Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-13

SsA----.-=-s=M are likely to be
creased by the end of the year. The
State school fund has grown from in
vestments to S232.000, over half hav-
, ing been added i'll the last year.
The statement of the financial
operations of the State for September,
just published shows the fire insurance
q and school funds and carries as q
separate fund for the first time the
appropriation of $4,000 for prison
manufacturing. The State is now
making the automobile license tags
! for next year. over $10u,g00 is car
ried in cash In the fire insurance fund
! and $500 remains uninvested in the
school fund. The State Workmen's
Insurance fund has over 100000 in
cash on hand and has paid out $780,
| 600 in claims.
The hunters license fund which is
over quarter of a million will be
much increased this month.
| According to the Treasury lists
/ there are now but eighty-eight in
active repositories instead of 200 a
/ few years ago. There are six active
repositories. OF the repositories At
have deposits of the sinking fund
which amounts to over $65O,OOO,
equal to the bonds called long ago
and outstanding.
Jitncy Cases to Be Heard. - The
| Public Service Commission will hear
Allegheny county jitney cases late
this month and the Lackawanna cases
on Nobember 8.
Walking Arsenal. State Game
Wardens in Susquehanna county have
arrested George Lenke, q foreigner,
who was found to have six guns. He
was taken under the act which pro-
hibits unnaturaliZed persons from
carrying firearms.
\ Ten Million Company. The
Coulter Building and Loan AssocIa-
ton, of Philadelphia. was granted u
charter last evening with $'O,O00,000
capital. 1t was the largest capital
ever authorized for such concern.
Will Make Addrcss.-Dr. j. George
Becht, secretary of the State Board
of Education, will speak at the eXer-
ciSes of the College of Pedagogy at
Philadelphia tomorrow.
| Conklin Loses Car. The large
! touring car of Commissioner of For
estry Robert S. Conklin was burned
ters were on u trip near Lewistown
Crossed wires in the self starter are
blamed for the fire.
TO Hold Norman. - Commissioner
of Health Dixon has given notice that
Joseph Norman, the Wilkes Barre
| leper, must be held. The tests do not
show him to be free.
Attending Meeting. - State Lii
| brarian Montgomery and members of
his staff are attending meetings of the
Keystone State Library Association at
| Wernersville
reclamation of from ten to twelve
million acres of farm land in Penn
sylvania were made at State College
yesterday. Members of the faculty of
the college are leading the movement.
September Good Month. = During
September $6,S72 was collected from
estates of lunatics to pay the State
for their maintenance. The total
amount collected to date is s133, 152.
Attended Fair. l.. II. While, of
the statistical bureau of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, attended the
Hagerstown fair yesterday. He said
that the Franklin county exhibit was
especially fine.
Four Cases. - Outside of Philadel-
phia only four cases of infantile
paralysis were reported to the Depart
ment of Health yesterday.
Governor iii Philadelphia. = Gov
ernor Brumbaugh is in Philadelphia
for the weekend. He has several ad-
dresses to deliver.
Home From Games. = Executive
Controller Samuel C. Todd is home
from his annual visit to the world s
series games He was accompanied
by Charles H. Bergner and George w.
| RELY, OF lnlS CITY, anu w. l. Derry
man, Charles f. Thompson and j. e.
Masters, of Charleroi.
Blight Again. - Chestnut blight has
commenced to affect the chestnut
groves in the upper Susquehanna val
ley again. Extensive Infection has
been discovered.
DR.. E,sler Lcaycs.-Dr. James M. Es-
ler the retiring chief of distribution of
documents and the man who organized
the splendid service which has been
given to the State in handling of its
publications, left to-day for Taren-
tum. He will be succeeded tonight
by r. NJ. Hendrickson, of Pittsburgh.
DR. Esler was given farewell by many
friends at the Capitol and there was
general regret expressed at his depar-
ture. He remained here to show Mr..
Hendrickson the system of opera
tion at the bureau offices.
Spoke at New Orleans.-Dr. Joseph
Kalbfus, secretary of the State Game
Commission, spoke to-day at the AM
erican Fisheries society meeting in
New Orleans on what Pennsylvania is
doing for game conservation.
More Drastic Rules. = More drastic
rules to govern the examination of law