Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
SPROUL FILES
FOR $5,662.77
New Governor Says Contribu-
tons, Except 81, 900, Turned
Over to State Committee

Governor elect William c. SprouI
to-day filed his expense account for
his election. certifying to expendi-
ture of S5,662.77 and receipt of con-
. tributions of $500 each from T. De-
Witt Cuyler and Arthur e. Newbold
and stating that all others made to
him were turned over to the Repuo-
Iican State Committee, which will
account for them.
The new Governor certified to ST.
500 given to e. J. Frysnger, in charge
of publicity; $3.50 contributed to the
Republican State Committee; $500
contributed to the Delaware County
Republican Committee and $S26.29
travelling and other personal eN-
penses. His account contains crit
icism of the form of the blank for
making returns of expenses.
Charles Il. Lenahan, candidate for
supreme court, certified to an eN-
penditure of S4,4S5.65 with s22S.l2
due for printing; Joseph w. Boutoh'
candidate for supreme court. to ST.
OS2,3S expended Congressman-elec
NJ. NJ. Garland to $1,000; j. CALVIN
Strayer. Democratic candidate for
Congressman n-at-large, to SlGS.VS'
Thomas Patterson, treasurer Simp-
son committee of Allegheny county,
to S76S.97 contributed and expended.
Birch Wilson, treasurer of the
executive committee of the Socialist
party, certified to receiving and dis
bursting less than $1,000.
Governor Brumbnugh To-day an
nounced the reappointment of THOMAS
!. Lynch. Bethlehem, to be member
of the state Water supply Commits
sion. Mr.. Lynch, who was formerly
executive clerk to Governors stuart
and Tener, has been secretary OF the
commission for several years. He
has long been connected with the
state government and has many
friends in Harrisburg.
Il. Bradford Brown, of MiftiintOwn'
was appointed coroner of Juniata
county to take the place of his broth
er the late d. p. Brown, who died be-
fore he could qualify.
The new truck company of the
PENNSYLVANIA Reserve Militia, which
is stationed in this city and command
ed by Captain r. c. Bailey, VINO or
ganized the unit. will he FORMALLY
mustered into the state service at
the Harrisburg Armory tomorrow
night. Adjutant General Beary Will
probably attend. The members oil
the truck company have been in ser
vice during the influenza epidemic,
Captain Bailey having been in charge
of hospitals at SteeltOn and in west
ern counties.
The state Treasury started OF the
new fiscal year with payments OF
100000 to-day.
The counties of Beaver, Carbon
C'Iearfield, Luzerne. warren ana
Wayne have not yet filed their re-
turns of the November election. me
official count will be started as soon
as all of the returns are in hand.
G. l.. Nyce, of Bushkill, PIKE county
to-day filed complaint with the PUP
Tic Service Commission against the
Delaware Valley Railroad discontlnu-
ing train service. He claims that ne
has large timber contracts and that
it would seriously affect him as Weli
as others. Rates of the Susquehanna
County Light and Power Company,
were attacked by Montrose business
firms.
The Public Service Commission held
"a brief hearing session to-day and
then went into executive session on
cases argued last week. The applica-
tion of the borough of Middleburg to
purchase the water plG@t in that
town and conduct it as municipal
enterprise was presented.