Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-17

the State Capitol to-day. The amount
or business offered to the State fund
mas been greater than expected and
there has been a big payment of pre-
mlums in the last ten days.
All of the income from premiums
has been sent to the Corn Exchange
National Bank, of Philadelphia, which
was designated as the official deposi-
tory for the Workmens Insurance
Fund and some of the money will be
invested without delay so that money
not needed for immediate use will
earn. Thus far only one death en-
failing liability payment from the
state fund has been reported.
About the Capitol there is con-
siderable interest in whether some of
the employers who took short term
liability insurance from stock or mu-
tual companies for sixty days will not
enter the State fund. The payment of
State fund premiums has run any
where from So TO S150.0OO.
Opinion Given Out.-Copies of the
opinion of Attorney General Francis
Skunk Brown clarifying the child la
Dor law on points which had been
raised with the State educational au-
thorities have been issued by the Bu-
reau of Vocational Education for the
government of employers and school
officials. The opinion, which disposed
OF nineteen questions, is the most eX-
tended issued by the attorney general
and is to be reduced TO placards for
general use.
VIII Stand Pat.-The Auditor Cen
erals Department proposes to stand
pat on the new escheat law and to
require all companies firms or per-
sons coming under its operations to
lille reports by the end of this month
or to face prosecution. The Attorney
Generals Department is understood
TO be preparing TO defend the consti-
tutionality of the act n test being
about to be started here.
After the Eggs. Having forced
holders of eggs in cold storage to
send out millions of dozens of eggs
during December, agents of the State
Department of agriculture are now
engaged in trying to keep the cold
storage eggs from being sold as fresh.
over thirty prosecutions have been
started since the first of the year to
punish people who did not properly
label cold storage eggs. but allowed
them 10 be sold as strictly fresh
country brands when they had been
resting in storage for three quarters
of a year.
Troop Inspection.-The Governors
Troop will be inspected tonight by
regular army officers to determine
held efficiency. Inspections will also
be held of Juniata Valley companies
of the Eighth Regiment.
Compensation Board The Com
pensation Board will meet tomorrow
TO act on a new list of applications for
exemption, mostly from municipali-
ties.
Requisitions. Requisition was
granted to-day for the return to
Salem county New Jersey of Fred. X.
Snyder, arrested in Philadelphia,
charged with larceny, and f. ].
Frederick. wanted in Pittsburgh,
charged with burglary, and arrested
in New York State.
Delegations Coming. - State High
way Commissioner Cunningham will
grant a hearing tomorrow to delega-
lions representing Delaware and
Chester counties who will come TO the
capitol to discuss changes in State
highway routes in their home dis
tricts.
Tenth Street Rehearing. The
Public Service is holding a rehearing
this afternoon in the Tenth street
grade crossing application. The New
port water case will come up to-mor-
row.
Private Secretary Coming. h e
Governors new private secretary,
William II. Ball, is expected to come
here from Philadelphia this afternoon
TO take up his new duties The Gov
crnor spent the weekend in Phia-
delphia and was in conference with
Idr. Ball for some time.
Palmer in Philadelphia. Lew r.
Palmer, chief factory inspector, is in
Philadelphia, attending the fire pre-
Nention congress.