Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-06

@=.Wuzsc other places, only
five substations are
now being operated by the depart
ment and requests from district at
torneys and other officials for police
men cannot be filled. At the office
OF the police it was stated TODAY that
ordinarily there are thirty substations
IN the State instead of the five which
are now on the list. The men in thesa
nNe are cooperating with game and
hsh wardens and doing general pa
troll work.
The substations were practically all
abolished late last summer when IL
was found that funds were running
IoW' and the men of Major Groome's
1orce nave been forced to do most OF
their patrolling within a DAYS dis
lance of the barracks. 1t was stated
at the Office that the prospects, are
mat no substations will be sent out
this year until the regular legislative
appropriation is made available in
June.
Cuban Quail Due.-The first shin
ments of quail from Florida and Cuba
10 be used in increasing Bob White"
IN pennsylvania are expected to ar
rive In o few weeks and will be dis
trlputed to number of counties
where there are game associations.
Inc importation of Mexican quail has
oelng held at game preserves pend
ing archaeological examinations In
the last few weeks scores of rabbits
from Southern States including some
from the Southwest, have been liber-
ated in woods under supervision of
sportsmen, the State having secured
them from their agents in other parts
of the country.
Bulletin ON TFees.-The State De-
partment of Forestry has issued a
bulletin of 200 pages on the trees of
pennsylvania. 1t is intended to be
used either as textbook or for gen.
eral information. Professor ]. S.
1llick, of the State Forestry Academy.
is the author, and he says that the
number of representatives of native
trees is the same as in the original
forests, but that they are diminishing
and forest conservation should be en-
couraged.
Governor Away.-Governor Brum-
baugh and many of the State officials
are away to-day and the Capitol pre-
sents the normal Saturday appear
Rnce once more
Population Jumps.-Almost 10000
more births than deaths occurred in
Rennsylvania during the month of
November, according to figures on
VITAL and mortuary statistics made
pubic by the Bureau of Statistics of
the tSate Department of Health to-
DAY. The figures, all obtained from
health officers, show than in Novem-
Der there we're 1S,S12 births and only
S,S56 deaths. This is the highest
number of births in proportion to
deaths reported in long time. Pneu-
monia caused more deaths in Novem-
her than any other disease on the list,
being held responsible for S2S, or al
most 10 per cent. of the total NOR
tality. tuberculosis caused I'LL
deaths: Bright's disease, 793; cancer,
476; diphtheria, 264; typhoid fever,
1913; scarlet fever, as; measles, Sc;
whooping cough, As; influenza, 3S;
diabetes. SO, and diarrhea, 445. There
were 573 deaths in early infancy.
Seventy-seven persons committed sui
eide; rs were killed in mines and 80
died from railway injuries and 563
from other forms of violence.
The States Funds. State Treas
urer Robert X. Young is having his
own troubles these days because of
the demands being made on the State
Treasury and the desire of banks and
trust companies to have State de-
posits. The State Treasury balance
has been going down and many of the
inactive State repositories have been
compelled to give up their deposits
and naturally, having bonds put up
TO cover deposits, they are seeking
money. The demands for current eX-
penses and charitable appropriations
are very heavy.
Watching the F'unds.-State fiscal
and insurance officials are Watching
with considerable interest the income
of the State from the tax on pre-
miums of foreign insurance compa-
nies doing business in Pennsylvania
to sc if the war and business depres-
sion have caused much difference.
This source of revenue amounts to
about S1,750,000 annually and part of
1t is given to municipalities for fire.
mems relief funds.
Company Increases.-The keystone
Sanitary Company, of this city, has
filed notice of increase of stock from
$4,000 to 100000.
Complaints Made.-The Blue Noun
tain Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, of Bangor, to-day asked the
Public Service Commission for an or
der to require the Mount Bethel Tele-
phone Company to interchange in
Northampton county. The Philadel-
phia Team Owners Association has
complained against the crowded con-
dition in one of the Reading Railways
freight stations in Philadelphia and
the Citizens Electric Illuminating
Company of Jenkins Township, Lu-
zerne county, against the Jenkins
Township Electric Light, Heat and |
Power Company.
TO Discuss AgricuIture.-A meeting
OF men interested in agriculture will
be held at the Department of Agri- |
culture shortly to discuss agricultural
bills.
Gather On the eJob.-Commissione
Gather and Investigator Dohoney
have arranged to make inspections of !
conditions alleged against train service |
in I1oSa county on Monday.