Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02

A&zzzzzzzz ditor u n eTal
Department and in making up
the accounts Auditor General
Charles 4. Snyder says that
thousands of what are known as
paper" companies have been
stricken of the lists of the office.
For years estimated settlements were
made aginst these corporations
which held charters, but did not do
any business and they were recently
claSSed as doubtful assets, the OK
penses attached to bookkeeping. es-
Inmates, correspondence and postage
being in many cases greater than the
revenue.
In addition to cleaning up the
work of the current year the bureau
of corporations has disposed OF
thousands of unsettled cases and
petitions for resettlement, some OF
them covering half dozen years.
The new delinquent tax bureau,
which began work this year, has COL
lected S7l3.a79.5S without any eS-
penditure for counsel fees and II is
stated that at least s4T5, 900 is in
sight The August collections are
given as s164.670. alone and there
ire 6.S19 open accounts in which the
delinQuents will be prosecuted II
payments are not made within a
re3SOnaplS time.
The delinquent bureau has at
tracted mucn attention because OF
the splendid work done on great
task inherited from a former admin
istration. The results obtained IN
the auditor generals department are
shown by the states balance sheet TO
have been gratifying and all the
more so because the work has been
accomplished without a brass band.
The bulk OF the states revenue comes
from the corporation bureau and Il
has been conspicuousE successful.
although handicapped because OF
cuts made in what the Legislature
appropriated.
State Gives Help.-In addition TO
facilities provided in 1872 different
hospitals OF Pennsylvania for treat
ment CT sexua! diseases. state health
authorities. as part OF the war work
Of the Commonwealth. are equipp!ng
thirty-two dispensaries for the free
treatment of such ailments and en-
listing every physician and surgeon
&c fight them. The state census
made in conjunction with the State
Bureau Of Medical Education and
Licensure and the State Board Of
Public Charities developed the fact
that 999 beds are available for such
diseases IN hospitals, IS of which
maintain dispensary service and 14T
agree 10 restrict movements OF per-
sons undergoing treatment.
curing 1917. I1.16I persons were
treated in these 152 hospitals for
such diseases and in the first six
months of 1918. 5.742.
The places where dispensaries are
maintained by the state for rec
treatment are Philadelphia. Reading.
Harrisburg. Willianlsport. Wilkes
Barre. York. Lancaster. Altoona. AL
lentown, Sunbury. Scranton, South
Bethlehem, Pittsburgh, Shamokin
and Johnstown. The places where
dispensaries are TO be established are
Greensburg. Pottsville, Uniontown.
Lebanon. Sharon. Erie. Easton.
Punxsutawney. Washington. Oil City,
New Castle. Bradford, Towanda,
Chester. Coatesville, Shenandoah
Committee Named-Speaker Bald
win has named the members OF the
House from Philadelphia and adjoin-
ing counties as the committee 10 at
tend the funeral OF Henry Grams
back, member from the Ninth Phil
adelphia district. who died Saturday.
He had been a member of either
House or Senate from 1925.
To Sit To-morrow-The Public
Service Commission will begin its
September hearings tomorrow and
an executive session will also be held.
Attending Funeral-Dr. 3. F. Roy
er, acting commissioner of health, is
al Greencastle attending the funeral
OF his mother.
No Prescriptions - No pre-emp-
tons Of the Fair Play name were
filed to-day, but a rush is expected
tomorrow.
Entering Service - According to
some West Chester reports d number
OF members Of the machine gun COM
pany at that place have entered the
United States army. There are num-
erous vacancies which the company
commander is endeavoring 10 I'LL up.
To Visit State .College-A mum Der
state officials will go 10 State College
theearly part of this month 10 at
tend the opening exercises and to
see how the military idea is being
worked out.
McClain ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gov
e.hcr Frank 3. McClain has been
placed at the head OF the movement
known as the School Childrens Gar
den Army. which is TO encourage the
raising OF vegetables in school gar
dens and at home. The Lieutenant
Governor has given many months TO
this work and people here consider
him admirably fitted 10 organize it.
Code Going Out-The new code for
women's dress in industrial estab