Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07


county, where he will engage in a fish
ing match. This trip is an annual af-
fair and the last two years the Gov
ernor has won the fishing contest. He
will return to this city on Monday.
Before leaving to-day the Governor
took up a large number of bills on
which his action will be announced
later in the day. He made no state
ments regarding appointments to the
Public Service Commission although
the presence here of eX-Lieutenant
Governor John M. Reynolds, of Bed
ford, caused a buzz of gossip. 1t is
believed the Governor will not send
in any names until just before the
session closes.
banners Big Payment.-Register
of Wills Roy G. Danner to-day paid
the State $4,000 as collateral in
heritance tax. 1t was his largest pay
ment for any month.
Represented State.-Deputy Attor-
ney General w. NJ. Hargest has re-
turned from Washington where he
represented the State in the United
States Supreme Court in the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society appeal
from State tax on payment of prem
iums.
Inspecting York Roads.-Highway
Commissioner Cunningham went to
FORK to-day to make an inspection of
roads in that county.
Case Closed.-The Public Service
Commission to-day heard the final ar
guments in the case of the Philadel-
phia Team Owners Protective Asso-
citation against the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company on the
ground that it has failed to provide
the additional storage space ordered
at Thirteenth and Callowhill streets.
The case was heard some time ago
and to-day the arguments were pres
ent. w. l.. Kinter, for the Reading,
contended that the reduction of the
free storage period really provided ad-
ditional space in effect. Ward Pierson
for the team owners, asserted that the
accommodation demanded were not
given. The commission will adjourn
to- day.
No Appointments.-Audi Gem
eral Powell will not name any new
men to the positions created by the
act approved last night. The book
keeping methods of the department
have been changed by him and the
plan is to select on the additional men
who have been temporarily employed.
Counseliors I'm Demand.-The de-
mands for the presence of the State
farm counsellors are increasing and
they now have enough visits listed to
take up the next six weeks The
ADVISORS are being grouped so that
they can cover the largest territory
with the least trouble.
State Did Well.-The State did well
in the financial line this week, as
large payments of liquor license
money were made. On one day al
most half a million dollars were re-
ceived. Philadelphia contributed a
large share.
Numerous Arrests. - More arrests
have been ordered this week for the
violation of the State laws governing
milk and cream than in any week this
year. The arrests are mostly in cen
trail counties, where recent inspec-
tions were made.
Williamsport Visitors.-N. M. Ed
wards. city solicitor; NJ. C. Rhone and
ex-Judge Max l.. Mitchell, of Will
liamport, were here yesterday to at
tend hearing.
May Not Be Hearing.-It is possi-
BILE that there may not be a hearing
on the workmen's compensation
bills next week. Talk of opposing the
bills is subsiding.
Gawthrop Well Known Here. -
Robert S. Gawthrop, designated for
the vacant judgeship in Chester coun-
ty, is we'll known here. He was spe4
cial representative of the State in the
Coatesville lynching cases.