Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-07

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manufacturers and others who receive
the departmental publications. Among
the colleges whose regulations are
given considerable attention are Bryn
Mawr, whose fire rules are furnished
by the head fire captain" OF the STU
dents. They are given in detail with
all of the duties. The fire rules or
Vassar and Radcliffe are also cited at
length as some things which might be
patterned after in this State. one or
the interesting things from the Vassar
regulations is that girls are fined 20
cents for failure to attend tre drlll or
to register, while for three onenses
they lose their privileges. In addition
to giving considerable information on
fire drills from the colleges the depart
mental bulletin goes into detail as to
tho necessity for having fire drills in
every manufacturing establishment as
we'll as schools and urges frequent and
periodical tests of every one connected
with the places.
Many Ask Pensions. - Departments
of the State government from those
presided over by the Governor and
Attorney General to the Auditor Cen
eral and even the Secretary of the
Commonwealth have been receiving
applications from women desiring
widows pensions. Many of the appH-
cations come from counties where
there are no boards of trustees and
they have to be returned with the in
formation that If county commission
ers make petition to the Governor
trustees will be named. Some of the
| tales told in the letters are pathetic,
but the State officials can do nothing
to help, as the procedure is very clearly
outlined in the new act.
To Abolish Grades.-Considera
of a plan to bring about systematic
reduction of the number of grade
| crossings in Pennsylvania is to be
given by the Public Service Commits
sicn this month, q committee of the
commission having been named to
study the proposition. The commission
has gathered large amount of data
regarding the crossings, of which there
are about 10000 Oh public highways
in the State, and the general character
of each crossing has been listed. In
formation has also been gathered re-
garding the traffic conditions. While
nothing has been determined upon, 1t
is believed that the commission will
formulate general plan and take up
the question with the railroads, en-
deavoring to arrive at some agree
| ment or general understanding re-
gardng treatment. The problem is
one involving such an immense amount
of money that it will take years to
work out.
VIII Buy Deer. - From 1000 to
1900 deer and hundreds of wild tur-
KEYS will be liberated in the game pre-
serves and woods of Pennsylvania un-
der the plans of the State Game Com
mission this fall and winter. Nego-
tiations are now under way for the
| purchase of deer in Michigan and
other States. where they are to be
taken in a wild state, and they will be
shipped in when conditions are favor
able These deer will be placed in the
game preserves for breeding purposes
and in counties which have been closed
to deer hunting for term of years
under recent acts. There are now a
dozen counties in which deer may not
be hunted The funds for the pur-
chase of the deer and the turkeys are
being taken from the hunters license
revenue. The turkeys will be liberated
in counties where natural conditions
are suitable. Stocking with quail and
pheasant will also be carried on.
Laird Selected.--Warren P. Laird,
of the University of Pennsylvania, has
been chosen as the adviser of the State
Meade Monument Commission which
is in charge of the erection of the
statue to the Gettysburg commander
| at the national capital. Mr.. Laird will
| look after the preliminary arrange
ments from an artistic and archi-
tectural standpoint and locate the
monument and attend to other details.
The commission has not yet selected q
sculptor. but will probably do so dur
Ing the Fall
The First Bids.-The first contracts
for construction of highways since the
new administration in the State High
way Department will be let next week.
when bids will be opened for sections
| H., ,,I
Stroudsburg to be built on the State
aid plan. Other contracts will be let
later on, including portions of the
! Baltimore pike, in Delaware county.
The new system of patrolling roads for
| maintenance will be established about
the middle of the month. some of the
preliminary details not having been
completed.
Good Water Rights.-Through pur-
chases of forest tracts in Franklin,
Fulton and Union counties the State
| Forestry Commission in the last month
has secured some valuable water right
properties. The tracts are located
| closed to existing preserves and will be
important in the future when the State
turns to its woodlands for a greater
measure of revenue. The policy has
been adopted of securing lands which
contain streams or water supply, whole
districts which furnish much water
| being now owned Dy Lne common
wealth.
To Complete ArsenaI.-state off,
cials believe that the bids to be opened
on Tuesday for completion of the State
arsenal will be within the money avail
able and immediate steps will be taken
to have the building finished. The
! basement and first floor have been
ready for some time. The new ar
senal which is fire proof throughout,
will be large enough to take care of
equipment for many more organ
| izations than are now included in the
National Guard. 1t has been planned
with a view to future requirements.
Inspection Under Way.-Systematic
| inspection of the smaller hospitals and
| homes under supervision of the State
Board of Public Charities is being
made by the agents of the board and
the results are being prepared for sub
mission to Governor Martin G. Brum-
baugh and the members of the board.
! The jails and almshouses in every
county in the State have been in
spected in the last few months and in
a number of cases orders were issued
for improvements.
Guard Retircments.-Natio Guard
retirements include Major Fred
Sharpe, Third Infantry, as lieutenant
colonel and Major W. C. King. Twelfth
Infantry, as lieutenant colonel.
Coatesville Wins. = The Chester
county courts have dismissed the in