Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-18
PREPARING To SEND
BALLOT To COUNTIES
Form For the Official Certificates
by the State Department
Has Been Printed
Preparations are

printed and the department probably
VIII have sample ballots available be-
fore long. None are ready as yet,
| however.
The ballot this year all over the
state Will carry seven party names in
the first column, as well as the nom
partisan judicial ticket and the state
tickets in general. All this, of course.
can be printed, but in certifying the
! ballot to the different counties the
department has to write in the local
ticket for Congress- senator and as
semblyman in each district Then in
some districts an additional party
name has to be set forth, as in the
Second Lancaster Assembly district,
where there will be the name of the
| No" party.
Deputy Commissioner Home.-De-
! putty Insurance Commissioner McCul-
| loch is expected back tomorrow from
a weekend visit to Lake Shautauqua,
New York.
Mr.. Eichelberger Here.-C. E. Eich-
elberger, correspondent for Phladel-
phia newspapers for several legislative
sessions in recent years. was about the
Hill to-day. He is now connected
with the executive offices of the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit Company.
New NOtarieS.-C. E. Disc, of York,
| indorsed by Senator Washers, and S.
MacGregor Clyde, of Philadelphia, in
dorsed by Senator Ware, have received
notary commissions.
Miss Baird Home.-Miss NJ. L. Baird.
stenographer in the Highway Depart
ment, has returned from Atlantic City.
Public Service Hearing-The Public
Service Commission began this weeks
session this morning and spent several
hours hearing a complaint against the
Cambria Incline Plane Company
brought by DR.. Frank C. Geer, of
Westmont. Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh complaints were heard later in
the day.
Returns from Trip.-John M. Slentz.
of the State Department, has returned
from spending his vacation in Holli-
daysburg and Gettysburg.
Company Dissolves.-The Brock Cor
set Company, of Crawford county, has
filed notice that it has been dissolved
by the Crawford court
Food Suits. Food Commissioner
Foust has ordered a dozen suits in
Philadelphia-fou for selling rotten
watermelon, two for rotten meat, one
for poor ice cream and five for adul-
terated pop. He also ordered five milk
suits in Luzerne. SiXty-two cold stor-
age warehouses have had their
licenses renewed for another year.
Capital IncreaSed.-The Joyce Ca
tering Company, of Pittsburgh, has
increased its capital stock from $4,000
to $50, 900.
Mr.. Cunningham Here.-Deputy At
torney General Cunningham has re-
turned from Atlantic City and is in
charge of the law department in the
absence of Attorney General Bell.
To Discuss FoFms.-Steps to secure
uniformity and simpler forms in acci-
dent reports will be taken on Friday
at meeting of officials of the State
Department of Labor and Industry,
representatives of manufacturers and
insurance men. For some time past
efforts have been made by the State
officials to secure a form of report
that would conform to the ideas of
national officials and with those of
other states as we'll as to impose the
least possible burden in manufactur-
ers. The suggestion of insurance men
VIII be given and later on a general
form will be issued.
To Appeal Coal Tax.-Most of the
anthracite coal companies of the State
will file appeals from the settlement
of the fiscal officers for the anthracite
coal tax within the next week or ten
days this course of procedure having
been determined upon pending the de-
cision of the courts on the consti-
tutionality of the act 1t is estimated
that over half a million dollars worth
of tax will be appealed to court very
soon.