Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-23

ing agricultural exhibitions. The year
1914 was notable for large crop of
wheat, preliminary estimates being
about 24,000,00O bushels, and it is
thought that with the right conditions
this may be exceeded.
People on Capitol Hill attribute the
planting of many additional acres in
wheat to the high prices prevailing
and to the prospects that there will be
large foreign demand for wheat
next year. Reports from some coun-
ties show larger portions than usual
on farms being sown in wheat and in
several counties noted for wheat crops
there is much activity. 1t is also re-
ported that wheat is being sown late
In order to lessen danger of damage
by pests.
Hunters Registerlng.-Cha are
that the registration of hunters for
19l4-1915 will rival that of last year,
when approximately 100000 hunters
took out the papers required to permit
them to hunt. In addition it is esti-
mated that over 100000 farmers, their
families or their tenants hunted on
their own lands last year. taking ad-
vantage of the provision of the law
enabling them to do so without being
licensed. The estimates are being
based upon reports made of the sale
of licenses, which is stated to have
been heavy in a number of counties
vWyhere the demand was light at this
time last year. 1t is expected that
there will be a brisk demand for
licenses early in October.
Hold Up Shipments.--Low water in
streams in the State in which it was
planned to plant trout this month
has caused Nathan r. Butler, State
commissioner of fisheries, to halt ship
ments OF young trout from the Belle
fonte and Cory hatcheries for the
present. 1t was stated to- day that the
order was imperative if the young fish
We're to be successfully planted" and
that the embargo would be raised
as soon as condition improved. Thus
far Bellefonte has put out about 81, 900
young nsh, all Cne year old and from
four to five inches long. The returns
from Cory hatcheries are believed to
be about the same. Large shipments
of young perch, bass and "sunnies"
are being distributed. They will be
continued
Date FfXed.--The PENNSYLVANIA Pub
lie Service Commission has fixed Octo-
Der 22 as the date for the hearing of
the complaint of the West Chester
Board of Trade against the rates of
eiIN tAio'NiPliii SUBURBAN aus ana
Electric company. A request for a
hearing was made on September 10
and the date laws fiexed at the recent
meeting.
Hearing Goes Over.-The attorney
generals department has continued in
definitely the hearing in the proceed
ing attacking the stock issues of the
PhoeniXville, Valley Forge and Straf-
ford Street Railway company. Arsu-
ment will not be heard for some time
and various propositions will be CON
sidered meanwhile.
Big Payments.-The Lehigh Valley
Railroad company paid to-day TO the
State Treasury S1SO,S75.2O, represent
ing the State tax on loans and the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
iron company paid in $4,000 in State
taxes.
Argument Put Off.-Owing to the
absence of NJ. Hampton Todd former
attorney general, in Europe. and for
other causes, the argument of the au-
tomobile license case has been post
poned from the October to the Janu-
airy term of the Supreme Court. 1t
will be heard in Philadelphia.
Hearing Oficials.-The State Econo-
my and Efficiency. commission to-day
" ent into the organization and meth
ods OF the fiscal departments of the
state Treasury. Auditor General A.
w. Powell and his staff and some of
the attaches of the State Treasury
were heard The health department
VIII be taken up next.
Stock Increase.-The Nassau Mills
corporation, of Philadelphia, to-day
filed notice of increase of its stock
from $4,000 to 100000.
Bakeshop Standards.-The State In
dustrial Board yesterday afternoon
adopted standards of sanitation for
bakeshops. There will be a public
hearing on the drafts next month.
Senator Here.-Senator T. M. Kurtz
of Punxsutawney, and a party of JET
ferson county friends visited the "Hill"
to-day. They are on an automobile
trip.
Spoke at Latrobe. - DR.. n. C..
Schaeffer and DR.. j. George Becht. of
the State Board of Education, spoke
at the dedication of the new high
school at Latrobe.
Visited the "HiIl-W. S. Smith. of
Meadville, former member of the
House, was Hill visitor.
Newspaperman Herc.-H. NJ. An
drews, of the Johnstown Democrat.
was among visitors last evening. He
was formerly legislative correspond
ent of the North American,