Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-11

ance fund has caused the officials of
the two boards to take to the plat
form and to do some tall hustling in
order to attend to their office work
and to make speeches. J. w. Leech,
of Ebensburg, has made several
speeches this week and has some
booked for next week and Chairman
Fl. 4. Mackey is also to talk. Albert
l.. Allen, assistant manager of the In
surance fund, spoke last night at AL
leptown and will go to Johnstown on
Monday night Commissioner of
Labor John Price Jackson Will also
speak on the new system next week.
Meade Statue Plans. - Immediate
steps are TO be taken by the Meade
Memorial Statute commission to have
the contracts placed with Charles
Crafty, sculptor. of Philadelphia. and
Simon & Bassett, architects, Phila-
delphia, executed al once. The site
for the monumen has been arranged
with the Fine Arts Commission in
Washington.
General Fund Low. The general
fund of the State Treasury, which was
at the lowest point in twenty years
ON December 1, has gone still lower
because of payments for the schools
and the funds are now held by less
than fifty banks, the smallest num-
Der having State money in years.
Payments except from automobile Ii
censes have been small since the first
of the month.
Dauphin's Cases. - Dauphin coun-
ty has cases listed for the meeting of
the State Board of Pardons on We'd
nesday. They include John Eckert,
burglary: Joseph Swegert, assault,
etc. and Fl. r. Mercer, false pretense
etc: The rehearing applications are:
William Stipe. larceny. and David
Kaufman, larceny. Arthur Hoy, of
Lebanon, larceny. is asking pardon.
To Attend Dinner. - G emo T
Brumbaugh will attend the Pennsyl-
vania society dinner in New York to-
night. The State will he represented
in addition by number of officials.
Rates on Monday. The rates for
insurance in the State Workmens In
surance fund will be announced on
Monday according to officials of the
State fund board. The compilation of
the rates is to be finished to-day and
it was stated in answer 20 inquiries
that they would be made public on
Monday on which day the insurance
companies and others interested will
receive them. The rates are to be
sent by registered mail.
To Take Time.-The Public Service
Commission may not act on the appli-
cation for modification OF the ruling
against clerical orders by railroads for
some time. Papers are being filed by
clergymen in the recent application.
The commission may consider the
matter late in the month
Bank Merger. - The Miners Bank
of Wilkes Barre to-day fled notice Of
merger with the Peoples Bank, of
that city, with a combined capital of
S750,000 under the name of the
Miners Bank.
Increases Filed. - The Auto Car
Co.. of Philadelphia, to-day filed
notice of increase of its stock from
$780, 900 to $1.000,000. The Atlantic
Steel Casting Co., of Philadelphia, in
creased its capital from $1,000 to
s164.000.
Dr. Royer Busy. Dr. 3. Franklin
Roger, chief medical inspector, was
to-day detailed by Commissioner of
Health Dixon to make an investiga-
tion of the outbreak of diphtheria at
Glen Mills schools near Philadelphia.
Outbreaks of typhoid in Elk county
are being investigated.
Attending NJ ting. Commits
Hioner Jackson and Chief Inspector
Palmer. Of the Department of Labor
and Industry. are in New York at
tending meetings relative to the es
tablishment of certain standards OF
safety.