Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-02
ADVERTISING WITH
THE CIRCULATION
Governor Says They Go Together
in His Veto of the Legal Ad-
vertisement Bill

In vetoing the House bill to extend
to counties having over 100000 popu-
lation the law requiring legal adver-
tisements to be published in the legal
newspapers published at least once a
week Governor Brumbaugh declared
There is no such thing as a legal
| newspaper in contradistinction from
| all other lawfully existing newspaper
| concerns" This veto was one of five
announced last night and in the course
of il the Governor says: why should
one newspaper have this business 2
| Why stifie honest competition? Why
/ play favorites? The legal and other
public advertising should follow the
| channels of circulation approved by
| the business concerns of a county, for
the latter will always put their adver-
tising where it will do the most good.
/ So should the Commonwealth. Let
: this matter to the honest, open COM
| petition of all legitimate channels of
advertising. l have vet to hear from
anyone that wants this bill approved.
I l would veto it even if | had. 1t is
not American in spirit
The Governor also vetoed the House
bill increasing salaries of deputy sher-
tffs in Allegheny county, saying: 1T is
unwise to have the Legislature fix in
creases of salaries without the knowl-
edge and consent of the citizens who
pay the bill" The Governor also says
that the sheriff should have complete
control of deputies.
The bill to allow farmers to peddle
their own products in boroughs was
vetoed because the borough code COW
ers the subject and that validating
acts of corporations before recording
of charters disapproved as too broad.
The bill validating titles to lands sold
for nonpayment of county taxes was
vetoed with these words: why should
property be sold for taxes if there is no
lien? The claimant should be held as
he always has been by the courts to
proof of a strict compliance on the
part of officials with every step neces-
sary to make good title. When an
official fails to enter a lien the official
should be disciplined by law, but law
should not be worked to relieve him
from the penalty of his official care
lessness."
Governor Brumbaugh announced
last night his approval of the Walsh
House bill providing code for report
ing, quarantining and controlling con-
tagious and infectious diseases The
act covers numerous diseases and es-
tablishes various quarantine periods
for diseases, as well as requiring i'm
mediate reports. The act is a general
one and defines the powers of health
officers.
The Governor also approved these
House bills:
Enlarging powers of State Livestock
sanitary Board in meat inspection
service and regulating handling of
meat products.
Providing for reciprocity in pharma-
ceutical licenses.
Authorizing adoption of an amor
tized basis for valuing the bond invest
ments of life insurance companies or
fraternal beneficiary societies.
Amending court stenographers act
so that $1,000 shall be minimum
salary.
Requiring second class cities to es-
tablish pension funds for employees and
regulating administration thereof.
Establishing municipal liens for
curbing in boroughs.
Authorizing State Commissioner of
Health to accept donations for erection
OF chapels at State sanatoria at Cres-
son and Hamburg
Requiring prothonotaries to provide
an ad sectum index
Fixing salaries of clerks in Depart
ment of Public instruction at Si,SOO
and messenger at $1,000.
Requiring all State officials and en-
pioyes who handle State money to give
bonds.
Refunding s29123 to Paul C. Wolff,
executor of Thomas H. Lane estate, for
collateral inheritance tax erroneously
paid.
Permitting the Commonwealth to
intervene in any proceeding at law or
equity in which the State may have an
interest without giving security.
Authorizing Charles II. Sleicher, of
Green township, Franklin county, to
sue the State for damages alleged to
| have been caused by construction of a
dam for the Scotland Soldiers Or
phans' School