Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-04

CO m m sioner.
This work was authorized by the State
Forestry Commission at its meeting
this week and will be started within a
few days. The exact number of seed
lings to be set out is 3,557,000, of
which all but $4,000 We're raised on
the States nurseries. These nurseries
are located in Franklin. Tioga, Potter,
Clearfield, Huntingdon, Clinton and
Monroe counties and the trees to be
set out on the public domain will in
clude white, red and Scotch pine, Eu-
ropean larch, Norway spruce, black
walnut, black cherry, sugar maple, fir,
elm, honey locust and sycamore to-
gether with basket willows which will
be planted along streams.
In addition $4,000 seedlings will be
set out for twenty-one individuals, this
being done by the State in it's forest
conservation work. These trees will
be planted in various counties, the
applications for the trees having been
approved this week.
Over 100 applications for auxiliary
forest reserves have been filed and
will be examined as soon ( as the
weather permits.
Caring for Pensions.-One hundred
pensions have been approved by Audi
tor General A. w. Powell this week
and the operation of the act of 1913
Is now in full swing in this State. Fifty
of the applications were from Phila-
delphia, fortytwo from Luzerne,
twenty from Allegheny and six from
Beaver. A number of others are
awaiting action, certain formalities
not having been complied with.
Labor List Too.-The names and To-
cations of all labor organizations of
Pennsylvania will be included in the
Industrial directory of the State which
ment of Labor and Industry The di-
rectory will be the first of the kind
ever issued in the State and it is ex-
pected that it will include every
manufacturing establishment from
blast furnaces to clothes pin factories,
the data having been asked by the
department from the heads of indus
trial plants with whom the depart
ment has been in communication in
its organization of State accident and
production report service. The direc-
tory is to be State publication and
will be put out this summer
Medical Instruction. General or
ders have been issued by the Adjutant
Generals Department announcing that
the camp of instructions for medical
officers and noncommissioned officers
of the militia of Pennsylvania will be
held at Fort Myer. Virginia, and will
cover a period of six days. 1t is
stated that the line of instruction is
ito show the detail OF preparing the
sanitary personnel of the different
units for the field, disciplining and
educating of the hospital corps, the
.1 mi nf "a
the equipping with the regulation
supplies and transportation" In adj
dition the position of the personnel
and divisional sanitary units on the
march and on the battlefield. Where
officers and men can not attend the
camp of instruction they are to carry
out the plan suggested as far as pos
sible at the encampments.
Takes Over Three.--The State Board
of Education yesterday completed its
arrangements to take over the Califor-
mia, Edinboro and Lock Haven schools,
for which negotiations have been
pending. The aggregate debt of the
schools is 100000 and property
values $1,025,000.
Appointments Made.-E. CauffieI. of
Schuylkill, has been appointed a Capi-
tol guide and John Barr, Harrisburg,
custodian.
HEARD ON THE "HIIL"
Representatives Martin, Middle
town. and Sassaman, Reading, were
at the Capitol.
DR.. Kalbfus was at Chester yester-
day and addressed one of the schools.
Secretary McAfee has been In Phila-
de'nhia the latter part of this week.
The State Pardon Board will meet
on April Is.
Ex-Judge w. r. Rice, of Warren,
was here YESTERDAY.
General G. NJ. Clement, of Snnbury,
was recent visitor to the HILL"
CLAYTON Cater. of Chester, paid $25
fine for each of fortv-two woodcock
illegally shipped into the State.
Orchard demonstration work will
probably stop in the week Of Anril 13
The Eagle Mountain Orchard Com
many of Cha nhershrrg fled nntina nf