Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-29


he believed excellent ground had been
made for working closer with the
farmers. Mr.. Patton says that the
people In the regions visited were wait
ing to hear from the State officials and
that they showed a disposition to CO.
operate with the department officials
IN the various lines of activity which
nave been undertaken or extended
under this administration.
AS an evidence of the interest
aroused by the tours and by the invi-
tat1on to farmers to ask for advice
from tho States farm counselors when
they want help numerous letters have
been received at the department and
the schedules of the farm counselors
VIII be changed SO that persons bringing
their problems to the attention of the
state will be given attention. 1t is
also expected that the farmers insti-
tute meetings will be productive of
many questions for the States men.
The department was represented on
the tour OF over 1,400 miles by Secre-
tary Patton, Deputy Secretary Caroth-
ers. Chief Clerk Lichleiter, Dairy and
Food Commissioner Foust, State Vet
erinarian Marshall. Chief Chemist
kellogg, the new State Zoologist, Pro-
lessor j. G. Sanders, Statistician While,
y. G. First, w. r. Douglas, George G.
Hutchinson, Harry E. Klugh, Franklin
various divisions. Members of the
State Commission of Agriculture also
accompanied the tour.
Mr.. Douglas had charge of the ar
rangements for the tour.
Mr.. Black Returns.-Highway Com
missioner Black was at ~ Capitol
to-day after the tour - 4 te with
the Governor. on wi ! Sld Chief
Engineer Uhler took i,,.vantage of tie
opportunity to make some inspecti
of roads and to look over toll r. 4
propositions. Considerable attentiu.i
IS being given to the latter matter by
the Commissioner.
Patterson Selected. - DR.. F. D.
Patterson, chief of the division of in
dustrial hygiene of the Department OF
Labor and Industry, has been selected
as one of the judges for the Bethle-
hem Steel Company's safety and first
aid contest.
Awarded $21.71. - Referee SAVIOR
yesterday awarded $21.71 comper sa-
ton to Hugh Mclaughlin, formerly
with the Harrisburg Railways and
now leader of the strikers, for COM
pensation for a fender striking him.
1t represents loss of time in July.
To Appeal Case. - The Pittsburgh
Railways Company last night gave
notice that 1t would immediately ap-
peal from the decision of the Public
Service Commission in the Pittsburgh
night car fare case.
Chancellor Here. - Chancellor s.
B. Mccormick, of the University of
Pittsburgh was here last night. He
accompanied the Governor on the
agricultural tour.
Big List Ahead. - The Public Serv-
Ice Commission has a big list ahead
and Monday the applications to be
heard will be numerous. Many of
them call for improvements in cities.
May Object.-The workmen's COM
pensation law and the new wage
agreement between operators and
yesterday by Captain w. A. May,
president of the Pennsylvania Coal
and the Hillside Coal and Iron COM
panies, when he appeared before the
State commission investigating the
increased price of anthracite. Cap
tain May declared that the compensa-
ton law, which was designed as a
samaritan piece of legislation, has
been detrimental to the safety of the
workers and that the new wage scale
had resulted in a decrease in efficiency
in the employees of the Hillside and
Pennsylvania companies. I'VE have
had 92S accidents and eighteen
fatalities in our collieries in the last
six months" asserted Captain May.
I'VE never had so many before in
the same period"
Up to 1522.-Reports made to the
State Department of Health up to last
night showed 1922 cases of infantile
paralysis since July 1. Philadelphia
reported only eight cases.
To Take Appeal. The three men
arrested in Philadelphia on charges
of having exceeded the legal rate of
interest have decided to appeal. Their
cases will involve a test of the act.
Fuss Over Blackbirds. - A general
war against blackbirds which are pro-
tected by the State except when tear
ing up vegetables or ripping nests to
pieces has been declared at Ardmore.
The local authorities want to get rid
of them, but the bird lovers, backed
by the State laws, proceeded to have
the destroying angel of the local ad-
ministration, fined $50. DIR. Joseph
Kalbfus will be asked to settle the
trouble.