Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-21

! sets torth that he is being called upon
I to defend his official acts at personal
expense. The Auditor contends that
I he has asked the Governor and Attor-
ney General for assignment of a
| deputy to defend him or an allowance
from the funds of the Attorney Gen.
erai for counsel fees and has been re-
fused. He states that he desires to
enter this matter upon the record.
Tomorrow the Attorney Generals
Department will move for Judgment
against the Auditor General in the
proceeding, asking that the court issue
a peremptory mandamus to issue a
warrant for payment of a bill from
funds accrued from the automobile
licenses. The Auditor General can then
submit or take an appeal to the Su-
preme Court.
Hearings Under Way. - Hearings
were held by the Public Service Com
mission to-day on the proposed
abolition of three grade crossings by
the Wilkes-B Barre Belt Line and on the
protest by the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany and the Philadelphia, Bethlehem
and New England Railroad against
the cancellation of joitn rates and al
lowances by the 1Iehigh Valley and
Philadelphia and Reading railways.
Several other steel companies and in
duStrial railroads are to be heard later
in the day.
Certificate Out.-The Public Service
Commission to-day issued a certificate
of public convenience for the Penn
sylvania and Philadelphia Belt Line
railroads and the city of Philadelphia
for construction of a siding in Della
ware avenue. This is the first of the
kind for Philadelphia.
New Question Up. - The question
whether a telephone company can be
required oplace coin box on tele-
phone for long distance calls was
raised before the Public Service Com
mission to-day by DR.. George NJ. Phil
lips. of West Chester. a hearing may
be held later.
Appointments To-day. - Governor
Tener to-day appointed F. X. Brown,
Clarion; \. Lincoln Bell. Ridgway. and
r. B. Stone, Bradford. to succeed
themselves as trustees of the Pennsyl-
vania State Hospital at Warren.
Martin r. Good was appointed jus
tice OF the peace for East Earl town.
ship. Lancaster county, and G. r.
Bughee for Pleasantville.
Two Respites.-Respites were grant
ed to-day, staying the executions of
Malera ATassa, Schuylkill, and Frank
| Wells, Fayette, until June 25 to allow
appeals to be made to the State Board
of Pardons. They We're sentenced to
be executed next week.
UutObS INttustu.-l0 ne state Board
of Pardons last night announced that
it had refused pardons to George and
Harry Jacobs. of Perry county, who
are serving long sentences. Mike
Peterson, larceny, Dauphin county,
as granted rehearings.
Governor Better.-Governor John
X. Tener is improving, but still un-
able to leave his room. The strain to
the muscles of his back requires him
to remain quiet.
Changing Door.-A door is being
erected at the east corridor of the
Capitol which will shut off the whole
corridor on the third floor occupied
| by the Public Service Commission. 1t
will be divided into reception rooms of
which there is now a woeful lack.
No Board dMeeting.-Owing to the ill
ness of the Governor and absence of
Stat, Treasurer Young the meeting of
the Board of Grounds and Buildings
set for to-day was postponed. Bids
for the garage and subway at the ar
senal were to have been opened.
Philadelphia Belt Line.-The plans
for Philadelphia belt line were sub
mitted to the Public Service Commits
sion yesterday afternoon. A hearing
and inspection will be held in Phila-
delphia June /.