Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-17

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which will begin Its annual sitting
in this city ON Monday. The question
arises in an appeal of a sand and
kaolin company, from assessment of
state taxes, it being the contention
lnat II is a manufacturing company
ana that 1t is therefore exempt from
the State capital stock tax.
Another interesting case in the
thlrteen or fourteen listed, is to
determine whether the State tax of
ten mills shall be assessed against
olstllllng companies which do not
manufacture in this State, but which
sell in Pennsylvania
monday evening the justices will
be guests of the Governor at dinner,
at the executive mansion.
The sitting will probably conclude
on Wednesday,.
United States Court will also be
held here on Monday.
Many Cases - Hearings will be
heid in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh,
Unlontown, Philadelphia and Erie by
the Public Service Commission, dur
ing the coming week. The sitting in
Harrisburg, Monday will be to hear
argument on the Philadelphia strip
ticket" complaints arising out of
regulations for tickets between var
ious Germantown stations and Broad
Street station. Some unusual pro-
ceedings are listed during the week
The State Highway Department has
complained against "a grade crossing
on State highway, in West White
and township, Chester county. and
at Uniontown prayers, for revocation
of jitney license. on the ground
fAr te, h@t.
without a schedule, is listed. These
cases will be heard Tuesday. We'd
nesday, the complaint of the State,
against a grade crossing near Port
Clinton is to come up here with COM
plants listed for hearing, in Pitts
burgh, on Allegheny Valley street
railway fares, and at Philadelphia,
the case of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, against the Delaware
County Electric Co., and one against
the Philadelphia Electric Company,
because of charges for extensions.
will be heard. The city of Pitts
burgh's complaint against rates of
the Duquesne Light Co., comes up
for hearing, in Pittsburgh, Thurs
day.
Parker Wants Out-Shine Parker,
convicted of second degree murder,
in Dauphin county, in 1911, has filed
application for a pardon, and it will
be heard on Wednesday
Complaint FallS-The Public Ser
vice Commission has dismissed the
complaint of the borough of Beaver,
against Beaver County Light Com
pany, which involved the question
whether a company could issue
schedule against terms of an ordi-
nance granting a franchise. The
commission cites a Supreme Court
decision.
To Attend Funeral-A number of
members of the House and Chaplain
Feldman will attend the funeral of
Representative John Mckay, at Lu-
zerne, tomorrow.
Committee Named-Speaker Rob-
ert S. Spangler, of the House of
Representatives to-day named Rich
ard Powell, Luzerne. as chairman of
the committee on the part of the
House to attend the funeral of Rep
resentative John Mckay, at LuZerne
borough. tomorrow. The members
of the Luzerne and Lackawanna
delegations have been named as
members of the committee to attend
the funeral together with Repre-
sentatives Charles A. Shaffer, Co.
lumb bia; w. K. West. Montour; Dun
can Sinclair, Fayette, and Harry
Zanders, Carbon.
E'echan Takes Hand-Francis
Feehan, supervising inspector of the
Pittsburgh district for the Depart
ment of Labor and Industry, is
working to bring about settlement
of the Pittsburgh street car strike.
A conference will be held.
Thrcshermcn to Fight-Thresher
men of eastern counties are meeting
to-day at Lancaster to plan their
fight against the tractor bill. They
will not agree to it even with the
amendments suggested by the High
way Department.
Hazleton Wants Them-HaZleton
people have invited Governor Sproul
and Lieutenant Governor Beidleman
to speak at the welcome home at