Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-06

poses and which the fish people have
been unable to send out because of
the drifted condition of the roads or
the decentralization of train service and
the TACT that many streams have been
frozen up tight. The severity of the
weather may be understood when it is
stated that reports indicate that some
brooks fed by springs not known to
De hit by the cold for years have very
| little howfng water in them
Just before the cold snap came "a
large number of trout were prepared
Tor planting in streams in Central
pennsylvania counties, but the chances
are that they will not be nut out un-
til fortnight passes.
me game authorities are renewing
their urgings to sportsmen and farm
ers throughout the State to scatter
Iced Tor the quail and it is feared that
the severe weather which has driven
deer, bear and even elk close to farms
IN dozen counties. will cause heavy
mortality among the wild turkeys,
pheasants and quail. which are pre-
vented from getting food because of
the deep SHOWS.
trustees will be named for the
management of the affairs of the Cali
fornia State Normal School, recently
taken over by the State Board of Edu-
cauon on behalf of the Common
wealth. The management will he nut
into the hands of men well versed in
matters pertaining to the interests of
the washington county institution and
good businessmen will be chosen. as
In the case of West Chesters big
school.
roster Home. = Chief Engineer
samuel u. Foster returned last night
from ms vacation in Europe and will
De at his desk Monday. He had a
fine inspection trip going over hun
dreds of miles of old Roman roads
and new Italian highways and inspect
ing the methods of the French in the
great system in Northern Africa.
Inspecting Swamp.-Water Com
missioner Lynch and Chief Engineer
Gannett are in Crawford county in
specting the tract on which the State
VIII build the big reservoir for the
Pymatunlng swamp water. This will
be one of the biggest conservation
moves of the administration
Cost $4,000 lear.-Forestry
Commissioner Conklin estimated last
night that it would cost about $780,
600 year TO set out 20.000,000 trees
in the forests and vacant lands of the
State as suggested by ]. T. Rothrock.
After a Club.-The Attorney Cen
erals Department to-day asked the
Dauphin County Court for a writ of
quo warranto on the Manhattan Club,
of Wilkes Barre, for it to show cause
why its charter should not be revoked
because of violations of the law. The
Luzerne county authorities certified
that George Overton, who appeared to
be the big man in the club had been
! convicted of illegal sale of LIQUOR and
that the grand jury had recommended
that the charter be revoked
Increases Filed.-The Clark Print
ing and Manufacturing Company, of
York Haven, to-day filed notice of in
crease of stock from s25, 600 to $780,
600, and the Bedford County Tele-
phone Company, of increase of debt
to $4,000.
One Candidate.-Ralph E. Diffen-
derfer. of Oreridge, to-day filed petit
ton to be candidate for the House in
the Second Lehigh district on the
Democratic ticket.
Over Until 17th.-The Public Ser
vice Commission adjourned last night
until March II, no action being taken
on any of the local cases or on the
| question of clerical rates The coal
case will be heard in PHILADELPHIA late
| in the month.
Big Merger. - Papers announcing
the merging of half a dozen recently
incorporated electric companies in
Susquehanna county into the new Sus
quehanna County Light and Power
Company were filed to-day
Can Cross Wires.-The Public Ser
vice Commission last night ordered
that certificate of public convent
ence be issued, approving the proposed
crossing of the structures and facili-
ties of the Penn Central Light and
Power Company by the structures and
facilities of the Raystown Water
Power Company in the borough of Mt
Union, Huntingdon county. The com
mission stipulated, however. that this
crossing should be used for the pur-
pose of transmitting electric current
for the furnishing of power only and
not for the furnishing of light. This
proviso was made for the reason that
the commissions approval of the ordi-
nance of Mt. Union borough of De-
cember IS, 1918, amending an ordi-
nance of July 16 of that year, grant
ing certain rights to the Raystowp
Company for the purpose of furnish
ing light in the borough, has not been
applied for and obtained, as required
by the Dublic service cOmnan ,ar.