Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-25
APPEAL LIKELY To
COME ALONG SOON
Three Actions Have Been Taken to
the Superior Court and the
Test viii Be Next

Constitutionality Of
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- aiaa4 pending in the Dau-
phin court, may be raised when the
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Com
pany- Pennsylvania Railroad Company
rate case gets into the higher court.
Notice of an appeal in this case has
been given and 1t will go direct to the
Superior Court. The borough of Mount
Union has also appealed to the Su-
perior Court from the decision in the
Mount Union water case and the East
End and Relief Electric Light Com
panies, of Washington county, have
also given notice of appeal.
Steps are also being taken to secure
reopening of some of the cases ap-
pealed to the Dauphin County Court so
that the commission can make new
orders in them and appeals be taken
to the Superior Court.
In the cases in the Dauphin County
Court are the anthracite coal cases,
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company de-
murrage case, Elk Railroad. Harmony
Electric, Pennsylvania Utilities and
Pittsburgh, Bessemer. and Lake Erie
Railroad.
New Bureau Next.-Plans for the
organization of the State Bureau of
Forest Protection will be taken up by
the State Forestry Commission at it's
meeting here next Friday and 1t is ex-
pected that various associations will be
invited to unite in preparing to meet
the forest fires next Fall. The subject
has been discussed this week at the
State Forestry Association meeting at
Foxburg.
Posting the Foreigners.-N. r. Bull
Ter, State Commissioner of Fisheries,
has sent to all division superintendents
of railroads in the State and other
men in charge of forces of workmen
containing foreigners copies of the new
act prohibiting foreigners from fishing,
requesting that they inform their men
of the provisions of the law. Replies
received, says Mr.. Butler. indicate that
employers will help inform the men of
the prohibition.
Young an Inspector.-Commiss
John Price Jackson to-day announced
the appointment of Robert d. Young,
of Bloomsbury. as a state factory in
spector. He will fill one of the new
places created by the act of 1915. MIR.
ouHB Is HlBnlN recommended. lie
has been connected with the Paul f.
Writ Manufacturing Company and is
familiar with industrial plants.
Foust Lands More.-Dairy and Food
Commissioner Foust last night re-
ceived reports of thirty-four more
cases where arrests had been made
for violation of the pure food laws.
Most of them were in Pittsburgh.
In WilkeS-Barre. - Commissioner
John Price Jackson is in Wilkes Barre,
where he is hearing the argument in
the trolley strike case.
Inspecting Property.-Commissi
of Fisheries N. r. Butler is in Phila-
delphia inspecting the property of the
Pohoqualine Fish Association at the
request of the managers, who want
some state advice.
Attending Convention. - Robert S.
Conklin. State Forestry Commissioner,
is attending the State Forestry Asso-
citation meeting in Foxburg.
Meeting Chiefs.-Robert r. Fea-
'tonby, chief clerk of the Department
OF Fisheries, is on tour of the state
hatcheries to meet the superintendents
i'll regard to the new work to be taken
up this summer and fall.
Mr.. Glenn Better. - A. d. Glenn,
Deputy Superintendent of public In
struction. who has been i'll, is improv-
ing.
Dr. Kalbfus Spoke. DIR. Joseph
Kalbfus, of Harrisburg, chief game
protector of Pennsylvania, secretary of
the Pennsylvania Game Commission
and executive in directing the work of
the commission. addressed a delegation
of game protectors in Pittsburgh. Dr.
Kalbfus urged his hearers to exercise
the rule of reason in all their dealings
with the public. explained the work
ings of the new law, which prohibits
aliens from owning dogs and fishing
anywhere in Pennsylvania, discussed
the new bounty law and urged that
the Department of Agriculture take up
the question of educating farmers and
the public at large on the work done
by birds in ridding the country of in.
sects which. were it not for the birds
would destroy millions of dollars
worth of vegetable food products.