Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-22

secretary, from the official reports
shows that the number of persons Wis
iting exhibitions was 1,S0S,722, against
1.776,000 in the previous year. The
State contributed 50,3S2.0S in aid of
premiums and expenses. During 1915
the total payments by fairs for pre-
miums was S15S, 1864, an increase
over the previous year of s45,774.64.
Lehigh, Cumberland, York, Indiana,
Northampton, Lebanon, Lancaster,
Berks, Blair, Butler. Washington and
Armstrong counties appear to have
had the best attended fairs.
To Attend Camps.-Governor Mar
tin G. Brumbaugh plans to attend the
encampment of the eastern and CEN
tral brigades at Mount Gretna the
middle of July and If engagements
permit he will visit the camp of the
Second Brigade at Indiana. The Gov
ernor, who is spending this week rest
ing, has not been making engagements
for the remainder of the month and
plans to consider appointments and
return.
Open Branch OfIices.-Organizatio
of the branch offices of the State
Board of Censors will be completed
this week, when the Pittsburgh office
will be opened. Offices are already in
operation in Philadelphia and Harris
burg. The appointments to the yari-
GUS places created will be announced
in few weeks.
MIR. White Here. - H. V. White.
member of the new Agricultural Com
mission, was at the Capitol to-day.
commission Business. - The State
Water supply Commission yesterday
granted permission to the borough of
Gaysport to build a dam for water
supply and also granted permission to
the commissioners of York county to
construct five bridges as follows: Re-
inforced concrete bridge across Stony
Run on road leading from Dillsburg
to Rossville; bridge across South
branch of Muddy creek on Muddy
concrete bridge across South branch
OF Codorus creek in Glen Rock:
reinforced creek across Beaver creek
on East Berlin-Spring Grove road :
bridge across Red Run on Mulberry
Kralltown road. Permission also was
given the MELVILLE Knitting Company
to rebuild its dam across Big Spring
Run, Cumberland county.
Governor to Preside. - The State
Committee on the National Fourth of
July announced yesterday that Gov
ernor Brumbaugh would conduct the
religious services on Sunday. The
services will take place in q grove near
the Washington Memorial Monument
at Valley Forge at o'clock. The
Third regiment Band and a choir will
furnish music.
Commission Meets. - The Public
Service Commission is in session at
Scranton to-day acting on complaints
from that section of the State. 1t
will meet next week in Erie.
Dixon Wants Open Doors. - Com
missioner of Health Dixon to-day sent
letters
and chief of tuberculosis sanitoriums
and dispensaries notifying them of the
reductions in appropriations for these
| objects, but stating that it was his
desire that the doors be kept open and
the beds available for patients. To
this end the commissioner urged the
most rigid economy and close atten-
ton to details so that the money
would accomplish as much as possible
| in caring for patients.
Licenses Revoked.-Insurance Com
missioner Johnson to-day revoked the
agents licenses of Fred Bryan and
| Carl S. Smeigh, two Harrisburg Life
l Insurance agents on the charge that
they had violated the act of 1913 in
inducing H. l.. Derr, a Harrisburg
! policyholder to surrender his policy in
one company and insure in that rep
resented by them. The action was
brought by the Harrisburg Life In
Surance Underwriters Association and
is the first of the kind.
| Mr.. Hiatt RetuTns.-Jame S. Hiatt
! private secretary to Governor Brum-
| baugh returned to his Office to-day
after an absence of several weeks be-
cause of illness. He has been spend
| ing the time in Berks mountains and
| is in excellent health. In his absence
| Paul n. Furman, of Philadelphia, has
been acting private secretary.
Governor Away Until July 1.-Gov-
ernor Brumbaugh will not be here
until July !. He is making q tour oil
the eastern part of the State, taking
rest and viewing the scenery.
Depends on Balance. - Officials oi
| the State fiscal departments said to-
day that payment of the State schoo
appropriation, which is to begin or
July 1, would depend on the state oil
the balance In the treasury. Pay.
ments have been made the last two
years have been strung out according
to the way money came in.
Attend Board Meeting.-Among the
attorneys at the Board of Pardon:
were Congressman John r. X. Scott
Representative Geo. w. Allen, Rep.
resentative Horace Twibill; Senator c
e. Mills and Senator S. w. Salus.
Dauphin Case Up. - The case Of
Hattie Dutton, of Dauphin county, was
presented to the State Board of Par.
dons to-day. She is serving time fol
larceny.
Board to Meet.-The board to erect
the State Industrial Home for Womer
will open bids here on June 80 for the