Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-04

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form an association for closer CO.
operation with the state government
(which he announced Saturday as q
movement which he thought would
be desirable at present. The time
and place, said Mr.. Lafean, had not
been decided upon. The object of the
association he stated had been ap-
proved by officials at washington
and had the support of many bank
ers who had written to him.
DIETRICH On Again-A. Nevin Det-
rich. examiner-in-chief OF the State
Insurance Department, who was
given leave of absence by Insur-
ance Commissioner Charles A. Am
bier, when his political activities in
behalf of ]. Denny O'Neil's campaign
for Governor became pronounced,
has resumed his connection with the
state government. MIR. Detrich's
leave ended with May. During the
| campaign he was in charge of or
fganization work for Mr.. oNeil.
Settling Big Case-Steps in settle
ment of financial claims against di-
rectors of the Pittsburgh Life and
! about being closed up here to-day by
Attorney General Brown and Horace
! w. Davis, of Sharon, former Deputy
Attorney General, who was in charge
OF the case. About 100000 will be
paid over. The other actions against
the directors will now be dropped, it
was stated.
Big Transit CasezFinal presenta-
ton of the argument for and against
approval of the lease of the Phila-
, dephia Rapid Transit Company, and
the city OF Philadelphia, was made
| before the Public Service Commits
sion fn-daV O a GnrinS ~ hno In rrc
in Philadelphia, and the commission
will likely appoint a special day for
consideration OF the proposition.
Numerous questions asked by COM
missioners during the sitting to-day
indicated some hostility to the propo-
sltion. The principal contention for
the approval of the lease made by
Ellis. Ames Ballard, counsel for the
company, was that war activity had
completely changed the situation as
regards transit in Philadelphia be-
cause that city was one of the busiest
places on the globe and cars which
the commission itself had ordered
bought for next year were urgently
needed now. James Collins Jones,
counsel for the Chamber of Com
merce, favored the lease as necessary
for clarification of the transit prob
lem and the protection of invested
capital as well as for public con-
venience. c. Oscar Beasley, counsel
for the business mems organizations,
asSailed the lease as loading on the
public financial sins or the past and
in the course of his argument indi-
Gated that he thought there should be
physical valuation and that the COM
mission instead of surrendering au-
thority in approving the lease should
go behind all of the leases of the
years gone by and say what COM
panies having original franchises
should be paid and what the public
should give in the form of fare to
pay them. William Draper Lewis and
other attorneys will appear later in
the day.
Sproul Account. - William C.
Sproul, successful candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor,
to-day filed his personal expense ac-
count, showing expenditures of $4,-
st6.0S, stating that no contributions
were made to him, but that all were
made to the Sproul campaign COM
mittee, which handled them. He
gave $1,000 to the committee, spent
S291.25 on personal travelling ex-
penses and paid 5000 to Z. ]. Fry
singer and S5s5.S3 for dissemination
of information and other expenses.
The other items were mainly for ad-
vertising, etc. Anderson H. Walters
certified to spending $1,046; Joseph
Mclaughlin to $994.4S; Charles NJ.
Clement 20 $3.50 with S6S.27 owed;
NJ. C. Harner, s190.23 with s22.25
owed; Thomas Robins to S3,100.27
with SIS owed. Asher r. Johnson
spent less than $50 as did several
other candidates.
Porter's Big Lead.-Returns from
sixty counties show 156, ,673 votes for
Judge w. d. Porter for the Super
ior Court nomination and s9,196 for
Stephen H. Huselton. Butler, Ches-
ter and other late counties were to-
day asked to hurry returns.
To Draw Ties.-All the tie votes
for legislative nominations in coun-
ties which have filed returns will be
drawn at the department of the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth Friday
at l p. m.
Now Major-Captain Robert S.
Quigley, Lock Haven, was to-day ap-
pointed major of the Second Regi-
ment of infantry, Reserve Militia;
other appointments being ]. Armand
Springer, Philadelphia, first lieuten-
ant, Company D; Stockton Town
send, Philadelphia, second lieuten-
ant, Company F, both First Infantry;
Fred K. Lundy and C. Leigh Sherrer.
Williamsport, to be first and second
lieutenants respectively, Company
H, Second Infantry.
War Board Called-The State De-
fense Commission will hold a spe-
cial session Thursday for consulta-
ton with the officers of the State
Public Safety Committee regarding
the summer work.
To Award Contracts-Contracts
for furnishing supplies to the state
government under the bids submit
ted last month will be formally
passed upon by the State Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings on
Thursday. Thousands of dollars
worth of contracts have been pre-
pared by Superintendent Shreiner.
Governor to Attend - Governor
Brumbaugh will leave here to-mor-
row morning for Ashland to attend
the dedication of the solarium pre-
sented to the State Hospital by Mrs.
Caroline Lins. of Brooklyn. and the
nurses graduation.
Ex-senator Here - Ex-senator
John T. Murphy, of Philadelphia,
was at the Auditor Generals Office
to-day in connection with Philadel-
phia mercantile appraiser matters.
Boards to Telegraph-Major w.
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