Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12

u Indoor practice Is
required IL r. n {
-. -.s;nEiES the winter months
pelng especially for the training OF
men in handling the service rifle. Re-
ports received at National Guard head
quarters indicate much interest in In
door work this year.
Fennsylvania's guardsmen are stated
IN reports to show a high percentage
OF attendance at the ranges. The
state has ranked among the leaders
lor years, having recently had 80 per
cent. or its men reported at the ranges.
III was exceeded in that year by Wis
consin which did not have one-third
the number of men in its guard that
the keystone State militia enroll.
"A Nice Question. = The question
whether the State Banking Commits
sioner can be mandamussed will he
raised by the Attorney Generals De-
partment in the demurrer which will
be hled In the Dauphin county court
in Few days in the prayer for q pre-
emptory mandamus for the commits
sioner to require all banking institu-
lions under his supervision to publish
annually statements of unclaimed
bank deposits. This is the action
brought by Fleming Nevin. a Pitts
burgh attorney, in behalf of Mary c.
Brackney. who AYERS that she wants
to know If her deceased aunt had any
money OIL deposit. Deputy Attorney
General w. NJ. largest, who is in
charge OF the case, says that he doubts
whether the commissioner can be man
damussed as he is not mentioned in
the act and very pretty question has
been raised. The demurrer will be
filed II ext week.
Effty-six Arrests.-Records of the
State Department of Labor and Indus
try show that in the last ten days
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agents of the State for violation of
the female employment law. chiefly in
overworking women employees. Seven
arrests were made for violations of the
minor labor law, two for falling to
comply with orders on placing of fire
escapes and one for failing to OBJ
serve the act regulating construction
of mattresses.
Fish Work Ends.-Distributio of
young fish from the States fish hatch
cries has ended for the season, the
men in charge having been able be-
cause of weather conditions to do
more in this respect than had been
done in December in years. The dis
tribution will be followed up by men
who received the shipments and who
will make reports to the State Depart
ment of Fisheries in the Spring as to
how the fish stood the winter in the
streams stocked. 1t is expected that
the record of the seasons planting"
will be unusually good.
More Arrests.-More arrests for the
sale of foods unfit to eat are to be
made in Philadelphia by agents of the
State Dairy and Food Division. 1t ap-
pears that butter for battleships has
been furnished by some dealers as
fresh when it was traced to a cold
storage plant.
Dental Board Meets. - The State
tnl IT,ra f.,;,.
the winter examinations in Philadel-
phia this week. There is a good at
tendance. DR.. John j. Moffitt, of this
city, is looking after some of the de-
tails and DR.. Alexander Reynolds the
remainder.
Shannon Re-elected.-Major e. C.
Shannon, of Reading, has been elected
a major of the Fourth Infantry for the
third time. He has long been in the
Guard service.
Alter Would Decline. - Speaker
George e. Alter announced at Pitts
burgh yesterday that he was in no
sense candidate for a judicial ap-
pointment and that while he appre-
ciated the mention of his name as a
successor to Judge Frazer on the Alle-
gheny bench he did not want to be
considered as an applicant He inti-
mated that he would decline an op-
pointment if offered.
Commission AdjournS.-The Public
Service Commission has completed its
inquiry into the rate question at Phila-
delphia and will meet here next week
to consider the matter.
Chief Clerk Here.-Harmon NJ. Ken
hart. chief clerk of the Senate, was
here yesterday on his way to New
York.
To Meet Thursday.-The Cold Stor-
age Commission will meet in Philadel-
phia Thursday to hear arguments
against the present law The follow
ing day advocates OF the retention of
the law will be heard.
The Last Observation-Disclosures of the
State Board of Pardons will hold their
last meeting in this administration on
Wednesday. The list is the largest
ever submitted and contains one Dau-
phin county case.
Commission to Meet. - The State
commission to select a site for the
institution of inebriates will meet here
Friday.
Treasurer Named.-O. M. Spettigue
of Honesdale, was to-day appointed
county treasurer of Wayne county. He
fills vacancy caused by a resignation.
Justice Appointed. II. Pierce
was to-day appointed justice for
LeRaysville. Bradford county.
After Railroad.-W. C. Armstrong,
resident of Altoona, and until re-
Gently employed by the Altoona North
ern Railroad Company. filed com
plant this morning with the Public
Service Commission averring that the
cars operated by that company were
antiquated and unsafe in construction
and that said company has failed to
comply with the provisions of the pub
lie service company law and the ruling
of the Public Service Commission
Want Train Again. A complaint
was also lodge with the commission
by the Business Mems Association of
Hatboro, directed against the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway Company,
praying for the establishment Of a
late evening train from the Reading
Terminal to points on the North East
Pennsylvania branch. the train here
tofore leaving the terminal at 11.25
having been withdrawn on November
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