Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-09
OTHER STATES ASK
ABOUT PARASITES
Ohio and West Virginia Send Re-
quests For Insect Destroyers
Bred in State
W e st Virginia

----sd have given him
considerable pleasure. The letter from
ONO came from the State entomologist,
VINO complimented Pennsylvania upon
what 1t had Accomplished and stated
that he desired to give the farmers
anu orchard owners of his State the
State. '''
Pubiic Service.-The Public Service
y oHllnisslon is hearing arguments in
lhe Plttston electric and Mt Union
water cases to-day. 1t will adjourn
night
TO Remain Here.-GoVernor Brum-
baugh will remain here over Sunday.
lie plans to attend service at his de-
nominational church.
Given Congratulations men,
bers and attaches of the Public Ser
vice Commission to-day congratulated
ex-governor Pennypacker on his birth
day He was born April 8, 1S43, in
PhoeniXWlle.
water For Camps Surveys have
been made by National Guard officers
for water supply for Mt. Gretna
camp. This indicates that the per-
nament camp site has been designated.
The reservoir is to contain 125.O0O
gallons Colonel l.. V. Rausch has com
pleted the surveys
One Cent Paid.-The State receiv-
ed check for one cent to-day from
a balance on tax.
Congressman Here. - Congressman
ID. F. Lafean, of York, was among the
| Governors callers to-day.
More are Duet is expected that
| TWO more appointments of members
| OF the Governors personal STAFF will
| be announced soon.
Mr.. Hiatt Better.-James S. Hiatt
GoVernor's secretary, is improving in
/ health. He expects to get here next
week.
Favor Gawthrop.-Governor Brum-
| baugh was asked to-day to appoint
Robert 5. Gawthrop, of West Chester
eX-district attorney or Chester coun-
| ty, as judge of the common pleas court
to succeed Judge Hemphill The names
OF j. f. r.. Hause. West Chester, and
Arthur 7. Park, Coatesvilie are also
| before him, but were not urged to-
day. Their partisans will be here
Thursday petition signed by 81
members of the bar was presented for
Mr.. Gawthrop and 21 of the "a MEM
bers OF the junior bar also asked for
him. In the delegation speaking for
Mr.. Gawthrop were the three legisla-
tors, Messrs Whitaker. Greenwood
and Hollingsworth, r. l.. Eyre, Con-
gresham Thomas S. Butler; Jonn
Croft, j, Paul McElree, Thomas w.
Pierce. Thomas Lack. f. n. MacDon-
=.
wees, Marshall Matlack, Thomas Hos
kins, Walter Greenwood. The COVER
NOR asked many questions during the
lremarks ana strong arguments for Mr..
lGawthrop were made on behalf of his
qualifications and his service.
State to AppeaI.-It is probable that
the Commonwealth will appeal to the
supreme Court from the decision of
the Dauphin county court in the State
tax case of the Westinghouse Air
Brake Company involvinG right of a
corporation to claim exemption from
State tax of securities of foreign cor
porationS owned. The case involved
about $4,000 and the court decided
that when a corporation owned all OF
the stock of a foreign corporation en-
gagged in manufacturing it could claim
exemption, but that where it owned
> only a part the State could tax.
A special session of court for hear.
ing State tax cases will be held later
in the month by the Dauphin county
judges.
To Discuss BilIs.-Members of the
legislative committees on education
and of the State Board of Education
{ will discuss bills affecting the schoo
: code and educational interests within
a week. list of all such bills ha!
: been made and the effect is beini
worked out. The appropriations com
week to the bills providing appropria
tions for vocational education.
Captain Dropped. - General order
issued from National Guard headquar
ters to-day announce that Captain
Vincent C. Kinney has been relieved
of his command of Company M, Sec
ond infantry, and discharged. 1t i
stated that recourse was had to tn
sureties on his bond.
Discuss Landscaping. Provision
for the landscape treatment of tn
Capitol Park extension is to be mad
by the Board of Public Grounds an
Buildings at the meeting schedule
for Tuesday. The State now has five
sixths of the properties and by tn
thine the next legislature meets tn
whole district will be under State con
troll 1t Is likely that competition O
Landscape architects will be suggest
ed and. the Legislature asked to max
an appropriation.