Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-20

gin with 1t is not believed that as
much cabbage was planted as here
| tofore.
Now reports are to the effect that
/ in some parts of the State the pesti-
ferrous cabbage worm so wrecked ;he
/ crop that farmers plouChed il down
and put in corn. The damage from the
! cabbage worm has been reported as
increasing the last few years and the
state officials in charge of control
the worm Systematically fought.
Turnpikes Attacked-Half dozen
turnpike companies throushout the
state are under fire before the Public
I Service commission and have been
I called upon to make answer to charg-
/ es that they are either not maintain
ing their roads properly or else that
I they are charging excessive tolls The
companies have been called upon for
answers and II is probable that some
/ hearings will be held. although pre-
cedent was established in York
county case. Most OF the complaints
are ascribed to the greatly increased
use OF roads as result of automo-
biles.
Capital Decreased - The Yough
came reservation of Uniontown, has
given notice of decrease OF stock from
$4,000 TO $4,000.
Suit Attracts Attention-The action
started yesterday by TamaQua people
against members OF the borough coun-
Gil on the charge that they are inter
ested in public contracts has attracted
much attention. 1t is the first action of
the kind in several years and the
I hearing on October will bring out
, some interesting matters.
Receipts Picking Cp-The receipts
at the State treasury are commencing
to pick up again. Monday they were
S2OS,0o0 and yesterday over $125.00O.
Big Increases - The Fitty-second
Street Building and Loan Associa-
ton of Philadelphia to-day filed no.
tice of increase of stock from 81 .0O0.-
600 to $4,000. 600 and the Fairmount
Building Association from $500. 600 to
So, 2,000. 600.
Turnpike Sold - Negotiations be-
tween the State Highway Department
and the owners OF the turnpike north
OF Scranton have been completed and
the road has been taken over.
Back Haul Involved - Complaint
has been filed with the Public Service
commission against the back-haul
charged by the Pennsylvania railroad
in shipment of pit posts in Wash
inston county. The Henderson Lum-
Der company, of Pittsburgh, makes
the complaint.
Legislators Here - Representatives
Fred c. Ehrhardt of Scranton, SEN
Tor member OF the House, and Fred. T.
Fruit, of Mercer county, were at the
Capitol.
Motored to Scranton-Commission
er of Health Dixon motored to Scran-
ton to attend the State Medical So
ciety meeting. Members of his Of
fetal staff are also at the meetings
TO discuss infantile paralysis
Home from Observation-Disclosures
Governor Frank B. McClan reached
the Capitol to-day after visit to
Wisconsin.
Cases Go Over-The New Jersey
Zinc and Allentown Portland Cement
cases were postponed by the Public
Service commission until October.
Commissioners Registered - Com
missioners Magee, Alcorn and Ryan
took care to register yesterday for the
Fall election.
On Western Lists - The adjutant
generals department is at work on
the rejected lists from the Tenth and
Sixteenth regiments. Some came in
yesterday from Ell Paso and will have
TO go back for correction.
First Smulfs Out.-The first copies
of Smulrs legislative handbook for
1916 were delivered to the Division
of Distribution of Documents this
morning and in an hour the first lot
of 500 was wrapped and sent out un-
der the personal direction OF DR.. J.
w. Esler, the chief. This work made
a record for the division. The other
copies will be sent out as fast as re-
ceived. Hundreds are asked.
Tax Payment. - The Delaware and
Hudson Canal Company to-day paid
the State $40, 600 as its State tax. This
payment will be followed by others
and it is expected that in a week or so
the receipts will be going to $780,
600 a day. Payment of school appro-
a l. l.
the funds justify it.
To Inspect Fields. Prof. ]. C.
Sanders. the new State Zoologist who
is accompanying Governor Brum-
baugh and his party on the tour of
the northeastern agricultural regions,
is already being asked to make
speeches at fairs and similar gather
ings. DR.. Sanders will probably not
accept many invitations but will de-
vote his attention TO investigation of
fields which have been reported as af-
fected by pests.
Withdrawals Filed. - Withdrawals
of legislative candidates were filed to-
day as follows: a. S. Moulthrop. Clear
field. Washington; Joseph NJ. Keeny,
Mexican. Washington; Edgar S.
Hengst, York, Washington; and Ed
ward s. Hengst. York, Prohibition. P.
y. Osborne, was substituted for f. NJ.
Hotchklss as Prohibition candidate for
wood for J. Nj. Keeny as Washington
candidate
New Major. - Announcement was
made at the Adjutant Generals Office
OF the appointment of Millard F.
Brown, Philadelphia. as major of the
French infantry and Emery Lutes
Wilkes Barre, as an assistant Veter-
marian. He was assigned TO the
Third artillery.
Want Rehearing. - Formal appii-
cation for rehearing of the complaint
of the Philadelphia United Business
mems Association and the Commuters
Association against the 100 trip tickets
OF the Pennsylvania. Reading, Balti-
more and Ohio companies was filed
10 day. II is charged that the COM
panies are obeying the letter but not
the spirit of the commission order of
December IL. 1914.
Few Cases Now. - Very few cases
of infantile paralysis were reported to
the Department of Health to-day and
the weeks total may be the smallest
since July l.
MFR. Meyer Here. Among visitors
TO the Capitol to-day was Gabriel H.
Moyer. Lebanon county legislator and
one of the bcst-known lawyers in Cen
trail Pennsylvania.
ANOTHER FALSE ALARM
When the damper on the furnace at
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