Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24

-nzs7@5@1TzS ana II Is nKely tnat
zzaaS some official action
in the matter will be taken before
very long. The State fund officials
have been urging such employers to
protect themselves and the companies
have also been getting busy.
Thus far approximately $500 poll
cies have been written for the State
insurance fund and the premiums will
go to the 100000 mark before many
weeks. AT the Capitol it is believed
that the State fund may touch a mill
lion before summer. The insurance
written has covered a wide range of
business and some of the big coal
companies have taken policies with
the State instead of asking exempt
tions.
Counties Affected. The opinion
given on Saturday by Deputy Attor-
ney General w. NJ. largest in the
controversy over the Dauphin coun-
ty mercantile appraisership will not
only govern in this county where Her.
man Long will be recognized, but will
be taken as guide in Allegheny,
Carbon, Northampton and Clearfield
counties. 1t is also understood that
the same situation will be clarified in
other counties which have not been
heard from. What the State is most
concerned about is the validity of the
assessments according to both the au-
diting and legal ends Of the govern
ment.
Must Push Cases-Notice has been
given to attorneys for applicants for
recommendations for the State Board
of Pardons that they must appear and
prosecute their cases hereafter. At
the recent meeting some continuances
were granted and it was stated in
some of them that if the applications
were not pushed they would be
stricken from the list. The policy of
granting continuances will be much
curtailed.
War Prices On.-Lancaster county
farmers are getting real war prices"
for their 1915 wheat according to the
reports which have been received \at
the State Department of Agriculture.
The latest reports show that some
sales of the grain have been at S1.20
per bushel. This is the highest fig
ure since the outbreak of the war and
it is believed here that later reports
from this and other counties will
show still higher price. Reports
month ago told of Montgomery coun-
ty getting s1.14, but Lancaster has
gone it better.
To Try Mediation.-The State Pub
lie Service Commissioners are going
to try their hands at mediation to-
morrow when the representatives of
coal operators and shippers in GEN.
trail and western Pennsylvania who
have been objecting to the Pennsyl-
vania railroad order against sending
cars to be loaded from wagons which
haul from mines. 1t is contended that
this is discrimination and an effort
will be made by the commissioners to
secure an agreement. The company
officials contend that the method of
loading causes delays in car move
ments.
Fewer Measles Cases.-Pennsylva-
MIA has had fewer outbreaks of measles
this winter than usual and the cases
reported from Johnstown the other
day and which caused the closing of
schools and Sunday schools was the
first extensive outbreak in quite a
time. Smallpox and measles cases
have been fewe than for a long time,
according to State reports.
Four Cases In.-The business for
the State Compensation Board the
first month of the system is not eX-
pected to be very large, there being
an evident intention to handle busi-
ness through referees as much as pos
sible. Thus far the deaths reported
have been taken up promptly and
terms reached In four cases the
State fund has to bear the compen-
sation costs.
Execution Postponed. - The cleo
trocution of March and Pennington,
set for to-day was postponed by War
den FTancies of the Western peniten-
tiary. He has that authority under
the warrant which provides for carry
ing out the warrant any time in the
week.
In Pittsburgh. = A. l.. Allen, assist
ant general manager of the State In
surance fund, is in Pittsburgh, open
ing branch offices to-day.
For the Small Man. Public Ser
vice Commissioner Monaghan declared
in the Philadelphia Electric hearing in
Philadelphia on Saturday that COM
nfn 1cf lal
the small consumer who was the back
bone of their business in years gone
by and who enabled them to grow.
Must Install Plant. - The Depart
ment of Health has ordered Morris
Vile borough to install a filter plant.
Inspecting Roads. - Highway Com
missioner Cunningham and Chief En-
gineer Uhler are in Chester county in
specting roads with local committees
to-day.
Spoke at Philadelphia. - Jacob
Lightner, director of the State EN-
phia to-day on the work of his branch
of the Department of Labor and In
dustry.
Soldier Gets Fine. - One of the
members of the National Guard at
Rading failed to attend drills and was
fined by court martial Another man
who ignored drills was sent to prison
for five days.
Commission to Meet. The State
Commission of Agriculture will meet
tomorrow for its monthly session and
some of the departmental appoint
ments may be announced.
New Justice. S. d. Rinker has
been appointed justice of Weatherly,
Carbon county.
Appointed Major.-Captain Charles
c. McLain, of the Tenth regiment COM
pany, stationed at Indiana, has been
appointed major and inspector and
assigned to the Second brigade.
Trustee to Meet. - The trustees
of State College will hold their month
ly session here tomorrow and will
meet Governor Brumbaugh.
Returned by Car. - Governor
Brumbaugh and Secretary Ball mo-
tored to Harrisburg from PHILADELPHIA
to-day.
Opinions Given. - Attorney General
Brown has given an opinion to the
new State Prison Labor Commission