Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-25

-= with about $i75,-
uzsE2SzEz.GE: z:::xcS9 600 more than
that sum in the sinking fund. Half a
million dollars worth of the outstand-
ing bonds are held by the State and
the remainder are obligations of vari-
GUS sorts on which interest has ceased
and which cannot be found. Efforts
have been made from time to time to
i find these notes and obligations, some
of which are more than fifty years old,
and calls have been made for them,
but it has been impossible to get them
presented.
The bonds just paid off were $4,000
of the per cents. issued in 1882 and
due two years ago. In 1881 the Leg
islature authorized issuance of So
100000 of refunding bonds, the bulk
of which were put out at per cent,
the balance being at 8 u per cent. The
" per cent. bonds were redeemed
some time ago and the $4,000 paid
was of the As.
is preparing to conduct contests In
corn and potato growing this year.
| Superintendent e. A. Retain, Mansfield,
has sent a letter to his teachers and
to the leading newspapers of the coun-
ty, in which he outlines the conditions
of the contests and urges all of the
young people of the communities to
/ II
is cooperating in this work, and prizes
of $5, $40 and SIS are to be given for
the three best exhibits of corn and
| for the three best bushels of po-
| ltatoes.-
| Allowance BulIetin.-Adjutant Cen
eral Stewart has issued a bulletin of
instructions for officers of the National
Guard in regard to the reports on al
| loWances made by the State. A sys-
| In hro ol, of
the service is outlined. The reports
are required between June 10 and
June 80.
Inspection On. Commissioners
Tone and Wallace are making inspec-
tions in the Pittsburgh district to-day
| During this week Public Service Of
ficers will be busy in several sections
of the State and will come back here
on June to resume short line hear
ings.
Examinations Due.-The State For
estry Department announces that the
annual examinations for entrance to
the Mont Alto Forestry Academy will
be held June II and IL at the Capitol
and Central High School. The physi-
cal examinations will be held on the
first day at the department and the
educational tests at the High School.
! Only residents of Pennsylvania be-
tween 10 and 25 will be eligible.
| No Decision On Camp. - Decision
will be reached within the next
twenty-four or thirty-six hours whether
the camp of instruction for National
| Guard officers will be held at Mount
Gretna next month or not. All prepa-
rations have been made for the en-
campment, but possibilities of active
service and recall of officers who are
| to instruct their regiments have
caused some doubts. Adjutant Cen
eral Thomas j. Stewart said to-day
that he could make no statement on
the subject at present, but that de-
termination what to do would be made
in due time.
Contract Ruling.--An opinion has
been given by the Attorney Generals
| department to the trustees of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania that a contract
for maternity hospital for the uni
| versity need not be let before June l
this year and that work must be
started before May 81, 1915, to secure
the appropriation of $4,000 made by
| the last Legislature for the purpose
Going to BoStOn.-The State Econ
omy and Efficiency commission, which
is making an investigation of state
| commission offices in Philadelphia the
forepart of this week, will go to Bos-
ton wednesday to meet with the Mas
sachusetts state commission.
Violated Cattle Law.-Charged by
the State Livestock Sanitary Board
| with bringing cattle into PENNSYLVANIA
from Ohio illegally, d. E. Stambaugh,
| or Sharon, Mercer county was ordered
TO pay heavy fine and costs by a
| local court. With the execution of
cattle for immediate slaughter. all
| bulls. cows and heifers above the age
| OF six months are required when
| brought into Pennsylvania to be ac
companied by health certificate. In
| discussing the case State Veterinarian
DR.. j. c.. Marshall said that other
| dealers in that section will likely be
prosecuted for violating the interstate
cattle law.
Smallpox About. - Seventeen cases
or smallpox were to-day reported to
the State Department Of Health from
Mount Pleasant Mills. Snyder county,
and suspicious cases at Paxtonviile and
Beaver Springs, in the same coutny.
state inspectors were hurried to the
vicinity and the county medical Off
GERS of Snyder and Juniata counties
began an investigation. 1t is said that
the cases were first diagnosed as
chickenpox.
Two Justiccs.-Cyrus w. Huff and
Daniel r. 1arbeson were to-day ap-
pointed Justices of the peace for White
Deer township, Union county.
Inspection On.-An INSPECTION of the
business and closely built districts of
Harrisburg was started to-day by w.
w. Wunder, of Reading, one of the
States deputy fire marshals, with a
view of ascertaining the exact con-
ditions. Similar inspections have been
made in Allentown, Reading and Beth.
lehem and the results have been
checked up by the department. Where
fire hazards are found they will be
ordered removed.
More Arrests. - Additional arrests
for the sale of "bleached" flour are
expected from the sampling of -four
which has been going on among the
merchants In central counties by
agents of the State Dairy and Food
Commissioner. Over twenty-five such
cases have been started