Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-07
GUARDSMEN TOLD
To ATTEND DRILLS
Interesting Circular Issued by the
Adjutant Generals Depart
ment About Matters

actual number of men present at the
Federal inspections now being car.
ried on among the organization OF
the National Guard by officers of the
regular army. This information is
contained in a circular recently issued
by the Adjutant Generals Depart
ment to brace up the attendance at
the inspections. The point is made
that the allotment will not be issued
on total reported strength. Weak or
ganizations are warned to improve.
The clothing allowance will be made
for 1915 on per capita and will be
computed by multiplying the rate by
the number of enlisted men actually
at the inspection.
Officers are informed that the
purpose of the National Guard is eff
cheney and that it is manifestly un-
fair to make allowances of Federal
and State money to organizations
which do not come up to the mark.
Further on this warning is given:
Organizations that at inspection,
either Federal or State, evidence in
eCiency or lack of interest may eX-
pect to be disbanded." 1t is declared
that more cooperation and effort to
stimulate interest and attendance of
enlisted men should be made.
Marshall Answers.-Dr. c. J. Mar
shall, State veterinarian, has answered
A'k criticism that fox hunters are be-
'1ng shown favors in the foot and
mouth quarantine. by saying that as
the State Livestock Sanitary Board re-
Earded il as safe to remove the en-
barge on hunting, just as it regarded
st as entirely safe to take counties out
of quarantine entirely and to keep
others or portions of others under
quarantine. Movements of cattle.
public sales. shipments of fodder and
hides may now he carried out under
certain conditions.
Gamers to Meet. - Tomorrow a
conference of men Interested in the
canning industry of the State will be
here so that standards of safety and
sanitation may be arranged. This
project was started by Commissioner
Jackson and has met with very gen.
eral favor.
To Attend Dinner.-Governor Tener
will go to Philadelphia on Friday to
be guest of the members of his staff
at dinner.
DIR. Price Present. i DR.. John c.
Price, chief medical officer of the De-
partnent Of Labor and Industry, at
tended the meeting of the national
committee in charge of child labor
legislation in Washington. He told
of what the department had accom-
plished in this state.
Formal Opinion Out-The Public
Service Commission to-day made pub
lie the text or rne opinion of the COM
mission i'm deciding the Philadelphia
commutation rate complaints on De-
cember IL. The opinion is n lengthy
document and was written by Com
missioner Emory r. johnson. who
discuss the conditions prevailing in
suburban traffic In the vicinity of Phil
adelphia and formally announces the
decision of last month. Tomorrow
the commission will give a rehearing
TO the compliments in the case.
Will Appeal CaSc.-Word has been
received here that the action in equity
involving construction of the term
mining in the mine fOremen's certifi-
cate act to to be appealed to the Su-
preme Court, Judge McCarrell, of the
Dauphin county court, declined to en-
join Chief of Mines Roderick from
issuing certificates to men who had
not served for five years as actual
diggers Of coal, holding that the Leg
islature did not make that a require
ment.
The Game Commission.-Th State
Game Commission is holding its win
ter meeting to-day, going into session
at 10 o'clock. DR.. Joseph Kalbfus, the
secretary. submitted a lengthy report
on general game conditions and rec
concentrations which will be acted
upon this afternoon. The legislative
program will be made up.
Appointed Trustee. - George w.
Robertson, of Shamokin, was last
night appointed a trustee of the Sha-
mokin State hospital.
Bi9lerville Justice.-M. E. Haines.
of Biglerville, was named as a justice
of the peace last night.
To Meet I'm New York.-The cold
storage investigation commission will
meet in New York on Tuesday to in
spect and frame its final report.
banners Payment. - Aegister of
Wills Danner yesterday paid $2,S45.29
TO the State Treasury as tax received
i'm this county.
, Foust Gets Busy.-Dairy and Food
Commissioner James Foust, who has
been rounding up a number of alleged
foodstuffs lately put on the market
and found by analysis to be untrue to
people handling Il preparation known
as egg-o-lene to explain this business.
Chemist c. T. laval has declared
that the article does not contain any
egg at all, although it bears a picture
resembling an egg. 1t is declared
that 1t Is made only of gelatine, starch
and coal tar dye. The commissioner
to-day ordered thirty-nine prosecu-
tions to be made in half a dozen coun-
ties for the sale of foodstuffs not in
accord with food laws, including candy
and sausage.
Important Inquiry Made.-An i'm
portant investigation of the operation
of compensation and labor laws in
Massachusetts and New York has just