Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-24
BELL AND TODD IN
PASSAGES AT ARMS
Attorney General and Predecessor
Cross Swords in the Dauphin
County Court

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the m n d a m u s
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pei him to pay income from the auto
mobile license income to the Highway
Commissioner for maintenance of
State highways. Mr.. Bell interjected
some remarks into Mr.. Todd's argu-
ment which was in answer to his own
and there were some lively passages.
When the court adjourned for the re-
cess Judge Kunkel remarked that he
hoped everyone would be in better
humor in the afternoon.
The whole suit is to have the money
from automobile licenses paid to the
Highway Commissioner, as provided
by the act of 1913. for use on the
State highways. The fiscal officers
contend that such payment would be
contrary to the specific appropriation
act of 1909. which Mr.. Todd drew up.
The action argued to-day, however,
was motion by John M. Freeman, of
Pittsburgh, counsel for the Auditor
General, to quash the mandamus on
the ground that the Attorney General
had no business to bring the suit,
which should have been brought by
the High Commissioner.
Mr.. Bell contended that he was
within his rights as chief law officer
because the maintenance of the roads
was public duty of the highest kind
and that the people had a right to
have every effort made to have kept
up the highways which they have
owned from the days of Penn.
Mr.. Todd answered Mr.. Bell. going
into the merits of the whole case and
causing the free discussion.
Commission Signed.-Governor Tener
to-day signed the commission for Hans
Wagner, the noted shortstop, as a
member of the State Fisheries Com
mission. He will take office next
month.
Committee Meets.-The good roads
committee of the Pennsylvania Good
Roads Association is meeting to-day
at the Capitol. Proposed laws are
being discussed.
In Washington. - DIR. J. George
Becht. secretary of the State Board of
Education, was in Washington to-day
on department business. The board
will meet next Tuesday.
Attending Conference. Commits
sioner Jackson and members of his
ference on safety matters, it being the
idea to get away from those accidents
which are preventable in factories.
II Was SmallDox.-State health in
spectors yesterday found that cases
of supposed chickenpox are smallpox
and that quarantine was needed in
Crawford county districts.
just Waiting. - Adjutant General
Stewart said to-day that he was still
waiting for some orders from Wash
ington In regard to the National Guard
and that meanwhile there was no oc-
casion for anyone to get excited.
Sold Ovcrweight.-Oneo of the odd
est conditions found in the enforce
ment of the sealers law is that in some
counties men have been found to have
been selling overweight. Underweight
is not uncommon, but these are the
first instances where the dealer was
doing himself. Most of the cases are
from northern counties
Governor Returns.-Governor Tener
returned to-day from Pittsburgh.
where he spent several days.
Enforcing Labor Laws.-Agents of
the Department of Labor and Industry
descended on several manufacturers
in Philadelphia who had been employ
ing people overtime. The arrests
caused considerable stir.