Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01

so mitt to cooperate with the State
m Wa. Supply Commission in drafting
at lee-t tion for control and regulation
he of tiers in line with the recommen-
- dsns contained in the 1915 report
to ole commission.
overnor Brumbaugh who attended
ne afternoon sessions for a short time
~ "a, Chairman Dixon commended
at e interest shown in the conference
lcnd the desire to work out a plan
5hich would be of value to future
generations. Much attention was given
Joy speakers, including Commissioner
William a. Magee, to the question of
cost and the discussion took "a wide
range.
Dr. Dixon will name the committee
after consulting with the Governor.
Board to Meet. The State Board
of Education will meet in Pittsburgh.
on November 20. II will discuss nor
NAL schools and legislation.
Mr.. Wcimer Here. Edgar A.
Weimer, former mayor of Lebanon,
was among visitors here yesterday on
business connected with the depart
ments.
Water Cases Postponed. - Th e
Newport and Hummelstown water
complaint hearings to have been held
COMMISSION
week have been postponed.
To Sit at Bethlehem. Chairman
Ainey will sit at Lehigh University to-
morrow in the presentation of plans
for abolishing grade crossings in the
Bethlehems.
Member Here. Representative
John NJ. Flynn. of Elk county. was
here on business connected with the
State departments.
How Balances Stand. - The State
Treasury statement shows the in
vested funds to amount to 900,
S2S3,000 being in the fire insurance
fund and s232,000 in the school fund.
The receipts in the general fund for
October have been S4,705,556.54 and
the d isbur m ents, sS,Ss6,215.s2.
Total receipts in all funds amounted
to s4,7S2.736.27 and disbursements.
s3,934,337.49. In the sinking fund
there is a balance of S651, HOOP;
school fund, s9,5s2.66; bounty. s66,-
4S4.72; State insurance, SS7,192.94;
game, S231, ,030.49 and manufacturing
46,291.35.
Few Gases Ahead. The Public
Service Commission will have few
cases to hear next week. The sittings
will start Wednesday.
Plague Decreasing. The reports
to the State Department of Health
show a gradual decrease in the num-
Der of infantile paralysis cases. Phila-
delphia reported but one case yester-
day
Not Much Damaged. Paul n.
Furman, chief of statistics, said to-
day that his automobile was little
damaged at Williamsport last night
and that he had been in no danger.
Visited Governor. - Senator John
w. Hoke. of Chambersburg; General
Agent Wharton and Edward Wilson,
of the State Board of Charities, visited
the Governor to-day.
Won't Accept Surety. Insurance
Commissioner O'Neil has declined to
accept surety bonds for securities,
bonds and mortgages deposited with
him by insurance companies.
Discussing Code. - The discussion
of the explosives code by the COM
mitteer in charge at the State Indus
trial Board meeting will last all day
to-day. The code will be issued in a
few days.
| To Visit Operators. = Albert L.
| Allen, assistant manager of the State
Workmen's Insurance Fund, leaves
to-day for a trip through the mining
district of Cambria, Indiana and
Westmoreland counties. He will spend
the remainder of the week attending
meetings and pointing out to coal
| operators of that district the opera
ton of the State Workmen's Insurance
Fund as a medium for carrying COM
pensation insurance for coal mine en-
ployes In Pennsylvania.
ON HIGHWAY MOTOR TRIP