Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-18

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| The appraisement
esas asslzAaAaAlez has been MADE tne
last few days on statements regarolng
| capital stock taxation which Is now
being worked out A number OF COM
| panies have already paid.
The letter issued by the Auoltor
Generals Department in regard to the
tax says "a minimum appraisement
of $1,000, on account of capital stock
subject to taxation, is made against
all companies, irrespective OF the
| character of the activities or the
amount of property invested In the
State. Under the former practice the
passing of report without settlement,
on account of the entire capital stock
being engaged in manufacturing rem
derS 1t possible for the same to be
opened and settlement made thereon
by subsequent auditors general. IN
der the present practice, the settle
ment is closed, except for clerical err
rors, after year from date of volun-
tary payment"
Approximately $500 domestic cor
porattons out of about 23,500 on the
books Of the State are engaged in
| manufacturing and quite a number in
this list have been exempted from
payment because of investment of cap
| ital in manufacturing
New Standard Sought.-State stand
ards for cereal mills and malt ware
houses are to be worked out by the
State Industrial Board and commit
tee has been called to meet in Pitts
burgh on September to discuss
drafts. The draft of the code for
foundries is about ready to promul-
gate.
Ten Per Cent Affected.-According
to estimates made to-day by officials
of the Auditor Generals Department
about ten per cent of the women now
receiving pensions under the act of
1913 wilLlose them through the word
ing of the amendment of 1915. This
amendment restricted PENSIONS to
widows and women whose husbands
are hopelessly insane. About $50 wo-
men are on the pension list and the
county boards will be required TO drop
those not within the two classes.
commencement Week. This is
commencement week at the State
Forestry Academy at Mont Alto and
the State will graduate four foresters
who will enter it's service. Commits
sioner Conklin and Forest Inspector
Writ are attending the exercises.
State Will Help - Highway Com
missioner Cunningham will nave sur
Veys made of the proposed highway
improvements in Montoursville which
were asked last night by a committee
of officials and residents of that town.
The work is to be done under the next
ty.
Forty Arrests. - Sampling of the
States vinegar, which was made by
purchases of 235 bottles in practically
all of the counties of the State, has
resulted in forty prosecutions. These
cases will likely be settled IN magis-
trate's offices and it is nov believed
many of them will get into court
Payrolls Completed.-The last pay
rolls for the Second Brigade were COM
pleted to-day and the checks are on
the way. The pay for the artillery and
engineers will be made out next
Asks Economy. - Superintendent
heads of departments to the small ap-
preparation made for telephone and
telegraphic messages and has asked
them to take things easy. He suggests
that economy be practiced where pos
sible in long-distance messages.
Going to the Constellation Cen
eral A. W. Powell will take a trip to
the Pacific Coast. He will be at the
Exposition for Pennsylvania Day.
Named Notary.-W. B. Bennett, of
this city, was appointed a notary pub
lie to-day.
Officer For Two Roads.-Rodney
NJ. Gring, of Newport, was to-day com
missioned as a special policeman for
the Susquehanna and Western and
Newport and Shermans Valley rail-
roads.
Member Here. representative
Evans, of Luzerne county. was here
to-day on business at the departments.
Increased Filed.-The Tracy-Perry
Company of Philadelphia, has filed
notice of increase of stock from 81. 600
to $4,000
Western Nominations.-Judg ].
McF. Carpenter, of Allegheny, and ].
Plummer Emery, of Lawrence, to-day
filed nominating petitions to run for.
judge.
Fixing Up Laboratory.-Th chang
ing of the Day school building into a
laboratory for the Department of Ag-
riculture and Public Service Commits
sion began to-day
Reported FFost.-A slight frost was
reported to-day in the Juniata valley
near Port Royal
Returned From Seashore-A. r.
Smith, clerk to the House appronria-
tions, has returned from a trip to the
seashore.
Dauphin Bridges. = Among the
ninety permits issued last night bv the
State Water Supply Commission was
one for the new Reading bridge at
west Milton and the Dauphin bridge
over Armstrong creek near Halifax
Dr. Prugh Calls.-Dr. B. %, p
Prugh, Prohibition State chairman
called on Highway Commissioner Cur
ningham to-day.