Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-05
EONNIWELL HAS
COSTLY BATTLE
of Dollars Elk.
pended in Primary Cam
paign to Smash Machine

Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell, Dem
ocratic candidate for governor, to-
day filed his expense account. show
ing that he had expended $4,442.S1,
having received contributions OF
SO, 900 from F. j. Namely and 81 600
from j. B. McGrane. John ]. BI cen,
of the Bonniwell campaign commit
tee, certified to receipts of $13,675
and expenditures of S1S,4S8.36 with
50, 154.1S to be paid. Most of the
Expenditures were for advertising,
headquarters postage and Demo-
cratic enrolment in counties on
which the payments ranged from $12
to $45. Asa A. Weimer certified TO
spending $2,567.71.
James F. Woodward's expense ac-
count showed that he had $3.125 for
his campaign, most of which he paid
himself and that DR.. H. s. Arthur
gave him $3.50 and E. w. Pitts $500.
He spent $3,69S.45 and owes $4,773.
A. w. Bennett, of a Bonniwell COM
mittee, certified to spending $20S.25;
IS. r. Tarner, S5017; E. d. Powell,
$50; James Mccarthy. $570.75; M.
Il. Rich $375.22 with $40 owed. Guy
B. Flyte spent less than $50.
Stste draft headquarters to-day
cautioned all local draft boards in
Pennsylvania to be on their guard
against kilograms or orders, espe'
lally in regard to liability to mill
ary service. Some of the kilograms,
Z is stated, purport to come from
Washington and are genuine, but
without authority and should be ig-
nored, says the notice. Boards ale
to receiv-< instructions only from
the Governor. adjutant general or
chief draft officer and in rare cases
from the provost marshal general.
Forgery and other fraudulent means
are being resorted to by private indi-
viduals in order to mislead boards
concerning facts affecting liability
to military duty" says the message.
State Treasurer Kephart to-day re-
ceived over 100000 in taxes and
4 license fees from Philadelphia. City
Treasurer Shoyer sent him s649, 900
as licenses and Register Sheehan
#$11S,000 as collateral inheritence
/ takes and S56,000 as direct inherit
ence taxes.
The complaint of the city and
Chamber of Commerce of Coates
Vile against the new fares of the
West Chester Railway Company was
heard at the Public Service Commits
sion to-day. The fares are for vari-
Gus points in Chester county. In the
Girard Gas complaints which were
also heard to-day, the attacks were
based on the ground that increases
were above rates specified in ordi-
nances approved by he Commission
last year. The complaint of the city
of Chester against the service of the
Southern Pennsylvania Traction Co
has been set for hearing by
commissioner Alcorn in Philadel-
phia on Friday.
Bids for construction of thou
sands of feet of highway are being
asked by Highway Commissioner
.ONeil to be closed on July 2. The
district in which the improvements
are to be made are North Annville
township, Lebanon county; Elkland
borough, Tioga county; Cambria
township, Cambria county: Avis
borough, Clinton county; North To-
wanda and Ulster, Bradford county;
Washington and Lower Mt. Bethel,
northampton county; Speers and
Dunlevy boroughs and Allen town
ship, Huntingdon county; and Rou-
lette township. Potter county. Bids
are also being asked for state
bridges in Union, Sullivan, Fayette,
northumberland, Crawford and CO.
lumbus. counties.
The State Safety and Defense Com
mission which will hold its meeting
here tenn orrow, will make appro-
prfations for the work of the State
Public Safety Committee and discuss
plans for extension of the farm labor
and other work.