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


is claimed that this will be the largest
number of young trout put out by the
State. e.,
The fish sent out this Fall will be
given to fishing clubs and similar as
soclations whose officers agree to take
proper care in distribution and to
make reports upon the manner in
which the fish survive the winter
Trout will also be placed in streams
Whlch nave not contained such fish
Tor years. Where streams are no
longer bordered by trees and brush
brown trout will be distributed, the
brook trout being sent where there is
colder water. Since August Is no less
than $4,000 trout have been put out.
Fall Meetings. - Fall meetings will
be resumed here Monday by several
or the State boards and commissions
In addition to the Public Service Com
mission which will give hearings on
applications listed for last Tuesday,
but postponed because of the funeral
OF Commissioner Pennypacker The
State Board of Education and the
commissions of agriculture and fisher
les will meet Monday.
Ihe State Compensation Board will
also resume meetings on Monday.
Officers Appointed. - The following
appointments were announced by the
adJutant generals department to-day:
c. c. Jones, Philadelphia, to be first
lieutenant of engineers and assigned
TO Company B; Otto Crede Bardes,
Pittston, to be assistant veterinarian
and assigned to Third Artillery; John
M. Dilworth Connellsvile, to be Sec
ond lieutenant, Company d, Tenth In
fantry; Fielding Pope Meigs. Philadel-
phla, privte in First Cavalry, to be
second lieutenant and assigned to
, irI I,,fo ryl.
w. Andrews, Lock Haven, to be sec
ond lieutenant of cavalry and assigned
to Troop X.
businessmen Complain.-The Busi-
nessmen's Association of Lock Haven
to-day filed a complaint against the
rates of the New York Central Rail-
road for hauling coal to Lock Haven
and to Bald Eagle junction for trans
fer.
Local Increase. = The Rothert
Company of this city, to-day filed
notlce OF increase of stock from s423,-
600 to $450,000.
Mr.. Hoke Returns. - Howard M.
Hoke. secretary to the attorney gen.
eral, is home from a vacation trip
spent in Maine.
No Early Decision.-It is not likely
that there will be an early decision in
the HummelstoWn Water Company
complaint, which was heard here yester-
day by the commission
Mr.. Ryan In Fine Shape.-Public SER
vice Commissioner Ryan is home from a
vacation trip to Wyoming. He is in
fine shape.
Buffers Long Trip. - Commissioner
Butler, of the State Fisheries depart
ment, is home from a 500-mile trip
about the State, during which he visited
four State hatcheries and the Wild
Life League convention
+ Census FiSures.-The State DEPART
ment of Labor and Industry has issued
series of figures summarizing the
industrial situation in this State in the
last five years. 1t shows the big expan-
sion in operations, employees and
wages.
Hearings on Monday.-The Public SER
vice commission hearing for this sec
tion are scheduled for next Monday
eXcep the Carlisle Gas and the Water
Todd action which comes up Thursday
Accuse Road Men.-A Hazleton dis
patch says: charges of irregularities in
connection with State Highway repair
work in the Hazleton district were pre-
nerred to-day by Joseph Hoffman and
BENJAMIN Simms, of Butler Valley, dis
charged workmen against Samuel Kemp
and II. E. Miller, of Swoyersville,. in
charge of the job. Miller is the fore
man and Kemp his assistant Both
deny the charges. The State Highway
Department at Harrisburg has been
notified by Hoffman.
The charges are that some of the
men paid by the State put in their time
doing work on the Kemp farm at
Drums.
After Lebanon Company.-The In
surance Department yesterday asked
Attorney General Brown to proceed
against the Central Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company, of Lebanon, in a re-
ceivership proposition. The liabilities