Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-07
SAVING THE STATE MONEY
New Beetle Is Bothering the Or
chard Owners-News of
the State Capitol


zEElsazllla ed. These claims.
which have been accommodating for two
years back, are being passed upon and
many of them are being turned down
fatty because of frauds. The frauds
are not confined to any particular
locality. but according to the commits
sion secretary seem to be general all
over the state.
Claims for payment of bounties un-
der the act of 1915 are now being
made at the rate of forty-five day
and are accompanied by heads and
pelts. which make the work of the
commission force very real indeed.
Under the new system DR.. Kalbfus
estimates that the State will save
100000 in two years and this will be
saved to the sportSmen who pay in
the hunters license fee for game pro-
lection and propagation.
Education Board.-The State Board
of Education will have its summer
meeting here next Monday, when mat
ters pertaining to the work provided
for by recent legislation will be acted
upon. The board has the purchase of
normal schools. the education of blind
children and several other projects as
well as the problems attending the or
ganization of the continuation schools.
Will Get New Hats.-When the ma
tional guardsmen of the First, Third
and Fourth Brigades go into camp next
week they will be equipped with the
United States army campaign hat. The
equipment of the Second Brigade and
Fourteenth Regiment will come along
later on. but in time for the Indiana
encampment.
Big Demand for LicenseS.-Payment
of cash for half-yearly automobile
licenses have run almost to $4,000
since the first of the month, although
there have been but three business
fD Thn 1aY, o. 1,o
yearly licenses is greater than ex-
pected.
Member Vislts.-Representa w.
NJ. Hamilton, of Pittsburgh, was among
Capitol visitors yesterday.
Visited Commissioner.-Chief Engi-
neer w. d. Uhler. of the Highway
Department, was the guest of Commits
sioner Cunningham at Sewickley over
the Fourth.
Called Home by Death.-A. L. Mar
tin. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture,
was called to his home in Lawrence
brother, Frank Martin.
Newspaperman Here.-E. Lee ELL
maker. of the Philadelphia Press, was
| at the Capitol yesterday.
Progress On Mansion.-Rapid prog
ress is being made on the improve
ments to the Executive Mansion. The
walls are being cleared for the new
decorations. Architect Alfred L. Ward
| is in charge.
New Beetle eAround.-State Zoologist
| Fl. A. Surface, who has been sitting up
at night thinking out ways of killing
the fire blight which is damaging the
pear and apple trees to a serious ex-
tent in eastern counties, says that re-
| ports to him show the presence of a
new pest, rejoicing in a susquepedalian
name and of a particularly destructive
turn OF mind. The pest is known as
| the red leaf beetle and is one of
| numerous family, but with habits
Which make 1t one of the most annoy
ing of pests. 1t is the bug which has
been causing so much damage to
cherry trees this year that people
thought cherry tree blight had come
| along, but does not confine its ravages
to fruit trees. but often attacks toma-
toes. potatoes and other plants. The
| beetle has been worst in the counties
north of a line drawn from Lehigh
through Snyder and Cambria to Mer>
| Ger. The best way to fight it is to
spray with arsenate of lead.
Gilday Coming Here.-Patrick Gil
| day. the new chief of the State Bureau
| of Mediation and Arbitration. is ex-
pected to assume his duties this month.
He will have an Office here and act in
| many cases in which Commissioner
John Price Jackson has been giving
personal attention.
As to Holt.-If Frank Holt visited
Harrisburg or made plans to blow up
the Pennsylvania Capitol, he went
about 1t as secretly as he did his plot
to destroy the national capitol at
Washington and his attempted assassi-
| nation of ]. Pierpont Morgan. None
or the guides about the Capitol, whose
duty 1t is to conduct visitors about the
place. remember seeing anybody even
rem motely resembling the published pic
lures of Holt. The Capitol is open
seven days of each week and the cor
ridors until late at night, so that any,
body who had designs on the building
| might have no difficulty in gaining en-
trance. But attendants are on hand at
all times and are sufficient in number
to keep close watch on strangers.
1t is not believed that a man of Holt's
type would be able to place a bomb
where 1t would do any serious damage
without the knowledge of one or more
of the guards and watchmen who are
on hand in all of the departments
both day and night.
Notable Pallbearers.-Three former
Attorneys General and the present At
torney General will be pallbearers at
tie funeral of eX-Chief Justice Mitchell
tomorrow. They will be Messrs. Ell
kin. Carson and Todd and Mr.. Brown.
Ex-Governor Pennypacker and other
noted men will also be pallbearers
Board Meets on 5th.-The State In
dustrial Board has adjourned its ses-
sions until August 5, at Erie, when
rulings will be made on the requests
for modification of the womens en-
plcyment law as relating to telephone
operators and for changes in hotel
regulations as to hours. The board
yesterday at Philadelphia named Mrs.
Samuel Semple and Otto T. MalIery a
committee to draft changes.
Senator Hcrc.-Senator joseph II.
Thompson. of Beaver Falls, was here
to-day looking after Capitol Hill busi-
ness.
Big Demand for Antitoxin.-Reports
received at the Department of Health
indicate that there was a big demand
for anti-tetanus serum following the
Fourth in more than a score of
counties.
Blight Getting Worse. - The fire
blight is reported as much worse in
York and Adams counties than hereto
fore. State demonstrators are en-
deavoring to check It.