified the Attoreny Generals De-
partment that it does not intend to
contest the proceedings to close it up.
An order of court appointing the of
| tcers receivers may be asked soon.
The company was chartered March IS,
1885, and has issued no insurance
since October 1, 1912, having rein
sured its policies. John S. Bioren is
president and j. c. Bozorth, secretary.
Representatives Here.-Representa
tives Warren Miller, of Allentown, and
w. j. McCaig, of Pittsburgh. were
Hill visitors.
At Wilkes es-Barre.-John p. Dono-
ney. investigator of accidents of the
Public Service Commission, is at
Wilkes-Barre making an investigation
into recent accident near that city.
Big Payments Made.-The Pitts
burgh Railways Company to-day
made another payment of State taxes
amounting to S104,0O0. The Della
ware and Hudson company paid the
State $4,000.
Cemeteries Increase.-One of the
interesting things about the filing of
notices of increase of stock and debt
at the Capitol has been the fact that
half a dozen cemetery and mausoleum
companies have lately put on record
the authority to enlarge their stock or
debt. Business appears to demand it.
Governor Returns.-Governor Tener
and Secretary Gather returned last
night from their visit to Washington
and Allegheny counties.