Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-28

H54RlMIgIEyA fruit trees in any
3gE9SSsU$ quantity has also
| been visited and the
- sS;s=-.1zissIa number and variety
of trees has been listed. DR.. II. a. Sur
face. the State zoologist, estimates that
approximately 225.000 orchards or
farms were visited by the inspectors.
The inspectors have been notified
TO push their second inspection of or
chards and to fill as many individual
calls for inspection and advice, as the
public demonstrations will begin about
November 1.
To Rate Officers.-Results of the re-
cent examinations taken by the infan-
try officers of the National Guard in
| the courses prescribed by the War De-
i partment for the organized militia will
be announced in a general order by
| the adjutant generals department.
| The courses of instruction for the win
ter will be started in a short time.
Must Run Cars.-The Public Serv-
ice Commission to-day made an order
in the complaint of residents of Mount
| Alton, Mexican county, against the
J Erie Railroad, requiring the railroad
| to run a passenger car either in COM
bination with freight or otherwise be-
! tween Bradford and Mount Alton at
| least four DAYS in each week. Three
passenger trains were formerly run on
the branch, but passenger service was
then abandoned.
Papers Published.-Among the pa
pers published by the State Depart
ment of Agriculture as bulletins are
addresses made before the last meet
| ing of the State Board of Agriculture.
They include those by Auditor GEN
| eral Powell, Deputy Attorney General
largest, superintendent n. c. Schaef-
| fer, Secretary Henry Houck. Fisheries
! Commissioner n. r. Butler and Major
John c. Groome.
J Increase Filed. -. The Southwark
Foundry and Machine Works, Of
| Philadelphia. filed notice of increase
of stock from 100000 to s1,3o0,o00.
Preparing Agrecment--The agree
ment for the sa,l lie of the control of the
| Clarion State Normal School to the
| State is now being prepared. The
| State will pay $4,000 and assume
Gebts of $4,000.
Permit GTanted.-A permit has been
! granted to the Yellow Breeches Mill
/ ing Company to build a dam across
/ the Yellow Breeches in Cumberland
county.
To Speak at Convention.-L. r. Pal
mer, chief factory inspector, will speak
at the national safety conference at
| Philadelphia next month.
Preparing Directory. II. While,
| chief of the bureau of agricultural sta
| tistics, is preparing a new directory of
the canneries, creameries, condenseries
and similar establishments of the
state. The first was issued a few years
! ago and was such a great success that
demand was made for a larger one.
New Charters. - State charters is
sued include the Kistler Land and
Improvement Company, Mt. Union
capital $4,000, treasurer. c. V. Hook
! Ter Company, Muncy. capital SIS. 900,
! treasurer, A. d. Foucart, Muncy;
Elizabethville Light, Heat and Power
| Company, Elizabethville, capital, S5,-
| 900 treasurer, John Pfaiffer; The
Steinhauer Company. wood products
Kingston. capital $4,000, treasurer, G.
P. Steinhauer; Scranton Decorating
! Company, Scranton, capital $4,000,
treasurer, c. f. Brown; Morrisdale
Feed and Grain Company, Morrisdale,
capital $4,000. treasurer. Harry A.
| Rudy.
Board TO Meet. - The State Work
mems Compensation Board will to-
morrow confer with the Governor re-
garding appointment of referees and
officers. The board will also take up
several forms which have been pre-
pared for employers. The Insurance
Board will meet Thursday when the
will be gone over.
! The Generalship. - Folks at Capi-
tol Hill look for prompt appointment
of major general to succeed General
lC. B. Dougherty, whose terms expires
on Thursday. Whether the Governor
will follow the line of seniority and
name Brigadier c. NJ. Clement of Sun
/ bury, commander of the Third Bri-
/ gade. is not known. The Governor is
a1 fritz ~ A
]. Logan, commander of the Second
Brigade.
Exhibit Is Ready. - The prepara
| Ition of the States exhibit for the
county fairs is about completed. II
will be shown first at the Berks county
| fair and demonstrate what the State is
doing in the way of agricultural ad-
vancement.
Complaints Raped. - Commission
er Samuel w. Pennypacker, of the
| Public Service Commission, takes oc-
casion in deciding that the Erie rail-
! road must stop certain trains at Mill
Village, to rap the manner in which
cases come before the commission
The comploint in this case is very
/ loosely and careIessly drawn" he
writes. while the commission does
| not require technical skill in the pres
entation of cases which come before
/ II, the causes OF complaint ought TO be
set forth with sufficient clearness to
make the subject of the controversy
comprehensive
This Justice on job. - The attorney
generals department was to-day noti-
| Ified by a justice of the peace in Lee
| high county that he had attached cer-
| tain property of the State Highway
Department as employer of a man who
| had failed to pay a board bill. The
| legal department holds that the justice
| has no authority to attach State prop
erty.
! Investigating Wreck. - John P. Do
| honey, investigator of accidents, was
detailed to-day by Chairman Ainey, OF
| the Public Service Commission, to
make an investigation into the Phoe-
niXville accident.
! Capitol Visitors. - Congressman
| B. K. Focht. of Lewisburg, and Speak
er Amber were visitors to the Capitol
to-day Representative ]. B. Weaver
of Westmoreland, was also here.
Harrisburger Interested. - r. p. NJ
| Davis, of this city. is one of the in
corporators of the Kistler Land and
Improvement Company, of Mt Union
chartered last evening.
! Attending Convention. John B
Patrick. of the State Department, is
attending the G. A. r. convention al
Washington.
Invited to Speak. - Secretary of In
ternal Affairs Houck to-day invited the
Governor to make an address at the
dedication of the new school at Pal
myra-
Making Investigation. - DIR. B. F