Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-07

ment mas made available for its own
use and for the public millions of
young trees and the cooperation of a
number of organizations interested in
conservation has been promised.
The commissioners also discussed
many applications for camp and other
sites, which indicate that the people
are commencing to use the forests
more than ever and also took up the
auxiliary forest proposition. A num-
ber of applications for creation of
| such reserves are being listed
! Many thousands of young trees are
being sent out from the nurseries, the
requests for trees having come in a
regular shower.
Senatorial Visitor. - Senator w. NJ.
Lynch, of Scranton, was among the
! visitors to the State Capitol.
Board Complimented. Members
| OF the State Board of Education are
being complimented by many people
for the appointments made by the
| board for the new trustees for the
Clarion and Slippery Rock State nor
NAL schools. The new trustees are
among the most prominent people in
their parts of the State.
Mr.. Cunningham Home.-Highway
! Commissioner Cunningham reached
home last night having stood his trip
pretty well. He will take rest for a
couple of weeks.
| More Oyster Cases. - 1t is prob
able that more cases involving the
sale of "bloated' oysters will be start
ed by agents of the State Dairy and
| Food Commissioner soon. The sam
pies have been taken in about twenty
counties.
| Ex-Nember Here. Ex-Represen-
tative Marvin, of Pike county, was
here to-day on departmental business.
Argument Completed. - The argu-
ment in the case of the service on the
| Valley Railways Marysville line was
completed before the commission last
evening. 1t will be decided later on.
No Strike Breakers. According
to local directors of bureaus the
States employment bureau will not
furnish strike breakers to any person,
! firm or corporation that is a party to
any industrial dispute, strike or walk
out. Compensation Referee Jacob
| Snyder, in whose office at Altoona the
| local branch is located, was so advised
by Director Jacob Lightner. He re-
quested Snyder to keep posted on any
labor troubles in any plant in the dis
trict, and advise the headquarters as
soon as the differences are adjusted.
New Compensation Rule.-Notwith-
standing claim by the Reading Coal
and Iron Company alleged that Frank
Polwicz, of Silver Creek, died from
natural causes, including asthma and
dilation of the heart, Paul w. Houck
State compensation referee, at Potts
vile, awarded the widow and children
S1,S00 damages and funeral expenses
Polwicz was injured at the Silver
Creek colliery by being struck by q
steel beam and died several days af-
terward. Both the claimant and the
company relied on the testimony ol
the same physician, DR.. n. w. Stein
who stated that Polwicz suffered from
injuries received at the colliery, but
that in all probability death resulted
from natural causes
Commission Plans. The Public
Service Commission, which adjourned
for the week last night, will meet
here again on Monday when the regu-
lar calendar will be taken up, but
whether an executive session will be
held on the Philadelphia Electric mat
ter is not known. Tuesday two mem
bers will sit in hearings at Pittsburgh
The one-way ticket case is now before
the commission on a plea for re-
opening of the case.
Commissioners at Work. Oficials
of the State Department of Agricul-
ture to-day declared that they had nc
information that any members of the
commission intended to resign and
said that committees on which com
missioners had been named are now
at work.
Insurance Blanks. The blanks
for insurance agents licenses which
were required to be reprinted follow
ing the resignation of Insurance Com.
missioner Johnson, have been receiv-
ed from the printers and are being is
sued as rapidly as the Insurance De-
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