Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-19

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forest leaves are remote. Last years
payments were not completed until a
few months ago and there is $100,000l
due to the normal schools of the COM
monwealth which was payable a year
| ago and which has not gone out.
Conditions regarding the payment
OF school money, on which records
were made couple of years ago, are
commencing to attract attention in
educational circles and numerous in
quiries are being made at the Stats
| Capitol as to the reasons.
At the State Treasury it is declared
that the reports show the lowest cash
balances in many years and that there
are current bills which are being held
up because of the lack of money to
meet them and leave anything on
hand for emergency purposes such as
military expenses, the cash to run the
government and to conduct the insane
and other charitable institutions.
The auditor generals department
| is speeding up the settlements of State
taxes and t is expected that within a
month or so there will be some quite
sizable payments of corporation taxes.
But at present the funds are pretty
low.
Forest Fires Big Toll. - At least
| 100000 acres of land in Pennsyl-
vania are kept in a nonproductive
state because of forest fires and at a
minimum figure the people of the
State are losing $20,000,000 which
might be realized from the products
of the soil is the statement made by
! George H. Writ, chief forest fire war
den, in the first report of the opera
tons of the fire prevention service
made to the Governor to-day. with
repeated fires and continuing erosion
Il the absolutely barren land is on the
increase" declares the report, which
estimates that 100000 acres of the
| 5000, 900 acres of forest land in the
State is damaged by fire annually.
The State loses a million dollars a
year directly from fires In the woods.
Increase Filed. - The Pennsylvania
Milk Products Co., of this city, has
filed notice of increase of stock from
$150,00O to $4,000.
No Come Backs There have
been no further proceedings taken in
the full crew cases which were de-
cided last week. 1t is understood that
the railroads will accept the decisions.
Board in Session. The State
Compensation Board is in session at
Philadelphia to-day and will act in the
city employees case from Reading
Black Wants Good Roads - High
way Commissioner Frank B. Black
last night confirmed his statements
made at Somerset that the State did
not propose to spend millions in max
ing roads out of COW trails. He said
tlidl iAS NOull lOOh W Ill6 people
the State to help get rights of way for
roads on easy, good grades which
would afford better means of travelling
and at the same time save the State
money.
Must Clean Up. - Commissioners of
authorities of Old Forge, a borough
near Scranton to make a radical clean
up of conditions in the town which has
been showing a high percentage of
deaths among children under two
years of age, This followed the re-
porting of a scond case of infantile
paralysis from the town.
To Meet In August. - The Public
Service Commission will hold a ses-
sion on August for consideration of
cases. Commissioners Ainey and
Brecht'will look after the business in
the absence of other commissioners.
Hunting Excuses. - The h
Capitol Commission held another
meeting yesterday in Philadelphia to
get more excuses for spending State
money on building in that city. Thus
far it has not arranged any hearings
for Pittsburgh and Scranton where
State offices are also located. To Sc
cure further excuses another hearing
will be held.
DR.. Surface Stays. - State zoologist
Fl. A. Surface has not yet resigned
and he is attending to business as
I ISueLl' OO 10 GNSl yOltG SlS6 III IIlG u6-
rartment and people are awaiting the
next move. DR.. Surface said to-day
that he resembled the man who was
tolG he was dead. Secretary Patton
has declined to talk.
Candidate Here. - Allen Miller, Re-
publican candidate for the House in
Susquehanna county, was a visitor to
tile Hill to-day.
Needs an Affidavit. Vice-Presi-
cent Marshalls list of presidential
electors was returned to Washington
to-day because he had failed to ac-
knowledge it. Secretary Woods and
Chief Clerk Thorn considered that it
needed that feature. The presidents
list was sworn to, but was day late.
However, it stays on file.
Black to Inspect. - Highway Com
missioner Black and Chief Engineer
Uhler leave tomorrow morning for
Bethlehem where the commissioner
will inspect the concrete road being
built by the department between
Bthlehein and Easton. He will so over
toll roads in Bucks, Lancaster and
| Chester counties on. Friday.
Still No Calls. - No calls for a re-
convenin gof the Washington party
State committee have been received
by State Chairman DIETRICH, he said
to-day. He said that no Withdrawals
had been received yet, but Messrs.
Myers and Clark would do so.
New Justice. Robert Summers
gill was to-day appointed justice for
Kaylor, Armstrong county.