Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-07
100000 AT
PENNA. FAIRS
Bumper Hay Crop Predicted by
Agricultural Dept; Prose
cute Milk Men

BBggUU1t THE The ,SSFs.. 99Ts fair dttenSi had
E=sEAa ance with 100000
zszzsz3 admissions and the
Allentown fair was second with 100000.
Other fairs with large attendances
were Changers Picnic at williams
Grove, Cumberland county, 10000;
Bloomsbury fair by the Columbia
county Agricultural, Horticultural and
Mechanical Association, $4,000; Reading
rair by the Berks County Agricultural
and Horticultural Association, 65, 900;
Lancaster fair by the Lancaster County
Agricultural Fair Association, 10000;
Lebanon fair by the Lebanon Valley
Fair Association, 10000; Arden fair by
the Washington Fair Association, co.
600; Hanover fair by the Hanover Agri-
cultural Society $4,000.
The Department of Agriculture an
nounces that its reports from all Sec
tions of Pennsylvania indicate a great
Increase in the hay crop over last year.
The Dairy and Food Bureau of the de-
partment has ordered 149 prosecutions
in various parts of the State for in
fractions of the pure milk laws.
RumOrs Name PnttOn.-As yet no in
ttmation has come from the executive
chamber as to whom the Governor will
appoipt to succeed the late Robert
Cunningham as superintendent of the
Highway Department. A number of
men have been suggested as being
probable appointees and to-day there
were rumors that Charles L. Patton, at
present Secretary of Agriculture, would
be pleasing in some quarters. Mr.. Pat
ton, 1t is pointed out, is making the
agricultural department most efficient
and effective. He is a member of one
of the old families of Central Pennsyl-
vania and road and railroad con-
tractor of large experience. 1t is this
experience that has given rise to the
reports of his possible selection.
Prosecutions Ordered. - The Dairy
and Food Bureau of the Department of
Agriculture has ordered seven prose
cutions in Philadelphia of soda water
dispensaries where soft drinks were
sold that contained fiavors of artificial
fruit concoctions and colors.
Votes For Alternates.-The office
of the Secretary of the Comm onwealth
has been kept busy recording the votes
for delegates and alternates. Judging
from the length of the sheets, practi-
cally everybody in Pennsylvania re-
ceived at least one vote for alternate
and some as high as seven or eight
Error in CePtificates.-In straighten-
ing out the election returns, an inter-
esting complication has arisen in the
case of Samuel q. Fraker, of Orbi-
sonia, Huntingdon county, and John
c. Dunkle, both of the 18th district.
Both were certified as delegates to the
Democratic national convention, but
as 1t turned out Fraker will go as a
delegate and Dunkle squeezed through
as an alternate. The mistake is un-
important and nothing will be done
about 1t.
BileS Honored.-George H Biles.
second deputy State Highway Commits
sioner, received WORD this morning
that he had been elected an honorary
member of the Motor Club of Harris
burg. The club has bestowed this
honor upon very few, including the
late Robert j. Cunningham, State
Highway Commissioner, who was
elected an honorary member shortly
before his death.
New Baseball Team.-T. ]. Gould,
assistant to the chief inspector, De-
partment of Labor and Industry, is
busy working up baseball team that
will be fit to meet any comers. Gould
will go to Plattsburg for the August
encampment.
Brumbaugh Beats WiIson.-In to-
falling up the presidential returns, 1t
has been discovered that Governor
Brumbaugh received 242 votes for
President on the Prohibition ticket,
while President Wilson was given 241.
The Governor likewise received IA
votes from the Personal Liberty party.
Paimef's Note.-For Democratic
national committeeman, A. Mitchell
Palmer received S4,369 votes in the
recent primaries, M. Liebel, Jr., 1880
and ten votes scattered. The totals
were announced by the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth to-day.
Corporation Reports.-Deputy At
torney General w. NJ. largest TO-DAY
gave it as his opinion that no penalty
attaches to corporations filing reports
before the last day of March without
receiving from the Auditor General an
extension of time. The question was
raised by Auditor General Powell, the
opinion holding that the Auditor Cen
eral should receive all such reports
and make the appraisement and
valuation upon them, but that no pen
atty attaches on or before the last day
of March"