Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-18

was III anu was tno
third largest season known since they
began to hold Institutes in 1895. 1t
was exceeded only by the season of
19O9-l910 and 1910-1911, when the
attendance went over 205, 900. All told
there were 1,127 sessions, divided be-
tween 461 days, the average attend
ance per session being 179, which is
away up in the list. The State en-
ployed "a lecturers and spent about
$4,000.
Figures compiled at the Capitol
show that since institutes began to be
held for farmers 2,744,S62 persons
have attended the sessions and the
whole appropriations have been
SS12,500. The Institutes started with
an appropriation of $500 and 46.694
persons attended the first seasons s
meetings.
Since that time the division in
charge has established movable schools
for farmers institute work, this being
an advanced form, and the corps of
farm advisers or counsellors has been
sent into the field to give instruction
on farms and in barnyards.
LISTING Assets. - Preliminary steps
are being taken by State officials on
the appraisement of the assets of the
commonwealth and a complete list of
all property is now being made up by
heads of various departments of the
government and institutions. The pre-
liminary statements show holdings of
real estate larger than believed and
that the liens held by the State will
go into hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
Changing Doors.-Hundreds of doors
on hotels throughout the State are be-
ing changed to open outward just as the
doors in factories. theaters and amuse-
ment places have been rehung or re-
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change is being made by direction of
inspectors from the State Department
or Labor and Industry, who have been
closely examining the means of egress
at the hotels, taverns and similar
places of public entertainment in the
last year. Many notices have been
served and it is declared that no
prosecutions have been essential to
secure enforcement. The example set
in theaters has been readily followed
The proposed rules for the govern
ment of moving picture theaters in
the State will be compl, ted during the
coming week and will probably go
into effect before many weeks go by.
Can Use Poiice.-Nathan R. Butler,
state Commissioner of Fisheries, has
been informed by an opinion from the
Attorney Generals Department that
not only is it legal for the State police
to detail men from the four troops to
act as fish wardens for preservation
OF the game laws but that the rea-
sonable expenses for such duty may be
paid out of the appropriation to the
Department of Fisheries for services
of fish wardens. 1t is held that the
commissioner has the right to name
special wardens and under the act in
stead of State policemen merely acting
as Wardens while on patrol duty they
can be assigned to break up illegal
fishing~in localities where it has been
found to exist at distance from their
barracks. They will not receive any
extra pay for such service, but the
cost will be borne by the fisheries de-
partment.
End of Field Work. - Demon
strations in orchards under State con-
troll will be completed for this Spring
next week, announcement being made
that the final work will be done in
Northampton, Monroe and Bradford
counties. A schedule is being made
up for demonstrations to be under
taken in orchards after the blossoms
fall from trees This will be par
'ticularly for apple tree pests. The at
tendance at demonstrations this Spring
is stated by State officials to have been
close to record
New Charters-The following State
charters have been issued: Bucklng-
ham Corporation. construction, Phila-
delphia, capital 100000; Exchange At
torneys, Incorporated, insurance, ETC.,
Philadelphia, capital s10.000; w. c..
f'leck & Bro, Incorporated, hardware,
Jenkintown, capital 100000; Farmers
Telephone Company, Belleville, capt.
tai $4,000; Conrad & Domsler Com
pany, hats, Philadelphia, capital $12,-
600; b. II. Lentz Company, amusement
devices, Philadelphia, capital $4,000;
Fels & Company. soaps, Philadelphia,
capital $4,000; Stelwagon Manufac-
turing Company, roofing, Philadelphia,
capital 100000; Mt. Carmel Hotel
Company, Mt. Carmel, capital $4,000;
International Service and Sales Com
pany, automobile supplies, Philadel-
phia, capital $4,000.