Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-03
Dr.. Kalbfus Says That Only Those
Who Know Their Business Will
Be Appointed

btink enOuBn 10 man nNS tiHiSS thO
force authorized. but the secretary
says that the protectors must show
that they have the goods"
The force will hardly be completed
, for some time to come and 1t may be
July before 1t is finished. The State
Game Commission is scheduled to
meet early in July. when the prelim-
inaries of hunters license and other
matters, are to be taken up.
New Basis In Effect. BY Cover
nor Brumbaugh's approval of the
Baldwin bill providing for an amor
tized system of valuing the bonds held
! by life insurance companies Pennsyl-
vania companies will have the same
basis as these in New York, Massa
lchusetts and several other States. The
act will become effective this year and
lit is probable that other States will
adopt 1t.
May Income Good. Receipts of
the State Dairy and Food division for
the month of May amounted to $5,
| 90S.73, making the total revenue
turned into the State Treasury since
January 1, $239, 5000. The bulk of
the May fines came from suits for vio-
/ lation of the pure milk laws, wich re-
suited in $2,524.90 being paid Fines
from prosecutions for violation of the
pure food laws produced s1,270.5O.
Four hundred dollars were realized
from fines for the sale OF bad eggs.
Commission to Meet. - The State
Forestry Commission will meet here
tomorrow to plan its work under the
! new appropriations j. Nj. Hoffman,
OF Johnstown, the new commissioner,
will take office. Steps will be taken
to take over some of the auxiliary for
lest reserves which have been offered.
Compliments For Moore. - James
IN. Moore, director of the Legislative
Reference Bureau, has been compli-
mented by many city and county off,
cials throughout the State on his reap
pointment. They have thanked him
for information given during the ses-
sion.
Camp Begins. - The camp of in
struction for infantry officers of the
National Guard began at Mt. Gretna
to-day. General c. b. Dougherty is in
command with corps of instructors
from the regular army. Ad1utant
General Stewart will visit the camp.
Pctunias Planted. - The gardening
force of the Capitol Park has com
p'eted planting of handsome bed
of petunas in the front of the Capitol
plaza. The bed takes the place of the
line of tulips that attracted so much
attention this Spring.
Garvin on Hill. - Chief Clerk
Thomas H. Garvin and his CHEEKY
smile were visitors to the Capitol this
week. He is closing up legislative
matters
Commission to Meet. - State Com
missioner of Fisheries y. r. Butler
is arranging for a meeting of the State
! Commission of Fisheries as soon as
the appropriation bill is approved and
the work will then be mapped out.
Prison Bills Signed.-The Governors S
office to-day announced that the two
| bills changing the system of prison
| labor in the penal institutions of Penn
| sylVania had been approved on June l..
| These laws were two of the series
recommended by the Penal Laws Com
| mission appointed by Governor Tener
and remove limitations placed on the
number of prisoners who may be en-
ployed and provide for sale of products
| to other institutions as well as per-
mitting labor outside of prisons under
restrictions.
Governor Invited.-Governor Brum-
baugh was to-day invited by Congress
man John r. Farr and e. r. Connolly,
of Scranton. to attend the convention
| of Spanish War Veterans in Scranton
on August 80. They will file briefs in
support of thesbill for a state appro-
priation in aid~of the expenses of the
| convention.
Hearing On Ship CanaI.-The Gov
ernor's office to-day announced that a
hearing would be held on the Lake
| Erie Ohio ship canal bills at the Capt.
tol on June 9. Fifty or sixty people
have been invited.
No Appointments. The appoint
ment of the Agricultural Commission
is expected to be announced next
week.
Forty-five Arrests.-Dairy and Food
Commissioner Foust stated to-day that
he has ordered forty-five arrests for
| violation of food laws in Allegheny
| and Cambria counties. Several of them
were of fagrant character, according
to reports.
Visited Mr.. Cunningham.-High
| Commissioner Cunningham was vis-
tied this week by his wife and daugh-
ter. 1t was their first visit to Harris
burg.
Water Supply Permits.-The State
Water Supply Commission acted upon
! twenty-one permits, among those
granted being to Ellen Greider to re-
pair the Conodoguinet creek dam in
! West Pennsboro. and to the Hunting
don Land and Improvement Company
to change the course of Crooked creek
in Smithfield township. HUNTINGDON
county Bridges in SchuyllSill, Berks
and other counties in that part of the
State were authorized The applica-
tion of the Pennsylvania Railroad for
permission to make fills in Homer
City was refused.
Hearings Off-The Public Service
Commission did not have any hearings
day, having effected settlements
satisfactory to everyone in the Pitts
/ burgh Crucible Steel rate case and the
complaint of A. Y. Elder. of Philadel-
phia, against the United Gas Improve
ment Company. Other cases were
postponed. The commission cleared
up the remainder of contracts and ap-
/ plications left over from yesterday.
Several charters were granted.
/ No Action Yet.-The Governor has
not yet acted upon the anthracite
coal tax.
CressOn Contracts. - Commissioner
of Health Samuel G. Dixon has let
contracts for the new wing at Cresson
sanatorlum, which will care for $50
i persons, as follows: Everts & Over
deer, Lancaster, s13.3t0; ventilating
Bartley O'Neil Co.. Philadelphia, $10.-
0S0; electric wiring, Lancaster Elec-
trio Supply and Construction Com
pany. Lancaster, $500; heating
Everts & Overdeer, Lancaster, 1922
$50
Hearing on. - The Public Service
Commission to-day postponed the
hearing on the complaint of the Elee-
trio Consumers Adjustment Company
against the Philadelphia Electric
which involves an alleged charge thai
discrimination was shown in sale OF
wholesale quantities.
Borough Complains.-The borough
of Hamburg has filed comniain