Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10

II. "A. MaChGy,
=s=zz=SEf@ it is possible that
~as nanY some changes may
be made in the headquarters cities in
the interior districts.
The boards requirement that en-
ployers applying for exemption must
declare whether they will discriminate
between married and unmarried men,
Americans and aliens and old men and
young, will be Immediately communf-
Gated to the applicants for exemption
from necessity of carrying insurance.
over seventy-five such applications
have been made, among them big rail-
road, steel and other companies. The
insurance board has not acted upon
any as yet. The official rates will be
issued in the course of a few days.
To Push Surveys.--Surveys will be
carried on during the winter on the
Pymatuning swamp reservoir project,
the State Water Supply Commission,
which has been in charge of the
project, having determined last night
to push the survey work 1t is ex-
pected that the bulk of it can be COM
pleted by May and If the appropriation
holds out 1t is hoped to make a start
on the detailed plans for the dam and
other works. Some options may be
taken on the lands which will be first
required. The borings and other pre-
liminary work have been finished at
the site OF the dam.
Changes Under Way.-Changes In
the form of corporation reports for
State taxation will be announced
within a few days by the Auditor Cen
erals department in accordance with
the acts of 1915. The new forms are
to be effective with the new year, as
the taxation year will correspond to
the calendar year.
Home From Coast.-Among "Hilr'
visitors yesterday was w. Theo. Witt
man, of Allentown, the poultry expert
of the Department of Agriculture, who
has Just returned from the Panama
Pacific Exposition at San Francisco,
where he was one of the judges at the
National Poultry Show connected with
the exposition.
kellogg Honored. - Chief Chemist
James w. Kellogg, of the Department
of Agriculture, has been appointed a
member of a committee of the Ma
tional Association of Feed Chemists to
study the feeding quality of refuse
of tin plate mills. The |
refuse middlings are made up of wheat |
and palm oil and are sold as feed after |
being used in the tin mills. State |
c. J. Marshall, of the De- |
partment of Agriculture, will assist |
with the experiments to determine
the minute particles of tin
affect it as q foodstuf. II. E. Gems
Ter, of the laboratory. who is in charge |
of portions of seed analytical work, |
will attend the seed analysts conVen-
ton at Columbus on December 27-28.
Mr.. PattersOn's Brother Dead. -
James G. Patterson, deputy superin- |
tendent of public grounds and build |
ings, yesterday received the intelli- !
gence of the death of his brother |
l. - No. I'll.
morning at Altoona. Mr.. |
Patterson was an attorney by profess |
sion and was connected with many |
in the Mountain City. He |
the Wopsononock railroad, |
a line about ten miles in length, from
Altoona to the famous lookout at the !
top, one of the citys princi- |
pal resorts. He spent a year and a |
half in the Klondike during the early |
excitement over the gold discoveries |
In that region. He is survived by q |
widow and several brothers and sis |
ters. The funeral will take place at |
Altoona, but the date had not been |
set at the time his brother received |
the news of his death.
ToSpend S25, ,OOO.-The State Armory |
Board is to spend $25, 900 in making |
Scranton safe, according to Scranton |
papers. The armory was damaged by |
q cave-in of coal lands.
Mr.. Kephart Here.-H. NJ. Kephart, |
chief clerk of the Senate, was here |
looking after office matters.
Named as Notary.-C. L. Myers, of |
York Springs, has been appointed a
notary public.
Attended Dinner.-Chairman Ainey.
Of the Public Service Commission, was
n Washington attending a dinner at |
he Japanese embassy.
Dmand for SmulPs-Smulfs Legis-
ative Handbook. which made its ap-
oearance yesterday, is in such demand |
1t the office of the division of distri- |
oution of documents that the whole |
from the State Printery
vas shipped out before night, and I
until more are received no orders can
De filled. DR.. j. M. Esler chief of the
division of documents, plans to send
hem out by the wagonload as fast as
hey are received.
Busy Week Ahead. The Public
Service Commission. which adjourned |
'or the week to-day. will have meet
ngs next week In Harrisburg, Allen
own, Scranton, Pittsburgh and Phlla-
lelphia ig cases are not concluded.
rhe full crew cases will be heard here
IN December 81 and the Hogarth case
against the Philadelphia Rapid Transit /.
-OIlpdlly OH the lOllOWulB udy.
Will Do Some Observation-Disclosures
IF the State Commission of Agricul-
.ure will make some observations on
he manner in which the States farm
ng and educational work Is being con-
lucted between now and the time of
he next meeting of the commission in
January. IT is probable that some
sweeping changes will be inaugurated |
n the next year in the activities of the
department.
Officers Retire. - Colonel Fred A.
rencate, of Phoenixville, who was
colonel of the old Eleventh Infantry
If the National Guard, has been placed
On the retired list as brigadier-gen-
sral; Captain Charles p. Wagner, Com
oany F., Third Infantry, has been re-
ired as a major, and Captain Harry
,. Andrews. Company b, First Infan-
.ry, has resigned.
Force All F'illed.-The State police
force has no vacancies now. All of |
he places were filed in November.
There are over $50 applicants.
Governor Away.-Governor Brum-
oaugh and most of the department
chiefs were away to-day. Everyone
seemed to be in Philadelphia.