Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-03

hEsisss azalasAlAiR1 tai al a point not far
fIom the Capitol and will be a repre-
sentation of the Gettysburg victor in
heroic size. The government has fur-
nished the site and the State has ap-
propriated the money and the hSure Is
now being considered.
Governor Brumbaugh and Attorney
General Brown take the places OF their
predecessors as members of the COM
mission.
Keeping Tabs On Mishaps.-Eighty
of the $500 industrial accidents which
occurred in Pennsylvania during June
were fatal and the mines had the
greatest proportion of the fatalities.
according to the summary of accident
reports issued by the bureau of sta
tistics in the Department of Labor and
Industry which is following very
closely the industrial situation. Three
hundred and twelve of the accidents
are rated as serious and 4,1OS as
minor. Classified according to indus
tries. II is shown that 1,644 were in
the metal trades. 1852 in public serv-
ice. such as railroads. and 1,16O in
mines. This division will play an i'm
portant part in the workmen's COM
pcnsation system which is about to be
Established, as all accidents Will be
reported to it and the data collated
for State use.
Plenty of Young Fish.-Pennsyl-
vania' will have an abundance of young
bass and trout to distribute to the
streams of the State this fall, accord
ing to n. r. Butler, State Commits
sioner of Fisheries, who has just re-
turned from inspections of the hatch
cries. The distribution will be of
yearling trout and will be started dur
ing the Fall. Mr.. Butler says that the
trout work this year has been very
successful.
Fousts New Record.-Receipts of
the State Dairy and Food Division
broke records during the month of
June, the aggregate of the income
from the licenses and fines collected
being s11,019.70. OF this amount
$G,997.75 came from fines for vio-
laton of the milk standards act and
S1,271.55 from licenses for the sale of
oleomargerine. Fines for violation of
the vinegar law amounted to S930.40
and for sale of ice cream not up to
the mark S535. The income of the
division for the first half of the year
was $3.50. $3.50, which is the largest
over known in a similar period The
cost of operating the division is less
than $4,000 a year. Last year the
revenue received amounted to S225,-
910.7S.
To Inspect Sites.-Dr. Joseph Kalb-
fus. secretary of the State Game Com
mission. will make a tour of a number
OF northern and western counties to
inspect sites for game preserves which
have been offered for leasing. Under
the new law the commission can lease
lands where suitable for the estab blish-
ment of places where game will be
safe all the year round. Some of these
tracts are of large extent and the
rentals will be small. The commission
plans to make large purchases of game
for next year.
Many Visit Capitol.-The State Capt.
tol was visited by more high schools
and school clubs in the month just
closed than in any month in years. On
some days the number of visitors ran
into the hundreds in a single morning
or afternoon. school clubs going
through the building in parties The
opening of the building to visitors on
Sundays and holidays brought up the
attendance to high figures.
on for Holiday.-The State govern
ment has shut up shop for the Inde-
pendence Day holidays and practically
every person who could get away left
the Hill yesterday afternoon for his
or her home to remain until Monday
night or Tuesday. The holiday is
more extensive than usual, as gen
orally business is resumed on MONDAYS.
but this time everyone is to have Sat
urday. Sunday and Monday. Governor
to the city until Tuesday. when he
VIII resume business. and ATTORNEY
General Brown is figuring on getting
week or ten days vacation. State Com
missioner of Health Dixon is on a trip
to the Pacific coat and most of the
other heads of departments, except
Ad1utant General Stewart, who is pre-
parlng for the encampments, have
gone away. The Public Service COM
missioners are due to return to the
city Tuesday for q weeks hearings
the first of long series in the hottest
month of the year.
Rush to LicenSe.-Ohicials of the
State Highway Department have been
not only surprised. but gratified, at
the manner in which applications for
nal1 yearly licenses are being made by
owners of automobiles and trucks. I'm
der the law the department may issue
license for half a year after July
at one-half the rates The total NUM-
Der OF licenses issued on the first day
surpassed expectations and the reve-
nue. turned in was over $1,000 In
ADDITION a number of applications for
blanks for registration have been
made for other cars not yet officially
listed.
DR.. Surface Honored.-The Fruit
World, the big horticultural Journal
OF Australia, contains an article by
IL n n. surface, the state ZOOlOgist
on American methods of pruning and
tertilizing peach trees. 1t is taken
from one of the Pennsylvania Bulletins
and was written by DIR. Surface who
is highly complimented in the journal.
Baldwin to FaImers.-State Fire
Marshal Baldwin, has issued a special
bulletin to the farmers of the State
urging them to clean up premises and
to keep them clean to avoid fire dam
age. The marshal's letter gives many
hints and shows that he has been
keeping in as close touch with rural
conditions as with those in industrial
establishments.
Five For Conscience. - The State
Treasury yesterday afternoon received
So for the conscience fund It came
from Pittsburgh. which has sent sew
eral similar donations, with no name
or address.
Can't Accept.-The State is unable
to accept the offer of the Aero Club of
Philadelphia for the organization of
an aeroplane corps in connection with
the National Guard of the State be-
cause 1t has no legal authority. Az
the office of the adjutant general II
was said to-day that a special act of
the legislature would be necessary for
the creation of any new branch of the
National Guard and that even If the
present regulations did allow the for
nation of an air corps the department
is without money to finance the pro-
ject.
BRAKEMAN'S SKULL FRACTURED
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