Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-01
.FOUST AFTER FOOD
LAW VIOLATIONS
Arrests Made in Dozen Counties
Because Of Sales of Milk Be-
low State Standards
POWELL DUE THIS WEEK
Election Expense Accounts Will
Receive His Attention; Gov
ernor Back at Desk


-.;;;snsa were taken in vari-
GUS counties. arrest being ordered as
the results of the analyses of those
purchased in Allegheny, Chester, Cum
berland, Dauphin, Fayette, Franklin,
northumberland, Philadelphia, Schuyl-
Kill and WestmoreIand. Seventeen of
the arrests were for skinned milk.
Whlch had been too much reduced in
nutritious qualities. In a dozen other
instances the pump had been called
upon to help out the COW. One-fifth
or some buttermilk bought in Schuyl-
Will was found to be added water
-FOUR arrests were made for vio-
lations of vinegar laws, the fluid hav-
ing oeen found colored with caramel:
TOUR for sale of sausage containing
flour; seven for violation of oleo laws:
nine for sale of soft drinks contain
ing coal tar dyes instead of fruit
syfups; seven for sale of flour bleached
by acids and twenty-four for sale of
candles and foods either misbranded,
doctored or decomposed. Among the
arrests were six for sale of licorice
makeup.
Telephone Case Next. - Thursday
and Friday of this week are to be de-
voted by the Public Service Commits
sion to the hearing of the objections
OF the Bell Telephone Company to the
proposed telephone rates and the
nearing is expected to be unusually
interesting because the company will
open Its books to show it's earnings
and the manner in which the proposed
schedule of rates for the whole state
would injure it. When the Bell fin
1shes It's case 1t is expected that inde-
pendent and farmer" telephone COM
panies will ask to be heard, but they
Will nardIy be reached until fall.
-Four VIII Hang. - Governor Tener
to-day signed death warrants of four
men convicted of murder in the first
degree and they will be hanged on the
following dates: Frank +. Schnabel,
Berks, and John Chiemilewski, Lacka-
wanna, July 8; James Linzi alias
James Labrizzi. Bucks, July IA, and
William Abel. Philadelphia, July 16.
Commission Busy. - The Economy
and efficiency Commission to-day be-
gan Its investigation into the methods
OF conducting business in various de-
partments at the Capitol, having COM
pleted preliminary survey and stud
led the methods of similar commits
sions at Washington and Boston. The
branches of the State government in
Philadelphia were examined last
week. 1t is the plan to have a series
of hearings at the Capitol
Miffiin Charter.-The Mifflin Cream
cry Company, of Mifflin, was chartered
to-day with $4,000 capital. The in
corporators are l. Haines Dickinson,
Quarryville; Hiram M. Keen, New
port; W. e. Hoffman, Tyrone; Milton
d. Hoffman, Barnesboro; Lorenzo G.
Runk, Philipsburg.
Increase Filed. - The Red Lion
Table Company, of Red Lion, to-day
gave notice of increase of $4,000 in
debt
Hearing On. = The Public Service
Commission is meeting in Philadel-
phia to-day to hear the Green Lane
grade crossing case and to inspect the
proposed belt line. The industrial
railroads will resume hearings here
tomorrow.
Auditor General Waits - Auditor
General Powell is awaiting the bills for
the recent primaries. The department
has been carrying out the plan of cut
ting down bills for primary elections
in 1912 and 1913 and has established
some standards which will be adhered
to in the 1914 bills.
Censors Get Busy. The State
Board of Moving Picture Censors to-
day issued a notice to exhibitors that
the law requiring State approval of
films goes into effect to-day and that
all films will be examined as rapidly
as possible. Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre have
been designated as places for inspec-
tions Inspectors started work to-
day, there being a large number who
have received cards. The largest
manufacturers have agreed to submit
their films, but a test is expected from
a couple of companies.
After the Fly. State agents have
gone into Berks county to make exami-
nations of what is suspected of being
the Hessian fly. Some specimens have
been received here.
Decisions This Week. - Decisions in
the mandamus proceedings growing out
of the automobile money controversy,
are expected this week.
Governor mt Desk. - Governor Tener
was back at his desk to-day after an
absence of ten days He injured his
back while exercising, and was forced
to remain at home. The Governor was
warmly welcomed back on the Hill.
Home From Meeting. State Lii
brarian Thomas Lynch Montgomery has
returned from Washington. where he
attended the meeting of the National
Library Association.
Bids On Tires. - The State Highway
Department will open bids on tires for
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