Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-20


office every week and the fund has
been fortunate in the calls made
upon it.
The fund has invested practically
half a million dollars of it's receipts,
which have amounted to over $780,
900. The investments are in bonds
and in addition to this protection the
fund has reinsured its catastrophe
hazards.
The writing of coal mine insurance
is to be placed on rates subject to re-
adjustment. They are now being con-
sidered by the experts.
Big Problem Up. Problems at
tending high tension wires of electric
companies and their relation to tele-
phone wires will come before the Pub
lie Service Commission for discussion
this winter because of complaints
made by Western telephone concerns.
The most important complaint has
been made by a Somerset company
which is said to raise an issue which
will lead to some interesting hearings.
Increases Filed. - Big increases of
stock and debt authorized by papers
filed at the Capitol lately include
Hammermill Co.. Erie, stock $4,000
to S3,000,000; Janney & Borough.
Inc, Philadelphia, stock, $4,000 to
s1,50o,OOO and debt s45O,00O and
United Electric Co., Chambersburg,
stock, $685. 500 to 100000.
Justice Walling Here. Justice e.
4. Walling, who was elected to the
Supreme court for the full term, was
here to-day. He came to attend the
Methodist meetings.
Committee Named. - Speaker Am
bier has named the members of the
House from Philadelphia and adjoin-
ing counties as q committee to attend
the funeral of Representative Charles
j. Roney.
To Start New Plant. - The new
Coatesville water works, which caused
considerable stir on Capitol Hill for a
time, will be started this week.
I'rnnkIin's Turn. The farmers
institutes were started in Franklin
county to-day, the lecturers who spoke
in this county last week going to that
district. Three institutes will be held
in Franklin.
To Make Report Early. - The COM
mission named to prepare a bill for
simplifying the system of recording
deeds and mortgages will have a meet
ing in Philadelphia soon to prepare a
report. 1t will be submitted to the
Governor next month.
Campaign Expenditures. Samuel
Kunkel of Harrisburg, treasurer of
the Democratic State Committee and
candidate for Democratic elector,
to-day filed a statement showing that
he had expended $500 in the cam
paign. 1915 bein ggiven to the Demo-
cratic national committee and $125
to the Dauphin County Democratic
Committee. Thomas Ross, of Doyles-
town, Democratic candidate for Con-
at-Large. certified to spending
s164, mostly given to committees. w.
G.. Wright, SINCE Tax candidate for
Auditor General did not spend any
thing. Thomas Robbins, Republican
elector. spent 5000, of which 500
went to the Republican State Com
mittee; A. e. Leinbach. Reading, and
c. A. Rook, Pittsburgh. Republican
electors, certified to no expenditures;
Henry Meyer and Jacob Pontz, Demo-
cratic electoral candidates and Bryan
H. Osborne, Republican elector, certi-
| fled to spending less than $50 and
Fred Croft, Prohibition candidate for
Congress at-Large, to no payments or
contributions.
New Justice = Walter S. Swartley
was to-day appointed Justice of the
peace for Glenolden.
| Guard Officers Second Lieu
tenant M. Fl. Smith, Second infantry.
| Philadelphia, was to-day placed on