Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-30

ing been broken.
The shipments have been made day
and night from the Capitol and only
delays in receipts OF the tags from
the contractors, who happen to be the
State in the form of the State Prison
Labor Commission, prevented larger
shipments being made. On some days
the receipts ran over 100000, reach
ing 100000 on one occasion and big
bundles of currency and certified
checks are being turned into the finan-
ciai departments.
Treasury Funds. - The State Treas
ury statement for the month of De-
cember shoys that when business
closed approximately 100000 of per-
manent funds was awaiting invest
ment and that the State fire insurance
fund was not far from half a million.
The total of the balances in the Treas
ury at the end OF December was S4,-
S96, 6,S75.2S against $5,790.6S7.95 at the
end of November, the disbursements
for the month having been s2,S2S,-
1919 and receipts $1,93S,316.47.
The sinking fund balance amounts
to 1851. HOOP, school fund uninvest-
ed S1S,040.43; game protection fund,
S406,6S6.S1; bounty fund, $169,-
1918; fire insurance uninvested fund,
SSl 1915, and prison labor manufac-
turing fund, $685. ,S46.3S; while the gen.
eral balance amounted to $3,539,60S.-
&c.
Can't Stop Smoke. The Public
Service Commission in an opinion by
Chairman Ainey tonight dismissed a
complaint made by residents of Tunk-
hammock objecting to the smoke from
Locomotives of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road in vicinity of the station at that
place. The decision says that while
the commission is convinced that the
company might modify it's methods
of coaling and housing locomotives at
Tunkhannock to the relief of the COM
plainants and other citizens" but
states that the law does not give the
commission authority to grant the re-
lief prayed for.
Ask Facilities. - j. X. George, of
Beaverdale. Cambria county, to-day
asked the Public Service Commission
TO secure station and express facili-
ties at that place. The Pennsylvania
railroad and Adams Express Company
are named as respondents.
Compensation Cases. - The State
compensation Board in an opinion by
Commissioner Scott has refused to
grant compensation in the claim OF
Nicola Donetti, Windber, against the
Berwind-White Coal company, q case
involving question of dependency, and
the board takes occasion to affirm de-
cisions given in such cases. THE
test of dependency" says the decision,
lis whether the contributions were re-
lied upon by the dependents for their
means of living, judging this by the
financial and social position in life of
the dependents" In the case of
Stephen Myers aaginst the Pittsburgh
Coal Company the board holds that an
employe who claimed compensation
because of injury due to a fall of rock
in a mine had heart disease and could
not claim compensation, the appeal
from decision of Referee Dunn being
dismissed.
Beer Case Ended. The Public
Service Commission has dismissed
without writing an opinion the COM
plant of the Pittsburgh Brewing Com
pany and number of intervening
companies against the rates on beer
in the Pittsburgh district of the Penn
sylvania and other railroads.
Hearing Next Month. - Philadel-
phia's application for approval of the
plans for the new high speed trolley
lines in that city was received at the
office of the Public Service Commits
sion to-day and January "a was fixed
for the hearing
Oleo Record Goes. - Between 1000
and 2,100 licenses for the sale of oleo-
margarine during 1917 have already
been issued by the State Dairy and
Food Commissioner. the largest num-
ber ever issued before the new year
began. During 1916 there were $500
record.
Roney Due Tuesday-w. ]. Roney,
the new manager of the State Work
mems Insurance Fund, will assume
his office on Tuesday. He is now
closing up his affairs in connection
with the chief eXaminership of the In
surance department. No intimation
as to who will get Roney's place has
been given out, but it is said that it
will be a Philadelphian.
Seeks Pardon. Application for
pardon for Frank Donahue, of Phila-
delphia, convicted of embeZZlement.
has been filed with the State Board of
Pardons. Donahue was a client of the
late Representative Charles j. Roney
and when he died had no one to repre-
sent him in court.
Getting Reports. - The State Game
Commission is getting reports on the
killing of game in the State, and it is
reported that accidents TO hunters
were fewer than year ago.
Sends Congratulations. - Governor
Brumbaugh has sent congratulations
to the Eighteenth infantry which is
being mustered out at Pittsburgh.
CaIderwood Named.-James p. Cal
derwood. of State College, was to-day
appointed mechanical engineer of the
division of hygiene of the Department
of Labor and Industry at $4,000 q
year. He succeeds Oscar E. Thomson,
of PhoeniXville, who resigned some
time ago.
In Hands of Court.-The Hanover
and Carlisle Turnpike Company has
made answer to a complaint before
the Public Service Commission by say
ing that it's management is in the
hands of the Cumberland county court
and jurisdiction of the commission is
denied.
To Ask Commutation.-The State
Board of Pardons has arranged to
place upon its January list an appli-
cation for commutation of the SEN
tence of John Nelson, of Wyoming,
and it will be argued January II. A
respite of the execution will be issued
as soon as the application is filed for
the commutation and this will permit
of counsel for Nelson asking for ap-
pointment of commission in lunacy.
FORMER HARRISBURGER MADE
SUPREME COURT JUDGE
Wallace McCamant, a former resi-
dent of this city and widely known
here. yesterday was appointed n JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of Oregon.
Mr.. McCamant is u leading member of
the Portland (Ore.) bar. He is son
of the late Thomas McCamant, former
Auditor General of Pennsylvania, and