Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-17
BOYER REFLECTED
BY STATE SEALERS
Harrisburg Mans Suggestions Are
Commended in the Close
of the Convention

-@9 suggestions for u
system OF uniform marks and voicing
opposition to any radical changes in
the laws. The proposition to urge
sale by weight of all commodities was
also approved.
Election of officers were made
unanimously, as follows: President
Harry A. Boyer, Dauphin county, re-
elected; presidents, w. l.. JAMS
sen' Scranton, and w. B. McGrady.
Pittsburgh; secretary, James Sweeney.
chief of standards; treasurer, ]. B.
hershey, Allegheny county; sergeant
alarms, G. Keating, Erie.
ChieI sweeney will represent the
association at the annual meeting of
the national association,
Inc members congratulated Presi-
dent Boyer and all of his suggestions
received hearty approval.
jackson Coming Home.-A cable
gram was received to-day at the De-
partment of Labor and industry that
commissioner John Price jackson,
VINO mas been marooned in Europe by !
the war, would sail for Montreal on
saturday. While in Germany DIR.
jackson assisted the American Ambas-l
sador In efforts to care for Americans.
Republicans in Lead.-Reports re-,
celVed by men on Capitol Hill from
their home cities show that in every
place the Republicans led in the reg
lstration this week and that the disin-
tegration of the Washington party has
been rapid. The Republicans got,
most of the Washington strength I'M
almost every. case.
Justice Named. - Samuel A. NagIe.
OF Abbottstown, was appointed a Jus
tice to-day.
Sealcrs Photographed.-Sta seal
ers of weights and measures were
photographed in front of the Capitol
at noon to-day Several pigeons got,
into the picture.
PoWeIIS Record.-Auditor General
Powell to-day looked at the record on
settlements of State taxes for Septem =
ber IA with good bit of pleasure.
The total was 34,01S settlements, rep
resenting $1S,OO0,000 of State tax.
Steps to get in the money are being
taken.
One Withdraws. - G. H. Plantani
to-day withdrew as a Prohibition can
didate for the House in Clearfeld
county.
May Include White House Twins
According to word received at the
Capitol to-day, the proposed inquiry
into campaign expenditures in Penn
sylvania and Illinois will be so framed
as to include both Palmer and Nc
Cormick, as well as Penrose and Pin
chot.
No Successor Named. - Auditor
General Powell said to-day that he
had not yet named a successor to
Deputy Auditor General ]. V. Muir
ray, the State tax expert, but when he
got through the business accumulated
during his absence in the west he
would consider it.
On Tour. = Highway Commits
sioner Bigelow has been inspecting
roads in Lewisburg, Mauch Chunk and
other boroughs up the State. I'm
provements are contemplated.
DIR. Hunt Returns.-Dr. C. j. Hunt,
associate chief medical inspector, re-
turned to-day from Luzerne county,
where he made the inspection of the
sources of the dysentery outbreak.
Quakers Must Wait.-Philadelphi
school authorities will have to wait un-
til the State Treasury balance Is in a
more plethoric condition before get
ing their share of the State school ap-
preparation. A request for payment
was made this week at the Capitol,
but the fiscal officials held that as
funds were low and Philadelphia
could borrow and the State could not.
the emergency might be met. Thus
Lar dDouI 80 ulStTlCtS nave received
their share of State school money, al
though at the Department of Public
instruction it is stated that more than
that number of districts have been
approved for payment and sent to the
Auditor General The reason assigned
in the fiscal department Is that the
drafts on the State funds for charities.
highway repairs and other objects
have been very heavy.
Members Representative T.
f. McNichol, of Philadelphia, and ex-
Representative ii. S. Lydick, of Pitts
burgh, were at the Capitol yesterday.
So was Senator Charles A. Snyder, of
Pottsville.