Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-01-27
HARRISBURG.

The PennSylVanld Otdtc Aooo0i"'ioi
of School Directors will hold their an
nual convention in Harrisburg, Wed
nesday, February 9th. This assocla
ton is composed of representative
from the Board of Education OF al
cities and organized county associa
tions of school directors in boroughi
having separate teachers Institutes
with the state, county, city, borough
and township superintendants anc
principals of normal schools as advisory
members.
The Constables' Association met II
Harrisburg last week, when it was de
cided to appeal to the Superior Court II
connection with their fee cases. The
fee bill of 1898 allows 81 for serving
warrant, 50 cents for serving a subpoe'
ma. 10 cents per mile circular while on
official business and 81 for serving a
commitment A number of the courts
of this Commonwealth have greatly re
duced the Constables' costs in num-
ber of cases, claiming the law of 1898 Il
not operative so an appeal will be taken
to determine the matter.
Just at this time when so much In
terest is being manifested in regard tc
the prosecutions brought by the pure
food representatives, the annual report
of Dairy and Food Commissioner Wells
is of special importance. In substance
he says:
Another years experience has clear
ly proven the value of the laws relating
to pure food vinegar, lard and other
food products, and it is difficult to even
estimate the saving which their en-
forcement has given to the people OF
our State, and it is also evident that
their enforcement in the future Will
gradually become more easy as our peo'
pie and especially as our retail dealers
in food products become educated &c
the improved methods inculcated by a
strict compliance with the law"
He adds: "Prohibitory laws in rela'
ton to what one may legally procure to
eat or drink never have been popular
with the masses, and in my opinion,
never will be. They are the hardest OF
all laws to fully enforce. and especially
80 in sections where public sentiment is
strongly against them. The output OF
oleomargarine has been reduced one
half million of pounds during the
past year as shown by reports from the
International Revenue Department,
licenses, ETC., and two millions as COM
pared with 1894, While business de-
preston has SO generally prevailed
dairy interests have suffered, though az
we believe, in lesser degree than mosl
lines of agricultural pursuits.
Secretary Edge, of the Agricultural
Department, has submitted his report
on Forestry. After giving in full the
progress made in the interests of Fores
try for the past two years, and remem
bering the recent destruction by fire O
a good deal of our timberland, Mr.
Edge quotes the following section OF al
Act of 1897 for the benefit of the publ1
in general; ''That if any person 0
persons shall be detected by any con
stable or other peace officer, In the ac
of trespassing upon any forest or timbe
land within this Commonwealth, unde
such circumstances as to warrant tn
reasonable suspicion that such perso
or persons having committed, are com
mitting, or are about to commit, som
offence or offences against any of tn
laws now enacted or hereafter to be en-
acted for the protection of forests an
timber land, such constable or othe
peace officer shall have authority a
once, without at first procuring a wal
rant therefor, to arrest on view sue
person or persons. with like effect a
though such warrant had first bee
procured"