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


$3,069,S25.12 while the receipts were
only s1.704, 4,oS1.24, showing an excess
of payments amounting to $1,365,-
1883.
The balance in the various funds oi
the Treasury at the end of the year
was lower than has been known for
years, amounting to S3,251, ,40S.51
while the balance at the end of No
vember was S4,617, ,202.59. The
shrinkage, which brings the total OF
balances to the lowest point in a de-
cade is due to heavy payments for
charities and other objects About a
million dollars of the State school
fund is still due to the districts and
prospects for early payments are not
very bright.
The detail of the receipts, which
were a little over a quarter of the
total of those in November, is as fol-
lows For general fund $1,16S,3
school fund $2,731.30; motor licenses
S50S,590; game protection, $215. so;
bounty fund S22,9S4.61, State fire in
surance fund, $1,165.96.
The balances are held as follows:
General fund, $685. 5,001.O2, the
smallest in twenty years; sinking
fund, $651, 1,110.02; game protection,
$3S7,547.76; State fire insurance fund,
$1S2,249.4O; bounty fund, S107,1SSOG
and school fund uninvested $1G,-
S12.25.
Capitol Closed. The State Capi-
tol was closed to-day, it being a holi-
business will not be resumed until
Tuesday. The Highway, Agriculture
and Insurance departments, which are
busy on licenses worked until late
hour last night to complete ship
ments.
Inspections Next. Inspection OF
organizations of the National Guard
by officers of the regular army to de,
termine fitness for field service will
be started on Monday, January 3, and
Will continue for over six weeks. The
inspections will include headquarters
and various auxiliary organization
and will be made by officers specially
detailed who will report to the War
Department at Washington. On these
reports will depend allowances from
the National government.
Institutes Begin. State farmers
Institutes will be resumed on MondaS
In six counties of the State. after hay
Ing been interrupted by the holidays
and by the presence of lecturers al
State College meetings. The insti.
tutes will be held throughout the
State and will run until the middle OF
March.
Waynesboro Company. - The Wy.
and Baking Co., of Waynesboro. was
chartered yesterday with $4,000 cap.
ltal.
Home For Visit. - Albert L. Aller
assistant manager of the State In.
surance Fund left last night to spend
the weekend at his home
Capitol Visitors. - Although to-day
was a holiday there were many new
years visitors to the State Capito
and the legislative halls were visited
by many who came to town for the
mummers' parade. The offices were
all closed.
No More Smallpox. - No more
cases or smallpox have been reported
at the Department of Health. Sew
eral which had been listed turned out
upon expert examination to be some
thing else.
Expect More to Aid. - State voca.
tonal education authorities expect
more arrangements to be concluded
next week for school districts TO CO.
operate with the State in establish
ing new schools. The change due 10
the new laws is effective on messenger
forces and newsboys to-day.
Cunningham to Speak. - Highway
Commissioner r. ]. Cunningham is ia
speak at the Somerset county good
roads rally at Somerset next week
congressman Hopwood and Crago are
also to speak.
Bounty Payments. - The Stata
Game Commission has finished nav
ment of the largest number of game
bountfes issued in months. The nav
ments have run high in the thoT-
sands although many of the accounts
were turned down.
Going Ahead. - Officials of tbo
Auditor Generals Department do
clared to-day that they were eoin,,
ahead with plans to assess the amin
cite coal tax under the act of 1att
1T is expected that it will be testod
in the courts; but in any event tbo
officials will not stop because the s'5 aot
of 1913 was knocked out.
Worked Until Late. - The attaobo.
of the automobile division OF tbo
State Highway Department worI,od
until long after midnight to pet tba
license tags issued. Some shipmants
were made to-day, but people VIII
We're late in applying will hayn" ~ ~
wait until Monday. "