Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25

K-E4[2ZZiWhGUHHM III
EBBO0S9W@A suggest uniformity
-=E& in laws and to urge
- liHlziEslalH7 the several legisla-
lures to do more for protection of
food fish. This plan, which was
evolved at conference held by the
fishery officials at Erie a short time
ago, is to be tried out in a short time.
n. r. Butler State commissioner of
! fisheries, has been selected as chair
man of the conference. The fisher
men of the vicinities of the places
where conferences will be held will
be invited to attend and give their
views. 1t is likely that New Jersey and
other States will be asked to coop
crate in the conference.
Policies Jump.-Policies in the
State workmen's insurance fund will
pass the 10000 mark in month or
so in the opinion of State officials. APP
proximately $500 policies have been
taken out already and there are so
many inquiries being received that 1t
is estimated the remaining 500 will be
written soon. These policies represent
an annual revenue of about $3.50, 600
/ it is estimated.
Wants TO BE q Company.-The Pub
| lie Service Commission. has scheduled
| March 13 as the time to hear the ap-
| plication of James +. White, of Peters
township, Washington, for q certificate
/ to enable him to act as a public service
corporation. White claims to have
plant for generation of electricity
and wants the right to sell current in
his neighborhood. The application is
an unusual one.
To Act on Merger.-Action is eX-
pected to be taken next week by the
Public Service Commission on the
big merger of the West Penn electric
and traction interests. Papers have
been filed following the hearing by
the commission of the applications on
Monday.
Five in Lead.-Five counties of the
State are away up in the number OF
dairy cows on their farms according
to the statistics of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture. These counties
! are Chester, Bradford, Lancaster, Sus-
quehanna and Berks. They produce
quite a part of the 65,000,000 pounds
OF butter and 350,000,000 gallons of
milk which the State reports as its
annual yield yearly.
Governor TO Return.-Governor and
Mrs. Brumbaugh will return from I'e-
| troit late tonight. The Governor eX-
poets 10 be here tomorrow.
Ex-Congressman Here. - EX-Con-
gressman p. NJ. Speer, of Oil City, was
here to-day on business at the Public
| Service Commission.
Many Reports Filed.-The accident
reports filed yesterday at the Bureau
of Statistics ran up TO 1,216, the largest
of any single day. There were 2O,535
! filed for February when the office
closed last night.
Gone to Pittsburgh.--Jacob Light
ner, director of the State Employment
Bureau. is in Pittsburgh arranging for
! opening of offices.
Foust's Men Active.-Agents OF the
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
are busy inspecting stored goods on
shelves of groceries to see that the
law requiring such goods to be free
from Vermin is being enforced.
Highway officers Speak. - w ID.
| Uhler, chief engineer of the State
Highway Department, declared that
tho State did not have enough money
on hand to keep roads in good con-
dition at a meeting of, the Franklin
Institute in Philadelphia last night.
w. r. d. Hall, statistician, spoke at
| NorristoWn on the same subject.
philadelphia Institute. - Philadel-
philAs having its annual farmers in
slit e. 1t is being held in the farm
ing district OF the city.
OIeo Cases Up.--Announcement was
made at the Dairy and Food Division
Offices to-day that owners of hotels in
Nenango county had been arrested for
the sale of oleo without proper
licenses. In Mercer county oleo was
found on SAFE WHICH, iidu b6Si di IL
ficially colored. These violations are
rather unusual. In Northampton
county six arrests for the sale of milk
not up TO State standards were made
and inspection of egg sales in Perry
county showed that some not up to the
mark were being sold.
Take Precautions.-The bulletin of
the state Department of Labor and
Industry takes occasion in the issue
lust put out to emphasize the necessity
of prevention and precaution in indus
trial speeding up' such as is now re-
ported in many sections. The accident
reports show many persons to have
been injured and the February list
may be the worst ever known in that
respect.
To Discuss Marketing.-The State
Agricultural Commission will discuss
the problems attending development
of a better marketing system for the
farmers of the State on Tuesday. Re-
ports on rural sanitation and rural
credits will be received.
Mr.. Ryan to Spcak.-Public Service
Commissioner NJ. j. Ryan will speak
at the banquet in honor of Justice
Walling at Erie tonight.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
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