Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-09

IL ghsaR ing rates has COM
kli=aH3NHVNE pleted its hearings
EE1HHHA1Al and will meet in
@<S this city on jan
Sz.SeFs - uary 20 to begin
,o,,o.,. :, compilation of the
report TO the General Assembly. The
commission has secured a consider
able amount of data from the State
insurance Department regarding the
extent OF the operations of the COM
panles OF the State and has also OBJ
.dlheu mnch of interest from adjoin-
ing states which will be used in maxi
ing up the recommendations 1t is
prooaple that the commission will
tees.
The commission on Investigation of
cold storage will have its final meet
me next tuesday in New York and
VIII prepare its report immediately.
III VIII recommend changes in the
periods for storage of various articles
and tighten up administrative details
state CodeS.-The revised code of
the state laws relative to taxation
the first of the proposed codes to be
prepared by the State Legislative Ref
erence Bureau for this LEGISLATURE of
1915 has been completed by the I'M
reau and will be introduced the lat
ter part of this month. The proposed
codes oil laws relative to corporations
and boroughs will be ready inside of
month. No others will be prepared
Tor this session. The compilations
were made by authority of the last
Legislature which directed the gath
eiings of the laws into codified form
with a view of clearing the statute
| books of acts which had been repeal
ed as a whole or in part, which had
oeen declared invalid by the courts
and which are obsolete. The work
has attracted much attention and
there nave been many suggestions
made since the first draft was issued.
NO new matter has been inserted In
any of the codes
The Final Session.-The State Board
OF Public Grounds and Buildings.
which has charge of the Capitol and
all state property here and through
out the State except such as is spe-
cihcaliy committed to trustees, will
mold its final meeting as now consti-
tuted next week. Under the law the
Governor is chairman and Governor
Tener will give way to his successor
on inauguration day. At the final
meeting the acquisitions for various
departments will be acted upon and
the situation in regard to the crowd
extension landscape may be discussed,
although the details will be left to the
new administration.
Forty are Unpaid. - About forty
school districts throughout the State
have not been paid their shares of
the annual appropriation for the sup
port of the public schools because Of
their failure to comply with the law.
In one instance it was found that the
district was lax in its enforcement of
the compulsory education law, but
in most of the others the districts had
tailed to file the reports on finances
which the school code demands.
Records BroEen.-Over 10000 mo-
tor licenses of various kinds have
been issued by the State Highway De-
partments automobile division break
ing all records and being to-day 5000
ahead of the total number issued on
January 81, 1914. OF the licenses
issued about 10000 are for pneumatic
tired automobiles. A few years ago
the total number of automobile licen-
ses issued In a year was less than
40, 900.
New Governor at tShore.-Governor-
elect Brumbaugh is at the seashore for
the week end. He will make two
speeches.
Dickson Fights.-Captai.l J. d. Dick
son. of the State Highway Department,
was in an attempted holdup in Pitts
burgh yesterday. Someone got hurt,
More StandardS.-Plans are being
made for more meetings of commit
tees on standards. One will be held in
Philadelphia next week and then the
iron and steel mill committee will meet
in Pittsburgh.
Expect More ATFests.-It is prob
able that more arrests will be made
for violation of the quarantine on the
foot and mouth disease. The cases in
the Lebanon Valley are to be tests.
Biggest Sale Yet. - The Board OF
Public Grounds and Buildings to-day
held its biggest sale Of buildings in
Capitol Park extension, netting
S1.799.50. The flour mill and frame
stable in Poplar street were sold to
Alderman Bros. for $500. while 5l1
South street was sold to Harvey Clark
at s1.52.50. 504 Fifth was sold for
500 to David Jackson and 431 North
to Lewis Capin for s175. The build
days and the cellars filed. In all
twenty buildings were sold, together
with fences, which netted SIS.
Wrote In Chinese.-Capitol guides
had a shock this week when visitor
] from Philadelphia wrote his name in
Chinese. His English name was Luke
Chess and he put it on the register to
help out.
Governor Returns.-Governor Ten
err returned to the city to-day after
attending the dinner in his honor by
! his staff.
Armory Board Meeting.-The State
Armory Board is scheduled to meet
on Tuesday to outline its program for
| Legislation
Public Service Adjourns.-The Pub
lie Service Commission adjourned last
night after taking the request for
modification of the decree in the Phil
adelphia communication rates under ad-
visement.
Huntingdon Officers The officers
recently elected by company L of the
Eighth at Huntingdon have been COM
missioned by the Adjutant Generals
| Department.
Lieutenant Dropped.-General or
ders from National Guard headquart-
ers announce that Second Lieutenant
William II. Forman, Company C, of
the Eighth, at Chambersburg, has
been discharged. He was absent over
thirty days without leave.
Catawissa ApprOved.-The plans for
sewer and water improvements at