Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-05

presentations and some were DaSeo on
flour unfit for use. Nine arrests were
made in eastern counties for sale of
milk and cream not up to require
ments. Seven arrests were made for
sale of rotten eggs in Philadelphia.
During July the division turned
$S74.05 into the State Treasury, MAX
ing the revenue from January l over
known in any similar period and is
considerably more than 1T costs to op-
crate the department for two years
Meetings All Here. - The Public
Service Commission plans to have all
of its August meetings in Harrisburg.
The commissioners are making sepa-
rate Investigations or working on cases
the remainder of this week and will
reassemble here on Tuesday with
considerable list of complaints for
hearing. An inquiry into the grade
crossing situation in the Bethlehems
was made to-day by Commissioners
Ainey
Getting Pointers. - Highway Com
missioner r. ]. Cunningham has been
making some inspections of toll roads
which are part of the State main high
way routes so as to have first-hand
information regarding them. The State
is negotiating to acquire certain
stretches but If prices cannot be
agreed upon will parallel them.
Conscience by Proxy Efie first pay
ment to the State Treasurys con-
science fund by proxy has just been
announced. A resident of Rochester,
Pa, who had been thinking about
some of his financial transactions, sent
the fifty in a letter to the Rev. w. o.
Yates. pastor of one of the Presby-
terrain churches of this city. with a re-
quest that he see that it reached the
State. Mr.. Yates presented the fifty
in accordance with the request and it
was sent to the conscience fund with
out any names being mentioned.
Smallpox at Quincy.-A State quar-
antine has been placed about the
Quincy Orphans Home, an institution
near Waynesboro. because of a case of
smallpox which has afflicted one of
the matrons of a cottage. There are
about seventy persons in the orphan
age and all will be vaccinated and
placed under observation. The es-
tablishment was visited lat night by
DR.. B. F. Roger, chief medical in
spector of the Department of Health,
who found that the matron had Just
come from West Virginia, where small
poX prevails in some localities This
is the first case of smallpox to be re-
ported in weeks.
New Factory Inspector.-Frank A.
Moore, of Pottsville, was to-day an
nounced as appointed to a deputy fac
tory 1nSpectorShip. He will report for
duty Immediately.
Derigo Must Go.-The Attorney Cen
erals department has overruled the
objections to issuance of reuuisition
papers for return of Samuel Derigo,
under arrest in Philadelphia, to Cam
den to answer a charge of KIDNAPPING,
Battery to March.-State officials are
much interested in the proposed march
of Battery A from South Bethlehem
10 Tooyhanna to attend the artillery
camp. The battery will start Friday
night, taking full equipment.
TO Pay schools Monday.-Prosnect
OF payment or the State school appro-
priatlon grew brighter to-day wnen
the Department OIL Public Instruction
sent 4UO warrants for school district
allowances to the Auditor General and
State Treasurer Young announced that
ne would begin paying them on Au-
gust 3. Auditor General Powell. who
lett for camp at Indiana to-day, signed
the warrants before leaving.
Money for New Eund.-The State
Fire Insurance Fund, which is to take
the place of the States insurance noli-
cies. was formally established TODAY
when S171,OOO was placed in it in cash
by State Treasurer Young. Hereafter
all payments now going into the sink
ing fund will go to this fund and 90
per cent. of the existing insurance
celed on December /.
Studying Law Points. - ATTORNEY
General Brown is making a study of
the provisions of the mothers pension
act of 1915 which amended the act of
two years ago in order to determine
whether its wording will restrict it's
operations. The question was placed
before him by Auditor General Powell,
who wants information before he
starts to draw warrants against the
money in hand.
New Omcers.-W. H. Crone was TO-
day appointed a special policeman for
the Pennsylvania Railroad at York,
Albert Foote being named for the
Rock Hill Coal and Iron Company of
Huntington county.
Bailey's Payment. - County Treas
urer Bailey to-day paid the State
81 ,06019 as mercantile licenses.
F'ow Can Argue.-The Public Serv-
ice Commission last night notified John
H. Fow that he could argue his protest
against the Philadelphia rapid transit
plans or file briefs. The time will he
up on August 12,
More are Likely.-Commissio of
Fisheries \. R. Butler is making a
list of violators of the pollution laws
which he will send to the Attorney
General for action. The law denart
ment will send them to district attor-
Hill Completes Big Job.-W. r. Hill
the special agent of the Dairy and
Food Division, has finished a general
survey of the vinegar situation In the
State on the most extensive scale
known. The survey was undertaken
to get an exact line on the way the
law was being observed.
Marshals Busy.-Deputy State fire
marshals are busy in the vicinity of
Allentown running down causas os
several fires that have occurred In
that section. 1t is believed there is
an organized gang of firebugs. Several
barns have been burned
Commission to Meet. - The state
Forestry Commission will meet here
tomorrow for the monthly meeting.
Several offers of land are to be taken
up for consideration.
Applications Approved.-The Pub-
lie Service Commission last night an
proved the papers in the sale of the
Lykens Valley Consolidated Gas Com
pany to the Williamstown Gas Com l
psny and the United Electric COMPANY
and the borough of Camp Hill. Two