Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-27

for sale in the State just issued in bull
letin form. \ couple of years ago the
State undertook to find out how many
farms were actually for sale and to
publish information about them so
that persons intending to "go back to
the farm or to become truck gar
deners could learn where the farms
are to be bought.
In the list of sos farms which the
State is authorized to say can be
bought Philadelphia, Franklin and
Blair are among the few counties
which have none for sale. York and
Allegheny have only two for sale.
Lancaster, the garden county," offers
only three. Armstrong. Berks, Bucks,
Montgomery, Huntingdon, Indiana,
Mercer, Warren, Susquehanna and
Bradford, all noted agricultural coun-
ties, offer a number. So do Chester,
Erie and Crawford, while Fayette,
Lebanon, Sullivan, Potter and North
umberland offer but one apiece.
More Cases Iikely.-Judging from
inquiries which are being made at the
Capitol, a number of the questions
which have arisen in connection with
the operation of jitneys will shortly be
raised in new complaints. Both own
ers of Jitneys and persons interested in
other forms of Transportation have
been making inquiries as to the scope
of the decision recently given. In all
likelihood a case will soon be brought
which Will test the general right of
jitneys to operate without having fixed
schedule will be brought. If an appeal
from the decision in the Scranton case
is brought it may be argued in Pitts
hurgh next month or else in Philadel-
phia.
New Liability Rule. - The State
workmen's compensation system will
cover chauffeurS, baseball players.
travelling statesmen and others who
may be temporarily employed outside
of the State or sent on irregular trips,
but it will not apply TO risks or op-
erations of any Pennsylvania con-
tractors which happen 10 be outside
of the State. These questions, which
have been under discussion for some
time, have been settled by the Com
pensation Rating and Inspection Bu-
reau, of which the State is a member.
The insurance may be written on liza
biiitY in the cases named if employ
ment outside of the Safe is not of a
regular character and a division of the
payroll in another State is not possible.
Watch Hog CholCra.-Outbreak OF
hog cholera in a couple of townships
in eastern counties will be closely in
NeSuSated by agents of the State Live
stock SGS5tary Board with a view to
making restrictions upon shipments of
hogs if it is found that proper pre-
cautions are not being taken. The
board recently issued a warning to
farmers and cattle dealers to avoid
sending to country sales any hogs
which showed any signs of infection
or TO accept any which were not clear
of the disease.
Spring Road Work. - Spring work
will be in fun swing on the State high
ways within a few days. Extensive
orders for pipe and other materials for
which contracts were recently awarded
have been prepared and deliveries will
be hurried. The repair work will be
on the same vigorous plan as that con-
Quoted last spring and the road mend
ers will soon be busy from dawn to
dusk.
No Hearings To-day.-The Public
Service Commission held no session for
approval OF contracts or charters to-
day. Hearings in single cases will be
held here and at Wilkes Barre to-
morrow. but other hearings will be
scheduled for Monday.