Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-16

form regulations for Inspection oil
livestock and eradication of cattle
diseases. Steps will also be taken for
thorough inspection of cattle from
other sections of the country.
DR.. c. j. Marshall State Veteri-
marian. and DR.. T. f. Munce. Deputy
State. DIR. Marshall has recently re-
turned from a tour of Europe, which
was interrupted by the war, and will
present some facts relative to the in
spectians of foreign countries. The
/ operation of the new Pennsylvania
| livestock code of 1913 has been very
successful, say the State officials, and
there have been few outbreaks this
year.
! Sow Wheat Later.-Dr. II. A. Sur
face, the States Economic Zoologist.
| is urging farmers to SOW their wheat
| as late as possible as a precaution
against the ravages of the Hessian fly.
To farmers who sowed wheat in this
week last September he has advised
putting it off for week, this advice
being graded according to the latitude.
Judging from reports which are made
at the Capitol, there will be a tre-
mendous amount of land put into
wheat. which bids fair to pay well
next year, and fafrmers are taking
care that it is started right. DIR. Sur
face advises plenty of care in making
the seed bed and defefrring the seed
ling,
| Violated OleO Iaw.--Dairy and
Food Commissioner James Foust has
| received number off reports indicat-
ing violations Of the oleo law in
Philadelphia and Bucks counties. Ar
rests have been ordered made.
Commission Meets.-The State Sol
diers' Orphans Commission held its
quarterly meeting at the Capitol this
morning and discussed the Fall and
winter schedule.
Take Over Lock Haven.-Steps to
take over the Lock Haven State Nor
NAL Schools were adopted by the State
Board of Education this morning at
a meeting held at the Commonwealth
and attended by DIR. Brumbaugh, one
of the members.
Long Calendar for Board. - The
State Board of Pardons went into the
| longest calendar in months to-day.
commutation of John Chimilewski,
Lackawanna, and the case of Alessan-
| der De Filippis, Beaver, was contin-
ued. That of William Abel, Phila-
delphia, was heard. The board con-
tinued the case of Mike Peterson,
lZareovic, second degree murder. was
listed to be heard late this afternoon.
| About six cases were continued. The
Fleming case attracted much attention
on the Hill"
East Pennsboro Paid.-East Penns-
Dor was to-day paid its school war
rant, amounting to s3.115.09. Thus
far $50 districts have been paid out
| of the 1850.
May Go to Hamburg.-Dr. T. A. H.
| Sites, of the Department of Health,
| is being spoken of as director of the
new State sanatorium at Hamburg,
which is to be opened shortly. An ap-
pointment is to be made soon.
Went to Coatesville. - DR.. r. F.
Royer, chief medical inspector went
to Coatesville to-day to investigate
the typhoid outbreak.
Public ScryICe.-The Public Service
Commission to-day approved the con-
tract of the Gas Company of Millers-
burg in the borough of Millersburg.
! The company is to buy its supply of
gas from the Williamstown Gas Com
pany. The ordinance of the borough
of Highspire granting the Cumberland
/ Valley Telephone Company franchise
for its system in the borough was also
approved. The commission has been
advised by General Manager Long, of
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company,
that trains Of steel cars operating on
the MononEahela division between
Brownsville and Pittsburgh have been
provided with drinking water facili-
tiles.
| WithdrawaIs.-With as leg
| lislative candidates in the Nineteenth
Philadelphia district were filed to-
| day by g. K. Young and Jacob Roth
kugel Washington, and William Fl.
Diehl and Elmer w. Nittinger, Demo-