Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-23
TO DISCUSS STATE
PAINT INSPECTION
Secretary Patton Will Have
Conference With Manufac-
turers and Dealers
R e presentatives

Ill MzHaiTIA1EK culture Patton and
E7E3aJUkJIUWH officers of his de-
k3g n partment within a
-szss5@zss# short time so that
- there will be a mu-
tual understanding in regard to the
operation of the new law. Under the
terms of the act the secretary of
agriculture is to have charge of the
supervision of the paints sold in the
state ana a system of inspection will
De worked out The State now super
Vlses under purity" acts the foods
cattle feeds. fertilizers and various
other products, practically all of the
work being under direction of the
secretary of agriculture.
The new act will take effect on De-
cenoer and there are $4,000 avail
able for the first inspection work,
Whlch viii be through purchase of
samples and analysis at the depart
ments laboratories in this city.
Mr. Patton will also arrange for the
enforcement OF the new lime inspec-
tion act which is to become opera
tive January 1.
Stock Tax. Immediate steps will be
taken by the Auditor Generals De-
partment to publish the regulations
of the new State stock transfer tax
act which Will so into effect on jan
uary l. The contracts have been placed
for the stamps and the regulations
are now being drafted. The present
activity in, the stock market has arous-
ed much interest in the details of the
new tax, numerous inquiries being re-
celved at the Capitol as to the re-
qulrements. Some brokers have al
ready written for supplies of stamps
The tax will be the first stamp tax on
the part of the Commonwealth for
many years.
Commission Plans.-No sessions will
be held by the Public Service Com
missioners, but several of the mem
bers of the board will be here for in
formal conferences and will make in
spectons. The commission adjourn
ed last night to meet here on Novem-
Der when contracts and applications
for charters will be presented The
next day the hearing on the full crew
cases will be held and the same day
Commissioner Monaghan will sit at
kittaning to hear the application of
the borough for a certificate to enable
it to build it's own water works. The
following week the commission will
sit in Pittsburgh to take up the Stag
rate and other cases involving west
ern railroads and water company
cases. Meetings will be held later i'm
the month in Harrisburg and likely
in Bethlehem and Philadelphia, al
though not yet determined.
Pardon Board.--The October meet
ing of the State Board of Pardons
scheduled for October 20 will be held
next Tuesday, October &c. An effort
may be made to postpone some of the
cases involving first degree murder.
To Discuss Dependents. - Superin-
tendents, trustees and officers of the
States Insane Hospitals and officials
of the State Board of Public Chari-
ties will meet in Philadelphia next
Thursday, October IS, to discuss de-
pendents on the State. The subject
will be considered from the experience
of the officials. Governor Brumbaugh
has been asked to address tn meet
ing.
opinion given to-day to Dairy and
Food Commissioner James Foust,
deputy Attorney General W. NJ. Har-
Gest holds that the State. laws cover
ing the bleaching" of Hour not only
prohibit the sale of flour so treated,
but also forbid anyone having it in
possession within Pennsylvania for
purposes of sale. The opinion was
given on an application of a manufac-
turing company for ruling whether
il could manufacture and bleach
flour in Pennsylvania for sale outside
of the State.
Want Gas Kept On.-Complaint has
been filed with the Public Service
Commission by residents of Gaines,
Potter county, in which ii is declared
that the Potter Gas Company has
given notice of intention to discontinue
service of gas. 1t is contended that
dtscontinuance of the service would
render great hardship and constitute
discrimination.
New Inspectors.-John II. Mailey.
northumberland; George E. Ammer-
man. Danville and James McCluskey.
Washington. were to-day appointed
additional factory inspectors They
will assume their duties at once.
Van Baman Resigns. - Adjutant
General Stewart to-day accepted the
resignation of Captain w. w. Van Ba-
man, the veteran commander of Com
pany *, Eighth Regiment. of York.
He desires 10 retire from active
service.
Lykens Valley Certificates.-The for
NAL notices of the financial arrange
ments of the Lykens Valley Light and
Power Company have been filed at
the Public Service Commission offices.
Announcement is made that S150,00O
bonds of an authorized issue of
100000 will be made and issuance
OF $4,000 of common and 100000
preferred stock.
To Speak at Unveiling.-Governo
Brumbaugh will speak Tomorrow at
the unveiling of the monument to
Christopher Dock. the first schoolmas-
ter in Pennsylvania. The monument