Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-22

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H9HNWIyHyK that In order to pre-
R4eSsoSSUH vent further ad-
vances In the prices
of important ar
ticles OF food which are now taking
ship for Europe in enormous guam
titles the government inaugurate steps
TO FORBID their export except in GER
tain amounts and at stated times. My
idea was based upon study of re-
ports" said the commissioner to-day.
Il have been examining into the guam
tty OF food in storage in Pennsylva-
MIA to-day and We have n pretty fair
line on what we can get. We have
5000, 600 people in the keystone State
and II the food keeps on going out we
are going to be short this winter. 1t is
not too much to say that in sixty days
We will be feeling the pinch. We have
taken pains to safeguard our foods
purity and now it strikes me that we
have to act to avoid living on q limited
supply. My reports show that there
nave been big reductions in stocks of
canned and prepared foods. Europe
is taking quantities which are hard to
realize and right here in part of
Pennsylvania famous for its product
iVenesS We are paying prices which II
anyone would have predicted them a
few years ago he would have been
hooted. The problem is one which
calls for speedy action to safeguard
the supply. Figures will show what is
going on and demonstrate what is GO
ing TO happen"
Proud of State Fund.-Officials of
the State Workmen's Insurance Fund
are rather chesty to-day over the
bouQets thrown at the State Insurance
Fund at the Industrial welfare con-
ference. Representative James H.
Maurer said in his speech that it had
not fallen down once and praised its
methods of handling compensation
claims.
Mr.. DIETRICH Here.-A. Nevin DIETRICH,
of Chambersburg, former chairman of
the Washington party state committee,
was at the Capitol yesterday and called
upon the Attorney General and other
officials.
Attending Confcrcnce.-Among those
attending the welfare conference is
Roger Dever, Wilkes Barre lawyer and
one of the attorneys for the mine
workers.
Readings Big Paymcnt.-The Phila-
delphia and Reading Railway yester-
day afternoon paid the State Treasury
$691, 900 as State tax.
Senator Elect Here-Senator-el elect
T. L. Eyre. of West Chester, was
among visitors at the Capitol.
Finn Spent Little.-William Finn
E. d. Smith, f. NJ. Rine and ]. Van
Buskirk, Republican electors, to-day
filed statements that they spent less
than $50 in the recent campaign. John
J. Shigo, Democratic elector, certified
to spending 500 and William Repp,
Prohibition candidate for Auditor
General, contributed s125 to his
party's war chest. F. L. Morton, Pro-
hibition candidate for Congress-a at
Large, did not spend anything. Oliver
Mcknight, Single Tax candidate for
Congress -at-Large, received $50 in
contributions and paid it to the State
committee of his party.
Death Warrants. - Death warrants
We're signed by the Governor to-day
as follows: John Nelson, Wyoming
onas Brobst, Lehigh, week of January
S; Patrick Gallery, Northampton,
January Is; Henry Ward Mottern,
Ernest Haines. jefferson, January 22.
Appointments To-day. - Governor
Brumbaugh to-day appointed John
Jordan alderman of the End ward,
Pittston, and Cornelius Kunkle, Halle
ton, member of the board of trustees
of the Hazleton State Hospital. JUS
tices of the peace were named as fol-
lows: Furman 7. Foy, Jenkintown
Frank B. Wentworth, Newtown; Geo
c. Mcclellan, East Bethlehem; STAN
lev w. Fenner. Ashley.
New Railway. - The charter of the
DGnNtI anu I>pllI dld nan S2N " to dP
proved to-day. The road will be Al
miles long and the company's capital
is $4,000. II. S. Dissler. Denver, is
president.
All Are Welcome. - Attorney Cen
eral Brown to-day announced that all
persons interested in prevention OF
stream pollution could attend the con-
ference on ways and means to keer
the streams pure to be held in the
hall of the House of Representatives
next Wednesday afternoon. The De-
partments of Health, Fisheries, Water
Supply, Public Service and others will
cooperate and men interested in
manufacturing, sportsmen, farmers
and others will be asked to present
views.
Capitol Visitors. - Among visitors
to the Capitol were Senator ]. F.
Graf. Armstrong; Representatives
Cox and Walter and Ex-senator ]. T
Murphy.
ReaDpointed. - Samuel D. Town
send. of Hughesville, was to-day re-
appointed a trustee of the State Hos
pital at Danville.
MFR. Reiff Seriously Hurt. - William
Reiff. of the State Department, was
seriously hurt yesterday by falling
into an unprotected eellarway in Mar
ket street. To-day he was reported as
suffering very much.
Dauphin Districts Paid. - Among
the Dauphin county districts sent
checks for school appropriations yes
terday were Hummelstown which re-
ceived s2,030.0S: Jackson township
s1.4Ol54; Londonderry township
s1,SS6.S2; Lykens borough. s3,170.99;
Lykens township. s1,5S7.21.
O'Neil I'm West. - Insurance Com
missioners O'Neil left last night fol
Pittsburgh where he will investigate
matters pertaining to the Pension Nut
ual Life Insurance Company's matters
Legislator Here.-Representat NJ
B. Rich. of Clinton county. was here
to-day.