Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-31

the month just closed.
During March the aggregate OF the
receipts was SS,029,909.22 and Oh eA-
penditures $3,442.S7S.56.
The general fund showed expendi-
lures of $S,257,535.S1 alone. the re-
ceipts for that fund being S2,653,2 3.93,
leaving a balance of $4,9F8,s27.22.
The motor license fund receipts for
the month aggregated $2S9,176.
The statement of balances for the
funds exclusive of the general fund
shows: Sinking fund, 1851, 1,11O.O2;
school fund (uninvested), $S,457.12;
motor license fund, $4S1,49S; game
fund, S355,862.50; bounty fund, $143,-
000.77; fire insurance (uninvested),
$170,9S4.3S; prison labor manufactur-
ing, $19,521.06.
Indications are that the receipts will
commence to fall off in the next few
months, as there are few lines on
which payments fan due before next
fall.
New Statistician. - State Highway
Commissioner Frank b. Black to-day
announced the appointment of Harry
r. Campbell, of Washington, Pa, as
statistician of the State Highway De-
partment, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of w. r. ID. Hall, who
resigned recently to fill the position of
secretary of the publicity bureau of
the Philadelphia Chamber of Com
merce. Mr.. Campbell at present is
clerk to the commissioners of WASH
ington county and is well known in his
county He will assume his new duties
on April 2.
Public Service.-The Public Service
Commission has arranged for hearings
to be held in Harrisburg, Uniontown
and Hollidaysburg next week. The
Uniontown cases include application
for incorporation of a taXicab COM
pany and some jitney cases. The Hol-
ldaysburg case involves charges for
electric service. The Harrisburg cases
include application for charter of the
Petty's Island Ferry Company, to op-
crate in the Delaware at Philadelphia;
merger of the Thomas and Ironton
railroads, and the complaint of the
Lancaster Automobile Club against the
rates of toll on the Columbia bridge.
Numerous crossing cases from all parts
of the state are listed.
PaFdoned to See His Mother.-The
State Board of Pardons has approved
a recommendation for pardon of John
Walsh convicted of burglary at Eas-
ton and serving a penitentiary SEN
tence of five and a half years, because
his mother is dying. Walsh's term was
scheduled to expire on May s and he
had a good record in prison. The man
was sentenced once before in Phila-
delphia under the name of Michael
Wells.
Complaints On Wires.-Complaints
were made before the Public Service
Commission to-day by the New York,
Susquehanna and Western Railroad,
Susquehanna Connecting Railroad, Erie
Railroad and Erie and Wyoming Val
ley Railroad against the action of the
Scranton Electric Company in crossing
the lines of the railroads with its
wires. Requests that the company be
required to make alterations were en-
tered.
Big Debt Incresae.-The 'Pennsyl-
Vania Railroad to-day filed formal no.
tiCe of authority to increase it's bonded
debt by $4,000.
Hurst Hard Hit.-The State Fire
Marshal's department to-day received
word that Frank b. Hurst, who was
run down by Deputies Cohn and
Nugent and confessed to starting six
barn fires in Lancaster county, has
been sentenced to seventeen and a half
years and $500 fine. Hurst made a
confession to deputies here that he had
started the fires for the excitement.
He created a reign of terror in Lam
caster county.
Police COmplimented. - The State
Police Department to-day received
letter from Malcolm Stewart, agent of
the Department of Charities and Cor
force for running down and arresting
Mike Vetro, Beaverdale, on charge
of maltreating a girl. The report of
the charge was made at Trenton and
Sergeant Graham, of Troop A, located
the man and arrested him after run
ming considerable risk. He has been
held under 81 900 bail.