Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-13

- azAzzzaaf4RzsA Rambo, superin-
tendent of the Board of Public
Grounds and Buildings, will take up
with the Governor the question of
where to place them. The paintings
are allegorical and historical, dealing
with life of Pennsylvania and will
likely be placed in one of the corri-
doris. y considerable quantity of
furniture is also to be sent here from
the State building.
The Panama Pacific exposition
commission will close up it's business
In Philadelphia tomorrow when the
final meeting will be held and the
financial and other reports will be
submitted and the balance unexpend-
ed be turned back into the State
State Warns. - The State Depart
ment of Agriculture is out with a
warning against what it calls tree
fakirs." 1t is declared that there are
not only men who make business of
Offering for sale trees of doubtful
pedigree and Indifferent quality, but
that some of the salesmen are SELL
ing preparations to rid trees of dis
eases which the State biologists in
vestigation shows have killed the
trees. The New York Agricultural
experiment station has offered to CO.
operate with the State in checking
the activities of these merchants.
Oleo's Growth. - Some idea of
the growth of the States license sys-
tenn on oleo can be gained from the
statement that there are about 400
such licenses in Allegheny and 500 in
Philadelphia. Eight years ago there
We're but two in Philadelphia and in
some interior counties none at all.
State Wins Case. Word was re-
ceived here to-day that the State had
won the big cold storage test case in
Altoona in which it was contended by
representatives of a cold storage plant
that the eggs they sold were not un-
der the act. Secretary Patton and
Commissioner Foust attended tine
trial
Money Coming In. - over half a
million dollars in State tax and Ii
censes has been received at the State
Treasury the last two DAYS. over
$685. was received in taxes from
Pittsburgh Coal interests alone.
Due Here on Monday. - William
II. Ball, the new private secretary to
the Governor. will assume his duties
here on Monday.
Three Members Here. - The Pub
lie Service Commission to-day heard
argument on the Ohio Valley Water
Case with only three members sitting,
Commissioners Brecht and Penny
packer being i'll and Commissioner
Magee holding hearing In Pitts
burgh.
Governor Leaves. - G o ern o r
Brumbaugh left this afternoon for
Philadelphia to spend the weekend
He will attend the meeting of the
Panama-Pacific Exposition commits
sion tomorrow in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Killing Admitted. John S.
Killing, public service commissioners
and one of the prominent attorneys
of the State was yesterday admitted
TO the Dauphin county bar. Mr..
Killing is a member OF the bar OF
Erie. where he resides and has been
admitted to practice in the State and
United States courts.
Capitol Visitors. - Visitors TO the
Capitol included Ex-senator o. +.
Thomson, PhoeniXville; James c..
Watson, Williamsport; c. +. Caroth-
ers, former legislator. Washington;
Senator Charles A. Snyder, Pottsville.
Appointed Captain. = h n F..
Irwin has been appointed captain of
Company d, Sixteenth infantry, Oil
City.
Attending Court. Deputy At
torney General TIargest is in Phila-
delphia attending the supreme court
where the big insurance tax cases are
TO be heard.
New Notaries. - Charles ]. Jones,
Harrisburg; William Emenheiser. of
Enola, and Fred O. Seidel, West Fair
view, have been appointed notaries.
Board in Session. - The State In
dustrial Board is in session to-day.
State ArmoTy Board. - The State
Armory Board last night approved
plans for West Chester armory and
ordered improvements at Lebanon
and York.
Went to Erie. - Lee. Solomon, Sec
retary of the Compensation Board,
went to Erie last night to meet the
referee in compensation and discuss
matters with him.
Cumberland Institutes. Farmers
institutes will be held next week at
Newburg. Centewille and Hogestown,
Cumberland county.
At Mauch Chunk. - Deputy At
torney General Davis went to Mauch
Chunk last night to represent the
State in the game warden murder
trial.