Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-21

menI OF the eX-
perts who carry on this branch of the
Commemorative agricultural activ-
tiles.
The farm adviser work was started
in 1913 and was successful and popular
from the first. The last legislature
made IAN appropriation for its con-
tinuance. Ten persons who qualify as
experts in soil Improvement and gen.
eral crop production, poultry and
poultry products, animal husbandry,
fruit growing and market gardening,
cooperation in buying and selling, land
draining and water supply and domes-
tic science are employed in it.
Persons wishing the benefit of In
struction by these specialists are re-
quired to send a request either to the
Secretary of Agriculture or the Deputy
Secretary, stating the line of work on
which they wish to be enlightened and
the probable length of time that will
De required. In addition they are ex-
pected to see that the instructor is
conveyed from and to the most con-
venient railroad station.
DIR. Roger Home. - DR.. j. Franklin
Rover, chief medical inspector of the
State Health Department, was back
at his desk to-day after trip to the
Pacific Coast. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Roger on his trip west.
typhoid at Pottsyille. - Two repre-
sentatives of the State Health depart
ment have been sent to Pottsville to
investigate an outbreak of typhoid
fever in that vicinity. Twenty-Five
cases have been reported so far and
1ndinl ava haA h.
ply is responsible as most of the
families involved get their milk from
the same source. The Health Depart
ment representatives are at present in
vestigating that theory.
jackson at Reading. - Commits
sioner Jackson of the Department of
Labor and Industry made an address
thls afternoon to the members of the
Central Pennsylvania Box Manufac-
turers Asso which is in conven-
ton in Reading.
Ask PoStponement.-On behalf of
the Philadelphia Electric Company
Attorney Fred w. Fleitz petitioned the
Public Service Commission for an ex-
tension Of one week from August 10,
the time set for the resumption of the
testimony taking in the complaint of
Director Cook against the Electric
Company. The commission announced
that 1t would set a new date and
notify the interested parties.
For Associate Judge.-Lyman Cook
has filed a petition for the associate
Judgeship of Forest county and Cliff
ford A. Knight for the associate
Judgeship of Snyder county
Movie Fines. - During a visit last
week to Pittsburgh of Joseph A. Ber-
rier, chief clerk to the State Board of
Censors for Moving Picture Films
fines totaling $3.50 were imposed upon
managers of picture theaters of that
town for various offenses. Detectives
are now hunting Jack Levy, eastern
representatives of the Fox Film cor
poration who was fined S1,15O by
Magistrate Hogg. of Philadelphia. for
being responsible for the presentation
of parts of films which the censors
had ordered deleted
Capital Stock Increase.-The capi-
tai stock of the North Branch Fire
Insurance Company has been in
creased from s150,0OO to 100000.
Visited Capitol. Representative
Samuel j. Barnett, of Delta, York
county, and Samuel A. Whitaker of
PhoeniXville, Chester county, were on
the Hill to-day Former State Senator
John s. Fisher, of Indiana county was
also in the city.