Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14

| over three-Quarters of a million dol
lars and there has been a steady flow
of new business. while some reports
have been received of employers who
had liability insuranc turning TO the
State Fund.
! The number of policies Is now about
| $4,000. The experience of the State
fund, which has been unusual in many
respects, Is attracting wide attention
among insurance people. The Fund
has had very few big accidents and
the results for the year are being
awaited with interest.
Adjustments of rates on the basis of
| inspection are now under way.
Only One Answer. - Only one COM
pany has filed any suggestions for
changes in the explosives code which
has been prepared by the State Indus
trial Board and on which hearing
was held in Philadelphia a week ago,
The hearing was attended by repre-
sentatives of a billion Of capital
There is still a week left In which to
make suggestions.
Board Adjourns. - The State Board
of Public Charities adjourned late yes
terday afternoon after discussing State
care Of insane problems and will likely
nave a conference with the Governor
| later in the Fall
Nineteen Cases. - Nineteen cases,
including one murder case from Mont
gomery county. are listed for the ses-
sion of the State Board Of Pardons
next Wednesday.
Expected Tonight. Capitol Hill
looks for Governor Brumbaugh and
Selinsgrove will be the last stop. The
Governor will speak there late to-day.
The next tour starts on Tuesday.
Clcarffcld Vfsitor.--John F. Short,
the Clearfield publisher. was at the
Capitol visiting friends to-day.
Payments Made. - The first pay
ments have been made under the new
State pension system for its employees
to Samuel Ferguson, Of Pittsburgh,
and the veteran ]. X. Robson, of
| Miff1in. The applications were ap-
proved some time ago.
Inspections To o-morrow-Public Serv-
| ice Commissioners will go to Beth
lehem tomorrow to make inspections
Of the proposed grade crossing
changes.
State Wins.--The State won in the
decision Of Judge Kunkel sustaining
the demurrer to the injunction pro-
ceedings in the cold storage act. The
State is enforcing the act and the test
| may come on an appeal from penalty.
To Fix Dates.--The State Board of
Public Charities will fix dates later in
the month for the hearings in Harris
burg. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on
appropriations.
| Party Name Taken. The name Of
the United Labor party was preempted
| to-day for the State at large and for all
districts in Philadelphia county for this
Falls election. The signers are: Rob
ert 3. Murray, Francis E. Scullen, Jr.
Chadles ]. Scullin, william Gill, John
J. Delaney all of Philadelphia.
Candidates Change.-J. Banks Kurtz
of Altoona, Washington party nominee
for Congress in the Nineteenth Dis
trict to-day filed his withdrawal With
drawals were also filed by w. IT. H
Davis, Democrat, and ]. Hunter Wills
Washington, Chester county Senatorial
District. and William Way and John w
Kenney, Democrats, Chester county
| Legislative district. John R. Thomas
was substituted for the Senatorial
nominations. and ]. c. Reece, Washing
| ton; H. w. Davis and Elisha G. CLOUD
Democrats, for vacancies in Legislative
nominations in Chester county
To Meet Tomorrow - The Meade Me-
mortal Commission will have meeting
with Governor Brumbaugh in the eA-
Sanders Is Due. Professor ]. G
Sanders, the new State Zoologist, VIII
be here to-morrow to assume his
duties. He will meet Secretary Patton
tomorrow morning and take charge oil
the office.
| To Discuss Voting. Attorney Cen
eral' Brown will be here tomorrow tc
consult with Governor Brunbaush re-
garding plans for taking the soldiers
votes on the border. An opinion on pro.
| cedure has been prepared,