Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-11


ture. The work was authorized by
the last legislature and is being car
ried on by Director James n. Moore
and his assistants with the advice OF
Attorney General Brown, who is TAX
ing a personal interest in the work.
The codes which will be prepared
first will consist of all the State laws
on the subjects of townships and town.
ship officers and landlord and tenant.
No new matter will be added but the
provisions will be set forth with dupli-
cations and provisions declared invalid
by the courts eliminated.
The codes will be similar in con-
struction to the borough code enacted
at the last session.
To Inspect Hospital. - Inspections
of hospitals of the State receiving
State appropriations will be made by
officers of the State Bureau of Medi-
cal Education and Licensure this Fall
to determine the manner in which
they have put into effect the require
ment of many of the appropriation
bills of the last session that they
establish pathological laboratories. A
number of hospitals have already
given notice of such additions.
Want to Buy Farms.-A number of
offers of farms for sale have been
made to the State Department of
Agriculture in response to its request
that locations, sizes and prices of idle
farms or those whose owners want to
give up farming be sent to the Capitol
for publication in a bulletin. Some
requests for information with a view
to purchase have also been made. -
Anthracite PuZzlers.-More knotty
problems are arising in the reporting
of the States anthracite coal produc-
ton for assessment of the tax under
the act of 1915 than were heard of
under the former act and there ap-
The persons and firms engaged in TAX
ing coal from streams are opposing
the tax and the point has been raised
that II is taken from watercourses
which are in counties which do not
produce anthracite. Notwithstanding
the fact that the act requires assess
ment of the coal prepared for market
some of the companies have fallen
into the error of reporting on the coal
shipped to market. Others are fol-
lowing the coal clear from their mines
and reporting on the amount received
for each actual shipment. The auditor
generals department rules that the
coal must be reported on as produced
and assessed daily according to gen.
eral knowledge of the market.
After the Wrong Mana misprint
in a notice sent out advising corpora
tions engaged in manufacturing to re-
fuse to pay the S5 bookkeeping tax"
assessed by the auditor general has
caused the attorney generals depart
ment to receive food of letters about
II. The notice gave the attorney gen.
eral as the official who had imposed
the tax. This department had moth
ing to do with it. The matter is one
for the auditor general said At
torney General Brown. There are
three heads of departments called gen.
eral. all of whose titles begin with A.
They are adjutant, attorney and
auditor general.
May Prosecute More. State Fire
Marshal Baldwin has called the at
tention of the attorney generals de-
partment to several refusals of own
ers of properties which have been
condemned as fire traps to remove the
buildings or abate dangers. 1t is
probable that suits for fines will be
started late in the month.
Boroughs Complain. - Complaints
against railroad crossings were filed
with the Public Service Commission
to-day by two boroughs. The borough
of Green Lane complained that the
crossing Of the Perkiomen railroad In
Main street of that town is not prop
erly protected Safety gates and a
watchman are asked The borough of
New Milford complained of a crossing
of the Lackawanna railroad alleging
that it is dangerous and that it was
established without obtaining ap-
proval from the commission. 1t is
asked that the commission take steps
to make it safe.
Commission Adjourns.-The Public
Service Commission adjourned to-day
to meet in Greensburg Tuesday. No
decisions were given this week.
Going to Chicago.-Charles r. Will
lifts, of the State Department, will
leave tonight for Chicago.
Twenty Bridges-The State High
way Department will open bids on
September 80 for twenty bridges on
main highways. They will be built in
Clearfield. Beaver, Butler Center,
Monroe, Wyoming, Susquehanna and
Pike counties.
medical inspector, is at Danville, in
vestigating the typhoid fever out
break.
Inspecting Streams.-Commissio
Butler is in Delaware county to-day
inspecting streams alleged to be pol
luteG.
Board Meets September 1.-THE
dons were issued to-day. The meet
ing is set for September II.
Guardsmen Complimented. - Com
mendation of the conduct and dis
cipline of the National Guardsmen OF
the Second brigade while encampec
at Indiana this summer is expressed In
a letter received to-day by Adjutant
General Stewart from the Federated
Bible Glasses of Indiana county. The
lette reXpreSses on behalf of the or
ganization "and the good citizenship
of Indiana" appreciation of the con-
duct of the militiamen. Thanks are
extended to General A. J. Logan, of
the Second brigade, for the manner in
which the camp was managed.