Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-21

NG6Q66ks closed to-day with
iii &khsSilEkR the plan of being
EEsiMI IEIHIME open tomorrow
23s~S~ and others adher-
.c-a==E% ing to the calendar.
zAaa1A This is the first
time such an arrangement has been
known and is due to the fact that
break in the work by closing on Tues
day. Hence. they are closed to-day
and the officials and attaches living
out of town will come to Harrisburg
tonight instead of reaching here last
night as would ordinarily be the case.
The Public Service Commission did
not observe the day to-day except by
working as the members started in
with an executive session at 9 o'clock
this morning and have big calendar
for afternoon hearings.
One of the effects of the two-day
observance has been to make the ele-
Yatormen in the Capitol work. They
have to accommodate the people in
the building and as there was no gen.
eral agreement on the holiday they
do not-get any day Off.
Little Smallpox LateIy.-The small
poX situation in the State is clearing
up, there being only a few places
where the disease has been reported
in the last month, while prospects are
that the winter will have n very small
record of what used to be a general
thing. The cases that have appeared
in the State in the last six months
have all been detected very early and
the steps taken to prevent further in
lection were so energetic that there
was no spread. Local authorities rend-
cred substantial aid to the State off,
GERS in most instances. The cases re-
TAs. tod Ill Il. sk.N
each one being definitely traced
Kun Takes Appeal. Deputy At
torney General Kun on Saturday took
an appeal to the supreme court from
the Barrat decision in Philadelphia
in regard to the moving picture ap-
peals.
Cornerstone Laid. - The corner
stone for the new cavalry armory in
Philadelphia was laid on Saturday
with a number of guard officials pres
ent.
To Test Vaccination Law. The
indications are that there will be a
test case brought against the State
vaccination law in Philadelphia with
in few days. The State administra-
ton will be ready for it.
Foundrymen Warned. - An official
tbulletin issued to-day by the State
Department Of Labor and Industry
urges foundrymen for their own pro-
lection to provide against the occupa-
tional ailments common to their trade.
The warning is issued by Commits
sioner John Price Jackson, who
summarizes the results of inVestiga-
tions by his agents and the factory in
spectors in series of statements about
dangers from dust, glare and other
incidents of operation of foundries
The warning is based upon safety
basis.
Foust's Men Busy. Dairy and
Food Commissioner James Foust's
agents have followed up the state.
ment of their activities during the
year just closed by a vigorous en-
forcement of the oleo license laws
Inspections are being made in every
grocery and provision store to see il
oleo licenses have been taken out
Thus far the number is greater than
known, but the demand for oleo has
also jumped because of the prices OF
butter.
To Address Supervisors.-Highw
Commissioner Cunningham and sew
eral of his deputies and other officials
will be out making speeches to super
visors of the State this week. The con-
ventions are being held in a dozen
counties by the men in charge OF
roads and the position of the State is
to be thoroughly set forth and CO.
operation asked.
For Farm Bureaus. - Activity OF
State College instructors and local
institute members will probably lead
to establishment of farm bureaus in
number of counties in this district
Cumberland county farmers are dis
cussing the project and an appeal will
be made in this county and in Perry
for q bureau. State aid will be asked.
More Taken Over. - Several ad-
ditional properties were taken over
to-day by the Capitol Park Extension
Commission and its work is so far
progressed that within a short time
the Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings will be able to discuss the
proposition of securing landscape
architect.
Inspecting Soils. - Inspection OF
soils on Dauphin county farms is be-
ing made this week by Franklin
Menges and l.. w. Lightly, the farm
soil experts of the State Department
of Agriculture. One of the inspec-
tions was on the Jednota farms OF the
Catholic Slovak Union, which are part
of the farms formerly owned by Col.
James Young. Steps are also being
taken to develop dairying industry in
this section.
Named Justicc.--H. RI. Flinchbaugl1
was to-day appointed a justice for Lo-
ganville, York county.
Debt Notice Filled. Tho Button
wood Orchard Farms Company OF
Gettsburg, to-day filed notice of is
suance of $4,000 in bonds
Governor Returns.-Governor Brum-
baugh returned to the Capitol to-day
and will leave tomorrow afternoon for
Philadelphia to attend the First Regi-
ment celebration. Wednesday he goes
to the National Education Association
at Detroit.
Sick Appointed. - Captain H. s.
Sick, Factoryville, has been appointed
captain and commissary of the Thir-
teenth regiment
FUNERAL OF c. V. TROSTLE
Shiremanstown, Pa, Feb. 21. - Fu-
neral services of Cornelius V. Trostle g