Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05

was sent to the Treasury by the treas
urer OF corporation in payment of
State tax, but as the rules of the Treas
ury require certified checks or cur
cent bankable funds it was returned
with request for certification. The
sender promptly expressed pennies
and not all of them new, either.
Will Inspect Dam. An inspection
of the McCall's ferry dam and the
fishways with a view 10 determining
future changes will be made during
the coming week by Charles Thomp-
son, of Philadelphia, one of the MEM
bers of the State Fisheries Commits
sion, and Commissioner n. r. Butler
They are also planning inspection
work along the Delaware river with
the idea of improving the shad con-
ditions.
Pardon Board Meeting. = The June
meeting of the State Board of Pardons
has been postponed from Wednesday,
June 16, to Tuesday, June %. The
prospects are that. the calendar will
contain 35 or 40 cases. The Board
will not sit in July and August
TO Draft Codes-The Legislative
Reference Bureau has commenced
compilation of codes for the next ses-
sion of the legislature under the au-
thority conferred by the bill recently
approved and it is expected that sew
eral will be ready when the general as
sembly of 1917 is called. The bureau
prepared the borough code, which was
signed last month, ,and the taxation and
corporation codes, which were held in
committee and which will be taken
charge of by Attorney General Brown
between sessions.
The bureau will also revise some
OF the studies made in the last two
years and it is possible that a new code
of obsolete laws may be prepared
which will not interfere with the op-
GRAFTON of any departments of the
State government, which was one of
the reasons for veto of the House bill
announced last night
Fire Blight About.-State Zoologist
II. A. Surface has called attention to
the presence of the tree disease known
as fire blight" III the apple and pear
never known before. The reports
have reached the Capitol from num-
ber of the southern and eastern coun-
ties of the State and inspectors are
making an effort to determine how far
it has spread. The blight is said to
be one of the most expensive of pests
to combat.
furnishing paper and cuts to the State
will be opened on Monday at the exc
cutive department.
Big Payment.-The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company paid $119, 900
in State tax to the State Treasury yes
terday.
Spoke at AItoona.-Commissio of
Fisheries n. r. Butler spoke to sports
men at their annual meeting at AL
toona yesterday.
Governors Father Herc.-The Rev.
George Grove Brumbaugh, father of
the Governor, is spending the week
end with him. They will visit Hershey
tomorrow.
Johns May Land.-David B. Johns.
former Allegheny county Republican
chairman, who was here this week,
is believed to be in line for a place
in the Public Service Commission
staff.
Memorial Order Issued Adjutant
General Stewart has issued an order
announcing the death of Colonel C. K.
! Biddle. of the Third Infantry.
Smith Visits Woodward.-Albert b.
Smith, secretary of the appropriations
committee, left to-day for McKees-
port, where he will be the guest of
Chairman James f. Woodward.
Coming Here Tuesday. = Chairmen
Buckman and Woodward, of the leg
islative appropriations committee, are
expected to be here Tuesday to con-
suit with the Governor about appro-
priations.
Weekly Meetings.-The Public Ser
vice Commission will start its weekly
meetings next week. Sttings will be
held In Pittsburgh all week. The fol-
lowing week the commission will be
here and then 1t will sit at Scran-
ton,
York Men Interested. - George s.
Schmidt and other prominent men of
York county are interested in the
Somerset Coal Railroad which was in
porated to build line in that county.
1t has 100000 capital.
Ex-Governor Here. - Ex-Governor
William A. Stone, of Pittsburgh, was
at the Capitol to-day.