Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
SNYDER ORDERS
HIS OWN AUDIT
Wants to Know More About
the Finances of the State
Workmen's Insurance

Auditor General Charles A. Sny-
der to-day created considerable stir
about the Capitol by informing the
offlcers of the State Workmen's In
surance Fund that he proposed to
have his own audit made of the fl
nances of the fund. The funds af-
fairs were audited by men connected
with the State Insurance Depart
ment a short time ago and imme-
diately' afterwards announcement
was made that a dividend would be
paid.
The action of the Auditor General
may have the effect of holding up
the dividend at least for the pres
ent. Mr.. Snyder declined to COM
ment upon the matter to-day. He
admitted that he had directed that
the audit be made.
The fund was voted S300,U00 in
1915 for organization and adminis-
tration and this year 100000 more
was allowed. If it is found that the
appropriation will not reach the pay
roll or the dividend will be affected.
All departments of the State Capt.
tol will close on Saturday until the
following Wednesday because of
Christmas, according to official an
nouncements made to-day. Some of
the departments will close on Friday
afternoon.
Announcement was made to-day
by Governor Brumbaugh of appoint
ment of the following officers Cor
Company K, Second Regiment of the
Reserve Militia, Lock Haven: Cap
tain, Captain Richard S. Quigley,
Lock Haven; first lieutenant, ]. Hall
Chaplain, McElhattan, and second
lieutenant, Clyde Probst, Lock E1a-
ven.
Indications are that the tension be-
tween the State Commission of Agri-
culture and Secretary Patton is ap-
preaching the breaking stage. The
commission has rejected the officers
CT the State Bureau of Markets and
the secretary is in consultation with
the Governor and the Attorney Cen
eral regarding his powers. The com
mission may be summoned here
shortly for meeting when the whole
matter will go to the Governor.
Some commissioners may resign.
Paul MacElree, burgess of West
Chester was here to-day to see the
Governor.
The Worlxmen's Compensation
Board, which is at Johnstown to-
day, is to meet in Pittsburgh to-
morrow.
Governor 'Brumbaugh will go to
Washington Friday to attend the
Fine Arts Commission meeting.
EX-Auditor General Sisson, OF
Erie, was at the Capitol to-day end
was warmly greeted by friends.
EX-State Treasurer James IL. Bar
nett, of Pittsburgh, came here to-
day on departmental business.
II. w. Williamson, of Huntington;
| Representative j. S. Eby, Newport
and Bromley Wharton, were among
Hill visitors.
In an opinion given to Governor
Brumbaugh to-day Deputy Attorney
General Emerson Collins holds that
volunteer policemen do not have au-
| thority to arrest without a warrant
| outside of the county for which they
have been commissioned. 1t Is held
that such policemen can lawfully
execute warrants issued in the coun-
| ty for which they are commissioned
| for an offense committed therein in
any county of the state to which the
offender may go under the general
! provisions of the act of 1889.
Banking Commissioner Lafean was
,o-day given these rulings on the
| private bankers license law: In case
Of death the legatee of a private
banking business must obtain a new
! license from the state and not even
the executor of an estate having such
Il DdIh Ccln duIlllllSleT IL WlluOuL d
new license being procured.
=. Authority OF the Public Service
Commission to pass upon a contract
for furnishing surplus natural gas to
manufacturing plant was question
ed to-day by the Jones & Laughlin
Steel Company, of Pittsburgh, at the
| hearing of its complaint against the
new tariff of the Equitable Gas Com
pany, of Pittsburgh.
Horace W. Davis, OF Sharon
deputy attorney general for the last
two and half years, has rendered
his resignation to Attorney General
Brown to engage in private prac.
| tice. 1t is understood that the APP
pointment will go to the western
end of the state.
A handsome oil portrait OF the late
| Secretary of Internal Affairs Henry
Houck was to-day placed in the of.
| flee of the secretary. The painting
was viewed by Governor Brumbaugf
and state officials and was much ad.
mired.
1t is understood that Governor
| Brumbaugh is getting ready to an
nounce appointment of new Judge
| for Washington county shortly. Nu
| merous names have been heard o
| to succeed Judge l.. l.. Davis, o.
| Pittsburgh.
The state commission to select the
site for the new state insane nospi
| tai, which it is likely to be located
| in the Cumberland Valley, to-da!
elected DR.. Charles T. Aiken, of Sc
linsgrove. as chairman and d. M
! Wertz OF Waynesboro, as treasurer
| The commission announced that j
would visit sites.
The State Board of Property hcIt
| it's winter meeting at the Attorne!
| Generals office this afternoon anC
! Secretary of Internal Affairs Houcl
took his seat as a member of the
board.