Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-02

does not deal in that commodity, and
not even the folks in DR.. Surfaces
office or in the laboratories of the
State Highway, Agricultural or Health
Departments could furnish data. In
his letter Mr.. Swank said: "If you
have any of that white electric send
me 81 worth. 1 want something real
strong. something that will make a
person shake when. they use it. | want
1t for hunting gold and silver and
money that is buried. Please answer
right away"
The Governor has not answered yet.
Attended FuneraI.-Dr. IL. A. Sur
| face, State ZoolQgist, went to Cata-
wissa to-day to attend the funeral of
Inspector Murray. DIR. Murray was
one of the veterans of the service.
Governor to Speak.-Governo Tener
will go to Brownsville next Wednesday
to attend the opening of the Monon-
! gahela river bridge between Fayette
and Washington counties.
DIR. Detweiler rHere.-Superintend
Detweiler, of the Spring City State
| Hospital, had conference with Com
missioner Dixon to-day about the sew
age disposal plant.
Forestry Meeting.-The State For
estry Commissioners held a brief meet
ing to-day, but did not take any new
properties
Closed to Deer.-Notice was given
by the State Game Commission to-day
that five counties would be closed to
door hunting for five years from No
vember l next, this action being taken
under the act of 1913. The counties
are Chester, Warren, Forest, Clarion
and Jefferson. Last year Fayette,
Somerset, Westmoreland and Cambria
were closed to hunting for three years.
By the terms of the law no deer
may be hunted and it is the intention
to stock the counties with deer and TO
liberate in them animals which may
be donated.
In the winter the Game Commission
will locate six new game preserves on
! forest reservations. There are now
| six in existence.
Kiester Won't Have It.-Abraham
l.. Kiester, congressman from the
| Twenty district and candidate
ticket, to-day filed his withdrawal as
a candidate of the Personal Liberty
party. Papers for him were filed on
Tuesday. Edward w. Smiley with
drew as Prohibition candidate for the
! Legislature in Venango county. Sub
stitute nominations filed to-day were
James 5. Wright, Prohibition, Venan
go. and Max Adamowsh, Democrat,
| Fourth Luzerne.
After Blcached F1our.-The Dairy
and Food Division has caused the ar.
rests of twenty persons for the sale of
bleached flour in this State. over
ninety brands which were sampled
were found to be free from use of
ntrates. In the case of the twenty
prosecutions some glaring instances
were found where the law had been
violated.
More Arrests Due.-Reports of an
alyses of milk and cream have been
] t,s. \
from number of eastern counties
Arrests will be made within few
days.
Big Payments.-The State Treasury
has made more payments for school
and highway purposes. The payments
the last few days have run above the
income.
Increase Filed. - The York Realty
Company has filed notice of increase
of debt by $4,000.
To Attend Party. - A number of
State officials and attaches pf the
Public Service Commission will attend
the annual outing of President NJ. c.
Kennedy, of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad at Ragged Edge.
In New QuarteFS.-The engineering
and accounting divisions of the Public
Service Commission are now in the
! buildings in Fourth street recently
taken over for park extension.
Little Hog Cholera.-Reports to the
State Livestock Sanitary Board show
that but little hog cholera exists in the
State. 1t appears to have been
checked by the use of vaccination.
| Public Servlce.-A copy of reso-
luton adopted by the Scranton Board
of Trade on September 81 has been
transmitted to the Public Service
| Commission, requesting that the COM
mission enjoin the railroads in this
State from increasing freight and pas
senger rates until such time as they
show cause for such increase. Elmer
| Dindginger, of Wayne township, Law
renee county, complains to the com
mission that the Pittsburgh and West
ern has discontinued the station al
Chenton.