Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-19
ELECTION CONTESTS.
TOBE HEARD TODAY
Attorney General Will Take Up
Deadlocks in Northumber-
land and Blair Counties
BUSY WEEK AT THE CAPITOL

Harrisburg, Dec. 10. - Preliminary
hearings scheduled tomorrow by George
Il. Alter. Attorney General. In the con
tests of judicial elections in Northum
bcrland and Blair Counties. promise tc
develoD into interesting legal battles
and to bring to the capital number OF
people interested in the recent judicial
campaigns in those counties.
The law requires petitions for con-
tests to be filed with the Attorney Gen
eral who, after hearings, advises the
Governor whether he should convene
special courts to hear the contests.
Such contests always prove expensive
proceedings, and in the past have lasted
In some instances more than year.
The two inaugurated are the first to be
taken up in q single day by nm Attorney
General. In event the Attorney Gen.
eral advises the Governor there are
grounds for Convening a special court
the three judges residing nearest to
Sunbury and Hollidaysburg woul sit.
Payment of 1920 allotments Of pro-
ceeds of the State tax on premiums of
foreign fire insurance companies origi-
mating in Pennsylvania to municipalities
for their fremen's relief funds about
which there has been much discussion,
probably will be started within short
time. The 1919 payments are com
pleted and checks for the first of the
1920 allotments may be started from
the Treasury this week. The Treasury
now is paying the smaller districts sums
on the general educational account,
having completed payment on the salary
increase account.
Men elected justices Of the peace in
some rural communities who failed to
file their acceptances Of election with
prothonotaries Of their counties have
been informed they will not be given
commissions. and some Of them. il
they wish to Nld the office, will have
to file petitions for appointment with
the Governor. The Legislature passed
law few years ago requiring
Justices to file acceptances 40 that
commissions would not remain un-
claimed at Offices of recorders. III years
gone by a commission was made out for
each person elected justice. but at
times dozens were unclaimed and the
Office remained vacant, the commissions
finding their way back TO the State De-
partment in course of time.
Johnstown Water Case Arguments
Executive sessions of the Public
Service Commission this week will be
important, in view Of the visits paid
to Washington by State Commissioner.
for consultation with Interstate Com.
merce Commission officials relative to
safety regulations on railroads opcr-
ating wooden passenger cars with gas
lighting appliances. The commission
will hear argument in the JOhnstown
water case and other cases Monday and
will have executive meetings Tuesday.
An unusually large calendar has been
prepared for the meeting of the State
Board Of Pardons on Wednesday. but
there is only one capital case in the
more than forty cases listed. Twenty
one counties are represented and the
crimes range from murder to carrying
concealed weapons.
The Capitol will be closed Friday for
the Christmas holiday and most Of
the departments will reopen the fol-
lowing Tuesday.
With few exceptions, the State
game season has ended. and from all
reports an exceptional kill of deer oc-
CURED this year with what Game
Commission officials term a gratifying
decrease in the number Of illegal kill
ings. Efforts now are being made to
find out the total kill of game Of all
kinds, but it will take some time,
owing to the fact that more hunters
than ever before were licensed. II is
believed that possibly $50, 900 had
licenses.
This is the busy time f0r licenses Mt