Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-06

mense amount OF revenue which the
| commonwealth secures from thai
source. For the last week corpora
| uon clerks and others connected with
the tax end of the auditor generals
department and the State treasury
force have been working on the set
Elements, the treasury having to con-
cur in what the auditor general de-
ctdes.
Under the law the corporations have
sixty days in which to make payments
but owing to the need of money by
sthe State some payments may be
made at earlier dates. The bulk Of the
| tax settlements have been made up in
the last month.
In all probability there will be sew
eral millions more in the State treas
ury at the end of this month than at
the end of August.
New Electric Companies-Charter
have been issued for four new cleo
trio companies, two for Erie county
and one each for Bucks and Chester
counties. They are to be parts OF
systems. The merger of nine cleo
trio companies in Allegheny county
has been completed under the name
of Midland company. S. L. Tone, for
mer public service commissioner, is
president.
Some Crop Reports-Statemen is
sued by the Department of Agricul-
ture show that Adams, Franklin,
Fulton. Cumberland and York coun-
ties show prospects of SO per cent.
of normal yield of apples while the
average for the State is 81 per cent.
The fruit belt" shows prospects for
about 75 per cent. of a normal peach
crop although statistics indicate that
the State average will only be about
So per cent. of n normal yield. But
three counties, Carbon, Franklin and
Philadelphia report the condition of
potatoes above the average, although
good reports were made from Bucks,
Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Ian
caster, Lebanon, Lehigh. Luzerne,
Schuylkill and York counties.
To BE Here at Weekend - Gov
ernor Brumbaugh is expected to be
here for the weekend. The governor
is visiting in Philadelphia and vicin-
ity and business calling for his atten-
ton has been sent to him.
To Attend Convention - Chairman
W. D. B. Ainey, of the Public Service
commission, has been invited to ad-
dress the convention of the State
Electric association which is in ses-
sion at Eaglesmere this week.
Call For Statements - Banking
Commissioner Smith last night issued
call for statements of trust COM
pantes, State banks and savings asso-
Citations as of August 81.
Here From Border - Senator
Joseph II. Thompson, who is a major
of the Tenth infantry, was at the
Capitol to-day. He is on a furlough
to look after urgent business matters
Business at Capitol Ex-State
Chairman Henry G.. Wasson was al
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with the auditor general.
Expect Mr.. Brown ATTORNEY
General Brown is expected at the
capitol tomorrow. Some decisions
will likely be rendered at that time
Big Payment.-The Lehigh valley
Railroad Company to-day paid the
state S242,oS2.S9 as state tax.
Returned from Trip. - Insurance
Commissioners ]. Denny O'Neil re.
turned to-day from a two weeks vaca.
tio1 trip. He travelled by automobile
as fancy struck him.
Mr.. Trinkle Here.-W. N. Trinkle
of Philadelphia, former counsel of the
Public Service Commission. was here
| to-day on business at the Capitol.
Returned from AItoona,-C. q. Em.
erson. engineer of the Department o.
| Health, is home from the Investigation
| of the typhoid outbreak in Altoona.
report is being prepared.
Case in York.-A case of infantil,
paralysis has been reported from
Hopewell township, York county. 1
is near Stewartstown.
Mr.. Webbert Returns.-Walter Web
| bert. of the Department of Health. /,
| home from Pittsburgh, where he haC
charge of matters connected with tn,
infantile paralysis quarantine in tha
section.
Mr.. Aliens Tour.-Albert L. Allen
| a q q NJ 4
mems Insurance Fund, returned to-
day from an inspection trip of Goa
mines in the vicinity of Greensburg
| Ebensburg and Gallitzin, In the sec
ton surrounding these three towns tn,
State fund receives from general in,
dustries and mining properties an an
nual premium income of approxi
matly 100000 for workmen's com. ON
| pensation insurance. While in Ebens
burg Mr.. Allen attended the competi
| tive first aid meet, in which first aio
teams from the various mines of the
Tunnel Coal Company, Argyle Goa
| Company and Mountain Coal Com.
| pony participated. A silver cup, of.
fered by the State fund as a trophy IL
the first aid team most quickly solv.
ing an important problem on mininr
practice and first aid, was won by tho
team from the Cardiff mine of the
| Tunnel Coal Company.
county IRSureS. - WeStmoreland
county to-day insured the liability OF
all of It's county employees in the State
| Workmen's Insurance Fund. It is the
| largest county to do so.
Stock Stamp Sales.-The States in.
come from the sales of stock transfer
stamps during August amounted tc
sS.211.S4, according to a report made
to-day by the Auditor General. The
July sales were about the same.
Nearly 1,0OO.-Reports of cases OF
infantile paralysis made to the State
Department of Health to-day indicated
that the 1000 mark for this wear
would be reached before the end OF
the week. Orders for immediate arrest
of all persons violating quarantines
have been issued.
Ten Cases.-Ten cases, including an
application for commutation of the
death sentence of Joseph w. O'Brien,
Montgomery county have been filed
for the September meeting of the State
Board of Pardons on September 90.
Executive Session.-The Public Serv-
ice Commissioners to-day held the ex-
ecutive session postponed from Tues
day. The commissioners will probably
hear the calendar fixed for this week