Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26
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By the Ex-Committeeman

Failure of the State Commission
! OF Agriculture members to meet here
yesterday when summoned may bring
to a climax the conditions in that
ranch of the government. The COM
mission. of which much was made a
year or more ago, has not been act
i've Members have complained that
the departmental officials ignored
them and have not shown much in
tercst IL their projects when they
did come here. Officials have de-
clared that the commissioners showed
disposition to run the department
instead of being advisory. The mem
bers tried to get a law passed max
irS the positions salaried, but the
Governor vetoed it and admonished
the commissioners to get to work.
The fact that some members ran
counter to the Governors ideas on
ether legislation caused reports of
removals or designations which nave
been revived.
Five more counties filed returns
OF judicial primaries at the Capitol
to-day. 1t is expected that all of
the counties except Philadelphia and
Allegheny will be in hand by the end
OF the week. The Department of
State has not received word of any
contests arising out of the primaries.
Insurance Commissioner Charles
A. Amber, who has been here the
last few days, says he is Saving
wood"
Late yesterday at Pottsville
Judge Koch signed an order direct
ms Sheriff Charles Ditchey to bring
ten election boards of Schuylkill.
COUNT into court to make explana-
ton why they failed to make returns
OIL the total vote cast in their dis
trlciS The failure of the boards 10
do this makes it impossible to de-
clare officially whether Judges Bech-
tel and Berger have been elected or
not ds the result OF, the primary vote.
The boards summoned are from East
Barry township, Southeast Cass town
ship, Middle ward of Coaldale, First
city; Hills district of Mahanoy town
ship, Middleport; Fourth ward, Sec
ond precinct, of Pottsville; Quakake,
First precinct of the Fourth ward of
Shenandoah, and West fremont.
Mayor Smith seems to be deter
mined to take the bull by the horns
in the Philadelphia situation and is
Demanding an early hearing. He
has engaged James Scarlet, Colonel
~ ~. Il
Eeitlcr as his counsel. On the other
hand, the people behind the mass
are arranging for a great
outpouring Thursday and ex-Mayor
l;lankenburg and others will voice a
protest at conditions. The Philadel-
ph'a North American contains an
article from New York in which New
York authorities threaten that if the
do. not expose the
men higher up they will do so.
EX-Judge Gordon declares that he
viii name the men who arranged
for the gunmen and who paid them.
Carey'S election as ward leader Is
assured by the count. The Deu:sch
faction threatens reprisals.
Wilkes-Barre may have a refer
endum on its lighting contract. This
scheme is now before city council
Ties in nominations are reported
from almost every county in Penn
sylvania. They are to be settled by
county commissioners.
Word reached this city to-day of
the death of Leonard Rhone, former
member of the Legislature from
Center county and former master of
the State Grange. Mr.. Rhone was a
frequent visitor here and was we'll
known throughout the state. Years
ago he took a prominent part in the
legislation to develop the Depart
ment of Agriculture.