Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-10

~EA 5S1 and the pre-
zAiaE&N SEz.=saaaw diction is made at
the State Department of Agriculture,
which collected the figures, that the
present year will show a still larger
yield because of several thousand
sheep which have been placed on
farms in the State through efforts of
the Department of Agriculture, wool
merchants, textile manufacturers and
bankers.
There were 630,500 fieeces clipped
on Pennsylvania farms during the
year, yielding S,972,15O pounds, the
average weight of each fleece being
given at 6.3 pounds and the price per
pound averaged "a cents against "a
cents year ago.
Pardon Board. - The State Board
of Pardons will consider cases de-
terred from the December meeting at
q special session to be held at the
capitol tomorrow. The cases will in
clude those of the young murderers
sentenced to death in Jefferson and
Mercer counties.
To SIT in BrndfOrd.-The Compensa-
Ilon Board Will sit in Bradford on
II.
To Attend Meeting.-Commission
James Foust will attend the annual
or commission merchants.
To Meet Agnin.-The committee of
scranton people interested in the mine
cave legislation will meet again within
week to discuss terms of the bills
Attorney General Brown has offered the
hhteip OF his department in drafting
Discussed Merger.-President Mccall,
Congressman Graham and others inter-
ested in the Philadelphia Electric
L NWrft al,
teen smaller companies, which it owns,
We're here until late last night discuss
ing, ing the proposition with the Public
?, New Reading COmpany.-The Penn
Hosiery Company of Reading, was
{Ghartered {n red with h. $1,000 capital last even
mostly manufacturing concerns, We're
also chartered.
Contract Let.-The contract for the
elevators for the new State Arsenal was
let yesterday by the Board of Public
Grounds and Buildings to the Aibro-
Gbiemm 1bin EsieVetor Vet Company. of Philadel-
HassIer Asks PardOn.-Amos Rassler.
tne Lebanon county banker, is asking
Tor, Tor q pa pardon, an application having
to from two to three years.
Revised Figures Out.-Auditor Cen
eral POWELL to-day announced that the
complete and revised figures of the re-
ceipts from the sale of the stock trans
Ter stamps were $214,044.60, which Is
gain Of $4,000 over the total esti-
Fire MarshaI's work.-During the
year 1916 the State Fire Marshars De-
partment handled 400 cases in which
supposed incendiarism played part.
Throughout the. twelve months 3S5
new cases We're investigated, the re-
naming twenty-four having been car
ried over from 1915. During the year
there We're forty-1ive convictions of
arson, twenty-siX acquittals, five sus-
poets left the Jurisdiction of the State
. f.aI
eide while in Jail. In 1914 cases investi-
gait ons failed to disclose the work of
an incendiary and in 119 others insult
fcient evidence was found to warrant
prosecution.
Prison Labor Opinion.-An opinion
has been rendered by Deputy Attorney
General Davis in which he holds that
the amount of wage as fixed by the
prison labor commission for such
work as 1t gives prisoners in State
institutions to perform must be added
TO the cost of the goods and paid over
TO the prison labor commission for the
purposes specified in the act" The
question arose whether the cost of
labor, which is paid to the prisoners
could be added to the price of articles
sold to State institutions or whether
the prices should be cost without re-
gard to labor.
Johnston Accepts.-Archibald Johns
ton, of South Bethlehem, named as
chairman of the committee to take
charge of collection of contributions
and disbursement for the proposed
bridge to connect the Bethlehems bv
the recent order of the Public Service
Commission, to-day sent word to the
commission that he had accepted.
Union Files BriefS.-The Union Cas-
ualty Company, of Philadelphia, which
excepted to the decree of dissolution in
the receivership proceedings in the
Dauphin county court, to-day filed
briefs in support of it's contention. The
question is now up to the court for
determination.
state Transfer Tax.-The State stock
transfer tax received in December
through the First National Bank, the
State agent, was $3S4.54. There are
two banks in Philadelphia, two in
pittsburgh and one each in Erie,
Johnstown, York, Reading, Lancaster
and Harrisburg which act as agents.
Trolley is Chartered. = The new
Coatesville Trolley Company was
granted its charter last night. 1t has
capital of 100000. residents of that
city being interested. The line will
be six miles long, traversing the city
and it's suburbs.
Change of Name.-The Union Plan
ing Mill Company, of this city, has
filed notice of change of name to the
Spangler Planning Mill Company.
Harrisburgers Get Charter. THE
Berks Amusement Company, of Read
ing, was chartered to-day with $4,000
capital by John e. Fox and G. T.. Hop
kins, of this city, and John r. Geyer,
of Middletown.
Not Served Yet.--At the Capitol to-
day it was stated that there had been
no service in the, Peoples Trust Com
pany Injunction case in which it is
sought to set aside the change of name
of the Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany, of Pittsburgh. to the Peoples
Savings and Trust Company.
Mercer ViSitors.-H. b. Mcdowell
and Ira McNeal, prominent Mercer
countians, were visitors to the Capitol.
Awaiting Paintings.-The work of
placing the paintings in the Senate
chamber has been held up because of
the delay in return of the paintings
from Philadelphia, where they were
sent to be photographed.
No Mileage for Officials. - Auditor
General Powell to-day announced that
he would not pay mileage to men who
acted as substitute electors in the
meeting of the State electoral college
here on Monday unless they came to
Harrisburg knowing that they were to
be chosen to sit as substitutes. Four
men connected with the State govern
ment who acted as substitutes and
whose place of business is here will
get no mileage at all. Two of them.
Samuel c., Todd and w r. Kav did