Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-06

$50 sz@hs&n4haSSsas<S McDeVlCt, TO the
heads of each department, State COM
mission and board asking for the acts
creating and regulating the depart
mcnts and the rules governing them,
together with the name, address, COM
pensation and duties of each attache
and the necessity for such employ
nent. 1t is also asked how many
hours a day are occupied in State
work.
The letter also inquiries as to the
status of the department, board or
commission employers or attaches and
whether positions were created by
statute, created by appropriation or
paid from contingent fund.
Fires Occur.-Half a dozen forest
fires of considerable size have already
been reported to the State Department
of Forestry and in two instances State
reserves were damaged. One fire oc-
Cured in the Bald Eagle Valley and
swept some valuable State timber and
the other occurred on the Hopkins re-
serve. near Remove. Smaller fires oc-
Cured in other parts of the state,
some in the Cumberland and Juniata
Valleys. The new bureau of forest
protection is arranging for CO.
operation with local forestry protec-
ton associations and Boy Scouts to
help in the fire patrol work.
Ready For Judges.-Capitol Hill is
preparing TO issue the commissions to
the newly elected judges and the
sheepskins will be ready for the Gov
ernors signature about Christmas
time. All are written in India ink on
parchment. Whether there will be
one or two commissions issued to Su.
preme Court justices within the next
two months is interesting the "EIill."
Federal Inspection. - Circulars an
nouncing that the federal inspection
Of the organizations of the National
Guard of PENNSYLVANIA will be held in
EnhrIIg of
tention r. nC importance of this in
speCtion Use of it's effect on allow
ances fro, the national government
Will be issued within Il few days by
the Adjutant Generals department.
This inspection, which is distinct from
that made by officers of the National
Guard, will begin about January 3.
The State inspection will begin in
March. The federal inspection will be
by regular army officers to determine
fitness for the field. The equipment
attendance and results of training will
form the chief subjects of inspection
The circular will call attention to the
Importance of a better showing in
training and will set forth that here
tofore the greatest deficiencies were
found in armory instruction. Organ
iHatiOns which do not make the show
ing in efficiency required by the gov
ernment will have difficulty in receiv-
ing allowances.
Wardens Called m.--All wardens of
the state Fisheries Commission will
meet here during the week of Novem-
bcr 10 TO discuss plans for checking
pollution of streams and fish protection
and propagation. 1t will be the first
conference of the kind in months The
plans for he winter work of the COM
mission Will be made at a meeting of
the commission on November Is.
IuhHc ScrNicc.-The Public Service
Commission has adjourned its sittings
10 meet in Pittsburgh next Tuesday.
The following week it will sit in Har-
rlsourg to act on contracts and then
negln the series of hearings in the
Philadelphia Electric case which will
be heard in Philadelphia. On Novem-
Der 30 the commission will meet in
Harrisburg.
Death Warrants Issued. Death
warrants were issued to-day for the
electrocuton during the week of De-
cember 3 of Roland S. Pennington
and George Fl. March, Delaware coun-
ty, who We're recently refused commu-
tation by the State Board of Pardons.
The executions will take place at the
western penitentiary to which the war
rants have been forwarded
No Decision Reached. - No deci-
sion has been reached in the matter
OF the grade crossings at Pottstown
An effort to agree on a program will
be made.
VIM hule Later. - NO ruling has
been made by the State Industrial
Board in regard to the suggestions in
regard to changes in the code of lad
ders. They will be taken up later.
VIII Meet Here. - The States Com
mission of Agriculture will probably
nc called to meet here next week. A
session was held at State College yes
terday.
Foresters Names Committees. =
State Foresters have named commit
tees to have charge of the advance
ment of their work. They will ask
cooperation OF the State commission
and newspapers
Big Ones Complain. - The first
complaint to be received by the Pub
lie Service Commission charging that
large consumers of water We're being
disseminated against in the interest
OF small consumers was received to-
day from Carl A. Gable of Emporium.
lie charges that the Emporium Water
Company makes the large consumer
pay for installation of meters and not
the small consumers. Bobrow Bros
OF Conshohocken, to-day petitioned
the commission to secure a station at
Apple street, Conshohocllen. A num-
Der of residents and firms of Hartford,
Susquehanna county, complained
against the proposal of the Lackawan-
ma railroad TO remove the switch at
Kingsley.
Want To Know How. - Eleven
state Departments of Health and a
number Of organizations Of medical
men, nurses and charitable people
have asked for copies of the States
publications on its "Baby-saVing
shows which were held this year in
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other cit
les to demonstrate the care of babies.
In addition copies have also been sent
10 Canada.
To Discuss Tax. The anthracite
coal tax situation will be discussed by
Attorney General Francis Skunk
Brown and other officials of the State
government during the coming week
I'D policy Of the State outlined in re-
gard TO recovery of money paid by
consumers. Coal tax paid to the
State, aggregating $4,000, is being
held pending the decision IT may
take an act of assembly to return IL.
Want Inspection. - The Hanover
and McSherrystown and other south
ern Pennsylvania turnpike companies
against whose roads complaints have
been filed with the Public Service
Commission has asked that the State
send inspectors to look over the roads.
The turnpike companies are disposed
to fight the actions. Turnpike com
panies which have placed high values
on their roads in response to State in
qutries with a view to purchase NAV
have hard work as the State may