Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-21

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~E&d clearing up accu-
@daAEas2zzs mulated business in
his department, including some of the
big corporation a bills. The tax
matters are very pressing just now, as
the State Treasury is rather slim in its
balances and this is the season of the
year when the big bills are made out.
1t is estimated that bills for $6,000,000
TO S7,000,0 600 of taxes will be made up
IN the next thirty days, and when the
cash commences to roll in the strin-
gency now prevailing will be cleared
up.
In addition there are several boards
OF which the auditor general is a
member which have business which
has piled up and the matters will be
considered. 1t is expected that Gov
ernor Brumbaugh will return about
the tenth of September, as the Board
OF Grounds and Buildings is scheduled
to meet at that time.
The auditor general will return to
the border, as he has no intention of
leaving the military service, with
which he has been identified for years.
To Discuss Cranes.-Many promin-
ent manufacturers are expected here
tomorrow at the conference to be
held under auspices of the State In
dustrial Board IN the proposed code
regarding cranes. The code will be
Nl4S Il4OSt O1llpIGIlCIlSlN III inc OnlIGC
States and will cover all kinds of such
machinery.
Holding Conferences.-L. r. Pal
mer, chief of the State Bureau of
Factory Inspection, is holding a series
of district conferences with inspectors
in central counties, resulting in num-
erous orders for improvements of
conditions in theaters and the like.
Working on Decision - Attaches
of the attorney generals office are
at work on the studies of the law
relative to soldiers voting. The be-
lief is that registration laws will not
hamper anyone and hat the tax pay
ment matter may be steered around
through powers of attorney as indicat-
ed by Mr.. Brown some time ago.
Over $50 Me Camp - Accord
ing to reports there are 1853 men in
training at the Mt. Gretna camp.
Tied Up BY Lack of Data - Ad-
jutant General Stewart, who is work.
ing on the pay for the men who en-
listed prior to June "a and who were
rejected or who did not take the fed
eral oath, is unable to send out the
money for the men because of the
carelessness of people who do not send
in complete datad about residences of
men or whose information is not cor
rect. Pay or whole companies is being
held up because two or three men can
not be located.
New Garage - The Mt. Union and
Huntingdon City Garage was chart
cred to-day with $4,000 capital. A.
r. Peterson is the treasurer.
P~athfienders to Start - w. r. D.
Halls statiscian of the State Highway
department, and w. R. Douglas, of the
State Department of Agriculture, will
leave tomorrow to make arrange
ments for the first of the three-day
tours through the agricultural re-
gtons to be taken by the governor
and his party. The first tour will be
through the central and northern
counties. The governor has invited
o vacation = John G. Hopwood,
chief clerk of the Public Service
commission, is on his vacation.
Mr.. Hunter III. = Edward Hunter.
one Of the State Department of Agri-
culture force, is very i'll in the Clear
field hospital.
To Attend Conference - Deputv
Attorney General w. NJ. largest will
leave tomorrow for Chicago to at
tend the meeting of the national COM
missioners on uniformity of State laws
Mr.. largest has been a member of
committees on this work for some
years.
Fifty Cases - At least fifty new
cases of infantile paralysis have been
reported in the last forty-eight hours,
The bulk are in Philadelphia. The
state Health authorities are about to
issue regulations again children at
tending fairs.
Executive Session - The Public
Service commission will have an exc
cutive session on Thursday.
Goes TO Gretna - The Boalsburg
machine gun company of the First
cavalry was started for Mt. Gretna
to-day and will arrive tomorrow. the
whole company being complete and
equipped by T. D. Boals.
GIday e Results = Patrick Gill
day, chief of the State bureau of medi-
atlon, mas settled the strike at Portage.
In Maine DR.. j. George Becht.
secretary of the State Board of Edu-
cation, is in Maine taking a vacation.
10 Hold Hearing - The hearing in
the st. Clair township road case is
secluded to be held tomorrow. 1t will
have wide effect in State turnpike af-
fairs.