Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-27


mediately after the first of the year
the problem of auditing the books
and accounts for 1913 was presented;
Mr. Cough frequently admitted his
Willingness to do or not to do the
work. He is willing to take whatever
steps, in other words, that may be re-
quired of him.
County Auditors John W. Cassel
ana Francis Reigle contended that
they should audit and demanded the
DOCKS The. question raised is based
upon the constitutionality of the acts
regulating the board of auditors. The
County Commissioners and County
treasurer Bailey represented by Ma
Jor Is. M. OFT, county solicitor, con-
tend that the act of 1918 which es-
tablishes the office OF controller wipes
out the office of auditor The auditors
maintain that by the act Of 1884
creating the board, they should be
permitted to serve out the remainder
of their term, but at least, must he
privileged, to audit the books of 1918.
MI. Cough, they argue, didn't take
ofi1ce until the beginning Of 1914 and
mas mad no chance to pass upon the
bills in 1913 which he would be re-
quired to 20. K" President Judge
kunkel will decide the case.
. Fix Paving Assessment HEARINGS
Friday, February 6, has been fixed by
City Engineer M. B. Cowden for the
hearing on the assessments laid for
paving against property owners abut-
ting on these sections: Front street
from Maclay to Division; Penn street,
Woodbine to Emerald; Catherine
street from Fifteenth to Seventeenth.
The assessments against the Front
street properties are to cover to the
middle of the street, the western half
being included along with the city's
portion liable for the cost as non
assessable property.
VIII Probated.-Mrs. Mary Spain's
will was probated yesterday and let
ters on the estate were granted to At
torney. j. E. Patterson.
$1,OOO Oh Sewer.--City Treasurer
Copelin yesterday paid out a warrant
TO q. w. Ensign, contractor on the
Spring Creek sewer at Cedar street
for $1,000.
Suspended Scntence.-Sentence was
suspended yesterday afternoon by
president Judge Kunkel on kile
BROOKS, Tolbert Bftner and Joseph
Fisher, who had been arraigned to
answer different charges Of larceny
They will appear in March quarter
sessions.
HabeaS Corpus Case Goes Over
Following lengthy hearing yesterday
afternoon the hearing of the appli-
cation for a writ of habeas corpus
brought by Mrs. Joseph Kelley against
her husband, w. III. Kelley, to recover
possession of their four-year-old child,
was continued until tomorrow. One
of the features of yesterdays hear
ing was the presentation as evidence
against Mrs Kelley's character to
have charge of the youngster, wers
some verses of near-poetry of uues-
theme and metre Mrs Kel-
ley admitted typing them but declared
that she had never composed them,
but that her husband had brought
them home.
brief session Of January Orphans
Court to-day President Judge Kunkel
confirmed the following reports of
sales: In the estates of Malinda
Casell, West Hanover; Isaac S. Neck
ley; Elizabeth r. Kline; James II.
Esterline: Marshall Fisher; Allen
Swab; Philip II. Gore, Highspire;
Henry S. Creider, Highspire; Sharon
Stevens estate. The report of John e.
Patterson, auditor in the estate of
George e. Klugh, was confirmed. The
auditor reported $500 for distri-
button. Forty-two accounts filed with
the Register of Wills were confirmed.
Judge Henry Here Tomorrow
Judge Henry, of Lebanon, will return
tomorrow to assist President Judge
Kunkel in the Dauphin County Court.
Only the president judge sat to-day.
Cold Storage Gases To-mOrrOw.-
Tomorrow has been fixed for argu-
ment in the cold storage cases in
which convictions had been obtained
by the State in January sessions. Sew
eral Philadelphia cold storage and
warehouses and II. w. Rebe are the
defendants.
Realty Transfers. transfers
yesterday in city and county included
the following: M. M. Heiner to Edwin
A. Nell, 1922 North Sixth street; w.
ID. Carroll to Rose M. Carroll, Second
street near Market, ST. each; A. C.
Young to L. G. Sollenberger, Susoue-
hanna township, 5000; Elizabeth A.
Rauch to % M. Grunden, West Han
over, 81; c. j. Snyder to Harry West.
Upper Paxton, $50
~. nizerne Treasurer Here. = County
treasurer George f. Busse, Luzerne,
was visitor to-day He called upon
County Treasurer Bailey and County
Controller Cough. Luzerne's county
controller arrived later in the day.
Personal Tax Notices Out.-The last
OF the $4,000 personal school or occu-
patlon tax notices have been sent out
by the City Treasurer's office. The
notices were later in getting out this
year because of some delay In receiv-
Ing the books from the School Board.
The school real estate tax notices.
which are due March /, will be sent
out in a day or two.
SiX-1ear-Old Traveller Home at Last
Ruth Keefauver of
Hershey. died in the Polk Institute for
Feeble Minded and her body was
brought back to-day to Hershey for
burial. The child was taken to the
institution some time ago scarcely
able to walk. The Children's Aid So
ciety took care of the baby at the
earnest request of the little ones par
ents. The Poor Directors were notified
of the babY's death To-day