Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
INSTRUCTION FOR
GUARDS OFFICERS
The Annual Camp Will Be Held at
Mt. Cretna June 7 to IL,
Inclusive

A>A.-.----sS Gretna from June
to June IL, inclusive. The camp
has been held at Mount Gretna since
IL became established in the Guard
but the dates this year are somewhat
dlfferent from former years. The fix
ing Of the June date is believed here
10 mean that the encampments will
not be held until the middle of JULY
MaJor-General c. b. Dougherty,
commanding the division, is to COM
inand the camp, which will be erected
as regimental camp, each regiment
being assigned to company street
and all officers will waive questions of
rank. The officers authorized to at
tend are officers of engineer COM
panies, field, staff and line officers.
except medical officers and chaplains
and officers of the adjutant generals
inspector generals, quartermaster's
and subsistence departments. Per diem
pay will be allowed only to officers
who attend camp for four consecutive
days. Officers must arrive in camp
not later than 1890 q. M. June 7. but
II possible to arrive on the evening of
June 6. No officers will be mounted.
Officers are required to indicate
whether they will attend by May 10.
The last few camps have been attend
ed by over So per cent. of the officers.
Expert Here.-George Homer Johns
ton, senior at State College, has been
detailed to take charge of the Spring
tree surgery in Capitol Park. This ar
rangement has been made with the
college by Superintendent S. b. Rambo,
of the Department of Public Grounds
and Buildings, the State receiving the
services of Mr.. Johnston free. Only
expenses are paid, the college furnish
ing expert advice to the State in re-
turn for the State support
Regulations Made.-The Public Ser
vice Commission has approved the ap-
plication of the Lehigh Navigation
Electric Company for a proposed
crossing of the tracks and facilities of
the Slate Belt Electric Railway Com
pany and of the PENNSYLVANIA Utili-
ties Company near Belfast, Plainfield
township. Northumberland county, as
proper for the safety of the public.
ArbOr Day Proclaimed. - The for
NAL proclamation of April II and "a
as Arbor Days has been made at the
Capitol and copies of the proclamation
will be sent to the various schools of
the State.
Spoke at Reading.-w. W. Wunder,
Assistant State Fire Marshal, was one
of the speakers at the big conference
of firemen in Reading few days ago.
Inspectors Busy.-Chief Medical In
spector Rover was at EliZabethtown
yesterday to look into some reports of
smallpox and Associate Inspector Hunt
was in Chester county on q similar
errand.
Ready for Start. - Director A. +.
Martin says that everything Is ready
for the start of the visits of the field
counselorS tomorrow. A schedule
for each of the ten has been pre-
pared covering the places where re-
quests have been made for expert
advice.
Likely to Sit Here.-The State in
dustrial accidents commission will
likely meet here later in the Spring to
hold hearings which may be desired
on the proposed bill
State Charters.-State charters have
been issued to the following: The
Wishbone Auto Steel Wheel Company.
Butler, capital 100000; Union Col
lieries Company, Pittsburgh, capital
$4,000: Garden Theater Company.
Johnstown, capital $4,000; The
Olivese Company, oil. Pittsburgh, capt.
tai. 5000; Lydicll Coal Company, In
diana, capital $4,000; belmont Gas
Coal Company, Greensburg, capital
100000; Highland Ornamental Iron
Company, Pittsburgh, capital $4,000:
Wycoff OIL and Gas Company, Brad.
ford, capital $4,000; United Home
Dressed Meat Company, Altoona, capt.
tai $4,000; The Aldrich Pump Com
pany. Philadelphia, capital $4,000.
The Public Service Commission Of
flee closed at noon for to-day out of
respect to Chairman Ewing. Secre-
tary Millar and Investigator Dohoney
attended the funeral in Uniontown
this afternoon, as we'll as the COM
missioners. Private Secretary Gath
er represented Governor Tener, the
governor being unable to go to the
funeral.
Nominating petitions were filed to-
day as follows:
Assembly-Judson W. Stone. Re-
publican, Bradford; James Gallagher,
Republican and Democrat, Second
Allegheny; John H. Munley, Demo-
crat, Fifth Lackawanna; Ansel Ulman,
Democrat Lycoming; Jacob w.
Smith, Democrat, Carbon.
State Committee-A. Il. Hess, DEM
ocrat, Clarion; Arthur McGregor.
Democrat, Mexican.
Bruce Switzerland Elliott, a St.
Louis lawyer, called on Dairy and
Food Commissioner Fourt to-day. en-
route to Washington. Mr.. Elliott was
of counsel for defense in the bleached
flour case recently decided by the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
Commissions for the members of
the Economy and Efficiency Commits
sion were made out to-day. The COM
mission will probably hold it's first
meeting tomorrow in Governor Ten
er's office.