Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
NANTICOKE GETS FIRST
Luzerne School District Leads in
School Payments-News of
the State Capitol
While companies

attorney Ior a coal
washing company
that the coal washed or handled from
banks or streams could no the taxed
because there is no way of telling
when ii was mined. The question
raised is that the act can only tax coal
mined since the act when into effect.
Officials of the Auditor Generals de-
pGrtment do not think that the point
Will hold and say that the act covers
coal mined and prepared for market.
Most Of the coal dredging companies
| are filing reports just as are the big
producers of anthracite. For the con-
venience of the companies having sew
eral collieries, a form of report giving
summaries has been prepared.
Nanticoke Gets First. - Nanticoke
got the first warrant for payment of
State school appropriation sent out
from the Treasury to-day. Other dis
tricts will be paid during the week
Big Increases Filed.-The Pittsburgh
Hotels Company a new Pittsburgh
company, to-day filed notice of in
crease of stock from $4,000 to
S1,735. 900. The Birdsboro Stone Com
pany of Philadelphia, filed notice of
Increase of stock from 81, 100000 to
$780, 900 and Of debt from S440, 900
to S460,000.
Broke Settlement Record. - Four
thousand settlements for State taxes
for this year were ordered by the
Auditor Generals department last
week. breaking the record for a week
The work is greater than usual for the
reason that new bookkeeping methods
have been adopted and many new ac-
counts had to be opened.
Public Service Session.-The Public
Service Commission will meet to-mor-
row morning with the usual big sched-
ule of contracts. Several involve tele-
phone companies in this district
investigating CaSeS.-Dr. B. F. Rover
chief medical inspector, went to Skip
pack to-day to make an examination
OF a case of smallpox reported in that
district.
Bids To-morrow.-The bids for the
three sections of State aid highway
will be opened tomorrow. Soon after
Commissioner Cunningham will go to
Erie to inspect damage done to State
roads by the cloudbursts.
Preparing Expense Accounts. -
George D. Thorn, chief clerk of the
State Department, is preparing for the
expense accounts which will be filed
after the primary and general election.
II is believed almost 100000 will be
needed in the State.
Mr.. Hall RetuIns.-W. R. D. Hall.
OF the State Highway Department who
made the survey Of the route for the
Seeing Pennsylvania tour planned by
the Governor in October, returned to-
day.
Making Studies-Plans for the pre-
liminary arrangements for studies to
codlfy laws on a number of subjects
are being made by James n. Moore,
director OF the State Legislative Refer
ence Bureau, but it will be months
before the drafts can be completed.
The general idea is to follow the plans
in making the codes submitted to the
I.apiCIQfnra hn Ia mill ~,
amined back to Colonial times and
codes made with mention of acts or
portions of acts to be repealed. Drafts
will then be printed for general criti-
cism, but it will be we'll on in 1916
before they are prepared.
New Bulletin Planned. - Arrange
ments are being made for issuance of
a bulletin by the Department of Agri-
culture which will epitomize infor-
nation on dairying and buttermakinE.
c. H. Van Norman, of State College,
will prepare an article on feeding of
cows; c. B. Cochran, of West Chester,
will discuss milk and its examinations,
and Mrs. Jean Kean Foulke, of Ches-
ter county. will write on buttermaking.
The Road Patrol.-Highway Com
missioner Cunningham is at work on
the list of men to be named for the
road maintenance patrol system,
special care being taken to secure men
VINO Will meet requirements. There
have been so many applications that it
is taking more time to get started than
expected
To Attend Convention. - James
Sweeney, chief of standards, will leave
Friday for Philadelphia to attend the
State convention of sealers. Harry A.
Boyer. of this city, will preside.
Arrested for Owls.-Several arrests
have been made by game wardens in
eastern counties for sale of owls.
There is State law protecting certain
varieties.
Second Gets Ready. The Second
Infantry is organizing its battalion to
go to the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
The men have been preparing for the
trip for months.
Does Not Expect Trouble.-Commis-
sicner of Health Samuel G.. Dixon does
not expect any difficulty following the
Erie flood. In a statement just issued
he said that he thought the energetic
and careful manner in which the work
of cleaning up was being handled that
dangers would be overcome
Armory Board Meeting.-The State
Armory Board will meet on Thursday
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