Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02

The SubStationS In the eastern uaiI
of the State are: wyomissing, Berks
county; Media, Delaware county; Lang
hcrne, Bucks county; Waynesboro.
Franklin county: Penbrook, Dauphin
county; Leola, Lancaster county;
Cleona Lebanon county: Lanesboro,
Susquehanna county; Nicholson, Wyo-
ming county; Muncy Dycoming coun-
ty; Stroudsburg. Monroe county; Mount
Carmel. Northumberland county; Peck
Vile, Lackawanna county, and Lopez.
Sullivan county
In the western half of the State the
substations are: Blairsville and In
diana. Indiana county; Cresson. Colver
and Barnesboro. Cambria county; Mo-
nongahela and Burgettstown, WASH
ington county; New Salem and
Brownsville, Fayette county; Pleasant
Gap and Phillipsburg. Center county;
New Bethlehem, Clarion county; Punk
sutawney. Jefferson county; Rochester,
Beaver county; st. Mary's, Elk county;
Emporium, Cameron county; Smeth-
port, Mexican county.
Farmers to Help. - Farmers who
ask for visits from the States corps of
farm advisers or counselors, who begin
their late summer and autumn series
of visits to-day, will have to agree to
transport the advisers to and from the
nearest railroad station. The advisory
service was resumed to-day after sew
of requests for visits are on file. The
advicers covered practically all of the
counties of the State last year. The
service will continue as 1t was last year
pending the reorganization of the De-
partment of Agriculture by the new
commission.
Local Cases Due. - On the list of
matters to be considered by the Public
Service Commission this week are the
applications for approval of the sale
of the Lykens Valley Consolidated Gas
Company, to the Williamstown Gas
Company, contract of the United Elec-
trio Company, and Camp Hill; con-
tract of the Bell Telephone Company,
and the Chambersburg Turnpike Com
pany and several matters from
Schuylkill county. Three Lancaster
county electric companies are asking
for charters
Goes To Law About 1t. - The fac
ton of Coatesville ofticialdom which
started in to construct a water works
in defiance of the action of the State
authorities has been enjoyed by an
other faction. The State may take a
hand shortly.
Expects More Suits. Dairy and
Food Commissioner Foust has been to
State College to look after the investi-
cation into breakfast foods. 1t is
probable that more suits will be start
ed, chiefly because of the manner in
which merchants kept their stock.
DIR. Dixon Returns.-Commissio
Dixon is in Philadelphia, having re-
turned from the exposition. He ex-
poets to come here in a day or So
Invited to Attend. - Governor
Brumbaugh has been invited to attend
the Hench Drumgold reunion in Perry
county this month. He may accept if
his engagements permit.
Inspecting Schools. - DIR. J. George
Becht, secretary of the State Board
of Education, and members of the
board have returned from a tour of
various State normal schools with a
view to ascertaining their condition
and the general situation in the event
of the State undertaking to extend its
ownership of such institutions The
State now owns four of the thirteen
schools and will start negotiations to
get others in a short time.
To Take Testimony. - John P. Do
honey, investigator of accidents of the
Public Service Commission. will go to
Indiana this week to take testimony
in the complaint by the members of
tie Chamber of Commerce against the
manner of backing trains into that
borough. The testimony will be laid
before the commission Immediately
after Mr.. Dohoney will also take
testimony on behalf of the commission
at Montrose.
Special Exams. - Special exam
nations will be held in January under
auspices of the State Bureau of Medi-
cal Education and Licensure for those
who did not register for the June ex-
aminations. Hereafter the Bureau,
examinations will be held in January
and July. The State Dental Board ex-
aminations will be held in June and
December
Many Tracts offered. Steps are
being taken to secure surveys and in
formation regarding tracts offered in
six counties for new game preserves
The work of erecting the wires is un-
der way in Carbon and Bradford coun-
ties. In a number of counties offers
have been made of land by local
organizations, but the properties are
too small.
Mothers Pensions Apportionment
of funds for mothers pensions will be
made among the counties of the State
balong the plan contemplated by the
act of 1915 and an allowance made
for expenses of the State supervisor
and clerk by Auditor General Powell
within a short time. Thus far moth
ing has been done toward apportion-
ing the $4,000 balance left from
the last two years and the 100000
recently appropriated D6CduSe Ine
Governor has not yet named the
supervisor. The Auditor Generals
Department has been trying to esti-
mate the expenses. The Governor has
| not yet intimated what he intends to
do and no funds for mothers pen
sions have been drawn since May.
Luclxey to Demonstrate. - w. s.
Luckey, an aviator who has flown in
Philadelphia and other places and
who flew around the dome of the
State Capitol has been engaged by
the Aero Club of America to give
demonstration of reconnoitering and
scouting by aeroplane and also drop
ping bombs for the soldiers of the Sec
ond Brigade and the Fourteenth Regi-
ment at Indiana next week. The use
of a hydroaeroplane Is not feasible
as there is no lake at the camp site SC
a large land machine will be EN-.
ployed and the men SHOWN what a
machine can do.
! Will Make Inquiry. - 1t is probable
that inquiry will be instituted by the
Department of Labor and Industry into
the grounds for complaint against the
plant of the Nitrate Products Com
| pany at Mt. Carbon, made by c. F.
Foley in a letter to Commissioner
Jackson. The charge was made that
the sanitary conditions were mo-
good
Municipal Data In Sight. - The new
bureau of municipal statistics and in
formation has sent letters to over goo
municipalities asking Tor data with
the object of making the first official
State list of Municipalities. The bureau