The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-08-31

law. II Is probable that an opinion,
which will be given to the Governor In
response TO his request. will be print.
ed in circular form Adjutant-General
Stewart Is preparing circular TO be
Issued to commanders OF regiments In
the field calling attention to tho steps
necessary by voters In order to have
the right 10 cast ballots.
Troops To Have Field Bakery.
Announcement was made at the
AdjutantGeneral's Department OF the
organization OF field bakery attached
TO the division OF Pennsylvania troops
now at the border. The bakery will
be composed OF siIty-one men, divided
into four sections, under command Of
a captain. II is likely that Major
Frank l.. Mueller, of Philadelphia, now
in the quartermaster corps, viii be de.
tailed TO command the new organiza.
ton. Each OF the three sections will
be in command OF sergeant and when
the troops return TO this State three
sections viii be located in Philadel-
/ phia and one In Pittsburgh, where
there are armory facilities. The field
bakery will have a capacity OF 24,O0O
loaves per day. each section producing
six thousand
II Is expected that orders VIII be Is.
sued within day or so mastering out
OF the Guard the company OF the sep
arate battalion at Danville. The vii.
Transport and Milton companies are
10 be absorbed by the Thirteenth In.
fantry. while the Sunbury company,
succeeded the Pottsvllle company OF
the Fourth.
Hearing On Reading Stream Lines.
Hearings were given by the State
Water Supply Commission TO repre-
sentatives OF railroads, industrial
establishments and property owners in
Reading in regard to the proposed
creation Of stream lines In the Schuyl.
kill River within that city. The mum.
cipal authorities were heard some
time ago. Efforts were made to reach
an agreement in regard TO vacation of
properties alleged to have been Sc.
cured through encroachments.
A similar hearing was held in regard
to Dunlap Creek between Brownsville
and South Brownsville.
, Residents Of Punxsutawney also
protested against construction Of a
dam by an electric company in that
borough.
Delegates To Prison Congress Named.
The Governors Office announced ap.
poiEtment of the following delegates
20 represent Pennsylvania at the
American Prison Congress at Buffalo,
October Z: Pennsylvania Public
Charities Association. Albert H. Vo.
taw. X. ]. McKehty. Joseph p. Byers,
Colonel r. e. Holz. Florence Bayard
Kane. Philadelphia; Henry Phipps,
Mrs. f. w. Gormley. Pittsburgh; w. +.
Penn. Morganza; T.oB Patton Hunt
ingdon; John Francies. Western Peni
tentiary; DR.. 7. S. Mitchell, A. II. Les.
lie, Rev. William Bruzza, Hoboken;
Eleanor NJ. Bonham, York.
To Build Many Bridges.
Thirty-elght applications for con.
struction OF county and township
bridges were approved by the Water
Supply Commission. including bridges
In Northumberland. Montour, Tioga,
Lancaster Bucks, Schuylkill, Wayne
and York. The Reading Railway re-
ceived permits for bridges in Potts
vile and near New Cumberland The
Philadelphia, Newtown and New York
Railroad received permission to build
a bridge in Bryn Athyn.
Standard OF Safety For Cranes.
The State Industrial Board held an
extended hearing on the proposed
standard OF safety for cranes. The
code was drafted to cover all kinds
OF cranes and representatives os manu-.
facturers and others made critlclams.
Expressions Of willingness to cooper.
cte with the State In the safety work
were given. The code will be con
sidered and ordered put into effect
within month or so.
Failure To Gt,e Data HaIts Pay.
The progress on payment of the men
who enlisted prior TO June "a and who |
were rejected or did not take the oath |
is being held back by failure OF men
to send data regarding residence. All |
such men OF the fourth have been paid |
and most OF tho Sixth and Eighth. |
while progress is being made in the
payment OF the First, Third and |
Eighteenth.
New zooloelst Due In September.
Prof. ]. G. Sanders, the new state
Eoologist, has arranged TO take c..Arge
OF his work early in September. He |
win accompany the Governor on his
arst weeks tour of the farming regions
In September. He will meet with the
lew Commission of Agriculture on
September IL.
Theatre Conditions Ordered Improved.
L. r. Palmer, chief OF the State
Bureau OF Forestry Inspection, is lo'd.
ing a series of district conferences
with inspectors in central counHes. lc-