Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05

ruling by the commissioner and dis
| covery of packages containing bugs
will be cause for prosecution. The
suggestion is made that dealers
should not buy in large quantities.
Cour For Compound.-Dairy and
Food Commissioner Foust to-day got
word that the Bedford county court
had convicted woman on the charge
of selling a canning compound which
was no labeled as required by law,
The case will be appealed to the Su-
preme Court, but meanwhile State
agents will get after persons selling
such goods in manner not counten-
anced by law.
Capitol Visitor.-Ex-Senato John
S. Fisher, of Indiana, prominently
mentioned for Governor, was here to-
day.
California Official Herc.-Will j.
French, one of the three members
of the Industrial Accidents Commits
sion of California, was at the Cap
itol in conference with Commissioner
Jackson.
Ex-Member Here.-D. ]. Reese,
former legislator from LuZerne, was
a Capitol visitor.
Approve Plans.-The State au-
thorities have approved plans for
the new sewage disposal plant for
Hanover township, Luzerne county.
Decision In Insurance. - The At
torney Generals Department to-day
made public an opinion given to In
surance Commissioners O'Neil few
days ago by Deputy Attorney Cen
eral j. l.. Kun to the effect that the
commissioner was without authority
either to approve or disapproVe the
constitution and bylaws of the Phil
adelphia Fire Underwriters Associa-
tion as a rating bureau, thus ending
a controversy upon which hearings
were held and much discussion took
place. The question was on whether
number of agencies could be limited
and Mr.. Kun says that the act of
1915 was never intended to confer
upon the commissioner of insurance
power or authority to pass, as such,
providing for the internal manage
ment of rating bureaus, "~Which he
holds is of no public concern. He
also says: ANY agreement limit
ing the number of high commission
ed agents which a company may
have could not affect the premium
charge, even indirectly" He con-
cludes by saying the commissioner
is without authority and that the
controversy is one which the parties
in interest can have determined
through the usual legal channels.
Ex-senator Here.-Ex-Senato G..
w. McNees, of Armstrong, was at the
Capitol to see Secretary Ball.
Hearings Held.-Numerous hear
ings in crossing and jitney cases were
held at the Public Service Commis-
sion to-day, but no decisions given.
Complaints F1led.-Over a dozen
complaints were filed at the Public
Service Commission offices to-day,
among them the protest of q Scran-
ton camp of the P. o. S. of A. against
the increase of trolley fares in Scran-
ton from five to six cents. The Dod-
son Coal Company, and Locust
Mountain Coal Company, filed COM
plants against proposed new sched-
ules of the Schuylkill Gas and Elec-
trio Company and the c. M. Dodson
Company against that of the Har-
wood Electric Company, both OF
which operate in the anthracite re-
gion. Complaints were also filed
against proposed increases of rates
by the Abingdon Electric Company
and against alleged illegal operators
of jitneys in Lackawanna county.
Two Resign. - Adjutant General
Stewart to-day announced resigna-
tions from the National Guard Off
GERS reserve of Majors Ross N. Skill
ern and George M. Coates, both of
Philadelphia, who have been in the
Medical Corps.
Big Payment.-Register of Wills
James b. Sheehan, of Philadelphia,
to-day paid $4,000 as collateral IN
heritance tax into the State Treas
ury.
Dauphin Appointments Auditor
General Snyder has appointed
Charles Tress, of Harrisburg, and c.
B. F. ,risman, of Middletown, watch
men in his department.