Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-13
GOVERNOR MAY
GO AFTER WARES
Indignant at the Attacks Being
Made Upon His Appointee to
the Philadelphia Bench

Considerable interest has been
aroused here by the possibility that the
Governor may decide to take part IN
the Philadelphia primary campaign IL
the Wares turn against Judge j. L.
McCullen and in favor of Judge Eugene
C. Bonniwell and w. c. Wilson.
The Governor is said to have served
notice and the Evening Ledger says
that IL the Wares disregard his warning
they will have "cold pickings" for the
next three years around Harrlspurs
and in the State. Other newspapers
SAYS that the Governor may get uo"ii
off the grand stand, upon "nich i'e 0"''
he has been sitting.
One of the developments or the fhla-
delphia contest is that county COM
missioners have been charged py OF
fcers of the Governors registration
commission with not working 10 get
the primary election machinery ready
The Press says that the charge ID that
the county board is trying to block a
heavy vote, while the Inquirer says that
a panic has hit the wares.
The $4,000 claim of the Central
Iron and Steel Company. OF this CITY,
against the Pennsylvania ana Reaolns
railroads alleging damages Tor un1ust
and unreasonable charges for Terminal
operations in South Harrisburg Is list
ed to be heard by the Pubic service
Commission next Thursday. 1t VIII De
a case with a wide effect. The Lewis
town water situation and the Hanover
light rates will also come up.
CAPTAIN T. d. Boal. who was an
aid on the staff of the commander OF
the 2sth Division and is a wealthy land
owner in Centre county is taxing steps
IN proyide means of travel over the
Seven mountains by asking the Pubic
Service Commission for right 10 run
auto buses between State College ana
Lewistown.
The city of Harrisburg-Weste
J Union cantract for conduitS is to come
before the commission here the same
day.
Investigation of the charges of col
lusion between officials of building ana
loan associations and property and rent
speculators in Philadelphia will prob
ably be undertaken without any further
loss of time If it has not already been
started. Information furnished to Gov
ernor William c. Sproul since he met
representatives of Philadelphia tenants
here is said to have shown the actiVl-
ties of a certain group of men in num-
ber of associations and this VIII be
Department. Meanwhile the Attorney
Generals Department is looking up the
laws in regard to the profiteering. The
Banking Department now has men VINO
devote their time to examinations OF
building and loan associations and has
authority to overhaul any such organ
izations If it is found that the assets
of associations are being used for spec
ulation.
The Public Service Commission
has sent to the Pittsburgh Railway re-
ceivers to answer the complaint of A.
E. Anderson that the company violated
its obligations when it failed to operate
cars during two strike periods this year.
This is the first time such a question
has ever arisen and the State officials
say frankly that it may open an inter-
esting line of discussion.
Considerable stir has been caused
here by news from Wilkes-Barre that
arguing the payment of 10-cent tax
by a discharged soldier did not entttle
him to vote, NJ. F. Shannon, tax collec-
tor of wilkes-Barre township. raised
new question in court. Attorney w.
s. Mclean, representing the Common
wealth, argued that the primary Act
cannot be attacked because 1t Is not
provided for in the Constitution, while
Charles f. McHugh argued the Act
unconstitutional. He pointed out the
qualifications necessary. The question
came before the court on writ of pre-
emptory mandamus on Michael F. Shan
non to compel him to accept 10 cents
from service men.